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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-07-19, Page 1A CRAWLING RACE - At Sunday's children's picnic sponsored by the Lucan Legion, a race was held for babies. Brent Lewis at the left of the pictures with father Barry easily won the eight foot race while Mark White failed to leaving the starting line despite help from father Paul. T-A photo Resort to cut costs, reduce clean-up time TOURISM MINISTER VISITS - Ontario's Minister of Industry and Tourism Claude F. Bennett visited Exeter Monday afternoon. Mayor Jack Delbridge presented an Exeter Centennial souvenir. Shown above are Exeter deputy-reeve Helen Jermyn, mayor Jack Delbridge, Minister Claude Bennett, PUC Commissioner R.E. Pooley and David Watson of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism. T-A photo ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN - One of the top floats in Saturday's Fun Day parade at Granton was entered by the Cook family. Judges Jack Riddell and Darrell Janz talk to nurse Jean Cook and her two patients Diane and Ray Cook. T-A photo Minister hints at change in industrial loan setup RECREATION VEHICLE DESTROYED » Fire completely gutted the inside of a recreation camping vehicle owned by a London family, Ptiday night. The vehicle owned by Franck Wilson caught fire while travelling north on highway 4, near Centralia. T-A photo Run over by .errant combine,: Hensall reeve still 'serious' Grand Bend council decided Monday night to lower operational expenses by decreasing the amount of, time spent by village employees on cleaning the Main street and beach areas. Councillor Bob Sharen who was acting reeve in the continued absence of Reeve John Payne because of illness said, "we're spending too much money on Main street." Councillor John Teevins agreed saying, "people have been raising cain about our higher tax rate we have to cut our ex- penses." Council authorized road foreman Vic Anysymiw to spend three days per week on street cleaning and an alternate three days on the beach and parking lot. When Anysymiw questioned council on this move saying, "I've been told by council to keep the village clean and we have been getting good reports", he was told about the new regulations. In a reply to the road foreman, councillor Murray Des Jardins said, "we'll take the complaints as a council." The village dump located in Bosanquet township which has been closed to the public since Highway 4 continues to be a "disaster area" for campers, as two more experienced problems this week. More than $8,000 damage was caused when a Mini-Liner camping home was gutted by fire while travelling north near the Mt. Carmel Road at 7:15 p.m., Friday. The interior of the camper, owned by Francis Wilson, Lon- don, was destroyed, along with some personal possessions of the occupants. Cause of the blaze is unknown. Fire department's from Lucan, Centralia and Exeter were called to the scene and OPP Constables C.D. Auger, Lucan, and Don Mason, Exeter, directed traffic in the area. Last week, a car pulling a camper overturned north of the fire scene with damage in that one listed at $7,000. A converted bus-camper driven by Murray Beach, London. 1972 will be opened One Saturday per month for the balance of this year. Anyone wishing to use the dump grounds must apply for a permit on the Wednesday preceding and pay a fee of $5 for each load of garbage to be taken. This move was made to facilitate builders and persons having large amounts of waste materials. Approval has been received from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications for the contract to apply single surface treatment to all roads in the village. The contract'in the amount of $11,983 has been let to Cornell Construction of Brantford. Road foreman Anysymiw said he expected the work would begin shortly and becompleted before the Civic holiday weekend. Permission was given to the Grand Bend Minor Sports Association to hold a dime-a thon on August 4 and 5. This was requested by president Griffin Thomas. A short portion of sidewalk will be used to receive dimes placed end to end. The dime-athon will be supervised continually throughout the two day period. — Please turn to page 3 collided with a cattle beast on Highway 4 south of Hensall, Thursday at 1:45 p.m. The animal was owned by Darcy Rathwell, Brucefield, and was killed. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $400 by Constable Bill Glassford. There were two area crashes, Saturday, the first at 6:45 p.m., when a car driven by Richard Quesnel, RR 2 Centralia, skidded out of control and collided with a tree on concession 3-4 of Hay Township. The driver and his passenger, Murray Paquette, Huron Park, sustained minor bruises and damage was set at $800 by Constable Glassford. At 7:13 p.m., a car driven by William Inch, Exeter swerved to miss a bicyclist on Nelson St., Hensall, and collided with a hydro pole. Damage was listed 'at $500 by Constable Ed Wilcox. There were three accidents, Farm related accidents sent three area persons to hospital this week. Hensall Reeve John Baker remains in serious condition in St. Joseph's hospital, London following an accident Friday at Hyde Brothers Farm Equipment in Hensall where he is employed. Also in the same hospital in London are Dale Erb , RR 2, Zurich and Paul Van Esbroeck, RR 1, Hensall, Erb suffered a fractured pelvis when he fell from a tractor Friday night and Van Esbroeck suffered internal injuries when a dunebuggy ran RAP considers several projects Monday's planned meeting of the Exeter RAP committee had to be called off by chairman Gord Baynham when only three members arrived. Reeve Derry Boyle and member Ruth Durand were also present, but none of the other four members arrived to make a quorum. In an informal discussion, the three members deliberated on recent capital grant requests submitted to the Ontario government. The applications include repairs to the arena roof and rewiring, a new tennis court and a 16' by 20' addition to the lawn bowling club house to be used as a senior citizen centre. The applications had been returned because more details were required. Chairman Baynham said he would attempt to get the in- formation and plans asked for and return them as soon as possible. He told the other two members that $7,000 had been requested for the lawn bowling club house, and $3,500 for.a tennis court. Prepare plans for works shops Tentative plans have been outlined for Exeter's proposed new works department building. The property committee met recently and approved the idea of a 106' by 50' steel metal clad building. It will be erected on property already owned by the town on Nelson St. The new building wouldifielude a 26' by 15' office, four bays and a storage space. Colored steel would used inside and out. Ken Dunn, a representative of consulting engineer B. M. Ross & Associates has been asked to draw up a plan incorporating the ideas suggested at the committee meeting and present them to council for approval as soon as possible. Sunday, the first at 1:15 a.m. on Highway 21 near the intersection of Highway 83. A car driven by Patrick J. Heenan, Seaforth, was nor- thbound when another vehicle attempted to pass it on the right and collided with the rear end. A passenger in the car, Michael Higgins, Exeter, sustained rib injuries in the crash. Damage to the Heenan vehicle was listed at $300 by Constable Don Mason. The other vehicle left the scene and was later recovered in Exeter. A London man faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident and impaired driving. At 12:05 p.m., cars driven by William R. Hodge, Crediton, and Paul G. Elliott, RR 1 Thorndale, collided at the intersection of concession 6-7 Stephen and sideroad 5-6. Total damage, including that to a farm fence owned by Walter McClure, RR 2 Crediton, was set at $1,100 by Constable Wilcox. The final crash on Sunday over part of his body, Sunday evening. John Baker, still in the in- tensive care unit of the London hospital has a fractured pelvis, a ruptured bladder and broken bones in his face. He was struck by a combine while servicing the new 8-ton self propelled machine for sale about 5 p,m. Friday. Baker was standing near the machine when it lunged forward A new provincial government policy on industrial loans is coming up before the Cabinet within the next few weeks, Claude F. Bennett provincial minister of industry and tourism said Monday. The minister was speaking at a conference of delegates from the Exeter Council, Board of Trade, Planning Board and PUC in Exeter. The meeting was part of a series of such encounters taking place with local communities to obtain their opinions on proposed ministry policies. Mr. Bennett said the new policy will replace the old program of performance loans which lapsed on June 30. Although it is still being for- mulated, the minister said that it would be a much more aggressive campaign. "Each section of the province will be working on different criteria which should result in certain advantages for each area." He also announced that a reorganizational move will be made to try and "drastically reduce" the number of area tourist councils in the province. occurred at 3:15 p.m., when a car driven by Brian J. Vollmer, RR 3, Listowel, skidded out of control on concession 16-17 of Hay and went into the ditch, A passenger, Carol Cyr, RR 1 Dashwood sustained bruises and damage to the vehicle was set at $550 by Constable Al Quinn. During the week, the Exeter OPP detachment officers charged 18 people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 17. There were three charges under the Liquor Control Act and four under the Criminal Code. In last week's accident report, one account was incorrect in that it indicated cars driven by William Taylor, RR 1 Woodham, and Clara Rata, RR 2 Dashwood, collided on County Road 4. Actually, the vehicles did not collide, although the one driven by Taylor suffered damage of $425 when it skidded into the ditch as the driver swerved to avoid a collision with the other vehicle. for no apparent reason. Fa I Is off tractor Dale Erb, an employee of Merner's Meat Market of Dash- wood was driving a tractor pulling a small road grader from his place of employment, just north of Dashwood to his father's farm, north of highway 84. He fell off the tractor when he reached to adjust a control and the wheels of the tractor and the grader ran over him. At present, there are 39 councils operating under the jurisdiction of regional development councils. Exeter is under the Mid-western tourist council. If the minister is successful there will be only 10 to 12 coun- cils. "This is a much more reasonable level," said Mr. Bennett. Fewer councils will mean more available funds and better co-ordination and com- munication between com- munities in order to cut down on the excessive duplication now taking place. The minister admitted that some of the councils were very expert in their approach but he would like to "spread their ex- pertise around." ,"The majority of response we got from these councils was that they did not want change. But they must get down to a reasonable level. There is not The tractor continued into the ditch and into an oat field owned by Hay township farmer Howard. Deters. Constable Al Quinn of the Exeter OPP detachment in- vestigated. Fails to board Paul Van Esbroeck, 14 years of age was injured Sunday night about 8.30 when he attempted to jump aboard a home-made dune buggy while it was in motion. enough expert leadership around for all of them." Letters had been sent out earlier this year to each council asking that they show what they had accomplished and "justify their existence." The minister went on to say that under the new system, much volunteer work would still be needed to run the councils. In response to a question from — Please turn to page 3 Youngster bitten at Huron Park An 11-year-old girl was bitten by a dog in Huron Park, Monday. Jacqueline Gardiner, a visitor at the home of Thomas McGregor, was bitten by a dog which was tied up in a neighbor's yard. It is believed the youngster may have startled the animal. -One wheel passed over his midsection. The youth, a recent grade eight graduate from Precious Blood separate school in Exeter was taken to South Huron hospital in Exeter by his father and later transferred to St. Joseph's hospital in London. Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alois Van Esbroeck and the farm where the accident occurred is located at Lot 2, Concession 1 of Tuckersmith township. Subject now to the final signing of the rental lease with the Ontario government, the tender of Genan Construction Ltd. of Waterloo for the construction of the addition at the Huron-Perth Regional Assessment office was approved Monday morning. At the special meeting of Huron County Council, members agreed to accept the Genan tender for $164,551. This price is for the building only. An additional $26,000 has been budgeted for architects' fees of $13,000; landscaping, $1,000; parking, $2,000; and a contingency fund for furnishings, a public address sytem for the general meeting room, partitions etc. Clerk-treasurer John Berry told council he has a letter from the Ministry of Government Services indicating the province is agreeable to the rental con- ditions. Berry said the agreement would call for a rental fee of $5.25 per square foot or $43,000 per annum for the entire building. The contract would be drawn up for five years with an option providing for another five year contract. Further income from the building would come from rental of space at the back part of the ground floor. Consideration has been given to moving the Children's Aid Society into these quarters although nothing definite has been decided. Barry said that although completion of the building has been estimated in 17 weeks from the beginning of construction, he felt this may be "a little am- bitious", There will be no penalty clause in the contract with Genan, the same firm (by a new name) that built the original assessment office. In answer to a specific question, Berry advised it would be from 20 to 30 years before the original investment plus interest on the money would be returned to Huron County. Chairman of the Property Committee, Reeve Harold Lobb of Clinton, told council he was pleased the committee had seen fit to recommend that Huron County's construction safety inspector Everett Smith act as clerk of the works during the construction period. Smith would work closely with architects Snider, Huget and March. "I'd like to have a county in- spector on the job," remarked JOHN BAKER Loob. "I believe it will be of great benefit to the council here." However, it was learned that Smith had been taken to hospital on the morning of county council, and decision was reached to leave the matter of inspection to the discretion of the committee. Reeve Girvin Reed of Ashfield asked why $2,000 had been put in the budget to cover parking when the Town of Goderich had promised to make parking space available. Berry told council some additional offstreet parking will be provided by the county around the former jail wall on the north side of the jail building since the parking to be provided by the Town may be taken up at times with tourist — Please turn to page 3 LLOYD MOUSSEAU .... new Hay councillor Hay council fill positions Two positions on Hay township council were filled recently by the appointment of deputy-reeve John Tinney and councillor Lloyd Mousseau. Tinney, who was on council was moved up to deputy-reeve to fill the vacancy caused by the recent sudden death of Harold Campbell who held the post. According to the Municipal Act, the deputy-reeve position was to be filled by a member of the present council while council could name any qualified person to the councillor's spot. Lloyd Mousseau is a newcomer to municipal politics but is well qualified for the position with a wide background in business and farming. He is president of the Exeter Midwestern Rodeo committee, His father served many years on Hay township council. Both new officials were sworn into office by clerk Wayne Horner at a special meeting. Area sign is featured Signs by Webster, a local business that was closed earlier this year, received an honor in the May issue of an International trade magazine called "Signs of the Times." In a new section added to their magazine called the Sign Design Gallery they have pictures of different signs which they believe depict new concepts in sign designing. One of the first signs chosen was the sign sitting in front of The Big '0' Drain Tile Company Ltd. south of Hensall on Highway 4. This sign had been designed by Mr. Webster and a picture sent to the magazine. The sign is made of corrugated metal drainage tile set in a piece of sculpture. Two other signs shown were from Tel Aviv, Israel and New York City. Gutted by blaze; damage over $7,000 to camper One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 19, 1973 Price Per Copy 20 Cents County okays tender for building addition