HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-03-14, Page 1Hiding behind their Seven Dwarfs masks are Ice Nicks '68 per- Garrow, Robert Irwin, Jim Fleming, and John Wood.
formers: Danny Holmes, Paul Galachiuk, David Riley, Paul (Staff Photo)
and Nancy MacDonald.
(Stiff Photo)
MR AND MctWAN
Not too afraid of the Big Bad . Wolf (Ruth Ann teener's) are Little Pigs Caroline Wood, Jennifer Riley, Brenda Priestap.
nines: council decides:
:o treat them like dogs
THE NEW ERA — 103rd Year 11 THE CONTON HE.WS,RE.c.ORI:k THAMS.LiAY, .MARCH 14,1900. • THE HURON RECORD 8ZtYew, SINGLE coNgs.1*.
Clinton Pee Wees play in
the Young Canada Week hockey
tournament at Goderich, Mon.
day March 18 at 2 p.m. * * *
Councillor Wesley Holland
has been appointed to thetoard
of the Clinton Public Hospital,
replacing Mayor,Don Symons.
- * * *
Appointed to' the Clinton re.
creation committee are: J. D., „..-
Therndike, Robert /vlannponald
Kay (chairman), Jack Irwin,
Donald Kempston, Percy Liver.
more, Len Fawcett, Maitland
Edgar (first vice), and Clarence
Neilans.
• * *
Mrs. Don Symons has been
appointed to the Clinton Lib.
rary Board.
* * *
Police Chief Russell Thomp•
son is reported "coming along
slowly" by friends who have
visited him at Clinton Public
Hospital. Coolies in the San Francisco number are
(froin left) Patricia Anstett, Darlene Webb,
Symons, said. "But apparently
it te to no
Clinton has a bylaw to control
dogs, Depety Reeve Lawson not.
ed, but no means to enforce it,
"It would cost between $7,Q09
and $10,000 to build a proper
pound for strays," he said.
"London already as such a place '
Deputy Reeve Lawson also
suggeeted an increase in dog
license fees. He pointed out that
in Exeter, licenses cost $5
for the first male and $10 for
the second; and $10 for the
first female and $20 for the
second. In Clinton, dog owners
are charged a flat fee of $2
for males and $4 for females.
Complaining of dog dirt "all
over" his property, CotmOillor
Cameron Proctor asked: "How
can you tell neighbours to keep
their dogs home? They are a
real nuisance."
In other business, council
agreed unanimously to grant
$25 to the Huron County His.
Central Huron Secondary
School's budget is nearly $1,000,
000 this year.
To defray the $977,773 total
expenditures approved by the
school board for 1968, Clinton
and the townships of Stanley,
Goderich, Tuckersmith, East
Wawanosh, Hullett and Morris
and the villages of Bayfield
and Blyth, are being asked for
$228,598 - 20.376 mills.
Last year $220,855 was rats-
ed for the school but the assess.
ment to municipalities has in.
creased, so the mill rate re.
Ice Nicks '68 skates in
will be performing, from God.
erich, Mitchell, and Stratford. ,
Gold dance champions of1967
Bruce Brady of Seaforth and
Esther Whiteside of Stratford
will also skate.
to Canada will be four months,
and the minimum six weeks.
These are the same conditions
as last year,' as are also the
requirements that the employer
pays return fare, Jamaica to
Toronto, provides adequate ac.
commodation, and pays the pre.
vailing hourly or piece-work
rate if higher than the $1.45 an
hour minimum.
Admit West Indies workers
* * *
The Ladies Hospital Auxili.
ary has received permission
from town council to hold a
tag day Saturday, May 11.
* * *
Town council has offered to
purchase the Canada Packers
building at East and Victoria
for $7,500.
* * *
Clinton fire department re•
ports a profit of $800 last year.
* * *
Some Clinton residents have
complained that the tender for
a new police cruiser should
have gone to a town business.
The' tender was awarded to
George Cutler of Goderich
whose bid was $2,251. Other bids
were $2,965, and $2,917.95. So
by buying out of town, the coun.
cif saves more than $600. This
more than pays the cost of the
$545 radio equipment to be in.
stalled in the new cruiser:
* * *
Kinsmen will hold a hockey
game and dance at the com-
munity centre Saturday night,
March 23, The hockey game
will start at 8 p.m., between
two zones of the Kinsmen, star.
ring well-knont players, such
as Mait Edgar and Doug Mac.
Cauley Of the Colts. The dance •
will start at 10 p.m., and there
will be a lunch, Tickets are
available for the hockey or the
whole evening from' any Kins.
man.
• * *
A message from the God.
erich detachment, OPPf Driv.
ing instructors find the up-tae
date Ontario Driver's handbook
to be of real value in their
work. You can get this helde
book free at your nearest Lice
ense Issuing office or Ontario
provincial Police office.
WEATHER
1968 1967
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Clinton gets its own super.
colossal ice extravaganza when
the Clinton Figure Skating Club
presents Ice Nicks '68 tom or.
row at the centennial arena.
Starting at 8:15 p.m., 97 club
skaters will present "The Won.
Seasonal workers from the
West Indies will be admitted
to the area again this summer
through the Canada Manpower
Centre at Goderich to assist
farmers in the growing, bar.
vesting and canning of fruit,
arid vegetables.
This was announced by Jean
Marchand, minister of man.
power and immigration.
Last season, arrangements
were made by the Goderich
centre to recruit 38 Caribbean
workers.
Mr. Marchand's decision fol.
lowed a meeting of the Canada
Agricultural Manpower Corn.
mittee which indicated that
there would be a need for about
the same number of seasonal
workers as last year, The total
number coming from the Carib.
This"year's 4-11. Swine Club
prograni will get tinder way
Wedneeday, March 20 'at 8:30
in the Heard/teeth, Ontario
DepartMent of Agriculture and
Feed, Clinton.
All young people between the
ages Of 12 (as of January let,
1068) and 20 Who are interest
ed in joining„ thouldgetiri fetich
With their township hog :pro.
(tutor director,
A new and important deVelciP-'
tent in 4-it SWirte Cittb work
Will be tested on a pilot basin
thin year th Mirth Cotinty, Menu
bers l2.0 yearsOf age may take
derful World of Walt Disney"
under the direction of club pro.
fessional Robert McCrabb, for.
merly of the Icecapades. Mr.
McCrabb instructs about 800
skaters each week.
About 40 out-of-town skaters
bean into Ontario was then 1,077.
Most of the conditions on
which the seasonal workers may
be, admitted will be the same
as last year. However, the min.
imum wage rate that must be
paid will be $1.45 an hour, and
the minimum weekly average
pay $58.
The seasonal Movement was
first approved two years ago
with a minimum hourly wage
of $1.25. Since then, Ontario
farmers have considerably
raised the wages paid to Can.
adia.n workers, and the increase
in the minimum for, WestIndian
workers is proportional to this
change.
The program will be in oper.
ation from May 1 to October 31.
The maximum period for which
any one worker may be brought
part in all aspects Of the pro.
pot, Each 'member will have
his or her choice Of a breeding '
bog or a :Market hog project,
In the breeding hog project
each member will have tWer. par.
ebred gilts and will trte, the
regular Swine Chibreeord book.
Gilts should be barn. betWeen
Mara I and April 30, 1068.
in the Market hog prujeety
each member will nette a group
Of net less than ,fiVe Market
hogs, These members will use
the' Market Hog record book,
Marltat hogs should- be born
SAO January 1, '1066.,
torical Society after listening
to an ipformative petition by
Bert Gibbings, the eociety's
chairman of finance.
Mr. Gibbings pointed out that
in past years, other municipal.
ties in Huron County had con.
tributed intuit to the society,
but Cliaten never had.
As a resident of Clinton whose
great-grandfather was the first
settler in clinton(in 1831) and
whose grandfather was the first
white boy born in the Huron
Tract Mr. Gibbings said he
was "somewhat embarrassed"
by the town's unwillingness to
support the society.
Mrs. Gibbings explained that
historical documente were
housed in the society's archives
at Goderich, in a room donated
by the county, under controlled
conditions,
"Our job is to gather together
and to preserve _history," Mr.
Gibbings said.
Mayor Symons thanked Mr.
Gibbings and said that his ex.
mains the same.
Biggest contribution to the
school, which draws more than
1,000 students from 12 mimic.
ipalities will be from Seaforth
Exeter and Goderich. The total
is $342,415, up from $304,290
last year.
The province will give at
least $395,000 in grants. L. R,
Maloney of Bayfield, business
administrator for the board,
said the amount may be high.
er since the provincial grant
structure is being adjusted.
Although 1967 expenditures
After a quarter-century of
serving the Clinton community
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. (Punch)
McEwen have sold their Albert
Street magazine and variety
More.
New owners of the store are
Bob and Irene Smith, Mr, Stnith
is a hative of Goderich, and
Mrs, Sm ith of Lucknow,
]30th Mr. and Mrs. McEwan
(the former Mary Greaiie) were
born in Clinton, and lived' in
the town most of their five's.
They Were married in 1929.
• After working for Ontario
Hydro at Clinton for seven years
Mrs. McEwan perchased the
variety store in November,
1943,
Although beer Mr. and Mrs.
Matvaii, intend to- take things
easy, they Will do it in Clinton
after a trip south for a few
weeks,
AS a hobby, Mr. McEwan
trains and drives a Couple Of
paphser, Lyy) Adyn,, four-year.
old ers, drove to flee secertd--
planation of the society's work had enlightened council, Coun-
cillor Harold Lobb moved that
the $25 be granted, and was
Seconded by Councillor Frank
Cook.
A complaint from Mrs. A.
Blacker of reil Mill Street, ask.,
ing compensation of $76.50 for
a furnace motor and water
heater damagedby flooding, was
referred to the public works
committee.
Mayor Symons said that no
municipality could handle drain.
age tram flash needs.
And Reeve Jim Armstrong,
chairman of the works com,
mittee, said that no mond.
PalltY was responsible for base.'
ment drainage.
Also referred to the works
committee was a request from
Milton and Bessie Steep, of 114
Orange Street, for the cutting
down of a large tree outside
their property. Their letter to
council said the tree was split
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originally were assessed at
$997,685, a surplus of $10,873
has been carried into, this year.
The 1968 estimates, with the
196'7 figures in brackets:
Administration, $56,350 ($47,
227); instruction costs, include
ing salaries, $705,744 ($694,
395); building operation and
maintenance, $76,285; trans-
portation, $60,000 ($64,000).
Construction has started on
a $83,000, two-storey green•
house for agricultural courses.
The board's share is $22,000,
with grants providing the rest
place finishes last year, and
bonnie Adyn, a three-year-old
that 'has not yet been to the
races.
Mr. McEwan has been inter.
ested internees racers all his
life, raising and training them,
but he didn't 'get his license
to drive them until last year.
CPH auxiliary
expands
bursaries
lazy announces its decision to
muTrthity, The Clinton Hospital Meal/
ekpand a service to the Coin*
Their bursary is how offered
to any resident Of Clinton dis.
trict, male or fehisle, who can
qualify for training in a reeOge
razed echoed for registered
nurses Or registered hurting
assistants.
Clinton residents pesteredby
dirty dogs that flatten garden
plants, scatter garbage, en«
danger traffic and lay manure
traps fqr unwary feet will get
relief.
Town council decided Monday
to investigate a hookup with the
London Humane Society that
would cause owners of canines
to keep them confined.
Both Hensall and Exeter have
recently signed agreements
with the London'society under
which humane officers scour
the communities for stray dogs.
The officers arrive at odd times
and unannounced, reporting only
to the local police before they
go to work.
Owners of dogs picked up by
the officers must travel toLon.
don to redeem them from the
pound, paying a minimum fee
of $3.
Dogs are kept for 72 hours
before being destroyed.
Cost of the service to Exeter
is $23 per trip, and slightly
more to Hensall. Clinton can
purchase the service for sim.
liar cost.
Deputy Reeve Gordon Lawson
proposed the London Humane
Society service,after reading a
complaint about dogs he re.
ceived as chairman of coon.
cil's protection of persons and
property committee.
In a letter, Mrs. Clarence
Ball said stray dogs were a
"menace", destroyingproperty,
scattering garbage and leaving
their dirt behind.
"It is necessary to wear
protectors for the feet or carry
a shovel," Mrs. Ball wrote.
Mayor Don Symons saidloose
dogs were an annual problem.
"We have coaxal, pleaded,
and advertised, asking peOple
to control their dogs," Mayor
The first
column.
BY G.C.
Swine club program
will start March 10
CHSS budget nears $1,000,000
McEwans leave variety store
after 25 years in business