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MI tttt� 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • Inside photograph is like! more val now than ev rossroads econd frog Skate' how their s in Exeter ,ee pages 14. and 17 Wednesday, February 1. 1995 Getting ready to diaI 911 New names for roads and drives will replace concession and Tots in McGillivray Township WEST McGILLIVRAY - A new road map for the McGillivray Township was presented Thursday evenineto the couple of dozen residents who attended a public meet- ing to discuss new names for the township's concessions and side roads. McGillivray is ahead of most other Middlesex municipal- ities in getting prepared for the 911 emergency telephone service system that is expected to be up and running in the county in spring 1996. Township council showed a map that renames all east - west roadways as drives, and all north -south roadways as roads". This is in keeping with the system that will be used throughout the county, to dispatch emerga;ncy services to rural homes. Reeve Wes Hodgson said that two years ago, council asked for suggestions for re- placing all concession and side road numbers with names. "There was very little response," said Hodgson, except that in 1994 the township history club came up with a com- plete list of names, based on historical associations with old• township families or communities. If the new names are approved, township residents can look forward to 11' g on "Cedar Swamp Road", "Mare Drive"*.or "Hutchinson Road", or any one of nearly 40 re- named roads. However, one goal is to keep names consistent with other bordering municipalities, which is why Highway 4 will be "One of the _ things they told us... was they wanted to stay away from numbers." McGilllvray's clerk Shirley Scott and reeve Wes Hodgson hold a new map for the township. Old Concession numbers and lots are to be replaced with historical street names and consecutively numbered addresses, al! part of a county -wide 911 disptch system. known as Richmond Road, county road 18 will be known as the Parkhill Drive, and Highway 81 will be the Grand Bend Road. Concession roads that cross borders will also keep the same name. Every property will have its own "street" number, which will run west to east and south to north across the entire county. Hodgson told the audience that while Canada Post is planning on keeping its Rural Route address system for the time being, they are looking favourably on the new ad- dressing program. or Please see McGillivray, page three standar'4s... for.. tacbe rs Staffa is Royal Commission report proposes two years of training father away than you might believe By Heather Vincent T -A stat TORONTO - Thursday, January 26, Education Minister Dave Cooke released the report of the Royal Commission on Learning entitled, "For the Love of Learning". The re- port, which is aimed at tightening up stan- dards was generally well received by ed- ucators and parents. Some of the sug- gested changes include lengthening teacher education from one to two years with recertification every five years. Creating a professional or- ganization which would set pro- fessional standards was also pro- posed by the report. Pauline Van Der Ley, trustee for the Town of Exeter, said that she agrees with re- certification. "It will improve the quality of education for the kids," said Van Der Ley. Recommendations which were not fa- vourably received by teachers include abol- ishing the fifth year of high school and adding an extra year at the be- ginning of education. Children could be going to school as early as "It will improve the quality of education for the kids." age three. Eliminating the Ontario Academ- ic Credits would help solve enroll- ment problems. However, less time in high school could present prob- lems for college and university pro- grams which pick up where sec- ondary education leaves off. Some students may be able to complete high school in four years. Others require a slower pace in or- der to excel. The report also focuses on pro- viding a centralized curriculum and testing students in grade three and grade 11. The high school literacy test or "literary guarantee" would have to be passed by students be- fore they could receive their sec- ondary school diploma. Said Van Der Ley, a standardized test will "level the playing field for the kids." No specific mention was made of amalgamating school board but schools will be given the power to lengthen the school day or school year. Trimming trustees and re- ducing school boards may not have been specifically deal with by the report but Cooke made it clear at a press conference on Thursday that he has plans to move forward in that area. Announcements will made made in months to follow regarding time- lines for implementing plans rec- ommended in the report. Former D.I. chairman dies With the company since 1929, Maurice Klumpp passed away in the office he still kept at 81 CENTRALIA - A central figure behind one of the area's largest industries died Friday, in the office he still kept after his 81st birthday earlier in the week. Maurice Klumpp joined the Dashwood Plan- ing Mills in 1929, only a year after his father founded it. Over the years, it grew from a de- signer and manufacturer of new homes, pre- fabricated kitchens, and became one of Can- ada's first suppliers of pre -fit windows. In 1968 the company became Dashwood In- dustries, and grew into the 38,000 square me- tre plant now located just south of Centralia. Klumpp retired from his position as chair- man of the board in 1976, but kept an office at the plant as a management consultant, where he died Friday mornin# "It was his wish he be at his beloved mill works when he died," company president John Cook told the Times -Advocate. The staff at the plant celebrated his 81st birthday last Monday. "Maurice, he was a very special individual," said Cook. "He had a real talent for making ' everyone feel like a friend." Cook said Klumpp was honoured in 1973 by the federal government for his part in de- signing the original production equipment used in the manufacture of windows - equip- ment that became a standard in the industry. Dashwood Industries has had three owners since the Klumpps sold a controlling interest in the business in 1963 to raise funds for expan- sion. The latest pur- chase by the Anderson Corporation of Bayport, MN was announced January 6 this year, and Cook said that was a deal of which Klumpp approved. He himself had initiated a' relationship with that company back in 1968. A funeral was held Monday afternoon in London. Cook said Klumpp's presence will be missed. "All his working partners at Dashwood feel a great personal loss," said Cook. "It was his wish he be at his ,beloved mill works when he died." UIC takes bow at final curtain The most successful rock band to come from Exeter said goodbye to its fans in Toronto January 14 TORONTO - The most famous rock band to ever come out of Ex- eter has taken its final bow. UIC, a hard rocking band that got its start in Exeter about 12 years ago, gained quite a following in Toronto, but still came home every now and again for a local performance. Original members Dave Robinson, Fred Robinson and Dan Presz- cator were on stage January 14 at Lee's Palace in Toronto with Ke- vin Kelly and Joey Bachta, who both joined three and a half years ago. The concert was the group's farewell performance as lead singer Dave Robinson will be leaving for extensive world travelling. The group released two albums, Live Like 90, and last year's Witches In Credible included their first video release "Summertime". The remaining members do plan to continue to play together, but have not yet decided if they will retain the UIC name in Robinson's absence. A source close to the band told the Times -Advocate the last per- formance was a very emotional and sentimental even for all the group's members, but particularly Robinson, who was visibly moved by the show of support front the fans who packed the hall. At the end of the show, the band was joined on stage by other Toronto musicians, and former UIC members Murray Triebner and Ted Heywood, who left the band some years ago to form Positively Stompin'. They joined their former colleagues to play withihem one last time. EXETER - Staffa and area sub- scribers to the Times -Advocate arc receiving issues which have trav- elled much farther than other news- papers. The Times -Advocates for Staffa subscribers are taken to Canada Post's London sorting centre Tues- day nights. The Post ffice then transports them to a r tonal distri- bution outlet in Stoney eek, which in turn re-routes them to the Mitchell Post Office where they are turned over to local drivers. Last week it took the Post Office from Tuesday to the next Monday to have the T -A arrive at the homes of Staffa-area subscribers. This problem only applies to sub- scribers on the other side of the county line. Huron County post of- fices receive their mail directly from the London sorting centre. The T -A is hoping to find a solu- tion to getting newspapers to all subscribers as quickly as possible. "We're working on improving de- livery," explained T -A circulation manager Norma Jones. Would-be thieves used snowmobile EXETER - The Exeter OPP is in- vestigating a break and enter on Sunday in which the culprits ap- peared to have used a snowmobile for transportation. Police say the break-in occurred on Hay Township's Concession 2, and while the residence was entered, nothing was stolen. The OPP has also received a num- ber of complaints about snowmokbil- ers trespassing on properties. Police say that snowmobiles crossing prop- erties without the owners' permis- sion is a violation of the Trespass to Property Act, and could result in ar- rests and charges. Police are suggesting property owners record the registration num- bers of snowmobiles to assist in their investigations, and they are urging snowmohilers to research snowmobiling laws before heading out. M