HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-07-27, Page 1Nearlyhidden by her beautiful garden, Mrs. Lucy Diehl, left, admires plaque that was
placedonherhouselastweek to designate it as the "Hut", Bayfield's first school. The
plaque was erectedby the Bayfield Historical Society. For an in-depth story on the history
of the school, seethe front page of today's second section. (photo by Milvena Erickson)
First school, "Hut"
commemorated
Thursday, July 27, 1972
107 Year Y No. 30
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Clinton, Ontario
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The ump's looking, the Walkerton catcher's looking but Laurie Colquhoun of the Clinton
Colts isn't caught looking .4 he drives the ball (top right) during last Saturday night's
game against Walkerton. Laurie got a single Out of the hit and then made it to second on an
error, The Colts won the game to up thei resin streak to 1-5 straight genies. Details on the
sports page. (NewS-Record photo)
BY MILVENA ERICKSON
Mrs. A.S. Morton rang the bell and called
school to order on Thursday afternoon, July
20, atthe"HUT",homeof Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Diehl, to commemorate the first school house
in the Village' of Bayfield. Part of the Old
school is incorporated into the front of:the,
Diehl residence.
Mrs. Morton, chairman of Bayfield
Historical Society, who chaired the gathering,
welcomed more than fifty people and said it
was a happy occasion and they were very
grateful to the Diehl's for letting them
commemorate this the first school house.
The school was built in 1836 with Edward
Templeton as its first schoolmaster, served
various purposes: besides being a school; it
was used as a Church, a Community Hall and a
Private School.
The Plaque, situated on the north-east
corner of the "Hut" was unveiled by Mrs.
Lucy Diehl, followed by an address by the
Reeve of the Village, Mr. Ed Oddleifson: who
said in part, that we were especially fortunate
to have Carl and Lucy who have a sense of
history. History has played a major role in the
evolution of our country and he asked Lucy and
Carl to accept sincere thanks for preserving
the building for posterity.
Lucy in her charming manner, thanked all
for the honour accorded them and said this
front part of the house was not only the first
school but the window through which she first
saw the light of day. She told of many
experiences in this house and reminiscenses
of early childhood in the "Hut". which she
delightfully shared with all present.
Mrs, Elva Metcalf read a paper of the
History of the First School which had been
prepared by Mrs. Diehl for Bayfield
1 st Column
The Clinton colts have won 15 games in a
row and are well on their way to winning the
OMB championship again this year. They took
both weekend games with Some hot pitching
and booming bats.
Unfortunately, there are no more league
games in Clinton so many people won't see
them again until the play-offs. But that's no
excuse. They deserve your support so how
about slipping down to Dashwood this Saturday
night and watching one heck of a good
hallgame. You won't be disappointed....
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The Young Voyageur Program is sending a
group Of students from St, John, B.C. to spend
ten days in Clinton where they Will be hosted by
Clinton and area students,
They arrive this Saturday night ih Clinton
and Will be shown some of the highlights of
Southern Ontario by their hosts.
The program is funded by the federal
government arid the Ontario department of
education and are escorted by adults. They
will feel at home in Huron Cotinty because Of
our friendliness.
Clinton council
may change zone
Clinton Town council agreed last Monday
night at a special council meeting to meet
with the planning board and planning
consultants Aug. 8 to discuss possible
rezoning of the triangle bounded by William
and Victoria Streets so that an apartment
building could be constructed,
Even though neither council nor the planning
board received any formal written request or
building plans, they agreed that the residential
zone might be changed to commercial.
Council has the option of recommending
zone change to zone four which deals with most
apartment buildings, zone five which is
commercial or they could spot zone it.
Zone four buildings must be at least 15 feet
from the edge of the road while no such
restriction exists in zone five.
Any action on a zone change may be
hampered by Ontario Municipal Board which
has yet to approve Clinton's zoning bylaws,
The OMB has had the plans for six months.
Residents would have a chance to object to
the rezoning at a public hearing,
In other business, council approved giving
the Black Knights $150 to help finance Derry
Day celebrations to be held in Clinton on Aug,
12.
Tom Deeves, who is helping to organize the
affair, said that at least 5,000 people would
flock to Clinton for the celebration.
Council also instructed the Public Works
Committee to inspect Albert Street between
Highway 8 and the town limits to determine if
any repairs need to be made on construction on
the road that was completed last summer.
This is normal procedure before Clinton
pays $2,000 still owing the contractor, B.M.
Ross and Associates.
Shooting
accidental
Kenneth Tyndall, 41, of R.R, 5 Clinton was
accidentally shot to death while cultivating ono
of his bean fields -last Thursday.
Mr. Tyndall, who operated a ski-lift and a
snowmobile run in the winter. was carrying a
,22 calibre rifle on his tractor to shoot
groundhogs as he cultivated beans on his 300
acre Goderich township farm.
Dr. Paul Brady, Huron County coroner said
that no one knows exactly what happened but
that somehow the gun discharged while he was
driving the tractor.
No inquest is planned.
Even though Mr. Tyndall was shot in the
throat, he managed to drive his tractor half-
way into the barnyard where he was found by
his wife Irma.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two
children Laurie and Danny and four sisters
and two brothers
Council may prosecute
Bayfield Village Council informed this
reporter that they are prepared to take drastic
steps, to prosecute and to make the culprits
pay for the damage to the street lights which
has occurred lately.
These four feet radio wave lights cost $150
each to replaceand the money for these must
come from the taxpayers'pockets.
Council has reached the point of anger and
do not intend to let this utterly needless
destruction of town property go unheeded,
The first new industry opened at Vanastra
(the former Canadian Base Clinton this week
and another one is scheduled to open in a
months time.
Barton Tubes Limited of Burlington has
leased the 35,000 square foot hangar at
Vanastra and is presently renovating it into a
plant that will manufacture and store pipes and
tubes, mainly for the automotive industry.
They are the first of the many industries
that Rocioma has lured to the old base and Fred
Ginn, of Rodoma said that "a half dozen others
had been signed up" and would be moving in as
soon as the subdivision plan for Vanastra was
approved.
BY MILVENA ERICKSON
Hayfield Village Council met in the Council
Chambers, Tuesday evening, July 18.
A delegation of Senior Citizens of Hayfield
Mrs. Robert Blair. Mrs. Bill Parker, Mrs.
Lloyd Makins and Mr. Clair Merner
approached Council with the request that they
consider a Senior Citizens Home for the
Village. Council agreed this was a much
needed project and would give it every
consideration.
Council decided to call tenders for the re-
roofing of the Hayfield Municipal Building
which had been examined and found to be in bad
shape in four or five spots. The present roof
has been on the building for nearly 20 years.
This is the normal lifetime of this felt and
gravel type roof.
A letter was received from Bayfield
Agricultural Society stating they would return
the picnic tables to Clan Gregor Square by the
Saturday evening following the fair on Sept. 2.
It being a holiday week-end they felt the tables
would be needed for picnickers. Also they plan
to have the Arena cleaned up for roller skating
for the Sunday evening. The Fall Fair is held in
the Arena.
Council on behalf of the village; accepted
with great pleasure and appreciation, a
framed picture from Mr. Walter Westlake
showing a troop of soldiers of the 61st
Battalion in 1916. A letter of appreciation is to
be sent Mr. Westlake assuring him the picture
will be taken care of and will be on display in
the Council Chamber.
Council authorized the purchase of two new
I.B.M. clocks from Mr. J. Better, at a cost of
ten dollars each, for the Municipal Building;
and also learned a Vintage Car Rally is
expected in the village near the end of August.
Council were informed that the SWEEP
programme (Students Working in an
Environmental Enhancement Program) will
he arriving in Bayfield shortly. They will be
assisting in erosion control: cleaning the
beach, cutting the driftwood and leaving it in
piles near the bank for public use for bonfires:
painting the traffic posts and the guide rail
posts on the long hill. 4
Signs are lobe erected around Clan Gregor
Square prohibiting vehicles driving around
inside the posts. This action arose from
vehjeles driving through the Park and tearing
tip the sod.
Council viewed damage done to the
Municipal Building, by vandals who slashed
numerous screens and broke a very expensive
thermo-pane window.
A letter was received by -Council front the
Hayfield Ratepayers Association requesting
"Approval of the plan is just a couple of
weeks away and when it comes through then
full scaledevelopmentof the property can get
under way," he said.
Vice-president and general manager of
Barton Tubes, B.C. McLeod said that their
Burlington plant was crowded and they needed
more room to expand,
"This is just the ideal situation," he said.
Plant manager' T.W. Istrati said that he
would be hiring 10 local people almost
immediately and said there was no limit on
Barton's expansion plans.
Huron Acoustic of Toronto has also signed a
lease and will be moving their whole operation
their intervention in a dispute over ownership
to a portion of the river flat lands on the north
bank of the Hayfield River which has been
public domain for over a century. The
directors of the Ratepayers Association
Prolific . father dies
ZURICH—The man who fathered Canada's
largest family was buried here yesterday in
St. Peter's Cemetery following his death at St.
Joseph's Hospital in London last Sunday.
Onezine August (James) Masse, 82, who
lived in nearby St, Joseph, was the father of 21
children, 10 boys and 11 girls, He farmed in
Hay Township until his retirement in 1961 and
was also road superintendent for the township.
The Masse family received the papal
blessing.of Pope Pius X1 in 1937 after thebirth
of their twenty-first child.
His wife, Mabel Bertha Charrette, died in
1960 and 20 of the children survive. A son,
Richard was killed in fire 25 years ago.
Mr. Masse is also survived by 114
grandchildren and 105 great grandchildren.
BY MILVENA ERICKSON
Hayfield Lions Club Annual Parade and
Frolic held Friday evening July 21 was termed
another tremendous success. Due to the
excellent co-operation of the weatherman. the
residents, (both permanent and summer), and
the efforts of the Lions members a very
enjoyable evening resulted,
The Parade was led by an Army Band from
Camp Ipperwash under the direction of Major
Moise. They played some very fine numbers.
This Band was arranged for through the very
kind efforts of Brigadier Fred Cliff,
The remainder of the parade included
floats; gaily decorated bicycles, children
attired in costumes made front newspaper to
garbage bags, and even an old fashioned steam
engine owned by Mr. Fred Mote, who every
year delights the people who line the parade
route with his whistle tooting and his
continuous stoking of the fire-pot.
Hot-dogs, pop and candy-floss: gaMes of
chance, share-the-wealth bingo, a merry.go-
round and a group of boys who provided the
music for the evening were much enjoyed.
These young musicians are a group of boys
from Toronto to Clinton by September. They
will occupy the 18,000 square foot building at
Vanastra.
Huron Acoustic manufactures speaker
cabinets in all shapes and sizes hut will leave
their administrative offices in Toronto.
Mr. Ginn also announced that the Bank of
Montreal has signed a lease and will occupy
the former guard House at Vanastra.
A supermarket is also scheduled to open in
September and will be located in the front half
of thebuilding presently occupied by the Base
Factory Outlet Store.
John Van Gastel, head of Rodoma
Investments, purchased the former base from
Crown Assets and Disposals last February.
wanted the Council to take appropriate action
to thwart this unfounded claim. Already a
number of residents of the Village have gone to
the extent of preparing and signing affadavits,
stating this land has been public domain for a
period beyond memory. The next Council
meeting will be held Monday evening: August 7
at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building.
Goderich Township
wants building permits
Goderich Township passed a bylaw last
week making it mandatory that everyone
obtain a building permit before constructing
any structure that costs more than $500.
The move came after council found they had
no way of controlling the size and location of
buildings in the township.
Council also called for tenders for the
loading and hauling of 12,000 cubic feet of pit
run gravel.
Tenders close on August fifth.
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who recently got to-gether to form a little band
and include Bill Latimer, Toronto. Rick
Sholtanuk, London, and Bud Sturgeon and John
Graham of Bayfield, Another highlight of the
evening was the "Dunking Tank", and two very
good sports, Miss Barbara Graham and her
father Lion Pat Graham delighted the
audience; young and old; each time they
dropped into the water tank. The expressions
on the faces of the Graham's was priceless and
could neither be recorded on camera or put
into words.
Tickets were drawn on a Honda-mini-trail
by Mr. Robert E. McKinley M.P. (P.C. Huron)
and was won by Dr. Paul Walden of Clinton and
Hayfield. Two fifty dollar' prizes were won by
Mrs. Doris MacDougall and Mr. Mel Davidson
both of Hayfield. Three gate prizes were won
by Mr. Tom Woodhouse, Stratford
(Deepfryer); Mr. Alden Beck of Picton, Nova
Scotia (A double Hibatchi); Brian Koene of
Bayfield (an electric tea-kettle).
The Lions Club said they were grateful to all
those people who supported the Frolic: to Eric
Earl and Alf SeOtehmer who organized the
Parade, and to all the Lions members: along
with the six members from the Lucknow Lions
Club who Worked so diligently to Make the
Frolic such a success,
Historical Society in 1968.
The school had been built by the Villagers of
cedar poles; wood shingles and was heavily
plastered inside, right up to the roof. It
measured 20 feet by 30 feet. It was not only the
first school in Bayfield but the first in Stanley
Township.
The school was used by the Presbyterians
and Anglicans as a Church and Trinity Church
also used the property as a burial grounds,
Later the remains of loved ones were moved to
the Trinity Church grounds and thence to the
Bayfield Cemetery.
Early teachers listed were: Miss Isabel
Coleman of Cape Breton: James Shaw; George
Ruston; Robert Ferguson; Robert James
Roberts; and Mary Elliott (Mrs. John Fraser)
who had attended Mr. Thompson's private
school and became a teacher herself. The Rev.
Robert James Roberts AB, TCD, was also the
incumbent of Trinity Church Parish for two
and one-half years from May 15, 1860.
The school was sold in March 1872 to
Charles J. Wilson: in 1874 to William Henry
McCann, in 1878 to Charles Stocker, in 1879 to
Mrs. Henry. McCann to Thomas Twentyman
and in 1892 to John Kirkpatrick who in 1897
sold the school to (Dr.) Ninian W. Woods
(father of Mrs. Lucy (Woods) Diehl).
School closed on Thursday afternoon July 20
with tea and cookies being served on the lovely
grounds surrounding the old school and ended
a delightfullly commemorative afternoon.
The Inscription on the Plaque reads,
"First School In Bayfield 1836 Now
Incorporated in the Front of this Building.
Constructed by the Villagers of Cedar Logs.
Land Given by Baron De Tuyll.
This plaque erected by the Bayfield
Historical Society, 1972"
(Editor's note, fora history of the old school,
see page one of today's second section.)
Barton Tubes Limited of Burlington moved into their new plant at
Vanastra this week. The 35,000 square foot former hanger will be
used for manufacturing and storing tubes. Much of the tubing is used
to make tailpipes and mufflers. The company expects to employ 10
local people almost immediately. (News Record photo).
At Vanastra
First plant opens
Bayfield council considers nursing home
Lion's parade is big success