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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-01-30, Page 5T'FYOJRRIThI cc New partnership - These five men have taken over the ownership of Eastern Canada's largest farm equipment dealership, Huron Tractor of Exeter. From left are John Rudderham, Paul VanOss, Henry Win- ter, Peter Hakvoort, and Frank Winters. At left is the orignal sign from the dealership 30 years ago. Hensall man nets jail term EXETER - Operating a vehicle with a BAC over 80 resulted in a $750 fine and a 14 day jail.term to be served intermittently for John W. Aikenhead of 81 Lorne Ave., Hensall, in Provincial Court, last Tuesday. Police said they spotted a motor- cycle headed east on Highway 83, at which time Aikenhead and his pas- senger looked back at police and were stopped Police stated Aikenhead had an al- cohol odour on his breath and slurred speech. Two breathalyzer samples revealed BACs of 240 and 220. Aikanhead'al'previous record in- cluded a 1986 unpaired charge con- viction. Fine and suspension Having a blood alcohol content over 80 mg resulted in a $500 fine or 10 days in jail with 90 days to pay along with a 12 -month driving prohibition for Joseph J. Scherer of New Hamburg. Police said on July 28, Scherer was headed east on Highway 83 when he was stopped for doing 110 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. Police said they detected an alco- hol odour on Scherer and noted he had red eyesand a flushed face. Scherer tailed the ALERT test and two breathalyzer samples were reg- istered at 180 mg and 170 mg. BAC over 80 Having'a BAC over 80 netted Pe- ter Gubbels of RRI, Mt. Brydges, a $500 fine with•90 days to pay and a 12 -month licence suspension. Police said Gubbels was pulled over on December 14 in Stephen Township when Gubbels' vehicle was spotted weaving on Canada Av- enue in Huron Park. Police said Gubbels was unsteady on his feet, had an alcohol aroma about him, and was slurring slight- ly when he was arrested for im- paired driving. Two breathalyzer samples re- vealed counts of 150 mg each. Restitution ordered Six counts of unemployment in- surance overpayment resulted in a total of $300 in fines and a court order to pay the $3,535 remaining back to Unemployment Insurance within 15 days for John Regier of RR3, Dashwood. The court heard Regier had sent his unemployment insurance cards in, saying he was not working when in fact he was employed re- sulting in an unemployment insu- rance overpayment of 3,660. Police Act proclaimed by NDP, municipalities upset TORONTO - Exeter and other Ontario municipalities are finding that the recent change of provincial government has done nothing for their hopes of getting changes made to the new Police Services Act. The new Act aims at replacing lo- cal police committee which are usually appointed by town and city councils, with police commissions, which will be mainly selected by the province. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has challenged this as a loss of lo- cal control over small police forces. The Town of Exeter has also agreed. AMO had hoped the .new NDP government might review the Act even though the Liberals passed it last summer. However, the NDP proclaimed the Act on December 31. AMO met with Ontario Solicitor General Mike Farman 10 stress their objections to the act, but claim 10 have met with little success. AMO believes that if municipalities are to pay for local police forces, they should retain control over them through choosing the majority of 1 So far, Regier has paid back $125. Regier told the court when he was interviewed on October 3, he was aware he had to report work, but had severe financial dif- ficulties. Restitution ordered Six counts of unemployment in- surance overpayment for Robert Swartman of 94 King St., Hen- sall, resulted in a $50 fine on each charge as well as a court order to pay the government the $3,876 owing in 90 days. The court heard Swartman had sent in cards saying he had not worked when he was employed re- sulting in an overpayment 9f $4,930. So far'Swartman has paid back $1,054. Narcotics possession Possession of cannibis resin and cannibis marijuana resulted in a $200 fine with a $20 surcharge and 90 days to pay for John Towton of 98 King St., Hensall. The OPP said a tip-off led them to Towton's residence with a search warrant on December 21. The police found one full gram of suspected hash oil, two grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia Police estimated the value of the narcotics at approximately $120. Times -Advocate, January 30, 1991 Pape 5, New partnership takes over at Huron Tractor EXETER - Huron Tractor, an Ex- eter area dealer of fart machinery for 30 years and the largest farm equipment dealership in Eastern Canada, has officially announced a change in ownership. The ownership transition has been two years in the making. Five partners, including company founder Jack VanBussel, will be re- tiring this year and have handed over the operation of Huron Tractor to five new partners. The five partners, Herb Verbeek, Jack VanBussel, Harry Winters, Bruce Hasselback and Earl Long, will give way to a new partnership which includes Frank Winters, Paul VanOss, Peter Hakvoort, John Rud- derham, and Hairy Winters. The dealership, familiar to farm- ers as one of the foremost suppliers of John Deere products in the area, has grown from a 280 square metre dealership to the present 4,464 square metre showroom and shop in Exeter with another 745 square metres of floor space at their Blyth location. Harry Winters, on behalf of his partners, extended his gratitude and appreciation to the customers who have done business with the dealer- ship over the past three decades. Among the new partners, VanOss has been with Huron Tractor for 14 years, starting in service, and is now the top salesman. Henry Win- ters began in the parts department 10 years ago and now manages the Blyth operation. In 1987 Frank Winters left General Motors to join the operation and is now the gener- al sales manager. Peter Hakvoort left John Deere Canada to take over the parts and administration depart- ments. John Rudderham also left John Deere, bringing with him 10 years of service and sales manage- ment experience. Frank Winters said the gradual transition to the new partnership has aligwed the company to make a "non -disruptive" changeover that would appear virtually seamless tc the customers. "We're hoping to put some fresh ideas together and come up wid some changes," said Winters of the new partnership. One item that is catching the at- tention of farmers and dealers in North America is the Gertrigltbff ' corn head - a high-technology Ger- man corn head that allows harvest- ing with no -till soil management benefits all in one pass. Winters says it sells for a premium price, but farmers, especially those in the Illinois -Nebraska corn belt are very interested. Huron Tractor has se- cured the North American distribu- torship for the corn head and al- • ready has eight dealers selling it. Winters hopes to have 15 dealers by the end of 1991. High technology farm equipment appears to be in demand, despite the current recession. Winters says that farmers are, interestingly enough, buying more new equip- ment and less used than one might think. He believes the trend is due to the fact that the latest equipment has technological and maintenance advantages that actually make it more prudent to own. Farmers are looking for every saving possible, with no -till equipment becoming a strong growth factor in the market. ' In fact, Winters says Huron Trac- tor set a new sales record in 19 1 A sign behind his desk reads "` e have decided not to participate in any recession".. As the recession has been deep- ening we've seen in the past four months some good sales; really said Winters, adding it makes him put more faith in the old axiom that suggests the farm market is not linked with the general economy. CAN find the best GIC 110 •75% One Yeat 2yr. Let us shop the market for you Gig Geiser- Knea1e Exeter Grand Bend Hensall 235-2420 238-8484 282-2119 r CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Kime, Mills, Dunlop. 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