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Times-Advocate, 1982-02-17, Page 1,44 '11 • Community rallies to assistance pen An early morning fire Thursday completer, destroyed the house and , barn on Ron and Dellbte Denys' farm at RR 2 Kipper. No one was home at the time; the young couple was babysitting Mr. Denys' brother's children a mile away. The alarm was turned in at 3: 30 a. m. by Ron Taylor of , the Parr Line, who wai on his way home from it curlRtg bonsplel. Hensall fire chief. Gary Maxwell said, "There Was nothing we could do. Everything was engulfed in flames by the time *e arrived," • f 1 : A couple. lose house and barn The cause of the fire is not known. It started In the barn, which held 300 pigs, and strong south winds carried the flames to the adjacent house. he Denys, married two years and expecting Weir first child in May, lost all their possessions. Mr, Denys still seemed dazedand stricken on Friday as he worked with a crew of neighbours and friends, cleaning up the debris. "This community has been wonderful," Denys said. "We have had phone call after phone call offering us a place to stay, and other help." And he will be able to repiaee the phoos of his wedding, as the photographer ll has the original phoned to may Lt sti negatives. Denys hopes most of the loss will bo• covered by in- surance, but has made no decision yet about rebuilding. A miscellaneous shower planned for Ron and Debbie and family social evening is Denys on February 23 at 8 • ► FIRE VICTIM - Ron Denys, centre, stands in the base- ment of his former house at RR 2 Kippen. i p.m. at the Brucefield be left at the Bank of Mon - school. Cash donations may treat in Hensall. DE1tRUCTIVE FIRE - A chimney and two foundations were all that were left after fire destroyed the barn and house on the farm of Ron and Debbie Denys, RR 2 Kippen. ServingSouth Huron, North Middlesex FIRE'S AFTERMATH • Men and equipment were on the scene soon after the devastating fire on the Denys' farm at RR 2 Kippen to remove the rubble. • CLEAN-UP CREW - friends and neighbours of Ron and Debbie Denys sort through. some debris, all that is left of the Denys' home. Enthusiasts want Sept. 1 start Request The Exeter Minor Hockey Association have made a re- quest to have ice installed earlier in the season at the South Huron rec centre. EMHA president Bob Whiteford appeared before the board of management's meeting, Thurgday, re- questing that consideration be given to having the ice install- ed by September 1 for next season. Last year, the ice was in- stalled for use on October 11 and Whiteford explained that this gave the minor teams on- ly eight days in which'to pick teams and get them ready for the start of the hockey season. His request was supported by the Exeter Junior 'D" Hawks, the local figure skating club and the Exeter Mohawks. Mohawks manager Lewis Mitchell noted that his team had only time for one practice prior to opening their season in the South Huron league, while the Junior Hawks, through coach Ron Bogart, noted they had to hold their training camp in Huron Park due to the lack of ice in Exeter during September and the first part of October. Figure skating club spokesperson M.J. Chanyi backed the idea, explaining that the professional teacher felt more time was needed by the local members. Whiteford estimated the cost of installing ice earlier in the season at an additional $3,000 for the board and said he feltthe local groups using the facility would generate enaugh revenue for the board to cover the costs. He reported that arenas in Lucan, St. Marys, Clinton and Huron Park had ice early in September. Gary Birmingham asked Whiteford if his group would be prepared to assist in the labor required to put a plywood floor over the ice sur- face so it could be used for the fall fair in late September. "Definitely," Whiteford replied saying that the groups did not want to see the fair date changed and that the plywood flooring would be a good idea.` Board chairman John Pym said the idea would require a great deal of research before any decision could be reach- ed and said the matter would be turned over to a committee for study. Later in the meeting, the board set rental rates for the new agricultural building. u - earlier ice The daily fee for commer- cial use of the facility will be $'15 while recreation groups will pay only $10. Pym said it was difficult for the board to know what the operating costs would be on the new building and said some rate changes may be needed. A question a4rose as to the cleaningtee to be charged and Ann Prout suggested it be rented on the basis of "leave it as youof it". It was finally decided that the staff would work out ar-• rangements with groups ren- ting the structure as to the cleaning requirements. Board members learned Please turn to page 2' One Hundred and Ninth Yt>lcir vocate & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 17, 1982 .. i, ._.r. rS,::::.x,.:::::h; ..: Price Per Co Have. few details on subdivision plan Exeter- council received word this week of a planned - developmectt on their nor- thern outskirts. in- Hay `township, although there was little detail provided as to the type of'development. The information was con- tained in on-tained.in the report from the local planning board, which had been informed by county planner Gary Davidson of a proposed agri-park in Hay Township. Planning board member Alvin Epp told council that the development consisted of 14 two -acre lots and Mayor Bruce Shaw asked if it could as asituation f9lr m , . fait' industry town is seeking. Epp said he knew few details of the proposed development. However, building inspec- tor Brian Johnston indicated the development was not in- tended for industrial pur- poses, but was for a type of hobby farm development where the two -acre lots would contain a house and barn on the small acreage. Reeve Don MacGregor said the development had never been mentioned at the coun- ty planning board and he add- ed he hoped that it would be `on this week's agenda of.that g grou Epp indicated the matter had been broached at the local planning board in reference- to Exeter'§ alter- native route. location and Davidson bad been asked to research this aspect and rep- ly back to the board. At their February 10 •meeting, the Exeter planning board set a budget of $3,000 for the current year, in- cluding a new item of $500 for seminars and a note that the board encourages members to attend pertinent seminars. Johnston has been engaged as' iboilretary treasurer of the Senior facility still tonsi4ered.:;; An official announcement regarding a senior' citizen facility could come by April according to Mayor Bruce Shaw. He' told council this week that while little information has been passed along about the project, people have been meeting over the past 13 to 1.4 months' and "progress is being made". "Things are being done, but it grinds vett' slowly," he -commented. Shaw said he was op- timistic that ,a' local housing facility project could be un- dertaken locally. He said it was an important matter and "calls for support of all of us." -•w s ,., c:. QUEEN CONTESTANTS - A total of 10 young ladies competed for the title of Kirkton-Woodham Winter Car- nival Queen Friday night. Seated in front are Queen Kim Berry and Princess Kim Brintnell. Standing from the left ore Vicky Burgin, Betty Johnson, Valerie Stephen, Vivian Doupe; Erma Wee1-nink, Nancy Pridhom, Joy Hendry and Katie Cade.- T -A photo Don't feel taxpayers should pay Will pursue bill On the recommendation of the finance committee, Ex- eter council this week agreed to instruct their solicitor, Mike Mitchell, to persue the collection of an account from Laidlaw Transport Ltd. for the costs the town incurred in the firm's aborted relocation bit. Chairman Bill Mickle said the committee felt the town had put themselves out to assist the company to re- locate by expeditiously changing zoning, arranging drainage reports and making presentation to the Ontario Municipal Board "and through no fat& of the town did these plans fail, so the ratepayers of Exeter should not have to absorb this account". It had been indicated at a ► with .Laidlaw previous meeting that the town's expenses pertaining to the planned move of Laidlaw to a location on the eastern outskirts on Highway 83 had amounted to about $7,500. The firm, through its solicitors, had previously in- dicated it did not feel it should be required to pay the costs. In another finance commit- tee matter, Mickle reported that his group had met with a delegation of landlords regar- ding uncollectible water and sewer surcharge accounts ac- crued by tenants and said the committee now plans to meet with the PUC to see how this issue can be best handled for all concerned. Consideration has been given to making the landlords responsible for the uncollecti- ble accounts. .4, THE PICTURE OF CONCENTRATION — With flying fingers and keen minds, these young wizards of three- dimensional geometry quickly solve the famous Rubik's Cube at the Exeter Public School last Thursday. Shown above are the five finalists who took part while the whole school watched with bated breath. From the left, they are: Jamie Prest, Monique Aunger, Leigh Soldan, Burke Gladding, bnd Chris Chonyi. Jamie was the winner. Hospital adds ultrasound; satellite pharmacy service South Huron Hospital has has received approval from the Ministry of Health to in- troduce ultrasound in the radiology department and the $100,000 machine arrived in mid-December and is now ready for operation. Tom ` Bowen,. chief radiologist, has just return- ed from training in this field and a representative from General Electric, which made the machine, will be here next week to imple- ment the program. Contrary to many beliefs. ultrasound can be used jar more extensively than strictly for obstetrics and gynaecological diagnoses. However. this is the field which has received the broadest utilization. The principle is to project im- ages on a screen or simultaneously on a series of black -and -white photographs by transmitting sound waves. The process is painless and does not expose the patient to radiation. It is very effective for examining all soft tissue such as liver, kidney. gall bladder and pan- creas. as well as being able to detect problems of the heart and thyroid. The latter two are not done now but may be in the near future. This equipment will eliminate the need to travel to London fol• these diagnostic procedures. No money was offered froth the ministry for the capital costs, so it was bought with funds retained from. donations for capital pur- poses. This depleted the hospital's funds and private donations supporting this program would be welcom- ed. The following poem was written by Joanne Bowen, an X-ray technologist, which aptly describes the procedure: The u trasowd macidne X-rays couldn't The u trasound machine couldn't What can I really say? prove. • It's the greatest thing to come along Since the invention of X-ray. X-rays can see clear through to bone But ultrasound does more. It scans through all your nooks and crannies So your doctor knows the score. The waves sweep through your abdomen They scan your sick gal bladder And heaven forbid - should X-rays miss, Ultrasound shows what's the matter. Your gall stones won't elude us We'll see babies on the move Yes. ultrasound provides the answers always alwavx Our ultrasound is quite the thing . We'll see statistics grow. And the nicest thing about it all There's no radiation after- glow. Identical machines, have already been installed in hospitals in Wingham and Listowel. Further. the hospital an- nounced the introduction of a satellite pharmacy service from University Hospital. which started on February 3 it provides the doctors' orders to be transmitted by telew•riter directly to University Hospital's phar- macy department where a registered pharmacist com- pares the order to the patient's full medication program to program ensure com- patibility and prevent drug interaction. The pharmacist verbally authorizes the therapy to'comrrience from emergency supplies kept at South Huron and arranges for the full orders to arrive in Exeter the next day. This change of procedure Please turn to page 2 CHARGE THREE Three suspects have been charged with .break, enter and theft as a result of Ex- eter OPP investigation into) .a breakin at the Zurich branch of the Hensall Co-op last week. A quantity of clothing and tools valued at $800 was stolen in the breakin. The three suspects are scheduled to appear in Ex- eter court. • r PICTURES WITH SOUND WAVES Although it's located in the radiology deport- - ment, South Huron Hospital's new ultrasound machine does not operate with radiation. Here, chief technologist Tom Bowen examines Pat Campbell of Exeter to determine the approximate age of her unborn baby. With an obstetric scan, Bowen felt the baby to be 27' 2 weeks old. The overhead section in the photo is for taking stop action scans which are photographically recorded. • •C •:w i 4