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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-06-28, Page 9SELLING FIRE HATS - Members of the Exeter fire department are busily engaged this week selling miniature fire hats with all proceeds going to aid muscular dystrophy victims. In the above picture, Ray Smith of the local fire brigade is surrounded by Usborne Central school students Jane Sims, Doug Cooper, Scott Hodgert and Scott JamieSon. T-A photo Tickets are now on sale for the Huron Country Playhouse 1973 "Festival of Summer Stock" which opens July 11. Ticket policies were announced recently by Managing Director, James — Continued from page 4 beaten. Once when a newcomer came to the district he challenged them to a race. They glady ac- cepted and told him he might get all the men from Exeter to Centralia on the 2nd and 3rd concession to help him. When the day of the race came, one and one-half acres were measured for each gang. The newcomer took, a small strip up one side and seemed to be forging ahead but the Handford-Holman gang took all ahead of them and finished in 90 minutes. The others took three hours to finish their allotment. Sometimes like the days of long ago in the time of the tour- naments they met in combat and fierce and desperate were the struggles. Once they met a large number one and a quarter miles east of Devon, defeated them and chased them to the next con- cession, one and a quarter miles off . Barn Raising At the barn raisings, Mr. Handford was generally captain for one side and almost in- variably won. At one such raising he and his brother, Richard, Murphy. Theatre goers may attend each of the eight shows this season by purchasing a regular season ticket, New this year is the "season book of passes" which pulled up fourteen rafters for their side, These two brothers went together as cradlers and cut five acres each day, sometimes Richard, cut six or more. Once they cradled ten acres a day for three weeks. Another day they cradled 12 acres for Mr. Trivitt, of Centralia and Richard cradled another acre that evening. As a boy James was a good ploughman. At twelve years he was in his first match in a field where the Exeter Opera House now stands and won first prize in the boy's class. For three suc- cessive years he won first with his yoke of oxen. allows the customer eight tickets which he may use at any time for any show (or shows) during the season. Both season tickets and the season book of passes offer choice seats in the theatre's front section as well as savings. These and general admission tickets may be purchased at a number of ticket locations: in Grand Bend at the Havasu and Thomas Furniture; in Exeter at MacMillan's Stationery; in Goderich at the Coach House Travel Service; in Parkhill at Charlton's Ladies Wear; in London at Words and Music, at House of Music in St. Thomas; and at all three locations of the Pharmacy in Stratford. Reservations my he made at the Playhouse or by phoning the ticket office at (519) 238-8387. All seats are reserved. Performance schedule is Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 9 p.m. with two shows on Saturday at 6 and 9 p.m. Recalls early days Wilson's Jewellery Opposite Exeter Post Office HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDAL-KNOT DIAMONDS Insured and Repaired Free for a Lifetime Pleasing you pleases US WASH CARS AT GRAND BEND - Members of the Grand Bend minor sports program held a very successful car wash Saturday to raise funds for their activities. Shown above in action are David Sandilands, Angela Robitaille, Cameron Hoist, Ted Stanlake and Jason Adelman. T-A photo Recall district heroine, museum displays artifacts Last month, an item in the "50 years ago" column of the London Free Press, recalled the disastrous fire of 1923 in Ailsa Craig, when eight stores five residences, the skating rink, the telephone office and several barns burned. The heroine of the situation was the telephone operator, Kathleen McIntyre, who later became Mrs. Robert McIntosh, Nairn. She stuck to her post, summoning aid, while the flames came closer and closer, and was later given a medal for her bravery. She was one of a group who played a vital role in local communities around the country, operating the switchboards of the numerous, small, independent telephone companies that provided service in the days before dial telephones were in common use. They took a per- sonal interest in reaching people about important messages, in a way that no automatic swit- chboard can equal; and when you needed information, they were more helpful than any recorded message, A switchboard, of the type that they operated, has been donated to the Stra throy Middlesex Museum by the Caradoc-Ekfrid Telephone Company, and is on view on the second floor, along with some older telephones, and telephone insulators. Museum hours are Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 2 to 5 p.m. Appointments can be made for groups to visit at other hours by phoning 245-0492 in the af- ternoon. Apparently there is some misapprehension about the financial affairs of the museum, because funds were carried forward at the end of 1972. This money was donated by groups and individuals, and earmarked for special purposes and articles which the museum had not had an opportunity to purchase at that time, and was not part of the general operating fund. 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BAGS 39c Frozen Lemonade 12 oz, 4/89( McCormick's & Christies Assorted Cookies Reg. 53d 2/95( Vachon Country Style Tarts Reg. 894 Pkg. of 12 79( Vachon Apple Streudels pkg. of 8 Reg. 65e 59( Weston's Hamburg & HotDog Buns Pkge of 8 4/99( Times-Advocate, June .28, 1973 Page 9 Season tickets available for theatre presentations By JACK RIDDELL, HURON MPP Members of the Ontario Legislature had a long, hard week but the reward suited tile effort, After sitting until 4 o'clock Tuesday and. Thursday morning in addition to the regular hours of sitting Monday through Friday, the House adjourned for the summer recess at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The business to be completed before the House adjourned was the passing of the bills pertaining to land use, regional government and energy. Committees, some meeting concurrently with the House, gave important bills detailed but not overlong examination before sending them back to the Legislature for final approval. The Government's energy package was debated by the House and given final, formal approval. The three bills establish a Ministry of Energy, turn Ontario Hydro into a Crown corporation and enlarge and strengthen the Ontario Energy Board. Rather lengthy debate was given the regional government bills. Many amendments were proposed by opposition members but voted down by the government. The bills passed in their original form on the strength of the majority government. A standing committee discuss- ed the Government's new planning act clause by clause and several amendments proposed by opposition members were approved. Plans to control development in the Niagara Escarpment and a proposal for a parkway belt system to separate urban areas were given lengthy and oftentimes heated debate. There will be summer work for a large number of MPP's. Select committees on everything from land drainage to economic and cultural nationalism will be travelling, holding hearings and writing reports. The select committee investigating the contract for Ontario Hydro's new head office building will almost certainly have to sit well into July, In connection with this investigation the committee learned that no study was made of costs for maintenance at the new building by Hydro officials. Hydro's manager of building office facilities testified that Ontario Hydro officials haven't really studied whether Hydro could maintain its new headquarters building for less than it will pay a private developer. His response surprised committee counsel Richard Shibley and some members of the committee who noted that supposed savings in maintenance costs had been a major consideration in Ilydro opting for a lease-purchase agreement under which the developer would manage the building. The image of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission as a body that rubber stamps decisions of its senior administratives emerged in a testimony of one of the commissioner's before the select committee this week,The commission was not consulted on a decision by management to abandon a set of architectural plans for the head office building at a cost of nearly 1.5 million. The commission was not advised of the likelihood of Hydro proceeding with a lease-purchase agreement rather than building the structure itself. A 46 page analysis of competitive bids from four developers was never submitted to the commission. The contract to erect the building was let to Canada Square owned by Mr. Moog, a close personal friend of Premier Davis. Globe and Mail reporter Gerald McCuiliffe testified before the committee that Donald Smith, president of Ellis-Don Limited of Lon- don, Ontario told him not once but twice that "I was told to keep my mouth shut or I would never get another Government Job" in connec- tion with the deal to build Ontario Hydro's new office headquarters. Mr. Smith made the statement in a telephone conversation attributing it to an unnamed source close to the Ontario Cabinet and high in the Progressive Conservative Party, who called to tell him the Globe and Mail was investigating. Ellis-Don Limited was one of the three firms that lost out to Canada Square Corporation Limited on the Hydro job. Mr. Smith flat- ly denied either making the statement or being threatened. John Cronyn, a director of Ellis-Don Limited and a senior vice-president of John Labatt Limited was identified as the caller. In the period being investigated Mr. Cronyn was also chairman of Ontario's Committee on Government productivity: A committee of the Legislature tabled a report proposing wide- ranging reforms to break down the barriers it has found between schools and the communities they are supposed to serve. The Select Committee on the Utilization of Educational Facilities would take the responsibility for the use of schools away from school boards and hand it to local community action councils. The Committee would abolish the requirements that teachers have formal certificates and would encourage the use of performing artists, technical experts, professionals, businessmen and the like in the education process. It strongly recommends child and infant care be made universally available and part of the provinces' system of education. It would cheerfully accept schools being used for dances or wedding receptions at which liquor was served. The committee criticizes stuffy attitudes that isolate schools from their com- munities. Olpposition Leader Robert Nixon criticized the province's regional government legislation for Hamilton-Wentworth saying sort of snobbery was involved in keeping the town of Burlington out of the region. Mr. Nixon's speech was made mostly to empty seats. At one point only eight of the 76 government members were in the Legislature and there wasn't a single cabinet minister present for most of the Liberal leader's remarks. Mr. Nixon noted the lack of cabinet ministers including John White, Minister of Intergovernmen- tal Affairs, who sponsored the bill. He said it was indicative of the arrogant approach of the Government and that Government Cabinet ministers don't give a damn about what is said in the Legislature, Michael Cassidy, NDP Ottawa Centre, criticized Regional Government in Peel County as being tailored to the wishes of developers rather than the voters. He called the province's Peel proposal an unholy alliance between the Conservative party, developers and development-oriented councils in the region. Treasurer John White replying to opposition questions in the Legislature about former premier John Robarts criticism of Govern- • ment housing policies said that he could give no assurance to the House that Robarts' suggestion would be adopted. Robarts called for an end to provincial and federal sales taxes on construction materials which total 19 percent to help make housing more affordable. The Ontario Government presented a green paper to the Legislature outlining 18 major proposals designed to give women more job opportunites both in and out of the public service. If the proposals are accepted the Government plans to appoint more women to Government boards, commissions and the judiciary; improve equal pay legislation and broaden the interpretation of the equal work concept; speed changes in family law; take the initiative in develop- ing a province-wide day-care program; and make family planning and birth control services more available. However, since the green paper is not Government policy, but only a suggested course of action, the Government has left itself with an out. During the question period in the House no Government member denied the disclosure by New Democratic Party leader Stephen Lewis that logging is to be allowed to continue in Algonquin Park. He said the Government had decided to put an s end to private logging in Algonquin Park but would permit logging under a Government agency to protect jobs in the area. A bill introduced 'by John Clement, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, was being reviewed clause by clause by a committee of the Legislature but failed to get approval before ad- journment of the House. The proposed act regulates those allowed to gather and disseminate information, places restrictions on the type of information, and gives consumers the right to look at their individual files and have erroneous information corrected, The Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Gordon Hill appeared before a committee of the Legislature examining Mr. White's bills to plan land use in the province, Mr, Hill asked the Government,to provide for compensation to farmers whose lands drop in value because of land-use planning, Treasurer John White said they aren't likely to get it. Mr. Hill stressed the fact that there should be compensation when Government designation of farm land permanent agriculture use takes away their development, Mr. Hill said the C.P.A. supports the principle of land-use planning but does not believe farmers should have to suffer because of decisions made for the good of society as a whole. The Hoiise having wound up its bitter session, with 180 bills being debated during the three month sitting, marks the end of Jack's Jot- tings until the legislature resumes sittings October 2nd. At this time I Will be back to bring you the proceedings of the legislature as they oc- cur week by week, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very pleasant summer and a most enjoyable holiday, Even though the Legislature is not, sitting I will be available to discuss any problems that you may en- counter over the summer months and hopefully we may be able to resolve such problems during my weekly trips to the office at Queens Park, I can be reached at my home on No. 83 highway, four miles west of No, 4 highway by personal contact at any time or by telephone 237- 3431. KIDS GET BEST OF DEAL - Alpha Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority have donated a "dinosaur climber" to the park. As a number of children of sorority members demonstrate above, they know who will get the most benefit out of the donation. 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