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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-10-05, Page 3NOW STAND UP FOR LAMBTON VOTE WILKINSON P-1( SEE HEAR ROBERT NIXON FRI.,OCT.6 Joint Lambton — Sarnia Rally — Sarnia Collegiate Auditorium — Wellington St. Programme at 8 p.m. Everyone Welcome NEW HOURS MONDAY TO THURSDAY 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. FRIDAY 7 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. SATURDAY 8:30 a.m, to 1:30 aim. SUNDAY 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. TiMOS.A0V9cate., October S, 1907 Poge:a Hay seeks improvement at dangerous intersection Centennial caravan Members of Hay council passed motions Monday night to provide fez' the safety and comfort of township residents. Clerk W. 11, Hrokenshire was instructed to contact the Hon, C, S. MacNaughton and the de- partment of highways to see if an extra merging lane could be built pn the north sideof Highway 84 at sideroad 9/10. The Hensall District Co-op is located on the sideroad and slow- moving farm vehicles use the road steadily and create danger- ons situations when they enter the highway and proceed west And the sounds of other times are all around you — the chant Of the voyageurs probing the heart of a continent, the gar- ruleUs laughter of a tavern of Upper Canada, the puffing and clatter of a prairie-bound steam engine, the shriek of bomb and shell in war. Many visitors signing the guest book after touring the Confeder- ation Caravan feel they know a little more about the people who passed this way before us. towards Zurich because of a hill at the east of the intersection. Faster moving traffic from the east can not be easily seen and often comes quickly upon slow moving vehicles pulling onto the highway. Members were of the opinion this dangerous situation conic' be rectified if the slower vehicles could proceed west on a merging lane before entering the highway. The other motion was to call tenders for the installation of an Oil furnace in the township hall in Zurich. Council gave approval for the Resort council seeks police protection again While praise is coming from all sides for the efficient work done by the 25-man provincial police force in Grand Bend dur- ing the summer months some complaints are being heard of the lack of police protection since Labour Day. Under new provincial provis- ions, the resident OPP officer has been removed from Grand Bend and the summer resort is patrolled by the Forest detach- ment during the fall and winter months. Reeve Orval Wassmann and po- lice committee members Howard Green and Peter DeJong a r e meeting this week with Cpl. Don Fulton of the Forest detachment to arrange more frequent visits PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT The local committee has ar- ranged entertainment for t h e evening showing of the caravan to ease the wait of those on hand. The official opening takes place at 7:00 p.m. with addresses by Mayor Jack Delbridge, centen- nial committee chairman Ted Pooley and manager of the cara- van J. Errol Jordan, For portions of the night, en- tertainment will be provided by various groups, and while ar- rangements haven't been com- pleted, it is hoped to have the Washington Squares, the Exeter Promenaders Square Dance out- fit, Bruce Cann and his Marching Ambassadors and others. The entire show is absolutely free and there will be refresh- ment booths near the caravan. To create a centennial atmos- phere for the day, The Exeter Board of Trade have suggested merchants decorate their stores with antique displays and have their employees dress in cen- tennial costumes. — continued from front page top artists, setilptors and crafts- men of many kinds brought them to life under the direction of the Canadian Government Exhibition caravans were CorFnIgmhitssion, identical Produced to criss-cross the na- tion while the similar Confeder- ation Train crosses from west to east, generally stopping at the larger centres of population. The triadetics tell in sound and light and photo the develop- ment of this region of Canada. Several of them have cranks so the visitor can activate minia- ture shows himself. But the main show is inside the seven exhibit trailers (the triadetics.) storage for the The tales are told with still and movie pictures, life-size mannequins that move, intricate miniature figures and scenes, reproductions of full-size rooms and outdoor settings as well as hundreds of artifacts. You experience life as it was lived in the Indian villages, a tailor shop of Lower Canada, the gold rush days, the Roaring Twenties, and the Great De- pression. you see the Ming vases and fine silks the explorers were seeking when they found Canada by mistake; tiny sculptured fig- ures of the Fathers of Confed- eration, a rifle and gas mask of one war and bomb fragments of another, a stock ticker rattling through the '29 crash. They even came with placards Among the interesting garb at the Sorority hippie party Tuesday were some placards such as the one above. From the left are; Mrs. Bill Brock, Mrs. Don Geiser, Mrs. Jim Hennessey, Mrs. Chan Living- stone and Mrs. Ross Dobson. T-A photo Eight hurt in district crashes patrol and covered a distance of 1,950 miThs. Nixon to visit Lambton riding Robert Nixon, leader of the Ontario Liberals, will address a joint rally this Friday in the Sarnia Collegiate. The rally is being held on be- half of the Lambton candidate, Clarence Wilkinson, Warwick, and the Sarnia candidate, Jim Bullbrook. Both men will accompany Mr. Nixon on his visit throughout the two ridings. All three men will speak at the rally. Mr. Nixon has indicated he will return to the Lambton riding during the final week of the cam- paign prior to the October 17 election as well. —Continued from front page There was only one accident on Saturday, it taking place on High- way 83, east of Dashwood. Drivers involved were Donald A. Clarke, RR 3 Zurich, and Steven J. Callahan, Sarnia. Damage was listed at $565 by Constable Lamont. clerk and reeve to sign an agree- ment with Bonsai' over the set- ting of the fire retainer fee at $500. Members of council had pre- viously approved the new rate but it had not been made of- ficial until Monday. At the same time, they decided to withdraw their offer of $900 for a retainer fee to Zurich. Zurich had requested $1,200 and the twp municipalities failed to come tp terms and now Hay has withdrawn their offer al- together. Zurich fire brig ad e does not now provide protection to any township residents except the Blue Water Rest Home. In other business, council: Decided to notify B, M. Ross & Associates Ltd. that the follow- ing culverts are to be construct- ed in 1968: Corbett culvert at lot 14, con. 3 & 4; Campbell culvert, lot 10, con, 2; Geoffrey culvert, lot 27, con. 14 & 15; Fischer cul- vert, lot 31-32, South Boundary; Alexander culvert, lot 26, con. 2 & 3. Accepted the tender of Gordon Heard for supplying, crushing and haulingof approximately 5,000 cubic yard of crushed stone at $2.00 per cubic yard. Two tend- ers were received for the gravel- ling of roads and both were the same price, Set nomination date for Friday, November 24 and if an election is necessary it will be held on December 4. Sent a letter to Cook Bros., RR 4 Stratford, asking that the Van Steeg branch of the Aldworth drain be completed at once in order to complete payments and recover subsidy. Received a request for a re- fund of 196'7 taxes from Stanley Smith in view of the fact a build- ing has been removed on lot 10, plan 27. Council authorized the refund of taxes on an assessment of $700. Seniors start fall program THREE ON SUNDAY The OPP were called to three accidents on Sunday, the first oc- curring at 12:40 a.m. at theStar- dust Drive-in at Crediton, Terry Lee Pfaff, RR 2 C rediton, was the driver of a car which was in collision with a parked car on the lot, The other car was owned by Lloyd Roeszler, Credit- on. Constable Lamont listed dam- age to the cars at $90. He also investigated a two-car crash at 12:11 p.m, on Highway 21, in front of St, Peter's Roman Catholic Church. Won't add to Hensall plant Drivers involved were John H. Jayes, Port Elgin, and Dominic Jeffery, RR 2 Zurich. They collided on the highway and damage was listed at $105. A London man, his wife and five-month-old daughter sustain- ed minor injuries in a crash near the intersection of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road on Sunday at 9;55 p.m. Eugene MacInnis, London, was the driver of one of the cars in- volved and the other was driven by John J. Koopman, Exeter. Constable E. C. Wilcox listed damage in the crash at $200. The final crash of the week was investigated by Constable Wilcox on Monday at 9:45 p.m. on Side- road 15 in Stephen Township. Brian Jones, Exeter, was pro- ceeding west on the sideroad when the car rolled over and sustained damage listed at $600. Passengers in the car, Walter Denys, RR 3 Kipper', and Mark Coolman, RR 1 Exeter, sustained minor injuries. The OPP investigated 14 other occurrences and laid five charges under the Highway Traffic Act. Another eight drivers were is- sued warnings. The officers spent 44 hours on to the village especiallyon week- ends while nice weather con- tinues. Wassmann reported at Mon- day's council meeting he had been assured earlier that Forest OPP officers would keep a close watch on the Bend activities on Friday nights and Saturdays and Sundays and this hasn't been done. Earlier in the evening council heard words of praise for the summer policing under Sgt. J. H, Shepherd of Huntsville from the Oakwood Park Association and a private individual. Arrangements have al r e ad y been made to return the same number of provincial police of- ficers to the Bend next summer and the same practice of stiff fines will be levied against of- fenders. Clerk Murray A. DeSJardins reported the 1967 assessment roll had been returned to his of- fice by the Lambton County As- sessment department showing a considerable increase of assess- ment on which the 1968 village taxes will be levied. DesJardins comm ented "A combination of some new homes and a general rise in residential assessments has allowed the total assessment to rise to $1,912,- 466 an increase of $151,664 over last year." While the population figure had not been completed by county officials, DesJardins said he was told the figure would be down a bit from the 1966 figure of 662. In other business, council; Instructed clerk DesJardins to inform all building contractors in the area that village building permits must. be obtained before any construction may begin. ,Learned that the beach lights and Centennial street lights were turned off September 30. The lat- ter would be turned on again on December 1 for the Christmas season. Business confronting Hensall village council Monday evening was very light. Councillor Harold Knight as a member of a committee appoint- ed last month to approach Gen- eral Coach regarding extension of their present operation in Hen- sall after a fire at their London plant reported they did not intend to expand in Hensall. Roads foreman Ernie Davis re- ported the completion of sidewalk repairs and was instructed to secure the necessary supply of sand and salt for winter road maintenance. Norman Jones requested the removal of a tree in front of his property and in his capacity of building inspector was asked by council to inform a village resid- ent to clean up a building on his lot. The following building permits were issued: Douglas Mann, con- struction of a recreation room; Mrs. Janet McKinnon and Mrs. Mildred Bell, application of house siding; Mrs. Margaret Hender- son, cupboard installations. THE BEST KIND OF More even play for lawn bowlers Steady rain through most of Saturday again confined the week- ly activities of the Exeter lawn bowling club to Tuesday evening action. For the second consecutive week, competition was so close that the selection of a one game winner was necessary to declare the winner of the fourth prize. Mrs. Mabel Glenn proved to be the best competitor of the night compiling two wins to go with a plus of 11 and aggregate of 28. In second spot was Ivan Hirtzel on the strength of double wins and a plus of eight. Will Shapton, the last two game winner, held down third spot and Harold Simpson captured the fourth award with a single win and plus of 10. Mrs. Andrew Hamilton and Mrs. Bill Etherington prepared lunch for the 16 bowlers that took part in the Tuesday action, y MRS. WM. WALTERS 4-H ORGANIZE The first Elimville Club 3 4-H Homemaking Club on Cotton Accessories for the bedroom was held at the home of Mrs. James Miller. President is Karen Kerslake; press reporter, Joan Lynn; sec- retary to be chosen at each meeting. Club Leaders are Mrs. James Miller and Mrs. Laverne Rodd. Notes were given on acces- sories for a girl's bedroom color, qualities, various ways of using the color wheel. Mothers are in- vited to the next meeting. PERSONALS Mr. & Mrs. Elson Lynn, Joan and Jim spent last week at Expo. Mrs. Phil Bern and Mrs. Wm. Walters attended the bridal show- er in Thames Road United Church Friday evening for Miss Janet Rowe. Mr. & Mrs. Wm, Walters and Danny, visited Saturday in Se- bringville with Mr. & Mrs. Ken- neth Clarke and Dianne. Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Hutton, Dennis and Dianne visited Sun- day with Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Ful- ton and Larry of Elimville, Mrs. Herb Langford of Belton is spending some time with Mrs. Isabel Sugden. About 60 members registered at the first fall meeting of the Senior Citizens Club on Tuesday evening in the Legion Hall. Cecil Skinner accompanied by Mrs. Leda Sorenson led in the usual sing song. Herman Powe was chairman for the program which followed, Gordon Smith sang solos ac- companied by his guitar. Mr. Ed. Lindenfield played the violin ac- companied by Mrs. Lindenfield. Mrs. A. 0. Elliot and Mrs. Larry Snider sang duets accompanied by Mrs. Amiel Willard, Maurice Quance and Mr. William Foster sang duets With Mr. Foster play- ing the piano. Mrs. Wm. Thomp- son gave readings and Mrs. Sor- enson and Mrs. Alvin Essery played piano duets, also Bob Read played piano solos. Hilton Ford with the mandolin, Gordon Smith with the guitar and Cecil Skinner on the violin played to- gether. Mr. Ford in centennial costume step danced and also sang solos accompanied on his mandolin. Solos were sung by Mrs. George Vriese, A moment of silence was ob- served for those who departed during the year. The chairman announced that Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on October 28 at the Legion Ball. Open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A cordial invitation was given to all. The ladies of James St. UCW served lunch, The committee for November will be Mr, and Mrs. Harold Jeffery, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dougall, Roy Alderson, Mrs. James Earl and Mr. and Mrs. Eli Brown. District's flyers go to convention About 175 Ontario Flying Farmers are expected to attend the fifth annual convention of the group slated for London this weekend. Harold Elder, RR 2 Hensall, is president of the group and will chair the convention. He reported about 15 to 20 area flyers would be in attend- ance at the event which starts Friday and concludes Sunday. Ken Elder, RR 2 Hensall, is one of those in charge of enter- tainment for the convention. 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