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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-23, Page 1mes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Seventeenth Year dvocate. & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, March 23, 1986 SWAN SONG - Although the trumpeter swan is an endangered species, thousands of them still include the corn- fields near Grand Bend as a stopover on their spring migration. The sight of the huge swans in the fields and flying overhead has attracted many birdwatchers to the area to catch a glimpse of them and to hear their distinctive call. Thefts of antique furniture on the increase in area During the past month Exeter, Lucan and Sebringville OPP detach- ments have investigated a number of thefts of antique furniture from farm houses. People are asked to report suspi- cious vehicles, especially trucks loading furniture at farm houses where no one is home. Arca residents are also reminded that crime stoppers has come to Huron County. Watch the Times - Advocate for unsolved crimes, and phone 1-800-265-1777 if you can help. Six motor vchicic accidents were investigated this week by officers of the Exctcr detachment of the Onta- rio Provincial Police. Monday, March 14 at 3:10 p.m. a vchicic driven by Adena Srcenan, Zurich, was in collision with a trac- tor trailer unit driven by Brad Coates, Centralia, on Main Street in Zurich. Damage was moderate in the collision. The same day a vehicle driven by Donald O'Rourke, RR 3, Dash- ' wood, was forced off Highway 83 at the cast edge of Exctcr by an un- known eastbound vehicle. Damage to the O'Rourke vehicle w•as moder- ate. Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. a vehicle driven by Garnet Shipman, Exeter, was in collision with a parked vehi- cle owned by Joseph Kaak, RR 2, Dashwood, in the parking lot at Centralia College. Damage was light. A vchicic driven by Clark Adams, RR 1, Dashwood, went out of con- trol in slush and snow on Highway 83 west of Exctcr at 7:40 p.m., Saturday. The vchicic entered the north ditch and struck a tree. There were no injuries. Damage was se - Also, Saturday at 7:50 p.m. a vc- hicic driven by Mary Ellen Treleav- en, Lucknow, went out of control in slush and snow on Highway 21, south of St. Joseph. The vehicle entered the- west ditch and rolled over into two feet of water.-Tre- lcaven and her husband, Richard sustained minor injuries. Damage to the vehicle was severe. Sunday at 1:05 a.m. vehicles driven by Crista Prclacek, RR 1, Il- derton and Stan Wilson, RR 3, Ex- ctcr, were in collision on Highway 4 south of Exeter. Wilson received minor injuries. Damage to both ve- hicles was severe. Spot checks continued this week with live driving suspensions of 12 hours being handed out and three people were charged with impaired driving. During the week officers of Exet- er OPP investigated 40 occurrences, laid 55 Highway Traffic, one Com- pulsory Insurance, two motorized snow vehicle and seven LLA charg- es. Penner could cancel show If ticket sales don't pick up, Win- nipeg children's entertainer Fred Penner may cancel -his Exeter ap- pcarancc, warned Kim Gcnttncr of the Hensall Co -Op Nursery School. "We're afraid that if we don't sell enough they'll pull out on us," said Gcnttncr, adding that approximately 500 tickets remain to be sold out of the 1,500 available for the Thursday program at South Huron District High School. Penner's agents in Winnipeg arc advised daily by FAX machine of the tickets sold by the nursery school. "They're very demanding," said Genttner. "It's quite an undertaking for a small nursery school.' Penner will only appear before sell-out crowds. His contract al- lows shows without adequate sales to be cancelled. He is entitled to a fee of S2,500 or 75 percent of the receipts. . "That's the way they operate," said Gcnttncr. She explained that if the show is cancelled, the advertis- ing and promotional costs must be absorbed by the nursery school. "We take the Toss." This is the fourth year the nursery school has promoted a children's show to raise funds. Gcnttncr views this as a better alternative to knocking on doors for donations be - Crediton Summertest '88 needs more volunteers A mccting has been called for Monday night, March 28 to decide the future of the Crediton Simmer - fest. Acting Summcrfest chairman Fred Bowers told the T -A this week, "We need all the support and new ideas we can. get to keep our annual event alive." Bowers said the high cost of the midway concerns thc committee greatly. In 1987, thc midway charges were $2,000 plus $300 for a generator and the 1988 figures have riscn.to $3,000 and $900. All profits of Summer -fest held on the third weekend in August each year arc used for community betterment. From the 1987 profits, $1,000 was used for park playground equip- ment and $800 donated to minor sports. The previous year, $1,300 went to new bleachers, $700 for a speaker system and 5600 to assist in placing signs at the entrances to the police village. In addition to thc high cost of the midway, the popular demolition der- by costs 53,600 to bring in and charges for the mini tractor pull last year were $1,600. The March 28 meeting is slated for 7.30 p.m. at the parks board- room in Crediton. BENCH VIEW Two decades in court for Doug Wedlake page 4 cause it involves the children. Tickets are available from the Purple Turtle in Exeter at $6 each. If any remain they can be bought at the door for 56.50. "Hopefully, there won't be any at the door," said Gcnttncr. :e Bomb threat At press time Tuesday a special canine unit from the Brampton OPP and supervisory personnel at Dashwood Industries were searching thc large factory for a bomb. Exctcr. OPP told the T -A the bomb threat was received by mail and they were notified at 9:25 a.m. Three officers and the canine unit were on the scene shortly afterwards and a decision was made to evacuate the plant at 11:30 a.m. This was only an hour earlier than a planned plant shutdown in preparation for the 60th anniversary celebrations scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. CHILD KILLED Christopher John Bryson, 4, of RR 2, Grand Bend, dicd Monday in London at Children's Hospital of Western Ontario after being hit by a car during the weekend while on an outing with his grandfather. He was at a site at Greenway Road south of Grand Bend on Sunday to watch migrating swans with his grandfather and his 13 -year-old step- brother when he tried to cross the road and was hit by a car. GOLD DUST Ilensall Mann discovers ultimate consumer product page 7 Price Per Copy 60 Cents Explain remuneration of council At Monday's meeting of Exeter council, mayor Bruce Shaw com- mented on the .list of council remu- nerations for the year 1987 as print- ed in the March 2 issue of Times Advocate. Shaw began by saying, " It may appear that Bill (Micklc) is taking full advantage of the system by do- ing a lot of work while others who don't get paid as much are not doing much. Neither is fact. He continued, " The problem lies with the Municipal Act which says the clerk must report on all pay- ments. We pay flat rates for sti- pends, per diemfor meetings attend- ed, benefits and out -of -packet expenses." The mayor went on to say, Our clerk did a good job in reporting payments. Most people don't look at the categories, just the totals. Micklc who received more in the fi- nal total, received the same as other members of council in stipend, per diem and benefits, but had a lot more expenses because of his in- volvement in industrial and eco- nomic development and on com- mittees of two. provincial municipal organizations." In reply Micklc "said, " If any ratepayer has any concern about my costs, I wish they would come to see me and I will explain. I'm not ashamed of any of the work I do on behalf of the town." He added, " I didn't charge for be ing away from home for 10 and a half days on municipal business and I spend about 70 hours a month in the town office. I have take:t on Giese extra committees w:th O.S.U.M. and A.M.O. be- cause they benefit our town. I at- tended 28 mcctings out of town." Councillor Ben lioogcnboom's comment was, " Bill done 't `:o.,..f.• - to apologize to anyone. in town for what he docs to make this a better place to live.'" Jokingly Hoogen- boom added,," When I get as old as he- is,, I hope 1 can spend that much time on behalf of the town." From councillor Tom Hum- phreys, "His dedication is a benefit to us all and Deputy -reeve Lossy - Fuller added, "It's a real benefit to us to have Bill on these various committers at the provincial lev- el." Councillor- Dorothy Chapman added, " It's very enlightening for all of us on council to have repre- sentation on outside committees. The cost is worth it." On the recommendation of mayor Shaw, clerk -treasurer Lir Bell was instructed to obtain credit cards to be used by council members while - away on town business. - • On this -subject, Shaw said, This will make it much easier for paying accDunls and also for the re- - porting system." Smoking banned in town office, library, rec centre Exeter council Monday night Library. passed a bylaw which controls At the municipal office, no per - smoking in certain public areas. son shall be allowed to smoke at The buildings affected include the any service counter and in any other town municipal office, the Olde area to which the public have access Town Hall, the Exeter Public Li- of right or by invitation, express or brary and the South Huron Rec implied Centre. Where smoking is prohinitcd in a At the Rec Centre, no person building or structure, the proprietor shall smokc in any portion of the shall post or cause to be posted one arena arca for which viewing any or more signs clearly visible to sport, activity or performance identify parts in which smoking is would occur. The toyer of such a and is not prohibited. The signs shall include the maxi - building will be designated as a smoking arca. Smoking will be prohibited in the upper auditorium of the Oldc Town hall and both the upper and lower levels at the Exeter Public Councillors to hear of trade At least five members of Exctcr council have indicated they will be attending a mccting of the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce on April 19. The guest speaker Geoffrey Hale will be addressing "Fret Trade" as it will affect small retail, service and manufac.uring Sectors. Hale will be speaking as a reprc- senta:ive of the Canadian Alliance for Trade and Job Opportunitie.;. l lc is scnior policy advisor to the Re- tail Merchants Association of Cana- da and runs his own consulting firm specializing in marketing, communications and government relations. The guest speaker has worked in and with small and medium sized buisinesscs for most of his work- ing life and is recognized as one of Canada's leading spokesmen for small business and entrepreneur- ship. Attending from local council will be councillors Chapman, Hall, Hoogenboom, Humphreys and Jo- sephson. - Will discuss police system A mccting will be held Thursday, April 7 in Clinton to discuss the Huron County Police Communica- tion System. It will be a joint meeting of councils and police commisions from the towns of Clinton, Sca- `fortfi, Exeter and Godcrich to dis- cuss and formulate a revised agree- ment of the communication system. The town of Wingham recently dropped out of the system and is re- ceiving services from Hanover. NEW MARINA Four partners open marina business near Grand Bend page 7 mum fine of $1,000 in letters and figures occupying at least five per- cem of the diameter of the circle of such a symbol. Asked by a councillor where the smoking ban idea originated, mayor • Bruce Shaw replied " It stared at a recent rec board meeting. It was about the ort' motion I made that passed." Councillor Dorothy Chapman added, " It's interesting that this idea is not new. Lossy Fuller brought it up at least eight years ago." MOHA WKS Exeter Mohawks win Central Senior 'B' title again page 1 A HAWKS ADVANCE Exeter junior Hawks reach OHA semi-final page IA 4 1 the tor rival "paid dedicated the the service the reality. - Ix1NNIloN , t() om t 4 Si • a 1 OVER THE TOP - Gus Gregus donated ice resurfacer drive to its goal. Accepting Lynne Farquhar. Gregus t Ice machine By Lynne Farquhar nity That new Olympia .ice rcsur- trihutors facer that you've been reading so Minor much about over the past few Skating weeks is on its way. Exctcr The fund raising drive went. Canadian over the top last week when Ex- Exctcr eta Roofing came in with $500 Lions and Gus Gregus of Grcgus Con- Club, struction issued a cheque for Gamma S4,325. pha Rcc, Centre staff expect the ar- Travel, of the Olympia later this Dashwood week and we arc pleased to an- Gregus nouncc that thc .receipt will read Roofing in full". - . - Cr. Thanks to a hard working and Special committee known as gion Winter Sports Council and made generosity of local ice users, do it, groups and businesses, Wintcr new machine has become a bated ' mcctings The Winter Sports Council. much would like to take this opportu- proaching $4,325 this week to push the cheque is Rec Direc- off fund to thank the following con - to the machine: Exctcr Hockey, Exeter Figure Club, Exctcr Mohawks, Molting Hawks, Royal Legion Branch 167, Optimists Club,. Exeter Club, Exctcr Lioness Exctcr Chapters of Xi Nu, Beta Theta and -Al - Tau, the Rcbekahs, Ellison Exctcr Times Advocate, Industries, Big '0', Construction, Exctcr - and the Town of Ent - thanks go to thc Lc - for the S10,(00 boost that us believe we could really and to the members of the Sports Council, %Oho ini- the drive, attended several . faithfully and who did of the leg work in ap- the groups. MOHA WKS Exeter Mohawks win Central Senior 'B' title again page 1 A HAWKS ADVANCE Exeter junior Hawks reach OHA semi-final page IA 4