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AUG. 30th
THE HURON KECQRP 47$ Year SINGLE cpplps
A total of 312,exhibits were displayed Friday at
the Clinton Citi2ene Horticulture( Society's
annual August Plower Show, Entries shown
above are typical of the fine quality of flowers
that were On display, (Staff oloto)
Assessment building to .cost. mote than .opected
'The Printed Word' makes
some comment on Priine
Minister Trudeau's casual dress:
r`Perhaps those who most
deplore the informalities of dress
of the Prime Minister of Canada
are not the snobs, though they
must have their due, but those
who make their living by renting
formal costumes to people who
want them for special occasions,
"The late J. F. Kennedy hurt
the market for men's hats. Mr.
Trudeau may hurt the market
for men's boiled shirts."
***** •
People are reminded of the
benefit dance this Friday night
at the Bayfield Community
Centre in aid of the Bayfield
Tornado Fund. Music is courtesy ,
of Jim Murray and his
Blackhawks. The dance Will
begin at 10 o'clock.
Canadian meat packer sales
were a record breaking $1.5
billion in 1966 according to a
recent preliminary Dominion
Btireau of Statistics bulletin. The
report indicates that the
slaughtering and meat packing
industry in 1966 paid wages
totalling $147 million to about
27,000 employees. The cost of
materials and supplies used
exceeded $1.2 billion, while the
bill for fuel and electricity
topped $8 million,
Watch for new flexible
interest rates in' federal
small-business and farm loan
programs, now that the federal
government has tied student
loans to yields on one to five
year bonds.
Reason for the change, the
Financial Post reports, is that
the low fixed interest rates on
these loans are out of line with
prevailing rates and the banks
have become increasingly
reluctant to make the loans,
Farm improvement loans,
The Financial Post says, have
already dropped substantially
this year. Only 6,293 were made
in the first quarter of this year
compared with 13,835 for the
same period in 1967.
*****
When you're driving this
Labour 'Day holiday
weekend ..drive defensively. The
highways will be crowded and
you should be extra alert. Notice
traffic conditions shaping up
ahead ,and behind you and be
ready to act accordingly.
Maintaining a safe following
distance is one of the best ways
to drive defensively. Enjoy your
holiday and help to "BRING,
'EM BACK ALIVE".
Ontario has enierged so
strongly as a centre for rare
antiques that even American
buyers are being enticed here on
special shopping safaris.
More and more outlets
appear along the province's
highways and byways, and the
major ones are listed in the new
1968.69 edition of "Antiques In
Ontario," a complete guide and
geographical directory for novice
and expert alike.
- Published by Doris and
Peter Unitt, the 209.page book
is a veritable "where-to-find-it"
for the collector and it is packed
with articles, illustrations, facts,
maps and tips on this important
facet of Canadiana, now
contributing significantly to
Ontario's tourist industry.
The book is available at
Clock House Publications, 711
Water St., Peterborough and hi
leading book Stores everywhere,
and sells for $2.50.
WEATHER
19.0 196i
Ill 1,01t ift LOW
Aug,. 20 84 67 69 5a
21 81 55 75 48
22 88 66- 69 Si n 90 67 71 42
24. 85 71 78 48
25 70 56 78 49
6 84 41 80 52
Rain .15" Rain .68"
by R. S. ATI<.:E.Y
Huron County Council, at a
special session in .Goderich
Tuesday afternoon" au thori4d
the Warden and Clerk to sign a
general building cord:feet with
Mon (pi th-lVic Grath Limited,
Waterloo to erect a new county
assessment building at a
stipulated sum of $115,365 plus
extra costs of $19,013 for a
total of $134,378.
The two storey structure will
be built on county-owned
property adjacent the County
'Gaol - in Goderich. Work will
start this fall..
Originally four general
contractors submitted the
following bids
M•0 t pith-McGrew, Waterloo,
$139,501; R.efflinghaua
Construction Co. Limited,
Goderich.; $151,798; Dietrich
(Hilton man
A 43 year old Clinton man
was found dead early Monday
morning in a Brantford city
police cell.
Police said John Tyndall, an
employee of Peel Construction
Company, Brantford, was in jail
on charges • of impaired driving,
disqualified driving and having
liquor in a place other than his
residence after a hit and run
accident on Highway 2, east of
Brantford late Sunday night.
Ch
Chairman of Clinton's welfare
committee, Cam Proctor, flatly
denied a charge made by the
manager of., the London Housing
Authority that Clinton, along
with six other communities, is
directing dependent families to
London
"As far as Clinton is
concerned, there just isn't a
word of truth in it," Mr. ProCtor
said Monday night.
"In my four years on the
committee I haven't known one
person on welfare in Clinton
who has gone to London," he
added,
George Beedle, manager of
the London Housing Authority,
charged last Thursday that
several smaller communities are
directing families to London,
often paying transportation
costs and often leaving it up to
the larger city to supply housing.
Over
Council chamber was
transformed into a beautiful and
fragrant indoor garden last
Friday afternoon and evening as'
the Clinton Citizens'
Horticultural Society held their
annual August Flower Show. A
total of 312 exhibits were on
and Koehler, Waterloo,
$157,765; Logan Construction,
Stratford, $157,720.
The Property Committee met
and authorized the architect,
Don Snider, of Huget and
,Snider, Waterl6o to interview
the low bidder in connection
with the building to try and
arrive at a lower contract figure.
As a result, the committee
Suzanne Heather Delcellier,
16, of Canadian Forces Base,
Clinton, lost a nine day battle
for life when she died in
Victoria Hospital, London last
Thursday of injuries suffered in
a motorcycle accident in Clinton
August 13.
found dead
When police checked the cell
early Monday morning they
found Tyndall in a sitting
position with one end of his belt
around his neck and the other
fastened high up on the cell
door.
He ,waa taken to Brantford
General Hospital where he was
pronounced dead by Coroner
J.H. Carson of Brantford. Dr.
Carson did not set a date for an
inquest.
Other municipalities named
by Mr. Beedle were Port Dover,
St. Thomas, Norwich, St.
Mary's, Thorndale and Aylmer.
Spokesmen from six
municipalities denied the charge.
"I know of no one in Clinton
on welfare that is in need of
housing that 'we would consider
William ' Arthur Hastings, 17,
of Hensall, was sentenced
,Monday in Magistrates Court at
Goderich to 12 months definite
and .nine monthS indeterminate
in the Ontario Reformatory at
Guelph for the armed robbery of
display, including 27 in the
children's division.
Although the number of
entries was down this year,
overall quality of the exhibition
was excellent. Judge for the
show was Peter Westerhout.
Miss Luella Johnston won the
agreed to certain changes in
foundation and exterior trim
which would result in a decrease
of $7,986.
The "extras" totalling
$19,013 compriae; air
conditioning, $6,800; paving,'
$2,850, landscaping, $500,
architect fees, $8,163. audit and
legal fees, $7Q0.
The Property Committee
Miss Delcellier, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Delcellier, 9
Regina Road, Adastral Park, was
treated at Clinton Public
Hospital before being rushed to
Victoria Hospital after the
motorcycle she was driving
crashed into a service station
operated by Elmer Fry.
Owner of the vehicle, Gary
Schultz, 18, of Goderich, a
passenger on the motorcycle;
was not injured in the mishap.
Suzanne is survived by her
parents, a brother, John, two
sisters, Dianne and Nancy, all at
home, 'grandfather, Charles T.
Craig, Ottawa, grandmother,
Mrs. H. A, Delcellier, Dorval
Quebec.
Service was held Saturday at
the Protestant Chapel, CFB,
Clinton„ Burial was in Pinecrest
Cemetery, Ottawa. Beattie
Funeral Home was in charge.
sending elsewhere," Mr. Proctor
said.
He would like to contact Mr.
Beedle to learn who moved to
London from Clinton.
"I am considering calling him
or writing him to see who it
was," Mr. Proctor said.
Mr. Beedle was not available
for comment.
a Hensall store July 27.
He was charged after the
knife-point hold-up of Irwin's
Ladies Wear in Hensall. He was
arrested .in a Hensall house and
$131 was recovered two hours
after the hold-up.
T. Eaton Company silver
two-light candelabra for the
most points in the show. Mrs.
Clifford epos attained the
second highest number of points
and received a set of stainless
steel cutlery donated by
Simpson Sears. Mrs. Stan Collins
report carried on A recorded
division of 043, those 'voting
.egainst,•being Ceti Dalton and W.
J. CuthW, Seaforth; James
Armstrong and Gordon 14416,s90,
Clinton, J, P. MeX41001r;
Wingham; Borden cook Blyth;
Hugh Flynn, Hullett; and
Kenneth Stewart, McKillop,
The new building will provide
space for the County Assessment
Department and future.
expansion ' of • - other county
departments,
Harry Worsell,r Goderich,
committee chairman, presented
the report. -
Elgin Thompson,
Tuckersmith, •who acted as'
chairman for discuSsibn in
committee of the whole council,
asked Clerk-Treasurer G. J. G
Berry what the building. might
be used for.
Mr. Berry replied that the
new County Planning Board
would need space and when the
administration of justice
department required more space
in the County House proper,
then other Offices might be
moved there. The entire ground
floor will be occupied by the
Assessment Department making
the second floor available for the
above purposes.
Carl Dalton, Seaforth,
recalled that when Council
decided at the June Session to
go ahead with the new building,
the estimated cost provided was
about $90,000 whereas the
present figure was about 50 per
cent higher. • ,
Kenneth Stewart, McKillop,
also stressed this great disparity
between estimated cost and
• actual cost, and as far as could
be seen the ultimate cost might.
reach $175,000 or over with
extras that , might crop up from
time to time.
• ( c ontinued on page 10 )
Labour Day
postal service
On Labour' Day, 2nd
September, 1968, Postal Service,
in Clinton will be as follows:
-- There will be no wicket
service or Rural Route service.
- The Lock-box lobby will
be open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Street Letter Boxes will be
cleared at 4:15 p.m,
• Mails will be received and
despatched at 6:45 p.m.
Postage stamp vending
machines are located at the
Town Hall and the Post Office
for use by patrons desiring
stamps.
Show
placed third and received a
package of bonemeal donated by
Wettlaufer's Feed Mill.
Mrs, Stan Collins showed the
best gladiolus in the show while
Mrs. :Fred Sloman received the
prize 'for displaying the best
dahlia.
Winners of the draw for door
prizes were Mrs. Wilfred Jervis,,
who won a cup and saucer, and
Mrs. Edith McIntyre who won a
pair of gardening gloves donated
by Clinton Farm Supply.
A total of 56 exhibitors
entered the show, 14 of them
children of public school age.
( Conti nued on page 5 )
No races
Labour Day
There will be no horse racing
in Clinton Labour Day Weekend,
Bruce Dupee, secretary-treasurer
of the Clinton Turf Club said
Tuesday morning.
Races had been scheduled for
Labour Day after original plans
to hold the event July 13 had to
be cancelled due to the Tommy
Minter Show. .
Plans for Labour Day races
had been approved by the
Canadian Trotting Association,
but were turned down by the
Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Dupee explained that in
order to hold races in Clinton
Labour Day, par' mutuel betting
would have to be employed.
However, according to
regulations, only one track in a
district is allowed to have par'
inuttiel betting on one particular
day:
Races have. been scheduled in
another centre for Labour Day,
"It's too bad," Mr. Dupe°
said "but we're going to go all
out next year, and InaY have
rating tWice during the season,"
I
Fire Tuesday afternoon
damaged the upper storey and
stairway of the Public Works
building at the corner of King
'Street and the Bayfield Road.
Steve Haggitt, an employee of
Huron County Highways,
noticed smoke coming from the
building around 3:15 Tuesday'
afternoon and fellow workers
Coin box' stolen
Three juveniles were
apprehended Thursday evening
by Constable Lloyd Westlake
after the coin box from the
London Free Press paper stand
in front of Smith's Variety Store
was reported stolen.
Constable Westlake recovered
the coin box and part of the
money.
Police are continuing their
investigation,
Cubs need
new leader
The Clinton Wolf Cub Pack is
looking for a new leader. The
position is vacant due to the
res nation of Cub leader Jack
Bh,,r on account of ill health.
The organization has an
assistant leader. 'The Pack will
beg;z meetings as usual in
September under the 'temporary
leadership of Mr. Len Fawcett, a
member of the Clinton Scout
Comittee and a retired Cub
leader.
' The Pack has excellent
equipment for meetings and
camps, and has access to a
camping property on the banks
of the Maitland RI. • near
Holmesville. The Cub pail is
sponsored by the Clinton Lions
Club who are donating new
camping huts for the Holmesville
camp.
The Clinton Scout
Committee is looking for an
active younger man who is
interested in stepping into this
most interesting service. It is an
excellent situation for a man
who is also a Cub parent. All
possible assistance will be
offered the man who feels he
would like to tackle this job.
Anyone interested is asked to
contact Rev. R. W, Wenham, 79
Rattenbery Street East, Clinton,
Chairman of the Coininittee.
Safety contest
winner
An area youngster has won a
Flyte Accessory Kit'in the Elmet
Safety Summer Contest.
Margaret Van Dyk, 12 year
old daughter Of Mr, and Mil, '1',
ft Van Dyk, RR 3 Seaforth,
found seven errors in the first
contest and Was selected as one'
Of twenty lucky Wintiets Of the
accessory kits,
Bev Jewitt, RR 1 Clinton and
Wayne Peck, RR 1 Varna, ran to
a neighbouring house to turn in
the alarm.
The Clinton volunteer fire
department rushed to the scene.
and had the blaze under control
in half an hour.
About $5,000 worth, of town
snow removal equipment and
other machinery stored on the
first floor of the two storey shed
was not damaged in the blaze.
Dave Ball, an employee of the
Public Works Department,
picked up a load of tile from the
building about half an hour
before the fire broke out. He
Four London men escaped
injury, but lost a $1,400 28-foot
cabin curiser in the choppy
waters of Lake Huron Saturday
night.
Brian Graham, 22, of 393
Regent street, and Jim Killin,
26, of 281 Trott Drive, boarded
the cruiser with Murray
McConnell, 25, of 94 Edgar
Drive, and Bill Wrighton, 24, of
995 Wellington Street, Saturday
afternoon for a 20 mile cruise to
Grand Bend.
After experiencing motor
difficulties about seven miles
out they made contact with a
friend in a sailboat who took
one of the crew members ashore
to obtain a new battery.
When the new battery didn't
function well the crew decided
to pretura to Bayfield, but about
'7:30 p.m. t:-.e motor stopped for
good.
They rode the six foot waves
until they were about half a mile
from shore when Mr. McConnell
Public
The Clinton Public Utilities
Commission and P.U.C. staff
commended people of Clinton
for their co-operation during the
recent storms and power
failures.
P.U.C. manager Gus Boussey
said Tuesday people were very
patient and did not complain
during the recent blackouts.
He also noted that the
commission was grateful to the
workmen who laboured around
the clock to restore power to
Mantes and businesses,
"Service which Waa Often
restored on a temporary basis is
now being permantly repaired "
Mr, BouSsey said.
HO estimated repairs from the
storm would cost the P.U.C.
around five or six thousand
dollars.
The P,U,C, is also grateful for
public co-operation during the
mail strike,
said he did not smell smoke
around the building at that time.
Fire chief Grant Rath said
cause of the fire has not been
established, but several children
were seen playing in the area of
the storage shed prior to' the
blaze.
Public Works chairman Jim
Armstrong said Tuesday night it
would be hard to estimate
damage to the building.
"We haven't really looked it
over yet, but it's an old
building," he said.
He said there was some
insurance on the building.
and Mr. Graham decided to
swim for help, They took life
preservers and successfully swam
to shore to alert cottagers and
police.
Mr. Wrighton, who remained
in the boat. with Mr. Killin said
he could see blinking lights on
shore. His biggest worry was "if
we were drifting out into the
lake. If we were, we wanted to
get off and swim for shore."
The cruiser was drifting
towards shore, and hit rocks
about 11:30 p.m.
"There's not much we can
salvage," Mr Wrighton said. "We
got the wheel off and we'll try
to get the motor soon." There's
no insurance on the boat,
The cruiser, named the Grim
Reaper is owned by Mr.
McConnell and Dave Edgerton.
Earlier this month, Mr.
Graham and Mr. Killin rode out
two heavy storms in Lake Huron
during a crossing from Port
Sanalac, Michigan to Bayfield.
"Our meter reader delivered
bills personalty to hotnes and
people came to the office to
pay," Mr, Boussey said.
"Their cooperation made
work around the office a lot
easier," he added.
Clinton ewe
reserve champ
at CAL. L.
Snell° 11Y, a Lincoln shown
by Bphriurn Snell, R.R. 1
Clinton was named reserve
champion ewe Saturday in the
sheep judging at the Canadian
Netional Exhibition.
Grand champion ewe of the
show was shown by 11.1‘4. Lee
and Sons of Highgate,
Mr, Snell also showed the
champion ram.
The upper storey of the Public Works building on member of the Clinton fire brigade sprays water
King Street was damaged in a fire which broke to the' back of the building. (Staff photo)
out Tuesday afternoon. Above, Harvey Carter, a
Fire damages stogy ge shed
Dies of mutinies
received in crash
denies charge
Receives sentence
for Hensall robbery
00 ntries at Flower
Lose $1,410 cruiser
in boating mishap
commendation