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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-09-10, Page 1I think I'll leave now ' AVP.irm! •,itieWaitgWPW Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 10, 1970 • Price Per Copy 15 Cents A...!>...7" Natal' There's a cowboy under there ti • • Heading for a bum connection George Church stayed on Jim Paisley bites the dust Fines total court 3,548 at record ti He was found asleep in his car south of Crediton on September 1. Over 500 feet of skid marks were left by his car as it plowed into the ditch. A breathalizer test showed the driver was about double the limit of .08 tags, In other traffic cases: William H. Armstrong, Exeter, was fined $50 for failing to produce proof of insurance on his automobile and $30 for failing to yield the right of way on August 7 in Hensall. previously followed each other around in Zurich earlier in the night. Judge Hays termed the incident an "inexcusable use of cars", noting they were not play things. Erikson also paid $50 on a charge of having liquor while under the age of 21. He was charged in Exeter on August 21, A fine of $125 was levied against James Gerard Welsh, London, who pleaded guilty to impaired driving. Judge Hays said he was riot satisfied that the evidence showed that Switzer had seen lit fault, and he dismissed the charge. drinkers :pay Several charges under the Liquor Control Act were heard, with the following dispositions:. Edward Patterson' Wylie, Stratford, was fined $25 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. He was drinking — Please turn to page 3 Block then pulled to the north side of the road and in pulling baek into his own lane, struck .0 westbound car driven by James Lloyd Howe, London. The latter was proceeding to turn left. Damage in the crash between the Howe and Block vehicles was $2,800 and 10 persons in the two cars were injured, Switzer's lawyer stated that his client's actions had nothing to do with Block swerving out to!. the left and then hitting the Howe vehicle. William Hooper, Exeter, paid $30 for failing to share the roadway on Highway 83 on August 7. A charge of failing to yield the right of way was dismissed against William Reuben Switzer, Stratford, charged following an accident on Highway 83 June14. Switzer had been proceeding north from the Morrison dam and an eastbound driver, Siegfried Block, Kitchener, said he feared Switzer was going to pull in front of him. Organizers amazed at air show turnout A rather dubious record was set in the area, Tuesday. While school children made their way back to classes, many adults made their way to the Exeter Legion Hall for court sessions. Judge Glen Hays stated that Tuesday's court was the largest he had ever conducted. There were 113 cases, and before the session was adjourned at 7;45 p.m., a total of $3,548.00 had been levied in fines, The stiffest single fine was handed out to Charles Klopp, Grand Bend, charged with careless driving following an accident near the intersection of Highway 81 and the Crediton Road on August 5. The accident occurred at 2:10 a.m. and the driver of the other vehicle was Patricia Schroeder, RR 3 Zurich. The court learned Klopp's vehicle left 84 feet of skid marks prior to the crash and skidded another 55 feet after the impact. It was reported that there appeared to be a chase going on between the two cars, each of which was damaged to $600. Michael L. Erikson, Dashwood, paid total fines of $140 on two charges. He was fined $90 for following another vehicle too closely on June 13. He was involved in an accident with another car which had pulled off to the side of the road in the vicinity of the Blue Water Rest Home west of Zurich. The other car was driven by John Peter Groot and the accident happened at 4:00 a.m. OPP Constable W. G. Glassford reported some "horse play" had apparently been taking place. The two drivers had Okay permit for apartment ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD — This aerial photograph shows part of the large number of cars, planes and people congregated at the air show staged at Centralia, Sunday afternoon. Large numbers showed up Saturday as well, while many more watched from nearby concession roads and vantage points. T-A photo Record crowd at Rodeo Exeter council this week approved a permit for the construction of an apartment on Sanders St. East. The 12-unit building is one of four planned by Fred Darling and the first unit will be built near Pryde Boulevard. A site plan shown to council indicated room in the area for seven apartment buildings of the size proposed, with the four already under consideration by Darling fronting on Sanders St. The apartment buildings will each contain 10 two-bedroom units and two one-bedroom units. Construction of the first building is expected to start this fall. Several other building permits were also approved at the meeting, all subject to final approval by the building inspector. They were as follows: Albert Hummel, to establish a greenhouse and nursery at 300 Thames Road East; Eric Carscadden, to renovate house at 73 Gidley; Harold Wurm, to renovate house at 105 William; IMelvin King, to renovate and extend the porch at 117 Ann; Ray Jory, to erect a tool shed at 307 William; Peter Warkentin, to replace the sign at Le Pines Motel; Fred Dobbs, to erect a sales office on the former Wedge property at the corner of Main and Wellington; Case Zeehuisen, to build a garage at 185 Andrew North. Miscellaneous roofing and repair permits were issued to Gould and Jory, Hilda Turnbull, Henry Greene, Thomas Humphreys Sr. and Stella Taylor. Council advised Mrs. Russell — Please turn to page 3 flips, corkscrews, dives and upside-down antics. Unlike the competition which was held high overhead at the 3,000-foot level, the aerobatics show was conducted at much lower levels, with one plane cutting a ribbon suspended from two 15-foot poles. Prior to cutting the ribbon, the plane flew under it. The Pitt's Specials were followed into the air by a variety of crafts, including a Waco Taper Wing biplane flown by University of Michigan professor, Bob Lyjack. Three sky-divers made three jumps on Sunday after being grounded due to high winds and a low ceiling on Saturday. A complete commentary of the proceedings made it of even greater interest to the average spectator. They were told during Lyjack s performance that at one time he weighed 600 pounds and another he was minus 300 pounds. "It just makes your eyeballs pop out of your head," the ground announcer explained, adding that only the most physically fit can endure the strain of aerobatics. People on the ground who complained of sore necks just watching the proceedings didn't find it difficult to imagine. The old runways at Centralia airport came alive again over the weekend, but the performers were mostly dresRPd in dashing red suits rather than the blue which featured previous airshows and the planes which attracted the attention were not the yellow Harvard trainers, but little red biplanes. The event was the Canadian aerobatic championship and airshow, and similar to airshows put on by the RCAF in another era, it attracted large crowds. Some 8,000 persons were on the grounds Sunday afternoon alone to watch the thrilling show, while hundreds more lined the nearby concession roads in the area to enjoy the proceedings at no cost. Over 4,000 were on hand Saturday afternoon and the large crowds completely amazed organizers of the event, who said earlier they hoped to get about 5,000 total to the two-day show. Many of those on hand arrived early enough to watch the competition, which was completely dominated by aerobatic flyers from the U.S.A. Gene Soucy, a member of the U.S. team which won the world title in July, won the top trophy in his little red "Butt Buster', a Pitt's Special byplane. Americans dominated the competition in other categories as well, but the Canadian audience didn't really care, few of them showing much interest in the results. They had come to see some aerobatics and they weren't disappointed in the calibre of the show. Soucy and Robert Huer started things off when they flew rings around a sky-diver who had jumped at about the 3,500-foot level. The two pilots in the streaking red biplanes continued to awe the crowd with their intricate rolls, Area cowboys show 'em main questions as to where they came from, if it was their first time at the show and how they heard about it. About , half of the folks interviewed were making their first visit to the rodeo. Forty per cent of the people heard about the local event by word of mouth from friends while radio stations were responsible for another thirty per cent. While most points in the province were represented more than one-third came from the immediate London area. Several persons were present from Halifax and Calgary along with numerous United States visitors from Michigan, Connecticut and Florida. The car load from Florida said they were travelling through the area and saw posters advertising the rodeo. One fellow from Appin when asked why he came said "I sold one of the bulls that is in the show, so I came to see hin work." Another said, "Rodeo secretary Dalt Finkbeiner has been bugging me so much about the big show here that I just had to come and see for myself." The food and drink concessions did a land office business with plenty of features. The Hensall Western Horsemen were on hand with their delicious beefburgers while Zurich beans were also on sale. The Exeter Kinsmen club booth featured hamburgers and corn on the cob. Selling delicious pies and coffee were the ladies of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church in Exeter. Bill Brady of CFPL made his fourth annual appearance. Although his first stay was fairly short, Brady delighted the crowd with his humour. Pictures on another page of — Please turn to page 3 Derry is silent as clock okayed Reeve Derry Boyle remained silent Tuesday night as council approved the erection of the former Bank of Montreal clock at the south side of the PUC office. The PUC advised council they would be willing to share the cost of erecting the clock and suggested it be mounted on a concrete pole. Council is to pay for the maintenance of the much-discussed project. Reeve Boyle said at the outset he would not enter the discussion because his views on the necessity of a clock were already well known. While cost of painting the clock and having it erected are not known, council members agreed to pay half. Councillor Helen Jermyn reported she had received more calls urging that the clock be erected than she has ever had on another matter since joining council. "It's a step to progress," Councillor Ross Dobson said, while Major Delbridge acknowledged that "a lot of people wanted a clock". Only one crash in holiday period The only accident of the week in the town of Exeter occurred late Saturday afternoon. Vehicles driven by Sandra M. Clarke, 325 Algonquin Dr., Huron Park and Wessel Lenting, 171 Richmond Street, Hensall collided at the intersection of Huron and Andrew Streets. Constable James Dingwell estimated total damages at $175. An overflow crowd Sunday afternoon and the excellent showing by local contestants featured the seventh annual Midwestern Rodeo held at Exeter Community Park over the weekend. Several hundred prospective spectators were turned away from the Sunday afternoon show when every available seat and inch of standing room was filled. While the crowds for the two Saturday shows were only average, the large throng Sunday afternoon helped bring a substantial increase in the overall gate receipts. One district cowboy, Jack Rundle won the Clarke Fuels buckle as the top contestant in the bull riding events during the three shows held at the rodeo. Jim Rundle was the big winner in the race events taking first place in four of the six flag and pick-up events. Close behind with numerous second and third place finishes was youthful cowboy Allan Parsons. The overall title in the popular Little Britches calf riding contest was taken by Danny Turvey of Hensall with runner-up prizes going to Calvin Westlake, George Church, Linda Cording and Steve Preszcator. Winners in the amateur bareback riding were Gerry Kuglin and Dave Paisley while Hensall's Barry Mousseau was a winner in the saddle bronc division. Spectators for all three shows came from far and wide. Publicity chairman Carf Cann surveyed most of the visitors with three Area municipalities will discuss dumps Kids to get bike 'tickets' Put on probation for cheque count A Huron Park woman, Catherine T. Brooks, was placed on probation when sentenced Tuesday for cashing a cheque belonging to another person. Judge Hays noted it was one of the n,ore serious offences, but imposed the probation term in view of the circumstances in the case. The woman's husband was in a foreign country with the armed forces at the time of the incident. However, Judge Hays warned that failure to comply with the terms! of the probation would certainly mean a jail term. A FUGITIVE — Bill Brady supposedly had a surprise for spectators at Sunday's Midwestern Rodeo show in Exeter but the plot was reversed. Brady was apprehended at the rodeo ring for failing to pay a parking ticket, a charge he says was "trumped up." The popular radio announcer is shown above peering through the bars at the Exeter jail. Going opposite directions ef • .Gi ' • ^.-1,0116 - 4 sj After meeting with a representative of the Ontario Department of Energy and Resources Stephen township council decided to call a meeting of area municipalities concerning the future of municipal dumps. Councils of the town of Exeter, villages of Grand Bend, Hensall and Zurich, and townships of Stephen, Hay and Usborne will be called to a meeting that is set for September 17 at the Stephen township hall in Crediton. Provincial officials recommend a central waste disposal site for several municipalities. New health regulations that went into effect as of September 1 call for daily covering of garbage at municipal dumps. At the last Meeting, Stephen council passed bylaws allowing the increase of expenditures on the McKeever, Pergel, O'Brien Extension, Crediton and Gielen!aletrich Municipal drains. Word was recently received from Huron County that Stephen township would be the initiating municipality for school board nominations and elections. Stephen Clerk Wilmar D. Wein will be the returning officer. At the same time, council increased the rates for rent of polling booths and wages of election officials, Owners of polling booths will receive $15 per day, an increase of three dollars. The deputy returning officer will also receive a three dollar increase from $12 to $15 while poll clerks will get $12 per day, a rise of $2. Six tile drain applications were approved in the amount of $30,700. A report of the drainage engineer changing an assessment from the Keller Drain to the Mud Creek Drain was approved. Clerk Wein was instructed to prepare the necessary bylaws to finalize the district fire protection agreement with the 4 village of Grand Bend. Stephen and Bosanquet townships will each pay thirty per cent of all costs of the Grand Bend fire department. This agreement will be in effectuntil the end of 1970. FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL —Tuesday was an exciting day for most youngsters going to school but for those going for the first time it was a red letter day. Part or a large kindergarten class at Usborne Central school is shown above as the boys and girls listen to their teacher. T-A photo During the next couple of weeks children that ride bicycles on town streets will have the chance to gain two types of awards. As part of a campaign to promote better cycling habits Exeter Police Chief Ted Day will be awarding a prize each week to the youngster who is picked by members of the local police force as the safe cyclist of the week. The contest will start September 13 and end on September 26. The other award that can be gained by young bicyclists may not be appreciated quite as much, Chief Day has announced that beginning Sunday, September 13, his department will be handing out what is called Safety Violation Notices, to all children who commit offences such as improper bicycle riding and improper street crossing. These violation .tickets when given out by the officers are to be taken home and signed ,by the parents and then returned to the police station. Failure to. return these signed violation tickets will show that. parents are not interested in the safety of their children. Day stresses the fact that these notices will not be used in any way by the, police to punish or — Please turn to page '