Times-Advocate, 1978-11-30, Page 3Exeter council briefs Times-Advocate, November 30, 1978
Won't oppose print shop
Despite an objection from
Councillor Ken Ottewell,
Exeter council will make rio
formal appeal in a matter to
be considered by the com
mittee of adjustment on
December 5 regarding the
sale of a small engine shop
from Hilt Laing to Don
Stephen Printing.
Stephen is requesting a
severance and minor
variance which would allow
him to establish a printing
shop in the building just
west of the local
fairgrounds.
It is presently a non
conforming use in a residen
tial zone.
Ottewell said he wasn’t
sure it would be the right
thing to allow, saying that
technically it was against
the local bylaws to permit
another non-conforming use
in a building which is
already a non-conforming
use.
“They should look at it
pretty carefully,” he added,
noting that its location was
near thd schools.
Councillor Derry Boyle
said it was merely a matter
of moving a non-conforming
use from one location to
another. Stephen presently
operates out of his Carling
St. home.
A vast list of tex write-offs
were approved. Marty in
volve change in ownership
or location for local
businesses. Clerk Liz Bell
said she couldn’t remember
the list ever being so long,
noting that several
businesses have changed
, one of
three
location this year,
them having hadthem having
locatipns.
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Correspondence dealt with
included a notice that Ex
eter’s cost of the repair and
cleanup of the Webber drain
in Stephen will be $3,150; the
designation of Bill Batten
from the local parking
authority, and a thank you
from Walter Davis for his
retirement gift of a watch.
noThere’s still ...........
decision on how fire "calls
will be handled when Lorna
Dale temiinates her Exeter
Answering Service contract
with council at the end of
this year.
Fire board chairman Don
MacGregor said something
definite should be approved
very soon.
definite
WIN IN GREY CUP POOL — The first prize of $500 in the Exeter Lions club Grey Cup pool was wonbyseven staff members of
G.H. Ward and Partners. Above, Lion John Stephens presents the cheque to Bernice Boogemans, Esther Hillman, John McNeilly
and Art Read. In addition to the share of the prize McNeilly wins $50 for selling the winning ticket. T-A photo
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Constable will get
salary for course
Co-Op annual
Continued from front page
Schell and his wife Dorothy
received a lamp from the
members and directors.
Making the presentation
were Bruce Shapton and
Gerald McFalls.
UCO supervisor Bill Dyell
said the financial picture at
the Exeter Co-Op was in a
very healthy situation.
He said member equity in
the Co-Op was 61.9 percent at
$815,284. This is an increase
of close to $28,000 from a
year ago.
In the annual election
retiring directors Elson
Lynn and Gerald McBride
were re-elected while Edwin
Miller was named to
replace Lome Ballantyne.
The other directors are
Jack Blair, Stan Francis,
secretary Jim Dougall, Eric
Kints, Jim Morlock and John
Oke.
Leave decisions
Continued from front page
there is no conflict in acting
but it is inevitable at times
that such conflict will arise,”
Raymond concluded.
Exeter Police' Constable
Kevin Short, whq recently
completed a special training
session dealing with frauds,
will receive full salary for
. |iis three-week session,
.despite the fact there is no
provision in the agreement
between the town and the
Exeter Police Association
for such remuneration.
Clerk Liz Bell asked
council what they wanted to
do regarding Short’s salary
during his attendance at the
course, noting that only
attendance at recruiting
courses was covered under
the agreement.
Councillor Derry Boyle
was critical of the fact that
Chief Ted Day had not asked
permission from the police
committee to send Short to
the course. Boyle said the
proper procedure had not
been followed, but said that
the constable should not be
penalized because of the slip
up in the chain of command.
Police committee chair-
Debate dump fees
Another major decision
facing the newly elected
council will be the matter of
dump fees for local com
mercial and industrial users.
In the past, bills have been
submitted to several firms in
view of their extended use of
the facility, but those bills
have usually drawn com
plaints.
Two letters were received
from local firms this week,
with sanitation committee
chairman Harold Patterson
suggesting there was “no
solution” to the matter.
Acme Neon Signs
president, D. J. McLeod,
St.officiating. Interment in
Patrick’s Cemetery.
IRENE FORD
Irene (Whitlock) Ford, in
the Kitchener Waterloo
Hospital, on Sunday,
November 26, 1978. Beloved
wife of the late Harry C.
Ford of Usborne Twp., in her
89th year. Dear mother of
Mrs. Laura Dickey, of
Exeter, Mrs. Newman Baker
(Ina) of St. Marys, Clarence
Ford of Kitchener and
Gordon Ford of Usborne
Twp“ Also survived by 15
grandchildren arid 18 great
grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Freeman Horne of
Usborne Twp., and Mrs.
Harry Sparling of London.
Predeceased by one
daughter, one brother and
one sister. The funeral was
held Tuesday from the
Hopper-Hockey Funeral
Home, Exeter with Pastor
Ross Hargreaves officiating.
Interment Exeter Cemetery.
MARGARET SOPER
In St. Joseph’s Hospital,
■London, Friday, November
24, 1978, Margaret
(Gingerich) Soper beloved
wife of Louis Harold Soper in
her 58th year. Dear
of Mrs.
Siebert,
Clayton (Sheila)
ETHEL LAWSON
Ethel (Coward) Lawson,
suddenly in St. Joseph’s
Hospital, London, Monday,
November 27, 1978, beloved
wife of Samuel Lawson of
Crediton in her 62nd year.
Dear mother of Mrs. Russell
(Margaret) Beaver,
Crediton and Mrs. Larry
(Barbara) Robinson,'
Mooresville. Also survived
by 5 grandchildren, 1 brother
Tom Coward of St. Marys
and 1 sister (Maye) Mrs.
Bert McBride of Goderich.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday from the Hop
per-Hockey Funeral Home,
Exeter with Rev. Harold
Snell officiating. Interment
in Exeter Cemetery.
ft
man Ken Ottewell agreed
that an error had been made
in that no formal request had
been made to the committee '
by Chief Day,
Boyle presented the
motion that Short be given
his salary as usual for the
time spent at the course and
this was approved by
council.
Councillor Ted Wright said
Chief Day should be advised
that proper procedure had „
not been followed in the
matter.
“That will be looked after,
I assure you,” Boyle com
mented.
In his final report as police
committee chairman,
Ottewell said that the
committee had a good
working relationship with
the local force and there had
been no hassles.
“The department is
keeping up to date,” he
added, in reference to the
personnel. “The force is as
good as you’ll find in a small
town.”said the $300 bill received by
his firm “seems very high”
in view of the fact the firm
does not utilize the facility to
the extent suggested by
• council.
McLeod explained that the
firm deals with a disposal
company to remove every
day garbage on a regular
monthly lease and a private
contractor has a contract- to
pick up extraordinery refuse
such as old sign boxes or
steel pipe.
“Only on occasion do we
use the land fill site and I
would certainly think that
this town service is in fact
included in our tax struc
ture,” he commented.
McLeod noted that the
firm was billed only $75 for
use of the dump in the past
two years and suggested this
was a fair subsidy.
Lome Keller of Exeter
Roofing, said his firm would
be willing to pay the $500
extra charge levied against
them, but only if they were
provided with a key to use
the site at their convenience.
“Our men are ‘seldom in
town during dump hours,”
he said.
“I’d never vote to have
keys floating around like we
used to have,” Councillor
Ted Wright commented in
reference to the request for a
key to the dump.
Patterson agreed that >it •
’ would not be> a good idea to
issue keys to local firms.
Works superintendent
Glenn Kells suggested that a
card system should be im
plemented next year,
whereby each firm has its
use recorded and the billing
can then be done on a more
factualbasis.
It was finally decided to
have Patterson investigate .
the situation farther with the
two firms and to come back
to council with a recom
mendation.
“Try and solve these
problems next year,”
retiring Mayor Bruce Shaw
chided.
“I doubt they’ll ever be
solved,” Patterson replied.
“They keep going on and
on.”
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LILLIAN McLEAN
In Detroit on November 22,
1978, Lillian McLean, the
former Lillian Hayter.
Beloved wife of the late
Floyd McLean. Dear mother
of Mary Ellen (Mrs. Keith
McRae) of Detroit, sister of
Eva (Mrs. George Lead-
better) of Florida, Gladys
(Mrs. Fred McLinchey)
Parkhill, Newton Hayter,
Parkhill, Helen (Mrs.
William Senefsky)
California and Willis Hayter,
Sarnia. Predeceased by
sisters Pearl (Mrs. Le Grand
Wright) Detroit and Mabel
(Mrs. Les Hutchinson)
Parkhill. Interment was in
Grand Bend Cemetery.
RALPH WESLEY TURNER
Ralph Wesley Turner, 93
King Street, Hensail, passed
away suddenly at his
residence Thursday,
November 23, 1978, in his
66th year. He was born in
Stanley Township on May 6,
1913, the son of the late
Webster and Minerva
mother
(Ruth)
Mrs.
Keys,
Clinton, Mrs. Earl (Glenda)
Wagner, Exeter and grand
children Brian and Brenda
Keys, Lori Lynn and Heather
Wagner and Jared, Joel and
Leah Siebert. Dear sister of
Simon Gingerich, London,
Rev. Ephriam Gingerich,
RR 2 Zurich, Stanley
Gingerich, St. Agatha, Mrs.
Allan (Mary) Steckle, RR 2
Zurich, Mrs. Edna Johnston,
Zurich, Mrs. Anna Erb,
Goderich, Mrs. Ed (Ida)
Godkin, Clinton, one brother
and one sister predeceased.
Resting at the Westlake
Funeral Home, Zurich until
Monday, November 27 when
funeral services were held in Tyr~ner He married the
£ormer jeanette McAllister,
October 15, 1938, who sur
vives. They farmed on the
Parr Line, RR 1 Zurich until
retirement in October, 1968.
Surviving are one son,
Robert, RR 1 Zurich, and two
daughters, Mrs. Ken
(Marion) McClure, RR 4
Walton, and Mrs. Ray
(Marjorie) McLean,
London. Also surviving are
one brother, Elmer, RR 1
Varna and one sister, Mrs.
Eileen Consitt of Zurich and
eight gandchildren. Also
predeceased by one grand
son. Funeral service took
place at the Bonthron
Funeral Home, Hensail,
Saturday with Rev. T. G.
Husser officiating. Inter
ment was in Bayfield
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Bill Consitt, David Turner,
Harvey Taylor, George
Dowson,. Wilme^ Turner and
Jim McGregor. Flower
bearers were Doug Proctor,
Keith Stephenson, Jim
Consitt, Peter Groot, Jack
Coleman and Ralph
Stephenson.
David
Zurich,
the Zurich Mennonite
Church with Rev. Clayton
Kuepfer officiating. Burial in
the Mennonite Cemetery.
Pallbearers ’ Were Bill
Steckle, Jack Gingerich,
Peter Steckle, Robert
Johnston, Lewis Erb, Bill
McClinchey. Flower Bearers
were Keith Gingerich and
Kenneth Gingerich.
CECIL LAVERTY
Suddenly at his late
residence, 43 Roxborough
Street, Toronto, on Saturday,
November 25, 1978, Cecil
Laverty, beloved son of the
tele Patrick and Mary Ellen
Laverty of Biddulph Twp.
Dear brother of (Maureen)
Mrs. Pat McGee of Thorn
dale, (Monica) Mrs. Gordon
Henshaw of Owen Sound,
Malachy of Dunnville,
Patrick of Hamilton, Dermot
of Ajax and Joseph of
Welland in his 65th year. The
funeral was held Tuesday
from the C. Haskett and Son
Funeral Home, Lucan and
St. Patrick’s (Church'with
Rev. Father J. McGraw
Ralph
Bill equitable
Continued from front page
Mayor Bruce Shaw said
the board members were
shocked at the size of the
bill, but noted they probably
would have paid without
question if it had been sent
out on a monthly basis
rather than as a lump sum at
the end of the year.
He said he had advised the
board to pay the bill and
seek an alternative way to
have the grass cut in the
future.
Councillor Derry Boyle
said it was little more than a
bookkeeping entry, noting
that if the board paid the bill
they would just ask council
for an additional grant to
meet it.
It was finally decided to
have Clerk Liz Bell and
Kells prepare a letter to be
sent to the board to defend
the cost billed.
In another matter, the
board noted that the plaque
erected in the foyer con
taining the names of the
committee in charge of the
rec centre project was sup
posed to have been paid for
by Cambrian Facilities and
they suggested they should
be billed.
Clerk Bell said that the
fund raising committee had
apparently paid for the pla
que and it was agreed to bill
Cambrian.
Boyle noted that Cam
brian had agreed to pay for
the plaque “and a case of
champagne”. The latter has
not yet been received either.
Cost of the plaque was
about $900, which Shaw ex
plained was about double
that which Cambrian had es
timated.
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