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hated several years ago.
Council agreed to determine
if the authority would deed to
the town sufficient property for
construction of the pool.
Maintenance costs
Ownership of the pool also in-
volved responsibility for its
maintenance, Mr. Goman ac-
knowledged, but he noted that
in other municipalities the ope-
rating expenses are met by
service clubs. On the basis of
his surveys of other commun-
ity pools, he estimated the ope-
rating deficit here would be
between $1,000 and $1,200. "If
this is a problem the service
clubs might kick in to meet the
deficit but, of course, I can
give no assurance that they
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Announcements . 15
Church Notices 15
Coming Events 15
Editorials • 4
Farm News . ..... 9
Feminine Facts 12
Hensel' ......... 5
Lucan 14
Sports 6, 7
Want Ads 10, 11
uestions
Here are the questions
town council has decided to
put to the votors on Monday,
February 11, 1963:
Are you in favor of the
sale of beer only under a
public house licence for con-
sumption on licenced prem.
ises to which women are ad.
milted?
Are you in favor of the
sale of beer only under a
public house licence for con-
sumption on licenced prem-
ises to which men only are
admitted?
Are you in favor of the
sale of beer and wine only
under a dining room licence
for consumption with meals
on licenced premises?
Are yeti' in favor of the
sale of liquor under a dining
lounge licence for consump-
tion with meals on licenced
premises?
Are you in favor of the
sale of liquor under a lounge
licence for consumption on
licenced premises?
Charge man
hit-and-run
Good start
Exeter Fair got underway
Wednesday with a better-
than-average number of in•
side exhibits. Judges spent
the afternoon placing them.
A three-class baby show
and bingo attracted a large
crowd Wednesday night. They
viewed many new inside
commercial displays.
Li r v e of
Fe ruary 1
mil must decide Monday
Town council Monday night
showed some hesitancy about
supporting 'a swimming pool
campaign or the community.
Council did agree to try to
secure ownership of land for
the site of the pool and it ap-
pointed two of its members to
the campaign cornmittee.
However, they weren't eager
to commit the town to respon-
sibility for maintenance of the
pool or to make a grant toward
the cost of construction.
"You may be skeptical at the
moment," said John. Gornan,
who presented the proposal to
council, "hut we hope to `turn
your skepticism into support."
Mr. Gotten revealed there has
been some agitation to revive
the joint committee of Legion,
Lions and Kinsmen which in-
vestigated the project several
years ago. It was dropped at
that time because of the drive
for funds for the curling rink
and an anticipated campaign for
hospital funds Which. did not
materialize.
Goman, the area politic school
inspector, revealed that a grant
amounting to 20% of the cost of
the project, to a maximum of
$5,000, would be available from
the province if the swimming
pool property was vested in the
municipality, The proposed site
of the pool is to the west of the
Ausable authority office on land
owned by the authority but is
tinder control of the town under
a pdchase agreement nego-
ENTRANCE GATES MUST BE MOVED—Town council learned Monday night that
these entrance gates must be moved to allow for the new approach to town plan-
ned by the department of highways. The gates were erected in 1935, at the time
of the old boys and girls reunion, and honor the first council of the municipality
and the first white settlers,
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Town council ,derided Monday
night the qnestions it would put
before the electorate hi its pro.
posed liquor vote and indicated
referendiun will be held Mon-
day., Februarif tt, 1963.
its decisions will have to be
.confirmed by w 11 i.cb
probably will be presented, at
the next, meeting
Council was under the impres-
sion last Meeting that the .ques,
tions on the ballot and the "date,
of the vote would be determ-
ined by the provineial liquor 11,
pence board, Since, Clerk Pick-
ard has been informed this was
council's responsibility,
The original 'motion, as did
the request for a vote, 'called
for a decision on "all types of
outlets". It was pointed out that
these include beer, liquor And
wine stores, the former two of
which already are operating in
the town,
Mayor Simmons felt all the
other outlets should be on the
ballot, "We should let the peo-
ple decide what they want. It's
not up to us,"
Bailey suggested that even
the stores should be included.
"Mter all, if you're going to
have a vote, you should include
these to see if the people want
them,"
Clerk Pickard pointed out
that the only question in regard
to the stores which could be
placed were those which asked,
"Are you in favor of the coati-
nuance " of such outlets,
and it would require a 506 "no"
vote to reject them. Besides,
these questions coUldn't be on
the same ballot as the others.
"It would foul things up,"
said the mayor.
Rescind motion
Council agreed to rescind the
former motion and nassed an•
other outlining the questions to
be put and the date of the vote.
The questions include a men's
beverage room, ladies' and es-
corts' beverage room,. dining
lounge and cocktail lounge.
Division over the issue ap-
peared to be the same as at the
previous meeting. In favor
were Simmons, Fisher, Musser,
Delbridge and Wright. Opposed
were Farrow, Wooden and Bai-
ley. Councillor Taylor didn't
vote but he indicated afterwards
he had misunderstood the mo-
tion.
Farrow suggested there still
was a chance that the vote
might not be held, since all
five councillors in favor would
have to be present when the
bylaw was presented, You're not
out of the woods yet," he told
the proponents. `You'd better all
be here for the bylaw."
Use 1958 voters' lists
Clerk Pickard indicated them
would be considerable work in
revising the voters' The
last list for a provincial. .etee-
tion must be used and this was
compiled back in 1958, All res-
idents 21 years of age and over,
are eligible..
Questioned by Farrow, the
clerk said his original estimate
of $400 for the cost of the vote
was low in view of the revision
which would be required.
Farrow: "It will probably
cost us double that amount."
Fisher: "Since the vote is
being held in February, the new
council will be able to budget
for it."
"Yes," said the mayor, turn-
ing to Farrow with a chuckle,
"you won't need to worry about
To date Grand. Bend council
has received more unsigned
than signed contracts for its
proposed water system but
village officials are still optim-
sitic the required number will
be forthcoming.
Reeve Bill Sturdevant noted
that only one-quarter of the
contracts have been returned
and he feels confident that the
majority of the remainder Will
support the system,
The Ontario Municipal Board
requires 400 to 500 signed con-
tracts before it will approve
the water system proposed by
the council. A number of rate-
payers expressed opposition to
the project at public hearings
earlier this year.
Reeve Sturdevant reported
this week that council has re-
ceived 115 signed contracts and
150 unsigned from the 830 units
affected.
The reeve said he hoped for
an early approval of the sys-
tem because it will affect other
public works in the village. He
pointed out that the ,depart-
nient of highways is planning
to pave the 131tteWater highway
and place curbs and gutters on
.Call tenders
next week
Tenders Will be called next
Week for Construction of Ex-
safiitary sewage system,
the Ontario Water Resources
Conitnissitin revealed Ttlesday,
headline for bids on the
system, whith May 411alifY
a winter works project,has
been set for'Wednesday,Octo.
her. 10.
The project consists of the
$ttlitilYing Of materials arid
liffiliPirielit ref, find tile* dn.
e rtiction of 12,132
and,
feet
of sanitary sewers, elettnt
station, piimping station, force-
plain, 22-acre oxidation pond
and discharge line,
Tender doetithents will he
1,t.ovided by Engineer B. M,
'ass, Goderich, and each con-
1 -nclor will ha reOldred to sub=
mit a deposit of :$19,000 With
bit bid.
Farrow, smiling: 4.71.0.C$ your
considered opinion, is it?"
(Later, Farrow used the
mayor's remark to avoid. being
placed on a new swimming pool
eoininittee which is hemg
formed, When the mayor was
asking for volunteers, Farrow
declined "since the mayor says
I won't be back next year.")
Avoid *Olen dates
Extension of the date of the
vote into 1963 was,required to
Avoid. conflict withjthe mp.nici,
pal election, The referendum
cannot be held until two months
after the bylaw is passed, Well
probably will take place next
meeting, October 1, This would
mean the vote would be delayed.
until the first of December,
when the numicipal elections
take nine. December was.
counted out because there is al-
ways the possibility of a sec-
ond election required as oc-
curred several ye7rs ago, With
the extra work required of the
clerk at the first of the year, it
was agreed to .postpone the vote
until February.
A Stratford man, William
Dorval Campbell, 29, has been
charged with hit and run fol-
lowing an accident Sunday
three miles east of Exeter on
No. 83. '
Clifford H. Penhale, 27, Dash-
,wood, was struck on the left
rear of his car by an over-
taking vehicle while the two
machines were going west, The
Penhale car ,suffered $300 dam-
age.
Campbell was apprehended
at Grand Bend the same day.
Three injured
In other accidents this week,
two men were injured when
the cars in which they were
riding overturned and a 12-
year-old Exeter boy was hurt
when he ran into a car on his
bicycle,
A 22-year-old Kitchener man,
Walter E, Morand, suffered
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the. shoulders, If the water
system isn't installed before
this work is done, it may cost
another $25,000 to $50,000 to
rip up the pavement, he esti-
mated.
The reeve also noted that
council hardly can consider
paving of any of the mtinieipal
streets until a water system is
installed.
'We'd like to see the ,Water
system go in right now. It will
Have to come stinictime and it
May as Well be noW," the reeve
said,
Does _Exeter want its main
street turned into a four-lane
highway within the next. 20
years or so?
'That's the question. town men.-
roust decide next Monday night,
The answer is required by the
department of highways which
is planeing a new approach on
No. 4 highway at, the' south end,
The plans call for curb and
gutter construction along the
built-op area south of the town.
limits,. The width between the
curbs will be determined by
council's answer to the four-
lane question.
Council discussed the alterna-
tives briefly but decided to lay
the matter over until, a special
roads and drains meeting with
Engineer 13, M', Ross next Mon-
Consult area
on fire rates
Three neighboring townships
—co-owners of the mutual aid
fire truck—will be consulted by
Exeter council to develop a
policy for out-of-the-area calls
Hay, Stephen and Usborne
townships will be asked to
state if they wish the truck to
go outside the district it serves
and if they agree to proposed
charges for the brigade's ser-
vices.
'The question developed in
connection with the brigade's
recent call to a fire at the
Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd,.
Council has billed Dashwood
for some $90 for the call but it
was learned Monday night that
the police village officials ob-
ject strenuously to the charge.
Under its agreement with the
participating municipalities,
Exeter normally would • bill
them for the brigade's time on
the call. Since the planing mill.
is in Hay township, council felt
this procedure would apply.
In addition, it was reported at
council meeting that a Dash-
wood official had said the
police village expected to re-
ceive a bill for the call,
However, it was reported
Monday night that the Dash-
wood brigade Was "up in
arms' over the bill. Their
argument is that Dashwood
would answer any calls for
help froin Exeter without
charge and that Exeter should
reciprocate.
Members of council agreed.
to cancel the charge against
Dashwood in order to avoid
friction. It felt, however, that
sonic agreement should lie
negotiated for future opera-
tions,
There has been an unwritten
agreement for sonic time with
Hensall and Centralia brigades
that each would help 'the other
in time of emergency 'without
charge, No formal agreement
has been made, however.
COuneil felt the most sells-
factory
each
would be
for each nionteinality to nay
for serviees whenever they
were required. It was suggest-
ed that the other municinali-
ties be informed that Exeter
was prepared to pay for any
calls it rermired and that it
would expect payment from
the others when they required
the local brigade.
Whether or not the new area
truck should be used on runs
outside the area is. the auestion
council felt should be diseuss-
ed with the other owners, Hay,
Stephen and Usborne, There
would be complaints, several
councillors suggested, if the
truck was fighting a fire at
Hensall and a call came in
from one of the townships.
day night. A highways engineer
will attend,.
Clerk C, V. Pickard reported
the engineer bad presented the
question to him, along with the
department's detailed plan for
the Approach,
Rebuilding of No. 4 highway
is on the department's schedule
for 1963. The road will be wid.
ened to 24 feet and provisions
can be made for a future four-
lane highway if the town will
agree to its extension through
the municipality,
Eliminate parking
"It means of course, that
parking would have to be elim-
inated on main street," Clerk
Pickard pointed out.
Council's reaction generally
was unfavorable.
Farrow: "Who wants four-
lane traffic through the town?"
Wright: "I'd sooner see them
take the highway around 'the
town, I haven't seen a town yet
that wasn't happy after the
highway had been built around
them. They sometimes squawk
before it's built but they seem
to think it was the right thing
after it was done."
Loss of parking facilities
would present a major problem
others stated.,
Councillor Taylor felt there
could be considerable loss of
tourist business if the highway
was re-routed,
Bailey felt the loss of park-
ing space could be solved by
proViding other facilities off the
main street, "It won't come for
another 18 or 20 years. You
could plan for it between now
and then,"
Lower road grade
Clerk Pickard also revealed.
'that the grade of the highway
will be lowered. At Waterloo St.,
he said, plans call for the road
to be approximately 12 inches
below the present height. The
department requested permis-
sion to extend the highway near-
ly 100 feet into the town to de-
velop a gradual rise to the ex-
isting level.
The department also wants to
put emulsion and chips on the
shoulders of the road for a dist-
ance of 145 feet inside the town
limits
Ron. C. S. MacNaughton, who
returned last week from the
British Food Fair, says the.
threat of Britain joining the
common market makes it more
imperative than ever for fotid
processors to establish markets
in the UK immediately.
The Huron MPP's recent sur-
vey in Britain confirmed his
earlier findings that the market
for Ontario farm products is
"limitless" at the present time.
However, if Great Britain joins
the common market as her gov-
ernment appears determined to
do, Canada will lose her trade
preferences over the next dec-
ade.
."I believe we should go after
the large UK market. as soon as
Must move
town pillars
Stone pillars at the south end
of town must be moved when
No. 4 highway is rebuilt next
year, council learned Monday
night.
Where they will go rests with
council.
The department's plans sug-
gest they can be placed well
away from the highway, on Al-
exander street to the west and
on private property to the
east.
Clerk Pickard suggested they
might be moved to Riverview
Park and incorporated in the
plans for development there
Both pillars were erected in
1935 during the time of the old
boys' and girls' reunion here.
The one on the west side is
in honor of the first council --
Reeve Isaac Carling, Council-
lors James Pickard, W. H. Ver-
ity, John Trick and Edward
Drew, Clerk Michael Eacrett
and Treasurer Robert Sanders.
It was put up by 'the old boys
and girls.
The east side pillar -honors
"the first white settlers—James
Willis, 1800.1864; Jane, his wife
1803-1893. settled here 1830;
their children, Sarah, Thomas,
Ann, George John, James, Rob-
ert." It was erected by 'their
descendents in 1935.
To police
PS crossing .
Former town constable John
Cowen has been employed to
supervise the school crossing
at Main and Victoria streets,
it was announced this week.
Constable Cowen, who will
start his duties Monday, has
been given full status of a
police officer, empowering him
to stop traffic and charge of-
fenders.
The move was taken by Ex-
eter public school board with
the support of council. The
bodies will share the cost,
Although it was emphasized
the school patrol has been do-
ing a good job, officials cited
increased traffic and the in-
ability of the children to handle
large groups of pupils as the
reason for the need of an adult
supervisor.
With the announcement of
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possible to establish a foothold
in the event we lose our prefer-
ences," the minister without
portfolio said.
Response overwhelming
He reported the response to
Ontario's stand at the food fair
"was almost overwhelming", It
attracted large crowds through.
out the show.
He said the Ontario stand was
not as ornate as some operated
by other countries but it had
been functionally designed to
handle _sales of products which
were on display.
"By the time I left the girls
had made 30,000 or more. in-
dividual sales during a 12-day
period :and many times that
number of people stopped to en-
quire about our products," he
said.
"From this, plus the great
deal of time I spent calling on
British distributors of our pro-
ducts, 1 am quite convinced
that there is a great deal of
demand for them in Britain.
However, we must sustain our
sales efforts if we are going to
get maximum returns."
"We had sonic processing
people over there, all of whem.
Caine back very enthusiastic.
But we must get more produ-
cers and processors behind the
effort."
As he found after his first
trip investigating the UK mar-
ket, Mr. MacNaughton said Catt.
adian products have a three-
point advantage in that, (a)
the British like Canada, tb)
they like. Canadians„ and te)
they like the quality of our
products."
Market paradox
The common market discus-
sions provided 4 paradox, how-
ever, said Mr. MaeNaughtoti. If
Britain ,joins the European
group, "the 108S of Preferences
we enjoy Will be .of Very serious
Proportions."
The Huron MIT spent part of
a day in Brussels With the elf-
server team at the Canadian
embassy studying the ramifica•
lions of the common market. He
said in a press statenient at
that time that the common mar-
ket, poses serious threats to Ca.
Maid exports. His fears, he
said, were more than confirmed
when he spent Several dayS-
the Canadian embassy in Benny
Genitally,
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would."
Mayor Simmons: "Council
would have to have a lot of
facts and figures before it could,
take a stand on that, We
couldn't go into it blind with-
out knowing the costs."
Goman indicated the com-
mittee would not be able to de-
termine the type of pool which
could be erected until such
time as the campaign indicates
how much money would be
available. He said pools have
been built for as much as
$75,000 and as little as $19,000.
"I think we would have to build
a pool according to the amount
we can raise," he stated.
Mayor: "I don't think it's fair
to ask council to decide now.
We already have one white ele-
phant on our hands — the are-
na— and we don't want another
one,"
Goman; "There are a great
many of us who think this is
something the c o m mu nity
needs. I'm sure there would be
a big increase in our swimming
program if a pool is available,"
Must trust committee
Mr. Goinan said council
would have to have a certain
amount of confidence in the
committee, noting that there
would be representation from
town council on it.
Councillor Wooden: "The ope-
ration of the pop! could come
under the recreation program. It
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GB water contracts
coming back slowly
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Students display crafts at Hensall
Anil nil*, SS la Hays displays her art exhibit which W011 first prize et Hensall
school fair Tuesday, The picture was taken from an illustration in her school
reader, The fair was held Tuesday night following a parade through Hemp& main
street led by Clinton Legion, :Pipe Baird
d
Huron APP host at UK food lair
Hon. Charles MacNaughton, txoter, minister without portfolio in the 'Ontario
government, Jr Almstrong, agent general for 011t.nriti iii the United Xingdoin,
and Mrs. Armstrong, welcome the British Minister of Transport, grtleSt Marples
'(secoritt from tight) ;mid Mrs, Marples to Ontario gov't stand at *Britain's Food. Fair,
Urges drive for sales
before UK in market