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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-03-22, Page 1ft the Ma- higli ami otr bite of a occasions the con- such an or other sim- with cdn- two- con- Alvin Pym moved approve it imimed- get it over with.” the public school - « . J C ’ Eighty-Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 195S -----—z. — ■■ it. . A , ... THIEVES JCRACK SAFE—Yeggs broke into F. A. May and Son store early Monday morn­ ing, pounded open the safe and escaped with $1,5.00 in the second robbery reported in to.yvn this year/Fred May, above, surveys the safe which' was pried open with'’"’crow bar and sledge hammer. None of the store’s records was lost. —TA Photo Revamped Building Law Simplifies Regulations Council passed a new building by-law Monday night over the .objections of Lawyer C. Van Haughton who charged it did not give citizens enough protection. ■The new by-law simplifies con­ struction standards and provides ■ for enforcement of the regula- tions either by council itself . of .a building inspector if it appoints •one. Councillor R. C. Dinney, chair­ man of the committee which" re- -drafted the by-law, said the new regulations will foe easier to en­ force and yet will provide for good construction. “We feel that if we ensure that the house has •a good foundation, a good frame­ work and a good root, then it will ibe a sound house.” IHe said council didn’t need to worry about, interior or exterior finish because any builder who wanted to sell his house would tmake it look presentable. Ignores Important Aspects (Laughton contended the plif'ied bydaw failed to deal many important aspects of struction and that its limited coverage did not give prospective house buyers' adequate protec­ tion. Major changes in the new by­ law are: 1. The by-law can be enforced by either council itself of a build­ ing inspector. (The old by-law required - council to appoint an Inspector 'to enforce the regula­ tions. No appointment was ever made.) 12., Council added the clause, •■“All permits for building to be given at the discretion of council taking into consideration the type of buildings in the vicinity •of the propsed buildings.” No provision of this -type was in­ cluded in the old by-law. i3. Council stipulated all base­ ment walls must be Waterproofed and, in the case of buildings with slab floors, such floors must be waterproofed.r . Hay Council Lets Contract •Coritract for ©praying of cattle for warble fly in Hay Township was let by council at its March meeting to William Watson, of the Babylon line, at his tender price of 10 cents per head for each treatment. Tender of Tieman Hardware, Bashwood, offering 600 bags of cemept at $1.07 delivered in the township shed was also accepted. A grant of $25 was given to the Zurich bUffd. iRecomimehdation of Zurich . Chamber of Commerce for the ^appointment of Wesley Hugill as member of Hay Township Com­ munity Centre ^Bohrd Was ap­ proved. Council decided not to appoint a local weed inspector in View of the fact that Huron county employs William R. Doiigiail of (Bonsall as county inspector. Council decided not to refund Mrs. Kate McGregor’S 1965 dog tax because it was not entered aS an appeal at the court of‘’re­ vision in 1955. » Charges for hall rental for Farmer's Union were set at $1.6 0 for regular meetings. 4. The new by-law omits the regulation which stated no per­ mit -could be granted for any building which would violate p,ny restrictions or regulations^jiiaip'ed Upon the proipenty * by any deed, covenent or agreement-registered ■against the property. (This is the .Clause under which * Laughton ■asked for refusal of a permit to builder Arthur Whilsmith.)' Omits Builders’ Code i5. The new by-law omits the provision" that construction must be done according to the practice of Canadian builders and archi­ tects for erection of first class buildings. Council decided this involved so much technical know­ ledge it would require a profes­ sional man to administer it. Council provided standards specifically for foundations, floor joist, stud construction, roof con­ struction and chimneys. The re­ gulations' were taken from the building standards of N.HA. Dawyer Laughton, who’s been fighting for stricter enforcement of the building by-law for- a month and one-half, charged council was “taking the easy way out” by failing to give its citizens the protection provided for under the. regulations of the. provincial government, IHe said that by deleting the clause about restrictions con­ tained in deeds, agreements etc. council was making it' necessary for citizens to go to the expense of taking supreme court action when -such restrictions are being violated. Must Resort To Court He illustrated his point by stating if lots were sold in a new ■subdivision on condition that a certain standard of dwelling be erected and some one attempted to violate, those conditions, the other householders in the area would have to take court action instead of the inexpensive way of requesting council to refuse the permit. Councillor Dinney said council had no, intention of acting as a ■court and giving "judgement on private disputes. Dipney said concillors aren’t trained to give (legal opinions on such matters. ,He referred to' Laughton's own case when the lawyer protested the granting Of a permit to Whil- smith because of restrictions in he deed. Council asked for a lawyer for advice on the dispute but when he advised the permit should be given, Haughton pre­ sented more objections. Dinney indicated couticll didn’t want to go through that kind of contro­ versy again. iLaughton repeated his objec-' tions that the other lawyer, W. G. Cochrane, did not look into the registered agreement against the land and was not in a posi­ tion to give an impartial opinion because;he had acted previously for the other party in‘the dis­ pute. ’ Haughton charged, council did ■not give the public a chance to view the by-law before it was passed. He said he asked for a copyc of the revised regulations from;. Clerk C. V. •Pickard but hi-s request was denied. “I have had .no opportunity to form my ob­ jections,” he' said. Wouldn’t Release By-Law •Clerk Pickard said he would not release the new law because he felt it should go before coun­ cil before it was given to the public. f Clerk Pickard said one man ■h'ad 'offered to act as a building inspector for the town and it was indicated council might consider —iPlease Turn to Page 14 Okays School Increase But Seeks Explanation On a split decision Monday night, town council approved Ex­ eter Public School Board’s re­ quest for a $5,000 increase in its ■budget—-an increase that will mean another two mills on the tax rate. Council divided evenly over two motions in regard to the budget. One was to -ask for an explanation of the increase from board officials before the budget was approved. The other* ©ailed for Immediate approval. Reeve William McKenzie, who chaired the meeting in the ab­ sence of Mayor R. E. Pooley, de­ feated a motion asking foi* an official explanation Qf the neces­ sity for the increase foefo-re it was approved by council. 'He cast a deciding vote’in favor of those who wanted to give the board an immediate endorsation of budget. Asks For Explanation Deputy-Reeve Chester -whinney moved' that the budget be laid over to another meeting to give the school board chair­ man a chance to explain it to council. He was supported by Councillors Ralph Bailey and Bill Musser. Councillor that council lately “and He believed board had done its best to cut its budget as much as possible. Councillors Ross Taylor and Glen Fisher supported him. “Although he voted against de­ laying the approval of the bud­ get, Reeve McKenzie said he though it would be a good idea to have! -the board explain its position to council anyway. Other councillors agreed and Clerk Pickard was instructed to for­ ward this request. Deputy-Reeve Mawhinney said thdre wasn’t much use in having the board explain the budget- after it was approved. “Do we have anything to* say about the, school 'budget?” asked ■Councillor Bailey when the re­ quest for $40,000 Was read. Hast year’s requisition was $35,000. Clerk Pickai’d said he thought council could question the bud­ get -but it was' his personal opinion that the board had done the best it could and was re­ questing an amount it had to have to operate. Deputy-Reeve Mawhinney said he noted in the press the board had made a $25 donation to some organization and he won­ dered if this was in its power. Reeve McKenzie commented: “Education does what it likes ito- •diay.” Wihen someone questioned Draft Extensive Plans * ♦ To Improve Marketing whether the board had ia right to •increase its carryover or surplus, Clerk Pickard said the depart-, ment frowned onw this practice Ibut it appeared to^be, good busi­ ness practice. He pointed out that the board cut its budget last year to help 'keep taxes down and wound up with a surplus of less than $600. It wasn't able to pay One month’s 'bills. “A board needs a little to play on,” he said, “or i't will have to start borrowing money right away and that costs money.” Zurich Plans I Centennial Zurich (citizens elected officers Monday night to organize a “bang-up” celebration for the Village’s centennial this year. Dates chosen for the event are July 1 to 4 inclusive. President of -the centennial committee is Ivasu Kalbf'leisch. Honorary presidents include Wil­ liam S. Johnson, Louis Prang, W. J. Merner, Elmore Klopp, Frank Denomme, Simon Hoff- on and William O’Brien. Vice-presidents' areDennis Bedard, Jack Pearson, Charles Thiel, Delbert Geiger, Milford iSchillbe. (Secretaries are William A. Seibert and Victor Dianin and treasurers are Earl Weido and Jack Bannister. Committee chairmen: decora­ tion, Mil ton Oesch; invitations, Whitney Brokenshire; historical, Albert Kallbfleisch; publicity,* Reg Black; parade, Charles Thiel; concession and grounds, Lions Club and 'Chamber of Com­ merce; program, executive; re­ ception, Ted Haberer, and fin­ ance, Ross Johnson. . ' Af. ■ Students Plan Capitol Visit Continuing a precedent esta­ blished' last Easter with a.visit to New York City, 32 senior students of (South Huron High School accompanied by six super­ visors will leave by bus at 10 p.m. March 29, for a three-day visit to Washington, D.C. ■ Since last fall, the group has raised fnds through various pro­ jects. Probably the most sccess- fl financially were the Earle Ter­ ry Recital in December, ithe Bake Sale in January and the sale of tickets for “No Rhyme Nor Rea­ son” in February. As a result, the cost to the student is $130.(0'0. This amount inc fu des transportation, one night’s accomodation at the “Y” hotels, two extensive sightseeing 'trips and tickets to ithe Marian 'Anderson recital Easter Monday. Green Bean Price Jumps 'Clarence Down, district direc­ tor of the Ontario Vegetable Growers Marketing Board, stated Wednesday green bean attd cab­ bage prices have 'been settled, Beans Will be $100 a ton, an increase of $,2.00 over last year, O a b b a g e remains the same at $13.00. ? Corn pnlcps have gone Id arbit­ ration slnc«f canners and growers representatives could not agree, Mr. Down and Ted Pooley, pre­ sident oft Huron growers, took ®art in mfeotlatiohe, By WINSTON SHAPTON (Vice-President, Huron Federation) On March 13 'and 14, a day commodity marketing ■'ference was held in Toronto sponsored by the 'Ontario Feder­ ation of Agriculture. Those at­ tending from this vicinity were ■Clarence Down, -representing the Vegetable Growers Marketing Board; James .Simpson, cream producers; 'Arnold Cann, Mr. and Mrs. Earl iShapton and myself, representing the Federation. There were 1,'500 farmers re­ gistered, representing 22 com­ modity groups and farm organi­ zations across the province. The purpose of the conference, I believe, w-as to publicize the seriousness of the current deter­ ioration of farm income both to the farmer and the Canadian eco­ nomy; to give farmers a chance, to rededicate themselves to their organizations and point out their responsibility in .remedying the Situation and to point out to the government that farmers were backing marketing boards and wanted legislation to carry on their programs. Although it was not mentioned I believe the court hearing in* April may also have beep part of the reason for cal­ ling the meeting. Sees Farm Prosperity Cecil Belyea, OFA economist, was the first speaker and he said from an economic vlOwpOIhit, farming should be more prosper­ ous in the next 20 years but the outlook for the next few years didn’t look good. He deplored the amount Of rich farm land that ■homes and industry were taking and predicted thbre would be a need for more farm land in the future. J. io. Broadrlch, a past presi­ dent of O.F.A. and how chairman of C.F.A. policy -committee, said that agriculture was in >a °moss‘* and that we have been relying on the “God and Gardiner” theory but 'Gardiner hasn’t been holding his end up. “We 'have been relying on government,” he said “and they haven't done enough for us so it is up to us to solve our own pro­ blems.” Please Turn to Page 10 Girls Meet Riverside iSHDiHS senior girls basketball •teom, which reached the Purple Bowl tournament.by defeating Meaford Friday, will play River­ side an the first game in London (Saturday. The tilt, in Thames Hall, is scheduled to start at 12.30. ENTER THROUGH WALL — Hole in stairway wall which thieves made to enter F. A. May store over the weekend is viewed by Ernest Wells’ employee of J. H. Jones Groceries, who discovered the break-in. The men tried to enter through roof first. T-A Photo MOH Lists Precautions Against Rabies Disease By DR. R. M. ADDIS Medical Officer Of Health (This is a memorandum re­ cently sent to municipal of­ ficials in Huron County by Dr. A'ldiis.) While no rabies has been di­ agnosed to date in Huron County, you .will foe concerned with the proximity to us of established cases in Western Ontario. Some of the wild animals which may carry the germ of rabies are' capable of travelling a consider­ able distance in their search for food; .Rabies or hydrophobia is a virus infection which attacks the nervous system. It is spread to humans and warm-blooded ani­ mals by the introduction into the body of the rabies virus, and this is usually 'by the 'rabid animal. On rare it has developed from tact of the saliva of animal with a scratch __ ___ break in the skin of the victim. Because of various factors such as the intervention of clothing, the severity and position of the bite, rabies does not necessarily develop following an attack by an infected animal — some authorities state ’that only five to 15 per cent of persons foitten by rabid dogs, and untreated, actually develop the disease. May Be Six Weeks The incubation period varies ■with the site and severity of the wound and may foe two to six weeks or longer. Once the symp­ toms of rabies appear 'in man or ■animal, death follows in two to six days. In dogs the early symptoms are: change of disposition, rest­ lessness, loss of appetite, ten­ dency to hide._Soon the appetite becomes abnormal and the ani- mal may try to eat glass, stones, etc. Later it may rush about in a staggering way, falling down from time to time. At this time snapping and biting tendencies are common, saliva pours out of the mouth, and the bark is harsher. The final stage is one of paralysis, with the lower jaw and hind limibs first affected. —(Please Turn to Rage 14 Presses Suit Over Dump George Shaw, of Thames Road west, told The Times-Advocate Wednesday he plans to press his court action against the town over the operation of the dump. He said his lawyers informed him they expected the suit to come before supreme court late in April. The suit asks for an injunction requiring the town to stop depo­ siting refuse in the dump, to cover the garbage and to move .the dump. It also seeks damages for discomfort caused plaintiffs. Complainants in the action are Shaw, William Elliot and Riney Keller, all residents of the area. Yeggs who‘pried open the safe of F. A. May and iSon early Mon­ day morning made off with ap­ proximately $1,500, the owners disclosed Wednesday. Robbers picked the right time to do the job, according to War- ren D. May, the son, who said the firm does not -make a prac­ tice of keeping that much in its safe over weekends. On this occasion, however, it Was found necessary to do so. The loot included checks and cash. To assist police, the owners are making an appeal to custom­ ers who issued or cashed check® there Saturday to report par­ ticulars to the store immediately. The men apparently took their time in cracking the pate. Experts claimed it would take them one to two hours to hammer open the heavy metal door with a crow bar, t Mr. May said they took time out to enjoy several soft, drinks from the refrigerator in’’the ad­ joining grocery store.’and tried on several articles of clothing. At least one jacket was missing. Break Door Batches Robbery was discovered by* Ernest Wells, an employee of J. H. Jones Grocery; who* opened up the building Monday, morning. Although the May qnd Jones stores are separate businesses they are housed iff the same -building and connected" by -"an ■archway. ‘Light latches • on- the swinging doors of the.■arch were broken. Yeggs gained entry by cutting out a hole in an asbestos shingle wall of a stairway housing on the back roof above the grocery store. They used a stolen brace -and. bit to drill holes in the wall before cutting the frame siding. They removed a portion bebween two uprights' to gain access to the stairs inside.Holes in the roof indicated (til© men tried several location's ’ fod- fore deciding to enter- through, the wall. • “ The men took a crack at one : of the 'two -safes located in the J. H. Jones’ store but apparently abandoned this, effort 'for- the /May fixture. '! One safe in the grocery store is used for records—a much more formidable one is encased in Ce­ ment. They apparently decided this one was too tough for them. The crow bar used -to open the safe was found near James Stree't Church Monday -morning^ -by William Snell, who lives just' east of the.church. . Blankets Deaden Sound New blankets in the store were used -to cushion the safe during the pounding. The safe' w-as com­ paratively new and was built into. the -store’s office when the building was -remodelled several years ago. The men -dropped the safe onto its back on the office floor, Although partitioned off, walls of 'the office are not ’ it is possible to see it from -the, street. The night lights were, still —Please turn to Page 14 Plan Easter Program T® Entertain Children r ■ By DOUG SMITH Plans .for. a 'bigger and better Easter program of activities are coming along very well with plenty of co-operation and volun­ tary help available. Tentative plans are for an Easter Parade, pet show, hat con­ test and Easter egg hunt. A boys and girls bowling tournament for the Francois trophies'.Will foe a highlight of the holiday season. A sailboat contest with a larger number of entries than last year will be held at River­ view Park. Bob Armstrong has a beautiful model made and is out to challenge Brian Hall’s sup­ remacy. Story telling and the pee wee entry in the Goderich Young Canada Hockey Tournament will round out the program. Start planning now for a holi­ day of fun and frolic. Get mother, or big sister, to help with those ingenuis hats for the con­ test and dad, or big brother, with thos'e boats. Everyone can help groom the family pet for the pet show. greater loyalty. service. SS " ’ b^UOr living for 'o'Ho)uniix and my eountrj PLAN RECORD YEAR—Biggest 4-H program in the history of the county is being planned for Huron this year. Three new clubs were formed at the South Huron organization meeting Thursday night at which 100 attended. More are expected to join the clubs before regular meetings start Above, three presidents and Assistant Ag Rep Art Bolton display 4-H pledge. Left io right, Jim Etherington, Lome Ballantyne, Bolton and Hugh Rundle. “—T-A Photo Area Broomball Tournament Set The ’Lake* Huron Slone Western ’Ontario Broom ball Tournament got off to a very good start on Guild ay with the CPPL-TV cameraman catching Mayor R. tE. .'Pooley of Exeter (getting the face-off from Group Captain A. M. Cameron, of ROAF Station Centralia, to of­ ficially open the matches. We understand Mayor Pooley played in the old Winchelsoa-Kirkton Broomball League. The first game and the last game of the semi-finals were the best games of the day. ■ The Flight Cadets outshot Dashwood 12-6 but lost the game on a powerful shot from Tieman that got away from the Flight Cadet goalie. Gar Johnston spearheaded the Aces’ attack in downing St. Marys Alerts 7-0. McFalls With two, ■Middleton and Fuller; were the other scorers. The Brintnells, Murray . and Har, sparked the Mohawks-’ 7-0 win over Goderich Sailors with two goals each. Cushman, Mus­ ser and Doak got one each. In the final game of the day, Vic Cassis, the high jump artist from RCAF Centralia, scored the only goal to lead his team to a 1- 0 victory over Walton. • The., big finals for the Carling Trophy will get under way this Sunday at 10 a.m. with the four winners of the south semi-final going against four finalists from the north in a straight elimina­ tion tournament. In the northern finals, Hanover Knechtels defeated Hanover Inn 2- 0, Brussels blanked Kin tail 1- 0, Belgrave edged CKNX Wing* ham on shots on goal in a 2-2 game, and Owen Sound Colleg­ iate 'edged Kinloss 1-0. Knechtels played Lucknow Wednesday night. Playoff schedule for Sunday Is; 1*2 Exeter Mohawks vs. Bel* •grave Bell Ringers; 2-3 Exeter Aees Vs. Brussels ’Sprouts; 8*4 RCAF Flyers vs. winner of the Lucknow-Hanover 'series; 4-6 Dashwood Tigers vs. Owen Sound Collegiate. After the supper break, the semi-final rounds will* pit the winners (st the first game against the third frbhi C>-7 and winners Pioa-se Thtn to Page 14