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Times Advocate, 1984-09-26, Page 1Qua ity Carpet at great prices Professional installation can be arranged si Whifings Phone 235-1964 'Suamer' fair one of the best The 1984 Exeter Fall Fair held on the weekend was one of the most successful in the 130 years of the event. Excellent summer weather along with a great parade and a variety of special events were responsible for total at- tendance in excess of 3,000. Secretary Gwen Coward reports paid attendance of 2,479 adults and 378 high school students. Add to this numerous elementary school pupils who were admitted free and the total goes well over 3,000. The fair was officially open- ed Friday night by Ontario Grain Council chairman Ken Patterson with assistance from various area municipal dignitaries. Gordon Jones is president of the Exeter MODELLING — Caroline Perry and niece Sarah model some Perry Originals during the fashion show at the Exeter Fair. Near record pay coming for beans The final payment for last year's white bean crop goes into the mail today, according to Charles Broadwell, manager of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board. The cheques, dated September 28, will be for $117.50 per metric tonne. bringing the total return for last year's crop to $626.25 per tonne, the third-highest return in the board's history. Broadwell said Ontario elevators report that 693.218 cwt. bags of the 1984 crop have been harvested to date in Ontario. This represents 73 percent of the board's 1984 crop estimate of 950,000 bags. The quality is as high as last year's excellent crop. Yields are down in Michigan this year. where an estimated 65 to 75 percent of Fact Finder is appointed The Education Relations Commission has appointed Professor Gene Deszca of Waterloo to act as Fact Finder in the negotiations bet- ween the secondary teachers and the trustees of the Iluron County Board of Education_ Deszca will meet with the parties and write a report set- ting out which matters have been agreed upon and which matters remain in dispute The report may also contain recommendations for settlement. Professor Deszca is af- filiated with the Business School at Wilfrid 1,aurier University in Waterloo A graduate of the t'niversi• ty of Western Ontario (M.B.A. ). he has taught courses in Organizational Behaviour and Industrial Relations at St Francis Xavier. Queen's and York Universities and is involved in Training and Development in private and puhlic sector organizations Fle also has experience in Labour Relations at the municipal level. His previous fact finding appointments include: Nor- thumberland and Newcastle Elementary and Secondary. Lanark Secondary, Timmins Secondary, and Hastings Prince Edward RCSS. This appointment is made under Section 14 of the School Boards and Teachers Collec- tive Negotiations Act, Revis- ed Statutes of Ontario, 1980. their crop has been harvested. The acreage that had to be replanted is still not ready. In Minnesota,about 70 per- cent of the beans have been harvested, producing an average of 12 bags to the acre. The harvest in North Dakota is almost complete, and has yielded an average of 11 bags. The white bean yield across Huron County has been as variable as this year's weather, with the best yields being harvested in the nor- thern end of the county, ac- cording to Huron ag rep Don Pullen. The average range is from 20 to 25 bushels per acre. but some growers around the Blyth-Londesboro area are reporting yields of over 40 bushels. Please turn to page 3 Agricultural Society. Helen Hodgert heads the ladies divi- sion as president and Muriel Dalrymple is president of the school fair. The highlight of the Friday evening program was the crowning of Jayne Hendrick as Exeter Fair Queen. She will now represent the local fair at the CNE Sweetheart contest in Toronto in August. She was crowned by last year's winner Alice Dietrich and received a new crown provided by Ellison Travel. Included in the many prizes was a dozen roses from Ex- eter Flowers. Her sponsor was Coolman Real Estate. Runnersup in the queen com- petition were Michelle Durand representing Concept 11 and Karen Johns sponsored by Bayfield Rec Sales. A number of other queens and princesses were named and received their prizes on stage. Kathy Seip is the bak- ing queen and baking princess honours were taken by Denise Kints. In the sew- ing department, Nancy Smith is the queen and Cathy Norris was the princess. Rhea Greene is the flower queen taking the most points in that section and Mary Thomson was the winner in arts and crafts. The special chocolate cake baking contest sponsored by Robin Hood Flour was won by Dolores Shapton. Mrs. Shap - ton now qualifies for the all - Canada competition with the eventual winner getting a trip to Sherwood Forest in England. Cathy Seip was the runnerup. Included in the Friday night entertainment was Earl Heywood and Martha, the Hill family and the Kops and One injured in collision Only one minor injury was reported in the three colli- sions investigated in thearea this week by the Exeter OPP. That was sustained on Sun- day by John Hamilton, RR 2 Staffa, whose loaded corn truck rolled over on the Kirkton Road east of conces- sion 2-3 in Usborne after he took evasive action to miss a vehicle driven by Perry Sereda, RR 1 Centralia, which was emerging from a private laneway. Hamilton's truck entered the ditch and rolled over and he was taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Damage to his vehicle was listed at $1,000. The Sereda vehicle was not directly in- volved and sustained no damage. On Friday. vehicles driven by Jean Lynn, RR 1 Woodham, and Darin Court- ney, Grand Bend, collided at the intersection of Highway 83 and Huron Road 11 east of Ex- eter. Damage was $600 in that one. The other crash was reported on Wednesday when an unattended parked vehicle owned by Karen Bexton, Grand Bend, was hit by an unknown vehicle in the park- ing lot at the Town and Coun- try Bowling Lanes in Zurich. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $650. Angie Nixon, all from Gran- ton who provided musical numbers and Michelle Timko with a recitation. Tony Bedard, the deputy - reeve of Hay township prov- ed he was just aspproficient eating corn as he as a year ago in flailing wheat. Bedard with help from his daughter Lori got the nod from the judges who were representatives from the On- tario Corn Council over Ex- eter- mayor Bruce Shaw, Stephen township councillor Ton Tomes and Usborne's reeve Gerry Prout. Door prize winners Friday night were Olive Essery, Brad Thompson and Mrs. Ed Sillery. The first two each received $25 and the final win- ner gets $50. These prizes were provided by Earl Camp- bell Jewellers. Saturday's parade was long and interesting with persons of all ages in a variety of modes of transportation tak- ing part. Winners in the family entry division were Deb Case, Deb Chappel and Doug Westlake while Parker and Parker Drainage, Country Flowers and Scott's Elevators of Lucan were judged best in the business float category. Club or organization win- ners were the Exeter Op. timists, Crediton Lions, Cubs and Beavers and the Exeter Kinsmen and'Klnettes. Best in agricultural entries were Don McNeill, Lorne Ross and Stuart Thiel. Winner in antique and classic motor vehicles were Harold and Gladys Cudmore and Tozer Auto Body. Best dressed horse and rider prizes went to Jackie Schottroff, Marie DeBruyn and Lee Anne Stewart and Lindy Dillon. In the school float division, Exeter public School was CENTENARIANS DIE Two of Exeter's oldest citizens died this week. Mrs. Jennie Lawson died on Monday at Huronview at the age of 102, while Olive An- drew died in South Huron Hospital on Saturday. The resident of the Bluewater Rest Home in Zurich had marked her 101st birthday recently. judged best followed by Precious Blood Separate School and South Huron District High School. In the children's classes, the best decorated bikes were entered by Candy Drouillard, Steven Fehr and Rob Drouillard while the trike winners were Shelley Miller, Christy Gray and Lisa Hodgins. The best comic costumes were Sarah Kerslake, Tina Taylor and Judy Isaac and best character prizes went to Jeffrey Brintnell, Chrissy O'Toole, Jennifer Lavier, Cathy Hirtzel and Tammy O'Brien. Bicentennial costume best were Becci Farquhar, Sara DeJong and David Farquhar. The best dressed pet was entered by Anita Wein. The Jud Dykeman mini family float special was won by Lee Anne McIntyre and Holly Beuerman and the best decorated child's vehicle prize and the Dykeman special went to Shonyn, Brenyn, Jaclyn and Lauryn Baynham, Marie Brintnell and Melanie Seip. y.. • FAIR QUEENS — Jayne Hendrick is the 1984 Exeter Fair queen. She was crown- ed by last year's winner Alice Dietrich. She is flanked by runnersup Michelle Durand and Karen Johns. T -A photo. Ames di" Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Twelfth Year G OC & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, September 26,1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cents HAPPY ANNIVERSARY — Newly acclaimed PC can- didate for the Huron Middlesex riding Bryan Smith (left) and wife Beth are presented with a card marking their 15th wedding anniversary by riding association presi- dent Tom Jasper. Grand Bend sets debate over BIA A meeting will be held in Grand Bend tonight ( Wednes- day ) to explore the possibili- ty of forming a Business Im- provement Area for the resort. Reeve Bob Sharen said the establishment of a BIA might help encourage owners of summer businesses to remain in operation longer each year. SIGNING IN FOR RUN Registering with Kim McLean and Angela Sweitzer for Sunday's Terry Fox Run were Ian McLean and Michelle and Marcie Ellison.T-A photo Rain doesn't dampen efforts Fox run sets record Despite less than favorable weather conditions. about 70 area residents joined the an- nual Terry Fox Run in Ex- eter, Sunday. and raised just over $3,000. "We're quite happy with that." commented organizer Doug Ellison, who said the total was about $600 or $700 higher than that raised last year. A steady drizzle greeted some of the participants. hut it failed to daunt their efforts and ended up keeping most of them refreshed. Brad Gregus was the top money-maker as he had over $350 in pledges to back his ef- fort over the 10 km course The Exeter Lions and Lioness raised over $300 in support of their entry. Doug Ellison Ellison said he had -'a little help from everybody, in staging the event as he thank- ed those who assisted in the organization and those who participated by walking or running. The Exeter run was one of about 1 700 held across Canada to carry on the work of the Cancer Society in memory of Fox. who raised more than $24 million in his run that ended prematurely with his death in 1981. The closing of several sum- mer businesses from Labor Day to April or May has been a fact of life in the village for years. "It's an ongoing thing," the reeve said. "It happens every year." This year, more than 12 businesses, cartering mainly to the tourist trade which thins out in the fall. closed on Labor Day. The closures create a bad image for visitors and help cut tourist traffic, Sharen said. Village council Wednesday night will discuss a proposal to form a business improve- ment area (BIA) with businessmen and a represen- tative of the provincial ministry of housing and municipal affairs. Sharen said he thinks a BIA Please turn to page 3 FIRST IN - Richard Smith with a time of 48 minutes was the first to complete Sunday's Terry Fox Run. Conservatives are optirnistic after enthusiastic acclamation More than 500 people filled the South Huron District High School auditorium in Exeter on Wednesdsay evening to witness the uncontested nomination of Lucan salesman Bryan Smith as Progressive Conservative candidate for the Huron - Middlesex riding. The turn -out was one of the largest ever, according to riding --association president Tom Jasper, and the prevail- ing mood of up beat optimism was as buoyant as the hun- dreds -of blue balloons tugging at their moorings throughout the room. Among the large, en- thusiastic crowd were such PC luminaries as MP Murray Cardiff, fresh from the first caucus meeting of the newly elected federal Tories. neighboring MPP Bob Eaton. former provincial cabinet ministers Charles Mac - Naughton and Bill Stewart and guest speaker Gordon Walker, Ontario secretary of Justice. Smith was nominated by Elmer Bell. QC, who recalled the beginning of "a glorious period" after he had acted in a similar capacity for Charles MpcNaughton in 1958. Smith, accompanied to the platform by wife Beth and daughter Heather, promised to work hard to get one of the most agriculturally produc- tive ridings in the province back "on the government side in the legislature". The candidate said his primary concern is jobs for all, not just the young, and the opportunity for higher educa- tion and job retraining in new technology. Another concern is elimina- tion of the capital gains tax when a farm is turned over to someone carrying on the family farm tradition. Refer- ring to farmers as the backbone of the country, Smith said they should be assured their work will be honoured and preserved. Smith also believes senior citizens, no longer able to cope in their own homes. should be accommodated in comfortable quarters in their own community rather than having to leave family, friends and familiar community. "I don't have all the answers. but I'm willing to listen, and to fight for your concerns at Queen's Park", Smith concluded. Gordon Walker cor- roborated introducer Bruce Shaw's description of the guest speaker as a "rebel on the right". In his remarks, Walker affirmed his well- publicized views on the im- portance of the family. the community. hard work. responsibility for one's ac- tions. and the free enterprise system. Walker said the family is all-important, with the responsibility of rearing children and the sacred trust of caring for the elderly. The individual in need should be able to turn first to the com- munity for assistance and support. "The Conservatives won't concede a monopoly on com- passion or caring to the NDP or the Liberals". Walker stated. Walker said the Conser- vative party was built on faith in the importance of hard work, which returns not only a monetary reward, but a sense of self-worth and ac- cbmplishment. He is a staunch advocate of the free enterprise system, and its Report recommends museum renovations The museum study is out and suggests that the Huron County Pioneer Museum be renovated at its present site. Huron County Warden Tom Cunningham said at a press conference on September 21 that county council will be hearing a presentation from the two men who carried out the study. Architect Chris Borgal of Blyth and Bruce County museum curator Klaus Breede, representing Museums Programmes Col- laborative of Toronto, have been slated for a 1:30 p.m. presentation to county coun- cil on Thu{ssday. October 4. No final decision will be made at the October session. The warden extended a special invitation to the public to come and hear the two men. This meeting, said the warden, will be the only op- portunity the public will have to hear the men speak on the study. Although as at any county council meeting, the public is not allowed to stand up and ask questions of speakers, the warden said he wants input from the public. "We want people to tell us what they think," Warden Cunningham said. There have been two public meetings on the museum with about 100 people in total attending. The Warden said he knows there is interest in the museum as he recalled picketing in front of the court house. It was about two years ago when a number of Goderich residents protested the sug- gestion of moving the museum out of Goderich. The museum first opened in 1951 with the late J.FI. Neill. the man who started the col- lection, as curator. The current curator, Ray Scotchmer, has served in that capacity since 1969. From 1965 until 1969, James Chisholm was the curator. emphasis on initiative and rewards. Speaking as a former cor- rections minister, Walker said lack of discipline in the home today contributes to the criminal of tomorrow. He has proposed a system of compen- sation for the victims of criminal acts. In reply to the unspoken question hanging in the air, Walker said "Yes,.there will be an election within the next year" buy coyly added he was not prepared to specify whether that would be the calendar year. the fiscal year or the next 12 months. Whenever, it comes, the Conservatives of Huron - Middlesex were exhorted to be ready. Thieves take stereo, trailer A car stereo, speakers and 30 tapes were among the loot made off with by area thieves this week. That theft occurred from a vehicle owned by Raymond Hamilton, RR 3 Exeter, and was discovered Saturday morning. Thevehicle had been parked at his residence on Huron St. E. overnight, and the loss was estimated at $885. John Pym, RR 3 Exeter, reported the theft of a homemade trailer from a woodlot on his farm. 1t was valued at $500. RELATING — Jason Hartford (left) and program superintendent Arnold Mothers watch as Jamie Lunn checks himself against a lifesize drawing. The project was part of a workshop at J.A.D. McCurdy school to increase children's self-image and allow older and younger students to work together as partners to their mutual benefit. 1