HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-10-15, Page 1Reason behind water plan. veto . mystifies Stephen twp. off icials
Hayter said there must have
been misunderstanding on this
matter. "We didn't realize that
those in favour would be
required to attend the hearing."
Since the application has
been refused many of the
property owners have been
asking again for the water
system.
The idea for a water system
to serve the summer resort
property owners at the west end
of the township began in 1965
when a straw vote at a meeting
Blind campaign
is down slightly
Last week's canvass in Exeter,
Huron Park and Centralia has
netted $1,290 for the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind,
This is down about $200 over
last year, but chairman Larry
Snider reported some canvassers
have yet to turn in their receipts.
Persons who may have been
missed and wish to contribute to
the CNIB can take their
donations to the Bank of Nova
Scotia in Exeter or to Larry
Snider Motors.
in Grand Bend showed '23 were
in favour, 17 were undecided
and 13 gave no answer,
A questionnaire sent out in
1966 showed 57% of the owners
representing 70% of the area's
assessment were in favour of
proceeding with the system.
In other business, council:
Instructed Clerk Wilmar D.
Wein to write to the three police
villages in the township asking
that their term of trustees be
extended to two years to
coincide with the township.
Received two petitions for
municipal drains from Len Veri
and Bill Parsons and from Bruce
Shapton, Mrs. Dorothy Jones
and Len Veri. Both were
approved and turned over to the
township's drainage engineers
Gamsby and Mannerow for a
survey, plan and report.
Clerk Wein was also
authorized to apply for the 1970
interim road subsidy on
expenditures of $109,000 as of
September 30.
Named Councillor Gerald
Dearing to represent the
township on the area committee
that will investigate the
possibility of establishing joint
municipal waste disposal sites.
AT THE CONTROLS — One of the contestants in the non-farmer plowing competition at the Huron
County Plowing match, Saturday had some extra help. Dick Jermyn of Exeter was able to plow 4
straight furrow with the assistance of his wife Helen at the reins. Mrs. Jermyn, an Exeter councillor was
representing the town unofficially when Mayor Jack Delbridge failed to put in an appearance.
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WHEELING FOR SPORTS — Many Grand Bend residents will be
taking part in a walkathon to Greenway and return Saturday
morning but two men will try to complete the distance in a different
way. Paul Couse will attempt to push Bob Jennison the full 15 miles
in a wheel barrow. Sponsors of the two have pledged in excess of
$2,000. In the above picture Jennison and Couse are getting in a
little practice. All proceeds will go to the Grand Bend Minor Sports
Association. T-A photo
Fire levels barn,
livestock and feed Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 15, 1970 Price Per Copy 15 Cents
Stephen Township Council
have been advised by the
Ontario Municipal Board that
their application for a water
system for the westerly portion
of the municipality had been
turned down.
The system and plan as
prepared by the Ontario Water
Resources would have cost
$180,845 and supplied water to
the summer resort subdivisions
on the west side of Highway 21
including Oakwood, Maple
Grove , Sunnyside and
Kingsmere along with a depth of
about 1,300 feet on the east side
of the same highway.
The letter from the OMB gave
two reasons for refusing the
water system application as
follows:
"In our opinion, the need for
this facility has not been
established, on the contrary the
substantial evidence in
opposition indicates that the
private wells which exist on
most properties are satisfactory
and for this reason the
application will not be
approved."
"We can only note that
neither those who originally
requested the service nor those
who favourably voted at various
times appeared to give any
evidence in support of the
application."
Stephen Reeve James Hayter
said he was mystified by the last
paragraph stating that those in
favour did not appear.
The township was under the
impression that only those
people objecting to the proposal
would be heard at the hearing
that was held at the Stephen
Township Hall on July 22 of this
year.
In an advertisement placed in
The Times-Advocate in March
notifying Stephen residents of
the proposed water system, it
stated clearly that notice of a
hearing to consider the
application would be given only
to those persons who have given
notice of objection to the
proposal.
Exeter man remanded
on charges over thefts
Rodeo rent
brings $474
private drive. He was involved in
a collision.
Mark Peter Coolman, RR 1
Exeter, paid $30 for failing to
yield the right of way on
September 4.
Pearl McCurdy, Kirkton, also
paid $30 for failing to yield to a
Several pay
liquor fines
The Exeter fire department
answered two fire calls and one
false alarm this week.
Most serious of the blazes
occurred early Tuesday evening
when a barn was levelled by
flames about two and a half
miles east of Centralia.
The barn was owned by
William Worrall and his partner,
Mel Whittaker. They had
purchased the farm recently
from George Deelstra.
Lost in the fire were a
standard bred stud, Valiant
Knox, one cow, 13 pigs, some
1,200 bales of hay and 22 tons
of oats. Six standard bred mares
were in a nearby field.
Cause of the blaze has not
been determined.
Neither of the owners was at
home at the time and neighbors
called the Lucan fire
vehicle already in an intersection
on August 7.
Frank R. Creech, Exeter, paid
$.30 for making a left turn in
Exeter on August 29 in such a
manner as to involve an
accident.
A large number of persons
paid speeding charges. Fines of
$2 per mile were levied for
speeds up to 10 miles over the
limit and $3 'per mile for each --
mile in excess of 10 over the
limit.
Those convicted were as
follows:
Joseph Baldinelli, London,
$54; Angelo Baffa, London,
$54; Wayne Overholt, $90;
William Francis Anderson,
Grand Bend, $20; James Richard
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department. However, they
explained the fire was in
Exeter's territory.
The caller understood that
someone from Lucan was going
to notify the Exeter brigade, but
there was a misunderstanding
and the local firemen weren't
notified until neighbors became
concerned about the delay in the
truck arriving and called Exeter.
On Monday afternoon, the
sheep barn at the Exeter
community park caught fire.
Children playing with matches
were responsible.
Gerald Schenk turned in the
alarm after a youngster came
running to the horse barns to
report the other structure was
on fire.
The flames were quickly
extinguished and the only
damage was to a picnic table and
a couple of stall dividers.
Firemen at the scene
suggested the straw in the sheep
barn should be removed after
the fair so children with matches
can not ignite it.
The false alarm came into the
fire hall Tuesday afternoon. It
was apparently set off by Bell
Telephone workmen who
activated the alarm system
connecting South Huron
Hospital to the fire hall.
Hit and run
two places
Warn against
break, enter
FASTENED PROPERLY — Elementary school students of the
district are getting proper training in the use of seat belts under a
current safety program being operated by the Ontario Provincial
police. Dianne Ballantyne of Usborne Central school is being
`fastened down' by Constable Wayne Moulton, district safety officer.
Several area residents paid for
infractions under the Liquor
Control Act when they appeared
before Judge Glen Hays in
Exeter court, Tuesday.
Bruce Kenneth Breen,
Centralia, was fined $50 for
having liquor while under the
age of 21 and Lawrence J.
Smith, Exeter, paid the same
amount on an identical charge.
Fined for having liquor in a
place other than their residences
were: Raymond Keller,
Dashwood, $35; Dennis M. Parr,
London, $50; Charles Murray
Carpenter, London, $25.
Parr's fine was stiffer because
he was in "charge of a motor
vehicle when charged by police.
After the report of two
break-ins at homes in the town
of Exeter during the past week,
Police Chief Ted Day asks all
residents to be on the lookout
for any persons that may be
acting in a suspicious nature.
Day asks that his department
be notified immediately if
anyone is seen loitering or
hanging around a particular area.
The description of the person
should be noted along with any
vehicles that may be involved
and licence numbers.
Friday evening the home of
Arthur Broderick, 500 Andrew
Street was broken into and a
large sum of money and a
quantity of jewellery was taken.
During the same night, only
three doors away, the home of
Mary Hodgert at 494 Andrew
was also entered by an unknown
persons. Nothing was reported
missing.
Several weeks ago, the home
of Earl Russell, Main Street was
broken into in a similar manner.
No one appeals
addition decision
Two more drivers had their
licences suspended for three
month terms in Exeter court,
Tuesday, while a local man was
remanded in custody after
pleading guilty to charges of
break, enter and theft and break
and enter with intent to commit
an indictable offence.
Eugene Charles Keenan,
Exeter, pleaded guilty to three
charges of break, enter and
theft. He took about $75 worth
of liquor after . breaking into
Club Albatross at Huron Park on
August 27 of this year and took
a total of over $400 in cash and
cigarettes in breakins at
Darling's IGA in Huron Park on
June 14 and July 7 of 1969.
He also pleaded guilty to
breaking into the Bank of
Montreal at Huron Park on June
14, 1969, but nothing was
reported missing.
The court learned that most
of the liquor taken from the
Club Albatross was recovered
and returned.
Judge Glen Hays ordered that
Keenan be held in custody
pending a pm-sentence report.
The drivers who had their
permits suspended were William
Richard Quesnel, Centralia, and
Carl E. Johnson, RR 5 Clinton.
Each was fined $100 in
addition to the three month
suspension after pleading guilty
to impaired driving.
Quesnel was charged after he
was stopped in Stephen
Township for erratic driving on
August 28, while Johnson was
charged after similar driving
habits in Usborne on August 18.
In other cases under the
Highway Traffic Act, the
following fines were levied:
Donald W. Mcllwain,
Goderich, was fined $25 for
creating unnecessary noise with
his car in Exeter on September
18.
Glen Francis Overholt, RR 3
Zurich, was fined $30 for failing
to yield the right of way while
proceeding with his truck from a
Hay okays
in retaining
Members of Exeter's RAP
committee meeting in regular
session Tuesday night learned
that the rental fee paid by the
Rodeo committee for the use of
Community Park for the Labour
Day weekend rodeo was $474.
In accordance with a recent
agreement between the two
groups the rodeo committee
pays 5% of their gross take to
RAP for use of the park and
grounds with a minimum
guarantee of $100 per day.
RAP also learned that the
Exeter Teen Town had turned
over a donation of $143.94 to
the South Huron Association for
the Mentally Retarded. This
amount was the proceeds of a
teen-age walk from Exeter to
Lucan and return.
The Teen Town group also
expects to assist the craft
program at Braemor Lodge in
the near future.
Recreation director Alvin
Willert was authorized to
purchase a new hot chocolate
machine to be used in the arena
snack bar. The machine will cost
$200 but with the purchase the
arena will receive one case of hot
chocolate powder.
RAP member Mrs. Lee Dobbs
suggested the new machine be
moved to the swimming pool for
the summer months.
The committee will be
checking on prices for installing
plexi-glass to replace the wire
screen now being used at both
ends of the ice surface.
Willert reported figure skating
registration would take place at
the arena, Monday, October 26.
He said there was very little
response to the recreation
activities ad placed in the T-A
last week.
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Two accidents
for town police
During the week two
accidents were investigated by
officers of the Exeter police
department.
The first took place Friday
when a vehicle driven by Lillie
K. Blackwell, RR 2, Hensall
struck a hydro pole on John
Street. Constable George
Robertson estimated damage at
$520.
The other mishap occurred
early Monday afternoon when
vehicles driven by Eric Schilbe,
Bayfield and Jacobus Van
Bussel, RR 3, Lucan collided at
the corner of Main and Sanders
Streets.
Damage was listed at $150
and Constable James Dingwell
was the investigating officer.
Two of the three accidents
investigated by the Exeter OPP
detachment officers this week
were hit and run incidents.
On Wednesday, Constable W.
G. Glassford investigated a hit
and run when a car owned by
James Stubbs, Sarnia, was struck
by an unknown vehicle.
Damage to the Stubbs vehicle
was listed at $150.
The other occurred early
Sunday when an unknown
vehicle collided with a parked
car owned by Ross Haugh,
Crediton. It had been parked in
front of the Haugh residence.
Constable D. A. Lamont
estimated damage at $150.
The other crash occurred
Saturday when cars driven by
Ronald Keller and Raymond
Keller of Dashwood collided on
Highway 83.
Damage was set at $450 by
,s• Constable F. L. Giffin.
During the week, the local
detachment officers charged 28
persons under the Highway
Traffic Act and issued warnings
to another 11.
There were six charges under
-t: the Criminal Code.
George Busche, chairman of
Exeter's committee of
adjustment, reported this week
that no appeals have been
received on the decision to
permit an extension on the
Grand Bend Cleaners building at
the corner of Main and Sanders
Streets.
The committee approved a
variance for the property
owners, Mel Gaiser and Jim
Kneale, allowing them to extend
the building seven and a half feet
to the north.
Persons opposed to the
decision had 14 days in which to
file an objection, but none was
received.
drain at a price of $6948.50.
Hay council also approved
the plans of the Waste
Management Branch of the
Department of Energy
Resources, to conduct a survey
of seven area municipalities
regarding waste disposal.
At a meeting several weeks
ago in Crediton, all the
municipalities in the area were
asked to pass a resolution
endorsing the plan of survey,
and at the same time to appoint
a representative to a general
committee working on the
project. Councillor John Tinney
was appointed Hay
representative to work on the
committee.
Two tile drain debentures in
the amount of $7200 were
approved at the meeting, and
council also received two more
applications for tile drainage
loans in the amount of $1700.
RIGHT AT HOME -- Warden Roy WeStcott was in charge of the non-fattier event at "Staiirday's Huron
County plowing match at Walton. Westcott is shown here driving the team of horses that provided the
automation for the special elass. Also on the wagon ate Hay Township Reeve Joe Hoffman nod Howard
Ditat,,, a plowing enthusiast from the same municipality. T-A photo
Former editor
speaks to grads
A graduate of South Huron
District High School, Donald
Southcott, will be the guest
speaker at commencement
exercises this Friday in the
school auditorium,
A former editor of The
Exeter Times-Advocate and the
Stratford Times, Mr. Southcott
is now executive assistant to the
Hon. Charles MacNaughton,
Provincial Treasurer.
13eth Cook, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Cook, Hensall,
will pt, :sent the valedictorian
address. Beth is presently
attending the University of
Toronto,
Local awards and scholarships
will be given to winners of the
last graduating class during the
exercises.?
RELAXING AFTER THE, WALK Refreshments were waiting for all South Huron biStriel High
School students returning from Saturday's Walkathon to fiensall and return. Relaxing above arc Joanne
Hayter, Susan Wooden, Shelley Baker, Rosemary Murray and Carla Bruls T.A photo
At their latest meeting, Hay
Township Council agreed to pay
an extra $300 per year to
Dashwood police village for fire
protection, allowing the
Dashwood brigade to cover the
south-west corner of the
township previously protected
by Grand Bend.
Hay broke off their
agreement with Grand Bend
some months ago, due to
increased demands on the part
of the resort village regarding
rates.
With the additional $300,
Dashwood will now receive $800
per year from Hay Township for
fire protection. The other main
fire brigade which covers
considerable area in Hay is
Zurich, and they receive the sum
of $1000 per year. Several
months ago Hay Township also
broke off their agreement with
Hensall for protection in the east
end of the area.
The east section of Hay
Township is now protected by
Exeter in the south, Brucefield
in the north, and Zurich
covering the balance.
Approval was given at the
meeting to an application from
Isidore Ducharme, to sell part of
Lot 8, Lake Road West, to the
Jeffrey Bros. for summer cottage
development. The approval is
subject to the approval of the
Department of Municipal
Affairs,
A contract for construction
of the Miller-Drain was awarded
to Ted VanRoestel, of
Woodham, in the amount of
$4735. All work is to be'
completed this fall.
Another contract for the.
closed portion of the
Datars-Miller' drain was let tti R.
Nicholson, of Sebringville, in the
amount of $8920, while Russell
Fischer, of RR 1 Dashwood, was
given the contract for the
covered portion of the same