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Get Ford quality award
Fleckproduction team honored
An area manufacturing
plant recently received a Q-1
quality award from the Ford -
Motor Company.
President Fred Hertel and
vice-president Dan Mucci of
Fleck Manufacturing were in
Detroit to receive the Ford
Q-1 Award on behalf of the 540
employees at the two Fleck
manufacturing plants at
Huron Park.
Fleck Manufacturing,
makers of automotive wiring
assemblies received the Ford
plaque for continuing ex-
cellence in product quality.
This award has been
received by only six percent•
of Ford's 3,000 supplier plants
which have earned a reputa-
tion for above average con-
sistentquality in their
HOSPITAL DONATION South Huron Hospital direc-
tor Roger Sheeler and Jean 'Mills, past Matron of the
Exeter Eastern Star, seem very pleased -about the Kroy
printing machine donated to South Huron by the local
organization. The machine can produce graphics and
overheads for staff education.
Given 4OOfine
and stiff warnin
. A Zurich man, appearing
for the fifth.time on a charge
of having liquor readily
available_ in a vehicle, was
warned in Exeter court, Tues-
day, that he could face a jail
sentence for another
conviction. •
- The warning was given by
Justice of the Peace Douglas
Wedlake to • Gregory J.
O'Brien. :13 Goshen St.
Mr.- Wedlake said lie had
warned the accused previous-
ly not to appear -before him
again on such a charge and
noted that the jail term could
be imposed next time if the
Crown asks for that kind of
sentence.
O'Brien. who pleaded gui1=
ty to the charge. but told the
court the liquor in his car
belonged to friends riding
with him• was fined $400 for
the June 3 offence.
Ile was given four months
in which to pay the penalty.
Ile had four previous convic-
, lions during a time frame
from April 1983 to March of
this year.
The minimum fine of $53
was levied against E.M.
Joyce Gallagher, 181 Colum-
bia Drive, Iluron Park. whose
husband entered a guilty plea
on her behalf on a charge of
making an improper left turn
on March 31.
The accused was irwolved
in an accident on that date
when she pulled out of the
junction of highway sand the
Crediton Road into the path of
a southbound vehicle.
Damage in the ensuing colli-
sion was $7.000 and two peo-
ple were injured. including
Mrs. Gallagher.
The Crown asked for the
minimum penalty in view of
the fact the accused has had
health problems associated
with .the injuries she
sustained.
The minimum fine of $128
was_ also imposed on Daniel
G. Harris, RR .2 St. Pauls.
who pleaded guilty to careless
driving on June 17. The
charge was laid following a
crash on Highway 4 north of '
Firm gets
Arab work
Agricultural Information
Services Limited of Exeter
has recently been appointed
North American advertising
sales representative for Arab
Agriculture. This is the latest
title in a series of well-
established, quality annual
reference publications by
Falcon Publishing of Vphrain.
With an initial printrun of
9500 copies, Arab Agriculture
will be distributed in
December '84 to• all key
decision -makers involved in
agriculture in the 21 Arab
countries that comprise "the
Arab world."
Editorial will be in Arabic
and English - one the straight
translation of the other, so the
front half will be English, the
back half Arabic (Arab books
start from the back).
Exeter when the Harris vehi-
cle struck the rear of one
driven by Mark Wragg, Ex-
eter. Both drivers suffered in:
juries as did two passengers
in the Wragg vehicle and one
with Harris.
Damage was listed at $9000
to the two vehicles.
Mark D. Stephens, 19
Riverside Drive, Exeter. was
fined $78 after pleading guil-
ty to a charge of creating un --
necessary noise with his vehi-
cle on June 4 at 12:30 a.m. in
the parking lot at the South
Huron rec centre.
The accused was reported-
ly driving in circles at a high
rate of speed. causing the
tires to squeal. Ile jumped
from his vehicle when police
arrived and it was towed
away.
The police asked that more
than the minimum fine of $53
he levied because of com-
plaints which have been
received from area neighbors
about the noise.. -
In other cases. Brian
Tomkins, Clinton, was fined
.$124.50 for travelling at a
speed of 1:34 km. in an 80 km.
zone on May 7 on Highway 4
in Tuckersmith Township,
while Perry W. Mattson. 85
Richmond St., Iiensall, was
-levied a $7 fine and $7 in costs
for being parked in a no park-
ing area in Ifensall on
February. 9.
In the final case. 1.1r.
Wedlake registered a convic-
tion but suspended sentence
on Donna Glanville. 129 We
ington Crescent, lluron artt,
after 'convicting her nn a
charge of entering premises
when prohibited from doing
so.
The court ruled the ac'cns-
ed had gone .cross the lawn
of a neighbor to retrieve a
frisbee. despite the fact the
neighbor had advised the ac-
cused through a registered
letter previotsly not to walk
across the property.
products.
As the Fleck company was
growing steadily at Huron
Park it was also building a
team df people in all of the
various manufacturing func-
tions who have demonstrated
a concern for good quality.
Improvements are con=
tinually being' made in pro -
Stephen told
no more aid
Stephen township council
has learned from the Ontario
Ministry of Transportation
and Communica'tions that
supplementary grants are not
available this year.
Council had earlier made
application for supplenlen-
tary_ assistance to purchase a
new road grader.
Despite this piece of news,
tepders are being called for
purchase of the new piece of
machinery with the stipula-
tion that 50 percent of the cost
be paid at the time of ,pur-
chase with the balance to be
taken care of in January 1985.
• No objection was.raised to
a rezoning application from
the village of.Grand Bend at
Lot 11, Registered Plan 30.
A bylaw was passed ap-
proving the sewer agreement
between the Ministry of •the
Environment and Grand Cove
Estates.
Approval wag -given to in-
creasing the retainer fee of
the Dashwood fire depart-
ment to $5,000. The current
figure is 43.000 -
Permission was given to
Thompson -Warner to erect a
temporary tent on part of Lot
4 LRE Concession fora boat -
auto shovirfrom June 30 to Ju-
ly 14.
Maclaren Engineering has
completed an environmental
study on upgrading of• the
Lake Huron system water
treatment, plant and a copy is
available for viewing at the
township office in Crediton
In reply to the recent
Taylor report regarding
floodplain land management
council has given their full
support to the • Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation
Authority and the way any
problems have been handled.
Teacher still
in Toronto Jail
SHDHS math teacher
Joanne Young commenced
her third week in a Toronto
jail on Monday after being ar-
rested on June 11 on a
trespass charge in connection
with a demllnstration at On-
tario ffyiiro's Toronto office.
Yoking was scheduled to ap-
pear in court yesterday
Tuesday) and the disposition
of that appearance was
unknown at press time. In an
appearance last Tuesday, she
was remanded in custody for
.one week.
Joe Palmer, deputy
superintendent of the Toron-
to West Detention Centre,
said the 57 -year-old teacher
has cooperated with the cen-
tre routine in all other
aspects but has refused solid
foods. Ile said she drinks li-
quids and is under "constant
medical supervision".
The Huron County board of
education has not called any
Special meeting to deal with
her situation. Board officials
. say that such a meeting may
be staged.after the teacher is
released.from jail and makes
contact with Them.
Last -December, after Mrs.
Young was arrested and de-
tained in custody, she was
suspended without pay for 21
days for her action. She was
alto warned that any failure
to fulfill her duties as a
teacher due to similar cir-
cumstances could result in
her . contract being
terminated.
duction, equipment, testing
, arrangements, testing ar-
rangements, statisticarpro-
cedures and inspection
systems to help the individual
production workers to do a
quality job,
Commenting on the award,
director of manufacturing
operations Dick Beamish said
this week,. "the people wlrw
work at Fleck in Huron Park
now numbering 540 -can be
justly proud of their Q-1
rating. It was a long road
spanning several. years in
reaching this.leyel of quality
and the job ahead at this point
is to prove that the same
Equality and service will
4,
continue."
Beamish continged, " Since
Ford only place$ its business
where they get reliable quali-
ty and delivery the success
story at Fleck should bring a
-continuation of orders for
automotive wiring being ship-
ped to Ford plants throughout
the United States and
Canada." -
Fleck president Fred Beret
and vice-president Dan Muc-
ci presented the Ford plaque
Monday afternoon to -Huron
park director of marketing
operations Dick Beamish,
quality control manager Jim
Ulch and UAW local 1620
president Fran Piercey.
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FORD HONOURS FLECK — Fleck Manufacturing of Huron Park has received the Q-1 Quality award from Ford
Motor Company. Above, Fleck president Fred Berlet and vice-president Dan Mucci present the plaque to Huron
Park director of marketing Dick Beamish, UAW 1620 local president FranPiercey and quality control manager
Jim Ulch.
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EXETER, ONTARIO, June 27, 1984
Price Per Copy 50 Cents
Engineer notes it is estimate only
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Members of Hay township
council met with engineer
B.M. Ross for two hours at
their second regular ,June
meeting to discuss a draft
plan for a water distribution
system along Highway 21
from the waterworks plant to
Drysdale which would bg en-
tirely paid for by the proper-
ty owners. (All figures given
were estimates only. 'and the
proposal will be thoroughly
discussed at a public meeting
scheduled for August 3 at 7:30
p.m. in the township hall in
Zurich.)
The total estimated cost of
the main trunk along
Highway 21, the additional
cost of feeder mains and sub-
division distribution systems
and the cost of having the
PUC install service connec-
' tl ons to Mistimes, cottages,
farms, and buildable vacant
lots existing subdivisions add
up to $2,201,400.
Ross proposed that the full
capital costs be paid .by pro-
perty owners on the basis of
accessible frontage. Those
whose property fronts
Highway pay only "'for the
trunk line assessment per foot
in frontage.
Ross suggested a max-
'imum limit of 200 feet for
each farm holding and ea
severed parcel fronting the'
highway. This. limit would -
also apply to commercial
enterprises like the golf
course and the restaurants.
The trailer parks would be
charged according to actual
frontage in use.
No frontage assessment
would be levied on unsub-
divided farm land along the
41
.water over
feeder lines leading from
Highway 21 back to the
subdivisions.
A universal rate per foot
would be applied across the
project for distribution
system (feeder) mains. This
assessment would not apply
to properties fronting the
highway, nor to the Moore,
Rau and Cantin subdivisions
now served with mains of ade-
quate size and strength to
meet the flow and pressure
• requirements.
The cost for private service
hook-up. also universal,
would be $400. Vacant
buildable lots should be serv-
ed with service pipes unless
the municipality was directed
otherwise in writing.. This
type of lot would be assessed
for both the trunk watermain•
on Hig'hsvaaau.?,L3 :.Abe
distribution mains unless
directed otherwise by
Council.
Emphasizing again that all
figures given are only
estimates, Ross provided the
example of costs to an owner
of a lot with 85 foot frontage
on 21. Cost for the trunk would
be 85 feet at $11.29 per foot,
plus the service cost of $400,
for a total df $1,359.65.
The property owner with a
lot with the same frontage re-
quiring a distribution system
would pay an additional cost
for this of $11.:37 per foot fron-
tage. bringing his total bill to
$2,326.10.
Farmers and owners of
residential property of more
than 200'foot frontage along 21
would pay a maximum of
$2.258 for the trunk main, plus
the $400 servicevcharge.
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Ross was instructed to
preire a set of draft bylaws
for council's next meeting on
July 3. These bylaws would
deal with the township as the
supplier of water, authorize
construction, set the frontage
rates and the' rivate service
charge, the flat or metered
water _rate, and 'terms of
owners' consent to connect.
Thursday's meeting was
only the first tentative step
toward. a privately -funded'
water systenr, after council
had exhausted every avenue
to obtain
in
their
attempts
government funding.
.2 million
If the proposal receives a
go-ahead at. the publ'
meeting, the plan will then be
forwarded to the .Ontario
Municipal Board ,who will
decide whether or not it pro-
ceeds: A hearing would be
called if there were
objections. -
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CENTRE OF ATTRACTION = The Grand Old Lady of American theatre Helen Hayes
was a guest at the Oakwood bin at Grand Bend Wednesday for the annual Dave
Scatcherd golf tournament. She is shown in the centre of the 'above picture with
Valerie Scatcherd.
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Lively interest. shown
in GB boundary talk
T -A photo
There was lively interest in
the question of the expansion
of the boundaries of the
Village of Grand Bend among
the 20 area residents who at-
tended a meeting of enquiry
L
Thursday night at the public
school.
Most representation came
from residents in the portion
of Southcott Pines which lies
within the jurisdiction of the
AMMONIA TANK TIPS — Traffic was held up late Friday afternoon on Highway
83 west of Exeter after a tank of ammonia tipped over. Exeter firemen responded
and were relieved by the Dashwood brigade who remained while Waiper's Service
Centre tow truck operators righted the tank.
Overturned ammonia tank
causes anxious moments
Firemen from Exeter and
Dashwood had a few anxious
moments while Friday even-
ing rush hour traffic along
Highway 83 had some delay-
ing moments after an am-
monia applicator tank tipped
over on a bridge•about three
miles west of Exeter.
The half-filled tanker was
being hauled behind a tractor
driven by Christopher
Merrier, RR 1 Hay, when a
side boom on the applicator
struck the east side of the
bridge abutment as he pro-
ceeded westerly.
The tank began to sway
behind the tractor and struck
the bridge four times before
it finally rolled onto its side on
the west side of the bridge.
Firemen from Exeter
responded to the call initially
around 5:00 p.m. and handled
the situation until relieved by
firemen from Dashwood in
whose area the incident
occurred. •
Walper's Service Centre in
Exeter dispatched a tow
truck to th& scene and after
one unsuccessful attempt,
managed M perform the
delicate task of pulling the ap-
plicator back onto its wheels.
Damage to the applicator
and tractor was set at $5,550
and there was $50 to the
bridge. The tractor was own-
ed by Visscher Farms. KK 1
Hay.
Traffic along Highway 83
was stopped during part of
the operation, although many
of the motorists merely turn-
ed around and skirted down
the sideroad to avoid the
delay.
The accident was one of two
investigated this week by the
Exeter OPP. -
The other occurred in Hen -
sail on Wednesday when a
vehicle -driven by Richard
Wood, Seaforth, backed from
a laneway on King St. and
struck a parked vehicle own-
ed by W. G. Thompson and
Sons Ltd. Damage To the ttvo
vehicles was set at $500.
Township of Bosanquet. Less
than one-third of the
ratepayers in the subdivision
live in the village proper.
From property owners in the
200 acres at the sodth of the
subdivision, Bosanquel
Township counts on about one
third of its total assessment.
In spite of 'the fact that
there has not been significant
voting interest from the
Bosanquet area in the past
during municipal elections.
the feeling at Thursday's
meeting was that South -colt
Pines enjoyed better relations
with Basanquet than with the
Village of Grand Bend.
Past President of the S.P.
Association, Walter Costellb,
mentioned the friendly rela-
tionship they had been able to
establish with the members of
Bosanquet council. Represen-
tative of the Southcott Pines
and company, Robert
Southcott, felt that the "at-
titude- of Grand Bend coun-
cils over the years had
"discouraged cooperation".
"The attitude seems entirely
different in Bosanquet," he
said.• "Bosanquet is suppor-
ting us so well financially.':
A resident in the Grand
Bend portion of Southcott
Pines; Dr. Russell Lingard
said that "for 8 to 12 months
Grand Bend is a community
of 1.000 people and there is no
way a .community of that
population can support t need-
ed ► progress."
Reeve BobSharen said that
Grand Rend had no land for
expansion -and needed a
larger population base in
order to be able to deal more
successfully with other levels
of government.
Kingsmere resident, W.
Please turn to page 3
WE'LL BE LATE
Due to the holiday, Monday.
The Exeter Times -Advocate
will be published one day
later than usual next week. it
will be printed Wednesday
night for Thursday morning
delivery.
'Under the most propitious
of circumstances, the OMB
would take three months from
receipt of the bylaws to set-
ting a date for a hearing. If
the project was approved, it
could go to tender in two
months and finished by the
next year, but not in time for
operation by the summer of
1985.
In other business, a request
from R. Palme in Lakewood
Gardens for . permission to
park a trailer for the three
summer months generated a
warm discussion. Hay's
bylaw stipulates that any
trailer must be on a perma-
nent foundation and hooked
up to a septic tank. The
township's secondary plan
designated the west side of
Highway 21 as recreational,
and trailejs are. to„pe !n-
couraged to locate in trailer'
parks. Claire Deichert called
this discrimination, and Mur-
ray Keys asked if it was
easier to live with the bylaw
or change it.
Deputy Reeve Tony Bedard
felt "it's stupid to keep them
out when they are produced in
Hensel!”. He added he had no
use for the bylaw, but "it's in
effect and must be enforced".
Commenting that "mobile
homes have always been a
thorn in the side of :!ay
township", Reeve Lionel
Wilder told councillors he
realized the bylaw was not
perfect, but "how do u say
no to one and yes to another?"
As no one came up with a
better bylaw, Wilder said the '
present one must be enforced,
and permission was denied.
The name of Valentine
Becker will be submitted as a -
nominee to possibly receive
one of the 200 Bicentennial
medals being awarded by On-
tario later this year. Becker
was chosen because he has
served his community for
many years as councillor,
reeve, president of the
agricultural society, the Lions
Club and .other service
organizations. and was on the
school board when Zurich was
a police village. The retired
businessman has been a
lifelong member of the
township.
"Coog" Knight, Hensall's
Centennial Ambassador, ap-
peared before council tO ex-
tend a personal invitation to
residents of Hay to come to
Ilensall's Centennial
festivities this weekend.
'TENTATIVE PACT
The Middlesex County
board of education and its 250
secondary school teachers
reached a . tentative agree-
ment Thursday on a contract
for the 1984-85 school year. ,
personnel superintendent
Carl Young said.
Young said the details of
the proposed settlement are
being withheld until after the
board votes on the contract
July 9.
The teachers. members of
District 41 of the Ontario
Secondary School Teachers'
Federation, are expected to
have a ratification vote next
week.
Under the current contract
which ends Aug. 31, salaries
range from a minimum of
$19,194 for a novice teacher to
a maximum of 842,305 for a
teacher with at least 12 years
experience and a post-
graduate degree or its
equivalent. The average
salary of a secondary teacher
in Middlesex is about 838,000.