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Times-Advocate, 1982-02-10, Page 1• jlt ' r: e ..v • • Sports dinner raises Proceeds from the - MS Exeter Sportsmen's Dinner are expected to be near $8,000 and go to the Thame. Valley Treatment Centre in London. • Dinner chairman Won, Doug Knowles said Satur, day, "We haven't got all our finances worked out yet, but, I expect it should reach that figure and be about the same as last year. Knowles continued, "It was a howling success. Each and every one. of the speakers were excellent and Father Joe was one of the best master of ceremonies we have ever had." The chairman added, "I would like to thank not only • my committee but, everyone who attended to make this one of the best events we have ever had. They are the GLIDING DOWN THE ICE - Jim Glavin and daughter Jodi enjoyed the skating party Sunday sponsored by the Crediton volunteer fire department. T -A photo Faces arson count after local blaze A 17 -year-old youth has been., charged with setting the fire which forced the temporary closing of the Epp Home at 388 Albert St. last Tuesday. David Rabinovitch, a resident at the group home since late last fall, has been charged by Exeter Police with arson in connection with the afternoon fire which gutted the basement and filled the two-storey house with smoke. • The Exeter and 'Area fire department received the call at 2:OOp.m. from Marg Epp, the owner's wife. Museum in `bad shape While agreeing the Huron County museum building in Goderich is in "bad shape", county council turned down a recommendation to es- tablish a reseeve fund with $100.000. The recommendation was made by the property committee after an ap- plication for a Wintario grant for . a new museum complex was turned down. Morris Township. Reeve William Elston said, "I don't think this is the year to collect money." - He estimated a $100,000 reserve fund would result in an additional one mill increase to taxpayers. Goderich Deputy Reeve Robert Allen said he believes in reserves and if the road committee had put away money for bridge repairs, there wouldn't be such a large expenditure for that in 1982. Deputy .Reeve Allen was referring to bridge repairs to Ball's and Forrester's bridges. Reeve Elston said a reserve fund for roads had been established in the early seventies, but has since been spent. Zurich Reeve Fred Haberer said he is in support of the reserve fund. He recommended council consider the matter carefully, asking if Huron County wants to be in the museum business or not. He said there is a tremendous amount of valuables in the museum and something is definitely needed to replace the present building. When asked about the possibility of maintaining the present building for its heritage value, museum curator Ron Scotchmer said other than the old school Please turn to page 2 1 Rabinovitch will appear in court in Exeter on February 23. He is award of the courts and has been returned to a Toronto group home where he formerly lived. The support and assistance of the community after the• fire has made things much easier/or them. Marg Epp said early this week. The' couple and all seven boys are now living in the second home on. Carling St. while repairs are being done to the damaged home. Epp wasn't sure when they could move back in, but said professional cleaners have already finished work on the main and second floors. His. insurance adjuster is awaiting a repair estimate on re -building, the basement. Epp cregited the gyproc ceiling in t basement with containing the blaze as well as it did, -!'or else the whole house mould have gone up," he said. He had installed it on the advice of thefirechief -five years ago after buying the house. The Carling St. house was bought six months later, he said. The fire was investigated by Exeter Constable Brad Sadler and Robert Adams of the -Fire Marshal's Office in Ml. Forest. Damage was estimated between 815,000 and 820,000 by Fire Chief Gary Middleton. pe$141 that make it work." e the dinner speakers were a combination of professional and amateur athletes it was the amateurs that won the hearts of the crowd. - These Included Lambeth gymnast Kelly Brown who was hobbling around with a cast on a broken leg and Father Joe Nelligfnn of the Mount Carmel parish who showed real dedication. Father" Nelligan was only out of hospital after surgery for about four days before the dinner and he was lifted onto the stage in his wheelchair. He showed the same determination and courage that most of the crippled children have that are helped by the dinner. Lori Baser and Lloyd Eisler who will be on the Stephen to hire student for systems Stephen township council is applying to the Province of Ontarioto hire a summer student to prepare plans for all the water systems in the township. The program is the Involvement "of Municipal Administration and a student would be available to the municipality for about 14 weeks during the summer. Council approved an. agreement with the Ontario Development Corporation whereby ODC would' un- dertake the snow removal and grass cutting duties at Huron Park for the year 1982 for a fee of13,400. . A meeting has been set for February 17 to hear reading of repair and improvement of the Sitter municipal drain and to consider the preliminary report of the Nagel, Faulder and Muller municipal drain. The Ontario Ministry o/ Transportation and Com- munications has approved road subsidy monies for 1982 in the amount of 8189,500 and road superintendent Eric Finkbeiner a capital road budget for this' year at 8295Finkb,900. einer was also in- structed to cad tenders for the supply of liquid calcium for 1982. • • Unsecured out of luck? Unsecured creditors of Conklin Lumber Company Limited were advised this week that it is `unlikely" they will receive any funds owing them by the company. Coopers & Lybrand Limited, named receiver and manager of the firm on October 23, said it is their opinion that "it is most un- likely any funds will remain for the benefit of unsecured creditors after the assets have been fully liquidated in an attemptto satisfy the secured creditor, being the bank." The firm said that it could take up to a year tocomplete an orderly liquidation of the firm. -and even' if reasonable results 'are achieved, it is most likely that the bank will experience a significant shortfall upon the realization of its securi- ty. The local yard of Conklin Lumber has been sold to Moffatt & Powell Limited. That firm also purchased the Goderich yard which had been operated by Conklin Lumber. $8,000 for crippled kids Canadian figure skating to win, but, to•Ilave fun. He team at the world chant- - added, "If you ere trying to plonships in Denmark in have a good time winning March were in attendance copies easier, for the fourth time. They Bouton pointed out that were only home one day failure and success go hand after winning a silver medal in hand- and many people in the Canadian senior pairs become successful only after competition In Brandon. many setbacks. Lori talked about their The former Yankee pit - nine years of dedication to cher talked about television their sport and the trip to commentator Howard Cosell Europe will be the saying, "Howard really is highlight of their career. pompous and arrogant like • Last but. not least in the you imagine. It's like Johnny amateur field was Exeter Carson said one time area's own Tammy Christine Howard Cosell is a legend in Easterbrook. Christine is a his own mind." fine example of the courage Former M o n t r e a l shown by crippled kids in Canadiens general manager making their own way in the Sam Pollock said that he has world with a little help from seen a lot of hockey players events such as the Sport- over the years and Wayne smen's dinner. ' Gretzky ranks with the Headline speaker Jim greatest. Bouton emphasized that the Pollock is now head of the main purpose of sport is not Hockey . Canada selection committee and is . respon- sible for the selection of players for the Canadian team in the 1984 Winter Olympics. Pollock described a champion as one who puts it onthe line for the thrill he gets, never stops trying and is proud of what he or she is. The three Canadian football league players John Glassford of Ottawa, Hamilton's John Priestner and Glenn Wier of the Alouettes took shots at each other in good natured fun. The other baseball players in attendance were Warren Cromartie of the Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indian Joe Charbonneau. Cromartie suggested the Expos would become a winner this season with the entire country behind them. Former Toronto Maple Leaf Mike Pelyk praised Sam Pollock saying he has left a legacy in hockey. Pelyk is currently appearing with the Leafs in the Original Six Oldtimer series ap- pearing on television each Saturday afternoon. Dr. John Hayes representing harness racing said his sport is steeped in tradition in Western Ontario and its rural heritage would maintain the future. Dave Shaw of, the Kit- chener Ranger juniors was scheduled to attend the dinner, but was in action in the OHL 'all star game the same night in Brantford. Ontario Crippled Children's nurse Sonia Jackson said 1982 is the time to continueintegration of the. handicapped and this year was the 60th anniversary of Easter Seals campaigns. Serving South. Huron, North Middlesex TWO CANADIENS = Jason McFalls proudly wears his Montreal Canadiens sweater as he gets an autograph from Som Pollock, former general manager of the NHL club. T -A photo vocate & North Lambton Since 1873 One Hundred and Ninth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 10, 1982 Price Per Copy SO cents ashwood firm sends shipment of plastic furniture to Australia A container shipment of Wednesday, bound for $92,000 worth of plastic Australia. furniture left Dashwood, According to sales co- ordinator Marg Butler, United Plastic Component Ltd. is a "booming little. FURNITURE MAKERS niture department furniture. Don is — John Keller, foreman Don Keller, of United Plastics in Dashwood. The compony seated ori one of the company's products. and Rose Piper work in the Fur makes all-weather leiteup Farmers near course worried Want change in zoning g Farm credit and Permits depend of a certificate of compliance, she said. Mitchell replied that his clients are not opposed to: a change in designation itself, but that they wish their farms to be left alone and not put into a restricted agriculture zone. In the question period that followed, one farmer asked what would happen if.the golf course was sold. Sanderson replied that future land owners would have to re- apply if they wished to use the land differently. She added that the buffer zone was needed because animal use close to the property line makes it "unpleasant" for its • in- tended use. County planner Gary Davidson answered a far- mer's question about 'the consequences of the 2,000 - foot zone sayng that more restrictions would be im- posed on the size of animal operations due to the change in designation. Davidson later told the Times -Advocate that the Agricultural Code of Practices requires a cer- tificate of compliance if a farmer in a restricted zone wishes to start or expand an intensive animal operation. One farmer declared that the 2,000 -foot zone would devalue property and rob farmers of their equity in the land. Usborne reeve Murray Dawson said a recom- mendation would be made by council to the county plan- ning board at the conn il's regular meeting on March 2: A proposed zoning designation change for the Exeter Golf Course has nearby farmers worried that the move may create dif- ficulties for them if they try to expand or establish animal operations. A public hearing on the proposal was held Thursday night at Usborne Township hall with lawyers from both sides present, along with the townshi . ' council. The e WELCOMING AN INDIAN — Prior to Tuesday's Exeter Sportsmen's dinner JoeCharbonneauof the Cleveland Indians wos welcomed to town by Larry Wein and Howie Holtzmann. T -A photo modest -sized hall was filled to capacity with attentive farmers curious to know the reasons for the change. Allan Westcott has applied to the county to have a 2,000 - foot buffer zone placed around his golf course and designated restricted agriculture in the county's official plan. and to have his golf course designated recreation instead of agriculture in the same plan. According to Michael Mitchell, a lawyer representing a group of seven farmers near the golf course. the debate of who was there first "is a chicken - and -egg question." "Mr. Westcott knew all the time (hat the farmers were there when he set up the course. Usborne is a rural agricultural township and its planning direction should be agricultural." he said. "If the change goes through. it will mean a substantial encroachment on my clients' operation. Two of them will not be able to expand without a certificate of compliance," he said. Mary Ann Sanderson represented W'estcptt, who was absent from the hearing. As his lawyer, she read a prepared statement from his planner, Norman Pearson,. saying Westcort was entitled to protection for his livelihood. He also wished to have his property designated correctly in the official plan to end the problem of non- conformity. • If the land is non- conforming, it becomes very difficult to get a building permit. Sanderson said. industry, way back here in Dashwood" which most people know little about. The company's growing product line is a furniture made of an all-weather vinyl plastic, specially developed for outdoor use by the company, and made in their Dashwood plant. The furniture department foreman Don Keller eX- plained that the smooth pipe is sent to a company in Miami to be textured to resemble ' bamboo. The Miami company also forms the pipe into corners and end -fittings which are then returned to Dashwood. Workers form thebam- booed tubing into furniture shapes and assemble the finished product. The result is an att- tractive, light, virtually indestructable piece of leisure furniture. Butler said the company guarantees the pipe not to chip, crack, or yellow. She added that straight pipe is distributed to other manufacturers of similar furniture, but that the Dash- wood company was the only company in Canada making the furniture with the bamboo texture. Company president Steve Peacockcalled the bam- booed texture. "one generation ahead" of straight pipe furniture. He emphasized that the plastic was specially developed for the company's use and was not "plumbing parts." Gary Luckhurst, United Plastic's vice president, said, he had spent 10 years with Esso developing plastics. He said the company took a full year to do accelerated weathering tests on the plastic. Last year was the com- pany's first year selling, the furniture. Peacock said the company looked into furniture for diversification and felt the "leisure products industry. was the industry to get into." The furniture is ,"8 high priced nine, -da tdiniteg. ahair- and ottoman. retail for about $400) the income group we're selling too are not those laid off," Peacock said. He added that the long term future looks very bright and the furniture production will eventually be a different division of the company. Butler said the company's shipment leaves St. John's New Brunswick and arrives in Sidney, Australia, March 28 ("we hope"). The sale resulted from the president's business' con- tacts with Viscount Plastics in Australia. Butler added it was the company's first overseas sale. The company hopes to have Viscount act as a dealer for their furniture in Australia. The Dashwood company also makes a variety of other plastic components, ranging from hula hoops to weather stripping. Butler said the company makes swimming pool. coping, furniture slats, side and top rails for pick-up truck campers, paint roller tubes, refrigerator seals, and a number of specialty items. One. such item is called a "sip stick", a type of plastic straw popular In the United States and almost unlmown in Canada. Another big seller is the company's "Feed • stake", a square hollow tube used'•to stake up planta and ailay t .tpQts to bie•yfitejed by pouring down t`?te t be. The furniture was just a sideline last year, but grew • "bigger and faster than we thought" Butler said. The company employed about 50 people last summer and may employ as many as 75 this year Butler said. Don Keller said that the furniture department was being kept busy. Webbing and cushions from the furniture come from Miami and Toronto, but a Crediton company is kept busy making fibreg_las tops for the plastic -footed ac- cessory tables. The furniture is marketed across Canada as the Riviera Collection. Peacock added that is it is available at Gilwood Lighting in London and Dinney Furniture'. AN EXPO SHAKE --- The year of the Expos is coming up according to Wearer Ctc'mnrti-, Above, the star Montreal player shakes hands with Dave HOIt2monn. In the center ern I m Bedard and Cliff Hicks. T A phr.ta Ratepayers get chance to discuss salary issue The rejection of pay in- creases this year by the two . top officials of the Huron - Perth Roman Catholic separate school board is to be discussed with . a delegation of ratepayePs at the board's next meeting February 22. Director of education William Eckert turned down a raise that would have in- creased his salary to 849,500 from 846,500 and superin- tendent of education John McCauley rejected a raise that would have given him $44.000 this year, also a $3,000 -increase over last year. • When the two took their –sand late in January, Eckert said the salaries for the two positions have failed to keep pace with inflation or with raises given to others in the system. Ile said that while other school hoard employees' salaries have increased 40 percent in the past three years. the director and superintendents' 'salaries .have gone up only 20 percent. The director's salary has fallen $7.000 behind the cost of living in the past decade. he said. and the superin- tendent's is behind 82,400 in the same period. Neither official has said publicly what they would consider . acceptable salaries. The issue was referred back to the board's personnel committee when the mere rejected the salary offers. The dispute has led to the formation of an organization called the Concerned Ratepayers Group, which wrote the board asking to appear before it to discuss the issue. The board decided Monday night to allow the the delegation to appear at its February, 22 meeting. The group opposes major salary increases to the ad- ministrators. Neither Eckert nor McCauley commented at Monday night's meeting on the salary issue or the ratepayers' opposition to their stand. ,