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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-04-10, Page 3It's The Finest! BEEF SALE Extended To This Weekend Due To The Storm DARLING'S Food Market EXETER ROASTS * Short Rib Roasts * Rolled Pot Roasts * Blade Roasts Blade Bone Removed Well Trimmed LB. Club Steaks LB $ 1.29 Burns Smoked Cottage Rolls LB $ 09 Wieners LB. 69' Burns Chicken Loaf, Mac 'n Cheese & Bologna Cooked Meats LB. 69' RIB STEAKS Fifth and • 9 Seventh Ribs L SMOKED PICNICS 69c u. Fresh Killed BOILING FOWL 39' L.. !!!YIE.Fr FREEZER Last 3 Days At These Low Prices From MacGregor's Feed Lot HEIFERS Fronts 71 LB. Hinds 9.09 LB Sides 85c LB Sides of Pork LB 71 C Prices Include Cutting, Wrapping, Sharp Freezing MONEY BACK GUARANTEE We Are The CUSTOM KILLING and PROCESSING SPECIALISTS KILLING DAYS BEEF — MONDAYS HOGS — WEDNESDAYS KINSMEN HELP SCOUTS AND GUIDES — The Exeter Kinsmen club sponsored bottle drive Saturday rais- ed close to $200 to be turned over to the Exeter group committee in charge of Scouts, Cubs, Girl Guides and Brownies. From the left are Scoutmaster Bob Bouwman and Kinsmen Steve Mack and Bob Reynolds with Cubs Ray Hamilton and Shawn Glassford. T-A photo Taxpayers and participants GB council „. „ .„ . Continued from front page request from McDonald's to have a Sunday pickup instead of Saturday during the summer months, On the recommendation. of councillor Baird council agreed to open the dump on two Satur- days before the official summer season opening for use by Grand Bend residents only. The dump site will be open between the hours of 12 noon and 5 p.m. on May 3 and 10, The an- nual spring clean-up will take place on May 20, After considerable discussion council decided to have the municipal office open each Saturday morning between the hours of 9 a.m, and 12 noon during the months of July and August. The move is on a trial basis only. Reeve Bob Sharen was the only one voicing opposition. Councillors Harold Green and Bill Baird were unanimously in favour and deputy-reeve Rollie Grenier said "I will go along with this providing it's on a trial run only.” The resignation of councillor Doug Kincaid was accepted by council "with regret". Kincaid announced a week earlier that pressure of business was forcing him to give up the council post he gained at the December 2 elec- tion, The resignation takes effect on April 30 and council took no ac- tion to name a replacement during the regular council meeting. After adjournment, all members agreed Kincaid's replacement would be named by appointment, rather than call an election which would be costly. • The new councillor is expected to be named at the May 5 meeting. Council approved a request from the village's newly formed recreation committee to hold a draw during the summer. The prize will be a Chrysler boat, motor and trailer. Tickets will sell for $2 each and the draw will be held on August 3, 1975. The village hall will be available to Grand Bend and area groups for use on a rent-free basis provided the premises are left in a clean condition. If not, a rental of $15 per meeting will be charged. In other business, council: Authorized reeve Bon Sharen and clerk Louise Clipperton to sign the lease with Dick Manore for dockage use along the banks of the Ausable river in a designated area. Agreed to engage Bill Freele as the village dockmaster for the summer season and set rates for rentals. Freele will be paid on a 60-40 basis for the monies he collects. For boats up to 25 feet in, length the daily charge will be $2.75 or $175 yearly. Boats 25 to 30 feet the charge will be $3.25 each day or $200 for the season. From 30 to 40 feet the rate will be $3.75 daily or $225 a year and owners of boats in excess of 40 feet will pay $4 per day or $250 annually. Deferred decision on a request from Dennis Calder, owner of the Ye Old Theatre building to operate bingo games on a year- round basis. Learned six applications had been received for the position of works foreman for the village. Applications will be accepted until April 11. Received word from Planning Consultants that Dave Slade, a Ryerson College student from Clinton will be assisting in for- mation of Grand Bend's zoning bylaw and official plan. Eighty per cent of his salary to a maximum of $100 per week will be paid by the provincial government. County increase felt in Usborne The 1975 tax rate for the township of Usborne will be in- creased by 4.45 mills to raise funds to cover a rise of $13,359 in the County of Huron requisition. Clerk Harry Strang said at Tuesday's regular meeting that the overall tax levy could not be established until Board of Education requisitions are received, In answer to a request from the Ontario Association of Municipalities, Usborne council decided not to suggest any changes in the dates for municipal elections, length of terms of office and the fiscal year-end. A land division application from Arnold Cann, Lot 24, Con- cession 6 was given , township approval, One tile drain loan application in the amount of $7,500 was ap- proved, The annual Usborne grant to the Hensall Spring Fair was increased to $50. Each of the seven calf club members from the township will be given $4. Reeve Walter McBride reported discussing the Usborne secondary plan now under development with Huron County planner Nick Hill. Public meetings are being planned for the month of June, General accounts totalling $7,003,97 were approved and road accounts in the amount of $7,759.38 Were passed for payment. The next meeting of Usborne township council will be held on Friday May 2 at 7 p.m. Terming it "realistic and hopefully feasible", Exeter RAP chairman Jack Underwood and recreation director Jim McKinley presented their group's budget to council this week. The budget calls for a $62,000 grant from council, compared to • last year's actual town financing of $39,896.44. If approved in its entirety by council, that would represent a 5.2 mill rate increase for recreation purposes this year. The anticipated expenditures in the budget are $138,800, compared to only $91,200 in 1974. RAP have increased all programs and facility rates substantially as well, so not only will the ratepayers face in- creased costs, but so too will participants in all RAP programs. McKinlay said he had beerit hired to make changes and im- provements in the RAP program and "the rising costs reflect that." He explained it would have been a waste of money to hire him to maintain the status quo, McKinlay said the new fee schedules were not out of line, but if they became too high there would be repercussions and people would not become in- volved in the programs. Deputy-Reeve Tom MacMillan wondered if it was better to have those repercussions coming from the program participants or the ratepayers. "The people paying the mill rate can't stay away from the gate," he said, "they have to pay." Underwood replied that RAP faced fixed costs, and if par- ticipation decreased, the need for municipal grants would therefore increase. Noting that RAP had increased rates from 25 to 50 percent, McKinlay said the "user cer- tainly has to pay more" and that as the program develops, more and more people will become' involved and will benefit more directly from their tax con- tribution to the programs. MacMillan agreed that it was probably better to pay extra costs in the area of recreation than on police budgets, adding that un- fortunately, people in his age bracket often fail to consider the overall recreation program, but think in terms of hockey and baseball. When,.asked by Mayor Bruce Shaw if there were areas that could be cut from the budget, McKinlay said about $5,000 could be eliminated "but beyond that we will have to cut back on programs and staffing." He said the $2,000 earmarked for shuffleboard courts at the bowling green could possibly be delayed for a year, as well as $1,000 planned for winter lighting at Riverview Park and $500 for shrubs. There is also a possibility a provincial grant may be received for playground leaders' salaries and this would cut out another $1,500 cost, Salaries constitute the largest portion of the RAP budget. That total comes to $71,100 including fringe benefits for full-time and part-iime staff and leaders. Office expenses, tran- sportation, conferences and other general costs add up to another $13,600. The cost for repairing and operating the arena is $14,800; the swimming pool $5,600; concessions $14,000; other buildings, $5,900; other facilities $3,500; parks, $4,300; programs $6,100, from $9 to $12 per hour and RAP have indicated there will be no "special deals" with these groups this year. However, funds will be available for any of the minor groups requiring financial aid at the end of their seasons. These anticipated grants are: nlinor hockey ($500), figure skating ($300), soccer ($200), baseball ($200), bowling ($100), Fees for roller skating and public skating . have been in- creased as well. Pony and saddle clubs will also face a charge this year of $25 per day for the rodeo grounds and track, with another $10 added if they require the lights. Rentals for stalls in the horse barns go up from $7 to $9 per month. Swim pool fees have also been increased substantially. The wading pool swim lessons are up to $7 from last year's figure of $5, Red Cross and inter-levels of swimming instruction will cost $8 for town residents and $10 for out- of-town swimmers. These are increases of $2, The playground registration will be $10 for juniors and in- termediates and $12 for seniors. Last year the fee was $5. Rental of the arena gym has been set at $10 for RAP groups, $25 for non-profit organizations and $50 for others. Stags running over the 1:00 a.m. time limit will pay an extra charge of $15 per hour. Fee for the fair board this year will go to $300, an increase of $75. The rodeo is expected to pay $350 or five percent of gross gate. Some deliberations are still required for the fees for the bowling green club house, but it has been tentatively set at $300 for the bowling club, $50 for the euchre club and $5 for other groups on a per meeting basis. Two new programs are ex- pected to add $9,000 to the RAP coffers. This includes $6,000 in revenue from roller skating and $3,000 from the tennis courts. The arena and pool concessions are expected to boost income to $20,500 compared to last years actual revenue of about $12,000. Members of Exeter council appear to be having, some second thoughts about their proposal to open tip the Alexander St. ex- tension behind the industries located on Highway 83 East, Council met with several of the industrial property owners recently and couldn't come up with sound.arguments as to why the road should be open and agreed to re-assess their suggestion that the road be opened. "It appears now our arguments are not sound, to proceed with acquisition of the land to open the road," Mayor Bruce Shaw suggested Monday night. Ile noted that planning board had recommended "for years" that the road be opened - or at least the land acquired. Shaw said council would take the matter up with planning board in view of the present concern about the advisability of such a move. Reeve Derry Boyle said he was reluctant to create bad feelings among the industrial owners who are opposing the opening of the street. "Can we afford to jeopardize industrial and commercial development in that area?" he questioned. Land use committee chairman Tom MacMillan said the road would not service very many people if it was opened and said there were many problems to iron out before such a decision is reached. Last year, ,council agreed to proceed with acquisition of the land to open Alexander St. and it was even suggested that ex- propriation should be undertaken if agreement could not be TWO CRASHES Despite adverse driving con- ditions only two accidents oc- curred this week in the area patrolled by officers of the Pinery Park detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Wednesday, Constable G., W. Clark estimated damages at $125 when a vehicle driven by Ronald Graham, RR 2, Grand Bend left Highway 21, near the Klondike road and skidded into the ditch. Damages were listed at $250 when a Grand Bend village snow plow operated by James Rumball and a vehicle driven by John Campbell, Swift Current, Saskatchewan collided on Grand Bend's Main street . Constable P. M. Clushman investigated. It took Exeter council only 30 minutes to wade through 29 pieces of correspondence this week. However, eight of those letters weren't even read. Before the correspondence was started, Reeve Derry Boyle moved that the eight be filed. "'They appear to be routine," Mayor Bruce Shaw commented, adding that members could read them at the clerk's office if they wished. He said the time saved could be spent on more pertinent areas. Some of the letters were from government ministries and had apparently been checked by Boyle and Shaw prior to the meeting. Letters from • Algoma Tire Limited and Exeter Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. pertaining to the police situation were also filed as was a letter from Mrs. Penelope B. Dinney regarding trees. Information contained in the Pao* 3 reached with the property owners. The industrial Owners have explained that loss of the property needed for the road would curtail expansion plans in the future and would also leave their property vuinerable to vandals and thieves. Al Pickard Continued from front' page River Conservation Authority. He was chairman of Exeter's first planning committee and undertook the enormous and responsible task of preparing the Town of Exeter zoning bylaw and the official plan of Exeter which was approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1965, Al Pickard is survived by a brother, Clarence V. Pickard, Exeter and a sister, Mrs. Marguerite V. Gladman, Van- couver. He was predeceased by a younger brother, Cecil during World War I. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 9 from the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, Rev. Harold Snell officiated. Pallbearers were Ted Pooley, Jack Delbridge, Harvey Pfaff, Doug Sweet, Derry Boyle, Reg McDonald, Robert Southcott, Fred Dobbs and Ted Chaffe. Floral tributes were received from the National Hockey" League, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame. CALLED TO THE BAR Bruce Lee was recently called to the Bar at the Convocation of the Law Society of Upper Canada after completing the Bar Ad- ministration course with honours standing at Osgoode Hall, He is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Southcott, Exeter and is practicing in Kitchener. balance of the correspondence was as follows: That the committee of ad- justment had approved a severance for Murray Greene separating his house from his store. A report from the ministry of transportation and com- munication that they no longer had to approve some municipal bylaws. Information about a housing seminar in Kitchener on April 21 which deputy-clerk Elizabeth Bell plans to attend. Notification from the Ontario government that a consulting firm had been hired to prepare a study at a cost of $18,000 to en- sure the future of small businessmen. "That's what we need," commented Tom Mac- Millan, "an $18,000 a-year man looking after us $3,000 a-year men". A suggestion from the county development officer that urban groups should present briefs outlining their position on the proposed nuclear generating station in Huron. Reeve Boyle said he was opposed to fighting Ontario Hydro on the proposal, saying that power was needed for growth. "We can't have our cake and eat it too," he said, noting that it was senseless to oppose a power station on one hand and spend money trying to attract industrial and commercial growth on the other, Learned that the fee for the Association of Municipal Police Governing Authorities had been raised from $15 to $50 for Exeter. Council agreed to pay the extra $35, after Reeve Boyle said one of the sessions he attended "was the best conference I've ever been at". Were advised an OMB hearing regarding a severance for Len Veri property on Riverside Drive was scheduled for May 12, but that it would likely be cancelled, The ministry of housing has objected to the severance which was approved by the Exeter committee of adjustment. Received a report on the condition and operation of the dump which was referred to by Clerk Eric Carscadden as "the best one we've had yet". Learned from the PVC that council should consider boosting the present 15 cents the PUC receives for billing surcharge rates. The cost to the PUC is 46 cents for each bill. Will submit price for canine control Area communities have still not secured the services of a dog catcher, but will be receiving a proposal in the near future on enlisting the services of the London Humane Society to act in that capacity. Representatives from Exeter, Stephen and Usborne met with Ross Knight of the Society last week and Exeter councillor Lossy Fuller reported this week that the London group would be drafting up a proposal and cost estimate for their consideration, Knight also told the area representatives that dog control is not solely a matter of picking up dogs. He said the job included teaching people about dog control and speaking to the children in (he schools about the subject as well. face increase in RAP budget On the revenue side, municipal and provincial grants total $69,500 while arena revenue for ice rental, public skating, roller skating, sign and gym rental are expected to bring in $48,825. Horse barn and lawn bowling club house rental has been set to realize $1,925; other facilities such as ball diamonds, soccer field, tennis courts, $3,550; parks, $1,200; programs $14,800. The new rate structure for programs and facilities will see some changes being made this year for the first time in Exeter. In that category are picnics at Riverview Park. Where requests for table reservations are made, the fee will be $1.00 per table for one meal and $1.50 for two meals, Small groups not reserving tables will still have free use of facilities. Minor baseball and soccer will .alsd,be charged for their facilities this year. Minor baseball will pay $250 for the season, while the soccer enthusiasts will pay $250 for use of the Canadian Canners Ltd. field. Minor hockey and figure skating also face increases. Their ice rental has been increased HI01-1 ON A SNOW BANK — High snow banks were the order of the day the latter part of the week as the result of the unexpected snow storm which hit the area, Above, Gordon Bierling and his children Patti and Scott enjoy the heights on Sanders street east. T-A photo Times-Advocate, April 10, 1975 Some change opinion about need for street Save time on letters, filed before reading