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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-02-06, Page 14...................... You can be helpful by 'seeing double' "Seeing double is a pod thing when you see for Yetit's self and lend your vision to the blind," said J. H. Kinkead chairman of the Huron County Advisory Hoard, Speaking about White Pane Week, sPoneered each yeer by The Canadian Natienal Institute for the Blind and The Canadian Coencil of the Blind, the chair, man explained how yistial assts.,. tance for a few minutes can provide hours of useful activity for blind people. He told how one blind person had built a 19-foot cruiser. His wife read the blue-prints and checked on measurements. She shared her vision only oc- casionally but her assistance provided her husband with a productive hobby for more than a year, Another example is in the reading of the CNIB talking book catalogue. Since talking book users do not usually read Braille, they require sighted assistance to go over the titles. "You can read the catalogue in less than an hour", Mr. Kin- kead explained, "but you enable the blind person to select enough books for many months of read- ing". Another place where help can. 1?e given the blind person is a neighborhood store. Using the white cane, blind pedestrians will frequently enter the shop assuming that the cierk will offer aid. The blind person may have trouble locating the clerk. A customer can help by letting the clerk know Of the blind person's presence. Through 81 Canadian clubs ,of the blind, volunteer drivers are always in demand to supply transportation to social and re- creational functions. Then there is always the need for guidance across the busy avenue or, the location of a street number. "When yeti meet a blind person" ' the chairman said, "take the time to do his seeing. Your sight will mean more to you when it serves someone else". Hay names delegates draws family together event. Standing, from left, are son Robert Hovius and wife of Newmarket; Jacob Hovius, RR 1 Hensall; daughter, Mrs. Henry Steiger of Lyndon, Washington State; danghter, Mrs. Henry (Patsy) Hiemstra and son-in-law Henry Hiemstra, RR 3 Listowel. Wedding anniversary A widely separated family were drawn together for the 45th wedding anniversary of their parents, celebrated here last Thursday. Seated are the honored couple,. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hovius, who came from Holland to celebrate their 45th nuptial To seek deed for lost strip and is "definitely coming in," county assessor A. A. Alexan- der reported to Huron council. He said one county has already adopted the plan, and two others GODERICH A full county assessment sys- tem, with local assessors abo- lished, is provided for under new departmental regulations, A series of five major fires has struck Exeter since January. Latest was one which caused con- siderable damage at the clinic of Veterinarian Dick Roelofson, Huron St. Thursday. Although no flames were evident, heavy smoke poured out of the building. The blaze apparently started from furnace pipes in rear of the building. The veterinary's specially-equipped truck was badly damaged as was the ceiling of the building. A dog and two cats in the kennel room suffocated. Fire was spotted by Bill Pincombe who notified Mrs. Roelofson. Her husband was attending a convention in Toronto at the time. --T-A photo An effort will be made to establish ownership of a 50- foot strip of land which has been "lost" on the town survey. The land lies between Nelson and Church streets, fronting on Main and William, and council agreed Monday night to pay one- quarter of the cost of register- ing the property. Solicitors Bell and Laughton pointed out that the block had been wrongly surveyed with the result that the maps do not in- clude the 50 feet. The firm's client, Carl Stire, "has been assessed on this property for a number of years and has paid taxes on it but as far as the registry office is concerned the property just does not exist". The only solution, said the lawyers, is to prepare a new registration which will involve a considerable number of quit claim deeds in order to clear the title. Stire, Paul Sass and the Ex- eter Pentecostal Church each have agreed to pay one-quarter of the cost. are considering it for 1964. "An IBM machine is used to makeup the rolls and notices," he explained. "The department of municipal affairs is strongly in favor of it, the cost does not seem excessive, and I think it is the next step." "Is it something we should look into right now, or let it drift?" enquired Reeve Elgin Thompson of Tuckersmith. "No," replied Mr. Alexan- der; "my opinion is we should take our time, but it will come." Council on Wednesday heard E. Goodman, of Kitchener, con- struction safety officer for Huron, Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington, explain the Construction Safety Act. Huron council has deferred appointment of an inspector, though it is mandatory under the new legislation, and members asked many questions. "Inspection has been manda- UWO 'must double again' Expect to estab .• lish county assessment plan tory on local municipalities since 1911, under the old Act, and now is a responsibility on the county level," Mr. Goodman said. "L ocal municipalities may still appoint their own inspector, after due notice. You may appoint a full-time or part- time inspector or make other arrangements which will fulfil the intent of the Act, which is to provide for the safety of workmen." To Reeve Morgan Agnew of Clinton, he said the salary range for inspectors was $4,250 to $6,000, and Reeve Donald Mc- Kenzie of Ashfield remarked: "You won't get an engineer for $6,000." "We do not generally get an engineer," said Mr. Goodman, "unless the county engineer takes over, or in a city the deputy engineer might act. I think one might suit Huron best." Hay council named delegates to three conferences during its meeting Monday night. Councillor Jim Hoffman and Road Sup't Carl Haberer were named to the good roads con- vention. Reeve John Corbett and Clerk W. H. Brokenshire will attend the rural municipalities conference in Toronto and De- puty Reeve Delbert Geiger will represent the township at the rural development meeting in Clinton Feb. 26. Council also: Approved a $25 grant to the Huron Soil and Crop Improve- ment Ass'n; Authorized the clerk to pro- ceed with the bylaw closing portions of roads in the Sharrow subdivision and west end of the township; Approved the HSDHS applica- tion for a $200,000 addition; Called applications for war- ble fly inspector; Will meet again Monday, March 2. Farm groups seek grants of Waterloo University, distri- buting an illustrated brochure. "We are now the second lar- gest engineering school in the province and third in Canada" Dr. Hagey reported. "I believe we have only started. I cannot foresee a time when the univer- sity will not be challenged by new requirements and when the University of Waterloo will be so hidebound it cannot meet the demands of the public. We are trying new approaches and studying others. Next year we will offer for a first time the only co-operative course in mathematics in Canada, and have received enthusiastic let- ters from almost every insur- ance company in the province. "This co-operative plan has proved highly acceptable and is of great help to the individual student through providing finan- cial assistance during his uni- versity year. It is the only university which has adopted this particular plan, and we are delighted with the acceptance it has received, not only from business and industry but aca- demic and educational authori- ties as well. "Our primary problem has always been dollars. Our rate of growth to keep up with the demands of the area we serve has been so fast we have always been running a little behind. As thrifty people, we do not like doing this any more than we have to, and we still have to make up $75 per student. We must not cut back enrolment, and hope to make it up from all sources which think us worth supporting. We ask you to con- sider making some bursaries available to students wishing to attend Waterloo." L. E. Cardiff, MP for Huron, and Simon Hallahan, Blyth, ap- peared for Huron Plowmen's Association, of which Mr. Car- diff is secretary. He said a grant of $500 to cover expenses would be very acceptable. "We need at least $700 or $800 all the time if we intend to have a plowing match," he said. "Expense, prize money and everything adds to about $600. The fact that we have been in operation 40 years this year is evidence we have done very well. "As regards the international match (in 1966) the county has given us $500 as a loan the last two years. This has been almost all spent. I do not think we will need any more next year, be- cause a lot of equipment for advertising will be on hand." GODERICH "These clubs are a valuable asset to the county, but it does take money to run them," said W. Hume Clutton, Colborne township, addressing Huron county council in connection with the annual grant to Huron County Holstein Club. Mr. Clutton, secretary, was accompanied by Ross Marshall, of Kirkton, a past president of the club, now director for the 10-county Western Ontario di- vision of the national Holstein- Friesian Association. "If we were to go back to the days when we started to get $100 from county council," he said, "I suppose today's $100 would be worth something under $50. I think we are safe in leaving it to your fairminded- ness, but we like to have our work recognized, and it is not anything more than recognition. "We in Colborne," he added, "are very happy about the se- lection of Reeve Ralph Jewell as warden." Canada's first institution of higher education was the Quebec Seminary, established in 1668 by Bishop Laval. GODERICH Between 1953 and 1961, the University of Western Ontario doubled in size "and must double again" to provide 5,000 student places," President G. E. Hall reported to Huron county council in support of a request for increased assistance. "We have had in our freshman class alone an increase of 29% over last year, which is 20% more than expected," he said, "and in the university as a whole 16%. We looked after that with the addition of one full- time staff member. "The total increase in en- rolment is greater than the total student population of the big York University. Nine new English universities are trying to get staff in Canada. We have to develop our own teachers from faculties of graduate stu- dies, and that enrolment is up 20%. "Our financial campaign, be- gun a year ago, is almost com- pleted. Corporations and pri- vate individuals have provided almost 95% of their quota, and our alumni, with an objective of $1,000,000, have contributed $760,000 already. "We have been stretched, but we have met the demands made upon us, and I hope you will not only continue your as- sistance but increase it." President Hall was accom- panied by vice-president Ross Willis, William Baldwin, Dr. James Talman and Col. Row- land, secretary of the board of governors. He asked permis- sion to name one of the labora- tories in the new m edic al science building for Huron county. "We would be honored," said Warden Jewell. President J. G. Hagey and J. 0. Hemphill presented the needs Appoint two for Stephen Damage $500 in town crashes Marches net nearly $700 Two Main St. accidents over the weekend caused over $500 property damage, town police report. Saturday, cars driven by Mrs. Margery E. Hynes, 36, Huron Park, and Pieter Grunow, 25, Goderich, collided at the Gid- ley intersection. Both cars were proceeding north and Grunow struck the Hynes vehicle from behind as the latter made a right hand turn, according to Constable Lloyd Hodgins. Friday, at the Sanders in- tersection, cars operated by Roy Lamport, 46, RR 1 Cen- tralia, and Newton Clarke, 73, RR 1 Woodham, crashed when the latter was turning onto Main. Chief C. H. MacKenzie investi- gated. Better farm-consumer understanding: forum Urge breed promotion There is better understanding between farmers and consum- ers in recent years than pre- viously. This was the consensus of members of Fairfield Farm Forum following discussion at their meeting Monday night. Members were informed that in 1949 the farmer received 59 cents out of every dollar the consumer paid but in 1958 he received 44 cents out of the dollar — the rest went for frills. Slowly both farmers and con- sumers are learning where the Two warble fly inspectors were re-appointed Monday night by Stephen council which also let the contract for its gasoline supply. Nelson Schenk remains in- spector for the east half and William Hodgins for the west half of the township. They were the only two who applied for the positions, offered at the rate of $1.00 per hour plus 80 a mile. 0. C. Russell, Shipka, was awarded the contract for sup- plying diesel fuel and gas for the township. His tender was two-tenths of a cent above the lowest but council decided to retain his services because his tanks already are installed and he was the only township rate- payer who submitted a tender. Prices are 41.4 for No. 1, 36.3 for No. 2 and 24 for diesel. APPROVE GRANTS Council approved $300 in grants: $125 to Crediton li- brary, $100 to Centralia li- brary, $50 to Dashwood library and $25 to Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Ass'n. Captain Howard Moore, of the Salvation Army, London, out- lined the work of his organiza- tion to council and said a larger donation would be appreciated another year. The council do- nated $35 to the army at its first meeting. Council approved the HSDHS addition proposal following con- siderable discussion with its representative, Lloyd Lamport. Councillor Joseph Dietrich was appointed delegate to the rural development committee meeting called by the Huron Federation in Clinton, Feb. 26. Clerk Ross Haugh was in- structed to obtain quotations for warble fly powder from lo- cal suppliers. Reeve Glenn Webb presided and all councillors were pre- sent. INSINNIMISSISIVESOMMISMINIM exoted 6ttee# GINGERICH'S 10th Anniversary and Valentine Sale SWF Ii consumer dollar really goes; why so much of the food dollar doesn't reach the farmer and why food prices have risen while farm prices have remained stable or fallen. In Ontario the job of bringing together the four groups involv- ed in the production or market- ing a farm product has been as- signed to a Food Council. There will be six members chosen from persons actively engaged in farming, processing, distri- buting and consuming. It will be able to investigate any matter really relating to these activi- ties. This should bring the con- sumer and farmer still closer together. Consumers have a great in- fluence on what happens to farm produce after it leaves the farm. To the question "how are you influenced in your food buying by frills? members agreed that most women buy more when the product Is attractively wrapped and the display good. They noted children take turns to buy items such as cereals because of the designed containers and women collect stamps given with food products regardless of the extra price on each article, Members really hadn't any objection to frills in marketing but objected to wrappings where the color misleads as to the condition of the product. Hosts this Week were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Powe and the next meeting place will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson, Close to $700 was realized in the 1964 March of Dimes campaigns in Exeter and Hen- sail. The response to the first March of Dimes canvass inEx- eter by members of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Tuesday even- ing was quite good. The allo- cation of $460 was exceeded by $19 to date with all returns not in. "We're leaving the boxes in the stores over the weekend and with further donations we are confident of reaching $500" said Mrs. Harvey Pfaff, chair- man of the campaign. Thirty Auxiliary ladies canvassed the town Tuesday. Sixteen marching mothers canvassed the village of Hensall Tuesday evening for the March of Dimes campaign and collect- ed $1'71.91. Chief marching mother was Mrs. Lorne Hay; general chair- man, Mrs. Ron Wareing; re- cruiting, Mrs. Jim Hyde; sup- ply, Mrs. Bob Baker; publicity, Mrs. William Fuss; finance, Mrs. Homer Campbell. This is a project of the Kin- ette Club of Hensall. HSDHS BOARD Annual banquet of the Western Ontario Aberdeen Angus As- sociation held in London, Janu- ary 25, featured Raymond G. Roth, Ohio, eastern field re- presentative of the Aberdeen Angus Journal. He stressed the importance of an ambitious promotional program and points to be em- phasized in selling livestock. Mrs. Stewart Middleton, Clinton, was special speaker for the ladies section, giving an il- lustrated travel talk on the Irish tour and the visit to Scandina- vian countries taken by the Middletons in 1963. Calf Scramble winners for 1963 were special guests along with Wayne Watson, Denfield, who showed the champion Angus and reserve champion Queen's Guineas steer at the Royal Win- ter Fair last year, Ron Craw- ford, Glencoe who showed the reserve champion Angus at the Royal, and George Earley, Ker- wood, and Danny and Dave Ed- wards, Watford, winners at the Watford 4-H Calf Club Compe- tition. Entertainment was provided by Paul Brothers and Shirley of Kirkton. The SpringShow and Sale is to be held February 28 in connection with the Farm Show at London. Plans for a calf scramble in 1964 and other pro- jectS were discussed. Choose The 1964 Family FRIGIDAIRE Refrigerator That's Just Right For Your Needs . . . Your Budget PRICED TO SELL SEE THEM ON DISPLAY Two from Huron receive awards By MISS MURIEL HERN Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Strong of Seaforth were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brock and Bill. Mr. & Mrs. Grant Skinner and girls spent Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Skinner at Ellinville. Lloyd Lynn of Clandeboye visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Harry lien and Mr. & Mrs. Tom Brock and families. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hern visited Sunday evening with Mr. & Mrs. Milne Pullen at Whalen, Mrs. Burton Morgan and boys spent last Wednesday with Mr. & Mrs. Norman Broek. Mr. & Mrs. Jim RoWclif ife of London and Mr. & Mrs. Warren Brock, Exeter were Monday visitors With Mr. & Mrs. Toni Brock. Bob Hem, Harry Hern, Ten- nyson Johns, Harry Jaques, Earl Stephen and Wayne Hern spent a day last week at the farm and indtistrial machinery shoW in the coliseum in Tor- Onto. Miss Barbara Hern visited over the weekend with Mr. & MrS. Ross Ballantyne and fa- milt' of Kirkton. No wonder Frigidaire refrigerators are Canada's faVorite, For every one has the famous quality and dependability in every part, seenandunseen, that makes people say, "There's just no substitute for the real thing — the FRIGIDAIRE refrigerater"I Choose from a wide Variety of top freeter or bottom freezer models. 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Phone Zurich 34 Gingerich's Monday night, town council: Learned that the s epar at e school appointments to the li- brary board were George Wright and Mrs. Cecilia Mit- tleholtz; Was informed that the Central Mortgage loan for the sewerage system amounted to $127,800, of which about $40,000 will be forgiven; Received the library financial statement which indicated a bal- ance of $831.42; Was warned by Councillor Wright that the cemetery board will require additional funds this year to purchase a new tractor and repair gates; Learned that the police cruis- er was out of commission and complained that it had not been properly taken care of; author- ized the police committee to in- vestigate purchase of anew one; Requested investigation into the police department's failure to lay a charge against a dog owner after a citizen had offer-, ed 'to sign a complaint about the animal running at large' Learned from Worls Sup't Paisley that a horticUltUral so- ciety is being formed with the assistance of Rec Director Don Gravett; Approved a building permit to Ray Cottle, Woodham, tar a house On Carling St. S., and to Gerald Northeott to rebuild the florist shop on Main St.; Made agrant of $25 to the Huron Soil and Crop IthproVe-, tent ASSOciation; Learned that the"works dept has begun construction Of the Anne St: Storm Sewer. Beef producers Meet Monday Second annual Meeting of Huron County Beef Producers' Association Will be held in Clin- ton Monday afternoon, Feb. 10. Guest speaker will beGeOrge• Higgs, Dresden, a beef preclude!' In the kentstailabten area who IS associated with the activities Of farm grOupS in that area. The county members will elect a director to the Ontario Beef Improvement ASSOCiatithly Which meets Feb. 20 in Toronto. The inithroyernent association is a relatively new organization. —Continued from front page with teachers on parents' night recently were aired by the board and a numberofsuggestions were made for improvement, Rev. John Boyne, Exeter, said a responsible citizen had com- plained to him about the ap- parent inefficiency of the one- night program. He also noted from the principal's report that one teacher had interviewed 65 parents during the evening and questioned if this would permit Satisfactory interviews. Boyne said the parent won- dered if this experience was an indication of the efficiency of the school. Other members =notably Vice-Chairman Roy Morenz and E. L. Mickle— said thiS had been the practice at the school for a number of years. Morenz indicated he waited two hours One year and finally left without seeing the teacher. Mickle said "it's a matter of patience". Chairman Ken Johns suggest- eci parent interviews Could be spread over several nights to avoid the ciarigeation. Said Boyne! "I don't see why we couldn't haVe aPpolated times for the parents", It Was fre-. Vealed this was done in Other schools. In 1962 motor vehicle regis- tration fees and motor fuel taxes provided $655 Million of pit-, Vincial governments' revenues, 21.2 pereent of their total re= Venues. Two Huron county weeklies are, among the award winners Who will be honored at the Ontario vte e kl y newspapers' convention` in Toronto this week. Zurich Citizens' News placed second in the general excellent claSS fOr papers hi to wn8 Of Under 1,000 poptilatiOn. The Clinton NeWS-Re Won third in the carne competition for The precittetien Of for eign towns of Odes' 3.,500,, ownership' of all Canadian hi. Lt.-Gov. Earl Retve Will be dustry steed at 34 percent in the feature speaker at theses- 1961, unchanged since 1956. shins this Weekend. COMMITTEE NAMED At St. James Church Sunday the Rev. E, 0. Lancaster fol- lowing the regular service asked that a meeting be called. Mrs. Karl O'Neil, Mrs. Andy Carter, Mrs. Alan Hill, Robert Latta, Tom Tomes and Maurice Simpson were appointed a World missions committee. Discussion followed on the renovations for the vestry. An- other meeting will discuss more plans for renovations for the church. PERSONALS Alan Hill had W. D. Hopper of Seaforth drill a well on his farm here. Water was found at 150 feet, They are now drill- ing for the Lynn Bros. Mr. & Mrs. Ernol Cunning- ham of Glencoe were guests of the former's mother, Mrs. Omar Cunningham, lastSunday. Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Mill- son, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Mill- son and Debbie visited with Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Millson and sons in London Sunday. Mrs. Margaret Poole of Lon- don, formerly of Ludan, visited Mrs. Emily Tomes and later they visited Mrs. Omar Cun- ningham and Mrs. Ralph Lynn Monday afternoon: Mr. & Mrs. Herman Powe of Exeter called on Mr. & Mrs. .7, IL Paton Sunday. Page '14 Times-Advecate, February 6, 1964 Fifth fire in month damages veterinary clinic By MRS. .1. H. PATON