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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-12-14, Page 1ARC HAS OPEN HOUSE — This past Thursday and Friday saw ARC Industries in Dashwood throw their doors open to the public. While Gloria Chambers looks on, Pearl Miller of Dashwood fills out a ticket on one of the draws at the open house. Staff photo While absence may make the heart grow fonder, a near absence can almost ac­ complish the same feat. At least that’s the way things look for Saturday’s Santa Claus parade The parade was cancelled in November due to a lack of interest, enthusiastic welcome, Saturday but the Exeter should be held and apparent­ ly their enthusiasm has generated a similar attitude on the part of area organizations and firms. Mike Williamson said this week there were already 40 floats entered and more are expected before the event heads off from Snell Bros. Ltd. parking lot at 1:00 p.m. The parade will make its way to Huron St. and then back up Main to the South Huron rec centre, where Tuckey Beverages Ltd. will be providing free skating and treats for the children. Williamson said the response has been ’‘fan­ tastic” and cited the entry by the local senior citizen group as one example of how people in the community have rallied to make certain the event is a success. Most local organizations are entering floats, along with businesses in Exeter. There are several coming from Hensail and the Lon­ don Shriners will be on hand with their dune buggies. CFPL has promised a float along with some per­ sonalities and Union Qas will have their always- popular entry in the lineup. The highly acclaimed girls’ band from Seaforth District High School will participate, as will the Seaforth-Dashwood band. Williamson noted that peo­ ple who have not submitted their entries as yet can merely show up prior to the parade time to be included. One Hundred and Fifth Year J Times - Advocate Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 14, 1978 Price Per Copy 25 Cents SEVERAL SIGNS — One of the many products which ARC Industries in Dashwood manufac­ tures is custom designed sighs. Showing Mr. and Mrs. George Crosbie of Grand Bend the several types of signs available during last week's open house is Cam Deline. Staff photo Competitor decides to withdraw Tinney acclaimed warden Many building inspections I Village gets break on rate Hay township Reeve Jack Tinney was acclaimed' warden lof Huron county at council’s inaugural meeting, Tuesday. Tinney’s opposition, Reeve Harold Robinson of.Howick township withdrew just prior to Tinney’s acclamation. * The Howick reeve said iri his tours throughout the county it was obvious Tinney had strong support. The Hay farmer and father of eight becomes the first reeve from the township to assume the warden’s position since 1955 when Earl Campbell held the post. This was Tinney’s second try at the highest position in the county losing to Goderich “Good news” was the way Hensail Reeve Harold Knight described the letter from the ministry of the environment which stated the rates for the sanitary sewers would remain con­ stant for the next three years. The village will continue to be charged 61.8c per 1,000 gallon flow. Knight attributed the lack of an increase to the number of people who have hooked up to the village sanitary sewer system. The discussion then turned to the low rates which the village charges for services with Hensall having the lowest hydro rate in Ontario. Hensall’s broad industrial base is the main factor in the low hydro rates, Knight stated. Referring to the storm sewers which are being installed, Knight said tax­ payers could expect an in- crease of around $35 to pay for the sewers, In other business, council: ’ Will arrange a meeting between Willard Buchanan, Hensall Motors, the Ontario Provincial Police • anti council to resolve the parking and snow removal problem in front of Buchanan’s property. Authorized arena manager Roily Vanstone* clerk­ treasurer Betty Oke and Reeve Harold Knight to attend a meeting with of­ ficials of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario with regards to advertisements for functions with special occasion permits. I Will allow Russell Gold­ stein to remove a tree ad­ jacent to right of way of his business. Council will ask Goldstein to replace the tree with a barrier to prevent traffic from traversing on the lawn on property owned by Mrs. Sharon Fink. if- Passed a bylaw to allow for the erection of a stop sign at the corner of Richmond and Brock streets. Learnqd that building inspector Herman Van Wieren had issued building permits totalling $13,100 and had made 15 inspections for the month of November. Commission relents, will follow orders ' Members of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission appeared to be still con­ vinced that Ontario Hydro wields too much control over the operation of Utilities, but agreed at a special meeting Thursday to follow' Hydro’s suggestion regarding the accounting procedure to be followed'in the recent $18,000 renovation to the local office. Following the advice of a now retired Hydro accoun­ tant, the PUC had taken the funds for the renovations out of the water department, although the building is own­ ed by the hydro department. George Brunet, manager of marketing for Hydro’s western region, said in a letter to the Commission on November 14 that the finan­ cing had been done im­ properly and made a recommendation that the $18,000 be considered as an advance payment of rent from the water department to the hydro department. Following the use of some descriptive words such as ■ “assinine, absurd and hogwash”, Commissioners Bruce Shaw and Chan Livingstone presented a mo­ tion that the letter be filed with no action, although offering Hydro an opportuni­ ty to discuss the matter with them more fully if they wished. Hydro accepted that offer on Thursday when Brunet accompanied Hydro of­ ficials Tom Moran and Bob Sunley to the special meeting with Com­ missioners Livingstone, Murray Greene and Shaw’s replacement, Mayor Derry Boyle. PUC chairman Livingstone said they found it difficult to understand the policies and said the matter seemed like a rather minor problem. Brunet agreed, suggesting “it couldn’t rightly be called a problem” but rather Hydro officials were only anxious that the proper ac­ counting be undertaken regarding the project. He emphasized that he Please turn to page 3 Stolen car is damaged Three accidents were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, the driver’s identity being known in only one of them. On Saturday, a vehicle driven by Terry Luther, Huron Park, went out of control on Huron Road 21 south of the Crediton Road and struck a hydro pole. Damage was estimated at $700 and Luther sustained minor injiries. Over vehicle Piercey, struck by a,n unknown vehicle while parked in his laneway. Damage estimated at $275 by stable Al Quinn. A vehicle owned Kenneth Smith, Lawrence Ave., Huron Park, was stolen from his laneway and recovered on sideroad 20 east of concession 6-7 of Stephen Township. Damage to the stolen vehicle was estimated at $1,000 by Constable Don Mason. The front end had struck a ditch bank and the vehicle rolled side. Jack Tinney township reeve Gerry Ginn last year. The declared “swamp boy” expressed concern earlier in the month that his fight with Claire Diechert for the reeve’s»job may have hurt his chances at the county job. Tinney said the warden’s position would in all likelihood be his last stop in politics. Tinney, a 16-year veteran of township council, four as reeve, said: “I don’t have too much knowledge or too much ability but I’ll do my best.” Tinney said in his ac­ ceptance speech that county council makes decisions, not the warden. “I do not plan any major changes as chairman of county coun­ cil.” Retiring warden Ginn urged new councillors to become involved in debates - because it, promotes good government. “If you’ve got something on your mind, for goodness sake say it.” Ginn also urged council to seek ways of correcting, inequities in the county property tax- assessment system. He repeated his stand that .the 45-member council is too large and needs to be streamlined. Tinney said later he isn’t planning to steer council in any direction on property tax reform. “It’s something we are going to have to study because it’s a very deep and complex subject.” Student is charged after dorm flooded the weekend, a owned by David Huron Park, was was Con- by St. onto its right A student at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology has been charged with mischief as the result of $1,000 damage caused to the college early Thursday morning. A fire hose was turned on and some 2,500 gallons of water flooded three floors in the men’s dormitory. Michael Alain Turcotte, 189 South Rockwood Ave., Thunder Bay, has been charged and will appear in Exeter court on January 9. A St. Marys man is also scheduled to appear on that date to face a charge of pulling a false fire alarm at the Dufferin Hotel in Cen­ tralia recently. „ Charged is 36-year-old incidents Gordon William Bieber. Two other area men have been charged with the' December 1 theft of a snowmobile owned by Randy Campbell, RR 1 Exeter. It was taken from the parking lot at the Hensall Hotel and found later abandoned in a field. The machine was out of gas. Charged with the theft are Robert Whitman Lawrence, 18, Huron Park, and Steven Venner, 20, Hensall. They are scheduled to appear in Exeter court on January 9 also. The charges were laid by OPP Constable Bill McIntyre following in­ vestigation into the three 1 ..... j. RESOURCES MANAGER WELCOMED •— During Friday's annual meeting of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority newly appointed resources manager Bill Mungall was welcomed. Above, charter Authority member Freeman Hodgins welcomes Bill Mungall. In the centre is Exeter representative on the Authority Si Simmons and at the right is chairman Roy Westcott. T-A photo bership a few years ago and Council met “I feel it isn’t the complete yesterday to esi answer.” standing committees. He also didn’t think council said he was a member of the would reconsider structural committee which studied revamping this year. Tinney reducing council’s mem- SPECIAL AWARDS — Three Candy Stripers at South Huron Hospital were honoured Tuesday for lengthy service. Above, Can­ dy Striper convener Mary Fisher presents a 400 hour award to Donna Stewart and caps to Janet Shapton and Lenore Coates for completing 300 hours each. Trustees consider expenditures to replace vocational equipment Huron County Board of Education trustees didn’t want to get involved in a buy now pay later scheme Monday night because they were concerned they wouldn’t be able to pay later. Trustees were hedgy about approving a recom­ mendation to set aside about $75,000 to replace outdated or worn out vocational equipment in the county’s high schools. The recommendation was made by an ad hoc committee set up to in­ vestigate complaints from teachers that equipment in vocational classrooms was badly in need of repair or replacement. Complaints have been coming to the board for two years and a committee composed of four trustees, high school prin­ cipals, school department heads and teachers toured the classrooms and came up with several recom­ mendations for the board. Board members recognized the problem and agreed something had to be done about it but couldn’t agree on its priority. Some argued that it would be foolish for the board to de­ cide now to spend that kind of money on equipment the I replacement without knowing what impact it would have on other ex­ penses in the budget. They felt that if the board made equipment replacement a top priority it may find later in 1979 that another serious problem exists in another subject area and will not be able to deal with the situation because of finan­ cial restrictions. “I agree with recommendation but sometimes wonder if we’re not making a mistake pouring all this money into all the schools,” said Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim. He added that the board could take a look at the problem and consider concentrating its efforts on Clinton and Wingham. He said the other shops tmay be closed allowing the board to “do a better job than it is now” by putting that much more in the two schools. The committee wanted the board to recommend to the budget committee that $6 per pupil be set aside in 1979 to purchase replacement equipment and that the money be allocated by principals in each school. It also recommended that $50,000 be alloted for repair, replacement or additional vocational (technical, com­ mercial , family studies and music) equipment in 1979 and that an additional $25,000 be set aside for purchase of equipment in non-vocational areas. The committee wanted vocational equipment to include audio visual equipment, furniture, of­ fices, physical education, science and other areas and also wanted the board to meet its high school prin- cipals in the future to discuss budget concerns. The recommendations would require a total ex­ pense of $102,600. Of that $27,600 would be generated by the $6 per pupil formula and the remaining $75,000 would be earmarked by the board. Committee members, Marion Zinn of Ashfield township, Eugene Frayne, separate school trustee, John Henderson of Seaforth Please turn to page 3 District girl third in farm competition Area youths given conditional discharge Six Crediton youths in­ volved in mischief incidents on Hallowe’en appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday, for sentencing, having previous­ ly pleaded guilty to the charges. All six were given con­ ditional discharges and plac­ ed on probation for a period of one year by Judge W.G. Cochrane. They were also ordered to make restitution for the damage, which amounted to over $500. They were given one year to pay. A pre-sentence report in­ dicated none of the youths had been in any major trou­ ble prior to the October 31 incidents. Five of the youths faced two charges each. They were Jambs Ronald Baird and Bryan Gaiser, Crediton; Earl Royal Pfaff, Ervin H. Pfaff and Daniel G. Galloway, all of RR 1, Crediton. The sixth youth, Andrew J. Nedza, faced only one charge. Galloway also pleaded guilty to a third charge read on Tuesday, involving an in­ cident on October 31 when a brick was thrown through a soft drink sign, causing damage of $170,79. The court learned that restitu­ tion had been made and Galloway was given a con­ ditional discharge with probation. An Exeter resident, Christopher Randall Latouf, was given a conditional dis­ charge and placed on proba­ tion for Six months after pleading guilty to the theft Please turn to page 3 The six contestants in the Southwestern Ontario Farmer’s Daughter contest could be excused if they got cold feet or a case of the shivers during Tuesday’s competition. After all, it isn’t easy giving a speech, answering judges’ questions and milking a cow without your coat on in winter weather. But the girls managed it with a smile, and at the competition’s end 21-year- old Carolyn Adams of RR 4, Denfield, was crowned winner. Her reign got off to an auspicious beginning when one of the two cows used in the milking portion of the 1 contest decided to take a bite out of her bouquet of roses outside city hall. • The contest, sponsored by Silverwood Dairies Ltd. in recognition of its 75th an­ niversary, is open to daughters of dairy farmers throughout Ontario. Carolyn received $300. First runner-up was Cheryl Anne West, 18, of RR 1, Lakeside, who received $125 and second runner-up, Helen Muller, 17, of RR 1 Crediton, received $75. All prizes which are educational scholarships were donated by Silverwood. The three winers now will enter the provincial contest to be held later this month in Mississauga, To take part in the com­ petition, the girls had to be between 15 and 21 years bld, come from a dairy farm, had to be non-smokers and write three short essays on being a dairy farmer’s daughter and living in the country. During Tuesday’s com­ petition, the six were required to speak for two minutes on how a farm upbringing has helped her get high on life without the use of drugs. The three finalists also were asked to HELEN MULLER speak for one minute on the advantages of living in the country. The girls also were judged on their personality and poise while making the speeches and during short conversations with the three judges. During the milking portion they were required to fill a small glass milk bottle with as much milk as possible in One minute.