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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-11-16, Page 1QUALITY rn��w '1TURE �Y Y 1E? flgs I Phone 235-1964 Arrangements made for session on fees veteran facllltlss manager honored Alvin Willert, who wore many hats in his 30 -year term with the various boards which have operated local recrea- tion programs and facilities, was honored for his dedica- tion and services at an infor- mal dinner at the South Huron rec centre, Thursday. Board members and staff were on hand -to hear Willert describe the facility as "the apple of my eye" and to brief- ly reminisce about activities and facilities with which he has been associated. However, the most noteworthy words heard by his audience were that he is now starting to progress more rapidly following a lengthy rehabilitation from heart pro- blems and operations. +;A A SINGING RAE Ontario New Democratic Party leader Bob Roe was at Craigholme Nursing Home in Ailsa Craig Wedresdoy and took part in a sing song. Shown in the :;ackground are Craigwiel Gardens residents Olive Currie, Ella Morlock and Ervin Gingerich. T - A photo Three area schools are under scrutiny Three elementary schools an Huron County will come under close scrutiny to see if they are "educationally viable" because of continued declining enrolment. The Huron County Board of Education on Nov. 7 approv- Area woman in train crash An Ailsa Craig woman on a pre -Christmas train trip to visit her children in Texas and Illinois was among 24 people injured in a train derailment that killed four in Texas on Saturday. Paulina Ifindmarsh, 60. was in stable condition in hospital in Marshall. Texas. with two cracked ribs. Her husband Doug said he spoke with his wife by telephone Saturday night and she ex- pected to spend a couple of days in hospital. She left on the Amtrak passenger tram trip Irom Chicago on Friday, he said. and was to stay about a week with her .son Kevin in Austin. Tex But the nine -car train car-. rying 144 passengers jumped' the tracks early Saturday. Cause of the derailment was still under - investigation Sunday. Doug Ilindmarsh said his wife wanted to 'have a little visit and spend a little tune." with their children and took the tram because flying was "expensive_" The couple's daughter-in- law. Mary Ilindmarsh •of Austin. said Sunday she had spoken twice with her mother-in-law "and she said she was pretty frazzled. But she's still going to continue with her plans." ed studies of- school accom- modation at Hensall Public School, J.A.D. McCurdy Public School in Huron Park and Vanastra Public School. "The emphasis we want to take is of a thorough educa- tional evaluation," said direc- tor of education Robert Allan. He explained that costs would not be the only thing con- sidered in the reviews. , The first action to be taken by the executive committee is to hold public meetings at the three elementary schools. From these public meetings. accommodation review committees made up of two parents, two citizens, the trustee for the area, one other trustee appointed by the board chairman, a superin- tendent, the principal, a teacher and a member of the local municipal council will be formed. Each committed will have five months to prepare a report for the Laard's executive committee. If a decision to close any of the schools is made •by the board on the basis of the report, the school will remain open for one year from the time of the decision. Statistics show that Hen - sail's Sept. 30 enrolment stood at 125 pupils. while the "minimum effective enrol- ment" is 145 pupils. J.A.D. McCurdy's September 30 enrolment was 202 pupils while its minimum effective enrolment is 208 pupils and Vanastra's September 30 enrolment was 92 pupils with a minimum effective enrol- inent of 109 students. A school's minimum effec- tive enrolment is the number of students which should tie in the school to operate efficiently. While a fourth school's enrolment. F.E. Madill Secondary school, in Please turn to page 2 • "I'm on the mend now," he enthused, noting the occasion was one of the first on which he has felt comfortable in a crowd since his health pro- blems kept him confined mainly to his home. Willert, who served as facilities manager and previously combined that task with recreation director, said the highlight of his lengthy service to the com- munity was the building of the new rec centre, a facility in which he played a key role in the planning stages. However, he' was quick to Most cases dismissed Judge W.G. Cochrane dismissed four of the five charges heard when he presided in Exeter court, Tuesday. The lone conviction was registered against 'Sandra Lori Ritchie, Usborne Township, who was fined $100 or five days on a charge of false pretences. The charge was laid in con- nection with a cheque issued to a Goderich firm for the supply of soap to the Cour- tyard Restaurant in Exeter last spring. The cheque in the amount of $107.95 was subsequently returned "N.S.F." by a bank and the court learned the ac- count on which the cheque was written had actually been closed some time prior. Judge Cochrane said he was satisfied the accused didn't intend to pay for the merchandise at the time she wrote the cheque. He gave her four months in which to pay the fine. Judge Cochrane dismissed a charge of fraud against the same accused relating to the purchase of appliances in Hensall. He said there was no evidence of fraud at the time of the purchase when the ven- dor accepted two post-dated cheques from the woman, although the first cheque came back to the firm mark- ed 'N.S.F." and the accused asked that the second cheque not be put through the bank. Assault charges were also dismisspd against two SHDHS female students who became involved in an alter- cation at .the school in February. The Judge said it was impossible to determine which one had actually started the incident, but told them both it was poor behaviour for young girls and they should resolve their dif- ferences otherwise in the future. Mourn Toss of councillor Flags on municipal buildings in Exeter were lowered to half mast this week in tribute to Councillor Don MacGregor, who passed away in University Hospital in London. Monday. "He served a long time and was certainly very sincere on council and always operated in the best interests of the ratepayers." commented Mayor Bruce Shaw. Although he had not been expected to recover from the illness which struck him down suddenly. MacGregor's death "comes as a shock to all of us on council" Shaw added in ex pressing condolences to the veteran member's wife and family. MacGregor joined council in 1965 and served until his death with only a two-year tweak in that service to the cor,imunity. Ile held the posi- tions of deputy -reeve and reeve before dropping back to a council spot this year. An obituary notice for Mr MacGregor appears elsewhere in this issue. point out that he had been pro- ud of the old arena as well, and had always strived to keep it looking as nice as possible. "It's certainly a lovely building," he said as he infor- mally addressed the board and staff in the rec centre auditorium and added that he had been fortunate to have been able to work in such a facility. Relating his involvement as a coach of the Ontario cham- pionship minor ball team and as an avid supporter of the local hockey teams which won provincial honours, he said that the good times outweighed the bad ones "by a long shot". Board chairman Gary Bir- midgham paid tribute to Willert's contribution and - council representative Bill Rose presented him with an aerial photo of the rec centre and community park. "I hope you'll look at it with many fond memories," the letter stated. WiUert's position has been assumed by Cam Stewardson, who ironically, was born the same year Willert commenc- ed his duties with the town. Business conducted by the board following the presenta- tion was completed in short order, prompting Birm- ingham to quip that perhaps all board meetings should b2 preceded by a dinner. Main discussion centred around a meeting that Exeter council have requested with the board "to devise a system whereby all municipalities contribute equitably towards recreation and recreation facilities in Exeter". The rec staff were asked to Please turn to page 2 e� k RETIRED MANAGER HONORED — Alvin Willert, arena and recreation facilities manager in Exeter for 30 years, was honored by the South Huron rec centre board of management at an informal dinner, Thursday. Willert was given an aerial photo of the rec centre and community park. Seated beside the recipient are facilities manager Cam Stewardson and Edith Willert, while immediately,behind him are rec director Lynne Farquhar and secretary Joanne Fields. Standing from the left are: concession manager Jane Dearing, board. members Carolyn Merner, Kathy Whiteford, Tom Tomes, Brian Hardeman, chairman Gary Birmingham, Bill Rose. Gaylan Josephson and John Pym. imes dvoc Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 One Hundred and Eleventh Year EXETER, ONTARIO, November 16, 1983 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Drowns after falling from vehicle Man dies in bizarre accident Three persons lost their lives in accidents investigated this week by officers of the Ontario Provincial Police detachment at Lucan. Melvin Cottle of Stratford and his 16 -year-old daughter Heather were killed in a two vehicle accident at 5:20 p.m. Friday on Highway 7, about a half kilometre west of the Thames River bridge. The Cottle vehicle driven westbound by Heather went out of control •on the slippery roads and struck an east- bound vehicle driven by Gary Coulson of Denfield. Two occupants of the Coulson vehicle suffered minor injuries. Constable D.B. Stables listed damages at $10,000. The third victim was James McLean of Strathroy who drowned at about 11:25 p.tn. Friday near Centralia. Lucan OPP officers say McLean's van slid off a McGillivray township road, about a quarter mile west of • Highway 4 and a half mile south of Centralia. When he climbed out of his vehicle he fell and • slipped down an embankment ap- TA REMEMBRANCE DAY BANQUET Angelo arrnitt. former registrar of the University o` 'Vestern Ontario was the guest speaker at Friday's Remembrance Day banquet at the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion..From the left are Legion Aucrlrury president Marian Frayne. Angela Armitt service officer Reg McDonald, vice-president Lorne Kleinstiver . president Jim Barnetson and past president Norm Ferguson. Speaker lauds Legion effort in work to keep peace alive "Reinembrance Day is not only a day to remember, hut. a day to be grateful to many Canadians who were ready to give their all for our freedom." Those were the words of Angela Armitt speaking to the annual Remembrance Day banquet at the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, Friday night. Miss Armitt, former registrar at the University of Western Ontario mixed her well received comments with seriousness and spots of humour for which she is well known. She told the large crowd that the Canadian poem Flanders Fields written by GRADE ON ERS VISIT TURNIP PLANT - Grade one students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Separate School visited Glavin's 1 iirnip Plant Thursday. Shown watching Nathalie Glavin trim a turnip ore Beth Hartman, Gisella Vonr,este, Andy Martens, Andy Glavin, Tracy Coulter, Charlene Ryon, Craig Glavin and Lisa Adair. John McRae of Guelph while •serving on the battle lines in 1915 led the United States legion to adopt the poppy for their Armistice and Veterans Days. Armitt continued. "No group in Canada is more ac- tive in keeping peace alive than the Legion. A lot of us forget or don't know what the Legion does. It's time we recognized their services and the hours they spend. They do not forget in helping ex service personnel with clothes. food, educational and medical help and visits to the lonely along with a continued fight for better pension." The guest speaker went on to say, "We should look ahead cheerfully. A merry heart doeth good like medicine. Think positively like Martin Luther who once said, 'if 1 knew the world would fall apart tomorrow. 1 would plant my tree today ' She concluded. "We have to gel through to our young peo- ple to keep this day with the honour and respect it deserves. It's up taus to keep the peace. Just remember in troubled times we have so much to be thankful for." Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw commended the Legion for their goals. aims and aspira tions and their continued committed service to their members and the community' Shaw went on to say, "There appears to be a grow- ing element of uninformed people that the Legions glorify war. That is the far- thest from the truth. They continue to fight for peace and do great community service work." . Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Cardiff was in attendance and said manliness, courage and loyalty were qualities of tho Canadian soldier. Cardiff said there are 740.000 veteran's in Canada and 273,000 widows who are eligible for services of the federal government Four First World War Charge man over robbery An investigation into an in c•ident in which a small amount of cash was taken from an Exeter man early Sunday morning has led to the arrest of a Hamilton area resident. Gordon l.aneast.35. was ar• rested and charged with rob- bery late Sunday afternoon He was returned to Hamilton by officers of the Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police as a result of having an arrest warrant outstanding from that area. The accused will appear in Exeter court on February 28 to answer to the local robbery charge The cash has been recovered. Sgt Kevin Short and Con stables Brad Sadler and Dan Kierstead were involved in the investigation Constable Sadler is also in vestigating a hreakin at the Exeter Curling Club which was reported on Monday by custodian Elmer Rowe. The thieves made off with some cigarettes and a small amount of cash. veterans were in attendance Please turn to page 2 • parently head -first into a water -filled ditch. They believe he hit his head when falling. An autopsy showed death was due to drowning and Cor- oner Dr. R. N. Green says an inquest will not be held. Monday at 12:30 a.m. Carl Leitch of London Township was travelling southbound on. Ilderton Sideroad operating his '83 Kawasaki motorcycle when the vehicle suddenly flipped and rolled three times. Leitch sustained major in- juries an damage Was set at $500 by Constable Holland. Friday at 5:05 p.m. a vehi- cle operated by Mario Car - mato of Kincardine skidded off Highway 4 near Elginfield and entered the east ditch. One person sustained minimal injuries and damage was set at $1,200 by Constable Fleming. Shortly thereafter at 5:30 p.m. a tractor trailer operated by Kenneth Latta. Lucan was eastbound on Highway 7 when his trailer jack-knifed on the icey road- way and went into the north ditch. No injuries were sus- tained and damage was set at $750 by Constable Goldschmidt. At 7:30 p.m. the same day a vehicle operated by Catherine Glover, Exeter was side-swiped by a vehicle operated by Noreen MacKay. Strathroy, on Highway 4 near County Road 5. No injuries were sustained and damage was set at $1,550 by Constable Goldschmidt. Frida at B:10 +.m. a vehi- cle operated by Rebecca Col- lins, Varna, was travelling on Highway 4 when it slid on the slippery pavement and entered the northbound lane striking a vehicle operated by David Horn, London. One per- son sustained minimalin- juries and damage was set at $2,100 by Constable Fleming. Friday at 7 p.m. a vehicle operated by Robert Lunn, Huron Park was travelling on Highway 7 when it was struck in the rear by a vehicle operated 'by David Egan, Grahtotl Damage btras set'at $1,600 by Constable Marshall and no one sustained any injuries. Saturday at 11:45 p.m. a vehicle being operated by Dale McEwen, London on County Road 23 failed to stop for the'stop sign at Highway 7 and crossed the intersection and landed in the south ditch. No injuries sustained and damage was set at $2,000 by Constable Marshall. There were 42 general oc- currences which included; one theft from motor vehicle; one mischief , one break,enter and theft; two thefts; one sex- ual assault; one auto theft and one possession of a narcotic. Criminal charges preferred were; one male person was charged with mischief; one male person charged with theft and one male person was charged with possession of a narcotic. One male and two female persons were charged with impaired driv- ing. Three 12 -hour suspen- sions were issued. • FOOD DEMONSTRATION In charge of one of the food demonstrations at Wednes- day's Open House 01 Centralia College of Agricultural Technology were Ingrid Wolf, Deb Vandenberg and Pam Rieck. T -A photo Time off denied Support princlpal's edfH SHIMS principal Bruce Shaw has been supported in his decision to deny a request from local math teacher Joanne Young to participate in civil disobedience action at Litton Industries in Rexdale on November 18. Mrs. Young appealed Shaw's decision not to grant her a "personal day" off from classes. Peter Gryseels, superinten- dent of personnel with the Hurop board of education. handled the appeal and said he had informed Mrs. Young that Shaw's decision would not be overturned. He also cautioned the teacher that the denial of the request indicated that she was to report to work on the date in question and that failure to do so would put her in violation of her individual contract with the board. Gryseels said Mrs. Young was referred to her federation to determine her obligation under her contract. Mrs. Young has indicated she will attend the demonstration at Litton this Friday with or without per- mission of school officials and said she was prepared to make a test case of the situation. .