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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-07-17, Page 1,1Q4*h YEAR — NO. 29 News -Record CLINTON, ONTARIO .,- THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1969 PRIQE PER QOPY 169 The first column The Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association is sponsoring a twilight crops program at John Hazlitt's farm 1.25 miles east of Benmiller tonight at seven o'clock. Doug McNeil, RR 6, Goderich, soil and crop director for Colborne Township and host for the evening, will be calling on a number of agronomists to explain the various cereal and field crop demonstrations. Refreshments will be served at the end of the program, * * * All crops are doing well, but a good warm rain would help, said T.W. Clapp, associate agricultural representative, in this week's county crop report. There is plenty of hay and it appears to be of good quality, he said, The spring grains are all headed out and like the beans could use some rain. The diseases mentioned last week are aot big problems and their incidence is scattered. The root rot disease in beans is caused by the cool, wet conditions in June, such that now the roots have rotted and the plants are turning yellow, said Mr, Clapp, but the incidents reported have ' been relatively small and scattered. , The wheat problem is a strawbreaker disease, explained Mr. Clapp, and again the number of cases is small and they are confined mostly to the Kippen area. There is more about this in a separate story in this week's paper. * * * Several residents of Woodstock objected to a neighbor's bagpipe -playing and went to court for an order to stop it last week. Hoping that the skirl of pipes is more welcome in Clinton, the Legion Pipe Band plans this year's first outdoor concert at Library Park Friday evening. The pipers will march from the Legion Hall at about eight o'clock. * * * National Farm Safety Week has been set for July 20 to 26. According to the Canada Safety Council, accidents - among Canadian farmers' are considerably higher than the national average. The Royal Commission on Farm Machinery states that the farm machinery fatalities per 100,000 farmers doubled between 1956 and 1966. During this same period the farm population was reduced by about 20 percent. Mechanization since then has increased by 20 to 50 percent, depending on the kind of machines. * * * Lack of Public Utilities Commission certification that. sanitary sewer service will be available to two planned houses — one on Maple Street and the other on James Street — resulted in the town council ordering building permits withheld this week. The applicants who are awaiting permits are M. J. McLean of RR 1, Hensall. Mr, McLean's application is for onstruction of a $10,391 house o be self -built at 209 Maple St, he other application, from Eli alachiuk of Matilda Street, is or a self -built $10,000 house. Permits were issued to the ollowing: George Mathers, ;arage addition, $1,000; Fabian urniture Manufacturing Co. td., replace windows, $500; larence Neilans, sun porch and undry room, $2,500; Mitch cAdam, garage and breezeway, +.1,000 and Ball and Mutch Ltd., anopy aver storefront, $2,000. * * * However healthy you are, ou'll never see 85 if you keep ()eking for it on the peedonteter. * * * "Weather 1969 1968 HI LO HI LO July 8 73 49. 86 59 9 80 55 81 59 10 80 00 78 45- 11 76 54 76 49 12 83 58- 80 49 13 80 52 80 51 14 84 58 s9 53 Rain- ,20 lain:Nil King Billy on his white horse is portrayed southwestern Ontario Orangemen from 75 village. The Blyth lodge marched last . in spectators. —Staff Photo. in triu mph on the banner of Blyth Lodge 963 which hosted lodges at last Saturday's 12th of July celebration in the the 1.5 -mile long procession which drew about 5,000 a Orangemen march in Blyth 5,000 line parade route Parking space was at a premium in Blyth as marchers from 75 Orange Order lodges paraded through the village past some 5,000 spectators last Saturday in an annual observance of "the glorious twelfth." The 1,5 -mile long procession of orange, white and purple -clad marchers numbered in its ranks Orangemen from the counties of Huron, Perth, Middlesex, Lambton, Kent and Oxford. Twenty-three ladies lodges were represented. It had been 15 years since the Orangemen of southwestern Ontario converged on Blyth for their traditional celebration on the anniversary of the Protestant army over the Catholic forces of James II in the Battle of the Boyne River in 1690: Charles East of Clinton rode the white horse at the head of the parade,' portraying "King Billy" (William of Orange). Interspersed among the marching groups, most of whom were paced by their own fife and drum corps, were pipe bands from Clinton, Listowel, Belgrave and Bay City, Mich, and the Young Conquerors Band from London. Before a crowd of several hundred gathered beneath a canopy of shade trees at Lions Park after the parade, the Rev. R. A. Carson of Lucan, an Anglican minister, lauded the order for .championing the causes of "public schools marriage laws, the supremacy of the English language and the British connection." He attacked the press, and the communications industry in general, for allegedly using "subtle power" to promulgate ideas not based on Christian principles. English Protestant tradition is being thrown out by Quebec -educated, federal government ministers, he told the crowd, and Canada's new bill on bilingualism is a direct result. He also praised Irish political activist, the Rev. Ian Paisley, for confronting the world "with problems there since partition," and said Paisley's achievements Four schools more crowded than Blyth Huron Centennial School at Brucefield is one of several county schools nearing or exceeding capacity enrollment, said D, J. Cochrane, director of education, at a school board meeting Monday. Using projected enrollments for September, Huron Centennial is slated to take in 703 students or 100.4 per cent of its rated capacity of 700. The preliminary report on enrollment was requested by the board when a deputation from Blyth asserted that the public school there was greatly overcrowded. To place the Blyth situation , in the proper perspective, the board members asked to see data on all the schools. The statistics show Blyth's expected enrollment to be 302, or 95.9 percent of the 315 capacity. Higher percentages are shown for: Grey, 96.9; Turnberry, 97.1; Stephen, 96.2 and Brucefield, 100.4. The lowest percentage was that of McKillop, 70.6, with 173 out of a maximum 245 students, "It is obvious from the figures that four schools in the county are closer to maximum enrollment than the school in Blyth," the report said., "We recommend that no action be taken 'until the administrative staff studies and reports on the situation in the whole county," Province says "no" to portable Enrollment in the Blyth Public School is not high enough to warrant addition of a portable classroom, according to the Ontario Dept. of Education Which told the Huron County Board of Education that there is no possibility of a grant for a portable in Blyth, b.W, Scott, regional director of education for Western Ontario, informed the board of the department's decision Monday evening: Removal of one class from the stage in the auditorium would seem to be a matter of internal organization, said Mr. Scott,, eochratte, director of education for the county, Mid that ati auxiliary playground for the school has been considered and the idea rejected. He said that both the superintendent of schools and the Blyth principal were involved in the discussions and agreed unanimously that the difficulties in supervision of two play areas, the supervision of Students traveling from one playground to the other and the loss of time involved far outweigh any possible advanta-ge1, The school is situated on a five -acre site, Mr. Cochrane noted that he is scheduled to meet with the school architect and .a county health unit official t� seek a solution to the problem of a Malfunctioning Septic aystere at the Blyth school, have been worthwhile despite his methods. The Lucan minister urged the ,Orangemen and Orangewomen to strive to build up the order and also endorsed more active participation in public affairs, and political parties. Other speakers included Dave Worden of Listowel, grand master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario West, Henry Pattison, of Belgrave, Huron county master of the order; Ed Fothergill, master of Blyth Lodge 963 and Walter Scott of Belgrave, deputy grand master of the Grand Black Chapter of Ontario West. Borden Cook, Blyth reeve, welcomed the visitors and brief appearances were put in by Robert McKinley, Huron MP, and Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce. Entertainment was Please turn to Page 10 Town firms order to remove building, couiic,IIor says warning was "ample" The Clinton Town Council. made it clear Monday evening that it intends to enforce the terms of a 1963 subdivisign. agreement and require removal of an allegedly nonconforming building being erected by Fred Deichert on a lot next to his home on 214 Queen St. The council, with several members absent, met July 7 in committee of the whole and agreed' to send a letter to Mr. .Deichert asking for immediate removal of the structure. The letter was mailed a week ago yesterday. With all but Frank Cook present last Monday evening, council voted unanimously to confirm the decision made in committee: In discussion of the motion, Councillor Cam Proctor held that Mr. Deichert had ample warning that there was at least doubt as to the legality of the 24 by 36 -ft. apiary processing plant he is putting up, but "without going to the Planning Board or anyone, he chose to ignore everyone and build it." The building was still at the foundation or footing stage on May 30 when a letter went to Mr. Deichert from the town's solicitor, said Mr. Proctor, and the walls were not yet started. "He can't cry on anyone's shoulder," said the councilllor in reference to Mr. Deichert, adding that "...restrictions are put on to protect people." Contacted by The News -Record, Mr. Deichert declined to say more than that Agronomist tells of wheat lodging Lodging of winter wheat has been a major problem in several areas of Huron and adjoining counties this summer, according to J.D. Jamieson, agronomist for the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture and Food in Clinton. In most cases the trouble has been the result of stems rotting at ground level, although in several fields heavy rains or wind have been the cause, said Mr. Jamieson. The agronomist noted also that foot rot -- also known as culm rot, eyespot or Please turn to Page 10 Poland'S Army Lieutenant Colonel B. Janasievvici, (centre) and United States Naval Captain B. Uarbow chat with Private Connie Beck of Clinton during a three-day military attaches' visit to Base Borden. 1' he officers were aMong 14 attaches who'vieWed training at some of the bate's nine military schools last week. other oinitries represented were the U.S.S.R., Prance,' the Netherlands, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Indonetiar Norway, Switzerland and Venezuela. Connie, whose home is Clinton, is attending a 17•Week physical education and recreation instructor course at Borden's School of Physical Education and Recreation. ,fjuring their three-day stay the attaches else visited Borden's aircraft trades, combat arms, primary flying, administration and logistics and medical training Schools, u Canadian Portes Photo, he had. retained legal counsel and that "you can tell council that 1 have someone to talk for me." Mr. Deichert said he is represented by D, J. Murphy of the firm of Donnelly and Murphy, Goderich solicitors, but Mr. Murphy was not available for comment immediately. The $2,500 frame and metal building now nearing completion stands on a previously vacant lot between Mr. Deichert's home and Ward Knox's home to the north. Council maintains that the lot is within the registered Frank Andrews residential subdivision and that, therefore, its use is governed by agreement and bylaw enacted in 1963. The bylaw reportedly limits use of the lot to one or two-family homes and bars such uses as the honey processing plant. Despite the restrictions, a building permit was issued to Mr.. Deichert last March, Council voted subsequently to withdraw permission for the work. A total of 217 autos were inspected in the Ontario Dept. of Transport safety lane set up at the Clinton Legion Hall last week. Only 28 were able to meet all requirements, 143 needed repair or adjustment and nine were in such poor condition that the plates were removed. Shown watching a car go through the check are Ed Wheele of London, Dept. of TI,ansport inspector, left, and Police Chief Lloyd Westlake. The effort was concentrated on cars of 1967 or older vintage because newer cars are generally under warranty and in better shape, Mr. Wheels said, — Staff Photo, Agreement reached on sale of apartment site to OHC An Ontario Housing Corporation offer to purchase for $2,000 a town -owned lot on James Street as the site for senior citizens apartments was accepted by the Clinton Town Council Monday evening after several councillors noted that they were not demanding more money because of the' iti'tenaed"" use. An adjacent lot is being purchased from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church for $4,400, it was reported, Together, the lots will provide a site for a planned 18 apartment units. "Councillor Clarence Denomme said that the church agreed to sell, even at the $4,400 price, only because of the need for senior citizens' housing. "They didn't want to sell at all," he said. When OHC will actually take Please turn to Page 3 Building permitprocedure changed In the latest episode in the Clinton Town Council's search for an improved procedure for issuing building permits, approval was given to a new planning board proposal Monday evening. The planning board recommendations were submitted by Budd Kuehl, board chairman, who said that they were drafted after a meeting with Grant Rath, town building inspector, and William Empey of the Huron County Health Unit. The prime purpose of the procedure changes is to avoid repetition of recent situations in which houses were erected on lots not serviced by sanitary sewers and • not suitable for septic system installation. Under the new arrangement, the building inspector is to issue a permit application for new construction, providing the planned building meets the local building code and bylaw requirements. The applicant is then to take the application to the Clinton Public Utilities Commission for approval of hydro, water and sanitary sewer service. The PUC will issue approvals for all available services. If a sanitary sewer is not available, • the applicant must obtain a lot approval from the Huron County Health Dept. at Goderich, for installation of a septic tank. Provided all services are available, the application will be returned to the building inspector and the permit issued. Where renovations and/or additions to an existing building involve water or sewage disposal, the application is to be reviewed by the planning board and processed in the same manner as above. For new construction and/or renovations or additions to existing buildings which do not involve water and sewage disposal, the issuing of application and permit is to be handled entirely by the building inspector. ' The planning board also recommended that an information letter on the procedures be sent to all builders Police check on crashes, Two forced entries, the theft of a car wash coin mechanism and a young man injured in a fall are among local incidents reported to police in the last week. Six auto accidents were also investigated by town and provincial police. The injured man, Philip Sheppard, 20, of Clinton, reportedly was standing eating potato chips in front of the Crown Drive -In on Victoria Street about 12:30 a.m, Sunday when he suddenly fell backwards. He struck his head on the pavement and was knocked unconscious, police say he was bleeding from the ear when they took him in the cruiser to Clinton Public Hospital. Dr. 11 W, Street of Blyth was stip mond to treat Sheppard Who vvas subsequently transferred to 'Vietotia Hospital, thefts, His condition and the extent of the injury were not immediately available. - The coin mechanism was taken from the truck bay of the automatic car wash on Victoria Street Sometime Saturday night or early Sunday. The machine is valued at over $100. It is believed to have held only a small atnount of money. ' Early last Saturday morning it was discovered that someone MS pried the padlock off a door to the changing building at the town swimming pool, but nothing was taken. The pool waS entered a week ago by juveniles Who Were later identified by police. Restitution was made And no charges laid, The building on Highway 8 housing Hearn Wholesale Ltd,' and Or IL Epps Manufacturing Co. Ltd, was 'entered through a skylight Monday nightA pop g y g. p p and contractors and that a newspaper advertisement be used to inform the public of the system from time to time. A further recommendation made was that the county health unit be contacted and asked to inspect open land and lots in the town to ascertain their suitability for septic systems. The owners of the lots would then. be notified of the results and future buyers might thereby be protected from obtaining land unsuitable for building. Before anyone can tap into a town storm drain, the new ' guidelines state, the person must first obtain permission from the town and, if approval is granted, the connection is to be made by town employees or an agent of the town, The board's letter to council adds the opinion that the present $1 minimum building permit is unrealistic and goes on to say that if any building or construction is started without an application or permit, construction must be stopped and possibly the offender fined. injured man machine was forced open and cash removed. Nothing else was reported damaged or missing. Ontario Provincial Police are investigating. Three area accidents were reported by the OPP during the week ended last Saturday. On July 10 on Stanley Twp. sideroad No. 1, west of Highway 21, cars driven by Gordon Graham of Bayfield and Bonnie Cowan of Seaforth were involved in an accident Which resulted in about $650 total damage. Bonnie Cowan and passengers, 13radley and Tracey Cowan of Seaforth, all received minor injuries. The same day, on I-lighway 21 south of Bayfield, art unidentified vehicle struck a fence, causing $20 damage, Oh Saturday, also on Highway 21, south of Huron , Please turn to Page 10