HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-07-14, Page 1Riverview park and road changed to honor fore ler MPP
Now it'S MneNuighton park
A man who carried Ex-
eter's name to the top
echelons of the Ontario
government, and still
diligently served his riding
and community, will be
honored at special
ceremonies to be staged in
conjunction with this
weekend's Heritage Days
celebration.
The Hon. C. S. "Charlie"
MacNaughton, who held more
cabinet posts than any other
minister in the history of On-
tario, will be honored when
Riverview Park will be
renamed McNaughton Park.
Old Mill road will also be
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A PIGGYBACK RIDE — Trista Werritt completed Fri-
e�l!ay's walk from the South 'Huron Rec Centre to More
lson Dam on the shoulders of playground leader Diane
:-Warwick. Playground participants from Exeter and
Huron Park enjoyed the day's outing. T -A photo_
Crediton fireman
.hurt in explosion
Robert Martin, a member
of the Crediton volunteer fire
department was seriously'
injured when a steel drum
exploded at the Stephen
township waste disposal site,
Friday afternoon.
Martin, aged 42 received
vere burns to the upper part
is body and face. He is ex -
to be in hospital for
of h
pected
some time.
He was taken to University'
Hospital by Hoffman's Am-
bulance and then transferred
to the Burn Unit at Victoria
Hospital.
The ambulance was on the
scene in minutes having been
summoned by fire depart-
ment' radio. A tanker truck
from the Dashwood depart-
ment was there at the,time.
A huge pile of tires were on
fire at the dump si a about 1
p.m. Friday when township
officials notified the fire
department and some of the
members were despatched.
The blaze was pretty well
under control at about 4:40
p.m. and Martin turned a
water hose on a 45 gallon
drum which immediately
exploded.
Crediton fire chief Charles
Browning (Jr. said over the
weekend, exact contents of
the drum were not deter-
mined, but, he suspected it
was magnesium.
It is believed the original
fire was set by unknown
persons. The dump grounds
were locked at the time of
the fire. They are closed
each Tuesday and Friday.
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RiDING TO BIBLE SCHOOL — One of the participants
in Saturday's Lucan Vacation Bible School parade was
Elizabeth Smith. The school started Monday and con-
tinues for two weeks.
Hang-glider fatalities
prompt investigation
Transport Canada is in-
vestigating the use of motoriz-
ed hang-gliders following the
deaths of two Ontario men in
separate accidents involving
the machines.
Both deaths occurred
within the last three weeks
when hang-gliders crashed
ithout explanation into
elds. One of the victims was
21 -year old Hensel) map.
The machines, both Cana-
an -Skyrider 20's, were built
nd sold by R.F.C. Engineer -
g Inc. of Lucknow.
"As far as I'm cottcerned,
there was nothing wrong with
the aircraft, it was the people
who flew them," said' com-
pany president Walter
Schiemann.
Pierre Arpin, director-
general of Transport
Canada's civil aeronautics of-
fice, is studying proposed
legislation governing the
operation and air worthiness
of hang-gliders.
Under current legislation,
the machine can be built to
any specifications and neither
the operator nor it is subject
to any regulating
- certification.
renamed MacNaughton
Drive.
"His impact on public life,
on our Institutions and on the
face of the province will be
acknowledged for years to
come," were the words of
Permier William Davis when
he paid tribute to Charlie on
the occasion of his retirement
in January of 1973.
In paying 'tribute to the
retiring treasurer of Ontario
and minister of economics
and intergovernmental af-
fairs in 1973, Davis said that
the Huron MPP "has left a
lasting impression on the
province".
For . several years, the
Huron MPP was considered
the number two man in On-
tario government circles
behind former Premier John
Roberts and subsequently
Davis, for whom he acted as
campaign manager in the
leadership contest to succeed
Roberts.
Premier Davis was invited
to attend the dedication
ceremonies in the park on
Sunday, but had to decline in
view of previous com-
mitments. However, he
volunteered to assist in the
festivities by personally sen-
ding invitations to present
and former cabinet ministers
and top-ranking civil servants
to be in Exeter to honor their
former colleague.
The ceremonies get under-
way at 2:00 p.m. near the
Main St. entrance to the park.
A plaque will be unveiled
outlining the contributions of
the popular local politician.
Stephen get
drain funds
The Stephen township
allocation from the Province
of Ontario for 41e drain loans
for 1982-83 hag, been set at
;483;900.
At the latest meeting of
council, two tile drain loan ap-
plications for a total of $23,400
were approved and loan
rating and borrowing bylaws
were approved.
The Goderich engineering
firm of B.M. Ross Ltd. has
been instructed to do a nor-
mal structure ins tion of
the Stephen arena at
Huron Park. An inspection of
this nature is carried out
every five years.
. Council has given approval
to the Huron County
Homemakers to carry out a
door-to-door fund raising
campaign in the township
during theweek of October
11-16.
Clerk Wilmer Wein has
been . instructed to call ap-
plications for a part-time dog
catcher for the township.
Councillors Ralph Weber
and Ken McCann have been
named as voting delegates to
the upcoming convention of
the Association of
Municipalities.
An agreement has been
signed with the township of
McGillivray whereby Stephen
rovides fire protection for a
tain northern portion of
neighbouring
cer
the
municipal'
y
It's chea
not to charge
The South Huron rec centre
board learned this week that
the cost of collecting fees for
use of the local tennis course
is higher than the revenue
received.
"It would be cheaper to let
everyone play free," com-
mented Ann Prout after it
was indicated the revenue
generated so far was $182.50,
while the stipends paid the at-
tendants was $288.
Rec director lynne Far-
quhar indicated fbat only a
dozen people had taken out
season memberships at $15
and the revenue from the
prime time rental was not as
good as hoped.
The board agreed to try the
same procedure for the next
couple of weeks before mak-
ing any changes.
Registrations for the local
playground are also lower
than anticipated, but Far-
quhar suggested this may
have been due to the extreme
hot days when the program
opened.
Brenda Pincombe is the
Supervisor and leaders in-
clude Dave Creery, Cheryl
Stewart and Susan Birm-
ingham. Leaders -in -training
are Jennifer Rose and Dianne
Warwick.
The wading pool has been
painted and opened this week.
Swimming lessons are also
in full swing and registration
has amounted to$8,118. The
budget calls for revenue of
$12,000 and Farquhar said it
is hoped registrations for the
final three sessions will bring
the revenue in line with the
budget.
p
er
Charlie represented Huron
after winning the by-election
on May 12, 1958, to succeed
the late Tom,Pryde.
That win was considered
somewhat of an upset as the
late Dr. E.A. McMaster had
been considered the favorite
of the five PC candidates to
succeed Mr. Pryde. Charlie
won the nomination on the
first ballot • and went on to
defeat the Liberal standard-
bearer Dr. Addison of Clinton.
. He was appointed a
minister without portfolio in
1961 and subsequently held
the posts of minister of
highways, treasurer, minister
of economics, minister of
revenue, minister _ of
transport, minister of
transportation and com-
munications, chairman of the
management board of cabinet
and finally treasurer and
minister of economics and in-
tergaver ntal affairs.
"Your record of public ser-
vice is long and distinguished
but that is not the great
dimension of Charles Mac -
Naughton. You will he
remembered for your
humanity and your humility,
your sense of honor and of
honesty, your vision and your
loyalty," Davis said when the
Huron MPP retired.
In an interview at the time
of his retirement, the former
cabinet minister termed the
development of Huron In-
dustrial Park and the
establishment of the Cen-
tralia College of Agricultural
Technology at the former air
base .fit Centralia as the
greatest achievement for the
riding :dining his lengthy
tenure.
Howeverb be said the
greatest satisfaction came in
helping the constituents
whom he served throughout
the riding.
"It alt starts and stops in
your riding, and you can't sit
behind a fat desk in Toronto
without their (constituents)
support," he explained.
"I gained great satisfaction
from helping people over
humps," he recalled, adding
that no Huron constituent had
ever approached him with
anything frivolous.
After his retirement,
Charlie was named chairman
of the Ontario Racing Com-
mission and was appointed to
several boards of directors
for leading companies in the
province and elsewhere in
Canada.
Prior to being elected, he
was a member and chairman
of the local school board and
was on the original group in-
strumental in bringing a
hospital to the South Huron
community.
Mayor Bruce Shaw said it
was fitting that the communi-
ty honor the former MPP,
saying he had treated the
community "extremely well"
during his many years in
office.
"He was in tune with our
needs as a community," said
Shaw, noting that on a couple
of occasions, the former
cabinet minister had helped
cut through civil service red
tape to get local projects
underway.
"More broadly speaking, he
was respected for his hones-
ty and his genuine concern for
the province," the Mayor
added.
The MacNaughton's have
two children, John, a
director of Burns Fry Ltd.,
an investment firm in
Toronto; and Heather, Mrs.
Bill Howitt, Windsor.
South Huron, North Middlesex
EXETER, ONTARIO, July 14,1982
Charles MacNaughton with his record number of portfolios
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Tr WAS GOOD — Watermelon proved to be an excellent dessert item for a one
day trip to Morrison Dam for youngsters of the Exeter and Huron Pork playgrounds
Friday. Enjoying watermelon. are Donna Jones, Matthew Wurm and Kyle Werri.tt..
Don Pullen first recipient
of distinguished worker prize
Huron County agricultural
representative Don Pullen is
the first recipient of the
newly inaugurated
Distinguished Extension
Worker Award, presented by
the Canadian Society of
Extensionists at a banquet
on July 13 during the
Agricultural Institutes of
Canada convention at the
University ' of British
Columbia.
AIC membership includes,
the Canadian Society of
Agricultural Economists,
the Association of Faculties
of Agriculture in Canada, the
Canadian Consulting
Agrologists Association, the
Canadian Farm
Management Association,
the Canadian Society of
Agricultural Engineers, the
Canadian Society of
Agronomy and Field Crops
and the Canadian Society of
Animal Science as well as
Pullen's associates, the
Canadian Society of
Extensionists.
The national award has
been established to
recognize and encourage
those who go well beyond the
call of duty while performing
the myriad tasks within (and
outside) the purview of an
agricultural extension
Worker'.
Candidates were
nominated by local groups of
extension workers, and
submissions included sup-
porting documents from
present staffs and former
associates.
Pullen's record as an
agricultural extension
worker covers the last two
decades. Ile was raised on a
beef, hog and sheep farm in
Perth County; active in 4-H
and Junior Farmers, a
Stephen threatens
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Queen's Guineas winner in
1956 and a National 4-H
Conference delegate the
following year.
After receiving an
associate diploma in
agriculture from Ontario
Agriculture College in
Guelph in 1958, Pullen
worked as a summer
assistant agricultural
representative for Perth,
Wellington and Dufferin
counties • until 1962 while
continuing his education.
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EARLY START
Monday's session of Exeter
council will commence at 6:30
p.m.
The early start is to allow
members to attend patron's
night at Huron Country
Playhouse later in the.
evening.
ant• reconsideration
Rei boa
Faced with the threat of
losing grants from Stephen
Township, plus higher
operating costs than an-
ticipated and several
unanswered questions, the
South Huron rec centre
board of management has
turned down a request to
have ice installed earlier this
fall.
The threat of losing grant
money was contained in a
letter. from Stephen Town-
ship council, which noted
they were not in favor of
having early ice installed in
Exeter in competition with
"' - - -- EXETER KATIMAVIK SPONSORS - Eleven Katimavik workers will be living in Ex-
eter and doing community work under the auspices of three local groups. Sponsors
include: (from Ieft)Lynne Farquhar of the rec centre; Don Appleby of the ARC In-
dustries in Dashwood; Dan Kennaley, of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authori-
ty; also chairman of the sponsoring committee; Ted Jones also of the authority;
Katimavik group leader Robin Stonley, and Glen Kells of the Eiteter works
department.
Alternative learning and,
community work in Katimavik
Personal development and Farquhar noted the workers in October is coming from
.service to the community will would be doing maintenance Hardy Mountain in B.C. while
be the aim of 11 Katimavik and repairs around the rec the Exeter group travels to
workers coming to Exeter Ju- centre and Exeter parks. Roberval in Quebec.
ly 15: The workers will be on a ' The Katimavikers are paid
Katimavik, an Inuit word shared -time basis with the one dollar per day as spen-
meaning meeting place, is the • town works department. ding money and recieve an
title of a 'national volunteer At ARC Industries, Don Ap- honorarium of $1,000 at the
youth program' funded by the pleby said the work would be end of the nine months.
federal government.more along the lines of in District :coordinator Kate
A meeting of officials from dividual training in learning Wiggins told Thursday's
six Katimavik groups and supervisory skills and work- seminar audience that par-
theirsponsoring organiza- • ing with the mentally ticipants in the program have
tions was held at the South handicapped. a strict code of conduct.
Huron Rec Centre, Thursday. He said he expects the There is no drug use or
There will be Katimavik Katimavikers to get involved alcohol abuse allowed, sleep -
groups in Etter,--8ea%rNt wee 13evem4+ffer t Vkli • r:!ing must,. be; -•in separated
London, St. Marys and two • programs and possibly work`''goarters-Y1tU`sei) artd there -
groups in Goderich. at the Huron Hope nursery. are rules against hitchhiking
According to Exeter group They will also be doing and a dress code.
leader Robin Stanley, this mainenance and clean-up There is also a "fair share"
was the first meeting of its around the buildings. • nide which Wiggins explained
type. The Katimavik members as a catch-all for
She noted that this year's represent a cross section of Katimavikers to share the;
Katimavik program was put- Canada. They are between load.
ting more emphasis on com- the ages of 17 to 22 and have Wiggins added there was no
munity involvment. Better been selected by computer disciplinary measures taken,
community awareness and from a variety of Canadian other than sending a partici-
better co-ordination between lifestyles. pant home.
Katimavik and the communi- The workers 'volunteer'for Of the 11 workers in each
ty were the goals of the a nine month program of three month group, Kennaley
meeting. three months each at three . explained that two would be
In • the Exeter area. different locations. left at the home to take care
Katimavikers will be working The second group arriving Continued from page 2
with the town, the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation
Authority and the South
Huron association for the
mentally handicapped at
ARC Industries in Dashwood.
Dan Kennaley of the
authority is also chairman of
the sponsoring committee.
For the authority the
Katimavikers will be
employed in doing park shut-
down and maintenance, trail
clearing and preparation of
trails for cross country skiing.
and will also be involved in
the building of a wildlife view-
ing stand and a waterfowl
pond at Parkhill.
Kennaley also hopes to get
the workers involved in
publication of the authority's
newsletter.
Exeter rec director Lynne
STAYING AFLOAT - Philip Elder of Crediton gets a
floating ride with help from his mother Mary during a
moms and tots session at the Huron Pork pool, Mon-
day morning. T -A photo
Utility bill higher than expected.
d vetoes earl
their arena in Huron Park.
Council advised that if the
rec board installed the early
ice. Stephen would review
their grant assistance.
Stephen currently pays • a
grant of $1,200 per year to the
SN rec board.
A letter was also received
from Usborne Township,
making reference to a
"conflict" between the
Exeter Minor Hockey
Association and the Exeter
Agricultural Society over the
stallation of early ice.
borne's letter said the
deems the interest of
e important than
Us
council
the fair mor
early ice. •
Rec board mem
somewhat at a loss
derstanding the letter.
"I don't think think there's
a conflict," commented
board chairman John Pym,
one of the Usborne
representatives on the
halyard. It was noted that the
matter had been discussed
with the fair board and they
had given tentative approval
as long as the proposed floor
that would be erected to
facilitate the fair to be held
on the ice surface met their
requirements for safety and
the building temperature
bers were
in un -
was adequate for fair
patrons.
Finance committee
chairperson Carolym
Merner presented the board
with estimated utility . costs
for September and noted that
they were higher than had
been suggested in earlier
submissions to the board. •
The PUC had calculated
the cost .of utilities for
AuguSt 1978 at -14,626.15 in
terms of 1982dollars. In 1978,
ice was installed during the
sum mer. for .the use of the •
Huron Lockey School.
Mrs. Lerner said the cost
for this.September had been
estimated at' only $3.198 in
the previous submission to
the board.
"1 don't need to tell you
don't have that extra money
in the budget," she said. .
Ann Prout, the only.
member to vote in favor of
the earlier ice. argued that
September's utilities cost
we
ire
Should be lower than August.
'Mrs. Merner also noted -
that the board would be
losing an • anticipated
revenue of 1800 from roller
skating if early ice was in-
stalled. •
Bill Rose contended that
the project could be close to
break-even for the board, but
said that once the groups
proposing to buy the portable
floor had done so, they would,
expect the board to continue
to i- stal early ice and this
could be a hardship in light
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PLAN OPEN HOUSE
The Anglican Churchill Ex-
eter is participating - in
Heritage Days by.. offering a
tour of the historical building
nd refreshments on Satt.tr-
afternoon from 1 to 4:30.:
1 Memorial was built
same year as Er -
da%
Triyi
m 1887. the
eter's town ha