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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-08-24, Page 1 • Dennis Burt Has A Big Smile Agriculture Minister Bill Stewart Has A Big Wind-up • • S And Then — Dennis Burt Has A Big Splash At the suggestion of ratepayer Peter Connon, 198 Andrew St., Exeter council agreed Monday night to recommend to RAP that the local arena be inspected by the department of labor engineers. Connon said he had read reports in this newspaper that a department of labor inspection five years ago had set the life expectancy of the structure at five years. "Is it safe or isn't it?" he asked, noting that the ratepayers had no assurance thatit was safe. "We don't want another Listowel," he said, in reference to the collapse of the arena at Listowel several years ago when many youngsters were killed and injured. The SHDHS teacher said if the arena has to be replaced, it should come before the con- struction of a "fancy new town hall." Reeve Derry Boyle explained that the department of labor had • inspected the building five years ago, but said that the life ex- pectancy of the building was set at 10 years, and not five. "Personally, I think it's in good shape and hope it will be for some time," Boyle stated. However, he said Connon was probably correct in suggesting a study should be undertaken, In the past two months, both RAP and council have received letters from an engineering firm offering to make a study of the structural safety of the arena. On both occasions, the letters were filed at the suggestion of 4 ro . [ `AA Tk if .:/ -I , - xi ali. to ., V' •:••• . Y 7hliY .icy,. ,da ..Stt ' , Att „ , JUNIOR TALENT PERPORMERS . , A large crowd was on hand at Lucan Pair '72 to watch Friday night's talent show. Performers in the junior division are shown above, From the left, they are, Lama McKenzie, Heather Hodgson, Bradley De Craw, Lori Noyes, Helen Herbert, I-heather Fenwick, Kim Hayter, Anna Lee Bakker and Joanne Carter. T.A photo SOUVENIRS TO ENGLAND — Two recent English visitors to Exeter will be taking some Canadian souvenirs back home with them next week. Mrs. Marion Johnson, left and her daughter Janice are shown with her brother Sam Bower who they have been visiting. The homemade bread, corn on the cob and fly swatters are among their treasured items. T-A photo English visitors returning with corn, fly swatters Price Per Copy 20 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 24, 1972 Ninety-eighth Year Susan Tuckey Steve Wuerth Exeter pair picked for Moncur awards • Recommend study of arena structure Boyle, who expressed the opinion at both the RAP and council meetings that the study should not be undertaken because the structure could be closed down if found unsafe. Exeter's building inspector, Doug Triebner, was present at the Monday meeting, and said the arena footings had been replaced a few years ago and were now okay. "I don't think we've been negligent," Councillor Helen Jermyn commented. Connon said he had never suggested council had been negligent and was only interested in knowing what the actual condition of the structure was at the present time. After further debate, council agreed to recommend to RAP that the study by the department of labor be undertaken. Reeve Boyle said there was no charge for the inspection. Exeter council has given Burkley owner John Tzavaras a 10-day extension to accept their On a three-to-one recorded vote, Grand Bend council Monday night voted to settle the "fence hassle" with Spindrift Inns Limited out of court. Spindrift owners of Monetta Menarcl's Tavern, east of Government Road in the area of the pier had issued a writ asking $10,000 damages. About two months ago solicitors for Spindrift offered to settle out of court for $1,000. Monday night, the village's solicitor Bill Dyer again advised settlement be made im- mediately, Dyer told council if a decision was not made by August 25, the case would go to court. The lawyer reiterated his earlier stand saying, "our position hasn't changed. We still can't show any title or interest in the land in question." Dyer continued, "If we fight this in court we're probably buying another $2,500 in costs." Councillor Murray Des Jardins continued his stand in opposing the settlement and voted against it. Reeve John Payne and councillors Bill Cochrane and Paul Panet were in favour, A fourth councillor Dave Jackson refrained from any discussion on the matter and on the voting. Ask building to be moved Discussion again arose on having a guard house at the entrance to Southcott Pines removed. Two weeks earlier council passed a motion asking that the building be taken away. The request was made to the Approve permits for five homes Permits for five new homes were approved by Exeter council, Monday. In addition there were permits for a business addition and renovations to two others. Two of the home permits were actually renewal permits of those approved previously for Zwart & Graansma. The houses will be erected on Sherwood Crescenet. Harold Taylor and William Fuss were also given permits for new houses on Sherwood and Paul Ducharme for a home on Kingscourt Crescent. Hopper-Hockey Ltd. received a permit for a warehouse addition and Garr Rice was granted permission to undertake ex- tensive renovations to pie store al 371 Main St. formerly occupied by Len McKnight & Sons. Albert Robinson plans to move the Mr. Pizza business from beside Beaver Lumber to 433 Main St. behind G&G Discount. Other permits approved were: J. Reder, to re-side house on Huron St.; Rev. G. Anderson, to build a carport at 267 Andrew St.; and Don Brunslow, to replace verandah at 74 Mill. Zurich girl crash victim An 18-year old Zurich girl was killed when struck by a car in Mitchell early Saturday. Joanne Plantenga, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plantenga, was walking on a Mitchell street when she was struck by a car. A passenger in the car was also killed as the vehicle smashed into a hotel wall after hitting the pedestrian. Roger Bowes, 19, of Mitchell has been charged with criminal negligence in the crash. offer to purchase his property. Council has offered $16,000 for the property and at a special Southcott Pines Parkway Limited. Monday night, clerk Mrs. Gladys Crumplin was instructed to inform Southcott Pines Association regarding moving of the building due to the fact no application had been made for a building permit. Start engineering A motion was passed authorizing the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority to begin preliminary engineering on further erosion control work on the Ausable River within the valr.rip tIrn;rq An English lady visiting Canada for the first time was Theft spree is continued The rash of thefts and breakins continued in the area this week. In addition, the Usborne Central School suffered damage of about $167 when it was at- tacked by vandals on the weekend. Exterior lights and windows were smashed when hit by beer and wine bottles. A tape player owned by Gerald Wilhelm, Dashwood, was taken from his car while parked in Centralia. The equipment was valued at $60. Two businesses were broken into. A store owned by Carl Radford, Crediton, was entered and $35 worth of cigarettes removed, while thieves made off with a small amount of change after entering Don Taylor Motors in Exeter. A three-speed orange bicycle was stolen from Huron Park, It was owned by Mrs, Joyce Lee. A tractor stolen last week has been recovered. Frank Sudant, RR 2, Zurich, advised police he had found his machine hidden at the rear of his farm. A battery had been stolen from the tractor. meeting last week advised the owner of the burned out restaurant that unless the offer is At the August 8 meeting, council authorized spending of $17,000 for the repair of eroded areas. At a previous meeting a vote on repairing three critical areas ended in a deadlock. At the time of the deadlocked vote Mr. Ralph Crysler, a presentative of Crysler and Lathem the engineering firm which estimated the cost of the repairs, urged council to un- dertake the control measures as soon as possible. He warned that if left unchecked the erosion would inevitably get worse and would consequently cost more to disappointed in not being able to see a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in uniform. Mrs. Marion Johnson, in Exeter to visit with her brother Sam Bower of John street west said, "I fully expected to see a Mountie waiting for us when our plane landed in Canada. Mrs. Johnson and her daughter Janice brought a pork pie for Mr. Bower who emigrated to Canada about 40 years ago. The English visitor continued, "When Sam visited in 1970 he enjoyed our English pork pies so much, we decided to bring him one," In return, the two women will be taking some mementoes of Canada back to England with them when they leave next Tuesday. Some corn on the cob and a couple of fly swatterswill be prize possessions as they fly back. Several of our Canadian ways of life were interesting and surprising to Mrs. Johnson. While in this area she participated in her first weiner roast and was enthused over, "sausages on a coat hanger," It was also the first time for barbecued steak and but- terscotch sundaes. When asked of differences she found in Canada, Mrs. Johnson said, "the long straight open roads, wide open spaces between accepted they will initiate proceedings to expropriate. Tzavaras met with council Monday, requesting the ex- tension of their offer to allow him time to consult with his lawyer, Donald J. Hamilton, London. Members agreed this was only fair and set September 1 as the deadline to receive the owner's decision. Previously, they had requested the decision by August 23, Tzavaras spoke only briefly at the meeting, He said he would like to continue to live in Exeter and operate his restaurant at its present location. "I don't like to fight the town," he said. The decision regarding the Burkley has seen several changes in the past month. On August 8, council approved a permit for the rebuilding of the Burkley. At the time, London lawyer Donald Hamilton told council that Tzavaras had every right to rebuild the structure and he advised council against at- tempting expropriation. He said such action would be very ex- pensive for the town and the man fix in the future. Stricter enforcement sought Reeve Payne reported to council on the meeting between four members of council and Judge Graham a member of the Provincial Police Commission in Toronto. Council had hoped to get the Commission to issue a directive to the Grand Bend Detachment of the OPP to secure stricter en- forcement of loitering and traffic laws in the village. Reeve Payne said the meeting was not very encouraging. The only concrete suggestion Judge houses and large gardens." Daughter Janice said whe was amazed at the lack of buses, the large cars and large refrigerators. The English visitors spent two — Please turn to Page 3 Plan investigation of rental housing Exeter council decided this week to investigate the low rental housing program operated by the Ontario Housing Corporation. Information regarding the program had been requested and a letter received this week noted that a study could be conducted by OHC with the municipality paying the cost of any mailing or advertising expenses, Council members agreed to have the study undertaken to determine the need for local low rental housing, but later decided to have an official from OHC attend a future meeting and explain the program more fully. Reeve Derry Boyle explained that rents for accommodation under the program vary and are dependent upon the resident's ability to pay. He said that in one complex, the rents ranged from a low of $30 per month to $200. who is being expropriated has nothing to lose. "The balance of the scales is in favor of the property owner," he warned. Last Thursday council made their offer to purchase and ad- vised that expropriation proceedings would be started if the offer was turned down, Actually the building permit for rebuilding the restaurant was never approved. It was denied by building in- spector Doug Triebner, who sent a registered letter to Tzavaras on August 10 advising that the present structure was unsafe and would have to be entirely removed before, reconstruction. The plans submitted for rebuilding called for the use of some of the existing structure. Tzavaras was advised that if he did not agree with Triebner's decision, he would have to hire a structural engineer to inspect the building at his own expense and make known that report to council. Council decided this Week to take no further action on a demolition or rebuilding permit until an answer has been received from Tzavaras at their September 5 Meeting. Graham had to offer was for the village to strenghten the loitering by-law and have a look at the noise bylaw. Judge Graham agreed that Grand Bend was a special problem and that an in- vestigation of the statutes regulating OPP enforcement in such areas is in order, Grand Bend council amended a proposed parking limit bylaw but shelved passing of the law to allow consideration by the 1973 council. Several weeks ago, council instructed solicitor Bill Dyer to "Getting to the church on time" almost proved disastrous for two area residents this week. On Friday Gregory Willert, Zurich was on his way to a rehearsal prior to his Saturday wedding to Agnes Bedard and ended up at South Huron Hospital instead. At 7:30 p.m., his car skidded out of control on the 2nd con- cession of Hay, north of Highway 83. The car went through a hay field owned by Grant Triebner and came to rest in a 12-foot ditch. Willert was admitted to South Huron Hospital with multiple lacerations, but after treatment was on his way again to rehearsal. Damage to his car was set 'at $600 by OPP Constable Bob Whiteford. On Saturday, Norma Fink- beiner, Exeter was on her way to Zurich with some sewing she had done for members of the wedding party when the truck she was driving skidded out of control in the loose gravel on the 6th con- cession of Hay south cf Highway 84, The vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its wheels in the east ditch. Mrs. Finkbeiner was treated at South Huron Hospital for cuts and bruises. Damage was listed at $1,600 by Constable Don Mason. There was one other accident, Saturday, it occurred at 9:50 p.m. when cars driven by Robert Frankford, Toronto, and John Hone, Oakville, collided at the junction of highways 83 and 21. There were no injuries and damage was set at $275 by Constable Bill Lewis. In Saturday at 4:25 p.m., cars driven by Cecil Munday, Corunna and Hilda McAdams Zurich collided on Highway 21 at St, Joseph and damage was listed at $700 by Constable Dale Lamont. Damage of $200 resulted on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. when a car driven by Barry Tiernan, Exeter skinned a tree on the 6th and 7th concession of Hay, Constable Ed Wilcox in- vestigated. There were two crashes on Sunday, one at 6:10 p.m., when cars driven by John Brooks, RR The first two recipients of the Moncur scholarships were named by the Huron County board of education, Monday. They are Susan Tuckey and Steve Wuerth, top male and female members of this year's graduating class at South Huron District High School. Both previously won Ontario scholarships as well for having graduated with an average of Over 80 percent. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wayne Turkey, Exeter, Susan was the school's top graduate. Steve is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Ray Wuerth, also of Exeter, The Moncur scholarship is valued at $2,148 for each. It is provided by the interest on a prepare a bylaw restricting parking on Main street to a one hour limit. After considerable opposition from Main street merchants a two-hour limit amendment was made. The two-hour parking limit would be in effect from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following morning during the period between May 15 and October 15. The restricted parking is in- tended to keep large nimbers of motorcycles from crowding Main street and also people using the beach from cluttering up the shopping area 1, Crediton and Steven Peirone, London, collided on the Mt, Carmel Road about two miles west of Highway 4. Damage to the vehicles was listed at $700 by Constable Don Mason and two mail boxes were damaged to the extent of $10, The final crash was at 11:15 p.m. when a car driven by John Kechnie, Stratford, veered out of control in loose gravel on the B- Line north of Highway 81 and went into the ditch. Damage was listed at $75 by Constable Al Quinn. During the past week, the local detachment officers charged 12 persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 16. There were single charges under both the Liquor Control Act and the Criminal Code. Extend invite to the Queen Despite opposition from Reeve Derry Boyle, Queen Elizabeth II will be invited to visit Exeter during her tour of Canada next year. This community will be celebrating its 100th birthday and the suggestion that the Queen be invited was made to Mayor Jack Delbridge by Gwyn Whilsmith. "Being a republican, I wouldn't invite her," Boyle remarked, He also stated during the discussion that unless the Queen could come during centennial week in Exeter he couldn't see much value in inviting her to visit. "Being a monarchist, I think we should invite her," Councillor Bruce Shaw advised and met support of the other members with only Boyle failing to vote approval for the invitation. Councillor Helen Jermyn was asked to discuss the matter with Mrs. Whilsmith and take the proper steps to have an invitation extended. The Hon. Charles Mac- Naughton had indicated through Mayor Delbridge he supported the idea of inviting the Queen and would find out how to properly go about doing it, $50,000 fund bequeathed by former Exeter student, Coleman Moncur, who left the community about 70 years ago, eventually becoming a pharmacist at Peterborough. Both winners plan to study medicine. Susan will attend . the University of Toronto, while Steve has enrolled at the University of Western Ontario, The two students have been engaged- in recreational programs in Exeter this summer. Susan is a member of the swim pool staff, while Steve has been one of the leaders in the recreational progtam . .being conducted in Exeter and limn. Park under an Opportunities for Youth grant. GB pays $1,000 for fence dispute Much interest shown in rodeo If advance interest is any in- dication the ninth annual Mid- Western Rodeo scheduled for Exeter Community Park on Labour Day weekend should be a huge success. Secretary Dalton Finkbeiner reported this week he has received numerous requests for advance tickets. Locally, tickets May be purchased at the clerk's Office on Main street. The rodeo shows will go at, 2 p,m. and 7 pail, Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Bill Brady of CFPL in London Will be in attendance at the Sunday afternoon show. This time Brady has kept his act a deep.dark secret., Council offers $16,000 Threaten expropriation Extend Burkley offer deadline Groom, seamstress hurt prior to rites