The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-03-14, Page 1LAC PAUL LOGAN
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LONDON TAXI CUT IN TWO IN FOG COLLISION WITH LARGE OIL TANKER TUESDAY
tom of the bus carried it up
on top of the car, ripping on
the roof.
Logan was crushed in the
front seat, His body could not
be removed until the bus was
lifted by the crane.
The bus passengers were
taken by private car to South
Huron Hospital and by RCAF
ambulance to the station hos-
pital for treatment.
Donald le, Cranford, 22, a
e.IWO law student who drives
for Trailways Ltd. on weekends,
suffered an injured left foot,
cut hand and minor bruises.
Outside of a broken nose to
an RCAF Clinton airman, the
other injuries were mainly con-
fined to facial cuts andbruises.
Passengers included Mr. and
Mrs, John. Reid, Londeni Grant
Townsend, Chatham; Archie
Tewneend, Goderich, Donal
Rick, Lendon, and RCAF glin.
ton personnel J. ggilson, C,
Stop*, F. R. McNutt, D. J.
Turner, H. R. Abbott, L. J.
Christian and C. E, Stenzel.
PC D. M. Westover, who
investigated the crash, reveals
there will be an inquest in Ex-
eter, April 2.
LAC Logan lived ettEmpress
Ave., Huron park. He it the
father of two daughters, aged
2-1/2 and 16 months, and his
wife is expecting a third child..
The body was shipped to the
W. Firenan Funeral Home,
St. John's, New Brunswick, for
funeral service and burial
Thursday.
Ninetieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 14, 1963 Price Per Copy 10 Cents
To create development highway
RCAF CONSTRUCTION CRANE LIFTS BUS OFF PANCAKED CAR TO FREE BODY
between Greenway and Pinery
Brothers caught, Monetary muddle
face theft charge
gives RAP problem Name Goderich mayor
new EMO co-ordinator
dent of Goderich at the age of
six. In 1941 he enlisted in the
RCAF and after training was as-
signed to RAF Transport Com-
mand at Goose Bay, where he
served as navigator on bomb-
ers.
in offices located in the Masonic
Building, West street, Goder-
ich. At present, it is Mr. Fish-
er's intention to carry on as
mayor for the remainder of
1963; however, this matter is
subject to change at any time,
depending upon circumstan-
ces."
It is understood that Mr.
Fisher required until April 1
to arrange severance from Do-
minion Road Machinery Com-
pany, where he is chief elec-
trician.
Interested in EMO since its
inception, Mr. Fisher last Oct-
ober represented the county at
a course for Ontario mayors and
reeves, held at Arnprior under
Col. Leslie Smith.
He was born in Tuckersmith
township, a short distance east
of Clinton, and became a resi-
Hon. C. S. MacNaughton an-
nounced this week the designa-
tion of a development road run-
ning from Greenway to the Blue-
water Highway.
The road, construction of
which will be financed entirely
by the provincial government,
will provide a direct link be-
tween No. 81 highway and the
Pinery Park.
The designation by the Huron
MPP followed representations
by officials from three town-
ships and three counties --
Stephen in Huron; McGillivray
in Middlesex, and Bosanquet in
Lambton. Boundaries of all
Two men suffered mangled
deaths In violent traffic crashes
this week when their cars were
smashed by much heavier high.
Way Vehicles.
Tuesday, a 65-year.olci Lon-
don taxi driver, returning from
a trip to Exeter, died instantly
when his car literally was torn
apart by a giant oil tanker just
north of Mooresville during a
fairly heavy fog. The victim
was Edward Kraemer.
Sunday, a 24-year-old Cep-
tralia' airman, Paul W. Logan,
was crushed by a 40-passenger
bus which climbed on top of his
car after the vehicles crashed
in a snow squall north of RCAF
Station Centralia. The bus dri-
ver and 1$ passengers escaped
With only minor injuries.
The accidents were two of the
worst this area has experienced
in years.
CAR CUT IN HALF
The "Steve's Cab", which
Kraemer was driving, was cut
in half by the heavy Shell Oil
tractor-tanker. Front assembly
of the taxi was carried by the
tractor About 100 feet north
of the main body of the car.
Debris was scattered over the
entire area.
The tanker, carrying 7,200
gallons of fuel oil, jacknifed
in the east ditch, with the tank
on its side. About 1,000 gallons
of oil le ak e d through the hat-
ches. Operator of the vehicle
was Gerald F, 011son, 33,
Thamesford.
The crash occurred about
4 pm. during a fog, caused by
mild weather, which eue'visi-
bility to less than 1,000 feet.
Lucan OPP, who investigated
the accident, said the vehicles
on the road endangered traffic
on the busy highway, because of
the fog, and that several more
crashes were narrowly averted.
Passers-by at first mistook
the victim for a woman, ap-
parently because his clothes
were badly torn and stripped
off his legs.
CRANE REQUIRED
A construction crane from
RCAF Station Centralia was
required to lift the 40-passen-
ger Trailways bus off the two-
door Buick hardtop in which
LAC Paul Logan was killed.
About one-half of the remains
of the car was pancaked below
the front undercarriage of the
snub-nose bus.
Upon impact, nearly head-on,
the bus mounted the front of
the car and drove it northwest
until the rear struck the snow-
bank and stopped. The momen-
Third not
renewed
Two young brothers were re-
manded until March 21 when
they appeared in court Tuesday
on a charge of taking a car
without the owner's consent.
The charge deals specifically
with the theft of a car owned by
Harry Mathers from in front
of South Huron Hospital last
Saturday but investigation has
led into a number of thefts and
break-ins recently.
The two char g e d are John
Plantinga, 18, and his brother,
George, 17, both of RR 2 Credi-
ton. Constable Lloyd Hodgins
laid the information.
One was apprehended Mon-
day by Robert Mackie when,
it's alleged, the youth tried
to drive away in his car, parked
near T. Pryde and Son monu-
ment works were Mackie is em-
ployed. The vehicle stalled,
Mackie caught the youth, took
him into the monument build-
ing and called police.
Chief C. H. MacKenzie com-
mended Mackie for his actions.
SCMIRMIMMINNIIIMMINWOMINVESIONS
Students miss bus
Unplowed roads prevented a
group of Usborne students from
catching the bus from SHDHS to
the composite school at Clinton
Tuesday.
Two busses on U sborne
routes were hampered by road
conditions and did not reach
SHDHS until well after nine
o'clock. The Clinton bus, which
usually leaves at 8;45, waited
until 9:10 before departing.
three are involved in the unique
situation.
Actual route of the road will
be determined after pre-engin-
eering surveys are completed.
Reeve Glenn Webb of Stephen
said the road, after going west
from Greenway, may take a
northerly turn to join No. 81
north of the Klondyke Co-op
buildings. Or, he indicated, it
may follow a road allowance
through Lake Smith, which
would provide an outlet near
the entrance to the Pinery Park.
"I think that road will be-
come one of the heaviest travel-
led sections in the area," said
Reeve Webb, one of the in-
stigators of the project. "It will
provide a direct route to the
Pinery for the entire area to the
east, as well as those to the
south who ti avel No. 81. In ad-
dition, it will give us a much
more convenient route to the
Sarnia, Detroit and Windsor
areas."
Reeve Webb said he was
"quite happy" with the co-
operation received from the
highways department.
One of the county road de-
partments, probably Lambton,
will undertake the actual con-
struction of the road but all
costs will be paid by the high-
ways department. When com-
pleted, responsibility for main-
tenance of the road will rest with
the counties.
In addition to the uniqu e
three-county situation, the pro-
ject also involves three divis-
ions of the highways department
whose limits converge on the
area. These are the Stratford,
London and Chatham divisions.
At deadline time, 6 pm Wed-
nesday, still one-third of driv-
ing licences and permits in this
area were not renewed, accord-
ing to R. G. Seldon, local issuer.
"We've been pretty busy
these last few days but the
rush has not been as big as I
expected," he said. "We're still
hundreds behind previous
years' totals."
Mr. Seldon estimated the lo-
cal office has been putting
through 600 to '700 permits a
day this week. Several lineups
have occured.
Working with Mr. Seldon are
Mrs. Wilmar Wein, Crediton;
Mrs. Lynn Cox, and Mrs. Ken-
neth Bridges.
The deadline for truck li-
cences is March 28.
Charge three men
all in same crash
The committee also author-
ized the art club to spend up
to $36 for a speaker at its final
meeting.
LITTLE REVENUE
Outside of the council grant
of $3,800 Which principally co-
vers the town's share of the
salary of Recreation Director
Don Gravett, the only other
apparent source of revenue of
the committee is 10% of a
portion of the grant it receives
from the provincial government
toward the costs of operation
of various recreation groups
in the town.
In the financial records, the
receipts and expenditures of
each of the 15-odd groups are
kept separately in order to show
the balance in each account, and
to assist in the preparation of
grant forms.
When the present recreation
operatio was first organized by
the Kinsmen club, principally to
qualify for the grants provided
for leadership on its playground
program, the policy then was set
that all but 10% of that portion
of the grant should be credited
to the account of the particular
group whose., expenses rated
assistance.
In theory, this leaves the
committee with only the 10%,
about $300, to finance other
activities. In practice , the
money is all in one account and
used as required.
Secretary-treasurer Claude
Farrow, who recently complet-
ed year-end summary of tne
books and filling out of the grant
requisition form, questioned the
10% principle. "This money
comes to the recreation com-
mittee and should be used to
finance the overall program.
The grant is not broken down
into amounts for individual or-
ganizations for their specified
use," he stated.
Lloyd Cushman, former
chairman of the recreation
committee, objected. "We can't
spend the grant received on the
activities of one group to finance
another. It's their money we're
working with."
Erie Heywbod and F ar ro w
presented a Motion requesting
clarification of the great use
from the provincial govern-
ment, The motion passed.
SELF-SUPPORTING
Mayor W. E. Simmons, after
crineiderable discussion, said
it appeared evident that each
group would have to be self-
supporting.
Heywood wondered how the
committee, at its last Meet-
Ing, could authorize four mem-
be r t to attend tWo different con-
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Town council's new RAP
committee-responsible for in-
tegrated recreation, arena and
park s administration--bogged
down in the financial mire of the
recreation program during its
third meeting Monday night.
, Frequently a contentious is-
sue at council meetings in the
past because of its unwieldly
financial structure which defies
simple analysis, the recreation
budget posed an even greater
problein to RAP with its new
members and new officers.
Discussion during the four-
hour session kept reverting to
finances so frequently that it
threw Chairman Tom MacMil-
lan off his agenda for the great-
er part of the meeting. Mac-
Millan later decided to call a
special meeting to study the
monetary question.
Although RAP isn't sure yet
from where the money will
come, it did approve a $120
grant for uniforms for the inter-
mediate ball team , which fi-
nances its own operation other-
wise.
The committee also endorsed
the junior band' project, even
though its revival has taken
place apparently without the
committee's sanction, The jun-
ior band's request for a $500
budget wasn't approved, since
the committee doesn't have the
funds. However, a special grant
for this activity, provided for
by bylaw, may come from town
council.
Crescent Finance Corpora-
tion, which claims to be the
fastest-growing company of its
kind in Canada, is opening an
office in Exeter this week.
The firm is located at 463
Main St. S., formerly occupied
by Exeter Electric. Manager is
J. R. Keep, who has moved here
from London.
The local branch is the 101st
opened by the company since it
was formed 10 years ago. Cres-
cent is the loan subsidiary of
Delta Acceptance Corporation.
Crescent claims the distinc-
tion of being the first Canadian
company to expand into the U.S.
It recently purchased a bank
with 13 branches in Colorado.
Manager Keep, who has been
in the finance business since
1953, and his wife have secured
accommodation in Taylor
apartments, Victoria St,
Lion blitz
on tonight
GODERICH
"It is a challenge, because
people are lukewarm about
EMO, but I think its potential
value in case of a peacetime dis-
aster ought to be emphasized if
we are going to 'sell' it, and
that is what I am going to try to
do," said Mayor Ernie C. Fish-
er, whose appointment as Huron
co-ordinator has been recom-
mended to county council.
"It should be put forward, I
think, as an organization that
can work effectively in peace-
time, and we can get the co-
operation of some good men. In
the case of a mining or indus-
trial disaster it would come in,
and I think it can be organized
as a peacetime emergency mea-
sure, effective also, of course,
in event of enemy attack."
Recommended in the previous
week by the EMO committee of
council, Mr. Fisher's appoint-
ment was approved on March 7
by the warden's and personnel
committee, of which Reeve
Alvin D. Smith of Turnberry
is chairman.
"It will be recommended to
Huron county council at its
next meeting, March 21,"
Clerk-Treasurer John Berry
announced. "Upon approval of
council, Mr. Fisher will take
up his new position On April 1,
Goman takes
PUC fetes 10-year commissioner
The Red Cross "blitz"
comes tonight, Thursday
evening.
Normally, in a "blitz" --
or an emergency of any kind
-- it's the Red Cross which
moves in to aid the suffering
and the injured.
This time, the shoe's on
the other foot. Exeter Lions
Club members will canvass
the town for donations which
help finance that aid. Lions
will call from house to house
for donations.
Says Chairman R. L. Bea-
vers; "We look forward to
continued support from the
public for this important and
vital servicee'
eietegieleatenteSMIIIMMI
other daughters were unable to
attend.
PUC Chairman R. E. Pooley,
who presided, introduced the
new commissioner, Murray
shortly from their sum m e r
home in Grand send.
Guests at the dinner included
Mr. Cochrane's wife, his mo-
ther, and daughter Mary. Two
Greene, and his wife. Mayor
W. E. Simmons also spoke.
K. J. Lampman, area hydro
manager, showed a film on
electricity.
•
Fire razes
fuel office
Finance firm
locates here
Seldom Fuels Office, Welling-
tort St., was in full blaze befoee
it Was noticed by an early Neer
Sunday morning.
PUC fOreenan Mel beating,
first On the scene, reported the
building was a "ball of fire"
when he arrived,
Owner W. G, Seidel' deblined
to estimate the value Of the loss,
which included weigh so ales,
business machines, Office fur.'
White, stove and Mr. Seldon't
trusty watchdog.
origin Of the fire is tneknoWh
but the 'owner said it wag not
the space heater, at Originally
ttitpedted, slice the damage
around that area was not Is
heavy at itt some others.
There Was he oil product in
the building, WWII is separate
from the other gtoraP tanks and
'sheds The Offied *rat
about two years ago,
Mr. Seldon is continuing
etations front his other
Inge on the Seine leatietii
An" motinceinents , 15
Church notices
Coining events r
Editorials 4 is- 4' , V ,* r. * s -4, 4
P'..1311 news 12
the street facing tallith and was
partly on the highway.
Defence counsel Peter Ray-
mond said the Porter car, with
no lights on, being on the wrong
side of the road, and parked be-
tween two street lights with
trees around, would have had
an adverse effect on DoWson's
driving.
The magistrate conceded the
evidence indicated there were
two wrongs "but two wrongs
never make a tight."
i'Dtivert 'mutt expect to meet
the .unexpected on the highway
and a degree of care and look-
out must always beexercised."
It was revealed the accused
had .fietir other convictions in
traffic courts.
William Cross, Leildon, paid
$20 and costs for speeding at
50' through the 30 mph zone at
Elimville,
Peter 'JO:retie,. London, paid
$10 and teat for failing to stop
at a stop sign, which resulted in
Itt accident at the intersection
Of No.. 4 and the Crediton road
January 29.
°Wen Jamieson, Clintett..paid
$15 for driving by a MOP sign
on the St, Marys teed.
Milton LaWlett, tendon, *lie
Was Involved in ail assault ease
in itensall in jatitiary, received.
an extension of time to pay hiS
fine. lie revealed that, following
the .conviction', he Was -dischar-
ged front the army Mid is 'now
unemployed.
Grown Attorney W„
fate, 40, tbildildtbd the Pt(i,
.Setiltient.
Feminine facts 'ii fartelet 8
iteri8MI * 4 * 4 4 * .4 5
Lucan *. ,, 16, lit Sorts v• "I
Want ads 10, it
UC presents dock to•• row.h Attorney .Cochrone•
In recognition of years' of service to the 'eofninittleii, umber -Of than at chairman, EXetet
PUC FtidaY 'resented Crown Attorney W, G. with Mantle clock, Vernier
stoner L. J. Petiliale, tight, Makes the pteteritatieti. Front' left are Mr. Cochrane, Chaitiiiiti It. g.
Dooley and Manager tt L. Davis,
Two of three drivers involved
in a crash near Kippen Feb, 16
were fined in magistrate's court
here Tuesday. A charge against
the third was withdrawn after
considerable evidence was
heard in the case.
Donald Sell, RR 1 Hensa3.1,
who parked his ear on the
wrong side to reach a mailbox,
was fined $20 and costs, Jaines
H. Stover, RCAF Clinton, whose
car was struck from behind as
he attempted to go around Bell,
was fined $50.00 and costs for
failing to produce his driver's
licence.
Howard White, Goderich,
whose car hit Stover's was
charged with not turning out
far enough whenpaSsingStoVer.
White pleaded net guilty and was
defended by jellies Donnelly,
Goderich, The charge was With-
drawn after evidence had been
heard front two witne sse s,
Stover and PC George Mitchell,
Magistrate Rays was critical
of Bell's action in stopping on
the wrong side of the highway
to get his mail. "Why didn't
you walk tor the mall instead
of driving," the Magistrate ask-
ed. "It was quite some dittance
to Walk," replied Sell, whowas
defended by Peter Raymond,
Meter.
Douglas Dawson, Varna, Was
fined $20 and cestt after being
convicted of carelett driving in
all accident February 9 at Var.
ha
bowaoii struck a car, owned
by a Mt. POrter,Which had been
parked on the north tide Of
Guelph post
John Goman, public school
inspettor in Huron No. 3 and
Perth No. 3 inspectorate for
the past eight years, has ac-
cepted the pOSitiOn of inspectbe-
superintendent for the Guelph
Board of Education. His ape
pointMeht is effective August 1.
The directOr of edecatiOti,
F. A. Hamilton, in announcing
the appeitititient, said that Mr.
Goman will gradually assume
full responsibility for the op-
etatibe of the city's 14 public
schools and the staff of 170
teachers. Ivlr. Hamilton wishes
to give more of his attention
to the 112 teachers in the city's
two composite secondary
schools: The Guelph public
schools have an enrolment of
5,100 and the system is grow-
ing at the rate of 'about 200
pupils annually.
In commenting on the appeitit-
ineriti Mr, G o in an had this to
says "My family and I have
done a great deal of Soid,search,-
Mg on this matter, but We have
reached the donclusloli that it it
the kind Of opportunity that may
net teeth'. We Shall alWayt haVe
Many happy memories of our
eight years in this
I Alt Wait* forward to the
ehellerige Of my new petition.
I MO that thy successor In
this area will find his eeeoelee
tient With the ditildtelt, the
feathers, 'the tttitteet,,thepat.
entt and the general, public
at, Pleatatit et natter
, successor to Mr; Goni an
has "been named by the depart,,
MOM,
At a dinner in Caven church
Friday night, Exeter PUG paid
tirbute to W. G. Cochrane, QC,
who served 10 years on the cote.
mission befote becoming crown
attorney for the county last
year.
Commissioners and staff
members presented him with' n
engraved mantle clock in re-
cognition of his services. The
presentation was made by for
mer commissioner L. J. Pen-
hale, who served with M. Cocci-
ratio during most of the decade,
Manager H. L. Davis paid
tribute to Mr. Cbchrene's Con-
tributiOn, mentioning a number
Of improvements in services
which were effective during his
terms.
These included the dOnstilie.
hen of the Mortiton dein, III-,
tration plant, street lighting and
water Main projects. "The ac-
complishments Undertaken tint,.
ing Mr, Cochrane's servicecan
be seen by everyone and benefit
all of Our citizens," said
Davit.
The PUC staff, he Stated,- par,
tietiletlY aPptediatedMr.'COcii.
taile"t interest and considera-
tion Which resulted in the in.
totpotation of a number
safety measures and benefits
"Which other PUC't haVd had
to fight foroo..
0Othraile said his PUC
tetvice had been kagteattdel.
Ante, a Wender:MI 'eXPetietide
and a lot of fun.”
Ile revealed he anti Wife
have purchased a home in bed-
erich and plan to move there