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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-11-10, Page 1Price Per Copy 20 Cents Ninety-sixth Year Members M the Exeter Legidn at Sunday's Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph • to hold RAP meeting FISHING WAS GOOD — George Dobbs and son John of Exeter found the fishing at Bayfield was excellent Sunday. They are shown above with a 15 inch splake and a 22 inch and 27 inch rainbow • trout. The largest trout had a girth of 22 inches. T-A.photo Not enough members Vandalism damage runs high Posts chopped, phone wire cut, windows shattered 'came hurtling through their windows. Two rocks were tossed through a large plate glass window at the home of Allan Rundle on Highway 83 just east of Exeter around 3:00 a.m. The two rocks had been taken from the flower garden at the Rundle home, Around the same time, two rocks about five inches in diameter were tossed through the front windows at the home of Charles Jeffery, two and a half miles east of Exeter, The stones also smashed a figurine and damaged a coffee table. At 1:00 a.m., Grant Westlake, concession 3 Usborne, reported a mail box had been tossed through his bedroom window. The Westlakes were in bed at the time the box came flying in. Mail boxes and sign posts in a large area of Usborne and Stephen were pulled down. Some had been chopped with an axe and they were scattered throughout the area. Mail boxes were down at the PLATE GLASS WINDOW SMASHED — In one of several incidents of vandalism over the past week, a plate glass window at the home of Charles Jeffery on Highway 83 east was smashed by thrown rocks, Above, Mr. Jeffrey looks through the broken portion. At the right is son Glenn. T-A photo Present fire cost plans to neighboring townships • For the second time in as many months, the scheduled meeting of RAP, the town committee that supervises all recreation ac- tivities, failed to materialize. Only chairman Gord Baynham ▪ and members Lee Dobbs and Derry Boyle were in attendance. Four of the seven member board is necessary to produce a quorum to conduct business in a proper fashion. While the meeting was of- • ficially cancelled, one delegation was heard and action will he taken at a special meeting to be called by the chairman sometime later in the month. Jack Underwood, president of the Exeter figure skating club was in attendance asking for help Purse stolen and burned Police are investigating three thefts in the area this week, in- cluding one incident where a purse was taken from the kitchen at the Dufferin Hotel, Centralia. The purse was owned by Helen Thompson, RR 2 Ailsa Craig, and contained between $20 and $25 in • cash and her personal papers. It was removed from the hotel kitchen Saturday morning shortly after midnight and pieces of it were later recovered in Stephen Township. The thieves had burned the purse. John Simmons, Hensall, is reported the theft of a car on Friday night. It was later recovered east of Hensall. It had been slightly damaged. About $100 worth of antiques and furniture were stolen from an unoccupied house in Hay • Township. It was owned by Hugh McEwan, Stolen were a pump organ, organ stool, china cabinet and a recliner chair. Police are also investigating the entry into a home in Huron Park on Monday.. About, nine, ,one-inch holes were punched in the walls of the living room. Damage was estimated at $10 and police believe it was the work of children. Last week, OPP kept a sur- veillance of four area industries after threats had been received that 50 American owned com- panies would have their Canadian branch plants bombed if the U.S. proceeded with their underground nuclear bomb test at Amchitka. The four industries in the area are Bell Aerospace, Boise Cascade, Hall Lamp and Hughes Boat Works. with financial problems of the club. Underwood stated that an accumulated deficit over the past few years has made it difficult for the club to operate properly. He presented the club's proposed budget for the coming year which would stay in the black if the previous deficit was not used, The club has hit a new high in participation with more than 150 boys and girls from Exeter and surrounding areas taking part. Underwood, who has had ex- perience in figure skating clubs in other centres, said fees had been increased slightly this year in an attempt to raise revenues. The 1971-72 skating fees are $12 for beginners, $15 for juniors, $18 in the intermediate division and $21 for seniors. In saying RAP would make some attempt to help the club with their problems, chairman Baynham and Reeve Boyle said they were pleased the way the club was making a "real good honest" attempt to run, a good show. In a brief unofficial report, recreation director Alvin Willert said all visiting hockey teams and the referees in particular were pleased with the new dressing room facilities at the arena. Usborne adopts land provisions Usborne council meeting in regular session last week adopted the provincial regulation that a five percent consideration be required by municipalities in any land divisions for the promotion of recreation. A slight change was made in the ruling which will have a maximum fee payable to the township of $200 in any land division Ontario regulations stipulate that on any land division deal, five percent of the value of the property shall be set aside for recreation purposes. Approval was given to the purchase of a new Duomatic oil fired suspended furnace for the township garage from Cudmore Heating of Exeter. The purchase price will be $531, subject to compliance with Department of Labour regulations. Clerk-treasurer Harry Strang was instructed to make ap- plication to the Department of Transportation and Com- munications for the interim road Please turn to Page 17-. Vandals went on a spree throughout the area over the weekend, causing hundreds of dollars in damage to road signs, Bell Telephone communications and to many private residences. OPP Constable Bill Glassford headed the investigation and three youths are being questioned. Police indicated charges were pending against the three at press time. Three Usborne Township families were awakened early Saturday morning when stones Could buy river flats A suggestion from the Ausable River Conservation Authority that Exeter pay part of the cost of acquisition of seven acres of land west of the Morrison dam met with mixed reaction last week. The land in question, presently owned by Robert Frayne, is located to the south and east of the springs owned by the local Public Utilities Commission. Exeter's share of the land cost Was estimated at $540. Reeve Derry Boyle questioned how valuable this land would be to Exeter, He said council should be concerned only with land within the municipality. However, others thought it would be ideal park land - albeit more for the future - and it should be acquired before it is bought by private interests. At this point, there was speculation that the PUC may wish to acquire the seven acres to protect their springs from any contamination which may arise from private developments in the area. However PUC manager Hugh Davis indicated this week the Commission does not require the land, although members were in agreement that it would he un- fortunate to have it fall into the hands of private interests. The PUC supports the acquisition of the land in prin- ciple. Exeter man dies in crash A young Exeter man was killed early Sunday morning on high- way 23 near Russeldale when struck by car when he dashed across the highway. Gary Batisse, 19, who had been working at Dobson Roofing in Exeter for the past three weeks was attempting to get assistance after the car in which he was a passenger ran out of gas shortly after 12:30 a.m. Batisse who came to Exeter from Matachewan, near Kirkland Lake only recently was about a third of a mile from the stranded car when he was struck by a car driven by Peter Van- denbroeck, RR 6 St. Thomas. The car in whichBatisse was a passenger was being driven by Edward Webster and contained six other young people from the district. The investigating officer Constable C. A. Beattie of the Sebringville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said the Vandenbroeck car was south- bound at the time of the accident. The youth was pronounced dead at the scene by Perth coroner Dr. David Gemmell of Stratford. An autopsy followed at Stratford General hospital. While living in Exeter, Batisse was a boarder at the home of Mrs. Gladys Forrest, Thames Road West. Board sets date for hearing plan EXeter Planning Board has set Monday, November 22 for an unofficial hearing into the request by Len Veri to establish a mobile home park in an area north of the river near the local curling club. At that time, plans for the park will be outlined and residents will have an opportunity to express their viewpoints regarding the proposals being made by the developer. farm homes of Frank Lostell and Gerald Prout on the 4th and 5th concession of Usborne and also at the Stephen home of Joe Ondrejicka, RR 1 F,xeter, At least six stop signs had been chopped down and one was recovered later in Tuckersmitb Township. Two culvert guide posts and a mail box at the home of George Tryon, RR 3 Exeter, were also smashed down. Two 30" by 18" windows were smashed at the Exeter Golf Course on the Kirkton Road and an axe had apparently been used to chop through two doors at the club house as well. Police also speculate the same persons were responsible for damage to a shed owned by Evan Sims, RR 1, Hensall, located on the 2nd concession of Usborne about two and a half miles north of Highway 83. Al. Walper's Supertest in Exeter, a soft drink machine had been entered and the caps had Please turn to page 3 — under the age of 18. He was charged by Exeter police on September 26 when he was found in a car at the Exeter fairgrounds with a part bottle of ale at his feet. Constable A. McIntyre said the youth had been drinking and his car impounded for the night. Judge Hays levied a fine of $35 or three days in jail. "Did he leave you that much?" Judge Hays asked after learning from the mother that her son had gone north to seek employment. She replied he hadn't left her any money and she produced $25 please turn to page 3 — Remembrance Day was ob- served Sunday in Exeter and Usborne township with speakers at the two services asking "why should we carry on the ob- servance" and "what does it mean to ObServeArmistice Day." The Sunday morning service at Exeter United Church was at- tended by a large group of the PoOky Exeter Legion branch with Rev. Olen Wright in charge. Rev. Wright asked the veterans what artnistic Day means to them with the world still divided by race, ideology and strife? "If you ate feeling disappointed or disgust then that is good for it means you haven't lost the vision of peace." "That's why we are here, to celebrate the day nations decided to settle differences over negotiation tables instead of battlefiel4s, Exeter council has officially suggested to its three meigh- boring townships that they un- dertake a portion of the costs of maintaining the local fire department. At the present time, Usborne, Stephen and Hay only pay direct cost for fire calls at the rate of $75 for the first hour of each call and $60 for each hour after that. The three also provided some of the capital involoved in the purchase of the local fire truck. Damage is high in town crashes Damages totalling $1,200 were reported in three accidents during the week investigated by the Exeter police department. The first occurred late Saturday afternoon when vehicles driven by William Marston, 119 Langarth street, London and Douglas Bowler, RR 3, Flesherton on Main Street, near John. Damages were listed at $450. The final two mishaps took place at the same location on Main Street, near George. Sunday afternoon, shortly after five o'clock, damage of $100 was listed as vehicles driven by Jack Meadows, RR 7, St. Pants and Adrian Bax, RR i,Woodham were in collision. Monday afternoon at the same location, the vehicles involved were driven by Reg BeaverS, 89 John Street, Exeter and Amselmo Mederios, 204 St. Julian, London. Damages were $650. Constable Ardell McIntyre was the investigating officer in all three crashes. Thursday, police received a report from Robert Tuckey of Massey Ferguson dealer H.R. Sherwood that vandals had damaged a tractor, Damages and the loss of a distributor totalled $50. Constable John Cairns in- vestigated. Rev Wright suggested that even though the peace didn't last long, these times in history were significant as they gave us hope. "Peace demands suffering and sacrifice on behalf of a people," You, the veterans know the stumbling blocks to peace better than my generation. You know the meaning of the word refugee, you know you can't. infringe upon peoples rights without suffering the consequences and you know the feeling of losing loved ones. Rev. Wright said Canadian losses in wars numbered 114,000. "we called those wars the world's greatest conflict. But, today that many people, mostly children. die from malnutrition in only four days. That's the world conflict we face." In closing he said "Today we learn from you what makes for peace. We come to pick up that torch of freedom and hope it can When it was purchased in the early 1960's, Exeter and Usborne each paid 40 percent of the cost, Stephen paid 12 percent and Hay paid eight, Under the new proposal, all four municipalities would pay the costs involved in the complete fire department budget, which chairman Mrs, Helen Jermyn estimated would be about $10,000 this year, Exeter would pay 40 percent, Usborne 30, Stephen 20 and Hay 10. Mrs. Jermyn said the per- centage break-down was figured out on a basis of the assessment and population of the areas served by the fire department in each of the municipalities, The budget includes such things as firemen's wages for fires and training sessions, At its latest meeting last week, Stephen township council failed to accept a proposal from the town of Exeter to increase the township's share in the area fire agreement. The latest request from Exeter would have Stephen pay 20 percent of all fire department costs while Usborne township would pay 30 percent and Hay 10 percent and Exeter bearing the balance of 40 percent. In the present agreement, Usborne and Exeter pay 40, Stephen 12 and Hay 8. In the proposed new agreement, each municipality would pay their percentage share of all expenses incurred by the Exeter fire department. Council is asking for a meeting with Exeter council as they feel the new percentages are not in order and to ask reasons for the proposed change. be seen now and in every new age." At Usborne Central school, Rev. George Anderson said there were many reasons why the Remembrance Day services should be continued. Firstly he listed the need to honour the memory of those men who went forward to meet the aggressive nations in an. attempt to preserve liberty and freedom. In observing silence, we're sad, but we are proud and our hearts are filled with gratitude for the sacrifices given by those who gave their lives for their cause,. their country and their people." Rev, Anderson asked that the veterans that -came back from the wars and are still in hospitals should be remembered especially saying, "They endured more than those who lost their Continuing, tie Trivitt equipment repairs and replacement, insurance, etc. Under the present agreement, Exeter pays most of these costs as the hourly rate charged the townships only meets the firemen's wages. Mrs. Jermyn said letters have been sent to the townships ad- vising them of the proposal and council is awaiting their replies. "I think we can come up with something agreeable to all," she indicated this week, noting that this type of agreement is used in many communities which share fire fighting equipment. In addition, each of the townships will be asked to name representatives to a fire com- mittee which would have jurisdiction over major ex- Please turn to page 3 — The contract for crushing and stockpiling of approximately 22,000 cubic yards of gravel at Prout's pit in Usborne township was let to R. H. Jennison of Grand Bend. The Grand Bend firm, the only one that replied to invited tenders will do the necessary work for 62c per cubic yard. The township engineering firm of Gamsby and Mannerow was instructed to do a survey and prepare the necessary plans for repair and improvement of the Schwartz and Centralia municipal drains, Council will consider projects that would qualify under the provincial incentive work program which was announced recently. In a similar program last year, Stephen did a considerable amount of tree removal and built a clubhouse at the Dashwood athletic field. Anglican church minister said, "In remembering we want to be sure wars won't happen again." "Thank God there is a hope for the future. Our young people have a great awareness of what is going on. Our present generation is well informed." "We must keep fully informed on what's going on around the world. Let's listen, search, sift and examine the facts." It's our duty and privilege to see this doesn't happen again." Edgar Cudmore was in charge of the Usborne service and the Exeter Legion, pipe band and colour bearers participated in the wreath laying ceremonies at the township cenotaph on the school grounds: After the service in the mor- ning at the Exeter United church, Legion members marched to the cenotaph at the town hall and a number of wreaths were laid, McGregor. 4-H RABBIT WINNERS — Winners were declared in the South Huron 4-H rabbit club Saturday as part of the open show held at the Exeter arena. Shown above are Dave McFalls, winner of the best doe and litter class, Bill Westrnan who showed the best buck and doe and Huron's Associate Agricultural Representative Leonard T-A photo False unemployment claims net $75 fine At a special court session in Exeter, Friday, Judge Glenn Hays fined a Grand Bend woman a total of $75 or six days in'jail on three charges of making false statements in claims for unemployment insurance. Mrs. Jean Mitchell, 22 Greenacres, pleaded guilty to the three charges. The charges covered three claims submitted by the woman during a five-week period in December of 1970 and January 1971. She made three claims for payment of $58 each during that period, saying she did no work and earned no money. Ross B. Foster, an employee of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, said the woman did work during that period and had income of $212.60. Foster recommended the $25 fine on each count, The Grand Bend woman was given 15 days in which to pay. An Exeter woman, Cecile Massicott, appeared to enter a guilty plea on behalf of her son, Ronald Paul Massicott, on a charge of consuming liquor while EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 10, 1971 Starvation worse than 'great conflicts Stephen asks reason for fire rate change More die in peace than wars