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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-02-16, Page 1QUALITY 1 PARI sr 1 cit m ii � cc so so W k --1.g �W,t,W ....__ Phone 233-1964 W • Assists Lieutenant Governor in duties Lad Exeter hosted its first visit by is Lieutenant Governor, Tuesday, as John Aird carne to town to attend the 10th an- nual Sportsmen's dinner and to officiate at two plaque unveilings. He said it was to the discredit of_ his predecessors that he was the first Lieute- nant Governor to visit the • 'community, a community with which he said he had some familiarity due to two members of his security force. Former Exeter OFP Con- stable Frank Giffin was in the duty of Mr. Aird during the local visit, while another member of his staff, OPP St. Bill Glassford, also served SIGNS IN — Lieutenant Governor John B. Aird signs the Tow!) of Exeter.guest book shortly after his arrival, Tuesday. Mayor" Bruce Shaw watche�c the special event. It was the first time a Lietenant Governor had visited the community. Gas at rec centre low, .but of concern Members of the South Huron rec centre Board of management expressed some • concern at their meeting. Thursday, over test results which show a . presence of -nitrogen-dioxide in, the,.. facility. ' While the levels of the • dangerous gas are well below any dangerous levels, the fact that this was the first time that any trace was found at all drew comments from the' board. The test conducted by the Huron 'County health unit showed .5 parts (point five) per million. while concentra- tions of up to five parts per -million are considered acceptable. "This (test of .5) may -seem satisfactory. but this is the first time that we have found any presence of nitrogen diox- ide in the facilities and these levels accumulate with the in- Stephen names representative" The South Iluron rec centre board of management has yet another new member. Stephen Township representative Erie Fink- beiner has resigned and been replaced by Councillor Trim Tomes. Other newcomers this term are Gaylan Josephson. Kathy Whiteford and Brian Hardeman. The board corrected an oversight from a previous . meetingin approving that let- ters of thanks he sent to Fink- beiner and former limiter deputy•reeve Alvin Epp for their representation in the past. Letters had previously been sent to Bill Mickle and Ann Prout, but Epp had been inadvertently missed at that time. creased: amount that diesel- • powered machinery is - operated, wrote public health inspector J.M. Orr in his report to the board. • Facilities manager Cam StewardsQn•tQJdibtr ud the,,, , test is usually conducted - .twice a year, but the one done on January 27 had been con- ducted as the result of a com- plaint. He added he wasn't sure why there was any con- cern from the inspector whep- - the leyels were well-ti'elow any danger point. Member Gaylan Josephson said the concern was that this .was the first time any trace had been found and on his suggestion, the board agreed to: ask the health unit to con- duct another test at their earliest convenience to see if there had been any change in the levels since the late'. .lanuary test. A letter was also received regarding an inspection of the refrigeration system and the • inspector noted that the system is not protected against the stoppage of brine flow. He said that should the freon compressors remain in operation without the flow of brine through the chillers, there is danger of damaging the tubes. It was recommended that a refrigeration service firm be retained to"instal a brine flow pressure cut-off switch in the pu p discharge pipe which will .shut •down the com- pressors in (he event brine slops flowing for any reason. S(ewardson said that such a project could not be under- taken until after the current ice season. and in response to a question from Josephson. said he had no idea of what the cost involved may be. The matter was turned over to (he facilities committee for discussion. • Please turn to page 3 gets surprise from Aird with the local detachment. Mayor Bruce Shaw, who along with cbuncil members and town staff were on hand to meet the entourage after a brief visit at the Centralia College of ' Agricultural Technology, termed the visit a unique situation. Considering consultants Two 'consulting firms will be interviewed by the Hurdn County Board .of Education. regarding services they could provide to find a replacement for the director of education. .At the board's Feb. 7 meeting approval was given to interviewing two firms then deciding whether or not a con- sultingfirtp or the board will conduct a search for a direc- -tor of education.. Present director of education John Cochrane announced last month he will retire in June of this year,. "Whether we decide''to go this way or 'not (with the con- sulting firm) will be a resell of hearing what these people have to say," commented. chairman Dorothy Wallace. . It was noted that some • school boards in the province use the services of consultant firms to conduct -a search for candidates. These firms prepare a short list for the board to interview and make a final decision. "Have we got a policy for hiringi?" asked Trustee Frank Falconer. • ' Cochrane said that in the past an advisory committee has been established to hire personnel, made up - of members of the board's stan- ding committees. Trustee John Elliott added that when the board was in the process of hiring superintendents, the expertise of the director was used. He noted the assistance of the director would not, be Please turn to page 3 After hia brief comments / and signing of the town's guest book, Lieutenant Governor Aird unveiled pla- ques at the municipal office and the rec centre. The plaque at the municipal Office lists winners of the citizen -of -the -year honours and the one at the rec centre bears . the names of local citizens and groups which have been accorded provin- cial,national or international honors. • . One young Exeter lad had the' surprise pleasure of assisting.•(he distinguished visitor in the ree centre ceremonies. Jim • Ahrens entered the foyer just as the proceedings got underway and Mn. Aird suggested that he be included in the event. After being In-, troduce4l by Mayor Shaw. the youngsterbelped in unveiling the plaque. At the sports banquet. Aird said he had attended 1400 engagemenis since asguming his position 27 months ago and said such events were impor- tant to tom "You have tq serve," he told the audience, "The reason I'm here is because of Tammy and -Timmy who don't have a second chance unless you care." He termed as "one great performance" the fact that the town of 3,600 people had over 600 in attendance at the banquet. - He told them that they would have to pick up the slack in aiding those less for- tunate than themselves "because governments are not picking up the slack." "Service is what this coun- try can be -all_ about," he concluded. WATCH THAT STEP - Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller and Lieutenant Governor John Aird appear to be watchingethe last step as the special visitor enters the local municipal office. Reeve Bill Mickle and Mayor Bruce Shaw watch on. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Tenth Year. EXETER; ONTARIO, February 16, 1983 -Pr-ice Per Copy 50 Cents Hope salary concession will2tid \recavery 11:staff..oloty-.-fo0e$0, decrease Employees at Dashwood Industries have agreed' to salary and wage concessions in an effort to protect their jobs and assist the company which has experienced depressed sales. due to the stateof the economy. Salaried employees have agreed to a l0,percent cut in all their salaries, while hourly -rated employees will have their wages frozen for approximately one year, foregoing a previously agreed :to union contract increase of $1.10 an hour. Mike Shurety, president of Dashwood, said the company is going through a difficult period. Like many other com- panies, its results have been hard-hit by the depressed state of the economy. Dashwood js Canada's largest manufacturer of wood and vinyl windows and doors. Its 1982 sales have been. severely affected due to the number of housing starts hav- ing plummetted to the lowest level in over 20 years. Shurety said, in such cir- cumstances, Dashwood has acted to cut costa to the lowest CROWN CARNIVAL QUEEN — During the Friday even- ing program of the Kirkton-Woodham Winter Carnival, Joan Ulch was crowned Snow Queen by last year's win- ner Kim Berry. At the left are Princess Allison Brown and carnival chairman Mervyn Shute.' T -A photo. Area priest injured as truck rolls over Mt. Carmel parish priest. (he Rev. Joe Nelligan, was hospitalized with injuries sus• tained when his pickup truck rolled over while he was on his way home from • last week's Sportsmen's banquet in Exeter. t Nelligan, a head table guest 'at the event, was taken to University Hospital in London and is still a patient there. Ile HOCKEY TALK - Former NHL star Bobby Hull folks with Jock Chipchase and son Jeff prior to Tuesday's Exeter .Sportsmen's dinner. T -A photo suffered broken ribs in the Crash, and was being kept in hospital due to the problems experienced through the in- jury • and his previous breathing problems. Ile is ex- pecte(l to he released in id -week. His vehicle rolled over in a plowed • field after going through a ditch on Stephen crincession 10.11, north of the Mt: Carmel Road. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $4.(o. That was one of three ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. • . Also on Wednesday. a vehi- • cle driven by Danny Masfrankc. RR 4 Thedford, went into a ditch off Stephen concession 2 south of Huron (toad 21. Damage •was estimated al $800. On Sunday, a vehicle driven by Robert (VW, RR 1 Grand Bend, rolled over in the ditch on Highway 21 north of Highway 83. The driver escaped uninjured and damaged was set at $800. A vehicle driven by Terry llodgins, RR :3 Parkhill, caught fire while he was driv- ing on concession 14-15 of Stephen, south of highway 83, _ Friday. The complete interior of the vehicle was gutted and damage was set at $12,000. The Dashwood fire depart-. ment was called to put out the blaze/( A total of $126,232.03 was paid out in 1982 to Huron County councillors and members of the Land Divi- sion Committee and library board appointees. The 1982 honorarium was $45 fora half day session and $67 for a full day session. The warden receives a basic remuneration of $4,000. These figures remain unchanged for 1983. - Past warden Harold Robin- son received a total of $29,467.41 which includes 87,690.78 in convention and other expenses. . Reeves, who as of December of last year no longer sit on county council, received the following remuneration: Former Goderich Deputy Reeve Robert Allen received a total of 81,791.55 including $382.55 in convention and other ex- penses. Former Colbourne Township Reeve William Bogie received a total of $4,930.35 including convention expenses of $2,098.85, McKillop Reeve H.J. Craig received a total of $3,113.37 in- cluding convention and other expenses of 8564.24. Seaforth Reeve J.D. Dale received a total of $3,548.75 including convention and other ex- penses of $554.61. Usborne Reeve Murray Dawson received a total of 83,605.04 including convention and other expenses of 4690, West Wawanosh Reeve J.D, I)urnin received a total of $3,222.59 including convention and other expenses of 8693.82, Exeter Deputy Reeve Alvin Epp received a total of $1,698.57 including $5 for con- vention and other expenses, Bayfield Reeve George Fellows received a total of $1,352.70 with no other ex- penses.. East Wawanosh Reeve Simon liallahan received a total of ;2,869.31 in- cluding 8564.79 for convention and other expenses. Exeter Reeve Don MacGregor received a total of $1,34858 with no other ex- penses, Hay 'Reeve Lloyd Mousseau receiveda total 01 81,80:3.51 Including $599.40 in convention and other ex- penses, Ilensall Reeve 'Paul Neilands•received a total of $1,642.40 with no other ex- penses, Stephen Reeve -Doug Russell received a total of 82,578.41 including convention and other expenses of 8690.73, Goderich Reeve Don Wheeler received 82,705 with no other expenses, and Ashfield Reeve Warren Zinnreceived$3,027.79 with 81,000.30 for convention Please turn to page 3 i possible level. The situation was discussed ' with the employees and both - hourly and salaried people agreed to help cut costs. Shurety said; as a result of the wage'and salary conces- sions. the company was able to recall people to work over the winter:period to build in- ventory in readiness . for the traditional spring surge in business. Accordingly. Dashwood has already recall- ed -137 people, rand may be .recalling more-inthe near future. Adam Salvona of the United CUTTING THE RIBBON — Arden Magill helps Joey Fahey cut the ribbon to open the Huron Street Children's Residence in Exeter. Watching are Rev. Art Shiell, ex- ecutive director of Parkhill Group Homes Inc., board chairman Bob Cummings, Ailsa Craig UC minister Beatrice Ash and charter" member of the corporation Marilyn Gingerich, formerly of Ailsa Craig. Facilities for handicapped opened at two locations Joey Fahey's fingers fumbled awkwardly with the scissors as he slowly cut the ribbon to officially open the Huron Street Children's Residence. Joey's hands don't work very well. He has cerebral palsy. • The 13 -year-old, confined to a wheelchair, is one of eight severely handicapped schoolage children now living in the spacious. specially - equipped house less than a mile from downtown Exeter, and spending part of each day -q} the Developmental Centre i l JAD McCurdy School in Huron Park which was also declared officially open on Friday. Sixty-four invited guests in- cluding MPP Jack Riddell, Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw. Osborne Reeve Gerald Prout, Herb Verbeek, president of the South Huron and District Association for the Mentally Handicapped, ( SHDAMHY, Marc Roberts representing the Ontario Ministry of Com- munity and Social Services, parents and relatives of the children and other involved individuals met at the school to be bused to Huron Street. After a tour of the home, everyone returned to Huron Park for the ribbon -cutting at the Developmental Centre. Though both facilities are funded by the ministry, the residence is operated by Parkhill Group Homes Inc. anu the centre ay the SHAMH. The dual ceremony symbolized the first attempt at a joint program by the two organisations, coming together for the common pur- pose of serving children. Parkhill Group !tomes inc. was• established in 1959 by southwestern Ontario Men- nonites to provide residential. treatment for adolescent female wards of the Children's Aid Society, and gradually expanded from the first home in Parkhill to another in London, a foster care program, and now the Exeter residence. Art Shiel, the corporation's, executive director and pastor of Poplar Hill Baptist Church, said moving multihandicap- ped children from large in- stitutions to smaUer, family - like quarters.is le&expensive Please turn to page :3 Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joinbrs of America, local 3054 and Dick Lord, the chief steward at Dashwood; stated Open and frank discussions had beenheld with manage - Ment and they were satisfied that a wage cpncession was in order to assist the company to employ more of their people during the winter. Salvona said the 81.10 colt - cession was a major contribu- tion by union members to heap Dashwood through these' times. '': Shurety said he was proud of the Dashwood team of peo- ple. "There are few miracles in today's -world and if a com- pany encounters a difficult period it will only recover through the dedication and hard work of its t • le." "The Daahw ,e -team; members have responded magnificently. They have - demonstrated that they are prepared to make wage and 'salary, sacrifices in order to help the company. and themselves, get back to more prosperous times," he commented. . Shurety said .many other cost redaction steps have initiated. "Initial signs for 1983 are good. mortgage rates are down. housing starts are on the increase and, Dashwood is looking forward to a much : improved year," he said. Shurety said order intake in January was three. times higher than last year. "It is too early in the year to y if this upward trend will ct . tinue, but the good start i most encouraging," he concluded. 4 LOCAL CELEBRITY BOWLERS Sunday's celebrity bowling at the Zurich and Ex- eter bowling alleys provided more than $2,000 in pledges for the South Huron Big Brothers and Big Sisters Association. From the left at the Exeter lanes ore Tarry .' Wilhelm, Dorothy Chapman, celebrity bowler Arnold Mothers and Exeter Lanae ;- '. owner Aub Farquhar. T -A phot, Pins 1.11,. 'dollars rise Proceeds from Sunday's( Celebrity Bowling at the Ex- eter Bowling Lanes and Town and Country Lanes should amount to close to 86,000 ac- cording to Big Brothers direc- tor Jim Chapman. Chapman who is chairman of the Bowling for Millions for the South Huron Big Brothers and Big Sisters Asspciation said, "1 am very pleased with the whole event. Our pledges at the Exeter Lanes are now in the range of 83,100 with several still to come in and Zurich's total is over 82,500. Last year the celebrities rais- ed about the same amount." He continued, "League bowlers at both bowling alleys are also giving us terrific sup- port so our overall bowling donations should be in the neighbourhood of $10,000." Chapman said the bowling events provide the major por- tion of the Association's fund raising projects and are used to carry out our general program. ' These funds are used to pro- vide .camping trips, theatre tickets, trips to baseball games, tickets to the local Sportmen's Dinner, a Christmas party and employ- ment of a part-time person to screen and match • Big Brother and Big Sister applicants. Thirty-six bowlers at Zurich's Town and Country Lanes raised approximately $2,500 for the Association. Celebrities included Grass Sterling, warden of Ht t County. Hay township reeve Lionel Wilder, . Stephen township reeve Alan Wolper 'and former Zurich reeve Fred Haberer representing the village's Chamber of Commerce. "That's what it's all about," remarked Clayton Steckle, a member of the South Huron Big Brothers and Sisters Association board of directors as he watched three Big Brothers and their "match - ups" vieing for the highest bowling score, Sunday, .•