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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-07-04, Page 1$11 tepOgibinttp MT.*, Street .tender below estimate finish .business area Oct 15. Rash of minor accidents mar Dominion Day holiday Instal Lions Club executive Lions Zone chairman, Ory Wassmann ' Grand Bend, was present Thursday to instal the new officers for the Exeter Lions at the Dufferin Hotel, Centralia. Gerald Webb, right, is shown passing the gavel to the new president, John Grose. T-A photo Looks easy .. .. until you try it Land-skiing was one of the more popular contests at the Exeter Public School play-clay last week. The four team members had to work inclose harmony to get skiing down the course. There were many spills as some forgot which was left and which was right, while enthusiastic supporters calling directions also led them astray. T-A photo OPP Constable Dale Lamont spent a considerable portion of the holiday weekend in the Grand Bend area. However, he wasn't on a holiday. He was investigat- ing a rash of crashes in that area which helped push the ac- cident total to nine over the past week. The first of the area crashes was reported Thursday at 12:05 a.m,, when a car operated by Rob- ert L. Hamather, Zurich, went off concession 12 and 13 of Hay Township and struck a culvert. Constable E. C. Wilcox listed damage at $600. A C rediton lad narrowly escap- ed serious injury on Friday when his bicycle was involved in an accident with a farm tractor. Driver of the bicycle was Walt- er P. Fydenchuk, 10, Crediton, and driver of the tractor was John L. Moody, RR 2 Crediton. The mishap occurred on concession 5 in Stephen Township. The Crediton lad suffered minor injuries and damage in the crash was estimated at only $10 by Constable W, G. Glassford. The first of the weekend crashes took place on Saturday at 12:35 p.m. when a car operat- ed by Mary H. Croke, London, went out of control on Highway 4 south of Exeter and struck a mail box. Constable D. A, Mason inves- tigated and reported damage of $55. TWO HURT Constable Mason also investig- ated a crash on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. when a car driven by a juv- enile left a Hay Township side- road and hit a tree stump, Two persons were injured in Sports editor gets car back Despite heavy highway traffic throughout the holiday weekend, members Of the 'Exeter town police force Were Only called on to investigate one minor adcideht. At 2:25 Saturday aftetneoh, automobiles driven by Gerald" William John Venetic!, 62 Brock St.) Hensall .And William Wesley Sims, 45 Mill St., Exeter collid- ed on Math Street south, near Tuckey Bevettige8. The Vollend car was stopped because of heavy traffic ahead and was struck froth behind by the Sims 'Vehidle. Total damage was estimated at $250 by Chief C.11. MacKenzie who investigat- ed. Mrs. Ladeena Vellatid uprise , -engbt in her husband's car was taken to South Huron 'Hospital with neck injuries. The tat repOrted stolen by Itoss Haugh of the T,A, staff S Week 'earlier Was located near GrantOil late Tlititedayettetfibeit. Acting on an original ball to' he Exeter OPP detachment, done stable ti ,J. Craig of the Led a 'force found the vehicle parked Behind a 'betel on the iiriedChpled. farm of adri Bryan at Lot 20, Concession Biddulpli ship, it ,apparently WA'S driven di, teeny froth Exeter to the spot a aanoned aboutWhete it wbd le8W ." te0tettetwo Mi northwest 61 the crash. The young Woodstock driver suffered cuts to the lower lip, forehead and broken teeth, while Gregory Lake, also of Woodstock, was knocked uncon- scious. They were both treated at South Huron Hospital. Constable Lamont investigated the remainder of the accidents, Noted lecturer addresses group About '7'7 interested persons gathered in the auditorium of Exeter Public School Wednesday to hear Dr. Murray Barr, pro- fessor of pathology at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario, dis- cuss the abnormalities of the sex chromosomes of man and their relationship to mental retarda- tion with members of the South Huron Association for the Ment- ally Retarded. Dr. Barr explained that basic- ally, mental retardation can be defined as a malfunction of cer- tain parts of a human brain caus- ed by destroyed or damaged brain cells in the particular areaof the brain which controls intellect. There are three main causes of brain cell damage, according to Dr. Barr, They are physical destruction brought about by ac- cidents or disease; genetic dis- turbances due to chromosome defects in certain cells of the body; and deprivation, either ex- treme nutritional neglect before or after birth or lack of intel- lectual stimulus in the child. The latter, of course, is by far the least common factor par- ticularly in North America where the standard of living is so high. Dr. Barr illustrated his lec- ture With colored slides of the human brain and with micro- photographs of normal and ab- normal sex chromosomes, The well-known doctor re- ferred to the human brain as a "tremendously complicated" or- gan and indicated it was strange that it managed to function so perfectly ih the majority of cases. is really no wonder that things go wrong sometimes," remarked Dr. Barr. the first of which occurred at 1:20 a.m. on Sunday on Highway 81, one mile east of Grand Bend. Involved were cars driven by Brian R. Knight, JohnSt., Hamil- ton, and Brian A. Stewart, Ailsa Craig. Both were eastbound on High- way 81 and Stewart was in the process of making a left turn and Knight was in passing lane when the accident took place. Damage was listed at $250. An hour later, a car driven by Brian Haslett, London, went out of control as it proceeded north on Highway 21 and struck a tree at the entrance to Oak- wood Park and then spun around. The driver suffered a bump on the head and Ronald Wayne Mit- chell, Brights Grove, sustained a cut on the forehead. Damage was estimated at$800, At 6:05 p.m., damage was list- ed at $1,500 when four cars were involved in a chain-reaction — Please turn to page 3 Teacher grad Miss Donna M. Kipper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kip- per, Zurich, graduated from Lon- don Teachers' College. In Sep- tember she Will be joining the staff Of Hay Township School Area. Miss Kipper is a fortner graduate of SHDHS, Exeter. STORES WILL BE PROTECTED Under items 29 and 30 of the contract, the contractor is re- quired to remove and replace sidewalks in the business district of the town. The contractors were told that certain store fronts or facings overhang the existing sidewalk and it will be their re- sponsibility to protect these store fronts or facing from damage Fire destroys barn in district Fire early Saturday morning destroyed a barn on the Dashwood area farm of Mr. and Mrs. man- rice Klumpp, London. Localed on Highway 83 about two miles east of Dashwood, the farm is the summer heme of the DashWoed industries Ltd. presid- ent and his wife. The alarm was turned in by motorist William Wagner ) Zur- ich, who reported he saw the whole side Of the barn blow Out, He summoned the DashWobd Fire Brigade, but firemen could do nothing More thee Work to save adjacent buildings. Fire chief Harold "Bud" Schroeder said the cause of the blaze is unknown. No liveetock and only a small quantity of hay Was Wet: Miring the reconstruction period, The contractor will be respon- sible for any damage resulting to thi.se store fronts or facings from his operations. The contractor will also be re- quired to erect temporary wood- en walks providing pedestrian access to each individual store entrance during the period of sidewalk reconstruction. These walks shall be at least three feet in width and shall be com- plete with wooden railings on both sides. In addition, the contractor will be held completely responsible for the safety of all persons using these temporary entrance walks. Hensall Council learned Tues- day evening that new arrange- ments at the municipality's dumping grounds are working well. Dump attendant Frank parsons received council's com- mendation for his efforts to con- trol dumping at the site. Public works foreman Ernie Davis reported that the newly erected sign at the dump had been carted away by pranksters. The sign is now resituated and reinforced to make it "harder to get at the next time". Council made a decision to buy two heavy steel gas tanks from Hensall Motors Ltd. for a culvert at the dump. Estimated cost is $150. Empty barrels which have collected at the works de- partment storehouse may be of- fered to Hensall residents at a nominal fee for use as trash cans. Councillor Harold Knight sug- gested that some of the barrels be cleaned tip for use as garbage containers at the park. "Some people will throw their garbage in them", Knight remarked, Council reminded Davis that property owher8 have the op- tion to Out'noxious weeds on their own village properties. If residents prefer ) of course, council will have the weeds cut and the cost for the job will be added to the annual taxes on the property. Clerk Earl Campbell present- ed his mid-season report show- ing receipts of $10,918.55 and expenditures of $25,536.61. Salaries to date have cost the village $4,392,26; streets, $1,- 642.46; dump ground, $838.88; and high school, $10,693.32, Fire department expenses have been $410 this year as opposed to $1,100 last year at this time. Councillor John Baker quipped, "I'm glad to see our dogs are getting less". This remark fol- lowed Campbell's report that dog licenses had amounted to $74 this year -- $22 less than during the same period last year. "I'm not sure that it means we have less dogs", retorted Campbell, "but we have less money". Hensall dogs came under con- sideration again later.in the meet- ing when a bylaw was passed Speeding violations formed the largest part of the docket at Magistrate's Court, in Exet'e'r as area traffic patrols cracked down on hialidayiegreet, briste, Stiffest fines went to Chris‘ topher Dewdney, London, who paid $41.50 for travelling miles pet hour in a 30 thile an hour zone in the village of Hen. Sall, and ,aatte8 terl Neil) Eft 'Exeter who drove 90 tileh in a 60 mph zone and also paid$41.60. Joseph Casey, London, was fined $25 and PattiVerreAlt )Ctiee bee, was assessed $21.50 Iet travelling between 50 and 00 miles an hour In SO mile an hour zones. Other drivers who paid $11.60 each for speeding Were John Metzger, LOficiell; Berman Van 'Barren, Lende8beree William LtikeeeewSki, Chethatti; Leo Me, Livens, I, is teNvel; Robert Lr Smyth, Don.Millt; and AlVitittibb, Clinton. Another London driver, Neil- tieth Jobe Geodes Dela $15.50 for doing 44 mph in A 30 Mph tote. RAYfilend S. heavers, Vt* entering into agreement with the London Humane Society to act as poundkeepers for the village. Council granted permission to Queensway Nursing Home to hook into village sewers after refuse from the premises has passed through a three-layer filter bed and chlorinated. Hensall Public Utilities Com- mission was granted a loan of $4,000 to offset a 1966-67 deficit following the updating of admin- istration procedures and some new construction. Clerk Campbell reminded council of an additional debt of $2,600 owed by the PUC to the town. "I suppose we have to give them the money", said Knight". I just hope the people of Hensall realize at the end of the year when taxes go up six or seven mills, that $6,600 has gene to the PUC", --Please turn to page 3 titer, paid $81,50 for making un- necessary noise in Eeeter in early June; Beavers' car left a 54-foot skid mark in a newly laid road surface At the corner of Andrew and Baldwin Streets. Patti Leroy Schwattzentrebet Exeter, who had allowed hiel'e- male friend to drive his car al- though she had no license to oper- ete a motor vehicle, paid $11,50 for the offense. SdhWarteentrub- et's companion was only15 years old. It costa DesbWood than $11.60 to drive an unlicensed crane on the Village street. Etna Becker was Advised to tow the machine until A license WAS obtained. In a similar instance" Robert Lavery,- 'Hensall Was fined$11.56 for driving on the highway in a ear without 'cu'rrent 'year niark- ere, Evidence showed that LAI/e cry bad been told to take the -car to BellSall from Itteten Motors in Zuriob where he is eteployed. TWO fineS of $27.50 each were handed down to Jainet J. Inetelle Ilderton, and AMOS t O'Neill Crediton, both 'charged With 'have lug liquor in a place other than their teeidencet. Trick alarm foils firemen Three teenage girls received a scare and members of the Ex- eter fire brigade were more than slightly peeved following a false fire alarm received at 4:20 a.m. Sunday. A caller using the name ,,Jim Thor" told the fire department's answering service that a house owned by Hubert "Corky" Schroeder was on fire. The firemen raced to the house on Main St. beside the Riverview Park entrance and went rushing in, but all they found were three startled teenage girls who had been sleeping in the house. Fire Chief Gary Middleton ex- plained that the false alarm was a most serious offence and de- spite a thorough check this week, has been unable to come to any conclusion as to whom may have put in the alarm. Upon summary conviction under the Criminal Code, pers- ons submitting a false alarm are subject to a fine of $500 or six months in jail, or both. At the time of the alarm, Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder were out of town at a wedding reception. Al Pickard resigns post Al Pickard, who play,ed an important role in formulating Exeter's official plan and zon- ing bylaws resigned this week from the local Planning Board. The member of the Hockey Hall of Fame who retired to Exeter to live with his brother, C. V. Pickard, has been chairman of the board. He said his health is such that, in his opinion, he could not be an effective member in the changing setup being pro- posed in regard to a county plan. Mr. Pickard conveyed his ap- preciation to members of coun- cil and the clerk-treasurer for the consideration he and the board received during his term as chairman. His resignation was accept- ed with "the deepest regret" by council. "He's been a good man on there," Mayor Jack Delbridge stated in leading a chorus of tributes f6r the planning en- thusiast. In addition to finding a re- placement for Mr. P ick ar d, council was reminded they Would also have to fill the vacancy on the Cemetery Board created by the recent death of W. C. lison. New Teacher Miss Lit M. Johnson; datigetPt of Mn-. and Mrs, Wellington our son, Grand Bend, graduated froth London Teachers' college, In Sppteinbor she will be joieing the staff of London Board Of Edu- cation et P, b. Roosevelt 'Scheel. SI.e is a, former .SIIDIIS graduate, The first work on reconstruc- tion. of Exeter's Main Street should begin in about two weeks. At a special meeting Wednes- day afternoon, council accepted the tender of Lavis Contracting, Clinton, in the amount of $36 3,- 327.35 the lowest of seven tend- ers received. The original estimate as pre- pared by the Goderich engineer- , ing firm, B. M. Ross Limited, and approved by the Ontario De- partment of Highways, Was $378,- 689. C, A. McDowell Limited, Cen- tralia, was listed as the sub- contractor for Lavis and is ex- pected to do a major share of the work on sewers, water main and sidewalk construction. Engineer Burns Ross, who was in charge of the tender opening, ran extensions on the sub totals on the two lowest bids and then told council, "There is no reason why the lowest tender should not be accepted." Councillor Don MacG regor moved that the Clinton bid be ac- cepted subject to approval of DHO and it was seconded by councillor Ross Dobson. The total cost to the town of Exeter should be about $75,000 very close to the original estim- ate, although it is difficult to determine the exact amount due to the variance in government grants on different items. The cost to the local PUC will be about $67,000 an increase of some $4,500 over the estim- ated figures. PUC manager Hugh Davis, in attendance at the meeting, said he was satisfied with the tend- ers. "They were very close", he added. Ross commented that interest in the project was keen among the construction trade. Mayor Jack Delbridge said he was "also pleased with the bid- ding, especially when the over- all cost to the ratepayers will be close to the original estimates." In answering several questions from council regarding construc- tion, Ross said the portion of ,Main Street from Gidleyto Huron would be done first and he expect- ed two coats of asphalt would be applied by October 15 and there is expected to be no further work in the business area until the final paving coat in the spring. The engineer gave council no hope of a finish before winter but assured them any portion of road that was started would be asphalted before work stopped for the winter. The contractor is responsible for winter mainten- ance. Exciting action draws large crow Spectators lined the banks of the river, Monday, for the canoe 13ih1 Feirbalte And Welt Tiedemaii are Shown on the left clomping jousting events held in connection with the noltiniOtitilY Celebration. their opponents oh their wayte eopialtig the thatilpieeship.— T-A thotti Village dump under control Small, but mighty Six-year-old Sheila Edwards, Exeter, was one of the smallest competitors in the hoola-hoop contest in Exeter, Monday, but she was also one of the best. The tiny tot finished second in one of the contests and had the audience in an uproar as she went through her antics. T-A photo Hensall grants PUC loan Speeding charges bring stiff penalties