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E ECTIONS HERE
Appeals
rejected
, Now that the Ontario Muni-
Board has upheld the
authority's apportionment of
mememal costs, Ausable Amite
0Y4 officials hope cotstrue
(:ion of the long.delayed. Park-
lyd ll •dam will begin by spring,
During a ineeting of the
Authority •executive here Wed.
nesciay, Chairman Freeman Hodgins said it even 'nay be
possible to start this winter
on clearing the forest valley
for the reservoir which will be
created by the million-dollar
dam.
The authority executive Wed-
nesday authorized the engin-
eering firm of M. M. Dillon
Company Limited to proceed.
immediately with preparation
of final construction plans for
the project. This is expected
to take about four months,
Next immediate step, mord-
mg to Mr, Hodgins; will be
the request for final approval
from the senior governments,
which already have approved
the dam in principle.
Start buying land
Mr. Hodgins also indicated
acquisition of lands will prob-
ably begin shortly, Field work
of the appraiser, Hareld Car.
bett, Lucan, has been complet-
ed, but the paper work re-
mains.
In the six - page decision
which it handed down Friday,
tee Ontario Municipal Board
"confirms the apportionment
of cost as made by the author-
ity and adopted by a resole.
tion dated February 10", thus
rejecting the appeals lodged
by Bosanquet and Stephen
townships.
The board made no order
respecting costs of the hear-
ing, estimated to total over
$10,000 because of the large
number of lawyers and profes-
sional people involved in the
appeals and the extensive time
required for preparation of
cases, Each municipality will
be responsible for its own rep-
resentation.
"The board," the decision
read, "has reviewed the his-
tory of attempts made to im-
prove lands in the area by
drainage and control of the
river flow, and has studied the
scheme submitted' by the
authority and the levies pro-
posed, and the alternative
levies submitted by Mr. Todg-
ham (for the appellants), after
hearing the evidence and argu-
ment, The board is satisfied
that, in the scheme proposed
the levy has been worked out
on a sound and equitable
basis, having in mind the ex-
tent of benefit; which will re-
sult."
Final decision
There is no further appeal
open to Bosanquet and Stephen
under the conservation act,
The board's decision is final.
Estimated cost of the project
in 1960 was $1,073,620. It's ex-
pected revised estimates will
Increase the figure at least
five percent. The authority's
share of e'the total cost was
calculated at $206,405. Of this
amount Bosanquet was assess-
ed $53,010 and Stephen, $13,574.
Other major shares will be
born by Parkhill, $59,623; Mc-
Gillivray, $55,070. Exeter has
the highest assessment of the
non - directly - benefitting muni-
cipalities, $6,276.
The assessments are all bas-
ed on percentages and will in-
crease proportionately to the
actual cost of the project.
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HURON MPP EXPRESSES APPRECIATION
AAPP's new 'volume'
hand-written by 425
' ' •eeties '
COMPETE FOR TOP 05 POST—Stewart Webb, left,
has challenged incumbent Bill Sturdevant for the chief
magistrate's post at the summer resort. Only other area
contest for reeve is in Lucan where Councillor Charles
Corbett is running against Reeve Ivan Hearn,
Four area municipalities will go to the 'Pas
Monday, some over "hot' issues" and others involving
personalities only,
In Lucan, Councillor Charles Corbett is opposing
Reeve Ivan llearn; paradoxically, the village requires.
another nomination to fill a vacant council seat.
In. Grand Bend, incumbent Bill Sturdevant and
Councillor Stewart Webb are in a contest for the reeve's
chair over the water issue. Candidates Ian Coles, 'Ory
W.assinann and Bruce Thompson are running against
incumbents Emerson Desjardine and Roland Grenier
Exeter's deputy-reeve, Claude Farrow, is being
challenged by Councillor Bill Musser. Candidates Clar-
ence Boyle, Norman Ferguson and Lee Sherman are
seeking council. seats along with incumbents Ralph.
Bailey, Jack Delbridge, Ross Taylor, Joseph Wooden and
Fred Wright.
Usborne's central school issue has blown into
contests for council and school board. Opposing illegal-
bents Archie Etherington, Ward Hern, Delmer Skinner
and Roy Westcott are Ray Duncan, Walter McBride and
Lloyd Reynolds.
Standing for school board are three sitting mem-
bers, Gerald Prout, Morris Horn and Kenneth Simpson,
challenged by Harold Cudmore, Thomas Hern and Lloyd
Knight.
"You have to have two pro-
posals before you can have an
argument," he stated, "and
we have only the one propos-
al."
"I don't know what he
meant," Sturdevant stated in
reference to Webb's statement
that a different council could
get an entirely different set-up.
"It certainly reflects on last
year's council," the reeve
stated, "and he was a member
of it."
At the meeting, Sturdevant
said he wanted to retain the
post so he could continue to
fight for some of the projects
he has presented before the
Lambton county council.
His main project is having
the county take over Lake
road, which leads from high-
way 21. to Southcott Pines. He
pointed out the road serves not
only Grand Bend but Bosan-
quet township residents, and
lie said he had hopes of the
county paving it and then turn.
ing it back to the resort,
He reported the project had
already received tentative ap-
proval from the county road
committee.
"I don't think it's good
business for a change noes,"
he said, "it takes one year. to
learn your way around county
council and I feel I can help,"
Outlining some of the other
community projects he hoped
to get underway next year,
Sturdevant reported more
street lights were needed,
especcially along the beach at
many intersections in the re-
sort; a new heating system.
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Reeve Fisher, chairman of the
police committee, announced
that one of the members of the
town force would be attending
the new police school which has
been established at St. Thom-
as. He reported on his county
council work on the equalize-
Lion, health and consultative
committees. The reeve was
chairman of this year's equali-
zation board.
Not afraid to say 'no'
Deputy-Reeve Farrow, in the
lengthiest report of the evening,
outlined a number of changes
in county council which had
been effected by committees to
which he had been appointed.
These included restriction of
attendance at conventions to
those held in Ontario; the eli.
mination of political considera-
lion in the election of warden;
the reduction of the number of
committees from 18 to 12; re-
vision of the standing rules and
regulations; reduction of the
number of people invited to the
warden's banquet which has
grown to the costly size of
around 400 persons; reduction
of payments made to county
councillors for committee at.
Londe nce.
Farrow noted that speakers
at the MacNaughlon night, war-
den's banquet and other func-
tions have urged citizens to sup-
port leaders who were not
afraid to say 'no', not adverse
to making changes, not hesi.
tent to take an unpopular stand
on issues regardless of public
opinion. "I subscribe to this
type of leadership," said Far.
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MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION PERMITS AUSABLE AUTHORITY TO PROCEED WITH PARKKHli~L DAM PROJECT
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Corning Events ...„.„ ... . 18
Editorials 4 .. .
Pa I'm News ,. il
Feminine 'Facts ' 14, 15
Hensel,
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Sports ,.............. -L 7, 8
Wahl Ads ,....... ,.. 12, 13
See start on am this winter
The election wheels were in
motion for halt an hour follow-
ing Stephen township's nomina-
tion, but they ground to a halt
following the political jockey.
Ing of two nominated candi-
dates All members of council
were returned by acclamation,
Steve Dundas, nominated for
deputy-reeve, and Joe Gunn,
who was named for a council
seat, both qualified shortly af.
ter the nomination meeting but
resigned, after all the other can-
didates had qualified,
Both men appeared to be
waiting to see if any of the
other men would ,step up, as
Del:ily-Reeve Tim Hayter was
nominated to challenge Reeve
Glenn Webb amid Councillors Ed
Helidrick and Cecil Desjardine
were nominated for the dep=
uty-reeve's post.
However, with the forcing of
an election entirely in their
hands, Gunn and Dundas de-
clined as they did last year,
handing in their resignations to
returning officer, Koss Haugh,
No big issues
Neither of the two new nenli-
nees presented any major is-
sties at the unusually
meeting, attended by only 50
ratepayers.
Dundas questioned the sitting
maithers in regards to the
amount of money that had been
spent hi backing their appeal,
against the Parkhill dam, I
haven't seen any accounts Tor
the work done by the lawyers,"
lie 'pointed otit, rand I don't
think .they Work for thicken-
Teed,
peeve Glenn Webb replied
that the bitls had not been re.
reeved for the work done by
the lawyers and he stated cone
eil did not anticipate that they
would be too groat,
"It didn't matter which side
of The question We Were ott,"
he toted, Pbecause we Still had
lb have lawyers 'present at fhb
1-luron MPT3 Charles Mac-
Naughton has a new "book" in
his growing library—a volume
that should help to inspire him
as he tackles the toughest job
yet in his still brief but already
outstanding career,
The book was hand-written by
well over -100 local well-wishers
who jammed Exeter Legion Hall
Thursday night in recognition
of his recent appointment as
Ontario minister of highways.
They signed their names in
the engraved volume attesting
to their congratulations and
good wishes. The specially-pre-
pared guest book was presented
to the Huron MPP as a perma-
nent memento of "Charlie
MacNaughton Night" in Ex-
eter.
Town council's tribute to the
province's new road chief was
an outstanding success, filled
with humor, sentiment, remin-
iscence, stirring oratory and
challenge.
The success was apparent
earlier, of course, when tickets
for the event were sold out two
weeks previous. The crowd not
Offer $100
for 'fire bug'
Crecilion police village trus-
tees are offering a $100 reward
for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of per-
son or persons making false
fire alarm calls in the village.
Officials report they have
been getting an average of
three to Tour calls a week,
usually early in the morning,
which are not replied to when
answered.
The alarm system in the dial
exchange at Crediton goes di
rectly and simultaneously into
the homes of four firemen,
each of whom is able to turn
on the alarm from his phone.
Almost every time in the
past month or so when a call
has come in on the fire tele-
phone, the firemen have found
no one on the line when they
answered.
hearing,"
The only other question raised
by Dendae was m reference to
the method of warble fly pro-
tection in the township. "I
think there is a better way than
spraying," lie said.
He pointed out that he had
read in en American magazine
that "wonderful results" were
— Please turn to page 3
only filled the large Legion
hall but overflowed into the
basement.
Speaker Dr, George Goth, of
Metropolitan Unit e d Church,
London, urged the crowd to
"stand behind and lift up" the
Huron MLA in his efforts to
provide leadership at the pro-
vineial
lie said, "What is needed to-
day in any democracy is crea-
tive leadership; leaders that
will, talk up to their :listeners
and inspire the best that is in
them. We are a selfish demo.
cracy. Our tendency is to get
the most we can out of our
leaders for ourselves, the old
age pension, the baby bonus,
This is characteristic of the
modern voter and likewise of
the modern politician,
"Society," he co ntinue d,
"needs men able :to lead —a
leader who not only says 'yes'
but has the courage to say 'no'
at the right time, The hope of
the world is in the minority;
the majority are not always
right.
"Mr. IVIacNaughLon is no lon-
ger the sale property of Exeter
and Huron but belongs to the
Province of Ontario." Dr. Goth
praised the leadership of Sir
John. A. Macdonald and Sir Wil-
frid Laurier but stated the
country has equal calibre in the
men of today. "If we want a
good leader we have a right to
deserve a good leader; we must
stand behind him, support him
and he'll be a better man five
years from now."
Mr. Goth said that it was a
remarkable tribute to the town
of Exeter, to the county of
Huron and to Mr. MacNaughton
to see so many well-wishers pre-
sent. "By your presence you
display democracy at its best,"
said the speaker.
"The backbone of a. nation is
not in the larger cities but in
the smaller centres where the
roots of democracy go deep,
where there is a sense of be-
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Son succeeds
father in post
A son replaced a father Mon-
day as a trustee of one of the
area police villages.
Norman Tripp took over the
seat vacated by his father,
Harold Tripp, at, Centralia, in-
cumbents returned there were
Robert Breen and Kenneth
Hodgins, Murray. Abbot . also
was nominated but resigned
after eualifying rather than
canse, an election,
In Crediton, seven-year trus-
tee Wilhiar Wein retired froth
the board and was replaced
by Gerald Schenk. Other trus-
tees returned. were 'Le r n e
Preszcatotan Donald Dinney.
Also nominated was Joseph
Gene, Who did not qualify,
Three given
acclamation
Three councils ,met this arc
nave been returned by ecciama
Lion for 1963 terms, They ar
Hensel!, Stephen and Tucker.
smith township bodies,
Acclamation was also give)
Mayor W. Simmons and
Reeve Glenn Fisher of Exeter
along with school board am
PVC members. The school board
features two new faces — Wil-
liam Huntley and :Herman Deft-
mer along with Chairman W.
G, Seddon, Ray Frayne, Clar-
ence McDonald, and Ross Tue.
key. New utilities commissioner
is Murray Greene, who replaced
W. G. Cochrane; Chairman R.
E. Pooley was returned.
The full council of Tucker-
smith was returned by accla-
mation. Monday, Reeve Elgin
Thompson was elected to his
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'('he chairman of G r a ted
Bend's water committee, Stew-
art Webb, will oppose Reeve
Bill Sturdevant in a two-way
fight for the top post with the
main issue apparently being
the resort's proposed water
system,
Ratepayers will also go to
the polls to choose between
five men for the four council
seats, with incumbents Emer-
son. Desjardine and Roland
Grenier battling newcomers,
Ian. Coles, Bruce Thompson
and Ory Wassm.ann.
Only the two incumbents re-
mained when Webb decided to
go for the reeve's chair and
Earl Deters resigned,
Although Webb has headed
the water ••committee, for the
past two years and is the
veteran member of council
Although Exeter's forthcom-
ing election became apparent
fairly early during the nomina-
tion meeting Friday night, the
issues are not clear.
Councillor William Musser,
who retired last year but re-
turned to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Reeve
William McKenzie, gave no rea-
sons for his decision to stand
for deputy-reeve in opposition
to incumbent Claude Farrow. He
announced his intention when he
was called upon for a council
report,
Following this indication of a
contest, three new candidates
for council agreed to let their
names stand on the ballot. None
of these, however, indicated why
he was running.
It appears to be a straight
personality race in both con-
The question of a central
school for Usborne Township,
which last year was defeated
in a vote by the ratepayers, was
the controversial topic at the
township nomination Monday at.,
territeon which has led to an
dealer' for council and school
area board,
Reeve George Frayne was re.
with four years' service, he
told the ratepayers that "with
a different council we can get
an entirely different setup" on
the water system.
"I wasn't too surprised that
people didn't sign their water
contracts," he added, "because
it was just like asking them
to sign a blank cheque."
Although he didn't explain at
the meeting how he thought
the system could he installed
any cheaper, he stated that
there were two avenues he
wished to explore to secure
water,
"I've always len we could
get ground water," he report-
ed, "and it would. be $100,000
cheaper than, our proposed
system."
However, he didn't explain
what locations he would ex-
elected by aeelamalion, but
there are 13 candidates for the
seven seats on council and
school area board.
For the council Ward Horn,
Archie Etheringtot, Delmer
Skinner and Roylance •Westeott,
will seek reeeleetion With Lloyd
Reynolds, Walter McBride and
Kenneth Duncan opposing them.
plore to find the water, The
municipality and the Ontario
Water Resources Commission
already have spent close to
$15,000 in futile tests through-
out the, area in search for a
suitable supply,
Webb also stated he thought
council should contact the
Sarnia promoter who had pre-
seined a deal to the city of
London whereby he would pay
for the entire system and then
bill the city for their water.
"We might work a scheme
with him," he pointed out,
Don't see issue
Sturdevant, who is just com-
pleting his first term as reeve,
told The Times-Advocate thAt
he did not feel there was any
issue over water in the battle
for the reeve's post,
Mayor Simmons, disappointed
at the turnout, noted humorous-
ly that it was obvious this year's
council was not as great a draw-
ing card as Hon. C. S. Mac-
Naughton, whose recognition
dinner attracted over 400 per-
sons the night before. He paid
tribute to the late reeve, Wil-
liam McKenzie, and lauded his
council, whom he claimed had
not been a group of "yes" men.
MORE
Election Reports
Lucan — ''' Page 16
McGillivray Page 11
Hensall , Page S
For the township school area,
Gerald Front, Morris Hern and
Kenneth Simpson, are standing
for re-election for a two-year
term. With theme on the ballot
will be the names of Thomas
Hem, Harold Cudmore and
Lloyd Knight, three tti be
elected.
Although not all the candi-
dates Look a stand on the school
issue, most of them declared
themselves for or against, draw-
ing the lines for the battle at
the polls,
Principals in the debate over
the issue wore Lloyd Reynolds,
one of the opponents of the vote
last year; G. John Gothan area
public school inspector, who
asked for permission to speak
after his name had been men-
titined in connection with the
controversy; and Harry Doug-
all, chairman of the school
board.
iticizes school 'boa I'd
Lloyd Reynolds criticized time
The continual battle over
aelte.rs' .telaries took a new
vist at Iletisell's nomination,.
'ridgy. . when it WAS, questioned
1 the Hensall teachers are paid
enough.
school board for the lack of in-
formation on the central school
given at the last nomination,
He referred to the letter he
wrote to The TimcsAdvocate on
the question and the reply by
Inspect or John Gomm whom
he said "criticized us who were
on the other side."
"1 have no political ambi-
tions. but I stand for 'certain
principles and will allow my
name to stand for council" he
said.
Later in the meeting, a voice
from the floor asked Mr. Reyn-
olds if he had any concrete
reasons for opposing a central
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Opponents resign;
Stephen council back
tests,
Running for council, besides
five of the present members,
are Lee Sherman, Huron St„
who was defeated in the 1960
election; Norman Ferguson also
defeated in 1960, and Clarence
Boyle, who is throwing his hat
in the local political ring for
the first time,
Only about 50 persons at-
tended the nomnation and the
crowd grew smaller as the ,
meeting continued. All council
members remained to give re-
ports to the small group of rate-
payers but only one school
trustee stayed to speak, The
town's representative on the
SIIDIIS board, Allan Fraser,
gave his annual resume of its
activities, Named. chairman for
the meeting was W. IL Hodgson,
secretary of the PS board.
GB: Proposed water system at stake
EXETE
o issue for two-year term 4
USBORNE: chool battle flares again
New twist :at _Henson;
school salaries low?
The discussion arose when,
Charles l"ifnrd asked Principal
Robert Rayburn, who was mak-
tog the report for time school
board, if the salaries were in
line, with others iii Huron
County.
"We have a quality school in
Hensall and I wonder if •6"0
salary is in Into with this
ity." Filnrd noted. "I realize
You may be slightly biased,"
be jokingly told the school twin*
cipal. "but are the teachers Sat,
isfied with their salaries?"
"You're really giving ma ama
opening," Radium replied.
"I'm satisfied or I wouldn't
Stay," he added, "and the ethers
must be, Hie same way."
lle Pointed out that Salaries iii
Ticesall were lower than lit
larger schools, but also poluted
out that the cost of living was
much lower. Although he said
lie thought, the $4,500.00 Maki-
,‘,-Please turn to rage