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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-11-30, Page 1QUALITY 1 _ JRE I- __-n s g Phone 235-1964 Hydro rates in Exeter w ill jump 7.6 percent The Exeter PUC set the electricity rates for 1964 at its regular meeting, Monday. Residential rates will go up 7.5 percent, and commercial rates will increase 7.6 per- cent. Minimum bill charges will change to $4 from $3.50. Overall increase for all classes is 7.6 percent. Commissioner Bruce Shaw asked what freedom the Com- mission has in setting new rates. PUC manager Hugh Davis replied that he had ex- amined the figures thoroughly, and in 99 percent of the cases he agreed with Ontario Hydro, who suggests the proposed increases after A FLOOR EXERCISE -- Molly McClure participates in a gymostics class floor exercise with the help of instruc- tress Starr Jesney. T -A photo Suspects released Two accused men were released on $37.000 in sureties, in Stratford. Monday in con- nection with an investigation of rustling police say involves more than 5100.000 in cattle and pigs. William Lamers. .,45. of R1( 5. Kincardine, and Michael Truswell, 29. of RR 3. Glen- coe. were charged with 28 new counts involving theft and possession of stolen pro, perty when a bail hearing wa resumed. Among the charges is one arising from the • theft of cattle from the Osborne farm of Bill Pincornhe Lamers and Truswell. originally jointly charged with one count of theft and one count of possession betore the bail hearing was adjourn- ed Nov. 2, were remanded out of custody to another court appearance Dec. 12. Lamers now faces 14 counts of cattle theft. two counts of pig theft, four counts of possession. four charges of personation and one count of attempted cattle theft. Truswell is charged with two counts of cattle theft and five counts of possession. Const. Chuck Beatty of Sebringville OPP said the charges involve "at least 41 head of cattle and 57 pigs estimated at about $104.000 Lamers and 'Truswell had been in custody since their ar- rest Oct. 27. �► L-111 Lel going over the Exeter utility's projected capital and operating budgets for the coming year, estimated growth, and many other fac- tors "with a fine-toothed comb." The increase to customers served by the local utility has been kept below the eight percent increase in power rates from Ontario Hydro ef- fective January 1, 1984. More than 80 percent of revenue goes to pay the cost of power. Next year maximum de- mand will be based on a peak of one hour, instead of the pre- sent 15 -minute period. Davis no longer sees the charts, as the usage is recorded on magnetic tape, but believes the change will be beneficial, as "we had a pretty sharp peak". Davis assured the commis - Dashwood apartments get support The townships of Stephen and Hay have given their sup- port to a Dashwood group to establi'.h a senior citizens apartment complex • in Dashwood. The idea was originally brought forth by the newly formed Dashwood Business Association and a communi- ty committee has been formed. Spokesman for the commit- tee and association president Ron Merner said his group hopes to build a geared to in- come senior citizens apart- ment similar to the one which opened recently in Hensall. Merner told the T -A this week, "We are strictly in the planning stage and approval from CMHA would not come until next July when they budget their money for the coming year". Asked as to how many units ..ia;; be included in the pro- posed building Merner said. "We are thinking of about 14 units, hut. it may be cheaper to go to about 20. We have been encouraged in our pro- ject be tr,lking to the people in Hensall." Ile added, "We have done a canvass of the area of persons who may be interested in liv- ing in this type of housing and we have had very promising responses. The commitee which is in- vestigating this project inad- dition to Merrier includes Glennn Webb. Jack Ford. Kathy Ilayter.Jean Weigand. Paul Watson, Lorne Becker. Lionel Wilder of Ilay township.a Stephen township representative. Ken Rader and Mary Anne Bender. In an .attempt to beautify the •police village of Dashwood for the Christmas season, the business organiza- tit 1 is acquiring the c hristmas lights of the late Alvin Walper. With the approval of •Mrs Walper they will be put up at the Dashwood Community Centre and at the Lutheran Church. Santa.('lans will be making his annual visit to Dashwood on Saturday. Dee•emher 17 at 2prn t.. HOSPITAL TOUR Director of nursing Audrey Pooley chats with a group of ladies during open house at South Huron Hospital. Shown from left are Hensall residents Ruby Bell Bertha McGregor, Mary Roobol and Dorothy Mickle. Foul deed investigated It's tough to quark! Exeter police are in veshgating a theft that may prove tough to quack' On Sunday. Wayne Chong of the Golden City Restaurant reported that four ducks that had been left outside the rear of the restaurant for a few minutes had myste•nnusiy disappeared. They were dead ducks Constable Jim Barnes is in- vestigating the foul deed: Also on Sunday, Jim Veri of Exeter Produce reported that the firm's building on Thames Road West had been broken into the previous night. Constable Dan Kierstead is investigating that breakin. Windsor police arrested and charged two men with possession of a stolen 1980 van on Sunday. The van had been stolen from Dirk Coolman. Exeter. two weeks earlier. sion the Exeter rates are very competitive. Some utilities have increased their 1984 rates by 14 percent, and Davis knows of none below the Ex- eter increase. If the rates were not adjusted, the Com- mission would operate at a net deficit of $15,000 next year. The PUC is budgeting for a net profit in 1984 of 5.4 percent. The Commission has granted a pay increase of five percent to its employees, in accordance with the restraint legislation governing public employees. As commercial enterprises are not eligible to invest in Canada Savings Bonds, a mo- tion passed at the October meeting concerning invest- �y3 ment had to be rescinded. The Scotia Bank will pay 81/2 per- cent on $30,000 destined to eventually help pay for a new truck. • The PUC office will stay open with part staff on both the Friday before Christmas and the following Tuesday. Commission chairman Murray ,Greene questioned one item in the water budget, a valve costing $769. Davis ex- plained that two successive solenoid valves on the chlorine equipment had become useless because of in- terior corrosion, and were spraying water around the pumping station. Each solenoid valve costs $125 and even though the stainless Please turn to page 3 CONSERVATION WINNER — Visscher Farms of RR 1, Hay were winners of the Norman Alexander Conser- vation Award sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Im- provement Association. Above, Norm Alexander at the left presents the awards to Bert Visscher. - Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Nejndred and Eleventh Year Santa here, Saturday Santa Claus makes his first official visit to Exeter this Saturday when he'll again headline the annual parade being staged by the Exeter Lions and the Business Im- provernont Area. . Parade chairman Stu Homuth enthusiastically reported that a banner number of floats should be on hand to keep Exeter's title of having one of the best parades anywhere in Western Ontario. The Mitchell Legion band will be back for their second appearance and will be join- ed . by the University of Western Ontario marching band under the direction of Chris Hayward The Main St. Jug Band will also make an appearance along with some members of the Dashwood-Seaforth band. Several Lions Clubs from London .and surrounding towns have indicated they'll be represented along with the uaual number of floats by area businesses, industries and groups. The parbde gets underway from Huron St. East at 1:00 p.m. and will make its way to the rec centre, where Santa Claus will meet with his young admirers. Tuckey Beverages will pro- vide free skating and treats for the youngsters. The Land members and those who participate with floats will be going back to the Scout hall for 'hot soup and other refreshments provided by the 'ocal Lions. A special parade entry this year is a mobile gift collection box being provided by Cana- dian Tire. Parade viewers are encouraged to bring along gifts that in turn will be hand-. ed over to those who other- wise would not enjoy a festive Christmas. & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, November 30, 1983 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Board keeps plan secret Two say not tough enough Teacher will be disciplined At a special closed meeting, Monday, the Huron County board of education agreed to take disciplinary action against SHDHS math teacher Joanne Young who has been absent from classes since - November 18 when she was arrested in an anti-nuclear demonstration in Te onto. The board, however, has refused to divulge details of what action will be taken against the 56 -year-old teacher who has been on a hunger strike in a Toronto detention centre since her arrest. She is scheduled to appear in court again today(Wednes- day) on a charge of failing to leave premises when directed, contrary to the On tario Trespass to Property Act. She has refused to give authorities her name and has used the alias of Louis Riel. In a recorded vote, the board decided 13-2 that "the administrative staff be authorized to, proceed with disciplinary action as discuss- ed" in the in -camera session. Exeter-Usborne trustee Clarence "King" McDonald and Dennis Rau, RR 2 Zurich. voted against the motion and trustee Tony McQuail, RR 2 Lucknow, was absent. When contacted by the T -A yesterday, Mer onald said he voted againac the motion because he thought the action planned by the board against the teacher "wasn't tough enough". HAPPY WITH ARGOS - - Harry Frayne accepts a che- que for $500 from lions treasurer. Gary Bean as the big winner in Sunday's Exeter lions Grey Cup pool. Decision reserved on Christian school The future of the proposed Christian secondary' school near Wingham rests in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board. The board concluded four days of a hearing at the assessment building in Goderich on Tuesday, November 22. The board has to decideto either uphold the Huron County Land Division Committee's decision to grant a severance to Lloyd Hutton Real Estate Ltd. of Kincar- dine or turn it down as re- quested by East Wawanosh Township. The hearing resumed on Monday and Tuesday of last week, following a three- month hiatus since the begin- ning of the hearing in August. The board is considering an appeal by East Wawanosh and residents of Hutton Heights (the residential strip adjacent to the land to be Revered.) The township and restdents are opposed to the severing of 7.9 acres of land owned by the Kincardine real estate firm. There is an agreement of purchase between the real estate firm and the Wingham and District Interdenomina- tional Christian High School Society The society is propos- ing to construct a secondary school on the site. Events leading to the OMB hearing include the township's decision to turn down a severance application by the real estate firm to sever 7.9 acres from the 140 -acre property. The land division committee overturn- ed the township's decision and gave approval to the severence subject to a zoning bylaw. The township has. not ap- proved such a bylaw so the OMB is also going to consider a request for zoning by Hutton Real Estate from residential (two acres) and restricted agriculture to institutional. Lawyers for the three par- ties involved: the township. the county and Hutton, gave their summations on the last day of the hearing. • The township's lawyer, A.L. Ostner of Waterloo, said that any approval df the severance is "premature" because a one foot reserve ad- jacent to the property to be severed would prevent access to the property. He cited a precendent- setting case which showed Please turn to page 3 He said he was not at liber- ty to discuss the matter beyond. that. but added that: Rau opposed the notion on Remanded in custody A Centralia man was rem -Wed in custody for sentencing on December 5 after pleading guilty to charges of break, enter and theft and of possession of stolen goods before Judge W.G. Cochrane in Exeter court, Tuesday. Douglas Heaman was charged with breaking into an Usborne Township home on October 11 and with the breakin on November 1 at the Huron Park IGA. Some jewellery, cash, bonds and a color TV were taken in the Usborne breakin, while cash and cheques were taken from the Huron Park store safe. In total. the loot from the two iri,.idents amounted to about 810,000 and only 83.000 of that has been recovered. Some of the stolen bonds were burned. Judge Cochrane asked for a pre -sentence report before handing down his sentence. Fines of 8300 or 10 days were levied against two leen who pleaded guilty to charges of driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit William L Welbourn, Lambeth, was charged on (►c- tober 22 when a breathalizer test showed a reading of 120 mgs. A lawyer for the accus- ed said the latter went to hap- py hour at a bar and ended up staying too long • The other driver charged was Martin D. Traquair, RR 3 Exeter He was stopped while driving on Highway 4 on September 10 and a breathalizer gave a reading of 170 mgs. Traquair was given 90 days in which to pay the fine of 8300. Probation terms of one year - were given to the other three people who appeared before Judge Cochrane on charges ranging from false pretences and forgery- to break and enter. Robert Kenneth Alexander Wegg, London, was put on probation after pleading guil- ty to a charge of break and enter with intent, laid after he broke into Tuckey Beverages at Iluron Park on May 29 After breaking into the plant. the accuself drove a van into a car that was parked inside. He was ordered to make restitution for the 8200 in damage caused by his action and to keep the terms of the probation. A Sarnia man, George Lof (house `Marshall, who was convicted on two counts of false pretences, had sentence suspended and placed on pro- bation for one year. The charges arose from a situation in 1961 when Mar- shall obtained clothing valued at $2,700 from the Vernon Schatz store in Dashwood and gave the owner two cheques in payment. The cheques were returned "NSF." Please turn to page 3 the sante basis as he had. After a two-hour closed ses- sion, board . chairman Dorothy Wallace read a prepared statement saying that Young will be given the opportunity to place her case before the board. "Details of the disciplinary action will not be released by the board or board officials." she said. She said details of how Young is to be informed of the decision "will have to be worked out by the administration." Before the Litton demonstration, Young, had been refused a request to take a day off by principal Bruce Shaw and his decision had been upheld by superinten- dent of personnel Peter Gryseels. Gryseels said that in November, 1982, Young was docked "the equivalent of four days' pay" when she fail- ed to appear int he classroom after being refused a similar request to take time off with pay. Gryseels suggested the "progressive disciplinary ac- tion" would start with a ver- bal warning and proceed through successive stages of written warning and suspen- sion before ending •in termination. He said the board's course of disciplinary action would • rely on "the intent of pro- gressive discipline as defined in common law." • "There are a number of legal steps. As you go along, the disciplinary action becomes progressively more serious." Education director Robert Aller( said: "The process is not that precise and there may be different steps and degrees of disciplinary action that may take place." Allan said it was "highly desirable to make the employee aware of the board's action before anyone else. " One trustee suggested that more details might be made public at the beard's regular meeting next Monday. A supply teacher has been hired to replace Mrs. Young in the classroom. GERMAN VISITS Exeter council and members of the tourism and industry pro- motion committee hosted an informal reception for a touring German couple last week. The pair operate a dental laboratory and are in this country to look of possibilities of establishing here. Udo Wollkopf, second from the right, chats with Deputy -Reeve lossy Fuller, Councillors Morley Hall, Gaylan Josephson and Reeve Bill Mickle. David Josephson, with his bock to the camera, accompanied his fathek. Germans see Exeter as nice place to live For the third time this year, Exeter has played host to Germans investigating the possibility of locating in this community or establishing working relations with local firms Udo and Brigitte Wollkopf. who own and operate a full service denial laboratory near Heidelberg. toured the town last week and met with representatives of dental firms and later discussed their needs with government personnel in Toronto. Through interpreter Marilyn Zivkovic. Udo Wollkopf stirred (he hopes of municipal officals when he in dicated he and his wife were serious in their consideration of Exeter as a future home for themselves and their business He said they would not on ly like to visit the town again. hut would also like to live here The comment was made as he thanked members of coun ell and the tourism and in dustry promotion committee who hosted a small reception at the council chambers, Tuesday. "We sincerely do hope you will have the opportunity to locate here," Mayor Bruce Shaw had said in his words of welcome to the German couple. They were among several representatives Shaw and Reeve Bill Mickle had mel in their promotion trip to Ger- many a year ago . The Wollkopf firm employs 15 people. including the cou- ple's daughter. A son is study- ing medicine in Heidelberg. Mrs Zivkovic, who learned the German language while studying music on a scholar- ship in that country, related the couple's comment that Exeter appeared to be a good community because there were not many houses for sale. indicating people en- joyed living here and didn't want to move mik DISCUSS GERMANY - Marilyn Zivkovic, right, who studied music in Germany for over three years, was on hand Tuesday to act as an interpreter at o recep- tion for touring German couple. She is shown here with Brigitte Wollkopf, while Gord Nichol of the tourism and industry promotion committee is in the middle. •