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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-08-27, Page 1At last ... ready to go up and away Homemade aircraft nears completion It was 10 years in the making Flies good like an airplane should When Dr. Norm Martin was ten years old he dreamed of the day when he would build and fly his own airplane. It was a dream that didn't cue. After a stint in the airforce during the last war he kept up his pilot's license and his interest in flying. Then, in 1960, after purchasing a set of plans fora Skycoupe aircraft from Ray Stits Company in California, he commenced to replied emphatically, "No. This is it. My future project will be just keeping this one in the air. After ten years of hard work it's about time I started to fly it and enjoy myself." The women in Norm's fife, his wife Mary, and daughter, Laurie,aren't too enthusiastic about flying, but son Paul expresseS a desire to fly a plane some day. If he's going to build his own, he'd best get started right away! construct the plane of his boyhood dreams. Last week, ten years after lie started, his handcrafted, home-built aircraft took to the air with all the ease and grace of a swallow. When you build a plane you just don't work on it until it's finishedand then go out and fly it as you would a kite. First of all, it takes hours of hard work and patience to make sure every small part of the machine is as near perfectas possible. Secondly, the Department of Transport demands certain specifications in its construction and the machine is inspected at various stages before it is covered in, and again before it is allowed to take off. On the final inspection of Dr. Martin's carefully constructed aircraft, the inspector suggested no modifications or changes necessary. Before it takes off the ground a new plane must do a taxi-test on the runway for about two hours and it must log up 50 hours of air time before the pilot can take up passengers. Martin modified the original plans with a conventional tail wind landing gear which produces more speed. The plane has an 85 horse power motor and cruises ate speed of 100 miles per hour. It is a two seater with dual controls. The Exeter optometrist is pleased with his aircraft's performance, "It flies real good," he says with satisfaction,"like an airplane should and it's worth every minute it took to build it," Asked if he would consider constructing another plane, he ii Skeleton takes shape in yard ..logagiatiMONVINESSICAtra, Working an wing in basement 'VIEMSZABSAVEZESMEZEMISSAMES.OZMOMMISMEA'MNIegiarw •;.wAli7alea.mai:u]mmgazWM.atv..;N: .•-••••• --- • Ninety-sixth Velar Price Per Copy 15 Cents Beef men okay plan subscribers to this plan must realize that this is the pilot project in Ontario with Huron County producers being the guinea pigs." The plan will be the first for Eastern Canada. It appears that Huron County was chosen because of the large concentration of beef cattle here. Huron county has 250 beef producers who produce 80,000 beef cattle annually. The system has been operating in Western Canada for one year. UMW NEW POSTMASTER AT GB — Gar Johnston, an employee of the Exeter Post Office for several years took over his new duties last week as Post Master for the village of Grand Bend. Above, Johnston is shown at the left watching retiring GB postmistress Mrs. Leanne Station sign over with Harvey C. Pfaff district post office supervisor at the right. T-A photo One property left for sale k Woman pays $100 fine CAST OF GREEN ACRES - Most of the cast of the popular TV show Green Acres were portrayed at a Zurich area farm during Saturday's Bean Festival. Shown above are at the back Glenn Tliiel (Mr. Kimble), Elam Schantz (Mr, Haney), Gordon Hess (Oliver Douglas) and Cheryl Clausius (Lisa Douglas). In front is Henry Adkins as Mr. Ziff el. T-A photo Green Acres in highlight for leaving crash scene An Exeter woman was fined $100 when she pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to remain at the Fill 'em with beans again At a special meeting in Clinton Tuesday night the Huron County Beef Improvement Association adopted a new market and price reporting system. The new service called Canfax will use rental telecommunica- tions machines to draw up weekly reports and market analyses and mail them to each member. Stan Paquette, secretary of the Huron Beef group told the T-A Wednesday morning that 24 beef producers in Huron with a good percentage from the southern area signed up Tuesday night and made their deposit of $60. The first telex unit will be established in Exeter but Paquette said he was not at liberty to say exactly where. Producers joining the system will be required to report all purchases, sales, the conditions of each and monthly inventories. Information received on the telex machines from other offices located in Toronto, Calgary, Omaha and Chicago will include prices on finished cattle, replacement cattle number sold and also include futures. Graeme Hedley, secretary manager of the Ontario Beef Improvement Association, informed the group Tuesday night through written communication: "The potential Exeter's first tax sale in some time will be held Friday, but.only one peoperty is expected to be put up for sale. Three properties had originally been listed for sale due to arrears in taxes, but the taxes and costs have been paid on one residence and one commercial building. One lot remains to be sold at the sale to be held in the council chambers at 2:00 p.m. Taxes on the lot were not paid due to a question of ownership. Two bikes and cow involved in crashes Policeman gets 'deadly' packet When you're a policeman, you treat some packages suspiciously. OPP Constable Bill Glassford had every right to be suspicious when he picked up a package this week and heard what appeared to be the rattle of snakes. And that's just what it was. The package contained the rattle portions of eight snakes. The unusual gift came from a lady in Montana where the Glassfords had stopped to dine while on a recent holiday trip. The lady advised the Exeter folks that the area was infested with large rattlers. In fact, she had passed five in a three-mile jaunt to work, Bill mentioned how he'd like to have a set of rattles and another patron in the restaurant reported a dead snake was nearby on the road. When Bill investigated, the rattles were found to be missing, probably already added to the collection of other tourists. However, Bill's request for rattles was promptly answered this week. The largest of the rattles contained 14 sections. Oliver and Lisa Douglas drew most of the attention with Oliver getting lots of exercise in climbing the famous telephone pole to answer numerous calls from the main Festival office in Zurich. Mr. Kimble the friendly and unpredictable agricultural representative was continually on tour with his jeep while Mr. Haney was always trying to find a buyer for some of his superior products. Last but far from least in the cast were Mr. Ziffel and Arnold the taling pig. Mr. Ziffel promised to have Arnold in a much better talking mood for next year's Festival. The large crowd strolled around the closed-off central mall area of the village to inspect and purchase numerous homemade wares including pies, cakes, honey, maple syrup, quilts, fruits and vegetables. During the afternoon the Zurich Lions club conducted a rummage sale at the arena while antique cars were on display, a horse shoe pitching contest was underway with pony races at the park. The feature attraction at the Zurich. Bean Festival continues to be beans, beans and more beans. Saturday's fifth annual festival drew the largest crowd in history with more than a ton of the tasty beans being devoured. Food committee chairman Gerald Gingerich said snore than five thousand plates of beans were dished up during the afternoon. Included on the menu for one dollar was ham, cole slaw and bread. Publicity director Herb Turkheim said at least ten thousand people were in attendance throughout the day. Scattered showers persisted most of the day but failed to dampen the spirits of the visitors and officials. A newly-added feature to the Festival this year was a visit to Green Acres Farm located only a mile and a quarter from the village. Visitors were taken to the farm by bus and given rides on tractors and horse-drawn vehicles. Included on the trip was a stop at Sam Drucker's General store. Due to other commitments Sam Drucker was unable to be in attendance but most of the other characters of the popular Green Acres show were on hand. Please turn to page 3 — John An drew Kingma, Dashwood, was fined $20 for following another vehicle too closely. Norman Ross Tripp, Centralia, was fined $20 for operating a vehicle without licence plates. Gerard L. Masse, Zurich, was fined $20 for driving a truck without mud guards. Ross Theodore Leibold, Zurich, was fined $20 for failing to wear his corrective eye lens. Basil Hendrick, Arkona, was fined $20 for making an unsafe left turn. He was involved in an accident with a motor bike ridden by Arthur flunking, Exeter, on July 10. The following paid speeding fines: Colin Maclntyre, Kitchener, $10; Ronald E. Dale, Exeter, $20; Melvin James Hohner, Kitchener, $30. scene of an accident during the court sitting in Exeter, Tuesday. The fine was levied by Judge Dunlap, presiding during the holidays of Judge Glen Hays. Charged was Kathleen Edna Hodgert, 16 John St., Exeter, who was involved in an accident on the Main St. o f Exeter on May 29. She was parked, and in moving away from the parking spot, backed into another car owned by Mrs. Frances Ritchie, Centralia. Damage in the accident was listed at $75. James Edward O'Neil, also of Exeter, paid two fines. He was fined $20 for attempting to pass another vehicle when it was unsafe to do so and $30 for common assault. The Court learned O'Neil was driving on Main St. in heavy traffic and attempted to pass the other vehicle on several occasions. He was stopped by Constable J.H. Cairns and O'Neil assaulted the officer by pulling at his clothing, tearing his sleeve, and thrashing around in the back seat of the police cruiser. In other charges under the Highway Traffic Act, the following fines were levied: Raymond S. Beaver, Exeter, was fined $20 for operating a vehicle without a light on the marker plates. cow was V. L. Becker, Dash wood. Damage to the bike was estimated at $50 by Constable E. C. Wilcox. The cow was not seriously injured. There were two crashes on Saturday, the first at 1:30 a.m. on County Road 5, four miles east of No. 2 County Road. A car driven by Gary William Lovie, RR 1 Parkhill, went out of control and struck a farm fence owned by Harvey Hodgins, RR 3 Ailsa Craig. Lovie was injured in the crash and damage to his vehicle was listed at $700 by Constable Wilcox. Damage to the fence was estima ted at $100. The other crash happened in the municipal parking lot in Zurich when a car driven by Kenneth McCarter, Zurich, collided with a vehicle parked by — Please turn to page 3 The Exeter Opp detachment officers investigated six area accidents this week, all being of a minor nature and there were no serious injuries. A young bicycle rider sustained minor injuries when he was involved in an accident with a car on Highway 21 just north of Grand Bend, Thursday. Driver of the bike was Lily Chang, London, and the vehicle was driven by Arthur Jefford, also of London. Damage in the mishap was listed at $25 by Constable R. T. Whiteford. Another crash on Thursday involved a cow and a motorcycle. It occurred at 11:45 p.m. on concession 12-13 Hay, just north of Highway 83. Driver of the motorcycle was Roy Allen Becker, RR 1 Dashwood, and the owner of the Lady pays fine for dog at large Another Huron Park resident was fined in Exeter court for permitting a dog to run at large. Mrs. Bridgette Minderlein paid $15 when she pleaded guilty to the charge before Judge Dunlap, Tuesday. Five residents of Huron Park have paid similar fines in recent weeks for permitting dogs to run at large. Water cloudy, halts swimmers TAKING A CALL -- Gordon Hess as Oliver Douglas at Green Acres farm during Saturday's Bean Festival at Zurich was kept busy climbing the telephone pole to take numerous calls. Some swimming at the Exeter and district swim pool was cancelled Wednesday, but it was not a problem with chlorine as some reports indicated. Hydro service to the pool had been interrupted and the filter system was not operating. The water became slightly clouded. Regulations require that the lifeguards must be able to see the bottom of the pool at all times, and when this was not possible, the swimming was halted. Youngster bitten at Huron Park The Exeter OPP detachment offices are investigating several incidents in the area during the past week. A camper at Turnbull's Grove, Lisa Seguin, reported that $30 worth of clothing was stolen from her tent. A Huron Park youngster, Richard Hall, 8, was bitten by a dog and required treatment at South 1-luron Hospital. The dog has been placed in quarantine. Constable E. C. Wilcox is investigating a breakin at a cottage at Oakwood Park, On Sunday, Constable W. G. Glassford apprehended five juveniles after rocks were tossed through the windows of the barber shop at Huron Park. The oldest of the youngsters was seven and the parents have agreed to make restitution. On Wednesday morning, Wayne O'Brien, RIO. Ailsa Craig, reported that his car had burned during the night. The vehicle had been left on the side of the road on the Goshen Line over night. Constable D. A. Lamont is investigating the ineident. The. local detachment was advised this week that a theft of a small amount of change oecurred at a home in the Seaforth area. When the homeowner arrived at the house, a man was inside and said he was a magazine salesman. After he left, the woman noted that the house had been ransacked and some change missing. ARNOLD WAS THERE — A much smaller replica of Arnold the talking pig was seen at. Saturday's Zurich Bean Festival by hundreds of people that toured Green Acres farm. Arnold is shown above with Henry Adkins (Mr. Ziffel), T-A photo George Mitchell goes to Forest Sgt. George Mitchell, in charge of the 25-man Ontario Provincial Police . detachment at Grand Bend for he summer months has received a transfer. Mitchell who spent some time with the Exeter detachment several years ago will head the Forest detachment when his duties at Grand Bond cease after the Labour Day holiday weekend. Sgt, Mitchell will head a force of 31 men at Forest. This detachment also polices Grand Bend during the .offseason months.