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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-03-19, Page 1HIGHWAYS MINISTER WindQ busting binge Bell plans major extension of district free-call areas Bell telephone "customers s this area will get extended freer call service before the end of this year, area manager W. W. Husain announced this week. Largest increase in area will be Hensel; which will have free- toll service to Exeter, Zurich, Sea.ferth and Clinton. Hensall customers will pay higher rates for these additions. Exeter's local calling area will be enlarged to include Hen- pall and Lucan, in addition to Centralia and Crediton which already are in the local calling Area. The Centralia exchange also will be extended to Lucan, Neither the Exeter or Cen- tralia rates will be affected by the increase s, Mr, Naysoto said. However, he noted that they would bring Exeter near the limit for present rates. If theKirkton line is added, as Usborne customers are re.. questing, this will put the Exe- ter exchange into a higher rate category. In an official statement, the manager said the changes are "the result of a careful study of calling patterns between the, eNchengeS". He also indicated one of the reasons behind the extensions was elimination of the present 10-cent calls between ex, CheegeS. The cerriPan.Y has found it costs them more to proceps these calls than the revenue involved, The increase in monthly rate At Hensell is based on the Hell policy of charging according to the.number of telepb011ea that can be reached without long distance chArges, The rat at Hensall will crease to $4,15 a month for individual residence line and to $8.00, for individual business line. Corresponding increases in other charges are; residence, partyrline $3.25; multi-party, $3.05; extension, $1.00; busi- ness, party-line, $6.30; multi- party, $4.50; extension, $1.35. Although telephone users in Hensall will pay higher monthly rates when the Plan ,is intr9- duced, the Bell manager said most of them willpay less in total monthly When heth ' local and toll 'bills are included. The Hensall rates will be the highest in this area, since their eXtendect area service glve cilatomers access te ever .P0Q9 telephones without charge. The increase .in the Exeter area will give customers here close to 5,000 but not enough to Put them in the larger rate bracket If toll-free service tONirIctell is established, however, the ritinlber of telephones in the local Palling area Will eXceed the 5,000 number; requiring the same rate as the one Which will be established in Hensall. 1,1-1C AN? LONDON Liman, besides being con- nected to Exeter and ceptralia Will alao recetvelree-call set', vice to London and Ilderton at about the same time, late in 1964. The: risn village already has free-calling to Ailsa Oraig. This extended area service actually will give Lucan re- sidents access •te more tele- phones than people in the city of London. A Bell official con- firmed this week that Ltican residents will pay "slightly higher" rates than those in ef- fect in the city. Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 19, 1964 Price Per Copy 10 Cents PLAN TALKS OVER TOLLS NEW ACT SPURS CENTRALIZATION Nine windows in Exeter Pub- lic School and two heavy front door plates in the district high school here were broken by vandals over the weekend. Right, Constable Harry V. Bergen of the town force and caretaker-Russell Collingwood view the shattered plate in the high school door, It appeared the vandals kick- ed their heels through the glass. No attempt to enter the building was made, nor was any other' property at the high school damaged. Row of stone-broken windows at the public school are shown below. Some nine stones, rang- . trig from the size of a quarter to that of a fist, were found inside the classrooms. No en- try was made here either. Glass was littered all over the classroom floors, Damage , amounted to about $75. See Hensall, Grand Bend schools incorporated in township areas Usborne subscribers' peti- tion for free-toll service to Exeter will be discussed at a meeting with the provincial telephone commission in Kirk- ton Tuesday, March 24, it was revealed this week. Representatives of the 131an- shard system, Bell telephone and commission officials will discuss implications of provid- ing local calling service to the Usborne group. Last week, a petition signed by over 150 Usborne subscri- bers and requesting free call service to Exeter was presented to the annual meeting of the Blanshard municipal system. The petition requested action within 10 days. The meeting with the provin- cial commission, which super- vises operation of municipal systems, and Bell officials was suggested at the time by Joseph Bryan, Granton, chairman of the Bla.nshard system. room schools for the children. This would permit the sending of children in the east end to Hensall, which at least three sections have sought for se- veral years. Start paving program on William and Anne NOT DE FINITE Although nothing is definite yet (and won't be until the legis- lation is given final approval), here are some of the develop- ments which could arise and which were discussed by the area officials: Formation of wards within such townships as Hay to per- mit equal representation from the two villages which the town- ship board will administer for elementary education purposes; Accelerate moves t o w ar d central schools in both Tucker- smith and Stanley by amalga- mating all school sections in the township area board; Spur Stephen township, which has been lagging on the cen- tralization issue, into action. HS bus hit twice, pupils not injured already has brought all its sec- tions under one administration. Details of the proposed amendment were outlined to township reeves and chairmen Tuesday morning by Inspector Burrows in his office here. There was mixed reaction among those who will be affect- ed most, but the majority seem- ed favorable to the changes. One major result may be at least a partial solution to the Hay township central school controversy. With both Hensall and Zurich boards under its jurisdiction, the board may be able to make extensions to both buildings to provide two eight- Amalgamation of Hensall and Grand Bend public schools into township jurisdictions will be one of the results of the On- tario government proposed amendment to the public schools act, district reeves and school board chairmen learned this week. PS Inspector J. G. Goman re- vealed this will be the major change in South Huron from the legislation, which still must be given final reading in the legis- lature. Other change s will unite school jurisdictions in Stanley and Tuckersmith townships, but will not affect Usborne which Launch final canvass to permit pool start MacNaughton presents his total roads concept' north of Sanders. The above named streets, therefore, are the only streets ready for a finished road this year. "2. Storm drains or sewers will gradually be built on streets which have sanitary sewers now. In 1964 major storm drains work is being done on Anne St. and Main St. The Main St. storm sewer will permit con- struction in 1965 of storm sew- ers on such streets asSanders, Gidley, etc., thereby making them ready for finished sur- faces. "3. No extensive road work is proposed on streets that are likely to have sanitary sewers constructed on them this year. Sanders St. East is an example. "4. Streets which must be maintained for the next f e w — Please turn to back page VARIOUS REACTIONS The biggest development as far as Hay and Stephen officials are concerned is the amalga- mation of village schools in their jurisdictions. This met with mixed reaction. Reeve John Corbett and School Board Chairman Elmer Rowe appeared to favor the in- clusion of Hensall school in the township area, Said Corbett: "The proposal is all right if they don't back down on it." — Please turn to back page An Exeter Coach Lines school bus, loaded with HSDHS stu- dents, was struck twice by cars in Tuesday's snowstorm but no one was injured. The accidents occurred about 4:20 p.m. just north of the Kirk- ton road on No. 4, where the southbound bus had stopped be- hind other traffic. George F. Gollen, 56, RR 3 Parkhill, skidded into the left rear of the bus and onto the east side of the highway. A short time later, Joseph Bullock, 61, Crediton, hit the right hand rear of the vehicle. Mrs. Gollen was thrown out of her husband's car, examined at South Huron Hospital for in- juries, but was not hurt. A passenger in the Bullock vehicle, Mrs. MaryGower, suf- fered head injuries. PC William Glassford esti- mated damages at about $350. All owners support sewer line to Pryde the committee plans to erect a thermometer on Main St. to show how the fund is progress- ing. In addition, a complete list of donations will be recognized in The Times-Advocate, prob- ably next week. Mr. Pooley said the task of completing the canvass was a difficult one with a limited num- ber of members. In view of this, he said the committee would appreciate donors making con- tributions directly, rather than waiting to be asked. He sug- gested residents call himself, Irvine Armstrong, or Joseph Wooden and they would pick up the contributions, or they may be left at either bank. "This is a community pro- ject," Mr. Pooley said, "and the committee needs the help of everyone. Please assist us by making your contributions without waiting for a canvas- ser." Now that some streets have the necessary underground ser- vices, town council will start a limited paving program during 1964. Council Monday night accept- ed a $22,000 budget submitted by Roads Chairman Bailey which includes permanent road building on parts of William and Anne streets this year. The emulsion and chips pro- gram will be continued on the rest of the town's roads. Chairman Bailey told council he felt most of the work could be financed out of the current year's budget, taking little of the $12,000 trust fund which has been established for future pav- ing. For the first time, the com- mittee prepared a comprehen- sive road policy to explain its plans to ratepayers. Vic e- Chairman Joseph Wooden dis- tributed copies to members. The policy, detailed below, outlines work for the coming year and its relationship to the overall program. "1. A program of providing permanent paving will start in 1964 with the excavation, pro- vision of necessary base ma- terial and surfacing of the fol- lowing streets: "(a) William St. from Sand- ers to Huron. "(b) Anne St. from Main to William. "(c) In addition, the rest of Anne St. will be prepared for surfacing which will be done in 1965. "It is important to realize that provision of hard surface streets must be the last item in a series of necessary works. Sanitary sewers are being pro- vided at present and storm sew- ers must precede any costly road construction. "In addition, streets which the PVC proposes to replace or prOvide new services on in the near future won't be paved; this latter is the case on William St. Council declines to award contract like at the outset, to state that a primary principal of the dep't of highways is simply this; All road mileage, wherever it may be—and regardless of the jurisdiction responsible for it — forms part of the whole. Ac- cordingly, in the department's planning, the close relationship and inter-dependence between all segments and the provincial road system is always given due recognition. "To put the matter another way, all our studies and ob- servations over the years have established beyond doubt the Queen's highway system can reach full efficiency only when augmented by an efficient municipal road network in all parts of Ontario. "The report I am about to make on some of the work car- ried out last year and the new work planned for 1964, con- densed as it must be, together with the new measures of as- sistance for the municipalities implemented in 1963 will amply substantiate that the dep't of — Please turn to back page Town council told the swim- ming pool committee Monday night it definitely can't finance construction of the project until funds were raised or pledged to meet costs. The committee, expressing confidence funds could be raised once construction began, had — Please turn to back page Council has almots 100% sup- port from property owners for its proposed sanitary sewer to the east side subdivisions. Works Sup't Jim Paisley reported Monday night he has signatures from every owner but one along the Sanders and Andrew street route which leads to Pryde Boulevard. The one owner is in Florida and had indicated to neighbors before he left he was prepared to sup- port development. The report temporarily scut- tled opposition against the line, designed to provide some relief for the Dow and Whilsmith sub- divisions which have neither sanitary or storm drainage at the present time. But the project hasn't clear- ed the final hurdle yet. Costs are still to be determined, in- cluding how much the townmust invest to finance the work. However, council did pass motions ratifying preliminary investigation and approving a cost survey. The plan is to take the line up Sanders from Pryde to An- drew, north on Andrew to Gid- ley where it will fa ll by gravity to the main pumping station at the river. Originally, because no one felt there was sufficient fall for this route, the planning board and a council committee agreed to investigate a different installation to Huron St. This would have meant a line along considerable vacant prorierty, however. The Sanders-Andrew line was proposed by drains chairman Wooden last meeting following a survey. He said it was the ideal solution since it served existing built up areas as well as providing outlet to the new developments. Council has a nest-egg of some $19,000 from sewer pre- payments with which it plans to finance cash extensions to the sewers. Only part of this may be required for the prop posed line, depending upon the amount of prepayments from the property owners involved. MORE PARKLAND Council will extend its park area at Riverview by accepting river flats as recreational pro- perty required for donation to he town by Gilbert Dow for his beW subdivision east Of Pryde boulevard. Its been suggested that a ball 'amend be established at Riverview Park for the family Jenks which are held there ,. every summer, Swimming pool committee, anxious to start construction this spring, said this week it hopes to complete canvass of the community before the end of the month. "We're going to get out to raise as much money as pos- sible," said R. E. Pooley, chairman of the finance com- mittee. He reported the committee has $12,995 in cash and pledges. Another $7,000 is needed. Much of this amount, Mr. Pooley, felt, could be raised through completion of the can- vass. For the remainder, service clubs are co-operating in spe- cial fund-raising drives. The Legion will support the project by sponsoring a draw for a camp trailer, from which the veterans hope to raise about $1,000. A newspaper bingo and several other projects are being considered. Co-chairman Mel Gaiser said the committee, at a meeting last week, decided to go ahead with construction this spring, if arrangements can be made. He said members are confident the balance of funds can be raised. Some financial backing will be required for the unraised balance until receipts from the special projects are forthcom- ing. The pool committee ap- proached council to back a con- tract but council felt it couldn't undertake this responsibility with public funds. To stimulate the campaign, Wins UWO award David Ducharme, 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ducharme, RR 3 Zurich, is one of five students who have been chosen for a University Student Council award at UWO, London. A 1960 graduate of HSDHS, he has been active in the UWO debating club and a member of the school's international and internal affairs commissions. He is the youngest of a family of eight, the only one to attend university, and he plans to teach in secondary school following graduation from his honors his- tory course this spring. respective programs," he stat- ed at the conclusion. "In this way, the premise of a 'total roads concept' will keep Ontario in the forefront as the jurisdiction with the finest road system on the continent or, for that matter, in the world." The highways minister began presentation of his estimates to the legislature Monday and they were approved .Tuesday night at 10:30 pm. MacNaugh- ton was the focal point of the debate during the afternoon and evening sessions of both Mon- day and Tuesday. "It's a strenuous session," he said, "and it's a relief to get them passed. Now we're in busi- ness for another year." The estimates call for an out- lay of $305 million, of which about $5 million will be re- covered in federal grants. This is a record expenditure. Excerpts from the Huron MPP's speech follow: "It is usually helpful in reaching a better understanding of what an organization is trying to accomplish In its overall operations to know something of its basic philosophy or prin- ciples. "For that reason I should Huron MPP C. S. MacNaugh- ton presented a "total roads concept" to Ontario in his sec- ond presentation of estimates for his department of highways. The concept, spelled out in the minister's introduction to his $300 million budget for 1964, emphasizes his concern with the integration of county and muni- cipal road systems into the pro- vincial highway network. That concern was reflected last year when he introduced a new road assistance program which has sparked a major in- crease in municipal road im- provement across the province, without raising local tax costs. In addition, the minister call- ed upon all road departments to follow his own administration's example in examining "every conceivable means of getting more for our 'roads dollar' He cited two of several recent policies which have provided effective savings in this "tight- ening up process". One has involved a reduction in per- sonnel, the other a cutback in department-owned equipment. "I would earnestly urge all road building authorities — cities, towns, counties and township — to re-examine the various areas of their operations and effect those economies that are possible without impair- ment of the efficiency of their 'Quite a drubbing' says highway chief Will double tree planting Exeter will double the number of trees it's planting each year to replace older ones cut down during the annual trimming Pro- grain. Council Monday night agreed to a suggestion froM the PUC that the . 15-tree program es- tabliShed last year was not keeping pace with the rate at Which existing trees are being cut down. A number of this year's tient, Inge will be, placed along the south end of Main St. where rows Of trees bOtliaidea of the road were removed to make way for the highway ittiprOVei. thent program. The trees will be planted on private property, tether than On the publicthoroughfare Where they interfere' With Ser., vices. Under the PrOgrain, council biiya the trees and PUC plants them. property 'owners are qUeSted to assume reapOtialbth its for Watering and Other carer Announcements . •14 dhuith NOticoa 14 'pOining Events .4, 14 gditbrials i . . 4 Fart: NeWs 4 o' Feminine Facts Fancies 8,9 Hensall . .. 5 Lucan 13 Sports 6,14 Want Ads 4. a. 4 10,11 New crossbar telephone exchange for Hensall Construction has already 'started onthis croasbarbuildingfor the Operation late in 1964 and at the same time extended area call- d Bell Telephone CompanyOt proposed dial exchange in Hensall. ing service• will dome Into effect iii the district. The Wilding-, The strtieture, which Will cest about $40,000, is being erected On sketched above; will haVe reinforted cencrete feundatioha, pre, • No. 4 by Pounder Brea., Stratford. Dial is expected to be put in cast concrete floor; roof Slabs and wall pangs. Morgan Highways Minister C. S. Mac- Naughton said Wednesday he took "quite a drubbing for two days" in Toronto this week. But it wasn't a physical fight in the provincial capital— it was the normal political battle in the legislature during the presentation of estimates of his department. "They (the opposition) decid- ed to pound pretty hard," said the Huron MPP, "Butthey were not very effective — most of it was pretty frivolous. At least that's one man's opinion," he said, chuckling. Wednesday morning he Was going over the transcript of Hansard, reviewing the two days of debate on his department. "It's only right that they should look at our eXpenditures pretty hard," he said, "I think the opposition would be remiss if they didn't question the bud- get. After all, it involves $300 That's a lot of money, for a country bumpkin like me at least.” Presentation of the estiniates is probably the major job of a department head in govern, frient. iorhis Is the Moment of truth i ti the minister said. HO obviously wasn't unhappy about the outcome of the moment. The Exeter seedsman came under some personal attack from Liberal rival Eddie Sar- gent (Grey North) for depart- ment advertising featuring the minister. Sargent called it "a mild form of corruption" in that the minister was using public funds for political purposes. MacNaughton r efut ed the Owen Sound member, saying that not one cent of the depart- ment's fund had been spent for promotion in municipal publica- tions. Sargent earlier this year called the minister "arrogant". During the debate, Mac- Naughton received a suggestion from a PC member that 401 should be renamed the "Leslie M. Frost Throughway'' in honor of the former prime minister. The Huron MPP promised syin- pathetic consideration but pointed to administrative prob- lems involved in a name, A freshman PC member criticized the department for unfair Compensation to owners of homes affeeted by the Widen- ing of No. 401 highway in Ter- onto. Mr. MacNaughton said his department is considering the owners' arguments regarding depreciation of property.