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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-04-18, Page 1Look over plans for huge warehOuse • • • Ninety-third Year EXETER, oNTARip, 18, 1968 Price Per ,Copy IA Cents Canners start huge .addition, part of .long range expansia Big addition is underway Workmen are already on the site of the warehouse addition at Canadian Canners Limited plant in Exeter and work is expected to be completed around July 1. The trench in the foreground marks the northern limit of the building which will measure 250' x250'.It will increase warehouse space "several times" at the local plant. T-A photo Hospital statistics show Birth rate still dropping District supervisor J. W. Farley and 250' warehouse now under construction of this plant. plant manager Jack Urquhart look over plans for the 250'x here. The building is part of a long range program for expansion T-A photo Open tenders this week for resort water project 4 Most of the preliminary ar- rangements for the installation of a waterworks system for the village of Grand Bend have been completed. Members of Grand Bend coun- cil were informed at Monday'S regular meeting that tenders for the work will be opened in Tor- onto on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. Reeve Orval Wassmann and sev- eral members of council are ex- pected to attend the tender open- ings. Final approval on the agree- ment between the Ontario Water Resources Commission and the village for water service haS been received. Construction is expected to start by the latter part of June, providing tenders received do not exceed the es- timated cost of $388,600 by more than 10%. If the work will cost more than the above mentioned figures, fur- they approval is necessary from the village and the Ontario Muni- cipal Board. In recent meetingS with the OWRC and engineert on the pro- ject, detallt haVe been worked out specifying that work on the supply line can start in June but digging in the main parts of the Village will not commence until after Labour Day, The contractors will be obliged to shut down Operations at 4 ti", Clock each Friday afternoon and nc work will be allowed On Sat, urdays, Sundays and holidays. Contractors Will have a doni pletion date of 120 days for lay-. ing the supply line to the edge of the village. Reconstruction VOA on the Main -Street by the Department of HighWayS will not be started Until the spring of 1050. The contract for the water diS, ttibutiOn system will include StrUctibri of approximately '780 feet of water pipe, Water.. mains with cast iron fittings, valves, fire hydrants and priv- ate "services to the street prOpi, Lerty line, The Secondary- supply fadili ties include construction of about 12,500 feet of 14-inch dlanieter valet, pipe, complete with waives, hydratitt, b ran dh connections, tottplingd and Matt, When Wen is "cottpleted, the Village will be Supplied bred water at CeSt fraln the OW`HCS G:tand Bend4O-10riddia take litirOn Water supply Sys- tem. In regard to the water system, clerk Murray DealatdinS was authorized to write a letter to the OWRC explaining 'position on a complaint that ilas seine up In May of 1061, after, theMtitti- Opal Beard hearitigSliad apprOV,- eci illeprOpotedprojedt, a:petition containing 51 naives of owner's of properties in Soutlicdt ,Pines Wet received, objecting 10 the water system. Council explained in the letter to Toronto that the clerk care- fully followed all instructions from the OMB and that the ap- peal came in well after the hear- ing. Under provincial regulations, the hearing must be advertised It could be Christmas! Local merchants have ex- pressed concern that a late start on the reconstruction of Main Street could cut into their Christ- mas business, and there certainly were no words of encouragement for them at Monday's council meeting. It was reported that the plans for the work are Still with the department of highWayt and coun- cillor Joe Wooden predicted the job may not start before the middle of June. It was even suggested that it may be the firSt of July before Work on the 125-day project commences. "Some merchants are getting itchy wondering when it will be finished," commented Deputy- Reeve Mery Cuditore. "It could be Christmas," Wooden replied, And both Cud- Mote and Councillor George Vriete echoed the comment "that's too late". At a previous council meeting, One businessman pointed out that increased sales during October, NoVeinber and December able(' merchants to pay their 6168, and he expressed concern over the fact 'bUtinets May be dittlipted during thit time. Rodeo action under lights At a recent meeting of the EXeter Rodeo, committee,it WAS decided hod Mit ye's 'two, day program on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon during the Labor DO' Weekend): aSt oat' the program was held bil the aftertMon of 'both dayt. Floodlights will be installed at the rodeo ring at the Colit triunity park At en estimated cost of $1,000. More seats "also be added. To Make this year's show even More eaten peeked, ptellinirt-, ary events will be run of Otter to the two shows so that only the top Contenders will be per, fotmint for the audiences, Exeter Teen taWit has been added to the committee Mid thiVe raynetotegonting tho yoirth'§ who will assist this year. Industrial and residential ex- pansion continues in the area and this week Canadian C annex's Lim- ited announced that a 62,500. square foot ware house will be added to their Exeter plant. Work has already started on the 250' x 250' project, which was announced in Exeter, Tuesday, by area manager Jack Urquhart and district supervisor J. W. Farley, Hamilton. W. A. McDougall Ltd, London, who were contractors on the re- cent addition to SHDHS, will do the work and completion is ex- pected around July 1. The one-storey warehouse is part of a long-range program for the expansion of the Exeter plant. It is designed to improve the storage and distribution facilities for the goods packed at the Ex- eter plant and will replace leased storage hangars at former RCAF bases at Grand Bend, Aylmer and Fingal which have been rent- ed by Canadian Canners Limited for the past three years. Mr. Farley indicated long- range expansion is planned for the local plant because it is lo- cated in an excellent growing area. It was also suggested the abil- ity and co-operation shown by area growers was a determining factor. There has been no expansion at the local plant for a number of years, but the company has been concentrating on improve- ments to the production methods and equipment. The addition will be erected directly north of the present warehouse facilities at the plant and will multiply by "several times" the existing warehouse space at Exeter. It will be of steel and concrete construction with tile block siding and could include a water reservoir for fire protection. Mr. Urquhart said there were no plans for increased crops or production this year. Peas and corn from the Huron-Perth area will be packed along with car- rots from the Klondyke Gard- ens area. The processors of Aylmer and Del Monte food pro- ducts also pack various com- binations of the three area crops. The factory, he said, will em- ploy about 450 persons this sum- mer, 300 of them harvest-time employees. This is about the same number as last year. He indicated that if growing conditions remain favorable, the pea pack could start earlier than in most years. A considerable amount of the acreage has al- ready been planted which he said was the "earliest in a number of years". NEW HOMES At Exeter council meeting, Monday, building permits were also issued for three new hous- es, adding to the several which have already been approved this year, Fred Simmons was granted permission to erect a duplex on Sanders St. East; Stra.throy building contractors Zwart & Graansrna were given approval for a new house on Pryde Boule- vard and Ed Mittleholtz will build a house on Marlboro. Other building permits ap- proved were: Earl Russell, to enlarge verandah at 163 Main; Charles Thiel, to move an of- fice building onto the lot north of Charlie's Auto Sales; Harold Gunn, to erect an illuminated plastic sign at his store; G. Hil- liard, to erect a carport at 69 Gidley; A. J, Darling, to erect a bedroom at 237 Sanders East. Police praise area drivers Despite heavy traffic through- out the area during the Easter weekend, the Exeter OPP report an accident free week. "I would certainly like to thank all the motoring public for their safe driving during the holiday weekend," commented Cpl. C. J. Mitchell. "Traffic was quite heavy due to the nice weather." During the week the officers travelled 3,145 miles on patrol and issued 15 charges under the Highway Traffic Act. Another 56 drivers were given warnings and two persons were charged under theLiquorControl Act. Constable J. A. Wright, traffic safety officer, visited three schools in the area and spoke to 665 students on traffic safety. Murder suspect ordered to trial A former Exeter resident, Larry Ross Walters, 22, has been committed for trial along with another St. Thomas resident on non-capital murder charges in the February 9 death of St. Thomas cab driver Gerald de- Viller. The latter was a former airman and served at RCAF Centralia. His battered body was found on a county road near the Elgin County city. Evidence at the pre- liminary hearing was that he was severely beaten and stabbed nine times. A witness at the hearing said he saw Walters and Ernest James Bugler getting in the taxi earlier in the evening of the murder. The area's birthrate continues to decline at a tremendous rate according to statistics, provided at the 15th annual meeting of the South Huron Hospital Association by Miss Alice Claypole, super- intendent. There were only 172 births recorded at the hospital during centennial year which is a drop of almost 50 percent from the 340 average during the hospital's first 10 years of existence. In 1966 there were 207 babies and 248 in 1965. The number of persons being hospitalized in the past year also declined to 944 from the 1,203 the previous year, but they spent longer in hospital. Miss Claypole indicated a total of 14,586 patient days compared to only 11,102 the previous years. Forty -seven deaths were recorded, an increase of one, while the number of operations decreased to 225 (from 961) and X-rays numbered 1,644 com- pared to 2,686. The kitchen staff prepared 59,457 meals, there were 114,081 pounds of laundry completed and the 94 persons on staff worked a total of 144,246 hours. Included on the staff of 94 are 12 RNA students and 21 part-time employees. Gross sal- aries climbed to $251,710. In concluding her report, Miss Claypole commended the Ladies Auxiliary for their interest in the patients and staff and also thanked the board and staff for their sup- port and cooperation during the year. Board chairman Russ Hopper returned the vote of thanks as he paid tribute to Miss Claypole and all members of the staff for the very able and kindly way they cared for the patients and the • hospital facilities. He also had praise for Mrs. Jack Deibridge, noting that the results attained by her RNA class "have been more than grati- fying". In presenting his report, treasurer Charles Smith reiter- ated what has been said in previous years that the hospital is one of the more important businesses, providing income of over $300,000 to the community. He said the present worth of the hospital was nearing $660,000. In meeting expenses of $347,755 in 196'7, the board fin- Joins council Ross Dobson Indicated Monday night he would fill the vacancy on Exeter council created by the resignation of Ted Wright. Dob- son was the defeated condidate receiving the most votes in the last election. Youngster cut in auto crash Exeter police report two ac- cidents over the holiday period with damage in one of them amounting to $500. It occurred on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. when a car driven by Wil- liam S. W. Jaques, Toronto, went out of control as It proceeded west on Alexander St. and hit a hydro pole on the north side of the street. The accident happened near the Main St. intersection. Jeffery Jaques, two, sustained a minor cut above the eye in the accident investigated by Cpl. Harry VanBergen. On Sunday at 3;00 p.m. Con- stable George Robertson inves- tigated e. minor crash on High- way 83 near the HighWay 4Inter- section. Involved were cars driven by Lawrence G. 13totiWer, 1211. 2 Guelph, and Clifton Moore, 108 Simcoe Street, The former 'Was In the lead in a lineup of ears and was hit from behind by the Moore vehicle When the traffic dame to a sudden halt. It was raining at the time, Damage was listed at less than $50, 'Smoking in bed has been cited at the cause of a has, which :claimed the life of C. Motley MI6'S in Port Franks around noon, Friday, 'The Accountant was trapped in his taming 70-'.year-Old log home 'While Thedford fitertieti tonght unsuccessfully for thtee hours to save it. Alone in the house, Mr: ;ranee' body wasfound in a second-floor Iii' wife, Who it a teacher at South HtirOn bittrietHightchool, WAS en ratite to Oland Bend with Otte of het 'daughters at the time Of the tire. taute of the fire was deter- mined by iftpector Donald damp, bell of the Ontario Plit Mar- 'ball's Windsor &motile inquest is planned, Neighbors in the area Managed !shed the year with a slight operating deficit. He explained that 43 percent of the budget was for general and special nurs- ing services and 37 percent was for administration, laundry and housekeeping. Miscellaneous make up the balance, Property committee chairman Earl Russell reported on work completed during the year, not- ing that a considerable portion of the hospital had been redec- orated. Electric heat was in- stalled at the nurses' residence and major equipment purchases included a floor polisher, vacuum cleaner, three portable blood pressure apparatus, office equip- ment and a laboratory refriger- ator. —Please turn to page 3 Leaves council with suggestions Ted Wright said his farewell as a member of Exeter council, Monday, -although his formal resignation won't be presented until next meeting. A veteran of almost seven years on council; WrightleftWith the parting suggestions that Ex- eter still needed off-street park- ing, a traffic control light on Main Street endless personalized council sessions. The first two suggestions have often been cited by Wright. He said merchants were miss- ing out on opportunities by not getting behind the idea of pro- viding off-street parking in co- operation with council. Regarding the traffic light, he said it was most difficult to get across the street—especially for older people—during peak periods, and said council should consider erecting a traffic light when the highway is reconstruct- ed even if they have to pay for the light themselves. The department of highways has turned down a request for a traffic light, but council could erect one if they paid the entire cost themselves. It has been es- timated at $2,000. Wright finished his remarks by suggesting Windt business was often too personalized and Members were swayed by too many people. "I regret leaving council," he added, 44I 've enjoyed the work Very much and if the opportunity arose to enter politics again I would," e BSaid people haVerietbeentO0 harsh with him during the past seven years. Mayor Delbriclge, on behalf of council and the town, thanked Wright for his service to the community in the past. ROSS Dobson, who attained the most votes among the defeated candidates in the last election, was present et the meeting and indicated he Wotild fill the vac- ancy. 10 get all records out of tha Witting house and Mrs, .latteS described their action at 44 heroic", She said 'some of Mein 'en, dangeted their OWit lives in get , ling out *Unable filet and records for her hittband't Client& His business has been taken over by Ed Hatighart of Hang, hart, Kelly, Daig and Company, chartered accountants St. Thomas, A representative of the firm Will be in Grand Bend this Week end a 'halide of that notate in thiS iSatte, Besides his Wife, Mr, Jane& is survived by two liatightert, -,Tanite And Charlene, the latter a 'grade 10 Student at SHDHS. The ',funeral was held front the Needliatti Memorial thaftel in tendon on Tuesday 'with burial in 'Woodland cemetetst. in the newspaper having the larg- est circulation in the village and this was done in The Exeter Times- Advocate. The petition stated that the T-A was not read by most own- ers in the subdivision as they are not year-round residents in the resort. Council pointed out that one of the names on the petition was that of a member of the Grand Bend Village council in 1963 and 1964 when the water topic was discussed at most meetings. The 1967 auditor's report was received showing a surplus on the year's business of$17,184.66 making an accumulated surplus Please turn to Page 3 Exeter Raise $250 in walk Members of the Exeter Rovers and friends from SHDHS conducted a Walk from Exeter to St. Joseph on Friday and the 30 youths raised about $280 for charity. The pace Was beyond a walk at times as the photo on the left shows a race with five lads and a farm dog who joined up. From the left are: Bill Cameron, Marvin Bowers, Jon Dinney, Pete William and Dave Frayne. When the group below saw the photographer they hoisted Rover leader Bruce Shaw up for a rest and it turned out the SHDHS teacher needed the assistance later. About fiVe hours after the walk he had to be taken to hospital and is still Confined to his home, WalkerS with him are: Jim Hayter, Sheri Ford, Case ZeehUisen, Chris Cameron, Uilke Nagel, Ellen Robbins, Dennis hockey, Fred Simmons, 'Mr. Shaw, Bill Dinney and Dave Moore. Teachers, patents and businessmen paid 10 cents per mile to the youths With Mr. Shaw raising $80 at he had two SHDHS dlasses paying hitt. —1r-A photos Teac her's d husban i dies n house fire fil