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Clinton News-Record, 1969-05-08, Page 1Clinton 04th YEAR — NQ. 19 Ows- Record .CL{NTQN, .ONTARIO THURSDAY, MAY 8, 19 9 .The first colump Tickets go on side this weekend for the Don Messer Jubilee Show in Clinton next month. Sponsored jointly by the Clinton Recreation Committee and Clinton Branch 140 of .the Royal Canadian Legion, the show is slated for June 19 in the Community Centre and will feature Don Messer and his Islanders, Charlie Chamberlain, Marg Osburne and the Buchta Dancers. The first tickets will be sold at the camping show at CFB Clinton Saturday and Sunday and will then be available at the community centre. Other sales pointswill be announced next week, according to Doug Andrews, recreation. ' director. * The Trail Spinners Camping Club of Clinton presents its second annual camping and sports show this weekend at CFB Clinton. Hours are noon to 10:30 p.m, Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. * * * After 15 years without an across-the-board electrical rate increase, the Clinton Public Utilities Commission will boost hydro bills by about eight per cent starting in July. R. J. (Gus) Boussey, PUC manager, said this week that 1969 is the fourth consecutive year that Ontario Hydro has increased the cost of electricity sold to the PUC. The PUC absorbed the increase the last three years, but the first quarter of this year showed a deficit of more than seven per cent, requiring a rate increase to operate in the black. The new local rates were first published by the PUC last week and are repeated in ' an • announcement on Page 4A in the second section of this week's News -Record. * * * Frank Worden of RR 2, Clinton, won $500 in the Kinsmen Club's Stanley Cup draw. He held the ticket marked 3rd period, 3 minutes and 3 seconds. Winner of $100 in the Boston -Montreal series was Larry McClinchey of Clinton, 2nd period, 11:28. The winning western series ticket — 2nd period, 11:52 — was not sold, so $50 went to George Yeats of 286 James Street, Clinton, 11:51 and $50 to George Beattie of Clinton, 11:53. * * * Harold Swan, who sold his grocery business on Victoria Street last spring, is hoping to convert some of his interest in horseback riding into a paying proposition. He_plans to sell and make minor repairs on leather harness, riding equipment and some pet collars and leashes. He has started to set up shop adjacent to Bartliff's Bakery, but has only begun to order stock and isn't yet fully under way. Weather 1969 1968 HI LO HI LO April 29 50 35 71 44 30 53 28 54 39 May 1 60 30 49 .29 2 73 42 56 29 3 65 53 53 35 4 65 39 49 86 5 62 46 47 31 Rain .23" Rain .28" •Ontario Hydro's 32 Clinton area workers have tallied 2,074 calendar days — nearly six years — without a lost -time injury on the job and were honored for their achievement last week when a banquet was held at the Clinton Legion Hall. Gord McHenry of London, second from left below, Hydro's western region manager, is shown presenting an award to Don Eastman, Clinton area foreman. Flanking Mr. McHenry is 'Ward Stiles of London, operating engineer, and beside Mr. Eastman is Jim Patterson of Clinton, forestry foreman. Dinner was also attended by regional accident prevention officers and by Warren Clifton of Toronto, Hydro's director of accident prevention. Varna to be a brighter .place The Stanley Township Council this week approved plans to install 10 mercury vapor street lights in Varna, subject to ratepayer approval, and bought a new one -ton truck for $1,800 from Reg McGee and Sons, Goderich, who submitted the lowest of eight tenders. The street light installation" will cost about 20 mills, according to Mel Graham, clerk, but the cost of operating the new lights will not be much more than the \cost of the few old ones in use now. The truck will be used mainly for road work. Plans were made for a special meeting May 21 with the planning consultants retained by county council and the township joined both the Huron County Road Superintendents Association and the County Municipal Officers' Association. 'Only one person, Irving Keyes of Glammis, Ontario, submitted a tender to buy the old Brucefield fire truck, a 1949 model. He offered only $205, Phillips leaving CHSS to take Wingham post Huron County Board of ,Education Monday night named G. 0. Phillips, present vice-principal at Central Huron Secondary School, as principal of F. E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham. The position of vice-principal for the Clinton school will be advertised for. The decision to 'hire Mr. Philips was made during a committee of the whole meeting May 1. He Was vice-principal of Fergus District High School, 1964-1965 and has been at Clinton since 1965. He is a member of the Clinton Library Board and is principal of the evening classes in Clinton. Clinton spring fair planners divide tasks for June event The directors of the Huron Central Agricultural Society met last Week to set up committees for the Clinton Spring Fair to be held June 6 and 7. Jack VanEgmond, past president, reported concession space selling Well in the arena. M. L. "Tory" Gregg has agreed tb be master of ceremonies and a dance is being planned in the Community Centre auditorium on the dosing night. Ross Lovett and Harold Lobb are in charge of the dance planning and tickets Will be available train" the directors: Prize lists are printed and a'Vailable tram R. M. Gibbings, Secretaryytreasurer or May be picked up at the Dept, of Agriculture and Feed Building. The folloVving derninittee appointments Were lnade heavy horses, 'Tom Leepet and Bill Piyhn, light horses, Ito S Lovett; ont. EI am .. p ea, girt Tit psbtt and d beef cattle, Harry Watkins, Harold Pepper and Frank Falconer. Also, dairy cattle, Bill Hough, Fred Vodden and Dave Middleton; sheep, Bill Pepper and Ephraim Snell; Swine, Herb Oakes, Eimer Dale and George ThWnsend and poultry, rabbits, and pett, bon McLean and Garnet Wright. In charge of the gates will be Harold Wettlaufer, Bill Gerrits, Jbhh Deeves, Harold Gibbings, Bill Jenkins, Bbb Glew, Doug Farquhar, tattle Colquhoun. SteWart Taylor; Gordon Lawson, Don Symons and Peter Stahiforth, Machinety and concession responsibilities go to Hatold Lobb and Dbnald'Young, On the canvass comtrlittee are Jaek Van Egnibnd, Jiln Snell, Dave Middleton and Ross Lovett, Laurie Coiquhoun and Prank Faleaner Witi handle publicity, without the pump. No one bid for the pump, The tender will be accepted if Tuckersmith Council agrees. Five tile drain applications, for a total of $12,000, were accepted and the Zurich Agricultural Society was granted $25. Council discussed plans to switch stop signs at the Goshen and Town Lines. Traffic now must stop on the Goshen Line before crossing the Town Line road, but the township intends to reverse the arrangement and allow through traffic on the Town Line. Province tells Goderich Twp. dump violates pollution law Goderich Township has been notified by provincial authorities that the township's open dump is being operated in violation .of Ontario laws which prohibit open burning of rubbish. The township council met this week and agreed to ask for a permit to allow month-to-month operation of the dump until some other disposal site is found. Negotiations among the towns of Clinton and Goderich and Goderich Township are reported to be continuing as the three municipalities try to find a suitable location for a jointly operated sanitary landfill site, but there is yet no word on any agreement. Goderich is under pressure from the province,to cease using its dump on the Maitland River, but Clinton officials have not yet said they have been contacted by health or air and water pollution control agencies. In other business at the Goderich Township council meeting, it was reported that Lavis Contracting Company submitted the lowest tender to supply gravel. William Elliott also received a $5 Local bounty for a wolf he shot and is expected to also apply for the provincial wolf bounty. The council plans to meet at 8 p.m. May 21 with representatives of the planning consultant firm retained by Huron County. Hullett tax may go up 2 mills A tax rate increase ofabout lot and it was agreed that the two mills was considered by the clerk will contact the Dept. of Hullett Township Council this Highways. week, but no action was taken The clerk was instructed to on a budget. call for tenders on the Huether, At the regular meeting, the Kennedy 2, Logue, Burwell, council reconvened the Court of Baker and Hunking Branch 3 Revision on the Huether drainage works. Municipal Drain because Ferald The township paid its dues to Watson appealed• the benefit both the Huron County assessment set April 22. Municipal Officers Association After more than an hour, it and the County Road was decided to move $100 of Superintendents Association. Alan Searle's assessment back to Also discussed was provision Earl Watson's assessment, of a caretaker and price of lots There was also discussion of for the cemetery and the sidewalk repairs at the entrance question of which roads to treat to Robert Thompson's parking with calcium chloride this year. P.RJCB PBR CQPY 1 t Huron school costs go up $800,000 It will cost Huron taxpayers over $9 million to hoe their children educated this year. The Huron County Board of Education approved a budget of $9,028,107 brought in by business administrator, R. B. Dunlop, and the special budget committee of the board. The Board will requisition $4,7;69,992 for secondary schgois; $4,248,115 for elementary ,schools and $40,000 for schools for retrainable retarded children. . Business Administrator Roy B. Dunlop earlier this year said the ' outgoing local schools submitted budget requests totaling approximately $9.1 million, about $900,000 more than the total cost of education in the county last year, The figures announced total about $9,028,000, representing an education cost increase of more than $800,000 over 1968. Capital equipment expenditures of $2,000 or more are to require prior approval of the executive committee and the Board and capital equipment expenditures . of $100 or more will require prior approval of the executive committee. What the budget will cost each municipality won't be known until the next meeting of the Board when it is expected a complete breakdown will be available. The Board did not consider this, its first budget, excessive. Board chairman, John Lavis, noted Lambton County board had estimated the costs of the new system there at $50,000 less than the old system, Mr. Lavis All townships soon to have kinderga rtens ;Duron County Board of Education decided during a committee of the whole meeting May 1, to approve recommendations to make kindergarten facilities available incounty schools. James Coulter, superintendent of schools for the county, made the following recommendations: accommodation be made available in Colborne Central School by combining grades; kindergarten pupils be accommodated in Grey Central School with a portable classroom to be purchased for a junior grade accommodation; Holmesville — accommodation available in the school by combining grades; Huron No. 2 — one class at North Ashfield school in classroom presently unoccupied; two classes at Brookside, a junior grade in a portable classroom, with kindergarten pupils accommodated in classroom vacated by junior grade. Mr. Coulter felt the present transportation system, with minor adjustments, would be adequate. The financial estimates were as follows: two portables at $8,000 — $16,000; furniture — $4,000; transportation $4,000; for a total of $24,000, Salaries (21/2 teachers) will be $13,500. wondered if a similar comparison could be made available to the taxpayers in Huron County, Vice-chairman, Robert Elliott, Clinton, said it should be Anted out the Board is carrying a large load from the last Boards. "In June this county saw probably the biggest salary Increase ever for elementary school teachers," said Mr, Elliott "and we have to carry the full six months of it." Dan Murphy, member from Goderich, said the Board had a saving on trustees' salaries of $25,000 over the old system, due to less trustees being required. Gasoline -fed flames destroyed rear end of this car on Highway 8 at the air base road outside Clinton early. Tuesday. ,Owners' clothes and household goods were in back seat and trunk and were lost in the fire.-Staff`Photo. Town volunteer firemen busy as blazes hit house and car Clinton firemen doused a blazing car fire east of town on Highway 8 near the air base road shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday. The car was driven by Warren Peacock of Clinton and held his wife, dog and most of . their possessions when the rear end burst into flame. The entire back of the 1964 auto was damaged" heavily and most of the Peacocks' belongings were lost. OPP Constable Harold Green, Goderich Detachment, reported that Mr. Peacock said he was travelling west on Highway 8, heard noises in the trunk, opened the trunk and flames erupted. He said his wife ran to a nearby house to call the fire department. A passing motorist notified the OPP which logged the call at 12:54 a.m. The Clinton fire engine started off down Victoria Street, but circled back to the highway and sped out toward Seaforth without delay. Water, hand extinguishers and foam were used to quell the flames. The car was later towed into town. Exact cause of the fire is not known and an OPP investigation into the circumstances is continuing. A fire of undetermined origin caused several thousand dollars damage to the home of Mrs. G. Wesley Nott, 107 High Street, Clinton, last Thursday night, according to Fire Chief Grant Rath. The chief said the fire apparently started in a centre hall on the first floor of the two-storey house while Mrs. Nott was out. The alarm was turned in by Charles Nelson, a neighbor on Ontario Street, at about 10:30 p.m:, the chief said. "It looked like the whole interior was in flames when we got there," Chief Rath said, but the fire was confined to the hall area and was controlled quickly. Although the fire's spread was stopped, it did burn through to the basement and reach up the stairs to the second floor, the chief said. Smoke, heat and water damage wag said to be extensive and the chief's preliminary estimate of loss was $7,000. Sixteen firemen fought the blaze, using breathing apparatus to enterthe house through dense smoke. Both town fire engines answered the alarm, but the older pumper and some men went back to the fire hall as soon as possible to be ready to roll in the event of another fire call. The chief said that electrical service to the house was cut off and Mrs. Be' t Boyes, daughter of Mrs. Nott, said her mother would be unable' to live in the house until repairs were made. Chief Rath said cause of the fire could not be determined immediately. He was able to say it appeared to start "behind the front door" and did not originate in electrical wiring. Hospital slates open house next Wednesday afternoon In observance of National Hospital Day next Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the Clinton Public Hospital is inviting the public to tour the hospital building from 2 - 4 p.m. Following the tours, the Women's Auxiliary will serve an informal tea in the hospital dining room, with Mrs. Orval Warner, social convener in charge. A draw on .a chair, donated to the auxiliary by a Litirti bate sales representatiVe for G. E. Hickey and Sort of Hamilton shows features of new gtecefield fire engine to,'froen left to right, Chief Ste art hrbadfoot, sta. tley p. heeve ElMer Hayter and tt kersmitli Twp. Reeve thohipson. drug firm, will be made on this occasion. Mrs. Douglas Bartliff, who convened the recent Craft and Hobby Exhibition, assisted by Mrs. Orval Engelstad, reported the event as a success. Through the Penny Sale convener, Mrs. Ted Davies, members were informed that tickets for the sale (September 17-27) are now available. Drapery material for the nursery was purchased by the buying committee,, according to Mrs. Edyth McIntyre. The drapes will be made by Mrs. Andrew Peterson, sewing convener, assisted by Mrs, David Anderson, Londesboro who has volunteered. Reports on the recent spring conference for Region 2, held in Hespeler on April 28 were presented by Mrs. R. U. MacLean, president, and Mrs, Alex Haddy. The conference was also attended by Mrs. Beecher Menzies, who is second vice-president of the Region as well as historian. The June meeting will take ti.o form of a coffee party the morning of June 2, in the.Nurses Residence. Brucefield's new fire truck in service and ready to go The reeves of Tuckersmith and Stanley townships took official possession of the new Brucefield fire truck Tuesday evening. The $13,300 pumper arrived from the C. E. Hickey and Son plant in Hamilton about a month ago and has been used On two calls. It is owned jointly by the two townships and Will be operated by the 20 -member Brucefield volunteer fire department. It replaces a 1040 model Which is to' be sold. The brigade also has an army truck equipped With a 1,000 gallon water tank and a portable pump. Fire Chief Stewart Broadfbot said the new truck makes his department fully equipped. The townships luso share a four-year.old fire hall at Britcefield and the building sits atop targe water tanks for refilling the pumper. Dan Daley of Galt, representing the Hamilton firm, turned the keys over Tuesday nigl4 to Stanley Reeve Elmer Hayter and Tuckersmith Reeve Elgin Thompson in a brief ceremony attended by many of the firemen and members of both councils. Mr. Daley explained that the neW truck has a 350 gallon per minute pumping capacity and carries a 500 -gallon tank. The Hickey company is a distributor for the all-Canadian,built Thibeault fire trucks from Pierreville, Que, The new truck carries full equipment for eight men, along with two sir masks. One hoer,fuhctiorlat feature of the hew ttuek hand -worked gold leaf striping ° has been admired recently by observers,.