HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-12-04, Page 1NEW COUNCILLOR WELCOMED AT GRAND BEND—Grand
Bend's municipal council returned to full strength Monday night
with the appointment of Harold 'Al' Parker to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Peter De Jong. Parker is shown above,
left, being welcomed by Reeve Orval Wassmann. T-A photo
Council appointment
fills vacant GB seat
COUNTY HONOR WINNERS—For completing six 4-H clubs successfully these girls were presented with
County Honors at the 4-H achievement day in Zurich, Saturday. They are Sally Dietrich, Zurich III,
Barbara Grenier, Zurich I, Doris Webb, Dashwood, Darlene Rader, Dashwood and Marjorie Hayter,
Varna.
RECEIVE SAFETY AWARDS — Members of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission spoke highly of the
efficiency of staff members and lauded them for their safe working habits at a banquet Thursday. An
award was received by the staff from the Electrical Safety Association for nine years' accident-free work
and a similar award was received from the Canadian Section of the American Waterworks Association,
Shown above: Commissioner Murray Greene, Harold Wurm, chairman R, E. Pooley, PUC foreman Bob
Pooley and Mayor Jack Delbridge. The latter congratulated the staff, noting "we receive a lot of
compliments about things that are done and the manner in which they are done".
Won't pay taxes on farm
until pollution terminated
Ninety-fourth Year
EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 4, 1969
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COUNTY BOOST WAGES
HEAD RESORT GROUP — The new executive and directors of the
Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce were installed at a
dinnei-dance, Wednesday. Directors in the back row, from the left:
Ed Odbert, W. P, B. MacLaren, Miss A. Metzler, Mrs, C. Pullens, Paul
Couse, Mrs. Clarke Kennedy, Mrs, Murray Douglas, Douglas Martin,
Peter DeJong. Seated: Wayne Sylvester, treasurer; Angelo Marucca,
fi rst viceresident; Bill Sturdevant, president; Pat Pe, second
vice-president; Charles Tindall, past president; Jack Mantel,
secretary.
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Impaired, coreless drivers
pay stiff penalties in court
A vacancy created in Grand
Bend Council a few weeks ago
with the resignation of
Councillor Peter De Jong was
filled at Monday's regular
meeting.
Harold 'Al' Parker was
officially sworn into office by
Clerk Murray A. Des Jardins to
Accident toll
takes decline
A Tuckersmith Township
farmer's wife told a court of
revision in Brucefield that taxes
on her farm will not be paid
until water and air pollution
conditions affecting the
property are eradicated.
"We request a tax deferment
until a suitable justifiable
solution is brought about,"
stated Mrs. Edison McLean, RR
3 Kippen.
She told members of the
court of revision that an open
piggery sewage lagoon near the
farm is a "cesspool " which is
detrimental to her health and
reduces the valuation of the
complete the two-year term of
De Jong that has one year to, go.
Under authority of sub
section 6 of section 149 of the
Municipal Act, council may
appoint a replacement to
complete the full term of an
office vacated.
Parker, a resident of Grand
Bend for about five years has
served several years as president
of the Grand Bend Minor
Hockey Association. He is an
employee of Bell Telephone of
Canada.
De Jong, a councillor for
three years listed ill health as his
reason for presenting his
resignation.
Parker will take over on the
committees served by De Jong
until the first meeting in
January when the various
boards will be reviewed.
TRAIN FIREMEN
Fire committee chairman Ian
Coles reported that the first
training session for members of
the Grand Bend Volunteer fire
brigade had been held with a
good attendance.
The meetings intended to
bring local firemen up to date
with modern practices will
continue on the second and
fourth Mondays of each month.
Coles with the co-operation
of Robert Stewart of the
Ontario Fire Marshall's Office
has obtained some top notch
lecturers for the next few
months.
Listed as speakers for the new
year are Deputy-Chief Ray
Morley, London; Chief Tom
Poole, Lambeth; Chief Cliff
Hansen, Sarnia; Chief Ray
Pullen, Sarnia Township.
By-law enforcement officer
James Connolly made his annual
report to council listing his
activities for the past 14 months.
During that time, Connolly
spent 179 hours and travelled
602 miles throughout the village.
Connolly's total bill for
by-law officer amounted to
$418.20 and Councillor Coles
commented, "I'm surprised we
were able to get the job done for
such a low figure."
property to "nil".
Mrs. McLean has been trying
for almost three years —
unsuccessfully — to have the
open lagoon cleaned up.
She has taken her complaints
to Tuckersmith officials, the
Huron County Health Unit, the
Ontario Water Resources
Comniission, the Hon. C. S.
MacNaughton, the Air Pollution
Control Service and the federal
and provincial departments of
agriculture, but as yet has
received little co-operation from
any of the aforementioned.
Noting that similar lagoons
have been cleaned up in other
An Exeter man, W. Cal
Cutting, had his driver's licence
suspended for three months and
was fined $125 when he pleaded
guilty to a charge of impaired
driving in court, Friday.
Judge Glen Hays was told
Cutting was driving in an erratic
manner on September 26 and
upon investigation, it was
determined he was impaired.
A fine of $150 was handed
out to another Exeter man,
Kenneth Bruce Wildfong, when
he pleaded guilty to a careless
driving charge arising from a
November 2 incident.
He had been proceeding along
the Crediton Road and drove
into the side of a car in front of
him which was making a left
turn.
Gordon Phillips, Exeter, was
fined $100 on a similar careless
driving charge in Hensall on
August 16.
The court learned Phillips
made a wide turn while driving
on Highway 84 and struck a
parked car and a hydro pole.
A Huron Park driver, Wilson
Curtis, was fined $125 on a
careless driving charge arising
from an incident on November 1
when he too made a wide turn
and his car was fish-tailing and
hit another vehicle.
Curtis also paid a fine of $20
for failing to dim his lights while
meeting an oncoming vehicle in
Stephen Township on October
11.
Another Huron Park man,
James John McVeeney was fined
$30 for failing to turn out to the
right when meeting another
vehicle.
McVeeney was involved in a
head-on crash on the Crediton
Road on September 6. Damage
in the crash was listed at $2,500
and the drivers of both cars were
injured.
The court was told the other
car was also in the wrong lane
and the two collided as the
drivers attempted to get back
into their proper lanes.
Murray Allan Mackie,
London, paid a fine of $30 for
failing to share the road in
Usborne on October 17. The
court learned an approaching car
Stiff penalty
• f over noise
Drivers found guilty of
making unnecessary noise were
given stiff fines by Judge Glen
Hays in Exeter, Friday.
The following drivers all
pleaded guilty and were fined as
follows:
Eugene A. Regier, Zurich,
$50; Douglas S. Case, Exeter,
$35; Mark E. Ruggaber, Hensall,
$50; T. David Moore, Exeter,
$60; William G. Henderson,
Kippen, $40; James J. Foster,
Exeter, $50.
There were only two cases
heard under the Liquor Control
Act.
Kenneth Neil Smale, Hensall,
paid a fine of $80 for consuming
liquor while under the age of 21.
He had been in charge of a car.
John M.' Campbell, Exeter,
was fined $60 on a similar
charge.
sections of the province, she
questioned why her complaint —
and that of neighbors — had not
brought results.
Mrs. McLean says she
experiences nausea and vomiting
dozens of times each season and
on many occasions from April
through November can not open
a door or window in her home,
"We refuse to pay taxes until
responsible authorities act and
put things to rights" she said,
adding that part of her taxes
should provide protection tinder
the various laws which regulate
such things.
"A solution under existing
laws is our right," she argued.
had to get over onto the
.shoulder to avoid a collision
with the London man's car.
He said he had dozed off
momentarily while driving.
In, another traffic case, Ida M.
Six more win
in prize draw
Another six winners have
been declared in the Exeter
Board of Trade Pic-A-Prize
promotion.
Police Chief Ted Day drew
the winning coupons this week,
Winners were: P. Campbell,
Huron Park; Helen Wagner, Hay
P.O.; Carrie Norry, Exeter; Mrs.
E. Johnston, Exeter; Marcel
Verlinde, RR 2 Hensall; and
William Snow Sr„ RR 1
Woodham.
All other coupons were
destroyed and a new contest is
now underway with 19 winners
still to be declared.
Clerk-treasurer and
adminstrator John G. Berry and
deputy-clerk treasurer Bill
Hanley received raises at
Friday's sitting of Huron County
council. However, this raise, in
keeping with a new policy of
county council, will be for a two
year period.
Berry received an increase of
$1,500 effective January 1,
1970, making his salary $15,000
annually. Hanley's raise was
$1,800 per annum bringing his
salary to $10,500.
Construction safety inspector
Everett Smith received an
increase in salary to $5,700 per
year. Smith presented a brief
report at the meeting.
Frank Sills has been
reappointed to the Board of
Governors of Conestoga College
of Applied Arts and Technology.
Miss Joanne D. Elligsen, RR 4
Walton and Walter G. Picot,
Goderich, are two students at
the University of Waterloo who
have been awarded scholarships
from the county.
J.E. McKenzie, RR 1
Dungannon; R.G. Taylor, RR 1
Belgrave; and Miss S.R. VanDer
Meer, Goderich, all students at
the University of Guelph, have
also received county
scholarships.
It was noted that a Huron
County resident has offered a
site for the 1975 International
Ploughing Match and county
council voted support to the
project.
A meeting will be arranged
with the Department of Lands
and Forests before any action
will be taken on a request from
the Huron Conservation
Bill Sturdevant was installed
as president of the Grand Bend
and Area Chamber of Commerce
at a dinner-dance in the resort,
Wednesday.
He and other members of the
executive and directors were
installed by Clerk Murray A.
DesJardins.
In his remarks, Sturdevant
paid tribute to retiring president
Charles Tindall, who has headed
the resort group for the past two
and a half years.
Noting that Tindall had not
received the type of
co-operation that should be
extended by the members,
Sturdevant said other men
probably would have quit the
job.
"He can look back on his
term of office with a great deal
of pride," Sturdevant stated,
"and we owe him a great deal of
gratitude."
The new president said he
hoped more of the Chamber
work would be done this year by
committees, noting this was the
most effective way in which to
handle the business,
He suggested the resort
should do more promotion to
attract year-round tourists — the
people who build cottages in the
resort and visit on weekends
throughout the year.
"We should promote the fact
Grand Bend is not only a top
summer vacation spot, but also a
good place to live year round."
Sturdevant had listed several
proposed committees and these
were accepted as follows:
Benches, Charles Tindall,
Frank Plumb; brochures, Paul
Couse, Eric McIlroy; finances,
tariff Thomas, W. F. B.
Mac Laren; municipal affairs,
David Jackson, MacLaren;
Christmas promotion, Peter
Anderson, Dashwood, was fined
$25 for failing to stop when
meeting a school bus on which
the lights were flashing.
The court was advised there
was no danger to children as a
result of her actions.
In other traffic cases:
Gilbert L. Statton, Detroit,
was fined $20 for failing to stop
at a stop sign in Exeter on
October 18.
Ylannoula Koudounari,
London, was fined $20 for
travelling 70 in a 60 zone.
Robert John Molnnis,
London, was fined $20 for
travelling at 40 in a 30 zone.
Francis Dietrich, Zurich, was
fined $30 for turning left
without seeing it was safe to do
so. The Zurich car came onto
the highway on the wrong side
of the road and caused another
car to go into the ditch to avoid
an accident.
Robert James Patterson,
Centralia, paid $20 for travelling
40 in a 30 zone.
Association Club to prohibit
hunting, except in the open deer
season, to persons outside the
county.
A history of the late J.
Herbert Nell, founder of Huron
County Museum, will be
published soon. The author of
the book is Miss Eva
Sommerville, London, formerly
of Goderich.
Court. house rentals are
raised, the library offices from
$1,800 per annum to $2,400 per
annum and the health unit
offices from $3,300 per year to
$4,200.
Westcott lone
warden entry
Only one man has announced
his intentions to run for the
wardenship of Huron County in
1970. That man is Roy
Westcott, reeve of Usborne
Township and 1969 chairman of
the property committee.
Two other reeves, Elgin
Thompson of Tuckersmith and
A. D. Smith of Turnberry had
been mentioned. However
Thompson indicated earlier in
November that he would be out
of the running because of a
time-consuming position in
connection with the fall fairs of
this district and Smith will not
return to county council in
January.
In his parting words to
council, Warden James Hayter
said Friday afternoon at the
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DeJong, Art Haist; beach, Helen
Douglas, Phyllis Glenn; harbour,
John Manore, Elmer Zimmer;
special projects, Douglas Martin,
Clayt Mathers, Fred Willett, Ivan
Luther; information office, Peter
Warner, Stan Martin, Mel
Peariso; industrial, John Payne
Sr., Don Flear, T. Gaudry; green
areas, Marg Green, Gord Kraft,
Ross Desjardine; road signs, Mac
Malloy, Emerson Desjardine, Ory
Wassmann; doctor and dentist
committee, MacLaren, C. V.
Laughton.
UWO GRADUATE
James Carey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Carey, RR 8 Parkhill,
graduated at the fall convocation
at Alumni Hall, University of
Western Ontario with a Bachelor
of Arts degree. Mr. Carey is
principal of St. John's Separate
School, London.
PROMOTED
Mr. Ben H. Lowry, President of
Flightexec Limited, announced
the appointment of John P.
Watson as Manager. Mr. Watson
is also Chief Pilot of the
executive charter airline which
operates from London City
Airport. He is the son of Mr. &
Mrs. William Watson, Zurich.
The salaries of Huron County
Health Unit employees came
under county council's scrutiny
Friday afternoon and there was
some discussion concerning the
raises proposed by the board of
health.
Medical officer of health Dr.
G. P. A. Evans will receive a
$3,000 per annum hike bringing
his salary to $23,000. Some
councillors took exception to
this and asked why Dr. Evans
rated such a large increase all at
once while some of the lower
salaried staff were taking a much
smaller raise.
"It seems to me that's making
the rich richer and poor poorer,
stated Reeve Allan Campbell,
McKillop.
Chairman of the board,
Wilmer Cuthill, Seaforth, told
council the board had reached
this agreement with Dr. Evans
after serious discussions. The
doctor maintained, said Cuthill,
that his colleagues in this area
are making between $30,000
and $50,000 annually in private
practices.
It was also pointed out that
certain employees of the Huron
County Board of Education with
no more qualifications than Dr.
Evans are earning considerably
more than $23,000 per year.
Public health doctors are not
easily found either, it was
explained, and the county was
interested in keeping Dr. Evans
on staff for sometime to come.
"I'm not in favor of releasing
Three thefts
investigated
Three thefts are being
investigated by Exeter OPP
detachment officers this week.
Constable W.G. Glassford is
investigating the theft of a truck
owned by Jack Essery, Centralia,
and a stationwagon owned by
Harold Smith, Huron Park.
Both vehicles were located in
Centralia and police believe the
two thefts may have been the
work of the same person or
persons.
Tools valued at $144 were
stolen in Zurich Wednesday.
Gary Gingerich, was doing some
electrical work in the Zurich
arena and when he came out to
his car, the tools were missing.
Constable D.A. Mason is
conducting the investigation.
a man experienced in Huron
County and then hiring
somebody new for the same
salary or more, said the warden.
Supervisor of Public Health
Nurses Mrs. C. M. Elias will
receive $8,560 up from $8,000
this year. Salaries for the rest of
the nursing staff range from
$6,700 to $7,700 for public
health nurses, $6,225 for a
registered nurse, $4,400 for a
registered nurses' assistant and
$24.50 to $26.50 per day for
part-time staff.
Wm. Empey, Chief Public
Health inspector was raised from
$8,000 per annum to $8,560.
James Pinder and John Kerwin
will each receive $7,500 per
annum with Richard Dodds
earning $6,500.
The board of health sought
approval to engage a non-public
health inspector to carry out
plumbing inspections plus
necessary inspections of septic
tank and tile bed installations
provided the latter two items
were under the supervision of a
public health inspector or to hire
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Complaints down
on snowmobiles
Snowmobile operators were
still drawing complaints this
week, although some
improvements were noted by
police officials.
Police Chief Ted Day
reported that some 15 snow
machines were stopped over the
weekend and members of his
force gave warnings to the
drivers regarding erratic driving
and noise.
The Exeter OPP detachment
had only one complaint, that
coming from Hensall.
Exeter Mayor Jack Delbridge
indicated this week he would
back Chief Day's request for a
bylaw prohibiting the machines
on Exeter streets if the poor
driving habits continue.
He noted that machines were
still buzzing around in the area
of South Huron Hospital and
some had been speeding around
the lawns.
"These machines are licenced
for the roads — not peoples'
lawns," he noted.
Mayor Delbridge also said the
early morning activities of some
operators could not be tolerated
in residential areas.
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MOH receives $3,000
Safe Driving Week is now
being observed and area drivers
approached the special week in
an encouraging fashion as the
Opp investigated only three
accidents in the past seven days.
On Thursday, Constable D.A.
Mason investigated a two-car
• crash that occurred at 5:35 p.m.
in the parking lot of the
Dufferin Hotel, Centralia.
Involved were a vehicle which
had been parked by Lorelei
Gertrude O'Leary, RR 3 Ailsa
Craig, and one driven by John
Bregman, Exeter.
Damage was set at $25.
A cattlebeast owned by
Robert Morrissey, RR 2
Crediton, had to be destroyed
following a collision with a
vehicle driven by Gerald Francis
Regan, RR 1 Ailsa Craig on
Friday at 3:35 p.m.
Constable F.L. Giffin
investigated the mishap which
occurred on County Road 5 east
of concession 9 in Stephen.
Damage was estimated at $450.
The final crash occurred on
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. when a car ▪ operated by Albert J. Neal, went
into the ditch on Highway 4
south of Exeter.
Neal had been proceeding
south and ended up in the east
ditch.
Damage was listed at $200 by
Constable D.A. Lamont.
During the week, the local
• detachment officers laid six
charges under the Highway
Traffic Act and issued warnings
to another 23 drivers.
One person was charged
under the Liquor Control Act.
Settled for two years
Chamber at resort
choose new officers