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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-12-21, Page 1Thursday', December 21 1972 107 Year r No. 51 Rain 1.40 Snow 19" e.1 Weather 1972 fdllop December 12 34 15 13 39 29 14 30 17 15 29 16 16 27 17 17 20 $ 18 29 1#$ Clinton Ontario 20 Cent* The first blizzard of the season greeted Christmas shoppers Clinton has received 19 Inches of snow and 1.3 inches of rain in Clinton last Saturday as high winds and heavy snow in the past week. (News-Record photo) created bad driving conditions and poor shopping weather. Hullett to seek MPP's aid Column No film ark hanging If there were . ,ne descendents in Huron County of the man who was the victim in the last public hanging at the former Huron County Jail, permission may have been given at the December meeting by Huron County Council, for the production of a documentary film at the jail. However, the. Executiiiie committee in conjunction with the Property Committee, recommended that Conestoga College be denied the right to make the film at the jail because "in the opinion of both committees this type of documentary is, not in the public interest", • Only one .member of council Reeve Paul Carrell of -Goderich argaed in favor of the film being made. Carroll said that such historical hap- penings as the bloody Riel Rebellion have been recorded in filmed documentary form, "I accept such things as a matter of historical fact," said Carroll. "I think it is in the public interest from time to time to show that we are not too proud or too prim to explore those periods of history, We shouldn't deny that request." Clinton Council now final Hullett township council moved at its December meeting to enlist the help of Charles MacNaughton M.P.P. in getting relief from tax, problems caused by the wildlife conservation area in the township. Council has been concerned about the loss of revenue caused when the govern- ment took over much of the 5000 acres required for the project. Government owned land cannot be taxed, so a' huge chunk of taxation was lost with the govern- ment takeover. The council had been assured this loss of revenue would be offset by an increase in the assessment of neigh- bouring properties due to related develop- ment. But when the government tried to impose land use controls on all property , within a mile' of the area, the local council felt these benefits would be lost. At the December meeting council agreed to send a letter to Mr. MacNaughton saying the township would co-operate in seeing that only the right kind of develop- merit took place adjacent to the conser- vation area as long as it did not cost the If you're looking for some real exciting hockey action, drop around to the Clinton Community Centre this Friday when the Clinton girls take on their counterparts from Ilderton. These girls are really good! Starts at 8 p.m. The News-Record will have some, weird hours in the next week so we can have some holidays, and get the paper out next Friday (December 29) We'll be closed this Friday through Tuesday (December 22 to 26) and re-open on Wednesday December 27 in order to put out a paper on December 29. We would ask the co-operation of all our advertisers and correspondents in this matter. • * * * And' speaking of closing, the post office will also take a break from the heavy Christmas rush and there'll be no wicket service or mail delivery or street letter box collection on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. Normal service will resume on Wednesday December 27, Postmaster Dick Dixon says, however, that the lock box lobby will be open every day. Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake would like to pass along to area motorists that it is illegal to park your car on Clinton Streets from midnight to 8 a.rn, It's a tough enough job for our Public Works depart- meet to keep the streets clear of snow so please keep that in mind. Besides, your car can be towed away, *** A little note for our young hockey players .., the novice boys will hold practise on Tuesday December 26 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. instead of Friday and the Bantam House League will be playing every Friday night from 5:30 to 7:30 instead of Tuesday nights. * * * Rabin Thompson informs us that plans ate under way for the annual Clinton Minor Hockey Weekend which is to be held on January 10, 20, and 21, 1973, Watch the News-Record for further details. * Tr. the Carnival Capers last week, v,e neglected to mention narrator Gayle Cuti- tiinghani, two cats played by Debbie Cooper and Marilyn Malt, and the chorus. township lost revenue. It also asked the member to help the township in gaining a grant in lieu of taxes from the province, as had been suggested the township might receive at a meeting held in Wingharn on Dec. 1. At the same meeting, council raised the BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Huron County is,,to be the pilot area for a study to review Urban Development in Rural Areas it was learned at the Decem- ber meeting of County Council. Ed Oddleifson, chairman of the Planning Board, claimed the study would "prove of great benefit to Huron County and would assist in implemting the official plank". "Also, of course, the study would be related to all other areas in the province," reported Oddleifson' "and this is the reason the provincial authorities are very interested in the subject. The financing in all probability would be shared cost / the province paying the larger portion." Presented in the session was the proposal for the study to be completed by the James F. MacLaren firm with S.H. Janes in charge. Janes said that in looking over the Of- ficial Plan, it became evident there were not any policies for rural areas in par- ticular. "This type of study should have been done before the Official Plan," said Gerry Ginn of Goderich Township. Janes said that at the present time, rural planning if a "big catchall". He said that scattered development in rural areas may raise assessment in total, but it may also raise costs higher in the future. He suggested that farm assessment might have to go up to keep pace with increased demands of urban-like development in the rural areas. BY WILMA OKE , Henry Pulsifer of Seaforth will be allowed to teach guitar lessons in the public schools, or if there is no room available in a school the pupil may be given the lesson in his mobile trailer parked on the school grounds. Approval for this decision was passed Monday evening in Clinton at the December meeting of the Huron County Board of Education. On October 20 the board decided against the trailer, At an Education Committee meeting on November 6 there was some discussion on Mr. Pulsifer's earlier request to park a trailer on school property while giving guitar lessons in a number of Huron County schools. In view of the fact that present policy permitted Mr, Pulsifer and others to offer music lessons within school premises, with the approval of principals, ' the education committee felt that perhaps a fine line was being drawn between offering guitar lessons indoors and in a trailer. It was suggested that the hoard's decision should be re-examined, The inaugural meeting or the board will be held on January 8 and the first regular meeting on January 15. Trustee Cayley C. Hill of Goderich ex- pressed his appreciation to retiring chair- man Robert Elliott for his handling of board business during his two years as chairman. , Following a farewell speech by Mr. Elliott, John Broadfoot thanked him on behalf of the other board members and said how much they have appreciated how wholeheartedly and conscientiously he had worked. Area canvasses very successful The CNIB, under the leadership of their local representative, Rev, Andrew Mowatt, abet:ohms a total of $1,105 raised in Clin- ton and Holreesville during 1972. Thanks is extended to the Clinton Lions Club and the Clinton Kinsmen Club for their energetic door to door canvassing, and to the citizens and clubs of this area for their generous contributions, The Canadian Bible Society, under the leadership of Evert Ridder, and with the help of Canvassers from the Christian Reformed, United, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic Churches, raised a total of $529 in 1971 and $654 in 1972. Much of the canvassing was done under adverse weather conditions by faithful and devoted workers. They are to be congratulated for their title effort, Any who may have been missed by the collectore shotild get in touch with Dr, Mowatt (for the CNIB) and Gordon Richardson or Ken F'Iett (Bank of Mon- treal) for Bible Society donations, Three area children were richer Tuesday when the winners of the Clinton News- Record Coloring Contest were announced. The contest, run yearly, is sponsored by Clinton and District Merchants. Helen Hartman, 12, of RR 3 Clinton was the top winner and takes home $10 for her colorful effort. Second best prize and $7.50 was given to eight year-old John Cornish of 214 Rattenbury Street Clinton, while Danny Tyndall, 9, of RR 5 Clinton received third prize of $5. Honorable mentions go to Paul Wet- tlaufer of Clinton, George Collins of RR 3 Clinton, Jeff Biggin, Judy Wise, and Con- nie Evans of Clinton, Raymond Kaastra of RR 2 Clinton, John Lawson of Clinton and Anita Siertsema of Blyth. The winning entries were ,submitted at the Country Market, Russo's Fina and the Base Factory Outlet Store. BY MILYENA ERICKSON Bayfield council met Monday evening December 18 to deal with correspondence received and to pay all outstanding bills to conclude the business of 1972. A letter from William O. Herold of Blue Anchor Investments was received regar- ding icy road conditions fronting their property. Council will, answer and advise Mr. Herold to contact the proper party con- cerned as the road does not belong to the Village of Bayfield and is not their respon- sibility. Correspondence was received from the International Joint Commission on Boun-.... Wesley-Willis Church will be the scene of a mammoth Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Sunday December 24th at 7:30 p.m. Planned as a community gathering for the whole family, three churches, the Christ Reformed, Ontario Street, and Wesley-Willis Churches, will combine in presenting the Christmas message hi song and story, Featured during the evening will be the closed November 13, The three, Ernie Brown, Don Hall and John MacFarlane, were acclaimed to their posts. The new council will have all new faces in the councillors' seats as none of the previous councillors stood for re-election. Councillor Russ Archer was unsuccessful in his bid to defeat ineumbent Mayor Don Ontario Development Corporation will provide funds to assist with the expansion program of a Goderich firm and the establishment of a new manufacturing operation in Vanastra, near Clinton, Huron Acoustics Industries Limited will receive a $15,500 performance loan toward the establishemnt of a 16,000 sq,-ft. plant at Vanastra, the former RCAF base near Clinton, The company manufacturs wooden en- closures and assembles hi-fi speakers for the domestic and export markets. Huron Acoustics began production in Oc- tober and is employing about 10 people at Residents of the Huron Pines subdivision in Clinton will be getting their roads plowed this winter after all after a special meeting of Clinton Council last Saturday. Council decided to accept the subdivision into• the town after a report from the Town's engineer, B. M. Ross, recommen- ded that the roads were acceptable and that the Town was eligible for grants from dary Treaties (1909) regaraing the study of 'pollution in Lakes Superior and Huron pertaining to drainage and the extent of in- jury and its causes due to same. Meetings are set up in Bay City, Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, London, Cleveland, Ohio, Rochester and Toronto to conduct studies into these problems. The Association of Municipalities of On- tario (AMO) forwarded a letter from their executive Committee on the study of Bell Telephone rates increase. The letter was filed pending further information. An Industrial Development questionnaire was received from the ministry of industry and tourism and will be completed and returned. newly formed "Brass Ensemble. This small but lively group will lead in carol singing and will play two special numbers, "What Child is This?" and "A Medley of Carols". The Senior Choirs of Wesley-Willis and Ontario Street Churches will combine to sing four Christmas anthems. The choirs have been practising separately and together for quite sonic time. An added at- traction for the 'children and their parents will be two Primary Choir numbers under Symons; Councillor Bill Crawford, lost to incumbent Deputy-Reeve Frank Cook; and ,Councillors Joe Atkinson, Clarence Denomme, Jim Armstrong and Norman Livermore retired, Reeve Harold Lobb, who is seeking the Huron County Warden's seat, was ac- claimed to the Reeve's chair. present. Further staff will be required,as production increases. The Honourable Charles MacNaughton, MPP for Huron and Treasurer of Ontario, announced this week that Dearborn Steel Tubing Manufacturing Company (Canada) Limited of Goderich will receive a $39,935 ODC performance loan towards its new welding facility in Goderich Industrial Park. The 10,000 sq.-ft. facility will improve production at the company's Newgate Street plant. The firm manufactures automotive exhaust and tail pipes for Canadian and U.S. markets. the ministry of transportation and com- munications. There had been a dispute between the Town and the developer Bud Kuehl over an agreement signed between the two par- ties last year. The Town claimed the developer hadn't lived up to his end of the agreement and the town refused to take over the roads and plow them. ' COUTicie advised if there isn't more care taken with the respect to operation of snowmobiles after midnight, restrictions will have to be put on the operators, as pressure has been brought to bear on coun- cil regarding those few who do not respect the welfare of others. Due to a clerical error, Frank Burch, ob- tained the lowering of his assessment at the Court of Review held Monday, Dec. 18 in Bayfield. Inaugural Ceremonies for the new council will take place in the Municipal Building, 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 8, 1973. The public are cordially invited to at- tend. the leadership of Alice Andrews, Music for the evening will be under the direction of Mary Hearn and Doris McKinley. Murray McNeil will be at the organ. Leading in the service will be Rev. Alvin Beukema, President of the Clinton Ministerial Association, Rev. Lawrence Lewis and Rev. Andrew Mowatt. The of- tering will be for the Canadian Bible Society. All are invited to attend. insurance coverage on the township shed to $25,000 and to the township hall to $75,000 plus $1000 to cover the contents owned by the Women's Institute. Council agreed to reforestation of several parcels of land within the town- ship. Study first for Huron "Protection of the environment is not cheap," said Janes. "Anytime you're dealing with an urbdn area, you can run,' into problems of clean streams, clean air. You have to pay for them." Some discussion centred around develop- ment of lakefront property in Huron and the question was asked whether this land should be treated as "agricultural or recreational". It was pointed out the land was worth "three times as much for recreational purposes". "It is a question of public value," said Janes. "Do you want to eat or play?" Reeve Bill Elston, Morris Township, deplored the present system which prevents the severance of lots from farms in certain instances. He said he recognized that the Land Division Committee was only following rules laid down for it, but said that in his township, city dwellers, fin' in- stance, looking for a summer home with estate-like qualities were buying whole farms, Since they were unable to sever the buildings from the land, the farmland was growing up in weeds, fences were allowed to deteriorate and related problerris were developing. "It is a detriment to the neighbors," claimed Elston. "It is causing some real headaches." Reeve Charles Thomas of Grey Town- ship said he was in agreement with Elston. He said that Grey Township, too, was ex- periencing similar troubles, perhaps, to a lesser degree than in Morris. Board reverses decision Clinton finally has a complete council following a second municipal election on Monday that saw only 23 percent of Chit- "ton's eligible voters turn out to cast ballots for three council seats, Ruth E, Roy a Clinton widow and mother of three children topped• the, polls with a 434 vote total while Roy Wheeler, an 'Ontario Hydro employee was second with 357 votes and Bill Stauttener, a Clin- ton businessman got the third seat with a 223 total, Terry Maguire received 156 votes while Norm Lacroix received 151. The second election became necessary when only three people were nominated for the six seats on council when nominations Coloring contest winners chosen Grant for local firm Huron Pines accepted ield Council has special meeting The combined choirs of Ontario Street and Wesley-Willis United Churches combined for a Special Christmas Service held at the Ontario Street Church last Sunday night. A repeat performance will be held this Sunday night at Wesley- Willis at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Mary Hearn, right, and Mrs. Doris McKinley discuss arrangements during a practise last week. Murray McNeil will play the organ. (News-Record photo) Churches gather for special service