HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-11-20, Page 2COUNCIL RETURNED AT McGILLIVRAY — The Reeve and all councillors of the township of
McGillivray were returned to office by acclamation at Monday's nomination meeting. The incumbent
group is shown above. Back, left, councillors Mac Hodgins, Gerald Wright and Jack Dorman. Front, clerk
Bill Amos, Reeve George Dixon and councillor Albert Armstrong. T-A photo.
Council approves survey
of local fire department
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McGillivray council returns,
small crowd in attendance
By MRS. IRVIN RADER
DASHW000
The November meeting of
Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid was
held November 5th with group 1
in charge of devotions and
lunch.
Rev. E,E. Steinman had as his
topic "Working together in the
Ministry and Missions."
Mrs. Lorne Oenttner,
president, dealt with the
business. The December meeting
will be the Christmas meeting
and election of officers will be
held. Nominating committee
consists of Mrs. Reinhold Miller
and Mrs. Marie Restemayer. The
Altar Guild is Mrs. Adolph
Keller and Mrs. Charles Martine.
Each member is to bring a guest
to the Christmas meeting.
Donations were made to
Missions, Lutheran Hour,
C.N.I.B. and the Children's Aid.
U.C. YOUNG COUPLES CLUB
Young couples of Calvary
United church plan to meet
twice a month Sunday evenings
and all young married couples
are invited to attend. The first
meeting was held Sunday,
November 16 when the movie
"Zero 8" was shown.
The next meeting will be
November 30 and will be
devoted to discussion on present
day problems facing young
couples.
AT WARDEN'S BANQUET
Attending the banquet in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hayter were members of their
family. Others from Dashwood
who were present were Mr. &
Mrs. Cliff Salmon, Mr. & Mrs.
Harold Schroeder, Mr. & Mrs.
Irvin Rader, Mr. & Mrs. Glen
Webb and Mr. & Mrs. Valentine
Becker.
CALVARY UCW
The November meeting of
Calvary United Church Women
was opened with a short reading
by the chairlady, Mrs. Don
Gaiser.
Mrs. Syd Neeb led in prayer
and Mrs. Gerald Mason read the
Shipka has
euchre party
The first euchre party of the
fall and winter season was held
at Shipka Community Centre,
Wednesday evening with several
tables of euchre and one of Lost
Heir in play.
Winners were ladies' high,
Mrs. Mary Mosser; ladies' low,
Mrs. Ken Baker; men's high,
Donald Ratz; men's low, Horace
Lake; most lone hands, George
Clare; Lost Heir winners, Ken
Baker and Mrs. Roy Ratz.
PERSONALS
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Sheppard
visited Mrs. Tom Hart of
Norwich who is a patient in
Victoria Hospital, Thursday.
Mr. & Mrs. Don Adams,
Brock, Mark and Clark visited
Saturday evening with Mrs.
Adams parents, Mr. & Mrs. Allan
Collie of London.
Weekend visitors with Mr. &
Mrs. Robert Wein, were their
aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. Bert
Darry of London.
Mrs. Hugh Morenz visited
Tuesday with her niece, Mrs.
Richard Denomme and baby
son, Jonathon.
The Crediton Tigers had
their unbeaten string in WOAA
Intermediate "C" hockey play
broken Tuesday night when they
suffered a 17-6 defeat at the
hands of the Seaforth Beavers in
Seaforth, Tuesday night.
Are Tigers started the week
with an exhibition 11-5 win over
the Zurich Flyers, Friday and
edged the Monkton Wildcats
12-9 in Centralia, Sunday night
in regular league play.
The Tigers will be at home
Friday night of this week to the
Wiarton Redmen for an 8:30
game at the Huron Park arena
and will return to Wiarton
JUNIOR HAWKS
STATISTICS
G A Pts
Larry Laye 5 4 9
Randy Parsons 3 5 8
Barry Baynhain 4 3 7
Brian Campbell 4 3 7
Larry Haugh 3 4 7
John Braid 4 1 5
Joe O'Rourke 2 3 5
Ron Moore 1 3 4
Ron Lindenfield 1 3 4
Bob Rowe 2 0 2
Steve Murley 2 0 2
Ron Janke 1 0 1
Hal Flaro 1 0 1
Mike Hoy 0 1 1
Fred Elder 0 1 1
Brad Pryde 0 0 0
Bob Parsons 0 0 0
Bruce Vulcher 0 0 0
Rick Schell 0 0 0
GOAL TENDERS
Periods Goals
Played Allowed
John Hayter / 3
Glenn Stire 11 16
scripture. Mrs. Jessie Rader read
the poem "In. Flanders Fields,"
Mrs, Esther Salmon, Mrs.
Lillian Becker and Mrs. Helen
Kleinstiver showed slides and
pictures on their trip to
Switzerland.
Mrs, Eben Weigand,
president, dealt with the
business. It was decided to send
a donation to "Care" for Biafra.
The annual Christmas dinner
is to be held December 9th,
All members brought in their
talent money and told how they
had made one dollar grow.
Election of officers were held
and Mrs. Don Gaiser is the new
present of the UCW,
Mrs. Gordon Bender and Mrs.
Eben Weigand are attending the
Royal Winter Fair at Toronto
this week as members of the 4-H
homemaking club.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Grace Beavis, Detroit,
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bruce, Windsor,
Mr. & Mrs. John Snider,
Brantford, and Mr. & Mrs, Earl
Vandhal, Montreal, attended the
Warden's banquet in Goderich
Friday evening and visited with
members of the Hayter family
during the weekend.
Reverend and Mrs. Bruce Guy
and Judy spent last Tuesday in
Windsor with Mr. Guy's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guy on the
occasion of his father's 83rd
birthday.
Exeter court
— Continued from front page
for Robert Patrick Smith,
Parkhill, in Zurich on October
15.
Larry D. Gould, Exeter, was
fined $20 on each of two
charges; one for driving an
unsafe vehicle on a highway and
another for driving without a
proper light to illuminate the
license plate.
James W. Roberts, Kippen,
was fined $20 for unnecessary
noise in Exeter on September 13
by blowing his horn repeatedly.
He said the horn was stuck.
Gerald W. Willert, Hensall,
paid a fine of $20 for "slow
driving" in Exeter on November
1. The court learned he was
proceeding at between five and
10 miles per hour and holding
up a long line of traffic.
Paying speeding fines were:
Gerald W. Acton, Huron
Park, $16; Hedley Spicer, B.C.,
$16;
8
Gordon W. Strang, Exeter,
$.
By MRS. G. HOOPER
Mr. & Mrs. William Jones and
family were Sunday evening
guests of Mrs. Lottie Jones of St.
Marys.
Mr. & Mrs. Claire Sisson
visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs.
Fred Petch, Strathroy. They also
attended the 50th anniversary of
Mr. & Mrs. Kennie Williamson at
Watford.
Mr. Leonard Thacker, Cathy
and Joy attended the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair at
Toronto on Saturday and was
overnight guests of Mr. & Mrs.
Alex Dobson, Weston.
Mr. & Mrs. Gladwyn Hooper,
Jeanette and Miss Karen Grover
attended the Royal Agricultural
Winter Fair at Toronto on
Saturday.
Sunday for an afternoon
contest.
SCORE EARLY
The Tigers were first to hit
the score sheet in Seaforth
Tuesday night with Bob Pinter
scoring at 8:47 of the opening
period.
It didn't take the Beavers,
who played in OHA "B"
company last year to catch up
and they were out in front 6-1
by the end of the first twenty
minutes of play.
Dennis Morrissey lead the
Crediton scoring with four goals
and the other was fired by Bob
Grver.
Bob Buetenmiller and Jim
Sills led the Seaforth scorers
with four goals each for their
night's work.
TWO HAT TRICKS
Dennis Morrissey and Paul
Young each scored three goals to
head the Crediton scoring in the
12-9 win over Monkton. Bob
Pinter checked in with a pair of
scores while Craig Chapman,
Fred Lamb, Bob Gruber and
Gary Parsons each scored singles.
Don Vipond, a former
Mitchell junior star led the
Monkton attack with four goals.
PINTER LEADS
Bob Pinter was the top Tiger
marksman In Zurich Friday
night as he scored five times.
Fred Lamb notched three goals
while Bob Doherty, Dennis
Morrissey and Craig Chapman
scored one apiece.
Grant Walker led the Zurich
scoring with a three goal effort
and Scott Burton and Dick
Bedard each added a single goal.
Exeter council tentatively
agreed Monday night to have the
Ontario Fire Marshal's
department conduct a survey of
the local fire department.
Don Owens, a fire services
advisor from the department,
said the survey would cover the
present fire agreements which
Exeter has with neighboring
communities, manpower on the
local brigade, communications,
equipment and traffic control
procedures when a fire breaks
out.
He said several communities
have taken advantage of the
survey to update their
equipment, bylaws and to have
an idea of the rules and
regulations councils should
follow pertaining to firemen and
their activities.
The survey is done without
charge and there is no obligation
for council to follow any of the
suggestions which would be
J. W. Coulter, superintendent
of schools, reported to Huron
County Board of Education at
last week's meeting that a total
of 169 classroom visits had been
made this term.
He also said that all 1969
Teachers' College graduates and
all but six experienced teachers
hired in 1969 for elementary
schools had been visited; that 31
of secondary school staff hired
in 1969 had been visited; and
that seven program consultants
from the regional office had
visited the county.
Evening classes are underway
in four secondary schools with
following enrolment and classes:
Central Huron, Clinton, R.
Whitely, principal: 188 enrolled
in ten classes; Goderich DCI, C.
Kalbfleisch, principal: 160
enrolled in six classes; F. E.
Madill SS, Wingham, E. Beard,
principal: 106 enrolled in six
classes; South Huron DHS,
Exeter: 326 enrolled in 14
classes.
Courses run for
approximately 21 weeks; fee for
a course is $10 or $15,
depending on supplies.
"I hear pupils and parents
complaining about some of the
teachers," commented John
Henderson, Seaforth,
representative on the Board for
Clinton, Hullett and Seaforth.
"Do you think, Mr. Coulter,
there are many in the County
that are not good teachers?"
Eye-brows were raised as the
superintendent considered his
reply.
He said: "There are varying
degrees of goodness in teachers.
He added that one or two names
may appear shortly before the
Board for consideration.
"After the inspection of 169
classrooms, when can we expect
a report?" John B. Lavis,
Clinton, Board chairman asked
Mr. Coulter. "What system have
we got? When should we ask for
and expect it?"
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"He must have come to his
senses."
made, Owens stated.
It was indicated that Fire
Chief Gary Middleton had
expressed a wish to have the
survey taken and firemen
present at the meeting agreed it
would be a good idea.
"I think we should go
ahead," Councillor Ross Taylor
stated. "The firemen would feel
better and it would probably
enlighten council."
"It's a service we should take
advantage of," agreed Mrs. Helen
Jermyn. She noted there were
changes over the years and all
aspects should be brought up to
date.
Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore
asked if the Fire Marshal's
office staff had any thought of
regional development regarding
fire protection.
Owens replied that he
couldn't see — within 10 years at
least — where fire departments
"If you expect a report on
more than 600 teachers, if that's
what you want, then it may take
quite a while," Mr. Coulter
replied.
D. J. Cochrane, director of
education, suggested to Mr.
Henderson that if there were any
complaints about the teachers,
they should be reported to the
superintendent and himself. This
was the way it should work.
Achievement Day
set for Saturday
4-H Homemaking Club
Achievement Days will be held
in South Huron District High
School, Exeter, this Saturday,
and in Zurich Community Hall,
November 29.
The program commences
after 1:00 PM and features skits,
demonstrations and exhibits by
many clubs. The girls involved
put a great deal of effort and
imagination into the program.
Couple attend
kin's funeral
By MRS. M. H. ELSTON
BI Din LPH
Miss JudyBlair was a guest at
the Smith-Parkinson wedding
which took place in Central
United Church, Stratford,
Saturday. A reception followed
in Canadian Legion Rooms, St.
Marys.
Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Elston spent
the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. A.
Randall of Wyoming. While
there, on Monday they attended
the funeral of Mrs. Elston's
cousin, Edwin Norris.
Visitors during the week with
Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Elston were
Mr. & Mrs. Emmerson Grey of
Dundalk, Mrs. Ada Ings, Albert
Nichols and William Lamport of
London.
Sheila Elston nurse-in-training
at St. Thomas Elgin General
Hospital spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Allan
Elston.
Highway
— Continued from front page
better indication that they were
approaching a dangerous
intersection,
"I'm quite disappointed,"
Boyle commented.
Mrs. Jermyn noted there were
no provisions for a sidewalk on
the east side of the highway, but
Mayor Delbridge pointed out
people had to cross the road
because the bridge didn't have a
walk on the east side either.
A sidewalk will be included
On the east side, but only from
Alexander St. to Highway 83.
Total cost of the work will be
over $170,000,
would be involved in regional
government.
He told council that a move
in this direction in the Niagara
Falls area had not worked out as
planned and he explained that
fire departments must of
necessity be centred where there
is ample manpower.
Owens told council that he
could not possibly undertake the
local survey until March or
April, and while most appeared
prepared to approve the survey,
he asked that their decision be
held over.
After he left, Mayor Jack
Delbridge commented that there
appeared to be no need for
further discussion and it would
only be a matter of council
remembering to pass the
resolution calling for the survey
at a later date.
NEED SUPPLIES
At the meeting, a list of
equipment required by the fire
department was submitted by
Chief Middleton.
Council agreed that some of
the equipment should be
purchased but thought it
advisable to wait until the
survey had been taken to
ascertain that the equipment
listed would be that suggested
by Owens.
A letter was received noting
that the Huron County Mutual
Fire Aid Association planned a
week long work seminar at
Seaforth in June and it was
requested that at least three
members of the local brigade
attend.
Reeve Derry Boyle presented
a motion that Chief Middleton
and two others be authorized to
attend, and if necessary, the
salaries of the two others be paid
by council.
Middleton's salary would be
paid by the town anyway as he
is a member of the
recreation-arena staff.
The motion was passed.
Huron custodians
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loin union group
The fluron County Board of
Education has received official
notification that the Labor
Relations Board has received the
request of the custodial
employees in Huron County to
form a Union and has certified
the Service Employees Union as
the bargaining agent.
At Monday evening's regular
meeting of the Board of
Education, a labor relations
committee was formed by the
board to be chaired by Dan
Murphy, Goderich lawyer.
Other members of that
committee are Garnet Hicks,
Clarence McDonald, Gordon
Moir, James Taylor and Mrs.
Marilyn Kunder.
The committee will meet to
decide whether they will meet
with the bargaining agent or
whether they will solicit
professional assistance in this
matter.
Salary changes
for bus drivers
Approval has been given by
the Huron County Board of
Education to the
recommendations of the
committee on transportation
which met Nov, 10.
Bus drivers in McKillop
Township, because of extra
noonhour runs will be paid
$211.50 per month. All other
drivers will receive $180 per
month.
Each driver will have ten days
sick leave per year. He will also
be responsible for obtaining his
own spare driver and servicing,
cleaning and performing daily
maintenance tasks on his own
bus.
Drivers will be paid at a rate
of $2.25 per hour for field trips
authorized by the Principal of
the school.
Spare drivers will he paid
$8.50 per day from the Central
Board office,
The entire slate of officials of
the township of McGillivray was
returned to office at the annual
nomination meeting, Monday
afternoon,
George Dixon, who is
completing his first term as.
Reeve and incumbent
councillors Albert Armstrong,
Jack Dorman, Mac Hodgins and
Gerald Wright were the only
names filed with returning
officer William Amos.
The attendance was the
smallest in many years with only
22 persons showing up in
addition to township officials.
The frequent queries of
township business and policies
by perennial questioner Walter
Grieve kept the meeting lively.
Councillor Jack Dorman
explained the 1969 tax rate that
increased seven mills from a year
ago. The shelter grant also
increased by $3.50 to $43.50
leaving the net increase on an
average assessment of $5,000 at
$31.50.
Most of the increase was in
the township rate, rising from
15.2 mills to 19.7 mills and was
due to a deficit of $4,421 from
1968, an early payment of
$7,600 to the Parkhill Dam out
of surplus funds and the
purchase of a new grader at a
cost of $18,070.50. The Ontario
Highways department paid 55
percent of the cost of the grader.
The other rise was in the
public school rate up from 15.2
to 19.7 mills. On the other side
of the ledger there were two
decreases. The County rate
dropped .4 mills and the
Accidents
— Continued from front page
it to the Rader vehicle,
according to Constable D. A.
Mason.
At 8:36 p.m. two vehicles
were involved in an accident at
Mount Carmel, with damage
amounting to $610.
A vehicle driven by Howard
Kerslake, RR 1 Centralia, was
proceeding west on the Mount
Carmel Road when it was in
collision with a truck being
backed from a private lane by
Michael Ryan, RR 3 Ailsa Craig.
Constable Lamont
investigated.
The other accident of the
week took place last Tuesday at
1:30 a.m. It was a single car
mishap involving Paul Richard
Corriveau, Zurich.
It occurred on concession
10.11 Hay just south of the
Hay-Stanley line.
Damage was set at $500 by
Constable Mason.
During the past week, the
officers laid 12 charges under
the Highway Traffic Act. and
issued warnings to another 28
drivers. Two persons were
charged under the Liquor
Control Act.
Constable J. A. Wright,
accident prevention officer,
visited the Mount Carmel
Separate School, J.A.D.
McCurdy School and Usborne
Central and talked to 420
students on accident prevention.
secondary school rate dipped by
1.5 mills.
Grieve's first questions
concerned the rise in taxes and
when told a big pad went to the
Parkhill Dam he said, "That's
nothing but a stinkhole, it
should be checked for pollution.
Albert Armstrong gave a
comprehensive report on warble
fly spraying giving details of an
early controversy over possibly
dropping the scheme.
Council found that the
program cannot be dropped
without consent of one-third of
the farmers in a municipality.
While it was too late to get a
petition, inspectors were told to
go ahead and spray what they
could and give out powder to
other farmers to do themselves.
While doing the spraying,
inspectors took a poll and found
only twelve farmers against the
spraying program.
When questioned by Grieve if
two sprayings were enough,
Armstrong said, "No, I would
like to have three sprayings for
my own cattle, but even
spraying for lice is well worth
the money spent." Grieve said
he powdered his own cattle at a
cost of $20.
Councillor Mac Hodgins
outlined the township's tile
drain loan program and
suggested that any farmers
contemplating this type of work
should get their application in
early as the present interest rate
of four percent is not expected
to remain for much longer.
Gerald Wright outlined the
cost of gravel and calcium for
the year and told the gathering a
real traffic hazard was removed
with the cutting down of the
West Corners corner.
At this point, Grieve
questioned Reeve Dixon on
what authority council raised
the assessments by more than
$4,000 on a recently concluded
municipal drain.
Dixon was quick to read a
letter from the auditor saying
the increased expenditures had
been approved by the engineers
and were according to the
bylaw.
This brought on more
questions, "How many other
drains were let above the
engineer's estimate and who sets
the engineers fees?"
Dixon answered the first
with, " Wal ter, what's the
population of Australia?" and
the second with "The engineers
do themselves."
Dixon's report on Middlesex
County council activities was
lengthy and took in a lot of
subjects. He covered regional
government, hunting bylaws,
rabies and burning restrictions at
municipal dumps.
On regional government,
Dixon said, "I'm sure we can
hold it off for quite awhile if we
can group smaller municipalities
and the farm people together."
A Middlesex committee that
was chaired by Freeman Hodgins
of Parkhill and included the
McGillivray Reeve proposed that
the townships of McGillivray,
East and West Williams be linked
with Parkhill and Ailsa Craig in a
combined government.
Dixon reported that
temporary permission had been
received by the Ontario Health
department to continue open
burning at the dump.
Provincial communiques have
asked that open burning be 0
confined to three times per year
when wind and weather
conditions are suitable.
Bill Amos, the township's
representative on the Ausable
River Conservation Authority
reported on the year's activity
with the opening of the Parkhill
Dam being the highlight.
Amos said the beach area was
well used last year and many
requests had been received for
camping and trailer facilities and
this was being planned for 1970.
With the increased number of
snowmobiles, trails may be
developed this winter.
The only school question
raised was to why some
kindergarten students were being
picked up at 7:30 in the
morning.
This went unanswered as
school board representative Jack
Murdy of Lucan was unable to
attend. Murdy arrived a few
minutes after the meeting closed
and said the board was aware of
the problem.
At the close of the meeting,
Reeve Dixon asked if ratepayers
would be in favour of
nomination meetings in the
evening in an attempt to bolster
sagging attendance. Most of the
crowd agreed this was worth
considering.
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Times-Advocate, November 20, 1969
Church groups meet,
prepare for Xmas
First loss suffered
by Crediton Tigers
Evening classes set
at four high schools