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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-10-02, Page 1Parading to the cenotaph for wreath-laying ceremony prior to zone meeting held last weekend, Canadian legion marchers pass Wesley-Willis United Church led by pipers from several Huron County branches. — Staff Photo. Forty-foot radar Screen is delicately Smiting into place Monday afternoon at Clinton's main corner. Thu radar Unit, CPO Clintods centennial gift to the town, will be dedicated in ceremonies On ReMeenbrance Day in conjunction with Legion Branch 140 parade and program. One of the military en watching Monday suggested that Motorists might slow down at the main corner if poli M ce post sighs reading "Speed Radar Checked."—"staff photo, Walter Currie, president of the Indian and Eskimo Association of Canada, will speak Sunday evening at the joint thankoffering service of the Ontario Street and' Wesley-Willis United Church Women • in Clinton.„„Eormerly—principal of a York County elementary school, Mr, Currie is now assistant superintendent of education in that county. The service will be held in Wesley-Willis Church. — Photo by Gerald Campbell Will tax house trailers as regular buildings Matter Warrant Officer Harry Sewell, newly elected mayor of Adastral Park, the married quarters community at CFB Clinton smiles modestly as he accepts the Mayor's (mare'ill chain of office from Cot. E. W. Ryan, base commander. MWO Len Palmer, retiring mayor, looks happy at the prospect Of being relieved of hit arduous duties. Canadian Farces Photo Clinton ews- ecord 104th' — NO. 410 ONTAR IQ THURSDAY, OCT0t3E8 2, 1969 PRICE PER. cQfty j$c ohs vie for Ontario title; deciding game on Sunday MODA eyes base office The first, column For most farmers, cutting corn for ensilage is close to completion, according to T. W. Clapp, associated county agricultural representative, in the weekly crop report from the Clinton office of the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture and Food. , The corn quality was quite good, said Mr. Clapp, even though the leaves were turning brown due to a lack of moisture. Last weekend's rain was too late to help the ensilage corn, but may help the picking corn. A great deal of winter wheat has been sown and some is up. The recent rains will add to soil moisture, helping regrowth of hay and pasture fields. The rains should also soften the ground so that more fall plowing can be done, * * * The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is making its annual appeal for funds early this month. Canvassers from the Kinsmen Club, the Lions Club and local churches will be directed by the Rev. A. J. Mowatt of Clinton and Peter Corliss, CNIB field secretary from London. Last year nearly $900 was raised locally for this worthWhile cause. More canvassers are needed. Please phone Dr. Mowatt (482-9696) immediately if you are willing to help. * * * The October meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture will be held this evening at 8:30 o'clock in the board rooms of the Dept. of Agriculture and Food in Clinton. The OFA's new policy of selling direct service memberships is expected to be a topic of discussion, * * * Clinton Mayor Don Symons has been in hospital for a week for treatment of phlebitis in one leg. Ile is reported to be resting comfortably but may be hospitalized a week longer. * * * Committee — A, group that keeps minutes and Wastes hours, * * We could all fight inflation if we all act our Wage, One of the Most difficult instruments to play Well is second fiddle, Weather 1969 1968 HI .La ti La Sept, 23 81 51 '78 62 24 60 50 76 61 25 62 45 63 53 7,0 46 59 52 7 61 48 60 45 28 56 42 61 46 29 58 36 50 38 Rain E98" Rain 4-82" BY BERT CLIFFORD After The Clinton Colts' tough 5.2 loss to Corunne last Sunday, the three-game all-Ontario QBA Intermediate "B" final series stands. at 1.1. The deciding game will be played this Sunday afternoon at Clinton Community Park at 2:30 o'clock. The score was tied 1.1 after six innings last weekend and Corunna pounced on two costly Clinton more to score four runs before Archie Pickett was able to put out the side. Pickett struck out Rob Beaton who had hit a single and a double his earlier times at bat. The next batter walked, then trouble started. I'inch-hitter I. Smith hit a long fly ball to right field. Don Bartliff ran a long way, but wasn't !able to hold on to the ball. Both runners advanced — one to second and one to third The 21st Field Artillery Regiment, whose ranks include a number of Clinton and district men, has been chosen to fire a 21-gun royal salute to His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Phillip is to present the Queen's Color to the 1st and 3rd battalions, the Royal Canadian Regiment, in London, Ont. on Oct. 23. The prince is coming to Canada to present new colors to the Royal Canadian Regiment of which he is the honorary colonel. Any regiment, active or reserve, could have been chosen to fire the salute. Being chosen is the greatest honor which can be paid an artillery regiment according to the 21st's commanding officer, Lt. Col. R. All public elementary and secondary schools in Huron County and some separate schools will • close next Wednesday so that teachers can attend one of four seminars on the report of the Hall-Dennis commission, The seminars, proposed by the Ontario Teachers' Federation, will be held at secondary schools in Clinton, Exeter, Wingham and Goderich. When the school closings were discussed at the last meeting of the board of education, D. J. Cochrane, director of education, expressed some misgivings and said the federation's request left him with "mixed feelings." The one-day seminars are to discuss the report of the Auto crash hurts four One young woman from Mitchell and two from Seaforth are reported in satisfactory condition in Seaforth Community Hospital with injuries sustained in a one-car crash which occurred early last Sunday morning in front of the Elm Haven Motor Hotel On Highway 8 West in Clinton. Hospitalized weret Constance Sorsdahal, 20, of Mitchell, driver of the cart Joanne Malone, 22, Seaforth, a passenger in the front teat and Geraldine ,Malone, 19, another passenger in the car. There were two other occupants of the car. Elizabeth Shea, 22, of Seaforth, injured her right ankle: Thomas Malone, 21, Of Seaforth, was reportedly uninjured. Polite said the three in hospital all suffered shock and had face and head cuts. MISS Sbrsdahalhad other Undetermined injuries. Please turn to page 2 — and then Bill Fleckie hit a triple into centre field over Little Joe Livermore's head. Two runs were scored on the play. Rick Fremlin caught the next fly ball for two out and held the runner at third base. Corunna's next batter, Craig Carter, hit another triple deep into center field and Little Joe became tangled up in the fence and Fremlin had to make the throw in. Third baseman Doc Miller had an easy out to retire the side, but threw the ball too easily to first and allowed the fourth run to score. In the seventh, Fleet hit an over-the-base-bag single and then was put out by a fantastic catch by Corunna's pitcher, Doug Peters, on Archie Pickett's line drive, Again in the eighth, Cam Uoiquhoun picked up his second single of the game but was left stranded after Laurie struck out P. Rater, who said it is considered the peace-time equivalent of a wartime regimental citation. The regiment will supply a complete troop of guns and 36 men from its three batteries. The unit draws its personnel from Clinton, Exeter, Seaforth, Blyth, Belgrave, Wingham, Listowel, Gowanstown, Palmerston, H a r riston, Mount Forest, Mildmay, Walkerton, Hanover, Chesley, Paisley, Teeswater and Lucknow. None of the communities has a population of more than 5,000. The 21st perpetuates the 19th Army Field Artillery Regiment of "D-day" fame and the 7th Medum Artillery Regiment. provincial committee on the aims and objectives of education in the schools of Ontario. Mr. Cochrane said the proposal was discussed at a principals' meeting Sept. 3 and the general consensus was that such a day would be an excellent form of professional development and should be held. The board gave tentative approval to the seminars, but left Mr. Cochrane with authority to cancel the plans if he felt the program was not organized well enough. A principals' meeting was held again last week and according to James Coulter, superintendent of schools, Mr. Cochrane was agreed that the seminar should be held as scheduled. and Don Bartliff hit to the second baseman. With two out in the ninth, Ed Deer pinch hit for Brad Dotot and blasted a long home run for Ciinton's second run. Clinton had an early chance BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER The Huron County Council session last Friday in Goderich was a quiet one but did contain an announcement which may be felt in a number of Clinton district pocketbooks. E. F. Hall, county assessment commissioner, told council that house trailers will soon be assessed on the same basis as permanent homes when they are placed on foundations or otherwise considered to have "become part of the land." Taxes due on the trailer assessment will be charged to the landowner and it will be up to him to arrange with the trailer owner for payment, Mr. Hall said. He gave no further details. In other news affecting Clinton, Roy V. Pattison, chairman of the county development committee, reported on the group's visit last month to CFB Clinton and again solicited the county's to tie the score up in the third inning, with the bases loaded and only one out. Livermore hit a fly ball, but Miller couldn't score from third, then Cam Colquhoun struck nut, Peters Please turn to page 12 co-operation to "get something in there." Robert W. J. Lyons, chairman of the committee of management of Huronview, received council approval for his committee's recommendation that rates be set at $216 per month and $7.10 per day for any part of the month retroactive to April 1 of this year. Clerk-treasurer John Berry informed the councillors that county expenses are in line with budget estimates so far this year and Elmer Hayter, Stanley Township reeve and chairman of the county road committee, reported that six projects completed or nearly completed will cost less than the estimates. "it is," said county engineer Jim Britnell, "the first year in 13 that we've been under the estimates ,.. we're looking forward to a surplus." Mr. Britnell suggested that Please turn to Page 2 Canadian Forces Base Clinton, slated to close in 1971, was suggested last week as a site for offices of the Midwestern Ontario Regional Development Area Council and its partner, the Midwestern Ontario Tourist Council. The lease on the present MODA office in the Victoria and Grey Building in Stratford expires on June 10, 1970. The MODA region includes, Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington counties.- The MODA directors met in the Victorian Inn in Stratford, Sept. 24. H. B. Such, Goderich's representative on the council, outlined the CFB Clinton phase-out plans and later several directors suggested the MODA offices be moved to the base. The only action taken was to ask the new MODA manager, Milton Phillips, to examine the costs of moving the office from one centre to another. Reeve Walter Gerth of Milverton complained of lack of communications between the council and its`zones. There is a large vacuum, he said, between the directors and manager and the zones — the townships, villages and towns within MODA. 0. J. Wessman, reeve of Grand Bend, said the big problem facing MODA right now is getting word back to the locals that MODA is going again. He was referring to a period of time earlier this year when the future of the council was in doubt because some former members did not pay 1969 membership fees, Curtis L. Roth, mayor of New Hamburg, said, "You have to get to the people who do, the voting. They think that all we want is their money and we don't do anything for them when we get it." A. R. Hoffer, reeve of Elora and president of the MODA council, told the directors that the zones would first have to be reorganized and then a general conference called for the first of the year, when the zone representatives could meet with the directors and with MODA's new manager, Milton Phillips, Warden James Hayter of Huron County, feeling a greater urgency for action, suggested a general information meeting be held as early as possible and be open to all city, county, town and township councils and the general public. Mr. Hayter said he would be willing to have all his county councillors there "even if they have to be paid." Mr. Phillips was instructed to organize such a meeting late in November. Mr. Wessman told the council: "This is a damn important meeting if we are to stress the importance of regional councils. We should have a guest speaker like Ontario Premier John Roberts, Municipal Affairs Minister Darcy McKeough and Provincial Treasurer Charles MacNaughton or at least two of them." The MODA agencies have reduced their debt from $32,000 to $10,600 -- just about the amount Kitchener has refused to pay, AII, 1968 members were asked to assist with writing off the debt at a rate of 11 cents per capita. Kitchener owes $10,445; Waterloo Township, $900 and Elmira, $458. They are the only members which have not paid their assessed share of the debt liquidation. Several members voiced displeasure over the failure of the city to assume responsibility for a share of the debt which was incurred last year when Kitchener was a member. Acting on a motion made by Warden' Hayter, the council decided to send representatives back to' Kitchener city council for one last appeal. Mr. Hayter said "It looks kind of funny for Kitchener to get out when we are in a year of debt. They could just jump back Please turn to page 2 21st Regiment to fire salute Schools closing next Wednesday