Times-Advocate, 1983-02-02, Page 1QUALITY
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Phone 235-1964
Pay -TV coming in April or May
Bunnies dokuyed.ntii siiring
e
Exeter residents will have
to wait for up to three months.
before Pay -TV becomes
available.
Don Stinson of-Ex-Cen
Cablevision Ltd. reported this
week that his firm has still not
received a license from the'
CRTC, but said that, it should
be virtually a "rubber-
stamp" a,nd.there is no doubt
that it *ill be approved.
He said that "optimistical-
ly" Exeter cable subscribers
,could have Pay -TV by • the
first part of April, but said
that "realistically" it pro-
ty,bly won't be until the first
part of May.
Stinson noted The firm has
to go 'through considerable
red tape to get approval from
the CRTC. but added that was
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SPORTSMEN'S DINNER ADVICE -- Exeter Lions Club
Sportsmen's Dinner' chairman . for . 1983'. Clarence
McDowell gets some advice from 1981 chairman Frank
Giffin at Thursday's 45th, anniversary of the local Lions
" club. T -A photo
Hospital plans party
for 30th:. birfhday
You -are invited to a hirlli
day party.
. Place; Soutlt Heron
Ifospital. -
•
•Tiine: Thursday; F'ebnu,r�
3a(7.30p.m.
Program: Lighting the
• candles on an extraordinary
three -tiered cake to begina
year-long celebration of the
area -hospital"s thirtieth
birthday. - •
Elmer Belt first hospital.
hoard charirhan: will be -pre-
sent•to set aglow the lights on
the unique cake. MPP Jack
Riddell has promised to come
,and say a few words. Party
planners hope Jim Shat•r ow,
the firs( baby born the first
day the hospital began admit-
-
ting patients on February 3
1953. will be able to attend.
Hospital chaplain Cheryl.
• Ashick-Englert will t►ro:
notice .the invocation. and
hospital administrator Roger-.
Sheeler will have the last'
word.
After the brief ceremony.
refreshments will be served
01 the hospital dining i•oi►rn.
1'hc•, hospital -staff have
planned a series .of events
centred around the theme
•"l'hirly years• of caring" 10
take place throughout 1983. A
float repre'sehting the hospital
Aird unveiling
town plaques
Those in attendance at
Tuesday's Sport men's dinner
• wont be the only lx'nhlf' who .
will have a•n opportunity, to
meet flntaanos Lieutenant
Governor. the. fton•iuralile
John Black :\ir I. •
The special v :itor will sir
rive in fb:xel••r ..1 Ono pm.
and Will visit 'ht. municipal nt-
• !ice. where he will unveil a
plaque listing -t he name of the
town's. cit izen-ef-the-year
winners. . •
Following . that brief
ceremony. the Lieutenant
Governor. the first etcr to
visit this «ir'.i .will take
stroll along Main Sl. tea the old
town hall and Mayor Bruce
Shaw sat a xkeek That area.
residents are invited to be on
hand for the .procession to
meet the visitor.
After (, Inlet stela :al 1 ' hea
town ha h 'he Lieutenant
Govertthe
'+'11 be drivel' to he
South Miro') res centr e.
•whefe•lie will unveil anal ,er
•
1
plaque. this one bearing the .
names of local citizens and
groups which haws won pro-
' vincial. national or interna-
tional Mk anis since Ihe tacit, •
Regardless artless of snort' co, di•
ty opened. lions, tvinler.enthusiastsujll
From there, the visitor e ill , enjoy the fun filled activities
i
will be entered in the I teritage
frays. ExeterFair and Santa
('haus parades.. . - -.
Students will he invited. to
submit `entries to a poster
conle>;t... - -
A decorative cake competi-
. lion will be a feature of the
ladies' division of the Exeter
Fair. and the hospital will
have a display booth at the
fair. • •
Sheeler expressed the
desire %o initiate a medical ar-
chives and a presidents'
gallery of former hoard
chairmen.
"
The first edition of an infor-
-trial inhouse_ newsletter Will
be published this month: One
of the big stories will be the
establishment late last year
of the Soeth Huron Hospital
Fouttda(ion incorporated to
comply fritha new provincial
hinting policy titipulating the
first priority must he
opera! Through the
Foundation• capital fund
will he•built up for the pur•
chase of equipment and other
nerds.
'Sheeler. would appreciate
any suggestions from the
public. iI is, after all. your
hospital and your party.
only one part of the delay.
The availableity of equip-
ment is lo* and Stinson said
it was "like getting hen's
teeth". The manufacturers
weren't prepared for the
onslaught of orders for the
receiving equipment required
to bring in the channels and
also the scrambling equip-
ment that is installed on in-
dividual TV sets.
Two—channels will- be
available to local subscribers
initially. One of these is e
controversial First Choice
.and the other is Super
Channel.
Considerable public debate
has arisen over the move by
First Choice to affiliate with
the U.S. Playboy channel, but
Few ducats
for dinner
- Only a few tickets remain
for. the 10th annual . Exeter
Lions Sportsmen's • Dinner
scheduled for Tuesday.
February 7 '.at the -South
Iluron Ilei Centre. )
Adult tickets selling for $30
and students and children for
$20 are available- from any
member -of -the Lions. Part of
the admission ticketniay be.
used as an -income. tax
deduction.
The headline speaker will
be one of the greatest NHL
stars of all-time, Bobby Hun.
Known as the Golden Jet,Null
starred for 15 years with the
Chicago Black Hawks and
was the foundation of the Win--.
-nipeg- Jets when that team
started in the.WHA.
In his :full _23,year career, -
Hull played ).474 regular
season, games scoring 913
goa s an. 1195 assists. or a •
point total of L808.:
The master of 'ceremonies •
will- be Lord Athol Layton who
has been seen in wrestling
rings throughout the world for
many years. --
The
The world of baseball -will
be. represented by Fergie
Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs
and- Ernie Whitt from the .
Toronto Blue Jays.' . .
Jenkins, a •native of the
Chatham area has had a long
and -illustrious career on the
big league scene mostly. as a
Chicago Cub :pitcher and
Whitt a Catcher with the Jays
is developing as. one of the
best backstops in the game.
The Canadian " F..00tball
League will be • well
represented by Condredge
Ilolloway, Chuck • Ealey.
Glenn Weir and -Gene Clark.
Ilolloway was the main
reasonthe•Toronto Argonauts -
rcached the 1982 Grey Cup
final and Ealey quarterback-
ed for a number of CFL teams
including the Argos and Tiger
('ars.. '
Weir. a veteran offensive
lineman with •the -Montreal
Alouettes for'manyyears will.
la• making itis seventh% ap-
pearance at the annual dinner
here.
From. the sport of stock car
racing comes. driv, r Frank
Ilaw'ey. AIS,► one of the head
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•it s ,
Stinson said he has received -
no negative comments as yet,
adding that he doesn't expect
any.
The Goderich resident said
he has viewed some of the
Playboy material and
reported it is not as bad as
the,publicity suggests."
H�added that both Pay -TV
channels will have movies
with sexual content in them,
but notes that it is a complete-- -
ly discretionary service and
no one is (arced into watching
em. - •
al cable firm will
have "paeat lam lochs"
.available. for those who -wish
to preclude the opportunity of
children watching the adult
movies.
Each of the channels will
cost $15.95. per month, plus the
installation charge. That's the
maximum allowed.
The "C" Pay'1V channel,
which is family and cultural-
ly oriented, won't be available
initially and whether it does
become available will depend
on customer'demand.
Stinson said that -the cost to
the firm is about $15,000 for
equipment to bring in each
channel.
Exeter subscribers may be
fortunate to' be getting 1 ay -
TV as Stinson notes there are
only 1,000 on the subscription
• list and few cable systems
with that small number are
getting Pay -TV due to the
economics involved.
When asfted `if Centralia,
Huron Park and Crediton will
be added to the cable system,
Stinson said it was strictly a
"watlt� and -see game."
He poled that those three
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communities were put on the
original Licence when it was
anticipated the towers would
be installed in that area.
When the location between
Exeter and Dashwood was
eventually chosen, the cost
for adding the other com-
munities'vas prohibitive in
view of the number of
households available for
Service.
. _However, Stimson said it the
CRTC -allows cable firms to.
lila up satellites, there is .a
ibility other area com-
m ities could be served with
cab : as , the cost is much
lower.
Ex -Ca Cablevision has
also appli - o have Hamilton
added to the ' • t of channels
available to loci
'subscribers,
but no decision h.: yet been
handed down by the RTC.
Ames
Serving South Huron, North Middlesex
One Hundred and . Tenth Year
CONGRATULATE CHARTER`MEMBERS — During Thursday's 45th anniversary of the.
-Exeter Lions club, vice-president Doug Knowles congratulated charter members 1
Harvey Cowen and Benson Tuckey. • - T -A' photo
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EXETER, ONTARIO, February 2, .1983:
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SILVER ANNIVERSARY — January 1983 marks 25 years since Hugh Davis bet• • r manager of the Exeter P ► C.
He was presented with a barometer by PUC ch bean Murray Greene. Silo with Greene left) tend D•vis ar
PUC SecretuzuPlarilyn Siliery and Co s rl� iuce,She$w and Harry V : Y.
PUC manager is honored
following 25.. years Service
p
Twenty-five years ago.
January 1, 1958.Ilugh Davis
was hired as manager of the
Exeter public Utilities Com-
mission. To mark the occa-
sioq. he was presented with a
.gift at the January 1983
meeting•of the Commission.
PUC -chairman Murray
Greene spoke in glowwing
terms of the long-time town
employee. noting the many
extra' hours Davis puts in on
I't:(% business, and the esteem
in which -he •is held by PU(;
A LION FJOR 33 YEARS - At the 45th anniversary of the, Exeter Lions Club
day night, Bob Dinney received a 35 year service pin from peputy District
John Stephens. Ai the left is Exeter Lion president George Godbolt
Activities for any condition
rogr.ni go,
be
taken to the 1' X(tir Lions act Parkhill Conserve
reception for SIxrrtsrtren din on Sunday. Fe dry 6. The
per guests a►t the rec hall at ,tererrtil, itaaylic Id Conserva•
Riverview Estates anti hc•wst1 • Leon Autho►'iiv as once again,-.
then juin thuhearttable guests
. at the dinner in lie r•ec• centre
Shaw repents that Mr.
Aird's visit will result in some
changes in the program due.
to the protocol required for
the Queen's representative
being in attendance.
sponsoring the annual Winter
Fun trey at the Conservation
Area. •
It snow conditions are
suitable. snowmobile and
downhill innerlube races as
Well as slcighrides are all '
scheduled. In addition, cross-
country, ski •
use
urs-
vernor
ow or no
ill be able to
i trails at the Con-
rvatiop Area.
if however, "green ground"
conditions force cancellation
of these- activities par-
ticipants need not worry: The
rest of the program, including
a bird carving workshop con-
ducted by Lucan-area carver
George Wickham, a cross -cut
. sawing competition, films and
birdwatching workshop, will
be held whatever the ground
conditions.
l'rizes will be awarded in
• the competitive events and
hot refreshments will he
available throughout the day.
Parkhill (.`onseavation Area
is located one and a quarter
miles southeast of the town of
Parkhill at the ,junction of
highways 7 and 81.
For further information
contact the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority at
235-2610. •
staff, water resource person-
-net, jobbers,.and people con-
nected with other public utili-
tycommissiens. Ile mention-
ed particularly the fact Davis
never takes credit for
himself. -but always uses the
plural "we'.
"i think Exeterhas the best
water L•; and hydro systems
around, and one of the finest
managers," Greene said. ,
Bruce Shaw remarked that
though some member of/
council over the yearsiavC
taken delightin challenging
the PUC man- ger. 1)a vis has
their respect.
Ne - om nissioner Harry.
DeVrriesi added that he and
-'Davis had been good
• neighbours and good friends
for many years,,and Exeter
cou!dn't have a better PUC
manager. •
Greene jokingly expressed
the hope the accolades would
-not inspire.Davis to seekto fill
the recent ' job .opening as
chairman of Ontario Hydro. •
Davis -began his career with
Ontario Hydro in 1949. serving
a seven-year apprenticeship
to emerge as a journeyman
lineman. (He hasn't climbed
a pole fur a long time, the
bucket is safer and easier,
is certain he could if
to.) Apprentices n.' 'rve
onry four. years '
At that tfr)ee tqWn PUc.
had andtep�i istrative staff
but a l'etuat work was car-
ri t by Ontario Hydro
oyees. This arrange-
ment, prevalent throughout
the province, became un-
wieldy, and commissions
began to hire their own crews.
Davis assisted Leo Hen-
nessey, an Ontario, Hydro
employee who ran the Exeter
PUC: When the position of
manager was advertised,
Davis applied for and got the
job. •
In 1958, Exeter.. used
7,705,600 kilowatLhours per
year, a far cry from the pre-
sent 35.647,111. 'Davis
remembers when poles + t
about one dollar a foot.: the
meeting he pres ed the
commissioners ith a hill for
DeIegatesuggest
PCs to • e strop -ger
Iluron-Mid • sex MP Mur-
ray Card eaded south as a
me • r of a trade mission to
T dad after the end of the
C annual meeting in Win-
nipeg without making any of-
ficial comments.
Lorne • Kleinstiver,
Dashwood,, attended (he
meeting as an alternate
delegate. When contacted on
his return, he commented,
that everything has already
been said in the news media,
:but contributed a few per-
sonal' observations.
"You can't judge an event
unless you know what went on
before, and live long enough
to sec whit haplx'ns later. l;m
willing to wait and see hat's
goto happen", he said.
Refingcrrifg to the leadership
review and its results,
Kleinstiver said. "It's one of
those democratic processes
that takes place. Not
everyone always agrees with'
the results, but I support the
process.
Kleinstiver expressed con-
fidence i'n his party's future.
"There are lots of good
leaders in a ll parties", he con-
cluded, "1 think the Conser-
vatives will come out of this
stronger."
Mel Graham, Stanley
township clerk -treasurer, at-
tended the'Winnipeg conyeh-
tion as an observer. it was his
first exlierience' at such a
gathering.
"Everyone should attend
one of these national conven-
tions, regardless of what par-
ty (hey belong to", he enthus-
ed. "Just being there on Fri-
day night with 7,000 people
seated and another 1,000 stan-
ding was worth the price of
admission."
Graham admitted he was
let down that night because he
thought Clark would get a
mandate, and then he didn't.
He believes the party•must
have a convention as quickly
as possible to "clear the air",
but agrees with Kleinstiver
that when the dust has setts•
ed the Progressive Conser-
vative party will emerge
stronger than ever.
to
$3,712 f • even pole's:
T • 958 staff of 10, In-
c; ji ' g Davis, has shrunk to
present eight: I • -
"We've modernized a lot,:
which has save countless peo-
ple hours", Davis said, in-
cluding in his calculations the
three female office employees
whose number has remained
constant over the - past
quarter-century.
Davis had high praise for.
the people served by the
eter utility. He gav one
example the absence of com-
plaints when a sleet storm in
the seventies turned off the
electricity for three days. He
said everyone seemed to
understand the•PIJC was do-
ing the best it cod to restore
power, and, p ny even came
knocking9n the door offering
• to help•n any way they could:
Rrning to the present,
I�aGis announced atter had
been' received fronif)ntario
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You-th gets 'ail -term
for drinking,-- driving •
An 18 -year-old Huron Park breathalizer, but not proper -
man was sentenced to 14 days . ly.,�vhile the officer in charge
in.jail after pleading guilty to' ' said the.accused refused to
driving with a:_blood alcohol . ; put the mouthpiece of the ap-
content over the legal limit par&tus in•his -Mouth,
when he appeared in=Exeter--- A conditional discharge
court ..Tuesday. was grants To
Robin Douglas Win
uron Park, who plead -
h. nuary:9 when- ed guilty tostealinga cassette
his vehicle struck a pole and tape from Exeter Electric on
parked vehicle in Huron Park . December 13.- The item was
after he failed to negotiate a valued at $9:35. .
curve. Damage amounted to • She was placed on probe
tion for one year': and was
directed to continue in high
school.
A discharge was also.
granted to Robert James
McCallum. Kippen; who
pleaded guilty to wilful
damage on December 2 when •
he cracked a window at the
A breathalizer test gave a
reading of 200 mgs.
The court learned that is
was the second -conviction for -
the accused. -
It was indicated that the ac-
cused has-been laid off from
his fit, but hoped to be •recall-
•x•.judge, ete.r.Swt Service kvhile
enact than temporary ng on the leant door.
a Brice cold be granted if He was ordered to make
th •b becomes available.restitution of $203.50 for the
Tw men were fined ;400 damage before July 25 and '
each u en .they.appeared to ed
face charges of impaired
'driving and failing to provide
a breath sample.
--Kenneth Denomme,
Durham, was fined $300 after
pleading guilty to impaired-
. driving on December 19 and
a further $100 for refusing to
take breathalizer test.
, He was given two weeks in
which to pay the fine or face.
the alternative of 40 days in
jail.
Evidence revealed the ac-
cused was unsteady on his
feet, incoherent and smelled
,strongly of alcohol.
Archie Noel -Mason, RR 2
Zurich, also pleaded guilty to
the same charges arising out
of an incident on Decernber
15. He was stopped while driv-
ing in the area of Highway 21
and 84 and the policeman
reported he was unsteady on
his feet and hik speech was
slurred. .
Masse paid the $400 in fines,
$300` for driving while .im-
pai d and another $too for
refuse to provide a breath
sample. told.the,court he
had blow into the
plac on probation for eight
months.
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Zurich man
dies in crash
A. 29 -year-old Zurich man,
Johnson: Kallumadyil, was.
killed Monday morning when_
the car he was driving hit a
tree after it left Perth Coun=
ty Road 23 just 'east of the
hamlet of Harmony southeast
of Stratford. -
OPP at Sebringville said.
the car, in which the native of
India was the only occupant,
broke in half on impact.
He is "survived by his wife,
a brother Jacob in Exeter, as
well as. his parents, three -
brothers and four sisters in
India.
The Zurich man had started
work as a laminator with a
Kitchener plastics firm only a .
week'ago and was on his wiry
to work when the accident oc-
curred around 7:30 a.m.
llo formerly was employed,
In Huron Park. i
GARFiELD ON ICE
David Marshall dressed 06 Garfield the Cat is surrounded
by skaters Kim Murray and Tobi Taylor during a Monday rehearsal for the upcom-
ing Exeter figure skating club carnival. It will be Mold at the South Huron Rec Cen-
tre Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. T -A photo