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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-09-10, Page 1TAKING A BREAK — Kevin Barrett stays close by his motor- cycle during the' five minute break he gets every four hours from the sit-on-it contest. Kevin says he doesn't want to be late getting back on the bike after his trip to the washroom. Express concern over bug invasion ITS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE MEAT — The champion steer at the Western Fair this year was anentryby Pym Farms of RR 1, Centralia, A&P Food Stores paid $11 per pound or $13,915 for the 1,265 pound beast. With the animal are Brian Pym, Mike Dejohge, Larry Ross, Benny Dejonge and Brian Dolan of A&P and Howard and Elaine Pym. Worth $1 1 pound to Pym Farms No bum steer, this one! SISTER FOR MORAL SUPPORT —Terry Stewart spends her five minute.break talking with her sister, Janet who camped out with Terry during the motorcycle sit-on-it contest, Unlike Terry, Janet has a sleeping Ogg and books to read. The contest is sponsored by COuntry Corners in Mt. Carmel, Staff photo NEW BINDERS DONATED — Brenda Pinder of the Exeter Leos presented nurse Audrey Pooley with a new system of recording patient data. Old clip boards have been replaced with three ring binders at South Huron Hospital.Staff photo Leos provide new system for hospital Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eighth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 cairsea,, Price Per Copy 35 Cents EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 10, 1980 While there might be some complaint by farmers about the price paid for their goods at the farm-gate, Pym Farms of RR 1, Centralia, are very pleased with the price they received for their chaMpionship steer at the Western Pair in London Friday. A & P Food Stores paid a record $11 per pound, $3.50 higher than the price which they paid for last year's championship animal. The steer which was shown by the brother and sister team of Brian and Elaine Pym topped 28 other entries and according to judge Bill Scott of Drumbow was the finest animal on which he etitors set wort Sit-on-it cam themselves to the bike. A supervisor sits on guard to malte'sumthese rules are strictly enforced. Darling or A member of his family or one of his employees takes different shifts watching the sitters, When his young son Cam takes.. the watch, he ~mar i NOT SITTING ON It — After sitting for a couple of weeks, Rory Hustler likes to stand up for a change. Rory is one of the three remaining in the Sit-on-it contest at Mt. Carmel, the little green bugs in their gardens are, it's the northern corn rootworm, adult version." On the subject of white beans, Pullen said bumper crops which were forecast earlier may not materialize. He said. "Due to ozone damage, some white beans have ripened prematurely which will cause a con- siderable reduction in `yields." "Despite this ozone set- back and some earlier damage by white mould the yields should still be average or just above. Another week of good weather and there will be a pile of beans harvested," he continued. Pullen said many Huron county barns are full of good quality hay because of a fan- tastic crop of second and third cuttings. Sit-on-it — that's the latest craze in Mt. Carmel. The "it" you sit on is a brand new Motorcycle, And if yett Can sit on your motorcycle longer than anyone else, you win the cash value of your bike. committee suggested that residents could then be arranged in such a way that the most handicapped could lae:! evatallatki4e quickly as pOssible if necessary. Huronyiew administrator Wayne iLester told county council, the ministry, of health' consultant wants a study!..of exits to the roof before they proceed-with this measure, because it creates an additional hazard to evacuate residents to a roof. Lester told council he is confident that with proper training the Huronview staff would be able to evacuate purchase of the winner . The food chain also pur- chased the reserve grand chanipion of Jim Hessen of RR 7 Guelph for $3 per pound. Also purchasing animals at the auction were Darling's IGA of Eketer, Flensall Livestock Sales and Filson and Hobson of Dehfield. By MARY ALDER$QN Although it may not comply with regulations, set doWn by the humane society, pulling the wings off flies is about the only entertainment that doesn't violate sit-on-it rules Huron county along with many parts of Western On- tario has been hit by an inva- sion of the northern Om rootworm adult. Huron's Ag Rep Don Pullen said Monday morning that there is a lot of concern in his department about the losses this insect could in- flict on 1980 farm crops. While being very visible in many 'vegetable and flower gardens; the new insect to this area is becoming very harmful to crops, especially corn. Pullen said the insects are believed to be originating in the United. States and in the larvae stage have weakened corn stalks. He continued. "If we get a lot of strong winds in the next week or two I'm afraid it could make a real mess of the corn fields as the weak stalks fall." The corn crop was also hit earlier by western rootworm, a brown insect which chewed off some silks when the corn was pollinating. The Ag Rep added, "The northern corn rootworm which is green in colour is certainly causing us con- cern, wondering what the situation will be next year." He concluded on this sub- ject, "If people in towns and villages are wondering what Complaints passed on Sergeant Ray Glover and Corporal Dave Woodward of the,Exeter OPP detachment attended the latest meeting of Stephen township council to review recent complaints from Huron Park. The complaints were on the activities of dirt bikes and excessive noise by cars. Clerk Wilmer Wein said as a result of the meeting at- tempts will be made to change some of the street yield signs in the residential area of Huron Park to stop signs. Construction of a new bridge to replace the present Devil's Elbow structure has been delayed. Final plans are now in the hands of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and council hopes tenders may be called this fall. Application has been made to MTC for grants covering construction of sidewalks adjacent to Grand Coves Estates, north of Grand Bend. Council voiced no ob- jection to a recent zoning change application in Bosanquet township, ad- jacent to Stephen. As the result of provincial regulations, changes will be made in adminstration of local boards. In the future each board will have their' own secretary, but, bank accounts will be handled by the township. As of last Thursday, three sitters had braved 292 hours. And they are still sitting, If your mental calculator isn't in gear, that's more than 12, clays, which also includes B. long, cold damp, dew-filled nights. The sit-on-it competition is sponsored by Don Darling of Country Corners, a Kawasaki dealer, He is working in conjuction with a motorcycle dealer in Sarnia. Back on August 23, at 12:30 p,m. the bikers began sit- ting. There were 11 in Mt. Carmel, and eight in Sarnia, One by one they gave up, until there was one lone sitter in Sarnia -- a teenage boy, and three determined die-hards in Mt. Carmel. Rory Hustler, 17 of St. Marys is sitting on his LT- D440 Kawasaki, Terry Stewart, 19,, has a LTD 550 Kawasaki. She's sitting on it for her cousin. The third sitter is Kevin Barrett, 23, of Crediton, The sitters are allowed no entertainment whatsoever, NOTE:' 'The three of them, as well as the boy in. Sarnia, will all get their names in the Guiness Book of World records. They broke the old record of motorcycle sitting which was 360 hours, set in Winnipeg last year. In fact, on Tuesday morning at 4:30, they passed the 400 hour mark. And at press time, there was no sign of anybody giving up. Supervisor Gary Curtis said he was the only one cracking. Rory says that when he gets really bored he grabs at flies. When he catches one, he entertains himself by pulling off the wings. They have no newspapers, magazines or books. No radio or television. They can't play cards or games. Nothing. Rory was even afraid to pick up a tiny puppy to play with, because he thought the judge might consider the frisky pup a form of entertainment. • Other rules are tough, and strictly enforced. At no time can any part of their body touch the ground. They are allowed to leave the bikes only when the superyisor tells then they -inay.:.They are given a break for five minutes every four hours. They are allowed to wear qnly the clothes they had on when they first arrived. Terry and Rory planned ahead' and wore rain pon- chos, heavy sweaters and extra jackets. Unfor- tunately, Kevin didn't, and he can wear only the leather jacket he had on over his shirt and jeans. They can take the layers of clothes off during the day, but these past few nights, they've needed every extra bit. .No extra clothes or fresh clothes are Allowed. The bike can only be supported by the kick stand it came with, and the sitters are not allowed to tie or bind There is some concern about the safe evacuation of residents from. the second floor of Huronview during a fire in light of the..recent disaster in a Mississauga nursing home. The committee of management of Huronview recommended to Huron County Council at their September 4 meeting that the adminstrator proceed with plans and get approval for a fire exit from Women's Bed Care onto the roof over the infirmary, and from Women's Bed Care onto the roof over Special Care. The ever had the privilege to place a blue-ribbon. The 1,265 pound Angus was worth $13,915 to the Elimville area farm and if dressed, would cost a consumer about $25 per pound at the meat counter, Auctioneer Hugh Filson took only 90 seconds of bidding before declaring passes the time doing his homework. The only thing that's not controlled is their eating and drinking, Family and friends keep the sitters supplied with meals. The Darling children will gladly bring pop or slush to quench the sitters thirst,. Forty students from Mt. Carmel Separate School es- caped injury when their school bus was involved in a collision near the intersec- tion of the Crediton Road and County Road 21 north of Huron Park; Wednesday. The bus was being driven by Donna Smith, R.R. 1, Crediton, when it was in collision with a car driven by Martin Traquair, R.R. 3, Ex- eter, around 4:00 p.m. Traquair had been west- bound on the Crediton Road and was unable to stop behind two other vehicles which were stopped to make a left turn onto County Road 21. Traquair's car went out of control and after going off the road. veered back to strike the eastbound school bus. Both drivers escaped in- jury in the collision as well as the students, most of them being from Huron Park. The bus was owned by Charterways. OPP Constable Al Quinn investigated and listed total damage at $2.200. It was the only accident in- vestigated by the Exeter detachment this week. The sitters are also per- mitted to talk all they want. They have had numerous visitors, Cars go by and the drivers yell out words of encouragement, Hoots and hollers are heard from school busses loaded with kids. The new parish priest, Father Nelligan, came over to shake their hands and, tell them he's just next door if they need him. Father Nelligan told the sitters that he just moved to. Mt. Carmel from California, and said that people have heard of "the Canadians sitting on motorcycles there. Californians are interested, the priest said, because they are usually the first to come up with out-of-the-way ideas. Gary Curtis, a cousin of Country Corners owner Don Darling,' has been sitting up nights to watch the trio sleep on the motorcycles, Gary says that the three survivors have had no problem sleeping on their bikes. However, in the early days of the contest, sleepwalking was the most common cause of disqualification. Three different sitters stood up and got off their bikes while sound asleep, Gary says. He would have to shake their shoulders to wake them up Please turn to page 3 charts. All information is colour coded for quick reference. One binder will be used for each patient, The patient's name will be printed on the spine of the binder, and will be replaced for a new patient. The Leos raised the money in a skateathon held two years ago. Leo president Brenda Pinder presented a cheque for $1400 to Mrs. Pooley to cover all the ex- penses. Usborne let two jobs Contracts for two municipal drains were ap- proved at Tuesday's regular meeting of Usborne township council. The contract to construct the Van Den Hoonard drain was awarded to Robinson Farm Drainage for $34,493 and TOC Drainage Inc. will construct the Coates drain for $54,991.54. Without any appeals, bylaws were passed cover- ing the Can Den Hoonard, Coates, McBride and Webber municipal drains subject to approval of the Ontario Municipal Board, Road superintendent John Batten was instructed to charge interest at the rate of 15 percent per annum on overdue road accounts. Building inspector Her- man Van Wieren reported issuing five building permits during the month of August with 27 inspections made. The tile drainage inspec- tor reported four projects completed and two new loans totalling $27,100 were approved. Hensall's reeve will quit post After serving as a member of Hensall council for 19 years, Reeve Harold Knight announced at Monday's council meeting he's retiring. At the end of the meeting, he told fellow council members that he would like to have made it 20 years on council, but didn't want to retire in mid-term. The reeve, who is a Hensel] electrician, said he hasn't made ,up his mind yet whether he'll run for the PUC in the November 10 municipal election, Mr. Knight has been reeve for the past four years. During that time, he served on the Huron County Planning Board for three years, including one year as chairman. This year, he is a member of the Huron County development committee. The reeve told council when he started in municipal politics 19 years ago, he was full of enthusiasm, and "I figured I could do anything," He said during his first five years on council his ideas were "shot down" many times. The reeve said he decided to retire from council when he realized it was harder to maintain the same enthusiasm now. "I think we need a little fresh vitality on council," he said. The reeve said he thinks county council will be very exciting next year, due to its smaller size, and added there were a number of challenges facing Hensall council, He said businessmen in the town should consider the Business Improvement Area (BIA) program, which has been adopted in the neigh- bouring municipalities of Clinton, Exeter and Seaforth. The reeve said the town will also need senior citizens housing in the future. After the reeve's an- nouncement, Paul Neilands, another council veteran, announced he will be seeking the reeve's job in the up- coming election. The three other council members - Richard Packham, Klaus Van Wieren and Harry Klungel - all in- dicated they plan to run for council again. In other business, Huron County Planner Roman Dzus attended the session to review the proposed sub- mission of application to the Ontario Municipal Board allowing Hensall to annex 100 acres to the north of the village and 101 to the south. Before attending the Hensall meeting,. Mr. Dzus appeared before Hay Township council. He told Please turn to page 2 Disastrous fire causes concern at Huronview the Women's Bed Care by taking the residents down the stairs. Lester outlined the training program which has been set up' by the Huron- view administration in co- operation with the Clinton Fire Department. Lester said the staff at Huronview have concentrated on fire skills training during the month of August and he is confident they can evacuate in three minutes. The Clinton fire Department takes between two and three minutes to arrive on the scene. The fire department has taught Huronview staff to use the fire extinguisher in the building, how to use the hoses and to turn the nozzles to spray a fog. Lester said a fire manual has been prepared teaching the staff the proper manner to carry residents during evacuation, Staff has been trained to go to certain areas should a fire break out and staff is responsible for certain jobs during evacuation. Lester pointed out the highest risk is during the evening from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. when there is a minimum of staff on duty but it would be too costly to keep maximum staff on through Please turn to page 3 No injury as bus hit You won't see doctors dashing around South Huron Hospital with clipboards under their arms anymore. The aging clipboards have been repl'aced with new three ring binders, thanks to a geherous donation from the Exeter Leos Club. Nurse Audrey Pooley says that hospital has been planning the changeover for about two years now. Last year when the hospital received its accreditation, the inspector recommended the new three ring binder system. It is the same system used in University Hospital in London, and several other hospitals now. The hospital decided to discard the clipboards that had been in use since the hospital's opening because of the difficulty doctors and nurses had in finding im- portant information in the stack of papers fastened to the board. Sometimes the entire stack of papers could fall to the floor, and the boards were cumbersome. It was very difficult for a a stack of making his roocuenmtodrs.two hceanrr The new binders will have dividers sectioning off the various pieces of in- formation, so that a doctor or nurse can find out what they need to know with one flip. Pages cannot fall out onto the floor. Included in the Leos donation was a mobile rack which can carry several binders at a time, enabling a doctor to have information on all his patients with him on his rounds. They have purchased 44 binders, and each 'is filled with special forms and '111 iT" A i