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It may not seem like winter
just yet, but some people in
town are making preparations.
A meeting to organize for the
Clinton Winter Carnival , will be
held Tuesday at the Community
Centre. All service groups are
requested to have • a
representative at the meeting.
And men can start to put
away their razors for a while
again, Registration for the
beard-growing contest is taking
place at the Community Centre
until November 15. It's going to
be another rough winter ladies.
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Clinton Lions Club accepted
the challenge of Recreation
Director Doug Andrews at an
executive meeting on Tuesday
night.
The challenge to put up
money for free public school
skating on Tuesdays and
Thursdays was issued by Mr.
Andrews in this column last
week. A service club used to
donate the money but this was
stopped some time ago. In
recent years private donations
supported the sessions but these
have dwindled recently.
So at the meeting on Tuesday
the Lions decided to pick up the
They should
congratulated.
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With the events in QuebeC and
Ottawa late on Saturday night
and early Sunday morning still
fresh in our mind, we found the
wreath-laying ceremony held at
the cenotaph by District C
Legionnaires on Sunday at noon
a very touching sight.
It was a beautiful ceremony
with the bright sun shining on
40 or more Canadian .! flags
standing out against the
beautiful shade of the maple
trees in the park.
At times like that we wish we
could produce colour in the
News-Record. *_*
Huron County Beef Producers
are holding a banquet and dance
at the Seaforth Legion Hall on
Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m.
Plans to have after dinner
entertainment and Ian Wilbee's
orchestra.
Tickets are available from
county Beef Improvement
Directors and the Ontario
Department of Agriculture and
Food officeeit Clinton.
The massed colour party from Canadian Legion Branches from District C made a cenotaph on Sunday morning. More than 400 legionnaires were in town for the
colourful site as they participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Clinton convention last weekend. Over 80 flags blew in the breeze at the wreath-laying.
400 from Legion District C at convention on weekend
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More than 400 persons
representing various Royal
Canadian Legion branches in
District C were in Clinton over
the weekend for their' annual
convention.
The annual meeting began on
Saturday morning with a
day-long meeting' of the district
officers, In the evening they and
their wives relaxed with a dance.
Most of the visitors 'poured
into Clinton on Sunday morning
or booked in at local hotels
overnight, so they would be on,
hand for registration at Central
Huron Secondary School at 9
a.ni.
The business session at the
school heard Douglas
MacDonald of Brantford,
president of Ontario Command,
support the Canadian
government's imposition of the
War Measures Act to deal with
the FLQ murders and
kidnappings in Quebec. He
received a standing ovation from
the members from 45 branches
when he commended the
government for its action but
warned against over reactiontand
condemnation of all Quebecers
by the rest of Canada. ..F.
• Following the bulkiness
session, the Legion /tithes
December with the board
furnishing all transportation
would give the youngsters an
opportunity to become
accustomed to school before
having to attend on an alternate
full-day basis.
Mrs. David McClure, one of
the spokesmen for the Stephen
delegation present at the
meeting, said she could not
speak for all parents in Stephen
but in her opinion it was "a
good compromise".
James Coulter, superintendent
of education in Huron County,
claimed that he was "very
pleased with the alternate
full-day' program" for
kindergarten students in Huron
County.
"At this time of year there is
some tiredness displayed," he
stated, "but we haven't had any
evidence to say the system is
inferior to the half-day
program."
W. H. Knisley, another
superintendent, disagreed. He
said he had been involved in a
study of the two types of
kindergarten programs in
another area of the province and
fourth Pik* Mire bitty tilloriday night stringing tlovrist seeds for
neeklatet. —staff photo
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Members of the Huron
County Board of Education
instructed director of education
John Cochrane to get an
up-to-date report from Clinton
Town Police on the
investigations into the recent
bomb threats in Chilton schools.
Gordon Moir, Wingham, said
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There has been a great deal of
comment in the press, magazines
and radio and television lately
about Pierre Berton's new book,
the National Dream, about the
building of the Canadian Pacific
Railway. There should have been
since the publisher sent out
1,000 free copies to people in the
communications industry.
McLelland and Stewart also
threw a big party with a cake
with 10,000 candles.
We must admit we were a
little disappointed. Bad enough
that we weren't invited to the
party, but we didn't even get a
free copy of the book. Maybe
they didn't think the
News-Record was enough of an
opinion leader to be worth the
expense of a $10 book but we
suspect it Was because they
knew the grim truth, that our
editor is such a slow reader, he'd
still have been reading the
400-page btu* at Christtries.
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he bad had disturbing reports
and rumors concerning the
happenings in Clinton: He
hesitated to elaborate on heresay
but urged the board to get some
1ciod of an official report on the
matter.
There were also full reports.
from the principals at Huron
Centennial School, Brueefield
and • Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton about recent
thefts and vandalism.
It was learned that between
$400 and $500 in damage was
found at Huron Centennial
Friday, October 16 about 2:50
a.m. Ontario Provincial Police of
the Goderich detachment were
highly commended for their
prompt discovery of the
break-in.
At CUSS, $220.35 was taken
Subject to a cost survey which
is approved by the Huron
County Board of Education,
members of that board agreed to
offer half day kindergarten from
September to' the end of
December to all schools in the
county with transportation both
ways to be provided by the
board.
The offer also includeg
alternate full-day kindergarten
from January to June for those
same kindergarten students.
The decision came after a
delegation from Stephen
Township asked for
from the school.
The board discussed the
matter fully and agreed that a
policy be established 'that no
more than $100 be left
overnight in elementary schools
and no more than $200 in
secondary schools.
An impromptu report of the
findings of a Perth-Huron
committee to study religious
education in the schools was
given by Chairman John Levis
and vice-chairman Robert
Elliott. They reported there was
no decision concerning religious_
education at the elementary
level. However, it was suggested
that religious education should
be Offered only as an option to
secondary school students and
that teachers should be qualified
to teach the course.
2 p..na. for School Board
Members, Reeve and
Councillors. Election,, if
required, to be on December 7,
from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Tenders on the Pollard Drain
were opened. The open work
was awarded to G. Clarke of
Listowel at $6,600.00. The tile
work to Postill Tile Drainage of
Clinton at. 20,025.85.
James Johnston of
Londesboro was hired as
wing-man for snow-plowing.
Approval was given for
severance on Lot 20, Con. 1, to
Bell Canada, for construction,
Inquiries concerning the
Londesboro Drain were received
and referred to B. M. Ross for
clarification.
The Regular Council Meetings
beginning in November will be
held in the afternoon.•
transportation all year long to
half-day kindergarten in Stephen
Central School.
Vice-chairman Robert Elliott
pointed out that in his opinion,
this request could not be treated
as "an isolated case". He
predicted that all county
elementary schools would
probably want the same kind of
kindergarten system for their
students — and would be
justified in that request if
Stephen Township was granted
this concession.
Elliott suggested that half-day
kindergarten until the end of
paraded to the cenotaph in
Library Park for the laying and
dedication of ' wreaths. Three
Legion bands led the way,
Clinton Legion No. 140 pipe
band, Stratford Legion No. 8,
brass band and Owen Sound
Legion No. 6 pipe band.
Massed colour parties from
the many branches took part in
the ceremony. Dr. Andrew J.
Mowatt led in dedications at the
ceremony and three wreaths
were laid.
The parade then moved to the
Legion Hall with Chester
Mirriarn of Tara;" chairman 'of
Dominion Command, taking the
salute. Jack C. Reid of Clinton
there was conclusive proof that
students in the half-day program
had ,absorbed much more
throughout the year than the
youngsters who went to
kindergarten all day every other'
day.
Mrs. McClure said one of her
"pet peeves" was the amount of
money spent to' equip and
transport one secondary school
football team for one year. As a
former physical education
teacher, she wondered at the
priorities of a board whiCh
provided complete football
programs and skimped on the
program for kindergarten
youngsters.
Another member of the
delegation, Keith Gill said that
he had heard of one youngster
who would not be able to attend
kindergarten in Stephen
Township next year unless
transportation was provided by
the board. Gill said the mother
was unable to cope with the
problem of getting the child to
and from school daily.
"1 think it is pretty important
that this item be included in the
budget," noted Gill.
Stephen Central's principal,
Don Finkbeiner was present. He
told the board that to his
knowledge, every child who was
eligible for kindergarten classes
was attending this year despite
the fact that parents are
responsible for transportation
one way.
It was John Henderson,
McKillop, who first questioned
the cost Of the additional
service. He learned there were no
firm figures established as to the
cost of such a service if it was
implemented county-wide,
Gordon Moir, Wingharri,
• noted that in HOWick Township,
four instance, one bus at, the
noontour would not be
sufficient to transport the
• kindergarten youngsters because
of the geographical distanceS. He
said the board would need three
of four buses.
Moir suggested that a cost
study be completed and
approved before any final
decieion on the matter is
reached.
was parade marshall and George
Wakefield of Owen Sound
colour sergeant.
Twelve representatives of
municipalities within the
Midwestern Ontario
Development Area took part in a
training course on induStrial
development that was bed - at
Canadian Forces Base Clinton
last week.
Conducting the course were
John Edwards of the federal
Department of Regional and
Economic Expansion, Ottawa,
Ken Masure of the Ontario
Department of Trade and
Development, Clint Beck of the
Ontario Development
Corporation and Archie Gullies,
Manager of the Chamber of
Commerce, Kitchener.
The course was described as
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The board of education in
Huron County meeting Monday
evening at Clinton approved two
new scholarships for two Huron
County schools.
The board was advised that
the late George Roy Menzies of
the village of Brussels had
bequeathed the sum of $29,000
to be deposited in a trust fund,
the earnings from which is to
provide scholarships to pdpils
who have graduated from the
Brussels Public School for the
purpose of enabling them to
attend university or school of
higher learning after graduating
from any secondary school.
The Moncur Scholarships
were also approved by the
board. At least $48,703.25 has
been bequeathed from the estate
of Mr, and Mrs. Coleman Miller
Moncur, Peterborough.
In accordance with the wills
of Mr. and Mrs. Moneur, the
residue of their estates is to be
held by the Board in trust for
the South Huron District High
School, and to be invested by
the Board as a perpetual trust.
The interest of the investments
A dinner at the Legion Hall
and a wrap-up of busineis in the
afternoon ended the convention,
is to be used each year for two
scholarships — one for a boy and
one for a girl graduating from
the South Huron District High
School — on such terms and
conditions as the Board shall
decide.
The board agreed that the
principal of SHDHS and
members of his staff be
appointed a committee to
recommend to the board the
terms and conditions for
awarding the Moncur
Scholarships.
In other business, the board
learned that the proposed
subdivision plan in that town
will entail updating and
alterations to the school
facilities in the town of Exeter;
that principals of night schools
in the county will receive $30
for each course operating in the
school to a maximum of $200
plus $2.50 per student on the
register October 31; agreed to
deny a request for a donation to
Brussels Fall Fair; and decided
to charge the Huron County
Health Unit for the use of school
facilities for union meetings.
Board wants report
on bomb investigation
At the request of a Delegation
from Auburn the Hullett
Township Clerk, Clare Vincent,
was instructed to investigate the
procedure for street-closing and
selling right-of-way at the
October meeting of Hullett
Township Council. This involves
an -unused road allowance in the
Village.
Four applications for Tile
Drain Loans were received and
accepted subject to ahroval of
the Treasury Board. There were
• five building permits issued.
An application for Industrial
Development Assistance is to be
sent to the Ontario Development
Corporation.
The Clerk reported the return
of the. 1970 Assessment Roll,
By Laws were passed setting the
—tlfile —Tor Nominations and
Elections. Nominations to be
held on November 23 from 1 to
Auburn residents want
street closed, sold .
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52 41
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67 44 u thritori Guide* and threvitilas are planning • Fun Fair Friday
night at the Clinton,Pubbe School. They'll be sell ing products
Rain 1 .°1' they made themselves, Nanty Newland and Katie Walden of the
Half day Kindergarten to be started at Stephen Central next year
12 take MODA course
at CFB Clinton last week
very comprehensive by Spence
Cummings, Huron County
Co-ordinator at CFB Clinton.
Clinton was represented at the
school by Bill Crawford, The
town almost didn't' have a
representative but et the town
council meeting the evening
before the school started, Mr.
Crawford happened to be in
attendance to watch council in
operation and was asked if he
would represent the town, He
agreed.
Hugh Flynn, Reeve of Hullett
Township and a declared
candidate for the position of
Huron County Warden next
year, represented his township at
the school.
Two new scholarships
set for Huron schools