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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-11-07, Page 1Learning safety on the road Area public school students are getting a good start in learning safe driving methods through demonstrations provided by officers of the Exeter OPP detachment. Above, Constable John Wright is showing a group of Stephen Central school girls how the traffic light system works. They are, from left, Betty Guenther, Judy Martene, Barbara Preszcator, Barbara Robinson, Brenda Neil, Brenda Becker, Virginia Mitton, Gail Fasullo and Diane Smith. photo. Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 7, 1968 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Full day for Remembrance Day Save up to $15,000 on sewer Alter holiday, sewer plans Yes, it's a radish The unusually mild weather of this fall has provided many oddities in fruits and vegetables. Bruce Hogg of London Road South let one radish in his garden go to seed and it grew to an enormous size. Bruce is shown above with his Chinese Rose winter radish that tipped the scales at 14 pounds. T-A photo Many tenders filed for Stephen drains Sadist pulls crude trick A Huron Park youngster returned home from "trick or treat" visits Hallowe'en night and one of the apples received contained a razor blade and a • nail imbedded in it. The incident was listed as a "sadistic Hallowe'en trick" in the .OPP log book and is under investigation by local officers. Similar sadistic tricks were pulled in the neighboring communities of St. Marys and Seaforth, but no child was reported to have suffered any injuries from biting into such apples. in. Oay TOwlit.tetV M9.1t Desiatditlpo who are, shotAtoTys..."-A lot° The three-day open season otr deer in Huron County concluded Wednesday and Very few Were bagged by district nimrods. Two of the biggest animals of the small number taken were •shot early Monday morning A good supply of meat Nurses receives Bibles The South Huron Ladies' Auxiliary of the Gideonspresented Bible$ to members of the Registered Assistants' Class at South Huron Hospital, Wednesday, NOM. the left are: Miss McCuspey and Miss IA, Wall, receiving Bibles from Mts. Morley Mil, 8xeter; Mrs, t:ari Oesch, Zurich, Mrs.. Mina Talbot, liayfield, Tomorrow night, the graduation exercises will be held for the members pf the six. lass. class Ltilned the ialstili.)1 e Hay, Tuckersmith talk ew fire protection scheme A. six-man committee comprised of „HOW!. council, Property committee TOPMOM Receives degree Douglas Jamieson, on staff at the Centralia College of Agricul- tural Technology, received his Masters of Science degree at the fall convocation of the Uni- versity of Guelph. The native of Seaforth obtained his BSA at Guelph in 1963 in animal husbandry and his M.Sc. was in animal nutrition, He presently resides on Pryde Boulevard in Exeter. Harold Knight and Hein BOPPOPPM, PO Township Reeve Joe Hoffman. .and deputy-reeve Lloyd Hendrick and Alec McGregor and 1044 Ford of Tuckersmith •Township, has been .appointed to strike 'a new agreement for fire. pretectien in the three municipalities. Although there is some indication that Usborne Township may be offered a small interest in the new pact, at the present time the committee is. negotiating to reach a satisfactory arrangement by Which Hensall's fire equipment and volunteer brigade will be partly financed by the two townships. It is thought the deal may also include a -new fire_engine to he purchased sometime in the future, In the meantime, the former fire agreement was renewed for a period of six months to ensure fire protection for Hay and. Tuckersinith during the negotiations. At Monday evening's regular council meeting in Herisall, Councillor Knight received some guidelines from his associates regarding terms which would be in accord with Hensall viewlViet, A committee meeting will be called immediately to begin disetlasions, TO OWN HIGHWAYS There is a Possibility that by April 1, 1969, .Hensall council will have acquired jurisdiction over a portion of Highways 4 and 84. J.G. Tillcock, a representativn of the Ontario Department of Highways, addressed council Monday evening concerning a plan whereby council would receive those parts of Highways 4 and 84 which are within the village limits. If the agreement is made, the department of highways will assume one hundred percent of the cost of maintenance for the travelled portion of the roads up to a maximum of 48 feet and will pay fifty percent of all maintenance on curbs, gutters, storm sewers etc. The department would also continue to plow snow on the roads. Any future new construction on the highways would be financed through a particular project agreement and would be financed at a rate set when ,department, engineers have .approved the plans, One advantage for the village would be that council would then have the power to control those MOWS pertaining to the. highways. within the village, such as perinits .for access roads and driveways,trees etc, Asked whether the department. would consider road. construction through the installation. of a municipal, sewage system as justified expense, Mr. .Tillcock said. the department "wouldn't assume .any part of that cost". He added that the village would. be responsible to see that the highways were restored after construction to the state in which they had been found before any sewage installation, It was Understdod that before the village would take over the highways, the department would complete all present commitments such as cleaning catch basins and removing dead trees. ROAD WATER Asa Deeves appeared before council to complain that street water was gushing through Cook Bros. Milling Company Ltd. onto his garden. Mr. Deeves explained that he Please turn to page 3 G B council seats appear wide open Receives BA At the recent fall convocation ceremonies at the University of Western Ontario, Lawrence Joseph Dietrich, London, received his Bachelor of Arts diploma. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dietrich, Mount Carmel. Most positions on Grand Bend Council could be wide open when nomination night rolls around on November 18. At Monday's regular session, Reeve Orval Wassmann was the only member of council that definitely declared he would be available for another two-year term. In making his stand Wassmann said, "I feel that we are into one of the biggest days in Grand Bend's history, with the water and highway projects. We're deeply involved and I feel I should stick with it. I've served seven years on council and feel I should follow these projects to their conclusion. If it's the ratepayers wish, I'll stay." Of the four councillors now acting, two said they would not be back and the other two were doubtful. Senior councillor Howard Green said, "No, I'm not coming back. I'm tied up in my fishing business in the summer time and that is when village business is the heaviest. My business comes first." Rollie Grenier, who took over a council seat early in the year when Douglas Martin resigned to become chairman of the village's Public Utilities Commission was definite about his retirement. Grenier, who will be away on a hunting trip at nomination time told his fellow councillors, "I wish to withdraw from council at the end of the year. I would like to be of service to the town, but I don't have the answers. I would like to be out of the dog house for a change." John Teevins was not quite as emphatic but also doubted he would return for another term. The fourth member of council, Peter Dejong said, "I haven't decided yet.' WATER ON SCHEDULE In his twice monthly report to council on progress of the water installation system, Reeve Wassmann said all residents north of the river should be fully hooked up for service by the end of the year. Wassmann and councillor Green are village representatives on a committee that meets every two weeks with engineers and the contractor to iron out any problems that come along. A total of 10,300 feet of 14-inch main line has been laid along the highway. A total of 365 services have been completed along with laying of 96 feet of 10 inch main, 1,712 feet of 8 inch, 7,700 feet of 6 inch and 740 feet of 4 inch. ROAD PLANS BEHIND Council was informed by letter from Ontario Department of Highway officials that it is impossible to have the main street reconstruction completed by June 30 of next year and the engineer recommended that letting of the contract should be delayed until next summer. —Please turn to page 3 Chance for Xmas money The Exeter Board of Trade this week approved a Christmas promotion that will see merchants give away some $750 to shoppers. The promotion will commence in mid-November and draws will be held on the five Mondays preceding Christmas. Each week, one customer will win $100 and another five shoppers will receive $10 each. Tickets will be issued hv participating merchants for each $1 spent in their stores and one ticket for each additional dollar. Plans were also formulated to have Santa Claus visit local stores during the Christmas shopping season. Free skating may also be held at the arena. Further details of the promotion will be carried in future editions. Opening tenders and dealing with municipal drain applications consumed most of the time at Stephen Township's regular meeting of council, Tuesday. A total of 10 tenders were received for repair of the Mud Creek Municipal Drain and the successful bidder was Walloy Excavating of London with the lowest tender of $34,995. The work is expected to start this fall and will start in McGillivray Township and carry through to the northerly limits of Stephen. Three tenders were received on the supply of a snowplow truck. Due to the closeness of the bids and some differences in specifications, the tenders are being forwarded to Department of Highway officials for their recommendations, Slight damages in town accident Only one accident, and that of a minor nature was investigated by Exeter Town Police during the past week. Corporal Harry Van Bergen was called Wednesday'afternoon to Gidley Street in front of South Huron District High School to check a mishap. Oni P.H. Rathee, 67 John Street, Exeter was proceeding West on Gidley when he was in collision, with a vehicle driven by William P. Murtha, 157 James Street, Mitchell who was turning onto. Gidley from the school narking - A tender on the Sharpe Municipal Drain was refused because it was much higher than the engineer's estimate. Municipal Drain applications from Mervin Walper, Eldrid Simmons and Gerald Love, Thomas and Michael Ryan and repair of the Centralia Extension were accepted and will be — Please turn to page 3 Hallowe'en night passed quietly Due mainly to the strengthened Exeter Police Force for one night, Hallowe'en passed fairly quietly in town. The town force was augmented by auxiliary police and members of the Exeter fire department, Chief McKenzie told the T.A Tuesday that only one case Of vandalism was reported. Four tires were burnt on the bridge on No. 4 highway in the northern part of Exeter causing the asphalt to melt. Damages of about $100 were also done to the deck of the bridge, The local police chief added, "1 would like to thank the parents for their co-operation in looking after their children on Halloween. I think the kids all had a good time," OPP Constable John Wright also indicated things were Comparatively quiet throughout the area, Thursday night. Actually the OPP had More pranks s reported prior to file _6-t,pfit Lin i wlf Exeter councillors Monday night reverseda decision of two weeks ago and decided to declare November 11 a full holiday for the community. To do it, they had to rescind a motion made at their last meeting when they approved a Board of Trade request that stores be asked to close from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Remembrance Day. This is the policy which had been followed in the community for the past two years. Legion president Howard Holtzmann appeared before council Monday night and asked that Remembrance Day be proclaimed a full holiday. He pointed out that because November 11 was on a Monday this year it would be no hardship for any businesses, as most stores in area communities are closed Monday. Members of council expressed the opinion that it shouldn't really matter what day it was in fact, the Legion thought it should be a full holiday. "We think it's one of the most important days in the year," the Legion president explained. Mayor Jack Delbridge again presented his opinion that the federal government should decide the issue and declare November 11 a public holiday. When the shorter holiday was approved in 1966, it was the contention of most at that time that closing for the three hours would perhaps entice more people to Legion Remembrance services than would be the case on a full holiday. Reeve Derry Boyle presented a motion to rescind council's motion of last meeting and this was approved on a four to three vote with Councillor Joe Wooden abstaining. On the motion to approve the full holiday on November 11, the vote was again four to three in favor with Councillor Ross Taylor abstaining. Later in the meeting, members of council indicated they would all be attending the annual Remembrance Day church parade and banquet sponsored by the local Legion. START WORK Council members also changed an earlier decision regarding the construction of a sanitary sewer from the bridge north on Main St. to the town limits. The work was planned for next year, but 'members agreed Monday to proceed with arrangements in an effort to have the sewer construction start in December. Councillor Joe Wooden explained that the sewer should be considered now because contractors did not appear to be Chief C.H. MacKenzie told council Monday that six animals in the community have been picked up in recent weeks as suspected rabies cases. To date none has been found to have the disease, although tests are continuing. Included in the suspects are two cats, two dogs, one squirrel and a rabbit. In addition, a rabid skunk was shot in Usborne Township after it got into a fight with a dog owned by Lee Webber. The dog was also destroyed to prevent it coming in contact with other animals or humans after the fight. The Webbers were notified by health of animals branch officials that the skunk definitely was rabid. They were also told that four other skunks have recently been picked up in Huron as suspected rabies cases. Monday night, Chief MacKenzie told council that rabies was definitely on the increase in the area and he assured council that members of heavily committed for work this winter and it had been indicated by one contractor that the town could save anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 on the job if it was undertaken as soon as possible. Members agreed that if this was the case the work should be started and motions were passed to obtain approval from the Ontario Municipal Board to issue a debenture for the work and that OWRC approval be sought on the plans as prepared by Works Superintendent Jim Paisley. As soon as OWRC approval is received, tenders will be called. This is expected within a couple of weeks. his department were using all necessary precautions in picking up any suspected animals. Other information contained in the police report for October was as follows: Three reportable and two non-reportable accidents with total damage of $1,350; two charged under the Criminal Code, three under the Liquor Control Act, nine under the Highway Traffic Act and six parking tags issued. Investigate two area breakins Exeter OPP detachment officers are investigating two break and enter incidents reported to them on Friday. Stephen Central School was broken into and $20 in cash reported missing. The Stardust Drive-In at Crediton was also entered by thieves who took about $50 in cash from a coin operated record playing machine. Animals under tests skunk found rabid it