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.EXETER, .ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 3, 1964 Price Per copy 10 Cent
D M BIDS WELL OVER ESTIMA
Adjourn hearings for
B pinball operators
You bet they're happy
Kids in the Exeter area have been waiting all summer
fel' the new swim pool to be finished, but memories
of the delay were soon forgotten when the facilities
were opened, Sunday. Cool weather marked the open-
ing days, but the pool was still crowded. Admission
to the pool for the summer will be silver collection.
Some of the enthusiastic action at the pool is de-
picted in these photos, --T-A photos
A 'Detroit man who Apparel*,
1Y lay ,unconscious in NS Q..r.anci.
send cabin for close to two
days .after a 14rntal '1%.94t1p#,
was reported In "pretty fair
condition" by an .opp efficer,
at the resort, Wednesday.
Officers had visited ,James
Arthur .Ferries inllicteria1194
pital on Tuesday,
The 48,year,old man, Wats
9.111y .able to furnish police with.
meagre evidence as to the iden
tity of his assailants, believing
them to be two men be met for
the first time at the neaCh,
Saturday,
He did not know their corn,
pieta names.
Ferries emerged from his
blood-spattered cottage at ,pp-
proximately 1:00 p,m., Mon-
day, It was reported the beating
Probably took place at about
000 p.m. Saturday,.
One police officer said the
man suffered one of the worst
beatings he had ever seen, "1
certainly wouldn't want to take
one like it," he stated.
The cabin occupied by the
Detroit matt was a complete
shambles and he suffered a
.concussion as well as multiple
cuts and bruises and a great
loss of blood,
The two men being sought by
police were apparently admit-
ted to the cabin by Mr. Ferries
and did not break in, police
stated.
Grand Bend OPP detachment
are investigating the incident.
since that time.
The appeal to the Ontario
Muntcipal Board by the three
area townships was one of the
major reasons for the delay in
the project as it necessitated,
a lengthy and costly hearing.
Other delays have cropped up
since then as well.
It is interesting to note that
when the bids were opened on
Thursday, the date was actually
a few months later than what
the original completion date
had been set for hack when the
project was commenced.
The ARCA recorded seven
bidders and their respective
tenders, Thursday, and they
were in turn handed to M. M.
Dillon ez Co. Limited, consult-
ing engineers on the project,
for analysis and their recom-
mendation as to which tender
the Authority should choose.
When this recommendation
is received, it remains for the
Authority to secure approval
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The Parkhill Dam project
may well be referred to as the
"damn project" when area
muniCipalities are faced with
footing their shares of the bill.
Three townships—S tephe n,
13osanquet and McGillivray—
previously appealed their as-
sessments on the project, but
it is apparent that they, along
with all others, will have to dig
even deeper to meet the in-
creased costs.
Tenders were opened on the
project by the Ausable River
Conservation Authority on
Thursday and bids ran from a
low of $1,277,000 to a high of
over $2,000,000.
This is an increase of from
$383,000 to well over $1,000,000
on the original estimate of the
cost of the huge flood control
and recreation site project.
The original estimate on the
dam was $894,000. But this was
a figure established back in
1959. And everyone knows costs
have increased considerably
sentence and ordered to pay
$220 damages to a Toronto
Man, Alexander Cavin, who had
to have considerable dental re-
pair work alter Coulter had hit
him in the mouth earlier in the
summer.
A late night party and fisti-
cuffs brought charges of assault
against three men; Ludwig
Rammeloo, RR 2 Dashwood;
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$25 and costs for unnecessary
noise. After learning frprnCel.
Robert Fulton that this was the
fourth traffic violation against
Sweitzer since April 7, Magis-
trate Pearson said he would
recommend that the minister of
highways should suspend hip
driver's licence.
In last week's sessions, Rod-
ney Coulter, Grand Bend, was
given a nine-month suspended
Corn field proves
hazard for women
Seven new instructors
at overcrowded school
side of the street and pulled
out to travel in opposite di-
rections Bedard to go east
and Adkins to go west.
They collided on the highway
with Adkins striking the left
side of the Bedard vehicle.
The latter car sustained dam-
ages estimated at $125 and the
Adkins vehicle was damaged to
an estimated $25.
Prize lists
soon ready
Youth remanded
for hitting child
Ray Masnica, 17, RR 2 Credi-
ton, who pleaded guilty last week
to a charge of assaulting his
four-year-old niece with abelt,
was remanded for one week in
jail when he appeared before
Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C.,
in Goderich court, Thursday.
Magistrate Hays said he
would issue an order to commit
Masnica to the Ontario Hospital
at Goderich for observation for
not less than 60 days,
The charge against Masnica
was laid following an incident
on August 15.
One tax sale
for Usborne
in Toronto, but is still awaiting
approval from the government
at Ottawa, Board chairman Ken
Johns reported this week no
word had been received from the
federal government as yet.
Meanwhile, there has beenno
facilities added at the high
school and this will result in
using every available space this
year.
Mr. Sturgis reported there
would be seven grade nine
classes this year, four grade
10s, five grade lls, four grade
12s, two grade 13$ and one spe-
cial commercial class.
Two additional teachers have
been added, bringing the staff
to a total of 30.
New teachers on the staff this
Year are: Mrs. Jane (Horton)
Busche, Mrs. Anne Chisholm,
Ron Cummins, Mrs. Robert
Hiltz, Ken Poulton, Don Risher
and Paul Brown.
It is expected the school will
operate as usual on opening day.
Students will be picked up on
much the same bus schedules
as were followed last year, and
they will be dismissed before
lunch on opening day.
A corn field at an intersec-
tion at the 14th concession of
Stephen Township is blamed for
reducing visibility at the corner
and almost resulting in serious
injuries to two area lady drivers
this week.
Mrs. Angeline Scott, 68, RR 2
Dashwood, and Mrs. Ruth Greb,
35, of the same address, collid-
ed at the corner and damage was
high to their two vehicles, but
fortunately both escaped injury.
Mrs. Scott was westbound on
the sideroad and Mrs. Greb was
proceeding north on the 14th
when they met in the centre of
the intersection.
Damage to the Scott vehicle
was estimated at $800 and $250
to the Greb car.
The incident took place at
6:00 p,m. on Monday, one and
a quarter miles south and east
of Shipka.
Damage of $325 was caused
to a car driven by 26-year-old
Edward Bryce Lealess, RR 1
Fullerton, when he lost control
of his car anti knocked over
three mail boxes at Fullerton
on Saturday.
Indirectly involved in the
crash was George Earl Tryon,
21, John Street, Exeter,
The latter had backed onto
Highway 83 from a lane on the
north side and hadstarted west.
Lealess was travelling west
at the same time and when he
pulled out to pass the Exeter
car, hit the shoulder, lost con-
trol, and struck the pole holding
the three mail boxes.
He was not injured.
Charges against four oper-
ators of establishments from
which pinball machines were
seized in Grand Bend recently,
Were adjourned in court, Mon-
day, and will be heard inSarnia
on. September 29.
Charged following a raid by
members of the OPP anti-
gambling squad and the Grand.
Bend detachment OPP were: E.
G. and J. Knapp & Co. Ltd.; Ed
Odbert; Muriel and Peter
Schenk; Dorothy and Milton
Whiting.
All were charged under sec-
tion 176 of the Criminal Code
and all were represented in
court by the law firm of Poole,
Bell & Porter, London.
NO pleas on the charges were
taken by Magistrate Pearson.
In other court cases, Magis-
trate Pearson fined an Exeter
Man for having liquor in apiece
other than his residence and
also ordered him to make res-
titution for damages to the
Grand Bend jail cells.
Frank Sullivan was fined $65
on the charge and the amount of
damages to the cell was estima-
ted at $10,
Police reported Sullivan be-
came belligerent with them
when picked up on the charge.
The accused told Magistrate
Pearson he was a member of
the Alcoholics Research Found-
ation, London, and admitted he
had a violent temper when he had
been drinking,
Other area persons fined in
court were:
Larry Denomme, Zurich, $10
and costs for making an un-
necessary noise.
Dennis Hockey, Exeter, $10
and costs for being parked in
a manner to interfere with traf-
fic.
William Zuck, Centralia, $10
and costs for failing to produce
a driver's permit.
Ronald Sweitzer, Dashwood,
DAY LATE Put on finishing touches
Workmen are putting the finishing touches on theUsborne Town-
ship central school this week and the new eight-room school
will be ready for operation, Tuesday. Students will be trans-
ported by Exeter Coach Lines. Photo above shows the modern
entrance to the new school. --T-A photo
Resort post office
moves to new spot
Prize lists for the Exeter
Fall Fair come off the presses
this weekend and will be mailed
immediately to all members,
stated Garnet Hicks, secretary-
treasurer of the fair board.
Persons who have not paid
memberships, may secure
books at The Times-Advocate,
or by contacting Mr. Hicks at
RR 3 Exeter.
Competitors in the ladies'
class will note that many re-
visions have been made with
some old classes having been
taken out and others added.
Mr. Hicks reported that plans
are well in hand for the two-
day fair planned for September
23 and 24 and new attractions
are being planned.
These events are printed on
posters advertising the show.
Some of the popular events
of previous years will be fea-
tured again; namely the baby
show and Legion sponsored bin-
go for Wednesday night, and
the calf race and full afternoon
of judging in all classes for
Thursday.
A stage show will be held
throughout Thursday afternoon,
featuring talent from as far
away as Woodstock.
Close to 750 pupils are ex-
pected to walk through the doors
at SHDHS on Tuesday and about
three bus loads will be going to
Clinton,
The number attending Clinton
this year will be close to the
number which attended last
year, but the walls at the local
school will be slightly bulging.
"We will have very crowded
conditions," Principal H. L.
Sturgis stated this week.
Back in January, an addition
was planned for the local school,
Stephen seek truck
okay culvert work Due to the Labour Day holi-
day, The Times-Advocate will
be printed one day late next
week and will not be in the mails
until Friday, September 11.
Advertising and news dead-
lines will be extended by one
day from their normal closing
time. However, it would be ap-
preciated if correspondents and
advertisers would have their
copy in as early as possible.
Advertising deadlines for
next week will be 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday for display, and Wed-
nesday noon for classifieds,
request from Earl Hodgins for
repairs on the Eagleson drain,
will be forwarded to James A.
Howes, Listowel, the township's
drainage engineer, for action.
Council passed a bylaw for
the centennial projects of the
three police villages. They will
seek approval for the ball lights
in Crediton, addition to the Cen-
tralia village hall and improve-
ment and extension of Park fa-
cilities at Dashwood.
MEET IN HENSALL
On Friday in Hensall, cars
driven by Jacques P. J. Be-
dard, 30, and Henry James
Adkins, 72, RR 2 Hensall, col-
lided on the main street in the
village.
Both men had been parked
in separate lots on the north
End of walking for several Only few new teachers
but due to a change of thinking
on the part of department of
education officials, that addition
was scrapped and the local board
were advised to seek limited
vocational facilities.
This necessitated consider-
able planning and meetings with
the other Huron boards in re-
gard to the Clinton agreement,
and it wasn't until June that
vocational facilities were ap-
plied for.
The project has been ap-
proved by education officials
BOOK PROBLEM
During the past week or more,
Principal Sturgis and members
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Many students to attend different schools
big auditorium, they will see
most of their former teachers
on hand, Tuesday.
Those moving from the One-
room schools include: Mrs.
Irene Haugh, Mrs. Jean Keith,
Mrs. Olive Gowan, Miss Mar-
ilyn Marshall, Mrs. Jessie Car-
ter and Mrs. Elizabeth Batten.
Allan Taylor has joined the
staff from McGillivray central
School, and he and Principal
Mailers will be the only new
faces on staff. Caretaker and
engineer at the school is
William Snow.
Usborne Township council
had one of their briefest ses-
sion for some time when they
sat for only four hours Tuesday.
Business was at a minimum.
It was learned from corres-
pondence received from Huron
County that a London firm at-
tempting to promote a centen-
nial booklet for the county had
received no sanction from coun-
ty council to do so.
It was noted in letters to all
municipalities that a salesman
for the firm had been telling
potential advertisers that the
booklet had been approved.
Another letter from Clerk
John Berry contained the list of
properties due for tax sale this
year.
There is only one in Usborne
Township.
In other business, council:
Were advised by Clerk H. H.
G. Strang that no reply has been
received from the department
of municipal affairs in regard to
the transfer of the township al-
lotment in the Municipal Works
Assistance Program to the
SHDHS board, and no reply has
been received from Hensall
council in response to a request
for more open time in the dump.
Gave approval to a bylaw pro-
viding for the collection of tax
levies including levies to clear
outstanding levies on the Mayer,
Clarke, Prance, Dunn, Stewart
and Cann-Mitchell drains. Last
day for payment of taxes is
December 14.
Current accounts totalling
$1,062.06 and road vouchers
amounting to $6,479.43 were or-
dered paid.
Next council meeting will be
held on Tuesday, October 6.
area. This of course will be ap-
preciated by the customers as
well.
One of the major problems
being faced at the new post
office is in regard to box hold-
ers,
Some box renters wanting to
keep their old numbers have
been disappointed to find that
the rates are sometimes higher
in the new structure,
"The planning of the new
boxes was done at Ottawa,"
said Mrs. Statton, "we had
absolutely no control over that
and people are finding that a
$2 box in the old post office
is now costing them $5 in the
new location if they desire the
same number.”
She said she realized that
changing the box numbers could
present problems to some per-
sons, and pointed out the staff
regretted they could not be of
more help.
At Tuesday's meeting of Ste-
phen Township council, author-
ity was given to Lawrence Hill,
road superintendent, to adver-
tise for tenders to supply either
a 1964 or 1965 model half-ton
pickup truck for the township.
The tender call will be ad-
vertised in The Times-Advo-
cate.
Hill, who celebrates his 40th
wedding anniversary this week,
was also authorized to con-
struct a new culvert at lot 21
on concession 18 and 19. Esti-
mated cost of the project is
$5,000.
The township workmen will
also build up a section of road
on the Goshen Line.
Council learned that Park-
hill contractor, W. H. Battram,
had completed work onthellou-
lahan culvert on concessions
16 and 17 south of Shipka.
A drainage petition was Tee
ceived for proposed work and
was signed by Gordon Krait,
Frans Boogernans and Melvin
Stade, owners of property on
concession 12.
The request, along with a
STEPHEN
Several students at Stephen
will also be attending different
$6 per day each.
Besides transporting the stu-
dents from Harpley and the B-
Line into Grand Bend, several
other students in the Grand
Bend area will be picked up as
well.
There have been close to 40
students on the outskirts who
have been attending classes at
the resort for several years,
but they've always had to walk
or provide their own transpor-
tation.
They'll be picked up this
year.
Board secretary-treasUrer,
Wilmer Weim Crediton, said
it was hoped that all students
being transported by bus Would
be picked up at their gates.
schools this year, with several
from the west end being trans-
ported into Grand Bend.
Section numbers 6 (Khiva)
and 10 (Harpley) will be closed
this year and the 37 or so stu-
dents from these two will be
attending different schools,
The Khiva students will be
going to No. 7 (Shipka) and
those from Harpley will be
transported to Grand Bend.
Also going to Grand Bend
Will be the students from No.
12 (B-Line) who have been at-
tending school at Dashwood for
the past year.
Buses have been purchased
by the board and will be oper-
ated by Glen and Cecil Desjar-
dine, Grand Bend, for a fee Of
He said no schedules had been
prepared as yet, due to the fact
the buses weren't due for deli-
very until Wednesday of this
week. The two drivers will
make a couple of test runs later
this week to determine how long
it will take them to pick up all
the students going to the resort.
Harvey's Taxi will continue
their usual job of transporting
students from sections 1 (Fair-
field) and 3 (Shapton) to Crediton
as in past years and Wilfred
Mack will operate the bus bring-
ing students from section 2
(South) to Credited as well.
Besides the Grand Bend
school, Stephen students will be
attending only five others °per-
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The post office on the main
street at Grand Bend closed its
doors to the public Monday night
and services commenced from
the modern, new facilities on
Tuesday morning.
The structure is situated on
Hidden Lane, formerly part of
Highway 81 that was cut off dur-
ing the recent highway diversion
project in connection with the
new bridge.
Postmistress Lennea Statton
and her staff worked several
evenings on the switch and the
move was made without any ser-
ious delay in service to cus-
tomers.
Though complete new furni-
ttire for the new post office had
not arrived by opening day, the
Grand Bend postmistress and
her staff made do with the
racks and shelves anti sorting
places from the old post office.
Lovely and bright, the post
office was graded on opening
day with a majestic sheaf of
gladioli, pladed there by Earl
Deters, owner-operator of the
Sunoco Service Station.
She rioted the employees had
been looking forward to the new
surroundings due to the im-
proved lighting, increased work
space and abundant parking
Hensall won't allow
tree to come down
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They will also investigate the
water problein,
In other business, Council:
Approved building permits
for a new house for Fred Brock
and ter Bruce Walker to put
aluminum siding on his resi-
dence.
Upped the liability insurance
policy on the fire truck froth
05,000 to 000,000.
ql
Area fly-in attrads crowd ofpilots and spettators
Turn sod Friday
for Huron system
Premier John P, Roberts Will
offidiate at a sod-turning cere-
mony Friday, to mark the occa-
sion of commencing conetrude
tion of the Lake Huron water
supply systeM.
The brief ceremonies will
take place at the site of the
intake, at Port Blake, situated
at the intersection of Highways
83 and 21 north Of Grand Bend.
Also participating Will be Life
tidiate of the province, repite
setitgitt8 Of the OWItC, the City
Of London and the London Public
Utilities Commission.
London recently signed an
egreetheht With the eiVeRC to
buy water froth the $15000,000
Water system, Whit hte expected
to be completed in 1966,
SeVerel area Mutildipaiitiee,
including Grand Beild,Parkhill,
Ilderton and Mtge Craig, have
ataii been promised they may
take Watet out Of the system
at adeinpatable deg to Lehtleta
All fettr are reported to be
interested, bUt all are faced with
the major eoet of installing a.
ifistributibn system fiet Their
municipalities;
The sod-turning is scheduled
Most school kids in the dise
trict can tell you (sadly per-
haps) that they go back to school
Tuesday, but what some of them
may not be able to tell you is
to what school they will be going.
AlthoUgh only one new school
has been built during the past
summer, several students will
have new surroundings on TUes-
dey, and many of them will be
trensported to school for the
first time also.
The biggest change naturally
comes in Usborne ToWeiship,
whete Principal Arnold Math-
ers and his staff will greet all
the children frOin the township
at the new $210,000 central
school just east of Exeter.
Construction workers have
been busy during the past Week
Mating the finishing touches on
the new school and there is no
qUestion but what it will be
Completed on time, and there
Will be no makeshift leoilities
Which marked the Opening of
several new Scheele in the area
last year.
only probleni the UebOiele
Students May fade will be that
Of a suitable playing area, as
no landscaping has been done
AS Yet.
The UsborneS ToWitehip Scheel
board hag signed a contract
with E xeter teach Lines for the
transporting of students to the
eight-room -facility and this Will
be run in connection' with the
busestransporting students
from tiaborne to SHDHS.
An advertisement id this
Sue informs students and their
parenta as to the baS rods anti
airport. This photo frOm the -air Shows many of the plAbee at
the landing field and also the large number Of cars Which trait
ported people to view 'the aircraft,
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When they May eXpeet to be The ,Sedoild at SeXstnith airport, Subday, attracted
pinked lip, a total of 57 airplanes, with 52 of theni coining freth out of this
While the students will have district Plane§ landed freni All over South4WeStern Ontario
modern, neW SeireMindingS ancla 'anti pilete were greeted by the Congenial members of the Ideal
Annotincetnents , 10
Church Notices 10
Coining Events i N 4 0 k 10
Editorials 4•41. 4 4( 2
Feminine Facts 'N Fancies
Hensall o o w oo 4
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Sports ikktkiViril'iWire
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The cutting down of trees
which resulted in considerable
publicity in Lambeth recently,
was similarly staged in lien,
sail this Week, but in the op-
pOsite manner.
This time it was a citizen.
who Wished a tree removed,
and council which refused to
do so.
Miss Jennie Buchanan itiet
with council Tuesday night and
besides complaining of water
lying on her property, request,,
ed that a tree be removed from
in front of her hotrie.
She reported that hydro wires
ran through the branchds and
daring a recent eleetr id A 1
storing a belt of lightning had
apparetitly come into the Mute
And knocked out some of her
appliances.
Council decided It would be
unwise to terfibro the tree, but
did give 'consideration to hM
ins the hydro wires re-routed.
Laurie "Whitey" 1111 igWorth,
a former r es ident at Baron Park
and Student at SHDHS, Was pre-
sented With his Wings at acere-
itiony at RCM' Station Portage
La Prairie recently.
Illingworth, whose speed and
scoring abilities excited hockey
falls in Bketer When he played
for the WOAA. juvenile champs
and the Junta' Hawks, was pre-
Sented With his wings by his
father, Sgt, jeke MitigWerth,
Who is now stationed at 15eWnt ,
view.
After a further training per-
led on the Sabre jets and the
104's, P/0 Illingworth will be
stationed overseas.