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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-01-30, Page 1MARCHING MOTHERS COUNTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS Auxiliary under the direction of general chairman, Mrs. Harvey Dimes campaign in Exeter, Monday night. Above. Mrs. Pfaff. canvassers, Mrs. Harold Wurm, Mrs. Jake Marks and Mrs. Doug Tri Members of the Exeter Legion Ladies Pfaff conducted the annual March of seated is shown with a group of the ebner. T-A photo. Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 30, 1969 Price Per Copy 15 Cents • ENJOY CHAT AT ANNUAL — Managers of the area's new industries were guest speakers at the Exeter Board of Trade annual, Wednesday. Peter Catlos of Perplas Industries, Centralia, and Sybren deBoer, Big 0 Drain Tile, I lensall, are shown on the left chatting with president Bill Smith, while on the right is Dick Roelofson, who spoke on behalf of the Mid-Western Rodeo. F-A photo • • Speak at Board of Trade annual Most will double staff this year Area's new industrialists detail operations NEVER A DULL MOMENT Bill Green, third from the left, kept his Board of Trade audience amused when he described coming to Canada to start Carveyor of Canada at Centralia. lie continued his humor after the meeting in a chat vi,ith this group. From the left: Monty Gaisford, Bicycle lire division, Dunlop of Canada; Frank Capstick, (hemline division, Dunlop of Canada; Mr. Green; Jack Malone, manager of the ODC Centralia Industrial Park; and local businessmen, Jack Smith and Cart' Cann. 'T-A photo PREFAB HOME FIRM. PLANS TO HIRE 100 shift. The firm has orders for about 300 houses. According to the firm president, production in the 42,000 square feet of space in the hangar will start in March. More room may be needed when full production is reached, TO ADD COURSE Plans are going ahead at Centralia's College of Agricultural Technology to add another course to the curriculum for fall 1969 classes. College principal Jim McDonald confirmed Monday that renovations to the former base hospital will begin in April in order to house facilities for an animal health technology course. The course now being taught at Ridgetown will be discontinued with this term and students attending the junior year will transfer to Centralia in the fall to complete their two years, McDonald told the T-A "It's definitely coming. We hope to have the lab functioning by the end of July. Heat and hydro is on in the building now." Two veterinarians will be on the Centralia school's teaching staff in the fall. About 48 students are expected to enroll and will start classes on September 22, Injures arm in snowmobile race Two persons were injured Sunday in incidents involving snowmobiles during the second annual Seaforth Optimist Club winter carnival at Seaforth. Don Mousseau, RR 2 Hensall, suffered a dislocated shoulder when his machine was in collision with another in one of the races. The area man was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, and returned home Tuesday. An Atwood area woman suffered extensive bruises when a snowmobile hit her as she stood watching the races. The only area driver to win an event at Seaforth was Grant Skinner, Exeter. that about half a million square feet had now been rented out to the eight industries at Centralia and the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. Commercial development includes a post office, Canada Manpower Centre, Darling's IGA, Bank of Montreal Office, and more recently a garage has been opened by Canadian Petrofina and work is progressing on a barbershop and beauty parlor. He said there were 345 permanent employees at the various industrial, commercial and educational facilities with a payroll of $1,125,000 and by A REAL BATTLE FOR POSSESSION—In Thursday's junior boys H-P Conference game at South Huron District High School, the local Panther Cubs ran up a 59-18 score with most of the points coming in the second half. Above, Paul Passmore of the locals is about to clutch the ball with both hands on a rebound while Allan McLean (background) and Dale McKenzie (33) are ready to give assistance. the first of June this was expected to reach 500 employees with a payroll of $1,700,000. In addition, Malone explained that hundreds of thousands of dollars had been spent with local contractors and suppliers in getting the facilities converted for industrial and educational use. "We've gone a long way to filling the economic gap left when the department of national defence closed the base," he remarked, adding that this has taken place in less than one year. The ODC manager said "things have stopped at present" to assess the position of ODC and to determine where they are going at Centralia. Engineers are presently conducting studies to determine the expected service requirements for present industries. He said that industries make more demands on water, hydro, steam and sewage than the "residential-type" operation conducted by the RCAF, However, he termed these "happy problems" in that they are mechanical problems that can be solved. In mentioning the "gap" left in the economy by the withdrawal of the RCAF, Malone said there were now other gaps which concerned him and that was in regard to the relationship between the new residents at Centralia and the residents of the area. He noted these had been good — from a social and recreational standpoint — when the RCAF was here and urged members of the Board of Trade to strive for close relationships with their new neighbors. "This type of evening is very essential," he concluded. GREAT DEMAND Next speaker was Sybren Close to 100 district workmen are expected to have a • chance at employment with Space-Pak International Limited when it begins producing prefabricated homes at Centralia's Industrial Park, early in March. Company president Hamish • K. Macintosh told an Ontario Housing Corporation workshop in Stratford last week that his company was moving to Centralia in February. When contacted earlier this week, Centralia Industrial Park • Huron County Council agreed Wednesday in Goderich that the second floor of the new assessment building would be the most satisfactory site for the office of the new Huron County Board of Education. Main argument in the • decision to offer the site for the new board's consideration was the fact that facilities are presently available. Any saving would thereby be spread across the county rather than in favor of any one particular municipality. • It was also thought that the board's offices should be located in the county administrative set up with easy access to relating county bodies such as library, public health, assessment department, etc. It was noted that plenty of space for • expansion was available on property now owned by the county. An annual lease for the quarters was ,suggested to allow both the county and the school • New sidewalks being watched New sidewalks poured in the fall in connection with the reconstruction of Exeter's Main • St. are being watched closely by members of council. At least one large crack has opened up near John St. and Councillor Tom MacMillan noted there was some heaving of the new walk near his store. It was hoped these problems • were being caused by weather conditions and would correct themselves to a great extent when spring arrives. However, one major problem is being experienced south of Gidley St., where the new sidewalk is on a "terrific slant" • according to Councillorr Ross Taylor. He said two people had fallen in this vicinity and some of the problem was blamed on the fact ice on the sloping sidewalk made it dangerous. The situation will be • investigated by the sidewalk committee to see if changes should be sought. Listening to a total of seven guest speakers can turn out to be a boring event, but it was • anything but at the annual meeting of the Exeter Board of Trade, Wednesday. In fact, members found all the speakers so informative and entertaining that at the conclusion they gave them all a spontaneous standing ovation. • The seven included: Jack Malone, manager of the ODC Centralia Industrial Park; Bill Green, Carveyor of Canada Ltd.; Peter Catlos, Ferplas Industries; Monty Gaisford, Bicycle Tire division of Dunlop of Canada; Frank Capstick, Chemline manager Jack Malone said he knows very little about the housing firm moving in b other than that space is being reserved for them in one of the hangars on the former air base. Macintosh said he expected operations would initially have 29 men on each of three shifts, but "when we get going" there will be more than 100 men altogether working on full production. The pre-fab houses will be marketed under the name Inland Homes and will be produced at the rate of five houses to each board the opportunity to review their administrative requirements. Clinton Reeve James Armstrong drew attention to the fact that his municipality is not in favor of a Goderich site for the school board. Said Armstrong, "That building was supposed to be earmarked for any future county expansion. The school board has nothing to do with the county and the county has nothing to do with the school board." Derry Boyle, reeve of the town of Exeter claimed that while county council certainly had no jurisdiction over the board of education, it made sense to locate the new board within the county administrative headquarters. "It is a little ridiculous to move it anyplace else," added Boyle. "It might cut the cost of operation," interjected Reeve Roy Pattison, East Wawanosh, who concurred that Goderich was the proper site. Ho wi ck Reeve Harold Robinson told council he had spoken to members of the new board of education from his locality in an attempt to influence them toward the Goderich location. Stephen roadmen get pay raises At a special meeting of Stephen Township council, Monday night, wages of the road men were reviewed and an increase of 10 cents per hour was granted. All regular employees will now receive $2 per hour and casual labour will be paid on a basis of $1.75 per hour. No action was taken regarding overtime for men working on snow removal. Under Department of Labour regulations, work on snow removal does not qualify for overtime liberations, only construction labour. Huron County officials are attempting to have the weekly limit raised to 55 hours during the winter time. At the moment Stephen road men put in 50 hours per week. division, Dunlop of Canada; Sybren deBoer, Big 0 Drain Tile, Hensall; and Dick Roelofson, president of the Exeter Rodeo Committee. Representatives of all the new industries at Centralia had been invited, but some had to decline for various reasons. Jack Malone started the proceedings off, noting he was glad to see smiles back on the faces of Exeter businessmen. He explained that as Commanding Officer in charge of closing out RCAF Centralia he had seen many long faces. He reviewed the history of the Industrial Park and reported Members of the Exeter Board of Trade were urged Wednesady to give more support to the Mid-Western Rodeo, not from a financial standpoint, but in organizing activities in conjunction with the annual event. The plea was made at the annual meeting by Dick Roelofson, president of the rodeo committee, who explained that one of the aims of the Labor Day weekend show was to bring potential customers to Exeter businessmen. The local veterinarian ,A9”lairied that the 1969 version of the event would include three shows, with two on Saturday and one Sunday afternoon. There were two last year. "We hope to have people here from 10:00 a.m. Saturday until 6:00 p.m. Sunday," he reported, and suggested it was up to the merchants to take advantage of this influx to help their own businesses. He urged them to have rodeo week promotions and sales, and to decorate their store fronts and their employees in Western attire. "We'll get 10,000 people — or deBoer, manager of the Big 0 Drain Tile Company at Hensall, who reported his firm had considered moving to Centralia before deciding on the location near Hensall. He said the company was formed over a year ago when the shortage of drainage tile became so acute that some drainage contractors were able to work only four days per week because they could not get supplies. The company's main aim at that time was to produce concrete tile, but the development of the plastic tubing in Europe was so fast that it was decided to get into this product instead. Production started at the Hensall plant on September 28 of last year and by the first week of December over 1,000,000 feet of Big 0 plastic tubing had been used in Ontario. The factory operates six days a week, 24 hours a day and plastic tubing is going out as fast as it can be produced. Most of the winter production is being put into Ontario's marsh areas, where frost is required to facilitate installation. There are 10 people on the payroll, and all but one come from this immediate area. deBoer also noted the company purchases everything possible locally, "because we have learned we get better service". "The future looks bright for our product," he continued, predicting that production would double in the coming year and would double again by 1970. Plans are presently being formulated to erect a new office building at the Hensall site and this is expected to be completed in June, del3oer explained that the high density polyethelene arrives at Hensall in its raw state and looks like rice. It is melted in an more," he said, "and it's up to you people to do the rest." Roelofson said members of the local rodeo committee were not attempting to turn the century back, but to promote a character and individuality for Exeter. It is their hope that local residents will be able to say on future travels they are from Exeter, the home of the Mid-Western Rodeo, and not give their location as 32 miles from London or 18 miles from Grand Bend. He said some progress had already been made in putting Exeter on the map through the rodeo, as advertising had been carried over four TV stations, many newspapers and recently had received international acclaim through a story written by Dr. Don Ecker which appeared in the Western Horseman. Outlining more plans for 1969, the Board of Trade learned there would be a mammoth parade, a beauty contest and a more extensive "frontier street". Last year, one of the tradesmen who set up shop on extruder which he compared to a large "sausage maker". The product is durable, light, is unaffected by agricultural chemicals, frost or sunlight and is corrugated — the same as steel — to provide strength. While agricultural drainage was the first known use for the product, he explained that it is presently being used for septic disposal beds, liquid manure disposal, weeping tiles, air ducts in mines, vents for dryers and kitchen fans, and in irrigation. He predicted there would be many other uses and said the — Please turn to page 3 Dobbs heads local Board Fred Dobbs, .presently holidaying in ,California, was president of the Exeter .Beard of Trade, Wednesday. Be succeeds William Smith, The executive of the organization was approved from the list as presented by the. nominating committee, headed by past president Cart Cann. Other officers are: first vice-president, Bill Rowe. second vice-president, Earl Campbell; treasurer, Harold Patterson; secretary, Bill Batten, One-year directors — Murray Moore, Gerry MacLean, Ray Frayne and Doug .Gould.. 'Two-year — Bob Fletcher, Jim Kneale, Harold Gunn and Ray Wuerth. School heads cost $44,000 Roy 13. Dunlop, 46, Toronto, has been appointed business administrator for the Huron County Board of Education. He was one of 31 applicants interested in the position and the first choice of the board. Currently financial administrator of the University of Toronto Press, Mr. Dunlop received his BA from the University of Western Ontario. There is still no definite word when Mr. Dunlop will assume his new duties although a tentative date of March 1 has been mentioned. His salary will be $17,000 per annum. Mr. Dunlop's wife, Marjorie, was born in Goderich. Salary for the newly appointed director of education for Huron County, D. John Cochrane has been announced as $27,000. Formerly principal at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, Mr. Cochrane left a post with the Ontario Department of Education to assume his new job. Prior to his appointment by the board here, he served as district inspector of secondary schools and area school superintendent for part of Waterloo County and the counties of Brant, Norfolk, Oxford and Perth. WAYNE SYLVESTER Former resident resort manager New manager of the Bank of Montreal's Grand Bend branch is Wayne K. Sylvester, who began his banking career at Exeter 11 years ago. Mr. Sylvester joined the bank in 1958 and during his service here also worked at the Grand Bend office, which then operated under direction of Exeter branch. After serving at St. Marys and Chatham, he was appointed accountant at Tilbury in 1962. The following year, he became assistant accountant at the main Kingston branch. In 1965, he went to Toronto, first as accountant, then as credit officer at the main Toronto office. He leaves the latter post to take charge of the Grand Bend office. He is married to the fr rmer Shirley Wurm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wurm, Exeter. Rodeo plans three shows, parade and beauty test the frontier street received enough orders to keep him going for seven months. Roelofson mentioned that the rodeo had already resulted in many advantages to the community. In two years, the group had built and paid for the best facilities east of Alberta and these were used by many groups throughout the year. The committee helped pay for renovations to the — Please turn to page 3 Crash total dips to one The Exeter OPP detachment investigated only one accident during the past week, and it was of a minor nature. It occurred Friday at 4:35 p.m. when a truck operated by Harry Eatough, RR 7 St. Thomas, collided with the rear of a car operated by Sam Bower, Exeter, at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road, Damage was listed at $100 by OPP Constable J. A. Wright. In his weekly press release, Cpl. C. J. Mitchell issued a warning to drivers who operate their vehicles without having their windows clear of frost or snow. The Highway Traffic Act stipulates that all drivers must have a clear view to the front, rear and both sides of their vehicles. In addition, Cpl. Mitchell advised farmers with snowblowers they could be charged with littering if they followed the dangerous practice of dumping large chunks of snow and ice on roadways. He pointed out this was extremely dangerous as such objects could cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles. During the week, the local detachment officers laid 11 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 37 drivers. County offering site for education offices •