HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-04-16, Page 1SQUIRMING RACERS — As her facial expression shows Mary Jane Taylor had problems hanging on to her racing frog at the Exeter Lions club Las Vegas night, Friday. At the left with a much quieter frog is Jane MacLean. T-A photo A LEAPING RACER — One of the. most 'enthusiastic frogs participating in the Las Vegas night races sponsored 6y the Exeter Lions was driven by Ron Bogart of RSD Sports. The only problem as the picture indicates was the frog lumped to the right instead of straight ahead. T-A photo Council endorse park development BISHOP AT MOUNT CARMEL — Bishop John Sherlock officiated at Confirmation exer- cises Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. From the left are Bishop Sherlock, Pat Sullivan and Father Al Sasso of Mount Carmel and Cecile Mittelholtz of Precious Blood in Exeter. T-A photo In area collision Resort woman hurt HOW SWEET . IT IS — Exeter midget captain Pete Tuckey gets some strong fan reaction as he carries the OMHA cham- pionship cup past the stands following Wednesday's triumph. Staff photo Imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex m'iry "'• TAVAr zasx EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 16, 1980 One Hundred and Seventh Year & North Lambton Since 1873 Price Per Copy 35 Cents INDIVIDUAL GYMNASTICS WINNERS — The South Huron District High School gymnastics team had a fine showing in the Huron-Perth championships held in St. Marys this past week. Tops in their class were Helen Muller-elite division; Liz Scott-senior division and Catherine Patterson-Junior division. T-A photo Local student wins three course prizes AREA CLERKS CONFER — Most clerk-treasurers of area Municipalities attended Wednesday's annual meeting of the Huron Municipal Officers Association held in Kirkton. From the left are Joan Ducharme, Hay township; Harry Strong, Usbornei Wilmor Wein, Stephen and Sharon Baker, Zurith. T-A photo et 11 1 ercent boost Councillor Den camera inm cheated that the changes were designed to bring car allowance into reality. In the past, some employees received higher allowances in lieu of salary in that it enabled them to escape in- come tax payments. Cameron said, this revenue was being closed up by tax officials, Under the new terms, ad. ministrator Ian Smith receives $17,082 per year and $25 per month ear allowance, secretary Janet ltVedlake $5.20 per hour and $25 monthly car allowance, Alvin Willert $15.308.02 and $12 monthly car allowance, Jim Guenther $12,999 and $25 cents per mile, May Cox $4.40 hourly for custodial work, Steve Wells $3,50 per hour, Walter Davis $4.95 per hour. other staff at $2.25. Hall supervisor receive $15 per function, concession staff $2.25 per hour, gym- nastics supervisors $4 per hour. instructors $3,50 and hall monitor $2.25, Town employees receive 11 statutory holidays per year, including Easter Mon- day and Remembrance Day, Vacation time is two , weeks after one year, three weeks after five years, four weeks after 10 years and five weeks after 15 years. Salary increases of ap- proximately 11,1 percent were approved for most town employees by Exeter council at their meeting, Tuesday. Council members also boosted their own Stipends. Police Chief Ted Day heads the salary list with an increase in his salary to $24,- Exeter council unanimous- ly supported the proposal for the development of the com- munity park when it was un- veiled to them by Councillor Don Cameron. Tuesday. He said their endorsement would add some "extra oomph" to the fund raising which is scheduled to get un- derway in the near future. Cameron made a slide presentation outlining the park development. He said that the develop- ment would still enable the future expansion of rec cen- tre to take place if that ever came to be, but said in reply to a question from Jay Campbell that uses of the park for campouts "may be one of the sacrifices" that has to be made. The plan, as outlined in last week's edition, calls for two new ball diamonds, a soccer field, two horse rings and a multi-purpose building to replace the existing cattle and sheep barns on the property. Campbell said he would like to see the removal of those present buildings mov- ed up on the priority list in view of the dangers theypose for local youngsters, Cameron replied that he syMpathized with the suggestion. but noted it would not happen until a replacement building for the use of the fair board was built. He alsoexplained that the $65,000 building planned for that use would not be used only for the two fair days, but would hopefully house special agricultural shows, auction sales and recreation activities throughout• the year. It would not be heated. Council also endorsed a motion at their meeting to have the rec centre board enter negotiations with the agricultural society for an agreement to ensure the latter group's use of the grounds. That agreement would be in the form of a recommendation to council. Cameron indicated there Was no specific time frame for the park development, 000 per annum, but council turned, down his request fee "stand-by salary," Ills previous stipend was $21,364. The bylaw stipulates that if Day requests remunera- tion for statutory holidays, the reason must be substan- tiated. The Chief receives all other benefits as delineated in the agreement with the but it is hoped to have the grandstand removed as soon as possible and to possibly have another ball diamond in operation, this year. A 63-year-old Grand Bend woman, Jessie Tiedeman, suffered major injuries in one of the five accidents investigated in the area this week by the Exeter OPP. Mrs. Tiedeman was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, Maurice Tiedeman, RR 1 Grand Bend, which was in collision with a vehicle driven by Reginald Watterworth, Goderich. The accident occurred on Highway 83 about two km, east of DashWood on Thursday. Mrs. Tiedeman was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Constable Bill Osterloo set damage in the accident at $5,500. Two other area residents sustained minor injuries in a crash on Sunday in Huron Park. The vehicle was driven by Allan Van Massenhove, RR 3 Ailsa Craig. Injured were Shilee Ballantyne, RR 1 Kirkton, and 'Nancy Cornish, RR 1 Woodharn, Constable Jim Rogers investigated.. On Thursday, vehicles driven by Bruce Monteith, RR 3 Thorndale, and Thomas Squires, Crediton, collided on Highway 4 at the junction of the Crediton Road. Constable Bob Whiteford listed total receives $6.60. machine operators $6.35, labour $6.00, crossing guard $4.75. dump ' attendant $5.00 and assistant building inspector $5.00, The works, department members work 40 hours per week with overtime rate of time and a half. Standby time on weekends is to be paid at $10 per day and if called out after hours, a minimum payment is for two hours. Employees. are supplied work gloves, rubber boots, hardhats, raincoats, one pair of coveralls, and a $25 per year safety shoe allowance. Cemetery superintendent Albert Hummel will now receive $14.500 per year with a car allowance of $500 and house allowance value of $1,- 800, Seasonal employees at the cemetery are divided into three categories with the top scale being $6.50 per hour and the bottom one set at $5.95. Fire Chief Gary Middleton will receive a $2,000 per an- num base salary, $600 car allowance and will be paid at the rate of $6,60 per hour for fire, prevention and ad- ministration work, which is the same as he receives as sub-foreman with the works department. The Huron County-board of education will employ 15 fewer secondary school .teachers for the 1980-81 term Ileca.tiSe'. of declining, enrolment, The cut, which will bring the secondary teacher total to 252, .was approved Tuesday when trustees accepted the staff allocation recommended by a com- mittee of administrators, trustees and teacher representatives. The changes for 1980-81: Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, 55 teachers, five feWer than this year; F. E. Madill Secon- dary School in Wingham, 63, down six; Goderich District Collegiate Institute, 53, down four; and South Huron District High School in damage at $850. The other two accidents of the week involved parked vehicles, 'On Monday, a vehicle driven by Wayne Pestill, Kincardine, struck a parked car owned by Patricia Smith, Grand Bend, on the lot at Prosper's Garage north of the resort on Highway 21. Cpl. Dave Woodward investigated and set damage at $550.A vehicle owned by Douglas Turkheim, Zurich, was struck by' an •unknown vehicle while parked on Walnut Street in Zurich Saturday. Damage to the Turkheim vehicle was set at '$200. The deputy fire chief receives $600 per year, two platoon captains $650, two. captains $500, fire preven- tion officer OP and 18 firemen $350. d b Exeter, 58 full-time and one half-time teacher, down from 59 full-time teachers, ,Only Seafor ..District High sc'hooi will,' have 'an increase, with ones half-time teacher added to its fill1time staff of 22. Attrition will cover 10 of the 15 jobs being cut but five teachers will have to be let go, personnel relations administrator Pete Gryseels said after the board meeting. Although further resignations and retirements this year could provide jobs for the five redundant teachers, Gryseels said, "that's being optimistic." He said one academic and A Huron Park man was killed in an accident Sunday night near Prospect Hill. He is Randall Denton J. Wales of 5 Columbia Crescent. Wales was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Henry Cornelius Van- derSpek,, 265 Algonquin, VanDerSpek and another passenger Frederick Steele Jr. also of 265 Algonquin Says flippant attitude on aid Councillor Al Epp accused, his fellow members of hav- ing a "flippant attitude" towards the needs of corn- unities in the province hit by disasters. "If it happened to us, would we ask for help?" he said in reference to the re- guests which have come in for assistance from com- munities hit by floods, fires if Exeter found orHteornsaaiddos. itself in such a pinch, council members would be thankful to have other communities assist in their plight. He suggested to repeat denial for assistance would put Exeter in a position of "sitting ourselves on a little island,'" Earlier in the meeting, a request for assistance had been received from Essex, which was hit by an explo- sion and fire which destroyed a sizeable portion "filed" by of tthh ee lceotrt re r a wr %as. council with Lossy Fuller advising that her committee members were "still arguing" over the content of a policy statement they have been asked to prepare for council's consideration on charitable donations and dis- aster relief funds. In addition. the fire department personnel , will be paid $9 per hour while fighting fires and $3 per hour for practice time. Standby time during summer two technical teaching positions will have to be filled from outside for the 1980-81 term because it's unlikely the redundant teachers would be ,qualified, The board expects this year's total of 4,466 secon- dary students will drop to 40.79 for the 1980-81. term. Elementary enrolment appears to be levelling off after a five-year decline. The 1979-80 total of 6,915 pupils in the board's 26 elementary schools is expected to drop by only 20 in 1980-81, so the board has decided to keep its elementary teacher total at 352., Because of increasing enrolment at. Holmesville were taken to St. Marys Hospital suffering serious injuries, The VanDer Spek vehicle was westbound on the Biddulph-Blanshard townline near Prospect Hill when it struck a van owned by Joe John Ebert, RR 4, Thamesford which was parked on the side of the road. In a chain reaction vehicles., also unattended and owned by Paul Knauer, Willowdale, and Michael Sim, Granton were also struck. Wales was pronounced dead at St. Marys Hospital by Coroner Dr. Peter Johnston of St. Marys. Constable Brian Clarke of the Sebringville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated and set total damages at $6,500. Public School ( to 256 from 239 pupils), the board decided to 'rent a portable classroom and transfer one full-time teacher to its present Staff.. , Purchase police car Town council authorized purchase of a new police cruiser. Tuesday. The tender submitted by Frayne Chev-Olds for a 1980 Chev Bel Air was accepted at a total cost of $6,577.04. This included tax, licence and trade-in allowance. On the recommendation of the police committee, coun- cil authorized Chief Ted Day and Councillor Jay Campbell to write/establish justifica- tion for another officer for the force, A full-time secretary has been approved and applications close April 30, Tuesday night, council also authorized the expen- diture of $118.50 for an advertisement in the T-A to commemorate the 50th an- niversary of the R,E. Pooley branch Legion. It was approved that clerk Liz Bell hire Ruth Bray, RR 3 Exeter to work under the government's program in in- volvement in municipal ad- ministration. The Fanshawe student will be paid a weekly rate of $140 for a 20-week period, with the government picking up 80 percent. The town's total cost is only $612 and Mrs. Bell noted this will give council a chance to study the needs for permanent staff in the municipal office over the next few months. Miss Bray will commence her duties on May 1, $200 while the Mayor receives $2,300. an increase of $300. Changes were also ap- proved for employees at the South Huron rec centre. An Exeter girl won three of the special awards presented recently to recognize out- standing students of the Hotel Restaurant Management program at Fanshawe College. Cheryl Chapman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Chapman, won the Bree award for excellence as well as awards presented by Commonwealth Holiday Inns Ltd. and Doulton Canada Ltd. Recipients were selected by an awards committee and judged upon their academic standing, attitude, practical skills and future potential. Alma Oud, Lucan, shared an award presented' by Beaver Foods Ltd, members of the Exeter Police Association, in- cluding a dental plan. Clerk-treasurer Liz Bell had her wages boosted to $20,00() per year, although along with the two office secretaries, she. will have that reviewed by a special employee relations com- mittee which will be es- tablished. At Tuesday's meeting, Mrs. sell indicated she was unhappy over the settlement and hinted that she would be implementing a work-to-rule situation. She had apparently been hoping for an additional sti- pend for attending special evening meetings and ad- vised council that because she was not receiving fees for those extra sessions "my evenings are full." When it was suggested at the meeting that a committee -of -the -whole should be held to discuss this year's budget, the clerk ad- vised she could only attend if it was a meeting that was to be scheduled •for regular working hours and not dur- ing the evening, The clerk, who receives an extra $1,100 per year as secretary to the fire area board, succeeded in haVing council set a tentative date of June 30 for the review of her salary as well as those of the two secretaries and the building inspector. It had been recommended that .the review take place prior to August 1. but Mrs, Bell said the June -30 date would be more realistic: . She noted that two com- mittees had her salary re- quests for several months and hadn't done anything about it and added that the delay was one of the reasons building inspector Doug Triebner moved ahead his retirement date. Secretary Laurie Dykestra, who attended Tuesday's meeting. also ask- ed that the review date be moved ahead, noting that when summer holidays arrive it is difficult to get committees working. It was suggested that any changes in the wage scale approved by council on the recommendation of the special committee would, be retroactive to the first of • this year.. Mayor Derry Boyle, thas named Councillors Don Cameron and Jay Campbell as council's representative. The employees will name their own two appointments. Mrs. Dykstra's salary goes to $9,900 per year, plus an additional $8 9 0 as secretary-treasurer for the committee of adjustment The clerk-typist, Donna Glanville receives $8,200 for a 35-hour week, The building inspector's salary goes to $12.300 and the works superintendent will be receiving $19,700. The public works foreman will have an hourly wage of $7.11, the sub-foreman Huron Park man dies in collision .weekends will he $20 ler Ian weekends and $10 for or- - dinary weekends. 'The raises approved for themselves brings council. pay to $L800 per year, up Fifteen teaching lobs slashe y Huron board