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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-02-02, Page 1riv.hty,Eighlil Year e -6tefelqitrieSASVOCafe fXFTER, ONTARJO, fef3FWARY 2, 1961 Price Per Copy 10 COOS House 1,000 boats at Port Franks CA c SIDERS VE-NTl.).1-----Today is the day the - groundhog is expected to determine how many more weeks of winter are left. The old tale says that if he comes out V hibernation and sees his shadow, we'll get six more cold weeks, However, with current zero weather, it's doubtful if the hibernating animal will. even stir from the tight ball he wraps himself into for the snow sea- son, —Beilfejcl 1 00 Area fire protection Cant rent truck ft 14 •'; I ; .4. Hview ,purchase Exeter a.nd Usborne councils rid have to consider outright purchase of new fire -fighting equipment. Mayor 11. E. Poo. ley revealed Tuesday after a joint committee learned it was nn longer possible to arrange for rental of the equipment. The committee intends to consult with officials from Ste- phen and Hay townships to de- termine if they wish to ,join in the project for an area pro- tection program. The mayor said he hopes to arrang,e a meeting shortly. At a meeting of Exeter and lisberne councils Monday night it was decided to investigate the securing of a new fire truck on a rental basis, an ar- , Central P5 rangement which had been of- fered to Usborne township last year. A joint committee which As. ited. a Stratford company Tues- day, however, learned the ren- tal plan was no longer avail- able. Mayor Pooley said the type of truck which would be re- quired for area protection will cost. -in the neighborhood of 814,000. The units range from $8,000 to $20,000. While visiting the Stratford firm, the delegation met Fire Chief C. H. Anderson, Strat- ford ,and discussed its require: men•ts with him. Under the rental plan, Us - borne had agreed to assume 40 percent of the cost and Exe- ter council. indicated it would consider a similar portion. The equipment would be • Manned by the local brigade. t under study On Monday Usborne Town- ship School Area trustees met with John Goman,. public rou'ol inspector, to get :fur; 1' information on --the •pos- i. Illy of building a central Members of the special. joint committee included Reeve, Clayton Smith, Councillor Mar.' old Hunter and Clerk H. H. G. Strang, Usborne; Mayor Poo- leY, neve McKenzie and Dep -1 uty-Reeve Fisher, town. NE1001. During the tneeting ques- ' lions were, raisedregarding traiisportation of pupils, the best site for a central school, disposal of the old schools, pro- cedure to be followed, and si- milar topics. Although no motion has yet been passed by the trustees either for or against building a central school, it is evident that there is 'some support for this move. •- Indications are that the town- ship council may be asked to put the question on the ballot ' at the next municipal elec- tion. In • the meantime, the trus- tees are anxious to get as much inforin-tion as possible. They have requested Mr. Gel- man to arrange for a visit with several nearb3, boards of area trustees at' their central schoors. It is anticipated that these visits will be Made during the early part of this month. • • rmy litwOes' cirea farmland .RCR 'Snow e.xercises Almost 100 cold -weather clad infantrymen of ist Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from Camp Ipperwash partici- pated in exercise "Snow Foot" moss ie farmlands north- west of Exeter during the pc- ried January 2-7 until the morn- ing of Februray 2, The soldiers, operating in patrols of seven to eight men and wearing ghostly white camouflage outer garments as they moved through the night and the snow, were frotn "D" company of the. battalion. Their "live" enemy, drawn from the unit pioneer platoon, were identified by their dark green army parkas and steel helmets. Although armed with auto- matic rifles, the troops did not fire blank ammunition. or use pyrotechnics on the .exercise which was designed. to prac- tice them in warfare under winter conditions and further develop their leadership abil- ity. Starting out with complete winter camping gear that in -1 chided snowshoes, arctic -type five -man tents, sleeping hags and cooking equipment:, the company camped out north- east of the Grand Bend airport 28. They then moved to an -1 during the night of January 27 - other bivouac , :area one-half mile north of 'Ithiva from 1 where the night patrols • were sent out until Tuesday after -1 noon, January 31. 1 013 this first phase 'of "Snow Fool", the troops, numbering seven patrols in all and led by pi IN e soldiers. ranged le arc -i south of Crediton, north of Zurich and as far east as Hensel], seeking out any enemy in their area of the company front. Mobile from six in the eve- ning until five o'clock the fol- lowing morning, the troops were instructed to avoid all dwellings and *other farm hiilld. -live" enemy in the realistic any Ii exercise ends Thurs. ings du rin tl • 1 MARINA The Ausable Authority is tproperty, although the owner considering commercial nye- has not objected. However, posals to establish a marina purchase by the authority will house up to 1,000 boots. at Port Franks which will 1 reencarueraetioPnvbalrieca. access to the Proposed location is an island Dumping p.894101011, near the mouth of the river which was created syr the which Authority's new regulations, prevent dumping of any authority's cut in 1952 to 1,... d below the high water eliminate a wide "Su curve in '''111 - the river, • mark of the river without: per - mission, wiLl come into effect glea 20 -mi e exercise but this time the de- ' day afternoon when the foot . One group of boat owners at this month, - y w- s jaunts. 01 special interest te fenders had the hacking of soldiers, after covering some sPtorriathrFo:a, nicpsro' powsehsmto sdproekdegse' , next l‘lurtwieleePka.lities will be nod. the patrols during this phase battalion support companea50 milethrough the winter man is Maurice Bouchard, of fied a the new regulations were the banks of the Ausable rains consisting of heavy mor- terrain without b e n 0 1 i t of River, . tars, anti-tank'' guns and mod- roads, will be given a aft. into out the centre of the island. to : Permits will be given by the The secondphase of Snow nun machine guns, Camp 1pperwash by army . .t. g authority for any dumping Foot" began Tuesday, when After a two-day defence the transport, 'facili les. which is found advisable but the men broke camp and position will be abandoned ; moved to a "Hide" locatiou when the troops withdraw of Arm— Iland would he established with Connection with the mai° only after application is made north of Varna from where through Varna to south otirie breldongsetrounctitohne pf s t ra e a en: veenrcli lunniesipoamlietieseastehsemastelvpereeseanrie, by the municipality. along the. Bayfieid River three Commanded by Major E. 13.! they set up 'defensive positions Ilillsgreen during Wednesday. ! " of y truck the island. Parking facilities umping directly into the stream. miles north of Varna. Once Pinnington of Grand Bend, car collide and fueling stations would be developed on the island. again they were opposed by a officer commanding "D" com- rented to the executive of the , :Ben Vanderbrug, an agricul- pre, ; Trainee here • The army's "Snow Foot' ;die tniuries iveren' sustained • ; exercises didn't turn out The proposal was first ; in the tine of ta Authority last week. Since ture engineering graduate of then, a committee has met . McDonald College. St. Anne 1 iquor store contract .. a "bloodless" battle although with several other , groups in- De Bellevue, has been assiv- ?g%*vith. the opera- : .- with a car at the intersection , The project will be discuss- tion of same of the authority's Construction of ' the gov't Steel Did., Forest City Terra- of No. 83 and the Goshen line. ed at the authority's annual established conservation pro Iwostore will begin in ebout , zn Tile Ltd„ Goderich Manu of weeks, according to an , facturing, Rosen Metal F'ro. Four soldiers — Pte. J. R. meeting Friday, February 10, grams to allow Fieldman Hal Pellerin, 29, Lance Cpl. M. A, ..in Parkhill, official of Rawlins Construe.- ducts Lt., Peerless Tile Ltd., campben 22 pte L j power i Hooke to devote more time to Lion and Supply Ltd„ . Aylmer, ' Mandeville and Scott. : the Parkhill dam project, ;19, and Cpl. 'R. W. 'Brannon, 25 Investigates report which has been awarded the ; Architect is William E. An , —were taken to RCAF Cent- ' Flood control board of the • contraet, ; (11TWS, The Re w1108' tender- f°r $74 -^ ' Still planning beer store lacerations, cuts and deep complaint 1 r o m Bosanquet rads hospital for treatment of ' authority is investigating a 619, was the lowest of more than- a dozen bids. i encleis foi the beer store, to T • - :bruises, Eleven others were township council that the mouth: - Construction of the store, at . be constructed on the Hogarth vation taken to Ipperwash for obser- , of the cut at Port Franks is practically blocked and could the corner of Main and Wel.: property, are not expected to me driver of the car. Alan contribute to f 1. a o d i n g this auth p . g. Wrested in the project, ed to the authority , y t f • 1 Five persons were injured , Some type of long-term rent- , gov't for a „three-month period won by Aylmer twill 1121Aue. odna y r no t awrhreenr scoll3cilEd1 IlidegtiLeeinent is being con- oftifeieltraasisrii$1 ecord. ority ' g on streets, is expec e to bo ea e or another six to Hemmingway, 33, RR 2 Grand months. . indicated pital, suffering from serious of the mouth came in the :Bend, is in Si, Joseph's Hos- 'Pile report on the condition - 1Warehousing Co Ltd be completed in about four eight weeks, the Brewers' 30xT3h0sales The blueisoffice and an 8 ldingwitiinciut104 exa0lthi,sTht: 'fractures to the left, chest and form PI a motion from the "plans for this building 1 other injuries. 1 • , township council but it did not . • get y -14' warehouse and will be con- , are still on the drafting board,u1 The troop carrier, which was contain anrequest for acLargest budget in the 12 brick veneer. ( nesday. "It will be of similar driven by Pte. Donald T. , tion. purchase 1 Authority will be presented for structed. of concrete block with an official told The T -A. Wed- year history of the Ausable Matthews, 19, had been pro- Plan Pare TWo Walls of - the office will shape to our other stores, ceeding east on 83 when 111 Negotiations are being corn- : approval at. the annual meet - be built of glass and porcelain-; throughout the province except : turned north on the Goshen ' pleted for the purchase of an ing in ParkhW next week. enamel panels will run the, that it will be a little smaller. 'line. The westbound Hemming- : 8- to 10 acre site near Lucan t The bulget, which will total square feet.car struck the vehicle in on which the "ole' swimmin, , 81,128,593, was passed at the length of the warehouse. ; The building will measure 2,700 way Only a few of the sub-tra.des 1 the right,. rear duals. !hole" of the community isl executive meeting here Thurs- are from. this area. They' in-! tie indicated a similar -size j Saturd.ay, cars driven by located. ; day, it includes the 81,073,00 dude C. R. 'P'inneo, Plumbing building had been constructed ;John W. Wielink, 22, RR 1 St. , The land, presently owned Parkhill dam project. and Heating, Bison Electric, at Port. Elgin last year but the ' Marys, and Ernest. Priess, 23, by Elmer Henery, has been Municipal levy of 620,000, W. D. McBride, Davila Four -1 company wishes to make some I Exeter, received $165 da mage used for many years by young which finances the regular nier Plastering Co., Northern revisions to the plans for the in another collision -on ..Main and old alike who have a ctual- I authority program. will re - Roofing Co.• Ltd., Delcan-' Exeter outlet. St. • I ly been trespassing on private yineaainrs. the, same as former I However, it was Indieated dfic*VO "4, „!* that the regular levy may R cA 11,1 - ,?4 1 .4 • i have toThe increased another .41 ew gov't 'rep its provram. The taxes ; ' year if the authority is to con. on the increasing amount of property acquired by• the auth- .nicipal taxes themselves, have ority, plus the increases in mu - raised fixed costs to the paint they are cutting into the authority's budget f o r other conservation programs already established. The authority completed 1950 with a surplus of $200. ob fleas to cost division The Ontario govl has ap- pointed three district men to the Ausable River Conserva- tion Authority to represent pro- vincial :interests, it was' an- nounced this week. The announcement came somewhat ai a surprise to of- ficials in this area, although the appointments of gov't rep- resentatives have been discuss- ed on several occasions. One of tiie. three men ap- pointed :this week is H. William Schlegel, Grand Bend, one of the large property owners in the Klondyke area who pro- tested bitterly against the pro- posed distribution of costs for the new Parkhill dam. The other two representa- Youth,17, -pays $25 fordrunkenness here A 17 -year-old Clinton youth. Maynard Ilymers, was fined S25 and costs on a charge of being intoxicated in a public place and was warned by Ma- gistrate Glenn Hays, QC, that another conviction re- sult in ii jail sentence. 1 Hymers has previously ap- peared in Clinton court on a charge of disturbing the peace, following a fight in a' Clinton restaurant last Febru- ary. At, that time, he was 1 fined $40. "Why waso't thata lesson to yeti?" questioned the Magis-: trate. "II you don't bother people yon can drink AR yOu want, bUt offending the pithlie; Is a different matter," Constable Lloyd tiodgins; stated that Hymers was picked up it Exeter last Saturday, And when he got out of the car! he was staggering and had to be aided by IMO .fereale com-1 pamotis. The constable was as- sisted by Chief C,'11, McKen-; zie. ' When pence officers put Hy -1 in the cruiser, the youth fell out on the ground and re,! aisted the men, When Hetigine attempted to get him baellIn the ear llymor8 tete elle „6r., ne8 tduniform in A brief scuffle. • Hyoids. was lodged in Gooe., McCurdy stated ' that his wheels were lodged in a rut on the road, and he -could not Swerve out to avoid collision , with the Alion Car, which was parked on a portion of the travelled part of the toad. He Also stated that he ap- plied the brakes, but they did not grab. 1 -le was about 150 feet from the Allen car before he saw it, stating that the par Was on the crest of a knoll. OPP Cenetable, George Mit- chcl! testified that fie did not set any grooves on the road and could not see where Mc- Curdy had applied his brakes. Mr. Allen told the court he was on his way to the rood W.11611 110 SAW the cra811. He Said there was a case- of beer On the hack Tiber of thec ear, and several. broken bottles. "I told him We would have CO call an officer," Mr. Allen said, but he didn't ward. to.'' Allen stated that McCurdy smelled strongly of drink and said, "I was drunk Lorne, but not now," Constable Mitchell stated that ill reit was no beer in the car when he arrived on the scene al, 9:1.5 p,m., an hour After the a etident, but he tattid, detect a smell of alcohol on MeOuttly and AISO in his eer, Wilfred "Paton, a mechanic At \Vnodhani, said that MeCift- dy And his passengers, Lloyd McCurdy And Lloyd Brintncli had been in ilia garage at 1451 And McCurdy appeared 1or-1 dial At Hid dine. He Said that he had end :beer While he, was :At the garage. Paten Said that he travelled the -road frequently and had to ttitti off the path in the roadi to get by the .Mien ear 11111 several bccasions. He taidi that he had complained to UN( borne reeve, Cleyten Sinn, A4Pidaad hilt to page 31 rith ,iail overnight, and the constable slated he WaS sick : three times on out,. CO jail, Careless driving Rost McCurdy, Wood.' ham, was fined $10 and costa'. on a careless driving charg'e,1 `resulting ,ftom tin accident in! the Xirkton area on New! 'Year's eve, i3 tondeeeiOtt 'read in Usborne, McCurdy WAS travelling on 41.)tly Itirn: I Alln parked kiridoit Datnage to thel eOirS w egilliated at $00d taehl; • tives are past wardens of Midlesex county—Fred Dobbs, Exeter, and Fred . Heo,man, Parkhill, Mr, Dobbs is a for- mer reeve of Biddulph , town- ship; Mr. Hee man served several years as McGillivray reeve. Contacted 'Wednesday, Mr. Schlegel said the appointment would not. change his personal stand oil the assessment of costs for the dam. He felt too much of the municipal con- tribution will be assessed against his own farm, the for- mer Hagmeier property, and that of New Venice Corp'n Ltd„ principal owners in the Kion - dyke. He stressed, however, that he was in favor of the dam as a conservation project, a point he made clear at the. public 'meeting. .11 'was the assess- ment, not the dam itself, to which he objected. 117. Schlegel said he himself did not plan any appeal against the assesment which has beett forwarded to the Ontario Muni- cipal Board for aPproval. How- ever, it is understood that Bosanquet township, at least; ancl perhaps several ether. municipalities, may Appeal the share allotted to them. In naming the additional authority members this week, Commerce .and Development Minister W. M. Nickle pointed out that authorities are financ- ed on a 50% basis by the. On- tario gov't, which 'matches dollar for dollar, what the municipalities within the Auth- ority contribute. ' When a ftood*cootrol prone!, k considered of natienat Im- portance, Authorities can apply for financing under the Canada Conservation Water Assistance Att for 371/25; each Mull both federal and provincial govern- ments, with the remaining 251 NOM the authority. It is wider this letter arrangement that the Parkhill dent is being fio- ended, Ask citizens save water tvery effort to avoid the OtedleaS Week, of water in !Jensen has beets requested by the limit -all 'Ohne Utilities COMMISSitni denitatie And OM niercialusers, The COO111188161101'8 geed 111A t ill thepast week several Titivate . in the village have gone dry, indicating that there is a Sliertage of ground Water. In the Mini aro-a, farmcrs have been hanling water for 861/ tee - on I, hs how, While • Mote is ample Water in the town systelit the eons Of water will give the well op- perttinitY tiitedeVer VSNOW GHOSTS"—White-clad troops stealing through snow-covered farmlands in the district may have startled residents during recent nights but there's no cause to worry. The ".invasion" is only a tactical exercise con- ducted by the First Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, • 'at Camp Ipperwash. It's the first of several planned in the area, Above, a winter warfare patrol from 10 pia- , toon of "D" company moves out from. the company "Hide" position for a long range patrol across the farm- lands around Exeter. —DND photo Ilan ona range cquisiion scheme o con rol Ausable flood plain lands .program aCqUire all A long • teeth, far - reachingo fcoorhtl-reociretiavteior.tivelopetyirpose.s, flood plain land 10 the water -1 shed 18 being considered h Principal ,ativentage. how - the Ausable authority, it was 6v6r; WoUld be. that the Auth- . meeting last week. ever all the flood plains to exereise ontrol indicated at the executive: 01 115" would The ambitious OrNeef wcarip" our conservatioe work `m as it was felt neceseal•y. This require the co-operation and elonmal.e. , 4, ;le need for aS1Atalite at bath Pravinc11" purchase and expropriation ne- and federal governments and gotiations whonovo. two* t Would affect thousands of aeres iii 1110 ;•• executive will present ; .."••••• •• :!. ' • to the AMMO me.eting of the authority next Where to xoExfind it The. plan has ball devised by Andrew Dirt, fernier'eter representative , on 1,11e Authority, who envisienS the Announcemeith restOration of forest olid gN!ml Church Netiars- 15 cover along the ylverbanks I Event A, 15 throughout the watersned '4 The prehOSAP IS that All fiend' Farm News . 9 plain land be Aequired to A FCmi,i Factt 10 level` that the Authority ean -Helpsan ,,, 1 fence, The areas would he Locan 14 reforested and allowed to de. ,4pi.fs 61 velop as ittittikal habitat ler Want' Ads .fl wild life, TIM Publit WOUld b4 elititVdti eedeat ' to the AreAS e1r.firm,,r;;;;;-,•;.- 11- ;is undertaken, Thee land would be Acquired 'over a period of Yeats as it :beeline available. Through a fund established foiN the puili !pose, the Authoi•itv would pur- etiate an entire farm through which the river :flows when it, • LS offered for sale. Smite farms . Adjacent to these might also be purchased in :order to ar- ram,fe tor a re -survey of the tillable propertywhich would !be' resold, returning funds for further AtouiSitiOn, 1 The Authority weuld require ; a (Und of approximately Wine; 000 to launch the program, ;which the provineial Aeov't will axtkis preblem Hetteter, the handicap to the scheme would be the Mounting taxation (este as the, authority acquires land., slate 1 if Must pay municipal levies, on all its property. To Meet eX.00180, the authority map reque.stASSiStatide: Xi Obi (be 1 rtdtral Iftld6r ItS new farm rehabilitation Orograiii under whith it inclosed that lith requested to .provide. marginal land will he eonverf- ed to other uses. To lauch its scheme, the Authority proposes to establish a new land acquisition advis- ory board at the annual meet- ing, Four Scoutert awarded tpdge 'Pour mote Scouters in Me. ter and Centralia have been awe Med Wood Badges for eompleting qualifications in issena, tkeler; rri51.11 Patterson and Xr. and WS, Clutek Ellis, AcAr Centra- lia, retitiVed their awards this week. VMS tiring to IS the number or leaders in fluren district Whe have wen the badge, giv- ing 'Huron More qualified lea. tiers than .any other ;district in 1110 MtleWat 6r; toodil Which stretchet /rein 141dd. tti Bar- ! fig. Award two $20,000 The Supreme Court, sitting in London Monday, awarded a total of 820,000 damages to the wife and daughter.of another of the victims m the December '58 crash south of Exeter in which 'four airmen were killed. Mrs. Jean May Walchuk, MooseJaw, Sask., was awarded $15' 000 and her daughter, Che- ryl Ann, $5,000. DAC Metro Walchuk, 24. was one of the four victims of the 1 head-on collision Dec. 20 on No. 4 highway1 about one mile south 1 of town. He was stationed at 1 Moose .Taw and had flown to Centralia on a training flight just prior to the accident. His daughter, Cheryl, was four -weeks old at the time. ! Mrs. Walchuk brought suit under the Fatal Accidents Act against LAS E. L. Rodgerson, Barrie, driver cif the north- bound car which collided with a car in which LAC Walchuk was a passenger. Rodgerson admitted liability. In a previous action, a total of $40,525 damages was awar- ded to Mrs. Colleen Gay Soren- son and her son James over the same actident. LAC Sorenstin, the driver of the southbound vehicle, was also killed. —Please turn to page 3 Four pigs shot,. former chargod An anon moue phnrie the OPP detachment here has led to the laying of a cruelty to animals charge againSt an 10 2 Ansa Craig farmer. Alvin Faultier was charged Monday after four of sewn pigs in a barn Oil an linnet - pied Stephen township farm were ordered; 'destroyed be, dauSe of Malnutrition. They were the only animals 'on the It rni. A. Z. Jennings, ef Carlow8 thief inspector for the Onteria Society for the Preventied Crucify to Animals, said the pigswere destroyed under regulation or the Ohl ario. SPCA Act, following aft tkarti- inatien by Dr. R. P'. ROdefSoil, ' Exeter verterithirialt. Faultier will APPear tit M- eter dote February 14. ()PP here rettiVed the call hereloriday the animals" 'toiteliaOti, The in- formation Wat 16laytd 81$C4k. officials.