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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-11-28, Page 1• //f/.0. 1pomo 14Io II otino41.44.4110M110141114,0!EM0101. ..11:eR.tr.tRPACROilOWCOW.CtliWrii1.0WC.O.Oltn,OW.fft.P.OW.C.Ctr.1 U.....,e• Ci2 Atl. 11 • % qi Contests Ninety-first Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 28, 1963 ,Price Per copy 10. conts. 111. • 0411 VA t, • • // 0,/v00#1,000 efrferepe,,,pr... G rand Bend, Stephen, .(jsborne go to polls GRAND BEND Reeve—Stewart Wei* (acct.) Council —William Coch- rane, Ian. Coles, Emerson Desjardine, Glenford Des- Jardine, Howard G r e en, Charles Tindall, Orval WaSsman (Choose four). PUC —CamPkell Chap- man, William Love, Law- rence Mason, John Teevins (Choose two). Public school board — James Connelly, Donald. Flear, Robert Jennison, W. F. B, MacLaren, Kenneth Young (Choose three), STEPHEN Reeve —Glenn Webb (aeci,) Deputy-reeve—Jim Hayter (a.ccl.) Council — Cecil. Desjar- dine, Joseph Dietrich, Ste- phen Dundas, Edmondlien- drick (Choose three). School area board— Harold Fahner, Syclney132.- ker (acct.) USBORNE Reeve — Archie Ether- ington, G e or g e Frayne (Choose one), Council—Ken Duncan, Lloyd Ferguson, Ward Hera, Roylance Westcott (ac c 1.), f „;,011110,4114 atheYeemon, of the. Christmas • Shopping Season THREE AREA ELECTIONS MONDAY Reeve, school board on Usborne's ballot Three area municipalities will vote Monday to choose 15 representatives from a total of 25 candidates seeking office. Grand Bend has the biggest slate with 16 contestants for nine seats, The summer resort electors will select their first two-year council, threemenfor the public school board and two School area board — Harry Dougall, Mrs, Made- line Jory, Elson Lynn (Choose two), st THIS WEEKEND AT YOUR ci• LOCAL STORES %• qi1 /4 Winners Another exciting Christmas season gets under- way and your local stores make it more thrilling than ever with outstanding features, sparkling gift selections, and festive decorations. Use The T.A as your gift guide and start your yuletide shopping now. Only woman returns Only woman councillor elected in South Huron was Mrs. Minnie Noakes, Hensall, who was ac- claimed Friday after John La- vender resigned his seat. Mrs. Noakes previously served on the village council. Kirkland heads medical group Directors of Huron Co- operative Medic al Services, meeting in regular session Monday, Nov. 25, named Gordon Kirkland, RR 3 Lucknow, as president for a three-yea r term, to succeed M. Fordyce Clark, RR 3 Goderich. Bertram Klopp, Zurich, was named vice-president to fill the office formerly held by Mr. Kirkland, M. Fordyce Clark, having successfully completed his third term as president of the co-operative, retires from the executive position at his Own request. FREE HELICOPTER RIDES! FREE CARTOON SHOWS FOR CHILDREN! FREE BABY SITTING SERVICE! See back page of this issue for complete details school, London Teachers' Col- lege, UWO (BA) and the On- tario College of Education. For the past eight years, she taught senior students at Exeter PS and now is librarian at Clinton. Last year she was a provin- cial director of the Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario and directed the affairs of this group for Huron and Perth coun- ties. lier husband was a trustee on Kirkton school board for six years. NOT AFFECT REEVES The school issue isn't likely to affect the reeve contest since both men now stand for central school. Last year, Etherington was one of the two councillors who supported a debenture issue without ' a referendum when Reeve Frayne cast his vote against the debenture and, therefore, in favor of a rate- payers' vote. ould vote every year Debate site, approval in Usborne PS issue After serving seven years on council, the last two as reeve, George Frayne will face his first test at the polls Monday in Usborne township. He's being challenged by Ar- chie Etherington who frankly admits "I've no quarrel with George" but who feels it's time to step up or get out after five years on council. Neither man has raised an issue so far, Frayne feels any reeve should have more than two years at the job "because it takes almost one year to learn all about it," Etherington sta- tes; "One thing sure, the tax collector will be around no mat- ter who gets in", With them on the ballot will be three candidates for two school area board seats in a contest which reflects dis- satisfaction over preparations for the township's new central school. Former chairman Harry Dougall and incumbent Elson Lynn will be opposed by Mrs. Madeline Jory, Kirkton, a teacher at Clinton collegiate. Dougall, completing his eighth year on the board, and year term, are disagreed over so stop . en gets e l ection Lynn, finishing his first two- the location of the new central school. Even though the site Is authority hopes to call for ten- ders early next year. He also reported that 400 acres of land had been pur- chased for reforestation inSte- phen this year and on tile im - provements made to the au- - Please turn to back page for the PUC, 'Osborne is the only muni- cipality with a reeve race. Councillor Archie Etherington has challenged incumbent Geo- rge Frayne for the top township post. Boiling anew over its central school issue, the town- ship also will choose two trus- tees from a trio of candidates, including the first woman to run for office in the township. Stephen Dundas, who believes there should be an election every year in Stephen town- ship, made sure there was one this year by qualifyingfor coun- cil. He opposes the three sitting members, Edmond Hendrick, Cecil Desjardine and Joe Die- trich. CHANGES Hens all and McGillivray townships completed their elec- tions without the need for bal- lots, although both made changes. At Hensall, John Lavender gave up his council seat for Mrs. Minnie Noakes, a former member and the first woman councillor in the village. McGillivray will have a new face but not a new name on its 1964 council. Veteran council- lor Earl Morley, who is retir- ing, will be succeeded by his son, Leslie. There'll be an- other change too but he's not a newcomer to council. Ben Thompson, a former member, replaces Earl Dixon, a former reeve who returned to council for a second fling but now has decided to call it a day. Tuckersmith, too, acclaimed its 1964 officials, VOTING HOURS Hours of voting Monday will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Grand Bend, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Stephen, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Usborne, HENSALL Reeve —Norman Jones. Council —John Baker, Fred Broadley, Harold Knight, Mrs. Minne Noa- kes. PUC—George Arm- strong, PS Board—Clendon Christie, Mrs, E. R. Da- vis, Trevor Wilson. McGILLIVRAY Reeve — Thomas Hall. Council — Grant Amos, Leslie M or 1 ey, Bryden Taylor, Ben Thompson. School area board — Don Scott, Ellison Whiting. TUCKERSMITH Reeve— Elgin Thomp- son. Council —Victor Lee, Alex D, McGregor, Ervin Sillery, Arthur Varley. School area board— Vern Alderdice, Ken Gib- bings, 111 iiiiiii 11 iiiii 111111 llllllllll 1111 llllllllll 1111111111 llll Sixteen candidates run for nine seats at 'Bend already decided, it was a hot Steve Dundas, back on the topic at the nomination. Stephen township municipal Dougall supported a west-end scene after defeat in his bid for location because of the economy deputy-reeve three years ago, involved in a joint bus system told the nomin at i on meeting with the high school. Lynn fa- Monday afternoon he feels there vored a more central location• should be an election every year Mrs. Jory, nominated by the to maintain interest in township Kirkton area, was not present aff ai rs. at Monday's meeting and has A former councillor, Dundas not been involved in the to has challenged the three incum- cation controversy. She was bent members for a seat on the proposed, according to Ross 1964 slate. He is running against Marshall who spoke on her Edmund Hendrick, Cecil Des- behalf, because of dissatisfac- jardine and Joe Dietrich. tion with the board in delaying Noting the purchase of a so long the selection of a site. $25,000 grader by the council In a statement to The Times- this year, Dundas said the mon- Advocate, Mrs. Jory said she ey might better have been spent consented to run "because I on hard-surfacing of roads. He feel it is time the ladies of the estimated that if two miles of township have a voice in the blacktop could be laid each year planning and providing of ode- for five years the township could quote education facilities for "throw the graders away." their children." (Mr. Dundas may have made She's a graduate of Plugtown a mathematical error. The 1963 municipal directory shows 158 miles of road in the township.) not RAP s Dundas also pointed out that would save $700 to $800 ayear, (Trustee Gerald Prout later said this was $700 to $800 per bus for the estimated five buses required, but this was not clari- fied). CHANGED SUPPORT For his own part, the chair- man explained why he had sup- ported a central school after opposing it during the election last year. The board, he said, had spent $1,000 last winter trying to keep water and taps operating at the present schools and was hauling water to three schools at the present time. He — Please turn to Page 3 Location and transportation system for the new Usborne township central school drew the sharpest fire at Monday's nomination meeting, which has resulted in election for school board and reeve. Ratepayers also criticized council's approval of the de- benture issue for the school following the vote last year when the proposal was turned down. Site for the school, decided at a board meeting Thursday night, is the Hugh Rundle farm on Huron St., in the second mile and a quarter east of Ex- eter. Ratepayers from the east Pipeline Ultimatum meeting? chairman tells men A suggestion that area far- mers whose land may be in- volved in London's Lake Huron pipeline should get together to discuss easement and damage terms was put forth at Mc- GilliVray nomination meeting Friday afternoon. Kelly Robinson, one of the farmers affected, urged Reeve Thomas Hall to get together with Reeve Glenn Webb of Ste- phen township to call such a meeting. Robinson said the men work- ing on the preliminary survey for the pipeline were on his farm last week. "There could be a lot of damage to drains if this thing goes through and we should get together to know where we stand", Both Reeve Hall and Coun- cillOr Bryden Taylor endorsed the suggestion. Survey of the pipeline route started at Grand Bend about fotir weeks ago and work on the area affected in Stephen was completed last week. London PUC ehairmeh, campball Gelder, QC, indicated last Week there was little doubt about the route of the pipeline, Which received gOV't approval in principle earlier this year. "We're just surveying one route —the one the engineers proposed," he said. "Provid- ing we don't meet any serious prOblems that's the one We'll go 'along with", The chairman said the tar- get date for completion of the pipeline was 1969 and it's' eX- Peeted the system will be fully Operational in 1970. At the McGillivray Meeting, Reeve Thomas Hall said county council plefined to hold a S'pe- ciai i'nve'stigation into the pipe- line project, "Seine of the then Self We Sheiddri't let this thing get into the hinds Of private interests," Presumably he Meant the city Of Leaden, The question was raised as to Whether fariters would be allowed to tap into the-pipe, line and, if 01. on What Willa and at what ditterieee. William Love, PUC chair- man--Commended the efficient staff at the PUC, especially Mrs. John Manore, the secre- tary; noted that this year 486 meters had come out of service to be recalibrated, and that many older service panels were being renewed; said "The PUC will soon be ten years old and in three years we will have the property on which the office is situated paid for"; predicted an increase in cost of power bought from the PUC, John Hood, PUC manager-- Revealed they had several times asked the HEPC to review the rate structure in the village with the view to cutting the domestic rate, but so far, costs of putting new lines in, and changes in the lines at the main — Please turn to back page Major contests for seats on council, school board and PUC resulted from Grand Bend's nomination, on the eve of the introduction of a two-year term for council. Oddly enough, the only accla- mation came to Reeve Stewart Webb, the first in his career in municipal politics. This is his second year in the reeve- ship, which will still be subject to annual election despite the two-year term for council. Sixteen men have qualified for nine seats open on the three bodies but issues don't appear prominent. There has been some grumbling about the PUC and some disagreement in coun- cil but none was presented at the short, hour-long nomination meeting Monday night. Contesting the four council seats are incumbents Orval Wassman, Emerson Desjardine and Ian Coles, along with chal- lengers William Cochrane (for- mer councillor), Howard Green, Charles Tindall and Glenford Desjardiee. Two other nomi- nees, incumbent Roland Grenier and former reeve Bill Sturde- vant did not qualify. In the PUC race, sitting 'mem- bers Campbell Chapman, and William Love are being opposed by Lawrence Mason (who is retiring from the PS board) and John Teevins, the man recently recognized by the post office department for his efforts in thwarting a robbery attempt. Win honors at the Royal Reeve Glenn. Webb, also re- turned by acclamation, outlined the county road work planned in the area. On the town line, the Middle- sex and Huron road depart- ments will surface treat the eight miles between No. 4 and Mt. Carmel with chips and emulsion in 1964. Similar treat- ment will be given a 1 1/2-mile stretch south of Dashwood, and the reeve hoped the road be- tween the townline and Centralia could also be done. Plans for the rebuilding of the Crediton road call for pur- chase of land and erection of fences in 1964, building of cul- verts in 1965 and repaving of the road in 1966. He reported progress on the engineering survey being made for the development road from Greenway to No, 21 highway and said tile county expects to call tenders for construction in March 1964. The reeve, who is a candidate for warden this year, served on the warden's personnel, re- forestation and agricul tur e committees in county council this year. The reeve had good news for taxpayers in his prediction that no increase in tile township general mill rate would be re- quired in 1964, andStephen still would be able to pay some money toward the Parkhill dam, Deputy-Reeve Jim Ilayter, who was acclaimed to office again, outlined tile problems of accommodation faced by the county home committee, of which he was a member this year. Huronview is full with 205 residents and plans are being made to increase accomo- dation, The deputy-reeve termed the erection of the Dashwood com- munity centre as one of the highlights of the year's work. COUNCILLORS Councillor Ed Hendrick, a member of the Ausable author- ity, outlined plans for the start of construction on the million- dollar Parkhill dam in 1964. The gravel supply in the area is be- coming exhausted which means the township may soon have to pay more money to have its gravel hauled in. CENTRALIZATION A suggestion that Stephen township soon may consider a central school was made by Harold Fahner, who reported for the area board. Noting the advancement of central schools throughout the province as well as in Huron county, he said there was a pos- sibility of centralizing the faci- lities in Stephen in the near future. In regard to school bus trans- portation, Fahner felt a set of rules should be sent to parents, operators, teachers and pupils, to explain the conditions. Bus service, he emphasized, is a privilege, not a right. He noted that the school area tax rate had been reduced a mill this year, from 9 to 8.1 mills on farm and residential proper- ties, F ahn e r and Sydney Baker were returned to the board by acclamation. ber of weeks ago but the talks had been delayed by the resig- nation of RAP member Eric Heywood, who was the original chairman of the committee, Mr. Heywood resigned because of ill health and the pressure of other duties. Heywood has been replaced by Lloyd Cushman, former chairman of the recreation committee now absorbed by RAP. Other members are Mayor Simmons and MacMil- lan. Tuesday night, the committee met with Recreation Director Gravett. It already has met with Arena Manager Willert. The mayor's ultimatum to the two employees — that he would move for their dismis- sal if ice time at the arena was not sold by that time — met strong objection from Councillor Derry Boyle at the council meeting, end were unhappy about the westerly location. The board's explanation for its decision— the saving of transportation costs by operat- ing a joint bus service with the high school was also criti- cized by ratepayers who object- ed to both high and public school students on the same bus and the earlier arrival and departure necessary to meet the high school schedule. The school board received still more censure for the length of time it has taken to decide upon the site. The trustees themselves are not in agreement over either site or transportation and they argued among themselves, even about decisions made at pre- vious meetings. Chairman Ken Simpson out- lined the board's and his po- sition in a prepared statement, stating that architect's esti- mates showed the location se- lected tobe "considerably more economical" because it was the ''most natural site". HIGHER COSTS He later quoted the estimates which revealed the other two sites considered would cost from $11,000 to $13,400 for preparation compared to$1,200 for one picked. The latter fi- gure, apparently, does not in- clude cost of providing water but the board had been assured Exeter PUC would allow hookup to its pipeline and supply the water for $120 a year. The other two sites consider- ed were another section of the Rundle farm and the Roy Cow- ard farm, one road north of Winchelsea. The chairman revealed the purchase price was $5,500 for seven acres. The Coward pro- perty would have cost $500 an acre for either seven or eight acres. Chairman Simpson also said the board had been assured the joint transportation system Drop bylaw at Hensall Herisall council has thrown out its road eloeingbylew Which threatened to develop into a legal battle between two grain Mills, with council in the mid,. die. The bylaW was turned down at a special meeting last Wednesday night, Nev., 20, at which the press Weeribtpreeent. Details of the meeting, or reasons for the decision, were riot giVen, Clerk Earl Campbell said he had been Instructed by council not to reveal how the individual'members voted, However, a reliable eiatiree ifi the village has filen dated peeve Kerman cast 014 deciding ballet ,after the Nit* tOuheil votes 411t. The bylaw c losing n,mil" portion 01 Wellington St, was A,,PleaSe turn to back page More honors have come to the agriculture district from the Royal Winter Fair. Last week, a Lacombe boar bred by Emerson Penhale, Us- borne, and subsequently pur- chased by Wilbur Turnbull, Brussels, won the grand cham- pionship ribbon for its class at the Royal, Penhale was one of the first farmers in Ontario to get La- combes after the breed Was developed by the department of agriculture. Quite proud of the achieve- ment, the Usborne breeder says he has more of the same cham- pionship stock which may mean further laurels. "We've just had a litter from the same mating," he said, "and they look excellent", RED RIBBON A Dashwood 4-H member, Bill Hoffman, won a red rib- bon with his Hereford calf which was placed among the top six in a class of 76 at the Royal. Hoffman is a member of the Zurich calf club. BARLEY KING RAP Chairman Tom Mac- Millan, in a clarification of last week's controversy in council, said the ultimatum is- sued to the board's two em- ployees was the mayor's own action and was done without the support or knowledge of the RAP committee as a body. "I have assured the two men (Recreation Director Don Gra- vett and Arena Manager Alvin Willert) that Mr. Simmons' ul- timatum was not RAP'S", he said. MacMillan obviously did not support the mayor's move but he acknowledged the mayor may have had a right to express his personal views as a member of RAP. MacMillan also revealed, in a letter to the editor which appears on page 4, that he did not call an emergency meet- ing following the council ses- sion. A meeting was held Tues- day night but it was of a com- mittee of RAP specifically ap- pointed to investigate the duties of the two men and which had been appointed several months before. Date of the committee meet- ing was Set the day after coun- cil Session but arrangements for it had started the weekpre- vi ous. "The division of duties is still being explored," he said, "and it's my hope that these duties will be set out by the board before the first of the year." He farther explained that the committee had hoped to com- plete its investigation a num- Announcernents — 14 Church Netices . , ..... 14 Coining Events . , 14 Editorials, 4 F'eminin'e Facts 'N Fancies 8,9 r. 61.8564 •*.. 13 Spells O•ilof TVGvirs'a Usborne schoo board come under attack over central school location Usbortie't school area board faced the electors Monday afternoon to explain the selection of the site for the new central school, about 1 l'/'t miles east of txeter. Two opposed the west-end cation while Chairman Ken SifilpSon supported the advocates, Wile said cheaper transportation costs will. result. Above, from left are trustees deraid Prout, Harry Dettgall, Chairman Siiiipsen and Heturning Officer Harry Strang, The nomination resulted in contests for reeve and School board, photo Chairman W. F. B. MacLaren and Trustee Kenneth Young of the public school board are being challenged by Donald Flear, James Connelly and Ro- bert Jennison. Three seats are to be filled. Clerk Murray DesJardins presided for the ratepayers' meeting. Highlights of the re- ports were: Reeve Stewart Webb--Re- ported that Twilight Haven, the county home at Petrolia, would have a 44-bed addition at a cost of $175,000 this year; that ano- ther 50,000 frees had been or- dered for spring planting at the 640 acre reforested area near Port Franks. Orval Wass m a n--Compli- mented the clerk on the pre- paration of an easily read finan- cial statement. Emerson Desjardine--Re- ported that paving of Lake Road had not cost the village rate- payers anything, owing to grants from the province, county and township of Bostinquet; that on Gill Road half of the cost had been borne by the province; that improvements on Walker Street, and widening of River road were not costing anything, since material taken from these streets is being used by Hot & Hot Construction Ltd. as fill on the highways construction pro- ject at the main intersection; that the village has asked for paving of the Main Street from Highway 21 to the beach, but so far had no confirmation of this; also that sidewalk con- struction on Highways 21 and 81 was hoped for. Regarding water, Desjardine pointed out that costs were high. "We already owe the Ontario Water Resources Commission Over $13,000 for surveys taken so far" he said, "and estimated costs of a water system are set at $621,950. I don't see how we can afford it. We've offered to put in a well on the beach, but OWRC would do more tests be- fere they'd go along with that and it would cost another' $1, 200, So we did not go on with that," Tan Coles—Cointhented on his deep Interest in the affairs of Grand Bend and his satisfaction in the good start made by the recreation committee. Russell Dallas, Brucefield, Campbell Chapman—Noted won the world hay champion- the PUC as being the "Only self- ship at the Royal with a sample sustaining part" of the village of second cut hay: His was the administration; expressed hope best of 128 entries from Can- that council would carry the ada and the US, water problem through to 'the Another Brucefield farmer, Very end; said the PVC hoped Robert P. Allan, has wen the to 'complete the reconstruction hay title twice, one in 1959 program around the Main inter- and again last year, section In 1984; felt it was too riallas and his son, jack, bad that tile water mains could operate a 100-acre farm one not have been laid at the tine and a quarter miles east and of the highways construction. a mile Sotith of Hrucefleid,