HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-10-16, Page 1Tinney says
he'll _retire
An 18 year veteran of Hay.
township council 'has an-
nounced that be will not seek.
re-election in the upcoming
municipal elections.
Reeve Jack 'limey said
there was- no partiettlar
reason why be dicided to
step down. "I've had a very
successful .political career
and I've enjoyed my time on
council," he said.
Tinney has been reeve of
the township for the. past six,
years, served two years
deputy-reeve and Was, a
member of council for a.
decade .
One of the highlights of his
career was in 1978 when .be.
was named warden of the
county Tiney said,
Deputy-reeve . Lloyd
Mousseau announced last
week that he would be
running for reeve in the
township.
Church tower
repairs done
Major repairs to the tower
of Zion United Church in
Crediton have been Om-
pleted.
The contract of repairs to
the tower, chimneys and roof
was let to Blue Chip. Building
Restoration Limited of
Milton for $39,843.
The large portion of the
work was in rebuilding four
brick spheres on the tower,
about 90 feet from the ground
along with two spheres on
the front gable.
Included in the contract
was cutting out and replacing
deteriorated brick, random
repainting of brick work,
repairing of two chimneys,.
sealing raggle joints on roof
fleshings and replacing
broken and missing slates.
The present church
building was constructed in
1896 at a cost of $15,000 by
members of the Evangelical
congregation.
Rev, Brian Elder said this
week that donations to the
building fund were at•
$17,819.87 on Saturday with
an additional $1,100 in post-
dated cheques.
He added, "We are very
pleased with the response to
date. Everyone is satisfied
with the job done by Blue
Chip. We couldn't have
asked for a better company.
They did what was required
and
on donations, Rev.
plus."1dersa
Further
id, "On september
28 we had $7,594, they rose to
$11,719 by October 4 and to
the present $17,819.87 in
another week.
Letters have been sent out
this, week to members and
former members of the
congregation residing
outside the immediate
Crediton area.
Ray Morlock and Earl Neil
are co-chairmen of the
building fund. Louise Wein is
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TOWER REPAIRED — Repairs to the tower and chimneys of
Zion United Church in Crediton have been completed.
Exeter electors may face a
situation this week where
they have an abundance of
T.
Derry Boyle
Bruce Shaw
POLICE STATION WILL FLOWER — Thanks to the generosity of Epp Homes an a visiting
couple from the Netherlands, the flower beds surrounding the town hall and police station'
should be alive with colour next spring. Planting tulip bulbs at the police station Thursday
were ,Louise Giffin and Liz Stephens of the Exeter Lioness Club. T-A photo
ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY — A Dashwood area man escaped injury Wednesday when his vehicle plunged into Black
Creek, three miles west of Exeter on Highway 83. Lloyd Morden of RR 1, Dashwood received only minor injuries as a result of
the three vehicle collision. T-A photo
One driver up the creek
Nine hurt in crashes
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A WINNING HUSTLER — Rory Hustler of St. Marys was a co-winner of the Country
Corners sit-on-it at Mount Carmel. Above, Rory prepares to leap off his bike at 5:30 p.m.
Friday and collect his 31,230 in winnings from Dan Darling of Country Corners.Staff photo
Been sitting idle too long?
Wins bike...won't go
Leaves only one definite for council.
Three seek ma
candidateS for one position
on council and not enough for
some others.
That became a distinct
possibility when CoUnciller
Don Cameron announced
that he would contest the
mayor's post, a battle in
which he'll be facing in-
cumbent Derry Boyle and
former Mayor Bruce Shaw.
Cameron's bid to' move •
into the top post leaves only
one definite council can-
didate in the person of LosSV
Fuller and one who is listed
as probable, veteran Ted
Wright.
Councillors Jay Campbell
and Marilyn Williamson
have already announced
their retirements and the
sixth member, Al Epp, is
expected to challenge for the
deputy-reeve post being
vacated by Harold Pat-
terson. Patterson said this
week he plans to retire as
stated earlier, but would
consider another term
rather than see a vacancy.
Reeve Don MacGregor is
the other member of the
nine-person body and he'll be
going after another term.
Cameron was the first of,
the mayoralty candidates to
announce his intentions with
this newspaper this Week.
After two years on council,
Cameron said he feels the
town deserves an election
and he feels he can do the job
as well a's anyone, or
perhaps. a little better. "I
wouldn't run if I didn't
believe that,' he com-
mented.
The William Street
resident said there was no
real pressing issue, but in-
dicated his main platform
would be a re-thinking in
terms of municipal spen-
ding.
He suggested there was too
much of the inflation
psychology evident in all
forms of government
spending, including that at
the municipal level, where
elected officials displayed an
attitude of thinking they may
as well buy today because it
is going to cost more
Want agreements
over centre deficit
Escapes bee sting
and one in court
tomorrow.
The Centralia College
teacher said be can't support
that theory and indicated he
would want Council to
seriously 'consider all ex-
penditures and use some
restraint, "We have to ask
ourselves if we need (cost
items) them at all and if so,
what are we going to do with
them when we get them".
Alt the same time, he said
any multil that puts off
expenditures to save money
in some areas, particularly
Maintenance, is being
foolish..
"We have to look at all
expenditures seriously and
evaluate them carefully so
they can be justifier:1i" he
added.
Cameron said council
members as. individuals and
as a group must be able to
make decisions that make
sense and they have an
obligation to be able to
A total of nine people were
injured in the four accidents
investigated by the Exeter
OPP this week. However, all
the injuries were listed as
minor.
Seven of those injuries
were the result of a two car
collision at the Kippen in-
teresection on Highway 4,
Sunday. Drivers involved
were Marilyn Whibley, RR 4
defend these decisions. He
said it was not enough to
merely challenge people to
run themselves if they didn't
like the decisions being
made.
Noting he, doesn't
represent any interest
group, the father of three
said he would be as fair and
straight-forward as possible
and would be open to all
people and approach their
concerns from a total per-
spective,
"The 'attitude you take
influences your decision and
attitude Can be collective,"
he suggested.
Cameron is a B.A.
graduate of Carleton College
in Ottawa and has a Master
of Science degree form OAC
in Guelph. He has been at
`Centralia College for nine
years.
In announcing his can-
didacy, Shaw said that
public pressure from many
Elmira, and Scott Williams,
Goderich.
Damage was estimated at
$4,000 by Constable Jim'
Rogers. Both drivers and
five passengers in the two
vehicles were hurt.
Also on Sunday, a vehicle
driven by Scott Sullivan,
Birmingham, Michigan,
rolled over onto its roof on
Highway 21 north of High-
people had a great deal to do
with his decision to attempt a
come-back in municipal
politics,
He served as mayor for
two terms and was on
council for another four
years prior to that. He failed
in , his bid to win the
Progressive Conservative
nomination for the riding in
the last federal election,
Shaw said a number of the
callers seem to think he can
be of some help in satisfying
the needs of local senior
citizens while others have
encouraged him to run
because they feel there is a
need, for a "stronger
presence" in the thief
executive for the town,
He said he, didn't see any
big issues in the election
campaign, noting the next
term on council would
probably be less hectic than
his previous stint when he
was mayor and the, corn-
way 83, but the driver
escaped unhurt.
Damage was set at $1,000
by Constable Frank Giffin.
A single vehicle collision
was also reported on Friday.
James Davidson, Parkhill,
lost control of his Vehicle on
Stephen Road 22 and went
into the ditch and struck the
embankment. Damage was
set at $1,000 and the driver
sustained minor injuries.
Some Huron County far-
mers are having a bit of
trouble in harvesting their
corn according to Ag.
Representative Don Pullen.
Pullen told the T-A
Thursday, "I have never
seen the like of corn borer,
rootworm and stalk rot."
He continued, "On August
1, we would have never
Alreamptof dcomplicatedzorn
harvest. There is trouble
harvesting corn that is
broken, below the cob, also,
cobs on the ground are
moulding."
On the subject of white
beans, Pullen said, "The
quality has been excellent
and processors should be
tickled pink with Huron
beans."
The Ag. Rep. said wheat
yields were good this year
and hay was 'fantastic.'
Pullen said he 'was very
alarmed with the number of
incidences of cars driving
through corn fields causing
damage. He added. "It's a
Stupid thing to do."
Ontario white bean
producers have hit an
unexpected bonanza,
manager Charles Broadwell
of the Ontario Bean
munity was in the throes of
building the ree centre and
undertaking the new official
plan and zoning bylaws,
The Seaforth District'High
School principal said he did a
number of the things he
wanted in his tWOlear rest
period and was looking
forward to a vigorous
election campaign. "It
should be fun," he com-
mented,
Boyle, who earlier said be
would retire if a sitting
member of cpuncil wanted to
run for mayor, has changed
his mind and will make it a
three-way battle,
He said he was doing, it at
the urging of his wife, having
not listened to her last time
when she didn't want him to
run. He also noted that there
would be an election anyway
so his candidacy wouldn't be
forcing one;
Boyle, who lost to Shaw
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The other collision was
reported on Wednesday,
involving vehicles driven by
Archibald Lochrie, London;
Kathryn Gielen, RR 2
Crediton; and Lloyd Morden,
RR1 Dashwood. The mishap
occurred on Highway 83 west
of Exeter,
Morden sustained minor
injuries and damage was
listed at $3,300 by Constable
Rogers.
Producers' Marketing Board
in London said Tuesday.
With about three percent
of the harvest yet to come in,
the harvest has hit an
unexpected 1,350,000 bags
(100 pounds each) and
already 388,000 bags have
been sold at $30 to $34 each.
"That's the highest price
range we've ever ex-
perienced at the opening of
selling. Something funny's
happening out there and
we're not sure what it is,"
said Broadwell,"but we hope
it keeps happening."
Ontario is the world's
second largest white bean
producer behind Michigan,
but Michigan's harvest this
year is behind schedule
because of rain and the
quality is down because of
moisture damage, he said.
The Ontario board had
expected a total of only
1,300,000 bushels, but
renewed• forecasts put it at
1,400,000 bushels or higher.
Ontario's 1980 corn crop
will be a record this year, but
because of stalk rot brought
on by wet weather the
harvest won't reach the
magic 200 million bushels the
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The South Huron
Recreation Board of
Management Will recom-
mend to Exeter town council
that an agreement for the
securing of funds for
recreational purposes from
the' three surrounding
municipalities be drawn up.
The recommendation
followed a discussibn initiated
by board chairman Howard
Pym who said rec centre
manager Ian Smith, board
member Don Cameron and
himself had been unable to
come up with a workable
formula for the securing of °
funds from Usborne, Stephen
and Hay townships.
Last. year Usborne
contributed $6,000 towards
the centre's deficit while
Stephen and Hay contributed
$1,200 and $400, respectively.
Both Pym and Smith
expressed fears that new
councils in the township
could decide not to con-
tribute funds towards
operation of the centre and
its programs.
After sitting on his bike for
1157 hours, Rory Hustler
couldn't even ride it. The
motorcycle sit-on-it contest
ended Friday at 5:30 p.m.,
just a few hours short of
seven weeks. Rory jumped
off his motorcycle, and later
he couldn't get it to start.
Rory, 17 of St. Marys, had
been competing with Tom
Horrock of Sarnia to see who
could sit on his motorcycle
the longest. The contest was
sponsored by Country
Corners in Mt. Carmel and a
motorcycle dealer in Sarnia.
The boys were to win the
value of their bike for lasting
the longest. 'The contest
began August 23.
ThrOtigh the dealers, the
boys came to a mutual
Mayor Derry Boyle told
the rec board meeting
Tuesday that the local area
fire board which consists of
the town and the three
townships has worked well
during its existence.
Smith Said he believed the
townships would be in favor
of such a move as it would
formalize their obligations
for the funding of the deficit.
At present, Smith presents
a report to the townships
prior to setting the next
year's budget and requests
an amount based on the
township's previous
allocation.
The board passed a motion
suggesting that the town
initiate discussions on the
matter with the township.
After much discussion at
previous meetings the board
has put down on paper
several changes in the
operation of the concession
booth.
As a first. step, the board
approved the hiring of Leah
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agreement to jump off their
bikes at the same time. It
was decided that each would
get 60 percent of the value of
their Kawasakis. Rory gets
$1230, while Tom receives
$2189.40
Rory said that he was glad
to accept dealer Don
Darling's offer for 60 percent
and get off the bike. "They
said it was going to snow,
and I wasn't sitting in Snow,"
he explained. The amount he
received will pay off his bike,
he said.
Rory said that while some
nights were pretty cold, he
suffered no ill effects from
the sit-on-it contest. But he's
quick to add that he wouldn't
do it again.
The first thing he did when
he got off his bike was use
Darling's shower. He took a
long shower, got his hair
trimmed and went to his
high school graduation in St.
Marys.
"It sure felt good," Rory
said about the shower.
Rory said on Wednesday
that. he's been partying ever
since. He plans to re-join the
rock group Blackler, where
he worked as a lighting
technician. He also is looking
for a job, he says.
He played his first hockey
game Sunday night, and felt
somewhat stiff the next day,
he said. But that's not from
the sitting on .the bike, he
added.
And he's looking forward
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In December of last year
and in January of this year,
he received gas or cash in
the amount of $59.91 from a
local service station by false
pretences.
The court learned
restitution had been made
and 'Barrett was given six
months in which to pay the
fines. He was fined $125 or 12
days on each of the four
counts.
Two charges of mischief
against Barrett were
dismissed. They had been
laid after two cars were
damaged at Club Albatross
in Huron Park in June.
Judge Cochrane ruled the
charges against'the accused
could not be proven beyond a
reasonable doubt.
Barrett claimed that his
brother was driving his
vehicle when it intentionally
struck the two parked
vehicles. •
Three men were given
conditional discharges and
placed on probation for one
year after pleading guilty to
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A Hensall youth who hit a
tree and sign when he was
distracted by a bee, escaped
a "sting" in Exeter court,
Tuesday.
Sam. M. Toornstra, 17, had
been charged with careless
driving as a result of the
accident at the corner of
Andrew and Hill Street in
Exeter on September 16, but
the charge was dismissed.
In his defence, the accused
said he had just come from
the park shortly after lunch
and had a pastry beside him
on the seat of the car. He
noticed a bee on the pastry
and when he looked over a
seconcFtime to see the insect,
he hit a sign and then
rammed into a tree a short
distance away.
Damage to his vehicle was
$1,200 and Toornstra
sustained a cut lip.
Exeter Constable Dan
' Kierstead testified there
were several wasps or bees
in the vicinity of the accident
when he arrived to in-
vestigate.
In dismissing the charge,
Justice of the Peace Douglas
Wedlake said there ap-
parently was a distraction
and added that the driver did
not appear to bedriving at a
high rate of speed,
However, he cautioned
Toornstra to stop his car
next time he attempts to get
rid of a bee.
In the only other case,
Martin D. Traquair, RR 3
Exeter, was found guilty of a
charge of careless driving on
September 3 and was fined
$128. •
On the date, he struck a
school bus full of youngsters
from Huron Park. There
were no injuries and the
driver of the bus had pulled
onto the shoulder of the road
when she realized that the
vehicle driven by Traquair
was about to collide.
-The accused had been
following a pickup truck, and
when the latter started to
turn left, Traquair pulled to
the right and lost control of
his vehicle and it crossed the
roadway into the side of the
oncoming school bus.
Total damage was set at
$2,800 in the accident.
Traquair said he did not
see any signal lights on the
pickup truck which was
turning ahead of him.
In court, this Tuesday,
Judge W.G. Cochrane levied.
a total fine of $500 or 48 days
on John Ivan Barrett,
Exeter, who pleaded guilty
to four charges of false
pretences.
Weather, borer
hamper harvest
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