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now were involved in a two
truck accident resulting in total
approximate damage of $600.00.
On Monday April 8 on second
Concession sideroad, Tucker.
smith ,Township east of County
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acre fully serviced lot and old Canada Packers building recently purchased for $7,500. Best bet for industry is five
The seriousness of the situation is .shown in the concentrated
looks of industrial commissioners Clarence Denomrne, centre,
and 'Jack Hunt, right, as they discuss, with Richard LaPalme
the problems of attracting industry.
Good weather, bad drivers OPP check 11 accidents
Otter ,$1.00 was raised Saturday when 16 Members of the lielin6S.
ville "Hlwdif„ students from, Gederich and Clinton collegiates,
marched from toderieh 16 Clinton, The March, sponsored by
Ooderich„ Clinton, and liblineaville businesses, Was staged to
money for the Adult Retarded Workshop in GOilerieli, The
students left The SqOare in Goderich about 10:30 and arrived
in Clinton at 3 p.m. Above, Wayne Tebbutt, 16, John Cox, 16,
Laurie Ginn, 14, Wad Nancy Ginn, 15, rest their blistered feet on
the farm of jerky Ginn, about halfway between Goderich and
Clinton. (staff photo)
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ommittee s• , ond housing
.Industry man foresees
five years bard work
$kip Winter a Clinton land
developer and former council.
hors believes Clinton is not going
to get any new industry until
it has suitable housing to
accOnintedate new employees.
And the only place housing is
going to come from, he says, is
the Ontario government...which
has said it is not interested.
Mr. Winter is taking direct
aim at Ontario Housingo,s
port which supposedly proves
Clinton has no need for a Home
Ownership Made*Easy Project,,
or any other government house
building project. He plans to
prove otherwise.
His motives are obvious-he
has iand which he can not sell
and would like to see the 011.4
tario government take off his
'hands - but he makes no secret
of them.
He has already shown that 47
Per cent of the employees of
Clinton's major businesses are
living outside the town. He be-
lieves poor housing and a dis.
couraging attitude by the resi.
dents is to blame.
In this month's council meet-
ing it was agreed the industrial
committee, along with Mr.
Winter, will continue their study
of the housing situation and if
they draft a letter to Ontario
Housing, council will endorse
it.
Mr. Winter said, "Charles
McNatightOn is battling for us.
He wants to know what is going
on.
"If this town doesn't need
housing help then what town
does?" He went on to say the.
cost of new houses in this corn.
munity would be more than the
people could afford. He has 14
fully serviced lots which he
values at $3,500. apiece.
"Build a three bedroom brick
home, which would cost $14,000,
put it on one of these lots and
$17,500 is more than people
can afford. HOME can sell the
houses and just lease the land
The government Should con.
pensate farmers for crop loss
from weather, the same way it
compensates them for animals
killed to stop the spread of .
disease, says the Ontario Fed.
eration of Agriculture.
In a brief to Agriculture Min.
ister .W. A. Stewart, the Fed.
eration says the grain farmer
"has no more control over
whether it will rain, than the
beef farmer has over whether
some can of corned beef coming
into the country will bring hoof
and mouth disease."
* * *
In reporting 1967 automobile
figures to the Ontario legisla.
ture Transport Minister Irwin
Haskett noted figures for the
first two months of 1968 showed
a marked reduction in fatalities
as compared to the same
period a year ago. This, he said,
was "the kind of reduction we
would all like to see continue
throughout the year"... 22 per
cent fewer fatalities and 26.2
per cent fewer fatal accidents.
* * * -
The Honorable John Turner,
minister of consumer and cor-
porate affairs, has announced
that consumers may now mail
complaints or inquiries to "The
Consumer, P. 0. Box 99,
Ottawa, Ontario". Mr. Turner
explained that in the past the
consumer has not known where
to send complaints because con•
sumer legislation is admin.
istered by many government
departments and agencies, "I
represent the consumer in the
federal government and I want
the consumer to have easy and
direct access to me and my
department", Mr. Turner said.
Theme for this Spring's 4-H
Homemaking Club project is
"Let your home voice harmony,
hospitality, sincerity, and cons.
fort and you Will have served
humanity nobly," TO develop
WEATHER
1968 1967
April 6 '53 40 60 38
10 53 32 42 32
11 55 23 36 23
12 73 38 45 1.9
la 74 49 53 34
14 71 45 70 40
15 49 35 64 42
Rain .37" Rain .65
winch would allow many fan.
ilieS to purchase. After all,
Central Mortgage and Housing
Corporation only allows you to
spend 27 per cent of your in-
come on a house," Mr; Winter
said.
He questions the validity of
the survey and says, as far as
he has ascertained, "no bank,
merchant, editor, building in,
speetor, or priVate citizen was
contacted."
He stated a spot check has
revealed there is almost no
rental accommodationavailable
in Clinton.
"Nothing in the survey
mentioned Clinton is the centre
for several district offices-On.
tario Hydro, Bell Telephone,
Ontario Department of Agricul.
ture, several businesses' and
Central Huron S econdary S chool
which employs 90 persons.
He also objects to the facts
presented about the number of
people employed at CFB Clinton
and at Huronview. CFB has
1,477 as opposed to the figure
of 815 in the survey, he said.
He also claims the staff at
HuronvieW is 125, an increase of
61 over the 64 stated in the
survey.
Mr. Winter objects to the re-
port not mentioning eight apart.
ment 'units built in 1966 and the
long waiting lists for other
apartments. And he does not
believe the report is correct
in stating there has been a de.
crease in job opportunity‘-de.
spite the closing of Canada
Packers and Clinton Knitting.
He maintains there is "only
a very great lack of housing
causing people to seek 'living
accommodation elsewhere."
One of the final and most
emphatic , of Mr. Winters con.
elusions is the report's listing
of Clinton as a low income
area- he says it is this very
fact which should make Clinton
a favorable •area, for housing
assistance.
this theme club members have
been studying how to entertain
a guest, how to be a good
guest, table setting and service
informal and formal teas, party
ideas and etiquette.
There will be afternoon pro-
grams for visitors with skits,
demonstrations and exhibits.
These will be held on the .fol.
lowing dates-Exeter - April
20, Seaforth - April 27, Clin
ton - May 4, Howick - May
11, Wingham - May 18 and Au.
burn May 25.
* * *
With the permission of the
Russian Embassy in Ottawa, the
first public showing, in Canada,
of the Russian film "The Her.
mitage," will be presented in
Stratford. Previously only em-
bassy guests at the National,
Museum Theatre in Ottawa had
the privilege of seeing it. Spon.
sored by the Stratford Art As.
sociation; the film will be shown
free Sunday afternoon April 28
at the Vogue Theatre. Famous
throughout the world the Her.
mitage is the largest museum
in Russia and its buildings dom.
Mate the city of Leningrad.
Clinton Lions were treated
to excellent speeches Tuesday
evening by four teenage students
from CHSS.
They were competing for
prizes in the Lions annual pub.
lie speaking contest.
Wayne Gornall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. Gornall, Win.
ter Court, placed first. Sec.
Ond highest points Were won by
Patricia sparks daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Lorne Sparks, Bay.
field.
The other two speakers, Paul
Gornall, brother of Wayne, and
Car smashes
Two Toronto women on their
Way to spend Easter weekend
with relatives in Goderieh were
injured Friday when the Car in
which they were riding was in
collision With a second vehicle
at the intersection of Alberta.nd
Ontario Streets, Clinton.
Mrs, Harold Sutherland; a
front-seat passenger in a ye•
hide driven by het-husband, re./
mains' in Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital, Goderich,
with• chest injiiries. Her sister,
Mrs. Olive Young, was treated
and released. Mr, Sutherland
Was not injured.
The Sutherland car was
s sig
The stimulating springweath.
er has \ appaently over.
invigorated a number of drivers
during the past week, resulting
in Goderich OPP investigating
11 different accidents which re.
suited in a total $8,000 damage
and three injuries.
On Sunday April 7on Highway
Clinton's age old traffic
lights, standing shakily on four
corners of the six street inter.
section may soon be replaced.
At this, month's town council
meeting it was suggested a type
Cathy Johnston, daughter of mr.
and Mrs. Robert Johsnton, tied
for third place.
The speakers received cash
gifts from Lion President May.
nard Corrie on behalf of the
club.
Lion Ted Roberts, head of
the history department at CHSS
was chairman of the public
speaking which was designated
as education night.
Judges for the speecheswere
A. Laurie Colquhoun, Douglas
Miles and Paul Aggerholm.
travelling west on Ontario
Street when it was in collision
with a car driven by Douglas
St, Louis, Of Seaforth, travel.
ling south on Albert Street.
The Sutherland vehicle was 01.
terisiVely damaged. Damage to
the St. LOU' car was slight.
St, Louis was not Minted,
FolleWing the linpaet, *the
Sutherland Car hit aaigil,knoek.
ing it through the' Window of the
Heft]. Hank of Canada building
at the interadotiOn.
Pollee are still investigating,
and as yet no Charges have been
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8 at Junction 31 Cty. Road,
Robert Eric Semple, 40 Rat-
tenbury Street, Clinton andKen-
neth Wood, 15'7 Maple Street,
Goderich were involved in a two
car accident resulting in total
approximate damage of $400.00.
Monday April 8 on County
Road 27 at the Junction of County
of overhanting lights, which
would be more clearly visible,
should be installed. The Ontario
Department of Highways would
pay 90 percent of the bill.
Council decided to check with
the department to see if a traffic
study they did at the intersection
in 1965 is still valid.
Lions nominate
officers for
new executive
At their regular dinner meet.
ing in St. Paul's Parish Hall,
Tuesday evening, a committee
of former Lions Chit) presi•
dents presented a slate of sup.
gested officers for the club's
1969--69 term, which officially
begins in September.
The proposed slate is as
follows:
President; Don C. Colquhoun;
past president, Maynard Cori,
rie; first vice-president, Ted
Davies; second vice-presidento
Doug Miles; third Vice-presi..
dent, A. Laurie Colquhoun; sec.
retary-treasUrer, I1. F. ',Pat"
Noonan; Lion tamer, Bill Craw.
ford; tail twister, Antoine
"Red" Caron; assistant tail
twister, E, Beecher Menzies;
ones-year directors, Rev. Hon
Wenhanti and Clayton Dixon; tvo•
year directors, George LaviS
and Harold Bondy.
Farther nominations and the
election will be held at the
next meeting on Tuesday, April
23.
"An industry emPloying 25
people could be the best thing
this town could ever get," a
group of 50 local businessmen
were told last Wednesday night.
The statement, part of crash
course in how to attract in-
dustry, given at, a Clinton
industrial committee sponsored
banquet, was made by Richard
La Palme, industrial develop.
merit officer for the municipal
data section of the Ontario dep-
aliment of economies and dev.
elopme.nt,
He outlined to the audience
at Hotel Clinton, the steps which
Would have to be taken to attract
an industry- a process he said
could take as long as five years,
He said the present industrial
parks, which he had toured in
the afternoon, nine acres un-
serviced land on the Hayfield
Road and five acres developed
land purchased from Canada
packers, were ideal, "The land
lends itself to construction at
a reasonable cost. it is flat
and doesn't need graded, it is
on a highway, near a railway,
adjacent to the central part of
town. It has the potential."
He recommended Clinton try
to attract a light industry.
"something where, transports,-
tion costs are not a major fax..
tor." He stated the tendency
• among industries has been to
buy up 25 to 30 acres and plan
for future expansion. This type
would not be suitable to Min..
ton.
A big 400 person industry
could put the town in debt for
years to come, Mr. LaPlante
said, while a smaller one would
stimulate the economy.
He cited "community climate
or, attitude",as one of the
most important things an in.
dustry considers before making
its move. "Industry wants its
people to live in an area where
they will be happy and thus
productive,. , Every citizen of
Clinton must be a salesman 'for '
his community." •
"There is no definition of
community climate. It is good
schools, streets , recreation
facilities, public buildings and
all the amenities that lead to
better living."
Before trying to attract in-
dustry a town should make a
firm decision onwhether or not
it wants industry, Mr. LaPalme
said.
He told the businessmen if an
industry employing 100 moved
in, studies show there would be
a total population increase of
4'79, comprising 113 households
with 123 school children. This
would bring 136 cars and stim-
ulate the employment of 49 more
people in other businesses and
the opening of four new retail
outlets.
get lists of industries and see
which ones might fit into this
community.
- don't just concentrate on the
big industries.
--- don't overlook the present
industries.
- be sure the industrial area
is well protected by zoning
by-laws.
- don't be disappointed if there
is no immediate result.
Clarence Denomme, chair,
man of the industrial commis.
sion, said the speech had ver.
ified much of what he had 'be-
lieved, particularly, that the
attitude of the town is an im.
portant aspect of the overall
plan to attract industry,
His committee is presently
preparing a brochure to pre"
sent to companies which might
be interested in moving toClin.
ton. He told , the audience Wed.
nesday, "We have contracted a
number of industries to see if
they are considering expanding
or re-locating, some have re.
plied and others haven't.
lie taped Mr. LaPalme's
speech to use as a guideline in
preparing a brochure and, in
making a sales pitch to in.
dustries.
Last December Clinton was
one of a number of commun-
ities qualifying for provincial
assistance in attracting new
industries. Industries locating
in Clinton will receive interest.
free provincial loans up to one.
third of new capital investment.
The loan maximum is $500,.
000.
Lack of industry was a big
issue in campaigns leading up
to last December's municipal
elections, which put five new
faces on the nine member coun.
cil.
But as well as stimulating
business the new people could
cause downtown parking pro.
•,,blems . inciiease school costs
with the need for new class•
rooms and teachers, overload
the sewage system or inspire
the construction of a new shop-
ping centre which would hurt
the downtown merchants.
Despite industries being not
all good he said there are 350
municipalities in Ontario trying
to attract them.,
Mr. LaPalme outlined anum.
ber of points which must be foll.
owed if Clinton wishes to attract
industry:
- this group should be free 'of
political influence.
' - all facts about Clinton should
b e prepared in a concise form,.
- take into account favorable
conditions as well as unfavor•
abie ones.
- try to offset the unfavorable
ones but do not deny them.
- make friends with people
associated with industry
•
No, houses, no industry
land developer says
on Indust
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