Times-Advocate, 1979-11-21, Page 17LIONS CLUB AWARDS —'The top students in each grade at South Huron District High School received awards from the Ex-
eter Lions club at Friday's Commencement exercises..Above, president Gerry Prout makes the presentation to John Kester,
Paul McAuley, Kevin Glasgow and Sarah McClure. T-A photo
Serving South Huron, North Middlesex
November 21, 1979
& North Lambton Since 1873
For late completion
Usborne penalizes contractor
TOP GRADE 10 STUDENTS — The top students in grade 10
at South Huron District High School received the RSD Sports
shield at Friday's Commencement exercises. From the left are
Kevin Glasgow, and Brenda Riddell. Missing were Judith
MefleCke and Maureen Gans. T-A photo
payment on November 30
had been prepared and were
being mailed. They are in the
amount of $408,331,35
making the tax roll for the
entire year $634,877.60.
Changes in
assessment
Exeter council this week
approved using section 86 of
the Assessment Act for
computing the 1980 taxes and
that will result in increases
in assessment for some
residents and decreases for
others.
Reeve Si Simmons said the
area municipalities of
Usborne, Stephen and
Hensall were also planning
to move to the new system.
Assessment officials
revealed two weeks ago in an
impact review study that 719
of the 1488 residential units
would experience
assessment decreases and
769 would be increased.
Those increases could
result in tax increases as
high as $322,
It has been indicated that
the owners of many older
homes will face increases
while many new home
owners will enjoy some
savings,
The new factors are based
on market values of 1975.
At their special meeting,
Thursday, council also
adopted a recommendation
of the executive and finance
committee to increase the
interest penalty on late
payments of taxes and
miscellaneous charges.
The new rate will be 15
percent per year, as com-
pared to the current rate of
_12 percent. That comes into
effect January 1.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS — Several presentations were made Sunday afternoon when Jim MacDonald former principal
at Centralia College was honoured. From the left are former Ontario Agriculture Minister W.A. Stewart, Ross Marshall/who
made the presentation of the clock, Jim and Shirley MacDonald and Bonnie McMillan who presented Mrs. MacDonald
with roses. T-A photo
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ONTARIO SCHOLARS AT SHDHS — Ontario Scholarships were presented to 10 South Huron District High School students
at Friday's Commencement exercises. prom the left are Catherine Abbott, Brenda Fletcher, Steve Paton, Brad Taylor, Lucy
Van Esbroeck, Anne Dearing, Marian Martens, Sandra McLood and Doug Scott. Robin Little was absent as he is offending
Oral Roberts University in Ohio. T-A photo
DUAL VALEDICTORIANS — The honour of being the valedoctorian at Friday's
Commencement exercises at South Huron District High School was shared by Dave Holtz-
mann and Betty Beer. They are shown above with Principal J.L. Wooden. T-A photo
Congratulations Emerson Penhale!
Cook's is pleased to announce Emerson Penhale of Woodham as the winner of
the snowblower of the grand opening of our Kirkton Farm and Garden Supply
Centre. Emerson wasn't the only prize winner. If your name is on this list and you
haven't received your prize come down to the store and pick it up.
Dale Foster
Eddie Roth
Norman Johns
Paul McNaughton
Mervin Shute
Marie Vogels
Ross Ballantyne.
Oh yes! We found our mystery customer, she was Helen Shute of Kirkton.
If you missed our opening day celebration be sure to drop by we're still giving
things away!!
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A penalty clause in the 1979
Usborne township gravelling
contract is being put into
force.
Usborne councillors
decided at the regular
November meeting to
charge C.A. McDowell Ltd. a
sum of $50 per day for 12
days for late completion of
the gravelling contract.
Two land severance ap-
plications were dealt with.
One was approved and a
second refused.
An application from Carl
Baptist at Lot 21, Concession
2 was approved for
residential purposes only
and with a $50 consideration
The year
of learning
Monday night marked the
end of the first year of office
for Exeter's elected officials
and in a brief comment,
Mayor Derry Boyle said it
• had been a year of learning
experiences for him,
"It hasn't all been a bed of
roses, but there have been
some pleasant experiences,"
he remarked.
He said he found it
disturbing during the year
that some members had not
been prepared to endorse
recommendations that had
stemmed from the com-
mittees of which they are
members.
That situation arose a
couple of times with
recommendations from the
special building committee
in charge of the new police
office.
Boyle asked the three new
members of council for their
views of their first year and
all indicated it had been a
learning experience.
"It's a big, big job,"
commented Marilyn
Williamson and the other two
newcomers, Jay Campbell
and Don Cameron, also
suggested the task and been
bigger than they anticipated.
They both thanked the
experienced members for
their assistance during the
year.
Following the meeting,
Mayor Boyle and his wife
entertained council at their
home.
io Negotiations
underway
Three veteran members of
Exeter council have been
named to the negotiating
committee which will follow
through on the plan to have
only one group bargain with
all the town's employees.
In the past, each com-
mittee negotiated salaries
with its own department, but
the move to attempt a
central negotiating plan was
approved two weeks ago by
council.
Named to the committee
were Mayor Derry Boyle,
who will be representing the
South Huron Rec Centre
boared of manageinent and
the executive committee;
Councillor Ted Wright,
representing the public
works committee and the
cemetery board; and
Deputy-Reeve Don
MacGregor, representing
the police and fire board,
The final result of the
committee's negotiations
will be sent to the finance
committee for endorsement
before coming to the full
The committee will also
attempt to negotiate two-
year contracts with em-
ployees this year,
The Ontario Municipal
Board has cancelled the
hearing set for December 3
on Exeter's restricted area
bylaw and two amendments.
Lawyer Michael Mitchell
of the Stratford law firm of
Mountain, Mitchell, Hill,
Monteith, Hastings and
Burdett, advised council by
letter this week that the
hearing will probably not be
rescheduled until such time
as the new official plan has
been approved by the
ministry of housing.
One, of those' objecting to
the new bylaw is Landawn
Tree planting
on lagoon
Exeter council decided
this week to proceed with the
planting of six acres of trees
on a portion of the property
which houses the sewage
lagoon west of town.
Public works committee
chairman Ted Wright said
the Ausable Bayfield Con-
servation Authority would
provide the seedlings at a
cost of one cent each and the
total bill for the trees and
planting would be around
$270.
While council agreed to
buy the trees for spring
planting, some consideration
may be given to having the
local Boy Scouts undertake
the planting under their
Trees for Canada project.
That suggestion was
forwarded by Councillor Jay
Campbell, who said Scout
groups in other areas have
raised funds for their ac-
tivities under the plan
whereby they get sponsors
who pay so much for each
tree the Scouts plant.
He was asked to in-
vestigate whether the Scouts
would be interested.
Ironically, the six acres of
new trees corresponds with
the six acres of bush land
that had to be removed to
make way for the sewage
lagoons in the first place.
Speeders
charged
Co-operation from a
citizen and two high-speed
police chases resulted
charges against three people
by Exeter police this week.
Tuesday night, the Huron
Dental Clinic on Huron St.
was broken into, but through
a tip by a citizen who advised
police of seeing a suspicious
person and vehicle in the
area, a suspect was caught
and charged by Constable
Brad Sadler.
As a result of the two high-
speed chases, two drivers
were subsequently arrested
and charged with careless
driving. One of the two faces
an additional count of im-
paired driving.
There was only one ac-
cident in the past week, it
involving vehicles driven by
Arthur Weiler, Formosa and
Susan Campbell, Hensall.
They collided on Main Street
and total damage was listed
at $250 by Constable Jim
Barnes.
Shopping Centres Ltd, who
are seeking more permitted
uses for the C-5 area In the
zoning bylaw.
Tha planning board
recently received a request
from Landawn to add 22 uses
and advised council this
week that they felt six of
those which were requested
are compatible with the C-5
area. These included
Canadian Tire Store, muffler
shop, self-serve restaurant,
gas bar, automobile dealer,
bowling and billiards.
Plan board chairman
Gerald Merner said his
group could find no reason to
allow other uses than those
already included for the
zoning and in reply to a
question, said that the
shopping centre probably
will continue with the ob-
jection.
At Monday's session,
council endorsed a recom-
mendation that the planning
board proceed with a public
meeting on December 12 in
order to amend the land use
designation for the property
formerly occupied by the
police departmentonMain St.
Pauls e
One of the areas most
popular entertaining groups
made a flying trip to Western
Canada over the weekend.
The Paul Brothers and
Shirley provided the en-
terainment for the annual
Convention Friday night of
the Alberta Trucking
Association,
Gerald, Lee and Shirley
Paul left London airport at
noon Friday. They put on a
half hour show at 8 p.m.,
stayed in Calgary over night
and were back at the
from institutional t9 core
commercial.
Following that public
meeting, the board will
present council with an of-
ficial plan and zoning
amendment.
The planning board will
• ntertain
International airport in
Toronto at noon Saturday.
Lee Paul told the T-A,
Monday, "we provided gout
10 songs, We try to keep our
numbers topical. In Calgary
we sang about the Grey Cup,
Oil and Miss Canada."
The guest speaker at the
convention was former
member of Parliament Judy
Lamarsh.
The Pauls have been
booked for another ap-
pearance in Calgary in May
of 1980,
also be asked to consider a
suggestion by Margaret
Birch, provincial secretary
for social development, that
the municipality consider
regulations for boarding and
lodging homes.
"A number of
municipalities are already
regulating boarding and
lodging homes, and I hope
that you and members of
your municipal council will
give consideration to taking
similar steps, so that in-
dividuals using these
facilities can be assured that
adquate standards are in
operation for their protec-
trion," she commented.
On a question from Reeve
Si Simmons, clerk Liz Bell
said she didn't think Exeter
had any residences that
would fall in the category of
of being designated as
boarding or lodging homes.
KirktOn
By MRS, HAROLD DAVIS
Dennis Grinney attended
the Royal Winter Fair
Thursday.
Mrs, Elliott returned home
after being a patient in
Stratford General Hospital.
Mrs. Cecil Dobson spent a ,
few days in Womens' College
Hospital Toronto. Bill
Maddock is a patient in St.
Marys Memorial Hospital at
time of writing. Mrs,
Reverend Mary Mills has
returned home after being a
patient in St. Marys
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs, Ewart Crago
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Webster at
Milgrove.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ber-
trand St. Marys were Sunday
evening dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs, Rea Stephen.
:"Mtrid:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barr
of North Bay visited recently
with Ann Brodie and at-
tended the 50th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Poth in Bayfield.
fee.
The second application
from V.M. Roman was not
approved because it does not
comply with the Usborne
secondary plan or proposed
amendments to that plan.
Building inspector Her-
man Van Wieren reported
issuing six building permits
during the month of October
to a total value of $75,500
along with one demolition
permit and 33 inspections
made.
Ontario Home Renewal
Plan officer Bill Routly
reported three projects
underway, but, no com-
pletions to report.
An application from C.A.
McDowell Ltd. to purchase
500 yards of gravel at 80
cents per yard was ap-
proved.
Road superintendent and
drainage inspector John
Batten reported completion
of eight tile drain con-
structions qualifying for
loans of $82,000.
Council has been advised
that the Province of Ontario
has confined the 1980 tax
shift due to new assessment
equalization figures to five
percent.
Tax collector Harry
Strang advised council that
the final tax bills due for
Wait for new plan
Municipal Board cancels bylaw hearing