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Here's the intake area in the pumping station of the town's new sewerage system. Peter Huitma,
Sebringyille, job foreman for Gaffney Construction Co, shows one of the two gates provided to di-
rect flow. One channel takes the sewage through a comminutor--a grinder--to break up the solids
before they get to the wet well. The other channel bypasses the comminutor to permit its repair
in case of breakdown.
Monday's test of the sewerage system here proved successful when the sewage came bubbling out
of this outlet in one of the two sections of the lagoon in Stephen township, about one-half mile west
of the pumping station. Engineer Rod Lafontaine, of B.M. Ross Co„ Goderich, and town foreman
Jim Paisley, inspect the flow. A 14" asbestos cement pipe carries the sewage to the lagoon,
diverts into two laterals to each half of the pond. T-A photos
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Town foreman Jim Paisley, above, presses the button on the control panel to start the successful
test of the sewerage system Monday. On hand were contractors involved in the project, plus equip-
ment suppliers. To the superintendent's left is Hector Berto, service technician for Fischer and
Porter, Toronto; to the right are Jack Bannerman, job sup't for Gaffney; Burns Ross, head of the
Goderich engineering firm which designed the system; Harry Grunwell, of C.G. Russell Armstrong,
consulting engineers, Windsor; and Larry Kelterborn, of the Ontario Water Resources Commission
operations division, Toronto. T-A photo
Bathhouse next spring
L WILL BUILD POOL THIS F Start connections,
system passes test
Exeter's $20,600 sewerage
system is in operation.
After a series of last-minute
adjustments by technicians
from a host of firms connected
with the project, the turbines
were started at the William St.
pumphouse Monday to give the
system its major test. The
trial was satisfactory.
Property owners now have the
green light to hook up their con-
nections.
The pumps have been working
intermittently since Monday
The Times-Advocate will
not be published next Thurs-
day, August 1, to allow mem-
bers of the staff to enjoy
their annual holidays.
The office will be closed
during the week.
Because of Civic Holiday
Monday, August 5, the next
edition will not be in the
mails until Friday, August
9.
Correspondents and con-
tributors are requested to
submit only one budget of
news for the August 9 edi-
tion. The T-A has found it
impossible to include two
weeks' news in the one edi-
tion. afternoon and small pools of
water have been forming in the
lagoon in Stephen township. The
flow will remain light until con-
nections are completed.
Meanwhile, a n c ill a r y pro-
jects are continuing.
C. A. McDowell Ltd., Cen-
tralia, is expected to start work
this week on the connections re-
quired for the storm sewer lines
on Gidley, William, Senior and
Victoria streets. Although these
are not sanitary lines, the
OWRC has given permission to
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Hay to vote
August 3()
umphouse sports
gay color scheme
Friday, August 30, is the date
set for the school debenture
vote in Hay township.
The date was set by township
council Monday night at a spe-
cial meeting. First and second
readings of the vote bylaw were
approved; the third is expected
to be passed at council's regular
meeting the first week in Au-
gust.
The plebiscite will be ,a
straight "yes-no" question on
the school area board's applica-
tion for $80,000 debenture issue
to add three classrooms and a
playroom to Zurich public
school.
Because Zurich remains in
the school area, the vote will
also be taken among village
property owners. Although no
date has been set by Zurich
council, it's expected the same
date will be considered.
So what's so dull about a
sewerage system?
Main pumphouse for Exeter's
new instalation, located at the
end of William St. near the
river, reflects the sporty new
look engineers are giving to
what's always been considered
a pretty mundane business.
And, in addition to colorful
decorating inside and landscap-
ing outside, the pumphouse
boasts a push-button control
panel with flashing lights and
flow designs which denote s
automation.
"The modern idea is to make
sewerage plants look respec-
table and efficient," says Rod
Lafontaine, engineer on the job
for B. M. Ross Ltd., Goderich.
"After all, a sewer system is
an important town service."
Interior walls of the pump-
house are decorated in such
modern colors as coffee white
and aqua green.
Pipes are maroon, tan and
other shades to match the out-
line of the system on the con-
trol panel.
Plastic colored lights on the
panel indicate when pumps are
on, off or out of order, A gauge
indicates the level of water in
the wet well with a bright red
indicator against a white back-
ground.
From the control panel, say
designers, almost any break-
down in the pumping system
can be pinpointed.
The system will work auto-
matically, alternating the use
of two turbine pumps which
will drive the water through the
half-mile of force main from
the ptimphouse to the lagoon of
the former farm of Ernest Wil-
lert, concession two Stephen.
The intake section is divided
into two compartments. The
one normally Used will take
sewerage through a commintitor
--a grinder--to break up solids
To comply for the $5,000 grant
offered by the Ontario Dep't of
Agriculture, the pool must be
erected on land owned by the
municipality. The site selected
at Riverview Park actually is
the property of the Ausable
authority, under agreement with
the town.
Huron MPP C. S. MacNaugh-
ton already has investigated
this situation and has informed
Chairman Goman that authority
ownership is acceptable to the
provincial officials.
Town council has requested
official confirmation from the
department.
Chairman Goman, who trans-
fers to a new educational post
at Guelph the first of August,
resigned as head of the com-
mittee at last week's meeting.
He will be succeeded by two
co-chairmen, Melvin Gaiser
and Gerald Webb.
"As far as I personally am
concerned," said the retiring
chairman, "I have been very
pleased with the help received
from members of the commit-
tee. I'm certainly most grati-
fied that it has reached the stage
where at least it's going to be
a reality. Naturally, I wish
my successors the best of
everything in their efforts to
complete the project."
Construction of a swimming
pool here will begin around
Labor Day, the committee de-
cided last week.
Retiring chairman John Go-
man said construction of the
pool itself will be undertaken
this fall with the hope that funds
can be raised to erect the bath-
house next summer.
A tentative contract has been
awarded to C. A. McDowell Ltd.,
Centralia, for the project. The
contract price will be agreed
upon when final specifications
are complete and approved.
"We expect," said Mr. Go-
man, "that the total cost of the
project including bathhouse,
booth and outside toilets for the
park will be in the neighborhood
of $30,000."
With about $18,000 raised in
cash donations, pledges and the
$5,000 provincial grant, the
committee decided it could pro-
ceed with the first phase of the
project. "This will include the
fence around the pool and the
pouring of the slab for the
bathhouse," explained Mr. Go-
man. "This much of the pro-
ject will cost approximately
$20,000.
"The committee is of the
opinion that the bathhouse can
be left until spring. In the mean-
time, the details of the struc-
ture will have to be worked out
with town council to incorporate
their plans to provide a booth
and rest rooms for the park".
Town council is budgeting ap-
proximately $4,000 for booth
and toilet facilities. The com-
mittee hopes to raise the bal-
ance of the funds for the bath-
house through sponsorship of
monster bingoes and other pro-
jects this fall and winter.
One condition affecting the
start of construction this fall is
settlement of the land question.
connect them to the system to
provide service to a greater
number of owners.
SECURE ALL APPROVALS
Council this week filed with
the Ontario Water Resources
Commission signed approvals
from all property owners along
the three extension lines which
the town hopes to proceed with
immediately.
The lines are on Main St.,
from Huron to the south end;
a portion of Huron St. west,
and Anne St. from Marlboro
west.
The approvals were required
after the' original contractor,
Norbrant of Simcoe, forfeited
the contract because of failure
to secure a performance bond.'
Council subsequently let the
contract to Gaffney but regu-
lations required assent to the
new contract before the award
could be approved.
For Monday's test, repre-
sentatives of almost every firm
which supplied equipment to the
pumphouse were on hand to
make the final adjustments and
to rectify any problems which
might arise from the test. No
major trouble occurred, al-
though some further instala-
tions of a minor nature will be
required.
Also on hand were B. M. Ross,
head of the Goderich engineer-
ing firm which designed the
system, and Rod Lafontaine,
resident engineer for Ross; two
representatives from the OWRC
operations department, the con-
sulting engineer on the pump-
house, Harry Grunwell, of C. G.
Russell Armstrong, Windsor;
Jack Bannerman and Peter Hui-
tma, Gaffney's job sup't and
foreman.
Consulting with the techni-
cians were Jim. Paisley, town
sup't who will be responsible
for operation of the system, and
the town works foreman, Gerald
Cornish.
Their actions in thwarting a robbery at Grand Bend post office earlier this year brought Mr. and
Mrs. John Teevins, of the resort, a $25 check from the federal department. The group at the
presentation, Tuesday, include, from left, F.D. Edwards, London, postal investigator, who made
the award; Sheila and John Teevins, Postmistress Lennea StattonSi.,' `IPP Constable Ray Gilleno.
Dinnin photo.
before they reach the wet well.
Flow can be directed to the
second channel to permit repair
of the comminutor. A grate is
provided in this second channel,
and in an overflow inlet, to
prevent wood, stones and other
large objects from getting into
the force main.
Level of water in the wet well,
which has a capacity of about
15,000 gallons, will govern
operation of the pumps. At pre-
sent, they're set to come at a
height of nine feet and to shut
off at two feet. The two verti-
cal-type turbines, each operat-
ed by 30 hp motors, will al-
ternate in use. Each has a pump-
ing capacity of about 1,000 gal-
lons per minute. A base is pro-
vided for a third pump when
required.
Force main to the lagoon has
a 14-inch diameter and comes
up the centre wall of the lagoon,
which is divided into two sec-
tions. Twelve-inch laterals
break off the main into outlets
near the centre of each pond.
Overflow receptacles are pro-
vided in each section.
PO rewards GB couple
Reward for alert thinking on
Father's Day, came to Mr. and
Mrs. John Teevins, Grand Bend,
on Tuesday, July 23, in the form
of a $25 award from the post
office department.
F.D. Edwards, London, a pos-
tal investigator, made the pre-
sentation in a ceremony at the
resort.
The couple had foiled a pos-
sible robbery in the Grand Bend
post office building June 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Teevins had
been closing their lunch booth
at the Wondergrove roller rink
about 3 am that Sunday, when
they noticed someone moving
inside the post office next door.
While Mrs. Teevins went for
Whalen buys school
GAINS REPUTATION
Mr. Teevins is gathering a
reputation of being quite a help
to the police detachment at
Grand Bend. It was early in
the spring that he chased and
caught a hit and run car at the
village. "The police were right
behind me, said John, "but I
didn't know it at the time."
That event led to one man
being convicted of dangerous
driving, and passengers in the
car were charged with theft.
for community hail
the police two blocks away, John
ran to the post office and held
the young man who was by then
trying to leave by the side door.
OPP Constable Ray Gillen()
was on the scene immediately
and the arrest made then led to
a conviction of Jacques Boulan-
ger, 'RCAF Station Clinton. A
year's suspended sentence was
given.
Actually nothing was taken
from the post office, and no
damage was done. However,
postal investigators were in the
building all next day, and with
Mrs. Elsie Mathers, assistant
postmistress, they made a thor-
ough check to see that all was in
order.
Despite the coming of central
facilities in Usborne township,
the one-room school at Whalen
will remain the centre of com-
munity activities for that sec-
tion.
Old boys' 1935 pillars come down
Architect to
view sites
peg, told of his grandparents,
James and Jane Willis, coming
to this country 105 years ago
from Ireland. They had a tedious
seven weeks ocean voyage and a
long tiresome inland journey
from New York, His sole posr
session in money when he arri-
ved was one English shilling.
"It is said that Mr. Willis
Walked to London for the pur-
pose of securing a hoe but as
he had hot sufficient money he
returned home without one. With
an axe he dug the holes and
planted his first potatoes in a
small clearing and he secured
a satisfactory crop.
"Mr Eacrett spoke of the.
hardships of thos early years.
As a boy he rehlembered well
his visits to his grandmother
Exeter's south-end pillars
came down this week after pro-
viding a gateway to the town for
the past 28 years.
The pillars, which honor the
first family to settle here and
the first council of the munici-
pality, have given way to the
new highway entrance which will
be Installed this fall.
The pillars were removed
this week by Fred Bischoff,
local mason. The marble pla-
ques have been saved and Will
be re - erected at RiverViCrw
Park when plans for develop-
ment there are completed.
The cairns were erected in
1935 to herald the old boys
reunion of that year which mar-
ked roughly a century after the
first log cabin in the community
was built at the corner of Main
and Simcoe streets.
They were erected by the late
Robert McClellan, of London,
who also built the pillars to the
entrance to Riverview Park for
the horticultural society.
The stones in the pillars
Were gathered from the farms
cleared by pioneers of the sec-
goo. because of cost, however,
they are not being preserVed,
The Cairns Wasted ornaineri,
tel lights at the tam Mid a Marble
slab With "Exeter" engraved
Wa8 Placed on the upper Section
of
Monday night, Usborne town-
ship school area board approved
sale of the 90-year-oldbuilding
to the Whalen Community Club
at an undisclosed price.
The club plans to maintain
the school for local activities.
First event will be an Old
Boys and Girls Reunion planned
for Monday, August 5. The bell
will ring at 1;30 pm for a pro-
gram of afternoon and evening
entertainment.
President Laverne Morley,
RR 3 Lucan, says: "We hope
to raise some money to start
our project. After that, we'll
set up some kind of a committee
to operate the school as a cern-
munity hall."
Gordon Johnson, RR 1, Gran-
ton, is secretary of the com-
mittee. The two officials signed
the purchase tender for the
school.
The Whalen school, located
in the southeast corner of Us-
borne, will not operate this
coming school year, although
other schools in the township
will continue at least one more
year. The Bidduiph portion of
the Whalen section will be
transported to the new central
school in that township and
temporary arrangements will
be made for Usborne pupils.
"We're not sure what kind of
activities we'll have in the
hall", said Mr. Morley. "We
•haven't Made any definite plans
because we weren't sure we
could purchase It."
"However, we think it will
serve as a community meeting
place when we can hold euchre
and crokinole parties, show-
ers and presentations and other
local events. We're five Miles
from halls at Kirkton or'Graad.
ton and seven from Lucan and
we think We can use the school
to good advantage:"
Ito Said there had been a
suggestion that the school could
serve 55 a centre for teenage
activities,
who always had an apple, a
cookie or some sugar as a
treat. A story is told that Mrs.
Willis had taken a piece of
venison that she had been roas-
ting and was about to set it down
when a wolf came through the
open door of the shanty and
departed with the meat.
"The tablet to these early
pioneers was unveiled by a
great grandson, John Willis, a
veteran of the Great War,
"The second cairn in honor
of the first municipal officers
was unveiled by W.J. Carling,
the oldest living resident born
in Exeter. Mr. Carling is a son
of Isaac Carling, the first reeve
of Exeter and MLA for South
Huron at the first legislature
after Coniederationb
Beavers explained
that the Willis cairn had been
erected by subscriptions and
through the Old Boys and Girls
Association. The committee in
Charge of the erection of the
cairns was Mrs. Beavers, Saxon
Fitton
'
the first child registered
after the incorporation of Exe-
ter as a Village; Walter Curl-
ninghainovtO Was instrumental
in having the two cairns erected
in place of one; John Willis
and B.M. Francis. Much of the
Credit for the early work in,
connection with the cairns is due
to Mrs. Heavers,"
Kenneth Simpson, chairman
of Usborne township school area
board, reported Tuesday bight
no decision has been Made yet
on the site for the new Central
school.
"We have two Or three le.
catiOn8 picked Out," he Said,
"but we Want to go' over then,
With the architect before we
Make a final deei8fOra"
Ile said the architect will
view the sites with the board
Thursday night,
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The tablet on the east side
pillar contains the following
inscription:
"James Willis, 1800-1864;
Jane, his Wife 1803-1830. Their
children, Sarah, George, Tho-
mas, John and James. Erected
by their descendents 1 8 3 0 -
1935".
The west side cairn's plaque
read:
"In honor of the first coun-
cil. Reeve Isaac carling, Coun-
cillors James Pickard, W.H.
Verity, John Trick, Edward
Drew, Clerk Michael Eacrett;
Treasurer, Robert S an de r s.
Erected by Old Boys and Girls
1893-1935".
OPENED REUNION
Unveiling of the Willa was
One of the first ceremonies held
in connection with the reunion,
which ran from Saturday, July
27, to July 81, 1935. The fol-
lowing account of the unveiling,
which took place 8 aturday night,
appeared in The Times-Advo-
cate of August 1,
"The band paraded to the
scene and Reeve ThorilasPrYde
(later 'Huron MPP) anted as
alialrffiall. Mr. Pryde spoke 'of
the work of the pioneers in init.!
king our preSent occupation of
the place poSsible, 110 extended
a hearty Weleerne to all of the
Old 'Soya and 0108,
""George' taarett, of Wirint. MASON FRED BISCHOFF AND ASSISTANT CARL SCHENDERA CHIP OUT TABL