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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-12-03, Page 33AVNIVAIMPA,V*VAWAVAV. 144.10fe Ofaori0 gtVgkVNVAVWVVW*VNVNVAVPk)VAV: Prier 1,5 . 105 Year- No. 51 Thursday, December 17, 1970 A-V:WAVAVAVAVAMAVAVAAWAVAIMVftAtIVAVAVAVAVAVAV John Guetter and his wife at RR 5, Clinton, are wondering whether their mixed-up little lamb is early or late. The youngster was born on November 20, rather late for one spring and early for another but then just in time for to be a Christmas lamb. The lamb's mother keeps a protective eye on it here as Mr. Guetter holds the lamb. Already the lamb has been out frolicking in the snow and eating hay. — staff photo. Brucefield department to protect hydro offices Council happy with ..one paragraph of Board. statement A policy about the questioning of 441044 by police on school PrePertY as laid down by the Htiroll Cotinty Beard of Edupgtion was ripped apart by Clinton town council Monday night, except for one clause with which the council had complete agreement. The policy was set down by the beard some time ago and circnlated to all police chiefs in the county, Chief Lloyd Westlake of the Clinton..department was at the meeting and provided copies Of the policy to the council after Councillor Cornered Proctor had raised the subject of the board's decision (see the text of the policy. statement printed with this• story). Councillor Russell Archer asked the chief where the school board could get the pewer to enforce their claim that no student be questioned on school property. "They can't," the chief said. The only good part abopt the statement according to the chief was the second paragraph in which the school acknowledge the responsibility for students during school hours. "We've had a hard time getting them to admit this," the chief said. He drew attention to the exception mentioned at the bottom of the statement which pointed out that police could search the school if they suspected alcohol on the premises. The statement didn't mention the section 10-1 of the Narcotics Control Act the chief said which authorizes a peace officer to "search without warrant any place other than a dwelling house, where he believes there is a narcotic in respect of which an offence under the act has been committed." "Are they under the impression there are no drugs at the schools?" the chief asked. The chief said it is police policy to coOtaet the parents of children under 16 before arrest or questioning but he added that there was nothing in the criminal code which made this necessary, The _Chief said that so far he has net been barred from the eamPtis Of the Central Huron Secondary School except on the morning after the policy was announced in the newspapers when, in the absence of the principal, a vice principal at the school had given him some trouble while he was investigating vandalism at the school. "Who pays for the schools?" asked councillor Proctor. Several members of the council answered that the public paid for the sphools. Councillor Proctor said he thought the school board didn't want the public to think But, he said, the public was thinking and they were getting "fed up" with the actions of the board. "The school board doesn't tell the WHEREAS the Board recognizes that, where a crime has been committed, a Police Officer may make an arrest upon reasonable and probable cause that the offence was committed by the person sought to be arrested, even though that person may eventually be found to be not guilty; and WHEREAS the Board also recognizes that students are the responsibility of the school during school hours; and WHEREAS the Board is aware of the added responsibility placed on •the Principal in whether he should allow or disallow questioning of students to take place and yet serve the needs of justice; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT it shall be the policy of the Board respecting questioning of students by the Police on school premises: 1. THAT no student under the age of 21 years shall be questioned on school police what to do," he said, "The police are, told What to do by the people who Pay the bills and by the lawe of the land." He added that school boards had never 'co-operated with outside authorities in such matters. He was hacked up by several councillors and, the chief who stated that this Was the first time the board had ever acknowledged responsibility for students at any eehool in the county. "We don't want to give the school a black eye because the Majority of students are good students," Councillor Proctor said, "but the school should be a good neighbour and it hasn't been." "We often blame the students," interjected Mayor Don Symons, "but Parents are often at fault, These kids get no training at home. Some of them may not even know the difference between right and wrong," premises by any Police Officer except with written authority of the parent or, guardian of the pupil; 2. THAT students should not give voluntary statements without first consulting their parents or guardian; 3. 'THAT no lockers and other depositories of students shall be examined by any Police Officer unless a warrant has been obtained or is , authorized by a parent or guardian of the pupil. NOTE: The exception to this policy is under Section 112 of The Liquor Control Act in that if a Police Officer informs a Principal that he believes that liquor is illegally kept or had he may search, without warrant, any locker, depository, motor vehicle or other conveyance in or on school property and the Principal cannot prevent him from making that search. POLICY STATEMENT RE STUDENTS — QUESTIONING BY .POLICE Federation asks for change in policy Three Clinton men appeared in Stratford court in the past week on break, enter and Election Monday theft in a store in Dublin and a garage in Brodhagen. Keith Hatkes, 11, Clinton, was sentenced to 12 .months definite and six months indeterminate in jail in Stratford provincial court Friday. Harkes had previoitsly been found guilty Of break, enter and theft of a general store in Dublin and a garage in Brodhagen. Samuel Shipp, Jr., 19, Albert St., Clinton, who was found guilty of the same offence, was remanded. until December 18 for sentencing, Wayne L. Riley, 25, of tondesbere, charged With breaking into a Dublin grocery etore and a Brodhagen garage November 26, pleaded not guilty in provincial jildge'e triott Monday. Trial date was set for March 26 when he elected trial by provincial judge. Riley has laid a charge against a Clinton police officer who, he claims, punched hirri and broke his jaw while he waS being questioned in Clinton early November 27. Riley was released on $500 ball. rat McKillop BY IIVILIviA OKE There will be an election in McKillop Township on Monday, December 21, as a resift of a nomination meeting held at Winthrop Monday Afternoon. It was the second nornimitien meeting for McKillop and was Made :-.eceseary as a result of 'a. misinterpretation of the rules for qualification for candidates fot council. Nominated for reeve were: Allan Campbell, R.R. 1, Seaforth, seeking his second term; and Harold Dodds, R.R. 4 Walton, a forme triembee of ebuneil returning to politics, Notitiliated for the four Seats on council were: Arthur Anderson, R.R. 1, Seafotth; Harvey Craig, It.11, 1, Walton; William teeming, R4R. 4, Walton; Ralph McNichol, .H. 4, Walton, all menthe't of last year's council.. Three new Mee& areal,Arnold,_ Please turn to Page 3 tOilnee police constable Albert Shaddick and his wife were special guests Monday night at a dinner for members of town council and their wives, the constable, Who retired from the Clintbh police Department earlier this year after 16 yeare of service, waS presented with gift from the town by Mayor Doh Symons. Here he opens the gift while his Wife Watches, staff photo, Clinton Mayor Don Symons mplimented all those who were ponsible for organizing and running the ante Centre during the Christmas season. e commended the merchants on their ggressive promotion • for Christmas opping. He also complimented the Protection to ersons and Property committee and the erchants on the new street lights which corate Albert Street this year and xpressed the hope the program could be mpleted in the next two years. A spokesman for the merchants said that lose to 700 suckers have been given out to re-school and younger elementary school sitors to the Santa Centre. * * * Approval was received from the unicipal Board at council on Monday night the town to receive money in place of arkland from the Huron Pines Reality bdivision on Raglan Street. The OMB provel had been holding up start of the, roject. * * * Thanks to the work of Huron County 'brarian Ethel Dewar the News-Record has en featuring listings and synopsis of many ewly-arrived books in the county library stem Apr the last two weeks. We understand that the stories will be a gular weekly feature and hope you will nd them useful and interesting. * Because Christmas is on Friday of next ek, the News-Record will be publishing a y early so that all subscribers will be sure have their paper before the post office loses down for the holiday. In order that the paper can come out on ednesday, all deadlines will be moved ead one day. Cut-off for classified dvertisements - will be Monday at noon. orrespondents are reminded to have their py at the paper Monday. * * * Public' Works department crews deserve a t on the back for their excellent job of owing and clearing away snow during that mingly never-ending snow fall over the eekend and early this week. Despite the fact the snow kept falling hey kept the streets and sidewalks well owed and had the snow off the streets by arty Tuesday morning, only hours after the torm stopped. In fact they were just too efficient. Here's ne householder who couldn't keep his iveway shovelled out for any length of ime because the plows kept 'coming along d covering it in. Well, that's the breaks of nter. * * * We can be happy with the work in road aintenance not only in the town but on ounty roads as well this year. The editor d his family had the occasion to do some avelling on county roads on Friday and aM on Sunday evening. One road crossed the boundary with erth County and it was almost possible to npoint the exact place Huron stopped and erth began by the job of plowing on the oads. The Huron road was well-plowed even hough it had been snowing hard but the Perth road seemed not to have seen a plow at all between Friday and Sunday. The editor and his wife enjoyed dinner at the Hotel Clinton on Monday night when Mayor Don Symons and his council entertained their wives, members of the press and special guests at the annual night out for Clinton town council. Whether it was the good fellowship of the evening or perhaps the good food and drink that influenced them, the council had one of the most informative, orderly and well-run meetings of the year later in the evening in what is usually just a brief house-keeping Meeting to end up the old year and make ready for the new council. The council ,even had an audience when three interested gentlemen came to hear the goings on. It must be the Christmas spirit because all that seems to be too much good news for one night. ' Weather 1970 1960 Fit LO HI LO Dec. 8 36 15 87 30 9 42 34 36 24 10 38 32 35 28 11 32 22 36 31 12 25 17 35 27 la gO 22 31 23- 14 30 26 32 23 Rain .30" Snow 7" Snow 10" Rain .60 BY WI LMA OKE The Brucefield Fire Brigade will provide fire protection for the Ontario Hydro Area facilities at Canadian Forces Base, Clinton, the Tuckersmith Township Council decided at its meeting in Brucefield, Tuesday night. Amending by-laws were provisionally adopted for the Chesney and Carnochan drainage works. The Chesney drain was completed at a cost of $3,195 compared with the estimated cost of $3,400 and the Carnochan drain was completed at a cost of $3,370 compared with the estimated cost of $3,000. Court of Revision was held on the Gibbings drainage works. No appeals were heard and the by-law for the drain was adopted. Road accounts totalling $6,130.56 were . passed for payment. Road superintendent Alan Nicholson requested that a notice be placed in local papers to the effect that No Parking on Township Roads is permitted in winter. Council appointed Reeve Elgin Clinton man jailed for breakins Thompson to represent Tuckersmith on the Ausable River authority for a two-year term. Robert McKinley, M.P., wrote saying he had enquired of the Department of Finance, Ottawa, regarding continuance of the federal grant to Township of Tuckersmith on behalf of Canadian Forces Base Clinton. The Department of Finance has replied that the grant will be reduced, according to the reduction in usage of permanent married quarters, Adastral Park. In answer to a letter from the Department of Highways, London, council agreed to suggest to the Department that the perimeter road fronting the Canadian Forces Base — sideroad 45.46 — be named Adastral Park Road, this name to be used on the sign the department will erect at entry of the CFB road at Highway 4 (London Road). The council also agreed to suggest that this name be applied to the small section Of road, the second concession of Tuckersmith which skirts the eastern side of Adastral Park and continues on sideroad 35-36 ending at Highway,8 where the Adastral Park road sign could be erected also. A notice was received from the Ontario Municipal Board that the appeal on the McLean assessment will be held at 2 p.m., January 4; 1971, at the Courthouse, Goderich. The inaugural meeting for 1971 will be 8 o'clock, January 5. BY MRS. C. A, TROTT Huron County Federation of Agriculture will request the county council to consider changing a policy recently adopted to retire all employees at the age of 65 years. Some 200 farmers who attended the annual 'federation meeting in the Hullett Township Hall here, were told that the Iicy,• as it II-Ow stands' affects part-time employees. Mainly affected would be the part-time librarians. Support was also given to a resolution presented that would request the Huron County Library Board at Goderich, to consider keeping the libraries at Cranbrook and Ethel in Grey Township open, The resolution credited them as "performing a real service to the farmers in the township". To help use up locally grown crops produced in surplus, the federation approved a resolution suggesting that commodity organizations notify the federation's office in Clinton when,a surplus occurs. The meeting, which commenced with a dinner served at noon, saw a total of 103 nominated to fill six positions. Of this number 19 persons allowed their names to stand for election, Only individual service members were allowed to vote on the positions of president, first and second vice-presidents. Three directors-at-large were elected by any farmer present at the meeting. John Stafford, R.R. 1, Wroxeter, was reelected for the second consecutive year as president by acclamation, along with Mason Bailey, R.R. 3 Blyth, first vice-president. A farmer from the south of the county, Case Van Raay, Dashwood, won over four other contestants for his bid as second vice-president. Mrs. John (Betty) Stafford, wife of the president, was elected along with Bruce Shapton, R.R. 1 Exeter, and RusSell • Kernighan, R.R. 4 Goderich, as directors-at-large. Other members of the county executive will be elected at a directors' meeting in January. Mrs. Stafford, who polled the most votes over 13 men for her bid as a director-at-large last year served as "lady director". However the position was abolished earlier thiS fall when the county constitution was rewritten and adopted. A co-author of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's brief to the House of Commons Committee on the White Paper, Donald G. M. Coxe, a Guelph lawyer, was guest speaker. "In its original form the White Paper spelled death to the family farm. If the House of Commons Finance Committee report on changing the Paper is accepted in full by the government, then farmers, who do careful tax planning. On hope to keep their farm in the family", said the speaker. A new treasurer hat been appointed to the Huron County Canter Society to replace Paul Aggerholin formerly of Clinton WhO moved from Clinton to a new position with the Royal Bank in Wiattort Mr. Lori* Salzman, owner of Keith's Parnily Clothing in Clinton,began duliet as treasurer for the SOciety as of Monday. Me.,Salzrrieri has been in beSiheSs in Clinton for 10 years and was active in Cancer Society Work before that tithe. 1 St Column Salzman new , . Society treasurer Mr. Coxe told the farmers that the brief, largely written by himself and the late Malcolm Davidson, formerly of Brucefield, opposed sections on the federal government's white paper on taxation, and that the brief had met with about 50 per cent success, "That is a better than batting average, when one is dealing with the government", he added. • He continued, "This exercise in participatory democracy once again shows the need for a strong farm organization to defend farmers at governmental level". The Committee report, he explained, proposes to raise the exemption level on estate tax to $150,000 (present level is $50,000). Although capital gains taxes on increased value of farms since Valuation Day (probably in 1972) will also be payable (plus Succession Duties), it is likely that the overall rate of tax on farms would not be ruinous. Mr. Coxe explained that the Committee proposes to cut the estate tax rates sharply. The result will be more kinds of taxes, but not necessarily more taxes. In conclusion he stressed the importance of farmers engaging an evaluator who is competent — "remember, a written document on valuation is necessary — or you are done; a one page estimate of the value of your farm won't hold water; an efficient hMaillatOr will cost you $300 to $400 and he must be someone who can impress the courts." Secretary of the county organization, Mrs. Faye Fear, Brussels, reported a bank balance of $13.45, The county has 700 individual service members — the largest' number of any county in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture structure. Each I.S.M. pays a membership fee of $25 to the OFA, and of this amount the county receives a $5 rebate. President Stafford pointed out to the meeting that township levies and grants are essential to finance the organization until the membership is increased.