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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-05-17, Page 1Price Per Copy 20 Cents Stephen okay modular ark attempt to get their point ,across to Ontario government officials that they are strongly opposed to a sewage lagoon pond being !mated in the municipality. At the suggestion of Allan Walper, owner of one of the properties in question for the lagoon pond which would serve a proposed sewage system for the village of Grand Bend a meeting that we were opposed to these plans. Let's make it, stronger this time." Members of the Huron Federation of Agriculture were also in attendance and voiced their opposition mainly on the basis of prime farm land being used for sewage purposes, From the Huron Federation were Heldman Bill Crawford and will be called of the four area municipalities which could be involved. Ministry of the Environment officials will be invited to the meeting along with represen- tatives from Grand Bend, Hay and Bosanquet, Stephen Reeve Joseph Dietrich said, "we made it known quite clearly at the two board hearings be much better suited far the area than A lagoon system. Setting of the Stephen tax rate for 1973 was delayed for 'nether two weeks until the expected, additional grant from the province of Ontario is ,clarified. Clerk Wilmar Wein said Tuesday night, his latest estimates would give the town- - Please turn tia page executive members Adrian Vos, Stan Johns, Howard Pyrn and Allan Turnbull. A comment was also made by Dr. Frank Mills, Medical Officer of Health for Huron, Dr. Mills said, "most lakeshore areas need sewage, There's no way around it.'' Everyone at the meeting agreed a treatment plant would One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 17, 1973 STAFF CHANGE AT PINERY — Mel Jackson, superintendent at the Pinery Provincial Park for the past eight years was transferred Monday to Huntsville, Above, Jackson is seated while his successor Bruce Houck, formerly of 1pperwash looks an. T-A photo Crash damage high, six persons injured N ew superintendent appointed at Pinery road leading into Centralia Village. Drivers involved were Norman D. Cameron, RR 3 Oil City, and Sonia Greb, Centralia. Total damage was listed at $1,600 by Constable Don Mason. Cameron and a passenger, Mabel Cameron, suffered minor injuries as did three-year-old Steven Greb. During the week, the local detachment, officers charged 23 drivers under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warning to another 18. There were three charges under the Liquor Control Act and eight under the Criminal Code. Only four accidents were reported in the area this week, but all were of a serious nature with total property damage hitting almost $6,500 with six persons sustaining minor injuries, On Saturday at 9;30 a.m., a car driven by James Randall, Huron Park, collided with two parked cars on Algonquin Drive. The parked cars were owned by William Wilson, Huron Park, and Larry Robinson, Lucan. Total damage was set at $2,500 by OPP Constable Bill Lewis. At 3:40 a,m., Sunday, cars driven by Ruth McRobert and Robert Mills, both of RR 1, Granton, collided at the Huron- Perth county line at sideroad 15. Both sustained minor injuries and total damage was set at $1,500. OPP from Sebringville detachment investigated. Two cars collided in Crediton at the main intersection at 7;15 p.m. the same evening. Drivers were Barbie A. Scott, Seaforth, and George Leroy Bieber, London. A passenger in the Bieber veh- clie, Judy Swan, Seaforth, suf- fered minor injuries and total damage was listed at $850 by Constable Al Quinn. The final crash occurred on Tuesday at 4:20 p.m. at the in- tersection of Highway 4 and the No concern The largest provincial park in the province of Ontario as far as the number of available camp sites is concerned has a new superintendent. Mel Jackson, who took over as superintendent at the Pinery Provincial park on May 21, 1965 has been transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources regional office at Huntsville in the engineering services department. Taking over at the Pinery is Bruce Houck, who has been in charge of the Ipperwash provincial park for the past three years. Both men joined the Ontario Forestry branch in 1954 and have been employed by the province since that time through the Department of Lands and Forests and now the Ministry of Natural Resources, With the recent acquisition of additional land the Pinery Park now covers 5,800 acres of land and has 1,340 camp sites. Jackson who assumed his new duties in Huntsville Monday said Algonquin Park has a larger land area than the Pinery Park but with a lesser amount of camp sites. A total of 436 camp sites were established on the recently acquired Burley property in 1972. Preliminary plans for a modular home subdivision in the Grand Bend area were given tentative approval Tuesday night by Stephen township council. Grand Bend realtor David Jackson presented a design for a modular home park on property he owns at part of Lot 2, Lake Road East Concession in Stephen. The property in question is located on the east side of way 21, north of Grand Bend. Lots for fifty homes are planned for the first stage of operation. In answer to a question as to the type of housing, involved, Jackson said he ex- pected they would be manufactpred by Bendix Homes in elensall, To this Stephen Reeve Joseph Dietrich replied, "that's good it will provide work for the area." Jackson told the T-A Tuesday morning he expected to place two or three models at the front of the property for viewing this sum- mer. Homes in the subdivision will range in size from 36 to 52 feet in length, They will be 22 feet wide, Planning consultants Max Ma and David Alderson who ac- companied Jackson said the lots will be large with 12 feet of space on each side of a home, 25 feet in front and a backyard of about 60 foot depth, The proposal has included three acres for a lagoon system which would handle sewage from a population of 1,000. At the same time, Jackson said additional land was available on his property to accommodate a sewage system treatment plant if one is located in the Grand Bend area. Only minutes before, Stephen council decided to call a meeting of area municipalities to discuss sewage needs and ask provincial authorities for a treatment plant rather than a lagoon which the Environment Board approved recently for property owned by Allan Walper in the township. In making the presentation of the modular home plans, Jackson said a similar project at Sandy Cove Acres, south of Barrie has more than 350 units, Stephen township council took further steps Tuesday night in an Recreation director Alvin Willert indicated this week plans are well underway for the July 1 sports day planned as part of the Exeter centennial celebrations. Painting job almost done Consider swim lessons HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS RETIRING - Three members of the teaching staff at South Huron District High School will be retiring at the end of the present school term. Above, principal J.L. Wooden presents gifts to the three, Laurette Seigner, Vic Dinnin and Morley Sanders. They have completed aggregate teaching years of 113, T-A photo. at sorority wading pool Activities at the swimming pool will possibly include a diving exhibition by one of Canada's top divers, as well as a swimming exhibition by a Red Cross swim team. He also reported consideration was being given to a plan to provide swimming lessons at the Victoria Park wading pool this Prime Minister Under the G -a big 'goof' LADS SET FIRE Four young Huron Park lads have been given warnings after they started a fire with newspapers near the front of the J.A.D. McCurdy school this week. The parents of the four 10-year- olds were advised of the incident and no further action has been taken by police or the fire marshal's office. He was given assurance that the changes would be un- dertaken. His request for a snow fence to be erected for the outfield was delayed until after the centennial celebrations have been con- cluded. The SHDHS principal advised RAP that the school board would be erecting a chain link fence between the school playing grounds and the park area behind the grandstand. This action was being taken due to the number of cars now driving onto the playing field. Wooden also reported many horsemen were taking their animals onto the playing field, causing considerable damage. won't be coming "In view of his many other commitments" Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau has been unable to accept an invitation to attend Exeter's centennial celebration, The invite tionn had been extended by the centennial committee and his appointments secretary, Madeleine Lafleur, replied on his behalf, "Although appreciative of your thoughtfulness in inviting him to do so, the Prime Minister must nevertheless regretfully decline your cordial request," Mrs. Lafleur stated. Ontario Premier William Davis has also been invited to attend, but no reply has yet been. received. over planting Despite the heavy rains of recent weeks, two district men interviewed by the T-A this week are not overly concerned with the problem of getting crops planted. Huron's Ag Rep Don Pullen said, "I guess I am an eternal optimist but complete crop failures in this area are pretty unheard of." Pullen conceded corn plantings were a bit behind normal but said a couple of days of sunshine will bring things back on schedule. From the Canadian Canners plant in Exeter, manager Jack Urquhart said a substantial acreage of canning peas were already planted. Urquhart continued, "as far as pea planting is concerned we are ahead of last year and normally our first corn planting is about May 15-17 although we intended to start last week." The local canning factory manager said pea and corn acreages were up from last year and he anticipated big packs from both crops. Lower stocks within the in- dustry and increased sales were cited as factors contributing to the increased acreages. Don Pullen said there would be plenty of time to plant white beans. He added, "the only problem we could encounter would he if we get real late corn plantings some farmers may divert to white beans and this could have some effect on the market." Four teams have already entered the softball tournament and four more will be allowed in. Teams will be competing for $500 in prize money. summer. A soccer tournament will alsce The eelass would be open to be staged with five teams ex- youngsters too short to meet the pec ted. height requirements for the big poet., These classes would be held in the morning. RAP learned that one of the playground supervisors, Diane Adkins,had resigned her position, and at the suggestion of Willert, decided against replacing her. Willert noted RAP faced a $900 deficit on the playground program and said they should wait until registrations come in to see if a third supervisor would be required. With property also purchased in the Walker Hills recently winter sports will be established this coming winter. Despite the heavy +storms which lashed the shores of Lake Huron in recent months, former superintendent Jackson said little damage was felt at the park. He added, "in fact, when the water level goes down we should be gaining about 50 feet of beach." Jackson said he felt the Pinery Park had reached its maximum size. He added, "I think we are now fully constructed. In the future it will be a matter of rebuilding what we have." He cited several changes in park policy for the decrease last year in the incidence of rowdyism at the park. One of the main items was provincial legislation midway through last summer banning motorcycles from all Ontario parks. Pre-selection of camp sites gives officials complete control of campers. Jackson went on to say, "With pre-selection, we are not bothered with people looking around for sites and the traffic is cut in half. The newest area with 463 sites is reserved for families only. Day users and campers are also kept in separate areas, The Pinery Park detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is also based directly in the park which is instrumental in better law enforcement. Corporal Bruce Shipley and his four constables are housed in the same building as the park ad- ministrative offices. Replacing Bruce Houck as superintendent at Ipperwash is Don Matheson formerly of the fish and wildlife branch at Fon Chill. FOX SHOT IN STEPHEN Robert Brand, Stephen Township, this week reports shooting a fox which had bitten the family dog. The dog has been quarantined pending analysis of the fox for rabies. Gremlins were apparently at work at the T-A last week. An advertisement for the Exeter Legion Ladies Auxiliary indicated that the jackpot was $550 in 59 calls, but another line was inserted stating it must go. This was incorrect and the "must go" should not have been included in the advertisement. We apologize for the confusion created and the embarrassment caused the bingo sponsors, Alvin Willert reported that mosteafettte. grandstand had been painted and the project was expected tb be completed this weekend. About a dozen high school students have been undertaking the work on weekends through a provincially subsidized program. The seats are being painted various colors at the request of the rodeo committee to facilitate the sale of advanced tickets for their Labor Day event. Willert reported the poor weather was delaying work at the park as well. He also indicated there may be some delay in getting the pool open due to the condition of Andrew St. He said the mud would be tracked into the pool and there was no way this could be tolerated. Jack Underwood suggested the children should be told to use another route if the road work is not completed by the normal pool opening time. A letter was received from PUC manager Hugh Davis asking that trees to be planted in the park be kept away from power lines. He said that in the past, three trees had been planted beneath lines and asked that these be moved, Willert said this year's tree planting had been carried out in the Lions Club section of the park, Thieves get $1,241 haul Attendance at the playground program has been dwindling and members felt an increase in the fee this year could continue that decline. However, members felt the $1.00 per week fee was still a real bargain. Willert thought someone could be hired at the last minute if the registration suggests there is a need for the third supervisor. Joe Wooden attended the meeting of RAP on behalf of the hardball teams in the com- munity, requesting that the mound be rebuilt and that home plate be moved farther away from the screen. He said the mound built at the diamond was never the right size and had now almost disappeared. The plate is about 15 feet from the screen and should be 50 feet, WINS CREST AWARD - The Crediton men's club recently offered a prize of $25 to students in four area elementary schools for the best design for a club crest. Above, president Harvey Hodgins presents the cheque to the winner, Donna Baker. T-A photo. New owners at resort tavern Ownership of Monetta Menard's Tavern, located on Government Road near the beach at Grand Bend has changed recently. The property has been pur- chased by Gerald & Madlyne Sanders of Sudbury from Spin- drift Inns Limited, Complete re-decorating of the inside of the building has been completed. 'Runaways' cause heavy damage jtl occurred Sunday at the in- tersection of highways 4 and 83. Constable Alex Balazs listed damages at $500 when vehicles driven by Bernard Teper, 44 Rebecca street, Stratford and William Henderson, RR 1, Kippen were in collision. Involved were vehicles driven by Lloyd Stanlake, RR 1, Exeter and Eldon Johnson, RR 1, Brucefield, Constable Jim McMeekin investigated, The fourth accident in- vestigated this week by officers of the Exeter police department gear it moved ahead and struck the door and window. Cons table Alex Balazs estimated damages at $600. Damages of $300 resulted from an accident Friday morning at the intersection of Main and Alexander streets. the window and door at the east side of the Liquor Control Board store at the corner of Main and Wellington streets. The car owned by Paul Munn was left parked to the east of the building. A passenger attempted to start the vehicle but being in Damages of more than $5,000 were incurred in a four vehicle accident on Exeter's Main street, Monday afternoon, A vehicle driven by Wilfred Anderson of Lucknow went out, of Control on Main street, just north of Huron street and before it came to a stop three parked cars were involved, The Anderson car proceeding north on Main went partly up on the sidewalk in front of Dinney's Furniture store and then struck a parked car owned by John Magill, Victoria street, Exeter causing extensive damages to the front and rear. The Magill car was driven back into another vehicle owned by Thomas Hodkinson, 71 Grand Avenue, London and it struck a third parked vehicle owned by Melvin Whiting. Mr. Andersen Who received lacerations to his face Was treated by Dr, D.A. Ecker at his office and released. Constable George Robertson was the investigating officer. Late Saturday afternoon an errant vehicle crashed through owned by John Magill of Exeter and the final one to be struck is owned by Mel Whiting, also of town, T-ie photo Thieves made off with $1,241.34 in cash and cheques after breaking into Club Albatross at Huron Park over the weekend. Entry was gained through a window leading into the dining room and the thieves then forced open a locked room in which the money was kept. Exeter OPP are investigating. They are also investigating other thefts and acts of van- dalism in the area over the past week. A fertilizer tank owned by Cann's Mill and parked in Usborne Township was ap- parently hit by a bullet and 15 tons of liquid fertilizer leaked out of the container. The loss was estimated at $1,200. Five Sections of steel scaf- folding owned by Hubert Miller, RR 1 Dashwood, were taken from the ODC property at Huron Industrial Park, They were valued at $175. Two reports Of damage to lawns were received by police Sunday morning. A car drove across the lawn of Gerald Gingerich, Zurich, causing damage estimated at $30 and the unknown vehicle also hit the Gingerieh ear causing another $40 damage. Keith Williams, Hensall, reported a car drove onto his lawn and made a power turn, causing considerable damage, About $65 worth of veterinary supplies were recovered in Hernall. They had been stolen earlier in the month front the Iletteall Sales Arena. CAR HITS WINDOW - Saturday afternoon, an errant car Struck a win- dow and door at the east side of the Liquor Control Board store in 6x- eter. Shown above sweeping up some of the glass is a store employee Gerard Dietrich. T.A photo. A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT - A four vehicle accident occurred in Exeter Monday afternoon when a north-bound car driven by a tucknow Mao Went Out of control, The seeded vehicle from the left is ii