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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-10-26, Page 1 (2)•.. • A FREE RIDE — Michael Heywood gets a free ride from his mother Joanne on the way to Thursday's rummage sale at the South Huron Rec Centre. TrA photo Remove stop work' on new toy store Following a closed meeting w.ith...Stratford-• solicitor Mike Mitchell, Monday. Exeter council agreed to withdraw the stop work 'order which had been placed on one of three va- cant portions of the north end shopping centre. The move will permit the renovations to proceed for a, toy store, which plans to open as soon as possible. Mayor ,Bruce Shaw said that ffawleaf Developments .Limited wilt also be able to lease another of the facilities to a bank. Informa- tion received last week in- dicated the firm has com- Exeter lady heads FWTA An Exeter area native has been named president of the Federated ' Women's Teachers Association of On; tario. Joan Westcott. nqw a resi- dent 'of Kitchener was elected to the top post with the Women's teachers federation at the recent an- nual meeting at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto Ms. Westcott- has been vice-principal 'of Crestview JOAN WESTCOTT Public School in Kitchener for the past three years. She has held executive positions in the' Waterloo County Women' Teachers' Associa- tion including'the presiden- fi cy. A graduate of the Federation's leadership course for women. she helped initiate a highly successful leadership course for Waterloo County women teachers. Joan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Westcott. RR 3. Exeter and a graduate of South Huron District High School. • • 1 pleted lease arrangements --with -the Chnadian-Imperial Bank of Commerce. The stop work order was placed on one of the vacant. portions of the shopping cen- tre about three weeks ago. The facility was, being finished off for use by the toy firm, and the stop work order came as the result of the firm- not securing a building permit. Lawyers for deireloper Jerry Sprackman argued that the permit issued for the shopping centre erection always indicated that final finishing "of the interiors would be completed when •leasing was doge. The .law -firm-e€--Siegal: Fogler said the possible damages from council jeoparding the, leasing of the centre could be $500,000 and they indicated the town would be held responsible for thos damages. Shaw said that it was agreed by council this week that the development was being finished off according to the original building plans submitted by Hawleaf Developments. One of the blueprints, however. did not show one wall that was being erected, and it was on this basis that building inspector Doug Triebner issued the stop work order. Thequestion of whether the bank would be permitted arose when the property was' zoned as- zoned highway commercial rC5) in the new zoning bylaw and a bank is not permitted in this area. The town's solicitor. Mike Mitchell. noted that Sprackman . had .advised council last December that a bank would be included and because they were fully aware of that intent. should not prevent it from being es- tablished. ShaW said council members were concerned that the toy store would ap- parently be a transient operation. remaining open for only three or four nAths to take advantage of the Christmas business. "We don't particularly enjoy that prospect," the Mayor stated. However, he said he felt that council and the developer now had a clear understanding of what types of business would be per-' mitted,jn.the shopping cen- tre. While the toy store will be permitted. it is actually a non -conforming use and if it does close, only a business permitted under C5 zoning will be allowed into the cen- tre. Shaw withdraws last minute bid Derry Derry Boyle came within two minutes of being acclaimed Mayor of Exeter, Monday, but had tortvait un- til around 10:00 a.m. the following day before getting that position officially:— Boyle fficiall _.Boyle was stunned shortly before the nomination deadline on Monday when in- cumbent Mayor Bruce Shaw filed his nomination papers. but Shaw withdrew his name on Tuesday to give the veteran council member the top spot -by acclamatidn. , In explaining his surprise move, Shaw noted he had ad- vised council last April he would not be a candidate and had remained steadfast for almost seven months, but over the weekend "the pressure of good, concerned people coupled with the thought that Derry would take the Mayor's job- as 'a last resort' convinced me that I should at least submit my papers". Shaw said he had two reasons for the action: "to determine how seriously Derry wanted to be mayor and to force me to weigh both sides of the argUmiC - once more as to whether or not I wanted to stay on". He said that after talking with Boyle he was convinced that the latter wanted to be mayor. The two men talked Monday night and again Tuesday morning before Shaw withdrew his nomina tion. The present Mayor said he would like to have stayed on as he felt he had something to contribute "and the job I've done over the last four years has • been, at least, acceptable". "But," he said, "the demands in both time and energy are considerable—aid— as a result, and very reluc- tantly, I decided to withdraw my name as'a can- didate. I cannot in good con- science. accept a third term". Pranksters cause crash What may have been a pre - Hallowe'en prank,- resulted in damage of 85,000 and one injury in an accident in Centralia this week. Around 1:00 a.m., Thur- sday, a 'vehicle driven by Richard Vanos, RR 2 Forest, struck a hydro pole after he swerved to miss a picnic table which had been placed in the centre of Victoria St. A passenger in the vehicle, Timothy Welch, RR 3 1jtit- chell, was injured in" the crash. The 85,000 damage reported by Exeter OPP Constable Larry Christiaen included damage to the hydro pole. It was one of three ac- cidents investigated by the Exeter detachment this week. On Friday, vehicles driven by James McLeod, Exeter, and Johri•Kirk, Owen Sound, collided on Highway 4 south of Hensel]. Damage was listed at $800 by Constable Jack Straughan. The other accident oc- curred on Saturday when a vehicle driven by Paul Lovie, RR .3 Parkhill, went out of control on loose gravel on concession 22 of Stephen, south of Highway 81, and sideswiped a pole. Damage was set at $1,100 by Constable Christiaen. During the week, the local detachment officers laid 14 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and four under the Liquor Licence Act. Boyle acclaimed ma In so doing, Shaw apologized to his friends and supporters who had Urged • DERRY BOYLE .: , his worship the mayor him to stay with it. - "The town will be in the hands_of competent people, I • am certafi," he concluded in a written statement. Boyle, who a week ago an- nounee t he -would be a can- . didate if no one else on coun- cir*anted the position. said he was perturbed by the turn of events on Monday. He suggested there was a "power play by some groups" to remove. him from acouncil post. but that made him more determined thanever to allow his name to stand. Boyle refused to identify - the pressure groups that were apparently en- couraging Shaw to run. "It will be obvious to most of your readers," he told the T- A. "I still have a drop of Irish blood in me, and if they wanted to get rid of me. I was determined they'd have to do it via the ballot box," he said. The 68 -year-old town and sports enthusiast, said he held nothing against Shaw over the situation, noting the' two men thrashed things out and parted amiably after their Tuesday morning dis- cussion . "We both did a lot of soul searching and we both still �te for deit-th�v�;i�w,cii Exeter voters will be among the few in the area to go to the polls on November 13, although they won't have a full slate to fill. Derry Boyle has been acclaimed mayor. while Si' Simmons was unopposed for the reeve's position. PUC Commissioners . Murray Greene and Chan Livingstone also returned without opposition. Deputy -Reeve Dan MacGregor is being challenged by a former gimes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex 'One Hundred rid Fifth Year Most -have trouble filling slate , member of council. Ben Hoiogenboom, and there are eight candidates for the six council seats. -- Incumbents seeking to return are Lossy Fuller. Harold Patterson and Ted Wright. Newcomers include Jay Campbell. Ron Cottrell. Don Cameron. Al Epp and Marilyn Williamson. Three of the new 'can- didates are on the board. of directors of the Downtown Business Iinprovement .Area. They are Campbell. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1978 Cottrell and Mrs. -William- son, the later representing Snell Bros. Ltd. - - Cameron. is an instructor at the Centralia. College of Agricultural ' Technology. while Epp operates Epp Homes. A ninth candidate. former council member Bob Simp- son. withdrew his nomina- tion Tuesday. He indicated tie had planned to seek a seal only to fill any vacancy that may have arisen due to the lack of cpndidates. VOC North Lambton Since 1873 have a lot of respect for each other.' -"Boyle said, ad- ding that had -Shaw indicated earlier he plahned to run, he (Boyle) would not have op-, posed him - Boyle, who has served 12 yrfaTs as reeve and,three as councillor and was defeated by Shaw for the mayoralty last term• paid tribute to the latter's leadership in his, four years as mayor. "He accomplished the two things he 'set out to do this term." Boyle noted. referr- ing to the completion of the rec centre and the town's •new zoning bylaw and of- ficial plan. Will watch spending Looking ahead to his term of office. Boyle said he was particularly concerned • Please turn to page 3 • Price per Copy 25 Cents.` Elections in five area municipalities Ratepayers will go to the polls in Hay, McGillivray. Biddulph and Tuckersmith reeve Jack Tinney is being challenged by deputy -reeve Claire Deichert. townships and thL1 Lucan while council spqts in ' Stephen. Usborne and Grand Bend were filled by acclamation. Present Hay township Mousseau is the new deputy reeve by acclamation. Fighting for the three coun- cil spots are incumbents Lionel Wilder and Donald Geiger and newcomers Tony Bedard and Dirk Rau. . In Biddulph township, Witson--tiedginsho- ha been in the deputy -reeve's chair for' the concluding term after several years as reeve is again in contention for the top position. Hodgins is challenging current reeve Fred Dobbs. The latter is completing his w s The only''council member who - was acclaimed is councillor Jim Shipley. moving `up to deputy -reeve. Incumbent councillors Hubert Dietrich -and Frank FATAL CRASH -- The 1978 Comoro in which Bruce Gaynor Saturday on the Mt. Carmel road was completely demolished. of Centralia • Baird. Keith Crawford and Smith were returned by Harold Green were returned acclamation in Crediton. • by acclamation. Stephen clerk- Wilmar Deputy -reeve --Bob- -Situp---VF 'irt-teld--the -A at -4 -p-An son -failed to qualify for re- Wednesday that one vacancy--' existed in Dashwood but he expected Harold Schroeder would qualify before the 5 p rn deadline Returning by acclamation are George Tiernan and Kenneth Rader. ,.,t Centralia 'n:o nominations were received by the deadline. Wein said . he would call a new nomina- tion. He expected Centralia ratepayers will meet Mon- day night in an attempt to line up candidate§. Hardy are -being challenged by newcomers Murray Fraser, Joe Haskett, Ken- neth Lyons and Robert Nippa. Three are to be elected: • The three incumbent members 'of the Granton police village board of trustees were returned by acclamation. .They are James Bakker, Elsie Dann and Robert Foster. McGillivray township ratepayers will be casting ballots only for three council seats. Reeve Gerald Wright and deputy -reeve were • acclaimed. Wright was originally challenged by veteran campaigner Ben Thompson, but he withdrew to represent. 'McGillivray on the Mid- " dlesex Board of Education. The four council'aspirants for the three positions are incumbents Jim Thompson and Jack McCann and challengers Dianne Mot(ahf- and Ernest Kowaichuk. In Tuckersmith incumbent ' councillors Frank Falconer and Robert Fotheringham will be facing a, challenge from William Brown. Robin Gates and Harvey Ham- mond. Returned by acclamation were reeve Ervin Sillery and deputy -reeve Robert -Bell' Voters in Lucan will go to the polls on November 13. to elect three councillors and - two members to the Hydro Commission. Incumbent councillors Gary D1cFalls, Larry Hot - son, Norm Steeper and Harry Wraith are being challenged by newcomers Peter Butler, Jim Robertson and John Forster. On the Hydro Commission sitting members . Clifford Abbott and Rudy Engel are being opposed by a first tithe candidate' Richard Acres. Ivan Hearn was unopposed for•the reeve's position and is in by acclamation for the •1978-79 term. was killed early T', A photo Centralia rncindies in violent collision A young Centralia man was killed in a violent two vehicle accident early Saturday morning on the Mount Carmel road, a mile and a quarter west of High- way 4. Dead is 24 year-old Bruce Gaynor. He was the lone occupant of a 1978 Camaro which was in collission with a pickup truck driven .by Edward Verhey, R.R. 1, Ailsa Craig. The mushap occurred at 2 a.m.' Gaynor Was proceeding in an easterly direction on the County road while Verhey was heading north on Con - NEW PRECIOUS BLOOD FACILITIES Special festivities were held Thursday, night to officially open the additions to Precious Blood Separate School. Above, principal Esther Rau shows her new office to Ron and Marlene Moore and Gus and Gerry Gregus. T -A photo cession 2 of McGillivrifr.. township. Verhey and two passengers. Gary Williams and Steve Hooper were taken to University Hospital, London by Hoffman's k Ambulance of Dashwood and Parkhill Ahibulance. They were released the next day. - Gaynor was. pronounced dead at the scene by coroner pr. A.C. Robinson of London-. The accident was in- vestigated by Constable Jim Craig,and Sergeant Bruce Shaof the Ontario Provincial Police detach- ment at Lucan. - Both vehicles were completely . demolished: Constable Craig set total damages at :14,000 which included $600 to a Bell Telephone junction box. Details of the Gaynor funeral appear elsewhere in the obituary column in this edition. . Three fines hit $800 for drug possession Three of five youths charged following a recent drug raid by members of the Exeter police. Exeter OPP and Stratford RCMP paid a total of $800 in fines when they appeared in Exeter court before Judge W G. Cochrane. Tuesday. Alex George Burge. RR 3 Zurich 25. was fined $500 or 50 days after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics. The police found two. five - gram vials of hashish' oil when they conducted a search of his residence on September 29 It was valued at $150. Burge who had a previous conviction. was given' 90 days in which to pay the 'fine. _ An Exeter youth, Mark rward'Hearn. 378 Main St.. - s fined $200 or 20 days on same charge, laid after policesearchedhis residence early the following morning. About three ounces of mari- juana were found. He was given 60 days in which to pay the fine. The third youth, Bryan Michael Taylor. 19. 313 Carl-. ing St., was fined 8100 or 10 days after pleading guilty to a possession charge. The court learned he was just visiting the Main St. apartment when it was raid- ed and had two hand -rolled cigarettes containing a small amount of marijuana. Taylor was given 90 days in'Wh(ch to pay the fine. Charges against two other youths were withdrawn. The pair were Frederick Denomme and Edward F. Triebner. of 378 Main St., Exeter. . Two other drug charges were heard in 'Tuesday's court session. •1R"obert Whitman l.awrenc Huron Park. was fined 8100 or 10 days after pleading guilty to possession of a narcotic. A small amount of % mari juana was Please turn to page 3 )fi--Stephen township; Ken mpbell becomes reeve lacing.jhie, retiring Cecil Des jardine`\Councillor Doug Russell . moves up to the deputy -reeve 'post vacated by Campbell. Present councillors Allan Walper and Ralph Weber are being joined by newcomer Tom Tomes.. All were ac- claimed. Only one change takes place in Usborne township without an election. Returned by acclamation are reeve Bili Morley, deputy -reeve Murray Dawson and councillors Peter Berendsen and Mervin Shute. Gerald Prout, a former school trustee replaces Gordon Johns as the tttird councillor. At Grand Bend, reeve Bob Sharen and councillors Bill election leaving that position open. Public Utilities Com- missioners Prosper Van Bruane and Roy Johnson were unopposed and back. in office by acclamation , Of the three police villages in Stephen township only one slate of trustees has bee filled. Incumbent -trustees Charles Browning Sr , ponald Dinney and Alf BEING FINGERPRINTED -- Constable Brod Sadler of the Exeter police department visited the Sunshine Kids Nursery School, Thursday. Heshown'obove doing to finger print for Lisa Triebner. T -A photo A SPECIALVASHING -- Teacher Ruth Mercer helps Richard Phillips wash the fingerprint ink off hes fingers of the Sunshine Kids Nursery School, Thursday Richard s hands become grimy when Constable Brad Sadie, took his fingerprints.T-A photo Local bridge still a favorite target The Exeter bridge con- tinues to be a favorite target fcI drivers. • On Saturday. a car driven .by Lester J -Jackson. Parry Sound. went out of .control and struck the bridge as the driver was proceeding south on Main St. Damage was listed al 86.- 000 by Constable Kevin Short. In an accident on 'Thus- • day, a Crediton woman. Brenda Wilds, sustained minor injuries when the car in which she was riding struck a tree on Huron St Driver of -the vehicle was Gerald .1 Gielen. Stephen Township. Constable Brad Sadler in- vestigated gnd'set' total damage at 81.500. The other accident of the week occurred on Wednes- day. when a vehicle driven by Janet Poswalk. Varna. collided with a parked vehi- cle owned by GeraldWaller: Huron 'ark. - The accident happened near the Main and George St intersection and damage was listed at 11,800 by Constable Sadler.