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realizes
Bidders paying $40 for a homemade•
pie...$120 for a tie...and almost $500
for g two half-bushels.of apples! That
may make some question their heads,
but the fact is the people were really
bidding with their hearts.
The spirited bidding taking place at
the llderton Masonic Hall on Wednes-
day night was part of the generosity
being displayed throughout the area
for 30 -year-old disabled farmer Paul
Grose.
Over 400 people jammed into the
steamy hall to bid on over 250 items
that had been donated from area
businesses and private individuals
and when the seven auctioneers who
donated their services brought down
thegavel on the final item, the pro-
ceeds from the event topped the
$24,000 mark.
Last November, Grose was moving
a large round bale of hay with a front-
end loader al the family dairy farm
surrounding Wesley United Church on
_ Ilighbury Avenue south of.Edgewood.
. The bale fell off the loader and pinn=
ed him to the seat of the tractor,
severing his spinal cord.
A benefit fund was set up la group
in the Granton-Bryanston-llderton
.in
with the slogan "Pull for Paul"
and that's what the bidders were do-
ing on Wednesday.
- Topping the donations were two
sides of beef provided by Stuart and
Charlie Eedy. Denfield, and they went
for $445 each. The $40 homemade pie
was one of six provided by -Florence
Riddell, Granton, while the $120 tie
and book autographed by Ontario
Premier David Peterson were sent.in'
Pau! auction
over s24.,000
by Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell.
The auction was running smoothly
until the two half -bushels of apples
from Crunican Orchards went on the
block. Mathieson Motors of Bryanston
submitted the top bid and promptly
ordered that the apples be resold.
That set into motion a similar deci-
sion 'by the subsequent bidders, in-
cluding three of the auctioneers who
'entered bids on behalf on their
cohorts, and the apples ended up be-
ing sold seven times at a net return
to the auction of.around$500.
Auctioneer Hugh Filson, the sixth
successful bidder, announced that he
liked apples and was only going to
donate one back for resale. However,
the bushel he kept was quickly haul-
ed off the stage and distributed to
members of the audience.
Another interesting display came
when Filson held up an envelope
which he explained contained a che-
que from London Township Reeve
Jack Moir. Filson said he didn't know
-whether- the -amount on the cheque
was $10 or $1,000. although h—e hinted
that it may be closer to the latter.
Harry Loyens was the successful
bidder at $200 and when the envelope
was opened, it was reported that the
cheque he bought was for $100. In a
display of the generosity that pervad-
ed the event, Loyens quickly told the
sales clerks to turn the cheque over
to the fund for Grose.
Homemade quilts were also
popular and one resulted in a return
of $450. Merchandise certificates
from numerous sources went for
more than face value in most cases as
the 250 plus items represented much
more than what can be found in the
largest department stores.
There were loads of gravel, wood,
seed corn, toilet • paper, clothing,
small appliances, a riding lawn
mower, processed pork and almost
anything imagineable.
MP Doug Reycraft donated a train
trip -from London to Toronto for two,
a tour of the Parliament Buildings
and dinner. That went for $155.
Lucan dentist Dr. Campsall provid-
ed a dental checkup and cleaning and
the winning bid was $65.
"The response was overwhelm-
ing," commented Jim Dickenson, RR
4 Denfield, who helped organize the
auction sale and the benefit dance
which will be held in the Ilderton curl-
ing rink on May 2.
"We simply told people to donate
whatever they wanted to, and it mov-
ed from there."
Grose and his wife, Louise, along
with their two children, were in atten-
dance and expressed gratitude for the
-generosity -displa ey don their behalf.
"I guess I'm, not really ski -prised
that someone offered to help," he
said. "What does surprise me is that
so many got involved in this. I didn't
expect that."
Paul Wallis, another memberr of the
committee, said the group hopes to
donate part of the proceeds from the
auction and other fund-raising events
to the family and purchase an annui-
ty for them with the rest.
"We're not talking about charily
here," he said, "but of being part of
a community."
HOW MUCH? - Tom Robson looks for bids on his afghan held by fellow auctioneer Bruce Coulter at
the benefit auction staged for injured farmer Paul Grose in Ilderton on Wednesday.
Part of the 400 at the Pull for Paul auction
Tuekersniith wants to use Holinesvile dump
Tuckersmith township council at a
session Tuesday night agreed it will
ask the Holmesville Landfill Commit-
tee to consider including Tuckersmith
in its landfill site at Holmesville,
secondly that Tuckersmith will be
willing to share in the cost of being
included.
For several years Tuckersmith has
been sharing the use of the Seatorth
Landfill site located in Tuckersmith
Township on the southeast outskirts
of the town. That site is full but has
been given several extensions 'of its
use because the two municipalities
have been unable to get a new
suitable location that will pass the
Ministry of the Environment
Will stand trial
Lloyd Brooks, Toronto, has been
ordered to stand trial on several
charges relating to an Exeter breakin
and subsequent scuffle at the Exeter
police station.
Brooks appeared in Goderich on
Wednesday for a preliminary
hearing.
• Ile was committed to trial on the
charges of break and enter at Exeter
Electric, possession of stolen proper-
ty, assaulting police and the attempt
ted 'murder of Sgt. Kevin Short.
No date has been set for his trial.
Animal in distress
Exeter police hold a warrant for the
arrest of Debbie Horton, of no fixed
address, on a charge of abandoning
an animal in distress.
The charge arises from an incident
on Friday when a female dog was tied
behind the Exeter library. The dog
gave birth to six puppies at that loca-
tion before being found and was taken
to the Exeter Animal Clinic.
Only one puppy survived after
police found it among some clothes
which were also left at the scene.
Anyone interested in adopting the
puppy or its mother may do so for just
the cost of service fees at the clinic.
Contact Dr. Gary Balsdon at 235-2662.
Thieves hit cottages
Four cottages in the Lakeshore area
in Hay Township were broken into
over the weekend.
The cottages are owned by four
Americans, Joseph Stanton,
Mercedes Bedard, Phillip 'Denomme
and Joseph Dzuida, all of Michigan.
The largest haul by the thieves was
from the Stanton cottage. Missing
were a colour TV, microwave oven,
quantity of liquor, a leather jacket.
gas barbecue, gas weed eater and an
air pump. The items were valued at
$1,365.
Miscellaneous items taken from the
Denomme cottage were listed at $450.
Saturday night, a stereo, speakers
and equalizer, were stolen from a
vehicle owned by Gerald Cottle, RR
t Woodham. The loss was set at $400.
POSTMASTERS
CHANGE
Exeter Postmaster Ken Dobney who
takes over the same position in Goderich hands over the keys to Keith
Ahrens who will be in charge of the local office. T -A photo
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requirements.
About 8300,000, mostly engineering
costs, has been spent by Tuckersmith
and Seaforth to obtain a site suitable
to both of them, the Ministry,
neighbours of the proposed site, who
say "not in my back -yard", and at a
reasonable price tag.
The latest prospective site to be in-
volved is a farm owned by the
Kootstra family located in
Tuckersmith Township off Highway
8 and the Vanastra Road by the CN
railway track. This site, subject of
engineering tests, has not yet been
given final Ministry approval. A
.Ministry official said there was no
provincial funding of this site at this
time.
Seaforth Mayor Alf Ross in a recent
newspaper story, said: "We've stop-
ped testing. We're not going to spend
any more money until we get some
different guidance. The landfill com-
mittee will continue to investigate and
work with the Ministry of the En-
vironment and other landfill owners
in the area to find a solution."
The committee hopes to receive a
temporary solution to its landfill pro-
blem, at least until the County of
Huron finishes a feasibilit3 study it is
conducting on the creation of a
county -wide landfill.
At its session Tuesday Tuckersmith
Council voted as well to actively sup-
port and participate in the develop-
ment and implementation of a Solid
Waste Management Master Plan that
is to be.conducted for the County of
Huron.
Robert Cowan of Frank Cowan In-
surance Company Limited and Don
Eaton of Seaforth attended the coun-
cil session to review the township's in-
surance for 1987. The recommenda-
tions of the company for council con-
sideration were doubling councillors
accident from $25,000 to $50,000 at an
additional premium of $416.00; in-
creasing the commercial blanket
bond package from $100,000 to
$150,0® at an additional annual cost
of 8274.00; and consideration to in-
creasing the limit of liability with
respect to municipal liability, errors
and omission; non -owned automobile
and owned automobile policies to $10
million at an additional annual cost of
$740.
Council approved' a tile drainage
loan application for 815,700.
A severance application of William
Holland on Lot 35, Concession 1,
Huron Road Survey was approved
subject to the severed lot being as
small as possible in area.
Council has no objections to the
Egmondville severance area board
using the land they purchased from
the VanEgmond House as burial
plots.
Jim Racho of Egmondville was
granted a building permit for the
• reconstruction of his residence on
Front Street in Egmondville.
Some of the 25 building permit fees
which have been established by coun-
cil include new house $200, house ad -
Driver fined '750
on impaired count
A Ilensall man was fined $750 after
pleading guilty to impaired driving
before Judge Gary Hunter in Exeter
court, Tuesday.
Benjamin William Carlile, 176 Ox-
ford St., was charged on September
12 after being involved in a minor col-
lisiQn in Ilensall aroiund.4:45 p.m.
The dther driver involved said the
accused never identified himself and
drove off so the former contacted the
police who located Carlile at his
residence.
At that time, the accused had an
odor of alcohol and was unsteady on
his feet.
A breathalizer test conducted by
police gave a reading of 160 mgs.
The 53 -year-old had a previous
drinking and driving conviction in
1977. In addition to the fine, his licence
was suspended for six tt'bnths and he
was given six months in which to pay.
rA fine of 8100 was levied against
flans Kreutzmann, Grand Bend; atter
he pleaded guilty to a charge of
possession• of a narcotic. He was
•
charged on March 27 after police stop-
ped his vehicle which had gone
through a stop sign. There was an
odor of marijuana in the vehicle and
a small amount was turned over by
the accused. It was said to have a
street value of about $20.
Kreutzmann was given 60 days in
which to pay the fine.
In the only Other case on Tueday's
docket, Lori Ann Payne, 125-127 King
St., Hensall, was placed on probation
for 12 months after entering a guilty
plea to a charge of stealing $53 worth
of cash, clothing and groceries from
the apartment of a couple for whom
she babysat.
Police were notified of the thefts by
the couple, who indicated their
babysitter was the only.suspect in the
thefts which occurred from October
29, 1986 through February 15, 1987.
On F'ehruary 16, the accused turn-
ed items over to police and is making
full restitution for others not
recovered:
The 19 -year-old had no previous
record.
dition $75, mobile home $40, barn $100,
implement shed 855, tear port 830 and
workshop 855.
- Council approved the salary of
Brenda Jarrett be adjusted to 86.50
per hour effective January 1.
Five vehicles in
one town collision
Five vehicles, three of them park-
ed, were inyolved in one of the colli-
sions investigated by the Exeter
police department this week.
It occurred on Thursday on the
parking lot behind National Trust
when a vehicle driven by Charmaine
Bierling, Crediton, collided with three
parked vehicles. The latter were own-
ed by Donald Rader, RR 3 Zurich;
Laurie Swan, Clinton; and Joseph
VanMaele, Tillsonburg.
The Bierling vehicle then collided
with one driven by Vinsenz Krainz,
Ailsa Craig.
Total damage to the five vehicles
was estimated at 81,700.
There were two other crashes on
Thursday, the first occurring on Main
St. near Sanders, involving vehicles
driven by Robert Dale, Exeter, and
.Jeffrey Stephensonn, London. Both
were northbound and the Stephenson
vehicle was stopped at the traffic light
when hit from behind by the one
driven by Dale. Damage was $300.
A vehicle driven by Debra Arnold,
RR 3 Parkhill, struck a parked vehi-
cle at the Canadian Tire parking lot
in the other Thursday collision. The
parked vehicle was owned by llarold
Borden, Huron Park, and total
damage was set at 8300.
The fourth collision of the week oc-
curred on Friday and resulted in a
scrape on the kneee for a young
bicyclist. Four-year-old Andrew
Mayers, Exeter, was riding his hike
when he was in collision with a vehi-
cle operated by Stanley Blakey, also
of Exeter.
The mishap occurred at the in-
tersection of Main St. and Mac -
Naughton Drive and damage was on,
ly 820.
SS high school
Continued from front page
agreement with the Town of Goderich
to utilize the St. Mary's Separate
School, Goderich, playground for a
community recreation facility under
the Community Recreation Centre's
Act. The town will apply for a grant
on behalfof the school board from the
ministry of tourism and recreation to
buy and fix up the playground.
Laurie Kraftcheck, chairman of the
Professional Activity Committee,
outlined to the trustees that there will
be nine professional activity days in
the school year calendar for 1987-88,
the same as last year. There will be
195 school days during the 1987-88
term and 185 instructional days. The
board approved the grades seven -
eight Physical Eduction curriculum
and the Core French curriculum.
The Huron -Perth County Homan
Catholic Separate School Board will
be offering again this year to provide
summer school 1987 for those pupils
in the system who require extra
assistance with their school work. As
well summ school will be provided
for the advanced studies for
academically . ble students.
• For the stude ts,from Perth coun-
ty the summer sc obi sessions will be
held at St. James hpol in Seaforth
from July 6-24.
For the students fr Huron coun-
ty the summer school ill be held at
St. James School in Seafo h from Ju-
ly 29 - August 19.
There is no charge for th .e ses-
sions and transportation by s hool
bus, is also provided by the ministry
of education grants.
Congratulations
HOME SHOW WINNERS
Linda Armstrong won 8'x8' deck
Cheryl Edwards won Skylight
DOUG -GEOFFREY
CONSTRUCTION
235-2961