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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-07-04, Page 1ero eats as of at, that .of,. eor ka milk ns AP•. need and to the matain le had fiavor, e lash - Omit in the dozens yed as or it is of the :e. 1 MiIk Leese ERY IrMiS41 Eighty-Secood Yi.r ExETER, oNTAPtio, 41,01-Y 41 1957 • ar Strikes PLAYGRQUND OPENS—Exeter Kinsmen's fifth annual summer playground began Tuesday when close to 300 children registered for swimming and other- activities, Recreation. Director Larry Heideman,, who was appointed last fall, is in charge of the playground: for the first time. His staff includes: bottom, left to right, Shirley Wurm, Eleanor idywood, Pat Cann, Nancy. Boyle, Carol Fletcher; top, Director Heideman, Robin Smith, Judy Ross, ,Assistant Director Alvin Willert. Photo Piirter- ee Dial*Phones In 1960? Bell Telephone Company in- tends to install dial telephenes- in Exeter district around 1960, it was revealed this week, • The cOmpany's Plans were he dicated in a letter to subscribers of the Thames Road Telephone System whick announced -increa- ses in rates, The letter, signed By Lloyd Frayne secretary of the Thames Road system, said: "Bell Tele- phone Company have advised its that they intend to change Exe- ter central to dial in 1960," .No direct confirmation could be received from Bell Telephone officials. One, howeeer, said con: version t'o dial systems was im. minent across Ontario. "During the next few years," he said,' 'the company plans to change- over many centres." 'He could not confirm that the Exeter change would come in 1960. Plans that far ahead: he said, were only temporary. - Mr. Frayne, in his letter to the 105 subscribers of the Thames Road system, said the new rates were "due to increased costs as the result of reducing the nurn. ber of phones on lines and the installation of dial phones In the near future," "We have added three additio- nal lines this year and intend to add three more in the next two years." The new rates, set ' at $2.50 per month for multi-party line on circuits having three to 10 telei phones and $2.35 per month for larger circuits,represent an in- crease of about $1,00 per year, Mr. Frayile explained, Nine Students Now Teachers Nine former SHDHS students have graduated from London Teachers' College and accepted positions in area schools. The graduates, include: Judy Ross who will be teaching next term. at Kertor-al ,Princes Bro. phey, Granway, teaching at Sar- nia; Faye Ford, teaching at Exe- ter; Marilyn. Marshall, Kirkton, teaching near Kirkton; Carole Thiel, Zurich,. teaching near Zu- rich; Odeyne Clark, Centralia, teaching at Brantford, and Mar- garet Schade, Zurich,. who will be teaching in Hay School area. Successful in the two-year com- pletion course were Ken Flear, Grand Bend, who will teach in London, and Howard Kerr, Exe- ter, who will teach at Port Credit. Joan Gill, Grand Bend, and Margaret Woodburn, Greenway, have completed their. first year and will return to the college for another term, , CRASH KILLS GRAND BEND YOUTH—Paul Blewett, 14 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Blewett, Grand Bend, was killed instantly Wednesday night when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle on the Bluewater Highway. The damaged cycle is shown here: • —Noseworthy Hearing Starts Monday On Suit Against. District Largest drainage action in this district's history, the Hee- meier suit against district .muni- cipalities, will get under way .Monday after a delay of nearly eight years. Dr. L. G. Hagmeier's suit for $375,000 in flood damages will be eired in ' MOW' County court, house, G 0 d eric h, before two members of the Ontario Muni- cipal Board. Contacted by The Times - Advocate Thursday, counsels for both the plaintiff and defendents sal dthey were prepared to pro- ceed with the hearing which may take up to two weeks. Dr. Hagmeier initiated the action in 1949 and his suit prompted the formation of the Aus able River Conservation Authority;. first organization of its kind in the province, with the idea that it could finance flood control measures to give the doctor relief. The Authority'e Threaten Court Action ver Illegal Dumping Town council Monday night neither the agricultural society threatened to instigate charges against .a ratepayer who dumped a large quantity of garbage out- side the gate to the municipal dump in Hay township. Members decided not to take Action but Indicated they would be .prepared to if it happened again, Councillor Ross Taylor, who described it as a "terrible mess," said an amount equal to a half - ton truck load had been dumped in front of the gate. In addition to garbage and Junk, the pile in- cluded a dead dog which had been put in a box. Councillor Taylor did not re, • veal who was responsible but he SCAVENGERS—One . of the first activities of this year's Kinsmen playground was a said it had not been. difficult: to , town wide search for materials required for the varied 'program. Loaded down with deltierinine becanse he had found boxes, papers. and other paraphenalia are Arlene Glover, Jini Hannah and Judy namesboricthsetnihere With children's . Coates. The children were divided into teams for coMpetition during the hunt. Reeve William McKenzie said " 'Charges should have been laid. • "There'sthe* a ro fine for throwing ets. Buy 'RTesuici itrata tor; dent Councillor 'Taylor Said the khappened on the first day sh on ighways," he stkted. , . the dump gate was locked. ' Conn cil plans to control access to the an Tattoo ere . ‘ gngetnidduSnitp°indgi she y"irnadgivel dilludailsse. rPillie tie" mission to dispose of refuse in , . too, bingo and. trance Which it ....Plead turn to Page 3 Exeter Pitt Brigade's campaign to provide a resuscitator fOr'this area came to a quick and suc- cessful conclusion this week When the life saving equipment was purchased by Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion. The machine, used to revive victims of water or smoke. was delivered Thursday and members of the brigade Rad other officials Were trained to use it the same evening. Legion's generous gesture to finance the project was made Thursday evening, Julie 27, dur- ing the veterans' regular Meet- ing. They Voted $756 for the re- suscitator. Their action came as a rata VI a request from rite Chief 't- win Pad that the branch con. tribute $150 towards the machine. The brigade's letter explained that the Legion, Lions and, Xing. mon were being asked for $150 each and the brigade weuld at- tempt to raise the Additional funds by other means, Legion President Harold Raz - Ken said the branch hoped to *It the money at a band tat. woeld sponsor near the end of Stilly. Under ordihary chem. stances he stated, the inadhind Clerk Resigns in Stephen At the Stephen Mu nieip al Council Meeting Tuesday the re- signation of F. W. Metlock, as tax collector, to take place int- mcdiately and as clerk-treasuret, to take place at the end of the Year, was accepted with regret, ,The council had a busy ses. Men as it considered tenders for several municipal drains and a concrete bridge on the south boundary. Contract for the bridge was let to Clarence McDowell & Co,, Cohtralia, for $3,133.00. Tenders were also let for four municipal drains. The tender of tr. Turnbull ei Son for the Pfaff Mitniciptd Drain: was ite. ie the area must be secured from would riot have ibeen purchatede works foreman, Gerald Cornish. until funds had been raised, Be- Purebt eta Float cause the swimming season is,• under way, however, it was Council. agreed to purchase a tided to purchase the equipment, new. flefating pilatfaree for swun enung instruct on at Riverview iitimedia thiy, • ' Park. Councillor Glee t'iSher Pre - Legion expects to have 16 to smiled the request on behalf of 20 bands perforining at the tattoo, the recreation council. Willett will be the first at which A grad of $3,171.46 Was re. the Legion Pipe and Drum Band ceived from the Community Pro. willebe host, „, grammes Btaneh of the Ontario The resuscitator will he made Department Of Education 14 help available to the comMunity pey for the dog of the town's through the fire department. It reereatien pregrait. The depart - will be housed in the fire hall nient contributes towards the Where it will be 'available for all salaries of full -thee and patt- emergeheies. Pirernen,policciten time recedatitetal leaders as well and others will be trained in its ,as the OnetetiOtt of the litogeam. USC and it can be brought into Council agreed to provide ad- actioft simply by phoning in an ditional funds to the ColtiriUnity alarm. Centre Board to allow it to paint Legion also assisted the Exeter and repair the grandstand, Reeve Mohawk 13ooetet Hockey Club McKenzie said this work was Thursday night by purchasing necessary to preserve- the Arne - $200 worth of tickets on its raffle. ture butthe board Would have to Three new members were itiiti. tette to the t6wn for a grant to tiled into the branch—Jack Burke, Over at least a part of the test, Case Zeehtliseh and John lteeLeati, Mayor R. E. Pooley felt or - Members of the installing team genii/slims using the stand should were Andrew Merlin, Reg Me. donate towards the etief, whieh 'Donald, lleeVeY Pfaff, Stewart WAS Militated at. Arotted $L000, Dick and President Heltelitah, It Wee pointed out, however, that nor the turf club, two of the prin- ciple users, had funds to con- tribute. Councillor Ralph Bailey felt money which had been budgeted for• the operation and' develop- ment of Riverview Park should be used for this project. Council considered passing a bedew establishing the minimum size of a building :lot at 6,000 square feet after learning that the Huron County Health Unit would not appreve septic tank in- stallation on a lot any smaller. The question arose when Clerk C. V. Pickard 'revealed he had been asked if the town bylaws established the minimum size of building lots. The town had no such regulation, he said, although it had been understood that the Minimum was 4,000 square feet. A party proposes to build a house on a lot that size, the clerk revealed. Members of council felt there were a number of dwellings on similar -size lots. Council approved a grant of $100 to Exeter Lhwn Bowling Club in lieu of a refund on taxes. Club representative Ken Hockey, Who requested the greet, said the or- ganization had received $50 a year from the town up until, last .yeer When it had neglected to ask for it. He requested two years' grants In one. Clerk C. V. Pickard pointed out that the grant had been given in the past because the greens were a beauty Reg for the town and the benches placed neer the side. welk were available to the Councillor Ralph Bailey re- vealed that 24,510 gallons of oil and 444 tons Of sand had been placed on town roads. Where To . Find It Atinettneemeitte 12 Church Notion ., II Coming events 12 Editorials 2 Entertainment 40.1.1 ..1 12 Farm News Feminine Fade 7 Fteitsall - 6 Liman 13 SPeeti e4r 5 Want Ade „„... ..... . ...... .. n 41' first project was to ,dig' a new outlet at Port Frank's to allow the water to reach. Lake Huron more • quickly. The action has :been held in abeyance since that " time al- though the doctor has added damages suffered in several flood s since. ""ee though it appears there may be no further delay of the hear- ing, it may take years before g decision is reached; One lawyer connected with the hearing said the action could go to the On- .tario Court of 'Appeal and from there to the Supreme Court of Canada. "It could go on for a lifetime," • he said, e'but I doubt that it will." Presiding at the hearing will be two members of the Muni- cipal Board, W. Greenwood, BSC., and C. W. Yates, Q.C. Frank Donnelly, QC, Goderich, is representing the plaintiff; E. Seekverrnore, Q.C., London is ceAsel for McGillivray; Edson L. Haines, Q.C., Toronto, for Biddulph; Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., Exeter, for Hay, Stephen and Parkhill. It's been estimated that it might cost as much as $800,000 to remedy the flooding situation on which the doctor's claims for damages are based. Dr. Hagmeier was the owner of about 7,000 acres of land in the Townships of Stephen in Huron County, Bosanquet in Lambton County and McGillivray in Mid- dlesex County. He has since sold about half of this, acreage. When the doctor filed. notice of action against McGillivray and Bosanquet Townships, these town- ships added five other munici- palities as "parties defendant." The other municipalities are Parkhill, East Williams Town- ship, 'West Williams Township and the two Huron County town. ships, Stephen and Hay. The Ausable R iv e r runs through the doctor's property and he alleges that there have been several serious floods dur- ing the past several years. The portion of the river that flows through his property was dredged Crash Damage Over $5 000 Property d a in a g 0 exceeded. $5,000 in six district accidents this week, Ontario Provincial Po- lice report. Charges have been laid against Engin Kugukarda, RCAF London, who made a left hand turn in front of a car driven by. •George D. Mackie, Oakville-, on the .Blue. water Highway north of •Grand Rend early Sunday morning. - The Mitchie ear suffered $1.000 damages .and loss to Kugukarda's car was $500. No one was injured. A' car driven. by William Pin. combe,. A.R. 3, Exeter, who told police he was crowded off when it struck e tree on Highway 83 early .Saturday ntorning. Pii- eombe, alone in the car, was not injured. OPP Constable George Miteliell ifivestigated. Mut actidents Thurs- day, Stine.21. Otd Model Wrecked A 1929 Erskine tar, driven by Joseph 'Cantin, R,R. 2 Zurich,Wes 'wrecked when it was struck by a .car operated by. Warren Flanni. gan, Luau, on Highway 21. The Gelatin tar WAStravelling north itheit he made a left hand turn. Damage to Ptarmigan's vehicle WAS estimated at $200. Remand E. Here,IICAP Sta. -41eage turii,..to Page and enlarged in 1928. The doctor contends that Mc- Gillivray Township failed to keep the channel in a state of repair as required under the report of the drainage engineer, Ile also contends that Bosanquet and McGillivray have consti ucted. a riumbex -t.f 'drainageworks brin- ing Water into the river and have Jailed to take this water to a proper outlet. - The doctor alleges, as a result of lack of repair and 'increased flow of Water due to these drain- age works, • his land has been flooded and his crops destroyed. The suit claims .damages for six separate years. In addition to the damages, the plaintiff seeks a court order requiring the townships to take the water to a sufficient outlet and put the river channel in a satisfactory state of repair. It is expected that the action will be heard in Goderich by two members of the Ontario .Munici- pal Board. . • Report Progress On,Usborne Dam Construction of the $200,000 Morrison Dam is progressing well, according to Ausable' Auth- ority Fieldman 1.1. G. Hooke. Cement floor of the spillway has been poured and part of one of the wing walls has been com- pleted. Reinforcing steel has beeti laid for remainder of the walls which should be poured next weeikeV Ding of main sheet piling across the spillway should be completed by Friday. Centred calls for completion of the dam, by December 21, but the contractor, Pearce Construction Co., Hagersville, expects to be finished by.fall. Inquest into the accident killed 14 -year-old Paul Grand Bend, Wednesday has been set for Wed July 17, • Coroner Dr. A. M. • Forest, will preside at the ing In Grand Bend town The youth was killed in about 10 p.m. when he struck while riding a MO the Bluewater Highway sot Grand Bend, Hit from b the impact threw hint hit windshield of the car driv Mansell. Mason Jr, 30, I Bend, • Coroner Calder said th died of multiple head inj Young Blewett and a nine-year-old Bradley Pag of Air. and Mrs. P'at Page, riding their bicycles south Page restaurant on the water road. They had bee* ing at the Blewett home. Mason, also travelling el • told police he did not se boys. Traffic was heavy time and it lied started t4 shortly before the accident Bradley Page, who desc the accident Thursday to Times-AdVocate, said he sat Mason car .approaching fret rear. "1 shouted to Paul, ql a car coming behind.' 1 gi the road then but he didn; just stayed on the road! The nine-year-old said were "quite a few cars" o road and it had started to Bradley was returning tc home for the night and I was accompanying. him t • They had been playing W mechanical game at the I home. • Father of the victim is liam Blewett, Grand Bend, 1 ager of Klondyke Gardens op. The accident "Twee* front of the co-op warehou Surviving besides his pa are three sisters, Barbara Judith, 15; and Mary, two. An active member of I ford Silver Band, Paul just pleted grade nine, his first at Forest District High Sc The body is resting at th pen Funeral. Home, Thedfo Funeral services will be • at Thedford United Chur 2;30 -.p.m, Saturday, July.. termeet' will be in Greed cemetery. Constable L,' G. Brunner,! est, was assisted by Cpl.! Chamberlain, and Constabll Maishall and E. Meradgel the Grand Bend detachmeil the investigation. Oil Lease Own( Seek PaymentS • Owners of oil leases en prt1 ties expropriated by the AuS River Conservation Authorite the Morrison Dam res0 have filed claims for conte tion, Fieldman H. G. Cooke this week. Calvin Consolidated Co., TC to, and William MacGregor, I 3 Kippen, are seeking ari stipulated amount from the A ority. Fieldman Hooke said the 0 man board appointed by the.4 ority to purchase the land meet shortly to consider claims. Sites Board Mees Historic Sites Advisory i3 of the Ausable River Conserya Authority will hold its firstn: ing Wednesday, July 10, to Sider inauguration of a prog to preserve and identify 1 marks throughout the waters The board was organize 1956 but did not meet during year. It • was provided wit budget of $200 last year and I this year, John A. McPhee, West Willi township, is chairman. .Contract Soo Expect For Dredging At Ben District representative of the Department. of Public Works, London, Said Thursday tenders for the federal. dredging work had been (Veiled but no contract has been let yet. "We got only one bid," the official said, "and we are ne- gotiating with the bidder about the MIK price he is charging."' The tender was submitted by Dealt Construction • Co., Belle River. The representative said he expected the work will be done this summer. The federal por- lien of the harbour, he ,explained, runs 80 het east from the miter end of the north pier. This point is about 50 feet west of the end of the cement wall on tic north side of the river. The official indicated the con- . . tact will be let this month. COMpilifit 'Engineering. Engineering ;report 011 the dredging or a ObetiOn of the Aus- able River at Grand Raid is peeled In "a week or 86," Alis.: able Authority- Pickinnat H. G. liooke saidthis week. A erew. . mot .frorei tlie firm Col. 0, S. Arthibaid, OLS, Lon.' don, has been taking levels Th the _theited this Week. Pield work will .0 completed by Friday. Hooke said the noting report WAS heft& expecte.; 'led in 'Meier to 'complete' the, _project this .Stilintler. Dredigne Of this portion of the river is petted to coincide with the dr mg of the mouth which is b undertaken by the federal gov ment. Portion of the harbor under eral responsibility extends to easterly limit of the northern The dredging from that poin. the Bluewater Highway has b taken over as an Ausable A ority project at the request Grand flcncl. Before a contract can be however, the work must be proved by the 1epartme4 Planning and Development, Ontario Municipal Board Grand Bold Council, in nddi to the Authority. If the approvals are x •ee the Ontario government will on -half oL the cost and the A ority vi1 assess Grand Bendi the rentamdcr. I Survey Reservoir Engineering work is also Icooling on the Parkhill danid other Authority prOjedt. A crew of three started week to. make A survey c reservoir. Ron Claweon. of Toronto ntfk tlf and 'CO., iS in ,Chitrta, nearing, Some contour work the hos already been th the bee of p The Authority b some .O0 act*s of the tato area. •