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(By W. D. D.)
Went off op Wednesday aft-
errioon to pick a bone with a
bunch of farmers . , . and had
. a very enjoyable time doing it
,., The occasion was the annual
dinner of the 4-H Club Leaders
• . . and the bone was well
encased in good Huron County
beef . . , W® demolished the
beef, and left very little upon
the bone ,
This event in the year’s work
is as a bright star to the lost
traveller ., , . We look forward
to it . . . enjoy the food . . .
enjoy the company , . . and en
joy the fact that these leaders
of young; men and women are
off into one more year of ser
vice in agriculture . , .
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“It is an ill wind that blows
nobody good” is an old saying
with a lot of truth . . . But who
would have thought that a
snowstorm which crippled old
Toronto last weekend, would be
good news to farmers? We
read that the price of hogs rose
to a record $44.10 per hundred
weight.. . . largely because only
a few porkers got to market,
and the law of supply and de
mand. -really worked . . .
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Visited in Goderich a couple
of weeks ago ... in the middle
of a snowstorm, as we recall
it . . . and had a fine time
at the coffee house which is
being sponsored there for young
people by the Kairos group
within the United Church . . .
A kindly restaurateur at the
Lakeview Restaurant, West St.
in the county town has of
fered the back dining room of
his place as a location for the
coffee house . . . The young
people call it “The Open Net”
, . . .and fashion it after “The
Open End”, the very success
ful coffee house which many
young people enjoyed at Grand
Bend this summer . . . ’
Young Dave Hemingway, who
is recreational director at the
Ontario Hospital, Goderich,
does a good deal of the plan
ning and supervising of the
coffee house . . . and other
young people from Kairos and
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1966
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Maitland Auth
Meets Today
The Maitland Valley Conser
vation Authority will meet' on
■Thursday afternoon, January. 27
in the Public Library in Brus
sels, Chairman of the Authority
is Robert O. Wenger, Wingham.
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Turn Ambulance Problem
Over To Municipalities
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Agricultural Club Leaders Elect
Executive of the 4-H Club Leaders in Huron were elected yesterday,
seated from the left, Maurice Hallahan, RR 1, Belgrave, secretary-treasurer;
John Clarke, RR 5, Goderich, president; standing, Maurice Love, RR 3, Exe
ter, first vice-president; Ken Baker, RR 2, Dashwood, immediate past presi
dent; Bob Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth, second vice-president.
(News-Record Photo).
Library Plans Renovations
As Centennial Project
At last.
■ ' On Monday morning, you
will pick up your mail at the
• pew Clinton Post Office. '
■ •. Postmaster Arthur ' Ball'
makes one request: please
pick up all of your miaiil that
you possibly can on Saturday,
so they won’t have to move
all of that stuff over to the
new building.
Throughout Saturday and
Sunday they will be moving
out' of .the old post office and
into the new, and they hope .
as
GODERICH — The provision
of ambulance service in Huron,
where withdrawn or otherwise
lacking, was placed in the lap
of the local municipalities by
county council in the closing
hours of the January session.
A report of the county board
of health (1965) pointed out
that municipalities have auth
ority of the Municipal Act, tc
enter into an agreement for
such service where not provided
through the local board of
health.
So far as county council is
concerned, this disposes of an
issue thrust upon it when op
erators in the Goderich-Clinton-
Aubum area announced termin
ation of the service at
of 1965.
Subsequently, Ralph
of Goderich undertook
tinue it to March 15,
December 22 proposed payment
of $85,000 as initial expenditure
.on a county-wide service.
The board’s report, presented
by chairman John Morrissey,
Crediton pointed out that the
only written commitments re
ceived concerned the area of
Goderich, Clinton and Auburn.
Funeral directors elsewhere
only indicated orally what they
might plan.
Council was informed that an
offer had been received from
Alvin Sherwood, Dungannon', to
operate a county-wide service
Hawes
to con-
and on
to make the transaction
■smoothly as possible.
Goal
with six .ambulances, with a
subsidy of 30 cents per capita
or about $15,000. >
Discussion din council indicat
ed much opposition to the
county trying to handle a serr.
vice, and an opinion on the part
of some members that the gen
eral hospitals; should organize
the service.
Deputy Reeve Wilmer Cut
hill, Seaforth, said: “Doctors,
undertakers and hospitals could
get together and run it to their
own advantage from a hos-
This young lady is part of
the a go-go entertainment at a
special night for ’teens staged
at RCAF Station Clinton re
cently ... We had her name
somewhere about the office . . .
but as we write this, the slip
of paper is nowhere to; be found
... She shall remain merely
an “a go-go girl” . . .
ser-elsewhere volunteer their
vices . . .
There are candles on
tables . . . (net fancy,
whie one stuck in the neck of
coke bottles) and there is music
. . . And there is a chance to
play crokinole, cards, Chinese
checkers, scrabble, and such on-
table games . . . And there’s
food available (the sale of soft
drinks, and'snacks is the only
revenue the Lakeview expects
in return for use of the room)
. . . And there is good fellow
ship . , *
If you look real hard, you’ll
find a pot to put an extra con
tribution in . . . for Dave says
there is some cost involved, just
in supplying candles, and small
incidentals to create the at
mosphere needed * . .
There's original artwork ' on
the walls . . . and a continual
move toward more things to
do . . . but all in a low-keyed
mood w and no diancing . .
There just isn’t room for it.
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The Weather
the
just
G, Morley Counter was re
turned as chairman of Clinton
Library Board, Friday evening,
at the inaugural meeting in the
library. Mrs. L, G. Winters was
re-appointed secretary' and
town' clerk John Livermore whs
returned as treasurer.
Other members of the board,
besides Mr. Counter and Mrs.
Winter, are Mrs. J. Douglas
Thorndike, Dudley M. Pegg,
Bert Gray ■ and Gordon O.
Phillips who replaced Mliss
Katherine Snider . who
Clinton last ^summer;'- ■ ■
The chairman thanked his
board1,, mentioning the amount
of work done by the secretary
and treasurer.
Committes were picked as
follows: property, Mr. Counter,
Mr. Pegg, Mr. Gray and' Mrs.
Winter; finance, Mr. Counter
Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pegg and Mrs.
Thorndike; and all members
and the librarian are members
of the book committee.
Centennial Project
The board hopes to get. start
ed on its own centennial pro
ject early this year. The1 pro
posed project is to move the
children’s section of the lib
rary into the present reading
room, with new metal shelving
and proper children’s tables and
chairs. The reading room would
then be to the left of the main
entrance.
Mrs. Winters and Miss Eve
lyn Hall, Clinton librarian,
have ideas from other libraries
on the change which would be
spread over 1966 and ’67. Mrs.
Winter said, “Every organiza
tion should have a centennial
project of some kind." Esti
mates on the change are now
being secured.
Miss Hall reported that boys’
and girls’ book circulation has
increased considerably. Last
year the 722 boys’ and girls’ membership read a total of | PUC will be held on February
11,048 books.
left
The adult membership of the
library is 1,027 persons and 436
rural people use Clinton Lib
rary.
Books circulated during 1965
totalled 31,908 of which 17,122
were fiction; 3,738 non-fiction
and 11,048 boys and girls
books.
During 1965, new books add
ed to the collection', include 144
boys, and girls’, 127 fiction and
51 non-fiction. '240 books were
discarded last year.
New Books
The board authorized the'
purchase of $500-worth of new
books in the first six months
of 1966. The number of child*
ren’s books from the Huron
County Library will be-increas
ed. There is no limit on the numr
ber of books that can be obtain
ed from the county library.
Financial Report
Treasurer John Livermore
read the 1965 financial report
which showed a surplus of $176;
this was $38 less than the pre
vious year’s surplus.
Main source of revenue is
grants. Last year' the library
received $2,800 from town of
Clinton, $2,650 from Pixyyijiq^-
and,$40 from County of Huron:'
Other sources of revenue were:
fines, $481; members' fees, $207.
(Continued on page 7)
Municipal Officials
Municipal officials and repre
sentatives of businessmen assoc
iations from Clinton, Goderich
and Seaforth will meet in Clin
ton town hall Monday, January
31 at 8 p.m. to prepare briefs
to the CNR and Board of Tran
sport Commissioners. Repre
sentatives from Mitchell and
Dublin will also be invited. ■
John Wise is
PUC Secretary
John Wise,- new member
the Clinton Public
of
Utilities
Connmission was named, secre
tary of that body on Tuesday
evening, and Harold E. Hartley
was re-elected chairman.
The next meeting of the
The briefs will be in protest
over the CNR’s recommenda
tion that passenger service be
discontinued on the Stratford-
Goderich line.
Last Friday night Clinton
mayor Don Symons and Reeve
Duff Thompson co-chaired a
meeting in the town hall of
officials from the three towns.
Clinton Chamber of Com
merce, Seaforth C of C and
Goderich Businessmen’s Assoc
iation will have representatives
at Monday’s meeting. A solici
tor from one of the towns will
be in attendance to help draw
up the briefs.
At Friday's meeting the of
ficials proposed to boycott CNR
freight .in the area unless CNR
drops its plans to curtail pas
senger service from Stratford
to Goderich.
The suggestion for the boy-
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“The March of Dimes goal
for 1966 is $800,000. and in
Clinton we hope to raise $850,”
reports Mrs. Harold Johnston,
publicity convener.
Funds are badly needed. to
carry on the vital "work of re
habilitating the adult disabled
of this district. Clinton is part
of the Central Western Ontario
Branch which now has 261 dis
abled persons already known to
the Ontario March of Dimes in
this Branch area.
No doubt there are many
more ..who. 'have nob yet come
■for help,’ not realizing that
something might' be done for
them in spite of the long stand
ing disability.
If readers know of such per
sons please suggest to them
that thpy write to the District
March of Dimes office at Kitch
ener and a caseworker will call
on them.
“The Marching Mothers of
Clinton are out to see that
every disabled person in this
district will get .a proper chance
at life,” said Mirs. Doug And
rews, chairman of the March,
“and we hope citizens will sup
port our efforts on Monday
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At Jan. 28
Horticultural
An interesting program
promised tor the meeting
the Clinton Horticultural So
ciety to be held on Friday even
ing, January 28 at 8 p.m. in
the Clinton Council Chambers.
The Society is fortunate in
having as guest speakers for
this occasion, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Warren, Goderich, who
will show colored slides of Ari
zona. Mr. Warren is recogniz
ed as an expert on colored
photography and this promises
to be a rare treat.
Everybody is welcome.
pital."
Reeve Clifford Dunbar, Grey:
“I think the real solution is
with the hospitals and until
that can be accomplished the
present recommendation is one
we should accept.”
Deputy Reeve Jack Alex
ander, Wingham: “Our fire de
partment is prepared to take
over if the situation arises. We
are opposed to a county-wide
system; it should be open toi ah,
not just one or two go into- the
business.”
Mir. Morrissey said the under
takers are not agreed.
“Some think the ' county
should provide service and
others are quite willing to carry
on as. they are. As to this pro
position ffoim Mr. Hawes of
$85,060, it is entirely out of
line, and until the undertakers
are agreeable we are not taking
too much action. One man told
me that for 180 caills he had
collected fees on all but 14,”
Reeve Tom Leiper: “In Hul-
lett we find it pretty hard to
provide service on a municipal
basis, so much of the township
lies near .Clihton and other
parts closer .to Seaforth, and
at the north end is Blyth; we
would like to come to an agree
ment with .three of them. We
might have better service on
a county-wide basis than
(Continued on page 7)
Bean Vote Debate
An excellent debate on the
good and bad angles involved
in having the Ontario Bean
Growers Marketing Board erect
storage facilities' in Huron
County “tor- handling ; white
beans,, was heard in the Legion
Hall, Exeter on Tuesday night,
by more than 500 farmers.
Taking part were Robert P.
Allan, Brucefield, the chairman
of the Bean Board and Gordon
Hill, Varna, former president of
the Ontario Farmers Union, and
until recently a member of the
Farm Products Marketing
Board of Ontario.
Chairman was Edgar Rath-
well, RR 2, Bayfield, a director
of the Huron Chapter, Ontario,
Farmers Union, which sponsor
ed the debate.1
There were;'riiariy similarities ■
noted, both in debaters and the
opinions that they stated.
Both Mr. Hill and Mr. Allan
farm and raise beans on land
in ’ central Huron. They are
about the same age—grew' up
together (at one time attended
SS 3 Tuckersmith together)
have both been active'in farm
organizations, rising to the top
in the several groups for which
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Tyndall Ski
Run Operating
There has been excellent
ing ait Tyndall's slopes
miles west of Clinton, for
past two weekends, 'and Ken
reports that he plans to con
tinue operating the runs each
Saturday and Sunday from 1
to 5 p.m. providing the weather
is suitable.
There are two main rims, and
a 400 foot tow to get back to
the top of the bill. There is no
established fee for the use of
the hill, but your contributions
will be welcomed.
Where is it? Ken says to
drive out the Bayfield Road
(that’s King Street) tor about
two miles, and you’ll see signs
directing you from there.
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Public School Board
These are the men in charge of administration at the Clinton Public
School. From the left, seated, are principal Bert Gray; chairman Robert N.
Irwin; vicS-chairmah Lawrie Slade and secretary-treasurer’Harold C Lawson;
Standing, immediate past ehairman KbnhethS. Wood, D.C.; Harold Wettlaufer,
Eric Switzer and Eugene McAdam. (News-Record Photo)
Irwin, was elected
-chairman of the Clinton public
school board Thursday night at
the inaugural meeting. He suc
ceeds Dr. K. S. Wood, who held
the post for the past three
years*
Vice-cihairman is Lawrie
((Slade; H. C. Lawson, was re
appointed secretary-treasurer.
Committees for the year in
clude: study and welfare,' Dr.
Wood, Eric Switzer, Eugene
McAdam; property and pur
chasing, McAdam, Switzer,
Harold Wettlaufer; sports,
Slade, Switzer, Wood. v
The beard closed .its 1965
bodies with a $2,235 surplus.
The enrollment of 547, accord-,
ing to school board members,
is hlcreasing gradually*
Along With 19 regular class
rooms the school has an audi
torium, land a lunch room. '
Sehbr Grower Chats With Top Man
The Bean’ Vote now two weeks away, arouses
the interest of- farmers Of all ages* Charles Atkin
son, Kirkton, who is 93, and actively engaged in
getting 20 acres of beans planted, harvested and
sold each year, confers with ‘Robert P. Allan, left,
the chairman of the Ontario Bean Growers Mar
keting Board. In the background Edgar Rathwell,
RR 3, Bayfield, confers with a reporter.
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Two-Thirds Majority Needed To
Carry Bean Vote Levy Increase
This is the question that will
appear on the ballot to be used
by bean growers on February
8, 9 and 10.
“Are you ih favour of am
creasing the license fee of 6c
per cwt. to 10c per cwt. for the
purpose Of building processing
and storage facilities in the
Southern part of Huron County
by the Ontario Bean Growers
Marketing Board?"
If 66% percent of the grow
ers casting ballots, are in fa
vour, then an ’ appropriate
change will be made to the
Ontario bean Growers Market
ing Plaii which covers white
and yellow-eye beiahs.
Polls will be open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Oh each of the three
days in the agricultural office,
Clinton, and on February 8 ih
Dashwood Community Hall and
the Hensall Legion Hall,
All growers are eligible who
produced beans in 1964 or
1965, Each gr'ower will be re
quested to register, giving name
and address, and indicate the
number Of acres planted ih
1965.
each has worked; both have
had the advantages of increas
ed information and training
available to farmers throughout
the .'past , 20 yehrs; both are
married- ’and- have’ small ’ famd
ies; both are well read and
well spoken, and both are well
respected as farmers and or
ganization leaders.
The debate was well done,
with a good sense of humour
and good feeling between the
principals, and between them
and their audience.
In a number of ways the
men agreed.
Both agreed that marketing
boards are needed if farmers
are to get realistic prices for
their crops.,
Both agreed that through
the years the export assistance
program carried on by the
Bean Board has done a lot to
strengthen the export price.
They agreed that more facili
ties are needed to store and
process beans.
They agreed that the best
way to handle the crop would
be that the farmer store more
beans on his own farm. Then
he could market when the price
was right—not only at harvest
time. Mr. Hill pointed out that
in the United States between
25 and 35 percent of the crop
was stored on the farm and
delivered later, after harvest
ing was completed; in Ontario
only ten percent is stored on
the farm.
Disagreement was on wheth
er the Bean Board was the or
ganization that should be build
ing the storage.
Mr. Hill wanted to see the
Co-ops build. He contended
that then space and handling
for other products than beans
Would be available and the job *
would be done more efficiently.
Mr. Allan reported that Un
ited Co-operatives of Ontario
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Moi’e than 60 members of
the Clinton Liberal Association
reviewed the November* elec
tion and discussed future plans
at a dinned meeting in Hotel
Clinton Wednesday, January 19.
Mail Edgar, Clinton, the
Liberal Candidate in Huron ih
the election, recalled campaign
■highlights and expressed ap
preciation tor the support giv
en him by the association.
During the evening a short
musical program, arranged by
Robert, Mann and Clarence Den-
homo, was featured, Mr. Den-
home was chairman tor the
proceedings,
Guests included M u rray
Gaunt, MPP, Huron-Bruce;
Wm. Elston, Wingham, presi
dent Huron Liberal Association;
Gordon McGavin, Walton; Mow*
aid Aitken, Goderich, and A, Y*
McLean, Seaforth,