Clinton News-Record, 1970-08-27, Page 1ecor
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Ontario _Region has been
scheduled for September. These
meetings follow the July 27
release of the Design for
Development Phase 1: Analysis,
for the MODA • Region • by.
Provincial Treasurer Charles
MacNaughton.
Four meetings, one ,each in
the counties of Huron, Perth,.
Waterloo and Wellington will
start a series of public
discussions on the Phase 1' -
Analysis which' will lead to
further work sessions and a final
brief to the provincial
government concerning the
future of the MODA Region.
The first meeting is scheduled
for Huron County and will 'be
held on Wednesday, September
9, at 8:00 p.m. in the Legion
Hall in Exeter. The following
night, September 10, a Perth
County zone meeting will be
held in the Mitchell Town Hall
at 8:00 p.m.
' Swinging to the eastern
portion of the MODA Region, a
meeting' 'is scheduled for
Wellington County on Tuesday;
Septeniber 15, at 8:00 p.m. at
the Steelworker's Hall in Fergus.
The fourth meeting of the
Region will be held on
September 11 at the
Homesteader Restaurant in
Elmira at 8:00 p.m.
Mayor David. Kilberg of
Praident of MODA,
Said Prender john Roberts has
made it very clear that be
expects the regional
development councils to be used
as
people
vehicleplecanexpthrerssoutghhewir hfiecehlitnhges
to the provincial government on
regional priorities.
The MODA President said the
four meetings planned for 'the
region will give people an
opportunity to hear a. technical
team from the Regional
Development Branch of the
Department of Treasury and
Economics explain the Phase 1:
Analysis and answer questions
pertaining to the study.
Mr. Kilberg indicated that a
second round of meetings will
follow with local views and
discussion the key to preparing a
brief on the region.
In stressing the importance of
the meetings, Mr. Kilberg
emphasized that the meetings
were open to everyone. He said
people should take this
opportunity to further
School board adjusts
salary schedules
BY SHIRLEY 1. KELLER
The annual Salary of, the plant
superintendent for the Huron
County Board of Education
presently R. McVean, has been
adjusted to $10,100 effective
June 1, 1970, and will be further
adjusted to $11,000 effective
June 1, 1971. Mr. McVean's
salary is to be reviewed again in
the Spring of 1072.
The annual salary of the chief
accountant, Ben Straughan, has
been adjuSted to $12,150
effective June 1, 1970 and will
be further adjusted to $13,500
effective June 1, 1971. His
salary is also to be reviewed
again in the spring of 1972.
Huron County Board of
Education has also agreed that
the position of Executive
Assistant to the Director, of
Education, now held by Richard
Wright, be classified for holidays
and fringe benefit 'in the same
category as that of the plant
superintendent.
Clerical employees of the
Beard office will be granted an
Indite-Se Of one-half Of one
pereent per month of
employment from the later date
bf employment Or date of last
increase to September 1, 1970,
An additional increase of silt
percent will be granted
September 1,. 1971 and an
additional merit increase of one
to three percent may be made
on the decision Of the Director
of Education John Cochrane and
the Superintendent. of Business
Affairs, Roy B. Dunlop.
Salaries of clerical employees
will 'also be reviewed in the
spring of 1972.
Only two School custodians
in the county are presently
working under signed contracts.
They are Roy Manuel, custodian
at Winghart PS who renewed his
contract at $9,700, an increase
of $200 over last year, and Ray
Stewart, Custodian at Howl&
Central Public School WhO will
receive $18,500 annually, a raise
of $500 per year,
The board learned that most
Minor operating problems at th6
ilowick sabot can be handled
by Mr. Stewart or his staff and
this involved considerable
Savings to the, board,
Melvin Steep has been
awarded an additional $25' per
Month for custodial care for the
board offices in Clinton because
of the additiertai Office space
acquired recently:
Mt. Steep will now receive
$2,700 annually for the work
inVolVed,
what would happen should they
need to expand in the future.
Mr. Smith Yenned that they
had several alternatives. He
explained that a. committee of
adjustment will be set up to hear
col plaints in the future. This
c onitn ittee could approve
expansion of the business to the
limits of the property now
owned by the businessman.
If the committee refused
approval, the owner could ask
town Council for rezoning. If
they refused, the owner could •
apply in' writing tO the -Ontario
Municipal Board for rezoning.
The . other alternative he said,
was for the owner tO apply fora
rezoning• before the new law is
passed,
Mr. ,Smith said that the next
step would be for homeowners
to submit any complaints they
have about the zoning of their
area to the town clerk within 14
days. After the planning board
had takenthese into
consideration the by-law would
go before council for final
•
reading. It would 'then go to the
Ontario Municipal Board for
approval and the OMB would
likely call • another public
.meeting before granting
approval. • .
. A. "Red'!. Garron, local
businessman praised the wnrk of
the planning board and the
censtiltants. If the zoning
regulation, had been . in effect 50
years ago, he said, there, would
not be such afronitimble-jumble''"
of development as there is now.
Jane Symons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Symons of
Clinton looks at her vegetable animal which won second prize
in the children's division at the Clinton Citizens' Horticultural
Society Flower Show last Friday, -staff photo,
Betting record set Sunday
Racing extended through Sept
Another new wagering record
was • set at Clinton Kinsmen
HateWay on Sunday,
A total of $46,016 was
Wagered by the 1760 in
attendance bettering the Old
record of $89,600 set only last
week, Although attendance has
been down Sinee the first two
meets when 2000 crowded into
the park, betting totalS have
steadily inereased,
The huge success of the
Venture has been recognized by
the Canadian Department of
Agriculture whO have granted an
extension of the facing Meet Per
the four Sundays of September.
Post tiMe Will continue to be 2
p.m'.
A 21,year-old track record fell
in the tenth race Sunday as Neil
MaeLean's pacer• Goldie's Joe set
a mile record, Ken MacLean
drove the horse to 4 Win in 2;07
1.5 bettering the previouS mark
of 2:07 54 set by Kelly Cr in
1940.
Second in the face WaS Lee
Unko and Jimmy Lee Volve was
278 entries in
60 in childre
The T. Eaton Co. Prize for the
most points in the annual flower
show of the Clinton Citizen's
Horticulture Society was Mrs. C,
Epps of Clinton, The show was
h Tor on
thee
Fr Os Ye oantd.the s trat logwun yh ea IL,
Mrs,
number
Epps
of pwooinnts
the
hi in. thhieg hest
classes an display, In the adults'
section there were 36 exhibitors
with 278 entries.
Debbie Johnston, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnston,
Mary •Street, took the top prize
in the public school children's
exhibits. Her 12 points in the
nine categories won her five
silver dollars from the Bank of
Montreal,
Thirteen
children . exhibited
60 entries in the show,.
Dianne Collins won the prize
for the best gladiolus in the
shFiongwia,nd.donated by Mrs, F.
The best dahlia •in the shOw
was exhibited by Mrs. Epps to
win the prize donated by Mrs. S.
Middleton.
Mrs. B. Olde donated .a door
prize which was won by Mr. JIM
Baker of Regina. Winner of a
lucky draw donated by. Clinton
Farm Centre was Mrs. Margaret
Furter of London and Bayfield.
Winners in order of finish
were:
Double asters, five blooms;
Mrs. Bruce Holland, Mrs, Paul
VVesterhout, Mrs. M Durst.
Cosmos, four sprays; Mrs.
Howard Currie, Mrs. Jean
Barnett, Goderich, Miss Florence
Jamieson.
Zinnias, five large blooms;
Mrs. Buck Olde, Mrs. Don
Symons, Mrs. • Dave Cross,
Exeter.
Zinnias, five small blooms;
Miss Dorothy, Marquis, Mrs.
Stewart Middleton, Mrs. Don
CrOSS.
Petunias, single, plain petal,
five stems; Mrs. Don Pullen, Mrs,
David Cross, Mrs. Art Groves.
Petunias, single, ruffled petal,
five steins; Mrs. P. Westerhout,
Mrs. Charles Nelson, Mrs.
Wilfred Colclough.
Pansies, 10 blooms; Mrs.,Don
Pullen, Mrs. F. Finglancl,,Mrs.
Cross.
Snapdragons, five stems; Mrs.
A. Groves, Mrs. D. Cross, Exeter,
Mrs. C. Nelson:
Marigold, African, five
blooms; Mrs. D. Cross, Mrs, S.
Middleton, Mrs.' W. Colclough.
Large audience hears zoning explanation
First meeting 'for Midwestern plan in Exeter Sept. 9
forward a petition from
homeowners in the area who felt
the 'workshop would loWer the
value of their properties.
My, Smith said that 1w really
wasn't qualified to answer ,the
question and urged Mr. Draper
to consult a lawyer but added
'that as far as he knew the town
could not legally take such
action.
Several businessmen who
owned property businesses in
zones designated residential in
the future, were worried about
The first round of zone
meetings to, look into the Phase
1: Analysis - Midwestern
Howard Smith of the firm of Dryden and Smith and E. Beecher
Menzies of the Clinton Planning Board look over the large zoning
map at the infhrmation meeting held at the town hall Monday
evening. Between 40 and 50 persons attended the meeting.
investigate what's happening in
their community and have a say
in the future development of the
area.
Chairman for, the various
meetings will 'be Reeve Charles
Thomas of Grey Township for
the Exeter meeting, J. A.
Stephen, RR 1, St. Marys, for
the Mitchell meeting and Reeve
Allan F. Ross of Minto
Township for the Wellington
County meeting in Fergus,
A meeting is scheduled for 9.
.Monday ;at the Central
Huron Secondary School to
discuss the policy of
with-holding taies to win the
battle to have educatien taxes
raised other than by. property
taxation.
The meeting is sponsored by •
the Humn County Federation of
Apiculture, a division of, the
Ontario Federation of•
'Agriculture which is advancing
the proposal.
Speaker for the evening is
Jack Hale, general •Manager of
the GFA. Everyone is invited to
attend and learn more about the
situation.
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Stories 'have been told about
people who have parked their •
cars at large 'shopping centres
such' as Yorkdale in Toronto and
were unable to find them among
the thousands of other cars in
the• parking lot when' they
returned some time later. ,
Such things are not expected in
small towns Such as Clinton but
one loeal woman must have been
wondering if it could happen last
• Friday, The lady in question
parked her car on Ontario Street
across from Lorne Brown
Motors about 10:30 and went
around the corner to Albert
Street to do some shopping.
When she returned for her car
a short time later it was. gone.
We can imagine : the lady
scratching her head, ,but' finally
• she decided it must have been •
stolen so she reported the theft
to the police.,, ,
Chief loyd Westlake
.investigated the theft making a,
tour of the town several times in
an attempt to Sprit the car. He
Was about to give, up abotit 12
noon when he happened `to pass
the Hotel Clinton and saw a
, • Similar car sitting = there. He
stopped to check and sure
enough it was• the 'same car even
with the keys hidden in the same
place 'as the lady said she left
them
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New--supervisor named .
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Ever wanted to,, be a
wnOrter? This
and• winter the News-Record is
going give, teenagers in
Clinton and area a chance to f
learn more aboutlhe newspaper or Clinton library
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Rain .37" Rain Nil suoceeds Mrs. Donald Steveris,-Staff photo.,
The: ffrSt.
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industry, their possible future in
• the profesSion and perhaps even
some practical experience.
The Cub Reporter Club is free
to anyone betWeen the ages of
13 and ' 18 living in the
News-Record readership , area.
• All cub reporters will be tinder
' the instruction .pf Editor Keith
Roulston, a professiohally
trained joernalist. Anyone
interested should write to Cub
Reporter Club, Clinton
News-Record, Box 39, Clinton.
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The meeting of the Executive
'and Board .of Directors of the
Midw:estern Regional
Development Council .will be
held at the Stratford Golf and
Country Club on September 9.
The executive committee will
meet at 11 a.tn. and luncheon at
12; 30.
Is there a September bride in
your family?
For some time now the
News-Record has been giving a
free three-month subscription as
a wedding present to all young
cpuples who have their weddings
:recorded in the News-Reeord.
Forms which enable you to
give us the ' information
necessary for an account of your
wedding are available at the
office or you can write the
wedding account yourself,
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"Continued,dry weather has
permitted rapi wind-up of grain
and Second cut hay: harvesting,"
says M. Miller,• Assistant
Agricultural Representative for
Huron County.
Bean harvest should begin
nett Week on early planted
fields. Dry weather has caused
some firing of corn • on lighter
soils with 'yield reduction
expected.
All growers are reminded of
the Ontario Bean bay at
ItidgetoWn College this Friday at
1:30 P.M., (Angtrat 28th).
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Between 40 and 59 interested
persons attended an explanation
meeting in the copncil chambers
on 'Monday night to explain
Previsions of 'Clinton's new
zoning by-law, new before town
council.
The meeting, chaired by
Beecher Menzies of the Planning
Board, heard Howard Smith and
Ken Perrin, representatives of
the firm of Dryden and Smith of
Kitchener who prepared the
zoning by-law' as well as the
earlier sub-division control
by-law.
Mr. Smith said he was pleased
with the size and interest of the
audience.
Speaking to the ratepayers
he explained that the zoning
by-law was designed to protect
property owners, industries and
businesses against new
developments that could cause
problems to those already
existing in an area and could
decrease property values,
The by-law, he said, prevents
overcrowding by ensuring
adequate lot sizes and adequate
floor area in housing. Although
restrictions are put on, what can
and can't be done in various
locations, he said, none of these
are retroactive and thus cannot
affect developments that have
already taken place in the area.
This brought forth a
complaint from Murray Draper
vvho asked Mr, Smith if he
thought it was legal for the
municipality to prevent building
of a structure before the by-law
was passed, The case involved a
small workshop which Mr.
Draper wanted to build in an
area that will he designated
residential when the law is
passed.
Mr. Draper had applied for a
building permit in May but town
council had refused to pass the
permit because it contravened
the impending zoning law and
because insufficient plans were
available for the building. The
application 'had also brought
Clinton branch of the Huron
County Library has, a new
supervisor.
Miss Catherine Plumtree of
Clinton commenced work
Monday at the Clinton branch
succeeding Mrs.. Donald Stevens
who is retiring to devote more
time to her family.
Miss Plumtree was formerly
employed • at the Huron
Co-operative Health Services
before the office here was closed
late last year. Previous to that
blooms; Miss D, Marquis, Mrs.
Marigold, French, double, five
Den Pullen, Mrs. C. Epps,'
Sweet Fees, annuals 'seven
sterns; Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs. W,
Celclough.
Phlox, perennial, three stems;
Mrs. S, Middleton, Mrs. C.
Nelson, Mrs, H. Currie.
Gladiolus, white, one spike;
Miss Dorothy Collins, Miss
Dianne Collins, Mrs. Bruce
Collins,
Gladiolus, red, one spike; Mrs.
S. Middleton, Miss Dorothy
Collins, Mrs. Stan Collins.
Gladiolus, yellow, one spike;
Mrs: S. Collins, Miss Dorothy
'Collins, Hazel Collins,
Gladiolus, any other colour,
one spike; Diane Collins, Mrs. S.
Collins, Dorothy Collins.
Gladiolus, three spikes,
different varieties; Mrs. S.
Collins, Mrs, S. Middleton,
Dianne Collins..
Gladiolus, basket or
container, arrangement to count;
Mrs. S. Middleton, Mrs. Ceriel
Van Demme, Mrs. Stewart
Middleton.
Hybrid. Tea Rose, Peace,
yellow only, one bloom; Mrs. A.
Barnett, Mrs. Don Middleton,
Mrs. F. Fingland.
Hybrid Tea Rose, any other
variety, one bloom; Mrs, A.
Barnett, Miss D. Marquis, :Mrs. C.
Nelson:
itoie, Floribunda; one stern;
Mrs, A, Barnett, Mrs. C. Epps,
Mrs. Don Symons.
Rose, GrandiflOre, one stem;
Mrs. A. Barnett, Mrs. C. Epps,
Mrs. C. Nelson.
Best arrengement of assorted
roses; Mrs. A. •Barnett, Mrs. Don
1Vliddleton, Mrs, C. Epps.
Zinnias, basket or container,
arrangement • to count; Mrs. D.
Cross, Mrs.' D. Pullen, Mrs. F.
Fingland. •
Coffee table arrangement;
Mrs. A. Barnett, Mrs. Dave
Cross; Mrs. C. Epps. •
Lady's,corsage; Mrs. A.
Barnett, rs. C. Nelson, Mrs. C.
Van Demme.
Miniature arrangement, not
over 10 inches high including
container, Florets maybe used;
Mrs Don Pullen; Mrs. E. Porter,
Epps. '
.Diningroom table
arrangenient, not over. 10 inches
high; Mrs. D. Cross, Mrs. C.
Epps, Mrs, A. Barnett.
Arrangement of assorted
garden flowers in container; Mrs.
C. Epps, Mrs, S. Middleton, Mrs,
A. Barnett.
Display of flowers in
container same colour as
flowers; Mrs. S. Middleton, Mrs.
D. Cross, Mrs. A. Batnett.
Mantel arrangement, one
sided; Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs. C. Van
Demme, Mrs. D. Cross.,
Arrangement in a small
unusual container, originplity to
count, Mrs, S. Middleton, Mrs.
Donna Tolchard, Mrs. A,
Barnett.
Tuberous Begonias, any
colour, three blooms; Mrs. C.
Epps, MrS, Ron McCann.
Dahlia, large decorative, 'one
bloom; Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs. C.
Nelson, Mrs. W. Colclough.
Dahlia, Cactus, one bloom;
Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs. Fred Sloman,
Mrs. C. Nelson.
Dahlia, semi-cactus, one
bloom; Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs. Fred
Sloman, Mrs. S. Middleton.
Dahlia, miniature, less than
five inches in diameter, no
;pompoms and three blooms;
Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs. Roy Connell,
Mrs. S. Collins.
Any flower not listed above,
one stem or one bloom; Mrs.. D.
Cross, Mrs. E. Porter, Mrs. H.
Currie.
Potted plant; Dorothy
Marquis, Mrs, Westerhaut, ,Mrs.
IL Conneil,
PRIZE LIST FOR
CHILDREN
Zinnias, large, five blooins;
Cindy Middleton, Jane Symons,
Paul Van Damtne.
Artistic, arrangement of dried
flowers; Paul Van Demme,
Cindy Middleton.
Asters, five blooms; Joanne.
Collins, Debbie Westerhaut,
Debbie Johnston.
Pansies, five blooms; Debbie
Johnston, Cindy Middleton, Paul
Van Damine.
Snapdragons, five blooms;
Debbie Johnston, Joanne
Collins,- Sally Middleton.
Petunias, single,
plain-petalled, five blooms;
Shelley Westerhaut, George'
Collins, Debbie Johnston.
Table bouquet not over 10
Debbie Johnston, Cindy
Middleton, Paul Van Demme.
Animal made from fruit,
vegetables, flowers or any
combination; Jim Cudmore,
Jane Symons, Cathy Cudinote.
Poster of 10 perennials. Bev
Slade,. Jim CudYnote, Debbie
Johnstone.
she had been a proofreader and
sometime-reporter for the
News-Record and a cashier at
the old Roxy theatre, where the
News-Record is now located.
Mrs. Stevens will continue for
a short time to help Miss.
Plumtree to adjust to her new
job.
Assisting Miss Plumtree will
be Mrs. Margaret Farquhar,
assistant supervisor, and tvvo
part-time helpers, students
Janice Herman and Kay Stevens.
flower ..show:
n's . classes