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Times Advocate, 1992-09-16, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, September 16, 1992 Regi onal wrap up Former reeve appeals sex- related. charges • ST. M S - Former M S - Former West Nissouri reeve and Thorndale lawyer Peter Birnie is seeking an appeal for three sex-related charges involving a young girl in 1990. • - According to the St. Marys Journal Argus, an appeal hearing began last week in Toronto. McBimie, 51, was convicted by jury in London in February, 1990s of gross ,indecency, inde- cent assault and having sex with a female under 14, He was sen- tenced to three years in prison on the charges dated_ from 1978 to 1980, involving a girl then be- tween the ages of nine and 11 years old. River Road Run aproaches ST. MARYS - The 2nd annual River Road Run in S. Marys is approaching fast As reported in the St. Marys Journal Argus, the 14 and three kilometre races last year attract- ed over 160 runners. The event will be held Sunday, September 27 beginning at 1 p.m. Registra- tion will be held held the morn- ing of the race starting at 10 a.m. atthe Flats. Entry Corms are available at Danny's Sports, the Memorial Hospital. and from Peter Turford (284-3631), or race director Fred Steinmetz (284-3777). Man wielding knife MITCHEII. - A 27 -year-old male was arrested by Sebring- viUe OPP on a variety of assault charges last Monday following an incident at Woodland Lake Campgrounds in Logan Town- ship near the hamlet of Brodhag- en. -According torthe -Mitchell-Ad vocatc, around 12:30 am. the man threatened neighbouring campers with a butcher knife. After making threatening ges- tures he was disarmed by the campers. He faces three charges as a re- sult of the incident Recycling fee for all residents, Zurich .decides ZURICH - Unlike other munici- palities which fund blue box recy- cling programs directly out of taxa- tion, Zurich imposes a separate recycling fee. Last week, a resident asked council if he could be ex- empted from the fee for not taking full use of Ute blue box,pvogram. Council quickly decided their an- swer was "no". Clerk Maureen Simmons brought the matter to council and noted that vacant lots are not charged the fee for recycling pick up, and this resi- dent had asked for the exemption because he was "only home a couple of days a week," said Sim- mons - "Then he's home," insisted coun- cillor Marg Deichert. "Yes, he has to pay," agreed councillor Barb Jeffrey. "The next thing well get is peo- ple who go to Florida for six months and only want to pay half," noted Simmons. Crossing guard to stay for Zurich students ZURICH - Last year's trial cross- ing guard program is here to stay, council officially decided Thursday evening. The crossing guard at the corner of Main Street (Highway 84) and Frederick Street proved a success with council and parents, who had expressed concern about the safety of youngsters crossing the busy highway on the way to school. Helen Gingerich was hired as the guard last year and was officially re -hired on Thursday, even though she had been on duty since school began last Tuesday. 41/11, Len Lobb wins nomination as riding's first Reform candidate CLINTON Len Lobb, a Clinton resident and salesman at Becker Farm Equipment in Ex eter, has won his riding associa- tion's nomination to represent the Reform Party in the nex federal election. Lobb said the race between he and Clinton lawyer Phil Cornish proved a challenge. - "it was a difficult race," said Lobb. "We worked hard on it and so did the other candidate ' The riding association held two meetings, the first in South ampton on September 9, the second in Clinton on Thursday Each candidate was given 20 minutes to speak at each meet- ing, followed by six questions from the audience drawn from a hat. Lobb said Cornish spoke well, and offered a different perspec- tive on the Reform Partys poli- cies duan he. In the end, the fi- nal tally ranked Lohb with 60 percent of the 400 plus votes, Cornish with 40 percent. Cor- nish then made a motion that the vote be considered unanimous. Lobb said the single biggest question posed the candidates appeared to be "how are you go - Len Lobb is ready to take on the three major parties for the first time in the next tederal election. ing to control the deficit?" Mso the issue of the party's position on native rights was brought up at beth meetings. He said he is looking 'forward to fighting for the Huron Bruce seat in Ottawa in the next elec- tion and that he is convinced the Reform Party is going to make significant inroads into support normally given the three tradi- tional parties. "People are coming to us, seri- ously...seriously," commented Lobb. Another interesting outcome of the two meetings was the "straw vote" posed on the up- coming Constitutional referen- dum. Eighty-two percent voted "no" to the very question to be posed by die government nation- wide on October 26. The Re- form Party had recently issued a policy paper on the referendum question, essentially opposing the premiers' accord. "It shows very clearly where this 'no' vote is going to come from. It gives us more reasons to vote 'no' than thc Mulroney -government is giving us to vote 'yes'," said Lobb. But otherwise, Lobb said the use of the referendum is some- thing he and his party want to see used more often. "1 think we've reached a turn- ing point in history. Referen- dums will become one of the ac- cepted tools of government in the future," he said. While the actual timing of the next federal election is an issue for much speculation, many, Hu- ron Bruce riding associations are already preparing for it by • be- ginning thc process for selecting candidates. Museum honours Zurich clock inventor Continued from front page Hess' grandsons. Another George Hess, this one Boat motors stolen in overnight thefts EXETER - Town police say they are investigating the theft of two boat motors in separate incidents this weekend in Exeter, and they are saying it appears likely .the �critncs are -related. Both motors Were removed from boats parked on Exeter properties. The first motor was taken Saturday, the other on Sunday. Police say they believe two people were in- volved at least on the first crime, due to tootprtnts leading to and from the boat. »ctti ,stolen. motors were small outboards in the eight 'and nine horsepower class. Take Back the N i�ht GODERICH - ee - second an- nual Take Back the Night march is scheduled for Thursday, Sep- tember 17. According to She Godaich Signal -Star, the march is de- signed to bring together partici- pants from across Huron County. Busses will leave des- ignated points in Wingham and Exeter, to allow women who do not have vehicles to take part in the night. Participants will gather on Court House Square in Goderich between 7-730 p.m. Materials about violence- against women will be on display followed by a rally at 7:30. Child care will be offered from 7-9:30 p.m. at Se George's Anglican Church on Nelson St. east. Men are invited to line the march route to show support or volunteer for child care duties. Benmiller sale delayed BAYFIELD - The closing date on the sale of the liienmiller Inn has been delayed due to red - As reported in the Goderich Signal -Star, tie deal set to close August 31 has been postponed until September 16 due to a.fcw hiccups. The sale of the debt - ridden Inn is expected to be completed despite the delay. The inn fell into receivership April 16 after falling behind in mortgage payments. Ernst and Young incorporated is tie pri- vately -appointed receivers. Police are also investigating a case of a physical assault on a 15 year-old female which occurred on an Exeter Street Sunday. Charges are pending against an adult and police say the complaint may have resulted from a push or shove. Last Tuesday, police found two people in an intoxicated condition in Centre Mall and removed both. Charges were laid. Last Wednesday, police investi- gated a traffic accident at Main and Wellington Streets involving vehi- cles driven by Nicolas Szabo of RR 1 ,Kirkton and Sandia yields -or Huron Park. Lucan man receives 60 days in jail EXETER - A Lucan area man received a jail sentence last Tuesday after being found guilty of possession of stolen goods in Provincial Court in Exeter. Pater N. Farttart of RR2 Lucan entered a plea bf ,guilty to two charges of possession of stolen property. following a break-in to the lunch room area of Centralia Farm Supply. • The court heard Urban was found to be in possession of goods stolen in a break-in by two young people which occurred during the month of July. A micro- wave and television were stolen in addition to two cameras, three bottles of .liquor, beer, meat from a freezer and some cash. Most of the diems were returned to the police. Judge R.Q.E. Hunter sentenced Earhart w 60 days in jail on the WO corms. - Theft Monica A. L indenfrekd of Exeter pleaded guilty to a charge of theft after staff at Anateu Jewellers in Exeter observed her taking a brooch on August 14. Police were called in and the brooch reiurned. ,,Lindenfreld was given the choice of 5100 fine with 90 days to pay or five days in jail. BAC over 80 David W. Smale of Exeter received a $750 fine and a °tie -year li cense suspension after entering a plea of guilty to a charge of having a blood alcohol count of over 80 following an incident August 16. Police told the court Smale was stopped in a spot check in Hensel' and it was noticed he had alcohol on his breath. Subsequent breatha lizer tests revealed readings of 130 and 140. BAC over410 Corina Price of Drumbo enteral a plea of guilty to charges of hav ing a BAC over 80 and obstructing justice. d3xeter OPP told the court that on April 5 at 3 p.m. the officer saw a black pick-up truck swerving near Crediton. The truck was Mopped at the west of end Cregiion. and the officer witnessed the driver and passenger change places, with Price now behind the wheel. Price was given the choice of a $500 fine with 90 days to pay or 25 days in jail. also a grandson, operated a watch repair shop in Hensall up ut> i I the late 1960's. The patent number on George Hess' clock is 32485 and states it wase i improvement to the original electric clock. "There is a little contention on whether or not it's the actual elec- tric clock," explained Breedc. "The patent is listed as the improvement to the electric clock." But he added that the detailed drawings and the great deal of in- formation about the workings of the clack make it more than a sim- ple unprovematt - "I'm prepared to say it's not oni' the improvement but it's what makes it work." How the clock works is relatively sunp►e for those of us who live in the 1990's and push the snooze bars. on our alarms more often than we'd like to admit • lirtedc-said-the-pendttiunesveuld swing and oscillates two solenoids which would reverse the polarity. The pendulum, which drove the clock works would be driven by a battery. The Huron County Museum i\ filled with artifacts from the county which date back well over a hun- dred years. The collection will now rte honoured with the presence of an inventtjr. "We have some wonderful photo- graphs of him standing next to the clock," said Breeds. When the Hass clock is displayed it will be joined by the drawings, pictures and all the documentation which slates it was inveobgd in Zu- rich. I3reedc noted that during the 1880's and 1890's there were nian� uivenuons throughout Oniadb and in Huron County several pioneers in the manufacturing world. Amongst those, he said, was the hell Factory in Seafortt which Cat licenses for Hensall HENSALL - The vt►Lage of lien sail's long running battle over what to do with stray cats may soon be at an cad if approval is granted to a new bylaw in tic upcoming months. "We've got nothing against cants," ' said councillor Jeff Reaburn. "1t Just rooms we get as many if not nwrc complaints about Wray cats than we do dugs. This would at least give the bylaw enforcement officer sums authority .when a corn - 'plaint arises." made steam, and eventually diesel engines. George Hess was obviously a brilliant, hard-working man who unfortunately never reaped any of idie-funncMI rewards fnr4tis:inven- tior. "The invention is usually the easy thing to come up with. The market- ing is the tough thing." said Breeds Me Zook* iddl tile, cis*, clock is one of George Hess' creations installed in his home town. 30 km limit for Huron not legal BAER - Despite an earlier by- law to impose a 30 km/h slowdown on Huron Street beside Victoria Park, the Ministry of Transporta- tion has overruled council's deci- sion, saying so& VOW. limits are not allowable on town streets. Council had approved the slower speed limit out of Concern fee dti1- dren playing in the area. Works su- perintendent Olen Kells told coun- cil last Tuesday evening that the new signs had already arrived, but could not be put up as posted. "We have signs- that say 30 km/ h...but they're not legal. A munici- pality doesn't have the authority to lower the limit that much," ex- plained Kells. Council consequently approved a new bylaw for a 40 km/h speed limit beside the park, the slowest allowed by the ministry. Mayor Bryce Shaw asked Ketls if the new signs could still be used. Kelis replied that a sticker to revise the speed can be pasted over top. Correction: too many 'P's in MP You may have noticed a small mistake on the front page of last week's issue. Above the article on Murray Car- diffs address to County C'ouncil, an over -hasty re -write of the headline added an extra "P" u' the title "MP". This was purely a mental lapse on the part of the editor and was not an attempt to demote the status of the federal member, nor to attribute his comments to his counterpan at Queens' Park. By the time the error was noticed, all the front sections of the paper had already come off the press. Sorry guys. SCRATCH 'N WIN AS MUCH AS 53000.00 OFF YOUR PURCHASE OF QUALIFYING LENNOX HOME COMFORT EQUIPMENT! 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