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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-12-02, Page 1V$' Ninety-sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 2, 1971 Price Per Copy 20 Cents ft Gerbro to start. $700,000 expansion at Stephen site. ,F4 Officials of Stephen township announced early this week that an area grain processing firm has purchased land in the township and will be erecting a large elevator and processing plant. Monday morning Reeve Joseph Dietrich and clerk Wilmar Wein issued a building permit to Cook's Division of Gerbro Corporation of Hensell to allow construction to begin on part of Lot 1, Concession 1 at the south-easterly edge of the township. Stephen officials said the value of the building and equipment would be close to $700,000. The elevator and plant will have a capacity of one-half million bushel of beans and corn, The Hensall based firm pur- chased 18.77 acres of land from Frank Hicks of the Centralia area. The land is bounded on the east by Stephen road 1A, south of Centralia, on the south by the McGillivray-Stephen boundary road better known as the Mt. Carmel road and on the west by the CNR tracks. Stephen had given tentative approval to the application several weeks ago and gave final sanction this week when other necessary permits had been obtained, Cook's vice-president Harry Adamson said bulldozing would start this week and he hoped the warehouse would be completed shortly to allow other work to proceed during the winter months. The prime contractor on the job will be Dorsser's Welding Company of Blenheim. Adamson said construction should be completed in time for the 1972 corn and bean crop. Included in the installation will be le silos 20 feet by 100 feet. The warehouse will measure 125 feet by 60 feet with an adjoining office 20 by 60. A hydraulic truck dumping system similar to the one now in use in Hensall will be installed. In confirming the Stephen announcement, Adamson commented, "there are many things that contribute to an ex- pansion of this type, the most important being the tremendous support given to us by our farm customers." Continuing he said, "Another important factor has been the effort put forward by every one of our employees in personally supporting our policy of providing first class service to our customers." Without this support from both — Please turn to Page 3 NEW PLANT IN STEPHEN TOWNSHIP Construction is beginning in Stephen township this week on a new half-million bushel elevator and bean processing plant by Cook's Division of Gerbro Corp., Hensall. Looking over the plans are from the left, Stephen clerk Wilmar Wein, Cook's vice-president Harry Adamson and Stephen Reeve Joseph Dietrich. T-A photo Youth fined after fatality ALHAMBRA HONORED — The Grand Bend Alhambra Caravan received a plaque Wednesday night from the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded for their efforts in supplying the building for the Huron Hope Nursery School south of Grand Bend. Above, past Grand Commander Jerry Arnold accepts the plaque from region director Mrs. Nonie Hemingway. T-A photo et Exeter and townships near fire agreement Three lose licenses for drinking, driving .4 A 17-year-old Lucan area youth was fined $200 and had his driver's license suspended for six months when he pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while his alcohol content was over 80 mgs. Peter Gebel, RR 2 Lucan, was sentenced in London court, Wednesday. The charge was laid by police following a fatal collision on September 25, when a car driven by Gebel was involved in a crash with a tractor. David Priest, 17, of RR 3 Ailsa Craig, was killed in the crash, He had been riding on the back of the tractor which was being operated by his father, Alfred Priest. The collision occurred on Middlesex County Road 24 (Brinsley Road) at 7:45 p.m. Team lost, but he won 4 his passenger as well as anyone else who was using the road. He said citizens expect the police to protect them and stated the constable had no other course of action than to continue the chase. Judge Glenn Hays told Glavin it was "very bad judgement" not to have stopped when he realized — Please turn to Page 3 I budget is around $10,000. None of the participants will pay fire call charges under the new agreement. Exeter will continue to provide accommodation for the fire equipment. If approved, the new agreement will come into effect on January 1. An area board will be established to make all decisions relating to the effiiency and maintenance of the fire department. Exeter will have three representatives on the board, Usborne two and Stephen and Hay one each. The board will meet monthly. Councillor Helen Jermyn, — Please turn to Page 3 Shopping hours are increased Most stores throughout the area have announced extended store hours for the Christmas shopping season. Merchants in Exeter will now be open all day Wednesday prior to Christrreas and will be open until 9:00 p.m. during the final week of shopping, from December 20 to December 24. Most Hensall merchants have indicated they will remain open all day Monday for the balance of the month and several will also be open until 9:00 p.m. during the final week. At Lucan, merchants plan to stay open six days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m, starting December 10, Stores throughout the area have taken on a festive ap- pearance and most owners in- dicate Christmas shopping is getting into full swing. Three men had their driving licenses suspended for three months and were fined $75 when each pleaded guilty in Exeter court to driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol content of over 80 mgs. Judge Glenn Hays presided at the Tuesday session and handed down identical sentences in the three cases. The three charged were: John G. Warnes, Huron Park, who was charged on November 13; Cecil Smith, Crediton, charged on August 7; and Basil Francis McDonald, Parkhill, charged on August 22. No accident was involved in any of the three cases and each had been charged after police spotted the men driving in erratic manners. The stiffest fine of the day, $200, was handed out to James L. Glavin, Lucan, who pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving. He was charged on September 19 after a police chase covering 33 miles at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, The chase started in the Mount Carmel area when OPP Con- stable Bill Glassford spotted a speeding car and started the pursuit. He told the court one car, containing some children, had driven into the ditch to avoid the Glavin car, Other police cruisers in the area were contacted and eight entered the chase before it ended. When the car was finally overtaken in a field, the driver and a passenger started to run away, but stopped when the Constable fired a warning shot. Further evidence was disclosed that there was beer in the car, which was tossed out a window when the occupants realized they were being followed by police. Acting Crown Attorney C. V. Laughton, Exeter, stated the accused disregarded the safety of "4-. EXECUTIVE FOR RETARDED CHILDREN — At the annual meeting of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded held in Dashwood Wednesday, the executive for the coming year was installed. Shown above are, back, left, Rev. A. C. Blackwell, Louis Dekort, Mrs. Harry Klungel, Mrs. Marg Purdy, Mrs. Jim Kneale and Mrs. Nonie Hemingway. Front, Mrs. Carf Cann, Mrs. Rosemary Jacobs, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, Case Van ,Raay, Mrs. Lawrence Wein and youth president Adrienne Van Raay. For retarded adults ' OPP Constable Bob Whiteford was a bit chagrined when his favored Toronto Argos failed to win Sunday's Grey Cup match in Vancouver. Similar to most other Argo supporters he watched in dismay as the team fumbled away their excellent scoring chance in the final quarter. However, Whiteford's sorrow turned to joy when he looked up the ticket he had purchased on the Exeter Lions pool, It was the winner and netted him $575 as the 14-11 score was good for the final game total as well as the, third quarter score, The ducat was sold by another detachment officer, Frank Giffin, and brought him $50. The second quarter score for $50 was held by a London man and the winner of the first period ticket has not yet been deter- mined. Hope to have workshop Exeter and the Townships of Hay, Stephen and Usborne reached tentative agreement for a new fire agreement at a meeting attended by represen- tatives of the four municipalities Thursday night. The proposal has yet to receive official ratification by the four councils. However, most council members from Exeter, Stephen and Usborne were on hand and they are expected to approve it without opposition. Hay had only two council members present and so no tentative agreement could be reached by them. Under the new pact, Exeter will pay 50 percent of the fire department costs, Usborne 30, Stephen 11 and Hay 9, This was a compromise of the original draft, which called for Exeter to pay 40 percent, Usborne 30, Stephen 20 and Hay 10. All expenses related to the fire department will be shared on the percentage basis outlined. This includes equipment, firemen's wages, maintenance, insurance, telephone, answering service and administration. The present Plans are continuing to secure a suitable location for a workshop in the Clinton area to serve the three groups. Mrs. Kneale told the T-A this Two to seek warden post ti Investigate theft, broken window Damage to a window in Dash- wood and a theft at Hensall are being investigated by the Exeter OPP this weeke The window, valued at $65, was apparently smashed with a rock at the Dashwood Community Centre early Sunday morning. The theft involved two bat- teries valued at $45 each from a new combine parked in the yard at Hyde Bros. in Hensall. week, "We hope to do this on a regional basis, but if it is not feasible to work together, we are determined to establish workshop facilities on our own." There are about 45 adult per- sons in the South Huron area who could make use of the services of a workshop or training centre. In urging the group to get started on a workshop, Mr. Nisbet said help in organization would be provided by members of the Ontario Adult Services com- mittee. The guest speaker suggested in establishing a workshop, "don't be backward in going for municipal monies and govern- ment grants. Service clubs are also very helpful." Nisbett talked of a report submitted recently to Ontario Minister of Health A.B. Lawrence on the present care and supervision of mentally retarded persons and suggestions for future programs that would - Please turn to Page 3 Entries near 50 for Santa parade Exeter's Santa Claus parade could be one of the largest in Western Ontario this year. Committee chairman Bill Gilfillan said this week that close to 50 entries have already been received for the December 11 event and more are expected within the next week. Heading this year's parade will be the Zurich Centennial band. Santa Claus will again make his appearance on the attractive float provided by the London Free Press. The event gets underway at 2:00 p.m. from the Exeter Arena on Saturday, December 11. "A workshop. Who needs one? You do." These were the opening remarks of Don Nisbett, guest speaker at the annual meeting of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded held in Dashwood, Wednesday night, Mr. Nisbett of Wardsville who is chairman of Adult Services for the Ontario Association said the main requisite to get started on a workshop for adults is interest and "if the attendance tonight is any indication you have it." More than 200 persons attended the banquet and dance that followed and showed tremendous enthusiasm for support of not only a proposed workshop but for the retarded children program in the area. Mrs. James Kneale, local chairman of adult services reported plans were progressing for a combined workshop that would serve three associations, Wingham, Goderich and South Huron. There will be at least two reeves from Huron County in competition for the Warden's chair in 1972. They are Reeve Elmer Hayter, Stanley Township who will make his second try in two years, and Reeve Roy Pat- tison, East Wawanosh. A third reeve who was expected to enter the fray, Reeve Hugh Flynn, Hullett, told council he will not enter the race this year. He said that because of com- mitments at his home, he would not be able to be a candidate, but he expressed satisfaction that two men, one from the north and one from the south, would be competing, "I don't like to see an ac- clamation for Warden," stated Flynn. Reeve Pattison, a five-year veteran of county council, told his associates it has been 52 years since there has been a Warden from East Wawanosh, Each of the new members to county council this year had an opportunity to speak at the close of the session on Friday. Each commented on the fine hospitality to be found at the county level of government, Burns and falls hospitalize trio Three Exeter persons suffered mishaps this week that put them in South Huron Hospital. Miss Grace Penhale, John Street, fell in her bedroom and broke her ankle, Sunday. Charlie Allison of A & H Groceries was carrying out a box of groceries when he fell over a bicycle which was laying on the sidewalk. His fall resulted in a broken shoulder. Saturday, while she was cooking at the kitchen stove, 'Vire. Mary Farrow had the misfortune to have the sleeve of her nylon blouse catch fire from the electric element, She suffered severe burns to her right arm and side and will be confined to hospital for some time. Crashes include one hit and run The Exeter police department investigated three accidents this week with no injuries reported and damages totalling $720. The first occurred late Friday afternoon on Main street, near Anne involving vehicles driven by Timothy Decker, RR 1, Zurich and William McNutt, 443 Main street, Exeter. Constable John Cairns estimated damages at $75. Sunday afternoon, a vehicle driven by Rev. Harold Kendrick, 174 Andrew street, Exeter was struck in the rear on Victoria street. The driver of the other vehicle failed to stop at the scene of the accident. Damages were set at $150 by Constable Ardell McIntyre. Most damages of the three mishaps occurred Monday af- ternoon in a crash on Main street, near Waterloo. The vehicles involved were driven by Mrs. Anne Shannon, 909 Harrogate Court, Sarnia and James Coleman, RR 1, Zurich. Damages amounted to $495 as estimated by Constable McIntyre. Well problems aired at Kirkton and Hay Kirkton wells dry up Hay drilling suspended Dental office to be finished The first annual meeting of the membership of the Grand Bend Area Medical Centre was held in the. resort Tuesday night, The membership is comprised of those who donated $100 or more to the building project, There are 112 eligible persons. Chairman Bill Sturdevant reviewed the progress of the venture, pointing out the success which had been attained in completing the medical wing and attracting two doctors from Ireland to staff it. He told the gathering that work on the dental wing would be started immediately, About $7,000 will be required to com- plete the interior finishing and furnishings. Donations are being solicited. A dentist has already been -- Please turn to Page 3 Bank employee feted on retiring Tuesday was the last work day for a popular employee at the Exeter branch of the Bank of Montreal, Howard Ince retired after 25 years of faithful service at the local bank where he was in charge of mailing and deposit boxes. Mr. Ince made many friends during the 25 year period as he made daily calls to most places of business in town. He joined the bank staff in 1946 after serving four years in the Royal Canadian Air Force. A farewell party was held at the Candlelight Tavern in Goderich recently at which time Mr. 'nee was presented with a gift from fellow employees. Mr. and Mrs, Ince will continue to reside in Exeter for the time being and can be expected to be seen quite often at the Exeter lawn bowling club enjoying their favorite sport. the former RCAF station at Centralia. The men were elected to a committee, along with Alex Gartenburg, chairman; Wilson Derbecker, secretary-treasurer; Ronald Denham and Gordon Johns, and given the task of drawing up a brief to the OWRC. The brief containing 117 signatures, addressed to OWRC vice-chairman J. H. Root, points out the department of national defence expropriated land for a wells and pumping station, just south of Kirkton, for Centralia in 1951 when an adequate well supply was not available at the station. An 11.mile pipeline carries water from the pumping station to Huron Park. Protests at the time by area residents were unsuccessful, possibly because the com- munities, on the border of Huron and Perth counties and Usborne and Blanshard townships, had no adequate single body to represent their interests, the brief adds, "In the political sense, the water steal from Itirkton and Woodharn area presents a elasSic example of the disregards of natural and human rights Of a small community against the — Please turn to Page 8 The controversy continues as to the cause of a serious water shortage in the Kirkton and Woodham areas. A citizens' committee formed only two weeks ago when the water shortage reached its peak sent a brief to the Ontario Water Resources Commission in Toronto demanding an "im- mediate rationing of water in Huron Industrial Park to reduce the present steal of water by at least half," The brief also asked that Huron Industrial Park be served notice by the OWRC that it must cease to drain water by June 30, 1e72 at the latest. Water Resources officials in Toronto claimed Tuesday that an examination of water levels in the Kirkton area early in November showed water shor- tage is due to natural conditions and not because of the industrial well supplying Huron Park. The problem was first aired when Kirkton residents Robert Marshall and Harold Davis, forced to drill new wells, called a public meeting to discuss the problem, which has been haunting the communities since the federal government sunk wells in 1951 to supply water for proved by the department of mines and northern affairs. W. D. Brittain, an engineer with the department, was at Monday's meeting which filled the township hall in Zurich, and said that while approval for drilling had been given, no dumping would be approved without permission of the township council and the waste management branch of the department of the environment. Prefontaine was first asked why Hay had been chosen as one of the tentative sites for the disposal. He said it was a "loss circulation area" and was one of a few such areas in Ontario where wastes could be dumped. He said the wastes included acids, toxic waters, phenols "and everything" from the industries in the chemical valley area of Sarnia, In the past, much of this has been dumped into lakes and streams causing pollution and "deep wells are the best place to dispose of it", One Hay farmer who had leased land for test drilling, Henry Stasik, said he had been led to believe the firm was drilling for oil or gas on his property. — Please turn to Page 3 "We'll go home and you go back to Sarnia!" That was one Hay Township farmer's comment at a public meeting Monday to discuss deep well disposal of chemical wastes and appeared to sum up the at- titude of over 100 others at the meeting that they wanted nothing to do with the project. The public meeting had been called by L, J. Prefontaine, president of Sub Surface Liquid Disposals Ltd., Sarnia, and he failed in an attempt to get backing for his proposal to dump chemical wastes from Sarnia industries into 1,000-foot wells in Ha Th y. e deep well proposal has been in the offing for some time in the township. Test holes were drilled three years ago and in September of this year, Hay council gave tentative approval to the project, However, opposition started to mount and at a special meeting late in November, Hay rescinded their earlier action and advised they wanted no part of the project. Press reports indicated one site had been approved by Hay council, but these were incorrect, although a Well has been ap- ICIRKTON'S WATER COMMITTEE - A committee of Kirkton and Woodham residents was formed recently in an attempt to alleviate the water shortage in the area. A brief has been presented to the Ontario Water Resources Commission. Part of the committee is shown above checking the brief. Back, left Gordon Johns and Harold Davis. Profit, Wilson Detbecker and I3ob Marshall. T.A photo 1 111110111.11111111111111011