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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-06-13, Page 1MINGLING WITH THE CROWDS— Robert Stanfield, national Progressive Conservative leader received a warm reception from the 1600 people at a beef bar-b-que held on Saturday at the Pineridge Chalet near Hensall. The event was sponsored by the PC riding association, T-A photo Free meal added attraction. Stanfield gets warm welcome TRAFFIC LIGHTS GOING UP — Work is continuing this week on the traffic lights at the intersection of Main and Huron streets. The lights are expected to be operational by the end of the week. An Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications work crew is shown in the above picture. T-A photo Exeter store to get new owners in July BIKE RODEO WINNERS — Trophies to the top competitors in the re- cent bike rodeo sponsored by Exeter Kinsmen dub with the to, operation of the local police department were presented Thursday. In the back row are Kin Gernot Dauber, Stan Robbins, Randy Dougherty, Brad Baynham, Robin little and Constable George Robertson, Front, Tommy Humphreys, David Underwood, k Becky Clark and Kelly Livingstone. Missing. was Tracey Clark, Randy Dougherty and Becky and Tracey Clarke will be competing in the zone finals in Harriston, June 22. TA photo BRAEMOR GETS BINGO GAME — Residents of Braemor Lodge in Exeter received a bingo game from the Exeter Kinette club Monday night, Mrs. Shirley Wilhelm, operator of Braemor accepts the gift at the right of the above picture. Kinette members from the left are Wen King, Anne Neil, Marilyn Hockey, Wanda Reynolds, Elsie Willis and Lynda Sanders. T-A photo Wind blows cyclist off Eight hurt in collisions Seniors get town hall? One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 13, 1974 Non-residents pay more for Exeter's rec programs At a meeting of the Lion's Club, Executive and leaders from the Brownie and Guide troops, the Ilon/s"taSSTired the ladies" that they wouldn't see the girls left without a place to meet. The next step, in saving the Scout House, Lion's spokesman, Ron Cottrell, said was to try and get people interested in reviving the scout troop in Exeter, , The reason for the proposed sale of the scout house, in the first place, was that it wasn't really being used. Brownies and Guides occupy the house for only a short period of time each week and the house is empty most of the time. The amount of time it was being used didn't justify the cost of up-keep. • To change this situation, the Lion's are holding a meeting of all people interested in getting the Scout movement back together. Anyone interested in helping, in any way, to organize or lead a Scout or Cub pack is invited to the Scout House on Thursday June 20 at 7:30 to present any ideas and offer assistance. "If we can get people to organize the Scouts, we should have no problem getting boys 'interested in joining," Cottrell said. Plans would be made to start the organization in the fall. The problem of the Scout House was discussed at the RAP Lions plan session to keep hall active It certainly looked like Robert Stanfield country at the Pine- ridge Chalet near Hensall, Saturday afternoon, Approximately 1600 people were on hand to give the national leader of the Progressive Con; servative party a warm welcome meeting and the Resources Committee was left to investigate the situation. Recrea fio4tf"tirecedi;' McKinlay said that RAP might be able to offer some services, under his direction, to help train Scout leaders. Perhaps this service could be given in return for use of the facilities for recreational purposes. The Lion's are also looking at other possibilities of shared use of the facilities with other organizations that might be looking for a place to meet. This would help to offset the cost of operation and up-keep of the house, Cottrell said. Kinettes donate machine for bingo The Exeter Kinette club visited Braemor MAnor Monday night and presented a bingo game for use by the residents. Kinette members joined with the Braemor folks in two hours of bingo playing and handed out cash prizes totalling $10. Prizes for two full house cards were a free wash and set donated by Mrs. Dorothy Pfaff and a large bottle of after shave from Doug's barber shop. Lunch was served by the Kinettes and they promised to come back for more bingo games. Exeter's RAP committee have approved a "two-price system" for some recreation programs. Under the plan, non-residents of Exeter will pay higher fees than those being charged residents of the town. The first program to be af- fected by the new policy is this year's swimming instruction program at the pool. Non- residents will pay $2.00 more than residents. That will actually be an in- crease of $3.00 per session for out- of-town youngsters, Registration fees have been increased $1.00 for thOse living in Exeter. The policy was approved at a committee meeting of RAP about two weeks ago and was formally accepted at Monday's regular session. While the new policy has been set , regarding' swimming, RAP members indicated this week they plan to implement the' change. in other programs they operate and also hope to convince minor athletic groups such as minor hockey and the figure skating club to do the same when they set registration fees this year, Members noted that Exeter taxpayers subsidize the local recreation program through their taxes and the move to higher fees for non-residents will reduce the inequities. RAP have requested a grant of $40,000 from Exeter council this year, all of which is paid through taxes with the exception, of about $6,000 in provincial grants. During the discussion, recreation director Jim McKinlay said a recent study in Huron showed that a total of $452,000 was spent on recreation. Of that total, the towns and villages spent $420,000 and the townships spent only $32,000. However, the study also showed that half of those talcing, advantage of recreation programs were township, residents. He said the report had been done at the request of Clinton council who were concerned that township residents were not carrying their fair share of costs Petition gets quick results A petition from a number of Exeter residents has brought quick results, A mail drop to be placed at the corner of Main and Huron streets has been approved by post office officials. In fact, postmaster Harvey Pfaff said the box has been delivered and will be put into place in conjunction with the move of postal facilities to the new building at the corner of Andrew and Sanders streets. The petition was presented to Exeter council only .a week ago and approval was given to have it forwarded to the proper authorities. The new post office building is nearing completion and the move is expected to take place sometime next week. for recreation facilities and programs. The report was compiled by the county development officer, Spence Cummings. and will he presented to county council at the June session. It is hoped that the study will help in devising a formula for apportioning recreation costs more equitably. While Clinton council have indicated some support for a county recreation setup, ltAP members voiced opposition to such a setup. Chairman Gord Baynham said he could see some merit in area recreation councils based on secondary school boundaries, but said he would not be in favor of a county structure. Bruce Shaw noted that the debate over recreation costs was similar to the one concerning policing costs, The urban municipalities pay for their own police forces, while the townships receive free policing by the OPP. Discussions on the topic have indicated that some township reeves are opposed to a county force in that they would then have to pay for police protection through local taxation. Later in the meeting, it was reported that discussions on a South Huron area recreation committee were in a "waffling state". Indications were that area communities were not interested at this time in forming a com- mittee that would draw funds from all the municipalities in- volved. Eight persons were injured in area accidents this week, with six of those injuries occurring in crashes on Highway 81 between Grand Bend and Greenway, On Thursday at 9:45 p.m., 15- year-old Bernard Blockeel, RR 3, Parkhill, sustained cuts and bruises when the bicycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a car driven by Leonard Smith, Lucan. The incident occurred just east of Grand Bend and damage was listed at $85 by Constable Bill Osterloo. Exeter council will be asked to pass a bylaw prohibiting dogs from Riverview Park. The request for that action was approved by RAP at their meeting this week in which the problem of dogs was outlined by resources manager Alvin Willert. He indicated dogs get into the garbage cans and spread the refuse over a wide area, but added this problem was not as great as the one created by the animals leaving their droppings all over the park, Wiliert said several residents drive to the park and let their dogs out for a run and a bowel movement and then get them back into the car and drive home again. He said on many occasions youngsters have come to the pool after stepping in some of the One of Exeter's oldest businesses has been ,sold. Gould & Jory Ltd. has been purchased by Ron and Pat Cottrell, and the former's parents, Art and Edith Cottrell of Toronto, For the past year and a half, Ron Cottrell has been manager of the Exeter office of Victoria and Grey Trust. He is presently serving as vice-president of the Exeter 'Lions and the Exeter Curling Club. In explaining the purchase of the business, he said he and his wife enjoy Exeter so much they Three people were hurt on Sunday at 12:45 a.m., when a car driven by Frank Leyton Jr., RR 2, Parkhill, went out of control on Highway 81 one mile north of Greenway. The vehicle had been south- bound, went onto the west shoulder and then back onto the pavement and slid sideways before going back into the ditch where it hit a tree and a pole. The driver was injured, as were two passengers, William Leyton, RR 2, Parkhill, and Jerry Hendrikx, Parkhill. messes and the personnel have to wash their feet before the children can use the pool. He said the messes created hazards for people holding pic- nics in the park as well. Bruce Shaw, who made the motion "to get discussion going" later said he thought the ban on dogs was a good idea. He said people have the right to use the park "without these obstacles". Council will also be asked to have.the town works department pick up garbage at the park early Monday Mornings. Chairman Gord Baynham said it was impossible to keep the park clean if the garbage was left out for a couple of days to blow about. "Surely they (council) can arrange for better pickup service now that they have their own equiptirient," he suggested. decided to stay and. go into business, His parents are presently residing in Toronto. The change of ownership becomes effective on July 1. Present owners of the store are Doug Gould and Ray Jory. They purchased the store 21 years ago from Southcott Bros. The store had been in the Southcott name for close to half a century and prior to that was owned by Jake Stewart. Both of the present partners will be remaining on staff when the new owners take over. Constable Dale Lamont set damage at $800. At 1:50 p.m. the same date, a motorcycle operated by Blair Partridge, London, was blown off the highway' as he was travelling along Highway 81. He was negotiating a curve when a high gust sent his machine crashing into the ditch. He suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises. Damage to the machine was set at $175 by Constable Bill Lewis, The other two injuries resulted in an accident on County Road 21 at 1:45 a.m., Thursday, Drivers involved were Denton Rock and Richard Funston, both of Huron Park, Both drivers received several cuts and bruises and their vehicles were badly wrecked. Constable Bob Whiteford listed total damage at $3,600. There were three accidents on Friday, the first at 1:50 a.m, when cars driven by Helen Boogemans, Hensall, and Walter Eckel, RR 1, Varna, collided on Highway 84 east of Zurich. Damage was listed at $1,700 by Constable Al Quinn. At 2:45 p,m„ a car driven by James Peterson, Lucknow, was side-swiped by an unknown vehicle on Highway 21, with damage set at $200 by Constable Quinn. Damage was estimated at $385 by Constable Lewis in the other Friday crash which occurred at 6-:50 a.m. When cars driven by Merna Carter, Exeter., and Joyce Smith, RR 4, Brussels, collided at the Dashwood Industries parking lot. On Saturday at 2 t15 an., a car driven by Joanne Rasenberg, RR Please turn to page 3 Exeter councillor Bruce $haw has indicated some.change in WS position regarding the local town ball. At last week's conga meeting, he said the only positive action that should be considered for the building is demolition, Monday night, as a member of RAP, he enthusiastically en- dorsed a suggestion that council be asked to make the old fire hall section available as a community room for senior citizens. The idea of using the former fire ball was formulated in discussions held between recreation director Jim McKinley and officials of the New Horizons program, New Horizons provides federal grants for projects undertaken by senior citizens and the officials indicated there would be a good chance that Exeter's seniors could qualify for assistance in renovating the old fire hall for a community room. "There's an excellent chance we could get a grant this year," McKinlay told RAP members, Monday. He said applications had to be submitted by June 30 and added that a grant of close to $5,000 could be , obtained for the renovations, Shaw suggested RAP spearhead the plan to apply Tor the grants, "No matter what, we can't go wrong," he explained. RAP chairman Gord Baynham is expected to ask council for use of the old fire hall bay in the town hall when he makes his monthly report at the next meeting. McKinlay, who said the key to obtaining the grant was in getting the senior citizens involved in setting up a„ program that would be approved by New Horizons. He said he would organize a meeting involving the seniors of the community in the immediate future so they could formulate plans for the project. Ask Usborne liquor vote Usborne township Council will be asking the Ontario Liquor Licence Board to hold a liquor vote preferably early in Sep- tember. Council accepted a petition containing 375 names and will be asking the provincial board to take further action. Clerk Harry Strang said ratepayers from all parts of the township had attached their ,names to •the„peAtion. The township's bylaw regar- ding the amount of rental charged to ratepayers for the use of the tractor and mower was updated. The hourly rate was increased to $8. This is a rise of $2 per hour. Road, superintendent John Batten was instructed to call tenders for construction work planned for Concession road 6-7. The township will offer to, purchase for the expenses in- volved from Bill Routly an 18 foot strip of land lying between the Usborne machinery building property and Lloyd Webber's property on Lot 10, Concession 7. In other legal matters, the township gave quit claim to owners of two properties in- volving unopened road allowances. Clerk Harry Strang said the allowances in question were never used by the township and the move now records proper ownership at the Goderich registry office. Land division applications were approved forRobert Frayne, Alvin Fulton, Ross Oke, Eric Clayburn, Ross Tufts and Wayne Rowe. A petition signed by J. W. Gardiner and others for the reconstruction of the Farquhar branch of the Stewart drain was accepted and will be forwarded to engineer A. M. Spreit and Associates for a report. Usborne is participating in the Ontario Student Involvement program and has hired Miss Brenda Blair to develop a secondary plan through the co- operation of the Huron County planning department. Fiddlers set for contest The Hensall Kinsmen club is again presenting the annual Ontario Fiddlers contest this weekend. The always popular contest will go at the Hensall arena, Friday and Saturday night with top fiddlers from Canada and the United States participating, Preliminary events will start Friday night at 7 p.m. With the playdowns going Saturday night at the same time, Johnny Brent, formerly of CKNX in Wingham will be the master of ceremonies, Jim and Gerry's Country Band will be providing music for dancing following the Saturday night in prizes will be c o Am total p e ti t ioofns. $2,060 handed out to the best fiddlers and step dancers. The champion in the open fiddlers contest will receive the Ward Allen Memorial trophy. as he attended the beef barbeque sponsored by the PC Huron- Middlesex riding association. , Mr. Stanfield told the crowd the election issue was "clearly in- flation." "The government takes the attitude that not much can be done about it," he said, "but we can't accept that view because too many people are being hurt." Farmers, he said have felt the worse effects. "There is no group with a greater interest in at- taining stability." A 'coriser'ir`atiVe"government, he said would recreate stability to protect people and their savings as they grow older, The strongest single in- flationary factor Mr. Stanfield felt was what he termed "in- flationary psychology", the expectations that prices will go up, which makes it easy for them to do just that. Also present at the event was Robert McKinley, Huron- Middlesex MP and a candidate in the upcoming federal election on July 8. Mr. Stanfield encouraged the crowd to support him in his re-election bid because it was "obvious he was very much in touch with the people of Huron." "Trudeau said he would go flat out in this campaign,"• Mr. Stanfield said. "Well, -we don't care how he goes, as long as its out and Bob McKinley comes in." The Stanfield buses rolled into the Chalet grounds shortly after one. He had just come from a televisednews conference held at the CFPL-TV studio in London. Accompanying 'him were his daughter Mimi and two Con- servative candidates from neigh- bouring ridings, Bill Jarvis and Bill Franks. Williath Stewart provincial agriculture minister had also joined the tour. I Want dogs prohibited from Riverview park •