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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-09-13, Page 1JUDGING FOR XETER FAIR Judging of the field crop corn- petifioriS' far" next vieeli'VEX'eleii—Fcill Fair is now underway, ShoWri' above in an area corn field are Fair secretary Garnet Hicks, judge Doug Jamieson of Centralia College and Heather and Scott Jamieson. T-A photo Area driver given jail, fine, suspension RAP okays new rates for ice, facilities rental New rate structures for facilities operated under the direction of Exeter's RAP committee were approved this week. The recommendations submitted by chairman Jack Underwood resulted in little argument. Other members of the com- mittee were Bob Pooley and Derry Boyle. Rental for the arena is set at $50 pe,r day, plus five percent of gross, However, Underwood explained the five percent would be charged at the discretion of RAP and will be aimed primarily at events staged by out-of-town groups who may make a large profit. He said in the case of local groups, most of their money goes back to help the community and charging the five percent would not be a benefit, The arena gymnasium will be charged at $15 for groups associated with RAP, $25 for non- profit groups and $30 for others, such as stags and dances. The ice rental rate has been increased $2 per hour, bringing the new rate to $12. Minor hockey, figure skating and other minor sport groups will pay $8 per hour. These groups will continue to get some free prac- tice time. Fees were also hiked a bit for public skating on Saturday and Sunday. Mid-week skating will remain at 15 cents for public school children and mothers and tots will continue to have free skating two hours per week. The suggestion calls for the Thieves made off with about $1,800 worth of merchandise when they broke into Don Taylor Motors in Exeter this week. A quantity of tapes, stereo players and speakers were taken. The theft was reported to Exeter OPP Saturday morning, Entry was gained through a window. OPP Constable Bob Whiteford is investigating. It was the second time in the Exeter Hawks to get 60 percent of net gate receipts and the arena 40 percent. The fair board will pay $100 per day for the grounds and arena, rodeo and horse racing will be $100 per day plus five percent of gross. Other groups using the grounds will pay $25 and the fee for the campers — if they return — will be $300 for the weekend, up $100, Minor ball will have use of the diamond at no charge, while others will pay $5 per game to a maximum of $25 per day, Horse barn rental remains at $5 per stall per month. The committee felt that it would not be in the best interest of the town or RAP to levy a fixed fee for picnics at Riverview Park. They noted the difficulty in defining what is an organized picnic or who would administer the collection of the fees. "It was felt that the cost of fee collection and the ill feeling that might be generated would not compensate for the extra revenue received," Underwood's report stated. However, the committee did emphasize that donations by picnic groups would be ap- preciated. The committee also recom- mended that fees for the swim- ming and playground activities be left until next spring and handled by a committee as in the past. One of the main areas of debate centered around the rental of the grounds for the rodeo, with Bruce past year the stereo centre at the local service station has been entered. Two car thefts are also under investigation by OPP this week. A 1970 Chevelle owned by Paul Morrison, Varna, was stolen Saturday from Dashwood. It is still missing. On Thursday a 1971 Ford Pinto was stolen from Huron Park and recovered Tuesday in Goderich. The vehicle is owned by Richard Schroeder, Huron Park. OPP Constable Bob Whiteford and Ken Pipher of the Fire Marshal's Office in Woodstock are investigating two fires which levelled a vacant house and barn in Usborne Thownship, Wed- nesday. The buildings were owned by Frank Anderson, Mitchell, and were located at lot C, concession 6. The house was burned around 5:30 a. m. and the barn caught fire some hours later. None of the area fire depart- ments attended the fires. The house had been vacant for many years. A two-year-old Huron Park girl, Tammy Winger, required eight stitches to repair cuts on her face suffered after she was bitten by a dog, Monday. The the youngtser was treated at South Huron Hospital. Constable Bill Glassford is investigating damage to a corn field owned by Carf Cann, Exeter. The field is located in Stephen Township near Devil's Elbow. A car was driven through the entire length of the field and damaged about one acre of the crop. About $75 in change was taken from the cash register at Malone's snack bar near Cen- tralia. Thieves gained entry through a window. The breakin was discovered Friday morning. Shaw noting that the fees collected probably didn't realize much more than was spent in picking up the debris. He was critical of some of the contestants and followers who parked at the grounds for the weekend, saying some of them acted "like animals", He agreed with others that the rodeo committee should not be penalized but did suggest some better policies were needed. • A Crediton man this week was fined $200, sentenced to jail for 14 days and ordered not to drive a vehicle for the next 14 months. William Richard Quesnel received that penalty from Judge Glenn Hays after pleading guilty to impaired driving and driving while under suspension. The charge of driving while prohibited from doing so was laid in Exeter on June 29 and the impaired driving charge came after Quesnel was involved in an accident in Hay Township on July 14. James Robert Randall, Huron Park, was fined $200 and had his licence suspended for six months after pleading guilty to failing to remain at the scene of an ac- cident. The accused side-swiped another car in Huron Park on May 12 then left the scene. The court learned he had been distracted by people in his car arguing. They were drinking as well. Randall turned himself in the next day voluntarily. An Exeter man, David L, Vincent, was fined $100 or 10 days in jail on a charge of theft, arising out of an incident where a garden hose and some gasoline were stolen. He had pleaded guilty previously and appeared Tuesday for sentence. Two area men appeared in court on careless driving charges. Jeffrey P. Greenfield, Parkhill, was fined $125 and Lloyd G.Allan, Hensall, paid $150. Greenfield was charged after his vehicle went off Edward St. in Exeter and "jumped" a six-foot hedge and then came back on the road. Neither the hedge nor the car were damaged in what was described as a "remarkable manoeuvre".Greerdield said he lost control of his car as he swerved to miss a pot hole in the road. Allan was charged on August 4 — Please turn to Page 3 It will be two months before the Exeter area fire board will know if Gary Middleton will be given two days per week to attend to his duties as fire chief. Exeter's RAP committee, which employs Middleton as assistant recreation and arena manager, decided this week to turn the matter over to a special three-man committee presently undertaking a complete study of RAP policies and functions. The committee is to make a report in November. The matter was discussed at Monday's RAP meeting, and no members expressed any doubt that something could be worked out to allow Middleton the time for fire duties. Alvin Willert suggested that RAP should consider appointing Middleton recreation director, leaving Willerf in charge of community centres and parks only. Exeter council didn't hesitate to award a contract for the construction of the new works department building on Nelson St., Monday, despite the fact the lowest tender was about $18,000 over what they had originally planned to spend. Smith Construction of Seaforth and Hensall submitted the low bid of $67,967. It was $8,013.89 lower than the highest of the four bids submitted. At the outset of planning for the new building, council members had figured on spending about $50,000 although the estimate had been increased when the size of the proposed building was ex- Usborne township council has gone on record as opposing the proposed closing of the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. At the recent September .:meeting, council authorized clerk-treasurer Harry Strang to send a letter to Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food, the Hon. William A. Stewart voicing strong opposition to the proposal. Only recently a report by Professor N,R, Richards, a former dean at the University of Guelph recommended to the Ministry that the facilities now in operation at Centralia be closed down and all programs be moved to a new site near the University of Guelph. At the time of the an- nouncement, Agriculture Minister Stewart said he would be interested in the feedback from this area. Usborne council is the first to make an official statement. The 1973 tax rate for most ratepayers in the township will be exactly the same as last year. Council accepted the 1973 budget as presented by treasurer Strang and set the farm and Area man faces negligence count An Exeter area man elected trial by a county judge and jury when he appeared in a Lon- don provincial court, Tuesday, Francis G. Menzies of RR 1, Exeter has been charged with criminal negligence in a July 28 car accident. His wife Dolores Elizabeth Menzies was killed in the accident on a gravel road near the Lucan Conservation area, Another man would be hired as assistant recreation director who would also assist at the arena and parks, Willert explained that in- creased grants would be available under such a plan and Middleton could carry on his functions as recreation director from his office at the fire hall. RAP discussed the suggestion briefly before turning the entire matter over to the special committee consisting of Bruce Shaw, Charles Smith and John Stephens, That committee will also be asked to discuss holiday time for employees, The subject was added to their list after it was learned Alvin Willert had taken four weeks vacation this year. Pie said he thought he' was entitled to that much time in view of his lengthy service, but members thought the time allowed was only three weeks, panded to 106' x 50', Clerk Eric Carscadden said he had allotted $60,000 in the budget for the building. "It's a little more than we anticipated, but we can't change horses now," Reeve Derry Boyle remarked in making the motion to accept the Smith tender. Councillor Bruce Shaw asked if there was any way to alter the plans in view of the cost being $18,000 higher than anticipated. He was advised this would be difficult and consulting engineer B.M. Ross, who attended the meeting, said he thought council members were aware that his firm had expected the bid to residential mill rate at 80 mills. Since the erection and opening of the new Kirkton-Woodham Community hall, the Aberdeen hall at Kirkton has been turned back to the townships of Usborne and' Blanshard; Approval was given for local cubs and scouts to use the Aberdeen hall for their activities. A complaint on the Keller drain presented by Allan Rundle on- behalf of himself and others was accepted and will be forwarded to the engineering firm of A.M, Spreit Associates for an in- vestigation. — Please turn to page 3 The Educational Centre for Adult Trainees will open in Dash- wood in the very near future, The workshop which is spon- sored by the South Huron and district Association for the Mentally Retarded is housed in buildings formerly used by Dash- wood Industries Limited, Extensive renovations are now being completed. Workshop manager Don Rawlings said Monday, "the trainees are raring to go and so are we. Just need to get the builders out." In talking about the workshop and the trainees who will be enrolled Rawlings said, "This is not a charitable venture, but an educational institution. We are not doing them (the trainees) a favour, but giving them a chance to do for themselves," Rawlings added, "the program will lay a foundation for the trainees to make themselves suf- ficient in society." He also paid tribute to the board of directors of the local association saying, "they have shown tremendous foresight, determination and courage in accepting nothing but the best in a workshop." come in between $65,000 and $70,000. Some members of council indicated they weren't surprised at the price. Ted Wright said he had marked 'down on a calendar what he expected it would cost and noted he was'out only $2,000. Torn MacMillan, who has had some experience with building products this year, said prices have increased as much as 10 percent in the past three months. "If we wait another year, the price will be up another 10 per- cent," predicted Ben Hoogen- boom, while Bob Simpson said the price may be up that much within two months. When asked by Shaw where the extra money would come from, Clerk Carscadden replied, "various sources". At this point, the motion to accept the Smith tender was approved and Mayor Delbridge turned to Smith and said, "you've got yourself a job, get going". Smith said construction would start as soon as possible. He indicated he was not too concerned that there would be a problem in getting necessary building supplies, although he indicated his firm was a little worried about getting the metal cladding for the building. His comment was made in reference to a statement by one of the other bidders that "due to the uncertainty of obtaining building materials" the firm could not accept the job on the basis of the deadline of December 31 set by council. Family services chairman Nonie Hemmingway added, "by giving these adults the op- portunity many will become self supporting and contributing members of the community. We have to spend thousands now to save millions later in financial assistance." Hensall council name new clerk Anyone calling the Hensel] municipal office during the past 14 years and accustomed to calling the clerk by his first name will have no trouble when a change is made in that position at the end of the year. Earl Sheller of Huntsville was named at a special meeting Monday night to replace present clerk Earl Campbell who has held the post since 1947. Shafter, who has previous municipal experience will take over his new duties effective on January I, 1974. Council received a total of 17 applications to fill the position when Campbell announced his retirement recently. Fire hall to open tonight Exeter's new -fire- hall will be, .officially opened, tonight {Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. and the public in the area served by the fire board is invited to attend. The fire hall has now been .completely redecorated inside. And out, with much of the -work being undertaken by the firemen themselves. Don Owens, fire service 'ad- visor with the Ontario Fire Marshal's office, will officially open the facilities, located in the former Dobbs Motors Sunoco garage at the corner of Main and Victoria. MP Robert McKinley and MPP Jack Riddell are also expected to be on hand, along with members of the fire area board and of- ficials from Exeter, Usborne, Stephen and Hay. Coffee and donuts will be served after the open house ,tour of the structure, , GERRY SMITH Local fiddler is best again Gerry Smith, Exeter walked away. with his fourth cham- pionship for old-time fiddling this year, but his first in the open class at the Western Fair Fiddle Contest Sunday. In addition to the Western Fair Fiddle Championship trophy, Mr. Smith won a cash award of $100 as he beat out twelve other fid- dlers in the open class. Jerry St. Marie, London came second and Nelson Howe, Staffa was third. This is the first championship for Mr. Smith in the open class this year, Assisted by his daughter, Linda, he previously won three times in the novelty class, at Shelburne, Petrolia and Hensall. He also topped the novelty class at the fair last year and came third in the open class. He did not enter the novelty division at Western Fair this year. Adult services chairman Helen Kneale has estimated the number of trainees in 1973 to be about 35 and this figure could rise to 76 by 1976 These numbers were used as a basis for requirements set down by the architect and the Ontario Fire Marshall's office. Manager Rawlings has three volunteer staff members ready to go when the workshop openes. They are Margaret Patterson of Grand Bend, Sheila Horrell of Exeter and Clayton Pfile of Dashwood. A financial statement released by the board of directors this week shows expenditures of the workshop at $159,753.52. This amount includes BIB Construction, $121,994; architect fees, $9,759.52; equipment, furnishings and supplies, $15,000; septic tank, weeping bed And pump, $2,000 and working capital. Of $10,000, To date $0,70,77 has been paid to the contractor and $7,821 to the architect. Gross future financing requirements total $82,136.75 leaving $2,500 as cash on hand and net financing requirements — Please turn to page 3 OFFICIAL. OPENING OF FIRE HAIR. — The new Exeter and area fire hall will be officially opened tonight, Thursday. Officials of the town of Exeter and the townships of Stephen, Usborne and Hay will be in atten- dance. The new hall is inceted at the corner of Main and Victoria Streets on the former Sunoco property. T-A photo Road underway, permits okayed Permits, for four new homes were approved at the special meeting Of council, Monday. Three of the homes are located ap on Sherwood Crescent and were approved after council learned that subdivider Gib Dow had started road construction. The permits were held up last week because Dow could not assure council when the road would be built. While the permits were ten- tatively approved, they will not be released until the road is able to carry trucks. Two of the homes will be built by Harold Taylor, the other by Bruce Eccles. Council members expressed concern that not all of the road would be completed. They learned that a section of the block in question had been sold to a building contractor on the un- derstanding he was to provide his own services. It was indicated this week that this section is not being included in the present road construction. Councillor Harold Patterson feared this could create a snow removal problem in the winter, The fourth permit approvedwas for a new home on Huron St, East to be built by Zwart & Graanma, Strathroy, Thieves busy in area, fires are investigated VOLUNTEERS READY TO WORK While renovations are not quite completed at the Adult Trainees workshop in bashwoocl,the Staff of volunteers is raring to get to work, They are shown dbove, Bock, left, Mrs. Don Rowlingt, Clayton Pfile and Met, Sheila Hotta, Front, Mrs. Margaret Patterson and workshop manager bon Rawlings. T-A photo RAP delay decision regarding fire chief Usborne to oppose college closing plan One Hundred and First Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 13, 1973 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Works shop to cost $68,000, project to start immediately RENOVATE WORKSHOP - Extensive renovations ore being completed this week at the Adult Trainees workshop in Dashwood. The workshop is housed in the former Dashwood Indsutries Limited building, Adult workshop to open, trainees 'raring' to start I