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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-10-07, Page 1Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 7, 1965 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Plan waste disposal meet Oral vaccine for students During the next two months students in Huron County will receive oral Sabine Polio vaccine from work- ers of the Huron County Health Unit. Tuesday September 28 marked the start of the program in this area as students in Number Two Hay Township school received their first feeding of this. They will receive a second dosage in about six weeks. Dorothy Skea and Gordon Pryde are shown here taking their vaccine from the tray while Mrs. K. B. McRae, Mrs. M. Fletcher and Mrs. Helen West look on. The vaccine is placed on a sugar cube to make it more palatable to students. (T-A photo) Exeter Board of Trade new name of old group King size 'squash Stephen Molnar of Centralia Village grew this 101 and a hall pound squash in his garden this year. it i5 -probably one of the largest grown this season. (T-A photo) community of Exeter. The new board hopes to in- ' corporate an informal garage operators association that has been running separately for some years and bring in the various town industries. A complicated membership fee system has been dropped in favor of a flat $10 membership. Each Huron County Health Unit has launched its first full scale vac- cination of some 13,000 students in the County using the Sabin oral polio vaccine. Dr. R. M. Aldis and the staff of the unit offered the vaccine to all pupils of elementary and secondary schools in the county. Pre-school children have not been included in this program this year. The vaccine is administered on sugar lumps as opposed to the former administration of the Salk vaccine which was given in the form of an injection. Tuesday workers were busy in the rural schools of Hay Town- ship and workers will continue for approximately a month until all students have received this. A second "feeding" for the stu- dents is scheduled for six weeks following the original dosage. Dr. Aldis pointed out last week that the Sabin type vaccine offers the best protection poss ib 1 e against Poliomyelitis. It has been approved in Ontario for incor- poration into routine immuniza- tion programs following a pre- vious program of Salk-type vac- cine. project would then be separately financed by those actually par- ticipating. The Times-Advocate outlined a proposal to send free copies of the paper to non-subscribers for two issues in November and December. The board gave ap- proval but has yet to name the dates this is to run. Because of special storage problems the vaccine distribution has previously been limited by the provincial department, to lo- cal boards of health. On Friday '7,000 doses of the vaccine arrived by rail in Goder- ich packed in ice. ANN CREECH Will write H.S. column Ann Creech, a grade 11 stu- dent in the five year Arts and Science course at South Huron District High School, will be reporting school activities and events for the Times-Advocate for the 1965-66 school year. Miss Creech is an active student and is now taking four languages, French, Latin, Spanish and Eng- lish. She would like to continue her formal education at the uni- versity level and has tentative plans of being an Interpreter. Ann is interested in sports with baseball and hockey as her favorites. Ann' s column will be a weekly feature in the T-A. Group tours area watersheds Senior conservation executives toured three watersheds as part of the 1965 Technical Workshop. The group, which included Aus- able Authority worker, Terry McCauley, left Grand Bend at 8;30 a.m. . The group examined the Rock Glen Conservation area, Camp Sylvan conservation school, East Williams grassed waterway prior to stopping in Exeter for lunch. The afternoon program includ- ed a visit to the Elmer Trick, fish and fur farm at Hayfield; HillSicie Trickle demonstration, at the Fisher Farm, Holmesville and gullies in the Bayfield water- shed before returning to 'Grand Bend. Hitch hiking causes problem High School students who have been hitch hiking home from Ex- eter and causing a traffic hazard will be warned that it is an of- fence to hitch hike if they are on the travelled portion of the road. Councillor Ted Wright brought theproblem to council Monday evening and suggested something be done before someone is hurt or killed. Councillor Wright told mem- bers that cars were slowed and stopped because of the crowded condition along the edge of High- way Number 4 near Gidley Street. He pointed out that police had a difficult job allowing the buses to turn out from this street re- cently because of the number of students hitch hiking in this area. He suggested this might be a problem for the school board to look after. Members agreed that the situa- tion is getting serious and should be stopped before an accident occurred. Police will be asked to issue warnings to students in re- gards to this behaviour. 2 parked cars damaged Friday An accident on Victoria Street East, near the arena Friday evening caused damage estimat- ed at nearly $800 to three cars. The accident occurred at ap- proximately 11;45 pm. Reports indicate that a car driven by 17 year old Brian D. McArthur of Crediton and owned by Leslie John Jesney of Crediton struck a parked car pushing it into a second parked car. The Jesney car first struck a car owned by Donald S. Dundas and pushed the Dundas car into a late model car owned by Jerome Watson of RR 3 Zurich. Damage to the Watson vehicle was $300, to the Dundas vehicle $285 and to the Jesney vehicle $200. Members of the Exeter Police department are investigating. Police have busy month The Exeter Police Department had a busy month during Septem- ber according to a report given by Chief C. H. MacKenzie at the regular meeting of council Mon- day evening. During the month the depart- ment carried out 30 investiga- tions and a variety of charges were placed. There were six charges under the Criminal Code, five under the Highway Traffic Act and five under the Liquor Control Act. There were four lost children during the month of which one was at the fall fair. There were four accidents dur- ing the month with damage esti- mated at under $100. There were no major accidents. Police on patrol found four doors in the business section insecure and picked up two stray dogs. Council voted to pay for the services of an auxiliary police officer at Teen Town dances. F/L McCormick Canada will assist the new African state of Tanzania in a five-year program to establish Its own military air wing; it was announced by the External Af- fairs Department. The contribu- tion will include up to four Cari- boo and eight Otter aircraft which Members of council will meet with officials of the Ontario Water Resources Commission and Ca- nadian Canners Ltd. in the near future in an attempt to solve the water disposal problem wh ic h has been causing councillors head aches for some months. Two main problems still remain to be solv- ed, one as to method of disposal which will have to be approved by the OWRC and the other is S/L G. M. Demers of Sher- brooke and Arvida, Que., has been appointed Officer Com- manding of the Officers Selec- tion Unit at RCAF Station Cen- tralia. S/L Demers takes over from S/L A. E. Paxton who has been transferred to a new as- signment at North Bay, Ont. Since February 1963 S/L De- mers has been in charge of the Language School at Centralia, S/L G. Demers are particularly suited to Tan- zanian requirements. In addition, 400 Tanzanian aircrew, ground- crew and support personnel, al- most 200 of whom will train in Canada. Training will also take place in Tanzania.Some 50 RCAF Advisory and training personnel will proceed to Tanzania during the coming months including F/L H„ L. McCormick of Black Land, Dalhousie, N.B., who for the past four years has been an instructor in supply training with the Cent- ral Officers School at RCAF Station Centralia. F/L McCormick previously spent three years in Tanganyika East Africa as a District Of- ficer of the British Colonial Ser- vice prior to his enlistment in the RCAF. His wife, the former Irene Joy'Grant of London, Eng- land, and four children, Charles 12, John 11, Stephanie 10 and William 6 will depart With him shortly for Tanzania. They have been residing at RR 1 Woodham, Ont. The air contribution will com- plement the training assistance which Canada is already extend- ing to the Tanzanian Army. About 30 Canadian Forces personnel are in Tanzania in connection with the army prog,ramine. method of payment which must still be negotiated. Council was informed Monday evening that the most recent pro- posal which representatives of Canadian Canners and council discussed would cost an esti- mated $26,000. This type of dis- posal has not been used before and the project will be an ex- periment. Representatives of the Canners where French Speaking Cana- dians of the RCAF and students from other Air Forces are taught the technical English vocabulary necessary for their training. His new position places him at the selection level for raw recruits, where they are given numerous tests to determine the field of Airforce endeavour they will fol- low. S/L Demers is a graduate of Arvida High School and attended the University of Montreal. In 1950 he graduated as a pilot at Centralia and filled positions as flying instructor, recruiter and flew overseas at the Canadian Air Division before coming to C entralia. He resides in Huron Park with his wife the former Aline Breton of Ottawa and his three children, Michelle, Pierre and Danielle. His mother, Mrs. F. M. Demers, lives in Victoriaville, P.Q. His father is deceased. Huron county employment high During September, general employment conditions inGoder- ich and Huron county reached the highest level in many years. C. M. Jutras, manager of the National Employment Office, stated that the number of ap- plicants registered for employ- ment in Huron county at the end of September 1965 was the lowest ever: 134 as compared with 202 registered applicants in Septem- ber 1964. Increased employment oppor- tunities resulted from continued high production levels being maintained in most local and area firms. Seasonal industries in- cluding construction, farming and canning were also greatly re- sponsible for this increase. While labour requirements were generally met, the demand for all types of workers often exceed the supply. Placements by the Goderich NES totalled 252 during Septem- ber 1965, compared to 149 for the same period a year ago. First meeting senior citizens Exeter Senior Citizens Club held its first meeting for the season Tuesday evening. Harold Jeffery chaired the pro- gram which included a singsong led by Cecil Skinner with Mrs. Andrew Dougall at the piano, solos by Mrs. G. Tucker, duets by Mrs. C. V. Drought and Mrs. Wilson, of Centralia accompanied by Mrs. Ken Hodgins, and by Mrs. Russell Lee and Mrs. Ross Mathers accompanied by Miss Lily Greb, solos byGorcion Smith to his guitar accompaniment; in outlining their most recent proposal would like to try an ex- perimental patch of one acre as the results of tests of the land on the disposal site. The ex- periment will require tileing the land and representatives would like to have this matter settled so that the tile could he installed this fall. At the present time a 45 acre section of land is used for water disposal. Of this only about one- third is covered with a system of pipe. Tests reveal that the top soil over the clay base on the south side is thicker and better for absorbing the water than the north. The canners would like to tile one acre of this and then collect samples of the water after it has filtered through the top soil to the tile in an effort to see whether the HOD level (bacterial oxidization demand) had been lowered by filtration. It is hoped that this would be lowered enough so that it could be stored in a lagoon type system for eventual disposal into the river. Works superintendent, James Paisley told council that the cost of covering the rest of the pro- perty with pipes for the sprinkler system dispersal, which is an integral part of this system, and purchasing a motor and pump to handle this would be approxi- mately $26,000. Remembrance Day, November 11, will be proclaimed a civic holiday in Exeter as the result of council's decision Monday evening. The decision was made following the request of Eugene Beavers, on behalf of the Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Le- gion. Last year the town also proclaimed this day as a civic holiday although the year before it was not. Councillor Mery Cudmore sug- gested that this law should be passed by the Federal Govern- ment. He said it was they who had called the men into service and it should be their duty to proclaim this a holiday in remembrance of these men. He classed this as one of the most important days of the year. Reeve Derry Boyle pointed out that council would receive critic- ism no matter what decision they Residents who placed piles of dead flowers and branches trim- med from shurbs out for garbage collection Monday discovered that these were not picked up. The materials not taken away were not in containers but left in a loose pile beside the gar- bage cans. A section of the ceiling tile in Fred Darling's new store fell last week. Fortunately no one was injured. Repairs were under- way Thursday and the job com- pleted this week. * * * * The sign has now been changed on the window of the municipal office. The old lettering contain- ing the name of C. V. Pickard and an advertisement for his business has been scraped off with only the designation, Muni- cipal Office left. * * * * The incorporating directors of Blue Water Rest Home have ac- cepted the tender of Burt Wesley Construction C ompa ny, Port Lambton for the erection of the 65 bed building at a cost of $578,- 98'7.26. This was the lowest tend- er of three received for the pro- ject. It is hoped to have the con- tract signed within the next ten days with work commencing on the project shortly after this. The campaign for funds for this building is scheduled to be launched on October 18. Trio selections by Bobby, Don- nie and Donna Henderson of Sea- forth accompanied by their moth- er, accordion selections by Barry Jeffery, reading by George Tuck- er, solos by Dianne Henderson and a trio with Cecil Skinner on the violin, Maurice Quance on the mouth organ and Mrs. Frank King at the piano. President Mrs. Warren Brock spoke briefly and the Exeter club voted to affiliate with the United Senior Citizens of Ontario Incorporated which now includes 150 clubs. Ladies of James Street UCW served lunch. The committee to arrange the November meeting includes Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pfaff, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Proutyand Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Penhale, Councillors were in agree- ment that the town could not af- ford a cost of $26,000 for this project but as yet no discussion has been held as to distribution of this cost between the parties involved. Councillor Ross Taylor pointed out that this is strictly an ex- perimental project and if it does not work the town would just have that much more money tied up in this project. He indicated he could not see this amount of money being tied up just for an experi- ment. In addition to the extra pipes, valves and couplings, it would require a '75 horse power electric motor, or heavy duty gasoline motor and a 1,600 gallon per minute pump to handle the water in the larger sprinkler system. The larger pump is required be- cause of the distance the water must be pushed through the lines rather than the increased amount of water used. Mr. Paisley told councillors he felt the OWRC will insist on something being done by next year as the town is already pol- luting the stream with a high HOD content now. lie also ex- pressed his fear that a Lagoon type system would have a ter- rible smell. He pointed out that this would not necessarily be due to the BOD count but simply be- cause of the nature of the ma- terial. arrived at. He suggested if it was proclaimed as a holiday then the businessmen would complain and yet if it were not proclaimed there would be many people in the com- munity who would complain. He suggested this is an important holiday for the community and should be observed. Councillor Wooden pointed out that it is a holiday for so many groups that it should be in force for the entire town. Council has never been inform- ed officially as to the wishes of the local businessmen. The busi- nessmen's association has pass- ed a motion indicating they would keep their stores open this year if council did not proclaim this as a holiday. Council also authorized the purchase of a wreath to be placed on that day. New signs are prominent atthe former British Mortgage and Trust Building announcing their new name as Victoria and Grey Trust. Mayor Jack Delbridge receiv- ed his new chain of office at the regular meeting of council Mon- day evening. The name of the town is still lacking on this but it will be engraved in the near future. The chain was paid for by donations from councillors and others associated with the town. * * * * An investigation by the Lon- don Humane Society superintend- ent into alleged cruelty to a steer at the Kirkton fair last week showed no cruelty was involved. Published reports indicated that the steer was struck and prodded until it bled. * * * * Stephen Molnar of Centralia village has grown one of the largest squash in the area. He has a Hungarian squash which weighs just over 100 pounds. The seeds which were given to him by a friend were imported from Hungary. * * * * The Department of Highways marked stop lines at the inter- sections of county roads and Number 4 Highway between Ex- eter and London this week. The broad white strip should be much easier to see, especially at night. * * * * As part of the educational pro- gram for Fire Prevention week, fire drills were held at the Huron Park Public School Wednesday afternoon. * * * * Although Monday, October 11 is an official holiday the Times- Advocate will still be published at the usual time, Thursday, Oc- tober 14, A special effort should be made to have all advertising and news copy to the newspaper office by Friday, October 8. Members of council, municipal employees and PUG employees attended a meeting Tuesday even- ing to hear an insurance repre- sentative outline the On ar io Municipal Employees Retireinent System. The Exeter Businessmen's As- sociation is no more. At what turned out to be its final meeting Monday, the association regroup- ed itself and adopted a new name —The Exeter Board of Trade— set a new membership fee—and launched a dual campaign for members and participants in this year's Christmas retailing pro- motion. The old executive will continue until the new year when with enlarged membership a new con- stitution and executive can be drawn up. The association, or rather the board, is sponsoring a Trip to the Bahamas contest as the prin- cipal Christmas promotion this year. The trip is all expenses paid for two for a week. There will also be draws for $10 and $5 each week for 10 weeks be- ginning Nov. 8 and running to Jan. 15. This year couponing has been vastly simplified. One coupon will be given for each even dollar of purchase for which cash is paid, or for payments on ac- count, without a ceiling. Hopefully the new board anti- cipates that businesses giving coupons will be doubled to include auto dealers, gasoline stations, lumber yards and farm supplies. Coupons will also be simpler to handle. This year they will be numbered without the need for filling in a name. A Santa Claus parade is planned this year although details have yet to be worked out. And street decorations will go up in the same way they have in other years. The decision to abandon the Businessmen's Association was made so that the group could expand and become more repre- sentative of the whole business Area students get new polio vaccine Centralia officer to leave for Tanzania aaRmaltRA.U...'tiNaAvtariffingniatrigeMievaaMy.ranaa! A free winter vacation Win a trip to the Bahamas! A dream? Not this year. Someone in South Huron, some two people, are going to go this winter for FREE. All courtesy of the new Exeter Board of Trade. Don't get out the luggage quite yet. There's a few ifs and buts first. First, buy in Exeter. But preferably between Nov. 8 and Jan. 15. And pay cash. Or pay your bills. With each dollar you fish out of your wallet, no matter whether for goods, services or a bill, you get a coupon. And not one of those kind you have to sign your name to, either. All it has is a number. Then watch the issue of The T-A of Jan. 20, 1966 for a number that will hopefully correspond with one of the ones in your collection. But you have to buy in Exeter to get the coupons and you have to have coupons to have numbers. And the more numbers you have the better chances you have. And to improve things for you too, this year there will be a lot more businesses giving out coupons. Almost everywhere in town, even farm supplies. Don't think your luck is that good? Well, each week there's going to be a $5 bill and a $10 bill given away too. Numbers again, published in the paper. That should en- courage you to get your Christmas shopping done early so you'll have more numbers in the pot earlier. Who's paying the shot? The new Exeter Board of Trade, that's who. Now, just sit back and dream of warm blue skies, bright shining blue water and glistening white beaches all in the month of January. Sound nice? ati MAMISESIMOVANIV.RAMMMEMM Officer appointed to selection unit Remembrance Day will be holiday Around the town . .