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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-10-28, Page 1a A HAPPY CROWD — A big cheer went up from the large crowd when the last item was sold at Saturday's Exeter Business Improvement Association Auction Bucks sale.T-A photo Money pI.ntlful Karol Despite difficult economic times now being encountered in Canada money was plentiful at Saturday's Auction Bucks sale spon- sored by the Exeter Business Improvement Association. Most of the more than 200 persons attending the sale of merchandise donated by 43 participating merchants had handfuls of money, although the bills were much smaller than normal currency. Auctioneer Huron -Mid- dlesex MPP Jack Riddell was kept busy taking bids which ranged in the early items going around the $300 mark to much higher when the last °few items were offered. Many bidders were restricted by their amounts of money. One prospective bidder shouted out his bid of 587 on a number of articles. That was as much money as he was able to get from purchases at the BIA stores during the past couple of weeks. As money disappeared and the auction came nearer to an end many customers pooled their money. The final item a gift certificate from ABH Market went for more than *3,000 as dollars were tossed at the two remaining bidders. BIA chairman Jim Beckett said he was very pleased with the sale. Beckett added, One merchant told me it was the best promotion we have ever had." A BiG THRONG — More than 200 persons were in attendance to use their Auction Bucks at Saturday's sale sponsored by the Exeter Business Improvement Association. Port of the large crowd is shown above. k Drivers get penalty for leaving collisions Two drivers who failed to remain at the scene of ac- cidents were fined $128 each by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake in Exeter court, Tuesday. Gote Wennerstrom, Lucan, pleaded guilty to a charge laid on September 26 after a witness notified police he saw the accused hit a parked vehicle and drive away. Evidence revealed there was $100 damage to the parked vehicle and about $35 to the one Wennerstrom was driving. Douglas Allan Barrett, Exeter, was given the $128 fine for an incident on July 12 when the vehicle he was Okay advertising for administrator A subdued South Huron Rec Centre board of management accepted without comment the resignation of rec centre ad- ministrator Don "Boom" Gravett. At a special board \meeting. Thursday, chair- man Jerry MacLean read Gravett's letter of resigna- tion and the board moved to accept it. He then called for discus- sion, but there was no com- ment from board members and the motion was passed. Bill Mickle said after the vote. that town council had already accepted the resignation and had agreed Gravett should be paid until the end of November as a severance. Gravett's letter had cited the heavy workload, 50 to 80 hours per week, and per- sonal reasons for the resignation. In discussing the methods and alternatives of finding a replacement for the ad- ministrator, Mickle said that in light of the number of hours worked, the board should be thinking about the type of person needed in the job. Perhaps, he suggested, the board should consider some division between ad- ministration and program- ming. Gary Birmingham said the rec centre needs an ad- ministrator as outlined in the job description, and the SNIPKA MAN ON TARGET Cliff Russell and his brother Earl of Essex, Tom and Don Russell returned Monday evening from a moose hunting trip in the area of Wawa. Cliff and Earl bagged a moose. centre may need other per- sonnel too. "Can one person do the whole job we're asking of one person?" asked board member John Pym. "If the place is run right," he noted, "it will make us more money." Pym suggested some parttime help may be required to assist the administrator in programming duties. Mitkle said there was an indication at the town coun- cil meeting that council would get involved with the hiring. It would be best not to get Please turn to page 3 driving left the road and struck a tree while being pursued by police. The ac- cused had left the vehicle before the officer arrived on the scene, but the constable told the court he had an op- portunity to identify the driver during the chase. Barrett later admitted to being the driver of the vehi- cle, which sustained damage of $2,000 when it hit the tree at approximately 1:20 a.m. The vehicle, which was a 1963 collector's item, sustained damage of about *2.000. Another conviction registered at the court ses- sion was against Luis M. Teixeira, London, who pleaded guilty to driving while his licence was under suspension. He was fined *128. He was stopped on August 23 for a minor offence and the court was told his suspension was in effect un- til September. No further suspension was imposed by Mr. Wedlake. Norman Frederick Peters, Hensall, was fined $13 for not having an insurance card for his vehicle when stopped by police for a traffic offence on September 19. PAYING OVER THE BUCKS — George Pratt hands over his Auction Bucks to BIA chairman Jim Beckett after purchasing a wrist watch at Saturday's sale. T -A photo HOW MUCH? —Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell was the auctioneer for Saturday's Ex- eter BIA auction pucks sale. Above, Riddell gets bids on a coffee maker held by Dove Woodward. T -A photo t Ames dvoc Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Ninth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 28, 1951 Price Per Copy 40 cents Nine people hurt in two days First silo gues drivers .a: WPiti The area experienced a night collisions, it occurring and Mary Billington, Grand car. Nita Sinclair and Claud A vehicle operated by There were no injuries and heavy snowfall Friday even- on Highway 4 at Hensall, in- Bend. Dykstra, both of Southcott Kevin Cullen, Huron Park, damage was set at $600. ing and it had disastrous volving vehicles operated by DeGroot and two Pines, were injured and went off Highway 83 and In addition to the collisions results for several drivers. Ronald DeGroot, Port Elgin, passengers in the Billington damage was listed at $1,500. rolled over in the ditch, com- reported. police indicate Through Friday evening and eter OPP investigated seven ing to rest on its roof with several other vehicles skid Saturday morning, the Ex- damage amounting to $2,500. ded off the road in the area accidents in which damage t" ' ` , + .•-�.,.,x.� -... Minor injuries were with no damage resulting totalled close to $20,000. r t t� sf { E c 4 reported. and there were three in Nine people sustained in- i� zn * - s -:p The final crash Friday was which damage was of a very juries, one being of a serious+` h� at the junction of Highway 4 minor nature. p•t' and 84 in Hensall, involving nature. vehicles driven byWilliam That serious injury was "�'^s f King, Wyoming, anWilliam reported in the first of , `~ -, Muller, RR 1 Crediton. Friday's rash of crashes Damage in that one was es - which occurred on Highway ,, : s�. 4 just north of Exeter in- v. a - timated at $1,500. The first of the Saturday volving vehicles driven by a" "c` James Taylor, Hensall, and r justcollisioutns was Highway 4 Lebert Johnson, Kingston, 1 eouth of Kirkton Road. Jamaica. Drivers involved wee Keith ` Curry, Huron Park, and Or- , , fIor and Johnson were elle Watson, . RR 2 Ailsa taken to South Huron ;yam, �`.,> �Crai g. Hospital for treatment of ' ,` Corn sustained minor in their injuries, while a passenger in the Johnson JUMPSTARTS AND SUPPERY ROADS — Winter caught this driver unawares (and many jury in the crash and vehicle, Sylvester Jones, RR others) landing his car in the ditch off highway 4 near Hensall. Saturday morning snow and damage was listed at 55,000.The other collision was on 1 Exeter, was taken to cold temperatures greeted area drivers with hard to start cars and slippery road conditions Highway 83 when a vehicle University Hospital with driven by Stephen Cooper, severe facial lacerations and Local et hike RR 2 Kippen, went out of fractures. struck a tree. The front vehicles were demolishedv A passenger, Murray with an estimate of damage$25,980 Wareing. Hensall, sustained being 55,000. A vehicle driven by GarytOp salary minor injuries and damage Gray, Seaforth, went out of to the vehicle was listed at $3.500. control on Highway 4 north An Ontario arbitration However, South Huron bitrators had held hearings The final crash of the week of Hensall, veered into the board has awarded a wage Hospital administrator on the dispute last March, at was investigated on Sunday west ditch and struck a increase of about 30 percent Roger Sheeler said that was which the union submitted a on the Mt. Carmel Road, guide wire. Damage was over two years to 24,000 not the case here as the in- six -volume, 1,100 -page brief east of County Road 2. listed at $800. nurses involved in a year- terim increase would have while the hospitals sub- Vehicles involved were Three people were injured long contract dispute with been contrary to the Labor milted a four volume, 1,000 -driven by Lynn Ryan, RR 3 in another of the Friday 132 Ontario hospitals, in- Relations Act.Ailsa Craig. and Hermanus eluding South Huron He said he just received page brief. Steffens. RR 1 Lucan. Hospital. official notification of the ar- The award, retroactive to bitration award on Monday October 1. 1980, will increase and has not yet had an oppor- the starting salary of nurses tunity to calculate its effect to $22.800 a year by April 1, on the local hospital's 1982, a 31 percent increase budget. over the current salary of He said some provisions $17,400. had been made in the budget A nurse with seven years' in anticipation of the con - experience at the local tract being settled, but said hospital will receive an in- he would have to look at it crease to $25,980 from 820,- carefully to ensure the board 120 by the end of the two- did not now run into a deficit year contract. a 29 percent position. increase. Arbitrator J.D. O'Shea The nurses. who have been headed the arbitration panel without a contract since and said "Without hesita- September 30. 1980, asked tion. I'd say it was the for increases ranging from toughest arbitration case 42 percent on the starting I've ever worked on." rate to 54.6 percent on the The 500 -page ruling. much top rateof it dealing with technical Several of the 132 hospitals issues such as language of recently gave their nurses the contract. was delivered interim wage increases in Friday to the Ontario Nurses anticipation of the award. Association and the Ontario Hospital Association. O'Shea and two other ar- RAIN DELAYS SOME Thursday's local cam- paign for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind has netted slightly in excess of $2,300. Lions club treasurer Doug Knowles reported Monday that several canvassers in Exeter and one in Usborne township had not completed their calls due to rain. Knowles said the $2,300 now in the coffers is about the same as we had at this same time last year. The Lions and Lionesses also gathered more than 50 pair of eye glasses in ad- dition to their financial donations. Glenn Kells and Bob Dinney were co-chairmen for the campaign. BUND ANVASS A SUCCiiISS — Thursday's annual canvass for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind was successful with more than $2,300 realised. Shown checking results are lions club co-chairman Glenn Kells and Bob Dinney and lion Doug Knowles with lioness president Marian Knowles. T -A photo HAVE FUN...BUT! "Have fun but keep the peace and be of good behaviour," is the suggestion from the Exeter police department as Hallowe'en rolls around. Chief Ted Day indicates that all members of the staff will be on duty for Hallowe'en and emphasizes that there will be no war- nings given to any persons apprehended committing any offence. They will be charged. The police also advise parents to ensure the costumes worn by youngsters are light in color and that they can see while wearing theirmasks. It is sui,gested that If parents cannot accompany their offspring, they should give them a flashlight and caution them about playing in leaf piles or eating apples or treats before returning home. No stampede for council seat Candidates aren't exactly falling over each other in the rush to fill the vacancy on Exeter council created by the resignation of Jay Campbell. Councillor Lossy Fuller, on the committee with Mayor Bruce Shaw and Deputy -Reeve Al Epp to look after the details of finding a replacement. said Monday that no one has yet come forth to present a written application. An advertisement seeking applications was placed in this newspaper last week after council formally accepted Campbell's resignation. He has become the weatherman on CFPL- TV and is unable to fulfill both tasks. The committee hope to have a recommendation for council on a replacement for next week's session, but with the current interest in the job, that may be difficult. GETS 60 YEAR PIN -- Earl Campbell has been o member of the Hensall Independ'Order of Oddfellows for the post 60 years. Above, Campbell gets his 60 year pin from District Dep ty Grand Master Alex McBeoth while Grand Master of Ontario Clifford Seeley looks on Conklin in receivership, file firm layoffs for 23 The current economic situation is having its effect felt by two local companies. On friday. Conklin Home Centres went into receivership and the London -St. Thomas firm of Coopers & Lybrand Ltd., chartered accountants, is acting as receiver. Last week, Conklin an- nounced the closing of six stores. leaving nine others open, including the one at Exter The move was made "due to the collapse of the building industry". Bob Watson. a spokesman for Coopers & Lybrand, told the T -A on Tuesday he couldn't comment on any aspect of the situation. but 1 said the Exeter store is still open Stores Have been closed at LaSalle. Harrow. Kingsville. Ridgetown. Kincardine and Southampton. Remaining open in addition to Exeter are Winds9r ('entre, Wind- sor East. Amherstburg, Kitchener. Owen Sound, Goderich. Medford and West Lorne. On Tuesday. there was news that the Big "0" Drain Tile Co. Ltd. of Exeter has laid off most of the employees at its Dresden Tile Yard. Twenty-three workers were placed on indefinite layoff on October 9, reducing the staff to six. Grant IN one. president of Big "0". has acknowledged that the Dresden plant is for sale It has been inidcated the Dresden layoffs were the result of a combination of factors. including high in- terest. rising energy costs and slow product demand The company has built up sufficient inventory to meet forecast demand for the rest of this season Kime said the Dresden tile yard did not fit into the com- pany's long-range plans as they are mainly into plastic drainage and the plant in Dresden produced clay field tile.