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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-01-08, Page 1First baby of 1970 at Clinton Public Hospital was Barbara Hoggart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoggart. She was born on Jan. 2 and as first baby of the year wins prizes from Clinton merchants and this engraved cup from the Women's Auxiliary of the hospital. Seen with Barbara and Mrs. Hoggart is Mrs. Paul Draper, nurse at the•hospital. — Staff. Photo. First baby of New Year is daughter for Mr. and Mrs. A. Hoggart Kenneth Betties of RR 1, Seaforth was killed in this car when it collided head-on with a car driven , by John Campbell also of Seaforth on Dec. 30. Mr. Campbell was also killed in the accident which took place just north of Seaforth. Mr. Bettles had many relatives and friends locally. ecord The personnel committee and Mr. Vintar are to consider board policy for recognition of long service. The board endorsed a' resolution presented by the WentWorth County Board of Education which requests that the Department of Education release the 1970 grant,,, regulations by January 15, 1970, to each county board to enable them to complete their budgets and submit their levy to the municipality by March 1, es required by the schools Administration Act. Christopher Walraven, board member from St. Marys, questioned Mr. Vintar as to why French is not taught in St. Marys separate schools when it is taught in the public schools in the town. Mr. Walraven said it would be a disadvantage when the pupils reached secondary school levels. 'Mr. Vintar replied that it was a matter of dollars and cents. He said kindergartens were' a priority this year and he questioned whether French was a second priority. However, Mr. Vintar suggested the secondary teachers would have to take this into Consideration when teaching French that the Roman Catholic children at this time are "The New Year's thing isn't anything compared to finally getting a girl," Mrs. Hoggart said. Barbara, the_ decade's first baby in this area, weighed in at 8 lbs. 71/2 oz. Along with the honor of being the first baby go a raft of prizes from Clinton merchants. Included are baby furniture and clothes, hair styling for the mother, tickets to a movie, baby food and a. free subscription to The News-Record. not receiving {French in 'the primary schools. Approval was given Vincent Young and John McCann to attend a 'trustees. and senior officials conference on "Tomorrow's Schools" in Ottawa on January 8, 9 and 10. The Board established a policy of extending kindergarten. All Roman Catholic children of school age in the two counties. will have the opportunity .' of attending kindergarten in . September, 1970. For 1970 it is expected that bus transportation will receive much attention. Attempts must be made to ensure maximum service at minimum cost to the ratepayers. It is hoped that close liaisoivand co-operation between the Separate School Board and both the Huron and Perth boards of education can be maintained and extended, thereby eliminating unnecessary duplication of transportation services. An "open-area" addition has been completed at St. Mary's School in Goderich. It contains carpetted pods, a resource centre, general purpose room, Modern kindergarten, health room and staff room. And when she gets home, Barbara will find an adoring welcoming party made up of brothers John, Murray and Kenneth. A mbulance dispatch centre :will serve area; will operate from Seaforth Hospital BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Policy set down by the Huron County Board of Education Monday evening requires that tenders will be called when the potential cost of the item or group of like items could be in excess of $2,000; when the potential cost of the same type' of service across the whole school system could be in excess of $5,Q00 (for example, insurance); or when under any circumstances, the best interests of the board will be served. Policy also dictates that, the board shall invite quotations from a minimum of three eligible suppliers when purchasing services or items when the potential cost if likely to be between $500 and $2,000. Of course, the exception to . this rule will be where there is only a single eligible vendor available because of copyright or franchise rights. • As well, the board is seeking the advice of the, olicitor, Elmer D. Bell QC regarding a proposed policy to refrain from releasing the names of unsuccessful Seaforth A grinding automobile crash near Seaforth Dec. 30 took the lives of two men, one with many relatives in the Clintol . area. Kenneth Bettles, 52, and John No matter which ambulance is dispatched, the doctor in charge of the case or the patient himself can. decide which hospital he would prefer.to use. 'Vito facilities installed at the ambulance centre include a :switchboard staffed around the clock, direct phone connections with ambulance operators in the area and radio telephone connections with ambulance drivers. The radio connections . will allow the ambulance to be in, direct .connection with , the hospital at all times from the time the driver leaves the hospital until the time he delivers the patient. The driver can relay information about the 105th Y.A.R. NO. 2 Council inaugural is held Clinton town council held its inaugural meeting Monday evening, a meeting likely to go on record as the shortest meeting the council will hold all year. Members of council were ?sworn in and then sat briefly to elect a striking committee. Councillor Frank Cook was elected chairman of the committee which will ,draw up standing . committees for approval at next week's regular meeting. Other members of the striking committee are Councillor Clarence Denomme, Reeve Harold Lobb and Mayor Donald E. Symons. The Clinton Public Utilities Commission also held its inaugural meeting Monday night. Harold Hartley was elected chairman for the fifth „consecutive year. John Wise was elected secretary. Members of the PUC were sworn in at the same time as members of the town council. The first column It may be interesting to see if Mr. and Mrs. Art Hoggart make use of one of the presents awarded to them as parents of the first baby of the year born in Clinton. Art, the local Supertest dealer, won a free oil change and "chassis lube" from Paul's BP. a. * With the use of DDT banned as of the first of January, You may be wondering how to get rid of what you have left. Don't flush it down the drain or put it out with your regular garbage. The Huron County Health Unit in co-operation with the Ontario Department of Health has set up depots where you can leave any DDT you wish to get off- your hands. In Clinton you can leave it at the PUC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Jan. 12-17. * * Clinton parents who were still trying to catch up on the sleep they lost on New Year's Eve must have suffered Friday morning when they had to climb out of bed at 4:30 a.m. into near zero weather to get their sons off to Clinton, New York to play hockey. A thing like that could turn you against hockey for good. Despite a few minor problems we understand the trip was a big success with both Bantams and Pee Wees winning. A slight hitch took place in Buffalo where the boys had to switch buses because the bus they were travelling on did not meet the •stringent safety requirements for travel on the New York State Throughway. * * * When Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carter, of Clinton called their daughter Faye, Mrs. Cam Pickett in Yorkton, Sask. to wish her a Merry Christmas on • Christmas day, they found her very excited after hearing George Cull's choir on the radio. "It Was sure nice listening to George Cull's choir on Christmas Day," Faye later wrote to her mother. "It must have been on the CBC for us to hear it here." George was surprised when informed of this news. "They must have picked up the recording we made for CKNX in Wingharn," was the only explanation he could think of. * * * Clinton firemen didn't have to wait too long for their first fire call of the New Year. It came about 3 a.m. January 1 just in time to catch many revellers on the, way home. It turned out to be a false alarm. ' Mr. and Mrs, Elwood Epps recently returned from hunting moose in Northern Ontario. Only two moose were shot by the party, both by Mrs. Epps. Weather 1969 1968 HI LO HI LO Dec, 29 27 9 23 6 30 30 24 27 16 31 25 7 27 9 1970 1969 Jan, 1 21 4 14 5 2 21 2 19 .6 3 23 10 24 15 4 14 5 "2,, 10 5 22 9 16 4 Snow 1" Snow 2.87" When little Barbara Hoggart made her entrance into the world at 7:43 on the January 2 morning, the happiest thing for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoggart, wasn't that she was the first baby born in Clinton Public Hospital in 1970, but that she was the first girl in the family after three boys. Keith Culliton, Stratford, was elected chairman of the Huron-Perth Separate School Board at its inaugural meeting for 1970 held in St. Mary's Sepiarate School, Goderich, Monday night. He succeeds Vincent Young of Goderich. Mr. Young had declared earlier he would not place his name up for nomination to re-election as chairman for this year. Howard Shantz of Stratford was elected vice-chairman. Standing committees for the year 1970 are as follows, the first named is chairman: Finance and InSurance: Joseph Looby, Dublin; Christopher Walraven, St. Marys; Michael Connolly, RR 3, Kippen; Keith Culliton, Stratford. Personnel and Salary Negotiating: James Morris, Stratford; Vincent Young, Goderich; Ted Geoffrey, RR 2, Zurich; Keith Culliton, Stratford. Property and Maintenance: William Innes, Stratford; Francis Hicknell, RR 5, 'Seaforth; John M"cCann, RR '3, Ailsa Craig; Howard Shantz, Stratford. Transportation: Arthur Haid, Britton; Patrick Carty, RR 5, "Stratford; Oscar Kieffer, RR 1, Bluevale; Howard Shantz, Stratford. The Board approved a motion to have regular board meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. John Vintar, superintendent of education, is to attend a seminar on program development for senior officials by the Department of EducatiOn at Geneva Park from February 15 to February 18. The transportation committee was instructed to prepare a resolution for , the annual meeting of the Ontario Separate School Trustees' Association in Toronto in April regarding the sharing of facilities for transportation of public school boards with separate school facilities, At the present time the separate school boards are able to buy transportation from the public school boards but the public school boards cannot buy transportation from the separate school boards, Permission was given • for Sister Irene Stemmler, primaty consultant, and Mr. Ennis Murphy, principal of St. Michael's School, Stratford, to attend an education seminar Planning a Creative Curriculuin to be held at Althouse College of Education s London, on Pebritary 5, 6 and 7, Olintorioind district are likely to. benefit , from the establishment of an ambulance dispatch centre operating frOrn the , Seaforth. Comm unity Hospital. The dispatch centre is one of a number being established across the province by the Ontario hospital Services Commission as part of its ambulance service program and operating in conjunction with local hospitals. Until recently, the service which began Dec. 20 could dispatch only the one ambulance operating from the Seaforth hospital which also served the Clinton Public Hospital. However Gordon McKenzie, administrator of Seaforth hospital and the ambulance sery ice, informed the News-Record Tuesday that under a new setup approved last week by the OHSC, the centre will be able to dispatch ambulances from Zurich and Dashwood if the Seaforth ambulance is already on a call or these centres are judged to be closer to the scene of the emergency than the Seaforth ambulance. John Lavis Lavis, re-elected chairman John Lavis, Clinton, was re-appointed Monday evening as chairman of the Huron County Board of Education. The nomination was made by Bob Elliott, also of Clinton who was later re-appointed as vice-chairman and seconded by Dan Murphy, Goderich. In making the nomination, Elliott told board members he r felt Lavis deserved another year as chairman of the board. Elliott said Lavis had served during the first and most difficult year and needed another term as chairman to utilize the experience gained. "He may have made mistakes," Elliott remarked, "but a chairman can't make those mistakes alone. The whole board is right behind him." • In a very brief acceptance speech, Lavis thanked the board members for their confidence and indicated his intentions to serve diligently through 1970. condition of the patient to the hospital so that the hospital staff knows in advance the nature of the casualty and thus is better prepared to serve the patient on arrival. At the same time a doctor can be alerted and be standing by if required. The arrangement is expected to eliminate many of the delays which inevitably occurred under the previous system. When an ambulance is required the call should be directed to 527.1/51 or 527-1754. These two numbers are connected directly to • the dispatch centre and . by using them the public can be assured of fastest service. Mr. McKenzie saw this as the first step in a system which will tenderers and/or the amounts of any tenders not accepted. Dan Murphy, a Goderich lawyer, questioned the board's right to withhold such information and urged that an official ruling on the matter be obtained from the board's solicitor. New policy adopted by the board stipulates that each office, employee, at time of hiring, shall ' sign an acknowledgement of the confidential nature of some aspects of the operation that he or she will see or hear during the performance of duties.i The board was informed at Monday evening's meeting that the principal and staff at Clinton Public School are experimenting with ka plan to have the lunch period from 12 noon to 1 p.m. rather than from noon to 1:30 p.m. as previously. Six Clinton parents expressed, opposition to the move, but since 'the majority • of parents were in favor, of lite •new •lunch hours, the change has been made. Campbell, 20, were both killed in a head-on collision on a clear, straight stretch of highway one half mile north of Seaforth. Both men were from Seaforth. Another passenger in the Campbell car, Brian McDonald of RR 1, Blyth was taken to hospital but later released. Mr. Bettles was a nephew of Allan Betties of RR 2, Bayfield and cousin of Alvin Bettles of RR 2, Bayfield. He had many other relatives in the area also. Campbell and McDonald were returning from testing the car which had earlier been in the garage for repairs. They were Bantam tournament Feb. 26 With the deadline for entry still a month away, the second annual Bantam Hockey Tournament sponsored by the Clinton Recreation Committee is already. assured of a large turnout. Doug Andrews, recreational director, reported last Week that 17 teams have already made application or indicated to him that they will, "With the holidays over I imagine the entries should really Start to come in during the nott week or so," he said. ' The tournament will be held at the Comthunity Centre from Feb. 26 to March 1, eventually connect ambulance services in this part of western Ontario. Appointed Queen's Counsel E. Beecher Menzies was among 128 Ontario lawyers who received the title Queen's Counsel after being named in the New Year's honors list announced by the Attorney-General Arthur Wishart. Mr. Menzies began practice in Clinton 15 years ago on January 6, 1955 after graduation from Osgoode Hall and the University of Toronto. He is the son of Rev. E. A. Menzies, one-time minister at Wesley-Willis United Church in Londesboro and now living retired in London. He attended high school here in Clinton. Lawyers granted the title acquire certain rights of precedence. They may affix the letters QC after their name, they may wear a silk gown in court and practise inside the bar while lawyers without the title wear cotton gowns and appear outside the bar in court. coming into Seaforth along Huron County Road 1.2 when the accident occurred. Appointed Constable Ronald S. Harris Constable Ronald S. Harris of the Ontario Provincial Police has been posted to the Sombra Detachment in the Chatham district. Constable Harris is the son of William Harris of Hohnesville and recently graduated from the Ontario Provincial Police College's "Recruit 'Orientation Course." He was born in Clinton and lived in Hohnesville most of his 21 years, He attended high school at Central fluron Secondary School. CLINTON, ONTARIO — THURSDAY, JANUARY S, 1970 PRICE PER, COPY 15c Keith Culliton named chairman Huron- Perth Separate School Board elects officers for year The election for the Huron-Perth Separate School Board was held during a meeting at St. Mary'S SChOof on Monday evening. the board is `as follows, left to right, front row: JOE Looby, finance Chairman, Dublin; Jack Lane, business administrator, Seaforth; Vin'ce'nt Young, past chairman', GOderich: Keith Cuilitbn, chairman, Stratford; 1-1OvVard 8hantt, vide chairman, Stratford; John Vintar, superintendent and secretary-treasurer, Sumter& Back row! FrandiS Elicknek ptoperty., SeafOrtli; William hints, Property chairman, Stratford; Chris Walraven, finance, St, Mary's; Ted Geoffrey, personnel, Zurich: Jim Morrison, PersOnnel chairman, Stratford; Oscar Kieffer, transpOrtatiOn, Wingham; Pat Carty, transportation, Kinkara; Arthur transportation chairman, Britton: Jack McCann, property? Ailsa Craig, Absent when photo WaS taken WAS Michael Connelly, finance ; Kippen, Board of Education sets new policy for tenders crash kills two