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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-12-12, Page 1T-A Choristers entertain throughout district during festive season Exeter Public Library Board has requested town council to consider making applicatiOn for a Canada centennial grant to.extend facilities in the Carnegie balding on Main St. here, The beard finds increasetteese of the fa -cilities and an ever-growing volume of books and ether Material has created crowded conditions which should be relieved. crowded bookshelves are seen, right, behind Barbera ,Arnold, Elizabeth Mickle, Ruth Snider and Janet Ecker, seated at the only children's table provided la the bending, Centre, Librarian Mrs, Hilton Laing goea through files which must be kept open ee small table be-cause of lack of space. This small corner else serves for storage of films, use of the large microfilm reader on which old Times-Advocate files are screened, as well as a makeshift reference table, Below, Chairman Cecil son sorts through magazines which Must be derneed into boxes and containers because of lack of more suitable accommodation, The two tables shown, only ones available for adults, are often used completely by high school stu- dents seeking material for essays. --T-A photos School plans adoption 'gift' EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 12, 1963 Ninety-first Year Price Per Copy 10 Cents Exeter Public School child- ren's Christmas gifts will go toward the adoption of arefugee child this year. In a letter to parents this week, Principal Arthur B. Idle asked that the money children formerly spent on a Christmas gift exchange be contributed to- ward a common adoption fund at the school. Teachers, too, have asked that the contributions which for- m erl y would have been made toward gifts for them be direct- ed to the same fund, This follows a change in the traditional pr oe e d u r e which started last year when gift mo- ney was sent to the Children's Aid Society. Explained the principal: "The response last year sug- gested the possibility that we could provide enough money by the same methods to adopt and support a refugee child for a year. We feel that this will give the children of our school a personal feeling of giving which will continue throughout the year. "Teachers have asked that this spirit apply to them as well, and that any money in- tended for gifts for them also be contributed to the common fund for the refugee child. "This opportunity for per- sonal assistance and support of another child will teach real Christian stewardship and deepen the significance of giv- ing gifts at Cliristreas. We hope that you will feel as enthusias- tic as we do regardine this pro- ject, and support it fully," Seek library addition to relieve crowding Talk to Defence Minister Hellyer PUC considers rate hike to meet capital claims Town delegation in Ottawa to discuss Centralia's future Exeter PUC is giving con- sideration to an increase in hydro rates to finance major equipment purchases and im- provements to the system, chairman R. E. Pooley con- firmed this week. The chairman said investi- gation is also being given to other methods of raising funds for capital outlays. A decision is expected to be made before the end of the year. "We don't want to raise the Avoid 'signal habit' cautions magistrate Seek library for Crediton Santa 'drops' in Saturday to make a turn without regard for other traffic on the road, He said it was dangerous for a driver gel into the habit of putting on his signal lights and making a turn without look- ing to determine the traffic situation, which could be most dangerous. The magistrate said he was of the opinion that McCutcheon would have seen the McManus car if he had looked but he (McCutcheon) was engaged in making the turn and failed to be as watchful as he should have been. On the other hand, continued the cadi, a motorist in McManus' position would have slowed up in view of what he saw ahead of him rather than keep going at the same rate of speed, regard- less of "having the right of way." To have done this, would have been "more prudent driv- ing" on the part of Mr. Mc- -Please turn to back page The responsibilities of a dri- ver using his signal light before making a turn was outlined by Magistrate Glenn Hays in a judgment here Tuesday. The magistrate dismissed a charge against Thomas McCut- cheon, 70, London, of making a left hand turn without giving the right of way to an oncoming car. McCutcheon was driving a stake truck east on 83, Oct. 8 when he turned north on the fourth concession of Usborne. A westbound car, driven by Edward B. McManus, 33, Wa- terloo, went into a skid and struck a tree by the side of the road in attempting to avoid the truck. Magistrate Hays said a dri- ver was not required to put on his signal light unless there is traffic to be warned of his mak- ing a turn. On the other hand, the putting on of signal lights does not give a driver the right ROSS TURNBULL, IAN McALLISTER rates", said Pooley, "but we have to make some major pur- chases soon to bring our com- mission up to date, in line with other PUCs." "If it's possible to raise funds by other means, we'd rather do it that way." Among the expenditures fac- ing the commission, he indicat- ed, were new storage facilities, a new truck with bucket facili- ties to enable servicing of new streetlighting now installed on No. 4 south and which will be extended north in the future, along with other equipment to provide greater safety for the men and to meet the growing needs of the town. The chairman said consider- ation is also being given to the establishment of a water heater control system which would lower the peak demand for pow- er, on which the commission's rate from Ontario Hydro is based. Although a considerable ,investment is involved, the sav- ing would pay for the cost over a four to five year period. The PUC has not had a rate increase since 1953, and has absorbed the increased costs of labour, materials and sales New trustees in Hay hope to stop addition tax since that period. However, it still shows a surplus of 8 to 9 percent on its operations. Ontario Hydro is assisting the commission in its inves- tigation into financing and capi- tal outlay requirements. Mr. Pooley said considera- tion is being given to a loan from the municipal aid fund re- cently established by the federal government, but it's not known if the PUC can qualify under the terms of assistance. Meanwhile, delivery of a ma- jor piece of automatic account- ing equipment is being delayed until a decision is made in re- gard to rate. The machine, which will compute customers' bills automatically, has been purchased at a cost of about $6,000 but the rate factor must be established in the mechanism before it can be put into use. The machine is a second-hand model of equipment which sells new close to $9,000. The chairman said the com- mission has the authority, sub- ject to Ontario Hydro approval, to increase rates but a deben- ture issue to raise funds would have to be made by town coun- cil. First Huron fluoridation vote defeated in Goderich A delegation discussed with Stephen township council last week the possibility of erect- ing a public library in Crediton as a centennial project. Mrs. W. D. Mack, who has been prominent in Women's In- stitutes' historical projects, led the delegation which included representatives from the WI, library board and police village trustees. Council agreed to investigate the suggestion and is securing information on procedure for application for funds for cen- tennial projects. The federal and provincial governments are providing assistance to muni- cipalities in a joint program, the details of which have not been officially adopted. Another delegation from Cre- dition WI discussed the prob- lem to recent damage to fur- nishings in the communi t y centre. 'rabies, a piano and other articles have been muti- lated. Council authorized the hall committee to call a meet- ing to discuss the damage. Clerk Ross Haugh was auth- orized to call for applications for the position of assessor. They must be submitted by January 3 at 5 p.m. PAY $105,000 Council approved accounts of more than $105,000 in the ma- jor "pay" meeting of the year. The amount includes payment of both elementary and high school levies and county rates. Three town officials flew to Ottawa Wednesday to talk to the defence department about the future of RCAF Stationcen- tralia. The delegation included Mayor W. F. Simmons, Ross Tuckey, chairman of theExeter Industrial. Development Cor- poration, and Peter Raymond, secretary of the commission. They are expeciell to return Thursday night or Friday, fol- lowing talks with Defence Mini- ster HellYor. Centralia was not affected by major cuts in the budget an- nounce( last week by the de- fence minister. However, more reductions arc expected to be made early in the new year. A spokesman at the local RCAF station said it's not ex- pecttld that the further cuts will affect Centralia seriously eith- er. But he admitted "we're keeping our fingers crossed," One of the objectives of the town delegation is to discuss with the defence department the possibility of further expansion at C0111.1'21io under the consoli- dation program. Within recent years. schools at London and Clinton have been transferred to the local station and more Can be accommodated here. Thursday, Defence Minister Hellyer announced plans to re- duce the armed forces. close out a chain of military estab- lishments, cut the reserves and re-organize the militia. He removed 28,079 persons, including civilians. from the rosters and between $50 and $75 millions from the opera- tions and maintenance budget. Further reductions in the off- ing are said to be in the number of radar stations, war ships committee to NATO's Atlantic command and CF - 104 nuclear bombers committed to NATO the playground is not large enough and would not provide room for expansion in the future, "I may have to eat those words if none of the alternatives prove satisfactory but I feel there should be further consi- deration. At any of the meetings I've been at, the school board has never shown me why some of the other possibilities should not be investigated." Turnbull takes much the same position. "I would like to see more investigation Into the other possibilities. If there's no —Please turn to back page Two new trustees elected to Hay Township School Area Mon- day will seek an alternative to the Zurich school addition for consolidation of elementary education. Both Ian McAllister, the for- mer assistant ag rep who headed the polls, and Ross Turnbull, the young Bluewater farmer who was runner-up, feel further in- vestigation should be given to other proposals to provide a central school for children in the area. McAllister said frankly he "would like to prevent the addi- tion at Zurich" because hefeels MOH blames 'lunatic scientist' claims vide no ill effects, either to people or to materials, what- soever); A unique appeal, published by the Goderich Lions Club, under the picture of a baby who says, --Please turn to back page Molesting continues though it is "a boon to the young family," Retired people, the doctor suggested, may have felt they didn't want to contribute to such a program. Dr. Aldis, however, wasn't discouraged by the result. "I hope some day Goderich and Ex- eter will have fluoridation so that we can enjoy the benefits which the peepie in other Huron county centres have through their natural supply." (Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Hens all, Seaforth, WinghaM and Zurich all have certain amounts of natural fluoridation in their wa- ter systerne.) "To introduce any new mea- sure, you have to be prepared to fight for it and to suffer defeat," he said, "It Was the same with pasteurization. Pee-. pie waged a battle over that but now it's a commonplace and accepted health measure." Dr. Aldis made his personal position on fluoridation clear and concise: "I don't know of anything that does so much good fOr so little money." The preventative benefit of fluoridation has been evident in his own family, he said. His The claims of "lunatic right wing scientists" helped to de- feat the first vote on fluori- dation in Huron Monday, says Dr. R. M. Aldis, county medi- cal officer of health. Voters in Goderich, the county town, rejected fluorida- tion 977-710 despite full en- dorsement of the water treat- ment by all of the town's doc- tors, dentists and associated professional men, as well as service clubs and the town's newspaper. Dr. Aldis, who ardently sup- ported the "yes". vote, said ridiculous claims by maverick scientists, an emotional rather than a reasoned appeal and an "old guard" reaction helped de- feat the vote, Anti- fitoridationiSts, he said, distribeted literature containing attacks against the tooth decay preventative by peo- ple with recognized degrees and titles but who are considered radicals within their own pro- fessions. "It became an emotional thing. The average person gen- erally trusts his doctor or his dentist but when vague claims are made about enzymes and hormones people StibconsclotiSe ly becoMe frightened and that downgrades the appeal," "There was 'a lot of mist- enderstending," said the MOH. t'And they (the enti-fltiorida- tioniSts) were much better ore ganited than we were," Some observers; he said, at- tribtited the defeat to an old- ",card. ard reaction t progrest. Fluoridation, it's admitted, does not proVi de significant benefit's for older people even Santa makes his first heli- copter trip to Exeter this Satur- day afternoon. And the kindly old gent is going to let the kids ride in his flying machine while he visits the downtown area. Weather permitting (and forecast indicates it will be), St. Nick's pilot will land him on the open field beside the Scout Hall on John St. west at 2 pm. From this field, some 100 youngsters will he given free rides, courtesy of Exeter Businessmen's A ssnciation. Another feature, added this week, will be pony rides for youngsters who aren't lucky enough to win a ride. About half a dozen ponies, owned by Donald Geiser, will be avail- able for the younger children. Association officials stress- ed this week that -every safety precaution is being taken. The landing area will be fenced off and responsible persons posted to take care of the children. The helicopter, e x pi ai n e d project c It a 1 r m a n Douglas Gould is operated under Dep't of Transport regulations and will be handled by a qualified pilot. Evidence of the trust- worthiness of the company is provided In a $1,000,000 in- surance certificate. a copy of which the association has on file. If the weather turns bad, the event will take place next Saturday. BARI' SITTING One of the new services pro- Vided this year by the associa- tion but which has not beenuSed to the fullest extent to date is the free baby sitting service Saturday afternoons at the town Members of the local Rat= ger company are looking after the children but only eight ble- thers took advantage of the Set- vide last Saturday, Said one mother: "It's e Won., derfel thing, I completed my shopping In less than a third Of the (fine I normally would." Only pro bhein was that her youngster didn't *tint to go home because she was having such fun with the Rangers. The association continues to give free movie cartoons at ExeterLegiontfall ter children Saturday dternoons during De- ceMber. The shows begin ate Ocinek. mrcroo (Pianist), Louise Mrttrido, Karen Porridge, Joan Wood; SOCOnd 'row, 1P,larine- 14001, Mary Ann Hayter, Ann Fair, bairn, Linda 8tatict, 'Betty Aim McCallum, rtteada otaney, Cal Lennox: third row, Eleanor stAilial<0, Cheryl Stade,Diand Gaiser, giSte 'GoSar, Snotira hunter, Mary Jane Sanders; back row, Dorothy wAgnor,,, Anmarte Kraft, •.;'tto Anno coxon, .lady Mrs. "C KtithY Sh1ith, ,t0anno Tennant, Mtssing Sharon Iu ill Susan binney, --1)oerr photo first child, who spent most of his early years in Clinton when the county health unit was lo- cated there, has had no cavities in his teeth. Another child, born about the time the family moved to Goderich, already has a number of fillings. The impressive support for fluoridation was evident in last week's issue of The Goderich Signal-Star which carried five large-size advertisements, six letters and an editorial on the subject. Among the ads Urging a "yes" vote were: A statement from Delbert Geiger, Hay township, chair- man of the county board of health, and Dr. Aldis, in his official position as MOH, point- ing out that fluoridation already had proven beneficial in other Huron towns; An "unreserved approval" of fluoridation signed by 21 pro- fessional people in Goderich, including 11 doctors, four den- tists; three pharmacists, one optometrist and one chiroprac- tor (this represented 100% of the qualified persons in the me- dical and allied fields in God- erich, according to Dr. Aldis). A summary of cOncitisions and recommendations fronl the report of the Ontaelo Fltiori- datiOil Investigating CoMmittee, which investigated the entire aspect of the treatment for the Ontario government in 1.961 published by the Goderich Xins, men Club (the committee, hod- ed by }Ion. Mr. ustice lOtineth G. MOrden and including Dr: G. E. Hall, president of UVVO, endorsed fltioridatiOn uncate, gorically and found it to Pre, Police remain c o ti c orned about continuing attempts by unidentified motorists to pick tip yOtteg girls on Exeter streets, Four such ificidents haVebbett reported to town police since Dec. '1. Appreached were girls ranging In age from six to 14 yoar, In each ease, rides Were refused and lid further incident Oceurred. Police believe two of the cidents involved the Saint pare ilea In a car. The OtherS"could not be connected. Further warnings have been given to public echeol Children by Principal A, P. Idle., TEA•ClieristerS, -wader the direCtien of Ronald tretrarich, are busy with engageMents as the festive season approaches, Son, AY night they performed before a paeited anditeriuM In Zion Clateh, Friday, they Will sing at DaShwood P:',W3 and Sunday evoulatt.,. they'll 'posed "The Carols of thristMas" Coen PreabYteriaii church here. Early in ,Yeatiary thoy i o to Prod- hagen, then perforM for the 'Home and School Ass in here Oh -AIL 13. Front row, from left, Marion Bentley, Nether AtinetiritearientS vr o . 14 Church Notices v 14 Coming tVentSv. v 4 .4 14 tditorials v v 4 Feminine Pacts ,NPUtieles 8,9 Hensall Picart 4 * .tiivtrikrres. qporo t .*VVIV 't / V V *:6.)7 6t Ad ..VIV/•VVit 14 '4'. I 0111