The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-01-15, Page 1TOWN POUND IN OPERATION—Police Chief C. 11. McKenzie and Dr, R. F. Roelof -
son lock up a stray dog at the veterinarian's clinic on Huron street as the town
enforces new dog regulations in view of the rabies epidemic. Chief McKenzie says
citizens have co-operated generally in keeping dogs under control but there are a
number still at large and local authorities are after them. Owners whose dogs are
impounded will have to pay at least $5.00 to get, them back. —T -A Photo
Special Session Monday
To Fill Top
Appointments to the village's
two most important posts will
be made by Hensall council
when it meets in special ses-
sion Monday night.
Council will elect one of its
members reeve and appoint a
new clerk. It will also name the
candidate in the December elec-
tion who will fill the seat left
vacant on council through the
resignation of Reeve Norman
Jones,
Logical choice for the chief
magistrate's chair would ap-
pear to be Councillor John Hen-
deson, who has been acting as
presiding officer. Entering his
fourth terns, he is the most ex-
perienced member and has been
the leader in the "clean-up"
movement which has put Hen -
sal] in. the headlines for the past
two weeks.
But Councillor II e n d e r s o n
wouldn't commit himself as late
as Wednesday. "I've been asked
to take the job and many people
have encouraged me but 1 don't
know how I can find the time
to attend county council ses-
sions,"
Although he was worried about
his own position, he was confi-
dent that council would make an
atiffeible choice Monday night.
"One of us will take it, that's
certain, We're not going to back
down now."
Earlier this week, Mrs, Min-
nie Noakes indicated she would
stand for reeve if no one else
would because she was deter-
mined. to see the action through.
"I'm sure one of the men will
take it — we are all determined
to settle this thing permanent-
ly..
Council members had hoped
that lhe village could elect a new
reeve but recent regulations of
the municipal act make this im-
possible. A movement had been
on foot to draft one. of the for-
mer reeves to return to the
chair before it was learned that
this could not be done.
The fourth council seat will
probably go to Jack Lavender,
member of the 1958 council, who
tied for fifth place .in the De-
cember election. He is expected
to get the nod over Bob Baker,
who polled the sante number of
votes because he (Lavender) has
the higher assessment.
Contrary . to some rumours,
Mr. Lavender told The Times -
Advocate he will accept the post
if it is offered him. "I have
given the matter long and se -
Objects To
Editorial
Dismissal of Hensall Clerk Jiin
Paterson was not a "sudden"
mbve and there are many valid
reasons for it, Hensall Presiding
Officer John Henderson told The
Times -Advocate Tuesday.
He was objecting to an editor-
ialin last week's T -A which
criticized council. for hasty ac-
tion based on "vague" reasons.
"This thing has been building
up for ;years, Mr. Henderson
said. "The clerk created a con-
siderable amount of. animosity
in the village over a long period
of time.'
Mr. Henderson said at least
one man stood for council with
the intention of dismissing the
clerk but he had resigned after
he was unable to do so,
Ed stated a number of other
councillors would not remain
more than one year in office be-
cause they could not work with
the clerk.
Mr. Henderson, who has been
on council; .tour years, said the
issue began coming to a head in
December, 1957, as far as he
personally was concerned. He
cited the following inconsisten-
cies:
The. clerk cancelled insurance
policies width were not under
councils _.jurisdiction and which
Were sold by a competitor in the
insurance business.
He failed to extend to couii:-
cil two invitations to open meet-
ings of the Ausable :Rivet;. Con-
servation Authority. (Mr, Pater-
son is the village's representa=
five.)
The 'clerk called court of
re-
vision on his ownauthority, with-
out consulting council. When
questioned about this action, the
elerk replied; "Well, what are
you going to do about it hire n
lawfer7
'lease Turit TO page 3
ensall Posts
rious consideration and decided
that 1 should take on the re-
sponsibility."
He did not wish to state his
stand on the dismissal issue
until he knew whether or not he
would be offered the council
seat.
However, lie was quoted last
week as opposed to the Pater-
son resignation move, "Mr. Pa-
terson," he said, "was a good
clerk and did a good job. He
was outspoken at times on some
subjects but he was looking
after his job in an efficient
manner."
He charged the three new coun-
cillors were acting on "hearsay"
since they had not served on
council before.
Presiding Officer John lien -
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NEW REEVE? — John Hender-
son, now acting as presiding of-
ficer of Hensall council, is
expected to he appointed reeve
when council meets in special
session Monday night, He is the
only one of the four members
remaining who has had any ex-
perience.
Hibbert *Names
New Assessor
After the members of council
signed their declaration of of•
five, the inaugural meeting of
Hibbert council was opened with
a short address and prayer by
Rev. A. Daynard of Stella.
The reeve and members of
council and the officials are the
same as in 1958 with the excep-
tion of the assessor, C, Carey,
who resigned. George Coyne was
appointed assessor. '
By-laws were passed appoint.
ing board of health members,
sanitary inspector, weed inspec-
tor, live stock valuers and school
attendance officer.
Earl R. Dick was appointed
relief and welfare administrator
and also member of the Ausable
Conservation. Authority for 1959,
The regular council meetings
will,.be held the first Monday in
each month, but from April to
October, the meetings will be at
eight o'clock in the evening, in.
stead of the afternoon,
derson said he understood that
there are "two or three" appli-
cations for the clerk's post to
date. The tenders will be opened
Monday night.
Reeve Norman Jones, who re-
signed last week after council
members refused to reconsider
their demand for the clerk's re-
signation, appeared relieved to
be out of the, controversy. "Sev-
eral people have told me 1
shouldn't have resigned but it
•was the only thing for me to do.
It caused me considerable worry
and I couldn't see endangering
my health over it."
He had no choice in the mat-
ter, he believed, because coun-
cil had not seen fit to consult
him before making the surprise
motion requesting the clerk's re-
signation. The four councillors
took the step without forewarn-
ing the reeve.
"I felt 1 couldn't go on with
all four against me."
Eighty -Second Year
Fo ur-C
exefer'
Imesa-bvacade
EXETER;, ONTARIO, JANUARY 1$, 19; 9
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Price .Ret'Copy 10 cools
�r Fatality
Charge Criminal Ne. 1
Seek Ap.proval Of Council
To Launch Pool Campaign
Town council and service club 1 felt that council should be re-
members will decide the fate 01! quested to give approval in
the current swimming pool pro-, principle before the project pro-
posal. R ceeds further.
The pool committee plans to, campaign is over."
seek council's approval to launch! After several tneetings last
a money -raising campaign later ' fall. the pool committee met
this month. If council gives its, again Thursday and appointed a
moral support, the committee 1 finance committee under Chair
will begin canvassing service, man Goman to plan a fund-rais-
club members for pledges over i ing campaign and organize other
a three-year period. i ways and means of raising
It should be emphasized that money.
this is a community effort Members of the finance eom-
said Chairman John Goman, out -e mit.tee include Ulric Snell, 13111
lining the plans. "The success or Cochrane, Harold Preszcator and
failure of this project will de-. George Rether.
pend on the initial response of • Glenn Fisher, who was alt.
the chub members. Various local' pointed secretary of the pool- � .
organizations, including the ser- committee, was also named sec- ,,� V ,V basis of thepermit granted last
vice clubs, and the remainder relary of the finance hoard. i
of the town and district, will he Chairman Goman was appoint- 'Grand Bend Reeve James "Before treating this sewage, year' asurer Newton G. Clarke
be canvassed when the kjck-off ed to meet with council on Dation said Wednesday council it will 'be necessary to collect it reported a balance at . Clarke
or one of its committees, it was January 19 to seek tentative ap- has no intention of taking int.- from each building and to ac-
proval of the project. In view of mediate action on the $370,000 complish this. a system of Iate- 31, of $8,213.34 with $5,273.67 in
the fact that government grants sewage collection and disposal ral and trunk sewers must be '58 taxes still outstanding. Total.
will be paid only through council system plan which was present- laid down in a number of streets tax arrears for all years is $10, -
The finance committee met
later in the week to plan its
canvass of Legion, Lions and
Kinsmen members. Representa-
tives of these three groups, as
well as council, form the pool
committee.
Mr. Goman said the campaign
will get under way by the end
of January. Pledges will be
sought on a three-year basis
covering 1959-1961.
ence
A c r i ni i n a 1 negligence
charge has been laid against
LAC Emerson L. Rodgerson, P l a B °' �i
27, RCAF Clinton, driver of
the northbound car in the
December 20:accident which
killed four airmen south of
Exeter.
The case will pot likely be
heard until the fall session
of Ontario. Supreme Court at
Godericb.
Court authorities:expect it
will be at least March before
Rodgerson will be able to at-
tend a preliminary hearing
in Exeter. which will deter-
mine if the case goes to the
higher court.
1f it does, it will be the
first of its kind to go before
a Huron jury in four years.
�B Sewer Proposal
�n usnorne
At tsborne council's inaugural
meeting Monday, Reeve Clayton
Smith said he hoped the town-
ship's program of bridge -build-
ing and road•paving could be
continued in 1959.
Council has already launched
plans for construction of the.
Quinton bridge during the com-
ing year. Road Superintendent
William Routly reported that
the district municipal engineer
had approved the project but had
recommended the site of the
bridge he shifted to the east.
Council made plans to view the
site with Engineer B. M. Ross,
Goderich, on Wednesday.
It was reported that Blanshard
Municipal Telephone System_ had
completed the Ruston private,
line along Highway 83 on the
Hollywood CaII
Marks Birthday
Mrs, Eliza Sims, who resides
with her daughter, Mrs. Lee Wil-
son, quietly celebrated her 95th
birthday on Monday.
'The thrill of the day was a
phone call from a grand -daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert G, Dennis,
H o 11 y w co d, California. Mrs.
Sims has 11 grandchildren and
13 great grandchilden,
Mrs. Sims looks on the bright
side of life and is interested in
the doings and activities of the
people around her.
Besides her daughter she has
one son Ted of town. Another
son William died on New Years
Day of this year.
Says Soviet Graduate
1Fwe Times' Better
The average Russian child
graduates with five times more
knowledge than a graduate of
the highest institute of learning
in Canada, Exeter Home and
School Association wes told Tues-
day evening by Mrs. Grant Hall,
Stratford, who visited the.USSR
last year.
She says the Russians place
more emphasis on entrance to
university than anything else in
a child's life,
"If you have brains and will
work in Russian the sky is the
limit but if not, you are given
a job not of your own choosing"
continued Mrs. Hall,
TO RETURN?—Jack Lavender
is expected to return to Hensall
council to fill the gap left by the
resignation 'of. Reeve Norman
Jones. He was tied with Robert
Baker for the highest number of
votes among the defeated candi-
dates in the December election
but his assessment is believed to
be higher. •
You Can Win Ca$h
dor Your Snapshots
District "s h u t ter bugs"
Will get a thence to win cash
during the next three months
in a new contest sponsored
by The 'rimes -Advocate.
t�`ifty dollars will be
awarded for prize-winning
pictures submitted by T -A
readers during the next three
months.
ConLest begins rig:,t now.
Amateur photographers are
urged to send iii their best
shots immediately.
Contest rules call for the
submission of both the print
and the negative, along with
a
self -address return enve-
] pe_ and the information
about the entry,
The negative is required to
enlarge the picture, to pro -
:per p
per size for reproduction in
The Tithes -A d v o c, a t e. All
winning snaps will he putt-
lishecl, starting with the Jan-
uary 29 edition,
Prizes will he $2.tle for
each week's w i n n e r, plus
35.00 for the best picture in
each month, and an addi-
tional $10.00 for the photo
judged best in the contest.
Who can submit entries?
Anyone in The T -A's eiirctila-
lion area South Huron,
North Middlesex and adja-
cent communities,
What type of pictures?.
There's only one r'estrictioii---
the subject or subjects must
tome from the area indi-
cated above. The snaps may
be babies, children, pets,
farm animals, picnics, par-
ties, bathing beauties. land.
scapes — anything a filth
can 'record, as long as it's
from this district.
Only black and White. -
tures,
Dir-
fures, please. NO ,.COLOUR
— The T A Can't
PHOTOSTie
print these.
What size': It doesn't mat.
tor.
At the age of three a child
starts to kindergarten where he
is clothed and fed. Then he can
take a 10 -year school or a seven-
year school.
All Russian children are taught
foreign languages, preferably
English and German, in the
junior grades because the Rus-
sians believe this is the utast
receptive period.
The school curricula are plan-
ned with such detail week by
week that every child in Russia.
is studying the same thing at
the same time. Pupils go to
school six days a week. In sec-
ondary schools a child gets al-
most as touch homework as he
does during the day.
In the 10 -year schools, two
subjects—mathematics and Rus-
sian—are compulsory as well as
four years of chemistry, five
years of physics and six years
of biology.
Students Are Paid
"In Russia" said the speaker
"it doesn't cost parents any-
thing to send a boy to university;
rather he is paid a salary which
is approximately $75 a month
and the dependent parent is pro-
vided for by the state. Science
is the major study. Every scien•
tific paper that is put 'out in any
country is translated into Rus-
sian and put into the hands of
the students."
"It was the theatre that really
took me to Russia" said Mrs.
Hall. She was a member of the
Stratford Festival delegation
which visited Russia last year.
"We travelled not as important
people who had to be guarded
all the time nor yet as tourists
but we were free to go where
we pleased and how we pleased.
Otur greatest difficulty was with
the language. It was frustrating
and yet, because of it, we had
some of our funniest experien-
ces."
Mrs... Hall spoke of the once
beautiful churches which are
now being restored for museum
purposes. In answer to the ques-
tion as to what takes the place
of churches, the Russian reply
is "the theatre."
"There is no unemployment
in Russia" stated the speaker.
Women clean the streets which
are never littered like Canadian
streets and. they never wear
slacks, When a young woman is
pregnant she quits a month be-
fore the birth of her baby with
full salary until the baby is three
months olcl where he can he
placed in a nursery to be eared
for.
Older people are given eniploy-
ment that they are able to do
and are paid. for time absent.
Russia has more doctors per ca-
pita than any other country.
Nursing is more or less hap-
hazard unless a patient is very
i11, then he gets the best of treat-
ment. Babies have no formula
for their diet and never wear
diapers yet "the ba ties are the
sturdiest, healthiest 'children, you
will see anywhere" the speaker
stated.
Eliminate Frills
The Russians have clone away
with the frills in their lives, in
dress, in their food, in their
]tomes and iii their education. A
gathering of woolen appears dull.
and drab because 'df Melt of
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Loss Heavy
In Crashes
ed at its inaugural meeting last "Although the ground in gene. 232.99.
week. rat slopes to the lake and to the Council agreed to prepay coun-
ty taxes in the amount of $10,000
for treatment facilities is not at discount rates.
rumours going around that we The following changes were
are going to spend a fabulous available at the lowest point in
amount of money on sewers." the village or anywhere on the made in appointments of offiei-
the reeve laughed. "There arelake front, and it will therefore als, salaries and rates of pay:
Dave Feil.d, manager of the many other factors which have be necessary to collect the sewTax collector's salary raised to
Maitland Club, Tlensall, is in
London hospital with a fractured
hip and multiple lacerations re-
ceived in a car crash south of
Exeter on No. 4 highway.
The car, a 1954 Cadillac, was
wrecked when it left the road
and travelled several hundred
feet before smashing into a tree.
The club operator was alone
in the car.
Police were right on the scene
of a crash which caused 3250
damage on Main street Friday
night about 8:25.
Joe Palethorpe, 40, William
street, was driving south when
he noticed the police car parked
opposite James street. Wanting
to talk to the ' constable, he
stopped.
Another car, driven by Dick
Captein, 21, R.R. 1 Zurich, bit(
the P'alethorpe car in. the rear.;
Captein's car suffered all the
damage.
Constable John Cowen said:
no charges would be laid.
Nineteen -year-old Allen Light-
foot, of R.R. 3 Ailsa Craig,
couldn't get through a drift.;
filled road south of Exeter. Sun-
day night and his car ended up
in the ditch with 3450 damage.
The driver was taken to South ,
Huron Hospital for treatment
but released the same evening.
The accident occurred on the
county line, two miles west of
No. 4. PC George Mitchell in-
vestigated.
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to be considered before this
sewerage proposal is seriously
contemplated."
"One big question is the water
pipeline to London. If it comes
close enough to Grand Bend
that it is economical for us to
draw water front it, we probably
won't need a sewerage system."
Council plans to meet the On-
tario Water Resources Commis-
sion near the end of January to
discuss its water and sewerage
problems.
The preliminary sewerage plan
report—prepared by S. W. Archi-
bald and M. M. Dillon Company
Limited, consulting engineers,
London — recommends the im•
mediate establishment of a sys-
tem of collector sewers which
would be connected to two treat-
ment lagoons by a main trunk
sewer and a lift station, Total
cost was estimated at almost
$370.000.
"This system should he con-
sidered the minimum and con-
sideration should be given to the
extension of the system to other
portions of the village as fin-
ances permit," the report re-
commends.
Engineers suggest that 16,251
lineal feet of 8 -inch sewers be
constructed in the most densely
populated area of the resort
north o.f the Ausable river and
west of Highway 81.
This system would feed a main
trunk leading down Main street
to a proposed lift station near
the beach road. This would pump
the sewage to two lagoons estab-
lished east of Highway 21 and
north of Highway 81. The two
lagoons would cover nearly eight
acres.
The report read:
"A preliminary survey of
existing conditions shows that
there is every possibility of the
inadequate sanitary sewage fa-
cilities polluting the water sup-
plies of the households and de-
grading the beach area which is
so important to the economic
welfare of the village. The very
fact that sewage is being dis-
posed of in the immediate vicin-
ity of the water supplies bears
this out.
age by gravity at this point and
then pump it to the treatment
area which has been tentatively
selected in the north-east section
ofCrawler tractor operator Floyd
" the village limits. Cooper 5,
In addition to the property and $1.25 perraised hourto$1.3whileper or
-
which it is proposed to sewer ing power maintainer plowing
(the area north of the river and snow,
west of Highway 21), future Nelson Coultis 'was dropped
lateral and trunk sewers will be froth the board of fenee viewers
required for the area south of
the Ausable river and east of the lake.
old river bed including property Rate of pay for ordinary labor
and replaced by Harold Kers-
on both sides of Highway 21. on roads was raised to $1.00 an
This land can he served by the; hour and inilea.ge allowance was
proposed trunk sewer. force, raised to 10 cents,
main and treatment facilities. 1 Hourly rate charges for
"Individual properties south of; machinery were raised to 36.00
the Ausable river and west of i for power maintainer for both
the old river bed have consider- t township and ratepayers; with
$150 a year.
Power maintainer operator
John Batten raised to $235 per
month.
able land area, and it is un-; plow $8.00 to township and $7.00
ikely that it will be necessary i to ratepayers; crawler •tractor,
to extend the sanitary sewer! $9,00 per hour to both township
system to thein as long as the i and ratepayers and 314 outside,
dwellings are occupied only for i with plow 311 for both township
1 a short time each year. i and ratepayers; minimum charge
1 "Proposed in the report also' to ratepayers for grading, 33.00
!is a pumping station and force j per hour, for snow -plowing, 33.50.
, main to effect the removal oft A grant of $25 was given to the
the sanitary sewage from the !Salvation Army., trunk mains to the treatment! Council instructed the road
area where it can be held in ! superintendent to advertise grav-
oxidation ponds, or lagoons until ' elling tenders for crushing and
satisfactorily stabilized. delivering of 15.000 yards of gray -
"The widely fluctuating popu- el and the stock -piling of another
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r
MS Sets Sepfember '60
Addition Target Date
SHDHS board discussed with
Inspector E. R. McClellan, Dep't
of Education, its problems of
expansion at the inaugural meet-
ing Tuesday evening.
Board has set September, 1960,
as the target date for the pro-
vision of new accommodation to
meet rising enrolment. In the
meantime, it is considering a
number of possible solutions and
proposal to expand facilities.
In order to get an accurate
forecast of enrolment, the board
will take a careful survey of pub-
lic school population in the dis-
trict, as well as investigate
i
STUDY SHIMS ADDITION—ChairmanADDITION—ChairmanT-T, L. Snider, right; ilice.C,llailinan 11.L. Mickle
and Principal IT. L. Sturgis, seated study reports showing rapid growth in SHDHS
enrolment duringthe next
five- years. SIMS board discussed the accommodation
problem at length With the inspector at its inaugural meeting during which the tvo
officials above were elected. — 'WA Photo
other factors which may affect
the estimate.
The hoard is still exploring the
possibility of splitting the dis-
trict to create a second school,
possibly with the inclusion of a
portion of another district. The
possibility of this plan, however,
appears remote.
Inspector McClellan said the
department believes maxirnunl
efficiency is obtained when en-
rolment of a school is between
800 and 1.000.'
He also pointed out that the
department is encouraging the
establishment of industrial vo-
cation options in schools of this
size. This means boys in grades
nine and 10 could receive a full
shop course and more con mer-
cial training would be available
for girls. A second ,shop and
commercial room would have
to be provided, as well as addl.
tonal instructors.
H. L. Snider, Exeter. was re-'
elected chairman of the board
and E. L. Mickle, Hensall, is
vice•chairman, E. D. Howey re-
mains secretary -treasurer at a
salary of 31.250.
George Tinney was appointed
attendance officer at a salary
of 325.
The beard approved a $100
grant. Towards the annual music
festival and agreed to purchase
a
iupmiano-
for use 10 the audit°•
r
Meetings will be held on the
second Tuesday evening of eac1t
month.
Club Reviews
b .
Achievements
Achievements of the past year'
for the A.O.T.S. men's elub were
Outlined at the dinner meeting
at James Street church on Mon.
day night,
Rev. 11. S. Shell installed the
HOW officers for 1959.
A discussion in groups of the
by-laws of the constitution of the
club took place and the findings
of each groupwere filed. Past
I
presidents Or. i, 14. Cowen and
Mervin Cudniore were named a
committee to amend the bylaws
and report at the next meeting.
Henceforth all teen's groups in
the 1.Tn?ed Church wilt he called:
the 'united Church AOTS men's
club.
3. It Jones conducted
t1iivor.
ship service. the newly elected
president, Robert
Southcott, pro,