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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-04-20, Page 1THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY The OHA Junior "D" championship trophy came to Exeter for the first time, Sunday. Above, captain Larry Haugh of the Hawks accepts the award from OHA representative Lloyd Gilliam of Lindsay. T-A photo Name four new members for term on hospital board A HUG FOR CHARLIE: Susan Hemingway puts her arm around the Hon. Charles MacNaughton and seems to be telling him a secret. She and Laurel Jacobs, (right) were at the campaign dinner for the adult workshop to be established in Exeter. Susan and Laurel are students at Huron Hope School for retarded children. Mr. MacNaughton was the keynote speaker at the event. T-A photo Thieves hit area, small items taken .1AA,04, DONATE TO ADULT WORKSHOP: Several organizations and businesses made donations to the fund for the workshop for retarded adults to be established for the South Huron district in I.,'7 xeter. Handing their money over to Bruce Shaw, treasurer, (centre) are Cykren Deboer, Big ‘D' Tile Company; Coral Razenburg, who sold tickets on a ham, and Carfrey Cann of Cares Mill Limited, T. A photo ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ADULT WORKSHOP: Mrs. Alma Godbolt, president of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded accepts donations from some of the organizations who are supporting the drive for funds for a workshop in this district. They are Don Webster for the Huronia Male Chorus; Peter De.long, for Alhambra Lodge, and Doug Mock for SHDHS Student Council. Hawks M., Ontario cu COACH GOES FOR A RIPE --- Immediately after the Hawks championship win in Bancroft, coach Bob White was taken for a ride by the players. From the left are Rob Lindenfield, Bob Rowe, Bob Parsons, Larry Haugh and Pete Kleinstiver arid spectator Doug Prout. T-A photo A group of determined and dedicated young athletes brought Exeter a first — an all-Ontario hockey championship. The Exeter Hawks arrived back in Exeter early Monday morning with the George Richardson Memorial trophy, emblematic of supremacy in OHA. Junior "D" ranks. Under the excellent guidance,of coach Bob White and manager Bob l3aynham, the Hawks swept past all playoff opposition and won the final series from the Bancroft Jets in four straight games. After taking the first two games of the best-of-seven series a week earlier on home ice, the Hawks travelled to Bancroft to win 5-4 Saturday and 5-1 Sunday to wrap up the championship. Proceeding down the playoff trail the Hawks were victorious in 20 of 22 games and won four of the five series on foreign ice. Playing in away-from-home arenas didn't make much dif- ference to the Hawks mainly due to the terrific following of the enthusiastic Exeter and area fans. The Exeter delegation in Bancroft Sunday afternoon made up at least half of the total crowd of slightly more than one thousand. Further stories and pictures of the Hawks' success appear in the inside sports pages, A VICTORY HUG a Shortly after the Hawks championship win in Bancroft Sunday afternoon, coach Bob White dashed to the boards to get a victory hug from his wife Ruth. Shown in the background is a small portion of the Exeter cheering section. T-A photo Ninety-eighth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 20, 1972 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Engage architect to prepare drawings for new town hail Four new members were named to the board of South Huron Hospital at the annual Meeting, Wednesday. They include Mrs. Helen Mickle and Robert Fletcher, Exeter, and William Mickle and William Rowcliffe, Hensall. Retiring from the board were Walter Spencer, Doug Cook, both of Hensall, and Glenn Fisher, Exeter. There had been one vacancy on the board. The directors named Jim Kneale as chairman for the coming term. The Grand Bend man succeeds Stan Frayne in that position. The administrator, Alice Claypole, gave her 19th annual report to the public meeting, indicating that the study of the hospital being done by Agnew, Peckham & Associates is now in the hands of officials at Ottawa and the OHSC for their con- sideration. First priority of the plan is to demolish the administrative area of the present building, it being outdated and hazardous. This portion of the building dates back to 1854. Miss Claypole noted the X-ray and emergency room areas are also most inadequate and said some of the other priorities in- clude a medical staff lounge, medical library and re- arrangement of the records room. A physiotherapy department is also recommended and the re- location of the operating room suite to prevent cross-infections. The hospital administrator reported the census for the past year averaged just over 74 per cent occupancy, but this is largely due to the empty beds on the maternity floor. For the first three months this year there have only been 23 newborns and in 1971 there were a total of only 153. During the first 10 years of the hospital, the yearly average was 340. Noting there were 53 deaths in the hospital last year, she pointed out they do not appear to be in- creasing the population of the community very much. She presented other statistics on the hospital as follows: 4,581 X-ray examinations, an increase of 335 over 1970; 59,546 laboratory procedures performed locally and 71,800 units processed at Stratford; 225 operating room procedures, compared to 181 in 1970; 72,396 meals served; 1,291 patients admitted; payroll of $373,146; 154,709 hours of work Campaign kick off Only $74,000 to go! South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded and their supporters kicked off the giant fund raising campaign for an adult workshop Friday evening at a dinner-dance at the R. E. Pooley Legion Hall. performed, 150,393 pounds of laundry processed. Tribute was paid to all those who assisted with another suc- cessful year at the hospital. In his report, treasurer Charlie Smith reported an operating deficit of $4,065. He said assets of the hospital are assessed at over $760,000 but a realizable figure might well reach the million mark. Last report Walter Spencer, making his last report before retiring from the board, said the property committee had not undertaken any major projects, although a bed pan flusher had been pur- chased at a cost of '$3,000. He looked rather puzzled and said this appeared to be a lot of money to flush bed pans. One of the hospital staff said two flushers had been purchased, Reeve Derry Boyle spoke at the Please turn to page 3 They got off to a good start with $6,000 being raised that night. The Hon. Charles Mac- Naughton who gave the keynote address to the 375 enthusiastic supporters of the workshop said most occasions call for decisions from the head. "In this case, however," he remarked, "your decision should come from the heart." He said, in his estimation, there was no worthier cause than the provision for facilities for the adult retarded, and he em- phasized he would do everything he could to help the cause along. "In the length of time I've lived in this area I have never seen a good project fail, and I do not anticipate seeing this one miss its mark either," he said. The mark is around $80,000 that must be raised to buy the building under option from Kongskilde Lim- nited, renovate and equip it. Case Van Raay, chairman for the special workshop committee, said the Association is like a big family in that everyone works together to see the dream of a workshop realized. Ile paid tribute to Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, president, and her husband who he said have already spent hours working on the project. One of the highlights of the evening was when two children from Huron Hope School for Retarded came to the platform with their teacher, Mrs. J. Scott. Laurel Jacobs, on behalf of the other students, brought a box Of money for the campaign that the children had raised by selling plastic molds, Little Susan Heinmingway delighted the audience with her ' demonstration of the Huron Hope School cheet, committee rooms, an office each for both the works superintendent and the recreation director. Also included in the two-storey structure would be a council chamber, court room, judge's room and two small rooms for lawyers to interview their clients. The size of the council and court rooms would be about 750 square feet each. All these requirements are tentative and it was suggested a new committee would be established, including members from outside council, to discuss the needs with an architect An area man escaped with cuts and bruises after his pickup truck was demolished in one of seven accidents in the area this week. Brian M. Hodgins, RR 3 Parkhill, was proceeding west on Highway 83 around 9:30 p.m., Monday, when his vehicle went out of control and rolled over three times. The accident occurred about two miles west of Dashwood. Total damage was listed at $1,500 by Constable Ed Wilcox. Three cars were involved in the only accident Sunday, it also occurring on Highway 83. Drivers involved were Wilfred Lloyd Debus, New Hamburg; John M. Skinner, Stratford; and James Rivers, Sea for th. Total damage was listed at $175. There was one crash, Saturday, Ceramics, donated to the Association from the Tillsonburg workshop, were auctioned off by treasurer Bruce Shaw to a total of ,$232. Other contributions came from Carol Razenberg, Dashwood, who had sold tickets on a ham; Bill Linfield, principal of J. A. McCurdy school, who was representing his students; Carf Cann of Cann's Mill Limited, Dave McKenzie from Hall Lamp Limited; and Sybren de Boer of Big '0' Tile Company. Donald Webster brought a donation from the Huronia Male Chorus; Dave Mock, from SHDHS Student Council; Rev. Wilfred Jarvis, Exeter Ministerial Association, and Peter DeJong from Alhanibra Lodge. The Alhambras have been donating their hall south of Grand Bend for several years for Huron Hope Nursery for tiny retardates. Entertaining the guests during the after dinner program were Lalye Zerko with an accordion solo and The Woodharn Male Quartette consisting of Norris Webb, Glen Copeland, Harry Hem' and Ken Blackler. Williatn Batten was master of ceremonies, Teachers of the Academy of Musical Arts in Sarnia donated their talents as musicians to ptovido the music for dancing after the dinner and presen- tations, before drawings were com- menced. Ottewell noted the new building would not house the public library, primarily because the committee felt the present facilities were too good to demolish at this time. He said in 10 to 20 years if the building had to be torn down, it may be better to include the public library in with the library at the high school. Pointing out it would cost "$3,000 and nothing less" to have an architect prepare drawings, — Please turn to page 3 it resulting in injury to one person. A car driven by Charles McLeod, Huron Park, failed to negotiate a curve on Huron County Road 21 and collided with a steel fence owned by ODC. A passenger in the car, Susan McLeod, received minor bruises in the, crash. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $400 by Constable Dale Lamont and $200 to the fence. Two accidents were in- vestigated Friday. In one, a car driven by Kenneth Baker, Huron Park, collided with a hydro pole on Waterloo St. in Exeter and resulted in damage set at $120 by Constable Bill Lewis. The other involved cars driven by Douglas Harding, Gorrie, and George Colter, Goderich. They collided on Quebec Ave, at Huron Park with damage set at $600 by Constable Bob Whiteford. The only other crash of the week was reported Thursday when a car driven by Willibroada Bedard, Zurich, was stopped on Highway 21 while a school bus was receiving passengers. A truck driven by Barry Nevin, London, collided with the rear of her car. Damage was listed at $300 by Constable Don Mason. During the week the local detachment officers charged 10 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 22 drivers. There were four charges under the Liquor Control Act. Exeter council this week decided to engage the services of an architect to prepare preliminary sketches for a new town hail. The committee of Reeve Derry Boyle and Councillors Ken Ottewell, Bruce Shaw and Mery Cudm ore was empowered to take action in this regard. Ottewell, who is chairman of the committee, reported that submissions had been received from the various department heads as to their requirements in the proposed new facilities. He said the amount of space required would be about 10,000 square feet and the committee has estimated that the total cost„ could be around $300,000. This, they predict, will cover the cost of removing the present structure as well as providing furnishings and landscaping for the new building. Requirements submitted by the police department include four cells, washrooms, walk-in vault, main office and waiting room, chief's office, identification room and a communications room to house radio and switchboard equipment. Floor space was listed at 2,400 square feet. Members of council noted that at present there are about 200 square feet in the police office. The fire department facilities would include four bays for vehicles, a room for drying hoses, an office, washroom, sleeping quarters, kitchen and a 30' by 60' hall for drill practice. Floor space requirement was listed at 5,610 square feet. The town offices would include a main office, an office for the clerk, one for the mayor, two Only $74,000 to go One night nets over $6,000 Rolls three times, has cuts, bruises Provincial police at Exeter are investigating several breakins and minor thefts which occurred during the past week. Biggest loss occurred Thur- sday when a truck owned by Dave Morrissey, RR 3 Ailsa Craig, was entered while parked in Dashwood. Three spray painting guns were taken, along with 170 ad- vertising thermometers, Total value of the loot was estimated at $477. Two vacant houses at Huron Park were reported entered and police found evidence that the buildings had been used for "sniffing" parties. Celluloid bags and empty bottles of nail polish remover were located, Holes had been punched in the walls of one of the homes and damage was listed at $60. On Friday, a radio valued at $20 was stolen from a trailer owned by Hank Ellis in Usborne Township. Tuesday morning, police were — Please turn to page 3 S 4 et