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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-08-09, Page 1eborte WHALEN SCHOOL NION • .107',3 • • • 1003 • , Ninetieth. Year Price Per Copy 10 Cents EXETER, •ONTARIO, .AUGUST 1, 1963 Half million dollars LET HIGHWAY CONTRACT Approve $12,000 Anne Street drain Lightning storm sets barn, season's crop on fire on Cromarty district farm Neighbors view the ruins of the barn of Arnold Westlake, RR 1 Cromarty, which was struck by lightning during Wednesday morning's severe electrical storm. Lost in the blaze were the season's hay crop, about 3,000 bales; some 400 bushels of newly- harvested barley and a number of implements including a grain elevator, wagon, hammer-mill and separator. Alvin Cole, a neighbor, and Mr. Westlake, released 16 pigs and four calves. "When I looked out", recalls Cole, who lives across the road, "the whole field was lit up. I couldn'ttell from the window which barn was on fire". Hensall brigade called for the Mitchell volunteers to assist in saving the Westlake house and driveshed near by, which were threatened by flames fanned by strong winds. The blaze attracted 100 carloads of people. The Westlake farm is about three miles east of Chiselhurst. --T-A photo AREA TAXES CONTINUE CLIMB Usborne township levy jumps seven Usborne ratepayers will pay seven more mills in taxes this year on the basis of the rate established Tuesday by town- ship council. The township levy was raised from eight to 12 to account for four mills of the increase. The other three result from the high school levy set earlier this year. Clerk H.H.G. Strang said the total levy for property owners in the school area will be 48 mills on farm and residential, Howes was studying the pro- posed repair and re-location of the Taylor drain; Accepted the petition of G. Hem for a municipal drain on lots 11 and 12, SWB, with out- let in the Hicks drain and ap- pointed Howes as engineer; Approved extension of drain "B" and instalation of a catch basin as a result of a com- plaint from Harold Clarke. Reeve George Frayne pre- sided and all members were present. 50 on commercial. Part of the increased town- ship rate is required for road expenditures. While the road budget is not up this year, it does not include as muchbridge work, on which 80% grant is re- ceived. Other expenses, "have been creeping up all along the line", according to Clerk Strang. Last year, Usborne dropped the township rate from 10 to eight mills. In 1961, it was 12. Council learned from the school area board that the de- partment of education has ten- tatively approved an expendi- ture of $176,805.50 for a cen- tral school of eight classrooms and one playroom. No further development has taken place, apparently, in re- gard to selection of the site for the school. Board members have not agreed upon the lo- cation. In other business, council: Learned that Engineer J. A. Reunion marks Whalen school end Over 300 former pupils of Whalen public school answered the call of the bell Monday for a reunion which marks the closing of the building for educational purposes —but not for community gatherings. The school has been purchased by a local group to serve as a public hall. Reunion story appears on page 5. --T-A photo Hensall rate rises two mills to 70 total Hensall mills battle over section of road Hensall taxes are up two mills for residences and 3.6 for commercial properties. Council set the mill rate Tuesday night at 70 for houses, compared to 68 last year, and 78.6 for businesses, which paid 75 mills in 1962. The increases are due pri- marily to the three-mill hike levied by the district high school board. There was a slight de- crease in the public school rate. Most of the other levies computed in the rate remain about the same as the previous year. CALL DRAIN TENDERS Tenders have been called for the instalation of drains on Brock street and York Cres- cent, which are estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $5,700. Councillor John Baker enqui- red if, under new regulations, the department of h igh ways would provide a grant toward the A half-million dollar contract has been let to Hi-Way Con- struction Co. Ltd., Simcoe, for the paving of No. 4 highway from Exeter to Centralia, High- ways minister C. S. MacNaugh- ton, Huron MPP, announced this week, The award includes rebuild- ing the south entrance into town up to Huron St. The contract calls for 3.42 miles of "grading, drainage, granular base and hot mix pav- ing" on No. 4 from Huron St. southerly to Centralia, "to- gether with such other works and matters whatsoever, which in the construction of such works are specified or enhanced or included in the said speci- fications." Contract price is $559, 015.50. The highway, from Centralia north, will be 33 feet wide up to a point just south of the service stations where it will widen into a 44-foot road into the town. Inside the town limits, the work will include curbs and gutters and a five-foot con- crete sidewalk. A storm sewer will also be installed. Considerable preparation has been made by the town for the work. The PUC has removed some 20 large trees from the boulevard, erected new lights standards and installed a new water main from Huron to the boundary. A sanitary sewer also will have to be installed and this is one of three extensions for which council expects a contract will be let shortly to Gaffney Construction Co. Council received a letter Thursday from the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board approving award " of the contract, following re- ceipt of a document signed by all ratepayers affected indica- ting they agreed to the contract. Council let an award for the extension work earlier this year but the company had to forfeit the job when he could not post a performance bond. on William St. by C. A. Mc- Dowell Ltd. are proceeding well, he reported. Some ques- tion was raised about the amount of gravel being used inbackfill. Bailey requested that the bylaw stipulating gravel backfill be adhered to on travelled por- tions of the road. NOTICES OUT Notices outlining frontage charges for those who have sanitary sewer facilities were mailed last week, Clerk C. V. Pickard reported. Property owners may pay 42 per lineal foot annually for 30 years or pre-pay the cost at $6.00 a foot, The clerk reported that only a few indicated they would prepay. The one-third increase in water rates for users will come into effect as connections are completed. STICK TO BYLAW Council endorsed a recom- mendation from the planning board that a 15-foot setback required in the zoning bylaw for buildings on Sanders St. from Main to William be maintained. The question arose from an enquiry at the previous council meeting from G. A. Webb, chiropractor, who wished to build an office to within six feet of the property line. Planning board member Wooden reported the board had considered the case with the applicant and had felt the 15- foot setback was justified. The plan is to widen Sanders St. some time in the future. Council endorsed the board's recommendation unanimously. Anne Street, which has al- ready gone through one sewer instalation this year, will un- dergo another this fall as a result of town council's decision Tuesday night to proceed with a $12,000 storm drain. The additional inconvenience to Anne St. residents, however, will be offset by the fact that the project is aimed toward paving next year. Plans for the drain — and for paving with gutters — are being prepared by B. M. Ross, God- erich engineer. The town works crew, under Sup't Jim Paisley, will make the instalation. Drains chairman Joe Wooden, who recommended the project following a committee meeting with Ross, said a rough estimate of the cost is $12,000. Council expects to receive a 50% grant from the department of high- ways. Looking ahead to a paving program next year, council also discussed hard surfacing Wil- liam St. and has asked the en- gineer to take subsoil tests and designate catch basin lo- cations. The PUC will he con- sulted in regard to water mains. One of the reasons why coun- cil has decided to proceed with Anne St. drainage is that the area doesn't depend upon the projected new Main St. line for outlet. A number of other streets which need surface drainage cannot be serviced until the Main drain is com- pleted. Council hopes to under- take a major section of the highway line next year. Roads chairman Bailey en- dorsed the Anne St. drain and the proper planning of it. "If you don't have good storm drains, you can't have good roads," he stated. SYSTEM SATISFACTORY Works Sup't Paisley, report- ing on the sewerage sy st em which went into operation two weeks ago, told council there have been only minor problems to date. Generally, he said, the operation is "quite satisfac- tory." He revealed the alternating pumps in the river station are working about three minutes every hour. Connections being installed Youth gets five months cost of the street drainage. Clerk Earl Campbell indicated application for assistance would be made after tenders were in. Whom to bill for fire fighting costs in connection with a grass fire caused by an accident posed a problem for council. Clerk Campbell recalled the incident in which a car crashed into a hydro pole on the highway recently and the displaced wires set grass on fire. "Our fire department was called by alady and I would like to know who is responsible for the $50 charge" said the clerk. councillor Baker suggested the dep't of highways be con- tacted but Councillor Fred Broadley felt the owner of the car should arrange for payment through his insurance company. Council agreed the car owner should be contacted, ASKS ABOUT METERS Councillor Broadley questio- ned Reeve Norman Jones about Urges work on centennial the length of time required for the instalation of water meters in the municipality. The reeve said they were being ordered and instated as funds became available to the PUC. The councillor wondered if it wouldn't be more efficient to borrow the funds required to instal all of the meters immed- iately. PREPARE REPORTS Council instructed the buil- ding inspector to fill out month- ly reports for the federal bureau of statistics on building permits issued by the village. Clerk Campbell questioned the need to complete the forms each month but Councillor Bro- adley felt it could be important. "You never know when it may come in handy to have the de- tails of building progress in the village available. It might sway some large firm to build an industry here." Utility man E.R. Davis re- ported that weeds had been cut and sprayed and new catch ba- sins installed at R. MacKen- zie's, J. Skea's and R. Baker's. Fred Datars was hired at $15 a week to relieve air. Davis while the latter is on holidays. Council also: Agreed to investigate the cost of a battery-run fire siren which would operate in event of a power break; Referred to the health unit a complaint about the odor from chicken barns; Issued building permits to R. Baker for a garage; G. Parker, aluminum siding; James Ben- gough, garage siding; Heard a report on the Ausable authority from the village re- presentative, Lorne Hay; Turned down a request from Cook Bros. Milling Co. for permission to erect a sign in- structing trucks to park on one side of the street while waiting to unload, TOPS HSDHS GRADUATES . . Janis Gulens But Stephen has cushion--increase slight Caught between two quarrel- ing grain mills, Hensall coun- cil Tuesday night proceeded with the first two readings of a road closing bylaw despite notice of objection from one of the parties. Tuesday night's action fol- lowed several special meetings during which council unsuc- cessfully sought an agreement between the mill owners. The bylaw calls for the clos- ing of an ll'x44' stretch of Wellington St. The piece has been requested by Cook Bros. Milling Co. Ltd. to permit the erection of a hoist for the un- loading of trucks in front of the mill. E. L. Mickle and Son Ltd., located north of the Cook mill, has opposed the move because it feels it will hinder traffic through the area. Wellington street leads off No. 84 highway to the mills, which are also con- Three more Gulens join university 'clan' netted to No. 4byaperpendicu- lar street, Lawyers for both parties, as well as, the village solicitor, have appeared at several of the sessions. James Donnelly, God- erich, is representing Cook; Harold Taggart, of Sisking,Tag- gart and Cromarty, London, is counsel for Mickle. The village solicitor is Peter Raymond of MacKenzie and Raymond, Ex- eter. Wellington Street is 66-feet wide but only a portion of this is used as road at the present time. The thoroughfare would be reduced to 55 feet wide for the 44-foot stretch involved if the road closing bylaw goes through. Under an agreement made 'earlier this year, Cook Bros. agreed to pay costs of pre- paring the bylaw if it became effective before a certain dead- line. Four weeks' public notice is required by the municipal act before a road, or portion of it, may be closed. During this time objections may be placed before council. Council already has a letter from the Mickle firm indicating its intention to protest. If council passes the bylaw, regulations permit objectors to appeal to the courts. Indications at the moment are that the dis- pute may go that far. John Plantinga, 18, formerly of RR 2 Crediton and now of no fixed address, received a jail sentence from Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC, Wednesday on a charge of theft from the Riverview Park booth. Plantinga was given five months definite and 12 inde- finite in the Ontario reforma- tory after appearing in Clinton court. On probation from convic- tions of car thefts in this area last year, Plantinga pleaded guilty to stealing some $8.50 worth of confectionery from the park booth Thursday evening. Investigation was conducted by Constable Lloyd Hodgins. Thursday in Goderich court, Dennis L. Mitchell, London, was sentenced to two years at King- ston penitentiary after being found guilty of possession of a safe-breaking instrument, He was one of two men appre- hended at Hensall earlier. sidential 55.62 (55), commer- cial 59.645 (57). Mt. Carmel separate school, residential 49.02 (46), commer- cial 54.465 (49.6); USS 9, re- sidential 51.55 (50.4), commer- cial 57.345 (52.5); U13 and 15 Hay, residential 41.02 (40); U17 and 18 McGillivray, residential 39.42 (37.5), commercial 43,845 (40.2); SS 11, residential 47.02 (46). RECEIVE AUDIT The 1962 audit report was re- ceived from municipal Audi- tors, A. M. Harper and Co., Goderich, and was accepted. pluses which have accrued in high school and county levies. Council could have reduced the rate even further but decided to spread the reductions over a period of two years. The application of surpluses this year offsets the three-mill hike of the high school district. Total rates for other areas in Stephen township (with 1 a st year's levies in brackets) are: Dashwood police village, re- sidential 50.52 (50), commer- cial 54.645 (52); C rediton, residential 50.52 (50), commer- cial 54,645 (52); Centralia, re- By ,dipping into its surplus, Stephen township council has been able to hold its 1962 tax rate for farm and residential properties. Commercial ratepayers, however, will pay almost five mills more in 1963. Township council set its rates Tuesday night, following receipt of last year's audit. For the school area, which covers a majority of the pro- perty owners, the rate will be 40.12 for farm and residential and 46.98'7 for commercial and industrial. This is a wider spread than last year's levies which were 40 and 42. APPLY SURPLUSES Although the township rate is slightly lower, the major factor in keeping taxes down were sur- Lake Huron claims three in 10 days Last three members of Dash- wood's Gulens family to gra- duate from HSDHS will join their sisters and brothers in higher education studies this fall. Janis Gulens, who led this year's graduating class with an average of 80%, and two sisters, Ausma and Kristine, will enter universities as their brother and sisters have before them. All seven of the children of Doctors V. Gulens and his wife, Dashwood, have, reached the Formation of a centennial committee to make plans for the celebration of Canada's 100th birthday in 1967 was proposed Tuesday night by Mayor W. E. Simmons. The mayor asked council to give consideration to the ap- pointment of a citizens' com- mittee to spearhead develop- ment of town parks and beauti- fication of the town. The committee, he felt, should study implementation of the Kinsman plan for develop- ment of Riverview Park, seek- ing co-operation of community groups. The mayor said the streets and drainage program "should be caught up by 1967". Councillor Wooden said sev- eral citizens had suggested to him the preservation of the Willis property, on Sirncoe St., home of the town's first set- tlers, as a centennial project. The report showed a surplus on the 1962 operations of $5,099. 80 compared to $5,407.56 in 1961. Surpluses for the operations of other boards and commis- sions of the township were; Crediton police village, $107. 52, Centralia ' $1,069.11; Dash- , wood, $289.61; school area, $1,466.51; SS 11, $373.17; Dash- wood hydro system, $2,789.04; deficits, RCSSU No. 1 & 6 Mc- Gillivray and Stephen $5,108.55 and Stephen Township Commu- nity Centre $12.12. Total Revenue was $236,958. 48 and total expenditures $231, 858.68. A total of $74,615.64 was spent on education and $63,105.77 on Public Works. Police investigating four district thefts upper pinnacle of education. Most of them are, or will be, studying at a house in Toronto which the parents have provided for the children. Janis, who becomes the ninth student at HSDHS to qualify for a $400 0 n t ario scholarship, plans to take honors chemistry at the University of Toronto. Ausma will also go to U of T to take a science course. Kris- tine will take physical education course at University of Wes- tern Ontario. Voldemars, the eldest, has finished his medicine course at Toronto and is now intern- ing there. Julija is seeking her master's degree in honor chem- istry at U of T, and Mirdza, who graduated this year in honors Latin and French at Toronto, plans to enter teachers' college this fall. Ilze is in her second year of science at McGill University, Montreal. Police said Wood was warned by a London man on the beach not to go into the rough water but the youth proceeded alone. He was seen going down under the waves by a person on the beach who ran to the police station for help. Constable Jack Boughner ran fully clothed into the lake and recovered the body about 20 Minutes after he had been seen going down. Mouth-to-tn outh resuscita- tion by PC's Harold Doupe and BOughner, Fire Chief Lawrence Mason, Dave Glibraith, Caren- na, and Jim Melville, Grand Bend, under the supervision of Dr. E. A. McMaster, failed to revive the cadet. Swimming at Grand Bend is Out Of bounds for the cadets in the evenings, The, receive re- gular swim periods at ipper- wash damp, PALLS FROM FLOAT Fire Chief Mason said Bar- bara Ann Cooper, daughter Of Mr, and Mrs. Alex coope r,• Preston, had been playing with a small plastic float before she Went under Monday afternoon. lier father, who had been near hat' previously, had gone ashore The old superstition thattra- gedy strikes thrice has proven true at Grand Bend the past two weeks. Three drownings occurred on the resort beach within a 10- day period, taking the lives of a 16-year-old army cadet, 10-year-old Preston girl and a 24-year-old Toronto man. Third of the series occurred Wednesday evening When Cadet Kentieth John Wood, 16, RR 4 Embre, drowned off shore from the ba.thhOuse. He was swim- ming after haying been warned about the heavy waves. Civic holiday, Barbara Ann Cooper, 10, drowned when she Slipped from a foam float north Of the supervised area Of the beach. Rescue efforts kept her aliVe for over four hours but she succumbed in South }Wren Hospital. Sunday, JulY 28, !Van J. taai• tea, Termite, apparently Step.', pod into a hole beside the north pier and Went Own, ilia body Was recovered 24 hours later after extensive dragging opera, tioris, PLAN MaltST Because of armed Service regulations, an inquest will be held into the drowning of Cadet Just ndnutes before to talk tehiS "Wood. The army will also don, Wife On the bead'. duct a board of enquiry into batbara. WAS swimming With the Incident. Please turn to back page Plan plaque at Kirkton Unveiling otan historical pla- que in honer of Timothy Eaton, founder of The T. Eaton Ltd., will take place in a eerie- Molly at Kirkton Sunday, August 18. Mr. Eaton and his brether, Jaines, operated., a store in Klrkton in the late 1880% ee-, tabliahing the t I in -honored m of "Goods satisfad, tory or itioneyrefUnded." Later he moved to St, • Maila and then to Toronto. Lady Eaton has consented to give the principal address at the' ceremony and to unwell the which .1S being erected by the Otitarle" Historic SiteS Board on No. 23 highway. kirktOit W1, under the 'On, VenerShill of Mfa. Stuart Shier, is 10 'et4rge of the tarrangear MMES, taken from the car of LAC Paul M. Elcombe, of RCAF Station Centralia, who lives in Lucan. The car had run out of gas on No. 4, near the county line, and was abandoned by Elcombe. When he returned with gas some five hours later, missing were a car radio, suit, overnight case, and other articles. PC George Mitchell is in= vestigating, assisted by Chief E. R. Davis in the Hensall cases. Police are investigating four Crimes over the past week — three thefts in Hensall and one freart a parked car on No. 4 highway. Hunting equipment apparently was the objective of two of the Hensall thefts 'which occurred early Saturday morning. Climbing thrtaigh a rear win- dOWi thieves stole 5,000 rounds Of ammunition from Drysdale Crest Hardware, two three portable radios and three sporting knives.. Cash •draw, ra and other merchandise in the store were not touched. The guns Included a BB piatol and a 12-gauge single ahOtgtin. Hensall DiStriCt Da-Op was entered the sane 'night and ala• proxiMately $12.00 worth of ammunition Stolen. , At lienSall Motor SaleSTiles Tues- day night i thieVOS took a cash box containing $300 in bills, checks and insurance Statrips. The lOSs occurred around 6 pin While .ethploy668- woo Working in the garage, Also on Tuesday, about. $185 worth of personal effedS WaS- RCAF Centralia's arena Announcements * 4 4 4 12 Church Notices , coiribtgvett' i 4 12 kditorialS 'Varna News 4 Feminine FeetS Panties , 8 Hensall . 4 Lucan aaratw.,1.2 Sports w w If 4 * Wand' Ads 4 *•a * 1 i York archbishop visits rector -bete The Archbishop of York, Most Rev. P. Donald coggan, and his wife visited Itivitt Memorial Anglican CoUreh and its fectora• Rev. James D. Gaticiai,. bete '1"TritattYi aatitblaitoft, Who enjoys second highest precedence In the Chetah of llitgland,hasbeen attendiag tateetitiga at Leiidatii Which precede the Anglican progresses' on • schedule •.iteeiVed. aillatiriortrydegree CefigreSS in 'Tor'onto next Week. at Huron -College during his Construction of the $200,000 hockey And skating rink at RCAF Statibti ,Centralia proceeds visit. dfile, with completion date Set ler the.. end of 8epteitiber. C. .Mcbowell Ltd., Centralia, Oen. • tradter for the building -which ineaSureS230,k105'andwill provide an ice surface Oi180'x80'.. Non- Meg. Coggan WaSprirt, public funds are fin-kitting the peeled, cipal of the C011ege titbit, which "it°".Phy `u It G•aliden ,graciated,