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THE HURON RECORD ,-- 8jst YEAR
Service Clubs
Plan Canvass
for Red Cross
Mrs. W. A. Oakes, local
campaign' manager for the Red
Cross, reported the annual
door-to-door canvass would be
conciliated in Clinton during the
coming week.
The canvass will be handled
by Clinton's four service clubs,
the Lions, 'Kinsmen, Legion and
Fish and Game.
Mrs. Oakes stated that do-
nations may also be left at
either the Bank of Montreal or
the Royal Bank of Canada. Re-
ceipts for donations may be
Used for income tax deduction
purposes.
Due to the fact no canvass
is planned for the rural areas
this year, the thairmat said she
hoped •the rural folk would
leave their donations at the
banks or with a Member of
any of the service claba
Because all members of the
clubs will not be able to can-
vass on the same evening, She
pointed /but that they may be
calling at doors on anY Of the
nights in the next week.
"I hope people will take this
into consideration and he ready
when they call,' Mrs. Oakes
stated.
Noting The "terrific re,-
sponse' given the campaign
last year, she commented she
would be pleased to see the
Sane support again In i084,
Pick -,ProvinclaVPiow Po:nett Planners
THE NEW ERA -7,- 97th YEAR
Clinton's long awaited post
office was one of the expendi-
tures submitted in Finance
Minister Gordon's $8,000,000,-
000 budget on Tuesday.
It was listed in 'the projects
to be completed in Western
Ontario by the public works
department and the figure as-
sociated with it was $120,000.
In November, 'it was an-
neunced that the site of the
present Ball-Macaulay Limited
property had been approved by
the public works department.
A new height-finding radar
system designated as the FPS-
507 is now assembled at RCAF
Station Clinton. The installa-
tion was completed Tuesday
to request joining the 'area, or
until 'such time as the move is
forced by the government. leg-
One of the big questions to
be answered will be whether
or not Bayfield will be forced
to move in with the township
area board under the plan of
the department of education.
Post Office In
Federal Estimate
while Huron's assistant clerk-;:
treasurer, pm Haply, „Cioderich,
Will be treasurer.
CbairMen have been named
for the various committees
needed. to handle such a large
event and the local committee
Will meet on Thursday to name
other Huron residents to assist
on 'the various .jobs,
Mayor of, the 'tented city"
will be Jim Scott, Spaforth, on
whose farm the 1966 event will
be staged.
Wingham's reeve, Roy Adair,
will be 'in charge of county ex-
hibits and Art Bolton, RR 1,
Dublin, a former- assistant agri-
celture aepresentaive, will look
after demonstrations.
V. L, Becker, a. Dash:wood
implement dealer and former,
At their meeting, Monday,
Stanley Township council de-
cided to call tenders foreone of
the larger projects- undertaken
in some Aisne a $28,600 bridge.
The location of the structure
will be two and a half miles
south and 'two and a half
Miles west of Brucefield, on
lots five and six, concession
four.
A total of 80 percent of the
cost of the bridge Will be cov-
ered with a grant frtzm the
department of highways.
Council will also call tenders
for 16,000 cubic yards of grav-
el for the township roads, an
increase of 2,000 over the am-
ount put on the roads last
year.
Another tender will be
sought for 100 tons of calcium
chloride. This is the same ant-
ount as was applied last year.
In view of 'the increased
Work planned for the roads,
Grants of $100 each were: giv,•
en to three area agriculture
societies by Hullett Township
council at their regular Meet-
ing, Monday,
EOttal amounts will be re-
ceived by •the Central Huaori
Agriculture. Society, 81Ytit Fair
Board and the Seaferth Agri
culture Society,
Council accepted the tender
of James Seaforth,
to tondUct the Spraying of toWn-
ship cattle at a te•t of 10
cents per head per Spray,
James Neilans, Londesboro,,.
was appointed as Inspector for
the projett and the, tender of
Itifurtay /told, LentleSbere, Wtt14
adeepted for supplying the pow'
dot.
One of several tenders, hia
Council held little discussion
on the 'choice between Forbes
and the other applicant, Nor-
man Fuller, RR 2, Goderich,
other than the unanimous opin-
ion that either man was quite
competent and 'both apparent-
ly had the time to devote to
the task.
With that, deputy-reeve Ev-
erett McIlwain and councillor
Bill Jenkins moved that Forbes
be given the job, but council-
lors Harry Oakes and Wilmer
Riddell made an amenclinent
that Fuller ,the choice.
Stirling then declared the
motion carried, giving Forbes
the job.
council passed a by-law seek-
ing approval from the depart-
ment of highways for a total
road expenditure of $50,000.
Of this figure, $35,000 will be
applied for maintenance and
$15,000 for construction: This
is subject too the approval of
the, department.
The total figure is $5,000
over what Wag received in 1963.
Accept Tenders
Hubert Cooper, Exeter, was
awarded the tender of spray-
ing the 'township cattle for
warble fly contra at a pride of
10 cents" per head per spray.
His was the, only tender sub-
mitted.
Six tenders were Submitted
for supplying warble fly pow-
der, and council, favoured the
price Of $4.40 per 15-potind bag
submitted by John Beane Jr.,
Brucefield.
His bid Was the second low.
est; but was given the nod be.
price was $4.50 per 15-pound
bag and 38 cents per elate-pound
bag.
Council also accepted, the
tender of George Radford for
crushing and delivery of al).-
nroxima.tely 12,000 ,,cubic yards
of gravel on township toads.
His puce of '65 cents per
cubic yard was slightly hig,)her
The, ,Weather
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High LOW HighLoW'
Vet., 27 23 -1'49 -4
28 31 1 16 g
29 40 -1
Mar, t 36 33 24 40
2 .45 V L9 3
3 48 84 37 18
4 4i 36 35 30
Shea,: 2" Rain
He will be paid the adver=
tised rate of $1.25 per hour
and 10 cents per mile for trav-
elling expenses—enquestionably
much more remuneration than
he ever received as the popular
and hard working reeve of the
township for several years.
Council, also accepted the
tender of King Calcium Pro-
ducts, Campbellville, for sup-
plying the needed warble fly
powder at a cost of 38 cents
per pound in one-pound bags
and $4.65 for 15-pound bags.
The; price was lower than
the one submitted by Pfrimmer
Bros., Benmiller, the only oth-
er tender.
cillor Art Va'rley stated in re-
ference to the Prices, "but I
can't understand them jump-.
ing that much."
He noted that at 'this rate
it wouldn't be long before the
township was paying $1.00 per
yard far delivery of gravel,
The price of the tenders does
not include the supplying of
gravel, as' the township purch-
ases this from pit owners on
their own.
Poor Pit
One of the reasons cited fel-
the large increase was that
(Continued on Page Five)
cause he is a township ,resi-
dent, A non-resident submit-
ted the lowest tender, and the
paice difference was so nom-
inal it would, have amounted
'to only 40 ceitts on the requir-
ed supply for the township.
Harvey Coleman, a former
reeve of the township, was ap-
pointed warble fly inspector.
He was the only applicant for
the position.
Make Grants
Council approved grants to
three, area agriculture societies.
A total of $25 was given to the
South. Huron Agriculture So-
ciety at Hens'all; $75 to- the
Hayfield Agriculture Society
and $25 to the Central Huron
Agriculture Society Which op-
erates Clinton's annual Spring
Show.
A 'by-law was passed. approv-
ing the' project of Ken Brandon,
Bayfiell to reforest part of
three lots is that municipality.
than the price received last
year. There were three tend-
erS.
After receiving a petition
from John Shepherd and Leon-
ard Radford for a Munieipal
drain, the information was pas-
sed on to the engineer, James
Howes, Listowel, foe further
action.
It was also planned to hold
the first reading' of the Storey
drain on Tuesday, April 7 at
8:00 p.m, and clerk, i-farry Te`o
butt, was instructed 'to set a
suitable time for the reading
of ,. the Longhtirst drain report,
Council •entered it refotesta,,,
tion agreement with Xeith
Hessiewood, ftl't 1, Londeshoro,
and agreed to hold their nod
Meeting on April 6 at 8:00 1)30..
.•Two Huron County implement
-Clealers have been named co,
ehairrrten. :of the local commit-
tee to plan and ,operate the 1950
International Blowing Igatch to
be held near .Seaferth 1906.
Gordon McGavin, RR 8., Wel-
ton, who ram, against ...7,1stori
Cardiff in the last .Na.t,4l eleg.
ton, and who is a former
ehaMpien plowman, will work
with Larry Snider, Exeter, jn
organizing, the event.
Both men have been eNtrerne
IY active-'in plowing .competi-
tions, Snider , is the former
chairman -of the SIIDBS board
in Exeter,_.,
Doug Miles, Huron's .agrical.
tore representative, will handle
one of the busiest jobs of the
committee, that of , secretary,-
Although major changes in
the public school administra-
tion in Ontario are still not
quite clear, it is quite evident
that surrounding townships will
be among those most effected.
Press reports of ,the plans
announced by Hon. William
Davis, minister of education,
indicate that all townships will
be forced into operating under
file school' board only.
This will reduce the number
of aschool 'boards in Huron's
rural areas from 54 to 16. Ea,
feotive date for the change has
been announced as January 1,
1965,
Although they are still
awaiting further .information,
several area officials have ex-
pressed the, opinion that the
discussions presently being car-
ried out in regard to central
schools 'in three 'townships will
be permitted to rest for the
time being, although some
scheduled meetings will still be
conducted,
A brief report on the action
to date in 'the various town-
ships is listed below:
STANLEY
Hugh Hendrick, RR 3, Kip-
pen, chairman of the school
area board which governs part
of the -township, indicated that
council had requested his board
not to take any further steps
in regard to a central school
at the `present time.
He said they requested that
the board wait until the sec-
tions at the east of the town-
ship either meet with council
reeve of Hay, will be in charge
of :arranging for the many trac-
tors needed for the plowmen
.competing and the bands. and
parades will be under the direc-
tion of 'Russ Bolton, Seaforth,
Huron's capable returning .offic-
or in the- last few elections..
nesott; goat AsSista
Although his community aem.
plained bitterly of the selection
of the Seaforth site, a Grand
Bend -councillor and past presi-
dent of the Chamber of Com-
merce, Ow Wassmann, has
agreed to look eater billeting.
Grand Bend initiated action
to hring the International to
Huron and had hoped to have
it at the vacant RCAF station
near the resort. A. storm of
protest arose when this site was
not chosen.
However, Wassmann's. ap-
proval to work with the com-
mittee indicates that all 'Her-
op communities will work to-
gether in the mammoth project.
In charge of lands will be
William Perrie, RR 3, Brussels,
and William Dennis, RR 1,
Walton. Both are .active on the
Huron County PleWmen's As-
sociation.
(Continued On Page Five)
The report indicates that this
may be required.
On Friday, ratepayers in the
SS No. 3 section met with coun-'
oil to discuss a central school.
A resolution, was passed at the
meeting favoring that the sec-
tion join the area board and
that the building ,eof a' central
school be proceeded with as
soon as possible. '
Repve Ernest Talbot' quoted
extensively from a speech inade
by Mr. Davis pointing out the
disadvantages of a one-room
school and the advantages of
a graded school.
Ratepayers were also inform-
ed that. the cost of joining with
other 'schools in the township
and building, a central school
would be 'similar to, those if SS
No. 3 were to join an enlarged
Bayfield school.
TUCKERSMITH
One of the townships faced
with the most controversy and
debate over the school ques-
tion is Tuckersmith, where
three sections have held talks
to 'determine the possibility of
(Continued on Page Ten)
and will be used as a train-
ing vehicle for RCAF person-
nel in the Radar Technician
trade.
Tradesmen are responsible
for operation and Maintenance
of the set located at various
units in Air Defence Command.
Upon completion of a formal
course of instruction on the
system, personnel will betrans-
ferred to units at Air Defence
Command and will be capable
o f maintaining operational
units,
Air Defence Command re-
quires a three dimensional de-
scription of a target aircraft,
namely azimuth angle, range
and height. The FPS-507 is
the height determining device
(Continued on Page Ten)
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Trustees Fail
To Agree On Man
For Bayfield Job
The position of assessor for
Bayfield still remains Open, and
Stanley Township council de-
cided 'at their meeting Mon-
day, to call for applicants a sec-
end time.
Pour applicants answered the
first advertisement, but agree-
ment could not be reached on
any.
While Stanley makes the ap-
pointment, they do so on the
recommendation of the Bay-,
field three4nan trustee board
and this time no reconatencla.
tion. was Made.
ICItairman of the trustees,
red Arita, IS a patient in
inton Hospital With a
heart centlitien and 'the re-.
raining trustees, Irvine Pease
and r, E. laWadditi could not
agree which of the four appli-
artts to recommend.
1VI. Stewart, former tktly,
field assessor, resigned earlier
this ,year due to ill health,
GORD MeGrAvIN,
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Ag Society Plans
Nearly Complete
For Spring Show
ti
At a directors' meeting of
the Central Huron Agriculture
Society. in Clinton, Tuesday, it
was revealed that requests for
entry blanks are already being
received for this year's Spring
Show.
With this early interest being
shown, the directors anticipate
an even 'better fair that last
year's, which was one of the
better ones in recent years.
Date for the event has been
finally set as Saturday, May
30.
,Plans are being made for the
she* and some committees
have already finalized details.
William Gerritts,, Goderich
. (Continued on Page Ten)
AREA TOWNSHIP COUNCILS MEET
Forbes Wins Post in Goderich
T•p Speaker, .+
Beverley Sparks, Bayfield,
a grade 10 student at .CHSS,
won the junior high school
division of the Zone Cl fin-
als of -the •Royal Canadian
Legion public speaking con-
test held in Winghasn, Sat-
urday. She will now advance
to 'the District C contest to
be held in Harriston. 'Her
topic was "Mock Freedom."
J. D. Thorndike, Clinton,
was in charge of the event.
Take
Lead
Take
Lead In Finals
Clinton Legion juveniles took
a one game lead in their best-
of three WOAA "B" final with
Walkerton, Wednesday, as they
came up with a decisive, 14-9
win.
John Cooper paced the at-
tack with six goals, while Mur-
ray Morrison potted three and
Bob Batkins scored a pair.
Singles came off the sticks of
Otto Smale, Laurie ,ColquhOun
acid Don Yeo.
High scoring forward, Bor-
den McRae, was out of the
lineup due to illness,
A 9neen And Her Court
Nineteen-year-old Beryl Stevens, daughter of
Sgt. and Mrs. .Thomas Reg Stevens, Townsend
Street, Clinton,. was crowned Queen of the At-Home
dance at CHSS, Friday. Directly to the left of her
is Cleo Langdon, last year's. Queen, who crowned
her. The Queen's attendants from the left are:
Lynn Shaer, Sandra Heiiry, Sharlene Turner, Marj-
- brie Woods and Lynn Rees. The school auditorium
• was filled for the event. (News-Record Photo)
Walter Forbes lasted only
two months in his voluntary
retirement as an official in
Goderich Township.
However, the former reeve
and last year's warden of Hur-
on County, started back in
public office 'in one of the "min
or" categories-a-that of, warble
fly inspector.
And, he gained the position
on what was probably the clos-
est balloting ,in which he has
ever engaged. s
One of two applicants for
fthe position, Forbes gained the
nod when, his, successor, Grant
Stirling, cast the deciding. bal-
lot among the five members of
council, Monday.
Paced with a mammoth jump Clinton, for 68 cents per cubic
in the prices for delivering yard. s
gravel to township roads, Tuck- It was estimated that if even
ersmith council decided at their the lowest tender was accepted
Tuesday meeting to investigate from the three received 'this
other sources of gravel supply year, the total cost would climb
in the hopes of getting a bet- over $3,000 from last year.
ter 'price. However, this is an part due
When they opened tenders to the fact council planned to
for the crushing and spreading put more gravel on the roads
of 16,000 cubic yards of gravel, than in 1963.
council were dismayed to find Due to the large increase in
the prices had jumped as Much the tenders, Council decided to
as 30 percent over the price,: reject all three and will re-
paid in 1963. tender at a later date.
Last year's contract was let "It's only right they will be
to Lavis Contracting Company, up a bit from last year," coun-
Gravel 'Jumps' In Tuckersmith
Tackle Bridge Project in Stanley
Hullett Makes Three 1100, Grants
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SCHOOL DEBATES?
Radar Equipment Erected At Clinton,
Will Give Men First Hand Training