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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-10-23, Page 1lik NEW POLICEMAN — Constable William Chisholm is the newest member of the Exeter town police department. A native of Scotland and graduate of the On- tario Police College, Constable Chisholm, his wife Karel and son Four municipalities need second nomination diiteofpolis /Most area rresidents have Most area residents will be going to the polls to choose municipal officials on November 12, but the nomination period again resulted in some unusual situations. In some communities, only one per- son contested the top positions on councils to result in several acclama- tions, while in others that's where some of the more interesting races will be staged. There were a few last-minute sur- prises, such as in Exeter, where in- cumbent Gaylan Josephson again kept people guessing until few minutes before nominations closed when he filed his papers. While some municipalities have an abundance of contestants, two will have to re -open nominations. In the police village of Crediton, no one came forward to file papers for the three trustee positions. One vacancy still exists in Centralia as well. Second nomintions are also re- quired in Zurich and Tuckersmith due to a lack of candidates for council seats. Once again, there are few school board contests, despite the fact education taxes now surpass those paid to municipalities when ratepayers get their tax bills. Listing the area municipalities in alphabetical order, here's how the November 12 election shapes up. Ailsa Craig In Ailsa Craig reeve Don Shipway was returned to office by acclamation and the two spots on PUC will be fill- ed by Donald W. MacLeod and.Paul Hodgson. Trying for three council positions will be Karl Allward, Gunter W. Kuhni, John B. Bender, Bill Fiscus, W. Ken Johnston and Shirley Hodgson. Also on the ballot will be two liquor questions. They are for the establish- ment of Government beer and liquor stores and. dining room licences for the sale of spirits and liquor. Liam are taking up, residence. in --- Exeter Biddulph Township - photo Ask Crediton brigade stay The message that Stephen township council received at a special meeting Wednesday was loud and clear that ratepayers want the Crediton fire department to remains is. The meeting was call to discuss ways of cutting fire protection costs and possibly eliminating the Crediton department and increasing areas of the Huron Park and Dashwood brigades. Not only Crediton residents but farmers in the surrounding area echoed the need for continuous good fire protection. Included in those supporting reten- tion of the Crediton department were Jim and Ray Morlock and Martin DeBruyn who have been hit by barn fires in recent years. One ratepayer commented, "Why shoot a good horse and replace it with a lame one". Most of the 50 persons in attendance suggested they would accept addi- tional tax charges to keep the Caediton volunteer brigade in business. The townships of Stephen and Hay will be taking over control of the Dashwood department from the police village at the beginning of 1986. Clerk Wilmar Wein said this week council would likely take the concerns of Crediton and area residents into consideratibn. An election will be held in Biddulph township for one position and possibly - two. Incumbent reeve Wilson Hodgins is being challenged by a current coun- cillor Iden Lyons. Nominated for deputy reeve are Jim Shipley who currently holds that position and councillor Earl French. The latter is also nominated for council and must withdraw from one position by the Tuesday afternoon deadline. The other two nominees for council are Jim Bakker and former reeve Fred Dobbs. • Bosanquet Bosanquet Reeve Fred Thomas was returned unopposed but there's a full slate for the other positions on council. Stephen Town and Raymond Wight are squaring off for the deputy - reeve's chair and there are six in the .running for the council seats. Those include Hugh Hughes, John russell, Mary Ellen Anderson, Judy Stubbs, William Kingdon and Frank Wight. Exeter The last-minute entry of incumbent paylan Josephson will give Exeter residents an opportunity to head to the polis when it appeared that may not come about. Josephson, who for the last two terms has hedged on running, follow- ed his example of three years ago when he decided to toss his hat into the ring again at the eleventh hour. 'lie other five incumbents will also be running. They are Dorothy Chap- man, Morley Hall, Ben Hoogenboom, Tom Humphreys and Don Winter. The only new face in the race is that of Peter Snell. He's a former school teacher and student minister who now is a social worker at a complex in Ailsa Craig. Mayor Bruce Shaw will be unoppos- ed in his bid to set a longevity record for mayors in the town. He was ac- claimed to office along with Reeve Bill Mickle and Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller. PUC commissioners Murray Greene and Harry DeVries also return unopposed. Grand Bend With Reeve Bob Sharen following through on his retirement plans, that position now goes to former deputy - reeve Harold Green through acclamation. Councillor Dennis Snider moves up to the deputy's chair unopposed while three women and a lone male will be in the running for the three council positions. Incumbents Doreen Seguin and Bruce Woodley will be running against newcomers Marsha Lemon and Barbara Southcott. The Grand Bend ballot will be short as the PUC commissioners were also returned to office without any opposi- tion. They are Prosper VanBruaene and Roy Johnson. Hay Reeve Lionel Wilder faces Deputy - reeve Tony Bedard in the battle for reeve of Hay Township. Councillor Claire Deichert was unopposed for the deputy reeve job. Incumbent Murray Keys will be joined by Mike Masse, Gerald Shantz and Don Weigand in an election to choose three councillors. Hensall All elected positions in Hensall are being contested. Councillor Jim Robinson. is challenging incumbent Harry Klungel for the reeve's seat. Present coufclllbrs Cecil Pepper ani) Irene Davis will be competing with Sadie Hoy, Peter Groot, Butch Hoff- man, John Skea and Kim Genttner for the four council seats. Present PUC commissioners Harold Knight and Charles 'Hay, as well as Gary Maxwell, are trying for the two commission positions. Village of Lucan In Lucan, the three present coun- cillors are being challenged by two newcomers. At the polls on November 12 incumbents Larry Hutson, Tom England and Bryan Smith will be op- posed by Robert Hodge and Don Leitch. Reeve Norman Steeper and depu- ty reeve Harry Wraith were un- challenged for their present spots when nominations closed at 5 pas., Monday. An electon will also be held for two positions on the Lucan Hydro Com- mission. The names on the ballot will be Dr. Lloyd Hall, Constance Van Busse) and Andy Van Geel. McGillivray Township In McGillivray township, electors will be casting their ballots for a reeve and deputy reeve while the three council seats are filled by acclamation. Battling for the post of reeve to replace the retiring Jack Dorman will be Charles Corbett and Barry Heaman. The two candidates for deputy reeve are Jake Lagerwerf and Art Mollard. The three councillors for the next three years without any contest are Wes Hodgins, Allan Cunningham and Norma Thompson. Police Villages A second nomination is necessary in the police villages of Centralia and Crediton and nominations will be ac- cepted today Wednesday, October 23 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the township of Stephen office in Crediton. Only Borden Smyth and William Elliott filed nomination papers in Cen- tralia leaving one opening and in Crediton no one came forward for the three trustee positions. Named to office in pashwood by ac- clamation are trustees George Tieman, Ken Rader and Nancy Rader. The same situation exists in Gran- ton where Jim Bakker, Robert Foster and Elsie Dann were acclaimed. Stanley Stanley Councillor Clarence Rau has been acclaimed as reeve in that township. Councillors Howard Arm- strong and incumbent Don McGregor Ames • INN Serving South Huron, North Middlesex EXETER, ONTARIO, October 23, 1985 will square off for the deputy -reeve's position, and incumbent Jack Col- eman, along with Ed Harrison, Bill Dowson and Richard Erb, have filed for the three seats on Stanley council. Harrison has also submitted nomination papers for the position of school board trustee. Present representative Bob Peck is running again. Bill McGregor, Abby Champ and Audrey McClennan-Treibner Please turn to page 3 - dvoca 6 North Lambton Since 1873 HONOUR NURSERY SUPERVISOR -- Myra Lovell and Anne Klungel of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped present a gift to former Huron Hope Nursery School supervisor Fay Blair - Skinner for many years of service. She is now involved with the developmental classatMcCurdy-Huron Hope as port of the Huron Board of Education system. T -A photo Group home permit is nearing approval A building permit for two new group homes in the north-east section of Exeter could be approved in the near future. Responding to a question from Councillor Ben Iloogenboom over the contentious issue, building inspector Brian Johnston advised council this week that the application has been made for a permit but the building plans are not quite finalized Approval of the building permit is expected to prompt action from the law firm representing the residents of the area. They've vowed to take the matter to court in an attempt to prevent the establishment of the group homes for the mentally handicapped in their neighborhood. Council got caught in the middle of the fight -as the South Huron Associa- tion for the Mentally handicapped promised court action if the building permit was denied. A proposed zone change in the area had been rescinded by council in an effort to appease both groups in that it would allow two smaller homes to be built rather than one large institution. Following his monthly report, Johnston was congratulated by Mayor Bruce Shaw over the high marks he attained in a ministry of housing course held early this year. Johnston had a 90 in the course, well above the class average. • VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP The South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped sponsored a workshop for volunteers for the Huron Hope Nursery School, Thursday. Above, volunteers Fern Stewart and Ruth Eveland are shown with teachers Evelyn Elder and Marion Sharrow. T -A photo NE SALL FACTORY BACK The mobile home plant on Oxford St. in Hensall is back in business, with new owners, and new name (to be an- nounced soon). A consortium of 12 customer -dealers front across On- tario have purchased the assests of the bankrupt General Home Systems plant, and signed a long-term lease on the building. Doug Holmes, general manager of the former plant, has been appointed executive vice president and general manager of the new company. Fifty men were called back in to work Monday, and the entire work force of approximately 130 production workers, office staff and manage- ment personnel were on the job the following day. In a recent interview, Holmes said he had realized the Hensall operation would be in difficulty when the parent IN BUSINESS. company, Commodore Corporation of Syracuse, Indiana, went into volun- tary bankruptcy in June, cutting off the cash flow to the Hensall subsidiary. More than 100 members of Local 3054 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners were laid off in mid-September, and GeneralaHome Systems, Hensall, was declared bankrupt at a hearing called on September 20 by an unsecured creditor. - Holmes determined to do whatever he could to keep the Hensall plant alive. "It's a good operation, one of the best I'ye seen in 25 years", Holnles said. "It has an excellent work force of long-term but relativley young peo- ple and a good management group. I don't have any incompetents. I didn't Another heavy fine. over police pursuit For the second week in a row, a motorcyclist who attempted to out- run a police officer was given a stiff fine in Exeter court. Richard Douglas Clarke, RR 2 Dashwood, was fined $1,000 when he appeared, Tuesday, before Justice of the Peace Douglas Weslake . He pleaded guilty to the charge. Clarke was charged following an in- cident on August 1 when he failed to stu►p when signalled to do so by an of- ficer and then wilfully continued to avoid the police when the officer gave pursuit. e At around 9:00 a.m., Clarke was chased along Highway 81 and then east on the Crediton Road and some gravel roads at speeds of up to 160 km. per hour. He had a passenger on his motorcycle at the time. The accused dropped off his passenger in Shipka. The passenger was his sister and she identified the driver to the police as her 29 -year-old brother. Clarke appeared voluntarily at the Exeter OPP detachment the follow- ing day. Noting the high speeds, especially on the gravel road, and the danger it presented to the passenger on the motorcycle, the Crown recommend- ed a fine of $1,500. Mr. Wedlakt agreed there was grave danger to thessenger and noted he was being ve lenient in the $1,000 fine as serious injury could have occurred under the circumtances. Clarke was given four months in which to pay the fine. A license suspension of up to three years can be levied by the courts in addition to any fines imposed. Another area man charged with failing to stop for police was fined $150 and given two months in which to pay. Jamie F. Lesperance, 50 Main St.. Zurich, pleaded guilty to the charge laid on September 25 when he drove at speeds up to 130 km. in Hay Township in attempting to avoid police. When asked why he didn't stop when signalled to do so by the officer, Lesperance said he thought there was a new law banning police pursuits. Noting that only one other vehicle was met during the pursuit and there was minimal danger to other people, the Crown suggested the minimum penalty. John Janmaat, 83 Market St.. Seaforth, was fined $115.50 for speeding on October 13 at 12 :,50 a.m. His Corvette was observed by a policeman at Kippen, but the officer could not overtake the vehicle until it reached Seaforth. The court was told the accused attained speeds of up to 167 km. per hour. He was given 60 days in which to pay. Fined $250 each for driving while their licenses were suspended were David Clair Regier, RR 3 Zurich, and John D. McNair, 307 Algonquin Drive, Huron Park. Both had had their licenses suspended for unpaid fines and each had a subsequent suspension added consecutively to the current suspensions. Regier was charged on September 9 after being stopped for speeding on Highway 83. - McNair was charged on September 15. hire this staff; they were here when I came six years ago, and they are still here. This was a successful seg- ment of Commodore; we had a backlog of orders. It would be a pity to see all this disappear." With assistance and support from sales manager Carl Baptist and pro- duction manager Gene Ducharme, Holmes began contacting customers to. ask if they would become shareholders in a new company that would continue ,to supply a familiar and reliable product. He was also aid- ed by Ken Aiken of Hilltop Homes, London, white thre thing through the myriad details required in working closely with the investors to negotiate with creditors, consumate the pur- chase of assets, and organize the new company. Holmes had words of praise for the members of the local union, saying "their support and cooperation made this possible." - The new company will continue to build modular homes, commercial - industrial shelters used as churches. stores, offices, and support housing both in Canada and places as far- flung as Kenya and Indonesia. and the cottages (small mobile homes) so popular for placement in recreational parks. Holmes said he "feels very good about a business which has the oppor- tunity to prove its abilities in terms of providing secure employment, and satisf ing a very definite need". Ile is als pleased that he is part of a "reps riated Canadian company, after 30 -odd years of American ownership". TIME FALLS BACK Area residents are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night as Standard Time returns at 2 a.m., Sunday. All Church services will be on Stan- dard Time. IT DIDN'T GET AWAY — Ted Von Roestel and Brion Iliman are shown with the sturgeon they caught recently in the French River. It measured two inches over six feet and weighed in at 82 pounds. 1