The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-12-06, Page 1Approve Tender Call,
Conservation Projects
Ausable Authority, meeting at i .Advisory Board were Called dur-
Parkhill Wednesday afternoon, mg the year to discuss problems1
authorized a. second call im- of erosion and silting.
mediately for tenders for con
struction of the Morrison Dam.
Deadline date for the tenders ______. -_B — __.. ..
is January 15 and contractors applied for assistance under the
will be required to make their Municipal Drainage Act.
offers good for 30 days after On September 13, the board in
date. ■ spected the erosion damage at
Several changes in the con- the mouth of the cut and the
servation program of the Ausable area of silting in the old channel*
Authority Were approved at the 1 A motion passed at this meet
annual meeting in Parkhill on ing was as follows: “That the
Wednesday afternoon. | Flood Control Advisory Board
The Authority plank to branch recommend to the Ausable River
into land use projects, experi- Conservation Authority that the
mental flood control work, and Department of Public Works at
some wildlife development. | Ottawa be asked to make another
The reforestation budget was inspection of the area in question. -
increased to accelerate this pro- in hsmuch as the board feels 'that
gram. ' damage Caused by the blocking
Development of a new cottage of the mouth and the formation of,
subdivision in Port Franks will:sand bars is not wholly the re-
be continued this summer. I Sponsibility Of the Ausable River
Reports of the various boards; Conservation Authority,”
of the Authority, which contain I The board agreed that ihe ero
teview of work in 1956 and plans Sion of the island was seriously
for next year, are reprinted be- endangering the existing build-; pfVE fc>|E |N GODERICH FIRE—At least five persons died
low. They were approved by the mgs and could, if it continued, ... — - . .. ..... j _*■ ... .
Authority. j completely remove the entire is-
Flood Control Advisory Board Hand.
William Haugh, Hay township, i The Department of Planning
hoard’s report: [the executive commxtteejbf tile
Two meetingsof the Flood Con-
Eighty-Second rear
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EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 4, 1»54
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MOVE INTO NEW SCHOOL—School children at Mt. Carmel moved into theirmew
>50,000 school this week. The separate school has three classrooms to house the 94
students enrolled. Teachers are .Mother Sylvia, principal, Mother Frances Sales and
Mrs. H. McKeever, The building was erected by Frank Van' Bussell, Lucan.
See Hensail Results
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RE-ELECT McGILLIVRAY COUNCIL—Four .members of McGillivray council were re
turned to their seats by1 acclamation this week but the township will vote Monday for .
school trustees.- Council members, above, are: left to right, Earl Morley, Duncan
Drummond, Earl Dixon and Thomas Hall. —T-A Photo
Trustees Fight For School
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ten schools in the township are
in‘bad repair -and the trustees
are reluctant to spend hnyuhoney.
on them because they feel it
Would be wasted.
Although Board Chairman Bry-
den Taylor maintained the meet
ing was held. merely- to give the
school board direction in its plans tor the future, the anti-school fac
tion viewed it is another move
by the board to push through its
building, proposal. •
Defends One-Room Schools /
Chief spokesman-for the oppo
sition was Joe Tweedie, a farmer
drover from West Corners. He
sponsored Ken Sholdice, one of
the new candidates for the board.
Mr- Tweedie defended the one-
room rural school education as
McGillivray Township’s school
problems have paused another
election," the" second in as many
years.
On Monday, ratepayers * will
\ vote to Cleet three trustees to the
school area board. Three ihcum-
*bents, all of whom favor con
struction of a consolidated school
for the township, are being op-
- posed, by three candidates spon
sored by the anti-school faction.
The three incumbents seeking
re-election are, Frank Dickens,
Marwood PreSt and Elmer Shep
herd. Opposing thein are Arthur
Simpson, Ken. Sholdice and Grant
Amos.
Last year,, the township voted
-out two councillors who favored
the new school plan.
The education issue Was the
chief topic at. the nomination
meeting. Members of the school
board stood solidly behind their
proposal but they had little ap
parent support. Most of the coun
cil members declined to take a
stand oh the issue, paying “When
the people are ready, we’ll be
ready*”
The issue was revived recently
When school board met council in
a special session to discuss its
accomodation p r o b 1 e m s. The
Present Plan
For Sewers
Engineer’s plan for a sewage
system for the" Town of Exeter
'has been forwarded .to the On
tario Resources Commission as
a result of council action Monday
night.
< The plan accompanies the
Town’s request to1 the board for
financial assistance in construc
tion of the system, estimated to
cost $506,000. ■
In other business Monday night,
council:
Re-appointed the seven mem
bers of the Community Centres
Board—R. C. Dinney, Reeve Mc
Kenzie, . Garnet Hicks, Harry
Swartz;. Russell Snell, Andrew
Snelgrove and E. W. Brady.,
Was advised by its solicitor,. W.
G. Cochrane, that in his opinion
the property of Edwin Steckle,
Thames Road, was not entitled
to tax exemption as church prop
erty because it was being used
by Mr. Steckle to produce reve
nue. Steckle requested exemp
tion because the house is being
rented by him to the Mennonite
Church. •«
Accepted’the resignation of C.
S. McNaughton, town representa
tive oh the SHDHS board, “with
regret.”^Discussed reconstruction of the
jjtocoe street drain and left de-
in the hands of committee,
^Declared December 26 Boxing
pay,
, Approved a grant of $300 to
Exeter Agricultural Society.
Approved annual payment to
members, Of the fire department
amounting to $300.
Elect Reeve
Councillors
Fred Hearn an was acclaimed
to his third term as reeve of
McGillivray township this week
when his former adversary, Ben
Thompson, declined to*, run.
Mr. Thompson, who made an
unsuccessful bid to unseat the
present reeve last year, was
nominated again but djd not
qualify.
Four councillors were returned
without opposition. They are Earl
Dixon, who has served seven
years; Duncan Drummond, a
five-year veteran; Thomas Hall
and Earl Morley who have just
completed their first term.
Senior Councillor Earl Dixon,
reporting on roads, said new
bridges had been constructed on
concessions six and 26, and a
$500 shed had been erected at
West McGillivray to house equip
ment. New culvert construction,
towards which the province pays
80 percent of the cost, amounted
to nearly $3,000.
McGillivray roads, he said com
pared favorably with those in
other townships.
Supports Brucellosis Campaign
Councillor Drummond outlined
the brucellosis, warble fly and
weed spraying programs during
the year.
McGillivray voted for calfhood
Vaccination last year andjs en
titled to the free vaccination
service provided by the Provin
cial Government. He pointed out
that each farmer was responsible
for contacting a veterinary of his
own choosing for the vaccination.
Urging ‘co-operation with-the
brucellosis campaign. Councillor
Drummorid said he knew of One
farmer who lost six calves this
year. He felt the disease could- be
wiped out eventually.
A new sprayer was purchased
to treat cattle for warble fly and
for weed control* The cattle
spray, he felt, was not as effec
tive this year as last, but he be
lieved the weed-spraying . pro
gram proved successful. “If we
continue roadside spraying fot
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“the best you can get” and. said
many great men wei’e educated
iri rural schools.
He opposed a heavy expendi
ture for a new school because
“farmers have had a bad year.”
Later in his speech, he stated:
“If you go ahead and build this
school, you’ll put a noose around
your neck.”
The drover, particularly op
posed transportation of pupils
saying this plan “was the biggest
mistake the Department of Edu
cation ever made;”
He said “bussing” made chil
dren weak and irresponsible.
Their legs don't develop because
they don’t get*the exercise they
should by walking to school. “You
learn more Walking along a road
than anywhere -else,” he main
tained.
Ride IS Miles To School
Wherever the school was built,
children would have to be trans
ported at least; 15., miles which
would mean leaving home at 7.36
a.m. and not returning until 5.30
p.m. They wouldn’t be-able to do
any work at home. '
“Ain’t you raising ’enr for your
own benefit,” he cried. “They
can’t do any work on the bus.”
He favored putting two or three
school sections together in one
building.
Debenture debt in Ontario now
amounts to a billion , dollars,
Tweedie said, and the interest
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grain.
Heps all voters showed thejr ap
proval of the site'for their new
public school by rejecting its
principal opponent in election for
council Monday.
Harry-Hoy, the seven-year vet
eran of council, who lea opposi
tion to the new school location,
finished at the bottom of the six-
man race,
Two councillors who supported
the school board, John Henderson
and Lome Luker, headed the
polls. Gordon Schwalm, a new
candidate, finished in third place,-
two votes behind Luker.
Jim gangster, the other council
member who opposed the school
site, squeezed into the fourth seat
by winning a one-point margin
over his brother, .Dave Sangster,
Mr. Henderson, running his first
election/ won top spot in the race
with an 18-vote margin ovei* his
closest rival, Lome Luker, who
has served six years, Henderson
polled 184 to Luker’s 166.
Schwalm received 164 votes.
Brothers Jim and Dave Sang
ster polled 115 and 114 respective
ly. This marked a reversal of the
election in 1954 when Dave de
feated Jim for a council seat.
Harry. Hoy polled 103 votes, He
trailed in both wards. --
Returning Officer J. A. Pater
son said 'the 280 ballots cast rep
resented about 55 percent of the
electors.
There was no open issue in the
election although the strong con
troversy over the school site was
believed to have had a marked
bearing pn the result.
None of the Candidates conduct
ed an active campaign.1
Hea«RETURNED—Reeve Fred
man of McGillivray township was
elected to his third term by ac-
Candidate
Born Here
Exeter will be well represent
ed at the leadership convention
of the Progressive Conservative
party in Ottawa next week, . . _ HI. ______ _ „
One of the three candidates damation this. week. T-A Photo
Leave Safe
On Sidewalk
Thieves had to abandon the
safe of Tuckey Beverages Ltd. on toWn sidewalk early Tuesday . - B --------„-----,
morning when they found" their i president of Huron riding organ
boot” too heavy to load onto the .ization.
pickup truck 'they stole from the i Fleming is currently rated as
same business. - ......
' The would-be robbers rolled the
safe out of the office to a door
way leading to Ann street. With
ihe truck backed up to the door,
they apparently tried to overturn
the safe onto the truck. Instead,
it fell on the sidewalk where
early risers discovered it on their
way to- wp'rfe> ' ">z'
It took ’ eight men to -lift* the
safe back into the office. Man
ager Ross Tuckey estimated its
weight at between. 800 to 1,000
pounds. The, truck' was found
abandoned near South Huron
Hospital.
Tried To Saw Hinge
How the yeggs broke into- -the
building is not known. However,
they secured a hacksaw from
tools in the plant and attempted
to ■ cut off a hinge on the safe
door. They gave this up and tried
to remove the safe from the
building. • .
The men Used tinfoil to start
the pickup truck which was taken
from the building. A padlock on
the garage door was broken from
the inside.
Two new tires, which were in the office, Were overlooked^ Man
ager Ross Tuckey said no loss
has been discovered.
Police Chief Reg Taylor is in
vestigating. •
for, the post left vacant by thei~~'---------- ------------------------- -—
resignation of George Drew is r n rxu C n J
a native of this town, Donald M. OHL/il u DOcirCl
Fleming, Toronto-Eglington MP, .
was born here during the time
his father was principal of the
continuation school, j Orders for $2,500 of equipment
Four prominent party men ''■or science room' were/ap-
from Exeter have been appoint-. K°YetL South Huron District
ed delegates to the convention, Bigh School Board at its final
They include Tom Pryde, MpP:: tie ^ear Tuesday
Elmer D, Bell, QC, a member i nimi ' - , , , .Of, tlie national executive; his I ordered by
partner C V Lauchton nrp'ii- * property chairman, Larry Snider, ?ent of the' WeTe^OnS the pre
ives(> anab. MacNaugnton, Seated in the new addition.
*i Part of-the order, 40 stools, I went to Exeter Furniture Ltd.
Buys Equipment
I No, 2 contender for the top party
post, Favorite candidate is John
Deifenbaker, Port Albert, who
lost out to Drew in the last con
vention.
Questioned , whether • the fact
that Fleming was born in Exeter
would have any bearing on his
’jvote ;at ■ the ■ moHventiofi',” Elmer
Bell said he had .made “no com
mitments.”
Fleming’s father was principal
of the continuation school here
for ^several years. The family
moved to Clihton in 1905 and
later to Galt, where Donald M,
received his education.
Although local delegates are
keeping1-mum about their choice
for leader, it’s no secret that
Huron MP Elston Cardiff is
working hard for Diefenbaker.
Cardiff was a Diefenbaker sup
porter at the convention Which
‘ elected George Drew.
| Other delegates from the south
portion of Huron include Joe
Murphy, Clinton; Dr. E. A. Mc
Master, Seaforth; James Don
nelly and George Ginn, both of
Goderich!
Two Of Family In Hospital ..
Mrs. George Godbolt, of town,
underwent an operation in St.
Joseph’s Hospital . on Monday
morning. Her grandson, George
Godbolt, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, underwent I
an operation for appendicitis in
the same hospital Monday after
noon.
Action on the silting and block
in the river at Grand Bend was
deferred until the village had
Seek Boards Approval
To Speed Negotiations
Exeter Council Monday night
agreed to issue a. debenture loan
of $95,000 to provide the Public
Utilities Commission with its
share of the cost of the Morrison
Dam.
Council also authorized a depu
tation to interview the Ontario
Municipal Board to get Govern
mental approval for the loan.
i This action was taken at the r,D1BCT
request of the BUG which hopes j Mr, Penhale pointed <out that
to have the town S contribution the reason for the delay ift the-
approved by the time new tenders — “
are opened,
PUG Chairman L, J. Penhale
said early approval was neces
sary to prevent a repetition of
the delay over the first contract
negotiation when the town did not
receive approval from the Gov
ernment in time ta bind the
lowest bidder to a contract,
Increase Of 66 Percent
The new debenture figure is an
increase of 66.percent over the
original estimate of the town’s
share, $75,000. Because of the
substantial increase, the munic
ipal board may demand another
public’hearing before it approves
the loan.
Mr. Penhale explained that the
Authority engineer had raised, his'
original estimates from $147,000
to $170',000 because of increased
construction costs. With the ad
dition of land costs and engineer’s
fees, this will bring total cost to
f .— .. .
be responsible for $93,000. 1I— - - -
at~$95,M0 "in "case" tenders""were. that the'land was already" in'the
higher than the estimate. ‘ possession of the Authority and
- - - had been fenced off in order to
prevent trespassing by the con
tractor when he is building the*
dam,The price, he said,’Would be set
by the Ontario Municipal Board
in a special hearing and there
could be no appeal, except on t
point of law, of the board’s de*»
qision.
Murray Greene, who Was elect
ed, to the 1957 counciLat nomina*,
tioh meeting last week, attended -•
that we will be able to say ‘yea’
or ‘no’ in regard to a contract?*
Commissioner W. G. Cochrane
said it might be possible to Rave
the amount approved by the mu
nicipal board without a hearing
because of the importance of the
petition from eight district reeves
asking for immediate action on
the dam.
Complicated Project
original contract negotiations was
because' of the unusual nature of
the project. “A scheme such as
this has never been put through
before in the province and It takes
a lot of ground work.” lie point
ed out that nine different groups
were involved in the negotiations.
I Commissioner W. G. Cochran®
assured council that the recent
150 percent increase in water rates
will pay off the debenture debt
for the dam and “will go quite a
lohg way toward a filtration sys
tem.”
Authority Fieldman H. G.
Hooke said the Authority has al
ready applied to. the municipal
board for approval of the scheme
at a revised cost of $225,000, The
Authority will also take the added
precaution, of requiring tenders
for the dam to be valid for a
month after the opening date.
Arbitrate For Land
I— — ---- -----------Councillor Bill Musser enquired
$210,000, of which the town would about the cost of the land which
be responsible for $93,000. ' has been expropriated by the
The; debenture figure, was set' Authority,. Mr. Hooke explained
ay .p*/u,vuu m ucibc: leuuej r „higher than the estimate.
Mr. Penhale said the PUC
hoped the town could get approval
before tenders are- opened “so
Return Lucan Reeve,
Milkman Tops Council
.^Cecil; Lewis,-, young Lucan con
tractor and transport operator,
won a clear-cut victory over vet
eran politician Harold M. Cor
bett, in,- Monday ls„ election in/the
Irish town. x 7 ’
Lewis, who Was elected to his
second term, polled 238 votes to
his rival’s 158, The reeve has
been on council for seven years. ..
Mr. Corbett, another contrac
tor, served as reeve of Lucan for
10 years and during that time
was warden of Middlesex, He was
succeeded by Mr. Lewis when he
retired in 1955,
In a post-election statement,
Mr. Lewis said he would continue
to work for industry for Lucan.
He has attended several indus
trial promotion meetings in the
province during the past year.
“We intend to get rid of all our
blind streets in the village during
this coming year,” the reeve said.
in the Tuesday morning blaze which destroyed the British-
Exchange hotel in Goderich. Bodies of three men, all of
the Goderich area, have been identified and two more
LrJJ®mithe fIood c6ntrolAd are believed to bo in the ruins. The fire broke out in the
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No,major -projects are planned,
jl vvw Ixcvvtuiucxa, uut ut whom * w *—V'V y*headed the polls, ousted two. in- with the dam project,.-, -
^cumbents in the ^-man f
Tac%. Ivan ,H6'arn and .Charles’ •Soott’Sports Booster
Ivan Hearn, popular milkman ■ n and--active hockey and baseball ‘ D3TDGF KGlirGS
a| Mr: and -Mrs. ‘Garnet Fiynii
‘ are moving .to London on Mon
day having sold their home " on 3
Andrew St* •
Mr. Flynn has been conduct
ing a barber business in Exeter
for the past 30 yedts. “Exeter
has been good to me,” he says.
He is fond of sport and. a
hogkey enthusiast. He never
missed a hockey game last year.
“I intend to* see the Mohawk
games this winter if I have to
travel by bus from London,’*
stated .Mr. Flynn.
Two newcomers, one of whom the session- to become acquainted
booster, led the contest with a
total of 327 votes.
A woman councillor, the only
one iri this area, won second spot
with 240.’She is Mrs. A. E. Reilly,
assistant postmaster, who has
served on council for five years.
Charles Sovereign came a close
third in the race with. 234 votes.
He iS'Ta civil servant at RCAF
Station, Centralia.
Roy Stanley, garage employee,
won the fourth seat with 220.
Alan Scott, of Scott’s Elevator,
and Jack McIntosh, a carpenter,
polled 201 and 194 respectively.
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thGii1 bed clothes. Efforts of Goderich and Clinton brigades
to stop the blaze were futile. An inquest has been ordered
by Crown Attorney H, Glen Hayes. The British-Exchange
was "home” for Huron county councillors when they
were in session and many decisions were made at ’un
official meetings in the hotel, ' Henderson Photo