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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-09-19, Page 1r-:- SGT. G. A. "CURLY" EBEL CPL. J. 1i. SOUCHEREAU CPL, R. E. ANDERSON Hay passes school debenture r34.; ,.a.peal predicted 'Hay township school in 'Zurich, since the requested vote pf August 30 was passed by the ratepayers of Hay town ship school Area and thAtethi$ council recommends that the trustees .give serious ,ceeeid.eretion to the relocation of the central school site.'' inspector Burrows, who wee authorized to release details Of the meeting to the press, re- ported the motion carried In favor were Deputy-Reeve Delbert Geiger and Councillors Jack Tinney end Joseph Hoff- man._ Opposed were Reeve Cor- bett and Councillor Lloyd Hend, rick, In connection with the clause reqe eetine Telocation the site, the inspector offered th attempt to arrange a meeting with department of education of ficials to discuss the question, The inspector already has re-, quested such a meeting, which would be attended by one re- presentative from council, one from the School boerd, along with the inspector himself. The inspector said the key teeter in •cOunell's decision was sectipn 63 (7) of the public schools act which makes it mandatory for Ouncil to issue debentures "if e majority of the votes cast throughout the area for which the board was established is in favor of the 1 ,August ° 0 vo carried 22$-209,, principally overwhelm i ng 'Y1e t 4eP t from Zerieh overcame a v04% unsoa0;ovet4tee li%tiolteciceettioehri;.P.,,.‘ne question. simply was that, with the vote having been in favor of t teissut"n :ordg'ttIIreeleti%ei VSit:cLtYP the council to issue thedeben- tuees asarirollee:theod•p; He in e11 mem, bere "were quite sincere In their deliberations — all of them 'acted in what they felt was the best interest of the people concerned." The Mepeeter reported the :Hay township ceencli, on split vote at a tioseti. meeting leet week, agreed to .undertake the Seel,QQ0 debeneuee. issue for An 400M0.4 to Zurich school as requested by the school area beerd and approved by an area plebiscite, This move, however, does not appear to be the .end of the question. Reeve John Corbett, PUP of two members of council o pposedwho the motion, in, eicated Tuesday night council's decision will be appealed, "We haven't beard the last of it, yet", said the reeve, "There are higher authorities to which an appeal can be made." Council Approved the . deben- ture issue 'Wednesday night After discussions with the pub- lic .setieel Inspector, J. p, Bur- rows, Exeter, and the Township solicitor James Dannelly, Cod- evict'. However, the motion contain- ed rider urging the school area board to .consider a new site for a central echeol. The motion read; "That we authorize the clerk to notify the board of trustees of Hay Township .School Area that we, grant the application received April 1 . for the issue of $80,900 debentures for the ad, cation. of three classrooms And a gymnasium to the present Ninetieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 19, 1963 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Hensall school fair winners sport bright smiles You can tell they are winners, can't you? Donna Whitehouse, of No, 10 Tuckersmith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whitehouse, Won first prize for cats with the help of a judge's weakness for these cute kittens; Ruth. Coleman, No. 7 Hibbert, right, won a number of flower classes in- cluding this one for best display. They were among the several hundred children who competed at Hensall School Fair Tuesday. --T- A photo Charge youths in 'gang war' Cadi acquits passenger in car with safe 'tools' lar evidence to the court. Detectives Donald Andrews and Kenneth Herlick, Lorkdon police force, said they had ex- amined the car earlier in a Lon- don parking lot and found a bar in it. After the men came back and drove away the detectives followed them but lost the car which they had chased at speeds up to 80 mph. The vehicle was found in a Lucan garage where it was up on a hoist. After It was repaired the men proceeded north through Exeter and Hen- sail when the London detectives lost it again. Carpenter, father of four children who works at a con- struction company, said he and Mitchell had planned to go fishing together and he had seen neither the gloves nor the bar' which were exhibited. Outside, Boy, 2, injured, hit by milk truck A two-year-old boy at Huron Park, RCAF Centralia, suffered a fractured leg Friday when he was struck by a milk truck while riding his tricycle. Eric Mailloux, 151 Columbia Drive, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mailloux, was one of a group of children playing in front of his home at the time. PC George Mitchell said the truck driver, Larry R. Smith, 22, Gidley St., town, who had made a delivery at the Mall- loux house, asked other children to move away from the vehicle but apparently did not see young Mailloux. The truck struck the boy as it moved forward. Jury urges • • lad changes bsevtiee•of licierfnthorae so lee poneelly in regard to the 'pee Miens exi c 11 has received from four eections requeeting release from the school area, "'Mr. ponnelly,suggested that, In his opleiee, -the tweaking 1113 of the school area wae definitee ly undesirable a backward step.,, The solicitor told council he did pot favor reeognizing the petitions,, pointing out that the oPPOnente had, every right to object further, The act pro- vides for an appeal to county council. In this regard, the recent case in Howick township was cited as being similar to that of the Hay-Zurich situation and the objections to a central school there had been dismiss- ed by Judge Frank Flegiend, The appeal in Howick had been made by a group around Delmore who considered this hamlet as the centre of its religious, shopping and extra- curricular activities and felt they should have school facili- ties there. As far as church, shopping and other community activities affecting school location, the judge said in his ruling: "I think little weight should be given to these considerations, hut rather that the whole matter should be viewed in the light of 'What Is to be considered in the best interest of the child- Teen "I believe," the judgment continued, "a better all round school could be maintained in the centre of the township than would be feasible In a much smaller school in Belmore. I believe the larger Schools tend to attract better teachers, that a larger staff tends to have more diversified talent among themselves and that a larger staff makes for a more pliable timetable, providing for extra- curricular activities." The judge also said he felt he must have a very clear case presented to him before he could override the judgment of the school board, the to w n ship council and the board of ar- bitration appointed by the county council. The question, after ap- peal to county council, had been further appealed to the court. In connection with the pe- titioning sections' plans to se- cure education for their child- ren in other centres, such as Hensall, the inspector told council he "didn't think they would find conditions in other areas as available as they might feel they are in the final analy- sis." Although he believed the ac- cused guilty, Magistrate A. F. Cook, Stratford, acquitted Ro- bert E. Carpenter, 24, London, on a charge of possessing safe- breaking tools in Hensall July 13. Magistrate Cook, who pre- sided in court here Tuesday, said; "I am not convinced that the crown has proven the ac- cused to be guilty even though I believe he is. I will give a Scotch verdict, not guilty but don't do it again." Carpenter was one of two men charged July 13 after a car was found parked on a side street beside business places at Hensall and containing a wrecking bar, sledge hammer and crow bar. The other man, Dennis Mit- chell, 22, was sentenced earlier by Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC, to two years in Kingston peni- tentiary. Mitchell was the owner of the car. Three OPP constables testi- fied they found Carpenter and Mitchell lying in the vehicle. A search of the car revealed two pairs of cotton gloves, one pair brand new, the other only nightly used.' After removing the back seat, the constables found three tools -- wrecking bar, sledge ham- mer and crow bar -- threaded into the coils of the seat. "All the tools seemed to be freshly sharpened," said PC Alex Twaddle, Goderich. Twaddle admitted to defence counsel W. R. Poole, QC, Lon- don, that no finger prints were found on the tools. PC's William Glass for d, Exeter detachment, and Bev Gill, Goderich, provided simi- Three sets of twins help twin grandmothers celebrate Proof that twins run in the family was evident Sunday at the 80th birthday celebration of twin sis- ters Mrs. Will Arthur, town, and Mrs. Wesley Bodge, RR 1 St. Marys. Three sets of twin grand- children were among the family group which gathered for the fete at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Arthur, Main St. Standing from left, they are Marilyn and Marvin Arthur, twins of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Arthur, RR 1 St. Marys; Arthur and Alice Sweetzir, twins of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Sweetzir; Ross and Roger Stephen, twins of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stephen, RR 1 St. Marys. Story on Page 9. --T-A photo Bishop J. C. Cody, London will officially open and bless the Precious Blood Separate School here Sunday in a cere- mony which will start at 2 p.m. The two-room school on San- ders St. began operation about a year ago. * . New cairn commemorating the pioneers buried in Eden cemetery, Usborne township, will be dedicated in a service Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p,m. Rev. Harold Swann, Belleville, a former teacher at Eden school, will be guest speaker and a history of Eden church will be given by Wil- liam Essery. Others who will take part are Hon. C, S. Mac- Naughton, township reeve George Frayne and the cairn builder, Charles Stephen. Highways Minister C. S. Mac- Naughton will be guest speaker at a PC rally in his own riding Thursday night. He and lawyer James Donnelly will be featured at the meeting tonight in McKay Hall, Goderich. Scout troop desperate' mil a rai for Fire protection and ventila- tion at the county jail are some- thing short of inadequate, the September assize grand jury found in its inspection of public institutions. As result of its presentment to Mr. Justice Edson Haines, his lordship took the unusual course of visiting the jail, ac- comp an i e d by Sheriff Harry Sturdy. The jury, of which Earl Hey- wood, Wingham, was foreman, found that the jail building was in good order, clean and well maintained, and the prisoners "seemed happy." "We recommend," the pre- sentment stated, "that some method of removing stagnant air, thus giving better ventila- tion, yet not elaborate or too expensive, be installed. Jurors in addition to Fore- man Heywood were Samuel Hen- drick, Usborne; Peter Mac- Ewan, Goderich; Mitch Shear- ing, Clinton; Allan Walper, Ste- phen (Grand Bend); Lloyd Wil- lert, Hay township (Dashwood), and Gerald Zwicker, Stephen (Creditors), ces plans s, road paving Council Monday night author- ized further steps toward three works projects after consulta- tion with Engineer 13. M. Ross, Goderich, and an Ontario Dep't of Highways official. Plans for the proposed $16,- 000 Anne St. storm sewer will be submitted to both the Ontario Water Resources Commission and the highways department immediately in the hope that work can be done this fall. Engineer Ross was instructed to prepare plans for the re- of London, they stopped at a friend's home to see if he wished to go fishing with them. They had then stopped at Lucan to have the car's brakes re- paired, then proceeded north, presumably to go to Goderich. Carpenter told Crown Attor- ney W. G, Cochrane, QC, that the tools were similar to those used in construction work. Mr, Poole, for the defence, cited a similar case in which house breaking tools were found in a car were considered to be the possession of the owner and driver, not the passenger, but that the passenger could be a participant. He noted there had been no safe or house breaking committed. Mr. Cochrane contended the accused was well aware that burglary tools were in the car and felt the men's actions and the circumstances in Hensall "were quite suspicious". Magistrate Cook said he felt both men were likely to have knowledge of the tools in the car and the evidence seemed to point to the fact that they were on a common project but were foiled by the police following them at intervals. "I don't believe there was any fishing trip but I do believe they were out for something," said the cadi. However, benefit of any doubt must go to the ac- cused. FOUND CARELESS J. Robert Scott, 24, RCAF Clinton, was found guilty of careless driving in an accident south of Exeter on No. 4. He was fined $10 and $24 costs. The a ccide n t involved a Cann's Mill Ltd. truck driven by Dwayne Elliot, Brucefleld, who was travelling south and slowed down to make a turn. The truck was struck from behind by Scott before leaving its own lane. Damage totalled about $500. PC Harry Reid, who inves- tigated, said visibility Was not clear and the road was wet. Scott, conducting his own de- fence, attributed the accident to the "soupy" condition of the road. Exeter Scout troop is in dan- ger of losing Ontario's No. 1 charter unless leaders can be found, the local group commit- tee revealed this week. "We've been in need of more leaders for some time but the situation has reached the stage now where we must have help or surrender our charter," said Jack Delbridge, committee chairman. The local troop holds the first charter issued in the pro- vince, which has been a source of pride to Scout officials here for many years, Only a few years ago, two troops were operating in the town to take care of the in- terest in Scouting. There still are lots of boys anxious to take part but not enough leaders to look after them. Girl Guide and Brow hie groups also need leadership assistance. From 15 to 20 charges of disturbing the peace have been laid against district youths who clashed in a gang war at Hen- sall Sunday night, Several charges of assault may also be laid, PC Harry Reid of the Exeter detachment said Wednesday. The "war" which developed from incidents over the past week and a half, took place about 8:30 pm on Brock St., near the co-op building. Two youths suffered minor injuries before four police cruisers de- scended on the pugilists. From 30 to 35 young people, including some girls, were gathered at the scene, but some of them were spectators only. The participants totalled about 26. Most of them were over 16 years of age. PC Reid said the squabble stemmed from an incident in Exeter a week ago Saturday when a car from Hensall was pelted with tomatoes and other objects. Feelings have been agitated by verbal insults and motor vehicle "taunts", inc lu ding such tactics as cutting in after overtaking and deliberate use of high beam lights either ap- proaching or passing. In Sunday's planned clash, apparently agreed upon by both sides, some 20 youths from Ex- eter and Zurich joined forces to do battle withe six from Hen- sail. Some of the latter, ac- cording to police, were equip- ped with logging chains to help equalize the odds. One youth suffered two bro- ken fingers and another re- ceived injury to his teeth before police arrived. The youths dispersed in all directions when four cruisers — two from Exeter and two from Goderich — converged on the scene. Constables rounded up three carloads of the group but about one-half escaped. PC's Reid and William Glass- ford, from Exeter, and Ross Balls and Don Hobbs, Goderich detachment, were at the scene. So was Hensall Chief E. R. Davis, although hampered by a foot injury. Police, who had been aware of the growing dispute, were tipped off about the exchange only a few minutes before it begar. building and paving of William Street and was authorized to provide additional data on the proposed Main St. storm drain. SUBSIDY THIS YEAR? Estimates submitted by En- gineer Ross on the Anne St. drain put the cost at slightly over $16,000.00 of which the highways department will con- tribute 50% under its newly- extended policy of municipal The question is whether the department will approve a sub- sidy this year since the work was not included in the town's original road budget. Previously, the highways de- partment would provide 50% grant on catch basins for road drainage only. Under the new program announced earlier this year by Highways Minister MacNaughton, the department will pay 50% toward the cost of the actual drainage required to serve the road areas only. The plans, received by coun- cil Monday, will be submitted to the OWRC for approval Of tile capacities. Engineer Ross said he had designated tile large enough to serve connecting streets in the future. The main tile, leading from Anne down Marlborough St. to the creek, will be of 21-inch diameter. SET ItOAD WIDTHS In what may set the policy for street building in the future, Council established the width of paving on Anne St. and decided to provide curbs and gutters. From Main to William on Anne, the paved portion will be 36 feet wide, or as much as can be provided for since this width will not be possible in some sections. The block froth William to Carling will be only eie feet, to ovoid removal of trees along this block: Since this does not Cantin land in tax sale Minister describes Grit's 'summersault' allow for parking, the curb will be the "mounting" type which will permit cars to park on the boulevards between the trees. From Carling to the tracks, the road will widen to 28 feet to allow parking on one side. Mounting curbs will be used here also. Although paving on Anne is not contemplated immediately, the widths had to be deter- mined before the drain can be installed. WIDE WILLIAM ST. Although William St. paving cannot be undertaken until next year at least and perhaps not until the following year, council requested Engineer Ross to prepare plans and specifica- tions now for budget considera- tions in the future. "I'll bring in a report but don't be shocked by the cost," said the engineer, who warned council that considerable re- building of the road may be required. The gravel base in some sections may be less than three inches, compared to the 18 recommended. Council felt the width of Wil- liam from Huron to CI di e y should be 36 feet wide to pro- vide for parking on both sides of the road, because of its proximity to the business sec- tion. From Gidley north to Wel- lington, the width was set at 28 feet. SEEK MAIN ST. AID Since the amount of depart- mental subsidy toward Main St. drain will be determine(' by the actual highway ciraine e e required, council instructee the engineer to prepare estimates on the size of tile required for this portion of relief. Under the connecting 1 ink agreement, the department will pay 00% of the cost, but Only on that portion required to drain the road itself, The drain council proposes to install will also carry sur- face water from various side streets and the estimate of the difference is required to es- tablish the contribution which will be made by the highways department, Representing the department was W111 i A m Zonnenberg, a member of the design engineer- ing se oh with whom council dealt cohneetiee with the new entrance at the eolith of town. Please"turn to back page GB council raps fader Standing in the name of N. Cantin, and described as the north 50 feet of Chenvert Ter- race and the south 90 feet of Nantel Terrace, properties in Hay township are among 33 listed in a sale of lands by the county treasurer. Others are in the townships of Ashfield, Colborne, Goder- ich, Grey, Howick, Hullett, Mc- Killop, Morris, Stanley, Ste- phen, Turnberry, East and West Wawanosh and the villages of Brussels and Zurich. The Cantin properties are among a half-dozen put through sale procedure for the purpose only of settling the title. As the street names indicate, they ate at St. Joseph, once a fa- mous city in the making, es- tablished by Narcisse Cantin, who in youth came to Huron's French Settlement from Jo- liette, Quebec, and at the age of 19 married Josephine Denom- me. ' They lived in Buffalo for a time, but in 1896 returned to the Huron parish later known as St. Joseph where Cantle built a hotel, lumber mill, store, a pipe organ factory and with go- vernment aid a wharf at which steamers for several years c ailed. All this was with Cantle only a means to an end for Which he worked long: a canal from St. Joseph On Lake Huron to Lake Erie near Port Talbot, as a shortened waterway for ship= ping; When asked for assurance of the government's intent, Mr. McEachran promised to let council know of their plans by Tuesday of this week. By Wed- nesday no word had been re- ceived in the village from his office. votes than in the rural area. He stated that the member had discussed the situation with the minister of public works and was told that as far as they were concerned they were not aware there even was a fishing industry in Grand Bend. the $1,500,00 fishing industry out of Grand Bend harbor. Last Thursday, Mr. McEachran stat- ed that he knew only three or four people in Grand Bend that he could call upon as "friends" and that the party could take any poll in Sarnia and get more ster Robarts of being a tool of the insurance companies and how he criticizes the Ontario plan, of which he was so proud In 1960. The highways minister quoted from a letter written recently by Mr. Robarts to Prime Mini- ster Pearson in which he de- clared "the Ontario government is willing to co-operate in every way." Mr. Roberts' only demand, said Mr. MacNaughton, is that time be permitted to Study the federal plan to make sure it is suitable for the people of this province". Mr. MacNaughton spoke to 500 persons at a PC rally In support of George MoCuteheien, Huron-Bruce PC Candidate. Award for suggestion Sgt John McGillivray of Pour Wing Baden Baden, 0erenany, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Delley, town, received an --Ward lb Appreciation of a eoristeective suggestion for im- proving the efficieffey of the seteite. Ile designed a guard for an airplane, He also eecelved a gift Of a power drill arid ate triehitiente, Highways Minister C. S. Mac- Naughton, speaking at Wingham Monday night, criticized Li- beral leader John Wintermey- er's "complete sommersault" on the 'pension issue. The Huron PC c an did ate quoted excerpts from Mr. Win- teethe- er's speeches in the legisLeure in 1960 which di- recW contradict his present stare' on the question. .cNaughton branded the cote radiction as an example of the "nonsense" being tittered le the Liberal leader in the arnpaign. The minister quoted from a copy of the legislature debates in 1960 in which Mr. Winter- eyer stated he favored a previncial instead of a federal pension plan because "a plat that was adequate foe Newfourtd- land would be wholly thadequate for Ontario' ". Mr. Wintertneyer was also quoted as saying he personally "would like to see it kept in individual insurance com- panies, with sonic degree of compulsion enacted by law". After the provincial plan was Pas sed,. the Liberal leader said "we take soiree credit for this legislatioe "are pleased With the conteibution that it will make to the worketsOf this provineed` Cotrireented iv1r. MacNaughe toe: ,"Contrast these statements with what he is Saying today", pointing out heie the Liberal leader has accused Mine Mitd- Three at RCAF Centralia awarded promotions Three men at RCAF Station Centealle have been awarded promotions by air force headquarters. Named sergeant in the fire fighter breed is G. A. "curly" Ebel, left, formerly of Stratford, Well-known for his hockey activities, which have included playing goal for Exeter Mohawks and coaching the station hockey team, Curly was a Member of the Stratford fire department'prior to his enlistment in the RCAF. R. E."Andy" Anderson, centre, of the electrical technician (air) branch, has been promoted 'to corporal. A native of Dartmouth, NS, Andy has served at Summer- s-1de; Winnipeg and in Europe prior to being stationed at Centralia, He is ali avid eerier mid soft bail player and a meteber of EXeter Legion Pipe Band, AIM) promoted to corporal is J. V. "Rick" Seucheteair, Windsor, who serves Yn the torrentencetione Operators branch, Rick has been On the unit oely short while, coming to Centralia front Whiteherse, Yukon, He Was a mbether of the Yukon"Senior Softball ellarepione for two years, Ausable members take tour of Ohio Six members of the Ausable authority, part of a group of 100, are en a conservation tour of Ohio this week. They left by ale Monday her a four-day tour around New Phi- ladelphia, Mittel:Ville and Col- teethes, Chid, 10 inepect taket t camp"Sites, forest"reserves. Area enerribers Of the tour inclilde John Seldate Hay; Lorrie Hay, Hensall; EdlIeridrick,Ste- Olen; William Arndt, IVIcGilli- Me; Jobe Stephen, 131aeshar) and Freernaelledgitie, Annot neements v . 14 Cheireh Notices . .* .* • 14 Cornig Events• 14 Editorials • . 4 Ferri Wee Pacts 'N Faeelee . 8,9 llensall,, • *1i \ 1p% /•-• S LIU C 11 IW •Ilrr.k.-tv4., 15 Spoke .:,e.e.e.yee.: Want Ads • • • • * • • 10,11 Grand Bend council is con- cerned with the attitude of the Canadian government with re- gard to plans for erecting a post office and for improving harbor conditions by constructing a break wall at the mouth of the Ausable. Headed by Reeve Stewart Webb, council approached John McEachran in his Sarnia office Sept. 12 to enquire into the plans of the gov't. Mr. McEach- ran is president of the South- western Ontario Liberal Ass'n arid acts for Walter Foy, Lamb- ton-West MP. Grand Bend is at the north end of his riding. Prior to the April 8 election, definite plans to construct a new post Office had been made by the gov't. Post office dep't officials had termed the pre- sent building unfit for serving the public. Land had been pur- chased on the recomneendation of the 1962 council and the Chamber of Commerce. This year's federal budget, brought deWn by the Liberal party, had included 25,000 for the now post office. However, at their Sept, 2 meeting, coun, eil received word that the dept of public works was undecided whether to build or to continue in rented premises. Mr. McEachran reported to the delegation that he had one letter frail a Grand Bend teei- deet stating that the post office buildingg eeiv being used was quite adequate to Use the Village: During the campaign prior to April election, Walter Foy had Met withfisherintenatGreed Bend and assured there of the good faith of his party iii help-- big therm preserve Mid improve