The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-05-04, Page 1Ninety-eighth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 4, 1972 Price Per Copy 20 Cents
?I • Would be expensive project
to have 'official jail museum'
•
Province offers survey help
HURON SCHOOL ART SHOW — Thursday afternoon, most elementary schools in Huron County
participated in an Art Show at JAD McCurdy school at Huron Park. The above picture gives a general
view of the auditorium filled with interesting exhibits, T-A photo
GB tries for settlement
GRAND MASTER VISITS — The annual ladies' night reception for the Grand Master and Past Masters'
Association of the Masonic Lodges of South Huron District was held Wednesday at the Exeter Legion
hall with more than 300 persons in attendance. The Grand Master MW Bro. William Bailey of Toronto
was present. Shown above after the dinner are, from the left, Grand Chaplain Thomas Davies, also of
Toronto, Grand Master Bailey, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Harry Strang, Mrs. Bailey and South Huron District
Deputy Grand Master Harry Strang. T-A photo
Train crashes spreader,
tractor driver unscathed
After a closed session of
council, Monday night, Reeve
John Payne said an attempt
would be made to reach an
amicable settlement with the
owners of Monetta Menard's
Tavern and the Bonnie Doone
Manor over the controversial
'post situation' on the beach at
Grand Bend.
Spindrift Inns Ltd., owners of
the Menard property received an
interim injunction from the
Supreme Court of Ontario for-
bidding the village from
trespassing on beach property
End debate
on fluoride
Exeter council decided this
week not to conduct any further
studies into the feasibility of
adding fluoride to the local
drinking water supply.
PUC manager Hugh Davis
reported the Commission had
studied the matter as far as they
could go and they would now have
to hire a firm to prepare a cost
estimate.
In a letter to council this week,
Davis said the content of the four
water sources had been tested
and they were found to contain a
natural fluoride content ranging
from .2 to 1.4 parts per million.
He said the ideal content was 1.2,
Deputy-Reeve Don MacGregor
said he could see no need at the
present time to continue the
study of the matter.
Mayor Jack Delbridge pointed
out that fluoride was a poison and
some people complain about it
being added to the water supply,
"We're not arguing against the
value of it (fluoride)," Councillor
Helen Jermyn noted, adding that
council could not spend the
money on such studies at the
present time.
Start plans
on town all
The architectural firm of
Murphy, Schuler, Green &
Martin have been engaged by
Exeter council to start plans for a
new town hall.
A representative of the firm
met with members of the town
hall committee last week and
indicated that the first two
phases of the project could be
undertaken at an approximate
cost of $4,400,
The first of these two phases
would be to interview the various
department heads as to their
needs in the new building and
conduct other studies and
preparatory work.
The second phase would entail
preparing floor plans and a scale
model.
At their meeting, Monday,
council also dissolved the com-
mittee which had been set up to
consider a new town hall and then
named a special building com-
mittee consisting of truce Shaw,
Mery Cudmore, Tom MacMillan
and Ken Ottewell.
The committee will be given
power to add additional members
from the community as the need
arises.
claimed by the business
establishments.
Posts erected in front of the two
properties for patron parking in
1970 were removed by council
about six weeks ago. A short time
later they were put up again. Two
weeks ago, council removed the
fences in front of the Menard
property but Mel Douglas, owner
of the Bonnie Doone refused to
allow his posts to be torn down.
After the meeting, village
solicitor Bill Dyer of London said
he would meet with solicitors of
the two property owners in an
attempt to reach a settlement, He
added, "If a settlement isn't
possible, then council will fight it
through the courts."
In an open session earlier in the
evening attended by about 20
interested village residents, Dyer
warned council to be careful
about making any statements on
the issue because they could be
prejudicial to the case.
"We shouldn't make any
pronouncements on the merits of
the action as it is in the hands of
the court."
Council claims it has a lease
from the department of lands and
The Ontario Junior "D"
champion Exeter Hawks will
receive two jackets for their
efforts in bringing the town its
first provincial hockey cham-
pionship.
Exeter council agreed this
week to donate $650 for the
purchase of a sports jacket and a
fall and summer jacket to the 26
players, coaches, managers and
other team officials.
Total cost of the jackets is
$1,750.
Harvey Pfaff and Bob Pooley of
the Exeter Minor Hockey
Association appeared before
council to request financial
assistance to honor the team and
its officials.
Pfaff explained that the
Association did not have enough
money to recognize the players
and also noted that $1,100 of the
total cost was actually owing the
forests covering the disputed
area while owners of the
restaurant and tourist home also
claim possession.
Dyer said he had received an
offer from the provincial
government through Lambton
MPP Lorne Henderson to pay
half of the cost of a survey to
determine the boundaries of the
27.5 acres of land included in the
village lease.
About a year ago, the govern-
ment turned thumbs down on a
request by Grand Bend council
that they receive financial help in
the survey.
Mr. Dyer produced a deed to
the Spindrift properties drawn up
in 1969 when the land was pur-
chased, He also had in his
possession a copy of a ruling
made at that time by Lambton
County Court judge Roland
Carscallen, Ir read in part, "good
title has been shown in the vendor
to the said lands."
Reeve John Payne told the 20
villagers at the open meeting the
fences are spoiling the beach,
which is the main attraction of
the village and will create
players from last year.
In the 1971 playoffs, the boys
were given a split of the games
that amounted to that total and
they had decided to purchase
jackets. However, only four had
been measured up and the
jackets were never puchased.
Pooley pointed out that council
last year had given the players a
gift for reaching the finals and he
also reminded council that a
former Intermediate "A" club in
Exeter had been given jackets for
performing the same feat.
Mayor Jack Delbridge said the
team deserved some special
recognition and contended it
would be better for those con-
tributing to put their money into
one pot to purchase jackets
rather than providing several
small gifts.
At their last meeting, council
had considered giving the team
members a plaque.
There are times when owning
property can be a real pain in the
neck, and Huron County council
is experiencing that strange
phenomenon right now. It has the
former Huron County Jail in
Goderich listed among its assets -
and it may he awhile before
council is agreed upon the best
way to dispose of the premises.
At Thursday's meeting, the
property committee brought in a
recommendation that the jail be
converted into a museum of
penology - in other words, a
collection of authentic artifacts
from history which would tell the
story of Ontario's penal in-
stitutions from the early 19th
century to present day - and
onward in time ad infinitum.
The recommendation was
bolstered by the appearance at
council of A. S. Nuttall,
Executive Assistant to the
Deputy Minister of Correctional
Services for Ontario and V. N.
Styrmo, Senior Museums
Adviser, Ontario Department of
Public Records and Archives,
and Mrs. Pauline Hall, Associate
Adviser.
Speaking to council, Nuttall
said his department could not
offer money - only co-operation in
the event a museum of penology
was established in Huron. He said
he could promise an outstanding
collection of genuine penal
"restraints" such as old and
modern handcuffs, irons, lashes
and an authentic gallows com-
plete with hangman's trap.
He pledged the department's
continuing support of this venture
since it would be the only one of
its size, scope and authenticity in
the province. In fact, Nuttall said
Huron's museum of penology
would be designated the
province's "official jail
museum."
Nuttall further stated that
certain prisoners from Ontario's
jails could be brought to Goderich
to restore the jail to its original
state. For instance, the modern-
Sewers doubtful
Mayor predicts
Council's plan to complete the
Exeter sewer system this year
will apparently be delayed until
1973.
Mayor Jack Delbridge told
council this week it was "pretty
doubtful" that approval would be
received in time to have the
sewer project undertaken this
year.
He made the comment during a
discussion about the lease on the
vacant 50 acres at the lagoon site.
About half that amount will be
required for the two new cells
which will be built and there was
some question of whether or not
the land should be leased again
this year when the construction
was being considered,
Members felt it would be
inadvisable to lease the land and
then have to pay for the crop if
the land was required before
harvest time.
Lorne Keller has leased the
land in the past at a cost of $25 per
acre. He will be offered the
remaining 25 acres.
Jack Underwood
appointed to RAP
Jack Underwood, Pryde
Boulevard, was named as a
member of Exeter's RAP
committee by council this week.
He fills the vacancy created by
the resignation of Jim Newby.
A teacher at the Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology, Underwood is
president of the Exeter Figure
Skating Club.
day pale green paint would be
covered in "drab grey,"
An interesting feature of the
museum, Nuttall concluded
would he to include the arts and
crafts made by prisoners in the
province's present jails and
thereby rounding out the full
story of penal punishment in
Ontario,
The second speaker to address
council on the project was V. N.
Styrmo. He pulled no punches,
telling the members that while
the former Huron County Jail
was an ideal site at which to
contain a museum on the theme
of penology, it would be an ex-
pensive undertaking.
"When you start a museum, it
has no foreseeable end," Styrmo
advised the members of council,
who perhaps understood better
than many what he meant
because they have seen the bills
for Huron County's Pioneer
Museum of North Street in
Goderich.
Styrmo said that while
"preserving an imposing
structure with historical
significance" was a noble am-
bition, alterations would be
necessary to make it serviceable
as a public building and
operational costs would be
considerable.
"The cost could be
phenominal," Styrmo told
council. "You have a 100-year
head start on deterioration. But
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Stephen township council were
busy Tuesday night opening
tenders. A total of 35 bids were
received for various municipal
jobs.
A total of 11 bids were received
on closed work on the Webb
municipal drain with Parker and
Parker of Hensall being the
successful bidder at $2,438.60.
L. H. Turnbull and Son of
Grand Bend submitted the lowest
of five tenders on the Swartz
drain at $1,547 and the lowest of
four on the Turner drain at $1,776.
The Dinney drain work will be
done by Robert Nicholson of
Sebringville for $1,325, the lowest
of four tenders received.
Tile for the Webb drain con-
struction will be purchased from
Coldstream Concrete Limited for
a total price of $3,715.90. Five
other bids were received on the
tile,
Westeel Rosco Limited
presented the lowest bids for two
culvert jobs at Lot 10, Concession
18 and 19 and Lots 20 and 21,
A Kippen area farmer escaped
unhurt Friday when a farm
vehicle he was towing was
demolished by a CNR trtain.
Keith Lovell, RR 2, Kippen,
was operating a tractor pulling a
fertilizer spreader on his farm
and had just crossed the level
crossing when the train smashed
into the spreader.
It was demolished, but the
tractor and Lovell escaped un-
scathed.
The mishap occurred about
11:30 a.m. Engineer on the train
Concession 13. The prices were
$3,937.60 and $4,838.90 respec-
tively.
Another tape theft
reported in district
Owners of auto tape players
continue to be victimized by
theives in the area.
This week, Danny Stuckless,
Huron Park, reported the theft of
a tape player and tapes from his
car while it was parked at his
residence.
It was the only theft reported
by Exeter OPP this week.
The Exeter Veterinary Clinic
has been rehired to catch dogs in
Exeter,
Fee is expected to be the same
as last year at $215 for each of
five months, or $1075.
Mayor Jack Delbridge said he
wasn't happy about spending the
money, predicting there weren't
10 "legitimate complaints a
year" about dogs. He indicated
he couldn't see any reason for
people complaining just because
a dog wandered across their
lawns.
Councillor Helen Jermyn said
the committee in charge were
worried that the dog problem
could get out of hand if there was
no dog catcher and added that,
hiring one did serve as a
deterrent even though not many
canines were picked up,
Councillor Ken Ottewell was
critical of the fact the committee
had not investigated the
operation of a dog trap similar to
the one used in Seaforth.
was Harold Kelly, London.
Damage to the train and the
fertilizer spreader was estimated
at $2,000.
It was one of five accidents
investigated by the Exeter OPP
detachment officers this week.
Three persons were injured.
Two of the injuries occurred in
one accident, it taking place on
Saturday. A car driven by Donald
Dietrich, Dashwood, skidded out
of control on the Mt. Carmel
Road east of the hamlet and
rolled into the ditch.
Council rescinded a motion
passed earlier in the year
allowing an additional township
wolf bounty of $15. A provincial
bounty of $30 was eliminated by
the last Ontario budget and the
township has followed suit.
Land severances applications
by Norman Romphf of Greenway
and Fred Brown, Concession 6,
north of Crediton were approved.
Permission was given
Alphonse Grenier to construct a
small garage as an addition to his
restaurant and service station at
the westerly end of Dashwood.
Small garage repairs will be
carried out in the new building.
Get prices
on area hail
Members of a Kirkton-
Woodham committee to con-
struct a community hall for the
two areas will be meeting with
several contractors this week to
get approximate prices on
construction costs.
Bill Morley, chairman of the
committee said after a Thursday
meeting attended by about 60
interested persons said, "we will
be trying to get some true prices
in the next couple of weeks."
Another meeting will be called
as soon as the necessary in-
formation has been gathered.
Morley had said earlier he
would like to see a hall built that
would accommodate about 300
people for dances and banquets.
Chief completes
Aylmer course
Police Chief Ted Day has
completed a two-week course at
the Aylmer Police College.
He returned to duty this week
and presented the April police
report to council. Monday.
During the month there were nine
accidents with damages of $1,360.
Thirteen persons were charged
under the Highway Traffic Act
and another 29 were given
warnings.
There were four charged under
the Liquor Control Act and six
persons received parking tickets.
Additional information was as
follows: four cases of wilful
damage, one place of business
found insecure, one investigation
under the Narcotic Control Act,
one theft of over $50 with loot of
$120 and three thefts of under $50
with total loss of $56 of which $40
was recovered, three break and
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Roast at Hensall
'done to a crisp'
A Hensall area family had a
chance for a "well cooked roast"
Monday night but probably
tossed it out.
The Exeter fire department
was called to the home of Carl
Payne in Hay township on No. 4
highway, just south of Hensall at
5.30 p.m. Tuesday to extinguish a
fire in the oven.
Fire Chief Gary Middleton said
the stove was severely damaged.
Okay $650 to help
buy Hawks jackets
LADIES' RIDE FOR CANCER — Close to 20 area ladies joined in
the Ride for Cancer Sunday from Exeter to Dashwood. Most of the
girls were able to make the 16 mile round-trip in about two hours.
Shown at the starting line are, from the left, Ruby Ilinlayson, Mary
O'Brien, Valerie Horobin, Debbie Hillman, Marlene Parsons, Debra
Newby, Elaine Fletcher, Connie Gwalchmai, Lois Prance, Marlene
Mathers, Doris Hackney, Joan McCallum, Dolly Mattson, Velma
Baird, Norma Jones, Kathy Snell, Jo-Ann Hayman and Norma
(Norm) Whiting.
T.A photo
GOODIES OF ALL KINDS— Grade three students at Exeter public school staged a bake sale Friday
morning with proceeds going to the proposed adult workshop for the mentally retarded. Displaying
some of their goodies are Kelly Finnen, Rob Smith, Barbara Orr and Sheila Eisenschink. T-A photo
Stephen cancel wolf bounty,
busy with tender openings
Rehire vet clinic
to catch local dogs
He was told the police would
not look after it. "They'd be high-
priced help as dog catchers,"
Mrs. Jermyn claimed.
Ottewell replied that a youth
could be hired full time to look
after the trap at a cost lower than
hiring a dog catcher.
However, it was explained
there would be no place to take
the dogs in Exeter and it would be
unfair to make people drive to
London, Kirkton or Zurich to
claim their animals.
Ottewell was also critical of the
committee members' contention
that people with complaints
should be. required to give their
names to police.
He said this was putting the
responsibility back on people and
it should be sufficient for them to
tell the location of the dog without
giving their names.
Mrs. Jermyn said the com-
mittee hoped to get monthly
reports this year from the local
clinic regarding the number of
animals picked up,
A passenger in the car, Debbie
Lewis, Parkhill, received several
bruises, while the driver
sustained a fracture.
Constable Bill Lewis in-
vestigated and set damage at
$500.
On Friday, a truck driven by
Victor Stellingwerff, Forest and a
car driven by John Fowler,
Grand Bend, collided on Highway
81 north of the Crediton Road.
Fowler received a minor
laceration and damage in the
crash was listed at $1,500 by
Constable Ed Wilcox.
A car operated by John
Guenther, Dashwood was badly
smashed in an accident on the
Crediton Road at 6:10 a.m.
Sunday.
Guenther had been westbound
and the vehicle went out of
control and crashed into five
guideposts west of Shipka. Total
damage was set at $1,150 by
Contable Lewis.
The other crash was reported
Saturday when a ear operated by
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