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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-12-03, Page 14-1 J U1111:11 , a: . 11 le ,... .r..• .• ,.,..,....•.....•...".„ Hays Stanley contests appear to be keenest Five municipalities in this area ee Exeter, lima, Grand Bend, Hay and Stanley-.— will ge to the polls Monday, Hay and Stanley appear to have the hottest races. There's keen rivalry between Hay Roeve V. L. Becker and his challenger, Deputy -Reeve Alex 111ousseau, In addition there's a wide-open council race which in- Avoicissues .. in town race Irony describes the election si- tuation in Exeter. The 'town Illas too many men seeking one post and not enough to fill the others. On Monday, December 7, the electors will choose a reeve from among Bill McKenzie, Chester Mawhinney and Ralph Bailey, On Wednesday, December 9, another nomination will be held to fill one vacant council seat, Mayor R. E. Pooley was an- claimed to his term as chief Ina- gistrate, Councillor Glenn Fi- sher stepped up to the deputy - reeve's post without opposition. 'Five councillors were ac- claimed, including incumbents Ross Taylor, Murray Greene, George Rether and former coun- cillor Claude Farrow. FSS • Trustees Robert t South- , South - eat, t Fraya ne and Ross .Cue - Y Y key were returned, as was PUC Chairman Luther Penhale. Ho issue apparent There's apparently no issue involved in the three-man race for reeve. It's a straight per- sonality -plus -experience contest. McKenzie a n d Mawhinney, who have been attending county council together- for five years, hold no grudges, they say, The two men drove to Goderich to- gether Tuesday to attend the burning of the last courthouse debenture. Ralph Bailey, who was de- feated when he ran for mayor last year, says he hasn't any particular 'platform, nor does he intend to campaign. "If the peo- ple want ni:e, I'll act." McKenzie a n d Mawhinney, however, are out soliciting votes. Both have an important county council post at stake. McKenzie has thrown his hat in the ring for warden again anti Mawhinney would like to keep his post on the road committee, which is a five-year term. Mawhinney says it's time he "stepped up or out" to make room for younger men. He left the deputy -reeve's chair vacant for. Councillor Glen Fisher. McKee ie ra .maitcated Inc wel- comed the election, since it's been nine yearyears sice he placed second in a wide-open council race the first year Exeter he - came atown, "A person should know if the public really wants you in there. This way we'll find out." Three others decline Three other candidates nomi- nated for council Friday night failed to stand. Councillor El- drid Simmons, who indicated he might return, decided against it aturday. Arthur Whilsmith and Don Southcott were also nomi- nated. eludes two incumbents, John Corbett and William Davidson, and three former councillors, Delbert Geiger, Leonard Greb and John Soldan. Stanley will elect .a reeve, deputy -reeve and three trustees. Harvey Taylor has ,,challenged Reeve Harvey Coleman. Alvin Rau and Jack Scotchmer are contesting the c'c')uty:reeveship. Trustees after t'» three open seats are John Aldington, Ward Forrest, Lloyd Herd and Glen Swag, In Grand Rend, Councillor Wellwood Gill has opposed Reeve Jim Dalton and the race has been joined by Arthur Pugh, There's also a contest for -coun- cil with Bill Sturdevant, John Manore, Stewart Webb, Bill, Cochranen a d Dave Jackson in• the running. Hensall voters will choose be- tween Reeve John Henderson and former councillor Gordon; Schwalm. They will also select' four councillors from among! Lorne Hay, John Baker. Jack Lavender, Mrs, Minnie Noakes and her brother, John Sangster. Usborne, Stephen, McGillivray' and Hilbert returned councils by I acclamation. Eighty•Second Year t,his area cno.4,se repress e exefer� rimes I1:tc1!1:'4's Monday bvocafe EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 3, 1959 1 Copy 10 Coots r�cp�er 12157• 3391 .. ... FOR � 4o POSTS CTA DEMISE—Returning officer Kenneth Hunter, Goderich, points to the results of Monday's vote, which ended the CTA in Huron; The county registered 62.2 per- cent in favor of repeal. Perth's majority was even higher Canners prospect bright officials .tell, ratepayers Negotiations with the canning factory may result in its opera- tion "on a much larger scale than ever before, "Mayor Poo- ley told about 50 people at the ratepayer's meeting Friday night. "The most important thing that has happened during the past year has been the reopen- ing of the canning factory, his T wo shnip said. Since then the town has entered into a number of agreements with the company in an effort to encourage expan- sion here. "I feel anything we have done will be justified by what we will get." PUC Chairman. Luther Pen - hale, who spoke later, was even more optimistic. "The prospects are that this plant may become one of the biggest of its kind in the province." The mayor reported that drains had been one of the most controversial issues during the year. "We are not going to solve this problem in a few minutes, We are suffering from growing pains 'and if the town is to grow we must be prepared to put up with them. He also outlined the establish. men a new t of police- force which, hefelt, was doing 'a very efficient job." Reeve Bill McKenzie an- nounced that "I have thrown my hat in the ring' to run for war- den" for the coming year. He was a candidate for the county post two years ago. The reeve reported on the li- brary, equalization and airport committees of county council on which he served during the past year. He revealed that the coun- ty had negotiated to purchase Sky Harbor Airport for $30,000 and had already been assured of Hay township electors will vote on full slate Hay Township will go to the polls on. 'Monday, December 7, to elect a reeve and three mem- bers for the municipal council. The race for the reeveship is between the present reeve. V. L. Becker, and the deputy -reeve, Alex Mousseau. Both have been four years in office and repre- sented the township at county council. Karl Haberer, a member of this year's council will be the new deputy -reeve by acclama- tion. John Corbett and William Da- vidson, two members •of this year's council, are seeking re- election opposed by Delbert Gei- ger, Leonard Greb and John Sol- dan. Ray Fisher and Clifford Pepper were re-elected for two years to the School Area Board. Nominations were held in the town hall, Zurich, Friday after- noon, with Clerk W. H. Broken- shire presiding. There was a rood attendance with ever thin unning smoothly. y g Reeve Becker stated that more and more work is being -de- manded each year from the members of the council. There had been a big road program with the building of two bridges and the work on the highway at St, Joseph. "Snow removal has been the heaviest in my exile- r-ence" he said. A new shed for housing the township trucks was being built, Mr. Becker dealt largely with county matters, stating that there had been five sessions this year instead of the usual three. The last payment of the debenture debt on the Huron County court- house is being paid off, Over 23,000 people have paid a visit to t'ie Huron County museum and Mr. Becker paid tribute to the curator in charge. He congratu- irted the boys of the 4-11 clubs who carried off the, Queen's gui peas at the Royal Fair. He stated that the council was not giving up. its fight to keep $4, a provincial highway, Deputyreeve Alex Mousseati stated that after four years in office he intended tel run for reeveship. He considered the county home farm was a burden to the county, The farm Showed about $3,000 profit, but it paid no taxes and no allawance was Made for depreciation, He also stated that the salary payroll in Huron was the highest 6f any county in the province, John Corbett Was pleased to see the tax rate in the township was as low as it is. Costse for road -building and upkeep, to- gether with the bridges, were going up. He wished Zurich suc- cess in their incorporation. William Davidson and Karl Haberer, the other. members of the council, spoke brifely of the work carried on, particularly on the roads. At St. Joseph the road to the lake had been improved and was attracting more visi- tors to that' immediate,, area. Ray Pepper, chairman of the school area trustees, stated that it cost about $100,000 to operate the schools of which the govern- ment paid something over $43,- 000. The trustees started. the year with a balance of $20,000 and should wind up the year with a balance of over $22,000. He felt the school tax rate could be lowered one mill for the new year. Elmore Rowe, a trustee, felt that some of 'the schools with a poor attendance should be closed down. In some cases teachers Wera capable of handling more pupils. George Armstrong, assessor, stated that the township was be- hind on. its roadbuilding. "We are not in the horse and buggy days, and should look ahead in building up the roads" he said. Prize c oir here Friday One of the top boys' choirs in Canadawill sing in SIIDHS au- ditorium Friday eight is sup- port, of Exeter District Junior Band. The Stratford boys' choir has won scholarship prizes at the Canadian National Exhibition arid the Toronto Kiwariis Festi- val. It's renowned for its .special arrangement of, "0 Canada." Choir's director is V, P. Pol. ley, who has been conducting choral groups for 30 years. The boys will assist the local band in presenting a musical concert here, which will include instrumental and vocal soles by festival winners. The junior band committee Continues to pr8vide classes in band instruments every , Sitz inonths for beginners, $18,000 toward the cost through the sale of some buildings. Turning to town business, the reeve outlined the work accom- plished on some of the seven committees on which he had served during the past year. The cemetery board, of which he is chairman, "is finding it harder each year to make ends meet." Ths community centres board is having a much more difficult time to balance :its budget, even with the grants received. from council. The cost of rebuilding the compressor at the arena this year is "very substantial," he stated. Sanitation is costing the town "a lot of money," Our garbage collection is increasing year by year — it may be because there is much more unnecessary stuff being put out for pickup." Mawhinney coming up Deputy -Reeve Chester Mawhin- ney indicated he thought he should step up because "I've been in there for five years and 1 think I should give someone else a chance." He said he had "nothing against the reeve" with whom he had associated at coun- tycouncil 0 oranu number years. f m f -. As a first-year member on . Y the county roads committee, he re- ported that its budget this year had been a record $1,200,000. He outlined the projects completed during the year, including the experiment with hot mix paving and the progress of the new de- velopment road. On Tuesday, December 1, the county planned to burn the last mortgage on the courthouse. "The county will have no deben- tures outstanding after that, which I think is a pretty good re- cdrd." Reports on roads Councillor Glenn Fisher, who announced he planned to stand as deputy -reeve, outlined the town road work. which has been completed under his direction during the past year. This in- cluded gravelling. and oiling on all streets, snow removal, cal- cium application and stockpiling at a total cost of $18,000. As chairman ai industrial pro- motion committee, Councillor Murray Greene reported that "new industry isn't as easy to get as we think." He outlined ad- vice his committee had received from a former Canadian gov't official in Europe who stated it was useless to try to get outside industry. The local committee should concentrate on the devel- opment of plants already estab- lished within' the town, he indi- cated. Councillor George E Rether re- viewed the acquisition of the Frayne property for Riverview Park with the co-operation of the Ausable Authority. He urged the Listdanw� s a of auxiliary Bursary awards are announc- ey by the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 167. The first award of. $150 was won by Gerald Houlahan, 'RR 2 Dashwood, and the second of $100 by Mirdza Gulens, Dash- wood. Gerald is a student at the University of Western Ontario and Mirdza is attending the 1Jniversity of Toronto. Presentation of the bursaries will be made at SHDHS cont. mencement - exercises, Tuesday, December 22. The auxiliary bursaries to be awarded annually are open to all graduates of South Huron District High School who have met the basic requirements for admission to the university of their choice. Where .to find it Ai iiounCelnsent 15 Church Noticee 'IB Coming •EVenfs 18 Editorials 4 Farm News '11, 12 Feminine Fedi 14, 15 wentall 6, 1 Lu cerr • . 1a Sports 7, 9, .9 Wenf Ade 13 continued development of this area which has outstanding po- tential as a scenic attraction. The- Ontario Water Resource Commission had been requested to conduct surveys on sewerage and drainage for the town but council has not yet received its reports. Councillor E 1 d r i d Simmons stated he had served on three committees, -enjoying some of the work but not all of it. - "Our drains are in somewhat of a mess, to pttt it frankly," said Councillor Ross Taylor. "1 think we can attribute that part- ly to the fact that in past years, each council has put in a few drains here and there all over town whcih have been of little value. "We have jumped this hurdle by hiring a town engineer who will draw up an overall picture of our drains and also adminis- ter the drains which will be in- stalled in the future. -- Please turn to page 3 ILL ENF LL EXTENT: Favor repeal by 62%; • await order -in -council Huron and Perth, by decisive margins, voted for legal control over consumption of liquor Mon- day, They ended the controversial life of the Canada Temperance Act, product of the prohibition era, which they kept alive for the past decade. Huron, where the most active campaign was held, posted a 62.2 percent majority for repeal while Perth, where the battle was a quiet one, registered 73,2 percent for control. Only five municipalities in Huron—all rural—supported the CTA. ' Usborne was the sole stronghold in the southern part but four townships in the north Ashfield, Turnberry and the two Wawanoshes — voted as a block to retain the CTA. Total vote in Huron was 12,157 to 7,391—a majority of 4,766 for repeal. In Perth, it was 8,820 to 3,183, a difference of 5,637, Rejoiced John E Huckins, chairman of the legal control campaign: "We have adequately settled this question, once and for all. The people have shown in no uncertain terms they are sick and tired of this ancient piece of legislation which is celebrating its eighty-first birth- day. I am proud and happy that I have been able to create more realistic conditions in Huron county." Commented W. E. Elliott, of Goderich, campaign manager for the CTA committee; "I didn't realize the rural people wanted beverage rooms. We expected 'our strength would GB dives sigh of relief; youth picks .up suspect Cottage owners in the Grand Bend area will breathe easier now that a man, who for two months has been the object of a search by the police, has been captured and landed in jail at Sarnia. William Lorne Rupay, 34, of Richmond Hill, was arrested Saturday morning while walking on the highway south of Grand Bend. John Chamberlain, 21, son of Cpl. Neil Chamberlain, provinc- ial police officer at Grand Bend, and his employer, Jack Eagle- son, were travelling south when they spotted the vagrant. They proceeded south to a telephone and phoned Cpl. Chamberlain to neet them at Earl Dater's ser- vice station. On the return they picked up the hitchhiker and on a pre- text of stopping for gas, turned in • at. the service station where the arrest was made. Rupay was carrying, a revolver stolen from the cottage of J. B. Book, of the Beach o' Pines. He was also wearing a suit and a wrist watch stolen from the Book cot- tage. Rupay was taken to Sarnia and on Monday appeared before Magistrate J. C. Dunlap, where he pleaded guilty to six charges of break, enter and theft. He was remanded to December 7 for sentence. For two months Rupay has been breaking into cottages in the Beach o' Pines and Port Franks area, wining and dining on left -over summer provisions. The police have been hot on his trail but until Saturday the vag- rant had eluded them. After making entry to a cottage through a window Rupay would cover up the damage and lock himself in and without a search warrant the police had no power to enter although at times they suspected him inside. Among the cottages entered on which charges were laid 'were those of J. B. Book, Jack Bur- nett, W. R. Patterson, James Trevethick and Judge Henry Grosch. Rupay used a heating pad to keep warm. Rupay was on probation on conviction of 'fraud in the To- ronto area. He had been in the Goderich area before coming to Grand Bend, come from the townships. The whole tier of townships in the north end stood by us but the rest of the rural areas voted in much the same way as the urban municipalities adjacent to them." "I believe the voters were gr ea t 1 y influenced by youth propaganda, which was greatly exaggerated. They also felt, ap- parently, that there was little chance of securing amendments to the CTA, or at least they didn't want to gamble on it, which was a fairly important factor." Col. C. E. Woodrow, solicitor for the LCBO, said it will prob- ably take a month before the LCA comes into effect in Huron. The CTA will' remain in force until an order -in -council is pass- ed by the cabinet, signed by the governor-general and proclaimed and published in the Canada Gazette, The provincial laws may not apply before January1, Pp y 1960, said another official. In the meantime, it's been re- liably reported that most Legion bars and bottle clubs, which have been operating illegally under CTA, have been closed and will remain closed until further developments. None wishes to risk prosecution now under CTA which would affect detrimentally the opportunity to get a licence when the LCA comes into effect. Although many observers here predicted a close battle, there was never any doubt when the returns began to come in. The advance'poll was. 17 to 1 for re- peal and the majority kept building up almost with every return. Here are the voting highlights: Goderich scored the highest to in favor of repeal 76.9 followed gclosely by Hay town- ship with 75.2. Other municipal- ities with 70% majorities includ- ed Seaforth, 74.9; Brussels, 71.9; Hensall, 71.2. All municipalities in South Huron, with the exception of Us - borne, gave a repeal of 60 per- cent or better majority. Closest vote was in Morris township where the LCA forces won by 22 ballots. Strongest poll' for repeal was No. 7 Tuckersmith, which re- gistered 148 to 9. —Please turn to page 3 Usborne lady jackpot winner First winner of the Christ- mas jackpot draw sponsored by Exeter Businessmen's Ass'n is Mrs. John Batten, RR 3 Exeter. She's the wife of • the power maintainer operator in Us- borne township. Her coupon was drawn Saturday night, Second prize of $100 will be given away this coming Sat- urday night. Jackpot totals $1,000 with a major prize of $500 awarded Christmas eve. Court convicts 'minister' on false pretense charge A negro "minister" convicted Wednesday of obtaining money under false pretences was given suspended sentence and ordered to repay two loans of $300 to Exeter and St. Catharines resi- dents. He appeared before Magis- trate A. F. Cook, Stratford; in court here. Legge, a former pastor of the Community Church, Chatham, was charged with obtaining $300 from Cann's Mill on the pretaxt that he needed the money to meet the f unerel expenses of his wife, Carfrey Cann testifiedthat on July 25, 1858, Legge visited the mill and with a sob story stated that his wife had died and ,that he had no money to pay the fu- neral expenses, Questioned by Canns Legge said he had been ostricised from the church and that he lived from day to day and was without money or friends to turn to. "I have prayed for guidance and was directed to Exeter where I was assured that I would receive help," Mr. Cann said Legge had told thein after he had broken down in tears. " iThis is not a gift, but •a loan that will be paid back in three months. and you will surely be blessed" Legge told than. According to the testintnney of G. A. Cann, Legge told them his wife had died from a brain henimorha a and becatlse lie had married a Negro 'woman he Mild look to no one in the cont- munity for help. Thomas Willis Dodds, of. St. Catharines, testified that on April 25, 1958, Legge had ap- proached him with a similar story and that he had loaned Legge $300 and in addition had sent flowers to the town in which Legge said his wife was being buried, but that no one there knew anything about the funeral. Constable Lloyd Hodgins and PC George Mitchell of Exeter, accompanied by Detective Jack Foster of Toronto, arrested Legge in Toronto and brought him to Goderich. Huron MPP G. S. MaeNaugh- ton assured residents in the county this week be would do all in his power to ensure that the LCA is enforced "effective - 1y and fairly" when it comes into effect here. In a statement to The Times - Advocate, he also indicated he would urge considerable res- traint in the establishment of outlets, particularly retail stores Which can be established in communities without a further vote, He felt there should be con- crete evidence of a "preponde- rance of public opinion" in fa- vor of such outlets before appli- cation is made to establish them, Mr. MacNaughton felt that the results of the vote indi- cated the voters favored the re- strictive controls provided by LC,A and that they did not ne- cessarily reflect approval of out- lets of any kind. His statement follows: "This is a time for sober thinking on 'the developments which lie ahead of us and re- cognition of the responsibilities which are placed upon us as re- sult of this significant change. I interpret theresult of rp Mon- day's voting principally as a decisive public expression in favor of proper restraints and controls as provided by the Li- quor Control Act, To that ex- tent then, I am prepared to use whatever influence my office will perfnit to ensure that these controls are employed effective- ly and fairly. "In regard to the establish- ment of retail stores in those municipalities which do not re- quire further votes, I ani not prepared to take any a,otion at the present time until I become properly acquainted with all of the regulations and considera- tions involved. Obviously, it will be several months before out- lets of any kind can be con- templated °•: •, the Liquor Con- trol and Dente Boards, When that time comes, I intend to take an active interest t rest in .itseci- d L sinus because t feel there should be a preponderance of public opinion, expressed either lrjr vote or by concrete evident• provided by responsible groups, in favor of retail sale of beer or liquor in our communities in Huron." "I should like to add that the regulatory and enforcement nna• chinery of the Provincial Gov, ernment will be made availabls in due course for effective use rather than the abuse of the people of Huron to the fullest extent that can be accomp. lisped. Plan no move to get stores Mayor R. E. Pooley said this week he is not in favor of an early move to seek a retail liquor or beer store in Exeter as a result of Monday's vote, "There'll be no discussion MI this question for awhile at least," he said, referring to the time it will take until the LCA conies in force, "As far as I am personally concerned, no action will be taken whatsoever unless it is in- dicated strongly that the people want such an outlet. I would want to be certain that a large majority was in favor before any consideration is given." Hensall reeve opposed Hensall Reeve John Hender- son said he would be opposed to council applying for an outlet at the present time, "There's beet1 no consideration given to it," ho told The T -A. His opponent in Monday's elec. tion, Gordon Schwalm, declined comment on his position. When LCA comes into force both municipalities may get re- tail. stores without a furthef vote but the LOBO has tiled that it would not a aside 'a 0 ., ny location c a t i o n untilunci •ai 1 o the m p council' requested an outlet. After that, the decision would rest ;upon location and other factors. Water one of problems facing officials at Bend Committee reports, the water situation, and -a financial state- ment were dealt with by mem- bers of the incumbent council when Grand Bend ratepayers met on Monday evening. A suggestion from the floor that the position of reeve be made a two-year appointment and that members of councilbe elected for two-year terms on a staggered basis so that two coun- cil seats would be open each year was voiced by Ken Young. It was pointed out by Murray Des Jardins that such a move would have to be put before the current council, voted on as a bylaw, then taken to the voters in the upcoming election in order for it to go into effect, if the voters so desired, for the 1960 election, Several ratepayers signified an interest in this suggestion. Reeve James Dalton, Wellwood Gill, who has been a councillor for the past two terms, and Ar- thur Pugh were nominated for reeve. Mr. Gill was also nominated for council as were the other members of the current coun- cil; WWilliam Sturdeevant William lliam Cohrane and John Manore. Also nominated as councillors were Dave Jackson, Stewart Webb aid Eric 117cllroy. Those members of the school board whose terms were expi- ring were re-elected by acclama- tion. They are W. P. B. MacLa- ren, Ken Young and Lawrence Mason. Elected last year for a two-year term were Emerson Desjardine, Ross Desjardine and VICTOR GETS CONGRATULATIONS—Su otters. from i this area were among the first to congratulate John 1i. Huckins, Goderich, _chairman of the .legal control committee, Whose successful campaign repealed the CTX, Prom left Ar`e 'ittgene Seaver, 1 xetet, .. p p - .. MA Charles Thief Zurich, Mr, �iuckitis, and Gfahai i Mason txeter, :.X' -A Photo 6. Wally Desjardine. Reeve Dalton expressed his pleasure at the comparatively large turnout which showed, he felt, an interest in the commie' nity. He gave a summarized fi- nancial report and complimented the school board on its efficien- cy. fficiency. Councillor Wellwood Gill an- nounced that he would accept the nomination for reeve and would run for that office. Mr, Gill gave the road com- mittee's financial report and he felt quite sure that the Dep't —Please turn to page 11 R t Ca re p u pair after chase The reeve of Hay township and a councillor in Stephen com- bined forces Monday night to nab two London men after they y hadaged breakin. a g Reeve V. L. Becker, Dash- wood, whose implement businoss was entered, . and Councillor Jim Hayter, caught thepair at Port Blake after a, car hase frail Dashwood. Robert Donald Burden, 24. and Donald Tony Kubesheskie, 21, were remanded in magis- trate's court here Wednesday after being charged with the breakin. After catching the pair, the two municipal officials held them until OPP Constable George Mitchell and Exeter Con. ricstable Lloyd Hodgins arrived. They were lodged in Exeter jail and then removed to Gode- h. The two were first noticed around the implement . show room by Mrs., Robert Hayter who gave the, alarm. They Smashed a door window to gain• entry. No loss was reported, Three stores share $50 Three Exeter stores have been awarded prizes totalling $50.00 for Christmas decorations, Russell Electric, Lindenfield Ltd., and the Choosa Book Shot, were named winners with . hon- orable mention going to Pishcr'll Hardware and Jack Sinith Jew`'. eller, The eentest was sponsored by l xeter Businessmen's. Assedia lien. Judges were Mrs. Hal. Hooke, .Mrs. Joseph Wooden and Ralph Sweitzer. Town Council is again sponso- ring its bonne decoration contest" for Exeter residents, Prites are three turkeys. Judging will take place Oil or after December