HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-09-25, Page 1One of six municipal electric utility commissioners in the region to receive recognition recently for
service to his community was Charles Brown, left, of the Clinton PUC, The award for 15 years'
service was presented at the annual meeting of District 6, Ontario Municipal Electric Association in
Galt last Wednesday. Presenting the scroll is Henry Baldwin of Oshawa, OMEA president. Mr. Brown
works for the Dept. of National Defence at CFB Clinton. In his years as a PUC commissioner, he has
seen demand for electrical energy in Clinton more than double.
Huronview administrator
resigns after 15 years
Lions discover 60 await
eye donors in Ontario
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Conestoga College officials toured CFB Clinton Monday afternoon with an eye toward possible use of
the base as a satellite campus of the regional community college. Boarding a bus with Col. E. W.
Ryan, base commander, are, from left to right: A. H. Klinkhammer, chairman of the board of
governors; H. B. Such of GOderich, a board member; J. W. Church, president; Aubrey Hagar, newly
appointed director of innovative and continuing etlikatiOtrand Alec Brown, dean of faculty.
Doug Andrews, Clinton recreation director, checks controls On
arena ice-hiakin§ machines y 'Which wad started up last weekend.
Doug said Wednesday that he hoped to flood the surface today
and May have the rink open for Skating sometime this weekend —
More than two months earlier than lest year when drainage
problems postponed opening until becernbee, —Staff Photo.
Clinton News-Record
104th YEAR se. NO, 69
CLINTON, ONTARIO — THUBSOAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1969
PRICE P.6.R COPY 15P
Conestoga College board here
to study CFB Clinton facilities The Huron Soil and Crop
Improvement Association will
hold a program for corn
producers Thursday, Oct. 2 at 2
p.m. on the farm of George
Proctor, 1.25 miles east of
Belgrave.
Variety, herbicide and
fertilizer demonstrations will be
discussed by Howard Lang, soil
and crop specialist, and Doug
Jamieson, head of the crops
division at Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology.
Featured speaker will be Prof.
George Jones of the crop science
department at the University of
Guelph.
* *
Silo filling is in full swing,
according to T. W. Clapp,
associate agricultural
representative for Huron, in this
week's county crop report. The
silage is of good quality with
cobs relatively well-filled, Mr.
Clapp said, and the yield is
about average, running 15 tons
to the acre.
Some farmers are seeding
their fall wheat. The fields are
still fairly hard and therefore
difficult to plow.
Pastures and hay fields are
coming back slowly. More warm
weather is needed to insure
against winter kill.
The bean harvest is 95 per
cent completed. Last week's rain
increased the moisture and
greatly reduced the amount of
splitting when combining.
Dairy farmers are into their
fall feeding programs, relying
more on supplementary feeding
as pastures are almost done.
* * *
All ex-service personnel and
their dependents are invited to
take advantage of a free Legion
service in Clinton. H. W. Moyer,
service bureau officer from
London will be at Clinton
Legion Branch No. 140 on Oct.
6 at 5 p.m. to give skilled advice
On veterans' benefits. Anyone
wishing to see Mr. Moyer is
urged to call or write H. E.
Hartley, Clinton, who will
arrange an appointment.
* * *
Liza Denomme, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Denomme of
Clinton, was a winner in the
baby contest at Zurich's fall fair
on Monday. Frank Falconer of
Clinton was a major winner in
cattle competition and Mrs.
Stuart Blackwell of Hensel' was
a top winner in domestic science
classes.
* * *
This week for the first time
The News-Record carries news of
Constance furnished by Miss
Mary Mcllwain, RR 1, Clinton.
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Clinton firemen put out two
grass fires Tuesday afternoon —
one along Highway 8 at the Air
Base Road on the farm of Bill
Holland, RR, 4, Clinton, and the
other at the town dump. The
first blaze spread from burning
bean straw: The dump fire
spread to the east and it was
feared it would cross the road
and endanger a barn on the
north side. The town's older fire
truck Went to the dump with
extra water.
* *
World War II started 30 years
ago. The worst air raid on
London by the full force of the
German. Luftwaffe -- at that
time the greatest military
striking force ever created —
killed about 1,400 people. The
Ontario Safety League reminds
the public that North Arilerican
drivers kill 1,400 people every
Ws days.
*
Are you driving a 1968 car? If
to, the Ontario Safety League
Asks you to remember that your
• tires won't grip nearly DS well
this winter \els they did last
winter. WhyIsot plan to buy
yourself a Chleatthas present in
November — a pair of snow
tires? Pro mist kinds of winter
driving, studded snow tires ere
an even better investment.
Weather
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HI LO Hi LO
Sept, 16 77 64 /8 58
17 64 55 /0 59
18 63 46 76 58
10 62 43 69 61
20 68 43 /6 61
21 69 51 79 54
22 /6 46' 80 60
,23" rain .83" rain
BY BERT CLIFFORD
The Clinton Colts last Sunday
won the 11-inning opening game
of a best of three series with
Corunna for the Ontario
Baseball Association
Intermediate "B" championship,
Clinton's two hitting heroes,
Butch Fleet and "Little Joe"
Livermore combined in the last
inning to give Clinton its seventh
run and 7-6 victory.
Fleet led off the inning with a
well-hit double, advanced to
third base on a perfect bunt by
Larry Pickett and then scored on
Livermore's single up the
middle.
The 10th inning was a wild
one with both Clubs scoring a
run each to keep the game tied.
Cortnin'e big hitter, Doug Peters,
with a home run in the first and
two doubles, hit a double off
Clinton's starter, Ed Daer, with
one but in the 10th. The next
batter grounded out, then Craig
Carter hit a hard shot directly at
Daer. The ball came off the
Five persons were reported in
traffic accidents investigated by
the Gederich detachment,
Ontario provincial police, horn
Sept, 14 to Sept. 20. Full details
of the occurrences were not
available,
Alex MelVitirtrie of 1111 3,
kippen, Was drivihg a tractor in
front of his farm on County
Road 10 West of Highway 4 at 9
ann. oh Sept, 15 and the tractor
war involved hi tin eccident With
a tar driven by Mervyn lathes
director of the Board of Men of
the United Church of Canada.
He was elder and superintendent
of the Walton United Church
Sunday School and served as
president of the Huron
Presbytery of United Church
Men.
While working at Huronview,
Mr. Johnston has been a member
of the Clinton Lions Club and
Clinton Lodge No. 84, A.F. and
A.M. He belongs to the Scottish
Rite and Mocha Temple and the
`Blue Water Shrine Club.
He was president of the
Huron unit of the Canadian
Cancer Soceity for the last three
years and served also as director
of the Ontario Division of the
society.
He is currently an elder of
Ontario Street United Church
and Clerk of the Session.
He is secretary-treasurer of
the Ex-Wardens Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have
moved from their apartment at
Huronview and now reside at
ground, hit Deer's knee and flew
high in the air. Before Clinton's
second baseman, Cam
Colquhoun, could field the ball,
the hitter was safe at first and
the runner at second had scored.
In Clinton's half of the 10th,
Laurie Colquhoun grounded out
to the pitcher. Don Bartliff
picked up his second walk of the
game before Hans Leppington
came to bat in place of Daer.
Leppington clouted a single
up the middle, sending Bartliff
around to third, On the
throw-in, the ball hit Bartliff oh
the heel and rolled out of
bounds, Since Bartliff had
reached third before the ball
went dead, he was given an
automatic base, tying the score
6-6.
Fergie MacKay replaced
Leppington at third base but was
left stranded et third base after
Stu Mustard and Brad butot
grounded out.
Big Ed Daer had good control
in the 10 innings he ptielled,
giving up 10 hits, including a
Erb of RR 1, Zurich. Damage
totaled about $509, Mr.
McMurtrie sustained Minor
injuries.
On 'Thursday, Sept. 18, on
Highway 4 north of Clinton,
James Allah Budding of 258
Albert Street, Clinton, a
bicyclist, was involved lb an
accident With a pick up truck
driven by William 'Ronald Crich
of 129 Ontario Ste Clinton,
Budding cut his foreheed and
left hand in the 4 ton, accident.
304 Albert Street.
The new administrator and his
wife are living on Raglan Street.
Mr, Johnston continues in
an advisory capacity at
Huronview until Oct, 31.
H. C. JOHNSTON
home run in the first inning over
the right field fence by Doug
Peters.
Corunna's next batter, Eric
MacKenzie, hit one right to the
same fence but this time Archie
Pickett leaped high against the
fence for the put-out. Pickett
started the ball rolling for
Clinton when he tied the score
1.1 in the first on Laurie
Coiquhoun's single,
With two out in the second,
Craig Carter scored for Corunna
on Buddy Wilson's single to put
Corunna ahead 2.1. Three costly
Corunna errors helped Clinton
to score three big tuns in the
third.
Fleet struck out to begin the
inning. Pickett walked, then
went to third on Livermore's
first single, Cam Colquhoun hit a
single to centre which the fielder
bobbled, ailowing Pickett to
score. Livermore Was able to get
to third and Scored on Laurie
Colquhoun's fielder% choice.
Cam Colquhoun was put out at
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On Friday, Sept. 19 at 2:30
.m„ Otto J. Lanz of Detroit,
Mich. was involved in a single-car
accident resulting in $200
damage to his vehicle. Ile was
slightly injured when the car
overturned in the ditch.
The sense day, on Highway 4
north of town, William Pinning
of 177 Isaac St., Mesh and
James ftargey Welsh of BB, 3,
Holyrood, were involved in a
two-car actident resulting in
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The board of governors of
Conestoga College of Applied
Arts and Technology toured
CFB Clinton and held its
September meeting on the base
Monday.
Conestoga, whose campus is
in Kitchener, is one of 20 new
community colleges in Ontario
and serves the counties of
Huron, Perth, Waterloo and
Wellington,
H. B. Such of Goderich and
Seaforth Mayor Frank Sills,
Huron's representatives on the
college board, arranged
Monday's meeting of the
governors after county officials
asked the school to consider
establishing a satellite campus at
CFB Clinton when the armed
forces leave in 1971.
This week's visit to the base
followed by only 10 days a
similar inspection by Ontario
Education Minister William
Davis, Provincial Treasurer
Charles S. MacNaughton, a
deputy managing director of the
Ontario Development
Corporation and a number of
county and local officials.
Eight of the 12 appointed
Conestoga governors and four
members of the administrative
staff arrived at 3 p.m. Monday,
were given a briefing by Col. E.
W. Ryan, base commander, and
spent two hours touring the
241-acre training base. Also
present was Stanley Norton of
Toronto, a Dept. of Education
representative who attends the
board meetings regularly. The
evening business session was
preceded by dinner at the
Officers' Mess.
Colonel Ryan's remarks
revealed that the bulk of the
Radar and Communications
School staff and some
supporting trades personnel will
Enrolment
is 1,230
this year
There are 1,230 students
enrolled at the Doon campus of
Conestoga College of Applied
Arts and Technology at
Kitchener this fall, President J.
W. Church told the board of
governors at a travelling meeting
in Clinton Monday evening.
The new community college
has 990 full-time day students. '
There are 200 studying nursing
and 40 persons in apprenticeship
programs.
Alec Brown, dean of faculty,
said instructional staff totals 136
--93 full-time teachers, 30
part-time, five lab technicians.
four co-ordinatbrs and four
chairmen.
Mr. Church noted that each
of the executive officers and
each divisional chairman does
some teaching. They average two
to five hours a week in the
classroom apiece, he said, and
believe they are "keeping in
touch."
Perth vet
heads lab
in Huron
Dr. T. J. Pridham, who was
born and raised on a Fullerton
Township livestock farm near
the town of Mitchell in Perth
County, has been named head of
the new veterinary Services
laboratory slated to open soon
on the campus of Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology.
"Dr. Pridham has abundant
qualifications for this position,"
said Everett Biggs, deputy
minister of the Ontario Dept. of
Agriculture and Food, When he
announced the appointment,
"and we are pleased that the
important diagnostic services to
be provided to livestock end
poultry producers of the area
Will be under his direction,
"He is not only a highly
qualified veterinarian, but also
understands the needs of the
industry in that area, He Was
raised on a farm in Perth
County, only a short distance
froth the Centralia campus, and
is well known in the area,"
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Move to Kingston next April.
Current plans call for the School
of instructional Technique and
the yet-to-be-opened Warrant
Officers School to remain until
April or May of 1971, said the
base commander. No one has
disclosed where the two latter
groups will be relocated.
From May through August of
1971, the base will house only a
"rear party" of about 100 men,
Colonel Ryan said, and their
"There's people waiting on
eyes right now in Ontario," said
Lloyd Casemore of Wingham.
while speaking to the Clinton
Lions Club, Tuesday evening.
Mr. Casemore, deputy district
governor of Region 3, District
A-9 of Lions International, was
making his official visit to the
Clinton club.
His comment was based on a
news story in a Toronto daily
two weeks ago which said that
the Canadian National Institute
for the Blind eye bank in
Toronto was empty, and at that
time there were 60 persons who
required cornea transplants.
The deputy governor made a
strong plea to all Lions and
others to register with the eye
bank so that on death the
corneas of their eyes are made
available to a visually
handicapped person, on their
death. Stewart Henry, a blind
member of Wingham Lions Club,
accompanied Mr. Casemore.
Lions President Ted Davies
and 0. L. Engelstad,
administrator of Clinton Public
Hospital, form the Lions sight
conservation committee which
should be contacted by anyone
wanting to pledge their eyes.
These men can issue you with
the proper pledge cards, consent
forms and register you with the
Ontario Division of the Eye
Bank of Canada.
Two years ago when this
committee was formed, the
Lions purchased a transportatioe
container for eyes, and it is ill
readiness at the local hospital. It
was reported at Tuesday's.
Meeting that the special
container has not been used yet.
Deputy governor Catemore
revealed other facts about Lions
Service to blind people, Some of
them were: Ontario and Quebec
Lions (District A) have spent
over $358,000 on the camp for
the blind on Lake Joseph; that
25 percent of Lions service work
in the United States iS With the
blind; every Lion member in the
U.S. carried an eye bank pledge
card; the idea of a white cane for
blind persons was conceived by a
Lion in the VA in 1980.
"A good service club is one
that raises $100 per Member for
activities," said the deputy
task will be to "tidy tin, starting
at the back and working toward
the gate .which they will leave
and lock on Sept. 1.
Besides Mr. Sills and Mr.
Such, Conestoga beard members
at. CFB Clinton were: Albert H,
Klinldianuner of Galt, chairman;
E. L. Holmes, dean of
engineering at the University of
Waterloo; Kenneth R. Fisk,
•Herriston reeve; Richard
Gingrich of Kitchener, Bud
governor. Then he congratulated
the Clinton club for meeting this
objective. Mr. Casemore also
stressed attendance at
conventions at all levels, and
hoped Clinton would participate
in the 50th anniversary of
Lionism in Canada, at the
District "A" convention in
Windsor next spring. The
Windsor Lions made Lionism an
international service
Blowes of Mitchell; Mrs. Carol
Hudgins of Waterloo and Aubrey
Hagar of Guelph who is resigning
to accept an Oct. 1 appointment
as the college's director of
innovative and continuing
education.
Administrators included J. W,
Church, president; Alec Brown,
dean of faculty; Jack Williams,
seeretary-treasurer and Miss
Barbara Rartleib, the president's
secretary.
organization.
The speaker was introduced
by President Ted Davies and
thanked by Lion Jim Doherty.
William Fingland from
Niagara Falls and Garnet
Harland, principal of the public
school at Adastral Park, were
guests at the dinner meeting in
St. Paul's Parish Hall.
The Lions have temporarily
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Harvey C. Johnston,
administrator of Huronview, the
county home for the aged, for
15 years, has retired and been,
succeeded by Chester A.
Archibald, a native of Seaforth
who was treasurer of the City of
Brantford before taking the
Huron County post.
Before coming to Clinton, Mr.
Johnston served on the Morris
Township Council for 13 years,
six of them as reeve. He was
warden of the county in 1952.
A past president of the Morris
Township Federation of
Agriculture, he was also
president of Huron Co-Operative
Medical Services and served for
many years as director of the
medical co-op which recently
merged into a provincial
. organization.
He is a charter member and
past president of the Brussels
Lions Club and is a past master
of Brussels Lodge 284 A.F. and
A.M. and a former member.
Mr. Johnston is a former
colts win series opener
in 11-inning home game
Five hurt in local crashes