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CLINTON, ONTARIO T,-WR$OAY,;IU,NE 19, 1969
The first
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Sixty fifth, sixth and :seventh
graders from Air Marshal Hugh
Campbell Elementary Sehool .at
CFB Clinton were scheduled to
spend a day this week in an
Outside class at the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority's.
Gorrie conservation area. One
group was to visit the area
yesterday and the other ene
today. ..
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Growing conditions were
favorable in the last' week and
moat of the spring grains are up
and growing well, according to a
crop report by Thomas W.
Clapp, associate agricultural
representative for Huron
County. Mr. Clapp said a lot of
the corn and grain, spraying has
been done, almost all the beans
are planted and some farmers
have started to cut hay for
haylage.
*' * *
The relatively smalldebts
that accumulate and become
unmanageable are the ones that
create financial difficulties "for
many persons, according to
bankruptcy studies made by the
Institute of Life Insurance.
The typical, is not
disadvantaged, He's in the mid
30's, has a job, a wife and three
children, and a reputation as a
;good husband and father.
* * *
Staff at the Lions swimming
pool this year will be Jim
Collins, Bob Cooper, Pat
Stanley, Judy Finley, Phyllis
Fremlin, Paul Crittenden, Grace
Strong and Peter Cameron.
Registration will be from 8:30
a.m. to noon on Saturday, June
28. Instruction begins on
Monday, June 30, when
latecomers may still register.
"We may be on the wrong
track when we stop short of
pting . such expressions as
French-Canadians and
English -Canadians," Maurice
d'Amours, vice-president, MA,
told Rotarians in Stratford,
Ont., last week.
"The idea, it seems, is that no
one should be what is commonly
called a "hyphenated"
Canadian," Mr. d'Amours said.
"In my book, a hyphen
unites; it does not divide. Its•
function is to bring together, not
to rend asunder. In the
expressions, "French-Canadian"
and "English -Canadian," you
find the word Canadian as a
common denominator. It means
that, we are not French or
English, but Canadians all."
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Once again this year the
Clinton Citizens' Horticultural
Society .is planning its open rose
show. The event will be held in
the Town Hall on Friday, June
27, from 2:30 to 9:15 p.m. A
prize list and details appear this
week in an advertisement.
* * *
If you're a working wife with
-a $5,00047,000 income, you're
worth $8,285.68 as a housewife,
says a study by the Chase
Manhattan Bank.
As housekeeper, nurse,
purchasing agent, cook,.
chauffeur, and economist, you
should be getting $159.34 a
week. No allowance is made for
tender loving care and maternal
instinct.
As night watchman,
accountant, assistant shopper,
garbage man, and fashion
consultant, your husband is
worth only $51,50 a week
around the house.
Housewives have always
known this, but now they have
the figures to prove it.
* * *
' It was the Assyrians who
invented the envelope, The idea
came to them when spies
Intercepted their secret
messages; Written On large,
heavy, clay tablets. Cleverly,
they constructed similarly large
and heavy clay envelopes. The
rumour that it disgruntled
Assyrian inailinati invented
writing paper is unsubstantiated,
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J. G. Lind, Liberal MP for Middlesex, totes in his pocket a guide to midwestem Ontario as he greets
Bert, left, and Alfred Dykstra at the brothers' farm in Clinton. Mr. Lind was among 16 members of
the Commons standing committee on agriculuture which visited two Huron County farms last
Saturday, the final day of a nationwide tour. —Staff Photo.
MPs tour local farms
On the final day of a
six-week, 15,000 -mile tour
which took them from Victoria
to Newfoundland, members of
the Commons standing
committee on agriculture made
brief stops at farms near Clinton
and Hensall last Saturday
morning.
Sixteen of the committee's
usual 30 members, 'including
Huron MP Robert E. McKinley,
were aboard the bus when it
headed into Huron County from
London.
Thefirst stop was the
1,400 -acre crop and beef
operation " 'of William B.
Rowcliffe on Highway 4 south
of Hensall.
Mr. Rowcliffe showed the
Committee a barn where the
calves are first housed and then
took the group across the road
to the main farm where he
answered questions as they
looked over the livestock,
buildings and equipment.
Joseph Rowcliffe, 13, who
offered cans of cold soda pop to
the visitors, ,is the sixth
generation in an. Usborne
Township farming family which
still holds an 1835 deed from
the Canada Company.
One point stressed by Mr.
Rowcliffe was that
transportation is "atrocious," He
complained that the railroad
doesn't want his business and
said that he has had cattle
aboard a train from Winnipeg for
as long as eight days with little
or no food or water.
Mr. Rowcliffe engaged in a
short debate with Jerry Pringle
of Chilliwack, B.C. (Fraser
Valley East) on the subject of
estate taxes.
R. R. Southam of
Gainsborough, Sask.
(Qu'Appelle-Moose Mountain)
thanked Mr. Rowcliffe on behalf
of the committee and said he
hoped the members would be
able to take what they learned
back to the Commons to
translate it into action.
Though he said he thought
there were places the committee
might learn more, Mr. Rowcliffe
said he was glad to have the MPs
call.
On the drive to Clinton, Don
S. Pullen, Huron agricultural
representative, gave a capsule
report on farming in the county.
The Clinton stop was just on
the west edge of town at a
110 -acre dairy and broiler
operation recently taken over by
two bachelor brothers, Alfred
and Bert Dykstra.
The two, -- Alfred, 26, and
Bert, 21 — recently formed a
partnership and are buying the
farm from their father, Uiuilke,
with the aid of a Junior Farmer
loan which they said made the
venture possible. Mr. U. Dykstra
and his wife are moving into
town. Another of their sons,
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Education director wants
liberal vacation policies
but school board balks
BY RICHMOND ATKEY
Several members of the Huron
County Board of Education
balked Monday night at vacation
policies recommended by D. J.
Cochrane, director of education,
and the discussion is to be
continued Monday at a special
meeting in Goderich.
The recommendations
concerned non -teaching staff
and were considered by board
members to be out 'of line with
practices of other employers,
public and private, in the
county.
The matter was referred to a
special committee and is to be
debated at the special session
Monday at 8 p.m. in Victor
Lauriston public School,
Goderich. The meeting site was
chosen because the board wants
to look at the soon -to -be -vacated
building which the Goderich
Recreation Committee has asked
be made available to the town.
Also to be discussed Monday
will be the closing of school and
board offices on statutory
hblidays and staffing the offices
during Christmas and mid-term
recesses, At this week's meeting
in Central Huron Secondary
School, Clinton, board members
did not seen ready to agree to
the redonutehdation that the
closings be "at the discretion of
the director,"
Mt Coehrane's
recommendations, which he said
were arrived at after study of
similar policies adopted by other
'county boards and formers
boards in Huron, call for five
week's annual vacation fir the
director, four weeks for , the
business administrator, and three
weeks each for the chief
8ctountan t, plant
superintendent and purchasing
a r.
Inari ge Y
The assistant Superintendents
(academid),would be given three
weeks each, with at least two to
be taken in July and August.
The academic superintendent'
would have four weeks'
vacation, with three to be taken
in summer months.
Secretaries and clerk -typists
would have two weeks off with
pay if they were employed for
three months•prior to July 1 and
three weeks vacation after
working for the board one year.
Custodians would have one week
with pay if they had worked'
three months prior to July 1 and
would earn two weeks off after a
year's service and three weeks
after two years.
The recommendation said the
policy, if adopted should take
effect July 1, "but should be left
flexible during this . year of
transition to allow employees in
the board's administrative
Offices to have a vacation in
Spite of the fact that they have
net all been employed in. the
county for a year."
Robert M. Elliott of RR 3,
Clinton, vice-chairinan of the
board and representative .of
Goderich and Colborne
Townships, said there would be
widespread criticism throughout
the county if ' the
recommendations were
adopted.
Mr. Elliott presented . the
eight following exattples of
vacation policies existing in
various public and semi-public'
bodies and private enterprises in
the country,
Case 1 after one year, 2
weeks; after 10 years, 3 weeks;
Case 2 One to fine years, 2
weeks; six te- Ifs years, 3 weeks;
16 to 20 years, 4 weeks; 21 to
25 years, 6 weeks; 26 to 30
years, 6 weeks plus one paid day
for each year over 26,.
Case 3 Y- After'' oho year, 2
weeks; after five years, 3 weeks,
Case 4 t.tp to three ydara; 2'
weeks; three tt)' 26 years, 3
weeks, 20 years and over, 4
weeks,
Case 5 — Up to 20 years, 3
weeks; 20 to 25 years, 3 weeks
plus other benefits.
Case 6 — Up to 10 years, 2
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PRIQE PER GQPY 15Q.
arm er.5 go to polls, Tuesday
to express opinions 00. GFO
Huron County farmers will go
to the polls next Tuesday to
answer the question: "Are you
in favor ' of a general farm
organization with compulsory
checkoff?"
Voting will take place from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m, at 37 polling
stations in the county. Don
Pullen,, Huron County
agricultural representative and
chief returning officer, said more
than 10,000 are eligible to vote.
Every farmer, his wife and
relatives over 21 engaged in
operation of the farm are eligible
to cast ballots in the expression
of opinion poll.
Polling stations will be at the
following locations;
Colborne — Colborne
Township Hall, Carlow.
Goderich -- Holmesville Hall
(old school).
Hay -- Legion Hall, Hensall;
Hay Township Hall, Zurich.
Hullett -- Auburn Community
Centre, Walton Community
Centre, Londesboro Hall and
Foresters' Hall in Constance. '
McKillop — McKillop
Township Hall, Winthrop; Tom
Murray residence, lot 10,
concession 4.
Stanley -- Bayfield Town
Hall, Blake School, Varna Hall.
Tuckersmith — Tuckersmith
Township buildings,
Egmondville; Ken Gemmell's
residence, Iot 10, concession 8.
East Wawanosh — Blyth
Memorial Hall, Belgrave Arena
and George McGee's residence,
lot 30, concession 10.
A polling station will also be
set up at the Dept. of
Agriculture and Food Building
in Clinton. The agriculture
department offices is also being
used for an advance poll today
until 5 p.m.
Locals in the proposed GFO
would be set up on the basis of
one local for` 'every '1,000
farmers in the area. There would
be 100 locals in the province.
Members would elect officers for.
their local and delegates to the
annual convention. Each local
would have one director on the
provincial council. Districts with
fieldmen would be set up to
co-ordinate activities of about
five locals each,
Any farmer who produces and
markets one or more farm
products will be eligible for
membership. Membership would
be required to vote at GFO
meetings, to hold office and to
receive services of the
organization.
The way in which a farmer
can become a member after the
founding convention will be
decided by the plebiscite next
week and at the convention.
The ballot will contain three
alternative forms of membership
and the farmers will choose one;
The plans are as follows:
1. Should membership require
a voluntary payment regardless
of the amount of checkoff paid
by the individual? If farmers
vote in favor of this, a payment
will be required in addition to
money paid by checkoff. The
amount will be ,set by the
convention.
2. Should membership be
automatic if a .checkoff, whether
large or small, is paid? If farmers
rote in favor, all will be
members automatically no
matter what amount of checkoff
is paid.
3. Shbuld .membership require
some minimum level of
contribution which could come
from the checkoff or a voluntary
payment or a combination of
the two?
Th9 committee. urging a "yes"
vote Tuesday en the central
issue is recommending a
checkoff level of one-tenth of .a
cent per dollar's worth of
produce. This is equal to $1 per
$1,000 or $20 for a farm selling
$20,000 worth of produce a
year.
For some commodities, the
level might be lower. The
maximum allowed 'by the
legislation would be two-tenths
of a cent per dollar. The exact
level will be set by the founding
convention if farmers want the
GFO,
The plebiscite also asks
fanners whether they think
marketing boards should have a
vote on the provincial council of
the GFO. If the marketing
boards do not have a vote, the
council will be composed of
directors from the locals only,.
The co-operatives are not being
included in the GFO plan and
will not be part of the questions
on the ballot..
The Ontario Farmers' Union,
whose chairman, Walter Miller,
spoke last Friday at Huron
Centennial School in Brucefield,
maintains that the GFO will be
government controlled, will still
not be able to deal effectively
with national problems and is
"the thin edge of the wedge for
government and agri-business to
take over farming."
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Members of the executive of the newly chartered Goderich Power Squadron were at Snug Harbour in
Goderich last Sunday for the unit's first "sail past:" Left to right above are R. S. Atkey of Clinton,
secretary -treasurer; Ken S. Woods of Clinton, first lieutenant; ,Dr. G. F. Mills of Goderich,
commander; E. B. Menzies of Clinton, executive officer. Absent were Bert Corbett of Goderich
training officer and Bud Kuehl of Clinton, also a first lieutenant. -Staff Photo.
Clinton men are on executive
of new power squadron unit
13Y RICHMOND ATKEY
The chief Canadian power
squadron commander, Howard
S. Rees of Ottawa, presented a
charter to the newly formed
Goderich Power Squadron at a
dinner, charter night and
commander's ball held last
Saturday in the officer's mess at
Canadian Forces Base Clinton.
Nearly 200 persons attended
the gala event at which Mr. Rees
presented the charter to Dr. G.
F. Mills of Goderich, first
commander of the new unit. Mr.
Rees was assisted by George P,
Coppin of London, Western
Ontario district commander.
Officers installed with Dr.
Members of t'he naw execntWe of the Chntdrl Kinettes Club are, front left to right in the front r6vu,
Mrs, bon Hull, redording sedretaty y Mrs. Bob Mann, president, Mrs. harry Jones, past lireaident and •
Mrs,. Bert Clifford vice president. Standing, front left to tight, are Mrs, Tem Feeney, registrar; Mrs.
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Stene drown, bulletin editor; Mrs, Finn' Archei', assistant- bulletin oditorf - rs. Doug'illornian, treattirer
and Mrs, Ron Jewitt, correspondingsecretary.. Staff" Photo.
Mills were E. B. Menzies of
Clinton, executive officer; R. S.
Atkey, secretary -treasurer; H. R.
Corbett of Goderich, training
officer and both K. S. Woods
and Bud Kuehl of Clinton first
lieutenants.
Among those graduating from
a piloting class held in Goderich
last winter were Ronald Carter,
Clinton; Harold Cook, Blyth,
Roy B. Dunlop, Goderich (took
course at North York, received
his certificate here) Jack Elder,
Clinton; Fred Fester, Goderich;
R. V. Hurst, Goderich; Bud
Kuehl, Clinton; Donald
Langridge, Goderich; Donald
McArthur, Goderich; B. Y.
McCreath, Goderich; Murray
McGill, Goderich; Dr, Frank
Newland, Clinton; E. A.
Roberts, Clinton; George
Robertson, Goderich and
Emerson Shera, Wingham.
Lady associates were Miss
Madeleine Naftel, and Mrs. Ruth
Robertson, both of Goderich.
Junior associates were Warren
Cook of Blyth and Kevin Mills
of Goderich.
R. S. Atkey, Clinton, received
the award for Advanced Piloting,
a course which he had taken
with the Daytona Beach,
Florida, Squadron of the United
States Power Squadron.
Greetings were brought from
the USPS by a past district
commander, Keith Brookes, of
Port Huron, Michigan.
Commander Rees stated that
the Canadian Power Squadrons
is a nationwide association of
Canadians interested or active in
boating and sailing. He said the
objective is to establish a high
standard of skill in handling
small boats and improve ability
through training.
PCs hear party leader,
elect officers at meeting
The National Progressive -
Conservative party has evolved
into having an opposition state
of mind, said Frank Moores of
Ottawa, president of the PC
national association, at the
annual meeting of the Huron
County Federal PC Association
in Clinton a week ago yesterday.
If the party hopes to form the
next government, he said, the
attitude must be changed.
Mr. Moores stressed that there
Must be a dialogue between the
national organization and the
constituency organization.
With this in mind, he said, the
PC party is planning a policy
conference for mid-Clctober
which for the first time will have
grass roots participation from
each constituency across the
country.
He outlined seine of the
Moves the party is taking to
strengthen this dialogue.
Teeth -ins for campaign
managers will be sponsored with
the emphasis on special
programs and polities for the
p g p
youth "so they triay° be
4onifortabiy involved with our
party."
A speakers 'bureau it being
established at the tiatiotial
headquarters in Ottawa, he said,
which will make speeches
available for any PC function in
the country. Headquarters will
also do surveys and data
processing as a method of
making known what people are
thinking.
The country association
named R. E. McKinley, MP
(PC,Huron) and Bitter D. Bell of
Exeter, past president of the
Ontario PC association as
honorary members.
Frank Walkom of Goderich
was re-elected president of the
Huron association,
Other officers are:
vide -president; Clayton
Laithwalte, RR 1, Goderich;
Eddy Powell, RR 1, Winghani;
Fred Martian, RR 3, Parkhill;
Wirt. Bob McCabe, RR 4;
Goderich; Barry Wenger,
Wingham; harry Hayter, RR 2,
Dashwood; secretarytreasurer,.
Mrs, Douglas Andrews, Clinton; -
directors, Gordon Grigg, William
Dale, and Mrs. Fred Thompson,
all of Clilttbn; Robert Chaffer
Centralia; Ivan Hearn, Lucaii
Earl Mills, Walton; Valentine
Becker, Dashwood; JIM
Donnelly,G6oderieh� and John
,: .,
Hardy, RR , Goderich,