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Times Advocate, 1984-12-12, Page 1Qua ity Carpet at great prices Professional installation can be arranged 47-1 Wkitings. Phone 235-1964 New workshop op.n•.d at Ontario's of Community and Social Ser- vices, Art Daniels, was in Dashwood Friday afternoon to officially open ARC In- dustries plant number two. Assisting Daniels in the rib- bon cutting ,ceremony were the ministry's area program supervisor Linda Gerard, Jim Dalton, president and Don Campbell, executive director of the South Huron Associa- tion for the mentally han- dicapped and ARC's director of vocational services Don Appleby. Daniels said the ministry was pleased to assist in finan- cing the programs at Dashwood. He added, "these programs involving han- dicapped persons have in- creased 10 -fold in the past 10 years. In 1974 there were on- ly 500 in group homes, now the SANTA VISITS CREDITON - - Cameron Eveland and Jim Scott enjoy a visit on Santa's knee at the Crediton Social Club party, Saturday afternoon. T -A photo Famine response continues togrow People in this area have responded in a very practical and generous way to the plight of the thousands of star- ving men, women and children in famine -stricken Ethiopia and other needy African countries. Donations have been drop- ped into all the boxes set up in local banking institutions by Pastor Bob Donnan, chair- man of the South Huron ministerial. Donnan said the Thieves hit four outlets Four local businesses were hit by thieves during the past week and a number of vehicles in Exeter had tapes and tape decks stolen. Breakins occurred at Darl- ing's IGA, Algoma Tire. G&G Discount and Image Dry Cleaners. The break ins were over the period from December :1 to December 9. Total loot in the four has been estimated at close to $2,000 and included cash. tires, lottery tickets and assorted merchandise. All members of the local police department are involv- ed in the investigations. Following the reports of thefts of tapes and tape decks from vehicles. the police department issued a reminder to local residents to lock their cars and also to place valuables and Christmas presents in the trunk. out of sight of thieves One collision was also in- vestigated this week. it taking place on Friday nn Main Street. involving vehicles driven by Rita Steckle, Stanley Township. and Timothy Griffith Damage was set at $7t) by Sgt Kevin Short BOOKS INCLUDED This week's T -A has an add- ed bonus. the first ever c'hristmas Song Book. As well as being included with every newspaper a limited number of Mocks are available at the sponsors: Ellison Travel. Looking Good. Swartman's of Exeter and Dinney Furniture boxes will be opened later this week and their contents presented to a represen- tative from Compassion. An offering was taken at the Christian Reformed Church after members of the con- gregation had been given in- formation about the problem and ways to help. They were asked to tune in when Don Langford, Kerwood, was in- terviewed on TV by Ross Dai- ly. about the efforts of farmers and other volunteers who are donating grain and labour to prepare corn shipments for Africa. Rev. Bernard De Jong ould not disclose how much money was given in the offer- ing. explaining that his con- gregation adheres to the Biblican injunction found in Matthew 6. which admonishes Christians to give their alms in secret. not letting the left hand know what the right hand is doing. He did say that when the money is matched three to one by the federal government's contribution, more than $35,000 will be go- ing to famine relief in Africa via the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The last two Mission of the Month offerings at Bethel Reformed Church have been Please turn to page 3 Failed to stop at crash spot Only one conviction was registered in Exeter court, Tuesday In that one, Kenneth R. Cocquyt, RR 3 Granton, was fined $53 for failing to stop at the intersection of ('ounty Roads 11 and 6 in Winchelsea on October 27. The accused did not appear in court and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake. who presided Evidence was that ('ocquyt was proceeding north on County road 11 and went through the intersection at a speed of about 30 k.p.h. The interesection was the scene of two fatal accidents earlier in the summer. The accused was given 15 days in which to pay the fine. number is about 5,000." The building opened Friday is located on Fried Street next to the existing ARC property and was purchased a year ago from United Plastic Components. The 12,000 square feet of space will give the woodwork- ing production department about four times the space us- ed in the main building. The 15 employees operating under the direction of opera- tions co-ordinator Harry Stewart and assistants Larry Skinner and Mervin Fields manufacture crates, lawn furniture and survey stakes. Some of the crates are used to ship farm equipment to Australia and Europe. With the woodworking operations moving to the new building, the industrial con- tracts division has expanded space in the main building. Executive director Don Campbell said renovations in the newly acquired building amounted to $45,000 providing more energy efficient and safer operations. Campbell said the wood- working department would generate $160,000 in business this year. Grants from the Stephen gets gas Stephen township has ac- cepted the tender of Exeter and District Co-operative to supply the municipality's fuel needs for the coming year. The Co -Op tender calls for the supply of regular gasoline at 44.95 cents per litre, unleaded gasoline at 47.15 cents per litre, diesel fuel at 41.8 cents per litre and the per litre price for furnace fuel is 29.7 cents. Three other bids were received. The township will be receiv- ing clay fill from a construc- tion site at the Lake Huron water plant near Grand Bend to be used for cover at the land -fill site on Concession 14. The price will be $20 per load. For the holiday season, the landfill site will be open on December 28 and 29 and January 2 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Ontario Municipal Board hearing will be held at the Sephen township hall on Main Street in Crediton on Wednesday, February 6, 1985 to consider three objections to the township's zoning bylaw. All three objections come from the Oakwood area, north of Grand Bend. The township has no objec- tions to the official plan amendments of the township of Hay. One tile drain loan applica- tion totalling $400 was accepted. Clerk -treasurer Wilmar Wein and councillors Ruth Miller and Kenneth McCann will be attending the ROMA convention in Toronto, February 3-6. 1985. The first regular council meeting in February has been moved ahead to January 29. province have a ma um of 80 percent, but are based on the amount of money generated. He continued, "With our good revenue it wW be from 45 lo 48 percent. That's one of the best figures in the province. Income from industrial con- tracts has risen from $5,000 in 1980 to $60,000 this year. At the opening Campbell said, "This is not a hobby shop, but, a very efficient pro- duction operation." The annual Christmas sale and bazaar held Friday and Saturday in conjunction with the official opening was very successful with about $2,000 in sales. At Thursday's Christmas party at the South Huron Rec Centre, Campbell was honoured by the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped. After nine years of dedicated service he is leav- ing for a similar position with the Lambton Association. His efforts during his nine year stay were lauded by Association president Jim Dalton and a former presi- dent Bob Southcott. Campbell and his wife Fen- ny recedived a clock on behalf ANC. of the association from Eileen Roeszler and Phil Regier. He said those two were his original clients when he amv- ed in Dashwood and Regier was the first to live in residence, the James street property formerly owned by the J.M. Southcott family. When Campbell took over the director's position in 1975, there was a staff of two and 12 clients. These numbers have now grown to a staff of 63 and 115 clients, including children and adult services. South Huron has the largest rural association and workshop in all of Canada. OPEN DASHWOOD BUILDING -- The new woodworking plant at ARC Industries in Dashwood was officially opened Friday. Cutting the ribbon are vocational ser- vices director Don Appleby, South Huron .Association for the Mentally Handicap- ped president Jim Dalton, Ministry area programs supervisor Linda Girard and On- tario's assistant Minister of Community and Social Services Art Daniels. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 One Hundred and Twelfth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, December 12, 1984 GUIDES BUY BRICKS -- The Exeter Girl Guides raised enough money through personal efforts to buy three bricks for the Ronald McDonald House in London. Above, Lion George Godbolt presents certificates of the bricks to Penny Parent, Angela Mielke and Tiffany Tryon. T -A photo. Despite little response Nensall backs museum Few people in Hensall are concerned about the future of the Huron County Museum, according to the results of a questionnaire distributed to 400 village households. A compilation of the results included in the agenda of the regular December council meeting showed only 10 per- sons responded. Though all 10 were in favour of preserving the artifacts, six were in favour of restoring the Museum and four opposed. The figures were reversed in answer to the question of relocating the museum. Councillors indicated they wish Reeve HarryKlungel to vote in favow of teStoration at county council. Hensall's estimated share of the restoration would be $6,165 per year for five years, or $7 to $8 per household. Council met previously in special session on November 26 to consider a proposed zon- ing bylaw amendment to allow a two -bay garage ser- vice addition to Bob Erb's ex- isting service centre. As no one attended the public meeting to give written or verbal opposition to the pro- posal, an amending bylaw was passed to allow the addition. Works superintendent John TRYING A NEW HAT Jordon Hill of the Lucon Nursery School tries on the hot of Lucon OPP Constable Bob Hodge during a visit to the station, Thursday morn- ing. Looking on are Nicholas Urbshott and Kim Davies. T -A photo. Hay reeve is prepared to put plan to OMB test Hay township reeve Lionel Wilder had not yet received official notice of Exeter's in- tention to take their dispute with the township over a zon- DIRECTOR HONOURED — Don Campbell, executive director of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped for the past nine years received a gift Thursdoy night as he is leaving for a new position. Making the presentation ore two of his original clients Phil Regier and Eileen Roeszler. At the right is associa- tion president Jim Dalton. T -A photo ing change creating an agri- industrial subdivision on the town's northern boundary to the Ontario Municipal board when contacted last week. "If it becomes a reality. we are prepared to go to the OMB", Wilder said in a telephone interview. Wilder said the two parties "thrashed things out with no hostility on either side" at a recent meeting with Exeter, but Hay could not accept the restrictions Exeter wished to impose on the proposed development. Wilder feels strongly that a developer should have to deal with only one municipality, and that is the one directly involved. He is fully supported by his councillors in his contention it will be Hay'sresponsibilityto draw up a code of practice to be included in an agreement between the township and any developer. Wilder said Hay welcomes the opportunity to clarify the situation, but regrets the un- necessary expense to both municipalities to prove a point. However, he says his council's position has been consistent from the beginn- ing; the township is conform- ing to its secondary plan, which was circulated to all area municipalities before be- ing approved and passed. Ex- eter raised no objections at that time, Wilder pointed out. The acceptance then equall- ed permission to proceed with a development such as Huron Farms, Wilder said. He ques- tioned the relevance of having a secondary plan if all of a sudden those who approved its terms now try to stop the township from doing what their plan permits them to do. Wilder said Hay township council is quite willing tohave Hay's secondary plan put to the test by the OMB. Baker said cars parked on Hensall streets interfered with snow -clearing operations after the recent snowfall. He said some people have the im- pression the village no longer Please turn to page 3 Upset over lesser count Exeter area relatives of a slain St. Marys woman are waging a campaign to voice their distress over the fact the killer has received a reduced sentence for the crime. On Christmas eve 1981, 33 -year-old Marilyn Arthur was followed from a London shopping centre on her way home to spend the holiday with her family. Her car was forced off the road near Elginfield and her attacker subsequently slashed her throat and left her to bleed to death. Raymond Rueger, a Lon- doner with an extensive psychiatric history involving assaults on women, was con- victed of first degree murder over the incident. •. Last month, an Ontario court of appeal in Toronto reduced the conviction to second-degree murder. That court has not yet decided how long a period to set before Ruegcr will be eligible for parole. Those convicted of first- degree murder are not eligi- ble for parole for 25 years, while those convicted under second-degree murder can be eligible for parole after 10 years. It is the possibility of an earlier return to freedom for the slayer that has relatives and friends of the victim upset. The girl's local aunts and uncles, Ruth and Humphrey Arthur and Marjand Graham Arthur, are joining in a cam- paign initiated in St. Marys denouncing the reduced sentence. in a letter which appears elsewhere in this issue, Ruth Arthur asks that area residents join the campaign by writing to their MPP and MP. "1 implore the people in power to put a stop to this kind of injustice," she writes, noting that the reduced sentence is also a discourage- ment to the police who con- ducted the investigation and the jury which tried the ac- cused and found him guilty on the first-degree murder charge. Price Per Copy 50 Cents FIRST SNOWFALL PLAGUES DRIVERS Area drivers faced their first major test of winter driv- ing this week and several flunked the test as Exeter OPP investigated four colli- sions during Thursday's snow and one of the other five dur- ing the week was also partial- ly blamed on snow. Only one minor injury was reported in the four Thursday crashes, it stemming from one on Highway 4 north of the Crediton Road when Kathryn Arbo, RR 1 Woodham, lost control of her vehicle on ice and it slid into the ditch. Damage was $1,000. Damage was set at $5,500 when vehicles driven by James Dixon, RR 2 Ailsa Craig, and Judy Willis, Ex- eter, collided on concession 2-3 of Stephen Township, south of highway 83. Dixon was backing from a private drive. Both drivers escaped injury. A vehicle driven by Jac- queline Schotroff, RR 1 Grand Bend, went out of control on Highway 83 east of highway 21 and struck a highway sign. Damage was $300. The other Thursday crash occurred at the parking lot of the Tenderspot in Zurich. A parked car owned by Garry Masse was damaged to the extent of $450 by an unknown vehicle. Damage was $3,500 to a vehicle driven by David Madsen, RR 3 Parkhill, which hit a drift on the Crediton Road and skidded into a tree in one of the crashes on Saturday. The driver escaped injury in the crash east of concession 16-17 of Stephen Township. A vehicle driven by Som- chai Houatheng, RR 5 Clin- ton, slid into the ditch on Highway 4 north of Exeter, resulting in damage of $500. The other Saturday colli- sion occurred at the intersec- tion of the Mt. Carmel Road • and concession 4-5 of Stephen Township. Drivers involved were John VanEngelen, RR 2 Thedford, and Mitchell Allen, RR 2 Ailsa Craig. Damage in that one was estimated at $4,000. On Friday, vehicles driven Please turn to page 3 Policeman receives citation over action A former. member of the Exeter OPP, Constable Frank Giffin, has received a citation from Commissioner Archie Ferguson for his quick action in preventing a 10 -year-old Cleveland gir from' being sevetely lttu•ned - Giffin was in Clevelancl on September 1, accompanying Lieutenant Governor John B. Aird to the wedding of the tat- ter's nephew. At the reception, the 10 -year-old flowergirl. Abbey Miller, had her dress acciden- tally ignited from a candle. The fire quickly spread and the youngster panicked and ran away from potential aid. The citation noted that "Constable Giffin quickly ran after her, smothering the flames with his hands." Giffin, who has been on the security staff for the Lieute- nant Governor for the past three years, suffered burns to his hands that required medical attention. The girl escaped injury. The citation "highly com- mends Constable Giffin for his calm and deliberate response to an emergency situation." The citation was presented by the Lieutenant Governor at a ceremony at Queen's Park on Thursday. The parents of the youngster made a generous donation to the burn unit at Cuyahoga County Hospital in Ohio in Giffin's name. JUNIOR FARMERS DONATE -- The South Huron Junior Farmers mode a recent donation of S150 to the Canadian Red Cross. Above, Maurice Ryon and Rob Essery make the presentation to executive director Jamas McDermott. Elementary teachers settle for four percent Elementary teachers with the Huron County Board of Education will receive a four percent salary and allowance increase. The board and the teachers both ratified the collective agreement on Monday, December 3. Superintendent of person- nel Peter Gryseels said the teachers and board represen- tatives met with fact finder Emerson Lavender on November 39 and came up with an agreement on that first meeting. "i think it's a good settle- ment for both parties," said personnel committee vice- chairman John Elliott. Personnel committee chair- man John Jewitt took no part in the elementary teachers contract as his daughter is an elementary school teacher in the county. "I think we're generally satisfied with what we receiv- ed," said leacher spokesman Wayne Nichols. A second teacher rep, Ila !gathers, said it is "positive" to work with the board as op- posed to working against it. "Anytime there is an open discussion it can only be a benefit to both sides," said Nichols. The average teachers' salary under the new collec- tive agreement will be about. $36,200. There are about 380 teachers affected by the one year agreement which runs from September 1 1984 to August 31, 1985. Mr. Gryseels also pointed out that for the first time a benefit committee has been set up which will review the current benefits received under the collective agreement. Under the new agreement, the salary grid is as follows: Level D - $16,880 to $22,550; Level C - 817,860 to *26,370; Level B - *18,860 to $31,730; Levet Al - $19,790 to $34,200; Level A2 - 820,910 to 837,040; Level A3 - 822,790 to 841,510; Level AM - 823,320 to $43,730. Under allowances, vice - principals allowances range from 83,510 per year to $4,280 per year. Co-ordinators receive an allowance of $4,830, -principals of schools for the trainable retarded receive an allowance of $5,040 and prin- cipals receive their max- imum salary plus $8,740. Allowances are added to the salary received.