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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-12-30, Page 1OFFICER HONOURED — OPP Sgt. Norton Rhiness who was transferred from the Exeter detachment recently was honoured of a party Thursday evening. From the left are local constables Ed Wilcox, Don Mason and Frank Giffin and Sgt. Rhiness and his wife Mary. T-A photo scene was Dr. J. E. Jeffery, Lon- don and the investigation was carried out by Constable N, A, Campbell and Corporal Don Cox of the Lucan detachmenthof the Ontario Provincial Police, The two vehicles, a 1976 Honda and 1972 Peugot were completely demolished. New parking regulations All motorists in Exeter are reminded of the new parking regulations which go into effect on Saturday, January 1, 1977. The fine for contravention of the two hour parking limit will be increased to $3 and anyone found guilty of parking within 20 feet of an intersection or in a "No Parking Here to Corner" Zone will be charged $5. The same fine of $5 will apply to anypne parking overnight bet- ween the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any streets within the town limits, Signs have been posted at all major entrances to Exeter reminding motorists of the new overnight parking regulations. Double parking on any street carries a fine of $10. Police chief Ted Day adds a comment, "We would like everyone's co-operation in this matter. We will be paying special attention to the parking problem at the corner of Sanders and Andrew streets, near the Exeter Post Office." Tommy Bell to speak For the third straight year a very well known and popular sports official will be the main speaker at the fourth annual Sportsmen's Dinner sponsored by the Exeter Lions Club. Tommy Bell who worked his final game as a referee in the National Football League Sun- day will head a large number of speakers for the local dinner which is set for Tuesday, February 8 at the Exeter Legion Hall. This year's chairman of the dinner is Doug Ellison and he is working closely with the London committee in bringing top notch sporting celebrities to Exeter. The London dinner is held the night before the Exeter event. Ellison told the T-A Tuesday that Tony Gabriel of the Ottawa Roughriders will definitely be here. Gabriel a tight end with the Riders won several honours this year as the top Canadian per- former. Please turn to page 3 South Huron Recreation Centre - Donations this week Alpha Pi Sorority Anonymous McKnight's (suit draw) Simpsons Sears The Clarks, Thompson, Manitoba Elliott, Kay, Wayne, Brian, Cathy Anonymous Exeter Co-Op Mrs. K. Rether Interested Citizen Jim and Betty Mr. and Mrs. Andy Orr Sam Sweitzer Dr. Harvey and Dorothy Cowen Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Willard and Family Anonymous UB 30 Anonymous UB 31 Atthill's Esso Anonymous Usborne Supporter UB 32 Usborne Supporter UB 33 fa) Hardemun Bros. Usborne Supporter UB 34 . Usborne Supporter UB 35 Usborne Supporter UB 36 Usborne Supporter UB 37, Anonymous Usborne Supporter UB 38 Osborne Supporter UB 39 Usborne Supporter UB 40 Usborne Supporter UB 41 Usborne Supporter UB 42 Allan Willbee Roy Martin & Sons Usborne Supporter UB 43 Usborne Supporter UB 44 Wilfred Paton Usborne Supporter UB 45 Usborne Supporter UB 46 Anonymous UB 47 Anonymous US 48 Anonymous UB 49 Anonymous U8 50 Osborne Supporter UB 51 Sheila & Carrie Ann Interested Family UB 52 Anonymous Uf353 Anonymous US 54 Anonymous UB 55 Anonymous UB 56 Gerald Francis and Family Stan, Joan, Connie, Steve and Jeff Anonymous UB 57 Anonymous US 58 Total to date MICIWPMMEM IMPWWWWWV:SeSTRANNOWWWWIMIff GETTING MONOTONOUS — Clearing snow from sidewalks and drivewdyt is becoming a daily chore. Above, Harold Wolfe operates o' snow blower en Main street sidewalks. 1-A photo 1'00 150 250 500 100 150 1000 100 10 1,50 25 150 200 200. 150 5 20 100 30 50 50 25 50 10 5 50 25 2 25 100 5 25 10 25 25 200 10 200 100 50 50 150 50 50 20 50 2 50 50 150 100 25 $210,083.50 FATAL ACCIDENT — Three persons lost their lives in on accident on Highway 4 Monday night. Two of the victims Mr. and Mrs. Roy Riehl of Stratford were in the vehicle shown above. T-A photo Totals $483,204 pproves CAS bud et e Ctefer"aiinesabuocafe One Hundred and Fourth Yew EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 30, 1976 Price Per Copy 25 Cents ELECTION WINNERS Late elections were necessary to fill vacan- cies for ,countil in two time municipalities. At the left it newly elected Dashwood trustee Kenneth Rader and Grand Bend's newest councillor Bill Uniac is et the right. GB council won't deal with developer • Three killed in two car crash Grand Bend Council has declared there was no breach of courtesy shown to Don Southcott of Southeott Pines, contrary to a letter from Mr. Southcott published in the December 1.6 issue of the Times-Advocate, As a result, Council has decided they will no longer deal with Mr. Southcott, but will deal with other members of the firm, In his letter, Mr. Southcott charged the Grand Bend council with "a breach of courtesy" in discussing matters pursuant to a Southeott Pines development when he was out of town, The discussion in question was held Spot checks New Year's Exeter police chief Ted Day said Tuesday that officers of his department would be on patrol Friday night which is New Year's Eve on the lookout for drinking drivers. Day added, "Spot checks will be made and anyone found to be drinking will be charged." Officials of the South Huron Recreation Centre are hoping that the structural steel for the centre will be erected early in January. The steel is at the construction site and the con- tractors have been anticipating the arrival of the steel erectors with residents of Green Acres on the planned development of Sherwood property by Southcott Pines. Mr. Southcott called couuncil "foolish to waste its time in reviewing the proposal when the project itself may not be possible." The development includes plans for a marina and Mr. Southcott felt any discussion by council was premature until senior governments approved of the marina proposal. The Grand Bend council does not agree with Mr. Southeott's claims and issued a formal rebuttal to all charges at their meeting last week. Council claims Mr. Southcott's letter is incorrect in that he was advised that the topic of the Sherwood development was on the agenda, The breach of courtesy, according to council was on Mr, Southcott's part as he failed to reply in time for his letter to reach council prior to the council meeting of December 6. Council claims since Mr. Southcott's firm was notified, it was his decision not to attend the meeting and council was left to for about three weeks. Work laying blocks at the south end of the building has been progressing as the weather allows. The north end block work has been completed. All footings and drains have been completed. discuss, in some cases, unknown problems with vitally concerned ratepayers, . The council went on to say they feel they should be consulted prior to any senior levels of government as is "the normal and proper routine in the plan- ning and development process „.f allowed by all reasonable developers." Council stated although Mr. Southcott in his letter said the proposal might not go ahead, ,a copy which Council received Holiday season "quiet" A spokesman for the Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police described the Christmas holiday season "very quiet" as far as policing ac- tivities were concerned, Corporal Ray Brooks said Tuesday afternoon that no ac- cidents had occurred aftzr 12:20 p.m. Friday afternoon. The first of five motor vehicle collisions occurred Tuesday, December 21 shortly after 4 p.m. when a vehicle driven by James Watzrs, RR 3, Granton left Coun- ty Road 11, just north of Highway 83 and struck a 'mail box. Constable Dale Lamont listed damages at $245, Thursday morning at 7:40 a.m. OD Canada Avenue in Huron Park vehicles driven by Kenneth Denomme and Mary Blackwell, both of Exeter collided. Constable Jim Rogers set damages at $1,000. Leroy Harrison, Centralia was treated for cuts at South Huron Hospital after his late model pickup left Highway 21, three miles north of Highway 83 Thurs- day evening. Blowing snow had reduced visibility, Constable Bill McIntyre investigated and es- timated damage at $2,500.00, Damage was estimated at $300 following a two vehicle collision on Highway 4 at Hensall, Friday morning at 9:45. The vehicles were operated by Frank Maloney of Stratford and Russell Snell of Exeter. Constable Jim Rogers investigated. Constable Rogers also in- vestigated a single car mishap on Highway 4 just south „of the Usborne-Tuckersmith Town Line, Friday at 12:20 p.m. An es- timated $1,500.00 damage resulted ,when a car driven by Philip Edwards of LaSalle slid into the west ditch. Investigation is continuing into the break, enter and theft of a quantity of liquor from the Crediton Community Hall late Wednesday night. Constable Rogers is the investigating of- ficer. Christmas • winners Twenty-three local shoppers' will be receiving extra Christmas presents this year courtesy of the many merchants who par- ticipated in the shop in Exeter promotion. The draw for prizes was made from thousands of coupons received by the Times-Advocate. Winners are as follows: Floyd Cooper, RR 3 Exeter, a ballerina lamp from Stedmans; A. Markson, Hensall, his 'n her hair dryer from Butler's Dept. Store; Cliff Brintnell, Exeter, Times- Advocate subscription; Mary Jane Taylor, RR 3 Exeter, travel alarm clock from Earl Campbell Jeweller; Lloyd Webber, RR 1 Woodham, sewing hamper from Hopper-Hockey Furniture Ltd.•, Edith Bell, Hensall, budgie and cage from Pat's Pet Shop; Mrs, Jean Simpson, $15,00 gift cer- tificate from F, A. May and Son; Roy Gibson, Crediton, T-A subscription; Bill Lamport, Exeter, $20.00 certificate from McKnight's Men's Wear; Wilma Kleinhaar, Exeter, hot lather machine from G&G Discount; Marj Arthur, Exeter, $20,00 in cosmetics from Exeter Phar- macy, Mary Cronyn, Centralia, $15.00 certificate from the Junc- tion; Gwen Smith, Exeter, $15.00 certificate from The Feather Tick; Mrs. Gilbert Johns, Exeter, $15.00 certificate from Bob Swartrnan Men's Wear; Annie Kadlecik, Grand Bend, steak knife set from Fisher Pro Hard- Ware; Lois Lang, RR 1 Granton, $25.00 certificate from Wiierth Shoes; Doris Jeffery, RR 2 Staffa, $15.00 certificate from Gord's Variety; Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, Exeter, $20.00 certificate from Jerry MacLean and Son Automotive Ltd; Betty Smith, Huron Park, candle holder from Dinney Furniture; Alice Per- sians, RR 1 Hensall, terrarium from Country Flowers; Mrs. Rose Broderick, Exeter, $50.00 certificate from Boyle's Ladles Wear; Susan Coates, Exeter, Seotty Dog from Royie'S Ladies Wear; and Mrs, Richard Taylor, Hensall, stereo headphones from Radio Shack. Winners will be receiving letters shortly notifying them of their prizes, after the fact says the starting date for construction is January ,15,1977. Council took this to mean it was the intent of Southcott Pines to start with or without council's endorsement. Council added to their rebuttal that for anyone who has gone through what Mr. Southcott has recently, to attempt to impugn someone else's intentions, "is to use his own words, incredible." Accordng to council, the residents of Green Acres were more informed than they were. At the Decembers meeting of council, the ratepayers knew of the condominiums and club house, speed bumps, etc. proposed for their subdivision without any consultation with themselves or their elected council. Council feels they were correct in their conduct over the discussing of the proposed Members of Huron County Council supported a recom- mendation from their executive committee Friday and voted to approve and amended 1976 Children's Aid Budget totalling $483,204 with the County of Huron's share being $87,642, In other financial matters the council also approved the proposed General Government budget for 1977 totalling $84,800. Last year's general budget came in at $94,850 but what appears to Jan. 8 ... The first baby of the year was the 8 pound 8 ounce daughter of Jim and Wendy Kerslake of RR 1 Centralia who arrived at 1.40 p.m. on January 5, • „ Budget and restraint were the words most aptly fitting the tone of the inaugural meeting of the 1976 Exeter council. Hay Township and the Village of Dashwood signed an agreement for fire protection following a lengthy negotiation. . , . Grand Bend reeve Bob Sharen suggested he would not be seeking re-election later in the year, citing the many hours of time required to do the job properly plus increasing business pressures as the reasons for his statement. , . Citing difficulty in obtaining good water sources in the Exeter area, PUC manager Hugh Davis reiterated his earlier statement that the commission should be allowed to ask for an impost charge when providing water service to new subdivisions. Jan. 15 „. Glenn Northcott was named president of the Exeter Mid- Western Rodeo at the annual meeting. The outlook for the 1976 rodeo was described as good. elack McCuteheon, reeve of Brussels and five year veteran of Huron County council was named warddn. . Herb Turkheim of Zurich, chairman of the Huron County Hoard of Education predicted that 1976 would be "the toughest year trustees have had to face". — , Mrs. Dorothy Wlldfong of Exeter was honoured As she stepped down from her position as pianist with the FhtrOnia Chorus since the group was farmed eight years ago. , The controversy over the development in that a marina is being proposed which is a commercial venture and therefore contravenes the existing zoning by-law.. Council emphasized the fact they feel they have "approached the matter with coortesy, to wit, inviting the firm, as per their letter, to publicly state their intentions responsibly by taking no action as to concurrence or non-concurrence until after the Southcott firm had been afforded, the opportunity to appear before Council; sensitively, by listening to the ratepayers of the sub- division when no care to their welfare or interest had been shown by Mr, Southcott," It was then the council decided, under the circumstances, not to deal with Mr, Southcott any further, They will, however, deal with other members of the firm, so as to be fair with the firm, be a considerable cut in ex- penditures is in fact only an in- dication of a slight change in book keeping policy. Funds for meetings, conventions and the like will now be charged directly to the committee concerned and not to the General Government budget. General Administration costs this year will be up however. In 1976 the total budget was.$178,500 but in 1977 it is expected to cost $186,100 to run the County ad- ministration. closing of the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital continued to grow. Local opposition to the move has been strengthened by the support of NDP leader Stephen Lewis. Jan. 22 Some members of Exeter council attended a meeting in Wingham where Darcy McKeough, provincial treasurer warned municipalities to make budget restraints. . . Exeter council refused to support a resolution condemning the province's bid to close the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital. Brucefield United Church began its year-long celebration of its one hundredth anniversary in the form of a Robbie Burns night. , . Celebrating her ninety-ninth birthday, Nancy Riley of Zurich and Kippen suggested young people of a family should "stay together" rather than be spread apart as they now are. Grand Bend council authorized the Kleinfeldt Group consultants to approach the province regarding storm Sewers for the village, Jan. 29 Recreation director Jim McKinlay defended the programs of the recreation and parks committee despite an $11,436 budget -deficit. . South Huron Hospital in Exeter was spared any budget cutbacks at a recent meeting in Wingham where Frank Miller, provincial minister of health, warned of severe cutbacks, . Mr. and Mrs, Roy Coitsitt Of Hensall marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Fifty area farmers left Huron Tractor by bus to participate in a John Deere fly-in a two manufacturing plants in the United States, The Educational budget, consisting of grants to schools and universities as well as grants for special projects such as school fairs, music festivals and scholarships, will next year amount to $18,925. In other business arising from the executive committee report the council voted to make a grant of $1,980 toward the Victorian Order of Nurses as provided for in the 1976 budget. At the same time a grant of $75 was made toward the St. John Ambulance. Feb. 5 , Severe snow storms resulted in a six vehicle pile-up on high- way 83 with an estimated $16,000 damage. , Bell Aerospace of Grand Bend announced it would lay off 25 of its 77 employees immediately. . . . It was decided to increase Exeter's first interim municipal tax levy by 10 mills to 70 mills, . A long list of sports notables was evident at the third annual Lions Sportsman's Dinner at- tended by 235 persons. Among them were 'Feeder Kennedy, Peter Della Riva, and Tuffy Knight. • Feb. 12 . , Five members of the Huron Park peewee hockey team were admitted to hospital, apparent victims of food poisoning, after a trip to Royal Oak, Michigan. Jack Stewart was named president of the Exeter Fair Board replacing Bruce Shapton. . . A delegaJon of 15 appeared before Exeter council and ad- monished that group for not supporting a resolution to keep open the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital. • • . Extremely heavy show conditions forced the village of Grand Bend to hire three local contractors to assist the village works department in clearing snow, Feb. 17 A survey conducted by the Times-Advocate indicated a vast Majority of those responding to be in favoli Of renovation, of Exeter's town hall as has been proposed by the Exeter Heritage Foundation, 13etty Ross was crowned Snow Queentt at the Kirkton Winter Carnival. Three persons were killed and another seriously injured in a head-on crash on Highway 4, just north of County Road 16 (the Ilderton sideroad) at 7:45 p.m. on Monday night. Pronpunced dead at the scene were Roy Henry Riehl and his wife Mildred Jeanne Riehl of Stratford and David R. Christie of Windsor. Mr. Riehl was proceeding north on Highway 4 while Christie the lone occupant of his vehicle, was heading south. A third passenger in the Riehl vehicle, a granddaughter, seven year old Melissa Bales, also of Stratford is in serious condition in University Hospital, London. The coroner attending at the Supporting a resolution presented by the Town of Oak- ville Huron agreed to endorse a recommendation to the'Attorney General to make amendments to the Liquor Control Act mking it illegal to consume alcohol in public parks, Another resolution, presented by the Town of Wallaceburg, that Ontario Hydro Increases be kept within the guidelines of the Anti- Inflation Program was not supported. The executive committee also informed council that it had reviewed the applications for bursaries from students at- tending Fanshawe College and Wilfrid Laurier University from Huron County. Two $100 bursaries have been awarded for students at each institution as provided for in the 1976 budget. The $100 scholarship for a student at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology was awarded to Audrey Peel of RR 1, Auburn. Miss Peel had the highest grade point average in the whole first year class last year. Undell the education budget grants to the University of Western Ontario were increased from $2,500 to $3,000 and bur- saries and scholarships presently being paid were increased from $100 to $150 each, with the number in each case remaining the same. The executive committee also reported that it has just received, and placed under study, a report entitled "Local Government Organization in Huron County" from Kim Ainslie a student from Goderich, A copy is to be made available in the library and in the Warden's Office for members of council. Steel up soon IN. BEN h( xt r.