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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-06-15, Page 1• d 41 4,,e 4,04. Mr" , yr • • • IA '44 40 • %6 tl p4., 41 e...??..4•rreeerererer !•'eee.;ee.r.^%.!??.'7.e.'•.4..!" "?,vvIrxor • •:"...• CENTRE OF ATTENTION—Nattily-dressed Bradley Mousseau, nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mousseau, and his handsome pony, "Duke", attracted a crowd of young admirers following the school parade at Hensall Twilight Fair, Friday nignt. Above, Ann Marie Funk, 11, pins a SS No. 10 Hay ribbon on Bradley's shirt. The boy and his horse led No, 10 entry in the parade which won second prize. -X7ees : AV: .• SCIENCE 'FAIR WINNERS—Bill 'Sytstha and Ruth Anne Salmon -were two of the major winners in the first scietce fair held at SHDHS. The exhibits were on dis- play during the annual open house program which followed a chicken barbecue on the school grounds. Over 100 entries, including some working models, were inspected by visitors. —T -A photo LIONS INSTAL OFFICERS—Andrew L. Snelgrove was installed as president of • of district A-1, Lions International, Thursday night at Grand Bend. Above, from Exeter Lions Club Thursday night by Cameron McLean, Stmthroy, governor -elect left, are Rev. R. S. Hiltz, Main St. United Church, Exeter; Mr. Snelgrove, Mr. Mc- Lean, Reg Beavers, retiring president, and A. J. Sweitzer, international counsel- lor. —Doerr photo Grand Bend may invite int'I plowing match here The Grand :Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce will in vite the 1963 International Inewing Match to the Grand Bend area. The group plans to invite lo- cal members of parliament and other interested officials to a meeting in Grand Bend to dis- cuss plans for extending an in- vitation to the famous weekly plowing competition. The Meeting is tentatively planned for Friday, June 23, President Ory Wassmann, at a meeting Monday, pointed out that C of C would have to work qiiickly on the matter, because theplowmen would soon be dc. tiding on the site for the 1963 event, Request protection The Oford 11end group .lse &bided: to request the Grand Bend touncil to See what tool(' be done about curtailing the .ritimber of Organizatione that 1 'come to the Sunimer rostirt, t� sell raffle tickets and display advertising on the streets and by sound truck. Brute iai1lrnnA direetOr the C, Of C, Penned out that the group was spending a con. siderahle amount of money in advertising to bring the large crowds into the area and that these persons selling raffle ticketwere "taking oat the gravy." It was suggested that the council might be able to assess fees under the hawkers and peddlers license, which would cost the groups $100.00, Bryan Cathcart, Mieister of Travel and Publicity, informed KODiDneteMlee,Ve=iftne= Where to find it Announcements 17 Church Nottedi ....„,...„17 Coining Evente • 17 Editorials 4 Farm News ......- ........... ,.„ 11 rem:nine Facts ...„,...,,,..,, 14 Hensel!' S Lucan 16 Sports' •6,..i Want Ads ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,....., 1, II agitrara ,Mtit-reltADCW=U%140 the C of C by letter, that they Were not eligible to receive a grant from the government for advertising purposes. The letter stated that the Money was only given to re- gional tourist branches such as the Muskoka area and the Thousand Lakes. He advised the group they should considerjoiningthe Mid - Western Ontario bevelopment Association, which comprises the counties ot Hilton, Perth, Wellington and Waterloo, and in this way they might receive a share of the grant from the government, President Ory Wassrnann Wes authorized to take at least twit ether members to a meeting of the tourist branch of the MW ODA to be held in Stratford, Thursday, The C of C author - ' Ned the delegation to apply for a membership if they felt it would benefit the smuttier te- sort, Disturbed by Pinery OAKS Several members of the C of C raised objections over the fu- tui•e plans for :the Pinery Pito- Vincial park, 'whiell Olt for the -Please tint t� age 2 •!, . „,„ „ .„, •;i; e exeferZimes-Aouocafe Eighty-lEighth .Year . EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 15, 1961 Price Por Copy 10 Con* xpect extensive hearint. over Parkhill dam .costi County council tackles hospital grant dispute Huron county council, which spent most of Wednesday dis- cussing the organization of an emergency measures program, still has two busy days ahead of it in one of the heaviest June sessions in its history. On the agenda for Thursday is the contentious hospital grants question as well as dis- cussion on the sale of the coun- ty farm at Clinton. Friday, councir•ie expected to continue h 1 ses- sions. Council opened Monday to hear reportsfrom the roads, children's aid society, library, finance and other committees. Tuesday, it visited the new wing at the county home in Clinton, then travelled to Lam b - ton to be guests of Lambton Warden Jim Dalton and his council at Sarnia. Recommend grants • Thursday, council is expected to consider the executive com- mittee's recommendation to establish grants toward hospi- tal construction in the county. The committee will urge council to provide $2,000 per bed across the board for new construction, Some opposition is expected to this policy, how- ever. In earlier discussions, hospi- ; tat officials at Seaforth and Wingham hay e complained ( that this rate is much too low to meet their requirements over the next few years, They have argued that the county should provide the balance of funds required for construe - 1 tion after federal and provin- cial grants have been deducted. Suggests mill levy Some time ago, the Exeter board presented a brief sug- gesting that the county levy a one -mill rate over the next 10 years to finance hospital con- struction. This levy could be distributed to hospitals at the rate of some $3,000 per bed, the local board suggested. This proposal was unaccept- able to other hospitals who felt it was "only peanuts" com• pared to what they required. The other hospitals have ar- gued that need should be taken into consideration in setting the policy for grantp. They have contended that their areas cannot provide the fi- Call for resignation of county librarian Huron County Council Mon- day 'called for the resignation of Mrs. R. G. Eckmier, the county's chief librarian, and the resignation of her husband, also .an employee of the, Huron Library Co -Operative Board. "It has been quite apparent ler some time that_lyer. ank If& Eckmier have not been satisfied with their position here;" states the June report of the ,co-operative board. • The action came as" a result of a letter circulated to all members. of council by Mrs. Eckmier, -.which she asked a series. of "Did you know?" • questions concerning. the ope- ration of the co-perative libra- ry system in Huron. The "Did you know?" points touched on salaries, service, grants, staff, and the operation 1 of the bookmobile (which her husband was hired to drive). The report of the co-opera- tive board also stated that Mr. And- Mrs. Eckinier- had adver- fised in "the Bulletin Board seeking another position," while at a recent convention in Ham - Rhin. The couple were informed of the request Monday morning, Resignation is effective June 30. AppliCations for the position of county librarian will be called • for by council. There will, be no change in the office staff. AnA earlier motion appointing Mr. and Mrs. Eckmier as dele- gates to the Canadian Library Convention was rescinded by the board. The committee also decided to take "no action" toward the formation of a proposed county library system at the present time. Farm fast, town slow It's tough to count noses 'when you can't find the faces. That's what area census tak- ers are experiencing in some areas, particularly in Exeter. Commissioner Jack reicher revealed this week the survey is progressing differently to expectations. It was antici- pated that the extensive farm census would take three weeks, while only two would be re- quired for the urban areas. The rural canvass, however, should be finished by the week- end, almost one week ahead of schedule, according to the commissioner. The deadline for Exeter, however, has had to be extended. Principal reason for the de- lay has been the difficulty of catching town people at home, Where both parents work dur- ing the day or go out together in the evening, takers have had to make a number of re- turn calls, Apparently, there's been no such problem on the farms. To speed up the Exeter sur- vey, Usborne taker Walter Creery has been appointed to cover the northern section. An- other rural canvasser may be brought in later this week. Back levy for turnips Turnip growers will be rt. quested to contribute one-half Cent per container toward a Promotion fund to sell ruta. bagas on domestic and export markets, a Western Ontario committee decided this week. The voluntary levy was agreed Open by representatives from six counties at a meeting in Woodstock. The area in. eludes Huron, Perth, Middle. Sot, Oxford, Simcoe and 'York counties, R. E. Goodin, of Toronto, committee secretaty, skid the levy be on a Voluntary baSie With the money collected to be used at the discretion of a seven -man committee. Committee members appoint- ed to administer the funds for promotion of turnips are: Mr. Goodin; Eric Lovycs, Hickson, past chairman; Lester \Vett- tauter, RR 4 Stratford; Lewis Thomeete RR. Embro; Earl Neil, Eiteter; Bess Chapitan, Queenaville; 11,, G. Ctilver, iingtom nancial support which has been received by South Huron Hos- pital. The local board has argued that it should. not be penalized on account of the good manage- ment and receipt of bequests which has kept its finances in good condition, The local board has pointed out that the new wing on the hospital will re- quire an addition to the nur- ses's residence to provide for largera • • General gets gov t award representative at the hearing ' "It doesn't look like we'll get A • • geHsewpercieutinedadoentintetahteif cean. , following presentation, of appeal Bwpw,, ships caoli AAarl appeal aontodshyplvs.toliaseauanargavablqhtegpAele:elpueainnlrtnpatlak Parkhill narutieoknnriautrhldtgigillnehiteedlyiedsdi: it tain:toetmhapofoaaedihi itliiirtlepevetoliri saweacaeslani prepare :nil, own:pnewosnastfursarhifol: l srAllstettehhsuasdheeers:fnanmovcbtroealdsetati rewidenhwarningagaer4tef:IPirrle:blipchtf:ree dt:: ' to before the Ontario Municipal too far this year now," chair - then' be added to other m unici- 1 added costs should not be as- their municipalities to have a determined period. township,ne nta ga itnhset cneithersts woafes suet 81 hsde- i AuthorityAn outsioacsebastneciauteiRtntihhveae has retained Parkhill, meeting eeteCatoiin gesAdefrooVitntad.t itaDehyae.. palities. sessed against it," he said, all the representatives to notify 1;1,073,000 project for .an un- to be present to state why the portionment, Hodgins advised; curtail any progress on the "Your municipality will have , Per- kins, Chatham,' to present its dbethtehedalatest ofthehfnela.rainpg. Nazi]. informationHookfiektin an for. the the board's decision authority, said the OMB had at the hearing. requested letter from the -23 Steele,;QC, of 'Steele and Per- i man Freeman Hodgins stated, Exeter, will represent Stephen. appeal; Elmer D. Bell, cip>. bsyieent:feinlical'd"ate has been set municipalities sharing the cost, to hear the appeals of Stephen outlining how they plan to raise A $33,650 contract for, the ($13,574.04) and Bosanquet their share and whether the construction of eight mobile ($53,010.65). money would be raised this bunkhouses and washrooms for The Ausable's legal advisor, year o rover a period of .years. the federal dep't of justice will L. C. Winhold, London, agreed "It doesn't matter to the be let shortly to General Coach with Hodgins that it would be authority which way they ,do Works of Canada Ltd. Hensall, up to the municipalities to be it," he pointed out, "they just it was announced 1::3, Huron Present to defend their posi- want the information." • MP Elston Cardiff Friday night lions if the board decided to The authority m e m b e r's at Hensall fair, Mr. Cardiff said the contract tchhaHatnowgtheeevtheir assessments. eangareseeda tio600a mpordoeplosoafltnteo a.patt.... eArn, thhneriatylsowopooildntbede oeuxt. Chairman Hodgins pointed Out has been approved by the dept but still requires treasury ap- pected to produce evidence sup- that 75% of the cost would be prove) which normally is just porting the assessments against covered by a government a formality. Stephen and Bosanquet. "The grant. The units are expected to be authority should not take "The model will be extreme - used by penitentiary crews sides," he said, but only give ly helpful and valuable," ', he in the Petawawa area, their reasons and leave it up said, "not only during ', the to the municipalities to pre- building of the dam, but also sent their cases."fpublic relations He told the meeting that woorrk.Jater Professor Donald Clough, who Fieldman Hooke agreed -with determined the assessments the chairman and pointed tut should be available at the that the 3'x7' model would: be hearing so he could give his built in sections so it could be reasonin moved to various s ts .such Ladies decorate cernetery fence The gates and fence enclos- ing Hensall 'Union, cemetery daraeys,getting a face lifting these ' ' Thirteen 'energetic ladles from Hensall and, 'area are en- gaged in painting them in col - or scheme.of white and black. lriartsersoh, Mrs. GeorgeHe Cornelius Cook, Mrs. Adopt control work Taking part are Mrs. R. J. P0 Mr. Winhold told the author- as fall fairs, ,'and would give ity tbe municipal board would the public an idea as to where probably schedule the meeting recreation areas and reforest - somewhere within. the water- ation would. be ,adderl- later, -Shed area. "It will also make it easier The appeals of Stephen and to visualize the area when we Bosanquet townships over their are negotiating for land," he assessment of costs on the stated. Ernest Chipchase, Mrs. R. M. Peck, Mrs. Joe McLellan, Mrs. Ernie Whitehouse, Mrs. Stew- art Pepper, Mrs. Robert Mc- Gregor, Mrs. John A. Cooper, Mrs. John R. Cooper, Mrs. Ida Jackson and Mrs. Fred Beer. Be. at McTaggart Interested families staged a clean-up bee at McTaggart's cemetery Wednesday afternoon. The board annually 'organizes the bee to keep the grounds in good condition. Suspends sentences in Hensall area theft Magistrate Glenn Ha y s handed down suspended sen- tences on theft charges against two area men in court here Tuesday. Benjamin Carlile, Mensall, and Donald Koehler, RR 2 Zu- rich, both pleaded guilty to stealing electrical equipment and several other small items including an old phonograph and. some records from the farm of William Fuss, Hay township, on May 1, 1961. The value of the stolen articles was placed at less than $50. It was revealed by Crown Attorney J. W. Bushfield that the farm had been sold by Mr, Fuss to a Mr. Jones and that the two men had obtained per- mission from Mr. Jones to go to the farm and evaluate an old building that was on the pro- perty, The two men then en- tered the building and took some electrical supplies that they found lying in a corner in the basement. Bushfield also stated that Carlile and Itoehler had vis- ited a hotel and later had pur- chased beer at a brewer's warehouse store earlier in the day. When `they were questioned by police on May 6, OPP, Con. stable Don Westover said that "both accused gave full co- operation after a short ,peiied of questioning," This was tine of the reasons 'why Magistrate Hays gave the inen suspended sentences. Both C. V. Laughttm, QC, who represented Koehler, and W. G. Cochrane, who represented Carlile! requested the judge to be lenient in his decision due to the fact that it was a first offence for either Mall and that they had cooperated with th police when questioned: , Addressing the accused, Ma. gistrate Hays Said that "al- though 1 do get alarmed at the casualness With which We MO at theft, in the eyes of the layman we have downgraded the ptinialunetit for theft and this might be responsible for the number of thefts that oc- cur." His honor gave both men a suspended sentence with pro- bation for a period of two years. Magistrate Hays also stipulated that Koehler was to totally abstain from drinking during that period and Carlile was to stay away from alcohol for three months. --Please turn to page 2 for Hensall flooding A flood control scheme to al- leviate conditions near Rich- mond street in Hensall was approved by the authority. The problem area is flooded with run-off following rains and snowfall in the 260 acres sur- rounding it. The $3,510 cost is to be shared 50-50 between the On- tario government and the mu- nicipalities of Hensel.). and Tuc- kersmith. Hensell will pay 95%of the cost shared by the municipalities. Harold. Zavitz, of the Onta- rio Department of Lands and Forests, was present and out- lined the authority's reforesta- tion progress since 1951 until 1959. His figures showed the autho- rity now has approximately 1,200 acres under reforestation, supervised by the department. Zavitz stated that the value of the land was $56,000, the value of plantations, $20,000 and the value of natural wood- lands was approximately Mono. The lands are situated in six of the townships within the we, WARDEN ENTERTAINS—geeve Jim Dalin of Grand tend, 19G1 warden of Lambton eounty, Was host to county ebtnitil for its annual pink at the resort last week: Above, the warden takes a healthy cut At a ball during the COntest at the public school diattiOnd. This "Week, LartibtOil was host to na011, connty cOttnil eduring an ekchatige photo tershed and a total of one and a quarter million trees had been planted. to date. The financial report Pre- I sented by Mrs. Hume showed' the authority was sticking closely to its budget. Appoint secretary-treesurer Following the recom.menda- tion of the executive, Mrs. Carl, Hume was appointed secretary - treasurer for the authority: She has been employed for the past few years as a stenogra- pher and will commence full- time duties immediately. Hooke pointed out that the appointment would provide a more efficient operation at the authority's office in Exeter, because in the past years, the fieldman has acted as secre- tary -treasurer, "The fieldman should be in the field, not in the office," he Stated. The authority also learned they would have to hire a new chief engineer, when Freeman, Hodgins, who has been acting in the capacity! requested ;to be relieved of his duties. "It is embarassing to act in that capacity when I am on the authority representing' a municipality," he said. The executive was given authority to hire a new chief engineer, whose priniary job is to give approval to the town- ships when they assess the costs against the lands in 'their own areas. Big season•..... for Pinery -7 . If the current trend continues, the provincial park at the Pine- ery will have another record,: busting -season. Sup't Gar Meyers reports about 300 campers invaded the park over the weekend, along with a large group of picnielt- ers. Already park officials have had to organize search parties for a number of lost children, bee of the occupational hetarde Of operating a large Park. The number Who become lost, ever, seems to inereaSe year. "We are urging parents 'to keep a ties& Watch on •their Children," Me. Meyers said; "So often the cause a thole getting boa, ',Steins freitn inat- tention to their tictieitia," •-.° • The sUn't pointed eite That it' caused consideeable: ether Work for the park offidialk, Udie Mutt call men off Other duties siSt with the seareheti 3 of rid be j. to