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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-12-31, Page 19KINSMEN HELP SENIORS — The current project of the Exeter Kinsmen dub is to help residents move into the new senior citizens home on Sanders Street East in Exeter. Above, Kin Ken Sneddon and Bill Dinney move a buffet for Mrs. Charlie Mason. T-A photo BRAVING THE STORM — During last April's severe storm Barbara and Paul Wein headed uptown in Crediton to purchase a loaf of bread. T-A photo PLAY BINGO AT HOME Cards Now On Sale at $1.00 Each WIN 5300 cp.A.11, Numbers are drawn daily at 10:00 A.K These are posted at various locations, or you may phone 235- 1211 anytime for the numbers. If you Bingo phone 235-2511. Get your cards now . . . Game Starts Jan. 5 LIONS CLUB OF EXETER ARMCHAIR BINGO Shop At Wilson's Jewellery 413 Main St. - Exeter PLEASING YOU — PLEASES US • DASHWOOD HOTEL Friday & Saturday Night Saturday Matinee Bob Whitmore Trio from London Tiffany Dining Lounge Daily Mon.-Fri. 12-1:30 -- Sat. 5 to 9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday Night Live Entertainment Open New Years Eve Club Albatross Huron Industrial Park Phone 228.6783, HEATED POOL : jE1111:71.il ono 14T Gmardemn. ia0nr:ceien Friday Chin ese Saturday m. VI/ lI 235-0:64 Exeter Main St, BUSINESSMEN MEET — Bryce Boron, left, manager of the Stratford office of the Industrial Development Bank was the guest speaker at last February's annual meeting of the Exeter Board of Trade. With him are president Ben Hoogenboom and past president the late Don Webster. t-A photo Continued from 3 painting contract for Hensall town hall . , Stephen township registers an objection against the Grand Bend sewage project . Hay township offers a $1,500 retainer to Dashwood for fire protection . , . Exeter council is blasted by the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation ,Authority for allowing the construction of a home in a floodplain , . . planning sessions for Usborne township start . . an area man is sen- tenced to 21 days in jail for theft , • . Reeve Derry Boyle is upset over Exeter's help in footing a bill for a report which was requested by the county . . Exeter Lion's plan an a irshow for August 16 and 17 . . . Doug Riseborough, Steve Shutt and Mario Tremblay of the Montreal Canadiens attend the Huron Hockey School. , . MP Robert McKinley doubts he will run for the PC leadership . . . Bill Amos, Jim Hayter and Ivan Hearn will all contest the local PC nomination . . . one man died and 13 are injured in auto accidents in the area . . . delays in rezoning have caused Exeter to lose out on several commercial develop- tents . Mel Gaiser and Jim kneale are, refused a building permit as their conflict with Bill Rowe continues. . Board of Trade President Ben Hoogen- boom is criticized for his closing of Main St. for a sidewalk sale . . . "the importance of Being Ear- nest" plays at IICP . . . residents along the Ausable River don't want Grand Bend council to assume control of the docks . . . Jim Hayter wins the PC nomination . . William Stewart, Minister of Agriculture retires . . . "Small nucleated communities" will be the thrust of Usborne township planning . . work on the mobile home park in Exeter starts . . Exeter council accepts three recommendations from the planning board . . charges of harassment by the Grand Bend OPP are withdrawn after an investigation . . . two Michigan men spend 24 hours adrift in a boat before being rescued near Grand Bend. August An inquest will probably be held into the death of Douglas Schilbe who was found lying dead on Highway 84 . .. Exeter Council debates whether or not the post of Constable Joe O'Driscoll should be filled after his resignation . • . The Brooks family completes their voyage to • England William R. Alcock of Goderich is appointed county clerk . . approval to build 6 townhouses is given by council . • . 80 percent of Grand Bend residents favor the annexation of Oakwood and Southcott Pines . . council decides to hire another officer to replace O'Driscoll . . Usborne council finishes off planning workshops and begins actual work on official plan . . . Jerry Younger, Canada's national aerobatics champion is scheduled to appear at the Lions' air show . a single car accident takes the life of a Grand Bend youth Karen DeJong is chosen runner-up at CNE . . . • • work on a new warehouse at Big "0" is started . the Exeter squirts are ranked among the top seven soccer teams in North America . , "Hello Dolly" sells out its return engagement at HOP . „ four persons die in an auto accident near Grand Bend . . Ontario Liberal Leader Robert Nixon visits Exeter .. 3,500 people are entertained by the Lions* air show . tests on the water supply in Usborne show that Exeter's use of water there will not interfere with streamflow a special "western at- mosphere" is being added to the Exeter rodeo this year . council Will take over cleanup of the Ausable bank on the north side . a good number of entrants and iretators turn out for the canoe Ices on the Ausable, sponsored y the Ausable-Bayfielci Con- servation Authority . . two area youths are killed in an accident on Highway 4 near Lucan . . . PUC rates for hydro and water are raised, 16.9 percent and 30 percent respectively . , . enrollent in area schools drops . . Stephen township council requests the Ontario Ministry of Environment to proceed with the proposed water system for Crediton and Centralia . Public washrooms were given top priority by Grand Bend council for next year . . Approval for the study of bank erosion on the Ausable river was given by Grand Bend council . all three candidates campaign for the upcoming election on September 18. September HCP inaugurates extended five week tour, enjoys sell-out crowds, permanent barn-theatre raised . , Bosanquet given permission to use Grand Bend garbage dump . . . dancing claimed an enjoyable way to develop a bikini-fit figure . Robert J. Heil, assumes his new job as Hensall village clerk.. . says "Hensall has the friendliest people" he's ever met . . . Hensall council accepts a tender from Borland and Orchard of Thorn- dale to install streetlights . . . tenders are let out on the new Hensall sewer system . . Bill Davis tells a group of Goderich citizens the Conservatives won't force regional government on Huron county . . . Exeter gains a new police constable, Ronald Flee . Exeter okays "official gift" expenditure to hand out as memento to outstanding citizens . . . 19-year old Peter McCann is crushed in an industrial accident two days before he was to be married . . . rainy weather threatens white bean crops . . . Exeter spends $23,000 on a new street sweeper , . . Liberal leader Robert Nixon and local candidate Jack Riddell hold election bar- becue at Pineridge Chalet . Exeter council undertakes steps to secure $75,000 LIP money for town hall renovations . . soap box derbyists prevail over threatening weather . Debra Ann Shipley graduates from nursing and takes first job at Toronto General „ , after third year of financial setback, Exeter rodeo is on verge of .being dropped Jatta Lyn Stewart is chosen "Fairest of the Fair" at Western Fair . Keith Gilbert and Rey Sutherland get their 25 year service pins at the Ailsa Craig post office Huron Middlesex Candidates make their views apparent in the face of provincial election September 18 „ Rev. Mary Mills says natural evolution better than the ferninist lightning fire destroys the barn of Mr, and Mrs. J, Mitten near Mt. Carmel . . Reeve Bob Sharen says Grand Bend should annex, is being ripped off by Lambton county . "Alive in 75" is the theme for Exeter's Fall Fair HCP guild officers are named at the annual meeting . . Jack Riddell walks away with election triumph . Elaine Overholt is named Exeter Fair Queen , Ester, Steve, and Carey Eizenga and Faron Sovereign die in a violent auto accident . . con- stable Walter A, Tomasik joins the Exeter OPP detachment October Thieves take $22,000 in lawn and garden tractors from Exeter Ford Equipment . . , Mrs. Ella Kerr, 57, Exeter, dies on Main street after being struck by a car . PUC picks water line route to new Cudrnore well . . . visitors from 12 countries tour Kongskilde Ltd., Exeter . Exeter works department prepares for onslought of fall, new leaf vacuum goes into action . , Stephen township okays $500 grant to HCP , November 5 set for date of official opening of Huron Perth County Separate School Board . , . ground floor of Hensall's town hall redecorated, official opening ceremony held . . , Exeter Greys win ladies softball league championship .. . Cpl, Bill Freeth joins Exeter's OPP . . . 416,000 attend 124th annual fair day at Ilderton , . bean crop is still considered good in spite of wet month of September . . Bell Canada distributes one telephone book per household to preserve natural resources , . . Rodeo controversy continues, some say it may be cancelled in 1976. . 17- year-old Calvin Winston Pressey, Kippen, dies in a three car crash on hwy. 4 south of Clinton . . . more parking spots on Andrew Street, Exeter, eliminated . . . Bob Southcott announces sale of Times-Advocate to J, W. Eedy Publications Ltd. . . Exeter council approves revamping parking facilities at the Post Office . . $425,000 CMHC loan goes to the Blue Water Rest Home in Zurich to construct a 24 unit senior citizens apartment unit . . . Mery Cudmore resigns from Exeter committee of ad- justment . . County councillors are unhappy with $110,000 report on urban development in rural areas . . the Waterloo street storm drain between Exeter and Stephen is shelved until 1976 . . Hensall council expresses con- cern about vandalism in the village, renovations to Hensall • arena on schedule . . . Exeter ladies prove themselves best of the lawn bowlers . Reeve Bob Sharon refuses to retract an earlier statement he made about Lambton county council mem- bers reporting to duty inebriated . . Exeter council agrees to spend $5,000 to hire consulting firm to do study on South Huron Recreation centre proposals . . . SenatorRichard;Stanbury , a for- mer Exeter resident speaks at the Caven Presbyterian church . . . Hensall sewer contract let to Bre-Aar Ltd. London, completion date estimated November 1976 . . dead stock removal considered an item of concern in October meeting of Huron County Federation of Agriculture meeting . . members of the Lucan volunteer fire brigade show up for a barn fire at Art Cunningham's in halloween costumes, they were attending a Lucan Legion costume dance when the fire broke out . . . nine Municipalities are awarded $100,000 . Exeter area groups rally to save Rodeo from discontinuation . . . Stephen council passes bylaw to govern salvage yards in that township . . area football teams gear up for grid -ironplayoffs. . Hawks win league opener . . Stewart Seeds changes owners, Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd., now at the helm . . OFA president Gordon Hill says banks have aloof attitude to farmers and farming business .. . Todd Bende, Ailsa Craig, growsta 35 pound pumpkin from seed for Holloween . . Exeter youths well-behaved, enjoy "goblin's day", but someone puts a needle in a Halloween apple, no injuries result . . Exeter receives $11,400 LIP CGIT enter their 60th year . . Manore Marine, Grand Bend, dispute a quit claim deed on property located along the Ausable River. November , The town hall belfry is slated to come down . . Exeter road committee decides most paving work will take place in core area of town . . . React group is commended by Exeter police chief for their work over Halloween . . . RAP deficit changes again to $15,000 „ . OPP assures Hensall council the town is adequately protected . Panther football teams reach Huron Perth finals . . Grand Bend council takes steps to up- date streetlighting on pay as you go basis . . . negotiations between ' Grand Bend and Bosanquet on costs to use Grand Bend's sanitary landfill site continue . . . Lucan council investigates possibility of prohibiting over- night parking on village streets . . Junior Panthers win it all, seniors lose for second year in a row in the finals . citizens of Exeter express concern over postal strike . . . "28 James St.", group home for exceptional adults opens . . . Erik Gravlev, president of J.F. Farm Machinery Ltd., sells his com- pany to Conat Industries Ltd . . Remembrance Day com- memorated . . . new editorial staff comes to the Times 'Advocate „ Exeter's oldest veteran, Sylvanus Cann, speaks at Legion's Remembrance Day dinner . Grand Bend Lions hold stag for recreation fund. . . a late season storm causes much damage to Southwestern Ontario . Ministry of Health nutritionist Marnie Davidson tells area women about importance of nutrition . Dave Silcock coaches the Exeter "Squirts" to Huron Minor Soccer League Championship . . new separate school board offices opened at Dublin . . Dashwood president Jim Finnen announces he will resign from Dashwood Ind. to begin new job as president of Allont-Buildall, Toronto; his brother, Jerry Finnen, takes over as Dashwood president . , . Dr. Roger Inch tells Huron County , Branch of Canadian Cancer Society "every person's cancer needs specially tailored treat- ment" . . Mayor Shaw discusses restructuring and joint sanitation ventures with mayors of Stephen and Usborne councils . . . John Frazer, campaigns through Exeter, on his bid to win Tory leadership race ... Jets grounded 7-5 by high flying Screaming Eagles . . Lucan applies LIP money to restore storm drain . Leroy Levington, Lucan, loses a $7,000 horse when it is struck by a car on hwy. 4 . . . new storm drains are installed in Zurich . . OMB approves sewer project in Grand Bend at 3.1 million, ten- ders for additions to that plan yet to be let out . . .HCP gets $9,000 LIP grant for promotional campaign , . Zurich gets $9,000 LIP grant for promotional campaign . Zurich gets $9,000 LIP to reinforce community arena against snow build-up, possible collapse . . Council assures town hall committee town hall will stay, belfry comes down for renovations . , Huron County Health Units Child Care Clinic gets off to shaky start, poor attendance . . . Bill Stewart, former provincial minister of Agriculture, starts column in Times Advocate , . outside PUC workers get eight percent in- crease , . planning consultant Malcolm Martini, hired by a Lambton . county steering com- mittee, begins investigation concerning need for restruc- turing Lambton county . Grand Bend preliminary budgets for General Administration and Public Works tabled . . . HCP holds annual meeting, elects new officers . . . "wild game" dinner held by Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce ...Exeter cattle drive takes place without a hitch . . lombor 41, 1975 Pao* 19 December Official plan for Exeter receives first reading . $11,400 LIP grant is allocated for town ball repairs „ bankrupt Hall Lamp settles with UAW, 400 Workers get 25() each Marianne McCaffrey, Ruth Durand, Marion Fletcher and Elizabeth Schroeder are honored during International Women's Week for town deeds the last of Hensall's streetlights are in- stalled and decorated for Christmas . . Grand Bend takes steps to implement group in- Surance plan for village em- ployees . „ fire protection for Hay township may end Jan. 1, according to Dashwood volunteer fire department , . Townhouse Properties of Exeter announce they intend to build a shopping plaza on the old Cann's Mill site . Jack Riddell is chosen agricultural critic , . . the Helen E. Jermyn Senior Citizens Apartments are officially opened with Mayor Bruce Shaw and MPP Jack Riddell attending . . Grand Bend Santa Claus parade deemed a success . . Bell Aerospace Canada may land five year contract, talks of moving facilities to Centralia . Grand Bend is eligible for government funds to build a community centre according to Lorne Henderson . . . Exeter's official plan met opposition at a public meeting, developers wonder about zoning changes in relation to their property . Goderich psychiatric to be closed in Ontario budget move . . Santa gets letters . fishing boats are causing damage to the public docks in Grand Bend . . Grand Bend council makes plans to invite Chuck McMurray, Ontario Housing Rehabilitation Program supervisor to discuss government home improvement funding for low income families . . . OPEN DAILY Saturday, Jan. 3 Mozart's Melody Makers cultural revolution . .. incumbent Lorne Henderson tells Grand Bend voters provincial deficit not as bad as opposition says a plaque commemorating Howie Morenz as one of Canada's hockey greats is erected in Mitchell . . a zoning bylaw for Biddulph township is approved by the OMB . . . directors of the National Farmers Union meet in Toronto to discuss the Ontario Beef-calf Income Stabilization ,program . . Mrs. Dorothy Bullock, Carling Street, Exeter, grows a three pound tomato. . RAP sees a deficit of $19,000 . North Star Yachts opens 55,000 square foot manufacturing building . . Rev. David Brunner arrives in Ailsa Craig area to accept position as pastor of Nairn Mennonite church . . Jack Burghardt of CFPL-TV speaks at Lucan Ecumenical service . . . Green Forest Motor Hotel YOUR HOSTS "PETE" and "CAROLE" DEITZ HIGHWAY 21 — GRAND BEND sandeRs, LTD. 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