The Citizen, 1995-08-02, Page 1
Vol. 11 No 31 Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1995 611 + 4Gs-r 650
Stolen coats found in K-W
It was a sweet way to wind up a successful soccer season for members of the Blyth league
who met for a fun day on Saturday, hosted by Herb and Joanne Van Amersfoort. Elizabeth
Ross, who was at the party with her brother Jamie, got right into the spirit of things as she
tries to snag a mouthful of whipped cream laden fruit bread which was attached by rope and
stick to her hard hat. Over 50 players and their parents attended the special season ending
celebration.
Sports
Brussels hosts
annual men's fastball
tournament this weekend
See page 8
News
Trinity Anglican
breaks ground
for new Sunday School
See page 16
Entertainment
Blyth's 'Jake's Place'
holds host of
familiar characters
See page 23
The North Huron Frank Thompson iti zen named top citizen
Nothing like calling attention to
yourself.
On July 27 officers from Water-
loo Regional Police responded to a
complaint of a noisy party. When
they arrived they recovered 30 of
the 90-100 leather jackets stolen
from Bainton's Old Mill, Blyth on
July 26.
As of press time no charges have
been laid and the matter is under
investigation by the Wingham
OPP.
At 4 a.m., July 26, the front door
of Bainton's was kicked open and
the jackets, with an estimated value
of $13,000 were stolen.
Earlier that morning a 1994
Dodge mini-van, owned by Scrim-
geour's Food Market in Blyth was
stolen from the Scrimgeour's resi-
dence. The van was later recovered
in a ditch in McKillop Twp. south-
east of Blyth.
Police say the incidents are con-
nected as some hangers and a scarf
from one of the stolen jackets was
recovered in the mini-van. Frank Thompson
A well-known resident and long-
time businessperson in Brussels has
been named the 1995 Citizen of the
Year for the area.
Frank Thompson, who recently
retired from Thompson's Meat
Market, was nominated by several
community people for his generosi-
ty and selflessness. "He has helped
a lot of people and does it without
saying a word," Joan Jacobs said in
making her nomination.
With the heat units slightly ahead
of the usual count for this point in
the season, the crops are generally
looking very good.
So says Allan McCallum, crop
consultant, with the Ontario Min-
istry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs Office in Clinton.
"The winter wheat has been
yielding slightly above average so
far, and though there has been
some trouble with the weather due
to intermittent rain, the harvest is
going very well."
The good weather in recent days
has helped the crop come off rea-
sonably well, he says.
There have not been many prob-
lems with sprouting yet.
The corn is looking quite good
and the regular rains have provided
enough moisture to avoid stress
caused by dryness.
The weather has been reasonably
A 23-year-old Blyth man has
been charged with careless driving
following an accident in Blyth on
July 30 at 11 p.m.
Wingham OPP report that
Michael Kerr was travelling south
on Queen St. when the 1984 Buick
he was driving slammed into a
parked 1987 Toyota, owned by
Andy Lubbers of Blyth. The impact
George Cousins said, "If yon
e ever in need, go see Frank. He
would be right there. He would
give you the shirt off his back."
Community support is another
aspect of Thompson's commitment
that earned him praise. Gertie
Kellington and Nora Stephenson
noted Thompson's support of
fundraising events. "He has worked
for the community and gives dona-
tions," Kellington
Stephenson was one of several of
Thompson's supporters who stated
what a good friend he was of the
little ones in the village as well.
"He gave away thousands of
wieners to the kids who came into
the shops," she said.
Thompson, his wife Lois and son
Paul, were a friendly fixture of
Brussels' main street for many
years. The couple are keen garden-
ers and while his many community
acquaintances will no longer run
into him in the butcher shop, since
his retirement in June, Thompson
can be seen cruising through town
from one visit to another on his
bicycle.
A plaque will be presented to
Frank in the near future in honour
of this recognition.
good through this period and
almost all the corn crop is tasseled
and pollinating.
Soyabeans and white beans are
generally looking quite good with
lush growth and pods beginning to
set.
The two areas where there have
been varied or disappointing results
are in the second cut hay and spring
grains.
"The second cut has not been
fantastic, but not terrible either,"
says McCallum, "depending on
when the first cut was taken. The
results vary."
The harvesting of spring grains
has just started and there is disap-
pointment with the yields.
"It has not been the ideal year for
these crops."
An update on the August harvest
and first reports on edible beans
will appear in early September.
sent both cars about 23.6 metres
down the street to the Dinsley St.
intersection.
Blyth firefighters were called to
the scene to administer first aid.
Kerr and his passenger Jody Hugill,
20, were taken to Clinton Hosptial
by ambulance.
There were two witnesses at the
scene.
Expert says heat has
crops looking good
2 taken to hospital
following accident