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Times-Advocate, 1983-01-05, Page 131 DYKEHOPPERS AID MENTALLY HANDICAPPED — The South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped recently received a cheque for $1,000 as the result of a Dykehoppers dance held in Exeter. From the left are Jack Van Bussel representing the Dykehoppers and Exeter Lions John Nortis and'George Godbolt presenting the cheque to Association president Herb Verbeek and executive director Donald Campbell. January 5, 1983 Ames Electronic cattle exchange realty soon to become a Bob Kerr, chairman of the Electronic Auction Commit- tee of the Ontario Cattlemen's Association reported to the Board of Directors meeting in mid December thlit talk about selling cattle via an electronic exchange would soon become a reality. He reviewed the activities of the committee since the late July meeting of the Board of Directors when fun- ding for the project was ap- proved on a shared cost basis with Agriculture Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The committee set out a series of dates for achieving certain milestones toward commencement. of the project in early 1983. The milestones included preparation of project pro- posals to be submitted to Agriculture Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food for fun- . Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 PagelA Suggests fire chief's should be too Building official defends fuN.time post Exeter's building inspector, Brian Johnston, has defended his full-time position in the face of a suggestion in the Personnel Management Associates Inc. report that the position should be relegated to part-time, put on a contract basis or combined with the position of fire chief. In a letter to the executive committee. Johnston notes that any reduction in the posi- tion would result in a relaxa- tion of existing standards and -"would show an increase in property deterioration, public complaints and contraven- tions.of municipal bylaws and government regulations." Noting that his four-page- job our-page job description covers a wide spectrum and creates a full- time job, it also creates very important services to the peo- ple of Exeter. "With regard to the amalgamation of the 'chief building:official's duties and the fire chief's duties, this idea would probably not be very practical in the enforce- ment of building regulations and/or fire regulations," he explained. "Although thei a is some overlap in regulations, the twojobs are Afferent in nature ' Building regulations deal with all regulations relating to the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repairing, moving, improv- ing, conversion or demolition of buildings or structures and acceptable .construction design and workmanship as it relates to all building trades. Fire prevention regulations refer to regulations designed to regulate theuseof buildings 1 STUDNTS The Times -Advocate now has a good selection of Coles Notes ANSTETT JEWELLERS 8 Albert Street. 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Johnston indicated that to add more responsibilities to his position would result in a heavier -Work load with- cer- tain areas of responsibilities being neglected as well as resulting in the need to hire part time staff at various times through the year as dic- tated by the work load. In his letter, Johnston sug- gests the Exeter Area Fire Board should give considera- tion to the appointment of a full time fire chief as the enactment of the Fire Code has resulted in more complex regulations and ad- ministrative policies as it relates to fire chief duties. The building inspector said Winners in Lioness draw Winners r.f the Exeter Lioness Club draw held in December. have been announced. First prize, a weekend at Wheels Inn in Chatham, was won by Mr. Jones of Strat- ford. The $75 second prize was won by Mabel MacLean, Lon- don and Nancy Gill, Grand Bend won the $25 third prize. Money raised from ticket sales will go toward the creative playground planned for the community park. This project is jointly sponsored by the Zi Gamma Nu Sorority Chapter and the Lioness Club. The Ladies' Night Out held in October by the Sorority and the Lioness 50's dance to be held in April are major fund raising events for the $12,000 playground. They are hopeful that construction can begin this spring. Junior 'D' Ed Willis Peter Tuckey Tony Underhill Scott Brintnell Tony Jones Mike Clarke Bill Glover Paul Johnson Dave Skea Steve Prout Scott Pincombe Jamie Chaffe Dean Armstrong Ted Hodgins Dave Jackson Mark Vandergunst Ian Munroe George Tomes Jeff Rowe Steve Batten Brent Atthill Dave Timmermans ▪ Paul Wraith Steve Glenn Jeff Skinner Jamie Shipley Doug Latta Art Gregory Mark Thompson John Medd Geoff Edwards Randy Turner Dave Patton Dave Egan Steve Thompson Todd Charlton Hugh Dietrich M Craig he found it hard to believe that Lion Sharzer, author of the report, couldn't find .enough data on which to base a recommendation for a salary grade for the building inspector. Johnston noted there are more than 1,500 building officials in Ontario and there are also many pro- perty standard and bylaw en- forcement officers. He also took exception with Sharzer's statement that. Brant and Lambton counties have one employee to provide inspections for all munileipali "Actual fact `reveals th efe are a number of building officials in each of these counties," he relates in his letter. Responding to Sharzer's comment that the value of building permits has fallen to a third of its previous level, Johnston said that so far 1982 statistics exceed the previous year both in permits issued and construction value. In his analysis of the report as it pertains to the building inspector, Johnston said it is "'somewhat misleading and inaccurate". Atnong the recommenda- tions made by Johnston is that thesalary forhis position be determined in accordance with Sharzet's report as grade 10 step 2 with the plan- ning board stipend deleted and that the rate be effective January 1, 1983. . He is currently at step 2 in the town's salary schedule calling for a stipend of $18,506. His suggestion to be put in grade 10, step 2 would take his salary to $22,300 per annum. Johnston also recommends that department heads use their own discretion at atten- ding important seminars and conferences as it relates to their needs. Statistics EXETER HAWKS LU('AN IRISH t; 13 11 11 11 12 7 6 2 7 :1 2 1 5 4 3 3 0 n 1 0 0 0 A Pts. 16 29 16'27 12 23 2) 6 18 9 16 6 12 10 12 4 11 8 11 7 9 6 7 4 9 4 8 3 6 3 6 4 4 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 14 37 Si 23 22 45 20 , 13 33 19 '1332 7 21 28 13 . 14 27 12 15 27 17 - 6 23 9 13 22 0 ', 15 15 5 9 14 2 10 12 2 6 8 1 7 8 4 3 7 1 5 6 ding the project., employ- ment of a Project Manager, finalizing operating details, making contact with commis- sion agents, sale operators and packers about participa- tion in the project during the trial period and finally work- ing with the National Elec- tronic Marketing Association in Virginia to modify the soft- ware package to fit Canadian terminology. Kerr stated that all of these milestones had been achieved very close to the target dates which had been set out by the Committee and offered special thanks to Hon. Eugene Whelan and Hon. Dennis Timbrell for financial assistance to the project. Kerr stated that he was pleased with the interest and excellent participation from the packing sector and that there would be an adequate base of agents participating in the project to provide ser- vice to all Ontario producers. The following area agents will be participating in the project and will be the contact point for producers wishing to - sell cattle on the electronic exchange; - Brussels Stockyards Ltd., Denfield Livestock Sales Ltd., Hensall Livestock Sales Ltd.,, Milverton Stockyards Ltd., Ontario Livestock Exchange Ltd, Waterloo, Saskat- chewam Wheat pool Livestock, Taiboty ile, Southwestern Ontario Stockyards, Melbourne, Thames Sales Yard Ltd., Thamesville, United - Cooperatives of Ontario, Toronto. Sixteen major packers have indicated that they are in- terested and will participate by accepting a bidding terminal. Kerr stated that both the committee membersand Dan Sideen, Project Manager will be very busy during January speaking to producer meetingsabout the electronic auction and'how they will use WI enjoys bus trip By MRS. E. SUMMERS Granton The Granton W.I. spon- sored a bus trip to London on Wednesday. Following dinner at the Garage, the London Art Gallery and Eldon House were visited. New Year's Eve Party A very nice time was had at a family party, held in the church basement on New Year's eve, where a variety of games were played, followed by a worship service con- ducted by Rev. Bruce Pierce. At the conclusion of the ser- vice a pot luck lunch was en- joyed by young and old. Church news At St. Thomas Anglican Church the Rev. Frank Braby of Stratford was in charge of ,the Sunday morning carol service. Reading passages from the Scriptures were Mrs. Clarence Lewis; Rodger Harmsworth; Kenny Beat - son; Susan Noon; Mrs. Jim Hodgins; Ken Hoar; Betty Ann Herbert. and Mrs. -Percy Hodgins. At the United Church the Rev. Bruce Pierce conducted the service for the first Sun- day in the new year, taking the text for the sermon from 2 Kings 22 and entitled his message "The Lost Book". The new year is a time for new beginnings, this is a time to find the 'lost book' - to rediscover the Bible. The world is in a sad state; we need to renew our cove- nant as a nation. The word of God is powerful, it is God's word to us, and fbr us, said the minister. The Bible can be lost to Christians, as well as anyone else, you must read the Bible with meaning. How can we rediscover the Bible? 1. Authoritively, on the basis of our faith. 2. Personal- ly, it has the power to speak to us personally. Practically, A wise man will hear and not forget learning. In conclusion, the Rev. Pierce said, "Study, memorize, and meditate on it, and the Bible becomes a liv- ing book to us. Friends, it doesn't matter how familiar you are with the Bible, you can always learn more by rediscovering it." Personal Mrs. Clifford McRobert and her brother Walter Gowan of Windsor spent both Christmas and the New Year holiday with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ullman of Sarnia. New Year's eve dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins and family were Mr. and Mrs. ' Ross Langford of Exeter. - Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rivet of Stoney Creek visited with his aunt Mrs. Elmer Sum- mers on Tuesday. it, and the Sideen will be con- ducting training sessions for agents and packers on use of the terminal equipment and the software package. Start-up is planned for February 7 with auctions be- ing conducted initially on Mondays and Wednesdays. The trial period is to run for five months. Kerr concluded by stating "I am extremely pleased with the progress our Committee has made and with the design of a marketing system that of- fers benefits to producers and should improve the efficiency of moving cattle from the feedlot to cooler. The destiny of the system will shortly be in the hands of cattlemen and their desire to use the system. Visitor home - from Montreal By ANNE WALPER Greenwoy Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Stone and family spent Wednesday with his parents Clarence and Geraldine Stone and Mr. and. Mrs. John Donkervoort, Lon- don spent the New Year weekend withtheir parents. Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen . Hollis ( nee Alice - Brown) who were married in Guelph recently. Keith Walper, Montreal spent a few days with his parents here. Bill Johnson is holidaying in Edmonton and the Canadian West. Bill and Carolyn Woodburn and family :entertained the Woodburns on New Year's Day. Our family and the Trevithick families of Brinsley spent New Year's Day with Donald and Grace Newey and family of London. I wish to thank everyone for the news given to me during the past year and therefore made it possible for me to write the column. I hope that you will give me your co- operation again during 1983. 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