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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-10-15, Page 1REV. GANDON Practices his preaching ••••• cleric runs for council Coulter receives suspended term Wised? They ignore the pop« sibility that they might be, the ones to de something more than Price Per Copy 10 Cent; EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 15, 1964 Ninety-second 'Year. In ,a sermon sanday morning on the subject of rational ThankWYtago the Rev. J. Philip Landon, rector of the Anglicae parish of Exeter and Heasall, told hig congregation he was planning to offer himself as a candidate for Exeter town coun- cil at the next election. In the sermon, he stressed the fact that thankfulness in- volves responsibility. "We cana pat," he said, 'elodge the social and political implications of the Chriptian. faith." "We seek to follow aGod who has revealed to us that He is interested and deeply concerned in every area of human life. How, then, can we who bear His name do anything other than express our thaekfulness by a similar interest and concern?" Rev. Gandon, who served on the public school board at Sand- wich East near Windsor, said he had no criticism to find with the present council and this was not his reason for seeking office. "I can't encourage others unless I am prepared to take an interest myself," he expleined. He has attended about five council meetings recently man observer explaining this was his way of showing interest and concern in the affairs of the community. How few people are willing to do even this," he commented to his congregation. The local cleric said that following God's concern in every area of human life may mean getting involved in social programs for the benefit of certain groups of our fellows in need. He stated it may also mean giving active leadership or help in community youth activities or getting involved in either federal, provincial or local politics. His sermon continued: "Too often Christians talk about the corruption and graft of politics and shrug their shoulders, shiking off the idea of politics as a dirty word. If politics does get dirty, is the reason not to be found in the fact that too many Christians are too apathetic to get in- graaid Bend yetith, ,pharged with assaulting a provincial pee lice ocms0/40 after the Riet Mt was read there on the pOcr Day wP0040, was give4 a Year'P suspended See** and placed on probation for one Year.. Rodney Ciattter, 18, was also ordered not to return to Praaci Pend during the perio0 of his probation., The sentence was age ee down Friday in Sarnia Megiee trate J. C. puelap, who had feund, the youth guilty the week pree viouply, Magistrate Dunlap also lee structed the resort youth to abstain from drinking alcohol and to remain with his present employers and move with them when their project at Grand Bend is completed, Coulter is employed by a firm installing pipeline at. Grand Bend for the OWRC Lake Huron syetem. The youth was charged with assaulting Coestable Dar r y 1 Stutt, a member of the eum- mer provincial police detach- ment at Grand. Bend. Testimony was given that Coulter was spot- ted on the roof of a restaurant after the Riot Act had been read. Earlier this summer, Coulter had been placed on a nine- month suspended sentence and ordered to pay $220 in dental bills after he had hit a Toronto man in the mouth. The youth also appeared be- fore Magistrate A. S. Pearson twice for consuming alcohol while under the age of 21. On the second appearance he was fined $100. SHOW GOOD .AND BAD SIDE OF RES.0' shrug their shoulders. "If National Thanksgiving is to be more than a farce, if patriotism is to be more than flag-waving, then we must be prepared to get involved. Too few people are interested enough in their country or 00,171- mpnity to take an active part in its affairs, or even to encourage those who do. "Let me say that the convic- tions on Which, this sermon is founded have led me to the decision that I should offer myself as a candidate for coun- cil at the next election. "For each person the area of response will probably lie in a different direction, but I suggest that unless you are willing to respond in some way, unless you are prepared to show some interest and concern in some area of communal life, then your celebration of Nation- al Thanksgiving will be but one more excuse for empty and meaningless merry-making." Businessmen will `share' Christmas With the stress again on "sharing" Christmas and pro- moting earlier shopping, the Exeter Businessmen's As- sociation met Tuesday night to draft plans for the coming shop- ping season. Another big giveaway is planned for this year, and again the big winners will be starving and underprivileged orphans in various countries which are aided through the Foster Par- ent Plan. A similar plan was followed in 1961 and met with much praise. The local businessmen de- cided to sponsor six orphans this year with each receiving $50, bringing the total to $300 which they will give to the poor unfortunates. Another $500 was set aside for several draws to be held throughout the shopping season, and here too the emphasis is on more sharing. Rather than one or two major prizes such has been the prac- tice inprevious years, the group decided to split the shares into smaller portions to spread it among more people. No less than 20 shoppers will be eligible for $25 cash awards in draws to be made in Novem- ber and December. In an effort to match com- petition from other centres which promote early shopping, the Association voted in favour of commencing the draws on the first Saturday November. On this date two draws will be made for $25 each and an- other two people will win the Steer, fence stop drivers Star article draws criticism A feature story in this week's issue of the Canadian Weekly, written for the Toronto Star pictorial magazine by Robert Thomas Allen, describes Grand Bend as a beach resort where young people gather to "parade in bikinis, dance, make love and pack hotels and cabins". Entitled "Grand Bend . . . Where the Boys and Girls Are", the article explains that the in- hibitions displayed by the throngs of young people are not far removed from those of the Indians of the time of Cham- plain. Allen quoted Champlain's de- scription of the Indians in 1615 as follows; "When night comes, the young women run from one cabin to another, as do the young men on their part, visiting any girls they please. They incur no ill repute or insult for it, for it is the custom of the coun- try." Following a weekend visit to Grand Bend this summer, Allen concluded that "I found that things haven't changed much in the past 350 years". The story goes on to explain the antics of the sex-hunting "braves", the grim-lipped OPP officers, a description of the court proceedings for members of the $27.50 club, the rowdi- ness in some resort hotels and other characteristics to be found in "this 20th century phenomenon''. As may be expected, Allen's story is not meeting with many kind words by resort residents and businessmen, many of whom already fear what may happen following the over-playing of their Labour Day troubles in news media across the nation. Sales of the publication this week have been brisk and W. F. B. MacLaren reported the supply at his drugstore was depleted by Tuesday noon. "It's not the type of adver- tisement I like to see for Grand Bend, the pharmacist noted, but went on to point out that Allen's article was a "fair enough com- mentary" of one side of the re- sort life on a summer holiday weekend. — Please turn to back page Chapel service attracts crowd Peter Eisenbach rang the church bell at the recently con- structed chapel in connection with his popular museum at Grand Bend, Monday, and for- tunately he had waited until the service was about ready to begin before ringing the bell. If the bell had been rung earlier to beckon more to the impressive dedication service, there wouldn't have been room for them. The quaint chapel with its antique furnishings was filled to capacity by 165 people, an- other 10 to 15 huddled up to the door to hear the proceedings and another 30 to 35 had to sit in another part of the museum to hear the speeches over a loudspeaker system. "It's a wonderful day for me," stated the kindly owner of the extensive museum, in his only formal address to the crowd. But few of the 225 per- sons left the grounds without shaking hands and engaging in conversation with Peter, and it was evident from his smile that he was practically over- whelmed by the turnout. Harry Hoffman, Dashwood, who acted as master of cere- monies, confided that Peter had expressed doubts in the morning that anyone would show up, but for most of the clergy taking part, it was probably the fullest church they've seen for some time. The chapel will be known as the Mary-Ellen Memorial Cha- pel, in memory of the owner's mother and mother-in-law. A window was also dedicated in memory of each and also in memory of Peter's late wife, Mrs. Pearl Eisenbach and a former Grand Bend minister, Rev. S. A. and Mrs. Carriere. The impressive service in the inter-denominational chapel started with the dedication of the building itself by Mr. Hoffman, followed by invocation and blessing by Right Rev. Mon- signor J. A. Feeney, D. P., London. He praised the opening of the chapel and noted it came at a time when his church (Roman Catholic) had decided to ask all persons to pray for Christian unity. "The time for unity is now," — Please turn to back page Participate in chapel opening at museum T. Harry Hoffman, Dashwood, was a busy man at the opening of the Mary-Ellen Memorial Chapel at Peter Eisenbach's museum at Grand Bend, Monday. He acted as master of ceremonies and also rendered a solo. Accompanying him on an organ built in 1880 is Mrs. Beatrice Hess, Zurich. --T-A photo Suspend youth's permit for squealing car tires A 16-year-old Exeter youth lost his driving privileges for two weeks and paid a fine of $20 when he appeared before Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., in Exeter court Tuesday. Brian Sweitzer pleaded guilty to the charge of causing un- necessary noise by squealing his car tires and took the brunt of a crack-down for such of- fences. Magistrate Hays had warned Highway 83 and tossed the cob out at a car driven by James Cook, Stratford. The accused was apprehended later in Grand Bend and charg- ed. He explained his own actions as "stupid horseplay". — Please turn to back page Gravel truck lands on top of car District youths enter competition Several 4-H members from this area will be among the over 500 who will compete at the 34th annual inter-club 4-H com- petitions at the University of Guelph, Friday. The competitions are one of the "highlights" of 4-H agri- cultural club activity in Ontario. Competitions will be in dairy, beef, swine, field crops, grain, potato, tractor maintenance, forestry, fruit and electric clubs. The youths compete in teams of two and are required to judge a number of classes or take a practical test, as well as answer questions related to their club project. Trophies will be presented to the winning teams at a banquet at the conclusion of the compe- titions. Contestants will be the top members among the 783 4-H clubs. D. H. Miles, agriculture rep- resentative, and his assistant, Don Pullen, will accompany the youths along with volunteers, such as Fred Delbridge and Maurice Love, from this area. Area competitors include the following; Stephen grain club, Neil Mc- Allister and Jim Neil; Exeter tractor, John Langford and Robert Heckman; Exeter sweet corn, Kathryn Oke and Keith Strang; Exeter electric, Ann Fairbairn and Ken Oke; Zurich calf, Larry McC linchey and Joan Elliott; senior swine, Jim Broadfoot and Tom Riley. Only one driver remained at the scene of each of three ac- cidents investigated by mem- bers of the Exeter OPP de= tachment this week. However, only one was listed as a hit and run case. The other two involved a cow and a fence and only one car in each. Early Friday morning at about 1:30 a.m., William Ril- lett, Crediton, missed the curve in the• road at the south side of RCAF Centralia and crashed into the fence. He was westbound and the road turns at a right angle at the airport. Damage to his car was listed as $75 and an identical total to the fence. The hit and run was reported Saturday at 12:57 a.m, and in- volved a car driven by John Arthur Preater, London. He was northbound on High- way 4 and a car travelling south sideswiped his auto and caused about $200 damage to it. The London man reported to police the other car crossed the centre line before the collision. It happened near the intersec- tion of the Crediton road. A steer valued at $185 had to be destroyed after being struck by a car on the townline between Usborne and Hibbert Townships on Sunday evening. Kenneth H. Bearss, RR 1 Science Hill, told police the steer came onto the road from the west ditch as he was pro- ceeding north. Damage to his vehicle was estimated at $150. The steer was owned by James Gardiner, RR 1 Klrkton. Thanksgiving was a time for just that earlier he would crack down on offenders following a move on July 1, which gave him authority to impose fines of up to $100 plus a license suspen- sion. OPP Constable John Wright told the court Sweitzer was squealing his tires several times on October 1 as he was followed around Exeter by the officer, Another local youth, Larry Dobson, also 16, was fined $30 for a similar charge brought against him by Const able Wright. The officer told the court he saw a car proceeding east .on the C rediton road near Shipka on September 27 and the car was back-firing. While it was suggested cer- tain parts of the youth's car were worn out and causing the trouble, Magistrate Hays noted he knew of the condition and should have acted accordingly. LONGER HOURS The group also set longer shopping hours to match those of other centres. They voted to remain open all day Wednesday throughout December, every Friday and Saturday night until 9:00 p.m. and a 9:00 p.m. closing for the 10 s hopping days prior to Christmas. In other business, the group decided: To carry on bus service to the permanent married quar- ters at RCAF Centralia as in previous years. Gave authority for the Exeter PUC to spend up to $150 on their behalf for more street decoration. The new lights to be purchased will be installed in the new standards at the southern entrance. Asked the past presidents to bring in a slate of officers for the 1965 executive. The meeting was a dinner session held at the Caven Pres- byterian Church, with 24 mem- bers present. same amounts the f ol lowing week. On November 21, there will be six draws for $25 each and another two draws in each of the next two weeks. The campaign will close December 12 with six draws for $25 each. The group voted in favour of having more draws with small- er prizes in a move to spread the benefits of their Christmas promotion among more area shoppers. Area youth dies in violent crash of the crash and were credited with saving the life of Brander, until Dr. la W. Read, Exeter, arrived and had the youth re- moved to South Huron Hospital by Hoffman Ambulance, Dash- wood. John Pym, on whose field the accident vehicles landed, heard the crash while working in the driving shed at his farm. He raced out to see the two vehicles in a cloud of steam — apparently from a smashed radiator. After telling his wife to call police, he raced to the scene. At the same time, five mem- bers of the Usborne Township Work crew were racing to the scene. They had been working around a bridge construction site about one-quarter of a mile from the scene of the crash and at first grain corn would be harvested in the near future. Laird Mickle, of E. L. Mickle & Son Ltd., Hensall, reported the bean harvest had s 1 owe d down with not much movement since the snow of last week. He explained there had been no good drying weather since then. He estimated that between 80% to 85% of the area bean crop had been harvested with most of the remaining fields in the area north-east and south- east of Hensall. However, he said there were still fields to be harvested throughout the area. The quality of the crop was reported as being one or two bushel per acre higher than last year, although many of the fields were "spotty". The Hensall dealer said the acreage ran anywhere from 10 to 40 bushel per acre. He said farmers heed not fear any frost damage to bean crops that are ripe. "Frost won't spoil the quality of beans that are ripe," he said. Thanksgiving 1964 was simi- lar to most for area farmers in that it was a time to look back on another good year. "We have nothing to complain about," stated Doug Miles, ag- ricultural representative, in reference to this year's overall harvest picture. He said Huron farmers gen- erally had an "awfully good" year with many of the area crops away ahead of those in any other place. Miles noted that farmers did have troubles getting some of the harvest off due to poor weather conditions, but added it had not affected them ad- versely. They also overcame scares from a multitude of plant insects and bugs. He said Huron farmers would have a bountiful supply of feed for the coming winter, which is something that farmers in the eastern part of Ontario will not enjoy. "The corn was never better," he concluded, adding that there were still some silos to fill and Drop charges .over Riot Act Charges against three men and a youth accused of failing to respond to a reading of the Riot Act at Grand Bend, on Labor Day weekend, were with- drawn in Sarnia court, Tuesday, by Lambton Crown Attorney S. A. K. Logan. The charges had been laid against Robert Albert Fisher, 18, of RR 2, Wyoming; Edward John Minielly, 21, of RR 8; Wat- ford; David Harlan Irwin, 23, of 44 Bartlett St., St. Cath- arines; and Joseph H. J. A. Louis Matte, 23, of the RCAF Station, Centralia. HUSBAND FINED Herbert Harlton, 82, Shipka, pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to make a safe left turn and was fined $20 and costs. Mrs. Harlton died following the accident which resulted in the charge. The couple had been travelling south on Highway 81 on September 4 and were mak- ing a left turn onto the Crediton road when struck by a car driven by Brian R. Farmer, 18, Lon- don. Farmer had been northbound when the couple pulled across in front of his path. Mrs. Earl- ton died from injuries sustained in the violent crash. A "mischief" charge against Paul James, Port Credit, re- sulted in a suspended sentence for him and an order to pay damages of $115 caused when he threw a corn cob through another motorist's windshield. Constable Bill Glassford tes- tified James had been an occu- pant in a car travelling east on believed the Brander car had rolled into the ditch, as it had only passed them seconds be- fore. The men saw a man later identified as Broom — racing down the road towards them and immediately left to investigate, with road superintendent W. J. Routly in the township truck with Lavern "Jiggs" Kellett, Hubert Hunter and Alvin Ful- ton. John Batten, who had been working with the township grad- er, followed with his machine. Arriving at the scene also was Gerry Reid, another gravel truck operator, who had been drawing gravel to the bridge site. Reid and the others hooked a cable to the grader and Batten pulled the truck off the car. Seeing the two men trapped in the car, Ernest Pym went home and returned with ahack- saw and they cut the front post of the car to relieve some of the pressure from Brander. Dr. Read arrived and super- vised the removal of the trapped driver, and pronounced Gilfil- lan dead at the scene. Brander —Please turn to back page BOTH DRIVERS PASSED THESE SIGNS Auto display this weekend CADMIC' loom ct SERV Besides having an opportunity to view all the new erir Meddle, area residents will get some top entertainment and a view of two popular dragsters at the an- atial Exeter Kinsmen car show to be held in the arena this week, This year's shOW will be featured on two nights day and Friday, cal Wein reported there would be about 30 new *dale on display, exhibited by all area auto clealete. Headlining the Thursday ShOw Will be Earl Heywood and his wife; popular CXNX radio and TV stars. Earl is a hatiVe of this area and always attracts a large crowd to performances. a On :night, Bill Brady, CFPL disc jockey will be on Band to nines thn onwd with liis overflowing Wit. Besides the new Model cars on display; two dragraders will --Please turn to back Ole VEHICLES INVOLVED VATAt CRASH INSIDE Announcements . 12 Church Notices . 5 Coming Events •, , , 12 Editorials 4 • 4 4"4 a • i 2 Feminine Facts 'Fancies 8,9 4 • ' " ii 6 6 4 Lucan a a t 4"ii 4 4 '4 4 7 Sports e 6 6 a 4 • a 4, 6 went 1041 RAE' To USE HACKSAW POtit itEMOVitqo Grief comes in threes! This oft proven theory was again proven to be no myth as the outcome of one of the most violent crashes in the area was recorded late Friday afternoon at an Usborne Township inter- section about three and a half miles north-east of Exeter. Dead in the crash was Grant Gilfillan, 18, of Winchelsea, and he was the third citizen of that small Usborne community to die in the past month. The others were Newton Clarke and John Coward. Gilfillan was a passenget in a car driven by Herman Brand- er, 18, RR 2 Mitchell, which was in collision with a loaded gravel truck driven by Ken Broom, Hensall, The accident brought to three the total number of mishaps that have plagued the Broom' family in the past two years. His wife was seriously hurt in a crash in Exeter in October, 1962, while Broom was the driver of a car which acci- dentally ran over an infant in the Lucan area early this sum- mer. Broom was apparently pro- ceeding south on the conces- sion road, 2 1/2 miles east of Highway 4, while Brander and Gilfillan were proceeding east on the concession road 11/2 Miles north of Highway 83 when they collided. Time of the crash was given as a few minutes after 5:00 p.m. The car and truck ended up in the south-east corner of the intersection, with the truck and some of its six tons of graVel resting on top of the flattened car. Within a Matter Of minutes, abotit 10 men were at the scene Youngster hurt , crossing street Murray Heist, of London, for- merly of Stephen Township, was hit by a car Friday while cross- ing the street on his way home from school. He was seriously injured with a leg and arm fracture and in- ternal injuries, and is a patient in V ictoria Hospital. Murray is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Hai s t. Dredge sinks to lake bottom Rough Lake Huron W a ter Tuesday prevented attempts to raise a 120-foot long dredge owned by the Canadian Dredge and boa Company Ltd., Of Toronto, which sank in 12 feet of water Seturday. The dredge was being used id construction of the intake pipe let the Lake Huron pipeline to London. It began listing shortly after workmen arrived at the site Etbotit and Went &arn ebOut one hour later nearly 1,000 feet Offshore. Another attempt at bringing the large 'Machine from the lake bottom was planned yes- terday.