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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-09-27, Page 1One Hundred and First Year Fire levels .area barn. Won't be. closing Centralia College A proposal to close the Cen- tralia College of agricultural technology, located on the abandoned armed forces base, has been rejected by the Ontario government. Agriculture Minister William Stewart said in a statement Tuesday Centralia has developed a unique relationship with the community and. farmers as area he described as the heart of Ontario's finest farm land, With a staff of 28 and about 304 students, the ,college this year will cost the government $742,590. Centralia is important to the area's cash crop economy, said Cites health hazard in 'unknown' spots Mr. Stewart. Students use the pearby farms as laboratories that contribute to the good operation and management of livestock and poultry farmers. "I firmly believe Centralia should be maintained in the in- terests of the increasing im- portance of fopd productipn," the minister said. The proposal to gradually eliminate Centralia was made by N. R, Richards, retired dean of agriculture at the University of Guelph in a report Made public July 31. Mr, Richards was commissioned by the govern- ment to study the operations of the agriculture ministry and recommend ways it could be improved. One of his proposals, in a section dealing with services Provided by the ministry to farmers, was that Centralia be eliminated and that the staff and students be relocated in Guelph. Centralia offers diploma courses in farm management, home economics and animal health technology. The move to close the college had met with considerable op- position in this area, BARN DESTROYED — Wednesday night fire completely destroyed a barn on the farm of Jim Brand on Concession 4 of Stephen township, north of the Crediton road. A smouldering blaze in the same barn was brought under control Civic Holiday. Units of the Exeter and Crediton fire departments are shown in the above picture, T-A photo The caw of the fire which destroyed. a We barn. on the Stephen township farm of Jim Brand Wednesday night rams* undetermined. A fire at the same location Civic Holiday afternoon was brought under control by volunteers of the EIteter and Crediton fire departments. At that time, .4 fire was smouldering in a hay mow and. about half of the contents of the 1973 prop of hay Was removed. Firemen were called when the owner smelled smoke in the barn. In this week's blaze, Brand said he was in the barn about two hours before the fire broke out and there was no indication of any trouble, The owner said he believes the latest blaze started either from combustion in the hay or from electrical sources. Only a small amount of hay was put into the mow since the early August incident. The Exeter and Crediton departments again answered the call in Wednesday's fire, The lofts has been estimated at $20,000. Brand plans on rebuilding. I EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 Price Per Copy 20 Cents An impromptu discussion at the regular. September session of Huron County Council was touched off by Goderich deputy- reeve Stan Profit when he asked Dr. Frank Mills, Medical Officer of Health, to explain the new Food Premises Bylaw which the county Board of Health is at- tempting to put through. A letter from the Board of Health has gone out to all municipal councils for study regarding the proposed bylaw, From the discussion at council last Friday, it was learned the correspondence had been generally misunderstood throughout the county. Dr, Mills explained the county was interested in making a "registry" of food places in Huron. He said under present rules, persons selling food ready for eating were not required to register and there is no way of making sure that all such premises conform to the local and provincial regulations. He stressed the point that the Stephen wants more water, costs up for new system assessments which were on buildings previously torn down or destroyed by fire. Another write-off amounted to near $9,000 for tax arrears on Space-Pak, a Huron Industrial Park firm which went into receivership in 1970. Windows broken, three pay fines Three Zurich youths were each fined $75 or seven days in jail after pleading guilty to mischief charges before Judge Glenn Hays, Tuesday. Fined were David Bruce Schilbe, Kenneth J. Wildfong and Patrick Gerard Bedard, They were charged after police investigated an incident in which several windows were broken in the Huron County road depart- ment shed near Zurich on Sep- tember 15. .*TWO-TIME QUEEN DarleneTcfrter«Whaves named Celitim- Mal Queen In Exeter a couple of months ago repeated Friday night when she was named Miss Exeter Fair, Darlene is shown above with her crown and roses. T-A,photo Fewer at the fair, dance, program up of the Stephen water system at the west end of the township. The original cost of the project of $252,000 has been exceeded by more than $9,000 and additional approval is necessary. In order to make up the extra costs, each property involved in the water system will be charged $5.94 extra per annum for a period of 30 years through an increase in the mill rate from 2.03 mills to 4.01 mills. The contract has been ten- tatively let to Maple Engineering Ltd, for $203,825. The same firm is presently doing sewage work in Clinton. Clerk Wilmar Wein said this week the latest figures show a provincial subsidy of 47.3 per cent which amounts to $123,750. The original subsidy was listed at 50 per cent. The contract on the Schwartz- Fahner municipal drain was let to Postill Tiling of Clinton for $11,$54..„, The.vaVork . t be completed ts fall. " o ''' One appeal on the drain was not upheld and final reading of the bylaw was given before the contract was let. At the latest meeting council went into court of revision and accepted 27 tax appeals and allowed tax rebates totalling $629.43. Most of the appeals were for Assistant clerk resigns position Jean Keller, assistant clerk- treasurer, • submitted her resignation to council at a special meeting, Monday. The resignation becomes ef- fective on October 5, It was ac- cepted with regret by council. No reasons for the resignation were given, although Mrs. Keller said she had enjoyed working for the town and clerk Eric Car- scadden for the past seven and a half years. Council will advertise irn- media tely for a replacement with deadline for applications set for October 9. Several areas of Stephen township have asked the municipality to request a feasibility study on the possibility on receiving water from the Grand Bend to London Lake Huron pipeline. Tuesday night clerk Wilmar Wein was instructed to inform the Ontario Ministry of the Environment that the police villages of Dashwood, Crediton and Centralia and the urban area at Huron Park were interested in getting a better supply of water. Some months earlier council asked the aforementioned municipalities along with the town of Exeter if they were willing to ask for a study on the matter. The letter to Exeter council has been turned over to the PUC for further study: The first communication from Stephen to'Exeter indicated the feasibilityaoUndy,, would not be prat-Mal without `tie town's inclusion. The only reply from Exeter was that the PUC would check the future water needs of the town, With favourable replies from the four areas within the township council decided to try the matter alone, Council has given approval to Howard Clarke a township resident on Concession 15 to hook onto the existing provincial water pipeline from Grand Bend to London. Clarke has already received permission from the province. All connections must be made at his own expense. The pipeline runs through the Clarke farm and includes an inspection chamber which is the only spot on a pipeline where hook ups may be made, A request from Willis Hotson to hook onto the 14 inch line from the new Stephen water system has been turned over to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. While on the subject of water, Stephen has been informed by the Ministry of the Environment that the Ontario Municipal Board has been asked to approve an in- crease in the overall expenditure PART OF WINNING FLOAT - The best float entered in Saturday's parade at Exeter Fair came from Pfaff Electric. The walking electri- cian shown above as part of the entry Is Jeff Pfaff. T-A photo Painter injured as ladder snaps Exeter painter Laverne Heywood returned to his home, Tuesday, after treatment in St. Joseph's Hospital for a crushed heel. He suffered the injury last Wednesday afternoon when a ladder on which he was working snapped in half and sent him crashing about 15 feet to the ground. Heywood landed on his heel on the concrete around the Huron Park home he was painting. The aluminum ladder was only three months old, his wife told the T-A this week. She reported her husband would be incapacitated for four to five months because of the in- jury. Board of Health was not in- terested in collecting the licence fees, only keeping an accurate record of all the food premises in Huron. "Our men are not detectives out looking for these places," said Mills. "When we're aware of them, we look after them. The big ones are under good control but we must know where they all are," Mills informed council that in one instance, a food premises was operating in Huron with no sink, no refrigerator, no stove. He said the meat was stored right out on the counter and there are "certain health hazards" in this. The doctor said that all school cafeterias are regularly in- spected but other places where professional caterers are hired should also be kept under watch. He stated that in his opinion local ladies groups at church suppers for instance, would not be in- spected in the same manner although the county Board of Health would be happy to co- operate with them on any food storage advice they may want. Dr. Mills pointed out there are guidelines published for persons serving food at such places as fall fairs etc. He said these cases are covered under a temporary agreement. Food poisoning, Dr. Mills pointed out, remains the responsibility of the person who sells the food. The county, therefore, has a secondary responsibility to see that all food premises meet the requirements where health is concerned, "It is not a mandatory bylaw to bring further financial pressure on our restaurateurs in our village," asked Reeve, Ed Oddleigoh,' Weyfide Dr. Mills assured him it was not and that no funds are realized through the scheme by the Health Unit. as exhibits were concerned came in arts and crafts, poultry and the school children exhibits. A judge from Goderich listed the poultry exhibits, the best he had ever seen at a fair of this kind. More than 120 school children entered vegetable animals making this the largest event ever, Providing musical enjoyment were the Heywood brothers, the Star Trex band from Hayfield, Gerry Smith and Cliff Mac- donald of Exeter. Saturday afternoon visitors were entertained by demon- strations by the London Model Airplane flying club and by Robert Walker of Creemore with his trained border collie dogs, sheep and geese. Three cars hit poles Only one injury Fire truck involved in collision ZURICH FAIR QUEEN - Judy Miller of Dashwood was named Zurich Fall Fair Queen Saturday night. In the above picture she is being crowned by last year's winner Ruby Bierling while princess Debbie O'Brien looks on at the right. T-A photo Marys collided with aparked car owned by Richard Moffatt, RR 1, Granton. The latter was parked on sideroad 1 in Usborne Township. Damage was estimated at $1,600 by Constable Ed Wilcox. There were also two crashes, RR 2, Lucan skidded out of control on Alberta St., Huron Park, and collided with a hydro pole. Constable Glassford listed damage at $300. At 12:05 a.m. a •car driven by Barry Tomlinson, RR 6, St, Saturday, the first at 2:05 a.m., when a car driven by Wayne Oke, Zurich skidded out of control on Highway 83 east of Dashwood and collided with a hydro pole. Damage was set at $800 by Constable Don Mason. The other crash occurred at Option is exercised, Co-op gets Cann's Attendance at the 119th edition of the Exeter Fall Fair was listed at about the same as year ago. While the number of fair visitors was down Saturday af- ternoon due to threatening weather conditions, the crowd at the Friday night show was the best in many years. The Friday festivities featured the crowning of numerous queens. Darlene Porter of Exeter was named Fair Queen with Anne Pinder, also of town taking the runner-up honours. Mrs. Keith McLaren took the most awards in the baking sec- tion and was named baking queen. Mrs. Murray Coward was crowned as sewing queen and Judith Cann was the junior homemaker champion. Other contestants in the Fair Queen contest were Valerie Glanville, Mary Hearn, Jane Van Roestel, Bonnie Dale and Chris Dixon, The fair was officially opened Friday night by mayor Jack Delbridge. Also assisting on the stage were Huron MPP Jack Riddell, Huron MP Bob McKinley, Usborne reeve Lloyd Ferguson and Fair president Bob Down. Supplying the entertainment Friday night were Bob and Danny Heywood, Carolyn and Valerie Glanville of Hensel', the Miller girls from Staffa and ventriloquist and Magician Sam Goodwin. The highlights of the fair as far 9:35 a.m., when cars driven by Larry Hockey, Huron Park, and George Mulcahy, London, collided on Huron County road 21 west of Highway 4. Total damage was listed at $950 by Constable Giffin. 4 Constable Glassford in- vestigated the final two crashes of the week, On Sunday at 1:30 a.m., a vehicle operated by Martin Overholt, Centralia went out of control on concession 10-11 of Stephen and hit a hydro pole and fence, the latter owned by Dorothy Hartman, RR 3, Dash- wood. Damage in the crash was listed at $700. At 7:15 a,m., Monday a car driven by Patrick Lane, RR 3 Dashwood, collided with a van operated by Katherine Kehn Parkhill, at the Main intersection in Parkhill. Damage was set at $1,800 and the Parkhill lady sustained bruises in the mishap. During the week, the local detachment officers charged five people under the Highway Traffic Act arid issued warnings to another 13, There were four charges under the Criminal Code and one under the Liquor Control Act, The Crediton fire truck was one of the vehicles involved in ac- cidents in the area this week, Driven by Charles Browning, the truck was on its way to the Brand fire in Stephen Township when it was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by H Johan Minderlein, RR 3, Crediton. The Minderlein vehicle was unable to yield to the fire vehicle because of cars parked on both sides of the road. Another emergency vehicle at the fire was also delayed for some time when cars driven by onlookers blocked its progress. Damage in the crash was listed at $150 by OPP Constable Bill Glassford. Earlier On the' same day, a wooden pallet from a truck driven by Anthony Fulop, Toronto, collided with a car driven by Sanny Land, RR 2 Hayfield. The incident occurred on High. way 4 north of Exeter When a gust of wind blew the pallet from the truck. The pallet Mt the wind- shield of the Land vehicle causing damage estimated at $275 by Constable Frank Giffin. There were two accidents, Friday, one at 1:Z0 a.m. when a Oar driven by Gregory Revingten HOCKEY FLOAT WINS AWARD The prite for the best float entered by a club or organization was won at Saturday's Exeter Fair parade by the Exeter Minor "Hockey Association. A group of the eager youngsters are shown on the float in the above picture. T-A photo Deficit $1,000 for celebrations Reeve Derry Boyle indicated this week the centennial celebrations Will probably coat ratepayers less than $1,000, He said some bills and receipts are still trickling in, but he hopes to have the finances settled shortly, Little comment WaS made oh Boyle's announcement regarding the deficit far the Celebrations. Earlier figures had indicated the total May reach $2,000 While Boyle had Said last year he thought ft may cost $10,000 for the town to put On centennial celebrations. continue to be made available to customers. Many of the personnel of Cann's Mill will also be taken on staff at the Co-Operative when the deal is completed. The downtown mill was believed to have been built before the turn of the century and was operated by the Harvey Brothers and known as The Exeter Roller Mills Co. G,A. Cann purchased the business in 1939 and was joined by his sons, Caffrey and Arthur. Mr. Cann is still president of the firm, while Carf is vice-president' and A surrt acts as secretary- treaer. The present staff numbers 10. The firm has expanded numerous times in recent years. Grain and corn storage facilities Were built at the CNII tracks beside the Co-Op mill and Cann's pioneered liquid fertilizer in this area, The directors of Exeter District Co-Op have taken up the option on Cann's Mill Ltd. Jack Schell, manager of the Co- Op, said it may be three weeks before the actual transfer of the business takes place, This will depend on when the legal and auditing details of the transaction can be completed. While the directors have decided to finalize the deal, in- vestments are still being sought. In addition, they hope that those who have made pledges and promises will now come forth with their money. M. Schell said the Co-Op had no immediate plans to make any changes in the operation of the two businesses. He said that the downtown mill owned by Cann% Mill Ltd. would probably be phased out in the future, However; the products now being sold by Cann's Mill will