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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-10-31, Page 1•Colonel Hack, commanding officer of the Canadian Forces School of Instructional Techniques at CFB Clinton, chatting with the .Rev, Mr. Stuart and other guests before dinner in the Officers Mess on Civic, Night. (Canadian Forces photo) CFB hosts local leaders Brucefield site for new fertilizer plant Artist's sketch shows proposed new $60,000 a manufacturer of high analysis fertilizers for blending plant to be built in Brucefield by field crops with service centres in Ontario and Agricultural Chemicals Limited. The company is Quebec. Truck overturned on Highway 4 near Holmesviile Tuesday soon after early-winter snow flurries gusted over Clinton Driver Richard Rattray, employed by i3yers Truck and Trailer Limited, London, climbed out of the truck unhurt, called Ontario Provincial Police and helped right the vehicle which was damaged extensively. A spokesman for the London company said the accident may mean more trouble for other drivers because the truck's load, destined for Owen Sound, consisted of wheels to be sold with snow tires. (Staff Photo) Ralph Holland of Clinton, a gen 'Telephone installer, takes on the role of guide as he accompanies a you!) of visitors through the company's Clinton building during open house thiS week, ‘Here he is pinpointing On frames at left the wires coming into the Bell office freirei the farnily's home telephone. '(Staff photo) ONTARIO. — TH.0 SPAY, OCTOEFf3 5i, 196E THE HU9 SENGl-•cOPIEE Clinton skaters wait rena still lacks ice as hockey time nears The first column K. G. Flett, Manager of the Clinton branch of the Bank of Montreal end HOron unit treasurer for the Canadian Cancer Society, reports that the society collected a total of $3,403.34 here last year. In a statement for the year ending Sept. 30, Mr. 'Flett says the campaign in Huron County realized $18,994„84 with other contributions boosting the year's receipts to $22,558.32 Clinton contribetors accounted for $2,418.39 in the fund drive headed by Malt gdgar with in memoriam donations adding $984.95 * * * Walter Miller of Tara, president of the OntariP Farmers' Union, spoke in Clinton last Friday night at the annual meeting of the OFU's Huron-Perth district. About 100 persons attended the meeting in the Clinton Community Centre. Elected to a second term as district director was Philip Durand, RR 2 Zurich, Others chosen as officers were Mre, Mike Penich, 'RR I Dungannon, woman district director; Mrs David Martens, RR 1 Varna, secretary-treasurer; Lorne Luther, RR 3 Lucknow, sub-district director for Huron; Mrs. Mac Thompson, RR 1, 13rucefield, woman sub-district director for Huron and Ken Flach of Stratford, sub-district director for Perth. Kinsmen topped off a convention in Windsor last weekend by handing over $4,100 in donations for teaching retarded children. Seven men from Clinton, with their wives, were among the conventiongoers from 74 Southwestern Ontario clubs. A final contribution of $215 from the local club completed its total pledge of $875 toward the $350 i000 • going Coward' construction of a college for training teachers of mentally retarded children, * Clinton branch 140 of the Royal Canadian Legion held its Remembrance Day Banquet last night, too late for coverage in this week's paper. Pictures and a story on the event will be carried by The News-Record next Thursday. * More milk should be put into butter and less into cheese to help ensure adequate butter supplies over the coming winter, the Candaian Dairy Commission said last week. Figures just released by the Bureau of Statistics show butter stocks on *October 1 as 76.3 million pounds, compared to 84..5 million pounds a year earlier. These stocks are carried over from the heavy production summer months to augment current supplies during the winter months of low production. Clinton Mayor Donald E. Symons came in ahead of Toronto Mayor William Denison in competition recently at the International Plowing Match in Guelph. Ingersoll Mayor Gordon B. Henry won the trophy in the annual' novelty event of the match. Runner.up was Mayor J. F, Campbell of Fergus, Next in line were Mayor J. H, Delbridge of , Exeter, Mayor Symons and Mayor Dennison. County Warden Calvin Krauter of Brueseis tied for second place in special wardens' eompetitioti. He was coached by Hugh Flynn, Hallett Township reeve and chairman of the county agricultural 'committee. WEATHER 1966 1967 HI LOW Ill LOW Oct, 22 65 41 4$ 40 23 55 37 65 48 24 53 36 65 30 25 47 41 es 49 26 45 37 50 39 27 68 85 42 37 28 52 33 45 34 Rain ,6/' Rain The commander of the Canadian forces base in Clinton told visitors last week that actual take-home pay of military and civilians at the installation totals $3.5 million a year—much of it spent in Huron County. The gross annual payroll is $12 million, he said but after income tax and pension deductions . is reduced to $9 million. The $3.5 million figure is arrived at after deducting charges for rations, barracks and married quarters -housing, insurance and other items paid by military personnel, The base commander, Uois, W. Ryan, was speaking to a group of area businessmen, government officials, civic leaders and newsmen. They were invited by the colonel, the commanding officers of the two armed forces schools in Clinton and officers at the base. It was primarily a social evening — to enable the armed forces officers and civilians to chat and compare notes, Though initiated by the Air Force some years ago, the custom is one of CNR tracks., Charles L. Walkom, district manager for Agricultural Chemicals Limited, said construction is underway oti the modern blending. plant which will handle both bag and bulk fertilizer, The old building will be torn' down, he said. The new facilities will provide more efficient handling of bulk fertilizers and enable Agrico to offer improved service to local And area farmers, according to Walkom, High analysis fertilizers will be offered in bulk and in bags With four-ton spreader rental 80.1110. The new fertilizer centre Will continue to Market anhydrous ammonia as Well: Completion of the new plant is apeeted by early spring, according to Robert Taylor,, area Salesman for Agtko and manager those 'being continued • after unification, explained Lt. Cmdr. Irwin Stutt, president of the Officers' Mess, The evening began with cocktails, Led by the base piper, Warrant Officer Abbott, the company moved into the 'dining room for dinner accompanied by domestic Canadian wines. Col. Ryan, speaking after dinner, represented himself — amid laughter — as the largest industrialist of the area and the most rapacious landlord, as the rents charged the servicemen for married quarters are far above those prevailing in the area. Robert McKinley, . NW for Huron County, the county warden and mayors of Seaforth, Clinton and Goderich were among the guests, Col. Ryan said the base pays $103,000 annually to the Central Huron Secondary School since military personnel are classed as non-residents. Gross sales of base service outlets last year totalled some $500,000 — money paid out or staff earnings, not taxes — Nine members of the staff of Clinton Public Hospital attended the 1 •I th annual Ontario Hospital Association convention Torooto this week, Delegates to the three-day gathering, which ranks as second largest of its kind in North Am e rica, elected Waiter L., McGregor, 51, a prominent Windsor lawyer`, as president or the voluntary organization of all publo. fin o ;ins in 1 he provinee. Heading the local contingent, was 0, L. grigalstad, administrator- of the Clinton flospital,, In the group were J, H. and profits amounted to $24,000 to be spent in recreation and physical training programmes, He remarked on the problems of distinguishing between things provided by tax dollars and, those paid• for by the men themselves. As examples„ he noted that air conditioners and furnishings in the officerSt mess were not paid for out of public monies,. In closing, Col. Ryan said. that base personnel asked that a winter carnival be held at CFB Clinton. "We are aware," he said, "that the Town of Clinton is planning to hold such a carnival this year. I would tike to offer the services of the CFB Clinton personnel to work with the Town Carnival Planning Committee and thereby ensure total involvement of the townspeople and the military staff of the base. "If the'Town Council would. be interested in such a joint project, I can assure them of full support of base staff." part ,time help until now, said, the new plant will probably create jobs. though the staffing needs are not known yet, Murphy, ch airman of the hospital board of trustees; Mrs, Rita Little, business niatiager; Kathleen Elliott, director of nursing; Jack Reed, purchasing agent and Mrs. Ruth Jollosoe, food superVisor, Two nurses and one employee in the hospital bUSiness office finished We list,„ Combined hospital operating costs in 1908 are now ealetila tett by the 01180 to reach $580 Million mid it has been estimated that. 'this figure will reach one billion dollars a year' by t he early 1970's. Bell Canada's Clinton tbuilding -1 a centre for Iong.dietance calls for much of „Huron County — was opened to the public this week,, Several hundred persons toured the telephone facilities at 'open house held Tuesday and Bible drive Clinton will be canvassed in behalf of the Canadian Billie Society Boring the first, two weeks of November, according to K. a therine McGregor, president of the society's local board. Miss McGregor asks tha t. anyone from • town or the surrounding area willing to help in the • canvass (all her at. 482-3313. The Bible Society translates the scriptures and makes bibles available in foreign lands at whatever price can he paid by the people or free it' necessary, Cancer society Ups '69 goal A total of $205,578 was raised by the Canadian Cancer Society in the six county district or Huron, Grey, Brute; Perth Waterloo and Wellington this year, the d Wrier 's annual Meeting was told last week in Exeter, The amouel raised is 109.7 percent of the 191i5 objective of $187,325. The 1000 goal is 8212,500„ Those', attending the mete ink; from Ohl tOr1 i nel tided Mrs. Lorne Salztriato Doug Bartliff, Harvey Johnson, Howard Aitken of The News,Reeord, Mrs, H. I. Rath well and Katherine McClregor, 'Filo a ft wtkrk shoir con ference fan from 9;30 tenet into late afternoon and featured panel disenssions asp education and publicity. About 80 persons participated in the meeting hi the Canadian Legion intik Consulting engineers retained by the town attribute the cracks to frost.heaving. They recommend, as a corrective measure, that drains be installed in soil around the arena's foundation or footings. The contracting company which built the centre reportedly has balked until now at suggestions that it remedy the situation, but the town is said to still be seeking the contractors' co-operation in carrying out the consultants' recommendations, Town workmen dug a hole in front of the centre last week to gain access to a drainpipe leading Wednesday evenings. Led through the building in groups of no more than five or six, the visitors saw operators busily placing calls, watched banks, of electronic gear dialing numbers and were guided through cable vaults where they out from, the arena. After probing into the line, they were of the opinion that there was blockage at a point somewhere beneath the lobby or viewingslotinge area, only a few feet from the ice surface, The consultants and the contractors, visited the centre at the end of the week and made plans to dig an exploratory hole through the lobby floor to the drainpipe„ Further plans await results of that work. H was expected that the excavation would be underway at presstime for this issue of The News-Record, were able to pick out the two wires coming in from their own telephones, The guides, most of them men and women who work in the Clinton area and live here, explained that the office here serves as a switching centre, handling operator-placed calls for Goderich, Bayfield, Hensel!, Zurich, Seaforth, Blyth, Auburn, Lucknow, .Dungannon, Centralia, and Exeter. But the visitors saw that automated equipment and direct dialing have cut the number of operators needed — only three of the switchboard's dozen seats were in use: The tours ended in a large tent set up behind the building (and 'heated when winter's first snow arrived Tuesday). In the tent were displays of old-fashione'd phones and telephones of tomorrow; exhibits on new electronic equipment such,g 'lasers;'-and charts with facts about Bell Canada. Refreshments were served, with operators and service representatives as hostesses, and management personnel were on hand to answer any and all questions, Visitors learned that in 1967 Bell Canada customers had more than five million phones and the company spent ,more than $300 million on construction while maintaining rates at the 1958 level. James A. Yuill of Clinton, it was said, leased two of the first phones in this area from Alexander Melville Bell in 1879. In 1884, a cable was run from Stratford to Goderich, enabling If the "blocked" drain is. cleared and there is ,agreement on' the matter of installing new drains, estimates are that the installation will take three or four days and that icelnalcing can begin as the project nears .completion. The cracks seen in the arena floor and walls early in the yeg become much less noticeable once the frost melted and the ground settled back, but the town has been warned that there might be structural damage if the heaving takes place again this season. Clinton area customers to make long-distance calls. Dial calling came to Clinton in 1956 when the building here was opened. Bell investment in Clinton totals $2.1 million. The company spent $53,000 here last year on construction and had a payroll of almost $125,000 for its 26 workers. Clinton's exchange has 2,40.0 telephones. Long distance calls handled here totalled 139,000 last year and operating taxes paid by the company amounted to $11,000. In the 12 years since the Clinton Bell building was put in use, much equipment has been installed, leaving little room for expansion. William Haysom, manager, explained that equipment due to be installed soon will take all the' space remaining. That was one reason, he added, for scheduling the open house now — it may becOme impossible next year because of lack of room. Among the more interesting items shown to the visitors was an "air dryer," a machine which feeds dry air into telephone cables. With the air dryer, breaks in cables can be detected as soon as moisture leaks into the line, and repairs can often be accomplished before service is interrupted, In the past, a squirrel could gnaw into a cable and the first indication would be when an irate customer lost his service and reported the failure.' Also seen were rows and rows of huge storage batteries — much like those in autos — used to provide telephone service in the event of an electrical failure, A new $60,000 Agrico of the present operation in fertilizer blending plant is being Brucefield. built 10 Brucefield to replace the tom pahy's bulk fertilizer Mr. Taylor, who has had only building which stands near the Clinton hospital staff at Toronto meeting Skaters Will 114,ve to wait a `.4. while longer for ice at the i Clinton Community Centre this , fall, Despite continuing efforts by local officials, only slow headway is being made toward solution of problems which caused the arena floor to crack last winter. No one is able to predict just how soon the rink will be ieady for use, but members of the Recreation Committee are still hoping that ice will be down within two weeks — before the delay interferes seriously with hockey schedules, Telephone tour draws crowds THE NEW ..:RA 121st YEAR 'NO, 44,