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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-05-15, Page 3110.0 OBSERVING POLICE WEEK — Members of the Exeter police department are visiting the two elementary schools this week during Police Week handing out tips on bicycle safety. Above; Constable George Robert- son talks to a group of boys at Exeter public school. From the left are Bill Armsfrong, Colin Cottrell, Dave Cooper, Benny Phillips, Brian Mercer, Mike Sass and Rick Lindenfield. T-shirts are being handed out to safe bicyclists this week. T-A photo Council establishes priorities for sidewalks, storm drains STEPHEN'S CHESS EXPERTS — The winner of a recent chess tournament at Stephen Central school was Bevan Shopton, Watching the champ in action are runner-ups Preston Dewing and Matthew McClure. MEDWAY WALK FOR BUNNY BUNDLE — Senior students of Medway high school participated in Friday's walkathon from Lucan to Arva in aid of Bunny Bundle. Shown during the walk are grade 12 students Mary Jane Martens, Theresa Tyssen, Kate O'Meara, Cindy Jenkins and Nancy Murphy. T-A photo Meetings scheduled in July Times-Advocate, May 15 975 :Pate !. Usborne ready for plan talks from Lee Jennison. of grand Bend at a tender price of $74.35 per top, Road superintendent John Batten told council that 170 torte were. rkloSaeddslasint yetripr atriodwtrttipte ,1 would require 200 tons. A five .ten Pet: mile application was ,suggested by the suppliers but Mr. Batteh said. Usborne used a rate of 'three tons per mile, dropping. to .two tons per mile on some sideroads, Councillor Gordon Johns suggested that some of the township roads receiving heavy use should be done twice during the season but reeve McBride suggested that if some roads were done twice "everybody would want theirs done twice too." Invitation bids will be sent to four paving companies regarding the pavingiof five-eighths of a mile of sideroad 15-16, concession 2. Council also made arrangements for a tour of the township roads by councillors and road officials. CLAYT ROBERTSON Clayt Robertson, passed away on Sunday May 11, in St. Joseph's Hospital, London in his 68th year. He was the husband of the late Maureen McNee. He was the father of Christine Johnston and Jean Rose Johnston of Seus Germany and step-father Of Polly Ann, of Lucan. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the J. A. Millard Funeral Home, on Wednesday, May 14. Interment was held in Elgin Cemetery. WILLIAM STUART William Stuart, of RR 1 Cen- tralia, passed away on Friday, May 9 at the Blite Water Rest Home, Zurich, in his 91st year. He was the husband of the late Lottie S. Burrell. He was the father of Rev. E,Donald Stuart, RR 1 Centralia and (Freda) Mrs. A.E.Crosby of London. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs.Ada Stephens of England, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, A private funeral service was held at Woodland Cemetery, Mausoleum, London with Rev. John Beaton officiating. Cremation and interment took place at Woodland Cemetery: Bonthron Funeral Home, Hensall were in charge of the arrangements. HILDA TURNBULL Hilda (Sims) Turnbull _ of Exeter passed away on Friday, May 9, at South Huron Hospital, Exeter in her 66th year. She was the wife of Robert W. Turnbull, She was the mother of Lorne of Exeter, and' grandmother of Denise and Rhonda. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Verda Dayman, Usborne Township; (Merna ) Mrs: , Thomas Walker, Exeter and (Dorothy) Mrs. Fred Hatter of Harriston, and one brother, Melvin Sims of Windsor, Funeral services were held on Monday, May 12, from the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Borne, Exeter officiated by Rev. Glen Wright. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. PENELOPE ELIZABETH FELL Penelope Elizabeth (Worden) Fell, of Staffa, passed away at Avoncrest nursing home, Stratford, on Sunday May 11, in her 84th year, She was the wife of the late Wilbert J. Fell. She was the mother of (Lois) Mrs. Glen Walden, RR 2, Lucknow and Lorne RR 2, Staffa. She is also survived by three brothers, Lyle, Staffa; Kelvin and Russell, both of RR 2 Staffa, and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 13 from the G. A. Whitney Funeral Home, Seaforth, Rev, A. H, Daynard officiating. Interment Was in Stella Cemetery. " JACOB M. GINGERICH Jacob M. Gingerich passed away on Sunday, May 11 in South Huron Hospital, Exeter in his 77th year. He was the husband of GARNET SAMUEL PASSMOR E Garnet Samuel Passmore of Sarnia, passed away on Thur- sday, May 8, at the family residence, in his 80th year. He was the husband of Grace (McKellar) Passmore. He was the father of (Frances) Mrs. Stanley Ulrich, of Forest, G. Wilbur Passmore of Mississauga, E. Murray PasSiriore of Brights Grove and Rev, K. Barry Passmore of Wingham. He was the step father of (Virginia) Mrs. Douglas Rankine of Edmonton; brother of William J, Passmore of Zurich; and Mrs. Rhoda Frayne of Exeter. Twenty one grandchildren, two great- grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also _survive. He .was predeceased by a son, Douglas Grant Passmore. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 10 from the D. J. Robb Funeral Home, Sarnia. Interment was in Beechwood Cemetery, Forest. Elizabeth (McLellan) Lauver and the late Pearl Kipfer. He was the father of Cyril K. of Selkirk, Ontario, Gerald, Zurich; Victor David, Woodstock; Cleveland, RR 3, Zurich; and (Gloria Dorothy) Mrs. Wally Dirks of Petersburg. Also surviving are 16 grand- children and six great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday May 13, at Zurich Mennonite Church, officiated by Rev, C. Kuepfer. Interment was in Zurich Mennonite Cemetery. Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich, was in charge of the arrangements. proposals will proceed. The drains committee report submitted by Councillor Bob Simpson calls for an expenditure of $21,500 for storm drains. Streets where the work is Usborne township council last week set the stage for a series of meetings with the ratepayers regarding the for- mation of a secondary plan for the township, The plan will designate areas for zoning and will include restrictions in cer- tain areas, Nick. Hill of the planning department of the County of Huron appeared before council to set up the meetings. The first meeting, concerned solely with agriculture, will be held on Monday July 14, Natural en- vironment, recreation and ex- tractable resources will be the subjects discussed at the second meeting to be held on Thursday July 17, The third session will be on Tuesday July 22 and will deal with problems involving hamlets throughout the township. The fourth and final meeting will be conclusion, offering reports on the earlier three meetings. It will be held Tuesday, July 29. All meetings will be held at the Usborne Central School and will start at 8;00 p,m. Mr. Hill told council that all ratepayers within the township of Usborne would receive brochures outlining the four meetings at least three weeks in advance. He said the meetings were to inform the community on the thinking of council and the planning department and also to receive the thinking of the community, He said that representatives of the Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority, the Ministry of Agriculture and other resource people would be taking part. Mr. Hill commented that while GERALD DAVID McMILLAN, son-in-law of Mr. & Mrs. T. Bruce Cann graduated from Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Peter- borough in excercises held at Massey Hall May 2. He has accepted the position of assistant pastor and youth director of Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle in Stratford. Bendix man on trade trip Don Morphew, of Bendix Home Systems Ltd., of Hensall and London, will be part of a travel- trade mission to Europe. The purpose of the tour will be the marketing of Ontario as a tourist destination. The group will consist of 18 Ontario tour operators and travel service executives. Organized by the ministry of industry and tourism the mission members will take part in a series of business meetings in Amsterdam, and will hold meetings in Munich. Members of the group will seek to interest Dutch travel-trade companies in anumberiof holiday tour proposals that can be marketed to their clients. Among the visitors from all overseas countries, tourists from the Federal Republic of Germany to Ontario last year totalled 84,108, placing them second only to visitors from the United Kingdom. The increase in tourists froin The Netherlands placed that country in fourth position with 36,025 visiting Ontario last year. there was a real need for plan- ning, there was also a real danger of "overplanning" and it was hoped that council, with input from the ratepayers, would be able to strike a balance. Usborne reeve Walter McBride discussed some of the problems which the township is now ex- periencing. He mentioned the possible conflict between various zonings and pointed out that careful consideration was necessary before any designation of zoning was carried out, Reeve McBride also mentioned reports that urban residents had been dumping septic tank pumpings and emptying swimming pools on agricultural lance' He was' ad- vised tonotify the Huron County health unit. Four municipal drains were let following the opening of tenders. H. L. Roth of New Hamburg received the contract for the Winchelsea drain at a tender price of $19,100. ,Three smaller drains,theJohns Hern,the Creery and the Clayburn, were let to Parker and Parker of Hensall at tender prices of $3,840, $3,820 and $4,200, respectively. Usborne council decided to send five representatives to a meeting of the Huron County Municipal Officers Association in Bayfield on May 14. Topics to be discussed will be the new Ontario Home Renewal Program, the Municipal Act, and a panel made up of representatives from the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, assessment officials and the Huron agricultural represen- tative, A reception and dinner will be included on the program. Council was informed that the Exeter Figure Skating Club had a budget of $7,000 over the past season. Approximately 50 of the 150 members are from Usborne township, Income for the club included $3,700 from fees, $1,000 from a skatathon, $400 from the carnival, $600 from the Ministry May entice top wrestlers The purchase of a $5,000 wrestling mat could be the means by which area residents are treated to some top calibre wrestling exhibitions in the future, That was , the hopeful note expressed by Doug Ellison when he appeared before Exeter's RAP committee to thank them for their backing of the wrestling club, Monday. RAP had endorsed the club's plan back in January to stage an elimination -draw to raise funds for the mat, and that event proved successful with the club realizing about $3,200 in profit. The Huron board of education has agreed to finance $1,500 of the purchase price and the mat will be available for school and community use. Ellison said an all-star wrestling team from the U.S. may make Exeter one stop on its tour and he is also attempting to have the University of Western Ontario face a U.S. college team next winter in a local show. He said this calibre of wrestling was now possible through the purchase of the mat and added that not many were available throughout the area due to the cost involved. RAP also learned the mat could be used for their gymnastic classes as well as for the judo club, Prior to leaving the meeting, Ellison suggested that an annual elimination raffle of some nature be held to raise funds for minor sports in the community. Candy Stripers are taking shape The proposed Candy Striper program for South Huron Hospital is taking shape. At the regular meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary, nursing supervisor Charlenne English said 20 girls from South Huron District High School have been interviewed for the program. Candy stripers act as voluntary nursing assistants. The annual spring rummage sale of the hospital auxiliary will be held Friday May 30 at the Exeter arena. An invitation was received from the Alexander Marine and General Hospital, Goderich by the SHH auxiliary to visit the Penny Fair Tea May 28 in Knox Presbyterian Church, Olga Davis reported on the "Institute on the developing role of the auxiliary volunteer. The guest speaker at the Tuesday meeting was Mrs. Orville Oke, Seaforth District II chairman, She spoke on the Mount Forest Spring conference which 223 delegates attended. At the conference, speakers were Dr. MacGregor, speaking on tissue transplants; Mrs. Menzies, speaking on teenage boy volunteers; and Mrs. D, G. Murray, the provincial president, tgoeYvionlgunthieeedrre was always open of Community and Social Ser- vices grant and $300 miseellaneous for a total income of $6 i000. A deficit of $1,000 will be Exeter council agreed with a recommendation from their land use committee that Len Veri in- stal standard street lighting in his mobile home Ark, and that once the lighting has been install- ed by the developer, operating costs would be assumed by the . town. This was one of three recommendations received from the committee. The other was regareing the possible sale of a lot on Marlboro St., south of the John St. pumping station. Interest in acquiring the lot had been expressed by a • nearby resident. The committee recommended that'the lot be offered for sale by public tender and this was agreed to by council, The fourth recommendation calls for the ministry of transportation and communica- tion to conduct a complete study on the area of Alexander St. to help council reach a decision on the proposed opening of the street. Council also concurred with this. There is expected to be no charge fromthe ministry for the study. The opening of Alexander St. in At the recent Huron County Board of Education meeting the general liability insurance carried by the board was doubled from one to two million dollars. R. B. Dunlop told board members the matter of amounts of liability insurance first became a concern recently when a court award was made to a British Columbia high school student for a million and a half dollars when he was paralyzed for life during physical education classes. The Frank Cowan Insurance Company of Princeton also ad- vised that recent awards in the automobile field have exceeded a million dollars. Gaiser-Kneale Insurance of Exeter submitted a quote of $4,871 for the two million liability. This is an increase of $922 over the current policy which has a liability limit of one million. The board's insurance along with coverage for the Huron- Perth separate school board is purchased through the Perth- Huron Agents Association and is administered by the Exeter firm. Board members agreed that the management committee should make arrangements to have all insurance coverage reviewed. R. B. Dunlop said most coverage included escalating clauses which protected the board from increased costs in replacements. Music poll in Wingham As the result of a request by Wingham trustee Jack Alexander, a poll will be taken of parents of senior elementary students in the Wingham area and the first three grades at F. E. 'Madill secondary school regarding a music program. Director John Cochrane said a similar poll in 1472 showed only offset by a grant of 25 percent of the salaries of the instructor. Council authorized the pur- chase of 190 tons of flake calciorn. the area behind the industries on Highway 83 has been debated for some time and the committee hope the study will provide them with some information to make a proper decision. The local planning board is also studying the matter and told council by letter that "sooner or later we must make a decision on this area". The board explained that several considerations were in- volved: the future use of land in the area, access to the mobile home park, consideration for the future plans of the industries, and whether Rosemount Ave. leading off Highway 83 is to be a deadend street or link up with Alexander. That letter from the planning board was turned over to the land use committee, In other business from that committee; Council agreed to allow Len Veri to erect two display mobile homes in the area of his mobile park. —Asked him to submit in writing a request that he be allowed to dig three excavations in his new subdivision prior to the roads being constructed to the proper requirements, four students were interested in music as a credit course at that time. Alexander said a lot of Wingham parents were con- cerned that their children were going to a high school without a music program. When one member suggested the program could be started as extra curricular, Cochrane commented, "That's how it started in Goderich. First as extra curricular and then as a credit." Cochrane also cautioned, "As a credit course there are a lot of academics involved. Music is much more than just playing an instrument." Superintendent J. W, Coulter commented, "There may be a lot of interest, but what subject does a student drop to make room for music," John R. Ball, teacher at Seaforth District High School was granted permission to be nominated to the Department of National Defence School System Overseas. It was agreed that a comparable position would be available to Mr. Ball in Huron after completion of a two year term overseas. To tour schools After a suggestion by trustee R. J. Elliott, the board instructed director John Cochrane to arrange a tour of all Huron schools by the trustees. Vice-chairman Herb Turkheim suggested the tour be broken into four sections covering the areas administered by the four superintendents. Turkheim added, "I have been on the board for three years and there are many schools I haven't seen," Cochrane replied to this, "tinder new provincial legislation, board members may visit schools at anytime they wish." Approve field trips A total of .11 field trips were approved for students of various schools in the county. The only trip drawing any comment was one planned for grade eight students at Zurich public school. Herb Turkheim, Zurich's representative on the board said several parents told him they thought overnight trips at the secondary level were enough. Superintendent Bob Allan in explaining the two-day trip to Toronto said, "The students will be housed at York,University and will study geography, science, history and citizenship. This is not a precedent for the board, but it is for the community of Zurich." Turkheim continued, "The students worked hard to raise $300 for the project. It's a wor- thwhile venture, but a little different for our community." Chairman Wilfred Shortreed commented, "Everyone going on the trip needs parental ap- proval.' A five day trip for Southiluron District High School senior french students to Quebec City late in May will expose students to the everyday aspect of French life. Superintendent Bob Allan said this exchange originated with the Huron board and French teachers a few years ago. OK wrestling mat The board gave approval for the purchase of a large wrestling mat for use at South Huron high school in Exeter. More than $3,500 of the $5,000 purchase price is being provided by the newly Organized South Huron wrestling, gymnastics arid judo groups. The proposed budgets for drains and sidewalks were ac- cepted by Exeter council, Monday. However,it won't be known until the budget has been approved whether all the planned are as follows: ' —Carling St. from Gidley to a building, the Bell Telephone —Victoria St. from the Exeter Co-Op to Marlborough. . —Alexander St, from Andrew to the end of the street. —Churchill Drive, a distance of 900 feet to the east in a new area being opened by contractors. —Riverside Drive inthe area of the curling rink to halt flooding across the roadway, —Exeter Public School, two catch basins. The road committee chaired by Councillor Ted Wright presented a budget of $10,000 for new sidewalks in 1975. These were as follows: —Andrew St., east side from Gidley to John. —Sanders East, north side from Senior to Pryde, —Sanders East, south side from Main to Andrew. —Anne St. south side from William to Marlborough. Wright said if there was any money left, some new sidewalk would be installed on Gidley St. West from Main St. "as far as we can go." Gives report on breathing At a recent seminar on Respiratory diseases held in Geneva Park, Mrs. Charlotte Neigh, , 111 Water St.,and Mrs. Beryl Davidson, 119 ellington St., addressed the group re the "Better Breathing Classes" sponsored• by the Huron Perth Lung Association. , The seminar was a joint project of the Registered Nurses of Ontario and the Ontario TB and Respiratory Disease Association, soon to become the Ontario Lung Association. Mrs. Davidson was also part of the faculty of a recent Inter- national Conference on Asthma held in !Minneapolis, Minnesota, recently. She described "Day Camp" facilities for children with Asthma in Ontario, Land use committee call bids on property Middlesex — Continued from front page decided against adopting a policy that would prohibit two members of one family from serving on the reaching staff of the same school. At trustees' request, the board's administrative staff recently drafted a proposed statement for such a policy; however discussions with representatives of principals ; teachers' federations, and other employee groups showed that there was much opposition and very little support for the policy. Huron board up insurance approve several field trips