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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-01-30, Page 1WELL PREPARED — The town of Exeter was well represented in Minor Hockey Day at the arena Saturday. Above Mayor. Bruce Shaw propels_ `councillor Lossy Fuller to centre ice to officiate in the exhibition garifie between the Waxers and the Big Mamas. Reeve Derry Boyle was the third official. T-A photo Pays $53 penalty over fatal collision CARNATION FOR MOTHER — At the conclusion of Saturday's hockey game between the Waxers and their mothers the boys presented their moms with carnations, Above, Darren Vandergunst hands his mother Agnes Vandergunst the flower, T-A photo A BENDING SAW — Some of the Agricultural Technology Saturday Health student Fran Chapman tries female contestants in the log sawing contest at Centralia College of had a bit of trouble keeping the blade straight. Above, a junior Animal her luck. T-A photo North Star reopens lines, attends boat show in Spain Police report coming soon • Stephen grants salary increases, about $1 per hour for road men • MARCHING MOTHERS RETURN — A large number of Exeter Marching Mothers participated in the Abili- ty Fund canvass Monday night. Dorothy Pfaff, seated, chairman of the local drive has recently received a pin for completing 10 years with the canvass. Standing from the left are Eleanor Blommoert, Pat Scott, Beatrice Dykstra, Ann Nicol and Jean Zeehuisen. T-A photo AP will make second bid to form area rec committee Stephen township council recently approved pay increases to employees which will cost the taxpayers an additional $20,585 for 1975. Road superintendent Frank McIsaac will receive an annual salary of $10,500. The salary of Lease coming for post office The Town of Exeter has been informed that a lease is being prepared for their use of the former post office on Main St. Clerk Eric Carscadden was informed by the department of public works that the lease was being prepared and will be for- warded in the near future. Reeve Derry Boyle, chairman of the property committee, said it appeared that the original offer . of leasing the building for $2,250 per annum would be unchanged. The town will apparently be able to lease the building for a period of 20 years, with a further option of 10 years. Council plans to move the clerk's office to the post office building, but further plans for the building have not been finalized as yet. Reeve Boyle has stated previously that it is doubtful if there will be room to include the police department in the building along with the town offices. The town will be responsible for paying for any alterations they plan at the former post office. Zurich village council approved a one-year fire-fighting agreement with Hay and Stanley Townships at a meeting Tuesday afternoon. The agreement, which covers the village, the northwestern third of Hay and southern Stanley will divide costs on a basis of relative assessment. According to the new agreement Hay will contribute 48 percent of the cost, Zurich, 31 percent and Stanley 21 percent. The agreement came after weeks of discussions among village and township councils. It ended a stalemate produced when Hay objected to an earlier formula which would have had it pay more than half the cost. "We didn't want to get over the 50 percent mark", Hay Coun- cillor Lionel. Wilder said. "That would have meant that, in effect, Hike salaries 20 percent Exeter's RAP committee approved pay increases for their staff this week, but they're not telling the ratepayers what those salaries will now total. Bob Pooley advised his fellow members Monday that pay boosts ranging from 12 to 20 percent were recommended and these were approved by RAP. No member asked Pooley for any specifics as to which em- ployees were receiving the minimum or maximum pay boosts, Last year, RAP salaries amounted to almost $40,000, indicating that this year the taxpayers will be faced with an increase of about $8,000 in this category. There was an indication that the employees were prepared to settle for a smaller increase, but when council boosted some other town employees' salaries by 20 percent, RAP followed suit. Bell, dog are stolen Two thefts were reported to Exeter OPP this week. A bell on a former Stephen Township school owned by the Dashwood Boy Scouts was removed. The building had also been entered and ransacked. The bell was valued at $150. The building has not been used for the past two years. Charles Dittmer, Usborne Township, told police a hunting dog was stolen from his property, The animal was valued at $200. On Sunday morning, police were advised by three Usborne residents that their mail boxes had been damaged the previous night. Two of the boxes were smashed and the other pulled off the post. They were owned by Andy Miller, Don Easton and Ron Heywood. Police this week recovered two gold chalices stolen earlier from Trivitt Memorial Church in Exeter, clerk-treasurer and tax collector Wilmar Wein will rise from $10,000 to $14,200 per annum. The clerk's assistant Sharon Baker will receive $3.75 per hour and other part-time office staff will get $3,50 per hour, A grader operator will now receive $4,50 per hour while a truck operator's salary will be $4.30 per hour, Other road department employees and part- time help will get $4 per hour. Reeve Cecil Desjardine said the increase works out to about $1 per hour for the road department employees. All employees as well as elected officials using their own vehicles for township business will get 17 cents per mile. At the township's waste disposal site located on Con- cession 14, Cliff Kenney will receive $3.50 per hour on a part- time basis and Percy Warden will continue at $100 per month. Councillors also upped their own salaries and honorariums. Reeve Cecil Desjardine, will receive $250as an honorarium and deputy-reeve Kenneth Campbell will get $200 per year, The deputy-reeve and all councillors will receive $30 for each regular and special meetings attended provided special meetings extend for more than two hours. For a meeting lasting less than two hours the pay will be $20 for each member attending. The increase for the reeve and deputy-reeve honorarium is $50. Last year the meeting pay was $20, we would have assumed ownership of the system". Hay's share was reduced ac- cording to Wilder by taking a portion of the township out of the fire area, He said that the sidroad two and a half miles north of Dashwood would be changed from the Zurich fire area to coverage by the Dashwood Fire brigade. He said that this would produce more of an equalization of the areas covered by each brigade and would offer better protection to 'those closer to Dashwood. He said that it didn't seem fair to the residents of that area to be covered by the Zurich board when they were geographically closer to Dashwood. The three south Huron municipalities were technically without a firefighting agreement since the end of the one-year pact on December 31, Zurich and the townships were close to signing a new agreement in December, but Hay opposed the proposed share of costs.Under that agreement Hay would have —please turn to page 3 Has suggestions for OFY grant Any students in the area in- terested in filing an application for a project under the Oppor- tunities for Youth program may get some ideas from Exeter's recreation director Jim McKinlay. McKinlay told RAP this week he has some ideas for programs that may be of interest to young people, but explained RAP could not become directly involved as the initiative and planning must come from the young people. However, he said he would be interested in talking to any young people looking for a project to secure summer employment under the OFY scheme. Building inspector Arnold McCann will receive $12 for each permit issued and animal control officer will, get $2.50 per hour plus mileage, Road superintendent Frank Mclsaac was instructed to call tenders for the supply of gravel and calcium for application to Stephen roads this year, The gravel tender will call for the crushing and spreading of approximately 20,000 cubic yards. The gravel will be ob- tained from Prout's Pit in Usborne township. A bylaw was passed allowing the township of McGillivray to administer the water system at An Exeter man, involved in a fatal accident on August 11, was fined $53 on a charge of failing to yield the right of way when he appeared before Judge Glenn Hays in Exeter court, Tuesday. Bradley Datars, Andrew Street, Exeter, was charged following the accident which claimed the life of Alvin Cud- more, RR 1, Woodham. They collided at the in- tersection near the former Hurondale School in Usborne Township. Evidence revealed that damage was not major in the collision, as both drivers had applied their brakes prior to the impact. However, Cudmore was thrown from his small vehicle and sustained severe head injuries when he hit a truck in a nearby field. A total fine of $343 was levied against Robert James Carlile, Hensall, who pleaded guilty to charges of failing to provide a breath sample and of having liquor in a place other than• his residence. the south end of the municipality near Mt. Carmel, Residents in both townships will be obtaining water from the provincial London to .Parkhill water line at a point about 0 quarter of a mile south -of Mt. Car mel. On the advice of engineer B. M. Ross, Stephen officials have assured-ratepayers in this area they will pay only one frontage charge if another line to serve other parts of the township goes by their properties. A severance application from. John Glavin at Lot 19, South Boundary Concession was given tentative approval. He was charged after police spotted his erratic driving. The court learned his speech was slurred. It was noted that Carlile had driven some friends to their home in Zurich and was returning to his own home when the police stopped him. He had a previous conviction for impaired driving. In addition to the fines, Carlile had his licence suspended for 12 months, A six-month suspension and a fine of $200 was levied against Ronald Keller, Grand Bend who pleaded guilty to a charge of impaired driving. On August 2, the car being driven by Keller went off the road and struck a pole. A breathalizer gave a reading of 170 mgs. The only other fine levied at Tuesday's court sitting was a $28 penalty assessed by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake against Keith David Rader, RR 3, Zurich. He had been charged with operating a vehicle with no valid licence markers. The accused told the court he - please turn to page 3 Exeter's RAP committee will once again embark on a project to form an area recreation committee. Attempts had been made last year to form such an organization, but after a couple of meetings, the idea was- dropped when area municipalities failed to show much interest. Recreation director Jim McKinlay outlined a plan of action to get discussions going again and he was authorized by RAP to proceed. The com- munities which will be contacted in the newest move are Hensall, Zurich and the Townships of Stephen, Usborne and Hay. In his remarks about the plan, McKinlay used such phrases as "very slow approach" and "soft sell." He indicated it may take up to a year to get anything formulated. The initial groundwork will include ,ari examination of all spenic programs noWxzbeitig,• operated by R-AP to detail the participation of residents of the other communities. RAP will then proceed to open discussion with one community at a time, rather than having a general meeting of represen- tatives from the recreation committees in all the com- munities. Contact with that first com- mittee will be aimed at en- couraging that committee to recognize that "indeed they do have an obligation to help share the costs, in return for the use that their residents make of the various facilities " in Exeter. However, the door will be left open for other communities to enable them to maintain a position "where they can pay what they feel is fair, rather than to levy a certain fee." If some success is generated in the initial approach, that com- munity will be asked to join with representatives from RAP to make an approach to one of the other communities until all have been contacted. McKinlay said that if after visiting all the municipalities a minimum number have not given support to an area committee (he said three of the six may be the minimum) the plan would be scrapped for the time being and RAP would have to seek another alternative, such as the two- price fee structure for programs, registrations. The latter was implemented last year for the swimming program when out-of-town residents were charged $2,00 more than local participants. McKinley explained that an area recreation committee had been working successfully in the St. Marys area for the past six years, Each community still operates its own program, but join with the others in programs of mutual interest. Health minister visiting hospital Ontario health minister Frank Miller will be paying a visit to Huron County next week. Included on the itinerary is a visit to South Huron Hospital on February 7 between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Members of the board, staff and Auxiliary of the hospital have area been d invited to attend, along with The health minister will outline some of the contents of the controversial Mustard report and will Audience. He questions from the He will also visit hospitals in Goderich, Seaforth and Clinton evening. day and will attend a public meeting in Clinton that There There is no specific levy in- volved, as each community contributes what it wants on a voluntary basis. Members of RAP noted there was much to be gained for all communities, including Exeter, in such a venture. The ball program in Usborne, for in- stance, was cited as being ex- Charge suspect breaking window A person has been apprehended by Exeter police officers and will be appearing in court at a later date on a charge of wilful damage. A large plate glass window in the home of Mrs. Ella Desjardine was broken by a flying object Sunday. Work on the new plant for North Star Yachts Ltd. in Huron Industrial Park is progressing close to schedule, Ron Baskin, assistant to the president, said this week. The steel structure for the 55,000 square foot building is all up and Baskin said the building is supposed to be closed in by the end of February. The company hopes to move into the new building in June. Contrary to a report in the fall of last year, the company, which builds fibreglass sailboats ranging in size from 25 to 40 feet will be moving all of its facilities into the new plant. "We are abondoning the old hangar completely", Baskin said, "it is not very economical for boat building". The new plant will have a below floor level pit system throughout the plant and an overhead monorail system for transporting the boats from one part of the plant to another. It will also have a temperature controlled glass shop. Baskin said that North Star expects "a significant increase in the number of people employed cellent and one that could possibly be joined by Exeter in view of the general lack of in- terest in ball in this community. "I think it's worth the effort to try," Reeve Derry Boyle said in endorsing the plan of action, He noted that the area communities had been co-operating in some areas now, such as the fire board, and he said that "was working beautifully." "I've never worked with a group with so much co- operation," Boyle said in reference to the fire board, which comprises Exeter, Stephen, Usborne and Hay. McKinlay suggested it would be sometime. in March before he has the necessary material compiled to make the approach to the first community on the list. There was no indication of which community would be designated. at the plant in the near future". He said the plant is much larger and "we hope to build boats a lot faster than we are able to in the present plant". Hope to top '74 fund total The marching mothers from Exeter collected over $1,202 in the campaign for the March of Dimes Ability Fund on Monday night, Chairman of the campaign, Mrs. Dorothy Pfaff said that there are still six canvassers to report and she hopes to top last year's total of $1,220. This year 46 local women canvassed homes in town for the Ability Fund drive. Dorothy Pfaff received her 10 year pin as Chairman of the Exeter campaign for ten years at a banquet in London last Fall. Mrs. Pfaff said that anyone who was missed in the door to door canvass can call her and she will pick up the donation. A study of policing in Huron County which was begun in the summer has been completed and may be released this week, it was announced by Elsner chairman of the Ontario Police Commission on Friday. The four month study con- ducted by the commission is being studied by Ontario Solicitor General, George Kerr and Mr. Bell, a resident of Exeter, said he "anticipates" the study will be sent to municipalities, county council and municipal police forces this week. The study of alternative methods of policing the county was requested last. May by police chiefs of Huron's five towns; Goderich, Seaforth, Clinton, Wingham and Exeter, The group was led by Exeter chief, Ted Day. Chief Day told the T-A this week that he had not yet seen a copy of the report and could not comment on which alternative would be most feasible. The request for the study was promoted by recommendations in the Ontario task force on policing that Ontario Provincial Police police towns with less than 15,000 population. Each of the county's five towns has its own municipal police force and populations of around 3,000 - except Goderich which has a population of about 7,000. OPP detachments police the remainder of the county, The chiefs were concerned that OPP policing in the towns could be more costly and impersonal than the existing system. Several chiefs, led by Ted Day, suggested a county-wide force would improve the present setup and still retain local autonomy. A committee of police chiefs in Huron County met in the spring to convince county council to ask the solicitor general for the study. Mr. Bell said the study began in September and was conducted entirely by Ontario Police Commission staff, He refused to release any conclusions but said four alter- natives have been proposed for policing in Iluron County. - Retention of the existing system with no changes; - Retention of the existing system with a major upgrading of communications between forces, featuring a centralized dispatch system; - Establishment of the proposed county-wide force; -Takeover of all policing by the OPP. He cautioned, however, that an increase in staff depended en- tirely on the economy and whether the boats were selling quickly and said that it was possible the plant could go to another shift if everything went Well. North Star attended the recent boat show in Toronto which was the biggest ever, being held in the coliseum this year. He said they were "surprised it was as good as it was considering the economy". From the show they discovered that not only people with lots of money were buying, but also those who could afford the 26 foot boats. North Star had recently discontinued its line of 26 foot boats because they felt that people who normally bought this smaller boat could not afford them this year. They had swit- ched their lines entirely to the larger boats, including the new North Star 1500, a 40 foot model. Baskin said that the show in Toronto proved that the smaller buyers were still interested and their smaller boat line, the North —please turn to page 8 Hay, Stanley, Zurich okay fire agreement One Hundred and Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 30, 1975 Price Per Copy 25 Cents