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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-09-30, Page 1Hits s 1 50,000! South Huron Recreation Centre-Donations this week Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Hackney Jim & Judy Interested Citizens Roy & Anita Hunter Mrs. Audrey Bentley. Barbara J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. W. Dougherty Interested Citizen Anonymous Anonymous Earl Frayne Don & Maddy Wells Interested Citizen Interested Citizens Interested Friend Bev's Plumbing & Heating. Bev, Norma, Jeff & John Lindenfield 150 Mr. & Mrs. Rick Miles 25 Basil, Phyllis, Dada & Dennis Crawford 150 Van Steeg 20 Ford Girls 20 Fred Kleinhaar 10 Gord & Doreen Kirk 100 J&A Aziz Ltd.( Tor.) (Junction) 25 Interested Company 1,000 L.W. Kleinstiver Ltd 200 Exeter Kinsmen Club 363.94 Welders Service (Erie Huron) Ltd. 100 L.E. Wells & Co. (Tor.) (Junction) 50 Universal Ignition & Battery Ltd 25 Ausable River Nomads 350 Gaiser Kneale Insurance 1,000 Interested Citizen 100 Ken & Jo Valles 100 Anonymous 10 Ruby Hogarth 100 Dora & Oord McTavish 100 Interested Family 1'00 A Friend 150 Interested Family 10 Interested Citizen 50 Stewart Taylor 75 Interested Citizen 20 Interested Citizen 100 Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Wells 100 Kathy Wells & John Hayter 100 Carl & Jean Mills & Connie ...., 200 Interested Citizen 25`'" Wilmer, Ella & Alice Ann 150 Weir & Mary Taylor 50 Yvon Laurin and Family 100. Interested Company 200 Glen & Joan Hodgins & Family 25 Exeter Agricultural Society Jamboree Committee - Jerry MacLean, Bob Heywood Norm Whiting, Maurice Love 579 Jack's Fina 100 Exeter Furniture 400 Culligan Water Conditioning Ltd. 50 Mr. & Mrs. Terry Wright 100 Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Parkinson 150 Redpath Industries (On Behalf of Daymond Ltd. & Employees at Huron Park) 5,000 150 100 55 50 150 50 100 100 25 20 100 200 50 150 10 100 THE SWEETEST MUSIC — A large number of area residents took advantage of the opportunity Monday night to listen to and dance to the music of Guy Lombardo and his orchestra at Huron Park. Lombardo's visit was sponsored by the Exeter Heritage Foundation. Above, Val Gould welcomes the popular orchestra leader while Doug Gould and Joyce Montieth look on. T-A photo One Hundred and Fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 Price Per Copy 25 Cents DECORATED TRIKE — Exeter Fair president Jack Stewart chats with Craig Cudmore prior to Saturday's Fair parade. Craig entered the best decorated tricycle. T-A photo REC CENTRE PRICE SET AT 1 I • sound. However, he said council could pass a tentative approval of the contract if they desired. After some debate, Reeve Derry Boyle presented a motion that council adopt the contract in principle, subject to the recommendation of the engineers. This was seconded by Harold Patterson. However, Councillor Barb Bell said she would like to wait for a definite statement in writing on the grants to be received, and said she wouldn't vote for the motion until the grant picture was more clear. Boyle's motion was then defeated and a second motion by Mrs. Bell and Deputy-Reeve Toni MacMillan that the matter be Please turn to page 3 Tenders for thp South 'Huron Recreation Centre were opened, Monday, and while the figures. were slightly higher than an- ticipated by committee mem- bers, it is expected council will approve a contract within a week. 25410 Construction Ltd., London, also known as Northside Construction, submitted the lowest tender of seven at a price of $950,000. When the engineer's' fees of TAWASIE.'EXAMESUM seven percent are added, the total cost of the project will be $1,016,500, Building committee chairman King McDonald told council that the tenders were higher than he had hoped for, but noted they were still well within the budget. The low bid was $88,000 lower than the next highest. Top bid on the project was $1,149,000. While committee members and members of Exeter were ob- viously somewhat disappointed Total to date $152,500.12 County in 1976, with the "ex- ception of a season for bow and arrow only from October 25 to November 30. Hayfield Reeve Ed Oddleifson, in making the motion to object, called the hunting with bow and arrow "cruel" and asked that council request cancellation of the season. ' Mr, Oddleifson said the animals are often only wounded and could take days to die. Kenneth Campbell, Deputy Reeve of Stephen Township, seconded the motion. in the figures, their disap- pointment was not shared by George Naoum of Cambrian Facilities. He termed it a "fantastically good price for what the com- munity was receiving in terms of the finished product, "You have to be lucky to get such a good price," he said, noting that the $21,53 square foot cost was well below the $40 per square foot cost of erecting a house. He again emphasized that the community was getting a building that will require low maintenance and one that would be ready for use when con- structed. "Move your tractor (with the ice scraping equipment), the goal posts and concession equipment in from your present arena and you can operate," he said. While the committee had received some bad news when the tenders were opened, there was more to follow when the grant structure was outlined once again. Stephen to oppose annexation At its latest meeting Stephen township council went on record as being opposed to any future annexation by the village of Grand Bend, • While opposing annexation council said they would be prepared to discuss any amalgamation plans. This was the first time the subject was brought before council. It was started by a letter from J.R„,W. Kestle, president of the Oakwood Park Ratepayers Association asking that his group be notified of any meetings on the subject of annexation. Kestle said his group was opposed to annexation but wished to be notified of any discussions on the matter. The annexation subject has been brought to the fore recently by Grand Bend reeve Bob Sharen in a London Free Press article but the neighbouring townships of Stephen and Bosanquet have not been contacted. A petition from owners in the Maple Grove Syndicate and adjoining owners Irene Penfound and Annie Ravelle for a clean-out of the Adams ,municipal drain was accepted. The tender for supply of a culvert for the Centralia municipal drain was let to Koppers International of London for $3,023. It was the lowest of three bids received. A building permit was issued to the police village of Dashwood for construction of an addition to the Dashwood fire hall to house a water tank truck which is being purchased. Council endorsed a resolution from the township of Carleton regarding the placement of hydro poles along country roads was endorsed. The resolution asks Ontario Hydro to place poles no farther from a fence line than three feet. The Carleton letter indicated some pole placements in their area were eight to ten feet from fences and in the middle of dit- ches, Approval was given to Stephen property owners Norman Hodgins and Stewart Brown to apply for permission to receive water from the McGillivray township line. The Strathroy office of Ontario Hydro is being contacted regarding the possibility of street lights in the hamlet of Greenway. Township solicitor Keith MacLean is being instructed to clear up ownership of certain travelled portions of road allowances from the Mollard Line to Ausable Concession and then parallel to the river to the southerly limits of the village of Grand Bend, Mayor Hruce Shawe indicated that information supplied by Wintario officials two weeks ago was not entirely accurate and more money than anticipated will have to be raised locally to meet the costs. First of all, he explained, the A group of Exeter merchants decided Tuesday night to proceed with plans to have Ex- eter council establish a business improvement area under terms of the municipal act. . About 18 businesses were represented at the meeting held at the public school library. Chairman Ron Cottrell review- ed information which had been given to ,the merchants two weeks ago by Bob Pollock of the ministry of industry and tourism. He said that after the request had been presented to town coun- cil, all owners ,of commercial property in the area designated would be notified of the intention to proceed and they would be given two months in which to register any objections. If less than one-third oppose the project, it can proceed with the naming of a management committee. The latter would draft a budget for work to be un- dertaken and the costs would be apportioned on the basis of assessment. The main topic at Tuesday's meeting was the area to be designated. Cottrell suggested the area should include both sides of Main Street between Gidley and Sim- Coe. However, several in atten- dance thought the entire business community should be involved, right through to the north end. But most seemed to be of the opinion that it would be difficult Three cottages at Oakwood Park were broken into during the past week and hundreds of dollars worth of antiques stolen, About $300 dollars in valuables were taken from the cottage of Mrs, Sears, while aruestimate has not been made as yet on the loss from the breakin at a cottage owned by Lucille Hayman. Both ladies reside in London. Among the stolen loot were picture frames, dishes, silver- ware, etc. The two breakins were in- vestigated by Exeter OPP Constable Frank Giffin On Saturday, Charles A, Gunn, who also owns a cottage at Oak- While Exeter merchants are planning to revitalize the downtown business area, some local people are still attempting to get bills paid by the Exeter Chamber. of Commerce. One Of the firms is the Exeter PUC and Tuesday afternoon manager Hugh Davis said a cheque for $150 had been received from the treasurer of the group, John Norris. The cheque was $21.35 short of meeting the PUC bill that had been forwarded for Christmas street decorations, repair costs of the old arena would have to be figured. He said he had already contacted the engineering firm of Haas- Ruebsam and they had for- warded him a letter indicating that those repair costs would be $250,000. to undertake work in such a l wide-spread area, and it was finally agreed that the designated area should extend only from the southern limits of „t„ewn taaidley Street. , It was felt that once the program was underway, other areas could be added if m,erchants so wished. Most in attendance agreed that confining the initial group to a smaller area would enable them to do a better job. In addition, it was noted that no businessmen from the north end or other areas In making his report to County Council on Friday, R.M. Williamson, Chairman of the County Social Services Com- mittee, told the meeting that during the month of August there had been a number of Welfare recipients who had refused work and had been cut off from all income, "This," Mr. Williamson said, "I think is good for the County." The report indicated that during the summer months the Social Services caseload had remained fairly stable and the number of inquiries was somewhat lower than last year. As of August 1 there were 90 wood, reported it had been broken into and some liquor stolen. Damage to the cottage was listed al $20. There were also three breakins at Huron Park on Thursday. Two were at buildings owned by Dunline. About $4 in coins was taken from one, while nothing was reported missing at the other, The home of Cheryl Smith, 116 St. Lawrence Ave., was also entered and $20 in cash stolen. Constable Bob Whiteford was in charge of the investigation and two juveniles have been charged with all three Huron Park of- fences, but Norris explained that the cheque completely wiped out the business group's account. Davis suggested the balance would have to be written off and said the PUC were lucky to get what they did. However, secretary Marilyn Sillery changed the smiles quickly when she said the cheque had not yet been cashed because it did not have the proper signatures and an effort to have it properly signed had not been successful as yet. Of that amount, the community centres branch will make agrant of $62,500 to the new building and Wintario will provide $125,000. In addition, the community centres branch has already ear- marked $233,500 for Exeter and Usborne towards a new facility, had attended either of the meetings called to discuss the matter. At the end of the meeting, Cot- trell announced that he would be assisted by Jerry Gray, Harold Gunn, Jon Dinney and Bob Swartman on a steering com- mittee which would continue in- vestigation of the plan. The meeting added Edith Boyle to the list. If a bylaw is passed, council will name the board of manage- ment. cases in 1975 but only 88 in 1976. Inquiries in 1975 number 57 in June and 74 in July for a total of 131 which in 1976 there were 56 inquiries in June and 60 in July for 116. Persons receiving assistance in June of 1975 numbered 268 and in July 232 which in 1976 there were 240 in June and 239 in July. It was admitted that the case load in August of 1976 had risen slightly however. Normally, this is not the case, but umem- ployment was named as one possible cause. Companies, like Dominion Road Machinery Company, who close down for Please turn to page 3 In another theft, a citizen band radio base antenna was stolen from a truck owned by Lloyd Riley, IIuron Park. There were four accidents investigated by the Exeter detachment officers, the first on Tuesday when a vehicle driven by Genevieve Zimmer, Zurich, was involved in a single car mishap on concession road 12.13 of Hay township, Damage was estimated at $500 by Constable Larry Chris tiaen, The Zurich woman sustained injuries in the crash. Vehicles driven by Bette Dewan, Crediton, and John Jankiewicz, Exeter, were in- volved in an accident at the junction of the Crediton Road and County Road 21 on Wednesday. Damage was listed at $1,200 by Constable Frank Giffin. In another accident on Wed- nesday, Diane Mack, Zurich, was slightly injured in a single vehicle incident on Stephen concession 2- 3. Damage to her vehicle was set at $1,000 by Constable Jim Rogers, The final crash of the week was reported on Sunday, when vehicles driven by James MeEwen, Hensall, and Rosemarie 1Vlerrigan, RR 1 Kincardine; collided on High- That brings the total to $421,000. Of the remaining $595,500, Wintario will provide one dollar for each dollar raised locally. That means the community will have to raise $297,750. "We're roughly half way there," the Mayor explained. Finance chairman Ron Bogart presented figures on the local campaign, indicating that the total raised to date was about $140,000. Listing the anticipated revenue to come yet from the final residential and business canvass in Exeter, as well as canvasses in Usborne, Stephen and Hay, Bogart said the committee felt they could reach a total of $262,495. "We feel that's fairly con- servative too," he suggested. Noting the difference, Mayor Shaw wondered if the building committee had considered leaving any parts of the centre unfinished. Naoum explained that there were no "frills" included in the design of the structure and there was very little that the com- mittee could consider excluding. He also pointed out that with the contractor realizing he was $88,000 lower than the next highest bid, any credits made for work not done would be minimized so he (the contractor) could reduce the gap. Naoum said his firm would be checking the contractor out in the next couple of days to ensure they were capable and financially way 4 at the junction of Highway 84. Total damage was estimated at $750 by Constable Don Mason. During the week, the local detachment officers laid 10 charges under the Criminal Code, 18 under the Highway Traffic Act Only two cases were heard in Exeter court, Tuesday, another one having to be adjourned because the accused couldn't at- tend, He was in jail' serving time for a previous conviction. William Bruce Bossenberry, Garden City, Michigan, was fin- ed $103 on a charge of careless driving, Evidence revealed that on June 3 at 3:00 a.m. his vehicle went off highway 83 and hit a pole, The accused said he was lighting a cigarette and his car veered onto the shoulder of the toad and spun around into the ditch. In the other case, Eugene Seifried, RR 3 Denfield, was fin- ed $100 or 10 days on a charge of possession of a narcotic. He was Local firm is involved If Exeter council approve the bid submitted this week by 25410 Construction Ltd. for the South Huron Recreation Centre, one local contractor will be involved in the project. The general contractor con- firmed on Monday that Pfaff Electric, Exeter, had submitted the lowest bid for the electrical portion of the project. Pfaff Electric would, however, be the only sub-trade contractor involved in the job it was reveal- ed. and two under the Liquor Licence Act, There were three dog com- plaints, four wilful damage, two assaults, one trespassing, one fraud and one investigation under the Game and Fish Act. charged on May 11 after his vehi- cle was stopped by police who noticed it being driven in an erratic manner. A search of the vehicle un- covered a plastic bag containing a green substance which was identified as marijuana. Seifried said that there was only a small amount of narcotic and noted that he had already paid a fine of $200 for an inn paired driving charge arising from the same incident and that he had lost his job due to the licence suspension meted out at that time. He thought that was enough punishment for one date, but he was still ordered to pay the fine for the narcotic charge, He was given six weeks in which to pay. 1•Wr, Huron County Council passed a motion, with only two members .opposed, at their Friday meeting to object to the Ministry of Natural Resources over the Ministry's intention to allow hunting of deer within the county with bow and arrow. A letter of information, signed by H. Lancaster, Forest and Land Management Supervisor of 40 , the Ministry of Natural , Resources, had been • placed in the report of the Development Committee noting that there would be no deer season in Huron County council buck shooting with bows LEOS GET CHARTER — The newly formed Exeter Leo Club received its charter Friday night. Above, Lions district youth chairman, Jack McLeod presents the charter and a past district governor A. J. Sweitzer presents a gavel to president Kelly Gaiser, vice-president Kathy Giffin and secretary Brenda finder. . . . A bird in the hand Merchants plan to proceed with downtown development Welfare recipients refuse jobs, cut off Three cottages broken into at Oakwood One couldn't appear `otherwise detained'