HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-11-20, Page 1CLINTON, ONTARIO - THospAY:NOVF.M.ER 20, TM
Winners of provincial honors aw rded at 4-H achievement day in Auburn Community Hall last
Saturday, are seen with Huron, ho e economist Mrs. Larry" Wheatley who standing at left. Beside
her are Sheron Collins of Auburn and Helen Brindley of RR 6, Goderich. Seated in the front row
are, from left, Brenda Archamba lt, RR 1, Auburn; Dorothy Collins of RR 3, Clinton and Sandra
McNichol of RR 2, Blyth. Staff lPhoto.
Credit union ups dividends,
reports successful year
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This is Young Canada's Book Week, an annual event whose purpose is to arouse interest in good
bdoks for boys and girls, to encourage the reading of worthwhile hooks, to make adults aware Of
the find 'books available, to remind adults of the important place good books hold in a
thiltes life and to stresse the need for good library 'service to boys and girls wherever they may live,
The book week was marked by special prcijectS and Ottigrerhe at Air Marshal Hugh Campbellublic
School in AdaStral Park, Hera sixth, grader Richard king shows librarian Mrs. Clayton CMOs and
fOurth-gradee PiaSaline IVielaridoti a book edger he designed ,as a book week project, — Staff Photo•
Cli ton News-Record
104th `aAR - 'N0.47
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The OPP this week Warned
motorized snow vehicle owners
and operators to make sure they
are fully aware of all the laws
governing registration,
equipment, insurance and
driving rules for snowmobiles.
Dept, of Transport offices can
supply this information.
Weather
BY MRS. 'WES BRADNOCK
More than 200 girls from 16
4-H homemaking clubs in this
portion of Huron County
participated in a fall
achievement day for the
needlecraft project in Auburn
last Saturday.
Mrs. Larry Wheatley, home
economist for Huron, and her
assistant, Miss Karen O'Rourke,
ran the program with the help of
Miss Betty Conway of Middlesex
County and Mrs. Ian McAllister
of Zurich.
Provincial honours and pins
were awarded to Sharon Collins
of Auburn, Brenda Archambault
of RR 1 Auburn, Dorothy
Collins of RR 3 Clinton, Helen
Brindley of RR 6 Goderich and
Sandra McNichol of RR 2 Blyth.
County honours went to
Barbara Elliott of Clinton,
Connie Gibbings of RR 1
Clinton; Sandra Good, RR 1
Londesboro; Donna Broffiley of
Londesboro; Karen Taylor of
RR 4 Goderich;, Dorothy
Nicholson of RR 2 Blyth, Avon
The Midwestern Ontario
Regional Development Council
toured Canadian Forces Base
Clinton with its advisory
committee of senior civil service
officials 'last week and decided
to form a committee to prepare
a brief on future use of the base
which is slated for closing in
1971.
Milton Phillips of Stratford,
the recently appointed general
manager , °Lithe council, said it
will be three to five months
before the council could expect
the brief.
Mr. Phillips said he. expects
the' committee to include
members of the provincial
BY WILMA OKE
The Huron-Perth Separate
School, Board, meeting in
committee of the whole in
Seaforth Monday evening,
interviewed applicants' for the
post of business administrator. It
is understood that a choice was
made, but by late Wednesday
the name had not been
announced.
Paul Franck, the board's
administrator since the
two-county system was created
last January, last month
submitted his resignation,
effective Dec. 31.
In other business Monday,' the
board learned that it still owns
St. David's convent in
Kinkora—a building it thought it
sold to the parish for $1.
The trustees were told that
the solicitors Were asked last
May to complete the sale, but
that the transaction is still not
Toll of RR 3 Blyth. and Clara
Wasson of RR 2 Walton,
Leaders- who received badges
Were: Auburn 1 — Mrs. W.
Bradnock and Mrs. Frank
Raithby; Auburn 2 — Mrs.
Donald Haines and Mrs. Thomas
Haggitt; Clinton 1 — Mrs. Ray
Bird; Clinton 2 — Mrs. Bob
Semple and Mrs. Keith Tyndall;
Clinton 3 — Mrs. R. E.
Thompson, Mrs. Russel Good
and Clinton 4 — Mrs. Larry
McClinchey, Mrs. Joe Gibson.
Also Holmesville 1 — Mrs.
Leonard Rodger, Mrs. Keith
Miller; Holmesville 2 — Mrs.
John Westbrook, Mrs. Alvin
Betties; Homesville 3 — Mrs.
Eldon Yea, Mrs. Elgin Cox;
Goderich — Mrs. William Porter,
Mrs. Stanley Mcllwain;
Londesboro — Mrs. Harry Snell,
Mrs. Harry Watkins; Londesboro
2 — Mrs. Ray Snell; Morris —
Mrs. Jack McNichol, Miss Margie
Phalen; Tiger Dunlop 1 — Mrs.
Verdun Vanstone, Mrs. Arnold
Young; Tiger Dunlop 2 — Mrs.
Arnold Fisher, Miss Kathy
Taylor; Walton 1. — Mrs. Allan
McCall and Mrs. Allan Searle.
government, the town of
Clinton, Tuckersmith Township
and the county•government.
After the council board of
directors visited the base last
Thursday, Mr. Phillips said all
tended to agree with earlier
.assessments that the base is
primarily geared to educational
use.
Named to organize the special
committee were Huron County
Warden James Hayter; R.,-
Hoffer of Elora, council
president; T. H. Isley of RR 2
Breslau; Ernie Nyitrai, on the
regional development staff of
the Ontario Dept. of Municipal
Affairs and Mr. Phillips.
finished. The result is ,that the
board must pay $162.64 in taxes
on the convent.
Francis Hicknell, chairman of
the property committee,
reported furniture for the board
room is,to be delivered in eight
weeks. In the meantime the
board will hold meetings as usual
in St. James School, Seaforth.
Arthur Haid, chairman of the
bus committee, in a report on
plans to . replace one of the
school-owned buses at Zurich,
said a mechanic found the
second bus at Zurich was in
worse condition than the one
the committee intended, to
replace.
"That bus," he said,"cotild be
put off the road (by the
Department of Transport)
before the end of the year. The
tires are practically nil, and the
valves are no good." Several
prices were given on a new bus.
' Please turn to page 2
Al. the 18th annual meeting of
the 'Clinton Community Credit
Union last evening, the board of
directors was expected to ask
for an increase to six' per cent in
the dividend paid on members'
shares.
The dividend declared last
year was 5.75 per cent. The
increase would apply to the
minimum monthly balance and
be retroactive to Oct, 1, 1968.
Hector .Kingswell, president,"
told the Meeting in kotel
Clinton that the year had been a
successful one for the credit
union. "We have," he said,
"enjoyed .steady progress in all
areas of our business and have
endeavoured to look alter the
members' needs in the best
interest of all concerned."
Mr. Kingswell noted that 27
Members died in the last year.
Insurance benefits on their
savings were 'paid to their
beneficiaries and their loans
were paid off in full, he
explained, adding: "We have the
consolation of having aided the
families of the bereaved and this
is the purpose of the insurance.
On behalf of the members of
Clinton Community. Credit
Union, I convey heartfelt
sympathies to the bereaved
families."
In its report, the board of
directors said the credit union
assets increased more than
Clinton police yesterday were
investigating an incident in
which a glass door at the
Brewers' Retail ' store was
smashed and at least two cases
of beer stolen about 10:30 pim.
Tuesday.
Also under investigation was a
hit-and-run accident in which an
auto being pursued by police
Sunday evening rammed a
parked car on Princess Street
west'of Albert Street and pushed
the parked vehicle against a wall.
Damage to the parked car,
owned by David Dale of 208
Townsend St., Clinton, was
estimated at $500.
involved in a collision at ,the
main corner at 1:45 aim. on
Nov. 15 were cars driven by
Douglas C. Wallis of RR 1,
Bayfield, and Vasco Dall'Armi
of London.
Two cars were also damaged
in a collision on Victoria Street
at Mary Street on Nov. 12 at
2:45 p.m. Drivers were
identified as Albert N. Kyle of
Clinton and Robert F. Johnston
of Londesboro.
Another Nov. 15 accident
involved cars driven by Helen
Roorda of 157 Mary St.,
Clinton, arid James C, Rougher
of RR 5, Clinton. Damage
totaled $400. The mishap took
place at Wellington and Isaac
Streets at 3:15 p.m.
At 11:15 a.m. that day, on
Victoria Street at Ontario Street,
there was' a collision involving
cats driven by Jameg Radteird of
Londesboro and James i.
Lebeau of Rit 1, Rrucefield.
borene Radford, a passenger in
one of the tars, sustained
possible neck injuries.
GOderith detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police
investigated 15 accidents during.
Me past week.
treasurer, and Fred E. Gibson,
manager, reported that little of
this year's increased business was
from new members at CFB
Clinton. They predicted that the
credit union would have no
trouble adjusting to the
phase-out of the military base.
Ernest . Williams, vice
president, reporting for the
five-man board of directors, was
expected to recommend
addition of two directors now
that the credit union has more
than 3,500 members and assets
are up to over $3.1 million from
$2.6 million last year.
Because the meeting took
place after this issue of The
News-Record went to preSs, the
vote on the recommendation
and the names 'of the new
directors, if appointed, will be
reported next week.
Besides Mr. Kingswell and
Mrs. Williams, board members
include Arthur Ball, secretary,
Antoine Garon and Thomas
Eadie. Both Mr. Ball and Mr.
Garon were expected to be
re-elected last evening. The
terms of the other directors did
not expire this year.
Both Mr. Gibson and Mr.
Peterson praised the board,
saying that, members are
"fortunate in having dedicated'
men on their board ... this is one,
of the reasons we have such a
successful credit union."
Sunday, November 9, on
Highway 21 south of county
road 25, a car driven by Norman
Russell Todd, London, was
involved in a single-car accident.
Damage to the vehicle was
estimated at $1,000.
The following day, there were
two accidents, one at county
road 12 north of Highway S and
one at county road 31 at the
intersection of the second
concession of Colborne.
The first one involved two
cars, one driven by Francis
Dohnage, RR 1, Londesboro,
and one operated , by Alvin
Foster, Walkerton. Damage in
that accident was estimated at
$1,225.
The second mishap was a
single-truck accident resulting in
$500 damage to the vehicle
driven by Norman Hamilton, 91
South Street, Goderich.
Tuesday, Remembrance Day,
Please turn to page 2
The provincial police
detachment at Goderich will be
ready on Dec, 1 when it
becomes compulsory for
Motorists to submit to breath
tests to determine alcohol levels
in their blood.
The detachMent has a
Breathalyser machine and two
men trained in its use, A third
officer is taking; the two•Week
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Calvin Christian School
Society will be advised by Huron
County Board of Education that
their petition for assistance has
been turned down.
The Society has requested
assistance in the form of
transportation of pupils and had
suggested that the Huron
County Board , of Education
share library and gymnasium
facilities wherever possible.
The members of the Board
noted they were sympathetic to
the problems of the . Calvin
Christian School Society because
they do not receive a tangible
return for their dollars invested
in the way of property taxes for
support of their schools, but
they felt there are complications
which would make co-operation
between the two school systems
unfeasible at this time.
In the matter of
transportation, the board
pointed out that the Schools
Administration Ac t specifically
allows a board to provide
transportation "for its resident
pupils to and from a school that
the board operates,"
The Board feared it was
leaving itself open to criticism, if
not legal action, by using public
funds to contravene the
statutes and said the problem
of dual jurisdiction over the
conduct of the pupils on a bus
could present a number of
"sticky" problems.
Where library facilities are
concerned, the Board called
attention to the fact that the
number of books in a school
library is based on an expenditure
per student enrolled. Use of
these books by , an outside
organization would reduce the
Gordon L. Hill, 43, of Varna
is the new president of the
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture. The election took
place on the second day of the
OFA's annual convention in
Toronto last week.
The theme of the three-day
event was "Road to
the 70's ... Drive or Be Driven."
The two new vice-presidents
of the OFA are Frank Wall of
Port Burwell in Elgin County
and Keith Matthie of Algonquin
in Grenville County.
The remaining new members
of the executive include Bruce
Taylor from Enniskillen in
Durham County, Malcolm
Davidson from Brucefield and
Delmer Bennett from Forrester's
Falls in Renfrew County.
Mr. Hill succeeds Charles G.
Munro of Embro as OFA
president. Mr. Munro continues
as president of the Canadian
Federation of Agriculture and as
a vice-president of the
International Federation of
Agricultural Producers. He is the
second man in the history of the
Federation to gain three
consecutive one-year terms as
OFA leader.
The new OFA president, a
hog and cash-crop producer,
farms in partnership with his
married son. Together they
manage about 700 acres of white
beans and barley, although the
bulk of their operation involves
hogs.
Mr. Hill has been active hi
farm organizations for about 15
years. starting with the Huron
training course in Toronto,
New sections of the criminal
rode which take effect next
month make it a crime to have
an alcohol level in the blood
higher than ,08 percent or to
refuse to undergo a breath test
administered by 'a police officer.
The minimum penalty is
$50 fine for either offence. But
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number of books available to the
studentsin the public school.
As well, the time the library is
free would be seriously reduced
and it was felt that the
confusion caused by eight grades
using the library facilities is
sufficient without compounding
the problem by the addition of
eight more grades.
Space is another problem as is
the imposition on the teacher in
charge of the library who would
be responsible for extra
supervision over and above her
regular duties.,
The problems of supervision,
use •of equipment; liability in
case of accident and timetabling
of gymnasiums are all of
sufficient importance to cause
the board to doubt the
practicality of sharing these
facilities with the Society.
Dan Murphy, Goderich,
representative for the Separate
School in the county, suggested
that the Calvin Christian School
Society be advised of the reasons
behind the Board's refusal to
grant their request. He further
asked that the Minister of
Education be notified of the
decision and thereby, the
problem.
"Frankly, I have some
sympathy for their requests,"
stated Murphy. "They are not
unlike requests from the
Separate Schools 50 years ago. I
wouldn't want to leave the
impression that we didn't
consider this."
Calvin Christian. Society will
be advised in writing of the
reasons behind the Huron
Board's decision, but the Board
will not formally forward any
information on the matter to the
office of the ' Minister of
Education.
County local of the Ontario
Farmers' Union.
He was president of OFU
from 1957 to 1960, and then
provincial secretary for one year.
In 1962, the father of three
joined the Farm Products
Marketing Board for a three-year
term, He has also served on the
Ontario Bean Producers'
Marketing Board for two years.
Interest in agriculture as a
whole has taken Mr. Hill to work
with the Advlsory Committee to
the Price Stabilization Board and
the Agricultural Inquiry
Committee into Intermarketing
Products. Most recently, he
helped author the report of the
Special Committee on Farm
Income.
Following his election; Mr.
Hill stated that definite
progress in the future will
"require a group effort on behalf
of all of us together."
CORDON HILL
the penalties can range up to
$1,000, six months in jail or
both.
iittron County law
enforcement officials will meet
within a week to discuss the
breatikesting system and the
government plans a publicity
campaign to acquaint the public
with the bee, 7 deadline,
Because the machine that sets
the type for our headlines broke
down this week and a plane
flying in replacement parts was
delayed by bad weather, some
improvisation was necessary.
The result is that our front page •
headlines were not set in the
usual type face and our inside
pages display a mixture of type
faces and styles,
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The five present members of
Stanley Township Council will
serve another term after being
chosen by acclamation at a
nomination meeting Monday in
Varna. The incumbent reeve,
Elmer Hayter, and the deputy,
Anson McKinley, both were
acclaimed as were Councillors
Calvin Horton, John Scotchmer
and Thomas Consitt.
Bayfield's nomination
meeting is reported in Audrey
Bellchamber's news of that
village this week. Hullett
Township and Hensall
nomination meetings are slated
for tomorrow. Clinton
ratepayers nominate council
members on the 28th, with
elections on Dec. 8.
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Despite the fact that the
installation is slated to close in
less than two years, Canadian
Forces Base Clinton is getting
two newly painted billboard-like
signs to identify itself to traffic
on Highway 4. The new signs
have white lettering on a dark
background — the reverse of the
former arrangement — and are in
both French and English.
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Friends and neighbors of the
Roy Pickett family report that
more than $785 was netted in a
fund drive started after the
Picketts' farm home on the 14th
concession in Goderich
,Township burned last month.
The family is living in a
mobile home to which two
bedrooms have been added, the
friends said, and all immediate
needs have been met.
The Clinton Legion branch
has pledged $1,000 from its
poppy fund to help Mr. Pickett,
a -veteran, meet the cost of the
new housing.
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The Clinton office of the
Ontario Dept. of Agriculture and
Food will hold a six-session for
beef cattlemen, starting Dec. 3.
Maximum enrolment is 30. The
fee will be $5. The Clinton staff
will be assisted by men from
Centralia'College of Agricultural
Technology, the Bruce County
agricultural representative and a
man from the Meat Packers
Council, Toronto.
• * *
Clinton Recreation Director
Doug Andrews reports that
turnout has been so, poor that
the Recreation Committee is
thinking of cancelling Sunday
evening public skating sessions.
Only eight skaters were on the
ice last Sunday. Sunday evening
has been reserved for adults or
young couples, but some other
activity will be scheduled unless
interest in the adult skating
increases, Mr. Andrews said.
* * *
Police Chief Lloyd Westlake
this week urged citizens of
Clinton to comply with the
town bylaws and confine their
dogs. The leashing restriction is
being ignored by many persons,
he said, and when time permits
the police will lay charges
against dog owners who allow
their pets to roan at large.
The first I Five win lop
coWain 4-H honours
MODA names panel
to study base uses
RC schools appointing
business administrator
'500,000 and assured that if
i ther institutions increase their
nterest' rates, the creditf union's
A •
, yolume of business should
enable it to give as good or
better return for savings, with
the added benefit of life
insurance,
The demand for mortgage
money continues to outstrip the
supply, the members were told,
with rates on first mortgage
loans, now at 10 per cent per
'Nyear. Rates An personal loans
remain et 1 per cent per month
on '.the unpaid balance and
two-thirds of 1 per cent per
month or an effective rate of S
per cent, per year, for each $100
of a member's loan matched by
shares.
Two-year term deposits are
paying 8 per cent, with the rate
changing monthly, the members
learned, and the rate paid on
deposit accounts will be upped
on Jan. 1 to- 6 per cent from 3
per cent with interest credited
on June 30 and Dec. 31. A
minimum monthly balance of
$300 must be maintained for
interest to be paid. Effective
immediately, there will be a
10-cent charge for each cheque
processed.
Members from Canadian
Forces Base .' Clinton were
reminded that once an account
is opened, they can • remain
members no matter where they
may be posted. A. D. Peterson„
Thieves smash door, take beer
Board of education
denies assistance
to Calvin School
Elect Gordon Hill
president of OFA
Brace for breathalyzer