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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-01-06, Page 1Jfirst Column (By W. D. D.) Sb far it h<as been a rather terrible year , » . That two cent rise in cigarette costs does not bother us a bit , for that •is one', habit we have shied dear of . , . but coffee for 15 cents just about shakes the- budget , , . Along with Charlie Cobk, we’re- a '4-cup a day drinker . , , and' restaurants axe where we do fit . , . Th'js means budgeting 60 cents a,day, instead of 40 cents . , , and we wonder what will become of us , ... , We got in wrong once by' mentioning in front of a wait­ ress that it was the increased wages 'they were (getting which brought it all about . , . But it - is true ... We don’t for a .min­ ute want to get the impression across that waitresses are paid ' too mulch . . , but' certainly wages, fo restaurants , and hotel's, along with general rises in overhead have made 'this basic increase a necessity . . . In any case, this is only a. 50% ‘increase we’re suffering . Remember those, horrible days” . when coffee went from five cents to a dime? We remember how upset we were . ., , but strangely enough we can’t re­ member when it happened . , . We would have sworn* it was some time . after 1951, but others who jhobaibly have' a 'better nWnotry than ours, feel just 'as sura that the rise took place prior to, the war ..." And sudldienly .this' week, the pay-check will take 'another little slump as the chap who files pension fund’ contributions makes the necessary adjust­ ment to his records . . We have a feeling that to him1 it is only figures . . . for he’s got some professional auditing ex­ perience' somewhere in his past ... arid we can’t get across to hiim the terribly personal feel­ ing we have about that tiny envelope which comes our way on Fridays ...* * ♦ We don’t like to criticise . . . but we’re going to do it this one time . '. . Of course we do so, only ’in the interests of his­ torians, and those who delve in­ to records of the. nation for one reason or another ,. . . Arid' we know that our criticism, this time will ’be of use, only if future historians happen to- compare writings in this family weekly, with those of the Lon­ don Free Press (thiat newspaper published every day in the For­ est City some 40' miles from • here) ... Yes, we plan to expose some of the weaknesses of this publi­ cation -which tries very hard, but often is lacking . . . .For many years, a .review of the past year has been publish­ ed in this daily, and each day,, throughout January a different locality is featured . . . For some reason, we cannot entirely fathlom ('though the position in the alphabet may be some rea­ son for it), Clinton gets1 first place -. . This means that on January 1, when everyone is sated with holiday' living, and! too comfortable in their arm­ chairs to care, and too busy watching the American Foot­ ball games1 on TV to take the time to read it ... a review of the past 12 months, and sometimes a ptediction of the ■ future, is printed in this large daily ... As a sideline there is a num­ ber of advertisements placed, on this page and a half, which may have some influence on the .amount of space devoted to Clinton . . . But to no large de­ gree, We expect . . . Now, because of the early treatment of this review .... or for other reasons we cannot put our finger on, there are some inaccuracies in the run­ ning copy, which we feel should be corrected, in the interests of history, as we have said be­ fore ... The post office building is completed, as reported in -LFP . . . but it did not open “in the late fall” . . . employees are still working ih the o’ld office, and struggled manfully through the large Christmas season in the efficient way they have became famous .for . . . We do expect the new post office will open “early in Jan­ uary” . ..* We are pleased to learn that the new larena-commUnity cen­ tre building in Clinton’s com­ munity park is now a certainty . . . That is what can be read jin the LFP look into the future (Continued on Page Eight) Clinton News-Record THE NEW ERA —• 100th Year THE HURON RECORD — 84th Year No. It—The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1966 Town Officials Taking Oath of Office **i w At a special session of Clinton town council Monday evening, clerk John Livermore administered ■. the oath of office to elected town officials. From the left, Coun. Cam Proctor, Coun. Norman Liver- more, Coun. John McFarlane, Deputy Reeve George Wonch, Coun. Pat Noonan; Reeve Duff Thompson, Coun. Gordon Lawson and Coun.. Jim Armstrong. '(News-Record Photo) STANLEY TOWNSHIP Clinton Council Takes Oath At Special Session Monday All members of the Clinton' town council took the oath of office at a special session in the council chambei*s on Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. Town clerk John Livermore administered the ceremony with the councillors joining hands in a oircle. Also taking the oath at the1 same time was John Wise, a new member of the public utilities1 commission. The other members of the PUC took the oath of office earlier in the day. Mr. Wise replaced Herb Bridle who resigned recently. , Mr. Bridle was appointed a PUC commissioner in May 1965 to. replace W. E. Perdue who died on May 18. Mr. Bridle was acclaimed to office at the Nov­ ember nomination and John Wise was the only nominee for PUC but withdrew his name. Council convened to select a striking committee and Coun­ cillor Pat Noonon ’was picked as chairman,, with Reeve Duff Thompson and Councillor Jim Armstrong. Mayor Don Symons was automatically a member of the striking committee. The committee met later and picked the personnel for all the 1966 council committees. Council will meet on Monday, January 10 at eight o’clock for its' first regular session of 1966. The mayor invites all citizens to come and 'listen to their council’s plans for the year. Clerk John 'Livermore inform­ ed council that former assessor Jim Manning was a patient in Beck Memorial Sanatorium- in London. Council is sending Mr. Manning a gift. Sjnce his retire­ ment last fall Mr. Manning has been making his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Down, Exeter. Mel Graham Is Tax Collector Succeeding H. M. Hanly Meeting' at -the Stanley Town­ ship Hall in Varna this week, Tthe township council appointed Mel Graham tax collector,' in addition to his duties as clerk­ treasurer, H. M. Hanly will continue as assessor for the township, but Adastrdl Park Council 1965-66 Council of the Adastral Park (permanent married quarters at RCAF Sta­ tion Clinton) was elected late in 1965. Each of the eight wards elects a repre­ sentative, and Flight Lieutenant Gerry Smith is mayor tor 1965-66. From the left, front, Flight Sergeant D. G. Kerr, (2); Warrant Officer 2 A. H. Smith, who is deputy mayor; Mayor Smith; Flight Sergeant J. J. R. Brochu, (5); Sergeant V. H. Amirault, (3); back row, Corporal R. Estabrooks, (8); Cor- ■ poral B. Goodine, (4); Sergeant D. D. Cail, (1); Corporal J. C. Hacock, (6) and Corporal J. W. McGuire (7). (RCAF Photo) — ■ - ----------------------------.-------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------) Public Works To Gather Trees The public works depart­ ment of Clinton town council are offering a new one-day .service to home owners. ■ . On Friday morning, Janu­ ary 7, a town truck will ga- tfher all old Christmas trees that citizens ltave put out. at the curb or oh the boulevard. No other items will be picked up at this time. ------------o—------- Tuckersmith Township Tax Sale Is Planned For 1963 Arrears Installed in office on Monday by Clerk James I. McIntosh, councillors of the township of Tuckersmith passed a by-law authorizing the borrowing of up to $100,000 to cany on the bus­ iness oif the township. A by-lajw is1 to be prepared1 for a tax ar­ rears sale for those tin arrears in 1963 taxes. . Mrs.' Edward Boyes was ap­ pointed truant officer. Reeve Elgin Thompson will represent the township on the A'ux Sauble River Conservation Au­ thority. Grants were made to the Canadian Mental Health Assoc­ iation, $10; to tiie Salvation Army, $25 and to Brucefield Library, $20. I Vern Alderdice, RR 2, Kip­ pen, was named chairman of the Huron County School Area 1, ar the inaugural meeting of the board held on Monday in Stanley Township Hall, Varna. Vice-chairman is Jack Tay­ lor, Brucefield1, and other members of -the 5-m-an board are Brigadier G. L. Morgan Smith, Bayfield; William D. Wilson, Brucefield and Bruce Keys, RR 1, Varna. The School Area was cre­ ated by County Council early lin 1965, effective- January 1, 1966, following recommenda­ tion of the Huron’ County Public Schools Consultative Committee Which was formed in January last year. Its re­ sponsibilities are the public school- primary education of Th* Weather 1965 1964 High Low High Low Dec. 29 37 27 41 20 30 42 37 41 36 31 57 41 39 24 1966 1965 Jan, 1 47 26 27 23 2 43 27 31 22 3 41 23 30 16 4 39 23 31 22 Rain 1,73” School Board O TI rcss. children in the townships of Stanley and Tuckersmith, and the village of Bayfield. Decision of the school boards in both Tuckersmith, and Stanley last ye'ar was to build a combined .school alt Brucefield to serve the pupils1 of both townships and Bay­ field. Tentative approval for this has been received from- the Ontario Department of Education. Petitions presented at the first meeting of Tucketsmith Council this week asked for permission from EgmondVille (SS 8) to join with Seaforth for public school puposes, and from Harpurhey, just west of the town1 for the siame per­ mission. A third petition from SS 1 Tuckersmith requested permission to join Hay Town­ ship School area, and thus be _ able to send their pupils to - I-Iensall school. Petitions to Stanley Town­ ship from the school sections ■of 3, 4 and 9 requested per­ mission to. form a Union Sell- _ ool section with the village1 of Bayfield. Both Stahley and Tucker­ smith councils turned these petitions over to the Huron County Consultative Com­ mittee for decision. -----------o----------- University Boy Wins Legion's Nassau Draw Separate Schools Elect Trustees Victor 'Finnic, Clinton, a for­ mer secretary of the separate school board here, was named chairman of the board of the Combined Roman Catholic Sep­ arate School of Clinton, at the annual meeting of ratepayers held last ■ Wednesday night. December 29 in St- Joseph’s .school.' Other members of the board are Ed Florian and Theo Flynn1, both re-elected and new mem­ bers William Dykstra, RR 2, Bayfield; Case Brand, Clinton and John' Boon, Bayfield. Arnold Dale, Clinto-n, is the retiring Chairman. Jack Armstrong, Clinton, was re-appointed secretary-,treasur ­ er. Supporters of the St. Joseph’s Separate School here are now from Goderich Township (which officially joined the area last week), Hullett Township and ■the town of Clinton. . Hay-Stanley Members of the combined board for Hay and Stanley were returned to office: Charles Rau, RR 2, Zurich is chairman; other members are Gerald Sireeman, RR 3, Bayfield; Philip Durand, Teid Geoffrey and Paul Duch­ arme, all of RR 2, Zurich. Rt. Rev. William Bourdeau, St. Joseph (on Highway 21) is secretary-treasurer. St Augustine AUBURN — St. Augustine Separate School supporters re­ ceived their annual school re­ port from Cyril Doyle, secre­ tary-treasurer, at their annual meeting tin the East Wawanosh school. Mfs. R. King is teacher at the school. Elected' as trus­ tees are Clarence Gibbons, James CUmhidnS, Joe Hickey, Miles St. Marie and Kenneth Leddy. he has given up the job of tax collector. He also- will continue to1 "seiwe as truant officer. Other appointments made by council were: welfare adminis­ trator, Reeve Ernest Tal'b'ot; tile drainage inspector, Cal Horton; solicitors, Donnelly and Murphy, Goderich; auditor, ■ A. M. Harper, Goderich; livestock evaluators, Louis Taylor and William Caldwell; tpoundkeep- ers, Bert Greer,^Orville McClin- dhey, Jiack Coleman, John Mc­ Gregor, George Dpwson, A. J. Mustard’, David Oesch; fence- vliewers, Alan Armstrong, Alan Johnston, Eimier Turner. Tax roll was accepted from the assessor and tax collector, and it was noted that arrears in taxes are- $3,300 less than at this time last'year. Council joined the Ontario Good Roads1 Association and' the Ontario Association of Rural Municipabti'es, and paid each a membershipffee of $15.. . Giants were made for the Huron County Plowmeris Asso­ ciation1,' $35; Bayfield Fire De­ partment, $300; Salvation Ar­ my, $50. ’’ ■Stanley Council also endorsed a resolution; supporting a move by Huron County towards ob­ taining a community college for Huron. -o- O- RR 3, RR 2, Top Three in the Hospital Auxiliary Clinton Hospital Auxiliary is (headed this year by these three ladies, from the left, second vice- president, Mrs. R. U. MacLean; president, Mrs. Robert Homuth and first vice-pi’esiden't, Mrs. Douglas Bartliff. Election of off leers took place at the annual meeting of the Auxiliary Th the nurses residence on Tuesday evening. (News-Record Photo) Peter1 Thompson, a second year student at Queen’s Uni­ versity Was the lucky winner Of the trip to Nassau, which Was offered in a promotion by the Oliritori Branch. 140, Royal Can­ adian Legion; Draw Was made at the New Year’s Party at the Legion hall, by Mrsn Frank (Delia) Dixori, the eldest tnember of the Aux­ iliary to the LelgioK Peter, who is the son of Reeve and Mrs. W. Duff Thompson, elected to stay home from Nassau, land accepted the $500 cash instead. . Midnight Mass At RCAF Station Bishop N. J. Gallagher, the ■ Auxiliary Bishop for the Can­ adian Armed Forces, offered Midnight Mass at the Station RC Chapel on Christmas Morri- ibg. ' The service Was' well attend- ! ed. Mass was preceded by con­ gregational singing and a can- r dielight procession by tifo Biish- j/dgr and his assistants. Master New Year First baby to arrive in Clinton Public Hospital this year, is this charming infant boy, son of Mr. arid Mrs. Howard Armstrong, RR 1 Zurich. He arrived at 12:04 a.m., January 1, thus ,“just mak­ ing it” into the new year. He was presented with a silver mug, the gift of the Hospital Auxiliary. (Photo by Galbraith) 1965 Offences Dealt With By Magistrate Hays In Clinton Court Farm Business There is a three-day presen­ tation on CBC TV next week which sounds worth while for rural parsons to make a point of watching. The topic is “This. Business of Farming” and deals with these subjects: “Growing Feed for Livestock”, “Feeding Livestock” and “Managing the Livestock Business”. Time 'is 10:30 to 11:30 in the morning, January 11, 12 and 13 and the sponsor is the- Ontario Department of Agriculture. Farmers from across the pro­ vince will take part, and inter­ viewers will be from Kernpt- ville. Ridgetown and Guelph ag­ ricultural colleges, and the1 ex­ tension branch' of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Roundup off Pre-Ohristmas of­ fences in magistrate’s court here on Wednesday, resulted in one conviction for under-age drinking; two convictions on theft; two for careless driving and one for driving an un­ insured' car. W. J. Hamilton, RR 4 Paisley, an employee of Western .Fair Raceways was fined $40 when he pled1- guilty to careless driv­ ing. On his way through town at 2 a.m. his truck struck a parking sign at the post, office. Raymond Garon, 21, who re­ cently-returned from 8 months working out of town, was diriv­ ing his cair on which insurance had expired, when it struck a parked car on Huron Street, Shoving it into another. Total damage was $1,000 approximat­ ely. Fine levied by Magistrate Glen Hays was $20,00. On an­ other charge of driving an un­ insured car without having paid the required $20 to the unsatis­ fied judgement fund, the fine was the minimum, $50.00. Two ’teenagers who1 were prevented from making off with a case of beer from a parked car in- the Corrie’s Foodmasiter lot, by the owner of the beer, pleaded, guilty to theft and were fined $25 each. ’’Kenneth Rozell, 17 and William Strong, 18, left home the right the offence occurred1, December 18 and after hitch-hiking to several cities, returned home on Christmas' Evie. Magistrate Hays levied mini­ mum fines and gave the boys three weeks, to pay. “You have not taken this lightly,” he re­ marked, “And I don’t intend to give you a sermon. Probably everything has been said to you " already.” John Cox was fined $40 on a charge of consuming liquor while under 21. WCBA Completes 25th Year After a quarter century of service, the Water­ loo Cattle Breeding Association held their annual meeting for Huron Cottnty here on Tuesday, Cliff McNeil, left, was re-elected director for another term, aiid president is Wallace X Knapp. (News-Record Photo) Huron County Council will meet for its January session on Tuesday, January 18 in the county building at Goderich, at 2 o'clock, in .the afternoon. First business before- the councillors will be the selection of Warden for 1966. Tradition­ ally the warden’s scat is filled in Huron on the basis of politi­ cal affiliation. Last year’s war­ den was Progressive Conserva­ tive Glenn Webb, reeve of Stephen Township. This year is a “Liberal year”. Candidates who have announ­ ced tlihir intentions to run for the job of warden, are Reeve Ernest Talbot, Stanley - Town­ ship; Reeve Kenneth Stewart, McKillop Township; Reeve Stewart Proctor, Morris Town­ ship 'and Reeve Tom -Lefiper, Hullett Township. Other nominees may be brought forward:. —------—o—•——— Dead Right I’ll tell you the tale of Sam­ uel Day, Who died contesting the right* of Way. He was righit, dead right as he spbd along, But he’s just as dead as if he were wrong! ————... OVER 80 CJ.UB Two former residents of Goderich Township, John Nor- man McDougall, London and Glengarry MacDonald, Detroit, are now members of the over 80 Birthday Club.