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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-08-12, Page 1C.V. Pickard is presented with gold watch At a small reception and dinner, Exeter Council presented their long time clerk with a gold watch on his retirement. in his address, Mr. Pickard reminisced about the growth of the town and thanked the many councils for their help over the years. From left, Mayor and Mrs. Jack Delbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Pickard, Councillor and Mrs. Ross Taylor. Mr. Taylor made the presentation. --T-A photo Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 12, 1965 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Councillors dislike decision but must fill deputy-reeve position from ranks .tba 1/41, 1. rielia, :7 well t that Club ,ureci ;itions tition. were s with of 17. ;ell of h with I. Wes came .?s and Norm three while rinks fourth • C,V,Pickard honored by friends. with -Banquet and Presentation The Exeter municipal, council were hosts at a banquet Wednes- day, July e8 at the Dufferie Ho- tel, Centralia, to honor Mr. C. V. Pickard whose retirement as clerk of the town took place Aug- ust I. Present were members of the council and civic officials with their wives and a number of honored guests. Chairing the meeting was Mayor J. Delbridge who spoke highly of the service repdered by Mr. Pickard, Among the oth- ers who reiterated their ap- preciation of the assistance given to them by the retiring clerk and their best wishes for Mr. Pick,. and during his retirement was the former reeve, B. W. Tuckey and later the first mayor of Exeter. It was during Mr. Tuckey's term as reeve that Mr. Pickard was first appointed to the clerkship, a move, he said, he had never regretted. Following Mr. Tuckey were former mayors, W. G. Cochrane, R. E. Pooley and W. E. Simmons. Absent was former reeve, A. J. Sweitzer, through illness. Councillor Ross Taylor, 12 years in office, on behalf Of the municipality presented Mr. Pick- ard with a self-w fi nding gold watch, suitably engraved. Mr. Pickard in accepting the gift, outlined some of the more important events that have taken place in Exeter, the home of his birth. Mr. Pickard said, "I have greatly enjoyed working for the municipality of the Town of Exe- ter and any part I have played in the management and development of this town during the past twenty-five years has given me a great deal of satisfaction. I was born here 72 years ago. A very happy boyhood included many trips to the woods im- mediately east of what is now Mr. DoW's subdivision and the area east of the present Mor- rison Dam. At that time it was possible to catch large small,. mouth black bass in this area and I believe this situation will Soon return. Every summer the boys of the town built a dam of stones for what became an ex- cellent swimming hole about mid- way between Morrison Dam and the dam in Riverview Park. Se- Veral hours of fishing, a swim, a feed of wild raspberries and e drink from the spring on the north bank of the river made a perfect day, Along with many other public-minded citizens, it affords me great pleasure to see this area preserved as a public playground. We also had more serious occupations as boys, in- eluding school, working at the canning factory, pulling flax, etc. We returned to Exeter in 1931 and I entered into the real estate and insurance business with my father, Robert E. Pickard. Before being appointed clerk-treasurer, I was a member of the Board of Education, a position from which I had to resign. I was also a member of the arena committee for ten or eleven years. At the time of my appointment the Town Council consisted of Reeve Tuckey and Councillors Edward Dignan, Herbert South- cott, Wellington Bern and Syl- vester Taylor. Mr. Tuckey and Mr. Here are the only surviving members. Mr. Tuckey headed the Council seven years as reeve and once as mayor, Mr. AaronJ, Sweitzer was reeve for two years, Mr. W. G. Cochrane mayor for three years, Mr. R. E, Pooley was mayor for seven years and Eldrid Simmons raayor for two years, and, of course, the present encurnbent is Mayor John H. Delbridge. During the first four years of My term of office the main work of Village Council and ratepayers was toward war effort. Expendi- ture of funds was frowned upon except for essentials and muni- cipalities were urged to purchase Victory bonds, even to the extent of borrowing to do so. However, Exeter was In a peculiar position as the Airforce Station was es- tablished at Centralia, bringing an influx of families to the village. The village contracted for the construction of fifty houses by the Central Mortgage & Housing Corporation. These houses are now self-owned and the area containing them is one to be proud of. Since then many houses have been built throughout the years, in several years the number has been around thirty. Most stores and other buildings along Main —Please turn to page 3 Board votes to purchase four portable classrooms Some students attending the South Huron District High School for the next two years will be forced to use portable class- rooms until the new addition is completed. Members of the board decided at a special meeting of S/L R.A. Caskie S/L RA Caskie, of Toronto, Officer Commanding the Pri- mary Flying School, RCAF Sta- tion Centralia, has been trans- ferred to the Alt Force College in Toronto. S/L Caskie completed a 2 year term as the OC of PFS, having previously served as a flying instructor earlier in his career. The Primary Flying School in- troduced the new pilot to the world of flight in the Chipmunk aircraft. The students are mainly Army and Navy personnel who will advance to more complex aircraft relating to their par- ticular field of operations. Just prior to assuming the duties of GC PFS, S/L Caskie spent 2 years with the Canadian Armed Forces Training Team in Ghana. the board last Wednesday to pur- chase two double units which will give four added classrooms to the school. The classrooms will each ac- commodate 40 students which will result in added accommodation for 160 students if necessary. This year's enrollment is not expected to fill these rooms but smaller classes will be held in these. The units measure 60 by 32 feet each, and have been ordered to be installed as soon as pos- sible. The new rooms will be located at the south side of the present school building. Principal of the school L. D. Palmer investigated several portable units before recom- mending that the Beaver Lumber double units be purchased. The decision was made subject to the approval of the Department of Education. The seer et a r y checked with Superintendent W. T. Laing on Friday August 6 at which time he indicated the De- partment would not object if this was the board's considered way of solving their accommodation difficulties for the next two years. He further suggested that the board watch closely the two mill Two lifeguards at Grand Bend worked for more than 10 minutes Monday afternoon to revive a 15 year-old youth pulled from the waters of Lake Huron. Victor An- thony Tintinali of Windsor went under when swimming from a boat near shore at the north end of the village. He was recovered from the water unconscious by a friend about three minutes later. Lifeguards Barbara Jackson and William Dinnin worked with the resuscitator for approxl- limit for capital outlays. The proposed new addition to the school has brought the board another difficulty. The new ad- dition will reach beyond the near- er turn of the cinder track and playing field. The track should be turned north-south instead of east-west and this shift would require more land than the board presently owns. The property committee was authorized to take option for 30 days if available to purchase a parcel of land 354 by 154 owned by William McLean south of the present school property. If this property is not available, then the committee will approach the town for land to the north. In regards to the proposed addition Cecil Dyche, represent- ing Page and Steele Architects, was on hand to answer questions by board members. Mr. Dyche reported that he had spent the afternoon with Mr. Palmer and they were able to resolve a numb- er of difficulties. The layout of the commercial department has been settled as were the plans for the carpentry, electrical and electronic s hop. Arrangement made with the PUC for the power line are satisfactory. mately 10 minutes to bring the boy back to consciousness. The machine is kept at the beach lifesaving station. Dr. E. A. McMaster of Grand Bend later gave the boy oxygen prior to his transfer to the South Huron Hospital in Exeter by am- bulance. He was released from hospital Tuesday. Cpl. J. W. McPherson of the provincial police detachment said the Tintinali boy was visiting in the area with friends. Members of Exeter Town Council gave themselves until August 16 to think about which one of their number would accept the deputy-reeveship when it be- came evident at the regular meet- ing last week that it was manda- tory for the position to be filled from their ranks. Council is required to appoint one sitting member to the post. When the new deputy-reeve has been sworn in, the vacant seat on town council will be offered to the man who received the highest number of votes of the two defeated candidates for coun- cil in the last election. in this case, it would be Don MacGregor. If MacGregor fails to qualify Even though the curling sea- son is more than ten weeks away volunteer workmen at the Exeter Curling Club have been remodel- ing the downstairs area of the club and installing a new heat- ing system underneath the pre- sent ice surface to prevent the ice from heaving from the frost next season. Since April 1, area curlers have been working at the club Tuesday and Thursday evenings with crews of 15-20 men show- ing up for duty each night. Harry Sherwood is in charge of the installation of the heating system that is being laid 27 inches below the ice surface. Last year the club had trouble with frost going down into the ground too far as the curling season wore on and this condition resulted in the ice heaving. The thermostatically controlled sys- tem will allow the frost to go down 13 inches and prevent the within one week's time, the other defeated candidate, Harold Hint- on, will be given notification of the vacancy. Should he decline the seat, council will of necessity appoint a resident of Exeter to the post for the remainder of the term. However, an appointee to the deputy-reeveship poses a real problem for council. No one member of the present council is anxious to accept the job and it is clear from the wording of the Municipal Act that the man appointed by council must either accept, or resign as town council- lor. The main reason for the coun- cillors' reluctance to take the ice from heaving. When the project has been completed the curlers will have installed 18 trenches 150 feet long and 36 inches apart on the floor of the rink. The system will be the first of its kind in the area although rinks in Ot- tawa, Toronto and Niagara Falls are installing the system this year. Club President Wally Seldon stated that the $10,000 system would cost the club approximate- ly $70.00 a year to operate and the ice machine would not have to run as much as in previous winters. The downstairs of the club has been remodeled at a cost of $4,000 with Lee Learn direct- ing the volunteers. A fireplace, new panelling and furniture have brightened the large room con- siderable it the past few months. The club will be the scene of a wedding reception this Satur- day and when the curling season opens in mid-October this years executive is planning an Open House to display the improve- ments to the general public. appointment is the immediate involvement with County Council that automatically accompanies the deputy-reeve's chair. All councillors feel they do not have the time to do justice to the po- sition. Reeve Derry Boyle, who is the remaining member of Exeter's A barge loaded with equipment weighing 800 tons was still stranded on the shores of Lake Huron near Grand Bend Tuesday afternoon. The 120 by 40 foot dredge has been stranded in shal- low water since Monday when towing cables between the tug towing the barge broke in high winds. The crane on the barge weighs 100 tons. The dredge is owned by Ca- nadian Dredge and Dick Company Ltd. and has been working on the Lake Huron to London pipeline two man team of representatives at the Goderich meetings, told council that while the appoint- ment of a deputy-reeve is man- datory, it is not absolutely neces- sary that the appointee attend all the sessions of County Council. He pointed out that while county councillors would prefer to have • " • :zaz.:0; intake at Port Blake about two miles north of Grand Bend. Crewmen filled the submer- sion tanks to prevent the vessel moving closer to shore today. Men on the barge were taken ashore via the crane's bucket and a bulldozer. The dredge was battered by waves but a company spokesman said there was no serious dam- age. The spokesman indicated he believes two tugs will be able to free the dredge when the water becomes calmer, another active member from Ex- eter, it is not compulsory. How- ever, Exeter would lose one vote at Goderich whenever the new appointee was unable to attend, Boyle said. NOT DEMOCRATIC "This is far from a demo- cratic country", mused Coun- cillor Ross Taylor when he learn- ed of the ruling on the appoint- ment of a new deputy-reeve. "If I were appointed, I'd re- sign." Councillor Ted Wright pre- dicted that senior governments would "devour" local municipal government if councillors re- fused to fulfill their obligations. Mayor Jack Delbridge agreed with Wright but said the Act should leave a little more lea- way. "I'm going to say right now that I don't want to bulldoze any man into this job," the Mayor concluded. Councillor Mervyn Cudmore said he would not resign if the appointment fell to him, but add- ed", I couldn't do justice to the job." Rev, Phillip Gandon, a council- lor who had refused to consider the appointment at one stage, intimated he might take the job "as a last resort". "There are certain times when I just couldn't be up there al- though there are times, perhaps, when I can regulate my working hours better than others," said Rev. Gandon. "I certainly have not the time to do the job the way it should be done. However, the situation is so ridiculous that I'd accept it. I don't want it, but I'd accept it." Council agreed that since the next session of county council is not until September, the mat- ter could be held over until the next regular meeting of Exeter Council on August 16. "Then we'll have to do some- thing," warned the Mayor. Two lifeguards revive boy pulled from lake $14,000 improvements started at curling club Ne fumez pas? In a sobering moment at the meeting of Exeter Town Council last week, members *duly moved, seconded and passed a motion that smoking will no longer be allowed at the sessions held in the rather stuffy council chambers. Councillor Charles Barrett broached the delicate mat- ter with the somewhat playful suggestion that council purchase a fan to remove the choking stench of tobacco smoke from the meeting room. Councillor Joe Wooden quickly stepped to the fore with the motion that smoking be prohibited. A smoker himself, Wooden proposed that lengthy sessions be broken to give weary council members an op- portunity to light up a nerve-calming fag. He was very sym- pathetic toward the non-smoker who was forced to sit in the blue haze for an entire evening. Mayor Jack Delbridge warned that the new ruling would include the press. Whether council will adhere to the regulation or not is doubtful. At the close of the session, a fine trail of sweet-smelling smoke was floating from the pipe of road superintendent Jim Paisley. .sra Barge stranded near Grand Bend Grand Bend rescue Lifeguards Barbara Jackson and William Dinnin stable Ray Gilleno and Cpl. John McPherson are are Shown heft working over 115 year-old itilthehe shown looking on. TheboyrecOveren a lualotisness 'Marian who Was pulled unconscious from Lake in about 10 minutes add was taken to South Huron Hurdn at Grand Bend Monday afternoon, OPP con- Hospital in Exeter for overnight observation. David C Parrott The 'Department of Education has appointed Mr. David C. Parrott, B.A. M.Ed. Inspector of Public Schools for the Rainy River Dis- trict, with headquarters at Port Frances. Mr. Parrott is a grad- uate of S.114D.H.S„ at Exeter, London Teadhers College, the University of Western Ontario and did graduate studies at Uni- versity of Toronto. He assumes his duties August 1st. lin is the son of Rev. and Mrs, W. C. Par- rott, formerly of Crediton and London. W.P. MacKinnon William Park MacKinnon, son of Mrs. D. E. MacKinnon and the late Mr. MacKinnon, of Mensal', ha.s graduated from London Teachers' College and will begin his teaching duties in Valleyview school of Lobo Township School Area. He is a graduate. photbobfySIDIDolierSr. . a„,....4.4..,t , .., . ...' ,, . • 4 kt. ,... ...........A.., -4” t• ' nif:1116, Turnip plant begins rebuilding Rebuilding of the Exeter Producettrnipprocessing the most =dem when completed, It was -destroyed plant has begun. Cement blocks are being used for by fire New Year's Eve earlier this year, the superstructure. The plant promises tobe among --T-A Photo