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Times-Advocate, 1981-09-23, Page 1Centralia enrolment grows Feels demand will stay high for grads Registration for the 1981- 82 term at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology has been completed and studies begin this week. Principal Doug Jamieson reports the 108 students enrolled in the first year Agriculture Business Management course is the largest since the College opened in 1967. The total enrolment for this year is 305 students which consists of 113 senior students and 192 students in for the junior year of the two year courses. In addition to the ABM, students in the junior year are 37 in Food Service Management, eight in Con- sumer and Community ails :anal •`ttd3.Ci ,`o:;zsi i1 Zt,tsnu BOX FOR OUTGOING MAIL. — Resident of Exeter posting letters to out-of-town points are asked to use a new box in front of the Exeter Post office between 9 a.m. Saturday and 9 p.m. Sunday. Above, post office employee Bill Lenk is ready to open the box. T -A photo Stick with budget or get money tree Exeter finance committee chairman Bill Mickle warn- ed this week that unless council stick to their budget "we won't need a budget, we'll need a money tree". .. •Ue.said ii.council.bend. to requests for items not in- cluded in the budget it will jeopardize their ability to manage. • He noted the free -wheeling spending patterns in the '60s and '70s, when governments found it easier to say yes and did so to retain •or gain power at any cost, had led to many of the economic problems of today, such as large deficits, inflation and the situation where just pay- ing the interest on deficits was a large drain on govern- ment budgets. "We must exercise leadership to hold the tax rate." he said, adding that money spent beyond this year's budget would show up in next, year's tax rate. He predicted there would be no grant from the senior governments next year and that any extra money re- quired for local projects and deficits would have to come from the mill rate. While he made no reference to any specific ex- penditure, he went on to suggest a change in the rules regarding special meetings and the -general discussion moved to the topic of a re- cent special meeting when council authorized a grant of 43.500 for a cement floor in the new agriculture building at the community park that was not included in this year's budget. Mickle suggested that a 48- hour notice should be re- quired for special meetings and that members be given an agenda within 24 hours so they could prepare themselves for the discus- sion that was to transpire. He also recommended the press be notified of the special meetings so they could report to the public. Councillor Jay Campbell said he supported the 48-hour notice for special meetings. Mayor. Bruce Shaw. said council had held only three special meetings in the past 10 months and added that they had been "most progressive" in advising the press of such sessions. Although the press was not notified of the special meetings held in the past two months, Shaw said the clerk had been instructed to provide a copy of the minutes to them. He also noted the press had not availed themselves of the invitation to attend council committee meetings. Who needs privacy? A missing word in a com- mittee recommendation elicited some humorous comments by members of Exeter council, Monday. The recommendation was that "the public washroom be placed in display case at front of municipal building". Before she could explain that it was really a sign that was to be placed in the dis- play case advising of the public washrooms at the municipal building, Coun- cillor Lossy Fuller had to suffer through the verbal an- tics of several members who suggested placing the washrooms in the display case would not provide peo- ple with much privacy. The sign will note that the washrooms at the municipal building will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Studies and 39 in the Animal Health course. The 113 senior students are broken down to 50 in ABM, 22 in FSM, nineln Consumer and Community Studies and 32 in Animal Health. Asked about capacity of the College, Jamieson said, "The most limiting factor Leave it to Bishop The Huron -Perth Separate School Board willwait for a pronouncement by John Michael Sherlock, Bishop of the London Diocese In regards to UNICEF boxes. Brought before the board at its September meeting in the form of a bulletin from the Ontario Separate. School Teachert' Association, the board decided to wait for the pronouncement Director of Education William Eckert said the matter of allowing the children to carry UNICEF boxes on Hallowe'en has come up every year for the past three years. He said at present the board leaves it up to the descretion of the individual principals. The complaint against UNICEF is that it is reported to support planned paren- thood in Third World Countries, claims UNICEF has denied in the past. Eckert said the "quandry" for the separate schools is whether the school children should become involved. Trustee Arthur Haid said he thought the separate schools should support the Catholic mission. "Here in Canada, and throughout the world, especially Canada," said Haid. Bishop Marcel A. Gervais, auxiliary bishop of the London Diocese (Of Wind- sor) said in the past (and reported to the board) that some kind of "public awareness" of what UNICEF does should be done. He said Bishop Sherlock would make a pronouncement this fall. Eckert said that when doubts surrounding UNICEF first came up, the separate schools were almost 100 percent actively involved. Chairman of the board Ronald Murray said he has never been called on by anyone with a UNICEF box. He suggested that instead of the children getting the boxes from the schools, they be obtained elsewhere. "I don't like the con- traversy," said Chairman Murray. One trustee, Ernest Vanderschot said he thought it was good for the children to learn to give. He said the boxes should be available to each child and he disagreed with the opinion UNICEF is wrong. "UNICEF is good," said Trustee Vanderschot. The board will wait until its September 28 meeting, allowing trustees time to think the matter over and to wait for Bishop Sherlock's pronouncement. In other business, the board: Appointed three trustees, Ron Marcey, Lorraine Devereaux and chairman Murray, to sit on an advisory committee. The committee, formed under Bill 82 will have up to 12 members. The other members are presently being advertised for and have to be con- cerned adults who are members of a local cor- porated association whose primary purpose is ex- ceptional children; Will allow the St. Columban Soccer Association to rework the soccer field at St. Columban School at no expense to the board; STUNNTS TO RACK — A team Nom SHDHS will compete in Saturday's bed race at the Exeter Fair. Above, Scott lovie and Susan Birmingham are ready to yet a practice ride with Jamie Chaffe, Bruce Shaw, Greg Prout and Jeff Rowe pushing. would be classrooms. We have lots of residence space with our new facility and we could double up in the cafeteria. The food and animal health courses are confined by laboratory space." Several new staff members have joined the College. Dr. Stan Alkemade, a lecturer in the Animal Health course replaces Dr. Susan Fussell. Dr. Alkemade, a native of Australia has been a partner or. owner of the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic and only recently sold the business. Taking over as secretary to principal Jamieson is Lee Johnston, formerly secretary to the regional director of the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices in Sault Ste. Marie. The College now has a staff of 12 full-time Universi- ty trained professionals along witfa amber of part- time instructors and lec- tures. Jamieson seees a con- tinued demand for CCAT graduates. He added, "At a recent general staff meeting I was told all 1981 graduates that made themselves available were able to find employment and I think this trend will continue". He continued, "There seems to be no slowdown in job dppactunities in agri- business and 1 see more of these for grads from the Food Service Management course as changes have been made 111 the Nursing Home Act in this regard". The College is also in- volved in research and con- tinuing education and Jamieson remarked, "There is an increased demand for both of these services and our programs are enjoying good growth". Students in the Consumer and Community Service courses are involved with activities at ARC Industries in Dashwood, area nursing homes and at Craigholme in Ailsa Craig. A number of area farmers and veterinary clinics are making their facilities available to Animal Health students and 145 farms within 20 miles of CCAT are co-operating with ABM students. Jamieson said he hopes to maintain student enrolment at from 300 to 325 for the next five years. He added, "With a drop in high school enrolment we hope to at- tract a higher percentage of students that want to in- crease their skills to take to the workplace." Since its inception, a total of 1,318 students have graduated from Centralia College. BED MAKERS - First year students at Centralia College George Regier and Jon Mousse -cm put a case on a pillow under the direction of Director of Student Affairs Don Orth. is Ames Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Ninth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 23, 1981 Price per copy 40 Cents • Industrial committee tkay promotion kit eek industry in German Exeter's industrial promotion committee will be represented et a major in- dustrial seminar in Munich, Germany on October 31. However, none of the local members will be on an ex- to the 100 to 120 industrialists pense-paid trip to Munich to and investors planning to extol the merits of the town attend the event. Exeter will be represented by an industrial consultant from Munich with whom three members met in Toronto last week. He'll be paid 4115 to act in that capacity. Attending the Toronto i meeting to get details from the consultant were Mayor Bruce Shaw, Councillor Bill Mickle and" committee member Bill Gilfillan . The recommendation was s's approved by council this week. The three men told council that Meinrad Mueller has many clients who desire to move to Canada due to the political and economic climate in Germany and he advised them that many of his clients would prefer to live in small towns rather than large urban areas. Mueller's clients, it was reported, were interested in joint ventures, transferring their present business to Canada, purchasing existing businesses or new ventures. Mickle said he was skeptical of the proposal at first, but after talking to Mueller felt it was a good move in relation to the amount of money that was required to make Exeter in known to the industrial consultant's clients. A LITTLE PRACTICE — Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw will be entered in Saturday's cow milking contest of the Exeter Fair against three other municipal officials. Above, Show gets in a little practice as Fred Hern holds o very patient cow. T -A photo Devil's Elbow straightened Open bridge, Monday The official opening of the new Devils' Elbow bridge in Stephen township will be held Monday, September 28. On hand to open the new structure will be township officials, MPP Jack Riddell, MP Murray Cardiff, engineer Ken Dunn and contractorsBill Gieser. The bridge is located two and a half miles north of Crediton and about a mile east. Ceremonies will start at 2 p.m. At a recent meeting of Stephen council , B.M. Ross, a Goderich engineer firm was instructed to make final application to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for grants for the proposed water system for Crediton and Centralia. B.M, Ross also was given the contract to prepare a study of the Stephen land fill site at a cost of $8,4000,000 of two tenders received. A township noise control bylaw was given final reading and is now in effect. Application is being made for a municipal oil con- version and energy con- servation program grant for the Stephen township arena at Huron Park. The restricted area bylaw was received by planning officials. It is to coincide with the township secondary plan in preparation of a zoning bylaw. Clerk Wilma Wein was insructed to contact the township of Hay and Usborne to set hunting licence fees for the three municipalities at 45 for non- residents and 44 for residents. At a court of revision for the Mud Creek municipal drain no appeals were received and the bylaw passed. The tender of Hanna and Hamilton in the amont of 442,395.25, the lowest of five received was accepted for the Mud Creek drain. A court of revision for the Turnbull municipal drain has been set for Tuesday, October 20 at 9 p.m. Burning of only wood and paper will be allowed in the future at the township waste disposal site. One tile drain loan ap- Fees take big jump Exeter's committee of adjustment announced an increase in rates this week of 50 percent. The new rate for consent applications will increase from 450 to 475, while minor variances applications will be 485 from the previous 450. Consent applications require less paper work according to committee secretary -treasurer Laurie Dykstra . These include correction of lot lines, mortgage discharges and applications for mortgages over 21 years. In minor variances ap- plications, all property owners within 400 feet must be notified and this entails considerable postage ex- pense and time, while in consent applications, only the interested parties have to be notified. The new rates went into effect on September 17 and will be reviewed on January 1. The fee maximum is 4100. plication was approved the amount of 420,000. Mueller's main income comes from his clients on a percentage basis of assets or capital transferred to Canada, the three men basis of assets or capital tran- sferred to Canada, the three men reported. "It sounds very exciting," commented Councillor Jay Campbell. Gilfillan" said Mueller was the type of contact that could be valuable in bringing in- dustry to Exeter and added that "there is a tremendous amount of money being transferred from Germany to Canada at the present time. Also approved was a Please turn to page 2 Pair fined $503 for no insurance Two area men were assessed fines of 4503 each when they appeared before Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake in Exeter court, Tuesday, to plead guilty to driving a motor vehicle without insurance. Kelvin E. Masnica, Huron Park, was charged August 14 after being involved in a minor collision. He was given until January 15 to pay the 4503. The other person charged was John Ivan Barrett, Exeter, who was stopped by police after a chase at high rates of speed on August 8. The investigating officer was unable to catch Barrett, but was able to identify him and the accused admitted he was the driver when interviewed the next day. In addition, Barrett was fined 4103 for operating the vehicle while using licence plates from another vehicle. He was given until February 12 of next year to pay the fine. In the only other case heard on Tuesday's docket, Willard Buchanan, Hensel!, was fined 428 after being convicted of making an unsafe lane change on July 29. A witness testified he was proceeding north on High- way .4 when the accused pulled out in front of him and the motorcyclist was faced with the situation of hitting Buchanan's vehicle or taking to the ditch. He chose the latter and also hit a post in the ditch and the resulting damage was listed at 41,000. There were no injuries. /` . , � Bill BAILEY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME — Connie Toylor and Bill Kershow sing the old favorite Bill Boilev won't you please come home at Saturday night at Baxters Follies in Grond Cove Estotes. Wintario show next Thursday Local talent to be featured Only one week remains un- til the live Wintario telecast will originate from the South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter. Faye Dance and Greg Beresford and Global Televi- sion employees will be in Exeter on Thursday October 1 for the weekly Wintario draw. A Wintario banner is being put across Main street sometime Friday by PUC employees. Admission tickets for the draw which will include a one hour program of local talent prior to the draw are now on sale at a number of locations in addition to most ticket outlets in the area. They sell for 42 for adults and 41 for children. The master of ceremonies for (he talent show will be Father ,Joe Nelligan of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Tickets for the Wintario draw will also be on sale at the door the night of the draw The entertainment goes from 7 30 to 8.36 p.m and then the doors will close while technicians check equipment for the live program to start at 9 p.m The Wintario visit to Ex- eter is sponsored jointly by the Exeter I.ioness club and the South Huron Rec Centre board •