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Times-Advocate, 1983-09-21, Page 1QUALITY FURNITURE zmxm oxex mxm ►-�mo.m 0 - •'o P PF b8/NHr r13N3y 0 z -i D 0 1• x V A)3 13I1 Wi/I withdraw dump fee, parklng of bear creeks In a move designed to remove "a certain inequity" as well as the town's labor cost, Exeter council this week accepted a recommendation from the public works com- mittee to withdraw. the $5 fee presently charged to homeowners who haul small loads of refuse to the landfill site. On top ot that, council will dispense with the special gar- bage pickups during the months of December, January, February and March. The $5 fee for using the landfill site will be waived for those who haul their own gar- bage with a half -ton pickup truck, or any smaller vehicle. Mayor Bruce Shaw noted SKIPPING RUNNERS - - Robin McLean and Michelle Ellison enjoyed o few minutes of skipping prior to tak- ing part in Sunday's Terry Fox Run in Exeter. Crashes decrease, injuries • increase The Exete- OPP in- vestigated only three colli- sions this week. but a total of six people sustained injuries in those crashes. On Monday. vehicles driven by Jerome Watson, RR :1 Zurich, and Steven Elson, London, collided at County Road 31 and Highway 84 west of Hensall, with resulting damage of $3,000. Both drivers and two passengers in .the London vehicle were taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment and released. The passengers were Jack Lediet and Gary Rozon, both of London. The other collision was on Friday at the intersection of Highway 4 and County Road 21. Drivers involved were Harold Tripp, Centralia. and Margaret Small, Exeter. Both drivers were taken to South Huron Hospital fol trealinenl and damage was Two homes hit by fire An anniversary celebration was dampened considerably for an area family Friday night. Rick and -Brenda Mor- rissey, RR :3 Ailsa Craig, were attending a 25th anniversary celebration for, the former's parents when they were ad- vised that their home was on fire. Fire departments from Ailsa Craig and Dashwood responded to the call and the Crediton brigade also hauled one load of water to the scene on the Mt. .Carmel Road. The young couple lost all their belongings in the blaze. which broke out around 9:30 p.m. A Granton area family was also left homeless this week. Fire completely gutted the lower portion of a farm house rented by Gordon Y aces, who was attempting to start an oi1 space heater when the fire broke early Friday night. Smoke damage was exten- sive to the upper portion of the house. which is owned by Lon- don resident, Paul Mitchell • NEED KNITTERS Huron County ( hristmas Bureau needs volunteers to knit mitts for children for Christmas Wool can be pick ed up and knitted articles returned to The ,Junction. Main Street Milts are required tor all size's to 1(1i years for both hms and girls in Exeter the Iluron • County Christmas Bureau is operated by the Lioness ('luh on behalf of Family and Children's Services of Huron Count y For more information. con tact Nancy Rooth. 235.0322 or Family and Children's Ser vices at 524-7356. listed at 53,500. The other crash was on Saturday on Empress Ave. in Huron Park, where a vehicle driven by Darrel Dinney, Iluron Park, collided with a parked vehicle owned by Huron- Park. Damage was estimated at $1,100. • Permits take sharp jump The value of building per- mits in Exeter took a sharp jump in August_afterslump- ing for the two previous. months. Building inspector Brian Johnston advised council this week that the total for August was S285,863.92. Almost half of that was for two new residences now .under construction. There were three institu- tional renovations and adds tions for 597,7044.1:3 for residen- tial renovations and additions at 523.96:3.92 and three each for industrial and commercial renovations and additions at $18.000 and $1:3.900' respectively There was one tool shed permit for $3440 a the present system created an inequity in that the people who presently haul their own small loads of special gar- bage -- such as shingles -- have to pay a fee, while those who leave such items piled on the boulevard for the town crew have the removal ser- vice provided at no cost to them, but at a cost to the town. In an effort to ensure that only Exeter citizens will be hauling loads to the dump, all those entering will be re- quested to sign a book in the care of the landfill attendant indicating their name, ad- dress and telephone nuniber. Shaw, speaking for public works committee, also notee.. that the :.hr, is to reduce the special garbage pickups to Addition supported A proposal for a 1,600 square foot addition to the Jerry MacLean & Son Automotive Ltd building at 110 Main St. has been sup- ported by the Exeter planning advisory committee. The committee has set a date of September 28 to hear the application for extending the legal non -conforming use and alsotodeal with.a request for a minor variance. In order to erect the addi- tion at the south-west corner in line with the present building a minor variance is required. The proposed side yard would be 3.048metrest l0 feet; and the side yard re- quired -by the zoning bylaw is 4.0 metres 41:3.12 feet t. The committee report sub- mitted tocouneilthis week by Dorothy Chapman. also in- dicated a letter had been received from Peter Connon suggesting it was "high time" the town had another drug .tore. The local teacher sug gest ed the monopoly enjoyed by- the present drug store was not in the hest interests of the people of Exeter and area. His letter stemmed from a recent decision by the corn - mitt ee not to allow a request tor a drug store use in the Haw -leaf Shopping Cent r, al the north end of town The committee asked secretary -treasurer Brian Johnston to respond to Con - non's letter indicating ap- F)rec•iatiort Inc the concerns stated and advising they will continue Io seek information regarding this matter. At Monday's council ses- sion, both Mrs Chapman and Johnston noted. the planning advisory committee had turn- ed down .the request tor it drug store in the north end shopping centre because it was contrary to the inter,' ;t the official plan which seeks to protect the strength ot (he downtown core arca. Both noted that there are vacant L•rclllties in the core which could house it drug .store. :11 Their meet ng on September 14. the committee approved a minor variance Inc Mary- A. Carpenter and a consent to sever tor Lavern Ilamilton and Bob Swart man in respect to a lot located bet - ween their properties two per year rather than the monthly service now provided. He said some problems were envisioned with the pro- posal, but it would be monitored and could be changed if necessary . Noting that the special gar- bage pickups w ill . be eliminated during the four winter months, Councillor Bill Roase said there may be a need to have one in December or January to pick up Christmas trees. However, Clerk Liz Bell said that works superinten- dent Glenn Kells reports that there are fewer trees set out each year for pickup. May ban trucks The committee report in- dicated that no actual deci- One Hundred and sion had ben made yet on the matter of restricting heavy trucks from using certain streets in town. That matter is under in- vestigation due to the damage being .caused to streets by the owners of some large trucks. Committee members are considering the possibility of prohibiting trucks of more than 32,000 G.V.W. from park- ing in any residential area of town at any time. After the meeting, Shaw ex- plained that it was hoped that this action would keep heavy trucks .off some residential streets because if the vehicles could not be parked, the drivers would have no need to be travelling on most residen- tial streets. Please turn to page 2 SCOUTING COLOURS — Rob Smits and Steve Rankin carried the Scouting flags for Sunday's church parade commemorating Legion Week. T -A photo Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Eleventh Year Move to computer is 'mind boggling' Exeter Clerk Liz Bell claims the things to be con- sidered if the town is going to move into the computer age are "mind boggling". She made the comment to council this week after atten- ding a session in London recently where ideas were presented on the use of com- puters for municipal purposes. Mrs. Bell suggested to the general government commit- tee that perhaps a special committee should be ap- pointed to investigate the use of computers. However, in presenting the report, Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller said the committee plans to wait for presentation of the study being done by a computer expert for Huron County council. dvoc & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, September 21, 1983 The clerk said she thought the amount of money being spent - by the county for a study was excessive, but since attending the meeting has come to realize it may be "money well spent". "You need an expert to tell you what you need," she told council members. Mrs. Fuller said she was glad to hear the money has been justified for a study to determine what type of com- puter system the county may need. She indicated she had opposed the expenditure of $50,000 for the study. One recommendation from the committee that was adopted by council this week was to give a grant of $50 to the Huron Plowmen's Association. Price Per Copy 50 Cents SS board grant request denied Local school addition quashed Rejection of its application for 5700,000 under the Canada - Ontario - Employment Development program is another slap in the face for the Iluron-Perth Separate School Board. • A press release issued at the board's meeting on Sept. 12 states, "The Iluron-Perth Catholic School Board has ex- pressed both disappointment and surprise" upon learning of the rejection. The form letter from COED advising of the rejection states, "This should not he taken as a reflection on the merits of your proposal. Un- fortunately, in a program such.as COED where applica- tions exceed program funding • a number of good proposals cannot be recommended for funding." But the separate school board wants some answers. It submitted its application to COED on April 22 of this year and did not receive notifica- tion of its rejection until a let- ter dated August 22 was sent. Correspondence from Preth MPP Hugh Edighoffer in- dicates that the board's pro - ::a1 was first to be con- sidered on July 20, but that meeting was postponed until July 27. Further cor- respondence from the MPP states the second meeting was postponed and it wasn't until August 10 that the board's proposal was considered. A spokesman from (he Lon- don regional office of the Ministry of Labor: which co- ordinated the program, said most of the money made available to the London r' • - FAIR WHEAT FLAMERS -- A wheat flailing contest will feature the Friday evening edition of the Exeter Fall Fair. Above, fair president Bob Hern shows Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw how to handle the flail. Shaw will be competing against the reeves from the townships of Stephen, Hay and Usborne. - T -A photo region had been handed out by June. He indicated that $2,376,692 has been allocated under the COED program for the counties of Huron and Perth out of a total of $18,787,204 allocated in the London region. The London region is made up of 10 consi- tuencies which are Elgin, Haldirnand-Norfolk, Huron, Lambton-Middlesex, London East, London West, London - Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Sarnia. The COEd program started last fall with an emphasis on private enterprise. The • w IVO 1 Y s .'f HAND PLOWING -- Zurich councillor Keith Westlake guides the plow in the businessmen and politicians class at the Huron County Plowing Match while Evert Mcllwain cleans the coulter and Bill Leeming drives the tractor. Gets underway, Friday - Fair features galore Focus on Wheat will feature the 129th edition of the Exeter Fall Fair set for Exeter Com- munity Park on September 23, 24 and 25. The spot Tight will be on the basic farm staple throughout the Friday and Saturday edi- tions of the fair. A wheat flailing competi- tion will be part of the Friday night program between Ex- eter mayor Bruce Shaw, Stephen reeye Allan Walper. Usborne reeve Gerry Prout and Lionel Wilder, the reeve of Hay township. Saturday's wheat activities include an auction sale of the wheat sheaves which are part of a judging competition, a wheal sheaving competition. a demonstration of a stone grinder from wheat to flour and a bread making Student wins Greece trip South Huron student Doug Woodburn recently won an Ontario wide essay contest in- volving both high schools and universities. Ills 3000 word paper on "Why Alexander Merits the Title 'Great"' earned him the once in a life opportunity. Although he was not told how many different schools had entries in the competi- tion, he was told that 650 high schools were invited to enter the secondary school division. Doug can leave for Greece at any time he wishes. His plane tickets are all arrang- ed and all he has to do is set a date for the trip. He hopes to go either during the March break or sometime next sum- mer. While in Greece. all of his expenses and admissions to various attractions will be taken care of by the Greek National Tourist Organization. demonstration showing the transition of wheat to -a bread sample in one hour The fair will be officially opened Friday night by Ken Knox, director of Rural Organizations and Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Also. Friday- night a talent show will be held in the South Iluron Rec ('entreauditorium capped off by crowning of Miss Exeter Fair 1983 by last year's winner Deb Taylor. The giant fair parade will leave the starting point :a 12:30 Saturday at Huron and Andrew street moving up Main Street from Huron to Victoria and on to the fairgrounds Marching parade music will be provided by the St. Thomas pipe hand, the Mit- chell Legion hand and the Dashwood -Sea tort h com - munit° hand The, Shriners will also be participating with 'a large number of -motor- cycles and small vehicles along with horses. floats. an- tique cars. bicycles. tricycles ,and children in a variety of costumes. in addition to Fridays crowning of the new fair queen, there will Ix' crowning of baking. sewing. flower and arts and crafts queens along with junior baking and sewing princesses. Most of the fair's livestock and poultry judging gets underway Saturday mor- ning at the fairgrounds Members of the fair's feeder calf club *il1 show their animals during the ear- ly afternoon of Saturday and the auctionsale+ will he held about 3:30 p.m In addition to the wheal and hreadmaking demonstrations in the auditorium Saturday afternoon, there will be addi Ilona! craft demonstrations on chair caning. smocking. spinning and rug hooking. The student council of South Iluron District High School will be providing two puppet shows Saturday afternoon at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. while Perry Original Lingerie and Please turn to page 2 ministry spokesman said municipalities and non-profit organizations start"d submit- ting applications at the begin- ning of this year. Examples of some of the projects include "everything from draining ditches to assistance in painting town halls. He said one school hoard in the London region managed to upgrade its school buildings by insulating and caulking under the COED program. The Huron -Perth Separate School Board made its ap- plication following receipt of a letter dated March 28 from education minister Bette 'Stephenson. "We strongly urge you to participate in the Canada On- tario Employment Develop- ment Program. We believe that the program will provide you with a unique opportuni- ty to develop and implement projects that will geaerate employment in your area and, at the same time, pro- vide substantial, long-term benefits to your community," the letter states. So the separate school did participate, particularity after repeated requests for capital•grant money from the Ministry of Education has been denied. Over a six-year period, from 1977 to 1983, the board has requested over 52.5 million in capital grants. In 1980 the board received $80,000 for work at •St. Joseph's school in Clinton. Earlier this year, after initial rejection, the ministry granted the board 5200,000 for repairs to the roof and brick work at St. Mary's school in Goderich. In its press release, the board wants its taxpayers to "understand the Board has made representation and worked for many years to try and obtain a fair and equitable share of funds for much needed capital expenditures." In May of this year, board chairman Ronald Murray wrote a letter to Dr. Stephen- son requesting support of the COED application. A state- ment of capital needs accom- panied the letter. In part it reads, "with faith and trust the Huron -Perth County RCSS Board has, over the years tried to believe that Catholic education in Huron and Perth has shared fairly and equitably in the allocation Please turn to page 2 COTTAGES HIT Now that cottage owners have ended their seasonal use of the cottages along Lake Huron, thieves have embark- ed on their practice of looting some of those summer homes. Exeter OPP were advised that two cottages at Cedar Banks had been broken into on Friday evening and household items valued at about 51,000 had been taken. The cottages are owned by John Beeckmans, London, and Tork Hillary, West Hill. HATS FOR RUNNING — Lisa Martin and Charlene Browning get Terry Fox Run hots from Christine Smith prior to Sunday's run. The first 50 runners received free hats. Run total increases, despise rainy weather Despite heavy rain showers Sunday morning, the Exeter Terry Fox Run was a huge success. Co-ordinator Doug Ellison reports the 60 runners who braved the elements raised more than $2,500 to be used for cancer research in memory of the late Terry Fox. The first 50 runners . to register received free Terry Fox hats, courtesy of Pen- nywise Promotions of Exeter and Tuckey Beverages of Huron Park supplied soft drinks for all of the competitors. The largest amount of pledges in the amount of 51,000 came from a four per- son team of Peter Der-' byshire, Starr Jesney and Rob and Peter Hall. Doug Ellison, the run organizer was right in the running for gaining the most pledges. Ellison with support from all members of the Ex- eter Lions Club raised $260. The total amount raised this year was =200 more than the 1982 total. Ellison said he was looking forward to another successful run in 1984 and added, "i would like to see a little more participation, although our 60 runners look pretty good com- pared to 750 for the entire ci- ty of London." !1