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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-11-05, Page 9New gym i,n HSP lan S} Olds board decided Tues-, day night on a plan for its ad- clition which would include four classroom,$, and a single. gym nasium. Architects' estimate of the cost is. $159,250, almost exactly the amount,which the board has e�quested from municipalities.. Permission to proceed with the plan will be sought from the dep't of education. The fourclassrooms, one of which is a science room, will be located at the east end of the building, necessitating the moving of the school barn. The single gymnasium, small- er than the present one, will be erected on the north side with an entrance through the exist- ing gym, The new facility will be for boys only. The board considered several other alternatives including the addition of six classrooms, or four rooms and a cafeteria. How- ever, since the physical educa- tion program is restricted now because of lac.: of accomodation, the board felt it had to have the additional gym. Dep't Inspector D. W. Scott, Stratford, discussed the plans with the board. Principal H. L, Sturgis report- ed examinations would be given from November 24 to December 1, Parents night will be held at the school next Thursday, No- vember 12. Industrial arts and home economics inspectors made their reports to the board. Permission was given the Exeter and District Junior Band to hold a concert in the school on December 4. Fire insurance premium of $1,185 was approved for pay- ment. The school is insured at replacement value for building -and contents and all of the dist- rict agents share in the prem- ium, brokered by W. H. Hodg- son. PS board views plans Monday night, . members of Exeter Public School board viewed preliminary sketches of its proposed three-room addl.. tion. Architects Page and Steels, Toronto, indicated the rooms could be added either at the east or west end. The board cannot proceed with the project until approval is received from the Ontario Municipal Board. A supervisor from the Onta- rio Department of Education re- commended that more physical training be provided for all of the classes, particularly those in the junior grade. The board, however, felt it could take no action on this request. Mrs. Clifford Jory was autho- rized to attend the convention of the Ontario Ass'n for Curriculum Development. Very slight damage was done to the school over the Hallo- we'en weekend. To prevent van- dalism the board provided guards for several nights and left on the interior lights throughout the building. Three board members whose terms end on December 31 ex- pressed their willingness to con- tinue to serve if they were re- elected. The three are Ross Tuc- key, Ray Frayne and Robert Southcott. TEENAGERS COLLIDE Cars driven by two 17-year- olds collided at the corner of Main and Wellington streets Sa- turday. Miss Joyce Hamilton, driving east on Wellington, struck a ear driven by Robert Wareing, northbound on No. 4. Eighty4econd Year 1 IIIICS- EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 5, 1959 truocafc Price Per Copy 10 Cants 1 KIDS WELCOME FIRST SNOW =Kevin and Allan Brisback and Billy Watson, Hensall, make threatening but friendly gestures here loaded with ariimunition provided by the district's first snowfall Monfiay. About three inches of flakes came down, sometimes in swirls which made visibility difficult on the highways. By late Tuesday, most of it was gone and Wednesday the area got more rain. —T -A Photo Town OK's subdivisions; to reconsider road costs Council gave temporary appro- val to both Dow and Pooley sub- divisions plans Monday -night but not after a brisk debate on drainage. Councillor Rether objected to approval before the drainage problem was solved. When the subdivision plans came up be- fore council earlier, decision was postponed until the drain- age committee determined the distribution of costs and pos- sibility of financing the $45,000 drain which would carry all water in that area to the river. "Are we going to let houses be erected there without drain- age?" asked Rether. "We have several houses there now in quagmire and we've been told that we'll have a mess if we allow .many more homes to go up. Are we just going to forget about it?" He felt the town should decide if it could afford to put in the drain before it took further action on the plans. "If we can't afford it, we should say so." Drains chairman Taylor ex- plained his committee had not been able to meet with the sub- dividers yet because it hadn't had a report on the breakdown of costs from the engineer. Mayor Pooley said be believed the plans could be passed and the drainage considered later, Other members pointed out the subdividers would have to ac- cept responsibility for the drain- age. Council approved the plans. Reconsider regulation Town council may reconsider its decision to force subdivision owners to construct roads to en- gineer's specifications. Council agreed Monday night to a meeting between its roads committee and a group of subdi- Quit pheasant raising ' over poor sportsmen' Disgusted over what they termed the "poor sportsman- ship" of several local hunters, officials of South Huron Conser- vation Club decided Thursday night to discontinue a pheasant - raising program which they have operated for the past seven years. "We're not going to raise birds for so-called sportsmen to shoot beside the pens," stated Presi- dent Alvin Willert. "If they have to resort to that kind of hunt- ing, they can raise their own and shoot them in the cages," Willert referred to a recent in- cident in which two men were found in the river flats within town limits. They'd been seen in the area, Where the pens are located, several times both be- fore and after shots had been fired. Club officials said both town police and game authorities re- fused to take court action against the men, bec4uise no one had actually seen the birds Mot. "If the culprits had been young boys or strangers in the area, there 'might be some ex- cuse for this kind of hunting," said Secretary Reg McDonald. "But these men are supposed to be responsible citizens who know the game laws." "As fear as we are concerned, this is everae than poaehing. The Hien were hunting in the Wooded flats which stretch sev- eral hundred feet from the pens where the birds are raised. The men Were using dogs to flush out the pheasants. A t Own bylaw prohibits the shooting. of firearms within the limits of the municipality. Police Chief Mc1 enzie said he could not take action because rite one could testify they saw the teen actually fire the funs. Club ,.officials said they query Retied the two hien folhti'wing the incident but were challenged to "prove it." Since 1951, the conservation club has been hatching an aver- age of 1,000 birds a year for the hunting season. As a result, hunting in Stephen and Hay townships has been regulated by the Dep't of Lands and Forests. It is likely these regulations will be taken off after the club stops its program. Chicks have been provided each year by the department and were raised by the club on pro- perty adjacent to the river, owned by Dalton Finkbeiner. Before the season opens, mem- hers of the club distribute the birds throughout the area at their own expense, "We've always been able to keep hunters out of the river flats because they realized this area was close to the pens and it would be unfair to shoot the birds before they got out on their own in the bush," said officials. "Now we find grown men who aren't prepared to give them a chance." "There's no sense in trying to develop game for the sportsman if he won't co-operate," Where to find it Announcements ehurch Neticef Coming Events Editorials Firm News 9, 10 Feminine Facts 12, 13 1� 15 4 Hanson Ltlekng n W i i , With .. i. it ' 16 Liken 14 Sperfs.•..,.......... ,.,...........,. 6, y Want Ads .,.�.. �...:....,..:......,., 11 viders affected by the new re gulation. They will discuss "fi- nancing' 'of such roads. Councillor Eldrid Simmons, a subdivider himself, went to bat in council meeting for the group. He agreed the landowners should accept responsibility for roads but he objected to the specifica- tions. "I don't think it's a fair pro- position," he told other council- lors. "You're asking these men to put in better roads than the town does itself. The town has never put in a road as good as the ones expected of the subdi- viders. The bases is the same as for a highway!' The subdividers revealed that on one main road the excavation had to be three feet deep. Gen- erally, the engineer has speci- fied a base of one foot of coarse gravel plus six inches of crushed stone. "It's an asset to the town to have good roads but I don't think the subdivider should be ex- pected to pay all the cost," said Simmons. Rether: "Are you asking for a subsidy from the town?" Simmons: "No, we think the roads committee should meet • Name street after Pryde The first of two main thorough- fares in the new eastern devel- opment was designated Pryde Boulevard by town council Mon- day night. The name specifically honors the late Tom Pryde, Huron MLA for 10 years and a former reeve of the municipality. Mayor Poo- ley recommended the title "in tribute to a man who gave many years of dedicated public ser- vice to this community." The 86 -foot street, widest in town, runs from Huron to the Dow farm where it will eventu- ally join Wellington street. The second principal thorough- fare in the area, near the east- ern boundary, will be designated by council at its next meeting. Several names were suggested but members agreed to "think about it for awhile." Remember fallen next Wednesday. Exeter Legion's annual Re- membrance Day service will be held Wednesday in Main St. United Church. The cenotaph ceremony will follow. Speaker at the branch's re- membrance banquet that eve- ning will be Maurice Searle, pro- vincial poppy chairman. .Poppy day will 'be this Satur- day. Service at Hurondale has been scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 2.30 p.m. Bell re-elected to PC position Elmer D. Bell, QC, town, was re-elected seventh vice-president by acclamation at the Ontario PC Ass'n convention in Toronto this week. Only two of the 12 vice-presidents were acclaimed. Mr, Bell served as resolu- tions chairman during the con- vention. Those Who attended from this area included • C. S. MacNaugh- ton, Huron MLA; W, A, Stew- art, Middlesex North MLA; lu- gene Heaver, town; Mrs, Bell and Mrs. MacNaughton. PM's AID? CARDIFF Elston Cardiff, Conservative MP for Huron, may be appoint xi parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Diefenbake'r it has been hinted at Ottawa, P with the group to see if we can arrive at some agreement." Taylor: "Who is deriving the revenue from the sale of the lots? The subdivider. He should pay the costs." Simmons: "Every new tax dollar that comes in is extra re- venue for the town and we want all we can get. How can you ex- pand a town or a business if you're not prepared to invest something." He admitted that subdividers in cities had to provide such roads, but he didnt think the same situation existed in towns the size of Exeter. "In the city, a subdivision is snapped up -fast, but it will be years before the — Please turn to page 3 chool tax 'holiday' ends for union section in Hay Raise $282 Assess youth $300 for UNICEF over Granton fatality Nearly 150,000 glasses of milk "I don't know what is going October 17. Constable R. G. will be provided undernourished to stop you and others from Hodgins testified that he was children in starving countries driving the way you do ... kil- called to the scene of the ac- because students in this area ling people on the highways," cident when the Dietrich car collected coins instead of treats Magistrate A. F. Cook, Strat- struck a panel truck belonging to Jacob Reeder. on Hallowe'en. Kids in Exeter, Hensall and Lucan raised $282 for UNICEF, the United Nations, children's fund which can buy five glasses of milk for one cent. Sixty - five volunteers from three rooms at Exeter Public School collected over $160. Teachers in charge of the rooms were Clifford Jory, Carl Mills and Gary Bryant. Grade five and six students of tIrs, Mary Haugh, Hensall Pub- lic School, added more than $47 to the fund. Lucan children raised $75, a considerable increase over their last year's total. "The children • received a won- derful reception," said Princi- pal A. B. Idle, Exeter, "We cer- tainly appreciate the generosity of the donors." Containers for the donations were contributed without charge by Canadian Can- ners Ltd. and Exeter Dairy. Similar expressions of appre- ciation were voiced by officials in charge of the campaigns in the other communities. Liquor debate starts this issue First of a series of four ar- ticles by brothers Robert and Don Southcott of The Times - Advocate appears en page four of this issue. In their opening exchanges they deal with "The Acts and Amendments." Next week, the topic will be "Enforcement," • followed by "Moral Issues" and a summary: Excerpts from both acts also appear on page four. Sees beer store, bars if LCA wins approval A vote for the LCA is a vote for the establishment of liquor outlets throughout Huron coun- ty, Rev. S. E. Lewis told his congregation at James St. United Church Sunday morn- ing. The minister predicted that, if the LCA is voted in, a gov't li- quor store would be established in Exeter and three years later there would be a beverage room or a cocktail bar in the town. He also predicted that under the LCA "drinking by minors will still be a problem and we shall still wonder what to do Speedy snooper escapes police Town police tried to arrest a loiterer in Victoria Park Friday but they couldn't catch the culprit. Neighbors complained about the vagrant snooping suspic- iously about the park but he had walked ever to William streethim. before the police sighted Constables Cowen and Hod- gins tried to corner him in a barn but he ran down Water- loo .street and disappeared. The officers estimated the agile young pig weighed about 90 pounds. about it." Telling his congregation "not what I think you should think but what I think,"' he said he would vote against the revoca- tion of the CTA because "it is the better law." Rev. Lewis admitted the LCA provides considerable more li- quor traffic than does the CTA but he observed "that these teeth do not prove in practice to be as sharp as they look in print." The LCA provides that no li- quor shall be sold to a person who is apparently under the age of 21 years. "Where do you sup- pose that the young people drinking in cars on the back streets get their liquor? Read the label on the next empty bot- tle you pick up on your lawn and you will see that it is not. home brew but good liquor sold in government liquor stores out- side the county. That particular tooth doesn't seem sharp enough to keep liquor away from min- ors who want it." The LGA also declares that no person shall be in an intoxicated condition in a public place "but this particular tooth in the law does not abolish drunks from the street or from the convention, or from the cocktail party." "'It shall be an offence under the act ....'starts off para- -Please turn to page 3 ford, told Lawrie McGill, 18, RR 2 Granton Monday. McGill, appearing for sentence on a charge of careless driving, was fined $300 and had his right to drive suspended for two years. McGill was the driver of a car which was in collision with a car driven by Ronald Squires, RR 1 Granton, Aug. 30, in Elan - shard township, Mr. Squire's wife was killed in the accident. The road on which the acci- dent happened, con. 10 and 11, is' full of hills and dales in al- most its entirety, the magistrai:e said. Evidence was that McGill's car had been traveling about 55 to 60 miles an hour, and when he pulled to one side on coming over the crest of a hill and ob• serving the Squire's car, it went into a skid, colliding with the other car. The magistrate pointed out that McGill has been driving be- yond the speed limit on roads that were not fit to be driven un at that speed. Court here convicts 10 Verne George Wedge, 28, RR 3 Exeter, was fined $20 and costs by Magistrate Dudley Holmes •in court Wednesday on a charge of careless driving. He was also fined $10.00. and costs for failure to notify the provincial highways department 'on the 'purchase of 'a car.• Wedge figured in an accident on Main Street in Exeter North on September 9 when he at- tempted to cross the street and was struck by.•an oncoming car. Wedge was defended by Solicit- or Murphy, of Goderich. Murray Thompson, Clande- boye, was convicted of impaired driving and was fined $50 and his license suspended for three months. Constable Hodgins testified that about 12.45 a.m. on August 1 he was attracted by screech- ing tires near the canning fac- tory and gave chase to the car and finally apprehended Thomp- son at the corner of Main and Gidley streets. Thompson show- ed evidence of intoxication and was taken to the police station. Thompson was defended by So- licitor Murphy. C. V. Laughton, of town, act- ed as crown prosecutor in the abence of Crown Attorney Glenn Hays. Harold Dietrich, Hay town- ship, was acquitted on a charge of impaired driving resulting from an accident on Main Street Reeder testified that following the accident he saw Dietrich in the car behind the wheel. He was in conversation ' with Jo- seph McCann, a passenger in the car, who after wards swore that lie was the driver of the car although he did not have a license to drive. Solicitor Mur- phy, Goderich, defended the ac- cused. The magistrate contended that the crown. had failed to estab- lish that Dietrich was the driver of the car and on the sworn evidence of McCann he could not convict on the evidence. Dietrich and McCann were re- turning from London and con- fessed to drinking prior to the accident. Donald Lewis Masnica, Ste- phen Township, who is out on suspended sentence, was fined $15 for speeding in a 30 mile zone. "You are getting to be a nuisance," said the magistrate. Arnold George, 17, of Lucan, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing. George is employed by John Kinney, who stated that this was the first time the lad had been in trouble. He promis- ed to keep closer tab on him. Decision of the magistrate was postponed until December 16. Thomas Earl Rees, 20, Ailsa Craig, pleaded guilty of failing to stop at an intersection and was fined $20. Lloyd Adams, of London, was fined $20 for speeding at 75 miles an hour. Arthur McCallum, of Hensall, was fined $5 for driving a car without a muffler. John McCrae, Seaforth, was fined $10 for speeding. John McEwen, Hay township, was fined $5 for not having proper tail;, lights.. Hibbert council hears appeals First sitting of court of re- vision was held by Hibbert Coun- cil Monday with Reeve Earl Dick presiding. Ten appeals were entered, and the appeals of George Smale, Ed Dick, Hugh Bennin- ger and M. Nagle were dis- missed. M. Ryan was allowed a re- duction of $150.00, J. J. Holland was reduced $170.00, Joseph Hastings reduced ` $50.00, Alex James reduced $100.00, S. Hast- ings reduced $100.00 and R. Roney reduced $70.00 The court was adjourned. Nomination day is November 27, from 1 to 2 p.m., and if an election is necessary, it will be held on December 7. Hay dispute to solve ownership of beach? Who owns the beach along Lake Huron—the lakefront pro- perty owner or the public? Can the property owner pre- vent the public from trespass- iryg on the beach in front of his land? The answers may develop from investigation into a cur- rent dispute in Hay township. Hay council, at its meeting Monday night, instructed its clerk to secure letters • patent FOUL PLAY INVOLVED? police are checking g into the death of this horse at the .1. W. Weber stades on No. 83 which was discovered the morning after Hallowe'en. the W . Several latches in building had been unhooked but them `a eared to be no darn- ......., .:..,.. ,,, .._Pl? being, .._. age and no physical injury' to the hors tai sibii y of poisoning is investigated. from ,the federal government to determine how much of the beach area was given to the Canada Company, original own- ers of the land. The dispute concerns a com- plaint from P. Cantin, who St. Joseph, who charges the township encroached on hisland when it made improvements to the lake road for the conven- ience of the public. Mr. Cantin claims grading was done on his property, ce- ment blocks were placed on his land and the work interfered with the course of the water in a way detrimental to his pro- perty. The township has denied any responsibility. Mr. • Cantin• claims his land extends to the waters' edge; the township believes it ends at the high water mark. The outcome may determine, indirectly, whether or not the public can use the beach. Plans to close road • Because of an unsafe bridge, Hay council has authorized the closing of the siderord between concessions five and six, lots five and six. Public notice of the closing will be given next week. Because of the condition of the span, council earlier restricted the load limit to 6,000 pounds. It now feels, however, that it is not safe for any traffic. Remembrance. Day, •November 11, has been declared a civic holiday. Council' declined to grant a request from Mast Ducharine fee exemption from dog tax, Mr. Ducharnie said. he had got rid of the dot during the year and should not be taxed. Conn• til ruled, however, that 'since he had the dog part of '.he year, he was entitled to pay the amount, Purchase Of 1,000 feet of snow fence in 50 -Mot rolls was author. ized. RReevt V. L. Becker presided. • A school tax "holiday" for one small seotion in Hay township is slated to end next year. Ratepayers i4 the Hay portion of union school section one, Stan- ley, which no longer operates a school, have been paying only the general school rate of three mills in Hay, Because the section was not in the township school area, it was not required to pay the spe- cial rate of 10 mills, effective throughout the rest of the muni- cipality, except for separate school supporters, At its meeting Monday night, Hay council decided to prepare a bylaw annexing the omitted portion to the school area. When the bylaw is passed, ratepayers in the section will pay the same as others throughout the town- ship. If it happens the council does not pass the ei law, the section will be comple.,tr-y free of school tax because a e ew provincial re- gulation, effective in 1.960, coin - bines the general and special rates into ou:. levy which ap- plies only to those sections in the school area, But it looks as if the section's holiday is over. Ratepayers there will likely find their taxes at least 10 • mills higher next. year. Try 'priest' for fraud - Claiming to be a clergyman and dressed for the part, Fran- cis Legge of Toronto was charged in Goderich court Thursday with false pretences. Police allege Legge collected $300 from an Exeter firm on a plea that his wife had died and he lacked money to bury her. They also claim he collected small amounts in Western Onta- rio for various causes. He was released on his own bail in the sum of $500 to ap- pear in Exeter court on Decem- • ber 2.. Legge, who claims he was or- dained a priest in England. wrote a first -person story for Li- berty in 1946 entitled "Why 11. Married a Negress." It revealed that he met the lady in Haiti and that he renounced the Ro- man Catholic faith because of racial prejudice. Legge told the court he was working among Hebrew people "but I have credentials as an ordained minister." He said • he used to be a missionary abroad and spent some time in Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela and Panama. Victim dies at Brucefield Mrs. Mary Jane (Mamie) Tale bot, 71, died in Clinton Public Hospital Saturday from injuries received last Sunday in a six - car accident at Brucefield. The former Mamie Keys she was the widow of the late Mr. Mel- vin Talbot, .Kippen. Surviving is one son, Ernest, Kippen, a daughter, Mrs. Ches- ter (Mabel) Neil, Seaforth, sire ters Mrs. Jahn MeAsh, Varna, Mrs, James Reid, London; one brother, Rev. Melvin Keys, Lon- don ondon and five grandchildren. The body rested at the Bon- thron funeral chapel, Hensall, until Tuesday when service was held in the Brucefield United 'Church at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. S. Davidson assisted by Rev. Dr. J. Semple of Emend - virile. Burial was in Bayfield cern etery. Bearers were Jack Brintnell, Carl Stoneman, Lorne McNaugh- ton, Alvin Cole. Dick Taylor and Gerald Carey. Flower bearers were Ernie Harburn, Bob Tay- lor, George Boa, Lorne Haugh, Don Reid and Beverly Riley. Raise pay at Hensall A raise in pay for members of Hensall PUC was granted by the • village council Monday night. Starting in 1960, the commis- sioners will receive $75.00 a year, compared to the. $25 they have been receiving, Council endorsed a resolution from Crowland township request- ing the province to assume the complete cost and administration of welfare to help relieve the. municipal tax burden. At present, municipalities ad. minister relief and the province contributes a large portion of the cost. Tax Collector P. L. McNatigh- ton reportedarrears to date at $2,436.21. or 4.3% of the total. Owner of the old public school, G. Haig, pretested that the he- sessment of the building was out of line, He was advised tt1 contact the assessor. Constable r. R. Davis report• ed that Snow fence has been• erected and signs have beenpio- vided at the dump' to adv s• users of regulations. Reeve John 1-lenderson presid- edandMl councillors were pteoi 7