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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-04-25, Page 14 1 Flowers to help retarded Every one in the OW/hide of Ontario lat the beeortehity this year to aid the cause of the Atsociationt Of Mentally 'Retarded arid at the eared time &ow pretty flowers. The Associations are tending out eackete of "ie'loteere of' Hope" 10 all householders along with a cheque to be returned with a donation. Lag 'Week, ittudentt of Stephen central school pitched in to help package the seeds that will be mailed out oft May 2 by the Hutton and District Association for the Mentally Retarded, r rott the left are Kate, Brine Raft,'Kittle Ainerofigeti, batletIO Mader," Mike picketing, Chris Seated arid eolin Guenther. Will be in demand on Saturday Employees of the department of lands and forests dumped about 1,000 speckled trout into the reservoir at Morrison Dam last week and area fishermen will no doubt be attempting to take them back out when the season opens Saturday. The fish average about eight inches in length. T-A photo Fail to reach agreement at teen-parent discussion Ninity.third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 25, 1968 Price Per Copy 15 Cents Exeter with two townships Receive two members Wards set for school change Shelter rants range fry Each credit wilt relereeent the taxes on the first $ei 090 of every residential essesenneet using en equalized mill rate leaped upon provincial calculatione. Contacted by the T-A, Wed- eesday morning, Exeter Clerk Eric CArseaelden ,said, "based on last year's relit rate, the bene- fit each borne owner in ,Exeter would derive would be $54.54e In }Wesel', Clerk Earl Camp-, bell said the benefit to his rate- Youngest model at show Members of the night school sewing classes at SHDHS presented a fashion show, Monday, displaying the work they completed during the term. Mrs. Tony Bedard, Zurich, completed this ensemble for daughter, Lori, who delighted the crowd in her debut as a model. The experts at last week's Teen and Parent Seminar failed to agree on the causes and the remedies of teen and parent prob- lems, while teenage members of a panel added more conflict by saying there are few problems. About 200 persons attended the event sponsored by the South 'levee Ministerial Association at SHDHS arid heard various con- flicting opinions. Perhaps summing up the situ- ation best was a comment by SHDHS student Trudy Stover who indicated the problems between teens and their parents is not as bad as people make it up to be and thee she concluded by saying that parents think there are prob- lems—while the kids don't—and this is where the problem is. Fellow students Brenda Noakes and John Godbolt also expressed doubt the major problems exist. Brehda suggested the problems Wete exaggerated and were out of proportion with parents and Grand Bend officials received a pleasant surprise Tuesday afternoon when they sat in on the opening of tenders for the pro- posed water system for the re- sort. The lowest 'tender received for installation of the distribu- tion system was $335,88L80 which was actually lower than the estimated cost of $388,600. "It was much different than what we expected," commented Reeve Ory Wassmann, who at- tended the session with OWRC officials in Toronto when the tenders were opened. He indicat- ed council members had been prepared for prices above the estimates in view of rising costs. lie said work for contractors appears scarce this year and this put the resort job in a favorable position as competi- tion for it was keen. In all, there were 11 firms bidding on the job. Submitting the lowest tender was C. A. McDowell Ltd., Cen- tralia. His bid was more than $22,000 lower than his closest competitor and was $136,000 low- er than the highest of the 11 bids. McDowell was also the low bid- der for the second contract in- volving the installation of pipe- line from the station at Port Blake to the resort. Tenders on this job were sub- mitted on three different piping materials and his bid for steel was $202,371.80. This was about $10,000 lower than the next bid and some $136 0-000 lower than the highest of the eight bids re- ceived. Start plans for election Huron MP Itobeet McKinley said Wednesday morning 'teeth Ottawa he certainly wasn't iti la- Vox' Of an election 0Very two years, but added that there epe peered to be a genetal opinion that people -Wanted a eeenee to decide on which of •Ceneele'e two lieW political leedete they wanted -to teed teeth. The Zueleh area Mee indidat, ed he *Mid seek the PC nomina- tion for the Huron tide*, which in the June 25 election will ex- paha to take in Elidchilete Hefty and Lucan in the south and eloWick, 'Terre:leery and Witighern in the north. The PlOgteesiee Conservative caucus have held a round of meet= tugs since .Minittee True dean Celled the 'election in an effete to formulate policies which they will present in the upcoming Campaign. McKinley said the meetings *Mild probably carry through until Thursday and thee he would return home: No date has yet been set for the PC nomination meeting. Huron Liberals haven't Made any definite Plans 'either,butboth Associations are eiPeeted to :Me noUnce 'nomination -dates \effete the Week., SHDHS teeefiek Malt Edgar, eilee was -defeated by 'Mcidnity in The last election in November" of 1065, still hatiet made-tip his Mind abeift running in this eon, lei "Wini't tee .and" 1 woii4 Say yeS„:0 he Mated in atitter frig •A qiidetteti g keeling hi plane. Area municipal .officials re, telved a little further tien regarritng the government's pew ta,7fr.00it system at a meet, ing.• in .TH9litiene TeeedeY elettr• Municipal P. Minister PeArcy McKeough, speaking at. Centennial Hall, said the new shelter grant would predepe an everage tax reeection across the province of :Ogle 15%, • The bill to implement the pre,- grete was intreeticedtothelegise Were lest week and is expected to cost the prteeriee$159,099,000 this year, • The minister said the new pro- gram would yield savings of hee tweee $45 and $05 to most home., owners and tenents, In the prove trice. this. year. Hp Adtied,'"tere program intredueee a technique that tends to bring about the graduating of property taxes ace cording to ability to pay. This technique brings benefit to all , residential property taxpayers and it brings the greatest beee- fit proportionately to those who need it most." The credits will meet a larger proportion of the taxes on humble homes than they will on expen- sive homes with large assess- ments. Okay survey of GB bank At a special meeting, Monday, the Ausable River Canservation Authority approved a preliminary study for streambank erosidn control along the river in Grand Bend, and also approved asking for a detailed engineering report for work on 400 feet of the river bank. The request for the projects came from the resort council and they will be named the bene- fitting municipality and will pay 15 percent of the Authority's 25 percent share of the studies. The other 75 percent will be paid by the government. Cost of the two studies is estimated at $5,800. The detailed engineering re- port on the 400 feet is being pre- pared because this section across from the yacht club is deterior- ating badly and is in need of immediate repair before the overall study of the riverbank is completed. Some work has already been done in past years on the river- bank, but the ARCA recommend- ed that a study be done on the entire area rather than tackling eeepa.rate sections in a piece- meal manner. In other business, the ARCA: Approved purchase of a new Gestetner duplicating m achine for the office at a cost of $522. Some $100 of that amount will be paid this year with the balance to be worked into the 1969 budget. Passed a motion supporting field officer Terry Mccauley's request to the Conservation Auth- orities Branch for a leave of absence so he can work towards his master's degree at the Uni- versity of Michigan. He has been accepted for the first half of the summer term in a course spec- ializing in outdoor education but has not yet received the leave of absence from the branch. Mem. bers of the ARCA commended him for his plan to further his education. Lose sleep this weekend Area residents lose an hour's sleep this weekend at Daylight Saving Time returns. Titne changes in Exeter and most surrounding communities at 2;00 a.m. Sunday—Or upon retiring saturday night—when decks will be put ahead One hour. You'll regain that hour on the last Sunday in Octeber, payers will be '54 e. Campbell ex- pleitis the application of the new grant to Hermit taxpayers follows:"""Our mill rate lastyear was 'Is mills and on an assess,- meet of $2,000 this would mean tares of $150, Our equalized as, seesment factor according to provincial standards is 24%, thus meking the tax credit a total of e36." At Stephen Township, Clerk Wilmar D. Weill said he did not teens agreeing on fundamental issues but failing to agree on minor issues. She said neither group under- stood What the other was saying and they failed to sit down and discuss the issues. John also cited the lack of communication as the main reason for any problems and said the greatest lack was in telling. each other what the problem is. The students were on a panel under the leadership &Principal J. L. Wooden, giving their com- ments to the opinions expressed by four experts. Leading the night off was talk by the Rev, Frank P. Fidler, associate secretary of the Board of Christian Education, The United Church of Canada, who suggested the Meeting being at- tended 'by parents and teens was In At orderly and efficient Meeting of Huron County COtiii.- ele last Thersdey morning, MOM- bete pasted the 1066 budget can-, Mg for a geheeel rate of tithe mills and a highway rate of 10 Mille. This total of le mills is increased by seven-tenths of Mill over 106'7 and is credited to the roads depertnieht which cited higher costs as the reason for the hike. Clerk John berry pointed out tette have been substantial in- creases In the cost Of child Wel- fare, the health Milt, the library and littretiviele. As well new leg. lelation governing ambulance Service will doet the ceiinty $12,e 500 this year and $5,000 has been budgeted for the aCqeleitieti of an assessment eettneissionet and staff. fit. Inc reaeee 'neve be eti effe Set by the change in the AdMitilee tratiiiii of justice. The report teed, "The province has agreed to Accept the' cost Of the Adeline lstration of Justice. thee action will result in fewer expenditures at The county "level and a saving on property tax but from bee ex, perience to date 'the deet 'the taxpayer` et large will be tee.. siderably greater, lfthe province lies simply agreed to reimburse the county for -expenditures On attend the London meeting but e xpe etee his melegipality'e credit rate Would be about to $40. et rider the pew regulations, municipalities will ciedliet the credits from the tax bills they send out to residential, property owners and will be reimbursed by the province,. In an attempt to brieg tax re- lief to everyone, landlords are to lease on the tax to their tenants, a good omen and of primary significance in bringing the two groups together. "I hope it means the gener- ation gap isn't as total as we are sometimes led to believe," he said, Rey. Fidler said adults ack- nowledge the dileminas youth face in this generation, but Suggested that life is a time of continual decision making that affected both adults and teenagers. "You may feel lonely," he told the teens present, "but so do we adults." He said the essence of living is groWing and the Major con- cern was to determine hoW we can help each. other groW to- wards maturity—as parents and teenagers, He listed the following five Please turn to .Page 2 behalf of the administration of justice considerable saving could have been effected." Damage fight in trashes- The Exeter police Investigated two Crashes again this week, with both being Of a either nature and occurring on Wednesday; At 8:55 a.he A garbage thick driven by Dennis J. ViecDoriald, Creditor, collided with a tee driven by Duncan Itelend MeCafe frey, 03 Andrew Street. Macdonald was making a left turn Ditto Andrew St. from the east entrance toSnell tees. Mine ited and McCaffrey was peoceede ling south on Andrew. Total damage Wee listed at $215 by Chief'. 14, MacKenzie.. At 5:00 e„tii. ears driven by Gary L. Campbell, 249 Main SC, and Welland cart Ternee, 11 Sinieee St., collided at the corner of Main arid Sanders St. Turner was stopped at the intersection and was hit frelai behind by the Campbell.Vehicle. leeitiage Was listed at only SO by Constable 0661'0 RobbiltOti, AloKnPuFn has ;inicated the taus will li)e on the 'tenants 9f homes and apertmente to make Pere thetr landlords give theta the proper tax rebatee. Under the 1006144cm, a 01$, satisfied tenant could take his ldlore to court,--.not by civil action but by laying eferPlelAint with the PrOwn AttOyeeyte et- fice, The penalty section pro, vides a maximum e100 fine for contraventions of the law. A fire at the Hensall dump this week 'created an unusual situation, as well as a situation that is bothering Hensall of- ficials and neighbors to the dump property. Bean and grain screenings have been smouldering in the dump for some time, but fanned by strong Accident rate remains low Area drivers continued their fine showing during the past week with the OPP investigating only two crashes. These were the only two during the past two weeks. On Tuesday, a car operated by Ernest J. Laidlaw, Zurich, col- lided with a mailbox on No. 2 County Road and damage was estimated at $380 by Constable W. G. Glassford. The other accident occurred on Thursday on Concession 12-13 in Dashwood, involving Arthur Finkbeiner, RR 2 Dashwood, and E. Hunter-Duvar, Exeter. Dam- age in that one was listed at $410 by Constable D. A. Lamont. During the past week, Con-, stable J, A. Wright, traffic safety officer, visited five area schools and spoke to 643 students on traffic safety. The Exeter detachment of- ficers issued 10 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and gave warnings to another 39 drivers. They covered 2,636 miles on patrol. SAFETY TIP Sudden stops usually indicate inexperience or a show-off behind the wheel. The Ontario Safety League suggests that every time you have to jam on your brakes, you ask yourself if it could have been avoided by more careful driving. Sudden stops advertise bad driving, cause unnecessary wear, waste gas and risk rear-end collision. Report breakins at resort homes OPP Constable F, L. Giffin is investigating five cottage break-hie at Oakwood Park Meth of Grand Bend. The break-ins were discovered Thursday. None of the Owners has yet reported anything missing, but considerable damage was done to some residences in the forced entries. The investigationis continuing. The report rioted that bank In, tereet presently stands at seven percent. Outstanding loans ambit tit to $350,000. Total fihance ing amounts to $3,597,970 while actual county expenditures come to $2,711,139. Council accepted a titmice led executive committee report 'which recommended that ledal municipalities' be permitted to pay indigent funeral eoete Iihder the General Welfare Assistance Adt with the province and the county each paying e half of the costs. Fixed prices On caskets, funeral hoine use, ministers' feee etc. have been established. SPECIAL REPORT A epetial committee chaired by Everett Mollwain got approval fee a 'new system which divldee the county into tee wards for school 'purposes. 'The report noted that Meth County is to have a 1.4-tepte- :tentative school board next year When department Of e d u e e t i o ri legislation 'becomes law. There Will be 'one separate school tope eeeentetiee Meting this number-. The following is a list of the 'Wards to be establiShed fn 1Turp'tt on the baSie efeitevitieliillyeoual. Ized Win and residential assess- meat; In *Wising a dlitY pn land , ,.lords 19 pass the tax-re4ilee ti.94 ,benefits .9P to tenants, the bill indicates thieeellould be One by tee lowering of rents or lump sum or,cash payments, Mr. leicKeough coeceded •that, where no lease exists, alapdlord could wipe out the beeefit to tenants by raising the rent. lie also emphasized that imam* would be required to show tee- ants how they were betiefittinte• south winds, Tuesday, heavy smoke started to roll towards the property of Doug Dick and Hensall Reeve Minnie Noakes was contacted to find a solution to the problem. The dump property, although owned by Hensel', is located in Usborne Township and the latter does not have a fire agreement with Hensall, so the Hensall reeve had to call the Exeter brigade for assistance, The local volunteers travelled to the dump, but there was little they could do with the flames smouldering in the deep piles of grain and beans. The 500-gallon tank on the truck was emptied onto the fire and the portable pump was set up in a nearby stream, but it was soon pumped dry and the firemen had to give up on their attempts. However, they did succeed in beating some of the flames and the smoke problem was dimin- ished. Reeve Noakes said after the — Please turn to Page ,2 Still request amalgamation Huron County Health unit hasn't given up entirely on their plan to amalgamate with the Perth unit even though Huron County council turned down the sugges- tion earlier this year. The Huron Unit has suggested the two units meet again and Huron MOH Dr. G. P. A. Evans said such a meeting would be held to clarify the relevant areas to see if any further progress can be made towards amalgam- ation, The two units and Perth county council had approved the idea of joining, but the plan fell through with the veto from Huron council, A discussion regarding fur- ther meetings was held by the Perth unit this week and Strat- ford Mayor John V. Killer sug- gested it would be useless to have just the two county health unite meeting without assurance the county councillors would at- tend, He thought the chairmen and secretaries of both health units should Meet informally to as- certain why Huron seems to have a cheese of mind. After chairmen and secre- taries meet, plans will be made for reopening talks and the min- ister of health will be invited to attend. Ward One, Stephen, Exeter and UsbOrne, assessment $te,e25,- 011 two representatives; Ward two, Hay, Zurich, Hensall, $13,e 863,551, one; Ward three Tuck- eesielth, Seefoile, Stanley, tia.y, field, $22,03,408, two; ward four, Goderieh, $18,e70,12e, one; ward -five, Hreteele, Mot r i s, Grey, $15,256,495, one. ' ward six, Turnberty, Howick, 816,266,591, One; ward seven, A$hfield, \Vett W a ev ti h, 05,025,90, one; Weed tight, Witighant, ta.St Wi- Wantish, $12,746,170, one; ward hint, doderichTownship and Col- borne, $16,357,622, one; ward tee Clinton, ,Mcieillop and Blyth, 822,120,166, two. There was some discontent Voiced by Vatieee councillors' at the division of ticiiiiidetlee but Everett tOilwa.in explained that 'distribution was done" fairly and thoughtfUlly as pose sible, Aseetebe A. A. Alexander, who "Worked On 'the eetreinittee, 'toted that equalized asseStinetit as set out by the department was based On aCtual value of Or* erty in various municipalities. lie estittiated that inside Of two years the present setup would probably need to be revamped. "Previsloti is made in the Act this," said Alexander: , GB tenders lower than what expected No bids were approved at the session, as they have to be care- fully checked out to make certain they followed specifications. Wassmann Indicated it w ill probably be six weeks before the contract is officially approved and work is expected to com- mence about the middle of June. Completion date for the pro- ject has been set for May 15, .1969, but Wassmann predicted residents in the resort would have water by mid-March of next year "if there are no eel-Lifeice.- bons' Liquor vote may change Prime Minister Trudeau's an- nouncement of a federal election will cost Canadian taxpayers some extra money, but there is a possibility that it could create a saving for Exeter ratepayers. The saving would come about if the federal voters' list could be Used for the local liquor vote, which is presently scheduled for May 27. Mayor Jack Delbridge said the situation would be checked to see if the liquOr Vote date could be changed so that the federal voters' list could be used. This would eliminate the expense of preparing a special voters' list for'the liquor plebiscite. Voters' qualifications are the same for both a federal elec- tion and A liquor Vote arid can serve both purposes if the two votes are held within a Speci- fied HMO of each other. Local officials don't k no w at the present time If the liquor vote coati be delayed So the cost Of preparing a votere' list could be alleViated. Dump fire involves four municipalities .