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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-07-07, Page 25GRADUATES AT GRAND BEND — Graduation exercises for grade eight students at Grand Bend Public School were held last week. Back, left, Graham Kobe, Jim Daul and Guy Dietz. Fourth row, David Wilson, Carl Wilde and Gus Merkies. Third row, Jim Lovie, Dave Leatherland and Guy Wilde. Second row, Doug Humphries, Sheri Moody and Mike Graham, Front, Kena Fernald, Mary Read, Marie Stebbins and Evelyn Gaudry, Missing were Steve Dawe, Shelly Flear and Lu Ann Lamb. Photo by McKinley PECK APPLIANCES Reg. $379.95 533993 While Quantity Lasts • Family Capacity • Six Cycle ▪ Energy Saver • 2 Yrs. Warranty on Parts • 5 Yrs. 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We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. FERANCO STEEL LTD. — Custom steel fabricators — Bin plate and tank work — Structural steel — Stairs, hand rails and platforms — Elevators — 200 ton press brake forming (up to 12 ft.) — Flame cutting — Portable welding (C.W.B. approved) — Steel erecting k. 5th Avenue Vanastra Phone 482-3551 1 Bus decision delayed by Huron board BIDDULPH GRADUATES — The annual grade eight graduation exercises were held recently at Biddulph Central School. Back, left, Shawn McComb, Darrion McFalls, Ferlin Sovereign, Robert Brintnell, Bernie Avery, Chris Sockett, John Hodgins, Brad DeGraw, Brian Froats, Ron Pitt, Jamie Shipley, Brad Ackworth, Scott Vanderwier, Jamie Mugford and Mark Grove. Third row, Chuck Dickey, Paul Hudson, Ted Jacklin, Stuart Melanson, Gord Mills, Paul Wraith, Erin Bates, Eric Drost, Steven Burr, John Hominski, Brad Hayes and Doug Smith. Second row, Melaney Dark, Joanne Carter, Lori Noyes, Anna Lee Bakker, Lynn Butler, Heather Fenwick, Beth Arthurs, Barbara Richards, Pam Curtis, Tracey Morton, Carol Nickles, Tracy Quinton, Darlene Paton, Kim Hayter and Jeannine Farris. Front, Ann Marie Beaucage, Kim Scott, Laura McKenzie, Ethel Dykeman, Sherrie Froats, Diane Young, Lisa Compton, Kathy Juergens, Dianne Darrett, Kathy Root, Margaret De Vries? Teresa Shumka and Angela Korevaar. T-A photo Eliddulplh awards drainage contracts Times-Advocate, July 7, 1977 Pogo 25 The Huron County Board of Education will decide at its August meeting if it wants to stand by a decision to sell six sur- Carpet Installation and Sales • VINYL • TILE Free estimates Reasonable rates CALL COLLECT 336-8685 D& MOORING 462 Bright St. Sarnia Gabian Stone Calcium Chloride in 100 pound bags Sand & Stone Gravel Slone for Weeping Beds EARL LIPPERT TRUCKING LTD. Crediton 234-6382 plus school buses the board owns. The buses were sold accor- ding to a board decision reached at the monthly meeting Thurs- day but Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace asked that the matter be given a second look at the next board meeting. Jack Alexander, Wingham trustee and management com- mittee chairman, told the board that it would be better business.. to sell the six buses, two of which are 1967 models and four 1970. He said the buses were in serious disrepair and would take more money to keep them road worthy than they were worth to the board; The sale was to give the board some return on a $98,000 invest- ment it made earlier this year when it approved the purchase of six new buses. In 1976 the board approved the sale of eight sur- plus buses that netted $7,965, Wallace did not dispute the fact that the two 1967 buses should be sold but took exception to the fact that the management committee apparently failed to consider practical use of some of the 1970 buses. The management committee pointed out that the buses could be used for field trips but that Llie board already bad• four buses across the county that were used primarily as backup vehicles in case of breakdown and could also be used for field trips. Alexander said the committee looked at leaving some of the buses posted around the county but said there weren't enough to go around so it was decided to sell them all. He said the four back up buses are in Stephen, Turnberry, Grey and Ashfield townships, He said the locations allow any teacher -to go to the school where the bus is parked and use the vehicle for any field trips. Wallace said she could see the Biddulph council let tenders for four municipal drains during their regular meeting Tuesday. Van Bree Drainage and Bulldoz- ing, Forest, received four con- tracts totalling $77,855 for the drains, Open sections for three drains were let to Crocker Ex- cavating, Nicholson Construction and Barnum Excavating. The tdtal cost of the four drains will be $84,040. Council discussed con- tributions from Biddulph residents towards the Lucan arena fund. Clerk Austin Hodgins said council must establish the total amount of pledges by the township residents through a bylaw before the municipality would qualify for recreational centre grants, "I think we're going to have to find out what Lucan has in their bylaw", said Deputy Reeve Wilson Hodgins. "When you write a bylaw in conjunction with Lucan you have to give the percentage of your contribution (towards the arena) and then they really have you over a barrel", he said. Councillor Jim Shipley suggested the township find out what is contained in the Lucan bylaw. Council decided to send clerk Hodgins to meet with officials from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation office in London to establish a definite agreement between Lucan and Biddulph. Council also discussed finan- cial support for renovation of the Granton arena. "When you start talking about raising that kind of money around Granton, well, I've been living there too long", said coun- cillor Jack Bryan. "If I were convinced that it would go over I would go for it (arena support) but there is no money to fund it", he said. "If we had businesses that could throw out $1,000 in Granton then I would say we have a leg to stand on but we haven't. I like to be realistic about it", said Bryan. Council took no action on the proposed Granton arena renovations. Council set a meeting for July 14 to discuss the township official plan. Clerk Hodgins said the pre- sent copy of the plan contains several typing errors which should be corrected before the plan is passed by council. Hodgins said there have been no written complaints or recommendations regarding the official plan from Biddulph residents. There were no residents present at the meeting Tuesday. Roads superintendent Hugh Davis received a decal from Reeve Fred Dobbs for com- pleting a three-day course spon- sored by the Ontario Good Roads Association. Davis has com- pleted two road courses from the C. S. Anderson Road School. Council also advanced $4,500 to the Granton Fire department for the purchase of a new water tank truck. Several want budget bills Between 70 and 80 Exeter residents have decided to take advantage of the budget billing provided by the PUC. Earlier this year, the Com- mission agreed to provide this service to homeowners who use electricity for heating purposes. Their bills will be apportioned on an equal basis over a 12-month period and there will be one final bill each year to provide for any credit or debit that may accrue, The move was undertaken to balance out the costs over the year rather than continue the high bills which customers face during the heating season. Manager Hugh Davis said it took about 26 hours to set up the program. Ontario WI's to celebrate The 80th Anniversary of Women's Institutes in Ontario is being celebrated at Bingeman Park, Kitchener, Victoria St. N., off Highway 7, Wed. July 13th, 1977, The Theme is "W. I. shows how an idea grows". A smorgasbord luncheon will take place, 11:30-1:00 p.m. The guest speaker is coming from Sussex, England. She is Mrs. Lyndsay Hacket-Pain, who is honorary treasurer of the Associated Countrywomen of the World. Mrs. Racket-Pain will be in Ontario for a three week period, visiting in Muskoka, North Bay, Sault St. Marie, Toronto and Ot- tawa areas. Over 1,300 persons from all parts of Ontario are expected to join in this very joyous occasion. There are over 1,200 branches, with a membership over 30,000. The Women's Institute was founded at Stoney Creek, On- tario, February 19th, 1897. Adelaide Hunter Hoodless and Erland Lee were co-founders. Exeter Decor Centre 15 Gidley St. E. 235-1010 ALMATEX Paints and Varnishes Wallpaper & Accessories logic in treating all areas of the county equally but said if the board planned its bus purchases it could provide buses on an an- nual or semi-annual basis. She said this year it may choose to keep two buses and add another two next year. "We can't afford to just give them away," said Alexander. "We have to keep them in shape," Wallace suggested that the central area of the county lacked spare buses at a disposal, poin- ting out that by forcing teachers from the central area to drive 35 miles for a bus for a field trip was an injustice considering teachers in the outer areas of the county have them much closer. She said that field trips cost the board for bus time and for stand over time for the driver while the students do what they set out to do, She said the costs would be less if the teacher could go get the bus and drive it himself adding that the central area needed that service. She also said that a Goderich teacher had summarized the costs of leaving a bus at the Goderich District Collegiate and asked if those costs were used in the deci- sion making. Alexander said he had only used the costs the board may face to keep the buses on the road, adding that not all schools take the same number of field trips and the board couldn't just give them wholesale use of the vehicles. He said the board should give each school a field trip budget and tell them to con- • fine any and all field trips to that budget. Annual interest Semi-annual interest Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation VG Serving more and more people since 1889 TICTORM and GREY TRUST COMPANY DENNIS J. SMITH - Manager MRS. JOYCE BLACK - Accountant 235-0530