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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-05-10, Page 1GETTING LICENCE INSTALLED - Saturday was bicycle licence buying time in Exeter with more than 200 plates being purchased. Above, Constable Jim McMeekin is putting a licence on Eugene Clarke's bike. T-A photo. Reduce dump hours, gate will be locked City of London can roll their mill Ontario .Ministry of the rate back five mills while the Environment advising that the effect of ours is negligible." hearing held recently regarding a A letter was read from the — Please turn to Page 3 " .. iltril'r1:..' .*, ; • it,i. 4 ia ,.; 9 .4 hp.li 4 ,,,4 it , .bra*. -41,1"' !VI! 14111 l'!n'4 '' :.":C;'' JOHN TEEVINS DOUG MARTIN . . . fill resort council vacancies Price Per Copy 2Q Cents MORTGAGE GOES UP IN FLAMES - The highlight of the third anniversary of the establishment of the Ex- eter Pentecostal Tabernacle in the former Main street United church building was highlighted by a special ceremony, Sunday. Above, pastor Austin Gedcke and deacons Donald Wilson, Milford Prouty, Dawson Hayter and Morley Hall watch as the church mortgage is burned. T-A photo. Three Exeter men get eight-year terms QUEEN AT SOUTH HURON — At the stroke of midnight, Friday Val Regier was named Queen of South Huron District High School. Val, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Regier, RR 3 Zurich, is shown above shortly after the announcement. T-A photo Driver, passenger hurt in collisions A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO During the Exeter public „chool concert next Thursday night, kindergarten students will have their own version of "A bicycle built for two." Shown above are from the left, Julie Glover and Scott Bogart, Colleen Glasgow arid Bill Crawford, Christine Glassford arid Jeff Heywood, Down Hewitt and Greg Peitsch, Lisa Blue and John Wells, Melissa Becker and Robert Tuckey, Monica VVyma and Brian• Baarda, Sueann Adkins and Dennis Eisenschink, Sharon Watcher and Bradley Shoebottom. T-A photo GB ends lifeguard program; second council member quits Facing threats from the ministry of the environment that could close the Exeter dump, council this week agreed to en- yoke stricter controls. The dump will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. only from Monday through Friday. It will be locked up for the rest of the time, including the weekend. Deputy-Reeve Helen Jermyn and Councillor Bruce Shaw questioned closing the dump on Saturdays, noting this was the only time some residents have to use it. However, sanitation committee chairman Bob Simpson replied that his committee couldn't see the need for other than industrial users to have access to the dump,, "We have regular pickups for all types of garbage," Simpson noted. He said if the dump wasn't closed to maintain stricter controls "it will end up that we won't have a dump at all". Reeve Derry Boyle said the alternative .was a $200,000 in- cinera t Dr. Another of the reasons why the dump will be closed Saturdays is the fact the attendant does not work that day. SEARCH FOR NARCOTICS Officers of the Exeter police department executed a search warrant in search of narcotics at a residence in Exeter, Saturday. According to chief Ted Day a quantity of a particular sub- stance was found and seized and it has been forwarded for analysis. Six persons were found in the house including one juvenile. Charges are pending against the found-ins and occupants of the house. Three Exeter men were sen- tenced to eight years each in prison when they appeared in Cornwall court Friday on a kidnapping charge resulting from a foiled bank holdup on February 5. Jailed were Donald Wolfe, 24, Richard Weber, 22, and John L. Loader, 22. Also jailed was a Cornwall man, Claude Mercure, All four men also reeeived concurrent eight-year terms for armed robbery and attempted bank robbery, All pleaded guilty at an earlier The new regulations will come into effect on May 21. Gates were installed on the dump entrance several months ago, but they were never locked. Signs at the dump point out that infractions against the bylaw can result in fines of up to $300. Council members indicated they would ask the police to make periodic checks to make certain there were no trespassers. At the meeting, council also approved a special "super cleanup" for centennial. Simpson and his committee were asked to plan a week-long cleanup prior to the local celebrations, enlisting the sup- port of school children and other otipsAto rid the town of ,un— sightly messes. Council also approved a pay increase for the dump attendant. He will now be paid $65 per week. Don Webster to represent county Don Webster, an Exeter man who is very active in the local branch of the Canada Council for the Blind, will be attending a four-day provincial conference of that organization in Kingston. Mr. Webster, president of the CCB in Huron, is the county's delegate to the conference, which begins Saturday. His wife, Donna, is secretary- treasurer of the CCB in Huron and will accompany him to Kingston. Part of the business taken up at the conference will be to draw up briefs for presentation to the government. This is in addition to social and, recreational activities which are planned. provincial court appearance. Mercure was arrested shortly after the incident, while Loader and Weber were picked up by police in Sarnia. Wolfe was captured, with the aid of a pollee dog, while hiding in a London home, Four men had crashed into the home of Cornwall bank manager Robert Evans on the night of February 4 and held the manager and his family overnight and then drove the manager to the bank, A time lock oh the Bank of Montreal vault foiled the robber's For the second time in as many years the strength of Grand Bend council is two members short, at least until next council meeting. The resignation of councillor Ted Flint was accepted more than a month ago and Monday night councillor Walter Crum- plin resigned by letter, Council passed a motion to invite two former councillors to fill the vacant positions, They are Douglas Martin and John Teevins. It is expected they will accept the position and assume their new duties at the May 24 meeting of council. In his letter of resignation, Crumplin said, "the reeve and council know my reasons." He was unavailable for any further comment. Flint is now employed in Stratford and resigned because of the necessity of being out of the village. Irvine Armstrong, of Hopper- Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter, was elected president of the Western Ontario Funeral Director's Association at Delhi Wednesday. The area covered by the organization stretches from Windsor, Simcoe, Kitchener and Wingham. Also attending the meeting were Mr. Armstrong's wife, Lois and Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Haskett, Lucan. Mr. Haskett is a past president of the association, Elected a director of the association was Rob McKinley, Ridegetown. Mr. McKinley is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Art Whilsmith, Exeter. Vacant houses attract thieves A number of thefts were reported in the area this week. A cultivator valued at $850 was stolen from the yard of Huron Tractor, Exeter. Kyle's service station in Hensall was broken into and some oil and cigarettes taken, while a house owned by John Norris, RR 3 Exeter, was broken intoand several items of clothing, taken. A Lucan man has been charged in the latter incident, A motorcycle parked at Dash- wood was reported stolen and was later recovered in the village. It belonged to Roy Becker. A house at Dashwood owned by Mable Ogletree was forcibly entered, but no property was reported missing. Neither was there anything taken apparently when someone smashed into the Oakwood Park cottage of Mrs. William Joy. OPP detachment throughout the district report an increase in breakins at unoccupied farm homes and cottages. Many of the thieves apparently are looking for antiques. Police urge area residents to keep a closer watch on their property and to mark items in their possession so they can be identified if the need arises. The Exeter OPP have two bicyles in their possession and the owners may claim same by properly identifying them. One was found south of Exeter and the other in the Hensall area. but the four looted purses and wallets of bank employees when 'the latter arrived for work. A late-arriving employee noticed something amiss and notified police, The four men escaped before police arrived. Mercure and Wolfe told the court Friday they intended to use the holdup loot for medical aid in North Vietnam and assistance for Indians in James Bay area. The robbers netted $96 from the bank employees and eLeaped by stealing a ear several blocks from the bank, One of the major decisions made by the short-handed council Monday night was to cancel the lifeguard program on the beach for this summer, Councillor Bob Sharen who has been handling beach affairs since the resignation of Flint said there was no alternative but to scrap the program. Said Sharer, "Our chief lifeguard would not take the position again unless we provided 'extra equipment which would cost about $300." A driver and a passenger sustained cuts and bruises in the five accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment officers this week. John Guenther, RR 2 Zurich, was treated at South Huron Hospital after being involved in a single car crash at 6:45 p.m. Saturday. His car skidded out of control on concession 12-13, north of Dashwood and rolled onto its roof. Damage was estimated at $1,200 by Constable Al Quinn. Also on Saturday at 11:50 p.m., a car driven by Robert Lin- denfield, Exeter collided with a hydro pole on Highway 83 in Dashwood with damage listed at Ask inspector to reconsider Building inspector Doug Triebner submitted his resignation to Exeter council, Monday, but it was not accepted. Instead, council named a committee to meet with Triebner to see if they could get him to reconsider his resignation. The letter of resignation gave no reasons for his decision, but members of council indicated he was fed up over the constant battles he had been having with a couple of contractors regarding improper construction, The matter evolved into a lengthy discussion about con- tractors and council's obligation to ensure that prospective buyers were aware that the homes they were buying had been given final approval by the building in- spector. It was suggested charges may have to be laid against any contractor contravening thy; building bylaws to bring the matter to a head. However, nothing was resolved. The committee named to in- terview Triebner consists of Councillors Harold Patterson, Bob Simpson and Ben Hoogen- boom. They were also asked to work with Triebner in resolving his problems if they were successful in having him withdraw his resignation, expected to cost in excess of $3,000. The program of supervised swimming has been in effect WALTER CRUMPLIN . . . quits resort post $200 by Constable Bill Glassford. On Thursday at 8:20 p.m., a car driven by Terry O'Neill, RR 4, Parkhill, skidded out of control on sideroad 20-21 in Stephen and struck a hydro pole. A passenger in the car, Bruce Pfaff, RR 3, Dashwood, was treated at South Huron hospital for lacerations. Total damage was estimated at $1,000 by Constable Quinn. Damage of $175 was estimated by Constable Bob Whiteford in an accident Wednesday, involving cars driven by Audrey Scott, Exeter, and Leonard O'Rourke, RR 4, Seaforth. They collided on concession 4-5 of Usborne. The final crash of the week occurred on Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. when a car driven by Mary Chapple, RR 4 Seaforth, skidded off Highway 4 south of Exeter and ran into a farm fence owned by Clayton Flynn, RR 1 Centralia. Total damage was listed at $100 by Cpl. Ray Brooks. During the week, the local detachment officers charged 26 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 18. There were two charges under the Criminal Code and one under the Liquor Control Act, Cancer canvass could hit mark When the final pledges for the recent ladies Ride for Cancer are turned in it is expected the local objective for the Canadian Cancer Society will be reached, Exeter and area campaign chairman Norm Whiting said Wednesday morning a total of $7,107.13 had been received to date with about 20 ladies yet to bring in their returns. The overall objective is $8,000. The youngest girl in the ride to Dashwood and return was 10 year-old Michelle Vandergunst of Exeter. Michelle had pledges of close to $60. In attempting to find out who the oldest woman on the ride was, Whiting remarked, "Several have admitted to being 39 and one said she Was almost 40". The youngest and oldest riders will get additional pledges of 25 cents per Mile, since 1951. Councillor Des Jar- dins who has been in charge of the program in recent years while he was clerk and since becoming a council member said Grand Bend has been free of drownings since 1957. The report of road superin- tendent Vic Anysymiw said the PUC was well underway with underwiring for new lighting along Government Road. Anysymiw strongly recom- mended the purchase of a road sweeper,Thep UC was authorized to place three new lights in the area of the Medical Centre. Reeve John Payne, a member of the PUC said the number of property owners now using water from the Grand Bend system had risen to 562, Council are continuing their action to send complaints to the Ontario government regarding the small amount of money allotted to Grand Bend through the provincial equalization grant, John Payne commented, "The Mayor Jack Delbridge gained a temporary reprieve for Van- bree Bulldozing and Excavating at Monday's meeting of Exeter council. A month ago, in the absence of the Mayor, council had agreed with a suggestion from engineer B.M. Ross that VanBree be penalized $50 per day for failing to complete the Andrew St. sewer construction by the November 30 deadline. Council decided to enforce the contract 'agreement for the $50 per day penalty only for the month of December and starting again from May 1 until the job is completed. They waived the months of January, February, March and April because, as the engineer pointed out, they wouldn't want the contractor on the job then anyway. When the decision was made, Mayor Delbridge had sent a message through Reeve Boyle to show "compassion" for the contractor. At that time, most members felt they were showing some compassion by not charging for the four winter months, but Mayor Delbridge indicated beyond any doubt this week he did not agree with their decision. "I couldn't go home from this meeting with a clear conscience if we charged for the month of May," the Mayor stated em- phatically. He said council should consider the "impossible" weather con- ditions encountered by the con- tractor in the fall and he also said the department of highways (ministry of transportation and communication) along with their own engineer were partly to blame for the situation. In placing some blame on the ministry, he said they should have told the contractor to close clown until spring and then allow the unused portion of the grant to be carried through until 1973. He also criticised the engineering firm of B.M. Ross & Associates for not making VanBree clean up the job behind him. The Mayor said collecting the $50 per day penalty would benefit all ratepayers, whereas only those on. Andrew St, had been adversely affected by the situation. "We shouldn't compensate all the people in town," he remarked. He said collecting the penalty may be legally right, but RNA Graduate Sharon Edward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benson Edward, Huron Park, received word from the College of Nurses at Toronto that she has passed her examination and is now a Registered Nursing Assistant. Sharon is employed at Green Gables #2 Nursing Home in Ailsa Craig. She took her RNA training at the Department of Universities and Colleges Regional RNA School in Lon- don. Photo by Doerr Building permits for four new houses were approved by Exeter council this week. They, along with all other permits, are subject to final approval by the building inspector. Three of the homes will be erected by Zwart & Graansma, Strathroy contractors, They are at 46 Riverside Drive and 54 Riverside Drive in the Simmons subdivision north of the river and at 253 Kingscourt Crescent in the Dow subdivision. Dale Lamont was given ap- proval for a new home at 26 Alexander St. Swimming pool installations were approved for Gerald Parsons, 167 Main, and Dr. M. Gans, 89 Gidley. House additions were approved for Jerry Mathers, 92 Main; Tom Elliott, Waterloo St.; Basil Crawford, Carling St. House renovations, roofing and miscellaneous work were for: H. Gruyaert, Don Cooper, William Thomson, Ray Smith, Larry Baynham, G. Busche, E. Carroll, Terry Johns, G. Hawkins, E. Skillender, Mrs. E. Reeder, V. Armstrong, Mabel Jaques, A Bowen and B. Cann, A storage shed was approved for B. Dreyer, 145 Thomas St. He continued "We approached the Grand Bend Lions club for assistance in obtaining these extra funds and they refused." Sharen and councillor Murray Des Jardins agreed the program was being rejected strictly on a - financial basis, They said all budgets had to be chopped for this year. The recent auditor's report showed a deficit in 1972 of Funeral director $23,000. The lifeguard program ap- leads association proved earlier in the year was One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 10, 1973 Mayor critical of decision to impose contract penalty questioned if it was morally right, "Yes, it is," replied Councillor Tom MacMillan in regards to the question of council's moral position. "It's absolutely morally wrong," the Mayor replied. "It's not my way of doing things. It never has and it never will." MacMillan explained that all contractors who had tendered knew the penalty clause was included and suggested others had taken it into consideration in their bid price. "VanBree gambled and lost," he suggested. MacMillan went on to point out the town had lost because the unused grant money had been lost. The Mayor said this is where the ministry was wrong, adding that they should bend a bit in such instances and allow grant monies to be carried over to the next year, Deputy-Reeve Helen Jermyn reminded council it had been the opinion of the works superin- dendent that the contractor didn't have enough equipment on the job in the fall and this had precipitated part of the problem. Councillor Bruce Shaw ended debate on the subject when he suggested council talk to their engineer again on the subject. He said he wasn't prepared to rescind the motion made at the — Please turn to Page 3 Permits approved for four new homes