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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-07-22, Page 1realized due to the grant. Based on last year's figures, Stephen Township clerk Wilmar Wein said the grant would be $70,118, bringing the overall cost of the proposed water system down to $110,727. A typical home in the summer resort area north of Grand Bend on the west side of highway 21 and a small area of farm land with a 75 foot frontage and $3,000 assessment would have paid $96.83 under the original estimates. The new figures would bring water to an average home for $70.62 as the original cost. These figures are based on a 30-year debenture. Water will be purchased from the OWRC pipeline now sup- plying the village of Grand Bend. The yearly resident rate would be $38. Most of the residents at Sun- day's meeting are prepared to support the new appeal for a water system. The township with the help of the Huron County Health Unit and the Ontario Water Resources Commission has been taking tests of numerous individual wells in the area and the results will be revealed at the hearing. A PUPPET SHOW — Participants in the Hensall playground program enjoyed staging a puppet show last week. Shown with their puppets are Patsy Randall and Margaret Couper while David Vanstone advertises the show. T-A photo a PAINTING CAN BE FUN — Painting in preparation for a puppet show was lots of fun for three Hensall suminer playground youngsters last week. Showing their talents with a brush are David Vanstone, Michael Lenting and Andrew Couper. T-A photo Area police arrest suspects at gunpoint AUCTION SALE FR IDAY Local residents will have the opportunity Friday night to bid for many articles at Exeter's Sidewalk Sale days. The auction will be held on John street east. Jim Russell and Harold Gunn are shown with a few of the many articles that will go unde r the hammer, T-A photo 40014.06 DRIVE-IN CHURCH SERVICE — The first open air drive.irt church service held at the Custom Trailer parking lot Sunday night was successful with more than 200 persons in attendance. Rev. Austin Gedcke, pastor of the Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle and director of the program is shown second from the left checking the program with his assistants Norm Tait, Don Jolly and Dawsoi flayter. T-A photo Stephen water plan gets another hearing Ninety-sixth Year Former Stephen resident dies when car overturns A series of criminal offences which began in London Monday afternoon where a police officer was threatened with a gun, culminated in Crediton when Exeter OPP and town police arrested four men at gun-point. It all started when a London man reported seeing three men abduct another man at gunpoint on Dundas St. He gave police a licence number. Shortly after, London Con- stable Ron Brown was at an accident scene when a car with four men passed by and one of them pointed a gun at the officer. Constable Brown said he "hit • NEW OFFICER — The newest member of the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police assumed his 9 duties two weeks ago. He is Constable Al Quinn, a native of the Toronto area. T-A photo Stephen township council has signed an agreement with of- ficials of the Ontario Develop- ment Corporation to assume responsibility of maintenance of the roads at Huron Park. Council is now waiting for official approval from the Ontario government and when this is received registration will be made at Goderich and Stephen has responsibility for road maintenance. The township will be respon- sible for all roads in the residential area of the park and for Canada Avenue from the main gate to the building that was formerly Hangar No. 1 at the RCAF station. At its latest meeting, Stephen council set up a number of rules to govern municipal tile drain loans. Interest will continue at four per cent. Approval of a mortgage holder must be obtained. A maximum loan of $100 per acre of land will be in effect. Debentures will not be purchased if construction has started before approval has been received from council. If annual payments are not made, the same interest as that of default of taxes will be charged — three-quarters of one per cent per month. A map of the contemplated drainage work must be submitted with the application and an in- terest rate of seven per cent will be charged on any monies ad- vanced. Inspection fees will be $10 for loans of up to $5,000. Building permits were issued to James Masluk, cottage on Lot 20, Concession 5, Fred Bischoff, steel shed, part Lot 11, Con. 1. Approval for a land severance was given to Vernon Duncan, part of Lot 141, village of Cen- tralia. Pay is good, • overhead low Some juveniles had the sum- mer employment problem licked, Tuesday, but their activities were halted by police. Mrs. Linda Busuttill, Huron Park, reported Tuesday that her lawn mower and a can of gasoline had been stolen from her home. OPP Constable Dale Lamont and Al Quinn investigated and found the juveniles using the equipment to cut lawns. The lads had earned $4.00 before their equipment was returned to its owner. '0 44 Although ratepayers in the north-west corner of Stephen Township were turned down in their request almost a year ago to establish a water system, the wait may have been very profitable. At the original hearing held in Crediton July 22, 1970, the Ontario Municipal board turned down the application on the grounds there was not enough support shown at the meeting. More than 75 ratepayers from the area in question were told at a meeting in Grand Bend Sunday, that it is expected the hearing will be re-opened on Thursday, August 19 at the township hall in Crediton. The large delegation was also told that since the original hearing last year, new policies by the Ontario Department of Energy and Resources would allow a grant of 38.8 percent of the total cost. While officials agree the total estimated cost of $180,000 may be higher due to the wait of a year, considerable savings will be Correspondence from the province's subsidy branch reveals that the residential tax rebate, the farm tax rebate and supplementary tax assistance for elderly residents would be for- thcoming this year. Road superintendent Frank Mclsaac was instructed to invite tenders for loading and hauling of gravel for road construction work on Concession Road 2 and 3 from the Crediton road to Highway 83. Tenders will be for hauling 10,000 yards of "B" gravel from the township pit on Concession 5 and 4,500 yards of "A" gravel from the stockpile at Sillery's pit in Usborne township to the con- struction site. Tenders are to be in by August 3. Draft ideas for sewage Canadian Canners Limited presented their suggestion for a new contract regarding their sewage disposal to Exeter council this week. Members gave the draft only cursory examination before turning it over to the town solicitor, OWRC and their con- sulting engineer for opinions. Under the new contract, Canadian Canners proposed to remove all coarse solids and dispose of them, while the screened affluent would be pumped into the town's sewage lagoons. It was indicated as much as 500,000 gallons per day would be pumped into the lagoon at peak canning periods. The company suggested the contract continue for 10 years, although it could be terminated after five years with either party giving one year's notice. Council members felt the contract should be on an annual basis with either party able to terminate it with one year's notice. The old contract had no ter- mination date at all, and it has been made abundantly clear in the past that members would ensure that any new contract would be specific. Canadian Canners also suggested they receive a write- off of taxes for the land they use for sewage treatment. Members didn't think this would be possible, but noted that decision was out of their hands with the Ontario government handling assessing details now, A former Stephen Township man was killed early Sunday morning when his car overturned on Highway 81, about one mile east of Grand Bend. William Peter Murray, 25, son of Mr, and Mrs. Maurice Murray, RR 3 Parkhill, was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. Raymond Flowers, Clinton. He was an employee of Polymer Corporation and was just com- pleting his holidays. He resided at Bright's Grove. Time of the crash was about 5:30 a.m. OPP Constable Bill Lewis investigated along with Cpl. A. Hardy of the Goderich OPP detachment. Murray was eastbound on Highway 81 when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road. His car went into the north ditch and flipped over several times. Industrial firms which dump waste in the Exeter dump may have to pay a special fee in the future. Councillor Tom MacMillan, chairman of the sanitation committee, urged council to consider special charges. Following a recent visit to the dump, he explained that turnips, grain and other industrial waste added to the cost of the dump operation. A special section has to be set up for such wastes and then they have to be covered over. Councillor Bruce Shaw didn't take long to consider the matter. A few minutes after MacMillan had mentioned it Shaw presented a motion that MacMillan's committee come up with a recommendation regarding industrial wastes. The motion was approved unanimously. During the discussion regar- ding the dump, Councillor Ross Taylor mentioned that it was a busy place on evenings. He said that during a visit there, three trucks had shown up with refuse in a short period. He reported he didn't know two of the trucks and thought they may not have been Exeter residents. Reeve Derry Boyle suggested Taylor should have advised the two that they couldn't dump in the Exeter facilities if they weren't Exeter ratepayers. "If you want to play policeman, okay," Taylor retorted, "but I'm not." Boyle replied Taylor was neglecting his duties by not challenging the two dump users. Approve permit for new house A building permit for another new home was approved by Exeter council, Monday, It will be erected by Harold Taylor on Mill Street. Other permits issued this week were as follows: Exeter Cafe, interior renovations; Chub Edwards, to replace a garage; Elliott Clark, to erect a garage and Precious Blood Separate School, to erect a portable classroom and build a parking lot. Permits for shingling and minor repairs were issued to: Ray Smith, W. Pearce, H. Hohmann, C. Allison, T. Humphreys, P. Sheere and William Berends. All permits were approved subject to final approval of the building inspector. It was completely wrecked with damage set at $2,200. Besides his parents, he is survived by one brother, Robert, of Sarnia. Hector Murray, Exeter, is an uncle, The funeral was conducted Wednesday from the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dash- wood, by Rev. Insley. Interment was in Grand Bend cemetery. Pallbearers were Ken Reichert, Victor Anysymiu, Wayne Woods, John Stewart, Murray MacLean and Gordon Brown. Flowerbearers included Patrick and Michael Soldan, Wayne Miller, Wayne Wassmann, Craig Davidson and Dennis Mathers. The fatality was the third accidental death in the area in the past two weeks. A Stephen farmer, Roy Ratz, was killed when his tractor overturned and The matter of turnips cropped up later in the meeting over complaints that some produce was being dumped behind Exeter Produce and Storage. Council decided to ask the Ausable River Conservation Authority to check the situation to determine if the turnips are encroaching on the floodplain and if they are a pollution problem. Other industrial waste in the area from the Highway 4 bridge to the one on Highway 83 will also be checked. Crash damages total over $1,100 Damages of more than $1,100 resulted from two accidents investigated during the past week by the Exeter police department, The first occurred shortly before noon on Tuesday when vehicles driven by Raymond Fairley, 417 Marlborough Street and Roy Alderson, 176 Carling Street collided at the corner of William and Sanders Streets. Constable John Cairns estimated damages at $650. In the second mishap, a Crediton man was taken to South Huron Hospital, late Tuesday afternoon with injuries to both legs. Raymond Beaver was riding a motorcycle when it was in collision with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Mae Rowcliffe, RR 1, Hensall on Main Street at the Gidley Street intersection. The investigating officer Constable Ardell McIntyre listed damages at $500. a young Huron Park girl, Connie Lynn Mowbray, died as a result of injuries from a truck-car crash on June 29. The accident was one of three investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers during the past week. On Friday, cars driven by Glenn Kenney and Muriel Mack, both of Crediton, collided on the Crediton Road east of the village. Constable Frank Giffin listed damage at $290. The other crash was on Saturday in which cars driven by Florence Phillips and Randy Spicknell, both of London, collided on Highway 21 north of Grand Bend. Damage was set at $650 by Constable Ed Wilcox. During the week, the officers charged 19 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 21 drivers. There were three Criminal Code charges and three under the Liquor Control Act. MAJORS IN PHYSICS Philip Huntley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Huntley graduated from University of Waterloo with a B.Sc and a major in physics. He is a former graduate of South Huron District High School. One more issue before holidays The Exeter Times-Advocate will be closed during the period from Friday, July 30 to Monday, August 9. There will be no issue on August 5 as the staff enjoys annual vacation. Persons wishing to advertise special events during this period should plan insertion of those ads on July 29. The next issue after that date will be August 12. The office will be closed during the holiday week and persons wishing stationery or other supplies are asked to fill their requirements next week. Erwood youths rescue •canoeists A London couple escaped drowning in the Morrison dam reservoir early Saturday evening through the quick efforts of two• boys from the Erwood I youth homne in Usborne Township. Mr, & Mrs. Dave Pratt., London, were in a rented canoe, when the craft swamped. Both were non swimmers and. only Mrs. Pratt had on a life preserver. Brian Little, 15, and Mark Hill, 14, .got some rope from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jim. Young and swam out to rescue the pair, about 50 feet from shore. The Exeter fire department and the OPP were called, but the lads had the couple safely on shore before other assistance arrived. Vandals, thieves strike in district Exeter detachment OPP are investigating a number of theft and vandalism acts over the past week, Constable Dale Lamont is investigating and charges are pending against four young men and a juvenile regarding one of the incidents. Early Thursday morning, several bales of twine were stolen from the Big "0" Tile Drainage lot south of Hensall. The twine was then strung through the streets of Hensall. A piece of construction equipment owned by Postill Tile Drainage, RR 3 Clinton, had a side window in the cab broken. It was on the 3rd and 4th concession of Hay. A gravel crusher owned by Clarence Reid & Son, Hensall, was damaged at Cann's pit in Usborne, The motor was set on fire, burning off all the wires. A seat was also burned on a caterpillar. A truck on the lot at Hensall Co- op had a windshield broken and a gallon of paint was dumped on another of the firm's trucks. A large Ontario flag was stolen from the Dashwood ball park and Floyd Stewart, Usborne, reported the theft of a wheel and tire from a farm wagon. Keith Lovell, Kippen, doesn't know whether he was the victim of a theft or not. He told police that he found a one-quarter inch drill in his work shed. Problem was that it was much older and in poorer con- dition that one he owns, which was missing. Bargains, fun this weekend Exeter merchants decided to emphasize bargains rather than fun for their sidewalk sale this year, but it's not turning out that way entirely. They still have plenty of bargains, but the fun aspect of the two-day event is snowballing. Garr Rice, a local booking agent for several bands, has announced that he will be bringing three rock groups to town for a three hour show Friday afternoon. Fred Darling, in connection with his 25th anniversary celebration, decided to hold a street dance on his parking lot Friday night and the Board of Trade hired a popular London magician for two shows at 11:00 and 1:30 Saturday. Another feature will be an auction sale Friday night after the stores close. Auctioneer Norm Whiting will be selling items contributed by each business in Exeter. About $350 worth of new merchandise had been readied for the auction block by press time and com- mittee chairman Harold Gunn was still expecting several other contributions. Ladies' church groups plan bake booths and at least two area craft enthusiasts will be setting up displays. Vic Hogarth will be doing needlepoint, Moira Couper, Hensall, will be spinning, and Ruth Anne Merner will be displaying her artistic abilities. Exeter council approved the closing of Main Street for both days. EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 22, 1971 Price Per Copy 15 Cents the ground". The car sped away and he gave chase on his motorcycle, radioing at the same time to the city police who alerted Opp at Lucan, Grand Bend and Exeter to be on the lookout for the car reported northbound on High- way 4. Wilmer Adkins, a driver for Guenther-Tuckey Transports Ltd., told police his truck and two other cars had been forced off the road near the Crediton Road and the local police and OPP raced to Crediton, OPP Constable Bill Glassford located the car and the four men at a Crediton restaurant and arrested them at gun-point. Constable Al Quinn and Dale Lamont, along with Exeter Chief Ted Day and Constable John Cairns arrived on the scene in seconds to assist with the arrests. As a result of the incident, Michael John Anthony Reynolds, 21, Clinton, was charged by London police with possession of a weapon or imitation thereof dangerous to the public peace. Police said an imitation Luger was recovered. Another Clinton man, Graham Douglas Yeats, 21, was charged with dangerous and careless driving by Constable Glassford. Reynolds was also charged by Glassford with having liquor in a place other than his residence. Huron Park lad bitten by canine Huron Park dogs continue to "make their marks" on youngsters in the area. Two-year-old Michael Beath, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amrose Heath, was bitten on the hand Thursday. The owner of the dog was ad- vised to place it in quarantine for 14 days, Stephen takes over roads at Huron Park Consider levy on industrial garbage