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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-01-18, Page 3Times....Advocate, ,4anvary 1 • 1971:. Paye Loans to two firms Four sustain cuts in area collisions Charlie's last job brings aid Four persons were injured in accidents in the area this week. None of the injuries was listed as serious, most being cuts and bruises. On Thursday at 8;15 Constable Bob Whiteford in,- vestigated a collision on Highway 4 at the junction of County Read 21 involving vehicles driven by Joseph Fulop,. London, and. Deborah Campbell, also of e* London. The lady driver suffered a cut to her head and was treated at Stephen water — Continued from front page $105.20 for connecting, The cost of supply of water from the provincially owned works will be a flat rate of $38 per year for permanent residents and $28 for summer residents, In reply to a question from Gregory asking why summer residents using water for only two or three months should pay $28, Blake said, "we are satisfied that the differential should not be more than $10. Robert Borland operator of a service station on the east side of highway 21 objected to being charged the flat commercial rate of $10 per month during the winter when he was closed. Borland also said he didn't really need water and was told frontage will not be charged along highway 21 if water is not obtained. To this Blake said, "If you don't need water, you have time, maybe you can negotiate with the township on your winter com- mercial rate." Giving evidence at the hearing were Archibald Forsyth of the Ontario Environment Ministry, Stephen clerk Wilmar Wein and Ken Dunn of the B. M. Ross engineering firm of Goderich. Stephen Council Van Laughton conducted the hearing. large room for manufacturing And assembling. The contractors are Van den Heuvel Construction of Goderich and the footings have been put in, .Gravlev added, "We are ex- cited about the new plant. It will be attractive and very efficient. The baked-on paint should last. for 3Q years and the well in- sulated roof will give us low heat consumption. Production .engineer for the -new plant will be Bent Ingeman Christensen and he will assume his new duties in the next few weeks, Production will substantially replace present imports and provide exports to overseas, Markets. The plant will employ ten people in its first operating Year and this figure is expected to rise to twenty-eight in four years. JF president Frik Gravlev told the T-A Wednesday morning the new building is "quite unique" as the roof wil be constructed of two thicknesses of 28 gauge steel with six inches of insulation in bet- ween. The entire building which is 168 feet by 120 feet is of steel con- struction and will include one eighty people during the next two years. F. Farm Machinery distributes farm implements and equipment and will begin manufacturing forage boxes and safety tractor cabs in its new premises. Claims excavation "potential. danger' The construction undertaken late this fall for the Bell Telephone Company on Sanders. St. was termed a potential danger to children at Exeter council this week. After the excavation was completed, heavy snow prevented the construction firm from back-filling it and this has brought several complaints from council members and residents on the street. Works Superintendent Glenn Kells reported this week the firm had come back to do the work but found it impossible, He discounted suggestions there were deep holes on the project, but Councillor Ted Wright quickly corrected him. Wright said he'd been helping his son on a delivery job and fell into the excavation and ended up in a hole that was up to his head. "A six-year-old child wouldn't have been able to get out," he advised. Kells said he would survey the job again and added that "come spring it's going to be a real mess". In his last statement before relinquishing his duties as Treasurer of Ontario and MPP for Huron, the Honourable Charles MacNaughton an- nounced last week that two more Huron County firms will receive Ontario Development Cor- poration Loans totalling $715,000 to expand their operations. The Dominion Road Machinery Company Limited, Goderich, has been granted a performance loan of $100,000 and a term loan of $525,000 to build a new plant in Goderich Industrial Park and expand present manufacturing facilities on Maitland Road. The company's expansion program is expected to cost over $1.6 million, J, F. Farm Machinery Limited, Exeter, will receive a $90,000 performance loan toward the cost of a 20,000 sq. ft, addition. The firm plans to manufacture a number of equipment lines which it has been importing from both the U.S. and Europe. Dominion Road Machinery is the largest manufacturer of road graders in Canada and has substantially increased export sales over the past few years, To replace parts previously supplied by , another manufacturer, the company will set up a highly technical operation .to produce transmission gear sets for its own use and for sale to other users. The company is a major em- ployer in Goderich and the ex- pansion is expected to provide employment for an additional photo by Doerr DON SOUTHCOTT JIM HAYTER Two area natives may enter contest Don Southcott, executive assistant to the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton for the past five years, indicated this week he would probably be a candidate for the PC nomination in Huron riding. Premier William Davis is expected to announce shortly the date of a by-election to fill the ERNEST COLLING McTAN,f1SH Ernest Coiling McTavish, London, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, January 15, 1973 in his 51st year. He was the husband of Marion McTavish and father of Edward (Ted), Carole, Kathryn and Terrance (Terry), all at home, He was the son of Rev. Duncan and Mrs. McTavish, former Exeter residents and was the brother of John McTavish, Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral services will be held from Riverside United Church, London, January 19, 1973 with Rev. Harold J. Snell officiating. The A. Millard George Funeral Home, London, is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. MacNaughton last week. "I'm considering it, there's no doubt about that," Southcott stated from his office in Toronto. He is continuing on for several weeks to clear up matters still pending in the treasury depart- ment. A former editor and co- publisher of The Times- Advocate, Southcott is a native of Exeter. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and was active in many civic and service groups while in Exeter. He left here to establish a weekly newspaper in Stratford before assuming his position with Mr. MacNaughton. One of his competitors may be former Dashwood resident, James C. Hayter, now a resident of Goderich. When contacted by the T-A this week, Hayter said he was "taking a good look at it". A former reeve of Stephen and Warden of Huron, Hayter for- merly operated a garage in Dashwood with his brother and now operates a Chev-Olds agency in Goderich with his son. Hayter said there were several other names being rumored and suggested there may be five or six candidates in the fight for the nomination. A member of the PC Association executive, he said no date has yet been set for a nomination meeting in Huron. Speculation is that Premier Davis may name a date for a by-' election as ,.early as next week. This would come about if he chooses to run the Huron by- election with that to fill the vacancy created by, the resignation of the Hon. Allen Lawrence. Lawrence, who ran second in the Ontario leadership race, moved to federal politics in the last election and his seat has now been vacant for close to the 90- day period in which the Premier must set the date for a by- election. with Rev. H, G. Dobson of- ficiatieg. Interment was in Grand Bend Cemetery. MRS.ARTHUR TEEV INS Mrs, Arthur Teevins, the former Eleanor Tucklinsky, died at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, January 15, 1973 in her 80th year. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Teevins, Grand Bend, in July, 1972 and was the mother of Mrs. Marvin (Dorothy) Kent, Mount Clemens, Michigan; Mrs. Donald (Francis) Hazelwood, St. Thomas; Mrs. David ( Patricia) Skoyles, Windsor; Grant, London town- ship; and John, Grand Bend. Also surviving are 15 grand- children and one great- grandchild. Funeral services were held from the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood, January 17, 1973 with Rev. H. Dobson officiating. Interment was in Grand Bend Cemetery. HAROLD JACKSON Harold Jackson, Seaforth, passed away at Seaforth Manor, January 12, 1973 in his 67th year. He was the husband of Lila (Chapman) Jackson, and is also survived by a brother, Stanley, RR 2 Kippen and a sister, Mrs. Harold , (Ethel) Smalldon, Walton. Funeral services were held January 14, 1973 from the G. A. Whitney Funeral Home, Seaforth, with Rev. J. Clifford Britton officiating. TeeePorary. took place in the Pioneer Memorial Mausoleum with interment later in Maitlandbank Cemetery, Seaforth. JOHN D. ROBINSON John D. Robinson, Strathroy, died suddenly at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital January 15, 1973. He is survived by his wife, Mary Rosabelle and was the father of David, Christopher and Wendy. For the past five years, Mr. Robinson has been a teacher with the commercial department at South Huron District High School, Exeter, Funeral services were held January 17, 1973 from St. John's Anglican Church, Strathroy with Denning Bros. Funeral Home, Strathroy in charge of arrangements. Interment was in Strathroy Cemetery. MRS. ROY SHEPPARD Mrs. Roy Sheppard, the former Mary Zillah English,passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, London, January 12, 1973 in her 83rd year. She was predeceased by her husband, and is the sister of Selbourne English, Greenway, and Mrs. John (Olive) Steeper, McGillivray township . Funeral services were held 'January 15, 1973 from the M. Box and Son Funeral Home, Parkhill, MacNaughton — Continued from front page opinion people should never have subsidized medicare if they could afford it themselves. "Now we are finding it necessary to reduce costs," he noted. Some of the contentions held by Mr. MacNaughton in opposition to Mr. Benson's program are also proving the former te ,be i-eigli, Concerning heated debates in the Legislature, Mrs. Mac- Naughton said her husband was smart and didn't get drawn into too many. "He just smiled," she said in reference to his actions when he or the government were being roasted by the opposition. Mr. MacNaughton recalled having lost his temper only once, telling NDP leader Stephen Lewis to "shut his big, flapping mouth." While he regretted having said it, he noted with a twinkle in his eye that he had received many compliments for his remarks. He replied that it was difficult to say which of his many port- folios he enjoyed most. He said he enjoyed the contact with people and the many accomplishments he was able to register while minister of highways, but said the most meaningful was the post as treasurer and minister of economics because it affects more people than any other et ministry. What will they miss the most? "Doing things for people." MRS. ANDI HLATKI Mrs. Andi Hlatki, the former Jane Jean Leyden, Grand Bend, died at South Huron Hospital, January 13, 1973 in her 68th year. She is survived by her husband, and was the mother of Mrs. Ozzie (Barbara) Van Tuyckon, St. Thomas; Michael, St. Thomas and Bill Leyden, Victoria, British Columbia. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the R. C. Dinney Funeral Home, Exeter, January 16, 1973 with Rev. E. .1. Wattam of- ficiating. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Clark and family, London visited Sunday with the letters parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Dye and Chris. Lorna, Brenda and Barbara Glanville spent the weekend with their sister, Katherine Glanville, Parkhill. Barbara Preszcator spent the weekend with Joan Klemke, RR 2, Centralia. Mr. & Mrs. Stan Preszcator spent Sunday with Mrs. Edward Regele and Mr. Regele who is a patient in Seaforth Community Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Preszcator and Tammy, Sebringville spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. John Pritchard. South Heron Hospital. Damage in the crash was listed at $550. At 10:20 a.rn. the same day, a car driven by Doreen Stroud, RR 1 Woodham, collided with the Usborne Township grader driven by Paul Kerslake, RR 1 Woodham, The accident occurred on the Kirktoe Road at the Junc- tion of the 2nd and 3rd concession of Usborne. Damage to the Stroud car was set at $800 by Constable Whiteford. There was none to the grader. Mrs. Stroud and her four-year- old. daughter, Connie, were treated at South Huron Hospital for minor cuts and bruises. A Goderich man suffered facial lacerations in an unusual ac- cident Saturday. A rock which fell, or was thrown up by the wheels from an unknown cement mix truck on Highway 4 went through the windshield of a vehicle driven by Dennis Steep. He required 12 stitches to his forehead and his vehicle sustained damage listed at $175 by Constable Bill Glassford, The only other accident of the week occurred Wednesday morning on Highway 4 north of Exeter shortly before 8:00 a.m. A northbound car driven by June Bierling, Exeter, had just passed a Guenther-Tuckey Transport semi-trailer when her car skidded on ice in front of the truck. Driver of the latter, John Harvey, Exeter, braked to avoid a collision and then took to the ditch, where his vehicle jack- knifed. The cab of the truck hit the trailer, causing damage estimated at $1,000 by OPP Constable Don Mason. There was no damage to the car, which also ended up in the east ditch. The trailer blocked the nor- thbound lane of Highway 4 for about an hour and a half. Neither driver was injured. During the week, the detach- ment officers charged nine persons under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 22. There were two charges under the Liquor Control Act. In his weekly press release, OPP Cpl. Ray Brooks reminds snowmobilers that the same rules apply for reporting accidents as for motor vehicles, with the same "penalties being incurred for failure to report. "Of course," he notes, "the best advice is to drive to survive, then one will not have to worry whether a collision is reportable or not." Readcza Vane Thieves take tires off car READY TO TOSS — Van Tuckey of the South Huron junior boys basketball team gets set to take a free throw at the basket during a recent game, T-A photo Is 1973 really Exeter's Cen- tennial? How is it no one seems to know anything about what is going on? Is it true that unknowingly the citizens of Exeter are en- couraging alcoholism by allowing the firm of Labatts to spend $3,000 on advertising? Not to mention our own Carlings! Come on Exeterites, surely we can do better for our young people than this. Let us get on with letting the world know what a great place Exeter Ontario is to live in. Is there a committee? Who are they and what are they planning? Let us all help. Name Withheld On Request OMEA opposes hydro task force Gas officials • give answers Ontario Hydro recently published "Task Force Hydro Report No. 1, a report on hydro in Ontario and its future role and place. Since this publication, however, the Ontario Municipal Electric Association have made their own press release on the Task Force Report, Basically, they do not agree with the report. "In the view of OMEA several of the report's proposals pose an ominous threat to the position and representation of the users of an electrical system that is admired around the world". So Two officials of the Union Gas Company met with Exeter council this week and indicated there was little danger involved in situations where gas meters or lines may be broken through accidents. Council had invited the com- pany representatives to attend the meeting following an incident early this winter when a meter was knocked off by a snowmobile. The local fire brigade had been called to the scene and remained until a repair man arrived from London to fix the break, This prompted some council members to suggest the gas company should have a local representative who could be summoned immediately in such emergencies. The two officials explained this week that no serious problem was created in such situations and added that any local installer could have been called to shut off the escaping gas. They also informed council that fire brigades in Huron had been given instruction on how to plug holes. Members of council appeared to be satisfied that no problem existed and dropped the suggestion that the firrri have a representative in Exeter. MRS. ELDON STEEPER Mrs. Eldon Steeper, the former Rossie May Smith, passed away at Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, January 10, 1973 in her 84th year. She was the wife of Eldon Steeper, Strathmere Lodge, and mother of Muriel and Robert Steeper, McGillivray township; Oswald Steeper, Mrs. Wesley (Marion) Mitchell and Rayburn Steeper, all of McGillivray township; and Mrs. Clare (Verlie) Sadler, West Williams township. She was predeceased by one son, Allan. She was the sister of Melvin Smith, McGillivray township, Mrs. Albert (Agnes) Numz, Mrs, Floyd (Ida) Ott, both of Detroit and Jessie Smith, Ailsa Craig. Funeral services were con- ducted from the M. Box and Son Funeral Home, Parkhill, January 13, 197$, with. Rev. H, G. Dobson officiating. Interment was in Parkhill Cemetery, go is not clear. Under the proposed system, the consumer could be paying excessive amounts for future use of elec- tricity. Extra cash could be siphoned off in the form of "hidden taxes". The proposed monolithic system has other implications; work stoppages, for example, need not be confined to individual municipalities but could cause power shortages and dislocation throughout the province. Local electrical commissions will continue to fulfill their combined role as traditional watchdog of Ontario Hydro. The commissions are prepared to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that any changes in Hydro are changes for the better - changes in the public interest, To do this, each com- mission will need the concerned co-operation and support of its community. Sewer water — Continued from front page Kells was also asked to, interview residents in the area and ask them to remove eaves pipes from the sanitary sewer in an effort to cut down on the amount of water entering the sanitary sewer. The drains committee was also asked to meet soon to discuss a problem cited at the meeting by Mrs. Clara Harris, a resident of Gidley St. West. She also attended the meeting, but was advised her problem was probably not associated with that of the Carling St. people, Mrs. Harris' home is not connected to the sewer, but said she started.to have problems with water in her basement as soon as the sewer Was extended to within a few feet of her home. She said she had spent over $1,000 in an attempt to overcome the problem, but with no success. operate as a co-operative "family", buying power from Hydro and distributing it to local consumers without profit. As a result, Ontario residents enjoy some of the lowest-priced electricity in the world. Task Force Hydro is seeking to remove the authority of the municipal electric commissions to distribute power locally. The commissioners who, form these commissions are elected by local residents every two years. Naturally, they are concerned that the people they represent enjoy the lowest possible prices and the best possible service. They must remain sensitive to their publics' views and requirements on a day-to-day basis. But the Task Force wants to remove it and replace it with a huge, single system, centred on Queen's Park, that would be responsible for all aspects of the electricity system. The individual would lose his privilege of approaching his local commissioners on Hydro mat, ters. There would be rio grass- roots, consumer-level contact, Instead, he would have to deal through a central board of 11 people who would meet 10 times a year at Toronto. 3. They will make Hydro much less responsive to the individual's wishes and requirements. Task Force Hydro has over- reacted to the job it was given, The Task Force inquiry did not arise out of any criticism of the present system. One has to look no further than the Task Force report itself to find praise: the present "co-operative part- nership" of Ontario municipalities, who buy power from Hydro and distribute it locally at wholesale price, has been a "dramatic success story", Yet the Task Force wants its new system to "signal a break from the Past." Ontario Hydro was formed when a number of municipalities proposed a special commission to supply them with wholesale electrical power.' Today, more than 350 Ontario municipalities states an open letter to Members of the Ontario Legislature from the OMEA. What follows is the more detailed statement from the OMEA concerning the Task Force report. The Exeter PUC, which is a member of the OMEA has expressed agreement with this statement. Task Force Hydro, a body appointed by the Ontario Government, has made its first report on re-shaping Hydro in Ontario for the future. A number of the Task Force's recommendations imply serious consequences for the electricity user: Sharpshooters 1. They will force unjustified rate increases. 2. They will restrict the in- dividual's access to the people responsible for the electricity system. Only one theft was reported in the Exeter OPP detachment area this week, although officers are checking into the possible theft of items from cottages along Lake Huron. On Tuesday, OPP Constables Ed Wilcox, Exeter, and Phil Gingerich, Goderich, patrolled through subdivisions on snowmobiles and found two cottages insecure. Owners have been notified to check to see if anything is missing. The officers also found one other cottage where a door window had been broken to gain access. Again, they could not determine if anything had been taken. The theft that was reported was of a pair of mag wheels from a car parked at the Zurich lot of Huron Motor Products, They were valued at $161 and were removed from the car some time over the weekend. Police also report that a deer was apparently killed by a pack of dogs in Usborne Township this week. The carcass was found along Highway 83 and a game official from Wingham was called in to investigate. Stephen tax arrears for 1972 lowest ever GEORGE BIEBLY THOMPSON George Biebly Thompson died at Great Gables Nursing Home, Ailsa Craig, January 10, 1973 in his 89th year. He was the husband of the late Edith A. Johnston, and father of Howard, Grand Bend; Harry, Saskatoon; Charles A., McGillivray township; and Mrs, Earl (Ruth) Patterson, London, He is Also survived by one brother, Benjamin Thompson, McGillivray township, 16 grandchildren and 25 great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held January 12, 1973 from the M. Box and Son Funeral Home, Parkhill, with Rev, F. D. Dalton of. ficiating. Interment was in Parkhill Cemetery. 4 continue margin The Sharpshooters continue to lead the Exeter Legion mixed dart league but their margin has again dwindled to two points. The Sharpshooters now have a season point total of 54 while the Canners have 52 points good for second spot. The Dart Sharks continue in third place with 47 points and the Doublers are fourth with 43 Friday's scores were; Canners 4 - Featherflights 1 Winkers 4 - Quiet Ones 1 BA's 4 - DP's 1 Scotties 3 - Shiphunters 2 Dart Sharks 3 - Doublers 2 Dark Angels 3 - Sharpshooters 2 BJ's 3 - Itchy Four 2 Swimmers 3 - Late Niters 2 This week's schedule is as follows: 8 p.m. Late Niters vs Scotties DP's vs BJ's Featherflights vs quiet Ones BA's vs Itchy Pour 9,30 p.m. Dark Angels vs Doublers Shiphunters vs Swimmers Dart Sharks vs Sharpshooters Canners vs Winkers Task Force Hydro proposes that Ontario Hydro become a Crown Corporation and has made a number of recommendations connected with this. The proposed Corporation would mean the end of "power at cost" for Ontario residents. Ontario Hydro would become a commercial profit-Making etc terprise controlled by politicians and civil servants. This operation would have to increase its rates for the sake of Making a profit. And where those profits would The amount of tax arrears outstanding in Stephen township for the year 1972 is the lowest ever according to clerk Wilmar Wein. Wein told the regular council session Tuesday night that as Of December 31 a total of $437,195 was collected for last year which is 89.9 percent of the total tax roll. The clerk added a goodly amount has been received in the first two weeks of January. The necessity of having current taxes paid in order to qualify for a rebate for income tee purposes is given as the reason for the low amount of arrears. Councillors gave themselves a small raise in pay. Each Member Police investigate two town crashes Only two accidents were iri- vestigated this week by officers of the Exeter police department. The first of a very minor nature occurred at 12:15 p.m. on Wed- nesday and involved vehicles driven by Norman Walper, 61 Sanders Street and Shirley Snell, 371 William Street, The mishap investigated by Constable Alex Balazs occurred at the intersection of highway 4 and 83 and damages were listed at $40. Early Monday afternoon, vehicles driven by Hendrik De Vries, 105 Wellington Street and Robert Wragg, 373 Main Street were in collision at the corner of Main and James Streets. Constable John Goarley estimated damages at $500. of council will receive $20 for each regular and special meetings of council. In addition the Reeve. gets a yearly honorarium of $200 and the deputy-reeve receives $100 per year, The three councillors receive only their meeting pay. Special committee meeting pay was set at $15 per day, an in- crease of $5, Members of council attending conventions will receive $20 per day. Mileage for council business will be paid at the rate of 10 cents per mile. Clerk Wilmer Wein was given an increase in salary of $1,000 per annum, A land severance application from Wesley Heywood for Lot 11, Concession 5 and 6 was approved.