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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-06-02, Page 2Page 2 Times-Advocate, June '2, 1960 Town surplus drops District Lions Club floats promote local communities audit report shows plus of $31,700 for the electric department and $5,650 in the water division. Cost of education to the town dropped to $102,465 from last year's $108,000. Surplus for SHDFIS board drop- ped from $102,000 to $92,000 while Exeter Public School's bal- ance remained at roughly $21,- 000. Other municipal boards show- ing a surplus on the year's oper- ations were: cemetery board, $15,182; community centre, $2,- 544; Industrial development cor- poration, $155.64, Deficits were shown for the library board, $588.29, and rec- reational committee, $473.90. Exeter Lions Club made a three-point impression on par- ade-viewers in London on Sunday, with their own entry, towed by a vehicle planned to promote the International Plowing Match and to the accompaniment of pipes. Jack Smith, chairman of the publicity committee, received praise for the time and energy put into the float. Theme was "A Good Lions Club Puts a Town on the Map", Miss Joy Seldon, queen of the Exeter Lions, was on the float. Two girls dressed as nurses, Judy Glover and Kathy Bentley, along with Jo-Anne Geiser in a wheel chair depicted the help given by the Lions to crippled children. Billy Wilson and John Gould were in Cub uniform represent- ing this phase of Lions work in Exeter. Lions Jack Smith, Reg. Beav- ers, Hugh Wilson, Wally Seldon and Dr. Harvey Cowen rode the float. Walking Lions were Bob Din- ney, Norm Walper and president Mel Gaiser. Four other Lions c o m m e n c e d the walk from GB Chamber sponors Hell Drivers' Show Competition spurts blood donations Two Red Cross workers prepare F/L "Mickey" Majoka, Central Officers School, Centralia, for his blood donation, The Monday clinic held at Centralia resulted in 285 pints of blood for the Red Cross Blood Bank. The spirit of competition was evident as the Reserve Officers' School challenged counter parts of Central Officers' School. The cadets of ROS turned out 100% to win the Cadet challenge and the officers of COS took the honour in that department. Mrs, C. J. McCurrie, local Red Cross Organizer said "It was the most successful clinic we have had for the last couple of years and was most hearten- ing," — RCAF photo Farm accident cuts off power An un-scheduled interruption of power on Sunday afternoon which lasted for 40 minutes, was due to an unusual farm mishap. A farmer was working in his field, south of Dashwood, when a wire was caught on a part of his equipment. It flew up and into the power line, causing the black- out, according to Jim Glaab of the Ontario Hydro office here. Directors of the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce Monday night approved the per- formance by Trans Canada Hell Drivers on Sunday, July 31, at the Grand Bend Dragway. The Williams Twins who pre- sent the show grew up in Grand Bend, living with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Odbert and with the Brenner family. They have taken their thrill show into South America, Venezuela, Mexico, the Virgin Islands, as well as giving per- formances in Canada and the Vir- gin Islands. In 1964 and 1965 theHell Driv- ers performed at the New York World's Fair, and they hold a world record for a motorcycle jump from one ramp to another placed 51 feet away. The Dragway people have loan- ed their track to the Chamber for this performance, since no drags are scheduled for that weekend, In case of rain the show will go on Monday, August Exeter's year-end surplus stood at $13,000, compared to the high of $43,000 accumulated back in 1963, the 1965 audit re- port reveals. The report, published this week, shows that close to $17,000 of the surplus from prior years was used to meet 1965 expenses. The town's total expenditures dropped to $483,292, a decrease of $63,000 from 1964's record high of over half a million. The difference came principally in public works, roads and streets. Auditor A. M. Harper had few comments to make of the overall operations and none that could be described as critical. An overpayment made by the recreation committee had been recovered and the auditor sug- gested that salaries to be paid to all officials be clearly stated in the minutes of the respective boards. He also noted that the town would have to pay for some minor underlevies on schools and county rates. The amounts totalled less than $4,000. The report reveals two special reserve funds were wiped out during the year's operations. One was the street reserve of $7,295, the other a library fund of $1,000. The remaining trust funds stood at: $5,040 for the Parkhill Dam; $4,926 for the Ontario Water Resources Reserve Fund, and $2,402 for the Centennial Park project. Total debenture debt stands at $495,624, not counting the portions of high school deben- tures for which other munici- palities are responsible. On the basis of 1965 population of 3,139, the debt averages out to $157.90 per capita. PUC operations showed a sur- Queen's Park to Victoria Park in the Forest city, but they had better remain nameless, Pre- sident Mel reports they chicken- ed out after the first two blocks. This float was drawn by a 4- wheel Ford Bronco driven by Larry Snider, who has provided the vehicle free to the trio of clubs preeselling admission tick- ets for the International Plowing Match near Seaforth in October. Engaged in this work besides the Exeter Lions are the Clinton Kinsmen and the Goderich Lions. Mounted on the Bronco is a rocket, provided by CKNX Radio and TV, Wingham. Jon Geiser was dressed in a space suit and rode in the cock- pit of the rocket. Mrs, Snider accompanied her husband in the Bronc. This vehicle is being used by the three service clubs to pro- mote their ticket sales until plow- ing match time. Third entry from Exeter was a combined band of over 25 pipers, with men from Clinton, Strathroy and Exeter. This group is part of what is expected to be about 60 pipers invited to attend a special event in New York State later this summer. Eric Hey- wood, Exeter, is manager of the combined band, with Piper Hector Kingswell, Clinton, as leader. Sunday's three-hour long par- ade of Lions, had over 300 ent- ries, as a pre-convention affair, heralding the three-day sessions of District "A" Ontario and Que- bec in London. Other clubs from this area taking part in the parade were Zurich, Brussels, B1 y t h and Grand Bend, TANK TRUCK GB institute swaps plants 1. In the past two years the Wil- liams Twins have put on 3,000 shows. Included in the Grand Bend show will be a "crash" in which old cars will be demolished. ADDITION By MRS. J. TEMPLEMAN WI STRESSES FWIC Mrs, Roy McDonald was host- ess for the Staffa Women's In- stitute meeting Wednesday even- ing May 25. The president Mrs. Carter Kerslake presided. This meeting was to make the members more aware of the FWIC and with this in mind Mrs. Kerslake chose as her motto "For Home and Country" stress- ing the important part the home has in the Community. There were 21 present and members contributed by answering the roll call with the name of a past or present officer of the FWIC. Miss Vera Hambley had attended the Officers' C onf er enc e at Guelph and presented a report to the Institute. The topic was pot-luck with everyone contribut- ing and many had something per- taining to the FWIC such as the official pin, clippings from the Home and Country and readings. A report of the District Annual was given by Mrs. John Temple- man. Mrs. Walter O'Brien dis- played a centennial booklet of the 10 latest Canadian stamps which can be purchased at any post of- fice. As the special feature Mrs. Russell Worden presented a pap- er on Canada's National Flag. This was most appropriate with Victoria Day just past. She show- ed the proper way of placing a flag on the wall and showed pic- tures of flags which had been flown down through the years in our Dominion. As the Institute has purchased a new flag for the township hall as part of their centennial project it was shown at this time. In the business Mrs. Carter Kerslake and Mrs. John Temple- man were appointed a committee to meet with the township coun- cil to make plans fora centennial project in the township. The pro- grams were reviewed for the summer months and it was noted that a family picnic is in the planning for July. A trip to the Shakespearean Festival and abus trip for August. Grand Bend WI met Thursday afternoon in the town hall with the newly-elected president Mrs. Harold Walper presiding. Mrs. Ed G i 11, horticultural convener, conducted a discussion on flowers and plants. An ex- change of plants followed and each member wore a corsage. Mrs. Colin Love commented on the motto "Nature is man's teacher, an influence breathes from all sights and sounds of her existence." Roll call was answered by the name of a flower beginning with the first letter of the member's surname. A report was given of the District Annual held at Dash- wood. Mrs. Roy Morenz, past pre- sident, presented the 4-H leaders with a cup and saucer. The June meeting will be held in the evening at 8 pm with Mr. A. Kemp as guest speaker. He will show his pictures on Bermuda. Members are to bring their families. Hostesses were Mrs. Emery DesJardins, Mrs. Verne Ridley and Mrs. Alex Hamilton. — Continued from front page participation was presented to the councils at the same meeting at which they discussed Exeter's request for higher rates of pay- ment for calls to rural areas. Usborne, Stephen and Hay town- ships are involved as joint own- ers of the fire truck manned by the town brigade. Reeve Jim Hayter of Stephen, who is also an official of the Dashwood fire brigade, revealed that the province will pay the 45% grant on second vehicles for any brigade participating in mutual aid. Reeve Archie Etherington of Usborne brought up the question of a tanker for the area during the discussion of rates. He asked Exeter council if it had given any consideration to this type of equipment. Said Fire Chief Ford: "I think that's the answer for fighting rural fires. Perhaps we could pick up a second hand oil truck which would give us another 1500 gallons Of water." He reported that the existing truck's capacity of 500 gallons often was used up "just as we are getting a hold on a fire". Councillor Jack Tinney, Hay, said he had tried to promote the acquisition of a tanker for use in his township but there had been some question over whether it should be attached to the Zurich or Hensall brigade. He felt it didn't matter since the tanker could arrive some minutes after the main truck. Councillor Don MacGregor noted that the Lucan brigade has two tankers to follow its fire truck to rural fires. On the question of a county aid program, Reeve Hayter said he's attended a number of meet- ings over several years but no progress has been made. "We've had mutual aid for years in our area, although there is nothing signed", he said. Grand Bend, Zurich, Hensall and Dash- wood have an unwritten agree- ment as to who will cover the other's community when one is called out to assist another brig- ade. "It's worked out very well", he added. Telephone operators have been made aware of the system and are authorized to call brigades for standby service. He said no financial payment is involved among the brigades. Mayor Delbridge reported that Goderich and Clinton have a mutual aid arrangement but they pay each other for calls. "And they don't want to give that up". That's one of the stumbling blocks for the county organization, he said. Reeve Hayter endorsed the mu- tual aid system which involves a county co-ordinator who has the authority to call the brigades into action. This would eliminate some of the confusion which has been created in the past, said Hayter, "We've had as many as three trucks called to the same fire". Councillor Tinney said that was a problem of education among the people. Most officials agreed the tendency is to call the nearest fire brigade in event of fire, re- gardless of the technical ar- range men Es. Reeve Hayter was requested to determine from the Ontario fire marshall's office what costs might be involved in the mutual aid program, including payment of salary to the co-ordinator, and who is responsible for it. Ile will also secure information of grants available for fire equip- ment and report his findings to the other drOlue.ii. Celebrate 100 years at Ailsa Craig Cecil and Jenny Hartle of Brinsley are shown above wending their way through the streets of Ailsa Craig to the 100th anniversary service. of the Craig United Church. Travel and dress depicting the 1860's were the order of the day and the Hartle's were right in style with their horse and carriage and clothes of a hundred years ago. When this was mentioned, one of the Chamber directors quipped, "There's a couple of thondas' here in town you can crash!" The Chamber will attempt to get adult citizens out to help in a beach clean-up being staged by Cubmasters Murray DesJar- dins and Don Flear as a wind-up of the Cub meeting season, A wiener roast will follow. Date for this is June 8. The Chamber has leased a postage meter, with imprint in brown, showing the words "On- tario's Finest Year Round Re- sort" at the side. The Chamber has accepted an offer from Murray DesJardins to do the house-numbering project for which a little over $300 is on hand. He expects the project to cost no more than $500, work- ing from maps already in village possession, and hiring local help to put up the numbers. The job is to be completed by July 1, 1967. William Sturdevant is to continue as the Chamber con- vener for the project. Some consideration of small motorcycle rental operations was given. The Chamber will ask council to request the operators to keep the machines off the side of the street, where they take up parking spaces while waiting for rental. Also the Chamber is request- ing speed limit signs to be placed throughout the village. A request from J. Elgin Mc- Kinley, president of the Blue Water Rest Home funds com- mittee for a grant, and from the County of Huron for endorse- ment of a community college in Huron, were filed. Salary of secretary Joe Gunn was increased $100 a year, plus a bonus for every member over 60 which he acquires for the Chamber. At present there are 28 members, with due date for payment, in July. Benches on the beach are to be repainted, with Charles Tin- dall in charge of the project, and Wilma Dinnin appointed to assist him. Signs pointing toward the beach were approved, for the south west side of the main intersection, provided other necessary ap- provals can be achieved. — Continued from front page before warning about the possible fate of CFB Centralia. The addition plans now include 5 shops, 5 commercial rooms, 7 classrooms, 2 science rooms, library, and enlarged cafeteria. Two gyms are also included, but one of the existing gyms would be transformed into a shop. The cutback of two classrooms was designed to bring the par- ticipating municipalities' share under the $600,000 amount which has been approved. At the last meeting, the board decided to advise other muni- cipal councils of Exeter's action in writing to tI e municipal board and provide a copy of the OMB reply. The letter said that council appointees to the board were prepared to answer questions at council and that the board was prepared to call a meeting if requested to do so. TOWNSHIPS ev7egoot tofria — Continued from front page dition but had felt that it should consult its board representatives before making any decision. "I sympathize with the mem- bers of the board," said Hayter. "They have spent a lot of time, along with school officials, study- ing the situation. Who is to say these people are wrong?" Both Mayor Delbridge and Reeve Boyle pointed out that the board, however, was not respon- sible for collecting the taxes to pay for the addition. Said Reeve Boyle: "We were told by a high school board mem- ber that he didn't really care what the board spent because they didn't have to raise the money. That really burned me up." Hayter: "Don't you think the members of the school board — and we have some good men on that board — are just as tax con- scious as we are?" Boyle said the council had voiced the opinion of 80% of the people of Exeter. He also claim- ed, during discussion on enrol- ment, that the projected figures did not take into account the number of public school students in the district who would leave if Centralia closes. Tinney: "I think it's an excel- lent idea to coast, because of the Centralia situation, but it's costing a lot of money to delay it, The architect's fees alone would build a lot of school." Deputy-Reeve Edmond Hend- rick said he understood the archi- tects' fees will be around $84,- 000, which the school board will have to pay even if the addition isn't constructed, In its letter, the OMB inter- preted Exeter's position this way: "The board received a letter dated May 18, 1966, from the clerk of the Town of Exeter, em- bodying a motion passed by the council On May 17, 1966, rescind- ing its former moth:A Of approval for a vocational addition to the present high school, until the pre- sent uncertainty arising out of the probable closing of Canadian Irorces Ease, Centralia, is clari- fied", ENDS TRINIDAD STUDY The Staffa UCW met in the Family Life Centre Wednesday evening with Mrs. Darrel Park- er presiding for the devotional. Mrs. A, H, Daynard concluded the study book on Trinidad at this meeting. Miss Vera Hambley presided for the business. Plans were made for the strawberry supper in June. PERSONALS Several members of Grand Bend WI were guests of Clover- dale WI members at their meet- ing Wednesday evening at Park- hill. Mr. & Mrs, Leslie Greenwood and children spent the weekend with her father, Rev. H. B. Turn- er at Toronto. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Grigg, Preston, Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Grigg, Rickie, Susan and Mary Lou of Dashwood spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Rosa Grigg. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Allister and girls of Hamilton spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Willis Gill and family, Miss Wendy Rehkopf of Kit- chener spent a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. George Campbell. Mr. & Mrs. Jas Patterson spent Saturday with her grand- parents at Kitchener. Mr. Robert Cameron, Hensall, who has been relieving as organ- ist and choirmaster at James Street United Church since the resignation of Mr. Lawrence Wein, has been engaged to fill the position. The music commit- tee received ten applications for the position before selecting Mr. Cameron. Harvey Greer, who has been employed at Bank of Montreal, Exeter, returned last week from a two week banking course at Main Office, Bank of Montreal, Toronto and will be transferred to Bank of Montreal, Little Cur- rent, Manitoulin Island, for sum- mer duties commencing Monday, June 20. View future of libraries Rev. J. P. Gandon, Mrs. Gord- on Koch, Mr. James Glaab and Mrs. Hilton Laing attended a meeting in Goderich Thursday to discuss the county library system. A good representation from each library was present with about 50 in attendance. In the new system there will be no local library board but all business will be handled through the County Library Board, com- posed of three county council members and three appointees by County Council. All bills will be paid centrally, all buying and cataloguing will also be done centrally. While changes will be made slowly and with caution most library board members feel it is "going to come in the not too distant future," PERSONALS Recent visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Miller and girls were Mr. & Mrs. Bert Hemingway and Morris, Brussels. Several ladies from the Staffa WI attended the District Annual held in Avonton Presbyterian Church Tuesday. Mr. & Mrs. Ron Agar and Kevin; London visited over the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Agar and Gail. Visiting Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Miller and girls were Mr. & Mrs. Ross Miller and family, Carlingford. Yankee yachtsmen get top hats Top Hat award went to a pair of Michigan boat owners this year at Grand Bend as the Chamber of 'Com- merce president Griffin Thomas (second from left) presented a silver tray to Russell Preston, Mount Clemens, owner of SeaSprayfi, first yacht into the resort harbour this spring from farther than 50 miles. Others in the picture are Tom Driscoll with the goatee at left, owner of the Hornet's Nest, another cruiser from Detroit, which followed the Preston boat into harbour, and Reeve Orval Wassmann. Seated are Mrs, Preston with Gary Driscoll, Mrs. Driscoll, Dave Driscoll and Joanne Preston. (Dinnin photo) Two boards share Top Hat honors CORRECTION PLEASE The tree planted recently in Exeter's Centennial Park by Ex- eter Catholic Women's League was a red maple, not an almer crabapple as described in the caption of a picture in The T-A last week. er of Commerce, doing the honors in presenting a silver tray, and Reeve Orval J. Wassmann also congratulating the yachting fam- ilies. Travelling on the Preston boat was Mr. and Mrs. Preston and children, peter, Bob and Joanne, plus a maltese terrier named GuS (for some reason called "Dirty Gus", though the family would not say why — he was a white long-hair), and a Manx eat named Gibbs. Two boats shared the honour on the weekend of being "first yachts into Grand Bend Harbour in 1966". They were the Sea Spray II, owned by the Russ Preston fam- ily from Mount Clemens, Michi- gan, and the Hornet's Nest, own- ed by the Torn Driscoll family, Detroit. A Top Hat Ceremony was car- ried out on board the Sea Spray, with Griffin Thomas, chairman of the Grand Bend and AreaChairtb- On the Driscoll boat were Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll, Gary, Dave and no animals. The families knew each other about 15 years ago. Then they lost touch, and met in Grand Bend in 1965. This year they planned a trip to the resort har- bour here together. They left Rena Marine, Sarnia, at 9:20 'am Saturday and arrived at 11:15 standard time, after "a marvel- lous crossing" on a rolling Lake Huron, By MRS. FRANK SQUIRE Mrs. Percy Hodgins and Mar- lene attended the mother and daughter banquet for the Explor- ers Thursday evening at Granton United Church. Mr. & Mrs. Norman Hodgins and Allen were Sunday guests of Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kilpatrick, London. Mr. & Mrs. Dave Moffatt and family, London, who r ecently purchased the former Ogden residence came on the weekend to reside. Service at the United Church was withdrawn Sunday owing to anniversary service at Centralia Church. Mr. and Mrs, E. M, Fitzgerald, London spent Wednesday with Mr. Ron Squire. Mr. John Massey, St. Marys, spent a few days last week with Mr, & Mrs. Graftoti Squire. Mr. & Mrs. Percy Hodgins, Marlene and Gwen were Sunday guests of Mr. Orville Langford, John and Mrs. Edna Langford, Centralia. Mr, & Mrs, Cleve Pullman visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kirkham, Mitchell. Weekend callers with air. & Mrs. Alex Heinle were Mr. & Mrs, Ernie Taylor, London, Mr. & Mrs. Melville Gunning and' Muriel, mr. Wilfred Herbert, Mr. & Mrs. E, Squire, Exeter. By MRS. ROSS SKINNER Mrs. Allen Johns attended a tea at the Senior Nurses Resi- dence s Saturday afternoon and Mr.' Allen Johns attended a banquet at Hilicrest Tavern Saturday eve- ning in honor of their daughter Shirley's graduation from Hamil- ton General Hospital School of Nursing. Wednesday evening a dinner in honor of Shirley was held at the Sheriton Connaught Hotel, Hamilton. Mr. & Mrs. Allen Johns and Marilyn, Mrs, Edward Johns, Exeter, Mrs. 'Garnet Johns, St, Thomas, and Mr, Rosa Rowe, 'Thames Road, attended the grad- uation and reception of the School of Nursing In the auditorium of Westdale Secondary School, 4