Loading...
Times Advocate, 1989-07-19, Page 1i wickfnarre— (EXETER TOYOTA 242 Main St. N. Exeter Across from O.P.P. Phone 235-2353 41' Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Exeter 235-2420 Grand Bend 238-8484 Hensall 262-2119 Clinton 482-9747 North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Wednesday, July 19 1989 60 cents Bogus $100 bills ZURICH - An alert teller spot- ted as counterfeit eight American $100 bills proffered for exchange into Canadian money at the Zurich branch of the Bank of Montreal on July 10. An unknown number were passed in Grand Bend at the same time. The phoney bills have been for- warded to the RCMP's commercial crime section. A 27 -year-old Sarnia man is be- ing held in Chatham. His name is being withheld until a bail hearing. Police say they have not yet charged the suspect and are waiting for positive identification. The Exeter OPP are investigating the case along with the Chatham Police, various OPP units, and the RCMP commercial crime section. The case is still under investiga- tion. Chatham police Inspector Jim Boyle said there is "definitely more than one person" involved in the counterfeiting scheme. Stabbing in Hensall HENSALL - Brian Moir of Hen- sall, required medical attention after a minor stabbing incident that oc- curred at a party at a private home in the village on Saturday. The locatiornift't ii e ,_.....y -not been released because the RE home's owners are not expected tofl14If return until later this week. Members of the Exeter OPP who ...— investigated the case said the sus- . �.,.- Minor ball is in full swing all across the region for hundreds of area kids. Blake Ryan, of the Crediton Atom team is shown here taking a big cut during his game in Grand Bend Thursday night. Crediton lost the game 9-7. Deputy clerk quits GRAND BEND - Deputy -clerk Christine Smith handed in her res- ignation last Monday July 10, be- coming the third person from the village municipal office to quit their position in the last four months. Smith said the workload became too much after former clerk Mol - lard's resignation in March. Mol - lard left to take the position of de- puty treasurer in Bosanquet Township and Smith was named acting clerk until a new one could be found. But after Mollard's departure, council decided to streamline office procedure and eliminate some du- ties while reassessing other office personnel and that is when the workload began to increase accord- ing to Smith. Citing the increased workload secretary Barb Dalrymple submitted her resignation in late April. "It got to the point where I couldn't handle it any more. It was like three people trying to do the work of five,' said Smith. The village hired a pair of stu- dents for work in the summer but Smith said they are not easing the workload of the regular staff be- cause one is working exclusively on parking tickets and the other spends her time between the Busy Bee Nursery School and the Harbor building. "The whole staff tried to tell council that we were getting further and further behind and they just chose not to believe us and said we don't need the help, but I can't see it getting any better anytime soon. I was just living my job too much and banging my head against the wall whenever we needed some- thing from council," said Smith. Smith had been working for the pect is a young offender• -•wire '-- identity can not be revealed. Police currently hold an arrest warrant for is Urlin not against Foundation FXF.TF.R Councillor Dave Urlin said at Monday night's council meeting he was not happy with last week's T -A report on the deal struck over the Old Town Hall. Urlin said he did not dispute the wording of the report, but said it reads as if he recom- mended a councillor join the Heritage Foundation meetings Ust to keep an eye on them. rlin said he has nothing against the. Foundation and thought a link with council would help the organization . reach its objectives. • "I thought it made me look bad," said Urlin. "Stick around, Dave," said Mayor Bruce Shaw. village for almost 10 years and said she loved everything she ever did in her job and is not a quitter at any- thing but added "I want to find a job out there where I don't have to •bring my work home with me eve- ry night, which is what I was do- ing here," she said. Last week the village hired Wayne Tingle as clerk to finally re- place Mollard but Smith said that would not change her mind about leaving. Smith's resignation will take ef- fect July 28 while Tingel is not ex- pected to start until August 8. Village reeve Bob Sharen said he will be sorry to see Smith leave. "I think she is a very caring indi- vidual and very easy to work with and I think whoever hires her will have a very hard worker and I want to wish her all the luck in the world," said Sharon. Who will pay? $21,000 mistake EXETER - An error in a contract cost Exeter taxpayers $21,000, it was revealed at Monday night's council meeting. However, coun- cil is hoping to recoup some of its losses with either the contractor or the engineer. The contract over the reconstruc- tion of Huron Street was signed with Van Bree Drainage on a per- unit basis. One of the units was missing a zero, thus only one-tenth the required item was accounted for in the contract price. The final dif- ference of approximately $21,000 was passed on to the town. Works superindendent Glen Kells said neither he nor B.M. Ross Consulting Engineers noticed the discrepancy until the tender had al- ready been approved: A letter from Van Bree said the company is not prepared to credit the town with the difference. Reeve Bill Mickle tried to remain optimistic about the loss. "The error cost us more money, but we're still within our estimates (on the project)," said Mickle. The second lowest tender on the job was $9,000 higher, but was not accepted, meaning the town actually paid $12,000 more than necessary. Mayor Bruce Shaw demanded to know where the mistake originated. Kells said the error was made by Van Bree on the tender information, but it was not caught by himself or 'T the engineer. Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller thought the engineer's insurance should cover the difference. Kells said such insurance does not coveraccountingerrors, and if it did the deductible would likely be high- er than $21,000. Shaw suggested the $9,000 differ- ence in tender prices should be re- funded from Van Bree, and the $12,000 difference be shared equally between B.M. Ross and the town: Counci! referred the matter to the town's lawyer. Arson cause of $60, 000 fire HENSALL Arson destroyed two 12 by 35 foot units at Gener- al Manufactured Homes, Hensall on Sunday July 9. The -fire was reported by Tom Dickins at 1:45 a.m. The assistant arena manager had been screening ,the ball diamond in preparation for a Kinsman tour- nament. "It took five minutes. I saw nothing before I started, but when I looked up flames were shooting 25 to 30 feet into the air", Dick- ins said. Besides destroying the two units, the fire caused minor dam- age to two others before being ex- tinguished by the Hensall Volun- teer Fire Department. Damage is estimated at $60,000. An investigation being conduct- ed by Exeter OPP Constable Rick Borden with the assistance of In- spector Tom Dewhurst of the On- tario Fire Marshal's office in Lon- don has determined the blaze was set intentionally. The OPP asks the public to as- • sist in this investigation by pro- viding any information they may have either directly to the Exeter detachment by phoning 235-1300, or through Huron County Crintc Stoppers at 1-800-265-1777. Crosswalk complaints EXETER - At Monday's council meeting, Mayor Bruce Shaw men- tioned that complaints have been coming into the town office regard- ing the crosswalk installed at Main and Victoria Streets. Shaw said that with no crossing guard on duty in the summer months, children are taking it for granted that motorists will stop when the button is pushed. He said many cars are not stopping. "People, not realizing the lights are activated, are going to hit these kids," said Shaw, adding that while the crossing was built to ministry specifications he called the lights ineffective in getting motorists' at- tention. "I think we're in a worse situa- tion than we were before," he said. "People arc not paying attention to those flashing lights." Councillor Ben Hoogenboom wondered if there were not enough charges being laid against those who drive through the crossing when activated. "I don't think it's intentional," Please turn to page 2 Tuiieraes1ost rec cent Eplosions level elevators Apia, itrir� "�4•a a four grain elevators and a grain cleaner at W.G. Thompson's Granton facilities. The first blast blci.pairtygrairrvitv-etorikiiigTepIilled by two Blenheim millwrights. The two men, working 60 feet above the ground, escaped with their lives. Edward Huckle, 22, of 101 Lumbley St. and his foreman, William Hummel, 29, of 34 Chittim St., employees of Dorser Welding in Blenheim, were taken to University Hospital in ,London where they were treated for minor burns. Damage was estimated at more than $200,000 by Bill Goos, manager of W.G. Thompson in Granton. He said the elevators will have to be rebuilt. • Huckle said "I'm lucky to be alive. There was fire every- where and we were right in the middle of it." He said the explosions erupted at noon after Hummel knocked a steel bar loose with a hammer. The men had just finished cutting through the bar with a torch. Grain elevators, which are airtight, can be as combustible as a "propane tank" when dust become compressed inside them, Huckle explained. - Hummel, who wasn't available for comment, lost his hair from flames that leapt from the bar, Huckle said. Hummel's first reaction was to jump from the ladder to the ground, but he was restrained by his safety belt, Huckle said. Engineers will be at the site today to investigate, Goos said. 1 TOM* champion - Judy Ellis, right, of Judy's Jeans In Lucan poses with her grand champion turtle Mitch's Monster while Tom O'Connor, left of Ailsa Craig, holds the runner-up turtle Speedy Spike. Turtle Master Doug McNair, at back made sure all the races were legal and head- ed eaded for drug testing. • • i Inside Bend parking Council axes shuttles page 2 Hurex Rent, don't buy page 5 Gala Days Turtles make a run forit page 6 Co-op terminal CN commits to service page 14 Swim team starts season page 17 • Eugene Fox reports on Graham crusade page 23 Bogus $100 bills ZURICH - An alert teller spot- ted as counterfeit eight American $100 bills proffered for exchange into Canadian money at the Zurich branch of the Bank of Montreal on July 10. An unknown number were passed in Grand Bend at the same time. The phoney bills have been for- warded to the RCMP's commercial crime section. A 27 -year-old Sarnia man is be- ing held in Chatham. His name is being withheld until a bail hearing. Police say they have not yet charged the suspect and are waiting for positive identification. The Exeter OPP are investigating the case along with the Chatham Police, various OPP units, and the RCMP commercial crime section. The case is still under investiga- tion. Chatham police Inspector Jim Boyle said there is "definitely more than one person" involved in the counterfeiting scheme. Stabbing in Hensall HENSALL - Brian Moir of Hen- sall, required medical attention after a minor stabbing incident that oc- curred at a party at a private home in the village on Saturday. The locatiornift't ii e ,_.....y -not been released because the RE home's owners are not expected tofl14If return until later this week. Members of the Exeter OPP who ...— investigated the case said the sus- . �.,.- Minor ball is in full swing all across the region for hundreds of area kids. Blake Ryan, of the Crediton Atom team is shown here taking a big cut during his game in Grand Bend Thursday night. Crediton lost the game 9-7. Deputy clerk quits GRAND BEND - Deputy -clerk Christine Smith handed in her res- ignation last Monday July 10, be- coming the third person from the village municipal office to quit their position in the last four months. Smith said the workload became too much after former clerk Mol - lard's resignation in March. Mol - lard left to take the position of de- puty treasurer in Bosanquet Township and Smith was named acting clerk until a new one could be found. But after Mollard's departure, council decided to streamline office procedure and eliminate some du- ties while reassessing other office personnel and that is when the workload began to increase accord- ing to Smith. Citing the increased workload secretary Barb Dalrymple submitted her resignation in late April. "It got to the point where I couldn't handle it any more. It was like three people trying to do the work of five,' said Smith. The village hired a pair of stu- dents for work in the summer but Smith said they are not easing the workload of the regular staff be- cause one is working exclusively on parking tickets and the other spends her time between the Busy Bee Nursery School and the Harbor building. "The whole staff tried to tell council that we were getting further and further behind and they just chose not to believe us and said we don't need the help, but I can't see it getting any better anytime soon. I was just living my job too much and banging my head against the wall whenever we needed some- thing from council," said Smith. Smith had been working for the pect is a young offender• -•wire '-- identity can not be revealed. Police currently hold an arrest warrant for is Urlin not against Foundation FXF.TF.R Councillor Dave Urlin said at Monday night's council meeting he was not happy with last week's T -A report on the deal struck over the Old Town Hall. Urlin said he did not dispute the wording of the report, but said it reads as if he recom- mended a councillor join the Heritage Foundation meetings Ust to keep an eye on them. rlin said he has nothing against the. Foundation and thought a link with council would help the organization . reach its objectives. • "I thought it made me look bad," said Urlin. "Stick around, Dave," said Mayor Bruce Shaw. village for almost 10 years and said she loved everything she ever did in her job and is not a quitter at any- thing but added "I want to find a job out there where I don't have to •bring my work home with me eve- ry night, which is what I was do- ing here," she said. Last week the village hired Wayne Tingle as clerk to finally re- place Mollard but Smith said that would not change her mind about leaving. Smith's resignation will take ef- fect July 28 while Tingel is not ex- pected to start until August 8. Village reeve Bob Sharen said he will be sorry to see Smith leave. "I think she is a very caring indi- vidual and very easy to work with and I think whoever hires her will have a very hard worker and I want to wish her all the luck in the world," said Sharon. Who will pay? $21,000 mistake EXETER - An error in a contract cost Exeter taxpayers $21,000, it was revealed at Monday night's council meeting. However, coun- cil is hoping to recoup some of its losses with either the contractor or the engineer. The contract over the reconstruc- tion of Huron Street was signed with Van Bree Drainage on a per- unit basis. One of the units was missing a zero, thus only one-tenth the required item was accounted for in the contract price. The final dif- ference of approximately $21,000 was passed on to the town. Works superindendent Glen Kells said neither he nor B.M. Ross Consulting Engineers noticed the discrepancy until the tender had al- ready been approved: A letter from Van Bree said the company is not prepared to credit the town with the difference. Reeve Bill Mickle tried to remain optimistic about the loss. "The error cost us more money, but we're still within our estimates (on the project)," said Mickle. The second lowest tender on the job was $9,000 higher, but was not accepted, meaning the town actually paid $12,000 more than necessary. Mayor Bruce Shaw demanded to know where the mistake originated. Kells said the error was made by Van Bree on the tender information, but it was not caught by himself or 'T the engineer. Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller thought the engineer's insurance should cover the difference. Kells said such insurance does not coveraccountingerrors, and if it did the deductible would likely be high- er than $21,000. Shaw suggested the $9,000 differ- ence in tender prices should be re- funded from Van Bree, and the $12,000 difference be shared equally between B.M. Ross and the town: Counci! referred the matter to the town's lawyer. Arson cause of $60, 000 fire HENSALL Arson destroyed two 12 by 35 foot units at Gener- al Manufactured Homes, Hensall on Sunday July 9. The -fire was reported by Tom Dickins at 1:45 a.m. The assistant arena manager had been screening ,the ball diamond in preparation for a Kinsman tour- nament. "It took five minutes. I saw nothing before I started, but when I looked up flames were shooting 25 to 30 feet into the air", Dick- ins said. Besides destroying the two units, the fire caused minor dam- age to two others before being ex- tinguished by the Hensall Volun- teer Fire Department. Damage is estimated at $60,000. An investigation being conduct- ed by Exeter OPP Constable Rick Borden with the assistance of In- spector Tom Dewhurst of the On- tario Fire Marshal's office in Lon- don has determined the blaze was set intentionally. The OPP asks the public to as- • sist in this investigation by pro- viding any information they may have either directly to the Exeter detachment by phoning 235-1300, or through Huron County Crintc Stoppers at 1-800-265-1777. Crosswalk complaints EXETER - At Monday's council meeting, Mayor Bruce Shaw men- tioned that complaints have been coming into the town office regard- ing the crosswalk installed at Main and Victoria Streets. Shaw said that with no crossing guard on duty in the summer months, children are taking it for granted that motorists will stop when the button is pushed. He said many cars are not stopping. "People, not realizing the lights are activated, are going to hit these kids," said Shaw, adding that while the crossing was built to ministry specifications he called the lights ineffective in getting motorists' at- tention. "I think we're in a worse situa- tion than we were before," he said. "People arc not paying attention to those flashing lights." Councillor Ben Hoogenboom wondered if there were not enough charges being laid against those who drive through the crossing when activated. "I don't think it's intentional," Please turn to page 2 Tuiieraes1ost rec cent Eplosions level elevators Apia, itrir� "�4•a a four grain elevators and a grain cleaner at W.G. Thompson's Granton facilities. The first blast blci.pairtygrairrvitv-etorikiiigTepIilled by two Blenheim millwrights. The two men, working 60 feet above the ground, escaped with their lives. Edward Huckle, 22, of 101 Lumbley St. and his foreman, William Hummel, 29, of 34 Chittim St., employees of Dorser Welding in Blenheim, were taken to University Hospital in ,London where they were treated for minor burns. Damage was estimated at more than $200,000 by Bill Goos, manager of W.G. Thompson in Granton. He said the elevators will have to be rebuilt. • Huckle said "I'm lucky to be alive. There was fire every- where and we were right in the middle of it." He said the explosions erupted at noon after Hummel knocked a steel bar loose with a hammer. The men had just finished cutting through the bar with a torch. Grain elevators, which are airtight, can be as combustible as a "propane tank" when dust become compressed inside them, Huckle explained. - Hummel, who wasn't available for comment, lost his hair from flames that leapt from the bar, Huckle said. Hummel's first reaction was to jump from the ladder to the ground, but he was restrained by his safety belt, Huckle said. Engineers will be at the site today to investigate, Goos said. 1 TOM* champion - Judy Ellis, right, of Judy's Jeans In Lucan poses with her grand champion turtle Mitch's Monster while Tom O'Connor, left of Ailsa Craig, holds the runner-up turtle Speedy Spike. Turtle Master Doug McNair, at back made sure all the races were legal and head- ed eaded for drug testing. • • i