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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-11-28, Page 1strr Bendix workers strike to back demands The 285 employees of two plants of Bendix Homes. Systems. Ltd. in Hensall went on strike Monday morning and pickets are on duty around the clock. Local 3054 of the United Brotherhood 'of Carpenters and Joiners of America voted Friday to strike over the company's failure to include a cost of living bonus clause in a proposed two year contract. Negotiations which began October 1 came close to producing an agreement as far as wages were concerned. The current basic wage is $3.38 per hour. In the last negotiations the company offered 70 cents per Other Bendix plants in St. Jerome Quebec and Amherst Nova Scotia gave their em- ployees cost of living bonuses after short strikes earlier this fall, Recreational vehicles are is sick or on leave of absence, Bendix. Home Stystems Ltd., is a subsidiary of Bendix cor- poration of Southfield Michigan, Bendix has their Canadian head office in London and seven plants in Canada, As the result of the last negotiations there was also a difference in health and welfare benefits. The union is asking that insurance premiums be paid by the company not the employees as at present when an employee Stuart Craine, Creighton Beck, Bob McKee, Earl McNab and Ken Fenwicic, Contacted moments before press time Wednesday afternoon, Bendix general manager Ted Brunsdon said a cast of living bonus of 10 cents per hour ef- fective, January 1975 was definitely part of the package, manufactured at Bendix's No. 1 plant on Mill Street in Hensall while double wide mobile homes are the product of plant No. 2 on Oxford Street west. Stuart Craine, chief shop steward in the Oxford street plant said "with the last contract we lost money. If we accept this one now we will still be without a cost of living clause." At Friday's meeting of the full membership the vote was 222-45 to go on strike. Workers met in the Hensall village hall. The meeting Friday was run by Tom Harkness a union- ternational representative in the absence of the local president. Adam Sal voila who was injured. in an auto accident near Clinton Friday night. "I was a little surprised at the strength of the vote" said, Mr. Harkness. "It takes guts to go put at this time of the year." Hunter shot, is improving Accidents are few, but damages high There were only four crashes in the Exeter OPP district this week, but in two of them property damage was substantial and one cattle beast was destroyed. The animal was owned by Percy Noels, Exeter, and was struck by a car driven by David Morrissey, RR 3 Ailsa Craig. The mishap occurred on County Road Lay charges following raid On Thursday night, 38 officers from the Exeter, Goderich and Sebringville OPP with liquor laws enforcement branch officers from Toronto conducted a raid at the Club Albatross at Huron Park, As a result of the raid, several charges were laid under the Liquor Control Act and the Liquor Licence Act. The majority of the former were in the category of underage drinking. BENDIX WORKERS PICKET — Striking employees of Bendix Home Systems Ltd. are picketing two plants in Hensall this week. Dispute over a cost of living bonus is the big issue between Bendix and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 3054. T-A photo A McGillivray township young man who was injured in a hunting accident on Manitoulin Island November 17 is expected to return to his home this weekend. Glen Thompson son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Thompson, RR 2, Ailsa Craig was taken to Little Current Hospital and then to Sudbury General Hospital after a rifle, bullet went through his abdomen. The accident happened near . Meldrum Bay. After surgery late in the day of the accident his condition has been improving steadily. Thompson was one of nine area hunters in the party. hour effective November 1, 1974 and another 60 cents per flour on November 1, 1975, The union was asking for a total of $1.35 over the two year period. Ted Brunsdon, Ontario general manager for Bendix said Monday that a cost of living bonus of 10 cents per hour beginning January 1975 has been offered to the employees. At that time, UBCJ in- ternational representative Torn Harkness of London said the union was sticking to its original demand for 10 cents in 1975 and again in 1976. In a release to the T-A Wed- nesdsay morning, members of the negotiating committee say they had not officially received the offer of a cost of living bonus, The union committee statement was as follows: "Contrary to releases by' management to the press and on the air, the negotiating com- mittee has never officially received any offer of a cost of living bonus." "The only time the committee has seen anything in writing concerning cost of living was when they saw it in the press." The statement continued, "If the company has a reasonable cost of living allowance to offer, let them approach the committee across the bargaining table and we will get negotiations going again and the members back to work." Members of the negotiating committee for the union are One Hundred and Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 28, 1974 Price Per Copy 25 Cents board said that he "couldn't remember a time when he agreed with Mr. Riddell but that he did agree on that point and "would 5 at 11:50 p.m., Friday. Damage to the Morrissey vehicle was listed at $2,300 by Constable Bill Lewis. On Thursday at 9:35 aln„ a truck driven by John Jansen, RR 2 Seaforth, went off the road on concession 2-3 of Hay and struck a hydro pole. Constable Larry Christiaen investigated and set total damage at $2,200. At 4:00 p.m, the same day, a car owned by Francis McGrath, Huron Park, was struck by an unknown vehicle while parked in Centralia. Damage was listed at $100 by Constable Jim Rogers. The only other crash of the week was reported on Sunday at 10:30 p.m„ when a car driven by Robert Vanstone, Hensall, struck a hydro pole while coming out of a private drive on Highway 4 south of Hensall. There was no damage to the vehicle, but Constable Ed Wilcox listed damage to the pole at $100, During the week, the local detachment officers charged seven people under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 25. There were 10 charges under the Liquor Control Act. Criminal negligence results in stiff fine Honour hospital administrator at farewell, retirement dinner bless any efforts Mr. Riddell makes to save our hospital." Guest speaker for the evening --please turn to page 3 It was an evening of mixed emotions as about 150 people gathered at the Pineridge Chalet, Thursday to say good bye and thankyou to Alice Claypole, retiring administrator to South Huron Hospital and at the same time welcome her replacement, Elmer Taylor. Miss Claypole, who has been administrator at the Hospital for 22 years was touted as the back- bone of the Hospital and a worthy citizen of the town of Exeter. She was urged by several of the speakers of the evening not to relax too much in her retirement because the hospital board may be calling on her to help them over ..some of the problems en-, visaged with the institution of the Mustard Report. MPP Jack Riddell said "We are living under the threat of the task force recommendations and are going to need some heavy weights," if these recom- mendations are going through, to help us point out the fact that we want our hospital to continue to exist." Under the recom- mendations of the Mustard report the number of hospitals in Huron county will be reduced from five to three and it was the concensus of opinions for the evening that those attending wanted South Huron to be one of those remaining. Riddell said, "We don't want to have to go to a large hospital and if things get rough we will be calling on Miss Claypole," Charlie McNaughton who presented Miss Claypole with a gift on behalf of the Hospital HONOUR ADMINISTRATOR — Alice Claypole, administrator at South Huron Hospital for 22 years was honoured at a retirement dinner at the Pineridge Chalet, Thursday evening. She is shown with guest speaker Ian Mitchell of the Ontario Hospital Association and Charlie McNaughton who presented Miss Claypole with a painting on behalf of the Hospital Board. T-A photo A Huron Park man was found envisage a higher degree of guilty of criminal negligence negligence than had , been when he appeared in Exeter exhibited by the accused in his court, Tuesday, and was fined driving actions. The Judge added $300. that it was about the worst he has James John McCafferty also ever heard. had his driver's licence The case was one of only five suspended for six months. heard at Tuesday's court sitting The charge was laid after an presided over by Judge Hays and incident in Huron Park on August Justice of the Peace Douglas 2. A witness said he saw the Wedlake. Three of the cases were accused arguing with some contested and court didn't ad- children and related that when journ until 6:30 p.m. It started at McCafferty got into his car, he 9:30 a,m, pulled away at a high rate of In another lengthy contested speed, drove over a sidewalk and case, Alan P, Lavier, Huron some of the youngsters had to Park, was found guilty of making jump out of the way of the vehicle an improper right turn and was to avoid being struck. fined $24. This a testimony ,was stap,ax,:tecc, Jig w collision on March 27 by'another witness who had been in Huron Park with a car driven in the area of the fracas and said by Ronald Mason. that the lawn was dug up by the While there was considerable vehicle of the accused as he conflicting evidence, Judge Hays pulled away. ruled that the accused failed to There was evidence that the keep a continual look-out while young people and the accused making the turn. were using profane language In the other contested case, a during the altercation. not guilty verdict was handed Judge Hays, in handing down down on a charge of careless his sentence, stated he could not driving against Douglas Raymond Ford, RR 3 Dashwood, who was involved in an accident on January 26. His car went out of control on that date and struck a hydro pole on County Road 2 south of Dash- wood. Police testimony revealed there were skid marks measuring 325 feet in length. The accused stated that his brakes had seized on the wet pavement. Defence lawyer P.L. Raymond argued that there was no evidence to suggest his client had been driving in a careless manner and Judge Hays decided there was not sufficient evidence to merit a conviction. At Tuesday:s court session, Richard F. Funston, Huron Park, pleaded guilty to a charge of impaired driving laid in Exeter on September 11 and was fined $150 and had his driver's licence suspended for three months. A breathalizer test revealed the accused had a blood alcohol content of 170 mgs. In the only other case, Eugene L. Hartman, Hay Township, was fined $28 for driving a vehicle with an improper braking system. ENJOYING COMPANY — Heidi Strickler took little time in becoming good friends with a puppet she purchased at Saturday's bazaar spon- sored by the Exeter United Church Women. T-A photo Alter route for parade Pick Weary again, predict end of PCs 1975 will be: Philip Walker, Grand Bend, vice-president; Mary Carroll, Goderich, secretary; Marilyn Penfold, Goderich, treasurer; David Weary, Goderich, organizer; Phil Walker Grand Bend, Council —please turn to page 3 Election interest high Record crowd at meeting Exeter candidates outline platforms Santa Claus will be making his annual visit to Exeter on Saturday December 7. The jolly old fellow in the bright red suit will be joining the Exeter Board of Trade sponsored parade at the Laidlaw Transport lot at the corner of Highways 4 and 83 at the north end of Exeter. The parade with Santa riding in the London Jaycees float will leave the north end at 2 p.m. and head south on Main Street to Huron Street. Here it will turn left and proceed easterly to Albert Street. The parade will head north on Albert, jog over to Senior and disperse at the South Huron- district High School parking lot. Santa Claus will be appearing immediately after the parade at the Exeter Legion hall and will be handing out treats to all youngsters, Films will also be shown at the Legion. Shirley Weary, a Clinton Secondary School teacher was re- elected to the position of president of the Huron New Democratic party Riding Associathan at the annual meeting held in Goderich last week. She holds the position for her fourth term, She predicted that 1975 "will bring the end of the Davis government in Ontario" and called on NDP members to prepare for the coming Provincial election. Later in the nominations, she defeated Philip Walker of Grand Bend, for the position of Pro-vincial Council Delegate.Although the position does not take effect until January 1975 she will attend the December 14 meeting in Toronto to replace Paul Carroll, a Goderich member who resigned recently when he was elected to the Ontario NDP Executive. Other' Executive members for had chosen to oppose Mayor Delbridge, He said the choice between the two men appeared to be mainly their approach to problems and he favored planned growth. Shaw said that, if elected, he would draw on people outside council to sit on more boards and committees, suggesting the present members sit on too many committees and don't have the energies to undertake their tasks fully. He also said that council should draw on the expertise of people in the community to assist with projects such as investigating the future disposition of the town hall. on need and when money was available. He said the surrounding municipalities should be assessed on the basis of their participation in the programs. "I believe they will participate," he concluded. The man who has held the mayor's post for 10 years, said that he hoped the sewer program would be completed this year and announced that tenders should be Called in February with work starting in April or May, He said this program would be followed by more storm sewer and road projects, but warned that this "will be a slow process", In his remarks, Shaw said that there was a need to replace the present arena within five years District students among winners Two graduates of South Huron District High School were among three Huron County students receiving scholarships this week. The Ontario Ministry of Education announced that Jeff Raeburn of Hensall would receive a Carter scholarship in the amount of $100 for his average mark of 90,3 in grade 13, Elizabeth Jolly of Exeter along With Catherine Joan Stewart, Seaforth will each get $50 for 88.5 averages. All three were Ontario , scholars. The money comes from the estate of J. J. Carter of Sarnia and is used to make awards to outstanding students in Ontario, Derry Boyle, fighting his first election for the reeve's position, made a short speech, noting that he had less to say than usual because he was tired after a full day's meeting on county business in Goderich, Boyle had been a patient in London hospital only a few days prior to the meeting at the town hall. He made only a passing comment on the sports complex, saying that. it was "fairly far" down on his list of priorities, He said he was somewhat skeptical about sitting on the county committee for community and social services next year in view of the present economic outlook, hinting that the com- mittee would have a considerable amount of welfare to look after. He said he had given the town strong representation at the county level and would let his record and experience stand for him. In his brief remarks, he did say that the town's sidewalks were a disgrace and that roads, sewers and sidewalks would have to be given priorities by council in the coming term. Ben Hoogenboom, who is op- posing the reeve, agreed that Boyle was a "tough man to follow". The local florist said lie had gained a tremendous insight into Exeter's problems in his first term on council and suggested there were "a lot of problems" such as roads and sewers. Hoogetiboom also touched on the arena question, noting that it — Please turn to page 2 Approximately three percent of Exeter's eligible voters turned out to the citizens' meeting, Wednesday, but that still made it one of the biggest crowds in recent memory at the event. Mayor Jack Delbridge said it was the largest turnout he had seen in his 16 years on council and others suggested that had the weatherman cooperated (it poured rain) even more citizens may have attended, The 75 who were in attendance were treated to some interesting speeches by the candidates in the upcoming election, and several of them entered into the debates on such topics as burning leaves, recycling garbage and high taxes. Former deputy-reeve Mery Cudmore acted as chairman for the evening. Mayor Delbridge suggested "one of the hot issues" in' the election was the proposed sports complex, although the position taken by the incumbent and challenger Bruce Shaw appeared to be almost identical. "I'm not knocking it for one minute," Delbridge explained, but added that "we can't afford to do it in the method presented to us". lie said the community should undertake the facility with the highest priority—the arena—and build it in such a location and way so it can be added to in the future with other facilities. The audience was told that it may be five to 10 years or more before a complex became a reality and that would be based Only the full card left in bingo test The four $25 prizes in the second Exeter Lions club arm- chair bingohave been distributed, Mrs. Lottie Grenier was the winner of $25 for the first around the centre bingo. John McNair, Huron Park and Doris Hackney received $12.50 each for the four corners. Mrs. Iva Reid, Hensall was the letter T winner and Mrs. Joan Ducharrne, RR 2, Zurich was the figure X winner, Two numbers will be called each morning until a full card is called. The prize for the first full card is $300. The numbers called each morning may be obtained by phoning 2354211. according to engineering studies and it was important that planning be started now. "If not we'll be surprised with a huge expenditure facing us," he suggested. He too said that the idea of a complex would have to be done in stages, but if properly planned, additional facilities could be added at the new arena location so facilities would not have to be duplicated. This, he said, could cut costs. However, he explained, the question still remained whether the community could afford such a facility or not and that decision would have to rest with council- 9nd not just one man. Shaw outlined his platform as being the need for better planning of all municipal affairs. He said that too often council spends 90 percent of their time talking about things that hap- pened yesterday, rather than thinking of the future to solve problems before they happen. Noting that Exeter had some of the worst streets imagineable, he said council had in the past handled things as they came along, rather than thinking ahead what could be done. Pointing to the committee on which he had worked to improve the operation of the local RAP committee, he said such reviews of council business were also necessary, "because over a period of time we find that imagination is lacking and opinions become stilted". "After 10 years, it's time for a change , . a shot in the arm," he suggested, in reference to why he WIDE WING SPREAD — A horned owl which was struck a week ago in a highway accident is getting special treatment at the Centralia Veterinary•College, Above, Dr, Gaylen Josephson and Charlie Glanville show the wing' spread of 45 inches. The owl who is expected to recover was in collision with an OPP cruiser driven by Constable Bob Whiteford. T-A photo