Clinton News-Record, 1970-10-29, Page 1J. H. Horner, M.P. for Crowfoot', Alberta was guest speaker as
the Huron County Progressive Conservative Society met in
Clinton last Wednesday. Mr. Horner attacked the federal
government for its "government by white paper". —staff
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additions to facilities in Clinton receive 25 percent of the profit
and to lend assistance to the after the original investment is
recreation _committee who will paid off.
Base negotiations
"look good" McKinley
Negotiations look good for the takeover of Canadian
Forces Base Clinton according to Robert McKinley, M.P.
for Huron,
Speaking at a meeting of the Huron Progressive
Conservative Association in Clinton last Wednesday, Mr.
McKinley said that he had seen a report of a study carried
out by the Department of Transport dealing with the
combining of training facilities for military and civilian
aviation technicians and it was spoke very favourably of
uniting the two schools.
The report also said, the MP stated, that the Clinton base
was the only one available that met the requirements of
such a school.
Mr. McKinley also said that the head of Conestoga
College of Applied Arts and Sciences had visited the base as
late as Tuesday of last week to see what portions of the
base his school could use.
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Bricklaying on the addition to Clinton Public Hospital began this week. The $40,000 project will
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ground and second floors, making hospital life a little more pleasant. —staff photo.
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Kinsmen report first ear Trudeau splitting Canada •
Homer tells Huron PC's of racing is big success
A Progressive Conservative
member of Parliament blasted
what he called, the Liberal
administration's government by
White paper when he addressed
members of the Huron County
Progressive Conservative
Association at their anneal
meeting last Wednesday at
Clinton Legion Hall.
J. H, Homer, M,P. for
Crowfoot in Alberta and one of
the rising lights in the federal
Conservative party, claimed that
the government's policy of
public discussion on white
papers is dividing the nation
rather than pulling it together as
is needed.
He said the white paper on
taxation has created an anxiety
in the country and a feeling
among taxpayers that, "I'd
better get what I can now".
Mr. Homer said this was the
wrong kind of attitude for the
country. "We have to pull
together" in the country he said.
He criticized the government's
white paper on unemployment
insurance which he said would
require such individuals as
teachers to pay in without being
able to take advantage of the
benefits. He said those who will
The first
column
In the line of duty last week,
We were in two of the three
most crowded places in this end
of the country.
First we went to the Fun Fair
at the public school last Friday
night, sponsored by the Guides
and Brownies. We hardly had
room to focus a camera for all
the people but everyone we
spoke to kept saying we should
have been around when the real
crowd was there.1
(The event was a great success
..and we hope, it's continued as a
regular show.) '
Much the same thing
happened when we went up to
Carlow on Saturday to see the
work of local artists and
craftsmen, The crowd was so
thick it was hard to see anything
properly, but people kept saying
it wasn't as crowded as it had
been earlier.
From what we've heard, it
was about the same story at the
big sale at the Old Mill in Blyth
on the weekend. Who said there
weren't many people in Huron
County.
• *
We were unable to get a
statement after Tuesday night's
closed meeting between town
council and Police Chief. Lloyd
Westlake but from the rumors
floating about it seems the
public didn't miss much by not
being allowed into the session.
* * *
The Roulston family moved a
short while ago to a house on
Albert Street. It's now a shorter
distance to work if we could
walk, but due to construction on
the main drag, we often end up
driving a longer distance to get
here than we did wheh we lived
over on the south side of town,
* *
Speaking of the family, our
new alarm clock and her mother
have been home now for over a
week and we must thank all
those who sent cards.
She isn't the best alarm clock
going though because she isn't
too regular and keeps going off
at about 2 a.m. Besides who
wants an alarm clock that has to
be wound up about six or seven
tinies a day to keep her running.
* *
Booster club tickets to help
meet some of the expenses of
starting the Junior Hockey Club
are on sale for two dollars from
any member of the team or
executive and at the
News-Record office.
Besides supporting the team,
the purehaser of a ticket is
entitled to one free hockey game
during the year.
BY WILMA OKE
The topic of sharing
transportation services in Perth
County was raised at a meeting
of the Huron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board on Monday night.
The transportation
sub-committee stated it had not
met for a second time with the
transportation sub-committee of
the Perth County Board of
Education and no .reply had
been received to date to a letter
sent recently requesting a date
for a second meeting.
The sub-committee pointed
out the reason for requesting the
meeting was to save the taxpayer
money through the elimination
of unnecessary bus runs, as
encouraged by the Department
of Education,
Jack Lane, Business
Administrator, reported the
installation of draperies had
been completed in the five
portable classrooms by Stewart
Brothers of Seaforth.
John Vintar, Superintendent
of Education, reported that a
first progress report will be made
available to the ratepayers in the
CNIB Canvass
over the top
Due mainly to the energy and
drive of, the local Lions and
Kinsmen clubs, the 1970 C. N. I.
B, eanvass took in a record
$1122.87, according to
campaign chairman Hr. Andrew
Mowatt,
Highlights of the campaign,
according to Dr, Mowatt was the
Work of Dick Atkey Of the Lions
and Bert Clifford of the
Kinsmen, the secretarial work of
Mrs. Harry ball, and the record'
$91,00 &Allotted by Lion Glenn
Price in the 1161nreville
with not a single refusal in his
Whole district!
Thanks also to the
"Nevvs4tecord'"' and to Mr,
Laurie Colditthoun of Clinton
Commercial Printers and to the
generosity of so Many givers in
rather difficult times,
Frank Walkom of Goderich
was re-elected president of the
Huron Progressive Conservative
Association at the group's
annual meeting held at the
form of a booklet and it will be
ready late in November. The
booklet will explain the
academic programs being carried
out in the catholic schools in the
two counties and other
information will pertain to the
disbursement of revenue.
Trustee Vincent Young,
Goderich. who co-ordinated the
busing to the Toronto rally
sponsored by the Ontario
Catholic Student Federation for
equality of education by
extending financial assistance
beyond Grade 10 in Catholic
schools, reported the response
from Huron and Perth Counties
was very good, with all bet two
areas represented. He said 11
trustees and many parents
accompanied the students for a
total of about 200 from the two
counties requiring five buses for
transportation.
Mr. Young stated: "When we
reached the airport vicinity there
was a solid line of buses going
into Toronto, Maple Leaf
Gardens was packed, with 18,000
inside And from 8,000 to 10,000
outside. It was a tremendous
success."
He said he was impressed with
the behaviour of the students at
the rally. "By going we showed
we were behind our youth", Mr,
Young concluded.
The Board approved a
recommendation from the
Building and Maintenance
Committee that a gravelled
parking lot be provided at St.
Aloysius School in Stratford for
16 ears at a Maximum cost of
$600.
Trustees Vincent Young,
Goderich and James Morris,
Stratford, were named to attend
a salary negotiation Conference
in Toronto on November" 21
Which is Sponsored by the
Ontario Trustees Association.
The Board accepted the
tender of Huron Motor Products
Ltd,, Zurich, to supply a iro,
72-passenger bus at a cost of
$9140 hot including tax and no
tracle.in, by November 1. The
larger bus was required fOr the
Zurich area because of increased
enrollment in St„ Bonifaee
school, Zurich and Ste. Marie
School, St. Joseph. The board
Will retain the 54-passenger bus
for future Use.
Clinton Legion Hall October 21.
Mr. Walkom presided over the
meeting of about 75
Conservatives from throughout
the county. Guests at the
The Board accepted the offer
of free examination of students'
teeth at St. James School in
Seaforth by Dr. C. E. Toll who
has recently started a dental
practice in Seaforth.
A policy for the use of school
buildings was approved. Any
responsible individual or
organization, excluding political
parties, may be granted a
permit to use school facilities.
However, school facilities shall
not be available for rental by
individuals or organizations
whose purpose it is to use the
facilities for the operation of a
business for private gain.
Permits may be granted for
use of school facilities
throughout the year including
vacation periods. Such use will
be conditional upon . the
requirements to service
buildings.
Another of the rules in the list
concerns supervision. The
members of • any group,
organization or spectators while
in a school building shall be
under the immediate supervision
and Control of competent and
trustworthy adults who shall
undertake personally to be
responsible for the due
observance of the Board's
requirements.
The rules state that all
applications for a permit will be
made to the principal of the
school.
In the schedule of fees set up
no charges are made for Group
A applications which include: 1.
Activities sponsored by the
Board. 2. Meetings or activities
sponsored by groups of teachers
or students connected with the
school System. 3. Meetings or
activities sponsored by the
Catholic Parent-Teacher
Association. 4, General meetings
or activities of Community
Health Associations. 5. Regular
meetings Of Soy Scouts, Cubs,
Guides, Brownies, 4-11 clubs,
Junior Partners' Clubs and
similar groups. 6, Meetings of
church associated groups such as
parish teUncilS, C. W. L., C. Y.
0., and similar groups, /.
Community functions sponsored
by 'total community tecreatiofial
connrasions, 8. Lectures and
asSetnblieS sponsored by 'Weal
(80 Page 11t044
The Kinsmen Club of Clinton
report that the operation of
their raceway was this year a
great success.
Originally intended to run for
nine consecutive Sunday
afternoons, the club applied for
and were granted an extension
from the authorities which
allowed an additional four dates
in September.
A total of $515,066.00 was
wagered by 20,340 paid
attendance.
It is difficult to assess the
contribution that this project of
Gaunt to speak
to Hallett group
The October meeting of the
directors of the Hullett
Federation of Agriculture was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jaek Snell.
Plans were finalized for the
Annual Meeting to be held in
Londesboro Hall on November
16 at 8 p.m. Charlie Proctor of
Belgrave will show. pictures on
farming in Asia. Murray Gaunt
M.P. will speak on Regional
Government.
There were 25 members from
Hullett who showed calves in the
Showmanship Class of the Blyth
Feeder Calf Club. These each
received $1.00 from the
Federation.
A report was given by Lorne
flunking on, the County Meeting.
Harry Tebbitt is to be contacted
about auditing the books.
meeting included H. A. Moore,
M.P. for Wetaskiwin in Alberta
and Don Mazankowski, M.P. for
Vegreville, also in Alberta. Guest
speaker was J. H. Homer, M.P.
for Crowfoot in Alberta.
Member of .Parliament for
Huron, Robert McKinley also
addressed the meeting. In
introducing the guest speaker he
referred to the government's use
of the War gleasure's Act in the
Quebec kidnappings of
politicians and statesmen. He
said the Conservative party had
not immediately agreed to the
use of the act because its
members had wanted a chance
to point out to people the
dangers of putting the act into
action, "especially with such a
man as the Prime Minister and
such a government as we now
have".
He blamed much of the
present problems on persons
coming into the country under
Canada's immigration laws. The
government had been aware of
this problem for some time, he
said.
Clayton Laithwaite of
Goderich was elected first vice
president of the county
association. The remainder of
the executive includes: Eddy
Powell, Wingham, second
vice-president; Fred Heaman,
Park Hill, third vice-president;
Bob McCabe, Goderich, fourth
vice-president; Barry Wenger,
Wingham, fifth, vice-president;
Harry Hayter, Dashwood, sixth
vice-president; Mrs, Douglas
Andrews, Clinton,
secretary-treasurer; directors —
Mrs, F. G. Thompson, Clinton,
Earl Mills, Walton, Valentine
Becker, Dashwood, Jim
Donnelly, Goderich, Edward
Grigg, Clinton, Robert Chaffe,
Centralia, Ivan Hearn, Lucan,
William Dale, RR 1, Clinton and
John Hardy, RR 5, Goderich.
3 breakins
Tuesday night
A rash of three more bmakins
occured in Clinton late Tuesday
night or early Wednesday
morning.
Clinton Police Chief Lloyd
Westlake said the entries Were
reported to him early
Wednesday morning but he had
little information on them by
press time.
One breakin occurred at the
Central Huron Secondary
School, the second time it has
been broken into recently.
Apparently the burglars were
looking for money but they
were out of luck.
Brea iris MS° occurred At the
Legion Hall Where a striall
amount of Cash and some
Cigarettes were taken, and at the
Jetvis Aparttnents on Albert
Street,
the Kinsmen Club made to the
economy of the town, and
surrounding area, but if one
studies some of the vital
statistics it becomes apparent
that the economy benefited
quite substantially,
In addition to the $32,000
which was spent for materials
and labour required to build new
facilities there was the payroll
which totalled approximately
$12,500. The purses were in
excess of $35,000 most of which
remains in our area.
Approximately $8,000 was
spent on advertising. It is
impossible to estimate the
indirect benefits to restaurants,
service stations, etc. whose
business was increased by the
thousands of people who were
attracted to the community.
The Kinette Club operated a
refreshment booth and
purchased supplies in excess of
$5,000. They. served slightly
over one ton of french fries, 684
dozen hot dogs, 374 dozen
hamburgers, 1,150 gallons of
soft drinks and 3,722 pints of
chocolate milk, not to mention
the ice cream bars and coffee.
The Kinsmen plan to improve
the facjlities before next racing
season by adding several
hundred cubic yards of material
to bank the turns on the track
which will make the Clinton
track one of the best in Ontario.
The barns are to be closed in
and chain link fences installed to
improve the management and
the appearance of the barn area.
There are also plans to install
chain link fences and turnstiles
to improve the efficiency of
handling the large crowds
expected at next year's races.
There will be a covering over the
mutual betting area to protect
the public from any inclement
weather.
The Kinsmen Club will use
the profits from this project to
provide improvements and
Several Clinton , area couple
attended the rail Council of the
Kinsmen: and Kinette clubs at
PreSton over the weekend.
Don Hall, Kinsnien president,
and his wife: Mrs. Bert (Mary
Helen) Clifford, president of the
Kinnettet and her huSband, Mt.
arid Mrs. Steve Brown; Mr, and
Clinton Branch 140 held its
(Maher meeting October 26.
President Harold Black
officiated assisted by Comrade
Perc Brown, who substituted for
Gord Dalgleish as secretary, and
Cam Proctor, the treasurer. Gord
was out of town and unable to
attend.
The officers and executive
were not too happy with the
small number of members at the
meeting but in spite of this there
was still considerable business
done.
The Branch accepted an
invitation from the Minister end
Mrs. Larry Jones; Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Riley and Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Finch 'all represented the local
clubs.
Past president of the Clinton
Club Steve Brown was presented
the Boake efficiency Crest tor
keeping his national reports in
on tithe.
Officers of the Ontario St.
Church to attend their Armistice
Day service Sunday, November
8. The members will assemble at
the Legion Hall at 10'.‘30 a.m.
and parade to the church. On
return, the parade will march
past the cenotaph for a salute to'
the fallen comrades. A good
turn-out is expected so all
members please note the time.
Thursday, November 5 has
been selected for the sale of
poppies and the members expect
to be on the street by 7,p.m. It
was also decided to sell-poppies
(See Page Three)
The delegates enjoyed the
Kin-In on Saturday evening and
the Governor Gord McGuinness
Dinner at the Leisure Lodge On
Sunday, PrepartionS for the
-Upcoming National Convention
to be held iri London next
Summer Were outlined to the
350 Kinsinen in attendance at
the convention,
not benefit from a tax should
not be taxed,
, Mr. Homer speculated that
the government's upcoming
white paper on citizenship
would try to promote the
retention of the culture of
minority groups. This, he
claimed, will tend to divide the
country, not unite it.
Mr. Horner said he foresaw
that the government's white
paper on welfare would propose
some sort of guaranteed income.
He said he had long been a
student of the welfare system,
especially as it applied to • an
Indian reservation in ,his
constituency. He said he` was
beginning to see a ray of hope
' for those on the retervation but
he had never seen it while they
were on welfare. He said that the
community spirit of doing things
together for the good of all is
'dying out. Such community
events as "bees" to build
community halls are not taking
place any more. He said that this
community spirit must be put
back into the welfare system.
He said that a guaranteed •
income system would only make
those on welfare affluent enough
to protest all the more.
"I' haven't a ready solution,"
he said, "but I know some of the
pitfalls."
He continued his attack on
the Trudeau government by
saying the government's white
paper on foreign relations took
the wrong path by withdrawing
to what he called an isolationist
policy when the nation should
be seeking to extend its
influence throughout the world.
Mr Homer said that Canada is
over-governed. He said that so
much has been spent on
education that surely soon some
of the benefits of a
well-educated society should
become evident. He said that a
well-educated nation required
less government.
Huron-Perth separate board
discusses shared transportation
Conservatives re-elect Walkom