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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-06-17, Page 1GETTING ACCUSTOMED — Friday was registration day at MD McCurdy school at Huron Park and many youngsters accompanied their parents, Shown during a play session are Debbie and Teddy Hall, Tracy Winger, Wally Wightman, Sharon and Wendy Beer and Michael Angyal. T-A photo SCORING A RUP4 — The tying run in Monday's donkey baseball game in Dashwood was scored by Ken Rader of the Firemen. It is difficult to determine whether Jim Haytet is helping Rader across the plate by pushing or cheering. The game ended in a 5.5 tie between the firemen and men's club with the fire fighters winning a race to determine the eventual winner. T-A photo Four injured in accidents, damage total remains high • HARD TO GET RID OF — The best donkey baseball game in Dashwood Despite his apparent predicament Watson was able to stay aboard for a Crash damage was high in the • area again this week and four persons sustained injury. Most serious crash occurred Sunday at 10:5$ p.m. on Highway 81, one mile east of Grand Bend. Vehicles involved were driven Gerald Philip Legg, 32, London, and Cornalia Nuyten, RR 4 Thedford. The Thedford area lady sustained chest injuries and her two passengers were also in- jured, Anita Nuyten suffered a cut leg and bruised knee, while Rhoda Desjardine sustained a bruised left leg, Damage in the crash was estimated at $3,700 by Constable Bill Lewis. It was one of three accidents on Sunday. The first occurred at 1:40 a.m. in Zurich, when a vehicle driven by John Groot, RR • 1 Zurich, collided with a parked vehicle on Highway 84. The parked vehicle was owned by Tom Triebner, RR 1 Exeter. Groot suffered a lacerated lip in the crash and damage was set at $500 by Constable Frank Giffin. • The other crash was reported on Highway 81, about one mile Plan to surface • district highway Highway 84 will receive a new surface treatment this summer, according to the Hon. Charles MacNaughton. The Huron MPP stated that tenders are being called this week for hot paving of 9.3 miles between Hensall and St. Joseph. The contract will not include 0,6 miles in the Village of Zurich, which will be resurfaced later following water and sewer in- stallation. ot An agreement which provides for a common approach to marketing and customer service, was signed Tuesday night in Zurich between Ontario Hydro and electric utilities in Exeter, Zurich and Clinton. • Insofar as it is practical, the group hopes to achieve a uniform marketing approach and uniform retail structures within the municipalities involved. Increased energy sales resulting from such a venture will be employed as a means of • keeping the cost of supplying electricity to consumers as low as possible. Also, it is hoped that by increasing revenues, competitive rates can be maintained. This is one of several "Co- Operative Marketing Plans for Electric Commissions" launched ofr in southwestern Ontario, as well • east of Grand Bend when a car driven by Caroline Marie. Hart- men, 18, London, went out of Expect 350 camping units "All we need now is sunshine!" That was the comment of Dorothy Gorman, who along with her husband, Rae, will be in charge of the campout being held in Exeter this weekend for members of the National Cam- pers and Hikers' Association. The Gormans, who are members of the Sarnia Tent Toters & Trail Trotters who are sponsoring the campout, in- dicated over 350 units are ex- pected to arrive for the weekend event which gets underway Friday night and concludes Sunday. They'll come from across Ontario and many states. As far as area residents are concerned, the highlight will again be the giant parade planned by the campers through downtown Exeter on Saturday afternoon. Dressed in their many colorful costumes and using whatever noise-makers they had available, the campers treated onlookers to an interesting parade spectacle last year during their first visit to Exeter. While area residents will get that opportunity to see an im- portant part of a weekend campout, the campers will get a chance Saturday night to see an important part of this com- munity's activities. The Exeter Saddle Club will be treating the campers to a horse show at the community park, the camp headquarters for the weekend. as throughout the remainder of the province. The first such marketing group involving 12 electric utilities was formed in Essex County in 1967 and has been operating suc- cessfully ever since. Experienced marketing staff will be available to the member utilities through Ontario Hydro's Clinton Area office. It' will be their responsibility to work with the municipalities in planning and carrying out organized marketing programs within their service areas. Heading the Ontario Hydro sales team is a former member of the Exeter area staff, Jens Andersen, who was previously involved in the Essex setup. Working under him are Chan Livingstone, Exeter, and Don — Please turn to page 3 riding performance at Monday's was turned in by Paul Watson. in the accompanying picture good length of time. control and knocked off 19 department of highways guar. drails. Damage was estimated at $1,000 by Constable Bill Glassford. The only other accident oc- curred Friday on Highway 21, north of Grand Bend. Drivers involved were Donald White, Arkona, and Bonnie Deelstra, Lucan, Damage was listed at $350 by Constable Ed Wilcox. During the week, the local OPP detachment officers charged 37 drivers under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 18. Two persons were charged with impaired driving, B.A. IN FRENCH M r s Kiys (Daniel) Kipfer, Hensall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wieckowski, London, graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. degree in French. She plans to attend Teachers' College in the fall. After lengthy discussion, Exeter's RAP committee agreed Monday night to purchase a chlorinator for the Victoria Park wading pool. In addition they'll erect a shed in which to house the equipment. Total cost of the project is ex- pected to be over $500. Two years ago, RAP learned that the bacteria count in the wading pool was at the level of sewer water at times and the Medical Officer of Health threatened to close the facility. A close scrutiny was kept of the pool last year and, with the ad- dition of some chlorine daily, it was kept at a safe level, although not ideal. "They tend to be a problem," stated rec director Alvin Willert, noting that wading pools in many communities have been closed, while others have altered FORMER SHDHS GRAD Heather Cameron Reid, daughter of Flight Lieutenant and Mrs. T. W. Reid, Kippen, is a recent graduate of Woodstock General Hospital School of Nursing. Miss Reid is a former student of South Huron District High School. the system so that the children only have a spray of water to run into to keep cool, He said that being real careful, it may be possible to battle through another summer without a chlorinator, but members agreed not to take the chance of having the pool closed on the local toddlers. In addition to having safe water, the youngsters may also have warmer water. It won't be necessary to change the water daily with a chlorinator so it will be allowed to warm up more, Willert reported the swimming pool would open this week and swim instruction will commence on Monday July 5. It will again be run in two courses, with the second course slated to start the first week of August. Registration fees will be on the same basis as last year. Won't do it A letter was received from the Huron Pony Club advising they would not remove the fence and restore the area on which they built their pony track at the community park. — Please turn to page 3 The Dashwood volunteer fire brigade proved Monday night that they are "top notch" ball players in addition to being proficient at putting out fires, Some of the firemen had trouble putting "fire" into some of their partners in a donkey baseball game staged at the Dashwood ball park before an enthusiastic crowd of more than 800, After five innings of con- tinuous action, the firemen and the Dashwood men's club were deadlocked in a 5-5 tie. While the action Was -Con- tinuous it was not always in the Sarno direction. The two Goderich represen- tatives on the Huron County Board of Education, Dr. A. B. Deathe and Mrs. J, W. Wallace, chairman of the salary negotiating committee, will attempt to enter a motion at Monday evening's regular meeting asking that the board conduct any further salary negotiations with the teachers of Huron County "on the basis of achievement and maintenance of parity with the surounding rural counties". The present situation is that the majority of Huron Secondary school teachers have resigned over a contract dispute with the board. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has pink-listed the board. Negotiations between the board and the OSSTF, on behalf of the teachers, are continuing. The following statement from Dr. Deathe and Mrs. Wallace was issued this week: "We regret to inform you that as things stand now the secon- dary schools in the county will not open in September. "In view of the crisis which has developed in the educational system in Huron County the representatives of the town of Goderich wish at this time to make their views known to the public. "This explanation is long overdue and it was only in the hope that an amicable solution to the problem which facesthe board and its secondary school teachers could be found that it has been withheld until now. "The chairman of the salary negotiations committee held the view that her role lay in negotiating with the teachers from the position of the majority decision of the committee while doing what she could to influence this decision toward a tenable position. "From the beginning of the period of negotiations, dif- ferences of opinion between the Exeter drivers collide at corner The only accident of the week investigated by the Exeter police department caused damages in the amount of $650. Early Friday afternoon vehicles operated by Elmore John McBride, 66 John street and Clara Harris, 130 Gidley street collided at the corner of Main and Huron streets. Constable Ardell McIntyre was' the investigating officer. Men's club captain Joe Dietrieh found that the first time he hit the ball and climbed aboard his donkey the direction was straight down. Dietrich was dumped quickly and rather Unceremoniously by a four-footed critter that was billed as "very quiet" by the attendant. The firemen were eventually declared winners AS the result of a donkey race from centre field to home plate as Ken Rader urged his steed across the finish line first, Rader accomplished the win in a come-from-behind fashion as first Jack Ford and then Jack Riddell of the men's club seemed chairman and the committee became apparent in spirit and intent. "The initial board offer con- tained no raise beyond the 3.5 percent increase guaranteed to the teachers in last year's con- tract. It required between 7.5 percent to 8 percent increase to bring our teachers up to parity the offers being made in the surrounding counties, Only in its last offer did the Board com- mittee come up to 5.5 percent. "The principals of the five secondary schools asked for a 21/2 FRENCH TEACHER Kathleen T. J. Cann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cann, who graduated recently from London Teachers' College has accepted a position at Kenora where she will teach oral French in the elementary school. GRADUATE NURSE Jo-Anne Imanse, RR 1 Varna, graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing, June 3, 1971. Prior to her studies at St, Mary's, Jo-Anne attended Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. to have the race sewed up. Ford had a big lead as he passed second base on the way home bet all of a sudden he was overtaken by a horde of donkeys. Harold Finkbeinger of the men's club found that trying to entice a donkey with a carrot doesn't work so well. Finkbeiner on his way between second and third decided to urge his beast on with the carrot but the donkey decided that was a good time to stop and really enjoy his meal. As a result the firemen recorded an easy out, Outfielder Bill Hoffman was probably the hardest working Please turn to page 3 percent increase, The board offer was for half of that. Salaries in surrounding counties are currently averaging $1500 above our principals' requests. "The vice-principals are about $1200 below average. The board offer was for a $500 increase. "The committee's proposal to withdraw completely the gratuity allowance was the cause of great concern to the teachers. This sum of money has for many years been paid by most boards to a teacher when he or she reaches retirement. It is based on the number of unused sick leave days he or she has accumulated. "It is in effect a bank which the teacher can build up to a maximum of half of the salary for his last year of teaching. While a good case can be made that this plan should be phased out gradually in the light of the pension plans now in effect in Canada, the abrupt refusal to pay -- Please turn to page 3 Entries roll in for fiddling test Entries for the first annual Ontario Fiddling Championship to be held in Hensall June 18 and 19 have started coming in from fiddlers across the Province, contest chairman Wayne Reid said this week. The fiddlers will be competing in five classes for prize money totaling $840.00 and for ten trophies donated by local mer- chants. The championship match is sponsored by the Hensall Kin- smen Club which last year ap- plied for and received a provincial charter for the event. Elimination contests will be held the first night, Friday and the playoffs for the cham- pionships, Saturday. Step dan- cing competitions, and a dance will round out the program in the Hensall arena. Johnny Brent, formerly of C.K.N.X. Television and Radio, will be M.C. for both nights, and C.K.N.X. Ranch boys will provide music for the dance. Special program set at Huronview Special programs are planned for every day next week when Huronview will hold Open House to honor Senior Citizens week, June 20 to 26. While all visitors are welcome at Huronview this week a special welcome is out to senior citizen clubs or any citizen over 60 to join in the programs. For this week only the dining room will be open to visitors and volunteers at a nominal charge. Activities will start Sunday with a band concert at 2 p.m. Monday, there will be old-time music and dancing in the af- ternoon, and a sing-along of hymns and familiar songs has been planned for Tuesday af- ternoon. Wednesday, the annual picnic will be held with a program of special activities, and supper will be served outdoors at 4:30 p.m. Games and special events will be conducted Thursday af- ternoon, followed by a variety concert at 7 p.m. in the evening performed by local senior tatter% clubs. There will be bingo for everyone Friday afternoon, and the week's activities will be rounded out with games and entertainment in the auditorium Saturday afternoon. Blood donors. .reach record The Red Cross Blood Clinic held in Exeter Monday. night was "the best in several years" ac- cording to Mrs. Larry Raynharn, clinic committee chairman for the Exeter Legion Ladies. Auxiliary who sponsored the event. One hundred and fifty-five persons donated their blood, about 60 more than at the last clinic in December. Many of the donors were first- timers but several were persen5 who had been attending blood clinics for many years and who authorities call "the backbone of blood clinics." Mrs. D. H. Hogg and Ken Johns received gold pins for donating 20 times, and Mrs. Harold Fahner was presented with a silver pin for her tenth donation of blood. Mrs. Baynham said she felt the every house telephone calls, made by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority members, had contributed greatly to the success of the clinic, ST. PATRI CK'S TEACHER Mary Angela Glavin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Glavin, RR 2 Lucan, graduated recently from London Teachers' College. She has accepted a position on the staff of St. Patrick's School, Biddulph Township. STRATFORD GRAD Grace Darlene Thomson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Thomson, Exeter, graduated from Perth-Huron Regional School of Nursing, Stratford, at exercises held in the Avon Theatre, May 29. Grace is a graduate of South Huron District High School. PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Helen Muriel Sweet, formerly of Exeter, and daughter of the late Mrs. Muriel A. Sweet, received her Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto, June 10. She has been appointed principal of Old Orchard Public School by the Toronto Board of Education. R.N.A. GRADUATE Ava M. Elford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Ilford, RR 3 Exeter, was a recent graduate from a registered nursing assistant course in London. She has accepted a position at Victoria Hospital. Ii Ninety.sixth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 17, 1971 Hydro and utilities sign marketing pact Will buy chlorinator for local wading pool Carrots, pushing, pulling help in donkey ball game Say board was irresponsible two reps move to end 'crisis'