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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-02-10, Page 3Ready Mix CONCRETE Plant 235.0833 Residence 228.6961 C.A . McDOWELL lb. 79' 85' b59' ..139' RIB END Pork Loins .31/2 -Pound average Tenderloin End DASHWOOD Spare Ribs Fresh Meaty Centre Loin Roast or Chops Prices Effective Until Saturday Night Open 6 Days A Week Friday Until 9:00 p.m. • Locker Rentals * Custom Processing and Meats by the Side or Quarter 4. 79' 89' King Size SAVE 20e Valley Farm French Fries Ivory Liquid Frozen Peas and Carrots 2, bag 53' Supreme crunchy or smooth Peanut Butter 49' Sayer s 19 Aspirin 100'' Stafford Cherry Pie Filler 53' Old South Froten Orange Juice i6Nce:,t,r, 59' Times-,Advocate, February 10,, 1972 Pogo Patrol Reeve Payne has been named chairman of a committee representing all communities in Lambton to promote a parkway from Sarnia to Grand Bead, Payne said he will be calling a meeting late in April to formulate plans for the project, "I envision a beautiful drive from Sarnia to at least Grand Bend by developing parks, camping grounds and play area along the highway," Wins Legion poem contest The request for support came from Missing Piece spokesman Jim Helmuth of Ailsa Craig. Former councillor Howard Green approached council on behalf Of the Grand Bend minor sports committee asking for the annual grant, The grant of $700 will be paid in two installments, one-half im- mediately and the balance at the end of the summer. Green said, more than 100 boys Were enrolled in the minor hockey program and 37 girls participating in figure skating, Acting clerk Louise Clipperton was authorized to apply for the balance of the 1971 road subsidy on expenditures of $23,731.56. Road foreman Vic Anysyrniw was named village trench and excavation inspector. EXETER'S ELEMENTARY SPEAKING WINNERS — Public speaking contests were held Monday for students of Exeter public school and Precious Blood separate school. R. E, Pooley who presented cheques from the Exeter branch 167 is shown with the winners, Back, senior winners Kelly Geiser, Cathy Wooden and Paul Van Esbroeck. Front, Debbie Webster, Lucy Van Esbroeck and Braden Whilsmith. T-A photo More personnel necessary for Huron's planning board Robert Jennison, In this regard, Reeve Payne said he had written letters on behalf of the village to the Grand Bend Lions club, the Order of the Alhambra and the Shrine club asking for their support in the sports project, Present plans are to provide an outdoor skating rink and facilities for lawn boWling, tennis, shuffleboard along with baseball diamond. Payne said the aforementioned clubs could take any one of the projects individually or all join together, "We would certainly recognize their help. Let's all join together with one common goal in sight of providing an attractive park area with facilities for persons of all ages," Council will be supporting the Missing Piece Coffee House in their attempt to obtain financial help from the Ontario govern- ment under the Opportunities for Youth program. The Missing Piece, sponsored by a Mennonite group, has operated their coffee house on Main street for several years. In approving support, Reeve Payne said, "Their program has been well conducted and we have had no complaints. We're happy to have them with us," As some members shook their heads with concern, it was revealed at last Friday's session of Huron County Council that the staff in the year-old Planning Department will likely have to be increased in 1972. Indications are that another person will have to be added to complete the "tremendous in- crease in volume of work due to Land Division matters." It was shown that if county planner Gary Davidson is to be able to get on with the job he was hired to do, additional personnel will have to be secured to relieve Davidson of his land dividing duties. In his report, the chairman of the Land Division Committee, Ian McAllister, Hay Township, said his committee had expected about 120 applications in the first year. To date since operations began August 1, there have been 138 applications including 65 applications completed, 69 Paul Van Esbroeck of Exeter Precious Blood was a recent winner of the poem contest for junior elementary school students sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Paul actually received three prizes, from Branch 167 Exeter, Zone CI and District C, His prize winning poem follows. Beyond the trench By PAUL VAN ESBROECK Over the trench and under the wire, Into the German's machine gun fire. Casting grenades into enemy lines, Missing a step to avoid Nazi mines. Still opposed to joining in MDC Reeve Derry Boyle indicated this week he would not follow the recommendation of the Exeter Industrial Committee to have the county retain their membership in the Midwestern Development Council, "That won't influence my vote one — bit," Boyle said after being advised by Councillor Mery Cudmore that the local industrial group wanted to have Exeter retain membership in MDC, either directly or through the county. The decision had been made at a meeting of the industrial group last week, attended by both Cudmore and Councillor Tom MacMillan. MacMillan said the group wanted council to apply for designation under the provincial Equalized Industrial Opportunity program and council agreed to do this. Hay approves truck purchase Hay township council in regular session this week ac- cepted the tender of James Hayter Motors of Goderich for the supply of a GMC half-ton pickup truck. The purchase price will be $1,858.50 with a trade-in. The Goderich firm's tender was the lowest of five submitted. Clerk Wayne Horner was authorized to call for applications for the position of warble fly inspector. MD pending and four files closed, About 400 severances will likely be requested soon in connection with the hydro line going through Huron County from the Bruce Power Station. "We are several weeks behind," said McAllister who explained to council the time- censuming procedure which must he followed in every severance. Speaking only briefly to council, Gary Davidson said there have been some problems in administering the official plan for Huron County but ad- justments in the plan will be made as soon as possible. Davidson also urged all municipalities to have zoning and building bylaws which would give power to local committees of adjustment. In other business, it was learned that approval has been received from the Province for Under the rain of the enemy's Planes, The list of the dying rises in names. Fighting in trenches by sun and by star, With every bullet leaving a scar, While fighting in Holland and Germany, The chance for a free life they gave to me, Fighting and dying with no room To shove, Listening for the lonely call of — *P.MinitaingSZWW.'" ' Quality education This is the first of a series of columns concerning activities at Centralia's College of Agricultural Technology. Welfare ch made with anges no fuss John McKinnon, director of the new Huron County Welfare Department made his first report to county council at Friday's session. While some members agreed that the takeover from the local level to the county level had been smooth and had created fewer problems than anticipated, it was clear that other members were concerned with the workings of the new system. McKinnon said that 107 families or singles are on welfare in Huron County at the present time. He noted that when the county system went into effect, some persons who had previously qualified for welfare in the local municipality were deleted from the role while others who had not Get over the trench and under the wire, And don't dare fall from the German's fire. Toss those grenades toward enemy lines, Now watch your step and don't step on those mines. While artillery fired from the rear, The nasty old Germans they had to clear. From north to south, from the east to the west, Before the Germans took over the rest. Circulation at the Grand Bend library has increased by more than one hundred percent since facilities were moved in mid-1971 from crowded quarters in the upstairs of the village ball to the Grand Bend public school. At Monday night's regular meeting of council, Reeve John Payne reported that Grand Bend stood tenth among the '20-odd libraries in Lambton County as far as circulation was concerned. Payne added, "The way things are going now with the library we should be up to about seventh on the list by the end of this year. A delegation from the Ontario Marine and Rescue Patrol of London headed by Commander Robert Kew asked for council's support and financial assistance in operating a patrol at the resort this summer. The rescue patrol was at Grand Bend in 1970 and was partially financially supported by the village. At that time council supplied a cottage as a base for the operation along with the cost of gas and oil and a telephone. Approximate cost was $700. Kew said his group, that' has 35 trained men in the London area, has provided this service in the Port Franks area for the past five years. The provincial patrol provides service at Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls in addition to Port Franks. The delegation spokesman said his group hopes to link all the lakes in safety with additional patrols at Grand Bend and Goderich. In Grand Bend in 1970, the patrol logged 845 man hours working on weekends and holidays. Men of the patrol were able to come to the rescue of a total of 31 boats that were in various kinds of trouble, Kew said their main object is to help in saving lives of swimmers and boaters. "Money is the big thing, but what about a life, All the thanks you need is to save one life, then our job is worthwhile." In later discussion, councillor Murray Des Jardins, chairman of the beach committee said, "I'd like to see them here, but they need more authority," At the present time, patrol members have only the power of a citizens arrest. A suggestion was made that they could be sworn in as special constables. Des Jardins said the biggest danger to swimmers is water skiiers coming in too close to A letter received from Lamb- ton MPP Lorne Henderson stated he was trying to hurry along Ontario Municipal Board ap- proval for purchase by the village of two parcels of property to be used for recreation purposes. The land is being purchased from the Grand Bend Legion and From an inch to a yard to a mile, They would advance in a bloody style. In every trench dead soldiers they found, Lying so lifeless on their hard fought ground. The land of our allies they did regain, Though the loss effected Wilhelm's big brain. The war was over before December arrived, And many dear soldiers never survived. MRS, miLpRep M. O'BRIEN Mrs, Mildred (Hoffman) O'Brien, died in South, Huron Hospital, February 5, 1972, in her 69th year. She is survived by her husband, LeRoy O'Brien, Zurich, and two sons, William. H,, of Niagara Falls, and Donald L., of Zurich. Five grandchildren also survive, The funeral was held at the Westlake Funeral Home, February 8, with interment in Emmanuel United Church cemetery. ROSS SHOLDIcE Ross Wilbert Sholdice, age 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Sholdice, London, died at Vic- toria Hospital, February 5, 1972, Besides his parents, he is Survived by his brother, John Sholdice, Thorndale, and his grandmother, Mrs. Marion Sholdice, Exeter. The funeral was held at the Jas, M. Carrothers and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Farquhar MacKinnon officiating. Interment was in St. Marys cemetery. MRS. CATHERINE E. GIBSON Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth (McFarlane) Gibson, passed away at Strathroy Hospital, • February 6, 1972, in her 96th year, She was the wife of the late William Gibson and mother of Leslie Gibson, Exeter and Mrs. Ray (Hazel) Zavitz of RR 2 Ilderton, She is also survived by a sister Mrs. Ervin Barnes of Nairn and brother, Donald of Forest and John of Strathmere Lodge, four grandchildren and five great- grandchildren, The funeral was from the Denning Bros. Funeral Home, Strathroy, February 9, with in- * terment in St. George's cemetery. MRS. CHAS. MILLER Mrs, Hattie Ingram Dougall, wife of Chas, W. Miller, Exeter, passed away at the Queensway Nursing Home, Hensall, • February 3, 1972. She was in her 82nd year. She was born in Whitewater, Manitoba, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Dougall. They moved to Ontario in 1923 where they farmed in Usborne Town- ship until retirement in Exeter in • 1948. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. David Black- well, Hensall; three sons, James, Woodham, Everard, Grand Bend, Edwin, Exeter; one sister, Mrs. Katie Unger, Stonewall, Manitoba; twelve grandchildren 4 and eleven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by two brothers, Harry and Foster Dougall. Funeral service was conducted at the R. C. l3inney Funeral Home, Monday. Pallbearers were grandsons Ray, Bob, Fred, Earl, Brian and Barry Miller, WINNIFRED ETHEL POLLOCK Winnifred E. Miller, wife of the late David Pollock, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, February 7, 1972. She was the mother of Mrs. Roy (Olga) Thompson, McGillivray township and sister of Arnold Miller, Goderich, Albert Miller and Mrs. William (Edna) Dobie, both of Kitchener. • The funeral was held at the M. Box & Son Funeral Home, Parkhill, Wednesday with in- terment in Grand Bend cemetery. SPY sCH0 two projects under the Winter Works Program to be conducted at the Huron County Pioneer Museum. The initial project for $10,050 is for a clean-up program and other required maintenance work. The second project is the rewriting of the Museum booklet and also recataloguing exhibits as they exist at the present time for record and insurance purposes. It was also announced that verbal approval had been received from R. E. McKinley's Ottawa office for a program in the amount of $22,520 to clean out brush and weeds along Huron County roads. School population shows decrease Enrolment in Ontario's elementary schools had decreased for the first time in 26 years, Education Minister Robert Welch said last week. Preliminary statistics com- piled by Department of Education show that at the start of the 1971-72 school year, elementary school enrolment dropped to 1,456,509, a decrease4 of 8,979 over the previous year. Public school enrolment totalled 1,034,373 while the Roman Catholic Separate School enrolment was 422,136. Although the elementary enrolment dropped, secondary school enrolment rose to 574,664, an increase of 17,751 over Sep- tember 30, 1970. Secondary school enrolment is expected to continue to increase until 1978. While the overall enrolment in kindergarten decreased by more than 10,000 in the last year, to 131,577, there has been a noticeable increase in junior kindergarten enrolment, par- ticularly in the Separate School system. Junior kindergarten enrolment there increased almost 100 percent to 6,744 compared to 3,490 at the start of the 70-71 school year. In the public system, junior kindergarten enrolemt increased by 1,670 to a total of 10,869. Those soldiers who lived on beans and dry buns, And were killed by big shells or bad guns. I thank them right now for fighting their best, And please grant them dear Lord a lasting rest, The third course available at the college is Home Economics. In the first year the girls are introduced generally to the two main divisions-foods and fashion, and gain a working knowledge of each of these fields. Once they start the senior year, there is a choice of the two. Here the girls go into a detailed study of all aspects of their chosen field. In all, an excellent course. Life at the college does not consist entirely of classes - many extracurricular activities are planned. Perhaps one of the best sup- ported are the C.C.A.T. Saints - our hockey team. True they are not top of the league but they certainly try their hardest to get there. Bruce Corrigan is captain of the CCAT Saints and constantly shows that he is capable of carrying the "C" well, It would be hard to find a player of his ability in the SHHL. The other teams in the league prove this by having one and often two men shadow him, this practice seems to have little affect for no one can stay on the ice as long as he does. Bruce is a head's up, hard hitting, two way player. Swit- ching from defence to forward is very difficult, but Corrigan does it constantly and does it well. He is fast, has all the moves and he is smart. He can shoot, score and check. In fifteen games he has tallied 20 points - 15 goals and 5 assists but he also has 48 minutes in penalties, Outstanding in every way, Bruce is the main drawing card to the college games. Off the ice, he is one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. Centralia College is a small college located at the old Air Force base at Centralia. The enrollment is not large -only 125 students- but this by no means detracts from the quality of education available. Three courses are offered and each offers a good working knowledge of the subject matter. Agricultural Business Management is open to all men and women preferably with some knowledge or experience in farming. The course is centred around the management aspect and approximately half the class time is spent in business management courses. The course also includes an in depth study of the operation of a local farm. Known as Farm Project, the students are divided into groups of four or five, each having a farm to study. The course is two years and at the end of this time, about 50 percent of the students will return to the farm, Others will obtain various jobs in all aspects related to farming. Another diploma course of- fered at C.C.A.T. is that of Animal Health Technology. Here the students gain an introduction and basic knowledge of all spects of veterinary medicine. The stress is on practical work and many hours are spent learning the techniques used in laboratories, surgery and radiology. Also, the students go on call with veterinarians in the area and so gain first hand experience. Thus the Animal Health Technician can be of great assistance to the practicing veterinarian. Hear request for committee A county committee on municipal tax reform was suggested at last Friday's session of Huron County Council by Barry Eastwood, Regional Assessment Officer. While Eastwood made it clear it was an unofficial request, his suggestion called for a study of common sense tax reform over the next two years, with the data to be forwarded to the Minister of the Department of Municipal Affairs, "We always hear that the senior government doesn't give the junior government a chance in policy making," stated Eastwood. "Sometimes, junior governments just don't take the inititative to voice their opinion to the senior governments." There was a tax review com- mittee appointed in Huron last year by council but it "died a slow death" according to Goderich Township Deputy- Reeve Gerry Ginn, a former member of that committee. qualified' were taken on. The director also advised that between 30 and 40 men had been placed in jobs cutting dead elm trees. Some local problems involving welfare recipients were heard. It was noted that some councillors were concerned that chronic welfare types were being issued checks at the end of each month and were incapable of budgeting wisely enough to get themselves through until the next check arrived. McKinnon said his department was experimenting to find the best methods to use with each welfare recipient, and further noted flexibility would enable them to make swift changes as. necessary. McKinnon did advise of his interest to rehabilitate as many welfare recipients as possible. "If we give these people no responsibility in handling money, when they go back to work the bills will begin to pile up again and they will be back on welfare. If they spend all their monthly check before the end of the month, we can give them an emergency check. But this amount will be taken off next month's check. Hopefully, they will become educated about handling money," stated McKinnon. 44" rfra'' 4. 111 "Memorize your diploma and swallow it." Seek funds for project Mrs. Lottie Jones, St. Marys, Mrs, Olive Thomson and Mary Lou visited Saturday afternoon with Mr. & Mrs. William Thomson, Andrew St. • Couldn't convene, no transportation Chairman of the planning and development committee, E. W. Oddleifson, and County Development Officer Spence • Cummings are scheduled to present a brief to the federal authorities in connection with the transportation problems in Huron when that meeting is held. The meeting set for January 26 had to be cancelled "due to lack of transportation", "Isn't that the silliest thing?" said Oddleifson. "Isn't that They couldn't convene to talk about transportation because there was a lack of tran- sportation!" "I think have a milk shake for a change." 4 a The committee from Seaforth- Tuckersmith attempting to restore the VanEgmond Reserve in Egmondville as a tourist at- traction in that area appeared before Huron County Council Friday to solicit a donation for their project, While no exact amount of money was requested, council was reminded to be generous since Seaforth-Tuckerstnith is now a "demilitarized zone" where the factories and other industries are small and not all that prosperous and where "charity is almost necessary". A complete history of the emergence of the VanEgmond Restoration Foundation was recounted in detail and it was shown that the group is now af- filiated with the Heritage Foundation, a government- sponsored organization dedicated to restoring and refurbishing historical buildings. , Col. Anthony VanEgmond, the man commissioned to construct the road from Galt to Goderich, settled in Egmondville which was named after him, This colorful figure from the past fought in the 1837 Rebellion and was widely known for his soldiering abilities, Though he never lived in the VanEgmond house, he built it while he resided across the road, a property -also under con- sideration by the VanEgmond Restoration Foundation. Twenty-five percent of the money for the restoration project Must be raised locally. Local labor will be hired to complete the work, it was promised. N1OUN1 CARMEL'S PUBLIC SPEAKERS — Students from Our Lady of Mount Cannel separate school won top awards in a Legion public speaking contest held at Parkhill recently. From the left the winners are, third place junior Maureen Muller, second senior Ann Muller, senior winner Aim Mary Van Osch, junior champ Jane Sullivan and second junior bonna Fleming, T.A photo