HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-07-02, Page 1Jim Arnold, new engineer
New engineer for area
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen. These sellers windows
will speed betting at the Clinton Raceway on Sunday when it
opens for its first ten-race card. The twenty windows will be
equipped with electric tote machines for speed the operation.
Winners can pick up their money at any one of 14 cashiers
windows. -staff photo.
new Benmiller bridge
CLINTON,ONTARIQ THU8,$DAY, JULY Z 1970 105th Ng 27 PRICR -15c
Modern Clinton Raceway opens Sunday The first
column
Sometimes more goes on than
what seems readily evident when
one reads the newspaper.
Take for example the scurry
that has been going on behind
the scenes at the News-Record
regarding our two syndicated
columns, Bill Sniffle and Jack
Scott.
For many years now Mr
Smile has been .dispensing his
Sugar and spice via the, Toronto
Telegram news syndicate.
However this spring for reasons
known only himself, his wife
(the "Old Battleaxe") and
probably the Telegram, he
decided to shift his column to
the Argyle syndicate, a new
organization run by Ray Argyle
who used to run the Telegram
syndicate.
This news didn't disturb
things around the News-Record
much about a month and a half
Igo when the word was first
received in a letter from Mr.
Smilie himself.
HOwever things got a little
more involved when the
Telegram sent a letter saying
that they were replacing Smilie
with a new column by Scott
Young a well-known writer from
Toronto. Although we had every
respect for Mr. Young's ability
we knew you the readers would
virtually stop buying the paper if
Smilie bit the dust and we also
thought we had one of the best
columns in the country with the
Jack Scott Column. Two
columns were enough we
thought so we wrote to say we
didn't want the Young column.
But we didn't get off that
easily.
Jack Scott's column had been
syndicated through the Argyle
Syndicate (now Mr Smilie's
home) during the less than a
year that it had been in
existence. Naturally during that
time it had not succeeded in
getting as wide a readership as
Bill, Smilie who's been at the
game for more years than he'd'
care to remember.
So . . • when the Argyle group
stele Sinilie from the Telegrana,
'they decided they no
longer needed the services of Mr
Scott (not to be confused,
althoggh he probably is by now,
with Mr. Young who is also a
Scott).
This bit of news was received
by us about two weeks ago
leaving us only about 10 days to
two weeks to try to find a new
column to fill a gaping hole in
our editorial page. But we didn't
give up on the Jack Scott
column and fired back a letter to
Argyle asking if there was any
other way to get the column.
The letter went into the mail'
one evening and the next
morning a telegram arrived from
Victoria B.C. where Mr. Scott
lives and works. It announced
breathlessly that he planned to
carry on without the syndicate
and that a column would soon
be on its way.
' With the mails the way they
are, it was still a question as to
whether we'd have to go to press
with a hole in the editorial page
but through some freak chance
or miracle it got here in time.
And on Tuesday a letter from
Jack arrived saying he had
invested in an ancient
duplicating machine and his wife
was cranking out copies after
he had cranked out the copy.
If you're confused by all this,
welcome to the crowd.
, * *
Gordon Hill of Varna,
President of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, will
be guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Huron County
Federation tonight (Thursday)
at 8:30 at the Central Huron
Secondary School.
Clinton police report they are
having Iots of fun these days
with speeders now that their
new police cruiser and radar unit
have arrived.
Chief Westlake says he has
been varying his time and
location and has 'nabbed a large
number of speeders in the past
week.
In the public interest we'll tell
you that the new car is blue.
Weather
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25 67 40 74 '54
26 68 50 88 62
27 11 48 89 71
28 15 41 81 53
29 79 61 77 51'
gain .68" Rath -12"
The trotters and Pacers will
roll on schedule this Sunday at
the new Clinton Raceway,
For several weeks feverish
activity has been taking place at
the Community Park as about
$20,000 worth of Wilding was
done to accommodate the
newest horseracing track in
Ontario. With a short time to
build a 50 foot by 60 foot
parimutuel building, a
three-storey judges stand, a tote
board and two new harns,along
with another barn built by the
fair board, it seemed that the
Jim B. , Arnold has been
appointed to succeed Bert
Moggach as Agricultural
Engineer for Huron County. Mr
Moggach was promoted in
Jaritiaay to the position of area
_co-ordinator and farm
management specialist for the
counties of Bruce, Grey,
Dufferin, North and South
Simcoe. He is located at the
Ontario Department of
Agriculture and Food, Markdale.
Mr. Arnold is a native of
Carleton County. His father
served with the Canadian Forces
More than 50 survivors of the
161st Battalion, Huron County's
unit in World War I, gathered in
Exeter on the weekend to
witness the dedicating of new
colours.
About 15 veterans from
Clinton attended the ceremony
attended by veterans from all
over the county. Four former
members of the battalion,
Ephrium Snell, Andrew Steep,
Morley Counter and Frank
Andrews, travelled to Exeter for
the event. Also present were
Walter Westlake and S. Calm,
battalion members from
Bayfield while Frank Boyce and
Jack Smith from the village were
unable to attend.
J. K. tarnish
Guest - speaker at the
ceremony was J. X, Cornish of
Brumfield, the first man to join
the battalion in Exeter. He
recalled the battalion Was
organized in Clinton on
beeember 6,1915 by Col, Combe
and several officers of the old
38rd Huron Regiment. Soon
after that recruiting officeS were
set up in various towns in the
county and recruits Were trained
there Until April 1916 when they
came to Clinton Dar further.
training. The battalion was
Mobilized and remained in
Clinton until the end of May
With 35 officers and '100 Men.
raceway organizers, the Kinsmen
club had perhaps bitten off more
than they could chew, But by
early this week most of the
building had been pompleted
and the finishing touches were
being made to ensure the crowd
at the first of nine racing
Sundays this year the best
possible facilities.
Sunday's meet will have the
usual 10 race eard with a total
purse of $2,500. The large purse
has already drawn a big field of
horses, from areas such as
Windsor, London, Hamilton and
for 33 years until his retirement
in 1970. He received his Bachelor
of Science Degree in Agricultural
Engineering (Mechanical
Engineering option) in 1969 at
the University of Guelph. He has
recently completed studies
toward his Master of Science
Degree in Agricultural
Engineering at the same
University.
Both Jim and his wife„
Bonnie, are interested in sports
activities and in meeting with
people in Huron County.
Further training took place in.
London and Camp Borden.
In October 1916 the battalion
left Borden and sailed for
Britain, landing at Liverpool
then moving by train for
Shorncliff to Lower Dibgate
Camp on November 12. During
the war the battalion was used as
reinforcement for other units
already in the field. Members of
the 1-61st served with the 1st,
4th, 8th, 18th, 38th, 43rd, 47th,
48th, 52nd, 58th, Bn. and the
5th CMR and to several Machine
Gun Corps.
They took part in the battles
of Arras, Avion, Amiens,
Bourlon, Wood, Cambria, Canal
Du Nord, Hill 70, Lens,
Pashendale, Vimy, Valenciennes,
Vis-en-Artois. Killed in action
were 6 officers and 111 men with
15 men dying of wounds in
France and one man missing.
Four officers were awarded
the Military Cross, four men the
D,C.M., 18 the 'M.M., two the
M.M. and bar and one, Cpl.
Harry G. B. Miner was awarded
the ,Victoria Cross and Croix de
G,,nerre.
Today only two officers are
still living, Lieut. W. O'Neil of
Halifax and formerly of Clinton,
and Lieut. Charles Hall of St,
Mary's.
The battalion colours Were
first presented to the unit at
Canto Borden on August 29,1916
by the ladies of 'the Soldiers
Aid Society" a group of young
ladies from Exeter who worked
to provide Red Cross. and
Hospital supplies and other war
needs:
In October of the same year
the cOlours were consecrated
and placed in the County Court
House in doderieh for safe
keeping until after the war,
After the war, on May 24,1920,
the Colours were placed Thivitt
Memorial Anglican Church in
Exeter where they remained
until the preterit. The new
colours, presented at a ceremony
in the church following a march
by the veterans, Will also be kept
ill Trivitt church,
Sarnia as well as many entries
from the Western Ontario area.
And the horses will find plenty •
of room .at the track thanks to
the three new barns With
stabling for up to 90 horses,
Accommodation will be jtist
as good for the bettors. The big
parimutuel building has 20
sellers windows and the winners
A new subdivision planned for
the end of Raglan Street for
more than a year, could become
a reality by September.
Huron Pine Realty headed by
Mr. L. "Bud" Kuehl, received
approval from Clinton Town
Council Monday evening in a
special session, to go ahead with
the project.
The subdivision had been held
up for some time pending the
approval of town council of the
plans for a sewerage lift station
and forced line to serve
subdivision. Council Monday
approved the plan providing the
cost of the plant and force line
did not exceed the estimates of
$18,900. Total• cost to the town
would' be about $21,000.
Mr Kuehl said at the meeting
that he was ready to begin work
yesterday". He said materials
for the sewerage lines and streets
serving the subdivision, all
supplied by his company, are
already ordered. He said he
hopes to have the first two
homes in the 14 homes of phase
one of the project open for
inspection by September.
The builder said the homes in
the subdivision would be in the
$25,000 range and would be'
located on 90-foot frontage lots.
There would be a mixture of
Book circulation
up in county
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The number of books
circulated in the county during
the month of May was up over
the same month in 1969,
reported Walter Sheardown,
chairman, at the June session of
Huron County Council.
Last year, 28,179 books were
circulated in the county during
May. This year, 29,042 'books
were circulated,
A 1971 Fargo Royal
Sportsman Wagon has been
ordered for the library at a cost
of $4,008.40. As well, the board
has authorized that body work
in amount of $200 be carried
out on the present bookmobile.
Library rent was increased in
two municipalities: at Walton
from $50 to $60 per year; and at
Wingham from $75 to $100 per
month.
The County Development
Committee recommended to
county council that since Huron
is committed to MODA for 1970
and in view of the fact that R. S.
Cummings has been engaged as
development officer for a period
of one year, the firm of T. E.
McLaughlin Development
Associates Ltd. should not be
engaged.
C. A. Archibald, administrator
at Httronview, told council that
the present number of residents
at the home totals 262.
There was some discussion on
adjustments to the heating
system at HnrOnview. It was
noted that a professional
engineer had looked at the job
and estimated a cost of $4,000
to put it right. A heating
contractor was engaged to trade
the adjustments and the actual
cost will be about $700,
' That's abbot the way
professional engineers work,"
observed One councillor.
The report of Miss Clare
McGowan dealt with the
problems of child tare. It
showed • that at times it is
difficult to know where the line
should be drawn between
welfare work and CAS care.
Jack Alexander, Wingham,
told council that from Miss
McGowan's report he could see
that 'welfare and children's aid
Work should be handled by one
department.
As it was her last report to
Outten prior to her retirement
this fall, Miss MeGovean was
perSented with a gold bracelet
inscribed with the county Crest.
Will find fast service at 14
cashiers' wickets. gleetrie tote
machines will speed up the
calculating of odds.
A big 'bonus for the, family
pet to have a good time, is the
fact that Community Park where
the raceway Is situated has
picnic facilities, a playground
and supervised swimming and
single-story and split-level homes
he said to take advantage of the
natural contour of the land. All
homes will receive their utilities
by underground facilities. Each
'will -have its' own lawn light
located about 15 feet from the
side walk.
He urged the council at the
meeting to hurry and make their
Clinton Town Council voted
Monday night not to grant any
new licences for taxi operators
at the present time.
The move followed a meeting
of present taxi owners, the Chief
of Police and the council's
by-law committee. The meeting
was called to consider
amendments to the 'taxi by-law
and discuss a new application for
a taxi licence. The by-law
committee returned advising
council try amend the by-law to
require taxi owders to carry
passenger hazard insurance as
well as public liability and that
all drivers should be registered
and licences by the Chief of
Police for a fee of $5.
Council voted in favour of the
amendment but was not so
enthusiastic about a
'recommendation of the
committee that no further
licences be issued at the present
time. Members of committee
pointed out that ,with the
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Work is proceeding on or
ahead of schedule on the
construction of the deck on the
Benmiller Bridge, Huron
County Council learned Friday
at its June session.
All the deck formwork is now
complete and the steel placing
operation has commenced.
There are some 142 tons of
reinforcing steel to be placed in
the deck before the 542 cubic
yards of concrete are placed.
"We expect to place this
concrete in two working days
commencing about July 6," said
county engineer Jim Britnell.
The 1970 budget hat been
released by the Huron County
Board of Education and contains
the following items:
Business , administration,
$264,848; computer services,
$ 3,000; instructional
administration, $134,061; school
offices, $181,816; regular day
school instruction, $6,093,921;
other instruction, $40,943.
Audio-visual services,
$88,588; , guidance and
counselling, $5,300; library
services, $102,184;' attendance,
health and food services, $1,067;
attendance, $933; cafeteria,
$74,700; plant operations and
maintenance, $935,854;
Col„0. H. Hack, Commandant
of the School of Instructional
Technique, has announced
several changes in the school
staff. Three instructors left in
June and their replacements are
to arrive later in the suinmer.
Captain IL A. Reid, who
joined the staff July 1067, is
posted to regimental dutieS in
Calgary. The Reids lived at 16
Wituiineg Road AdaStral Park.
Mrs. Reid (June) was a valued
member of the staff at
littnanview,,Captain Reid Will be
remembered for his help at'
'Winter carnivals.
Cant B. W. Botterbusch joined
,the school staff in June 1967.
He is posted to 1-1MS
Collingwood, The Royal Navy
wading pools that will be open
for the children during the
raeing program. A refreshment.
stand will also be on the
gronnds.
The, staff handling the
operation have plenty of
experience. Annonncer will be
George Moffat who handles 'the
calling at the Western Fair
Raceway in London. In charge
decision since a shortage of
homes in the higher prices range
had caused several of the new
Board of Education
administrative people to move to
Goderich. He , claimed the
expense to the town would be
more than made up in a short
time due to the high assessment
on the homes.
present economic condition, a
new taxi operation was almost
bound to force someone out of
business, either an old owner or
a new one.
Those opposed to the motion,
councillors Frank Cook,
Clarence Dennomme and
Cameron Proctor, felt that the
council had no right to decide
whether or not the market was
too crowded. The best operator
should be entitled to the
business they argued. HoWever
the motion carried.
One of the councillora
pointed out that he understood
the Clinton Cab which had been
taken over by Clinton Credit
Union after the failure of a
previous owner, had been
purchased by Bill Whitton,
owner of Bill's Taxii.
Whitton said Wednesday that
was "news to me". He said he
understood that Clinton cab had
simply, gone out of business.
"The concrete will be placed
with a Bidvvell Beck Finishing
machine which assures a proper
grade and finish to the deck
which will not be paved. This is
by far the largest structure ever
undertaken by 'Huron County
forces and we are quite proud of
it."
Work has also commenced on
Sharp's Creek Bridge No. 3
located some three or four
hundred feet north of the
Benmiller Bridge in Benmiller.
Construction at a third site in
Benmiller has been delayed due
to the fact that the
supplementary by-law has not as
yet been approved, •
transportation, $875,028.
Tuition fees payable,
$250,000; other operating
expenses, $27,893; debt charges,
$1,102,490; ' non-operating
expenses, $20,000; tax
write-offs, $10,000.' -
Total expenses for elementary
schools are $4,793,369 and for
secondary schools, $5,419,257.
Overall total is $10,212,626.
Total revenue for 1970 will be
from the following sources:
Municipal taxes, $2,784,831;
provincial grants, $6.208,691;
provincial subsidy, $415,449;
miscellaneous revenues,
$757,878; 1960 over levy,
$45,777.
Weapons and,Electrical
Engineering School at Farnham,
England, Mrs. Botterbuseb
taught trench at Holmesville
and Londesboro schools. The
Botterbuschs leave July 10 for
(Continued on page, 2)
Contract let for
Lavis Contracting. Ltd: of
Clinton has been awarded the
contract for reconstruction of
Albert 8treet in. Clinton.
The Clinton &ins bid was the
lowest of four bids tenders
Opened by Clinton Town
Council in special Meeting
Monday night.
of the -elntuele CePti4a Ted
Williams *hp has handled the
same duties. at Goderich for
Winter Control expenditures
to date for the year 1970 total
$113,752.25 compared with
$122,925.78 for the same period
in 1969. This is a reduction
despite an increase in hourly
rates and rental rates paid.
Lodge picks Cook
W. Bro. W. F. Cook was
installed as Worshipful Master of
the Clinton Masonic Lodge, A.F.
and A.M. 84, C.R.C. at the
installation of officers held
W. Bro. W, F. Cook
Wednesday, June 24,
The officers were' installed by
W. Bro, Harry Williams of
Holmesville.
Other officers of the Clinton
Lodge are W. Bro. R. Cox,
immediate pest master; Bro. G.
Steep, senior warden; Bro. C.
Powell, junior warden; W. Bro.
H. Williams, chaplain; W. Bro. D.
E. Symons, secretary; W. Bro. G.
Watson, director of ceremonies;
Bro. K Johnston, senior deacon;
Bro. J. Nbtt, junior deacon; Bro.
A. Ball, inner guard; Bro. I/
tell, senior steward; Bro. L.
Carter, junior stewart; Bro.
George Brown, tyler.
The whining tender was for
$189,044.80,
Colin Trivets consulting
engineer for the project said he
felt the work would likely begin
about the last Week in July and
except for the final top coating
Of asphalti, would be finished by
the first of Novetriber if things
Went well,
three years and at'Hanover for
two.
Pest time is 2 p.m.
Total expenditure in 1969 for
winter control was about
$184,000. This was the highest
winter control cost to date.
Five new pick-up trucks will
be purchased at a cost of
$11,287.50; two 27,5000 GVW'
trucks at $14,798.70; and one
automobile at $2,473.28.
Former editor
graduates
•
Hobert G. Beavers graduated
in Honours Journalism from the
University of Western Ontario et
the Spring Convocation.
He has accepted a position
with the Toronto Daily Star.
During the summer of 1968 he
was employed by the Clinton
News Record. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. L.,peavers of
Exeter.
Bayfield girl hurt
in Mullett crash
Bonnie Armstrong,17-year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Arinstrong, Rita. Bayfield, was
injured in a car accident in
Hullett township early Tuesday
morning.
Miss ArniStrong was driving
on County Road 8 about 8 tun.
,when her car left the road end
rolled onto its roof about 1 1/4
Miles south of Auburn On the
road from Auburn to Clinton,
She was taken to Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital
suffering from Multiple body
cuts. At last report she was in
satisfactory condition,
Work ahead of schedule on
161st Battalion gets
new colours in Exeter
First houses in new subdivision
may be ready in September
Council amends taxi by-law
Board of Education releases
budget breakdown for 1970
Changes at S.I.T. announced
main street work