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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-01-14, Page 1Hit by auto only bruised Fire and water do heavy damage Predicts one-third grant on Willert's dual-role pay Up in the air Mayor Jack Delbridge is shown at the right as he takes a ride in the bucket attachment of the new truck recently purehased by the Exeter PUC. The new truck is designed with the bucket and men will be able to work as high as 35' from it to instal lights, trim trees, splice lines, etc., without having to climb. It also has an hydrauliq auger that will dig post holes and the truck can hoist the poles and put them into place. It can also lift transformers, wind up old lines and do a multitude of ether time saving jobs. PUC manager Hugh Davis said the $17,000 truck would save considerable time and money and would be a real asset. T-A editor Bill Batten went aloft to take the bottom photo of PUC commis- sioners on hand to view the new truck. From the left are: Murray Greene, Mayor Del- bridge, manager Hugh Davis, workman Bob Pooiey, R. E. Pooley and L. J. Pdnhale. Cushman, who both have let it be known now they will, resign,, were present, along with other members of last year's com- mittee who have indicated they will remain if asked to do soby council. These included Far- row, Baynham and Frayne. Joining the five sitting men}- bers were Mayor Jack Del- bridge and Reeve Derry Boyle, who were named to replace their counterparts on last year's council, Reeve Fisher and Mayor Simmons. Also present was Bill Teckey, who has been suggested as a replacemeet for either Mac- millan or Cushman. However, because he has not been offi- cially appointed, he could not take a direct part in the making of any decision, deadlock and he Supported the 100 figure. Chairman Tom MacMillan said he felt Willert would be satisfied with the decisi on reached by the committee. It was agreed that the mileage stipend would be on a trial basis and could be negotiated later if either Willert or RAP felt changes should be made. Previous to the discussion on the salary, Farrow told the members he felt the committee could receive a grant of up to $1,400 on. Willert's salary, des- pite the fact he does not hold any recreation certificates. Quoting from the regulations, Farrow noted that this amount could be received if the person acting as recreation director was approved by the minister While all other member a agreed that Willert deserved a pay raise, it appeared that most felt he should prove himself in the dual role before a more substantial hike was given. After the salary figure was approved, Farrow presented a motion calling for a $500 car allowance, and this immediately met with disapproval from all members, in particular Boyle and Baynham. Farrow lowered his figure to $400 for car allowance and member Stan Frayne backed this, but Boyle and Baynhsun presented an amendment calling for a 101-per-mile fee for Wil- lert's travelling. With four of the five mem- bers, split, this left only Mayor Jack Delbridge to break the The Exeter RAP committee had a rather confusing setup for the first meeting of 1965, but it didn't prevent members from transacting several pieces of important business. Major discussion of the night was in regard to salary to be paid to Alvin. Willert, arena manager and recreation direc- tor. When the air had cleared from heated debates between Reeve Derry Boyle, RAP sec- retary Claude Farrow and member Gord Baynham, the committee approved a$400 sale ary hike for Willert. This will bring his salary to $4,200. This was approved unanimously, although Farrow had suggested a $500 pay boost at the opening of the discussion. of education, under whom the Community Services Branch operates. OLD AND NEW The confusing part of the meeting came in the fact that members of both the 1964 com- mittee and those named to RAP for 1965-66 were present. In fact, one man who wasn't a meMber either was present, and was asked by the other members to join in the discus- sion. Reason for the problem cen- tres mainly around the fact council did not name the 1905-66 RAP committee at their inaug- ural meeting, because they did not know for sure what members wanted to resign. So, MacMillan and Lloyd So while RAP has held one meeting in 1965, their actual "Inaugural meeting" won't be held until council names the seven persons to sit en it. This will probably be done Monday. There was a suggestion at the end of the meeting that only four of the voting members present Monday may be on RAP when its Membership is finally approved by council. Mayor Jack Delbridge pointed out he would find it difficult to attend all meetings of RAP, especially in the summer, and suggested he may appoint oun- cillor Joe Wooden to take his place. If Delbridge does decide on this course of action, or if council does not appoint Tuckey to RAP, there will be further complications. Both Delbridge and Tuckey were named by MacMillan to sit with Farrow on the 1965 budget committee of RAP. Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 14, 1965 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Ten seek principal's job PREDICT 'HUGE' HS ENROLMENT WALL CRACKED In a discussion on the swim pool, Willert reported to mem- bers that he had spotted a crack in one of the walls during a recent inspection. He termed it a "hairline" crack, adding there did not appear to be any bulge in the concrete at the point of the damage. Willert said he was amazed at there being a crack due to the mild winter to date, but Reeve Boyle noted the high moisture content of the atmos- phere could be responsible. Willert was asked to mention the crack to C. A. McDowell, despite the fact the builder has turned the building over to RAP. However, members felt Mc- Dowell may be able to assess the damage and to determine if any corrective action should be taken at this time. Inspector suggests early appointment Goes to jail for assault of those students will be in the area served by SHDHS. He in- dicated space would have to be provided for these 450 students, which would be in addition to the 280 pupil places which will be provided in the vocational wing now being undertaken. "Schools will have to con- sider staggered systems," commented W. F. B. MacLaren, suggesting it would possibly be more practical to keep schools open for longer periods as op- posed to continuing additions. Hicks reported that a stag- gered system was definitely being considered for the Clin- ton school this September, where enrolment will be far over the space available. No further discussion was held on the matter. Rodney Coulter, 19, formerly of Grand Bend, was sentenced to three months in jail last week after pleading guilty to assault- ing a police officer in a case Garnet Hicks, SHDHS repre- sentative on the C 11 nton ad- visory vocational committee, presented some startling fig- ures to board members at their inaugural meeting at the local school, Tuesday. Due to lack of space at the school, the board met in the hall, and the figures given' by Hicks indicated there may be students using the corridors for classes if projected enrol- ment figures hold true. He advised the board the Clinton AVC had undertaken an extensive survey with the aid of elementary and secondary school principals and inspect- ors, and had learned that there will be 810 more students in the area served by the boards at Clinton, Exeter, Goderich and Seaforth by 1972. The most startling aspect of the survey showed that 450 J. H. JONES fact the new principal will be involved in the hiring of ad- ditional and replacement staff needed when the vocational wing is opened. It is hoped the new principal will commence duties in July to assist with the planning for the new facilities as well, and this fact has been pointed out in advertisements placed in the past two weeks. Call tenders for Crediton in spring road job At their inaugural meeting, Monday, Stephen Township council approved re-location of the Victoria Street municipal drain through Crediton in con- nection with the $500,000 pav- ing job outlined this week for Huron County Road 4 (Crediton Road) from the eastern limits of the police village to Highway 81. The rebuilding job is to be done in two stages according to County Engineer J. W. Brit- nell and the tenders for the first stage from Crediton to Khiva will be called this spring. The second stage tenders will probably be called later in the year or early in 1966. The road through C r e di to n will be widened and curbs and gutters will be provided and sidewalks will be replaced where necessary. While the present road is paved, it is narrow and is in poor condition. The Rev. R. S. Hiltz gave the invocation at the meeting and members of council were sworn in by Clerk Ross Haugh. The council and their guests heard before Magistrate War- ren Ehgoetz in Stratford. The magistrate said Coulter assaulted Stratford Constable Fred Jackson without provoca- tion when the constable was taking a bottle of liquor from another youth at a Stratford dance. The court was told that Coul- ter was given a suspended sen- tence two months ago in an assault on an OPP officer in Grand Bend. At that time, Mag- istrate J. C. Dunlap, Sarnia, placed Coulter on probation for one year and ordered him not to return to Grand Bend during the period of his probation. Magistrate Dunlap also in- structed the resort youth to abstain from drinking alcohol. In Stratford last week, Coul- ter pleaded guilty to a second charge of illegally consuming alcohol and was fined $100 or 10 days in jail, concurrent with the three-month term. Coulter's present address was listed as London. NOT READY Board members expressed concern over the delay in re- ceiving final plans for the vo- cational addition from the, ar- chitects. Business administrator E. D. Howey stated the architects hoped to have the plans ready for presentation to the board at their February 2 meeting. After they are approved by the local board, the plans must be approved by department of- ficials. This prompted one board member to predict they would be lucky to have tenders out by August. "There's not a chance in a million to have it (construction) done by September," member Lloyd Lamport opined. Other members agreed. J. Hubert Jones, community leader NAME COMMITTEES At the inaugural, Ken Johns was again named chairman and Roy Morenz retained his ca- pacity as vice-chairman. All committee chairmen remained the same, although two new committees were named. These were finance and vocational. A list of the committees is as follows: Finance—Iry Armstrong, chairman, Robert Cook, Herb Klopp. Transportation — Lloyd Lampert, chairman, Robert Cook, Garnet Hicks and Herb Klopp. property — Rev. John Boyne, chairman, Doug O'Brien, Jack Morrissey, Laird Mickle and Iry Armstrong. Management — W. F. B. Mac- Laren, chairman, Elmer D. Bell, Roy Morenz, Dr. Wally Read and F/O Carl Ross. Vocational — Lloyd Lamport, chairman, Rev. Boyne and W. F. B. MacLaren. Only new member on the board this year is Cook, who replaces Clarence Smillie as the Tuckersmith Township re- presentative. In other business, the board: Again decided to hold regular meetings on the first Tuesday — Please turn to back page At a lengthy session, Tues- day, the SHDHS board reviewed 10 applications for the position of principal which will be vacat- ed through the retirement of H. L. Sturgis at the end of this term. Area inspector D. W. Scott was present at the meeting and the board heard his recom- mendations in regard to the applicants. At the suggestion of Mr. Scott, the board decided to approve of one of the candidates as soon as possible for several rea- sons. First is due to the fact there is a large demand for principals and vice-principals and Mr. Scott advised the board not to delay any longer than necessary in approaching the candidate on whom they decide. The second reason lies in the Love; school attendance officer, Wilmer Wein, William Love and Gregory Fleming; pound keep- ers, Joseph White, Walter We- ber, Ervin Devine and James Love. Road patrolmen, Gordon Wil- son, Donald Davey, Joseph White, Gordon Kenney, Eldon Smith, Harry Hirtzel, William Schwartz, Ross Clarke, Wilmer Pfaff, Albert Regier, ErvinDe- vine, Howard Clarke, Harry Sheppard, Elmer Pickering, Ory Mellin, Mervyn Walper, Harvey Walper, Allan Walper, Ezra Webb, Ross Krueger, Murray Abbott, Lawrence Hill and Aaron Restemayer. At the meeting, memberships — please turn to back page Skaters record were entertained at dinner by Reeve Glenn Webb prior to the business session in the after- noon. Main item of business of course was the naming of var- ious committees and officials. These were as follows: Stephen Township Community Centres board, Donald Dinney, Samuel King, Stephen Dundas, Edmund Hendrick, Glenn Webb, Mrs. Allan Pfaff and Mrs. Ross Krueger; Crediton parks board, All Smith, Bart Pascuzzo, Ger- ald Schenk, Mrs. Lorne Hodge, Mrs. John Wade, Glenn Webb and Edmund Hendrick; Dash- wood centres board, James Hayter, Delbert Geiger, Ralph Weber, Harold Schroeder, Cliff Salmon, Sydney Baker and Mrs. Harry Hoffman; building in- spector, Isaac Bestard; Aus- able River Conservation Au- thority, Edmund Hendrick. Library boards representa- tive, Edmund Hendrick; wel- fare officer, Ross Haugh; fence viewers, Melvin King, Ed. Lam- port, Ralph Weber and Arthur Finkbeiner; livestock valuat- ors, Ed. Lamport, and William tion of Jones & May, Mr. Jones took over as operator of J. H. Jones Groceries and one year before selling his business to Andrew Bierling and Howard Holtzman, he celebrated the 50th anniversary of the found- ing of the Exeter business. Mr. Jones was extremely ac- tive in church work and acted as superintendent at James Street United Church Sunday School for 25 years. He also did consider- able lay preaching throughout the area. He was a member of the James Street AOTS Men's Club, was a charter member of the Exeter Lions, the Odd Fellows Lodge and served for soh, time on the local high school board. Surviving are his wife, the — Please turn to back page One of Exeter's most promi- nent business and church lead- ers, J. Hubert Jones, died sud- denly as the result of a heart attack in Exeter Tuesday morn- ing, January 12. Born in Winchelsea, Mr. Jones moved to Exeter with his family in 1906 and in 1911 start- ed full-time in the dry goods and grocery store of Jones & May, which his father had found- ed. In 1921 he took over his fath- er's interests in the business and six years later the 68- year-old merchant took over the Jones & May seed department on the death of his father. Hon. C. S. MacNaughton j pre- sent minister of highways,join- ed him as a partner in the seed business in 1944. In 1953, in the re-organiza- They didn't extend hand attendance figure Skating at the Exeter arena attracted a record high Sunday afternoon when 382 paid admis- sions. Arena manager Alvin Willert said the average figure was somewhere between 200 and 225. One big reason for the big boost was the arrival of a busload of children from Grand Bend. The bus was provided by interested parents in the resort, where the mild winter has made it impossible to pro- vide ice at the outdoor rink there. Willert said the Grand Bend junket was planned for follow- ing weeks. Only three cases on court's docket START DRIVING The driver training course will start at the school Mon- day, but the number of students has been reduced from 42 to 24 due to the fact one of the instructors sought had declined to accept the appointment. This leaves only C. M. Far- row to provide instruction, but if the class gets off to a good start there is a possibility an- other instructor may be added. Board chairman Ken Johns re- ported there was another quali- fied instructor in the area who may be willing to assist. Only three cases were heard before Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., in Exeter court Tuesday. Two resulted in fines and the third charge was dismissed. Bruce Finlayson, Kippen, was fined $30 and costs of $7.50 for unlawful possession of ii- quor on December 31 in Hay Township. OPP Constable Bill Glassford told the court he investigated an accident on that date and found a car driven by Finlayson in the ditch. He also found an open bottle of liquor and a case of beer in the vehicle. The officer reported the driver was not impaired, con- tributing the accident to poor road conditions at the time. A young Seaforth driver, Michael Lane, 20, was fined $10 and costs of $2.50 on a charge of making an improper turn. Evidence revealed Lane made a wide turn around a corner in Zurich and smashed into a park- ed car on January 1. Damage in the accident amounted to $50. A charge of consuming liquor while under the legal age of 21 was dismissed against Earl Reichert, RR 1 Zurich. The charge had been laid by OPP Constable John Wright after investigating an accident involving a car driven by Rei- chert in Zurich on November 20. Reichert smashed into a parked car on that date. The officer told the court he could detect an odor of liquor coming from Reichert during a talk between the accused and the officer in the police cruiser. Reichert was represented in court by Goderich lawyer, ID. T. Murphy, who argued that proof of the age Of the aectIted had not been determined. Magistrate Hays agreed and dismissed the case. Order maskto protect manager Members of RAP voted un- animously Monday night to pur- chase a gas mask for arena manager Alvin Willert. The decision came about after members heard of the harrow- ing experience Willert had had recently due to a breakdown in the ice-making equipment. Willert explained there had been a leak in the engine room and he had been forced to enter the ammonia filled room without any protection in an effort to cut off the flow of the gas. The pungent, burning g as drove him back several times before he was able to shut off the leak. He reported he re- ceived burns to his nose and throat and RAP secretary Claude Farrow reported later in the meeting that Willert couldn't talk for two days after the incident. Willert reported one and a half tons of ammonia could have leaked out and this could have "put everyone out of town". He explained further that de- partment of labor regulations call for the supply of a gas mask for use at the arena in dealing with ammonia. When told the gas could have killed Willert, Mayor Jack Del- bridge immediately suggested a mask should be purchased. Farrow noted the department of labour has been telling them "for years" they should have a gas mask and added that "if —Please turn to back page An unexpected guest showed up at the ExeterKinSmen Meet- ing, Thursday and he's still in town being entertained by Ross Dobson, president of the club. Few of the members extended normal, robust hand shakes to welcome the guest at the meet- ing, and this is due to the fact "fingers" are one of the delic- acies high on the guest's menu. The guest is "Wally", ababy alligator and he's the Raider Trophy being circulated among area Kinsmen clubs. He was brought to the meet- ing by a designation from the Stratford Kinsmen and will be passed onto another club in the near future by the local group. Dave Cross, chairman of the curling bonspiel committee, re- ported at the meeting rinks have entered from London, Wingham, Stratford, and others are ex- pected from Kitchener, Sarnia and St. Marys. The bonspiel will be staged at the local rink on Sunday, January 24. Award contract for Lucan sewer Hon. W. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture, and MPP for Middlesex North, announced Tuesday that the Ontario Water Resources Commission has awarded a contract for $140,- 886.94 to Frank Van Russel & Sons, Lucan, for construction of a sewage collection and treat- ment system for Lucan. The contract involves 7,000 feet of sanitary sewer, pumping station complete with a pre- fabricated underground pump chamber, a re-enforced con- crete well and alive-arse Sew- age stabilization pond. Work on this project is to start as soon as possible. reported all his steel and metal had to be cleaned and dried, al- though he reported Wednesday he was back in operation. Damage was estimated at $3,000. The fire was spotted by liar Brilittiell, a member of the fire brigade. Firemen are shown here battling the fire and heavy smoke. Announcements . . 12 Church Notices . .. 12 Coming Events . 6 • • 12 Editorials . . . . 2 Don MacGregor, who has run into trouble In an attempt to have an addition put on his William Street Welding shop, almost lost the present building when it broke into flaines at neon, Monday. Fire did considerable damage to the upper portion of the struc- ture and water used by the local firemen in their successful bid to save the building, also caused much damage. Mr. MacGregor 'Feminine Pacts 'N Fancies 8,9 Webb sees race being very close Stephen Reeve Glenn Webb is predicting only one thing about the outcome of his second straight battle for the warden- ship of Huron County. And that is that the race is going to be very close. The election for the neW war- den will be held at the inaugural meeting in Goderich Tuesday afternoon. Last year, Webb was defeat- ed on the second ballot in a three-than rate. He polled 18 votes on the last ballot aS com- pared to the 20 picked up by Ralph Jewell. A six-year-old Exeter lad escaped with only leg bruises when he was knocked down by a car at the corner of Main and Gidley Streets at noon, Wed- nesday. Robert Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claire Hoffman, 192 Huron Street West, darted out onto the highway and was knock- ed down by a southbound car driven by Frank A. Kints, RR 1 Centralia. Constable Harry VanBergen reported the lad was on the east side of the road and started to dart across after a northbound truck had just passed him. Dr. R. W. Read attended. An accident earlier in the morning occurred only one block north of that intersection. It involved a truck driven by James Stanley, Kincardine, and a sports car driven by David L. Johnston, 43 Main Street, Exeter. The Kincardine truck was stopped for traffic before mak- ing a left hand turn into Dobbs Motors Ltd. when the sports car smashed into the rear of it. Chief C. E, MacKenzie listed damage to the car at over$250. None was done to the truck. Johnston suffered a cutbelow his right eye and was attended by Dr. l2, W. Read as well. Hensall • `11 .... • • V • 4 Lucan, . 4 • • • • 13 Sports . . . 6,7 Want Ads . . • • • • 10,11 --T-A photo