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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-08-12, Page 1DONATION TO REC CENTRE — A recent lucky draw conducted by the staff of the Exeter post office provided $125.50 for the new recreation centre. Winner of the first prize of a gold medallion was Frank Brintnell: Above, Assistant Postmaster Bev Rabbetts and employees Bill tenk and Doug Sweet present the cheque to Alberta Gregson of the centre committee. At the extreme right is Frank Brintnell, T-A photo. BIBLE SCHOOL CRAMS -- in the above picture teacher Barbaro Wein directs crafts closeot this week's Vacation Bible Schoolat Credit United Church. Prom the left the youngsters are Janice Woodburn, Sen. dra Hi/Hob:I/sell, Darcy Dressler, Tammy MacAdam, Ruth Anne Martin and Shelley Kloyer. 1-A photo. GRAND BEND-The kids of the Exeter Playground program visited the Grand Bend zoo Friday as part of a week long schedule of activities. Kevin Wallace and supervisor Tracy Wallace feed the deer at one of the over 40 cages and displays. Photo by T. Stover Obstacles cleared for Usborne water qhe ghteferIiinesevAbuocafe One Hundred and Fourth Year - EXETER, ONTARIO, AUGUST 12, 1976 Price Per Copy 25 Cents wAl,;:i§V,5145:Me A.-N.n.ViaeliM.WaiEenvee:, Centre campaign near 'crucial stage The South Huron Recreation Centre project appears to be quickly heading into a "crucial" period which may provide Exeter council with another monumental deci- sion. Cambrian Facilities have started the final design stage of the project and it is expected that tenders may be called in early September with construction schedul- ed to begin in October. At that point, it will apparently be up to council to determine if enough money has been raised in the cam- paign to give the project the green light. That makes the immediate success of the fund- raising crucial and the committee in charge hope to have an all7out effort to clean up the final stages of the business campaign,and get ,thp completed as well. If enough money is not 'available and the centre project is stalled, officials note that it could mean that the area will be without an arena not only for this winter but possibly also for the 1977-78 season as well, Exeter recreation director Jim McKinlay told RAP members this week that the lack of an arena for two seasons "is a very real possibility" unless the fund- raising is completed. He said that Cambrian Facilities personnel have in- dicated that the construction trades are low right now and this could be an advantage in having tenders called in September. Bids being received on similar projects are coming in at prices below those estimated. This week's list of donations includes many of the fund raising and building committee members and their families. John & Florence Underwood $ 250 Gerald & Jane Dearing & Family 500 Kenneth Hem memorial from friends 85 Boyles Ladies Wear (Afghan tickets) ., 45 Interested Group 40 Grand Bend Cleaners 500 Interested Person 300 - John Stephens &-Family 500 Frank Giffin & Family 400 Audrey & King MacDonald 500 Kelly Grant 50 Sean Grant 50 Erinn Grant 50 Dobbs Motors 500 A Friend 25 Alice Claypole 100 Grant Skinner 25 Anonymous 500 Anonymous 500 Post Office Employees 125 Darrell Preszcator 100 Perry Preszcator 50 Dennis Preszcator , 100 Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Preszcator 200 John Ansley 100 Don Taylor Motors 1000 Bob & Alberta Gregson & family 200 Mr. & Mrs, Bruce Tuckey 500 Mr. & Mrs, C.V. Pickard 500 Mr. & Mrs. R.E. Pooley 500 B.M. Francis 100 Earl Guenther ... 100 Total to date $83,944.93 .. nr::wiCIFI:MaaiRM;.:WIZ,'''OMPRMOir.. Y. • Trustees at Dashwood seek higher tax levies The future employment of some members of Exeter's RAP staff will apparently rest with council and they may have to face up to that decision at their meeting this. Monday. This week, recreation director Jim McKinley said the decision Swine flu not in body Laboratory tests indicate that no virus, including swine in- fluenza, was involved in the death Wednesday of Roger Layton, 33, of Brucefield, Jim Bain, director of communications for the Ontario health ministry, said this week, Mr. Bain said' further tests were being performed on body tissue to confirm the findings. Coroner Dr, Raymond Flowers of Goderich said Friday that Mr. Layton died of aspiration pneumonia — taking vomit into the lungs. It had been thought that Mr. Layton might have died of swine flu after being admitted to hospital Tuesday with chills, fever, and severe chest pains. Several area horsemen are continuing their battle to save the Exeter track. They held a public: meeting Friday night, after council approved shortening the oval to three-eighths of a mile to accommodate the new recreation centre, Jack Morrisey, president of the Exeter Turf club pointed out that the horsemen have used the track and the horsebarns for quite a few years now. He also said the Turf club has rented the grounds from the Agricultural society and an agreement between the two that was struck in 1947 is in the town records. The agreement states that the Turf club has the use of the track and horsebarns. To shorten the track would violate the agreement. Derry Boyle answered this comment by'Saying that he would look into it ..but said the town records are in great disorder because of the move to new of- fices. 13oylreVaS: sympathetic to the horsemen's situation and was concerned that no solution is near, saying the race track will have to be shortened to ac- comodate the new arena. Boyle also said he would be happier if they could relocate the arena, but that was economically im- possible. He then pointed out that the usage factor was in the arena's favour too, More people would use the arena facilities. Jack Morrisey then said that the Turf club was here as early as 1927 and to ignore the horsemen would be a grave error. Boyle agreed, but what about the people who donated to the arena fund? Boyle said town council is in the middle and any action taken is going to hurt or affect someone, So now it was not a decision for the people of the town regarding layoffs couldn't be delayed much longer as the employees were wanting to know what was going to happen. When council ordered RAP's budget cut earlier this year this was partially effected by chop- ping $8,000 off payroll costs. It had been planned to have staggered layoffs for employees starting September 3. "We have to decide what is to be done, when it is to be done' and who is going to do it," McKinley suggested this week. The matter was deliberated at some length at Monday's meeting of RAP. Vice-chairman Bob Pooley, who agreed to handle the situation after personnel chairman Bev Skinner indicated recently he didn't have time, said he didn't think council realized the seriousness of the situation, Pooley said the town would suffer if the staff were laid off and then replacements had to be found in only a few:months. All members agreed there was plenty of work for the RAP staff in view of the storm damage this year and the fact that the wet summer season had not reduced grass cutting chores. but an economic decision, The meeting concluded by Jack Morrisey saying that the hor- semen of Exeter should form a new Turf club for better representation when a final decision comes along. Morrisey also expressed disappointment that more town councilmen, including Mayor Brude Shaw, did not attend. Two killed near Craig Two Parkhill men lost their lives as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 7 about two miles east of AiIse Craig early Saturday morning. The driver of the car, 26 year- old Martin Steeper, RR 8, Parkhill was instantly killed while his passenger Leif Berg, also 26 of , RR 4, Parkhill died Monday in ,.University Hospital, London, Steeper was driving a 1973 Corvette west on Highway 7 when it went out of control, veered into the south ditch and struck a large culvert. Steeper was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. R.S. Shearer of London. Berg was taken to University Hospital. Lucan arid Thames Valley Ambulance attended at the scene. Damages totalled $3,500 in the first of two Saturday highway accidents. At 12:50 p.m. vehicles driven by Robert Kirwin, RR 2, Mount Elgin and Didier Rottier, RR 3, Lucan collided on Highway 4, just north of the intersection of Highway 7 at Elginfield, No injuries were reported and Constable G.R, Wilcox in- vestigated. At 6:45 p.m. the same day, vehicles driven by Gary Edward Oswald and Colin Duncan May both of London were in collision on Highway 7, 300 feet west of the Denfield sideroad. Mihor injuries were suffered by both drivers and passengers Judith Ann, Timothy James and Laura Ann Osw,ald and Gina Fargnoli. Friday at 8:45 p.m. Constable J.A. Wilson listed damages at $100 when vehicles driven by William Robinson, London and Frednitik Neil Wigood of Cam- bridge were involved in an ac- cident on Highway 7, just west of the Highway 4 intersection at Elginfield, "If there are layoffs in Sep- tember, be sure to, tell the weatherman to stop the grass from growing," McKinley said, He went on to say that some LIP grants could possibly be received for park work to help pay staff salaries, and on questioning from Lossy Fuller, said this included such things as park development and the relocation of the ball diamonds at the 'ommunity park. "A lack of work isn't the problem," he said, "it's a lack of money." RAP chairman Ruth Durand "It looks as though at long last the obstacles have been removed from getting water from Usborne," Mayor Bruce Shaw told Exeter council last week. He said verbal agreements had been reached with the ministry of the environment as to the requirements that had to be met by Exeter, Lack wide,, fined $1,500 An Exeter firm which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, was fined $1,500 in Exeter court, Tuesday. J.F.Farm Machinery 'Ltd. was fined $1,500 under the Industrial Safety Act for having an inadequately guarded punch press. said members realized there Was plenty of work to do, but the budget cuts ordered by council provided no money to do it. Pooley said he was disap- pointed nothing had been done on the situation to date and felt the matter was now up to council. He said he would outline the problem to Mayor Shaw prior to Monday's council meeting so Shaw could advise council on the matter and let them decide if the layoffs were to proceed or if RAP's budget could be increased to pay the staff to undertake some of the work which was available. PUC manager Hugh Davis indicated that the matter ap- peared to be settled, but said that based. on past experiences in getting the project cleared he was hesitant to say that everything was really resolved until he saw it on paper. "We hope we're in a 'go' position," he said this week. Davis said he expected the $515,000 project could be con- tracted by late September and completed early next year, However, he pointed out that there was no rush on the project now that it has been delayed past the summer seasoh, Earlier in the year, the PUC manager suggested Exeter could face water shortages as a result of the delay, but this never happened due to the wet summer season. "We were fortunate in having a wet season," he commented this week. Only at one point during the summer - that being in the latter part of June - was there ever any indication of a problem. At that time, all the present wells were in use and some stored water was also being used, Rains since then have reduced the water consumption in Exeter. The two new Usborne Wells, namely the Cudmore and Morgan wells, have been installed already and have been capped. The balance of the project will consist of the erection of buildings at the well sites and the installation of the pipeline which will bring the water into town. REACH AGREEMENT The Exeter tennis club and RAP have reached agreement over the rental fee to be paid for the use of the tennis courts this year, Program chairman Lo3sy Fuller said her group had agreed to reduce the rental to $300 from the budget figure of $500 due to the fact no lights will be installed at the courts this year. She said the tennis group had agreed to this figure, but wanted to pay $150 in cash and provide the other $150 in improvements to the courts, Police village of Dashwood trustees have asked the township of Stephen to petition for an amendment to the Ontario Municipal Act to allow for higher tax levies for police villages. Under current regulations, there is a limit of 15 mills to the tax rate from which police villages may obtain their finances. The Dashwood request said with continually high costs of services, a small village could not be expected to operate on the mill rate which has been in effect for many years. The Stephen petition will be heading to the provincial government by way of the County or Huron, Reeve Cecil Desjardine and councillor Doug Russell will be representing the township at a Huron recreational meeting to be Kirkton man each group "• „ A steering committee, headed byLloyd Morrison of Kirkton, has been appointed by the Ministry of Health to determine the need and .desire for a District Health Council in Perth and Huron counties. The main function of the steering committee is to gather and spread information on the council and to make a rec- comMendation to the ministry said Morrison. The 15 to 17 member council would be made up of "providers and consumers of health care and elected officials" he said. Morrison envisaged a split of six providers, six consumers and three elected representatives, although this wasn't definite. He said this would provide a "cross section" of people in- volved with health care. The basic purpose of the council would be to act as a screening committee for the Ministry, particularly in the area of finances and setting the priorities for the money. "The Ministry has to deal with 750 agencies" Morrison said, "and they are not always knowledgeable about the priorities. They are handing the decision back to the people." as well as trying to limit costs, which have risen in Ontario from $2 billion to $4 billion. Morrison said the first meeting planned for the steering com- mittee to gather briefs is ten- tatively scheduled for Clinton, Meetings are also planned for Mitchell, Stratford, St, Marys and possibly Exeter. The Mitchell public meeting tweinllprrobably be in late Sep- tember. y The counties will have to share the council because the papule tidn base required is 100,0000 people. "The ladies barrel racing at the 1976 Exeter Midwestern Rodeo will be the biggest event of its kind in Ontario this year," This was the comment of Barry Mousseau at Wednesday's meeting of rodeo directors at the Exeter Public School, Mousseau is a rodeo director and has held the title of Ontario's top Cowboy for the last couple of years. Mousseau said the added prize monies made available by local farm machinery dealers will make the event very appealing for the female cowboys. Two other directors Brad Mousseau and Bob Bodkin are eurrently arranging for special publicity the day before the Labour Day Rodeo is scheduled to get underway on Saturday, September 4, held in Exeter tonight, Thursday. Stephen council endorsed an Association of Municipalities resolution asking the Ontario Municipal Board to establish interim emergency procedures to all affected municipalities to begin asquickly as possiblewhere repairs are required to closed arenas without time-consuming hearings. A minimum of $100 has been established for entrance-way culvert permits to Stephen township properties. A request from Robert Jen- nison for erosion control repair work on the Desjardine drain was Expect 350 at campout The Ausable River Nomads expect about 350 people to attend their weekend campout at Exeter Community Park. The campers, some coming fr-911 S, ter ,e,W.e.y.,ee the. United States, will begin arriving in Exeter Friday and will be here for a full range of activities until Sunday. Chairmen for the event are Lois and fry Armstrong. The 28-member Nomad club will start the weekend activities off with a pie-iron cookout Friday evening. Other events include swimming, tennis, euchre and a bake sale. A tour of Northlander Mobile Homes has also been arranged, • A variety program headlining local talent will be staged Saturday evening, followed by a dance with the Heywood Brothers providing the music. These special events will be held in the gymnasiums at the two local schools. Sunday morning's worship service, scheduled for the grandstand, will be conducted by a group of young people from the Baptist church. The Nomads have several draw prizes lined up for the visitors, These have been donated by members. Drain hearing set for Tuesday The Environmental Board will conduct a public hearing in Exeter this Tuesday into the proposed Waterloo Street storm sewer. The sewer is being planned as a joint project between the councils of Exeter and Stephen. The hearing is being called to obtain information and to hear the views of the public so that the Board can make recom- mendations in respect of the proposed project. Time of the hearing is 1:30 p.m. in the municipal offices. Mousseau and Bodkin are planning to ride a buckboard from the Dundas street area in London to Richmond street and north on Highway 4, Publicity chairman Ned Ryan reported that 500 colorful posters were being distributed throughout the province and place mats and refreshment coasters are appearing in London area restaurants and taverns, Food chairman Bill Dinney told directors at least four food booths would be on the grounds for the two-day event, They will be operated by the Exeter Saddle Club, the Exeter Heritage Foundation, the local Rebekahs and Mrs. Marie Brea. Additional. volunteers are needed to staff the food booths. turned over- to the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority for corrective assistance. Council learned 14 connections will be provided to owners along the water line on Concession A-B.. A connection will be necessary for each individual property, Anyone with an hour or two to spare on Saturday or Sunday, September 4 and 5 should contact Bill Dinney or Ben Hoogeriboom, A Frontier street will again be established north of the rodeo ring and local merchants are being encouraged to participate. There will be no charge for concessions on Frontier street, however, the motif and theme must be compatible with the traditions of rodeo and the wild west. This year all profits derived by the Exeter Rodeo Association will be contributed towards construction of the new South Huron Recreation Centre. Additional information regarding concessions and the allocation of space may be ob- Seek grant for Usborne "Osborne township council is asking the Ontario Ministry of Housing for a grant to assist in preparation of a zoning bylaw for the municipality. The request for provincial assistance is being made through the Huron County planning department, Reeve Walter McBride, deputy-reeve Bill Morley and councillor Murray Dawson have been named to represent Usborne on the Huron recreation sub- committee. Council was informed that the deed for the Kirkton' waste disposal site had been received from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications. Reeve McBride and clerk Harry Strang have been authorized to sign the agreement with the Exeter and area fire board. A special meeting will be held August 17 to consider reports of the Glenn and Skinner municipal drains, Complaints have been received from several affected ratepayers on the Taylor municipal drain. The matter is being turned over to drainage engineer A.J. DeVos for an examination and report. Reeve McBride and road superintendent John Batten have been authorized to act on behalf of the township in the case of an emergency call for assistance of the Huron County highways department. Building inspector Doug Triebner reported that three building permits were issued during July with a total value of $99,500 and one Ontario Home Renewal Program application had been approved. tained by contacting Bill Smith.at Custom Trailers, 235-1530 before August 20. Sterling silver membership pins are now on sale through any member of the rodeo committee, The charge is $5, Exeter saddle chili members have completed painting of the rodeo ring and adjacent facilities Two CISL London radio personalities Tom Kelly and Peter Garland will be par- ticipating in the Sunday af- ternoon show. They will be competing in bull riding and calf roping, The rodeo performances will get uncleyway at Exeter Corti- triunity Park on Saturday and Sunday. RAP leaves employee layoffs up to council Have work, no mane DELAY EVICTION Owners of horses being ac- commodated in the Exeter horse barn have not yet been advised they will have to vacate the premises. Rec director Jim McKinley told RAP that he had the letters ready to go a couple of weeks ago, but delayed sending them until the matter of the location of the track and the new recreation centre was solved, He decided this week the letters • should be held in abeyance until after Monday's meeting of Exeter council, when the local horsemen are expected to make another appeal to have the half- mile track saved, Horsemen suggest they have agreement Rodeo to feature Ontario's biggest race