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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-07-18, Page 1Tenders being called for construction ofAusable bridge, culvert at Grand BenCI Arrest two, bail $5,000 Bail has been set at $5,000, cash for two Louden youths arrested at Hensall early .Sat, urday morning and charged with PoSSeSaien of safe,b r e ?lc i n g tools. Robert g, Carpenter, 24, and Dennis, L, Mitchell, 22, who have been lodged in county jail Since their apprehension, will appear in Coderich, court today, Thursday, The tools were found in A search .of a car parked on a side street just east of the tracks in Hensall about 1;50 am Saturday, The search was conducted by PC William Glass- ford, Exeter, and pc's Bev Gil- land, Alex Twaddle, Coderich. The' men were arrested by Olassford and taken to Oecier- ich where they appeared before Mrs. Olive Sturdy, justice of the peace. Get treatment for arsonist? Tenders are being called this week for construction of the Ausable River bridge over No. 21 at Grand Bend, announces Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, minister of high- ways. The bridge, just south of the intersection of 21 and 81, will be a cast-in- place pre-stressed concrete, rigid frame structure with a clear span of 116 feet, From end-post to end-post, it will measure 166 feet. Clearance above water level will be approximately 15 feet. Over-all width will be 60 feet with 48 feet of pavement (more than twice the present 20-foot width). The bridge will be lighted and have five-foot sidewalks on each side. Tenders are also being called for grading, drainage, gravel base from the junction of No. 21 southerly, half a mile, including the Ausable River arch culvert onNo. 81. The twin box culvert on 81 will be installed one new line to replace the present barrel-arch culvert. This will consist of two openings, 14' x 14', with a through length of 127 feet, Fill will be placed over the structure to approximately 10 feet in depth and the new road- way will be carried on the fill. Margison and Keith, Toronto, are the architects Ninetieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 18, 1963 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Fife, drum winners represent nearly 100 Orange years Winners of the individual fife and drum competitions at the Orange celebration here Friday were Harry Graham, left, of Kincardine, and Charles McQuillan, right, Hay township school teacher. The two winners represent a total of 95 years of providing music for Orange marches. Oliver Jaques, centre, master of Exeter lodge, presented the prizes. Test sewer system Monday To view tenders tonight, may proceed with pool Chain tables at area park Council views roads before contract ends Exeter's swimming pool pro- ject may still get under way this year, according to C h ai rman John Goman. The committee meets again tonight (Thursday) and may con- sider tenders for construction of the pool, he said. "The consensus of the mem- bers of the committee is that we should go ahead with con- struction as soon as the land situation can be cleared up," the chairman reported. "The campaign needs a shot in the arm and we feel construc- tion would spur everyone on to finish the job," The committee met last week and agreed to secure tenders from three contractors for the pool. At least two bids are ex- pected to be before the com- mittee Thursday night. "We feel we should proceed A Lucan youth, C. Wayne Culbert, 21, who has "emo- tional and personality pro- blems" according to mental health authorities, was senten- ced to four years in penitentiary Friday on charges of arson, break-in and theft in the Lucan area. Court authorities indicated they hoped the youth, whose ar- rest came as a shock to most Lucan residents, would receive psychiatric help in the peni- tentiary. They pointed out On- tario has no institutions which specifically provide treatment for such persons. Dr. George Jenkins, of the mental health clinic In London, described the youth as having a feeling of "detachment and unreality -- not as if he were asleep but partly out of touch with his surroundings." The doctor also said that his attitude toward his prosecution was " . . . a relief of tension and a vague feeling that he shouldn't have done it". The sentence came two months after Culbert pleaded guilty to setting six fires in businesses, garages and stor- age sheds in Lucan over a two- year period. He also admitted breaking into the Lewis barber shop and billiard hall. Sentence was remanded earl- ier to permit psychiatric ex- amination of the youth. Magistrate G. G. Marshamn, QC, pronounced the sentence Friday. Culbert had moved to London a short time previous to his arrest on the charges. next year. If the swimming pool project goes through, the facilities for the park will be constructed in connection with the bathhouse required for the pool. Line of duty Usborne fox found rabid Readies plan for disaster Property owners on sewers lines may be able to start mak- ing connections next week, if tests of the new system prove satisfactory Monday. OWRC Engineer Charles Ke- menyffi said Wednesday the final test, on the pumping sta- tion and force main, is schedul- ed for next Monday. Most of the lines already have been ap- proved. If Monday's test proves satis- factory, then the system is ready for operation. Householders are anxious to hook up, according to Huron County Health Unit inspector James Pinder, who reports he has received quite a number of enquiries regarding connec- tions. A few already have their plumbing completed and pipes laid, waiting for permission to hook in. Permits are required for the plumbing work, the inspector reminds householders. Secur- ing of the permit is the re- sponsibility of the plumber but any householder planning to make the instalation himself is required to have one. The permit incorporates an inspection fee of $3.00 for each 100 feet of instalation. Approval must be received before the trench is backfilled. Regulations governing house- agreed to hook up sewers on the four streets with storm sewers which will serve also as sani- tary sewers. He said 36 applications have been signed to date for con- nections on William, Victoria, Gidley and Senior streets. ALL BUT TWO APPROVE Meanwhile in its attempt to secure approvals from all pro- perty owners along the proposed extension lines, council has re- ceived consent from allbut two. The extension lines, proposed in addition to the original con- tract, are on Huron, from Main a portion of a block west; on Anne, from Marlborough east; and on Main from Huron to the south limits. The owners' approvals are required to avoid delays in re- letting the contract for the work, following the failure of the suc- cessful bidder to post a per- formance bond. Council has agreed to relet the contract to Gaffney Con- struction, as soon as OWRC regulations are met. A fox shot on the farm of James Gardiner, Thames Road, has been confirmed as rabid this week by the health of ani- mals division, Canada depart- ment of agriculture. Mr. Gardiner's son, David, shot the animal about a week ago in a hay field, where it appeared to be wandering aim- lessly. Ausable authority has taken to chaining its picnic tables to trees in the Lucan Conserva- tion Area in an effort to prevent continued misuse, Sup't John Hodgins said the measure was necessary after authority employees have had to take the tables out of the pond three weeks in a row. "We chained them this week to see what would happen," he said. "We hope it will curb this nonsense but you never know." The authority has had con- siderable trouble with prank- sters in the Lucan picnic area this year. Garbage cans have been mutilated and their con- tents stuffed down toilets. The tables, apparently, have been used as rafts in the pond. "We have to check the area frequently," Mr. Hodgins said. He indicated there had not been much trouble at the other recreation areas in the water- shed, although most of them have weekend supervision. The sup't reports use of the parks has been greater than ever this year. Ah, summertime! It creates some unique ha- zards, or something, even for police. Like this week, for example, OPP detachment here investi- gated two complaints along Lake Huron shore. One involved a pretty young thing who changed into her bath- ing suit on the beach. Discreet, she hid behind a tree to avoid the stare of motorists. (No doubt she thought of the accident ha- zard, too.) She forgot, however, about the people on the beach. They complained to police about in- decent exposure. The other? Over-z e alou s love-making on the beach. No charges were laid. The Emergency Measures Organization, getting a new start in Huron county with Stuart Forbes, late of London, as co- ordinator, is not exclusively or even primarily concerned with atomic bombs. "That is one thing, of course," Mr. Forbes said, "but we are interested in the safety of the public in event of a dis- aster of any kind." The co-ordinator, who took office officially only two weeks ago, has studied the situation here with the aid of available records and prepared a plan which will be submitted to his executive--the county council EMO committee headed by Reeve Milton Oesch of Zurich. "With the heads of the various departments who will be chair- men of sub-committees," he said, "we will work out a scheme and tie it into the larger organization. When that Is done, we will go ahead with our plan- ning to see if we cannot get volunteers to fill the various posts in relation to these com- mittees." hold plumbing instalations have been distributed by the health unit and were published in The T-A several months ago. Waste from all plumbingfixtures must connect to the sanitary sewer. This includes basement floor drains. CONNECT FOOTINGS Footing tiles may be con- nected to the sanitary sewers but this is the only storm water allowed to enter the sewerage system, since the addition of storm water to the sy st e m causes an overload and flood- ing of basements. Since the sewer is installed for disposal of all household wastes, the unit advises that it should enter the house at a low enough level to permit all fix- tures to drain by gravity. This will eliminate need for sump and laundry tub pumps. Regulations also provide that when the use of the septic tank is discontinued, the tank must be cleaned out and filled in. Connection locations have been recorded on a set of cards which will be available at the clerk's office. Inspector Pinder operates out of the health unit office in the basement of the hospital. En- quiries are received dailyfrom 9 am to 12 noon. Phone num- ber is 235-1014. An official notice will appear in The Times-Advocate when permission has been granted for completion of connections. if the price is at all favorable," Mr. Goman said. The committee also will con- sider the election of a new chairman to succeed the public school inspector who will move to Guelph at the end of this month, About $13,000 has been raised in cash donations and pledges toward the cost and a $5,000 grant is available from the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture. Meanwhile, negotiations are continuing over the use of land at Riverview Park, owned by the Ausable Authority. The author- ity has given the town permis- sion to erect the pool on the property but the regulations covering the provincial grant stipulate that the land must be owned by the municipality. Monday night, council agreed to enquire from the department if the authority property will qualify under the ownership re- gulations. Council also Monday night agreed to set aside $1,500 of this year's parks budget toward construction of comfort stations for Riverview Park. RAP com- mittee estimates about $4,000 will be required to build new toilets and a booth for the park and hopes to undertake the work GB gives u water system Gov't studies town petition grid was installed, the annual cost per household could be as little as $65.00 per year. A less ambitious plan which was outlined by J.D. Norman of the engineering firm, would supply water to the main cottage area and the business district. This however, would average out to about $140 per year for each household. Preliminary figures hadbeen requested by the village in order that decisions could be reached with regard to the tender speci- fications for the four-lane high- way throughout the village tor which the Ontario Department of Highways plans to call ten- ders early in August. Early plans were for laying water mains and laterals at the GRAND BEND Sharper pencils will be re- quired if Grand Bend village is to have a municipal water system in the near future. Representatives of the con- sulting engineering firm of M. M. Dillon and Company Limited, London, Monday night, presen- ted estimate costs of over $600,000 to provide a complete water dispersal system for the resort. • Included in preliminary figu- res was a $200,000 item for intake pipe and pumping sys- tem, using Lake Huron as a source. Though the total price is high, W.D. Conklin, QC, of the Ontario Water Resources Com- mission, rioted that if the total 500 attend games here A final check on the con- dition of roads affected by the sewerage problem is being un- dertaken by town officials this week as the work nears com- pletion. Monday night, before council meeting, Deputy-reeve Ralph Bailey and his roads commit- tee toured the town to inspect the work being done by Gaffney Construction Co. to r e s to r e streets to their pre-contr act condition. Tuesday, Bailey and Works Sup't Jim Paisley conferred with OWRC engineer, Charles Kemenyffi, about several sec- tions still in the process of restoration. For the most part, council is satisfied with conditions, al- though some late instalations have caused some settling on John St. Meanwhile, the town's first major plumbing job is being completed rapidly, RECEIVE CHARGES Council learned Monday night the 1963 payment to OWRC for the system will be approximate- ly $5,300. This includes opera- ting charges for the first quar- ter of 1964, since OWRC re- quires payment three months in advance. The OWRC estimate of the 1963 cost includes: debt re- tirement, $833; reserve for contingencies, $845; interest charges, $2,374; operating charges, balance of 1963, $800; operating charges for first quarter of 1964, $480. The estimated annual pay- ment to the OWRC will total $11,644.31. On top of this, the town will pay debenture charges to Central Mortgage and Hous- ing Corporation, which is help- ing to finance the cost. The first of these payments will come due in 1964. OK JOINT LATERAL Council gave its approval Monday night to a joint pro- ject of four Main St. property owners to run a common later- al from their lots to the Wil- liam St. sewer, The project was instigated by Jack Taylor, who plans to build a house on an undersized lot on Main, just south of Nel- son. The other three property owners who will join in taking a lateral to William are Wayne Tuekey, Mervin Jones and Har- ry Sherwood, taking in most of the Week. The owners agreed to pay the $70 connection charge each and the town will provide a larger tile for the connection. They will also pay the 44 frontage charge and the in- creased water rate. Council approved the plan subject to confirmation of ap- proval from Engineer B. M. Ross, Goderich. 100% SIGN UP Works Sup't Paisley reported that so far 100% of the prOperty owners he had contacted have LOCAL STORES GO LOCOI Not really, but they have dropped Off the deep end as far as prides are concerned. Merchants in are offering a 10-day saving Spree beginning today, under the "CratY Days" theme. find the ridiculouslylowprices n(ivertiSed throughout the paper ) prindipally prom pages 7 to 16: Sample copies are being distributed throughout a wide :area this week and recipients Who don't receive The T.A regularly are invited to 'subscribe. Pacts Fancies Exeter council's resolution requesting higher exemptions for earnings in the granting of mother's allowances is receiv- ing consideration from the On- tario Department of Public Wel- fare, it was learned Monday night. Hon. Louis P. Cecile, welfare minister, told council in a let- ter that "the matter of earnings is under review". "You may know," Mr. Cecile said in his letter, "that Ontario is one of the few authorities which permits exemptions of in- come for those receiving wel- fare payments, No state in the U.S. does so, except for edu- cational purposes." "I should also add," he stated, "that in the past several months we have made available a larger sum to mother's al- lowance beneficiaries where the shelter requirements pointed to a need. At this time, a mother may receive up to $255 monthly, plus medical services, hospital insurance and dental care for her children, Beyond this, fa- mily allowances are alSO en- tirely exempted." He assured council "of our interest in these families and that we appreciate this expres- sion of views." Exeter council's resolution, passed eaxlier this year, sug- gested mother's allowance re- gulations discouraged recipien- ts from earning funds because it decreaSed the amount of wel- fare payment. The resolution suggested an Increase in the ex- emption for earnings to encour- age enterprise on the part of the mother to raise the standard of living for her family. The town resolution was en», dorsed by Buren County Connell at its June meeting, Two-hour parking limit in effect POlice began TueSday to enforce town Council's'now parking regulation on MainSt, st. Constable Harry t tergen, above, chalks tire in his first round enforcing the how bylaW. The two- hour limit is in effect froln Oidleytelltiron Streets from 0 am to 6 pm. First day's ticket' total: seven. '--"1",,A. photo No dote for Hay 'vote NO date has bah set yet for the school debenttre vote in 'Hay township, peeve John 'Corbett revealed TUesday, Clerk ney trokenShire is enjoying a few same time that the excavation for the highway existed, both to save expense in the water sys- tem, and also to eliminate cut- ting up the new highway later. Monday night council advised the department to proceed with the highway as if no water sys- tem were involved at all. As councillor Emmerson Desjar- dine commented, "At this rate, it may be five years before we have a municipal water system here." Reeve Stewart Webb sugges- ted a well or series of wells on the beach, to tap the "water bearing sand" supply. This would eliminate the costly in- take pipe, and cut the total cost estimate by $200,000, "I thought the $377,000 price last year was high," said Reeve Webb, "but to put a debt of $600,000 on this town--I don't believe we can do it." Last fall the property owners failed to support a scheme for a municipal water supply which had been estimated at $377,000. This would have serviced all of the village except that portion which is in Southeott Pines. Concerning the well system, Mr. Conklin said, "It's a cinch that you won't be permitted to spend over $300,000. I believe that many people would look with favor on the suggestion of using wells. However, it may not be the best idea. Because of the sand structure, wells 'may have a limited life of from live to ten years." Approval for debentures must be obtained froni the Ontario Municipal Hoard, which keeps a Close eye on the finances or municipalities to make sure that they do not go too far into debt. Mr. Conklin was asked to arrange for meetings in Toronto with members of the board, and with other members Of the OnLL tario Water Resources Cori, mission, to consider the whole situation: Iiensall , a wiwwiiv.i. V Lucan a w .4 11 Sport's vsvvvv .. 6 Want Ads v v It V 19 Church Notices . 18 coming Events . 18 Cray Days Feature..7-16 Editorials . i I 1 4 Farria NewS bt v ,e 13 Usborne school area board trustees may select the site for the township's new central school at a meeting Friday night. The trustees have con- sidered the site for a number of weeks but have had difficulty reaching a decision. Last week, members visited a number of central shcools in the district. * Police Chief C, H. MacKen- zie said this week he is en- forcing the bylaw prohibiting the riding of bicycles on town sidewalks. The chief said he has impounded several two-wheel- ers for infractions. * * * Thieves broke into the garage of Stephen deputy-reeve James ilayter at DaShwood Sunday night, stealing about 15 cartons of cigarettes and 12 cartons of chocolate bars and other con- fectionery. The break-in was investigated by PC Harry Reid, * * Huron County Police ASs"ti last week honored Chief Elmer Hutchinson, SeafOth ) who has been retired of hiSdutiesthere. During a presentation cere- mony, Chiefs George Little, Hayfield and C. H. MaCKenzie, Exeter, president arid vice-pre- sident, lauded the, cordial re- lationships enjoyed by local of, fiCera With the retiring chief and he was presented with a gift by Chief H. R. ThonipSoni • * A new TV network will beg, come available to this areai probably in Mid-September, it was announced this Week. CI<CO.TV Kitchener will sever' its present network ties with the d10 and become an outlet of OT V, Canada's second net- lAtork, Nearly 500 Children froth six area centres competed in the fifth annual Lake Huron Zone recreation COACH play day here Wednesday. Kincardine, with nearly 100 participants, scored the most points for the second year in a rOW. Exeter WaS With Walkerton third. Other :centres participating Were Milverton, LiSteWel and St. Marys. LiStOWel recreation director, Bud Bitten was in charge Of the program. Events included dodge ball, 'berdeli ball, arch ball rounders, catch V011eyball,Vel , IeYball, and a rittinber of relay gainea. Town red directory Den Ora,, veil , and Other area direCtorS, as Well as playground sUper 7- ViStitS, assisted With the Milts