The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-01-26, Page 1.leefere: -
Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 26, 1967 Price Per Copy 15 Cents
County also
tackles dogs McGillivray is considering
amalgamated school plan It was indeed a "doggone"
long discussion on the problems
of stray dogs in Huron County;
American hunters who clean up
the county's game and some-
times leave their dogs behind;
and the increasing threat of rab-
ies.
Reeve Kenneth Stewart set off
the free-wheeling enquiry ses-
sion with a call for county council
to try to find some solution for
the increasing rabies threat. He
said human life and comfort was
endangered by the growing num-
ber of known rabies cases in
the county and cited an Incident
recently where a young girl died
when the anti-rabies v a c c i n e
failed.
"There were 63 known cases
of rabies in the county last year,"
Stewart reported.
present proposal. He indicated
concern that in the future the
area would be extended— even to
the point where only one or two
boards would serve the entire
county.
The board chairman said the
department appeared to favor
school boards which administer-
ed an area containing 3,000 pup-
ils,
Total enrolment in the pro-
posed area is 770 elementary
pupils and 350 in the secondary
school at Parkhill.
Both Cunningham and Amos
opined that one of the reasons
for the move to more centraliz-
ation in all aspects of municipal
government was in part caused
by the lack of interest of rate-
payers.
Amos explained it was be-
coming more and more difficult
to get people interested in serv-
ing on councils and s c ho o 1
boards.
It has been reported by de-
partment of education officials
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Receives Service Medal
W, R. Lamb, Centralia, may have the distinction of being the last person to receive a medal at CFB
Centralia. On Thursday he was presented with a Service Medal for 10 years' exemplary service as a
member of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. Making the presentation is S/L C. J. Malone,
left, Detachment Commander, while Sgt. M. Titmarsh, of the Air Force Police, looks on, Mr. Lamb
has been at Centralia for 11 years and never missed a day of work. He served over 15 years in the
RCAF prior to becoming a Commissionaire. T-A photo
Hunters bag wolf
in Woodham area
aged to carry on for a consider-
able distance.
The wolves will bring the hunt-
ers $40 each in bounty money
and the pelts may be worth about
$3 or $4 they reported.
TOO STRICT
Carl Dalton, reeve of Seaforth,
said although the town was "pol-
luted with dogs" the Ontario
Humane Society made the re-
quirements for dog pounds so
strict that the municipality was
unable to maintain one. He charg-
ed that dog catchers were not
permitted to lay hold of a dog
unless the animal was running
on a street or a highway. He
maintained that a dog should
be shot if it was running at
large, untagged and unwanted.
Ernie Talbot, reeve of Stanley,
reported it was his understanding
that if an animal was causing
damage, it could be disposed of
legally under the Livestock Pro-
tection Act.
In Stephen Township, reported
reeve James Hayter, persons
could catch stray dogs and im-
pound them at the township's
expense at a veterinarian ken-
nel in Exeter. If the dogs are
unclaimed after four days, they
are destroyed, he added.
Jack Alexander, deputy-reeve
of Wingham, suggested that a
county dog catcher be retained.
Carl Dalton asked that corres-
pondence with the Ontario Hum-
aine Society precede any de-
cision by the Health Committee,
to which the problem was re-
ferred.
At the mention of 'wild dogs"
in the county, Reeve Jack Cor-
bett, Hay, said parties of
American hunters were known to
drive through a bush and when
they were unable to recall their
dogs, left the animals there to
become wild creatures hunting
food where they could find it.
Other members of council con-
curred that wild dogs were fairly
common in the county and agreed
that other game, particularly
deer, were being driven off by
the dogs.
Reeve James Hayter said that
Essex and Kent counties in the
Southern part of the province
had banned Americans as hunters
there. He recommended, on peti-
tion of some Stephen ratepayers,
that similar action be taken in
Huron where hunters from across
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McGillivray Township, which
pioneered central schools in this
district, appears to be on the
verge of another step in educa-
tion— formation of Western On-
tario's first rural board of edu-
cation.
Discussions have beep held be-
Area drivers maintained their
good record this week as the Ex-
eter OPP detachment investigat-
ed only two crashes. However,
total damage was listed at$1,800
in those two mishaps and three
persons sustained minor in-
juries.
On Friday at 11:55 p.m., two
cars collided on the St. Marys
Road about two miles east of
Highway 4. Involved were George
Earl Tryon, Exeter, and Larry
Dale Lynn, RR 1 Woodham.
Police report the eastbound
Lynn car went out of control in
drifting snow and collided with
the westbound Tryon vehicle.
Both drivers were slightly in-
jured and were taken to South
Huron Hospital for treatment and
then released. Total damage was
listed at $1,200.
The accident was investigated
by OPP Constable John Wright,
who was also called to the scene
of the only other crash on High-
way 4 about two miles south of
Hensall.
This involved only ono car and
took place at 12:05 a.m. on Sat-
urday.
A southbound car driven by
Eric Roy Campbell, Hensall, went
out of control in drifting snow and
ended up in the west ditch where
it rolled over.
A passenger in the car, Eliza-
beth Ellerington, Exeter, sus-
tained back injuries.
Damage to the car was estim-
ated at $600.
During the week the OPP in-
vestigated nine occurrences and
issued 32 warnings under the
Highway Traffic Act. Two charg-
es were laid under the H.T.A.
The officers covered 1,678
miles in 67 hours on patrol.
Study on Centralia
complete by April
Three hurt
in accidents
tween the reeves of McGillivray,
East Williams and West Williams
ToWnships and Parkhill and Ailsa
Craig.
While all five reeves endorsed
the formation of one board to
administer all the publie schools
and the North Middlesex District
High School, they reserved de-
finite commitment until the plan
can be discussed by their re-
spective councils at regular
meetings in February.
McGillivray Reeve Grant Amos
told the T-A this week he is of
the opinion that the joint board
will become a reality. If it does,
it will probably come into effect
on January 1, 1968.
"It's coming whether we like
it or not," he said, explaining
that the department of education
appeared to be moving in the di-
rection of establishing larger
boards.
He stated that the five muni-
cipalities were initiating action
so they can designate their own
boundaries, whereas if they wait
for the department to enact legis-
lation the boundaries will be set
by the department.
Advantages seen in the forma-
tion of a larger board were an
easing of transportation prob-
lems, a wider and therefore bet-
ter base for education, savings
in operation costs, and a more
attractive teacher hiring posi-
tion.
It was also explained there
would be closer relationships
between the elementary and sec-
ondary schools and this would
be advantageous for the pupils.
The board governing the five
municipalities would be com-
prised of one representative from
a municipality with a population
of under 1,000 and two repre-
sentatives from those over 1,000.
In this particular case it would
be two representatives from each
of the three townships and one
each from Parkhill and Ailsa
Craig.
Each of these would be elect-
ed by the respective ratepayers.
In addition, there would be one
member appointed by the County
of Middlesex and one appointed
by the Separate School boards,
although the latter schools would
not be involved other than the
Glass collection
now on display
One of the country's largest
private collections of early Ca-
nadian glass is now on display
in Exeter.
The collection is owned by
Mrs. Allan Fraser, Exeter, and
has been set up in the display
window at Dinney Furniture.
Some of the pieces in the col-
lection date back to 1875. Many
are extremely rare.
About 500 pieces are contain-
ed in the display.
William Urquhart of Midwest-
ern Ontario Development Assoc-
iation, better known as "MODA"
told county council members in
Goderich last Thursday that an
intensive report on the possible
future of Canadian Forces Base
at Centralia should be complete
by April.
He said his group was making
a survey of several similar bases
in the United States which had
been closed for various reasons.
The Centralia base is expected
to be completely abandoned by
military personnel in late August
of this year.
Urquhart also hinted a study
to determine the possibilities of
commercial useage of the har-
bour at Goderich other than for
shipping grain and salt.
With respect to industrial
growth in Huron County, the
MODA representative said small
wolves
Ab„
Kirkton brothers bag
The opportunity to shoot a wolf in Huron County doesn't come that often, but oddly enough it was a feat
accomplished by two Kirkton brothers last week. Stan Francis, right, bagged his animal between Clinton
and Londesboro on Friday and brother Gerald duplicated the marksmanship when he brought down a wolf
a party of hunters chased for four hours in the Woodham area on Saturday. -- T-A photo
County has nothing
to mark centennial
Youth pays fine of $50
for damage to cruiser
While Huron County council-
lors seem agreed that some ef-
fort should be made by them to
celebrate Canada's centennial
year and the centennial anniver-
sary of Huron county council,
very little in the way of imagin-
ative planning was evident at the
January sessions in Goderich
last week.
Centennial committee Delbert
Geiger, deputy-reeve of Hay
Township, and Howick Reeve,
Harold Robinson, appointed at the
final meeting of 1966 county
council, asked this year's council
for some direction.
Alvin D. Smith, Turnberry
reeve, said his first suggestion
for a centennial worship service
was in keeping with the thought
that county council should take
the lead in maintaining Christian
principles in Huron.
Blaze damages
Dashwood store
The Dashwood volunteer fire
brigade was called out to quell
a blaze at Pfile's shoe store in
the village, last Wednesday
morning.
Overheated pipes from a box
stove in the shop were respon-
sible for the fire that broke out
• in the ceiling.
Damage to the building owned
by Clayton Pfile amounted to
about $1,500 and was confined
to the upstairs area. Water and
smoke caused $150 damage to
merchandise in the store.
When Stan Francis, RR 1 Kirk -
ton, shot a wolf near Clinton Fri-
day he probably thought he would
have something to brag about
in the company of his brother.
However, that circumstance
lasted for only one day, as broth-
er Gerald accomplished the same
feat on Saturday.
Gerald shot his timber wolf in
the Woodham area when he join-
ed a party of six other hunters
to track down the animal in a four-
hour chase.
It was the first time either of
the brothers had seen a wolf.
Stan was driving to Londesboro
on Friday when he spotted the
wolf in a field near the road. He
reported the animal appeared to
be wanting to cross the highway,
so he just waited for about half
an hour until it came into range
for his shotgun.
He took the animal home and
it naturally attracted consider-
able attention from neighbors.
One of those who stopped by to
see the wolf was Wilf Paton.
A short time later, the Wood-
ham area man phoned back to
say that he had seen a wolf near
his home community.
While they admitted they
thought at first he was playing
a joke on them, the two Francis
brothers and their father, Ross,
joined up with Paton and three
other area residents to hunt down
the animal. The other hunters
were Lloyd Smith, Lloyd Fletch-
er and Lloyd Brintnell.
They soon determined one thing:
that a wolf is much harder to
hunt than a fox. Infect, the broth-
ers said a wolf is three times as
smart as a fox.
The one they were after led
them on -a merry chase that
lasted about four hours a nd
covered several miles al-
though the animal kept circling
the same concession block.
Gerald finally ended the chase
when he managed a clear shot at
the wolf in a gravel pit. Despite
a sizeable wound from the shot-
gun blast, the animal still man-
he had no spite against the police
of the Town of Exeter.
Another Exeter man, J. Wayne
Brunslow, was fined $60 or an
alternative 10 days in jail when
he appeared in court for sentenc-
ing on a charge of taking a car
without the owner's consent.
He had previously pleaded
guilty to the charge of taking a
car in Zurich. The 22-year-old
later abandoned the vehicle be-
hind the OPP headquarters in
Exeter.
industries—branch plant oper-
ation types—that would grow with
the community would be the most
likely to locate here.
James Hayter asked if industry
was asking for a handout. "Just
what are they looking for?" in-
quired the Stephen reeve.
Urquhart listed available
labour, reasonably priced land,
access to service centres, ac-
cess to transportation, housing
in a stable community and co-
operation as the most sought after
attributes in sites for industry.
€ They are not looking for hand-
outs," emphasized Urquhart.
"They don't want deals."
In other business, council:
Approved a raise for the County
Auditor, A. M. Harper from $3,-
000 in 1966 to $3,300 in 1967;
accepted the tender of the Sea-
forth News for the printing of
county council minutes at a cost
of $3.80 per page; agreed to
question all municipal councils
to determine the value of the
minute books; concurred with
Stephen Reeve James Hayter that
instead of two Canadian flags in
the council chambers, one should
be exchanged for the provincial
flag; explored the possibility of
a trip to Expo '67 for members
of County Councils.
Appointments of the repres-
entatives to the five county hos-
pitals were made: Beecher Men-
zies to Clinton Public Hospital;
John V. Fisher to Wingham Dis-
trict Hospital; John Longstaff
to S eaforth District Hospital;
Jack Delbridge to South Huron
District Hospit al; and John
Schaefer to Alexandra General
and Marine Hospital inGoderich.
guilty to a charge of having
liquor while under the legal age
of 21.
Cronin had been stopped by
OPP Constable Bill Glassford
and several pints of beer were
found in the car.
The court was told the youth
had two previous convictions for
the same offence.
In another liquor charge, Rich-
ard Andrew Denomme, D a s h-
wood, was fined $30 for having
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LIQUOR CHARGE
A Dublin resident, Daniel S.
Cronin, was handed a fine of $70
and costs or an alternative 10
day jail term when he pleaded
Discussion from the floor
showed that most communities
in Huron County were planning
centennial worship services of
their own. Zurich Reeve Leroy
Thiel wondered if county council
would only be duplicating the
intentions of others.
Tuckersmith Reeve Elgin
Thompson extended an invitation
to the county to plan their cen-
tennial activity in Brucefield.
Mrs. Minnie Noakes, Hensall
reeve said she felt county coun-
cillors with their wives and her
husband should make an appear-
ance in the Court House Square
sometime during Centennial Year
to participate in a devotional
service to pay tribute to pioneers
and dedicate themselves for an-
other 100 years.
Harry Worsell, Goderich
deputy-reeve, agreed the cele-
bration could be held in con-
junction with some centennial
function in the county town during
1967. He offered to contact the
Goderich Centennial Planning
Committee in this regard.
Boost firemen's wages
A 17-year-old Exeter youth
was fined $50 and costs by Mag-
istrate Glenn Hays, Q.C., when
he pleaded builty to a charge of
causing willful damage, Tuesday.
James J. Foster appeared in
Exeter court to face the charge
which was laid after he smash-
ed the stop light on the fender
of the Exeter Police Department
cruiser on December 30.
The offence took place in the
vicinity of the Exeter arena and
Cpl. Harry VanBergen reported
the youth smashed the light with
his fist.
Damage was listed at $23.68
and Foster made restitution.
He could give no reasons for
his actions, but told the court
fact Separate School students at-
tend the high school in Parkhill,
While the decision is up to the
respective councils, the present
school boards have been consult-
ed.
MIXED FEELING
Roy Cunningham, chairman of
the McGillivray Township board,
which also includes Ailsa Craig
under the centralization enacted
by the department two years ago,
indicated he had mixed reactions
to the proposal.
However, he agreed with-Reeve
Amos that the move appeared to
be coming whether the munici-
palities and school boards wanted
it or not.
Cunningham expressed some
concern over the move to great-
er centralization in that admin-
istration was getting farther away
from the ratepayers. "A school
board has to be in touch with
the ratepayers", he stated.
He said he supported the move
to the larger board, but hoped
it would stay at the size of the
Retainer may jump
Resort plans crackdown on dogs
Still study
rodeo plan
New posts of captains have
been created and Jim Connelly
and Andy Crown are appointed
at a yearly rate of $50. In ad-
dition to their annual stipends,
the four appointed officials will
receive $3 for each hour on a
fire call, but must attend each
fire practice without further re-
muneration.
The rate for other members of
the volunteer brigade was also
raised with each man to re-
ceive $3 for each practice at-
tended and the same amount for
each hour spent on fire calls.
Dogs on the loose in Grand
Bend had better beware. OPP
Constable Brian Leigh has been
instructed by council to get
"tough" with the owners of can-
ines running at large.
Leigh has orders to issue one
warning to the owner of any dog
found on the streets or other
person's property, contrary to
the village bylaw.
If the warning is not heeded,
charges will be laid. Under pro-
visions of the dog regulations,
fines of from $5 to $50 can be
levied.
At Monday's regular meeting,
a delegation of firemen met with
council and agreed on a new
schedule of pay for their volun-
teer services for the year 1967.
The fire chief, assistant chief
and two captains will receive an
annual salary instead of being
paid for each practice attended.
Chief Lawrence Mason and his
assistant Harry Hamilton will get
$100 and $75 per annum, re-
Spectively,
Not quite that lazy!
Derry Boyle, reeve of Exeter,
admitted that he was possibly
the laziest man in Huron County
but said he did not find raising
his hand too much effort.
Stewart, reeve of McK illop and
last year's warden, said he Often
wondered when he was in the
chair if a vote was carried or
not. He thought a show of hands
Would be the simplest way for
the Warden, the clerk-treasurer
and the deputy clerk-treasurer
to determine the truth,
Oddly enough, a show of hands
showed that a show of hands
would be shown on forthcoming
motions—or in other words,
carried.
attended their
Reeve Boyle made the state-
Meht after some opposition was
expressed to Kenneth Stewart's
suggestion that Huron County
councillors give a show of hands
on a non-recorded vote instead
of the traditional chores of
"Carried".
This is an increase of $1 in each
instance.
Due to the increased costs in
fire protection and maintenance
of equipment, council are con-
sidering asking for a "substantial
increase" in fire retainer fees
paid by neighbouring municipali-
ties. At present, Bosanquet and
Stephen townships pay an annual
fee of $300 for protection and
Hay township contributes $200.
In Centennial discussion, the
Grand Bend Women's Institute
were commended for the interest
they have shown in the village's
observation of the country's 100th
birthday.
The WI opened the season with
a huge bonfire on the beach and
Contributed a flag pole and set
of flags, valued at about $200
to Centennial park.
Council is asking the PUC to
leave the Christmas decorations
On the main street and have the
lights turned on for the complete
summer season. More lights will
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Prepare old-fashioned supper
The ladies at James St. United Church were busy, Wednesday, serving 400 persons who
old-fashioned fowl supper. Tickets for the event were sold out one week in advance. The supper was
followed by a program in the church that was prepared by the AOTS Men's Club and resembled a concert
of the type familiar 100 years ago. Preparing the table for the dinner are, from the left; Mrs. Glen
Eisher, Mrs. Larry Snider and Mrs. Derry Boyle. T-A photo
Representatives of various or-
ganizations in Exeter met Thurs-
day evening to discuss the pos-
sibility of establishing a rodeo
at Exeter Community Park.
The rodeo is presently held at
the Exeter Saddle club grounds,
southwest of Exeter. Sponsored
by private individuals, the event,
despite miserable weather con-
ditions was able to hold it's own
financially.
One of the problems involved
at the local park concerns the
changing of the ball diamond and
the newly installed floodlights.
The present grandstand is a
necessity for the showing of a
rodeo.
Suggestions were made at the
meeting that the ball diamond
be moved to the west and use
the present poles down the third
base line as light standards for
the first base side, This would
necessitate erecting or Moving
only a half set of lights.
A committee of interested per.-
sons was set up to look into the
aspects of establishing a rodeo
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