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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-11-19, Page 1MRS. McRAE Urges "good mayor' to reconsider retirement plans rector et Trivit t Memorial. Church. Camellia' Joe Weeden, ex- pressed several "heekee" at council meeting monday in ee- gard to, the epcpreing nomine. tem meeting eleteci for Nevem- leer 2e7 and received euppoet from several other members. "I hope there is considerable interest on the part of citizens of Exeter," he stated, "and I hope there is an election." Continuing along in the same vein, he also wished "good fortline" to all present Mere- hers seeking r e-ple Olen if there is en electioe. The local high school teacher went on to say that he felt the past three year under Mayor Simmons had shoWn"considere able pregress". While noting he had had differences of opin- ion with Simmons, be termed him a "good mayor". detinciiler Boyle quickly agreed end other members around the table ,also added their verbal cemmendation Simmons, who is completing his third Year and has stated he will not stand foe re-electioe. "I publicly wish he would re-consider his present deci- elon," Wooden coricluded. The Mayor made no reply. Cpunciller Wright and Del- bridge "seconded'! everything Wooden said and Wright ex., pressed, the hope that there would be no acclamations eith- er. Reeve Fisher end Ceueciilore Boyle and Ferguson have ale° announced their plans to retire this year, and as yet, only one resident has iedicated a willing-- nese to fill enyof the vacancies. He is Rev. J. P. Gandon, 13AI) SIDEWALK Following the remarks, Ceenciller Taylor registered a eomplaint in regard to the side-, walks on Main Street. He said that he and counciller Woeden had "heeil fortunate to get to the cenotaph" when they had walked froth Cavell Presbyter- Ninety-second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 19, 1964 Price Per Copy 10 Cents. County discuss home addition; hear benefit of wider jail plan bin,Church on HeMenehrenee bay. After the serious C9nditinn of the sidewalks had been Pointe ed enteCeuriellier Beyln chided TWO' by saying it Was evident Taylor didn't get out too much. "I walk up there every night and.could haVe told you abont them," Boyle stated. "Well, as sidewalk chairman it's a weeder you didn't have them fixed," retorted Taylor.. No action was taken, other than a general laughter at Tay- lor's rebuttal to Boyle. Boyle became engaged in an- other debate at tlie meeting when works superintendent Jim Paisley informed council a Zee- ich area trucker was willing to plow the streets this winter at a cost of $7.00 per hour. Boyle complained that Sam Sweitzer, an Exeter trucker, had not been contacted about the job, and predicted he would do it if asked. Several councillors pointed. out the job had been sufficiently advertised and Sweitzer had not replied. Councillor Wooden backed Boyle's stand that S w itz e r should have been personally asked and Paisley was asked to do this. He will be given the job if he wants it, if not it will be awarded to the Zurich man. County jails said obsolete PART OF THE CROWD AT EXETER'S REMEMBRANCE SERVICE Resort has more trouble --but 'internal' this time GRAND BEND Grand Bend council became engaged in a heated debate Mon- day night from difficulties cen- tred around a matter of author- ity concerning the moving of a pole 11' south of the river bank towards River Road, by the Grand Bend PUC. Council, excepting Ory Wass- mann, chairman of the streets committee, had met with the Grand Bend Yacht Club in dis- cussion of works proposed by the Club along the section of river that they lease, and it was decided to leave this pole, and another one where they were. When members of the Club got at the job, they called upon Wassmann for his advice, and he understood from them that council had approved moving the pole. He therefore assisted in deciding where it should be placed, in relation to the plans the Club had for development of the area, and in relation to plans council has for eventually straightening this section of River Road. Councillor Ian Coles support- ed Wassmann in his decision to move the pole, but said he could not condone expenses of PASS RESOLUTIONS Council passed resolutions requesting funds for several projects under the Municipal Works Assistance program. Included in the work will be a combination sanitary and storm sewer on Thomas Street from C ar ling to Marlboro; storm sewers on John from Main to Andrew, Senior from Sanders to Gidley, Gidley from Senior to Main, Sanders from Edward to Main. Also included will be the PUC eight-inch watermain from the bridge to the northern limits of the town. Total cost of the projects will be $42,000. A loan of two- thirds of the cost is available under the scheme and 25% of the loan received is forgiven if the work is completed by April 1, 1966. On the storm sewers, there is also a grant of 50% from the department of highways. Of the total cost of the pro- jects, the town will therefore receive an actual total subsidy of $12,000. this nature (an estimated $50 to put the pole in) which had not been authorized by council. Councillors Howard Green and Emerson Desjardine voted to have the pole removed and put back where it had been. Reeve Stewart Webb supported them. Health nurse badly injured Mrs. Kenneth McRae, a public health nurse with the Exeter branch of the Huron County Health Unit, is reported to be progressing satisfactorily from injuries received in a violent two-car crash in the Listowel area, Wednesday. Mrs. McRae, who makes her home in St. Marys, was the driver of a car carrying four other nurses to a special dinner Give $150 on weekend Hunters only one short of limit Three Hensall area deer hunters and five Toronto bankers returned home Sunday from a deer hunting expedition to Manitoulin Island, where they fell only one short in getting their limit of eight animals. Biggest of the deer is the four and a half year old buck in the centre. Hunters from the left are: Lloyd Mousseau and his young son, Frank, RR 2 Hensall; Keith Lindsey, John Likins and Ben Moulton, all of Toronto; Don Mousseau, RR 2 Hensall; Murney Twitchell, London, formerly of Hensall. , --T-A photo Loose wagon crashes car Wassman said later he would r es i g n as chairman of the streets committee. He also in- dicated he would not run for re-election this year for a coun- cil position. Rev. C. A. Brittain, president of the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce, re- quested information on the pro- gress which had been made towards a water supply system. Reeve Stewart Webb advised that the engineer's plan for mains on Main Street were now in Toronto for approval of the Ontario Municipal Board. He said there would be some hold up on the plans for the rest of the village, especially south of the river, until the needs of the south end of Southcott Pines and Beach O'Pines were learn- ed. Asked when a survey of these needs would be completed by the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Brittain reported that the sur- vey was in progress. Pressed by the Reeve and other members of council as to why the survey was not com- plete and in their hands, Mr. Brittain noted that there had been no deadline mentioned for this completion. Reeve Stewart Webb stressed that there was need for speed because plans for the south part of the village were held up until the survey was done. Plan centennial group to administer project The "Share Christmas" draws being sponsored by the Exeter Businessmen's Asso- ciation are being "shared" by residents from throughout the area. Winners of this week's two $25 prizes were Miss Marilyn Dietrich, RR 3 Dashwood, and Mrs. le Desjardine, 157 Main Street, Exeter. Last week an Exeter woman and one from the Zurich area won the $25 prizes, which con- sist of five $5 merchandise certificates which are redeem- able at any participating store in Exeter. One of the "major" draws will be held this weekend when six tickets will be drawn from the barrel for a total of $150 in prizes. Each of the six per- sons will receive $25 in gift coupons from the local mer- chants. On November 28 and Decem- ber 5, another four winners will be declared and the pro- gram concludes with another six winners being named on December 12. Total amount to be given away this year is $500. Another $300 has been don- ated to the Canadian Save the Children Fund. Names of the 20 lucky winners will be placed in another draw and five of them will be picked as official sponsors for the children. Need 100 more beds Huron county's home for the aged is to have another addition, possibly providing 100 beds. This is an estimate of need based upon the rise in popula- tion at Huronview from 105 in 1960 to 224 on November 16 this year. Board chairman James Hay- ter,Stephen Deputy-Reeve, re- ported that applications for ad- mission continue and there is a steady backlog. "We have given the matter of additional accommodation careful study," he told council, "and feel that a further build- ing program is needed. We therefore recommend that we be authorized to engage Snider, Huget and March, architects, to prepare preliminary plans for either an addition to our present home or an entire new building to be located on the same property, with the site to be determined depending on drainage, sewage etc." "We would endeavor to have further details, cost, etc., plac- ed before council at the January session," he added. Mr. Hayter said manager Harvey Johnston is "doing a tremendous job, and the staff is very efficient." Mr. Johnston arrived as the report was concluded, and gave the council the latest statistics: number of inmates 234; 91 males, 133 females: 63 admis- sions this year. "The figures show why we need so much bed care," he said. "Of those admitted, nine were over 90, 40 between 80 and 90, 11 between '70 and 80, and only three were under 70. "As population goes up, so our costs. The milk bill is quite high, $823 for one month; bread $353, ice cream and but- ter $300. We use about 90 dozen eggs a week, and our monthly payroll is around$17,- 500, so you see there is big business at the county home with a staff of about 100 and 234 residents. We have five applications that have passed the board but not yet admitted to Huronview, and we have more enquiries every day." Reeve Frank Walkom, God- - Please turn to back page Reform Institutions Minister A Ilan Grossman urged con- sideration of the replacement of existing jails with regional detention units. Mr. Grossman spoke this week to a Huron County Council session attended by delegations from the county councils of Middlesex Bruce and Perth. The regional units, he said, would be cheaper to operate and would provide better treat- ment for inmates. Figures he gave showed that a three-county unit for God- erich, Walkerton and 0 wen Sound would cost $865,800, of which $432,900 would be paid as a provincial grant. A four-county unit for Gode- rich, Stratford, London and St. Thomas, he said would cost $2,- 152,200 with the grant being $1,076,100. The costs would not include money spent for land, a sewage system or water and hydro. Alterations required to bring most jails in Ontario up to mod- ern standards would cost more than the jails are worth, he said. Building separate jails under the present policy would cost Huron County $259,900, Bruce County $395,500. Grey County $508,500. Provincial grants would amount to 37 percent of the cost. Mr. Grossman said a tour he made of the Huron County jail at Goderich indicated it has the same problems as most of the other 34 'county and two city jails in Ontario: Over- crowding, antiquated facilities, lack of treatment and c lass i- fication facilities and inade- quate segregation of inmates. He added that the need for a jail in every county town is no longer applicable in the modern age. Mul tiple-county units, he said, would mean more uniform and effective training and se- lection of staff. Proportionate expenditures would be reduced, making for more economical operations. "As people interested in cor- rections, we know how import- ant it could be in the total pro- - Please turn to back page WANT SPEED There followed some alter- cation between council and the Chamber president concerning whose responsibility the job actually was—the village coun- cil, the Chamber, or the council — Please turn to back page Damage amounted to approxi- mately $500 in a rather freak accident which took place in Exeter on Remembrance Day. A 1963 model car, owned by Canadian Canners. Ltd., had been parked on William Street near the Legion Hall while its driver, Councillor Ted Wright, attended Remembrance Day service. It was struck by a wagon which broke loose while being towed by Fred M. Knip, RR 1 Ceatalia. The farmer was pull- ing two wagons behind his trac- tor when the pin holding the rear one apparently came loose and it rolled into the side of the car. Constable Harry VanBergen investigated. Drivers from Dorchester and London, who had been visiting different patients in South Huten Hospital, Friday afternoon, bee defile involved in an accident, but it was only minor and neith- er of the visitors had to be re- turned to the hospital as pa- tients. The cars were drieen by Mrs. Irene Geddes, London, and Richard A. Nullis, Dorchester. They had been parked side by side in front. of the hospital and bOth started to back ..ent at the same time, apparently not no= tieing that the other was moving. They bumped together and total .deMege was estimated at only $75. not be stupid, at least people who spent money on them were. Clerk C. V. Pickard and Mayor Simmons noted only a small portion of lotteries ever reach the places (such as the Irish hospitals) for which they —Please turn to back page Exeter's proposed centennial project took a step in the right direction, Monday, when council decided to set up a special committee to administer the Riverview Park beautification plan. Mayor Simmons made the recommendation, noting that such a committee could possibly save money on the project, rather than having the various groups who plan to support the move work on their own. He also explained he favoured a special committee rather than a committee of RAP or council, due to the fact members of the latter groups may be replaced in their duties, while a per- manent committee could have the same members until such Area accident toll Telephone switch had no big 'bugs' remains fairly light At a given signal, a team of men wearing goggles went into action at each manual exchange to disconnect all the lines to the — Please turn to back page Pair on board plan to retire District drivers continue to have a comparatively "good" month during November, fol- lowing the bad record they es- tablished in October with four fatalities. The Exeter OPP detachment have been averaging only two accidents per week during this month. Early Sunday morning, Con- stable Harry Reid investigated a two-car crash at Mt. Carmel when a car driven by Ronald Paul Hajas, RR 3 Dashwood, crashed into a parked car own- ed by Thomas Fleming, 'RR 8 Hajas told police he was siev- ing doWn to turn into a drive- way when his brakes grabbed, and pulled him into the peeked car. His vehicle sustained da- inage estimated at $400, while the Parkhill eat was damaged LOST CAR Police this Week also report- ed ineestigatieg a "missing" car, but it Wee Meted up. Where? Right where the deiVer had left it apparently. , A lady reported her car had been peeked in front of Gould and ,Jeree, but when ehe, return- to the Oa from shopping it was gone. l as .latet fund perked in ' fro Of DirineY Furniture. The lady, with a bit of a red face, 'admitted to pOIld thi4 is *here She had parked Rend had forgotten. time as the entire project was completed. Many suggestions were of- fered as to who should be on the committee and council fin- ally decided on one member from each of the Lions, Legion and Kinsmen, one member of council, one from RAP, one from the PUC and one froth the newly organited Horticul- tural Society. The Lions and Kinsmen are each expected to contribute $1,000 to the project, while the Legion have pledged $800. The teemwill put up the re- maining $400 or $500. This total of between $3,200 and $3,300 will be matched by both the federal and provincial governments, bringing the total Which may be spent on the project close to $10,000. All the monies will be ad- ministered by the SpeCial com- mittee through council. Letters will be sent to each group asked to name a member, and it is expected this commit- tee will be formed by the new .yeato Deadline for centennial 'pro-. jects has been extended to Aug- ust 5, 1965, but it is hoped some work will be done on the lodal park this spring. NO LOTTERIES Council took no action on request from a Montteal MP that they fill in a qiidetiOnalee as to whether or net they favour legalized latetite. The letter informed council the sender was not taking any particular stend On the ieetee but was Merely Attempting to 'attain an expression of opinion from as many Canadians as possible. _ One. Of the questions asked if council , letterieS were either moral or' immoral. Councillor Joe Wooden said he didn't think they Were par- tienlarly either. "They're Nat Stupid i" he qUiekly added. Councillor Boyle refuted his opinion, and Wooden then re.. plied that While 'IotterieS May of the Perth Chapter of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. One of the nurse s, Mrs. George Sullen, 49, was killed in the crash, as was Clayton Querin, 59, Guelph, driver and lone occupant of the other car. The two cars collided at the intersection of Highways 19 and 86. Mrs. McRae sustained chest injuries. Her husband is a represen-' tative for the Carnation Milk Company and was transferred from Clinton to St. Marys at the end of the summer. He was a past chairman of the Advisory Vocational Committee at Cen- tral Huron Secondary School. Mrs. Bullen's husband is a member of the staff. Mrs. McRae and another of the St. Marys nurses were first listed as being in "fair condi- tion" when taken to Listowel hospital, while the two other nurses were lees seriously in- jured. The two cars were badly wrecked. An inquest into the doeble fatality has been order- ed. Everything went "very well" in the major telephone switch which took place throughout the area this weekend according to W. W. Haysom, area Bell Tele- phone manager at Goderich. He said there were a few bugs as four area centres and their surrounding community switched from manual operated switchboards to dial. At 2:00 a.m., Sunday, the switch was made which brought dial services to Hensall, Zur- ich, Kirkton and Seaforth ex- changee, and also brought an extended free calling area to other communities. Over 75 men were involved in the operation which took only a matter of seconds, but which has taken a tremendous amount of time and money for planning and equipment in the past year or so. Involved were employees of the Bell Telephone Company, Northern Electric and workthen from the three independent companies involved; namely, the Blanshard Municipal Tele- phone System, Hay Muhleipal and Tuckersmith Municipal. All theee centres also switch- ed to direct distance dialing along With Clinton and G odeeich, who previously had dial but had to have the operator to put through long distance calls. The actual tdcuteVer" Was made according to a closely dee 6rd irelted prot edur re, re- quiring Split-tiMing a all area exchanges involved in the Move, Promotions for Centraliapair RCAF Headquarters recently announced the promotion to Squad- ron Leader of the Reverend rather R., M. G. Guilmin, left, and C. J. "Charlie" Meduerie, C. D. Father Guilmin is a native of Belgium and won the fiMedallie Civique de Deuxierne Classe" while serving in the Civilian Red Cross during the German Occupation and the Liberation. He came to Canada and served on a mission field in Northern Manitoba in 1048, joining the RCAF in 1956. S/L. MCCUrrie is a native of Ottawa and is Aecmmts"Officer", holding a Bachelor of Coiliffierde degree. Ile and his Wife and their four Children 'reside at Huton Park. --RCAF photos INSIDE Aneouncements ... 12 Church Notices . . . 12 Coming Events . . . 12 Editorialt . . . . . Ye 2 Feminine Facts 'N Fancies 8,9 Heneall ee•ivo 4 Lueen • , • tatod•V$101•6 15 Sports . re. 6,7 Want Ads . . 10,11 Huron farmers hay champions The World Hay championship came back"tO Huron county again this year, but was won by a ditfeteht exhibitOt at the Royal Winter Pair, Wiriner of the top award WAS Wilber B, kekeS. s RR 8 sea... forth, who won wit h a barn:0166f Sedend,OUt hay, Reserve champion Was Sell Dallas, 131'1166ff:61d, last year"S Werld thetnplen. Two veteran members of the Exeter School Board announced this week they would not stand for re-election for another term. Retiring after 17 years is W. G. Seldon, the senior mem- ber on the board. He has spent nine of those years as chairman of the gram. "I've done my term," he stated, "it's somebody else's turn." Also retiring will be Ray Frayne, who has served the community for the past seven years. Ross Tuckey, who has been on the board for seven years, said he would run again, along with Clarence McDonald and Berm Dettmer. McDonald has been on the board for seven years and nettmer is complet- ing his first two-year term. William Ii Untie y, another Member who is just completing his two-year term, said he would run againtiniesa someone else *anted the position, Candidates for the six school board positions will be nomin- ate d et the no mination meeting Novetilb 27. in an amount of $200. Friday, November 13 proved to be unlucky for Gerald Up- shall, RR 3 Kippen, as he was involved in a single car crash west of Kippen at 11:40 p.m. He lost control of his car and it sped into the ditch and rolled over. He nor his passenger were injured but damage was esti- mated at $200 by OPP Con- stable John Wright. On November 7, Constable Reid investigated two accidents in practically identical spots on Highway 4, just a short distance north of the Crediton Road. It was raining at the time of the accidents, and police have warned drivers that this new stretch of highway can be slip- pery when wet. The scene of the incidents was just south of where two Seaforth ladies were killed in October when their car went out of control. At 9;35 a.m,, Charles An- stay, Goderioh, skidded into the west ditch when he applied his brakeP to slow down behind a car that was signalling a left turn. His car skidded into guard rails and damage was esti- mated at $260. A Dashwood area girl, chria- tine Kingma, suffered facial lacerations at 11:55 a.m. on the same date and hear the same spot when her car went into the ditch and 'hit a mound of top Soil, She Was prodeeding south and turn to back page