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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-05-01, Page 1h YEAR NO, 18 he first olurnn he Pegasus Players action of the three -act dy "Pools Paradise," will be nted at CFB Clinton this rday and Sunday evenings at. o'clock, ickets are .$1 and will be able at the door or in ce by calling 482.7794. tudded tires usually make rt work of ice and snow. y also make a good bite into roadways when winter ppears. That's why you ' are asked .to ;:ire your car by April 30. If a have studded tires on your replace them with regular ss immediately. Don't forget it's illegal to drive a car lipped with studded tires w. Snow tires ,should also be placed in spring. The thickness a snow tire generates heat, king it a less safe tire for use wanner weather. * * * The Red Cross will canvass nton from Monday through ursday of the coming week. e canvass will be conducted women from various local arches, according to Mrs. ,ug Andrews, chairman of this ir's drive. * * * The Ontario Dept. of µcation, Recreation and uth Division, and the Western ario Athletic Association are nsoring a softball officials' is at CFB Clinton May 14 6:45 p.m. to midnight. The c will be held in the Orbit m, is free and is open to all ciais, managers, coaches, players and other interested ons. baseball clinic is being held Mitchell May 4 and another ball clinic will be held May in Wingham. Weather 1969 1968 HI LOW 0! LOW 122 45 39 61 42 23 45 36 71 44 24 48 32 57 36 25 64 30 38 32 26 71 35 52 33 27 75 49 48 28 28 68 39 56 26 Rain .86" Rain 1.27" .int s -Record CLINTON ONTARIO — THURSDAY, MAY 1, 190 Jeff Hearn, 9, of Clinton, listens to the Meadowbrook Fox Trot Band on an Edison Fireside Phonograph, combination type, circa 1909, one of the several antique record players shown by George Wonch at a hobby and craft exhibition sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary to the Clinton Public Hospital and held last weekend at Wesley -Willis United Church. -Staff Photo. Tornado aid fund gives victims almost $6,000 BY AUDREY BELLCHAMBER Three 'testi/611s of -Mardi Township have received cheques totalling $5,830 to assist in the reconstruction of buildings damaged by the tornado which swept along the Bayfield Line August 5, 1968. The wind damage exceeded $50,000 and a Bayfield group calling itself the Tuesday Club, sponsored a benefit dance. The aid went to Frank Thompson, Mrs. Fred Thompson and W. Brand. The dance was strongly supported by people from Bayfield and both neighbouring townships. Jim Murray and his orchestra donated their services and over '-$1;000-"'was' "collected ° at the door. Grant Stirling, who was Goderich Township Reeve at the time, formed a committee and applied to the provincial government for a matching grant, With the assistance of the Hon. Charles MacNaughton, MPP for Huron and the Hon. William A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food, a grant of $1,882.32 was received to match the fund which, with interest, in December totalled $1,882.32. Acting on the advice received, the secretary contacted Clarence D. Shepard Q.C., Chairman of Gulf Oil of Canada, who is the Ontario member of the Canadian Disaster Relief Fund Inc. Mr. Shepard's good offices resulted in a further grant of $2,000. Distribution of funds was determined, after consideration of damage incurred ' and insurance carried, to the satisfaction of both the provincial government and the Canadian Disaster Relief Fund Committee. Committee members were Grant Stirling (chairman), Walter Forbes, Ed. M. Grigg, Robert D. Taylor and C. W. Tebbutt, all of Goderich Township. George Bellchamber, Bayfield, acted as secretary -treasurer. rm families to get ballot on new organization f ter meeting with culture Minister William vart this week, the Ontario eral Farm Organization mpaign Committee unced the questions to be d farmers on the June ballot GFO. armers will be asked two c questions: Are you in favour of a general farm organization with compulsory checkoff? and should each marketing board have a vote on the provincial council of the GFO? Farmers will be asked three additional questions as direction to delegates to the founding convention of tit to""r qnr.,,,, liti, the new organization. - Should membership require a voluntary payment regardless of the amount of checkoff paid by the individual? - Should membership be automatic if a farmer pays a checkoff whether large or small? - Should membership require level of some minimum it, Frank J. Lally, Roman Catholic chaplain at CFB Clinton for almost two- years, was honored rntly at a testimonial dinner prior to retiring from the Canadian Forces to start graduate studies in raj work at Carleton University, Ottawa.- The dinner was sponspred by the Roman Catholic Chapel nmittee and held in the Junior' Ranks iVless Among the 1/0 guests were many of Father Lally`s nds trom the 'Dawn of Clinton and surrounding district, poi. E. W, Ryan base commander, on alf of the Chapel Guild, gave the departing chaplain an easy chair in which he is seen relaxin' eked by Major Youmatoff, Protestant chaplain; Capt. Glofcheski, who replaces Captain Lally and onel Ryan. Canadian Forces l'hotou contribution toward the GFO which could come from a combination of a checkoff and a voluntary payment? The GFO Campaign Committee will circulate sufficient samples of the ballot so that every farmer can have a copy well ahead of the vote. Local campaign canvassers will be asked to use the ballot as an aid to explaining the proposal and the options on the ballot. Agriculture Minister Stewart was asked by the GFO Campaign Committee to omit from the ballot the question of whether or not two of Ontario's largest co-operatives should be represented on the proposed GFO Council of Directors. The request was made because United Co-operatives of Ontario and United Dairy Producers' Co-operative asked for deletion of the question in order to simplify the ballot, All farmers, farmers' wives, and members of the immediate family over 21 years of age, will be asked to vote in June on whether or not they want a general farm organization to represent them. The committee had proposed that voters should be asked specifically whether or not the GFO Provincial Council of Directors should include one representative from UCO, one representative from UDPG; and one representative per marketing board. "The question being put to farmers is sufficiently complicated without including the issue of cooperatives having representation on the Provincial Council," Robert MCKercher, Dublinpresidents , ofUnited Co•o eratives of Ontario said Please turn to Page 11 Torn, school levlfes yet to come F -d County BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Although there were 15 votes for deficit financing at Friday's session of Huron County Council, 24 votes were cast in favour of a budget which will increase the county tax rate this year by 3.25 mills. ,, The budget calls for expenditures of $3,268,353. Although health, library and children's aid costs are up and a new item, county planning has added $20,000 to the planned spending, the main hike is due to the new assessment department budget of $197,425 and the final $100,000 payment on the new administrative building. It was noted that the general account is set at 12.25 mills, bearing the entire mill rate increase, while the road budget remains steady at 10 mills for a total county mill rate of 22.25. Clerk -treasurer John Berry pedicted a "brighter financial picture" for 1970 when assessment costs will be taken over by the province. Besides the fact that there will be no further payments to make on fhe administrative ' building, next year it will be producing revenue since the provincial government Will lease the entire building for assessment purposes. Also next year, reported Berry, a debenture on Huronview will be paid off reducing the annual costs $70,000. Stanley Reeve Elmer Hayter and his deputy -reeve, Annson McKinley spoke out in favor of deficit financing. Said Reeve Hayter, W. A. WHITE, above, of Agincourt, an outstanding United Church layman, will be guest speaker at a joint thankoffering service Sunday for the congregations of Wesley -Willis and Ontario Street United Churches. The service will start at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley -Willis Church. Huron Liberals elect Harper as president PRICE PE'R COPY 15c tax rate up 3.25 mills In connection with the budget, McKinley drew attention to Huron's disappointment that the county will receive only a 50 per cent grant for health unit expenses when .a 75 per cent grant had been expected at the time the health budget was approved. Perth County has qualified for the 75 per cent grant. "I don't think we are getting a square deal," McKinley observed. "Perhaps we should scale down expenditures. That would be a backward step but not as backward as the decision of the provincial government," McKinley said a letter on the subject has been sent to Dr. Matthew Dymond and council has been in touch with Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, provincial treasurer. Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle said the province had given Huron an opportunity to get in on the 75 per cent grant, but Huron turned it down when they did not amalgamate with Perth County for health purposes. "We didn't turn down a 75 per cent grant," retorted McKinley, "We turned down amalgamation. We are being refused the grant because we didn't do as we were told." In his budget report, Clerk -treasurer John Berry said he would like to see a "much closer relationship and planning program between the provincial government and the local municipalities." Said Berry, "I feel a prime example of this lack of planning has been in the takeover of the assessment departments, If we at the local level are going to work towards a better municipal government for our area, then we must have the cooperation and trust of the provincial authorities in planning and preparing for our future." In a report of the special committee on regional governlnent, the chairman, Frank McFadden of Bayfield, said that in two meetings with representatives of the provincial government there had been "not much by way of guidelines." "It is time we got off our apathy and get a few ideas of our own," added McFadden. His committee is sending a questionnaire to all local municipalities and requesting their ideas and suggestions for better government for the people of Huron. "We're in a listening mood," interjected Warden Hayter, In the meantime, a brief was submitted to the Hon. W. Darcy McKeough, Minister of Municipal Affairs, when council was in Toronto March 26. Three points were stressed in the brief: the future of the assessment department and the use of the administrative buildings; a definite plan for establishing regional government in Huron as to area, population and timing for change; and the possibility of Huron becoming a region unto itself with legislative authority to carry out the full functions of regional government. The brief was well received, councillors said. "Somebody's going .to have to borrow the money to pay this thing. Once the mill rate goes up we'll never get it back down." McKinley asked if the executive committee considered the possibility of spreading the costs out over a longer period of time. Clerk -treasurer Berry reminded council of the high interest rates which prevail. In support of the budget, Berry said, "Our costs should be down by about $370,000 next year. Surely our services will not go up by that much." The chairman of the executive committee, A. D. Smith of Turnberry, drew attention to the estimated surplus of $54,372. "We'll have all these things paid for this year and a surplus besides," Smith pointed out. In the vote, those in favor of the budget were Jack Alexander, Mel Allan, Jim Armstrong, Gordon Boyd, Derry Boyle, Allan Campbell, Borden Cook, R. B. Cousins, Mery Cudmore, Joe Dietrich, Bill Elston, Wilmer Hardy, James Hayter, Lloyd Hendrick, Gordon Hess, Joe Hoffman, Oliver Jaques, Gordon Lawson, Bob Lynons, Frank McFadden, Roy Pattison, A. D. Smith, Elgin Thompson and Roy Westcott. Those opposed to the budget and in favor of deficit financing were Wilmer Cuthill, John Flannery, Elmer Hayter, W. R. Jenkins, Alex McGregor, Everett Mcllwain, Anson McKinley, Gervin Reed, Harold Robinson, Walter Sheardown (2) Charles Thomas, H. Wild and Harry Worsell (2). Hobby show well attended. More than five dozen craft and hobby exhibits were displayed ' last Friday and Saturday at Wesley -Willis United Church in a show sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary to the Clinton Public Hospital. Mrs. Douglas Bartliff, co -convenor with Mrs. Orville Engelstad, said the crowd was "good," but that proceeds have not been tallied yet. Officially opened by the Rev. A. J. Mowatt, minister of the church, the show contained 18 exhibits from Clinton and the Canadian Forces base here. Among the local hobbyists were Murray Draper, with a rare collection of music boxes - the oldest an 1832 model, and George Wonch whose record players and records showed progress in the industry from the early 1900s to todays' stereo machines. Mrs. Mowatt showed her hand -rolled candles and an outstanding display of ceramics/ which included a chess set with a board made of ceramic tiles and men of Dresden glaze and red glass. Several hundred autographed Time magazine covers were shown by ,Cpl. Ivan Kasiurak, CFB Clinton. James Cooper, a CHSS teacher and ham radio operator, with his. .son, Jim, brought radio -controlled model aircraft. John PIumtree's display of wooden pieces handtumed on a lathe included one item of historic interest locally - a set of maple egg cups formed from wood once in the stairway at the old town post office. The manager of the CFB Clinton officers' mess loaned a stamp collection, a copy of the Royal collection and one of only 300 of its kind in the world. Mrs. Agnes Moon of Londesboro, who heads the occupational therapy department at the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital, brought along several of her own oil paintings, plus craft items fashioned by patients from shells, driftwood and papier-mache. Among the other exhibits tucked into every nook and cranny from gallery to basement were Mrs. Mervyn 13atkin's millinery; candle arrangements and hammered aluminum by Mrs. E. W. Ryan; Mrs. Ross Middleton's oils and water colours; aluminum trays and copper pictures, Mrs. Helen Wells;: Mrs., Elsie Kerr, knitting; Mrs. Harvey Brown, needlepoint and petit point pictures; Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and exhibit of old coins, buttons, post cards and spoons; Mrs. Millie Zablocki, Polish stamp collection, Polish coins and pastel portraits; Mrs. A. Verhoef, Dutch embroidery and Mrs. D. Walker, burlap and felt wall hangings. Also, Jack McLaren of Benmiller, oil paintings, and his wife, weaving; Mrs. R. McCrea of Auburn, Mrs. N. Siebert of Zurich and Mrs. Wilmer Hardy of RR 5, Goderich, weaving; Mrs. D. Glousher, Blyth, Japanese embroidery and crewel work; Mrs. Robinson of Brucefield, jewellery; the Rev. J. Stewart of Brucefield, stone and ivory carvings; Sam Thompson, Brucefield, leather dog collars and leashes and William Hart of Seaforth, antique bottles. From RR 4, Goderich also came displays of quilted cushions by Mrs. Courtland Kerr and embroidery by Mrs. Howard Feagan. Please turn to Page 11 A. M. HARPER A. M. Harper of Goderich was elected president of the Huron Liberal Association (provincial) at its annual meeting in Clinton last Thursday night. He succeeds 13eecher Menzies of Clinton Area vice-presidents elected: Mrs. D. J. Murphy, Mrs. A. M. Harper and J. Kenneth Hinter, all of Goderich; Paul Steckie and Albert Diechert, both of Zurich; and John . Broadfoot, RR 1, Brucefield: J. Howard Aitken of Goderich was elected secretary and Barry 'Strang, 1-iensall, treasurer, The candidate's committee Will consist of Dr: Morgan Smithy Bayfield;- D, J. Murphy, Goderich and Gordon MCGavin Of Walton, School crossing guards will soon be equipped with These red and white stop signs being presented to Police ' " .. ke Dave Per uson on behalf of the Kinsmeh Club which believes Clinton Chief Llbyd Westlake by v g , the signs will help the guards halt traffic' when children ate crossing, One of the signs Will alto be used by public'school kindergarten teachers when they take classes Outside. -Staff Photo: tHtMfrfYhYC,'N;a fit tt++r.rt8;