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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-01-21, Page 1xcha ec rats # ns Father Top Pay For CMS Trustees 'Central H uro n Seeondary • School trustees voted tlieroselv- es a $40 per month honorarium at the .regurar monthly meeting • held last week. Each of the 15 trustees will rec,etive the $40 per month and nonsitenstee members will re- •eetive $20 per month, The latter also applies to the board's non- trustee representatives: on the advisory ,committee. The trustees also voted for a 10-cent-per-mile rate where eps palpable.. The honorarium is the maximum permitted by the Board of Education. • Since the members adminis- ter the vocational addition to the school which serves four other areas, the meeting voted in favor of no penalty if a trus- tee misses a inciting. Walter Newcombe of Clin- ton, while vice-chairman of the board and as one of • its two representatives on the ..advisory vocational committee last year, attended a total of 49 meet- ings. ° THE NEW ERA '98th. Year THE HURON RECORO 82nd Yepr $4,Q0 Per Year,,,10 Cents Per Copy—re ages NCIL APPEARS LD01 MID-WODA No. 3—The HOOrie Paper With The News CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY .1 81965 Clinton children have plenty of the white, slippery stuff to play with and in these days, and more keeps falling each day. The above photo was taken outside Clinton Public School this week when Correspondence read at the Monday night meeting of Clin- ton Town Council included the following:. A letter from W. G. "Bill" Mehl advised he would be able to provide "Permasigns" and a post-hole auger to council should that body decide to ord- er any signs. Council said the letter and the information it contained would be filed and made available to the Chamber of Commerce should that group contemplate the erection of any signs; A letter signed by W. G. Mehl, secretary-treasurer of the near the railway station; To add two new lights. in _a block of High Street between East and Smith streets and to .add two new lights,. on High Street near Winter's Court, Cost About $800 • Mr. Rands- said it would cost the town about $800 to install the 10 new lights and move the existing lights to better loca- tions, but he said this would involve buying new brackets for the new lights, The new brack- ets, he said, would be obsolete in a few years as the town's gradual • switch to fluorescent New Warden Gets Key The warden of 1-Ittron County .,for 1965, Glenn Webb of Stephen Township, left, is shown in the above photo accepting the key from 1964 Huron Warden Ralph Jewell, Warden Webb defeated Grey 'Township Reeve Clifford Dunbar by 3 votes to 16, (Vowg-kecorcl Pk, • • • Glenn Webb Named Huron Warden Former Neighbors Honor The Lovetts A group of friends and for- mer neighbors met at the home of Mr. and Mrs, William Lov- ett on Maple Street in Clin- ton on Friday night to present them with a parting gift of a wall mirror. Mr. and Mrs. Liovett moved from their farm in December. Euchre and "500" were play- ed during the evening and lunch was served at the close. Clinton Editor Resigns Post; Buys Newspaper The resignation of David E. Scott as editor of the Clinton News-Record was accepted ,this week by newspaper publisher A. L. Colquhoun. Mr. Scott's -resignation is ef- fective January 28, '1965. Mr. Scott said he has pur- chased the weekly "Tunes-Re- view" oewspaper . at Fort Erie, Ont., and the Review Company of Fort Erie Limited. The newspaper and printing plant Is both letterpress and offset, and the newspaper has a circulation of .about 3,500 copies per week. Mr. Scott will assume presid- ency of the. company on Janu- ary 29, 1965. A replacement editor for the Clinton News-Record has not. been named, Mr. Colquhout said. By W. E. Elliott GODERICH — Reeve Glenn Webb, of Stephen, elected war- den of Huron for 1965, in a brief inaugural speech, asked that the problem of accommo- dation at Iluronview be based upon understanding, and that new members familiarize them- selves with all the facts. "None of us likes to see a rise in taxes," he said, "but it appears we will have to face up to it in the coming year, because of commitments al- ready made to our county hos- pitals and there will probably be accent/I-iodation in some form • Huronview." Reeve Webb defeated' Reeve Clifford Dunbar of Grey for the wardenship in a 23-16 vote. There are 37 council members, but the two Goderich represen- tatives 'have two votes each. (Incidentally, the y cancelled each other out.) How They Voted For Dunban—J. P. AleXaald- er, Wingham; G. Boyd, Ash- field; B. Cook, Blyth; C. Dun- bar, Grey; L. r)urnin, Weal Wewa.nosh; R, Gibson and I Haskins, Hoeviek: R. Jewell, Goderich; C. Kreuter, Brussels; 1), McKenzie, Ashfield; S. ?SIX, tor, Morris; A. D, Smith, 'There berry; E. Stela East Wotan- hash; K. Stewart, MeKillop; Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith. Per Webb ••--• R. T. Bailey, Exeter; C. Boyle, Exeter; N. Cerdno, Seaforth; F. A, Clitt, Pitiyfleld; J. H. Corbett, 'T-lay; C, Dalton, Seaforth; A. gator-- ington, Usbcorlie; D. Geiger, Hay; W. Hardy, Ged&ich ToWnship; B. tiayter, 8tantey; J. Hayter, Stephen; N. Jones, Herman; J. keit Whighain; T. /ta,k,A, 1rils0,1 rres e Huron Central Agricultural So- ciety- advising that the annual meeting of that society would be held January 26 at 8:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the On- tario Department of Agricul- ture office at Clinton. The let- ter stated a good representation of council members at the meet- ing would be appreciated. Coun- cillors: agreed they would at- tend' if they were able; - • A letter from Group Captain K. R. Greenaway, Commands ing Officer of RCAF Station Clinton, enclosing the neces- sary form's to permit the RCAF Station entering into a recipro- cal fire protection agreement with the Town of Clinton. It was explained that although only a verbal agreement had been required for mutual pro- tection in 'the past, the auditor- Public Library Membership On increase A total of 31,633 books were read in 1964 by 1,675 Members of the Clinton Public Library, according to librarian Miss Evelyn Hall ; Miss Hall reported the sta- tistics at the annual meeting of the Clinton Public Library Board, She said of the membership —which represented an increase of 63 members over the previ- our year-933 were adults and 682 were boys end girls. She said there are about 500 rural Members of the library. Re-Elect Board The juvenile circulation in the past year was 10,891: adult fiction, 3,844 and adult non-fic- tion, 16,898. More than 400 eew books were added to the library in 1964, and 334 old hooks were discarded. The ,sbeinember board re- elected Morley Counter as eheitenen and Miss Kay Snider es secretary, Miss Hall was re- hired as librarian, and town clerk JOhn Livermore was re- appointed treaSurer. Other members of the board nelude J. A, Cray, Dudley Pegg, Mrs. Douglas Thortidike and Mrs. L. 0, Winter. Hog Produters Meet The annual meeting of the Ruron County Hog Producers' Association Will be held in the Legion Hall tit Clinton On TtleS- at 1:ii .m 1 ;new that you're going to have to buy later." He suggeSted council install up to eight flu- orescent lights and use the "old" brackets for the new lights. He said the PUC had three of the odd type 'brackets on hand which could make up the balance needed. Mayor Don Symons thanked Mr. Rands for his inspection of the town's lighting deficiencies and his co-operation. The re- port was left with the Protec- tion of Persons and Property Committee for a motion at the srie general now required stations to have a signed agreement, No money is involved and each fire department is responsible for injuries or damages sustain- ed at any fire. 'Council author- ized •the mayor and clerk to sign the agreement and affix the corporate seal 'to the docu- ments; A letter was read advising that the Huron County council has sanctioned the holding of a planning workshop to be con- ducted by the Department of Municipal Affains. John Pear- (Continued on Page Five) The Weather 1965 1964 High Low High Low Jam 14 17 -2 16 -3 15 7 -7 22 1 16 1 -11 30 13 17 14 -14 28 8 18 19 6 36 21 19 21. 4 39 19 20 27 21 40 33 Snow: 10" Snow: 2" Rain: .22" At the close of Monday night's meeting, members of Clinton Town COW-Wit appear- eta. sold on joining Mid-Western Ontario Development Associa- tion, a non-profit orgenizatieri designed to promote and de- velop the area for the better- ment of the area. 1Vficl-WODPi was ex'pla'ined by General Manager Bill Urqu- The suggestion came from Chamber of Commerce presid- ent A. "Red". Garen following a council discussion on snow disposal'. Public Works Committee chairman Jim Armstrong told council he had received two complaints about • snow disposal and wanted council's advice and policy on the matter. He said he had received complaints that two -Clinton businesses were in the practice of clearing their lots and dumping the snow on town-owned land, blocking the sidewalks. Same Rule For All "This is the taxpayers' Street and he should be entitled to use it," Reeve Duff Thompson said. "The owner of the lot should be required to get rid of 'his own snow. The gas sta- tions and other businesses with parking lots and so on truck their 'snow away ., why can't these people?" "We don't have that sort •of Yloters-To- e invited To Pre-Natal Class Expectant mothers are invit- ed by the Huron County Health Unit to attend classes in pre- paration for parenthood which started January 20 at Clinton Public Hospital. Information on the next class may be obtained by calling 482-9661. The classes are designed to give the woman greater confi- dence and ability through a bet- ter understanding of pregnancy and labor. They are 'held at weekly intervals for nine weeks and the topics include: nutri- tion, how the baby grows; hy- giene of pregnancy; labor; peur- periurn; understanding of the rfewborn and family living. With appeoVal from the stu- dents' doctors, instructions in relaxation and exercises helpful in preparation for the time of and after delivery are also giv- en. hart who attended the meet- ing to outline the association-- functions like a, public relations agency for areas of the country in' which municipalities are dues-paying members. The association advertises in publications read by persons in a position to locate industries, has personnel available to offer advice to officials of member money to clear off all the side- Walks in front of businesses'... although 'we certainly wish we could"- 'Mayor Symons said. Mr. Garen, rising from the floor, then made his suggestion. He said he owns two businesses. "One 'is in town and I push all the snow off the sidewalk onto the street and the town tales it away. My other business away from the downtown area you people push 'all the snow back at me. 'Under Consideration "I suggest that you charge all the main street businessmen (Continued on page five) The Guides, under their lead- pre .Capt, Mrs. R. Maloney and Lieut. Mrs. D. Warner set out from the village at 10 an. to blaze a ttrail. They were close- ly followed by the Scout Troop, led by SAM Ed. Hewitt, Arriv- ing at their came site located. on Fred Weston's property, they built a mammoth camp fire. Cubs 'and Brownies •travelled to 'the camp by sleigh and were served hot dogs and hot chocolate on their arrival by the Guides and their leaders, In spite of the extreme cold the sun was shining and boys New Closing Hours Eight Bayfield retail merch- ants have decided to close their businesses on Wednesday after- noons instead of Thursday aft- ernoons. An advertisement ap- pears elsewhere in this news- paper. municipalities, and can act as one voice in carrying the wish- es of the people of a given area to Toronto or Ottawa politic- ians. Six Cents A Head The fees for membership in such an organization are deter- mined at six cents per capita— ebout $210 for Clinton. Mr. Urquhart said the aSSOci, atiOn Was set up about 10 years ago• as a 'regional development scheme "sto municipalities can Work together to better them- selves through the betterment of their area." The 'general manager, he said, was the catalyst of the organi- -zation and is responsible to a board of directors elected by people from local areas. "The general manager is responsible to you and the board," he said, Acts As Liaison In matters of industrial pro- motion, ll/Iid-WODA can act as a liaison between the industrial prospect and the community or area in which the prospect may be interested. The association currently is supported by a $12,000 annual provincial gov- ernment grant. Mr. Urquhart said he hoped Clinton—which has been in and out of the association for some years — would join up again. After his outline of the opera- tion he invited questions from members of council or the 10 persons present at the meeting as observers. Deputy-reeve George Wonch said Clinton has "been in. and (Continued on page five) 'and girls joined in organized games. Apaot from a frozen shutter finger your reporter enjoyed her invitation and was quite envious of the high spirits shown by the young people and their leaders. There were more than 40 boys and girls participating in the arctic revels under the lea-. dership of Guide Capt. Mrs. R. Maloney, Lieut. Mrs, D. War- ner; Brownie leaders, Mrs. J. MacVicar, Mrs, J. Merner, Mrs. K. Brandon; S/M Ed. Hewitt, C/M J. MacVicar and Scout D.C. J. Gallant, and the invaluable help of Mr. John Lindsay. Senior Citizens There will be a meeting of those interested in having a Senior Citizens' Club on Mon- day, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. in the Bayfield Village Hall. The "Unlucky" number 13 was anything but unlucky for two airmen at RCAF Station Clinton on January 13th, Sergeant "Lew" Ludlow, 48, received his CD (Canada For- ces Decoration) at the Com- manding Officer's parade, and on the same ceremony, Air- craftsman 1st Class David Lud- low, 18, received his graduation diploma from the Racier and Communications School, Just to complete the happy picture, Lew and David are father and son, and son David presented the CD to father Lew, after which father Lew handed the diploma to Son David, Wing COmmander B. R.‘. Ra- fuse, Acting Commanding Of- ficer, the 11 other graduates of the Communications course and the officers and airmen on par- ade watched the ceremony with proud smiles, On the sicleslines were Mrs. Lily Ludlow and her other son, Patti, seven years old. Sergeant Ludlow is a cook- instructor at the School of Food Setvieete, Clinton, and served In the tritiSh Army ih England, Egypt and Palestine before joining the RCAF in October 1953. As well es his Air Force duties, Sergeant Ludlow Is ae- tive in Community affairs in the town of Cliriftai.. fie Is a (Continued On: page five) , if:Minton town council Monday night refereed to the Protection of Persons and Property Com- mittee a suggestion that 10 new street lights be installed at var- ious locations across town. Need for the lights was found last Tuesday night when com- mittee chairman George Wonch and Jabez Rands of the Clinton Public • Utilities Commission made a tour of the town. Mr. Rands—present at the Monday night .meeting—showed council maps on which were marked, existing' lights and pro- posed new lights. - List Locations it is suggested to add one new light on Townsend Street near Kirk Street; to move one light to a better location and add a new light on Mary Street between Erie and North Streets; To move one light and add a new light .at the corner of King and Maria Streets; to add two new lights on the Hayfield Rued, and another - new light A CHUCKLE Worker: "May I have a pay increase . . . I was married yesterday." Foreman: "Sorry fella , we're not responsible for acci- dents that occur outside the plant," • Plenty Of White Stuff Now school let out for lunch. The scene is repeated all across Ontario where youthful exuberance meets a kesh fall of snow. (News-Record Photo by John Visser) Propose 10 New Street Lights In Town lights involves a different type of bracket for the fluorescent lights. He said council should con- sider installing some more flu- orescent lights near the centre of town so the- old brackets' replaced there could be used in. erecting the new lights. "Old" brackets could be bought for $25-$30, he said, Each new fluorescent light could be erect- ed for about $120, he said, Plan Proposal Mr. Rands said purchase of fluorescent lights "would mean you're going to buy eernethiege next council meeting, ce Under Consideration Clinton May Undertake Sidewalk -Snow Clearing A suggestion that Clinton merchants and busi- nessmen wishing their sidewalks cleared of snow could pay for the service with a special additional tax may be brought 'before the next regular town council meeting. Son Decorates Father Aircraftsman First Class David Ludlow pins the Canadian Forces reCOra- tion on his father, Se, Lewis Lndlow, with Wing Commander B. R. Raftise, act- ing commanding officer of RCAF Station Clinton, looking on. Fidler in the same ceterneny) Sgt. Lewis Ludlow had awarded his sOn a graduation diploma from the Radar and COnnnunications School,. (POAP Photo) ayfield Cubs and Scouts Trek es she isco rorts By Audrey Relicharuber Saturday was the coldest day so far this win- ter, but Bayfield Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies were undeterred by frigid temperatures and held a combined operation.