HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-10-17, Page 1 (2)`Winter' plagues area drivers
GB minister and wife badly hurt
Rev. Harley Moore of
Grand Bend United Church
and his wife Elaine are listed
in fair condition at
University Hospital, London
following a two car crash
Saturday.
The accident took place on
Highway 7 and Perth road
28 east of St. Marys at 9:00
a.m. The Moore vehicle was
travelling towards Stratford
on Highway 7 when it
collided with a car driven by
Gary Near, 20, of RR 1, St.
Pauls, as it emerged from
the sideroad. It was snowing
at the time of the crash.
Moore's 1979 Oldsmobile
was totally demolished, and
Near's 1975 Pontiac received
13,000 damage. Sebringville
OPQ are still investigating
the accident.
Rev. Moore 56, is suffering
from a broken collar bone,
and a broken sternum or
breast bone, as well as other
injuries. Mrs. Moore 55,
received a broken back bone,
along with serious cuts and
bruises.
Passengers in the
Moore vehicle, Irene Ken-
nedy and Minnie Curts, both
of Grand Bend are in
Stratford General Hospital.
Mrs. Kennedy is being
treated - for facial
Lacerations, and Mrs. Curts
has internal injuries.
Another passenger, Eloise
Eagleson of RR 8, Parkhill
was treated at Stratford
Hospital and released.
Near, who was alone in his
car, was also treated and
released from hospital •
The Moores and their
passengers were on their
way to attend a United
Church workshop in Strat-
ford.
The Exeter OPP in-
vestigated their first
"winter" accident of , the
season on Saturday, it being
one of five accidents in which
property damage amounted
to over $11,000 and five
people suffered minor in-
juries.
Slushy roads were partly
responsible for a Saturday
crash around 8:00 a.m. on
Highway 83 when a vehicle
driven by Martin Mueller,
Kitchener, skidded out of
control and struck a tree
near the Perth -Huron
Boundary.
Both the driver end his
wife sustained cuts and
bruises and Constable Wally
Tomasik listed damage to
their vehicle at 14,000.
Two area men were in-
jured in another Saturday
collision at the intersection
of Rosalie and Frederick
streets in Zurich. Drivers
involved were Gerard
Masse, RR 1 Dashwood, and
Randal Thiel, Zurich.
Masse and a passenger,
Gregory O'Brien, Zurich,
sustained minor injuries and
property damage was
estimated at 15,000 by
Constable Don Mason.
The other three accidents
were reported on Friday, the
first involving vehicles
driven by Kenneth Baker,
RR 2 Dashwood, and Robert
Durk, Lambeth. They
collided on concession 16-17
of Stephen just south of
Highway 83 and damage was
listed at 1900 by Constable Al
Quinn.
A vehicle driven by Elroy
Desjardine, Zurich, struck a
parked car owned by Orval
Corriveau, Florida, in the
second of the Friday
collisions. Damage was set
at 1600 by Constable Larry
Christiaen.
The final crash of the week
occurred on Highway, 4 just
south of Exeter, involving
vehicles operated by Betty
Glavin, RR 1 Crediton, and
Klaslena Knip, RR 2 Lucan.
Mrs. Knipsustained minor
injuries in that mishap and
Sgt. Ray Glover estimated
total damage to the vehicles
at 1650.
Ames
Serving South Huron, North Middlesex
One hundred and Seventh Year
ARRANGING THOSE FLOWERS — Area. residents who have on interest in the art of
flower decorating are attending a night course offered at South Huron District High
School. Showing_HelenToonstra of Hensall how to do it is instructor Penny Watson.
Lost motions, reprimands
• feature 'light' council
A comparatively light
agenda greeted members of
Exeter council for their
regular meeting, Monday,
and aftef having battled
their way throur,n several
controversial ice as in recent
weeks, a rather light at-
mosphere prevailed
throughout tjie session.
However, the minutes of
the meeting might indicate
otherwise to the uninformed,
as two members were given
a stiff reprimand, two
motions were defeated and
another ended up in a tie
with Mayor Derry Boyle
casting the deciding ballot.
Tha latter situation arose
when the executive com-
mittee presented a
recommendation to take out
a 1195 advertisement in the
diamond anniversary
publication of the National
Association of Kinsmen
Clubs.
In making the recom-
mendation, Reeve Si Sim-
mons said it was in ap-
preciation for the years of
service and community
betterment given by the
Exeter Kinsmen Club.
The motion drew op-
position from Councillors
Lossy Fuller and Marilyn
Williamson.
Mrs. Fuller noted that
council had turned down a
request to aid the tornado
victims in the Woodstock
area, ask well as requests
from several other
charitable organizations,
and felt they were as wor-
thwhile as the ad in the
Masons are
on the move
The Labanon Forest Lodge
of Exeter held its final
meeting Monday in the old
Masonic Hall on Main Strout._
'"Tri November tie' Ltidge
will move its new quarters
on William street north, just
behind the OPP station.., >'
The Lebanon Forest Lodge
met for the first title in the
Main street location on April
26, 1915 with Worshipful
Brother W.11. Murray as the
ruling Master.
Prom May 28, 1860 until
the move to downtown
Exeter, Lodge members met
in Madill's Tavern in
Erancistown.
This property is now oc-
cupied by Laidlaw's Tran-
sport and is only a stone's
throw from the new Masonic
property.
Kinsmen publication.
She suggested council
could either write a letter of
congratulations and com-
mendation to the local
Kinsmen or take out an ad in
the local paper to express
those sentiments. -
Mrs. Williamson termed
the advertisement a "waste
of money" and said the local
Kinsmen know council ap-
preciate the good work they
do in the community. She
added if council insisted on
spending the $195 they should
turn it over to the local club
to aid in their community
service work.
Councillor Ted Wright
argued that the ad-
vertisement would "put
Exeter on the map across
Canada" and Mayor Derry
Boyle backed up that con-
tention. well worth the
money," he stated and said
he too wanted Exeter's name
stretched across Canada.
Boyle also noted that it
was not a. donation to the
Kinsmen, but rather it was
an advertisement, the cost of
which could be taken -out of
the industrial promotion
committee budget
When the vote came,
Councillor Jay Campbell
supported the distaff
members in their opposition,
with Reeve Simmons, Depty-
Reeve Don MacGregor and
Councillor Don Cameron
supporting the motion. Boyle
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Santa visit
scheduled
The annual visit of Santa
Claus was announced this
week in a special bulletin
received from the North
Pole.
He will be making his
appearance in Exeter on
Saturday, December 1, with
the Exeter Lions and the
Exeter Business
improvement Area again co-
operating on the parade.
The Lions will be looking
after the organizational
duties with Stu Homuth as
chairman.
Kids view
energy show
The Great Canadian
Energy Show brought James
Watt and Thomas Edison to
Exeter Public School to
review their inventions with
the pupils in grades four to
eight.
The show, a trip through
the past, present and future
of energy, explains why
energy is such a key issue in
Canada today.
The talented per-
formances of Andy Lowe and
Bob Walter brought Watt,
Edison, Adam Beck and
many others to life as the
story unfolded. The use of
robots, sound tracks and
model inventions kept Carol
Crockford, who is -the
director and manager, very
busy behind the scenes.
Last year this play toured
across Canada and was
featured at the Ontario
Science Centre for three
months.
Since October 1979 is
international Energy
Conservation month the
message provided a timely
experience . and some
startling facts which pupils
in every community should
know as they consider the
energy problem.
Canada spends 15 percent
of its energy budget on food.
About one third of this is
used on the farm to grow it
and the rest goes to process,
package, transport, cook and
preserve it.
Over 40 percent of our
energy is wasted mostly
through wasteful habits that
we haven't thought about
carefully.
As the cost of fossil fuels
continues to rise and the
resources continue to be
used up there will be an
increased need to develop
renewable energy sources of
heat and electricity. The
first step is awareness and
the Great Canadian Energy
show provides it well.
GOOD TURNOUT AT BLOOD DONOR CLINIC — A blood
South Huron Rec Centre Thursday by the Canadian Red Cross had a good evening turnout.
While nurse Antionette Deluci of London looks on, Exeter resident Vicki Scrabek donates
some of her life living fluid. T -A photo
donor dinic held at the
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ENERGY SHOW — The Great Canadian Energy Show come to Exeter Public School, Thursday.
Andy Lowe show "Happy the Robot" to students. From the left are Lorry Mothers, Jack Vermoeten,
Douglas and Lisa Benoit.
BIA loan added to forecast
Actors Bob Walter and
Bill McDonald, Michelle
T -A photo
Local debt is over $5 million
Exeter council agreed this
week to make formal ap-
plication to the Ontario
Municipal Board for ap-
proval to spend the $150,000
loan the ministry of housing
has offered to provide the
Business improvement --Area
for their downtown
beautification project.
Council had originally
passed a motion that they
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LIONS CONDUCT BLIND CANVASS -'Members of the Exeter. Lions club were in charge of Thursday's local canvass on
behalf of the Canadian Institute for the Blind. From tile left Lion offifials Glenn kelp and Doug Knowles accept returns from
Ross and Elsie Tuckey. T -A photo
would support the loan as
long as it would be exempted
from the local debt load by
the OMB.
llowever, the OMB has
advised that they will not
rule on the matter until a
formal application is made
along with an updated five-
year forecast of the local
debt load
Monday night, council
approved adding the 1150,000
loan to the 1979 capital
forecast and they also up-
dated two other figures in the
forecast. The 1980 total was
increased to 1:136,000 to
reflect an expenditure of
1200,000 for sanitary sewers
and the 1136.000 being
requested by. the PUC for
Assessment battle
starts to
warm up
The battle over the new
assessment equalization
factors is heating up in
Ontario, with rural mun-
cipalities seeking some relief
from the hefty tax increases
they'll face.
in Huron County, it has
already been indicated that
rural communities will face
tax increases of up' to 50•
percent as the equalization
factors reflect the rampant
increases in the value of
agricultural land. •
Exeter, as -well as most
other urban commu ' ' s,
will experience a r tion
in the tax load for c my and
educational purpo es and
that was the basic reason
why council this week
quickly filed a letter from
the Town of Lincoln calling
on the Ontario government
to review the factors again
before they , are im-
plemettted.
"its our opinion, -the use of
the new factors will not bring
about equity in taxation and
transfer payments in the
province," the letter noted.
"Based on our conclusions, it
appears that the smaller
communities with a heavy
'degree of agricultural
assessment and low in-
dustrial assessment are the
class of municipalities
seriously affected by these
factors "
The letter was also signed
by five other municipalities
in the Niagara area
Members of Exeter
council noted that the towns
listed aTe in regional
government areas which has
resulted in them taking on a
large portion of agricultural
land.
Two bid on
demolition
Only two bids were
received by Exeter council
this week for the removal of
the house.on the lot that will
be used for the new police
-station beside the local post -
A.
office.
Lumiey'-Demblitian .sub-
mittee low bid. They will
be pa 1,865 to remove the
house—cm-the-lot recently
purchased for 144,000 from
Barry Reid.
The other bid was for
16,890.
new hydro sub -stations.
Another 1200,000 was also
added to the 1982 figure for
sanitary sewers. bringing
that year's total to 1375,000.
Mayor Derry Boyle said
the OMB intimated in their.
letter to the town that it has'
almost reached the per-
missible debt load ceiling
In reference to the loan for
the BiA, he said "if they
(OMB! approve it. fine. if
not. too had" -
It has been indicated by
some council members that
they do not want the loan for
the BiA to• jeopardize
council's ability to undertake
other projects in the future
The total amount in the
capital forecast for 1979 now
stands at 1495,000. This in-
cludes 1200,000 for the west -
central storm drain, 150,000
for sanitary sewers, 125.000
for the parking lot behind the
stores on the west side of
,Main Street and 170,000 for
the new police station as well
as the 1150.000 for the BiA.
The 1980 total, as noted
previously is 1336,000. while
the 1981 total is 1400.000 with
half (hat for storm sewers
and the balance for roads
and sidewalks. The 1983 total
is projected at 1300,000. with'
that amount going for
sanitary sewers.
The' total debt load now
being carried by the com-
munity is just over
15,000,000.
Some of the money being
projected for sanitary'eewer
work is t,o increase the
capacity of theiocal•lagoon.
Ontario government officials
have indicated that- the
freeze on new subdivisions in
Exeter will be maintained
until such time as the sewer
system can handle increased
capacity.
Population
jumps 136
"Exeter is really picking
up steam !"
That was the comment of
deputy -clerk Brian Parsons
when he presented the latest
population figures for the
community at council's
Monday night session.
He•reported that 136 people
have been added to the total
this year, bring the current
population to 3.668.
He said the growth was
about five times higher than
the average that has been
experienced over each of the
past• 10 years.
Annexation
event held
Representatives of Hay
and Hensall met last week
with the four property
owners who have filed ob-
jections over Hensall's plan
to annex two portions of the
township and only the
matter of school bus service
remains unanswered.
However, one official at
the meeting indicated it was
unlikely the four property
owners would drop their
objections to the plan by
Hensa,U ),o annex an area
south of the village for
residential purposes and one
at the northern limits for
industrial use.
The four property owners
who have filed objections are
Campbell Eyre, Bill Freeth,
Harold Elliott and W.
Simpson.
At their meeting last week,
Hensall council learned that
school bus service to the
area would be terminated
immediately upon an-
nexation although Reeve
Harold Knight hopes to have
the school board change that
situation by phasing it out
more gradually. He was'
scheduled to meet with them
this week
When that information is
received • it will be passed
along to the residents of the
area to be annexed.
it is expected that the
councils of Hay and Hensall
will hold one more Joint
meeting before Hensall
makes official application to
the Ontario Municipal Board
for the annexation.
Local jogger
in top third
Despite cold windy
weather: Albert Vandyken
finished the Skylon
Marathon in the top one-
third.
The marathon was held
Saturday, and the course
went from Buffalo, New
York to Niagara Falls,
Canada. A marathon is 26
miles. 385 yards.
Over 3600 runners com-
peted in the long race.
'Vandyken estimated he
finished in the first 1200. He
had hoped to do the course in
juste three hours, Dut' aS s1BHc
nerve in his leg "acted up."
His wife reports he wail
running .well, until' be -
developed -the' Tog probletns
at,ahout the 18 mile mark.
Vandyken was unable to
report on his feat, because he
left the next day on a trip to
Europe.