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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-12-05, Page 16to St Pale TillieSAOVOcet.4, .Pe.qmlaer 5, 19:1: Here's what happens ho t hat little red s(hoolhouse' 4 5 31 53 39 57 USBORNE TOWNSHIP FOR REEVE POLL1 2 x Etherington, Arcade 59 65 5'1 Fra 32 14 19 lineM' George ajoriy for Etherington — 122 FOR SCHOOL BOARD L'11:05/nn, i x rpYgjaiViEl,11'sisie'alirM:y. 57 53 52 41 48 39 x Elected 62 39 39 6 7 T 41 91 347 15 48 220 02 86 59 10.3 11 16 66 60 20 48 49 11 424 399 198 Snow brings three crashes District's. first snowfall Sun- day brought about three ac- cidents In which one Dian suf- fered minor injuries and damage totalled nearly $2,000. Four cars were ihvolved in a succession of crashes at Kip- pen in the morning. Gerald Blaine, 21, RR. 1 Varna, going west on the county road, had stopped at No. 4 but could not get traction when he attempted to cross tlie road. He struck a northbound car driven by Harr)" E. Prouse, 18, Goderich, The Prouse car bit two park- ed cars after the crash, ac- cording to PC Harry Reid. Harold B. Hamilton, 16, RR 1 Hensall, suffered lacerations to .his scalp Sunday afternoon when his pickup truck struck a tree just east of the main in- tersection, PC G. M. Mitchell investigated, Keith D. Rader, 19, RR 3 Zurich, struck and snapped a telephone pole on No, 83, at the intersection of William here. He had just passed a car and was piling back into his lane when the cat continued into the ditch, Constable Lloyd Hodgins estimated damage at $400, ... STEPHEN TOWNSHIP FOR COUNCIL POLL 1 2 3 * Dietrich, Joe 67.24 63 • Hendrick, Edmond 58 $8 76 • Desjardine, .Cecil 54 24 45 Dundas, Stephen 24 25 69 * Elected 4 5 0 7 8 9 T 104 75 119 70 40 48 007 108 57 108 65 35 62 607 79 41 117 81 48 73 562 55 13 24 33 14 13 270 1 ZURICH FOR COUNCIL Dr, W. B. Coxon .. 230 Mrs, Isobel Gazebo . 221 Leo Meidinger . „ 200 Ken Breakey . 172 William Siebert (def,) 122 Leonard Bates (def.) . . 95 HSDHS BOARD That place of fond memories, the little red schoolhouse, is disappearing all over Ontario these days as townships progress into centralized facilities. What happens to the buildings? Well, look what's become of Fairfield school in Stephen township, located just north of the Huron Park at RCAF Sta- tion Centralia. The schoolroom itself has been transformed into a three-bedroom apartment by its owners, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brock. Tenants Flt. Lt. George and Mrs. Zieglgansberger and their three girls moved into the quarters even before they were finished. Above, left, cabinet maker Geo, rge Scheffbuck views with satisfaction the smiles of Mrs. Zieglgansberger and Mrs. Brock as they examine the kitchen he created which is where the teacher's room once was. Above, the flight lieu- tenant, carpenter Hugo Schenk, Sclieffbuck and owner Brock discuss the Grey Cup game in the liv- ing room, Left, Deborah, Catherine and Barbara Zieglgansberger play in the bedroom which has replaced the blackboard and teacher's desk area of the old school. Mr. Brock plans to establish another apartment in the basement of the building. GRAND BEND FOR COUNCIL E. Desjardine (2 yrs) . . 254 Howard Green (2 yrs) . 234 Ian G. Coles (1 yr,) . . 194 Orval Wassmann (1 yr) , 190 G. Desjardine (def.) . . 144 Charles Tindall (def.) — 142 William Cochrane (def.) 100 FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD (2 years) W. F. B. MacLaren . 280 Donald re Flear , , 221 Robert Jennison . . 204 Kenneth young (def.) . 184 James D, Connelly (def.) 97 FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES Lawrence Mason (2 yrs,) 276 C. P. Chapman (1 yr.) , 1177 John Teevins (def.) • . 126 William H. Love (def.) . 109 HIBBERT FOR COUNCIL Ross McPhail ,,,9,,.318 John Drake ... .. . 244 Charles Roney 241 August Ducharme 221 Henry Harburn (def.) . 188 HENSALL COUNCIL Bond cashed here U.S. group honors Neill part of $6,000 loot The $1,000 bond cashed here last week at British Mortgage and Trust Company was part of $6,450 in bonds stolen in a breakin at Riverside, near Windsor, between Nov. 20 and 25. Windsor police said the theft was made from the apartment of Miss Jean Munro while she was away, Constable Lloyd Hodgins here reports investigation is pro- gressing and several strong links have been revealed. It's learned that the same party attempted unsuccessfully to cash a similar bond at Strat- ford the same day. —Continued from front page since Clinton has not been able to take all the vocational stu- dents from the home schools, the guarantee provisions in the agreement are no longer ef- fective. During lengthy discussion on the facilities which should be provided in the addition toHur- on South, the board debated the establishment of a double class- room in which team teaching could be undertaken, as well as extension to the cafeteria, which cannot accommodate the present enrolment. Principal H. L, Sturgis point- ed out the problem created by the establishment of a tuck shop in conjunction with the cafeteria and the tendency for students to take their purchases to all areas of the school to eat them. The principal indicated he was not in favor of enlarging a cafeteria operation but did feel provision should be made' for expansion of the tuck shop and facilities for eating, since the students have shown they much prefer to purchase in- dividual items as opposed to meals. In his report, the principal stated preparations are being made for the commencement program which will take place Dee. 1.9 and 20. He indicated a number of adjustments are being made to shorten the pro- gram without eliminating any of the basic ingredients of the variety show. Vice-Chairman Kenneth Johns conducted the meeting in the absence of Chairman H. L. Snider, now in Hawaii. ,mutes iem rm co ter ante from Robert Rowcliffe, the contractor, that work would start this week. LIVESTOCK, TOO Councillors discussed com- plaints about livestock — cattle and horses —some of which, apparently, have been seen on main street, The main concern was that the animal s would trample gardens if they strayed. Various forms of action were discussed during which Knight noted: "We don't want to get in the same situation as Exeter finds itself with the onions and turnips and zoning." Lavender felt a move should be taken to at least stop fur- ther livestock being brought in, Said Broadley: "Let's get more dope on it first to find out what we can do." At the suggestion of John Lavender, council agreed to reimburse the clerk at the same rate as councillors for the spe- cial meetings during the year retroactive to January 1. Lion official awards pins TOWN COUNCIL several cases of a similar na- ture in other parts of the county. Police here indicate the local incident may have been a "prank", however. * * Bill Dinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dinney, is a.patient in Victoria Hospital, London. • Dr. Victor N. Kyle FRCS (C) Urology, of Scarboro was in Montreal this weekend where he was successful in obtaining his fellowship in the Royal Col- lege of Surgeons of Canada. He is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hopper, Albert St. The 1961 census reported that 67.4 percent of Canada's po- pulation spoke English only, 19.1 percent French only, 12.2 percent both English and French, 1.3 percent neither English nor French. if he had not agreed verbally during a session held on top of the Southcott hill, cotes said, "I didn't fellas." Councillor Desjardine com- mented that it would be a good thing to have complaints about closing the road. "Then we'll find out who owns it," he said. Before closing action is taken, legal opinion will be sought, and it is expected that notice of the intent to close up this road will be published. Then if any complaint is received a public hearing will be ar- ranged. Constable Ray Gillen() re- ported to council that District Inspector Ayres, London, had visited the village this week and would recommend to the OPP commissioner thatthevil- lage be asked to make more space available for the detach- ment. He predicted there would be a five-day week established for men in the detachment and this would mean there would be more than the eight men serving in the village last sum- mer. Constable Gilleno pointed out that they needed more space for storage, and there should be an interrogation room. He said also that he had been told not to give traffic warnings in violations from now on, but to lay charges. Reeve Webb commented that not all of the men were on duty at once. "All you need there is one man and a stenographer In the office, and the others should be out on the street," said the reeve, Councillor Orval Wassmann reported that work had not been done on the dredging contract, due to inefficient machinery on the job. He said that George Crowe, the contractor, was ask- ing for a postponement of his completion date from Decem- ber 15 until April 30. The village holds a $700per- formance bond and a signed agreement calling upon Crowe to bring the south and north shores of the harbor back to their original state by Decem- ber 15, They will remind Crowe of this agreement, and holdhim to it. The south shore has been in an untidy condition since the fall of 1062, when Crowe first began his contract' to dredge the harbour. "The only way we're going to get action on this dredging thing," said Councillor Wass- mann, to take a/delegation front the chamber, the council, and the fishermen, and go down Bridge over No. 21. highway at Grand Bend was closed to traffic at noon Wednesday when the temporary span was opened as a detour to permit construc- tion to start. The Standing bridge will be torn down and a four-lane structure erected in its place, Already some extensive home decorations have been erected for Christmas. Among the first two ready were those of Douglas Harness, Huron St., and Jack Weber, Gidley. Town council again is providing prizes for best decorated homes. Christian Family Movement group of St. Peter's Roman Catholic church has erected a creche on the library' lawn to add to the yuletide spirit. The figures in the manger scene are illuminated and the display is lighted at night. * * * * Exeter Planning Board Tues- day night met with officials of the planning section of the Dep't of Municipal Affairs, Toronto, to discuss preparation of an of- ficial plan for the town. The officials toured the community Tuesday afternoonbefore meet- ing the board. 'News" is often defined as the unusual or extraordinary. By that definition, The T-A should headline the fact that Preston Dearing and Son, RR 1 Exeter, DIDN'T sweep all the awards for Dorset Horned sheep this year at the Royal Winter Fair, because they have done so for many years, The Dear- ing didn't show any sheep this year, "to give the other fellows a chance," says Preston. How- ever, they recently solda ram to a prominent breeder in Mas- sachusetts. Town police are investigating an incident Sunday in which two men in a car approached a six- year-old girl on the sidewalk and asked her if she'd like a ride. The incident follows warn- ings from Huron OPP about District Governor Ken Hen- derson, Palmerston, present- ed 21 perfect attendance awards to Exeter Lions Thursday night, Heading the list was former international counsellor Jake Sweitzer, who has completed his 21st year without missing a meeting. Next in line came Wallace Seldon, past president, with 19, and Ken Lampman, with 18. Other recipients were Jack Doerr and Norman Walper, 15 years; Warren May, 14; Lloyd Henderson, 12; Jack Sinith10; President Tone MacMillan, Reg B e av e r s, Milt Robbins And Larry Snider, eight; Fred Darl- ing and Gerald Godbolt, seven; Ken McLaughlin, six; Harry Strang, five; Gerald Webb and Sandy Elliot, two; Ed Brady, Mel Geiser and Jack Pryde, one. Governor Henderson gave a humorous address to the club on Lionism. A new local folk-singing trio, composed Of George Godbolt, John MacNaughton and Ted Wil- son, entertained the members, who met in the Dufferin Hotel, Centralia. President Tom Mac- Millan conducted the meeting. —Continued from page one council five years but had never heard a report. "The board members tell us Mickle is a good man but how are we to know when we don't hear any reports from their meetings? We hear of figures spent in the thousands for education buttbey don't mean much to us." Broadley was somewhat sur- prised; "We have spent a lot of money in that school and you say we have never heard a re- port? The school situation is a real mess right now." How- ever, he felt that with the pro- posed addition coming up, an experienced man would be pre- ferable to a "greenhorn." BUILDING, PERMITS Discussing the build'ng per- mit question at length, coun- cillors felt most ratepayers didn't realize they had to apply for a permit for work costing over $100, even if old lumber was used. Baker suggested one party should obtain a new permit since his first one had run out and the building was not complete. "He should fix it up or tear it down." Reeve Jones agreed ratepayers were not too pleas- ed with the building. Knight felt all places should be checked in regard to whether they needed a permit or not. Lavender said that "with all clue respect to Ernie Davis, the building inspector, we should have a recognized car- penter for the job." The matter was tabled until next year but members felt that, In the meantime, people should be required to secure a per- mit or be liable for the $50 fine provided by the bylaw. DUMP PROBLEMS Another problem which came under fire was the village dump where cement has been dumped from a floor torn out of the hotel building. Permission had been granted for this but Coun- cillor Baker objected strongly, "He made a mess dumping it in the first place and 1 thought the dump was tobeused only for household garbage or anything that will burn." Knight said "househOld gar- bage has been stretched", and suggested the hotel 'should be asked to clean up this mess, Baker also objected to dump- ing by the Hyde firm. e His stuff can't be burned either, The dump is in an awful mess now and it Was in good Shape.` Knight; "There should be hard and fast rules and if it happens again the parties should be notified that they must clean it up and leave the dump tidy." Some concern was expressed over the delay in installation of the Brock St. drain butcoUn- cil since has received assur- Describes Eucharist ment as an extension of High- way 81, COUNTY ASSESSOR? County Assessor Albert Hyett had requested statistics on the cost of assessing in the village. Clerk DesJardins answered it was $869.23. Reeve Stewart Webb com- mented, "They're trying to set up a county assessing system. The thought is for a chief as- sessor, with four others doing the whole county. I don't be- lieve it is a good thing, my- self." Councillor Coles Inquired about the cost. Reeve Webb felt it would eventually be higher, especially after it was well out of the hands of the municipality. "Yes," said Coles, ''they'll sell it on an economy basis, and then the cost will go up later." Reeve Webb pointed out that in favor of the plan was tile theory that the assess- ing across the county would be more equalized. Word from the property and building management branch of the Department of Public Works Of Canada revealed tenders for the new post office would be called shortly, and completion date, if tenders were satisfac- tory, would he early in the spring of 1964. Council, on a 4-1 vote, ap- proved an agreement with Southcott Pines Parkland 'Ltd. with regard to obtaining part of the lands to the south of the Ausable River for road widen- ing purpose. A good part of this land has already been put to use as fill by Bot & 13ot Construction Company inbuild- ing the now section of Highwey 81, east of the main intersection at the village. In return for these lands, the village has now agreed to main- tain the section as a road; to Construct the slope to the road so as to prevent erosion of the remaining Southcott property, and to grass it to the satis- faction of the Southcotts; to stop up and close the road lead- ing from Lake Road to River Road, inetnediately west of the Old river bed and have received from Southcotts first rights to buy the old river bed. Voting In favor were Reeve Stewart Webb, Councillors Or- val Wassmann,. thlet'SOn Des- Jardine, and Roland Greiller, Ian G. Coles registered his disapproval, Reeve Webb had thought that all of council was iianirtions; however, Coles Stated he had been against closing the road all the tittle, When asked again Jehovah's Witnesses baptize young ministers here While some churches are still debating whether or not Women should be allowed in the pulpit and almost all require lengthy training, Jehovah's Witnesses ',ordain" Ministers of either sect and at any age at which they shosv dedleatioa, Their ceremony involves total immersion. Three young girls froth the Grand Bend congregation were baptized Sunday at the circuit assembly here. From left, they are Leona Young, 14; Resie Boone, 14, and Ann Kronenberg, 11, shoWn with Robert Porter, assistant presiding minister of the Londori congregation, --T-A photo ri4tvo.ftimkt,*.A.tizxYwoluo.v?gts V4'0410faialai,a),a,ft.aa.ataaPaW,a4 af,0,raaawal Services at Trivitt Memorial Anglican church, Exeter, and at St, Paul's Church, Hensall, took the form of an "instructed Eu- charist" Sunday, Rector J. PhilipGandoncele- brated the Eucharist —er sacrament — as Usual but paus- ed between each prayer or ac- tion of the service to permit explanation of it, 13ev Lindsay, a student of theology at Huron College, Lon., don, explained froM the pulpit the meaning and purpose behind everything which was dorie. The congregation was r e - minded of the symbolic meaning of the movements; why at some points they are expected to sit, Of Stand-, or kneel; why the altar book is carried from one side of the altar to the otherbetWeerl the epistle and the gospel; why Water is 'nixed with the Wind before consecration. These explanations replaced the sermon thitieg the aerviee. Perfect present for Swinginrt Santas .• dubs SPALDING —Continued from page one vial officials and would discuss the situation at that time. He asked council to wait until next meeting. Wooden revealed the Toronto officials would discuss with the board its design for a town plan, the basis for future develop- ment and upon which the zoning bylaw has been based. He also announced the plan- ning board was starting a study of parking facilities andis com- piling information on what other municipalities have been doing. In other business, council: Received approval for its proposed Anne St. drain project from the department of high- ways. which will pay subsidy on the cost, but agreed to postpone the work until Next year; Appointed Councillor Ted Wright to accompany FireChief Irwin Nord to the mutual fire aid meeting which will be called in the new year by Huron county council as part of its emergency measures organization; Approved total salary of $2,582.50 for members of the fire brigade, which answered 23 calls during the year, 12 in the town, 11 in the area; Accepted the resignation of Walter Cutbush, the town's first building inspector, who asked to be relieved of the position; Received clarification from the planning board that the zon- ing bylaw does not permit any residential construction in commercial or industrial zones; Learned from Works Sup't rim Paisley that there is con- siderable interest in theforma- tiOn of a horticultural society in the community, as indicated by the response to an enquiry which followed the last meeting, Approved sponsorship of an-, Other borne decorating contest this Christmas, giving turkeys as prizes. BUILDING DOWN A report On building permts for the year, presented by Clerk O, V. Pickard, indicates 196$ has seen the lightest censtrac, lion activity here for Several years. The total investment arturneted to a little Over a quara ter of a million dollars, teen* pared to nearly half a million in 190. Some 20 houses Were built in 1963, 00illparecl to an average, Of 25 Oyer the past five years, d•-4 Closes MooGREGOIZ Bags CAMPBELL Pldy Day and Bag 'Boy Golf .Carte to Ottawa and thump the table till we get something done, Our member, Walter Foy, can set up an interview for us, We're Obligated to our fisher- then to get some assistance for them, Right now the sand at the south aide Of the pier is so deep that any boat With a draft of 2 1/2 feet is getting stuck." Councillor E. Desjardine asked that cleaning and paint-. ing of the public washrooms be considered soon, A price of $4 a. cord for about aZ cord Of stove wood in the village yard was set, This is surplus since a new propene heating system has beeii stalled in the hall. In the last 15 years Caned-MS• have submitted to Ottawa sortie 5,800 suggested designs for a neW flag, Again tackling the problem of water shortage in Grand Bend, council Tuesday night began the preliminaries to es- tablish a committee of citizens to work on the problem along with council. Three men—Dr. E. A. Mc- Master, the town physician; Campbell Chapman, of Grand Bend PUC and John Manore, representative on the Ausable authority — will be invited to the next meeting of council, Monday Dec. 16, to consider ways and means of improving the water situation. As yet, these men do not form a committee. As council, headed by Reeve Stewart Webb was preparing to pass a motion appointing them to a "water committee", Clerk Murr ay DesJardins quoted from the Mu- nicipal Act a restriction upon council, after an election, from taking action of this nature. However, the water situation will be under discussion again at the December 16 meeting, with these three men invited especially to sit in on the talks. Frank Plumb approached council in confidence, with the understanding the press would not report his conversation. However, the topic was on ((water" and a proposal for ob- taining a supply of it. Councillor Orval Wassmann, suggested a test hole on the beach in January and February, when the water supply would be at its lowest, to find whether water in quantity could he ob- tained there for a well supply to the village. Reeve Webb favored sinking a "silo" on the beach for this purpose, which could be filled in later, If the structure was not needed. Ile preuicted a cost Of $1,000 for this project. The intent of finding a supply alternate to lake water, is, as Councillor Wassmann put it, "to cut out the need for that expensive water intake pipe," The last estimated cost of an installed system was in the neighbourhood of $600,000. The companion problem of sewage also was discussed briefly. A letter to the On- tario Water Resources Corn- trilasiOn to ask for further gui- dance on the disposal problem of drains along Highway 21 has received no answer. A letter has gone to Eon, C. S. ManNalightotl, minister of highways, for consideration of a request Made in May for the Main street Of Grand Heed to be tikell over by the depart, Exeter Golf Course Phone 235-1517 ,,,PaiMczt.i,irsiatat.io:Vatalgoia.40/4*Aiokc,iatia s'ai,Wiatar,40gaireatarg cat4,teketati,,ilfte0.4,i 0,4t1.000 A very special honor has come to J. H. Neill, curator of Huron County Pioneer Museum, in the award of a certificate of commendation from the Ameri- can Association for State and Local History, This was granted at a meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, with representatives present from all across the United States and Canada. Mr, Neill was presented a feW weeks ago with the first honor- ary membership awarded by the Ontario Historical Society, Leslie R, Gray, London, Ont., chairman of the American As- sociation's awards committee, plans to present the certificate at a meeting in Huron. He writes to Clerk-Treasur- er John G. Berry: "If there is to be a meeting held in connec- tion with the formation of a historical society this would be an ideal time for the presenta- tion, I would hope that this might be held before the winter weath- er sets in. The proposal to form a historical society in Huron Is a wonderful idea, and I hope something can he accomplished along this line,"