HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-04-03, Page 1()4th YEAR, NO. 14
CLINTON, ONTARIO--THURSI AY, APRIL. 3, 1969
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Judges picked this trio as the best -dressed girls in costume competitions at last Friday night's ice
carnival in the Clinton Community Centre. The winners are, from left to right, Beverley Edgar, 10,
first; Pat Anstett, 11, second and Nancy MacDonald, 11, third. -- Staff Photo.
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A boost in newspaper postal
ates, added to increased cost of
aterials and production, makes
t necessary to raise the
ubse'ription and newsstand
rices of The News -Record,
ccording to J. Howard Aitken,
eneral manager.
Subscription prices are going
p $1 a year. For papers mailed
nywhere in Canada the price
ill be $6. For mailing to
oreign countries, the price will
e $7.50,
Individual copies of the
ewspaper purchased at
ewsstands and other stores will
o to 15 cents from 12 cents
ext week.
New subscriptions and
ne-year renewal will be
ccepted at the old rates until
pril 14 — even if they
ere just renewed or are about
o expire.
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There will be no post office
icket or delivery service and no
ural route service tomorrow,
ood Friday, according to A. E.
all, Clinton postmaster.
The post office box lobby will
emain open as usual for the full
4 hours. Mail will be received
nd dispatched at 6:45 p.m.
Saturday service will be on
he new half-day schedule and
ull service will be provided
gain on Easter Monday.
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Anyone who thinks all the
aple syrup festivals are too far
way might want to visit
elmore, north of Wingham,
hich holds its Maple Pancake
ay Saturday.
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Farmers who missed the
recent estate planning seminar in
Clinton may want to note that
Don Pullen, Huron County ag
rep, will speak on estate
'planning this afternoon at the
monthly meeting of the Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture in the board rooms
of the Ontario Dept. of
Agriculture and Food.
Weather
1969 1669
IHI LOW HI LOW
Mar, 25 89 32 41 12
26 33 22 50 36
27 25 20 66 31
28 42 28 65 47
29 28 18 59 45
30 27 14 61 30
' 31 27 16 69 40
Rain 1,20" Rain .26'
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Speechmaking wins trip
to U.N. for local youth
Bill Boussey, 16 -year-old son
of Mr.-::and..Mrs. Gus Boussey of
Clinton and a Grade 11 student
at Central Huron Secondary
School, topped a field of nine
speakers last Friday to win a trip
to the United Nations in New
York.
Runner-up -- and alternate for
the trip if the winner can't go --
was Margaret Elligson, RR 4,
Walton, who attends Seaforth
District High School.
Young Mr. Boussey will visit
New York in July as one of
more than 1,000 students from
Canada and the United States
taking part in the 20th Annual
Odd Fellows' United Nations
Pilgrimage for Youth.
All five Huron County
secondary schools were
represented at the contest which
was sponsored by IOOF District
8 and Rebekah District 23 and
held at CHSS.
Bill Boussey, whose family
moved from Seaforth to Clinton
last fall after his father became
manager of the Clinton Public
Utilities Commission, last week's"
win was only. the latest in a
series,
Bill and Hazel Collins of RR
3, Clinton, were winners of the
Lions International district
public speaking contest in
Wingham this month and of an
earlier preliminary in Blyth.
They advance this month to the
semi-finals in Angus and have a
chance of going onto the
Ontario -Quebec competition in
Ottawa.
Judges for the contest in
Clinton were the Rev. D. Stuart
of Brucefield, John Siertsema of
Bayfield, principal of the
Holmesville School and Ed
Dearing of Staffa.
The other seven contestants
Were Kathy Cann of Exeter, Paul.
Charrette of RR 1, Dashwood;
Dorothy Collins. RR 3, Clinton;
Gene DeJohn, Goderich; Beatte
Malkus, Seaforth; Lynda
Walden, RR 2, Lucknow and
Linda Wilson of Brussels.
The committee in charge
consisted of John Broadfoot,
Odd Fellows' deputy district
grand master; Gerald McFalls of
Exeter,, past district deputy
grand master and Mrs. Carmen
McPherson of Clinton, former
Rebekah deputy district
president.
Linda East, who reigned as last year's ice carnival queen, presents
prize to her successor, Patti Kay, 12, chosen last weekend at the
annual event which marks the end of winter recreation. --Staff
Photo.
CHSS actor best
in drama festival
Jim Roy, a member of
Clinton's Central Huron
Secondary School Drama Club,
was selected as best actor for his
portrayal of Moliere's Sganarelle
at the fifth annual Huron -Perth
District Collegiate Drama
Festival last weekend.
The adjudicator, G. B...
Buckley, professor of English,'
and dramatics at the tjniversity
of Western Ontario, commented,
as he presented Jim's award: "It
was the best performance by an
actor in a comedy role I have
ever seen."
The festival in which five
schools competed was held Last
Friday and Saturday at
Northwestern Secondary School
in Stratford.
Professor Buckley also
commended the Clinton play for
the direction by Miss Anne
Chislett, a CHSS teacher.
The production showed a
"good sense of theater," said the
adjudicator, and "the set was
good and in the proper Moliere
stylization."
Members of the cast with Jim
Roy were Joan Aggerholm as
Celle; Ivan Crittenden as
Georgelius; Becky Howse as the
maid; Carole Warner as
Sganarelle's wife; (cq) Iven as
Lelie; Digby Howse as
Gros -Rene; Robert Roy as a
relative and Doug Palmer as
Villebrequin.
Car downs hydro pole,
alarm clocks ring late
One-sixth of the Town of
Clinton was without electrical
service for about an hour early
last Saturday morning and
service to other sections was cut
briefly after an auto sheared off
a utility pole in front of Central
Huron Secondary School.
Police said Cornelius
Wammes, 22, of RR 3, Clinton,
was driving the car which
smashed through the pole, but
were unable this week to sav
Best public speakers in a Contest sponsored by Huron County Oddfellow and Rebekah Lodges are
given parchment certificates of merit after the competition in Central Huron Secondary School last
Friday night. Shown froth left to right are Mrs. Mary Lowe of SrusselS, Rebekah district deputy,
Margaret Elligson, Ali 4, Walton, runner -Op; Bill Boussey Of Clinton, Winner of a trip to the United
Nations this summer and John Broadfoot of Btucefield, Oddfellow district deputy grand master.
Staff Photo
whether or not anyone else was
in the car at the time of the
crash. No injuries were reported.
The accident occurred at
12:45 a.m., according to police
who said the Wammes car was
eastbound on Princess Street,
crossed the westbound traffic
lane, ran off the edge of the road
and smashed through the pole.
Investigation showed the car
travelled 108 feet after snapping
the pole and spun around before
coming to a halt facing west.
The front of the automobile was
damaged heavily. Police said the
road was icy. No charges were
laid.
Gus Boussey, manager of the
Public Utilities Commission, was
just turning his car into his
driveway When the lights
flickered and went out. He and
four PUC crewmen were on the
scene quickly to restore power.
Mr. Boussey said the
northeast corner of town was
without power the longest time,
about an hour. Switching
operations needed to bypass the
downed pole resulted in brief
blackouts elsewhere and puzzled
Many people who Woke the next
morning and discovered their
electric clocks were slow.
Mr, Boussey said the pole was
sheared off at the ground and
snapped again ,several feet up,
The impact, he said was so sharp
the pole was torn from the
overhead wires without pulling
them down, A street light on the
pole was destroyed,
?ace were busy Friday night
and early Saturday, They
investigated a minor collision,
damage to a car parked at the
Community Centre, and an
alleged assault at the FIM Haven
Motor Hotel.
They were also called twice to
the arena because of What their
reports list as `disturbances."
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The oldest skater they could round up at last week's ice carnival in Clinton was Charles Brown who
admitted to three score years. He was accompanied by his granddaughter, Lorena Boyce, 5. Seen at
left announcing the next event is Doug Andrews, town recreation director. -- Staff Photo.
Town defines plan board role
ends building permit confusion
Recent misunderstandings
over issuance of izuilding permits
were straightened out Monday
evening at a special meeting of
the Clinton Town Council
attended by Grant Rath,
building inspector, and members
of the planning board.
The council tried last month
to give the planning board a
greater advisory role in issuance'
of permits for new buildings, but
did not spell out the procedure
to be followed. As a result, Mr.
Rath refused to issue any
permits at all and asked council
to clarify the situation.
When several builders
complained about being unable
to get permits, the meeting was
scheduled as quickly as possible.
Monday's talks lasted more
than two hours. The upshot was
that permits for most work will
be issued without consulting the
' planning board. There will be no
change in procedure for issuing
permits for most renovations,
alterations or additions to
existing buildings.
What worries the planning
board (which is preparing a
zoning bylaw but expects its
adoption to be 'many months
off) is that new construction on
land not now subdivided and
given lot numbers will hinder or
block planned development of
other open land.
In an attempt to head off
such a problem, the building
inspector will refer to the
planning board applications for
new buildings on unnumbered
Iots and other vacant parcels the
board designates.
At the start of Monday's
meeting, Mayor Don Symons
said it was never council's intent
to "disrupt things." He
maintained that it was feasible
to seek the planning board's
advice on issuance of certain
permits, but maybe council's
action had been somewhat
premature in trying to make an
immediate change in procedures.
The mayor had notified the
news media of the meeting and
said it was an open, public
session. But several councillors
said their notices read
"committee meeting" -- in other
words a closed -door parley.
Councillor Cameron Proctor
objected to the meeting being
reported in the press, saying "....
what we're after is to solve this
problem to the best interest of
the town...the less publicity at
this stage, the better."
He also complained that he
had been misquoted in past news
stories, that the press was just
after controversial "headline"
news and that the "heat
generated by the paper was
unnecessary and not what we
want."In a brief discussion
which followed, Councillor Ted
McCullough commented that he
has urged since he joined council
that if its actions are public,
there should be only public
sessions and no "committee"
meetings. "Why not just do it
once in public?" he asked.
Councillor Gord Lawson said
if council holds an open
meeting, "I don't think the press
should be criticized for reporting
it."
Mr. Rath took exception of
remarks made by Councillor
Proctor last month and reported
in the News- Record and Mr.
Proctor replied: "Red, you were
not there. You did not hear
other comments ... a lot of other
comments didn't appear when
you read the paper. I was quoted
as saying certain things, but if
the press doesn't quote each
councillor, it shouldn't quote
any ... the press just wants
something controversial."
Mr. Rath retorted' "You
accused me ... that's 'it, if you
want to renege now, OK." Mr.
Rath denied allegations that his
wife issues permits and that he
doesn't inspect buildings. He
said his wife only fills out
applications and that his
inspections are often made in
evenings or on weekends.
AS explained by Bud Kuehl,
planning board chairman, the
board's prune concern in the
building permit situation is to be
sure that no one starts to build a
home until there is assurance
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PUC crewmen inspect utility pole and street light felled by errant ante on Princess Street
12145 a.m. last Saturday. Though car was heavily damaged, driver Was unhurt. Staff Photo.
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