HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-06-19, Page 1OFFICIALS OF THE HORSE SHOW — The three people shown
above were instrumental in the success of the fourth annual Mid
Western Quarter Horse Show held at Exeter Community Park,
Saturday. From the left are, Exeter Saddle club president Dr. Don
Ecker, show secretary Noel Veri and announcer Fred Darling.
Housing components
start coming off line
PAIR HONORED BY ARCA - Terry McCauley, Ausable River Conservation Authority resources
manager, who leaves at the end of the month to resume his studies, and Wellington Brock, past
chairman, were presented with gifts at a meeting held at the Morrison Darn, Wednesday. From the left
are: ARCA chairman Bill Amos, Mr. and Mrs. McCauley, Mr. and Mrs. Brock, and Freeman Hodgins, a
former chairman. T-A photo
Mr. Boudreau had lacerations
to his race.
Damage to the car was listed
at $2,200 by Constable F. L.
Giffin, while damage to the DIL
truck was set at $500. In
addition, some of the wood
`Rope' campaign
mounting daily
As sturdy cosmos stalks
continue to thrive in many
gardens throughout the area, the
Flowers of Hope campaign by
the South Huron Association for
the Mentally Retarded has
realized $1,311.95 to date,
Association Treasurer Mrs.
Lae Dobbs, Exeter, said the
donations Iast year totalled
about $1500.
There is still time to send
gifts to the Association for the
benefit of mentally retarded
youngsters.
TO TEACH
Bob Laye, who graduated from
London Teachers' College has
accepted a position with the
Huron County Board of
Education and will teach at
Huron Centennial at Brucefield.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Laye, RR 3 Dashwood.
• Production at the Space-Pak
International Limited Centralia
plant officially moved underway
this week as the first
components for the company's
line of pre-fabricated "Inland"
design homes began rolling off
the assembly line.
Scheduled to be fully
operational by July 15, the
Centralia plant is being geared to
produce up to five
single-dwelling units per
eight-hour shift to provide the
Toronto-based housing firm with
an effective one-shift production
• capacity of 1,250 units per year.
Current 1969 projection,
based on orders on hand, calls
for a volume of over 400 units
representing some $6 million of
residential housing. An
estimated 45 percent of these
homes will be erected on
Ontario Housing Corporation
HOME plan lots.
Located in the provincial
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Employee holiday schedule
disputed by county board
Minor damage in • Dunlop Tire fire
Fire of undetermined origin
caused relatively minor damage
to the Dunlop Bicycle Tire and
Tube manufacturing plant at
Centralia's Industrial Park,
• Tuesday.
Employees of Dobson
Roofing of Exeter were working
on the roof when the fire started
in insulation that was pilecl near
the south doors of the building.
Ontario Development
Corporation manager Jack C.
Malone said engineers of his
• company would be making an
estimate of the cost of the
repair.
The fire that started about 3
p.m. was fought by the ODC fire
brigade and it was confined to
the walls and doors. Employees
of the Dunlop firm were given
• the rest of the day off.
Malone said insurance
adjusters were at the plant
making their investigation
Wednesday afternoon.
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government's Centralia
Industrial Park, the plant is the
first in a planned network of
fully integrated regional
production units across the
country. Acquired by Space-Pak
in February of this year it
represents an in-plant investment
of over $200,000.
"An increasing backlog of
orders has made it necessary to
assign full priority to the
development of our production
facilities", states company
president H. K. Macintosh.
Work is also currently
proceeding on a 5,000
square-foot shipping extension
to the main plant.
Although prototype "Inland"
model homes have been erected
at Trenton, Peterborough and
Ottawa, units slated for delivery
in the coming weeks will be the'
first to incorporate assembly line
components from Centralia.
Available in over 30 models
in the $13,000 to $15,000 mass
market price range, "Inland"
line homes are among the first
fully factory engineered panel
type housing units to be offered
in Canada.
GRADUATE NURSE
Mrs. Ward Hodgins (formerly
Barbara Cunningham) daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Cunningham, Clandeboye,
graduated from the St. Thomas
Elgin-General Hospital, June 11.
Barbara was presented with the
Dr. J. W. Snell scholarship in
obstetrics. She will join the staff
of the Clinton Public Hospital
this fall,
Dog catcher
makes report
The Exeter Veterinary Clinic
picked up seven dogs during the
period from April 15 to May 30
it was reported to council,
Monday.
In addition there were four
cats picked up following
complaints.
One stray dog was treated
after being hit by an automobile,
12 dogs were trailed home and
their owners warned, two fines
were collected for allowing dogs
to run at loose and seven dogs
were either destroyed or placed
in homes.
Director of Education D, J.
Cochrane's recommendations for
vacation periods for
non-teachers in the employ of
Huron County Board of
Education, met a snag at
Monday evening's meeting in
Central Huron Secondary
School,
The majority of members
apparently considered them
"out of line" in comparison with
other publip, semi-public and
privately operated businesses
operating in the County of
Huron under similar
circumstances.
End-all result that the matter
was referred to a special
committee for further study and
resulted in the calling of a
special meeting of the Board on
Monday evening, June 23, when
the committee will report, This
meeting will be held in the
Victor Lauriston Public School,
Goderich, soon to be vacated, at
eight o'clock.
Closing of school and Board
offices on statutory holidays,
and the staffing of school and
board offices during the
Christmas and mid-term recesses,
recommended as "at the
discretion of the Director of
Education", will also be
discussed, since some trouble
seemed to be brewing in the
latter field.
The recommendation that
met opposition from Board
members stated that the policy,
if adopted, should be effective
July 1, 1969, "but should be left
flexible during this year of
transition to allow employees in
the Board's administrative
offices to have vacation in spite
of the fact that they have not all
been employed in the County
for a year."
Further the Director
recommended, "after study of
similar policies adopted by other
county boards and by former
boards in Huron County" the
following vacation periods:
Teachers: by statute;
secretaries and clerk-typists:
after three months before July
1: two weeks with pay; more
than one year: three weeks with
pay; custodians: after three
months before July 1: one week
with pay; after one year before
July 1: two weeks with pay;
after two years: three weeks
Plan to review
building permits
At the suggestion of Exeter
Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore,
the practice of issuing building
permits for minor jobs will be
reviewed.
He said council was getting
some ridicule for issuing permits
for such tasks as painting
eavestrough. He said some of
these things were ridiculous and
noted council should take steps
to "take the laughing matter out
of it (issuing permits)".
Clerk Eric Carscadden advised
that previously permits were
required for all work to be
undertaken in which the cost
would be more than $100.
However, council changed
that in recent years and asked
that permits be secured for all
work to be undertaken. There is
no charge for the permit on jobs
under $100.
A committee of Cudmore,
Councillors Dobson and
MacGregor, along with Joe
Wooden of the planning board,
was named to look into the
matter.
Permits issued •at the meeting,
subject to approval of the
building inspector, were as
follows:
Mel Gaiser, to build a
swimming pool at 273 Pryde;
Marion Triebner, to build a
garage at 249 Huron East; Ross
Dobson, to build a house
addition at 254 Pryde; Clifford
Moore, to erect a garage on
Simcoe; Milton Keller, to erect
an office for Sterling Fuels on
Victoria St. West.
A request from Keller to
erect two town houses on Hill
St. was turned over to the
planning board and a request
from Raymond Higgins to
renovate interior of house on
William St. was turned over to
the health department.
Council also authorized a
letter be sent to Cliff Mitchell
urging him to remove the
remains of his house gutted by
fire earlier this year.
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with pay; maintenance: same as
for custodians.
The same fate was met by
recommendations on the
"higher-up" employees of the
Huron County Board of
Education, the
recommendations being: Chief.
Accountant: three weeks; Plant
Superintendents: three weeks;
Manager, Purchasing and
Services: three weeks; Assistant
Superintendents, Academic:
three weeks with at least two
taken in July and/or August;
Business Administrator: four
weeks; Superintendent,
Academic: four weeks with at
least three taken during July
and/or August;
Director of Education: five
weeks annual vacation.
Board Deputy-chairman
Robert M. Elliott, who
represents the Townships of
Ninety-fourth Year
Workers of Hall Lamp of
Canada Limited of Huron Park
approved by a vote of 119-2 a
contract between the United
Auto Workers and Hall Lamp
after more than four months of
negotiations.
The three-year contract calls
for an immediate raise of 25
cents per hour, retroactive to
March 15, with an additional 10
cents effective March 15, 1970
and a further 15 cent rise in
1971.
Prior to signing of the new
contract, the top wage for
female workers was $1.30 per
hour while the top male workers
received $1.65 per hour.
Added benefits included in
the contract are nine paid
holidays a year, company
payment of life insurance,
weekly accident allowances and
50% of Ontario Hospital and
medical plans.
Carl Bryce, administrator of
the Hall Lamp operation at
Centralia said the settlement was
a "compromise", but we're
satisfied.
Approve new
street signs
Exeter council Monday night
endorsed the action of the road
committee in ordering street
signs to be erected on streets on
which no further construction is
planned.
Chairman Ross Taylor said
the committee had ordered the
signs from local sign painter,
Don Webster, and the first phase
of the project would entail the
expenditure of $1,000.
This amount of Money had
been set aside in the budget to
replace the street signs.
The signs will be erected On
Main, from Waterloo to Mill
Road; William, from Waterloo to
Wellington; Sanders, from Main
to Pryde; as well as Senior and
Gidley St, east of Main St.
Goderich and Colborne on the
Board, said his criticism of the
recommendations was the same
as it had been for setting
teachers' salaries above the
salary schedule. If the holiday
schedule was set according to
the recommendations, there
would be widespread criticism
throughout the County of
Huron,
Mr. Elliott said he had made a
study of the vacation periods
existing in leading public and
semi-public bodies and also
private enterprises in Huron
County, with the following
results:
Case 1: After one year, two
weeks; after 10 years three
weeks;
Case 2: one to five years, two
weeks; six to 15 years, three
weeks; 16 to 20 years, four
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Hall, which occupies Hangar
5 at the former Centralia
Canadian Forces Base assembles
head lamps and light accessories
for automobiles had been in
operation for only seven months
when workers went on a
two-day wildcat strike in April.
At that time workers
demanded better wages and an
end to "stalling" on contract
negotiations. Talks were stepped
up during May, but broke down
several times. Union members
threatened a strike by mid-June
if a settlement was not soon
reached.
Say contractor
damaging trees
Exeter council agreed this
week to advise Union Gas that
the contractor installing their
pipelines had skinned several
young trees and that the trees
should be given a protective
covering of paint.
Councillor Don MacGregor
said the trees could die if they
were not looked after properly
following the injury to them.
Council asked that trees
damaged in future be painted
immediately following damage.
A . letter was received from
the gas firm indicating council
need not concern themselves
With the matter of the
transmission line planned west
of the CNR tracks,
Council had asked for a letter
indicating their involvement
should any development take
place in this area in the future,
spur line. streets or a railway p
Union Gas indicated the
transmission line would be low
enough to permit any street
work and noted that a casing
around the line to permit a
railway spur line to serve an
industry would be installed at
the cost of the railway, the
customer or the gas company.
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More donors
for light fund
Additional donations have
been received this week by the
finance committee in charge of
the proposed floodlight
construction project at the
Dashwood Athletic field.
Secretary Bob Hoffman
reports that another painting bee
will be held on the upcoming
weekend.
The following donations have
been received: $250, Dashwood
Women's Institute; $50,
Dashwood Industries; $10, Bill
Vandeworp, Bob Hoffman, Jim
Hoffman.
Dashwood Industries are also
erecting a new scoreboard at the
ball field.
Two errors were made in
reporting contributions last
week. In the $25 column it
should have read T. H. Hoffman,
rather than Hoffman Ambulance
and the Conklin Lumber
contribution was from the
Exeter office.
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SPECTACULAR CRASH * Three members of a Huron Park family were injured Monday afternoon
when their convertible was in collison with a Dashwood Industries Limited tractor trailer. Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Boudreau and son David were hospitalized as a result of the crash that occurred at the intersection
of Concession 2 Stephen and Sideroad IS, The Boudreau vehicle is shart above, T-A photo
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WILL BE ENTERTAINING AT KIRKTON GARDEN PARTY —
Among the 17 youngsters that qualified to supply the amateur
entertainment at the annual Kirkton Garden party on July 16 were
two Exeter boys. Shown above are from left, Vincent Glaab with his
accordion and Johnny Wurm on the piano. T-A photo
Hall Lamp workers
gain wage increase
Price Per Copy 15 Cents
Six persons were injured in
two spectacular crashes in the
area in the past week, with three
of the persons being seriously
injured.
Mrs. Charles Martin, RR 3
Exeter, suffered multiple
lacerations to her head, puncture
wounds to both legs, a broken
pelvis and broken right wrist
when the car in which she was a
passenger collided with a farm
tractor on the Kirkton Road
Friday evening at 6:15 p.m.
The car was driven by Charles
Martin and operator of the
tractor was Whitney Coates,
Exeter.
The accident took place on
the road at the Coates farm, and
the tractor was wrecked in the
collision.
Mr. Martin suffered head
lacerations, right knee
lacerations and possible chest
injuries, while Mr. Coates
suffered lacerations to the
forehead, chin and a possible
concussion.
Constable D. A. Lamont
investigated and listed damage in
the crash at $2,800.
Three members of a Huron
Park family were injured in the
other serious crash, occurring on
Monday at 3:25 p.m. at the
intersection of the second
concession of Stephen and No.
15 sideroad.
Involved were a convertible
driven by David W. T. Boudreau,
Huron Park, and a tractor trailer
owned by Dashwood Industries
Limited and operated by Charles
L. Webber, RR 1 Hensall.
Webber was southbound on
the concession road and
Boudreau was westbound on the
sideroad. The Boudreau car hit
the left side of the trailer, about
half way back, and completely
crumpled the front of the car.
Boudieau and his wife were
pinned in the car for some time,
while their son, David, age four,
was tossed onto the road,
The youngster suffered scalp
lacerations and a concussion and
after treatment at South Huron
Hospital, was transferred to a
London hospital.
His mother sustained
lacerations to her back and legs
and injury to her pelvis.
windows on the truck were
broken in the collision.
A dog which was tied in the
back of the Boudreau car was
tossed out in the impact and as
yet no trace has been found of
him.
FOUR OTHERS
There were four other
accidents investigated by the
local detachment officers, the
first on Wednesday at 4:45 p.m.
A truck operated by John B.
Pryde, Exeter, was pulling a
trailer west on the Kirkton Road
when the trailer came loose and
went into the north ditch and
damaged a farm fence.
Constable Giffin listed
damage at $270.
On Thursday at 4:45 p.m. a
car operated by James W.
Bishop, Grand Bend, went out
of control on Highway 81 during
a heavy rain storm and struck
three D.H.O. guide posts.
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Damage high
in lone crash
Damage was extensive in the
only accident of the week
investigated by the Exeter Police
Department.
At 10:15 Thursday evening
vehicles driven by Glenn Stire,
296 Carling and John Edward
Cleave, RR 1 Hay, collided at
the corner of Wellington and
William Streets.
Stire and a passenger Michael
Foster, 252 Main Street were
injured. Total damage to both
vehicles was estimated at $2,500
by Constable James Dingwell.
The Department of Transport
safety check that concluded in
Exeter Friday checked a total of
198 cars and trucks.
Licence plates were removed
from 11 vehicles and only six
received safety stickers on their
first trip through the safety
check.
Of the 144 vehicles that were
rejected, 48 had returned after
making the necessary repairs
before the safety unit left town
Friday afternoon.
TRYING FOR THE BIG ONES AT IVIORRISON OAM — The fish population at Morrison Dam had an
opportunity Saturday morning to satisfy their appetites. A large group of Usborne Central school
students participated in a fishing derby. Shown above trying their angling techniques are, from left,
Steven Johns, Bradley Cann, Dick Dougall, Robbie Et,sery, Murray Stewyt and Sheila Pthale.T-A photo
EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 19, 1969