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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-01-11, Page 14 '9 ' QUALITY Fu ITIRE IOW HY PAY MORE? • 1-#1 Whitinqs Phone 235-1964 4 J Three area. rosldoMs j•In the ranks of book .tIa�rs Shelves of ars► book store. are of three area atly �authorsing w andme Two of the local writers pp�e- sent their thoughts in poeie�al form while the third has pro. vided a cook book dedicated completely to the baking of breads. Former South Huron District High School teacher Andy Dixon has brought forth a booklet of poems which he calls, "A Whimsical Notebook" and Syd Fletcher who is presently the principal at Grand Bend Public School entitled his publication "Bury Me Loose andotherpoems". The third book titled Basically Bread was put' together by Marilyn Barbe of Ailsa •Craig, Andy Dixon's bosc'has been a long-time in the works. He says,„ Whenever I had an hates 1 would put it down on paper and throw it into a shoe box and finally enough con- gregated to make putlllcation worthwhile.” Dixon, retired as an agriculture, and chemistry teacher lives in McGillivray township and in addition to stablishing a productive ap- ple orchard this been very visible with conservation methods on his farm. Late in 1963 be received a conservation award from the Ausable-Bayfield conserva- tion Authority primarily for good land management and his authoring of the Authori- ty's 1971 publication of A Tour Through 25 Years of Conservation. The Dixon book of poems, printed recently by Printing Unique of Lucan contains 45 pages of poetic verse with il- lustrations on each page and the opposite pages contain on- ly illustrations leaving space for comments or thoughts by the owner. The illustrations were done by Sheila McGillivray, who was the former ShsUa Batley of Exeter. The following poem ap- pears in the front cover: Aprils sitting around just put - ling in time Thoughts came to me which I put in rhyme A talented artist working with me Prettied them up with - - pictures you see And we have left spaces in which you can write The personal thoughts that give you delight In filling the spaces you will take pleasure • And you will create a book that you treasure The Syd Fletcher Bury Me Loose book of poems was written in 1977, published by Pole Printing of Forest and includes drawings by Bar- bara Perrin. Fletcher is also the writer of the Perspectives column which appears each week on the editorial pages of the Times Advocate. The Bury Me Loose poem is as follows: Don't me • In the polished oak of some strange silk -link coffin Or in some concrete vault Bury me loose The earth I've never found to be gold and I will not care I have found the earth warm, Let tiny roots grow down Fong me with their white life Let the water come up through Eking .. energy to tree(' -- tall thing limbs to the sky To God Let sucking animals, down below, use me for strength and My life will go on forever Although I have stopped breathing; Bury me loose. Marilyn Barbe's publica- tion Basically Bread was published by Pear Creative Ltd. of London with illustra- tions by Jeannie Ross and contains recipes of every im- aginable bread. In her preface, Mrs. Barbe say's, "I'm often asked If making bread is easy and the answer is yes, if you practice, because practice makes . Syd Fletcher ect aselse. While everything eis not a simple process, it is not as time consuming and com- plex as you want to believe." She continues, "Whoever said that breadmaking was simple never tried to teach himself or herself how to make bread as I did. You see, the reason why I am writing this cookbook is to help you avoid the mistakes that I made as, a novice bread - maker. Mistakes... yes, I will admit to it, and I think that I made all of them." Mrs. Barbe said her in- terest in making homemade bread was fuelled by the desire to create bread's wholesome goodness in my own home. Goodness with a gourmet touch. The primary character in this production .is yeast. No yeast -no bread- it's as simple as that. All the other ingre- dients play a secondary role to this fellow and because he is so important, they cater to his every need. You should too. The books by the three area authors are available at the Times Advocate and other outlets. Marilyn Barbe Serving South Huron, North Middlesex LOTTERY FEVER — The lineups at Zehr's in Exeter to buy 6-49 lottery tickets are being repeat! thousands • times across Canada. In the above picture, Linda Soldan returns a ticket to a custo er and below others record their numbers and line u Sales jump three -fold - * .. ..a .,.tiitt46,,Q< Lottery fever here, too Have you ever dreamed of becoming a millionaire? If so, you are not alone. It is expected more than 40 million tickets will be sold on this week's Lotto 6-49 draw and the jackpot is estimated to be in excess of 10 million. bue to a last minute rush Friday night and a jam up in the main computer terminal,a lot of would-be customers were shut out and couldn't get the tickets they wanted. ' This situation will likely not happen this week as area lot- tery buyers were out in full force Monday trying to beat the rush. Lineups of more than 30 at the Zehr's outlet in Exeter were common Monday after- noon and the same situation existed Tuesday morning. A week ago with an estimated jackpot of over seven million which was not won, the Exeter outlet at Zehr's grocery store sold over 3,600 tickets about three times the usual amount. In Lucan Shaw's Dairy Store manager Rick Thomas said abour2,200 tickets were sold at his outlet about twice the usual number. At Zehr's Sharon McKnight reported 1,649 tickets sold Monday. A normal Monday sale is about 100. In this lottery each pur- chaser selects six numbers between one and 49 and hopes the Lottery Corporation machine kicks out the right numbers at 6 p.m. Saturday. Lottery officials .have ex- tended the hours of sales each day this week. Tickets may be purchased any time between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m. with the final deadline at 1 a.m. Satur- day morning. Officials at the Exeter and Lucan stores say about half of the customers for last week's 6-49 were first time buyers trying to,getin on the big money. At Lucan, Rick Thomas said a lot of his customers came from malls at the north end of London where they found long lineups. Students .'.: ?meet cop 3n an effort to promote het- ter- relations between teenagers and the law, Exeter police officer Kevin Short and the South Huron District HighSchools udents' council are initiating a "Meet A Cop - night. - Tuesday night at 7:30 in the high school, students had the opportunity to unofficially. discuss any grievances with off-duty Short. Student council president Alice Dietrich felt that, "a lot of kids havecomplaintsabout the law. This program should help so that students and police' officers can .work together." If last right's mect:ng generated sufficient interest the program will be run on a monthly basis. Similar pro- grams have mel with success in past years in such towns as Strathroy. he number of tickets pur- chased by each customer range from one to 120. In the latter category are many groups whereVossibly up to 10 or 15 people pool their resources in hope of hitting the big jackpot. Lottery officials claim the chances of picking the six cor- rect number are one in 14 million. That did not prove correct last week as more than 38 million tickets were sold and no winning ticket was produced. At Zehr's in Exeter a number of ticket buyers were asked about their plans if they did win the big prize. The answers ranged from "pint it Please turn to page 2 One Hundred and Eleventh Year . & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, January 11, 1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cants Exeter reeve asks when costs for .comjuter studies will cease Huron County council has so far approved spending about 20 percent of the cost of a computer system on studies alone. At its January 5 meeting, council agreed to spend up to an additional $20,000 to have the Toronto firm of Woods Gordon consultants finish the process of selecting a com- puter system. Council decid- ed at the meeting that it will go ahead and computerize three county departments. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle said the eoun�.has. •already spent $19,5t10"on a computer fea¢ibility study. "How much money are we going to spend in"consulting fees?" asked the concerned reeve who noted the percen- tage being spent on studies. The Woods Gordon firm told the county that a com- puter system for Huron would cost approximately $150,000, but Reeve Mickle suggested it would end up in the neighbourhood of $200,000 if study fees are included. Grey Reeve Leona Arm- strong was one of several councillors that spoke in favor of the further computer study. "I think it's (computers) in the direction we have to go," she said. Woods Gordon represen- tative Peter Ashby said that all that is needed to store a computer is a three -prong plug and an anti -static carpet; except for security. The firm, READY FOR MARCH OF DIMES — The Exeter Lioness club will again be in c arge of the local March of Dimes campaign. Above, co-ordinator Doreen Tieman hands out kits to Be, McGregor and Shari Burton. The canvass will be held during the next. -two weeks. T -A photo Two carloads treated at SHH Ten hurt in .one crash Ten people were treated in South Huron Hospital for a variety of ' minor injuries following a two -car crash in Stephen Township on Saturday. The vehicles were driven by Wayne King, RR' 1 Exeter, and Vallance Reid, Hensall. The latter's vehicle skidded on the ice as he attempted to brake and collided with the oncoming King vehicle and then struck a telephone junc- tion box on concession 2-3 of Stephen south of sideroad 20. Both drivers were -injured along with their passengers. In the King vehicle were the driver's wife, Wendy, and their three children, Kevin, Gia and Brian. Passengers with Reid were his wife, Joyce, and their son Scott along with Robert Taylor, Bloomingdale and Shawn Kyle, Hensall. Damage was fisted at $5,000. It was one of two accidents • investigated by the Exeter OPP during the past week. The other occurred on January 1 on County Road 2 south of Highway 84. A pedestrian, John Soldan, 81, was walking along the road and started to cross over without noticing a vehicle be- ing driven by John Robert McAllister, RR 1 Zurich. McAllister's vehicle skidd- ed into the elderly man, but he sustained only a minor foot injury. he said, would recommend a room with a d which would provi$e limited access to the computer. Hensall Reeve Harry Klungei asked if a common computer, such as the "Com- modore 64" would be suffi- cient for the county's needs. Walter Benko, of the Toron- to firm, indicated it wouldn't because the "64" means that DRESSED WARM FOR BOTTLE DRIVE — The Exeter B participated in a successful bottle drive, Saturday. Sho ties are from the left Matthew Spears, Mark Weigand, Nethercott. oy Sco " s, cobs and Beavers wn with soe collected bot - Daniel Spears and Matthew T -A photo McG.illivray to animal control Due to the number of claims for livestock damages caused by dogs, McGillivray council will be appointing a dog control officer. Duties of the officer will be to pick tip any dogs found causing damages or running at large and have impounded. them Stephen staff off to school Stephen township council will be sending one road employee to a road school to be held July 9, 10, and 11 in Auburn. If circumstances permit one road grader along with an operator will also be involved in the school.program. Council will bt Advertising for a person to cover the township to record the number of dogs and sell the necessary dog tags. No objection was forward- ed to a -zoning change aplica- tion from the village of Grand Bend for Plan 8 in Riverview Park. Membership fees of $50 were renewed in the Ontario Farm- Drainage Association along with plans for pre- registration of drainage in- spector Ken Pickering for an Ontario farm drainage course. One tile drain loan applica- tion for $1,100 was approved. A bylaw authorizing the borrowing of up to $50,000 un- til taxes are collected was passed by council. Financial reports from the auditor for the months of Oc- tober and November were approved. • Bylaws permitting licenc- ing of dogs and appointment of a pound keeper were pass- ed. Dog tags will be sold by three township residents in the new year. They will be calling at every township residence and each dog will be licenced. In an agreement with the Lucan-Biddulph fire area board, the cost of fire protec- rlion will be increased from four to five mills in the assess- ed area,for 19$4. Township insurance policies for 1984 with Frank Cowan Company Ltd. has been approved with Woods - Hodgins Insuranceer'okers as the representatie. Problems with the 1977 model Champion grader over the past few years have led to Champion Road Machinery making a trade -purchase of- fer on a new 740 model grader. Council approved purchase of a new grader at a cost of 854,700 plus taxes. Champion has agreed to take back the 1977 model and all repairs re- quired•at their expense. A rental grader or the old 1977 model will besupplied by Champion until delivery of the machine expected in mid- February. Ontario MTC will provide a grant of about 55 percent towards purchase of the new grader. The following appointments were made: North Middlesex Communi- ty -Centre Board - Barry Neaman. Personnel Committee - Jack Dorman, Charles Corbett. Middlesex Plowmen's Association - Wesley Hodgson. McGillivray Recreation appoint off iter Board - Hodgson, Jacob Lager werf. Lucan Community Centre Board - Alan Hill. Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority - Lagerwerf. BAIL DENIED An area man charged with sexual assault following an in- cident involving an 18 -year- old Exeter woman on Christmas eve has been remanded in custody. The man was denied bail. He was on parole from a previous offence. The accused will appear -in Exeter court on January 24 on the charge. - +►a, only 64,000 pienes of informa- tion can be placed in that computer. "We're talking about a much larger system," said Mr. Benko. The consulting firm has suggested two options for placing a computer system in the county. One is to have a central processing area with a single computer. The other option is to have two smaller computers, one in Goderich and the other in Huronview. Both options would have a base computer with terminals which are a video screen with a keyboard. The study indicates that a computer is needed in the finance anti administration road and Huronview depart- ments. A computer for the finance and administration department will handle general ledge?, budgets and financial reporting, accounts payable and the payroll of all Please turn to page 2 Stanley seek heip in staging birthday In 1986 Stanley Township will celebrate its 1501 irth- day and the municr al c cil is looking for help to organize a gala party. There has already been some discussion around the council table regarding the upcoming celebration. and - council members hope to get concrete plans underway. Anyone interested in helping with the planning of the celebration may contact the township clerk, Mel Graham. • History books report that the. first settlements in the eastern part of the township occurred about 1833 when Rev. Mr. Cooper, an ex - minister settled on Lot 33 on the London Road. More families continued to settle along the London Road, now known as Highway 4, and by 1836 the area was known as a municipality. The Historical Atlas of Huron county notes that the first "township meeting" in -Stanley took place- in 18384 -when W.W. Connor was ap- pointed 'clerk, marking the beginning of municipal government in the township. Building permits In other council business, the 1983 building permit report was presented to coun- cil at their January meeting. While the total number of permits issued was down last year, the dollar figure for con- struction increased. Only 58 permits were issued in 1983; compared to 73 in 1982. The 1983 cost of construction was estimated at $1,551.000, up by $647,500 over the 1982 total of $903,500. The inclusion of the new township municipal buildings in Varna,as well as 'some major farm building construction in the township accounted for the large increase. The report showed that a total of $1,237,000 was spent on the construction of barns and garages in 1983, while $164,000 went to additions and another $150,000 for new homes. In other business, council agreed to incorporate the opening of their new municipal hall and the On- tario bicentennial at the an- nual township family picnic, to be held on the Labor Day weekend. Festivities may in- clude dances and ball games. Council passed a bylaw for an interim tax levy collection of 125 mills, by March 15. SPEEDER. FINED Only one case was heard by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake when he presided at Exeter court, Tuesday. In that one, Barry A. Becker, Crediton, was fined $93 after pleading guilty to driving at a speed of 120 in an 80 km: zone on Deceinber 10. His speed was clocked by radar on County Road 21 in Stephen. Becker was given 60 days in which to pay the fine. A LOCAL TIMMY — Troy White of Hurpn Park will be representing area crippled children as Timmy at the 1984 Exeter Sportsmyn's Dinner set for February 7. Troy, a studgnt at Exeter Public School is shown with dinnir chairman Don Mousseau and Lions prbsident John Norris. • 4