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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-06-20, Page 1A JUDGING CONSULTATION — One of the toughest chores at the Hensall Kinsmen dub sponsored Ontario Fiddlers contest fell to the judges. Shown above in serious deliberation are Fred Harburn and Tim MacFarlane, T-A photo GB taxes rise slightly, set up reserve funds FATALITY SCENE — An Exeter man sitting on the back of this large gravel truck was electrocuted early Fri- day morning when the top of the gravel box hit the overhead wires shown above. Bruce Vincent was believed sitting near the spot marked by the arrow. T-A photo AN OUTERS WASH — Members of the junior Outers club at South Huron District High School in o car wash Thursday. From the left dre, Cathy Wooden, Joanne Van Raay, Brute Gunn, Lynn tin Van Raay, Heather tittle and Bonnie Campbell, articipated aptie, Mar. T-A photo THE LITTLEST FIDDLER — Cathy Reed of Sudbury is only six years old, but can she play the fiddle, As the youngest fiddler at the contest, Cathy was asked to perform on Saturday night. The crowd loved her so much they asked for more. Her father played guitar for her. T-A photo Two people injured in Hensall area crash • One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 20, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents 'fig:n=?WeelOeetgAWM:',,* Huron students to start on metric system in fall NOVELTY FIDDLERS — Spectators at the Hensall Kinsmen Ontario Fiddlers contest Saturday night enjoyed the novelty division. Shown Above in action are Stan and Dave Hammond of Burlington. Objection filed over parking plan change Truck hits -hydro wire, Exeter man electrocuted, University Hospital, London, Which . in turn was pushing the after being rushed there by material onto the shoulder of the ambulance. highway. The ambulance was involved in an accident enroute, but was able to continue the journey. Vincent, whose job it was to advise the truck driver and grader operator when they neared hydro wires, was standing on the back of a large dump truck when the vehicle hit overhead wires carrying 4,800 volts. He fell to the pavement and suffered head injuries. An autopsy performed at University Hospital revealed electrocution as the cause of death, Vincent was employed by James Murray Construction, Moorefield, and had been working only one day prior to the accident. The truck which hit the wires was dumping gravel into hopper on the front of a grader, Although the 1974 mill rate for the village of Grand Bend has not been officially set ratepayers may expect a slight increase in their taxes for the current year. After a lengthy discussion with Bill Hipel representing the auditing firm of Holbrook and Partners, council agreed to a budget of $331,000. For residential owners this will mean a mill rate for village purposes of about 46.8 mills. This would be an increase of 2.5 mills. The overall mill rate for residential purposes would then be 134.8 mills and a hike of 7.1 mills. This includes a total in- crease of 4.58 mills for education and county purposes. Included in the budget figures is $25,000 which is an ac- cumulated deficit from previous years. This is expected to be wiped off by the end of 1974. Council has also budgeted $3,000 for the purchase of a new truck. These monies will be Riding has . 3 candidates The deadline has passed for nominations in the federal election to be held on July 8 and the 38,168 voters of the Huron- Middlesex riding have three official candidates to choose from: Shirley Weary, New Democratic Party candidate whose official agent is David Weary. Robert McKinley, Progressive Conservative, whose official agent is Ken Parke. John Lyndon, Liberal can- didate whose official agent is Peter Raymond, The deadline has also passed for getting your name on the voters' list if you are a rural voter. People in Goderich, the only urban area in the riding have until Friday. The returning officer for Huron, Garnet Hicks in Exeter (235-1700) said that the polling places and their boundaries will. be posted in all post offices. Exeter council members agreed wholeheartedly with RAP this week and approved banning dogs from Riverview Park. RAP had approved the idea last week and the request was con- veyed to council by chairman Gord Baynham. In answer to a question from Mayor Jack Delbridge, Baynham said RAP had agreed unanimously on the idea, noting that the staff "have enough to do without cleaning up after dogs". "Most parks have this rule (no dogs)," noted Reeve Derry Boyle, The Mayor suggested that people would have to put diapers on their canines if they wished to Use the park, Dogs will still have some freedom in the park. A bylaw prohibiting them won't be ap- proved until at least the next session of council. Council also agreed with RAP's request to revert to one-way traffic in Riverview Park and to temporarily elate a portion of Andrew St, in the vicinity of the pool to safeguard youngsters, Mayor Delbridge said he was in agreement with elosing the street as usual., but urged that it be done in such a manner that the fire truck and ambulance would not be blocked, He Said that two years ago when a youngster required placed in a reserve fund. Also allocated is $4,000 for future purchase of property for a cemetery. A motion by councillor Tom Webster to have the cemetery expenditure deleted from the 1974 budget was defeated. It failed to gain a seconder. In order to keep the municipal rate from rising another five mills, council authorized the transfer of $10,000 from reserve working funds. Auditor Hipel explained this move was possible because of the good position the village has as far as tax arrears are concerned. In the last two years, the amount of back taxes owing has been cut in half. The figure now is about $38,000 in: Comparison to close to $80,000 three years ago. The auditor also pointed out Grand Bend would not be receiving any resource equalization grant from the provincial government again this year. This grant is based on the average assessment and the village's population. In this calculation, Grand Bend's total assessment is used but only the year-round population of about 700 compared to the 'summer count Which doted reach as high as 30,000. In regard to this, a com- munique read at Monday's meeting from the Lambton Medical Officer of Health regarding septic tanks and sewage said the resort's summer population ranged from between 14,000 and 30,000. During budget discussions, councillors pointed out the main reasons for keeping the village mill rate to a minimum increase were great reductions in the cost of collecting garbage and interest on bank loans. At this time in the year, council has not been forced to make any loans to operate the business of the village. A resolution from the township of Pittsburgh asking the provincial government to give immediate consideration to in- creasing the rate of interest on unpaid taxes to two per cent per month was given unanimous approval. assistance at the pool, the bicycle rack blocking the street also slowed down the emergency vehicles. Council didn't accede to a No decision has been made yet whether an inquest will be held into the death of an Exeter man who was electrocuted while working on a highway job south el town, Friday. Bruce Vineent, 20, of 103 .Gidley St. was proneueced dead at Want higher tax penalties Eketer council gave quick approval to two resolutions read at Monday night's session. The first was from the Regional Municipality of Peel asking the government to define the power and authority of school crossing guards. Members of the local council didn't know what powers and authority crossing guards had at the present, but members noted there was a need for making the rules more stringent in crossing areas. Councillor Ted Wright said the present regulations were "much too weak" and suggested there should be no passing in the crossing zone and that the speed limit should be 15 m.p,h. Council also concurred with a resolution from the Township of Pittsburgh asking the provincial government to increase the in- terest rate on unpaid taxes to a maximum of two percent per month. At present, the interest rate maximum is one percent and the resolution noted that with in- creased interest rates in the private sector of the economy, the rate was no longer a deterrent against delinquent tax payers. "We have to keep up with in- flation," commented Wright in supporting the resolution to in- crease the penalty rate. In answer to a question from Deputy-Reeve Helen Jermyn, Clerk Eric Carscadden said that the problem of unpaid taxes was not severe. It was opined that the move to four collections per year had helped. Seniors veto town hall use Exeter's senior citizens don't want the local town hall either. That fact came to light at Monday's session of council when rec director Jim McKinley said that senior citizens he had ap- proached were not in favor 'Of using the former fire hall for a meeting and craft room for seniors. He met with about 30 senior citizens on Monday afternoon to discuss the possibility of acquiring a New Horizons grant to renovate the fire hall. "There was a lot of opposition to the fire hall from the seniors," he reported. As an alternate site, the seniors decided to ask the Lions about the possibility of using the Scout Hall for their activities and securing a grant to help with the renovations required. A meeting with the Lions and seniors, as well as youth leaders in the community will be held tonight to discuss the future of the Scout Hall. Three weeks ago, the Lions announced they would be selling the building, but have changed their mind in view of pleas from Girl Guide and Brownie leaders and members. request for a change in garbage pickup time at the park. RAP wanted the pickup made first thing Monday, but council told Please turn to page 3 Two people were injured and two cars demolished in one of the seven accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. The mishap occurred at 2:15 a.m. Saturday on Highway 4 just south of Hensall involving vehicles driven by two Goderich residents, Marlene Connelly and Clifford Reid, Both cars had been nor- thbound. Reid and William Munn, Hensall a passenger in the Connelly vehicle, sustained minor injuries and Constable Don Mason set total damage at $6,000. It was one of three accidents on Satdrday. At 4:00 p.m, a truck driven by Gordon Students, London, collided with a parked car owned by Glenn O'Rourke, The crew was working about three miles south of gxeter when the mishap occurred around 9 : 30 a,m. , The hydro line was 19'0" above the highway and the top of the gravel box was not fully extended when it struck. Another driver at the scene said his gravel box would extend at least seven feet above the height of the wire. OPP Sgt. Norton Rhiness and Constables Dale Lamont and Bob Whiteford investigated. , Police and fellow workers tried to revive the victim before he was taken to hospital and the medical staff at University Hospital worked on the man for about two hours before he was pronounced dead. The coroner was Dr. J. Bev. C. Robinson, London. Mount Forest, on Huron County Road 2 in Dashwood. Constable Dale Lamont set damage at $225. Cars driven by Susan Faber, Kippen, and Robert Clarke, London collided at the main in- tersection in Kippen at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Damage was estimated at $300 by Constable Frank Giffin. There was one accident reported Friday, it occurring at 11:30 p.m., when a car driven by Earl Coughtrey, Huron Park, collided with a parked vehicle at Huron Park resulting in damage of $450, Constable Al Quinn in- vestigated, A Kitchener man has been charged following a two-car accident at 10:00 p.m. Sunday on the Crediton Road just east of Crediton. Michael Schmitt, 104 Union Boulevard, was involved in an accident with a car driven by Earl Heist, Crediton, Both had been eastbound and the Kit- chener vehicle hit the rear of the other vehicle. Constable Jim Rogers listed total damage at $1,500. At 12:30 p.m. Sunday a car driven by Carl Fallstrom, Lon- don, collided with a parked car on the lot of the Country Diner in Stephen Township. Damage was listed at $150 by Constable Don Mason. In the final crash of the Week, a deer was killed when it bounded into the path of a vehicle driven by Malcolm Gilpin, Thedford. Gilpin had been proceeding west on Highway 83 at 2:00 a.m., Tuesday, when the incident oc- curred. Damage to his vehicle was set at WO by Constable Bill Os terloo. During the week, the local detachment officers charged N people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 25. There were 12 charges under the Liquor Control Act. Students in schools under the Huron County Board of Education will get a head start in learning the metric system when it is introduced in the schools in September 1974. The Board, meeting in Clinton Monday gave approval for the metric measures to be instituted into the programs of all grades as soon as possible, but beginning in September it is to be used in all activities involving measurement with primary grades. D. J. Cochrane, Director of Education said the federal target is 1980. Herbert Turkheim, Zurich chairman of Education Com- mittee, outlined the program which calls for all new measuring devices and equipment to be purchased to have the metric units; that problems utilizing metric units should be created wherever possible, but some textbook examples which include British units be continued with intermediate grades for the present; that a handbook of proper terms, spellings and symbols be prepared and distributed to all schools for September 1974; and that in- struction for the preparation of home-made equipment be made available. John Henderson RR 5, Seaforth asked if nightschool classes could be held on the metric system for adults. Chairman Cayley Hill agreed this would be a good idea, "I think the whole community might be interested in such a course." Superintendent J. W. Coulter said he would bring it up at the next principal's meeting to be held within a few days. The Board awarded a contract for the conversion to gas at South GB gets info on harbours Officials of a newly created Federal Ministry to deal with the management of harbours visited Grand Bend council Monday night to explain their role. M. H. Moffatt who headed the group said his department taking over from the Department of Public Works and Department of Transport would be attempting to upgrade the boating industry. Under the Marine Assistance program, municipalities would be eligible for grants for con- struction of breakwaters and dredging harbours. Moffatt continued, "there is a fantastic need to help the boating public," In his opening remarks, the government official said con- struction of breakwaters was considered government main- tenance and dredging was a "one time thing," Councillor Murray Des Jardins argued the dredging point saying this has been done often in relent years. To this Moffatt replied, "the dredging has been carried out by federal authorities because of your fishing in- dustry." He added, "If you continue to have a viable fleet of fishermen we will continue to maintain the waterways. If not you would have to stand in line for assistance." During the discussion Reeve Bob Sharon said he favored a Harbour Commission, Moffat said this Move was possible, Huron District High School to Industrial Boiler Service, Lon- don, at a cost of $11,404 . The Board granted authority to R. B. Dunlop business ad- ministrator, to award tenders valued to $15,000 previously $10,000 because of the increasing labour and material costs. John Henderson did not agree with the Want actual cost shown on permit Exeter council this week debated for some time how to get local residents to present ac- curate estimates on the cost of projects when asking for building permits. Because the permit fee is based on the total cost of the project, members noted that many people estimate low to save money. Building inspector Doug Triebner said an evaluator could be brought in if council disputed the project costs listed, but noted this would cost more than what would be realized in additional building permit fees. Reeve Derry Boyle said he knew of one case where a con- tractor paid a fee on what he listed as an $18,000 house and then turned around and sold the house for $40,000. "He was either beating the town or is a tremendous profiteer," he stated. The matter was not resolved. There's been one objection already filed over Exeter council's plan to eliminate the parking requirements for businesses on Main St. between Sanders and Victoria. The plan to eliminate the parking requirements was ap- proved two weeks ago in an effort to assist the Burkley Restaurant to obtain a liquor licence. The Burkley does not have enough parking to meet the requirement of one parking space for every four seats and council had previously filed an objection on this basis when the first licence application was made by the local restaurant to the Liquor Licence Board, Monday night, the law firm of increase, stating that he did not believe inflation had gone that far and that "I feel there are more and more things this Board does not know anything about." Mr. Dunlop said that prices on capital equipment had gone up tremendously. The Board authorized R. L. Cunningham, transportation director, to tender for six replacement buses with delivery in 1975, subject to approval of Ministry of Education. The Board will set up a policy regarding the number to attend conventions and this will include that two trustees only and two from administration may attend conventions out of the province. Mrs. Donald Kunder, Seaforth and Herbert Turkheim, Zurich indicated they were interested in attending the Canadian Education Association Con- vention in Regina in September. John Henderson said he may be interested but would not know until the August meeting whether he could get away to attend. At the next meeting in August, it will be decided whether Turkheim or Henderson attend, following a suggestion by Turkheim that August would be soon enough for him to arrange to go if granted permission to attend at that time. The auditor's report for the calendar year ending December 31, 1973 was accepted by the Board, and a copy has been prepared for publication in all County weekly newspapers. Bell & Laughton advised they were representing Les Pines Motel and were objecting to the plan to eliminate the parking requirements. The letter noted that an ob- jection had already been Sent to the Ontario Municipal Board over the proposal. The law firm pointed out that their client had been forded to meet all the requirements regarding parking and had to build a smaller facility than planned. The letter also noted that council had turned down a request from Les Pines to use a lot across the street and another behind the motel for parkihg. Please turn to page 3 Dogs banned from park; approve tennis court site