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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-04-25, Page 27CHECKING 4-H PROJECTS - Many mothers attended Saturday's Huron 4-H Achievement Day for Exeter and area 4-H clubs, Checking through project books of their daughters are Mrs. Allan Westcott, Mrs. Glenn Stewart and Mrs. Bev Morgan, T-A photo Stewart speaks in Zurich Times-Advocate, May 2, 1974 Page 3 Counties 'must' choose own course COUNTING FOR DAD - Kendra Arthur shows her father Tom Arthur her counting methods during a visit to the kindergarten class at Exeter public school Wednesday night. Her brother Graham, Jr. watches in the background. T-A photo Municipal school levies set rr VISITING WITH MR. MUGGS- All youngsters visiting primary grade rooms at Exeter public school Wednesday night were very interested in Mr, Muggs. Shown from the left are Ed Middleton and Daca and David. "f-A photo• A GOOD OPENING DAY - Opening of the trout season brought many area youngsters to Morrison Dam Saturday. Shown above with some of the spoils are Paul Van Gerwen, Doug Brooks and Steve Horn. Confusion arises over change for septic tank administration 1974 Bicycle Licenses will be issued at the TOWN HALL Saturday, May 4 9:00 ci.m. to 4:00 SEVENTY FIVE CENTS PER LICENCE By-Law, No. 16, 1960, States that all residents of the Town of Exeter, owning and using a bicycle, other than a motor vehicle as defined by the Highway Traffic Act, shall obtain a licence before using the same upon any streets of the Town. TED DAY Chief of Police Retarded group discuss projects A meeting of the Adult Services Committee of the South Huron And District Association for the Mentally Retarded was held Thursday, April 25, 1974 at ARC Industries Dashwood. Mrs. Kneale chaired the meeting. In attendance were Mrs. Klungel, Mrs. \Vein, Mr. VanRaay, Mr. Southcott, Mr. Knipp, Rev. Blackwell and Mr. Rawlings. Mr. Bob Southcott was welcomed as a new member of Adult Services. The 1974 Objectives for ARC Industries were reviewed and accepted without, change by manager Don Rawlings. A report covering the first six months of operation of ARC Industries was submitted by Mr. Rawlings. This three section report covering general operation of ARC Industries; ARC's own products and con- tracts, and pricing will be for- warded to each board member. The use of the upstairs portion of ARC Industries will be reviewed. Other matters to be considered will be the setting up of a display area and the installation of a "pop machine" for the use of trainees and staff. Transportation for the trainees by public means to a central area then the use of our own vehicle is to be investigated. The Arkona Lions with the assistance of their wives will continue transporting the Arkona and Thedford area trainees to ARC Industries, Dashwood. Their efforts on behalf of the trainees is much appreciated. Lodge elects new officers John Mimro, of Hamilton was elected grand master of the Grand Black Chapter of Ontario West, at the closing session in Knox church hall, Goderich, Thursday afternoon. He had been acting since the recent death of Walter Scott, of Belgrave. Following is a list of the other grand chapter officers for 1974- 75. Immediate past master, R. E. Beck Hamilton; deputy grand master, E. V. McGauley, Copper Cliff; assistant deputy grand master, E. L. Watson, Toronto; Chaplain, Ken Baker, Caledon; grand registrar, Lloyd Hern, Exeter, deputy grand registrar, L. E. Jones, Stirling; grand treasurer, Bert Harper, Orillia; deputy grand treasurer, C.A. Johnson, Parry Sound; 1st lec- turer, Wm. Munro, Schomberg; 2nd lecturer, John Henderson, Brucefield; 1st standard-bearer, W. A. George, Scarborough; 2nd standard-bearer, J. McIntosh, Allenford; marshal, J.J. Bland- ford, Toronto; Pursuivant, David Lundy, Brampton. Committee: William Dunlop, Toronto; W. R. Swinn, Sault Ste. Marie; James Polly, Toronto; J. Parker, Orillia; J. L. Savage, Ingersoll, James Bricker, Parry Sound; W. H. Bennett, Windsor; J. L. Gilroy, Mansfield. Buy your bike plates Residents of Exeter are reminded that bicycle licences will be on sale Saturday at the town hall. The licences will be on sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the cost is 75 cents each. Bicycle owners are asked to have their bikes safety checked to make sure it is in good running order before applying for a licence. The levies for the elementary and secondary panels to be paid to the Huron County Board of Education for 1974 by the 26 municipalities in Huron County was released to the press, Friday. It shows an increase for all WILLA BROWNING Willa A. (Culbert) Browning of Exeter, passed away in South Huron Hospital, April 28, 1974 in her 69th year. Shewas the wife of the late Percy H. Browning and sister of F. Aljoe Culbert of Lunen, Alfred I. Culbert of Forest and the late Eva P. Sims of Exeter. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held at the R.C. Dinney Funeral Home Wednesday with Rev. George Anderson of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church officiating. Interment was in Exeter cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul, Wes and Bev Sims, Ron and Fred Culbert and Jack Brock. MRS. OLIVE (HUNTER) TEBBUTT Mrs. Olive Edna Tebutt passed away in Huronview, Clinton, April 25, 1974 in her 91st year. She •was the wife of the late Lewis Tebbutt of Seaforth. She is survived by her son Hubert Hunter of Usborne Township and grandsons Earl Hunter of Whitby and Ross Hunter of Usborne township. Also surviving are seven great- grandchildren, a sister, May Hunter of Vancouver and a brother Wilson Hawkins of Huronview. The funeral was held at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home, Saturday with interment in Exeter cemetery. Rev. Glen Wright officiated. Pallbearers were Earl Greenlee, Reg. MacDonald, Ronald MacDonald, Elgin Skinner, Roydon Hawkins and Edwin Hawkins. CECIL FOSTER Cecil H. Foster died at his residence in Parkhill, April 24, 1974, in his 73rd year. He is survived by his wife the former Margaret Currie; his daughter Mrs. Donald (Doris) Asling of Burlington and his sister, Cora Shipman of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Also sur- viving are five grandchildren. The funeral was held at the M. 13ox and Son Funeral Horne, Parkhill, April 27, with interment in Parkhill cemetery. municipalities. The budget of $13,185,831 passed at a special meeting Monday indicated an increase of 9.24 percent over last year and will mean an overall increase of 2.2 mills in the tax rate for Huron ratepayers. MRS. ELIZABETH RINSHED Mrs. Elizabeth (Hall) Rinshed of Romulus, Michigan died April 25 in Wayne Hospital in her 89th year. She is survived by a brother David Hall, Detroit, several nieces and nephews and was a sister of the late Emily Kestle, formerly of Exeter. The funeral service was held April 28 from the Uht Memorial Funeral Home, Westland, Michigan with the Rev. Robert Emery officiating. Interment was in Woodmere Cemetery. The pallbearers were Lorne Ford, Doug Cook, Bert Charron, Mel Kestle, David Kestle and Mr. Hansen. ERIC ARMSTRONG Eric Armstrong died suddenly at his residence, 1760 Main St. W., Hamilton April 25. He was the husband of Mildred (Murphy) Armstrong, and father of Mary, Niagara Falls. The funeral was held at the C. B. Marlatt Funeral Home, Dundas, April 27, with Rev. Brian Shoesmith officiating. Interment was at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Copetown, Ontario. Mr. Armstrong was associated with Bray Chick Hatchery for many years and managed the Exeter branch. ARTHUR A. BIERLING A long-time resident of Exeter, Arthur Adam Bierling died at South Huron Hospital on Tuesday April 30. He was in his 81st year, He is survived by his wife, the former Olive Dearing, one daughter Mrs. Ron (Viola) Thompson of Welland, and one son, Milton at home.Also sur- viving are three grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Glen Wright from the Dinney Funeral Home on Friday at 2:00 pan. Interment will be in Exeter cemetery. THOMAS McLEAN Thomas McLean died at Detroit, April 24, 1974. He was the husband of the late Ida F. MdLeart, A graveside funeral service was held Saturday at Parkhill cemetery with the M. Box and Son Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Regional Municipalities, one District Municipality, a Metropolitan Municipality and two amalgamated cities. Economic expansion is a healthy sign, it translates into jobs, it means a greater dollar base for local governments to carry out needed services. .I am reminded of the controlled burning practices used in the forestry industry to regenerate the germination of certain tree species. Really it means the use of a potentially uncontrollable factor but if properly planned, supervised, and executed, it becomes a tool for improvement. We can translate this philosophy to the county level, into our towns and rural areas, It does mean that local governments need to know the direction they plan to take some time down the road, And I em- phasize, county governments must do this, not the Government of Ontario. The Honourable John White, Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs has categorically stated his position that it is up to the counties and local municipalities to decide how they wish to restructure their own county government to provide the decision making process regarding development and severance, that should rightfully be returned to . them from Queen's Park. County governments can take the opportunity and initiative to suggest restructuring procedures. But to quote Mr. White, "This I must emphasize is at the request of the people in the area and we are prepared to work along with the people who want to do it, but we are not going to shove it down their throats." And I might stress, this is the clearly defined position of the Govern- ment of Ontario of Premier Bill Davis. Of the 27 counties not under a regional plan, eight or nine are sincerely interested in pursuing a restructuring study. Several counties in the immediate vicinity have taken steps in this direction. Bruce and Grey Counties plan to begin a restructuring study. Middlesex is in the process of one and Oxford County has completed its restructuring study. Any county wishing to initiate a restructuring study will receive a grant from the Province of 50 percent upto $50,000.Thisinitiative must come from the local representatives. I am told that guidelines of,how a.county can go tibout initiating a 'restucturing Four youths face charges Four youths from Burlington will be appearing in Exeter court at a later date charged with damaging gas pumps at the Guenther-Tuckey Transport lot at Main and Thames Road. The four persons were ap- prehended Sunday by Constable Alex Balazs after Harry Walper of Walper's Supertest reported seeing loitering in the area. Investigation by Constable Balazs revealed the gas pumps had been broken and damaged in an attempt to steal gas. Sometime Friday night a bottle was thrown through a display window at Gunn's Home Hard- ware, Main Street. Constable George Robertson is investigating. Damage to the window is listed at $175, A pickup truck stolen from the Darling's IGA parking lot Thursday was recovered by police on Stephen sideroad 15 just west of Highway 4. The vehicle was owned by Darling's and had a flat tire when recovered. studies program are being sent out to local governments this week. But the ball is in your court - it is not going to be forced by Queen's Park much as some Opposition Members of the Legislature would like you to believe. You might well ask, why is a Minister of Agriculture and Food even talking about Regional Government? Just as the family farm has changed so has the Dr. Frank -Mills, Huron's Medical Officer of Health, took time out Thursday morning to outline the new regulations with regard to septic tank in- stallations. Private sewage disposal systems, regulated through the Environment Protection Act of 1971, were taken out of the lands of the Ministry of Health and placed under the authority of the Ministry of the Environment effective April 15, 1974. Accor- ding to Dr. Mills, this date may have been somewhat premature in ..relation to Environment's readiness to assume respon- sibility. "There is an awful lot of con- fusion," said Dr. Mills, "but we're trying to sort through it." Until April 29, ratepayers in Huron who sought a septic tank installation permit, found themselves "in limbo" since Huron's officials could not issue permits and the London office was not prepared to do so either. Now, however, the Health Unit in Huron does have a limited supply of forms - and the local MOH has been given temporary authority to sign permits for residents. Dr. Mills said an agreement between Environment and the local health unit has been signed by Huron officials and ratified by the Environment. He said some counties have chosen not to sign the agreement with Environment, but he said he believed Huron did well to sign the agreement and retain the local inspections . "The Health Unit staff will make every effort to make this transition smoothly, so the public does not suffer," promised the MOH. There are 10 steps to be followed from the time permit sphere of Interest and influence of Ontario farmers., A farmer is just as concerned about health facilities, planning, land severances and land use as his city cousin, Just as the world markets for his prOduct have influenced supply $9 has the changing structure of society broadened the farmer's concerned interest. The structure of local govern- ment must continue to 'be his application is made until the system is approved for use. "As long as the applicant is a good reader, he should have no problen," said Dr. Mills who praised the application forms and their intent. Septic tank permits - necessary to install, repair or change in any fashion - will cost $15. Lot approval in certain in- stances will cost $10, Penalties for violation call for fines of up to $1,000. "The aim is to make it as thorough as possible," said Dr. Mills whO estimated it would take about one month for his depart- ment to "fumble our way" through this new system. He also promised an assessment of costs to the Health Unit for this new service, after three months. Reeve Ed. Oddleifson, Bayfield, asked how long this temporary authority would last for Dr. Mills to act as local director for Environment. Dr. Mills replied that as long as permits are issued by the Health Unit according to the guidelines set down by Environment, the present system could "stay in- definitely", But Environment does reserve the right to make changes at any time, Dr. Mills added. The MOH also suggested that an office of the Environment should be set up in the county. Headquarters for Lambton and Huron is Sarnia. The next closest office is Owen Sound. Reeve Everett Mcllwain, Goderich Township, said that if concern and rightly so. Today perhaps as never before, there is a closer relationship between the local farmer and the local town or village businessman. Each is dependent on the other, So it would appear that both should provide the inputs into consideration of the restructuring of county govern-, merits that have been in existence since their establishment through the Baldwin Act of 1849." the county asks for an office in Huron, "don't let's complain about the increase of civil ser- vants in the province". Dr. Mills said in his view, a Huron office would entail split- ting the present staff in Sarnia between the two offices. Reeve Mcllwain said that wasn't the way it usually ended up however, and felt a Huron office would necessitate substantially more employees. Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Coa I 228-6638 G & G PAINTING Is The Name SATISFIED ° CUSTOMERS Is Our Aim Waiting impatiently to have outside painting done? Wait no more We'll paint anything Call soon before com- pletely booked for summer Reasonable Rates Phone Evenings ask for Marc 236-4981 or John 235-0685 At Zurich Thursday night while speaking to the Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food, William Stewart talked about regional government, Following are some of his comments on regional govern- ment and possible county restructuring: "Now the 'family farm" concept has changed from the form it had at the turn of the century. Corporations, father-son agreements are accepted forms of conducting modern business, And is local government dif- ferent? It has kept pace with the times adjusting to the new cir- cumstances of every successive generation. This desire to im- prove has spawned the development of Regional Government in urban areas. Certain parts of our Province have experienced acute pressures of urban expansion. Associated problems are many - rapid population increases, demands on road, sewer and school facilities, the question of water supply, health units, welfare programs and a host of other related services. The Ontario Government responded quickly to the emergency. It established 10 Municipal taxes will raise $3,091,559 while provincial government grants wil total $9,426,000 and tuition fees and school rentals will raise $612,784. The tax levies to be raised from each municipality with the 1973 figures in brackets are: Clinton $124,467 ($119,950); Exeter, $187,532 ($170,598); Goderich, $435,567 ($397,901); Seaforth $83,759 ($77,864); Wingham $153,875 ($142,882); Bayfield $45,188 ($40,752); Blyth $28,014 ($25,832); Brussels $35,332 ($32,074); Hensall $61,710 ($54,900); and Zurich $26,056 ($24,370). The townships of Ashfield $146,821 ($124,632); Colborne, $89,896 ($84,040); Goderich $129,203 ($120,099); Grey $112,461 ($107,832); Hay $170,354 ($161,036); Howick $146,116 ($138,779); Hullett $105,417 ($98,367); McKillop $89,210 ($66,780); Morris $84,071 ($80,789); Stanley $128,581 ($124,030); Stephen $211,174 ($197,439); Tuckersmith $167,386 ($158,184); Turnberry $66,579 ($63,579); Usborne $107,827 ($103,280); East Wawanosh $68,660 ($65,687); and West . Wawanosh $54,303 ($48,655),