The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-01-22, Page 1R. FRANK McISAAC
USBORNE REEVE
HURON 'WARDEN
the influx of summer American
visitors will be trememdous.
In attendance at the
ceremony were Mrs. Westcott
and daughters Joan, a public
school teacher in Kitchener and
Cheryl, a grade 13 student at
Police report
two breakins
NEW WARDEN RECEIVES CHAIN OF OFFICE — Roy Westcott,
Reeve of Usborne Township was acclaimed Warden of Huron
County at the opening session in Goderich, Tuesday afternoon.
Above, Westcott is shown receiving his chain of office from retiring
Warden James Hayter of Stephen Township. T-A photo
Presbytery to study
religious education
told delegates it is up to
individuals to express opinions.
Stands expressed by
presbytery delegates here
Tuesday ranged from removal of
the present form of religious
education to retention of the
system.
In other business, delegates
nominated Rev. William Bell of
Listowel as a candidate for the
position of associate secretary of
the church's board of home
missions in Toronto, and Rev.
Grant Mills of Fullarton for
associate secretary of the board
of stewardship services.
South Huron District High
School.
Another daughter, Carol, Mrs.
Bruce Casson of London was
unable to attend in the
afternoon but was able to join
her family for the evening
reception at the Legion Hall in
Go derich .
The Westcott's live on a
Century Farm in Usborne that
was developed by his great
grandfather in 1842.
In his retiring statements,
James Hayter while handing over
the gavel to Westcott said, "I
had tremendous co-operation
from this council and never had
to use the gavel at any time.
Hayter urged the area to
accept change through regional
government. "If we are unwilling
to change," said Hayter,
"council will go backwards,
there is no other way."
Westcott was well supported
by the attendance of councillors
Lloyd Ferguson, Lloyd Smith,
William Morley and Walter
McBride along with road
superintendent Bill Routly, clerk
Harry Strang and former Reeve
Archie Etherington.
Councillor Ferguson spoke to
the gathering on behalf of
Westcott.
The Exeter OPP investigated
two breakins in the area this
week, both taking place
Thursday night or early Friday
morning.
Goods valued at $363.50
were taken from C.G. Farm
Machinery on County Road 2
south of Zurich. Included in the
loot were tires, batteries, a
portable TV and radio.
Wayne Leroy Riley, RR 1,
Londesboro, has been charged
with the possession of stolen
goods as a result of that
investigation.
The other breakin was at
Bullock's Variety in Crediton. A
quantity of cigarettes and
watches were taken from the
store.
In an almost unprecedented
second consecutive acclamation,
Usborne's Reeve Roy Westcott
became Warden of Huron
County, Tuesday afternoon at
the opening session in Goderich.
Westcott who begins his
fourth term as Reeve of Usborne
takes over the Warden's chair
from neighbour, James C.
Hayter of Stephen township.
Hayter was named Warden a
year ago, also without an
election.
The last warden from Usborne
township was Hugh Berry in
1948.
In accepting the chain of
office and key to the county
from Hayter, Westcott said, "I'm
interested in agriculture, it's the
best industry Huron will ever
have, but we should seek
industry that is compatible to
farming."
When the new warden began
his acceptance speech he said,
"When I started my campaign, I
started my speech, it was going
to be the best one I ever made.
But, as my opposition slipped
away, so did my speech."
Westcott also forecast
increased tourism along the Lake
Huron shoreline and said with an
expected 30-hour work week in
the United States in a few years,
THE FIRST FAMILY OF HURON FOR 1970 — Most members of Roy Westcott's immediate family
was in attendance at Goderich Tuesday afternoon, when the popular Usborne Reeve was named Warden
of Huron County for the coming year. The new Warden is shown above in the chief magistrate's chair
with his wife Elsie, flanked by daughters Joan and Cheryl. Another daughter, Carol, Mrs. Bruce Casson
of London was unable to attend. T-A photo
Ninety-fourth Year Price Per Copy 15 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 22, 1970
Designate Carling St.
for sewer, road work
Computer cost
seen too high
Exeter Clerk Eric Carscadden
will be in Goderich today
receiving details of a proposal by
IBM for tax billing procedures.
He told council this week
that instituting the IBM system
locally would cost between $500
and $600.
"We can write up a lot of tax
notices for that amount," he
told council, adding that some
of the things required on tax
notices could not be
incorporated with the computer
system. He said this would
require adding this information
on a separate sheet along with
the tax notice.
"When the population
reaches 10,000 we should
consider it," Councillor Ross
Dobson stated.
"Well, we don't have to
discuss it tonight then," stated
Mayor Delbridge.
A Huron-Perth study on the
teaching of religion in public
schools will be made by the
Huron-Perth presbytery of the
United Church of Canada, it was
decided Tuesday during a
semi-annual presbytery meeting.
The decision to form a group
to look into religious teaching in
the schools followed an
afternoon of debate on the
recommendations made last year
by the MacKay committee on
religious education in Ontario
public schools.
Members of the study group
are to be named at a later date
by presbytery chairman, Rev.
Harold Currie, Hensall, About
80 clergy and laymen attended
the meeting at Northside United
Church.
Rev. Morley Clarke of
London, Christian education
field secretary for the London
conference, explained the
recommendations of the
MacKay committee report and
said the United Church does not
have a position on the report. He
Damage light
in accidents
Exeter council this week
approved the 1970 program for
sewer and street construction
work.
On the recommendation of
the drains and roads committees,
it was decided to install sanitary
and storm sewers on Carling St.
from Ann to Victoria Streets.
The road will be then readied for
paving, but paving is not
included in this year's project
plan.
Works superintendent Jim
Paisley estimated the cost of the
work at $71,400 of which a
subsidy of some $21,000 is
expected.
He also predicted council
should realize about $5,000 in
sewer prepayments from the
residents along the street.
Paisley said he hoped his
estimate was a realistic figure,
adding upon questioning, that all
items had been included in his
figure. In last year's work,
council had to pay several
thousand dollars for work not
included in the contract on the
Huron and Albert St. work.
Councillor George Vriese
asked how much more it would
cost to go right through to
Wellington St. and he was told
this would entail an expenditure
of some $15,000.
Councillor Ross Taylor noted
there were areas where sewers
were needed more than on
Carling St., but pointed out that
it had to be installed first to
serve as an outlet for some of
the problem areas in the John
and Sanders St. East sections.
the installation of the Carling
drain will enable this work to be
undertaken in the future.
However, there was no
indication of future priorities.
Paisley noted some residents
in the Hill St. area had also
asked for sanitary sewers this
year, but the committee had
decided it was not economically
feasible to undertake them in
1970.
Paisley said the Carling St.
work schedule would depend on
when the department of
highways would be ready to call
tenders on the final stage of the
Main St. reconstruction from the
bridge to the northern limits.
He said it would be
impossible to have the two jobs
on the go at the same time and
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"We have to put this one in
before we can undertake the
others," commented Councillor
Don MacGregor, chairman of the
drains committee.
Council has received requests
from residents on John St. for
sanitary sewers in the past and
Minor damage
in Exeter fire
Big 0 plans
larger plant
Okay borrowing
for five million
Huron County board of
education Monday night
authorized the borrowing of
$5,000,000 to meet current
expenditures until revenue is
received.
Payment by the
municipalities of the educational
levies will be on a quarterly basis
this year with payments in
March, June, September and
December.
In 1969, $100,000 was paid
in interest for the $9,378,037
the board borrowed to operate
during the year. The single
educational levy was not
collected until mid-December.
A resolution drawn up for
borrowing purposes by the Bank
of Montreal, from which the
$5,000,000 loan will be
obtained, listed the rate of
interest at 8% percent per
annum.
However, the board changed
the amount to read "at the
minimum lending rate" after the
board's vice-chairman Robert M.
Elliott pointed out that if the
interest rate was lowered during
the year, the board would be
required to pay the 81/2 percent
interest once the agreement was
signed.
The Exeter Fire Brigade was
called to the scene of a fire at
the residence of Ken Broom,
Mill St., Tuesday evening.
The fire broke out in the
garage when a spark from a stove
apparently started a blaze in the
ceiling.
There was little damage.
IT WAS A WARM HOME — When Ken Johns was cutting trees
recently in Usborne Township he uprooted a family of raccoons
from their tidy round home. Johns is shown above with the trunk of
the tree that was completely hollow. T-A photo
Stephen hires new
road superintendent
The Exeter OPP detachment
officers report only three
accidents in the district this
week. All were of a
comparatively minor nature and
there were no injuries.
The first occurred on Friday
at 6:50 p.m. when a car
operated by Donald J. Glavin,
RR 2 Crediton, was in collision
with one driven by Colin L.
Brewer, RR 3 Ailsa Craig.
The accident took place on
County Road 5 and Constable
W.G. Glassford listed damage at
$600.
There were two accidents on
Saturday, the first at 1:00 a.m.
when Constable Glassford
investigated a hit and run crash
in front of the Dufferin Hotel,
Centralia.
A car owned by Harvey A.
Hillman, Huron Park, was struck
by an unknown vehicle and
damage was estimated at $150.
The other crash occurred at
11:30 p.m. on Victoria St. in
Centralia. Drivers involved were
Alvin W. Cowie, Centralia and
James W. Jesney, RR 1 Exeter.
Damage was set at $400 by
Constable E.C. Wilcox.
During the week the officers
charged eight persons under the
Highway Traffic Act and issued
warnings to another 13 drivers.
Two persons were charged under
the Liquor Control Act and two
under the Criminal Code.
Stephen Township council
last week named a new road
superintendent to replace
Lawrence Hill who retired
Mayor questions
police hour change
Approve three
building permits
Three building permits were
approved by Exeter council this
week.
They were as follows:
James Scott, to excavate a
basement under his house on
Sanders St. W.; Reg McDonald,
to remove present utility shed
and replace with larger one at
186 Ann; Robert Pooley, to
renovate house at 189 Huron
East.
The Big '0' Drain Tile
Company established in 1968
has announced plans to more
than double its production
facilities this year.
The original manufacturing
plant located on No. 4 Highway
south of Hensall contained
4,000 square feet and this will
shortly increase to 13,000
square feet.
Production of the popular
four-inch corrugated plastic
tubing is also on the move.
Manager Sybren de Boer said
that 300,000 feet of the tile
product was manufactured at
the Hensall plant last week.
This figure will rise to
7,50,000 feet per week when
peak production is reached by
October.
The original staff of nine has
now risen to 17 and is expected
to number 26 by October.
de Boer told the T-A,
Monday that he was heading for
Eastern Ontario later in the
week to look at proposed sites
for a new plant, possibly in
Glengarry County, near
Cornwall due to the increasing
demand by Eastern Ontario
farmers for the plastic tubing.
defeated," Councillor Dobson
added in reference to the matter
going to arbitration.
Mayor Delbridge said he
couldn't see the policemen
taking the matter to arbitration.
In regard to the contract with
the Association, Clerk Eric
Carscadden asked if any
accumulation of benefits built
up by members of the force
would carry over into the new
contract.
He advised one member had
considerable sick leave built up
and would also be eligible for
three weeks' holidays if the
contract covered his total length
of employment, as opposed to
employment under the contract.
Reeve Boyle said the new
contract would null and void
past benefits.
This opinion was backed up
by other members of council.
recently after 21 years of
service.
The new road boss is Ronald
Frank McIsaac, 41 of Harper
Woods, Michigan.
Although a lifelong resident
of Michigan, Mclsaac spent most
of the summer months during
his teens with his grandmother,
Mrs. Peter Mclsaac in Dashwood.
• He was employed by the
Harper Woods Public Works
Department for the past 19
years.
Since 1965 he was
superintendent of public works
being responsible for 18 men and
one secretary.
Included in the
responsibilities were 42 miles of
roads, all paved and 84 miles of
sidewalks.
Mclsaac begins his Stephen
Township position Monday and
his wife Barbara and children
Kathy, Steve, Denise and
Douglas will be moving to
Dashwood shortly.
The family has purchased the
former Otto Restemayer
property on Main Street,
Welfare officer
post now filled
Exeter has a new welfare
officer and he was on the job
shortly after being appointed by
council Monday night.
The job has been undertaken
by former council member Bill
Musser and he investigated his
first case Tuesday morning.
Musser succeeds Bill MacLean
and will be paid the annual
stipend of $250.
Mayor Jack Delbridge was
mildly critical of council for
reducing the work week of the
local police force from 45 to 40
hours.
The reduction of hours was
approved by council in the new
contract presented by the Exeter
Police Association. It was
approved at the first meeting of
the year when Mayor Delbridge
was in Western Canada.
He said Monday he thought
council members were agreed on
asking the police to work 45
hours and suggested council had
to stick by the policies approved
at any expense — "even if it
means someone resigns."
He added that changing
policies would cause the
ratepayers to lose confidence in
council.
Reeve Derry Boyle explained
that the new contract had been
approved after a lengthy
discussion, with only two
members being opposed to the
reduction in hours.
He told the Mayor the
policemen would have taken the
matter to arbitration if council
had not agreed on the shorter
work week.
"And we would have been
overall finish, From left,
Nancy Shantz, Richard
Alexander.
Fire department
survey date set
The survey _pertaining to the
Exetere Fire _Department, fire
protection and related matters in
Exeter will be undertaken on
April 27.
This information was
contained in a letter. to council
this week from the Ontario Fire
Marshal's office.
Thesurvey will be a
comprehensive study of all
aspects of fire protection in the
community and is expected to
be completed by May 31.
There is no charge for the
survey and council is under no
obligation to institute any of the
recommendations.
MARCH OF DIMES BECOMES ABILITY FUND — The Marching Mothers of Exeter and Usborne
Township were told Monday night of the change of name of the fund that helps to rehabilitate disabled
persons, The March of Dimes now becomes the Ability Fund, Mrs, Keith Croat ; campaign secretary for
the South Western Ontario Ability Fund is shown second from the right with one of the posters, Others
shown are Mrs. Glenn Stewart of the Usborne Marching Mothers, Mrs. Keith 13rintriell, Legion Auxiliary
president and Mrs. Harvey Pfaff, chairman for Exeter and Usborne, T-A photo
top speaker Cecile Hall, Joyce Ferguson,
Ottewell, Norma Shantz arid Nancy
'F-A photo.
TOP PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT SOUTH HURON — Finals in the
annual public Speaking contest at South Huron District High School
were held Monday,HowardHoltzmann of the Exeter Legion branch
is making the presentations to the students in the order of their