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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-12-01, Page 1pay off Larry Snider, left, co ,,chairman of the local committee arranging the 1066 International Plowing Match, had a pleasant duty when he preSented the Exeter Lions —Aof which he is a member with a ti berate for $1,275,80, This was the group's payment for assisting with the parking at the event. President Gerald Godbolt, centre, and treasurer Charles Smith accept the cheque. The local Lions also received another $285 as commission on their sale of advance tickets. Some 20 men and women worked for five days at the rain-soaked event, but the money made them feel as though the miseries were worthwhile. In accept. ing the money, Godbolt also paid tribute to the non members who had helped. --T-A photo Lions Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 1, 1966 Price Per Copy 15 Cenfs Two top men at high school asked if they would resign Go to polls in four Communities Empty chairs greet officials The scene above was typical of those recorded at the area nomination meetings this week. In practically all halls there were many more chairs than people, as is evidenced by this photo taken at the Stephen nomination. At one nomination there were only 1'7 people and 12 of those "had" to be there.--T-A photo By BILL BATTEN, EDITOR Depending on the disposition of the parties involved, the news this week that the SHDHS board has asked Principal Douglas Palmer and Vice-Principal Joseph Wooden if they would be willing to tender their resignation, could become one of the most important issues to face this district in some time. With this in mind, The Times-Advocate has decided that news and editorial coverage of the situation should be handled with extreme care in the interest of all concerned, which in- cludes the board, the two men in question, the students at SHDHS and the very future of the school. The news that the board had taken the action was passed on to this newspaper on Monday evening and immediately clarification was sought from board chairman Ken Johns. He reported that the board had met in closed session on Thursday and that both Mr. Palmer and Mr. Wooden had been notified on Friday of the decision reached at that time.. This was done by Mr. Johns who personally delivered letters to the two men stating the board's decision. It was stated that the district supervisor, for the depart- ment of education, D. W. Scott, had met with members of the board prior to the decision having been made. to give informa- tion and advice as to what action they might take regarding the situation. The board told the school ,officials the action was being taken for the good of the school morale, education of the students and harmony of the teaching staff. It was suggested the resignations — if they are forth- coming—be received by the end of December to be effective at the conclusion of the school year in June. After learning that the board planned to meet with Mr. Palmer and Mr. Wooden to discuss the situation, the editor and publisher of this newspaper decided to take no further steps to seek additional comment from either the board or the two men on the realization that such comments could prove detrimental to candid discussions. We realize we may be criticised failing in part to fulfill the job of a newspaper in presenting a complete report on the happenings to date so the ratepayers may be informed of the action taken by their representatives towards two men who hold key positions in the community. There is no intent on our part to hide any facts or side with any of the parties involved. Our decision was based on the hope the board would recognize the importance of making certain facts known to the public by permitting this newspaper to be fully informed of the discussions taking place so our editorial and news comment may be made on the basis of the facts as they are presented. Obviously, this has been a paramount decision on behalf of the board and there is no doubt that members realize the implications and the responsibility they have. The public have the right to know all the facts which prompted this move, and this newspaper stands ready to fulfill its responsibility of seeing that this does take place if humanly possible. Electors in four area Muni- cipalities will go to the polls, Monday, to choose their councils for the coming term. The re- mainder returned their officials by acclamation at nomination meetings. In all communities except Hay, senior council officials were re- turned by acclamation, In. Hay, Reeve John Corbett will face Councillor Joseph Hoffman for the top post. ROBERT FLETCHER . on EPS board Speaking to members of the Grand Bend Chamber of Com- merce, Tuesday, the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton said he was in- terested in the group's balance sheet. "I've become interested in bal- ance sheets since last Thurs- day," he mused, in reference to his appointment at that time as provincial treasurer. The announcement that Mr. MacNaughton had been handed one of the most highly influential posts in the Ontario government came in a major cabinet shuffle by Premier Roberts. Stepping up from the highways ministry which he has held for the past four years and one month, Hay appoints new member Ian McAllister, chairman of the Hay Township school board, announced this week that Ken Elder had been named as their representative on the SHDHS board. He made the report at the township nomination in Zurich. The Hensall area flying farm- er succeeds the Rev, John Boyne on the board. Mr. Boyne was the representa- tive of the Exeter Public School board but they lost the right to make the appointment because their school enrolment is now surpassed by that of Hay Town- ship. District youth pleads guilty Wayne Brunzlow, Cr edito n, pleaded guilty to a charge of taking a car without the owner's consent when he appeared before Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., in Goderich court, Monday. The charge had been laid fol- lowing the disappearance of a car in Zurich last Tuesday. The auto- mobile was owned by Ed w in Gascho and was taken from its parking place in front of the vil- lage halt, The car was later recovered behind the OPP office in Exeter. Brunzlow was remanded out of custody for sentencing in Exeter court on December 13, Residents will also he asked to pick their members of coun- cil in Hay when they go to the polls. Incumbents Lloyd Hend- rick and John Tinney will battle Harold Campbell and Charles Burgess for the three positions. Deputy-Reeve Delbert Geiger was returned by acclamation as were two school board members, Elmer Rowe and Ian McAllister. In Exeter, nine men are seek- ing the six council positions. Mayor Jack Delbridge and Reeve Derry Boyle were returned by acclamation, while Councillor Mery Cudmore received no op- position in his decision to fill the vacancy created when Deputy- Reeve Phil Gandon declined to stand. Cudmore was completing his first two-year term on council, while Delbridge and Boyle were also completing their first terms in their positions. In the race for council seats, four incumbents will stand a- gainst five newcomers. Attempt- ing to regain their seats are Joe Wooden, Ted Wright, Ross Taylor and Don MacGregor. Opposing them are Ross Dob- son, Jim Newby, Miles Tisdale, George Vriese and Gordon Kirk. None of the five listed any par- ticular platform at Friday's nomination. They're all businessmen. New- by operates a sales and service depot for tires; Dobson is a roof- ing contractor; Vriese is a fuel oil dealer; Kirk operates a bakery business; and Tisdale is manager of the Exeter District Co-Op. Only other change on the Ex- eter scene is the fact Robert Fletcher was named to the school board to replace the present chairman, Ross Tuckey. NOMINATE AGAIN An unusual situation marked events at Grand Bend. Ratepayers will go to the polls on Monday and then they'll have to attend a second nomination a week later. C. S. MacNAUGHTON gets new post Mr. MacNaughton succeeds the Hon. James Allan, The Huron MPP reported this week he was anticipating his new position "with a great deal of satisfaction", but quickly add- ed that he regards his new re- sponsibilities "very, very keen- ly". In explaining that one of his tasks will be to keep taxation within reasonable bounds, he said he was cognizant of the fact the tax burden was increasing. However, he said that while it was necessary to maintain the growth of Ontario on the same level as it has been over the past years. He paid tribute to Mr. Allan, noting that the stewardship in the treasury department in the past The situation came about when six men .qualified for the four council posts, while only one man was named to the school board,. Battling it out for the council posts are incumbents Emerson Desjardine, Howard. Green and Douglas Martin. They're being opposed by James Connelly, Army canvass returns $925 R. E. Pooley reported this week that the canvass recently conducted in the area for the Salvation Army netted $925. The canvass was made by the Exeter Legion, Mr, Pooley stated that theSal- vation Army have now establish- ed a local fund whereby assist- ance may be given to any needy persons, For assistance, contact either Mr. Pooley or Reg McDonald. With former mayor W. E. Sim- mons acting as chairman, Exeter's nomination moved along quickly Friday with few notable remarks being aired. One of the reasons for that was probably because the elected and appointed officials making reports realized they were in effect talking to themselves. There were only 50 persons in attendance and almost half of those were community officials. Councillor Ted Wright said it was "disturbing" to see so few at nomination meetings and he commended those who had turned up. Mayor Jack Delbridg e, ac- claimed to office for another two years, said council always at- eight years has boon outstanding and that the credit rating of the province had never been higher. "It is a highly satisfactory condition," he stated, indicating he was looking forward to the challenges of maintaining and Im- proving the record. Although he's had only a few days "to get my feet wet", he reported that his first task will be in examining the estimates of the various departments for their planned programs for the next fiscal year, which com- mences April 1. Summing up his new duties, Mr. MacNaughton stated they en- tailed the "discreet, appropriate and sensible use of the tax money of the people of the province". — please turn to page 3 Peter DeJong and John Teevins. Don Elear filled one of the two school board posts, while the vacancy came about when veteran member, W. F, B, Mace Laren announced his retirement. The resort's reeve, Ory Wass- mann, was returned by accla- mation as were the PUC mem- bers, Cam Chapman and Lawr- ence Mason, Lucan will be the scene of the other election, where two women were acclaimed to office. Mrs. Gladys Reilly will serve as reeve and Mrs, Elizabeth Goddard will return to the school board, Harvey Langford and Russ Radcliffe, the only two council incumbents running, will be fac- ed by Bernard Avery, A. L. Ker- nick and William Mathers. Cecil Lewis and Jack Radcliffe are contesting the seat on the Hydro Commission. Only a few new faces appear in the councils and boards in the communities where officials — Please turn to page 10 DOUGLAS PALMER . . Principal JOSEPH WOODEN . . . Vice-Principal Grand Bend ratepayers were told Monday their public school costs will be up substantially next year, but the cost of police protection will remain the same despite the fact the force will be doubled. The first announcement was made by Don Flear, a member of the Stephen Township school area board, He said he wasn't prepared to indicate how much the school tax rate could jump, but left no doubt it would be up, "Let's face it," he said, owe have spent a lot of money." He then reported that the total con- struction cost for the new town- ship school and the playroom at Grand Bend had been $511,004.28. It was Reeve Ory Wassmann who issued the news that theOPP detachment in Grand Bend would Get $11,000 at Centralia Members Of the Exeter OPP Detachment are continuing their investigation into a break-in at the Centralia Post Office last week that netted thieves over $11,000 worth of money orders, stamps, unemployment i nsu r- ance stamps and $91 In cash. The break-in was discovered by Jack Bryant, London, who drives the mail truck In this area. Police report the thieves gain- ed access through a window. be increased next year, but at no additional cost to the village. The contract amounts to $8,400 per year. Wassmann reported there would be 24 men stationed in the resort next summer and that they will have as many more men as needed available for weekends. He noted that the disturbances which hit the resort last year were really standard all over, pointing specifically to the riot at last week's Grey Cup game in Vancouver. Councillor Emerson Desjar- dine said he felt the police had "eased up" last spring and this had been the cause of some of the ensuing problems. He also stated that the OPP should work more closely with council so "we all know what's going on". Another member of council, Howard Green, also commented On the situation, suggesting that those who write books on bringing up children would probably get better results if they recom- mended a return to the practice Of taking the kids out behind the woodshed, Wassmann also made refer- ence to the police work and suggested that the law must be changed so there would be more incentive for policemen to go out and make arrests, He com- plained that magistrates at pre- sent won't stand behind them and that many of those charged are let off. one ratepayer, Henry Menard, asked when count 11 would make a "real effort" to keep the beach clean. Wassmann replied that council didn't get a chance to use their beach rake last year, but that they realized the beach was their greatest asset and they would take steps this year to keep it clean. He indicated that the situation will be bettered if the sale of bottled soft drinks is eliminated. Councillor Douglas Martin re- ported on the finance and property committee, noting that the former was in "splendid condition". He also said the dump was in excellent condition and that he didn't anticipate any further troubles. Martin suggested that Bosanquet Township council re- alized now that the dump was in good condition, The latter re- cently filed an injunction in an —Please turn to Page 3 Little damage in local blaze Members of the Exeter Fire Brigade were called out Tuesday to fight a chimney fire at the home of Bob Edwards, Main Street North, The call came in around 10:30 p.m. after the home owner had been advised by a neighbor that flames were corning out the chim- ney. No damage was reported as the blaze was c onfined to the chimney. SOME VOTE EXETER Mayor—Jack Delbridge (Accl.) Reeve—Clarence Boyle (Accl.) Deputy-reeve — Mervyn Cudmore (Accl,) Council—Ross Dobson, Gor- don Kirk, Donald Mac- Gregor, Jim Newby, lios Taylor, Miles Tisdale, George Vriese, Jo se p h Wooden, Fred Wright (choose six) PUC — R. E. Pooley, Murray Greene (Accl.) School Board Herm Det- tmer, Robert Fletcher, Doug Gould, William Hunt- ley, Clarence McDonald, Jack Pryde (Accl.) GRAND BEND Reeve— Orval Wassmann (Accl.) Council —James Connelly, Emerson Desjardine, peter DeJong, Ho ward Green, Douglas Martin, John Teevins (choose 4) Stephen school board — Don- ald Flear (Accl.) PUC —Campbell Chapman, Lawrence Mason (Accl.) HAY Reeve John Corbett, Jo- seph Hoffman Deputy-reeve —Delbert Geiger (Accl.) Council — Charles Burgess, Harold Campbell, Lloyd Hendrick, John Tinney (choose 3) Hay school board — Ian Mc- Allister, Elmer Rowe (Accl.) LUC AN Reeve — Mrs. Gladys Reilly (Accl.) Council— Bernard Avery, A. L. Kernick, Harvey Lang- ford, William .m ather s, Russ Radcliffe (choose 4) Biddulph school board— Mrs. Elizabeth Goddard (Acct.) Hy-1r- — Cecil Lewis, Jack Radcliffe (,'house 1) SOME DON'T BIDDUL PH Reeve—Wilson Hodgins (Acct.) C ounell—LorneBarker John Bryan, Joseph Has- kett, James Ryan (Accl.) f$ Biddulph school board—Tom ?.1 Gager:, Orville Langford HENSALL Reeve—Mrs. Minnie Noakes (Acct.) Council—John Baker, Oliver Jacques, Harold Knight. Jack Lavender (Accl.) PUC — William Fuss (Accl.) Hay school board —Robert Rowcliffe (Accl.) McGILLIVRAY Reeve—Grant Amos (Accl.) Council—George Dixon, Leslie Morley, Br yden Taylor, Ben Thompson (Accl.) McGillivray school board— George Glendinning, Elli- son Whiting (Accl.) STANLEY Reeve — Earnest Talbot (Ac cl.) Deputy-reeve — Elmer Hay- ter (And.) Council — Anson McKinley, Calvin Horton, Jack Scotchmer (Adel.) Huron area school board No. 1 — Bruce Keyes (Acct.) STEPHEN Reeve — James Hayter (Accl.) Deputy-reeve —Edmond Hendrick (Acct.) C ounc i 1—Joseph Dietrich, Cecil Desjardine, Steph- en Dundas (Acct.) Stephen school board — Ross Brown, Harold Fahner (Accl.) TUCKERSMITH Reeve —Elgin Thompson (Accl.) Council —Cleave Coombs, Ross Forrest, Alex Mc- Gregor, Ervin Sillery (Acel.) Huron area school hoard No. -- Verne Alderice, W. D. Wilson (Accl.) USBORNF Reeve Roy Westcntt (Acol,) Council— Ken Duncan, Lloyd Ferguson, Walter Mc- Bride, Lloyd Smith (Accl.) Usborne school hoard—Tom }Tern, Bev Parsons, John Stewart (Adel,) Feds decline Centralia use Huron MP Robert McKinley told the T-A this week that all departments in the federal gov- ernment have now indicated they are not interested in taking over any part of the facilities at CFB Centralia. All departments with the ex- ception of the department of transport had made their de- cisions known last week, and the latter made their views known this week. McKinley said he learned this information upon questioning C. M. Drury, minister of labor, whose department also administ- ers Crown Assets Disposal Cor- poration, in whose hands the air base is now held. The local MP said the next , step would be to start negotia- tions to see if any departments in the Ontario government would be interested. McKinley said he has informed Mr. Drury of the fact it could create problems if the base goes through the winter without being occupied. told him how fast it could deteriorate," he stated, indicat- ing he would continue to press the minister regarding the base. MacNaughton admonished: Get rid of red pencil! Decry poor turnout at Exeter session tempted to spend the tax dollar wisely, but noted that council had control over only a small portion of the taxes by ratepayers. He suggested other groups were in- creasing their costs more than council. Delbridge apologized for the "inconvenience" of Exeter's bad streets, adding it would be a few years yet before they were in good shape. However, he explained that the plan now was to hard-surface streets after all services had been installed. In his five-minute report, Reeve Derry Boyle paid tribute to hls" fellow representative at county council, Deputy-Reeve Phil Gan- don, who has resigned to be re- placed by Mery Cudmore. Boyle told the audience that Gandon was considered one of the best county councillors and "one of the most civic minded men" in Exeter. However, the Reeve said he felt Exeter was getting a good replacement in Cudmore. Gandon reported he had learned a great deal in the past two years, noting he had no intention of becoming deputy-reeve when he sought the council seat two years ago. He reported that the increase in dog fees had apparently paid off to some extent as there were not as many dogs running loose and there were fewer complaints. His successor, who has been on the town hall committee for the past year, advised that the pres- ent "scattered operation" of the various town offices and depart- ments was not good and in some cases present accommodation is unsatisfactory. Cudmore also cited the rundown condition of the town hall and said that the public may have to invest -- Please turn to Page 3 Sees resort tax jump due to education costs