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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-05-30, Page 3Choose from Huron's largest selection. But shop now. Sale ends Saturday. OMEA SPRING MEETING — Hensall played first-time host to the annual spring meeting of District 7, Ontario Municipal Electrical Association. Some of those at- tending were (back left) Exeter PUC manager Hugh Davis, Hensall Reeve Harry 4Klungel, guest spetiker Dr. David Drinkwater, Lucan PUC manager Jim Freeman, Zurich PUC manager Charles Eckel, Exeter Commission chairman Murray Greene and (front) Exeter Commissioner Harry DeVries and Hensall Commissioner Harold Knight: Planning is underway. for '84 edition of fair The regular board of direc- May 24 with 18111 attendance. tors meeting of the Exeter Concession prices were set Agricultural Society was held for 1984 Fall Fair, secretary - i WHEN IN ROME? — Wally and Lois Webster dressed as Anthony and Cleopatra at Friday's formal dance at SHDHS. 1' SH cohorts decide students -of -the -year Alice Dietrich and George Tomes were named South Huron's Students of the Year at Friday's Formal. The evening which has been anticipated eagerly all year, was climaxed by the midnight honouring of the students of the year. Under the guiding eye of Roman goddesses in the - beautifully decorated gym, last year's winners Jamie Chaffe, Sarah McClure and Sandra Datars named Alice and George, who were voted by ballot by the senior students. SHDHS principal Bruce Shaw presented the 12 nominees for Student of the year with their portrait. The nominees were Darcy. Ducharme, Ted Oke, Dan .Shute, George Tomes, henry • VanderBurght, Tony Wales. Alice Dietrich. Faye Gaiser, Karen Hodge, Susan McClure, ('atherine Patter- son and Lisa Rundle. The band 'Traces' played au appropriate mixture of music for the formal. Three . hundred students and teachers were dressed magnificently to accent the beautiful decorations. Many parents viewed the scene from the balcony. The imag,ix ion and hard work of artistic director Judy Van Oss. made the evening possible. Advisor Wally Webster, Tony Wales and most of the grade 13 class and many others worked together to transform the gym. The Evening in Ancient Rome was a memorable evening. Walk-in Movie The students council is' showing the comedyD.C. Cab under the stars of the south- east courtyard this Friday. Hopefully the rain will have ended for the walk -in -drive-in movie which stars Mr. T. and Irene Cara. Admission is $2.50 and the reels will roll when the sun sets. Bring your own lawnchairs, pillows and blankets. Track and Field The track and field season ended for SHDHS Saturday at the OFSAA West Regional Meet in Chatham. For the first time in many years no athlete qualified for all - Ontario competition. Roger Ward is an alternate for OFSAA with sixth place in midgetboys'shot put. His put of 13.67 m was below his WOSSA championship distance. Despite Ward's muscular stature, he was the most diminutive midget put- ter. At this level of competi- tion Ward found that sheer strength is not sufficient. Im- proving his technique should take him farther in his grade 10 year. Faye Gaiser placed ninth in senior girls discus, competing for the last time in her very successful high school career. Her 29.52 m throw, while well below her best was oniy a fraction of a metre out of put- ting her into the top 8 and allowing her three additional throws. Susan Mc('lure ran the 400 m hurdles at the Regionals because one WOSSA corn- ' petitor scratched. Gaiser and McClure both ended high school sports with disappoin- ting performances but were glad to have made it as far as. the RegionaLs. . Crusty Rolls Blueberry Muffins Maple Leaf Processed Cheese Slices Bread Finest Quality Always Fresh doz. 994 6/$1.29 TastyNu Bakery (# Cheese House Ib.$2.99 Exeter 233-0332 treasurer Gwen Coward reports there have been several requests for space already for the Fall Fair. For outside concessions contact Don Bray 235-1007, for inside concessions contact Gwen. Coward 229-8235. The directors will continue to provide a noon luncheon for members working on Friday, September 21. A donation of $40 will be sent to the "Friend of 4-H Pro- gram" in Huron County. It was with regi'et that directors accepted the resignation of Mrs. Shirley Prance who has been serving as president of the Ladies Division. The board of'direc- tors wish her all the best toward her complete recovery. Helen Hodgert was appointed director to fill the vacancy. The Exeter IOOF Lodge will be helping with the gate admissions, S.H.D.H.S. Stu- dent Council will be helping in the ticket booths of the mid- way, and also presenting a puppet show for the young fry, Saturday afternoon. South Huron Junior Farmers will .be looking for the dance on Saturday, September 22, also they are planning backhouse races - following the parade, corn eating contest about 3:15 on Saturday • afternoon. Girl Guides and Brownies will be serving tea and cookies at the Rest Area in the Auditorium on Saturday afternoon. The Sunday Country and Western Jamboree will be looked after by the Exeter Kinsmen and Optimist Club. Plans are to have the auditorium full again this year with puppet show, old fashioned fashion show, craft demonstration of corn husks, rug hooking, quilting etc. with space set aside for a rest area". The Historical committee presented their history that was prepared for the Huron County Atlas. It will he printed in the 1984 prize list for all to read. Corn display committee have many plans made for their display to be in the arena at the North end. The Friday evening pro- gram will include• a corn eating contest, along with local talent and the Queen of the Fair Competition. Arabian horse show com- mittee have received provin- cial approval to hold their show at,Exeter Fall Fair and plans are almost complete. Sanctioned goat show will also be a first time thing for Exeter and they too have received their approval from the Canadian Goat Soc. The draft horses have included classes in their division for Haflinger horse which is gain- ing popularity in our area. Secretary -treasurer reported the spring fiddlers jamboree held April 15 was financially more successful than last year. The board of directors have attended a meeting with District 8 officers to plan the annual meeting hosted by Ex- eter on November 6. Another meeting is planned for June 18 to finalize and ensure an in- formative and educational meeting. - Another "auction sale" will be held again this year but this time it will be prize win- ning baking that will be sold from four specified classes at 4 p.m. For further details look in the 1984 prize list or contact Domestic chairman Mrs. Pat Down 235-2557 or Mrs. Marjorie Oke. The 1984 prize list will be a supplement to the Exeter Times Advocate June 13 edi- tion. Be sure to save yours for use later. If any member has not received one by June 15, please contact secretary - treasurer Mrs. Gwen Coward 235-8235. . "Country Born" from Lon- don, but brand new orchestra to our area who play modern country and old-tyme rock have been booked for the Fair Dance, Sat, Sept. 22, directors and.Junior'l:'armers will have tickets available by Aug. 15th. The theme of this year's fair is "Focus on Corn" with many specials - for Bi- centennial. Speaker addresses PUC session in Hensall Times -Advocate, May 30, 1984 p Page 3 Change is as Inherent and necessary part of /Ifs "The future isn't what it us- ed to be" was the theme of Dr. David Drinkwater's talk to the spring meeting of District 7 of the Ontario Municipal Electrical Association, hosted by Hensall in the village's community centre. Seventy representatives of the 33 PUCs from Hensall on the northern boundary of the district 'to Delaware in the south, and from Woodstock to Watford, enjoyed a social hour and a roast beef dinner before settling down to hear the guest speaker. lie's a former assistant professor of Western University's business school, Ontario Hydro chief economist until February 1982, and now depu- ty director of Ontario Hydro's western region stretching fro Windsor to Lake On- tario, and from Lake Erie to Goderich. During a 40 -minute discourse on rate structures, Dr. Drinkwater said change EXPAND SERVICE Continued strong sales growth in its lumber and building supply program has resulted in Exeter District Co- op expanding its service in this area. Robert Boogemans will now be on the road sell- ing to area contractors, farmers and customers. He will be providing sales and- service expertise in a complete lumber and building supply program. is an inherent and necessary part of life, to be recognized, embraced, and moved with. Citing the evolution in the pro- duction of electricity from a hydraulic to a steam -based . system, and from water power through coal to atomic power, Drinkwater said the present way of computing charges for the product will also gradually change. Admitting some of the views he would express were personal rather than c6r- porate, Drinkwater said bill- ing by the declining block structure, whereby the first chunk of kilowatt hours were the most expensive, and the more electricity used the cheaper the rate, was all right in a financially stable climate encouraging infinite growth, but that premise is not longer valid. New plants built in to- day's dollars are pushing rates up and increasing, not reducing, costs. Interest rates, defying historical trends, are seVen percent above the rate of in- flation, and electricity, unlike other manufacturers' pro- ducts, can't be stored. Plants are built to meet the highest rate of scale, and as in- surance for plant failure, resulting in 14 percent excess capacity. Drinkwater advocates a flat charge to all customers to offset the system's capital costs, and a rate structure that would level out the peak demand periods and en- courage customers to use . more electricity in off -hours. Sophisticated meters based on minichip technology would make this feasible. If residential customers employed methods like the dual -energy plan now touted by Ontario Hydro to use other fuels at peak demand times, and industries carried out electricity -intensive opera- tions at night, the supplier would have a better chance to balance peaks among dif- ferent types of customers, reduce inventory and idle plant time, and consequently lower rates. Drinkwater would like to see the demand charge replaced by a flat charge and a rate varying with the time of day. Under the present structure this is impossible. Drinkwater believes his in- dustry has tremendous poten- tial. When electricity is suc- cessful in supplanting natural gas, for example, a valuable non-renewable natural resource is being replaced by 7auo 70.t Sunday dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rader were Rev. and Mrs: William Gatz, Bill and Lynn, Jackson, Michigan, Rev. and Mrs. John Obeda and Paul, Lon- don; Mr. and Mrs Jim Coates, Mississauga; Miss Patricia Lynn Rader and David Kirk, London, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rader and girls, St. Marys, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rader and girls, Zurich and Robert Keith Rader and Shelley, Dashwood. something less valuable. Fall- ing water or urahium can't be used for transportation, or feedstocks and other petroleum by-products. Drinkwater said a recent study by the Economic Coun- cil of Canada looking at the future for success for this country to survive in a world of international competition had concluded, to their dismay, that "economic pro- gress, the ability to sustain our standard of living, is energy using, and the new, ef- ficient industries and technologies were electricity - intensive. They went so far as to suggest that if the federal government was serious about seeing that we survive in a totally new • world they would consider putting an ad- ditional tax on natural gas and oil to accelerate an in- dustrial swing to electricity." The speaker warned "that is not going to happen unless we recognize the importance of our role, recognize the world is changing, and we have to change with it." In answer to questions, Dr:nkwater said the. proposed changes will take decades as a new system is phased in and benefits are derived from it. Drinkwater envisions an exciting future, if hydro moves with the changing times. He is convinced we are on the brink of a new era, with natural gas replacing petroleum. The next step will be a move to pure hydrogen; plants could run flat out, and hydrogen could be stored as inventory during slack de- mand periods. He mentioned tritium, a nuclear by-product used to light up watch dials, dashboards, and billboards, and worth five hundred million dollars a litre. (On- tario Hydro plants should be producing between two and two -and -one-half litres of tritium by 1988.) '.'Qn that path, do you wait 20 years, or start now to change?" was his final challenge. 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