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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-03-28, Page 1Expect trial to last week DIL contract wins approval, includes cost of living clause Union employees at Dashwood Industries Ltd. plants at Cen- tralia and Mt. 13rydges returned to their jobs Monday, after ap- proving a new contract that ended a five-week strike, The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 3054, ratified a three-year agreement which will give them an annual 35 cents an hour increase, retroactive to the date of the old contract's expiry last November 16. About 120 of the 180 striking employees attended the ratification meeting in Crediton and union business agent Adam Salvona, Huron Park, said about 83 percent of them voted to ac- cept the new proposal. Included in the new contract is a cost-of-living allowance, one of the factors which separated the company and union throughout negotiations, The union will receive a one- cent-an-hour increase for every .45 percent increase in the cost- of-living index, computed on a quarterly basis, starting January 16, 1975. Mr. Salvona said the cost of living allowance, which is capped at 10 cents per year,was a major breakthrough. "We had to work hard, but we got what we wanted," he told the T-A this week. He said this would influence other contracts to be negotiated in coming months. The company also maintained a promise made by president Jim Finnen during contract talks, that if inflation rises too steeply, the company would be prepared to negotiate further increases. Mr. Salvona said this was a big selling point in the contract. DIL personnel manager Gerry Kading said about 90 percent of the striking workers have returned to their jobs. The others DIL STRIKE ENDS — Dashwood Industries Limited workers meeting in Crediton Friday afternoon ratified a proposal from the company which ended the more than four week strike. Shown above before the meeting checking the company offer are Ken McCrae of the negotiating corn- mittee; Adam Salvona, representative of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 3054; John Hill of the Mount Brydges plant and Harold Borden, a Centralia plant employee. Okay senior apartments at Bluewater Rest Home T-A photo - about 15 or 18 have apparently taken jobs elsewhere since the strike commenced. Included in those returning were some 17 workers who had been laid off prior to the strike, One of the points in the new agreement was that these people would be recalled before any new personnel were hired, Mr. Kading said company employees worked throughout the weekend to get cheques ready to provide employees with their retroactive pay. He said two or three people apparently returned to work only to receive this retroactive pay and then left the company's employ. "This is disturbing," he said. The company official said they had expected to lose more than 15 people over the five-week duration of the strike. The firm is now interviewing applications for the vacancies and expect to have a full staff within two weeks. "We're getting back on the roads," he concluded. One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 28, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Construction of senior citizen apartments across the road from the present Bluewater Rest Home at Zurich is expected to start this summer. At the annual meeting of the Home's membership Tuesday night approval was given to the planning recently completed by MP urges use of base Sixteen-year-old among four to pay for impaired driving The non-capital murder trial of Lloyd George Salter, lin 3, icippen, commenced in Goderich Monday before Mr. Justice 'Thomas. Q. Zuber, The trial is expected to take up to a week to complete according to Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane and defence counsel James Donnelly. The 39-year-old Salter is charged with the slaying of Hensall widow Jane Burton McMurtrie. The 93-old woman's body was found in an upstairs bedroom of her home October 5. An autopsy revealed she had been strangled and tests showed the woman had also been sexually assaulted. On Monday, at the opening of the trial, the two lawyers went through the entire 60-member petit jury without agreeing on a 12-person panel, Some of those originally told to "stand aside" by Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Donnelly had to be recalled all-male be before jury. ore two thegreed on the At the second day of the trial, an OPP identification officer testified that no fingerprints were found in the home of Mrs. McMurtrie. Not even a fingerprint of the victim was found in the home, Constable R, E. Kerr or the Mount Forest detachment said. Mr. Donnelly said he thought it strange that not even a finger- print of the victim could be found, but Constable Kerr said the woman's fingertips actually were worn out fromold age - they were smooth - and he doubted if her fingers would leave a significant impression. Mr.Donnelly also suggested there was no way the officer could be sure that there was no contamination of evidence during occasions when he left the McMurtrie home. He said the crime scene had been contaminated well before police began their investigation and asked Constable Kerr if he was aware that a neighbor, Mrs. Fred Vivian, had "conducted tours around the house" before police arrived. Mrs. Vivian was one of the first on the scene and found Mrs. McMurtrie's body. More than 50 items of evidence were submitted at the second day of the trial. Included were blood samples, hair samples, bed- clothes, bedding, a telephone and cculostehding belonging to the ac- Saallter, is being confined in Goderich during the period of the to The trial is .,the only criminal case on the docket for the two- week assizes. The jury consists of Stanley Pfeffers, RR 2, Clifford, television technician;Don Roy Jewell, Norman Ineson, both Clinton salesmen; Jan Austin, Please turn to page 3 the board of directors headed by chairman Dr. C.Wallace. In the initial phase in three of five eventual apartment blocks will be built. Each block will contain eight one-bedroom apartments. Secretary Gerald Gingerich told the membership in at- tendance which totalled about 50 costs of the projects would be about $13,000 per apartment. This figure includes landscaping, He said the total project is being financed by Canadian Mortgage and Housing Cor- poration and will be repaid over a period of 50 years. The apartments are designed for senior citizens who can afford their own facilities and to relieve the housing shortage. When asked of the rental costs for seniors, officials said this had not been determined but one added, "a ball park figure would be between $100 and $150 per month." The apartments are being built on an eight acre parcel of land recently purchased from Robert Westlake. It is part of lot 20, Concession 12 in Hay township. During Tuesday's meeting when one member questioned the Please turn to page 3 $100 for careless driving in Exeter on February 2 and another $53 for retaining more than one licence. At 3:30 a.m. on February 2 he was involved in a collision. At that time, it was found he had a second licence belonging to a fellow worker at an area industry. He said he had found the licence and had just neglected to turn it over to the ' proper owner. Kevin C. Buchanan, Hensall, $60 for a speed of 60 in a 30 zone in Exeter on February 16. Douglas R. Ferguson, Exeter $100 for careless driving in Exeter on February 14. He was driving north on Main St. and while passing another vehicle on the right, ran into a parked truck. John Campbell Hill, Ayr, $28 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. Please turn to page 3 Soldan paid an additional fine of $53 for driving while holding only an instructional permit and not being accompanied by a licenced driver. The Judge learned he had paid fines out of court for the same offence on two previous occasions and told the youth "to carry on this way you have a stormy way ahead, for yourself and other people". In other cases heard by Judge Hays and Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake, the following -,4i,nes'werelevied! • ss* Kenneth B. Hodgson, Granton, $100 on a charge of careless driving on February 21. The court learned the accused was driving in an erratic manner and was weaving. He was not impaired, but had been drinking and was sleepy. Ronald A. Pickering, Parkhill, Curling club cash stolen Huron MP Robert McKinley asked the government Thursday to consider the use of facilities of the former armed forces base at Clinton for training Canadian Olympic athletes, He based his request on a recent statement by Health and Welfare Minister Marc Lalonde that a national multisport training camp may be established before the end of the year. Lalonde's parliamentary assistant Norman Cafix promised to pass on McKinley's suggestion. In making the suggestion, McKinley said the Clinton base has all the facilities needed for sucht"Venture and that they are not being used at the present time, He continued, "when the decision to close Clinton as a forces base was made the prime minister suggested federal assistance would be considered to help phase out any base, but up to now none has been forthcoming," The Clinton sports complex includes an arena, track and field facilities, swimming pool, gymnasium and dormitory facilities to house athletes. A COLLEGEBLOOD DONOR - A regular Red Cross blood donor clinic was held at Centralia Agricultural College Monday. Above, one of the nurse's helpers Mary Boyle puts a bandaid on the arm of student Barry Bordon of Seaforth. T-A photo Thieves make off with antique chairs Only one theft is being in- vestigated this week by the Exeter OPP detachment of- ficers. On Saturday, two Victorian style antique chairs were removed from the lobby of the Dashwood Hotel. The chairs were valued at $200 each. Daymond firm to continue operations at Huron Park About $150 in cash was stolen from the Exeter curling club over the weekend. Police report persons responsible entered the curling building by way of a double door at the south side. Investigation is continuing. During the same time period, vandals were at work at the Dobbs Motors parking lot at the corner of Main and Wellington streets and the Exeter public school on Victoria street. At the Dobbs lot, extensive damage was done to the interior of several vehicles, At the public school, principal James Chapman told police someone entered a bus parked on the lot and turned on the lights deadening the battery. Contents of the fire extinguishers were sprayed over the interior of the bus. Despite rumours circulating in the area this week, the Daymond Plastics operation at Huron will continue in its present location. Daymond vice-president Nars Bolmstrand told the T-A from his Rexdale office Wednesday morning, "we are definitely not moving out of Huron Park." In answer to a question of the possibility of any cutback at Huron Park, Bolmstrand said, "this we don't know at the moment," In recent weeks, a Daymond plant at Chatham was closed down due to a shortage of raw materials, Equipment from Chatham has been moved to Huron Park, Daymond is in the process of building a new plant in Clarkson and when finished headquarters will be moved from Rexdale. Plants are also operated in Montreal and Calgary. The Huron Park operation of Daymond manufactures drainage pipe, home siding and trim for automobiles. About 35 persons are now employed. PREPARE FOR OPERETTA — The Huronia choir will be presenting "The Gondoliers" operetta from May 29 to June 1. Shown above practicing are from the left Harry Hoffman, Don McCaffrey, Vince Elliott, Gerald Skinner, Don Travers and Ron Elford. T-A photo Damage over $14,000, four injured in crashes Cable TV decision unlikely for month It could be a month before the Canadian Radio-Television Commission makes a decision on the application for cable TV to serve Exeter, Centralia and Huron Park. The application is being made by Bluewater TV Cable Ltd., which presently operates cable systems in Goderich, Clinton, Str throy and Holmesville. The application for the area system is being heard by the CRTC this week. An employee at the Holmesville office of Bluewater Cable told the T-A that Ronald McIntosh Jr. was appearing on behalf of the firm but didn't know exactly when he would be called. She said that to her knowledge there had been no opposition to the application for the cable system the Exeter, Centralia, Hann Park area. BOTTLE FEEDERS — A thoroughbred mare owned by the Don Geiser Stables of DaShwoad died over the weekend while giving birth to o colt, in the above picture Faye, Allan and Paul Geiser ore shown bottle feeding Lollipop. The colt has been purchased by Brian Smillie of Smiling 'Acres Perms near Hensall and the bottle diet is continuing, A 16-year-old Zurich youth was among three drivers who pleaded guilty to driving while impaired before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. One other area driver pleaded guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle while impaired and three other 16-year-olds were fined for having liquor while under the legal age. Wayne A. Oke, the 16-year-old from Zurich who pleaded guilty to impaired driving on March 9.in Hay T *110*AI:4:also, ,pipaded guilty to a charge of consuming "liquor '• while under age on January- 26 and for creating unnecessary noise with his vehicle in Exeter on the same date. He was fined $75 on the im- paired charger $35 for consuming and $43 for the noise, to bring the total fine to $153. He was also given a licence suspension of three months. Oke was charged with im- paired driving after police spotted his car on Highway 83 on March 9. He was driving in a rapid manner and passed the police cruiser on the slippery roads. Oke ignored the police, who chased him at speeds up to 90 m.p.h. Finally, one of the officers used his cruiser to "nudge" the Oke vehicle to get him stopped. The court learned a breathalizer test showed a reading of 210 mgs. The legal limit is 80. In the charge arising from the unnecessary noise, police report Oke was creating loud noises on Gidley St. in Exeter. One skid mark left by the vehicle driven by the accused measured 300 feet. The other two drivers pleading guilty to driving while impaired were David R. Cushing, London, and Donald C, Lightfoot, also of London, Cushing was fined $150 and was given a restricted licence suspension for three months, allowing him to drive for his employer in London, When stopped for his erratic driving on February 14, Cushing was given a breathalizer test and the reading was 125 mgs. Lightfoot was charged on March 10, He refused to take a breathalizer test. tie was fined $125 and had his licence suspended for three months, Howard Lawrence Clarke, RR 3 Dashwood, was fined $150 after pleading guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle while im- paired, The accused was found in Crediton on March 14 asleep at the steering wheel of his car, with an open bottle of beer on the seat, The court was told the accused was unsteady and had to be kept from falling out of the door when it was opened. He was prohibited from driving for three months, except when driving on or between his farms in the course of farming operations. The three 16-year-old yetithS Who pleaded guilty to having liquor while under age were Bradley John Lavender, Hensall; truce A, Hodge, Crediton; and Robert E. Soldan, Hensall. Each had been charged on different dates and each was fined $25, Damage was set at over $14,000 and four people were injureed in accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. Two men sustained cuts and bruises when their cars were demolished in an accident, Tuesday. First aid assistance for drivers Kenneth Eugene Costello, Exeter, and William Chandler, Dashwood, was available quickly as they collided near the home base of Hoffman's Ambulance, Dashwood. They were taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment, Damage in the accident, which occurred around 8:15 p.m., was set at $7,000 by OPP Constables Bill McIntyre and Bill Osterloo. Of that, $6,000 was to the 1973 Buick being driven by Mr. Chandler. One man was injured in another two-car crash which occurred on Highway 4 just south of Exeter at 11:30 p.m., Monday, Drivers involved were Jack Vangeel, RR 1 Centralia, and James Dixon, RR 2 Ailsa Craig, Damage was set at $1,600 by Constable Dale Lamont, who investigated an accident on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. A car driven by Clifford Holland, RR 4 Clinton, struck a parked car owned by Wayne Keller, RR 2 Zurich, at the Arrow gas station at the corner of Highway 4 and County Road 21. In addition to the two vehicles, a sign post and gas tank vent pipe were also damaged. The only other accident of the week occurred at 11:30 p.m., Friday, when cars driven by Alan Levier, Huron Park, and Ronald Mason, Exeter, collided on Algonquin Drive in Huron Park. Constable 'Al Queinn in- vestigated and listed total damage at $750. During the week, the local detachment officers charged eight people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 22, There were two charges under the Criminal Code and four under the Liquor Control Act, Dixon suffered cuts and bruises, while damage in the crash was listed at $2,500 by Constable Bill McIntyre, Another injury was reported at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, it being to Gordon Phillips, RR 1 Hensall. He suffered a fracture and was taken to University Hospital, London, after the vehicle he was driving went off the Mt. Carmel Road and hit a three stump in the ditch. Damage to his 1967 vehicle was estimated at $1,400 by Constable Bill Lewis. There were two other accidents on Sunday, one at 11:30 a,m,, when a car driven by John Wilds, RR 3 Dashwood, collided with a mail box owned by Clarence Fahner, RR 2 Crediton. Total damage was set at $70 by Constable Don Mason, At 4,45 p.m. a car driven by Stephen Bedour, Zurich, left concession 13 and ran into a fence owned by Herbert Klopp. Total damage iri that mishap was estimated at WO by Constable Al Quinn,