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Times-Advocate, 1984-01-25, Page 1OUA1PITY WHY PAY MORE? Wliitings Phone 235-1964 Pews IIn• tIarougI. area may not be a dead Issue ot ,_ A sig y farmers to Huron and Mid- dlesex in June of 1982 when a consolidated hearing board rejected a plan to have a ma- jor power line built directly from the Bruce nuclear plant to London may turn out to be a bit premature. The 1982 decision is now be- ing called into question by those facing the prospect of having . the power corridor established in their area and there have been suggestions that consideration should be given once more to having the line built through Huron andMiddlesex. A judicial inquiry by an On- tario supreme court panel of judges is hearing complaints from several groups in Southwestern and Central On- tario that the alternate route recommended b the con- solidated hearings board was wrong. The inquiry has been asked to order a new round of provincial hearings. The direct route from the Bruce nuclear plant to Lon- don through Huron and Mid- dlesex was the one favored by Ontario Hydro, but was re- jected by the board at the Stratford hearings which lasted for almost two months. The decision was greeted enthusiastically by farm groups in Huron and Mid- dlesex counties as they celebrated the apparent vic- tory from their strong lobby against the transmission plan known as M1. The ministry of agriculture and food also op- posed the route. The board instead recom- mended a modification of plan M3, consisting of two transmission corridors in -nor- thern and southern parts of Southwestern Ontario. One ran from the Bruce nuclear plant to the Barrie area, crossing the escarpment and farmland that the farm lobby, known as the Foodland-Hydro committee, considered marginally productive. The southern leg links a planned new transformer sta- tion just south of London to an existing 500,000 -volt transmis- sion corridor near Milton. Departing from the actual plan, the board recommend- ed that Highway 401 be studied as a route alternative, a suggestion Hydro not only accepted but later adopted as its preferred route of several southern options. That decision upset two main ,groups. In the north, property owners, angered that they had not been notified of the possibility their land could be affected, formed a coalition of citizen groups calls; the Central Ontario Coalition. In the south, municipalities along the 401 complained the 401 study had been thrust on them, that it had not even been included on the list of plan alternatives. As well, tobacco growers in Oxford and Haldimand-Norfolk com- plained Hydro's second route would have serious effects on specialty crop areas. Last fall, when the Central Ontario Coalition announced it would challenge the Coun- ty, Waterloo region and the cities of Kitchener and Cam- bridge joined the battle, as did the Oxford -Norfolk group of tobacco farmers who had formed the Southern Special- ty Crop CommitteeSo far, the main thrust of the opposing groups has been that notices sent out by the board and Hydro were insuf- ficient, did not adequately ex- plain the scope of the hearing, and that only the six plan alternatives were to have been considered by the board. "Never did the notice refer to Highway 401 as a route alternative," Marc Somer- ville, a lawyer representing Oxford County, told the judges Friday. He said Hydro also May have misled Oxford County planning commis- sioner Peter Atcheson by sen- ding him a letter "leading At- cheson to believe that only one plan — MI, the plan Hydro had preferred over all the rest — would be con- sidered at the hearing. He said the 401 route would have severe effects on road interchanges along the 401, as well as with the planned highways 401-403 interchange. But Somerville rejected a suggestion by Madame Justice M.M. Van Camp that just as much agriculture land may be lost from the planned Hydro line through the south part of the county a decade from now. "That line, however. will be built along ars existing right of READY TO GIVE — Red Cross nurses take a donation of blood from Muriel at Centralia College. Susan Briggs and Huth at the blood Toni De Lucci prepare to donor clinic, Wednesday T -A photo Gets 14 days in jail for assaulting officer A 24-vear-pjxeter man was sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty in Goderich court, Friday, to a charge of assaulting an Ex- eter police officer. The charge against Fraser Wayne Anderson, :173 Main St., was laid after he ap- peared at the Exeter police Heart group plan pressure testing TheHuron County Chapter of the Ontario heart F'oundation is expanding its educa tional program on the riskheart attack and stroke pos- ed by untreated high blood press -e. with the aim of fin ding "hidden'. cases in Ex eter and area and geltthem under treatment. The chapter medical ad visor said that recent studies indicate there are many such hidden cases across the na tion The disease has no sel symptoms and .just feeling good is no assurance rel safety Through this expvlesl progrant. the Ontario Heart Foundation hope., to moll ',tie more people to have their bloodpressure levels checked and it necessary, undergo follow-up treatment in an ef- fort to reduce their risk of premature heart attack. stroke. or other serious conditions. The Huron Chapter of the Ontario Heart Foundation and the Huron Countyhealth 1 "nil will tie holding a blood pressure screening clinic on Februar ' at the Exeter from1I a nn to:3p.m. Residents of Exeter and area are invited to attend this clinic and to have their pressure checked.Mgt!blood pressure can't be cured. but it can be con- trolled withnew drugs and other 111(.1114)(1s of treatment High blood pressure.. treat it....and live! station on January 2 to visit three people who were being interviewed by police regar- ding a breakin at the Exeter Legion hall. Anderson became upset when he was denied permis- sion to speak to one of those being questioned by police and started an altercation with Sgt. Kevin Short. Anderson was arrested and charged and was detained in custody until his Friday court appearance. On Sunday, the Exeter police were called to a distur- bance at the Good Times Eating Emporium around 8:00 p.m. and as a result, a patron was arrested and charged with causing a disturbance. Sgt. Short and Constable Jim. Barnes investigated. The accused will appear in Exeter court at a later date. On Friday, the lone colli- sion of the week occurred on Sanders Sl. at Eastern Ave. involving vehicles driven by Jeffery Francis, RR 1 Kirkton, and Donna Bell, 322 Eastern Ave. There were no injuries and damage was listed- at 82,150 by Constable Dan Kierstead • , ' way. The amount of land lost Somerville also conceded explained tendwill be mipimal.';. he that theOxfordchoseStratford nothearingsto early 1982, choosing instead to rely on Albert Rutherford, ANTIQUE DOLLS — Students at Precious Blood Separate School in Exeter par- ticipated in a recent Toy Theme day. Above, Bryden Gryseels holds a rore Bie-Lo baby from the collection of Charles Elson in Luton. The others with their own dolls are Amy Relouw, Denise Kints and Leslie Adams. T -A photo Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex rk y• am. <".f : •'3Ycofiisd 6.S%\�. One Hundred and Eleventh Year Board to focus on corn in '84 c'u dvoc & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, January 25, 1984 • s ay Price Per Copy 50 Cents One of best years ever for fair The 1983 Exeter fall fair was one of the most suc- cessful in many years and plans are already underway to put the 1984 event in the same category. At Friday's annual meeting at Caven Presbyterian Church which attracted more than 60 directors and sup- porters, an excellent financial statement was presented by secretary Gen Coward. The bank balance at the end of December was listed at $3,606.08 an increase of near- ly 82,700 from a year earlier. Mrs. Coward reported gate admissions were increased by $270, revenues from the prize list book were up by 81,700 and the fiddlers jamboree realized a profit of $868. In his president's report, Bob Hern said he felt the Ex- eter fair was doing exactly what small fairs are expected to do and that is create better relationships between rural and urban people. Hern praised the school fait as being one of the very few stillexistent in the province of Ontario. Ile added, "many fair groups have asked us about how we manage to be so successful in this depart- ment". School fair president Mary Dougall said the 1983 event drew close to 2,000 en- tries which included 98 in four classes for pre-schoolers. United Co -Operatives of On- tario president Bob Down, a member and past president of he Exeter fair board en- ouraged directors to con- inue to bring in new blood in - o the organization. This has been done in re- cent years with six youth directors and increased in- volvement by the South c TRYING TO KEEP WARM — Starting a bonfire during o afternoon stay at Morrison Dam Thursday were Exeter Public School students Carol Dauber, Potty,Smith, Brad Mack, Mark Mothers and Jeff Playfoot and Dove Dolan of Kotimavik. T -A photo Huron Junior Farmers and the South Huron District High Sehool student council. President Hern said student council members were very • helpful in making the midway operation a success by selling admission tickets. The mid- way commissions for the fair board amounted to 8869. Grounds director Roy Pep- per said moving the midway to the paved parking lot to the west of the South Huron Rec Centre was responsible for EXETER FAIR EXECUTIVE — The annual meeting of the Exeter Agricultural Society was held Friday night at Coven Presbyterian Church. The new executive is shown above. Back, left, school fair president Muriel Dalrymple, first vice-president Ray Cann and secretary Gwen Coward. Front, ladies president Shirley Prance, presi- dent Gordon Jones and post president Bob Hern. Missing was second vice-president Adrioan Brond. T -A photo Some changes made The first of three commit- tees that will spend the next few months studying the future of public schools with declining enrolments was formed at Vanastra Tuesday night. The six -member committee will . have as chairman Graham Craig of Walton, a Huron County board of educa- tion trustee. The committee also includes two parents with children attending Vanastra Public School, two other area residents and the trustee from the area. Frank Falconer. By the end of- the school year, it is to make recommen- dations to the Huron County board on the prospects for the school, which has only 90 pupils from kindergarten to Grade 6. About 45 area residents, in- cluding members of Tuckersmith Township coun- cil, attended the meeting. Gloria Burt. who was elected parent representative on the committee, said she is writing the school board, its administrators, the school principal and others outlining her concerns about the future of the school. Falconer said the school property is owned by Con- estoga College in Kitchener, which uses part of it as its Clinton campus. The other two schools to be studied are Hensall Public School and J.A.D. McCurdy Public School at Huron Park. The meeting regarding the Hensen school was held last night and the' one at Huron Park is on Tuesday. Committee named The 45 -year-old director of education for the Huron -Perth Separate School Board has suffered a second mild heart attack in less than two years. William Eckert of St. Marys was taken to St. Marys Memorial Hospital hours after the separate school board's last meeting on Jan. 9. The following Wednesday, Eckert was taken to Victoria Hospital in London. A board spokesman said Eckert hopes to be out of the hospital within a week, but it is unknown when he will be able to return to work. The director previously suf- fered a mild heart attack in October of 1982'while atten- ding a business related con- ference in Hamilton. At that time, the superintendent of education, John McCauley, was ap- pointed acting director and additional administrative help was borro&ved from the Waterloo school board. Monday night, the board decided to again name McCauley as acting director in Eckert's absence. To assist in the ad- ministrative offices, the prin- cipal of St. Boniface in Zurich, Gaeten Blanchette, will become an administrative assistant. More shuffling will take place as the principal of Precious Blood in Exeter, Laurie Kraftcheck, will also assume responsibilities at St. Boniface during Eckert's absence or until June 26. Kraftcheck will have a fulltime principal's relief dur- ing the same time period. the increased revenue. Incoming fair presiden Gord Jones reported on a very successful grains, seeds and field crop competition with 101 fields being judged and most entered at the fair. Alice Dietrich who was named queen at the 1983 fair attended the meeting and said she was impressed with the operation of the.fair behind the scenes and was looking forward to representing the fair at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies in Toronto in February. Ladies fair president Shirley Prance'said she was pleased with the number of entries and proud of the quali- ty along with the success of the ladies draw. She said work on a quilt for the 1984 fair draw was already underway. Heavy horse director Bob Tindall reported hearing many good comments on the heavy horse show saying it was the "best we have ever had". The wheels are turning for a sanctioned goat show at the 1984 fair according to director Don Dearing. Poultry director Cliff Pep- per indicated the 1983 fair en- tries were down mainly to a county show being held the same day. Pepper hopes to t have increased entries in 1984 - and said he didn't think the required typhoid testing for chickens would affect adult entries. Dolores Shapton, a junior convener on the Ontario ex- ecutive told the meeting that Exeter won the Ken Reaney Memorial trophy for the se- cond straight year for having the best attendance at the an- nual district eight meeting. Mrs. Shapton said she will be welcoming fair queens from across the province-At—A the convention and will be convening a program panel. One of the panel members will be Cheryl Stewart, a local fair youth director and a stu- dent at the University of Guelph. Howard Pym, a long-time member and past president of the Exeter Agricultural Socie- ty received a service diploma from incoming president Gor- don Jones. After receiving the award, Pym and his wife Grace were roasted by fellow fair directors. The 1984 Exeter fall fair will be held on September 21, 22 and 23. The theme this year will be Focus on Corn. Anyone having ideas on this theme Please turn to page 3 • 'GETS FAIR SERVICE AWARD — Howard Pym, o long-time director and past presi- dent of the Exeter Agricultural Society received a service certificate at Friday's an- nual meeting. Making the presentation at the left are post president Bob Hern and president Gordon Jones. T -A photo Permits dropsIuarpIy in St.pI.en Iast rear The value of building per- mits in Stephen township was down considerably in 1983 as compared to the previous year. A recent report presented by building inspector Arnold McCann indicated building permits in 1983 were valued at $1,199,845. This is a decrease of $419,250 from a year earlier. Agreements are being com- pleted to close a 33 foot road allowance on Ausable Conces- sion fronting Lots 2,3,4 and 5. A cul-de-sac is being con- structed and the affected land turned back to property owners including Keith Gill and Allan Walper. Plans are being formulated to make repairs to the Ryan municipal drain and at the same time replace a bridge on sideroad 5 on Concession 7, south of Crediton. Clerk Wilmar Wein was in- structed to apply for a government energy grant for the community hall and township office, both located in Crediton. Road superintendent Eric Finkbeiner submitted a report of the 1983 road depart- ment budget and was com- mended by council for keep- ing it in the black. One tile drain loan applica- tion in the amount of 85,400 was approved. The township will be joining the Ontario Municipal Water Association. Ontario Hydro will be requested to maintain the lighting system in Huron Park on behalf of the township. Deputy -reeve Ralph Weber was named to the Dashwood non-profit senior citizens apartments committee. A change has been made in dates for the next three coun- cil meeting. They will be held January 31, February 14 and March 6. All will begin at 10 a.m. Township residents are reminded of the four instal- ment tax system which will be started this year. The first installment is due March 15. The rate for penalties and interest on overdue taxes in 1984 will remain at one and one-quarter percent per month. -