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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-10-24, Page 1Bullet victim. area resident Ninety-first Year EXETER, -ONTARIO, OCTOBER 24, 1963 Price Per Copy, 10- .Cents Usborne school approved n spring till deadlocked on PS site Car caught in corn fire tea, One of a number of contentious issues developing out of the town zoning bylaw is this horse barn on Sanders St. Owner J. W. Here has been refused water and hydro service by the PUC because the bylaw forbids keeping of livestock in town. Council Monday night approved a planning board recommendation that Mr. Bern be not permitted to,house horses here for the winter. On opposite side of road is Precious Blood school, --T-A photo P es t oe Graham, e8, the Brantford variety store owner who, was shot when he resisted a robbery at his store Thurs- day night, was a former resi- dent pf Nay township, Graham Was killed as lie struggled with two gunmen who attempted a holdup. The victim livee for many years with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Graham, on the farm now owned by Lloyd Lo- vell on No. 4, north of Hen- sall, lie attended school at SS 14 Hay. A Brantford man and two youths have been charged with capital murder. Mr. Graham is survived by his wife, 13-year-old son Bar- ry, five brothers, Frank of Stratford; Robert, Woodstock; Stanley, John and Sidney, all of London; three sisters, Mrs, John Holland, Brantford; Mrs. Lorie Williamson, London and Mrs. Charles Horton, Aylmer. Endorse planning board Rummage nets $735 Mayor breaks 4-4 split on truck garage permit "Not as much and not as good quality rummage as in previous sales but eager and more easily satisfied customers" was the verdict of the co-conveners, Mrs. Jack Doerr and Mrs. Ro- bert Southcott, of the rummage sale in the Legion Hall Saturday afternoon sponsored by the Hos- pital Auxiliary. The sale, which is never quite as large as the spring one, realized $735. Auctioneer Al- fred Smith, Crediton, who do- nates his services, collected $44 from his efforts and a si- lent auction brought $20, Other members of the com- mittee for this sale were Mrs. Norman Stanlake, Mrs. W. G. Seldon, Mrs. J. G. Dunlop and Mrs. H. L. Snider. Tesborne school board failed again last week to reach agree- ment on a site for its approved $180,000 central school, As on a previous occasion, board members split 2-2 onto- cation and Chairman KenSimp- son declined to vote, The board had the choice of several locations approved by the architect, The division reflects a con- flict between east and west end members of the board. Area public school inspector J. G. Burrows said he was concerned over the delay by the board in reaching a decision and has appealed for reconsidera- tion "in the interests of the children". The inspector said he did not favor any site but felt that, in view of the fact that the board had several ap- proved locations to c hoo s e from, it should make a de- cision quickly. Construction of an e i gh t- room school with auditorium was approved by both township council and the department of education this spring. A corn field fire which da- maged a car and threatened a farm was doused Friday after- noon on the No. 4 farm of Bert Thompson, just north of Hensall, Thompson was burning corn- stalks when the wind rose and changed direction suddenly, blowing the flames toward the barn. His wife and a man operating a corn dryer at the barn drove to the field when they saw the fire out of control. The vehicle caught fire. Hensall firemen extinguished the blaze in the car and stopped the corn fire about 30 to 40 feet from a barn. The dryer had to be pulled away to save it from the blaze. the bylaw, however, and the by- law prohibits the keeping of livestock in a residential area. Another recommendation from the board, accepted by council, concerned plans for renovation of the Lyric Theatre building by aprospective buyer, Peter Kuiper, Andrew St., who would convert it into a store with apartments. One plan provided for complete apartments behind —Please turn to back page Suggests tea for citizens Reject move to permit selling items to town These two were joined by Councillors Wright and Taylor in voting against the recom- mendation. Taylor qualified his support by saying he was pre- pared to go along with the plan- ning board but he felt Jones should be given the opportunity of requesting a hearing. It was .not clear whether or not the applicant could appeal the de- cision. Backing the planning board's recommendation were Wooden, Fisher, Bailey and Ferguson, Mayor Simmons cast his tie- breaking vote with the latter. "I don't think we should kick this zoning bylaw around," he said, "If we change it for one person, we might as well throw it out. We asked for these re- gulations and we should stick to them," REQUESTS HEARING There was some argument over whether the Jones applica- tion was similar to that of Don- ald MacGregor, William St., who wants to build an exten- sion to his welding and machine shop behind his house. The planning act specifically states that an applicant for an extension of an existing non- conforming use may request a hearing by council, at which oth- er property owners may be heard. MacGregor has asked for such a hearing and the date has been set for Nov. 4. Council also accepted the planning board's recommenda- tion that Wellington Hern be refused permission to keep hor- ses in his John St. barn, which formerly served that purpose. No horses were kept in the barn at the time of the passage of Since there'll be no ratepay- ers' meeting this year because of the two-year term, Deputy- Reeve Ralph Bailey suggested Monday night council should sponsor a "tea" at which citi- zens could discuss municipal work with members. "I think it would be a good idea to have some contact with the ratepayers before the end of the year," he said, "and I sug- gest we have it in the form of a tea." He proposed to Mayor Sim- mons that he (the mayor) and his wife be "at home" to the towns- people. Bailey felt no formal reports should be given by councillors. Instead, ratepayers would be encouraged to discuss condi- tions with members informally. The mayor appointed Bailey, Wooden and Boyle to bring in a recommendation for a meeting. Weekend art and market show attracts crowds here Area artists were encouraged by the interest created by their three-day art and market show in the library over the weekend. Over 100 visitors viewed the70-odd canvasses displayed by 20 local painters. Only one painting was sold but interest in a number of others may result in further sales. Most of the scenes were landscapes and still life, although there were several impressionistic and figure paintings — including one nude, of apainter's small child. Above, Mrs. Jack Smith and Mrs. Andrew Johnston, two of the painters, view some scenes, --T-A photo Turn your clock back, one hour this Saturday night. All com- munities in this area on daylight saving time will revert to stan- dard time Saturday midnight. Most church services Sunday will be held on the st and ar d hour. The T-A Choristers, a group of young girls directed by Ron- ald Heimrich, are preparingfor a Christmas cantata in Caven church December 15. The group has been enlarged to 24 girls and it has a new accompanist in Bonnie McCra e, Dashwood. Always anxious to perform, the Choristers are accepting in- vitations to provide numbers at group meetings or community programs in the district, Sgt. Tom Peters, wife andfa- mily returned to Canada by plane Friday from Germany were Sgt, Peters has been sta- tioned for three years with the army. After a visit and reunion with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters, Hensall, they left for Calgary to visit with her parents, Sgt. Peters will then report to Victoria, B.C., where he has been posted. Cottage owners petition for advance poll at GB Mayor Eldrid Simmons broke a 4-4 tie in council Monday night to uphold a planning board recommendation to refuse a building permit for a commer- cial vehicle garage in a resi- dential zone. The split decision wasn't con- cerned solely with the conflic- tion of commercial and resi- dential interests. It reflected some confusion over procedure in dealing with the zoning regu- lations. Neither did the division in- dicate lack of confidence in the planni n g board itself, since council earlier the same meet- ing supported retention of the board unanimously. It even put on record a motion commending the board for its work, The split came in connection with an application from Norval Jones, Gidley St,, for permis- sion to erect a three-bay garage for his gravel trucks and other equipment. The structure, he had indicated, would replace two car' garages on his property. The planning board recom- mended refusal on the grounds that permission would encour- age the development of a com- mercial enterprise in a resi- dential zone. It felt the struc- ture would violate the regula- tions in the bylaw, Councillor Boyle opposed the , recommendation, sugge s ting the building itself did not con- stitute a business. "It's not the same as a commercial operation," he argued."This is only a building to house equip- ment — he won't be carrying on business there." Councilor Delbridge felt the garage would permit Jones to keep his equipment off the street, improving the situation. Although a dredging contract was awarded in the fall of 1962, and some work was done then, the job was never completed. Earl Thompson, delegate from the Grand Bend Branch 498, Royal Canadian Legion, re- quested council to declare a holiday on November 11 for Remembrance Day. C ounc complied with this, Can private business provide water at GB? A General success: new models sold out General Coach's display of new models to both the public and its dealers this past week has been successful in its most important phase — sales. "We sold our new models entirely and have booked quite a number of orders for later d e 11 v e r y," reported General Manager William C. Smith. Monday dealers from Winni- peg to the east coast viewed the 1964 models with their wives and were entertained by the firm both at Hensall and in London. Dealers came from as far as Red Deer, Alberta and St. John's, N.B. District residents viewed the nine new styles on display dur- ing an open house Saturday afternoon. Feature of the '64 line is a 12' wide, 52' long model, the largest ever offered by the firm. At the element, shipment of this size can be made only by rail but negotiations are be- ing made to secure road per- mits to move them. Design and decoration are the highlights of the new models. This year General used a pro- fessional designer and interior decorator to Color co-ordinate the furniture, drapes and fur- nishings in the units. The exterior decoration has also been changed to provide a more professionally-designed appearance. this probably would be the best development associationfor Grand. Bend to belong to, Councillor Wassmann com- mented that it was a newly form- ed group, and this was aboutthe second meeting held. He stated that if it did not do more than the Mid-Western Ontario De- velopment Association then it would not be much good. Grand Bend has belonged to Mid-WODA since 1953 when it was formed, and when the vil- lage was partly in Huron County. Wassmann noted that at the last meeting he attended of the group (in October) he discovered that they had no record of "industry. on the move'' at all. Council will write for minutes of the SCRDA meeting, so that they can be informed. REMOVE ARCH Some urgency in removal of the archway sign and posts at the Colonial Hotel corner was noted. Some cottages purchased from the lot of Green Valley Trailer Camp, must be removed in a few days, and they are too high to go under the arch, Their potential sites for relocation are in the village to the north of Main Street, C o u n c i 11 o r Wassmann re- ported that Department of Pub- lic Works men were taking soundings in the harbor to de- term in e what dredging was needed, and it was expected that these soundings would sho w more sand in the river mouth than had been there a year ago. GRAND BEND Property holders in Grand Bend, who live in cities during the winter time, have petitioned the council of the resort village to arrange for an advance poll on a Saturday prior to the muni- cipal election to make it easier for them to cast their ballot. A petition signed by 23 pro- perty owners, two of whom live in the township of Bosanquet, adjoining the village, said they would take the matter up with the Ontario Municipal Board if the council did not provide the advance poll, "We hope this will not be necessary," went the preamble to the petition, "as it will fur- ther irritate the out-of-town voters, who now feel council is being unfair in not allowing them the privilege of exercising their legal rights," The motion for an advance poll was put by Councillor Ian G. Coles, who lives inSouthcott Pines Parkland Ltd., and 'also has a London residence. Sup- porting the move was Councillor Rollie Grenier. In opposition were Councillors Emerson Desjardine and Orval J. Wass- mann, Reeve Stewart Webb vo- ted in opposition as well. A similar motion had been de- feated two weeks ago, when the same opinions were registered by the same councillors. Edgar W. Schnell, 61, Cam- rose, Alta., was injured Oct. 16 at Kippen when he was struck by a car driven by Seaforth HS principal Lawrence P. Plum- steel, 49. The principal was travelling west on the county road, apparently didn't see the stop sign and struck Mr. Sch- nell as he was crossing the road to Dickert's General Store. * * * * Usborne school board reports more break-ins this week. Win- dows were broken for entry into Hurondale and No, 2 school, near the Morrison dam, but no loss was reported. Zurich vil- lage trustees reported damage to a new fence at the village hall, Pranksters in Hensell have been threatening the water sup- ply there by opening fire hy- drants during the night. In one evening recently, the storage level dropped four feet as a result of the practice. Clerk C. V. Pickard pointed out that the sale of any item, regardless of cost, could mean disqualification. "All it would entail," he said, "would be to have someone appear before the judge and the councillor would lose his seat." "I have always felt," saidthe clerk, "that it was wrong to penalize a businessman, who is giving his time to the town, by preventing him to compete with others for town business." Councillor Delbridge: "Any auto dealer would be crazy to sit on council at that rate." The Trenton letter noted that .almost every businessman is affected. "This greatly re- stricts the field from which capable legislators can be at- tracted," Trenton council felt. Trenton felt the legislation should be amended to permit councillors to do business with the town, provided they absent- ed themselves from thatportion of the meeting at which the transaction is made. Deputy-Reeve Bailey agreed with Wooden that the present legislation provided a safeguard for the minicipality. He felt it possible that a group of busi- nessmen on council could work together in their own interests, Council also rejected another resolution from Trenton which requested permission to estab- lish 15 mph limits in school zones. Council felt it would be impossible to police such a zone and that It would be unfair to motorists to force them to re- duce speed when crossings were not being used by children. Town council felt the cross- ing guard was the best pro- tection but Trenton felt the cost for this service was too high. Town council Monday night agreed not to support a reso- lution calling for a modification of provincial legislation which can disqualify a councillor who does business with the town. The resolution came from the town of Trenton, which pointed out that four members of its council could be unseated be- cause they have had an interest in transactions with the muni- cipality. Although recognizing the fact that several Exeter councillors are in the same position, Coun- cillor Joe Wooden opposed any change in the legislation. "Even if this council does eiolate it", he said, "it's there to protect against conflict of interest, The very fact that it's there is a safeguard. I think it's a good thing." Both Reeve Fisher and De- puty-Reeve Bailey have sold minor items to the town on nu- merous occasions in the past. They are the only ones of the present council affected, al- though there have been others on previous councils, Reeve Fisher said he realized he had broken the oath taken by councillors when they are sworn in. A specific problem pointed out by Trenton was that one of its council members, an auto- motive dealer, placed his po- sition in jeopardy by submitting a tender for the sale ate a ve- hicle required by the town. Even though his bid was $2,000 less than any of the others and al- though he had absented himself from the council chambers dur- ing discussion of the matter, the acceptance of his tender meant that he could have been unseated. Few changes have been made structurally, except for an in- crease in insulation to cope with the weather in the north. The shows were part of the firm's 10th anniversary cele- bration. Another event in con- nection with the celebration will be held tonight, Thursday, at Clinton when the firm will be host to all its employees and their wives to dinner and danc- ing. Victim hospitalized three days Gets three-week term for assault of insurance and not being ac- companied by a licenced driver were dismissed, DISMISS CHARGE A charge of permitting an unlicenced driver to operate his vehicle against James Re- gan, 23, Hensel', was dismiss- ed by Magistrate Hays after the defence argued that the accused Was not aware that the driver's licence was sus- pended, Regan, who was described as "very intoxicated", said he did not know that the driver of his car, Robert Kells, did not have A licence, and he had not asked If he had one, Magistrate Hays said the ac- auSed probably was not in a physical condition to enquire about Kens' licence or who should drive the car but he strongly suspected that Regan knew kellS was unlidenced. The incident occurred hi Ren- tall when PC Ted 81ins, God- ericb, observed a car cross the highway without stopping, Regan was defended by Daniel Murphy, GOderieli. Peter Aa.yrnend, Exeter yer, acted as crown attorney for the session. CHARGE FOLLOWS CHASE Clayton Vanalstine, 22, town, whose car overturned in a ditch in Biddulph township after a chase with police Aug. 18, was fined $50 and costs for careless driving. His licence was sus- pended for 30 days. Constable Karl McNaughton, town, said a noisy muffler at- tracted his attention to the Va- nalstine car and lie chased it south of Exeter at speeds over 90 mph. Vanalstine said lie tried to outrun the police cruiser be- cause he was frightened. He was defended by Daniel Murphy, Gocieri ch. OFFENSIVE WEAPON Timothy Peters, 18, of near Kingston, was fined $30.00 for carrying an offensive weapon at liensall Oct. 10, Constable Ernest Davis said PeterS Was carrying an air pistol Under his belt when he Was apprehended after a shot struck a display Window inHor- toit'S gnaeit Bar, Hensall. Peters, In his own defence,. claimed a companion had fired the Shot, which caused from $35 to $50 darnage, Peters waS Working in Hen Sail at the tithe and had been in A 20-year-old Mitchell man, Paul D, Fassbind, was sentenc- ed to three weeks in jail by Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC, for beating up a felloW f ac toty worker. PC Dan Bowering, Seaforth, said Kenneth Vineent, Seaforth, was hospitalized for three days as a result of the attack On a rural road. The officer said he found Vindent "badly beaten up" in his car On the side of the road early In the Morning. Witnesses said an argument developed at a corn roast on a farm near Mitchell when Vass, bind accused Vincent of inSult- ing lila sister and demanded an apology. The assault took place after a car chase after the party. Vincent denied the argunient but revealed there was afiime- Sity in the rtibber faetoryWhere the two men Wetted concerning the tinted, of which Vincent was president while it Wag. Operat- ing. PaSebitid denied any ant- tneatty regarding the 'Union, stating the attack resulted from Vintent°A insult to his sister`. MagiStrate 'RYAS reirfOnStrat, ed PaSsbind for taking the law in his own hands: Ahnouncements 14 Church Notides . wt. 14 corning Events 14 Editoliale•. . k 4 FarmIstews . . • • 4 1 Feminine Facts 'N Fancies . 6, 9 Hensall . r , r, 4. • 4 big d et 5 Liman yr 1. . w 13 Sports tit* Y writaw."; . 6 Want Ada 10,11 Receives doctorate P/I. Cecil R. Rain, OD, RCA'' Centralia, was among the 80 Canadian optometrists recently awarded the doctor Of optometry degree at a recent convocation of the College of Optometry, Toronto. Aequireinents for the degree included successful eoltipletion of two years Of gee- ciliate study together with an- nual a tt dant 6 at college -clinics. the snack bar before the in- cident occurred, OPEN BEER IN CAR Rodney Zaple, Waterloo, was fined $27.50 for illegal pos- session of beer, PC John Wright, town, said he found an open bottle in the seat of Zaple's car west of Crediton. Other bottles had been op ened and were empty, A newspaper reporter on his way to cover a story at Goder- leh was fined $10 and costs for speeding through Exeter at 55 to 60 mph. Kennethernith, Lon- don Free Press photographer, pleaded not guilty to the charge, laid by Constable K ar 1 Mc- Nanghton, Sept, 30, Donald C. 'Fisher, 25, teeter, paid $20 and costs for careless driving involving an accident in Exeter Sept. 19. Grant Ir. Gitfillan, 17, was convicted of failing to yield the right of Way when he pulled out of Cann's Millyard Sept, 22 and struck a car on Main St. Re was fieed $20 and costs. Pearl Squire,. Centralia, paid $5.00 and coats for falling to produce her driver's licence on two consecutive days In Exeter iii J'uly. Other charges invOlVing proof Coles contends that there are 300 property owners disenfran- chised by the fact that the vote falls on Monday, and they are unable to make the trip from the city in time to vote before the polls close at 6 pm. lie appeal- ed to the businessmen by saying that a Saturday advance poll would encourage property own- ers to come from the city to visit their cottages, and spend the weekend here, lie said, "These ratepayers are an integral part of our economy." Reeve Stewart Webb suggeet- ed leaving the polls open an hour later election day, even though this would Mean opening an hour later in the morning, but no councillor took up the idea. After the motion was lost, Coles muttered, ""Very very narrow, very narrow indeed." Then lie added, "I heard that one councillor did not support me on this motion, because / didn't support the Chamber of Commerce on the turkey shoot up here," Clerk Murray A, DesJardins pointed out that it was now too late to arrange for an advance poll this year, since the de- eision must be reached and the necessary by-law passed prior to the first of 'November. The next regular meeting of village council is on November 4. RAPS MWODA An invitation to a Meeting of the St, Clair Regional Develop- ment Association in Petrolla that night,October 21, was read, Councillor Coles suggested that GRAND BEND Four village residents ap- proached council to discuss the water supply problems which are facing this resort. The dry autumn season has aggravated a supply problem which has been in existence for some time. Donald Robertson, bank ma- nager, requested permission tO run a temporary Water line from his property to a well on that of Dr. E, A. McMaster. He reported that he and his family were "subsisting on drawn water, at the rate of 500 gallons per week." Council approved the request, suggesting that some protection be given the line on top of the roadway on Orchard Drive, until it was discovered that a supply of water was available in suf- ficient quantity to warrant lay- ing a more permanent line. Councillor Coles commented with a wry smile, "We'll have municipal water here by 1970." (This date is the completion date set by London PUC for a pipe- line they are putting in, to use Lake Huron water from a site just offshore from Port Blake.) When council asked about a proposed independent water system, Mr. Robertson report- ed that Eric and Den Turnbull had surveyed the area with the idea of putting in a system to serve a fairly wide section, but when faced with the red tape which would be necessary under Ontario Water ResoureesCorn- mission, they had "quietly re- tired from the field," Cbtmaillor Coles suggested that if these men, or' others interested, would come to coun- cil with a proposal for putting in a water system, with lines laid to OWRC specifications, then council would consider enter. ing into an agreement, to take over the- lines at a depreciated value, when the village does get its Municipal system. Mr. Robertson predicted that if the water shortage did con., Untie into the next year, that seine eoncrete proposals pro- bably would be made, Dr. l . A. McMaster, William Sturdevant and William Glen all appeared at the meeting to informally discuss the problem, Dr. McMaster asked if there were no permanent solution and suggested that council just de- cide to put in a system and go ahead with it. Alternatively, the doctor suggested making it known that the village was in- terested in having private en- terprise take on the job of in- stalling the system. He also asked if the village had ever thought of having a planning board. "If you had one,'' he said, "then what hap- pened to the theatre (a war surplus store, now) would never have happened. And a lot of other things that have happened in the village would never have happened," he said. Mr. Sturdevant, who was reeve of the village in 1962, asked that council take action by attempting once again to get contracts signed for a muni- cipal system, It was in the fall of 1962 that contracts were mailed to each propertyholder. Of the 700 sent out, less than 20 percent were returned with an affirmative answer. "There are people now who need water," said Mr. Slur- devant, "who would support the move, even though they would not last year." He felt there was no need to worry about the additional debenture debt, be- cause the village was in a bet- ter situation than many other Municipalities. Mr. Sturdevant, who is in the commercial plumbing busi- ness, said he would not be in- terested in putting in a private system for the village until it was approved by the OWRC. lie felt that any lines put down now should be done In such a way that they could be tied in with a larger system later. Mr. Glen listened to the dis- cussion back and forth, and Commented: 'Owen there's so many restrictions, arid so many coStS, So many kick-backs and kick-forthS, and so on that it gets' difficult ft r anyone to get a job done.1' The council had -noted that costs of engineering would be high if the village bad the work done, and felt that an Individual would be able to get this done more cheaply,