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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-09-03, Page 1eteetageeefaa.t:-I:afrE:i ,ereepurvialikelle, Man. suffers cruel besting. .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 — Please turn to back page 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; —Please turn to back page $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 — Please turn to back page 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- -- Please turn to back page 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 eeze:aeepee ,aiieeeeSe 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, -4-A photo 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 i Sports ikktkiViril'iWire WA* 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.