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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-04-13, Page 1ea+f yr.4a U'44* ail s•. t'v•14r dicts con tri:i Urges .arbitratio.n before court .action C4v't bodiesand utilities Pay find it 'tougher in the fu tare to expropriate lands for public purposes, Lambton East 114PP C. E, "Zeb" Janes warn, cd members of the Ausable Authority Friday night. Mr. Janes, an ARCA mem ter himself, said studies by a legislature comnitttee revealed Viet "thousands of little people have been hurt through cx• rropriation". Legislation may be introduced, he suggested,. which will make acquisition through courts more .difficult, He felt arbitration should .b. tried before expropriation pro ceedings are started, Mr, Janes spoke during a general discussion period which followed a number of "bull. sessions" at which Authority Members re-examined many of their activities and programs. The meeting was designed to stimulate critical appraisal of the conservation body's work, The MPP's remarks followed conclusions of a group which studied methods of acquiring land for conservation pur- poses. It recommended than every effort should be made to secure purchase through negotiation. A "reasonable" price should be offered to the owner, based on a well-euali.- f°ed appraisal of the land. If this is not satisfactory, the authority should resort to ex- propriation, the group said. In defining the purposes for which expropriation would be justified, the group felt flood control, such as the Parkhill dam, was the major one. It did not think expropriation was warranted for parks, except ehere demand was critical: for wild life areas, or for flood rlain lands. In the latter case, the Authority should supply a market to those who wish to sell submarginal land, e Urge 10 -year plan Another group, studying the administration and operation of an authority, urged that a 10- y -ear plan should be drafted to serve as a guide for a balanced conservation program through- out the watershed: The group also felt the authortiy should set a chain of command and a policy govern- ing the authority of the execu- tive, advisory boards and other units of the body. Authority members declined to recommend that the Au - sable's municipal levy be raise ed in future years, despite the apparent need for more re- sources to meet 'rising taxa- tion costs and demands for ,more projects. The problem arose in the resports of several groups,in- cluding 'the. one studying • re- forestation which pointed out that already 10 percent of the authority's funds is prerequisi- tioned for municipal taxes. To aggravate the problem. another group urged establishment of larger parks and better main- tenance of recreation areas. Nevertheless authority mem- bers, many of whom sit .on tnunicipal councils, felt ex- penses should be cut to fit the present budget, for the time being at least, The group studying acquisi- tion of flood Plain lands urged the authority to undertake a program to acquire river vat- ley land throughout the water- shed in a long-range scheme suggested by Andrew Dixon, SHD1iS teacher, Under the plan, the author- ity would purchase farms as they became available, retain and fence the river valley property and resell the land. Although some representatives felt the cost would be prohibi- tive, Mr. Dixon suggested ex- penses could be met by obtain- ing a small profit on each transaction. The meeting was organized Please turn to page 3 Question is: how much? There's not much doubt that town taxes will go up this year. The question is: how much? Council will study the figures at a special budget session Thursday night. Actual rate, however, is not expected to be set until Monday night's regu- lar meeting. One of the big hikes, over which council has no control, comes in the public school bud- get which is $11,000 or .about fire mills higher this year. The county rate is up one- tenth of a mill. Other major expenditures in- clude the purchase of a fire truck, costs of which will be shared by area municipalities; and a new police cruiser, There's not likely to be any major provisions for sewerage work on the Ausable Author- ity's Parkhill dam, however. It appeared earlier these pro- jects would be major consider- ations in this year's budget but neither has reached the stage where costs have been determined. There may be a nominal provision for some preliminary engineering ex- penses for sewerage. To• partly offset anticipated increases, council has trimmed several budgets this year in- cludingu roads, even though og some 'construction yvork is an- ticipated here. The drains bud- get, a heavy one last year, has not been submitted but it is expected to be down consider- ably. • A numberof departments will present their budgets Thursday night. Eighty -Eighth Year imes- 6uocafe EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 13, 1961 Just iew bruises THE DRIVER WAS SCRATCHED—Gerald Stewart, 24, London, crawled out of this wreck early Tuesday morning with nothing more than a few scratches and bruises.! The 3 -ton van, loaded with over 1,500 loaves of bread and otherastr crashed! ditch and tree 1.7 miles north of Exeter, Driver told PC Harr Reid,ph' Harry who investi- gated, he was crowded off the road by a southbound car with bright lights. age was estimated at over $5,000. g g s• t1- `f' --A photo: _ I m f Friday night op to start here in Exeter merchants have de- cided to open their stores Fri- day nights, instead of Satur- day nights, during 1961. Store will remain Stores em ui open until 10 o'clock every Friday, =evening beginning the first week in May. The change resulted from an Ontario -wide survey of night shopping hours which revealed an overwhelming majority in favor of Friday. These included not only cities but many cen- Boy's strong heart survives 'deaths' Thirteen -year-old Jim Par- sons continues to improve in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, thanks to the strong heart which brought him through a critical operation Thursday after he was accidentally shot! by a playmate. Doctors said the boy, son of Mr. and Dirs. Douglas Parsons, Edward St,, literally "died" several times while they sew- ed x large vein severed by 1''e .22 pellet which went through his pelvic area. One doctor described the operation, during which the boy received seven pints of blood, as the "operation of the year". No longer on the serious list, Jim began taking nourishment in the form of fruit juices for the first time this week. tie has a long recovery road e'ioad, according to liis mother ; ho doesn't expect he'll be e'31e to return to school this tern. The bullet disintegrated after entering 'his body and cut eight holes in his bowel before cut- ting the artery leading into his lett leg. Mrs. Parsons said "we lost 1' s pulse" twice during the t'ip to 'hospital and he had no b'.00d pressure when he ar= r'.-ied, Transfusions brought it to the pont where he could be glen to the operating table. Dr. J. C. Cole, cardiovascu tai surgeon, and Dr. 'Donald liarshall assisted with the operation, which lasted three and one-half hours. On Stephen farm The shooting took place on the !atilt of Mrs. William Elliott, RR, 2 Ailsa Craig, About 31/2 miles west on. No, 4 on the county line. Jini had been visiting with her sen, Car hits tractor on Usborne road Provincial "police here re- Ported a ear and tractor re- ceived $356 damage when they collided Thursday three utiles south of Winchelsea. The northbound car driven by fatties .D. Madge, 3.1, St, Marys, struck the tractor, onerat.ed by Thomas Brook, 29, RR 1 Granton when the latter made a .left-hand turn into' a farm:latiewayt No chart tea' have been . l.aidb• • John,. also 13, for the day. Unknown to Mrs. Elliott, who had gone to a ladies meeting at church, the boys began shooting pigeons around the barn. They decided to find out what a spent slug looked like. They filled 'a milk can with water, then fired a round (.22 long) into the can. The gun was re -loaded and placed on the ground while the . boys VICTIM IMPROVES Jim Parsons, 13 walked over to find the bullet. As they bent over the can to examine the inside, an eight-year-old playmate picked up the rifle, an antiquated model with no safety mechan- ism. He was lifting it, cross- wise to his body in both hands, when it discharged. PC Don Westover, who investigated, said the rifle had a "hair trig- ger". The rifle had been given to John Elliott by a relative. The boy had purchased shells for it at several district stores without his mother's know- ledge. He had bought a box in Exeter the Tuesday before the accident. PC Westover praised the Elliott boy's presence of mind following the shooting. He call- dd Dr. Gulens, Dashwood, then carried the victim to the house, covered him with a blanket to keep hint warm until the doctor. Dr. Gulens, Mrs. Parsons and the latter's father, Roy Hodgins, who lives near the Elliott farm, rushed the boy to hospital. PS SAFETY LECTURE Constable Hank Reid, a mem- ber of the OPP detachment in Exeter, will give an address on safety to all the classes at the Exeter Public School this Thursday and Friday, He will present a short talk to each class on pedestrian and general traffic safety. 'k AM.ta5,:,4...MINVIS''.. monis\ &. .'.•NRn`'VYvN4�o5'NnAT. ri in.:'. T,W .w`nn11 Oa.YhiiF AAO Police warn stores on ammunition sales hollowing the shooting last week in Which 5.J -year- old Jinn Parsons was seriously injured, area stores have 'been warned by the OPP that the criminal code forbids the sale of ammunition to children" under 14 years of age who do not have a valid permit. OPP Don Westover, Who issued the warnings per- sonally, reported few merchants were aware of the offence. The section not only covers an)nittnition but .h1er' arms as Well, including air pistols. In addition to selling guns or.`aniniul ition, the law also forbids gift, loan or delivery of both to boys or girls undor 14. The section reads'; i "Everyone who sells barters,gives e , ,. ,. Y, .t_._.gives, 1 ods, tran�Cers or delivers a firearm, airgun,• '8r air istol or ammunition therefor; to a person under the age of 14 years who. does ,not. have, a valid permit inguiltycorm 45 isof an offence punishable on summary conviction. .A.. .,�,. ..y u . ,iW v`'.��,wlr'�."�,'?i.,c,ei�`.,.,�?'�"i`lid:`,'��r.`��.s,�'?�3;�`�,..Z7``rMEna`E„'rtw.corwm xiz enin ay tres like Exeter which" cater to the farm population.. • It has also resulted from a noticeable decline in Saturday night sales, "which are not one -two -three with, what they used, to be as one •nierchant put it. Businessmen approved the change at a meeting Thursday morning. They voted 21 to 7 in favor of Friday night.. This will be the second time that town stores have attempt- ed the change. They switched to Friday 'night three years ago but returned to Saturday eve- nings gs becauseof complaints. p ts. Some opposition from cus- tomers are still expected when the change is :made next month. "We know there will be objections s from diose who regard Saturday night shopping as traditional," commented President E. R. Hopper, "How- ever, we expect there will he many who will welcome the change to Friday night, It's impossible 'to satisfy every- one—we're veryone—we're trying to find the right solution." Exeter stores have been closed every night since Christ- mas. The store hour situation in the area presents quite a variety. Most of the smaller com- munities remain open. Saturday nights. Hensall last year re- mained open both Friday and nton and St. Marys have been Friday night towns for several years now. Seaforth is considering the switch, too. survey of shoppers is being taken there. to determine the , preferagc'e: •This was done in Exeter several years ago but the results were not helpful because many shoppers did not have strong opinions on the subject. Although the open night has been a controversial subject among merchants here for sev- eral years, there was little de- bate at Thursday morning's meeting. Both sides presented their arguments, then the vote was taken by secret ballot. Present liquor survey Aury s e on the c a off t of liquor outlets on retail trade was presented to the business- men's ass'n by the Exeter In- dustrial Promotion Corporation but no action resulted. Directors of the corporation reported findings they had secured from visiting several towns in the area with bever- age rooms and liquor lounges. The results, as summarized by Chairman W. G. Cochrane, in- dicated most towns felt the outlets did benefit trade to some extent but the degree seemed difficult to determine. The corporation agreed to undertake the survey at a previous meeting with the busi- nessmen's ass'n executive when Saturday nights but closed all- the questionof overnight ac - day Monday. I commodation was discussed. Price Per Copy 10 Cents Get three-month terms for booticging, theft Leslie Gordon Pascoe, 51 - year -old laborer from Crediton, elected to take a three-month jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally keeping liquor for sale in Exe- ter court, Monday, Magistrate J. Rennicks, Tor- onto, presiding while Magis-1 trate Glenn ilays, QC, is 'on holidays, imposed a $150 fine' and costs or the three month jail sentence. "I'll have to take I -. tober 11-24 and another 30 cases from December 16 -Feb- ruary 22. "Were you short of money," the magistrate questioned. I "That's my business," replied Pascoe. Sent to Reformatory Wallace Arnold Wolfe, 18, Kettle Point Reserve, was sen- tenced to three months definite the jail sentence," Pascoe u Constable George Mitchell j testified that Pascoe's trailer i in Crediton East had been under liquor observation since Dec-; ember 20, 1961, and the police had raided his premises on March 4, 1961, after obtaining' a search warrant. Mitchell said that a quantity; of beer had been seized and there was also a large number, of empty cases at Pascoe's. He stated that Pascoe had pur- chased 30 cases of beer at the Brewers' Retail, Grand Bend, I during a 13 -day period from Oc- + stated. Urge discussion of central school Usborne b ane sc.iool area boatel plans no further action for I.he present at least, on a central school project, Chairman Harry Dougall said this week, "The board", he said, "feels it has accomplished what it set out to do—to get the infor- mation across to our ratepay- ers before seeding." "Now we feel the people can discuss the project among themselves and do some in - at the Ontario Reformatory an -i one month indefinite after he I was found guilty of stealing gas i at a Grand Bend service sta- i tion operated by Robert Bor- land, Wolfe, Who was on parole, Ihad a lenghty record that dated back to October 29, 1959, and: he has been sentenced to four ' previous terms at the Reform•a- i tory. He was released on Nov her, 1 Douglas Sheppard, Grand Bend, who was looking after the pumps for Borland on !March 21, testified that Wolfe 'had come to the station and !asked Sheppard to check the ; oilin his car. However, be i with wouldngas't .shut the motor off and . j told Sheppard to fill the tank Sheppard said he asked Rob.- ert Borland, Jr. to take down the license number when he became suspicious of Wolfe. After he filled the tank, Wolfe drove out of the yard. "as fast as he could," without paying' for the gas.. "1 found I didn't have any money," Wolfe stated, "but I meant to go back and pay ,the 4 next day." 'He returned on April 5, after the charge had been laid, to pay for the gas. Myrtle Wolfe, mother of the accused, said "my boy was awful sorry he done this, he p was just excited," Magistrate Rennicks noted that 11T'olfe had an identical 'offense in 1960, almost one year previous to the Grand Bend theft. + Fraud case held over ! A 27 -year-old Exeter. man Walter Morrison, was remanded until April 25, when he will be sentenced on a fraud charge. NEW DIRECTOR ... Donald Gravett 1 ''Boom' new rec director vestigating on their own, if they wish to check the infor•I Don "Boom Boom" Gravett, i ' !illation we have provided." ; only local applicant in a field IHe said the board will await of 20, was hired as recreational further developments in the y e xe er ecrea- area before considering any' additional steps. ,. L u clan groona wins camera A recent groom, Don Hirt- zel, Lucan, is the first win- ner of a Brownie 8 movie camera in The T -A's Home of the Week Contest. The prize was just seven months too late to enable the 24 -year-old area man to have his wedding recorded by the movie camera. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hirtzel, RR 1 Cent- ralia, he married the former Evelyn Whitehead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon h Whitehead, Lucan, on Sep- 1 tember 17. They live in Lu - can, where Don drives a s transport for Scott's Elevat- ors. a Mrs. Hirtzel works in Lon- a don. o Participating m e r c h ants drew two tickets from the` containers in their stores, and the winning ticket was drawn from these by The T.A. This is the first of six monthly draws in the con- test. At the completion, eache will ill draw a winner of its individual movie camera prize. tional Committee at its meet- ing Monday. His application still has to I be approved by ,the town noun , cit and the Community Pra•I grams Branch, but chairman; Lloyd. Cushman said he already' had tentative approval from; Bob Secord, district represen- i tative of the programs branch,! and said the approval by the council: "would be only a for- mality." "We had applications fr Morrison, who pleaded guilty o the charge, issued a worth- ess cheque for $200 to Graham Arthur, Exeter car dealer, Mor- rison purchased a car from Ar- thur and paid $350 cash and gave him a cheeue, drawn on the Bank of .Nova, Scotia, for the balance., Morrison stated that he bier been stopped while driving the car and had beenordered off the road because the windshield was broken. "I'll pay the mo- ney if he lives up to his end of the bargain," Morrison stated., Robert Osgood, RCAF Sta- tion Centralia, was fined $25 all over Ontario," Cushman t stated, "but decided on 'Boom' because he is a local man and 1 should do a good job. If we get the co-operation of every- one concerned I don't see p where v; e should run into any to difficr GraY,:.t, who moved from a Kitchener six years ago to play g with the Exeter Mohawks, has d een a resident ever since and s still one of the stars of the I club. He is a former ports editor of The T -A. The popular athlete is also top notch ballplayer, bowler ltd golfer. He has been suc- essful as a coach of a num- nd costs after pleading guilty o a charge of not filing his 959 income tax returns. Os- ood told the magistrate that is wife was presently pre- aring the returns. Lloyd Beuermann, Usborne w n hi s er i p farm was fined nd costs when he pleaded uilty to a charge of careless riving. Beuermann ran into the rea rof another car on highway 83 on March 4 with damage amounting to over $600 to the two cars. Other fines were levied gainst Russell Lee, RR 2 Ail - Craig. $30 for speeding; Ro- ald Arthur Fradgley, London, 5 and costs for 'speeding and rank Zubal, $5 and costs for eking unnecessary noise by ccelerating and decelerating s car's motor. a sa n ber of minor ball and hockey $1- teams. 1teams. F In 1956 he married the for- m mer Mary McKnight, laugh- a ter of Mr. and Mrs, Glenn Mc- hi Knight, Exeter, and the cou- ple have two sons, Mark 2 and Gary, three -weeks. A graduate of the Kitchener_ S s t U Waterloo Collegiate, the ' po udents p lar 27 -year-old will continence his duties on Monday, +WIN BRA "PTON HONORS The Exeter wort r•- ees battled their " ' , .ip.av, 1 way to the .� �haln lonshi with a 3-1 win over Thornhill 111 the Brampton ton Novice rode. Tournament Saturdhy, :In the week-long k _ ��...,.. . . b'` dvel]t, the l.1ds ousted teams from... Callnill tonPerry, . ... � Hyl and �'ol t before ``" . i garnnlg the ling round. They lost in their hit for the grand championship when they lost t6 Laming. oll. The ` 3" winners went on to CO the tourney's include: 1 y top award. Members of the squal e back • , d f bacl. 101, left to right, Red Loader, coach; , n . Merle Idle Frank DeVrics, Philip Howard, till Pairbairn, a c 11 b n till Hooper, Marvin Bower hlid G eri $ ay li Y manager. i g lt l O W pRioky Weber,Larry Haugh, John Loder,Rickyly31i1te1aynhanit Jim Parker and Denton °aime1".. lead 'attack' SHDHS students are again forming the "front .line" in the town's attack on cancer, '° Some 60. volunteers from the school will conduct the annual town canvass next Thursday, April 20, They will be under the direction of Lloyd Hender- son, branch campaign cliair- nt an, To learn the type of welfare and treatment serviee their ef- forts are supporting, a bus- load of the students visited the London cancer clinic Tuesday evening. Another group will in- spect the clinic Saturday. Township canvasses are be- ing conducted by the federa- tion of agriculture directors "blitzes" are being staged in all neighboring communi- tiesand. Extend talks on fire truck Negotiations continue among area munieipaljties over the purchase of a now fire truck. Exeter, `Usborne and Stephen representatives met Thursday to discuss division purchase acid maintenance costs and further talks will :be held with y township officials. s, Tenders on the new truck Were opened but the award Will not be made until agree - mein, is reached, Presentprop osal coils -for �. the town 'to 'pay 40,E Usborne 40ree Stephen 12% and Hay The townships, would: &WAWA toward maintenance .Casts im. the basis of tl36' id '-dire first hour and $$; rof" Ittlebeeditig. hours an individual tails,