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Paisley also reported to
council that 4 couple of homes
On Anne St. were being
Predict changes
for snowmobiles
Besides hearing Police Chief
Ted Day report his department
had three complaints regarding
snowmobiles in the past month,
Exeter council also received a
letter from one ratepayer.
The anonymous letter
indicated the writer was being
awakened at 2:00 and $:00 a.m.
on many .occasions and said he
was "getting tired of it".
Council discussed the matter
briefly, but took no action when
most members appeared to be in
agreement that the department
of transport will come out with
new regulations regarding the
popular machines next year.
aelajected to a heavy inundation
of as. two.
t he fumes made their
appearance late last week and.
Weree till evident Tuesday.
At one time, the fumes became so intense that residents in the houses were afraid to stay in their homes for fear of an
explosion,.
Town officials checked
manholes in several locations and detected the gasoline fumes,
but were at a loss to know their
Paialey said it would be
impossible for gasoline leaking
from an underground tank to get into the sewer system,
Councillor Roas. Taylor asked
why the fumes wouldn't be.
evident in all the homes in the
area. He was told that the fumes
were probably only evident at
the highest points of elevation
along the line.
Investigation of the matter
was to continue and Huron
County Health Unit officials
were asked to join in the search
for the source of the gas.
GETTING ADVICE FROM THE COACH — One of the feature attractions of the Hensall Winter
Carnival was grudge hockey game between the Zurich Lions and Hensall Kinsmen. In the picture above,
Kinsmen coach Wayne Reid is giving last minute instructions to Harold Knight, Bill Micicle and Pat
O'Brien. T-A photo
HENSALL'S OWN GALLOPING GOURMET — During Saturday's
parade at the Hensall Winter Carnival, spectators had the
opportunity to see a make-believe television show in progress.
Harold Knight is shown above in his role as the Galloping Gourmet.
Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 5, 1970 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Four persons hurt
in district accidents Couple loses everything Family of seven ousted
Damage amounted to almost
$5,000 in six accidents
investigated by the Exeter OPP
detachment officers this week.
Four persons sustained injuries.
The heaviest damage occurred
in a two-car crash on Saturday in
front of Larry Snider Motors on
Highway 4. A car driven by Dr.
M. Gans, Exeter, was in collision
with the rear of a car driven by
Keith D. Farris, also of Exeter.
Douglas Farris, a passenger,
suffered leg and neck injuries,
while Mrs. Gans sustained an
injury to her right leg.
Constable W. G. Glassford
estimated damage at $1,600 in
the accident which occurred
around 1:00 p.m,
There were three accidents,
Sunday, the first at 12:30 a.m.
when a car driven by Andrew
Ryskamp, RR 1 Wyoming,
FIRE HITS TWO AREA HOUSES
Fire hit two homes in the
district during the past week.
Early Tuesday morning, the
cement block house owned by
Mr. and Mrs. William Rammeloo
on Concession 14, Stephen
township, just north of the
Crediton road was completely
razed.
Friday morning of last week,
a house, south of Elimville
owned by Laverne Skinner and
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Brown and family was gutted.
Mr. and Mrs. Rammeloo who
were asleep in a downstairs
Fair is again
on Saturday
GB council
names clerk
Works superintendent Jim
Paisley made his last official
report to council this week and
it was, in his worda, a "rather
dim" One.
He detailed several areas
along Exeter's Main St. where
the new sidewalk is cracking
very badly.
The cracks appaared during
the past mild spell.
Deep creeks have shown up in
about a dozen locations and
measurements taken by Paisley
indicate they total up to some
340 lineal feet,
He estimated the cost of
replacing the damaged sidewalk
at $10,000.
However, as Mayor Jack
Delbridge suggested, more of the
sidewalk could end up in the
same condition in a few years.
"We could have an awful mess
here," he stated.
Some of the cracks are quite
deep, and as water seeps into
them, they could be enlarged
considerably before spring.
Paisley also indicated that more
damage could be done on hot
summer days too.
The sidewalk has dropped
down in front of some stores,
and at one location, mats have
been placed over the cracks to
prevent people from tripping
over them.
Paisley also reported that
some damage was showing up at
the store of Councillor Tom
MacMillan due to the heaving
sidewalk. MacMillan is presently
on a holiday and was not present
at the meeting.
The reason for the cracking
isn't known definitely, but
Paisley opined that it was being
caused because a small curb
installed beside the sidewalk was
preventing any expansion for the
sidewalk.
He said he had argued with
the engineers over installation of
the curb, but he had not
succeeded in having them change
their plan.
The small curb was
apparently requested by the
contractor to facilitate paving.
Paisley said the ledge should
be cut off "or some day you'll
need a new walk".
Some of the sidewalk is
cracking in areas replaced last
year. It had been replaced due to
cracking at that time.
Mayor Jack Delbridge was
critical of the fact the engineers
had not come up with a design
that would alleviate cracking
sidewalks.
He questioned if council
would have any comeback on
the contractor or engineer over
the condition of the sidewalk.
It was decided to have
officials of the department of
highways investigate the
missed a turn on New Brunswick
Ave. at the Centralia Industrial
Park and hit a cistern.
Damage to the car was listed
at $300 by Constable D. A.
Mason.
At 4:40 p.m., cars driven by
Ray Rodd, RR 1 Granton, and
Leonard Bates, RR 2 North
Dorchester, collided on Highway
23, a mile and a quarter north of
Whalen.
Both were southbound and
Rodd was in the process of
turning into a lane when the
crash occurred.
Elsie Rodd suffered shock
and bruises in the accident and
Pauline Bates sustained a bump
on her forehead.
Damage was estimated at
$1,400 by Constable J. A.
Wright.
The other Sunday collision
happened on Highway 4, two
miles south of Exeter at 6:00
p.m. Drivers involved were Fred
MacDonald, Clinton, and
Douglas Coward, RR 1
Woodham.
Damage was listed at $1,100
by Constable D. A. Lamont.
The first of the week's
mishaps occurred on Wednesday
at 10:40 a.m. when a van truck
operated by Chester Mitton, RR
2 Crediton, collided with a truck
owned by the Township of
Stephen, on concession 18-19.
Constable Wright investigated
and set damage at $225.
The other crash was
investigated by Constable Mason
on Thursday at 5:40 p.m. A car
operated by Gerald L. Bell, RR
2 Goderich, went out of control
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bedroom when the fire was
discovered were able to escape
with only coats that were
hanging near the door.
They lost all items of clothing
and furnishing. An appeal is
being organized by neighbours
to secure clothing and furniture
to replace what was lost.
Mr. Rammeloo has been a
resident of the farm since 1959
when he came there with his
parents and took over ownership
when he was married in 1965.
His wife is a teacher at Exeter
Public School.
The main part of the house
was cement block with a frame
addition that was added
recently. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Rammeloo said he thought the
fire started in the chimney.
The Rammeloo's are staging
with neighbours, Mr. and Vbs.
Lorne Devine. They hope to
rebuild on the same property.
The Dashwood volunteer fire
department answered the call
but the blaze was out of control
when they arrived.
A barn on the same farm was
destroyed by fire in 1967.
An apparent space heater
explosion started the fire at the
Skinner house. No one was at
home at the time, Mr. Brown
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Will complain
about policy
The regular February meeting
of Grand Bend council was
cancelled Monday evening when
only two of the five members
put in an appearance.
Reeve Orval Wassmann and
Councillor Ivan Luther waited
along with Chamber of
Commerce secretary Jack
Mennell for close to an hour
before deciding to disband.
Mennell was in attendance to
take minutes of the meeting in
the absence of a regular
clerk-treasurer. Lorne Clemas
resigned as clerk a week ago
after taking over from Murray A.
DesJardins on January 1.
Wassmann announced
Monday evening that Miss Penny
Martel of Thedford has been
hired as the new clerk-treasurer
and tax collector and will
assume her new duties, February
16.
Miss Martel has five and
one-half years of experience in
the municipal field and is
presently the assistant to James
Dalton, clerk of Bosanquet
Township.
Grand Bend council will hold
their next meeting, Monday,
February 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Monday's meeting was called
off because Councillor Ian Coles
was absent due to illness,
Douglas Martin is vacationing in
Florida and Al Parker was
unable to attend because of a
work emergency.
Hensall council prepares
for new hydro sub-station
UC moderator
to speak here
Dr. Robert B. McClure,
Moderator of the United Church
of Canada, will be guest speaker
for the annual Brotherhood
Night program sponsored by the
AOTS of Exeter United Church,
Monday..
Because of the large number
of people wishing to hear the
noted speaker, the event will be
held in the church auditorium at
8:30 p.m. The public is invited.
This will be preceded by the
annual banquet to be attended
by men from all denominations
in the area.
The main day of the Exeter
Fall Fair in 1970 will again be
held on a Saturday.
Directors of the Exeter
Agricultural Society decided at
their annual meeting Saturday at
the town hall that the fair dates
would be September 25 and 26.
In 1969, the dates were
changed from the usual
Wednesday and Thursday to a
Friday and Saturday. Although
livestock entries were down due
to the change most other
departments showed a marked
increase.
Donald Dearing, a Stephen
Township farmer was elected
president of the organization
succeeding Harry Hern who
completed a two-year term.
Robert Down and Bruce
Shapton were named
vice-presidents and Garnet A.
Hicks was re-elected to his
secretary-treasurer position.
The ladies' division this year
is headed by Mrs. Harry Strang
with Mrs. Bev Skinner and Mrs.
George Sereda acting as
vice-presidents and Mrs. John
Batten, secretary.
The newly elected president
Donald Dearing, secretary Hicks
and Mr. and Mrs. George Sereda
were delegated to attend the
Agricultural Society Convention
in Toronto late in February.
An Exeter resident told
council this week that a policy
of the Central Mortgage and
Housing Corporation is
detrimental to the growth of the
community.
Bill Dougherty, who recently
applied for a mortgage loan from
the federal agency, was turned
down because Exeter does not
have a timetable for installation
of a sanitary sewer at the
location of the house he
proposed to buy, and also,
because council does not have a
bylaw making it mandatory for
residents to hook into sewers
when they are installed.
Mayor Jack Delbridge told
Dougherty the Ontario Water
Resources Commission would
not permit council to pass a
bylaw demanding sewer
,hookups. It can only be made
mandatory where it is found
someone is causing pollution.
Dougherty replied that
Central Mortgage and Housing
should not be able to go against
something the OWRC condone.
Council members agreed and
decided to advise the
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complimented Mr. Davis on the
fine job he had done.
Building permits were
approved for Don Kyle,
renovations; Ed Fink, an
addition; Marlin Transport,
cement floor, and Cook
Brothers, demolishing a building.
Closed negotiations were
conducted with the clerk
treasurer, Mr. Campbell and
utility man, E. Davis regarding
their wages.
Marching mums
brave weather
Despite the cold, stormy
night the Marching Mothers
turned out in force Monday
night to collect for the Ability
Fund. Mrs. Harvey Pfaff
reported 38 ladies in Exeter
braved the weather and collected
$850.00 in comparison to
$806,00 received in 1969,
If anyone was missed and still
wishes to contribute they are
asked to contact Mrs. Pfaff.
In Hensall the campaign was
organized by the Kinette Club
and 18 people responded to aid
`The March'.
Mrs. Wm. Fuss, head of the
committee. said approximately
$300.00 had been collected so
far, which is almost $100.00
more than last year.
The council also passed a
motion for the Reeve and the
clerk-treasurer to prepare a
by-law conferring the erection
and payment of a Hydro
sub-station. The by-law is to be
submitted to the municipal
board for approval.
The proposed sub-station is
being built at the request of
Ontario Hydro and should be
erected during the coming
summer at a cost approximately
$40,000. No payments will be
due this year but the village will
seek approval for a debenture. It
will cover the community's
future requirements for many
years.
The Hensall Council
appointed former council
member, Harold Knight as their
representative to MODA and
also elected him to head up the
Industrial Committee.
Finish highway
coming summer
Tenders will be called shortly
for resurfacing of No. 4 Highway
from Clinton to Kippers, the
Honourable Charles
MacNaughton announced this
Week.
This contract, expetted to be
completed by fall, will virtually
complete reconstruction of No.
4 from Clinton to London, the
Huron MPP stated.
The project involves 9.3 miles
from Clinton south and includes
substantial irtterseeten
improvements at trueefield and
at Canadian Forces Base Clinton,
Specifications call for
'
considerable grading, Shoulders
will be Widened to eight feet.
Pavement width is 24 feet.
The Department of Highways
indicates eonatritcticm is
schedaled to begin MW 1 and
will be completed about the
Middle of October. 4
Reeve Oliver Jaques, in
suggesting Knight's name said
the latter had "some good ideas
and lots of enthusiasm for the
job, His opinion was backed up
by John Baker who agreed it was
better to have someone other
than a councillor on the
committee. He was in favor of
Knight, and two other members,
to be appointed later, being
given a budget to lay the
necessary ground work. He said
he was behind the formation of
the committee 100%.
RECREATION BOARD
Third reading of a by-law
regarding the appointment of
members to the Recreation
Board was passed arid the
members appointed are Leonard
Erb, Paul Nellands, Cecil Pepper,
Wayne Smith, Eric Mansfield,
Homer Campbell and Anthony
Charrette.
Other business included the
purchasing of three Mercury
Vapour lights for Queen Street,
West, at a cost of $82.86 each;
an agreement to extend the
water main between Brock and
Oxford Streets and to install a
larger water main in Lorne
Avenue as well as two fire
hydrants.
Councillors were informed by
clerk, Earl Campbell the Fire
Marshal would be in Hensall,
February 24th to discuss Mutual
Fire Aid, He also stated that the
tax reduction rate on residences
is $43,58 in Hensall for 1970.
Reeve Jacques indicated he
will attend the Mayor and
Reeves AsSociation Convention
at Windsor this spring.
Th e village will be
represented at the Assoeiation of
Ontario Rural Municipalities hi
Hainilton, February Oth and
10th by councillors Baker,
Neilands and trb.
Utility man, Ernie Davis
reported he had cleaned the
library, and given it two twits of
paint. Hein Rooseboom
STUDENT -COUNCIL PRESIDENT TRIES THE PANCAKES One of the events slated for the
weekend Winter Carnival at South Huron District High School is a pancake eating contest. Monday
afternoon, a few samples wereprepared and tasted by student council president Paul Charrette. The
happy-looking chefs are Judy Mayer, Melanie West and Judy Burke. T-A photo,
MAKING PLANS FOR 1970 EXETER FALL FAIR- — DirectorS of the Exeter Agricultural Society met
Saturday afternoon to make plans for the I'070 Exeter Fall Pak arid elect a new executive. Shown above
are, back, left, vice-presidents Bruce Shapton and Bob Down and past president Harry Hem. Front,
newly-elected president Donald bearing and secretary-treasurer Garnet Hicks. Tek, photo
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