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Times-Advocate, 1982-12-29, Page 1QUALITY FUR ITURI WHY PAY MORE? Whitings Phone 235-1964 The January 6 A fierce fire levelled the Green Forest Motel at Grand Bend with damage being set at over $350,000. The building was unoccupied at the time. Eugene Guenther, RR 3 Dashwood, checks his -lottery tickets once a year. He found he had won $25,000 in a May Wintario draw. Exeter council started to reconsider earlier plans to go ahead with a Heritage Day holiday in February. MPP Jack Riddell' an- nounced he would back Lon- doner David Peterson in the upcoming Liberal leadership convention. The final session was held for the Chiselhurst United Church congregation. A GENEROUS GESTURE -- Blue Water Rest Home resi- dent Florence Gould crocheted an afghan and pillow as prizes in o draw. The money raised was used to pur- chase the residents' register on the wall behind Mrs. Gould. Bob .Down retains presidency of UCO Robert Down. Exeter, has been re-elected to serve his second term of office as presi- dent of United Co-operatives of Ontario (UCO). John S. Black, of Markdale, also con- tinues in his capacity as first vice-president and Murray J. Allen, of Alfred continues as second vice-president. The fourth executive com- mittee member is new: Stuart W. Ldckhardt of Owen Sound, replaces Robert' A. Kids never Coulthard of Glencoe who declined to run this year. Coulthard served last year as immediate past president, having been UCO president from 1978 to 1981. The elections were held after UCO's 35th annual meeting at Toronto, attended by over 1,000 people from across the province. UCO has a I2 -person Board of Direc-'. tors, with each director's Please turn to page 2 ear th Bob own was elected president of United Co- operatives of Ontario. January 13 Katherine Christine VanBergen arrived on January 5 to claim the title as first baby of the new 'year at South Huron Hospital. She received a load of gifts from local merchants., Thieves made off with an assortment of 18 guns in a breakin at Rothe Sports and Cycle. Grand Bend. , A group of Hensall businessmen was named as the first board for the Businessmen improvement Area in that community. Zurich Lions made plans to distribute the Vial -of -Life to residents. The Exeter and Goderich stores of Conklin Lumber were purchased by • Moffatt and Powell Ltd. - A fire caused $100,000 damage to a chicken barn at McKinley Hatchery, north of Zurich. Some 11.500 broilers destined for market were. destroyed. January 20 The Shipka area barn of Rick Raeburn was destroyed by fire. Grand Bend PUC increased water rates by 20 percent. • Brian Mercer of the Exeter Hawks scored_ four goals to lead the north to an 11-5 win in the annual Junior 'D' all star game in Lucan. • Rev. David Hall, son of Mr: and Mrs. Morley Hall, Ex- eter, was ordained at Medicine Hat. A deficit of $22,769 was recorded by the Exeter com- munity park grounds develop- ment committee. Council reluctantly agreed to pick up the deficit. . The value of building per - lints in 1981 was $803,049, the lowest since records were kept in Exeter. Only two new homes were built. Plans got started for Ex- eter's first annual Heritage Days weekend celebration. January 27 Ilensall seniors became the latest group in the area to receive the Vial -of -Life. one` week after a similar distribu- tion to seniors in Lucan. The C.G. , Farm Supply Black Hawks won the 'B' championship in the Zurich rec league tournament. A recent series of weekend blizzards had area ministers and church officials concern- ed that the cancellation of ser- vices would have serious pro- blems for ro- blemsfor church collection plates. Some churches were closed three consecutive Sun- days due to storms. A Crediton man was involv- ed in a car -truck crash near Goderich that claimed the . lives of four members of a Forest family ducting a severe winter storm. Exeter PUC agreed to ex- tend the grace period on bills by one day. Stephen Optimists, assisted by students from Centralia College, staged a successful blood dono clinic at Huron Park. • February• 3 Huron beef producers voted against a supply manage- ment system for their industry. Ladies exhibits were added to the Hensall spring fair by the board of directors. Port Dover heat Exeter in the semi-finals and then sub- dued `Fhedford to win the an- nual Hawks tournament that, had been delayed due to adverse weather. t wus...inrevicw The Exetbantams. midgets and their fan. were storm -stayed Overnight m St. Marys following playoff games. A double welding ►►a- stag- ed a Kirkton for the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Elves Rock. The • director and superintendent for the 1 luron- Perth SS board turned•down salary increase offers as be- ing too low. Dalton Finkbeiner received a long -service award frunn the Exeter Agrictgltural Society. Einployees at lied Aerospace okayed a contract for wage increases amid fears the firm may move to a' new location. February 10 The 'Exeter Lions Sport- smen's dinner was again suc- cessful, raising about $8,000 for crippled children. Guests included Sam Pollock, War- ren Cromartie, Joe Charbpn- 'neau, Jim Bouton, John Glassford, John Priestner,. Lori Beier and Lloyd Eisler. • Exeter minor graduate Dave Shaw was named to the ()HA Junior A' all-star team. United Plastic Component Ltd., Dashwood, shipped a Imes container of $92,000 worth of • plastic furniture to Australia. Unsecured creditors of Con- klin Lumber were advised they would probably receive no funds from the bankrupt firm. A fire did'.considerable damage to the , home of Deputy -Reeve Alvin Epp. Cathy Norris, Grand Bend, learned she had been selected for page duty in the Ontario Legislature. A survey showed there were 1,000 senior citizens liv- • ing-in Exeter. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Tenth Year February 17 • Fire destroyed the Kippen area home of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Denys. Also lost was the barn and the contents of both buildings. ' Word was received that Dr. G. Woodfine of Beachburg had agreed to move to 'the new Dashwood Medical Centre. The March of Dimes raised $501.90 in the canvass in Hensall. , Over•300 participated in the' Pinery Park Ioppet. The Zurich Eagles won the village's first snowball VOC & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, December 29, 1982 ' tournament Bill Mltckle skipped his team of wile. f'ran, Alice and Bill Walker to an elusive eight -ender at the Exeter curling rink Exeter council members and staff donned centennial costumes and debated ur- chins and a budget of $1,628.42, in a celebration tor,Heritage Day and Sir John A. Mac - Donald's birthday. Cigars. li- quor flasks and coal ail lamps festooned the council chambers. • - Kim Berry was named • Please turn to' page 4 0 3 Price Per Copy 50 Cents CHRISTMAS TIME BIKE RIDING — The unusual weather allowed Michael Kingma and Kevin Robinson to enjoy riding their bicycles along town str ts,,Mon- day morning. photo Deal for boat firm remains in limbo "Nothing has changed,. comments Jack O'Neill. one of the •former •employees of Hughes Columbia inc. al Huron Park. "The. plant is still closed. the deal is not closed and everyone -remains hopeful as hell". • • The deal to which he refer- red was one in.which a Kit- , suspected they were to be recipients Hours of work create play area Building a playhouse is hard work, according to Mark Coolman. He should know. Ile has just spent over 200 hours building one for his two nephews 'aged eight and six. and his two-year-old niece. A brass plaque above the little front door with its miniature brass knocker proclaims: Custom built t•ncle Mark Coolman. Christmas 1982. The children knew what their uncle was building. but had no idea it was dtwtined for them. When they saw the miniature house in their back yard on Christmas morning. they couldn't believe the evidence of their own eyes.• After being convinced• the house was really theirs. they- \ entered the little door and their parents had a daleult time' persuading them to conte out again. even for Christmas dinner. dark and brother Leon had balked about playhouses for their children tor some time. The sight of one while on.a drive to Clinton provided the incentive to turn dream into reality. Mark had the skill. ile en- joys working with wool. and dict much of the construction on his Andrew Street home At one time he had been employed by Dashwood In- dustrie$ to make specially siz- ed and shaped windows for churches. chalets, and cathedral ceilings. Ile also had the time. Ile. -lost .his job, first as a carpenter and later as a supervisor. when the Hughes Columbia boat -building first went' into receivership The playhouse design is 'original Mark ('oolntan, It in- cluded a dormer, two gable ends. and two doors for safe- ty's sake. as everything is made of wood. Construction grade lumber was used throughout •the eleven foot long, seven foot wide. six foot three inch high structure. Windows, doors. ceiling. soffits, fascia and custom-made one -and -one eighth ttim are of pine. The roof boasts cedar shingles, and Coolman obtained the cedar siding second-hand for a $60 outlay. ( New cedar siding is presently selling for 65 cents per foot.) The eye-catching edifice is wired for electricity, with two wall plugs inside, and two at- tractive little coach -house lights outside. 1t is insulated. and . the doors weather-stripped. . "i think you could heat it with a candle". Coolman remarked. • After the frame had been put together in the garage. the building was completed in the 'driveway, attracting "swarms of people. up to five cars at a time". the artisan said. Coolman was often obliged to lay aside hammer or saw to conduct an im- promptu house tour. Coolman has just cause to be . proud of. what ho. has accomplished: • "i'm happy with it: it turn- ed out like i thought it would". he conceded.— The only unhappy ones are daughter Laurie' and son Mike. who tearfully w•atehed • the playhouse begin its journey to their cousin's pro= perty. They have extracted a promise.from their father to build one for thein. Soon. Coolman 'is committed to beginning another playhouse in the spring. vat A CRAFTMAN'S CREATION -- Mark Coolman and son Mike stand beside .the beautifully crafted playhouse Coolman built for his brother's children'. He has orders to build one now for Mike and his sister. f chener couple had•planned to re -open the plant which went into receivership in June. Under terms of the deal. some 35 employees Were to be re -hired and all employees were to receive a portion of the back pad owning: them, however. the Kitchener pair failed to complete the deal as planned in early December and the former employees are. still without jobs and the money --up to- $1,500 per employee --that had been of- fered to them when they agreed unanimously to the proposal in November. O'Neill .said he and other employees are still hopeful the deal will -..be closed although he hints that. it may have been stalled partially by the intervent ion of other boat building firsts which have criticised the plan to put. more taxpayers' stoney into the firm - through ar- rangemei►t• being • made by 1 he. Ontario Development Corporation . . O'Neill said he had no pro- of that other boat firms were attempting to block the deal. although one owner was quoted as sae ing that he has expire.sed concern over the unfair competition being pro- vided through the OD(' -astance to the prospective owners of Ilughes Columbia The Huron 1'ark resident also rep orte►11had employees voted to turn cfoten a cash set - tlernent proposed lei thein by the Toronto Dominion batik Just priol• 11) C'hr'istmas. (►'Neill said the bank offered about halt , (il what the employees had agreed to under the of lgur.tl purchase plan. Hc• suggested the bank was being a little coy. in staking - the otter in lace of the rather bleak ('her. lmas being faced be the enlpoly yes of the firm. The employees have twice extendi•el the deadline for their settlement of the pro- posal It is now at January 10. Audrey Sprung. who is to Ix• president of the revitalized boar maker. indicated she and her husband a at temp, tine to secure the equity financing stipulated by (ll)C. She said (MMM(' wants, work.. ing capital. in the forts of a substantial sum of cash. "up front it w,t indicated that this was one of the stumbling blocks for the completion of the deaf. Charities get boost from Santas Yes Virgiiiki...tiwt is a Pfaff Steve and Greg Pfaff have hearts as big as the drawstr- ing waistbands on their San- ta Claus suits. Every year at Christmas the brothers spend most of their free time play- ing the part Of that jolly old gentleman in town parades, shopping malls, stores, nurs- ing homes, at service club children's parties, adult celebrations and visits to private homes. All money .they receive for their efforts is given to their favourite charities: Steve Two hurt in crashes Three accidents were in vestigated by the Exeter OPE this week. with two area men suffering minor injuries. On Tuesday, a pickup truck driven by . Allam Brian Howard, 236 East SL, London, hit a patch of ice just north of Whalen on Highway 23 and Went into the ditch. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $900. The other collisions on Thursday. the first on conces- sion 14-15 of Stephen when a pickup loaded with grain went into the ditch and hit a hydro pole. . Driver of the vehicle was Joseph D.- Bullock: RR 6 'Parkhill. Ile suffered minor' cuts and bruises. - Damage to the truck was Set at $1.S00. John C. Knip suffered minor cuts and bruises when his car hit a soft spot and went outof control on concession 2 of Osborne near the Morrison dam. Damage in that one was set at $1.200. The OPP also investigated three thefts from vehicles this past week. • - Hockey equipment valued at $387 was stolen from Brian Watson. concession 10. llsborne. Speakers 'were stolen .from a car owned by Sherry Lee Dayman. Ilensall. and two bottles of liquor and a jacket were taken front a vehicle owned by Ivan Vol eman. also of Hensall. in each case. the thte% es smashed windows to get into the parked vehi!:les No insurance brings 5500 fine :\ Iluron Park man paid the softest penally in Exeter court last Tuesday alter pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle without proper insurance Glen 1•:.:Ublas was titled S5(41 on the charge. which waS laid on November 20. He was given six months to which to pay the penalty:. Two other sten were Iined for drivIng while !hem licence. it ere.. under suspension. ' Andy f' Koekman. Dow nee To.. n�hrp. way tined $:0 r (chile Hobert Al. Nash. Lon- don. was fined Sar►0 Klekman, who Vas charg rd on September 29 wlule driving in play "Township. cc a� given 60 days 111 bleb to par: and Wash way g yen tw months. The latter had his licence suspended a further six months . to any. current suspension. in the only onlvl other ease. Tippet-I(ichardon, Toronto: 'Was fined $28 for allowing the operation of an unsafe vehicle • sends his to the Thames Valley Treatment Centre for crippled children, and Greg passes his share on to the Cancer Society, usually ear- marked for research pertain- ing to children. Both men are very fond of youngsters, which is the prime prerequisite for a San- ta. Greg would like 20 of his own some day, while Steve thinks numbers make no dif- ference - one or ten, all would be special. He hopes for the same happy relationship he has had within his own fami- ly. Playing Santa has been a Pfaff family .tradition for three generations. The boys' father Harvey, recently retired Exeter postmaster, did it for years ° as did his father before him. Their mother and maternal grand- mother used to pack bags of homemade candy for Santa to give to children he Visited on Christmas Eve. They still do, but now the. candy comes from a store. Grandmother supplied the fabric, and Aunt Maxine made Greg and Steve's San- ta outfits, just as she had made Harvey's years before. Twenty:six-year-old Steve remembers the first time he whitened his -eyebrows with greasepaint, adjusted the silky white beard and curls he had purchased for $55 at a London costumers, and slip- ped into the elegant' red velve- teen suit and matching hat. He was in his late teens, the appointment was at ARC In- dustries, and he was very nervous. Steve evidently did a com- mendable job, as more and more calls were received for his services. Sometimes he was wanted in two places at once. He needed a helper. Three years ago Greg, then 19, began playing Santa too. By then the cost of beard and wig had risen to $70, and both sets will soon have to be replaced. The brothers shud- der at the expected cost, but will gladly pay it. They want to look as authentic as possi- ble. They are in the buisness of dispensing magic, and will not risk destroying.a child's il- lusions by appearing in a cheap red suit, or tacky cot- ton batting beard., (The two even refused to pose together in their outfits, in case some little girl or boy spotted the picture in the paper and began asking awkward ques- tions about Santa having a twin.) They want to leave a good impression that will last for a whole year. "Christmas IS children", Steve emphasized, and Greg nodded agreement. Both young men have notic- Please turn to page 2 Ausable canoeist drowns The body of canoeist Lin- coln Montney, 60, of Bedford, Mich., was found floating in the swollen Ausable River on Monday near the spot where 'he entered the water on Sunday. Provincial police at Forest said a search and rescue team from Canadian Forces Base Trenton spotted the body and overturned canoe from a _ helicopter about a kilometre away from where the man left Hungry Hollow bridge, just outside Arkona. Police said the body was found snarled in some river- - bank branches not far from his white canoe. Montney, who had canoed in the area before while looking for fossils along the riverbank, was wearing a lifejacket. "Vitt river is extremely high and running very, very fast," an OPP spokesman said. "It has flooded over its banks a bit in some'places." Police said Montney and a • daughter, Janet. Nelson of Port Huron, Mich„ put the canoe into the -water about 11 • a.m. and the woman planned to meet him at nearby Sylvan. An earlier report that he had set out after supper was in- correct, police said. The incident is -being treated by police 'as an ac- cidental drowning. , SANTA AND HELPER Steve Pfaff hands Santa his bells and pock before the.mon in the red suit (brother Greg) visits -.a children's party. . Energy saving experiment ends up as dud at CCAT •i'he „tea was 10 save money and energy hut• the gond inten.Ions have Iiteralfy slipped away. Ieavtnk'lehind an unexpected hill for $1110:000. The experiment that tailed clan a type' of earth berm In- ion at Centralia College (it Agriculture • and Technology. The berms 1.2 - metre , four -foot ; banks 01. earth built against the inside wall. of the horseshoe shaped 1In n plan residence were lo pi ntect.the building agaitml chilling north and north-west winds. Hul the ground. cover that was to eventually anchor the soil was overrun by weeds and grass and the berm. gritti- er! radcd on a :PI -degree slope, legate to backslide • -'These idem are untried and you really don't know whether.they're going to work until someone tries it." said • college president Doug Jamieson ''1 like the concept from an energy conservation standpoint Its a disappoint stent to me that it didn't wort, and some changes had In he made." • The $3.4 million lluri►n Hall was hailed as a symbol of the Ontario government's cot(( ntitntent to energy conserva hon when official opened in. July 1980. Special features in- chlded solar -heated water,: heat es, ',.+scat'>. permanent- ly sealc,i .;ihled-i:laied t in ,loge.., r,rith hello', . The ,rrchrlectoral plans. designed b. ,1o1i0 (;ray: a o1 Paul \I Skinner .\rrhmtects of London . .called for 'a 'nvr;ntuthl depth 01 1 -metre • tour err', of r;trth. graded on a rte ,tri err a.tea cn et' the «lop'c,: concrete le ass of the residence Era:ewers tested. the exca►,tteti soil and advis ed. 'the contractor it was 'intablr- for. berms ••We upc•r,,•c',', r that basis,,, tIraN 1 '.1.,1 -Jame•. .on said the contract included pl,intutg a - ground euver et px•rra inkle, a IOW' Please lout to page 2 t, l : ' k'