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On this joyous day, may
you be blessed with
love, peace and
happiness.
"Mgirrrr:
Ninety-sixth Year
Principal and teachers join plea
Kids petition to 'keep 'Hunk'
Handle 28,000
pieces one day
Monday, December 14 was
the busiest day of the year at the
4 Exeter Post Office.
According to assistant
postmaster Bev. Rabbetts more
than 28,000 pieces of mail were
handled by the local staff.
The number of letters and
cards going out during the
24-hour period was 13,860 while
#, 14,775 were listed as incoming
mail.
As of Tuesday morning, the
total of mail leaving the Exeter
post office during the Christmas
season was 53 short of last year.
"The biggest rush is over and
we would like to thank the
many persons who bundled their
cards for in-town and
out-of-town delivery. It certainly
helped to speed-up the service,"
said Rabbetts.
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Arrange hearing
on zone change
The Ontario Municipal Board
advises council this week that a
hearing into the planned
rezonin of lots north of the
Brewers Retail will be held at
10:00 ant., January 13.
Application has been made to
rezone the lots from residential
to commercial with the intent of
using the southern lots as a car
wash,
Objections were presented by
ratepayers in the area and this is
4 the reason for the hearing.
RECEIVES CHRISTMAS BOX FROM KINSMEN — Mr, and Mrs. Fred Cornish, Carling Street, were among
the 100 elderly or shut-in persons to receive a Christmas box from the Kinsmen and Kinet te clubs. Larry
Hem and John Wagner were two of the members who delivered the treats. Distribution of these Christmas
boxes has been an annual project for the Kinsmen for many years. T-A photo
Cut works dept. hours
Employees get pay boost
STOLE THE SHOW — A tame lamb upstaged the actors at the Presbyterian Sunday School concert,
Sunday. Here , he is being admired by Bonnie Keys, Tracy, Lynn and Susan Van Wyck. T-A photo
Huron refuses to support
objection over tax relief
Exeter council received one
of the longest petitions ever
presented locally, as students
and staff members of Exeter
Public School have started a
campaign to keep "our friend"
Hank Greene as crossing guard.
Greene is to be retired at the
end of the year, although he has
let it be known he is not pleased
about the situation.
Five students from the school
appeared before council this
Week and presented Mayor
Delbridge with a petition
containing over 300 names of
students and about 12 teachers
from EPS who want the crossing
guard retained.
The petition was presented
by Gayle and Doug Ecker, John
and Anne Gould and Linda
Wurm.
Councillor Helen Jermyn, a
former teacher at the school,
told the students council did not
question Mr. Greene's efficiency
as a crossing guard, but the job
he held with the town also
entailed heavy work in the
upkeep at the town hall, library
and clerk's office.
Mayor Jack Delbridge went
on to explain that one person
could make a deeent living by
holding both jobs, but it
Wouldn't be profitable if they
were split up.
When council advertised they
did, however, seek applicants
interested in either or both jobs.
"The town has to have a
policy regarding retirement age,"
reeve Boyle noted and the
Mayor added that Mr. Greene
had in fact passed the retirement
age.
However, later in the
meeting, Clerk Eric Carscadden
advised that there was no policy
that made it mandatory to retire
at age 65.
Mayor Delbridge told the
youngsters he appreciated the
fact they had come with the
petition to "support Hank" and
said it would be dealt with later
in the meeting.
Principal writes
The student and staff petition
was -backed up by a letter to
council from EPS Principal
Arthur Idle. He said it was with
regret he had learned of
council's intention to retire the
crossing guard,
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owned by W. Lorne Hodge,
Crediton.
Pfaff sustained contusions of
the head and two passengers,
Susan Vanwyck, 16, and her
• six-year-old sister, Tracy, both
of Exeter, complained of bumps
and bruises.
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Huron MPP
backs Davis
The Hon'. "" Charles
MacNaughton announced
Monday he would support
Education Minister William
Davis in the latter's bid to
succeed Premier John Robarts as
head of the Ontario Progressive
Conservatives.
Mr. Davis announced Monday
that he would seek the post and
it has been generally agreed that
he has the inside track on the
joiS, especially with the support
of Mr. MacNaughton and several
other key cabinet members.
The Huron MPP will act as
campaign manager for the
Education Minister.
Members of the Huron County
Board of Education voted 9 to 4
against supporting a resolution
from the Lambton County Board
of Education to register an
objection with the Ontario
Government concerning the
unequal methods of tax relief.
The motion said that methods
such as the recent tax reduction
given to the farming community
was unfair when the urban
property owner has not received
any educational tax relief.
Vice-chairman Robert Elliott
told board members he was
opposed to concurring with the
resolution from Lambton which
is a county influenced by a high
urban population.
"Agriculture is in a state of
next thing to depression," Elliott
continued. "Prices are lower now
than in the early 50's but costs
continue to rise. The provincial
government in its wisdom now
has seen fit to grant the farmers
some relief."
"I think the farmers have
subsidized the urban population
long enough," concluded Elliott.
"When 60 percent of your
property taxes go to pay school
levies, then farmers are certainly
paying the lion's share."
John Broadfoot was not
satisfied with the wording of the
Lambton resolution. He said the
government had promised to give
the farmers 25 percent off total
property taxes less their shelter
grant, not purely a reduction in
the education tax.
"This is supposed to be paid by
December 29", stated Broadfoot.
"We're still hoping but we haven't
got it yet."
Dan Murphy advocated that
the government should certainly
be attempting to find some
system whereby everyone is
receiving some tax relief. Murphy
said the working man who owns
his own home is hard hit too.
"The farmer is getting some
relief but the urban people are
getting none," said Murphy.
"That s what the resolution is
trying to say."
Gordon Moir, a small
businessman in Wingham, told
the board he was wholly in favor
of the Lambton resolution.
"I think it is one method of
drawing to government's
attention the fact that there are
tax inequities," said Moir. He also
claimed that the small
businessman was hampered by
A Corunna man, James Lloyd
Smith, was fined $250 when he
pleaded guilty to a charge of
public mischief in Exeter court,
Tuesday.
On November 14, Smith
reported to Exeter police that a
truck had been stolen, when in
reality he had been driving it
himself.
He was impaired at the time
and later returned to the police
and asked that their
investigation be withdrawn.
He was defended by P. L.
Raymond, who explained that
after Smith had slept off his
impairment, he realized what he
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high educational taxes and added
that "we can't write off a lot of
the things farmers can write off."
The board voted 7 to 6 in favor
of a policy permitting each
secondary school principal to
allocate a maximum of $50 in his
yearly budget to defray the cost
of advertising in the school's year
book.
The policy also reserves the
right to approve, or to suggest any
changes to the general layout that
they believe are necessary to the
betterment of the advertisement,
prior to printing.
The members voted 10 to 4
against an amendment to the
motion suggesting that the same
consideration be extended to
elementary school publications.
had done and regretted it.
However, Judge Glenn Hays
noted that it was a serious thing
when police are sent out on
wild-goose chases and actual
cases are deprived of their
attention.
Douglas Lee Jennison, Grand
Bend, was fined $100 and had
his license suspended for three
months after pleading guilty to
driving with an alcohol content
of over 80 mgs.
He was stopped by police on
March 28 after driving erratically
and a breathalizer test showed a
reading of 120 mgs.
A Zurich man, Edward D.
Lesperance, was fined $50 for
not having insurance on his
motor vehicle. His wife drove
the car to church and was
involved in a minor accident.
The accused said he had not
bought insurance because he was
of the opinion his vehicle wasn't
going to last too long.
In other cases heard on
Tuesday:
William John Bierling,
Lambeth, was fined $30 for
driving his jeep in Riverview
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Choose winners
for decorations
Judging decorated houses at
Christmas time in the town of
Exeter continues to be very
difficult.
A panel of three judges toured
the entire town Friday night and
reported outdoor Christmas
decorations were excellent, but
the quality of decorating made
their task a tough one.
After careful, thoughtful
deliberations they chose three
houses as the best decorated in
Exeter and gave honorable
mention to many Others.
Picked as the best three and
named in alphabetical order were
the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Frayne, 251 Carling; Mr. and Mrs.
William Musser, 354 Edward and
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Wein, 236 Huron
Street east. Each of these families
will receive a turkey from the
Town of Exeter.
Regarding the honorable
mentions, the judges made the
following comments.
"If you're driving around
Exeter at night, it's certainly
worth while to look at the ShadOw
effect and lights at the Dave Cross
residence and lights at the homes
of Russ Broderick, Ray Cottle
and Harvey Pfaff,
Interesting things were created
on the front doors at Dwayne
Tinney's Doug Wedlake's and
Reg Mcbonald s. While over on
Pry& Boulevard, Ron liogart's
garage door is very original, Ice
sculpturing got into the act this
year and it's well worthwhile to
go over and see Alvin Willert's
front lawn on Anne Street,"
Employees of the Town of
Exeter were given pay boosts
this week with only one change
being made in a proposal to
council by the finance
committee.
That was in the matter of a
salary increase for Police Chief
Ted Day. The committee had
recommended a raise from
$7,400 to $8,000 per annum but
it was finally agreed to set the
Chief's salary at $8.500.
Councillors Ross Dobson and
Tom MacMillan were the backers
of the higher increase. MacMillan
said he didn't think there was
enough spread between the pay
of the Chief and the constables,
while Dobson said he was
"surprised we've kept him as
long as we have at the price we
pay".
Chief Day had earlier been
promised a six percent pay boost
to $7,800, but told council this
was unacceptable.
Pay for a first class constable
goes from $6,500 to $7,000;
second class from $6,000 to
$6,500; third class from $5,720
to $6,200 and probationary
officer from $5,460 to $5,900.
Clerk Eric Carscadden
received a pay increase from
$7,400 to $8,000 while his
assistant, Mrs. Lorne Keller Was
given an increase of $300,
bringing her salary to $4,600.
Works superintendent Glen
Kells had his pay increased from
Capture suspect
17 months later
Exactly 17 months to the day
after a car was stolen in Exeter a
suspect was picked up in
Toronto.
Jack Allan Knight of no fixed
address was arrested in Toronto,
December 17 on a charge laid by
the Auto Theft branch, Special
Services Division of the Ontario
Provincial Police.
The car, a 1966 Chrysler was
stolen, July 17, 1969 from the
used car lot of Arthur-Belling
Motors, Exeter,
$6,700 to $7,200; rec director
Alvin Willert goes from $6,400
to $7,200 and his assistant, Gary
Middleton, goes from $5,800 to
$6,300.
Actually, the biggest pay
boost went to welfare officer
Bill Musser, who had his salary
doubled. It is now $500 per
annum.
Members of the works
department also received
sizeable increases, but their
take-home pay won't jump as
much as the rates indicate
because they also won a shorter
work week from nine to eight
hours.
The foreman had his hourly
rate increased from $2.52 to
$3.05; the assistant goes from
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The first serious snow vehicle
crash of the season was reported
Saturday night when two
machines collided in Hay
Township near the Townline.
Drivers of the machines were
Paul Erb, 25, Belle River, and
Robert McKinley, 29, Main St.,
Zurich.
Erb was treated at South
Huron Hospital and later
transferred to St. Joseph's in
London with a severe head
laceration. c.„
A passenger on the McKinley
machine, Wayne Keller, London,
was treated for concussion
OPP Constable W. G.
Glassford listed total damage to
the two snowmobiles at $700
and he laid charges under the
Motorized Snow Vehicles Act.
During the past week, OPP
charged three persons under the
Act.
Three persons were injured in
one of the three accidents
investigated by the Exeter
detachment officers. It occurred
in Crediton Saturday at 6:15
p.m., involving a vehicle driven
by Russell Pfaff, 19, of
Crediton, and a parked car
Snowmobile crash
injures two people
The Publisher, Staff and
Correspondents Of The
Next edition January 7, 1971
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