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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-11-30, Page 1Weather 1972 HI 10 November 1971 HI 1.0 21 33 24 37 25 22 29 20 27 10 23 33 24 30 9 24 36 29 32 24 25 35 30 38 27 26 35 32 37 33 27 34 31 38 31 3" Snow .40" Rain .5" Snow. Clinton, Ontario 20 Cents Clinton News-Record Thursday, November 30, 1972 107 Year - No. 48 Hullett Reeve to seek Wardenship Reeve Hugh Flynn of Hullett township announced on Thursday that he will challenge for the position of Warden of Huron County in 1973. The popular Londesboro-area farmer has been a member of the Hullett coun- cil since 1959, and became reeve in 1967 when the then-reeve Clare Vincent resigned to take the position as town- ship clerk-treasurer. m He said he had been working hard for his community for many years, and felt he would like a chance at the top position in the county. He was unopposed for the position of reeve this year, although two former councillors ran for the newly created position of dep uty-reeve: Charles Scanlon and Joe Hunking. Reeve Roy Pattison of East Wawa- nosh has already indicated he would try to become warden and Mr. Flynn said he understood Reeve Ed. Oddliefson of Bayfield also had his eye on the job. Clinton Reeve Harold Lobb is also seek- ing the wardenship. 4111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111C 4-H'ers to gather Two elections for Clinton Five Clintonians have put in their names for the three seats open on council, . mak- ing .another civic ejection on December 18 a .necessity. When nominations closed on November 13, only three names, Donald Hall, 'Ernest Brown and john McFarlane were submit, ed for the six posts open. All three are now in by acclamation and another elec, tion will be held to determine who will occupy the other three seats, The new candidates arc Wilhelm J. Saut, toner, a Clinton business man; Norm La- croix, who is retired from the Canadian Forces; Roy Wheeler, a stockkeeper at Ontario Hydro; Mrs. Ruth B. Roy, A Clin- ton widow; and Terry Maguire, a boiler- maker and erector, United Church head says • Church needs more evangelism to a rest after 25 years of working seven days a week without a clay off except for Christmas." The Cooks have three children, two of whom are still in school in Clinton and the Cooks have rented a home on Rattenbury By Wilma Oke At a meeting of the Huron-Perth County Separate school board Monday in Seaforth it was learned that the Advisory Committee on Family Life Education will soon be making a report of its study to the board Bayfield gets assessment review After 25 years, Frank and Ena Cook are saying good-bye to the Hotel Clinton. Plans were finalized last week to sell the hotel to Des and Helen Cassidy of London. The new owners move in on Sun- day night. --Although no price was revealed, Mr. Cook said that he received a good return for his investment. Frank bought the hotel in 1947 along with his cousin Glen, They ran the hotel together until Glen's death in 1957. Frank ran the hotel without a liquor lounge until 1959 when the temperance laws were repealed in Huron County. He added the Cloud Nine Room and in 1964, he carried out extensive renovations to the lobby and the first floor rooms. Mr. Cook said he was "looking forward By Milvena Erickson Clerk of the Village, Gordon Gra- ham, informed Council, last week that the Assessment Review Court would be held in Bayfield at 2 p.m., Monday, December 18. He also read a letter 1 S t Column Don't forget that Monday is election day in Clinton and area, and this is your chance to pick who will represent you on council or board of education for the next two years. There will also be another election in Clinton on December 18. • * * Congratulations to Jim and Bob Cooper, sons of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cooper of RR 4 Clinton. The boys played in the Canadian College Bowl last Saturday. The two Central Huron graduates have brought honor to Clinton with their appearance with the Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks. Alberta Golden Bears defeated the Hawks, however, by a 30-7 score, * Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake warns motorists that its that time of year when our driving habits must be corrected. He says that we should keep our windows clear of ice and snow; pumP our brakes on ice; and use cur headlights in the day- time when conditions warrant, He also reminds snowmobilers that all rules of the road apply to them and Clinton also has by-laws against their misuse. For those of you who have been follow- ing the Theatre Passe IVIuraiII0 sinee they Wore in the Clinton district laSt summer, they will be putting on their play about this district on CBC Radio this Saturday morning at 8;30 a.m. Best spot to hear it is CI3L, 7-10 on your dial. * Street. "We may build in the spring," he said. Mr, Cook said that lifting the respon- sibilities of the hotel would give him more time "to devote to my family and my post of Deputy-Reeve on Clinton council if people re-elect me." The 15-member Advisory Committee was started in September, 1971, by John Vintar, Superintendent of Education. The mem- bers are a cross section of representatives from across Huron and Perth Counties and include school trustees, parents, doctors, nurses, clergy and PTA - members. Dr, Charles Moyo of Seaforth is chairman. Last week the Advisory Committee named six of its members, with Vincent Young of Goderich as chairman, to make a report on the study in order to present it to the board for consideration. Mr. Vintar outlined the Block Parent Plan which is being initiated in Stratford and the Board approved having the sepa- rate school children in the city and their parents participate. The Board acknowledged a letter from the Seaforth Recreational Committee and will be interested in any follow-up the Committee makes. James Morris of Stratford, chairman of the board, announced his intentions to bid on the two new additions to be built in 1973 — at Holy Name School in St. Marys and at St. Aloysius in Stratford, and declared he will not participate in any voting in connec- tion with them. Mr. Morris is retiring from the Board at the end of December and is seeking an aldermanic seat in Stratford. David Teahen announced he would refrain from voting in connection with any tenders too, as the firm with which he is employed, is tendering on the construction, Reporting for the Building and Mainte- nance Committee, Vincent Young, outlined work being done on various schools totall- ing about $13,000, Included in this work program are new lights at Precious Blood School in Exeter, Immaculate Conception at Stratford, St. Mary's at Goderich and in the teacher's office at Dublin School; two new trophy cases; storm windows at Hes- son; levelling and cleaning up its recently purchased property in Seaforth; cement sidewalk from Britannia Street to St. Aloy- sius School in Stratford; replace door frames at Kinkora school; replace ceiling tile at St. Michael's School in Stratford and possibly at Mt. Carmel and Zurich schools; modify storage facilities at St. Joseph in Stratford; new fence at Wingham; windows at Goderich; new carpet for basement hall at Immaculate Conception School in Strat- ford and possibly at Hesson; cupboards at St. Bortiface in Zurich and possibly at Eeole Ste, Marie at St. Joseph; removal of house at 208 Queen Street in Stratford; and possibly new roof at Holy Name School in St. Marys; The next meeting will be held on Decem- ber 15. By Wilma Oke .The United Church has an enviable rec- ord in the realm of social action and social service, Rev. John F. McKay of Windsor, president of the London Conference of the United Church of Canada, told delegates at a meeting of the Huron-Perth Presbytery at Brucefield United Church last Thursday. "The Church, however, must continually be examining its theological basis if serv- ice is to continue," he said, "The Christian motivation to serve comes from the fact that Christ has' served us in our need and calls upon us to be His living Prescence in the world today," he said, "Sometimes in the past we have been more preoccupied with action than reflection, more interested in power than piety, more Concerned with effecting political coali- tions than with communicating Christian insight. It is little wonder that this thrust was doomed because it lacked a theologi- cal TO nation." Mr. McKay mentioned that theologians in every generation must be finding ways and means of making God more real to man. He said the "God is Dead" theologians did help Christians to recognize the false gods such as nationalism and institutionalism but the net result of their efforts left some- thing to be desired. -They had destroyed the past. religious structure and theology but failed to replace them," he said. Mr, McKay said. that some critics of the United Church say it has no theology but he reminded her critics that the United Church does have a theology which is "The twenty-fifth Annual Huron County 4-H Achievement Night will be held in the Cen- tral Huron Secondary School, Clinton, on Friday, December 1st, commencing at 8:00 p.m.," says Len MacGregor, Extension Assistant for Huron County. All Huron County 4-H Agri- cultural Club members who summed up in The Twenty Articles of Faith. "By way of meeting the present crisis in theologyl" he said, "I submit to you we must be sure that God is central in our worhip and our service," Mr. McKay also advised, "If we are set on becoming good theologians we would do well to spend infi- nitely more time studying the Book of books." He said, "My first point then is that if the Church is to be restored to its original glo- ry we must have a Biblical Theology. "Secondly, the United Church I believe is determined to be an evangelical church. I am quite excited about "Key '73", the North America program which focuses on evan- gelism, The United Church along with 139 other denominations is committed to par- ticipate in this program," he said. He saw the minister as the Chief Evangelist in the local congregation, he said. - "0 yes, I also visualize a happy church, "Funny" paper this week If your wondering why your News-Rec- ord is a bit late this week, we experienced a bit of difficulty with our typesetting corn- putor and as a result, some of this paper has been set at several other print .shops throughout the countryside. Many thanks to those who helped us out in this diffi- culty. We hope to be back to normal next week. completed a project in 1972 will receive their awards on this occasion, as well as those who have received special trophies and awards for their 1972 4-H club work, Everyone who has an interest in the 4-H Programme is invited to attend the Achievement Night. Joy, I believe, is already creeping through our church. It is my contention that evan- gelism is doomed unless we can show that Christ has come into our lives not to rob us of our joy but to multiply it." Mr. McKay expressed his delight with the union of the Evangelical Brethern church with the United Church. Concluding he said: "1 have much confid- ence in the Church because its future does- not ultimately depend on fallible persons but on Christ who brought it into being. It has no rival when it comes to gathering iso- lated persons into a life-giving fellowship. It has no rival when it comes to giving pur- pose and direction for a full and joyous life, In spite of its imperfections, the Church has an enviable record in terms of concern for those who are disadvantaged wherever they may live in the world. Long before governments became involved in underdeveloped conntries the Church was there with its personnel and money, trying to make life a bit more livable. At a time when the secular mood is to get more for self I believe that Christ through his Church will enable his people to share their bread with the have-nots, out of grati- tude. I believe that this is what the church is all about, and if so, it has my vote.' " The day-long meeting was attended by 75 ministers and lay delegates representing the 45 charges in the Huron-Perth Presby- tery which is one of eight in the London Conference. Rev. Frederick Faist of St. John's United Church, Stratford, chairman of the presbytery, presided over the morn- ing session and Rev. Douglas Warren of Crediton, vice-chairman, for the afternoon session. In the business session the delegates voted in favour of Mr, Faist relinquishing his position as chairman and having Mr. Warren step up as chairman beginning in February, 1973. M4. Faist, as president elect of the London Conference, finds the two positions too time consuming and re- quested the change. Rev. Laurie Ray of Woodham preached the sermon for the worship service. Three lay ministers, Alfred Fry, Auburn; Karl DeKoeijer, Bluevale; and Murdock Morrison, Varna, were voted permission by the church court to administer the sacre- ment of baptism anti the sacrement of communion. Division reports were given by the fol- lowing converners: Rev. Cecil Wittich of Blyth, Rev. Ross Crosby of St. Marys, Rev. Douglas Warren; Rev. Harold Dobson of Grand Bend, Rev. Donald Deas of Mitchell. Others giving reports were: Rev. Bert Day- hard of Stalla, Rev, J. Rea Grant of Listow- el, Rev.Glen Wright of Exeter, Rev. Robert Raymont of Goderich, Rev. Clarence Mc- Clenaghan of Dungannon and Rev, Bruce Guy of Dash wood. Joseph Snider of Goderich giving the treasurer's report said the Presbytery allo- cation to the London Conference last year was $5,225 but this year it will be $7,565, an increase of 45 percent. He said the presby- tery allocations for each pastoral charge, based on resident membership, this year amounted to 75 cents per resident member, but in 1973, it is expected to be increased by 25 per cent, Frank and Ena Cook pose at the front desk of the Hotel Clinton which they will be giving up this weekend after 25 years. The hotel has been sold to Des and Helen Cassidy of London, who take over the establishment on Monday morning. Frank bought the hotel in 1947 and carried out extensive renovations to it in 1964. The Cooks plan to take it easy for a few months and then maybe take a vacation, (News-Record photo) Cooks sell Hotel Clinton from the Treasury Minister regarding the property tax credit plan. Taxes must be paid by Dec. 31 or no shelter rebate will be credited next year. Corresondence from the Ministry of Environment was discussed at length concerning improving of plumbing inspections; and the serious revision of existing plumbing installations. A letter from Mrs. Rita Clark (lot 699) Cameron St. inquiring about drainage fronting her property and also a request for a street light was re- ceived; also a request from Mrs. Maude Sturgeon regarding the installation of a street light on Anne .St. was brought forward for Council's consideration. Councillor F. E, McFadden and Clerk Gordon Graham were delegated to at- tend a meeting of the Ausable-Bayfield River Conservation Authority to be held Monday, December 11 at 1:30 p.m. at Kongskilde in Exeter. Consequently, the Clerk will be out of his office on the above date. Council learned that the stock pile of crushed gravel had been depleted and road preparations for paving were well underway. More gravel will be laid on Keith Crescent before winter and council expects to have the hydro poles on Municipal road re-situated at an early date. The clerk reported that only $7,100 in taxes were left to be paid. Due to the election for School Trus-. tees on December 4, the next council meeting will be held Thursday, Dec, 7 at 7:30 p.m. Separate board backs Block Parents ;111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111R There was a large turnout at the Winter Carnival meet- ing last week to plan for this winter's version of the snow frolic. All of the service groups and dubs in Clinton and area as well as town officials were on hand to lay preliminary plans for the Carnival, which is to be held this year from Feb, 10 to 17. Chairman is Bill Crawford, and Mrs. 4eorge,Divok and Bill Reihl are co-chairmen. A few of the events include snowmobile races, "Ice Niks", broomball, a parade and two dances. Watch the News-Record for further details,