HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-07-05, Page 1Nola entertains newlyweds, premier
Six-year-old Nola Fuicher, cousin of the bride, amuses Premier john Robarts as she
inspects the wedding ring of William Tantum Howitt during the reception which
followed the Howitt-MacNaughton rites here at James St. church. With the Ontario
prime minister is Mrs. C. S. MacNaughton and the bride, Heather Ann. —Doerr
e ro s firxn,ite
fr tin 1 to ei hi mills
Itimatum
g firm
iss
to Nor
Council Tuesday night post- 'Taylor: "The cities don't
tined decision on supporting a pay anything extra for it.
)1inton resolution requesting Nor do the rural people,
souse-tohouse mail delivery Delbridge: "If we get It, it
for small towns hut not before wouldn't cost us anything?"
a number of members indicat-, Reeve Fisher (who chaired
cd they favored such a 'move. the, meeting in the. absence of
Clinton town council has peti- Mayor Simmons): "It could
tinned the federal government possibly cost a cent or more
"to provide for letter service a letter''.
in those communities not now Taylor: "I'd be in favor
having such service", even if it did cost one more
'('lie resolution pointed nut cent, We would save the rent
that such service Is provided for a post office box and he
"in rural and certain urban money ahead",
municipalities without any cost Bailey: "It definitely will
increase to those. residents", cost money but it will give
that "the extension of -this let.- employment to people".
ter carrier service to small Taylor: "You can 't stan d
urban centres would provide still. You have to move with equal treatment for all rest- th e times -,
dents", and that such .eaten- M17. Pickard .pointed out it
es niotn e`i'lslynoitodydrnepnrteviocnie aP erymeae ne: would probably mean the clos-
'' ing of Hay PO at the north round 'basis", end. A motion supporting the re-
solution was put and passed g Wright:ht: The way1 look al
but later rescinded until next. it is that we are always holler-
council 'meeting. Only s i x e s in about how oer taxes are
the nine members were pre, going up. They'lt never stop if
we keep demanding mr e sent., we
"I don't see why we things from the gev't."
strouldn't have it. We're help. Fisher: "T think it's a good
ing to pay for everyone else's." idea ,especially for the older
"I think so, too." people who have to walk a
Clerk .Pickard pointed out it long way to the post office. It.
would cost the gov't millions would stop traffic congestion
of dollars to provide the ser- at the post' office too."
vice to small communities Taylor and Bailey made the
throughout. Canada. motion, hut, they were the only
two lo vote on the, question.
They agreed to rescind the.
motion until next meeting.
Vandalism at park
Council learned that more.
damage has been done to struc-
tures at Riverview Park. The
travellers enjoyed the holiday
A "colony" of Exeter trailer- lifeguard stand was broken
weekend north of Wiarton, on about a week ago.
the Bruce Peninsula. Members discussed briefly
Six families heeled their methods of stopping the vandal-
tra iler .a eon'einee. tn. the._ ism but came to no conclusion.
camp,, joining a weekend pa- It happens every year.
ride Pert Elgin en route, Request tax exemption. They set up their trailers in • South Huron Hospital Ass'n a circle for aweekend of T h e requested council to strike from fishing and relaxation. its .assessment roll the property fishing was "just fair". it purchased recently from Miss The 'families included the
Ross Taylors, Ray jorys, Ted Vera. Rowe, Huron St. The
Wrights, :Roy Baynhams, Bill other properties owned by the
Triebnere, all. of town, and the assn are tax-free,
Ken Williams, RCAF Cent- Council referred the request
retie. to court of revision,
'Colony' enioys
Bruce holiday
willing to turn everything over
to the council to restore the
property. Councillors Dalton
Skinner and Ward Hera agreed
to work with the board. Per-
mission was given Mrs. F.
Bowden to remove the Demp-
sey stone.
Bethesda cemetery hoard,
represented by Rev. C. Down,
C, Dayman, G. Oke and C,
Down, wished to retain its
identity as a hoard and work
with council in the restoration,
Councillors Roy Westcott and
Area girls
star at camp
A _Hensel! girl, Janet Betts,.
posted the high average of 95 at
the Camp Huron.ora playground
leadership training course held
at Goderich last week.
Over 50 leaders from Wests
ern Ontario attended the course
which was under the direction
of Rec"cation Directors Bud
Bitton, Listowel, and Don Gra-
vett, Exeter,
Five Exeter supervisors pas-
sed the tests all with averages
above 70, They are Linda John-
ston, Bonnie Turvey, Marion
Kerslake, Joan Dettmer and An-
marie Kraft.
According to Director Gra-
vett, the Exeter girls were "the
highlight of the camp in marks
and in skits", He said Ahmarie
Kraft performed so well in her
number that she has been asked
to appear on. Wingham TV.
Volunteer Exeter playground
supervisors, Carolynne Sim-
mons and Norma Young, at-
tended the camp as dishwash-
ers,
The .elowitt car struck a trac-
tor driven by Alvin John Rader,
53, RR 3 Zurich, on the Goshen
line, about three-quarters of a
mile north of No, 83. Both ve-
hicles were northbound, the
tractor in, the lead.
PC D. M. Westover reported
the impact tore the wheel off
the tractor and spun the ma-
chine around north of the im-
pact,
Two passengers in the How-
itt car, LACs P. H. Rochon, 22,
and. Keith R, Blades, also 22,
are in Westminster hospital
with injuries. Rochon has a
broken leg and Blades has a
fractured arm; both have mul-
tiple cuts and bruises.
Howitt is the son of C. C.
Hewitt, Nakusp, B.C. He was
stationed at Clinton. at October,
1961, RCAF Clinton officials
said the funeral will take place
in his home town and will be
attended by Canadian Legion
members in that district.
The fatality was one of seven
accidents ever the weekend in
which six persons were injured
and property damage exceeded
$6,000.
Parsons lad
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its tractor near Zuricl
airman dies from. injuries
The award must be approved
by the highways department.
Dennison's bid was for. $1.05
per yard, crushed, loaded and
spread; 330 per yard, crushed
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Roads Chairman Baileyre
:Bailey felt there
i
was no need
ported the Caswell PaVing Co. " to have bumps n the roads
Ltd., Durham, which won the by improper refilling of
if gravel was used and contract, has already broken pecked down, its agreement to do the work by
July 1. The firm, he stated, had "We'll be doing lot of in
blamed delay in the delivery the Mime, under the sewerage
nwcoeivk equipment required for the tr-°grain'" pointed out,
"and I think we should have a
Clerk C, V. Pickard, who con- policy in writing which will
tatted the firm at Bailey's re- prevent a lot of bumps on our
quest, reported he had warned readS"'
the firm that council would be ,Council agreed that the eegi-
forced to give the contract to h'el.shoulddrepAre the speci-someone else if immediate ac- fleatioris and that the OWRC,
said lie had been assured the which will be in charge of sew-
work would start and be eems erage histailation, and the PVC
pleted by this week. he notified of the regulations, as
Councillor Taylor: "It seems well as the public Works crew,
like we're just getting the rwi
around,"
Councillor Musser: "The way
things have been going, it looks
like one big disorganized onto
fit,"
Lay more prime
Bailey reported that, as
agreed at lea council Meeting,
an additional 1,300 gallons of
prime had been plaeed on WM.
Otto, Sanders, Willie in and
Gilley streets
He also revealed that, lac
cause of the delay in apisltca-
t.ion of the einuteiott and chips,
centre strips had been Oiled On
Andrew, Victoria arid several,
other streets in an effort to
Ehgineer Lion WAS rig taken, The clork
partially control the dust, These,
streets Will be surfaced with
8tattley.Thotitas i son Of Mr. and the chips and emulsion and were
Mit. 1110111AS 6. Lavender, not scheduled to receive prime,
Rosati, graduates July 7 with T"urther tomplaints over the
a degree mechanical eitgi original application of per
veering from the University of and sand on Seine smith-end
Waterloo, Torit, Who was one block has .prompted remedial
of 78 students in the university's tietion,. Bailey indicated he
ce.operatiVe engineering prew would try to have a light layer
dam when it was established of prime applied to. the top or
in July1957, is in the first class the dirty sand on those streetA
to graduate, lie Will receive a where dust has been worse
bachelor' of applied science de- since 1001041ot.
gree, Bailey stated that the fir'ft t. .
Archie Etherington will work
with the board.
Compensation policy was re-
newed with W, H. Hodgson
Ltd., Exeter, at a premium of
$236 applicable to roads and
bridges and $48.50 In general
account.
Council was advised that
townships of Biddulph and
Blanshard have approved the
enlarging of the township school
area to include the Thames
Road section and that the
minister of education has ap-
pointed Inspector G. .L Conran
as referee to adjust the terms
of entry.
Townships of Biddulpis and
Blanshard have passed bylaws
to. detach their 'respective por-
tions of O sborne township
school area from the Usborne
area and requested approval
of their, actions.
Treasurer N. G. Clarke re-
ported receiving 50'', or $2,328,
of the annual per capita grant
from. the province.
Reeve George Frayne presid-
ed and all councillors. were
present, Next, meeting is slat-
ed for August 7 at 8 a.m.
Angry over continued frus-
trating delays in its road pro-
gram, town council • Tuesday
night issued an ultimatum In
the contra.etor to surface the
roads this week or else,
The. "or else" wasn't speci-
fied but it was agreed to hold
an emergency road committee
meeting Saturday night if the
job of laying asphalt emulsion.
And chips has not been com-
pleted by that time.
had had trouble securing the
proper type of sand in this area
for the primer application and
had completed several streets
with clay-filled material before
.finding a source of clean sand.
Policy over digging
Bailey requested, and re-
ceived permission to establish
a policy for the proper filling of
holes in the roads dug up to
service or instal drains.
Will have to excavate
Ontario, Depl. of Highways
has recommended two-feet ex-
cavation of four stretches of
toWn streets found to have
weak base by soil tests taken
last month.
"In all streets tested," the
report stated, "thete Was either
All insufficient depth of gravel,
topsoil beneath the gravel or a
saturated condition in the subo
soil, Due to property conditions,
the grade Canna be adjusted
upwards; therefore subexcava•
Where to
find if
Stephen ratepayers
will pay about same
Usborne township council
lowered its general tax rate by
one-third when it adopted its
1062 budget Tuesday night.
The general rate. was drop-
ped from 12 to eight mills for
residential and farm, and
from 14 to 10 for commercial
and industrial. Even with the
drop, the budget shows an
estimated surplus of $5,000.
However, the lowering of
the general levy will, be offset
partly by the two-mill increase
in the SHDHS levy, which was
raised from seven to nine mills
this year.
One. of the major differences
in the budget this year is the
absence of any expenditure
comparable to the $6,144 paid
out last year for the town-
ship's share of the mutual aid
fire truck.
The budget calls for a total
revenue of $178,700.
Acts on dust problem
Council acted quickly on
complaints about dust on con-
cession 4-5 in the Huron St.
area caused by heavy traffic
to the pea threshing station
and gravel pits.
Council ordered 15 tons of
calcium chloride at $41.00 a
ton to be applied immediately
to five miles of road ih the
area.
Road Supt William Rout ly
advised council that an addi-
tional $11,000 was required for
the Jay bridge construction
anda supplementary bylaw
providing for this additional
amount was approved.
Council committees were ap-
pointed to work with local
boards in the restoration of
cemetery grounds in the town-
ship.
Eden cemetery board, repre-
sented by Cecil Skinner and
Ernest Hicks, indicated it was
Most Stephen township rate-
payers will pay pretty much
the same taxes as last year,
according to the rates set
Tuesday night by council.
The two-mill increase in the
district high school rate has
been offset by a two-mill de-
crease in the township school
area levy,
Those ratepayers outside the.
school area, however, will pay
the additional two mills, Mt.
Cannel separate school sup-
porters, union school ratepayers
and non-area sections will
have to meet the high school's
increase.
There is only one change in
the police village levies. The
Crediton rate is up one mill
from last year, bringing its
total. to 15, the same as Dash-
wood and Centralia,
The rate set by council (with
last year's rate, whete differ.
ent, in brackets) are as fol-
lows:
Township general, residential
And farm
'
8 (8,1), ternmercini,
10 (10.1); county rate, 14;
SI4M18, 0 (7),
tlementary school rates —
township area,:residential and
farm, 9 (11), commercial, 10
(11); 'LISS 9, residential and
farm, 20 (20.2), commercial,
22.2 (20,2)1. SS 11, residential,
and [atilt, 15 (115)1 Me(1.1.111'
vray USS 17 and 18, resiocit..
tint, 9, deninierdial, 10 (9),,1
separate schoOl, resident' 1,
15, commercial, 19,7 (15).
Pollee villageS Centralia,
15 plus five for fire protection;
Dashwoocl, 151 Cr6d1t0h. 15
(14); administration, t h e
m ills,
graVol Ortfracl
Contract for the 1902 supply
hf gravel Was let JO ,11.
Grand Bend, the
01.14/ tenderer for than work,
IN HOSPITAL AGAIN
e , Jimmy Parsons, 14
Canners roll
with pea pack
Canadian Canners branch
plant here began steady opera-
tion on its pea pack last week
and is now processing from
eight to 12 hours a clay,
Monday, the plant was down,
but it started again Tuesday,
Manager Don Graham re-
ported crop quality "quite good
--just where we want it".
The manager said the. crop
was 'coming along nicely".
Yield appeared to he about
average, he indicated.
While it is too early to ;judge
the corn crop, he said it "looks
good so far",
Fire razes
barn, sheds
Fire destroyed a "fair-sized"
barn and several Small sheds
on the farm of Alien Miller, on
the Ushorne-Hibbert boundary
Wednesday afternoon.
Neighbors saved a combine
from the buildings but little
else was saved, However, there
was no stock or feed in the
structures.
Hensall fire brigade was
called but could do little to con-
trol the fire which began short-
ly before five o'clock,
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Urges children
to register now
A 22-year-old RCAF Clinton airman, Stanley C.
Howitt, died in Westminster Hospital, London, Wednei-
day morning from injuries sustained when the car
was driving struck a diesel tractor near Zurich Mont ay
night,
it was the second fatality in South Mum in
1962 and the first and. probably the only one in Southern
Ontario over the Dominion Day holiday weekend.
A student at the radar and communication school
at Clinton, LAC Howitt suffered serious neck, chest and
hip injuries from the steering column of the car. He
was reported to. be on the operating table in West-
minster for many hours Tuesday.
tons portion of the bag caught
in the spokes of the rear wheel
of the bike, causing the boy to
turn the bicycle into the path of
a southbound car driven by
Plans Reinhardt, 24, London.
The lad was treated by Dr,
Michael Gans at the scene and
by Dr. R. W. Read at the hos-
pital.
The incident -occurred about
three-quarters of a mile south
of Exeter about 4:55 p.m.
Still in hospital
Three airmen, front Downs-
view and Clinton stations, re-
main in hospital suffering from
injuries received in a head-on
crash on the ,Bluewater high-
way, about 4i,t miles north of
Grand Bend early Monday
morning.
A former Exeter girl, Joan E,
Batten, "London, a passenger in
one of the cars, was treated for
minor injuries.
A northbound ear driven by
Edward J, Doucette, 20, RCAF
Clinton. crossed to the west side
of the highway into the path of
a convertible driven by Gordon
Lewis Forgrave, 25, RCAF
Downsview, according to pollee.
Doucette told police the car
went out of its lane when he
stropped a. cigarette on the floor
of the vehicle.
Miss Batten was a passenger
in the 'Forgrave cad. Forgrave
received injuries to his right;
g and Exete r le 's "hard-luck kid", Doucette,
head.
sustained a deep Jimmy Parsons, 14,, is hack in wound to the right knee;
hospital with injuries to hi s Charles H. Upham., a passenger liver and kidneys and multiple with. Doucette, had several teeth bruises and serapes sustained
when he collided with a car on
No, 4 while driving home on
his bike Monday afternoon.
The boy was reported to be
in "pretty good" condition Wed-
nesday by St. Joseph's hospi-
tal,
it was about 15 months ago
that Jim pulled through an ex-
tremely serious condition caused
when an accidentally discharged
bullet lodged in his abdomen.
His recovery at that, time was
considered miraculous.
The son of Mr. a.nd Mrs.
Douglas Parsons, Edward St.,
Jimmy and his chum, Bill Din-
ney, ako 14, were riding home
from Exeter Golf Club where
they had been playing during
the afternoon. Jim was carry-
ing a small ba.ss of golf clubs
over his right shoulder.
PC Harry Reid said the hot-
Says Hensall houses
may violate bylaws
Taylor, Bailey push
bid for mail delivery
g
Lion is recommended in order
to provide proper depth of ma-
terials over the frost suscept-
ible subsoils in this area,
The stretches included Anne
St., from Marlborough to CNR;
Marlborough, from Huron to
Anne; Sanders, from Main to
Andrew; William, Huron to
Anne; Anne St., from Caning
westerly 150 feet; Huron, east
and west of junction with Main.
Two-foot . excavation was rec-
ommended in all sections ex-
cept Marlborough, where 18"
would be acceptable, according
to the report.
Rec Director Don Gravett
urged Exeter and district
children to register this week
for the playground program
and swimming classes which
begin Monday.
Due to a misunderstanding,
he said, children and parents
may not be aware that reg-
istrations are being taken
this week atRiverview Park,
where lifeguards are on
duty,
"We'd like to get registra-
tions this weekend, in order
to start our classes Mon-
day," Gravett said,
broken and received a severe
hump to the right forehead.
Dr. V. Gulens, Dashwood,. at-
tended at the scene, and the
T. Harry Hoffman ambulance.
Dashwood, took the injured to
hospita 1, Both cars were
wrecked, according to PC West.
over.
Kipper man hurt
In. another Dominion Day ace
cident, Dan Kaye Peterson, 30,
Kipper], was injured in his left
leg and arm after colliding with
a car driven by Otto C. Resters
mayer, 72, Dashwood. The ace
cident oceured at the eastern
limits of Dashwood.
Peterson, who was westbound,
told police he dropped his ciga-
rette lighter and during his at-
tempts to recover it, the car
crossed the line into the path
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Announcements,, ---- --- B Room was at a premium
teniing Events ., ...,.. 1J .• % 4 Pinery P"arl• area over the holiday weekend as crowds estimated at up to 50,000 (brined the council th at, :The viurch Notices . ..... ......
Editarialt 4 flocked to the popular spots to enjoy near perfect weather. Rooms were filled ill • • ,„ • •surveyor ,: tom me thnt all the
lots A long the street were out ,
Farm News .. '0, 11 Grand tend early Saturday afternoon And the overflow crowd WM11; as far away walk er explained to the.
..11peomrtiris lhO .radft „...........• 12 as Exeter and Ilensall for the night, while many others slept in their cars. The members that the surveyers
H ensall
Locaft
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14 f r itter.: was jarh•packed , with '1,000 campers by Friday night and they filled up all trod told hint that 411 surveYing 5 o.,so -
4 0 7 the picnic areas as well 48 the regular camp sites. pup f. Gar Myers reported that omollot tdorboliitigTgayfrsoN1.,c!:h64 11(1
Wahl Alc. '10, 11 25,000 people were ill the park Sunday afternoon.. Above, buitiper4o,buiiiper traf,, m _and thi 5 roo 1%6 th 0,1.#001.1
• fie prevailed throughout the weekend. in Grand Bend, Please turn to page 2
Resbrf areas tilted to capacity
Hensall council discovered lot behind his may he up to
Monday tight that some houses 22 feet short, of the length that
in the Queen street area may the property owner thought; lie
be situated on town - owned held,
property, Mr. Walker also revealed
George Walker, who lives on that this situation prevails
Queen street, reported to noun, along the entire street length
and sonic, owners may have
See on his lot indicated that the
cil that a private survey done
e built closer to the street than essee'eses.
is allowed 'for in town bylaws.
A surveying firm from Lu-
can was hired by Mr, Walker
to determine the boundatries
of his property before he be-
gan construction on the lot.
Walker's lot was surveyed ac-
cording to the specifications in
the original deed and it was
found that wills the full 148-
foot depth of ,the lot his pro-
party extended into the neigh-
boring one by sonic 22 feet.
Walker revealed that his
was the. only lot surveyed.
Council felt _that they could do
nothing unless another pro-
perty owner bad his lot survey-
ed and a dispute resulted,
Harold Knight told Walker
that "You should get S01110016
else. to have his lot surveyed
and if you have a beef you can
come to us and we will have
to settle it",
Walker reported that the
surveyors had told him the
survey would stand up in
court . and John taker agreed
with him, .saying "Nobody can
dispute your claim if he hasn't
had a survey done and proved
it to be wrong".
Walker then asked the tonn.
eil what would happen if atto
other survey were to be laken
and the owner ,of the. lot found
that he was short of land,
Knight: "Then. you can let
the lawyers settle it".
on the roads, beaches. and beds• in the Grand tend and 'However, Walker .also