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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-07-22, Page 2Bayfield council discusses drainage problems BY LtzA WILLIAMS In its regular meeting on July 19, the Bayfield Town Council discussed, among other things, their drainage project, the arrangements of which are to be completed in the near future. The concern at the present time is to make certain that the apparatus for surface drainage will lie entirely on village property, This precaution involves a detailed investigation into property lines and survey information, which in several cases has been found to be obscure. Several other problems are being considered regarding the drainage project. Several of the catch-basins may not be big enough to accommodate the amount of water which is expected to collect in them. Also some of the lengths of pipe will need to be larger in diameter. The lengths of pipe, which will be laid in ditches dug for the purpose, about four feet deep, will be much more successful if they are laid on a layer of gravelly earth than if they are laid on quicksand or fine silt. Councillor Warner therefore proposes that the Council go to the site of the project, in the Tuyll Street area, and see what is to be found when test-holes are dug. It is already known that there is water at a depth of three feet, and that there are two layers of sand of different. coarseness. Councillor MacFadden suggested that if quicksand is found, which will leak into the drain and clog it up, perhaps the Council should consider changing to a shallow-ditch plan. Council will decide from the test-holes what the best method would be, and then will go ahead and accept tenders for the job. Clerk Graham read the correspondence. Tenders have been called for fuel for the winter, both for fuel oil and for stove nit Lox the library. Gerry Wallace sent a letter of complaint about a tree trunk on the north side of Cameron St. which he ran into and wishes removed. Mrs. Iris Bird informs the Council that 50 locust trees along 200 feet bordering Sarnia ROW have been harmed by brush killer, Council wishes to reassure the public that there will be no spraying this year. Hugh Gregory writes that the Davis Tree Co. pointed out that a hard maple on village property in front of his lot is diseased. Council investigated, and found this to be, so, and also found that the tree had grown up around some hydro " wires, which will complicate a solution to the problem. The Department of Trade and Development has issued its statistical report, dated June 11, 1971, including information on Bayfield's population, employment distribution, and increases or decreases from past reports. The Lampton Youth Theatre is a group of touring actors sponsored by a grant from the government's Opportunities for Youth program. This troupe performs free of charge, and is interested in playing in Bayfield if the village can provide a convenient place and time. Council has referred the group's offer to the Pioneer Park Association for consideration. The Ontario Department of Education sent a dossier outlining projects and organizations for youth in this area. Enough opposition has been voiced by combined municipalities, including Bayfield, to the recent raise in rates by the Bell Telephone Co. of Canada so that the government is organizing a committee to investigate the increase. Student Workers' Environmental Enhancement Program has done its job on the Bayfield beaches, and a letter of appreciation will be sent by the Council. A decision on the Beach Management Agreement by the District Forrester awaits a copy of the village's bylaw and a survey of the agreement. John Walters, spokesman for several of Bayfield's young people who wish to hold a dance, inquired about we of the Town Hall „; for the purpose, Due to the lack of sanitary facilities in the Town Hall, Council suggests that the group rent the Community Center hall. Upon discussing the matter, Council agreed to make a policy, It was moved by Councillor Gozzard and seconded by Councillor Warner that further requests of this nature be referred to the Community Center. A group of Junior Conservationists is conducting a land-use watershed survey, in an attempt to determine potential land use around the Bayfield River. Bayfield is certainly not lacking in interest in its environment! It was moved by Councillor MacFadden and seconded by Councillor Gozzard that the bills be paid for preparation for the drainage project, There are eight possible issues concerning liquor licenses. If one issue is voted on, it cannot be reconsidered for three years, but any of the other issues can be considered immediately, with a petition. Councillor Gozzard reports that the "Sea Scout camp is going great" in its location this week in the Agricultural Park. The camp will be open for inspection Friday night during the Lions' Club Frolic. The next meeting of Council will be Wednesday, August 4, due to the Civic Holiday Weekend. SAVE NOW 20% AND 25% ON LAWN MOWERS and GARDEN EQUIPMENT FISHING and CAMPING SUPPLIES OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN!!! WHILE THEY LAST!! 8 track stereo tapes Reg 5 7.95 FOR $6.50 AT DELTA GRILL and FINA STATION 279 VICTORIA — CLINTON, ONT. IRENE'S LAUNDROMAT 4 DRY CLEANERS 1S Rattenbury St. E., Clinton 482-1833 INTRODUCES - - - Steam Pressing SPECIAL TROUSERS OR SLACKS CLEANED AND PRESSED 504 ea ONE DAY SERVICE NOW WE ARE OFFERING DRY CLEANING IN BULK OR INDIVIDUAL PIECES HOURS Through Sat., '10 a.m, to f ji",_ The 36th annual Crich Picnic was held at the Seaforth Lions Park on Saturday, July 17, with an attendance of 48. The sports were as follows: girls five and under, Julie Townsend and Elizabeth BY MAUDE HEDDEN The Huronview Auxiliary meeting was held on Monday, July 19, at 2 p.m. in the craft room. The president, Mrs. Colclough, opened the meeting with the Lord's Prayer. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. R. M. Peck of Hensall. Mrs. Colclough thanked the ladies for their help with. Senior Citizens week held in June at Huronview. The treasurer's report was read. Mrs. Logan said she would donate a patched quilt top to the Auxiliary to quilt and they could sell tickets on it when completed or whatever they decided to do with it for a money making project in which everyone was The Fisher Reunion Was held July 8 in Seaforth Lions Petit, Winners of the various sports events and contests were MeMichael, Terrylyne Fisher, Lath Fisher, Jeff Fisher, Mike Morrison, Bernice Shaw, Anna Mae Fisher, Mabel McMiehael, Glen Shaw, Lois Elliott, John Wilson, Gordon Merrill, Larry Fisher, Bess Rutherford and Bernice Fisher, The Oldest person present Was Mrs. Wm. Mil; the longest Lawson; boys five and under, Dougie McLean and Scott Townsend; girls six to nine, Sharon Crich; boys six to nine, Mark McLean and David Townsend; girls and boys 10 to 12, Patsy Crich and Robert asked to help. Mrs. McGuoghor gave a report on the craft work. Roll call was answered by 26 members. Mr. Archibald thanked the ladies for helping with the Senior Citizens week and said *any time any Auxiliary members would like to come to the home to help out they would always be welcome and could always find a job to work at. The ladies helped to quilt on Monday afternoon. The Blyth ladies put on a skit, "Dinner With A Country Cousin," which was much enjoyed. The birthday parties put on by the Institutes were discussed and it was decided to carry on as they have done in the past. The meeting closed with the Queen. Clinton ladies served lunch. Five ladies from Hensall were present at the meeting. married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wiltse; the newest married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisher; the youngest baby, Dennis Fisher. Officers elected Were President Robert McMichael, RR 1 Walton; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Cecil Elliott, Clinton; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Fisher, Clinton; and lunch eoin mi t tee, Mars. Lawrence Snyder, Mrs. Evelyn Treble and Mrs. Stella McPhee. Rutter; bubble gum race, Patsy Crich and Barry Turner; three legged race, Sandra and Patsy Crich and Mark McLean and Robert Rutter; balloon relay, Eleanor Falconer's team; grandfather's lucky spot, Pearl Cummings; wheel barrow race, Mark McLean and Robert Rutter and Sandra and Patsy Crich; clothes relay, Eleanor Falconer's team; birthday closest to picnic, Phylis Connell; oldest person present, Mrs. Roy Pepper; couple married the longest, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pepper. After a delicious supper a short business meeting was conducted by the president, George Turner. The officers for 1972 are: president, George Turner; vice-president, Archie Douglas; treasurer, Phylis Connell; secretary, Doric Crich. Table committee: Mrs. Archie Douglas, Glad Wallis, Helen Trewartha, Pearl Cummings, Mrs. Harold Crich. Sports committee: Eileen and Alex Townsend; Helynn and Barry Kushner; Doris and Murray Crich. The Picnic next year will be held on the third Sunday in July at the Seaforth Lions Park. Bayfield dances cancelled BY LIZA WILLIAMS Friday night dances have been discontinued at the Pavilion in Jowett's Grove near Bayfield. The dances drew large crowds, but very few of those who attended actually bought tickets and entered the dance hall. By doing this, they have lost entirely the opportunity to congregate and listen. Huronview Auxiliary meets with 26 attending Sports enjoyed at Fisher Reunion 3-point belts best A three-point restraint system flap belt and shoulder harness combinatioti) Is known to offer fat more protection in a crash than a lap belt alone. But according to scientist Lawrence M. Patrick of Wayne State University, only about two per cent of car occupants In the U. S. wear combination restraints, which cost about 820 for each seating position. He estimates that the cost of the three-point system amounts to $3,025 per cat occupant wearing it. The cost of eliminating one traffic fatality through the use of these combination belts comes to $12.1 Million. Professor Patrick, in a paper dietributed by Chrysler, argues that if the three-point systems are to be installed, their use should be 'mandatory. There are laws requiring inotercyelists to wear helmets Of certain standards. if the motorcycle rider can be made to protect hiinself whether he wants to or not, the same requirement can be plated on cat occupants. Eriforeement would be 'quite predicable, because it is easy to see if a three-point restraint is being were. Cte g Rudd is on vacation 3, Graduate nurse Crich family hold reunion at Seaforth Janice Dewar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Dewar, of Don Mills, Ontario. and granddaughter of Mrs. David Dewar, of Bayfield, graduated from York Regional School of Nursing in Willowdale, Ontario on Saturday, July 10, 1971. Janice is now on the staff of Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, 2 Clinton NOM-Record. Thursday, July 22, 1971 R ambling with Lucy 11111111111MMININ.01111M BY LUCY R. WOODS The days pass quickly at "The Hut", No longer does the smell of new mown tiny from the corner lot tantalize Carl. Wafted op the morning breeze it recalled old days of haying time on the fade But the rain last week started growth again, and now . that quarte:r acre is a bright green with the alfalfa which has pushed up through: the dry hay. It seems such a pity to him that no one wants the ;hay for feed, People have not time now to rake and coil the hay by' hand. They prefer to buy it all ready baled, And while to other people from distant countries, this seems a great waste, here wages are, so high that the time spent in 'haying such a small plot would moire than pay for the hay already cured and baled. And no forking needed! Lucy iceceived a card recently from Miss Joan Groves of Victoria, B.C. (formerly of Goderich Township and later Goderich). She was one of 16 travelling in two Volkeswagon buses on an horticultural tour in 'Switzerland. She described the great beauty of the Alpine meadow's, full of flowers. These were cut and used as fodder for the animals.. Her remark was, "I suppose there is nourishment in the flowers." One has, only to watch the habits of wild animals to know this. For instance, rabbits will clean off a whole row of crocus in bloom and nibble the buds of tulips. And they are extremely fond of corn flowers. In fact Lucy gave up trying to grow them because the rabbits went from plant to plant, No, longer does Lucy hear the cow bell ringing shortly after day break and think, in her semi-conscious state, that she is a child back at heir former home on Main Street, that the sound in that of Blair's cows across the river valley and that it must be time to get up and bring the cows up from the corner lot (where the alfalfa now grows) for mother to milk. Another ding-dong of the bell and Lucy knows it is. Harold Bell frightening the birds out of the black cherry tree outside her window. It never keeps Lucy awake but, strange to relate, sounds more loudly "uptown". But the black cherries have all been picked and bottled or frozen for this year. The crop must have been heavy for the cedar waxwings did not descend on the tree at "The Hut" as in former years, making it necessary to pick what could be retrieved in a hurry. And the local leads showed their preference for a new larger and later variety "Hedelfingen" — there is only one cherry left at time of writing. "You never miss the water until the well runs dry" is an old saying which many a person with a shallow well might be heard saying this year in the drought. But the water pressure stopped in the deep well about two weeks ago. Fortunately, Carl had rigged up a barrel with a tap which he keeps filled with well water so that the chill will be off it for watering his tomatoes and new fruit trees in• the east garden. If it hadn't been for that we'd have had to borrow water for a cup of tea. And a similar barrel of soft water in the basement is available for other uses. Two men worked all afternoon, taking the pipe and sucker rod out with a tripod. They cleaned all the rust and sludge out of the end pipe and cylinder, put a new leather on and installed it again. Being very rusty Carl watered the back door garden until the water had cleared. Next day at noon, no water again! Being Saturday it was difficult to locate the plumbers. Fortunately friends found them and three men worked about four hours putting in a new pipe and sucker rod. The original one had been slightly bent in re-installing it, disturbing the heavy coating of rust and minerals on which filled it up again. Lucy was shown a sample of this so-called sludge. It was like a handful of black and rusty stones. "Too much iron in the water!" Now there are many other chemicals besides iron and lime. An analysis of the water when the well was drilled 25 years ago showed some alumina. Each day brings something new as the summer progresses. The currants are ready to pick. .Likewise the beans have podded and should be picked. And of course the shower last week gave the weeds new life. One month of summer has gone. And as Lucy sits in her chair enjoying the roses, climbers, teas,,grandifloras, etc. which have been particularly good this year as well as the regal lilies, she wonders if it is too late to plant seeds which should have been in the ground in June. And Carl, he is looking around for some seedling cherries and pears which he'd like to plant this autumn on which to graft next spring. Mrs. Walter Erickson gave me the following write-up, Mr. William Craig arrived by jet at Toronto airport Friday July from Ballymena, county Antrim, Northern Ireland fora three wee visit with his brother Mr. Ed Craig and his nephew Mr, Albert Cral and family of Bayfield, He attended the July 12 celebrations at Listowel on Saturda July 10 and said as an Orangeman "I'd sure hate to miss the Batt) of the Boyne Parade." He stated that everywhere he has gone, the people, have been s very friendly. "It sure makes a fellow feel welcome in a strang land," Mr. Craig had never been in Canada before. He said if he' known Canada was like this he would have waited until hi retirement and come for a six months visit. The cars, he said, are much larger than in Ireland, and they a drive on the wrong side of the road. A great majority of the Iris travel by bicycle. • Mr. Craig attended a barbecue at the home of his great niece Mr Roger (Judy) Layton near Brucefield. (He had never attended on before) and ate "two of those long things" (meaning hot dogs) an three hamburgs. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor cookout. He thinks Bayfield is a nice little place but thinks it rather od that there are no "pubs." In Ballymena there are 68 "pubs." H thinks perhaps the Canadians aren't as thirsty a lot as the Irish. When asked about the turmoil in Ireland Mr. Craig said it is ve quiet in Ballymena but Belfast is the trouble spot, but, "Of course, he said, "I keep out of there, no use going looking for trouble," We all hope Mr., Craig enjoys his visit and will take home man pleasant memories of Canada and will return for another visit soon PERSONALS Mrs. C. Manson and son David of Edinborough, Scotland, visite with Brig. and Mrs. F. A. Clift last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hopson and son Stephen of Vancouver visite his mother Mrs, G. Hopson over the weekend. They all attended family reunion in Kingston and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Olive Hopson of that city. While there they also attended a drag race. The Bayfield Lions carnival is being held on Friday, July 23. Th parade will leave the Post Office at 7:30 with a band and floats, etc The parade will terminate at the agricultural grounds where th prizes will be awarded and the fun and games will take place. Al) ar welcome. The Anglican Church Women's annual tea and bake sale will tak place in Trinity Church Parish Hail, Bayfield, on Friday afternoon a 2:30 Get there early or the best goodies will be gone. Ed Seddall our local fisherman tells me they are getting lots o lake chubb in the nets. These fish when smoked are a real delicacy Ed has some for sale at his place on the north side of the river. e are. Buying Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn, and Mixed Grain We are equipped for fast unloading service. —Our automatic grain handling facil- ities eliminate wait- ing, when you bring your grain to Top- notch. THE ELEVATORS WILL BE OPEN 6 DAYS OF THE WEEK AND WILL Hg OP- EN AT NIGHTS IF GOOD HARVESTING WEATHER OPNOTCH T',-)r'NOTCH FEEDS LIMITED Phone 5274910 Seaforth Irish visitor wonders at lack of 'pubs' Bayfield BY ERIC EARL I