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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-12-04, Page 3ETTERS TO SANTA . CHRISTMAS 'Artificial ' TREES Scotch Pine 4 feet high. 101 tips. All the beauty of a Christmas tree without the mess. 88 HO E MINI LIGHTS LIGHT $ 99 P*AC1KAG8E N LPRIjOr RA Y HAROLD GUNN Home Hardware EXETER ECONOMICAL PICKUP 1972 FORD '7 ton, long wide box, 6 cylinder, with new oversize tires, heavy duty springs, rear step bumper A real chore boy, with low mileage and great looks licence C26100 Fully safety certified and reconditioned ONLY 5 24950° Thompson-Warner Motors Open 7 Days till 10 GRAND BEND 238-2391 Nice Propir to Deal With 11111 ,1111 PPPPP 10,111.11.11,1M1110111111111111111111111111 PtInvig6 11111 \ 1111 Der 4 T-A staff is here to serve you All the pictures that appear in the T-A are not necessarily in focus and clear and it is up to Bob "Nic" Nicol to doctor them up to save the T-A photographers embarrassment because of their poor original quality. Nic, who is known for his dry humour and quick wit, has been working at the T-A since 1949, first as a linotype operator and then as a darkroom technician during the last fifteen years, He credits Bob Southcott, former publisher of the T-A, as having taught him most of what he , knows. Nic is a confirmed bachelor and has an avid interest in sports, often times providing the small details that flash out the sports columns each week in the T-A. He also bowls regularly at the local lanes. Nic was born up the road in Hensall and has served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. He joined the service at the tender age of seventeen and was stationed at Pusau base while in Korea. Nic says that processes and techniques are the same in the development game as when he started, and despite his expertise in the darkroom and his photographic knowledge, he himself doesn't do photography. Next time you look at a picture in the T-A, and think how clear it is, remember Nic, who probably saved the picture from the wastebasket in its original form. We're Playing Santa With Our Biggest Give-Away Ever! IN Your Purchase Up To A Maximum Of $1,000 That's Right, Christmas Shoppers at Hopper-Hockey Can Win Their Purchase. Just Sign The Sales Slip And Put It In The Draw And You Could Be The Lucky Shopper NOTE — Even if you don't buy anything you can still be a winner. All visitors can enter and if you haven't made a purchase you receive a credit note for $100. worth of merchandise. Complete Selection of Quality Gifts For The Home! COME IN AND BROWSE AND ENTER YOUR NAME IN OUR FREE DRAW DRAW TO BE MADE DECEMBER 24 Use Your Masterchorge FURNITURE LTD. V-1990 Main St, Exeter Council receives an objection to plan Continued from front page the products if the plant re- Opened. "Only the plant manager, was told of the shut- down and he was told that it was a short-term lay-off." Instead of agreeing to price increases, Chrysler moved in to regain its dies and other equip- ment that it loaned.to, Hall Lamp to manufacture needed parts. When the strategy of Hirsch backfired, according to Nickerson, the temporary lay-off became a "permanent shut- down", Just prior to these events, workers at Hall Lamp had Or- perienced bouncing pay cheques when they attempted to cash them. Because the employees were being laid off with no notice and with bad pay cheques, Local 1620 of the UAW moved in to block Chrysler from moving the dies out of the Centralia plant, by setting up picket lines. Chrysler Corp. was anxious to get their dies and equipment out of the plant so that it could be moved down to Windsor, enabling the production of needed parts to continue. Finally, the UAW struck a bargain with Chrysler, which guaranteed employees' • pay cheques by Chrysler in ex- change for the union local allowing access to the closed plant, Nickerson said. The Department of Labour also took action on the Hall Lamp bankruptcy by attaching a 10 percent penalty, or $50,000, to the claim made by the union. The penalty charge, which was with- drawn at the time of the UAW's out-of-court settlement, was imposed because of the com- pany's violation of the law with regard to 13 weeks notice or 13 weeks severance pay, which the company never made good. Bob Nickerson estimates that he worked a solid month on the Hall Lamp case during the past two years. While working on the Town hall grant Continued from front page Phillips was in town for five days, waiting for council to come to a final decision as to what should be done with the belfry, The actual dismantling of the belfry took only about two days, but Phillips based its bill on the five days that the men were in town waiting for council's decision. Chairman Gould also asked council whether his committee • would be responsible for ad- ministering the LIP grant and any monies collected for the project through canvassing ef- forts. Mayor Shaw told him that the question should be decided after a government represen- tative had visited later this week to discuss the grant. "At the present time, I think that you should go ahead with plans, keeping in mind that council is prepared to maintain the building. Keep in mind that you have the moral support of council", Shaw said, The Mayor also volunteered to liase with the committee in the capacity of private citizen in answer to a request by Gould that council appoint a "go-between" to work with the committee. In a parting comment, Ben Hoogenboom a member of the committee suggested that council should consider not paying the bill from Phillips Construction because of the fact that no work was done during part of the time included for labour charges. Council later approved payment to Phillips when payment of accounts were considered. MRS, THELMA KING Mrs. Thelma King (Skinner) died Saturday, November 29 in St, Joseph's Hospital, London, Mrs. King, 76, was the wife of the late Franklin King of Exeter, mother of Mrs. William Triebner (Ruby) of Exeter, Mrs. Henry Finkbeiner (Mary) of London, a sister of Miss May Skinner and Mrs. Eli Brown (Mary), Gerald and Cecil Skinner, all of Exeter. She is also survived by three grandchildren. Funeral service was held Tuesday, December 2 at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home in Exeter with Rev. Harold Snell officiating. Interment was at Exeter Cemetery. MRS, GILBERT DUNCAN Ruby Almena Duncan (Passmore) of Exeter, died at the home of her son, Kenneth R. Duncan, Usborne township, November 28, 1975, in her 85th year. She was the wife of the late Gilbert Duncan and is survived by her son Kenneth, and three grandchildren. Mrs. Duncan was the last surviving member of the family of the late Thomas and Margaret Passmore. Friends and relatives were received at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home where the Set-vied was held Monday at 2 pan. with the Rev. Glen Wright officiating. Interment was in Roys Cemetery, Fullerton township. Pallbearers were John case, he came to some strong conclusions regarding current Ontario labor laws relating to compensation for employees who suddenly lose their livelihood with no notice after a bankruptcy has occurred. "There are amendments before the senate now which would provide for a maximum of $2,000 in benefits to workers who suffer from such cir- cumstances," he said, "But I'm not sure that this would go far enough to protect workers." He cited the obstacles involved in the Hall Lamp case, including legal fees, which the UAW will pick court procedures including the attitude of the Supreme Court and the possibility that a worker could be out more than $2,000 as . reasons for being skeptical of the possible legislation. "As the laws stand presently, employees don't stand a chance in hell of getting anything in a bankruptcy action." "We won only a portion of our original claim and I believe that its the first time employees have been able to get anything under such an action." Asked what changes are required in order to guarantee at leastsome security to employees who work for a company that goes bankrupt, Nickerson said, "The law should be set up in such a way. that employees are the first priority on a list of creditors owed by the bankrupt company. Secondly, it would be good if corporations would deem it worthwhile to set some money away to pay employees' salaries, etc. in the event of a future bankruptcy." He credited Tom Fleming from the Ontario Department of Labor as being a help to the union in the settlement. Three-way race It will be a three-way race for Warden in Huron County in January. Reeve Jack McCut- cheon of Brussels, Reeve Allan Campbell of McKillop and Reeve Harold Lobb of Clinton, will vie for the county's top office. Mr, McCutcheon is the only first time candidate in the trio. Allan Campbell sought the chair last year and Harold Lobb, a candidate on two previous oc- casions, was runner-up last year to present warden Anson McKinley. Jack McCutcheon indicated this could well be his last year in municipal politics, but he did say that if some project in his village of Brussels would benefit through his continuance in office, he would run for one more term. Allan Campbell promised to "fight like hell .to keep Huron's hospitals open" if he was elected warden. "I think they are all pretty well full,"commentedReeve Campbell and I'm for keeping them open supposing we've got to throw in some more county funds or something." Reeve Lobb simply indicated his intention to solicit the support of as many councillors as possible so that he could be warden in the new year. In other business during the day, Reeve Karl ',Haberer of Zurich spoke as one of the new members to county council. He urged county representatives to think more as representatives of the community of Huron, rather than as representatives of their own individual municipalities. All newcomers who spoke expressed the highest praise! for the administration of the county, and the system under which the county operates. Passmore of Delhi, Carman Cann, Gilbert Johns, Lorne Passmore, Bob Mayer, all of Exeter, and Jack Duncan of Kirkton. CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) SPROAL Charlotte (Lottie) Sproal of Exeter died on Tuesday, December 2, 1975, in her 73rd year, Beloved wife of Earl Sproal, dear sister of Mrs. Luella Champion of Phoenix, Arizona. Also survived by several nieces and nephews', Friends may call at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter, where funeral services will be held on Friday, December 5 at 1:00 p.m. Com- mittal service will be held at the funeral home with pastor Bodenham officiating. Interment will take place in the Wroxeter Cemetery. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Visitation at the funeral home after 7:00 p.m, Wednesday. LOU IS ( E D) JOHNSTON Louis (Ed) Johnston of Exeter died on Wednesday. Beloved husband of Betty Johnston. Dear brother of Lorne of Exeter, Jack of Goderich, and dear father of Mrs. Leonard Dawsott of Aleerna Beach. Funeral Services will be on Friday at 3:30 p.m, at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home with Rev. Wilfred Jarvis of- ficiating. LETTERS TO SANTA — are arriving daily at the T-A office even though the postal strike is 'officially over. Hundreds more are expected to be delivered to the T-A on Saturday, Dec. 13 when Santa will be waiting from 10 a.m. to 3 p,m. to see his young friends. The T-A is offering prizes for the best letters and plans on publishing many of them in their annual Christmas edition. Prizes will be $15 for first, $10 for second and $5 for third in .two categories, six and under and six to eight years old. Three T-A women have been appointed to act as Santa's secretaries. From the left are: Sandra Rowe, Janet Coward and Janet Bodkin. T-A photo PUC briefs Line work in the Veri Housing and Mobile home subdivision has been completed, according to the monthly report of the Exeter PUC. Street lighting has also reached completion. New construction on Rosemont Avenue is also nearing com- pletion. Five homes are being built in the vicinity of Wellington St. and Carling. Some primary line is being installed to accommodate these buildings. The tran- formation is still to be done. A primary extension is being erected on William St. near the church. Exeter Council has already received an objection to its revised official plan which passed first reading Monday night at the council meeting, The objection was filed before the plan document had even been considered by council as a whole. In a letter from Gregus Con- struction, the company asked that an area designated as straight commercial, at the -north end of town on the west side of Main St, and extending through to the back lots facing on William St., he changed to half com- mercial and half residential. Commenting on the request, Mayor Shaw said, "The plan was changed in the first place to make the whole area commercial for his benefit." It was pointed out that Gregus had purchased some property on the William St. side of the commercial area and that now Gregus wanted part of that area rezoned residential. "I think we should tell him that he can make his objections at the public meeting", Shaw said. The public hearing to note any ob- jections to the town's proposed revised official plan, will be held December 18 atCouncilChambers in the former post office. The Town's fuel oil tender went to Petro-Fine for the year of 1976. There were six tenders submitted and council considered each one at the regular council session Monday night. As a result of a meeting in Crediton two weeks ago, attended by representatives from Exeter, 'Whom and Stephen Township Councils, two representatives were to be selected from each council to serve on an informal coordinating body to serve the needs of all three municipalities, At Exeter Council Monday night, it was decided that Mayor Bruce Shaw would select the two representatives from Exeter Council. The new committee will begin holding meetings to discuss matters of mutual concern between the three municipalities at the beginning of the new year. A public meeting will be held on December 18 in the town offices located in the former post office on Main Street to note any ob- jections to proposed land severances on Riverside Drive, Riverview Estates, and Andrew St. N. Hall Lamp .