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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-06-16, Page 1Price Per Copy 15 Cents REV, BRIAN L. GANDON Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 16, 1966 SEES HURON AS DEPRESSED AREA Among those present at the first furrow turning ceremony at the site of the 1966 International Plowing Match at Seaforth Saturday afternoon were: Highways Minister Charles MacNaughton; Reeve James Hayter of Stephen; Mayor Jack Delbridge of Exeter; co-chairman Larry Snider of Exeter; Bob McKinley of Zurich, Huron MP; Maurice Love of Exeter, a member of the Plowmen's Association; Agriculture Minister W. A. Stewart. A further problem for future financing in Huron County is posed in the proposed closing of Canadian Forces Base, Cen- tralia, in the opinion of Huron County Clerk-Treasurer John G. Berry. In view of this threat, Mr, Berry told Huron County Coun- cil this week that he favors "immediate action" to have that part of Huron in the neighbor- hood of Centralia designated a "depressed area" for industrial purposes. Huron County receives a con- siderable grant in lieu of taxes for the base at Centralia. This Is offset, to some extent, bycosts of road maintenance, adminis- tration of justice and welfare, Mr. Berry said, He pointed out that the grant last year amount- ed to $11,562. A visitor to Huron County Council session on Monday, Ro- bert E. McKinley, M.P. for Hur- on, expressed views which did not tally with those of Mr, Berry. "I don't think that Huron County suffers very much In comparison with other parts of the country", said Mr. McKinley. "Actually, we are very well off here by comparison," he stated. He did nut favor the principle of seek- ing any part of Huron to be con- sidered a depressed area. The report of County assessor Alex Alexander did not reflect growth but rather a sliding back- ward in Huron. He stated that al- most every municipality in the county has experienced a de- crease in population this year. Huron County's population today stands at 49,29'7, compared with 50,610 at the same time a year ago, thus recording a drop of more than 1,300 people. Huron's population today is some 18,000 persons less than it was at the height of its popu- lation peak back in the last cent- ury. Board to re-apply to town for HS addition debentures Break-in at schools but nothing stolen break through the doors into the office of the Principal and the business office where they tried to open the safe. They were only a scant few inches from opening the safe door sufficiently wide to gain entry to it. Entry was gained to the Public School by breaking a window on the north side of the school. Windows were broken in the class room doors and also the Prin- cipal's office door. The office of the Principal was thoroughly ransacked but nothing was stolen. Highways Minister Charles MacNaughton displays his driving skills as he pilots a large tractor and Agriculture Minister Bill Stewart handles a 100-year-old plow in turning the first sod at the Seaforth site of the 1966 International Plowing Match. After struggling through bar- riers of conflicting and confusing red tape re correct procedures with the various authorities hav- ing to do with approval for the HSDHS addition, the HSDHS Board, meeting Monday evening, "took the bull by the horns" and set up a program for future clear cut action. First, a motion was passed unanimously that the board re- quest an opportunity to meet with Exeter Town Council at their next regular meeting on Monday, June 20. This motion was moved by John Morrissey of Crediton and seconded by Elmer Bell, Q.C. of Exeter. Second, it was passed unani- mously that the board take with them to Exeter Town Council the passed resolution that the board request Exeter TownCouncil now to re-apply to the Ontario Muni- cipal Board for tentative approval for a debenture issue of $600,- 000 for the school addition. This was moved by Rev. J. C. Boyne of Exeter and seconded by A. G. Hicks of Usborne. Preceding the resolutions, there were lengthy discussions. Mr. Bell felt the only way for clear cut understanding at this time was for the entire board to go as a delegation before Ex- eter Town Council to discuss the entire matter. Rev. Mr. Boyne said, that from his personal knowledge, at least 80 percent of the entire assess- ment was still in favor of the school addition. Break-ins at both SHDHS and Exeter Public School were made around 1 am Wednesday. Cpl Harry Van Bergen reports that nothing of value was stolen. A meeting of the SHDHS Board was in progress until after mid- night on Tuesday, followed by refreshments which prolonged the stay of the board members in the school for about half an hour after that. Apparently, the would-be thieves waited until the board members departed before commencing their exploits. Entry was gained at SHDHS at the east end through a second storey window. An axe and a sledge hammer were used to Magistrate ups fines on area car speeders Defective wires blamed for fire Ministers turn match sod with 45-year-old tractor Defective wiring in an old re- frigerator in the basement of the home of Tommy Kyle Jr., Brock Street, Hensall, is believed to have been the cause of a fire in that home Wednesday afternoon. Only damage was that caused by smoke and this was slight. Some clothing and furniture were removed from the house during the fire but this was all moved back in again shortly after the fire was extinguished. Magistrate H. Glenn Hays cracked down on speeders in Exeter and district when numer- ous charges were heard in court here Tuesday morning. Michael Cushman of Exeter was fined $25 and costs for speed- ing in Hay Township on May 6 at a reported speed of 85 miles per hour. James R. Kennard pleaded guilty to speeding on May 29 at the junction of Highway 83 and Concession 4 and was fined $10 and costs. Robert J. Bell of Thamesford was fined $20 and costs when he pleaded guilty to speeding '70 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone on Highway 83 East on May 22. Student 'agony' nearly finished The annual final exam writing agony will be all over at SHDHS by Friday, June 17 for all stu- dents except those in Grade 13. The trials and tribulations of Grade 13 students will be in full swing this week. They will wind up on Wednesday, June 22, of next week when the final paper to be written will be Spanish. The Grade 13 exam schedule for this week was as follows: June 13, Physics; June 14, Trigo- nometry, Biology, Botany and Zoology; June 15, History; June 16, Chemistry. hundred years ago and was brought to Tuckersmith Town- ship when the William Grummett family moved there. Another 100- year-old plow, owned by Gordon McGavin, co-chairman of the Huron County Local Committee, was on the speaker's platform, a farm wagon. This plow had been owned by the late John Aitcheson and originally was used to plow the lands on which the tented city will be located this October. Huron County Publicity Chair- man, Don Stephenson of Seaforth, was master of ceremonies for the afternoon activities. James M. Scott, mayor of the tented city, extended greetings and re- vealed that 10 area farms in ad- dition to his own 400-acre farm would be used for various pur- poses this fall. Additional greetings were ex- tended by John F. Flannery of Seaforth and Kenneth Stewart, reeve of the host township, Mc- Killop and Warden of Huron County. Larry Snider of Exeter and Gordon McGavin of Walton, No decision says hydro About 400 spectators attended the official sod turning ceremony at the site of the 1966 Interna- tional Plowing Match near Sea- forth, Saturday. This marked the first time in the history of the Ontario Plow- men's Association that a pre- liminary ceremony has been held prior to the upcoming Interna- tional Match and Farm Machin- ery demonstration. The feature of the afternoon was the actual turning of the first sod on the Scott Farms, west of Seaforth on Highway 8, Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP and Ontario Minister of Highways, was at the controls of an ancient gasoline powered tractor and the Hon. William Stewart, Minister of Agriculture, handled a one-furrow walking plow. The tractor, a Bell Im- perial, manufactured in Seaforth in 1920, is owned to-day by Wil- liam McGregor, RR 3, Kippen and was in regular use until 1948. The plow, now owned by James Doig, RR 4, Seaforth, was manu- factured in Clinton more than one Pulpit marks Father's Day More than 100 entries in quarter horse show The Anglican churches in Ex- eter and Hensall are marking Father's Day in a unique way this year. The guest preacher in both churches on Sunday will be the Rev. Brian L. Gandon, father of the present Rector of the par- ish, Rev. J. Philip Gandon. The senior Mr. Gandon is vicar of the parish of Chiddingly and Laughton in the Diocese of Chi- chester, 'England. He is arriv- ing in Canada this week with Mrs. Gandon and their daughter, Ruth. This will be their first visit to this side of the Atlantic. Mr. Gandon was a YMCA sec- retary and the secretary of the Mission to Lepers for a number of years in a lay capacity before being ordained to the Church's ministry. The Rev. J. Philip Gandon was ordained in England in 1956 where he worked for two years before coming to Canada. During that time he preached in his father's church, but this will be the first time the situation has been re- versed. Two inches of rain on Monday A total of two inches of rain fell over the Exeter area on Monday, which was reported as the heaviest downpour for that day for any area in Southern Ontario. The Exeter Lawn Bowling greens was a miniature lake and even a rowboat might have made progress on it. The Ausable River level was swelled very consider- ably and took on the appearance of a roaring mountain stream in some areas. Lakes of water were to be found in low lying farmers' fields. Numerous basements of houses in the district were flooded. Water, ankle deep, poured into the bargain section of F. A. May's store in Exeter. Holes were drill- ed in the floor to let the water into the basement. Employees from neighboring stores helped remove stock threatened by ris- ing water. Expressing concern about re- ports circulating in the district that the Ontario Hydro Exeter office would be closed, Gordon M. McHenry, the commission's western regional manager, gave assurance this week that no de- cision has been made to move the local service facilities. Exeter, along with other area offices in the region, are carry- ing out their responsibilities ef- ficiently and economically, Mr. McHenry said. The Exeter area was formed in 1922 and it is one of 15 such areas serving customers in On- tario Hydro's western region, local co-chairmen, introduced their committee members. Other dignitaries attending were Robert McKinley, Huron MP and Murray Gaunt, Huron Bruce MPP. Mr. MacNaughton and Mr. Stewart were presented with chrome safety caps by Arthur J. Wright, president of the Sea- forth Lions Club, and large straw hats advertising the match, by Goderich Kinsmen president Dr. Frank Mills. The Huron County committee is composed of: Larry Snider, Exeter and Gordon McGavin, Walton, co-chairmen: D. H. Miles Clinton, secretary; William Han- ley, Goderich, treasurer; James M. Scott, Seaforth, tented city; Donald McKenzie, Dungannon, traffic, tickets and parking; Thomas Leiper, Londesboro, teams and horse show; Orval Wassmann, Grand Bend, billet- ing; Stewart Proctor, Brussels, banquet; Walter Forbes, Clinton, wagon tours; Don Stephenson, Seaforth, publicity; Simon Halle- han, Blyth, special events; Roy Adair, Wingham, eounty exhibits; Arthur Bolton, Dublin, demon- strations; Valentine Becker, Dashwood, tractors; L. E. Car- diff, Brussels, historic displays; Russell Bolton, Dublin, parades; William Dennis, Walton, and Wil- liam Perrie, Brussels, lands; Anna McDonald, Wingham, la- dies' program. Date of this year's match is October 11 to 14 inclusive. Because we have tentative ap- proval from the Ontario Depart- ment of Education for the ad- dition, we are now in a position to ask Exeter Town Council to seek the needed final approval, Mr. Bell said. It would be regrettable if the Town of Exeter did not go along with the plan, chairman K. H. Johns commented. A tender of $16.38 per ton (exchange included) was accept- ed for the supplying of stoker coal. It was pointed out that there had been only the same tenders from Imperialle Fuels, London, for the past six suc- cessive years. The board approved of a loan of $200 to D. Solomon for tuition fees to attend a summer course but added that in future no furth- er such loans would be made to anyone on the SHDHS staff. Applications for retirement pensions for both Mrs. Dickson and E. D. Howey are to be re- ferred to the management com- mittee. Three applications were re- ceived from pupils re payment of fees for attending schools out of Exeter. Accounts amounting to more than $50,000 were ordered to be paid. Business Adminstrator E, Howey stated that HSDHS was at present further in debt than it ever had been in the 18 years he has been at the school. In giving his report, Principal L. D. Palmer said that the aver- age daily attendance was 95.64 for 1966 in comparison to 94.0'7 for 1965. He stated that there were 93 students, from the Exeter district and 7 students from CFB Cen- tralia, attending Central Huron Secondary School. "The amount of absenteeism is still disturb- ing," he said. Principal Palmer announced that the School Year Book, which was coming from Winnipeg, would be delivered some time next week. Promotion meetings will be in progress from June 22 on, he said. Reports will be mailed from Exeter June 30 and should reach most students that day, said Prin- cipal Palmer. A lengthy and detailed list of special duties and responsibili- ties for the secretary and busi- ness administrator was present- ed by Dr. R. W. Read on behalf of the management committee. A motion was passed which ac- cepted the report, adding that it was to be the policy of the board henceforth. Elmer Bell pointed out that part of the purpose in adopting the report was to lessen the burdens on the school's prin- cipal. Dr, Read, on behalf of the man- agement committee, also sub- mitted lengthy recommendations for the maintenance staff and the office staff, both of which were approved unanimously. More than 100 entries are in for Exeter's first annual Mid- Western Quarter Horse Show on Saturday, June 18. These include those for youth activities. The entries are from all parts of Ontario. While no entries were in from the United States Wed- nesday morning, a number of them are still expected from south of the border. Officials are quite pleased with the way things have gone to date and, provided there is fine weath- er, an outstanding show is guar- anteed. The event will take place on the saddle club grounds, two and one- half miles west of Exeter on Huron Street. A colorful parade on Friday evening will precede Saturday's show. Exeter merchants and board of trade members are sporting cowboy hats to promote the show and numerous exhibits are on display in local stores. A large crowd is expected at the show. Over 400 join in tribute to United Church minister Rev. A, Higginbotham, Walton, chairman of Huron Presbytery. Miss Judy Blair sang a solo and Misses Janice Morley and Carol Johnson contributed a duet with Mrs. K. Hodgins at the organ and Miss Sharon Lightfoot at the piano. Sam Skinner and Eric Atwood on behalf of the Centralia and Whalen congregations presented Mr. Guest with an electric clock suitably engraved. Following the service and re- ception with guests being re- ceived by Mr. Guest and Dr. and Mrs. Jim Guest a smorgasbord was served in the Sunday Sehool robins and On the spacious church lawn, Over 400 fellow ministers, members of former congrega- tions and friends gatheredSunday afternoon as a complete surprise to Rev. Duncan M. Guest, min- ister of Centralia and Whalen churches, marking the 45th an- niversary of his ordination into the ministry of the United Church of Canada. Representatives were present from all of the pastoral charges served by Rev. and Mrs. Guest: Dover, Ethel, Arkona, Wheatley, Wyoming and his preSent charge Where he is completing his seventh year. Dr. aim A. Guest, London, son of the manse, was chairman for the occasion and the message was Theodore Manders of London was fined $10 and costs for driving his car at 40 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone in Exeter on May 22. A fine of $10 and costs was given Arthur Morley of Strat- ford for going 40 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone in Exeter on May 29, and the same fine was handed out to Barry Adams of London for the same offence on May 22 in Exeter. John Shrubsall of Stratford was fined $10 and costs for speeding at 90 miles per hour in a zoned area in Exeter on May 22. For the same offence in Exeter on May 22, Roger Adams of Toronto was fined $10 and costs. For speeding in Exeter on May 22, Donald McKechnie of London was fined $10 and costs. Kenneth Hughes of Stratford was fined $10 and costs for the same of- fence. A fine of $10 and costs was given Alan Gibbs of Park- hill for travelling 60 miles per hour in a 50 mile zone near Crediton on May 14. Leo Pierre Ducharme was fin- ed $10 but no costs on a liquor charge that had previously been dealt with. It was pointed out that Ducharme had been keeping the law since April. George Martin of Exeter plead- ed guilty to having liquor when he was under age and was fined $35 and costs. The offence oc- curred in Stephen Township on May 13. On a similar charge James S. Carr ol 1 of Kirkton pleaded guilty and was fined $35 and costs. Frank Glanville RR 1 Crediton, was fined $20 and costs for im- proper passing of another car in Stephen Township. An accident resulted in which the other car, driven by John Sims, suffered damages of $300. Charles W. Hugill of Zurich pleaded guilty to failing to give the right of way when coming out of a driveway in Hay Township on May 12. He was fined $20 and costs. A charge of making an un- necessary noise on May 6 with his car, against Bryan J. Mar- riage of Dashwood, was dismiss- ed. He had pleaded not guilty at a previous court. Magistrate Hays said he was impressed with the evidence given in the hearing by a witness, Joe Mont- gomery of Crediton. William Forrester of Zurich pleaded not guilty to a charge of impaired driving. The hearing Was remanded until June 28 so that Mr, Forrester might get a lawyer to handle his case. Elmer Keller of Dashwood pleaded guilty to failing to file his income tax. Mr. Keller said he had the income tax sheet made out in time but it had not been received by the income tax of- fiCe by May 12, so a summons was sent Out, Mr. Keller was fined $25 and costS. given by Rev. H. P, Lawson, London, a close friend of the Guests using the theme "Ye are My Friends." Rev, Anne Graham, London, recently elected presi- dent of London Conference, paid tribute to Mr. Guest in calling him "Mr. London Conference". Mr. Guest is a familiar figure at London Conference and has been, for many years, and, con- tinues to be, the registrar and in 1959 he was elected president. Also attending were Rev. Dun- can IvieTavisii, London, and Rev. Stanley Johnston, Thamesford, also members of the ordination Class in 1921, Rev. S. E. Lewis, Rev. R. S. Hilts, Rev. E. J. Roulston, all from Exeter and Sam Skinner of Centralia United Church presents Rev, Duncan M, Guest with an engraved electric clock in recognition of the 45th anniversary of his ordination. Eric Atwood, representing the Whalen congrega- tion, expressed their tribute, The presentation was made Sunday afternoon at a special gathering in Centralia church which included fellow ministers and friends from all Mr. Guest's former congregations.