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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-10-05, Page 1Container for eyes goes from Lions to CNIB to hospital Horse owners get reprieve, agree riding habits are bad few feet away from the animal's back feet. "We're going to have an ac- cident," he predicted. Other members agreed there were several dangerous Incidents regarding the riding of horses and Councillor Joe Wooden com- plained that the police were not enforcing the law as it pertains to the riding of horses. Exeter's horse owners got a reprieve when council decided Monday to turn their proposed bylaw over the the Mayor's com- mittee for further study and recommendations. Council debated the topic for some time at the meeting, but no concrete proposals were pre- sented. One of the main questions re- garding council's proposed bylaw is whether or not existing owners would have to comply with the regulations, or whether it would regulate only future uses. Councillors differed in their opinions, but most appeared to agree with the suggestion that have some measure of control over premises so there would be a better relation between horse- men and other citizens. Dr, Don Ecker also pointed out riding habits were poor among some horsemen, and said every- one had a responsibility to be mindful of the rights of others. lie also noted he would rather have his children looking after horses than motorbikes or out walking the streets, He urged all riders to "mind your manners" because if they didn't they would lose the privi- lege of having horses in the town. Dr. Read said he was in agree- ment that some measure of control was necessary, and he too pointed out the keeping of horses gives town children good training in accepting responsi- bility. He urged that council not make a hasty decision regarding the matter. present owners would be per- mitted to keep their horses as long as they complied with the regulations regarding the dis- posal of manure and other rules regarding stables. Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore reported one lady had told him that if council is going to permit farm conditions to exist in Exeter, she would like to see farm tax rates prevail. He also mentioned the fact some young riders in the com- munity do not seem aware of the dangers involved with horses. He told of seeing three young- sters on a horse recently with another toddler standing only a Bad weather again hits fair at Kirkton Their determination After losing the first pull, the boys from Usborne Central School came back to win two straight to cop the school division of the tug-of- war at the Kirkton Fall Fair, Friday. Members of the team from the paid off in victory anchor position are: Jim Snow, Doug Miners, Graham Robinson, Dennis Brock, John Jaques and Terry Johns, A team from Fullerton won the men's division of the contest. — T-A photo EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 5, 1967 Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burgin in their 1927 Model T. There were many highlights in the afternoon program, one being the choosing of a 1967 fair queen. The contest was divided into two sections, one for ladies in authentic centennial costumes and one for those who had made centennial costumes. Judging was based on the dresses only. Mrs. Burns Blackler won first prize in the first category, fol- lowed by Mrs. Raymond Paynter, Mrs. Verneta O'Rourke and Miss Grace Paton. Mrs. Gerald Brintnell was judged to have the best authentic costume, followed by Mrs. Roger — Please turn to Page 2 Kirkton Fall Fair not only fol- lows Exeter's on the calendar but is also beginning to follow the same weather jinx. For the second year in a row the weather was responsible for keeping crowds down well below the average, although this year it was more the threat of bad weath- er that did the damage. Overcast skies, rain and cool temperatures prevailed through- out the morning, but once the par- ade got going the rain completely subsided and those dressed for the occasion had no discomfort. Unfortunately, the threat of bad weather appeared to keep many of the patrons at home. Although only one school — SS 5 Fullerton — joined the parade, it had a youthful appearance. The Kirkton and area Scouts, Cubs and Girl Guides all had floats and they were joined by several horsemen, two vintage cars and two or three other floats from the area. The Kirkton WI float won first prize, depicting the changes be- tween today and 100 years ago. Two ladies were dressed in the costume of their ancestors, while two more "teenie boppers" show- ed the styles of today. The Phillips family of London placed second and the Boy Scouts took third, followed by the Guides Expect over 10,000 to attend Tuesday showing of caravan Hardware store changes owners A Woodstock man, Her old Gunn, has purchased Traquair Hardware in Exeter. The business was operated for several years by the late Albert Traquair, and was carried on by his wife and son, Donald. They announced the sale of the business this week. Mr. Gunn has had s ever al years' experience in the hard- ware business. Because of its size it will be accompanied by a police escort on its way to the site. There, the drivers will arrange the col- orful trailers in a quadrangle, set up the mobile regional ex- hibits, entrance gangways and bridges between trailers — and the show is ready to open. Visitors can experience the de- velopment of Canada from pri- meval times to the present. It's not a museum or an art gallery or a history lesson. It's more like a time machine trip to visit the people of all walks of life who lived and worked, laughed and wept in Canada be- fore we came along. This major Centennial Com- mission project took almost four years to produce from idea to fact. Writers laid down broad story lines. Then some of Canada's — Please turn to Page 3 Fine resort trio over shoplifting Three Grand Bend area resid- ents were fined a total of $300 or 30 days in jail in London mag- istrate's court, Tuesday, when they pleaded guilty to stealing almost $100 worth of goods from two London stores Sept. 18. Larry Wayne Desjardine, 19, his wife, Margaret Myrtle, 18, and Desjardine's sister, Sandra Ann, 16, all of RR 1 Grand Bend, were each fined $100 without costs. Mrs. Desjardine admitted stealing $56.63 worth of mer- chandise from Zeller's depart- ment store, Highbury Avenue; Sandra Ann a din it t e d stealing $40.92 worth of goods from the same store, and Mr. Desjardine admitted stealing two pairs of shoe laces and a wrench, with a total value of $1.04, from the K- mart department store, Highbury Avenue. Items taken by the woman and the girl included baby clothing, two dresses, lipstick, a woman's purse, a woman's wallet, hair spray and ear-rings, court was told. The Desjardines had a total of about $51 on them when they were arrested outside the stores, court was told. Magistrate D. B. Menzies said millions of dollars worth of goods lost by merchants through shop- lifters have to be paid for by "the honest people who buy and pay for goods." The Confederation C a r a v an comes to Exeter on Tuesday and over 10,000 people are expected to come and see it. The local committee in charge of arrangements really don't know how many people to expect, but already they've been guaran- teed well over 6,000 people. That's the number of school children who will come by bus to see the story of the nation and her people in a way it's never been told before. The school children will be coming from such points as Huron Centennial School at Brucefield to the north, Usborne Central to the east, Grand Bend, Thed- ford and Parkhill to the west and Lucan and Biddulph Township to the south. Arnold Mathers, principal of the B rue ef ield school, is in charge of arrangements for the school children and reported that all schools have been notified of the times they are to come. They will be provided with bus trans- portation by their school boards. Needless to say, officials are hoping area adults will stay away during the time allotted to the school children. That's fro m 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Oc- tober 10. From then on, until 11:00 p.m. the exhibit will be open to all adults in the same area as out- lined for the school children. An indication of the potential crowd is evidence from the fact the closest the Caravan will be to Exeter is St. Marys, Strathroy, Goderich and Seaforth. Present plans call for the eight giant trailers to be set up at Exeter Community Park. How- ever, another day similar to Ex- eter Fair would make the grounds too soft and they then would be moved to the parking lot at Cana- dian Canners Ltd. If that is too wet? Well, it may be shown at the runways at Centralia, but naturally the committee, headed by Dr. Don Ecker, are hopeful the weather will co-operate and the exhibits will be at the Com- munity Park as planned. You'll know the caravan's com- ing when you hear its might y claxon blaring out the first four notes of "0 Canada" as the eight giant tractor-trailers roll through town. But there won't be many peo- ple on band to greet it. Most will just roll over and go back to sleep because it's scheduled to arrive from St. Marys around 2:00 a.m. WILL TRY Mayor Jack Delbridge report- ed on a meeting he had attend- ed with members of the Exeter Saddle Club, Friday, at which time the discussion centred on the dangerous riding habits of some young horsemen. He was a member of a panel at the meeting along with Cpl. Harry VanBergen, Dr. Don Ecker and Dalton Finkbeiner. Dr. Wally Read was chairman. Members of the panel agreed that the young riders were not obeying laws and it was pointed out the Saddle Club should do everything possible to educate them. "Horse etiquette is a real problem," Dr. Read admitted. but said it shouldn't be hard to correct with the cooperation of all concerned. He told the many young riders in attendance that one rider doing something detrimental was cast- ing a bad light on all horse owners. Cpl. VanBergen outlined rules and regulations for horses under the Highway Traffic Act. He said a horse was to be handled in the same manner as a car or bicycle and the same rules of the road prevailed. Mayor Delbridge told the horsemen that council planned to pass some type of bylaw re- garding horses, but said he doubted it would be as stringent as the one recently published. "I don't think you'll have any problems abiding by it," he stated. Mayor Delbridge also criti- cized some of the riding habits he has seen, pointing out riding on the grass at Riverview Park and on Main St. were wrong. He cited the lack of proper instruction for children as the main problem. "The majority of council don't want to drive horses out of town," he added. But he pointed out council had to be concerned with the rights of all persons, not just horse owners. "Our duty as older members is to educate the young folk," Mr. Finkbeiner noted. He pointed out that in Sarnia, violations of the law are handled by the police and health problems are the responsibility of the Medical Officer of Health. He suggested council should Council okays permits may become stricter Exeter council approved build- ing permits for the erection of two new homes at their Monday meeting. They were the first permits issued for new homes in several weeks, as new home con- struction has been low this year. The permits were granted to Ed. Mittleholtz, for the erection of a new house on S her wood Avenue, and to Robert Southcott, for a home on Kingscourt Cres- cent. Both are in the Dow sub- division. Permits were also approved Crediton folk are 'deflated' Many residents of Crediton suffered an "deflated" feeling when they awoke Saturday morn- ing. Several cars and even one school bus had flat tires due to the action of vandals. In addition, many people had been bother e d throughout the night by knocks at their doors and other mischievous acts. The Exeter OPP are investig- ating the incidents and report in no uncertain terms that if the persons responsible a r e found they will be charged. OPP Constable John Wright explained that acts of mischief are covered under the Criminal Code, making them a serious offence. Hippies invade local scene Everything about Toronto's Yorkville came to Exeter Tuesday night — except the RCMP — when members of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held a "hippie party" in the Legion Auxiliary rooms. Some of the far-out group shown above, from the left: Mrs. Bill Essery, Mrs. John Grose, Mrs. John Witeveen, Mrs. Tom Arthur, Mrs. Dwayne Tinney, Mrs. Norman Amos and Mrs. Hugh Patterson. — T-A photo for repairs and alterations to several other buildings. They were for Art Geiser, to renovate the front of Elmart Apartments on Main Street; Fred Simmons, to reshingle roof of house at 332 Senior St.; Car 1 Mills, to re-side house at 18'7 Main St.; Don Rozendal, to build a garage at 373 Marlboro St. All were issued subject to zon- ing regulations. A permit was also granted to James Kneale, for the moving of the portable classroom building at SHDHS to a lot on Senior St. The building will be made into apartment units. Council approved the permit subject to proper supervision of all parties concerned and added the stipulation that any damage created be the responsibility of the mover. Members also agreed to take steps to make rules for building in Exeter more stringent and it is planned that all residents who plan any type of construction or alterations must secure a build- ing permit. At the present time, owners planning work which will cost under $100 do not have to secure a permit, but there has been con- siderable confusion over this regulation in the past. Works Superintendent J i m Paisley reported that in Delhi a permit was required for all jobs, although no fee was charged on work estimated at under $100. Council appeared to favor this idea. Lions donate equipment for shipping human eyes Over 18,000 to receive vote It's official now. Three can- didates will contest the upcoming provincial election for the Huron riding seat. Nominations closed Tuesday and the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton will be opposed by Morgan Smith of the Liberals and the Rev. John C. Boyne of the NM'. At the same time, the official agents of the three candidates were announced. Eugene Beaver, Exeter, will act for Mr. Mac- Naughton; Robert E. McMillan, RR 2 Seaforth, will be the agent for Rev. Boyne; and Robert Mal- oney, Bayfield, is serving for Brigadier Smith. Russell T. Bolton, returning officer, reports there are 93 polls in the Huron riding for the October 17 election and advance polls will be held at Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth and Exeter. A total of 18,752 voters are eligible. To date, the campaign has generated very little activity in this district. Both Rev. Boyne and Brigadier Smith have been concentrating on the central and northern sections of the riding. Bank of Canada upon their death. Making this "legacy of sight" possible are members of the Ex- eter Lions, who Thursday night Area residents, regardless if they be far-sighted, near-sight- ed or even cross-eyed, can now donate their eyes to The Eye donated a shipping container for eyes to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Jack Clements, district field secretary for the CNIB, accepted the container from Lions presid- ent Gerald Webb and then im- mediately turned it over to C. L. Smith, treasurer of South Huron Hospital. The container, which resem- bles a large picnic thermos, will be kept at the local hospital. Upon the death of any resident who has donated his eyes to The Eye Bank, his eyes will be removed by an area doctor, placed in the ship- ping container, and sent to Tor- onto or London where cornea from those eyes will be trans- planted to the eye of a blind person. This Is called corneal graft and has been successfully done scores of times. The new cornea grows into the once blind eye and in fact becomes part of it. It 18 just like having a pane of frost- ed glass replaced with a clear one. Mr. Clements, who has been blind for the past 15 years as the result of a shooting accident, told members of the Lions, two local doctors and three mem- bers of the hospital staff that The Eye tank was founded in 1055 and since then has been responsible for the restoration of sight for hundreds of blind persons. Any living person can pledge his eyes to The Eye Bank, but -- Please turn to Page 2 Eight persons hurt in district crashes The number of area accidents jumped this week as the Exeter OPP detachment officers were called to investigate nine crash- es. A total of eight persons were injured in the mishaps, none Seriously. The first of the crashes oc- curred on Friday at 4:00 and Kenneth G. Granger and his passenger, Arthur Stewart, both of London, received injuries on Highway 4 north of Exeter. Granger was proceeding north and went into the east ditch and rolled over as the result of an improper passing by a southbound car. OPP Constable W. G. Glass- ford investigated and listed dam- age at $300. At 7:30 p.m, the same day, a car operated by Clarence Rohn- er, Exeter, was in collision with It's not that it wasn't wanted, but a container for shipping human eyes to The Eye Bank of Canada changed hands quickly at a meeting of the Exeter Lions, Thursday. On the left, Lions president Gerald Webb, centre, presented the container to Jack Clements, district field secretary for the CNIB, and his assistant, Roy Meehan. Mr, Clements then turned a car parked on Wellington St., Hensall. Constable D. A. Lamont estim- stet! damage at $15. On Friday at 11:15 p.m., Hugh Clausls, 35, Zurich, su fiered minor injuries as a result of a single car accident on No. 2. County Road south of Zurich. Damage to the car was listed at $750 after it went off the road and into the ditch. Constable H.3. Beyer investig- ated. The detachment's newest of- ficer. F. L. Giffin, investigated another accident on Friday night. A car owned by John R. Corbett, RR i Exeter, was backed into at the Zurich Bowling Alley lot. The Corbett car was parked at the time and damage was listed at $50. --Please turn to Page 3 the container over to C. L, Smith, treasurer of the South Huron Hospital and Miss Alice Claypole, hospital administrator. Both 'men from the CNIB are blind, and they made a plea to area residents to pledge their eyes to The Eye sank to help people with the same handicap as they have. 'T-A photos 3