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Times-Advocate, 1982-10-06, Page 1QUALITY TINtt WHY PAY MORE? too.. viol Whitings Phone 235.1964 Math While the 1982 International Plowing Match at Lucan pro- ved to be one of the best in the 55 year history of the event, one official says match coverage by the London Free Press cost them at least 100,000 in attendance. Treasurer of the IPM Mid- dlesex local committee Brian Hughes commented Monday, that a full page photo spread in Saturday's edition of The Free Press hurt attendance at the match. • "We (the local committee) depend on the pay that comes . through the gates," said Mr. Hughes The treasurer acknowledg- ed there was mud op the ser- vice roads, but the pedestrian roads were dry because organizers kept motor vehicles off these roads. Thio action was praised by ex- • hibitors because it enabled visitors to tour displays easily. Mr.Jlughes noted that the local committee had put Cour and a half years into planning the match and the Free Press had provided "good help". "Then they turn around and sensationalize the mud", said Mr. Hughes. Organizers had hoped for 200,000 people to show up at the match, but added Mr. Hughes, "we would have been happy with 150,000." He add - en ed that about 30,000 people with free passes should be added to the 110,000 figure. The revenue from the gate admission fee enables the local committee to pay its bills, and while Mr: Hughes said they will be able to do that, there is no surplus which would have benefitted Mid- dlesex County. , Mr. Hughes said the Frees. Press was "100 percent ir- responsible" in its coverage of the match. "They crucified uis" was another comment. Another point raised by Mr. Hughes was that at least one of the pictures run in the Saturday edition had been taken on Tuesday. This fact was stated in the photo cap- tion, but the head -line read "Mud -wrestlers would have loved a match". The local committee has asked people to write letters to the editor of the Free Press and cancel their subscriptions. Off iciais upset with Free Press n Jock Briglia, managing edit of the London Free Pres, said Tuesday that the mud at thematchcouldn't be ignored and indicated that the Stables and pictures of the first tow days of the match served a useful purpose in warbing people to wear boots if they xrere going to the match. lie said the pictures in Saturday's edition of the paper . tried to recoup the week butthat in retrospect Welt 81 LATE Due to the holiday, Monday, The Exeter Times -Advocate will be published one day later than usual next week. it will -be printed Wednesday night f0i° Thursday morning delivery. Advertising deadlines will be extended to Tuesday. The display advertising deadline Will be 2 pan. and the deadline 'for classified advertisements will be 4:01) p.m. mud'siin "probably we would not Kaye published Tuesday pictures.'" Briglia noted too that the paper's coverage of the match included things other than mud. Acknowledging that IPM committee chairman Jack McNamara has crit4icised the Free Press for cutting atten- dance at the match, Briglia noted that attendance was n still the best in years. Held on the Lucan area farms of Alan and Liz Scott Please turn to page 3 LOCAL QUEEN HONOURED — At the Friday night awards dinner of the 1982 International Plowing Match, Middlesex Queen of the Furrow Nancy Harris was named Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants in the provincial contest. Above, Nancy is being congratulated by Alan and Liz Scott and Norma and Jack McNamara. .Y.:.] :i ,..x ria s - � dvoca Serving South Huron, North Middlesex INTERESTED IN TRACTORS — David and Lisa Morlock of Crediton enjoy climbing aboard a large trectof at the international Plowing Match, Friday. At the right is John Snell of Huron Proctor, T -A photo HARD WORKING OFFICIALS — Marilyn Jenken, chairman of the Middlesex ladies 'committee at the 1982 International Plowing Match admires the flowers she receiv- ed at Friday's awards banquet in London. At left are Tented City chairman Mert Culbert and committee members Bernard and Marion Benn. T -A photo Gets 14.dciy jail term driving for drinking and An Exeter man was sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty in court, Tuesday, to driving a motor- cycle while his hldod alcohol content was over the legal limit of 80 mgs. Rodger McKnight, 34, was charged on July 23 after he was stopped for driving his machine at an excessive speed. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 180 mgs. Noting the accused had a previous offence, Judge W.G. Cochrane imposed the jail sentence and also suspended McKnight's licence for three months. Two other area drivers also pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol content of over 80 mgs and each was fined $300 or 30 days and given a licence suspension of three months. The two were William S. Pole, RR 2 Zurich, and Thomas G. Edwards; ilder- ton. Pole was charged on September 15 and a breathalizer test gave a reading of 140 mgs, while Ed-• wards was charged on August 7 and the breathalizer reading .was 150 mgs. Pole was given 15 days in which to pay and the ilderton Want some proof Members of the Iluron- Perth County Separate School board have challenged Zurich to submit the data used to suggest that school hoards have not practiced the same restraints as have municipal i e t councils in the county. in a letter directed to Zurich clerk Sharon Baker director of education William Eckert asked Zurich to pro- vide "the background infor- mation and data which reveals that school boards have not practiced the same restraints as have municipal councils." Eckert said trustees ob- jected to the fact that the resolution being circulated to municipalities by Zurich "was asking municipalities to petition school hoards to restrain their spending without substantial evidence to the effect they were not". Eckert said the board an- ticipated Zurich's cooperation in providing the information on which the resolution was based. Several Huron municipal councils have endorsed the resolution. man was given 60 days. Gordon W. Bieber Jr., Huron Park, was remanded out of custody until Ocotober 26 for sentencing on a charge of break, enter and theft. He was charged with the July 1 breakin at Gilly's at Huron Park when money and lottery tickets valued at $350 was stolen. Ile pleaded guilty to the charge, and Judge Cochrane ordered a pre -sentence report. Mark A. Ormandy. Dashwood, was also remand- ed out of custody until November 9 for a pre- sentence report. He was charged with theft following an April 3 incident al South Iluron District High School when a stereo receiver valued at over $200 was taken. The accused took police to the river where Ormandy said he had tossed the stereo. but it was not recovered. He also pleaded guilty to two charges of theft of gasoline and one attempted theft of gasoline. Ormandy was jointly charged with David Ifeimrich, Zurich, in the at- tempted theft of gasoline incident. Heimrich was given an ab- solute discharge with a war - Please turn to page 3 One -Hundred and Tenth Yaw & North Lambton Since 1873 �f< EXETER, ONTARIO, October 6,1982 Argi Price Per ,Copy 50 Cents. Key to eradicating cancer is :ec,ucatin says Nelligan "You want a curb` for Smoking. He said he has cancer?" guest speaker given the children he teaches Father Joe Nelligan queried permissibntoripthecigarette the executive and volunteer out of their parent's mouth, or workers at the aim*i cry "Daddy, your face is on meeting of the Huron Co y. fire'', and douse the flames Cancer Society, Mondaywith a pail of water. He has a "You guys do your worth - vested interest in this battle; out beating the bushes, raise- his mother and six others died ing money, getting involved in -;• in a hotel fire caused by a careless smoker. "A Gild has the right to nus. You do net have the right to smell up your child's projects -and volunteer pro- :? 'grams all over the county, all - over the country. . God love ou-for your-:gbo& will, God 'Move you for youebffort, but it clots and b* bah, and take takes a lot more than that. away his morn and dad Where are the young ones, the prematurely", be said. ones to take your place?" With biting wit,. Father Father Nelligan informed Nelligan ridiculed the upside - the approximately 150 people down priorities that pay a assembled in the Pineridge football player an average of Chalet that the key to beating cancer is in education, with young people using a microscope, and math and physics, chemistry and biology. The former US Peace Corps worker, teacher, professor and sports coach who now shepherds the Mount Carmel and Exeter parishes said the future belongs . to the technologically efficient, and bemoaned the fact North America is at least 15 paces behind the Soviet Union and Japan. He cited a comparison of the . curricula .of grade 9 students in the USSR, Japan and America. The first two study physics, chemistry, algebra, trigonometry and computer science while the latter watch a garter snake swallow a mouse. North American children, with the same energy, in- telligence and ability as their Russian and Japanese counterparts, are satisfying their intellectual curiosity down at the arcade, watching one little dot eat another little dot. Father Nelligan turned next to the number one preventable cause of death. Equal rights not in fights Judge W.G. Cochrane in- dicated this week he's all for equal rights for men and women, but feels "equal rights is carried too far when it comes to a man hitting a woman". Ile made the comment in imposing a fine of $250 or 25 days against a 17 -year-old Grand Bend youth who plead- ed guilty to cominon assault in court, Tuesday. William Harris was charg- ed for striking a woman on July 14 during an altercation al Club Albatross in Huron Park. The woman was struck in the face and suffered a swollen eye due to the incident Evidence revealed all the parties involved had been drinking and also that they have now patched up their differences. llarris was given 90 days to pay the fine for the common assault charge. ' $87,000 a year (hardly enough to keep him in cocaine, judg- ing by recent newspaper ac- counts, he remarked) while someone working in a research lab.gets.$35,000. The priest addressed his en- thralled listeners with the fer- vour and eloquence of so- meone who has been in the front line of battle. He is fighting lung paralysis, has lost one leg to bone disease, and is scheduled to soonlose 'the tuner. - ' "I know my diseases, how I got them, where they came from. I'm going on the install- ment plan. one piece at a time", he said. "Cancer is the wrong way to go." District resident faces attempted murder count Roy Becker, RR 1 Dashwood, was released on bail when he appeared in Stratford court, Monday, on an attempted murder charge. The 28 -year-old Becker was charged following a stabbing incident at the residence of Allan Monteith, RR 1 Hensel!, late Friday night. Randolph Redmond, 31, of 204 Algonquin Drive, Huron Park. suffered three stab wounds in his back and was %4N rushed to University Hospital in London. He was reported to be in satisfactory condition and im- proving yesterday. Becker was taken into custody by Sebringville OPP and at Monday's court ses- sion, was ordered to appear for a preliminary hearing on the attempted murder charge on April.8. He was released on a $10.000 surety without deposit. Father Nelligan concluded by saying the only real miracle is in the minds and hands of human beings, and if we get back to the things that count, perhaps some day members of the Cancer Socie- ty will meet for reunions where cancer will be only a bad memory like polio, dip- theria and small pox. The speaker sat down to a standing ovation. If Father Nelligan was the. star of tbo evening, ei year ' old Mabel Glenn deserved the award for best supporting role. Though taken by sur- prise when called to the head table to receive a special pla- que after retiring from 18 years as Exeter area memoriam chairman, she soon recovered.her equilibrium. Her huourous repartee with presenter Norm Whiting, past president of the Exeter branch, delighted the. audience. After Mrs. Glenn returned to her chair, Huron County Unit president Ross McDaniel suggested if anyone required a guest speaker, he would recommend the lady. Fingering the gold pin representing 50 years of par- ticipation in the Cancer Socie- ty, Mrs. Glenn' retorted, "Don't put it off too long!" Campaign chairman Jim Please turn to page 3 SPECIAL AWARD— Mrs. Mabel Glenn received a special plaque from Norm Whiting, past president of the E i4terintench;,at the anntrnl+NOrwn County Cancer. Society, dinner and meeting. Mrs. Glenn has retired after 18 years as memoriam chairman, for the Exeter area. Central registry very successful The new Central Registry System initiated at the South Huron Hospital on September 1 has been very successful. According to hospital ad- ministrator Roger Sheeler more than 2,500 Exeter and area residents have taken ad- vantage of the system to oh- tain plastic cards which will enable quick processing when a patient arrives at hospital. Sheeler said, "The 2.500 responses in one month is,. quite positive and some hoard members were astonished by the large number." HOSPITAL DRAW SUCCESSFUL - • South Huron Hospital hos a new vegetable steamer valued at $2 100 thanks to a recent draw with the prize being a picture donated by Grand Bend artist Gordon Lambert. From the left are hospital employee Lila Smith who sold the most tickets, artist Gordon Lambert, hospital administrator Roger Sheeler, board chairman Bob Dinney and Harry Wilson. of Grand Cove Estates, Grand Bend who won the pic- ture. , T -A photo taffa man dies in A Staffa area man was kill- ed when the car in which he was a passenger was involv- ed in a three -car collision at Winchelsea early Friday evening. Anthony Segeren, 25, of RR 2 Staffa, sustained a broken neck and was pronounced dead on arrival at South Huron Hospital. Coroner was Dr. Charles Wallace. Segeren was a passenger in a car driven by his brother, Timothy, 19, of RR 2, Lakeside. They had been pro- ceeding north on County Road 11 and went through the stop sign into the path of a vehicle driven by Jaynes Eveleigh. 20, of RR 1 Kirkton. The latter was proceeding west on Coun- ty Road 6 from Kirkton. The third vehicle involved was driven by Charles Ker - nick. RR 3 Exeter. Ile had been proceeding south on County Road 11 and was stop- ped at the intersection. his vehicle was struck by the Segeren vehicle when it spun around after the impact. Neither Kernick nor Eveleigh was injured. Another passenger in the Segeren car, Cornelis Kempen. 53, of RR 3 St. Marys. suffered minor in- juries and was taken to South Iluron hospital for treatment. The accident occurred around 7:00 p.m. Total damage to the three vehicles involved was set at $5;900 by the Exeter ()PP. crasn II was one of two colision' investigated this week. the other occurring al 1:40 A.m.. Sunday on highway 4 north of Exeter. Drivers involved were Joanne I lenderson. Ottawa and .101111 Bennett. Egnlond- ville :1 hydro pole was also bit in the collision. Both dri vers sustained minor injuries and- their vehicles were demolished. Total damage was listed a1 $11,500. ' The administrator.went on to say. "Some people have the misconception that patients will not be treated without a CR card. That is not true. The card only facilitates quicker processing of one's pertinent information." Ile said there are more than 10,000 potential patients in the hospital's coverage area. Ap- plication forms are available andnlay be picked up or fill- ed out at the hospital at any time during normal office hours. • , Sheeler added. ':.The new card not only makeit easier for patients in that they do not have to answer the same questions each time they come tui hospital. but. it also consolidates our filing syslenl.'• . • The program is designed to eliminate the 'repetition .in asking pertinent information •pertaining tothe patient's in- .surance coverage. .date of birth. address. etc. in the past this information was re- quested •each time the in- dividual arrived at hospital for treatment. Plan inquest in man's fall London City police retorted this week that an inquest has heen.called into the death of Paul Lebedew, 52. who vas killed 1Vednesday afternoon when he fell front it scaffold' outside an old section -of the 1.00don 1.ife lnsura nee Co,, building at 2331hrfferin Ave:. Lebedcw. a resident of Ex etri'. tell atou(.I7 metres I30 feet and sustained scVere head injuries y police sail nodate has yet been set tor' the inquest. %%Inch has .been ordered M the coroner. ler Bob Green. -. The accident is being. in - cyst ed by London Police • Sgt. Fred Schell .11 is ,also under investigation hcolt- Mruction satety nttirials 1,elx'de%e w.i' bricking over - old windows when Ile tell from outside the fifth -floor lento ‘lh,it police described•as a court yard area in the centre of old and nc\\ sections of the truilding. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m.