The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-09-26, Page 1A red ribbon winner at the fair
The poultry flock of George Tiernan of Dashwood brought borne 15 first prizes at the Exeter fair.
Above, the Dashwood fancier and his daughter Janice are shown with one of their prize winning
roosters. Janice is in charge of the poultry when her father is. away. T-A photo,
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A couple of Crediton tots walked — or crawled — off with top
honors in the under eight months division. The winner on the left is
Heather, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Browning, while Mrs.
John Miller holds her second place finisher, Scott.
In the final division, the winner was again a girl with Angela Dawn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bennett, Exeter, placing first. Mr, and
Mrs. Dave Wood, also of Exeter, are the parents of the second place
finisher, David Jr.
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There was nO Competition for Joey and Jerry Groot in the twin
class', but they looked unbeatable anyway,. They ate the sons of Mrb
and Mrs, John Groat, kit 1 Zurich,
Good crowd
for Zurich
Huron MP Robert E.
McKinley officially opened
Zurich Fall Fair this year which
attracted more than 2,000 eager
spectators.
About 1,000 school children
marched behind the Zurich
Centennial Band and the village's
majorettes to the fair grounds
where rides and booths were
assembled for their
entertainment.
Reigning as queen of the fair,
Linda Stade, 17, Zurich, added a
touch of glamour to the affair.
A baby show was the feature
attraction of the afternoon with
all three classes well represented.
In the up to six months class,
winners were Gregory Becker,
two and one-half months, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Becker,
RR 2 Crediton; Robert
Hoffman, four-month old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoffman,°'
Zurich; and Doris Webster, five
months old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Webster, Exeter.
In the class for babies six
months to one year old, winners
were Giselle Incze, ten months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Incze, Dashwood; Heather
Browning, six and a half month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Browning, Crediton; and
Dean Doerr, eight month old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Doerr,
Ailsa Craig.
Winners in the class for tots
12 to 18 months were Michael
Bedard, 15 month old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Bedard;
Katheleen McAdams, 14 month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy McAdams, Zurich; and
Deborah Bedard, 13 month old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Bedard, Zurich.
Top exhibitors in women's
work at the fair were Mrs.
Frances Kipper, Zurich; Mrs.
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Zurich Queen and her princesses
Perseverance paid off for Linda Stade of Zurich, an entrant in
several district fair beauty contests. Linda, a runner-up at the Exeter
Fair contest, Wednesday night was chosen Zurich Fair Queen only
three nights later. The new Zurich Queen is shown in the centre
riding in the parade Monday with runners-up Sandra Richardson and
Colleen Jeffrey. T-A photo.
Three animals die
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Crown queen at
Sandra Skinner, gxetet, representing Cann's Mill WaS declared qUeetl
of the Exeter Pall Fair, WedtleSday, as she competed 'against seven
Other areagirls for the Crown. She's shown seated and the other
COntestants from the left are; Janet Armstrong, 1-letisall Sharon
Exeter Poll Fair
Matton, Dashwood; Wendy Neil, RR l 8xeler, Who placed second .,
Miss Skinner; Lynda Stade Zurich, who placed third' Dianne
13 ti cker, Dashwood; tonnie N'eob, Zurich; Pauline Greb, Dashwood,
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Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 26, 1968
Price Per Copy 15 Cents
Two .more, firms for .Centralia
see. 600 jobs by .next year
Weather hinders
Exeter fair again
Darryl, son of Mr, and Mrs. Brian
the under four months class at the
the right is Tammy, daughter of
Lucan, who came in second.
The largest independent
manufacterer of automotive
exterior lighting parts in the
United States is relocating ita
Canadian subsidiary at Centralia
industrial Park, the Hon. C, S,
MacNaughton announced at a
Press conference, Friday.
Hell LIMP Company of
Canada Limited will move into
two hangar's at the former air
base with. installation of
eqUIPMent scheduled to begin
this, coming week.
Initial employment will be
40, rising to .200 within a few
Sweitzer, Exeter, placed first in
Exeter fair's baby show and on
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibbons,
P.19.ntho, Mostof the ,employees
will be' women and the company
is the one which recently ran,
adyerlige inert ta in area
newspapers in order to
determine the availability of
female staff.
The firm, manufactures,
lighting equipment for
automobiles, trucks and farm
tractors, automornobile mirrors
and accessories, speedometer
cables and other automotive
products.
farent company is the C,
Hall Lamp Company of Detroit,
which started lts canadien
operation in 1966 as a small
pilot project in the Brampton
area. Its rapid expansion forced
the company to seek larger
facilities.
Mr. MacNaughton,. Huron
MPP and Provincial Treasurer,
noted in his press .conference
held at Centralia that this is the
sixth firm to locate at Centralia
since it was taken over by the
On tario Development
Corporation in August of 1967-.
The second firm coming to
Centralia wasn't mentioned in
the press 'conference, but was
included on a sheet listing the
occupants of the various
hangars.
The firm is the Daymond
Company of Canada, a
manufacturer of plumbing
fixtures, made primarily from
plastic.
The Times-Advocate was
unsuccessful in an attempt to
contact company officials in
Chatham to get information
about the nature of the firm's
business and anticipated
employment, but we hope to
have this information available
next week.
Daymond Company of
Canada shares one of the hangars
with Carveyor of Canada Ltd.
A seventh firm, to be
announced shortly, will occupy
the last of the seven hangars this
fall.
Mr. MacNaughton said this
would complete the first phase
at Centralia and will bring total
employment to about 300 and
this is expected to double to 600
within a year: At present, about
170 are employed with the
various industries, the Ontario
Development Corporation and
the Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology, the
latter expecting about 130 to
150 students this term.
The Huron MPP expressed
pleasure at the development of
the industrial park, which is a
pilot project • of the Ontario
government to aid regional
development in slow growth
areas.
He indicated the whole
undertaking would now be
studied, but it was too
premature to discuss phase two,
which includes the erection of
Damage high
in collisions
Two accidents were
investigated by Exeter town
police during the past week.
The most serious of the two,
occurred at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday
at the intersection of Carling and
Sanders Streets. A car operated
by Norma Weigand, RR 1
Dashwood was proceeding east
on Sanders when it was in
collision with a truck driven by
Gayle Cooper, Kippen.
Cooper was proceeding south
on Carling and the impact sent
the Weigand car up against a
hydro pole on the south-east
corner of the intersection.
Miss Weigand suffered from
shock and bruises but was able
to return to her Dashwood area
home after the accident.
Investigating officer Chief C.
H. MacKenzie estimates $800
damage to the Weigand car and
about $450 to the Cooper
vehicle, a 1968 pickup truck.
The other mishap took place
in the, early hours of September
19.
A vehicle driven by Thomas
A. Cassel, 217 Victoria Street,
Wingham which was proceeding
north on Andrew Street struck a
light standard, causing damages
of $450.
The accident was investigated
by Constable J. W. Dingwell of
the local police force.
Local driver
places third
Local truck driver Dan
McLeod came up with a
creditable showing in the 1968
truck rodeo championship held
at, the department of highways
offices in Toronto, Saturday.
Having been declared
champion of the London region
in the single axle tandem class a
week earlier, the Exeter driver
placed third in Saturday's
competition with the nine
drivers representing the other
regions in the province,
He received a personal trophy
to go with the silverware he
picked up in London after he
had won his alass and also being
named grand champion for
attaining the ,most Points of any
driver in the three elatses,
McLeod ,'has been driving for
G u enther.Ttickey transports
Ltd, for the past six years.
more htlildillgS, "We'll have to
chew one bite of the apple
before taking another," he
remarked.
It was explained to
representatives of about six. area
newspapers and a TV station
that the park couldn't prosper at
the expense of neighboring
communities and the
development is at least one year
ahead of schedule.
Mr, MacNaughton reacted in
no uncertain terms to .a question
concerning what effect the
government's program at.
Centralia may be having on
neighboring cities in their
attempts to attract new
industry.
He said the larger
municipalities for many .years
enjoyed the benefits of growth
denied the smaller centres and
suggested that now that slow
growth areas were being aided
by government programs it was
Plan ceremonies
for area pipeline
The official dedication
ceremony of the Lake Huron
Water Supply System will be
held at the plant site north of
Grand Bend, Friday.
The event is being staged by
the Ontario Water Resources
Commission and area officials
and dignitaries have been invited
to attend,
The dedication will be by the
Hon. C. S. MacNaughton,
Treasurer of Ontario and
Minister of Economics.
14 the realm of Spur grapes for
the larger cities to complain.
"The alternative was not only
to allow this base to grow up fn
weeds," Mr, MacNaughton
stated, "hut for this whole
community to wither and
deteriorate,"
ggyows SETUP
Mr. MacNaughton reviewed
the progress at Centralia since it
was taken over by the Ontario
government at a cost of
$600,000 on August 1, 1967.
The first unit on the park, the
Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology, established by the
department of agriculture and
food, opened classes in the fall
of the same year and expects an
enrolment of close to 150 this
term,
Carveyor of Canada, a
division of Carter Engineering
Limited, of England, arrived to
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Accidents over the weekend
resulted in the death of a young
London musician, a couple
returning home from a visit at
Centralia and three area cattle
beasts.
A young Exeter couple were
also injured in a crash near
Lucan.
Bruce Robertson, 19,
London, was killed early
Saturday morning just south of
the Mt. Carmel road when the
van-type truck in which he was
riding with three other musicians
hit a Hereford steer on Highway
4,
Robertson died in St. Joseph's
Hospital about two hours after
the 3:15 a.m. crash. He died
from masSive head and internal
injuries and was one of two
occupants thrown through the
windshield of the van in the
impact.
The other three passengers
were reported in satisfactory
condition with various injuries.
The musicians were returning
from Wingham and police said
the van's driver tried to swerve
around the steer which was
crossing the road,
Find woman
in London
An extensive search for a
36-year-old area woman ended
Wednesday when Exeter
Provincial Police were advised
she had been located in London.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cryer left the
home of her sister and
brother-in-law on the outskirts
of Exeter on September 14 and
this week became the object of
an extensive search.
Grisly rumors relating to the
disappearance of the woman
circulated in the area this week,
but police said before she was
located that no foul play had
been suspected following their
investigations,
For the first time in quite a
few years, the Exeter Fall Fair
got a break from the
weatherman and all activities
were completed.
Although rain fell throughout
most of the morning, skies
cleared shortly after noon and
only spasmotic drizzles resulted
during the rest of the day.
The parade that opened
Thursday afternoon proceedings
was definitely hurt by the
threatening rain as many folks
didn't attempt to decorate their
floats, cars, bikes and trikes.
The parade was led by the
Zurich Citizens Band and
majorettes and Exeter's
Marching Ambassadors. Joining
in the procession was Huron MP
Robert McKinley and Exeter
Mayor Jack Delbridge.
At the fairgrounds, many
activities kept the crowd of
more than 2,400 busy
throughout the afternoon. With
the weather in their favour for a
change, the youngsters kept the
midway booths and rides
continuously on the move.
Special entertainment in front
of the grandstand included
Usborne native Earl Heywood
The animal turned in the same
direction, was smashed into the
windshield and carried for 50
feet. The van shot out of
control, went into the ditch on
the east side, crashed through a
fence and came to rest in a field.
The animal, owned by Donald
Hirtzel, RR 1 Centralia, died
from injuries in the crash.
Investigating the accident
were Cpl. Bernie Crane and
Constable Doug Emery of the
Lucan Detachment, Coroner was
Dr. J. Bev Robinson, London,
who has not yet made a decision
as to whether an inquest will be
held.
COUPLE DIE
A violent crash which was
,heard by persons a mile away
killed three Londoners early
Sunday at Ballymote on
Highbury Ave. north of London,
Among the dead were Mr. and
Mrs. Grant William. A. Martin,
457 Arvilla Boulevard, who had
been returning home after
and his wife, Martha of radio,
television and recording fame.
Their songs, jokes and acts of
magic entertained the large
crowd.
The arena was a bee-hive of
activity throughout the day as
visitors thronged past the many
exhibits of fruit, vegetables,
grains and seeds, baking, canned
products, sewing, arts and crafts
and school children's displays.
Exhibit space around the
outside of the arena floor was at
a premium for district business
firms showing their products.
Results of the judging of all
classes are listed elsewhere on
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GOOD START
The 1968 version of the fair
actually-got off' to a.''`'`good start
with slightly less than 1,000
persons jamming into the arena,
Wednesday night to watch the
baby and beauty contests and
take a look at the indoor
exhibits,
Competition was keen at both
contests with a full slate of
entries in each. Fair secretary
Garnet Hicks who was in charge
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visiting Mrs. Martin's sister, Mrs.
Frank Hicks, Centralia.
Their son, Kenneth, 20, is in
St. Joseph's Hospital with head,
leg and arm injuries.
All three members of the
family were thrown out of the
car when it collided with a
vehicle driven by Joseph Thomas
Larkin, 21, of 87 Lincoln Place,
London,
The accident, which occurred
at 1:15 a.m., was described by a
Thames Valley Ambulance
attendant as the worst he has
ever seen and it has raised an
outcry from residents in the area
who are calling for stop lights at
the dangerous intersection.
About one year ago, a ((antler
Hensall area lady and her small
child were killed on their way to
visit in Hensall.
A young couple making their
temporary residence in Exeter
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Some interested
in night courses
Sewing classes are assured for
night school at South Huron
District High School.
Application for instruction in
these courses was "very heavy"
according to Principal J.L.
Wooden.
He indicated every effort will
be made to accept all those who
have registered for sewing classes
although some problem is
expected in providing
completely adequate facilities.
"Almost enough" interest has
been shown in the'physical
fitness courses, toriverSatIOna I
French, business machines,
typing and oil painting,
Persons who have intention to
join one of these groups should
get in contact with the school
Soon.
Only 20 persons have shown
interest irt the seven technical
courses offered. Most popular of
these was welding.
Mr. Wooden explained that
unless more people register, the
technical courses may hay' to be
dropped since a minimul, nf 1fr
students are required to establish
course.
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Area couple injured
Three people die in crashes