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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-08-17, Page 1-7•mmpffilWr Ninety-third Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 17, 1967 GEORGE ROBERTSON wins silver medal NEW HYDRO MANAGER, PATRIC ''REEIEIURN Sees industry at Centralia by year end planned to make Centralia a cred- it to the area, and all buildings needing repairs would receive them. He said it was also a "healthy sign" that one bank has indicated an interest in opening facilities at Centralia and the post office officials. have started planning. It was reported about 25 to 30 Military families would be living on the base for the coming year as well as some of the staff from the agricultural school. SCHOOL AVAILABLE The province plans to make the vacant 18-room J, A. D. McCurdy school available to the surrounding municipalities at what Mr. Etchen described a "reasonable price". Talks have already been held with Stephen Township officials, who presently plan to transport the students from Centralia to the new central school in the town- ship. However, as the population in- creases at the former base, ad- ditional accommodation would be required. Mr, Etchen even suggested the school could provide an overflow facility for all surrounding muni- cipalities, making additions to Former paratrooper joins police brigade The vacancy on the Exeter police force was filled by coun- cil last week with the hiring of present schools unnecessary. A slight controversy has arisen over Centralia when a portion of the Toronto firm of Stevenson •& Kellogg Ltd. report was made public, The consultants advised the provincial government they should pay only $1 for the base, while an actual price of $600,000 was finally approved. They also termed "ridiculous" the stripping of the base by the national defense department be- fore the provincial government took it over. "By the one-sided military logic of the department of national defence in closing this base, it has been delegated to the status of a package of worn-out uni- forms stripped of their buttons," the report stated, "With no reference to prac- tical future civilian use, the de- partment decided to strip the base of its equipment and sell it as an empty shell." As a result, taxpayers have had to pay high costs over the base. They paid for the transfer of equipment and are now paying for the purchase of new. * Federal tax dollars paid for removing all the stoves and re- frigerators from the married quarter homes. Provincial tax money will have to be used to re- install them. • All the grass-cutting equip- ment was transferred off t base. New mowers have' been purchased. * All the stoves, dishwashers and steam cabinets were taken out of the officers' mess and they must now be re-installed for the agriculture school cafeteria. * All the seats were unbolted —the bolts were just cut and removed from the theatre in the officers' school and the depart- ment of education will have to replace them. It was reported the air force wanted to dismantle and move away the curling rink but the ODC was able to persuade Crown Assets to leave it. The consultants' report was criticising a general policy of the department of national de- fence in relation to the Centralia closing as compared to policies followed in the U.S. where care is taken to phase out a base well in advance of it being closed, and the local community is assisted by the government to get alterna- tive tenants or dispose of equip- ment and buildings to the best economic advantage of the area. Funday will really be hopping Two of the unusual contests slated for Friday's Funday are the turtle race and the frog jumping contest. All area lads are invited to enter and they must bring their own frogs. Turtles will be supplied. These four local lads are shown getting their entries into top shape, although you may have to look twice to see the tiny frogs. However, they claim they're good jumpers and size isn't everything. From the left are: John Dobbs, David Krampp, Michael Dobbs and David Brintnell, who is training a turtle. — T-A photo A. E. Etchen, managing direct- or of the Ontario Development Corporation, reports several "substantial companies" have shown interest in settling at the Centralia industrial park and the ODC is "negotiating very strong- ly" with them, He said he expected the first industry would be settled at Cen- tralia before the end of the year, and then quickly added he hoped "even before then". Indications are that members of the ODC are more optimistic over the future of Centralia than they were three months ago. "This thing is going to takeoff," Mr. Etchen predicted. However, while he noted there was considerable interest, he said area residents shouldn't be- come impatient. Choosing a lo- cation is a major decision for any firm and most looked at sev- eral sites before finally making their choice. He was quoted recently as hav- ing said a European-based in- dustry would settle at Centralia before the end of the year. He indicate( this week he had been misinterpreted and that the firm was interested in other sites as Well. However, he said he was rea- sonably sure the firm would settle in this general area. Indicating the optimism of ODC is the vast amount of work being conducted at Centralia. The reno- vations have now been completed at the agricultural school and work is progressing on several other buildings. The fire department has been completely staffed and equipped and grass cutting machinery and snow plow equipment has been purchased. Talks are under way with Ca- nadian National Railways to ex- tend existing spur-lines on the base to serve the hangars which incoming industries would use. Mr. Etchen indicated the ODC To make apartments from portable classes UR ONTARIO SCHOLARS F In addition, the owners will have to pay for the full cost of lateral connection to the sewer on Senior St. according to an engineer's specifications. Members of council expressed concern that the hookup would necessitate the digging up of por- tions of the newly paved section on Senior St. A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the sewer frontage charges on the property. At the present time, the frontage charges for sewers have been prepaid, but members questioned what council's position would be if houses were built in front of the apartment facing onto Senior St. Some felt that another front- age charge would have to be levied. Mayor Jack Delbridge con- - Please turn to Page 2 Mel Geiser and Jim Kneale of W. H. Hodgson Ltd. have changed their plans for the portable class- rooms they purchased from the SHDHS board and Tuesday night were given permission by council to move the building onto Senior St. to renovate into eight one- bedroom apartments. The request for changing the building to apartments had been received by council at their Aug- ust 8 meeting and it had been turned over to the planning board. The latter group advised coun- cil that they would recommend that approval be given in view of the fact it was not in violation of the zoning bylaw. However, they urged council to request that a 25-foot rear- yard setback be maintained and the minimum side-yard setbacks outlined in the bylaws. The local realtors plan to erect the building at the rear of the former Ellerington property on Senior St. and leave room to still erect houses fronting on Senior St. It would therefore be in the middle of the block in the vicinity of the Whilsmith Apartments. Council stipulated the owners will have to be responsible for the maintenance of a 25-foot laneway off Senior St. to the apartments at all times of the year and the building permit for the building will be based on the renovation cost. some of the honor for Gwen's fine showing. Ron Youngash is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Youngash, form- erly of CFB Centralia. Mr. Youngash has retired from the air force and presently resides in Vancouver. Ron has been one of the out- standing athletes at SHDHS since coming to the school and has been on winning football, curling and track teams. "He's been a major contribut- or to student activities," Mr. Wooden reported. He had similar comments for Christina Mills, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Blackwell, Zurich. She was vice-president of the student council and "a major drive" behind the student newspaper "Two-Ply" that made an appearance near the end of the term. She's probably best known for her singing as a member of the popular Washington Squares, the folk-singing group which has en- tertained audiences throughout this area and as far away as Halifax. The Zurich girl composes many of the songs the group sings. Sharon too was quite active and Mr. Wooden described her as "always one of the most pleasant students in the school". She par- ticipated in many intra-mural sporting activities. All four students plan to con- tinue their education at various universities, — Please turn to Page 2 This is the last year students at SHDHS will write grade 13 department of education exams and they ended the system in fly- ing colors. Four of the 60 students writing this year's grade 13 subjects end- ed up with over 80% and are there- fore declared Ontario Scholars. It's not just an honor they win. The award is worth $400 to each of the students. The excellent results follow closely the record set last year at the school when five students ended up with an over 80% aver- age on seven credits. Winning Ontario scholarships were Gwen Hay, 85.14%; Ron Youngash, 83.43%; Christina Mills, 82,57% and Sharon Baech- ler, 80.71%. All four have been active in a variety of activities during their school life at SHDHS, and Prin- cipal J. L. Wooden noted they all deserved the award. "They all worked very hard," he stated. Gwen Hay, who topped the class, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hay, Hensall. This was her first year at SHDHS, having studied at Central Huron at Clinton prior to coming to Exeter. Mr. Wooden said he was talk- ing with CHSS principal Robert Homuth, and the latter said the Clinton school would have to take SHARON BAECHLER CHRISTINA MILLS RON YOUNGASH GWENDOLYN HAY THEFTS HIGH Thefts highlighted the monthly police report given to council by Cpl. Harry VanBergen. It showed there had been six thefts of over $50 with the loot amounting to some $8,000. Al- most $6,000 of that was taken in the robbery at Darling's IGA earlier in the month. Three cars were also report- ed stolen and all were recover- ed. Other information in the re- port was as follows: Five reportable accidents and four non-reportable with total damage of $4,675; one charge under the Liquor Control Act; 12 under the Highway Traffic Act; four parking violations; 67 complaints investigated; four summons issued for other forces and seven investigations conduct- ed for other forces; two places of business found insecure; four unoccupied homes checked. The men spent 130 hours on foot patrol, 153 on motor patrol and 213 hours at the office. name Should live up to New manager at Hydro office Patrick Freeburn, a native of Wallaceburg, has been appointed manager of Ontario Hydro's Ex- eter Area office. The announce- ment was made in London by Western Ontario Regional Man- ager Gordon M. McHenry. Mr. Freeburn replaces E. W. Oddleifson who retired as man- ager of Exeter in July. After graduating with a B.A. Sc. in electrical engineering at Queen's University, Mr. Free- burn joined the Commission in 1951 at Chatham as a junior engineer. He transferred to Lon- don a few months later and was named assistant line maintenance supervisor in 1953, and distri- bution supervisor in 1956. Mr. Freeburn was appointed to the post of assistant distribution engineer for Western Region in 1962. In making the announcement, Mr. McHenry stated that the new Exeter Area manager is well qualified to handle Hydro affairs. "His 16 years of experience in the Region with the operations department have given him a solid and sound appreciation of power distribution to rural cus- tomers," he said. The new manager is married and the father of four children. He plans to commute from his home in London. It's going to be impossible for people not to enjoy themselves at Exeter's "Fun Day". That's the only conclusion one can reach after checking the pro- gram prepared by Board of Trade president Carf Cann and Exeter's three service clubs. The Friday program gets youngsters. Area pipe smokers have been challenged to prove their abilities and the euchre players can test their skills against the best in the area. Cash prizes for all winners will be awarded and in some of the classes, all entrants receive prizes. — Please turn to Page 2 underway at 7:00 a.m. for the early risers and doesn't con- clude until .... well, hours that please the night owl set. With an action-packed program throughout the entire day, the or- ganizers are making certain everyone will be well prepared to give them the required stam- ina. The Exeter Rodeo committee will be down on John St. early in the morning cooking flap jacks and they promise it will be well worth the effort to roll out of bed in time to get some before heading to work. The remainder of the morn- ing activities will be geared to the younger set with a doll beauty contest, dog show and parade, decorated bicycles, tricycles and other vehicles as well as the always popular pie eating con- test. Cann pointed out emphatically that the events are open to all children throughout the district and he's anticipating enthusiastic response. Another feature of the morn- ing activity is a frog jumping contest and a turtle race. The area lads will have to bring their own frogs, but the turtles will be supplied and the winners can keep their entries. Not all the activities are for Constable George Robertson. He replaces Irwin Ford, who resign- ed to take up a position as a fireman at Centralia industrial park. Robertson was one of three applicants and was hired at a salary of $4,200 per year. He commenced duty Monday. Constable Robertson is a native of Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, and for the past five years hds been a member of the Royal Ca- nadian Regiment in London. As a paratrooper he saw duty in Europe and in Cyprus, where he spent six months. He is single and has taken up residence in Elliot apartments. An area man, Gary Cooper, also applied for the job and while he did not get it, the chairman of the police committee was ask- ed to interview him and request that he join the local auxiliary police. Council authorized that a letter be written to Frank Creech, sec- retary-treasurer of the fire brig- ade, requesting the department to recommend a new fire chief to replace Ford, who will be unable to continue in that cap- acity due to his new position at C entralia. The brigade will also discuss bringing the department strength up to the required number. They met this week and are expected to make a recommen- dation to council at the next meeting. Fun Day Friday Cancel meeting for lack of men Exeter's RAP committee meet- ing was cancelled Monday night due to a lack of members. On hand for the meeting were Reeve Derry Boyle, Councillor Jim Newby and Mrs. Pete Dur- and. A couple of telephone calls to other members failed to find the required number to make a quorum. The three members present did discuss the problems of the washroom facilities at the grand- stand and have asked Works Superintendent Jim Paisley to investigate. They had been asked to fix the facilities by the rodeo committee. Alvin Willert reported the men's toilets overflowed due to poor drainage and vandals had dam- aged many of the toilets in the ladies' washrooms. Air patrol by police shaves crash rate? A crack-down by local OPP with the assistance of the OPP aircraft patrol may be the reason for the reduction in the number of accidents in the area. During the past two weeks, the local officers investigated only seven crashes, despite the fact the period is one of the busiest for the summer holiday and includes Civic Holiday week- end. • Many drivers may have been slowed down after receiving speeding tickets. During the two weeks a total of 57 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act. Most of those were for speed- ing and many were the result of two visits by the OPP air patrol. OPP Cpl. C. J. Mitchell ad- vised the air patrol would be in this area frequently and urged drivers to practice good driving habits so they wouldn't end up in the statistics. He pointed out the air patrol watches for many driving infrac- tions as well as speeding. The officers in the air can watch sev- eral cars at one time and have a clear view of such things as improper passing, failing to stop Will proceed • on rezoning By the slim margin of four to three, Exeter council decided at a special meeting Tuesday to proceed with their plan to ask the Ontario Municipal Board to ap- prove the rezoning of property on Main St. just north of the Brewers' Retail. Council had previously re- ceived a request that the land be changed from residential to com- mercial property to enable the building of a car agency. They turned the matter over to the planning board, who de- cided to endorse the change, and then changed their minds after several residents in the area complained at an informal infor- mation meeting. However, council went against the wishes of both the planning board and the residents and pass- ed a bylaw to request the rezon- ing. To comply with OMB regula- tions, they had to again notify the property owners of their intention and this week they re- ceived five written objections. Most of the objectors pointed — Please turn to Page 2 Only one crash over two weeks Area magistrate taken to hospital Huron Magistrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., has been admitted to hos- pital in Goderich. No announcement was made as to the nature of his illness, but members of the family indicated they expected him to be Off duty for "some time". Court cases scheduled at God- erich this week were cancelled and it 18 not known yet whether court will be hell in Exeter this Tuesday. Debi Wooden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wooden, has won a silver medal for Grade VI Ballet from the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music. She was awarded amark of 94, the highest in Western Ontario. The medal will be presented at the Music Convocation in October. The Exeter police report only one accident over the past two weeks, that taking place on Aug- ust 8 at 9:15 a.m. Involved were cars driven by Ernest C, Kerr, 88 Alexander St., Exeter, and Archie J. Stew- art, RR 1 Kincardine. Both were southbound on Main St. with Kerr in the lead. He slowed to make a left turn and Stewart ran into him. Damage to the Kerr vehicle was listed at $200 and $300 to the Stewart car. and following too closely. Not all infractions b r o u g ht charges. The OPP stopped an- other 100 drivers and issued warnings. The first of the accidents took place on Augusta on Highway 21 just north of St. Joseph at 9:10 p.m. William J. Clark, Pontiac, Michigan, was travelling north when a female passenger spotted a dog lying in the middle of the northbound lane. She grabbed the steering wheel and pulled the car to the shoulder of the road and knocked off three guide posts. Damage to the ve- hicle was listed at $700. The dog got up after the crash and ran away. The incident was investigated by Constable Dale Lamont and he investigated one about an hour later at the intersection of the B-Line and the Gore Road in Stephen Township. It was the most serious of all the crashes and resulted in dam- age to a car owned by Marvin J. McAdams of $2,500. The car was being driven by his brother, Donald K. McAdams, Zurich, north on the B-Line. When he attempted to slow down at the intersection he failed to get stopped in time and the car hit a sign post and then rolled into the ditch. McAdams and his passengers, Richard Fisher and Charles Reg- ier, all sustained minor injuries. Regier was tossed several feet and suffered a back injury and multiple cuts, A crash in Oakwood Park on Sunday, August 6 resulted in dam- age of $75. Involved were cars driven by Dr. Clayton George, Ludan and Stanley YOrkovich, Kitchener. Dr. George was southbound on Lakeshore Street and was in col- lision with the Yorkovich ear Which was travelling on Oakwood Street. please turn to Page 2 Many enrolling in ag courses James MacDonald, principal of the new Centralia school of agri- culture, reports this week he is "quite pleased" with the number of courses. studentsseeking enrolment in the He indicated about 25 pereent of the anticipated student body of 100 have been accepted and his office is receiving many enquir- ies in the mail each day. Staff for the new school has not been filled as yet, Mr. MacDonald said a live- stock specialist has been hired and two or three part-time home economics teachers. He said he was not concerned about filling the staff as it would be possible to draw on special- ists from other agriculture de- partments to fill the require- ments for this term. Most of the alterations have been completed on the educational complex at the former air base and he said that within another week or so area residents would not know the place.