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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-01-13, Page 1Association for MR agrees to buy location for workshop SOUTH HURON ASSOCIATION FOR MENTALLY RETARDED met with members from other associations arid provincial representatives to discuss their plans for building a workshop for the retarded, Tuesday night. Shown above are Mrs. Peter Nobes de Burgh, London, past president of the Ontario Association, Peter• Gomery, executive director of London and district Association, Mrs. Marg Purdy, corresponding secretary, Don Weber, Waterloo University student working in the area, and Case Van Keay, chairman of the committee for the workshop. T-A photo Price Per Copy 20 Cents A giant step was taken Tuesday night to bring a .district sheltered workshop for retarded adults closer to reality when the association for the mentally retarded passed .a motion to purchase a $45,000, 100 acre farm With the Gederich. and Wingham associations, The farm, wiled by Carman flowcliffe of Seaforth, is situated directly south of former Accident figures said `staggenng , The 1971 accident statistics in the area were described as "staggering" by OPP Cpl. Ray Brooks, head of the Exeter detachment. During the year there were 290 accidents in which property damage amounted to $187,455, A total of 161 persons sustained personal injury and three persons were killed. "These are staggering figures for our small area," he said, questioning how much lower they would be had more people slowed down a bit, took a little more time, or just believed that speed kills. The number of accidents in the past year was up 36 over 1970. Much of the increase occurred in a two-week period during the storm early in the year and following it. The local detachment officers charged 594 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and 169 Criminal Code charges were laid. There were 127 charges under the Liquor Control Act and other provincial statutes. General occurrences for the police were up to 1,594 compared to 1,345 in 1970. Elmer Hayter, the 53-year old Reeve of Stanley Township, was elected Warden of Huron County in a two-way contest which left challenger Roy Pattison, East Wawanosh Reeve, trailing by 24 votes. After members of county council had voted, Tuesday, the tally showed a Score of 32 votes for Hayter and eight for Pattison, an over-whelming victory for the Stanley reeve who lost out to Jack Alexander last year when Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll broke a tie by casting a deciding vote for Alexander. Hayter was nominated by Everett Mclllwain for the post after nine years on county council and service on many committees. Pattison's nominator was Bob Lyons, reeve of West Wawanosh. Present in the large audience on hand for the election was the Warden's wife Norene; his three sons, Allan, Gerald and Robert and their wives; his eldest daughter, Donna McBeath and her husband; and his youngest daughter, Anne. In addressing council, the Warden said he hoped that signals at railroad crossings would become a concern of council. Hayter noted that four Snowmobiler hurt in crash An area snowmobiler was injured in one of the three ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week, James Becker, Dashwood ; sustained head lacerations and bruises after his machine crashed through a fence near the intersection of concession 16-17 and the 5th sideroad in Hay on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. He was treated in South Huron Hospital. Damage to Becker's machine was estimated at $50 by Con- stable Bill Glassford and damage to the fence owned by Henry Becker, H.R. 1, Dashwood was set at $25. The police remind owners and drivers of snowmobiles that all collisions involving personal injury and or property damage of $200 must be reported to the police. On Thursday, a car being backed out Of a lane by Norman Neilands, Hensall, struck a parked car owned by Kathleen Christie, also of Hensall. The mishap occurred on Rich- mond St. west of the CNR tracks and damage was set at $100 by Constable Don Mason. The other crash took place on Sunday at n05 p.m. When a car operated by John McNair, R.R.3, Mica Craig, skidded at an icy intersection in Centralia and crashed into the fence at the community centre. Total damage was listed at •$50 by Constable Frank Giffin. During the week the officers charged seven persana under the highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 12, Canadian Forces Base, Clinton with frontage on both. Highway IV and on the paved road mining east and west. Case Van Raay, chairman of the workshop committee, told the well attended meeting, that the location was ideal, "We have highway frontage and are close to recreational facilities." Presumably, the workshop trainees would have access to the bowling lanes and swimming pool on the old base. He said the committee had looked at other properties, in- cluding buildings on the former Clinton base, They concluded most of the buildings would not pass the fire marshal's regulations, renovations would be costly and "we would still be left with an old building." He pointed out the government would give a 25 per cent grant toward the building and the land on which it is built. Members were encouraged by persons attending from the Tillsonburg Association who, according to Bob Stewart, president of the group, started out "without a cent" two years ago. Since then they have purchased a farm for $45,000 on which has been built a $55,000 workshop where 30 trainees are now em- ployed, and in February, a $120,000 resident for retarded young adults will be completed and opened. The Tillsonburg finance manager said, "The overall cost will be around $200,000 and we will be in debt only $45,000. He said the farm was making them money, having cleared around $4,000 last year. About 60 acres was custom farmed while the trainees grew and sold levelcrossings already have signals but said there are 10 more to be equipped. The new warden also suggested a managed maintenance study for the road department of Huron County. He said wages and ad- ministration costs are rising but allotments from the government are not. Discussing the official county plan, Warden Hayter said there is need to keep the plan flexible and "not create hardships for those who made this county what it is today". He brought a chuckle from the audience when he explained that the property committee of county council would likely have a "large stone house for rent" this year. He was describing the jail, which, he said, could well become a historic site in this county. The oath of office was ad- ministered by Judge Robert S. Hetherington and Rev. G. L. — Please turn to page 3 Police charge two stole snowmobile Two Egmondville youths will appear in Provincial court in Goderich, January 20 to face charges of stealing a snowmobile and trailer. William Charles Carter and Meryl Douglas Glanville were arrested early Tuesday morning only a few hours after Allan Taylor, 130 Waterloo street, Exeter reported his snow vehicle and trailer were missing. Investigation into the theft was conducted by Exeter OPP Constable Bill Lewis, Constable William Hassel of the Goderich ' OPP and Constable George Robertson of the Exeter police department. At a special meeting, Thur- sday, Exeter council endorsed a bylaw to regulate snowmobiles and are now awaiting approval from the department of tran- sportation and communication to put it into effect. Action on the bylaw was hurried after council members continued to be deluged with complaints from citizens. The bylaw stipulates that no person Shell Operate a snow vehicle within the town limits between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. with the exception of Sundays when the curfew extends from midnight to 1;00 p.m. This action was taken to curtail the complaints received from local churches about worshippers being bothered at services on Sunday mornings. A speed limit of 10 ra.p.h, was established for the area of South Huron Hospital. This comprises William St. between Anne and Huron, Main between Anne and Huron, Anne between Mairt and strawberries and sweet corn from another 30 acres, The Tillsonburg man said a good deal of money had been raised through walkatbons and he advised the local association to make use of the enthusiasm of students, both public and high school, to assist in the fund raising campaign. A panel of experts from the Ontario Association, London and Tillsonburg, with moderator, Rev. A, Blackwell, outlined various aspects of sheltered workshops, and answered questions from the audience, Kinds of work done in workshops, the skills developed, Ninety-eighth Year An Ailsa Craig man was fined $200 after being found guilty of setting off a false fire alarm at Huron Park on September 28 of this year. John D. Hamilton had been charged after an alarm was set off at Club Albatross. Two regular members and eight volunteers from the ODC fire department arrived on the scene. Judge Glenn Hays, who presided, said he did not believe the story told the court by Hamilton in explanation of his actions. Hamilton admitted pulling the alarm outside the Albatross washroom, because he thought there was a fire. He said three youths came running out of the washroom saying something about a fire inside. Defense lawyer P. L. Raymond contended it was understandable that there was reasonable cause to assume there was a fire when there were those who ran from the building yelling about a fire. Mrs, Judy Brennen, Exeter, said she saw Hamilton pull the fire alarm and then walk into the washroom. William, and Huron between Main and William. It will also, be deemed an of- fence against the bylaw to drive or operate motorized snow vehicles two abreast or in a group of more than four within town limits. Use of snowmobiles in Riverview Park would also be banned; mainly east of Main St. and south of the river. This ban Would remain in force until it is proclaimed by council that the terrain will withstand the vehicle traffic, The bylaw states "within the boundaries" of the park, in- dicating snowmobiles will not even be allowed on the streets running through the park, Another stipulation is that no snowmobiles will be allowed on any town sidewalks or boulevards. One of the stringent sections of the bylaw states that the registered owner of a motorized show vehicle shall be held — Please turn to page 3 and the number of teachers required were discussed. All panel members stressed the necessity of integrating the retardate into the community- and making him feel like a "fellow citizen." After listening to the Tillson- burg members and the the local association voted almost unanimously in favor of taking the first step toward a workshop by purchasing the Clinton area farm. The next step, according to Mr. Von Raay, will be to organize a giant fund raising campaign to cover all of Huron. Plans toward this will start immediately. Her husband reported he heard the alarm and said nothing dramatic happened. He heard someone say "false alarm." Huron Park Fire Chief J. A. Robichaud testified that Hamilton had denied activating the alarm. A Crediton man, Raymond Varley, was fined $150 and had Thieves enter Exeter homes Two houses in Exeter were broken into during the week and an undetermined amount of money was reported stolen. The cash was taken Friday from the home of Edward Gackstetter, 89 Main street. The interior of the house was ran- sacked. The next day an empty house at 39 Andrew street previously occupied by Ronald Horn was broken into. A number of articles owned by the Horn family were stored in the house but nothing was reported missing. The house is owned by William Johnson, Chatham. his driver's license suspended for three months after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an ac- cident. The court learned he had hit a parked car in Centralia on October 2. Damage was estimated at $400, An Exeter youth, Michael Larence Erickson, appeared for sentence on a charge of public mischief. He had been involved in an accident and told police that a girl was driving his car at the time. This was untrue, A pre-sentence report indicated the youth required some guidance and Judge Hays followed the recommendation of Exeter lawyer P. L. Raymond in suspending sentence and putting the youth on probation for one Year. In other cases, the following penalties were handed out by Judge Hays: John R. Moir, Hensall, was fined $30 and costs of $3 after pleading guilty to following another vehicle too closely. He was involved in an accident on — Please turn to page 3 At a special meeting, Tuesday, Exeter council decided to request the Ontario Water Resources Commission to construct phase two of the local sewer system. This would bring sewer service to almost all residents at a cost estimated at $496,950 by Engineer B.M. Ross and Associates Limited. Council had decided last year to attempt to complete the system in 1972 and had authorized the Goderich firm to complete the necessary engineering, However, some doubt was expressed at the meeting that approval would be received soon enough to undertake the mam- moth project this year. B.M. Ross was present at the meeting and reported it took considerable time to get approval from the OWRC and the Ontario Municipal Board. He said approval would have to be received by around April to have the project started in time for completion this year. "If there are any objectors, you can forget about it for the sum- mer," he told council. Council decided to proceed with application for the entire project, if it is not received in time, they will probably proceed with the Andrew St. portion only this year. Ross indicated it would take at least four months to complete the entire project, which includes 16,006 feet of sewer, bringing service to 260 existing homes and an additional 100 vacant lots along the lines of these sewers. The report noted it was necessary to construct the sewer on presently undeveloped areas in order to provide an outlet. Included in the project would be the installation of a new pumping station at John and Marlbrough Streets to handle the increased flow. This would also include a wet well, dry well and a building to house the equipment. The engineers also recom- mended the replacement of the forcemain on John St. It was reported the present forcemain may not withstand the increased pressure created by new pumps and its maintenance may become a serious factor. The present main is six inches and this would be replaced with a 10-inch forcemain. Ross told coucil that there was still some doubt whether the present oxidation ponds would handle the increased effluent in addition to the effluent from Canadian Canners Limited. He said the OWRC had been investigating this for some time, but he had been unable to get any figures from them. However, he said the need to add a third cell at the lagoons was — Please turn to page 3 At Usborne township council's first meeting of the year salaries were set for most employees of the municipality. Newly appointed • road superintendent John Batten will receive a monthly salary of $685 with an allowance of $100 for office expenses. Floyd Cooper who has been named to replace Batten as works foreman will receive $2.80 per hour and the salary of assistant grader operator Doug Fletcher was set at $2.40 per hour. Machine helper Paul Kerslake will get $2.25 per hour and Donald Kerslake will be taken on as a machine helper at $2 per hour. Monday night, Hensall Council put some teeth into their proposed bylaw regarding the use of snowmobiles in the village by stating if the new law isn't obeyed another one will be drawn up forbiding the use of the machines altogether within the village limits. Spurred on by the scathing letter from John G. Wallace which berated the council for not taking action against the in- discrimate use of snowmobiles in the village and their "lack of concern for decent people", members agreed it was tithe to take some action. Councillor Harold Knight said, "I've been giving the matter a good deal of thought and it isn't this letter that's made me make up my mind." He went on to say, "It's just a few inconsiderate idiots who are spoiling snowmobiling for the Others." Most of the councillors reported complaints from citizens about the snowmobiles Lady's ,car Skids, into two others Damages reached $795 in two accidents investigated during the week by officers of the Exeter police department. The most damage was caused early Thursday evening when a vehicle ciriven. by Ruth Thomp- son, 7,27 Huron street went out of control due to icy road condition* and struck two parked. cars on Huron, near Andrew. The parked vehicles_ were owned by Margaret Prout, Centralia, and Alice MacLean, 220 Marlborough street. Con- stable John Cairns estimated damage at $600. The other mishap took place Saturday morning and involved vehicles driven by Lynda Parkinson, 457 William street arid Carl Leroy Gower, RR 1 Cen- tralia. Damage was listed at $195 by Constable Ardell McIntyre. Add policemen for Pinery, GB Grand Bend will get improved policing in the off-season as the result of an announcement by the Attorney-General's Office, late Wednesday. A five-man Ontario Provincial police detachment will be based at the Pinery Park and will also serve the Grand Bend area. Grand Bend Reeve John Payne who has been campaigning for a full-time force in the summer resort village said "this will be a tremendous improvement." Payne said while the village was being served by the Forest detachment" we usually only saw a police car once or twice a week." A corporal and four constables will live in the cottages located on the east side of highway 21, directly across from the Pinery Park. The GB reeve said he hoped the new force would make some use of the present police facilities located in the village hall. Proper living accommodation for the officers could not be found in Grand Bend, The new force will arrive at the Pinery on February 15. The car mileage allowance has been raised to 12c per mile. The fee of the livestock valuators was raised to $15 per trip and Clarence and Robert. Down were added to the list of livestock valuators. Lorne Passmore was named as one of the township pound keepers replacing James Anderson. Gordon Johns will represent council on the Kirkton Com- munity Association board. The salary of clerk-treasurer and tax collector Harry Strang was set at $6,600 per annum, The hall custodian will get $225 per year. The office of welfare officer has — Please turn to page 3 being driven on the sidewalks, being driven by Children without licenses, and causing noise late into the night which disturbed the sleep of many residents. Some of the clauses in the proposed bylaw will be: 1. Snowmobiles must stay off sidewalks; 2. must not exceed 10 MPH., 3. may net be driven by drivers without their driver's license; 4, must not be operated in village from midnight to 1 p.m. on Sundays. The council were firm in their agreement that respect for the bylaw must be shown or owners will face the danger of having the machines completely banned in Hensel Deputation A deputation of Hugh Love and Wilbert Diiiing attended the meeting to complain about the water running off Boise Cascade parking lot onto their properties. Courieti said they would write a letter to the company Warning Pleast turn to page Reeve of Stanley wins warden race Okay curfews for Exeter A LESSON ON RECORDERS — Students at Stephen Central school enjoy regular recorder musical sessions during the school's elective programs. Shown in practice are Bill Mason, Mary Ann Desjardine, Cindy Beaver, Alice Brown and Tom Hayter. T-A photo Judge discounts story False alarm costs $200 EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 13, 1972 TRYING THEIR OWN COOKING — French cooking was the order of the day at Stephen Central school Tuesday with an Omelet getting special treatment. Shown above are Eleanor Salmon, teacher Mrs. Jennifer- Dattels, Cindy Eveland and •Steven Xraft. T.A photo Apply for sewer completion but fear may be year delay IN DEEP THOUGHT — A very enthusiastic chess club has been organized at Stephen Central school. Above, teacher Fred Negrijn watches as David Turnbull and John Gollen contemplate their next moves. T-A photo Okay wage scales for Usborne staff Set snowmobile rules at Exeter and Hensall Threaten total ban cit Hensall 1,,