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of cadets at resort beach 4
Ties for Quebec championship
John Anderson of Hensall, broke 97 out of 100 targets in the
handicap event at the Quebec provincial trapshooting champion-
ships, August 10 and 11. His score equalled that of the winner of
the event, but as an out-of-province competitor Anderson could
not qualify for handicap championship. An out-of-province high
overall title was won by Ed. Wladichuk of Ancaster. A member
of the Kippen Gun Club, Anderson will also take part in the Grand
American at Vandalia, Ohio.
Can't locate
bear, cubs
Approve connection
to relieve creek area
Four-car accident
blocks No. 4 traffic
A new half-ton truck, driven
by Larry Jones, 16, RR 1 Cen-
tralia, suffered minor damage
when it went into the ditch and
struck a small culvert on An-
drew St. north Monday.
however, the connection should
take off sewage wastes which
cause bad odors when they stag-
nate in the ditch.
The action followed repre-
sentation to council recently by
Eric Heywood, Huron St., who
charged that councils have ig-
nored the situation for years,
despite promises to remedy the
condition.
Heywood said at that time he
felt the western portion of the
ditch should be attended to first,
since it received the most sew-
age. However, the sewage from
this area will be collected at the
Marlborough St. pumping sta-
tion and taken into the sewage
system.
Mayor Simmons told Heywood
then that council could not con-
sider financing the closing in
of the ditch but could consider a
connection at Edward St. which
would take off sewerage at Ed-
ward St. during periods of low
flow.
The installation approved
Monday will be made by the town
works crew under Paisley. Per-
mission for the connection has
been received from Engineer
B. M. Ross, Goderich.
SIGN AGREEMENTS
The special meeting Monday
was called primarly to complete
agreements between the town
and OWRC for construction of
sewerage extensions on Anne,
Huron and Main streets, the
contract for which will be let
to Gaffney Construction Co. Ltd.
The agreement is a formality
appointing the OWRC the town's
agent for planning and over-
seeing construction.
What does lifeguard see?
THE BEACH, OF COURSE. SEE BACK PAGE
Fine exceeds $200
Game overseer Henry Green,
Anne St., says he can find no
trace of the black bear and her
two cubs reportedly seen - and
heard by a number of boys
north of Crediton•
"I couldn't find tracks or
anything," he said this week.
"There was a nest built in the
bush, with grass and every-
thing, hut afarmer told me there
were some pigs out. I don't
know whether it would be theirs
or not,"
The overseer says he's
searched the bush a number of
times since the presence of the
bears had been reported by at
least two different parties.
Fred Brock, 15, Crediton,
said he saw the bear come out
of the ditch about three weeks
ago when he was cycling near
the corner of concession 4-5,
one and one-quarter miles north
of Crediton. He didn't see any
cubs, however.
The cubs were reported by
Russell Pfaff and John Blyde,
both about 12 years old, who
live north of Crediton. The ani-
mals were in the bush behind
Emery Fahner's farm, about a
mile north of Crediton on con-
cession 6.
The boys say they couldn't
have mistaken the animal for a
cattle beast because it was
standing on its back legs. There
is a wild raspberry patch near
the edge of the bush,
Several other lads bolted
from a swimming hole in the
same area several days later
when they heard ominous noises
in the bush.
for nit-run motorist
told the court swimming par-
ades were never held at Grand
Bend and that the cadets were
Warned not to go on the beach.
Major James Fraser, also of
Ipperwash, confirmed that
standing orders and other in-
structions to the cadets ban
swimming and the beach area
while cadets are at Grand Bend.
He said on the evening of the
drowning, there was one super-
visory corporal for each 13
cadets, in addition to three of-
ficers plus a provost patrol in
a jeep.
Asked by a juror what penalty
would be given if a cadet was
found on the beach, Major Fra-
ser said the offender would be
sent home,
Dr. E. A. McMaster, who
was also the attendingphysician
at the scene, told the jury there
was little hope of life af t e r
someone had been under water
seven minutes. In this case, a
minimum of 20 minutes was
involved.
Members of the jury included
Lawrence Mason, foreman;
Murray A. DesJardins, John
Young, Charles Tind all and
Henry Green.
Acting crown attorney Louis
Eddy, Sarnia, conducted the ex-
amination.
Stork stops
ambulance
in fine and costs after pleading
guilty to careless driving, which
resulted in an injury to himself
and the wrecking of his car.
PC William Glassford said
it appeared Ziler overshot the
intersection of No. 81 highway
and the Crediton road, lost con-
trol and ended up in the ditch.
Ziler was taken from the
scene to medical attention by a
passer-by., PC Glassford said
there was some indication that
drinking was involved.
A 22-year-old Guelph man,
Robert S. Ireland, paid over
$200 in magistrate's court here
Tuesday for failing to remain
at the scene of an accident.
"You are a menace to so-
ciety," Magistrate Glenn Hays,
QC, told Ireland, whose licence
was suspended for one year.
"A life or lives could have
been taken," the cadi said.
"Most people stop when they
hit a dog."
Ireland was fined $125 and
costs, the latter bringing the
total to $202.20.
Ireland was apprehended at
Kippen by Seaforth OPP 40
minutes after his car collided
with another driven by William
R. Falconer, 41, Sarnia, at the
intersection of No. 83 and the
Bluewater highways May 19.
Falconer, who had been tra-
velling west on 83, had stopped
at the intersection when the
Ireland car turned off No. 21
to go east and struck theSarnia
vehicle near the rear. Damage
amounted to about $500, accor-
ding to PC Harry Reid, who
investigated.
Ireland, who pleaded guilty,
was represented by P.J. Mor-
ris, Guelph. C.V. Laughton, QC,
was acting crown attorney.
Anxious heifer
loses her head
A young heifer literally
lost her head over "love"
Saturday night.
The heifer, owned by Hen-
ry Rau, RR 2 Zurich, bolted
a fence along No, 21 highway
to gain the companionship
of a bull in a field on the
other side.
As she crossed the high-
way, she was struck by a car
operated by Kenneth R. Bac-
kert, 18, RR 2 Zurich.
The head of the animal
was severed and thrown 60
feet by the impact, PC Wil-
liam Glassford reported.
FOUND CARELESS
Lawrence J, Ziler, 29, RR 3
Dashwood, paid a total of $72
The stork cut short an ambu-
lance trip to London yesterday
for a Grand Bend area mother.
Mrs. Arnold Stebbins, RR 2
Grand Bend, gave birth to a
daughter in South Huron Hos-
pital at noon yesterday, four
minutes after she arrived there.
Originally, she started out for
St. Joseph's Hospital, London.
"We were darn lucky to get
that far," said Fire Chief Law-
rence Mason, Grand Bend, dri-
ver of the ambulance. "The
baby started coming as we drove
down the Main St. of Exeter."
The fire chief, however, was
not required to assist during the
delivery. A nurse, Mrs. Ron
Braid, Dashwood, was accom-
panying the mother.
"We were supposed to go to
London but we knew we couldn't
do it by the time we got to
Dashwood," said Mason. "We
phoned the doctor to meet us
in Exeter instead."
For Mrs. Stebbins, it was
her third child. She has two
sons, David and Garry.
Dr. F. Boyes, Parkhill, was
the attending physician.
Pick school site torsi t?
ever, felt the location should be
nearer the centre of the town-
ship.
Board hopes to have the
school in operation next Sep-
tember. Earlier this year, Us-
borne council approved a $180-
000 debenture loan to build
eight classrooms and a play-
room. Recently, the department
of education agreed to pay
grants on an expenditure of
$176,805.50 for the school. The
department's figure is lower
because it deducted amounts
already spent on recent fur-
nishings of present schools
which can be used in the new
classrooms.
Other two members of the
board are Gerald Prout, RR
3 Exeter, and Tom Earn, RR 1
Kirkton.
Usborne Township S c h oo 1
Area Board will meet tonight
(Thursday) to decide the site
for its new central facilities,
Chairman Kenneth Simpson re-
ported this week.
The chairman acknowledged
board members have been di-
vided on the question of lo-
cation for the eight-classroom
school, construction of which
has been approved by both the
township council and the pro-
vincial government.
"We have some differences
of opinion," he said, "but I
think we can decide it Thurs-
day night. We had hoped to
meet last Thursday but several
members weren't available".
It's been several weeks since
board members viewed a num-
ber of locations being consider-
The army should provide
more strict supervision along
Grand Bend beach when cadets
from Camp Ipperwash are in
Grand Bend, a coroner's jury
recommended Tuesday night.
The jury was investigating
the death of cadet Frederick J.
Woods, 16, Embro, who drown-
ed about 8:15 pm Wednesday,
August 7, in the main beach
area.
The recommendation w as
"that the Grand Bend beach be
more strictly supervised and
patrolled by competent army
officers and personnel while
army personnel are in the area,
namely cadets."
Jury members apparently ig-
nored a suggestion from Cor-
oner Dr. E. A. McMaster to
note that there were no danger
flags up and there was no life-
saving equipment on the beach
after 7 pm. The verdict made
no reference to these condi-
tions.
An Islington man who saw the
cadet disappear in the water
testified he found no lifesaving
equipment on the beach and had
to run to the police station,
several blocks away, for help.
A lifeguard testified both
flags and livesaving equipment
were placed under lock and key
in the lifeguard stand to prevent
loss through theft.
A. G. Carmichael, London, a
member of the Salvation Army,
testified he saw cadet Wood ap-
proach the lake and advised him
not to swim because of the un-
dertow.
Fred Patterson, Islington,
who was parked with his wife
in a car about 50 yards from the
bathhouse, said they saw five
men in the water and noted that
although four of them came out,
the other remained with the
waves washing over his head.
He said that after two or three
minutes the man apparently dis-
appeared.
After checking the lifeguard
stand for equipment, Patterson
ran to the police station and
was accompanied back to the
beach by PC Jack Boughner.
The two of them watched the
water for 20 minutes before
noticing the body, which was
recovered by Boughner.
"There was no boat avail-
able or I would have gone out,"
said Patterson.
PC Boughner estimated the
time at the lake at about 10
minutes before the body was
seen. Artificial respiration was
applied for about an hour but
there was no sign of life at any
time.
Boughner said the police
boat, available for livesaving
work, was moored on the river
and it would have taken half an
hour to get it to the beach.
He recalled the waves were
from two to two and one-half
feet high and there was a strong
undertow.
Constable Harold Doupe, who
investigated, agreed the water
was rough. Both he and Gary
Mathers, one of the lifeguards,
confirmed the fact that life-
guards had left at 7 pm and
that no lifesaving equipment
would be available after that.
Mathers, who has served as
lifeguard for two summers, said
he thought that a yellow flag,
Which signifies caution, had
been posted when the guards
were on the beach but he testi-
fied that the flags are taken
down when the guards leave to
avoid theft.
Cpl. Brian Fulsom, 18, Nia-
gara Falls, who was on super-
visory duty for the army that
night, identified the body. He
Director to
puck school
GB'S INFORMATION OFFICER: MISS WILMA D. DINNIN
Four cars were involved in an
accident which blocked traffic
on No. 4 highway for nearly an
hour Monday night during a
drizzling rain.
Damage totalled $1250 but
nobody was hurt, although seve-
ral were taken to hospital for
treatment of minor cuts and
bruises.
Edward L. Hern, 23, RR 1
Woodham, was driving south
on No. 4 when his car collided
with another driven by Lloyd
Morgan, 64, RR 1 Centralia,
who was making a left hand
turn from the highway into a
laneway.
After the impact, the front
end of Hern's car was partially
on the highway and it was struck
a minute later by a vehicle dri-
ven by Robert Wayne Strom, 1'7,
Exeter, who was northbound.
The Strom car went out of con-
trol, hitting a southbound car
operated by Keith W. Askew, 29,
London. P C William Glassford
investigated.
REAR END CRASH
Cars driven by Neil McAllis-
ter, 16, Centralia, and Orval
Mellin, 44, RR 2 Dashwood,
were involved in a rear-end
collision just south of Waterloo
St. on No. 4 Tuesday afternoon.
Two northbound cars had stop-
ped on the highway in front of
the two cars involved, which
were also travelling north. Da-
mage was estimated at $750 by
PC Harry Reid, the investi-
gating officer.
George Loree, 53, London,
and Robert Bloch-Hansen, 33,
London, collided at the inter-
section of No. 4 and the Credi-
ton road, Friday. Bloch-Han-
sen, who had been travelling
north, was making a left hand
turn when he struck Loree, who
had stopped, facing east, on the
Crediton road. •
Damage exceeded $500 in an
accident Friday involving two
1963 model cars at the corner
of James and Albert streets. Al-
bert Traquair, John St., was
travelling north on Albert, when
he struck John L. McKerlie,
London, who was going east on
James. No one was injured, ac-
cording to Chief C. H. Mac-
Kenzie, who investigated.
Information remains
ex-editor's business
Recreation Director Don
"Boom" Gravett is one of 50
candidates who have been cho-
sen to attend the CAHA Hockey
Leadership Institute at King-
ston next week.
The institute, which will be
held at Royal Military College,
is one of a number sponsored
in Canada this fall by the Dep't
of National Health and Welfare.
Some $50,000 in funds has been
provided by parliament for the
sessions under the fitness and
amateur sports act. All ex-
penses of the candidates are
paid by the government.
Prof. W. J. L. "Bill" L'
Heureux, University of West-
ern Ontario, will be in charge
of the institute. The coaches in-
clude Hap Emms of the Niagara
Falls Flyers.
The institute will be held
August 15 to 22 to provide
hockey leaders with coaching
techniques they can establish in
community sports programs. Charge trio
in auto theft
Three Aylmer youths have
been charged with the theft of
a Grand Bend car which was
found near Tillsonburg Satur-
day evening.
The car, a 1963 Chrysler
owned by Eric Mcllroy, Grand
Bend, had received minor da-
mage and was minus its air
filter. The latter sometimes is
removed to increase the speed
of the car.
The car was reported stolen
from behind Lakeview Casino
early Saturday morning. It was
recovered at Straffordville by
Tillsonburg OPP the same
evening.
Three youths charged, and
scheduled to appear in Sarnia
court, are Paul Desjardine, 18;
Patrick Grey, 18; and George
P. Creed, 17, all of Aylmer.
CYCLIST SPEEDING
Dale W. Hunt, 22, Stratford,
paid a total of $25.00 for speed-
ing at 70 mph and making un-
necessary noise on a motor-
cycle in Exeter early on a July
morning.
Constable Lloyd Hodgins told
the court the motorcycle had no
lights, although at times they
flickered. The fines were $15.00
for speeding and $5.00 for un-
necessary noise.
Malcolm Lamond, 22, also of
Stratford, paid $25 and costs
for speeding in connection with
the same incident. He was dri-
ving a car followed by Hunt.
Otto Restemayer, 73, Dash-
wood, was fined $15 and costs
for failing to stop at No. 83
highway which resulted-Mn an
accident at Dashwood.
Barbara Sharrow, 18, Dash-'
wood, who was involved in an
accident, paid $10 and costsfor
driving without a licence. Her
temporary permit had expired,
the court was told.
Eric Campbell, 16, Hensall,
paid $10 and costs for careless
driving which involved speeding
through Exeter at 80 mph, ac-
cording to Constable Lloyd Hod-
gins. Campbell voluntarily gave
up his licence until September 3.
Herman Keller, 40, of near
Orangeville, denied that he
drove 85 mph on No. 83 highway
but was fined $10 and costs for
speeding. Keller pleaded not
guilty to a charge laid by PC
Glassford, who testified he
clocked Keller at between '70
and 84 mph,
Richard Aylsworth, 18, Lon-
don, paid $31.50 for travelling
80 mph on No. 21 highway near
Grand Bend, No. accident was
involved but the magistrate con-
sidered Aylsworth, wild had two
other youths with him, a hazard
to other traffic. He was also
fined $2.00 and costs for failing
to produce a licence,
A case of careless driving
against Hugh Gillis, 39, Cor-
nuns, was dismissed, after he
claimed he had been forced off
No. 83 near Farquhar by an
oncoming car and lost control
April 24.
ed with the architect, Brian
Garrott, Stratford, a member of
the Kilos and Kilos firm, Hamil-
ton.
Vice-chairman Elston Lynn,
RR 1 Woodham, said there are
"quite a few problems" con-
nected with securing the best
location. He, too, said the board
was having difficulty coming to
an agreement but he did not
elaborate.
Former chairman Harry
Dougall, RR 3 Exeter, said
one of the considerations was
transportation costs. "Certain-
ly the best information, as far
as I'm concerned, indicates that
a location close to Exeter would
save a considerable amount of
money by combining the high
school and public school bus
system." Other members, how- Want Ads ......... .. 10, 11
No meeting yet
to pick chairman
GODERICH
No action has been taken'as
yet to replace the late William
Jewett of Seaforth as president
of Huron Children's Aid So-
ciety, It was learned at the
office here.,
The board does not ordinarily
Meet in July or Augtist, and the
local director, Miss Clare Mc-
Gowan, IS 011 VadAt1514111011. tfie
end of this month.
First vice-president,- elected
at the annual Meeting last Peb-,
ruary t is Mrs. kenneth Jams,
Hit 1 Woodhull.
Tavern gets
suspension
District farm buildings get bigger and bigger and BIGGER!
only two feet shorter than the new hockey arena being constructed at RCM.' Eta- on the building, which will have metal siding inside and out. The structure will be
lion Centralia is this poultry house beingerectedon the farm of Bill Mickle, just windowless, with forced ventilation provided by thermostatically control fans,
north of Hensall. The structure, which measures 228 by 820 ) will house 20,000 An automatic driving cart wilibe used to feed the birds, expected to produce about
laying birds, whith will equal capacity of a more conventienal-type barn oh the 15,000 eggs a day. The construction is being done by Campbell Bros.,
Wale property. There'll be four toWS of two-bird cages en each of the tWe floors Rammed, 1-.1"-A photo
0 pe rating an information
booth and editing a newspaper
have several pleasant things in
common, says Miss WilmaDin-
nin of Grand Bend who has had
the opportunity to compare the
two positions this summer.
Miss Dinnin, formerly of
Brucefield, resigned as editor
of The Clinton News-Record
earlier this year and subse-
quently became secretary of the
Grand Bend Chamber of Com-
merce. Her new post involves
manning the chamber's infor-
mation office just north of the
resort's main intersection.
"Answering enquiries is no-
thing new for me," says the
former editor. "In a town where
there Is no information office
' such as Clinton, people just
naturally turn to the newspaper
office to assist them. I've had
lots of experience In that res-
pect."
The other aspect similar to
both positions is meeting and
talking to all types of people.
"I enjoy that", says Miss Din-
nin. "It provides lots of var-
iety."
The lady might add that she
likes helping people, too, be-
cause that's what her hew post
consists of Mainly. And she goes
far beyond the call of duty to
do so.
As she did for the man who
came to the office on a recent
Sunday in search of a dental
technician to repair his wife's
upper plate which had split in
two. While she was trying to
Iodate one, the man left, pro-
mising to be right back. Miss
Dinnin finally found someone to
do the Job in Clinton but the
enquirer didn't return, "I've
Often wondered what happened to
that upper plate'," She says with
a chuCkle.
Or like spending several
hours trying to find a cottage
owned by a chap named "Lyle"
with Wh011i seine friends of ano-
ther Inquiring party were Stay-
ing. "People don't realite how
many cottages there are In the
Grand Bend area" she says.
"They think it's just a little
spot on the lake."
And she locates baby sitters,
helps plan trips with the assis-
tance of hundreds of maps av-
ailable in the office, tells people
how they can entertain them-
selves on a rainy day, where to
buy ice, beer and a wide assort-
ment of other things.
She even helps people find
Grand Bend's famous beach,
which isn't as preposterous as
it might sound. "Travellers
along No. 21 highway haven't
seen the lake since they crossed
the Bluewater Bridge at Sarnia
and they seem to get their dir-
ections confused after coming
through miles of woods," Miss
Dinnin explains.
She's often asked, too, the
location of the Pinery Park,
which reveals how closely peo-
ple follow maps. The official
Ontario road map locates the
symbol for the park correctly
south of Grand Bend but the
accompanying name appears a-
bove the resort and travellers
expect to find it to the north.
"I've written the provincial go-
vernment about that," says the
information officer.
Finding accommodation for
people is her major task and
sometimes it isn't easy when
the crowds flock to Grand Bend.
On holiday weekends, she con-
tacts area motels and hotels
to determine what's available
for her callers.
"Many people want motel ac-
commddation on the be act,
which is one thing that doesn't
exist An Ontario, as far as
know, certainly not along Lake
Huron. Many tourists can't Un-
derstand why but I try to ex-
plain that most motel owners
feel they have to be on the high-
way to get winter trade."
Miss Wirth' answers 10 to
20 Inquiries on the average
weekday' and sometimes over
100 on busy weekends.
While the chamber of coin-
inerde operates the booth, it's
financed principally by the vilw
lage, which turns over a one,
Mill levy to the dhember for
its activities. The office is
rented from the PUC,
Serving of liquor without food
and persistent overcrowding of
certain rooms were cited as
reasons for a two-week sus-
pension of MOnetta Menard's
tavern licence at Grand Bend
by the Ontario Liquor Licence
Board.
The suspensiOn followed a
hearing In Toronto Tuesday,
The suspension period runs
from August 15 to 28 inclusive,
The licence willbe reinstated
at 12 noon, August 25,
Reasons for the suspension
were revealed by H. J. Brown,
registrar of the board,
Town council has agreed to
provide some relief from sew-
age for residents along the
Anne St. ditch on the east side
of town.
At a special meeting Monday
night, council authorized Works
Sup't James Paisley to hook a
sanitary line from the ditch on
Edward St. to the main along
Huron.
Paisley, who brought In a
report on the condition, felt the
connection could be constructed
for about $500.
The work will include instal-
lation of special grates which
can be closed in time of heavy
runoff to prevent overloading of
the sewers.
During periods of low flow,
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Announcements ...... 12
Church Notices . . 12
Coming Events . . ... 12
Editorials . 2
Feminine Facts 'N Fancies . 8
Hensall ..... . . 4
Lucan . . .......... . 13
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