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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-09-07, Page 11 QUALITY URI >_ a ►-K J 0 1.1 U ce z M 11 - 0* •0 it O it fA -o Li .-1 �-- ;– W X W r xoxo �xwz Phone RENEW JAN/$4 Y E? J igs 235-1964 Damage 94,000 in crashes Suinnier ends with bang! Area drivers ended the summer holiday season with a bang. They were involved in nine collisions with damage , amounting to over $14,000. However, there was only one major injury and three people sustained minor injuries. The rash of crashes started on Tuesday when vehicles driven by John Cooper, Kip - .pen, and Pauline Ingram, Hensall, collided on Main St. in Hensall. Damage was 1800. There were three collisions on Thursday, the first at 10:00 a.m. when a vehicle operated by Birgit Keys, Varna, went out of control on County Road 11 just south of County Road 6 and skidded into the ditch. The driver and one -year-old Adams Keys suffered minor ( WAITING FOR THE BUS - Angela and Kim l,ansbergen take advantage of an umbrella during a rainy spell while waiting for the bus to Stephen Central School for opening day classes Tuesday morning. Grant change could prove very costly Changes in the structure of provincial unconditional grants could cost Exeter taxpayers over $100.000. Reeve Bill Mickle said the reduction of grants to municipalities appears to be a well-planned move by the provincial government "to pass the buck on to someone else". in the past, the uncondi- tional grants have been bas- ed on the population of municipalities, but because no enumeration will be con- ducted in Ontario this year. the provincial government has had to develop a new basis on which to make the grants. The current plan in to pay the grants on the basis of households and information supplied to Exeter by one ministry indicates Exeter's unconditional grant would he 1185 per household. Clerk Liz Bell reported that last year's grant worked out to approximately. $2:)4 per household and thetotal loss under the proposed newstruc- ture would be $105.749 for Exeter. Councillor Dorothy Chap- man, just back from the AM() conference where.the matter was debated at some length, said some municipalities were very disturbed because of the planned changes. She said one northern community stands to lose, $1.500.000 in grants under the plan, while Mississauga grants would in- crease by $:i.000.000. A!11O is responding 10 the proposal by saying that it goes "too far, too fast, too soon" and should be phased in over a three-year period. However. Reeve Mickle noted that even over a three- year period. the reduction of over 1100.000 for Exeter "is just too much money out. of our budget It would repre sent 20 nulls. The matter was turned over to the finance committee to consider. Could face charge for false fire call , Operators of the new home for mentally retarded chidren on Huron St. East have been advised that they may be kill- ed for any future false fire alarms. in giving the report of the Exeter and Area Fire Board to Exeter council this week. Reeve Bill Mickle explained that there have been five false fire alarms at the Osborne home and board members are concerned that if They continue. the firemen may slow response -and a real emergency could occur. • It was indicated that a false fire alarm costs the hoard about $200 as each of the firemen responding is paid 19 per hour. Councillor Bill Rose asked if the false fire alarms are be- ing caused by a malfunction of the system which is automatically hooked into the local fire hall. "Most are due to carelessness," responded • Clerk Liz Bell. Mayor Bruce Shaw said the letter was sent because the situation is "too serious and too expensive". Mickle also reported that the new fire emergency and rescue van has been delivered and lenders for the sale of the old one will be opened al the next hoard meeting on September 12. Fire Chief Gary Middleton has been advised by Mobile Tank industries that the 1961 pumper is not strong enough to convert boa lank truck and it was indicated that the board will be considering replacement of the present tanker in 1984. ('ost of a new one was listed al around $40.000. Mickle said the board would be considering the purchase early this fall to give member municipalities ample oppor- tunity to debate it and include it in budget deliberations in the new year. injuries and damage was set at 1900. At 2:50 p.m., vehicles driven by George A. David, Turnbull's Grove, and Timothy Fang, St. Catharines, collided on Highway 21 north of Grand Bend. Damage was 11,400. The final crash on Thurs- day occurred on concession 6-7 of Hay when a vehicle driven by Allison Postill, RR 3 Clinton, went out of control in loose gravel and hit several trees. The driver sustained minor injury and damage was listed at 12,000. On Friday at 10:20 p.m., a vehicle driven by Waldo Horn, Zurich, was hit by an unknown vehicle while he was Man avoids suspension A. Hensall man was fined $230 on a speeding charge 1 lard by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake in Exeter court, Tuesday, but escaped a licence suspension. Wedlake told the accused. Albert Rooseboom, 165 King St., that a suspension could have resulted from the fact he was clocked at a speed that was 70 km. per hour over the posted limit. Rooseboom pleaded guilty to the charge of driving at a speed of 150 km. per hour in an 80 zone on August 21. A policeman followed him for six km. on County Road 2 that date and said the accused at- tained speeds of up to 160 km. The Hensall man was given 60 days in which to pay the fine. All those fined in the court - session were given time to pay their penalties because the supply court clerk on du- ty had no receipts to provide for those who were prepared to pay on Tuesday. Two other drivers who pleaded not guilty to speeding charges were convicted after trials. James Edward Shantz. Kit- chener, was fined $33 for driv- ing at a speed of 100 in an 80 km. zone on July 3 in Usborne Township and Howard N. Schenk, RR 2 Crediton, was fined $55 for driving at a speed of 115 in an 80 km zone in Hay Township on July 9. John A. Keller, Dashwood was fined $128 after pleading guilty to failing to stop when signalled to do so by a policeman on August 17. A London man, Ronald A. Carruthers, was convicted on a charge of failing to stop at a stop sign on July 10. Car- ruthers was in a lineup of three vehicles that had been stopped at the intersection and proceeded onto Highway 4 when the cars ahead of him did. He said he didn't think he was required to stop again. However. Wedlake pointed out that a motorist is required to stop at a designated line on the roadway, and where there is no such line, the motorist must stop imtnediately betore entering the intersection. In the final case on Tues- day's docket, K. Edward Masnica. Parkhill, formerly of Huron Park, was fined $20 for allowing a dog to run at large in Iluron Park on June 2. The dog was killed when hit by a motor vehicle and Wedlake said he was satisfied that the dog was running at targe before it (tied. A Crediton man was releas- ed on a $500 bond of recognizance when he ap- peared at a bail hearing Raymond Charles Masnica faces two charges of sexual assault involving two juveniles. Under conditions of the bond, Masnica is to maintain his residence in Crediton. not travel outside of Iluron. avoid contact with the two witnesses and not associate with any juveniles. proceeding north on County Road 2. Damage to the Horn vehicle was estimated at 1500. Damage was listed at 12000 in a collision at the intersec- tion of Albert and Richmond Streets in Hensall on Satur- day at 2:45 p.m. Drivers in- volved were Jack Doerr, Ex- eter. and Cheryl Fuss, Hensall. A Sarnia man escaped in- jury on Sunday when his car crashed into the ditch on Highway 21 after he fell asleep. Luigi Cicchini was northbound on Highway 21 north of Highway 83 when the mishap occurred. Damage to his vehicle was listed at 14,000. At 9:15 a.m. the same day, vehicles driven by Futyma Zygmunt, Chicago, and Ar- thur Downey, Windsor, collid- ed at the intersection of Highways 21 and 83. Downey, suffered major injuries and was taken to South Huron Hospital. Damage was set at 12,000. The final crash of the week was at 8:45 a.m., Monday, when a vehicle driven by Arndt Vermaeten, RR 3 Ex- eter, crashed into the Ausable River bridge on Highway 83 east of Exeter. He escaped injury and damage was set at 1450. LABOUR DAY FUN - - With extraordinary weather for Labour Day this year, hundreds of visitors found the north beach at Grand Bend very inviting Monday afternoon. T -A photo gimes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eleventh Year •d. dvoca EXETER, ONTARIO, Si North Lambton Since 1873 September 7, 1983 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Bluewater. Centre to have multi-million dollar renovations Huron getting youth Speculation that the Bluewater Centre for' the developmentally handicap- ped at Goderich would become a penal institution has turned out to be correct. Provincial Secretary for Justice Gord Walker an- nounced at a news conference on Tuesday that the 21 -year- old facility' south of the coun- ty town will be converted in- to a new facility for young offenders. Preliminary plans call for a major renovation costing millions of dollars to create a 177 -bed facility for male and female teenagers serving sentences from 90 days to 15 months. The. facility is expected to be operational during 1985 with the possibility of an even earlier phase-in pending final negotiations of the federal - provincial cost-sharing agreement. Walker ' has been negotiating a new agreement with the federal government for juvenile services under the new Young Offenders Act which deals with offenders between ages 12 to 17. "The new federal Act, which will replace the Juvenile Delinquent Act will cause major changes within the present juvenile system and will impose major new financial burdens on the pro- vinces," Walker stated, ad- ding that "satisfactory federal financial support is DIFFERENT VIEWS — Following his announcement on Tuesday that a youth jail is to be neqr Goderich, Provincial Secretary for Justice Gord Walker, left, expresses his views on the project to one TV station newscaster, while MPP Jack Riddell, right, expresses slightly different views to another interviewer. While acknowledg- ing the value .of using the Bluewater Centre site for the young offenders institu- tion, Riddell still thinks the government erred in closing the centre for the developmentally handicapped. Plan for England rep stalled by council vote A plan by the industry and tourism promotion commit- tee to hire a former Exeter man to promote the town in England was put on hold by council this week. Councillors Bill Rose and Gaylan Josephson led the op- position to the plan. as they. questioned whether the economic climate in Great Britain was conducive to firms considering moves to Canada as well as the fact the committee planned to take the cost of the program from next year's budget. The committee had plann- ed to spend between 12,000 and 12,500 t� have Mike Dar- bishire act as a represen- tative of the town in England for a six-month trial period. Both Rose and .Josephson indicated they would like to know what chance there was of attracting industry from England at this time and com- mittee chairman Bill Mickle responded that he couldn't fji ,1: 11,1' l•'hA1ka' •.ty1 it" '1i111q Mal.411 , . ,1 tre GARAGE GOES -- The office and garage building which served Snell Bros. and Frayne customers on Exeter's Main street for dose to 60 years was demolished Mon- day to make way for a new Canadian Tire facility. T -A photo answer the question. in the matter of drawing the cost from next year's budget, Josephson noted that was not proper and was a decision that had to be made by council and not the com- mittee, as the latter could on- ly authorize expenditures up to $200 ( the maximum a com- mittee chairperson can spend without prior council approval. ) When Mickle said it was necessary to have some con- fidence in the committee, Josephson quickly replied that council had 1200 worth of confidence in all committees. No one opposed the sugges- tion by the two that the deal with Darbishire, a former employee of Kongskilde Ltd., be held in abeyance until it can be given more consideration. Mickle, in giving the report of the industry and tourism promotion committee, reminded members that another German industrialist will he in town this week. (Ludwig Schupp arrived yesterday) He also said that there may be two more com- ing in November. Council approved the com- mittee's plan to advertise in some German publications again this fall. It was indicated that members of the committee will be approaching the B.I.A. and commercial businesses on the feasibility of develop- ing a "Guide of Exeter for Tourists"; seeking input and financial assistance. absolutely critical". He stressed that the new Young Offenders Act should not be implemented until a satisfactory cost -.,haring agreement with all the pro- vinces has been concluded and added that the Bluewater Centre has been targetted as part of the province's plan to aid young offenders once the Act is in place. The London South MPP said the 320 -acres Goderich site is ideally suited for its new future role, as it consists of a large complex of buildings, including several residential wings, kitchen.and dining room facilities, a chapel, an audtiorium gym- nasium as well as shops and academic facilities. Young offenders sent to the centre may be trained in a variety of occupations, in- cluding farming. - "No doubt the farming facilities can be used for rehabilitational purposes as well as helping the centre become self-sufficient," Walker commented. While still contending the government had committed a ."grave error" in closing down the Bluewater Centre, Huron Middlesex MPP JackRiddell did note the use planned for the facilities was a good use. Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer, also expressing some disappointment with the losing fight to keep the facilities open for the developmentally handicap- ped, acknowledged that the town welcomed Walker's announcement. "But it is really not what we had hoped for," she said in reference to the hard work undertaken by the communi- ty in the fight to keep the cur- rent facility operating. Walker said that the staff at the penal institution would be somewhere between 145 and 200 (there are currently 145 at the Bluewater Centre, although there have been as many as 194) and explained that while many of the -pre- sent staff would be offered positions at other centres for the developmentally han- dicapped, some could pro- bably apply for retraining to become part of the staff at the young offenders facility when it opens. Walker acknowledged that there would be a "down period" when some present employees may go on unemployment insurance prior to being retained for positions al their present employment site. • It is expected to take about 15 months to renovate the center and while he was vague about the number of millions of dollars to be spent. Walker said it is "more than a handful". The only noticeable exterior change will be the addition of a fence. and downplaying that, the Secretary for Justice said it jail would be similar to many school yards in the province. He was even more vague when asked what kind of of- fenders would be sent to Goderich. While saying that he couldn't guarantee the youths wouldn't have committed heavy crimes, he said that generally speaking, the crimes would be "relatively modest." Local cyclist is shaken up A young bicyclist escaped with minor injuries in the on- ly collision investigated by the Exeter police department this wtseek. - , Michael Dykstra, 282 Huron St. E4 the cyclist, was in col- lision with a vehicle driven by Janet Hern, RR 1 Centralia, on Friday morning. Constable Dan Kierstead investigated. Thieves were successful in ' one of the two breakins in towns. The McKerlie-Millen Automotive building on Main St. was entered on Tuesday and a small amount of cash was taken. An attempted breakin was reported at the Canadian Tire Store on Monday. A pane of glass in a door was smashed in the attempt to get into the building. 4/4 SPECIAL BIRTHDAY — Centurion Olive Andrew blows out the candles on the cake marking her 100th birthday. She 'gets assistance from (left) nephew Frank Parsons, and her grandson's wife Veronica Andrew. Exeter native hits 100 !'in gleid I'ni alive Olive Andrew celebrated her tooth birthday on September 2, and anticipates quite a few more. "i've enjoyed every minute of my life," the irrepressible centenarian said in a recent interview. (he sparkle in her eyes and the lilt in her voice confirming the truth of her words. Mrs. Andrew was born in Exeter in )883. and lived with her parents in the family's home on Huron Street direct- ly behind where the Devon Building now stands. Her father Bill Treble. who built the house, was one of the first children horn in Exeter. His trade as a barn framer and raiser and mover of buildings made him well known throughout the community. Both parents lived into their nineties. • Thinking of early Exeter, Mrs. Andrew recalls hoard sidewalks, a gravelled main street, and tending the fami- ly cow which was pastured on the southern outskirts. Mrs. Andrew had a well deserved reputation as an ex- cellent ice skater. As a child. the former Ex- eter resident ran around the corner every Sunday to at- tend Sunday school in the big Methodist church on James Street. When she grew older she sang in the church choir - either alto or soprano, whichever was required at the time. "People would rush out the door if i sang now", she said with a merry laugh. At age 36 the Exeter native married and accompanied her husband west, where she was mother to two step -sons. She returned to Exeter in 1965. In the interim an infant village had grown into a pro- sperous, bustling town. Mrs. Andrew lived in Ex- eter until six years ago, when she reluctantly relinquished her own apartment and mov- ed into the B)ue Water Rest Home west of Zurich. Her in- nate optimism and good nature quickly reasserted itself, and she is now one of the Home's most cheerful - and cheering - residents. . "She is very appreciative of everything done for her," secretary Lorraine Corriveau commented. The centenarian's general health is excellent. She ex- plains that "my appetite is very good; I'm not hard to please." She made a swift recovery from a broken hip suffered a few years ago, and now uses a wheel chair; she discovered getting around is much easier if one walks behind the contraption, grasps the handle for support Please turn to page 3