HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-05-22, Page 1LOCAL LADIES TOUR REHABILITATION CENTRE — A tour of
rehabilitation facilities in Toronto was made last week by 41
• volunteers from southwestern Ontario, all campaign leaders for the
Ability Fund (March of Dimes). Seen here watching Paul Griffith
filing components for switchboards are, left to right, Mrs. Harvey
Pfaff of Exeter and Mrs. Jim Kneale of Grand Bend. Griffith was
disabled by polio and is one of 180 disabled workers employed by
eleven workshops operated throughout the province by the
Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled.
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Church groups meet
to start amalgamation
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INTERESTING PROBLEM NURSE—Dr. Lynn Clark, one of the
Grade 2 and 3 students on tour at South Huron Hospital Tuesday,
examines Percy the Skeleton who resides in the classroom at the
hospital. Miss E. Rheinhart helped young Dr. Clark into her surgical
cap and gown for the difficult examination, (T-A photo)
GB residents to get
brand new sidewalks
We're sorry
about that!
Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 22, 1969
Price Per Copy 15 Cents
Only four accidents . . . . BUT Weekend road toll
One ci. s, seven others hurt
Many seek Huron Park seats
Duncan, W. Fiscus, Captain. J.
Kingwell, Mrs. B. McCracken,
Ward 3 — Harold Smith, John
T. Hill, Jesse Reed, Bob Burr,
Tom Duffy,
Ward 4 — Michael Soldan,
Joyce Baptie, Don Ladd,
Ward 5 — No election
necessary.
Ward 6 — Jack Cutting,
Raymond Cluett, Don Forbes,
Phillip Joudrey, John McBride,
Tom Penny, Glenn Neal, David
Roger, Peter Sutherland, William
Thomas,
Each elector will have the
opportunity to vote for two
candidates or for only one if he
or she so desires.
Temporary chairman Frank
Capstick said the results will be
announced later Monday evening
and the first meeting of the new
council would be held Thursday
night of next week at the
Curling Club.
The object of the new council
will be to direct community and
Department of Lands and
Forests.
The fee will continue to be
25 cents per foot and owners of
private property abutting the
river will be allowed to dock one
boat for their own use free of
charge and will be charged the
same rate of dockage of 25 cents
per foot for any additional boat
space being used.
The property committee was
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The official boards of James
St. and Main St. United
Churches met Tuesday night and
prepared several recommenda-
tions to be presented to a
congregational meeting planned
to bring about the amalgamation
• of the two churches.
The Rev. Bert Daynard,
chairman of the consolidation
committee of Huron-Perth
Presbytery chaired the meeting.
The two pastoral charges have
agreed to cease to exist on June
30 and a new pastoral charge
• will come into being on July 1.
The meeting recommended that
it be known as the Exeter
Pastoral charge.
Date for the congregational
meeting was set for June 3 in
James St.
Okay permit
for 2 houses
Two new houses were
• included in the building permits
approved by Exeter council,
Tuesday.
Larry Taylor was given
permission to build a new house
for Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., on
Huron St. West and Milt Keller
received a permit to erect a
• home on Hill St.
Other permits okayed, all
subject to final approval of the
building inspector, were as
follows:
G. Mal, to rebuild patio at
rear of 64 Wellington; Dan
McLeod, to repair and partially
rebuild porch at 144 Andrew; L.
L. Wells, to reshingle roof at
435 William; R. B. Williams, to
repair verandah at 59 John;
Garnet Hicks, to shingle roof on
T. 0. Southcott residence at 413
Andrew; Edwin Sims, to
demolish old house and rebuild
basement floor and build porch
at 145 Mill; Raymond Greenlee,
to replace sidewalk at 321 Pryde
Boulevard; Frank Triebner, to
paint eavestrough at 518
William; William Batten, to
demolish barn at 64 Sanders.
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Recommendations approved
by the official boards were as
follows:
— that the elders and
stewards of the new
congregation be the present
elders and stewards of both
churches until the next annual
meeting in January.
— that all members of both
trustee boards form a
nominating committee to bring
in a suggested slate of trustees at
the congregational meeting.
— that the names of Reg
Beavers, Peter Raymond and
Garnet Hicks be recommended
as auditors.
— that the ushers of both
charges be recommended to the
new congregation.
— that Larry Snider be
chairman of the trustees, Oscar
Tuckey be convener of the
stewards, and Rev. Hugh Wilson
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AWARD WINNER—Lawrence
Otis graduated from the
Commercial Art and Design
Course at the first convocation
'f Sheridan College of Applied
Arts and Technology, Brampton,
recently. Mr. Otis received the
William Archdeacon award for
English.
If residents of Huron Park
don't have time to go to the
polls to elect their council
representatives on Mday, the
portahle polling b00
0n
t h,s will
come to the home.
Nominations, also collected
in house-to-house fashion by
members of the temporary
council named a few weeks ago
were completed Monday night
and a full slate of candidates will
face electors in five of the six
subdivisions of the park.
Election day is Monday, May
26 and a regular polling booth
will be set up in Smith's Barber
Shop, which is located in the
building on the County Road,
opposite Centralia Industrial
Park that formerly housed the
RCAF Civilian Personnel
Officer.
All residents will have the
opportunity to cast their ballot
for the candidates of their
choice in their particular ward
between the hours of 9 a.m. and
5 p,m. on Monday.
At six o'clock, the ballot
boxes that are on loan from
Stephen Township will be
carried by neutral persons to all
homes in an attempt to get all
eligible voters to cast their
ballots.
After completion of the
voting trip, the ballot boxes will
be taken back to the Huron Park
Curling club where the counting
will begin under the supervision
of Frank Capstick, chairman of
the temporary council.
Capstick will be assisted by
Trudy Kern, Bob Johnston,
Harold Sissons, Don Mason and
Chub Lenz, Several of these
persons were also on the
temporary council and Johnston
Similar to most other
newspapers in Canada,
The Exeter Times-
Advocate finds it
necessary to increase
subscription prices.
While the increased
cost of materials and
labor is partially
responsible for this
move, the main reason is
mailing costs.
The mailing charges
on some of our
newspapers have gone up
from 400 to 600 percent
in the past month and
the post office
department plans further
increases on October 1 of
this year and again on
April] of 1970.
As readers will well
realize, we find this
tremendous increase just
too great to absorb, and
in fact we only hope that
the next two increases
will not be as great as the
last and will not force
increased subscription
rates again.
As of June 2, the
annual subscription rate
for the T-A will be
increased to $6.00 per
year in Canada, and
$8.00 per year in the
U. S.A. and other
countries.
All subscriptions
renewed before June 2
will be charged at the
present rates, but we
regret we must limit
subscribers to a one-year
renewal at the present
$5.00 rate.
The newsstand price
will remain at the present
15 cents per copy for the
time being, although
increased rates may be
required here in view of
the mailing costs in
getting bundles to area
dealers, as well as the
increased costs of
servicing these outlets.
eaal, • :M.PA
is a member of the new council
by way of.. acclamation in Ward
Ward 5 is the only subdivision
that does not need an ,election,
in fact Johnston was the only
person nominated that agreed to
accept the position. The second
member for Ward 5 will be
named by the new council at
their first meeting on Thursday,
May 29,
All candidates will be allowed
to accompany the ballot boxes
on their trips around the park
and may follow to the entrance
to the curling club but will not
be allowed to look in on the
actual counting.
Following is a list of the
candidates that will be on the
ballots for Monday's election at
Huron Park:
Ward 1— Mrs. Alice Beer,
James Beer, Peter Catlass, P.
Campbell, Rev. D, Ellyatt and J.
D McCall..
Ward 2 — Pat Brabazon, J.
Anderson, R. Carpenter, V.
Under final arrangements
made at a regular meeting of
Grand Bend Council, Tuesday
night, the summer resort will be
getting brand new sidewalks
throughout the village,
Reversing an earlier decision,
in connection with Main Street
reconstruction, all sidewalks on
both sides of the street from
Highway 21 to the beach will be
replaced with new concrete.
On Highway 21 the original
plans called for cement
sidewalks only for part of the
way at a cost of $8,219. The
entire distance of 3,650 lineal
feet of sidewalks on both sides
of the street will now be
constructed of asphalt Of a
thickness of three inches at a
total cost of $6,834.76.
Tom Parker of Grand Bend
was hired to cut the grass on all
green areas owned by the village.
Parker's tender, the lowest of
two received calls for an hourly
rate of $2,75 an hour, using his
own equipment,
After considerable discussion,
the property committee was
given the task to review the
leasing of docking space along
the river on property leased by
the village from the Ontario
Still no details
regarding car
Exeter OPP have been unable
to uncover any information
relating to a car found in Lake
Huron a week ago,
The :1963 light greet'
Volkswagen was found
abandoned in about a foot and a
half of water at Drysdale. The
license plates and serial numbers
on the car had been obliterated.
Constable W. G. Glassford is
in charge of the investigation,
recreation programs for the
residents of Huron Park and to
be the official negotiating body
with Stephen Township council
and ODC.
Many activities planned b y
the temporary council are
already well underway, In
addition to the projects
mentioned in last week's T-A, F.
Hunt has organized a model
airplane club.
Last Friday, more than 60
ladies of the park provided the
goods for a successful bake sale
that netted slightly over $50. A
few nights earlier, close to 100
people attended a bingo that
gained another $50 for Huron
Park activities. The bingo was so
successful that others are being
planned,
Monday evening, a crowd of
more than 500 gathered at the
parking lot across from J.A.D.
McCurdy school to watch an
exciting display of fireworks,
Funds were gathered in a
door-to-door canvass by a group
of volunteers.
One man was killed and seven
other persons injured in holiday
weekend accidents.
Ronald J. "Ronnie"
McKenzie, 33, of Exeter,
formerly of Hensall was killed
shortly after midnight Saturday
when he was struck by a truck as
he crossed Highway 4, south of
Centralia.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital,
London. Investigating officers of
the Lucan Provincial Police
detachment said he may have
been crossing the highway in
order to get a ride home by
hitchhiking.
McKenzie was hit by a
north-bound pick-up truck
driven by Brian Smillie, 20, RR
2 Hensall. The accident victim, a
native of Hensall was a son of
the fate Wfr. and Mrs. rtotThrt
McKenzie and was working and
living in Exeter at 94 Alexander
Street.
Two months
to stop fires
Exeter council learned
Tuesday they will have to cease
open burning of rubbish at their
dump in Hay Township within
two months.
This information was
contained in a letter from the
department of health and there
was no indication that council's
request for a special permit to
burn brush and crating would be
approved.
Members of council expressed
displeasure over the department
decision.
Don MacGregor said the
dump wasn't creating problems
for anyone and Ross Taylor
called the regulations "plain
stupid".
Indications are that all
municipalities will receive the
same directive.
After some discussion,
council decided to hold a
meeting among neighboring
townships and villages and have
a department official present to
help solve the problem of area
dumps, if in fact rubbish can no
longer be burned because of air
pollution.
MOHAWK COLLEGE
GRAD—Richard Westcott, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Westcott
graduated with honors from the
mechanical technology course at
Mohawk College, Hamilton, and
has accepted a position with the
Steel Company of Canada,
Hamilton,
The accident was investigated
by Constable W. J. Wicks of the
Lucan detachment and no
inquest is expected.
The deceased's mother was
killed in a similar accident while
walking along the same highway
in the village of Hensall on
October 21, 1964.
He is survived by three
brothers, Glenn and Jack of
Hensall and Ray of Whitehorse,
Yukon Territory. A public
funeral service was conducted
Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
Robert Bisset of Avonton from
the Bonthron Funeral Home in
Hensel'.
The pallbearers were Herb
Little, Wes Sims, Frank Cooper,
Otto Smale, John Elliott and
George Smith.
- FOUR INJURED
The most serious of the
accidents investigated by the
Exeter OPP detachment officers
occurred on Saturday at 1:15
p,m. when a car operated by
Matthew L. Ducharme, RR 2
Zurich, collided with a car
operated by Harry Sing,
London, on Highway 84 at
concession 12-13 Hay.
Mr. Sing suffered head
lacerations and bruises and his
son, John, sustained facial
lacerations.
Mr. Ducharme suffered neck
injury while his son, Michael,
sustained a rib injury.
OPP Constable W. G.
Glassford listed damage at
$1,800.
On Sunday at 9:50 a.m. cars
driven by Darryl C. Wyatt,
Exeter, and John Moddejonge,
also of Exeter, collided near the
intersection of Highway 4 and
the Kirkton Road.
Harold Moddejonge, 11,
sustained a bump on the head
and Vickie Wyatt, Frankford,
injured her nose.
Damage was listed at $1,000
by Constable D. A. Mason.
The only other crash
occurred on Monday at 7:00
p.m. on the Crediton Road at
concession 2-3 Stephen,
involving cars driven by Gary R.
Leger, RR 1 Clandeboye, and
Harry Siemon, London.
Siemon injured his left arm in
the crash.
Constable Glassford
estimated damage in the
RYERSON GRAD—Kenneth J.
Oke, RR 3 Exeter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Oke, has
graduated from Ryerson
Palytechnical Institute in
Toronto following a course in
civil technology. Mr. Oke was
among 900 graduates at Spring
Convocation.
collision at $850.
During the past week, the
local detachment officers laid 11
charges under the Highway
Traffic Act and warned another
31 drivers.
RECENT GRAD—Linda Snider,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Snider, graduated from Mohawk
College, Hamilton, last Friday.
She was one of twenty-four to
receive her diploma in Early
Childhood Education.
GRADUATE NURSE—Miss
Terri Elizabeth Laughton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Van
Laughton, Grand Bend, will
graduate Friday from Montreal
General Hospital School of
Nursing. Miss Laughton is a
graduate of Exeter Public School
and Mount St. Joseph Academy.
Fear pipeline
detrimental
The plan of the Union Gas
Company to extend their main
line north through Exeter to
Hensall has created some
concern to Exeter council and
planning board.
The Concern centres around
the fact the line will extend
north through Exeter along land
adjacent to the CNR tracks and
may hinder some types of
development in this area.
Council learned that a spur
line from the CNR may be
impossible if the gas line is
installed in this area. A spur line,
in many eases, would be a
requirement of industry wishing
to locate in the lands west of the
tracks.
It was decided to write the
gas firm to get full details about
the planned line and any
problems it may present for land
development.
TRAVELLING NOMINATION MEETING—In an unique Manner, residents of Huron Park were able to
make nominations for their upcoming council election in their own home, Above, a member of the
temporary council Mrs. Michael Kern, left, is receiving a nomination return from Mrs, Dave Roger with
daughter Lynn looking on, T-A photo.
KINDERGARTEN YOUNGSTERS VISIT FIRE HALL A visit to the Huron Park fire hall and a chance
to perch on the fire truck was an unexpected thrill for JAI) McCurdy school kindergarten students,
Tuesday afternoon. Above, Huron Park fire chief Robbie Robichaud alldws Anna Marie Duffy, Kathy
Hardy, Martin MeNeeny, Grant Clarkson, Teddy Anderson and Laura Overall to hop on the vehicle. At
the right is teacher, Mrs. M. Bowen. T-A photo.