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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-08-10, Page 1The house owned by the Hank Snieder family on Walker Street in Clinton is probably unique. Instead of covering his house with brick veneer, Mr. Snieder decided to hand lay his own stone walls. Most of the rocks have been collected by the Snieder Family on their travels across North America. Mr. Snieder has built one wall each summer and• is completing his third wall this summer while on vacation from his shoe repair business in Goderich.—News Record photo Thursday, August 10, 1972 107 Year - No. 32 Rain ,57" Weather 1972 1971 .Aug. HI LO HI LO 1 79 63, 78 49 2 72 60 82 56 3 70 55 70 55 4 68 47 72 46 5 72 41 76 43 6 68 53 75 42 7 69 57 80 47 Clinton, Ontario 20 Coati Mrs. John C. Johnston (nee Gladys May Pedge) may soon be reunited with her brother Albert Edward Pedge. She has not seen him for over 50 years and has not heard from him since 1933., She heard that he was looking for her through a letter to the editor in last weeks News-Record. "Lost" sister found Federation seeks drainage hearing referred to the resolution committee to draft a resolution to be presented later. One resolution was passed at the meeting. It was drafted by Adrian Vos of Blyth after he noted the complaint (in a recent newspaper article) from southwestern Ontario that there was a market for Canadian canned foods in the Caribbean but there were no licenced truckers in the area to carry the goods, and Toronto-based companies would not travel to southwestern Ontario for less than truckload lots. It was noted that the' first orders from the Caribbean would be for less than a truckload until the buyers were satisfied with the Canadian product. Under the present conditions, the article pointed out, it is difficult to get the goods to the Caribbean and so the buyers turn to U.S. suppliers. Mr. Vos' resolution asked for an investigation of the Ontario Highway Transport Board for its refusal to grant licence to southwestern Ontario truckers to carry the goods and thus were blocking markets for Canadian farm products. Guest speaker at the meeting was H. B. Wallace, Safety consultant with the London branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. He told the audience that there was no such thing as an accident except an act of God, He said that all accidents are collisions caused by: (a) lack of knowledge, (b) unsafe acts or (c) unsafe conditions. He , claimed use of the term accident meant people were trying to fool themselves into thinking these collisions could not have been prevented. BY LIZA WILLIAMS The regular meeting of the Bayfield Village Council was held on Monday, August 7. A delegation of senior citizens was present, including Mrs. Lloyd Makins, Mrs. Bill Parker and Mrs. Robert Blair, (Mr. Clair Merner, spokesman for the group, could not be present,) The group was interested in progress made on plans for rental housing for senior citizens of low income, Under a plan called Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME), the Ontario Housing Corporation, in conjunction with the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will take the necessary steps to arrange such housing. First, the municipality must prepare a resolution requesting the OHC to conduct a survey to determine the need and demand for such housing in the community. The OHC selects suitable sites and decides which proposals are acceptable, once they have an assessment of present and future housing needs and growth prospects. Rentals would be on the basis of a progressive rental scale related to the income of the tenant-family. Eligibility would be based on need, and priority would be established on a point-rating system. The points include length of residence in the community, health, security of tenure, income, etc. The units would include heat, hot 'water, water, stove, and refrigerator, unless the tenant already has appliances. The OHC is funded by the government, and does not require the municipality to share in operating losses, so the proposed housing would not cost the community anything, except any advertising involved in the survey, and postage costs. The OHO would not pay municipal taxes, but would make an annual grant of $25 per housing unit, 1 St Column There will be a special performance of a play by the Passe Muraille Theatre Company this Sunday. The group, which was featured in the News-Record a couple of weeks ago, will present "Around the Bend", a play specially written for area residents at 3 p.m. at the old Bird farm on the Maitland Line about 2.5 miles north of Highway 8. There is no charge but you should bring some blankets and a picnic lunch. It promises to be a real treat. * * * Don't forget the special celebrations being held in Clinton this Saturday when Clinton will host the annual Derry Day celebrations. There will be a parade starting at 1:45 p.m. and there will be lots of prizes for floats, bands, etc. Later in the afternoon there will be an exhibition game between the Clinton Colts and Petrolia and a big dance in the evening at the Clinton Coimmunity Centre featuring "The Endless Times". * * * It has been brought to our attention that there have been a number of false alarms in Clinton recently. It almost goes without saying that turning in a false fire alarm is a grave offence. and could lead 'to serious injury or death. It is not a very funny prank. Thieves steal flower pots There must be some long-legged thieves in Clinton. Two of Clinton's flowerpots that are suspended on street light poles in Clinton were stolen on the weekend. The pots, which are suspended about ten feet in the air, are part of Clinton's beautification program. There was also a car stolen on the weekend. A Firebird owned by Harold Lamb of Goderich was stolen but recovered shortly afterward by Clinton police. The keys had been left in the car. Nobody has been arrested yet. Seaforth youth accident victim BY WILMA OKE A Seaforth area teenager, who was hitch- hiking home early Saturday morning, was killed when the car in which he had been given a ride left Highway 8, one mile west of Seaforth and rolled over, Roger Patrick Smith, 19, of R.R.5, Seaforth, was killed when thrown from the car and was pronounced dead at the scene by Huron County coroner, Dr, R. W. Flowers of Clinton. Mr, Smith was a passenger in an eastbound car driven by Albert J, Rapson, 18, of R.R.4, Clinton. Mr. Rapson was sent to Seaforth Community Hospital for observation. Sale successful The St. James Church Middleton Gala Centennial Sale held on the church lawn last Saturday was a huge success, with a four figure (without decimals) profit. The weather was perfect, the crowd large and friendly and there were bargains galore. The items ranged from teaspoons, white mice, a truck and to a horsehair settee. The lunch counter did a rushing business. A unique feature was a children's table with children in charge of sales. The yeoman efforts of every member of the congregation, ably assisted in every way by the Rector, the Rev. Geo. Youmatoff, paid off. Donations from countless friends were gratefully received. Now, it's on to the third "big" centennial Sunday for St. James Church. Let us carry this momentum of enthusiasm and success over to Sunday, August 20th at 11 a.m. when Trinity Church Bayfield will hold an outdoor service jointly with St. James Middleton at Stewart Middleton's grove and lake. We trust all friends and neighbours of St. James Church will consider this an invitation to attend. It promises to be an unforgettable service under the direction of the Rector, the Rev. Geo. Youmatoff. It will be followed by a potluck smorgasbord dinner. There will be boating activities, etc, Do come and keep the centennial ball rolling! Cool weather threw a curve at the annual Lions Carnival held on Albert Street in Clinton last Thursday night. The unseasonably cool weather cut attendance to the mini-fair held in conjunction with Clinton Merchant's Annual Sidewalk Sale but the Lions Club reported a small profit, Albert Street had been closed off to traffic from Main to Rattenbury and games and BY KEITH ROULSTON The Huron Federation of Agriculture voted last Thursday night in Clinton to seek a meeting of the Ontario Legislature's Select Committee on Land Drainage in Huron County, The committee was set up June 30 by the Ontario Government to look into all aspects of municipal drains. John Soldan, R.R.1, Zurich, who made the motion to call for the meeting, cited the problems with engineering as one of the major reasons why such an investigation is needed. He said the government inquiry was a good idea and that "It should have been done long ago". He was supported by George Underwood, R.R.1, Wingham who said one of the biggest problems with drains is that engineers are not responsible for their work. "If an engineer makes a goof, too bad," he said, "you're out your money." He said there should be some, way that a municipality can come back on the engineer if it is proved the engineer made a mistake in designing a drain. Warble fly spraying problems also came up for discussion at the meeting Thursday. Bill Dolmage, R,R.1, Londesboro, brought up the subject. Many at the meeting felt that warble fly sprayers and inspectors were not properly trained and qualified for the job. It was also noted that the warble-fly cycle seems to be changing and the warbles are coming out later in the year (in July or August) and thus are being missed with spring spraying. The whole question was Unless the weather improves in the next few days, area farmers may be in for one of their worst years on record. Mike Miller, Association Agricultural Representative for .the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Huron County said that if the warmer, sunnier and dryer weather doesn't show up and stay for a couple of weeks some crops would be threatened, Mr. Miller said that most of the wheat crop came off in good order with the exception of a few fields that were hit with the June frost. "One field in the Kippen area had an excellent yield of 80 bushels to the acre," he said. "Its grading very good too." The barley crop is a different matter though. It is the poorest crop in years with some weighing in at only 39 pounds per •bushel. Minimum weight for commercial purposes is 48 pounds per bushel. There is a heavy yield, however. "The excessively hot weather of a couple of weeks ago caused the barley to ripen too fast and the kernels never filled out pony rides were set up. There was also the ever-popular bingo. At first the crowds were elbow to elbow on the closed off street, but as the sun set and brisk north-west winds chilled the crowd, the carnival thinned and was over by 10 p.m, There were, however, some lucky winners. Pat Paltrier of Clinton won a $100 in the Lions draw while Cam Addison of Clinton , won the $75 prize. Jack Scruton. of Clinton properly," Mr. Miller said. "As well, the fast growing conditions caused the crop to grow too much straw and much of it fell over." Mr. Miller said the white bean crop is looking very good and along with the corn, it needs more hot weather. Most of the corn has recovered from the frost but unless there is a late frost, some of the replanted corn may not be mature enough. "It's going to be a real problem this year to know when to take the corn crop off. If it is harvested too soon then many of the greener cobs would be smashed. If they wait too late then many of the earlier maturing plants will have fallen over and be rotting," he said. Mr. Miller said it was too early to tell how the oat crop would yield but it may be light for the same reasons as the barley crop was. Dry, warm weather also seems to be the secret to getting off the second cut of hay in this area. Much of the first cut was rained on and went into area barns in bad condition. "A substantial amount of first cut hay is of poor quality," Mr. Miller said. won the $50 prize and Grant Campbell of Blyth took home the $25 prize. Gregor McGregor of Brucefield won $5 by coming closest to guessing the number of pennies in a jar put out by the Royal Bank of Canada's Clinton branch. His guess of $21,21 was the closest to the $21,32 in the jar. Dick Roorda of Clinton was next with a guess of $21.45 and Sue Webb of Brantford made a guess of $21,50. family during the First World War and was sent over to Canada in 1923 by Dr.Barnardo who ran a home for orphaned children. Originally from Lincolnshire, Mrs. Johnston worked as a young girl on farms and did other odd jobs. She started out at eleven in Lindsay Ontario and then went to Kempville for a year. She then spent some time at Iroquois Falls and Morrisburg. She worked for Dr. Burrows in Seaforth for three years where she married John C. Johnston in 1933. They moved to Clinton for seven years and in 1940 they and their five children moved to Summerhill just outside of Goderich. After hearing that her brother was still alive and coming to North America to visit his son in the U.S., Mrs. Johnston immediately wrote him in England and tried to arrange for a meeting. She said she was hopeful they could get together somewhere. Mrs. Johnston also hopes to learn the fate of her other brother, Wilfred, who she has not seen for more than 50 years. Reeve Oddleifson has prepared a resolution requesting the necessary survey. It was moved by Councillor Gozzard and seconded by Councillor Warner that the resolution be sent and the survey carried out, Brigadier Morgan Smith visited the council meeting to inform them that the annual ratepayers' meeting will be helfRon Saturday, August 19 at 2 p.m. in the Town Hall. Letters will be sent to the ratepayers to that effect. Correspondence from the Telecommunications Committee requested financial support from municipalities. They are applying for an increase in annual revenue. Council agreed to pay them the :3 /4c per person requested, which amounts to less than $5 for the municipality of Bayfield. The Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority sent the council brochures on their work, and informed them of a slide show available for viewing if the council should desire it, The slides depict how the Authority can work with a municipality on matters of environmental concern. The council decided to consider presenting the show at the Bayfield Agricultural Fair. Reeve Oddleifson stated that•the council does not disapprove of the building of the Carson and Elliot private marina project on the south bank of the Bayfield River near the bridge. A resolution was moved by Councillor Gozzard and seconded by Councillor McFadden to recognize this project officially. The council has brought under serious investigation the vandalism exhibited . recently in the village. Damage to the door and windows of' the Municipal Building, and the flagpole, and the burning of the steps on Howard Street, have been examined, and appropriate measures will be taken. Thanks to a letter to the editor in last week's paper, a sister and brother who have not seen each other for more than half a century may be finally reunited. Albert Edward Pedge wrote this paper last week asking if we would help him locate his sister whom he had not seen since World War one and with who he has not had contact since 1933. The papers were just fresh on the streets Thursday morning when Bob Johnston of Clinton spotted the letter and recognized the name as that of his cousin's, Mrs. John C. Johnston of Goderich maiden name. He immediately phoned her and told her the good news. Mrs. Johnston, whose maiden name is Gladys Mae Pedge was delighted. "I couldn't believe it," she said. "The last time we heard from him was in 1933. A letter we wrote to him while he was in the British Navy was returned saying he was drowned when his ship sunk. We had given up all hope years ago." Mrs. Johnston was separated from her Weather threatens crops The Revised Version from Arkona attracted a large crowd to hear them sing at the Lions Frolic held on Albert Street in Clinton last Thursday night. The cool weather dampened the spirits of many of the participants and drove them home early. The Lions Club reported that it made only a few hundred dollars. The Frolic was held In conjunction with the Clinton Merchant's Side Walk Sale. (News-Record photo) Cool temperatures cool Carnival Bayfield council seeks senior home