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Hayfield's vote helps kill conservation proposal
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The big question these days
among Conservation Authority
officials seems to be "Why?".
Why did five municipalities —
particularly the village of
Bayfield — vote against to move
to enlarge the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority?
The motion was inaugurated
by the town of Seaforth to
enlarge the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority to
include all the land south of the
present south boundary of the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority to where the south
boundary of Stanley Township
meets Lake Huron.
A meeting in Goderich last-
Wednesday afternoon considered
the proposal and fina0 voted
on the matter. The mo*failed
to get the required tWoOirds
majority when -ilsli.len
municipalities voted in fitypt and
five were opposed to thelingve.
A spokesman from SeAcorth
explained the reasoningibeihnd
the Seaforth proposal. said
his council had assumedithat it
was more than likely that; every
municipality would be''foreed
into a conservation authOritY in
the near future. From SeafOrth's
point of view, he added; the
Conservation Branch of the
Department of Energy and
Management Resources was on
hand to answer questions. John
Tinney of Hay Township asked
if the Ausable Conservation
Authority was being ignored
since its proposal had been to
have the Bayfield River
watershed join with the Ausable
group.
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority was the most logical
choice since the Ausable
Conservation Authority to the
south was further away.
,The original resolution, the
Seaforth spokesman stated, was
to include the Bayfield River
watershed in the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority.
Fred Jackson, of the
He learned that things were
taken in order and since the
Seaforth proposal was received
first, it would be processed first.
"If the motion is defeated,"
said Mr. Jackson, "another
meeting can be set up to
consider the possibility of the
Bayfield River communities
joining with the Ausable
Authority: But let it be
understood that the whole
Bayfield watershed must go in
one Authority or another."
John Berry, Clerk treasurer of
Huron County, said Warden Roy
conservation authority. '
It was the thought of the
Huron County Planning Board,
added meeting chairman Anson
McKinley, chairman y of the
Huron planning board, to
encourage all Huron
municipalities to join one
Conservation Authority or
another.
According to the
conservation authorities have
had no effect on the boundaries
of a region.
"Conservation Authorities
deal with natural boundaries,"
said Jackson."'
Jackson also pointed out that
at the present time, the Ontario
government was not entertaining
the idea of forcing all
municipalities into a
Westcott had been unable to
attend the meeting but had
asked Berry to convey his
thoughts to the group. He said
the municipalities should take
care not to split Huron County
in an unfavorable way even in
the matter of Conservation
Authorities. •
"It is a concern of the
Warden," said Berry, mthat at
some future time this could
prove detrimental to the county
of Huron."
Jackson told the gathering
that to date, the boundaries of
Nominations on Nov. 16
Conservation Authorities Act,
the administration costs are
levied in proportion to the
provincial equalized assessment.
Where capital expenditores are
concerned, however, hajes
would be made in proportiM4
the benefits to be derived by,
members with the final decision
to rest with Authority members.
Voting in favor of the motion
were Clinton, the town. of
Goderich, Goderich Township,
Hullett, Logan Township,
McKillop and Seaforth; against,
Bayfield, Hay, Hibbert, Stanley
and Tuckersmith,
No amalgamation decision
likely this year
November 16 was set as the date for nominations .1%
Clinton Council at Tuesday night's council session.
Nominations for councillors, reeve, deputy reeve, mayor
and members of the Public Utilities Commission will be
made at a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on that date.
The electorate will then have three full weeks to study
the candidates before election date on December 7:
NominationS for the County Board of Education will be
held on November 23 at Londesboro in the evening with
nominations for the Roman Catholic Separate School
Board at Zurich on the afternoon of November 23.
300 Legion
members in
Clinton Sunday
Separate school board
votes to buy land
The first
column
That excellent picture on the
front page of the second section
of last week's paper was sent in
to us for our use. It was the
work of one Perry Vienna,
Unfortunately the credit line
was left off when the paper was
being put together.
* * *
This is Credit Union week in
Canada. It's a week that shciulch ,
Clinton since we have one of the
strongest community credit
unionsin Ontario.
* *
There may be no free skating
for public school children on
Tuesday and Thursdays after
school this year.
In the past the time was
donated by a local service club.
After they dropped their
support, private donors donated
the cost of $7.00 per night and
$14 per week. This year,
however, private donations have
been slow in coming in.
Recreation director Doug
Andrews says that if donations
don't soon come the free skating
will have to be dropped for more
lucrative ice uses.
Anyone interested in helping
out?
* * *
Bowling season is on again
and readers will find bowling
results again on our sports pages.
It's also that time of year
when organizations swing into
full gear again and we start
getting reports of all sorts of
meetings. We enjoy getting these
but we must insist on a little
care being 4aken in their
preparation.
First of all they must be
legible. The use of first person
'pronouns such as I, we and us
should also be dropped. And
please, no short forms. We have
neither the staff or time to try
to decipher some of the weird
methods of short-hand that
come across our desk.
* * *
We couldn't finish off the
column this week without
mentioning the biggest news
event of the week (as far as the
Roulstons are concerned).
The editor's family increased
from two to three at 5:35 a.m.
on Tuesday morning with the
arrival of seven pound,. four
ounce Christina May Roulston.
We won't say we're proud,
but the News-Record almost
featured a banner headline and
eight column picture telling the
story on the front page this
week. Unfortunately, we ran out
of space.
Clinton will be host this
weekend to 300-500 members of
the Royal Canadian Legion.
All hotel and motel rooms in
Clinton are booked for the
weekend as the legionnaires
from 13 branches in District C
meet for their convention.
District officers will hold their
meeting • on Saturday with a
dance in the evening.
The big dki will be on Sunday
when registration will start the
day at Central Huron Secondary
School at 9 a.m. There will be a
parade from the high school to
the cenotaph on Sunday at 12
p.m. with two bands leading the
way. Wreaths will be placed at
the cenotaph.
A dinner_ will be held at the
Legion Hall and then the visitors
will wrap up their business in the
afternoon.
Trustee Vincent Young,
Goderich, was named
co-ordinator to round up parents
and students to attend the
Student Body Rally to be held
in Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto,
on October 25 in support of the
extension of Catholic education
from kindergarten to Grade 13.
The Board will .supply free
transportatioh to parents and
students who watt to attend the
rally.
BY WILMA OKE
At a meeting in Seaforth,
Tuesday night, the Huron-Perth
County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board
authorized the property
committee to purchase .9 acres
of land, part of Lot 5,
Concession 1, Township of
Turnberry, adjacent to Sacred
Heart School at Wingham for
$2,500.00.
The board approved payroll
deductions for anyOne
subscribing to the Canada
Savings Bond campaign.
• John Vintar, Superintendent
of Education, read a letter froth'
Rev. M. ". Hughes of .St.
Joseph's Church, Stratford,
requesting the use of St.
Michael's School, Stratford, for
a "Christ for Others" retreat for
a weekend in November. The
program involves 40 to 50 high
school students, three parent
couples, two Sisters and two
priests. The board agreed to the
use of the school for this
purpose.
Trustee Arthur Haid, RR 4,
Listowel, Chairman of the,
Transportation Cothmittee,
advised the board that tenders
are presently being called for a
new 72-passenger bus to
transport students in the Zurich
area. This will replace a
66-passenger bus.
Jack Lane, Business
Administrator, reported the
Bethel Bible group took
possession of the former
Separate School Annex in
Egmondville on September 30.
Plans were finalized for the
Teacher-Trustee banquet and
dance on October 23 at Huron
Park Recreation Centre,
Centralia.
because it was considering
building a new building for the
public works department which
would vary in size if the two
other departments were.
amalgamated with it.
Speaking of the proposed new
building, the Reeve said that the
town's engineers, B. M. Ross and
Associates of Goderich had
advised the town that it would
not be ' able to build such a
structure this year. The
engineers explained that plans
would have to be drawn up and
approved by the Department of
Labour. Approval of the
department takes four weeks.
The engineers advised council
to have plans drawn up this fall
and calling tenders early in the
new year. The building will
likely cost $10 per square foot
of space.
The Reeve said that
something will have to be done
'about finding .a place to store
the fire tanker for, the winter
since the present building is too
cold to allow the tanker to be
Mkt filled' CAW ivat'er.'Fiirther
,'renovation of the present
building would be costly and
useless considering the condition
of the .building, Reeve Lobb
pointed out. He said he was in
favour of renting a heated garage
for the winter.
Council also voted to increase
(See Page Three)
Clinton ratepayers are not
likely to have to decide on
whether or not, they favour
amalgamation of sewerage and
waterworks with Public Works
department this year.
In reporting on his special
committee that has been
studying the possibility of
putting the three departments
together, Reeve HarOld Lobb
told council Tuesday night, that
he didn't feel the question
should go to the people until,
council could show that it would
be to the advantage of the public
to merge them.
The reeve said he was in
favour of having another
meeting before any decision and
reported that representatives of
the town would be travelling to
Orangeville on Monday to, view a
system now working. He stated
he didn't think the question
could be properly researched
before this year's election.
At present, Public Works is a
separate department with the
sewerage and waterworks
coining 'under the jurisdietion'of
the Public Utilities Commission.i.
The Reeve said that the
question is more complex than it
appears at first glance and felt a
good deal of thought should be
undertaken before any decision
was made.
He explained that council was
examining the situation now
Connie Hickey of RR 3, Auburn, was named Queen of the
Furrow at the '43rd annual Huron County Plowing Match at
Walton last week. Seen with her is Mary Leeming, RR 4,
Walton, last year's Queen of the Furrow. — photo courtesy of
the Huron Expositor.
Auburn area girl Q.,,..een of the Furrow
BY WILMA OKE
Connie Hickey, 20, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Hickey, RIto 3, Auburn, was
chosen Queen of the urrow
Saturday 'at the 43rd Huron
County plowing match.
Three of her brothers, Jim,
John, and Bob, also took part in
the match held at the farm of
Joseph Ryan, RR 1, Walton,
with Jim coaching her in the
Queen class.
Miss t Hickeys" is eligible to
compete at the 1970
International Plowing Match at
Lindsay October 13-17.
Rose Mary Ryan, 17, RR 1,
Walton, was runner-up in the
Queen event. She was coached
by her father, Joseph Ryan.
There were 56 contestants
registered in the plowing events
with the soil in ideal plowing
condition according to officials.
Gordon McGavin of Walton, a
director of the International
Plowman's Association for .32
years reported: "Enthusiasm is
greater this year. In 45 years I
never saw more enthusiasm
among young people.
Competition is very keen. We
have had the co-operation of the
Ontario Provincial Police and
county officials."
Christian schools
Petition for equal rights
Rose Mary Ryan won the
tractor class for boys and girls
under 19 years. In the open class
for all comers,John Clark, RR 5,
Goderich, was first in finish; T.P.
O'Malley, RR 2, Teeswater; Paul
Dunsmoore, RR 2, Stratford;
Robert Hickey, RR 3, Auburn.
The oldest contestant at the
match was 81-year old Howard
Armstrong, RR 2, Seaforth. The
judge for the plowing was Frank
Ford, Hagersville.
A special feature at the
plowing match is the horseshoe
pitching contest. There were 13
teams entered. In the residents
of Huron class the winners were:
Alex Boa and Harold Carter of
Goderich; Emmerson Anderson,
Kippen and , Jim Randall,
Hensall; Ed Davies, Auburn and
Courtland Kerr, Goderich.
In the non-resident of Huron
'class, the winners were: Horace
Slat, Mitchell, and Lloyd
Venner, Hensall; G. Fitzsimmon,
Willowdale and A. Jolliffe,
Aurora; and Ernie Harburn and
Fred Harburn, both of Staffa.
The first place winners will
compete in the horseshoe
pitching contest at - the
International Plowing Match.
Every girl should have one to carry her books and boost her
ego. Sharon Keys found having Brian Keys for a slave could be
one of the advantages of initiation, held last week at C.H.S.S.
— photo by Jack Hunt.
• normal education taxes to the
public school system then pay
tuition to their own school. In
the case of Clinton's Calvin
Christian School this means a
tuition of $12 per week for each
family for the whole year or
something over $600.
Their fight, they say, is not
just for the Calvin Christian
Schools, which are largely
supported by Dutch-Canadian
families, but for all who wish
their children to have a different
type of education than that their
children will receive in the
public system.
Mr. Bakker explained that
those who sent their children to
(See Page Three)
Petitions will be circulating in
the Clinton area in the next two
weeks as part of a province-wide
campaign to change yet another
government educational-tax law.
Leading the drive locally are
supporters of the Calvin
Christian School who want to
convince the Ontario
Government they should have
tax support for their schools.
Harry Bakker, Londesboro,
and G. Vanderharr, RR 2,
Bayfield, spokesmen for the
local group point out that
supporters of their school and
the 45 other Christian Schools
across must pay for . the
education , of their children
twice. They have to pay the
Concern over , crime reflected by council meeting
Weather
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faced with overtime now."
Councillor Archer felt the
overtime was too great and
called for a check of the
overtime hours worked. Clerk
John Livermore produced
figures showing that Chief Lloyd
Westlake worked 478 hours of
overtime arid Sgt. Leroy Oesch
353 hours this year. In addition
920 hours were logged by
auxiliary policemen. It was also
noted that the town was now
without auxiliaries.
Councillor Archer said that
the number of overtime hours
logged made his recommenda-
tion earlier this year that
Ontario Provincial Police be
brought in to police the town,
look good. He felt it wouldn't
have cost much more.
He was reminded by
Councillor Norman Livermore
that the OPP had indicated
several years ago that they
would require seven constables if
they were to police Clinton. The
Mayor added that salary for OPP
constables was $10,000 a year.
Counciller Clarence
Denomme suggestedmeeting
be held with the Chief of Police
and the whole dolma After
"I'm a dead horse" was recited quite a bit around Central Huron Secondary School last week by
grade nine students 'who were being initiated by their'seniors, Paul Lazett probably wished he was
about the time this picture was taken. — photo by deck Hunt.
The concern of Clinton
citizens about police protection
in the light of the increase in
violent crimes in the town in the
last year was reflected in
discussions at Clinton Town
Council when it met on Tuesday
night.
Several councillors remarked
that they had, had ratepayers
approach them frequently in the
past few weeks demanding
action to stop the recent spree
of break-ins, bomb threats,
assaults and bombings.
"It just isn't right," said
Councillor Russ Archer,
referring to the crime situation.
"We're going to have to take a
look at this soon."
ComplaintS were expressed
about the amount of overtime
paid to police btit Mayor Don
Symons reminded the council
that it had voted to pay
overtime earlier thiS year
because it had not wanted to
give the police a larger pay
increase on a straight salary
basis.
Councillor Mel Steep noted:
"If we had agreed4ri pay salaries
they Wanted we Wouldn't be
considerable, discussion council
agreed to hold such a meeting on
October 27.
Councillor Denomme,
reporting for the industrial
committee said that a company
interested in locating in Clinton
was to meet with him later this
month. One piece of industrial
property available to them, the
councillor pointed out, was not
serviced and it was estimated
that it would cost $15,000 to
service it. He asked if council
felt he should offer to service
the property. Council advised
him to go ahead and to use his
own judgement as to how the
cost should be passed on to the
factory owners if they should
decide to locate in Clinton. '
Councillor Denomme also
reported on the meeting in
Goderich last week when it was
decided not to join the Bayfield
River watershed to the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority,
Mr. Denoriame said that there
were many disappointed
municipalities as a result of the
vote, including the Clinton
delegation whiCh had supported
the merger. He said that he felt
something should be done right
away if the Bayfield was to be
developed before it was too late
to save the river.
He said he had spoken to a
representative of the
Department of Energy and
Resources Management after the
• meeting who had told him that
it would cost more to set up a
separate authority for the
Bay field watershed.
Nevertheless, the councillor said,
he felt that Clinton should
propose such an authority right
away to keep the ball rolling.
Mayor Don Symons stated
that he felt those who voted
down the proposal had taken the
wrong path. He felt that it
would take longer to develop the
river with a separate authority
than by joining with the
Maitland.
However, he agreed with
Councillor Denomme that the
town should take the initiative
to work for a solution to the
Bayfield problem, Council voted
to write tO the Department of
Energy and Resources
Management enquiring the steps
to take in setting up
conservation authority for the
Bay field watershed,