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Times-Advocate, 1979-05-16, Page 1imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Advocate & North Lambton Since 1873 » One Hundred and Fifth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 16, 1979 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Expect close to 1,500 Campers invade this week Exeter will experience a ‘'friendly invasion” over the holiday weekend as up to 1,- 500 people are expected to be at the community park as the Ausable River Nomads host the 17th annual Ontario campout of the National Campers and Hikers Association. Chairman Irv Armstrong said this week that up to 500 camping units are expected to roll into town on Friday, some coming from as far away as Ottawa and Sud­ bury, as well as Michigan and New York State. Last year’s campout in Woodstock attracted 535 un­ YOUNG MOTHER GOOSE — One of the major roles in the EPS junior class program was taken by Lori Lynn Wagner, who played Mother Goose. Many of the rhymes attributed to her namesake were enacted by the youngsters in the Thursday night program at the Exeter school. Staff photo t i Si If 4 $$'1’ raff'£ While the campers will be kept busy with a full schedule of activities run­ ning through until Monday at noon, the busiest people will be the host group. “Our club members won’t have a minute to spare,” Armstrong said, indicating that each of the 23 members of the Nomads will have at least five jobs to look after over the weekend. They’ll also be involved in the 24-hour security planned for the park, being assisted by two other clubs in that task. At least 10 people will be working on the security team at any one time during the weekend. While the grounds will be closed to the public, local citizens will have an oppor­ tunity to greet the campers in their sojourns downtown. Several local groups and entertainers will be featured in the action-packed weekend activities. The popular “Main Street Jug Band” of Bob Fletcher, Woody Davison, Ed Mittleholtz, George God­ bolt, Rick Graham, Dwayne Tinney, Rich Fletcher and Bob Russell will provide the entertainment at Friday night’s get acquainted party at the rec centre. About 6,- 000 cookies have been ordered for the event. Saturday morning, buses will take campers on two area tours. One is being hosted by Bendix at Hensall and the other is at Dashwood Industries. Boyle’s Ladies’ Wear will present a fashion show for the ladies. In the afternoon, the Ex­ eter United Church Women will conduct a bake sale. They’ve baked up 500 pies and tarts for the occasion. Opening ceremonies take place at 7:15 followed by a dance with the Wildwoods. The Aletheia Gospel Singers have been engaged to participate in the Sunday Staffa girl dies in crash Jeana Elliott, 18, of Staffa ajid Angelee Andreassi, 17, of Seaforth were killed in­ stantly late Friday night when their vehicle struck a tree on Highway 8, just east of Mitchell. A Provincial Police spokesman at Sebringville said the vehicle went out of control when Miss Elliott passed another westbound vehicle. The car went in to the right ditch and struck a tree. Investigating officer K. D. Weichelt of the Sebringville detachment said the ac­ cident occurred at 11.50 p.m. The coroner at the scene was Dr. MacDonald of Stratford. worship service, which is expected to fill the rec cen­ tre. Bob Heywood is arrang­ ing a Sunday night program which will feature Earl and Martha Heywood and several area entertainers. The campers will head home Monday after par­ taking of a pancake and sausage breakfast being prepared by Jenny Rowe. The Nomads will share the profits from the weekend with the Ontario Association and Armstrong indicated their share would be donated to some community project. He’d like to see them help purchase a piano for the rec centre or install outside electrical outlets at the facility. During the weekend, the campers will be engaged in several sporting contests. The winners will represent Ontario at the national cam­ pout to be held in Guelph this July. Special activities are planned for the teenagers, including dances, sports and roller skating. They’ll also have some movies and a scavenger hunt. Chairmen for the event are Irv and Lois Armstrong, with the co-chairmen being Maurice and RuthAnne Haist. Don Brunslow are the Nomads. .. THERE SHE GOES — Little Miss Muffet, played by Cindy Beaver, is frightened off by the black spider, Danny Wurm, in the spring program performed by the junior classes at Exeter Public School, Thursday. Staff photo Board okays 20 trips, but plan to get 'tougher' and Marie presidents of The Huron County board of education approved 20 field trips for elementary and secondary school students Monday but served notice that in the future it plans to take a “tougher look” at student excursions in the future. Wingham trustee Bert Morin wrapped up a 20 minute debate on the field Huron Park strike visitor gets 30-day jail sentence A St. Thomas man was sentenced to 30 days in jail after being found guilty in provincial court in Goderich Thursday of mischief in con­ nection with an incident at the Fleck Manufacturing Ltd. plant in Huron Park last year. Moriss Stilwell, 37, was found guilty of damaging the hood of a car owned by Fleck vice-president Grant Turner when Turner attempted to enter the strike-bound plant March 16, 1978. Stilwell and John Fisher, '38, of London, both employees at the Ford of Canada assembly plant at Talbotville, were at Fleck to help bolster strikers’ picket lines. Workers at both the Fleck and Ford plants are represented by the United Auto Workers union. Turner testified that car was surrounded his by WEIL BE LATE Due to the Victoria Day holiday, The Exeter Times- Advocate will be published one day later than usual next week. It will be printed Wednesday night for Thursday morning delivery. Advertising deadlines will be extended to Tuesday, May 22. The display advertising deadline will be 2:00 p.m. and the deadline for classified advertisements will be 4:00 p.m. pickets, forcing him to stop and turn off the engine. He said Stilwell and Fisher crawled onto the hood of his new car. While Fisher lay across the hood, he said, Stilwell danced up and down on it, causing $388 damage. Judge Fred Olmstead dropped a michief charge against Fisher, saying there was no proof he had com­ mitted any wilful damage. Stilwell testified he jumped onto the hood of the car because he thought it was going to hit him. It was moving at 20 to 25 m.p.h., he said, and he didn’t see it un­ til it was five feet from him. ‘‘I started shaking real bad. Please turn to page 2 Firemen keep busy Exeter firefighters con­ tinued to have a busy May with two fires on Wednesday. An early morning blaze totally destroyed a barn owned by Ron Mason of RR 1 Exeter. Firemen were called to .the scene at 2 a.m. after being notified of the fire by Ontario Provincial Police Constable Bob Whiteford who had been patrolling along County Road 4, three miles away. Upon noticing the glow in the sky Whiteford proceeded to the Mason farm which is a mile west of Exeter. Whiteford found the barn ablaze and notified the Masons. Mason said his wife who had been up with one of their children found their house bathed in the light from the fire. By the time firemen arrived, the structure was consumed in flames and the firemen watered down a nearby shed which served as a stall for three horses which Mason owned. Within ten minutes of their’ arrival, the barn’s frame collapsed. Mason said the barn contained straw, hay and some implements which he had been storing for a neigh­ boring farmer. Exeter fire chief Gary Please turn to page 2 MY LADY'S CHAPEAU Among the thousands of items which the spring rummage sale held by the South Huron hospital ladies' auxiliary were some fine ladies' headware. With some of the hats and wigs are Thelma Russell, Ina Johns and Irene Johns. T-A photo Crediton man electrocuted A Crediton resident was electrocuted Tuesday mor­ ning in Ailsa Craig. Dead is Frederick “Rick” Bowers, 24. The accident occurred at 9:40 a.m. when Bowers, who was tying down panels of drywall, touched a truck which had made contact Fined $300 over driving Only one case was heard by Judge W. G. Cochrane in Exeter court this week. He imposed a fine of $300 or 30 days against Thomas Anthony McVeeney, Ailsa Craig, who had been charged with dangerous driving on September 16 pf last year. The court learned during the afternoon on date, McVeeney made complete circles with vehicle at the main tersection in Crediton. other motorist was forced to pull over to avoid the vehicle and there were pedestrians in the area. Judge Cochrane told the accused it was no time to be driving his truck in that manner, McVeeney was given 120 days in which to pay the fine, READY FOR BED — These four little ladies were all dressed for bed, but as you can see from the bright eyes, it was just part of the act in one of the EPS spring concert numbers. The kindergarten members from the left are: Carrie Stuart, Jennifer Beacroft, Paula Parkinson and Keliey Grant, Staff photo with an overhanging hydro line. Ron Beattie of Forest City Dry wall of London, who had visited the scene of the acci­ dent, said he believed Bowers died instantly. Two other men who were work­ ing with him at the time of the accident were unhurt, The valued member of the Crediton Mets baseball team had been with the drywall company for the past two years. Bowers is survived by his wife, the former Heather Mills and a two year old son, Colin, At press time the Lucan detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were still investigating the accident. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Bowers were in­ complete. One injury listed in area collisions Only three accidents were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, with one minor injury being reported. That injury was reported in a two-car crash in Hen­ sail, Sunday, involving vehicles driven by Alex­ ander Paul Ducharme, Zurich, and Roylene Janet Russell, 157 Paul St., Lon­ don. They collided on Highway 4 at the Queen St. Intersection. Fourteen-year-old Janet Lee Russell, London, was in the back seat of the car driven by Ms. Russell and was tossed to the floor, sustaining a cut lip and minor bruises. Constable Bill Osterloo in- totalvestigated and set damage at $900. At 3:30 a.m., Sunday a vehicle driven by Brenda Snell, Exeter, went out of control on Highway 4 just north of Exeter and hit three trees in the ditch. The driver escaped injury and damage was estimated at $900 by Constable Al Quinn. The other accident oc­ curred last Monday when a vehicle driven by Alvin Campbell, Hensail, skidded on fresh gravel on Usbome sideroad 25-26 just east of Highway 4 and went into the ditch. Damage was listed at $1,- 500 by Constable Ed Wilcox. Some kids jump gun? The Exeter Leo Club hope to raise money for their various projects through a roller skate-a-thon at the rec centre on May 27, but they­ ’re concerned that some youngsters in the community m ay be using the event to raise personal finances. There were reports on Monday that some youngsters had been visiting local homes and were asking for cash donations their participation skating event. Leo Pinder advise should anyone should pledge sheets. The donations will then be picked up by the participants after the skatathon. At that time, they will have their pledge sheets signed by a member of the Leo Club. Anyone who is approached for cash prior to the May 27 event is asked to notify the Exeter police department. towards in the president asked the residents that they not give cash to at this point,, but merely sign the Brenda T-A to trips telling the board there was little could be done about field trips already planned but a lot that could be done about the future. Morin said a good per­ centage of the trips taken by teachers and students were ones that students should be taking with their parents or with groups such as scouts or guides. The trustee was referring to the overnight camping trips planned by several of the schools. He said some trips taken by students through the school could not be taken anywhere else but others, such as the camping ventures, could be taken with families or scouts and guides. “I often wonder if we (the board) are not usurping the duties of the family or the scouts and guides on these camping trips,” he said. He told the board that if the students were to benefit a great deal from the trips and teachers were that “keen” to have the students go he was sure the teachers and students would be accepted by the scouts and guides. Morin’s comments came at the tail end of a discussion started by Seaforth trustee John Henderson. Henderson singled out a trip to Quebec City planned by Seaforth District High School. A Grade 10 history class of 42 students is off to the city for four days beginning May 23, The purpose of the trip according to the application for board approval is to allow students to see areas studied in class and to allow students to complete an assignment designed to deepen the;r knowledge of English- French relations. Henderson said looked at the field could find “beneficial to the students”. He said the trip was very expensive and out of the four days the students would be gone, about half a day was worthwhile. Three teachers are to accompany the students on the trip which is estimated to cost $4,500. Superintendent of education Don Kenwell told the board that included in that cost was rail fare, lodging for two nights and tickets to two of the functions the students will attend. Henderson told the board that the $100 paid by each student was half the cost of the trip. He said by the time students paid for their food, paid for entrance to museums and other at­ tractions and paid for small incidentals it would cost another $100. The Seaforth trustee said he didn’t think it was fair for the board and teachers to be approving such grandiose trips without some parental input. He said that was a hefty bill for some parents to pay. He added that all the students get for their money the first two days was a ride Please turn to page 2 he had trip and nothing