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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-29, Page 3EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 29, 1956 *■ wwiwgyi * • „• NOVEMBER KIDS—Peter Van Dorsselaer’s nanny goat surprised him on Monday by giving birth to two kids fondled above by his daughter, Marie, Mr. Van DorsS'elaer, who has kept goats all his life, has never heard of goats being born at this time of year. Their untimely appearance didn’t disturb the'kids however — they are as healthy and frisky as goats born in the spring. The Van Dorsselaer family, who moved a year ago from Iona Station to their farm on No. 83 highway, four miles west of Exeter, came to Canada eight and one-half years ago. —T-A , Photo Usborn* NOMINATION .. .. In addition to- being given a solid vote of confidence at the township nomination meeting Monday afternoon, Usborne council was urged by ratepayers to raise the salaries of its mem bers. In the surprise move, perhaps unprecedented in these days when complaints against high /iKk ■::3b NEW USBORNE OFFICIALS—George Frayne, member of Usborne School Area Board for eight years, signs qualification papers to become the' new member of township council following nomination meeting Monday afternoon. Witnessing the signing are Kenneth Simpson and Garnet Hern, two members of the school area board, and Reeve Clayton Smith, who was acclaimed to his second term as head of the township, Slate Back In Stephen All is quiet on the election front in Stephen Township. The retir ing council and members of the School Area Board were all re turned by acclamation and xyith only one dissenting voice the municipal nomination in the township hall Monday afternoon placed theii’ seal of approval on the work carried on throughout the year. Re-elected were John Morris sey, reeve; Gordon Ratz, deputy reeve; Edward Lamport, Edward Gill and Glen Webb, councillors. Roy Mason, Verne Sharp, Syd ney Baker were returned to the school area board. Criticizing some of the action of the council of 1955, of which he was a member, Wellington Haist, explained his reasons for con testing the reeveship last year and stated: “If I had been elect ed I could have saved the munic ipality ten times the cost of the election.” Mr. Haist claimed that if it had npt been for him .the town ship hall would not have been renovated and he told how he had saved the township money by going to the contractor and receiving a grant that meant sev eral hundred dollars. Mr. Haist spoke following the reeve and councillors. Clerk F. W. Morlock presided for the nomination and the'•only name submitted other than those elected was that of Mr. Haist. Retires From Road Committee Reeve John Morrissey said he appreciated the support that had been given him during the years .he had been in municipal life and he paid tribute to the mem bers of council and to the munic ipal officers for work well done. “After three years on the roads and bridges committee of Huron County Council, this will be my last year on that committee,” —Please Turn to Page 5 taxes are ratepayers imously to in pay for The vote____ _____ Francis, Kirkton, retiring'council lor Harold Jeffrey and two form er reeves, Verne Pincombe and Wellington Brock, who revealed that council salaries had not been raised for over five years, The reeve receives $150 a year, councillors $100, Although the ratepayers’ action has no official status (salaries are set by council members themselves), it will probably re sult in council members increas ing .their fees for 1957. Former reeve Pincombe, who was chairman of the meeting and who called for the vote, said $150 doesn’t come near the paying for the expenses of the reeve. “It cost me a lot of money out of my own pocket when I was reeve,” Mr. Pin-' combe stated. Receive No Opposition Reeve Clayton Smith, who is finishing his first term- as head of the township, and three of his councillors were returned with out opposition at the nomination meeting. The councillors include’ Harold Hern, who has served seven years; Hugh Love, a two- year man, and Harold Hunter, who is completing his first term on council. George Frayne, a member of the 'township school area board for eight years, was nominated to succeed Harold Jeffrey; who retired after serving as council lor since 1948. Numerous tributes —Please Turn to Page 13 common, , about 30 voted almost unan- approve an increase the township fathers.' was sparked by Hay Out of seven communities ini' this area who conducted nomina tions on Friday or Monday, only two will go to the polls this year. •Other five municipalities gave1 their elected representatives' a strong vote of confidence. In many places not a name was placed in opposition and in one township, Usborne, ratepayers actually approved an increase in salary for council members. Lucan and Hensail are the two villages who will hold an elec tion on Monday. Lucan will select both reeve and council while Hensall will elect councillors only As far as the Times-Advocate could learn, there is no election issue in either contest Five other communities in ------ ----- —.. South Huron — Exeter, Grand, better harbour facilities, uv Bend, Usborne, Stephen and Hay I said, “and the business will be —returned their councils by ac- beneficial to everyone jn the vil- clamation with only slight' lage.” k. LET SCHOOL CONTRACT—Ray Fisher, right, chairman of Hay Township School Area Board, shows contract for construction of the two-room addition to Zurich school to two students who’ll probably be studying in it next year. The students are Sharon Bloch and Allan Thiel. Hay reeve, V. L.» Becker., is at left. The picture was taken at Hay township nomination meeting, which 35 school children from Zurich attended. . . . T-A Photo In the quietest election ever, Mayor R. E. Pooley and his council were re-appointed by el ectors Friday night to face per haps one of the most important rears in the town’s history. $A&!ikbUt one m ember of the >^l|t}’eouncil were returned by ’ acclamation to cope With the Water supply. and sewage pro jects which will be on the agenda for 1957, The newcomer is Mur ray A. Greene, variety store proprietor, who succeeds Robert C. Dinrtey, ’a councillor for six years. Future development of the town may rest on the water and sewage questions. Certainly growth of the municipality will be vitally affected by the out come of the Morrison Dam pro posal, which is necessary for the expansion of local industry and the establishment of new enter prises. The sewage project, which at least half a million. Despite the importance of these two major projects facing the town, interest at the nomina tion reached the alldime similar to that in 1953. Only 21 persons attended meeting; only one candidate nominated for .each post;' annual ratepayers’ meeting, normally hold after the nomina tion, Was dispensed with because Of the small crowd. Mayor Pooley, wild offered t to Step down if any of the senior members wanted the chief mag istrate’s chair, will serve his third year as mayor. He was accorded his fifth acclamation since joining council in 1952; his only election took place last year when he won his second term as mayor by defeating A. U Snelgrove. ' * , Mayer “Disappointed” .. Mayor.Poolev , said... he...was low the Was the their absence, ratepayers had given the council a vote of con fidence for the coming year.- “Now that we have the dump controversy settled, we can con centrate our efforts on the water supply and sewage problems which face us,” he said. Mayor Pooley said members of council worked together co operatively during the past year and he hoped this attitude would continue. Me-. paid tribute to retiring councillor, Robert C. Diqncy, who. ho said, “has boon a pillar of strength to the council.” Hoove William McKenzie, a cahdida to for the county war den’s chair last year, was named to a third term as the town’s chief roprosontative to county council. He has boon a member of the local body since 1951, Deputy-Hoove Chester MftWhin- noy won his third term as dop- titv-roeve.. A . former member. of No Fight Over Police, GB To Tackle Harbour | the ratepayers’ meeting. Th* i question failed to take prominence ! at the meeting, however, and only i one nominee expressed his view* on it. ' Two new men were named to council. Bill Cochrane and WU* liam Dace replace C. P. Chap man and Clarence Green, veter an councillors. Norman Turnbull, who spoke for a continuance of strict law enforcement, and Her bert Pfile were returned, Three trustees of the school board will continue in their posts. They are Dave Jackson, Emer- son Desjardine and Wally Des jardine. Others nominated wer* Ross and Glen Desjardine. PUC Chairman William Lov* and Raymond English were re turned to the commission. Need New Fire Equipment Seriousness of the need for new fire-fighting equipment wa* stressed by retiring councillor, C. P. Chapman. “I firmly believ* the 1957 council should purchase a new fire truck with high pres sure eaqipment which can pump water from the lake.” Present equipment, he said is not able to cope with a major blaze and the village was fortu- —-Please Turn to Page S j Grand Bend Reeve Jim Dalton, acclaimed to his fourth term as( head of “Ontario’s Finest Sum mer Resort," announced'Monday f night his. 1957 project would be improvement of the village har- i hour. “Approaches have been made already to- the Government for extension of the piers,” said Mr. Dalton, “and we hope to have the inner channel dredged this summer.” “Grand Bend can attract a much greater boat trade with i ......................................s.” he clamation with only s 11 g. changes. Former Warden On Lucan Ballot Harold M. Corbett, reeve of Lucan for 10 years, has returned to the municipal scene to oppose Cecil Lewis in- his bid for a second term as chief magistrate of the Irish village. Mr. Lewis succeeded Mr. Cor bett, a former county warden, in 1955 when the latter retired. Mr. Corbett told The Times-Advocate the “pressure of ratepayers” made jiim decide to run again. Neither candidate is running on a platform. Two newcomers are challeng ing .the incumbent councillors, all of whom are running again. Ivan Hearn and Charles. Sove reign have thrown their hats in the ring for the first time. Pre sent members are Mrs., Gladys —Please Turn to Page 5 s Inadequacy of the harbour was made apparent this year when low water level made it haz ardous for large boats to dock at Grand Bend. Number of yaphts visiting the resort was reduced considerably. No Battle Over Policing Anticipated battle over policing methods for the resort failed to materialize as officials were elect ed by acclamation at the nomina tion meeting. Some ratepayers had expected an election over the law enforcement issue. The question arose this summer when council ordered its' expand ed OPP force to crack down on rowdyism. The resulting cam paign, which produced hundreds of convictions, brought criticism from a section of merchants who organized a protest meeting. t Expecting a division over the issue, Mrs. Emery Desjardine, prominent Women’s Institute and church official, requested each candidate to state his stand at District Officials Petition A petition from eight district township reeves, urging im mediate action on the Morrison Dam, will probably be presented to. the Ausable Authority annual meeting at Parkhill next week. This was revealed at Usborne Township meeting Monday by former reeve Verne Pincombe, who is one of the sponsors of the petition. He announced tliat five reeves, have already backed the request and three more are be ing contacted. Huronja Male Choir Agrees To Disband this ing Tuesday night. The chorus decided not to ganize this year or to sponsor its annual musical festival. How ever, it hopes that some organ ization will assume responsibility, for the festival, which has grown considerably since it was start ed three years ago. Officials gave reasons for the chorus’ demise as lack of inter est and members. Quite a few men have left the choir and few new members haV e joined. A social gathering will be held sometime in February to deter mine future poli’ey of the choir. It 'will decide then whether its disbandment will be permanent or not. The choir was organized nine years ago. and has been led ever since by Mrs.-Alice Sturgis, its founder. It was unique in that its members came from all sec tions of the district, aS far as 15 miles away. . During its most active period, it presented four Gilbert ana Sullivan operettas which were highlights of the entertainment year for the district. Secretary Clayton Pfile is - writing a history of the choir Which Will be given* at the social meeting in February. Gordon Kraft, Dashwood, is , president of the organization, f < rAlu. RED COHOE SAL) I Clover Leaf, 7% Oz. Tin Huronia Male Chorus, t.‘.‘. district’s most outstanding mus ical organization during the past nine years, called a temporary halt ta its activities at a meet- Hay Debates New Grader Although two issues were de bated at Hay township’s'nomina tion meeting Friday afternoon, differences of opinion did’ not develop into an election battle. The 1957 council was appoint ed by acclamation with one new face among its members. V. L.‘ Becker, Dashwood, was unopposed in his bid for a sec ond term aS reeve. Oscar Klopp, Zurich, succeeds L. H. Rader as deputy-reeve. "Leonard Greb, R. R. I Exeter, and Alex Mousseau, fourth concession, were returned as 'councillors and E. J. Willert, Hensail, was elfected for the first time. , Two issues debated by speak ers at the • ratepayers’ meeting included purchase of a new grad er and relocation of the town ship. office. Criticized Repairs To Grader Former reeve, Earl Campbell, charged council had spent $4,000 On repairs to the old grade!'' which should have gone towards purchase of a new one. “Council knew several years ago the Old grader had to be replaced,” he said. “It’won’t stand up much longer.” He felt the money spent on, repairs would be wasted when council is forced to trade in the old machine. Several councillors defended the move sayihg they did. not want to commit the 1957 council to a major expenditure. Reeve, V. L. Becker said the repairs.; put the machine in good shape. He also indicated that council might be able to get a good trade tor it at this time of year.; Depufy-Retvc, Successor Clash Retiring deputy-rbeve L« II. Rader and his successor, Oscar Klopp, clashed over the location of the township office which will be moved from its present site because it stitods on a road.ai- . lowance in the village of, Zurich c or- MORNING CHEER COFFE 1-Lb. Bag ,.............. PITTED DATES Price ........... ANGEL FOOD CAKE MIX Brodies ........................ Mr. Pincombe said the dam is just as vital to the ■ surround ing agricultural area as it is to Exeter because it affects the future of the canning plant in town, “Revenue from the can- ners has paid a lot of taxes for farmers in this district and we don’t want to lose that indust ry,” he said. The five reeves who have signed the petition include Clay ton Smith Usborne; V. L. Beck er, Hay; Jack Morrissey, Steph en. Reeves in Tuckersmith and Stanley have also supported it. Blanshard, Biddulph and Mc Gillivray officials will be asked to add their names to the list, Mr. Pincombe said. The petition will be presented at the Authority’s meeting in' Parkhill, Wednesday, December 5, when the Town of Exeter will request that another call for ten ders be issued. It is expected the Authority will give full co operation to the plan. Mr. Pincombe’s announcement of the petition followed a report front Wellington Brock, Usborne representative on the Ausable Authority. Mr. Brock explained that Canadian Canners Ltd. plans a major addition for the factory when water supply is assured by the completion of-the dam. “The revenue from canning crops could expand beyond our comprehension if this addition goes through,” Mr. Brock said.t “Many farmers who have not grown these crops will probab- ly get the opportunity to do so.” Mr. Brock said the dam was also important to Usborne from a conservation standpoint. “It is quite probable,” he said, that the reservoir will increase the flow of springs all around the area and increase the water- supply generally.” “It’s very important to every one of us that this project go ahead.’’ Mr, Pincombe said that, while the plans for the proposed ad dition have not been made pub lic, it has been estimated that the number of acres of crops re quired for the expanded plant might be in the neighborhood 10,000. of I PHONE 14 KOUNTY KIST PEAS 15 Oz. Tins You can start your Christ mas shopping right now . . . right here ... in the pages of the Exeter Timcs-Advo- cate. This issue marks "the open ing of the Christmas season in local stores and their wide zi-ange of gifts are featured in advertisements throughout the paper. You’ll find sug gestions for all the people on your list in the accom panying pages. A number of merchants announce special features and offer special prices in this edition to highlight the opening. Shoppers can save many dollars by taking ad vantage of the advertised bargains. This Christmas opening marks two other features provided by Exeter" mer chants. First Friday night opening will bo held this week, Stores will continue open on Friday evenings until Christ-• mas. Merchants are erecting their interior and exterior decorations to coincide with the opening in order to give the community an attractive Christmas spirit. The PUC is Co-operating by decorating lamp standards. So the town-wide Christ- ...tnn... hhftniHtf ie nrt PUC Helps Yule Spirit At a special meeting Monday morning, Exeter PUC gave full support to the Christmas Open ing feature of town merchants by authorizing, decoration of lamp standards and town pillars. Evergreens and colored lights will be erected on the standards and the pillars at the south end will be decorated in the yule- tide spirit. , Work on the decoration pro gram began Tuesday morning and officials hoped it would be completed this weekend to co incide with the Christmas open ing sponsored by merchants. Stores are planning special decorations, too. In addition, town council and the PUC are co-operating again this year in the erection of a master Christmas tree in front of the library and decoration of the front of the town hall. This has been a feature of the Christ mas season in Exeter for seve ral years. t Hensall Although Hensall has just com* through a highly controversial schooKissue, there appears to b* little at stake in its council elec tion. POlled by The Times-Advo cate, none of the candidates ex pressed any particular platform or grievance. ( Brothers in Race Two challengers, one a former member of council and a brother of one of the incumbents, and four, sitting members are in th* race. Dave Sangster, who sat on council in 1955, and Gordon Schwalm, an employee at'Gen eral Coach Works of Canada Ltd., are the challengers. Incumbent* include Dave’s brother, Jim, who is finishing his first year; Harry Hoy, poultryman and mailman, a seven-year veteran; Lome Luker, retired farmer, who has served six years; and John Henderson, who was elected to council last year after Reeve William Park* died. . This will be the second election fight in which the two Sangster brothers have been engaged. They were involved in a five-man race in 1955 when Jim was de feated. He succeeded his brother when Dave retired last year. . Electors will go to the polls Monday. Clerk J. A. Paterson" is returning officer. Reeve Acclaimed Reeve Norman Jones, who suc ceeded the late William Parke in 1956, was acclainfed to his first full year as chief magistrate. H* had no opposition. . It was Reeve Jones who ended the controversy over the site of he cast the deciding vote to ap prove a debenture loan for con struction of the building on a new site on the south side of town. Council was divided on the question of whether the school should be built there or on the old school grounds. Reeve Jones, in a post-election interview, said: “There are no major projects facing council during 1957. We plan to carry on our paving program and we’ll.try to keep things in shape general ly.” New School Trustee Returned to the. public school board were Chairman Howard Scane, who led the board through the site issue, and Douglas Cook. Roy Campbell succeeds Harvey Keys, who was not present dur ing the nomination period. About 35 persons attended th* ratepayers’ meeting Accidents On Increase Announces SD Week Accident rate in this ’ area is States,” Mayor Pooley an- rising alarmingly, Mayor R. E. | nounced, “the broadest catti- Poolcy said this week when he, paign ever attempted to reduce announced local observance of * the number of accidents on out Safe Driving Week, December 1 > streets arid highways will be to 7. | launched. The campaign is ap« “Hardly a weekend goes by propriately called, .‘Back the At- when there isn’t a story in the toeft on Traffic Accidents , papers about accidents in the J Safety groups, Government de- Exeter area,” the mayor said. {partin onto, municipal officials, “Wo seem to be in the accident ’ police, teachers and others ar* limelight week in and week out,” j constantly working to cut down “The stories read something\ tko province’s accident toll. Th* like this: 'Four persons were sc-1 obly persons Who can prevent verely injured in a four-ear accidents, however, are those cident on No. 4 Highway justiPosytl to accident producing sit north of Exeter', or, ‘Ono man1 nations, “No one can keep was killed when the ear he was-"*" “ driving loft the road and crashed« a tree one mile south of town’,” “The only way we oan climb! nate those items from the news,” l the mayor continued, ’is by co-1 operation—each of us, pedestrians I as well as drivers must accept ... ------—---------- -------------- personal responsibility for our safety for each of us can only be —.......j» “No one can keep you out of an accident except you atra the other follow ... and don’t be too sure about htoM ” said th* mayor. “At this season. of the year* early darkness and uncertain weather aggravate the hazards of walking and driving. Fersenal