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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-06-08, Page 3Athletes from five schools SIGNING IN AT LUCAN SCHOOL — The lion. William A. Stewart, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and his wife attended the retirement party at Lucan public school Friday night to honour Mrs. Muriel Cobleigh and Mrs. Margery Morley. Above, the Stewart's are signing in with Maxine Allison and Elizabeth Garrett. T-A photo GB residents ask for turn at west end of main street onnuism NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 111•101101 Just drop into our store during the days and hours listed below. Your lovely gift picture will be taken FREE by a 'professional children's photographer, One gift portrait to a family which may include groups or any member from as young as six weeks or older, FaMily group portraits are welcomed. TUESDAY JUNE 13 10 - 6p.m. DARLING'S IGA LUCAN FREE Your Child's Portrait fREf A GIFT TO YOU FROM DARLING'S LUCAN ONT, Trees-Advoca te,. June Of 1972 Page Retarded day a 4 Saturday's field day held at South Huron District High School for Region 2 of Retarded Schools .was a huge success with more than .50 athletes partipipating. In addition to students from the local Huron Hope Sehoolot Huron Park, students were from Goderich, Wingham, Palmerston 4 and St. Marys. Approve shooting of lagoon foxes Exeter council Monday night gave permission to have some foxes eradicated at the sewage lagoon farm on the western outskirts. - Chief Ted Day reported a hunter had asked permission to shoot the animals and Constable A, McIntyre had agreed to ac- company him to supervise the hunt. Some members wanted to know if the animals could be trapped, and were advised this would be difficult, In addition, it was pointed out • that with the high incidence of rabies, it was dangerous to allow the animals to live, Health units may become regional Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle reported this week that the provincial government is at- tempting to do away with county health units and replace them with regional health councils. • Boyle, who is chairman of the Huron county health board, said this idea had been presented by the province to representatives of the health units at a recent meeting. "That means poorer service is and higher administration costs," Mayor Jack Delbridge predicted. It was indicated that most county officials were not in favor of the proposal and the health units planned to fight for their continued existence. '" Boyle reported that the province had recently moved to take over all safety inspections at construction sites. The county has had a safety inspector. Earlier in the meeting, there was some indication of why the 4,1 province is moving into fields previously handled by municipalities. • A letter was received from the ministry of the environment noting that plumbing inspections were presently not being con- ducted in Huron. A The correspondent explained this was the responsibility of the municipality and ultimately action would have to be taken. Huron discontinued plumbing inspections some time agO and they have not been rein- stated.Boyle said the rural 4, municipalities would not agree to hire another inspector because there is no subsidy and most of his work is in the urban municipalities. Goderich recently held a meeting with a ministry representative and it was • suggested the matter be held over by Exeter council until details of that meeting are made available. ,,Man injured in crash Three accidents within the limits of the town of Exeter this week caused $575 in damages and sent one man to hospital. **- Early Monday afternoon on the parking lot at South Huron District High School a motor cycle driven by Calvin Rohde, RR 1 Woodham, and a motor vehicle driven by Kathryn Munn, RR 1 Exeter, were in collision. Rohde was taken to South Huron hospital suffering from leg and hip injuries. He was still in hospital Wednesday morning. Constable Ardell McIntyre in- vestigated. Also Monday, vehicles driven by Brian Hardeman of Mount ss Elgin and Barry Reid, 303 Andrew Street, Exeter aided at the intersection of Main and Huron streets, Constable George Robertson estimated damage at $125, The other mishap occurred ev Thursday afternoon on Andrew street near Victoria, Involved were vehieleS driven by Deborah Newby, 129 Andrew street and Marie Armstrong, 21 Thames Road. Damage was listed at $150 by Constable John Cairns. • A ear stolen from Belling Motors Saturday wag recovered by police Sunday about a Mile and a half west of Exeter on Huron street, The driver of the stolen ear lost control and the vehicle went through a ditch into a plowed field. OPP Constable Don MaSon investigated the accident and estimated damages at $200, As a result of police in- vestigation, two youths were apprehended and Will appear in juvenile court at a later date, The athletes were divided into eight divisions according to age and ability determined by preliminary events at their own schools which were forwarded to the games committee. In the green division for 13 and 14 year-olds, David Stebbins of Huron Hope school cleaned up in the green division with a red ribbon in each of the five events he competed in. He was the winner in the 50-yard and 100 yard dash, the long jump, ball throw and high jump, Two other athletes won the maximum of 35 points in five events. They were Frank Shular and Joanne Wilke, both of Palmerston in the blue and purple divisions, respectively. Other division winners were Michael Zimmerman and Alvy Morningstar of Wingham, Jim Taman of Goderich, Richard Oliver of St, Marys and Ron Kock of Palmerston, An invitational mile race was run with 18 competitors. The winner was Peter Olver of the University of Waterloo in a time of 4.54.4, Second was Murray Hale from the same school and Keven Bestard of South Huron was third. The best performance from six entries from the retarded schools was Frank Shular of Palmerston covering the distance in 5 minutes and 47 seconds. The sports program was under the direction of Mrs, Vickie Wild of Wingham and Ron Bogart and Miss Laurette Seigner of the athletic department at South Gov't okays road work Ontario will pay the major cost of reconstructing portions of three Huron County roads af- fecting Huron Industrial Park and the Benmiller community, the Honourable Charles Mac- Naughton announced this week. Estimated expenditures on the projects total about $350,000, of which the province will con- tribute $300,000, In the Huron Park area, three and three-quarter miles are involved. Beginning at No. 4 highway it includes the mile and a quarter west on Huron Road 4, then south on Huron road 21 to the Huron Industrial Park and east back to Highway 4. The section of Huron Road No. 1, from No. 8 highway to the new bridge at Benmiller, will also receive supplementary subsidy. The distance is over two miles. Both projects will be con- structed this year by the county. Exeter backs resolution Exeter council agreed this week to concur with a resolution from Oakville asking the provincial government to ap- prove a plan whereby more than five percent of a new subdivision can be dedicated to the municipality for park land. At the present time, sub- dividers must dedicate five percent of their land — or an equivalent value in money — to their municipality for park use. However, Oakville's resolution noted that in the case of high density development — such as large apartment complexes — the five percent did not provide enough land for the number of people housed in the large developments. There was no suggestion of how much land should be turned over to the municipality. Councillor Helen Jermyn noted that this topic had been men- tioned regarding the mobile home park development being planned by Len Veri. Because of smaller lot sizes, there would be more people per acre in such a development and therefore the five percent turned over for park use may not be adequate. Earlier in the meeting, council had verbally agreed with Veri that, the five percent would be adequate. Huronviev;e folk taken for ride Twenty members of the Exeter United Church congregation conducted a motorcade for residents of Huronview, Tuesday night. About 85 residents were taken on a trip through the Goderich- Bayfield-Clinton area. They also toured • Pinelake Camp at the invitation of owner Bob Elliott. Drivers included Emil Hen- drick, Lloyd Henderson, Gary Balsdon, Catherine Southeott, Mery Cudmore, Vera Pliicombe, Carf Cann, Ted Chaffe, Norm Whiting, Alice MacLean, Dolores Puller, Bill Batten, Gerald Skinner, Norm Brock, Jean Murray, Brute Shaw, Norma Hooper, Tom MacMillan, and Larry Snider. success Huron District high school. , Many volunterS from SHDHS and Exeter public school helped throughout the day. The day started with a parade through the streets of Exeter, organized by the local YACMAR group. Mayor Jack Delbridge and Ted Pooley of town officially opened the field day. A banquet was held in the late afternoon at Exeter United church with members of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded doing the catering along with other volunteers. Three hurt in collisions Three persons sustained cuts and bruises in the only two ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter OPP detachment this week. Susan Arnott, 18, London, was injured when the car she was driving went out of control on a curve east of Grand Bend on Highway 81 and rolled over, Constable Dale Lamont listed damage at $1,000 in the crash which occurred on Monday at 11:00 p.m. A short time later, a car driven by James Lynn, RR 1 Woodham, struck a cattle beast on Highway 84 a mile east of Zurich, Lynn and a passenger, Darlene Rader, Dashwood, both sustained minor injuries. The animal was owned by Gordon Bender. Total damage was set at $350 by Contable Bill Lewis, During the past week there were 39 persons charged under the Highway Traffic Act and warnings issued to another 18 drivers. There were 17 charges under the Criminal Code and nine under the Liquor Control Act. Residents of the Exeter district are reminded that plastic litter bags for their cars are available free of charge at the local detach- ment office. Many a motorist wished he had obtained a litter bag from the OPP rather than a summons for littering the highway. Hensall council — Continued from Front Page from Robert Erb, for a veranda ;t James Taylor, for a factory building; Gerald Volland for a garage and kitchen; Leonard Hoffman, for a laundry room and a bathroom; and William Scrabuik for renovations to his home, Council was also approached by Norman Jones, with a com- plaint that he has had water backed up in his basement since the snow. "Every storm that comes, my cellar is just full of water," said Mr. Jones. He thought the problem might be in the drains somewhere between Queen and Main streets. Councillor Murray Baker said he didn't see how the problem could be there, but they decided to have Road Superintendent Ernie Davis have a look at the drains. Council also discussed repairs to be made on village sidewalks: They decided to investigate the cost per foot of making the' repairs, before setting their priorities. Council also decided to meet with the Hensall Cemetery Board to discuss fixing up the Union Cemetery. It was also resolved that the Council apply to the Ausable River Conservation Authority, to see if it would be possible to hire students to clean up the park, under the Sweep program. It was announced that enumerations are going to be postponed until the fall. Council was not aware of the reason, but postulated that is might be because so many people are away vacationing during the summer months. Council also received a letter from the Registrar General, announcing that as of July 1, the cost of marriage licenses is going up to $15. A petition containing the names of 98 percent of the business operators on the Main street of Grand Bend was presented to council Monday night. The petition delivered by furniture store owner Griff Thomas asked the village to take immediate steps to re-activate a turn-around for vehicles at the west end of Main street at the beach. When the main street was re- constructed several years ago a steel fence was erected at the end of the street forcing all vehicles to go south several hundred yards to the pier area to turn around, Thomas said he has heard many complaints from family people that they refuse to drive down main street because they have to go all the way to the pier to turn around. In his proposal, Thomas added, "We have only one thing left in which to upgrade Grand Bend and that is our beach, We have to do something to keep families coming here. Even area residents refuse to drive down to watch the sunset because of the Bowling greens — Continued from Front Page pay a dividend to the shareholders. "We'll probably turn it over to a charity," he chuckled. Council members accepted the offer with little debate, indicating enthusiasm for the idea. Parkway — Continued from Front Page the old Highway 40 free as a scenic route. The meeting was told tremendous growth in Southern Ontario plus increased number of tourists could see a similar route being constructed near Lake Huron within 20 years. Reeve Payne added, "We have the finest and most picturesque drive in the province right in our backyard. Let's do what we can to preserve it." After the Grand Bend reeve was named interim chairman, the former reeve of Moore township, Charles Moore quip- ped, "Payne will get this com- mittee moving, even if he has to use a bulldozer." Most members of the Huron county planning committee were in attendance along with representatives from the lakeshore municipalities, long delay in making the trip," Reeve John Payne said, "I think it's a great idea, but I'm afraid our budget would not stand the cost this year." The reeve later suggested businessmen should contribute to the plan to remove the fence and create a circular planter driveway. Councillor Dave Jackson disagreed saying it should be borne by all taxpayers. Jackson as head of the roads and property committee said he would check with the Ontario Department of Transportation and Com- munications as to possible steps in alleviating the problem. Accept audit at Stephen Stephen township council Tuesday night received and accepted the financial statement for the year 1971 as prepared by the Goderich auditing firm of A. M. Harper Ltd. The statement shows an operating surplus of $12,000 for the year bringing the ac- cumulated surplus to a total of $28,000. Clerk Wilmer Wein said Wednesday morning some of the surplus would be used to pur- chase a new road maintainer in 1973. Wein also said the 1972 tax notices for the township were being mailed this week. Council met with a delegation of trustees from the police village of Dashwood and discussed several matters including dogs, mobile homes and maintenance of the Dashwood Athletic Field. Land severance applications were approved for Wayne Woods, part lot 3, Con. A, Len Veri at Lot 17, Con 2 and Lot 15, Con 3. John Twynstra, Lot 43, S,B. and Patrick Sullivan Jr. at Lot 8 Con. 13. A tender for the supply of numerous culverts ranging in size from 6 to 18 inches was ac- cepted from Ontario Culvert and Metal Products of Waterloo for $1,656.91, the lowest of five bids received. Road Superintendent Frank SlcIsaac reported gravelling on township roads was completed, calcium spreading was well underway and the experimental oiling program on Consession 2 and 3 from the Crediton road to Highway 83 was finished. MRS. B,W.F, BEAVERS Mrs. B. W. F. Beavers, the former Alma May Melville, Exeter, passed away at St, Joseph's Hospital, London, June 2, 1972, in her Both year. She was predeceased by her husband, and is the mother of Mrs. Margaret Walper, Orillia, and Marie Malcolm, St. Louis Missouri. A private family service was held at the R, C. Dinney Funeral Herne, June 4, with Rev. Glen Wright presiding, Interment was Cemetery. MRS. FRANKLIN C. HUNTER Mrs. Franklin C. Hunter died at the St. Catharines' in Hospital, June 1, 1972 in her 81st year. She was the wife of the late Franklin Hunter, of St. Catharines, formerly of Strat- ford, and mother of Russell and Helen, both of SeCatharines; sister of Eli Sims, Crediton; Mrs. Percy (Louise) Cave, North Surrey, B.C.; Mrs, Murray (Thelma) Neil; and Mrs. Gordon (Myrtle) Hunter, both of Exeter, Services were held in the chapel of Hulse and English Funeral Chapel, St. Catharines, June 3, with interment in Avondale Cemetery. ARTHUR P. GARDINER Arthur P. Gardiner, husband of the late Stella Passmore, passed away at the Bluewater Rest Home, Zurich, June 6, 1972 in his 90th year, He is the father of Mary Gardiner, Exeter and was predeceased by two sons, Robert E. and Melvin. Also surviving are one grand- daughter, Mrs. John (Marilyn) Pritchard, Crediton; two brothers, Edwin, Regina; and Rev. A, W. Gardiner, Strathroy; arid two sisters, Mrs. Isabel George, North Battlefield, Sask; and Mrs. Lindsay Reid, Burlington. Funeral services are being held Police investigate several incidents The Exeter OPP investigated a number of occurrences in the area during the past week. Wires were cut on a truck owned by the Big "0" Drain Tile Company at Hensall and lawn ornaments were stolen from the property of David Leader, Hensall. Mrs. Peggy Barrett, Con- cession 4, Stephen, reported a pony wandered onto her property and the animal's owner is being sought. Entry was made into the Hall Lamp Company of Canada at Huron Park, although as yet it has not been determined if anything was stolen. A Stephen Township lad, Dennis Denomme, son of Mr, and Mrs. Jerome Denomme, was bitten by a dog. In another incident in Hensall, windows at the home of Mrs. George Hess were broken by a lad with a pellet gun. His parents confiscated the gun and have made restitution for the damage caused. June 1972 from the Hopper- Hockey Funeral Home, 4xeter. Interment will be in Roy's Cemetery, with Rev, George Goth officiating. What's in a name? Next time you ask Mayor Jack Delbridge to be a judge for some type of contest, don't be surprised if he says no. At present the Mayor has joined with council heads from several Huron municipalities to judge the contest to pick a new name for the former CFB Clin- ton. He told council this week over 1,000 letters were submitted and one of those letters contained 200 suggestions alone, The judges have held two meetings to date and have at least one more planned. Winner of the contest will receive a free home at the Clinton site. Police busy at summer resort During the week officers of the Grand Bend Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police, took action on a total of 84 occurrences in the Village of Grand Bend. A total of 20 persons were charged under each of the High- ways Traffic Act and the Liquor Control Act. Another 12 persons were charged on narcotic offences by OPP officers and turned over to the R.C.M.P. at Sarnia. Charges were laid in two of four motor vehicle collisions with damages totalling $400. A number of young people have been taken to hospital during the last few weeks suffering from "Halucinogenic drug overdoses." The police urge young people using these drugs to read the booklets available free of charge at most drug store counters and hospitals. Levi Darling passes away Levi Brown Darling,husbandof the late Annie Rebecca Culvert, passed away at Strathmere Lodge, May 30, 1972, in his 87th year. He is the father of Mrs, Cecil (Amelia) Armitage, Lucan, Willis, Elmer, and Morris, all of London, Mrs. Ross (Ellen) Schram, RR 2 Thedford, and the late Sidney Darling. He is also survived by 22 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the T. Stephenson and Son Funeral Home, Ailsa Craig, June 2, with interment in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, McGillivray township. Captain Jim Thompson of the Salvation Army presided. Pallbearers were neighbors, Bruce Lockhart, Hughie Bowman, Emerson McLeod, Leslie Shaddock, John Young and Everett Winegarden. Councillor Murray DesJardins reported he had completed the hiring of lifeguard staff for the summer months, John Watt will be the chief lifeguard with assistants Reg Bates and Ron Crudge. The supervisor will be paid $2 per hour with the other two each receiving $1.75 per hour for a 30 hour week. A 330 foot stretch of beach from the foot of main street southerly will be supervised from 1 to 6 p.m. each day. When DesJardins said he had not planned on any lifeguards on the south beach, councillor Paul Panet objected saying, "There's an awful pile of people using this area, I would like to see super- vision, at least on the weekends," As the result of a police com- mittee meeting Friday, Reeve Payne said the Ontario Provincial Police detachment would be increasing their crack- down on motorcycles creating excessive noise. Foot patrols will be established on the back streets during daylight hours and a cycle officer will be in Grand Bend for the three big weekends at least. Council directed clerk Mrs. Gladys Crumplin to send a second letter to Grand Bend merchants selling fireworks advising of the village bylaw. The bylaw restricts the sale of fireworks except for the week preceding the Victoria Day and Dominion Day holidays. 'AMON WINNERS AT Plat$ 1DAY Three students at Huron Hope school were big winners in their divisions of Saturday's field day for retarded schools of Region Receiving their ribbons from Kathy Voldsod and Kelly Gainer are from the left, David Stebbins, Michael NadjaZen and Laurel Jacobs. T-A photo in Exeter is