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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-04-10, Page 3 (2)It's The Finest! • BEEF SALE Extended To This •Weeken'd Due To The Storm DARLING'S Food .Market EXETER ROASTS * Short Rib Roasts * Rolled Pot Roasts * Blade Roosts Blade Bone Removed Well Trimmed LB. Club Steaks LB Burns Smoked Cottage RollsBurns LB Wieners Burns Chicken Loaf, Mac 'n Cheese 8. Bologna Cooked Meats 1.29 9.09 LB 69' LB RIB STEAKS Fifth and Seventh Ribs 99! SMOKED PICNICS 69' Fresh Killed BOILING FOWL 39'.. BEEF FREEZER Last 3 Days At These Low Prices From MacGregor's Feed Lot HEIFERS Fronts 71' Hinds 'i ti 1.09 LB Sides 85( LB LB Sides of Pork LB 71' Pricesinclude Cutting, Wrapping, - Sharp Freezing MONEY BACK GUARANTEE We Are The CUSTOM KILLING and PROCESSING SPECIALISTS KILLING DAYS BEEF - MONDAYS HOGS - WEDNESDAYS • r GB council Continued (WWI 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 bet ween the hours of .12 noon and 5 p.rn. on May 3 and 10. The an- nual spring clean-upwill 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, andi2 noon during' the months of July and August. • The move is on -a trial basis only Reeve Bob Sharen was the, onk one voicing opposition. Councillors Harold Green and Bill Baird were unanimously ' in favour and -deputy-reeve Rollie -Greiner said "I will go Meng 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 hilts to give up the council post he gained at the December 2.elec-. The resignation takes effect on April 30 and council took no ac- tion to name a replacement during the regular council i meeting. After adjournmept, all members agreed • Kincaid's replacement would be named by appointment, rather than call an election which would be costly. 3'lle new councilloris 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 gunmen The prize Wills be a Chrysler boat, motor and trailer. Tickets will • sell for $2 each and the draw will he held on August 3, 1975. The villa* hall will be • availahl rand 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. F'or boats up le 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 S225 a year andOwners of boats -in excess of 40 feet will pay $4 per day or .$250 annpally. Deferreddecision 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 Consultaats that Dave. Slade. a Ryerson College •from ( from Clinton will be assisting in for - million of Grand Bend's zoning bylaw and official plan. Eighty per cent of his salary to a maximum of 8100 per week wilt be paid by the provincial govnment 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 NIOnicipalities. 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. Lit 24. Con- cession 6 was. given township approval . One tile drain loan application in the -amount\ of 87,500 was ap- proved. The 'annualjUsborne grant to the Hensel! Spring Fair was increased to $50. Each of the seven calf club members from the township will be given $4. Reeve Walter McBride reporte4 discussing the Usborne seconAry plan now under development with Huron County planner Nick Hill. Public meetings are being planned for the rnonth of June. General accounts totalling 87.003.97 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'. • • KJNSMEN HELP SCOUTS AND GUIDES -- The ExeteriKinsmen club sponsored bottle drive.Saturday rais- ed close to 8200 to be turned over to the Ex'eter group committee in charge of Scouts, Cubs, Giri Guides and Brownies. From the left ore Scoutmaster B:),BouwMan cind Kinsmen Steve Mack and -Bob Reynolds with ,-T-A photo Cubs Ray Hamilton and Shawn Glassford. „ -Taxpayers and partiicpant's. face increase in RAP budget Terming it "realistic and hopefully feasible' ,.Exeter RAP chairtnan Jack Underwood and recreation director Jim McKinlay presented their group's hUdget 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 8138.800, 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 been hired to make changes and im- provements in the RAP program and "the rising costs reflect that." He explained it would have been a wake of 'money to hire hint to maintain the status quo. • McKinlay said the new fee schedules were not out et line, but if they became too high tliere 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. -l'he people paying. the mill rale 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 beeome 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 bedgets. 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 abotit $5.000 could be eliminated "but beyond that we will have to cut hack on programs and staffing.". Ile said the 82,000 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 8500 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 or(he RAP budget That total comes to 871,100 including fringe benefits for full-time and partaime 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 814.800: the •swimming pool 85,600; concessions 814,000; other buildings, 85,900; other facilities 83.500; parks, 84,300; programs 86.100. • On the revenue side. municipal and. provincial.. -grants total $69.500 while arena revenue for ice rental. public skatingaeller skating_sign and gyro rental are exix.cted E� bring in•$48.825. !fore barn and lawn bowling' club house rental has been set to realize 81.925: other facilities such as ball diamonds, soccer field. tennis courts, $3,550; parks. $1.200: programs 814.800. 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 wilt be $1.00 per table for one meal and 81.50 for two meals. Small groups' not reserving tables will still have free upe Of facilities: - Minor baseball and soccer will .also be charged for their facilities this year. Minor baseball will pay S2.40 tor the season.' while the soccer enthusiasts will pay 8250 for use Of the Canadian Canners Ltd. field. • • Minor hockey and figure .skating also face increases. Their ice rental has been increased - Will submit price for canine control Area communities have still not secured the services of a deg catcher, but will he' receiving a proposal in the near future on enlisting the serviees • of the. London Humane Society to act in that capacity. Representatives from Exejer. 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 toldthe. ,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 the schools about the 'subject as well. from $9 to $1-2,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: minor . hockey.- .t85001. figure skating ($300). soccer (8200), baseball (82001,- bowling (8)00). . • . Fees for roller skating and public .skating have been in- creased as well. :Pony and saddle clubs %%rill 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 87 to. $9 per Month. Swim pool fees have also been. increased substantially. • .The wading pool swim lessons are up (0 87 from last year's figure of $5 Times-Advoco;e, April 10, 1975 Some change opinion about need for street Members of Exeter- council appear to be having some second thoughts about their proposal 10 open up 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 argument as to why the road should be open and agreed to re -assess their' suggestion . that the road be opened. • "It appear s how our arguments • are not sound • to proceed with acquisition of the land to open the road," Mayor Bruce Shaw suggested Monday night. He 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 prese concern about the advisabilit of such a move. Reeve Derry Boyle said he was - reluctant to create bad fee.ngs among the industrial owners who are opposing the opening of: the street. "Can we afford to jeepardize 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, . calmed 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 • he TWO CRASHES - Despite adverse drivirg con-' ditions only .fwd 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 damagesat $125 when a vehicle driven by Ronald GraharW Illt• 2; Grand Bend left 'Highway 21. near the Klondike road and skidded into the ditch. Damages were listed. at $250 . whee a Grand Bend village snow 'plow operated by -James Rumball and a vehicle driven by' John ‚ Cam obeli'. Swift • Current. 'Saskatchewan collided on ;Grand Bend's Main street . Constable P. M. Clushinan investigated. • reached • witti '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 -Wave their property ,vulnerable to - vandals and thieves, Al Pickcird • Continued from front page . River., Conservation Authority. - He was chairman of Exeter's first planning • committee and undertook the enormous and -responsible taskof '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 Pick d is survived by . a brother la nee V. Pickard, r and • sister, Mrs. Marguerite V. , GI man, Van- couver. He was pred eased by 'a younger brother, • ecil during World War I. Funeral services. -..were held ' -Wednesday. April t from the Hopper -Hockey Funeral Home, Rev. Harold Snell offitiated. • Pallbearers were Ted Pooley, Jack Delbridge. Harvey Pfaff, • . Doug Sweet: -Derry Boyle, Reg McDonald, Robert Southcott, Fred Dobbs and Ted Chaffy. • ' Floral tributes were received. from the National Hockey' • League. the Canadian Amateur Hockey Assopiation and -the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame. CALLED TO THE 13AR "Biuce Lee was recently called to • the Bar at the convocation of the Law Society of Upper Canada cater . completing' the Bar Ad- • ministration course- with honours standing at Osgpode Hall. He is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Southcott, Exeter and is practicing in Kitchener. Red Cross and inter -levels , of • swimming instruction will cost $8 of -town swimmers. These are. ave time on letters, • for town residents and V° for out- • increases of $2. vvill be $10 for juniors and in - The playground registration filed before reading - termediates and $12 for seniors. • . . halance of the correspondence • was .as follows:4 • ' • That the emu' Itee of ad - j▪ est ment had approved a severance for • Mutray Greene separating hs houSe from his store, \ report from the ministry of t ransport a t ion and com- municatiOn that tiles-. no longer had to approve some municipal bylaws. Infermation about a housing scimitar in Kitchener on April 21 which deputy -clerk Elisabeth Bell plans to attend. . Notification .from • the Ontario' government that - a consulting firm had been hired. to.prepare a• study at a .cost of 818,000 to en sure :the future of small businesinen.. '2Thar s what we need.:• commented Tom Mac- Millan, "an $18,000 "a -year man lifoking. after us 83.000 a -year men-. . . A suggestion from the county development officer that urban. gtoops ,shotild present briefs outlihing. their position on the proposed' nuclear ‚generating station in Huron. Reeve Boyle said he was opposed -to fighting Ontario Itydro on. the proposal, say ingihat power was needed for growth. "We can'l have our cake and eat it too," he said. noting. that il was senseless to oppose a power, station .on one hand and spend money- trying to attract industrial and Commereial growah on the other.* . Learned' that the fee -for the Association of Municipal . Police Governing Authorities had been -raised from $15 to 850 for Exeter. Council agreed te 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 severance for •Len Veri propertY-gn Riverside Drive was stheduled for May 12, tuft that -it would likely be CanCe110. • The ministry of housing has objected to the severance which was approved by the' Egeter committee of adjustment. Reeeited .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 • PUC that ' • council should consider boosting the present 15 °eats the PUC receives for billing surcharge rates. The cost to the PUC Is 46 cents for each bill. Last -year the fee was $5. • Rental of the 'arena gym has been set at 810 for RAP groups, 825 for me -profit organization's 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 875. The rodeo is expected to pay $350 or Inc percent of gross gate. • Some deliberatiOes are still required .,fur die fees for the bowling green club house. but it has been tentatively set at WOO for the bowling club. 850 for the euchre club and "85 for other groups on a per meeting basis. Two new programs are ex- pected to add $9.000 to the RAP coffers. This includes moot in revenue from roller skating and $3.000 (loin the tennis courts. The: arena and pool concessions are expected to boost income to $20.500 compared to last years actual revenue of about 812.060. • ..'- , . „ It took .Exeter council only. -30 l'iti,utes to wade- through 29 .• pieces of correspondence this week .• - However. eight of -those letters weren't even read. Before the correspondence was' 'sfaeled. Reeve Derry Boyle moved that the eight be filed. "They appear to be routine." Mayor Irruce Shaw conirriented, adding that Members could read them at the clerk's office if they wished. He said the time saved. could he spent on more pertinent areas. Some of the letters were from government ministries ,and• had apparently been checked by Hoyle and Shaw prior to 'the meeting. • ' • Letters from Algoma Tire' Limited and ' Exeter Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. pertaining to the police situation were alki filed as was a letter from Mrs..Penelope, B. Dinnev regarding trees. ' • Information contained in. the • •\„. \ • 41. • • •. HIGH -ON A SNOW BANK High snow bonks were the order of the day the latter part•of the -week as the result of the unexpected snow storm which hit the ar_ea. Above, Gordon &edict() and hit children Patti and . Scott enjoy the heights on Sanders street east. TA photo