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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-01-10, Page 3lialipaT=M=4 P.' GB to put pressure on Exeter Phone rate 'battle continues Times-Advocate, January 10, 1974 Pave A SLEIGHING WE WILL GO - Sunday afternoon was an ideal time for area youngsters to go for a toboggan ride. In the above picture Kim Dobson and Lori Belling are providing the automation for Susan and Chris Baynham. T-A photo Usborne forms committee to administer recreation Exeter okay pay boosts Exeter council approved several more pay increases at their inaugural meeting this week, including some for themselves. Mayor Jack Delbridge had his salary boosted to $1,500 per year and the other members of council will receive $1,000. The mayor did receive $1,000 and `council members were paid $20 for each regular meeting and $10 for special and committee meetings. "That seems quite an in- crease," Councillor Ben Hoogenboom remarked, but he was adviced by ,Deputy-Reeve Helen'Jermyn it wasn't. She said that last year the total council salary amounted to $9,500. Councillors Bruce Shaw and Torn MacMillan thought the mayor was underpaid in view of the amount of time he spent on the job. Reeve Boyle reminded them they were setting the salary for the position and not the man, Clerk Eric Carscadden had his slary increased to $11,500 and his assistant will receive $6,500 plus $300 as secretary of the committee of adjustment. Works superintendent Glenn Kells will receive $10,000 plus $500 car allbwance and building inspector Doug Triebner had his salary set at $1,700 plus a car allowance of $500. The stipend for Mrs. H.J. MacNeil, crossing guard, will be increased from $2.00 to $2.50 per hour. councillors Bill Morley, John Stewart and Gordon Johns $500 apiece. This is an across the board increase of $50 per year. Clerk-treasurer and tax collector Harry Strang will Consider having own gas pumps The property committee of Exeter council will be asked to make recommendations on whether or not the town will in- stall. its own gas tanks and pumps. At the present time, the gasoline for the municipal vehicles is purchased from local retail outlets on a revolving basis. Last year's property com- mittee, headed by Councillor Bruce Shaw, recommended this 'week tha t thelovhi its-own hanks. However, the committee did not present.any information as to the cost of the equipment or what saving could be expected. Reeve Derry Boyle said the saving could be a cent or a cent and a half, although Councillor Ben Hoogenboom thought it would be much greater than that. Boyle also said the municipal pumps would be more convenient and would reduce the amount of bookkeeping required, "The big concern is control," Shaw explained. After further debate council asked the new property com- mittee to secure an estimate on the costs involved in such a move. Snowmobile crashes auto One of two accidents in- vestigated this week by officers of the Pinery Park detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police involved a snomobile. Sunday, a snow machine being operated by Douglas Ross, Port Lambton struck a parked car at Port Franks. The driver suffered only slight injuries. Constable M.R. Chatterson investigated and estimated damages at $900. Damages were listed at $700 in a Monday crash on Highway 21 at Walden Road south. The vehicles involved were driven by Kenneth McCool, RR 5 Forest and Theodorus Visser, RR 1, Dublin. Constable F.A. Gardiner in- vestigated. receive $9,500 per annum and road superintendent John Bat- ten's annual salary will be $10,020 plus a $100 per month office expense. The road department work foreman will receive $3.50 per hour the grader. operator $3.20 per hour and machine operators $3 an hour. The daily labour rate will be $2.25 per hour. The waste disposal officer is to get $21 per week and the drainage commisioner and tile drainage inspector's stipends will be $4 per hour, Road superintendent John Batten has been instructed to advertise for tenders for the 1974 supply of gravel and to secure specifications for a one-ton truck and prepare tendering procedures. Council finalized an agreement with the Huron County road superintendent for the ordinary dragging anaintenance.of County Road. IL-after the initial spring fitting at the rate of $10 per hour grader' time. A land severance application from Martin and Mary DeJonge at Lot 13, Concession 6 was given council approval. MRS. MARY CUTTING Mrs. Mary Cutting, wife of the late William Cutting, Exeter, passed away in South 'Huron Hospital, January 6, in her 85th year. Mrs. Cutting was the mother of Mrs. Edward (Margaret) Coombes, Exeter, Mrs. Robert (June) Grant, Toronto; Kalvin and Robert of Exeter; Jack of Huron Park, She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Other survivors are six sisters, Mrs. Ed. Oldsfield, Shelburne; Mrs. Henry Cruchshank and Mrs. Georgina Locke, Owen Sound; Mrs. Earl Daley and Mrs., William Blackwell, of Palmer- ston; Mrs. Edward Cowen, South Field, Mich.: two brothers, Victor Pringle of Palmerston and Russell of Seaforth. The Legion Ladies Auxilary held a service at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Monday evening, where the funeral took place January 8, with the Rev, George Anderson of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church of- ficiating, Interment was in Exeter cemetery. Pallbearers were Bob Simpson, Lloyd Lemon, Bob Sanders, Jerry Wurm, Doug Sweet and Gerald Cornish, Grand Bend council will be approaching Exeter council and other town groups in the near Mediation continues Mediation talks between the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and their teachers are scheduled ,to re-open in two weeks after a day-long session at the board administrative office in Seaforth, Thursday, Jack Lane, business ad- ministrator, said the two groups would meet for negotiations again on January 16 at 5 p.m. Thursday's meeting was the second since the teacher dispute over salaries went to Toronto mediator, Hal D. Howells on December 12. The first 'meeting, which was held on December 19 went from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m, the next morning. Thursday's meeting lasted about eight hours. Neither Gary Birmingham, communications officer for- the teachers, nor board officials, would comment on the progress made, except to say it was slow. It was reported most of the negotiating was being carried on by the provincial representatives of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, and the Ontario Separate School Trustees' Association. Representing the OECTA are Peter Murphy of Toronto and Patrick Carey of the London area while Chris Asseff of Toronto and Pat Enright of London are negotiating for the OSSTA. ••'• In their first meeting in December, Exeter council ap- proved the purchase of a used car as a second vehicle for the local police department. The protection to persons and property committee were authorized to spend up to $1,200 on a vehicle and were given power to act after the matter had been extensively debated. This week, shortly after several members had cited the need for more efficient use of. time at meetings, the entire Won't reduce percentages Exeter residents hooked to the sanitary sewers will pay more water surcharge when the Public Utilities Commission boosts water rates this year. At the present time a surcharge of 33 percent is added to the water bills. This works out to about $1.94 per billing. When the rates are increased, the 33 percent figure will, of course, result in more revenue. Council learned this week they could reduce the percentage to 23 percent and still end up getting the same revenue, However, after considerable debate, they decided to make no changes in the percentage being charged, Members argued this ad- ditional revenue could be used for cleaning sewers and for repairs. They also noted that with an additional hike expeced in the Surcharge when the sewer project IS completed this year or next, ' it would not be very practical to reduce the rate at present. Later in the meeting, when the 'PUC was given permission to write off some "uneolleetible" sewage surcharge accounts in the amount of $16,71 Councillor Ted Wright remarked "that's why we need to have some increased reventie", future to ask Exeter subscribers of Bell Telephone of Canada to approve free dialing to and from Grand Bend. The slimmer resort council has opposed a proposed rate increase by Hay Telephone System because they felt they should get „, additional free calling areas, including Exeter. Hay Telephone manager- secretary Wayne Horner told council Monday night that free calling could not be initiated at this time because Exeter sub- scribers had turned down free calling to and from Grand Bend by way of a survey taken last summer, This was confirmed by the T-A in conversation Tuesday morning with Jim Scott, Bell's district manager. A survey card was sent out to subscribers in Exeter and Grand Bend in late July to determine their views on extending free area calls. Of 1,560 cards sent to Exeter subscribers, 961 were returned but only 228 said they would favour the extension of free calling service with an increased cost for most phones of 30 cents per month. At the same time 123 Crediton area subscribers voted in favour of free calling to Dashwood and Grand Bend while 56 were op- posed. In the original protest, GB council argued that their rates were higher than other area with much fewer free calling areas, Horner explained to council that this was incorrect. He said the rate paid by subscribers within the limits of the village was the same rate as other municipalities but those outside the base area paid a slightly higher fee. In asking council to withdraw their opposition to the rate in- crease, Hay plant manager Bill Wagner said, "we haven't had an increase in three years and we desperately • need it, We are beginning a construction and expansion program costing $700,000." Councillor Murray Des Jardins said "if 236 numbers (Zurich) can get five free calling areas that's what we want." Tom Webster, another member of council said, "we will have to put the pressure on Exeter council and other groups to change their minds." When questioned about the possiblility of another survey Jim Scott of Bell indicated his com- pany would be willing to send out questionnaires again if enough interest was shown. To set sewer meeting. Council will be arranging a meeting in the very near future with the councils of the townships of Hay, Stephen and Bosanquet to again discuss the sewer program which is being proposed for Grand Bend. Strong protests to a lagoon system have been sent out by the resort council members on several occasions while the Ministry of the Environment Seniors are entertained insists the pond type is much more practical than a treatment plant. Allan Walper and Orval Farrell owners of properties in Stephen Michael Connolly A Kippen area farmer is the new chairman of the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Michael Connolly of RR 3, Kippen was acclaimed chairman at the inaugural meeting in Seaforth Monday night. He succeeds John McCann of RR 3, Ailsa Craig. David Teahen of Stratford was elected vice chairman. A striking committee com- posed of Mr. Connolly, Mr. Teahen, John Vintar, Superin- tendent of Education, and Oscar Kieffer of RR 1, Bluevale, will select the members of the four standing committees of the Board for the next meeting., Mr. Connolly, on behalf of the board, presented Mr. McCann with a plaque and thanked him for his work as chairman during the past year. The law firm of Donnelly and Murphy, Goderich was appointed board solicitor. Stratford members of the Board, who are able, will attend a meeting of recreational officials in Stratford Tuesday noon. Up for discussion is the Board's offer to the City of Stratford of the use of the property in the Devon Park area as a possible temporary play area or park until the board township which have been. designated as probably sites for a lagoon .attended 'Monday's meeting presented a letter they had 'received from Huron .MPP Jack Riddell. After conferring with Environment officials in Toronto, Riddell said he had learned plans were going ahead fora sewer system using a lagoon. All members of Grand .Bend council agreed they had given permission to a survey to obtain possible costs of a sewer project only and were still in favOur of a treatment plant and hoped the three neighbouring municipalities would be included.. The young girl smiled sweetly at the long line as she stepped into the phone booth "Don't worry," said she, "I won't be long. I just want to hang up on him." The first touch of Spring is the Internal Revenue Service. SIGN on a loan office; "Bill bored? See Uneda Loan Co." may wish to use the site for a new school. The board agreed to accept Joe Watters of Guelph as a candidate for internship from January to March, Mr. Watters would come on a learning session. He would work mostly with Joseph Tokar, acting Superintendent of Education. It was suggested he would work with principals in training sessions, observe board meetings and observe how the system works in a small rural area. The only cost to the board would be any expenses incurred in services of the board. The board will dispose of some extra contents salvaged at the Holy Name of Mary School in St. Marys resulting from the con- struction and remodelling work done at the school last summer - doors, old lighting fixtures, etc. The Board accepted an offer of $300 from the Christian Reformed School Board in Clinton presently planning an addition to that school. At the beginning of the meeting, prior to the election of chairman, Rev. Carl Keene, Stratford, Dean of the Huron- Perth Djqnery, counselled on the importance of keeping the highest standard of the Christian school. • A committee has been named to control recreation activities in Usborne township and a bylaw is being prepared • to provide for same. Sometime ago at a meeting of sporting and recreation en- thusiasts in the township a recommendation was made to put recreation on an organized basis. The committee will be com- posed of Stanley Francis, Murray Dawson, Robert Chaffe, Mrs. Emerson Penhale, Mrs. Bill Pincombe, councillor Bill Morley and deputy-reeve Walter McBride. Revisions were made in the salaries of council members and employees. Under the new scale of pay, Reeve Lloyd Ferguson will receive $600 per annum, deputy- reeve Walter McBride $550 and A CLASS STUDY OF ROCKS Students of an Usborne Central school science clan are presently studying rocks, In the above picture a large group of the class are breaking up and weighing rocks. T-A photo A TREASURE TROVE - The exhibit shown by the Varna 4-H club at Saturday's Huron 4-H Achievement Day at Zurich was presented by Anne Marie Heard and depicted a Treasure Trove. T-A photo Re-open discussion on second cruiser matter was thoroughly debated again. The result this time was even less conclusive than the December decision. The matter has now been turned over to the new police committee for further study. The subject was broached at Monday's meeting by Councillor Bruce Shaw who told of one used car being available at a price of $1,850. He said he didn't think council would find a satisfactory unit for the price of $1,200. Several council members then suggested a new car should be considered. Others thought an older unit would be satisfactory as it would be used infrequently and primarily for transporting prisoners to jail. It was the .fact the local policemen object to using their own cars for this purpose that originally prompted the discussion regarding a second unit. Two accidents at north end Both accidents investigated Sunday by officers of the Exeter police department occurred on Thames Road. The first at 2.35 a.m. on Thames Road West occurred when a vehicle driven by Eugene J. Becker, Dashwood struck a light standard. Constable Alex Balazs estimated damages at $400, At 4,10 p.m, at the easterlyend of Thames Road in the town of Exeter, a vehicle driven by Mark Hearn, 118 Parkdale, Huron Park was damaged to the extent of $195 when it struck a highway sign. Constable Balazs again in- vestigated. Friday afternoon Vehicles driven by Esther Rau, Zurich and Lloyd Andrew Lee, Dashwood Were in collision on Sanders street near the Precious Blood School, Constable l3alazs was again the investigating officer and he listed damages at $100, The Senior Citizens meeting was held at the Legion Hall Tuesday evening with about 60 in attendance. After the usual game of cards, a program was presented by a group from Centralia with Rev. John Beaton as M.C. Mildred Greb gave New Years poems; slides were shown by Verna Hicks; a duet was given by Nancy and Mary Lou Tindall; a musical number by Ross, Audrey, Donna and Darren McFalls; a piano selection by Marikay Hodgins. The farmers song was sung by Harvey and Penny Smith and a musical number by Harvey Smith, Carl Mills, Nelson Squires, Ross McFalls and Judy Mills was enjoyed. A short playlet, "The Cobbler and His Guests with Lloyd Morgan as reader was presented. A quartette, Lois Wilson, Penny Smith, Cecil and Sam Skinner also entertained, Lunch was served by Unit 3 of U.C.W. Kippen area trustee heads school board e Winner... Of the 100 T-Bone Steaks In Our Christmas draw is Mrs. Lloyd Hodgins, Exeter You're Always A Winner . . When you let Darling's fill your freezer with the finest beef in Huron County. ORDER SOME TODAY AT THESE PRICES Steer Sides ".4 Exeter 235.0420 We Specialize In CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING 994 LB Steer Hinds . . . • • . • • .$1.14 LB. Sides of Pork 794 LB. DARLING'S ABATTOIR