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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-10-24, Page 1 (2)• • • Dashwood water nearer The hopes of a new water system for the police village of Dashwood are coming much closer to reality. Village trustee George Tiernan told the T -A Monday evening, "We really got great news this afternoon. Tenders are being called on October 31 and they GETTING READY — Amy Neilands, five of Hensall,had some assistance from her father Tom as she prepared for the skate•a-thon heldSaturdoyin Hensall to raise funds for the year old arena and community centre T.A photo Rain good and bad for Huron farmers The recent continuous rainy weather was good and bad for Huron County far- mers. Huron's Ag Rep Don Pullen told. the T -A Monday, "The recent rains horribly delayed harvesting of corn and soybeans, but. were good for fall plowing and the recently planted wheat crop." Pullen said. "Silage corn should be completed this week, but, the grain corn harvest is just nicely getting underway. Soft ground conditions have really slowed progress." The Huron white Dean crop has been completed with excellent quality and good yields Pullen added, "I have heard of some yields as high as a metric toll per acre." He said a September 8 frost in the Belgrave. Wingham, Brussels areas • slowed down the growth and development of grain corn. Moisture in grain corn continues to be very high. P,rllen commented. "We have a pretty fair system of drying in Huron with our Reserves on Fleck • Provincial Judge Glenn Marshman said Friday he needs more •time to study evidence presented at the trials of five provincial' policemen facing six assault charges arising from an incident at the Fleck strike. He had tentatively set Friday to rule on each of the six trails held m Exeter since October 9, but said he has CHANGE TIME The board of management of the Exeter Central Business Improvement Area will be conducting their - business earlier following a decision at their regular monthly meeting Thursday. Beginning Thursday, November 15- the time will change from 7:30 p.mat the council chambers to 7:30 a.m. at the Burkley Restaurant and Tavern. mills and some on-farm drying operations, but. it's going to take a lot of energy for drying. Pullen -indicated some corn was turning out better than expected. He added, "There was pretty fair plant population. The big problem came with a lack of the necessary heat units for the corn to mature properly.". The bulk of the soy bean crop is still to be harvested with yields varying from 20 to 30 bushels per acre. 'Winter wheat acreage this fall is higher than it has been in recent years due mainly to the early and successful hat -vesting of white beans. About white beans Pullen commented, "They were really delighted with the weather and- harvesting conditions. Some that switched from beans to other crops certainly wish they had not " While Kent county remains as the leader in grain corn production. Huron fias taken over as the top producer in silage and , grain corn combined will be opened on November 20." Tiernan continued, "We seemed to be stalled with our project, but, this afternoon I learned from B.M. Ross, the Goderich engineering firm that they had just received the go-ahead from the Ministry of the Environment and: the Ontario Municipal Board." "This latest news really sounds encouraging. I would hope there would be a start on the major part of the pipeline this •fall. The weather will certainly play a . big part in any construction hopes for this fall", added the trustee. The Dashwood system will Hall of fame driver dies A native of Clandeboye and one of Canada's all-time greats in the sport of harness racing, Clint liodgins died 'Sunday night in St. Joseph's Hospital. London_ - While spending most of his tune in Florida since.retiring from active driving about seven years ago, Hodgins continued to maintain his farm, south of Clapdeboye. He is a member of the United States and Canadian Harness Halls of Fame and was one of very few Canadians to win the Little Brown Jug. He won this prestigious pacing event in 1959 with Adios Butler. 'One of his favorites was Proximity, a trotting mare that set three world records in three weeks. Proximity was known as the Queen of the Trotters in the early 1950's. Other top trotters and pacers driven by Hodgins were Bye Bye Bird, Prince Adios, Bettin Time, Royal Pastime, Acrasi, Katie Key, Star Drift,_ Mimi Hanover, Geoffrey Scott, -Bye Bye Pat, Gene Mac and Elaine Rodney. Details of Oe funeral appear in thl obituary column of this edition. decision charges "reviewed the evidence" and needs more time to consider it. The officers were charged with assaulting pickets at the Fleck Manufacturing Ltd. plant in Huron Park on May 24, 1978• when they cleared a path through milling men and women to allow' a busload of non -striking employees to report for work. Charged with assault causing bodily harm are: acting inspector Norton Rhiness, 52, who was a staff sergeant commanding a platoon of OPP at the strike scene and who was a former head of the Exeter detachment; Constable Ryan Cox, Milton OPP; Cpl. • Leroy Hedrick, Constable Harry Guyitt and Constable E.A. Moynes, all of the Brantford OPP. Constable Cox is also charged with Please turn to page 3 be hooked to the existing Lake Huron pipeline to London at an outlet, just east of Shipka. It will extend easterly to the Klriva corner and then north to Dashwood with an eight inch pipe. The Dashwood distribution system will consist of four inch pipes. - Tieman said for awhile it appeared as if a Municipal Board hearing would-be held to hear nine objections from Dashwood property owners. He continued, "We were finally told the system would 'start sooner if we could get these objections withdrawn. So, we as trustees visited each objector and were able to get them to change their minds." "Actually the objections were really minor and were not against the system itself. In a lot of instances, our residents are being forced to haul water and in a large degree can hardly wait for the system to be completed, " concluded Tiernan. A MUNICIPAL LESSON — Grade eight students of Exeter Public School, visited various town departments Thursday. Shown above getting information on Huron county from mayor Derry Boyle are Pauline DeVries, Robert )ay and Heidi Raymond. T -A photo Ames Town departments hosts for students Thursday, October 18 grade 8 pupils of Exeter Public School visited several departnjents of the Town of Exeter in order to -become familiar with the various services that are provided in our community and to develop an understanding of the ways in whjch they contribute to a unified operation. Such an experience evolved from an invitation by the members of the local •council who, in this Year of the Child, offered to assist with such an awareness programme. - Visits by small groups of pupils were made to the Fire Dept., the Works Dept., khe P.U.C. the South Huron Recreation Centre, the Town Offices and the O.P.P. station in co-operation with the Town Police. The students were toured and escorted from lagoons to pumphouses; to the water tower and construction sites; through offices and the works building and even into • the Hospital Rummage sale as they examined the town. They returned to the school a couple hours later laden with notes and pam- phlets and samples and by- law copies and some even carried records of their fingerprints. They were "excited" and "informed" and "overwhelmed" both by the wealth d information and by the warm reception they -were given. Mrs. Ottewell, who teaches History and Geography in Grades 7 and 8 and who planned the activity with Council, was most ap- preciative of the co- operation received from all departments. "It was a truly meaningful way of bringing the community into the classroom," she said, "Those involved deserve our thanks." Serving South Huron, North Middlesex _ & North Lambton Since 1873 One hundred and Seventh Year EXETER, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 24, 1979 Price Per Copy 25 Cents Handful voice opposition Plan chairman's house would fail Bylaw is termed dictatorship While only a handful of people ,attended Wed- nesday's public meeting to discuss Exeter's proposed property and maintenance standards bylaw, indications are council and the planning hoard may have their hands hill in attempting to get the new bylaw into effect. TIME MARCHES ON FOR CLACK WORK Work on the clock at the: town hull is continuing thanks to the efforts of clock repair specialist Tony Elderhorts of New Britain Penn• sylvanio and local jeweller Earl Campbell. The two men were test fitting o couple of pieces Thursdoy. T -A photo Work is continuing on town hall clock Work on the restoration of the clock at the town hall continues. but, according to local jeweller Earl Campbell and clock repair expert Tony Elderhorst, it's a slow and tedious process. • HEAR COMES SPIDER GEAR -- The restoration of the clock at the Exeter been a slow and tedious task as jevyeller Earl Campbell knows only too well. 30 feet above Main'Street,'tampbell mounted the spider gear which drives the clock's face. - - town hall has On Thursday the hands on T A. photo The Exeter Heritage -Corhmittee called in the -services of Elderhorst who runs a church bell, carillon, tower clock and hand bell repair business from his home in -New Britian, Pennsylvania. Elderhorst said he did not make a special trip for the Exeter work but that his brother who lives in London does similar work. Elderhorst had been ''orking in the Ottawa area. The clock and bell repair business is part of the Elderhorst family makeup as their father `started them in the business. The elder Elderhorst performed maintenance chores on the Exeter clock during the mid fifties,. Elderhorst said. Campbell said the repair of the 91 year old clock has been a lot of work. Ile agreed that one had- to have a good sense of humour and large amounts of patience. "You wouldn't want to finish one wheel as you realized there was another to be done," Campbell said .ieferring tti the tedious task of cleaning edch of rte . dock's teeth. Doctor Wally Read con- , trt,auled much to the restoratl'ofr"•of „ t}rg;, clock Campbell said and removad' "bags and bags" of bird: debris from the tower. • Campbell Said he's not Ara, when•s,t ll. ". vtyi&r - clock fully operative. -, ` • eV . V_A Only 11 of the 24 people in Merner suggested the attendance were other than bylaw would be enforced on elected or appointed a matter of ex - municipal officials. but they ception...where exception - made a strong attack on the ally bad property owners proposed bylaw, with Reeve might get hurt and where the Si Simmons again being one exceptionally good or of the more vocal critics. average probably wouldn't Ratepayer Lily Greb said have anyone bother them. the bylaw "smacks of clic- Bill Harvey, a resident of tatorship" and was an en- Exeter north. said the bylaw croachment on - people's leaned towards infringement privacy, while another of privacy and said the rules senior citizen, Mrs Gordon were like those of his army Parker, suggested the bylaw days. - could result in :nary seniors Merner agreed that the having to pickitp and leave rules were hard and fast. their 'homes -cause` they Reeve Simmons then could not afford to meet the reiterated some of his op - standards as set forth in the position to the bylaw. bylaw. suggesting it was intended While planning hoard basically, for residential chairman Gerald Merner properties while commercial attempted to convince the owners were not affected as ratepayers that the bylaw much. enforcement officer would Simmons and his wife, have to show common sense Pauline. both argued in administering it, he ad- strenuously - to have the mitted in a question from bylaw. placed •only on the Bill Batten that his own area under the jurisdiction of home could not pass. the the Business Improvement requirements of the bylaw. Area. On further questioning, Clerk Liz Bell. who has Merner said only five per- also spoken against cent of the homes in Exeter several points.in the bylaw. could probably meet all the said it was contradictory to requirements. some points in the' Ontario In opening the Building code. while Harvey meeting, the chairman said said he understood the local the intent was to find out building inspector was more what local citizens felt about or less against the property the bylaw and whether it was standards bylaw. too harsh or too- lenient. Mrs. Simmons said she He outlined two reasons was opposed to it for several for requiring the standards, reasons, one being that one of which was to provide a' someone could order a piece of legislation that was property owner to fix up his required by the provincial holdings even though that and federal governments person could not afford to do before grants could be given so. to the community for some When she suggested the programs. bylaw enforcement officer' He said the second reason could be dictatorial. Merner was to provide -the town with again stated the person a means of taking action 'would have to use common against property owners who sense. may allow their properties to However, Don Jolly said fall into a degratled condition he had some experience with and thereby devalue their various inspectors and found neighbors' properties. that "if they get something against you. they go by the book." Couffcillor 'Jay Campbell said the rules were required to protect tenants throughout the community' and not just in the commercial area, and Hay council expects to Simmons replied :.that receive the results of a cost tenants are already. well study on a/proposed water protected under other pipeline along th'e Lake pieces of legislation. Huron shoreline within the Ms. Greb said most next month. people keep their properties Clerk -treasurer Joan up as Well as they can.and Ducharme said Monday that said several of the items engineer B.M. Ross is un- contained were covered dertaking a study for three phases to run in two and a half mile lengths froth the Lake Huron supply station at Port Blake to the township's in church thoft northerly limits at Drysdale. Council has asked the engineeritt'g firm to base costs on a pipe sizing to supply the complete lakefront area in. Hay. • Mrs. Ducharme said ..Tabernacle,•.• requests fur water h e been T . eblleetrini'- from received � from � �operty _ was Hay study ready soon Youth arrested A youth was arrested by Exeter Constable George Robertson last Tuesday and charged with the October 7 break, enter and theft at.the • Exeter Pentecostal owners along the entire stolenTin the service westerly border of the in the breakin. township. The youth appeared in -..,,,Hay couhcil .had on- juvenile court this week and Y S was Remanded in custody A = a joint piline with until November 8 when he s •en' "--td. r* Jo go • mill._ appear In Goderieth farther nett ' '` .,IAW,r--= .L.` , ar-youth has been `^ ►pipallty 11A+�' riaC.s!+�=r:,.plaeed in a Latvian juvenile,. ce ectAnytSropodals. - - home. • under other legislation hardship on older people and regarding health. safety and she couldn't really see the building codes. need for it. She said it would be a She drew a quick en- dorsement from Bob Luxton when she said the bylaw smacks, of dictatorship. Please turn to page 3 LOCKED UP — Kenn and Gl9n', Hines found out how a poirof handcuffs worked when constable'Kevin Short of the Exeter -police deportment visited the Sunshine Nursery School, Wednesdoy - T -A photo For tile drainage Stephen!oan limit jump At its latest meeting. Stephen township council increased the per acre limit on tile drain loan ap- plications. Effective .immediately. Stephen farmers will be eligible for up to $300 per acre for drainage purposes. This is an increase of *50 per acre. Clerko' Wilmar Wein said provincial ,funds for. tile drain loans available to the township.at the beginning of the fiscal year in $595.000. .Road superintendent Frank Mcisaac was in- structed to carry out resurfacing of several blacktop roads in the township as . past -.prevetrti eliraintcna�ice program. - - They Huron' sffeet 1-rom the westerly limits of Exeter -'to Concession 2-3; from the Centralia village southerly limits to County road 5 and several blocks in Huron Park. The contract for opeh:and c loSed work on tire Isaac extensieb e'lvianic rp4r ci; ,., MSS ., let.. tp,,,Fiotigilts. and Hayter of Grand Bend for $4.000. the lowest of three bids Engineer Bill Shifflett and drainage inspector Ken Pickering were in at- tendance as the O'Rourke and Corbett municipal drain reports were read and given two readings. Council supported a letter from the town of Lincoln asking the provincial government to review The latest assessment Hiring equalization factors as it appears to put undue hard- ships on rural people as far as school and county. requisitions are concerned. A claim of $18 was paid to Tom Triebner for rabbits 'killed by stray dogs. Township councillors, employees and police village trustees will be attending the area municipal banquet at - the Pineridge Chalet on November 23. is'underwayAprilas ng at Bell Aerosaace , Hiring has started at Bell present staff of 15. Aerospace, . f41, -,.the, ,Grapd Applications- have been- -Send plant gears.up to start coming in by the hundreds, -.•butldiag'he four air cushion according to Mills. "There's vehicles ordered on a $21 more coming in everyday. 1 million contract by the see two orthree in the lobby American government. filling out forms all the • Managing director Jim time," he said. Mills says'that six or seven Mins sags that it will be new people will starting . several months before the work witl}1 tie company actual construction. on Monday-- `rOtir . Ut1tiiw' air-etuh(on. ve�tie eft bit next spring the hiring will be "Seine essential parts -take -very graduals.- ;,14grat ' 18 to 20 months to deliver. .prgcessuntil about S0, more _Things are pretty much up in has'i tt'"adtIPtV-'ttr ` "tIht►tattrM'•'titetltdded