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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-01, Page 1Qua ity Carpet at great prices Professional installation can be arranged Wliitings Phone 235-1964 40400 Winchelsea intersection claims another Two more die in Area crashes Two men were killed in area collisions this week, bringing the total to three in eight days. One of the fatalities occur- red around 4:00p.m. Friday, at the intersection of County Roads 6 and 11 in Winchelsea, the scene of the lone fatality the previous week. Killed was Thomas A. Turner, 53 Rockwyn Cres- cent,- London, whose north- bound car collided with a camping trailer being towed by a car driven east on Coun- ty Road 6 by Kenneth Wilson„ RR 1 Princeton. The Turner vehicle, also pulling a trailer, rolled over into a ditch and the driver SPARKY PARADES Albert Deichert guides his miniature horse Sparky along the Zurich Fair parade route, Saturday. His passenger is Gordon Smith. McDonald captures Liberal nomination Bruce McDonald a 30 -year old insurance broker from Mildmay will take the Iluron- Bruce Liberals to the polls in the September 4 federal election. Mc Dona Id earned the Liberal noxi Thursday in ('lin- ton when more than 650 peo- ple filled the high school auditorium l0 pick their candidate The voters chose .1cl1onald over heather Redick of Zurich on the first ballot. A life long resident of this riding, Mc1)(naid was born in Brussels and raised on a farm in (:rev township: His lamily has a history oI involvement m corrrmin it and civic al tarts and his great great grandl:rther was the Iu'sI reeve 01 (:r-e•Township The young Liberal can - (tufa le was educated at 1Va11on Public School. Sea forth High 'chord and went 011 toe 4'1: a Bachelor of liusi111- .\dnunisl rat 1011 from 11 Itrul Laurier Unnur sIty, Waterloo 1le was The owner and president of 1) B. .1cIfonald Insurance !linkers in For- mosa and ALldtnay 1n 1981 and is now a partner with Craig. "McDonald. Redden in- surance in Formosa. Mildmay and Walkerton A1cOonald has been Inyoh - e(1 1n 1.1lwra1 party 1x11111(5 for the past 12 years He is past president of the liberal Association and past cam palgn chairman 1n 1979 and '80 He was a delegate lo the ,lune '84 Leadership 1'onyen tion in 10lawa and currently serves as vice president of the Western Onlarro North liberal Association N1c1)nttal(1 told the Liberal audience. !that you see Is what you gist 11e said he iii fers no IItu'ions but otters. "youth. enthusiasm and vitality He said that the Liberal party is one of "reform and renewal...our party has emerged renewed. revitalized..." The. Liberal candidate em- phasized that 'government must be open to the people and proposed that he would hold two public meetings a., year - year and have two constituen- cy offices. "The residents of Huron - Bruce McDonald Bruce pay the MP's salaries. he noted McDonald stressed the need for free enterprise and said that the backbone of the economy is based on agriculture and small business He said he is com- mitted to the preservation of the family farm Family farms. he noted. have been associated with bankruptcy and foreclosure and govern- ment policies must he developed to help farmers in- novative lax policies are needed. along with Please turn to page 3 was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Dr. R.W. Flowers, Clinton. Turner's wife, Agnes, sus- tained cuts and bruises and was treated in South Huron Hospital, while the other driver escaped injury. Wilson is employed by Wrayman Construction, RR 3 Paris, one of the firgus involv- ed in Exeter's sewer lagoon expansion program. A week earlier, another employee of that firm sustained serious in- jury when he was involved in a collision on Highway 83 just east of Exeter and was trap- ped in his vehicle for about an hour and a half before being freed by Exeter firemen and Hoffman's ambulance personnel. The trailer being hauled by the Princeton area man'was totally demolished and the debris was scattered over a wide area. Several trucks were used to haul away the wreckage from the scene. His car was virtually unscathed and he resumed his journey after the collision in which total damage was set at $7,700 by Exeter OPP. The other fatality .in the area occurred Saturday after- noon at Whalen. The victim. Richard Baron, 25, of RR 1 Dorchester, was - the driver of a vehicle which failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 23 and rolled into the ditch. Baron who was thrown from his vehicle at about 7:40 p.m. was taken to a London hospital by Haskett's Am- bulance of Lucan a-nd pro- nounced dead by Coroner Dr. Archie Grace. Passengers in the Baron vehicle John Lewis, London and Peter Watson, Woodham received minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment. Five people were injured, none seriously. in a collision on Thursday at the intersec- tion of sideroad 5 and concession4-5 of Usborne. Drivers involved were Gin- nette Gwalchmai, Lucan and Marlyn Johnson, RR 3 Ex- eter. After the impact, the car driven by Johnson collided with a tree. Both vehicles were exten- sively damaged with loss he- ing set.at $10,000. Both . driverg and three passengers in the vehicles were injured. Riding in the Exeter area vehicle was Ran- dy Johnson. RR :3 Exeter, while Joline and Meghan Lee. St. Catharines. were Police give suspensions Exeter police investigated two accidents this week and issued 12 -hour licence suspen- sions4o three motorists after the latter registered "warn" on the new ALERT alcohol detection scanner. On Friday, vehicles driven by Bryan Hogg. 459 Main SI , and Reginald Stagg. 176 Sanders St.. were involved in a collision on Alain SI. near Alexander. Damage mage was set al $850 by Sgt. Kevin Short. The other crash was on Sun- day when vehicles driven by Donald Thompson, Woodstock and Thomas Ryan, RR 2 Hensall, collided at the intersection of Highways 4 and 83. A stolen vehicles was recovered by ( 'oust able Dan Kierstead on Friday at 7:0) p.m.. following a brief chase . The vehicle had been stolen earlier in the day in Clinton and the suspect and vehicle were turned over to Clinton police The three 12 -hour suspen- sions were handed out over the weekend and the -police advise that they will be using the ALERT machine again this holiday weekend in an el - fort In keep drinking drivers off the streets passengers in the 4walchmai vehicle. On Saturday, during the Zurich fair. police in- vestigated one crash. A vehi- cle driven by Carolyn Regier, RR 2 Zurich, collided with a parked vehicle owned by Brian Regier, Zurich. Damage in the mishap, which occurred on Highway 84 east of the main intersec- tion, was set at $1,530. The other tw crashes in- vestigated du ng the past week by the Ex er•OPP were both on Ilighu)Vay 81 near Grand Bend. ' On Tuesday, Glenn Hayter, RIi 3 Parkhill; was pro- ceeding south on Highway 81 on a tractor pytlling a cultivator, when the latter - struck a guy wire and caused the tractor 10 swing into the path of a northbound vehicle operated by Janice Chit- tenden, Lucan. Total damage in that one was listed at $2,250. The other occurred last Fri- day when Katharine Breda, London, lost control of her vehicle near the Crediton Road intersection and rolled over into the ditch. She escaped injury although damage to the vehi- cle was estimated at $5.000. PLENTY OF DEBRIS -- Contents of a house trailer were scattered over at Winchelsea Friday following a crash which took the life of Thomas Turner of Lon- don. The Turner vehicle is shown above and below and at the left with the debris. ea•:.Xtt . •.K . ��....,,aK. Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex R,. One Hundred and Eleventh Year bevy . • • �. dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, August 1, 1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Exeter's lawyer voices concern County planner backstownship Hay moves ahead on subdivision plan A public meeting called by flay township to hear objec- tions to a draft bylaw chang- ing the zoning of the proposed Huron Farm subdivision on Exeter's northern outskirts from; agrie'_ulturd4 - ..to - agricultural -commercial - industrial attracted only a, handful of people. Most had personal concerns about how the change would affect their property. Lawyer Edward Hastings. sole representative of the town of Exeter, said his client had grave concerns about the project. The area in question had been shown as a buffer area in a secondary plan cir- culated in 1978. Referring specifically to llighw•ay 4. ex- isting commercial develop- ment was recognized. hut fur- ther development was not to be encouraged in the designated area. Hastings added Exeter has spent over one million dollars expanding4ts sewage lagoon. and now offers 48 serviced acres of industrial land. An additional 148 marked developmental could be zon- ed for industrial -commercial if needed-4iestiwa also ask- ed for more information on how the land rated'according to foodlands guidelines. Hastings said Exeter does not want to be considered a planning enemy, and hopes to work together with a commit- tee of council. but approving the development of 14 Tots in the subdivision with the infor- mation at hand is more than 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 he printed Wednesday night for Thursday morning delivery. - Now they're betting where Bessie plops Standing around waiting to see where a cow will mess up may not sound like a good time to most farmers, but, 0 will to part of a new game for visitors to the upcoming Sum - merles' Days in Credit on •1'he game called Bessie Bingo ►s being copied from Sherburn, Minnesota where the Jaycees came up v11h the idea to raise funds for local projects it was held Iwo years ago for the first lime in Sherburn and now many communities as far away. as California are staging Bessie Bingo contests The community park in Crediton will tx' used as the N FAIR QUEENS Kathy Kenney was named Queen of the 1984 Zurich parade are last year's Queen Carrie Eybergen, Princess Wilma Jacobs, Bedard. Fall Fair. Shown during Saturday's fair Queen Kathy Kenney and Princess Lori T -A photo playing surface for the Bessie Bingos which w-ilI be staged Friday night. August 17 and the afternoons of Saturday- and aturdayand Sunday. August 18 and 19 The fenced in area in which the cow is placed will contain 100 four foot squares. The squares are numbered on a- c•hart and sold to contestants for $5 per game per lot Then, a COW in this case volunteered by area farmer Doug Lightfoot. is placed 1n sole the fence along with feed and water Everyone waits oujsrde the fence for nature to take its course Whichever square the cow messes up wins the prize If the caw bits two or more squares. the pot 1s split Dale Schuman of the solaI1 Atinnesola town s.ivs. "You never know what will haP1x•n In our first contest 0 took the cow just 15 minutes This year we started at 8.30 p m and 11 took until nearly midnight to get a winner... One of the Creditor) organizers Fred Bowers says the ticket number does not In dicale the lot number the pur chaser has in his or her posse55100 :\ myster% register is kept to prevent overanxious cattlemen from attempting lo influence Bessie as to the lot which w Ill be hit The Bessie Bingo game which will he operated under a lottery licence 390225 will be one of a number of events on the Summerfest program Others incic,de barbecues. pancake breakfast. firemen games and an appearance of the Mercy. Brothers. Sunday afternoon Exeter is prepared to agree to. - After the public meeting was adjourned, l lay township convened their regular se- cond' Aug 'sl session. and gave the draft bylaw first se- cond and third reading. ti'he bylaw will now be circulated within 15 days lo all property owners within 400 Leet of the designated area. as well as to a long list including Huron county and adjoining municipalities. the ministries of natural resources, environ- ment, agriculture. municipal affairs and housing, the coun- ty health unit. Ontario llydro, Union ' Gas, the Ausahle- Bavfield Conservation Authority and school boards. 11'rilten apixals to the zon- ing change will be received at the clerk's office until August :31- If there are objections Hay township clerk .108n Duc•harnie will notify the On - .S; !aria Municilkil Board. which will set a date for a hearing. listen to all sides, and render :idecision. Gary Davidson, chief plan- ner for Huron county, said the secondary plhllihadst ein cir- culated and approved two years ago, and negotiations with Huron Farms had been. well reported in the local newspaper. Earl Long, a spokesman for ffuron Farms, said in October .t i • ' s` 1 1982 the mayor and the reeve of Exeter had beep invited to the developers' office and in- formed of their plans. Davidson said the plan con- formed to all provisions as ap- proved by the mini4S4�r�yy of municipal affairs and`hous- ing. Compact as, opposed to strip development was in-- tended n-tended north of Exeter. and is allowed near urban areas on class one land. (le said often ['lease turn to page 3 n' 1■ Ati 1 1 11 IF II { START FOR SENIOR APARTMENTS IN GRAND BEND A sod turning ceremony for the new senior citizens apartments in Grond Bend was held, Wednesday. Committee chairman Rev. Jim Sutton is shown at the podium. Other members of the committee from the left are Doreen Seguin, Ted Bartlett. Ila Koyes. Don Southcott, Elgin McNabb, Nancy Thornas and Mickey Webb. T -A photo Build 18 units for senior citizens Turn sod for resort project Wednesday marked a special day for (:rand Bend Non -Profit Housing ('orpora tion. in realizing their ambi tions In provide affordable housing for senior (1111(515 111 the c•rnnmunity The project. to to built on Sauble al the rear of the (:rand Bend Medical ('entre was the location of a soil turning ceremony to celebrate the start oI construction The land is tx'ing purchas ed from the Medical ('entre Board, Bill and Helen Sturde- valtt, Lyman (,rattan and George V4:ingegarden. When completed. (rand Bend Senior project will pro - vied 26 self-contained apart- ments for seniors of modest income The federal governmenl has been a major sources or funding for the (,rand Bend Seniors project with financial assistance provided through Canada Mortgage and }lous- ing Corporation. Canada's (lousing Agency The National }lousing Act administered by ('MH(', of- fers various forms of assistance to privately owned non-profit rental housing for people of low to moderate in- come Such accommodation may be for individuals. families. the elderly or special groups such as the disabled The objective is to ensure the continued supply of adequate housing al modest cost (:rand Bend senior apart- ments 1s an example of private non-profit housing for seniors Project detail. Upon completion (.rand Mothers appointed new superintendent '['he Iluron County Board of Education. has announced the appointment of Arnold Withers to Superintendent of Education, effective September 1. The Exeter resident receiv- ed his elementary and secon- dary education in Iluron County Be holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's Degree from the University of Toronto He received his Supervisory Of- ficer's Certificate in 1972. Mathers began his career in Huron County as principal at Huron ('entennial and has re- mained there to present. "As principal in the system Malhers has shown outstan- ding leadership qualities and interpersonnel skills," the board statement noted Besides his many contribu- tions to -Huron ('entennial School and the community. Mathers has been a member/chairman on various committees such as the South Huron Association for Mentally Retarded, Board of Family and Children's Ser- vices for Huron County. Oct. and has worked on cur- riculum committees for mathematics, language arts and K - 13 English. "Mr. Mathers has demon- strated an ability to establish a community profile which is positive, friendly and task oriented," the hoard release concluded Bend Senior Apartments will consist of eight two-bedroom and 18 one -bedroom self - contained units. To provide housing, there must be incentive. The incen- tive is money, under CMHC's Start-t'p Program, available to non-profit groups incor- porated for the purpose of building or buying housing. A loan of up to 175.000 can be given 10 help with organization. incorporation; fees for professional and technical assistance; site selection and generally to reach the stage where proper application can be made for a loan from a private sector lender to cover 100 percent of project costs. The sponsors of (:rand Rend senior Apartments received S32,300 in start-up assistance. all of which is repayable. hurt on an interest- free basis. - By insuring 100 percent of developers can't afford the casts of urban serviced land, and the bylaw restricts Huron Farms to agricultural -related usage. Before leaving. Hastings asked to be notified of any fur- ther action, as he is to report Please turn to page 3 f fr A