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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-05-19, Page 33May 19, 1977 Page 33 Mail your problems to "Int- pact' c/o this paper. All letters will be answered provided a stamped ad- dressed envelope is enclos- ed. Some of general interest will be published. Letters must be signed but we will NOT reveal your identity, MUM Mal MUM to YAMAHA Open Daily 10 - 10 Sundays Noon - 6 by ..itotty Hamilton Mt. Carmel 237-3456 mum aim um= men Num While on a Christmas vacation in Britain I rented a car which was, involved in an accident. I agreed to pay for the necessary repairs and was assured that I would be reimbursed. I'm now getting very worried about this because I've written several letters to the car rental agen- cy and up till now haven't received a reply or even an acknowledgement of my claim. It seems"that somebody at the English Avis Company has goofed. In a very apologetic letter to our reader they state that their records show this claim as having been settled and paid, and they are at quite a loss to know why it wasn't! The important thing is, that our reader did have a cheque enclosed with his letter, for the full amount of his claim. strieiro /hack" • C-B's • STEREOS • TOWERS • AERIALS • TROPHIES GORD'S TROPHIES & ENGRAVING wammommommmememmem Jack & Marg's Expert Car Repairs C-B Sales & Service Authorized Dealer 282 Main St. 235-2261 235-2444 HIGHWAYS 83 & 4 . EXETER Nimomminsaummemin I have been a Chargex customer for sometime but decided'recently to cancel my account. This I attempted to do by registered mail, that was in January and it still hasn't been cancelled. According to an employee at the Commerce Chargex Centre, it takes "time" to close out an account because it has to stay in the com- puter for a "certain length of time," in case any back billings arrive. The Chargex people also claim that a person could cancel and then start reus- ing their account. They point out too, that a large number of merchants are very slow in sending in their bills. These are some of the reasons we received but it seems very complicated to us. Patience must indeed be a virtue! A reader wants to know if there is any recourse against a high pressure salesperson who overexaggerates or simply does not tell the truth. According to the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations "If the sales pitch is not true, then it's il- legal," and if you believe that a salesperson has used deception to make a sale, then the sales agreement can be cancelled, and if necressary the consumer can take the salesperson to court or apply to the Ministry fo mediate the dispute, and usually when this happens a solution is quickly found. The Ministry offer these few words of advice to all con- sumers, "Use- common sense when buying, don't be greedy and make sure you query big promises." ESt. 1919 & Pryde Er 293 Main St: S., Exeter MONUMENTS - MARKERS LETTERING [235- 0620 ANYTIME SODDING - SEEDING - PATIOS For Complete Landscaping Call GREEN WOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING 296-4665 THEDFORD Guaranteed Investment Certificates 1% 2 Annual interest Semi=annual interest Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Serving more and more people since 1889 14-CTORIAand GREY TRUST COMPANY DENNIS J. SMITH - Manager MRS. JOYCE BLACK - Accountant 235-0530 TENNIS CLUB EXECUTIVE — A very enthusiastic and active tennis club has been formed in Exeter.The ex- ecutive is shown above. Back, left, Randy Parsons, Damien Solomon, president Bill Dinney, Art Whilsmith, Ron Cottrell and Jay Campbell. Front, Agnes Cottrell, Ruth Mercer, Janice Frayne, Fran Shaw and Pat Cottrell. T-A photo INDIVIDUAL ATOM AWARDS — Three trophies were presented Sunday at the annual picnic of the Exeter atom I hockey team. From the left are most improved John Wells; most valuable Doug Scott and highest scorer Steve Laithwaite. T-A photo Box Springs & Mattresses FROM $99 ONLY WHITING'S Main St., Exeter 0 235-1964 4.1116. sI PIONEER al CAR STEREO 1111 It's the finest in stereo equipment fof your car GET OUR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY Jerry MacLean & Son AUTOMOTIVE LTD. Eiketer 235.0800 OUR STORE IS RIO ENOUGH to SERVE YOUR NEEDS OUT SMALL ENOUGH l'O BE ERIENCILY The largest yearly Canadian sailboat race on Lake Huron will attract a record number of en- tries . .. Labatt's 100 hosted by the Grand Bend Yacht Club and sponsored by Labatt's, the an- nual 100 sailboat race will take place starting at Grand Bend June 25. Sixty to eighty yachts are expected to participate, ranging in size from 22 feet to 44 feet in length. These yachts will be rendezvousing at Grand Bend for the June 25 start, many arriving at Grand Bend after having completed the Tri-City race the week before. The Tri-City will take the contestants from Sarnia to Port Sanilac, Michigan and across Lake Huron ending at Grand Bend. Entrants for the Labatt's 100 will be represented from the following Yacht Clubs . . , Bark Shanty, Bayfield, Goderich, Sarnia, Port Huron and Grand Bend . . . all members of the Lake Huron Yachting Association. Entries are also expected this year from the Windsor and Detroit Yacht Clubs. The race will start at 11:00 ap., June 25 from Grand Bend, Prior to the race there will be a pre-race breakfast and skippers' information meeting for crew and media personnel. The firstleg of the race, will be a north westerly direction from Grand Bend to Port Sanilac, Michigan rounding the marker at Port Sanilac. The yachts will then chart a course on a north easterly direction for Goderich, crossing Lake Huron for the second time Institutes view quilts Women's Institutes throughout Huron County are meeting in Clinton Wednesday, May 25 to hold a Summary Day for recently held quilting courses. It will be held at Ontario Street United Church in Clinton beginning at 1:30 p.m. Many of the WI branches in South Huron held quilting courses during the winter months, in the due course of the race, this crossing in all probability will be at night, when all total sailing precautions have to be taken. The final leg of the race will be from Goderich as the yachts round the mark and turn south for Grand Bend . . . the finish of the Labatt's 100 will be at Grand Bend sometime on Sun- day, June 26 with estimations that some of the first arrivals will be coming in around 9 a.m., and that the total fleet will be in no later than 2 p.m. The race course totals 100 nautical miles, which are sailed non stop; a test for good seamanship, and crew en- volvement. The Grand Bend Yacht Club, hosts of `the Labatt's 100, have instituted numerous safety requirements, and in addition the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter "Rapid" will be following the fleet as an escort vessel in case of emergencies. Second and third escort vessels are in the process of being arranged for, for back up pur- poses. In this test of seamanship and navigation, Labatt's Ontario Breweries have awarded numerous trophies and awards for the winners of their divisions under the new Lake Huron Yachting Association's rule handicaps. Presentation of awards will be held approximately two hours after the race ends • at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 26 . . , this event will take place on the grounds of the Grand Bend Yacht Club. Spectators who wish to see the start of the race should be at Grand Bend, Saturday, June 25 at approximately 10:45 a,m. and the STRETCH YOUR DOLLARS ON THESE VALUES Effective Until May 25 IC Breck Shampoo 200 ml 77c Sugg. Retail $1.89 Band Aids 3/4 " - 100's Sugg. Retail -2.49 Kotex 48's Sugg. Retail $3.77 s *1.37 °2.87 Neo Citron Sugg. Retail $1.95 $ 1 .37 10's * Bufferin 100's Sugg. Retail $2.05 $1.27 Hurry . . G Note Specials Will Soon Expire CASH IN YOUR VALUABLE MONEY-SAVING COUPONS NOW Exeter Pharmacy Ltd. • GUARDIAN DRUGS. Main Street 235-1570 "NW NOW OPEN SHAW'S Dairy Store 5 Oak St., Grand Bend 8 a.m. - Midnight Daily (Same Building as Max's TV & Appliances) Objectives: CP Prevention & Protection `' Conservationist cites alarm on planning Joan Van den Broeck. Members and friends of the Huron County Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario enjoyed a memorable evening at the Little Inn, Bayfield, last Thursday and renewed long-standing friendship with Dr. Douglas Richardson, Many members remember with fond admiration Dr. Richardson's assistance to the Save the Jail Society in 1973, Since then his interest and concern for the people and heritage movement in Huron has never waned. Dr. Richardson, an architectural historian with the University of Toronto, is well- known in his field as an eminent scholar and preservationist and as author of Rural Ontario and co-author of Ontario Towns. Using two projectors and screens as visual aids, the theme of Dr. Richardson's lecture was urban planning issues and heritage conservation. Wit- nessing the devastating social affect caused by the destruction of the physical fabric of many communities (for example, buildings of incompatible scale, height and design are being in- troduced into communities with no consideration given to either their social or visual impact) Conservationists across the Country have become alarmed. When conservation battles focus on individual buildings the public tends to lose sight of these issues. The 18 century concept of the "Spirit of the Place" or "Genius Loci" which the Victorians ap- plied vigorously to their concept of community planning has been in rapid decline in Canada. The demise of the rich urban character of Canadian cities in particular is clearly evident when today's streetscapes are compared with the same scenes of yesteryear. A vivid illustration of this process of decline of character was accomplished by using the City of Stratford as one example. On one screen were 1900 views of the city and on the other were 1975 views of the same scene. It was a shock to witness the extent to which the once beautiful architecture in the business district has been destroyed. At the turn of the century Ontario Street offered the most splendid vistas in Ontario. The tall buildings made an impressive mark on the flat by' landscape and the Gorden Block, anchoring a key position on the streetscape, was of major visual importance. The commercial buildings on Wellington Street, all three stories in height and in- dividualized by their roof lines and vigorous detailing, by ap- pearance, strengthened the character of the Market Square and its architecturally exuberant city hall, Today the visual impact of Wellington St, has been nullified by gaps and blight. Looking up Erie Street, which at one time was dominated by the strategically placed War Memorial and the Thomas Fuller Post Office, the eye today is now greeted by overhead signs and roadway. The Post Office has been demolished and the War Memorial moved to another site. This purposeful neglect and waste of such a fine urban heritage would indicate 'that the Victorian's appreciated for the "Spirit of the Place", as exem- plified by the 1900 city, seems to have escaped us entirely. However, there are areas which' are treasured by inhabitants and tourists alike for their rich architectural beauty. Niagara on the Lake and Lower Town Quebec City are good examples of communities which embody this spirit or "Genius Loci". So well favoured are they that they are in danger of being loved to death! In Huron County the op- portunity still exists for com- munities to take stock of their heritage buildings and plan for the protection of those • vistas which embody the character of the community. Indeed, small communities today have the opportunity to become leaders in the field of conservation of the urban fabric. Often jokes are passed regarding farmers and how badly off they are . , always com- plaining and so on. Well, as I stated recently at a local Farm Safety Association meeting, we as Law Enforcement Officers sympathize with the farmer concerning the oversize laws we had. Some of their equipment was so oversized that not even a special permit would allow it to be drawn on a highway legally. Finally, the Provincial legislature has made regulatibns for these oversized farm vehicles to be driven or drawn on our highways without a special permit. This does not, of course, mean it will be safer, it only extends the authority under certain regulations which are outlined below. First of all, highway means any road used by the public either gravel or paved and includes King's highways, County roads, concession and .sideroads. Night means one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. 1. No farm vehicle over eight foot six inches (8'6") wide shall be driven or drawn on a con- trolled access highway such as the 400 series highways, eg, 400, 401, 402 etc. or the Queen Elizabeth Way, Kitchener- Waterloo Expressway etc. 2. Every farm vehicle over eight foot six inches (8'6") wide, if on a highway at night or in fog etc. when lights are required by law shall have a flashing amber light on each side of the front and each side of the rear of the overwidth vehicle (tractor, combine, cultivator, seed planter,etc.) which shall be placed not more than six inches from the side of the permanent structure of the vehicle and shall be visible for 500 feet from the front and rear respectively of the vehicle. You don't require these flashing amber lights if you are directly crossing a highway, or if you have an escort vehicle 200 feet in front and an escort vehicle 200 feet behind the• overwidth vehicle using four way flashers or a rotating amber light mounted on the roof of these escort vehicles producing a light visible for 500 feet, 3. If your farm vehicle (tractor, combine, planter, cultivator, etc.) exceeds twelve• feet six inches (12'6") in width, but is less than sixteen (16') while being driven or drawn on a highway at night or when lights are required by law, it shall be equipped with a rotating amber light mounted on the uppermost part of the vehicle producing flashes of amber lights visible at a distance of 500 feet to the front and to the rear besides the flashing amber lights front and back on either side men- tioned in paragraph two. This rotating light and the flashing lights are not required if you are directly crossing a high- way 'or you have the escort vehicles as mentioned in paragraph two 200 feet front and rear with the four way flashers on or a rotating light on the roof, 4. In the daytime any farm vehicle (tractor, combine, planter, cultivator, etc.) which is driven or drawn on a highway that is over twelve feet six inches (12'6") wide shall be equipped with either the flashing amber lights on either side front and rear as mentioned in paragraph two or the rotating flashing light on the uppermost part of the vehicle mentioned in paragraph three. These lights or light are not required if you are directly crossing the highway. 5. Any farm vehicle (tractor, combine, cultivator, planter, etc.) that exceeds sixteen feet (16') in width while being driven or drawn on a highway at night or at times when lights are required shall be preceded by an escort vehicle 200 feet in front and followed by an escort vehicle 200 feeebehindlyourloverwidth vehicle with four way flashers on or a rotating amber light on the roof visible for 500 feet. These vehicles are not required if the vehicle is being driven or drawn directly across the highway. As you see, if you don't feel that you want to string wires and lights back from your tractor to the overwidth vehicle, eg. cultivator, planter, etc. you can use the escort vehicles front and rear at night. It must also be understood that apart from these new lighting systems snd the escort vehicle, you must still' have your usual two headlights, taillight and slow moving vehicle sign. At first it 'all sounds confusing but once operational it will be quite simple and routine-. • Your safety can also be enhanced if done properly as was intended. Any questions you have please feel free to contact Prov. Const. R. W. WILSON in care of Ontario Provincial Police, Box 6, Goderich, Ontario. N7A 3Y5 or phone 524-8314. Plans are well underway for area's largest sail race finish will be at Grand Bend approximately 24 hours later.