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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-07-28, Page 3sae esn sevenp.ss .12 area vohidos pioteS fumes to enter the vehicle. plates, epprently realizing "After, you've ptOled.a body their vehicles wouldn't pass out of a vehicle, you the inspection. don't like to see those things," "If they feel they can't pass he commented. and don't want to pay to fix DeVeulle noted that due to them up, they'll surrender the the current economic situa- plates themselves," DeVeulle tion, safety inspection of- noted. ficials are trying to be as le- Motorists who fail to show nient as possible with up for the safety inspection motorists so they won't have after being given notices can to pay any more than be charged under the necessary to get their Highway Traffic Act and the vehicles safetied and back on Compulsory Automobile In- - the road. surance Act. . He also noted that people The inspection is for safety are starting to look after their aspects only, including steer - cars and trucks better. ing, brakes and exhaust. "We're finally getting .If minor problems are through to them," he said in found, owners may take their reference to the fact most vehicles to a garage to be fix - people realize they have to ed and come back for a re - keep their vehicles in a safe _examination. When major condition or they'll be taken problems are found that off the road, make the car dangerous on Exeter OPP Constables the road,' the licence plates Rick Ellins and Wally are removed. Tomasik were assisting .the Owners can get the plates two mechanics, flagging reissued at no charge as soon down vehicles near the town as the vehicles are found to be hall to enter the safety inspec- road -worthy again by the tion area at the rear of the ministry inspectors. building on Thursday and During their two-day stay Friday in Exeter, the ministry duo in- 4 : �. ' In addition, the OPP and spected 38 vehicles � and 31 town police had handed out were found to have defects of notices to several area some nature. Of those, 12 Owners to have their vehicles were found to have defects of checked. A few of those volun- such a serious nature that the tarily surrendered their plates were removed. The lady was upset! She Ing green. jumped on the accelerator "That thing has no brakes," and moved her car to the he noted. nearby parking area and The vehicle was one of slammed the door as she step- several that had its licence ped out. plates removed by DeVeulle Safety lane inspector and his assistant, Greg Fer- Clarence DeVeulle shook his ris, during their two-day stay head, while at the same time . in Exeter with the ministry of breathing a sigh of relief that transportation and com- the lady had managed to stop munications safety inspection the car without ending up on lanes. - the nearby Exeter lawn bowl- In addition to having faulty brakes, the two mechanics had found several other defects with the vehicle. DeVeulle pointed to the jagg- ed piece of rusted metal on one door and noted that It was the type of thing that causes a nasty cut and ane that never properly heals. On opening the trunk, he found a make -shift patch job on both corners that still allowed deadly exhaust L $AFET. LANES PAILS' THE TEST- Dianne Dittmer, Exeter, watches as her car is given an inspec- t(on at the safety lanes in Exeter. Making'the inspection are Greg Ferris and Clarence geVeulle of the ministry of transportation and'communications, while at the right are Exeter OPP Constables Rick Ellins and Wally Tomasik, who assisted by flagging down vehicles to take the check: The Dittmer vehicle was one of 12 which had its plates removed. • A, VEHICLE INSPECTED = ,This pickup truck was one of the 38 vehicles which passed through the ministry of transportation and communications safety lane in Exeter. Thirty-one of the vehicles were found to have some defects. Inspecting the truck are Greg Farris, left, and Clarence DeVeulle of the ministry inspection staff. Playhouse appoints new artistic director The search committee for the board of directors of Huron Country Playhouse has appointed Ron Ulrich as ar- tistic director for a three-year term. The announcement was made at a reception at the playhouse yesterday. Ulrich comes. to the Playhouse with - experience which has taken him across . Canada and England as an actor and director. In her comments, present artistic director Aileen Taylor -Smith said she was content to continue her career away from the Playhouse knowing that Ulrich would be- taking over. Ulrich paid tribute to Taylor -Smith, saying "she's dynamite and magic." Ile was introduced by Bet- tie Gibbs, present chairlady of the Playhouse board of directors. She was on the search committee with Bar- bara Ivy, Douglas Coo, Bert Albertson and Dave Sheppard. A graduate of the Universi- WWWWWWWWW1WWWWWWWWW ty of Saskatchewan and the National Theatre School of Canada, Ulrich has directed at Kawartha summer theatre at Lindsay with 12 plays to his credit there, five at the Ryer- Son Theatre in Toronto and six at Victoria. He has just finished direc- ting a production of "On Golden Pond" at the Kawar- tha theatre. Crop report Continued from front page dicate the fall wheat yields will be down this year. He speculates that May weather conditions perhaps con- tributed to poor pollination. However, wheat came through better in Huron than in almost any Ontario county; Essex, for example, expects a very high loss of up to 90 percent. Barley and mixed grain show good promise, and the cereal grain harvest should be in full swing by the first week of August.. Huron farmers baling their second -cut hay are finding it to be really excellent quality. Pullen hopes for extra -high yields of.corn;the projected income at present is below the break-even point.. ile has noticed a complete turn- around in that crop; after the May dryness and the June rain, the colour has come back, and the corn looks good. Pullen has just returned from a trip to British Colum- biawhere he was the recipient of a Distinguished Extension Worker Award. The popular ag rep, who admitted he had never before been "west of Goderich", toured 5,000 acres of raspberries in the Fraser Valley and saw no sign of sap beetles. The huge red berries, yielding four tons to the acre, are picked by hand; growers lose one ton out of four if they use mechanical harvesters. OFF THEY COME - Greg Ferris of the ministry of transportation and communications removes the licence plate from one of the 12 vehicles which was declared unsafe for the rood during the visit of the safety inspec- tion lanes in Exeter last week. Owners can have the plates put back on at no charge if their vehicles are. satisfactorily repaired. Police investigate thefts, collisions Three thefts and two colli- sions were investigated this week by the Exeter police. • Plow match Continued from front page using tractor- and horse - pulled plows try to furrow their way to cash prizes. A queen of the furrow will be crowned October 1. Con- testants are judged on plow- ing and speaking skills as well as appearance and deport- ment. The prize for the queen, who spends her reign pro- moting next year's show in Ottawa -Carleton, will be a new car. For history buffs, organizers are setting up a display of farm machinery and photographs depicting Middlesex County as it was about 1928. A popcorn wagon used 50 years ago in Springbank Park will be featured. Two parades with bands and majorettes from the county will open and close the plowing match and farm show. London's Karen Baldwin, Miss Canada, and last year's furrow queen, Yvonne Palliser, will adorn one of the floats in the parades. Camping facilities will be available for visitors and parking will be free. Admis- sion to the 66th annual plow- ing match will be $4 for adults and $1 for chirdren The thefts included an AM/FM cassette and radio from a vehicle owned by David Keys, RR 1 Varna, while it was parked at the rear of Mathers Motors; a bicycle from Jerry MacLean & Son; and a quantity of food and money from Les Pines Hotel. On Wednesday, a vehicle driven by Frederick Havers, London, collided with one driven by Frederick Chennell, Exeter, with damage amoun- ting to $750. Marion Chennell sustained minor injuries. The other collision was on Friday when vehicles driven by Hattie Heffron, London, and Paul Cronyn, RR 2 Lucan, were involved on Main St. Damage in that one was also $750. .WIN DRAWS The elimination draw held by the Optimist club of. Kirkton-Woodham at their fourth annual Frog 'n Log'n Day Sunday produced the following winners: $45 Glen Prout, Kirkton, Jim Rundle, Woodham, Marian Jaques, Woodham, Jack Switzer, Kirkton, Jack Robinson. Kirkton, Dave Scott, Schomberg. Doug Dun- nell, St. Marys, }E.W. Lang, Lakeside, Ed Forrest, Lon- don, Ray Thomson, Granton, ,l & M Scott, Centralia. The last ticketdrawn was worth. $1,000 to the lucky holder Rill Squire. Granton. Five seek title at Friedsburg Days. 4! LORI STEWARDSON PAM RUMBALL FAYE GAISER SUSAN BIRMINGHAM Merner's Meats Boyle's Skills and Quills Julie's Family Hairstyling Hoffman's .. CHERYL WEBBER Hensall Siding • . . Times -Advocate, July 28,1982 .- • - . . • . Pao* '3 Open Thurs., & Fri. Niles Till 9 The Place to BUY BEEF And Produce Too Exeter 235•0450 Short Rib Roasts � � 79 i.. Freezer Special. 5 Ib. Boxes Boneless Rib Eye or T Bone Steaks Limited Quantities First come, first served Sorry No Rain Cheques 5.99.. Boneless Legu.OPork Stuffed with Dressing 9 • Ib. Top Valu Wieners 9 Stock Up the Freezer 9Ib• Butt and Shoulder Chops Combination Platter 1.49... 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