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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-03-03, Page 1Price Per Copy 10 Cents Plan agricultural conference March 12 A session chaired by Alex MoHeath, RR 3 Kippen will be of particular interest to custom and private spray operators. Dis- cussing problems will be Alex Chesney, Weed Inspector, Don Clark, school of engineering, U- niversity of Guelph on far m sprayers, calibrations and ad- justments; W. L. Smith, Pesti- cides Control Officer, Industrial Hygiene Branch, Department of Health, Toronto„ Rules and regu- lations in respect to safe use of pesticides and herbicides. Elmer Robertson will chair a discussion on beef with George Kerr of Dresden as speaking on factors influencing economics of the beef enterprise. Panel mod- erator will be Winston Shapton of RR 1 Exeter, Panel members will be Allan Turnbull, Grand Bend, Bob Hastie, Gorrie and Elmer Robertson, RR 5 Goder- ich. Dauphin, Dtmgannon. Drainage will probably be the Most interesting topic of the conference as this subject has received a great deal of attention during the past few years. Bob Grasby, second vice-president of the Soil and Crop Association will chair the panel on this sub- ject. Two other important spea- kers will join the discussion, Ralph Clayton, P. Eng., Engin- eering specialist, Western On- tario Agricultural School will open the discussion on, "are we well drained" and Barrie Tolton, Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch will review the cost of production of corn, beans, oats and sileage corn. Farmers will have the rules and regulations governing work- man's compensation explained to them by Mr. Roycroft, Work- man's Compe ns ation Board, Kitchener. Chairman of this ses- One of the major topics will be the feeding of high moisture corn which is growing in popu- latiOn in the county, A panel of experienced men will debate the various methods of harvesting storing and feeding. Chairman of the panel will be Elmer Powe, first vice-president of the Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion, Guest speaker at this time will be G. S. Moggach, Extension Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Perth and Huron speaking on the drying and stor- age of grain, corn and barley, Don Pullen will moderate the panel, Members of the panel are all proponents of the new method of handling and feeding this mater- ial although they all have dif- ferent methods for this, Panel members include Ian McAllister, Zurich, Jim McGregor, Kippen, Anson McKinley, Zurich and Joe sion will be C, Fl. Thomas, Presi- dent of the Huron County Federa- tion of Agriculture. Also speaking at this time will be a represen- tative of the Canada Pension Plan and Mr. Bob Eaton, Fieldinan Federation of Agriculture, Having trouble with the new account books? Three men will be on hand to discuss what the book and analysis can mean to you. Chairman will be Bob Down, director of Usborne Township. Also speaking will be R. F. Heard, Farm Management spec- ialist and D. H. Miles, Agricul- tural representative. Another aspect of the program will deal with swine-housing, buildings and economics. Chair- man of the panel will be Ian McAllister, president of Suil and Crop, G, S. Moggach and R. F. Heard will discuss problems and ideas with Tom Cunningham of RR 1 Auburn and Claude Martin, Guest of honor Alex M, Stewart of AiIse Craig was guest of honor at the annual Lions Club agricultural evening at the Dufferin Hotel Centralia last Thursday evening, Fred Darling, chairman of the agricultural committee and Mel Gaiser, president of the Lions Club chat with the guest following his speech. (T-A photo) EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 3, 1966 Ninety.third Year over 400 farmers are expected to visit Exeter next weekend, March 11 and 12 for the first annual Huron County Agricultural Con- ference. The conference is designed to replace the annual seed fair normally held in the county at this time of year. Top speakers have been enga- ged for the event which is spon- sored by the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion, Huron County Federation of Agriculture and the Town of Exeter. Normally the seed fair was sponsored only by the .Soil and Crop Association but because of the much broader program offered the Federation of Agri- culture offered their services. The Saturday morning program will be of special interest to farmers as it deals with modern trends as they affect the farm to- day as well as new methods of feeding. Stewart promises: Neighbor assists couple escape smoke filled home Will return Bean Company Fire early Monday morning forced two Exeter residents to vacate their home through an upper storey window. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kerr of 46 Thomas Street were awakened shortly af- ter 1:00 a.m. when Mrs. Kerr smelled smoke, A quick check A busy night for Council Investigate loss of 11 pigs Exeter OPP are investigating the possible theft of 11 pigs in Usborne Township. The loss was reported Saturday by the owner, Lorne Johns. The pigs were kept on a farm where there was no residence. It is believed they were taken between Thursday and Saturday. The pigs were of the Yorkshire variety and weighed between 80 and 100 pounds. within minutes and managed to contain the blaze in a portion of the basement. Fire damaged a portion of the basement and the cellar stairwell with heat damage to the kitchen. The major cause of damage was through smoke and no estimate of this has been made to date. Mr. Kerr was taken to South Huron District Hospital for treat- ment to minor cuts to his hands. The couple stayed the balance of the night with neighbors and have since moved into a temporary apartment. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. The couple moved to Exeter in August of 1965 and have been living at their present address since September of that year. revealed the two storey home filled with smoke blocking any possibility of getting down the only flight of stairs. The fire department was called from an upstairs extension phone just seconds before a power fail- ure in the house. Mr. Kerr groped his way to the bedroom window and smashed this and the storm window in an attempt to clear the room of smoke and get some fresh air. Murray Scott, next door neigh- bor was aroused by the cries of the couple and brought an exten- sion ladder from his garage to the side of the house allowing for an exit, Mr. Kerr attempted to reach the lower portion of the home to rescue personal effects but was driven back by heat and smoke and was forced to leave by the window as well. Members of the fire depart- ment responded to the alarm cuss this with the chief and the head of the local detachment of the OPP in an effort to come to a satisfactory agreement. Council will tender for their gravel requirements and for a cubic yard estimate for exca- vation in the near future. Works Superintendent James Paisley suggested this move in an effort to improve efficiency. He indi- cated that on past jobs it has been difficult to evaluate what con- sists of an hour's work. The next meeting for the court of revision will be held prior to the next council meeting, March 7 at 7:00 pm. Give life membership to C.S. MacNaughton Presentation of an Honorary Life Membership in the Ontario Good Roads Association to Hon. Charles S. MacNaughton, Minis- ter of Highways, Ontario, was made by the Board of Directors of the OGRA "in recognition of his valuable contributions to the cause of good roads in this Prov- ince", at its recently-concluded annual convention in Toronto. The colorful scroll said in part; Advocate of a total roads concept for the roads system of the Province, notable progress has been made since he became Minister, in all parts of that system, through the adoption of plans and programs in keeping with that concept, such as the Growers' of London, a wholly owned subsidiary of the bean board. The action changed the name of the board to the Ontario Bean Marketing Board. The new board took control minutes after the old board was notified. The new directors are Roy Coulter of Campbellville, a past chairman of the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board; Clarence Down of Exeter, a past chairman of the Ontario Vege- table Growers' Marketing Board; and Fergus Turnbull of Dash- wood, a past chairman of the On- tario Bean Growers' Marketing Board and still a member until the old board was dissolved. The three directors met Thursday evening and appointed a three-man board of directors to run Ontario Bean Growers' Ltd. in London. These men were Archie Irwin, general manager of the Elgin Co-operative Ser- vices Ltd. St. Thomas; M. R. MacDougall, of Blenheim, a past chairman of the Ontario Bean Growers' Marketing Board and now a member of the provincial wheat board; and Clarence Charl- ton, of Ilderton, a retired farmer and former manager of the ilder- ton Co-operative. The new marketing board also appointed other senior officials. London lawyer W. R. Poole, has been retained as solicitor — Please turn to page 3 It is hoped to construct 2,000 feet of sidewalk at an estimated cost of $1.50 per foot. The com- mittee will tour the sidewalks when better weather arrives be- fore making the final decision as to which will be done first. The estimated budget cost for trees and sidewalks is $3,600. Safety checking of vehicles may be carried out in Exeter during the month of June if the proper dates can be obtained. The tests consist of a 38 point check of all vehicles and can be either vol- untary or compulsory. Qualified mechanics will be on hand to check the vehicles. It is estima- ted the equipment would be in operation for about a week. Coun- cil decided to request the week closest to June 6-10. Because of advance bookings it is not al- ways possible to have the equip- ment at the date specified. The action was taken following the recommendation of Chief of Po- lice C. H. MacKenzie when giving his monthly report. Who should supply the court officer in Magistrate's court in Exeter twice monthly moved a step closer to solution Monday as normal customs and routines were outlined in a letter from Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane. In the past Exeter has always supplied this officer. The letter suggested this matter is usually one of mutual understanding be- tween the local detachment and the OPP. Chairman of the police committee, Ted Wright, will dis- Luck ran out for wanted man Council received a pleasant surprise Monday evening as they received the proposed budget for the public school board. The board requested the same budget as last year and indicated they can forsee no capital expenditure needed in the forseeable future. Mayor Jack Delbridge reported to members that he now has the lawnmower in working condition. The lawnmower in question caus- ed council headaches last year in the form of both minor and major repairs until members prevailed on the mayor to repair this during the winter months when he was not so busy. Reeve Derry Boyle indicated his pleasure at the Monday even- ing meeting when councillor Ross Taylor gave a report to mem- bers on the work carried out by delegates at the Ontario Good Roads convention. Mr. Boyle pointed out this is the first re- port brought back to council from a convention such as this in the last three or four years. "It makes me feel a lot better", he said. Reeve Boyle has been ra- ther outspoken on the subject of this convention in past years and has questioned the value of having members attend this. Council has accepted the pro- posed budget of the sidewalks and trees committee subject to the report of the finance committee. Councillor Don MacGregor told members 19 trees with dutch elm disease must be removed this year as well as certain stumps. expansion of the Program of Assistance t o Municipalities, County Needs study, and the Area Planning Studies. The scroll also noted that as Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee, Metropolitan Toronto and Region Transportation Study, un- der his leadership plans are well advanced for the inauguration of modern commuter transporta- tion-by-rail facilities, for the relief of daily traffic congestion on highways in and about the Metropolitan Toronto area. The scroll is signed by C. S. Anderson, president and W. S. McKay, secretary-treasurer of the association. Around the town . . Luck ran out for a young man wanted by the Exeter Police De- partment for the past two years. Exeter police have been holding a warrant of committal for Jam- es Stanley Hill for two years and finally exercised it Wednes- day. Police Chief C. H. MacKenzie spotted the man in the post of- fice and recognized him as the man who had been convicted of driving while his licence was under suspension in 1964. The accused was given a period of time to pay his fine but disap- peared before looking after this obligation. A warrant of com- mittal was ordered at this time but police were unable to find him. Wednesday it was a different story as the chief arrested him. A little shamefaced he admitted that he didn't think the police here would recognize him. The bean company in London, "Ontario Bean Growers' Ltd., will be turned over to growers at the earliest possible time Minister of Agriculture W. A. Stewart stated this week. Ex- plaining the changes of the past week to the T-A Mr. Stewart stated the Ontario Government has no interest in the plant as such, and will turn this back to the growers as soon as possible. The plant was taken over tem- porarily last week at the same time as the Ontario Bean Grow- ers' Marketing Board was dis- solved by the government. The move was made to effect the separation of the marketing board and the company and to do this an audit was necessary. As soon as the audit is completed negotiations will start in order to find a suitable vehicle to trans- fer this back to the growers. "The separation between the board and company has ' been made and will stay", the minister said. He added that although he favors a co-operative it does not matter what growers wish to call their company. Referring to the present manager Archie Mc- Murchy the minister indicated the government has nothing per- sonal against him and it will be the decision of the growers as to whom they wish to manage their plant. In regards to the newly formed Ontario Bean Marketing Board the minister indicated this will remain in its new form for now. He said he could give no com- mitment as to when this would return to a grower elected board as it was until the takeover last week. Events since last Thursday evening when the govern me nt made its surprise move have caused much heated controversy and protest in some quarters, es- pecially from supporters of the old board's policy to build added facilities. This is gradually sim- mering down as producers are starting to learn some of the rea- sons behind the move. The events of the past week started Thursday evening with an announcement by the Farm Pro- ducts Marketing Board. The statement by the FPMB said scrapping of the present bean board was necessary, "because they (the members) failed to ad- here to an agreement with the FPMB dealing with marketing principles and separation of the company from the bean growers' marketing board. The company referred to was Ontario Bean Accidents cause $2,000 damage Accidents totalling well over $2,000 have been investigated by the local detachment of the On- tario Provincial Police during the last few days. Early Satur- day morning an accident at the intersection of Highway 4 and county road 4 caused damage es- timated at $650. Police report a car driven by Walter J. Wal- lace, 115 Empress Drive, RCAF Station Centralia was stopped at the intersection when it w a s struck in the rear by a car driven by James Moffatt 82 Rogers Road London. An accident in Hensall early Sunday morning caused damage estimated at $550. The accident occurred on Highway 84 just west of Highway 4. Drivers involved were Grant Walker of Hensall and William Jelf of the London area. A three car collision on High- way 4 south Sunday afternoon caused damage estimated at $1,- 000. Police indicate a car driven by John P. Soldan, RR 1 Zurich was stopped waiting to make a left turn into a service station. A vehicle driven by Isley Irene Wrightson, 937 Oxford Street London stopped behind the Soldan vehicle and was struck by a ve- hicle driven by Frank D. Hand, 36 Anthony Street, Downsview. The Wrightson car was knocked into the Soldan car. Tuesday morning a car driven by Raymond K. Rivers skidded off Highway 4 between Exeter and Hensall on the west side and struck a hydro anchor wire caus- ing $100 damage. Close washrooms Council decides The town's public washroom for ladies at the town hall has been padlocked for two months at least because of the condition which persists in that area. The interior has been defaced to such an extent that at least one mem- ber questioned whether the term 'ladies' on the door was the proper word to use. The condition was brought to the attention of council at the last meeting by Councillor Merve Cudmore and following this there have been other complaints re- ceived. The decision to close the room temporarily was made for two reasons. One was to give suffic- ient time to completely clean and renovate the premises and the second is as a disciplinary action. Members felt that some of those using this might respect the priv- ilege more if they were denied this for a period of time. This is not the only ladies rest room which has been a problem in town. The facilities located at the arena are at least twice as hard to look after as are those supplied for men. In Clinton recently pu bl i c washrooms were closed because of a similar complaint. Extra money next payday The introduction of the cloth- ing "Cash Sale" system for the Airmen at RCAF Station Cen- tralia will swell the pay checks in mid March. Previously the airmen purchased their service clothing through a Clothing Cred- it Account. Starting 1 March, the airmen will receive in cash $7.00 per month for the purchase and upkeep of their service clothes. The "Clothing Credit" bal- ances built up under the Clothing Credit System will be transferred to the individual's pay account by the 15 March pay. It is esti- mated that approximately $40,000.00 will be paid to the air- men at RCAF Station Centralia. farmers in Stephen Township. The monthly meeting of the Exeter Saddle Club was held Feb. 25 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke. Dalton Fink- beiner gave a talk and discussion period on "parasites in horses". All committees gave their re- ports on plans for our Quarter Horse Show on June 18. It was decided the club would hold open shows the first Sunday of every month, during the summer. On March 13 the club will be having a clinic put on by Leroy Kufske on "How to show a pleasure horse". The Exeter Police Department radar unit has now been repaired and is back in service. Several motorists discovered this Sunday afternoon when they approached town at a faster speed than they should. * * * * Wilmer Wein of Crediton has been appointed township clerk- treasurer and tax collector for the Township of Stephen. Council made the appointment at their regular meeting Monday. * * * * Hubert Cooper, RR 1 Exeter has been awarded the contract to supply warble fly powder to Will change bylaw increase safety Life membership Hon. Charles S, MacNaughton, Minister of Highways, Ontario, is shOWn receiving a colorful scroll designating him as an Honorary Life Member in the Ontario Good Roads Asseciation at that or ,. ganization's recent annual convention in Toronto. The presentation was made by OGRA President C.S. Anderson. (Photo by Department of Highways, Ontario) hazard. Mr. Inch maintained that if council followed his sugges- tions there would be no hazard. In leaving council Mr. Inch asked councillors to remember it was his business which could be af- fected by any changes. Reeve Derry Boyle pointed out that the stores downtown only have room to park one car in front of them while several could be parked in front of the store in question. Later in the evening council gave first and second reading to a by-law limiting parking in this area adjacent to the inter- section. This must be approved in Toronto and then returned for the final reading before it can become law. Signs will not likely be erected before spring due to the frost in the ground. This Will also apply to other parking control mea- sures which council took earlier this year in an effort to make downtown intersections safer. A parking by-law amending the original of 1961 will control park- ing at the Main-Wellington Streets intersection when it re- ceives approval from Toronto. Council investigated the situation following a complaint of a rate- payer stating the corner was un- safe. Ken Inch, proprietor of a store and snack bar on the affected corner appeared before council and suggested an alternate meth- od which called for the installa- tion of two pieces of curbing ra- ther than banning parking along this stretch of the road. He claimed that council "is cutting me off completely". The mayor pointed out that there will still be room for park- ing at the Wellington side of the store as well as at the rear of the property when it is developed. Councillor „I, L. Wooden asked the proprietor whether he honest- ly thought the corner was not a Waiting for the cue (T-A photo) Elves, bunnies, leprechauns, valentine sweethearts and chicks participated in the 1066 edition of Holie days on Ice presented by the Exeter Figure Skating Club SaturdaY. Many of the young skaters were caught by the camera as they waited patiently in the stands for their turn to display their skating skills. OK RCAF use of town dump If RCAF Station Centralia is agreeable to the terms of Town council they will be allowed to use Exeter's dump under a con- tract basis. A request received in this regard at the last meeting of council was referred to the Sanitation committee for study and their report accepted at the Monday evening meeting. The committee recommends that the Town charge a monthly rental fee of $75 to look after costs of bulldozing and maintain- ing the dump property.