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No. 6118 was the last regular passenger train to pass through Clinton on Saturday on its last run
between Goderich and Stratford. Canadian National railways discontinued service as of the end of
October.
It loaded
A large crowd was on hand at Clinton station to see the historic last run of the train. Many took a
ride for part of the run and the train was crowded. Cameras were there in abundance to record the
sight.
It left
After itt last stop at Clinton, No. 6116 pulled out sicntyly passed old coal'shed, themselves a part of
the hisiory of the fairway. Just in ease people were toe nostalgic, the train showed Some of its old
form it Was 20 minutes behind schedule,
for the last time
Three in race
for county wardenship
Three Huron County
councillors announced Friday
afternoon in the regular session
of county council that they will
be candidates for the wardenship
in 1971. . ^
The'Y' were reeves Jack
Alexander, Wingham; Hugh
Flynn, Hullett; and Elmer
Hayter, Stanley.
• Alexander, a merchant, has
spent six years on county.
council and has served as
chairman of both the Huronview
board and the executive
committee. He was also a
member of the special
committee dealing with union
wages.
Reeve Alexander told council
there hasn't been a warden from
Wingham since 1926.
"This is a time of change,"
stated Alexander. "I'm not
against change if it is progress
but I'm not for change for the
sake of change." •
Reeve Elmer Hayter, a farmer,
told council only time would tell
whether or not some matters
taken over by higher levels of
administration could have been
better handled at the local level.
Hayter has served , on the
equalization committee, the
' warden's committee and for the
past four years, on the road
committee of which he is
,currently chairman.
Reeve Flynn, a farmer and the
youngest of the trio aspiring for
the warden's chair, has been on
municipal council since 1959.
He has served on four
committees — Children's Aid,
Agriculture, Property and
Huronview.
He claimed that some people
had opposed him on his stand
over the conservation area in
Hullett Township, but he said he
felt he was "doing what was
right for Hullett", He urged
more people to "stand up for
their rights and not be pushed
around".
According to Reeve Flynn,
the southern area of Hullett
Township where he resides has
never had a Warden elected.
Too early drug education
a suggestive Coulter
Prominent farm leader
killed in accident
Malcolm Davidson, 36, a
prominent Brucefield farmer and
a leader in the community, was
killed early Tuesday evening
when struck by a car as he
attempted to cross Highway 4
south of Clinton.
Goderich Ontario Provincial
Police, who investigated, said it
appeared as though Mr.
Davidson was trying to cross the,
highway from a truck he had
just filled with corn to another
vehicle parked on the east
shoulder of the highway when
he was struck by a car driven by
22-year-old Joanne Cook • of
Goderich. Police said visibility
was extremely poor at the time.
Mr, Davidson was pronounced
dead at the scene by Huron
County Coroner Dr. N. C.
Jackson, of Goderich.
Mr. Davidson is survived by
his wife, the former Jane M.
Lodge; by two sons, Matthew
and Andrew; by three daughters,
Karen, Elizabeth and Clare; and
by two brothers, Ian and Angus,
both in England.
At the time of his death he
was a member of the executive
committee of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture and
was on the board of directors of
the Canadian Federation of
Agriculture,
He was also a former member
of the Huron Coubty Hog
Producers and the Huron
County Bean Marketing Board.
Mr. Davidson was a member
of Ontario's special committee
on farm income which authored
the report Challenge of"
Abundance in 1969,
One of the prineipal and most
controversial recommendations
in the report urged that farmers
establish a General. Farm
Organization which would act as
. their official, r sp,okesman in
dealing with government on all
matters relating, to' the
agricultural industry,
Mr. Davidson bad intended to
take a break from provincial
farm problems, after his job with
the committee ended but instead
accepted the chairmanship of
the General Farm Organization
campaign committee for
Ontario.
The committee organized a
farmers' plebiscite in June, 1969
on the question of a general
farm organization and
spearheaded a massive 'publicity
campaign aimed at selling the
idea to Ontario farmers.
The GFO :des was rejected by
farmers in the plebescite. It had
been supported by the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture but
bitterly opposed by the Ontario
Farmers' Union which felt it
would be a government-
dominated organization.
Memorial services will be held
Friday at 2:30 p.m. from the
Bonthron Funeral Home in
Hensall. In place of flowers,
those wishing to may send
donations to the Darjeeling
School for Boys, Father
Abraham, in care of the Jesuit
Mission, 68 Broadview Ave.,
Toronto 8.
Mrs, W. A. Glazier
president of New Democrats
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Laid" retires a s head. of board
"This is one area a
county board of education tan
justify its existence — by
purchasing in quantity."
Mr, Malpass assured Mr. Lavis
a more detailed report of the
sayings could be eNPeeted at an
upcoming meeting.
The Clerks' and Treasurers'
Association for Huron County is
holding a meeting in Clinton on
Thursday, November 5, at 10:30
a.m.
Council held a special meeting
on October 14 and set the date
for nominations in Tuckersmith
in Huron Centennial School,
Brucefield, on November 23 at
7:30 p.m. to be followed by a
ratepayers' meeting. To be
elected in Tuckersrnith are reeve,
deputy-reeve, and four
New Democratic Party
members of the Huron Riding
met at the home of Mr. W. A.
Glazier in Clinton on October
30.
Elected officers of the NDP
for the Riding are: President —
Mrs. W. A. Glazier, Clinton; Vice
President — Mr. Bob McMillan,
Seaforth; Secretary-Treasurer —
Mrs. Shirley Weary, Goderich;
Chairman of Organization — Mr,
John Fisher, Clinton; Chairman
of Publicity — Mrs. R.
Pemberton, Bayfield.
Glowing reports of the NDP
provincial Leadership
Convention held at the Royal
York Hotel in Toronto on
October 3, 4 and 5 were given
by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Klopp of
Zurich. Mr. Klopp attended as a
Member of the Provincial NDP
Council and Mrs. Klopp as the
official delegate of the Huron
Riding. They agreed that it was
the most successful Ontario DNP
convention in history with over
1,850 voting delegated present.
Reports were also received,
Tuckersmith nominations set for
d ew business
erves farmers
A new business officially
pened in Clinton this week,
providing service to the many
farmers in the area.
Archer's Farm Sales and
Service, located on Victoria
Street and operated by Russ
Archer, will provide everything
the farmer needs for inside his
barn plus pressure sYSterns,
fencing, oils and lubricants, and
Mr. Archer's own manufactured
hog pent and farrowing crates.
Mr. Archer was born in
Elmvale near Barrie and grew up
on a farm so has his experience
with farm problems. For inany
years he lived in Kirkland Lake
as a dairy distributor. He met
and married his wife there and
their three children, Betty IA,
Jimmy 10 and. Karen 7 were
born there
He came to Clintorefour years
ago as manager of Beatty Farm
Equipment !Thislrear he started
out on his, own, in the same
busine.
He's well known in, the area,
being actively involved in minor
sports, the Kinsmen and a
former president of the
Retarded Children's. Association
in Goderich. He is Also a member
of Clinton town council.
He will be "helped in the
business by Don 'Taylor from, *
Varna who ;also was born on a '
farm and gained experience with
the Beatty organization.
The first
column
Clinton Kinsmen voted to go
ahead Tuesday night with the
installation of flood lights at the
new baseball field at Clinton
Community park.
The club undertook this year
to rebuild the park and now the
town has one of the best
baseball fields in Western
Ontario. The lighting, when it is
finished in the spring, will
prObably make-it , the''best, ,bar
none.
Congratulations to the senior
teams of Central Huron
Secondary School, both boys
and girls, who ran their way to
the WOSSA cross country
championships last week over a
tough course at Wingham. They
will advance to the all-Ontario
meet in Woodbridge this
weekend.
The school's senior boys
volleyball team also won a
championship last weekend, the'
Huron-Perth conference crown,
and will advance to WOSSA
competition on Saturday • in
London. For further details see
the high school and sports pages.
* * *
The meeting of the Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture is scheduled for
tonight (Thursday) at the
Department of Agriculture
board rooms in Clinton.
An important part of the
meeting will deal with the new
constitution of the Federation
which will be- in effect for the
annual meeting coming 'hp in
December. Meeting time is 8:30.
*
Remembrance Day
(November 11) this year will be
more widely observed by the
Post Office Department than has
been the custom in previous
years.
Rather than providing full
postal service, there will be no
wicket or rural route service.
The loekbOx lobby will remain
open as usual and letter boxes
will be cleared at 4:15 p.m. The
mail will be received and
dispatched at 6:30 p.m.
*
Last week's closed meeting
between town police and the
town council was supposed to
clear the air but apparently, it
may have caused even more
discontent among Some of the
councillors. Next week's council
session, the lest before
nomination night for the
December 7 elections, could be
one of the most interesting
sessions in some time.
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KELLER
Chairman of the
County Board of Education,
John Levi; announced Monday
evening in ,Clinton he would not
be a candidate for the 197,142
term of office.
"I decided to. make my
intentions known before the
municipal elections," stated
Lavis. "I am this year
completing 1$ years as a school
board member, I know I will
miss all the associations with the
work that has become a part of
my
No other board member
accepted Mr. Lavis' invitation to
declare his or her intentions for
the coining school board
nominations.
Superintendent of education
James Coulter reported to the
Huron County Board of
Education Monday evening that
the question of drugs is
introduced- "too early" if -it •is
presented at the elementary
BY WILMA OKE
Tuckersmith Township
Council accepted the tender of
Gordon Heard, RR 2, Seaforth,
for Snowplowing township roads
et the rate of $14.00 per hour
for operator and grader, in a
meeting at Brucefield Tuesday
night.
Lloyd McKenzie of RR 3,
Kippen, was present at the
meeting held in Huron
Centennial School. He is not
satisfied with the depth and fall
of the McKentie drain which
was completed recently. Mr,
McKenzie agreed with council it
was tee late to do anything
about changing the drain now at
the cost would be too great. He
has about 2,000 tile laid,
Allan Nicholson, road
superintendent, reported a few
road signs were retrieved over
the Hallowe'en weekend.
A request was received from
CFB Clinton to have a number
of dead elms removed from in
front of the base. The road
superintendent will try to have
these cut by the end of
November.
Council approved Supplying
An oral report was presented
by Director of &Wagon John
Cochrane to the effect that
Clinton Town Police had not yet
made an official report to the
Board of Education regarding
the bomb scares in Clinton.
Fuel oil tenders accepted for
the winter showed that fuel
ranged in price from 10,8 per
gallon at Central Huron
Secondary School to 15.9 in the
one-room McKillop schools.
Max Malpass, reporting on the
caretaking supply tenders, said
the saving this year would be "in
the thousands of dollars".
"I'd be quite interested to
know exactly how many
thousands," said Chairman
another to the Honorable A. An
Wishart, MiniFter 'of. Justice and
Attorney General for• Ontario.
County Development
committee chairman, Girvin
Reed, Ashfield, reported that R.
S. Cummings, co-ordinator for
the development committee, has
been making various contacts
working closely with officials in
Ottawa and with representatives
from Conestoga College of
Applied Arts and Technology,
Fanshawe College and
Department of Manpower.
"To date there have been no
definite developments," Reed
said in his report..
school level and it is the feeling
of many elementary school
teachers that "the information
may be more suggestive than
deterrent."
(See Page Three)
water to James Montgomery
who lives in a trailer in
Egrnondville.
The water supply in
Egmondville was discussed and
Neil Hopper, well-driller, RR 2,
Seaforth, is to be asked to check
the two wells and report to
council on November 17.
Council members are to
inspect a stretch of sidewalk on
the east side of Brucefield about
which complaints have been
received that it is rough, making
it dangerous for walking.
Council passed for payment
the following accounts for
October: Roads — $5,178,60;
General — $1,817.85; Drainage
-- $2,052.40; Street LightS --
$1,905,09; Tile Drain Loans —
$7,700,00; making a total of
$18,653.44,
Council will investigate the
Sinclair drain prior to accepting
the report.
A building permit for a new
house was approved for Dr.
Ernest Pelf in t grnoridville.
Ontario tlydro has proposed
building a transformer
snittatioxi in the Brucefield area.
C,ottricil will suggest a possible
site for Hydro to consider.
A meeting will be held
Noyemher. 19:'io Clinton Public
School to discuss oral French in
elementary schools. While this is
not .4 public meeting, a report of
the findings will later be
presented to the linren County
Board of Education,
from Mr. Glazier and Mr. David
Weary who attended the NDP
election school held on October
17 and 18 at the Labor Hall,
Kent St. London. This was the
first of a series of such schools
to be held throughout the
Province and was attended •by
party workers of the London,
Middlesex, Elgin; Huron,
Oxford, Perth, Sarnia and
Lambton Ridings:
Mr. Weary said "Experience is
the best teacher of how to win
elections and at the school the
"students" were sent out on a
door-to-door survey to illustrate
how NDP members won the
Middlesex South by-election
when Ken Bolton was elected to
the Ontario Legislature a year
ago."
At the November meeting to
be held at the home of Mrs.
Gwen Pemberton Bayfield on
November 23, Mr. Fisher will
present plans for ND? members
to undertake a survey in the
Huron Riding.
Nov. 23
councillors as well as the
Separate School trustee for the
Townships of Tuckersmith and
Stanley, town of Seaforth and
village of Bayfield.
Council did not concur with
the Goderich proposal to have
the Province administer
responsibility for welfare rather
than local municipalities.
An additional $3,000
budgetary request from the
Seaforth Fire Area Board for
1970 was approved, with the
Tuckerstnith share $495.00.
Huron County Council
decided Friday afternoon to,,
recommend to the Honorable a,,
S. MacNaughton, should a new
police college be contemplated,
for Ontario it be located at CFB
Clinton.
The recommendation will
outline the base's ideal facilities
for an educational complex and
will draw attention to the
"definite need for stimulating
the economy of the area due to
the closing of the Canadian
Forces Base, Clinton".
A copy of the resolution will
be forwarded to the Honorable
J„ R. Simonett, Minister of
Public Works, Ontario, and
County, Council soggegs
police college., -:''for Cfft:::;
Inside
Town Talk ,.;fig, 2
County Council News ...Pg. 3
Editorials ...Pg. 4
Sports ...Pg. 5
High School Sports 8
Recipes 3A
Shirley Keller
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