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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-03-25, Page 14Still won't decentralize Could be damn mess' --Continued from front page showed the thinking to decen- tralization, and also the lack of unanimity on council, members should give themselves more time so that "the best judgment may prevail". The Wingham men also sug- gested council take more time to study the situation and. Mayor Miller asked council if they felt a price tag could be placed on older citizens. "They built the county and the first consideration should be their welfare," he stated. Speaking for the South Huron Ministerial, Rev. Lewis ex- plained his group knew of the thoughts of aged people be- cause they visit them often. He said these people have their roots in home communi- ties and it is a tragedy when they must be severed. He said smaller homes would make it possible for aged folk to remain in their home com- munity, in touch with all Its familiar interests. "They keep older p e ople closer in touch with families, friends and neighbors and they are the next step in solving the problems of age and making it a time of life more abundantly worth living", he said. died the problem as deeply as the committee who made the recommendation?" he asked. He added that the committee decision was based on fact and experience. He was one of the 20 repre- sentatives supporting the move to add to Huronview, Wednes- day, Hensall Reeve Nor man Jones and Stephen's Glenn. Webb and James Hayter along with Hay's Delbert Geiger and Zur- ich's Milton Oesch maintained their position against decen- tralization. opinion the smaller institutions from a doctor's standpoint pro- vide a happier environment for older people and a place where we can better serve these pa- tients". Tuckersmith Reeve Elgin Thompson, in his report from the board of management of Huronview, noted council had been criticized no end regard- ing their earlier decision and he noted that a great many of the critics have never been near the present Home. "How many have actually stu- Centennial group outlines projects stated Tuckersmith represen- tative Elgin Thompson. Hodgins, who led a delegation to Toronto last week to meet with the Hon, J, H. Simonett and area MPPs, Hon. C. S. 1ViacNaughton and Hon. William Stewart, indicated the se men had been indifferent at the be- ginning as they had apparently been e a r lier approached by other people" who had swayed their thinking. The meeting was punctuated with other talk of outside inter- ference by uninformed persons. "Our position has been jeopard- ized by opposition from those uninformed outside the auth- ority," Hodgins explained. He would not mention any names. charged with the greatest share of the direct benefit from the dam. Stephen representative Ed Hendrick questioned why the authority would even consider using the administration levy basis for dividing the costs if the project was abandoned and was told this would possibly be the only fair way as no muni- cipality would receive any bene- fit and therefore none should be charged as though they had benefitted. Chairman Hodgins also noted the agreements accepting the direct costs of the darn would not be valid if the project "was bombed". "We're a bit premature in talking about abandonment," Exeter's centennial commit- tee continues to make rapid progress in their planning for the beautification of Riverview Park for Canada's 100th birth- day. Although none of the three service committees had esti- SHDHS rate HELPS HEALTH The Exeter doctors said they "believe that happiness is an important factor in health and that it will contribute to the contentment and well-being of our patients as they grow older to be able to call in their time of need their own doctor, whom they look on as a friend and source of strength. It is a great advantage for an elderly person to be in a home situated in a community in which his roots are." "If the home is at or near the older person's community, there will be visits not only from his family, but also from his church and from friends still active in the district. All this is important because it gives a person an interest in living." They concluded that "in our — Continued from front page "That commands a great deal of study", stated Rev. John Boyne. He recommended chair- man Ken Johns and vice-chair- man Roy Morenz name a spe- cial committee to study the mat- ter and bring in a report. Named to the committee were Jack Morrissey, E. D. Bell and Doug Cook. -- Continued from front page Figures were presented to the members to show how the $310,000 would be met if the project was abandoned. It was worked out on the basis of the present levy whereby those who were to have received the bene- fit paid the most, and it was also worked out on the adminis- tration levy that is used by the ARCA for general purposes where each municipality pays in relation to its assessment and population. If the latter administration levy had to be used, then the cost to some municipalities would be much tremendously greater than if the project was carried out. The figures given to the mem- bers were inaccurate of course because they did not show any compensation for the re-sale of lands bought, nor did they show any government assist- ance, which is still a possibil- ity even if the project is drop- ped. However, on the top figure of $310,000, it was shown that Exeter would be charged $38,- 200 if the administration levy was used to divide the $310,000 already spent. Exeter's levy in the 1962 estimate of the project was only $5,769 and increased to $10,590 in the 1964 estimates. If the present levy basis was used to divide the $310,000 then Exeter's share wouldbe $8,664. Only the Town of Parkhill and the Townships of Bosanquet and McGillivray would pay less if the scheme was dropped than if it was carried on. These are the municipalities He said the committee hoped to develop more of the east side of the park and would require drainage. Although he noted he wasn't "selling" the idea, he pointed out to the board that when the addition is completed at the school it may be necessary to use some of the facilities at the park due to reduced playing area at the school. Members appeared to be in sympathy with his idea and said they would check with the archi- tect to see if it would be possible for another hookup into the drain. When asked, Boyce said he would check into the matter. Get peanuts --and cash Chief C. H. MacKenzie is in- vestigating a break, enter and theft which took place at the Exeter Curling Club this week, netting thieves about $27 in cash plus three cartons of cigarettes and some peanuts. Entry was gained through a window on the west side after the thieves failed in their bid to force a door. They stole $20 in change from a soft drink machine and also caused an estimated $13 damage to the machine. An- other $6 or $7 was taken from drawers in the kitchen. Total damage to doors and the window was listed at $50. The breakin apparently took place late Friday or early Sat- urday morning. SEEK OUTLET Ron Bogart, a member of the special committee set up by Exeter's RAP Committee to plan the future of the community park, met with the board seeking permission to hook into their drain which runs along the east side of the park to the river. Some of the youngsters who will be featured in Saturday night's figure skating carnival are pic- tured above. From the left are: Lynne Farquhar, Patricia Young, Sheila Willert, Yvonne Romaniuk, and Debbie Lindenfield. --T-A photo Play euchre for 'Bundle' Will campaign talk be good next year? By MRS. ROBERT RUNDLE WOODHAM The Ladies Lodge, Men's Or- ange Lodge and Black Knights held a joint euchre in the hall Friday evening with t welve tables in play. Prizes for ladies high score went to Mrs. L. Beckett; lone hands, Mrs. Junior Doupe; men's high, Lawrence Beckett; lone hands, Eber Shute. A draw for a box of gro- ceries was won by Oliver Ja- ques. The proceeds are to be do- nated to the Bunny Bundle which amounted to $35.60. PERSONAL Mr. & Mrs. Don Rixon and family of London visited Sun- day with Misses Blanche & Rhea Mills and Mr. Edgar Mills. mates to present at the Monday meeting, members did outline the nature of the projects they propose to undertake. The Kinsmen hope to erect two foot bridges in the river flats between the darn and High- way 4. One will extend across the entire stream approximate- ly at the base of Andrew Street, while another bridge will be built from the south bank to the island between the streams. They also plan to set out picnic tables in the area and plant trees and shrubs. R. E. Pooley, Legion com- mittee chairman, indicated his group was interested in the building of a pavilion in the picnic area and estimated cost was listed at $3,600. This would serve as a picnic area during inclement weather and would seat about 144 per- sons. The Lions project consists of building a 60-foot bridge across the neck of the reser- voir in the vicinity of the form- er swimming area. This would connect the park to the recently reclaimed area on the north west side of the river. It was indicated they also hope to seed this area for a picnic area. The bridge is already on order. Members indicated they hope to plant some trees, shrubs and grass this spring to take advantage of this year's grow- ing period so the area will be in good shape for the 1967 cele- bration. They have requested $600 from Exeter council for de- veloping shrubs and landscap- ing in the fringe areas not covered by any of the service groups. The Ausable River Conser- vation Authority will also be approached to find out their plans for landscaping their pro- perty west of the swimming pool to Highway 4. Discussion was held in regard to parking areas and it was de- cided the matter should be taken up with the RAP committee to ascertain their intentions in this regard. Gord Baynham was authoriz- ed to reproduce more of the Kinsmen plans for the complete park project that were drawn up some time ago. It was felt these would help the members de- termine what the overall con- cept of the plan should be. River budget has increase NEW EXETER OFFICE OFFICIAL OPENING ON APRIL PERSONALS Mr. & Mrs. Russell Miller entertained a number of friends Friday evening. Present were Mr. & Mrs. Jack Butson, Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Fell, Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Dearing, Mr. & Mrs. Bert Daynard, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Scott and Ronnie, Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Bowman, Mr. & Mrs. John Templeman, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Norris and Mr. & Mrs. Art Kemp, Eleanor and David. Eric Norris and David Kemp, Guelph spent the weekend at their homes here. SOUVENIRS REFRESHMENTS In campaigning for his sixth term as chairman of the Ausable River Conservation Authority, Freeman Hodgins stated in re- ference to the Parkhill darn that he wouldn't want to "throw the mess into someone else's hands". And as it turned out, no one else wanted the mess thrown into his hands and Hodgins gain- ed his sixth term by acclama- tion. Hodgins also noted in his brief address to the members he didn't like to quit in the middle of the stream. Those were words with which he could have campaigned in most of the past five years and no one can t e 11 for how much longer the same campaign speech may hold true as the Parkhill darn is no closer to being completed in 1965 than it was when it was instituted back in 1957. Others nominated for the post were Robert Love and Fred Heaman. In withdrawing his name, Heaman said he had come to the meeting wondering just who would want to be chairman at this particular time. Love, who said he had aspir- ations of being chairman "some day", added that 'this is not that day". "There's a helluva lot of trouble ahead of us," he stated simply. Love was again named v i c e- chairman, also by acclamation. Four other candidates withdrew their names. The others nom- inated were William Amos, C. P. Corbett, Fred Heaman and John Stephen. Mrs. C. Hume was unani- mously supported for another term as secretary-treasurer. "We appreciate her ability and ambition," Chairman Hod- gins stated in reference to Mrs. Hume. The election was conducted by Craig Leauty, of the Conser- vation branch of the department of energy and resources. He said he was surprised at the terms some of the members were using to describe the At their annual meeting, Mon- day, the Ausable River Conser- vation Authority approved a budget of $87,118.02. This was an increase of about $8,000 over last year. Of this total, $26,927.41 will be levied against the 23 mem- ber municipalities. Estimated grants are $40,792.50 and the remainder of the money will be raised from special levies and revenues. One of those special levies will be against Exeter for par- ticipation in the rehabilitation work to be done on the darn wall at the local reservoir. Total cost of the project is expected to be $12,000 and it is hoped 75% of that will be re- covered in grants. Of the re- maining cost, EXeter will pay 90% and the ARCA will pay 10%. This scheme was formally approved by the meeting. It had previously been approved by Exeter council. Charles Corbett, chairman of the education and information committee, reported plans Were progressing favorably for the s e c ond annual conservation school to be held at Camp Sylvan this summer. WI EUCHRE Stella. WI held their final pro- gressive euchre party in Staffa Township hall Monday evening. There were 14 tables in play. Prizes were won for ladies high by Miss Olive Speare, Cromarty; gent's high, Gordon Hoggarth, Staffa; ladies low, Mrs. Russell Worden, Staffa; gent's low, Cliff Miller, Staffa; lone hands, Ed Chappel, Cro- marty. SILVER ESTIMATING CONTEST Parkhill dam project. He said he thought it better to say the ARCA was in a "challenging position". This contrasted considerably to some descriptions such as "sick mess" and "it's like a sick cow". Leauty pointed out the ARCA had always had problems to face and these had always been work- ed out. He also had words of praise for the "great foresight and ambition" shown by the members in carrying out such acomplete conservation pro- gram as found in this watershed. The other nominations were accepted as presented by the chairman of the nominating committee, William Amos. They are as follows, with the first named being chairman: Finance—James Stewart, John Stephen, William Amo s, John McPhee, Fred Dobbs, Ed Hendrick, Cleve Hauser. Flood control—William Amos, Robert Love, Robert Austin, John Manore, James Stewart, William Schlegel, W. E. Simmons. Land use—Wellington Brock, Charles Corbett, Joseph Bryan, William Schlegel, G. C. Hen- derson. Education and information— Charles Corbett, Lorne Hay, Fred McLeod, John Manore, Robert Austin, Archie Gerry, W. E. Simmons, Robert Flynn. Reforestation—Joseph Bry- an, Wellington Brock, Archie Gerry, Fred Heaman, JohnSol- dan, Clarence Charlton and the two zone foresters. Conservation areas—Robert Love, John Stephen, Earl Dick, Fred Heaman, Clarence Charl- ton, Fred McLeod, Robert Flynn. Wildlife—Lorne Hay, Frank Muma, John Soldan, G. C. Hen- derson, Elgin Thompson. Flood plainla.nds— Elgin Thompson, John McPhee, Ed Hendrick, Earl Dick, F r ank Muma, Fred Dobbs. Executive committee—Free- man Hodgins, Robert Love, Ed Hendriok, John McPhee, John Stephen, Fred Dobbs and all advisory board chairmen. MALCOLM, The Exeter Dairyman NEW VAULT • COMMUNITY ROOM Ail details about this fine new building will appear next week in The Exeter Times-Advocate with full details on the Open House which follows the official opening. Everyone is invited to the Open House. We hope you can come. Big families are Malcolm's best customers. 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