The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-01-06, Page 9CATTLE
MIIJNJERAI,
- OA
CATTLE ,TINEPAL
Get Quality
In Cattle Minerals . •
special minerals
for cattle
Make sure your cattle have proper min-
erals supplied at all times by making
available SHUR-GAIN Essential Minerals
or SHUR-GAIN Special Minerals; fed free
choice.
essential minerals
for ate
•
1 I
:Clot itOn iv. 1 u:tt.:1,.. 1
,,,..........4 ..... IA) ..... ....a
SNUIllAINII111$1011
MIllenain
IOW 11111,,,....14i
••=at:Ir
'
SIIUR•6AIN DIVISION wiz epees
SHUR-GAIN Essential Minerals for Cattle
contains all the essential minerals needed
by your livestock to help improve feed
assimilation and general animal health.
SHLIR-GAIN Special Minerals for Cattle
contain high levels of phosphorous for
areas or feeding conditions with a partic-
ularly bad phosphorous deficiency.
• • AT REALISTIC PRICES
Shur-Gain Farmers' Week
Enroll with us now
for rransporfat fond at Ridgetown Jan. 10 - 14
CANN'S M LTD,
229-6118 Kirkton 285.1782 Exeter
MEN'S SUITS
by Tip Top and Warren K. Cooke
at JANUARY PRICES
PLUS . . .
Sweaters *Jackets
Sport Shirts etc., etc.
C
111-,:11,1! 't t•
tr. 341' , .t..r "!, 1011;41 In!
•
Jig
'17
S L
EXETER 235-0991
4141390011R114010440VPirittillili
1965 was a year of many activities for area
sentatiOlt of regalia at C. S. Mac-
Naegliten night.
DECEMBER 2:
Elections were called for Ste-
Piton and Grand Bend c Ouneil
while other area murticipal of-
fices were filled by acclamation.
Minnie Noakes became the first
Woman reeve in the history of
Henna.
DECEMBER 9;
Four area councils approved
the $600,000 debenture cost for
the addition to the SHIMS leav-
ing four others to hear from
before the board can proceed
with their request for tentative
approval from the OMB and call
tenders for the work.
DECEMBER 16:
Driver training at SHOES will
be started shortly after the new
year.
A 17-year-old youth was fined
and lost the privilege to drive for
one year following his conviction
on a charge of careless driving.
DECEMBER 23;
A CAF Chipmunk aircraft
flyi Or between Centralia and
Dashwood was punctured by a
rifle bullet. Officers of the Ex-
eter Detachment of the OPP were
called in to investigate the in-
cident.
NOVEMBEft 4:
The estimated cost of the new
addition at the SHDHS passed
the $2,000,000 mark. Councillors
voted to request a meeting with
the board to discuss these costs,
Vandalism on Hallowe'en night
included several broken wind-
shields as well as the usual
soaping of windows,
NOVEMBER, 11:,
Members of the SHDHS board
agreed to meet with area coun-
cils to discuss the cost of the new
addition at the school,
Bob McKinely won the riding
of Huron County for the Con-
servative party.
NOVEMBER 18:
A head on collision on Highway
Number 4, just south of Exeter
claimed the lives of two men.
Council decided to seek a meet-
ing with officials of the Depart-
ment of vHighways to discuss the
problemseyhich will accompany
the reconsteuction of Math Street.
NOVEMBER '25:
Damage and mischief charges
brought five youths heavy fines
in magistrate's court. The youths
were charged with damage to pro-
perty and drinking under age.
Exeter Masons paid tribute to
C. S, MacNaughton with a pre-
Two new presidents
Mrs. Robert Wragg and Wilbert Edwards were installed as the respective presidents of Branch 167 of the
Royal Canadian Legion Exeter branch and Branch 167 of the Ladies Auxiliary at a special meeting
Wednesday evening. (T-A photo)
Times-Advocate, January 4, 1966 Page 9
Retiring clerk-treasurer C. V,
Pickard was honored by friends
with a banquet and presentations.
AUGUST 19:
Council granted abuilding per-
mit for portable classrooms at
the SHDHS. The estimated cost
of these is $27,000 and it is
expected that these will greatly
relieve the overcrowding at the
school.
AUGUST 26:
Workers at General Coach
walked off their jobs in a 'sur-
prise move in protest to company
regulations. They were only out
a short period before returning
to their jobs.
Four members of the Exeter
Auxiliary Police force received
high marks in graduating from
their course. EMO co-ordinator
Stu Forbes was on hand for the
presentation of certificates this
week.
SEPTEMBER 2;
The Gibson service station at
the north end of Exeter was pur-
chased to make way for what will
eventually be a 'daylight' corn-
er.
Hensall residents have peti-
tioned against temporary trans-
portation measures proposed for
their students until the new
addition is completed.
SEPTEMBER 10:
Council was served with a writ
for damages caused by the flood-
ing of a farm:earlier this Year.
Members voted to defend this
action.
SEPTEMBER 16:
Rumours sparked discussion
at the regular meeting of the
SHDHS board and Board member
I. Armstrong asked for an ex-
planation from principal L. D.
Palmer.
SEPTEMBER 23:
Construction started Tuesday
on the Gidley, Sanders, Senior
sewer installations. COuncil was
given a report of this and re-
commended work which should
be carried out In conjunction
with this,
Five CNR station* were closed
this week and all services for
these will be carried out through
the London office,
SEPTEMBER 30:
Bob McKinley was chosen as
the PC candidate for Huron
County and Malt Edgar to repre-
sent the Liberals in the forth-
coming Federal election. J. C.
Hemingway is the NDP contender.
OCTOBER 7:
Members of council will meet
with officials of the OWRC and
Canadian Canners to discuss the
waste disposal problem in Ex-
eter.
Members of council decided
that Remembrance Day should
be a holiday following a request
by the Exeter branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion.
OCTOBER 14:
A Clinton youth was killed when
the car he was driving went out of
control and struck the bridge
over the Ausable river in Exeter,
Night school classes started
at the SHDHS with a registration
of 239.
OCTOBER 21:
Members of council, represen-
tatives of Canadian Canners and
the OWRC sat down Friday in
an attempt to decide who should
pay for added costs of waste
disposal for the operation of the
canning factory next year.
October 29 was set as the tar-
get date for the completion of
dumping fill and grading as the
first step in the Centennial pro-
ject.
OCTOBER 28:
An early morning fire gutted
the barn of Gib Dow on Welling-
ton Street. Most of the livestock
was rescued but some 10,000
bales of hay were lost.
The centennial project for Ex-
eter received approval from the
senior levels of government.
A variety band concert raised
money for Exeter's new band,
the Marching Ambassadors.
The year 1965 was aninterest-
ing year as well as a progres-
sive one. Although fires and ac-
Orients made the headlines, the
hard work of various organize.-
tthns and their success was re-
corded on the same pages.
JANUARY 7:
The new year for Exeter start-
ed with fire as the loss of the
Exeter Produce and Storage
Company Ltd. was estimated at
$300,000. During the same week
an Exeter lady, Mrs, Ellen A,
Ellerington was killed in a car
accident on the St. Mary's Road.
JANUARY 14:.
Garnet Hicks reported to the
SHDHS Board that projected en-
rolment at the school in 1972
would be up some 680 students.
The community was saddened
by the report of the death of J.
Hubert Jones, prominent busi-
nessman and community leader.
JANUARY 21:
Reeve of Stephen Township
Glenn Webb won theHuron Ward-
enship January 18 while Reeve
Ivan Hearne of Lucan became
warden of Middlesex.
The decision was made topro-
ceed with the plans of a new
central school for Stephen Town-
ship with the hopes that this
could be completed for Septem-
ber 1 opening.
JANUARY 28:
Following three votes at County
Council the recommendation that
a '75 bed addition to the present
Huronview home at Clinton was
approved.
G/C G.F. Ockenden took over
the command of RCAF Station
Centralia as G/C L. H. Randall
retired from the services.
FEBRUARY 4:
Expectations were for t h e
teaching staff of SHDHS to jump
to 45 as the architects were
given final approval of prelimin-
ary drawings for the addition
at the school.
FEBRUARY 11:
Opposition was mounting to the
Parkhill Dam. A meeting sche-
duled to discuss this was post-
poned because negotiations were
still being carried out with the
Department of Energy and re-
sources.
Clerics and senior citizens
voiced their opposition to the
proposed Huronview addition and
advocated decentralization of the
home.
FEBRUARY 18:
The Department of Education
termed the SHDHS plans for an
addition as 'unrealistic' and urg-
ed the board to plan for a larger
expansion. Because of this mem-
bers decided to start holding two
meetings per month rather than
the normal monthly meeting.
Dog owners received some bad
news as council decided to raise
the cost of dog tax from $2.00
to $5.00 for males and $5.00 to
$10.00 for females.
FEBRUARY 25:
General Coach, in the midst of
an expansion program at Hensall
announced the aquisition of a sec-
ond plant located at FortMacleod
Alberta.
MARCH 4:
The cost of dying went up with
the cost of living as council
decided to raise the cost of ceme-
tery plots. They also decided to
take a monopoly on the sale of
cement vaults in an effort to
meet rising costs.
MARCH 11;
A fox believed to be rabid
posed a threat to residents, The
fox was seen by several resi-
dents dering the weekend.
MARCH 18:
Approval for a $465,000 Ste-
phen Central school was given
by the Township council follow-
ing a request from the school
board. The Department of Edu-
cation had granted tentative ap-
proval of the project.
Exeter council decided to ad-
vertise for a replacement for the
Police Department after accept-
ing the resignation of Constable
L. Hodgins because they felt
they could not meet his request
for additional salary.
MARCH 25;
County council upheld a pre-
vious decision not to decentralize
the Huron County Home for the
aged. It was again a slim margin
with 19 in favor of the decen-
tralization and 20 opposed.
Teachers at SHDHS accepted
proposed pay increases set forth
by the Board but rated working
conditions at 42 percent, lowest
in the history of the school.
APRIL 1:
The county tax levy for 1965
was set at 15.5 mills with 8.75
for roads and 6.75 for general
purposes.
APRIL 8:
April started off with a raging
blizzard and area OPP were
kept busy investigating accidents.
Damages amounted to close to
$3,000 with minor injuries.
Thieves were busy as Exeter
police investigated three break-
ins as well as the theft of the
flag from the Exeter Public
School.
APRIL 15;
Exeter Public School Board
voted to commence an oppor-
tunity class next year. Con-
sideration was given to the pur-
chase of a portable classroom
for use in this project.
Driver training at the SHDHS
was terminated because of the
illness of instructor C. M. Far-
row. The classes were started
earlier in the year.
APRIL 22;
Area councils were informed
that the fate of the Parkhill
Dam will not be known for at
least a year. The information
was released by the chairman
of the Ausable Conservation Au-
thority.
Members of council and other
interested parties have agreed
to purchase a chain of office
for the mayor.
APRIL 29:
Following a three hour meet-
ing with the architect the SHDHS
approved a major alteration to
their plans at an estimated ad- Slow
Moving
Merchandise
IMPORTANT NEW DEVELOPMENT
FROM CO-OPERATIVE RESEARCH:
•
ward Street sewer projects. The
plans will be forwarded to the
OWRC and it is hoped to have
the sewers completed during the
summer,
JUNE l'7;
The official sod-turning cere-
mony for Peace Lutheran Church
was held Sunday. The congrega-
tion hopes to have occupancy by
the end of October,
K. J. Lampman, area Ontario
Hydro manager was honored on
his retirement.
JUNE 24:
Grand Bend taxpayers receiv-
ed a welcome surprise as the
tax rate dropped six and a half
mills.
JULY 1:
Area Ontario provincial Po-
lice warned of a crackdown on
motorists in the wake of a rash
of serious accidents.
At a special meeting of Ste-
phen Township council the tender
for the new central school was
approved.
JULY 8;
Work started Tuesday on the
replacement of the Exeter Pro-
duce and Stprage Company which
was destroyed by fire New Year's
Eve. Completion date was tenta-
tively set for September 15.
JULY 15:
Usborne Township c ouncil
turned down a request for $50,-
000 to construct an addition at the
Usborne Central school. The new
addition would house a kinder-
garten and general classroom.
JULY 22:
Exeter council accepted, with
regret, the resignation of town
clerk-treasurer C. V. Pickard.
A letter of resignation informed
council of this earlier inthe year
but the resignation was not of-
ficially accepted until Monday
evening. Eric Carscadden and
Mrs. Jean Weber will take over
Mr. Pickard's duties,
JULY 29:
Two airmen were killed when
their RCAF Chipmunk aircraft
crashed about 12 miles from
Centralia. No explanation was
given as to the cause.
Mail slowed to a mere trickle
as the postal strike went into
the second week.
AUGUST 5:
Everything stops for holidays
— even the news.
AUGUST 12:
Although councillors disliked
the decision of the OMB they
must fill the position of deputy-
reeve from their own ranks. A
decision will be made by August
16.
then
ditional cost of $150,000.
Plans for massive twin piers
to protect Grand Bend Harbor
from drifting sands were sub-
mitted to Ottawa for approval.
It is estimated that the cost of
the project would be at least
$1,000,000.
MAY 6:
Area councils were warned
that delay in approving the de-
benture cost of $400,000 for the
addition to the SHDHS could re-
sult in higher costs. Three area
councils took no action on the
request.
Stephen Township council
doubled their grant to the Ex-
eter Fall Fair following a re-
quest from the Exeter Agricul-
tural Society.
MAY 13:
Exeter tax rate took a moder-
ate increase of 1.6 mills on resi-
dential assessment after con-
siderable paring of estimates by
council. The commercial rate
was increased 1.2 mills.
The area's superb driving re-
cord came to an end when one
man was killed and six injured
in three spectacular crashes.
MAY 20:
Clerk C. V. Pickard resigned
as clerk-treasurer following 25
years of service. His resigna-
tion was effective August 1.
A Hensall area girl was killed
in front of the post office in
that village.
MAY 27:
Officials of the villages of
Hensall and Zurich were ad-
vised to investigate sewage dis-
posal by the Ontario Water Re-
sources Commission. The re-
commendation was enclosed with
a water pollution survey report
of Hay Township which included
these two villages.
JUNE 3:
Preliminary work was started
for the change to dial telephones
at Dashwood. Stephen Township
council granted the Hay Municipal
Telephone Company easements
so that installation work could
be carried out.
H. L. Sturgis, retiring principal
of the SHDHS was paid glowing
tributes at a testimonial retire-
ment dinner.
JUNE 10;
District merchants were by-
passed by the SHDHS Board in
granting contracts for repairs
at the school. The decision came
although there were several
board members who favored
dealing with local merchants.
Plans were presented to coun-
cil for the Pryde Blvd. and Ed-
ADVERTISE
EVERY WEEK
New CO-OP. Cattle
Mineral A
fights phosphorus
deficiency in
milking cows.
A shortage of phosphorus reduces milk
production. Too much Calcium in relation to
the Phosphorus has the Same effect. That is why
Co-operative Research has developed new CO-OP
Cattle Mineral A. This formula contains Calcium
and Phosphorus in equal proportions . the same
ratio found id milk itself . to assure you of
maximum milk production. CO-OP Cattle Mineral
A also contains salt, iron, iodine and important
trace elemedts, plus vitamins A arid D. Discuss the
advantages of CO-OP Cattle Mineral A with
your Co-operative feed specialist now.
llllllllll lllll 1 lllll f1{111;1.111MM llllll 11t110 lllllllll 4,11 ttttt tti ttttttttttttttt 41144M4•t ; ttttttttttt #4 tttt ttttt CIO llllll
• r,:l'?i4;,! • ll :
SEED OA
Registered or
Certified
Canoda No.1
"We're buying"
GARRY, RUSSELL & RODNEY
We are now handling
CORN
shelled and on the cob
HIGHEST PRICES PAID
Give us a call
W.G.
THOM PSON
HENSALL 262.2527 & Sons Ltd.
lllllllllll $1113,1 llllllllll 1111.11111111111.111111111111111111111.MIMM lllll IMIt•111111111111 llllllllll lllllllll lllll