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MeXercher, Dublin Past-President of CIAO and vice.president of United CI-Operatives of Ontario Pig. 2 Times-Advocate, August 24, 1967 Say downtown light wouldn't be of value Girl injured on GB ride --- inspectors say its okay The department of transport has advised Exeter council that traffic control lights at the corn- er of Main and Sanders Streets are not warranted, The department conducted an extensive study of the intersec- tion of Thursday, July 13. They explained such studies are con- ducted on Tuesdays or Thursdays rather than at peak traffic periods because traffic lights are a full time traffic control device and must be warranted under aver- age conditions. In other business, council: Heard from acting road fore- man Jim Connolly that all the weeds In the village had been cut and that about two more loads of asphalt would complete the road repair work. Confirmed a joint meeting with the Grand Bend Public Utilities Corn mission to be heldSeptember 20. ation Council decided to com- pletely pay off the bank loan of $30,000. A money bylaw was pass- ed at the first of the year author- izing the village to borrow up to $55,000 to meet current expendi- tures but it was not all needed. DesJardins added, d All our debentures are paid in full and we are in a good financial posi- tion." Grand Bend council was asked at Its regular meeting Monday night to take immediate steps to ensure the future safety of child- ren while visiting in the summer resort area. Mr. and Mrs. David Pugh of London, summer residents of Bosanquet township, appeared be- fore council asking that definite action be taken in closing down one particular ride they claimed was unsafe for the public. On the evening of August 15, their 13-year-old daughter Becky was painfully injured when her leg went through the wire mesh- ing of a Swing Gym at the amuse- ment park centre near the beach operated by E, G. Knapp & Co. of Crystal Beach. The wire pierc- ed her leg in several places caus- ing severe lacerations. She was taken to Strathroy General Hos- pital for emergency treatment. Clerk Murray A. DesJardins was instructed to contact the department of labour in Toronto regarding the licencing of amuse- ment rides in the resort and to obtain guidance from the village solicitor regarding the passing of a bylaw covering the inspection of all amusement concessions be- fore operations begin. On Tuesday, before Mr. Des- Jardins could contact Toronto re- garding inspection procedures, two Department inspectors, Messrs. Mohr and Lutey arrived on the scene in Grand Bend. They checked the concessions in ques- tion and found the one ride in particular had been repaired and in operational condition. Council was advised that on that date a total of 337 of 460 cars approaching from Sanders st, were timed and 85% of those had to wait less than 20 seconds to get through the intersection or to make a turn onto Main St. Most of that 85%werereported to be making the turn in from 0 to 10 seconds. 4 .We feel these waiting times are quite reasonable and de not warrant signal control," council was told. The department survey indicat- ed that drivers waiting for more than 30 seconds were hestitant drivers who refused to take the first available gap in traffic to move. It was explained that there were sufficient gaps in the Main St. flow to allow all to enter after a wait of less than 30 seconds. While the study indicated the needs did not meet the minimum requirements to enable the de- partment to subsidize a traffic light, they noted council could instal one at their own cost if they so wished. Council took no action on the matter. The department did make some suggestions for <rtidying up" the corner, They explained that eastbound traffic on Sanders is hindered by inadequate sight distance due to parked cars and recommended parking be prohibited within 50 feet at all approaches. It was also suggested the pave- ment should be marked to define the crosswalk limits and the stop lines on Sanders. The survey showed that 1,261 cars were northbound on Main on July and another 1.473 were southbound, the contests One of the most interesting judging Above are the winners of the seven and Ann MacLean. Was of Friday's Funday activities girl and doll section. under class, Debbie Webster, Karen and Kim Morrow and Julie — T-A photo Council briefs Want court room fixed to check into the regulations re- garding the building of accom- modation for horses within the town's limits. Council learned some time ago that they could not outlaw the keeping of horses in town, but there was a suggestion they could regulate what type of buildings horses could be kept in. Reeve Boyle made the sug- gestion after one member noted a resident had made an addition on his garage and wondered if the owner planned to keep a horse in it, TAXES IN Clerk DesJardins reported that about 66% of the 1967 municipal taxes had already been received by tax collector Griffin Thomas to the tune of $63,000. On the strength of this inform- Owen Atkinson was lodge head Owen S. Atkinson, '74, of Anne St., Exeter. died at Victoria Hos- pital., London. on Tuesday, Aug- ust 15, He was born near Exeter and had lived in town for the last 22 years. The deceased was a plumber and tinsmith and he and his wife had lived in London, Windsor, Dashwood and Grand Bend retir- ing to Exeter, His wife was the former Ethel Smith of Creditor.. and they celebrated their golden wedding last year. Mr. Atkinson was a Past Grand of The Independent Order of Odd- fellows. The Lodge held a ser- vice at the funeral home Friday evening prior to his burial. Surviving besides his wife are one son, Percy H. Atkinson, Lon- don, and two grandsons. Funeral services were con- ducted by Rev. H. A. Seegmiller at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter, on Saturday, Aug- ust 19 with interment in Exeter cemetery. Pallbearers were members of Exeter IOOF: Lloyd Webber, Joe Kernick, William Etherington, Alex Meikle, Gerald McFalls and Percy McFalls. RAP okays drain work Mt. Carmel Council may be faced with some alterations to the town hall to facilitate the sitting of the magis- trate's court here every second Tuesday. They were advised by Crown Attorney W. G, Cochrane that the court had "enjoyed reason- able accommodation" In the coun- cil chambers in the past, but due to the numbers attending court, it had been necessary to move into the upstairs portion of the hall. He said the upstairs was o sad- ly lacking" in the requirements for court and asked to meet with council or the property commit- tee to discuss the matter. Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore indicated he would arrange a meeting with Cochrane in the near future. The department of highways advised they would carry out a traffic study at the intersection of Highway 4 and 83 "in the very near future". Council had written the depart- ment of transport asking that a study be conducted in view of the number of accidents at the inter- section over the past few weeks, The request was turned over to the department of highways. Mayor Jack Delbridge said the study would probably be carried out after September 1 when the summer traffic has subsided. His comment was in reference to the recent study conducted on the Sanders and Main St. intersection, It was held during the summer and on a Thursday and members of council had been critical of the timing. Reeve Derry Boyle said he had been in conversation with a traffic safety officer about the corner and had been told that traffic control lights would prob- ably result in more rear-end collisions at the corner — al- though they probably wouldn't be as serious as some of the accidents that have occurred there. Members of council had earlier suggested traffic control lights be erected or a larger stop sign. At the suggestion of Reeve Boyle, council authorized the clerk to ask the town's solicitor Issue permits for minor jobs (Intended for last week) Several building permits were issued by Exeter council at their August meeting, but again most were for minor repairs or alter- ations. Arthur Idle, rebuild porch at 85 'Victoria St.; Hilda Turnbull, to re-side house at 93 Gidley; Don Harris, to move a steel garage from 168 Huron to 130 Gidley; Gregus Construction Ltd. to renovate building at 429 Main St. just north of Victoria and Grey Trust. Co-operators Insurance Association (Guelph) and Co-operators Life Insurance Association (Guelph) are the principal companies in the Ontario insurance co-operative known as CIAG—Co-operators Insur- ance Associations of Guelph. In the 44 CIAG offices across the province competent staff roll out the red carpet for hundreds of visitors every day . . . people who seek insurance information or assistance, pay premiums or report claims. CIAG handles 30,000 automobile claims a year under a claim fee plan which encourages policy- holders to report their small claims as well as the big ones. CIAG's plan minimizes concern and doubt for the drivers the Association insures—good drivers who may have the misfortune to need claims help. CIAG is sponsored and controlled by democratic organizations which represent a million Ontario people. The Association's nine directors are nomi- nated by Donald R. Bell, Windsor First Vico-President Past-President of the Ontario Credit Union League Council donates $300 to rodeo Exeter's rodeo committee, who have met with some opposition from various groups, are now getting nothing but cooperation and the Labor Day weekend show is gaining enthusiastic reception. On Monday night, Exeter coun- cil granted the group $300, with only a minimum of discussion and no dissenters. The plea for financial help was made by rodeo committee chair- man Dick Roelofson, although the matter had been discussed before he arrived at the meeting. Some members had been talk- ing in terms of S100, and while they flinched a bit when the $300 figure was tossed out, they agreed to go along with the request. Reeve Boyle has apparently buried the hatchet, after pre- vious attempts to stop the group from moving the ball diamond. He told members of council he would be the first to admit the new diamond was equally as good as the old one, and that his contention a new diamond couldn't be built in less than three years had been proven incorrect. "I'm not a bitter old man," he pointed out to council in en- dorsing the rodeo committee. In fact, he suggested he would support a request from the rodeo organizers to RAP to have the toilets at the grandstand hooked into the sewer. This work is expected to cost RAP aboutS850. Mayor Delbridge told Roelof- son the rodeo committee had done a good job at the park and he said he thought the project would be good for the town. He opined that a considerable amount of money would be spent in Exeter. This was verified by Roelofson. who indicated some rodeo participants would arrive in Exeter Friday night and not leave until Monday. At a special meeting Tuesday, Exeter's RAP committee agreed to improve washroom facilities at Exeter Community park in time for the rodeo on Labour Day weekend. Due to the small capacity of the present septic tank system, the washrooms under the grand- stand will be connected to the town sewer set-up, Reeve Derry Boyle, a member of the recreation committee, as- sured his fellow members the complete job could be done for $850. As soon as official approval was given to the scheme, Boyle informed town works superin- tendent Jim paisley to have the work started Wednesday morn- ing. Approval was also given to the rodeo committee to move some of the advertising signs now lo- cated in the arena to be placed in front of the rodeo stand for the two day show. Rodeo committee member Dick Roelofson, when told most of the present signs are maintained by RAP, assured the committee his group would share part of the expense in re- painting any of the sings if this becomes necessary. In other business, RAP: Approved the removal of a number of large garbage cans from the Riverview Park area to Community Park for use during the rodeo. Will be considering adding evening supervision for the wad- ing pool at Victoria Park. RAP member Mrs. Peter Durand told the group many parents in the vicinity of the south end park have asked about having the pool open in the evenings and some have volunteered to help in super- vision. At present the popular pool is open only for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Mrs. Catherine Morrissey entertained many relatives and friends last Tuesday, August 15 as they called by surprise to wish her "Happy 84th Birthday". Rev. Father Basil Glavin CSB Owen Sound, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and airs. Charles Glavin and returned to attend a convention in Toronto. Misses Joan and Patricia KU- gallon of St. Marys visited for a few days with Misses Clare and Madeleine Glavin. Mrs. Pat Fleming has returned home after a pleasant trip to Chatham and had as a guest her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Kuntz and girls. Miss Clare and Madeleine Glavin visited for a few days in Sarnia recently. Sister St. Gregory and Sister Clarice, Sarnia, called on many friends last week in the village and met old acquaintances. Mrs. Josephine Regier, Strath- ray, visited friends here on the weekend and dined with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Theander. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ryan and family, Chicago, visited over the weekend with Mrs. Michael Ryan Sr. and family. Mrs, Jack Pearson and four children, Byron, and Miss Helen Sullivan, Sarnia, spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sullivan Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Micallef, Windsor, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Carey. Donald and Pat Carey returned home with them after a vacation there. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hartman and baby, London, visited. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hogan and miss Margaret Ann returned home alter a holiday there. A large crowd of CWL members met at the home of Mrs. Law- rence McCann's Tuesday evening and finished painting a ',Rose Pattern" quilt which they are selling tickets on for October draw. Native of area SURPRISE LUNCHEON Prior to moving to Guelph September 2, Mrs. Mildred Orin- Man was guest of honor at a surprise luncheon and euchre last. Tuesday when Mrs. John Park entertained a number of Mrs. Crinnian's Lucan friends. During the afternoon Mrs. Crinnian was presented with a dish of artificial fruit. Ontario Credit Union League Ontario Federation of Agriculture United Co-operatives of Ontario By MRS. G. HOOPER Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Hartwick, Stephanie and Janet were Sunday guests of Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Smale of RR 7 St. Marys. Mr. Walter Langford is attend- ing Expo this week. Maxine McCorquodale is spending a few holidays with her grandmother, Mrs. Gallinger of London. Mr. & Mrs. ClaireSissonwere Sunday guests of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fetch of Strathroy and at- tended the Humphries reunion at Strathroy, Heather, Diane and Dale Daw- son of Ebenezer spent a fewdays with Donna Jones. Mr. & Mrs. Ross Jones of London, Mrs. Lottie Jones of St. Marys, treated Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Jones and family to dinner Sunday evening atZurichinhonor of Mr. Wm. Jones' birthday. Mr. & Mrs. Gladwyn Hooper, Ruth, Veryl and Jeanette spent Sunday at Collingwood, Elmvale, Orr Lake and Orillia. WILSON'S DRUG STORE We carry a wide selection of school supplies all year 'round. Drop in and see the many items at special savings. Wilson's DRUG STORE Hedt H Phone 262.2019 passes in west Word has been received by Mrs. Edith Richard, Huron St., of the death of her brother, Chester Louis (Chuck) Parsons. Mr. Parsons, who had been ail- ing for sometime, passed away in the University Hospital, Ed- monton, Alberta, in his 72nd year. He was the son of the late Sampson and Mary Parsons, Ex- eter, and spent his early life on the homestead now owned by his brother Roy, Highway 4. south of Exeter, Later he took up ranch- ing in Alberta, and married Molly Wiekentairg, who predeceased him in 1957, Of this marriage there were two sons and one daughter, They were Albert, Tees, Alberta, (Gladys), Mrs. Cameron Lens- dell, Prairie Valley, Alta., Roy of Red Deer e Alta, Also sur- viving is his wife, the former Margaret Ferguson, brothers, Roy, Exeter; Reginald, Wiscon- sin; Frank, RR 1 Herisall and sisters, Mrs. Edith Richard. Ex- eter and Mrs, Williare (COrsina) Gardiner, Meaford. Funeral services were con- ducted at the Eventide funeral home, Ladenitee, Alta. A nephew, Hugh Pareens and his Wife, Ailsa Craig, attended the funeral, PERSONALS Mr. & Mrs. Jack Murdy spent last weekend in Mount Forest, guests of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Morris. They took Mine their grand- daughter, Sandra Morris, who bad spent a month with them. Mr. Allan Ryan is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, pending an operation. Mr. & Mrs. F. K. Gustin of Windsor paid a surprise week- end visit on the latter's sister, Mrs. M. L. Crimean. Mr. & Mrs. Earl Atkinson, Mrs. Bob Coleman, Mr. & Mrs. W. W, Garrett and family were among those who attended the Hunter picnic, at the Exeter Park last Sunday. Mrs. H. S. Stanley has been moved from St, Joseph's Hospital to Victoria Hospital, Mr. tz. Mrs. Jack Carter of Clinton visited Mr. ez Mrs,Clar- ence Frost last Wednesday, Mr, S.z Mrs. Clarence Haskett have returned home from a week's vacation to ExpO. 4 •