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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-05-19, Page 1Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 19, 1966 Price Per Copy 10 Cents Seek delay SHDHS addition Lucan family wins T-A draw ▪ I Council briefs . Ask Govt. pay drugs William McComb of RR 3 Lu- can was the winner of the $35.00 subscription draw at the Times- Advocate Saturday afternoon. This brings the total won to $85 with a further $85 being drawn for this Saturday. And Saturday marks the end of the campaign. There will be a $35 draw for new subscribers and a $50 draw for renewals. Effective Tuesday, May 24 the subscription price of the T-A will be $5.00. There are still three days left to take advantage of the low price (with a two year limit) and have an entry in these draws. resolution supporting the county of Huron in its bid to have a Community College located in the county. Council passed a reso- lution to this effect some time ago and the county is now seek- ing support from other bodies within the municipalities. Copies of the annual audit re- port have been received by coun- cil and will be publicized in the near future. * * * * Council voted to donate $100 towards installing lights at the ball diamond in the community park. Reeve Derry Boyle brought the request to council from the light committee. * * * * Sewers on John Street may be- come a reality in the foreseeable future. Councillor Wooden told members he has had nine resi- dents agree to paying their pre- payment for their property. The works superintendent was auth- orized to proceed with a cost study of this project. * * * * There will be no gate installed near the arena at the prese nt time. A complaint was received by council about speeding in the area and the RAP committee were asked to consider this matter. Reeve Boyle reported that RAP had recommended that no action be taken because of the parking problem this could create. Coun- cil endorsed the recommendation of the committee. * * * * Council has agreed to have the town pick up the wet garbage at the hospital three times a week. The garbage is placed in plastic bags and tied to make the pickup easier. Mayor Delbridge brought the request to council from the hospital board. At their regular meeting Mon- day evening council appointed Cpl Harry Van Bergen acting chief of police. Members were inform- ed that the chief C. H. MacKenzie is ill and is not expected to be able to resume his duties for at least six months. A special police com- mittee meeting will be held in the near future to consider hiring a temporary man until the chief is able to return to his duties. Fire Chief Irwin Ford met with council Monday evening to dis- cuss the operating costs of the Fire Department as they relate to servicing area Township s. Council will meet later this month to discuss costs with these muni- cipalities as well as find out their feelings whether this brigade should join a County Mutual Aid program. • * * * Approval has been received from the Department of Highways for the Town Road By-law which calls for about $12,000 for new construction and approximately $20,000 for maintenance. A sup- plementary by-law application is being processed. * * * * Council has been told that they must make sure employees work- ing on road projects with a value of over $35,000 get union wages. This was a ruling from the De- partment of Highways. * * * * If and when the SHDHS addition is approved the town will be able to borrow money for debentures cheaper than the regular market price. They have been assured by the Ontario Government that Canada Pension Funds will be available for that purpose. * * * * Council will request the Board of Trade and others to pass a Police warn of firecrackers It's firecracker time again and the local police committee has issued a warning in regards to the illegal use of these. There have been few complaints in re- gards to the use of these this year but it has been stressed danger is always there, especially when children handle them without supervision. It is illegal to set off fireworks except on a person's own property and Exeter Police will be watch- ing to make sure this law is respected. Two main dangers come from throwing fireworks. One is the danger to a child's eyes and the other is a fire danger when these lay and smoulder. Parents are being asked to make sure their children are supervised when setting off these explosives. Exeter council has taken the 1 e ad in requesting assistance from the Ontario Government in regard to payment of drugs for recipients of welfare and their dependents. A resolution passed Monday evening requests the On- tario Government to give con- sideration to paying 80 percent of the cost of these drugs. Deputy Reeve J. Philip Gandon proposed the motion which will be forwarded to the county level and the Association of Mayors and Reeves for endorsation. The On- tario Government now pays 80 percent of the cost of such neces- sities of life as food, shelter, fuel etc. In asking for assistance from the Ontario Government council indicates it feels that drugs, pre- scribed by a physician, are a necessity of life and as such should be subsidized in much the same manner as other neces- sities. The matter was brought before council sometime ago when a wel- fare recipient needed drugs. Council discovered that there is no provision for the payment of subsidy on this. It was noted that some councils cover this cost by entering it under another expense and in so doing get provincial as- sistance. Exeter Council decided to remain honest and voted to pay the cost of the medicine, Go-Go-Go Above is a portion of the large crowd that attended the Kinsmen annual spring hoedown at the Arena Friday night. Also shown is one of the go-go dancers, a feature of the evening and one of the main attractions as far as most of the spectators were concerned. (T-A photo) Council seeks better job for Main Street reconstruction on enrollment if CFB Centralia students were withdrawn and oth- ers calculated at a 10 percent failure or drop out rate rather than a 15 percent failure or drop out rate which was how the No- vember projection was calculat- ed. Mayor Delbridge questioned why the figures could not be more accurate and was told by board member Dr. R. W. Read that projections depend on wheth- er you are conservative or opti- mistic. He added that you can take any three people and come up with three different sets of figures. Other factors influencing the decision included the informa- tion that the enrollment change during the last year was only approximately 10 students. The Board still has an obligation to send a minimum of five percent of its enrollment to Clinton until 1972. The board's major deben- ture debt will be paid for by 1968 which will put the town in a much better position to de- benture. Mayor Delbridge suggested the town wants an addition and rea- lizes the need of this. He sug- gested a realistic figure as to the size needed should be pre- sented. In order to get the ap- proval of the public he said, the people must be convinced that the addition is realistic. "Ninety percent of the public aren't convinced we need this much room and are against this," he said. Reeve Derry Boyle suggested the pessimistic view should be taken when considering an ad- dition. He indicated he felt there would be a population drain from this area to Talbotville and if CFB Centralia closes many other families will move in order to find employment. The reeve criticized a proposal to delete items such as the track at the high school and then install it later out of current funds. "It's still our tax dollars and we have to be concerned over how they are spent", he said. He charged that school taxes are driving people out of their homes and out of town. In explaining why he voted against the project, Mr. Arm- strong indicated one of the main reasons was because the board did not have the approval of the Secondary school inspector. An- other reason was the uncertainty of CFB Centralia. He charged that some board members were sway- - Please turn to Page 3 Area merchants offer Members of Exeter council want the proposed addition at the South Huron District High School delayed temporarily and have decided to notify officials at the Ontario Municipal Board of their decision following a meeting Tuesday evening. Council expressed their con- cern at the proposed addition at their regular meeting Monday evening and decided to hold a special meeting Tuesday evening with their representatives on the Board in an attempt to find out the basis the board had for pro- ceeding in the light of the probable closing of CFB Centralia. In recinding their motion which agreed to pay Exeter's share of the estimated cost of $600,000 council stressed the fact that they were not against an addition but felt it should be delayed until an announcement is made as to the future of CFB Cen- tralia. Members agreed that there is too great an area of uncertainty at the present time to proceed with a venture of this size. Coun- cillor Wright indicated that many of the figures are based on "ifs" and added that private business does not operate using this as a basis to proceed and suggested a temporary delay would be in order until the future of the area is settled. Councillor Wright told mem- bers he had contacted many peo- ple outside the area as well and most of them are very concerned as to the wisdom of the decision to proceed with building plans. Mayor Delbridge suggested that 90 percent of public opinion in town is against this project at the present time as most people feel it could be left with rooms not filled. One of the main points brought out at the meeting were the number and variety of projected enrollment figures. Board mem- ber I. R. Armstrong said that he was very disturbed because the principal had produced several sets of figures but had asked for a motion asking these be kept confidential. Councll ,had the opportunity to see these figures for the first time Tuesday evening when Deputy Reeve J. Philip Gandon and Board members displayed them for council to view. Other projected figures were supplied by councillor Joe Wooden. The sheets showed the projected en- rollment until 1973 which the Board accepted last November and three other projections based value and savings Local merchants displaying "Bazaar of Values" posters have joined together to make this week the greatest selling event in the history of our area. You can read of and listen to the big city sales attractions but none of them will compare with the values to be found here this week. No single merchant could or would undertake such a tremend- ous sales event as those mer- chants displaying "Bazaar of Va- lues" posters are conducting. Check the "Bazaar of Values" pages in today's edition of The Exeter Times-Advocate and you will find many useful items that you need and would like to have at unbelievable prices. These merchants are not at- tempting to dispose of distress merchandise. They are offering you outlandish values on merch- andise for the home, automobile and for personal use. Study the items advertised on the "Bazaar of Values" pages for all your family needs. The values and quality of the merchandise described on the "Bazaar of Values" pages should excite the imagination of the most discriminating buyer. Come and see for yourself. While the merchant is sacri- ficing his profit, you stretch your budget by shopping locally this week. Take advantage of these outstanding values. If you don't have the ready cash to buy the items you want, use your charge account or their easy lay-away plan. sections of new main connected with sections of the old main. The section of Main Street from Hill Street to the bridge will still not be excavated when the reconstruction takes place. Members felt this section was not as critical as the section in the heart of the downtown area. At the last meeting of council, members were told by their en- gineer that they were not pur- chasing a first class job. Council discussed the report for the greater portion of the meeting with both their engineer and Hugh Davis, manager of the Public Utilities Commission. They were told the Depart- ment of Highways, "would prob- ably agree to share the added cost which the excavation would entail." who said, "it would be foolish to build over what we have." Works Superintendent, James Paisley indicated he had talked over the project with engineers who classed the lack of excava- tion as, "an economy factor" and added most felt that the coun- cil would not be pleased with the job. "It would be false economy", Reeve Boyle commented. Councillor Cudmore raised the question of repairs to the exist- ing water main and commented that by having to dig the road up for repairs in a few years council would be defeating what it is try- ing to do. In the sections scheduled to be excavated the water main would be replaced and members in- dicated their concern at having their water mains in this area. The Department of Highways will pay 50 percent of the labor cost for this but will pay nothing for replacing the mains as they are considered worn out and of no value. Several factors influenced the decision of council but the main objection was, "council is spend- ing too much money on this pro- ject not to get a good job," In the original proposal only the sides of the street in this area would have been excavated with a sec- tion 22 feet wide left in the center. Councillor Taylor opposed the suggestion and suggested the cost would be prohibitive. He charged that members did not know what the costs would be. (the full costs of this were reviewed at the last council meeting when members discussed the project with the engineer. ed.) Councillor Wooden suggested the extra excavation and was sup- ported by councillor Cudmore Council has decided to ask for a better job on the reconstruction of Main Street than was suggest- ed in a Department of Highways report discussed at council ear- lier this month. The report did not call for any excavation between the Chainway Store and Gidley Street and pointed out there would be some cracking in this area after the work was completed. Council members were dis- turbed by this suggestion at the time and decided to consider the matter between council meetings. Monday evening they decided they would ask for this section to be excavated. It is considered by most members to be one of the worst sections of the street and most in need of repair. In addition to this the grade would be high in this area making the road higher than the floor of at least one business establishment. The major cost for this would fall on the Public Utilities Com- mission who will have to replace ' Grand Bend Ethel's Beauty Salon; MacLar- en's Pharmacy; Newman Shar- ren, realtors. Hensall Hyde Bros., farm implements; W. J. Clement, farm implements; Hensall Motors. Lucan Hall & Urbshott, insurance; C. Haskett & Son, furniture; Langford Lumber & Builders Supply Ltd.; Scott's Elevator Ltd.; Don Smith, Sunoco; Wraith- Storey, hardware; Nu-Way Mot- ors. Cottagers request water from pipeline Exeter Beavers Hardware; Beaver Lumber; Brady Cleaners; Earl Campbell, Jeweller; Cann's Mill; Conklin Building Supplies; Cana- dian Tire; Dales Sunoco Service; Dinney Furniture; Exeter Com- munity Credit Union; Exeter Dis- trict Co-operative; Exeter Elec- tric; C, A. MacDowell Ltd.; Ii, L. Hodgson Ltd.; Hopper Hockey Furniture; Huron Tractor; Gould & Jory; Milt's Mower and Cycle; N. T. Monteith Ltd.; Newby Tire and 13 a t t e r y Service; Smith J eweller. The "penny farthing" What are you doing for the centennial? is the question asked by Eric Heywood. Erie who feels everyone in town should start working now towards personal centennial projects as well as participating in larger projects has built this penny farthing to ride in parades. Saturday he decided to try out his invention as well as stimulate a little interest In the centennial and rode, down Main Street, if he didn't stimulate interest in the centennial, he at least raised a few eyebrows. (T-A photo) DOSI1WOOCI V. L, Becker & Sons" farm equipment; Dashwood Locker & Food Market; Vernon Schatz, general merchants, a It happened again. Someone dropped off a lovely german shepherd female, very pregnant into a ditch. She was taken to the Exeter Veterinary Clinic and five pups were born within a day or two. The pups are ready for adoption" and every effort is being made to make sure the pups get a good home. Would you like one? Dr. JIM Pettit is shown here with the pups and an apparently uninterested mother. Dr. Pettit, who hails from Toronto, joined the staff of the Exeter Veterinary Clinic May 1. (T-A photo) of Lambton under its Municipal Road Improvement plan. This comes from a special $10,000 fund set up for the purpose of assisting urban municipalities. On the other hand, request from the county for annual levy showed a total of $28,881.20, of which $17,540.09 is for roads. The county road nearest to Grand Bend is about 12 miles south. The county levy will mean an increase of about four mills to residents tax rate inGrand Bend. Word was received from the federal government that emer- gency dredging in Grand Bend harbor would be continued by Canadian Dredge and Dock, which is involved in construction of the Lake Huron to London pipe line, and has equipment in the harbor. This work will be continued this summer, but the federal government is not predicting what can be done to solve silting problems in the harbor in future years. Council approved a cost of $1,349.30 for a radio system installation as part of the county- wide fire protection mutual aid system. They expect that Bosan- quet Township will pay forty percent of this cost, leaving a total of just over $800 for Grand Bend to pay. Reeve Wassmann announced that Carling's Breweries would be co-operating with C IPPL Radio this summer to conduct a sky patrol each weekend, to report via radio on water temperatures, traffic', conditions, weather, etc. along the lakeshore. Though the Township of Bosan- quet turned down the offer of water supply via the Lake Huron to London pipe-line, cottagers in the area immediately south of Grand Bend, are still quite interested in obtaining water, especially for fire protection. John Aselstyne, president of the Beach of Pines Protective Association reports that the as- sociation members are proceed- ing with investigation towards obtaining water from that source. Reeve Orval J. Wassmann an- nounced the move during Grand Bend village council meeting Monday. Clerk Murray A, DesJardins was authorized to prepare a by- law which will increase the fee for hawkers and peddlers to $100 from the present $50, This will have no effect on farmers ped- dling their own produce within the village, but will apply to any persons peddling from door to door, produce which they have purchased for re-sale. Council was Unanimous in a decision to continue to keep the village dump open and in use, despite a second notice from Bosanquet council that the dump was Closed, as of January 1, 1966. The dump Is located about five miles south of the village, on Highway 21,• and is in use for the 0.0 quarter of a Century by villagers, as well as town- ship residents. Reeve Orval Wassmann re- ported that the village would receive $1,000 from the county home Looking for