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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-08-19, Page 3Times-Advocate, August 19, 1965 Page 3 Fire fighting rates may raise for area hour thereafter for out-of-town calls. "We don't want to hit them to the extent that we are making money on them," said MayorJack Delbridge. "We just want to Pay the men and the equipment, that's It was decided to have the town cleric's office prepare a report on the costs of maintenance and replacement on the fire depart-. ment's equipment since the agreement. At. the same time, fire department secretary Frank Creech will tally the number of out-of-town calls made during the same period, the hours spent in firefighting and the firemen who attended. A study of the two reports should reveal whether or not a price revision is indicated. It may become necessary for the price of fire fighting outside of the town of Exeter to be in- creased. Fire chief Irwin "Bunny" Ford told Town Coun- cil at their meeting August 3, the terms of the Mutual Fire pro- tection agreement drawn up be- fore the pay hike granted to Exet- er's Volunteer Fire Brigade, in his estimation did not provide sufficient revenue to cover cost of wages, repairs and equipment replacements. The fire department now re- ceives $60 for the first hour of fire fighting outside the town limits and $35 for every hour thereafter. The chief said fire- men answering a call receive $3 each for the first hour wheth- er on duty or just standing by. By MRS. HARRY SHEPPARD Davies Grant & Patterson CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Municipal Auditors • DEVON BUILDING PH 235-0120 EXETER • Office Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MONDAY 6:00 P.M. We cannot guarantee insertion after deadline AD DEADLINE CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Truck and car crash eleven people involved Weeds and grass growing on vacant lots will be cut during the next week council decided Monday evening. Complaints have started to come in about some locations. Owners of the lots will be sent a letter informing them they must either cut the weeds and grass on their property or pay for this service. Councillor Wooden questioned whether the town had the crew and the time to do all this work and suggested that this should be the owners responsibility. One exception to this rule will be the lot owned by the London Diocese of the R. C. Church in London. This lot is used by the town for snow removal in the winter time and because of this the town will mow the lot free of charge. Members agreed that the cost of the mowing should be charged at the actual cost to the town rather than the fee which has prevailed in recent years of $1.50. In other business council de- cided a start should be made MUNRO REUNION The 41st Munro reunion was held at Pinafore Park, St. Thomas with the President, Mac Jackson, St. Thomas, presiding. Sixty-five members were present. After a bountiful supper, the officers for 1966 were elected. Honorary president is James Munro, Lambeth; president, Har- vey Dundas, Windsor; vice pre- sident, Stuart Munro, Luca n; treasurer, Clarence Munro, Lambeth; secretary, Mrs. George Flintoff, St. Thomas; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Munro; table committee, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Denniss, St. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. John Jack- son, Port Stanley. The members parted hoping to meet again July 17, 1966, FERGUSON REUNION The Ferguson reunion was held at Riverview Parky Exeter, July In reviewing the town's in- surance protection for the up- coming term, Mel Gaiser of W. H. Hodgson Ltd. advised Exeter's council Tuesday evening August 3, that the arena is the only town property not insured at replace- ment value in case of fire. The building, insured for $105,000 by the arena committee, could not be rebuilt for this amount if it should burn, pointed out Gaiser. He suggested the town was leaVing itself open to public criticism by not putting sufficient Coverage on such pre- mises. this year if possible on the ex- tension of Marlborough Street. The money left over from the construction of Anne Street will be used for this. It is expected this will be done at the same time storm sewers are installed at this location. The property committee will contact the local service clubs and the Ausable Conservation Authority with the view of having new signs constructed and in- stalled at the entrances to the town. A letter will be sent to the owner of the sign advertising a steak house at the north end of town. Members felt this sign might be misleading to strangers in the area and are requesting its removal. Council will take steps to ac- quire a 66 foot road allowance between Sanders Street to Gidley Street through properties now owned by Simmons, McTavish and McLean. Councillor J. Wooden has been appointed as the second repre- sentative of council on the cen- 25 with about 95 present. It was voted that the picnic be held in the same place, same Sunday again next year. Sports were enjoyed by young and old alike under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jaques, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fer- guson. The oldest person present was Mrs. Joseph Linden, youngest child, James Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parsons. Officers for 1966 are: Presi- dent, Roy Ferguson; secretary- treasurer, Mrs. Phyllis Parsons; table committee, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jaques, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cann, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- mer Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Blanchard; sports commit- tee, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Goven- lock, Mr. and MrS. Art Ash- worth, and Mr. and Mrs. Norm Ferguson. Council agreed with Gaiser that coverage on the library and the town hall was low. It took no immediate action to adjuSt coverage on these two buildings, but did instruct members of the RAP committee to re-examine the arena policy. Mr. Gaiser also stressed that the installation of a sprinkler system in the arena could con- stitute a sizeable reduction in the annual fire insurance premiums. In the lighter vein, council Will Continue to pay a premium Of about 67/ annually for fire in- surance on a town-owned comfort Station Valued at $400. tennial committee. The resignation of William Batten, former member of the Exeter Planning Board was ac- cepted with regret. A letter from the town's audit- ors pointed out that their audit of the town's books at the time of C. V. Pickard's resignation showed the books in excellent shape as usual. The letter also commended assistant clerk, Mrs. Jean Weber as one of the best people in this type of position in the county of Huron. Council supported a resolution from the city of Owen Sound ask- ing that disposable glass bottles be prohibited in the soft drink industry as they are causing a hazard. Exeter's centennial application has been received in Toronto. This will be reviewed as soon as possible and the town notified in due course. Winners from Saddle Club Lloyd Swartzentruber took first place in the western saddle class of the Exeter Saddle Club's show held at the grounds last week. Noel Veri took second place in this event. In the flag race Harry Towle took top honors with second place going to Thomas Hearn. In the clover leaf barrel classification the winner was Thomas Hearn with second place going to Harry Towle. In the musical chairs clas- sification W 11 m e r Preszcator took first place with Thomas Hearn second. Bill Sims took top honors in the trail riding classi- fication with second place going to Wilmer Preszcator and third place to Wayne Preszcator. In the child equitation Wayne Presz- cator was named. The club will hold their third show in September. On the months when there is no show members participate in a trail ride. Girls return from camp Terri Laughton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Laughton, will return in September to her studies in Grade 12 at Mount St. Joseph Academy, London, after spending two months as swim- ming instructress at Camp Ka- wabi in the Haliburton area. She has passed her Royal Life- saving Award of Distinction which is the top award. She has also received word that she has passed her Grade 8 ballet with honors at the Western Conservatory of Music. Her sister Geordie has re- turned from camp in the Parry Sound area and reports that they were not lost on their "infamous" canoe trip and that they Were all girls, who had passed their senior grades in canoeing after several years of camping. Geordie said the trip was well Eleven people found the M- selves to be very lucky people Wednesday morning when a truck and car collided near Grand Bend demolishing the car, badly dam- aging the truck and grazing two Wcycle riders. No one was ser- iously hurt. A mail truck driven by Donald Hooper, Exeter and a car driven by Kenneth Moon, Brandon, Manitoba collided on Highway 81, just east of Grand Bend. The truck left the road, broke off four guard rails and ended up in the ditch on its side. Hooper was thrown clear of the cab and remembers rolling three times just three feet from the hurtling vehicle. He was only scratched. The car which had just turned onto the highway from the B Line Grand Bend Council this week adopted a policy on frontage charges for the proposed new water system, in accord with en- gineer William J. Ayearst's re- port, with some amendments. Policy will mean that on corner lots, frontage will be charged only (a complete exemption on flank- age); decision on which street a lot fronts, will relate to the origi- nal lot, multiple frontage (lots which are bounded by more than one street), will be charged on one frontage, only, subject to adjustment, with regard to the size of the lot in relationship to its neighbours; wedge shaped lots will be charged on frontage length arrived at by adding width at front to width at back, and divid- ing by two; curved frontages will be adjusted, with thought to size of lot, and those of its neighbours. Mr. Ayearst was instructed to proceed as soon as possible with a detailed mapping of the village, to show all frontages properly. One of his staff members will take on this job. As soon as frontage length for the entire work is completed, Ayearst will be able to prepare a cost proposal, and this will be taken to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. Council met in regular session on Monday night, and water was the topic which took up most of the evening. Dr. F. Boyes, Parkhill, the FETE NEWLYWEDS AT SHIPKis.. A party was held at SS 7 Ste- phen for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ram- maloo, who were married re- cently. Games and cards were enjoyed by everyone and both thanked the community for their gift. Also a gift was given to Mr. and Mrs. Rammaloo Sr., Bill's parents, who are moving in the near future. Lunch was served by Mrs. Howard Clarke, Mrs. Art Fink- beiner, Mrs. Gordon Ratz and Mrs. Earl Ratz. PERSONALS Mrs. Donald Barr and Judith, Sarnia, Mr. & Mrs. Claude Ball and Chris of Winnipeg visited recently with Mr. & Mrs. Wray Sweitzer and family. Chris re- mained for a few holidays. Mr. & Mrs. Karl Guenther and family visited with Mrs. George Robertson at Wheatley recently. Mr. Albert Gaiser and Mrs. Martha Ratz have just returned from a pleasant visit with Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Lamport, fam- ily and friends of Port Alberni, B. C. Miss Janet Guenther has re- turned to her home here after holidaying with Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gillatly and girls, Waterloo. Mrs. George Sherritt, her daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mc- Areaby, twin sons, Danny and Dennis and Lorinda, Calgary, Alberta spent a few days with Mr. Herbert Harlton and Mr. & Mrs. Karl Guenther and fam- ily. Sunday visitors with Mr. & planned and equipped and at no time were they in any danger. PICKS THE FIELD CLEAN TO SAVE THE GRAIN YOU RAISE! Gleans the field as If your grain were pure gold. It's thorough and gentle ... sifts out dirt and stones. Individually re, pleceable RubberSet Fingers 6n Extra W.i.D.E's work better, longer. 4 Regular models to 84" with savings to 45°,5: 4 Extra W.I.D•E's from 8' to 14' use fah capacity of today's rnodern Combines. SEE YOUR DEALER OR WRITE FOR LITERATURE DISTRIBUTED Ry H.L.Turner (Ontario) Ltd. etenheirn, ant COMPANY mortmoor, iowA was wrecked in the collision. Passengers included Moon's Sister, Eunice Moon, 20, of Ro- zelle, Manitoba, William John- ston, his wife Eleanor, and four children, Sharon, 4, Marjorie, 2 1/2 , Ruby, one, and Paul, an infant, all of Rozelle. They were only badly shaken. Two boys, Stephen Turnbull, 12, son of Eric Turnbull, Grand Bend, and his cousin Timothy Turnbull, 10, son of Allan Turn- bull, RR 1 Grand Bend were riding bicycles on the shoulder of the road just in front of the accident scene. The boys heard the crash, turned and saw the truck coming towards them on its way to the ditch. The truck grazed the boys throwing them off their bikes. village M.O.H., attended to re- port on the tests of suspected contamination of wells on Lake Road. "All tests", said Dr. Boyes have come back showing contami- nation." Dr. Boyes said the next thing to do is to test for detergent. "Water tests will be made by Mr. Samuels of the OWRC, eith- er Thursday or next Monday", said Dr. Boyes. "If they feel it is coming from the Laundromat, (and this has been suggested), then certainly it is a problem. If the wells are contaminated by detergent, then the water is no good for drinking. Even if the Laundromat is the guilty party (and this would have to be proved), and even if it quit operating to- morrow, the wells would be unfit for use for some time to come. Councillor John Teevins, who is health committee chairman, asked if a by-law could be pass- ed, as it had been in Ridgetown, that a laundry of this kind could be requested to pump effluent into trucks, and taken out of town. Dr. Boyes suggested that may- be better drainage would help, "But his equipment was approved by the Ontario Water Resources Commission when he put it in," went on the doctor, "and to change it what you're doing is legislating a man out of business." The time has come when no coin laundry is permitted by Mrs. Harry Sheppard were Mr. & Mrs. David Holland, St. Marys, Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Fraser, Mr. & Mrs. Dave Sheppard, Parkhill and Mr. Dave Sheppard, Sarnia. MRS. MARGARET COLEMAN Mrs. Margaret Coleman, RR 2 Dashwood, died Tuesday at Bruce County General Hospital in her 92nd year. The widow of William Coleman, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Orford, of Under- wood, formerly of Stratford. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Finalda) Huffman, RR 2 Dashwood; Mrs. James (Marguerite) Sloan, Barrie; three sons, Carroll, Windsor; George 34 Bay St. and Dr. Ivan W. Coleman, Ottawa; 13 grandchild- ren and 25 great-grandchildren. The body is resting at the Hoffman funeral home, Dash- wood, where a funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Maple Leaf cemetery, Chatham. Ill Health See your doctor first. Bring your prescription to MIDDLETON'S DRUGS Pails of Cherries still available Sweet and Pie Cherries available at regular prices EXETER FROZEN FOODS 502 Main South 235 — 0400 Stephen lost a tooth. Timothy complained of a pain in his neck and was taken to South Huron Hospital for x-rays and later re- leased. The bicycles were slight- ly bent. Hooper lost his glasses in the accident. And some of the mail was thrown from the truck.How- ever all of it was retrieved and was back in circulation in half an hour. One door was wrenched off the truck in the crash and the wind- shield knocked completely out. The Moons and Johnstons had just completed a visit with the Wellington Johnston family of the B Line and were on their way back to Western Canada. The whole front of the car was twisted in the accident. OWRC to operate in a muni- cipality that does not have a sewage system, Dr. Boyes point- ed out. "Well", said Councillor Tee- vins, "you do hate to put a man out of business. But what about the Speedwash, which had to move out?" Dr. Boyes, "'That was a dif- ferent thing. There was ' never any hope that that operation would work. The clay soil made drain- age very difficult. And that man was running effluent right on the ground. Now, he'll not tell you that he was treated badly, when asked to move. "Until the village of Grand Bend has a sewage system", said Dr. Boyes, "you will have prob- lems." Clerk Murray A. DesJardins reported that one merchant who came to town this spring, has refused so far to pay the $200 transient traders charge. He was advised by council to lay a charge if not able to collect. Signs have been received from the Department of Lands and For- ests (and were erected Tuesday) at the west end of Lake Road, to prohibit parking on the wharf area. Emergency dredging of the harbour to remove drifted sand, has been done by Canadian Dredge and Dock Co. Ltd. after a request went from council to Walter Foy, MP for Lambton West, for some relief by the federal government in this matter. On request of dockmaster Al Dayman at the meeting Monday night, Council requested fisher- man Howard Green to instal some buoys in the channel marking the best route. This was done on Tuesday. "If twenty men answer a call", said Ford, "that shoots the $60 without anything left over for the equipment." He suggested a fee of $70 for the first hour and $50 for every Stephen native dies at London Miss Edith Pearl Kestle, who taught school for 50 years and retired in Brantford, died in St. Thomas-Elgin General Hos- pital Monday August 16. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kestle who lived for some time in Exet- er and she was a sister of C. W. "Dutch" Kestle, now of Strat- ford, but formerly of Exeter. Miss Kestle was a frequent visit- or with her brother when he lived in Exeter. She was on a visit to Dutton when taken ill and died in St. Thomas Hospital. She is survived by one brother C. W. Kestle, Stratford, and pre- deceased by two brothers, Frank and Harold Kestle. The funeral service was con- ducted by Rev. R. S. Hiltz on Wednesday, August 18 at the R. C. Dinney funeral home with burial in the Exeter cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs Tom Yellow, Melvin King, Rufus Kestle, Ray Jory, Charles Snell (Dashwood) and Alex Rohde. Court briefs Robert John Ellis, Exeter, was fined $30 and costs, or five days in jail in magistrate's court in Goderich, Thursday, July 29.E1- Hs pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor vehicle care- lessly in Tuckersmith Township on July 2. Ellis also pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report a change of address in Tuckersmith Township and was fined $5 and costs or two days in jail. David Martin O'Neil, Hensall, was fined $25.00 and costs or one month in jail when he pleaded guilty to having liquor in the village of Hensall on June 30, in a place other than the residence of the purchaser or evidence thereof. Ready Mix CONCRETE plant 235-0833 Residence 228-6961 C.A. McDOWELL Ltd. Time for a dip Local youngsters enjoyed the pool while at camp near Goderich last week. With a full week of sun- shine most of the camp activities were carried out in the fresh air. Here three staff members watch Peter Glover as he prepares to take a dive. Cathy Smith and Alvin Willert watch at ground level while swimming instructor Betty McCallum watches from a more lofty position. (T-A photo) Regular council meet handles varied agenda Family reunions Arena only building not fully insured Grand Bend sets policy on lot frontage charges