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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-10-08, Page 1971 Reeve. commends subdivision on safety. measures at GB stated the roads had not been dedicated or accepted by the municipality and thus were private. For this reason the Subdivision owners are required to maintain or improve them. In reply to a statement from one councillor that the services of the fire truck should be stopped to the subdivision if their speed had to be slowed, Wassmann replied, "residents of this subdivision pay taxes on the same basis as other home owners and are entitled to the same services." Later in the meeting, council instructed clerk Mrs. Gladys Crumplin to write to the Department of Municipal Affairs to get an official ruling on the ownership of roads in a subdivision when development has been completed. Chairman of the property committee councillor Dave Jackson was named Grand Bend's representative on the district committee that is A TOUR OF THE HOSPITAL — Grade two and three students of Exeter Public School enjoyed a tour of South Huron Hospital, Tuesday afternoon. The group of boys and girls are having a look at 'Priscilla' along with nursing assistant student Heather Davis, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt of the Hospital Auxiliary, teacher Mrs. Wayne Rowe and Mrs. Verne Pincombe, also of the Auxiliary. T-A photo studying the poasibility of creating joint waste disposal dumps in the area. Council endorsed a resolution from the town of Goderich that will ask the provincial government to take over all administration of all welfare. In reply to .a suggestion from the Larnbton County Library that the village obtain better quarters for the Grand Bend library, council in turn decided to ask for better furnishings for the present accommodation in the village hall. The Lambton letter suggested that the old bank building at Grand Bend was available and would provide adequate quarters. Building permits were approved to Angelo Maruca for an addition to his pizza restaurant and to Mr. Chamberlain for a three-bay garage. Councillor Ian Coles — Please turn to page 3 As the result of a meeting with Grand Bend council Monday night, officials of Southcott Pines Parklands Limited are expected to take steps shortly to alter a number of speed reducing bumps that had been constructed on roads in the subdivision. Robert Southcott of the company, also representing Southcott Pines Ratepayers Association by proxy agreed with council that the four-inch concrete bumps may have to be sloped. The bumps that were installed at two locations within the village of Grand Bend limits and five in Bosanquet township were installed to slow traffic and ensure safety of children playing or walking along the roadsides. A majority of the owners in the summer resort subdivision had asked that these measures be taken to slow down speeders. The matter was brought to council's attention by Councillor Ian Coles, a resident of the subdivision. A sign indicating the bumps in the road had been placed on each side of the road but Coles said traffic had to stop completely to ensure crossing safely. Southcott said he realized the mounds of asphalt were a bit too high and they would be lowered and slanted on the approaches. He thought the original mounds had compacted somewhat since their installation. Reeve Orval Wassmann commended the property owners in that area for taking safety precautions and suggested to his council that similar action should be taken on several streets in the village, namely Huron and Queen Streets. At the same time, the Reeve clarified for council the status of roads in Southcott Pines. He Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 8, 1970 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Parents want bus both ways Three Stephen Township parents were representing the mothers and fathers of 34 kindergarten students at Stephen Central School Monday evening when they appeared before the Huron County Board of Education to request transportation to and from half-day kindergarten classes for their youngsters. Spokesman for the delegation, Ted Wright, Dashwood, said the Stephen parents would not favor an every-other-day kindergarten system in order to simplify transportation for their children. "We are committed to the half-day program," stated Wright, also indicating that Stephen parents were prepared to continue their present system of providing transportation one way to kindergarten classes at the school just west of Crediton if suitable alternate arrangements cannot be made with the board. Wright said it was the opinion of Stephen parents that kindergarten aged students were not ready for a full day at school and needed the home environment at least part of each day; that students were apt to become unhappy with school if they were pushed into it too fast; that noted educators believed the half-day system the most superior to all other systems; and that cost is the only factor preventing transportation both ways since buses and drivers are available. The delegation stressed the safety factor saying that quite a number of cars were travelling in and out of the school grounds around noon each day and that accidents could happen with the board having no control over the drivers of those vehicles. Another member of the group, Donald Gaiser, Dashwood,. said parents were using car pools to get the children back and forth to — Please turn to page 3 HAPPY DESPITE THE RAIN — Visitors to the Kirkton Fall Fair Saturday were greeted by a downpour of rain. Despite the wet conditions everyone enjoyed themselves. Master of ceremonies Lee Paul, Perth Dairy Princess Anne Urquhart and Fair president Peter Simpson are having a good laugh at the weather. Sidewalk is out — costs too high There's bad news this week for residents on Albert St. and those who use the walk on the west side of that street. Contrary to earlier reports, there will be no new sidewalk installed this year between Huron and James. Reason? Council hasn't enough money to undertake the project. Only one tender was received for the work this week, and combined with a portion of new sidewalk on Huron near Main, the total tender price submitted by C. A. McDowell was $2,726.75. The price disappointed members of council and after considerable discussion, they decided to proceed only on the portion on Huron near the Devon Building, if the contractor will agree to undertake it at the price submitted. That price was $734 and will almost deplete the remaining sidewalk budget of $1,000. Reeve Derry Boyle suggested next year's council will have to face facts and undertake a major sidewalk rebuilding project. He said roads and sewer construction should be cut so up to $6,000 could be put into sidewalks. Exeter council outlines need While many municipal councils have fought against school additions in the past, Exeter council came up with a new twist this week. They decided to ask the Huron board of education to give "immediate attention" to the need for an addition at Exeter Public School. The decision was reached du ring Thursday's special meeting called by council to discuss Design for Development: Midwestern Ontario Region. Councillor Helen Jermyn, a former vice-principal at the local school, advised council during the debate on the educational priorities outlined in the report that the Exeter school was experiencing severe overcrowding. It was explained to council that there are about 60 pupils in the kindergarten class, a room which should accommodate only 20 per session, or a total of 40 children. Two of the 17 classrooms were built in 1938 and can accommodate a maximum of 27 pupils with no room for group work or display area of any type. These two rooms have been a bottleneck for many years and necessitated overcrowding in two other junior grade classrooms of 39 or 40 pupils each. Public school inspectors have recommended for many years that the common wall between the two old classrooms should be knocked out and the two rooms converted into one large classroom. In the spring of 1968, Frank Wilkinson, then area superintendent, made a comprehensive report in which he indicated the need for a school library, larger kindergarten, two additional classrooms and additional storage space. Mrs. Jermyn told council that at the present time, the halls have to be used for storage of books and audio-visual equipment. — Please turn to page 3 Will bury villages Okay pay boost for police chief Exeter Police Chief Ted Day was granted a pay increase this week, with council following the federal government guideline of a six percent increase. The increase will bring Chief Day's salary to $7,850. However, council members made it clear that the six percent pay boost would not necessarily be granted to all town employees. "It shouldn't be considered a precedent, because the Chief was underpaid in relation to some other town employees," commented Councillor Tom MacMillan. Some members of council were surprised at the recommendation being made by the protection to persons and property committee at this time. Reeve Boyle told chairman Ross Taylor that it was his understanding the pay boost was not to be approved by council until all salaries had been discussed by the finance committee. Critical of design report In reporting back to Hensall council from a gathering of Huron officials to study the Design for Development Plan for MODA, Councillor Harold Knight said he still hadn't cooled off from the meeting. He said, as far as he could It was learned at Monday evening's meeting of the Huron County Board of Education that the board has been served with a writ informing them that the , families of the two girls drowned on a school field trip last spring have filed suit for damages at the registry office in London. John Cochrane, director of education, told the board members the writ names two teachers from South Huron District High School and the Board of Education on the writ. The board has turned the matter over to its insurance company representatives who will appear on their behalf. "We have' heard nothing more," stated Mr. Cochrane Tuesday morning. "We don't know the amount of the suit. We don't know if we will have to appear. We only know that action is being taken by both the Moddejonge and Guenther families." The two girls, Janet Guenther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Guenther, Shipka, and Jerry Moddejonge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moddejonge, Exeter, were drowned May 14 in about 15 feet of water at the Ausable River Conservation area east of Parkhill dam. The mishap occurred during a two and one-half day outing for about 30 Grade 9 students from SHDHS. Teacher David McClure and former ARCA field officer Terry McCauley we re the adults in charge of the group at the camp. A coroner's inquest into the drownings attached no blame to anyone involved. been unable to get any of his questions answered at the meeting. He said it was overpowered by two persons attending from larger centres. Mr. Jaques pointed out that Hensall is in the unique position of having more industry than some of the larger places and should receive special consideration. "It is our duty," he stated, "to make a report of the Design for Development Plan." Council agreed that the Industrial Committee, of which Knight is chairman, would draw up a letter concerning the plan and send copies of it to the Hon C. S. MacNaughton, MODA, and the council. "If we don't get a reasonable answer we'll send copies to other municipalities and see what kind of support we get from them," commented the Reeve. ascertain, the plan was "to proceed to fix up the larger centres to keep the drain of population from leaving Huron, but no mention was made of the villages or smaller communities." "It's no help to us," he said. "In fact, I can see it burying the villages." Reeve Oliver Jaques interjected that he felt the statistics used were 10 years old and the plan was outdated before it got off the ground. Knight agreed and said, in his opinion, a lot of people had sat in Toronto, using old statistics and drawn up the plan with no thought of the people living outside the towns. "There are a lot of people in Huron who don't live in town," he stated, "and I think we should fight this plan and buck it at every quarter." Knight complained he had Drivers, child hurt "* in district collision Three persons were injured in one of the seven accidents investigated this week by the Exeter,OPP detachment officers. The collision occurred Saturday at 4:35 p.m. at the junction of Huron St. and the second concession of Stephen and involved vehicles driven by Andrew Bodkin, Exeter and Rennie Brand, RR 1 Exeter. Bodkin sustained a knee injury while the other driver suffered a bump on the head and a bruised left knee. Mrs. Brand's daughter, Karen, 6, had her right knee bruised. Total damage in the crash was listed at $2,100 by Constable D. A. Mason. He also investigated an accident Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of the Crediton Road and the road leading up to Huron Park. Involved were vehicles driven by Olga Orenczuk, Pryde Blvd., Exeter, and. Ian Neal, Gidley St., Exeter. Damage was listed at $800. In another crash Saturday afternoon, damage amounted to $125 when vehicles driven by Lillian Laporte, RR 3 Exeter, and Kevin E. Pfaff, RR 2 Crediton, collided on the main street in Crediton at 3:15 p.m. Constable F. L. Giffin investigated. A "driverless collision" was investigated in Zurich on Saturday at 6:25 p.m. TURNING THE SOD — Work started this week on the construction of a 12-unit apartment building on Sanders Street East. Above, owner Fred Darling is turning the first sod. T-A photo Initiate suit over deaths Mrs. Laudy Ostrom had stopped her car in her driveway, turned off the motor, and was in the process of opening her garage doors when one of her children disengaged the parking gear and the car rolled backwards across Goshen St. and struck the side of a house owned by George Haggitt. The car was damaged to the extent of $400 while damage to the house was listed at $10 by Constable D. A. Lamont. Three cars were damaged in a crash Sunday at 2:15 a.m. One of the vehicles was driven by Dennis Bruce Hackney, Exeter, while the other two were on the lot at Larry Snider Motors Ltd. Hackney had been proceeding south on Highway 4 and in attempting to turn around on the Snider lot, hit a used car which in turn was shoved into another used vehicle. Constable E. C. Wilcox listed total damage at $500. The final crash occurred Tuesday in the Centralia area Please turn to page 3 — JOINS FORCE OPP Constable Bill Lewis has assumed duties with the Exeter detachment. A native of Burlington, he recently completed the orientation course in Toronto. Constable Lewis is a bachelor, but plans to be married in the near future. Seek addition at Exeter PS; bus for Stephen kindergarten I Maintain policy over drain work Exeter council decided Monday night not to extend the sanitary sewer west on Gidley from Carling to provide Harold Smith with service to his property on Gidley. He had requested the service be extended west some 100 feet. Council decided this work would be contrary to their recent decision to await an engineer's study on the town's drainage and sewer system before undertaking any further projects. At the meeting, council received claims from two residents who had appliances damaged in the July storm. Members decided again that there was no way they could pay for such damage. McKinley picked party whip aid Huron MP Robert McKinley has been named a deputy whip of the Progressive Conservatives. Duties of the whips is to maintain attendance of party members in the Commons, particularly for votes. In a statement this week, Mr. McKinley reported that the recent ban placed on Lake Huron fish was restricted to export sales only. Fishermen may still sell their catches on the fresh market he reported after conferring with Officials from the department of fisheries and forestry. Last weekend it was reported that restrictions on the sale of fish from Lake Huron were those which have been in effect all year on Lake Erie, because of mercury pollution. Car crashes warning light The Exeter police department investigated two accidents this week, On Thursday at 12:45 p.m., vehicles driven by Marlene Parsons, 462 Carling St„ and James Simpson, London, collided at the intersection of William and Anne Streets. Damage was listed at $325 by Constable Robertson, Friday at 11:15 p.m„ a motor vehicle driven by Charles Ross Keller, Dashwood, hit a eonstruction light at the intersection of William and Sanders Street, Damage was set at $80. T-A photo raa A WORD FROM AN MP The last annual Kirkton Fall Fair was officially opened by Perth MP Hugh ldighoffer of Mitchell. The member of parliament is shown here congratulating winners of the best decorated bicycle contest, Timothy Shute, Danny Shute and Jimmy Siddall. T.A. photo, VISITING AN OPEN HOUSE — Many residents of the district took advantage of the opportunity to visit the newly opened Newby Tire retread shop on Highway 83 east, Jim Newby, left is showing Mr. and Mrs. Ross 1-lodgert, Dianne and Allan some of the newest retreading equipment. This had been misunderstood to mean that fish from the lake could not be offered for sale anywhere, The only restriction placed on Lake Huron fish, caught off Huron County shores, is that it Cannot be exported until cleared by the department. This requires that it be frozen and stored until mercury content tests are complete,