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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1960-11-10, Page 1ets two-year term in area repair fraud PARENTt GO TO tCHOOL—Celebrathig tducation Week, many schools in the district held open house this week, inviting parents inspect the work of their 'children and discuss progress with teacher& Above, Mr.S. Milord Ary, grade eight teacher at :Utter PS, explains exercises to a group of pare its, li'roni loft to tight are Mra, 'Stan Whiting, Ntr;5 Herman Dettiner, Mrs. trio Catteadden and Mr, Catscaddeti. WINS CU CONTEST .... Pauline Desjardine Where to find if Announcernefits ,,,, .......... . . 15 church Notices 1S Coining Events ..., 'IS Editorials ..,, ............ -...,- 4 Fern, News „9, x10 Feniinine Facts 10, 11 Rental(..., .... ,. .............. 5 Lution , '14 Sports 4, 7 Melt Ads le ismiss appeals giver fatal crash Council decided to try applica- tion of pure, salt on town streets — Please turn to page 3 A 34-year-old London ' roan, Beverly John Pate rick Abbott, received a 21 -year penitentiary sentence - from Magistrate Glenn Hays, QC', in Goclerich. court Thursday for defrauding a 67-year-old Crediton spine ster over repairs to her home. He was also sentenced to a 27-month term, to. run concurrently, for similar fraud on an elderly Crediton couple, Abbott pleaded guilty to the! charges after making partial restitution to the homeowners.iP .tiolesnleds.elvbeefsoreraf th etrew!hy: fe an llow-villagers e.rle He had previously pleaded not: having been taken. "T bat, Very weakness often provides • a ...cloak guilty and had elected trial by!. judge and jury but changed i under which these fraudulent practices flourish." both plea and election on the e opening of the second day. oft He pointed out, however, that the preliminary hearing before : some Able businessmen have Magistrate Hays. lb e e ri "taken" in . confidence The crown evidence revealed:games. "It is no reflection on Abbott secured $0,196,60 from: the victim who falls prey to such Miss Lillian Heist, Creditors, for , facts as have been disclosed work which a local contractor; here." • estimated he could do for $1,-' "I do feel it is my duty - to 836.00, ' It included sand-blasting',inspose a sentence that will serve the ' slate roof with aluminum i replacing;. as a deterrent to ethers." But, of her brick home, he noted, there will always be roofing, installation of asphalt:people Who are '- greedy for. sidewalks and other items, some money and who do not care by of which she had not requested, In the other case, it was re- what means it is obtained .nor what suffering it may cause others. vealed that Abbott was paid 3760.00 by Edward Morlock, 87,, "I do hope the publicity from for repairs which -;ere valued' this ease will serve to put at $385 by a local contractor. 1 peopleguard." the pointed out, the homeowners had' trate stated. While he did not In both incidents, the crown to secure other tradesmen to fix( wish to advocate that the publio the repairs done by Abbott deal only with local contractors, and he advised that if 'they were his men, who were operating' contemplating having work done under the name of Roelofson by unknown firms the sensible Construction, London. Urges publicity i lawyer, bank manager or the I thing would be to see their Magistrate Hays, in gi ving ,police to check on their reputa- judgement, urged that the case. e'en. be widely publicized "to safe- guard people from being victim-i ized by this type of thing". "It is only a relatively short; Q time ago—two or three years--; that in Hensall there was a pre., vious action arising out of this f sort of thing and considerable; or permits publicity attended it. One would think that people in being ap-' Damage was $200 i being Victimized they keep it to! Hay plans fire talks wit Hay council plans to discuss fire protection for the township with officials of Hay Township Mutual Fire Insurance Co: The council decided to consult the mutual, which carries in-; surance on a majority of proper- ties in the township, after re-I ceiving a number of demands' concerning its protection agree- m ents. The town of Exeter has in- formed the township it can no , longer provide protection with ' its present equipment and the Zurich brigade has requested a: larger retaining fee. addition, the council re- ceived an enquiry from ratepay- ers in the •Sharrow subdivision asking what fire and police pro- tection it was entitled to, W. G. Huntley, Exeter, submitted the enouiry on behalf of the subdi- vision. In its reply, council stated there was no local police protee- Hon provided by the township but that agreements were in ef- fect with Dashwood, Hensel' and Zurich erieedes for fire protec- tion and that, in the case of the Shavrow subdivision' it would be served by the Dashwood or rich brigade if a telephone call was placed there. Authority was given the town- ship signing officers to enter into ' The B.C. logger who went back to Belgium last year to dig up two jugs of rum he buried dur- ing the first world. war has gat Mayor R. E. Pooley wondering if his "cache" is still over there. The mayor buried a German rifle between two buildings near Ypres, Belgium, in 1916. He in- , tended to dig it up later when lie was on leave to bring home as a' souvenir. Shortly after, how- the agreement with the village of Zurich for joint use of Hay town- ship clerk's office, and transfer of three parcels of land, includ- ing the clerk's' office, the park area east of the community cen- tre and a 30-foot strip of land on the M. Schilbe lot, A bylaw amending the Willert municipal drain bylaw to raise 28 percent of the original esti- mate or $425.32 was given third reading. A grant of $40 was made to Zurich. library. Reeve V. L. Becker presided, New industrial rate Town council approved estab- lishment of a new industrial water rate proposed by the PUG Monday night, It will provide discounts for customers who use in excess of 1,008,000 gallons of water per year. This affects such firms as, Tuckey Beverages Ltd., Exeter Storage Ltd, and other large iniured Dairy Ltd., Exeter ,Produce and el'•• • II • • users. category will drop to 200 per, in accident Monthly gross rate in this • sign locations, until it had dis- cussed addition of several others to the 16 already erected, Second instalment of the un- conditional grant from the pro- vincial gov't included an in- crease of $750 over last , year, based on an increase of more than 75; in population. The total grant this year is $9,000, Support resolution • Council supported a resolution from Peel county requesting ad- ditional grants from provincial and federal governments toward , hospital construction. Reeve Mawhinney suggested it would be wise to concur since South Huron Hospital is pre- paring for a 16-bed addition, I Try sap on roads Three drivers lost control of their cars on snow - covered roads Sunday. One young girl. I was injured and property dam- ; age amounted to $1,325, Martha Elaine Neeb, 3.1/2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Neeb, RR 3 Dash- wood, suffered a fractured arm when her father's car slid into the ditch south of Dashwood.' Damage was estimated at $125. Ray H. McKenzie, 23, London, Three appeals against Ontario Supreme Coert decisions. in the Rogereen-Sorelleen accident, in which. Imp airmen were killed south. of Exeter Dec, e, 1958, were diemissed by three judges of the Ontario Appeal Court Monday.. Justices W. D. Roach, W. F. Schroeder and G. A, McGillivray upheld the decision of Hon. 13,. W. Treleaven,. who awarded $40,- 5-15 in damages to Mrs. Colleen Gay Sorensen and her son, James, the family of one of the victims of the .accident, Defendant was LAC Emerson L. Rogerson, 29, driver of the northbound car in the crash on No, 4 highway, He .collided near- ly head-on with the southbound car driven by LAC K. C, Soren- sen. The court also upheld Justice Treleaven's dismissal of two ac- tions against the Sorensen estate, brought by LAW Elizabeth J, Taylor and LAC Matthew Meron, passengers in the Rogerson ye- Should the owners of Hensall's I new subdivision be required to finance their own services or I should the village assist? Hensall council debated the question Monday 'night and de-I cidett to seek advice from the provincial gov't. Under regulations of the Dep't of Planning and. Development, subdividers are required to as- sume cost of installation of roads, drains, sidewalk, and other services, Reeve John .Flenclerson said he felt the village should at least assist in providing the 'services. a street from the waterworks building to No, 4 highway. Consider liquor store standards of construction for new buildings and repairs to Line break disrupts Bell service A number of Bell' telephone customers, both in town- and on rural lines, were without sers! vice for some 17 hours Monday after an underground cable was cut during • digging operations at the intersection of Main and Huron streets. The .Bell reported about 50 lines, including individual, two- party and rural lines, were out of order from 9 a,m. Monday until the break was fixed about 3.30 a.M. Tuesday. Two Kirkton tell circuits were also affected. " A Bell crew worked during the night to renair the break, caus- ed . by a backhoe digging the foundation for the new office building being erected by John Burke. 13itz„ Lentien„ lodged the appeal. As a result of, Monday's de- cision, Mr. leaugeton announced. that an action of the widow and infant daughter of another vie.. tim, LAC Metro Walchuk, will proceed against ,Rogerson. Residents now will have to ap- ply for a permit for construc- tion, Council plans to appoint a building inspector to enforce the regulations. A petition for a drain on North Richmond Street was referred' to the 1961 council. At the request of the Legion, I the hours between 10;30 and 1 p.m. on Friday November 11, were declared a holiday in ob- servance of Remembrance Day, London, and is a claim -clerk. ty- to spend her leisure halms howl:! ing, roller skating, or relaxing Pauline graduated from SHDHS 1 Stephen pupil must pay The board autherized secee- tary W. H, :Hodgson to write a later to a Stephen township family requesting that they pay tuition for their son or else he would haVe to attend school in the township. The board learned that the family owned property in. Ex- eter, but as it Was owned joint- ly, the assessment would not be great enough to justify sending their son to Exeter, under exist- ing legislation, Thislegislature was outlined to the board in a letter from their solicitor, W. G, Cochrane, Exeter. Roberts to visit school Chairni art Wally Man inform- ed the Members of the board that he had made tentative ht. ran etiieitis with Charles Mae,: Naughtoni to include a at 11:00 aern Rev. Samuel 'Kerr For the parade to the ceno- taph, the Legion will, be joined by two flights of m en from RCAF 'Station Centralia. under the. post office following the, ser- church services will be conduct- visit to the school by John Rd.,' minister of education, while he is in Exeter opening. the addition to the high school.' Although it is' not known hOW much Unit Mr. Roberts will have to spend in the school, Mr. Seldon said he felt "it was en ! opportunity we, should take to , have Mr. Rebarts visit the: pupils". . Principal Idle was asked to make arrangements for the visit as soon, as it was known how ling. the minister' of education; would ha veto meet the . students.. The board accepted the invita- tion of the SI-IDF1S. beard to AG, teed the noon luncheon at Arm-, strong's restaurant where Mr. 6-- Please turn to pAge 8 tnialrn•66V12108MairatttraMeZt/ - Arreletide service at Hums . econsider Ike bylaw "little ones" to ride their bi- cycles over the Main Street bridge. .He had advised them to get -off their hikes and walk acrss the sidewalk, he reported. Councillor Farrow: "We have A. responsibility to pedestrians, too. The people I'm concerned about are the elderly ones, some Of whom can't get out of the way of these kids on their bi- cycles." Chief McKenzie suggested the bylaw be left as it is. He felt his dept could confiscate the bikes of a few of the larger boys who violate the regulations but they would "use discretion with the little tots". Mayor Pooley, backed by Councillor Musser, suggested the bylaw be amended to prevent sidewalk .riding in the business Seetien alone. Councillor McKenzie: "We have to throw out the bylaw or slick to it, You can't make bylaw for one part of the town and not for Anothee. Every Citizen is entitled to the same prOtee , den." rarroW! "if police give the kids Willis-Moe to ride be the sitieWalkes then it will be Mn' respotisihility if sonic pedestrian injured, 1#e He felt that. if some of the thildters Were _MO young to tide be the tear', they should not, have a bicycle. "We seem lee -e oriettned Abend the safety of the motorist and the bicyclist but we're forgetting about the pedeettwereien, for e . Wh" ein the side- walks The $83,000 debenture issue for PUC capital works was sold by council Monday , night to the Bank of Montreal for 99,795% of par. The bank's tender, made on behalf of Midland Securities Corp'n Ltd., Isard Robertson and Co, Ltd. and itself, was the highest of 10 bids for the issue, Second highest bid was 99,375 from A. E. Ames anti Co., Tor- onto. Lowest tender was 98,08 from Banker's Bond. The issue is for 20 years at 5.3/4ee interest, 1,000 gallons after consumption exceeds 54,000 gallons. First 30.- 000 will be charged at 44e and the next 24,000 at 28e as in the existing industrial rate. • ed by larger users after the PUG entered into an agreement with Canadian Canners Ltd. to pro- vide their supply at 20e. per 1,000 gallons. Other rates higher Mayor R. E. Pooley, who along: with PUC Chairman L. J. Pen.: hale and Sup't H. L. Davis at-I And Essex are $4,59 end, $5.00 here. Both the former muni- ci•palities are hooked up to the new pipeline system from Lake Erie. intake pipes for the sys- tem 54" in diameter, the sam.e size as the culverts recently installed under Main St. for the -Anne St, drain. The mayor also revealed that a canning company in Leaming- ton is paying 20.51' for its water, compared to Exeter's rate of, 200. New stop streets Council has finally received the model bylaw from the Onta- rio Dep't of Transport which will make its stop signs legal. The form was issued this month after considerable delay, Council decided not to pass the bylaw, which must list all at Huron banquet Former wardens from this area were among the 367 guests who attended Hui'on County War- den John. Durnin's banquet at Goderich Thursday night. Guests included B, W. F. Bea- vers, 1923 warden, and Mrs. Beavers; B. W, Tuckey, 1943 warden, and Mrs. Tuckey; Hugh Berry, 'Osborne, 1948 warden and Mrs. Berry. Also, present were C. S. Mac-- Naughton, Huron MPP; Mayor R, E. Pooley, and members of council and their wives. Hon in Clinton the "blowing daye OAMAGE PROPERTY Further damage reported over Hallow'en included the turning over of the judge's stand. and tearing down of the baseball scoreboard at community park, A wagon belonging to Gib Dow, nearby, was removed and dam- aged. ever, he was wounded. The mayor's recollectione were sparked by a story in. the latest issue of Weekend maga- zine of Tony Seymour,. now logger oft Vancouver Island, who visited Belgium last year to re- trieve two jugs of rum he had buried in Sanctuary Wood, scene of a battle in which many Cana, diens were killed. Seymour plans to -take the jug to a reunion bf his battalion mates this, week in Vancouver, Mayor Pooley, who was also with the 7th, says he buried his Mauser about the same. time. "I greased it all up, rapped it up in a. ground sheet with a puttee and buried it, be., tween two buildings. whose walls were about a foot apart.'! "I wonder if it's still there" ho weeders, Town nears 3,000 mark Eighty-Es hth. Year ferZtnesatwoca e EXETER, ONTARIO, NiT,wamag.R 10, 1960 Prics P C 10 fp DECORATE WAR MEMORIALS FRIDAY . Hensall cenotaph stands in tribute Stage services Friday in tribute to war dead Exeter Public School board decided at their meeting on Monday night to leave jurisdic- tion for all announcements over the public address system to Principal Arthur Idle, All notices pertaining to re- ligious meetings in the town have already been excluded from' the announcements. The board felt that any announcements such as Boy Scouts, Girl Guides,. hockey registration and any other matters that were of in• terest to the students could be made over the PA, but gave the final decision to Mr. Idle. Mr. Idle informed the board that no religious posters had.. been posted on the bulletin' boards or on the school's pro- perty, complying with their re-I quest at e previous Meeting. The plincipal accepted the de eision of the beard to have ail, jurisdiction over the announces merits and said he would "do; what 1 can, if I have the Sup.; port of the board". The board's actions resulted hon. a request to post announce- ments of religious meetings and announce these meetings on the, school's public address. Excluded from opening exercises Mr, Idle told the board that} tome Pupils had been given per- ttissieri to remain outside the( ••elassitorns while opening mter-i `eista were being bOticitided. The action followed a request from the parents that they be' given Permissible to refrain from i )6initig id the exercises for any .0-Hensall seeks ruling on subdivision road Outlets at Zuri c h' near completion Work .c e, Zurich's two liquor outlets is progressing favorably and workmen expect to complete renovations at the Dominion Ho- tel within a month. The majority of the work -on the new addition has been coms• pleted and renovations to the existing building are now under progress, Zurich's new combination 11. quer anti beer outlet a t •the east- ern limits of the municipality is also under progress and the ce- ment block building is advanced to the stage where men are hide. , now working on the inside. Lawyers C. V. Laughton, Ex-' The brick front has been ad- eter, and William Buchner, Lon- ded, as has the cement floor, .don, -.represented Mrs. Sorensen. Work is expected to be fin- The firms of Lerner, Lerner and ishecl before the new year. Grand Bend girl Otherwise, cost would prohibit a good old. with book, religious instruction and the singing of the national anthem„ Although the. department of education stipulates that the national anthem shall be used to open or close every school day, , the new bill of rights gives per- sons the privilege to refrain from the singing or saluting, as long as they maintain a decorum that does not interfere with the rest of the class. Mr. Idle said that the students would he allowed to remain out-' side the classrooms as long as they maintained a good conduct, and that the matter had been' dropped entirely as , it now stands, Xs4 Control announcements over public school PA vice will be taken by .G/C A, G. Kenyon. spon- sor services at the cenotaph and In Hensall, Legion will R . town hall. Cen- tralia will stage a special Re- Airmen at RCAF Station* . ; membrance Day , parade, and in 1959. S/L G. L. Robertson, Salute at eter Legion last Friday night en ,the mayor reported,• are • h p as the guest speaker, • A special, Remembrance Day. film The Long Silence", was shown free of charge by the Ex- ; the Legion;ball; Town council is embroiled ed in both chapels on the station again in tile old debate over at 11:00 a.m. The parade at Lucan will start whether or not to allow child.' at 10:30, followed by a service rem to ride bicycles on side. in the community centre. Rev.'walks. G, W. Sachs will give the ad- Monday night, members re- dress. An afternoon parade has been considered their recent decision riding on sidewalks. • Legion will be joined by the side in the area. ' felt council was being "hard- The parade will form at the hearted" and "subjecting their Lakeview Casino and will parade children to hazardous conditions" to the Legion cenotaph on Oak by forcing them to ride on the , street, where the service will be road. He urged a compromise 'conducted by the padre, Rev. for the safety of the children.; W. J. Millman, rector of St. "We have a responsibility to I John's-beethe-lake A n g 1 i c a n protect the kids". , church, Chief C. H. McKenzie felt it was particularly dangerous for FREO TRIP to ENGLAND 11. ,lettnyii, of Exeter Fettle Etettiellient, . leaves 'Settsedeet to Py England Tot a two-week visit there, lie Wet tine of throe Ontario dealers, selected., 'te be guests the trieild Nvition menrawrgrmrmstrmay.si of the tritish Motor Cooly. council Monday night. to the pist at the London office. I will be the speaker, A service dale .was held Sunday' afternoon, .11 • P • to enforce the bylaw prohibiting planned at Grand Bend. The Cubs, Scouts, CGIT all, Mayor R. E. Pooley reported members of the RCR's who re- complaints from parents who .Former wardens meat' of stores at Zurich and training at South Huron District and Lucan on Friday. caee of •rain the service Will be rates for water than Exeter: ' Domestic rates in. Leamington.and bit a fence post at Creditors. people - are -..so , sensitive ,abouti anneeef eee sue way • ' - eeptet in mind, High School, she joined the Co-1 The Exeter service will be held c on du c ted in the Anglican I London, skiddel into the ditch ed 'the magistrate, is thant tinolticie ; opened in Clinton next Tuesday, 'pending standards set operators insurance Association, in James Street United Church church, Huron MPP C MacNaughtoen the owners from undertaking the wins CU contest i new development, "I feel we: should do something for them",I A Grand. Bend area girl, Pau- the reeve said. I line Desjardine, was recently The owners, 1-larold Bonthron ' named Miss Credit Union for the and Councillor Lorne Hay, have', London District Chapter, and will requested the village to construct: compete for the provincial -hon- ors at. the annual convention next spring, A former student at SHDHS, the 18-year-old stenographer was In reply to the council's. re' chosen over six other contest-quest far a combination liquor ants in the finals. And beer store, the liquor con-1 Pauline is the daughter of Mr.. trot board said it would "con- and Mrs. Robert Desjardine, Ste-. eider the petition. ! phen township, and is a mem-, The board is expected to re- ber of the Church of God, Grand' Remembrance Day services The Exeter Legion pipe band tended the opening of the new. hit a culvert about one-half mile preached with a proposition of, view the need for such a service, , Bend. filtration plant at Union recent- north of Exeter, causing $1000 this type, would consult their. — partieglarly with the establish-, After finishing commercial Will be held in Exeter, frensaV will be in attendance and lead l e, y reported that towns in that damage to his car. .i New driver examination ' cens RCAF Centralia, Grand Bend the parade starting at 2;15. lawyer, banker or the police." In area are paying Much higher. Johann Heffner. 24, also . of What so often applies, co , !Ire for Huron county will be Final approval 'Was "even b , 4 J 1 Y Ji ' •• ' tek building bylaw ‘viii.ch sets "up 1 with Rev. N. Holmes, Exeter, pared to less than $3,00 a month i The brown-haired beauty likes' will follow at the cenotaph. of transport, will be guest speaker at a dinner Tuesday to which district municipal offi- cials will be invited. The centre will begin opera- . pen centre Please turn to page $ insurance mutual A weekly service will begin in :Exeter on Monday, Nov, 28, An examiner will be in the town hall. on Monday of every week thereafter, 'The new centre replaces the part-time issuer service now in. operation. BC man finds his rum, mayor muses over gun PUC debentures sell for 99.975 Exeter's population just ruiss,, ed the 3,000 mark this year, ace.. cording to Assessor Erie. Cara, eadden's report submitted Mane day night, It's officially record, cd at 2,078. "I'd hoped we'd make it this year," e o m ni ented Mayor • Pooley, "but there's .to doubt. we'll reach e.000 Ilext year." It's 'probably that now, since 14 new houses still must be add- ed to the roll. Assessment has increased S113,,* 000 to A total of 53,18S,614, of • which acerb, two million is rote dential. Despite the restriction on dogs,- the number is up from 143 to . Population 'breakdown about% :a slight decrease in the six‘ttrido under Age groups, •e the via category is up, 11. May . by. ditate the ,peek of Ite tassel intake has been .m.cliedi