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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-07-09, Page 1Grand .Bend dentist,. wife injured WO le in area car eras TWO: DIED This is the 1971 Valiant in which two London people were killed when it left Highway 83 west of Dashwood late Sunday afternoon and crashed into o tree, Dashwood firemen assisted Exeter OPP in extroCting.the two, each of whom died about an hour after arriving at University Hospital in tondon, Staff photo A READY TEAM -- One of the more prepared teams in the donkey baseball game between the Hensall firemen and the Hensall Kinsmen Thursday were Gary Lawrence and "Billy". Farmers Union oppose Hay camp GOOD CATCH — Councillor Don Cameron, chairman of the Exeter community park grounds development committee, wasn't taking any chances when he was presented with a cheque from the Exeter Lions, Monday. He had a baseball glove to make certain he didn't fumble the $10,000 which is the first major contribution in the committee's drive for close to $100,000. Lidn secretary John Stephens makes the presentation with presidentEarlWagDer looking on. The fund raising campaign gets underway this week with solicitations from area businesses and residents. The project too is expected to get underway immediately and the grandstand was starting to come down Monday morning as well. Staff photo Council laud effort ... BUT No cash for Terry Fox VOC & North Lambton Since 1873 YVVr — Serving South Huron, North Middlesex .One Hundred and Seventh Year x EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 9,1980 Price Per Copy 35 Cents INN 111111111 GRANDSTAND COMING DOWN —A familiar sightfor the past thirty years was being dis- mantled earlier this week. Workmen from Gregus Construction were taking down the grandstand at.the Exeter Community Park in preparation for the extensive changes planned for the area. The work was expected to be completed by today. T-A photo Breaking up Exeter party Policeman is doused Downtown revitalization project cut to $89,068 Two. London residents died from injuries sustained when their car left Highway 83 west of Dashwood late Sunday afternoon and smashed into a tree. The vehicle was driven by Hugh MacKinnon Shuttleworth. 154 Central A proposed seasonal campground in Hay township received some good news and some bad news at the meeting of Hay council Monday. The good news was that the Au'sable-Bayfield Conservation Authority had no objection to the develop- ment of the site as a recreational area, Reeve Jack Tinney told coundil that the Authority did have a few suggestions for the actual physical development of the Trail bikers are under fire Rising concerns about trail bikes operating in Exeter parks has been turned over to the police committee for their consideration, with a recommendation to be made at the next meeting of council. Councillor Don Cameron broached the subject, Monday, saying he and many others were concerned about the safety aspect of the young riders. He said it may be unfair to limit their use in that they are a source of enjoyment to those lucky enough to own one, but said the safety of the riders and others must be considered as well as the town's liability should an accident occur in one of the parks. Councillor Jay Campbell said he had considered. running a chain saw throughout Monday's meeting to duplicate the noise he encounters while sitting on his patio each night as bikers cavort around the park area in his neigh- borhood, He said many of the riders were very mature and careful, but several did speed and appeared to enjoy tearing up the grass with their machines. Campbell suggested it was "opportune" to consider how the youngsters could con- tinue to enjoy their machines while at the same time protecting the safety and freedom from noise of other citizens. Youth dies in collision Nineteen-year-old Roy Sinclair Johns. RR 2 Staffa was killed early Sunday when the car he was driving left Ilibbert Township sideroad 20 and crashed into a tree, The accident occurred Southwest of Dublin, Johns was a part-time employee at the Hensall Sales barn and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johns. Ave., and his passenger was 43 year-old Mary Ellen Eynon. 114 Arbour Glen Cres. They died about an tour after being taken to Univer- sity Hospital by Hoffman's Ambulance. Exeter OPP report that property which is a mile and quarter south of the in- tersection of Highway 21 and' 84 and one mile east of Lake Huron. The bad news came in the form of a letter from the local chapter of the National Farmers Union who said the area should remain agricultural. The letter which was sign- ed by LlOyd Willert, said the area is quite removed from the traditional recreational areas in the township and that the seasonal campers may make complaints about the spreading of manure during the summer months. A letter from the ministry of the environment to the township indicated that the ministry was generally quite pleased with the operation of the township's landfill site but there were a few questions about the actual size of the dump on property which the township rents fromMrs. Marius Martens. The ministry suggested a site plan study of the dump be undertaken to determine the area which is available for landfill. "It's nice to know we don't have any other complaints," noted councillor Tony Bedard. A request from the Huron county board of Education for the quarterly payment of the education levy fell upon deaf ears. Please turn to page 3 the vehicle was westbound when it crossed the highway and struck the tree on the south side about 3.4,km. west of Dashwood, The couple was trapped in the vehicle for some time and the Dashwood fire department members were called to assist at the scene. Medical assistance was provided by Dr. L. O'Con- nor, Grand Bend. and Dr. I), Englert, Exeter, Who happened upon the scene of the crash shortly after it Oc- curred. OPP Constable Jack Straughan, who investigated along with Cpl. Dave Woodward and Constable. Al Quinn, said the 1971 Valiant was demolished and he set damage at $1,000. The motor of the vehicle was pushed back into the front seat and couple suf- fered massive injuries. An oncoming vehicle was only 100 feet from the Lon- Town goes to the clogs Today is the second and last day of the Canadian Kennel Club's All Breed Championship Show which is being held at the Exeter Recreation Centre from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Altogether there are 850 entries from across Canada and parts of the United States. Approximately 75 breeds are represented. The dogs are judged on how they present themselves in the ring. Such things as their movement and angulation are taken into consideration. Awards are given out at the end of the show. Most of the judges have come from Toronto but there is one. from Pennsylvania and one from Ottawa, The Bluewater Kennel Club is sponsoring the event. Consequently there aren't many local dogs entered into the show because members of the club are busy with the organizational aspects. The Bluewater Kennel Club began sponsoring championship shows last year. The two shows, this year are the thirdand fourth. Spectators are welcome. A barn north of Kippen was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. The structure which was owned by Ross Faber of - Tuckersmith township, was believed to have been struck by lightening. According to Brucefield fire chief Stu Broadfoot by the time his men arrived on the scene at 2:15 a.m. the barn was burning quite extensively. Also answering the call were the Hensall fire department who supplied a water tanker. Lost in the fire were an undetermined number of sheep with Mrs. Faber saying a number of sheep were saved. No loss had been placed on the barn which was insured. don car when it crossed the highway and struck the tree. The witnesses said the vehi- cle hit the tree, recoiled and hit it again. The victims were pronounced dead at the hospital by the coroner, Dr. Keith Johnston. London. Police were called to the scene at 4:55 p.m, Two Grand Bend residents suffered minor injuries in one of the other three ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, At 2:30 p.m,. Sunday, a vehicle driven by Russel J. Lingard, went out of control Terry Fox, the young British Columbia man who is running across Canada on one leg, won't get any pledges from Exeter council, although he has apparently won their moral support for cc:_yottwom" on the Crediton Road west of concession 6-7 of Stephen And struck a hydro. pole. The local dentist and his. wife, ?online. were taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment. Constable Frank Giffin in- vestigated and Set total damage at $4,500. There was one accident on Friday-. it occurring on Highway 21 south of Highway 83. involving vehicles driven by Doris M, Byers, London, and Tracy A. Landrey, RR 1 Dashwood, The latter was entering the highway from a private his fortitude. A resolution presented by Councillor Al Epp to pledge five cents for each of the 5,200 miles Fox is hoping to complete was turned down by council this week, with drive and was in ciilliSlon with the northbound London car, Constable Al Quinn set damage at $1.300. The other collision was reported on Thursday near the post office on Wellington St. in Hensall, involving vehicles driven by Earl W. Love and Darlene Uyl, both of Hensall. The Uyl vehicle was pull- ing out of a parking spot arid was in collision with the northbound Love vehicle. Constable Don Mason in- vestigated and set damage at $450. the only support coming from Epp and Deputy-Reeve Harold Patterson. Epp said he didn't un- derstand the current policy of refusing grants for charitable groups and said it was a regressive policy, not progressive. He said Fox was at- tempting to convince Canadians that cancer can be beaten. "Can we do less?" Epp questioned. Fox lost one of his legs to cancer. The young runner will be in the area next week, visiting Luc anand St, Marys. Epp said it would be nice to have him run down the Main St. of Exeter as well. Other members of council said they personally sup- ported the venture, but couldn't justify spending tax dollars. "To say we're against cancer research is stupid," Councillor Don Cameron commented, saying he ap- preciated what Fox was doing but didn't know what council should do as a municipality. He said once you start supporting one charity, there are 50 °theft equally as deserving. "I'll donate myself, but I can't on behalf of the town," Councillor Marilyn Williamson stated. Mayor Derry Boyle, who noted be has been personally touched by cancer, said voluntary donations mean more than when assisting with tax dollars. After defeating Epp's resolution, council also turned down a suggestion from Jay Campbell that council send a letter of en- couragement to Fox. Exeter council endorsed an expenditure of $89,068 for the Business Improvement Area downtown development project, Monday, and then approved an additional $5,- 354:79 for landscaping at the new police office on Sanders St. Oddly enough. the $89,068 will apparently be spent with the firm which submitted the second low bid for the en- tire BIA project, which originally included the' police station landscaping. The job will now go to O'Brien Contracting Inc. of Breslau who submitted an original bid of $114,560.50 for the entire project. It was' some $3,000 higher than the low bid of McLean-Peister Limited, However, when the com- mittee started to cut the con- tract to get back to the BIA $90,000 hudget. the, pcn.tions deleted resulted in the O'Brien firm then having the, lower price. In addition to deleting the police office portion, which was $7,195 in the O'Brien bid and only $4.620 in the price from McLean-Peister, the committee also deleted the one-year maintenance por- tion of the contract. That slashed $8.000 from the O'Brien bid and only $5,268 from the other. It was also found that the Breslau firm had made two errors in their bid which cut an additional $8,637 from their price. BIA committee chairman Mike Williamson told coun- cil that both firms had bid high on the maintenance agreement because they were from out of town and envisioned sending people to Exeter to water plants. He said the works department could do the necessary Early Saturday morning in the eastern section of the town of Exeter a house party being held by a group of young persons got but of control and nearly resulted in a riot. Police were called and went to investigate, with one officer being soaked with a garden hose by one young party-goer. It appears that the party started with a small group and then gradually enlarged, until it got out of control when over 100 youths were present from Huron Park, Hensall, Zurich and Exeter. The neighbours became upset, mainly from the noise, drinking and the youths trespassing on their maintenance and the con- tractor would still honor the one-year guarantee on, all plantings. Works superintendent Glenn Kells said he thought his department could do the work for about $400. Mayor Boyle said he was still concerned about the guarantee and Williamson said this would be no problem and the firm would put it in writing, In answer to a question from Councillor Jay Campbell. Kells said he could see no problem in un- dertaking the work involved. He will also supervise the site preparation. With that, council en- dorsed the committee's ac- tion in having O'Brien Con- tracting undertake the work, INSPECTOR — Exeter's new building inspector and zon- ing administrator, Brian Johnston, was officially in- troduced to council, Monday. Johnston has been on the job for the past two weeks. He is a native of the Varna area and is a graduate of Fanshawe College. property. Some youths were running along the street, yelling and swearing. HEARING SET The Ontario Municipal Board has set August 18 as the date for a hearing on Exeters restricted area bylaw. The hearing will be held at the municipal building. The OMB had originally set a hearing for last December, but it was can- celled. Clerk Lit Bell told council this week there was a possibility the hearing could take as long as three days to complete. which is expected to com- mence shortly. That decision did leave them with the task of paying solely for the landscaping at the police office and that was also approved Monday when they accepted the recommendation of the property committee to let that work to Centralia Landscaping at a price bf $5,354.79. which oddly enough was higher than the quote from Mclean-Peiser. Council had only budgetted $500 for landscaping and the committee's recommenda- tion was that the balance be taken from the $50.000 which had been set aside for paving of the parking lot at the town hall and the Fopex lot behind G&G Discount. It was ex- plained that the $50,000 would not. ail be needed for the paving projects, The. $50,000 figure .is the portion the town •will repay for the BIA loan of $150,000 for the downtown revitaliza- tion program. Councillor Ted Wright ex- pressed some concern about the future maintenance costs of the downtown revitalization project, which includes development of the parkettess at the cenotaph, PUC office and municipal buildng. He said labor costs were' increasing.and predicted the maintenance would continue to be more expensive. However. Councillor Lossy Fuller said the landscaping was designed to be low maintenance and she recommended that the town assume the maintenance costs for the entire project. Noting it was all being developed on town property, she said "the least we can do is look after our own proper- ty". Police Constable Coutu arrived and commenced to break up the large gathering, however ran into some difficulty, when he was drenched by a youth who sprayed him with a water hose. Coutu was later assisted by Constable Robertson and the gathering was dispersed. It was evident that a number of youths attending the party were not of age to be con- suming alcohol. The police have so far laid seven charges against some of the persons and are an- ticipating additional charges after investigation. The charges range from liquor infractions to causing a disturbance. Fire levels Kippen barn : 1' OPENS LIBRARY Pauline McGibbon, lieutenant governor of Ontario, opened the new Huron County Public Library headquarters building in Goderich on Thursday, July 3. She was assisted by Exeter Reeve Don McGregor, left, last year's chairman of Huron County council's property 'committee and Joe Kerr, present chairman of the property committee. The library staff moved into the new location on March 19 and since then have been mo ving books and resource materials from the old location. The library building is the former Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle on Waterloo Street in Goderich. (photo by Sharon Dietz)