Clinton News-Record, 1964-12-03, Page 5Sutter, And Wonch leek
FortOfpeputyaReeve
The naives of Cwa mei! wiil appear
on Clinton
ballots Dec, 7 for the positioni Deputy 7'?0Ve,
esl?it the f ip14r.piginall v�eio nominated,
Picumbpalt jgbrx .A. Suttor "You have all read about the
aird Councillor G4'ai"$p Wonh aclzpve�nerits and the }ler},
tnAe to the razlir;ing, Counc'lllor achievements •af couilci'l ,in the
Pyf Thompson, nominated for paper, So There's no need to go
IkPuty^reeve is rtinning agall?stt into all that Z 2nitend , let
zgan, Agnes' for the Post of nay name stma for Deprtty_-
re; ,Pohn McFeriane4-•also reeve, If elected I intend to
nominated as depwty-rgeY -,xs vo'cp arty opu?i�or? ma do _911 I
rtuiaung for co'unral.. oan for the better lnexrt a?)tl}rn-
Speaking to phe nomination pravement of Clint,or},
gatheringF'zi'day night, dictum- „There is still room. for I'm -
bent J, A.
S'?Ittor said "I need proveMont hero and netw, and i
no Introduction to anybody more equipment is needed for
here. I have been in business our goad police •farce, We have
50 years in this •tonvxr, Now I'm an errcellept police force bye;
retired and all I have is time I would like ita -see us have tlae
on my hands. If I could be best,
RFTWF-EN 50 ANO b0 PERSONS ATTENOM NOMINATION MEETING
any help to the community I'd Need Street Work ,
be '!!appy 'to give 1t,
Wark 4s needed on many
Whitt th4 Ki?n=en Club did,
Wants To Servo
streets ,and sidewalks in town,
.
"but I .dont ,'hank there was
I , have a del d on commit-
I have been !sere 10 years now
and there still .are no sidewalks
anything very outstanding that
something was done and. the
District Governor, a read hopm
tees and a's a. delegate toconzzvty
caualcil. where I eluent ?1 d'axs
on many s,treeits:'
THE
The nl' ayarality candidate said
We need another sidewalk be.
this year. I am on the Huron-
Coundil'lor •Wop 0i Said he
would ;favor any !sort of action
trween NAzith Street and Shipley
he, felt compelled'to quote' some
street -lighting prograap :If re-
VAAV gommittee And we sae fac-
ed With an enlargement out.
taken to organize b's Club
i, g e' a `oy
Incumbent Clinton Mayor W.
theme, We'?i have to do some-
so Our teenagers car; be a
J. „Pill" Miller has been, chal-
thing.
Credi.'t to the town,
lenged this year for the first
'+We task .in 63 bents this
'
"An arena and .conrmounity
time In 't'hree years—'by Don
year to date. We' keep busy,
centre is badly n�cied . , , It is
Sylnons, a councillor with five
There
e'have been five meettings
useless' the way we. go on hum-
years on council behind him,
ere this month; faun specials
rrmrvg a?tct t'a1VMg ?tt it. I
Veteran ;municipal politician
and one regular rrzee!timg.
wau7+d like bo see proper plan-
Milder has served. eight terms
„ I- Nave enjoyed !the work
wing, zoning and the National
as Mayor of Clinton and in his
on council and if there's any,
Building Code ;carried through,
g
12 yearns of community service
'thin'g I ran do for the good of
here so 'we dont have soar-
he has also. served as" Reeve,
the :town I'd be nappy to do %t
thing in 'Clintpq lake they had,
Deputy- reeve and councillor.
„
I always have, hecorrIuded,
in Lisitowel (an: arena callapse) ;
Last Friday night when he
Thanks Supporters
"I hope all the 1965 council
spoke to the gathering at the
e g �
Councillor Wonch said he
—whoever they May be- -Will
.work for the bettternnent of
nomination meeting, Mayas,
m
Miller said" he was unsure
wanted to thank "all those .cilli-
()"ton. cif you elect me as
whether he would run again.
g
gens, of Clinton who backed me
deputy -'reeve I'll do all I can
portanit, too," Mr. Symons said.
and, gave me support for speak-
to the best of any ability for
"A Clean Fight"
16g up during the past year.
you ac I always heave."
"As far as an ele'ct'ion I -
J. A. Sutter
,ttween Dorn Symons and my,
self," he said, 'if I do decide to
run' it will be a good, clean
fight. Don and I are the best
of friends.
Ouhlimug his platform for �
election, Councillor Symons said
this is the first 'tinge he has
been nominated to the of'fi'ce of
mayor. "I have served; on
council for the last five years
and T ;have endeavoured 'ta do
my bent," he said. "I plan to
still do the same,"
Councillor 'Symons said the
past year of council affairs had
had :its "ups. and downs" , .
but they say the course of true
love seldom runs smooth."
Modest Report
He said he had been chaxr-
Council Candidate Blasts 'Record'
"My colleagues in council all have the edge on
me because they are 'able to give long accounts of
what they have done on council," Councillor Mrs•,
F. G. Thompson told the nomination meeting last
Friday night.
"My work se'al's my lips. This
morning the editorial was
drawn to my attention. I had
seen it yesterday but I didn't
bother to read it because it
didn't make sense.
"It casts aspersions on my
integrity, Lasa year the ,same
tihting happened but I decided to
say nothing about it..
Undeserved
"I telephoned the late- editor
last year and -toad !roan #so. I
don't mean the editor died, I
mean the one who was 'here but
who left, I Melt if he was -given
enough 'rope he would hang
himself.
"I didn•'t deserve either ed5rt-
ori'al,'' Mrs. TbDm;psom said..
There's no lane that says T
should: give any reportbut they
should keep secret all' the nam-
es -of welfare n'eoipients."
(The News Record editorial-
of
ditorialof Nov. 26 cri ti'eieed Mrs.
Thompson For stating she had
no report for•. publication. It
Mrs., F. G. Thompson
Proctor In Council Race
When Cameron Pro
candidate for Clinton cot
was unaware he would fi
position he naw occupie
Though 'technically Ineligible•:
to run for the office, lie is un-
able to withdraw from the race.
If elected, he may ,hold the of-
fice, but could be forced otA of
office on the Insistence of a
court 'trial by any objector.
(A -complete explanation .of
the- mix-up appears in ta. letter
To The Editor in this ealtion
of the paper.)
Outlined Program
Prld4y night, while unaware
the embarassments now eic st-
ing could be raised, Me. Proc—
tor' s+puoke to ratepayers attend-
ing the NbMiLo'ation meeting,
and; outlined his platform for
electio
z n.
The 1 'te h... . ad
e d'ct�a. Sado a (h
been eanployed by thLN Clinton
Public 'U'tilities: C'onrniliissior'z for
„
the t fs years ,,and. some,
tines )in a 'orlike that ym fund.
itis not too wise, to speak btrt
on some nitutferLs, I don't know
yet Whethert will run in the
election, 'but I have a great int.
erest 'in Ofitton and its affairs,
ancl �a personal xnthr6st--five of
them in faat—ranging between
Yf and 17 ye ars of age,
,,ft annoys sdrz 4 en . e n d 'that
. a
these obildi*h will get. their
education hC e, but they will
a b e Here afte e" ebl
n t b x nth � th
yg
high .0chobl edttealion.
Xecd Inddstri"
es
"p6ople say hw� worad&W
It is t6 have th6 RdSwim,
ator was nominated as a
mcil last Friday night, he
nd himself in the strange
S.
the hospital, Huronview home,
andthe senodis nere, butt I see
no reason why we should not
Have more industry. Why do
we not have any of our own?"
Mr, proctor said he favors
adoption of the National Build -
Ing Code for Clinton, i`I• built
my own house here with my
own two hands, I am amaze
d
thatay sensible People could
za
sw
Y'
S .
4, F
.., ,....-„ Wil•
Camera" o .
�niie t� Piroo�' t'
have 'turned down thOr 13uulding
Code, It was absolutely rid.le-
lacks that this should d be tua"n
ed rlowri " .
Ile concl dell i3�q r eriiiiii diff
ak
d
4
Votbrs lke was uddecided# whath.
et' bt iiat'to vuh fbp trthw. "But
(c6nthwe'd on mage &vei i
stated 'public officials spending
public money should account
for the monies • — but not by
naming welfare recipients,)
Who Next?
"My conscience would not
let me divulge their names,.
Who knows . , , you or I might
be next. The Health and Wei.
fare Committee is under con-
ttilol. There is a financial re-
port of welfare if anyone wants
to look at it, Only two cheques
were issued during the past
monitah,"
Mrs. Thompson said chair-
men of the Planning Board and
the Indusltrial Board were nev-
er cf11ticixed when they had no
report to make to council.
Turning to herelection plat -p
fman, Mrs. Thomson said she
had suggested radar and a tele-
phone be installed in ,the town
police cruiser for protection.
Help Older People
"We al's'o need a plan for the
older people," she said, "Now
in the cold weather they are
meeting do the cellar. That is
no, place for older people,
"In the event +a new arena is
buil I hope some place can be
made for the. older people in
the Customs Office,
"For the information of the
' e,'ditor of the News-Re!cord," she
concluded, "The Gimlet" was
the name for a respectable
newspaper edited by a respect-
able gentleman. Mrs. Thomp-
son earlier had called -the
News-li;ecord "The Circlet", but
she did not explain what the
term meant. `
"I will stand for council and
I ask for your Support, she
said.
MAYORALTY RACE
man .of the Pratection to Per.-
was talked about :far •Lwo ax
Whitt th4 Ki?n=en Club did,
sons And Property Coapmittee
three years.
They worked really hard, and
"but I .dont ,'hank there was
"I'm happy to say this year
they gott Malt Edgar elected as.
anything very outstanding that
something was done and. the
District Governor, a read hopm
we did."
;sidewalk is near completion,
for Clinton."
The nl' ayarality candidate said
We need another sidewalk be.
In closing,: Mr, Symons said
he would advocate a uniform
trween NAzith Street and Shipley
he, felt compelled'to quote' some
street -lighting prograap :If re-
Street, too," be, said,
fal??ous words uttered 'by the
elected. 'Bad lighting in wane
The caxldida•te said he was
late US, president John Ken-
Ken -
segtans of ta,vxi has ' resulted
Council''s represemtative to ;the
nedy,
from people having lights re-
board of Clinton, Public Hospi.
"We too," he said', "should
located to su}t their inffividual
hal, "At the last ane. e+ting the
alk ourselves not `what can aur
wishes, rather than with the
,5zuperintendent of ivwrsinigtold.
Country do fax us, butwha,t�can
genpral good at hegrt; tae rood,,
us they were taking clrildrear
we do for aua� country?' „
He complirii'ented members
from 'the children's ward ;in pr,
"I hope 1 will be elected in
of the vplun'teer File Depart-
der to handle older people," he
order. to 'have the privilege to
�
meat. I believe we have .one
said. Perhaps we are -going to
work for you -for the better,
of the finest fire departments in
peew a new wing there,"
meat and contihued prosperity
Huron County -and the men
ible-,
of our town," Cotudih, ler" Sy.
should be commended 11 he said.
Favors Arena
mons conclud'e'd.
Got Action
Mr. Symons s'a'id he' was
Highway Project
r d�
' ;� � � • ; ��.
in favor of a new arena. for
• is
"Council is big ,business, but
Clinton, an addition to the
Mayou Miller said he did not
a'lot of little, things are i'm-
school, and adyoption of the
plan to give a lengthy speech.
portanit, too," Mr. Symons said.
National Bundling Code. "As
He outlined the highway. pro -
"The sidewalk on East Street is
an exaaxi of the progress. that
ject which he said was, due to
not really a major thing, yet It
can be made in this town, look
start next .spring, The re-con-
atruction program will result in
n, q " '
the widening and rebuilding of
' .
Highway 8 from the east limit
t k
of Clinton "clear through to
the Elm I•Iaven,
,y. 5
O. f a total estimated cosh of
only $7.00,30118 wit]
be paid by Clinton, he said,
The balance will be paid by the
province.
The project ,involves a com-
plete new sewer system, the
z
mayor said, adding the total
cast figure had. been reduced
by $34,000 "because we waited
another year on it. We. wouldn't
f
have been able to start on it
until this fall, anyway," she said,
Lilco A New Town
"I hope to see that project
carried out whether I'm mayor,
or not," he said. "I think it
would make Clinton look like a
new town altogether."
Mr. Miller said the police
comaTittee, of which he is
chairman, bad :had several good
(Continued on Page' Seven)
,Th4EIf0gy, Der,, I, 1 04— -11111 lto 1Ow-�gs rd--fPp;9►9
mro
no o" Asnew e1
."
For00'"tgn-ReeveshipThe PQAtionof geeseof Clinton ishe#
contested this year by incumbent Morgan Agnew
and :Councillor Duff 'Thompson, At, Friday night's
xiarninai ion meeting, each madethe following
pgint$
Duff Tbommon. "I'm not go You .muss: be 'prepared to do
ing to rrralre any Promliseeparliorromorework, Co .xici,t,0hm"a i.
tiaau'larly those I don't think I institute things not wait
oouw, .£ul+fill. I'.m not .even •ga, until they are brought to them,
lig to givp you an election MaA, Th'ampson soot! lze wonaid.
etch:" let his name staoad TO the posi,
mr, Thompson said 'he had tion; -of Reeve Por 'the Town of
come to, CCl,inton 10 years 4j6• Qhniton,
"I have emjayed living here and Seelig 1V.4errs}rir.
now -you the people have come "You have seen; my perforun-
to me sand you want my to •do an'ce, I want to, work for •you,
what I oan to help the town.. I ;feel something 's'till can be
Low Tax, Progress bone."
"I feel Your council ma
pre- Moman Agnew, "I have my
sentative should be, your ser- sights raised on a county war-
varnt, 4n, office to serve You. demlilp," Reeve Agnew, said,
Yw are entitled to know 'what after promising those attending
your administtrative represen- the meetinghe would be brief
tatives are doing. You want to in order to lest others "`make
lino wiaeoawse you're ashore- their patch,"
holder', I'm 4. taxpayer, and I'll 'You haven't had a warden
be the first person who will from Clinton` for over 3.0 yearn,
want to. bold hare's ;down, but and whether you. have .one .this
at'the same time, I want to see year or not is up :to ypu, I ask,
progress made in all 11605, you, for 3ibW suipport, vote as;d
"We might ,have to make an confidence. If, I got enough of
i e I feel s thein I'll be up there pit'chibg,,'
nNeSlbm._n[C, lx, t progres.
ca be Made. I think o- 1ieeye Agnew said hey would
n ?Ira . a lett his name stand for Reeve
dram of .re -arranged spending and would go 'to the :on
trig t da it," the record' of his pa_# pepfor-
Mx, Thompson saa'd other
small Ontario itowns have man-
ed to fr'aul themselves out of 24 Years Servi"
WM).Mv_ c pnd Wgs oAl d'old- Mr. Agnew has served 20
p", and' he citgd th>?' p'ase of years in the poilltcal aaeraa of
Nlaurut Forest, l is'trated in a Clinton.
feature page layout of the Hewas first elected oto coun-
News4te&wd last week "If ell as a courrellib'r in 1939 and
they can do !rpt, why can't we," retained that position until
asked. ,prosperity as peo- 1944 when he was elected
pie tWfio want pa^agress," mayor. He seorved ane term as
Products Leaving mayor ,andwent back to noun-
ell in, 1945 until 1954 when he
Speaking on education, the seryetl another term as mayorCouncillor said "we awe it to umibal 1955.
every son and daughter we Between 195'5 and 1960 he
bring into this would. 'Clhnton took a rest from politics, but
is fast becoming an educational .got back. into the fields hi 1960
ceAsre, We have an excellent when he was elected -depputy-
e'ducational productim, line but reeve.
the products are leaving us to Eighteen months later—while
go to other centres and they .still in office as deputy -reeve--•
acre never coming !back. Reeve Mel Crich died, and Mr.
"I feel If you want planned Agnew was made Reeve, a posi-
progress you can have it but tion he still holds.
Morgan Agnew
Duff Thompson
commends. NewwRecord For fairness
Councillor H, F. Noonan told
rs attending last Fa-
epayeLivermore'mowtoyQ In Race
rat
day night`s nomination meet -
Norm Livermore is in the race again for a ing he will let his naine stand
seat on Clinton 'town council, as a candidate for council and
",Council didn't give me a
very 'hard task at first," he
said. "I was made bylaws
chairman and I enjoyed that
work."
Mr. Llvermo—, said -be then
Norman Livermore
Armstrons81ds For Seat
James Armstrong was brief last Friday night
when he rose to ask support in his, bid for a seat
on Clinton town council.
second term of office.
"I !cave no recar'd, " he solid.
"Last year I attended the
" ! you see fit to elott me T
nomination meeting with no in -
will do very
e best he
'r►"t•Y y to 1 p
any political!, c
or li real office.
bid f t
Clinton. I ,
lua. wall iv a;
give nyoiie any
he said, "Fifty meetings later
speech," Mr. Livermore said.
liohest trpinloi! on any matter
For years we have* been ' get -
dux a; y
Whether he is a friend or not.
work."
depamiment at RCAF Station
m.A � p+ to Olztt-
Mr, sirs from .came
b
Clinton, and we have been giv-
toffs from Toronto 12 yea,'$'. a�
he was chairman of Clinton s
�
and was' a b4r6er at RCAF
"Don is now getting an
we will shotty a small su'r'plus
St trb� iCSi'
a n trEtan i'ar 'a number
on the year's operation.
'i
of years before he tbbk over the
need them,"
'.thanks Press
opeefttfon 'of a bo.Mlh.g alley.
brought up the Fast Street side-
He scoff is Settni-retiMed.
walk issue at a council meeting
`
VavOr9 '74ow Arenh
press for fine coverage of our
Ile said work at now under-
Mr, Atnrisft g staid he favors
way and by the tune the pro-
�
CL n5ovetihetit 'to provide Chilton
come up during the year,"
(Continued on Page Seven)
with a iiew arena 'I" i96M to
sttcYi a nvove is financially feas-
ible-,
I ara rumen fly a. Sr;ti>tari
o co _..
n council bt�a use I want to
• :.
serve ClrrY�tokt end ,the People tit'
r d�
' ;� � � • ; ��.
C liti,tCrn, x arti!i 3 favor -
tt of and
• is
will support Any Issue or matW
ttw that ootuld be of ahy helps to
James Armstrong
Clinton in any way," her said.
This is Mr. Arimstrong's first �
tection to Persons and Property
he hopes to be re-elected to. a
Committee under the chairman-
second term of office.
ship of Councillor Don Symons.
"Last year I attended the
Fire Protection
nomination meeting with no in -
"Don Symons left one thing
tention of running for office,"
out when she was giving his
he said, "Fifty meetings later
speech," Mr. Livermore said.
For years we have* been ' get -
I am interested in council
Wig fire protection frome the
work."
depamiment at RCAF Station
.Mr. Noonan said this year
Clinton, and we have been giv-
ing them protection whenever
he was chairman of Clinton s
they needed: it.
Finance committee and "I hope
"Don is now getting an
we will shotty a small su'r'plus
agreement all Written. out so
on the year's operation.
We -can get them whenever we
need them,"
'.thanks Press
Mr. Livrrnore said he had
brought up the Fast Street side-
"I want to thank the News -
walk issue at a council meeting
Record and the London Free.
and urged'action on the project.
press for fine coverage of our
Ile said work at now under-
fir alicial affairs as they have
way and by the tune the pro-
he
jeOt is completed "I think the
come up during the year,"
(Continued on Page Seven)
said,
Lawson tllor
or
Gordon Lawson, one of four newcomers to the
field of municipal politics in Clinton was unable
to attend Monday night's n'omina'tion meeting to
state his -platform for election:
Tri an inte'eviow` with the the former M. J. Agnew pool
News -Record, W. Lawson said room and am'oke shop on Huron
he! plats 'tor support "anythmi g Street for the' Post three years.
that will heli 'or result in ;the Prior to that he was dh the
growth of our town, dairy business and was a paint-
W. f�� n
aft ahead ,ria e+t'.
rT
,
fast, Ice Sa:1d: I wla•rvt to 'know
wiry we' are not getting in; •,
d s u i ,
'ii icy an l]ea'e because I feel
`s
s
We rieett this sort b boast TE �
5
T
nl x
ilii lected this Cl�taiki.l
'� is
Y
one area In wirzrh T will b ke
every effort to be 0ffeatavd,
Neutrar an Arena � }
The •cand%date race, he had a
neutral srt'�hd on, the quetflon � T
.. .. a t,...,... Yes.:.`.: • <.
of ai
n'ew arena fob Chetah, Its
' e to
among ni
a things ii d like
see C11itto hove" he said "arid „, t `
f
'�.
It Would ld be ic1 if 'We� could
call au
have it tifrd manage to hold the N
costs down,
" eftxt C talCabg stands on any
tvi` these 3ssuc�� I want to have
{ ,
t,i. long, , look a 11 the f itis: l
g L �t t e a,
tiny In • favor of anything that
Will help'Clinton hta vei".rr
_ , f we
My , Dawson Is the owner of Gordon Lawson
The councillor said ;therewas
one small matter pointed out
by Rev, -Clifford Park in a let-
ter to the News -Record he
would like to see taken •cage of.
H. F. Noonan
"I Mope we can cbange the
traffic lights (at the intersec-
tion of highways 4 and 8) and
perhaps this can be done when
the highway project is being
put through.
Wants Signals
"It would be to the advant-
age ,if olearly-visible "walk" and
"don't walk" signs were instal-
led, I 'believe the mechanism
for them now i's• • in the light
,standards and they just need
to be hooked cup."
On ,the arena issue, Mr.
Noonan said "I'm convinced
sound ways and means will be
found to finance it2'
He said after one year of .
study of Clinton's finances "I
feel better equipped to serve
you well. I bope I will be re-
elected, and I would ask your
support,"
McFarlane Bids car Scat
"If you like something, you don't mind work-
.„.
in for it John g t , o McFarlane cold those who attend-
ed Monday night's nominations; "and 1 like Clin-
�ton."
"I didwt Come here prepared o'a'th the business."
to shake ti speech," he, said, Mr. McFarlane said he would
"but T have been nominated for be •w111ifig to consider any Ideas
council and I intend to let my or poiints of view brought to
name stand." hili in his capacity as council -
$1 want to be on council be- lor' if elected.
cause I like Clinton. 1i< think it .. Mr name is rip there. If
J9 a gobd .town. fist elected I'll be happy to
Proeedinres '8tressed serve Cbl ton and the people of
+s
'ion he said,
"There's only one way to r'uzi ern' '
d' th t s •,lie r
CcYurrCil meetings, an a,
. F:
/,/� .rt x�
r
right Y according to
g way or` 'g
Efoyle, shall We say. 5 , r.
<.
��
a I plan t ,.,
Tf T m elected a o
p
..... that's-
- ) .. ..-.,.fidYs ..i'-` �+ try °Y.i. •.-':.
a satr'e that s 'haw things
..�-�•�
make g
1
I7ach coa ucillor �
are carried on, �
a
should have has own: Ideas ---hot
all. councillors barring the same �
idea. '
It would be sensible for
council to listen to and conszder
e fr everyone
all d as or'rccivics
z
ested enough to suggest one--
n
ne � A t
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