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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-08-14, Page 1A RARING TO GO — In one of the events in Sunday's Tractor Pull at the Exeter fairgrounds, John Fotheringham's tractor leaped ahead when the go signal was given. T-A photo Champion aerobatic flyer to perform at Lions air show OFFICIALS AT THE Board president Bruce Assisting Shapton. At the Tractor Pull at the fairgrounds was Fair of Wingharn. T-A photo with the statistics at Sunday's right is announcer Roy Pennington PULL HEADING FOR A FALL — The United States alternate Olympic iunior wrestling team, was i n Exeter this week, in the above picture, 340 pound Jim Mitchell of Arizona begins to flip SHDHS coach Doug Ellison, looking on with glee are Lee Austin of California and Bill Vollrath of Philadelphia. T.A photo Karen DeJong BALLOON weekend's large hot and Sunday AIR Lions powered shows at the One air show at this coming appearance of this at the Saturday of rthe features will be the SHOW Club balloon. It will be appearing Huron Park airport. AT Exeter air American wrestlers enjoy Exeter stay HEY! THAT'S LOUD — Derek Everitt clasps his hands over his ears during a visit to Grand Bend on Saturday. The reason for his comment e was a naval gun firing demonstration staged during the annual Grand Bend Cadet Day. More pictures appear on page 1A. T-A photo Two others injured EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 14, 1975 Price Per Copy 25 Cents One Hundred and Third Year Usborne Township residents met last! Thursday night at Usborne Central School for the last workshop of a series of five dealing with the secondary plan for Usborne Township, An introductory workshop was held July 14 and further workshops were held weekly to consider plans for agriculture, the natural environment, recreation, extractive resources and hamlets of Elimville, Kirkton, Winchelsea and Wooclham. Fringe develpprnent around the town of Exeter was also discussed. The workshops were chaired by different members of the Usborne Township Council, under the direction of Huron County Planner, Nick Hill. Average attendance at the meetings, numbered about 45 residents. Thursday night's meeting was • chaired by Reeve Walter McBride with Gary Davidson, Huron County Director of Planning and Nick Hill present to answer questions residents might have concerning the plan. A major purpose of the Usborne plan is to begin a process of planning at the local level, where the community can make a significant and con- tinuing input. An open forum providing an opportunity for community debate will be held Usborne begins The policies of the Usborne Plan drawn up by County plan- ners following the workshops 'Must meet the approval of the Municipal council, County of Huron Planning Board and Council and the Provincial Minister of Housing an behalf of all 'other interested ministries. It was decided by residents that the most basic and most im- First local tractor pull proves to be success local plan An Olympic wrestling team from the United States enjoyed a three day stay in Exeter this week. Coaches Al Bevilacqua of Long Island and Terry Anders of Texas ,/ Tech brought ten boys who are alternates to the U.S. junior Olympic team. They arrived in Exeter Sunday ' after spending three days in Fergus. They left Wednesday afternoon to attend a Shakespearean play in Stratford the same night. They will con- tinue on to Toronto to the CNE and then to Ottawa and Montreal. Coach Al Bevilacqua has been in Canada before but for most of the boys it was their first trip north of the American border; The coach said some of the boys expected to see snow and moose. The American wrestlers and their coaches were guests at a luncheon attended by South Huron District High School athletic director Ron Bogart, wrestling coach Doug Ellison, mayor Bruce Shaw and Huron MPP Jack Riddell, During short 'speeches and informal chatting, several dif- ferences in high school ath1,6tics More than 2,000 spectators were on hand at Exeter Com- munity Park to watch the first tractor pull held in this area. Bruce Shapton, president of the Exeter Fair Board the spon- soring body said this week his group was happy with the out- come. Shapton continued, "In my opinion it was very successful. We couldn't have improved on the weather; there were all kinds of tractors and we had great co- operation from local farm machinery dealers." In one of the events, a half inch decided the difference between second and third places. In the 16,000 pound class, three con- in the two countries were discovered.. All members of the American team are paying their own ex- penses to visit Canada. On learning this mayor Shaw, said, "It's incredible that you pay your own expenses to further your country's athletics." In the United States nearly all high school coaches are paid for the time they spend with athletics according to coach Bevilacqua. He continued, "I enjoy coaching but I don't think I would do it without pay. It's highly unheard of in the U.S. Canadian people are lucky to get the services of their coaches free of charge." The coach went on to say, "Everybody is compensated for any work after classes cease at 2.30 p.m. We couldn't field' teams without paying coaches." He jokingly added, "I think I'll come to Canada to unionize the athletic coaches." Bevilacqua said his school in Long Island has five football teams and the budget including 14 coaches is about $30,000. Ron Bogart said the total interschool - please turn to page 3 testanti went the full pull in their first try, In the second attempt, Paul Murray of Seaforth was the winner and Norm Clarke of Fingal edged Fred Fotheringham of Palmerston by a half inch in the range of 252 feet. In reply to a question from the T-A regarding another pull, Shapton replied, "We will cer- tainly be thinking about it again next year." While most of the winners were from out-of-town a goodly number of area enthusiasts competed. Among the local' competitors were Don Dundas, Crediton; Stewart Brown from Parkhill and Albert Roosbpom, Larry Consitt, Bill Bell and John Caldwell, all from the Hensall area. Fair board president Shapton said all of the prize money of $1,800 except one sixth prize of $10 was picked up. There were seven tractor categories including five for out- of-field machines and one class for trucks. One tractor, The Noisy Lady owned by Art Helm and Glenn Porter won both the 7,000 and 9,000 open classes. The out-of-field 8,000 pound class was taken by Murray McCracken; the 10,000 and 12,000 dVvisions were taken by Larry Pentland; Paul Murray was the 16,000 champ and Del Cressman was best in the 20,000, section. Winner of the truck pull was Bryan Godkin of Seaforth. The only female contestant wa§ Laura Popp of Auburn. Joyrider is charged Exeter Police Department quickly recovered a stolen car on Tuesday and have laid a charge of joyriding. Police said the car, a 1974 Datsun owned by Garth L. Vernon of RR 2 , Foreat was parked at Conklin Lumber on Thames Road West in Exeter when it was taken. It was recovered minutes later. Police have not recovered a mini-bike stolen over the weekend. The bike, green with white fenders and a four h.p. Briggs and ,Stratton motor, is believed to be a Tecumseh. Precious %Blood Separate School was the target of vandals over the weekend. Damages totalling $120 included damage to three locks and some broken windows. On Friday at 2.40 p.m. on Main Street near John Street, a car driven by Robert D. Pegg of Bluevale collided with the rear of a car driven by Richard Regier of Hensall. Damage totalled $150. On Sunday on Main Street N. at Thames Road East, cars driven by Chester P. Reynolds of London and Mildred Wybrow of Stratford collided at the intersection. London man pleads guilty A fiqe of $250 was levied by Judge Glenn Hays in provincial court in Exeter on Tuesday when John Hays of London entered a guilty plea to a charge of failing to provide adequate safety precautions at a construction site. The offence took place December 12, 1974 when con- struction was being done at the Hensall Co-op. The charge resulted when adequate shoring was not provided at an ex- cavation and there was no barricade at the top of the ex- cavation. A fine of $203 resulted when Ronald D. Brown of London was found guilty on a charge of careless driving. Brown was involved in a two tar collision in Stephen Township which resulted in serious injuries and sub- stantial damage. Brown entered a plea of guilty to the charge, A charge of impaired driving against Howard L. Clarke of RR 3 Dashwood was dismissed by Judge Hays. Clarke was charged following an accident on county road 4 near Crediton on November 1, 1974. Witness Anthony D. Ducharme testified that a truck parked at an intersection with a blinker light pulled in front of him resulting in the accident. Mr. Clarke was injured. He appeared to be unconscious and was taken to hospital by ambillance. Police testified that Clarke appeared to walk with a sway and had an odour of alcohol when seen at the hospital later. Milton Isaac Gower of Huron Park was found guilty of driving with over 80 rugs, of alcohol in his blood and was fined $125, His license was suspended for three Months. portant principle of the Usborne plan should ti.e to promote the 'long-term .future of . agriculture. The land base should be protected and an integrated, agricultural community and economy should be promoted, To achieve this the large majority of the township should be designated exclusively for agricultural use. Flexibility for farm operators should be insured so they may engage in .differing types and sizes of agricultural operations. The plan should retain classes 1, 2 and 3 soils for agriculture prohibiting uses which are not directly related to agriculture from establishing in agricultural areas;'It's a matter of dollars .and ,sense One of the issues, hotly debated at the meeting was the severance of farm land for country Flying enthusiasts from across western Ontario will be congregating at the Huron Park Airport at Centralia this weekend for one of the most impressive air shows ever to be staged in the area, Sponsored by the Exeter Lions Club, the show will include two and a half hours of aerobatics, thrilling parachute jumps and other events that will please the Most discriminating aircraft buffs. The show gets underway at two o'clock on both Saturday and Labour Day rodeo set Directors of the Exeter rodeo committee are quickly finalizing plans for their eleventh annual rodeo presentation. It will be held at Exeter Community Park on Labour Day weekend. Shows will be held Saturday and Sunday afternoons, August 30 and 31. Each show begins at 2 p.m. A dance in conjunction with the rodeo will be held at the Exeter arena Saturday night, August 30 with music supplied by Joe Overholt and Copperfield. Set inquest on area death Huron County Coroner Dr. Charles Wallace of Zurich has announced that an inquest into the August 2 death of Douglas Schilbe, west of Hensall, will be held in September. Schilbe, a Hayfield resident, was run over by a motorist and dragged almost 100 feet on high- way 84 west of Hensall. __Investigating officers from the Exeter OPP detachment said the motorist drove to Zurich before reporting the accident. HO said the man was lying on the highway When he was "run over. Police are continuing their investigation. residences. Should a retiring farmer be able to retain acreage to build a home when he sells his farm? According to the plan, this would be using prime agricultural land for non- agricultural use. A solution may be the renting of land. There are two types of leases. One is a life-long lease which when the person expires the land reverts back to the farm or a lease on a fixed term which can be renewed or terminated by the owner after a period of years. In either case the land is not severed from the original land, Other provincial governments that have taken steps to preserve their farmland are British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, Ontario has begun classifying land capability and suggests —please turn to page 3 Sunday, August 16 and 17 and is scheduled to run until about 4:30 p.m. One of the highlights will be the appearance of Jerry Younger, Canada's national aerobatic champion in a single place SIS Pitts, A resident of Guelph, forty- three year old Younger is one of the most thrilling aviation en- tertainers working professionally today. His single place Pitts winds up to speeds of 220 miles per hour and executes a 360 degree snap roll in the twinkling of an eye. While the aerobatics will be popular with the audience, a full range of aviation attractions will Hospital early Thursday morning following a single car mishap on Highway 83, three miles west of Dashwood. Calvin Wein, Huron Street East, was the driver of a late model car which left the road and struck three trees before rolling over. Constable Larry Christiaen estimated damges at $7,500. Friday at 2.35 a.m. a car driven by Lois Doerr, Zurich rolled over on County Road 2 south of Zurich. — Please turn to page 3 Fair Queen second at CNE Karen De Jong, the Queen of Exeter Fair in 1974 was the first runner-up at a similar Queens competition at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Exeter Fair Board president Bruce Shapton called the T-A moments before press time Wednesday to say Karen was second • to Queen Janet Ann Kennedy of Massey. Karen is the daughter of Mrs. Klara DeJong, Centralia. There were a total of 85 con- testants. Policeman to be hired Meeting in special session Monday night, Exeter council accepted a recommendation from the police committee to hire a policeman to maintain the strength of one chief and four constables. The 'resignation of Constable Joe O'Driscoll was accepted two weeks ago. At a council meeting a week earlier, a similar presentation by police committee chairman was not accepted because it was not in writing. Monday the written suggestion from the committee was ac- cepted unanimously with little discussion. The new officer will be hired by the committee with the assistance of Chief Ted Day. The committee suggested a second class constable be hired on a 12 months probationary basis. Earlier Chief Day had told council that the loss of one man on the force would reduce the hours of patrol and would result in officers working double shifts and much More overtime. At the same special meeting council decided to send a letter to Doug Jervis who is building a new house on Riverside Drive asking that he refrain from cutting any more trees and brush on adjoining park property. Council learned over the weekend that a number of trees and brush had been cleared from an approximately 50 foot by 20 foot area of parkland on the north side of the river and dam, be seen.' Al Griffiths heads the parachute team and Dr. Gerald Zimmler will man the gyrocopter. "O'Ballooney" will demon- strate a tethered balloon and Dale Coolan will provide a glider exhibition. An Mk IX Spitfire will be on hand as well as biplanes. The O.P,P. will present a helicopter demonstration. There will be a flypast of production aircraft as well as Bob Arend's Harvard and Bert Dandy's Breezy. Homebuilt planes will also be featured, A dance is being held Satur- day night at the Huron Park Recreation Centre. Traffic collisions continue to take their toll in the Exeter OPP Detachment area. During the past week one death and six in- juries were recorded on area highways. A single car rollover on High- way 21 at 2.40 p.m. Thursday took the life of 19 year old Terrence Michael Ward of Grand Bend. Ward was identified as the driver of the car which left the highway and ended up in the back yard of a cottage. Two passengers, Richard Moody, 17, Grand Bend and Jeffery Heddon, 18, 229 Stewart Street, London were taken to University Hospital, London. Moody is being treated for internal injuries while Heddon sustained cuts and bruises. The 1967 car was demolished. Con- stable Frank Giffin investigating officer assessed damage at $1,500.00 to the vehicle and $175 to a fence and gate. Cpl. Ray Brooks assisted at the accident 'scene. Dr. Charles Wallace, Zurich is the coroner. The Kirkton Road and Highway- 4 was the scene of a collision between vehicles operated by Edward Scoyne, London, James Ulch, RR 1 Salford and Douglas Rohde, Exeter. Damage was estimated at $1,400 by Constable Bill Osterloo in the Sunday af- ternoon mishap. Constable Bob Whiteford estimated damages at $275 following a collision Monday at 11.00 p.m. on 'Highway 4 when vehicles operated by Margaret Pengelly and Perry Watson both of London collided. A passenger sustained minor cuts when a car operated by William R. Scrimgeour, 24, of Parkhill and Linden J. Cassina, 17 of London collided at the in- tersection of Highway 81 and County Rd 4. Michael Harrison, 26 of RR 1, Union sustained cuts. Damage was set at $1,400 by Const. Al. Quinn, Investigation is continuing into a collision between a tanker truck driven by Chester Dunsmore, London and a vehicle owned by Mark Ashton, London. The collision occurred Tuesday at 1.15 p.m. at Highway 4 and the Crediton Rd. Constable Al Quinn estimated damages at $350. A Stratford motorcyclist, Dale Jasper, escaped injury when he swerved to avoid a car on High- way 83 Wednesday night at 11.30. Constable Larry Christiaen set damage at $100. An Exeter man was treated for cuts and bruises at South Huron annually to discuss planning 'MatterS in Usborne, "The goal of the secondary plan is to try to get the setting of planning policy as close to the local representatives as possible." said Gary Davidson, "Once guidelines are set, the people represented by the sPown- Ship council will have their own autonomy." rand Bend youth killed in crash