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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-09-02, Page 1THE WINNA r Lossie Fuller proved to have the best style as she husked her way to fame, winning the corn husking contest by a good cob or two, She husked her 10 ears of corn in record time competing against other members of council. Referee for the event, Ron Bogart, signals the win. The corn husking contest was one event that took place during the Corn and Watermelon Feast in Riverview Park Friday night as part of the fund raising campaign for the new Exeter Rec Center. Photo by T. Stover Optimism expressed by members of the South Huron Recreation Centre committee has been well-founded in view of early returns from the Exeter door-to-door can, vass. The canvass has now topped the $100,000 mark and the average for family donations has slightly exceeded the $150 hoped for by the committee. With the calling of tenders, volunteers have stepped up their canvass for funds in an effort to have enough money on hand to proceed with construction this fall. When council approved the calling of tenders this week, chairman John Stephens expressed optimism that the 1,000 families in Exeter would hit the $150 average. To date, that has been the case. The centre campaign will also get a boost this weekend if the Exeter rodeo is successful. All proceeds are earmarked for the fund by all the local groups in- volved in the Labor Day weekend event, Donations this week Interested family $ 50 z. Anclex Building Products Ltd. 1,000 Zwart & Graansma Contractors 200 Anonymous 200 Molson Companies Donations Fund (Saveway) 1,000 Anonymous 1,000 Dave Russell 50 Robbie Russell 50 Scott Russell 50 Mark Russell 50 Bill & Janice Brock 200 Gaylan & Evelyn Josephson 250 Mrs. Stella Taylor 100 A rn & Perry Laithwaite 150 Gary & Ellen Bean 300 Interested Citizen 100 An Old Timer 200 Jay Campbell & Family 200 Paul, Jean & Sara Mason 150 Anonymous 150 A Friend 50 Interested4Citi2en'''' -50 Laverne & Ruth Skinner 100 Bev & Elaine Skinner & Boys 250 Mr. & Mrs. O. D. Legault 120 Glenn Kells & Family 150 Jake & Verdun Lindenfield 150 Alex, Irene & David Jackson 150 Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Dearing 200 Jean Allen 50 Lorne & Phyllis Haugh 500 Larry Haugh 100 Grandma 100 'Ken & Irene Johns 100 John, Wilma Wraight & Family 200 Ed & Cecile Mittelholtz & Family 200 Interested Citizen 50 Interested Citizen • 25 Jim & Pat Bannerman 150 Bernice Gregson 150 Marguerite & Dan McLeod and Sheila, Dannete & Chris 200 A Friend 100 Robert Kerslake & Family 150 Dorothy Brady 10 Rev, & Mrs. Anderson 20 rt Bill & Ann Mercer & Family 300 Wayne & Mari Tuckey & Family 500 Cecil & Betty Glanville & Family 150 Peter & Jackie Hrudka 150 Country Flowers 500 Total to date $100,440.93 giMEMEMENEENMEgiNge ENIZMigiliMMERMEMM WINS CROWN Lynne Brooks, Exeter, was judged Zurich Bean Queen at the annual festivities, Saturday, Over 10,000 attended the bean feed and related activities, crowning Lynne is last year's winner, Janette Jeffery. T-A photo "A" FOR ACHIEVEMENT - The Honourable Mr. Claude Bennet, Minister of Industry and Tourism, preents John Burke of Kongskilde a plaque signifying that company's achievements the farm equipment industry. The award is given to secondary manufacturing businesses each year in recognition for their progress in in- dustry. Only seven or eight operations receive this award every year. Accompanying the plaque is a flag with a gold "A" on a blue background they can fly in front of their building. Mr. Bennet toured the Kongskilde plant before presenting the award. Photo by T. Stover Record number of entries pouring in for local rodeo was Huron-Middlesex MP Robert McKinley. He termed the award "tremendous" and said it was typical of the success people in this part of Ontario enjoyed when they had a government that helped them out. "But the inititative has to come from the people in the area," he said. Following the presentation of the flag and plaque, the company played host to Mr. Bennett and other invited guests at a light luncheon. Pair fined for infraction Two men paid fines of $103 each or 10 days in jail when they appeared on careless driving charges in Exeter court, Tuesday. Fined were Daniel' R. Heywood,. Exeter, and David B. Panet, Grand Bend. Heywood was charged on June 26 after his car hit the bridge oe Main St. in Exeter. Damage to his car was listed at $3,000 and $1,000 to the bridge. Heywood said he dropped a cigarette on the floor and when he stooped over to pick it up, he ran into the bridge. He pleaded guilty and was given 15 days in which to pay the fine. Pa net was charged on April 14 in Exeter. A witness said he saw the Panet vehicle on Andrew St. with a person standing on each side of the vehicle. One of them let go when Panet started to drive his car off, but the other hung on for some time and then fell to the roadway, but was uninjured. It was stated that all three people were apparently "goofing around". Panet was given 15 days to pay. In the only other case, Athanasios Mattheos, was fined a total of $300 on three counts under the Immigration Act. qhe exeferZniesabuocafe One Hundred and Fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 2, 1976 Price Per Copy 25 Cents "Vt UPDATE RODEO FACILMES — The Midwestern Rodeo will be staged this weekend at Exeter Community Park and rodeo directors have been busy making the necessary repairs, Above, Art Clarke, Bill Johns and Dalton Finkbeiner build a new set of steps. T-A photo, CALL REC CENTRE TENDERS 40 Exeter council decided Monday night to call tenders for the South Huron recreation centre after hearing members of the corn, mittee express optimism that enough funds can be raised to have construction started this fall, Tenders will be opened on Monday, September 27. The special meeting this week was called to view the final design plans submitted by Cambrian Facilities Consultants Limited. Spokesmen for that firm, Ed Sherry and Grant Brown, told council that they expected the tender price tq be "around $900,000", although Brown said the price would depend on when tenders were called. He hinted that an early tender call could result in a lower price. He went on to explain that prices being sumbitted on construction jobs at present were below estimates in many cases and "this indicates how hungry contractors are for work," King McDonald, chairman of the SHRC building committee, said he felt optimistic that the price would be less than $900.000. He based that opinion on the fact that Cambrian employees were estimating on union figures and, on similar projects in Western Canada, McDonald pointed out that materials Were more easily obtained here than in the West and this could result in savings. "The materials for the Western buildings are shipped from Ontario," he explained. Sherry 'noted that the time factor was "very critical" in calling tenders. lie predicted that a lower price would be received if the centre could be enclosed this fall and inside work carried on through the winter months. Mayor Bruce Shaw asked members of the committee what state the fund raising campaign was at, and chairman John Stephens said slightly over $90,000 has been raised to date and the door-to-door canvass is now underway in Exeter. He said the committee had estimated an average donation of $150 per family and so far citizens had exceeded that average. "I think it can be done," Stephens said in referring to the objective of raising $150,000 in the door-to- door campaign. McDonald predicted the canvass "would take a hold" in the next three weeks. "Give us a chance," he urged council, When asked if there were any disadvantages in tendering now, McDonald said the big disad- vantage may be in not tendering "as the price (of materials) is going up monthly," A member of the committee, Jack Fuller, also suggested that calling tenders now would "give the fund-raising a good shot in the arm", Consider injunction A member of the Exeter turf club suggested this week the group may seek a court in- junction to save the half-mile oval. Present plans call for the new South Huron recreation centre to be built on a portion of com- munity park now housing the track. The track would be reduced to a three-eight mile raceway. However, the turf club members have indicated this would not be satisfactory from their standpoint as they could not obtain permission to race on a track of that size. In addition they claim it can not be used to satisfactorily train a horse. Turf club members claim the track must remain at its present size under terms of an agreement reached between the fair board, turf club and Exeter council in 1947 when the grounds were turned over to the town. However, the bylaw passed at that time contains no such stipulations. The bylaw passed when the Exeter Agricultural Society relinquished the ownership of the grounds was as follows: 1. That an Athletic Field and Recreation Centre be establiShed within the Corporation of the said Village in accordance with the provisions of "The Community Halls Act". 2. That the said Corporation accept from the Exeter Agricultural Society the deed for the property known as the Agricultural Society grounds located in the Village of Exeter and that the ownership of. such grounds and buildings, thereon shall be vested in the Corporation of the Village of Exeter. 3. That the council now, or at any time hereafter, be at liberty to enter into an agreement with the council of any adjoining township or other municipality for the joint use of the Athletic Field and Recreational . Centre upon such terms as may be agreed upon. 4. That a Board shall be ap- pointed by the said council in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, to have the management and control of the said Athletic Field and Recreation Centre and that this Board be known as the Exeter Community Recreational Park Board, Storm cleanup still continues The Exeter PUC is still cat- ching up on work created by the March ice storm and subsequent wind and electrical storms this summer, Manager Hugh Davis told the Commission Thursday morning that staff members were engaged in removing tree branches that had been severed in the storms. "They're bringing out all kinds of lirribs," Davis said, adding that the work had involved four days on the west side of town, which was hardest hit by the summer wind storm. While the work created by the storms has been costly, the Exeter PUC fortunately had a cash Surplus to meet some of the expenses, Davis said some Utilities were not as fortunate. One found it necessary to "close up" and be taken over by Ontario Hydro due to the financial burden of the ice storm, while several others have been forced to borrow heavily at banks. Reeve Derry Boyle said he agreed with that contention. Sherry said his firm would give area contractors every assistance possible in preparing their bids if any wished to submit a tender, The only opposition to ten- dering at the present time came from Councillor Barb Bell. She said the town needed other services such as storm drains and roads and "I would hate to see us having to debenture." "I feel the same way," Mayor Bruce Shaw interjected, quieklY adding this should prompt people to "get off our fannies and, pound on doors to raise money for the centre." In reviewing the plans for the centre, Sherry explained to This weekend's Midwestern Rodeo in Exeter promises to be bigger and better than ever with a record number of entries en- suring continuous exciting action both days. Secretary Dalton Finkbeiner received 104 entries by telephone during registration time from noon until 11 p.m., Monday. Finkbeiner said this was the largest amount of entries ever accepted while he has handled the job of secretary in recent years. He continued, "We have a dozen entries in saddle broncs. The most I have ever known before was seven or eight and 14 entries in bareback riding is also very high." The local secretary said added While increased hydro rates are already definite 'for next year, Exeter PI.JC manager Hugh Davis speculated this week that hydro rationing may also come into effect some time in the future. His speculation is based on the amount of information the Ontario government is now requiring from Utilities on the consumption of all their customers, Davis said the government will soon know the consumption of all customers in Ontario, and these will also be classified as to the type of business. "1 don't like to think we'll be faced with rationing," he said this week, "but if they know your consumption, they can allocate the supply." PUC chairman Ted Pooley said customers would have to be cut off rather than facing reduced consumption. He also said the extensive work being created in filling out the Many forms required by the government would in itself add to the cost of power. "Ontario Hydro agrees with that," Davis said, 'O' the matter of increased rates, Davis said Ontario Hydro was anticipalting an increase of 3L9 percent in January and he estimated the retail increase would be around 22 to 23 percent. In addition, it was learned at council that it was designed not as a deluxe system, but rather as a functional system. lie said it was as vandal-proof as possible and noted that the majority of materials being used were steel or concrete. The only wood being used is in some kit- chen cabinets and the boards around the ice surface. The arena will have an ice surface of 85' by 195' and will have seating for 750. Additional space is available for standing room.or more seats can be added at a later date. A 16' by 16' door is located in the north end to facilitate large equipment being brought into the arena for trade shows or other events, The entire facility is on the prize monies provided by Exeter and district farm machinery dealers and other businesses have made participation in the Exeter rodeo very attractive for cowboys from all parts of Canada and the United States. Due to the large amount of entries Finkbeiner said eliminations would be held in the over subscribed events Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Rodeo activities at Exeter Community Park actually get underway Saturday morning when Exeter Saddle club members will be serving a cowboy breakfast which will include eggs, sausages, pancakes and fried potatoes. Breakfast will also be served Sunday morning. A feature attraction of the Thursday's Commission meeting that preferred hydro rates will be eliminated in 1978 or 1979. At that time, all domestic use will be billed at one rate. The Exeter PUC currently uses a three-block billing system and Davis said Ontario hydro Please turn to page 3 Pool chance termed good Prospects for a community swimming pool in Kirkton next year appear to be very good. After a closed meeting of the 12-member executive Monday night, secretary Mrs. Jack Robinson said, "A goodly amount of money has been pledged and we hope to complete the canvass within the next 10 days," Mrs. Robinson said the com- mittee would meet again at the end of the campaign and hopefully construction of a pool to serve the Kirktoti-Woodham community Mild begin in 1977. Ross Robinson is chairman of the committee and the other members are Norris Atthill, Fred Miller, Keith Selves, JitnBearss, Isabel Fletcher, Paul Mac- Naughton, Dennis Richardson, Norm Mies, Bert Bickel] and Albert Weernink. Same level and will be accessible to people in wheel chairs. The five dressing rooms will have shared toilet facilities and the arena and hall will also have shared washrooms to reduce costs and also provide ample facilities for large crowds at any function. The 10,000 square foot hall has seating for 500. "I like the design very much," commented Reeve Derry Boyle after the engineers had outlined the erawings. Most groups in the community have viewed the plans at meetings with the building committee and some of the changes these groups had suggested were worked into the final design. Saturday afternoon show which is slated to start at 2 p.m. will be chuckwagon races, As part of the Sunday afternoon performance Peter Garland and Tom Kelly of CKSL radio in London will be performing in several comedy routines. A rodeo dance will be held at the Huron Park recreation centre Saturday night with two bands providing the music. Food booths will be on the grounds both days to satisfy the appetities of all visitors and a large number of local merchants will have displays and exhibits on Frontier street. Advance tickets for both shows are available from Bill Dinney at Dinney Furniture. Rationing of hydro could be possible Achievement award given to Kongslilde "Ontario's economy is on the mend, and it is companies like Kongskilde Ltd. which are helping us recover," the Hon. Claude Bennett said in presenting the local firm with the Ontario "A" for achievement award, Thursday. The minister of industry and tourism said that it has been a difficult time in Canada, with sales down, inflation un- precedented in its upward spiral and labor discontent, "but at Kongskilde, rather than slowing down under these discouaging circumstances you have surged forward," Mr. Bennett said the award was one of the most outstanding in Ontario and was the result of a group of people dedicated to the finished product. He noted that it was foreign capital which brought the firm to Canada and Exeter 15 years ago, while saying that one of the important aspects of the award was the reduction of the use of foreign goods. However, he said the most important aspect of the award was the increase in employment. The staff at Kongskilde Ltd. now numbers 56, an increase of 29 employees since 1973. "Kongskilde has worked with my ministry in developing sales by participating in a sales mission and taking advantage of ODC financing and some Ontario sourcing. Judging by your per- formance our efforts have been most wisely placed and profitably used," he said. Kongskilde Ltd. president and general manager John Burke accepted the award on behalf of the company and its employees. He paid tribute to the assistance of the ministry in providing funds for a plant ex- pansion in 1972 and in helping to open two warehouses in the USA in 1975. "The Ontario ministry has been good for Kongskilde," he concluded. Also speaking at the occasion