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Times-Advocate, 1981-03-11, Page 24 Page 2 Times -Advocate, March 11, 1981 t'=ti111111111111L-i SECOND MIXED DRAW A rink skipped by King McDonald won the second draw of the Exeter mixed curling league. Above, Jim Chapman presents the trophy to King McDonald, Dot Wales, Larry Shepton and Donna Livingstone. T -A photo HOME TEAM WINS — A rink skipped by Bob Coates of Exeter won Saturday's curling bonspiel sponsored by the Exeter Independent Order of Oddfellows. Above, John Broadfoot presents the trophy to Bob Coates, Roy Cann, Charlie Atthill and Ben Fisher. At the right is Grand Master Percy Noels. Advertise for dog officer Hay supports stricter gun laws Hay township council supported a resolution from Hamilton -Wentworth calling for stiffer gun laws. The resolution deals with the ever increasing number of attacks on the members of police forces in Canada. The council concurred with the part of the resolution that stated that anyone caught with a firearm during the act of a crime should be sentenced to a 20 -year jail term. Council did not concur with the part about the death penalty for anyone who shoots a police officer. A motion was carried that the council would apply to the Ministry of Tran- sportation and Com- munications for a grant of Bailot gives aid for blind voters A series of notches on ballots used in the 32nd On- tario General Election will make it easier for qualified voters who are blind to cast their ballots without special assistance. Ballots used in Ontario elections are printed in black with each candidate's name appearing in white. A white circle to the right of the candidate's name and along the edge of the ballot, is reserved for the voter to mark his or her choice. To facilitate the blind voter. a small notch has been cut into the top edge at the upper right-hand corner of the ballot which will enable a blind voter to properly align the ballot face up with the circles on the right A notch has also been cut beside each white circle down the right side of all ballots. With candidates' names printed alphabetically and numbered. the blind voter may have a friend or poll of- ficial read all the names in order as they appear on the ballot. Those blind voters who require other assistance may apply to the Deputy Returning Officer in the polling place. The Deputy Returning Officer. in accor- dance with the Ontario Elec- tion Act. may also assist the voter to mark the ballot. A provision in election legisla- tion also makes it possible for a friend of the voter. un- der oath to carry out the blind voter's wishes, to ac- company that person through the voting process. $6,500, representing half of the $13,000 cost of resur- facing concessions 12 and 13 about 1500 feet north of High- way 83 in Dashwood. In other business, named Lloyd Mousseau, from council, to the Exeter Nursing Home ad hoc committee. The council also approved the 1981 grants. The Huron County Historical Society, Canadian Mental Health, the Salvation Army, War Memorial Childrens' Hospital, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, March of Dimes and the Canadian Cancer Society all will receive $25 and the Hensall-South Huron Agricultural Society will receive $75. The council approved a line of credit be established at the Bank of Montreal in Zurich for the Hay Municipal Telephone System. The line of credit in 1981 will not exceed $100,000. The council decided that they would advertise for a dog licensing officer and that the applications must be in the hands of the clerk - treasurer by noon on Mon- day, April 6. Council also decided to send Ross Fisher to the J. Mahoney Road School from May 3-6 at the University of Guelph. LE4R4fiJE q4LE In Stock Clearance of FIREPLACES and Wood Burning Stoves at COST PRICE Copper and Brass Giftware, O!/o off OiI Lamps, etc. Tool Sets and All Fireplace Accessories 3 0 % off Selkirk Chimney Fittings O1O off and Stove Pipe Sale Ends March 14th R.R. 1 Fullarton FORMER MUNRO SCHOOL HOUSE Phone 348-9468 Hwy 23 ' 3 miles south of Mitchell OPEN Mon - Fri 9-9 Sot. 9-6 4 t Last week it was in- correctly reported that the parcel of land, Lot 17, Concesbion 13, had been rejected on a severance application. The council had given approval to the severance to Benjamin Masse. Open house at Guelph Like a harbinger of spring comes College Royal and University Open House at the University of Guelph. This year the event comes this Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, when the student planning committee expects to welcome 25,000 visitors. The Open House has something of interest for everyone, and even shuttle buses with a guide on board that circle the campus to get you from one point of in- terest to another. A special feature of College Royal and Open House this year will be the presence of Dr. David Suzuki, the Canadian geneticist best known for his broadcasting of popular science programs. Dr. Suzuki, who is coming to the campus especially to take part in the 10th anniversary celebrations of the College of Biological Science, will officially open College Royal at 1:00 p.m. in Peter Clark Hall, University Centre on Saturday. Following the opening ceremonies, he will give a special lecture in Peter Clark Hall. The traditional highlight of College Royal is the livestock show in the arena which draws a large crowd all day long on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Special Open House displays and exhibits in over 20 buildings all draw their share of visitors both days, but the largest crowds usually may be found in the Ontario Veterinary College. Here the closed circuit television coverage of surgery in ac- tual progress in the Clinic is one of our highlights.Other perennially popular Open House features include the dog show on Friday night the cat show on Saturday and Sunday, and the fashion show that opens Friday evening and has two shows on both Saturday and Sun- day. The square dance competition begins in the Athletics Centre on Saturday afternoon, with finals and open dancing in the evening. The computer centre will be open both days with plenty of interesting ac- tivities. Other displays will feature food production, the environment and the university's live seals. Of particular interest to ybunger visitors (and perhaps their parents too) will be the chemistry magic show both days and Old MacDonald's farm on Sunday. There is plenty of free Change in attitudes Taxpayer suggests cuts in salaries By Shirley J. Keller The mood of the Huron County Board of Education Monday afternoon in Clinton was to begin to change educational attitudes here. Board members had some success too. as two delegations from the Clinton area were told flatly that any additional expenses in- curred by the board now would be 100 percent funded from the pockets of Huron County ratepayers. One taxpayer from the crowded chambers rose to suggest that instead of deleting the machine shop courses at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton which were estimated to Greene a to hydro Murray A. Greene and Chandler Livingstone of Ex- eter PUC were among the 1,- 400 delegates representing electric utility commissions from across the province attending the 72nd annual meeting of the Ontario Municipal Electric Associa- tion (O.M. EA. ). O.M.E.A. President, Douglas G. Hugill of Sault Ste. Marie. reported on association activity in a number of areas that could have serious implications for municipal hydro customers. He stressed that, "Anything that pushes up costs and rates for electrical consumers in Ontario must be resisted". Mr. Hugill emphasized the importance of keeping com- munications open with all levels of government, stating that commissioners must keep their represen- tatives aware of association postitions and the reasons why those positions were taken. The Association is the spokeman for more than 320 municipal utilities throughout Ontario, the commissioners and coun- cillors of which were elected to operate a specialized municipal service and thus represent more than two million residential. commer- cial and industrial customers served by the municipal distribution system. and who consume two-thirds of the electric power in Ontario. Theannual meeting is held in conjunction with that of the Association of Municipal Electrical Utilities (of On- tario) (AMEU). James D. Collins of Port Hope, Ontario. was elected president of the Ontario Municipal Electric Associa- tion (O.M.E.A.) at the meeting. Mr. Collins succeeds Douglas G. Hugill of Sault Ste. Marie. Elected vice-presidents for 1981 were: 1st vice- president. Richard E. Cavanagh. Scarborough; 2nd vice-president, Jack Wratten. Jr.. Brantford. Serving on the O.M.E.A. President's council for 1981 Easier for handicap Special provisions are available to make it easier for handicapped voters to cast their ballot in Ontario's 32nd general election. Qualified electors, who cannot attend a polling place through illness or physical disability and are so cer- tified by a doctor. may vote by proxy. Or. they may choose to vote at an advance poll which offers level access or ramps to ac- comodate wheel chairs. Proxy voting allows the disabled voter to appoint another qualified elector to cast the ballot on polling day. Individuals acting as proxy must be on the voters list in the same electoral dis- trict. A p,oxy voter may act for more than one relative, but only one non -relative. A voter wishing to vote by proxy may obtain a proxy form from any Returning Officer. but the completed form must he certified by the Returning Officer in the voter's own electoral dis- trict. The deadline for cer- tifying proxies is 7:00 p.m., March 18. the day prior to polling day. Advance polls. featuring level access or ramps, provide the handicapped or elderly voter with an alter- native to proxy voting. Ad- vance poll days are schedul- ed for Thursday, March 12, Saturday. March 14 and Monday. March 16. parking at the University of Guelph campus both days, so bring the family for a pleasant outing. The buildings are open from nine to five on Saturday and from eleven to five on Sunday. cost $50,000 each per annum, the board should consider cutting the salaries of teachers and administrative staff to effect sufficient savings to fund the courses. "A year ago I would have made the same kind of statement." said new board member John Jewitt. "But when you get involved with boat business. you can't reall believe it. A state- ment pike that is irrespon- sible.' Trus ee R.J. Elliott reminded the audience that four years ago, the board tried to say no to the teaching staff of Huron's secondary schools. "It was great for three or ppointed council are: Douglas G. Hugill, Sault Ste. Marie; Ronald K. Walker. Mississauga; Murray A. Greene, Exeter; H. Donald Hamilton, Aurora: Donald R. Larkworthy. Stratford; Alan B. Cousins, Wallaceburg; Arthur J. Bowker, Gloucester. Four hurt in collisions Four people sustained minor injuries in the three collisions investigated this week by the Exeter OPP. None of the injuries was serious. On Tuesday. a vehicle driven by Elaine Love, RR 1 Zurich, skidded on Highway 83 just east of Highway 21 and struck a tree. Damage was set at $800 by Cpl. Bill Freeth and the driver sustained minor injuries. Three people were injured in one of the two accidents investigated on Wednesday.. That occurred on sideroad 20-21 of Stephen when a vehi- cle operated by Marc Creces. RR 1 Dashwood, went out of control and struck a bridge. The driver and two passengers. Douglas Fischer. Grand Bend, and Shelia Eisenschink, Stephen 'township, received minor injuries. Constable Ed Wilcox in- vestigated and set total damage at $1.500. The other collision oc- curred on Mill St. in Hensall, Dst east of Wellington St. rivers involved were Grant Bisback. Hensall, and Leroy Fields. RR 1 Hensall. Damage was listed at $1,- 100 by Constable Don Mason. four weeks. with the parents of the county solidly behind the board." said Elliott. But after a while, Elliott went on. with the kids under- foot at home and people worried about their students' futures. the board was urgued to settle the teachers' strike at any cost. He said the board is feel- ing the effects of that deci- sion now. "We're doing the best we can," said Elliott. More bad news hits Tuckersmith council in- tends to meet with represen- tatives of Clinton PUC before it agrees to pay an ad- ditional 10 cents per 1,000 gallons of water supplied to Vanastra by the utility. Council agreed deputy reeve Bill Brown and coun- cillor John Brownridge meet with the PUC to discover the reason. for the second con- secutive year, a 10 cent in- crease has been levied on the township. The latest raise will bring the water cost to 70 cents per 1,000 gallons. and hikes the township's monthly payment to the Clinton utility from $1200 to $1400. The Clinton request was described as "more bad news" by clerk Jack McLachlan before he read the PUC letter to council. Earlier in the Tuesday night meeting. council discussed with Ministry of the En- vironment official steep budget increases for the operation of the water sewage system for Vanastra. "What we need to do now is change our educational at- titudes." Elliott told the meeting. He said people have to un- derstand that over the past 10 or 12 years, education has changed "tremendously and dramatically". In the past. students out of a high school technical course could go directly into a decent paying job in the community. Parents and students still expect 'that is true. But more and more today, employers require much more specialized training than can be achieved through a four year course in a high school are discovering that to land any job at all, they must have a Grade 12 diploma. They are also finding that to go into on-the-job training where it is available, or to a community college for inten- sive technological studies. they require the basics of mathematics. arts and com- - munication and science to cope with the courses and to meet the competition in the work force. "If we can provide a good cross-section of the basic curriculum. we should be able to provide our students with the best opportunity to make their choices and meet the challenges." said R.J. Elliott. Trustee Marion Zinn who had attended a conference called Learning. Living and Earning. said she learned that industry presently wants people between the ages of 25 and 40 years of age. "Youth will always have a problem getting a job," said Zinn. "We will have difficul- ty absorbing undergraduates into the work force." Zinn predicted there will be more and more adults in school in the years to come, and that by the year 2,000, unemployment will reach 25 percent. She pointed out the con- ference warned that educators must be cautious about training for long term trades which will disappear in a fast -pace changing society. Zinn recommended a "rigorous academic course" for students to the end of Grade 12 at least. Four cases for court Only four cases were heard by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake when he presided in Exeter court. Tuesday. John Twynstra, RR 3 Parkhill, was convicted on a charge of driving while un- der suspension and was fined $128. He was given 45 days in which to pay the fine. His licence had been suspended due to an accumulation of demerit points. Soeren O. Petersen. Ex- eter. was found guilty on a careless driving charge and fined $108. He was involved in a collision in Exeter on December 4 when he hit the rear of a vehicle making a left turn on Main St. at Baldwin. A fine of $78 was levied against Cheryl Anne Par- sons. RR 3 Exeter, who pleaded guilty to consuming liquor while under the legal age. A fine of $53 was given to Karon Jeacock. Vanastra, for the same charge. LAST MINUTE HELP — Sueanne Adkins and Kelly Livingstone get last minute help in com- pleting their costume from Donna Livingstone during Saturday's Exeter figure skating club carnival. T -A photo •;r) f' ti i/ , 1 BUCKET. Saturday and Sunday, March 14th and 15th, Kentucky Fried Chicken has a sensational special for you. A Bucket, with 15 pieces of finger lickin' good chicken, priced at only $6.95 The Sensational Saturday and Sunday $6.95 Bucket. At Kentucky Fried Chicken. There's nothing like it. TWINS K • pied clix,ie,Jicit 227 Main St. North EXETER 9