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Thursday, Aug ft S i 197:1 106 Year •• No. 31
1971
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July 27 73 47 87 66
28 76 56 85 67
29 72 55 85 66
30 73 52 $2 69
31 71 51 85 64
An- 1 78 49 87 70
82 56 79 56
Rain .12" Rain 2.13"
Separate School board buys land for St. Marys addition
The quiet of a holiday Sunday was broken early in the afternoon when firemen were
called to a house fire....a tree house fire that is. The tree house was located beside the
pond in the park between Townsend Street and Winter court. Here firemen extinguish
the last flames in the grass aroun the tree,
around the tree.
Provincial Police warn
of counterfeit currency
BY WILMA OKE
The purchase of approximately one acre
in St. Marys was revealed at the regular
meeting of the Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board in Seaforth
on Monday.
The land, consisting of five lots at the
northern end of Peel and Church Streets,
was bought for $11,000 from E. Brown
because the present school area is
inadequate,
The announcement was made by Trustee
Michael Connolly of R.R. 3 Kippen, on
behalf of a committee composed of Trustees
David Teahen, Stratford; Francis Hicknell,
R.R. 5 Seaforth; and Mr. Connolly.
A tender for $730 by J.D. Kelly
Construction of Stratford was accepted for
the removalof a house at 212 Queen Street,
Stratford, which is owned by the board. The
site is to be levelled by the firm.
The board endorsed the recommendation
of Trustee Arthur Haid of R.R.4, Listowel,
chairman of the Transportation Committee,
1 st Column
A reminder that Clinton Town Council is
still looking for suggestions for the A.T.
Cooper Memorial Willis C. Cooper, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cooper, former
well-known residents, successful merchant
and former mayor of Clinton, has donated
$25,000 for the memorial and Clinton
Council is attempting to get the feeling of
the citizens of the town on how the money
can best be spent.
A council meeting will be held Monday
night so it might be best to hurry your
suggestions through before then in case
council wants to make a decision that night.
Send them either care of the News-Record
or directly to the clerk's office at Clinton
town hall.
that Gary O'Grady, R.R. 3, Listowel, be
employed as a full-time bus driver at St.
Mary's School at Hesson.
An information sheet on portable
classrooms for 1971 was distributed to the
board members defining the specifications
The Counterfeit and Forgery Section of
the Anti-Rackets Branch, Ontario Provincial
Police, warn the public that counterfeit
American currency is again being passed
throughout Ontario. Denominations of $10,
$20, $50, and $100 ate being passed off on
the unsuspecting public. The most popular,
however, is a counterfeit 10 which should be
easy to detect because of poor printing on
the face of the note. It is destribed at a very
poor facsimile. The five most common serial
numbers that have appeared on the tens to
date are: A 30593255 C, A 37954162 A, B
95468355'A, A 94238850 A, A 29198289
B.
The public is advised that should they
The special committee of Clinton town
council and a representetive of an
architectural firm began yesterday afternoon
to eompite an inventory of existing facilities
to municipal departments in the town and
an analysis of future needs.;.
'the committee and a representative of
the firm of Snider, Huget and March of
Waterloo, engineers and architects, was
scheduled 'to tour existing facilities of all
municipal departments in order for the firm
to assess the future needs of the town.
The tour 'was set up after a special
meeting of town council last thursday
evening at whith Don R. Snider br the firm
met with the entire council. The meeting
At the Executive Meeting of
the Huron NDP Riding
Association, held on July 27 in
Clinton, 'the Paul Carroll
Election Conunittee was ratified.
The committee consists of
Campaign Manager — Rick
Dodds; Official Agent Dave
Gower, Organizer -- Shirley
Weary; Rural Co-ordinator —
Wilt Glazier; Sign Chairman —
Phil Walker; Publicity Chairmati
and comparing the four tenders received.
Boise Cascade, Hensel!, will install a
portable at Precious Blood School in Exeter,
while Beaver Lumber will install portables at
Sacred Heart School in Wingham (one) and
at St. Aloysius School in Stratford (one).
suspect they have received a counterfeit note
the following steps be taken:
1, Do not return it to the passer—even if he
offers to exchange it for a genuine note;
2, Delay the paSser on any excuse if at all
possible;
3, Call your police division or department;
4, Mentally obtain a good description of the
passer. If he runs out or leaves before the
arrival of the police attempt to obtain his
vehicle license number and write it down;
5. If you suspect you have a counterfeit note
do not attempt to pass it off. The sentence
for knowingly passing off a counterfeit note
is up to 14 years.
had been called after council, on the
initiative 91 Mayor Don Symons had moved
to context the firm at council's June
meeting. The mayor has warned that many
departments needed new facilities and that it
would cost the town more if they each went
out on their own to provide for their own
needs. Public Works has been talking for
More than a year about a new building. The
Public Utilities Commission is alSo
considering an addition to its building.
Police and the 'town clerk's office are
inadequate and last week the cell area at the
town hall was condemned after a fire in the
wooden walls.
The fire department does not have space
to store its tanker truck, acquired a year ago.
— Stan Profit; Finance
Chairman, John Fisher, and
Secretary — Ina Fisher.
A meeting of Zone Chairmen
is scheduled for early August in
order to begin the campaign. A
pre-election canvass will be
complete,' In August, to be
followed by regular election
canvassing as soon as the
election is called.
The 'candidate, Paul Carroll,
Please turn to Page 7
These three portables are on a rental basis
with an option to buy.
John 'Vintar, Superintendent of
Education, reported on a news release from
the Ontario Department of Education News
and Information Services which has been
distributed to the trustees. The
Superintendent pointed out that Ontario's
trainable retarded children under the
proposed new legislation will have the
opportunity to attend school full time from
ages ' five to twenty-one, dependent upon
their capability to profit from the school
experience. Under present legislation
students under 10 years can only attend half
days and all students had to leave at the age
of 18 years.
Trustee John McCann, R. R. 3, Ailsa
Craig, chairman of Property Committee
reported tenders for asphalting, electrical
work and gravel would be opened July 30.
Tuckersmith
grail/is
building
permits
BY WILMA OKE
Building permits were granted to a
number of Tuckersmith residents on
Tuesday night when Tuckersmith council
(itet in regular session. Receiving permits are:
John Price, Egmondville, for a house in
Harpurhey; Howard Allen, Brucefield;
Robert Fotheringham, R R 3, Seaforth; Earl '
Papple, R R 4, Seaforth, Lloyd Mier,
Seaforth.
Consent for land severance was granted to
Donald Hulley for two lots in Egmondville
from Warden Haney and to Mr. and Mrs.
Barry Linden of Toronto for approximately
five acres from Robert Allan of Brucefield.
The Bell drain, in the Kippen area, is
completed and the owners are to be billed
on October 30, 1971.
Road superintendent Allan Nicholson
reported the Sproat bridge has been installed
and work on it will soon be completed. The
old bridge is expected to be removed on
Wednesday, August 4 by Facca Construction
Company Of R. R. 3, Maidstone, the firm
which installed the new bridge.
Passed for payment were the following
accounts for a total of $27,542,10. Road
Accounts, $15,560.33; Drains, $10,381.40;
Welfare, $410.06; Grants, $500;
Miscellaneous, $690.31.
2 firemen
awarded medals
Two members -of Clinton's volunteer firb
department have been given medals in
honour of their long service from Ontario
Fire Marshal M.S. Hurst.
Grant Rath, Clinton Fire Chief, and Bob
Draper', Assistant Chief, were given the
medals for their 30 years of service each to
the department. They received the honours
by mail becaute they were unable to attend
a service at the Ontario Fire College,
Gravenhurst.
The service honors firefighters with 30 or
more years of service. Mr. Rath has served in
Clinton for 37 years and Mr. Draper for 32
years.
Mr. Rath joined the department in 1934
when a 1928 fire truck, now a museum
piece, was used to fight fires. He succeeded
Lock tree as chief in 1947.
For the past 13 years, Mr. Draper has
served as assistant fire chief. He joined the
department in 1939 and left three years later
for two and a half years overseas with the
Corps of Canadian Firefighters,
The citations state the Fite Services Long
Service Medal "is given in sincere
appreciation of 30 years or more of
courageous and faithful service to the
citizens of Ontario in protecting their lives
and property from fire."
Dragging goes on
for drowning victim
Dragging operations continued
Wednesday in an attempt to 'recover the
body of a Stratford man believed to have
drowned Monday near Bayfield.
Aldo Betto of Nile St. Stratford, 39, was
seen about 4:30 Monday floating on an
inner tube about 200 yards off shore. He
was visiting his brother Mating at Bayfield
for 'the Civic Holiday weekend. He
disappeared and it Is presumed he drowned.
An OPP police boat and two divers were
used Tuesday in the search tor the body but
were unsuccessful.
Good fun and bargains
at Carnival and sidewalk sale
The three-day sidewalk sale held on Clinton's main street was classed as a success by most
of the merchants taking part. Despite rain on Friday the crowds were good most of the
time. And they found some good bargains.
Rides were a part of the fun for the youngsters at the Lions Club's Street carnival held
Thursday night.
A tough new golf course was opened in Clinton Thursday night, it was centrally located,
right on main street. it challenged the'golfers with a tough little'putting green. Here Lions
Andrew Mowatt and Maynard Correy watch a contestant try his luck during the Lions
carnival.
* * *
The switchboard at the Belr?Telephone
of free in Clinton has a new chief operator.
Mrs. Ruth Lombardo started with Bell
Canada as an operator in April, 1968 in St.
Thomas. In May 1970, she became a traffic
office clerk until transferring to Brantford
as a supervisor in March of this year.
She became chief operator here as of
August 1.
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The Doon Campus of Conestoga College
of Applied Arts and Technology is holding a
seminar on Low cost Automation for
Ontario manufacturers on September 2,
1911.
The Ontario Department of Trade and
Development is co-sponsoring the one-day
seminar with extensive industrial
participation.
The College recognizes that many
industries can improve their production
output while reducing costs through the use
of low cost automation devices. The
Technology Division will display three
mechanical applications for production
equipment that have been designed and
produced at the College.
* *
It hardly rates as news anymore when
someone breaks into the Fish and Game
Conservation Clubhouse, but it happened
again early Monday morning. Police report
about $10 in change was taken.
Police also say that vandali are having a
good time with those new flower pots on
Main street. One was broken on Tuesday
night or early Wednesday morning. That's
the second one to go.
* *
Money Gaunt M.P.P. will Speak at the
August meeting of the Huron Federation of
Agriculture which will be held tonight
(Thursday) at the Hensall Public School.
Time of the meeting is 9 p.m.
The Federation will also hold its annual
picnit on Sunday, August 15 at the Paradise
Park near Walton.
* * *
A general meeting is to be held tonight in
the Varna Town Hall at 9 p.m. lot all those
interested in the future of the Bayfield
River. It will be presided over by the Junior
Conservationists Award Program.
* * *
While in many cases there is a job
shortage for students this summer, for the
summer employment services run by the
Xoffee House there has been a shortage of
students available for work. In at least one
case Mr. Gelling says he has been unable to
fulfill the needs of an employer of a short
term job because not enough students were
available.
He is hoping more students will come in
to the Koftee Howe and register and that
employers will continue to call him at
482-9192 when they need sornehelp.
The students can register tonight at the
Xoffee House and enjoy the music 'of the
Brotherhood from London at the same time.
Council considers future
municipal building requirements
NOP executive meets