The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-12-07, Page 211,
Tthe Tirri -AdV
ate, .DecMiler 7, 1901.
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Town council postponed until
neXt year a decision •on a storm
sewer to take the runoff from
George St. across No. 4 high-
way into the Ausable river.
'The delay resulted from a re-
vision by Engineer B. M. Ross
of a report he submitted to
council at its previous meeting
and which was adopted.
The problem arises from run.
off »north of George St. which
used to flow south to the river.
With the building up of the
street, it .now proceeds west to
o, 4 and overflows across the
highway.
:Engineer Ross originally prn-
posed the runoff could be han-
dled with installation of an 18.
inch culvert under the Brew -
ere Retail Store drive way and
similar culverts under the pro
posed laneways leading into th
new motel just north of th
bridge. This would take the wa
ter down the east side of Main
to the river. the e revision. submitted to
dulled Monday night, the .engi
neer indicated he had not em
phasized the need to dig open
ditches along the roadsides
which would require asphal
gutters. The cost, he estimated,
would be $2,500, The open ditch
would not only betnsightly but
would constitute a traffic haz-
ard.
Instead, he proposed a 21 -inch
diameter sewer running from
Andrew to Main :along George,
crass the highway in a south.
• westerly direction to the river.
e The estimate for this work was
e $4,600 and it would provide for
- future growth north of George
St,
"Who would benefit from the
drain other than the department
- of highways?" asked Coenritlor
- Farrow, "Other people have
been in need of better drainage
for years. Why do we get So
t exercised about this?"
Councillor Simmons pointed
out it would serve the two conn-
mercial developments at the
corner which represented an in-
vestment of :$80,000,
Farrow noted that the situa-
tion had been aggravated by
the Janeway into the retail
store for which a culvert had
not been provided, "These peo-
ple do something they're not
supposed to and we're expected
to pick up the chips," he pro-
tested. He felt the ,problem
could be solved at much less
cost. Besides, the drains cam,
mittee didn't have any money
left in its budget,
Drains Chairman Taylor
wasn't happy about the new
proposal, It appeared to him the
engineer was "trying to please
everybody," The revision, he
suggested, had been proposed
at the prompting of Councillor
Simnions and Deputy -Reeve Fi-
sher. As fax as he was con-
cerned, the engineer first sug-
gested the water should go di-
rectly down Andrew St. to the
river and he felt this still was
the best plan.
Councillor Simmons pointed
out this would mean an open
outlet into Riverview Park,
Council had closed up other
such outlets to provide for cut-
ting of the grass there.
Taylor pressed for early ac-
tion: "1 think we should look
after it immediately. T ih e
town would be responsible if
some car skidded down. George
St. across the highway and in-
to the orchard on the west
side,"
While there was no money
left in the drain, budget, he said
the work could be charged
against roads since it was the
roads which Ich too 1
u d receive the
major benefit.
Questioned a b o finances,
Clerk C, V. Pickard estimated
council should have a surplus
of from $12,000 to $14,000, "de-
pending on what you spend on
this drain."
ask firm for survey
on cannersdisposal
Town council has asked an
irrigation equipment company
to survey the sewage disposal
system at the canning plant
to determine what equipment
is necessary to make the opera-
tion more efficient.
This move followed discus-
sions between council and Man-
ager Don Graham over im-
provement of the system, whose
operation was judged unsatis-
factory by the Ontario Water
Resources Commission this past
summer.
Coin collectors
elect committee
Over 30 coin collectors from
Huron and Bruce counties met
at Clinton last week to discuss
the organization of a elub.
.A committee of seven was
selected from the group to pre-
pare a report on organization
for a subsequent meeting on
.Thurs., Dec. 14, at Clinton town
hall.
NewS
member. are being
sougbt- and a coin -trading ses-
°sibn has been planned for the
forthcoming meeting.
Mrs.
W. Malrtin.
dies at Seaforth
Mrs. William Martin, 74, Hu-
ron St., Exeter. died al Sea-
forth Memorial Hospital on
Saturday, December 2 having
been a patient for seven weeks.
;' S1 was the former Estella
May Bray of 'Osborne Town -
Following; her marriage
to° V ilism' Marfan they farmed
on Con. 10 Tuckersmith until
Mr. Martin's death in July
1956. Mrs. Martin bought a
house in Exeter and had lived
here off and on since then.
She was a member of James
Street United Church and of
the Woman's Missionary So-
ciety.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters: Mrs. Frank (-Loreen)
Hamilton, Cromarty, Mrs. Ray
(Gertrude) Clarke. Usborne
Township, two brothers: John
Bray, Ushorne, and G. Foster
Bray, Toronto, and two grand-
children, Kenneth and Ronald
Clarke.
Funeral services were con-
duted by Rev. S. E, Lewis on
Tuesday, December 5 at the
Hopper -Hockey funeral home
with interment in Exeter cem-
etery.
Bearers were Winston Work-
man, Archie Hoggarth, Alex
MacGregor, Kenneth McKay,
James Drummond and Earl
Kinsana n.
Mr. Graham said the .com-
pany would make available all
46 acres of the land set aside
for spray disposal of the ef-
fhhent. This past summer, only
20 acres was used.
lie also indicated, if council
wished, that the plant would
operate the system for the
town next sunnier. "We're
right on top of the situation
there", he said, and if you
feel we can operate it more
economically than you can,
we'll be glad to do it".
By agreement, the town is
responsible for the operation
and town men have looked
after it the past two years.
Council is considering the
purchase of a second pump
motor to relieve the gas engine
which broke down last sum-
mer. IL may also purchase
mare pipe for its spraying sys-
tem.
Approve fire dept fees
Council approved a total of
$2,173 in fees for members of
the fire brigade for the .past
year.
Secretary
Frank Creed
re-
ported
portedthe 'brigade had answer-
ed 22 calls this year, 17 in
town and five in • the town-
ships. The number is up from
last year. •
In other business, council;
Declared Tuesday, December
26, Boxing Day holiday;
Agreed to pay the town non -
council members of the cotuht
of revision, E. H. Beaver and.
J. . L. McKnight, a fee of $5.00
per meeting.
Agreed to provide turkey
prizes again for the best decor-
ated house doors during the
Christmas season;
Granted building :•perfnits to
Samuel Hower, John St„ for
renovating kitchen; and A.
Bakker, Main St., renovating
house.
Christmas mart
realizes 5350
The Christmas Mart held
Tuesday evening and Wednes-
day afternoon. in the Parish
Hall and sponsored by Trivitt
Memorial Guild was a success
realizing over $350.
A most unusual feature was
a cake known as the Tree Log
made and decorated by Mrs.
Gertrude Kostendt, of Europe,
who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Bethel- Sr.
Contacts dlep't
an traffic light
Exeter Public School board
•received a letter from lion.
Charles. MacNaughton, Huron
.MPP,, stating that he had writ:
ten to the minister of trans-
port concerning the erection of ..
a traffic light at the corner of
Main and. Victoria Streets.
The board, -has requested the
lights to make the crossing
more safe for the students,
and has been backed up by the
Exeter council.
Atter a lengthy debate, the
board granted use of the gym-
nasiunh to the Trivia Memorial
Church to stage their annual
Christmas party on Sunday,"
December 17,
Principal Arthur Idle report-
ed that two Christmas concerts
would be staged this year, with t
both the junior and senior
grades presenting' a program.
.1W h�IEGfA1 n•tx
Carf Cann was re -appointed
to represent the board on the "Thirty-six • bucks for the
t.1t3
`' diet InG,'Wocld 1.10 MC..rved, ] 61, l+in�TeetUces''Y? 4 ,
"TP4 Iok better a1ree— h
GB pays PIightf refugees
for drains told to 11.-A family'
Murray A. Des Jambs. clerk
of Gland Bend, was auhorized
by council, Monday, to issue
a t.heque in the amount of
$1,OS5,0p to Russell Fischer,.
Dashwood, for his work on the
Stanlake :Municipal drain.
Engineer Howard Gibson Of
Archibald, Graham and MuKay,
London, sent through his cer-
tifie0te of approval, fallowing
his final inspection of the re-
cently completed drain,
'Council accepted the tender
a.f Herman Desjardiee, Grand
Bend, for plowing of .the vil-
lage sidewalks during the epin-
Ing months, The tender:Klee
of 63;00 per hour was aecepied,
it WaS the only lCnlerSt1
b
•
misted.
Dr, A. E, 11IIdaster, vice-
president of the •Grand. Bernd
and Area Chamber of Com -
merge, and Don Robertson,
treasurer, met with council to
r i nn �, request support for payment of
the C of C share of the Lamb -
w+ co-ordinator ton County brpchure.
:Council authorized payment
of $100,00 to the group,
A. by-law was passed author-
izing the clerk and reeve to en-
ter into an agreement with the
township of Bosanquet for fire
protection. 'Che area that will
be covered by the Grand Bend
brigade will be roughly the
area eovcred by the Grand
Bend telephone exchange,
This area is primarily north
of the gov't cut at the nine -mile
bridge, south of Grand Bend„
Accounts totalling $2,646 were
ordered paid.
Councillor Earl Datars was
absent from the meeting, being
confined. to his bed throe h
siekness,
Iists survival plan
Bow does the new Xiuron
County emergency measures
co-ordinator, T. Murray Mac-
Donald, view his survival post?
Here's his preliminary plan,
as outlined to area councils
this week.
' k i
In order that you will know
my feeling on the subject of
Emergney Measures, 1 would
like to express the following.
First, due to the present
world situation Emergency
measures planning and pre-
paration is most necessary and
this can be done without dis-
turbing our normal, domestic
peacetime existence, 'Further-
more it can be done without
causing alarm and establishing
a state of fear,
Secondly, I am convinced
that a great deal can be done
without costing a cent of the
taxpayers' money. For ex.
ample;
Planning: This ran he done
costing only time and delibera-
tion,
Preparation: Practical pre-
paration can be made in the
homes, in industry and institu-
tions by sensibly utilizing per-
sonnel and d present facilities,
litie
s,
Money is not ' necessarily a
limiting factor in this county
if each one of us devote. a little
time and effort.
t ria -A
'They printed my letter! See,
the one signed 'Discontented
• wife';"
SHDHS board for the coming beauty parlor? When did
Year. you go?"
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11
-fAND AND POWER TOOLS
, there om ina
present day existenceisno for
member of a community who
feelsThirdly--"What is the usero, if it
happens, we will all perish" or
"it is the government's re-
sponsibility." We are most
fortunate in Canada and espec-
ially in our county, our Bounty
could be subjected to radia -
lion fallout, With planning and
preparation now by you, with
my assistance, the great pro-
portion of our 49,000 county
inhabitants will five through a
nuclear attack, Furthermore,
we can fulfill a Most important
mission as a support area help-
ing less fortunate districts. We
can provide rescue companies
to help out elsewhere and here
in the county we can provide
accommodation facilities for
some casualities and displaced.
homeless personnel,
In ,conclusion as far as my
personal feelings are concern-
ed, I have visited both the
areas in Japan that were hurt
during World War Two by nuc-
lear attack and believe me T
am convinced that it is worth-
while to survival—to plan and
prepare,
Siamese twins
in sows litter
Siamese twins were born to
a sow .owned by Max Turnbull,
RR 1 Dashwood, this week,
The joined twins, born among
a litter of 17 others, had eight
feet but only one head,
They were dead at birth. It
was the sow's third litter,
A four leaf clover is con-
sidered lucky because its four
leaves torr
n a cross.
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or
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SPIN CASTING RODS
from $5.95 up
* LANDING NETS, CREELS, KNIVES Etc.
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"The T -A .family" viewed the
miserable plight of refugees in
Hog. .iotlg.through the eyes
of a young school teacher and
ter camera Saturday eight.
Miss Lorna Taylor, daughter
,of Mr, And Mrs. S. B. Taylor,.
town, ,and a London public
school teacher, outlined high-
lights of ]her visit tp the Far
l'dast during her world lour
this summer to .correspondents
and staff 01 The Times-Advo-
eate during its annual banquet
at the Towne and Country
Restaurant"
Although+ she termed it "`un-
believable Lorna told of some
eo
't' the eo i f
olh 1 S
11 .conditions 1pn
of e P
t
Hong Kong have chosen to live
under, rather than stay in
Communist China,
Many of the refugees live as
cliff dwellers, crowded on the
s i d es Of tlhe mountainous.
island, They make their hones
from card board boxes, small
bits of lumber and practically
anything they can get their
hands on.
She explained that most of
the children had no clothes and
and head lice and running
sores were evident on many,
"The people in the free world
really help to teach these
children",she stated, "because
at presenthey have. no chance
for any type of education".
Lorna further related that
the children have nothing to do
all day, and many of them are
expected to look after their
younger brothers and sisters
and she showed slides of young-
sters walking around with
babies strapped on their backs,
She said a similar situation
existed among the people who
live nn fishing junks in the
harbor at Hong Kong, So many
boats are naw harbored there
that none can get out to open
water.
The overcrowding had also
resulted in many people erect-
ing small shacks atop apart-
ment buildings in the city.
"There is no middle class in
Hong Kong", the London teach-
er said. "people ;aro eitWtet
t erY trach or very poor",
She ,explained that the gov't
was doing everything possible
to help the multitude of h'efu•
gees fleeing ConlnutniSnt, but
the influx was too great to
keep up with.
Lorna .also showed pictures
taken of many of the high,-
lights in Japan and explained
many of the customs they wit-
nessed. The T -A family viewed
scenes of many 'beautiful
temples and the picturesque
countryside Of Japan,
Publisher J. M. Southeett
was ellairinan of the banquet,
Ent a'1 n
F itis ttvasprovided
e i en
bY
Sandi lllorrpw, town, and Mrs,
Beatrice 1• -less, Zurich,
Editor pan Southcott paid
tribute to the correspondents
for the service they are pro,
viding in recording contempor-
ary history for: future genera-
tions..
Others taking part in the
program were Mrs, Ervin
Bader, .Dashwood; Miss Lina
Abbott, Lucan; R, Il, South.
Cott, Sports Editor Bill Batten,
Harry DeVries and Cornelis
Nagel of The T -A staff,
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and Spruce
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Kellerman
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Christmas time!
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knowing that your gift of a modern electric
appliance will be giving pleasure in tlie.
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Most out of electricity'..
Exeter Public Utilities
Commission •