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Times-Advocate, 1982-08-11, Page 1Centralia, Crediton water is official Stephen township has received official notice from the Ontario Municipal Board that the proposed water systems for the police villages of Centralia and Crediton and Huron Park have been approved. At a hearing in Crediton a few weeks ago, OMB member Hugh Kelly gave a verbal in- terim decision approving the project. At that time Kelly said the information given by those in favour and also by those with minor objections indicated there was a great need for water. At Tuesday's regular meeting, council authorized reeve Doug Russell and clerk Wilmar Wein to sign an agreement for the direct grant from the province for the water system. Surveys of Crediton and Centralia are being carried out this week by Burns Ross Associates of Goderich. Ross had said at the hearing that he expected tenders would be ready for call by late September. The work must be started before the end of the year to . qualify for the full provincial grants. Three tile drain loan ap- plication in a total amount of - $23,400 were approved. Township office staff members will be attending one of three ejection seminars scheduled for the near future. CLOSE EXAMINATION - It may.only be money, but when you're paying up to.$40 or $50 for a penny for you coin collection, you want to check the cortditlon of the coin. These. viewers were on hand prior to a coin auctio held at the Exeter town hall, Sunday. -., . MILE SCHOOL CRAPTS — Kathy Hayter supervises a craft lesson at the Thu • ay session of Vacation Bible School bt Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood. The stu nts are Tommy Hayter, Matthew Hayter, Jason Becker and Jamie Hoffman. r n sa. .-.-- .. ^- 9r . ..i..rs .-,-,-.— What's dollar worth? Take 16 and you could buy old penny While the Canadian dollar is being hammered by infla- tion and bouncing around on the world's money markets, the value of money may de- pend on how long you can hold on to it. At least that may have been a casual observer's opinion had he/she walked into Ex- eter's town hall on Sunday. A coin auction was in pro- gress and people were spen- ding as many as 59 current dollar bills to buy a 1946 dollar - albeit a silver one. Auctioneer Tom Papple put over 300 coins, stamps and some other collector's items under the gavel for three private coin collectors and the results indicate that at least some money has appreciated in value. While there were no ex- tremely rare coins at the auc- tion, some people may ponder the fortune that has slipped through their fingers through the years. Silver dollars went from 99 to 959, silver quarters topped out at $15, a dime went for$14 and there was one penny that went under the gavel for 18d. • Canadian mint sets, Abid* have a face value of about $2 were sold as high as 975, and the top one was only of 1966 vintage. However, the world of cpin collecting has also been hit by inflation and hard ecogomk times. One local collector said the amount paid for coins has dropped considerably in re- cent months. The value, or course, is similar to any auction item. It depends -on how badly two or more bidders want the same coin for their collection. Gold coins have naturally dropped in relation to the world price for that precious metal. It's probably small consola- tion to most area residents to know that the dollar bill they have in their pocket is still worth something... put it with 15 others and you could have been the proud owner of a 1919 large penny on Sunday. ` #!. jib'; One Hundred and Ninth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, August 11,1982 Price; Per Copy 50 cents Area youngsters would be housed in Huron St. residence an hi.-.ne for profoundly Usborne Township proper- ty owners along Huron St. East were invited to tour a London centre for multiple- handicapped children, Mon- day, along with represen- Parkhill home, told the T -A tatives of township council. that he felt it ,Abe - London . residence is ne .similar- to one that is being a censidered for a home on of the project. "It is important vices foradolescentgirh with Huron St. to be operatedthat they (neighbors) know behavioural problems since under the auspices of the what is happening and what . 1949 and because of its ex - Parkhill Girls' Home. vie are doing," he said. perience in providing residen- Rev: J. Arthur Sheil, of the _ The Parkhill Girls' Home, tial services, was one of which is opbrated by a several agencies requested by portant that charitable organization of the ministry of community. re proPo�e Christian Menandviomep,-=,gE to submit >tortib t of dienatttre iia -s provided residential ser- a ti groilP7 Y a.: '� for the multiple -handicapped children. CLEANING UP = Maureen Stire assists Jennifer Miller, Daniel Finkbeiner and Shelley Miller in cleaning up after a painting class at Vacation Bible School at Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood, Thursday afternoon. T -A photo Good and bad news for Exeter dump site There's apparently good news and bad news regarding Exeter's dump. The good news is that studies show it is environmen- tally safe, poses no significant concern with respect to the groundwater or surface water resource of the area or with respect to landfill gas migration. Further good news is that BOLD THIEVES Bold thieves made off with an hydraulic jack from an area farm this week. Don McCallum, RR 1 Hen- sall, reported to Exeter OPP that a vehicle drove into his laneway and the occupants jumped out and took the jack from the back of his pickup truck and then quickly drove off. The jack was valued at $50. by opening another three hec- tare portion of the facility located in Hay Township, there will be ample room for the town's garbage for 20 years, even with an average of one percent population growth per year. However, the bad news is that the cost of daily covering the refuse with fill. as required by the province, will be expensive. In view of that, the town's sanitation and waste disposal committee recently agreed they "should look at other alternatives for this subject" and that will apparently in- clude meeting with neighttouring municipalities to consider sharing arrangements. Committee chairman Alvin Epp told the T -A following last week's council meeting that there is no estimate of the daily cost of covering the Osborne sets prices for pit sand, gravel Usborne township council has set the rates for the sale of sand and gravel from two pits located in the municipality. Sand sold from the Webber pit, shall be 65 cents per yard to the township and ratepayers. The price for gravel from the Cann pit is to be raised to 75 cents per yard to compen- sate the owner for the ex- pense of licencing. The engineering firm of Burns Ross and Associates of Goderich has been engaged as engineers for construction of the Etherington bridge. Building inspector Herman Van Wieren reported issuing one building pe the month of July at a value of ;14,000 along with two demolition permits and 19 in- spections made. Gine tile drain loan applica- tion in the amount of 95,500 was accepted. Huron Board of Education trustees Clarence McDonald and Harry Hayter reported to council on activities of the board. The Huron planning board is being instructed to zone Morrison Dam land to pro- vide for the erection of the proposed new office building and workshop complex for the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority. Reeve Murray Dawson and councillor Gerald Prout were named as a committee to meet with council of the village of Hensall on August 9 regarding use of the waste disposal site at Lot 35, Conces- sion 3 in the township. refuse placed at the dump, but he said it would be expen- sive in view of the material, equipment and manpower needed to meet the provincial requirements. Superintendent Glen Kells and Councillor Tom Hum- phreys were appointed to in- vestigate alternatives that may arise and will meet with representatives of neighbour- ing municipalities to discuss mutual concerns over landfill sites and operation. Eight hurt in collisions The Exeter OPP report on- ly three collisions on area roads this week, but eight people sustained minor injuries, Six people from the Zurich and St. Josephs area sustain- ed injuries, Friday, when the car in which they were riding was involved in a single - vehicle mishap on Highway 84 east of St. Josephs. Injured were the driver, Dwayne LaPorte, and five passengers, Terry Kelly, Monique Canton, Derek MacKinnon, Kevin Lavery and Jeff LaPorte. A Kitchener motorcylist was tossed from his machine and suffered minor injuries on Saturday. Jonathan Beal was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by Thomas Edwards, Ilderton, on Highway 21 north of Grand Bend. Damage to the vehicles was listed at 91,400. The other collision occurred on Sunday when a vehicle operated by Philip Anderson, Exeter, went out of control on Highway 83 east of Highway 21 and struck a .hydro pole. The driver suffered minor in- juries and damage • was estimated at 91,500. cwt DIDN'T GET AWAY - Grand Bend area fisherman Ted Triebner has proof that not all the big 9nes get away. Fishing off the breakwall in Goderich harbour, recent- ly, Triebner landed this 24 -pound Coho salmon. It•took him 15 minutes to land the whopper using a l0 -pound test line. Triebner will be entering his catch in the Molson's Big Fish contest. Last year's largest Coho weighed 20.5 pounds. Photo courtesy Signal -Star Municipal levy is down Stanley taxes up 9.3% The 1982 mill rate was set at the August meeting of Stanley township council. The total budget is 91,256,000, up from last year's 91,115,000. This year's rates, with 1981 figures in brackets, are as follows: municipal 69.76 mills (72.06) ; county 37.17 (31.72) ; elementary school 66.39 (63.45) and secondary school 58.66 (50.63) adding up to 231.96 (217.86) mills. 'fhis represents an overall increase of 9.3 percent. The Huron -Perth separate school board rate, 59.66 mills in 1981, has risen to 65.63 in 1982. All the above figures are based on residential mill rates, which are 85 percent of the commercial rates. Of the taxes collected, Stanley township will retain 33 percent. the county will get 14 percent, secondary educa- tion 23 percent and elemen- tary 29 percent. In other business,' the coun- cil gave first and second reading to a bylaw authoriz- ing the borrowing of91,000,000 to replenish the amount available under the provincial tile drainage loan program. The bylaw will be forwarded to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval; after third reading back at council, the document will be registered at the registry office. A rating 'bylaw approving $20,000 for already completed tile drainage work was pass- ed, as were three tile drainage loan applications • totalling $17,000. Stanley township council agreed to a request from An- son McKinley and others to look into the possibility of cleaning out the Lamont municipal drain. The Huron County draft bylaw regulating liquid manure storage was passed. The Frank Cowan Com- pany reviewed the township's insurance, making few changes except adjustments to keep values in line with inflation. • Rev. Sheil. explained that his group's proposal was ac- cepted by the ministry and an offer has been made on the Huron St. residence, subject to ministry funding and ap- • proval from Usborne council. • The children involved would be in the eight to 12 age bracket and all are mentally handicapped as well as hav- ing physical handicaps suth as blindness, deafness or the lack of walking ability. "They are profoundly han- dicapped," the minister noted, saying that several of the youngsters would require 24-hour nursing care. Their potential is that of a child from six months to two years. The .program is being developed by the ministry to bring children out of larger in- stitutions and back into their home communities. The local home, if approved, .would serve the South Huron and Perth area and Rev. Sheil said that there are four youngsters from this im- mediate area who would be Lay charges over thefts Exeter police have made arrests in three theft cases and are continuing their in- vestigation into a fourth. Over the past two weeks, Darling's abattoir on Alex- ander St. has been broken in- to several times and quan- tities of mean stolen. As a result of investigation by A/Sgt. Kevin Short, two local men have been arrested'and charged with break, enter and theft. One local man is fating a theft charge arising out of the theft of a two-way radio from Canadian Canners. The radio was found in the back of vehi- cle after a routine check. A former Exeter resident has been charged with the June breakin into the residence of Dr. R. Topp. 527 Main St. . . Town police are continuing their investigation into the re- cent theft of about 93.000 in cash and, cheques from the A&H Food Market. Two men were involved in the daytime theft from the store's safe and police have issued drawings of the. pair. Similar thefts from food stores have occurred in five other Western Ontario towns and arc believed to be the work of the same dun. handicapped transferred back to their • for themselves" and Rev. community from a larger in- Sheil said there would pro- stittttion in Kitchener. bably be an opportunity for a The home would provide a volunteer program as well residence for eight children • "Things move slowly", and in addition there would be Rev. • Sheil remarked when two beds for emergency use asked when he thought the for children in this communi- project may, g�rway, ty who now live at hale.— 'hut�tftlded t it etle..: Theset eds could be used for it operating this fall. the children if their parents The children would be in - wished to take a holiday or volved in ' the new have some time off from the developmental classes being extensive labor involved in arranged by the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped at their school facilities at Huron Park. That program is slated to get underway in Octdber. caring for their offspring. A staff of eight or nine full- time people would be re- quired at the home because most of the children "can't do SEES THE FALLS — Angela Beecroft proves that you don't have to head to Niagara Falls to see water cascading. If you have long hair, you put your face in the water...quickly flip your head back...and presto, you have your own water falls just by playing in the. shallow end at the local swimming pool.