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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-10-22, Page 1. I ^ LOTS OF HELP — Fishermen from across south-western On- tario have been converging on Exeter in an attempt to snag some of the spawning salmon. Holding onto a fine example are Robbie DeVries, Jay Davidson and David DeVries. Photo by John Dobbs School board reps return unopposed BUS SAFETY — Students at Usborne Central School were brought up to date on bus safety Friday by Constable Eric Gosse of the OPP detachment at Goderich. Above, Constable Gosse helps Charlotte Miller out a bus window. T-A photo Election scoreboard nan.Pr1F, mes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex r. WA, One Hyndred and Eighth Year 441. EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 22, 1980 ;NI Price Per Copy 35 Cents " .. BATH TIME — Margie Chaffe wasn't really ready for a dip as she tried out a bath tub for size at Saturday's UsborneCen- tral School rummage sale. T-A photo Only two crashes LIBRARY GETS DONATION -- The Exeter Library recently received a donation of books valued at $800 in the memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jobson from their son Keith and daughter Gwen Prout, From the left are Keith Jobson, Exeter library users Barbara and John Sharpe and librarian Elizabeth Schroeder. Mr. Jobson is a Dean in the Faculty of Low at the Univer- sity of Victoria in British Columbia. T-A photo Sur rise! Cam bell in race, Bo le out poultry operation. in Henson .for several years. Dr, Josephson is in charge of the veterinary services laboratory at the Centralia College of ,Agricultural Technology. Humphreys is a VAP)ity control supervisor at Northern Telecom in ,Lon, deo. ,Boyle's decision not to run, caught everyone off guard, The Terry Fox "Marathon of Hope" contributions from South Huron continue to grow, Carl Cann of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Cancer Society reports this week that the fund has now hit $3,575,138,` • In addition to previous Exeter voters came within a couple of minutes of facing one of the shortest ballots in the tewn'a history. But, with time running out on the 5:00 p.m. deadline, Monday, Councillor Jay Campbell filed his papers and set the stage for a seven- way fight for the six council seats, Until that time, it ap- peared that the council seats could be filled by ac- Clamation, leaving only an election for mayor and deputy-reeve. IY The 'Times-Advocate wishes to remind readers that candidates in the up- coming municipal elect tions had until 5:00 p.m. yesterday 'to Withdraw their nominations. Unfortunately, this was after our press time and it was impossible for us to delay publication to ascer- tain the final nominations 'from area clerks. The stories•appearing in this issue on the elections scene in the area municipalities, therefore, may be changed slightly as they record , only the names of those who sub- mitted nomination papers, EXETER Mayor = Don Cameron, Bruce Shaw, Reeve — Don MacGregor. Accl. Deputy-Reeve — Alvin Epp, Ben Hoogenboom. Council — Barb Bell, Jay Campbell. Lossy - Fuller, Morley Hall, Tom Humphreys, Gaylen Josephson and Bill Mickle. PUC — Murray Greene, Chan Livingstone. Accl. HENSAIL Reeve — Harry Kiungel, Paul Neilands. Council — Sadie Hoy, Gary Huston, Minnie Noakes, Dick Peckham, Cecil Pepper. John Skea, Klaas VanWieren. PUC — Charles Hay, Harold Knight. Gary Maxwell: STEPHEN Reeve — Doug Russell Mel. Deputy-Reeve — Allan Walper Acct. Council Kenneth McCann, Andy McIntyre, Jack O'Neill. Steve Pertschy, Tom Tomes, Andrew Robertson, Ralph Weber. tJSBORNE Reeve — Murray DaWson Acel. Deputy-Reeve — Peter Berendsen Ace!. Council — Margaret Hern, Gerald Prout, Mervyn Shute Ace!. LUCAN Reeve — Ivan Hearn Accl. Deputy-Reeve — Norm Steeper Accl. Council — Robert Brady, Larry Hatson, Gary MeFalls. Russ Ratcliffe, Harry Wraith. Hydro Commission — Richard Acres. Rudy Engel, Murray Hodgins, Martin Wraith. BIDDULPH Reeve — Wilson Hodgins Ace'. Deputy-Reeve — Jim Shipley Acct. Council — Wayne Gibson, Frank Hardy, Kenneth Lyons Accl. C',7' • "" Campbell's nomination came as, a surprise to most, as he had indicated earlier that he would not seek re- election to the seat he won in. his first bid two years ago, That wasn't the only surprise in. store for Exeter. ratepayers, Mayor Derry Boyle,, Changing hia mind for the second time, faded to file nomination papers and the position will be contested. only by former mayor Bruce Shaw and sitting' council member Don Cameron, Reeve Den .MacGregor McGILLIVRAY Reeve — Jack Dorman, Gerald Wright Deputy-Reeve — Dianne Mollard, James Thompson. Co ma, BarrYaleaMan) Wesley Hodgson, 'Jacob .Lagerwerf John McCann, James Thompson. Middlesex School Board — Carol Kowalchuk, Jacob Lagerwerf, Irene Lynn, Marilyn McGregor, Ben Thompson. BOSANQUET Reeve — Charles Srokosz Accl. Deputy-Reeve — Gerald Edwards, Bill Lindsay Council — Mary Ellen Anderson, Hans Brenning, Bill Kingdon, Fred Thomas, Don Tidball, Raymond Wight Lambton Public School Board —'- Dorothy Wight Accl. Lambton Separate School Board — Robert Hubbard Accl, GRAND BEND Reeve — John Pt (Dick) Manore, Robert Sharen Deputy-Reeve — Harold Green, Ronald Landry, Ralph McKinnon Councillors= Keith Craw- ford, Angelo Maruca, Mae Morenz, Dennis Snider, Bruce Woodley PUC — Bill Baird, Roy John- son, Prosper Van Bruaene ZURICH Reeve — Fred Haberer Accl. Council — Bob Fisher, Isidore Laporte, Leroy Thiel, Dan Turkheim, Don Van Patter. HAY Reeve — Lloyd Mousseau Accl. Deputy-Reeve — Lionel Wilder Accl. Council — Tony Bedard, Claire Deichert, Don Geiger, Dick Rau, Gerald Schantz. STANLEY Reeve — Tom Consitt, Paul Steckle Deputy-Reeve — Don Brodie,Don MacGregor. Council — Howard Armstrong, Bill Chipchase, Jack Coleman,Clarence Rau. TUCKERSMITH Reeve — Robert Bell Mc!. Deputy-Reeve — Bill Brown Sr,, Robert Fotheringham. Council — Robert Broadfoot, John I3rownridge,Lloyd Eisler Sr., Jan Ferguson, Betty Mae MacLean, Jim Papple. BAYFIELD Reeve — George Fellows Acct. Council — John Chapman, David W. Johnston, Gwen Peitibetton.Barbara Sturgeon, Reg Wilson, . ................... •, ... . .... . Big slate for Stephen 'Electors in Stephen township will be choosing three councillors from seven candidates in the November 10 municipal election, Doug Russell will be moving up from his deputy- reeve pdst to take over by acclamation from retiring reeve Ken Campbell. Present councillor Alan Walper will move up to the deputy-reeve spot, again by acclamation. The two other current councillors Tom Tomes and Ralph Weber will be facing opposition from newcomers Kenneth McCann, Andy, McIntyre, Jack O'Neill, Steve Pertschy and Andrew Robertson, McIntyre and O'Neill are Huron Park residents while Pertschy, McCann and Robertson are from the Crediton area. Trustees in the police villages of Crediton and Centralia have been returned by acclamation while only two trustees were nominated Dashwood. In Crediton, the trustees will be Charles Browning Sr., Don Dinney and Alfred Smith while Bill 'Elliott, Wayne Greb and Borden Smyth will 'be Centralia trustees. In Dashwood only present , trustees George Tieman and Ken Rader were nominated. The other trustee Harold Schreoeder failed to file papers. A second nomination is now necessary. council brnoethrnbrefirTeedd. Wright having joining the duo has hoving some experience is Harks. Hell. She served previously before moving to Listowel and will be fighting her second election in Exeter, She and her husband took up residence in Exeter again this summer, The ether candidates in- clude Bill Mickle, Morley Hall, Dr, Gaylen Josephson and Tom Humphreys. The' first three are all residents of the Pryde Boulevard area and Hum- phreys resides on Main Street. Mickle and Hall are both semi-retired businessmen, Hall having operated Exeter Frozen Foods for several years, while Mickle moved to Exeter after being in business and operating a All representatives from the South Huron area to the Huron County Board of Education have been elected by acclamation, , Harry Hayter and Clarence (King) McDonald who have been the school board members for the town of Exeter and the townships of Stephen and Usborne for a number of years are returning. ' Herb Turkheim of Zurich, who has represented the villages Of Hensall and Zurich and the township of Hay has retired. He is being replaced for the 1981-82 term by Dr. John Goddard of Hensall. For the township of Tuckersmith and the town of Seaforth Frank Falconer replaces Dorothy Williams. Falconer has been on Tuckersmith council for a number of years. The separate school' representative on the Huron County Board of Education Will be Dennis Rau. He replaces his father Charles Who is retiring, Bob Peck on the board for quite some time from the township of Stanley and the village of Bayfield has been returned for another term. Similarily there will be no election for any of the Huron- Perth Separate School Hoard positions in South Huron. Greg Fleming of the Mount Cathiel area will be back as the representative fOr the town of Exeter and the townshipssrne. of Stephen and Usborne, Ted Geoffrey, a 27' year veteran of school boards is returning as the rep from after he had announced last week he would oppose Shaw and Cameron. He told the T-A, Monday that he decided not to fight the election because he hasn't been feeling well for the past week and eQuldn't see facing the heavy lineup of meetings over the next two years. Boyle said he has meetings donations there was $60.45 donated at the recent dance at the Exeter Golf & Country Club and $70.25 fromUsborne Central School. The dance, which was held in lieu of the rained out golf tournament, netted an ad- ditional $273 that went into the general campaign for funds. In contrast to other years, there will be plenty of ac- tivity on the election front in Zurich and surrounding municipalities. • Perhaps . the biggest surprise is in Zurich where five candidates will be battling for the four council seats. . In addition to incumbents, Leroy Thiel, Isidore Laporte and Bob Fisher, antique store owner Don Van Patter acid Furniture store em- ployee Dan Turkheim have thrown their names into the political ring, Providing that none of the candidates for council with- drew late yesterday af- ternoon, this would be Zurich's first municipal election in eight years. Reeve Fred Haberer was acclaimed. In Hay township former Chief cites stove faults A faulty wood stove in- stallation was responsible for a fire in a trailer owned by Eugene Webber, two miles west of Exeter on Highway 83, Monday mor- ning. • Exeter firemen managed to bring the fire under control with only slight damage to the wall of an adjoining structure which had been ignited by an over- heated pipe running through the wall. Fire Chief Gary Middleton outlined the necessary steps for the home owner to take to correct the situation before leaving the scene. This week, Middleton again emphasized that there are a number of area Please turn to page 3 for the first three nights of this week and several in the next couple of weeks and decided to call it quits. In filing his last-minute bid for re-election, Campbell said he would probably have to give up his interests in the local Boy Scout movement to work council in with his schedule. He had indicated earlier that he was not going to seek re-election due to the added pressure of business and his other pursuits. He also indicated he may not have filed papers, had there been more than.the six candidates. "It's good to have an election," he stated as he watched his name go. 'up on the nomination board at the clerk's office as the' deadline approached. Joining MacGregor as being returned by ac- clamation, are •Public Utilities Commissioners Murray Greene and Chan Livingstone. They will, be joined on the Commission by either Shaw or Cameron as. the mayor acts as the third member, Exeter voters won't have any election for school board either. Harry Hayter and Clarence McDonald were returned by acclamation for Could Exeter challenge Ottawa's tulip festival next year? The suggestion for such an event was made by Coun- cillor Ted Wright when council authorized a vote of thanks to the newly formed, Exeter Lioness Club for planting ,2,000 tulip bulbs in the town's garden areas Stugeon and John Chap- man. George Fellows who served on council for the past A former Huron Park resident, Raymond Gallagher, sustained minor injuries in one of the two accidents invistigated by the Exeter OPP this week. Gallagher lost control of his vehicle on the Kirkton Road, Saturday, arid it ended up in a wheat field about three km. east of Highway 4. The damaged vehicle had to be towed out of the field. the Huron Board of Education and the Huron- Perth Separate School representative will again be Greg Fleming of Stephen Township, while the Separate School supporters' representative to the Huron Board of Education will be Dennis Raw, who replaces his father, Charles, in that capacity, The bulbs were the gifts of the Epp Homes, the Lioness and a man in Holland, Wright hinted that the new club could consider the tulip- fest next May as a project, In addition to sending the Lioness Club their thanks, council also extended them ,good wishes for the future. two months was acclaimed as reeve. He replaces Frank McFadden who has retired from political life. Constable Don Millson in- vestigated. The only other crash oc- curred on Thursday when a parked car owned by Helen McKay, Exeter, was struck by an unknown vehicle while parked at Cook's Mill in Hensall. Constable Frank Giffin investigated and set damage at $100. Zurich, Hensall and Hay. Lorraine Devereaux will be representing Seaforth and Tuckersmith. Hugs are delayed A suggestion that next week be designated "week of the child" in Exeter failed to gain any support from Exeter council, Monday. The suggestion was made by Councillor Jay Campbell, who said the contribution of local youngsters could be recognized and also that people could be encouraged to "hug some kid once during the week." His suggestion caught most members by total surprise and it was finally resolved when Deputy- Reeve Harold Patteson suggested members be given more time to consider the matter. Campbell agreed and withdrew his motion to name next week for honoring children. OKAY CANVASS The students at Centralia College have again received permission from Exeter council to canvass the town on behalf of the Arthritis Society of Canada. The canvass this year is planned for Tuesday, October 2g. Businesses will be contacted during the day and homes in the evening, Donald Orth, director of student affairs, is in charge of the canvass. returns to his post by ac- clamation, while Councillor Al Epp will be opposed in his bid to .step up to fill the 'vacancy created by thee resignation of deputy-reeve Harold Patterson, Opposing Epp for the deputy's post will be a for- mer member of council, Pen lloogenboorn, lie opposed MacGregor for the same position two years ago and was defeated. MacGregor subsequently moved up following the resignation of Si Simmons who had been acclaimed as reeve in 1978. Campbell will join Lossy Fuller as the only members of the present council seeking re- election as. Epp and Cameron attempt to move up and Marilyn Williamson and veteran First lady for Usborne The ratepayers of Usborne and Biddulph townships are the only ones in this area not called to the polls for an election on November 10. Murray Dawson, the in- cumbent deputy-reeve has moved up to the reeve's post replacing current Huron warden Bill Morley who is retiring in Usborne. Peter Berendsen is moving up from a council position to take over as deputy-reeve. The other two current councillors Gerald Prout and Mervyn Shute will be joined by newcomer Margaret Herm Mrs. Hern will be the first female councillor in Usborne township history. In Biddulph Wilson Hodgins is back as reeve and Jim Shipley returns as the deputy-reeve. Acclaimed to council seats are Wayne Gibson, Frank Hardy and Kenneth Lyons. Trustees for the police village of Granton will be Jim Bakker, Elsie Dann and Robert Foster. McGillivray interest high Eligible voters in the township of IVIeGillivray will be faced with a long list of candidates when the November 10 election rolls around. Reeve Gerald Wright is being challenged by deputy- reeve Jack Dorman for the top position in the township. Battling for the post of deputy-reeve will be current councillors Dianne Mallard and James Thompson. Contending for the three council seats are Barry Beaman, Wesley Hodgson, Jacob- Lagerwerf, John McCann and James Thompson. The big battle comes for the one seat on the Middleaek Hoard Of Education now held by Ben Thompson. He is being challenged by Carol Itowalchuk, Jacob Lager- werf, Irene Lynn and Marilyn McGregor. Fok fund growing deputy-reeve Lloyd Mousseau was acclaimed as reeve while councillor Lionel Wilder moved up to Mousseau's former position,. Current reeve Jack Pinney did not seek re-election. Running for council with three to be elected will be incumbent municipal of- ficials Tony Bedard and Dick Rau, former members of council Don Geiger and Claire Diechert and Gerald Schantz. Neighboring Stanley township will have elections for the reeve, deputy-reeve and council. Challenging Tom Consitt for the top position will be current deputy-reeve Paul Steckle. Attempting to move up from their seats on council to the deputy-reeve's chair will be Don Brodie and Don MacGregor. Seeking election to council will be Clarence Rau, the , only incumbent not seeking a higher position, Howard Armstrong, Jack Coleman and Bill Chipchase. , Elected by acclamation as reeve in Tuckersmith township was current councillor Robert Bell. Bell replaces long-time Tuckersmith reeve Ervin Sillery who did not run. • Running for deputy-reeve will be councillors Robert Fotheringham and Bill Borwn Sr. Council will have all-new faces. Running fora seat will be John Brownridge, Jan Ferguson, Lloyd Eisler, Sr., Betty Mae MacLean, Robert Broadfoot and Jim Papple. The resort of Bayfield will have an election for council with incumbents Gwen Pemberton and Reg Wilson in the fray along with David W. Johnston, Barbara A tulip festival? Hay, Tuckersmith acclaim; theirs Fight for reeve in Stanley