HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-12-22, Page 13GB casino for sale,
village not interested
Bid of $27,435
low on PS Tender
SINGING FIREFIGHTERS - Members of the Exeter fire department
have been touring the town recently singing Christmas carols. They are
shown above outside Braemor Manor. From the left, chief Gary
Middleton, Larry Smith, Ray Smith, Fred Wells, Ted Wright, John
Wraight, John Morgan, Bev Lindenfield, Gabby Mol, Don Cowan, Don
Wells, Bill Musser, Frank Brintnell and Bill Hirtzel. T-A photo
EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 22, 1973
IF WE COULD GO TO BETHLEHEM - Kindergarten students of Lucan
Public School presented a play "If We Could Go To Bethlehem at
Wednesday's annual Christmas concert. Included in the picture are
David Petit, Peter Bates, David Steeper, Roddy Johnston, Gregory
In. July Larkin approached
Grand Bend council suggesting
the village could receive a
provincial grant of $140, 000 and
could recover the balance of
$60,000 through the sale of two
cottages on the north part of the
property,
The scheme would have in-
volved purchase of the property
by the Ausable-Bayfield Con-
servation Authority with Grand
Bend paying 30 percent.
At that time council was
unanimous in rejection of the
plan. Only shortly before, the
Village had turned down a
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority proposal to do further
bank erosion control work along
the Ausable River for several
reasons,
The wa
s
Bend share of the
work was to be in the vicinity of
$20,000 and council felt this was
too costly, and could not be
worked into the year's budget
and a somewhat similar sum had
been spent on the Winter Works
program.
Roger Martin, resources
manager of the Authority said
there was never an official
discussion because the request
would have to come from the
village.
He also said if the Authority did
purchase the property, Grand
Bend would not be able to sell any
parts of the property because
they would not have held title.
On the subject of development
of the property for townhouses
and condominiums, Reeve Bob
Sharen said, "the one word this
hinges on is if if and when we get
sewers and that's a big if around
here right now - then the village
might allow condominiums to go
in."
One of the most popular land-
marks in Grand Bend, the
Lakeview Casino is being offered
for sale this week through an
advertisement in a Detroit
newspaper.
An ad running in the Detroit
Ask donations
for workers
Most of the 379 employees
recently laid off at the closed
down Hall Lamp plant at Huron
Park are receiving some
financial help before Christmas.
It is not known how many
persons have received unem-
ployment insurance cheques this
week but Edith Welsh, a
representative of the United Auto
Workers Union said Thursday the
number could he considerable.
A special office has been
opened on the third floor of the
Devon building and Miss Welsh is
in attendance each Thursday to
deal with unemployment in-
surance problems.
She told the T-A Thursday
afternoon, "I don't have any way
of knowing how many have
received unemployment
insurance but I would guess there
are quite a few as I have had very
few enquiries today."
The office will he open each
Thursday from 9,30 a.m. to 4.30
p.m.
The UAW representative also
said other help could he for-
thcoming as various UAW locals
in London are collecting funds to
aid the people who lost their jobs
at Hall Lamp.
A special Christmas relief fund
is being organized by former Hall
purchasing agent Dwight Strain
and Clinton jeweller John
Anstett.
Donations may be left at any
chartered bank. The Exeter
branch of the Bank of Montreal is
the central collection point.
A spokesman at the Exeter
branch said Friday morning that
several donations had been
received.One was a cheque for $15
from a London woman.
He added that the monies
received will be put into a trust
fund and will be then distributed
by a committee which is being set
up'
Free Press lists the dance hall
buildings, two cottages and 440
feet of Lake Huron beach front
for $200,000.
For many years the Lakeview
Casino offered top notch bands
and attracted large crowds at the
dances.
Jim Larkin of London acting
for owner Bob McWilliams of
Windsor said the advertisement
in the Detroit paper was a"trial
run."
The ad suggested the property
had development potential for
townhouses and condominiums.
Mr. Larkin said he had made
some overtures to individuals in
Southwestern Ontario without
success.
That's 12 items
per Exeterite!
"Things are getting pretty well
back to normal" stated Post-
master H.C. Pfaff, Thursday
morning when questioned about
the rush at the local Post Office.
The busiest day this year was
Monday December 17 when 42,760
cards and letters were handled.
This does not include parcel post,
magazines or large envelopes.
The peak was reached later
this year than in the past couple
of years when the 14th was the
busiest day. Again this year
incoming mail is up while out
going volumes are slightly down.
"People are most co-operative
in sorting and bundling their mail
which helps to speed up our work
here" said Pfaff.
On several occasions this year
mailers put the Postal Code on
their mail but neglected to put the
name of the destination on it, 'The
Post Office staff were able to
forward this mail on by looking
up the code in their directory.
With the new sorting machines
coming into use right across
Canada the Postal Code is going
to become very important. Mail
without the code will be set aside
and have to be sorted by hand.
Now is the time to add the code to
your mailing list for next year's
cards.
The Post Office will be closed
on December 25, 26 and January
1. There will be a dispatch of
mail on December 26 and will
leave Exeter at 5 p.m. December
24 and 31 mail will be leaving at
4 p.m. in order that staff in
London can be finished work by 6
p.m.
Maybe next-
Christmas?
Yes, maybe next year at
Christmas, Exeter, Centralia and
Huron Park will have a cable TV
system.
Last year's Christmas issue of
the T-A carried a major news
item regarding the proposed
cable TV system for the area,
explaining that its arrival would
depend entirely on the federal
governing body, the CRTC.
Ron McIntosh of Bluewater
Cable TV said at that time "if
approval is received early
enough the service could be in-
stalled in time for next Christ-
mas".
That comment is apparently
still applicable and it may be
Christmas of 1974 before cable
TV is installed. Or, it may be
Christmas of 1975?
Yesterday (Friday) an official
from the CRTC was in Exeter to
talk to local officials "to obtain
certain socio, economic and
urban determinants for a fran-
chise planning study" in relation
to the cable TV application of
Bluewater Cable TV.
NEED BLOOD
The annual Christmas Red
Cross Blood Donor Clinic for
Exeter and area residents will be
held at the Exeter Legion Hall
Thursday, December 27.
The clinic will be open from
5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
The Goderich engineering firm
of B.M. Ross Ltd. is beginning a
study on proposed water systems
for the township of Stephen.
The study was authorized by
township council several weeks
ago after a petition from more
than 100 residents of Dashwood
was received.
Since that time, officials of
McGillivray township have also
shown interest in getting ad-
ditional water if another line is
built from the Lake Huron
pipeline.
The present line from Grand
Bend to London runs about a
quarter of a mile south of Mount
Carmel where a take-off valve
sends a supply of water to the
town of Parkhill.
The survey will also determine
if any residents on either side of
the Mount Carmel road are in-
terested in hooking on,
The.. township request to, B.M.
Ross Ltd. asked to have the
survey cover the police villages
of Dashwood, Crediton and
Centralia along with Huron
Industrial Park.
Ontario Development Cor-
poration officials in Toronto have
expressed interest in an ex-
panded water supply for Huron
Park.
Clerk Wilmar Wein reported
construction of a water system
for residents at the west end of
the township was progressing
well.
Maple Engineering of Bramp-
ton is the contracting firm in-
stalling lines to provide water to
Oakwood, Kingsmere, Sunnyside
and Maple Grove subdivisions in
addition to other property owners
on both sides of Highway 21 from
the northerly limits of the village
of Grand Bend to Highway 83.
Several properties in close
proximity to the provincial line
have already been hooked up.
The water system now being
installed was several years in the
planning stages and was held up
by three Municipal Board
hearings and an increase in the
estimated costs which caused
further delay. The cost is now
expected to be about $260,000.
Property severance ap-
plications from Selbourne
English at part of Lot 39, S.B,
Concession and Maitland Street
Holdings at part of Lot 3, Con-
cession 1 were given tentative
approval.
Allan Walper was named
Stephen representative on the
A contract for the construction
and renovation work to be
carried out at Exeter Public
School is expected to be awarded
in a few days,
The tenders have been opened
and board of education business
administrator Roy Dunlop ex-
plained that a telephone poll was
being conducted among board
members to determine their
wishes.
He indicated they were sup-
porting the low tender. It was
Submitted by a Goderich area
firm and was for $277,435.
Highest of the seven bids
received was $307,900,
The ministry of education has
to approve the contract and Mr.
Dunlop said the board hope this
will be done so the project can be
included in the 1973 business.
The local project includes the
Price Per Copy 25 Cents
reported the tax arrears figure
for the years 1971 and 1972 as of
November 30 as $29,740.87,
He said, "this is the lowest tax
arrears we have ever had at this
time of year. At the same time in
1972 it was $55,782 and in 1971 the
arrears were $57,352.
An advertisement appears in
the T-A this week for a full time
employee for the township's road
department.
erection of three new classrooms
and a complete alternation of the
1938 wing of the school. The
second storey of the 1938 wing
will be turned into a new library
resource centre.
Six other classrooms will be
renovated and other work will be
undertaken to update the school
building.
It is hoped to have the project
completed by September.
Three area trustees have been
named on a committee to oversee
the Exeter project. They are
Clarence McDonald, Exeter;
Harry Hayter, Dashwood; and
Herb Turkheim, Zurich,
Incorporation
for Vanastra
The new community of
Vanastra at the former Canadian
Forces Clinton base might wish
to consider incorporation as a
separate municipality,
Tuckersmith Township Reeve
Elgin Thompson has suggested.
The residents of the former
RCAF radar training station last
week formed a ratepayers'
association with township
councillor Vince Fowlie as
president,
The reeve made the comment
when council was notified that
the Ontario ministry of treasury,
economics and in -
tergovernmental affairs has
approved the second and final
phase of the Vanastra develop-
ment.
The first phase was the
residential section, the second is
the commercial and industrial
area, for which the plan of sub-
division was registered last
Friday. Deeds for owners of
individual properties within the
phase are now being processed,
The township took over ser-
vicing and administration of the
first phase in July when it was
completed and purchasers of the
buildings began receiving their
deeds. The township now
assumes responsibility for the
remaining phase as well.
Damage low
in collisions
Two accidents were in-
vestigated by the Exeter OPP,
Thursday. Both were of a minor
nature with no injuries.
At 11:30 a.m. trucks operated
by Joseph W. Miller and Delmar
Oscar Miller, both of RR 1 Dash-
wood, collided on the 14th con-
cession of Hay.
Damage in the crash was listed
at $400 by Constable Ed Wilcox.
About three hours later, a
vehicle driven by William H.
Benson, RR 2, Zurich, collided
with a parked vehicle owned by
Rufus Turnbull, RR 1, Dashwood.
The mishap occurred in Zurich
and Constable Don Mason listed
total damage at $150.
Huron County Farm Safety
Association.
Engineer C.P, Corbett of Lucan
is being asked to investigate the
outlet of the Crediton Municipal
Drain on the property of Gerald
Acton, Concession 5.
Township drainage engineer
Lawrence Dietrich was directed
to check the outlet on the Webb
extension drain,
Animal control officer Harvey
Hillman continues his weekly
patrols of the police villages and
Huron Park area. During the past
month he has picked up about 20
dogs.
Any animals found running at
large are taken to the Kirkton
Veterinary Clinic, if they are not
claimed within four days they are
destroyed.
In addition to patrols, Hillman
lakes emergency calls and sells
dog licences. He is paid on an
hourly basis plus mileage,
Of the total 1973 tax roll for
Stephen township of $456,617.28,
the total collected as of December
13 was $367,000.
Tax collector Wilmar Wein said
"at this rate we could have 90
percent of our taxes in by the end
of the year.
The tax arrear figure also
continues to go down. Wein
SECOND SECTION
Stephen water survey on,
tax arrears at a new low
Newman, Michael Hirtzel, Andy Welsh, Michael Holdan, Stephen Neil,
Jeff Gwalchmai, Lauralee MacDonald, Jamie Bond, Todd Froats, Wen-
dy Nevin and Karen Dykeman. T-A photo
TO YOU, OUR READERS
This season, it is our wish that your spirit be moved by the
inspiration and hope that distinguished the first Christmas.
And that its meaning then . . of peace and good will toward
men . . . will be its meaning now for you and your loved ones.
The Publisher, Staff and
Correspondents Of The
Next edition Jan. 3, 1974
HAPPY NEW YEAR
KIN VISIT HOSPITAL - The Exeter Kinsmen and Kinettes made their annual trip to South Huron Hospital
Tuesday night with gifts of fruit. Above, Eric Finkbeiner and Wanda Reynolds are shown with patient Ross r
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