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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-05-12, Page 1Jr of Exeter Kinsmen and Kinettes participated in a walkathon Saturday to Dystrophy, From the left are Wendy King, Terry Romphf, BI.Aobphaontod KINSMEN WALK — A number Hensoll and back in aid of Wanda Reynolds and Wayne Muscular Hockey. Water project $123,000 below estimate "That's the first nice thing that's happened to us on the pro- ject!" That was the comment of PUG manager Hugh. Davis this week after tenders had been opened for the installation of two pum- ping stations at wells in Usborne and the pipeline bringing the The two wells will be capable of providing 500 gallons of water per minute to the local system. That's about double the present water availability, excluding the proceed along highway 83 to con- cession 2 and then north for one mile and a quarter and then east to the 4th concession and then north to the well water into Exeter, Logan Construction, Stratford, submitted the low bid of n85,- 612A0, That was well below the $408,000 estimate that had been placed on the project. In fact, even the highest of the six bids was some $33,000 below the es- timate. locations on the Morgan and Cud- more properties. The total footage of the pipeline is 24,076. The route was chosen by Usborne council. industrial supply. However, the new wells will only be put into production when demand requires it. All necessary approval for the project has been received. This includes approval from the On- tario Municipal Board, the ministry of the environment and the ministry of natural resources. The project has sparked a tremendous amount of debate and deliberation for the PUG since It was first considered in May of 1974. It was then that the PUC gave approval to Inter- national Water Supply to start exploration for water supplies. The need for those additional water supplies had been outlined in a report to the PUC in 1972 by the Goderich engineering firm of B. M. Ross & Associates, That exploration and subse- quent testing brought complaints from some Usborne residents and resulted in periodic meetings between the PUC, Usborne council and the two ministries involved. The latter established strict guidelines for taking water and the requirement that the streams be augmented by the PUC whenever pumping was un- dertaken. bid on work to keep their men and equipment busy rather than having to lay them off. The PUG manager speculated that as the tender price was con- siderably less than had been ex- pected. that there was a possibility that the debenture debt could be decreased. Logan Construction is ex- pected to start work on the pro- ject in the near future and com- pletion date will probably be some time in August, The PUC workmen will install the pipeline from Rosemount Street to the town's limits and then the Stratford firm will com- plete the line from there. It will Davis said he now estimates that the total cost of the project, including the drilling of the wells (which has already been com- pleted) and the work that will be undertaken by the PUG as well as the equipment for pumping will be about $489,000, It had originally been expected the total cost would be around $608,- 000. He said that one contractor had predicted that the tenders would be low in view of the lack .of work available for firms. It was indicated the price could even be somewhat below the contractor's cost as the firms Rodeo is definite, proceeds to centre Agricultural Society have manned the gates in past years and are expected to undertake this project again, A good portion of the ad- vertising will be taken care of by. Wakefield and the Belvedere Tobacco Company, Please turn to page 3 DUMP BLAZE — High winds on Sunday afternoon fanned smoulder- ing fires at the Exeter dump and started grass and brush fires in several locations. Thie local firemen finally brought the blazes under control. qite exeferZineseatwocafe One Hundred and Fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MAY 12, 1977 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Cancer canvass well over target. The Exeter rodeo will definitely be staged again in 1977 and the new South Huron Recreation Centre will benefit. The rodeo directors meeting Thursday night agreed to turn over all profits to the Rec Centre committee which has pledged their support in making the annual event a success, The big change for the 1977 rodeo will be the swing away from the traditional Labour Day weekend, The rodeo will be held on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7. The rodeo will be a joint effort of the local committee and rodeo operator Mel Wakefield. At Thursday's meeting, the directors accepted an agreement from Wakefield where he will stage the rodeo and give the local committee 20 percent of the gross gate receipts, The responsibility of the Exeter rodeo group will be to provide the facilities and water for the stock, administer the gates and find added prize monies. Members of the Exeter Although all canvassers have not yet made their final returns, the area canvass for the Cancer Society has already hit 138 percent of its target. Campaign chairman Carf Cann reported this week that $10,673.66 has been collected to date. The objective had been set at $7,800. Last year's canvass was 134 percent of the target under Cann's direction, Co-chairman of the canvass is Charlie Smith. Cann said there were four baSid reasons for the campaign being so successful this year. These were outlined as follows; 1. The public have been very responsive to the work of the Cancer Society. 2. All rural and urban areas Levies 1 0-day term for taking vehicle CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER — The annual daffodil sale sponsored by the Xi Gamma Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority realized $1,477.82 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Above, convener Elsie Tuckey and treasurer Mary Jane Taylor present the cheque to local Cancer Society representative Charlie Smith. Wading pool for Parkhill the door. The bullet struck about three feet from the neighbor. It was indicated there had been a dispute between the two men and the court was advised that the accused had not discharged the rifle with any intent to injure his neighbor. In addition to the suspended sentence, Coxen had his gun confiscated and was prohibited from having any firearm or ammunition in his possiession for five years, In the only other case on Tuesday's docket, Alex May Huron Park, was convicted on a charge of stealing runway lights at Huron Industrial Park. They were valued at $140. Judge Hays reserved sentence until June 21, awaiting a pre-sentence report. In Goderich court on Monday, John McNair, formerly of Huron Park was sentenced to 60 days in jail for the break, enter and theft at Cook's Mill at Kirkton. Hensall taxes up 17.3 mills, plan to let arena jobs soon were organized and included in the canvass. (In previous years some of the rural areas were not included because canvassers could not be found.) 3. Some 260 canvassers and captains were actively involved, 4. The canvass was assisted by four active service groups: the Hensall Kinsmen, Zurich Lions, Dashwood Men's Club and the Exeter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. "The Exeter Cancer Society exk'inds a very special thank you 4..o &the canvassers and captains :who knocked on doors of the concessions and streets, to the service clubs who organized canvassers or made con- tributions with special events, and all the people and businesses who contributed funds," Cann concluded. One of the major contributions to the campaign was the $1,477.82 realized by members of the Beta Sigma Phi in their sale of daf- fodils, There was another $414 con- tributed in the commercial canvass and $135 in the industrial sector. Contribution from the various municipalities in the area to date is as follows: Stephen $1,258.00 Hay 1,503,25 Usborne 1,382,15 Huron Park 248.02 Centralia 166.00 Crediton 202.00 Zurich 736.75 Hensall . 505.25 Dashwood 273,00 Exeter 2,372,42 as planned says Reeve Harold Knight, chairman of the building committee. Reeve Knight made the an- Please turn to page 3 The Ausable -Hayfield Con- servation Authority will un- dertake further capital im- provements to the Parkhill Conservation Area, Natural Resources Minister Frank S. Miller announced this week. The area comprises some 2,435 acres of land on Parkhill Creek in McGillivray township. This year, the Authority will construct a wading pool, pavilion and roadways as well as landscaping, signing, planning and general development. Adjacent lands have been developed for forestry, wildlife habitat, picnicking and con- servation education, The estimated total cost is $40,000. Aid provided area projects Damage high in accident An Ailsa Craig area youth was sentenced to 10 days in jail on a charge of taking a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner when he appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday. Thomas Anthony McVenney, was charged on February 18 after he took a car from a Crediton repair shop and drove it to Ailsa Craig. The keys for the car had been left under the seat after the vehicle had been repaired. In handing•down his decision, his Honour Judge Glenn Hays took into account the fact that McVenney had a previous con- viction on a similar charge. A 42-year-old Huron Park man, Glenn Allan Coxen, was given a suspended sentence of two years on a charge of dangerous use of a firearm. The court learned that the accused had asked his wife to have a neighbor come to the door and as the neighbor approached, Coxen fired a .22 calibre rifle at PCs still looking for a candidate At press time yesterday there was still no indication if the Progressive Conservatives would have any candidates for tonight's nomination meeting ' at South Huron District High School. Riding secretary Ruth Hill, RR 2 Lucan, reported that at time there was still no nomination papers filed with her. That was just a few hours before the deadline for candidates to be named for tonight's nomination. Mrs. Hill reported that one candidate who had decided to enter had withdrawn her name. That was Lois Jackson, Grand Bend. There was no reason given for Mrs„Jackson's deciding not to run, and she was not available for comment. One possible cvandidate is Bill Strong, Seaforth. He told the T-A yesterday that he was still thinking about it, but had made no final decision. "These things come up so quickly that there's a whole lot of soul-searching at the last minute," he explained. Indications are that party officials were still attempting to lure Anson McKinley into the race. He's a former warden of Huron, reeve of Stanley and a brother of MP Bob McKinley. The Liberals will also be staging their nomination tonight. It will be held at the Hensall Public School. Sitting member Jack Riddell is expected to win that nomination for the third time with no op- position. Hensall ratepayers will face a 17.3 mill increase in their taxes this year, but the village's share of this increase is only 4 mills, the remainder of the increase being school support. Reeve Harold Knight ex- pressed some frustration at the council's regular meeting Monday night when he said "We fought like heck to keep our mill rate increase down to four mills and then the Board of Education hits us with a 13.3 mill increase in school support," Council has no control over the increases by the Board of Education who jumped Hensall's assessment from $92,000 last year to $117,617 this year. This 17.3 mill increase will bring the general municipal rate to 42.94 mills commercial, 36.50 residential; the county rate to 24.06 mills commercial and 20.46 mills residential; the public school support rate to 38.39 mills commercial and 34,55 mills residential; the secondary school support to 33.04 mills commercial and 29.73 mills residential and the separate school support to 38.67 mills commercial and 34.80 mills residential. The village's portion of the increase is mainly due to the increases in operating costs, specifically in the increased costs of energy according to clerk Bob The building committee for the Hensall arena is looking at letting a building contract for the new arena within a month if all goes Yes, mother there is a gift Usborne taxes up seven mills Manpower and Immigration Minister Bud Cullen has an- nounced the approval of two Canada Works Program projects for the constituency of Huron- Middlesex and eight Young Canada Works projects. These projects are expected to create 40 jobs for a total of 551 man-weeks of work at a federal cost of $83,034. A conservation Services reforestation project in Exeter will create five jobs for a period of 60 man-weeks at a cost of $9,564, while in Wingham„ preparation for the '78 Plowing Match will give six people 180 weeks of work for $28,470. Included in the Young Canada Works projects are a recreational program at Huron Park which will employ five people at a cost of $7,120, Also receiving assistance of $8,004 is Noah's ARC, the store to be operated in Grand Bend this summer by Dashwood ARC Industries, It will provide four jobs. The other programs approved in the riding include two in Goderich, and one each in Fgmondville, Wroxeter, Brussels and Seaforth. rates are up 4.15 and 1,78 mills, respectively. The contract on the Brock Creek drain branch A was awarded to Van Bree Drainage and Bulldozing of Forest for $22,567,40 , the lowest of five tenders, Building inspector Doug Triebner reported nine building permits issued during the month of April at a total value of $131,700. Permits were approved for Brian Hardeman and Kathryn Grose on Lot 8, S.E.B. Con- cession, The bid of A.M Spriet Associates to appraise the bridges in the township for $990 was accepted, Road superintendent John Batten was instructed to ad- vertise for tenders for the road construction laid out in the 1977 program. A Municipal drain petition in the area of lots 15 and 16, Con- cession 9 was accepted and will be forwarded to engineer A.J, DeVos for a survey and report, Graduation event scheduled Friday Dr. C. M. Switzer, dean of the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, will be the guest speaker at Friday's graduation ceremonies at the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. The graduation will be held at the Huron Park recreation centre, commencing at 2.00 p.m. Ratepayers in Usborne township will be facing a seven mill increase when they receive their 1977 tax notices. At the regular May meeting council approved a proposed budget in the amount of $686,478 which calls for a mill rate of 111.642 mills for public school supporters and 111,736 mills for those property owners supporting separate schools, Both rates ate for farm and residential assessments. An interim levy of 60 mills will come due on June 30 with the final payment of the balance likely due on November 30, although that date has not yet been confirmed by council, In individual tax rates three are up and one has been reduced. The only decrease is in the Huren County rate which drops 1.86 mills tot township rn il ls The ip rate is up 1,98 mills to 81.245 mills and the, elementary and secondary school One area mother didn't receive a gift on Mother's Day, but it wasn't because her child forgot about the event. The gift intended for that mother was left on the bumper of p car which had been parked at the Huron Restaurant at the cor- ner of Main and Wellington St. in Exeter, The driver of that car reported that a couple of children were near his vehicle when he left the restaurant and assumes the parcel had been put on the back of his car by one of the youngsters while they were chat- ting. The driver proceeded to Hen- sail and then to his home in the Staffa area, where the gift was discovered. An announcement of the found item was made at several area churches this week, but the owner could not be found. That gift, along with a card that had been purchased at Butler's Department Store, 15 now at The Times-Advocate and the owner may claim same by identifying it. Hopefully, the owner can be found so the gift can still be turn- ed aver to mother. She no doubt Will agree, that it's better late than never, FLOWERS OF Hope — All residents in this area will be receiving Flowers of Hope seeds in the Mail this week, This is a protect of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Retarded, At the back are ARC Workshop officials Don Campbell, Donna Gteb and Mara Wright, In front are trainees Richard Meier, Vanastro; Eleanor Gordon, 'Medford and Don Tiedemcin, Grand Bend. T-A photo Only two accidents were in- vestigated by the EXeter OPP this week, but in one of those, damage amounted to $7,200. It occurred at 1:15 p.m. on Fri- day, when a tractor trailer driven by Irvine Ferris, RR 3 Kippen, overturned at a private drive on Highway 21 near St. Josephs. Damage to the tractor trailer was estimated at $6,000 by Constable Frank Giffin. The vehicle IS owned by Gordon and Wayne Prance, RR I Woodham, A steel fertilizer tank on the truck was damaged to an amount listed at $1,200. The driver sustained injuries in the accident and was taken to South Huron Hospital. The rear wheels of the trailer dropped into a ditch as the driver Was entering the laneway and this flipped the vehicle onto its side,, The other accident was a hit and run reported on Sunday. A vehicle driven by Charles Ort- rnanns, RR 3 Exeter, was struck by an unknown vehicle which left the aeetie on concession 2 in Stephen. Total damage Was set at $150 by Constable Dale Lamont., During the week, the detach- ment officers laid six charges under the Criminal Code, 10 un- der the Highway Traffic Act and One under the Liquor Licence Act,