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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-09-19, Page 1Price Per Copy 25 Cents Weather smiles at Kirkton Excellent weather con- ditions brought the largest crowd in years to Saturday's Kirkton Fall fair. Secretary Audrey Bearss in estimating the attendance at 1,500 said gate receipts were close to twice as much as in 1978. Mrs. Bearss attributed the good crowd to rain Thursday and Friday which stalled harvesting and allowed many farmers to attend. The fair opened at noon with one of the best parades in years headed by the Mitchell Legion band, majorettes from London and Ki.rkton and the Shriners Motorcycle Corps. Prizes for the best decorated floats were won by the Kirkton Women's Institute, the Kirkton- Woodham Optimists and the 4-H tractor club. Ross and Paton Con- struction and AG Farm Equipment entered the best commercial floats and decorated car awards went to the Kirkton Market, Collector's Shop and the K-W Winter Carnival. Cindy and Paula Tazier won in a comic vehicle and the Optimist car was second. Winning as best dressed horse and rider were Sandy Stephens, Donna Rae Lang and Denise Lang. Best decorated bike awards went to Theresa Broers, Jody Horne and Greg Blackler and the best clowns were the Coward family, Bob Doupe and partner and the Morning twins. The best junior floats were entered by Jeff Lamond and Shawn McNaughton. The fair was officially opened by president Burns Blackler, MP Bill Jarvis and MPP's Hugh Edighoffer and Jack Riddell. Lee Paul was master of ceremonies, The afternoon pet show was a success with animals of all sizes and colours participating. Winning with their cats were Beth Williams, Melissa Wilhelm and Shawna Hendry. Taking prizes in the small dog section were Janet Hendry, Sarah Ross and Jill Burgin and Sherry 'Morning, Laurie Bibby and Debbie Angus won with their big pooches. Unusual pet prizes were won by Monty Steele, Chris Weernink and Debbie Angus. Mrs. Lorne Fell was named senior baking champion and junior honours went to Sandy Williams, Sandy was crowned by Mrs. Stuart Smale, district 8 director. Joan Ross was the Teens sewing Queen and Mrs. Tom Bern won an award for the best overall quilt at the fair. Winners in the arm wrestling competition were John Ulch, Murray Park, Joyce Bickell and Marilyn Robinson. In flower exhibits Doris Jones was the winner with 15 red ribbons. Following closely were Elsie Burgin and Mrs. Tom Hern. Winning prizes for house plants were Rosalin Switzer and Nancy Traut. Liz Selves was the winner in class 44 in ladies', men's and children's wear and Rosemary Schaefer won in class 45 and shared Christmas decoration honours with Louise Young. Sheila Miller, Dashwood won the most points for canned fruits and vegetables. In field crop competitions, Gerald Poel won in wheat, Gary Nairn was best in beans and Bill Arthur was the corn winner. Ken Bearss won the Jas. B. Bryan special for the most points in grains and seeds. In school competitions in addition to Sandy Williams winning the baking crown, Larissa Dykes was best in crafts and Danny Scott won in fruit and vegetables. In the heavy horse show, Lorne Ross was the winner in single wagon horse and best matched team. Taking the unicorn hitch and tandem team specials were Ron Gettke and Bill Stephens. Bruce Ross was the best junior driver and Betty Ross won the ladies driver class driving Ken Duncan's team. The Saturday night dance with Roger Quick supplying the music was a booming success with the"Sold Out" sign being posted at 10:30 p.m. Secretary Audrey Bearss said success of the fair was due to the fine work of all directors and "great co- operation from everyone in Klrkton, Woodham and surrounding areas." In the annual 4-H com- petitions, Robert Weersink showed the champion senior and overall dairy calf and Jeff Weersink was reserve and junior champ. The senior reserve winner was Janet Hartwick and the junior reserve champion was Jack Broers. The beef club top steer was entered by Heather Bilyea and Bruce Ross was the reserve champ. In heifers, Bruce Ross was first and Aubrey Ross second. In showmanship, the dairy winners were Jane Simpson and Janet Hartwick while Tim Walker and Bruce Ross were the beef winners. Swine showmanship titles were taken by David and Steven Spence. David also took the swine project and David Blackler was second. The horse club cham- pionship was won by Janet Westdrop and she was also chosen as the overall 4-H club winner. Heather Bilyea was second in the horse club. In field crop competitions, Mike and Paul Brine were the white bean winners and Wayne Denham and Kirk Blackler were best in corn. JUNIOR BAKING QUEEN — Honours of being the junior baking Queen at Saturday's Kirkton Fall Fair went to Sandy Williams, Above, she is being congratulated by Mrs. Stuart Smale of St. Marys, ladies director for district 8 of the On- tario Agricultural Societies. T-A photo Imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex &AI One hundred and Seventh Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 19, 1979 PRIZE PUMPKINS — John Arthur gets a close look at a couple of prize pumpkins at Satur- day's Kirkton Fall Fair, T-A photo Exeter's 125th fall fair set for this weekend 8 150,000 for downtown projects Tentative okay on loan N TIMES — At Saturday's Kirkton Fall Fair Dave Burgin piloted a 1927 tractor in the parade. T-A photo LOTS OF KIDS — Showing a set of triplet goats at the Kirkton Fall Fair Saturday were Monty Steele and Susan and Steven Selves, T-A photo Span the century Several new courses are being offered at the night school program for South Huron District High School this year, two of which cover a time gap of well over a century. Added to the course and reflecting modern technology is computer science, while at the other end of the scale is the age old art of chair caning, Former SHDHS' teacher Joe Creech, now a resident of St. Marys, will be instructing the latter, while Willard Long will teach the computer course. Long will also be in charge of another new course, mathematics of investment. Either course can be taken for credit or non-credit. SHDIIS principal J.L. Wooden explained that the computer studies 400 is an introductory. course not available for credit to students who have suc- cessfully completed any other computer course, or who are currently enroled in any computer course. He said the course should be of interest to students who are graduating from secondary school and plan post secondary education in the social sciences or the humanities or anyone in- terested in a general knowledge about computers from a user, rather than a programming viewpoint. The school has three small computers and the course will include a general ap- proach to computer operation and the in- teractions of various com- ponents in a computer system. Most of the course will be devoted to using existing programs in solving problems and or analyzing data. The Mathematics of in- vestment cotirse, which is a grade 13 credit, has a pre- requisite of grade 12 math, It will be primarily a practical approach to in- vestment With a close watch on income tax effects of different investment strategies. The whole range of investments is covered, with emphasis on the most common and practical ones. A complete list of night school courses is contained in an advertisement and they will commence in the week of October 1. Credit courses, which cover 75 hours, will cost $30, while 20-session courses are $25 and the 10- session ones are $15, Any courses of fewer than 10 sessions is $10, Only those courses with sufficient registration will be given and interested persons should register in advance by calling the school at 235- 0880. Among the Other new courses being offered are cake decorating with Joanne Bengough, creative writing with Gwyn Whilsmith and beginners sign language with Marlene Taylor. Short hand is being offered after an Absence of some time, Plans are being finalized for the 125th edition of the Exeter Fall Fair. Sponsored by the Exeter Agricultural Society it will go this week-end at the Exeter fair grounds and the South Huron Rec Centre. The Rec Centre is being utilized for the Friday night show and the various and numerous exhibits, The Fair will be officially opened Friday night at 7.45 by Harold Lobb of Clinton, director tor district 8 of the Ontario Agricultural Societies. He will be assisted by a number of area dignitaries . The remainder of Friday's program will be occupied by a talent show and crowning of a variety of Queens and Princesses. One of the highlights will be the crowning of Miss Exeter Fair 1979. She will be crowned by last year's Police office cost set about $70,000 The anticipated cost of Exeter's new police station has been set at $70,000 and the architectural firm of David C. Stevens and Associate has been engaged to undertake the design. Monday night, council received a lengthy report from the special building committee and proceeded to give two readings to two bylaws to provide for the construction and the borrowing of the necessary funds, as well as a notice of application to dispense with a vote of the electors on the matter. The tentative size of the building, which will be erected on a lot just west of the post office on Sanders Street will be 2,000 square feet. However, some zoning changes will be required to facilitate the project and that matter has been turned over to the planning board for recommendation. It had been suggested that a police office be added as a permitted use in the 1 zone, but planning board member Don Cameron suggested this week it may be better to rezone the property as in- stitutional. In answer to a question from Deputy-Reeve Don MacGregor, Cameron said the zoning should be changed to reflect the actual use as correctly as possible. Tenders will be called for the demolition of the house on the property, which has been purchased by the town for $44,000. Members of the building committee have also met with officials from the Ontario Police Commission to get ideas on what will be required in the new office. Steps have been taken to find temporary facilities for the police. Northlander Mobile Homes will provide a 10 by SO' unit to be located Please turn to page 3 winner Tracey Campbell. Queen contest organizer Alice MacLean reports that 12 area girls will be com- peting for Fair Queen honours. Also crowned Friday night will be Queens and Prin- cesses in baking, sewing and flower divisions. Accident toll shows decline Following several weeks of extensive property damage and human injury on area highways, the accident toll took a welcome drop this week with only two crashes. There was one minor in- jury, that occurring Friday when a vehicle driven by Robert Baker, Hensall, left Highway 4 just south of the Kirkton Road and struck a fence and two trees. A passenger, Bradley Coates, RR 1 Centralia, sustained minor injuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $2,500 by Constable Jack Straughan. The other accident was reported one Monday, in- volving vehicles operated by Margaret Carroll, RR 1 Centralia, and Heide Kuschnik, RR 2 Camp- bellville. They collided on Highway 4 south of Exeter and damage was set at $150 by Constable Don Mason. Noel J. Skinner, 127 Ann St., Exeter and a fourth year kinesiology student at the University of Waterloo has received a $150 award from the Don Hayes Memorial Award Fund. The Hayes awards are made on the basis of students' academic standing Local jeweller Earl Campbell is providing cash prizes totalling $100 for three persons 'holding lucky ad- mission tickets. Saturday's parade which will get underway at 12.30 p.m. for from the Frayne parking lot is expected to be one of the better in recent years with three bands in attendance. They are the Seaforth high school girls band, the Seaforth- Dashwood community band and one representing the Shriners. A Saturday afternoon feature will be judging of the Exeter Fair feeder calf club entries. The 13 calves will be sold at the public action at 3 p.m. Other Saturday afternoon activities include a pony pull, the appearance of several old tractors and a steam engine and a meat cutting demonstration by Darling's IGA. Musical entertainment throughout Saturday af- ternoon will be provided by the Sunbursts of Elmira. A Saturday night dance at the South Huron Rec Centre will feature the music of country. Tickets are currently being sold for two lucky draws. The first is the Fair Board draw offering six prizes and the second is sponsored by the ladies division with three prizes. and their involvement in athletics or sports training at the university or in the community. They were established in memory of the late Prof. Don Hayes, a specialist in sports medicine, who died suddenly two years ago. Noel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bev. Skinner, There was both good and bad news for the Exeter Business Improvement Area this week. The good news was that the ministry of housing has approved in principle a loan of $150,000 for the proposed Main St. revitalization program. The bad news was that the loan could put the town over its borrowing limits so that in fact the Ontario Municipal. Ready plans at Dashwood Plans are continuing for the rebuilding of the Zion Lutheran Church at Dash- wood. The building was destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning in early April. Pastor Mayo Mellecke reported this week that the Waterloo architectural firm of Snider, Reichert and Marsh have already sub- mitted three sets of proposed floor plans and will be making a further report to a committee of the congregation this week. We're narrowing down our choices," the minister said. He indicated the new building is expected to cost in the neighborhood of $250,000. No target date has yet been set for the start of the rebuilding project, nor has the plan for a fund raising drive among the congregation been finalized. Donations have been received from several congregations throughout the province and also from Lutheran Life, a r mutual insurance company. Bob Dicknoether, of Lutheran Life in Waterloo, told the T-A this week that $5,500 has been raised through the firm and branch members. Board could veto acceptance of the loan. Both council and the BIA were informed this week that the $150,000 loan has been provisionally approved for Exeter to undertake the revitalization project which was drafted by a Toronto design consulting firm several months ago. The loan, which is provided at an annual in- terest rate of only one per- cent, would provide the funds for developing parkettes at the library-town hall complex, the PUC and the town's administration offices. It had been previously agreed by council that they would repay $50,000 of the loan, while the BIA would be responsible for the other $100,000. Another major requirement of the ministry is that council adopt a maintenance and occupancy standards bylaw. The Education Relations Commission has announced the appointment of David Moore as a fact finder to assist the Huron County Board of Education and its elementary school teachers in their negotiations. A Commission spokesman said that the fact finder will prepare a report on the negotiations, identifying the outstanding issues. The fact finder is expected to present a report within 30 days. The report will set forth the positions of both sides and may or may not make recommendations on settlement terms. The report will be presented to bOth parties. If there is still no a- greement within 15 days, or at the latest 20 days, the Councillor Jay Campbell reported Monday night that the local planning board members have already drafted a bylaw in that regard and it should be in the hands of council members this week so they can make a decision on it at their next meeting. The main question, however, remains whether the OMB will permit the town to borrow the $150,000 in view of the present debt load. MayorDerry Boyle said the debt load would be pushed over the guideline of nine percent of total assessment and suggested it could jeopardize the town's ability to meet emergency expenditures in the next three years. BIA president Bob Swartman suggested the OMB may look at the $150,000 loan a little dif- ferently in view of the fact Please turn to page 3 report will be made public. The Commission was established in 1975 under Ontario Government legislation to foster har- monious collective bargaining relations bet- ween school boards and teachers in the Province. Moore graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. degree, and sub- sequently received his law degree from 0Sgoode Hall Law School. He is presently practicing law in Toronto. Moore has assisted the parties in Dryden, Hastings, Prince Edward, Nipigon- Red Rock, Tintiskaming, West Parry Sound, and the Moosonee District School Area. New courses at night school DUTCH RIDERS — Rudy and Teresa Broers dressed as a little Dutch boy and girl took part in the parade held in conjunction with Saturday's Kirkton Fall Fair. TA photo Local man captures Hayes scholarship BACK TO OLDE Centaur garden Name fact finder in salary dispute