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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-04-16, Page 1A progran to Dope witbilietterdi mosaic virus that caused severe and widespread loose; for rutabaga growers in this area last year wars detailed to those growers at a meeting at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology on Friday. • Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell brought several of his top personnel to the meeting to outline the program to area growers. The plan, based on a report by the Turnip Virus Task Force that was set up late in the fall, includes educa- tional programs, a monitoring pro- gram and a research package. Riddell complimented the task force for the speed in which their report had been prepared, and when he appeared at the conclusion of the session after looking after some other business in the area, the minister termed it "a belluva good preffam . A monitoring program will be in- troduced this year to check aphid ac- tivity on rutabaga and winte rapeseed crops and, and ' mine when the disease occurs how it is transmitted. A five- team will be hired to conduct >d monitoring from CCA76 and two students will assist with testing at the Agriculture Canada laboratory.at Vineland Riddell and his officials announced that funds will be directed to each year for the next three y This research will attempt to incor- porate tolerance to turnip mosaic,' virus into the Laurentian rutabag& variety and will include rulhbafla storage studies. , Other research initiatives inductee screening program to identify the disease tolerance of cultiyars cd::- winter rapeseed and canola; evalua tion of insecticide trials; and spray;`'` application investigations. Short-term plans include th development of an aphid control gram; a review of existing pestici with recommendations; a review resistant rutabaga breeding lines current research data from the Nat tional Vegetable Research station in England; and a review of rompers*- tion under the crop insurance plaint However, the speakers at Friday'.*! event emphasized that there was no quick fix to the problem. "You're up against it for 1986," commented taslt< force chairman Ralph Shaw. Jim O'Toole outlined some of t research work undertaken at Ceti; tralia in the past on rutabagas and for tisrnlp IndusI'ry tiechned in the past two three years, but the proposals tor have been accepted. introduced Carol Thompson, tion, weed Control, lament control, fer • tility/storage experiments, she tok the growers that not all details of tht project are finalized as yet and ah( welcomed their comments regardirrt any proposals or ideas they ma; have. Dr. Ib Nonnecke of the departmen of horticultural science, details( some of the past work with rutabagas explaining there was continual wort being undertaken to find better quaff ty rutabagas. He said that 1985 was a "crisis year" for the mosaic virus, but sak that "slowly and surely" the answei wiU be found so growers will have i quality product. Dr. Vince Souza Machado outline( some of the research on triazine resis tant seed and said the nucleus of see( was available now, Details of the crop insurance pro gram for rutabagas was detailed b; BO! Reagan. His statistics shower that only seven growers were insures in 1985 and their claims were ;29,907 Some growers said the lack of par ticipation indicated something was wrong with the program and the! asked that a meeting be set up b review the program for 1986. • It was announced later that such a meeting had been arranged for Lon, don later this month and the growers met after the meeting to plan their strategy. Shaw detailed the work of the task force in opening the afternoon pro ceedings, advising that while there was not set pattern in the relationshir of damage in rutabagas to their pro - Please turn to page 2 ,.. ,.. SY.i:h`�..;'.•.�:`O..'-:..'.+>�: Clinton, who will be doing the technical aspects of the work at MAT. After ;!dining the program, which will feature cultivar evalua- ND UP -- Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell become a little vex- ed at a line of questioning introduced by one grower at a rutabaga meeting at CCAT on Friday. He's captured here using some physical ittures in responding to the issue. (see story page 2) K -W BOTTLE DRIVE The Kirkton-Woodham Scouts, Cubs and Beavers held a successful bottle drive Saturday. From the left are Mike Richardson, Gordon Webb and Ryan Hern. T -A photo i«> vues Serving Stiulth Huron, North Middlesex peve One Hundred and Fourteenth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 `Std, EXETER, ONTARIO, April 16, 1986 Price Per Copy 60 cents Jail, 55OOfine for drinking drivers One area man was sentenced to 14 days in jail and another was assess- ed a $500 fine when they appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday, on drinking and driving charges. The jail term was given to Garry W. Rowcliffe, RR 1 Hensall, who was convicted by Judge Gary Hunter on a charge of impaired driving on September 2. On that date, a truck driven by the accused went over the embankment at a bridge in Stephen Township to her house where a neighbour was around noon. called and the latter in turn called Faye Kramer, RR 1 Exeter, told 'police. the court she saw the accident from ` Thtigating officer said that her home and went to see if anyone Rowellffik identified himself as the had been injured. The accused went driver ofthe pickup and told the court :; the acqttsed vies unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. 1.1 • Rowcllffe was taken to Grand Bend 40ea breathalizer test, but refus_q0o fakedhe test. - -s Rowcliffe admitted to drinking but said.the accident occurred when his attention was drawn to some people harvesting cauliflower or something else in a nearby field and the truck went out of control in some pot holes. Judge Hunter noted that the accus- ed had driven about 50 miles through the area and questioned why he had lost control at that point if it hadn't been due to the effect of alcohol. After learning that the accused had a prior conviction on a drinking and driving charge in Januaryof 1984, the Judge imposed the jail term. He ruled that it could be served in- termittently with Rowcliffe to serve the time only on weekends from 8:00 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Monday. The $500 fine or 25 days in jail was handed out to Ronald Frederick Mills, Granton, who had pleaded not guilty . to a charge of impaired driving laid on January 5 in Usborne Township. The investigating officer testified that he had been called out at 6:25 a.m. to check out a vehicle that was stuck on Highway 83, about 14 km. east of Exeter. When he arrived, he found the ac- cused napping in the front seat and the engine of the vehicle was running. Mills was taken to Goderich for a breathalizer test and had readings of 140 mgs. In his defense, the accused reported that he had been in a Granton restaurant drinking and had left around 1:00 or 1:30 a.m. to take a woman to see her boyfriend. After driving some distance north of Granton, he found the road block- ed and he eventually got lost and end- ed up on Highway 83 and then ended up in the ditch after meeting a snowplow. When his attempt to get the vehicle out of the ditch was unsucceesful, ' Mills said he started drinking some alcohol he had with him and then fell asleep. The woman ,with him left around 3:30 to hitchhike to Exeter. DONATE TO BAND — SHDHS band and choir director Jean Waring accepting two cheques for $200 each for band instruments from Emil Hendrick, chairman of the Exeter Masonic Hall Corporation, and Bernice Kristoferson, Worthy Matron of the Exeter Easter Star. Osborne residents will start separating garbage Residents of Usborne Township are being asked to separate theft gar- bage into two categories before mak- ing any deliveries to the Kirkton waste disposal site. Flyers have been sent out advising the ratepayers that raw household garbage, plastics, tin cans and glass should be separate d into one group to be buried, while paper : d wood pro- ducts are to be in an 'roup to be burned. On arrival at the land*,, • at- tendant will advise of the c, n ' areas for disposing of the Thieves and vandals busy One break and enter, three thefts and three complaints of damage to private property were among the 35 general occurrences investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. The breakin occurred at Centralia Farm Supply where money and cigarettes valued at $650 were taken. A car was stolen from llensall Motors. it was recovered and one per- son has been charged in that incident. The other thefts involved a $130 bicycle in Ifensall and $80 in cash taken from a purse in Huron Park. The damage complaints included a broken window at the Dominion llotel in Zurich. Damage was set at $200, Padlocks at the pump house in Huron Park were also damaged and loss was set at $20. Eight tires were flattened at Cen- tralia College and damage in that in- cident was listed at $200. either category. The move is being prompted by the ministry of the environment. MOE staff member Ron Farrell recently met with Reeve Gerald Pro- ut, Councillor Ross Ballantyne and road superintendent John Batten at the disposal site to discuss maintenance of the facility. The township was directed to have refuse sorted so it can be properly handled at the Kirkton site. Residents of Blanshard, who share the site, have also been asked to ' rform the same task. At their first April meeting, Usborne council also approved the in- stallation of a fence on the north side of the Kirkton dump as soon as possi- ble as recommended by the ministry. Council reviewed the proposed 1986 budget and made some decisions regarding grants to local organiza- tions. However, the budget will not be finalized until the auditor has com- pletedtheir1985 financial report. It was reported that 91 percent of the interim tax levy that was due in March had been paid. Council conducted a site plan con- trol session at the meeting and the decisions in that regard are expected to be tabled in the near future. A public hearing was also held regarding and application for re- zoning by Gerald Francis who plann- ed to establish a dead stock abattoir on his property in the Kirkton area. Objections were voiced by neighbors regarding dust and smell, as well as several firms currently engaged in the business who indicated the industry in this area was already saturated and all would be adversely affected by any new operation. In view of the objections over the proposal, Francis indicated he may withdraw the application and council decided tcwithhold anydecision until being advised whether or not he wishes to proceed with or withdraw the application. An application for a minor variance from Gerry Reymer and a request for an extension of the conditions concer- nign Usborne's manure bylaw and storage facilities will be turned over to the township solicitor for his con- sideration and advice. In other business, council: Asked the Huron County health unit to investigate complaints abaft a drainage problem on Huron St. E. Learned that two building permits valued at $65,000 had been approved by the building inspector during the past month. Agreed to hold a meeting with the municipal auditor, ministry officials, Blanshard township representatives to the Kirkton-Woodham community centre board and the secretary - treasurer of the board to discuss re- cent notification from the ministry that municipal recreation and com- munity centre operations maintaining bank accounts for financial transac- tions outside the control of the municipal treasurer are contrary to the Municipal Act. Agreed fo approach the Ausable- Bayfield-Usborne board committee regarding the purchase of a clock for the board room. Approved the enrolment of Mary Ellen Greb in Unit 3 on the A.M.C.T. course for which she will receive the $500 incentive bonus at year end. Milts said that he doesn't drive when he drinks and even had a tow truck got hint out of the snow, he would have called someone to come and get his vehicle. In addition to the fine, the court suspended his driver's license for three months. He was given 60 days in which to pay the fine. In -the only .other.,case heard :ot,, Tuesday's docket, a Chatham man was fined$300 or 15 days after being convicted on charges of mischief. The charges stemmed from an in- cident in Hensall in February when Kenneth Wilson was charged with damaging a car belonging to the owner of the Hensall Hotel. A bartender•at the hotel said he saw the accused throw a concrete block through the back window of the vehi- cle but was unable to apprehend the man who ran away from the scene. The owner of the vehicle said he did not know the total amount of damage to the vehicle, noting that he had paid only the $100 deductible and the rest had been covered by insurance. He told the court that he knew the accused and they had been having a good visit prior tp;;t a jRcid; „ Wilton.indicated he turdnd tecolfec- tion of doing any damage to the vehicle, explaining that he had had a few drinks and it was the first time in 10 years that he had consumed any alcohol. -In addition to the fine, Judge Hunter ordered the accused to pay the $100 to the court on behalf of the vehi- cle owner within six months to cover the costs related to the damage. Rec board delayed in meeting's start After waiting for almost an hour to get the necessary quorum for Thurs- day's meeting of the South Huron rec centre board of management, chair- man Jim Workman stressed the im- portance of members advising the staff or himself if they were unable to attend. Only Workman, Tom Tomes, Ken Oke and Dorothy Chapman were on hand at the appointed starting time of 7:30. The latter three had in fact ar- rived at 7:00 as a tour of the facility had been planned as part of the even- ing's program. Pat Down had indicated she would be in western Canada, and neither Peter Snell nor Phyllis Johnson show - achy Whiteford, who had advised that she would be late due to the fact her son was undergoingsurgeryfor a shoulder ailment, arrived around 8:15 and the meeting started about five minutes later. Workman said it was a waste of people's time to stand around waiting for others to show up. The meeting itself was brief, break- ing off into a closed session about half an hour after it got going. A bit of a rift developed after facilities manager Cam Stewardson gave his report, indicating that some of the problems associated with the high demand for prime ice time had eased up a little. "I don't think it will be a hardship," hd said in reference to the proposed schedule he is drafting up for the various groups which had previously met with the board over the matter. Dorothy Chapman asked if the pro- posed schedule would be going back to the facilities committee for their study and approval. "No, I'll look after it," Stewardson_ advised. Mrs. Chapman said she thought it should follow normal channels and go back to the committee because the problem had been turned over to them by the board. Stewardson then said, "if you guys starts doing all the work, I won't have anything to do." It was referred to [he facilities committee and it should come back," Mrs. Chapman continued, but she received no support for that sugges- tion from Stewardson or other board members. Workman said the committee had dealt with the matter by having the meeting with the interest groups and Mrs. Whiteford added that the mat- ter was more or less settled. Please turn to page 2 BECKER FACILITY OPENS -- Cutting the ribbon to officially open the Becker Farm Equipment facility at the south end of Exeter are president Bill Becker Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Becker, general manager Bob Becker and Case generalornanager Brian Kirkpatrick.