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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-05-07, Page 1AM.; igreaRNAM ,669. in and dust does damage a--draws 'demands' A plan which has been sug. gested for some Years—nsing fire hoses to wash off ExeteroP Main Street,-will be implemen- ted this year in an effort to control the dreadful dust nuts» We. The decision to ask the Vplun,,, teer Fire Brigade to assist in eradicating the nuisance was made by council after they re- ceived a delegation represent- ing the Exeter Businessmen's council the dust this year was a "serious Prohlem" andwee causing businessmen consider- able expense in man hours and in time to keep merchandise clean. When asked what c ou pc il planned to do with the dirt on the street, one member jokingly asked if he wanted it, Ofrhie te Pet funny,"Dinney retorted, f'it's costing }is a lot of money". ge noted that merchants with Perishable Foods such Oxy goodsand furniture were affect., ed the most, in that the dust. was ruining merchandtse. After pointing out that mer- chants on Main Street pay con- siderable tax money, he also commented that the dust could become a health problem if it now !fitting idle, ,dye to the fact they created more dust than they removed,. Laterin the meeting council also learned they had 0110 PPP- ;gems in the vicinity of the South Huron 1-190Pital, It was rePOrted that due to the fact somepatients in the hospital suffered from asthma, it was ttnpoAsible open the windows because of.the severe dust. Council decided to take im- mecitaie steps to end this Prob- letn. Deputy-reeve Ralph Bailey said he felt there should be no more grader work done on the streets until another He also stated a Kitchener firm had given a prIce of 15 cents per gallon for an oil emul- sion to put on the streets, and that Jim Paisley, works super- intendent, had intimated he would like to try it. However, some members of council reported such a solution had been tried before and it was no good. Bailey said the product was not waste oil, but members re, plied that it must be if it was that cheap. alsoMay. questioned council if brush could be purchased: to place on. the front of the town tractor to regularly clean the streets. He was informed that unless council wanted to get into equip, merit costing upwards of $10,, opo, there was no suit able machinery available, .Councillor Wright reported some communities had pur- chased brushes, tout they were preblem", espeeially on the Corner of John and Main Streets, Councillor Boyle noted that such containers had been tried, but they didn't work out to any degree of eatisfaction. "I don't know why they won't work," replied Wright, report- ing on several communities whO had, tried them and fpund it effective. No action was taken on this problem., was felt necessary if the dust problem recurred after. he first Wash job, Warren May, who accom- panied Dinney and Reg Beavers en the delegation, alsoques- tioned council on the advisabil- ity of placing garbage contain- ers on the Main Street in an effort to cut down on the amount of rubbish--especiallyy glass— Which ends up on the streets. He said there was a"terrific President , Bob Dinney told Association Monday. was permitted to continue as it witimanorommasmarm,,q04symemmawawassmiamsysiyam is, citing the case of a local soft drink distributer who was concerned about dpst entering his plant. Dinney was told the streets had been swept recently, but he replied that only the stones and larger debris had been re- moved, and certainly pot the loose dirt and dust. He told council he had seen the fire department in Lucan assisting workmen with washing down the streets in that com- munity in the past week. "They did a beautiful job," he stated. The local furniture dealer agreed with members of council that the dust problem was worse this year due to the amount of construction in Exeter. Councillor Ted Wright said he felt assured the local firemen would assist in washing down the streets if they were paid. Council was in agreement that the firemen should be paid for the work. Before the motion was finally approved, members expressed the opinion the firemen should be asked to assist whenever it Last hurdle cleared, pool ready by July? Present equipment to hospital The cancer, polio and tuberculosis (CP&T) committee of the Exeter IOOF and Rebekahs recently made a cash donation of $250 to South Huron Hospital, and the money was used to purchase a port- able resuscitator. Mrs. Marion Learn shows some members of the organizations how the equip- ment works. From the left are: Mrs. Alvin Pym Noble Grand of the Rebekahs; Mrs. A. Bowen, chairman of the committee; Allan Fletcher, secretary-treasurer; Stan Whiting, IOOF Noble Grand. --T-A photo STREETS GOOD Bailey reported as well that engineers from Riverside Con- struction had been up to inspect the streets and had found them to be in better shape than in past years. This brought forth a series of comments to the contradic- tory. "What did you do, take them up to Hensall?" one courf:- cillor chided. The last hurdle has been cleared in regard to the ‘xeter swim pool and Mel Gaiser, c0-ch'airm'an, said Work could possibly commence next week .if town authorities would give the 'project their final approval and award the contract. Although the swimming pool committee have tentatively approved the tender of C. A, McDowell, Centralia, this must be ratified by town council and RAP, Who will be letting the contract, The final hurdle mentioned by Gaiser was in regard to problems that had arisen with the Huron County health unit, who had previously stipulated an engineer must be hired to draw up plans. However, Gaiser and Gerald Webb, co-chairmen, travelled to Goderich on Wednesday morning with McDowell and were in- formed they could go ahead with construction. A letter confirming this is expected to be in the hands of town council by Monday. Gaiser pointed out 'the committee had fought against hiring an engineer because the cost would range from $1,600 to $3,000. After predicting the pool may be ready for use by July 1, Gaiser said he hoped the remainder of the $30,000 could be raised as quickly as possible. Grand Bend rate jumps after laterals approved EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 7, 1964 Ninety-second Year Price Per Copy 10 Cents Inspector makes proposal Little cost difference ONSIDER VOCATIONAL SETUP Board lists group to plan sex study as the present decision to put in a water system. In a day or two it will be too late. If these mains are going in at all, they Must go in within the next few days." The installation at the main At a special meeting Tues- day, the resort council set their 1964 tax rates showing a hike of close to five mills. This will cover the cost of the installation of the water main laterals beneath high- way 21. Residential rate on the north side is 66.9 and com- mercial is '72.4; on the south side it is 64.4 and 69.4 re- spectively. INSIESSMSSIESSUSIESENSM8M intersection can not be done after the road surface is laid. The department of highways will not give the Bot Construc- tion Company any further ex- tensions in getting the road and bridge completed. Dr. McMaster pointed out that the price offered by Hot was about $2,000 more than had been estimated by the engineer working on the project, William The HSDHS board decided Tuesday night to call a special meeting with area inspector D. W. Scott to discuss the possibility of providing com- plete vocational training at the area school. The move came after Prin- cipal H. L. Sturgis reported Scott had told him on the day of the meeting the school should consider such a venture, and came as the board were enter- ing the final stages of pre the prescribed course provided by the department was being used by the health teachers at the school, but the course out- line was handled primarily as a moral problem. Rev. Boyne said he didn't think the department was clear in itself as to what should be on the course, and it was an — Please turn to back page College unable GRAND BEND Council in Grand Bend Mon- day night voted unanimously in favor of the installation of six laterals under the road-bed in Highway 21 to serve the water distribution system which is under consideration for the vil- lage. Dot Construction Ltd., Oak- ville, will do this work at a cost not to exceed $9,559.85. This is the same firm which has the contract for the highway and bridge work being done at the village by the Ontario go- vernment. Reeve Stewart Webb and Clerk Murray A. DesJardins were in Exeter on Tuesday with the village solicitor, Elmer Bell, QC, to arrange for finan- cing the project. Since deben- tures have not been arranged for, the full cost may have to be made up this year on the general mill.rate. Both Cam Chapman and Dr. E. A. McMaster members of the citizens water committee, attended the meeting. Chapman, who is chairman of the Grand Bend Public Utili- ties Commission, stated that he felt there was "nothing in the history of the village so urgent How much of lake can Stephen own? peared before council and brought in a request that lights be installed in the softball park to mark the centennial. — Please turn to back page Ayearst, London. The village also has invoices from engineer Ayearst of $800 for work done in March and $1,180 for work done in April. Interest on the almost $14,000 due to the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission is $198 every t: months. It is expected that the laterals will be placed under the road within the next ten days. John Hood, superintendent of the PUC, approached council — Please turn to back page Issue permit for restaurant Town council withheld one and granted permit Monday, granted six others including one for a $20,000 restaurant on Thames Road. At the urging of Councillor Derry Boyle, a permit for a garage for W. G. Seldon, An- drew Street, was held back until dimensions and intended use of the building can be de- termined. Clerk C. V. Pickard stated he did not know how big a garage Seldon planned, after Boyle questioned if it may be used to house his oil truck. Boyle said if this was the case, the permit would be class- ed the same as one submitted by Norval Jones to house some of his trucks. This application was turned down due to the fact the Jones property is in a residential area—as is the Seldon pro- perty. The permit for the restaurant was granted to J. W. Weber and will be built on highway 83, west of the main intersection. Other permits were: Mrs. Brenda Hennessey, for $300 alterations to the former Bruce Isuckey property on Anne Street, where she will move her beauty shop; Lorne Hodge, $2,000 al- terations to a house on Simcoe Street; Mike Dzioba, $300 gran- ary near his barn on the for- mer Dow farm at the west of town; Wellington Haist, $9,000 for semi-detached house on William Street; William Mar- sh all, $700 renovations for house on Nelson Street. • to aid pro ject Officials from the Ontario Agriculture College, Guelph, have informed town council they will not be able to assist with the planning and development of Riverview Park. Council had written in an effort to seek assistance from horticulturalists at the college in planning beautification of the park area in connection with their centennial project. The letter explained the school would have to hire many workers if they assisted com- munities with such projects, as a survey and plan would take many man days of work. While they noted they were in sympathy with town officials, they explained they only under- took minor projects in com- munities, and only in those close to Guelph. Girls aid Korean orphans The warm clothing being packed in boxes by these members of the RCAF Centralia Girl Guides and Brownies will be distributed by the Unitarian Services Committee to clothe orphans in Korea. Some of the articles being packed were made by the girls other clothing was collected from their homes and those in Huron Park. From the left are: Aileen Allbright, Brenda Bracken, Heather Classen, Elaine Larmond, Susan Page and Anne MacLeod. --T-A photo Sewers for subdivision No action was taken since last meeting on the HSDHS board's decision to consider sex education at the local school due to the fact no one was in- structed to head up the study suggested. This point was looked after Tuesday, when Dr. R. W. Read consented to act as liaison be- tween the board and the sug- gested committee of Principal H. L. Sturgis, Dr. Don Ecker and Miss Westgate, local health nurse. They will be asked to make a detailed study of what infor- mation should be presented to the students and by whom. It was suggested they contact schools which have such a pro- gram and also the department of education. Rev. John Boyne, who broach- ed the subject last month after local druggist, R. H. Middle- ton, had written to the depart- ment with an enquiry about sex education, stated he had receiv- ed a "fair bit" of response from teachers since the topic was raised. He told the board one teach- er had taught at a school where such a course is provided, and everyone had been satisfied with it. He also reported some schools had fallen into pitfalls, and urged the topic be given a "tremendous amount of plan- ning". Principal Sturgis reported Owner must provide Stephen council learned Tuesday night they may have more territory under their con- trol than what they ever thought. This thought may have arisen after members of the London PUC met with them to seek per- mission to occupy a water lot for a water intake pipe for the proposed London pipeline from Lake Huron. The area of the p r opos ed pipe? Some 8,000 feet out in Lake Huron and under 33 feet of water. Although council had no idea they controlled such a vast area, they approved the request after being told it was required before London could commence work . off the shores of Port Blake at the end of highway 83. Want regular garbage pickup Town council decided Monday night to inform Jim Paisley, works superintendent, that more regular garbage pickups must be instituted. "It's in a deplorable state," commented Councillor Ted Wright. "It's just not being picked up." He said some garbage has sat for as long as three days and by that time most of it had been ripped apart by dogs, People aren't complaining so much about the day it is picked up, he added, they just want to know when that day is going to be. Mayor Simmons commented that the works superintendent should have the situation men- tioned to him, but Councillor Delbridge said he should be told what they want rather than just mentioning it. TWO PROJECTS While some communities are having difficulties choo sing even one project to mark Can- aria's centennial, council learn- ed the police village of Crediton now has two proposals. Mrs. W. D. Mack met with council and presented aplanfor the proposed library building, whiCh had been suggested as centennial project for Crediton. She outlined the cost at ap- proximately $8,000. Later in the meeting, Alf Smith, also of Crediton, paration for their proposed $231,000 addition. "It was a very unsettling day," Mr. Sturgis. reported, noting that the inspector had discussed "some different ideas" as to the course which should be followed by the school. The board was told Scott re- commended they "go all the way" rather than only estab- lishing a limited vocational training setup. He has suggested that only one more shop — plus the one being planned in the present addition will be required, a- long with two new commercial rooms, to give the school a com- plete setup. They already have planned (and need) four extra class- rooms and the second shop. One of the main reasons why Scott has recommended the move is due to the fact he says it is no longer as profitable to send students to Clinton as it has been. The indication is there will be a change in the grant structure in this regard. Due to the distance factor, the inspector has indicated he realized HSDHS would be the first school to pull away from the co-operative effort at Clin- ton, and he predicted the Clin- ton board would be willing to negotiate in regard to the pre- sent contract which stupulates each of the three schools must send 15% of their enrolment to Clinton for the next 10 years. SOME PROBLEMS It was noted an addition is being planned at Clinton, and this could possibly be avoided if HSDHS withdrew their stu- dents. Another opinion expressed was that transfer students and those in the two-year terminal courses could still be sent to Clinton and this would maintain the needed 15%. One of the other problems cited was the fact a switch in —Please turn to back page On the recommendation of the ail decided Monday that sanitary drainage committee, town coun- sewers will have to be provided by Gilbert Dowbefore any lanild- ing permits will be granted for his planned subdivision to the east of his present one. This new policy will also af- fect any other new subdiVision in that each will be examined carefully With a view to the same requirements if a town outlet is available. Such an outlet is planned by the town in the VicinitY of the Dow subdivision, as a sewer line Will be run alongsanders Street to the corner of Pryde Boule- vard. "We're trying to Sewer the town," Chairman Jee Wooden pointed out, "arid if the new sitb- divisiong aren't provided with sewers, we'll never get caught up.to He said there *Add alwaYS be new areas without sewers if such a policy WaSn't set by domi- cil, • • • • and his efforts paid off last week and had invited Dow The drainage committee inot to be present, but he failed to Those in attendance at the musical program staged by shidents of the ilsborne Township school's attend. However, the matter undoubtedly realiZed the students had spent 'long hours in preparation. What they 'may not have itrieWn *Ls still disausssd .4t s e i e was how hard their direetor, Vurtney,had to *irk to get the StUdentS to Sing thaLt1A1.0Thhootba: phOtes taken at the rehearsal— are ample evidence Of the work entailed. wlealtahppathod,).othd! redornitendatioh INSIDE Announcements . . . .... 5 Church Notices . • . • ... 12 Coming Events . . • . 4.. 12 Editerialsi • • . • . . • • . . 2 Feminihe Facts 'N Fancies 8 Hensel). . 44. 4 LUPO 4 c • 13 SPOrta *6.66.6.4.6 8,7 Witht Ads . . • * .. 10,11 Businessmen to stage dinner Exeter BusineSsmen's As- sociation will attempt'an inno- vation for their regular meet- ing next week. They plan a dinner meeting at the Trivitt Memorial perish hall at 6:00 p.m. and all members Will be given complimentary tickets to attend. Main business to be discussed at the meeting will be plans for the 1964 Christmas promotion. Members have been urged to ng their idea's and sug- gestions along to be aired. The decision to hold the din- her was made at an executive Meeting on Thursday. At that Hite; sill Batten WEIS appointed Secretary to replace Dori South colt. GUNS OKAY Councillor Taylor, chairman of the protection to persons and property committee reported the guns used by the three-man police force were in "excel- lent" condition. He maintained this opinion despite the attempt by Council- lor Boyle to have them termed as "adequate" only, Taylor said he and Chief MacKenzie had taken the guns to experts in London and were told they couldn't get better ones. Boyle questioned the chair- man about the one gun with a six-inch barrel, that he said had to be pUlled out with the use of two hands. Taylor replied it wasthe best gun that could be bought. He also told council the signs announcing that Exeter was now using radar had not been erected as yet. Councillor Delbridge follow- ed the report by telling the chairman to have th@ police use their guns to straighten up the speeding and foolishness around town. "You mean use the radar," Mayor Simmons corrected, hinting that guns may be rather severe. "Use radar, guns 'or their big stiekS or something," re- plied Delbridge, implying he was rather annoyed with the antics of some Of the youths around town, Wooden noted that the outlet would be provided for the ex- tensive SubdiVision planned by Dow, and that it would not create any hardship for the subdivider. He also pointed out such regu- lations would induce an' orderly development in any area, as homes would not be erected in a scattered fashion if a sewer line had to be provided. "It will also make hiS lotS More attractive," he predicted, if sewers were already installed Or at leagt planned. Councillor Taylor agreed in that_ the added cost of the lots would be no more than if Olt- dhe.sere- had to put in tile and. Septic tanks and then some day have to pay for sewers alSo. "If the town is supplying an Outlet it should be Used," stated Mayor 4 tAnd don't let a SubdiViSion open up unless we can give them an outlet," addedCou ncillor beibridge, OLD ONES .Atit16}{1' Reeve Fisher questioned if . this affect Dow's pretent subdivision, or, any other newly —Please 'turn to back page