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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-05-25, Page 1Seek downtown traffic light, re-oxen aarkinq meter talk $$2,000 half of which will be re- ceived in grants. Council has to supply all the materials. of Trade) named a committee and council appointed two members to the group, but they have ac- complished very little. In his report, Wright said the police had been asked to start enforcing the two hour parking PL AN ACTIVITIES Councillor Jim Newby, chair- man of the centennial committee of council, noted Ms group "must get going" to plan events in con- nection with the opening of River- view Park on July 1. Plans were made to ineetIVIon- day night. Councillor Ross Taylor in- formed members that the paving of John and Oidley St. would com- mence this week, and it was also expected the dust layer will be applied on the streets this week. "Those are things people will be glad to hear," he opined. FIREMEN BATTLE BLAZE AT HOME OF GRANT TRIEBNER Becomes nurse Miss Janice J. Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gill, Grand Bend, graduated from Vic- toria Hospital School of Nurs- ing, Friday night at the annual graduation ceremony held at Al- umni Hall, London. . . photo by Jack Doerr regulations on Main St. and to carry out more foot patrol. Tenders were opened for the pryde Boulevard storm drain and also the small section of sanitary sewer on the southern portion of William Street. Council accepted the tender of Norbrandt Construction for the Pryde Blvd. work at a cost of $18,514. The only other tender was from C. A. MeDowell at a price of $19,055, McDowell was the lower of the two on the William St. sanitary work with a price of $5,600. The bid on the storm drain was accepted subject to approval from the Ontario Municipal Board as the project will be paid by debenture Issue. Total cost of the Work is expected to be around Area soldier in 'hot spot' One local family is more than casually interested in U Thant's recent decision as to the disposal of the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt. Corporal Don Jertnyn, of the Royal Canadian Engineers, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Jermyn, Exeter, left Trenton by air on Sunday. His original posting was for one year with the U.N.E.F., but present indications are that it may be abbreviated. The 3,400-man UN Emergency Force, withdrawn at the demand of Egypt President Nasser, in- eludes 800 Canadian troops. U Thant's decision to remove the force has drawn criticism from Canadian officials. The force was Implemented at the suggestion of Prime Minister Lester Pearson. War between Egypt and Israel looms as a result of the with- drawal of the force. EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 25, 1967 Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents FIREMEN SAVE DISTRICT HOME Pair injured in car crash Will teach Miss Mary Eileen Carey, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carey, RR 8 Parkhill has graduated with honors from Teachers' College, London. She plans tobegin teach- ing with the London Separate School Board this fall. Exeter council Tuesday night decided to ask the department of highways for permission to ereot a traffic signal at the Main and Sanders St. intersection. The recommendation was made by Councillor Ted Wright, who had cited the need for some traf- fic control methods at last year's nomination meeting. The decision to have it placed at the Sanders St. intersection was made at a meeting of the protection to persons and prop- erty committee in consultation with the police department. Apparently expecting some op- position to the suggestion from the department, Wright suggested council should be prepared to exert as much pressure as pos- sible. Reeve Boyle suggested a light would enable people all along the street to cross more safely with traffic regulated at the corner. Cost of the project was not known, but Clerk Eric Carscad- den reported the last estimate received indicated a traffic light would cost about $2,500. In his committee report, Wright also had some criticism for local merchants, noting they gave council "the run-around" when the matter of off-street parking was broached. He suggested council should look seriously at installing park- ing meters when the Main St. is dug up for reconstruction next year. It was suggested much of the parking problem was created by merchants and their employees plugging the Main St. with their own cars. The matter of parking meters had been discussed previously and met with strong opposition from merchants. Off-street parking has also been discussed, but no solution found. Some time ago, the Business- men's Association (now Board was contained in several pock- ets in the sawdust insulation of the farm home. Bystanders helped fir em en carry out bedding and upholster- ed furniture to prevent it from being damaged by water. The loss was partially cover- ed by insurance. remarked that it was snowing. However, another glance prov- ed it was smoke. Firemen from the two area brigades quickly converged on the scene and set up their hoses at a nearby creek. They had to douse the blaze with a consider- able amount of water as the fire Boyle foiled again in rodeo opposition Cousins attain degrees Two SHDHS graduates were among those receiving their Bachelor of Arts degree at Monday's convocation at Waterloo University College. Donald Cann, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carf Cann, Exeter, has accepted a position on the teaching staff at Arthur Voaden Vo- cational School, St. Thomas, while Roger Cann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Cann, Exeter, will join the federal government in the department of manpower and immigration at Oakville. — T-A photo H As if they hadn't had enough trouble already!" That was the comment of a neighbor as she watched firemen battle a fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Triebner, just north of the Exeter cemetery shortly after supper, Tuesday. Quick action by the volunteer fire brigades from Exeter and Dashwood saved the house, al- though the roof was completely ruined and there was water and smoke damage throughout the house. The past trouble referred to by the neighbor was the fact that only this year the couple learned that their Infant son, Mark, had cystic fibrosis. The seven-month-old was in his mist tent when the blaze was discovered and he and the other two children were taken by friends to the neighboring farm of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rowe. Mr. Triebner said Wednesday he thought the fire started from sparks from the chimney leading from the wood-burning cook stove in the kitchen. His eldest daughter, Michele, was the first to notice the fire as the family was eating supper. She looked out the window and Pass on savings from grant boost Two Exeter men are still in hospital following an accident early Saturday morning when the car in which they were riding crashed head-on into a tree on Main St. Driver of the car was George Pratt, 32 Gidley St. West, and his passenger was Walter Peitsch, 349 Marlboro St. Pratt is in South Huron Hos- pital with lacerations to his right leg and a hip injury, while Peitsch is in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don, with a fractured jaw, brok- en ribs and internal Injuries. The 1966 model car owned by Pratt was almost completely wrecked. The men had been southbound on Main St. when the crash oc- curred just north of the Main St. United Church. Pratt told police a car made a U-turn in front of him, and when he pulled to the left to avoid a collision, he lost control and smashed into the tree on the east side of the road in front of the home of Mrs. Frank King. The incident was investigat- ed by Special Constable Irwin Ford, assisted by Cpl. Harry VanBergen. Members of the Stephen Town- ship School Area board wasted little time in passing on the bene- fits of the latest grant increases he would have voted differently on a previous motion presented by Boyle had he known the reeve would have been against loaning the equipment. The previous motionpresented by Boyle was to donate $200 to the Exeter Junior Hawks to en- able them to buy new sweaters and socks for next season. In that discussion, Boyle, who is president of the Exeter Minor Hockey Association, noted the junior team had brought much publicity to the community in reaching the OHA semi-finals this past season. He explained they had pro- vided the arena with about $3,500 in gate receipts. Listing the expenses of the club, he said they had paid out some $1,700 for sticks, tape and gum over the year and dental bills for three players could reach about $500 or $600, of which only $200 was covered by insur- ance. Clerk Eric Carscadden point- ed out that the Exeter Minor Hockey Association had paid out almost $2,000 in "salaries" to the players, although Boyle had not mentioned this in his report. Be admitted this was the case, and the boys had been offered pay after they were down three games to two to Point Edward. The team members were offered 50%of the gate receipts the EMHA received. He said this worked out to — Please turn to Page 3 Reeve Derry Boyle continued his opposition to moving the ball diamond at the Exeter Community Park to provide space for the rodeo grounds at Tuesday's coun- cil meeting when he bucked a plan to let the rodeo committee have free use of the town grader. The group had requested use of the grader to prepare the new diamond. He pointed out the rodeo com- mittee had agreed to undertake the project at no cost to any public body, and he maintained they should be held to that agree- ment. Councillor Ross Taylor re- plied that the rodeo could be a big asset to the community and the group should be given some assistance. "We would be setting a dang- erous precedent," Boyle replied. Taylor promptly replied that there "Is a lot of prejudice here, and I don't think there should be". He presented a motion call- ing for council to give the rodeo committee the grader and an operator for four hours at no charge and Boyle promptly pre- sented an amendment that coun- cil not offer the service of the grader or a town employee for any outside projects. He failed to get a seconder for his amendment and the mo- tion carried by a slim four to three vote. During the debate, Taylor noted Meet tonight on salaries to the ratepayers. Meeting in regular session Tuesday, they decided to pass on a saving of $8,980.14 thus cutting their 1967 rate they had set a month earlier by 1.52 mills. In officially opening the Stephen Central school just two weeks ago, Education Minister William G. Davis announced a new grant system whereby approvals for capital construction for elem- entary schools would be increas- ed by 50%. Additional grants will now be received due to the extra ap- proval on building costs of the new Stephen Central school and an addition to the Grand Bend school. The change In aid from the provincial government enables the Stephen board to cut their requisition to all municipalities from $107,834.73 to $98,854.59, In making the announcement Wednesday morning, secretary- treasurer Wilmar D. Wein said the basic residential rate would be 16.79 as compared to 18.31 that was proposed according to estimates before the grant change from Toronto. Last year's rate for residential property owners was 13.5 mills. Wein continued, "although it took a lot of work in the past week to make the revised calcu- lations, the board felt we should pass the benefits on to the rate- payers this year rather than end up with a surplus. Tornado relief hits $20,000 The Huron-Perth Tornado fund has reached $20,000 according to treasurer Lloyd Humphreys, Dublin. He said this week that letters have been sent out to area banks which have been collectingfunds, asking them to return all pro- ceeds as soon as possible. Hum- phreys suggested the figure would increase somewhat when this was done. The money collected locally will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the provincial government. The relief committee also hopes to get federal and county assist- ance as well. Mast of the money now col- lected has come from private donations and from organizations in the two counties hit by the tornado last month. Volunteers have canvassed door-to-door in most communities. The Hensall Kinsmen have been spearheading the drive for funds in their district. Assisted by the Kinettes, they received $1400 in a canvass of the community and picked up more than $1500 by — Please turn to page 3 Nurse grad Miss Helen Hendrick, daughter of Mrs. S. Hendrick, Exeter, and a former SHDHS graduate, received her diploma from Vic- toria Hospital School of Nursing at graduating exercises at Alumni Hall, UWO, Friday, May 19. . . photo by Jack Doerr Many cuts, bruises result from crashes A total of 11 persons were in- jured — but all of a minor na- ture — in five crashes investig- ated by the OPP this week. The number of crashes over the holi- day weekend was small, despite the heavy traffic through the area. Oddly enough, the car sustain- ing the most damage was a 1928 Model T Ford. It was badly smashed when it left Highway 83 at 3:20 pm Sunday, and crash- ed into the ditch and rolled over. The car was owned by Orville L. Wein, RR 2 Crediton, Who told OPP Constable John Wright he estimated the value of his customized vehicle at $2,000. Wein and a passenger were slightly shaken up in the crash. Representatives of various or- ganizations are meeting in Hen- salt tonight (Thursday) in an at- tempt to solve the present dead- lock over salary schedules be- tween teachers at the Hensall and Zurich public schools and the Hay Township school board. Two representatives from the Ontario Teachers' Federation and a delegation of three from the Public School Trustees As-. sociation of Ontario will be meet- ing with the Hay school board and a negotiating committee of teach- ers. Escapes from wheel Above, is an inside view of the 1966 model car driven by George Pratt of town that crashed into a tree on Main Street, early Satur- day morning. The driver, who is inaSouth Huron Hospital with minor injuries apparently was thrown to the right and missed being hit by the steering wheel that came back over the seat. — T-A photo The first of the crashes took place Saturday night on Highway 83 when cars driven by John R. Schenk, Dashwood, and Donald J. Mahoney, were in a collision. Schenk was in the process of making a turn while Mahoney was attempting to pass him when the crash took place. Damage was estimated by Consta bl e Wright at $600. Two passengers in the Mahoney vehicle suffered minor injuries. On Sunday at 12:35 pm, two London area drivers collided at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road. Involved were Patricia A. Everett, RR 4 Lon- don, and Bernard G, Biel, Lon- don. Both had been northbound prior to the crash. Damage was listed at $400. Only one rat — but 10 pigs? Youths at GB surprised —it's now 'century club' Rats are becoming a problem on the west side of town Coun- cillor Joe Wooden told council, Tuesday. tie didn't detail exactly where the problem is, but said people reported to him they were being killed on the road and were get- ting quite numerous. One, member of council sug- gested rifles should be used to destroy the pests, but Mayor Jack Deibridge suggested from his experience this was of little avail. He told members of attempting to shoot rats in a barn where they "were as thick as hair" and he only shot one rat. "And 10 pigs," quipped Coun- cillor George VrieSe before the mayor had time to continue, much to the amusement of the Mem. bers. It was decided to seek ftetlifiti from the Heron County 'Health Unit. rested over the weekend, Of this amount, 13 were On 1 i qu or charges, 5 for creating distarb- ances, 1 theft, 3 property dam- age and 1 injury along with 3 charges under the Highway Traf- fie Act. In summing tip the first busy Weekend of the summer, Sgt. Shepherd said, "We are very satisfied with the way things went. /t is our policy to try and prevent things from happening rather than deal with them later." Due mainly to the cool weather the temperature dipped to 27 at midnight Saturday — the crowd visiting the resort was less than 1,000. Saturday night was fairly quiet. When any outbreaks threatened the demonstrators were quickly Ushered to the police station. The only demonstration of any con, sequence happened about 12:30 Sunday morning. Several hundred spectators lined both Sides of HAPPENS AGAIN The "usual" Sunday afternoon crashes took place near the Grand Bend Dragway this week. In the first incident, cars in- volved were driven by Nelson MacGregor, Parkhill and David Warwood, Oakville. Damage to the vehicles was listed at $360 by OPP Constable Dale Lamont, With all but $10 of that being to the MacGregor vehitle. Police report Warwood was coming out the laneway at the drag strip and had started to turn to go north, when he ap- parently changed his Mind and attempted to go south. MacGregor was Southbound at the time. Seven persena received minor injuries five with whiplash — in a three; car crash on Highway 81 around 5:00 p.m. Damage to the vehicles Was listed at $1,400 by Constable Wright. Involved were cars driven by John 13. IllingWorth, Stratford; Brian W. Daynardi kitchener and Joseph L. Bencze, Warcisville. Please turn to Page 3 The name of a club in Grand Bend has had 1 t s name changed quite often in recent years, but now in our Centennial year of 196'7 it will be appropriately known as the "Century club". Reference is being made to the more than 20 persons that were arrested and charged on liquor and disturbance charges inGrand Bend over the Weekend. The fines in the past for such offences have ranged all the way from $12.50 to $22.50 to $52.50. This year every one arrested must post a bail bond of $100 and costs of $2.50. As was the case Sunday morn- ing at the popular summer re- sort, a feW that could not raise the ball in cash Were taken to Sarnia until payment is arranged or court Is held. Sgt. J. H. Shepherd of /Junta- Ville, .in charge of the 25-trtan OPP force in the Bend for the summer, reported 23 were ar- main street, but most of them remained as only onlookers. A few insults were hurled at po- lice officers but the group was quickly broken up. In explaining the new bond system of $100, Sgt. Shepherd said this figure was suggested after conferences between court and provincial police officials as a deterrent to offenders. The head of the force went on: "The offenders could come from some distant points and by creasing the bond rate we are ensuring the fines will be cover- ed, thus doing away with bring- ing them back. Justice of the Peace, Morray A. DeSJa.rdins told the T- A Tues- day that when an offender pays the $102.50 he is allowed to go and unless he returns for court the following Thursday, a plea of guilty is put in by the justice of the peace on his behalf and the fine considered paid. Oh that is so soft W110 Says a beard has disadvantages? Certainly not Richard May, ins he draws admiring glances front four pert, young misses in his grade one class during the centennial day event at EPS. The gals on the left are Laurie Wildfong and Lynn Clarke, while on the right are Jodi !oilmen and Darlene Davis,