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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-08-15, Page 14 Crash kills Usborne man; two have narrow escape 0 14 organize Boy Scouts An Usborne township farmer died from injuries sustained in an area accident this week. In ether crashes a seven-year- old Crediton lad was seriously injured and Donald Morneau of Huron Park narrowly escaped death in a train crash. Alvin Cudmore, 37, of RR 1 Woodharn, died in University Sgt. Norton Rhiness and Constable Al Quinn of the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment are in charge of the investigation. Morneau's car was extensively damaged. Engineer on the train was Wilson J, Thompson, London. In the Crediton crash which injured. Bradley Wright, damage was set at $200. The youngster sustained a double fracture of one leg and internal injuries. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and was in the intensive care section for some time. Driver of the car involved in the mishap was Richard Thorn- ton, London. ALVIN CUDMORE ... dies from crash injuries Hospital, London, Monday morning. He had been involved in a truck-car crash at 5:20 p.m„ Sunday, The Crediton lad, Bradley The Roy Scout program in Exeter is expected to be revived this fall. Recreation director Jim McKinlay has been working on the reorganization of the program and has held discussion with district Scout officials, He said Monday night that a leadership training session would be established and then a !opal committee formed to help organize the program, "Then we'll get the kids," he stated, adding quickly that this would be no problem as "they're ready". "We're going ahead somehow," he said in his report to Exeter's RAP committee. The Scouting movement was dropped in Exeter and the Lions announced plans to sell the local Scout hall. However, pleas from the Guides and Brownies to allow them continued use of the facility altered the sale plans and RAP asked McKinley to see what other use could be made of the building. There were two other accidents during the week, the first at 5:15 p.m., Friday, wIthri a car driven by Gordon Brown, Grand Bend, collided with a tree on Highway 83, Constable Al Quinn estimated damage at $600. On Saturday at 3:05 a.m., a car driven by Terry Smith, Kerwood, struck a hydro pole on Highway 83 in Dashwood, Constable Ed Wilcox listed damage at $1,100 to the vehicle and $500 to the pole. During the week, the local detachment officers charged 12 people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 23. There were eight charges under the Liquor Control Act and one under the Criminal Code, TRAIN, CAR COLLIDE — A Huron Park man Donald Morneau escaped with only minor injuries when the car he was driving was in collision at noon Wednesday at the CNR crossing on the Crediton road. The car and train are shown in the above picture. T-A photo Grant increase welcome news One Hundred and Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 15, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents The proposed sports complex came up for only brief discussion at Monday's meeting of Exeter's RAP committee. Bruce Shaw said that a meeting planned for members of all area councils would be held in Sep- tember. There was some good news on the topic. John Stephens said that he had been advised by a recreation official in Burlington that grants for capital ex- penditures of this nature would be increased. He had no further details and recreation director Jim McKinley was asked to check into the matter more fully. Careless, impaired drivers receive licence suspensions Wright, was injured at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, when the bicycle he was riding was in collision with a car on the Crediton Road, Mr. Cudmore was proceeding west on Usborne Sideroad 30 when he was involved ,in a collision with a truck driven by Bradley Datars, 53 Andrew' St. N„ Exeter. Datars had been proceeding on concession 2-3 when the vehicles collided at the intersection near the former Ilurondale school. The pickup truck driven by Datars was owned by Allan Knight, The impact sent Cudmore hurtling from his car and he was tossed about 25 feet, sustaining severe head injuries and internal injuries. He was taken to South Huron Hospital by Hoffman's Ambulance and examined by Dr. Charles Wallace and then im- mediately transferred to University Hospital, where he died at 11:30 a.m„ Monday. The accident was investigated by OPP Constable Frank Giffin and Sgt, Norton Rhiness. Damage to the Cudmore vehicle was listed at $600 and $650 to the truck driven by Datars, An obituary notice for Mr. Cudmore, who was active in area church and farm activities, appears elsewhere in this issue. Donald J. Morneau, 161 Columbia avenue, Huron Park was taken to South Huron hospital suffering minor face cuts when the vehicle he was driving was in collision with a Canadian National train at noon Wed- nesday at the crossing on the Crediton road, just west of High- way 4. Morneau was travelling west when his vehicle struck the rear end of the CNR engine. The train was going north. Resort's Cadet day is termed successful wrecked car in Hay Township on June 8. Randal W. Dayman, Kippen, $38 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. Joseph Roth, Detroit, $18 for a speed of 45 in a 30 zone. Gordon M. Baird, Hensall, $13 for a speed of 40 in a 30 zone. Steven William Kirk, Clinton, $38 for liquor in a place other than his residence. Charles F. Young, London, $23 for towing a trailer on which there were no rear lights. Hugh Semple. Huron Park, $45 for failing to report an accident in which he was involved on July 17. Lorne E. Miller, Dashwood, $93 for a speed of 80 in a 50 zone. Tennis courts to start soon Thieves, vandals are busy again Theft and vandalism incidents kept Exeter OPP detachment officers busy again this week. The Zurich branch of the Hensel] Co-Op was entered over the weekend after thieves pried metal siding apart at the rear of the building to gain access. Some change, several cases of soft drinks, ice cream and jack- knives were taken. Total value of the loot was around $115. The concession booth at the Kirkton Community Park was also entered and cigarettes and chocolate bars valued at $10 were taken. Bob Forrester, Hay Township, reported a quantity of gasoline and tools valued. at $75 were taken from a combine and truck. The fuel line on the combine was also cut. A car was stolen from the garage of Mrs. Bill Brintnell, Hensall, over the weekend. The 1964 Valiant was recovered Wednesday by Goderich OPP in the Bayfield area. Also on Wednesday morning, police were called to Creditbn to investigate an act of vandalism. The plate glass door in the Bank of Montreal had been kicked in. There was no sign of attempted entry into the building. The ministry of natural resources at Wingham reported that the carcass of a three and a half year old buck deer had been found in Hay Swamp, The animal had been shot. Ministry officials advised they would be increasing their patrols in the area. Ross Martin, Oakwood Park, reported the disappearance of his 10-foot Sunflower sailboat. It was not known whether the craft had drifted from shore or had been stolen. paired driving count. He was charged in July after his erratic driving was spotted on Highway 84. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 220 mgs. Harold Peter Moddejonge, Zurich, had his licence suspended for 12 months and was placed on probation when he appeared for sentence on a charge of theft, He had been previously con- victed. The 16-year-old stole a car and it was subsequently damaged in an amount estimated at $300, although a copy of the repairs from an insurance company listed the total at $1,375, This was declared exorbitant. Moddejonge was ordered to accept supervision every two weeks from a probation officer, make restitution for the damage to the car and not to change his place of residence during the probation period. James Brickman, Stratford, was fined $100 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to report an accident. He was in- volved in a crash in Exeter on Highway 83, March 31. In other cases heard by Judge Hays and Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake, the following fines were levied: Donald Wayne Kenney, Strathroy, $38 for having liquor in a place other than his residence. Peter M. Urech, Hamilton, $23 for littering. He abandoned a An Exeter youth, Larry J. Whiting, was fined $125 and had his licence suspended for one month after pleading guilty to a careless driving charge in Exeter court, Tuesday. Whiting was charged following an incident on Andrew St. in Exeter on April 3. The court learned he created excessive noise with his vehicle and left a long skid mark in quickly accelerating his vehicle around 4:00 p.m. It was termed a show off performance for the benefit of school students in the area. Crown Attorney W. G., Cochrane suggested a period of "on foot" would be a deterrent. Judge Hays questioned the need of a 16-year-old owning a car when he was going to school, but the accused said he was now working. A fine of $100 and a licence suspension of three months was handed out to Glen Cleave, 'Stanley Township, on an im- The Exeter Lions are expected to commence work on their new tennis courts this week. The courts will be built in the community park behind the grandstand so they will be available for use by students at South Huron District High School during the day. Recreation director Jim McKinlay told RAP this week he has not seen physical plans of the proposed court as yet, but was working closely with the Lions on the project. from members of village council, Lions club, Royal Canadian Legion and other civic groups. A trophy donated by Grand Bend council and presented by Reeve Bob• Sharen went to the Trenton RCAF marching band. Cadet day organizer Tom Webster said "Ipperwash cadets visit our village regttlarly and we just wanted to do something for them." Grand Bend's first Cadet Day held Saturday along the summer resort's main street was a huge success according to organizers, Committee chairman Tom Webster said the enthusiasm shown by the cadets was an feabsoluteeepleasureY He ,con- tinued "most of the groups said you cen count us in for next year." About 400 cadets from Sarnia, London, Ipperwash and Trenton participated in the parade route from the Grand Bend Legion hall to the pier and back to the village hall. Leading the parade was the Forest pipe band. The RCSCC Repulsegun crew from Sarnia stole the show when it fired its 12 pound cannon in front of the hall, Several thousand persons lined the main street. Immediately in front of the hall spectators were lined five and six deep. Grand Bend Legion president Larry McLennan was the parade marshall. The Day was spon- sored by the committee formed Nurses hope change helps Soap box derby planned for kids .1 DOESN'T FLY TOO WELL — Three year old Robbie Bestard of Woodstock couldn't get his toy airplane to match the flying skills dis- played by some of the sophisticated radio controlled models at the Canadian National Model Airplane Championships in Huron Park last week. T-A photo Firm fined • over sign Huron and Perth buck redistribution to include only Brant Township and Walkerton which are in Bruce County. In support of Perth County which does not want part of its area included with Huron, council decided to recommend that Mr. Riddell's riding be changed to include the northern part of Middlesex County which is now in the federal riding of Huron-Middlesex. Mr. Riddell and Mr, Gaunt, who attended the council meeting, agreed with the recommendations. Nurses at South Huron Hospital have become members of the Ontario Nurses Association and contract negotiations are scheduled to begin this fall, the T- A has been told. It was indicated by members of the nursing staff that the union had been brought in because the nurses were not satisfied with the grievance procedure that had been set up by the hospital. The nurses said they had joined the union to protect themselves, The union received cer- tification in early July, they said with all the R.N.'s supporting it. They also said that many of their grievances that had been presented to the administration committee in June had not been dealt with satisfactorily. In their opinion only token changes had been made, Gifford Boyd, R.N. will be taking over as the new nursing director this week and the nurses are hoping that with his help, the problems can be solved. The grievances, presented in a letter signed by 17 staff mem- bers, both R.N.'s and R,N.A.'s, asked for immediate action to remedy hospital procedures which were resulting in poor staff morale and affecting patient care, Huron County Council this week voted to send a letter of protest to the Ontario govern- ment about redistribution of provincial ridings in this area. A government commission is now preparing a redistribution scheme that would change Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt's riding to include parts of Wellington, Perth and Grey Counties. Huron MPP 'Jack Riddell's riding would be changed to in- clude part of Perth County, Council decided that Mr. Gaunt's workload would be in- creased too much if he had to represent people from five dif- ferent counties. Council's letter will recom- mend that his riding be expanded POSTAL BUILDING TURNED OVER — The new Exeter post office building was officially turned over from the Canada Department of Public Works to the Post Office department, Wednesday morning. In the dbove picture Sydney Taylor, area 4 building manager for Public Works at the left hands the keys to Exeter post- master Harvey Pfaff, Others are Ira Jones, Post Office area manager; George Lauzon area 4 maintenance superintendent and Exeter's assistant postmaster Bev Rabbets. T-A photo Tim MacFarlane Real Estate was fined $103 in Tuesday's session of Exeter court on a charge of erecting a sign con- trary to the town's bylaws. The case was heard before Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake. The firm, which has an office jugt south of the bridge on Main St. was charged with erecting a sign that was larger than allowed. The office is located in a residential zone and the bylaw allows a sign of two square feet. The MacFarlane sign was 4' by 6'. Building inspector Doug Triebner said the firm was notified on April 2 the sign was in contravention of the bylaw, but they took no action to remove it. Two new activities will be instituted in the near future by Exeter's recreation director Jim McKinlay. He received authorization Monday night to conduct a four- night trial period for roller skating at the arena. The initial trial period will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays later this month. "There's no reason why we can't use the arena more," he stated in asking approval for the project. He said the, arena would not attempt to compete with Grand Bend on the weekends, but noted that many of the younger skaters could not get to the resort for skating as often as they wished and there appeared tor, be con- siderable interest for using the local facility. If successful, the program will be continued this fall and a full schedule will be set up for next season. McKinlay said roller hockey or indoor lacrosse was also a con- sideration to utilize the arena more during the non-winter months. Fle also announced plans to hold a soap box derby on the Monday of Labor Day weekend. Site for the event Would be the Andrew St, hill beside the pool. Several youngsters already use the hill for their home-made creations and he said the derby would be a "fun affair" with a minimum of rules. "If the district as proposed is implernerited,Huron will barelybe recognized," the board of health stated. It recommended that the district be altered to assure the county adequate representation on a 15-member health council appointed by the provincial health ministry. Huron County Council Monday rejected the Report of the Health Planning Task Force of Ontario, called the Mustard Report, which recommends sweeping changes in health care service. A report from 'the county board of health stated that the Mustard report recommendations if implemented, would bring loss of local autonomy and confusion of existing health care services. The Mustard report proposes creation of about 35 district health councils to direct public health policies in the province, Huron County would be in- cluded in district with Perth, Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin Counties which would have a population of about 550,000. County, health officials‘tut the Mustard' The district which would in- questions from council members the Alexandra Marine and Dr. Walker said that health unit dude Huron County was termed and the public. General Hospital Women's personnel would become part of a "impractical," Clerk-Treasurer John Berry Auxiliary said the Mustard total health care system asked him to justify the size of the Report proposes to take hospitals recommended in the report. district that would include Huron away from communities. Goderich Deputy Reeve Stan County. They would no longer be "our Profit asked what advantages The proposed districts have not hospitals", she said, resulting in district health councils would been created yet and the province a lack of volunteer workers. have over existing systems. wants to get constructive Volunteers give county "If health councils are created, criticism about them, Dr. Walker hospitals about $20,000 in they would prevent duplication of said. equipment and many hours of services and coordinate different Earlier, he said that districts their time annually, she said. areas of health care," Dr.Walker had to be big enough to contain Most hospitals now receive said. complete services, almost 100 percent of their funds Executive director of the County council learned that the Josephine Berry, president of from the province, Dr. Walker Wingham and District Hospital, board of health and hospital said, Norman Hayes, asked why more boards would have little Volunteers should not feel that district health councils are authority if the proposed district district health councils would proposed when the four in eouncils are created, take their hospitals away, he operation have not been ap- consent of its district council, the public 'health The councils in operation take board of health stated. inspector Jim McCaul said that four different approaches to district councils would disband health care, but more approaches The health board noted that Before county council accepted county health units, the only should be examined, Dr.Walker other proposed districts would the board of health's report, thus The Mustard Report has been Council heard critical Rent has 200,000, and bufferin, health ministry coordinator for SouthWestern Ontario, answered oriented instead of preventive- persons who head bodies which CADET DAY OFFICIALS — Saturday's Cadet Day at Grand Bend was successful with about 400 cadets participating, The above picture shows some of the officials conferring with Ccidet Day Chairman Toni Webster with his bock to the camera. The others ore Major Dave Mascaro, "C" Company Commander at Camp Ipperwash, Lt, Col,m Knox ipperwash Commanding Officer, Grand Bend councillor Douglas Mar. tin, Mac MdcLaren, a com mittee member and It Hook, representing one of the nova{ units. T-A photo Doctors would be unable to sa praised yet. practise M an area without the Chiefid county have smaller populations. Grey rejecting the Mustard Report, preventative health agencies. said, and Bruce has 114,000, Lambton- Dr, Robert Walker, the Ontario criticized for being sickness- presentations from several Wellington has 136,000. oriented. Please turn to page a Huron Park lad bitten by canine A nine-year-old Huron Park lad was the victim of a dog bite Monday morning. Tony Condor, Algonquin Drive, required several stitches to close a cut on his inner thigh. The dog involved was owned by Gloria Hippern, tinpress Ave. - , AS, .'-‘i.m-_,ALI•JIL L•kA, AiiLuS