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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-10-28, Page 1Clinton, 11a lario Oct. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Thursday, October 28, 1971 Weather 1971 1970 HI LO HI LO 60 51 57 51 Rain Nil 56 33 60 39 56 51 59 46 61 40 61, 42 58 41 Rain .35" Firemen play water onto the blazing Clinton Public Works Department warehouse in a fire that destroyed the building last Wednesday night about 8:30. The old building was ablaze when firemen arrived and they had no chance to save it or remove the equipment inside. They were also hampered by exploding fuel containers in the building. They spent most of their time protecting neighbouring buildings which were threatened. A crowd of 300-400 persons watched the blaze which could be seen at a long distance. 32 RC school teachers attend Live-in MacNaughton swamps opposition with biggest ever majority Duncan holds on for second Charles MacNaughton topped every poll but four in Huron riding as he swept to victory in Thursday's Provincial Election with his highest majority thus far. Final results showed MacNaughton with 9,857 votes, a majority of 5,204 over his nearest candidate, Ken Duncan of the Liberals. Paul Carroll, the New Democratic candidate, came third with 3,427, despite getting the highest vote ever accorded to an NDP candidate in the riding. Independent Ed Bain, also of Goderich, polled only 95 votes. In Clinton, MacNaughton swept the polls with 996 overall to Duncan's 310 and Carroll's 268. Bain had six. Poll one showed MacNaughton, 168; Duncan, 62; Carroll, 53 and Bain two. Poll two showed MacNaughton, 140; Duncan, 39; Carroll, 31 and Bain 0. Poll three showed MacNaughton, 116; Duncan, 28; Carroll, 36 and Bain one. Poll four showed MacNaughton, 131; Duncri 43; Carroll 28 and Bain'one. Poll Five showed MacNaughton, 174; Duncan 50; Carroll, 63 and Bain one. Poll six showed MacNaughton, 101). Duncan, 31; Carroll, 23 and Bain 0. Poll seven showed MacNaughton, 167; Duncan, 57; Carroll, 34 and Bain one. Bayfield voters threw their full weight behind MacNaughton, but made Carroll their second choice. MacNaughton polled 165; Carroll, 67; Duncan, 36 and Bain one Goderich Township also gave Carroll the After failing in his attempt to upset Charles MacNaughton in last week's provincial election, Paul Carroll NDP candidate and reeve of Goderich promised Clinton man killed in farm accident BY WILMA OKE William Harold Glazier, 66 of 177 Frederick Street, Clinton, was killed Saturday afternoon as the result of a farm accident on a McKillop Township farm at R R 2 Seaforth. He was pinned beneath the tractor he was driving when it overturned in a ditch. Huron County coroner, Dr. Paul Brady of Seaforth, pronounced him dead at the scene. Mr. Glazier had been working for Gordon Dale of R. R. 4 Clinton, on the farm located about five miles northwest of Seaforth, when the mishap occurred about four o'clock. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle. Funeral services took place Tuesday from the Ball Funeral Home. 1 St Column Today (Thursday) and tomorrow are your last opportunities to buy a new subscription or renew your old one at the old rate of $6.00 per year. Beginning Monday, subscription costs will be $8.00 per year and $9.50 to foreign countries. Next week's copy of the News-Record will sell for 20 cents on the news-stands. As stated earlier, we are sorry to have to raise the cost to our readers but, like most other papers in the county, inflationary cost rises have made it necessary. A great many persons have already taken advantage of the offer for renewals at the old rate on subscriptions that run out before June 1972, You can too if you like, * * * The Mustangs, Clinton's entry in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior D circuit, got the season off to a rather inauspicious start Friday night. The cold ice and the muggy atmosphere caused a real pea-soup fog, The opening ceremonial faceoff was cancelled because the audience couldn't have seen it anyway. Then when it came time for the national anthem, with players and fans standing at attention and the announcer saying "And now our national anthem", the phonograph which is supposed to pay the anthem wouldn't work. However, things got better for the Mustangs from then on in as they won their first game, although with all the fog the fans present may not know it yet. The Mustangs also upset last year's champs, the Exeter Hawks on Sunday night to give a big start to the season. * * * Bill Smiley saved us an editorial this week. Bill's column on the editorial page deals with the current economic situation this week and we recommend it highly. Well, get the wash buckets and the razor blades ready; your windows are in for the annual onslaught of HalloWe'en this weekend. Most people's windows could probably use the cleaning this time of year anyway so the soap isn't bad, but oh, that wax„...Aed with the official day being on Sunday this year and most people going out on Saturday, it could mean you get a double dose. Clinton town council is promoting trick or treating on Saturday night. second position with 223; after MacNaughton's 471; with Duncan getting 174. In Tuckersmith the margin was much closer with MacNaughton on top with 535; Duncan with 367; Carroll, 172 and Bain six. In Hullett, MacNaughton took 399 votes; Duncan, 239; Carroll, 129 and Bain six. Stanley Township gave a wide majority to MacNaughton with 445 to Carroll's' 134; Duncan's 118 and Bain's two. The advance poll in Clinton showed 23 for MacNaughton; six for Duncan and three for Carroll: As expected, Carroll picked up hie heaviest support in Goderich, where he polled 894 votes. MacNaughton had a wide majority even there, however, with 2,050. Duncan had 497 and Bain 32. Carroll also got support in the southern rural townships. He topped one poll in Stephen by two votes over Duncan, with MacNaughton third. The township overall, however, •gave a wide majority to MacNaughton, with Duncan second, Duncan showed considerable strength for a virtual unknown who entered the campaign late and wasn't the dynamic speaker that both Carroll and MacNaughton were. He took one poll in Hay Township and topped the voting in McKillop with 320 to MacNaughton's 252 and Carroll's 107...Bain had two. this week to give his utmost to further contributions to the community. • "I will co-operate with vigour in those matters of municipal business involving the Province of Ontario," he said. "In doing so, I Will also continue, in a highly constructive manner, the periodic criticisms of programmes and policies which can be improved or altered." "In upholding the democratic tradition, we have placed before the voters of Huron, an alternative. Their choice must be accepted in good spirit and with a basic enthusiasm for the fact that we in Ontario enjoy the priviledge and freedom of choice that an election provides." "I heartily' commend Mr. MacNaughton in his victory and thank him sincerely for a rational campaign. To Mr. Duncan, my best wishes." Mr. Carroll also thanked his wife and campaign workers for the sacrifice and hard work they had undertaken and concluded: "It has been an honour to have the privilege of participating in one of the most exciting elections in the history of the riding." Town has no rebuilding plans yet Fire Tuesday afternoon destroyed a large barn on the farm of John De Ruyter, R. R. 2, Bayfield about three miles south of Holmesville. Firemen from Clinton and Bayfield were called to the farm about 2 tent, but were unable to prevent the flames, which had a good start when they arrived, from destrOyieg the building. Mrs, De Ruyter said het 'Husband had been harvesting corn near thebern wk en he saw the snioke coming from about the centre of the structure where the new cattle barn, built just last year; joined the older BY WILMA OKE A Live-in on the weekend of October 22 to 24 attended by 32 teachers for the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board was described as very worthwhile by Jack Lane, Business Administrator for the Board, who also attended the Live-in along with the Board Chairman, Howard Shantz of Stratford, Speaking at a board meeting Monday BY WILMA OKE The -future growth of Egmondville was the subject of discussion at a special meeting of Tuckersmith Council last week. Gary Davidson, Goderich, Huron County Planning Director was present at the meeting to speak on orderly growth in the township in accordance with the Huron County Plan. Egmondville where building has increased, was the main topic. Mr. Davidson' asked concerning the possibility of sewers being provided in Egmondville within the next 10 years. In the event this could not be assured, Council should take steps to provide that the minimum sizes of any lots that might be created be not less than one half acre, main barn. She said the hired man had been in the barn just after lunch to check the animals and had seen nothing. Cause of the fire is not known, Mrs. re Ruyter said the wiring in the barn was all new. Luckily the milking herd was outside when the fire ernpted. The family was able to save most of the calves which were in the barn, but'two bulls were burned. About 200 pigs were in the barn and only a few escaped, Mrs. De Ruyter expected most of those that did would have to be destroyed, Nine thousand bales of hay and 1,500 bales of straw fed the flames and are night, Mr. Lane reported the Live-in had been arranged by Sister Sharon Murphy and Miss Frances Conway, both of Stratford, Religious Consultants for the Board, It was held in the Queen of Apostle's Retreat House in Port Credit, to provide background enrichment for teaching religious education in the schools in Huron and Perth. The main speakers at the Live-in were Sister Catherine McCaffery, Montreal, with Reeve Elgin Thompson said as a reset: of attendance at a Seaforth meeting, he was under the impression that the new Seaforth disposal plant due for completimi early next year was designed to handle Egmondville also. Mr. Davidson stressed the necessity of action to avoid having the village spread over too wide an area with resulting added servicing costs, Council granted building permits for two steel grain bins. A building permit was granted to the Hensall Public Utilities Commission for a pump house at the site of the new town well in Tuckersmith Township at the east side of Hensall. The P.U.C. was given the go ahead to lay a six inch pipeline for the water to the town. continuing to smolder. Ensilage, stored in a trench silo at the back of the barn, was also damaged, Firemen were able to save a nearby driving shed and granaries from the flames and the strong wind from the east prevented danger to the home. Mrs, De Ruyter was unable to estimate total damage, but said some insurance was on the building. The.eame barn had been slightly damaged by fire several years ago when a faulty light socket started a blaze. The fire, however, Was spotted early and contained until firemen arrived. The Huron County Home Care Program is now ready to get under way. The facilities offered by the program are: physiotherapy, home nursing, supplied by the Victorian Order of Nurses in Stratford, and homemaking. Also, Laboratory and X-ray services on Out-Patient basis where needed. In order to be eligible, one must be referred by their family doctor from the hospital or the community. Also, the patient must require one of the'professional services to qualify for Home Care. Homemaking is supplied where needed along with one of these setvices. At the Mrs. H. Glavin, R. R. 2, Crediton; A. Groenestege, R. R. 2, Gadshill; Mrs. B. Ryan, R. R. 5, Seaforth; Dr. Charles Moyo, R. R. 3, Seaforth; Mrs. B. Perron, R. R. 2, Zurich, and Francis Hicknell. Dr. Charles Moyo was named chairman of the committee, Miss S. Malabar, vice-chairman, and Mrs. Betty Ryan, secretary, Mr. Hicknell reported that Larry Regan, chairman of the Middlesex County Committee on Family Life Education, was the guest speaker at the meeting giving his viewpoint on family life education, Mr, Hicknell said the members of the committee at the present time approved the Family Life Education, however, at the next meeting of the committee in November Dr. Reinhold Riese, a psychologist, who was not in favour of the program for the schools, would be the guest speaker. The Business Administrator reported the financial printout to the end of September would be ready for the next meeting on November 8. John Vintar, Superintendent of Education, and Joseph Taker, assistant Superintendent, were not at the. board meeting as they were attending a conference for superintendents at the Queen of Apostle's Retreat House in Port Credit which was being held October 24 to 26. moment the homemakers are being co-ordinated by the Home Care office and anyone requiring a homemaker only can call the Home Care office at 527-0440, and obtain a list of names and telephone numbers of those available for this service, Also, Visiting Nurse service through the Victorian Order of Nurses is available by calling the Seaforth Community Hospital at 527.1650. Only when the Visiting Nurse or Homemaker is 'authorized by the Home Care Program will the service be paid, otherwise, it is 'a decision between the employer and the'agency, Carroll pledges to keep serving as reeve For the second time in three years, the town of Clinton has lost its public works building through fire. Fire was discovered in the works building on Bayfield Road Wednesday night, Oct. 20 about 8:30. The old frame building was a mass of flames by the time firemen arrived. They were hindered in their attempts to fight the fire by exploding fuel containers inside the building. The heat from the fire was intense and with each explosion got a little worse, sending dark smoke and flames higher in the air. A crowd of 300-400 onlookers watched the blaze, The building was burned to the ground. Lost in the blaze were the town's street sweeper, dump truck and pickup truck as well as several smaller pieces of equipment. The building was covered by insurance as were the contents, The Public Works committee held a special meeting on Monday evening to discuss the problem of lack of facilities but no firm plans for rebuilding have yet been made. The building was made the temporary headquarters of the works department three years ago after fire destroyed the former works building on James St. This building had been on fire at one time too but had been saved from serious damage. Council has been debating ever since the original building was lost on plans for a new building. Earlier this year they invited a consultant to ascertain the town's future needs so that building plans could be made. The report has not yet been received, Concern shown for Egmondville growth Fire destroys area barn, hay, animals the Quebec Department of Education, on the topic Canadian Catechism Program, and Professor William Lalor, Montreal, Faculty of University of Montreal, with the topic Eucharist. Mr. Shantz suggested that if Live-in weekends are held next year more trustees should attend to get firsthand information on the value of them. Thirteen trustees indicated they would attend the Professional Development Day in Stratford on Nov, 4 for the teachers in the two counties. Luncheon speaker will be Bishop G. Emmett Carter of London. The theme for the day is Audio-visual man — Religious Education, Canadian Education Showplace is to be held in Toronto, Oct. 28-30. Trustee Francis Hicknell, R. R. 5, Seaforth, reported on a meeting held Oct. 13 in Seaforth by the Advisory Committee to the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board on Family Life Education. Attending the meeting on the committee were: J. O'Drowsky, St. Marys, Mrs. C. Dalton, R. R. 3, Goderich; Vincent Young, Goderich; Mrs. T. McGovern, Stratford, Rev. FathereKaminski, Wingham; Rev. II. J. Laragh, Seaforth, Mrs. A. Walsh, Stratford; Miss S. Malabar, Goderich, Huron County Healtli emit; J. Steffler, Wingharn; Huron Home Care program ready to go