HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-01-20, Page 14
Clinton Collegiate Board Begins 1966 Year of Decisions
(By W. D. ».)
We yiisited in Goderich at the
first session of County Council
this week . . . for a variety of
reasons , . . Mainly to soak up
■atmosphere in the presence of
the leaders of Huron . , .But
also because it was a nice al»
temative to working in the of
fice on a day when in Ottawa
the opening of pariiament was
being aired on TV and we could
think of no reasonable argu
ment for sitting in front of a
screen to watch these goings on
. . . When you can’t have the
trappings of pomp and splen
dor that attach’ to the 27th
parliament’s first day, then the
smooth conduct of ‘ceremony by
John Berry in the hallowed
halls in the Square at Goderich
is a substitute, at least . . .
Who runs county council?
Well the elected councillors, of
course . . . But if we asked who
directs the conduct of the meet
ings of those councillors, then
the answer would have to be;
John1 Berry.
On Tuesday we thought that
John could have made use of
one of those nifty little page
boys that rush about With
■glasses of water, and notes, and
.newspapers for the members of
parliament in the ho-Use of com
mons . . . But it would have
had to be a quickly moving
page, to equal the dispatch
shown by the clerk, himself . . .
We recall that the council
room in which the reeves and
deputy reeves sit, once looked
very, large . . . that was way
back in 1955 or so, when, tlie
■ courthouse was built . . . But
..now it is 11 years later . . .
and there have been several
deputy reeves added since then
... and at least two new vil
lages; Zurich and Bayfield, 'are
sending their men to work on
their behalf . . . So there is a
shortage of space . . . and not
quite a lack of decorum, but .
almost that . . .
, Should there be an addition?
We wonder if county council
has ever considered moving
their opening ceremonies into •
the courtroom upstairs, where
there would be'more room . . .
Certainly .there would be more
space for eager past-wardens,
future^reeves, and. curious, pub- ■
" lie to watm the -proceedings ...
Installation of a warden 'is
quite a ceremony, you know . . .
There's a gold chain of office
to be presented by the previous
warden . . . There’s a hew
name-plate to be inserted in
the frame on the warden’s desk
(wonder how they happen to
have that nameplate all
ready?) and there’s a gavel to
hand' ovdr . . . and the judge
comes in in robes and royal
purple to administer the oath
... and their is a minister to
wish upon ‘the councillors the
blessing of the Lord . . .
And the family of the suc
cessful candidate is there to be
introduced . . . and the council
of. that same successful one also
rises to be introduced . . . and
there are smiles and the flash
of cameras, and general rushing
to and fro . . .
Then' the council gets dawn
to the business of selecting
committees and into the real
solid! job of governing Huron
County . . . This week’s session
will‘last until Friday afternoon
. . . and then they don't meet
again in regular session until
March . . . but there are com
mittee meetings all the time
. . . and the men who are se
lected for the larger jobs on
these, need! to be able to spend
a good bit of time in Goderich,
or otherwise involved in the
work of the county * . .
We asked Clinton’s Reeve
Duff Thompson how he -manag
ed to get time off from his
work . . . He’s engineer at The
Hearn Wholesale Ltd., out on
Highway 8 * . . arid he said it
was difficult . . . that he was
losing money . . . And we rea
lized that every one of the
county councillors was1 probably
losing money in
way by being in
do . . .
Returns from
are few . . . and
is large . * . Nice to know that
there is always somebody will
ing to take on the job, isn’t it?
* * *
For some .reason our first
Column thoughts seem to be
Goderich-oriented this weiek . . .
However, we can’t help but
think that next Tuesday, a
hearing in county court before
Judge R. S. Hetherington Will
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Jan. 12
1966
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Guiding ;the destinies of the Central
Huron Secondary School, here in Clinton
throughout 1966 are the members of the
Clinton District Collegiate Institute -Board.
The board is made up of representatives from
the municipalities which contribute toward
.the support of the school by direct taxation.
From the left, seated, are Principal
Robert J. Homuth; Mrs. LeRoy Poth, village
-b
of Bayfield (and representative on the Advi
sory Vocational Committee of the board);
Robert Elliott, vice-chairman of the board,
and representing Goderich Township; Walter
C. Newcombe, chairman, appointed by the
town of Clinton; John Lavis, immediate past
chairman, and the representative of the
Clinton Public School Board at CDCI; Nor
man Counter, member of Advisory Vocation
al Committee, and one of three representa
tives named by the County of Huron and
L. Robert-Maloney, Bayfield, the business
administrator and secretary-treasurer.
Back row, Robert Peck, Zurich, named
by Huron County Council; Robert Marshall,
Blyth, representing East Wawanosh Town
ship; Robert Corbett, named , by the St. Jo
seph’s Separate School Board; Ross Lovett,
•i-
Londesboro, also named by Huron County;
George Clifton, Kippen, from Stanley Town
ship; Keith Tyndall, RR 4 Clinton, Hullett
Township; Donald Young, Blytih, represent
ing that village; Orville Engelstad, named by
the town of Clinton, and George Falconer,
Brucefield, a past chairman of the Board,
representing Tuckersmith.
‘(News-Record Photo)
THE NEW ERA — 100th Year THE HURON RECORD — 84th Year
No. 3 —The Home Paper With the News
Front Page Editorial
What is Solution?
The accompanying news story of a car-truck
collision, gives the vital statistics about the acci
dent, injuries and damages. Other details concern
ing the mishap are as follows:
H The truck driver telephoned for an ambu
lance, to Ralph Hawes, Goderich, who is offering
an ambulance service to this area, and also to the
Ontario Provincial Police office in Goderich.
Mr. Hawes’ assistant, Randy MacDonald,
a trained person,' responded to the call for help,
and 20 minutes after the call was received in Gode
rich, had -travelled the 18 miles (approximately)
to the scene near Londesboro.
Q Before either the (ambulance driver, or the
investigating police officer could get to the acci
dent scene, a passer-by (picked up the injured girl
and her companion; and took them to hospital for
treatment. He did this no doubt in the thought
that he was doing the best thing possible in the
circumstances, even though the truck driver urged
him to wait until the ambulance he had called ar
rived. • //
We realise that everyone acted in the way he
personally felt was best in the circumstances. How
ever, some questions arise:
S First, in the case of some injuries would
it not be wiser to leave the task of removal to
trained people?
S Second, who pays the ambulance driver for
his trip to the scene?
Q Third, was it possibly more difficult for the
police officer to carry out his investigation, when
not all of the principals were at the scene when he
arrived?
Fourth, is it the best situation that we can
possibly devise for police and ambulance service,
to have the persons responsible stationed 18 miles
away?
# Fifth, what can we do about it?
Compensation Needs
Full Explanation
Twdnty minute sessions on
“Woricrhen’s Compensation”
will be given at as many rural
meetings as possible, derided
Huron Federation of, Agricul
ture at its January' meeting
here last week.
President Charles Thomas,
Who attended a briefing session
on the subject in London, along
With Douglas H, Miles, agricul
tural representative favoured a
Short address ht an already
planned event, rather than set
ting up special W.C. meetings.
This is nart of a move by the
Huron Federation Of Agricul
ture to encourage education for
those farmers who waiit to
learn* From how on, at the
monthly meetings, about 20
minutes will be set aside for
Some sort of educational speak
er.
Dodglas H. Miles reported
that the Huron Soil and Crop
Improvement Association Was
planning a different program
this year — and there Would
be no seed fain Instead they
planned an agricultural confer*
ehCe, to bd held on Match 12
in the South Huron District
High -School, Exeter*
Miles stated, that this de
rision Was arrived at following
hie report given by Elmer Hun
ter Huron F of A vice-president
at the members meeting the
last week in December*
At that time Hunter urged
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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1966
Accident On
Highway 4
7/
A car-truck collision at noon
yesterday on Highway 4 a mile
south of. Londesboro sent 19-
year-old Miss Dorothy Dentin-
ger, of Teeswater, to the Clan
ton Public Hospital wiit-p a frac
tured elbow.
Miss Detinger, along with 19-
year-old1 Evelyn Harkness, also
of Teeswater, was a passenger
in a car driven by Allan Mc
Farland, 17, of RR 1, Holyrood.
McFarland’s car was in col
lision with a tractor-trailer
owned by the Teeswater
Creamery and driven by Thom
as Fisher, 32, RR 1, Teeswater.
Ontario provincial police
Constable Gordon Lantz, Gode
rich, who investigated the ac
cident, said the car Was wreck
ed. (see picture on page 4).
Damage to -the truck was $200.
’ Garbage Collection
Begins Jan. 31
Councillor Cameron Proc
tor Who is chairman of the
Clinton Town Council com-
L mittee setting up the new
> municipal garbage collection
■ system in town, informed the
' - News-Record that the system
would start on Monday, Jan
uary 31.
His committee met Tuesday
with Clarence' Nellans who
was awarded the three-year
contract on December 22 at
$11,000 per year. Mr. Neilans-
has operated his own garbage,
collection system for . some
years.
Details of routes and the
full by-law will appear in
next week’s. News-Record.
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Canadians have returned a
minority government in Seven
of the last 14 national elections.
$4.00 Per Year-;-10 Cents Per Copy—12 Pages
Elected Huron Warden
Walter C. Newcombe
W. E. Elliott
GODERICH --- Provision for
more jabs for young people in
Huron as a basic task on a
county basis wias set forth in
the "throne speech” of the new
warden, Reeve Kenneth Stew
art of McKillop.
Mr. Stewart cited the inter
national plowing match, to be
held 'in his township, as a time
when manufacturers and heads
of industry will be looking to
see what Huron has to offer.
Mr. Stewart was one of four
candidates, receiving 21 votes
on a third ballot for 18 given
Reeve Stewart Proctei’ of
Morris. The others were Reeve
Tom Leiper, Hullett, and Reeve
Ernest Talbot, of Stanley.
Mr. Procter had one vote
more than Mr. Stewart on the
second ballot, but’deputy reeve
Joseph Moody, the new member
from. Goderich, who had. voted
for Procter on this ballot, sup
ported Stewart on the third.
Reeve Leiper, in his speech
before the vote, said he would
like to see general hospital
boards provide ambulance set-
vice, subsidized by the Ontario
Hospital Services Commission.
Mayor Walkpm of Goderich,
extending the customary wel
come to members, said he would
like* to "be present when the am
bulance matter caime up, and
Clerk John Berry said that
Rev. C. G. Park
Leaving
For London Job
Rev. Clifford G. Park, minis
ter of Wesley-Willis United
Church and Holmesville United
Church, has accepted a call to
a smaller charge in the city
of London, and will take up
his duties there at the end of
June.
The Wesley-Willis Holmes
ville charge has not yet issued
a call for a replacement. How
ever, announcement of the fact
that, the charge will be vac
ant, has appeared in the Unit
ed Church Observer.
would be Friday afternoon. It
was before a committee last
month, which referred it to
council.
Six new members took the
oath of office with those re
turned. The former include Mrs-
Minnie Noakes, reeve of Hen
sail, deputy reeve E. Hendrick,
Stephen; Reeve H. Jefferson,
West Wawanosh; deputy reeve
Joseph Moody, Goderich, and
Reeve Frank McFadden, Bay-
field.
The first ballot for warden,
resulted as follows .’STEWART
—■Alexander', Boyle, Cuthill,
Dalton, Gandon, Kerr, McFad
den, McIlwain, Smith, Stewart,
Thiel, Duff Thompson, Wortch..
—13. PROCTER—Boyd, Cook,
(Continued on page seven)
Land Option For
Walter C. Newcombe was
elected chairman of Clinton
District -Collegiate; Institute
Board at the inaugural meeting
of the Board last week. He
succeeds John Lavis in this
post. Mr. Newcombe operates
a pharmacy on Victoria Street
in Clinton.
ODCI Board has the respon
sibility of providing secondary
School education for the stu
dents on Clinton, PMQ at RC-
AF Station Clinton, parts of the
townships of Stahley, Tuckdr
smith, Hulldtt and Goderich,
East Wawanosh, the Village of
Blyth and Bayfield.
Representation on the board
is on the basis of one person
for each municipality, one from
the public school, one. from the
separate school, three from
Huron County Council and one
extra from Clinton.
Vice-chairman of the board
is Robert Elliott, RR 3, Clin
ton, representative from Gode
rich Township.
Norman Counter presented a
statement for 1965, showing re
ceipts of $1,316,543.62 in the
year. A substantial balance Of
$39,000 results since the new
playing field is hot yet com
pleted. Also grants were higher,
and several expense items ■ hot
as large as expected.
George Falconer, Brucefield,
reported from the property
committtee that investigation
'“was continuing into adequate
water softening equipment. .He
commended Principal Bob Ho-
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Cost $737,423
Waterloo Firm
Gets Contract
At Huronview By W. £* Elliott
GODERICH — Cost of the
75-bed wing to be erected at
Huronview' will be $737,423,
county council was informed by
the Huronview Board in a re
port which recommended (the
passing of a building by-law
for this amount, subject to ap
proval of the Ontario Munici
pal Beard and Department of
Public Welfare.
After financing has been ar
ranged the building can be
completed in about 40 weeks,
council was told.
The successful tenderer Was
Monteith-McGrath Limited of
Waterloo 'ait $642,321. Certain
adjustments in the specifica
tions brought the price down
to $622,852.
Furnishings $30,000, archi
tect’s fees $37',071, road con
struction $15,000 and other
items bring the total to $737,4231
1946 County Warden Sworn
CoUiity Judge R. & Hetherington, Goderich,
administered the oath of office to Kenneth Stew
art, RR 5, Seaforth, reeve of McKillOp Township,
who was elected warden of Huron County at the
inaugural session of the council oii Tuesday.
(News-Record Photo)
Is Taken Up
An option on land for a cen
tral public school to serve the
townships of Stanley and Tuck
ersmith and Bayfield, will be
taken up by the Huron County
School Area 1, from its pre
sent owner Robert P. Allan,
Brucefield7.
The land is on the Stanley
Township (or west) side of
Highway 4, one and a quarter
miles south of the village of
Brucefield.
The property has been under
option since last summer, when
derision to build the central
school was made.
Derision to take up the Op
tion Was made unanimously at
a meeting of the board at SS
10 Stahley Township School on
Monday evening, January 17»
Four applications for the job
of secretary-treasurer of the,
board were received at that
meeting, and applicants were
interviewed by the board the
next day in the school room
of the Brucefield United Churcb.
Successful applicant was Jack >
Caldwell, a hairdresser at Hen*
sail, who at $950 for the year,
was the lowest of the four
tenderers for the job. v
Mr. Caldwell, who is proprie
tor of tile J and B hair dress
ing salon in Hensail, is present
ly enrolled in a night school
course in bookkeeping and ac
counting in Stratford* Ho work
ed for two years at the Sea
forth branch of the Toronto*
iDominion Bank*