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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-06-06, Page 1PARK OFFICIALLY OPENED — A ribbon was cut Saturday by former Huron MPP Charlie MacNaughton to officially open the Birch Bark trailer park near Grand Bend. Shown above with MacNaughton are the park owners, Ivan and Mickey Luther and Del and Tom MacMillan T-A photo CHECKING PLAYHOUSE TOYS Toys were among the many items on sale Sunday at the Huron Country Playhouse Ffair . Shown with Playhouse Guild president Benson Tuckey are Michael and Caroline Conlin, RR 2 Lucan. T.A photo A COLLECTOR'S ITEM — One of the articles on sale at the Huron Country Playhouse auction sale Sunday was a 1927 Eaton's catalogue. Shown above checking ladies hats are Mrs. Bill Huntley and Mrs. Tom MacMillan T-A photo Sarnia-woman killed in resort area crash One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 6, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents ,s'"'ssr spssmps:,:s S,S. SEGWUN — Lisa Lippert, left and Patti-Lou Shapton display a styrofoam replica of the S.S. Segwun that they built for the History Fair at Stephen Central School. The boat took three nights to make but a lot longer to draw and plan, the girls said. There were 50 to 60 exhibits on display at the school. T-A photo Plan to eliminate parking regulation to aid Burkley Lions to reconsider sale of Scout hall GB to go sewers alone, no grants for townships Despite last week's an- nouncement that the Exeter Lions were selling their Scout House, the Brownies and Girl Guides will not lose their meeting place after all. Club spokesman Ron Cottrell said last week the Lions were selling the building because it was not used enough to justify the expense. Hay township has asked the Ontario Municipal Board to provide $100,000 in debentures which will be used by residents along Lake Huron for erosion control. Loans are available from the Province of Ontario through provisions of the Lakeshore Protection Act. Loans of 90 percent of the cost of the work may be obtained and they are repayable over 20 years at an interest rate of eight percent. A delegation from Poplar Beach representing about 25 cottage owners made a request for financial help at a township council meeting Tuesday night. They indicated gabion baskets would be placed along the lakeshore at an estimated cost of $30,000. Clerk Wayne Horner said he knew of other persons intending to make similar applications. Set Tax Rate The 1974 tax rate was set recently and as a result Hay taxpayers will face an increase of from six to 11 mills, Farm and residential property owners paying public school support will pay a total of 103.43 mills, an increase of 6.32 mills. The rate for farm and residential separate school supporters will be up 11.2 mills from 97.91 to 109.16 mills. The only drop in any individual rate came when the Huron County Board of Education elementary school levy went down 3.43 mills. Beans, chemicals stolen in Usborne Exeter OPP are investigating the theft of three bags of bean seed and a quantity of chemical from an Usborne Township farm, About 96 pounds of Patoran were stolen along with the beans. Total value of the goods was listed at $450. Police are also investigating damage to several windows in Hensall. Youths with pellet guns are believed responsible for the Friday incidents. Two boats have been located near St. Joseph and the owners are advised to contact the OPP to claim them. One is a 15-foot Pace ship and the other an 11-foot AMF Alcourt. The boats appeared to be drifting from the north and the rope on one was cut, indicating they may have been set adrift by vandals. One other act of vandalism was reported over the weekend. Mervyn Johnson advised police that a gate and fence at his property on Highway 81 near Grand Bend had been damaged, A vehicle had apparently been driven into the gate and fence. Brownies and Girl Guides, he said had been offered accom- modation in the United Church. But the pack leaders had not been told of the proposed sale, After reading of it in the paper, Mrs, Ned Armstrong, chair- women of the Guides' Auxiliary contacted the church and was told that it had not been offered for their use, A rise of about three mills each was shown in the township, county and secondary school rates, A grant of $500 was given to the Zurich Municipal Recreation Committee for use in general repairs to the Zurich arena. Clerk Horner said no further action could be taken this year as the budget and tax rate had been set, Surprise duo at park event About 250 persons took ad- vantage of the opportunity to visit the Birch Bark Trailer Park near Grand Bend during the official opening Saturday. The park owned and operated by Tom and Del MacMillan of Exeter and their daughter and son-in-law, Ivan and Mickey Luther of Grand Bend had several special visitors. Former Huron MPP Charlie MacNaughton cut the ribbon to officially open the facilities but moments later he was sort of upstaged by further visitors, An old car came rattling up Highway 83 containing two persons dressed in hillbilly clothing and they went to the back of the park and started to pitch a tent. The intruders turned out to be another MacMillan daughter Pam and her husband Len Healey. Now living in Virginia, only a few miles from Washington D.C., the young couple flew to Detroit and borrowed a car for the unex- pected visit to Birch Bark. Mrs. Luther said she had a premonition her sister would arrive sometime over the weekend but didn't expect them to arrive in the fashion they did. She added, "the joke was really on them. They forgot the centre pole for the tent". As the result of a lucky draw held Saturday, Marwood Prest of Exeter will receive one week's free camping at Birch Bark. Tuckersmith man heads authorities Elgin Thompson, RR 3, Kippen, reeve of Tuckersmith Township, has been elected chairman of Zone 6, Conservation Authorities of Ontario. Mr. Thompson, chairman of the Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority, succeeds Allan McLean of Barrie. The zone covers an area from Lake Huron in the west to Newmarket in the east, north to Owen Sound and south to London Township. Assuming Brownies and Girl Guides no longer had any place to go, she and Mrs. Sharon Chappell started petitions in support of keeping the Scout House. Peter Raymond, Lions president, said "None of this is really necessary," "We were under the mistaken notion as to the availability of other resources for the Brownies and Guides. On this basis we decided we couldn't really afford to keep the clubhouse going," he said. "There's no way the Lions club will see the Brownies and Guides out in the street," said Raymond. "We'll make sure they're not kicked out. We never intended that." He said it would be the Lions' duty to keep the building as long A 33-year-old Sarnia woman was killed early Friday evening when the car she was driving went out of control five miles north of Grand Bend and struck a culvert and rolled over several times. Clara Marie Taylor had been proceeding north on Highway 21 around 7:50 p.m., and was just pulling back into her lane after passing another vehicle when the mishap occurred. She was tossed from the vehicle and died from multiple injuries. Mrs. Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. Charles Wallace, Zurich. Two passengers in the car were injured. They were her husband, Milton, and eight-year-old daughter, Joyce. Both sustained cuts and bruises and were treated at South Huron Hospital and then transported to Sarnia General Hospital. Damage in the mishap was listed at $1,500 by Constable Al Quinn. He was assisted in the as there were no other facilities available for the girls. At Exeter council Monday night, Glen Kells, vice-president of the Lions, said the original decision to sell the Scout House had not been reached hastily, The club had tried to find other uses for it. "No one wanted to use it," he said. "It sits empty six days a week and it's costing a small fortune to upkeep." Council passed a motion requesting RAP to look at the situation and come to a "har- monious" agreement with the Lions for use of the building, Mrs. Armstrong said that if money was the problem, the Girl Guides would be glad to help raise some of it. A special meeting will be held tonight with the Lions and the Brownie and Girl Guide leaders. investigation by Sgt. Norton Rhiness and Cpl. Ray Brooks. It was one of five accidents investigated during the week by the Exeter OPP detachment officers. On Saturday at 10:25 a.m., a van driven by Darcy Stewart, London, struck a deer on High- way 4 near Centralia. The animal was killed in the collision and the vehicle sustained damage listed at $200 by Constable Dale Lamont. Damage of $700 was reported to a car driven by Gerald Dietrich, RR 3, Dashwood, after it went out of control on sideroad 25-26 Hay Township and struck a fence owned by Edward Gingerich, RR 2, Zurich. The accident occurred at 3:45 p.m., Thursday. Constable Quinn investigated and estimated damage to the fence at $30, At 1:00 a.m., Sunday, a vehicle driven by an area juvenile went out of control on concession 8-9 of Stephen and flipped over in the ditch. The small car was badly damaged and one occupant was injured. Constable Bob Whiteford investigated. Damage was set at $800. The only other crash occurred on Tuesday at 4:50 p.m. when a car operated by Peter Juergens, Lucan, backed into a parked car owned by Marvin Bower, Exeter, at the parking lot at Dashwood Industries Limited. Damage was set at $40. During the week, the detach- ment officers charged 40 people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 27. There were six charges under the Liquor Control Act and four under the Criminal Code. Twenty residents seek mail drop A petition from 20 Exeter residents asking for a mail drop at the corner of Main and Huron Streets will be forwarded to post office officials. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom had ,the petition at Monday's council meeting and council agreed to forward it. "I see nothing wrong with it," commented Councillor Ted Wright, suggesting another box for mail would be handy for local residents as well as tourists passing through town. Plans by Grand Bend council to have three area townships join in an area sewage system were quickly dashed Tuesday af- ternoon. John Timko, a Ministry of the Environment projects manager said the province was prepared to pay up to 75 percent of costs of a system in Grand Bend but not for the neighbouring townships of Stephen, Hay and Bosanquet. The ministry official said "we must prove a need for sewage control to justify the use of public money and as late as 1973 we couldn't find pollution in Stephen township. Stephen reeve Joseph Dietrich told the meeting his municipality had received requests from developers in three areas for sewer services. Timko continued, "It's not-up' to the village or the townships to pay any of the developer's costs. He signs an agreement when he's authorized to build in an area and part of this agreement should be his assurance to pay servicing costs." A modular home development now being constructed on the former Hamilton property in Stephen, just north of Grand Bend will be serviced by a lagoon system on the property. An Environmental Board hearing earlier gave approval for a lagoon pond on the condition the sewage works be connected to the Grand Bend system when it becomes a reality. Douglas Barker representing Stephen taxes show increase Ratepayers in Stephen town- ship will face an increase in their 1974 tax rate of anywhere from four to 12 mills depending on the location and school support. The mill rate for farm and residential owners with public school support going to the Huron Board of Education will be 75.16 mills, an increase of 5.78 mills. For the same type of property paying separate school support the rate will be 85.76 mills and a rise of 11.05 mills from a year ago. The rate increase for com- mercial public school supporters will be 6,57 mills and for separate schools 12.44 mills. The highest rate paid by any farm and residential owners is in the police village of Crediton where it is 99.09 mills, but this is farnom 1inc973ase of only 4.41 mills The Centralia police village rate is up by the same 4.41 mills amounting to 84.09 mills and the Dashwood rate is 89,09 mills, up 9.41 mills. Crediton property owners have been paying a special area rate for fire protection services. Similar rates in Centralia and Dashwood are 15 and 20 mills, respectively. Clerk Wilmer Wein said this is the last year the high area rate would be in effect in Crediton. The actual township rate which provides funds for use by the municipality has risen to 13.07 mills from 9,7 mills. The Huron country rate is up 1,86 mills, the high school rate is mupil2ls, .82 mills but the public school levy has been reduced by 2.27 Clerk Wein also released figures on the 1974 Stephen budget, Overall expenditures are — Please turn to Page 24 the owners of the Grand Coves Estate development asked what would happen to his client's lagoon when the Grand Bend system is expected to be com- pleted in about three years. Barker added, "It's costing him $50,000 for the lagoon and in a couple of years it might have to be removed." Timko said this was a risk the firm had to take. He said it was standard procedure for the ministry to require smaller systems to hook into larger ones. Petrolia senior's provide program The June Senior Citizens meeting was held at the Legion • Hall with about 100 present. A bus load from Petrolia and Oil Springs were their guests. The visitors from the Kitchen Pas- time club supplied a program under the direction of Mrs. Vera Blackwell. The Hurondale Institute served lunch. Exeter council took steps Monday night to make it possible for the Burkley Restaurant to acquire a dining lounge permit. They decided to amend the zoning bylaw to eliminate the parking requirements. It was on the basis that the Burkley did not have adequate parking that council had filed an objection with the Liquor Licence Board at the time of the Burkley's first liquor application last month. Monday night, council agreed to eliminate the need for businesses on Main St. between Sanders and Victoria to provide parking. At present, businesses between Sanders and Hurondo not have to provide parking either. Council's decision was only reached after lengthy debate and Councillor Tom MacMillan and Deputy-Reeve Helen Jermyn did not vote in favor of the Move to Ministry officials said if the proposed Grand Bend system is approved it will be at least two years before construction starts and probably three years before operations begin. Negotiations are now un- derway to purchase property for the lagoon pond from Orval Farrel in Stephen township, about a mile and a half south-east of Grand Bend, Allan Walper, a neighbour of Farrel's said his land would be devalued when the lagoon was constructed. Walper commented, "land in .this area is currently renting for $100 per acre and Exeter council recently rented land on their lagoon property for $5 per acre. Stephen township officials showed concern about the damaging effect on prime farm land if each developer was forced to put in his own lagoon asking why one large system could not be constructed to handle the needs of the whole area, To this Timko replied, "it's — Please turn to Page 24 change the bylaw. MacMillan argued that council were moving in the wrong direction and, if anything, should require businesses in the core area to provide parking at such times as existing buildings were replaced. He noted that the lack of parking was already a problem and council's move would in- crease the problem. Councillor Bruce Shaw con- tended that the Burkley did not provide the parking requirements at the present and said he would hate to see council hold up the liquor application. Mrs. Jermyn said if the parking requirements were dropped to Highway 83, as some suggested, businesses such as Les Pines Motel could fill their entire property with a building Steer clear of puck issue Exeter council decided this week to steer .clear of .any in- volvement in the current con- troversy over violence in hockey. They had been asked to back a resolution from the Regional Municipality of Peel which called on the Ontario Hockey Association to have a. special league inquiry on the lack. of control at hockey games. "File it," Reeve Boyle urged after the resolution was read. He said he wondered if the "do- gooders" ever watched kids playing in school yards and playgrounds, suggesting the play there was just as rough and resulted in as many fights as at hockey games, In fact, he said more injuries were sustained in unorganized activities as there were in hockey. Boyle also noted that "we don't shoot referees" as they do at soccer matches in Europe and South America, The letter was filed. Pro to run local rodeo It looks like Exeter's rodeo will go on for its eleventh year. After last year's heat wave cut at- tendance, there had been talk of discontinuing the event, which takes place on Labour Day weekend. But the Rodeo Association, during a meeting last Wednesday decided to continue and some major changes will be made. The biggest change will be the hiring of Tom Bishop to produce the whole rodeo. In past years the Association has had to hire an- nouncers, clowns, judges and stock contracters separately. For $9,000 Bishop and his 4-B Ranch Rodeo and Wild West Show will provide a complete package for a two performance show consisting of the five standard rodeo events — bareback and saddle bronc riding, bulldogging, calf roping and bull riding. There will also be girl's barrel racing and Bishop provides clown acts, a band and trick riding and roping acts, Little britches calf riding will still be part of the program this year too. All events will still be run on a competitive basis with con- testants coming from all over the United States and Canada. Admission for the rodeo will remain at $2.50 this year as will the 50c price for reserve grand- stand seats, A dance is being planned for the Saturday night and the Association hopes to have two bands for non-stop music. Rodeo performances will only be on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. In past years there has been an evening show on Saturday. and this would create tremen- dous parking problems. She also noted that some businesses had torn down buildings to provide parking space and the new regulations would in effect negate their ac- tions. In presenting the motion, Shaw had originally suggested the bylaw be changed to include the area all the way north to the bridge, but he changed this to include only the two blocks to Victoria. Later in the meeting, council approved a building permit for Mahlon Ryckman to build an addition at his home at the corner of Main and Waterloo St. The house is located in a commercial zone arid under" terms of the zoning bylaw, ex- terior additions would not be permitted. Council agreed to allow the contravention, Request gov't funds for erosion controls ilk ilk .t 4,L