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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-05-24, Page 1Classes depict ear ly days at BPS concert Sldrinovi Tiveratt R * #3 SZeter Ontario awlki441.1 One Hundred and First Year. EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 24, 1973 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Reverse lifeguard decision; • With more than 30 ratepayers in attendance, Grand Bend council Tuesday night re-instated the lifeguard program for this year, Adopted early in the year with a proposed budget of slightly over $3,000 the lifeguard program was abandoned two weeks ago when chief lifeguard John Watt asked for additional equipment valued t $300, poor weather for swimming last year, we had six rescues. H the weather improves we could have a real problem." The lifeguard chief said he had raised $200 from Grand Bend Merchants to go towards the additional equipment and councillor Bob Sharen indicated the other $100 was available. After lengthy discussions, councillor Sharen indicated he Watt was the chief spokesman for the large delegation at Tuesday's session. In his opening remarks Watt said he was asking council to reconsider their decision and termed the move to abandon the program as shocking and unbelievable, He cited dangerous currents and a sharp drop-off of the shore line as reason lifeguards were necesary. Watt continued, "With BIKE RIDERS GET BIKES — Prizes for the top three riders in Saturday's Kinsmen club sponsored bicycle rodeo were brand new bicycles. Shown above with their prizes are Kim Dobson, Paul Angyal and Brad Baynham. At the back are Moore Smalley, owner of Exeter's Canadian Tire store, Fred Lankamp of the Ex- eter Kinsmen club, Constable George Robertson and Canadian Canners manager Jack Urquhart. The bikes were donated by Canadian Tire, Canadian Canners and Dunlop Tire of Huron Park. T-A photo Three win bikes Best bicyclists named CHARACTERS IN MOUSE TRAP — Students at South Huron District High School are presenting a murder mystery play at the school Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Members of the cast of "Mouse Trap" are shown above. From the left, Joan Forrest, Judy Miller, Mike Miller, Cathy Simmons and John Creces. Also in the cast ore Richard Ottewell, John Blackwell and Brenda Russell. T-A photo Bicycles were awarded to the top cyclists in each of three age divisions. The bikes were donated by Canadian Canners and the Canadian Tire Associate Store, both of Exeter and the Dunlop Bicycle division of Huron Park. Also contributing prizes were the Exeter Lions and Milt Robbins More than 60 Exeter and district elementary school students participated in Satur- day's bicycle rodeo at the Exeter arena. The rodeo was sponsored by the Exeter Kinsmen club with the co- operation of the Exeter police department. present vacancies, the summer resort council failed Tuesday night to make the move official. With prospective councillors Douglas Martin and John Teevins in attendance, the appointments were held over. The decision was made after consulation with the village solicitor William Dyer of London when Reeve John Payne questioned the eligibility of John Teevins. When asked by Payne if he owned property in the village, Teevins replied he did but on further questioning said it was not registered. To this Payne remarked, "That leaves a question of whether you may sit on council or not," Teevins said he was the ad- ministrator of his mother's estate and as such owned a one-fifth share in the property in question. He added he was purchasing the property and would be the registered owner within a short time, In further debate, Teevins questioned Payne as to the property in Grand Bend which he operates his insurance business from, Payne replied he was the owner and not the company. After considerable discussion councill went into a committee of the whole and met with solicitor Dyer. On their return to regular session, Payne announced, "After meeting with our solicitor we feel we should not make any appointments tonight.". Former cleric's daughter slain in border shooting was born in Exeter, and lived here for three years. Her father was the minister of Caven Presbyterian Church for five and one half years, from 1948 to 53. Then the family moved to Guelph. They keep in touch with friends in Exeter quite regularly, however, and visit the area frequently. Miss Sinclair and her friend A service of thanksgiving for the life of Christine Louise Sin- clair, one of two 19-year-old Canadian girls killed by a Zambian sentry at Victoria Falls, Rhodesia, will be held in St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Norfolk St., Guelph May 26 at 11 a.m. Miss Sinclair is the daughter of Rev, and Mrs. Donald Sinclair, and Son Limited. Winning the bike in the junior grade division was Kim Dobson, a grade three student at Exeter public school. Runners-up in this class were Allison Ball and Toni Raymond, also of Exeter Ps. In the grades four and five division, the bicycle was won by Brad Baynham of grade five at Exeter public school and run- ners-up from the same school were Cathy Wallace and David Bell. Paul Angyal of grade six at Exeter was the top competitor in the senior grades. Finishing in the next two positions were Robin Little and Laurie Mathers. The six runners-up each received safety medals, The prizes were presented at Exeter public school Tuesday afternoon by Fred Lankamp of the Exeter Kinsmen club and Constable George Robertson and Chief Ted Day of the Exeter police department. During the rodeo, participants were tested on their knowledge of safety rules and their actual bike driving abilities. was strongly in favour of having the program returned. He con- tinued, "One of the reasons for dropping the program was to get public reaction and by the looks of the crowd tonight we got it." Sharen had said earlier a large deficit from last year and over budgeting for 1973 were the main reasons for scrapping the lifeguards. Reeve Payne asked the assembled group, "how many support lifeguards?' He received an almost unanimous reply in favour, To this he commented, "that looks like half the village," Several members of the delegation stressed the fact lives were more important than money, Councillor Murray Des Jardins a prime opponent of the lifeguard program agreed saying a value cannot be put on a human life. Des Jardins in conclusion said his quarrel was not with lifeguard program but added, "our taxes "will be beautiful" this year, Several residents asked for lifeguard service on the south beach, To this Reeve Payne replied, "John Watt says it would cost an additional $2,000 to ser- vice this area. There's no way we can do this." Lifeguard chief John Watt said after the meeting he was pleased with council's reversal of policy but added he did not have enough staff to do the job he would like to. Watt said he would be trying to get outside financial help. He is making inquiries about the possibility of receiving help from Opportunities for Youth grants. Later in the meeting Mac MacLaren approached council on behalf of the Grand Bend Lions club asking that a retraction be made on previous statements that the summer resort service club would not agree to help financially with the lifeguard program. Council agreed there had been a lack of communication on the matter. MacLaren said the service club supports lifeguards. After deciding at a meeting two weeks ago to invite two former Grand Bend councillors to fill two Two get jail terms for theft, possession On two occasions at Exeter court, Tuesday, Judge Glenn Hays noted that drinking alcohol can cause people to act out of character. He made the comment first when sentencing two men to jail terms of 10 days each. They were Grant Albert Laws, Seaforth, and George Leroy Bieber, London formerly of Huron Park. Each had pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a battery and to having stolen tires in their MEDALS FOR GOOD RIDING — The six runners-up in Saturday's Exeter Kinsmen club sponsored bicycle rodeo received medals from Exeter police chief Ted Day. From the left, they are, Allison Ball, Tom Raymond, Cathy Wallace, David Bell, Robin Little and Laurie Mothers. T-A photo Request legal advice on cracked foundation Marjan Drijbar, of Rockwood, were killed by gunfire as they visited the falls on the Zambia- Rhodesia border. The shots were fired by Zambian troops who said they thought the girls and two American touri'sts were saboteurs threatening a power plant. The body of the Sinclair girl was recovered but that of Miss Drijber is still missing, It is believed she either fell into the river when she was shot, or dived in to avoid the gunfire. Her parents have gone to Rhodesia in the hope of finding their daughter alive. Rev. Sinclair was expecting his daughter's body to be flown into Melton airport yesterday (Wednesday). The Sinclairs have six other children, Don Jr. and Rob, who were also born in Exeter, Blair, Scott, Ellen and Peter. Interment will take place in Mono Centre Cemetery at 3 p.m. Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions would be gratefully received for the Overseas Volunteer Program in Africa of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in care of Don Blacklock, RR 2, Guelph. For further information call the "Wall Chapel" of Lee and Custance Funeral Home, Guelph (822-0051). improperly parking his vehicle. He was driving a large truck loaded with turnips which rolled from its parking spot on Highway 4 and rolled into Riverview Park in Exeter on March 27. Gerald Nordemann, Ailsa Craig, paid $30 for having liquor in a place other than his — Please turn to page 3 structure has been given final approval by the building in- spector. A similar regulation exists in Exeter council plans to amend the building bylaw to stipulate that occupancy in new homes will not be permitted until the MODEL NEW BLAZERS Three members of Exeter council appeared at Tuesday's meeting wearing their new blue blazers which bear a town crest. The blazers had been approved some time ago and each member is purchasing his own, I nvestigate area rape Provincial police are con- tinuing their investigation into a weekend incident in which two 18- year-old London area girls were reportedly raped by a group of men. The incident took place through Sunday night and Monday morning in a field north of Grand Bend. The incident was reported to police in London Monday evening and Exeter OPP Cpl, Ray Brooks and Constable Frank Giffin are heading the investigation. Assisting are Inspector Dennis Alsop, criminal investigation branch, Toronto, and other of- ficers of the Exeter and London OPP. Police are not releasing many details of the incident. It is believed the men were members of a Windsor motor- cycle club who were in the resort area for the holiday weekend. One of the victims was ad- mitted to London hospital for observation, Two hit and runs occur in same area a a warded Accidentarded $ 24 vict i m 000 An Exeter mechanic Raymond Allen Playfoot, has been awarded more than $24,000 damages for a head concussion and dislocated left hip he suffered in a two-car crash on Highway 4 near Clan- deboye Feb. 20, 1966, Middlesex County Judge R.S. Macnab, who heard the man's civil suit in London, awarded him $20,000 general damages and $4,468 special damages in a five- page written judgment filed Judge Macnab found defendant driver James Morrissey, 27, of RR 2, Crediton, liable in the accident which, he said in the judgment, occurred "on a windy, stormy night when snow was blowing across the highway." Mr. Playfoot's lawyer, D.H. Proudfoot of London, said his client's hip kept "degenerating" after the accident and he walks with a severe limp, despite an operation in 1969 when he received a partial artificial hip, Judge Macnab said in his judgement that Mr. Playfoot's doctor believes something more will have to be done with the hip, either a fusion if the man can no longer stand the pain or, if he waits until he reaches 50 possibly replacement of the hip joint with an artificial ball and socket. "The future operations, whether for a fusion or to replace the joint, will cause further hospitalization and cause a long period of unemployment. The plaintiff must, of course, in the future also endure the limp which he has endured for 61 2 years now along with his pain," the judge said. London, it was revealed at Tuesday's meeting. The new rule is aimed primarily at contractors who fail to live up to the regulations of the building code and sell houses before fixing infractions noted by the building inspector. People who build their own homes won't be subject to the new regulation and the building inspector may also waive it in cases where a new home owner plans to complete some of the finishing work himself. Council also agreed to get a solicitor's advice on what action they should take regarding a home presently nearing com- pletion which has large cracks showing in the foundations. Building inspector Doug Triebner said creeks in one wall are up to three-quarters of an inch wide. He contended at the time the foundations were poured that the forms were removed too soon, and at that time had "stop work" orders placed on the house. However, an engineer from London was called into the pic- ture by the contractor and said there was no problem in the forms being removed. The cracks started to show up after the training and brick work was completed and added weight was put on the foundation. Some members suggested charges should be laid against the contractor, but decided to seek their solicitor's advice before proceeding Any further, Triebner said hi his opinion the building should be condemned and tore down. He was involved in an accident on that date. The court learned the accused had burns on his hands which hindered his driving. He had been told by a doctor not to drive. He indicated he became in- volved in the accident when he reached for a cigarette lighter and lost control of his vehicle. Richard Schwartzentruber, Exeter, was fined $60 for having liquor while under the legal age, He was stopped by Exeter police possession, They were given five on April 21 and the liquor was days each for both charges, found in the car. He had a similar They were stopped on January offence in March, resulting in 21 in the Huron Park area by OPP Judge Hays levying the stiffer Constable Frank Giffin. penalty. Both men had previous jail a Larry James Cardwell, sentences for similar offences. Niagara Falls, was fined $8.00 for Both indicated their problem stemmed from drinking. "Your life seems to be a dedication to breaking the law," Judge Hays told Bieber, while he told the 17-year-old Laws that excessive drink can make a person act out of character. Judge Hays had the same type of advice for Leonard George Smale, Hensall, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault arising out of an incident in the Hotel Hensall on March 9. Evidence revealed Smale became embroiled in an argument with another person at the hotel and a fight ensued. Smale was fined $50 or five days in jail, A Parkhill man, James H, Johnstone, was fined $100 after pleading guilty to a charge of careless driving on April 11 in Stephen Township, Last term for Mayor Mayor Jack Delbridge in- dicated this week he will not seek another term as head of council, "In two years I'm going to quit," he told council members. He made the comment after noting thab he was being ,besieged by a couple of local ratepayers Over the matter of a boulevard and suggested if they approached him once more he would tell them what he thinks in no uncertain terms, "I won't need votes, so I'll not have to worry about that," he stated, Total damage was $350. There were two accidents Wednesday, the first at 2:20 p.m., when a tractor driven by Teunis I<ooy, RR 2 Ailsa Craig, was involved in a collision with a truck driven by Mack Leese, RR 5, London. The mishap occurred at the corner of the Mt. Carmel Road and Victoria St, South, Centralia. Damage was set at $100 by Constable Bob Whiteford, who also investigated the other crash at 3:45 p,m., when a car driven by Patricia Regier, RR 3, Dash- wood, collided with a truck driven by Hebert Morden, Port Franks, on Highway M -at the junction of the Zurich Road. Damage was Hated at $500. At 7:30 a.m,, Thursday, a car driven by Harry Klungel, Hen- sel], and a truck driven by Gordon Mayer, Huron Park, collided at the corner of Nelson and Richmond St. in Hensall, with damage set at $1,600 by Constable Frank Giffin. The same evening, cars driven by Richard Denormne, Dash- wood, and Gary Schenk, Kit- chener, collided at the Main corner at Dashweod with damage estimated at $2,250 by Constable Don Mason, Drivers in the area for the first holiday weekend of the summer recorded a comparatively good driving record, Only three accidents were reported during the holiday period, two of them being hit and run incidents, They both occurred early Sunday morning in Stephen Township, At 12:30 a.m., a car driven by Pauline Coward, RR 3, Lucan, was struck by an unknown vehicle at the junction of the Crediton Road and con- cession 8-9. She was proceeding east when a westbound car turned in front of her. The other vehicle left the Scene after the collision. Damage to the Coward vehicle was listed at $250, The other hit and run occurred at the concession 6-7 intersection when an unattended parked vehicle owned by Robert Latta, RR 2 Lucan, was struck. Damage was listed at $150 by Constable Don Mason, who in- vestigated both occurrences. On Monday at 11:00 p.m., a car driven by Frederick • Campbell, RR l Exeter, backed into a parked car owned by Jean Horton, RR 5 Clinton. Vandals scatter flowers in street Early Saturday morning, vandals took a number of boxed plants from the front of Palmer's florist shop at the north end of Exeter, They were Nand strewn along No. 4 highway. Constable Jim McMeekin of the Exeter police department investigated and the persons responsible were ap- prehended and charges are pending.