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Times-Advocate, 1984-06-06, Page 1ua ty Carpet at great prkes Professional installation can be arranged sta.i Wliitrngi Phone 235-1964 Cooperativ, effort is 01110011y opened g�xt tour years to complete MPP Bob' rattan paid tribute Other remarks were this inventory, to Authority general manager presented by Dan Pearson • On this subject, Yubanski Tom Profit for his tenacious representing Huron -Bruce said, "That announcement and persistent manner in MP Murray Cardiff, Usborne was good news and I'm sure making the project a reality. reeve Gerald Prout and that fans of Hay Swamp will Eaton added, ' $his js the first Harry Strang who recently be pleased. Hay Swamp is one time a project of this type of retired as Usborne township of the more important co-operation bas been tried clerk and Authority vice - wetlands in the area and the and it has proved to be very chairman Gordon Johnson. Ausable-Bayfield Conserve- successful." During the official flag rela- tion Authority is doing its part The Usborne (antral School ing eeremony which replaced to see that Hay Swamp is - senior choir under the direr- the traditional ribbon cutting, protected." tion of principal Bill Linfield the school choir led by former Huron -Middlesex MPP provided appropriate musical Huron warden Fred Haberer Jack Riddell was master of selections of Celebrations and sang the National Anthem. ceremonies for the Friday A Place to Ste.. site of the new administration vided by Autho chairman Bob Eaton and John Tinney. ky:3 GTeflags were raised afternoon program held at the Opening remwere pro- erald Prout, Dan Pearsonby, centre located on .the Mor- John Tinney and Rev. W.B. The crowd in excess of 300 rison Dam property east of Crowe of Centralia and Zion enjoyed a guided tour of the Exeter. United churche8 gave the new facility following the of - Both Riddell and Middlesex invocation. ficial opening. Co-operation was the key meat'mils allowed word in the successful com- the towand the authori- pletion of the new Joint ad- ty to create jobb for 28 local ministration centre for the workers who Would otherwise Ausable-Bayfield Conserve- have been unemployed." tion Authority and the Yubanaki continued, "The township of Usborne actor- Authority alone has created ding to the guest speaker at work for more than 75 people Friday's official opening. since the section 38 special Paul Yakabuskl who is the employment program began parliamentary assistant to two years ago. Some workers Ontario Minister of Natural tackled fish habitat improve - Resources Allan Pope cited ment and others cleared the co-operation between the brush and cleaned up debris two local groups and the on authority lands." federal and provincial Natural Resources Minister governments. Allan Pope recently announc- He went on to say, "This ed that the ministry will iden- new centre is proof of the suc- tify and evaluate wetland cess of, our special employ- areas in southern Ontarioand ment programs. Workers will spend a quarter of a were hired under the federal- million dollars a year over the provincial section 38 program and the federal new employ- ment expansion and develop- F n ed ''50f� W fo r SCOUTS GET TEEPEE — The Exeter Scouts hove o new teepee and tents for their upcoming camping ventures thanks to a $1000 donation from the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Shown here are back, left, Chris Eccles, Chris Chapman and Tim McAllister. Front, Dennis Webster, Joey Fahie and Jason Eccles. T -A photo Homecoming show gets added talent More local talent has been added to the show which will be held this Sunday -in con- junction with the Exeter Lions and Lioness homecom- ing and Peanut Stomp. The talent show, to be held at the agricultural building on Sunday at 1:30, will have CFPL-TV weatherman Jay Campbell as 'master of ceremonies. Included in the list of enter- tainers are fiddling cham- pions Gerry and Linda Smith: the Usborne Players Guild composed of Ken Duncan. Bill Rohde, Ray Cann, Bob Jef- fery, Harry Jeffery and Jean Hodgert; "Four Plus One Ac- cordions" which includes Dianne Verlinde, Irene Dietrich, Angela Fleming, Susann Lachmit and Joanne Verlinde; The Exeter United Gospel Band of Peter and Sharron Snell. Jim Marshall. Tony Wales, Drew Hassleback. Johnny Wurm and Julie Easterbrook: a popular youth group known as "Destination" which includes Darren Tinney, Drew Hassleback, Mark Hartman and John Farwell; Lee Dobbs and two piano students of Julie Easterbrcxrk in the per- sons of Derrick McGee and Gillian Simpson. The weekend activities get underway on Friday with the start of the oldtirners' and ladies' slow pitch tour naments. Ment of the entries for the tournaments have been received There will he entertainment in the pub at the agricultural twilding and the-NTain St. Jug Band will be warming up with a concert at the town hall parkette. A dance for teens at the rec centre rounds out the Friday schedule. WANT MORE INPUT it will ix vine time yet hefor Stephen Township residents living along Waterloo St. will know whether they'll be allowed to hook into the Exeter sewer system. The executive committee. which had been asked to con- sider the request after it was almost passed at the last ses- sion of council, this week reported that engineers B.M. Ross.& Associates will be ask- ed to provide some input before the final decision is reached. Mayor Bruce Shaw said that the engineering firm will be asked for information regarding the potential capacity of the system when the present expansion is completed. in effect, the Mayor reported, we want to know if we can accommodate them (Stephen residents( without jeopardizing future use by the town. . The Exeter firemen will be hosting a pancake breakfast to get Saturday's activities underway and the ball tourna-. ment will continue at the park. There will be free movies for the kids at -the rec centre to allow their parents to get rested up for Saturday night's Peanut Stomp to the strains of the Jug Band. The South Huron Junior Farmers will be holding a brunch on Sunday and other features include the cham- pionship games from the two hall tournaments and the local talent show in the afternoon. During the celebrations, the Mainway merchants will be providing special bargains and a draw for $500, plus in- store draws at the par- ticipating locations. no insurance A Centralia area man, Robert R. Dollar, was fined $500 after pleading guilty in Exeter court, Tuesday, to operating a motor vehicle on which there was no insurance. The penalty, which is the minimum, was levied by Justice of the Peace Douglas ' Wedlake. Dollar was charged on April 16 after being -stopped by a policeman who noted that the vehicle had an ex- 'ired validation sticker. The insurance had expired in March. Dollar said he wasn't flagrantly breaking the law, explaining tl at he wasfinanciallyunable to pay for the insurance at the time. He had been convicted in July of 1983 for the same of- fence and asked that he be given 10 months in which to pay the most recent fine. He was given six months. S. Peter Smith, 25 Centre St., Zurich, was tried on a charge of careless driving in his absence. That resulted in a conviction and fine of $128. Smith had been charged on December 8 after colliding .with a hydro pole on Huron St. W. in Exeter around 6:00 p.m. Mr. Wedlake said that in view of the severe impact which snapped the pole and that evidence revealed. 78 metres of skid marks, there was evidence that the driver was not driving with due care and attention.. The accused was given 15 days in which to pay. In the only other case, Jahn Elmer Rowe, RR 1 Exeter, was found guilty on a charge of failing to yield and was fin- ed $53. The charge arose from an accident on April 9 when a school bus driven by the ac- cused was in collision with a car driven by Helen Kady, Huron Park, at the intersec- tion of concession 2-3 and sideroad 15-16 of Hay Township around 8:00 a.m. There were no students on the school bus at the time. Mr. Wedlake noted there was no evidence of high speed by either driver. • MINISTER OPENS NEW BUILDING — Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority chairman John Tinney and Usborne reeve Gerald Prout welcome assistant Natural Resources Minister Paul Yakabuski to Friday's official opening of their joint ad- ministration building at Morrison Dam. T -A photo {• mes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eleventh Year T & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, June 6, 1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Hensall, Huron Park, Vanastra schools debated Board to keep all three schools open. Hensall, J.A.D. McCurdy and Vanastra Public Schools will all remain open. At a meeting on Monday: the elected trustees of the Huron County board of educa- tion voted 9 to 4 with two abstentions in 'favour of trustee John Jewitt's recom- mendation that the reports from the three school accom- modation review committees advocating the continuing ex- istence of the three schools be Drivers good drinkers not 1 Area drivers have recorded their first accident -free week in some time. Exeter Off" reperithetooaolitaiensJ been investigated since -May 25. However, police were busy with liquor offences over the weekend. A dozen liquor seizures were made and four drivers were given 12 -hour suspensions after taking road- side Alert tests. There were no impaired driving charges laid. On Friday, the theft of 60 tapes from a car owned by Ron Snelgrove, Centralia, was discovered. The $700 worth of tapes had been taken while his vehicle was parked over -night in Hensall. The OPP also responded to a number of domestic disputes over the weekend. A BI -CENTENNIAL STAFF — The teaching staff of Lucan Public School participated with the students in a Bi -Centennial celebration Friday. Back, left, Adrienne Toews, principal Wallace Mclay, Shirley MacMillan and Linda Lyons. Front, Cathy Van Dop, La Verne Revington, Sharron Barnes, Marguerite McRoberts and Dorothy Nott. T -A among theft victims News under our noses The Times -Advocate staff didn't have to go far to find news this week. When employees arrived,on Monday morping, it was discovered the office had been broken into over the weekend after entry had been made through a window on the se- cond storey. A door leading to the office of vice-president Dick Jongkind had been forced open and a small amount: of money was taken. The employees' coffee fund of about $15 had also been depleted. investigation by the Exeter police department is continuing. On Saturday around 11 :30 p.m., police were called to quell a minor disturbance near the corner of Main and Victoria St. and early Sunday seized a vehicle from a youth after his display of erratic driving in and around the South Huron rec centre. Charges for unnecessary noise will be laid. accepted. Those voting in favour of the recommendation were Graeme Craig, Frank Falconer, Dr. John Goddard, Harry Hayter, .john Jewitt, Donald McDonald, Tony McQtrail, Rober Joan Van den Btti ed were Joh Clarence McDon Peck and ark. Oppos- Elliott, Id, Murray Mulvey and Art'Clarke. Eugene Frayne and Dennis Rau, the two separate school supporters on the board, declared their intention to abstain. Trustee Dorothy Wallace was absent. Elliott objected to all three reports being lumped together for one vote. Clarence McDonald too, would have preferred that the reports be dealt with "one at a time". He also said more time should have been allow- ed in order to obtain a report from the administrators. Tony McQuail pointed out that superintendent Don Miller, acting as the board's resource person, had worked closely with all three commit- tees. (Miller tendered his resignation at the Monday board meeting. He has ac - cepted the position of director of education for Temiskiming. ) Huron director of education Bob Allan said he felt the review accommodation com- mittees had done a good job. The ministry of education will be informed of the board's decision. The possible purchase for a nominal sum of the Vanastra school's leas- ed premises will be examined. The Vanastra committee headed by Craig recommends acquiring the present facilities from Conestoga Col- lege, demolishing the school at a cost of $10,000 and mov- ing the students into another part of the building which could be renovated for an ex- penditure of approximately 8194.000. Despite the higher per pupil cost of educating children at the Vanastra school, the report terms the former military base a unique com- munity withspecial needs, as it "does not'ftave the tradition and roots which most com- munities takes for granted." Reports for the Hensall and J.A.D. McCurdy Schools showed their buildings to be sound, costs per pupil near the county average, enrol- ment remaining steady, and the facilities and school grounds providing essential services to their respective communities after school hours and in the summer months. UP GO THE FLAGS — A flag raising ceremony replaced the traditional ribbon cut- ting as the new Ausable-Bayfield Authority and Usborne township administration building was opened Friday. T -A photo Separate school teachers give up, part of increase Huron -Perth Separate School teachers have given up a three percent salary in- crease to help the' school board cover costs for addi- tions to three schools. The board ratified the teachers 1984-85 contract at its May 28 meeting by a 9 to 2 recorded vote. Trustees Louis Maloney of Dublin and Tim McDonnell of RR 2 Gad - shill voted against theigree- ment. Chairman Ron Murray didn't vote and vice-chairman Michael Moriarity was absent. William Kinahan, whose wife is a teacher, declared a conflict of interest and didn't vote. The teachers earlier ratified the contract in a 72 to 42 vote. "This agreement is uni- que, if not the first of its kind, in the province," states a joint Prices keeping prospects out? Dorothy Chapman sug- gested this wept( that the high cost of purchasing or renting commercial facilities along Exeter's Main St. is driving some potential customers away. While not detailing names, the councillor said that the floor space rental charge on one local building is in excess of that being charged in Lon- don, despite the fact the com- parison is for new commer- cial space in London and the local floor space is in a facili- ty that would require con- siderable renovation by any prospective tenant. She said that the town is los- ing tax dollars and new com- mercial establishments through the high rates being asked by some property owners. press release from the board and teachers. In effect, the 155 separate school teachers will remain at the same salary they are now receiving. Trustee Ernie Vander- schott of R.R. 7 St. Marys, the chairman of the negotiating committee, explained that the board, because of provincial grant limits, was prepared to offer the teachers a salary in- crease of up to five percent. The teachers who were held back on the salary grid ( those earning $35,000 or more) last year, will now move up he said. Board officials explained that teachers normally move up the grid based on their years of experience and their qualifications. "The agreement reached will restore all teachers to their respective salary posi- tion, who were held back by the Inflation Restraint Act in 1983. It also provides for a three percent -increase which all teachers will forego for 1984-85. This amount which is approximately 8135,000 is be- ing directed by the teachers towards the board's building projects now underway," the press release states. Specifically the 8135,000 will go towards material costs of the additions and renovations at Precious Blood Separate School in Exeter, St. Joseph's Separate School in Clinton and Sacred Heart Separate School in Wingham. "it's a unique situation. i don't think this kind of deci- sion is easy to make," said Terry Craig, president of the Huron -Perth Unit of the On- tario English Catholic Teachers' Association (DEC - TA 1. "But we looked at the facts of the total situation and for the good of the teachers and the system over the Ion& tun, it is an important agreement. "it was a'difficult decision for teachers, giving up a three percent increase - just for one year. But we're willing to make a sacrifice for the Huron -Perth system! Teachers are dedicated to the system and the kids and for one year are willing to do that," said Craig, a teacher al St. Patrick's Separate School in Dublin. Chairman Murray praised the teachers for their ' will- ingness to become part of the solution of the board's funding problem. Ile noted that if the board had debentured the $135,000 it would have ended up costing the board about $300,000. "1 can't say enough about our teachers. I hope we can deal with them in the future the same way we've been dealt by them," Murray told his fellow trustees. Acting director of education John McCauley commended both the teacher and the trustees for the "vision" shown in helping the system now for a future benefit. "We' did have a choice," emphasized Craig. "The teachers did have to think about the offer. f think we made the right decision for the time and situation." The minimum salary for a separate school teacher is 816,516 and the maximum salary is $42,135. Vanderschot said it will cost the board 883,000 to bring the teachers Please turn to page 2 CALL CREDITORS A receiving order has been made against Country, Corner Stores Limited of Mount Carmel under the Bankrupt- cy Act. The first meeting of creditors will be held on June 13 at the offices of the Official Receiver. THE REAL THING — Pointer Mel Lather cl*ks out the colour of Jim Bryn's real live cougar at the Hensall Hotel before mixing paint to give the Hensoll Motors cougar a fresh authentic -looking coat. tip'* ,: NEW COAT — The 14 -foot fibreglass cougar that hos been sitting on the roof of Campbell Motors in Hensall since 1980 is going to get a new coat - of point. Mel lather Centralia, does some patching before tackling the big job on the local landmark. J