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for pair off to Germany
When Mayor Bruce Shaw
and Councillor Bill Mickle
head for Germany on Thurs-
day, they won't have to worry
about •taking time to over-
come jet lag.
The fact is, the two Exeter
representatives won't have
time to overcome any such
problems.
Shaw 'rdprted this week
that they now have interviews
lined up with 2? different
firms in Germany and they'll
start into those meetings as
soon as they arrive. -
The- talks start on Friday
and Saturday, and after a
travel day on Sunday, the two,
will :cave a hectic pace for the •
next five days.
Mickle has Spent the past
couple of weeks talking to
local industrial people to gain
information for the meetings
and the Mayor advised that
they have received con-
siderable assistance from
both the provincial and
federal governments.
Minister of Industry and
trade promotion, the Hon.
Gord Walker, has offered the
pair the use of the provincial
government office in
Frankfurt, as well as the use
of a transator.
"Murrayardiff has also
been hell," Shaw reported,
saying two men will have
complete data on government
assistance add incentives that
may be available to German
firms should they be in-
terested in establishing in this
town. •
The Mayor said officials
from Vanastra have asked
them to "put in a good word"
and suggested that the Coun-
ty of Huron should be picking
up the costs .of the trip
because any benefits derived
will be shared by all county
residents)
Monday night, members df
council wished the pair bon
voyage using everything from
Deputy -Reeve Alvin Epp's
German expression of "good
success" to) Councillor
Dorothy Chapman's use of the
Star Wars '.'may the good
force go frith you".
She commended Mickle for
the amount of hours he has
put in talking with local in-
dustries and town officials to
ensure the delegation will
have all the information they
need about Exeter to relate to
the industrialists in Germany.
Mickle, who put together a
facts book from the informa-
tion, said he recieved 100 -per-
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FIREMEN AID MUSCULAR DISTROPHY — Members of the Huron Park fire department recently raised $505
for Muscular Dystrophy. From the left are Huron Park Firemen's Association president Dove McDonald; Ken
Gliders, treasurer of the London fire department Muscular Dystrophy group, Huron Park fire chief Norm Hyde
and Paul'_ilicKay of the Ontpr•io Musculdr Dystrophy Association: T -A photo
APPLE BOBBER — Cor. Gallant tries his luck at apple
bobbing at Friday's Hallowe'en party at Stephen •Cen-
tral School. T -A photo
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Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873
One Hundred and Tenth. Year
EXETER, ONTARIO, November 3, 1982,
Price Per Copy 50 Cents
GRABBING A TREAT — Tia Schultz tries for o -mar-
shmallow during Friday's Hallowe'en patty at Stephen
Neighbourhood Nursery School. T -A photo
Salaries, budget
up five percent
. Exeter residents will pro-
bably find out next month how
much their hydro rates will
increase in the new year.
At their meeting, Friday,
the Public Utilities'Commis-
sion approved the 1983 hydro
capital and operating
budgets, calling for increases
of five percent in the one and
close to six in the other as set
out in the Ontario government
guidelines.
However, Ontario Hydro
has increased rates by' 8.4
percent for the coming year,
so the local rates could in-
crease somewhere between
the government guidelines
and the Hydro jump:
The budgets have to be ap-
proved by Ontario Hydro,
who then do a rate study for
' Exeter and make recommen-
dations to the Commission as
to the allowable local
increase.
PUC manager Hugh Davis
explained that the materials
Most -polls
advanced
Only two area
municipalities recorded a
decrease in voters in Sate'',
day's advance poll while eight.
others were up from their last
election. - -
Only, 99 voters turned up to.
vote in Hay township Satur-
day compared to 149 a year
ago while the turnout in Ex-
eter was 23, down from a
figure of 48 in 1980.
• In Lucan, clerk Ed Melon -
son reports 32 taxpayers turn-
ed up at the advance poll com-
pared to eight two years ago
and only six in 1978 while the
Biddulph poll brought out 19,
up from four in 191x1.
In Zurich, the number of
voters Saturday was.26. Two
years ago the figure was five
while -the Ifensall number
jumped from 14 in 1980 to 20
on Saturday.,
Tuckersmith township's
voter turnout was 66, a big in:
crease from the 1980 -figure of
29.
The number of pre -voters in
Stephen township was up
from seven two years aeo to
Saturday's 11. Usborne
township had 13 voters out
and the number in Grand
Bend was 115.
costs have also increased well
above the five percent edict of
the government and this has
resulted in a slight reduction
in the work that the PUC will
be able to -undertake to keep
within the guidelines. •
Capital .expenditures for
1983 have been set at 897,094,
compared to 892,747 approved
for the current year. This
year's total is expected to be
well under budget as a 31 -lot
subdivision .planned for 1982
• was cancelled and has now
been cut back into the 1983
budget.
The operating budget calls
for expenditures of 8195,069
compared to the 1982 figure of
8183,889.
The salaries for the staff
were approved at the session,
calling fora five percent hike
as per the Ontario guidelines.
The Commission denied a
request from the staff for
employees to take more half
days in their- holiday
schedules. The Commission
noted that on most jobs, two
people are required and by
giving staff more half days, it.
would be difficult to schedule
work which required two
people.
After learning that the com-
puter billing handled by' the
London PUC would also in-
crease by five pe;cent next
year, retiring Commissioner
Chan Livingstone suggested
the time may be quickly ap-
proaching when the local
PUC should consider having
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uon eounc.iI will attempt to bol-
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pay scales at current levels
Huron County Council will
receive no honorarium in-
crease in 1983 and has. in-
structed its negotiating com-
:mittee to keep employees'
salaries at the present level.
. At its Oct. 28 session Coun-
cil approved keeping com-
mittee and session pay at 867
per day and the warden's
honorarium at $4,000 for 1983.
Council • .also voted
unanimously in favor of
holding employees'+ salaries
to current rates.
"It's no reflection on the
.'competency.• . of ;the
employees," stressed Col-
borne Township Reeve
William Bogie. .
The reeve said it is rather
a result of the current
economic situation. He
acknowledgedthat the pro-
vincial government has given
five percent as a :wage in-
crease limit. •
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"That five percent is not a
Yid -given right, as I -see it
anyway," said Reeve Bogie.
He appealed to the
employees to consider that if
council grants five percent
salary increases services
may have to be cut and some
employees may be laid off:
"How many county coun-
cillors enjoyed a five percent
increase?" asked Reeve
Bogie noting most . are
farmers and not all commodi-
ty prices increased five per-
cent. "And we are the ones'
paying the taxes."
Ile added that he is under
the impression morale has
dropped among county
employees since - the' ex- •
ecutive committee decision to
thold salaries.
PAIR ARRESTED -
Two Huron Park men have
been charged with break,
enter and theft after two
suspects were caught in the
Huron Park IGA store early
Saturday morning by Exeter
OPP.
Charged were Murray
Alexander Paquette and
Joseph Emery Cullen, both of
171 Columbia Drive, Huron
Park.
Entry was gained through
an old boarded up window of
-the store. .
The police found boxes of
cigarettes and a quanitity of
meat loaded up inside the
store ready to be taken away.
"What -about out morale... - • He` mentioned the amount
it hurts," added Reeve Bogie .of 1,000. Asuggested figure`:
in reference to coutity.'sof w.' :t will'be'saved.by not '
decision. increasing salaries.
"That buys a lot of ser-
vices", noted Reeve Bogie.
• He suggested that in the
road department alone,
SAFELY OUT OF THE BUS — Students at Exeter Public School learned Thursday
how to get out of a bus in case of an emergency. Above, OPP Constable Eric Goss
and Exeter Acting Sgt: Kevin Short help Brenda Bolsdon escape through o side win-
dow. T -A photo
Two area men get
jail terms from judge
Two men we jail
re given jet breech of recognizance and
sentences when they ap- possession of narcotics.
peered before Judge W.G. A Zurich area man, Dale
Murray Erb;. 23, was remand-
ed
remand-
ed in custody for sentencing in
Goderich after pleading guil-
ty to two counts of break,
enter and theft and one of fail-
ing to appear in court. •
He was charged with the
August 24 breakihs at the
Home Hardware store and
the Parkins and Erb service
station in Zurich.
Merchandise valued at 8308
was taken in the hardware en-
try, while the only item stolen
from the garage was a pry
bar which he used 'togain en-
try -into the hardware store.
Damage to the two buildings
was listed at $950.
• • Three area drivers were
fined ;300 or 30 days each and
had their licences suspended
for three months after
pleading guilty to separate
charges. '
Cochrane in Exeter court,
Tuesday. •
Timothy Ronald Lawrence,
Huron Park, was sentenced to
six months on two charges of
break, enter and theft, to
which he pleaded guilty.
Lawrence was charged
-with the February 21 breakin
at a London variety outlet and
the July 30 breakin at the
Stephen Township arena at
Huron Park. -
Ile took 820 in coins from a
vending machine in the latter
and was arrested at the scene
by two Exeter town con-
stables who responded to a
call from an informant.
Sentenced to l0days in jail
was Norman Frederick
Peters, 23, Hensall, who ap-
peared for sentencing on
three charges. They were for
failure to appear in court, st-.y
GET LIONS AWARDS — At Friday's annual commencement at South Huron District High School, Exeter lions
,president George Godbolt presents awards to top students Rob Gratton, Deborah Josephson, Rachel Mellecke
and Laura Campbell. T -A photo
Grant R. McClinchey, Hen-
. salt, was charged with failing
to stop after an'accident that
• occurred on May 8 when he
hit a parked car. Damage to
the parked vehicle -was listed
at ;IMO and 8400 to the one he
was driving. '
Leslie H. Desjardine, Ex-:
eter, pleaded guilty to driving
with a blood alcohol content of
over 80 mgs on April 25. He
had been stopped for driving
extremely slowly and a
breathalizer. test gave a
reading of 140 mgs.
The third driver was
Michael W. Horner. Crediton,
who pleaded guilty to having
care and control of a vehicle
while under (he influence of
alcohol. Ile was charged on
September 22 when Police
happened upon the scene
while a tow truck was pulling
Horner's vehicle out of a corn
field:
A breathalizer test gave a
reading of 220 mgs.
A fine of 8250 or 25 days, was
imposed on Leonard Laning.
24, Seaforth, for the August 21
theft of licence plates:
Gary John Bolger, 19, Clin-
ton, was fined 8100 or 10 days
after pleading guilty to the,
possession of narcotics on
June 24. Drubs valued at 825
were found in his possession:
In the only other case on
Tuesday's docket, Gordon W.
Bieber Jr., 17, Huron Park,
was given a suspended
sentence and placed on proba-
tion for one year after
pleading guilty to a breakin at
Gilly's service station. He
was also ordered to make
restitution for 8175, half the
amount taken in the breakin.
Another person was involved
in the incident. '
The court learned this was
Bieber's first offence.
8300,000 will pave four to six
miles of road and the Hullet-
McKillop bridge, which is
currently under construction,
will cost about 8200,000.
Reeve Bogie wasn't the 'on-
ly county councillor to speak
in favor of the action. In fact,
no councillor spoke against
the motion. .
Reeve Paul Steckle of
Stanley Township commend-
ed the executive committee
for coming forward with the
recommendation. He doesn't
want restraint limited to non-
' bargaining employees but
that zero increases be across
the board. He also suggested
that school board members
take the same approach and
limit increases.
"I know no one is indispen-
sible. If an employee decides
they don't want to work for
the county, they can seek
employment. elsewhere,"
added Reeve Steckle taking a -
hard line. ;
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Voters have
their say
on Monday
BIDDULPH
DEPUTY -REEVE Jim
• Shipley, Paul Revington.
COUNCIL (Threeto be
elected) - Jim Barker, Earl
French, Wayne Gibson, Ken
Lyons.
• EXETER
• WINCH, (Six to be elected)
- Dorothy Chapman, Moe*
Hall, Ben Hoogenboom, Tom
Humphreys, Gaylen.
Josephson, Don MacGregor.
Bill Rose. -
GRAND BEND
REEVE - Mae Morenz, Bob
Sharen
DEPUTY -REEVE Harold
Green, . Ralph McKinnon,
Ross.Palframan.
COUNCIL ( Three to be
elected) - Todd,Desaulniers,
Murray Des Jardins, Angelo
Maruca, Dennis Snider,
Bruce Woodley.
HAY
DEPUTY -REEVE - Tony
Bedard, Dick Rau.
COUNCIL. - (Three to be
elected) - Claire Deichert,
John Elder, Murray . Keys,
Gerald Shantz.
HENSALL
REEVE' - Harry _ Klyngel,
Minnie Noakes - •
COUNCIL - (Four to be
elected) - Irene Davis, Cecil -
Pepper, Jim Robinson,
Richard Peckham, John
Skea.
LUCAN •
REEVE Ivan Hearn, Norm
Steeper -
COUNCIL •.(Three to be
elected) - Rob Brady, Tom
England, Larry Hotson,
..Bryan Smith.
;:- STEPHEN
COUNCIL (Three to be
elected) -Ken McCann, Ruth
Miller, Tony Martens, Tom
Tomes.
TUCKERSMITH
REEVE - Bob Bell, John
Flannery -
COUNCIL - (Three to be
elected) - Robert Broadfoot;
John Brownridge, George
Cantelon, Joseph Haskett, Er-
vin Siliery, Rene Van Loon..
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USBORNE -
REEVE Peter Berendsen,
Gerald Prout
.....ii,;.w 0,1'.; '-7 r.:
REEVE - Fred Haberer,.b n '
Van Patter -
for nursing home COUNCIL (Four to 'be
The planning committee for
the proposed Twin.. Birch
Lodge senior citizens home
for Exeter and area has been
given the okay to go ahead
with a survey to determine
the need of such a facility.
The full -committee
Wednesday night asked plan
ning committee vice-
chairman Doug Jamieson to
have his group plan a survey
A previous .report in 1981
authorized . by. the Ontario
Ministry of Health indicated
only 20 beds were needed and
the new committee which was
organized a few months ago
feels this survey • was , not
realistic.
Co-chairman Iry Arm-
strong reported that Bill
Mickle had obtained 'figures
from the 1981 census which in-
dicated a large number of Ex-
eter and surrounding area
residents were in the age
bracket .which would require
some assistance in the near
future.
. Mickle's figures included
2,790 persons .between . the
ages of 51 and 70and 471over
the age of 70 and were glean.-
ed
lean=ed from the censusfor the
town of Exeter, the townships
of Stephen and Usborne and
25 percent of the township of
Hay.
It was suggested at
Wednesday's meeting that
those from this area already
residents at Huronview in
Clinton, the ,Bluewater Rest
Home at Zurich, Craigholme
in Ailsa Craig and any other
facilities be included in the
survey.
Armstrong said the com-
mittee's consultant- Elmer
Bell would be attempting this
week to obtain -information on
obtaining a charter and the
necessary licence to proceed
with a seniors facility.
At the moment, the typed(
facility proposed has not been
determined until the need is
established.
At a recent planning cwn
mittee Meeting;outh Huron .
Hospital administrator Roger
Sheeler reviewed plans which
his hoard of directors have
pro bsed for expansion.
These plans include 44 apart-
ments and 60 nursing home
beds: '
The hospital addition would
be an extension to the Anne
street entrance and would
make use of present facilities
and present executive people
to cut down on costs.
If an addition is made to
South Huron Hospital . the
name' would . be probably
changed to a Health Care
Complex.
Iry Armstrong and Doug
Gould are co-chairmen of the
overall committed,. Elaine
Bogart is secretary and Joyce
Black is treasurer: Bill
Morley heads the planning
committee which includes
vice-chairman Doug
Jamieson, Lois Armstrong,.
Flora Doerr, Bill Mickle, Bill
Gilfillan, Peter Berendsen
and Joanne Wareham.
Carf Cann heads the
finance committee. Other
members are Bob Chaffe,
Bob Heywood, Warren May.
Wally Read, Loretta Siegner.
Marjorie Johns, Dick Jongk-
ing and Gibby Gibson.
The building committee
comprises chairman
Clarence' McDowell, Jean
Easton, Val Gould, Jack
Stewart, Lee Webber, Harry
Winters, Ross Haugh, Jim
Sweitzer, Marshall Dearing
end Doug Russell. •
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elected) - Bob Fisher. Isidore
Laporte, Michael O'Connor,
Leroy. Thiel, Keith Westlake.
SCHOOL BOARDS, ..
HURON BOARD 'OM
EDUCATION Town of Exeter
and. Township of Usborne -
Bill Hart, Clarence
McDoald. Township of
Tuckersmith and town of
Clinton - Joe Atkinson, Frank
Falconer.
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MIDDLESEX BOARD. OF
EDUCATION Village of
Lucan and township of Bid-
dulph - Bob Benner. Fred
Dobbs.
HURON -PERTH
SEPARATE • SC11OO1, •
BOARD Town of Exeter and.
townships of Stephen,
Usborne and part of
McGillivray - Greg Fleming.
Michael Ryan.
MIDDLESEX - - LONDON
SEPARATE SCHOOL.
HOARD - Village of Lucan
and townships of Biddulph
and London - Pat Crunican,
Herman Lansink.
CITIZENSHIP AWARD -- Mrs. Howard Pym presented
a student citizenship award in memory of daughter
Margaret to Heather Sweeney of Friday's Commence-
ment at SHDHS. T -A photo
Want more details
on camping plan
The Ausable Nomads
have been requested to town
council to prepare a detailed
outline of their- proposal to
have' overnight camping
facilities set up at the former
Elliott property in the river
slats just west of the Main St.
bridge. -
The Nomads had made a
suggestion -to- the Ausable
Hayfield ('on'eryation
Authority:for such a facility
and the matter was turned
over to .the town's works
committee. • .
Chairman Don MacGregor
sant the committee 'kanted
more ideas on the type of .
camping facility and the costs
in�„I ed Before preceeding •. with further discussion,
on the committee's recom•
-
mendation. council approved
, completing toe street lit Laing
project on Main St to the
bridge .
It was also Iearned'thaf the
licence number of a ' ehicle
whose driver 'etas shooting
ducks at. the town's sewage
lagoon' recently. has been
turned over to the police for
prosecution.
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