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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-09-12, Page 1New members of SHDHS teaching staff When classes for the fall term opened at South Huron District High Aldham. Front, Mrs. Susan Minsos, Mrs. Marilyn Thompson, Mrs. School last week, a total of 15 new teachers joined the staff. Back Elizabeth Mitchell, Mrs, Sarah Edwards, Mrs. Margaret Connolly, row, from left, Jim Gladding, Doug Ellison, Cliff Waters, Timothy Mrs„ Linda Gerard and Roy Stephenson. Dunn, Jack Riddell, John Wilkie, Jerry Komery and Richard photci Pony races provide 'plenty Pony races are beeoming a big attraction in Western Ontario and of their entries. One of the features was the chariot race, and two over 30 of the iiriy speedsters were on hand at Sunday's races at teams are shown below churning up the dust as they thundered Exeter. The kids got into the act, and while some had difficulty toward the finish line. filling up the carts, they had no trouble getting some top speeds out —T-A photos , • . . 111111FINMAIMMESO— l'eeme iiiiieeimeereas ;woe( • • • • • r • • 4 crr T.A of fun and excitement Honor former cemetery custodian At Sunday's annual decoration day service at the Exeter Cemetery, a former employee was honored for faithful service. Bill Smith, who dug graves and cut grass for more than 40 years received a cheque from the R. E. Pooley Exeter Branch, Canadian Legion. Above, Sunday's Legion program chairman Reg McDonald makes the presentation. — T-A photo Damage runs high in eight accidents Inkspot editors meet with SHDHS board South 1-Itirdn District High School board members received their complimentary copies of the 1968 Inkspot Tuesday evening from Inkspot editor Chris Tuckey and co-editor Ron Durand. Jack' Morrissey (left) chairman of the board is seen here as the two student§ presented him with his copy: The editors and staff of the hi kepot Were coinrnended by Principal Joseph Wooden for a job well done. "'this has to be the best school book ever produced at SHDHS", said Wooden. Students received their books last week, 11,A. photo • , Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 12, 1968 Price Per Copy 15 Cents MPP announces aid for DIL; local intersection alterations morommeregmaidammessin TOilMa mernramm pie imioaw. emiell.milmampaus !acte.74,;" mi , r^r ,4 • .4- "..7%;;'1,"21 ''''''''''''''' get pay hik The majority of discussion at the latest meeting of Grand • Bend council, Wednesday, centred around progress and problems involved in the village's water system now being installed. A few days earlier Reeve Orval Wassmann spoke to a meeting of the Grand Bend Ratepayers Association on the same subject. Wassmann told the T-A early this week, "The project is coming along quite nicely. We ran into a few snags early in the program, but we have most of them straightened out now." Workmen of general Two accidents at same corner The only two accidents in the town of Exeter during, the past week occurred at exactly the same location, the corner of Huron and Andrew Streets, which is one of the busiest intersections in town due to the detour of traffic for the Main Street construction. The first occurred at 9 a.m. Friday when a small van driven by Malcom Tennant, 49 Amy Crescent, London, proceeding east on Huron was struck from the rear by an auto driven by Mrs. June Heywood, 92 Huron • West, Exeter. The Tennant vehicle was stopped for oncoming traffic when the mishap occurred. Damage to 'the London man's' vehicle was estimated at $195 while the Heywood car suffered approximate damages of $100. The most serious accident of the week took place the same day. At 3:40 p.m. cars operated by John Spacek, 313 Marlborough, Exeter and Harold Hardy, RR 1 Clandeboye collided at the Huron-Andrew corner. Spacek was travelling east on • Huron and Hardy was headed north on Andrew and failed to stop at the intersection. The Hardy vehicle received the most damages, approximately $800 while the Exeter owned car suffered $500 damage. Both accidents of the week were investigated by Exeter Chief C. H. MacKenzie. • • • contractor, C.A. McDowell Ltd.' of Centralia are proceeding on schedule and started digging operations at the west end of Main Street, Monday morning. One work crew is laying watermains with others putting in services and completing restoration work. Another group is continuing south along Highway 81 from the OWRC plant at Pork Blake laying the main line consisting of 14 inch pipe. To date, 4,500 feet of main line has been laid in addition to 6,540 feet of 6 inch watermain and 750 feet of 8 inch pipe and 96 service connections and 11 hydrants. When the main line is in and the proper testing completed householders will be then allowed to make their own connections. Wassmann told the ratepayers meeting, each owner could make his own connection or hire a local plumber. He suggested all ratepayers get together and hire a plumber to do the job for them as one project. "This is where your association comes in perfectly," he said. "It is of no concern to the village." OWners were told that two properties could not run one pipe line up to their homes as each lot will be charged frontage rates as separate units. The frontage rate that all will be charged is $4 per foot in addition to a connection cost of $120 for three-titiarter,inch and $140 for one inch pipe. Everyone will have the opportunity to make cash payments for, frontage and connections or have the charges spread over a 30 year term. If a Grand Bend householder elects the long term of payment, the frontage charge will be 33 cents per foot yearly for 30 years and an annual charge of $8.90 for three-quarter inch connections for the same length of time. Ratepayers have been advised to spend another $33 on 'a reducing valve. To get a better rating on fire insurance the water will be running at 85 pounds pressure but it should be lower, than this when it enters a home. — Please turn to page 2 DPP Joynt, chairman. ,of the management committee of the South Huron District High School board, told his associates Tuesday evening he was "very plgased" to announce that a salary schedule had been reached to the Satisfaction of the staff- Negotiations between staff and board Members haYe been going on for some time. In June When the board recessed for the summer, agreement still had not been reached. With the management committee empowered to settle the salary ,question in time for fall classes, Mr, Joynt explained that a $100 increase at the maximum level of all categories over the offer at the end of June was >finally accepted by the teachers. Salaries this year are; category one, $6,400 to $10,400; category two, $6,700 to• $10,900; category three, $7,600 to $12,400; category four, $8,000 to $13,100. Last year's salary schedule was: category one, $6,000 to $9,900; category two, $6,400 to $10,400; category three, $7,100 to $1.1,800; category four, $7,600 to $12,500. Salary of Principal Joseph Wooden was not disclosed to the press although business administrator W. D. Burton said the information was, of course, available to any ratepayer who should inquire. Burton did say that Wooden's salary was "in line with the salaries of principals in the county". Department heads, directors etc. on staff at the school receive additional remuneration for the extra responsibility they assume when they accept such appointments. Administrator Burton said that department of education regulations called for directors, department heads, etc., to be appointed and that the salary schedule drawn up to cover these staff members was in accord with their qualifications. NIGHT SCHOOL Board members at SHDHS seemed to be in agreement that night school courses should be offered again this year, beginning about the first of October and ending after 20 weeks of instruction. At least 15 persons must enroll in each course before the course can operate. If interest dwindles among students after the course has been established to a point where it is impractical to continue the course for the e Six area youths were remanded one week when they appeared in Goderich court Thursday to face a variety of charges. Four youths face three charges each of break, enter and theft following. Labor Day breakins at Huron Tractor and Equipment, the Derby Dip and the Exeter Golf Course. The four area youths were released after bail was posted at $1,000 property or $500 cash for each. Two Grand Bend youths, charged with possessing marijuana for trafficking, had bail set at $4,000. en tire 2Q weeks, Principal Wooden indicated the course would. be stopped immediately, The board commended Mr. Wooden for his efforts so far in drawing up the schedule of a possible 22 courses to be offered at the school, and lining up instructors for each of therm Advertisements Will be inserted, in local_ papers 911, SePtemher 19 and 22 (*Wining the courses in time for enrollment. It is expected that the sewing courses and the Physical fitneaS Programs Will be most PoPular again this year. Salary for instructors in the various courses is $7 Per hour, Board members discussed salary for Mr. Wooden who will be principal of the night school. ,Principal Wooden had indicated satisfaction with the $400 offer made by the board when one member, Garnet Hicks, who is a member of the Advisory Vocational Committee ' please turn to page 2 The Exeter OPP officers were kept busy investigating a rash of accidents this week. In all there were eight crashes with property damage hitting almost $4,000. Several persons were injured, most of a minor nature. The first of the accidents took place last Wednesday when a parked car owned by Mrs. Helen Thiel, Zurich, was struck by an unknown vehicle on Brock Street in Hensall. Constable D. A. Lamont listed damage at $30. He was called to a' similar accident on Thursday when a parked car owned by Howard Smale, Hensall, was struck by an unknown vehicle on Wellington St. Damage was again listed at $30. On Thursday at 11:30 a.m., damage was listed at $1,510 when a car and truck collided at the intersection of Highway 83 and the 10th and 11th concession of Usborne Township. The truck was driven by Mac Hodgert, RR 1, Kirkton, and the operator of the car was Pat Murphy, London. Murphy suffered a sore chest in the accident. Constable Lamont also investigated it, as well as one on Friday at 4:00 p.m. involving two cars which collided on Highway 4 at the Usborne-Ttiekersmith ToWnline. Drieers of the vehicles were George A. Cardiff, RR 2, Brussels, and Patricia L4 Harris, RR 1, Cromarty. The latter suffered injuries to the 'right hand, while Robert ivierinell, Seaforth, who;was a passenger in the Cardiff car, sustained: lacerations 10 the. face And head, Damage Was listed at $700, At 10:45 p.frl, the same day, Constable F. L. Giffin investigated a one-car accident On Coridessitin 2-3, Stephen Out for exercise While the races were being staged at Exeter Community Park, Sunday afternoon, Gordon Phillips was enjoying this ride with a donkey supplying the motivation T-A photo GB owners informed on water installation • 0. • outh remah Quarter million for area firm The Ontario Development Corporation will provide a $250,000 forgivable loan to an area firm 'which is expanding its manufacture of ,window components for Ontario's house construction industry. Acting Trade and Development Minister Charles S. MacNaughton said the ODC loan will support Dashwood Industries Limited in its construction of a 200,000 square foot addition to its Centralia plant. "This company has experienced several years of t rapid growth theJnanufanture --and sale-of-pre-fit wood sash -and frames," said Mr. MacNaughton. "It anticipates a further four-fold increase in sales as a result of a new four-year expansion program." The new plant will create 20 new jobs initially, with a further increase of 44 jobs by 1972. Present employment by the company totals 160. "The expansion of Dashwood Industries Limited is an outstanding example of enterprise by a small-town industry in Ontario," Mr. MacNaughton stated. "By a carefully-planned program of specialization and market penetration, it has transformed what was once a local lumber mill operation into — Please turn to page 2 Township. The mishap occurred when a car operated by Leslie W. Clark, Nova Scotia, went out of control and struck a tree. Damage was listed at $500. There was only one accident over the weekend, that taking place in Zurich on Saturday at 11:15 a.m, when a car operated by David M. Stark, Zurich, struck a parked car on Rosalie — Please turn to page 2 Two new traffic control measures will be established by the department of highways at Exeter's accident-prone intersection of No. 83 and 4, the Honourable Charles MacNaughton announced this week. The Huron MPP states that a "rumble strip" and oversize "stop" signs are scheduled for installation in the near future. Both are innovations in the department of highways traffic control program and, if successful, may be authorized for use in other communities across the province. The ,rumble strip, a series of roughened . sOrfate sections symmetrically" laid on the roadway, will give audible as well as sensory warning of the "stop" on No. 83. The strip will be installed as soon as the nece•Pary design is completed. This is expected within the next two months. The oversize "stop" signs, which measure 4' x 4', will be installed within two weeks .to emphasize this requirement on No. 83. This is the first time these larger signs have been authorized for a provincial highway. They are In use on some county roads. In addition, and in conjuction with the Town of Exeter, channelization of the intersection will be undertaken just as soon as the town's work schedule permits. This will provide separate lanes for turning traffic to cut down the number of vehicles entering directly into the intersection. The Department of Highways anticipates that the channelization will be on the town's work program in 1969. Mr. MacNaughton noted that the intersection, scene of many accidents despite flasher-light and multiple-sign warnings, has been studied extensively by the department of highways as a result of representations made by the Exeter council and Mayor J. H. Delbridge through the MPP. Rumble strip to warn drivers "The Department has undertaken several comprehensive traffic studies of the intersection to determine if signal lights are justified," the MPP stated. "Although the accident record was recognized, the volume of traffic did not warrant authorization of lights. Traffic control studies have indicated that, where volume does not emceed a certain standard, signal lights can themselves create a hazard." Mr. MacNaughton said he had been assured by the Honourable George E. Gomme, Minister of Highways, that his department will be keeping close watch on — Pleaee turn to page 2 Usborne lets plow tender At last week's regular meeting, Usborne council prepared for the coming winter by letting their annual snow removal contract C.E. Reid and son of Hensall, one of two tendering for the job will be 'on call from December 1, 1968 to April 1, '1969 for removal of snow from township roads. The Hensall firm will be paid $10 per hour for working time and $10 per day standby time. The contract is subject to approval of the Ontario Department of Highways. Council was also advised at the same meeting that approval had been received from DHO for the purchase of a new Champion road grader at a cost of $24,360. Due to expected increased assessments on the Parkhill Dam project by the Ausable River Conservation Authority, council raised the acreage fee to ten cents and minimum assessments to two dollars on all properties within the Ausable Conservation area. Bylaw No. 15 was passed providing for the township of — Please turn to page 2