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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-09-22, Page 34y 9ac'i jolIin�d MARCHING MUSIC — Pipers and drummer Alf Smith march to Trivitt Anglican Church. line up for Sunday's .legion T -A photo Kippen WI hear speaker from Central America B y MRS. RENA CALDWELL Kippen Kippen East Women's In- stitute met at the home of Mrs. Harry Caldwell, Wednesday. The meeting commenced with a "Blues Chaser" by president Mrs. James Drummond. Roll Call "a recipe made with a dairy product" produced many good recipes. Mrs. Alex McGregor chaired the program. ami I hate to admit that winter could be -coming. So far, September's been good to us with above average tem- peratures! I could easily fool myself into believing that this is July and summer will lash' forever. I avoid giving in to colder weather. I leave windows open as much as possible, and refuse to let the furnace come on. I won't put extra blankets on the bed. And there's no way I'll bring woollen clothes out' of the -closet until I ab- solutely have to. We keep on boating, swimming, water skiing and enjoying the warm weather. As long as I keep pretending it's summer, maybe the above average temperatures will stay. • So you can see why it didn't fit in with philosophy the other day when I heard my husband, Victor, rattling around in the attic, hunting up his hockey equipment. Needless to say, I wasn't pleased when I saw that bat coming down from .the attic, spilling skates, pants, socks, sweater and pads all over the kitchen. - Tholie scatterred items marked the commencement of another season of having them strewn about the kit- chen, airing out after every game. Scattered, smelly hockey equipment does not add to the decor of many homes, and in a home where space is at a premium, it is definately not an asset. As well, scattered hockey equipment is an admission that winter is just around the corner, and that is something that I refuse to admit. So I looked the other way 'when the hockey equipment came falling from the attic. Ostrich -like, I hoped that if I didn't see the hockey equip- ment, maybe it would disappear. We had had a lovely day of warm temperatures -and sunny skies, when Victor an- nounced he was going to hockey practise. It was to be held at the very convenient hour of 10:00 to 11:00 p.m., in the arena in Watford, a good half hour's drive away. "Fine", I responded to his statement that he was playing hockey. I made up my mind that I would go to bed with a good book. I would ignore the fact that he was playing hockey while we still are en- joying summer weather. I was just settling into bed a little after 10:00 o'clock when the phone rang. A col- lect call, would I accept the charges? It was Victor. After unloading his equipment from his car, he had locked his keys inside. Would I come with my set of keys to unlock his car? His LN7 has those door lock- ing knobs without heads on them, and is impossible to break into. Yes, I would come and retrieve his keys. Good, he says. He'd be on the ice, so would I bring the keys in to him. My good book was set aside for more than an hour as I Speaker Barry Cleave of Bayfield was introduced by Mrs. Al Hoggarth. He showed movies of Belize, the former British Honduras in Central America. Mr. Cleave was a very interesting speaker who gave a detailed account of this unspoiled tropical paradise that produces three crops a year and has a year round temperature of 75 to 80 degrees. Mrs. Robert Kinsman con- tributed two piano numbers, Mary's • musings By Mary Alderson made the late night trip to Watford. Needless to say, I was less than thrilled at this unexpected outing. Even Pep- per, our dog who loves to go anywhere in the car, didn't want to make the trip with me. And I must say, that it is pretty difficult to ignore the arrival of another winter when your standing in all arena, watching the puck on the ice. Mrs. Jack Sinclair gave two poems. Mrs. Stewart'Pepper thanked the speaker and gave current events and courtesy remarks and also reported visiting. A former member Mrs. Campbell Eyre asked the members to bring samples of their well water in a glass jar. It was decided not to cater at this time. Two new members transferred from Hensall In- stitute. Mrs. Drummond gave a reading "The five day cow". Lunch was served by the hostess, co -hostess Mrs. Alex McGregor and the committee in charge. Since "Strikes" are the order of the day. A taxpayer at Kippen would like to know when the taxpayers of Huron are going on strike, refusing to pay the exhorbitant taxes levied by the Huron County Board of Education. Personals Mrs. James McGregor returned from Lac la Biche in Alberta, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reid, Cornwall, visited friends in the area last week. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter, Guelph, were re= cent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones. Lyle Kinsman underwent surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Friday. Replies to Hydro chairman Sy Jock Riddell MPP A few weeks back, my weekly column dealt with my concerns over Ontario Hydro's uncontrolled capital expansion program and the adverse effects that their mismanagement is having in greatly increasing electricity rates in this province. Since that time, the Chair- man of Ontario Hydro has written a letter to the editor attempting to refute my criticisms. You may recall that On- tario Hydro had applied to the Ontario Energy Board to in- crease electricity rates by 14 percent in 1983 and had pro- jected rate increases of a whopping 16% for the follow- ing year. On August 31st, after public hearings into the matter the Ontario Energy Board releas- ed their report which substan- tiates many of my concerns and criticisms of Ontario Hydro. The Board has recom- mended that the proposed Hydro rate increase for 1983 be reduced by 5% and that it's revenue requirement be reduced by 8168.6 million. Even the limited information that was provided by Ontario Hydro enabled the Board to recommend a substantial revenue cut. The Energy Board admit- ted in their report that they were "constrained in several respects" in their investiga- tion by a lack of information. In fact, the Counsel for the Board argued that they were provided with only 50 percent of the information on which the Board made their decision. The Board has recommend- ed that Hydro. impose salary guidelines on all Executive Salary empolyees, similar to the 6 percent imposed on senior public servants and elected Members in Hydro plan to relocate many of its Head Office staff away from its costly downtown Toronto location . and to consider disposing of its former Head Office building. Of major concern to the On- tario Energy Board was the fact that they were unable to examine Ontario Hydro's capital ekpansion program which is the main culprit in • skyrocketing electricity rates. Ontario Hydro's costly over -capacity presently stands at about 40 percent. The Board stated that "...lit- tle can be done by the Board in the way of economy measures to .reduce such costs without effective par- ticipation in the determina- tion of the system program." You may recall that Op$tario's long-term debt is presently about 815 billion lind that over 40 percent of oUr electricity bills currently gees to paying off Ontario. Hydro's interest payments on this ac- cumulated debt. The Board also indicated concern over the adequacy and effectiveness of Ontario Hydro's control of capital costs. No doubt they were as shocked, as I was, to discover the Hydro's estimated cost of the uncompleted Darlington Nuclear Plant has jumped from 82.5 billion in 1974 to 810.1 billion in August 1982. My colleagues and I, welcome the report of the On- tario Energy Board and believe that it's recommend- Women at Woodham hear former teacher By MISS. JEAN COPELAND Woodham The regular meeting of the Woodham UCW was held on Tuesday with 21 members and two visitors present. The meeting opened by Mrs. Mary Gartenburg giving a very in- teresting report of her recent activities while being a delegate at Alma College, the theme being The Life of the World is Jesus. Mrs. Doris Spence and Mrs. Ruth Leny were in charge of the Worship ervice which was on education. Scripture was read by Mrs. Joyce Strahan. Mrs. Ruth Levy then gave several readings followed by prayer by Mrs. Doris Spence. This part of the meeting closed by singing School Days and My Grandfather's Clock led by Mrs. Doris Spence and Mrs. Audrey Baker. Mrs. Georgina Baker then introduced the guest speaker Mrs. Alma Langford of Ex- eter who was a former member. Her topic was on education and was very in- teresting as she taught many of those present at Woodham School and had pictures to reminisce. If you have a hard job to do that has to be dont; properly do it early -in the day. That's. the time you do the most accurate work. If speed is the thing, do the job in the • early afternoon. You work fastest around' two p.m. President Mrs. Verla Copeland was in charge of the business. It was decided to donate money to the Church roof fund. We were reminded of the South West Regional October 20 at 7:15 p.m. at Hib- bert Church. ed cut in the proposed Hydro rate is a step in the right direction. 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