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Times-Advocate, 1980-05-07, Page 2LADIES REMEMBER — The Ladies Auxiliary made the presentation of a clock to their male comrades at the 50th anniver- sary banquet for the R. E. Pooley branch Legion this week. Shown receiving the award from Dorothy Pfaff are, from the left: R. E. Pooley, 1980 president Murray Greene and Provincial president Ric Collins. Staff photo EASY APPLE PEELING — Teacher Carol McDonnell shows how the old fashioned apple peeler worked at Planer Days Mon- day at Precious Blood Separate School, From the left the students are Potty O'Toole, Denise Kints, Ron Walker, Jason Dix, Jennifer Lavier, Jackie Westeloken and Diana Verberne. T-A photo 3 1/2" COLOURFUL OUTDOOR 3 1/2" STURDY GERANIUMS 6 EA. HARDY MUMS 79.A. IMPATIENS si no PYRAMID5, 30--36" BASKET 8 - EA. gil• 77 CJ EDAR EA. 10.95 15"-18" OUR REG. $10.95 GLOBE CEDARS t., WE OFFER A GOOD SELECTION OF FERTILIZERS - PEAT MOSS - BULBS ' INSECTICIDES-BONE MEAL-SEEDS PEAT MOSS-GARDEN ACCESSORIES-GRASS SEED EXTRA ZEHRS SAVINGS HIGHWAYS 4 & 83 . EXETER GARDEN CENTRE HOURS MON., TUES. 9-6 P.M. WED., THURS. & FRI. 9-9 P.M. SAT. 8:30-6 P.M. l I THE ABOVE SPECIAL PRICES IN EFFECT TILL CLOSING MAY 13 I CUT BIRTHDAY CAKE — Exeter Legion Wednesday's 50th anniversary celebration. Sylvanus Cann. president Lee Webber cuts the cake at He is being assisted by Ted Pooley and T-A photo Legion 5:0th celebration Mrs. Dorothy Chapman, who acted as spokeslady for the group, said they were not prepared to spend the next 10 years living with the problem, which also in- cluded deteriorating roads and the possibility that the reservoir behind the dam would have to be dredged as the silt from the land-fill project finds its way into the river. Wright, who said he visited the area, Sunday, agreed the residents have a dust problem, but much of it was caused by the fact the residents had put pressure on the roads department to have the street graded and this had removed the top cover adding to the dust problem. He said calcium would be applied to the road as soon as the works department had time. Wright said he could not go along with the suggestion of the petitioners to restrict truck travel in the area as this could result in having to take the same position in other areas of town and it would hinder all local works projects, The petitioners were also advised it was not a town Trustees approve another bus plan Huron County board of education has approved an integrated school busing system for Hullett Township in September, making it the fourth area in the county to be served by combined busing. The Ontario Junior Far- mers. Association. will be holding, their 1981 winter games in Exeter, as a result of the recent Provincial director's meeting in Alliston. A small delegation from. the south Huron Junior Farmer Club attended the recent meeting as representatives of the Miran County Junior Farmers Association. After a small presentation explaining the facilities which Exeter has to offer, it was decided that Huron County would be the hosts. "The winter games" constitute a big event for the Junior Farmers' Association and Exeter is very LEADERSHIP AWARD — Kathryn Keller of Dashwood 2 4-H club received a leadership award at Satur- day's Achievement Day at Stephen Central School. privileged to have this op- portunity, as big cities such as Ottawa, Milton and. St. Thomas are usually the hosts", noted Elaine Pym, The date for the games is. February, 14, Events will include curling, bowling, basketball, volleyball, badminton and cross-country skiing (for the first year) and will end with a dance in the evening, Approximately 600 Junior Farmers from all over Ontario will be at some or all of the events of the games. "We ask for the support of the people and businessmen of Exeter and the surrounding area in preparation for the success of this special event for Exeter," Miss. Pym con- cluded. She attended the directors' meeting with Wayne Shapton and Paul Pavkeje of the South Huron group. Kill idea about pests Huron County board of education hopes to squeak through this year without any more bills for mice extermination. After paying General Pest Control Company Ltd. of Brantford $420 for routing out the rodents at Central Huron Secondary School here, trustees passed on the idea of hiring the company for a regular preventative extermination program. The prevention program, which could have cost the board up to $17,000 annually, was considered unnecessary by trustees. They agreed school custodians will be responsible for regular pest control and professionals will be hired only in severe cases. The Central Huron mice infestation got so bad in March that students walked out of classes in protest, prompting the board to hire the professional ex- terminators. According to school staff, the mild winter and student carelessness combined to create the problem. Staff said students were leaving uneaten lunches in their lockers and then hungrymice discovered the food supply, they came into the school by the thousands. School taxes Continued from front page Elliott made an am- mendment to the motion calling for an additional $200,000 to be placed in the budget to be used for sup- plies and services or if not needed, to be placed in a reserve fund. Earlier in the meeting, R.B. Dunlop pointed out that the reserve account was in bad shape. He indicated that if all the county teachers retired the board would owe over $2 million in gratuities and benefits. "It's a dangerous thing," he said. "And we know that money will have to be paid sooner or later." "He said that the board usually knows a year in advance if a teacher is retiring and the gratuities are included in the following year's budget under benefits. A teacher is en- titled to a pension after 12 years of service, Primary, secondary and separate school students in Seaforth and Ashfield and Usborne townships already are being served by the one- bus-on-one-road system, which eliminates the need for triple service. In Hullett, students at- tending Central Huron Secondary School, the Christian School in Clinton and Hullett Public School will all ride the same bus. The Huron-Perth separate school board didn't join the county board in the Hullett arrangement. The Hullett move should save the county board about $5,000 a year, vice-chairman John Henderson of Seaforth said Monday. Several trustees suggested the board has taken a piecemeal approach toward integrated busing and should consider it on a county-wide basis. Trustee John Elliott of Blyth said the board would save money and energy if a county-wide system were implemented. Herb Turkheim, a Hensall trustee, said Kent County already has gone to total integration of busing and he suggested the Huron board should study the Kent stituation to see if it would work locally. The board's management committee was told to review the possibility of an integrated arrangement in Stanley Township and also to consider discussing the county-wide picture at its next meeting. Pao Times-Advocate, May 7, 1980 Junior Farmers, coming to Exeter Continued from front page scale. He said 36,000 youngsters competed in last year's Legion-sponsored public speaking contests and advised that the $1,000,000 spent to upgrade coaching for track and field "is now paying off." He told local members that their provincial, group financially assisted with disasters at. Woodstock, Field and Port Hope as well as spending large sums for research into urinary problems, "We do this on behalf of all members," he explained. Collins said the Legion could take an example from the Auxiliary in keeping closer tabs on the amount they spend on their various programs and said Provincial Command is now in the process of compiling such a list. "Our figures will surprise a lot of people," he predic- ted. In presenting a scroll from Prime Minister Trudeau, Huron-Bruce MP Murray Cardiff paid tribute to the work of the Exeter branch over the past 50 years, He received an ovation after commenting that he would work hard to keep a "strong, unified Canada.' Cardiff also presented a flag on behalf of the con- stituency and termed. the Legion "an important 'and respected part of the corn- munity." Mayor Derry Boyle also presented a plaque on behalf of the ToWn of Exeter which congratulated the Legion and thanked them for their 50 years' service and dedication. "We appreciate the work done and the community leadership shown over those 50 years," he added. Huron-Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell said the Legion was much more than a nostalgic organization for veterans and that the members had demonstrated very clearly that they are actively and enthusiastically dedicated to helping veterans and other people in the community. He outlined some of their contributions across the province, noting that 29,000 young people participated in their track and field program last year. Several speakers spoke in glowing terms of the con- tribution made by the World War I veterans and Auxiliary spokeslady Dorothy Pfaff noted that' it was through their efforts the Legion and Auxiliary enjoy the facilities they have today. She and Annie Lawson presented the clock and urns, to Murray Greene and Mrs. Pfaff congratulated the members on .50 years of dedication to veterans, dependents and their community, "The Auxiliary do as much to keep the branch going as we do", commented president Lee Webber, who chaired the event. Zone Commander Bill Riehl and Deputy District Commander Len Dunkel brought greetings and Edgar Cudmore expressed thanks on behalf of the visitors who had been invited. The World War I veterans who were in attendance were introduced by Reg Mc Donald. They included Sylvannus Cann, R.E, "Ted" Pooley, Joe White, Reg Knight, Norm Norry and George Inglis. "These are the gentlemen who made it possible for us to be here tonight," McDonald commented. He reported that Andy Easton had sent a letter from Huronview expressing his regret at being unable to attend. It was noted that Cliff Brintnell and Vic Hogarth were also unable to attend due to being confined to their homes, while two other members, Wilf Reeves and Jackson Woods, were in hospital. A petition signed by over 75 residents in the north-east corner of town regarding the use of their streets as a truck route to a land-fill site was received by Exeter council, Monday, The matter was referred to the public works committee for their recommendation and chairman Ted Wright indicated it would be a dif- ficult problem to solve. Five residents of the Riverside, George, Andrew and Hillcrest streets area appeared before council to discuss the petition, which noted that the residents were concerned about the use of their streets by heavy trucks carting excavated material to a land-fill site behind the curling rink. "For the past three years we have been subjected to dump trucks travelling past our homes from April to November. During heavy construction periods, these trucks have passed by as often as every 15 to 20 minutes for the entire day," the petition noted. While residents claimed they have been patient, it was obvious to them this was not a short term project and • they asked council to remedy the problem which results in a "horrendous" dust that covers their homes and permeates the interiors even when doors and windows were closed. The petition also noted there were no sidewalks on the street and the residents feared for the safety of the 24 children living in the area. "The dirt that falls from the trucks enroute becomes a fine soupy mud when it rains and clouds of dust when dry," the petition added. Policeman Continued from front page inspect the facility as well, but clerk Liz Bell pointed out that the architect had requested an additional two percent in fees to undertake the various inspections during construction and council had turned down that suggestion previously. She was asked to contact ' the architect to see if he wanted to inspect the facility at no cost to the municipality. The monthly police report submitted to the Monday session by Chief Day in- cluded the following statistics for April There were 10 accidents with two injuries and property damage of $7,085, eight motorists were cautioned and 20 were charged under the Highway Traffic Act, 13 parking tickets issued, one impaired driver charged, 10 charges under the Liquor Licence Act, seven thefts with total loot of $505 of which $105 has been recovered, one shoplifting charge laid, one break and enter with loot of $75,, five incidents of wilful damage with the loss being $155 and one person charged, six animal complaints in- vestigated and three places of business found insecure. The officers recorded 73 hours of overtime, 27 of them being for court. One member of the department was on sick leave for most of the month, Expenditures for gasoline during the month were $408.06. land-fill site and had never been recommended by the works department, • While noting that the petitioners questioned the use of the site for a land-fill project, Wright said that was a matter for the con- servation authority. Councillor Jay Campbell indicated the authority had never given permission to have the area used for land- fill and said the only long- term solution to the problem was to stop the dumping. He too ••:„§rgued that a sign.ificant portion of the material being dumped would silt into the dam reservoir and could create pressure on the sewage lagoon. "There's no reason for heavy trucks to go down Riverside Drive," Mayor Boyle commented. However, Wright said trucks would still have to go over town streets to get to any other land-fill location that could be found and noted that a suggestion by the petitioners to have the trucks use Rosemount Crescent was impractical because the town did not own the land to extend that street to the site of the project. MARCH TO CHURCH — Members of the R.E. Pooley Branch 167 of the Royal Canadian Legion marched to a Sunday Church service as part of their 50th anniversary celebration. Residents complain about dust, silt in reservoir is feared too In presenting the motion to have the matter referred to the public works committee, ' Councillor Don Cameron suggested there should be a time limit placed on receiving their recom- mendation. However, no such time limit was placed on the matter when ap- proved by council.