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Times-Advocate, 1986-09-10, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 10, 1986 JP rules it contravenes law Car owner ordered to remove wladow eoatlng A Grand Bend man was given a suspended sentence but ordered to remove a colored coating on the win- dows of his vehicle after being con- victed in Exeter court, Tuesday, on a charge that the coating substantially obscured the view into his car. Kevin J. Minzen; 9 Ontario St., pleaded guilty to the charge before Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake. Minzen had been charge on July 13 in Exeter when a policeman spotted the vehicle at a local pizza outlet and noticed that the windows appeared black. The accused was reported to be very cooperative and helped the of- ficer conduct some tests in which the latter said he was unable to even see the driver in the vehicle from a distance of 12 to 15 metres. Douglas Dotzert, Stratford, testified that his firm has been install- IMMEL FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL — This is now the second week of school for kindergarten students throughout the area. At Exeter Public School, teacher Bernice Thompson watches as students Gillian Routledge, Leann° Little, Adam Wilts and Robert DeVries look over a butterfly brought to school by Robert. One dies, one injured on Tuckersmith project A 26 -year-old Thedford . man was crushed to death while working on a Tuckersmith Township water project No injuries in crashes There were no injuries in any of the five collisions investigated by the Ex- eter OPP this week and property damage was light in the majority. The first two crashes occurred on Monday, one at 1:30 p.m., when a vehicle driven by Edmond McKinley, Chatham, struck a piece of metal which had been lying on•Highway 21 near the junction of Highway 83. Damage to the undercarriage of his vehicle was set at $200. At 5:45 p.m. on highway 21, vehicles driven by Theodore Yacks, RR 1 Brigden, and Klara Small, Lon- don, collided with damage being listed at $2,300. Damage was set at $300 in Tues- day's lone crash which occurred on Mill St., in Hensall when a vehicle operated by William Snell, Exeter, reversed and struck a parked car owned by Gary Alblas, Vanastra. On Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on Goshen St., Zurich, a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Masse, Grand Bend, col- lided with a vehicle driven by Mary Smith, of Zurich. Total damage was estimated at $1,400. The final crash of the week occur- red on Friday at 1:30 a.m., when a vehicle driven by Paul Ducharme, RR 1 Dashwood, left concession road 14-15 in Hay and struck a hydro pole. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $4,000. During the week the local detach- ment officers responded to 38 general occurrences. There were three thefts, two damage complaints and a drunk in a public place. There were 66 charges laid under the Highway Traffic Act, 10 under the Liquor License Act and five under the Criminal Code. Two people were charged with impaired driving and three were given I2 -hour suspensions after taking Alert machine tests. One person was charged with driving while under suspension. Playhouse duo called Huron Country Playhouse's artistic director Steven Schipper and resident designer for this past '86 season, Brian Perchaluk, have been invited to Manitoba Theatre Centre to guest direct and design their fall production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. The ever popular and renowned Neil Simon comedy-dr>*ma, Brighton ' Beach Memoirs will open the Manitoba Theatre Centre's fall season, October 23. MTC is one of the oldest and most prestigious regional theatres in the country, with Rick McNair as artistic director. • in Egmondville Monday afternoon when the wall of a trench in which he was working collapsed on him and a fellow worker. Ralph Melville was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Kenneth Rodney of Seaforth. Rodney said Monday night he will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, but "it seemed he had a crushed chest." Melville's co-worker, Terry Hodgins of Thedford, was in stable condition in Seaforth Community Hospital with serious chest injuries. The two men were connecting a watermain at the bottom of a trench at William and Victoria streets when a wall of moist earth collapsed on them, according to Corporal Richard Hiuser of the provincial police at To buy or not to buy In the role of consumer, even the most rational among us adopt a seem- ingly irrational approach to decision- making, says University of Guelph Consumer Studies professor Nancy Hall. We may choose a new car simp- ly on the basis of color or buy the more expensive of two houses because "you get what you pay for." Hall says there are all kinds of strategies such as these that con- sumers use to reduce the complexity of making decisions. "If we had no strategies for making decisions, we would never make them," she says. People who do get caughtup in the "should I buy or shouldn't I buy?" dilemma experience a great deal of anxiety that cannot be reduced until the number of decisions surrounding that product is reduced. Buying a car, for example, involves dozens of smaller decisions regarding make, model, dealership, new or us- ed, and all of the available options. Often we feel we can't make all these decisions at one time, says Hall, so we reduce them to one or two simple decisions such as color or dealership. Illogical though they may be, these consumer strategies reduce our anx- iety, cut down on the time and effort we spend on buying a product, and provide movement in the market place. Most of us make hundreds of deci- sions each day, says Hall, but few of them are really well thought out. Peo- ple logically assume that the larger, more expensive the purchase, the more time you should spend making the decision, she says, but this doesn't usually happen. "If we look at 'con- sumer behaviour and consumer decision-making, there are very few assumptions you can make about how people should behave when they're going to buy a product." There is no way, she says, to predict how impor- tant a product will be to any one per- son. "To some people buying a suit seem more important than buying a house." Goderich. Police estimated the depth of the trench at about 1.8 metres (six feet). Melville was "buried upright" to his neck, said Rodney, while Hodgins, who "was facing into it" and "had a little warning," was not buried to the same extent. 'He (Hodgins) called to the other fellow and he tried to jump away," the coroner said. Hiuser said the incident has been reported to the ministry of labor's in- dustrial health and safety branch, which will investigate. The coroner will decide on whether an inquest will be held after he performs the autopsy, Melville and Hodgins were employed by Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd. of Clinton. Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bob Bell said Mon- day night the company had a contract worth about $100,000 to extend Egmondville's water system to about 20 homes on the south side of the Bayfield River. Hiuser said Melville lived with his parents in Thedford. A distressed John Lavis, president of the contracting firm, said Monday night both Melville and Hodgin• started working for his company about two years ago during a Lavis project in their hometown of Thed- ford. Melville wa.i supervising the Egmondville work Monday. The company, which employs about 45 people, hasn't had a bad accident in 30 years, he said. "We've had a perfect record. This is a blow to us." Liberals get reorganized A new executive was voted in at an enthusiastic 1luron provincial Liberal meeting at the Clinton Legion Hall on Tuesday. The new Liberal assocation, with its approved constitution, con- forms to the Huron (Prov.) riding which has been set up to include all of Huron county. The meeting was addressed by Jack Riddell, Minister of Agriculture and Food and Murray Elston, Minister of Health in the Ontario government. Both ministers spoke of major accomplishments in the past year by the David Peterson govern- ment, as well as initiatives taken by their own ministries. Elected to the Executive council of the Huron (Prov.) Liberal Assocation were the following: president, Joe Hogan, Exeter; 1st vice president, John Jewitt, RR 1 Londesboro; 2nd vice president, Graeme Craig, RR 1 Walton; secretary, Nancy Parker, Hensall; treasurer, Zoie Raithby, Grand Bend. The following area vice presidents were named: Tom Helm, RR 3 Lucknow; Fred McGee, Wingham; Joe Semple, RR 1 Ethel; Jack Horan, RR 4 Walton; 'Janet Lawrie, Blyth, Eileen Palmer, Goderich; Norman Pickell, Goderich; Peggy Menzies, Clinton; Jim Love, RR Zurich was elected the Liberal youth represen- tative on the council. r. t a ing window film• for the past seven years and the Grand Bend man's vehicle was one of about 400 done. He Said the Stratford police depart- ment had inspected vehicles with similar coating and found them okay and added that he knew of no convic- tion being registered against other owners, although some had been charged and had them dismissed. The Stratford man said the tint on the Grand Bend vehicle cuts out 65 percent of the light. The Justice of the Peace, in his decision, noted that 65 percent would be considered a substantial figure and therefore in contravention of the law. ' Fines of $250 each were levied against two drivers who pleaded guil- ty to driving while their licenses were under suspension. Charles Percy Smith, 58 Reden St., St. Thomas, and James Clinton Grat- to, Mississauga, were also given fur- ther suspensions of six months each. Smith was charged on July 5 in Hay Township, while Gratto was charged on August 9 in Zurich. The latter pro- duced a valid temporary license. His mother, who represented him in court, asked how her son could have received a temporary license if he was under suspension and no one could answer that. Lester Heywood, 239 Andrew St., Exeter, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving in Exeter on August 15 and was fined $128.75. The court was told that the accused reached in- to the glove compartment for a tape and his vehicle then struck a hydro pole. Restitution had been made for daniage to the pole and a lawn. Murray Shoebottom, RR 1 Lucknow, was fined $128.75 on a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident. He was given a suspended sentence for failing to share half the roadway when meeting another vehicle. The two charges stemmed from an accident on Highway 4 just north of the Kirkton Road on May 8 when the accused fell asleep while proceeding south and collided with the side of an oncoming school bus that was full of students. There were no injuries, but damage was about $9,000 and the accused drove off from the scene and was stopped south of the crash site while heading for a garage to get help in opening his car door as it had been damaged in the impact. The court was advised that the 80 -year-old had been given a driver's license examination after the incident and had failed it and so was no longer driving a vehicle. Damage high in collisions Damage amounted to almost $11,000 in five collisions investigated by the Exeter police department dur- ing the past week. Two of the collisions occurred on Wednesday, the first at the intersec- tion of Highways 4 and 83. Drivers in- volved were Todd Jones, Exeter, and David Young, Kincardine. Jones was southbound on Highway 4 and in the process of making a left turn, while the Kincardine vehicle was north- bound. Damage was estimated at $1,050. The second collision was Main §t. when a southbound vehicle driven by Gayle Hern, Woodham, collided with a vehicle pulling out of a parking spot. The latter was driven by Margaret Apfelbaum, Exeter. Damage was $1,000. On Thursday, a two -vehicle colli- sion occurred at the intersection of Iluron and Edward. A vehicle being driven north on Edward by Shawn Traquair, Exeter, collided with a vehicle on Huron being operated by Vincent Pistor, also of Exeter. Damage to the two vehicles was estimated at $6,000. There was one collision on Friday, it occurring on Main St. near Alex- ander. A car driven by Gladys Janke, Exeter, was southbound on Main and stopped for traffic when it was struck in the rear by one driven by Cindy Dodge, Clinton. Damage was listed at $1,200. The other crash for the week was on Saturday at the intersection of Huron and Main. A car operated by Lynda Parkinson, Exeter, was stopped for the red light when it was struck in the rear by one driven by Barry McCallum, London. Total damage was set at $1,500. During the past week, the local department laid three charges under the Criminal Code, 10 under the Highway Traffic Act and two under the Liquor Licence Act. There were seven parking tickets issued. Huron strategy Continued from front page and expertise and to review the In- dustrial development program. - The planning and development department should establish and maintain a database on county surveys taken during census years, to document the county's industries, agriculture and labor force. The 141 -page document goes on to outline the step-by-step procedute for implementing the industrial strategy. Exeter ReeveBill Mickldf in com- menting on the report at Thurs1ay's meeting, urged council members to \ take_ ,a serious look at its recommendations. Huron County's planning director, Cary Davidson, said his deparment "will,he going over the report with council's planning and development committecle>lding to recommenda- tions which will be presented to council." READY TO MARCH AT CEMETERY -- Shown ready to participate in the opening march of- Sunday's Decoration service of the Exeter cemetery are Sergeant -at -arms Murray Greene, piper Carl Mills and colour bearers Paul Dougherty, Harry DeVries and Bort DeVries. T -A photo Ary F. Rau, RR 2 Zurich, plead- ed guilty to a charge of driving a motor vehicle in which there was li- quor readily available and was fined *100. He had been charged on August 11 and had previous liquor infractions in August 1985 and June 1986. A Don Mills man, John D.Lock, was found guilty on a charge of passing off the roadway and fined $53.75. He drove off onto the shoulder of the road to pass a vehicle in front that was stopped to make a left turn. The ac- cused said he did not know that his ac- tion constituted an infraction of the Highway Traffic Act. In a contested case, Marie Anne Ar- nold, 596 Adlelaide St. N., London, was convicted on a charge of making an unsafe lane change and was fined *53.75. She was involved in a collision on Highway 4 north of Highway 83 in Ex- eter on July 20. Randall LeLacheur, also of London, said he had been southbound and pull- ed into the curb land where the dou- ble lane of traffic commences, while the car ahead driven by the London woman was in the centre lane. He told the court the woman pulled into his lane without signalling or looking and cut him off, causing a col- lision between the two vehicles. 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Do you wish It to go to your spouse completely, or do you wish her/him to hove it only during her/his lifetime and then pass it to your children? 6. Special problems are posed if you own a business. Do you want to liquidate or have your business carried on by your spouse or some one else? 7. Other considerations should include gifts, charities and trusts. We appreciate your questions and hope you will feel free to seek our advicgsat any time. ONTARIO FUNERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION :Tho Funorol Hone in Exeter who n o m•mI»r of the (IncdDaMod1 Ontario Funorof Sorrico Association it, IRV /f#tMSTRON0 FUNERAL NOME `- PHOWEI 3s '220 BOB FLETCHER r