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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-03-30, Page 1MURRAY MOORE huge Anothersuccess. The annual Easter parade sponsored by the Exeter Teen Town finally got a break from the weatherman this year and was bigger and better than ever before. Close to 50 vehicles were entered in the parade Which stretched over four blocks as it made its way from Victoria Park to the arena. Providing marching music was the Exeter Legion Pipe Band. Following the parade, area youngsters attended a penny carnival in the area sponsored by the Exeter Foyers. This photo shows some of the decorated cars passing along MainSt, T-A photo I 4 With a bad case of laryngitis and had considerable difficulty in speaking. "It couldn't come at a worse time," he mused, adding he was deeplyapprecia- tive of the honor in being chosen to contest the Huron riding, "I will do all I can to get the job done," he said in reference to winning an election, but quick- ly noted it was a Job that had to get the support of all Liberals in the county. Former candidate Harry Strang, Exeter, and Menzies were also nominated to contest the election, but both declined. "I don't know when the elec- tion will be, but we mean to be ready," Those were the comments of Clinton lawyer Beecher Menzies, president of the Huron Liberal (provincial) Association which held Its nomination convention In Hensall Wednesday afternoon. Ablaut 200 attended. However, Dr. Morgan Smith, the retired Bayfield brigadier Who won the nomination without any opposition, may have to wait for a few days before he starts out campaigning. He showed up at the meeting during Centennial year, Nixon pointed to the predicted deficit of $160,000,000 the largeSt ever. Nixon said, although the an- nouncement was made to hold taxes for this year, everyone knows of the tremendous increase in the past couple of years. He pointed to the substantial boost in hospitalization costs, gasoline and sales taxes. In c unclusion Nixon said, "things are looking up, We are putting together the best group of candidates that is possible to win an election and we have the pro- gram that will progress towards a goal that will meet the individual needs of our citizens." Bob Campbell of Toronto, vice- president of the Ontario Liberal Association brought greeting s from president Gordon Blair who was unable to attend. In echoing the thoughts of most of the speakers of the day, Camp- bell said, "you can feel the calibre of hope through all Lib- eral circles in Ontario. It seems this is the time we go. It's time for a new leader with a new team." t(I shot my wad," Mr. Strang explained in reference to his two losing efforts against the Hon. C, 2, MacNaughton, don't have the legs or the wind to do the job." One of the speakers at the meeting was Murray Gaunt, Lib- eral MP for the riding of Huron- Bruce. He told his souther n neighbors they could win the election if they got behind their candidate. Gaunt praised the new Liberal Party head, Robert Nixon, noting he was making a great impact on provincial politics and this was resulting in the most favorable press the party had received at any time during the past four or five years. "The tide seems to be turning quite dramatically," Gaunt ex- plained, in predicting a better showing for the Liberals in the next Ontario election, Bayfield man gets Liberal nod; Nixon o ffers education relief Former Exeter man buys Burke business • .. • . .. • . Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 30, 1967 Would save $8,400 per year GB GETS FREE POLICING? Grand Bend council learned has been authorized to install at their regular mid-month meet- a two line service and extension ing last week they would qualify for police use which will cost for police protection under the an annual fee of $309.75. new provincial plan whereby all one man police forces would- CHANGE PLANS be taken over by the OPP. The,h., con- move could save them, $8,40teA' Several slight changes in struction plans for the new fire per year. hall to be built in Grand Bend Inspector A.M. Mason of the were authorized by council Originally planned to be a 26 x 45 foot structure, the width is being increased to 30 feet and three, nine-foot doors are being extended another foot. —Please turn to Page 3 OFFERS HELP Guest speaker was the new Liberal leader, Robert Nixon and he promised substantial relief for the municipal taxpayer who has been bearing the brunt of the cost of education in the province. Referring to a new policy of the Conservative government in Manitoba whereby the province will assume the cost of 60% of education costs, Nixon said, "if elected we promise to use the same system". "We are going to transfer the bulk of the cost of education away from your local municipality. The first year we will be prepared to spend $100,000,000 as a priority measure", he added. Continuing, Nixon remarked, "We promise to see thatfairness of education finances is handled by the province. Our elder citiz- ens will be able to live out their normal lives comfortably without the fear of losing their homes through high municipal taxes due to education costs.", The Liberal leader also stressed "that the time is here when the government must pro- vide the leadership for education. In referring to problems of the farmer, he said, "the rigidity of the system of the present govern- ment will not allow proper income to farm people. This will change. The Liberals will take strong ac- tion and provide leadership in lessening farm problems." In speaking of politics in the riding of Huron, Nixon referred to it as a Tory stronghold for a long time and said.for manyara4p..,_,4 all they talked abetitIvab high \7:4`i*k.e.!„ and now they have switched tofi- nances. Although: the sittiegaMeMber for this riding, provincial Treasurer, Hon. C. S. MacNaugh- ton had previously announced no further advances or increases John Burke, local realtor and insurance agent, reported this week he has sold his business to a former Exeter resident, Murray "Bine" Moore. Included in the sale is the Devon Building owned by Burke along with his general insurance, real estate and mortgage busi- ness. Moore has several years' ex- perience in the insurance busi- ness. After completing high school in Exeter, he joined the RCAF in 1942 and as a member of a bomber squadron, recorded 30 tours over Germany in World War II. Upon his discharge, he enrolled at the University of Toronto and graduated with a B.A. He then attained a high school teacher's certificate from the Ontario Col- lege of Education. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Moore, he joined the staff of Dunn & Bradstreet in Toronto and later went to work as a sales representative for Blue Cross. He later worked with several life insurance companies and in January of this year took a pos- ition on the teaching staff of the Provincial Institute of Trades in Toronto, as a math and science instructor. Moore is married to a former Exeter girl, June Smith, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. They have three children: San- dra, 21; Joanne, 18; and Peter, 19. Transfer of the business is effective June 1 and Moore re- ported this week he plans to extend the present business into the life insurance field as well as continuing all other facets conducted by Burke. Burke stated this week he has made no plans for the future as yet, but definitely plans to re- main in Exeter. He came to Exeter from London in 1957 and built the Devon Build- ing in 1960. There are six busi- nesses located in the structure now in addition to the Burke office. They are Dr. M. Gans, Dr. J. Corbett, the OPP, Credit Union, Academy of Musical Arts and the chartered accountant firm of Davies, Grant & Patterson. Burke was on the first In- dustrial Promotion Committee established in Exeter and has served as a director on the Board of Trade, secretary of the Kinsmen, Board of Managers of Caven Presbyterian Church and is president of the Exeter Saddle Club. He will remain in an advisory capacity with the firm for one year after Moore assumes own- ership. The business will con- tinue to be known as John Burke Ltd. Miles given Extend option on Centralia overseas trip Vehicles collide at intersection Plan for Cancer canvass in area Members of the Exeter branch of the Cancer Society have set Thursday, April 6 as their canvass date in Exeter. Dates for canvasses in other area communities will be announced next week. Seated on the left is president Lloyd Bern, and beside him are Mrs. R. E. Pooley, secretary, and Bert Loader, treasurer. Standing from the left are other executive members: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dobbs, Mrs. Richard Dickins, Mrs. John Glenn, Mrs. Ewart Pym and R. E. Pooley. T-A photo Critical of Zurich editorial District school opens Monday About 560 pupils from Stanley and Tuckersmith Townships will move into the new Huron Centen- nial School near Brucefield on Monday. A proposal to postpone the school's opening so students could start fresh at the begin- ning of a new school year was rejeeted some time ago. Board members felt teachers should not have to carry on in their 14 one- and two-room schools. The $800,000 school has eight grades, consisting of two class- rooms each, two kindergartens, a library, a special classroom for slow learners and a combined gymnasium-auditorium. The pupils had a sneak pre- view of their new premises when they were taken to the school for a short visit last week. Sixty pupils have been regist- ered for the kindergarten class- es. Although they are starting in the middle of the school year, they are entitled to move into Grade 1 in the fall, says Verne Alderdice, chairman of the Huron Area School Board No. 1. Plumber defends boost Call tenders on area dam Agricultural Representa- tive Doug Miles, who marked his 10th anniversary in Huron earlier this year, has been chosen to accompany four Ontario Junior Farmers on an extensive 10-week tour of Great Britain. Accompanied by his wife, Miles will leave on May 12 and return August 1. The Junior Farmers chosen for the annual trip are: Bob Harrow, Perth County; Doug Lemon, Grey; Charlotte Davis, Elgin; Ann Mac- Lachan, Lambton, A Huron Junior Farmer, Mari- lyn Marshall, Kirkton, was chos- en for a similar trip two years ago. Their trip will comprise only England, Ireland and Scotland, but Mr. and Mrs. Miles hope to visit four or five European coun- tries, possibly Denmark, Bel- gium, Holland and Sweden. The Exeter Police Department had only one accident to report this week, that taking place at the intersection of Huron and An- drew Streets on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Involved in the crash were Janet Ann Blair, RR 1 Centralia, and Herbert Bissett, 174 William St., Exeter. Total damage in the crash was estimated at $105. Prior to the crash, the Blair vehicle had been westbound on Huron and Bissett was proceed- ing south on Andrew. Dashwood area plumber Lorne Kleinstiver said Tuesday an edi- torial in last week's Zurich Citiz- ens News criticising plumbers Advertisements for tenders on the Parkhill Dam have been plac- ed in district newspapers this week. Deadline has been set for April 21 and the tenders will be opened on that date. It is expected it will take an- other month to have the engineers review the tenders and make their recommendations to the Ausable River Conservation Authority and the government agencies involv- ed. Members of the Authority hope to have the contractor on site some time in June and the work is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 1968. The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton reported this week the provincial government has been granted a one month extension on their op- tion of CFB Centralia. The option had been given by federal authorities and was to conclude March 31. However, the extension will give the provincial government one more month in which to study the possibilities for disposal of the facilities. The feasibility study conducted by Stevenson & Kellogg Ltd., management consultants of Tor- onto, is expected to be completed in the very near future and it will then be turned over to the pro- vincial government for study. Mr. MacNaughton has pre- viously expressed the opinion that the study will Indicate that "the adaptability features are such that the Ontario government will be able to consider favorably the acquisition of the entire, property even though it may require some initial subsidization on the part of the government to develop it into an industrial complex". He has also reported that a "goodly number" of interested — Please turn to Page 3 province's policing body was in attendance at the meeting to clear up any questions regarding the new plan and found council had not received any letters explain- ing the proposed change. Mason conferred with village officials the following day and reported that as far as he was concerned the summer resort would qualify for OPP services under the change in regulations. Grand Bend now has a contract with the Ontario Police Commis- sion whereby one man is sta- tioned at the village all-year- round and the force is increased to 24 officers for the peak summer period from May 24 week-end to Labour Day. For these services, the village pays a monthly fee of $700 or a total of $8,400 per year. Inspector Mason reported that if the new plan offered to GB was accepted payments on the existing contract would cease as of April 15 of this year. Under the new system, the year round OPP officer would prob- ably be removed from Grand Bend and the village patrolled by OPP officers from Forest. Constable Brian Leigh has been the provincial police officer on duty the off-season months. With the change, council would have to hire an officer to enforce the village bylaws that would include parking violations and the control of dogs. In further discussion, Mason endorsed the various moves made by council in the past few months to improve police accomodations and to cut down on the rowdyism that has taken place during a couple of busy weekends. The Hay Telephone System for boosting their hourly rates was "completely unwarranted". He said the editorial was simp- ly not based on fact and defended the action taken by plumbers in an area from Crediton to Kin- cardine and easterly to Mitchell in setting their hourly rate at $4.50 effective April 1. Editorial writer ShirleyJ. Kel- ler said the "drastic increase" had brought numerous complaints and added that It is understand- able that the public is infuriated. Plan Exeter drive for cancer money OPP charge 19 offenders EPS students boost campaign A donation of $128.80 from the pupils at Exeter Public School has increased the Exeter Easter Seal campaign total to $1,546.80, according to campaign chairman Bert Loader. The sizable gift from the school represented the profit from the special centennial pro- gram presented there last week. The donation boosted the local campaign to within $300 of the objective. While the campaign sponsored by the Exeter Lions has reached its final date, Mr. Loader re- ported donations Would still be accepted by himself or Milt Rob- bins. Monies Collected locally, help area crippled children, Indicating that the average working man in Huron makes $1.88 per hour, Mrs. Keller noted that this meant a man had to work two and a half hours to hire a plumber for one hour. She predicted the price in- crease would set off a chain re- action of similar pay hikes and concluded her editorial by saying "surely we can expect greater common sense and infinitely more in the way of price stabiliz- ation from our friends and neigh- bors who are in business here at home". In condemning the editorial, Kleinstiver reported that the $4.50 per hour does not con- stitute the hourly wage received by plumbers, but rather the charges made to include labor and all other costs involved in oper- ating a business. He stated that most journey- men plumbers in the area only make about $2.00 per hour in wages, which is just slightly higher than ' what Mrs. Keller estimates at the average wage in the district. The remainder of the $4.50 cost is made up of business ex- penses such as vacation pay, overhead, profit, tools, truck, etc. The move to have plumbers in the district bring their charge Up to the $4.50 figure was im- plemented by plumbing suppliers and wholesalers it was explained. Kleinstiver noted that these firms were finding many plumb- ers unable to pay their bills at the rates they were charging previously. A complete breakdown of costs Was presented to the plumbers at meetings and these showed that additional operating costs -a Please turn to Page 3 at resort Suckers are running The river banks at Grand Bend have been crowded with fiahetinen this week as the suckers started their journey upstteana. Garnet Willert, Dashwood, is shown herewith. some of the large specimens he netted, Monday, while they get admiring glances from two resort youngsterS, Tommy Baird and Johnny Orenier, Mr. Willert had about 50 suckers at the time the photo was taken and he was still hauling them in, Despite heavy highway traffic over the holiday weekend, the local OPP detachment investigat- ed only one accident during the past week. It took place in Hensall on Sunday at 12:30 a.m. and involved cars driven by Gregory Spencer, Tillsonburg, and William Ralph Turner, RR 1 Varna. Spencer had been eastbound on Highway 84 and had stopped at the Highway 4 intersection when he was struck from behind by the Turner vehicle. Damage was estimated at $60 by OPP Constable Harvey Beyer. While the OPP had only one aecident they were busy during the week. They laid eight charges under the highway Traffic Act, nine under the Liquor Control Act and two under the Criminal Code. An additional 11 persons re- ceived warnings under the H.T.A. The officers investigated 10 occurrences and travelled 1,371 Miles On 66 hours of patrol. President Lloyd Hem reported this week the annual canvass by the Exeter Branch of the Cancer Society will be conducted Thurs- day, April 6. Plans for the canvass were finalized at a meeting of the branch executive, Tuesday. The canvass will again be con- ducted by students from South Huron District High School. Canvasses in neighboring com- munities which form part of the Exeter branch are also being arranged and dates for these are expected to be announced next week. In reporting on the canvass, Mr. Hern explained that a con- siderable amount of the money raised locally is used to help local patients. At the present time the branch is serving 15 patients in this district. They provide free dressings, pain killing drugs, visits and other forms of assist- ance. He stated that during the past year the branch had dispenadd 2,500 dresSings to patients. They have also provided them with treats and visits throughout the year. Mr. Hern said there may be more residents in the area re- quiring assistance, but said +(if we do not know, we can not help". Persons wishing assistance from the Cancer branch need only con- tact their doctor or the chairman of the service to patients com- mittee, Mrs. Ewart Pym. The goal in Huron has been increased to $19,000 this year and Mr. Hern reported that 81 percent of all money used in cancer research comes from lo- cal campaigns. In emphasizing the need for support, the local president ex- plained that cancer is now the second leading cause of deaths and one in every six deaths is attributed to cancer, In 1963, one in every five deaths recorded among men was due to cancer of the lung — attributed mainly to excessive cigarette smoking, In the same year, one in every five deaths among women was ' caused by breast cancer, 11_