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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-01-14, Page 1r THE HURON RECORD no- 82nd Yeor ONTARIO, THURSDAY:, .JANUARY 14; 1065 $4.00 Per Year-10 cents Per Copy-10 :Pages AY 8 CR SH Three young Clinton men were killed instantly early Sunday when the car in which they were riding slammed into q large tree beside .Highway 8, about three miles east of Goderich. Statement Of Policy With this issue tee Clinton News-Record will cease :its participation he the nreat Flag Hassle of Clinton. It bee always been the policy of this newspaper to publish may and all Ogee(' letters to the editor, but the result of a management decision this week that facility will stop insofar as letters perheining to the. new Canadian ,flag are concerned. ' The issue followed publication on December 17, 1964, in the News-Record of, e "man on the street" interview in which various cilintoniens were asked their opinion of the new flag. Those who voiced an opinion 'were—in some cases— taken to task by their friends and neighbors. Some Olin- tonnens have become so carried away with their emotions 'arid ideas they have caused irreparable- damage' to long- 'standing friendships. This type of stupidity was not forseen when 'this news, epaper published- the interviews which were intended to be solely of interest n- and in some eases amusement readers. Since the publication of the interviews, almost one Month has elapsed, during which time the News-Record has made its letters to the editor column available to ,both factions for the expression of opinions. ' This facility appears to have been !abused, and news- paper management fears more. damage is likely to be caused to some readers in' the event more thoughtless and unkind letters are published. We must stress at this time not all the letters- per- taining to the flag issue which were published could be described as stupid. Some were carefully-worded an clever defences against attacks made on those who expressed opinions. It is with 'regret the News-Record tanes this course of action, because nothing makes better reading than intelligent, considerate and sensible objections on any topic - in the form of letters to the editor. But this newspaper declines to continue widening the .community split caused by some irresponsible comments. Ali letters to the' editor beaming the• signature of the sender and dealing with any other matter will be published by ,this newspaper . . even if they are critical of the newspaper or any members of its statf, whether the criticism be fair, or unfounded. . Where Three Died Three young Clinton men were killed,instantly way 8, three miles east of Goderich. early 8Linday when the car above in which they the crash scene is on Page 10. were riding Slammed into a large tree 'beside High- (News-Record Photo by John Visser) A picture of he 1 au ural ress_ Following is the text of Mayor Don SymonS' ir:,:t.';gural address -delivered to Clinton 'Town Coun- cil on Monday night, January U,. at the Town Hall. The Great Canadian Winter Sport Wherever large patches of smooth ice forni an pondsf lakes and riVers hear civilimtion Canada you Oh bet skating and hockey enthusiasts soon will be cutting it up with their skates, The pond beside the old boherty 'home on tast Street is: no exception, as shown in this -photo taken one after- 110611 this week as the afteitoo'n shadows ed. (.,.,vetos-...,t'ecord Photo by Jahn Vts—sci) MURRAY "MOE" HYMERS 'side of the road and cross the shoulder of the road to the tree. Dr. N. C. Jackson, Goderich coroner, said an inquest' will be held, but no date has been set. Huron County Crown Attorney William Cochrane told the ROBERT RICHARD THOMPSON NeevseRecard before press tithe an inquest date still had not been set. Cause Not Determined Police said they bad been un- able to determine who was driv- ing the car at the time of the crash, and a cause for the acci- dent had not been officially de- termined. Mr. Sharp is survived by his wife, the former Ellen Lee, his daughter, Joanne, 18 menthe, and sons, Richard, three and a half, and Michael, two months. Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sharp of Clinton; his - brother, John, of London, and five sisters, Kay, (Continued on page five) Draw Capacity Crowd Waterloo Cattle Breeders old Annual Meeting f The annual meeting of Huron County members o the Waterloo Cattle Breeding Association held at the Department of Agriculture board room at Clinton on January 5, was attended by a capacity crowd. THE NEW ERA 9a.th. Year No. 2—The Home Paper With The News Alter . Car Slams Into Tree. "Greetings to Council, press and audience. "The year 1965 is indeed. a year that I hope I will remem- ber for some time.. I still feel quite humble in being elected as your Mayor, and as I stated before,' will endeavour to uphold the faith you have placed in me. "This year we have new mem- bers on our Council, and with these I l'aan sure. will come many new ideas, which will be 'to Clinton's advantage in our ulti- mate objective of making Clin- ton more prominent and united, "I have already said that it is My sincere' hope to promote unity and progress wtihin our several limits and groups, which have 'the same common interest as we the elected body: the promoting of Clinton itself, With unity prevailing, progress will inevitably follew. "Both of these objectives I' feel, are certainly within our reach and can be accomplished by council establishing a direct line of communication with our er to •stmemon the officer on duty to the car when he is away' from it and the danger to ;transient motorists at the intersection of Isaac and Mary Streets. Rev.} Grant Mills, invited to the Meeting to say a prayer various groups within our town and in neighbouring towns and. townships. This line of com- munication must also reach to all town employees, so that we in the elected group are aware at all times of their requests and of what they expect from us; in turn they should know what we expect from them, In other words, this _direct line of communication will lead to unity . and progress. "Almost every mayor has pet projects or ideas on which they would like to see action taken, and I am not any different. Some of these projects need considerable research, and a lot of time will have to be 'spent to ensure best results. There are, beyond a question of a dottbt, any number of projects which could be undertaken. "The ones than I feel should receive some sort of priority in this council are: 1. Adoption of the National Building Code; 2. Reconstruction of Nos-, 4 and 8 Highways. 3. Uniform street (Continued on page five) and make: a. brief address wish- ed coencil well- as it 'starts out a new year in the history of Clinton. Malting Sweet Music "I'm more used to making music with some of you fel- lows," he quipped, "than mak- A deputation from . Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 to Clinton town council Monday night found the matter 'it had aoree to promote was already ender consideration by couneil. But the deputation clicl-bring 'bout a committee -headed leY Deputy-Reeve George Wonchto eick a site for a new cenotaph 3.nd get the project completed n time for the annual Remem- erance Day ceremony Nov. 11. Dick Freanlin, leader of the eegion deputation, said the :region was asking council to oxen a committee to get land an which to build a new ceno- ,aph since the memorial. plaqu- es had to be taken off the old abet office building and stored. A "Town Affair" (The old post office will be replaced 'in about nine months ey a new building, and the Reports were presented br unit directors and personnel, Manager Wilbur Shantz re- ported an increase in business for 1964 Of 2,299 breedings, and said the program for young sire peeving and increasing , the use of proven sires had been a suc- cess. Mr. Shantz said the use of proven bulls in the Holstein breed now amounted to 55 per cent Of total. services. Appoint Director§ Two directors were elected to the association board: Cliff Mc- Neil of Port Albert, a new member representing North Simon fOr a one-year term, and Bit' Allen of Kirktoee re-elected for South Heron for a two-t'e'ar term. Roy Snyder, secretary-math eger of the Ontario Association A'. Animal Breeders, was 'guest ;beaker, He exploited the young site •proving progeams lrr *ogress in Ontario anti said voting sire 'roving was not new, eta nOW was Mete planned than ,were before, Ile Outlined the new trio proving proved).for Jen- Gttertgen Ayreshire ntede and atinottened the Mari, Aritith Celtimbia, had indicated future of the old building is not now known.) "The Legion would give you any help you wanted or needed in this matter," Mr. Fremlin said, • "We .have given the matter much thought," Legionaire Heceor Kingsvvell, told courfcil, "and thought Maybe the right procedure would' be to have one councillor handle the pro- ject. To get land 'and spend money, etc., is a town affair, and not just a Legion matter al- though the Legion is 100 per cent 'behind it. Library Park Site - "This should be an area and community project," he said, "and should have representa- tives from service clubs and the surrounding area on it," Mr. Kingswell said. "We have -had' a cenotaph time provinces and a unit in their intention to join this pro- gram, Commends Breeders Gordon Bell of the Holstein- Fresien Association brought greetings from his organiza- tion. He said over 60 per cent of hie association's registrations are now from AI services. Mr, Bell encouraged the breeders to plan their breeding programs constructively, using the information made available be the Writs end other sources. Doug Miles, agricultural rep- resentative for Huron County etenneencled the cattle breeding association ite its rate of assist- ing fanners to make a profit, "I'm glad to sit in With you end work together with you to try to do something for agri- culture," he said, The Weather 1965 1964 High LoW High Low Jan. v't 38 23 84 14 56 37 33 18 9 56 21 88 29 10 26 17 82 14 if ,33 20 22 8 12 34 19 14 -4 13 M 13 14 10 Personals Clifford Epps of Clinton will be guest speaker January 12 during the annual meeting of the Hanover Horticultural So- ctiety at Hanover. A pot-luck dinner will be served. Mr. and Mrs, James Comer- ford of Montreal spent- Christ- mas and New Years with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ashton and her brother, Keith, They also visited with hen sister, Mrs. Donald Forbes, and family. committee at the -Legion since 1956, and we have been . trying -to get hold of that point of land by the post office. . Now, we hear by the grapevine that the Department of Highways plans to do something with-that land with- roads. "We would like to see a ceno- taph in Library Park—a gran, ite memorial with the names of the fallen blasted into. the stone, surrounded by a rock garden with a fountain in the middle of the rock garden, and the rock garden in turn sur- rounded by a hedge, all of which would be floodlit at night," Mr. Kingswell said. Urges Council Help Deputy Reeve Wonch said .he fen the project demanded the attention and participation of council. Speaking of the ceno- taph proposal, he said "It is something lacking, it is some' thing needed and it is some- thing sacred. I think the site suggested is' A very wonderful (Continued on page five) Killed were: Thomas Alvin Sharp, 21; J. Murray "Moe" Hymers, 23, owner of the car, , and Robert Richard Thompson, 20: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Hy-. mere were single; Mr, Sharp was married, and the father THOMAS ALVIN SHARP of three young children ranging in. „age from three and a half year to two months. • Wrong 'hide Of Road Ontario Provincial Police from the Goderich. Detachment who investigated the crash said ing speeches to you, but I do hOpe the tune you fellows will have 'to dance with this year will be melodious and • sweet. "Some of your business will be easy and routine, .and some of it will likely be rough and tough, and there may be some major debates—like when you have to decide what flag to fly over the town hall—but I hope you won't take as long as Ot- tawa did to decide which one to; fly." • Mr. Mills said each member of council—indeed enehe merne, ber of spaiety—hes a flag to fly. He said the flag could be a symbol of honesty, justice or goodwill, and each should try to have his flag stand for some- thing in the eyes of- those who observe. Must IVIlike Decisions "Some of the greatest politic- ians have had -some shortcom- ing which has been magnified by a foolish public, but in time of need, they were -each always able to pull through." The minister said the Coun- cillors—like many other. serv- ants of the masters — "are servants of people who often do not know what they want, (Continued on page five) "I have been 'here over 12 years," • councillor Jura Arm- strong said, "and I don't think in that time anything has ever been done on some streets." Ile said if his committee agrees with 'him "we're Cert- ainly going to' do our 'best In get the streets back in shape." Councillor Armstrong enquired how many miles of streets could be done over each year, and was told the budget would be able toy stand about half a mile of complete road Work each year. Discuss Blinker Light This 'involves digging up ex- isting streets, providing the peeper automat of fill and then giving the finished job one lay- er of asphalt paving. A blinker light at the inter- section of Isaac and Mary Streets was discussed, and councillor, Armstrong complainµ ed the existing stop sign le hard for a motorist unfamiliar with the town to see. Also difficult to see, he said, were the one-way street signs, (The signs- were changed Tues,, day,• making use of the new signs which formerly were on Rattenieury Street.) Set Tinto Limit "These are an very good things for you and your tom. Mittee to get your teeth into," Oenurtented Manor Symons. "I would like to see your commit, tee meet soon and &title What streets you can de work on." Connell agreed time limits :should be set on road works be- cause street toriStruetion Om in 'the car was: ascovered at 1:40 .a me Sunday by Ontario. Depart- xnent of Highways patrolman Fred Anderson, Elmer Mc- Clinchey and Gerald Brown, all Clinton.of It was jammed against a large tree on the north side of the highway. At the time of the accident the vehicle had been east-bound. Police said to strike the tree the car had to erase to the left or "wrong" - (See Picture On Page Five) Clinton Mayor Donald Sy- mons- outlined a six-Point peo- gram Monday night during-- his inaugural address to council which he said lee would line to see implemented -clueing the year. Speaking to the full coencil slate and 18 spectators which included his wife and three daughters, the mayor said "some sort of priority", should be received for consideration of: Adoption of the National Building Code; —Reconstruction of High- ways 4 and 8; —Uniform street lighting; --Downtown parking areas; —A new arena, by 1967 at the latest; —A new location for the cenotaph by Nov. 11, 1965, Take least Action Before the meeting conclud- ed, some degree of action was taken on every point mentioned in the mayor's 'address. Additionally, council touched on problems :being experienced at Teen Town dances, the need for Clinton to sell itself to peo- ple and industries seeking a home, the possibility of instal:, ling a 'buzzer in the polite ends- A CHUCKLE Landlady: "Just when are you going to pay your back room rent?" Roomer: "As soon as I re- ceive the cheque which . the publisher will send me . if he accepts the novel I am about to start writing when I have found, a •suitable, subject • and necessary inspiration." ayor Outlines Six-Point Progam "No Repairs In 12 Years" Some Clinton Streets "In Terrible Shape" Clinton's new chairman of the Public Works Committee told council Monday night "there are several streets in Clinton in terrible shape. the past 'have been started in September or later. "All we have to do is tender early and then pet time clauses in the contracts," one councillor said. Mr. Armstrong told council he and his committee would be grateful to hear complaints from citizens "So we can steer clear of problems and get the job done properly." The Building Code While presenting a report on the Industrial , Commission, Reeve Duff Thompson said he saw no reason why the Nation- al Building Code could net be put back on the books for a vote. Late last year the adop- tion of the code was defeated by a 5-4 recorded vote. Clerk John Livermore told IVfir. Thompson all that was needed was the third reading of the building code motion and a vote by councillors, "you mean we could do this tonight?" Reeve Thompson ask- ed. "We can't de it tonight," Mayor Symons said, explaining the code should be outlined to neW naelebere e council before they are asked to vote on the matter, Set Monday Meeting Council agreed to meet On Monday, January 18, to 'deal with correspondence which was rot' read or discussed at the inaugural meeting,. Mayor Syrn- oils said he hoped this would not Alban council would hold two meetings a but (Continued on Imo five) Three Infants -,Fatherless • • THREE CLINTON