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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-02-04, Page 1Proof that it's all in the way you hold your mouth Critical of 'retrograde' decision Members of Exeter council appeared to be in complete agreement with. Councillor Wooden's report Monday than* was very disappointed in the attitude of county council in defeating a motion to decentral- ize facilities for the aged. Wooden termed it a "retro- grade decision" and urged that the matter not be abandoned. "I don't think it should be left," he stated, recommending that a committee of council should be set up to see what could be done to oppose the move to build more facilities at Huronview. Reeve Derry Boyle, who along with Deputy-Reeve Ralph Bailey opposed the move to add at Clin- ton, said the matter shouldn't be up to council, but rather the people of the area. However, Wooden argued that were not set, and they agreed to investigate the matter and to see what could be done. In other business, council: Approved the erection of an illuminated sign over the office of Middleton & Genttner on Sanders Street. Passed a motion to provide a resolution against the rate increase being sought by the Bell Telephone Company, Their support had been solicited by the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. Approved a grant of $25 to the Huron County Seed Fair to be held in Clinton in March. the leadership and incentive had to be attained from some source. Boyle went on to say that at county council he recommended the councillors shouldn't act too quickly on the matter, but rather should go back to their ratepayers to get their opinions. "But the Warden (Stephen Reeve Glenn Webb) slapped my ears back quickly," Boyle stat- ed, "and told me we (county councillors) made the decisions and not the people". Boyle said he felt Webb was off-base in that the p e opl e should have their opinions known in regard to the matter. When Boyle said he could see no way it could be brought up again this year, Wooden chas- tised him for his "defeatist attitude". "I still feel we should make some noise," Wooden added, and met with agreement from Councillor Barrett. "There are many p e ople around who are upset about the decision,;' Barrett explained. "I think we were let down, and let down badly," commented Councillor Wright. "By whom?" questioned Boyle. Wright replied, "by our neighbors". With that, Boyle said he would please Councillor Wooden in naming a committee of three men. Those named were Wood- en, Barrett andCouncillor Gan- don. Their terms of r eference Deputy-Reeve Ralph Bailey op- posed the motion. Took out memberships of $3 each for Jim Paisley, RAP Chairman Stan Frayne and PUC Manager Hugh Davis in the On- tario Parks Association. Approved the purchase of two heat bulbs which will be placed over the firetruck in the hall to dry out hoses after fire calls. Wright explained this would prevent mildew and could save considerable money. The re-, vest had come from Fire Chief Irwin Ford. Set court of revision for 7:00 p.m. on February 15. Resort road budget increased by dept. Former policeman receives acquittal Carl Wayne MacNaughton, a native of the Kirkton area and a former member of the Exeter Police Force was acquitted in Goderich court, Thursday, on charges of break and enter. He was charged following the investigation of an entry into a home in Turnbull's Grove on Lake Huron this past summer. He appeared in court after a true bill had been returned on his charges by a grand jury. With a true Scottish name such as Dick Roelofson (???) it was only natural that the local veterinarian should have the honors of addressing and proposing the toast to the haggis at the annual Robbie Burns night held at the Exeter Curling Club, Friday. Roelofson is shown on the left as he twists his tongue around the dialect of his ancestors. In the centre, he prepares to propose a toast with Piper Although the department of highways reduced the road bud- get in Hensall this year, they looked generously upon Grand Bend and gave them an unre- quested boost in the amount on which they will pay subsidy. The budget approved by the department of highways last year in the resort was $11,000, but council learned Monday they will be permitted to spend up to $23,000 this year if they so de- sire. The amount permitted on maintenance was increased from $6,000 to $8,000 and con- struction was jumped from $5,000 to $10,000. However, council decided to ask for a budget of only $16,000, splitting that amount evenly be- tween maintenance and con- Jake Marks, while club president Wally Seldon looks on. Roelofson of course keeps an eye on the haggis to make sure it doesn't crawl away during the toast and appears to have his foot ready in case it should start to wander. On the right, he shows true Scottish determination as he plunges his knife into the tasty treat. --T-A photos Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 4, 1965 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Hike Stephen pay, plan water session At their meeting, Tuesday, Stephen Township council ap- proved pay increases of 10e per hour to road superintendent Lawrence Hill and to the per- manent road employees. The increases will be ef- fective February 1 and will bring the salaries to $1.35 per hour. Casual labor will be paid at the rate of $1.10 per hour it was decided. Council learned that discus- sions between officials of Grand Bend and Stephen and Bosanquet Township and the Ontario Water Resources Commission about Lake Huron's water pipeline will probably take place In Tor- onto this month. They were told the meeting would be set up during the time when officials from the three municipalities will be in Tor- onto attending the Good Roads Convention. A field property representa- tive of the OWRC, Gay Boltin, approached council seeking an easement on township d um p property for pipeline installa- tion. Council agreed to grant the easement for a fee of $36.75, with the understanding they will receive added compensation for trees presently upon this ease- ment and also reserved the right to reforest the easement upon completion of the OWRC in- stallation. Expect SHDHS teaching staff to jump to 45; foresee early need for subsequent additions struction. If that amount is spent, it will mean an increase of about one and a half mills in the tax levy. Two letters were received in regard to the harbor at the re- sort and one indicated that Wal- ter Foy, MP, was seeking some type of permanent relief. In the past few years the harbor has been dredged se- veral times, but has quickly fill- ed in again. It has been the con- tention of council that some permanent type of relief should be considered in view of the vast amounts of money being spent on the temporary dredging jobs. Another letter was received from F. C. McKean, district marine agent, Parry Sound, ad- vising council he has asked the London office of the public works department to make a ruling in regard to ownership of lands in the harbor area, especially on the south side of the river. A dispute as to who actually owns this land has arisen se- veral times, and council have asked that the matter be settled with a positive statement as to whom it actually belongs. McKean reported he hoped to be in Grand Bend within two weeks, and it is possible he may have a ruling by that time. Clerk Murray A. DesJardins and John Teevins, a member of the water committee, reported they had gone over the blue- prints in regard to the Main Street water pipeline and had detailed the cross-overs and various take-offs. DesJardins assured council he would have the frontages prepared and sent to engineer William Ayearst, London, by the weekend. Workmen request fewer work hours ing that additional monies were available due to the fact several municipalities had not request- ed any from the fund that had been set up. In other business, council: Made a grant of $25 to the Huron County Crop Improve- ment Association; $125 each to the Centralia and Crediton li- braries and $50 to the Dashwood library. Renewed memberships in the Mayors and Reeves Association and the Assessing Officers of Ontario. Directed engineer James Howes to do a report on the re-location of the Victoria St. drain in Crediton in connec- tion with the highway improve- ment project being undertaken by Huron County; and also a report on the Sitter drain and — Please turn to back page R. POOLEY . heads PUC again Exeter may require second power station Clinton plan for an addition to accommodate 1,400 students, while they had actually request- ed an addition that would handle 1,800 students. CALL TENDERS At the SHDHS meeting, Boyce told the board he would have the working drawings completed in a very short time, and the tenders should be called by February 16. The board agreed to set March 9 as the deadline for tenders and they will be opened in Exeter that night at the board meeting, which will be delayed one week to eliminate the need for a special meeting. L. Douglas Palmer, new prin- cipal named for SHDHS, has made several recommendations in regard to changes in the working drawings and these have been made in most cases. "We should adopt his sug- gestions," stated John Boyne. "After all, he's the man who will be responsible for running the school." The addition, which will pro- vide five new classrooms and three new shops, will see con- siderable renovation to the pre- sent structure in additions being made to the cafeteria, boiler room, administration area, as well as the moving of the li- brary into the lower portion. Total cost of the addition, renovations and furnishing it was estimated at $740,415. Of this, area municipalities will pay only 25% as the remainder will be received in grants from the federal and provincial gov- ernments. It is expected the teaching staff will be increased to 44 or 45 next term. At present there are 31 teachers on staff. SEEK FUNDS Clerk Ross Haugh was in- structed to write the depart- ment of municipal affairs in request of additional f u nds which have been made available under the Municipal Works As- sistance program. Council originally turned their allotment of the fund over to the SHDHS board, but now that the central school is being con- sidered earlier than had been expected, they decided to re- quest a loan. A letter was received advis- to stay at home on Saturday and Sunday of the nine weekends they are on call for emergen- cies. Works superintendent Jim Paisley told council he was "in favor" of the suggestion from his staff. Council then engaged in a lengthy debate as to whether they would decide the matter at the meeting, or whether it should be discussed by the fin- ance committee. "We left it to the finance committee a month ago," com- mented Councillor Wooden, who urged that the matter be settled at the meeting. A motion was presented that the matter be turned over to the finance committee, but then an amendment was presented calling for a decision imme- diately. Mayor Jack Delbridge be- came slightly confused and call- ed for a vote on the pay schedule, but council members pointed out he was out of order. Another hassle loomed when it was noted there was no sec- onder for the original motion before the amendment had been presented. — Please turn to back page Mr. Charles Allison fell on the way to work last Wednes- day morning and X-rays re- vealed a broken knee cap. He is in a cast and recuperating at his home. Although no decision was made on the matter, most mem- bers of Exeter council appeared to be in support of a request from the work s' depurtreent crew that they have their hours reduced from 49 to 45 per week. The men, in a.signed petition, requested they have a five-day week of nine hours each day, terminating the present four hours work on Saturday morn- ing. They noted there would be no additional cost to the town, but it would at the same time result in a raise in pay for all men. The reduction in hours would in effect raise the salaries 15 cents an hour for foremanGer- ald Cornish, who now receives $1.65, and would bring a 12 cent hike to other permanent mem- bers who receive $1.30 per hour. The workmen also requested an annual bonus of $45 for the nine weekends each will have to put in on stand-by time. If they are called out to work during the weekend stand-by time, they would receive regular pay for the hours put in. The $45 bonus was requested to compensate them for having ing them of the plans to instal the waterheater control. Cost of this project has been estimated at $13,000 and Davis has predicted it will pay for itself in three or four years. The saving will come about as the control will shut off waterheaters at peak periods during the day, and will natur- ally reduce the peak load on which the PUC is billed by Ontario Hydro. These peaks generally occur during the dinner and supper hours. The letter pointed out "as the high load at noon or at supper hour approaches, a sig- nal will be sent out over exist- ing hydro lines and will turn off the flat rate heaters. After the high load starts to reduce, a second signal turns the heat- ers back on. Cut-off time will be slightly over an hour and may occur once or twice a day". The new control is expected to be in operation by the end of April. Three maintenance items ap- proved for the coming year include: coating the PUC build- ing roof at an estimated $250; painting the exterior, at a cost of $375; and $600 for meter retests. In the waterworks portion of the meeting, approval was giv- - Please turn to back page Mel Boyce, architect with Page & Steele, met for two hours with the SHDHS board at their meeting, Tuesday, and was given final approval on his working drawings for the ex- tensive addition being planned for the school. And members of the board informed the architect he will probably be called on to sit down and draw up plans for an- other addition shortly after this one is completed. The information that more space will possibly be required as early as 1968, was given to board members at a special meeting in Clinton, Monday, when they learned the SHDHS enrolment may reach 1,i.00 stu- dents by 1969 and a huge total of 1,400 by 1972. The addition being planned at the present will provide accom- modation for another 280 stu- dents, bringing the total ca- pacity of the local facilities to 950. This addition will provide limited vocational education, while it is expected the next addition will provide for a full vocational program and will bring an end to the present practice of sending some stu- dents to Clinton. "We appear to be on atread- mill," Boyce commented after being told of the need for an- other addition within such a short time. Members of the board voiced their agreement. Main reason for the need of extra space here Is due in part to the overcrowded conditions at Clinton, and also because department of education of- ficials felt it best not to have that school grow too large. The department have suggested Jim Etherington, former SHDHS student, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Etherington, has been named the new Sarnia bureau chief for the London Free Press. He was formerly on the city reportorial staff. He commenced his new duties In Sarnia Monday. SET INSURANCE Mel Gaiser and Jim Kneale of W. H. Hodgson Ltd. met with the board to review the insur- ance handled for the board by the local firm. The two recom- mended that the policies with Hodgson be put into one pack- age. They explained a consider- able saving would follow and backed this up by reporting the annual premium would be re- duced by $192.82 and the three- year saving would be $567.48. The board approved the re- commendation from the firm and also approved their sug- gestion that a policy be taken out for malicious damage and vandalism at the school, as well as a policy for personal injury that would protect board mem- bers and board employees from slander, libel, defamation of character suits. Seek chain for Mayor Over the objections of Mayor Jack Delbridge, council Monday night agreed to investigate the pUrchaSe of a chain of office to be Wern. by the Mayor at council meetings. Noting he was impressed by the chain worn by the County Warden, Reeve Boyle recom- mended the investigation of a chain of office for Exeter's mayor. "So we can chain him out- side?" questioned Councillor Taylor, as members warmed up to the situation for some iihmorous remarks. "It adds a little to the posi- tion," added Boyle, "and it shows our respect:" "I don't want it," Delbridge snapped, urging someone to present an amendMett to kill the motion. However, the motion was pre- sented and passed, although some of the members were slow in raising their hands in support. Noting this, Delbridge Scorn- fully remarked there were cer- tain Mothers that didn't want him to have a chain of office. Councillor Taylor, one of the slow voters, broke out laughing, pointing out the Mayor hadn't Wanted the motion approved in the first place, but was now chattising m ember for not supporting it. This 'Sent all the tienibeit into a roar of laughter at the Mayor's expense, Future of Parkhill dam appears very uncertain action on the Bosanquet letter. Grand Bend also upheld their previous decision to ask for a. complete halt on the project, while Stephen Township asked for it to be halted only if the levies are increased over those indicated in 1962. Hensall took no action on the matter and Hay Township did not meet as councillors attend- ed the funeral of the late Mrs. John Tinney on Monday. which was levied against us in the ARCA letter of November 29 of 1962". In asking the various coun- cils for endorsement of the resolution, it is difficult to as- certain if they are seeking de- finite opposition to the dam or asking municipalities to say they can pay no more than the levies sent out in 1962. Exeter council, which pre- viously voted to support the project even at the increased cost of $1,980,000, confirmed this stand again and took no Already in the midst of sev- eral major projects, Exeter Public Utilities Commissioners learned at their inaugural Thursday they may require an- other major expenditure within two or three years. PUC Manager Hugh Davis reported that if power loads continue to increase as antici- pated, by 1967 it may be pos- sible that a second substation may be required. While the present substation is owned by Ontario Hydro, Davis reported there were many advantages for the PUC in own- ing their own. He listed the estimated cost at approximately $25,000 and this was recorded in the capital ex- penditures that maybe required in the future. At the meeting, the Commis- sioners discussed an alternate plan for one of the major pro,. jects they are undertaking this year in the erection of a new truck storage Wilding, They detided to utilize the south section of the PUC base- ment which at present is only partially dug out. It was estimated it would cost $1,000 to dig it out, cement the floor and put a connecting door to the room in the back basement. A further expenditure Of $550 will be required to complete the ceiling, wiring and piping. The size of this storage space would be 24' by 34' and it was estimated the saving would be in the neighborhood of $1,000 as. the planned storage building will be made smaller. Davis was asked to revise the plans for the warehouse and C. A. McDoWell was authorized to proceed with the work of digging out the south section of the basement. Work on the new warehoUse will probably be Started in the spring. . A letter was sent out by the PUC this. week to all flat rate waterheater customers notify- Local cops cop cops' curling cup Announcements . ..... 12 Church Notices • . • 12 Cenling Events . • . • 12 Editorials . . • Feminine Facts 'N Fancies 6 Hensall •041. Yr 'a 8,0 Lucan . • 4,64.64 ib.1'.• 12,13 Sports . • . r a . 4,5 Want Ada . • • a•... 10,11 Three members of the Exeter OPP detachment, with the help of Exeter ConStable Lloyd Itodging, walked off with this huge trophy put up for the first annual pcilice curling bonspiel. This year's event was staged at RCAF Centralia, Friday, and was promoted by Cpl. C. J, Mitchell, of the local detaehmett. The trophy was presented as a memorial to the late Alex M. PrOdan, a former OPP officer, who Was killed While on duty. OPP, RCMP, Service Police and Municipal Police rinks from London, Sarnia, NO WORD YET Terry McCauley, ARCA field officer, reported this week there were no new develop- ments in the discussions being held with T. R. Hilliard, deputy minister of the department of energy and resources manage- ment. ARCA chairman Freeman Hodgins notified an councils recently that a solution was being sought so the dam could proceed. At that time, it was reported a tentative plan hadbeen reach- ed which would be to the benefit of all municipalities coteetted, but no details were disclosed. However, the entire situation Will probably be clarified on Wednesday. Marchers get record amount Around 30 "Marching Moth- ers" braved the cold Monday night to collect a record of $536 in the annual March of Dimes blitz. The contribution was $26 over the target of $510 and some do- nations are still to come in. “The friendly and generous spirit at the homes made us forget the snow and cold" said Mrs. Harvey Pfaff, Chief Marching Mother. Members of the Ausable River Conservation Authority will probably be told Wednes- day whether or not they will be permitted to proceed on the much delayed Parkhill darn pro- ject. A strong movement is already on foot to gain support for terminating the project before it goes any farther, but the re- sults of that movement won't be known until the annual meeting of the ARCA planned for Park- hill next Wednesday. Bosanquet Township, one of three municipalities which ap- pealed their original assess- ment, this week circulated let- ters to all municipalities in the watershed to seek endorsement of a resolution passed by their council. However, the letter sent out is rather ambiguous as to their own intent. In the first instance they "go on record as definitely opposing the proposed Parkhill darn pro- ject". But the letter goes on to say that "if the project is not stop- ped completely, the Bosanquet Council could not accept any more assessment than that Kitchener, Lucan, Centralia, Clinton and other pointS took part in the 16-team event. Pictured on the left are: Cpl. C.J. Mitchell, lead; gotstable Harry Reid, vice-skip; and on the right are Constable Hodg,111S, second and Constable Johh Wright, skip. O/C G. F. Ockenden presented the trophy on behalf of the donors, Colin Thomas and Luke Williams, shown flanking the Centralia Commanding Officer. -T-A photo