HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-12-12, Page 1The chief executive officers'of,„Clinton Branch
140 of the Royal Canadian Legion for 1969 are
pictured here after an installation ceremony,'
Monday evening. They are, seated, left to right,
Gordon Dalgliesh, secretary; Percy M. Brown,
president; Cameron Proctor, treasurer; standing,
Harold Black, first vice-president and Harry
Crich, second vice-president. - Photo 'by A. L,
Colquhoun.
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Constable covers parking meter and erects barricades to protect
motorists pnd pedestrians from danger of falling masonry at 55
Albert St., Clinton, an old three-story brick-fronted building which
houses the Knitting Centre en its ground floor. Large section of
cornice crashed to the sidewalk Monday night. There has as yet been
no report of the cause or estimate of damage.
Vandalism hurts Teen Town,
but five more dances planned
of Clinton Legion Ladies
Auxiliary Were installed in Office Monday
evenin4, the main officers are pictured here,
seated; left to tight, Mrs, -Goome Wonch,
secretary; Mrs. Dennis fiisback, president; Mrs,
Robert Burke, treasurer; Standing, Mrs. Harold
Black, first vice,preSident and Mrs Grant Stirling,
second vite.preSident, - Photo by A, L.
Colquhoun.
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CLINTON, ONTARIO - THVEMAY„ DECEMBER 12, 19Qf3.
THE HURON RECORD ,8th YEAR. - .SINGLE QOPIES. 1.20
Elect Clinton :contractor Lavis to
head new :county school board
The first
column
Mason BaROY of Blyth is
erring 300 acres of his farm to
owmobilee this winter. To be
own as the Blyth Snowmobile
tinge, the property will be
cored at Bill's Esso Service
ation.
Races and special events are
lamed. A heated lunch booth
ill be available. Admission will
e charged.
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The Kinsmen Minor Hockey
rogram begins Saturday, The
onies play at, noon, the Squirts
ine ..and' 10-year-olds) at 1
.in,, the Wee Wee players (six
o eight) at 2 p.m. and the Pee
ees (11 and,12) at 3 p.m.
ked to arrive at least 15
Any boy :i; not registered is
inutes before game time.
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The ice was still a bit soft,
ut held up well during the
olts' game at the Clinton
ommunity Centre last Sunday.
It was the first use of the ice
his season, Recreation
omrniftee members feel the
ewly installed drains are doing
heir intended job and hope the
ena will sustain no fluffier
rost damage.
To make up for revenue lost
hile the arena remained closed
he last several weeks, the
ommittee is urging big turnouts
or games and lots of
articipation in winter events at
he arena.
Take it easy nearing the end
f the day's driving. You pass
he peak of your driving
fficiency between your fifth
nd sixth hours at the wheel.
he pros always slow down
nder these circumstances.
1968
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Jim Riddell of RR 2,
Bayfield, won the warden's
novice trophy for the highest
4-H score up to the first year
when the 21st annual Huron
County 4-H achievement night
was held in Seaforth last Friday
night.
Jim's award was presented by
Warden Calvin Kreuter of
Brussels.
John Bradley of RR 3,
Goderich, a . 20-year-old
first-year student at the Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph,
was named outstanding all-round
4.11 member at the achievement
programme.
He was awarded the Robert
McKinley citizenship trophy by
Mr. McKinley, MP for Huron.
Neil Hemingway, RR 3,
Brussels, was presented with the
C. S. MacNaughton trophy for
the highest score in the county,
950 points out of a possible
1,000. He also, received the J. A,
Anstett award for the highest
score in 4-11 beef clubs,
Other special awards
presented by Donald S. Pullen,
county agricultural
representative, and by extension
specialist Douglas Inglis, went
to:
Margaret Tostrna, RR 1
Varna, Canadian Imperial tank
of Commerce award for highest
score in dairy clubs.
Bruce Corrigan, RR 1,
Bluevale, Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce award for
champion 4-H gilt.
Harvey Stewart, RR 1,
Clinton, Bank of Montreal award
for the highest score, 4-H swine
club, first-year Member.
Ronald iloWatt, RR 1,
B I grave, Toronto-Dominion
Sank award for champion
all-round showman, end A. Y.
McLean trophy for dairy
showmanship.
Pout Bedy, RR 1,
Dungannon, Huron Hereford
Association , trophy for
champion Hereford calf,
Neil Vincent, RR 1, Relgrave,
Huron Hereford Association
award for high 4,14 score,
excluding 'Score on Hereford
calf.
For the third successive year
a team from Mitchell Branch
128 of the Royal- Canadian
Legion installed the officers of
Clinton Branch 140 and its
Ladies Auxiliary for the coming
year.
The two local legion bodies
held business sessions, then
assembled for the joint
installation ceremony.
.The 1969 ,officers of Clinton
Legion are: president, Percy M.
Brown; first vice-president,
Harold Black; second
vice-president, Harry. Crich; past
president, Stewart "Dick"
Freeman; secretary, Gordon
Dalgliesh; treasurer, Cameron
Proctor; Sergeant-at-arms, C. W.
Smith; chaplains, Reverend R.
U. MacLean and Reverend A. J.
Nancy and Teresa Devereaux,
RR 4, Seaforth, Stewart Proctor
awards for champion junior and
senior shorthorn heifers.
Hugh Todd, RR 2, Lucknow,
Bainton Ltd. award for highest
sheep club score.
Stephen Faber, RR 3, Exeter,
Canadian Canners trophy for
highest score in the sweet corn
club,
David Baan, RR 3, Walton,
Huron Soil and Crop
Improvement Association award
for outstanding achievement in
grain corn clubs.
Top scorers in each 4-H Club
for the year were:
Blyth-Belgrave 4-FI Beef Calf
Club, sponsored by Blyth
Agricultural Society: Neil, Grant
and Murray Vincent, RR 1,
Belgrave, with 927, 897 and 896
points respectively.
Dungannon 4-H Beef Calf
Club, sponsored by Dungannon
Agricultural Society: John
McKenzie, RR 2, Dungannon
909; Paul Eedy, RR 1,
Dungannon, 895; Rosemary
Eedy, RR 1, Dungannon, 886.
Bay field 4-I-I Dairy Calf Club.
sponsored by Bayfield
Agricultural Society: Margaret
Postma, RR 1, Varna, 930;
The fall meeting of the Huron
County Trappers Association
was held in the Londesboro Hall
recently, with an attendance of
more than 400.
Guests included Lloyd Cook,
president of the Ontario
Trappers' Association, North
Bay; Alex Shieff, chief fur
grader and auctioneer for North
Bay Fur Sales; Oilbett
Orawbarger, a director of the
provincial association, and Ed
Meadows, a representative of the
Ontario. Department of Lands
and Porests.
After the trappers watched a
film on wild ducks, Mr, Cook
spoke on trapping-as an industry
Mowatt; colour sergeant, J.
Douglas Thorndike; service
bureau officer, Harold Hartley;
executive committee, W. T.
Allan, Len Arnston, George
Brown, Robert Burke, George
Campbell, John Deeves, Harvey
Hayter and Colin MacNeil.
The Auxiliary officers are:
president, Mrs. Dennis (Helen)
Bisback; first vice-president, Mrs.
Harold (Bessie) Black; second
vice-president, Mrs. Grant
(Anna) Stirling; past president,
Mrs. K. W. (Jean) Colquhoun;
secretary, Mrs. George (Beulah)
Wonch; treasurer, Mrs.. Robert
(Doris) Burke; Sergeant-at-arms,
Mrs. John Semple; executive
committee, Mrs. George Brown,
Mrs. Jack Dietrich, Mrs. William
Harris, Mrs. William Holland,
district
Marie Trewartha, RR 4, Clinton,
928; Douglas Trewartha, RR 4,
Clinton, 921.
Blyth 4-H Dairy Calf Club,
sponsored by Blyth Lions Club:
Velma Fear, RR 3, Blyth, 922;
Gwen Hunter, RR 1, Belgrave,
911; Jack de Groot, RR 3,
Blyth, 908.
Dungannon 441 Dairy Calf
Club, sponsored by .Dungannon
Agricultural Society: Glen
McNeil, RR 6, Goderich 926;
Randy Henry, R.B. 1, Port
Albert, 896; Don McNeil, RR 6,
Goderich, 866.
Brussels 4-H Calf Club,
sponsored by Brussels
Agricultural Society: Neil
Hemingway, RR. 3, Brussels,
950; Bob Thomas, Brussels 898;
David Bean, RR 3, Walton, 894.
Lucknow 4-H Calf Club,
sponsored by Lucknow
Agricultural Society John
Bradley, RR 3, Goderich, 934;
Lynda Walden, RR 2, Lucknow,
928; Catherine Chandler, RR 3,
Wingham, 919.
Seaforth 4-H Calf Club,
sponsored by MeKillop
Federation of Agricultural: Bill
Wallace, RR 4, Seaforth, 888;
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and said if, is one of the nation's
oldest jobs. He urged that the
dub keep its strength up so as to
be able to exert pressure on
legislation.
Mr. Shieff told the Huron
County men that buyers from all
over the world compete for
Canada's furs in sales at North
bay. Mr. Meadows advised the
trappers to take time to
carefully scrape, clean and
stretch their furs properly.
Mr, Grawbarger explained
that, the provincial association,
now run by a I g-man board as tr
hoe-profit organi ?Ai on w as
(Contiritled on page 51
Mrs. Hector Kingswell, Mrs.
Thomas Leppington and Mrs.
Don McLean.
The Mitchell installation team
was headed by Tom McKay,
president of that branch; other
.members were William Cornish,
Ken Scott, Fred Scott, Clifford
Norman, Floyd Clarke and Alex
Ellens who has been
sergeant-at-arms of Mitchell
Legion for 14 years and did a
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Clinton's Teen Town reports
that turnout has been good at
this season's three danhee, but
high cost of the hands and
reimbursement for vandalism at
the arena puts the group in the
red.
Larger turnout is needed at
future dances if the programme
is to continue and if high-calibre
entertainment is to be hired, a
spokesman said this week,
Doug Andrews, recreation
director, told The News,Record
that some individuals pulled
washroom fixtures from their
mountings and damaged an
exhaust fan in a WaShroom.
At a recent meeting of the
Teen Town executive, it Was
decided that only persons 1,1
years Of age and over will be
allowed into the dances.
tipport of all older loons is
John Lavis, 46, a Clinton
business man and for the past 15
years a member of the Central
Huron Seconclory School board,
four as its chairman, Monday
was elected chairman of the new
Huron County board of
education at its inaugural
meeting.
Robert M, Elliott, 34, of RR
Lost by one
Recount
Norman Counter, a Clinton
jeweller and , an unsuccessful
candidate for a seat on the ne4
Huron County Board of
Education, has asked for a
recount of ballots in the race he
lost by only one vote.
The recount is scheduled for
Monday at the county
courthouse in Goderich.
A candidate for one of two
board seats for Clinton, Blyth,
asked for the upcoming dances:
Friday, December 20, Legion
Han, V. ,J, and The impressions:
Friday: Arena,
Copper Penny: Friday, January
10, Arena, Grimm Reaper:
Friday, Janmity 17, Legion Hall,
Sluestinin Revue. and Friday,
,ianosry 31, Arena, West field
Volt,
Pays $175 fine
on liquor counts
Provincial Judge Glenn flays,
whose former•til.le of Magistrate
was abolished when provincial
legislation took effect last- week,
May have changed his name, hut
lint, his recent record of dealing
harshly with minors possessing
liquor.
' Donald l'opple, IR, of RR 5.
3 Clinton, a. Goderich Township
farmer, was elected
vice-chairman. A swearing-in
ceremony was conducted . in
county council chambers by
Judge 'Robert S. Hetherington.
Other executive
appointments, including that of
a county director of education,
are to be filled at future
Hullett and McKillop
Townships, Mr. Counter served
for seven years on the Central
Huron Secondary School board
here.
He polled 542 votes,
according to the first count,
only one fewer than John
Henderson of McKillop. Mr.
Henderson came out a winner in
the five-way race.
The other successful
business administrator and will
serve as seerteary-treasurer of
the combined board. Mr. Franck
will begin his work in his
Stratford office immediately.
Mr. Franck was authorized by
the board to advertise for the
position of superintendent .of
education for the Huron-Perth
board to be available by January
1. He is also , to secure a
corporate seal for the hoard.
The seal is to read: "The
Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School
Board."
Walter Mogk, clerk of Ellice
Township, acted as chairman of
the meeting for the election of
chairman of the board. Ernest
Bell Canada announced today
that because of rising costs it has
applied to the Canadian
Transport Commission for
approval of higher telephone
rates and charges. The company
has asked that the new rates take
effect March 1, 1969.
Under the new exchange
grouping system, part of the
company's application, Clinton
will change from old rate group
6 to new rate group 5.
According to W. W. Haysom,
local Bell manager, the rate for
individual residence service in
Clinton would increase from
$4.40 to $4.95 per month.
Business service would go up
from $9.10 to $11.25 for
individual line service and the
monthly cost of private branch
meetings, Mrs. Me :loin Bell of
Goderich was named temporary
secretary-treasurer.
A spokesman for the new
board said at least 12
applications have been received
for the position of director of
education, Applicants are to be
interviewed Friday. The matter
will be discussed by the board,
next Monday,
candidate is John Lavis of
Clinton, He polled 938 votes'.and
was elected Monday to the
chairmanship of the new board.
Because of the narrow
margin, Mr. Counter said, he
asked for the recount in
"fairness" to the people who
voted for him and because he
was informed there were some
spoiled ballots.
Williams, clerk of Seaforth,
administered the oath of office
to the 14 newly-elected board
members.
The Huron-Perth Separate
School Interim Organization
Committee was dissolved. The
reports and documents
accumulated by the committee
were handed over to the new
board.
The- next meeting will be
Monday, December 16 at St.
James' separate school.:--M in-
Seaforth.
There was discussion about
future meeting places of the
board. Some felt the head office
of the board didn't have to be,
the only meeting place.
exchange trunks would change
from $13.65 to $16.90.
No change is proposed in the
rates for customer-dialed long
distance calls over 35 miles.
Most calls requiring the services
of a long distance operator will
be higher,
Effect of proposed new
telephone rates in Clinton:
service, present rate 6, proposed
rate 5.
Residence: individual line,
$4.40, $4.95; two party line,
$3.45, $3.95; multi-party line,
$3.15, $3.70; extensions, $1.25,
$1.00.
Business: individual line,
$9.10, $11.25; private branch
exchange trunks, $13.65,
$16.90; extensions, $1.85,
$2.10.
The board decided to bold its
meeting of the first and third
Monday of each month, but the
question of location is to be
considered later, Goderich and
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Local leaders
are ,thanked
In a letter to Clinton Mayor
Donald Symons and members of
the Town Council, Mr. Lavis
wrote:
"I feel that the success in
having one Clinton
representative elected last
Monday was due to the interest
which was taken by Town
Council in this election.
"Your industrial
representative, Clarence
Denomme, and his wife were
responsible in organizing a
phone service. Your reeve, Jim
Armstrong, was on hand all day
with his car. Your wife and
yourself assisted and other
councillors offered to help if
needed.
This, combined with help
from other interested citizens,
was the key factor in the results
obtained and I would like to
thank you and your council very
much. It is very much
appreciated and will be
remembered.
You can be sure that I will
represent the town's educational
interests and do my best to bring
the new offices to Clinton.
Contest gets
150 entries
More than 750 entries -
double the number turned in last
year - were received in The
News-Record's Christmas
colouring contest this week.
Sponsoring Clinton
merchants collected the entries
and judging was by the'
newspaper staff. First prize, $10
cash, was awarded to Robert
Elliott, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Elliott of Varna, for his
entry at Martin's Department
Store.
Second prize, $7.50, went to
Brenda Fee, 9, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fee of Clinton.
Her entry was turned in at
Counter's Jewellers.
The third prize, $5, was taken
by Louis Greidanus, 6, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Greidanus,
1., Londesboro, for his entry to
Fairhotme Dairy, Limited.
A special $1 consolation prize
was awarded to the youngest
contestant, Terry Dobson, age 2,
son of Roy Dobson, 228 Huron
Street, Clinton.
Other con test sponsors
included Gingerich's Sales and
Service, Bill's Taxi, Keith's
Family Clothing, Holland's
Sunoco Station, McAdam
Hardware, D. A. Kay and Son
and Ellwood .Epps Sport Shop.
Many 4-H honors in
Trappers meet in Londesboro,
elect Les Dolmage of Seaforth
to represent 10-county area
Vincent Young of Goderich,
was elected chairman of the
Huron-Perth separate school
board at its inaugural meeting
held in St. James' separate
school in Seaforth Monday
evening.
Keith Culliton, Stratford, was
elected vice-chairman of the
lboard.
Paul Franck, business
administrator for the Stratford
separate school system, was first
riAed acting secretary for the
/ meeting. He was later appointed
by the board to the position of
vote
'er," says Counter
Huron-Perth separate schools
put Goderich man in top post
Bell seeks to hike
local phone rates