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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-10-06, Page 3pected most of the moving to Ottawa -Carleton would be completed by Thursday of this week. The 1983 match will be sponsored by the Ottawa - Carleton Plowing Association Give groups commendation Despite a rather shoddy treatment for their mayor at the International Plowing Match, Exeter council this week voiced commendation for the Middlesex host committee. • Councillor Gaylan Josephson noted the commit- tee had spent many months in preparation for the event and described it as' a "very big and worthwhile project". Also receiving council com- mendation were members of the Exeter Agricultural Socie- ty for their efforts in staging the recent fall fair. Councillor Bill Mickle described it as an excellent event and said council would be remiss if they failed to say thanks to those who played such an important part in 'staging it. In reference to the plowing match, Mayor Shaw indicated thatunlike previous years, municipal council represen- tatives from outside the host county were not invited to plow in the mayors and reeves' section. He and Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell showed up, oblivious to the situation, and Shaw reported to council this week that while the results were not known at this time (he didn't think the mayors had even been judged) he was confident he had finished in the ton three. "Were there more than three entries?" questioned Josephson. "There will be no further questions answered," the Mayor quickly replied. Councillor Lossy Fuller said she had attended Satur- day's iPM specifically to watch the Mayor plow and had some difficulty finding the proper site. She reported that she wat- ched some plowing and learn- ed that it was the experts bat- tling for the Ontario cham- pionship, not the mayors' event. Despite checking with several officials at the match, she never did find anyone who knew where the municipal of- ficials were competing. and will beheld pear the town of Richmond ba the Garnet Ralph and neighbouring farms. The local chairman will be Preston Ralph. The Ottawa contingent had an exhibit at the Lucan match featuring their mascot Korny-Alfie. Middlesex committee secretary Sandy Forsyth was a happy fellow Saturday after noon. He came up with a slogan when the match was awarded to Middlesex some .five years ago. At that time Forsyth said, "The skies will be blue in '82" and that's exactly what happened, Vice-chairman Bill Frank told the T -A Saturday after- noon, "The faith we had not only in the weather, but, in our chairmen really paid off." Frank added, "I have seen a lot of International matches as an exhibitor and I feel we had the best quality of chairmen since inception of the match. Their co-operation was tremendous." Ladies division chairman Marilyn Jenken had a. brief comment, "I'm tired but hap- py. Our displays were very well recieved." At the awards dinner Fri- day night at the Progress building at Western Fair in London, 23 year-old Sharon Salm from.Ayr representing North Dumfries township in Waterloo county was named Ontario Queen of the Furrow. Middlesex Queen of the Furrow Nancy Harris was named Miss Congeniality by the other 29 contestants from 'all parts of Ontario. In the actual plowing com- petitions, the grand cham- pions were Ken Ferguson of Stouffville and Bob Brown of Ayr. These two men will represent Canada in the 1983 world plowing championships to be held in Zambabwe, Africa in May. Brian McGavin and Steve Adams of Huron county were co -winners of a University of Guelph scbp3oraiip for their plowing prtfwet>Fi �nud-slinging A number of area plowmen participated in the various categories. Bevan Shapton, RR 1, Exeter was llth for two furrows in the 20 to 25 years bracket; Kirk Blackler, RR 1, Kirkton was seventh, ninth and tenth and Bryan Ber- trand was fifth, seventh and eighth in the three furrows class for plowers over the age of 20 years. Darlene Paton of Lucan was eighth and tenth in the two furrow class for 17 to 19 years of age. Also participating in the match were Clare and Jim Paton, also of Lucan. In special events plowing, Huron warden Harold Robin- son won his division, Ron Shirran of Parkhill was the winner in the mayor's category with Bruce Shaw of Exeter in second spot while the reeve's winner was D.J. Ball of Adelaide township. In the media section, Ross Haugh of the T -A was the newspaper winner while Gord Hume of CKSL in London was best for radio and Jack Shawnessy of CFPL was television's best. Exeter court Continued from front page ning from Judge Cochrane. A Crediton man, Ronald Albert MacEachern, pleaded guilty to a charge of uttering and was given a suspended sentence and placed on proba- tion for one year. The court learned that he forged a name on an income tax return cheque in. the amount of $208.20 and cashed it on March 27. He was ordered to make\restitution for the $208.20 to the govern- ment of Canada. It was reported that the ac- cused was living with his sister at the time of the inci- dent and they had absolutely no money and the cash was used to purchase food. Gerald L. Clement, 19, Ot- tawa, was. given an absolute discharge after pleading guil- ty to a charge of possession of narcotics on July 9. Remanded out of custody for a pre -sentence report on October 26, was Norman Frederick Peters, Hensel!, who pleaded guilty to three charges. in Tuesday's court session. He was charged with failing to appear in court on May 25, possession -of narcotics on April 28 and for breach of recognizance on January 8. He was found to have nar- cotics valued at between $65 and $70 when stopped by police on April 28. A fine of $250 or 25 days was levied against Patrick John White, Parkhill, who pleaded guilty to the theft of a motor vehicle on May 22. The, vehi- cle had been taken from Club Albatross in Huron Park and was recovered later near London. Fingerprints of the accused were found in the vehicle. He was given 30 days in •which to pay the fine. An Exeter youth, Christopher John Radigan, was givena suspended sentence and placed on proba- tion for one year after pleading guilty to the April 9 break, enter and theft at the Exeter Polka Dot store. He was ordered to make restitu-, tion for the $204.00 stolen in the breakin. The court learned it was his first offence and took place just after he marked his 16th birthday. A former Zurich man, William Allison, now of RR 2 Staffa, was fined $200 or 20 days after pleading guilty to the charge of careless use of firearms laid on June 26. He was also prohibited from using or maintaining any firearms for oneyear and the court ordered that the weapons he had in his posses- sion be kept in the custody of the police or any relative with a certificate. Times -Advocate. October 6,1982 Page 3 4 • f, Weidinf/ [Jh o/ojraph y Book Now to have ,,our happiest day preSer. ed for years to come CALL Schwartzentruber Photography 2)50617 i Jajt - 4 llaheru O Cheeie"t//ou3e Jot* TJhan4/ivinf/ eve Fresh Dinner Rolls and Crusty Rolls, Pies and Tarts. We have a wide variety of Canadian and Imported Cheeses to suit your taste. CHEESE PLATES - made with. your favorite kinds of cheese. Please order one day in advance. Special - Old White Cheddar $3. 1 9 Ib. We have bulk snacks and baking supplies. a34 s- Fu Bread fresh from our oven to your table 443 Main St., Exeter 235-0332 Zurich, 236-4912 Seaforth 527-1803 DISCUSS PLOWING PROWESS — Parkhill mayor Ron Shirran, Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw and Harry Worsen of Goderich plan strategy prior to their plowing competi- tion at the International Plowing Match Saturday afternoon. Shirran was the winner. Delinquent dog owners face charge PIan court action over tags Monday night's session of Exeter council was one of the shortest on record, lasting just over half an hour, with "old business" taking up most of the time. The old business included a reminder from Councillor Dorothy Chapman about two outstanding threats that had' been made by council regar- ding unsightly piles of dirt on some local properties and the matter of unpaid dog tags. After advising that the pro- perty owners :had failed to heed council's request to clean up the piles of dirt by the deadline, she urged that action be taken. "This council shouldn't make hollow threats," she commented. Her cohorts agreed and passed a motion authorizing works superintendent Glenn Kells to hire a contractor to level the mounds of dirt on the vacant lots and add the costs Nominations approaching The nomination period for the upcoming municipal elec- tions opens on October 14 and candidates have until October 18 to file papers. 1 Monday night, Exeter coun- cil decided to proceed with a r tepayers' meeting to allow candidates an opportunity to p esent their caseS::io the electorate. p Date for the meeting was set for October 20 at the town hall. Councillor Bill Mickle ques- tioned that location, sug- gesting it may be difficult for some of the elderly to climb the stairs to the auditorium, Mayor Shaw agreed there could be some difficulty, but quickly noted that candidates could "make points" by being on hand to assist anyone hav- ing difficulty with the stairs. Council also set•November 17 for the annual appreciation night at which time,members of elected and appointed bodies are honored at a dinner. to the taxes • of the property owners. Three owners had been sent notices to have the dirt removed several weeks ago, but only one took any action. Mrs. Chapman then directed her attention to the matter of unpaid dog tags and was told by Clerk Liz Bell that about half of the 23 delinquent owners had failed to pur- chase the necessary tags by the October 1 deadline. Noting it was unfair to those who pay and makes • a mockery of the bylaws, Mrs. Chapman again suggested some action should be taken. The administration staff was authorized to proceed with charges against the owners. The lone committee report tabled at the meeting was from the public works com- mittee. In it, a recommenda- tion was made that the CNR be approached in respect to consideration of placing war- ning lights at the railway crossing on Huron St. West. The crossing was the scene of a train -truck collision a week ago. Reeve Don MacGregor, throupfl recent experiences withtheinstallationof warning lights by county council, ad- visedthat the cost of lights would be around $11,000 and the maintenance per year would run to $1,000. . He said the cost was split 60-40 between the county and Abe railway in the county's situation. Councillor :Tom Humphreys wondered if "singing" rumble strips at the approaches to the track would serve to warn motorists, and while it was agreed that may be something to consider, coun- cil decided to proceed on the recommendation of the com- mittee to investigate the possibility of lights first. Council also approved a recommendation of the com- mittee to complete the Mill St. sanitary sewer from Market to Carling at a cost of $2,700. Approved as. well was a recommendation to the 1983 council that they include in next year's budget an expen- diture of $6,000 to instaTcurb cuts on the sidewalks along Main St. to assist disabled persons. 1t was indicated that the project, if approved next year, would not be eligible for ministry of transportation and communications subsidy. • The committee authorized Mayor Shaw to write a letter to Katimavik officials re- questing consideration of hav- ing them back in the com- munity next year. Two of the present Katimavik youths worked with the works department this summer and Kells' reported they were very ex- cellent workers and a great -help. He said their assistance saved the town from hiring extra help during -the sidewalk construction program. The present Katimavik group moves from Exeter shortly and will be replaced by another group. The pro- gram continues for six more months. Cancer Continued from front page Remington, Goderich, was the recipient of the campaign award. During a short business meeting at the end of the evening, McDaniel announc- ed the gratifying results of the 1982 campaign. The objeFtive Culbert,y+tio was responsible _'of $71,000 was surpassed by, a. year ago for moving much iripre than $12,000. The383,6351,,f! ' notch services and total included$13,276 from the utilities to Lucan said he ex - Clinton campaign, $22,994 col- lected in Exeter, $7,835 in Seaforth, $16,595 in Wingham and $22,935 in Goderich. The Exeter fashion show presented by Merry Rags, Grand Bend, with participa- tion from all five areas, realized $5,804.97. Forty-five d daffodils sold b Match ends in Continued from front pageyyrr .and a number of neighboss the match which included the Canadian plowing champion- ships attracted more than 600 exhibitors with a wide varie- ty of displays to interest . farmers and urban residents alike. Middlesex local committee chairman Jack McNamara said he was very pleased with the outcome of the match and particularly the weather which has hampered similar matches in recent years in all parts of the province. A year ago, extremely wet weather conditions at Barrie held attendance down to less than 65,000. McNamara praised his hard working committee and especially chairman of tented city Mert Culbert and his wife Muriel. At Friday's awards banquet McNamara said, "The entire committee was a great set of wheels and the Culbert's walked that extra mile." Wet weather for several weeks had some of the service roads at the match site in a very muddy condition when the gates opened Tuesday morning, but, the sun came out at noon and the weather and attendance improved every day. While Hughes said total at- tendance was 110,000, figures posted in the media tent revealed 14,000 Tuesday, 22,000 Wednesday, 27,000 Thursday, 29,500 Friday and over 30,000 Saturday for more than 122,000. McNamara said the com- mittee's ability and Mert Culbert's in particular to keep everyone off the pedestrian streets until the match open- ed was a great help. By Friday boots were only needed to cross sonle of the service roads. Walking along the exhibit streets was excellent. Host farmer Alan Scott commented, "I was extreme- ly happy with the weather and the crowds. That combination made for five full and •en- joyable days." Asked about. the future of his farm which was used for tented city, Scott said, "It will take about three weeks to clean up. Then I hope to chisel plow this fall yet and leave it rough so the frost can break things down. Tented city chairman Mert thousan y Beta Sigma Phi sorority chapters raised an additional $9,739 and special event in- cluding daffodil teas, bikeathons and Terry Fox runs contributed a' further $23,000 to the Huron county total. 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