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Times-Advocate, 1981-02-11, Page 1A FOOTBALL AUTOGRAPH —Colin Campbell of Exeter gets at autograph from Greg Marshall of the Western Mustangs at Tuesday's Sportsmen's dinner. T -A photo SKATERS AT DINNER -- Two of the celebrities at Iuesdays Sportsmen's dinner were champion figure skaters Lloyd Eisler and Lori Baier. Above, they talk with Liz Scott, of the South Huron District High School student council. T -A photo Road conditions lead to rash of collisions Slippery roads and blowjng.gpow were partially blamed for a rash of ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. There were 12 collisions with six people sustaining minor injuries and property damage reaching over $30,000. Many of the crashes involved only one vehicle as drivers lost control on icy patches. The rash of crashes started on Monday when a vehicle driven by Donat Beauchamp, Zurich, skidded on the icy surface of High- way 84, struck a fence and rolled over three km east of Hensall. Damage was estimated at 84,600 by Constable Jack Straughan and Beauchamp sustained minor injuries. On Tuesday, vehicles operated by Audrey Haugh, Exeter, and June Heywood, Huron Park, collided on a parking lot on Canada Ave., Huron Park, with damage being listed at 81,100 by Constable Don Millson. There were three ac- cidents on Wednesday, the first involving a vehicle driven by Judy Watt, RR 2 Dashwood. She lost control on Highway 4 near Kirkton Road and went into the ditch. Damage was set at $2,000 by Constable Bob Whiteford. A vehicle driven by Gary Rumbail, Dashwood, rolled over onto its roof on Highway 83 east of Highway 21 after striking a buildup of snow and skidding on the icy road. Damage was set at 8500 by Constable Frank Giffin. in the other Wednesday crash, a tractor trailer driven by Kim Colfax, London, jackknifed on High- way 4 south of Exeter and took out several guard rails. Damage was estimated at $1,180 by Constable Ed Wilcox. The first of three collisions on Thursday involved a vehicle driven by Mike Burke, RR 2 Grand Bend. He lost control of his vehicle on Highway 4 north of Exeter and the resulting damage was listed at 8500 by Con- stable Wally Tomasik. Burke sustained minor injuries. A vehicle driven by Velma Cantin, Madison Heights, Michigan, rolled over on Highway 84 west of Hensall, resulting in minor injuries to the driver and a passenger, Louise Cantin, RR 2 Zurich. Constable Jim Rogers in- vestigated and listed damage at 81,000. Property damage was set at 88,000 in the other Thur- sday collision between a fuel truck driven' by Beverly Genttner, Exeter, and an Usborne township road grader operated by road superintendent John Batten, RR 3 Exeter. Damage to the fuel truck was 86,000 and 82,000 to the grader - snowplow. There were two collisions on Friday, the first oc- curring on County Road 2 at Roland St. in Dashwood. Drivers involved were Mary O'Brien and Daniel Becker, both of Dashwood. Damage was estimated at 8500 by Constable Millson. The second collision was on the Crediton Road just west of Highway 4 and in- volved vehicles driven by Eva Sweitzer, RR 2 Dash- wood, and Harold Eberhardt, RR 2 Centralia. The Dashwood area lady suffered minor injuries in the crash. Property damage was set at 84,500 by Con- stable Tomasik. The final two collisions were on Sunday, the first involving vehicles driven by Mary Mathers, Hay, and Keith Rader, RR 3 Zurich. They collided on Highway 83 west of Exeter and damage was set at $550 by Constable Straughan. Vehicles driven by Lyle Smith, RR 8 Watford and Jeffrey Greb, Centralia, collided on Nova Scotia St. at the junction of Saskat- chewan St. in Huron Park. The Smith vehicle also hit a street light pole and he sustained minor injuries. Total damage was estimated at 85,500 by Constable Don Mason. Aik'g Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eighth Year gage dvoca & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 11, 1981 Price per copy 40 Cents Secondary teachers okay pact, new average reaches $28,790 The secondary school teachers employed by the Huron county Board of Education ratified a new one-year contract with the board at a meeting held in Clinton on Monday. The board ratified the contract earlier. The new contract is for the current school year to Ski-athon scheduled The Exeter Lions and the Exeter Cancer Society will stage their second annual cross country ski-athon this Sunday and indications are there ,won't be the problems that plagued last year's event. The 1980 test had to be rescheduled a couple of times due to a lack of snow and this year there appears to be plenty of the white stuff on the ground. The ski-athon, which is be- ing promoted as a family outing. starts at the South Huron rec centre and covers the groomed trail along the Ausable River to the east side of the Morrison dam and back to the rec centre. Registration and starts are from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and the total course covers 10 km. Jay Campbell. who is help- ing organize the event with Jim Bishop. Bill Mungall and Carf Cann. reports that the Jerry MacLean Sr Son trophy will be awarded to the entrant with the highest amount of pledges collected. That can be on an individual basis or as a family unit. Medals will be awarded to those who want to try for speed over the course. There are gold. silver and bronze medals for the three fastest times. In addition. entrants can compete against the clock for certificates. Gold cer- tificates will be given those covering the 10 km in less than one hour and 10 minutes. which was the time set by last year's speed winner. Rene Boogemans of Hensall. The silver standard is one hour and 40 minutes. while the bronze standard is anything under two and a half hours. The ski-athon, of course, is open to anyone who just wants a leisurely' ski along the picturesque trail in sup- port of the Cancer Society. August 19$1. The teachers have been working without a contract since last Sep- tember. The salary section of the new contract provides for a 9.5 per cent raise for the secondary school teachers in Huron County. This is paid on a "split grid" giving the teachers a raise of 6.37 per cent from September 1 to January 31 and a further raise frdm February 1 to August 31. The new pact results in the average salary for teachers in Huron being increased to 828,790. The maximum for teachers with 10 years of service or more goes to $32,800 as of February 1. The previous contract had that figure at $29,184. Increases for principals and vice -principals were also included in the contract. Principals will now receive 844,040 and the vice - principals are at 839,240. The starting wage for teachers this year will be 814,760. This raise is in line with the government fact finder's report released earlier which said that the secon- dary school teachers of Huron County deserved a raise which would move them out of the position of being the lowest paid secondary school teachers in Ontario, said teacher representative Shirley Request rec board to draft guidelines The guideline for the operation of the South Huron rec centre board of management is something akin to the weather: everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it. That was the outcome of a meeting held Wednesday between the board and the three supporting municipalities, Exeter, Stephen and Usborne. Firm approves repair writeoff The South Huron rec centre boar4.0 naaagement managed to bet a large portion of the ice machine repair bill written off this week. Chairman Jerry MacLean said representatives of the board met with district manager Steve McLeod of Simcoe ice and the latter agreed to write off $3,266.09 of the 86,700 bill that had accrued over the past several weeks. MacLean said that the firm contended most of the problems arose due to the specifications they had to follow in the installation. The rec centre system operates with freon, one of only two such systems believed being used in arenas in Ontario. All others use chlorine, which is cheaper to operate, although can be more dangerous. A POPULAR GUEST -- Former Montreal Canadien stor Jean Beliveau was o popular visitor at Tuesdays Sportsmen's dinner. Above, Beliveau talks with Exeter minor hockey players George Pratt, Scott Bogart, Steve Batten and John Wells. Expect 500 at games Ari estimated 500 junior farmers will attend the Junior Farmers' Association 1981 Provincial Winter Games to be held in Exeter, Saturday. Junior farmers from all over Ontario will be in Exeter to compete in basketball, volleyball, curling, cross country skiing, badminton and bowling. The day long event is being hosted by the Huron County Junior Farmers, and is sponsored by the provincial association. The association has about 8,485 members, aged 15 to 30. Organizer Marg Pym, RR 1 Centralia, said participants will come from "pretty well all over Ontario", and the local committee anticipates groups from as far away as Thunder Bay and Ottawa. About 490 peopleregistered at last year's provincial games. Pym said, and this year's turnout is expected to be about 500. The organizing group recommended accommo- dation in Stratford and London, for those who needed it, Pym said. Participants in the gamesqualified by winning local county and zone competitions. Winners and winning teams will receive junior farmer medallions in recognition of their achievement. Events get under way at 9 a.m, with basketball and badminton at South Huron District High School ; bowling at the Exeter Bowling Lanes; and curling at the Exeter Curling Club. The cross country skiing event starts at the Morrison Dam at noon. Teams of two men and two women will ski a five kilometer race. Volleyball begins at 1:15 at the high school. The games will continue throughout the day, and the public is invited to come and watch. . The main registration desk will be set up at the high school and information on the day's events can be found there. Topping the games is an exhibition broomball game between to executive of the Huron County Junior Far- mers and the association's provincial directors. An awards presentation and dance will follow at the South Huron rec centre. Several representatives at the meeting indicated there were a few problems with the present arrangement, but few could offer suggestions on how it could be improved. It was finally left to the board to draft a recom- mendation on what guidelines they would like to see and those with which they would feel most com- fortable. Reporting on the discussion at the well - attended meeting, Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw said the main problem is regarding the chain of command for the board and the three councils, as well as the management of recreation in Exeter. He indicated there were no major complaints about the present system and it may well be that the board will recommend that it continue to function as management for the rec centre and the other recreation programs and facilities in Exeter. Other alternatives that may be considered will be that the board will be responsible only for the rec centre and that a separate appointed committee of Exeter ratepayers or a committee of Exeter council will be named to administer the other recreation facilities and programs in town. Under such a plan, the board would name an ad- ministrator for the rec centre operation only, and the Town of Exeter would consider the hiring of a recreation administrator to look after all other facilities and programs. The matter of finances was also discussed and Shaw said the present system will probably be followed in the future, whereby Usborne and Stephen make voluntary Please turn to page 3 Nomination scheduled The Huron -Middlesex Liberals and Progressive Conservatives will stage their nomination meetings in Exeter next week. The Liberals, who are expected to send Jack Riddell into the March 19 election fight, will hold their nomination meeting at the Legion Hall, Wednesday. The following night, the Progressive Conservatives will come to town for a meeting at the South Huron rec centre. No candidates for the PCs have yet been announced, although Association president Bruce Shaw said a couple of people have already indicated their in- tention to contest the nomination. Ile would not release any names, saying it would be up to the prospective can- didates to announce their intentions to the public prior to the meeting if they so wish. Shaw said that the Hon. Claude Bennett, minister of housing, has been asked to speak at the Thursday night nomination. Weary of Goderich. Of major importance is the establishment of several teacher -trustee committees to work on an ongoing basis on resolving difficulties and on long-term planning. It is the hope of both parties that these committees will be able to work amicably to iron out any areas of potential conflict before they reach the formal bargaining process for next year's contract. A LOCAL IGLOO — Youngsters in the James and Albert street area of Exeter have con- structed an igloo•which holds up to eight residents. Bock, left, Greg O'Toole, and David, Jeff and Brenda Balsdon. Front, Patty and Chris O'Toole and Kim Crawford. T -A photo Okay truck purchase Hay approve retainer Hay Township council will pay a $1.300 retainer fee to the Dashwood Fire Depart- ment for their services for 1981. At the monthly council meeting Feb. 2. council also agreed to fire rates of 8200 for the first hour. $125 per hour for the remaining hours. and to a charge of $75 per hour for the tanker truck. The council accepted a tender for a half -ton Dodge pick-up truck from Thompson -Warner Motors, Grand Bend. The truck meets the specifications of the township and will cost 86.056. The purchase is sub- ject to ministry of transpor- tation and communication tStratfordi approval. The council voted to prepare a by-law proposing the Dashwood and Area Medical ('entre Board. Named to the hoard are: Area man is killed Crane operator Bruce Norman Higgs, 44. of Ailsa Craig. died Friday afternoon when his machine sank into a quarry pond east of Dor- chester and just west of Highway 73 off Hamilton Road. OPP Constable Russ Donaldson said Riggs had been operating the crane and its drag line on the edge of the pond. it apparently shifted and sank into about 20 feet of water. ice on the pond already had been broken by the machine and Higgs was dumping gravel onto the shoreline. Police speculated that the ground at the pond's edge collapsed. causing the crane to slide less than 20 feet into deep water. Higgs, employed by Middlesex County, was trapped in the almost - submerged cab. His body was lifted through a hatch by North Dorchester fire department volunteers and others. Death was believed caused by drowning. An inquest will be held. police said. The coroner is Dr. Cain Robinson M London. An obituary notice for Higgs appears elsewhere in this issue. GET CHANGE Abdul 840 in change was stolen by thieves who entered l'ook's Mill at Cen- tralia this week The breakin was dis- covered Friday morning and is being investigated by Ex- eter OPP Constable Jim Rogers Robert Hoffman. chairman: Mrs. Nola Love. secretary: Mrs. Nina Kraft. treasurer. The publicity chairman is Mrs. Nancy Rader: co- chairman. Mrs. Ruth Ann Merner The doctor's relations committee will be chaired by Mervyn Tiernan. co-chaired by Anthony Marlene The building com- mittee chairman is .lien Becker. co-chairman. Ken Rader. The finance corn - Santa aids campaign Mrs. Joyce Black. treasurer of the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society announced this week that she had received a cheque 8207.25 for the Cancer Society with an accompanying letter from Santa Claus. The letter was written and sent by Gregory S. Pfaff who indicated that during the Christmas season he had assisted Santa ('laus at the Centre Mall and various Christmas parties. The donations he received for Santa's services he turned over to the local Cancer Society. His letter in part said "On behalf of Santa ('laus. 1 hope you will accept this donation 1 hope we can help in some small way to make someone more comfortable and assist in finding a cure for cancer". mittee chairman is Pat Sullivan. co-chairman, Harry Hayter. assistant .Mrs Martha VI'iegand. Th'e proposed expenditures were approved for highway improvements in 1981. Construction will be 861.500 and maintena-cce will be 882.500 The budget is sub- ject to ministry' approval. The council carried a motion to appy to the ministry of transportation and communication for a grant to help offset the cost of repairing Helen Street in Dashwood The amount ask- ed tor will be 86.500. or half the estimated 813.000 ccst. The roads superintendent was authorized to call tenders for the supplying. loading. hauling and spreading of :1.700 tons of gravel on township roads. this year In other business. A by law was passed to allow the township to issue licenses to hunt pheasant and rabhit during open season :1 non-resident license will he 87.50. residents will pay 84 00 :1 50 cent issuing fee will be charged Gerald Shantz was ap• pointed to the Zurich Recreation 1'arks and Com- munity ('entre Berard for 1981 and 1982 Four con nciHors will at- tend the Municipal Drainage Commissioners• course at the University of Guelph. :April 6 to 10 The first two days. two councillors will at- tend and the last. two days. the other two will go DON AND CHRISTINE - Don Cherry took time at Tuesday s Exeter lions Sportsmen's dinner to pose with Christine Easter • brook who represented crippled children as this year s Timmy. 1-A photo c`.