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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-03-26, Page 1UP AND DOWN — One of the difficulties of posing for a picture while on an ice surface is the lack of goocrfooting. After sitting straight and tall with friend Lisa Rowe (top) Jodi Taylor ended up with a cooler seat. The children who attend the Hensall Nursery School, did some skating at the Hensall and district community centre Thursday. Staff photo. Local grandparents mourn reye's victim An-year-old , contacted the diseaSe while, whose grandparents live in recovering from a viral Exeter has died in Victoria Hospital, London, from Reye's Syndrome. Donna Jean Forrest, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Kenneth Wildfong, died Saturday after a fight with the rare disease, Her grandparents are Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Wildfong and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finlay. The girl was the first victim of the disease in this area. Two others have been treated in Victoria Hospital and six have been treated'in Toronto. A seven-year-Old Kitchener girl died from it last week. Among the three London patients has been a nine- year-old Staffa area girl, a grade four student at Upper Thames Elementary School. Most of the victims have infection stich,as the flu or chicken poi the symptoms of the disease are swelling of the brain, dehydration and severe headaches. Although no real cause for the disease has been established, doctors em- phasize that it is not com- municable. There now are indications Reye's syndrome—a deadly disease.not know to exist 17 years ago—may be man- made. Doctors say the affliction is actually a collection of symptoms that usually begin • with a cold, flue or a har- mless childhood disease. But' instead of running their course, the simple viruses may be uniting with man-made chemicals in the Please turn to page 3 Already, listed on Molson tour Rodeo ma be revived A SPECIAL AWARD — Jack O'Neill, retiring president of the Huron Park Minor Hockey Association receives a special award for his contribution to the organization, Above, O'Neill accepts the award from Ron Morrison incoming president and Bob Lawrence. GOING OUT AND COMING IN — Colder temperatures late Friday morning gave a break for area residents who found their basements flooded as a result of heavy rains. At Elimville Jack Wilson had two pumps working at full speed. T-A photo No leads on breakin Crediton lady injured FLYING TRAPEZE — Skating through the air on their flying trapeze at Sunday's Logan figure skating club carnival were back, left, Christy Hardy, Amanda Hotson, Frances Mowdsley and Jodie Roth. Front, Stephanie Sanderson, Meadow Small and Tanya Waters. T-A photo EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 26, 1980 One Hundred and Seventh Year Price Per Copy 35 Cents M X Imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex 44, & North Lambton Since 1873 Exeter to host fashion show again Daffodils spring cancer canvass DAFFODILS FOR SALE — Members of the three chapters of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will be selling daffodils Friday as part of the local Cancer Society campaign. From the left are Chapter presidents Bev Delbridge,Heather Rogers and Suzanne Strang. T-A photo Hopes downtown revitalization to get underway this spring A Credi ton resident sustained minor injuries in one of two accidents in- vestigated by the Exeter police this week. Nola Bradley, RR 2 Crediton, was a passenger in a car driven by Philip Bradley, which was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by Clare Lawrence, Goderich, on Thursday. The accident occurred at the intersection of Main and Waterloo Street around 9:30 p.m. Damage was listed at $1,500 by Constable George Robertson. Last Sunday, a parked vehicle owned by Barry Willert, Hay Township, was struck by another vehicle, which left the scene. The hit and run driver a Lucan man, was sub- sequently apprehended by Constable Robertson and has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident. Exeter police are con- tinuing their investigation TheExeter rodeo, atop an- nual attraction for many years, may be.back in opera- tion in 1980, The executive of the rodeo association will be meeting Tuesday night, April 1, with Douglas. Andrews of Square. Sun Productions of Collingwood to study his proposal fig a return of professional rodeo to. Ex- eter, An executive meeting March 3 attended by 11 sup- porters decided to permit Mr. Andrews to tentatively list Exeter in the official 1980 Molson Canadian Rodeo Circuit schedule, These schedules have been printed and distributed to many thousands of horse. enthusiasists from Canada and the United States atten- ding Quarterama '.80. Contacted by the T-A at noon, Tuesday, rodeo presi- into last week's break, enter and theft at Exeter District Co-Operative. About $6,000 worth of items were taken from the store. The thieves gained entry by smashing a window and apparently drove a truck -into the building and loaded it up with merchandise. "It looked as though they had a shopping list," com- mented investigating officer Kevin Short, who said the thieves were obviously experienced and knew exactly what they wanted. dent." Dalton Finkbeiner said "Yes, I am optimistic that rodeo will return this year. Many rodeo people throughout the province keep singing praises of eter rodeos. of the past," Finkbeiner said approval has been received from the Exeter Saddle Club to use. their facilities, just south of Huron Park if the 1980 rodeo does become a reality, The rodeo would be held on Saturday, June 21 and Sun- day June 22 with afternoon. shows both days. The rodeo president add- ed, "If we do accept the An- drews proposal it would be strictly on a percentage basis." The schedule of Molson The 1980 cancer canvass starts this week and Exeter chairman Carf Cann said he hopes area residents will ,Exeter Business Improvement Area chair- man Bob Swartman reported this week that he expects work on the $150,000 downtown restoration project to get underway this spring. If Swartman has his way, the first project tackled will be the development of the planned parking area behind the stores on the west side of Main Street and the lot recently pruchased by the town behind G & G Discount. "My main goal is to im- prove parking," Swartman said, adding that he hoped the recently named im- provement committee will agree with his priorities. The $150,000 is a loan from the provincial government under the Main Street Revitalization Program, undoubtedly One of the best bargains on today's financial market. The loan is let at one percent interest. Town council have agreed to assume $50,000 of the loan and the BIA will undertake the $100,000 balance. It is to be repaid over the next 10 years and the total interest over that period Will only be $15,000. "It's unreal in comparison to today's interest rates," the BIA chairman noted. He said he hoped local citizens would understand that it is a loan, and not a grant as some have thought. He also emphasized that the money can only be used to improve or beautify town owned property. "We can't use it on any privately owned property at all," he said. In effect the businessmen in the BIA area, which Stretches from Gidley to Simcoe Streets, and includes sponsored rodeo events covers 24), different locations. running from. May 9 through to November 9.. On the number ofrodeos planned, .Finkbeiner corn- Collisions avoided. For the first time in Several months, the Exeter QPP report, no accidents on area roads, There was one collision involving a snowmobile, but it was of a minor nature, There were no reports of any criminal activities in the area either this week, keep in mind that inflation has boosted the cost of research and treatment of the dread disease. all retailers and professionals, are spending $100,000 of their own money to fix municipal property, Swartman explained. "Sure, we hope to improve shopping and parking, but the taxpayers will derive as much from the project as anyone," lie commented. "The business people want to keep the core area as strong and viable as possible." The BIA members have already spent $16,000 of their own money just to get the approval of the loan as it was necessary to have a com- prehensive study undertaken to submit with the ap- plication. Exeter is one of the first communities to get approval for a loan Under the government scheme. The improvement corn- Holidays corrected The amount of vacation time granted members of the Exeter Police Association drew concern at last week's council meeting when the new agreement was ap- proved, but the amount of holiday time wasn't as great as reported, The new pact calls for members of the police department to receive two weeks vacation after one year employment, three weeks after three years, four weeks after 10 years and five weeks after 15 years. The only change, ap- parently, was in the three- week vacation period. It is now granted after three years, while it was five years in the previous contract. milted, "That's all am- bitious program. Usually seven to nine are: considered to be a large amount." An invitation to. Tuesday's meeting sent out this week by secretary Jack Malone says, "Indications are that 1980 promises to be a very exciting year for rodeo in Ontario . Moreover, if EX- eter is to share in this .un- prepedented enthusiasm it would appear to be an ideal time to revive. the Mid- Western. rodeo." The rodeo was first organized in 1955 at a loca- tiqn in Stephen township. It was later mqved to the Ex- eter Community Park where the last event was held in 1977, However, while it is hoped area residents will keep inflation in mind when they make their donations, the mittee named recently to administer the program includes three members of council, Lossy Fuller, Al Epp and Harold Patterson, the latter who also serves as council's appointee to the BIA. Members of the BIA on the committee include Swartman, vice-chairman Mike Williamson, planning director Gerry Gray and past president Ron Cottrell, who was in office when the BIA started work on the scheme in 1978. Advisors to the committee are works superintendent Glenn Kells and PUC manager Hugh Davis. The committee met last week with Vern Olsen of Urban Design Consultants of Toronto, who did the plan- ning for the loan application documentation. The members of the committee will decide this week whether the Toronto firm will be commissioned to proceed with the im- plementation of the plan and Swartman said he expected that would be the case. However, he quickly added that any local expertise that can be used, will be drawn upon whenever possible. The BIA chairman said that the $50,000 to be repaid by the town will be designated for parking improvements and additions only. The three public areas being considered for im- provement are 'the cenotaph and old town hall area, the parkette beside the PUC office and the area at the local municipal offices. Swartman emphasized that no changes would be made in the cenotaph area without consultation with the local Legion. He said similar Stephen lets four awards It was tender time at the March 18 meeting of Stephen township council as three contracts were accepted. Jennison Construction Limited of Grand Bend was the lowest of three bidders for the 1980 gravel program. The Grand Bend firm will receive $3.48 per cubic yard for supplying, crushing, hauling and spreading of 18,000 cubic yards . of gravel and receive $2.25 for loading township trucks. The liquid calcium con- tract' was let to Pollard Brothers of Harrow for $118.25 per flaked ton. It was the lowest of two tenders received. A two year fuel contract was awarded to Texaco Canada. There were four -other tenders. ' A site control bylaw was passed to cover the com- mercial operation of Bill MO-Cann at part of Lot 4; Concession 12. Building permits were approved for Centralia Farmers Supply for ad- ditions to the office and a warehousing shed. • Two municipal drain reports <too,replace culverts,z, under the Desjardine and Hodgins-Hayter drains on Highway 81 were received frem B.M. Ross and will be considered at the April 1 meeting of council. the 1980 levy from the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation 'Authority in the amount ''cif -$11.847 was ac- cepted. Bylaws covering minor repairs of the Fleming- Morrissey 1974, O'Brien and Hill drain No. 1 municipal drains were passed. Council was informed by the County of Huron that the fox bounty of $2 was being discontinued as of July 1, 1980. Council was also advised of the Huron tree bylaw and asked to watch for con- traventions and make a report. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority apparently haven't taken it into account as they plan for their annual sale of daffodils to kick off the campaign this Friday. The members will be out on the streets of Exeter and canvassing local businesses and industry and they're still offering a bunch of the cancer symbol flowers at $2.00. But rather than the usual 10 daffodils, buyers will receive 12 this year. Residents are reminded that the daffodils are usually sold out early in the day and if they want to get some fresh flowers and help the cancer canvass they should plan to get them early. They will be dispensed from Len Veri's Centre Mall. Cann announced this week that the Exeter branch campaign goal has been set at $12,500, :.The total for Huron is $51,000 and the Ontario division has a total goal of $9,700,000. In addition to the canvass, the local branch will again host a fashion show to raise funds, Last year's first at- tempt attracted an overflow crowd at the South Huron rec centre and this year's event will be held on the ice sur- face to permit more people to attend. It is entitled "Silhouettes of Summer" and tickets are now available. It is scheduled for April 29 and the fashions will be provided by Mrs. Johanna Andrews and her daughter, Wendy Elliott, from the Merry Rags Boutique of Grand Bend, The professional choreographer for this event will be George Georgopoulos of Universal Mannequenn, London, who will bring spectacular lighting, music and sound effects to com- plement the fashions. The firm will also provide the professional, models. By moving to the ice surface, seating can be arranged for 1,600 people, Cann pointed out. He said that last year, many people were dissapointed when the 800 seats in the auditorium were sold out. Please turn to page 3 Flowers arrive today negotiations would be un- dertaken with the PUC and council before im- provements were made in the other two areas as well. Please turn to page 3 Last year the local members of the Sorority raised over $1400.00 for the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society through the sale of daf- store. On Thursday they will fodils. Some 36,000 blooms of daffodils will arrive on Wednesday for distribution in Huron County. Of these, 9600 came to Exeter. The sale of the flowers kicks off the April Campaign for funds for the Canadian Cancern Society. The flowers destined for Exeter will be shipped from Vancouver B.C. on Wed- nesday arriving by Air Canada in London the same day. Transported to Exeter by truck, they will be refrigerated over night at the local Brewers Retail be delivered to the Main Street Centre Mall where members of the Exeter Sigma Phi Sorority will package them in packs of 12. Friday morning the ladies will sell them on the streets of Exeter for $2.00 per bunch and deliver orders to the various places of business and industry.