Times-Advocate, 1980-01-30, Page 16•
FINAL GALLONS - On the eve of the transfership of Graham Arthur Motors to Doug
Slemin, Graham Arthur filled up the tow truck for the last time Monday. T-A photo
Hydro profit jumps,
local rates still low
Air
SEAFORTH TAKES TOP SPOT - A team from Seaforth captured the A division of the se-
cond annual rec league hockey tournament held over the weekend at the South Huron Rec
Centre in Exeter. Presenting Seaforth captain Terty Craig with the winner's trophy was Den-
nis Bierling. T-A photo
Stephen Central
Tiger Times
By TEAM 3 EDITOR
DOUG WOODBU RN
Two questions were
thrown at 55 students and
teachers in our school. One
question was, "Did you think
the election coming up is
necessary?"
Of these 34 people thought
the election is necessary and
21 think it is not.
The second question was
who they thought would be
our next Prime Minister with
38 saying Trudeau would be
the P.M., 14 thought Clark,
and one for Broadbent.
Once again it is time to
sharpen our pencils.
Everyone from grades 4.6
(junior Divisons) and 7-8
(Senior Division) are writing
their speeches for com-
petition. The finalists will
represent the school at
Crediton and Grand Bend.
The girls and boys
floorhockey tournament was
held Friday January 24 at
Exeter and McCurdy Public
Schools. The boys placed
second and the girls were
champions. Our school is
proud of our teams and their
fine efforts.
Stephen Central is looking
for students who will be
attending our school within
the next five years. If you
know of a child or have a
child who will be coming to
Stephen, please contact the
school,
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After 44 years and hun-
dreds of thousands of gallons
of gasoline .a familiar faee
among Exeter's numerous
gas stations and garages is
retiring,
It was December 2, 1935
that. Seaforth native Graham
Arthur made the southward
trek and opened the Red
Indian service station at the
corner of Main and Simcoe
Streets,
"Islept inhere; ate in here.
and did just. about
everything in here, Arthur
recalled Monday on the eve
of the service station's;
transfer to new owner Doug
Slemin.
Arthur said he was
Working in a Seaforth garage
when he heard from the Red
Indian distributor that a
service station just built that
summer in Exeter by
Central HOW, owner Joe Cox
was vacant.
Arthur liked what he ,saw
and has remained an. Exeter-
since that day,
The affable Arthur
dressed in the green of
Texaco and puffing away on
a pipe said he can distinctly
recall the first night he slept
at the station.
"There was this large pine
tree at the corner. During
FIRST SKIING OF THE YEAR - This weekend was the first time in 1980 that area ski
enthusiasts had the opportunity to enjoy their favorite sport. Shown in the Morrison Dam
area are Anne Ditchburn, Dianne Kelders and Carol Taylor. T-A photo
SNOWMOBILE WINNER - The winner of a snowmobile in a recent draw sponsored by
the Kirkton-Woodham Optimist club was won by Neil Stephens. Above, Optimist club vice-
president Bernie McCormick presents the keys to Stephens. In the centre is Karl Armstrong of
Armstrong Motors of RR 1, St. Marys who provided the snowmobile with the co-operation
of Elder Enterprises of Hensall.
Separate school staff
offered special course
!!'000. .14$ Time",AldV9.000, *mow 30, 1.940.,
Served motorists. over 44. years,
Teachers in northern
Huron County and Bruce
County will be offered a
course, Special Education,
Part 1 for the next school
year.
At a meeting in Dublin
Monday night the Huron-
Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School
board gave approval for the
course to be given at St.
Joseph's Community School,
Kingsbridge, by the Faculty
of Education, University of
Western Ontario.
About 60 teachers in the
school systems under the
Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic school board, the
Huron County board, and the
Bruce County boards have
indicated they would be
interested in the course. A
survey was conducted by
Mary Flannery, Seaforth,
Special Education Resource
Teacher and David Zyluk,
principal at St. Joseph's
school, to learn the interest
in the course.
The course would be of-
fered from mid-September,
1980, and continue until early
May, 1981. The coordinator
of Continuing Education
programs from the
University said that while no
definite times for the classes
have been set, they would
likely be held one evening
per week and possibly a few
Saturdays.
The board accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Evelyn
McKeever, RR 3.; Dashwood,
who will be retiring from her
teaching duties in Special
Education at Precious Blood
School, Exeter, and Our
Lady of Mount Carmel
school.
Trustee William Kinahan,
Red Indian owner retires
Area 4-H leaders
attend .conference
administration and in-
ventory of the resources and
related program activities
within the school system.
This data can serve as a
base for future planning and
direction in keeping with the
aims and objectiyes of the
school board and the
ministry of education
guidelines, Director of
Education Eckert said.
A plaque was presented to
Trustee William Kinahan,
who served as board
chairman in 1979, by the
present chairman, Ronald
Marcy of Stratford.
Lucknow remarked that with
the resignation offered early
it would give the board time
for an early look at a
replacement.
An ad hoc board policy and
by-law committee was
named - Michael Connolly,
Kippen, chairman; Vincent
Young, Goderich; William
Kinahan, Lucknow and John
O'Drowsky, St. Marys.
The banquet committee
for the board-staff party to
be held September 26 was
renamed for another year -
Ted Geoffrey, Zurich;
Arthur Haid, RR 4, Listowel,
and John O'Drowsky.
The recreation committee
of Stratford was given
permission again to use the
outside school athletic
facilities at board-owned
schools in Stratford. William
Eckert, director of
education, said the schools,
St. Joseph, St. Aloysius and
St, Ambrose are used ex-
tensively.
The board endorsed a
resolution on marijuana
from the Norfolk Board of
Education to oppose any
legislative changes leading
to legalization or
decriminalization of
possession of cannabis
substances and the decision
will be reported to the
Federal Member of
Parliament and to other
school boards, soliciting
their support.
A 140-page book containing
detailed information of the 19
schools in the system, was
presented to each of the
trustees. The book, along
with a principals' handbook,
have taken months to
compile. The books give
complete information on
staff, schools, programs.
the night a large pine cone
hit the roof. I thought the
place was coming apart,"
Over the years the service
station has undergone
a number of changes in-
cluding the addition of a
service bay in 1948, the year
he started to sellStudebaker
cars, In 1970 more changes
were made , but a fire in 1973
saw the original structure
completely destroyed.
In addition to the
Studebaker dealership which
they had until the company
folded in 1966 Arthur has sold
recreational vehicles, used
cars and snowmobiles.
The year 1948 was also the
year which saw the service-
station change to the Texaco
name and the year in which
he purchased the station.
Turning to the unusual
weather which we've been
experiencing, Arthur said
the winter of the 1935-36 was
the worst he can recall.
"I pumped 35 gallons of
gas at 25 cents per gallon in
February that year," Arthur
said with a chuckle.
Since that first winter the
service station has pumped
up to about 350,000 gallons a
year.
There have some
memorable incidents in his
forty-four years in business
but one he recalls vividly
took place in 1938 when a
transport truck heavily
damaged the bridge crossing
the Ausable River in town.
Arthur said the driver of
the truck who he knew, came
to his home during the
middle of the night, opened
the door, walked in and
hollered to Arthur who was
asleep upstairs "Come on
down. I knocked down your
bridge."
In the early years, it was a
seven day a week job with
his only real relaxation
coming when- he and some
friends drove to London to
catch the midnight show.
Over the ' years
automobiles have become
more and more complicated
with Arthur noting the Ford
Model A was "as• easy as
ABC to repair."
An indication of the prices
which were charged in the
time that the world was deep
in a depression was that a
flat tire was fixed for a
paltry 25 cents.
Arthur said he hasn't quite
yet retired from the garage
trade as he'll be helping the
new owner for the next
couple of months. Once that
period is up Arthur said "I
hope to have more time for
playing." Arthur is an avid
hunter and fisherman.
Asked why he's been in the
business for this length of
time Arthur replied that he
enjoys meeting people.
Fire damage
is minimal
Damage was listed as
minor in a call answered by
the Exeter and Area fire
brigade to the Usborne
Township home of Walter
Creery early Saturday af-
ternoon. The home is located
on concession 10.
John Morgan, a
spokesman for the brigade,
reported that sparks from a
fireplace apparently ignited
a portion of a cedar shingle
roof at the farm home.
Creery, assisted by a
couple of neighbors,
managed to pour water on
the roof until the fire brigade
arrived and Morgan in-
dicated this kept damage
minimal.
A couple of roof rafters
were scorched, but there was
no interior fire or water
damage to the house.
OPP Commissioner H.H.
Graham announces that
criminal code offences in
provincial police jurisdiction
increased by 5.6 per cent to a
total of 91,109 in 1979. In 1976
the figure reached an all-
time high of 91,702.
The most significant in-
crease is in the area of fraud
offences, This category
accounted for 3,804 oc-
currences, up 18.4 per cent
from last year's count of
3,212.
The statistics for
homicide, rape and van-
dalism have not changed
substantially in the last year„
A 5 per cent increase in the
number of traffic accidents
reported brings the 1979 total
to 78,585. The number of
people killed in OPP-
reported traffic accidents
was 989, an increase of 7.2
per cent.
There were 32 multiple-
fatal accidents in which
three or more persons died.
A total of 118 died in the 32
accidents. Twelve of these
accidents happened when
drivers crossed the centre
line and drove on the wrong
side of the road. Of the 12, 11
were attributed to drinking
drivers.
have clarified their position
on the liability if the portion
of the Canners' antenna
situated on top of the town's
water tower on Nelson Street
falls off. Davis said the firm
which shares a portion of the
antenna with the town police
did not want to be completely
liable if there was a problem
"with the antenna.
Canners' manager Jack
Urquhart had indicated to
Davis that he still wasn't
completely satisfied with the
agreement.
In another com-
munications manner town
police have been ex-
periencing some problems
with the operation of their
communication system on
cold nights.
Police chief Ted, Day had
asked Davis if it was possible
for the PUC to extend a
building at the water tower
site to enclose the police
communication gear.
The commission said this
would be possible but that
the cost would have to be
born by the police.
According to the PUC's
lawyers an agreement
between the PUC and the
offences
increase
"We regard seat belts as
the single most important
factor in saving lives on our
highways," said OPP
Commissioner Harold
Graham. "Over 27,000
charges for failure to wear
seat belts were laid last year
and I expect this high level of
enforcement to continue."
In 1979 the Honourable Roy
McMurtry instructed the
OPP to inaugurate two
major programs to combat
the increasing toll of ac-
cidents.
Twenty-four patrol units in
the Barrie, Mount Forest,
Peterborough and Down- i sview OPP areas are
equipped with portable
breath analysis units. In a
five-month evaluation
period, 1,115 charges of
impaired driving were laid
following roadside tests on
drivers.
A successful test project of
enforcement patrols on
major highways using radar-
equipped unmarked cruisers
was expanded to include all
of Ontario south of North
Bay.
A further enforcement
measure in 1979 was the
reinstatement of the OPP
aircraft patrol with three
aircraft. It expanded during
the year to six aircraft. OPP
air patrol officers laid 21,215
charges in the year.
owners of the Hicks well is
valid.
The well's new owners
Tom and Doug Prout had
contended, that the
agreement which had been
signed by the previous owner
was null and void due to the
introduction of a secondary
plan for Usborne township.
The , commission turned
down a request from the new
owner of Don Taylor Motors
for town water.
At present the firm is
receiving its water from a
private well but that the
agreement between the firm
and well owner will be ter-
minated.
The request followed a
discussion by the com-
mission on plans by the PUC
to upgrade their waterlines
along Highway 4 in front of
Pronto Auto Service and
,Budfield Ford.
Although the line is outside
of the municipality it would
be wise to replace the
existing line which has been
in service since 1939, Davis
said.
Voicing opposition to the
water service request was
PUC chairman Chan
Livingstone who said
"Where do we stop?"
In other business, the
PUC:
Learned that the an-
swering service was working
out well. •
Agreed to send out the
people to people petition on
Canadian unity in
February's hydro and water
bills. The commission
decided to send $14 to the
organizing group to help
defray the costs.
Will have information on
PUC billing procedures and
cut-off dates available in a
written form at the PUC
office.
Learned that some of the
PUC's buildings had been
subjected to vandalism in
the past year.
One hundred 4-H leaders
will meet in Toronto,
February 8 and 9, to learn
about a subject that all
adults can appreciate-how to
work with young people.
"Working with 4-H
members poses a challenge
to parents, teachers and
other adults," says. Rod
Stork- of the youth extension
office, Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and. Food.
During the conference, we
hope to present a few ideas to
help, our 4-H leaders learn
how to „help 4-Wers help
themselves.r
The 4-H agricultural club
leaders chosen to attend the
conference are handpicked
by,: their club leaders'
association or by the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and.
Food staff in their county,
region or district. They are
selected on the basis of their
outstanding leadership, and
by their sincere interest in
learning more about
leadership.
Keynote speaker, Tom
McKillop, of Youth Corps,
Toronto, will kick off the first
day of the conference. Later
that day, the leaders will be
divided into commodity
groups representing the wide
raw of 4-H club activities.
In 1979 there were 770 4-H
agricultural clubs
in operation in Ontario,
ranging from the beef calf
club to the energy con-
servation club. During this
part of the program, leaders
will have a chance to discuss
common problems and Make
recommendations about new
and existing club programs.
"Saturday, the program
will feature several ap-
proaches on how to work
better with young people,"
says Mr. Stork, "Speakers,
Ladles inter-town-Lucan 5
points, Mitchell 2 points;
Diane Park 238-670, Janice
Abram 236-648, Audrey Watt
232-625.
Men's inter-town-Lucan 1-4
points, Seaforth 2 points;
Don Watt 267-1238, Bill
Bannerman 245-1102, Bill
Neil 244-1082.
Lucan II- 1 point, Clinton 5
points; Brian Ankers •277-
1226, Jeff Park 277-1100.
Monday ladies-Lorna
Ellyatt 283-778, Janet Ankers
245-647, Pat Davis 266-644,
Mary Jefferies 252-642,
Diane Williams 239-641,
Loretta Dickson 298-633, Pat
MacDonald 221-632, Helen
Hardy -233-628, Vicki Hor-
baniuk 230-627, Joyce
Sovereign 231-621, Mary
Scott 268, Hazel Blane 252,
Joan Gibbs 243, Betty Leitch
243, Shirley Noyes 252, Helen
Ewen 240.
Tuesday luniors-Debbie
Manders 211, Les Arts 201,
Michael Cannon 193, Shelly
Gillan 173, Craig Sykes 172,
Mike Gillan 168, Robin
Quinton 166, Jennifer
DeGraw 162, Mike Arts 153,
Janice Atkinson 150. '
Colleen's -Angela Clarke
262-680, Janice Abram 254-
647, Gloria Dixon 239-639,
Lorna Harrison 234-603,
Helen Hearn 233, Joan
Gwalchmai 222, Nola Lewis
221, Ann Straatman 211,
Cathy Appleman 210.
Medway-George Moir 295-
701, Len Poole 224-639, Carol
Kish 267-626, Marg Car-
Michael 212-608, Helma
Sorenson 248-607, Norm
Wyatt 231, Bob Jeffrey 226,
including a high school.
principal and. two assistant.
agricultural representat-
ives,WilidiSeeSS the methods
they use to develop good
working relationships with
the ming people they work
with,"•
The Provincial 4-H
Leaders' Conference
sponsored by the Ontario.
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, will be held at the
Holiday Inn in downtown
Toronto.
Candidates
will speak
The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
has scheduled its All Can-
didates Meeting for 8:30
p.m., Thursday, February 7,
at the Hullett Central School,
east of Londesboro,
The three candidates
running for election in this
riding, Huron-Bruce, will be
present. They are: Tony
McQuail, NDP; Graeme
Craig, Liberal; and Murray
Cardiff, Conservative.
The format will be similar
to past meetings. Each
candidate will have seven
minutes in which to speak
and then they will answer
questions from the audience.
While questions may be
directed at a specific can-
didate, all candidates will be
given the opportunity to
respond to each question.
Merle Gunby, president of
the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
will introduce the candidates
and act as moderator for the
evening. The public is urged
to attend. This is a good time
to hear all the candidates
and ask them questions.
•
Jiri Jelinek 218, Jean Poole
213, Doug Hills 210.
Senior citizens -Percy
Williams 259, Helen
McDonald 231, Alex Young
197, Jean ' Miller 185,
Charlotte Barker 176, Laura
Williams 166, Maurice
McDonald 164.
Wednesday bantams-Kory
Lyons 152, Mike Radcliffe
152, Jeff Gwalchmai 149, Ann
Hodgins 147, Jason Pfaff 144,
David Annis 138, Jamie Pitt
136, Marc Fowles 136,
Michael Annis 134, Dwayne
Lyons 133.
Wednesday mixed-Don
Watt 339-872,: Tony Silva 299-
' 661, Russ Smith 239-643, John
Hibbert 228-622, Len
Anderson 226-619, Audrey
Watt 224-619, Harold Smith
241-607, Bill Dixon 256, Marty
Wraith 236, Gloria Dixon 235,
Mark Fraley 226, Brian
Currie 225,
Thursday men-Ken Eaton
296-796, Don Watt 292-790,
Bruce Parnell 308-752, Jeff
Park 286-751, Jim Smith 309-
743, Wayne Smith 283-715,
Bob Smith 273-704, George
VanGeel 302-708, Bill Butler
255-689, Glen Hollings 292-'
686, Earl Morgan 267-686,
Jerry Morgan 332-679, Bill
Neil 242-679, Larry
DeCaluwe 248-660.
Friday mixed-Jim Burt
275-725, Jerry McLeod 253-
720, Kim Rae 265-715, Anna
Mollard 258-713, Dave
Mawdsley 269-689, Theresa
Aldrich 258-657, Bill Butler
264-634, Jim Unwin 233-611,
Debbie Glavin 231, Heather
Smith 217, Wayne Smith 212,
Jim White 210..
. According to Exeter PUC
manager Hugh Davis the
local utility is in good shape
for this year.
Davis told the commission
Tuesday that the hydro rates
in the community are among
the lowest for comparably
sized municipalities in
Ontario.
In a review of 1979 Davis
said the profit from the
hydro end of the utility in-
creased 5.17 percent from
1978.
While customers may have
not been too pleased with the
rate increase year the PUC
according to Davis pocketed
very little of the increase. In
1978 the increase in revenue
amounted to $116,892 while
one year later the increase
came .to $128,613.
Keeping with dollars and
cents the PUC gave approval
to the water works budget.
Davis said the actual
revenues from the sale of
water decreased although
the number of customers
increased. He said this was a
result of Canadian Canner
Limited cutting back on their
use of water.
The Canners and PUC
Criminal
take big
LEAVE IT
For many Canadians now
preparing for that mid-
winter escape from cold and
snow to the sunny south,
Agriculture Canada has a
parting message-don't bring
it back.
The message refers to the
many pests and diseases
which could be brought into
Canada on plant and animal
products. These foreign
pests and diseases have
caused millions of dollars
damage to our farms and
forests in the past.
The "Don't Bring it Back"
slogan is the spearhead of an
Agriculture Canada cam-
paign to inform travellers of
the restrictions on plant and
animal imports.
Lucan bowling