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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-07-16, Page 1PROPUCTIQN IN PROGRESS - Hug hes-Ce tumble are already in the process of manufac- turing a Columbia yacht, Production manager Peter Rodger, and employees John relthom and Liz Bowerman are shown-'working on the boat. Staff photo RECENTLY SHIPPED COLUMBIA MOULD — Fibreglass 'manager Bill Brennan and production co-ordinator Ted Langley discuss plans for building the Columbia sailing yachts, They ore overlooking a 36 foot hull would which has been shipped from the Columbia plant in Virginia to the Hughes-Columbia plant in Huron Park. Staff photo Pound for pound, who was the best fighter that ever, lived on Biddulph Town- ship's famous Roman Line? While that question may send historians delving back through the many books and stories written about the Donnelly clan and their neighbors, the answer could well be Sean Rooney. Sean Rooney? Yes, Rooney! You won't find Sean Rooney included in any of the history of the Donnelly incidents, because he's only 12 year's old. Sean ON TOP — Twelve-year-old Sean Rooney is on top of his brother, Neil, and hopes to be on top of the world soon. The Biddulph youngster will represent Canada in the World School Boy's Wrestling championship in Sweden early in August. Staff photo LOOK OUT FENCE — Shown Stanlake has the look that sends shivers down the back of any pitcher, as the steps to the plate in Saturday's squirt softball game at Queen's Park. Dwayne Tinney, one of the coaches, - looks on in the background. Staff photo Exeter man gets • NEW COLLEGE RESIDENCE — Centralia College of Agricultural Technology principal Doug Jamieson stands• in front of the new Huron Hall residence just completed. An open house will be held this Saturday for the public to tour the new facility. Staff photo fr)(1-4i, 411'• "" ; ew 4wr w • '""" HEAVY GOING - Jeff Chipchase hod to do some fancy footwork to circle th. bases after hitting a home run in the squirt softball ortioe ie Exeter, Saturday. David Schwind' and David Latour were roverina the base as they were told awaiting the toss in from the outfield. Staff photo Price Per Copy 35 Cents One Hundred and Seventh Year. EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 16, 1980 dvoc & North .Lambton Since 1873 Serving South Huron, North Middlesex To open energy efficient facility t Centrcilia ag college, Saturda y Hughes. Boats in Huron Park has recently bought out Columbia Yachts--the largest and • 'longest, established boat manufacturer in North America, • Production Co-ordinater Ted Longley sald .• that in Huron Park firm ,expanding, could add over 50 iob spots jump 10 The South Huron Recrea, tion Centre Board of Management approved an across-the-board ten percent hike of ice rental rates Mon- day. Minor hockey and figure skating will pay $25 per hour this season up from $22 last year, Local groups other than minor hockey. and figure skating see their rates jump $3 per hour from $28, to $31. Groups from outside the area which the centre serves will now pay $36 per hour, another increase of •$3 per hour. The Exeter Mohawks see their ice rental rate increase froth $25 per hour to $28, The 60/40 split for gate receipts during the playoffs remains constant.' The only group which did not have their rates upped were the Junior Hawks who will have a 60/40 split of gate receipts throughout the en- tire season. The same split will be in effect for all minor hockey clubs who reach the playoffs and who have gone past the contracted ice time. In a discussion of revenues . and expetditures compared to the same period last' year, Rec director Ian Smith stated revenues are up by $3,000 while expenditures have increased a whopping $13,000. Most of the $13,000 can be attributed to the salary in- crease granted to the rec centre employees and the fact that the facility did not have an administrator or secretary for five months in 1979. Compared to a year, ago ,more recreation programs are being offered. $1,000 was spent on the purchase of roller skates and attendance at the roller skating is down slightly: according to Smith. One area in which the cen- tre is shining is the seven percent reduction 'in utility costs. The board then engrossed' itself in a dialogue in, the long term financial status of the centre following a state- • ment by Don Cameron. In reply to Cameron's query, Smith said the in- crease in revenues is just about keeping pace with the inflation rate. Jerry MacLean said there should be more of an effort made to promote the use of the facility for conventions, seminars and large gatherings. Smith replied that while thecenire would be adequate for such gatherings, the town did not have the proper support facilities for conven- tions. He said the two groups which made use of the facili- ty, the kennel club and the campout sponsored by the Ausable River Nomads were self-contained. Longley said that - growing pains are sure to result as new employees. are gradually( trained. Hughes-Columbia is currently trying to lease a. 50,00 square400t former hangar at Huron' Park. The plant now has a. capacity of 65,000 square-feet compared 'Bob Reynold, recently elected deputy governor of Zone K for the association of Kinsmen Clubs, is a member of the Exeter club and is only the second deputy governor to be elected from the club. 'Reynolds has been a . member of the Exeter Kinsmen Club for 9 years and has held many positions' on the club executive in- cluding the position of - president. His zone executiveare all members of the Exeter club, and are also all past presidents of the club. They are': Dennis Hockey - zone bulletin marker, Tom Humphreys - zone cystic fibrosis chair- man and Ken Snedden - zone co-ordinator and secretary: The Association of Kin- smen. Clubs is a. wholly Canadian Service Club, and is affiliated with the Wbrld Council of Service Clubs. The Association is divided, into 8 districts, each of which is further divided into zones. Their district is district one, and is divided into 11 tones, Our zone K comprises the Kinsmen Clubs . in Exeter, Stratford, St. Marys,Mitch- ell, Clinton , Goderich and Herisall. The Kinsmen Clubs each provide service within their communities to uphold the association's motto which is "serving the community's greatest need", The Exeter club has , provided or made possible many facilities for the town of Exeter over the last 30 years, too numerous to mention them all, Some example of these projects are the ice scraper at the arena, the bridges in Riverview Park, physiotherapy, equipment at the Exeter hospital, and support of many local organizations such as the midget hockey team. Our Kinette Club also provides much volunteer help in town and has its own order to accommodate the new lioe,of boats, Hughes, Columbia will have to in- crease its present .eapacity, capital and labottr,- This means that within 18 Months. the company will be adding about 50 jobs to the present, 138 at the Huron Park plant, projects such as the creative playground equipment in- Victoria Park which was built and installed 1 by the Kinettes. As a district they support research into cystic fibrosis, and last year District One raised $161,503,26 for cystic fibrosis, . While these are just a, few of the projects Kinsmen support in. Canada, they also provide services overseas such as the building or orphanages in Malaysia in conjunction with the Apex Clubs there. Cyclist hurt in collision A 23-year-old Huron Park man sustained serious in- juries when he was in a collision involving two motorcycles near Huron Park early Saturday mor- ning. Kenneth Jones, 311 Algonquin Drive, received head injuries when the two northbound motorcycles collided on concession 2-3 of Stephen around 6:30 a.m. The other machine was operated by Kimberley Goodwin, 22, of 297 Algonquin Drive, Both men were taken to South Huron Hospital and Jones was transferred to University Hospital, in London in a semi-conscious condition. Exeter OPP Constable Ed Wilcox investigated and set damage in the accident at $200. There was only one other accident investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, it occurring on Highway 83 east of Exeter on Saturday when a vehicle driven by James Ballantyne, R.R. 1 Kirkton, struck ' a mailbox and went into the ditch. Constable Bob Whiteford investigated and listed damage at $750. to the 200,-000 square-feet Columbia Yachts. had, Longley termed the takeoVer as ."inind- boggling." He doesn't think that anyone, including Howard Hughes, will, really know what's involved in the takeover until its been eX- perienced. He Said the. Mayor Derry Boyle said the rec centre was primarily a place for recreation. "As far as I'm concerned this is a place for recreation and it will always cost us money, It should," Boyle stated, 'In . other business, the board: Waived the fee charged for . the use of the sign at the cor- ner of Main and Victoria streets for groups using the centre and/or the grounds. ' Learned Smith was ob- taining prices for some pain; ting at the rec centre. Set a fee of $250 for the use of the bar on the ice surface at the arena. Learned last week's dog show brought in . $1,090 in revenue for the centre. Learned revenues for the swimming pool were up compared to a year ago. By MARY WARBURTON The construction of the Huron Hall residence at the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology is now complete and the public is invited to attend the of- ficial opening this Saturday. Minister of Agriculteire and Food Lorne Henderson and Minister of Government Services Douglas Wiseman will be there to cut the ribbon But, he's already established himself as one of Canada's top wrestlers in his weight class and in early August, he'll be representing this nation 'in the World School, Boys' wrestling championship at Stockholm, Sweden. Sean, the son of Mr. and Mrs, Bernard Rooney, will be competing in the 38 kilo (about 84 pounds) bantam category and hopes to bring that championship home to the Roman Line, where he has lived for the past half dozen years. His queet for the title started back in April when he entered the first of two qualifying meets at Georgetown. Competing in the bantam division against nine other wrestlers, he recorded five pins and one decision to win: 'A month later, he was in the Maple Leaf open, placing second with six pins and then he took on the best from across Canada in Thunder Bay on ,Itine 28, winning the event with five pins to be chosen as Canada's representative in the world competition. Sean, who graduated this hardest thing will be to keep up with the demand. Langley Said that the company will now either "take off nice a rocket or fall flat on its face." But he said that 'with owner Howard Hughes' past record things should work out fine. Columbia Yachts had 7Q dealers in the 'United States. Hughes-Columbia is holding an open house for dealers on July 21 and 22 to try and recapture as many of these dealers as possible, Currently Hughes-Columbia sells boats from coast to coast in Canada ,and in parts of the United States. Longley said that the dealers will determine which and how many of the possible nine sizes of Columbia boats will be manufactured. The Columbia boats are much wider than the boats which Hughes currently manufactures and, therefore, are not as fast. Longley said that their design is "beautiful and well thought out," The boats are known for their wine glass shaped stern. The sizes of Columbia boats range from 23 foot sail boats to 48 foot trollers, The boats Hughes has been manufacturing range in size from 26 to 40 feet in length. Hughes-Columbia is having an open house this at 2:00p.m. A tour of the new facility ;and refreshments will follow. Construction on the three million dollar residence first began in September 1978, The building, which is at- tached to the previously existing Huron Hall cafeteria and lounge, has a capacity for 200 students, College principal Doug Jamieson said that it is the spring from St. Patrick's Separate School where his mother teaches, • leaves Saturday for Thunder Bay for awarinupprogram prior to his July 29 departure for Sweden. The competition there is slated for August 1,2,3 and 4 and Sean expects to be competing against wrestlers from about 15 countries. The youngster started wrestling seven years ago when his mother enlisted the aid of her eldest son, Hugh, to start a wrestling program at St. Pat's. He went on from there to join the London Amateur Wrestling and Athletic Club and has been under the guidance of Josip Islirkoci in preparation for his world premier. Sean, who will enroll at Regina Mundi,aprivate boys' school in London where his father teachers, spends two hours each day in preparation for his Stockholm matches, He rums three miles at night and spends the balance of the program doing push- ups, sit-ups, and switnming in the family pool. For honing his wrestling Skills, Saturday and Sunday to familiarize the ,public with the change and the new products, Longley said that once they have expanded and are Still able to maintain their efficidncy and the quality of their boats, they can't help but sell more boats, At present they are only able to make 144 boats per year, which brings in about 6,5 million dollars, each year. Theoretically he said they, should be able to double this. amount. Columbia Yachts had sales of $27 million last year. It took Hughes one year to negotiate the 'deal with Columbia. Part of the deal was that Hughes had to transfer all ,Columbia materials to its Huron Park plant within 6Q days. Longley said that this will require 30 trips and so far only three have been made. Longley said that the reason Columbia went out of business was because its employees went on strike for increased wages and the boats were bing priced out of the market, Hughes- Columbia is not a unionized company. Howard Hughes first began making boats in his garage in Toronto, Longley said. In 1966 he started the Please turn to page 2 first building constructed by the province to have several energy conservation features designed into it, The building itself is horseshoe-shaped so that it will follow the pattern of the sun ,for heating purposes. Attached to the horseshoe- shaped corridors are five circular pods containing the actual rooms, Each pod has a capacity of 40 persons. he tackles big brother Hugh or uses nine-year-old brother, Neil, as a sparring partner: Most of. the furniture has been moved out of the Rooney living room, leaving the youngsters plenty of room to grapple, perhaps not so unusual for the famous Roman Line. Sean and his family live on the former homestead of "Grouchy" Pat Ryder and canlook out their window and see the former Donnelly homestead about half a mile down the road. The youngster has also proven his skills in other fields as well. His spending money for the Sweden trip comes from the $200 he won as a contestant on Global TV's popular Quizz Kids program earlier this year. The Rooney's, similar to most other families on the Roman Line, are stial plagued by sightseers who drive into their yards at all hours to ask for directions to the Donnelly homestead. Perhaps in the future they'll be stopping to ask directions to the home of Sean Rooney? Solar paftels are located near tkie entranceway of the building.Energy from the panels will be used to heat all the hot water required by the residents for domestic purposes. • One very prominent energy saving feature is the earth berms located on the north side of each pod, These earth berms are large slops of earth four feet deep which extend upwards to the top of the pod walls. Jamieson said the earth berms serve as insulators and allow the wind The excitement of professional rodeo action returns to the area this weekend as 'the Stephen Optimists host the local stop for the Molson's circuit. Club executive Bill McGrath said they hope to draw between 7,000 and 10,000 people to the shows to be staged at the Huron Park site of the Exeter Saddle Club on Saturday and Sunday. Up to 200 entries are ex- pected as the circuit con- testantS arrive in the area this week after entertaining rodeo fans in the northern Ontario community of Foley last weekend. The shows gets underway each day at 2 p.m. and are expected to last until around 5:30 p.m. Bronc and bull riding again headline the features of the rodeo which also in- Get $2,000 for project The fund raising drive for revamped recreation facilities at Exeter's Community park has gotten off to a good start with $2,000 collected, "It seems to be coming," said member of the grounds development committee Don Cameron in reference to the fund raising drive. Cameron stated he was pleased to note that the rodeo club will be contributing the proceeds from the tale of the goods salvaged front the rodeo grounds. The fund should receive another boost when the materials from the grand stand are sold at a sale a week from Saturday. Rec centre rates percent Still grapple on the Roman Line to be swept over the top of the building. Since frost never goes down more than three feet deep, Jamieson said that the berms will never be frozen entirely. At the top of each earth berm are heat exchangers Heat from the exhausted air is tranferred to incoming air so that a minimum of energy is wasted. None of the windows in the residence can be opened, since the air in the building is tempered through the heat ex- changers. eludes bull-dogging, calf roping and barrel racing, A refreshment tent will be open at the site and it will also be the scene of a country and western attire fashion show as well as continuous entertainment by Party Sounds of London. There will be food booths, po,ny rides and McGrath notes, plenty of parking. The Optimists will stage a dance in the Huron Park rec centre Saturday night with music being provided by Maple Sugar. The windows are bronze- tinted so that they let light in but not out. They are also insulated with an air space so that a minimum of heat will be lost. The walls and ceilings of the building are also heavily insulated. The building is equipped with the latest fire detection 'system. The door of each room is sealed so that no smoke can enter. The •mattresses and beds are made by prison inmates under Minister of Correction Gordon Walker's new rehabilitation program. The new building was constructed by the Ministry of Government Services and, like all the other College buildings, is Owned and maintained by this Ministry. The college does have three other residences and Jamieson said that they have always been able to provide accommodation for all the students enrolled. But these residences were constructed in the late '40s for temporary use by theAir Force and two .of the three never meant to be permanent structures, The upkeep on these old frame buildings is becoming too expensive, Jamieson said. The new residence will accommodate almost 1/3- of the students enrolled in Please turn to page 2 Rodeo action back in area this week