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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-12-05, Page 1Shaw ousts Delbridge as mayor, two women capture council .seats had done a lot for the town and had driven to Toronto 11 or 12 times without putting in a bill for his gas expense. "I'm not bragging or I'm not complaining," he said, When Shaw returned home, he number of people working on her behalf and canvassed a large section of the town, while Dave Zyluk did a door-to-door canvass himself. The result was that 69,5 percent of the eligible 2,506 voters went to. the polls. Taking, into con- sideration the number of out-of- town land owners and students eligible to vote, the actual per- centage wonid be even higher. MAYORALITY CANDIDATES — In Monday's election in Exeter, Bruce Shaw was named mayor, Above, Jack Delbridge, left, who has held the position for 10 years offers congratulations. T-A photo. Merchants plagued by young shoplifters BARB BELL LOSSY FULLER ... set record for Exeter council TED WRIGHT ... tops again in poll been tabulated on the board at the old fire hall.fle walked in and congratulated the incumbent, saying he actually would have been sorry if he had ousted Boyle. The Mayor waited until the last result was in before he congratulated Shaw. "If you do as much running around as I did for this town, you'll do a lot," Delbridge said in congratulating Shaw. "I probably won't." Shaw replied. When the Mayor extended his hand to congratulate the new mayor's wife, Mrs. Shaw leaned over to give him a kiss, "You won something anyway, Jack," an onlooker stated, as Delbridge returned to the building inspector's office. Shaw later followed him there and told the incumbent he had enjoyed the campaign and said he hoped Delbridge would con- sider staying in public life in some capacity. "I think we can find a spot for you," Shaw stated. Delbridge then pointed out he was greeted by over 50 of his campaign workers and told them "in all honesty, there is no way would have won without a lot of people doing a lot of work". "It shows when the people are stirred up they can accomplish a great deal," he went on, adding he had worked hard because he had wanted the job. He told his workers he hoped their enthusiasm could be put to good use in other community activities, One of his election platforms was to draw on people in the community to undertake work and reduce the work load for elected officials, Monday's election stimulated more interest than any other in recent years, due in large part to the active campaigns run by some of the candidates. Shaw's committee canvassed almost the entire town on behalf of their candidate Thursday night and they had scrutineers on all polls Monday and called a large number of people to get them out to the polls. Barbara Bell also had a large One Hundred and Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 5, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Grenier comeback successful Exeter merchants are being victimized by an increase in shop lifting, councillor Tom MacMillan reported this week. He said young people "running in groups" appear to be on this type di' binge at the present. MacMillan made the comment during the discussion on Chief Ted Day's monthly police report. When the latter asked MacMillan if he had seen in- cidents of shop lifting, the local merchant replied that he had not seen any shop lifters himself, but had been advised by customers on occasions that his store had been victimized. However, MacMillan said that by the time the merchant is alerted, the youths have raced out the door and are down the street mingling with other youths and identification is impossible. He told council that other merchants had complained of similar incidents as well, Councillor Ben Hoogenboom reported his store had experienc- ed similar problems and noted that a year ago he had recommended that the police department conduct an educational program at the schools advising young people of the serious nature of the crime, (Those caught can be charged un- der the Criminal Code and given jail terms,) Hoogenboom said it was a good, idea to "scare children at an ear- Sharen easy victor at resort "Well, I'm out of the damn thing!" That was the initial comment of Mayor Jack Delbridge as he moved into the old fire hall to extend congratulations to Bruce Shaw, who unseated the in- cumbent in Monday's election, Shaw posted a convincing victory as he polled 1,013 votes to the 702 garnered by Delbridge in what is believed to have been a record turnout at the polls. In another two-man battle, Reeve Derry Boyle was an easy winner over Ben Hoogenboom for the second position on council. It was the first time either Delbridge or Boyle had fought an election for their present positions, 'In the council race, Ted Wright maintained his customary position atop the polls, He picked up 1,390 votes to lead the voting for the fourth time in his five elctions. He was chosen on over 62 percent of the ballots cast. Both female contenders won election in their initial bid and the 1975 council will be the first in local history to have more than one woman member, Barbara Bell placed second in the voting with 1,244 votes, while Lossy Fuller was fourth with 1,034. Incumbent Harold Patterson ended up in third spot with nine more votes than Mrs, Fuller, while newcomer Garnet Hicks and incumbent Robert Simpson rounded out the successful slate with 989 and 970 votes respec- tively. Newcomer Dave Zyluk was beaten in his first attempt at a council seat, while Glen Nor- thcott lost his second consecutive bid. Zyluk picked up 769 votes and Northcott had 706. The trend in the election was evident after the counting of the advance poll, as Shaw and Boyle took early leads and Zyluk and Northcott fell behind in the council race. While council positions were altered as further polls were reported, none of those trailing were able to make up enough ground. Hoogenboom conceded to Boyle after the fourth poll result had When the 1975-76 Grand Bend council meets the first time in January, four members will be taking their positions for the first time. At Monday's election, Rollie Grenier was elected as deputy- reeve and three new councillors Tuckersrnith booze splits councillor race was Green 353, Kincaid 347, Baird 296 and Des Jardins 224. Public Utilities Commissioners Cam Chapman and Prosper Van Bruaene were returned by ac- clamation at the recent nominations. The issue of sewers appeared to be the most important in the minds of most candidates. All were solidly behind the proposed project which has been hanging fire for several years except councillor' Des Jardins. Shortly before the election Des Jardins said he thought sewers would eventually become a reality but warned extreme caution must be exercised. During the last few days before the election some questions were raised over the eligibility of Reeve candidate John Payne. He rented an office building from Thompson-Warner Motors to become eligible to be placed on the voters list. He is a resident of Oakwood Park in Stephen township. were named, They are Bill Baird, Harold Green and Doug Kincaid. The only member of present council to survive the vote was Reeve Bob Sharen who had little trouble in defeating a former reeve John Payne who was at- tempting to return to municipal politics. Sharen picked up 408 votes to 81 for Payne. In the deputy-reeve battle, Rollie Grenier, who was a member of council in the 1960's defeated present councillor Tom Webster 254 to 215. The third incumbent member of council Murray Des Jardins failed to gain re-election, The other present councillors Douglas Martin and John Teevins did not seek re-election. The order of finish in the Alter verdict, approve sign ]y age" so they would not become in valved. However, Chief Day explained that his was only a small depart- ment and it would possibly mean that officers would have to put in some overtime to conduct lec- ture series at the schools. Another discussion was held on the increase in thefts from cars — particularly the theft of tape ' decks and tapes. In his report, Chief Day noted that three thefts of this nature had occurred in the past month. "They're a real nuisance," stated Councillor Ted Wright, who then asked what precautions people should take to protect their property. Chief Day replied that the best solution was to lock the tapes in the trunk of the car. He agreed that the number of thefts in this regard was in- creasing, "Everywhere you go, it's the same thing," he stated. In answer to a question from Mayor Jack Delbridge, he replied that those perpetrating such crimes are not thwarted by locked car doors. In fact, in one of the recent thefts investigated, a car had been damaged to the • extent of $60 by the thieves who broke into it. Statistics listed in the November report indicated there were 11 accidents with property damage— a 45.265 and. two., „ire_ juries, 12 warnings and 16 charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act, nine park- ing tickets issued, six charges un- der the Liquor Control Act, three car owners given defect tags, two frauds investigated, one im- paired driver and one dangerous driver charged, one theft over $200 and one under, three cases of wilful damage. Start on sewers depends on price While the tender call on Exeter's sewer project could be advertised by the middle of January, some delays in the actual awarding of a contract could arise if the experience in other municipalities is duplicated here. Mayor Jack Delbridge told council this week that he and Councillor Tom MacMillan had talked with ministry officials last week and were advised that some tenders were coming in for similar projects at figures double that of the estimates. Where that happens, the municipalities are faced with either cutting back some of their plans or reapplying to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of the extra funds required. Either way, delays are created. "You have to get down to a cost you can afford," the Mayor stated. However if the tender prices submitted on the Exeter project are in line with the estimates, ministry officials indicate that the contract could be awarded by the first part of March, JOHN TINNEY ... elected Hay reeve Lengthy list faces youths Tinney wins in Hay battle REEVE CONGRATULATED — Shortly after the returns in Monday's election in Exeter started to come in Ben Hoogenboom, right, conceded and extended congratulations to incumbent Derry Boyle. T-A photo. After serving seven years as the reeve of Hay township, Joseph Hoffman was defeated Monday in his bid for re-election, Hoffman was defeated 479 to 424 by Hay's present deputy- reeve Jack Tinney. Joseph Miller a member of the present council takes over the deputy-reeve position by acclamation. In a four-way battle for three council seats incumbents Lionel Wilder and Lloyd Mousseau received 663 votes apiece. The third successful candidate was a newcomer Tony Bedard with 460 votes. Failing to be elected was another first time candidate Donald Geiger with 410 votes, BOB SHAREN . . wins decisively Huron Park's trio fail in Stephen bid After a lengthy debate Tues- day night, Exeter council revers- ed an earlier decision and agreed to allow Moffatt Optical to erect a sign over the laneway beside G & G Discount. Building inspector Doug Triebner had turned down the original request because the sign contravenes the local sign bylaw and council two weeks ago en- dorsed his decision. However, owner Rob Moffatt appeared at Tuesday's meeting to make a plea to have the deci- sion reversed. "The only way I can survive is to have the sign," he suggested, noting that his location down the laneway was difficult for most potential customers to find, Councillor Ted,Wright explain- ed that council had allowed business expansion in the area and now had an obligation to assist the businesses which had located there. "It's causing an injustice," Councillor Tom MacMillan stated in reference to the earlier decision to not allow the erection of the sign. He said later that council members were acting like a bunch of kids just out of high school in their deliberation on the matter. While agreeing to permit the sign, council noted that building inspector Doug Triebner had acted correctly in refusing the permit. They agreed to have the bylaw amended as soon as possi- ble so the sign would not be in contravention of it, A Grand Bend area farmer, Allan Walper led the polls in Monday's municipal election in Stephen township and one of three councillors named. Walper received 561 votes. In second spot with 524 votes was Ralph Weber 'a Dashwood area dairy farmer, Taking third place arid the last spot on council was Doug Russell, a 30 year-old Shipka district Imperial Esso dealer with 430 votes, Finishing fourth was Dave McClure, the only present member of council. He polled 391 votes, Only 10 votes back in fifth place was Crediton roofing contractor Joe Regier. Next came Frank Boyle, a resident of Huron Park with 263 votes, He is the son of Exeter reeve Derry Boyle. A Crediton East resident Jack Jesney drew 213 votes. Jack O'Neill of Huron Park was next with 202 votes and Jesse Reed of —please turn to page '3 Two Dashwood youths ap- peared in Exeter court this week to face a variety of charges arising from a series of thefts, vandalism and property damage incidents in the area this sum- mer. The two were Charles Durdin and Gerald Dietrich. Some of the places victimized included Hensall District Co-Op at Zurich, the property of Clare Masse, Hayter's Garage, the Huron County works department shed at Zurich, the Hay Township shed, Schatz General Store in Dashwood. Judge Glenn Hays ordered that pre-sentence reports be prepared. Looking at the list of offences, he suggested the two youths should be placed in custody during the time the reports are being prepared but this was not ordered. A pre-sentence report was also ordered on Paul Francis MasSe, Zurich, who pleaded guilty to break and enter and theft at the Hensall District Co-Op in Zurich. Residents Tuekersmith township went to the polls Monday to elect a three member council and two members to the Huron County Board of Education and vote on four liquor questions. Robert Bell, Cleave Coombs and Bert Branderhorst were the successful candidates for council and Mrs. Molly Kunder and Bob Peck will represent the townships of Tuckersmith and Stanley, the town of Seaforth and the village of Bayfield on the Huron Board of Education, Two of the liquor questions were rejected failing to get the necessary two-thirds majority. Turned down were the requests for the establishment of liquor stores in the township and the sale of beer and wine only in a licenced dining room, Getting the necessary approval were the questions to allow the sale of liquor in a dining lounge where food is available and the sale of liquor under a lounge licence. Robert Bell, a newcomer in the council election led the polls with 558 votes. Next came incumbents Cleave Coombs and Bert Branderhorst with 472 and 421 votes, respectively. Trailing with 160 votes was another first time candidate Addison Jutzi, Reeve Elgin Thompson and deputy-reeve Ervin Sillery were returned to their positions by acclamation. In the race for school board trustees, incumbent Mrs. Molly Kunder led the polls with a resounding vote of 1039. Next in line and also elected was Bob Peck with 642 voted. Failing to be elected were Robin Gates with 532 votes,Dr, Morgan Smith with 371 votes and Harvey Hammond trailed with 139 votes, ROLLIE GRENIER GB's first deputy Post office appears available, decision left for '75 council Exeter council learned this week there was an excellent chance they would be successful in their attempt to secure the former Main St, post office for municipal administration offices, The department of public works explained that the building would not be sold, but could be rented for community purposes at a cost 1-.4 $2,250 per year, A 20-year lease could be secured with the possibility of a further 10-year extension on the lease, "They must be satisfied (with the intended use) because they're making us an offer," Councillor Tom MacMillan stated, Boyle said council should "make the deal right now" ad- ding that if they missed this opportunity they may be stook with their present facilities for another 20 years. However mayor-elect Bruce Shaw noted there were a number of factors to be considered before a final decision was reached and MacMillan said that no decision "We'd better take a herd look at it," Reeve Derry Boyle urged, noting it was a "good deal for the town," He said the annual lease figure Would be less than the annual repayment of a debenture issue that would be required for a new building. The lettet from the department noted that the government had to be assured that the building was being put to good use and Some members of council weren't certain if the letter was a direct offer to them to lease the post office for municipal offices, could be made by the present council because it was a "lame- duck" council. He said by law, the present council could not at this time sign any contracts, nor could they hire or fire any personnel. It was finally decided that council would write the depart- ment outlining their intended use for the building, While at the Same time, the property com- mittee was asked to study the building and Make recom- mendations to the new Council as soon as possible in the tiew year.. AN INSTANT MILKMAN Mr. Albert, a 'magician from Listowel proved to be a successful milkman at Sunday's Hensall Kinette Christ- mat program, At the left, he appears to be pouring a glass of milk into the OM' of volunteer Al Hoggdrth. At the right the milk it teturned.-