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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-09-16, Page 1TRUCE CHAMPS — A large number of boys and girls participated in Saturday's Kirkton Fair parade. Winners of the best decorated tricycle division Were Michael Fletcher and Andrea Mockler. T-A photo Pedestrian killed in resort accident ....... . .. .... . od news for rec centre "To me, it's just like Christmas morning!" That was the comment of South Huron Recreation Centre committee chairman John Stephens on being advised this week that the community will receive graUts of 75 percent towards the cost of the centre:- Mayor Bruce Shaw, who contacted Wintario officials to get the official verdict, termed it "great news". He said he couldn't see any need to even con- sider debentures now and expressed the hope that people who may not have contributed because they felt some of the cost would be paid through taxes would now make their donations, "I would think we're at the stage where we won't even be involved with the Ontario Municipal Board," Shaw added. As long as tax dollars are not used, OMB approval is not re- quired. Shaw told the T-A that based on the pro- jected cost of $900,,000 for the centre, $225,000 would come from the community centres branch and Wintario would provide $450,000 if the corn- mommume-ME:g munity raised the other $225,000. "We're over half way there," Stephens noted, The local campaign this week topped the $125,000 mark. He said that a couple of smaller grants (such as the agriculture grant) may still be available and the committee would have the proceeds of the sale of the old arena materials and equipment. However, committee members cautioned that area residents should not assume that the task of reaching the goal would be "easy", or that the size of donations could be reduced below the averages hoped for by the organizers. The target is not "easy", it is just "realistic" now said one campaign member. Originally, the target was set at $500,000 for area donation's. Money from Wintario will be made available as the project proceeds, the Mayor further ex- plained. It will be based on a grant of $2 for every $1 raised. Stephens said he hoped the campaign would now move quickly and that canvassers would complete the task as quickly as possible. He said he expected that people worried about some of the costs going on the mill rate would now see that the target could be reached through donations and would give their support. "It's just fantastic," he concluded, Larry flotson, finance chairman of the arena project in Lucan, said he was still trying to get official word from Wintario about the grant structure, Apprised of the ruling given to Exeter of- ficials, he termed it "the best news I've heard all day". He said he had been in contact with Wintario officials on several occasions and kept getting various answers, "I hope that's the way it is," he said in reference to the announcement regarding the Exeter project. The project in Lucan has already commenc- ed and some of the steel has been removed from the structure. `d[h eieferqvituessatwocafe One Hundred and Fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 16, 1976 Price Per Copy 25 Cents r*AVngrwRMANK',.W.MENVERT.' Hits $125,000 mark! Anonymous 25 Marlene and Gerry Parsons and Boys 500 Melvin and Mary-Helen Whiting 200 Larry and Elaine Baynham and Family 150 Interested Citizen 4 Mike and Barb Soldan 100 Sue Anne Soldan 25 Judi Soldan 25 Anne and Fiona Kennedy 150 Interested Citizen 150 Anonymous 50 Interested citizen 100 - .„ John 'Cleave 150 Interested Citizen 50 Mabel Killough 5 Mrs. Mason 20 L. V. Hogarth 150 Mrs. George Mercer 25 Mr. and Mrs. Regier 75 Interested Person 150 Interested Citizen 150 Interested Person 20 Interested. Person 5 Interested Family 150 Lorne, Jean and Jeff Keller 150 Anonymous 150 Al and Helen Rankin and Family 250 Interested Citizen 150 Interested Family 150 Max, Marlene Dawson, Lyn and Diane . 300 Ron and M. J. Chanyi 150 Exeter Roofing 1200 Anonymous 50 Marie and Jerome Denomme 100 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry DeBoer and Family 150 Alex & Cathy MacDonald and Family 150 Interested Citizen 150 Anonymous 150 Ralph & Joanne Wareham and Family 250 Interested Family 200 Interested Family 100 Tom & Anne Page 50 Jim & Reta Smith 50 Amy & John Relouw 150 Lyla & Russ Broderick 150 Julie & Alan Blommaert 150 Laidlaw Transport Ltd. 1000 Midtown Auto Sales 500 Walter and Marg McBride 300 Hans, Paula and Kristopher Zeehuisen 150 Norm & Olive Ferguson 100 Don, Helene & Aida Cameron 150 Interested Citizen 10 The L. Wells Family 150 Mr. & Mrs. Peter McFalls & Family 150 Interested Citizen 10 Ted, Shirley & Ron Wright 300 Mrs. Gloria Vincent 5 A. J. Neal & Family 100 Don McIver & Family 150 Elmer & Ida McBride . 300 Don Hammond 100 Interested Citizen 200 A Friend 100 In Memory 100 Sam Bowers 2 Rhea & Murray Greene 150 Mrs. Ruth Watson 10 Mrs. Irene Harness 25 Mrs. A. Hill 5 Mr. & Mrs. Bill Triebner & Ted 200 Aljoe & Loretta Sanders . . 25 4-Way Inn 80 Earl Campbell Jeweller 200 Wuerth Shoes 900 Mr. & Mrs. Stan Frayne 500 Mrs. May Beer 100 Exeter District Co-Op 1500 Boyle's Ladies Afghan Draw 13.25 Don & Marie Brunzlow 300 Mr. & Mrs. George Mitchell 25 Pfaff Electric 1000 Jim & Liz Bell & Family oV6o 500 Don & Joan Cann toloWTIdW . vw .... VW ....... ifw 50 Tom Arthur's Car Smash ( Rodeo) ,. ...... 30 Watermelon Sales 42 Rick & Nicole McDonald ..,...... .. .... . . . .,.. 50 Total to date $125,885.18 ARMS FULL OF KNOWLEDGE-Most students registering at Centralia College of Agricuultural Technology Monday were loaded down with books heading back to residence. Above, Kathy Stilson and Teresa On- drejicka of the Exeter area prepare to head out with armfuls of books. T-A Photo Woman dies in area crash . - ACCIDENT VICTIMS — Harry Hoffman escorts Mrs. John Bannister RR 1 Ailsa Craig, to an ambulance after the woman suffered a hand injury in Friday afternoon's fatal accident at the junction of Highway 4 and the Mt. Carmel Road. The Bannisters were southbound on Highway 4 when a car driven by a London woman entered their portion of the road. Mr. Bannister is shown beside his smashed vehicle. T-A photo. WOMAN DIES IN CRASH — Attendants from Hoffman Ambulance remove the body of 22-year-old Mary Anne Makes, London, from beside the wreckage of the car she was driving north on Highway 4 on. Friday. The car ended up in the north-west ditch, just across the road from where three people died in a violent crash earlier in the summer, TA- photd, Need permits in Usborne Usborne council will be sending letters to several property owners in the township who have started construction projects without applying for building permits. The move was agreed upon after building inspector Doug Triebner said several projects were proceeding without permit, Triebner reported issuing one permit. One loan under the Ontario Home Renewal Plan was authorized to be paid in full. Council was advised by Hay township clerk Wayne Horner that a redistribution of representation on the Huron- Perth Separate School Board will affect Usborne, The township is now grouped with the municipalities of Hibbert, Fullarton and Mitchell with one representative. Usborne was formerly grouped with Exeter, Stephen, and parts of Biddulph and McGillivray. Council will be advising the planner that infilling on Huron street ,east and Highway 4 south of Exeter need not be restricted to residential but should be designated as urban. The Huron County land division committee is also being advised that council does not approve of splitting of Lot B, Concession 10 in connection with the Hayden land division application. The township's drainage engineer reported partial completion of the Cronyn-Prance municipal drain with a con- tractor's advance payment of $10,000, virtual completion of the Huron street drain and work progressing on the Leyes-Hern drain. Council will advise John Zubick Ltd. of London that it may remove metal from the Kirkton dump area.] Approval has been received from the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation of a grant of up to $87,500 toward the con- struction of the Exeter arena and hall. Water okay for Granton Biddulph council learned at their September meeting that the Ontario Ministry of the Environment had given approval to the Granton water works project and the contract has been awarded to Aztes Construction for $501,292. ,The.Middlesex-London District Health Unit has advised council that swine flu vaccine will be available to persons over 65 years of age, persons with a chronic disease, pregnant women and personnel employed in essential services. Van Bree Drainage was awarded the contracts on the Goudy, Carroll-Dobbs and Beatson-Riddell municipal drains, The tender of Haskett Motors of Lucan to supply a 1977 truck, snowplow and wing was ac- cepted. An increase of 25 cents per hour to road department employees was authorized. An even dozen building permit applications were approved. They were to Joe Manders, Clandeboye, garage; Paul Seleski, Lot 29, Con, 1; Clayton Langford, Lot 15, S.B.; Chris Wilde Construction, Lot 10, LSR, houses; Victoria Gee, Lot 5, con. 3, house addition; Emerson Wallis, Lot 22, Con, 12 and Gerry Vanderhoeck, Lot 19, Con. 3, sheds; Art Cunningham, Lot 31, Con. 2 and Joe Wells, Lot 19, Con. 2, barns; James Barker, Lot 14, Con. 3, silo; Kaschper Racing Shells, Lot 7, NLR, a storage building and Cecil Lewis, Clandeboye, a water tower. Start campaign for hall funds The Exeter Heritage Foun- dation will commence an appeal for donations this week for the renovation of the town hall. Brochures will be sent to area residents outlining the history of the hall, the plans for restoration and the uses which will be made of the facility when it is com- pleted. Estimated cost of the project has been set at $93,000. The Heritage Foundation have been advised they will receive a grant of $47,100 from the Ontario Heritage Foundation. President Doug Gould reported this week that official con- firmation has still not been received regarding the grant, nor have the conditions of the grant been outlined. However, it is understood that the grant will be based on the local Foundation raising similar amount of money and it is to this end that the canvass is being undertaken. About $7,000 has already been raised locally through donations and various fund raising events. The major event planned by the Foundation — the Guy Lombardo dance will be held atIthe Huron Park rec centre on September 27. Some tickets are still available for the dance, The second fatal accident at the same intersection in less than three months took the life of a London woman, Friday af- ternoon. Mrs. Mary Anne Makas died at the scene of a three vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Mount Carmel road, just south of Dashwood Industries. In a June 22 mishap, three London persons lost their lives. Mrs. Makas northbound on Highway 4 was stopped at the intersection in an attempt to make a left hand turn onto the County Road when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Randall William Dayman, R.R. 4, Seaforth. The Makas vehicle was thrown into the path of a southbound vehicle driven by John Bannister, R, R. 1, Ailsa Craig. A passenger in the southbound vehicle Gloria Bannister was taken to South Huron Hospital, Exeter, by Hoffman's Ambulance, Dashwood, suffering minor injuries. Mrs. Makas was pronounced dead at the scene by Corner Dr. Gives ruling on donations The confusion that has existed over the donations being made to the South Hutton Recreation cen- tre fund have been cleared up by the department of revenue. Mrs. M. Lauriks, at the London office, advised the T-A this week that donations to municipalities are considered the same as charitable donations. Residents may therefore claim one. or the other of the deduc- tions, their donation to the fund or the $100 basic given all persons, whichever is greater, So, people giving $99 and hav- ing no other charitable donations would claim the $100 basic dona- tion, while those giving $101 would claim that figure under the charitable deductions. The maximum that may be deducted is 20 percent of income. An Ingersoll man was killed after being involved in an ac- cident on River Road in Grand Bend, Saturday. Harold Lewis, King St., Ingersoll, was walking along the road when a motor vehicle driven by James Nichol, 244 Ridout St., London, collided with him. Hoffman's Ambulance removed Mr. Lewis to South Huron Hospital and he was later transferred to St. Joseph's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. Pinery OPP Constable R.L. Hodge is in charge of the in- vestigation. During the week, the Pinery officers charged 26 under the Highway Traffic Act, 10 under the Liquor Licence Act, seven under the Narcotics Control Act and seven under the Provincial Parks Act. There were also 10 charges under the Criminal Code, one impaired driver and one driver charged while driving under suspension. Charles Wallace, Zurich. The accident was first in- vestigated by officers 'of the Exeter Ontario Provincial Police detachment and later Lucan OPP officers were called as the original crash occurred on the east side of the highway which is in the territory covered by Lucan. Corporal Don Cox and Con- stable J.A. Wilson were the Lucan officers at the scene and Corporal Ray Brooks and Con- stables Frank Giffin, Jim Rogers and Ed Wilcox responded from the Exeter force. A Lucan police spokesman said Tuesday that Dayman has been charged with careless driving in connection with the accident. Last week, recreation director Jim McKinlay advised Exeter council that the RAP committee had about $26,000 to work with for the balance of the year. However, when RAP met this week, that figure had been drastically depleted, although after a lengthy debate and a con- siderable number of mathematical exercises by various members, the exact figure couldn't be determined. The only conclusion that could be reached was that RAP's financial picture was far from bright and that the committee expects to run out of available funds by the middle or end of Oc- tober': ' ' The debate started off when finance committee chairman Harold Patterson said that McKinlay had been out on his es- timate given to council. He said that the recreation director had made a "slight mistake" and that the figure was $10,000 under that quoted to council, The mis- take was in not counting a $10,000 payment received from council in August towards the RAP grant. Gaylan Josephson then wanted to know what the actual financial position was. "Very bad," replied chairman Ruth Durand. Secretary-treasurer Liz Varley then attempted to outline the ex- act position. She said RAP had RAP finances alter quickly, expect to be broke in month Exeter Turf Club president Jack Parsons reported this week his group would proceed with plans to have an injunction placed against Exeter council restraining them from using a portion of the local race track as a site for the new South Huron Recreation Centre. He said the injunction was to have been presented to town officials this week, but at press time that had not been done. Huron County Sheriff Fred Jewell said his office had not received any request to serve an injunction on the town. He in- dicated that normally his staff would be asked to carry out that cash on hand of over $5,000, but with two September payrolls to meet and outstanding accounts of close to $5,000, she envisioned the balance to be in the red by about $4,500. She said there was ap- proximately $13,000 left of the grant from council and an an- ticipated revenue to the end of the year of $5,687, although $1,000 of the latter was "questionable". Making the issue more con- Still plan to proceed on courti n junctionn fusing was a statement from the town clerk's office showing the expenditures made on RAP's behalf this year. It included some items for which RAP are not responsible (such as $5,000 for the engineering firm of Cam- brian Consultants) and made it difficult for RAP members to know exactly where they stood. "It gets beyond me," corn- function after the courts had approved an injunction. Parsons said that Goderich lawyer James Donnelly had been asked to secure the injunction. Turf Club officials contend that an agreement made when the Community Parks was deeded to the town in 1947 carried the stipulation that there was to be no interference with the track as long as it was in use. Parsons said the race horse enthusiasts were not opposed to a new arena, but were fighting only to save the track. Council has decided to reduce the track size from one-half to three-eights of a mile. Please turn to page 3