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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-12-09, Page 1CpI. M.J. Dooley Area election results Stephen Dundas was elected to fill the vacant seat on Stephen Township council this year with the two incumbent councillors heading the polls. Joseph Dietrich was elected to serve his sixth term of office with 711 votes while Cecil Desjardine, with the same number of years of service received 630 votes. Stephen Dun- das, a former member of Stephen Council but defeated the last time the Township had an election, fills the remaining seat with 506 votes. John Buxton, a new- comer to the municipal scene polled 406 votes. James Hayter is reeve of the Township by acclamation replac- ing retiring reeve and warden of the county, Glen Webb of Dash- wood. Edmond Hendrick stepped up from council to fill the position of deputy reeve left vacant by Mr. Hayter. On the beverage room plebiscite the re were 612 for and 419 against. A greater majority than this voted in favor of a Liquor Lounge plebiscite with 643 in favor and 392 opposed. At Grand Bend Orval Wassman is the new reeve with 223 votes filling the seat vacated by the re- tirement of reeve Stewart Webb. James Dalton who contested the seat received 143 votes. Howard Greene led the polls for council with 259 seats follow- ed by Douglas Martin with 239 votes, Emerson Desjardine with 215 votes and John Manure with 195. John Teevens lost his bid for a council seat with 194 votes. Only 191 ratepayers expressed their opinion op the bylaw which extends the voting right in muni- cipal elections to everyone 21 years of age or over who are British subjects and have lived in the municipality for one year. The result was 147 in favor with 44 opposed. Lawrence Mason received the seat on the Public Utilities Com- mission by acclamation as did Donald Flear for the position of Public School Trustee. The vote wa's much lighter in Grand Bend this year with only about 375 people voting. Usually about 450 exercise their fran- chise. There are 550 winter re- sidents eligible to vote in the village. In Tuckersmith Township El- gin Thompson was elected as reeve with 547 votes while his competitor Andrew Crozier re- ceived 306. For Council with four to be elected Ross Forrest received 441 votes to head the polls while Ervin Sillery receiv- ed 412, Cleave Coombs, 393; Alex D. McGregor, 366; Warden Han- ey, 349; Victor Lee, 346 and Frank Falconer, 298, For Public School Trustee with two to be elected W. D. Wilson led with 382; Vern Alderdice with 370; Kenneth Smith with 344; and Gordon Hulley with 343. In Bayfield, Brig. G. L. Mor- gan Smith received 122 votes for Public School Trustee defeating George Bellchamber who polled 50. In the race for Public School Trustee in McGillivray Roy Cun- ningham polled 120 defeating Ar- thur Simpson who polled 28. In Stanley Township there was also a race for Public School Jim Hayter Stephen reeve Trustee with two to be elected. Jack Taylor polled 500; Bruce Keyes, 486; Gordon Erb, 291; and James Cleave 272. 0. Wassman G-B reeve Also in Stanley Ernest Talbot received 433 votes for the po- sition of reeve defeating Alvin Rau who polled 425. A visit at the hospital Members of the Kinsmen and Kinette clubs of Exeter visited 76 sick and shut-in in Exeter and area last week during their personal service night. The presidents of the two clubs, Mr. and Mrs. Claire Hoffman deliver a box of fruit and chat with Mrs. Helen Dawson, a patient at the South Huron District Hospital. (T-A photo) Pupils, friends attend "Edna Follick Sunday" 4 OK SHDHS addition 4 Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 9, 1965 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Sunday morning crash kills Centralia man They came from as far away as British Columbia and as close as Exeter, they came in sickness and in health, and they came for one reason. This was to pay tribute to a Sunday school teacher who had been a friend and a source of inspiration to them nearly a half a century ago. These were the men from the Scout Hustlers and the Live Wires, Sunday school classes who returned to Main Street Church Sunday to honor Mrs. Edna (Fol- lick) Hearts who was their Sun- day school teacher in years gone by. Some of the men were in the class of 1919 and others in the class of 1922 but they all remem- bered. Out of the two classes there were only two men who might have come who were unavoidably detained. The others gathered from across Canada to renew acquaintances and to visit once again in the primary Sunday school class where they all started out. And as the group met in a private class meeting with their teacher in the basement of the G-B fishermen have problems Even though fishing in Lake Huron could be continuing at this late date, Grand Bend fishermen are unable to get out of the harbour to set their nets. Since Canada Dredge and Dock equipment has ceased operations for the winter months, fishermen are even more seriously hamper- ed. All season, the CD&D boats have been keeping the harbour mouth open to marine traffic. Councillor Howard Green, also a fisherman, told council Tuesday night that as long as CD&D equip- ment is handy, fishing boats can operate without too much diffi- culty. "But what are we going to do when they leave for good next fall?" asked Green. Councillor Ory Wassman re- quested that further correspond- ence be dispatched immediately to Federal authorities in another attempt to seek assistance so that the fishing industry in the resort may look forward to some relief from the problem. church following the regular ser- vice Mrs. Hearts looked around the room and then said, "Ben- son Tuckey, you were the insti- gator of this". No one argued New manager Bank of N.S. Ray S. Murley Ray S. Murley, formerly man- ager of the Bank of Nova Scotia at Penetanguishene has been ap- pointed manager of the Exeter branch. He replaces Ken Mc- Laughlin who has been granted an extended sick leave. Mr. Murley joined the bank in 1947 at Digby Nova Scotia and served two branches at that location before being transferred to Ontario at Brockville in 1951. He spent the last 14 years in northern Ontario, seven years in North Bay and the last six and a half as manager at Pene- tanguishene. Mr. and Mrs. Murley have recently purchased a house at 2'78 Sanders Street and expect to move to Exeter after the New Year. The couple have four children, two girls and two boys, all attending public school. While in Penetanguishene Murley was a member of the Lions Club holding the office of secretary and was a director of the club. He is a past presi- dent of the Penetanguishene Curl- ing Club and a member of the Masonic Lodge. The couple attend the Anglican Church. with the statement. Maurice Ford of Burnaby Bri- tish Columbia presented Mrs. Hearts with a gift on behalf of all the members of the classes. Mr. Ford was the member who travelled the greatest distance to attend the special event. Rev. Robert S. Hiltz paid tri- bute to Mrs. Hearts during the morning service which was cen- tred around the theme, "it shall be told as a memorial of her". As the 'Members of the classes met to talk over old times some produced rings and pins which were souvenirs of the classes and remembered the good times they had enjoyed in days gone by. The women of Main Street United Church served a dinner for the two classes, their wives, friends and special guests. Fol- lowing the class dinner Maurice Ford, acting as Master of Cer- emonies paid tribute to Mr. Tuck- ey for the work he put into making this day possible in contacting all the old members. A suggestion that the fire hall be moved from its present loca- tion and the space used to pro- vide more and better accommo- dation for clerk's office, police department and Magistrate's court brought heated discussion at the regular meeting of council Monday evening. Councillor Me rve Cudmore, a member of the committee directed to investi- gate the town hall and bring in recommendations opened the dis- cussion with a suggestion that another site might be more suit- able for housing the fire equip- ment in view of the fact that more space is needed at the town hall and the building is still in good shape structurally. Councillor Cudmore stressed that this was just a preliminary report and added the committee wanted discussion on this matter and direction as to proceed fur- ther with their investigations. Councillor Cudmore informed council that the Town Hall com- mittee had inspected the present building and found it to be struc- Cpl. Malcolm Joseph Dooley, 279 Algonquin Road, RCAF Sta- tion Centralia died at approxi- mately 10:30 a.m. Sunday morn- ing as the result of injuries sus- tained in a single car accident earlier that morning on Highway 4. The accident occurred at about 6:10 am at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Centralia Road (County road 30). Reports indicate Dooley was northbound on Highway four and approaching the intersection when his car went out of control and left the road. The vehicle struck the south side of the west embankment of County road 36. Dooley was taken to Westmin- turally sound. He indicated the foundation is in good shape and the joists of the building seem "OK". The committee then started look- ing at the matter of space, he said and discovered that the Fire De- partment is crowded in their present quarters. He pointed out that the men have no place to stretch out the hose to dry and the trucks are so close together that the men have to enter one of the trucks by the passenger side door unless the trucks are par- ked exactly right. Councillor Cudmore stated the committee had investigated a building on Wellington Street which would give ample room for the department with only minor changes necessary. It would also give room for storage as well as providing grounds around the building which could eventually be used as a playground. He added that the building is sound and the committee felt that all that would need to be added would be over- head doors. There is sufficient ceiling clearance to house the ster Hospital in London where he died later, The 1965 model auto- mobile was completely wrecked. He was alone at the time of the accident, Cpl. Dooley is survived by his wife, the former Marie Goodman, three children, Michael, Marc and Susan; and his parents in St. John, New Brunswick. An autopsy was performed by Dr. J. Bev Robinson of London. An RCAF board of inquiry will investigate the crash. A me- morial service was held at RCAF Centralia Protestant Chapel Tuesday. Burial was in N e w Brunswick. trucks. The committee admitted that it did not know what the costs involved would be but asked for some direction from council as to whether they should continue their investigation. Councillor Ted Wright opposed any suggestion for moving the location of the fire hall. He stressed the importance of having this in the center of town. He suggested this is important both making it central for firemen as well as to save time in getting the trucks away to a fire. Councillor Ross Taylor stated he felt the suggestion immature and added that council should see whether it has the money to spend on a project such as this before continuing. He said he felt that changing the present building a- round would be a major project. Councillor J. L. Wooden poin- ted out that if the present build- ing is retained a new heating sys- No ambulance County problem County Council will have a major problem to face when it convenes for the January ses- sion. Six funeral directors in the county have indicated they will cease service after December 15 affecting about two thirds of Huron County. Recently an ambu- lance operation at Hensall was stopped taking away some of the service in the southern portion of the county as well. A Goderich man, Ralph Hawes has indicated he will set up a temporary ambulance service after the 15th and seek a subsidy from county council to set up a county wide system. If a subsidy is granted Mr. Hawes has in- dicated he would station one of the ambulances in the Exeter area. This may be a solution to a problem which Exeter has been facing. Exeter council have been investigating the costs of a locally subsidized service which would serve Exeter and neighboring Townships. No decision has been made on this to date and it is likely the local council will re- serve any decision until they find out what County Council intends to do. The communities involved in the recent curtailment of ser- vice are Goderich, Clinton, Blyth and Auburn. Clerk-Treasurer John Berry has been InforMed in writing of the decision of the Various funeral directors. tem will have to be installed in any event. He suggested that the temperature in the upper court room in the winter months is a disgrace to the town of Exeter and encouraged the council to have the committee continue with their investigations. On an unrecorded vote council decided to have the committee continue their investigations and bring back estimated costs as to renovations and changes propo- sed. Vote recount for Stephen Twp. A recount has been requested in regards to the plebiscite re- garding beverage rooms for Ste- phen Township. In the election Monday the 'yes' vote received 59,371 percent. The vote for liquor lounges in the township passed with 62 percent of the vote. In the village of Dashwood three trustees have been acclaimed. Hugh Boyle, Harold Schroeder and Clifford Salmon will fill these posts for the next year. In Crediton a second nomina- tion meeting had to be held and all three trustees have now been chosen. William Avril, Gerald Schenk and Frederick Sims are the trustees for the coming year. Building permits have increased Building permits issued this year reached the highest point they have since 1960 with a total of $504,338. In 1960 the total was $746,525 but this included two School additions, the Public Utili- ties Commission filtration plant and the hospital addition. Last year the total was $352,168; 1963 total, $312,805; 1962, $487,575; 1961, $476,760 and in 1959 it was $307,620. New house construction this year was valued at $139,000; commercial expansion, $186,750 and other major projects $145,- 000. The total cost of renova- tions and repairs was $33,588. Among the major projects this year were, Peace Lutheran Church, MINIS portable class- rooms, the Whilsmith apartment block and the hospital addition. Four municipalities have now agreed to pay their share of the debenture debt which would be incurred with building the new addition at the South Huron Sec- ondary School. Four others have yet to be heard from but Board members hope to have the ap- proval of all the councils in the near future. The board needs the approval of the majority of the eight participating municipalities before the Ontario Munic ip al Board will allow tenders to be called. This week Exeter, Stephen Township and Grand Bend ap- proved the cost which is estimat- ed to be up to $600,000. Tucker- smith Township which has the smallest portion of the assess- ment for this approved the move some time ago. Hensall, which held a council meeting this week did not discuss the matter according to clerk Earl Campbell. At the last nomi- nation meeting one member of council spoke in favor of the ad- dition while one other indicated he was still considering this. The next meeting of council for Hen- sall is December 15. With the approvals received this week the board has approval of 50 percent of the participating municipalities and over 50 per- cent of the actual money involved. Exeter's share is slightly more than 20 percent while Stephen's share is over 25 percent. Grand Members of the Exeter Kins- men and Kinette Clubs held their annual personal Service night last week. Club members follow- ed this up with visits this week and in all visited 76 sick and shut-ins in Exeter and area de- livering Christmas cakes, and fruit. Chairman of the project was Clifford Quance. * * * * It was fight night Saturday night on William Street and as a re- sult three London men were charged under the criminal code and taken to the county jail at Goderich. Members of the Ex- eter Police Department and aux- iliary officers had the problem under control in short order. The hall will no longer be rented to the organization which was spon- soring the dance, Rev. Hugh Wilson, of Exeter and, a charter member of the Brussels Lions Club will be the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Exeter Lions Club this week. This is the last meet- ing of the fall season. Members of the SHDHS foot- ball team, the Panthers held their annual banquet Friday even- ing. Unfortunately two guest s from the Hamilton Football team who were scheduled to visit Ex- eter could not attend. * * * * The Exeter Kinsmen Club has a new banner thanks to the Kin- ette Club. The banner was pre- sented at the regular meeting of the club last Thursday evening. The town of Exeter will once again sponsor the contest for the best decorated premises during the Christmas season. At one time this contest was for the best decorated door but this year the council is stressing the overall appearance of the property. Judg- es will be appointed at a Iater date by the Mayor and council and it is expected that judging will take place about December 22. * * * The land use survey which was to have been completed by geography students from the Uni- versity of Western Ontario re- cently has been cancelled. to go Bend pays over five percent while Tuckersmith's share is nominal. The $600,000 represents ap- proximately 25 percent of the es- timated $2,040,000 vocational wing planned by the Board. The other 75 percent of the cost is shared by the senior levels of government. The proposed addition has a long history of changes and ris- ing costs which climaxed recent- ly in a meeting between the board and the eight councils in- volved. At this meeting council- lors were given an explanation of the complete plan and the fac- tors which brought about the final decision as well as the in- creased costs. Exeter council also voted to send a letter to Education Mini- ster Davis outlining the situation and protesting the seeming un- fairness of the grant structure which allows some areas to be constructed under 100 per cent grant while the South Huron area must pay 25 per cent of the costs of this addition causing a debenture debt approaching $600,000. Copies of the letter will be sent to the eight partici- pating municipalities. Deputy Reeve, Phil Gandon pointed out the importance of making a final decision on the Board's request as soon as poss- ible. He told councillors that if Exeter keeps delaying this pro- ject then they would be respon- sible for any increase in costs. A group of youths, as yet un- known, turned on approximately a dozen fire hydrants in town last Thursday evening. Members of the PUC and volunteer firemen were kept busy checking to find these and close them. The Bank of Montreal is spon- soring 50 Farm Leadership awards as a centennial project. The awards will allow selected candidates to undertake travel and study projects of their own making. Charles Smith, local manager presented the informa- tion on this to council Monday evening, asking for their sug- gestions as to who in the area might be a candidate. Candidates must be sponsored by a farm or- ganization. * * The Exeter Public School have received a progress report in re- gards to their adopted Korean child, Park Hung Jin. He is now in the second grade of a three year course in middle school. The school receives a letter from the boy each month. * * * * The 1966 licence plates are now on sale although very few have been purchased in Exeter to date. For the first month or so the majority of these are purchased for new cars while most motorists wait until after Christmas to purchase these. * * * * Monday, December 27 will be the official Boxing Day holiday in Exeter this year. C ounc agreed to this resolution at their regular meeting Monday evening. * * * * The police cruiser will be re- paired in the near future. The car received minor damage re- cently when a car backed out of a parking area and scraped the side of it slightly. It was one of the first accidents after the snow came. * * * * The signs restricting parking between 1;00 am and 6;00 am for snow removal have beenpoSt- ed for some time now and warn- ings given. The police depart- ment have indicated there will be no more warnings in regards to this in the future. Sunday school Sunday was Edna (rolliek) Hearts Sunday at Main Street United Church as Well as the reunion of two Sunday school claSSes the Scout Hustlers and the Live Wires. Left to right seated are: Lyle Statham, Gordon Davis, Eber Heddon, Edna Hearts, Howard Dignan and Cliff class reunion Davis, Standing are; Benson Tuckey, Tom Prycle, Bill Davis, Ernest Wells, Rev. Ed Aldworth, Clyde Ilealnati, Charles Ford, Manrice Ford, Earl Russell, William Hopper, Carman Powell, Wilfred Mack and Ervin Greb. (T-A photo) Suggest c a -ge for fire hall committee will investigate Around the town . . •