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Company announcedplans Friday to'expand Sharp, Seaforth. is,the company's secretary- Seaforth .police chief.„,letin Cairns said .
the areas of 'coverage the company now treasurer. Remaining directors are Ken , after the hearing all five charges are major Constable Dale was first appointed to the
offers. Carnochae. R.R. 4, Seaforth; Ross Leon- offenses, but coeldbe.redoca -Four of the Seaforth Police force in Dec. 1974.
its.,c9vorage.. slowly
SET FOR '8i'--, The new executive of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, chosen last Friday, are back row, from left, Laverne Godkin,
vice-president and Don McKercher, pest president. Front row, John
McEwing, president and Marg sharp, secretary-treasurer.' (Photo by
Shoveller)
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I fi - president,rgaret-
the trophy were Bill Wilbee
and -Don eaton with (some)
help from Al. Nicholson arid
Monday. Reeve Paul Neilands concurred. saying
.---.....lrene....Llavis_an.d Bill Euss_askes1......fot_...people.wholive in Hensall all their lives have
council's support to try to establis h a means to go to Exeter or Zurich for 'senior housine.
of getting a geared-to-income rental apart Mr. Fuss is chairman of the United
meat for seniors started. Church property committee. Davis was
• A Ministry of Housing market survey elected to the committee to pursue the need•
showed the need for ten senior housing units 'Countill. -votteu to support their efforts. . Sports dominated the
(only six'rental assisted) but a building of 20 These will involve meeting with ministry of activities at the Legion in the
to 24 units would be required to• .be ... housing' authorities to demonstrate the-need , past _couple of weeks, with
economically feasible. the delegation said. • for more senior housing. before requesting ' euchre, crib, and shuffle-
- - ltitrs; 'Davis-said- a. door.to.cloorstervey-Ilte ' ' litsitecial'asitstance. boardtakieg.priority.. ,
' Feb. '1 Seaforth Aegion
hosted the Zone C.T. Crib
Tournament with 18 four
. ., man teams including three _Charges laid ..urt,
Tuesday Ing-hr. -Fresh- from
work.I- work. was in need of a little
Rand R. And high it was'. a
beautiful concert by very
talented musicians.
But the total absorption
that usually takes over when
1 hear good music wasn't
there. Perhaps that's be-
cause tn.big. city concert hails,
sic iris, ctegp seat:4%6 ;far
away; froin the action. Not
mop to 'see from .there ao
yott close „our eyes.. and
Weal, y • • Tuesd tOght, was fas;
cinatett the yeittlr arkd
,ThOk:S the sort gr gnott§msm (4 the mustelans, other kids* and -adults. totoot;
:looked:looked fom.o74 Tlwre_was often a sense.thar.• with enthralled looks op their
• Sinfonia cancer at SIMS they, were has ing a googood thine faCeS. • • '
.„
[like going toconcerts. I
like to sit in reasonably plush,
seats and let the music wash
right over me. The music can
range from rock to folk to jazz
to classical. But it's got to be
done well. and with feeling.
Don't know a whole lot
about any of the nntsical
schools above, but 1 know
What t like: And, tbur music..
be':it Oen Laing er
;Julian Bream, Stompitt• TOM
Onnars or gln10190 HarriS”
is 4' tertitie relaxatioO and
release. Yott can; and do.
just there acid dreamt
Hensall council met with a delegation
from the United Church senior citizens'
committee at their regular monthly meeting.
They 'were presented with
John Sinriarnon and councillors Paul Ross'" the case was remanded to Wednesday for l the Trophy' and a sum Of
and Alf Ross. and was arranged in a brief trial. money. and; also earned the
___ Constable Dale was represented at the ' playoffs al Brussels
adjournment hearing in. Seaforth Wednes, right to adVance to District C. .
day morning. . .
Seaforth police constable. Dave Dale.Will charges are for neglect of dutY and originate from Seaforth taking part. At
appear before provincial court judge E.H.A. ' with internal affairs in the dePartment. The the , conclusion of seven
Carson of London April 13 charged with five final charge is for discreditable conduct • games the el team from
offenses under, the Police Act;"" conduct unbecoming of a police officer. .Seaforth were the overall
relligfible Dale was charged Dec. 10., winters. The hearing was requested' by a comm •
tee of Seaforth council, consisting of Mayor made a hearing aearance Dec. 13 illicit
citizens housing
The - road
had conducted indicated there, was Pitt crest
'in the larger Unit. She said many seniors
don't want to leave the village.
er Police Act
ed
with some musical jcikei. 1
watched the percussionist
run around from zylOphone
to cymbals to triangles and;
&ernes. and the vroltnist who
brought cushion back
with her after 'sitting ont: the
tog 41f SiNW fiarsr
tStacking chairs.
6 And then thefe was, the
• audience, Kids on chairs tit°
big fee dim swinging flieeir
too, in time • to the 1noSic
tenior ,
Something to say
by Susan White
to musicia
Gary Schenk, former manager of Roth's "
• Food Market, Seaforth 4e.Meor'ed in
Goderich provincial: court MOnday to two
, 'months. - in jail after pleading guilty to .a
charge of theft over $200.
Mr. Schenk will vers e his sentence in
Stratford jail.
The former manager was charged Jan. 9
after store owner Ken Roth told police he
suspected fupds- were missing from the
store. Before taking his suspicions to police.
the owner conducted his own Investigation
. And then. perhaps be-
cause the concert was in the
old SOLIS gym. where I spent
part of my high school years;
there ,were memories.
To, be' a miisician, think,
is ikinvely thing, it's To. haw
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.entire way ofCottntt*aIlag
with- peOple, atide•rierself..
that :the: nonTmusie4i'kO4r:s
'1,Ybote f lit in) will: ,never
Ex manager gets two month-term
Seaforth Legion wins zone
•
And sal ...remembered two.
friends front high school days „
win) were working at becom-
ing professional musiciarts.
One played clarinet. theother
oboe and they were AIM like
the rest of us teenagers
except they, at the age of IS
or t6 had real work-1'43141i •
their mfisle siliepeYer they:-
reettL-WhiW the -rest
though y4144 summer ::s.
and 4f!PP10100:trgsffilisPlit-
ligs; were 04.11y.J.v.
• • That sort ,of .1. ,
thought 4t ,:*
',14OOtf, for kids:. It CertairtlY .6 , •,••
and determined' funds had:boon disappear,
ing from Sepletther 1980 on-
No :final tally of total funds lost has been
cajculated: but estimates place it
substantially higher than $200.
Mr: Seherik entel'ed a plea of guilty Jan.
26. but ledge William Cochrane/requested a
pre-sentence before,cleiermining the penal-
ty.
Mr. Schenk, a former Kitchener resident.
moved to Seaforth in May to become
manager of the food market.
Paid. o1'E` roc the 30 or so
young professional ' who ace
the core of the London
phony. „„ •
And 1 hope it will PaY
off for some of the Seaforth
area kids who are sweating it
out at piano, violin Or what-
ever. ,,,1f ssoPs now. Those•
"budding MiSiPiatts, who,. at,
tended: SinfOnitt • TfiOday
night,got acird idea oif 00
a -iOe,4t thing tAX-hg,a
q1115./Plan'.
I look forward to seeing
some wake
crib tournament
Karl Tiechart Winning' the
prize. • • ,• • ..,•
Pick up a partner and
- come on down. When can
you have a night of fun
Includings Punipc ht ofor
London to
entertain the Veterans at
Westminister, posponed due
to'bad weather finally made
it en Sunday last. Hertu Ziler
the r man behind this
worthwhile cause, informs us
that they were' well received
and enjoyed by all. The
president and members of
the, branch would like to
thank all those who , supplied
the entertainment, it was
_:.,,greatly-appreicated--Special-
* -thwatiebkesetpthe bus driver Tom
• Don't forget
'F
eb.eneral
• Meeting Thurs..eb 1'9. 8
BY JACK EISLER - Jack Eisler,At our own Stag
Critheld last Wed.. Feb' .11
only O tables • were• in play.
due to bad weatheriafter ten
games. Les Habkirk arid
Brian Flanagan with nine
Wins, won first prize.
Word around the branch is
that all the real opposition
were either away:or storm
stayed. But being there
myself. I can assure the rest
of the, Comrades they were
deserving of the Victory; 6
Merle, Glanville
through no fault of his own
did not, do well at crib,
but was lucky enough to -win
the door prize at our last Stag
euchre. Eight tables were io„,
'Iltar-Wirifie-r-S—Of Imost
games were, Harry Hak and
Tom Phillips. Lone hands
Went to Kevan Broome with
The decision, made at the company's hardt, R.R. 1, Bornholm; Stanley Mellwain,
tOnual meeting. could mean by the end of .R.R., 2. Goderich; John Taylor. R.R. I,
ingurance, and then add automobile in- Stuart Wilson, R.R._ 1, Brueefield.,
surance in 1982. In his reprot, outgoing president Don
'-'We' want to offer a package policy," McKeither outlined what was a suecessftil .
explained the Seaforth Company's' newly year for the firm, highlighted by a moVeinto
elected president. 'John McEwing of It.R.• 1,. new headquarters on Main St. in `SeatOrth.',
jA:lyth. ',Teo& prefer a package froM an The official change took.place November 18.
agent." Mr. Merviiii-g. Who -IidS -been- home- do. a--boarct-
in Volved with, McKillop since 1947. Will be 'mom, two offices and a reception area: Work
serving his third term as president. "on the building began tile final week _Of July.
. Joining ,Mr. *Ewing on the new -The`McKillop Company has been a Main St.
executive are La me Godkin, R.R, '1'. feature in Seaforth since 1932, and was
Walton, vice-president; housed next to the Heron Expositor Since
and Donald McKercher, 1959,
Security in turnip plants
allow the security guards to check bills of
lading "will be considered an act to
circumvent board authority."
Mr. Vannest-e. whose board meets again
in the neat, future, said if the board isn't
happy with his decision, to post the guards,
directors can request hiS resignation.-
- Marcel Vanneste. Kippen-area-grower-
processor, said having a guard posted at his
and his partners' plant. Hui-on Produce in own policing." Exeter. "doesn't bother us.". The grower
Although security guards are on private .-who asked that his name not, be used, said
property 'at the precessing plants. the letter one advantage of having the guard check his
"'from the board states failure by growers and bill of lading was "he was a pretty good
or processors to comply with orders and fellow, he even helped load ('the truck)."
Misener, wlson challenge
Edighoffer in .Perth
The provincial eleetion race in Perth is
now officially on, with all three candidates
acclaimed at their party's nomination
meetings last week. ,
Wednesday right the Progressive Conser,
vative (PC) party acclaimed Straford alder-
man Colleen Misener as their candidate for
the March 19 provincial election. Mrs.
Misener, who led the polls in the November
municipal election, said her experience in'
municipal politics prepared her for entering
the provincial race.
Following her nomination. Mrs: Misener
("•-ox -spoke-foreefollyin-favour-of-thogovernment
of Premier Bill Davis to the 75 people at the
meeting. She told party faithful, "Ontario
can no longer 'afford the restriction of
minority government. We need a gOVern-
ment with stability, strength and willingness
'to • take decisive adieu that a- majority
government can provide.
"It is" important that a representative of
this riding 'should be the one who is a
member of the government side of the house
- not just to hear and criticize government
policies and programs, but a represeiff WW1-
who will take an active part in-formulating
them."
Mrs. Misener- criticized Perth MP.P.
Liberal High Edighoffer of Mitchell, for not
being aggressive enough as the riding's
representative at Queens Park. •
The same night; Mitchell lawyer Scott
Wilson was acclaimed NDP candidate for the
election. The. 40 supporters at the nomin-
ation meeting at Stratford's Optimist Flail
were told Mr. Wilson plans to campaign for
the preservation of farmland; agaititt the
high edstof healtheare, and on the issues,
unemployment and foreign Ownership.
Ontario, the-candidate said, is now losing
farmland at a rate in .excess of 25 acres an
hour and-"ethically. that can't be condoned.
Every time we let another acre of farmland
go out of production. we condemn senicone
to death in the Third World. The law yer said
thevrice of farmland, now hovering at
$2,000 an -acre. _must be controlled.
The candidate said a NDP government
would ban the subdivision of good farmland.
restrict ownership of farieland to those who
actually work it. and revise property taxation
';t0 reduce speculation pressure-on farmers
and reduce the importance of property tax as
.a.Sottrec., of ITY•ettligs'',
At the Liberal Party's nomination meeting
Thursday night. Hugh Edighoffer. the
52-year old Mitchell businessman "who has
represented, the Oding since 1967, iYa,s
aeclaimed party i.andithite.
In his acceptance speech, delivered to 156
Liberals at • the meeting. Mr. • Edighoffer
, declined to discuss Vlection issues. 'leaving
that to Robert Nixon, MPP and former _
Liberal party leader. However, the Mitchell
busitiesstifan did 'criticize the Conservative's
Stigab Preserveit, ronsers-c-it." Promoted
in an • advertising campaign in recent
Months. ,
"I-just can't imagine having any more of
what we hake had in the last 38 years." the
candidate said, referring to the PC's years in
office. Fle'said Liberals don't have to stand
by -and watch as bankruptcies in the province
tripled and 30,000 workers in Ontario were
laid off in 1950.
"We don't have to watch silently as nearly
30;000 of our children and friends eave
Ontario to go to other provinces." Mr.
lEdighOffer said. He said Liberals could make
the-province strong again because they have
the vision and ability to do better •
Piiiiiiiirohdeiboro resident
BY ELAINE TOWNSHEND line up. for example. may consist of three
Two of the 'top wheelchair basketball • Class 3s. one Class 2 and one Class I for a
teams in Ontario Kitchener/Waterloo point totalof twelve. Teams can play with ,a
Spinners and .Lontion-Mfreit-Sity Flyer's"- - point-.total below twelve.
will vie for their conference ehantionship Rules of wheelchair basketball differ
in F.:E Madill S-econdary-Sehool-gyrre•—onlY-'Sitghtly front conventional ball. A
referee is 'required to work three wheel-
chair games. before he
qualified to officiate.
A player is allowed to have the ball in the
"key." the rectangular area beneath the,
baskeefor five seconds. In stand-up ball, a
player is allowed three seconds. -An athlete
can push his wheelchair ,twice before
dribbling. He must remain seated. ,in the
chair at alk times. If not. a physical
advantage foUl is called.
Devices to, prevent tipping, such as a roll,
bar at-the front of the chair under the- foot
pedals Or "tipping wheels" at the back, are
part of a' basketball wheelchair. If the
devices touch the floOr-whilethe player has
the ball. a violation is called because the
.chair is considered- part of the bOdy. A
player must 'have his wheelchair under
control at all times.
A basketball- wheelchair costs approxi-
mately $500. 'and a repair kit is essential
since the chair takes a beating in every
gaine. The sport chair is lighter in weight
'than a re'gular chair, and the back wheels
are slanted in to increase manoeuvrability.
The -basketball season runs from Sept-
ember to April. Twelve regular season
games are' sandwiched betWeen tourna-
ments in Which teams often play as many
as three to five games in .48 hours. The
K-W Spinners scheduled 50 games for the
80/81 season.'
Last September, the Forest City Flyers
won a tournament in Rochester. New York-.
One of the best tournaments in Ontario is
Kitchener's Oktoberfest. Last year. Kitch•
ener placed second and London foterth out
of eight teams. The tournament, was won
for the second consecutive year by the
Connecticut Spokebenders • a 'team ranked
CHAMPS WHEEL IN WINGHAM—Keith and Linda Cartwright in the
living room of their' London home, are former residents of Ile
Blyth-Londesboro area. Keith is co-captain of the Forest City Fllyers
which will compete in a championship wheelchair basketball game
against the Kitchener !Waterloo Spinners in Wingham ore Sunday. (Ptiotb
41v JohnAlldreclge)
Continued from page 1
will be picking up the tab for the guards
posted at their plants. Eric Vanneste said the
marketing board is funded by a three per
cent levy on the producer.price for rutabagas
or a levy of VA cents per bushel sold.
A small grower. who asked that his name
not ' be used, said processors and .growers
were in effect being asked to' "pay for our
Wingham. on Sunday, February 22, at 2
Co-captain of the Flyers. Keith Cart-
wright, is, a former resident of the
Blyth/Londesborough area. Re attended
Public .School in Blyth and High School in
Clinton. His wife. Linda: of Belgrave was a
high school student in Wingham. Cart-
wright. 33, broke his back in a farming
accident, in 1967. The next year be ,and
Linda moved to London, where he is now
inonderwriter for London Life Insurance .
C any. The Cartwrights have two
da ters - Donna. 1- -and Patricia; 9:
Cartwright became involved in sports in
1976 when a weightlifter front London and
a basketball player from Toronto founded
the London-and District Wheelchair Sports
Association of which Cartwright is treasur-
er.
The basketball team was formed in 1977_
They posted one win and six losses in their
first' season but ' came on strong in the
second .with nine wins and One loss. In
January,' 1981 they Were tied with
Kitchener for 'top spot in the Ontario
Conference of the National Wheelchair
Basketball Association (NWBA). The other
teams in the Conference are Scarb6rough.
Niagara and Ottawa.
Although many strong wheelchair bask-
etball teams exist in Ontario and across
Canada. the five Ontario teams are the only
Canadian Representatives in the 150-tvain
NWBA. Cartwright feels at. least three of
the Canadian mains rank close to the top 50
American teams in the NWBA.,
• This is the first season for' the Ontario
Conference in the National Wheelchair
Basketball Associatio'n.PreViously the five
teams belonged to' the Southern Ontario
is considered
-Wheelchair' .Baskethatl-teague4SOWSW... ---etrise -to the top teh in the NW BA.
Cartwright explains the difference between
the:Am organizations.
80W13L allows able-bodied, play ers to
participate. This helps smaller centres,
that don't have 'enough disabled athletes
interested'in playing basketball. to tbrni a
team. NWHA permits only, inch% ideals.
who,are permanendY disabled and cannot
play stand-up basketball, to compete.
Wheelchair basketball has three class-
ifiCations, which are defined according 'to
the level of disability. Class cansiits
priMarily ,of paraplegics to wheel the
wheelchair is part of regular life. Class 2 is
made up Of moderately disabled athletes.
Class 3 is usually comprised of people who
have had polio or amputations. Most
athletes in Class land ClasS 3 use the chair
only for sport.
A point system ensures that members of
each class have equal opportunity to -play.
Class 1 equals onelioinfr'Class. 2 is two
points; and Class 3. three points. Conibip-
edpoints of the five playerslon the floor at
one time cannot excede twelve.. A starting.
The game in Wingham is being
sponsored by the Awareness League Of
Physically Handicapped Adu4 in Huron.
County (Alpha Huron) as part of their
activities in .the International Year of
Disabled Persons. Tickets, $2 for adults
and- Si for children under 12, w ill be
available at the door.
Tike coetekt will be the finalgame of the
regular season for the Kitchener-Waterloo
Spinner's and the Forest City. Flyers. They
will be going all out, vying not only for the
Ontario Conference Championship but' also
for abetter position as they head into the
first round of NWBA play-offs.
The game could be tow scoring. Better
wheelchair basketball teams - keep scores
low, stressing defence rather than offetiet.
London, plays man-on-man, while Kitchen-
er prefers zone defence.
The Flyers and Spinners arc well-match-
ed. 'Both have players who have competed-
at. Regional, Provincial, National and
a
1
top wheekhairothl.
Olympic levels. Each year Ontario sends a
provincial team to the national champion-
ships. In November 1980, preliminary
selections were made •for the 1981
Canadian Games to be held in New
Brunswick at the end of April. , Of the
twelve players and three alternates chosen,
five starters were from, Kitchener and four
from London.
Accordine to 'Cartwright. Dean MellWay
of the - K-W Spinne a world class
athlete; he is one of th fe Ontario players
on the Canadian National Wheelchair
Basketball tearn.,which has competed in.:,
tournaments around , the world. The
Canadian team stacks up well against
international competition. .
When wheelchair basketball comes to
Wingham on Sunday. calibre of play will be
high and com-petition will ij( „WW1 - _