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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-10-03, Page 1Ninety,first Year Price Per Copy 10 Cents EXETER, , ONTARIO, pc:1914ER 3 1963 CAS needs foster homes S considers addition of . shops, lecture room GODERICH An urgent appeal for foster homes was made to Huron coun- ty council Monday by Miss Ger- trude Wilkes of the Children's Aid Society staff. "For the sake of Huron coun- ty's future, help us out with foster homes," she asked the members. "You have to work with these children," she said, "tounder- stand how terrific is the shock when they are taken from their own homes and placed in chang- ed circumstances. They do not understand why they cannot go home. The only way we can help overcome this is find homes where they will take these child- ren, especially those of school age and particularly those going to high school. Their teenage problems are compounded by lack of home security. These children will become the people of Huron county and, one hopes, citizens and fathers and mothers, perhaps county council members. They must have as much grounding in good living as can be given them, and the only way to provide this is by opening our homes." Promotion company appoints manager "we don't know how it will work out but we feel it's worth a try. If this new step doesn't produce, we'll give it up." Lions plan money blitz Former deputy-reeve Claude M. Farrow has been appointed manager of Exeter Industrial Development Corporation. Farrow, who also is secre- tary-treasurer of RAP, attend- ed his first conference in his new capacity Tuesday. He par- ticipated in the one-day indus- trial and export forum spon- sored by the Ontario Dep't of Economics and Development in London. Appointed by the corporation last week, the new manager will be responsible for all contact and prospect work for the com- munity, as well as maintaining liaison with regional and pro- vincial industrial promotion groups. He will act as corres- ponding secretary for the body and will be in charge of keep- ing records and industrial in- formation up to date for answer- ing enquiries. The appointment marks a de- parture from the corporation's former policy of attempting promotion on a voluntarybasis. The position is part-time and salary will depend upon the time required to fulfill the du- ties. President Ross Tuckey said the appointment became neces- sary because the work involved proved to be too much for volun- tary effort, "For the past three years we have tried to operate on a voluntary basis but it has not been satisfactory because no one has been able to take the time required from his business or occupation. Sometimes it takes three or four days to compile the information and undertake the negotiations re- quired to respond to an en- quiry." "Our corporation remains convinced that industrial pro- motion is extremely important to this community and it has become apparent that the only way it can be done properly is to hire someone who can pro- vide the time and be available to answer enquiries as quickly as possible. TO PROMOTION POST . „ Claude M. Farrow Construction of the Huron vo- cational school at Clinton, still being completed although class- es are being held, has been the "biggest bugbear" in the career of veteran contractor, HSDHS board learned Tuesday night. A. G. Hicks, local represen- tative on the vocational board, said contractor A. V. Asmusson reported to the board that he has had constant labor trouble, including strikes, since con- struction began. In addition, and probably be- cause the project is being fi- nanced entirely by provincial and federal funds, thefts have been unusually high. Over $1,- 400 worth of tools have "walked away" from the site, as well as some 20 cases of floor tile, The contractor, however, feels the job will be completed by Nov. 8, the date set for the official opening. Attendance at the ceremony will be by invita- tion only , because the project involves almost all of Huron county. The Huron South board has been allotted 130 seats for the opening and these will be dele- gated to municipal and school officials in the area. Open houses for the general public will be held for several weeks following the opening, with an evening designated for the public of certain areas. ONSINUMSOMESESISMASMEW Exeter Lions, literally and figuratively, are planning an October blitz for welfare funds. The club will stage four se- parate projects inside of two- weeks in an all-out effort to raise its $4,000 quota for ser- vice work this year. First of the appeals will be a house-to-house blitz of Ex- eter Thursday, October 10, when members will sell tickets for a draw. Prize will be the choice of a freezer or TV set. A two-day frolic will be held October 23 and 24 which will also feature two special events each night. An auction sale and a monster bingo will be the ad- ditional attractions. Costs less at Clinton In all cases the classes are held during activity period or after four o'clock. The fee per student is $10, which is the amount the parent saves on in- surance if the student has been awarded a driving certificate. The instructor must secure qualifications through a course provided by the department of transport. Since this course is given during the summer, it may not be possible to conduct the classes this year. However, if no instructor out- side the school can be found, consideration will be given to employing teachers for the course. One of the members of the HSDHS staff, Wo Victor Dinnin, already has taken the driver training course. HSDHS board agreed Tues- day night to advertise for an instructor to establish a driv- ing course for district students. Although the move does not commit the board, it appears members will consent to spon- sorship of driver training if satisfactory arrangements can be made for instruction, Rev. John Boyne,' Exeter Public School representative, moved that applications be call- ed for an instructor. He felt the board should act immediate- ly, without waiting for the pre- sentation of a petition apparent- ly being circulated at the present time in Exeter. "The board should show lead- ership in this matter," he said. "The general consensus is that it should be done." Usborne representative Gar- net Hicks seconded the motion, which was unopposed. A televised tour of Tuckey Beverages Ltd. plant here will be seen Friday afternoon at 2:30 over CKNX-TV. The firm's employees are featured in the filming. Earlier in the meeting, Chairman Snider said he has had several discussions about an addition with the high school inspector but has not been given permission to begin serious planning. "I figure we should start right now if we are going to have it ready by September, 1965," he stated. "It takes roughly two years to complete an ad- dition." The chairman said he had been asked by the inspector to delay any action until an as- sessment has been made of the vocational program at Clinton and its effects upon the high schools involved. Mr. Snider's report came in answer to a request from Ex- eter PS board representative, Rev. John Boyne, to reconsider the possibility of providing shop and home economics training for senior public school stu- dents. The request for shop and domestic science instruction came last meeting from the area public school inspector, J. G. Burrows. The high school said it was impossible at the present time, since high school classes occupy the shop full time. Mr. Boyne said he understood the public school i nspe ct or would be pressing for the pro- vision of shop and home eco- nomics instruction for all ele- mentary schools in the area. The minister said the in- struction for Exeter had been requested by the public school principal who felt it would as- sist in maintaining and stimu- lating interest of senior public school students. Chairman Snider said it might be possible, if requests for such training came from all area public school boards, to erect two shops in the addition to accommodate them. Garnet Hicks, the HS board's representative on the vocational board at Clinton, reported the department would not approve Huron South providing limited vocational training for local students. The one and two-year occupational courses will re- main at Clinton but those taking the four and five-year technical and commercial courses would spend their first year at Ex- eter. Secretary E. D. Howey re- ported the principal debenture issue for the school, which costs about $40,000 per year, will be liquidated in 1968. The second issue, for an addition, will be paid off by 1971. HSDHS board is considering another addition, Both Chairman Larry Snider and Principal Ho L. Sturgis outlined tentative plans to the board for additional shop and classroom accommodation. They also urged considera- tion of a large lecture room to permit the new "team teach- ing" technique now being under- taken in larger centres. Principal Sturgis said that capacity enrolment this fall at the new technical and vocational wing at Clinton likely will mean that the co-operating bo a.r ds will be requested to handle the grade nine students from their own districts next year. Official decision on this ques- tion was expected to be made at a meeting last night. The HSDHS principal said he was undertaking a surveyto de- termine future attendance for the area. He expected at least one extra grade nine class would be required next year. Mr. Sturgis suggested the board give consideration to add- ing a sheet metal shop and a science room, as well as fa- cilities for team teaching which he termed a "progressive de- velopment". This would entail the pro- vision of one large lecture room in which all classes of a grade can be assembled for instruc- tion in a new lesson. "One teacher who has made extensive preparations or who has special qualifications for a presentation will give the introductory lesson to all the grades at the same time." The lesson then would be reviewed by the other teach- ers in the subject in their own classrooms, "The new schools in Toronto are being designed for this sort of thing," he explained. The local secondary school inspec- tor was "enthusiastic" about it. The large room would also serve as a study hall, provide accommodation for guest speakers and special events such as public speaking. Now, he said, gymnasium classes have to be interrupted for such events. The principal indicated he was "toying with" the idea of converting the cafeteria into such a lecture room and mak- ing provision in the plans for an enlarged cafeteria. The present cafeteria is in- adequate to handle the students for lunch, particularly since the number eating at the school has almost doubled with the new food service in operation. It's costing HSDHS board less money to send students to the composite school at Clinton than it is to educate them here, it was revealed Tuesday night, Secretary E. D. Howey said the cost per pupil per year at Clinton will be $146.- 16 net, compared to $223 at the local school. The saving is roughly $75 annually. The comparison of costs had been requested by the secondary school inspector, who asked that the figures be relayed to the board. The cost per pupil per day at Huron South is approxi- mately $2.00 or $400 a year, on which the local board re- ceives a provincial grant amounting to $177. Trans- portation cost is not includ- ed. Current Clinton charge is $2.16 per pupil per day, or $432 per year, of which the local school will be required to pay only 28%, making the net cost $120,96. Transpor- tation brings this figure to the $146. However, A. G. Hicks, the board's representative at Clinton, indicated the $2.16 charge may have to be adjusted at the end of the year. "I think we'll find out that it isn't enough," he said. Hon. Co S. MacNaughton is in Winnipeg this week attend- The action followed report from a four-man committee which investigated the operation of driver training courses at Goderich, Listowel and New Hamburg high schools. Chairman Larry Snider, Vice-Chairman Kenneth Johns, Principal H. L. Sturgis andSec- retary E. D. Howey visited the three schools to compare dif- ferent methods of training. Principal Sturgis said the general impression received from school officials was that the course should be divorced as much as possible from school administration. "The feeling is that the department of transport should take over the training entirely. Until such time as that is done, the school can provide a stop-gap service." Board chairman Snider fa- vored the operation at Listo- wel where a retired army ser- geant instructs a class of 12 students a month. The instruc- tor was an enthusiast who gave his classes extra training where required and operated a con- scientious service. In each Listowel course, six students are selected from town and six from the rural area. For the driving sessions, the rural children drive to their homes and the town students bring the car home. In Goderich, six to eight of the teachers instruct about 80 students from Easter to June in three cars supplied by different dealers. Exeter is "all shook up" at its south end. Two simultaneous works pFo- jects on the new entrance to the town have required a number of detours and one-lane sections which have, caused traffic tie- ups ea the busy highway. In the town itself, from Huron St, south, Gaffney Construction co. Limited is installing the sanitary sewer authorized by town council in preparation'for the repaving in the area. Just south of the town, Hi- Way Construction has extended its rebuilding program into the paved portion of the road after working for several weeks on removal of trees and debris on the sides of the widened high- way. Several detours have been created for culvert construc- tion. Excavation of the base is taking place in other parts. Because the highway was nar- row to begin with the one-lane excavations have caused rather precarious passage for vehi- cles. Earlier this week, more work was being done on Main St., fur- ther north in the business sec- tion. Exeter PUC is replacing water lines across Main St. in two areas between James and John. Disgruntled motorists who may be considering a switch from vehicle to foot transpor- tation might find the latter in- convenient too. Further north still on Main, the town works department is installing sidewalk in front of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church. Clinton HS big bugbear' HS seeks applications for driving instructor TRAFFIC TIE-UPS ARE FREQUENT ON NO. 4 AS CONSTRUCTION PACE STEPS UP ing the Canadian Good Roads Ass'n convention. Mrs. Mac- '..7s':. 4:11..11? Naughton is accompanying him. * * * Town studies savings on Anne street drain County 4-H forms choir Stanley Haist, Dashwood, lost control of his car on No, 83 early Saturday morning and ran into the ditch. Damage was $400. * * * Stephen buys grader, OK's new 21 limits Teachers to see educational TV Teachers from the Huron No, 3 inspectorate will visit Detroit Friday to view the production of school pro- grams in an educational TV studio. The teachers also will tour the museum and zoo in the Michigan city. They will be under the direction of In- spector J. G. Burrows. Children of the area will have a holiday for the day. Stephen township council ap- proved the purchase of a$25,000 power grader at its meeting Tuesday night. The machine, purchased from Dominion Road Machinery, Goderich, will include a snow Robert Brown, 44, Lambeth, paid $60 in fines and costs Friday in London court after being found guilty of impaired driving which resulted in a crash at Clandeboye several weeks ago. Brown was being chased at the time by Constable Lloyd Hodgins, Exeter, who was' attempting to apprehend him for speeding through the town. The impaired driving charge was laid by Bob Abra, Lucan OPP. Council learned Monday night it may be able to save up to $5,000 on its Anne St. storm sewer by having its works crew make the installation, Works Sup't Jim Paisley, who has been shopping for tile and equipment prices, estimated the job can be done for as low as $11,000 if No. 2 pipe can be used. The original estimate was$1.6, 000. The special meeting was call- ed to pass a bylaw setting the budget for road drainage to comply with new proVincial re- gulations under which the On- tario gov't pays 50% of the cost. The bylaw amount was set at $20,000-06,000 for the Anne St. drain, the other $4,000 for other road drainage done this year. Subsidy approval may take about two weeks. In the mean- time, council hopes to make all preparations possible in or- der to avoid having the project extend into winter Weather, ,To qualify for subsidy this year, the work must be coin., pleted by Nov. 15. PreparatioaS include ion on the width of the paving WhiCh council plans to under- take on Mine St. next year after the service Work IS com- pleted. After considerable dis, CUSSiOn regarding the width, the question was turned over to the read committee for 1.660611116n- dation. IthatIS Chairman Bailey re , Ported Wednesday the dolninit, tee will suggest that the road he paved from sidewalk to side- Walk for the first two blocks, Alain tO Carling, Prein Carling to the railway, the paved poi4., tion will. be the sate Width as the easterly SeCtitati, PrOviding room for boulevards. Trees in the William to Cara. ling section will not be removed. The paVifig Will be tiOno around themto permit 'Parking on the Street., Huron 4-H clubs, the largest youth organization in the county, is tackling another project this fall — the establishment of a choir. First practice for the or- ganization was held Tuesday night in Seaforth with about 20 youths participating. Director is J. G. Burrows, local public school inspector, who says he hopes to secure more members, particularly tenors and sopranos. The pian- ist for the group is Carol Pep- per, Seaforth. SiniSMONSSIMINNINXIMINIMMIA Track star heads HSDHS student co Another issue has arisen from the new zoning bylaw and council discussed the problem at length before referring it to the planning board. Don MacGregor, William St., who operates a welding and oil delivery service from build- ings behind his residence, re- quested permission to build a storage shed to house some of the metal now lying in the open beside his shop. A number of councillors sug- gested his plans would enhance the property and benefit other home owners in the area but the bylaw forbids any extension to commercial properties in a re- sidential zone. Others pointed out that if council gave permission it would pave the way to further contraventions of the bylaw, although some at t e in pt was made to view this as a special case. Building permits were issued to Milton Keller, for a house on Wellington St.; Walter Cut- bush, Simcoe, anMorleySand- ers, Main, for shingling; Carl Fletcher, carport. Council authorized Supt Paisley to construct steps lead- ing to the ejector sewerage sta- tion on the north side of the river, near the bridge. Setting of a date for the of- fidial opening Of the sewerage system was held over. Assistant editors are Brian Baynham and Grant Peek. Frances Skinner was elect- ed secretary-treasurer and ad- Vice-President Neil McAl- lister, 17, is also a grade 12A student and he was publicity convenor on last year's council. The son of Mr. and Mrs. JOhn McAllister, RR 1 Centralia, he's a member of the senior Panthers' football team. Secretary Linda Hunter-Du- vat, 16, plays in the sChool or- chestra and on the basketball and volleyball teams. She's a grade 11A (G) strident who alsb serves as a student librarian, and is the daughter of Mrs. Edward Hinter-Dever. Treasurer Joan Smith, 18, has her provincial hentirs in 4-H homemaking projects and sings in the School glee club. A special commercial student, she's the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Alf'Sthith, Crediton. Another member active In 44-1 work is Bob Hoffman, 17, a grade 12A student froM bash-, wood. BeSides his interest in beef cattle, he enjoys ball and hockey. Ile's the son of Mr. and MrS. Harry Heitman. cial editor; Ted Mock, literary editor; Ann Fairbairn and Larry Idle, sports editors for girls and boys activities. vertising managers will be Ian McConnell and Peter McFalls. Other officers: FredSanders, photography; Susan Dinney, so- Church Notices . deniing events 3 8 4 Editorials *4 4 444tIVi4 Feminine tactS Fancies 4•4444* 10,11 146119.111ililfit -t4iallVilliail i' 4 t 4 * 4' V. V V S 4' 15 Sportst .4 'I V V W. t t 4 5,5 Want AdS t ww,wwww plow and wing and will be de- livered before Nov. 1. The council approved a net price of $16,455.20, including sales tax, for the equipment. The firm made allowance for two older machines which the township will trade in on the new grader. The Goderich firm's tender was the lowest of three re- ceived, ranging up to $32,000. The purchase is subject to high- ways department approval. The 1963 assessment roll, as returned by Assessor Wil- mer D. Wein, showed a total value of $3,867,210, an increase of $24,075 over last year. The roll was approved by council, Approval was given to a pro- posal by the department of high- ways that a 45-mph speed limit be established on No. 21 high- way from the GrandBendlimits northerly for a distance of 3,000 feet. This comes as a result of a resolution from the Stephen council in April 1962 requeSting reduced speed zone, The highways department proposes that the 60-mph zone now ending at Brewster be ex- tended southerly to meet the proposed 45-mph zone, This is necessary to avoid having four different speed tones in a two,rriite stretch. The result will be that a 45- diPh sane Will estend from Grand Bend north for a dis-. tance Of 3,000 feet at which point it will change to 60. These proposals are subject to approval of the provincial department Of transport. SET 'NOM/NATION Nomination date for 1964 Caine' was Set for Monday, Nov. 25, with an election, Una- cessary, oh Iliedernher 2. Clerk ROSS Haugh was appointed re- "turning officer ,Select paper staff In nether election Wednes, day Elitaleth G o se r, The T-A'S iieW WO school coluni ,, Mat, WaS elected editor of the paper Staff, The staff 'pr'oduc'es the 8010010 S annualttink8potyear book, add other publiCationS, HSDHS students chose their top track star —C a r olynne Simmons — to head their coun- cil for the coming year. Winner of the Huron-Perth in- termediate girls' track cham- pionship and WOSSA 100-yard dash last year, Carolynne was elected president of the council in a school vote Tuesday. Her executive includes Neil McAllister, vice-president; Linda Hunter-Duvar, seer e- tory; Joan Smith, treasurer, and Bob Hoffman, publicity chairman. Students selected these of- ficers from A. list of 21 no- tninees. There were from two to five candidates for each post. The other contenders were: President — Susan binney, Elizabeth Gosar, Nancy Ryan, Norma Young. Vice-president—Grant Peek, Neil Hamilton and Jim Carscadden. Secretary—Cathy Scone, Valerie De sjar dine, Susan Doerr, Treasurer —Nile Greenlee. Publicity—RoinanOreti, chuk, bong Huntley, Jim Neil, The new president,- a grade 12A student, is the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Silt:Mons, Senior St, She's been a cheerleader for several years and is one of the senior play. grolind supervisors in town, Receives wings Plying Officer G. A. Houlahan, Dash wood, has successfully completed the RCAF radio of- ficer's course at air na.viga- tion School, Winnipeg, where he received his wings recently, P/0 Hoillahan received his BA degree from IMO before join.. ing, the RCAF In April 1962 and far the past year has been Undergoing intensive ground and air training as a student radio officer. P/0 floidahan will re- MVO further training at Tren= ton before taking up flying du- ilea With air transport OM, Mond. His 'mother, Mrs, J. Hoidahati, liveS at RR g Dash- Weed. CARDIANNESI1ViMONS HEADS 'MINIS STUDENT COUNCIL FOR 1963-64 standing from left, Neil MeAtilSter, Linda llittiter-buyar, jean Smith, Beb'iloitifian.