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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-06-23, Page 1Ninety.thirci Year Mobile still featured once-familiar 'office' Square dance group added color to the parade Dixie Trail Riders showed western enthusiasm Kids sported western garb for fire trek ride 'Twos a grand parade./ Exeter's main street took on all the color of a, stampede Friday night with the parade which heralded the first Quarter Horse Show of Exeter Saddle Club on Saturday, A large crowd witnessed the pro- cession, led by Exeter Legion Pipe Band and the traditional convertible car for officials. A variety of floats, horses of all kinds, and decorated vehicles made a lengthy review for people who lined the sidewalks, EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 23, 1964 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Exeter council agrees to re-apply for area HS addition debentures Pick-up' a mystery After the HSDHS Board pre- sented its case, Town Council said it would give the matter con- sideration and send its decision out by letter. When members of the HSDHS Board had left, council further discussed the issue when it was shown that some members of council were definitely opposed to the addition at this time. However, the appeal of Elmer Bell of the HSDHS Board result- ed in a swing over of opinion Board, headed by Chairman K. H. Johns, made the plea. It was apparent that council as a whole was rather reticent about any hasty action on the matter which will involve a comparative- ly large expenditure and pre- ferred to adopt a "wait and see" attitude. On the other hand, the HSDHS Board felt that any delay in a building program at this time would only end in unnecessarily larger expenditures at a future date. Exeter council, after consider- able discussion, agreed Monday night to re-apply for the $600,- 000 debentures required to fi- nance the addition to HSDHS. Some members of town coun- cil subjected spokesmen for the HSDHS Board to a withering round of questions and comments when the latter appeared before coun- cil to seek council's assistance in getting eventual all-round ap- proval for the liSDIIS addition. Ten members of the HSDHS "Oh where, oh where can the pick-up be? Oh where, oh where has it gone?" This was a theme song at Ex,- eter Town Council meeting Mon- day night. It was prompted by a question of Reeve Derry Boyle; "What has happened to our old pick-up truck?" "It has just mysteriously dis- appeared", was the reply given by one councillor. No one seemed to know just exactly where the old, serviceable truck was. So, it was decided to launch a full scale investigation as to its pe- culiar disappearance. New teachers on PS staff All three are doing fine, thanks Triplets were born Sunday noon to a Holstein cow on the farm of Gerald McFalls, Huron Street East, Exeter. Names given the calves were; Meenie, Minie and Moe. While he had no statistics available as to the odds for a cow having triplet calves, Don Pullen, Huron's associate agricultural representative, said the chance was "quite remote". "For any cow to have triplet calves and for them to live and be doing well is definitely quite unusual," Mr. Pullen said. "It all depends on how the eggs split as to whether there will be twins, triplets or what-have-you", he said. Investigate consolidation of town municipal offices on the part of some of the coun- cil. Finally, after more than an hour's discussion, the following resolutioa, moved by councillor Ross Taylor and seconded by councillor Ted Wright, was pass- ed; That Exeter Town Council re- apply to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of debentures up to $600,000 for the proposed addition to HSDHS. The closing comment of Mayor Jack Delbridge on the night's discussion was: "This business of education as far as cost is con- cerned is going up ridiculously and only the coming of a depres- sion is going to stop it and a lot of other similar expenditures," Chairman Johns of the HSDHS Board spearheaded the presenta- tion of the Board. He pointed out that the ()lark) Department of Education had already given ten- tative approval to the addition but the Federal government had yet to be heard from. The revised estimated expen- diture had been reduced by elimi- nating such things as landscaping, etc. Chairman Johns said. "How many more years will it be before the extra cut-offs such as land- scaping would be wanted" asked Reeve Derry Boyle, who believed taxpayers would eventually be called upon to foot this bill, too. Chairman Johns said that if it were done by local labor the cost would be considerably less than the original landscaping estim- ate of $32,000. Speaking of future growth in enrolment at SHDHS, Chairman Johns said some pupils from Mount Carmel were to commence coming to SHDHS, commencing this fall. He added that the pro- jected overall enrolment coming into grade 10 at SIIMIS would be 250 annually. Reeve Boyle felt the SHDHS Board should wait until word was officially released about the closing of CFB, Centralia, since there was a building there quite suitable for vocational classes rather than building an expensive new one, Mayor Delbridge said council had not real objection to the SH- DHS addition, if needed, but that it should be a "realistic addition based on real future attendance figures." Without taking Centralia into consideration at all, said Chair- man Johns, the projected figures for attendance of pupils at SHDHS for 1972 is 1,074 and by 1973 it would be 1,090. The Ontario Department of Education was given as the auth- - Please turn to page 3 Consolidation of town offices with the Town Hall as the centre core is being sought by Exeter Town Council. As part of the movement, Town Council Monday evening appoint- ed Councillor Mervyn Cudmore to investigate the possible pur- chase of property adjacent to the Town Hall or at least taking an option on it with a view to buying by May of 1967. The acquisition of the property in mind is seen as making way for the following changes: bring- ing the Town Clerk's. Office and the TownSuperintendent's Office, now in rented premises, under The two newteachers appointed to the staff of Exeter Public School for next term have two things in common. Both returned to school after an absence of more than a decade and both graduated from London Teach- er's College this year. Mrs. George Vriese of Exeter is to replace Mrs. Helen Klein- stiver as kindergarten teacher. The latter, who has been on the staff at Exeter for 10 years, is going to Stephen Central School next term, Mrs. Vriese graduated from Collingwood Collegiate 16 years ago with first class honors. For the past 12 years she has re- sided in Exeter. After an ab- sence of 16 years from school, Mrs. Vriese went to London Teacher's College last fall and this spring graduated from there, also with first class honors. Mrs. Vriese said she did not find the course difficult and got back into the habit of studying rather quickly even after being 16 years away from it. "I like studying and I like teaching", she told the T-A. Similarly, B r u c e Delbridge, RR 1 Woodham, went to London Teacher's College last fall after an absence of about 10 years from studying. He graduated from SHDHS in 1955 and in the inter- vening years has been associated with his father, Horace Delbridge in farming. Mr. Delbridge will be replacing Carl Mills, B,A., of Kirkton on the Exeter PS staff. Mr. Mills is going to the Lions Head Secondary School. There are 17 full time teachers and one part time on the Exeter PS staff. Estimated attendance for next term is 500 pupils. Accidents come in pairs for Creditors area youth Robert E. Heist, 18, of Credi- ton goes in for car accidents in pairs, according to records of the Exeter detachment of the O.P.P. At 8;50 pm on Friday, June 17, his car collided with one driven by Bruce Whitney, 1'7, of RR 2 Grand Bend on the 12th and 13th concession of Hay Township. No one was inj u r e d but damage amounted to $250. The drivers said they couldn't see because of the clouds of dust over the road. Only about six hours later, Robert Haist got into another aceident. It was at 3 am on Sat- urday, June 18, and he was driv- ing north on the 18th and 19th concession of Stephen Township. His car went off the road, turned over and he suffered scalp lacerations. This time damages amounted to $500. On Friday, June 1'7, about 10:15 pm a car driven by Fred Mac- Donald, RR 4 Thedford was tra- velling along County Road No. 4, just weet of con. 6 and 7 Stephen Get approval for Stephen Two projects under the Cen- tennial Grants Program have been approved for Stephen Town- ship, Hon. C. S. MacNaughton M.P.P. for Huron, has informed The T-A. One involves the development of a recreational park at a net estimated cost of $2,100. This cost will be divided equally be- tween tlaa federal government, the Ontario government and Ste- phen Township, each of them providing $700, The second approved project will involve the installation of floodlights• and recreational fa- cilities in the Community Park at a net estimated cost of $4,- 179, this amount being subject to federal approval. The cost of this, too, will be shared equally by the federal government, the Ontario government and the town- ship, each paying $1,393. ant bearing on any decision to be made. He added that the re- sults of soil testing would pro- vide information needed which will enable the consultant to make appropriate recommendations. If results of soil testing warrant the excavation and the consulting engineer so recommends, the work would be approved and elig- ible for subsidy, Hon. Mr. Mac- Naughton said. "I think you can contemplate the approval of this work subject to the formal re- commendations of the engineer," Mr. MacNaughton wrote. Recommendations will be re- viewed at a meeting at Exeter on June 22 to be attended by the Town's road committee, Mr. Burns Ross of Goderich, mem- bers of the P.U.C. and the De- partment of Highways Engineer from Stratford, J. Tilicock. "I will be taking a close per- sonal interest in this matter" concluded Mr. MacNaughton. Council decided to invite Hur- on's EMO co-ordinator, Stuart Forbes of Goderich to address the next meeting of council on July 5. Councillor J. Wooden told council the centennial committee is to advise council to consider employing a man to supervise Riverview Park on a full time basis. A discussion took place as to whether a charge should be made for the use of Riverview Park by picnic groups. A decis- ion is to be made later. Township when it clipped a car driven by Kathleen Buxton, RR 1, Creditors. Damage was $70. On Saturday, June 18, at 8 pm a car driven by Jack Henderson of Windsor was northbound on No. 21 Highway and when he turned right to enter No. 83 his car rolled over. Damag e was $400. A car driven by Doug Jeffrey, RR 1 Hensall, banged into the rear of a car driven by Wm. Snow, RR 1 Woodham, about 2;30 am on Sunday, June 19. This was on Highway 83 two miles east of No. 21. Damage was $400. List nine replacements for high school staff Still waiting for decision Little Indian boy gets lost A taxi driver from Centralia, about 10 pm Sunday, picked up a 3-year-old Indian boy, Jim Wells, toddling along No. 4 Highway al- most a Mile north of Exeter. Asked where he was going, the yoengster said "To his grand- mother's." It was later learned that his grandmother lived in Creditor) and that he was heading in the wrong direction, Exeter Police finally brought the wand- ering bey to the house onWilliarn Street in Exeter where his moth- er, from Crecliton, was visiting with relatives. In a story out of Ottawa last Saturday, Robert McKinley, Hur- on's 1VI.P, was quoted as saying that the CFB Centralia should learn its fate with two weeks from June 18, which would mean early in July. Mr. McKinley said Defence Minister Paul Hellyer has not yet Made up his mind whether the RCAF should abandon the school and transfer its operations else. where. It was stated the military has recommended Centralia be clos- ed but this recommendation had not officially come to the minis- ter, at least net up to last June 18th. A/V/M P. R. Sharp, Com- mander Training Command. is scheduled to came t0 CFB Con- tralia on Thursday for the gra- duatiOn ceremony for cadets of the Reserve OfficerS° School, one roof; providing additional space for a re-arranging of the fire hall and the town works de- partm ent. The Town Hall itself could be re-modelled so as to provide town police with larger and more efficient quarters and also the probable setting up of a tourist information centre in the Town H all. Negotiations are now proceed- ing with respect to acquiring the aforementioned extra adjacent property to make the town office consolidation plan a reality. Plaques have been ordered to place on the historical cairns now located on the Old Mill Road entrance to Riverview P ark, councillor Joe Wooden told Town Council Monday night, On one of the plaques is a list of the centennial committee and on the other one the names of the present Exeter Town Council. Council passed a resolution that the cost of these plaques be borne by the Town rather than by the centen- nial committee, Letters of thanks are to be sent to Cann's Mill and to Jones and MacNaughton for donating seed grass for use on the new landscaping which approaches Riverview Park. Instructions were given to place an ad in The Exeter T-A regarding the tying up of dogs at this season of the year. A discussion took place re- garding the erecting of a safety fence around the swimming pool to prevent the use of the pool by youngsters during the night. Be- fore doing this, it was decided to have police patrol the pool at night to prevent youngsters from using the pool during unauthoriz- ed hours. Damage claims of $86.50 were presented council by a car owner who said his ear dropped into a water hole on John Street during a recent heavy rainfall. The mat- ter is to be referred to the town's insurance agent. Department of Highways work- men claimed tall grass at the corner of Highway 83 and No. 4 was obscuring the vision of mo- torists turning this corner. Mrs. Blair complained that tall grass on a lot near the hospital was providing a hide-away for many rabbits which came out at night and did damage to nearby lawns and gardens, Council plans to cut annoying grass where needed. A resolution called for paying all current town accounts owing, fon. Charles MacNaughton wrote a letter re the reconstruc- tion of Exeter's Main Street. He Stated that the recommenda- tion of the Towns consulting engineer would have an import- son ofBowmanville, to teach phy- sical Education and History or English; Peter William son of London as Head of the English Department; Paul Seddon of Tor- onto to replace Mrs. Dixon, who is retiring. Approval is being sought for the application of Mrs. Janes who is new living at Port Franks. The 11 teachers leaving are; Miss Emerson, who plans to at- tend a college In USA; Mr. Bark- er, going to Sharbot Lake, On- tario; Mr. Hawkins, going to Port Perry; Mr, Pollen to Mil- ton; Mrs. Hilts to Sturgeon:Falls; Mr. Atkinson to London- Voca- tional School; Mrs. Mann! rig, Miss Walker, Miss Lichty, Miss Hergott, Mrs. Dixon, Principal L. I), Palmer has a projected enrolment of 880 pupils at HSDHS for the next academic year. To fill the vacancies created by the resignations of 11 teachers on the staff of HSDHS, nine re- placements have been appointed so far, an approval is being sought for a tenth and another new teacher is expected to be hired some time this summer to bring the total teaching staff up to 42, the same as it was during the past academic year. New teachers appointed are as follows: Mrs. Nora Allingham of London (who also taught one year in Australia) to teach French; Mrs. Margaret H. Pouts from CFB, Centralia., who will teach Commercial and Home Econo- mics; Miss Valentina Kurelech Of Chippewa, Ontario for Physical Education, Donald Lavis, RR 9, London, to teach Science; George Marshall of Windsor, teaching Art and French; Miss Marilyn Rathwell of Windsor for Home, Economics; Miss Maureen Wil-