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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-02-29, Page 1.Drivers receive awards for ..safety Laren, Richard .140Whinney, ,Seated ,from. the left, Bev, Skinner, Larry Baynhare, Anton Hansen, Joe Rumig, President B. W. Tuckey, Les Mitchell, PeOrge PP.1.PTqr Cord' Preston, Cecil Smith, John Madge, Missing from the photo; Cagier )59PgarktanS,T)911 Ross, Donald phillipt, Seldon NichOla, Pensen .Edwardt, .Gordon Appleton, .Fr.anic . Robinson. ,,,- photo by Doerr Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 29, 1968 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Centralia boat firm underway could double size first year Thirty-six drivers were presented with safe driving awards at the annual awards banquet of Guenther Tuckey Transports Limited in Lucan, Saturday. The drivers are from Toronto, Goderich and Exeter and standing from the left are; Laverne McCarter, Will Berdan, Alex Thompson, Murray Firdayson, Lewis Erb, Russell Lee) Eldon Daters, Ross Gwyn, Jack Harvey, George Wilson, Reid Hackwell, Glen Irvine, Dan McLeod, Wilmer Adkins, Tom Voerman, Ron Anderson, Bob Dykstra, Harold Thiel, Jim Mc- Boat builders happy in new home Howard and Peter Hughes, shown here with their wives (who double as secretaries) are extremely pleased with their firm's new home in Centralia Industrial Park. Their 19 employees also movedhere from Scarborough and have settled into Huron Park to start production on the two sailing-cruising yachts produced by HughesBoat Works Lim- ited. Howard, left, is secretary-treasurer of the firm and brother peter is president. The two engineers are natives of Liverpool, England. T-A photo Conditions improve —accidents decline A!. '2•4;1;44414.;e:. .14111111111=4.:z Hughes 38 wins wide acclaim i Even before It had been put through sea trialt, the design of the Hughes 38 had generated Such interest and enthusiasm that Hughes ,Boat Works Limited had received 40 orders front yachttrnen all over North America and as far away as Greece. One of these luxury craft will be produced every 10 days at the firms new honie in the Centralia Industrial Park. They are the first firm to get into production sallbeets in Canada by the end of the year. at Centralia and brothers'`Ho and Peter 'Hughes expect to bedorne the largaespthmotaont4acAtiuerxeartaoyf • lq.or, . It's brotherhood or else speaker tel ls district men 'IVs brotherhood or elgei" That is the challenge faced by People in all nations some 140 men were told Monday night at Joins OPP Following in his father's foot- steps and hoping to make a career in the police profession, Donald Mason, 23, the son of OPP In- spector Alexander Mason, Chat- ham, has joined the Exeter OPP detatchment. Constable Mason was born in Windsor and attended schools at Essex and Chatham before enrolling at Waterloo Lutheran University. He is active in athletics and is a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in The Big Brother Movement and has been a Canadian delegate of the Chatham branch at conven- tions in Ireland and St. Louis. Drivers given safety awards Over 150 persons attended the annual Guenther Tuckey Trans- ports Limited safe driving award banquet at the Shillelagh Motor Hotel in Lucan, Saturday. Thirty-six drivers were pre- sented with safe driving awards ranging from one year to 11 years of unpreventable accident free driving. Each driver was presented with a safe driving award pin and also a cheque from Guenther Tuckey Transports Limited. Mel Gaiser of W. H. Hodg- son Ltd. also presented cheques to those receiving 11 year awards. They were Anton Hansen, Exeter; Leslie Mitchell, Credi- ton; Frank Robinson, Toronto; Jerome Rumig, Goderich. Guests present at the event were W. F. Murray, Toronto, a representative of the Transport Safety Association of Ontario who spoke briefly on safe driving; Charles Dawson, North Bay, rep- resentative of Mack Trucks Mfg. of Canada Ltd.; Jerry Leckie, London, representing the Ontario Department of Transport. The special guests were ac- companied by their wives. Dancing to the Hi Fi's or- chestra of London concluded the evening. Lions stag big success Over 300 area men attended the men's night sponsored by the Exeter Lions at the R. E. Pooley Legion hall, Wednes- day. The sponsors report the event was a financial success and all the proceeds will be used for service work in the area. In fact, it was so success- ful it is now planned as an annual event. Murray Moore was in charge of the committee planning the event with other members being Bob Dinney, Harry Mathers, Ray Morley and Fred Darling. Entertainment was provided by the Patti Brothers and Shirley and Mrs. Robert Haugh. A hot smorga.sberd dinner was served by the Legion Auxiliary. Draws Were held throughout the evening for merchandise and dash prizes. the,annual Brotherhood Week banquet SP9aPored. by the Jahles Street United Church AOTS .1%1 Club. The men represented rriest re- /igione cleneininatiPas in South Huron and the Speaker Was a man who termed hinisell a "contra- diction" because his name was White (Bill) and his face is Col- ored, The Agincourt man said that the ultimatum of "brotherhOOd or else" was one that has been placed at our doorstep by history. Mr. White said that throngh man's genius, he has been able to transform the world into a neighborhood with all the nations of the world being neighbors and as close as our TV screens, "The backward nations are no longer content to be supresped," he said. "They are ready to take their place as a nation of the world and they're interested in haying what we have." He added that the ills of one nation are now the ills of ev- ery nation. "We're susceptible to the ills of our neighbours," he added. Looking back through history, Mr. White noted that both the Greek and Roman Empires had been forms of domocracy. How- ever, he said each encompassed a system of slavery and second class citizenship. Usborne plans await approval The Usborne Township school area board is still awaiting de- partment of education approval for their plans for an addition at the school. Board chairman Bev Parsons said sketches for the proposed addition have been presented to the department by the architects. The board hopes to have the work started in time for com- pletion in September. At present, the board is also advertising for a kindergarten teacher. If one can be secured, kindergarten classes will be given at the school after the spring vacation. Mr. Parsons said no decision had as yet been reached whether the classes would be for a full day or not. As a result of recent acci- dents, several area drivers ap- peared in Exeter court, Tuesday, before Justice of the Peace Mrs. M. Gray. John C. Snell, 93Sanders East, paid the heaviest fine of $50 after pleading guilty to a charge of careless driving. He was involved in an acci- dent on January 27 when his car went out of control on Main St. in Exeter and crashed into a hydro pole. Datnage was esti- mated at $1,000. Gerald Wilhelm, Dashwood, was fined $25 for driving a truck with an unsafe load. An empty crate came loose from the vehicle as it was pro- ceeding through Exeter and struck a parked vehicle owned by William SMith, Hensall. A fine of $35 was impOsed On Mary Theresa O'Brien, Dash- wood, fOr failing to share the road with an oncoming vehicle. She was involved in an acci- dent on December 22 when her car crossed the centre line and collided with one driven by Made- line Glavin, Dashwood. Occupants in the latter car were injured and damage was $1,400. The incident . occurred on. COuntY Road 5 in Stephen. Town- ship. A charge of failing to yield resulted in a fine of $25 for Ed- ward Haberer, Zurich. He backed from aptivatedriVe into the path of . an oncoming car on February3 and an acci- dent resulted. The .finalcharge resulting from an accident resulted in a fine of $25 for Harold Hern, GrantOn, who was involved in an accident in Exeter on Febrtiary 6 when SOME INFLUENCE Using himself as an example, Mr. White noted that in the total realm of things he was very in- significant, but said there was someone "who thinks I'm 10 feet tall". -- Please turn to page 3 he failed to yield the right of way as he pulled onto Main St. from James Street. He collided with a southbound car and damage was $300. Other charges heard in court were for speeding and resulted in the following fines: John Hibma, London, $15 for a speed of 76 in a 60 zone; Brian A. McColgan, London, $30 for a speed of 90 in a 60 zone; Lyn- wood James Legary, Leaming- ton, $10 for a speed of 52 in a 30 zone; Keith L. Maier, Dash- wood, $10 for a speed of 74 in a 60 zone. Drop charges against driver Impaired and drunk driving charges against a Zurich man were dismissed when he appear- ed in Goderich court, Monday. Russell Manson, RR 1 Zurich, had been charged after a.Novem- ber 13 accident on Highway 84, but the court ruled that proof had not been submitted that Manson was the driver of one of the ve- hicles in the accident. Another area man, Wayne Brunslow, Crediton, also appear- ed in Goderich court and was fined $150 and costs on a charge of creating wilful damage of under $50. He was charged following an incident at Bullock's service sta- tion, Friday night. He was also ordered to make restitution for the damage caused at the ser- vice station. After a couple of weeks of hectic driving conditions, area drivers gOt a bit of relief in the past seven days and this showed up in the weekly OPP press release. The leeil OffiCerS investigated only two accidents and damage amounted to $500 in each. On Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. cars operate by Edward C. Loughran, Moorefield, and William R. Snell, Dirket; collided on concession 6 and '7 in tlsbOrite Township at No. 26 sideroad. Constable W. G. Glassford in- vestigated. The Other crash took place on Friday at l2t30 A.M. when a car Operated by William R. Dinney, Eketer, Went out of control on Highway 4 south of EXeter and struck five guide itibgt on the east shoulder. Constable D. A. 'Lenient in- vettigated. bitting the week, the offidett laid 12 charges under the -High-, Way Traffic Act andiSattedrii, ings to another 31 drivers. They spent 204 hours on duty and Covered a distance Of 1,594 iiilleS on patrol, 'Constable E. C 'WO:COX it prat- ently attending a Six-week course at the Ontario Police College, Aylmer, TWO IN TOWN The t Bolide department report only two Minot accidents during the week; with total dam- age amounting to NM over $100. It Occurred on Friday at the "intersection Of Main and sanders involving cars driven by William M. Averill, Crecliton, and Gerald O'Brien, RR 3, Dash- wood. Both were northbound With Av- erill in the lead and he was struck from behind when he stopped for traffic at the in- tersection. Chief C. H. MacKenzie in- vestigated. At 4:45 p.m. the same day; Constable George Robertson in- vestigated an accident on Main St. involving a car driven by Mrs. Bernice. Cann, '73 Huron St., and a Coleman's Packing Co. truck operated by Charlet Tiernan, London. Mrs. Cann was preceeding from the lot at Cann's Mill Limited and the truck was backing up when the Mishap occurred. There was $25 damage to the car. Brantford youth to face charges A Brantford area youth has been charged with break, enter and theft following police inves- tigation of the breakin at Exeter Farm Equipment on February 1.5. Three chain saws and $40 in cash were stolen. Larry Delbert Alward, 19, has been charged with theOffense and Will Appear in Kitchener Court. Police In that city have also laid charges against the youth. Cpl. Harry VanBergen and 'OPP Constable Dale Lenient haVebeen investigating. "Historians tell us that the Greeke Empire dipirnegratiOnWAS the resnit . of their failure to ex, tend equal rights, to alipersons," he said, adding that the Rernah. Empire had died from within, alto for the the same reason that rights had not been extended to non-Romans. The speaker auggepted that the LLS,A, today has a similar prob, lem in that it accommodates sec- ond class citizenship "because men look different." 4 “I'he heart of a nation tends rot because it does not extend the same rights to said. "They (V, S.) have to come to grips with the problem." Mr. White, the 1966 winner of the Human Relationa Award from the Council of Christians and Jews, said he was an eternal optimist and it was hard for him to believe that man was bent on destroying himself. "But we haven't learned the lesson of history and we're head, ing for a tremendous accident," he said. He termed freedom the most important ingredient of democ- racy and said freedom dictates the terms on which we will sur- vive in a free world neighbor- hood. In essence, freedom is saying "you must protect me" and "you have to choose", he advised the audience. In referring to the wounded man in the Biblical story of the Good Samaritan, Mr. White suggested there were too many wounded men in the world today and too few who have felt the warmth of their fellow man. "The Samaritan chose to rec- ognize the wounded man . as a brother," he said, adding that the message of brotherhood was that all men had an opportunity to help their brothers "even if they don't know him from a hole in the ground". "No matter what choice you make, it's not just for yourself, but for all men for all time." Drivers pay penalties for crashes, speeding Full house for brotherhood. banquet anies •8t, United 'Church AOTS Meth Club played host at their annual Brotherhood Week banquet, day, with over 140 area Men from all denoininatiOnt attending, From the left are ACTS president Len guesttpealtet Bill White And two b:ee-a clergy, ltetti tketer And ReV,IllaYten„ Zurich., T-A photo Production is underway at the first industry to g e t settled at Centralia Industrial Park. Hughes Boat Works Limited, who moved here from Scar- borough, have six of their sleek 38-foot racing-cruising yachts on the finishing line in one of the former RCAF hangars and they'll be delivering one of the boats every 10 days to fill the $1 mil- lion in orders for the craft they've just put into production. Several 25-foot boats are also in production. The move to Centralia marks the fourth expansion in five years for brothers Howard, 34, and Peter Hughes, 28, who started building eight-foot dinghies in 1963 as a hobby. The engineering graduates from Liverpool, England, built two boats by themselves in their first year and have been expand- ing at a fantastic rate since then. They arrived at Centralia with their 19 highly skilled craftsmen and already they have expanded. The two brothers originally leased only half a hangar from the Ontario Development Cor- poration and now they've decided to take over the entire building. Hughes Boat Works Limited have doubled their staff and volume every year to become the third largest manufacturers of sailboats in Canada and by the end of the year they expect to be number one with the staff again doubling. In that regard they already have job openings for first class interior boat builder carpenters, a fitter-mechanic for the in- stallation of marine engines and a store keeper. The firm produces two fiber glass yachts, one a 25-footer which sells complete for approx- imately $6,500. It sleeps four and includes an electrical sys- tem, ice box, water system and marine toilet. All these boats are purchased by Canadians and the Hughes brothers have built up many last- ing friendships with owners of their Hughes 25. In fact, the sale of one of the boats led to their becoming interested in Centralia. They sold one to George Rob- ertson, a Goderich area beef farmer, who extended an invi- tation to the two builders to spend a weekend at his home to do some sailing on Lake Huron. At the same time, Mr. Rob- ertson learned that Centralia was being taken over by ODC and suggested to the two broth- ers that this is where they should be. The second boat being produced at CE.:.,tralia is the Hughes 38, a 38-foot yacht designed by Olin Stephens, of Sparkman and Ste- phens Incorporated, New York. Even before the craft under- went sea trials, the design had generated such enthusiasm that the firm had received 40 orders from yachtsmen all over North America. One of the Hughes 38 in production will be going to Greece. Crediton woman is still missing Police still have no clues as to the whereabout of Miss Gwendo- lyne Pfaff who has been missing from her Crediton home since F e Ab r du ea sr cy r9. i p tion of the 25-year- old was aired on London TV last week, but failed to uncover any information. The prospective owners have entered the boats in a number of races for 1968, including sev- eral transoceanic events. The Hughes 38 was designed along the highly sophisticated lines developed for the Ameri- can Cup defender,Intrepid. It sells for between $30,000 and $35,000, has a 30 horse- power inboard engine, sleeps seven and contains all the com- forts of home. Howard Hughes explained that about 90 percent of the Hughes 38 will be exported to the U.S. and other countries, with most going into the north-east states. Sale of the boats in the U.S.- is handled by Sparkman and Ste- phens Incorporated, along with two or three other dealers. The Centralia firm doesn't build any yachts on speculation, but rather only on sales orders. ENTHUSIASTIC While the two brothers are naturally enthusiastic over the response to their yachts, they show equal enthusiasm in their new home. "What a beautiful place to live," Howard Hughes remarked as he looked out his office window onto the firm's new surroundings. He indicated the cost of the move was high, but it's a deci- sion they don't regret. The 19 employees who left their Toronto homes to come with the firm are also enthusi- astic about their new surround- ings. "We're all so impressed with the friendliness of the people here," Mr. Hughes explained. He was also high in his praise for the assistance they have re- ceived from theOntario Develop- ment Corporation. —Please turn to page 3