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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-09-11, Page 1AIRBORNE — Dan Mittelholtz shows the style which won him first place in the Exeter recreation bicycle motocross on Saturday as he soars into the air going over a jump. T-A photo Enrolment, drops in schools again AUTO FIRE— Exeter firemen quickly extinguished a fire resulting from an auto accident, Tuesday morning. The car driven by Marie Beaver, Dashwood burst into flames shortly after being struck. Liquor charges increase, accident total decreases Code incidents. The police received 35 requests for assistance, including the in- vestigation of two missing per- sons. Advance poll opens Friday Ontario voters will have four opportunities to vote in the province's 30th general election. While a voter may cast only one ballot, the franchise may be exercised on any one of four days: September 12, 13, 15 or 18. The first three dates are ad- vance polls, available for any qualified voter unable to vote September 18. Friday, September 12, has been designated as a special advance poll by the Chief Election Officer of Ontario, Roderick Lewis, following representations that the other two days fall on, Jewish holy days. Hours for the Sep- tember 12 advance poll are 9 a.m. ' to 8 p.m. EDT. "For those not affected by the Jewish Sabbath or Yom Kippur, the additional advance polling day will be a useful convenience for voters who have to vote early," says Mr. Lewis. September 13 and 15 are the regular advance polls — defined by The Election Act as the Saturday and Monday im- mediately preceding election day. Hours for voting at these normal advance polls are noon to 9 p.m. EDT. Because Returning Officers have been directed to hold their advance polls in easily accessible locations, handicapped and elderly voters are encouraged to vote during one of the advance polls. On o election day, September 18, the polls will open at 9 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. EDT. In Huron advance polls will be held at five locations, at the town halls in Clinton and Exeter; the fire hall in Parkhill; Mrs. Joseph McNevin's residence, 196 Cameron Street, Goderich; Les Habkirk's office, Main and George Streets, Seaforth. Ballet may be cancelled Exeter's popular ballet program may have to be dropped unless an instructor can be found by the end of the month. "I can't teach it," recreation director Jim McKinley told RAP this week. lie said it would be Most un- fortunate to cancel the program, because it had been very popular under the instruction of Debi Wooden in the past, NORTH STAR GETS AWARD -- North Star Yachts of Huron Park received a special Achievement award from the province of Ontario Monday. Prom the left are North Star board chairman Captain Joseph Jeffrey, president Ted Lane accepting the award from Deputy-Minister of Industry and Tourism Fred Pillgrem and ODC Industrial Parks manager Ross Waddell, T'A photo. One Hundred and Third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 11, 1975 Price Per Copy 25 Cents NORTH EXPERIENCE — Greg Pfaff of Exeter who spent two weeks this summer on an army cadet excursion in the Yukon looks at his Exer- cise New Viking certificate. T-A photo Cadet finds northern training very exciting remedial teacher at St. Ambrose School, Stratford, and Mrs. .,Regena Whaling, for 40 percent at St. Aloysius School, Stratford; commencing September 2. Marry Linden was hired for Grades 5-6 at Ecole Ste. Marie School, Zurich, commencing September 10. Mrs. Mary Jo-An Sullen was hired as principal's relief (40 percent) for one year term, commencing September 2. John Vintar, director of education, informed the board the teaching staffs would be completed when a music teacher was located for St.! Patrick's School at Kinkora. A polling station will be located at Immaculate Conception School in Stratford for the provincial election at a rental fee of $35. Mr. Vintar reminded the trustees of the 1975 conference of the Canadian Education Association to be held in Toronto — Please turn to page 3. Monday was a big day for management and staff of North Star Yachts at Huron Park. A new 55,000 square foot manufacturing building was officialy opened and the firm received an "A for Achievement" award from the Ontario Ministry RAP se defi et, e 19 000 insurance $1,300, playground $150. tennis $100. The biggest drop in revenues appears in RAP's estimates for the tennis courts, A revenue of $2,000 had been included in the budget while the actual figures is going to be only $100. Revenue from picnic reservations at Riverview Park had been set at $1,200 in the budget, but only $276 has been received to date, a decline of $200 over last year. On the expenditure side of the ledger, employee fringe benefits are $1,700 higher than an- originally requested from council in a budget they were told to cut. Cuts were made in June and at that time, RAP members en- visioned a deficit of $1,500. While expenditures for the year are expected to exceed predic- tions by only $4,000, the big problem stems from RAP revenues being almost $15,000 below those anticipated, r McKinlay said ice. rental revenue would be down $1,000 over the anticipated figure, pool admissions $1,000, canteen at the pool $1,500, facility rentals $500, Two' drivers were -injured in one of the three accidents in- vestigated by the Exeter • OPP this week. That one occurred on Monday at 6:30 p.m., when cars operated by Brian Longstaff, 190 Clarence St., London, and William Henry Pfaff, RR 1 Crediton, collided at the intersection of the Crediton Road and concession 6-7 of Stephen. The Pfaff vehicle had been westbound and was in the process of making a left turn when it collided with the eastbound car. Both drivers sustained cuts and bruises and both older model cars were badly smashed. Constable Al Quinn listed total damage at $1,200. On Friday at 7.25 a.m., a car operated by Donna Dietrich, RR 3 DashWood, went out of control on Highway 83 just west of Exeter and hit a highway sign on the the awards program has been in existence since 1963." Pillgrem continued, "Only companies in secondary industry are eligible and they must show during a three year period that they have increased exports and or reduced imports, increased ticipated. Reeve Derry Boyle said this was one item forced on RAP by council who had ap- proved more fringe benefits for the police which in turn had to be given to all town employees. Salaries for summer staff was also $2,000 over budget, Part of this was brought about by an increase in the minimum wage which RAP had to meet for several playground and swim pool instructors. "We were caught on that one, Bob Pooley said in reference to the hike in the minimum wage, Total enrolment in schools • under the jurisdiction of the Huron-Perth leCounty ..Roman Catholic Separate School Board is down 85 students from the same time in 1974. Jack Lane, Business Administrator, released the enrolment figures at the board meeting in Seaforth, Monday. He said enrolment this September is 3082, in 1974 it was 3167 and in 1973 it was 3266. Mr. Lane gave the enrolment by schools as follows with the 1974 total in brackets following the 1975 number: St. Patrick's School, Dublin, 184 (191); St. Patrick's Kinkora, 196 (203); Holy Name of Mary, St. Marys, 190 (197); St. Mary's Hesson, 122 (107); Immaculate Conception, Stratford, 119 (135); St. Michael's Stratford, 272 (299); St. Ambrose, Stratford, 135 (141); St. Joseph's, Stratford, 141 (138); St. Aloysius, Stratford, 194 (200); St. Joseph's, Kingsbridge, 166 (181); St. Columban, RR 2, Dublin, 91 (100); Our Lady of Mount Car- mel, RR 3, Dashwood; 235 (235); Ecole Ste. Marie, RR 2, Zurich, 90 (83); St. Joseph's, Clinton, 99 (93); Precious Blood, Exeter, 65 (71); St. James, Seaforth, 176 (191); Sacred Heart, Wingham, 133 (129); St. Boniface, Zurich, 245 (247); and St. Mary's, Goderich, 229 (216). •The board accepted the fuel oil tender of Petrofina Canada Limited for the supply of No. 2 fuel oil at a discount of 7.2 cents per gallon off the posted tank wagon price, which at the time of tender was 37.6 cents, except Wingham which was 38.2 cents per gallon. Mrs. Constance Birmingham was hired for 40 percent time as a, Usborne tax rate remains Farm and residential property owners in Usborne township with public school assessments will find their 1975 tax rate the same as it has been for the past three years. At a recent meeting, Usborne council approved the budget and authorized clerk Harry Strang to set the farm and residential tax rate at 80 mills. Council is requesting a meeting with the Exeter Public Utilities Commission to discuss the proposed water pipeline route and related matters. A report of the lower extension of the Centralia municipal drain will be sent to the ratepayers concerned and notified it will be consklered for adoptioh at the next regular meeting, Four tile drainage loans totalling $35,200 were approved. A land division applicatfon from Herbert • Bibby on part of Lot 19 South Thames Road Concession was given approval. "I've got some bad news and some worse news," Exeter recreation director Jim McKinlay advised RAP this week and then proceeded to outline the fact the group faced a deficit of $18,700 for the current year. He gave RAP little indication that the deficit could be decreased over the remaining four months and RAP didn't make any move to cut items from the budget to reduce it either. , "There's only one place to get the money," Reeve Derry Boyle commented, and while he didn't elaborate on that statement, the members of the committee ap- peared to realize that council would have to be asked to bail them out. Included in deficit is $5,000 RAP had agreed to pay back to council for a deficit which oc- curred in 1974. If the figures hold true for the balance of the year, Exeter ratepayers will be paying a total of $73,700 for arena, parks and recreation this year, compared to the $55,000 which council had approved in their 1975 budget. The figure is almost $12,000 over that which RAP had Charge pair with neglect A Huron Park couple have been charged with neglect of children under the Criminal Code following an investigation by Exeter Opp this week. In response to a call from an unknown person, Constable Bill Lewis checked on the home and found two pre-school children locked in a bedroom of the locked house at 9:05 p.m., Monday. The Children's Aid Society was called into assist and the children were taken in as wards of the CAS. The youngsters were age one and three. EXETER'S NEWEST CONSTA- BLE = Constable Ron Fice, a native of Kitchener joined the Ex- eter police department, Tuesday morning. He has seven years of experience in police work in Preston and Wallaceburg. Constable Fice and his wife Helen have two children 11 year-old Michael and Leah, a year and a half. T-A photo of Industry and Tourism.. In presenting the award, Ontario deputy minister of Industry and Tourism Fred J. Pillgrem said, "this award is a distinction shared by fewer than 100 Ontario manufacturers out of some 14,000 in the province and shouldereof the road. • Constable Frank Giffin in- vestigated and listed damage to the car at $100 and another $15 to the sign. The only other accident oc- curred on Tuesday when a cattle beast wandered out of a ditch and into the path of a car driven by Eleanor J. Destro, Hamilton The animal was owned by Jessie Rader, Stephen Township. The mishap took place on High- way 83 about six miles west of Exeter at 8:00 p.m. Damage to the vehicle was set at $150 by Constable Larry Christiaen. During the past week, the local detachment' officers charged five people under the Highway Traffic Act and 16 under the Liquor Control Act. Four thefts were investigated, three break and enter, two assaults, and five other Criminal production facilities, successfully introduced new products or are engaged in new product development or research programs." North Star export orders have risen from $950,000 in 1971 to almost two million dollars last year with sales to the United States, Spain, Greece and Con- tinental Europe. In addition to increased export sales, North Star has been replacing imported manufac- tured items on their boats to the tune of $510,000 last year, an increase of 49 percent and also replaced imported services such as engineering, consulting and advertising with corresponding Canadian services amounting to some $28,000. J,C, Ross Waddell, industrial parks director for the Ontario Development Corporation turned over the key of the new building to North Star board chairman Captain Joseph Jeffrey. In turn the key was handed to firm president Ted Lane. Waddell said the North Star building was the first new structure built by ODC since the takeover from the federal goverment when the Centralia air force base was closed. In a brief statement Captain Jeffrey said that with hopes of an end to the current economic recession, North Star was ready to forge ahead. He continued, "With this new plant we will be able to increase production and efficiency with better boats at competitive . prices. We have great boats. They look great, sail great and are great." Several thefts were reported in the area this week, with thieves making off with such items as gasoline, nuts, bolts, barn board, fencing and tools. A large quantity of gasoline was taken from North Star Firemen called out to two fires Exeter firemen were called to the scene of an accident on Main Street, Tuesday morning to extinguish a fire in a car following an accident. At about 8:15 a.m. a vehicle driven by Marie Beaver, Dash- wood was in collision with a vehicle driven by Fred Kleinhaar, 396 William Street, Exeter at the intersection of Main and Gidley Streets. Police officers said the Beaver vehicle caught fire after the collision. They said slight damage was incurred from the front of the Kleinhaar vehicle and the Beaver vehicle received damages to the rear to the extent of $2,000. ' Constables Ron Fice and George Robertson were the in- vestigating officers. Firemen were called out Monday night at about 8:30 p.m. to the home of William Lenk, William Street. A minor blaze broke out in the furnace burner motor. It was quickly doused. An Exeter youth is well on his way to a career in the Armed forces, Greg Pfaff of town spent two weeks this summer with 23 other army cadets from Ontario and 66 from other parts of Canada on Exercise New Viking in the Northwest Territories. Greg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Pfaff, John Street East is a Cadet Captain and the current Commanding Officer of the Middlesex-Huron Cadet Corps with headquarters at Huron Park. In an interview with the T-A Tuesday night Greg said, "It was an exciting experience and I would be ready to go back again", But Greg won't be going north next year. He has been recom- mended to participate in an overseas Cadet exchange in Germany. The Exeter young man found most of the instructors during the northern exercise were members of the first battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. The beat sessions were down considerably, 4 factor being the number of private pools being openett in town and also the other activities RAI? had planned for children during the summer months. "There's just no way to forecast revenues," commented former chairman Gord Baynham, Some discussion was held on how to approach council to secure. the necessary funds to meet expenses for the remaining four months, and this task will be left to Underwood, Yachts in Huron Park after a lock was smashed off a pump on Tuesday evening. Lloyd Mousseau, RR 2 Hensall, reported the loss of between 500 and 600 poundsof fencing from a field on Highway 84 between Hensall and Zurich and Ralph Geiger, concession 13 Hay, reported the theft of nuts, bolts and plywood valued at $350 from a shed on his property. About 30 boards were stripped off a barn owned by John Miners, Usborne Township, and tools valued at $30 were reported stolen from the farm of William Cann, RR 1 Hensall. Tammy Chalmers, also of Usborne, reported that unknown persons entered their home on Tuesday, and while nothing was reported missing, considerable damage was indicated. Fuel oil had been put into the gas tank of two vehicles causing motor damage, and oil had been spilled on the floor in the house. A break and enter was reported at Dunlop Tire in Huron Park in the early hours on Monday, but nothing was reported missing from the premirs. John - Stewart,Credit:on, reported considerable damage was caused to his property by someone who drove over the lawns in a vehicle. A Parkhill youth has been charged as a result of police investigation. During the week, two false fire alarms were reported at Huron Park, Cadet Corps is affiliated with the RCR's and Greg's father was a member of the same regiment during the second World War. Getting used to the sun shining 24 hours a day took a "little bit of getting used to" according to Greg but he didn't have any trouble sleeping. He added, "After marches of 15 miles carrying packs of 60 pounds, sleep came easily. After one particular tough day, I slept from four in the afternoon until six the next morning. The sun was actually the brightest at midnight, but not the warmest." During route marches the cadets passed by the Northwest Passage several times and saw remains of rations from the Franklin Expedition in search of the Northwest Passage in the early 1800's. Cornwallis Island where the cadets were based is geographically known as a desert. There are only three known trees on the island' and they are like saplings, The —please turn to page 3 Revenues were too optimistic • Join small, select company Recognize North Star achievement Dave Zyluk wondered if RAP should have been able to see the deficit coming earlier in the season or whether council's delay' in setting their budget had been partly responsible. RAP chairman Jack Under- wood said the committee had some inkling of the fact "things weren't good" earlier in the season, but in many .instances nothing could be done to rectify the problem, This was said to be the case with a drop in pool admissions. Attendance at open swim Thieves take variety of items in district