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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-05-05, Page 1J s. Clinton News-Record THE NEW ERA — J OOth YearColumn * (By W. D, D.) The second small sign of tivity on the site of Huron County School Area One’s first public school building appeared this week . . . There’s a small light green tool house smack “in the .middle of the plowed field” south of Brucefield, where soon half a 'thousand youngsters will be getting their elementary schooling . . . with all the teaching aids which the modern Ontario education sys­ tem can give them . . . The first sign was a small pile of fresh earth marking'the place • where a satisfactory well was dug last year .... There was ■a red hydro truck hovering nearby, on Tuesday mloming as well , . . no doubt plotting where power lines will go . . . * * Persons looking at the front of - Wesley-Willis United Church will note something slightly different . . . Yes, there did used to be two big trees guard­ ing the front entrance . . . One of the fine trees came crashing down during last week’s storm . . . and it was cleaned up tidily for the week­ end . . , however, the spot sure looks bare . . . * m * Got a letter from W. Stuart Forbes the other day . . . who’s 'he? the Emergency Measures Organization co-ordinator for ” the county, who h'as an office in Goderich, and who has the rather peculiar job (in addi­ tion to carrying, out the re­ quests of county council with regard to setting up an organi­ zation to deal with emergen­ cies) of actually going forth into the county, appealing to members of county council to recognize the very worth while nature of having such an or­ ganization . . . We’ve often pondered the conflict of interest winch this must build- up in the human 'breast .... . Here we have a man, capable in every respect for guiding an army into com­ bat, training hundreds' of peo­ ple to react on order, and to set * up atevorkable plan- for al­ most' any type of emergency which might arise- .1 ■. . He’s hired by the county council, to administer a* plan for emerg­ ency measures organizing, and he’s given certain guidelines to follow by tlie provincial gov­ ernment, we expect, plus some other assistance from the fed­ eral government . . . But he has this other job to do of convincing the people who pay the bills that the job they’­ ve hired him to, do is actually worth while in the first place. Now, Huron County has had no emergencies to speak of, throughout its history of white m|an’s occupation . . . And be­ fore that, we bet the Indians that did live around here, had no large emergencies either... We live in God’s country, and that’s the truth . . . and so there’s difficulty in persuading anyone that a flood (ha ha), or a windstorm (well there have been some) or an invasion of predatory insects (there were those bean beetles a few years back) will really ever take place . , . We give Mr. Forbes a Grade A certificate for making an ex­ cellent try . . . '-He’s convinc­ ing about the possible chance of nuclear fall-out, etc. . . . And there is probably some need to plan for that ... But when you have a man trying to convince his employ­ ers that he’s doing a good job. when his employers, and in fact many of the taxpayers who pro­ vide the money are not too sure that the job is very necessary at all . . . that man is apt to be a little touchy when some­ one pokes fun a the job . . > he has. a tendency to take the whole thing too seriously . » . Mr. Forbes wrote us a letter in which he takes usfirmly to task for last week's kidding in first column . * . We’re Sorry, Mr. Forbes , » k however, you have hat convinced Us that EMO is very necessary . , . and this is probably to be regretted by both Of its < . . We didn’t travel up to Gode­ rich to attend the Serious Exer­ cise called “Fallwarn” for We had hot realized that mheb would come of having a repor­ ter on the scene k . There’s nothing thrilling to reporters, or to readers, to watch a bunch of hard-worldng chaps at desks planning what they might do if (Continued on Rage 12) 'inf I ..... ... i > r,,; The Weather 1966 ' High 36 1965 High Low 57 34 55 31 63’ 39 4 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY S, 196« LET TO LONDON FIRM ■ THE'HURON RECORD-—84th Year $5.00 Per Year—12 Cents Per Copy—12 Pages HAYMAN’S PRICE $506,900 Contract For Addition To CHSS Let For Over Half Million $ $ Evidence Of Wind Storm This is one of several area affects of last Wednesday evening’s storm which raged all over Western Ontario. The above shows a roof which was lift­ ed off Joe Corey’s barn one. mile north of town on Highway 4. (News-Record Photo) ( Bean Producers Receive Word From New Copies of four documents went in the mail to each bean grower in Ontario last week from the office of the Ontario Bean Marketing Board, and the Ontario Bean Growers Limited. As well as an information sheet outlining steps which the new board plans to take, there is a notice from Winspear, Higgins, Stevenson and Doane, chartered accountants' in Tor­ onto, advising on the financial position of the two organiz­ ations. The accountants advise .sep­ arate bank accounts for the board and the company; pur­ chase of the land, buildings, office and other equipment from the board by the com­ pany; repayment of the com­ pany’s current loan to .the toard; , tong and short term loans’ to be obtamed1 by the company; etc. Also enclosed in the mailing is a complete' financial state­ ment for the six month period ending February 28, 1966, as prepared by tee accountant firm. Net profit for the com­ pany m the six months is shown to be $98,213 before1 de­ preciation and income taxes. Net profit after these are taken off is shown at $60,819. Net income for the board for the same period is' shown as $27,693. The fourth item in the mail­ ing; is 'an eight page legal opinion from Poole, 1 Bell & Porter, London barrister firm. Signed by W. R. Poole, the opinion includes the following: that the board had no legal authority to own and operate the company, that the function of the board was to "control and regulate in any or all re­ spects of the marketing within Ontario of beans”. He notes also that a divided conflict of interest is involved! “which can only result in losses to the oWners.” Mr. Poole advises making the company a “non-share capital co-operative corporation” with each bean grower in Ontario a member of the co-operative; that they should elect a board of directors, and thus control would lie with the growers ' "immediately”. The legal opinion also noted that although by order in coun­ cil ‘of the Government of Can­ ada, the board was granted an extension of powers of market­ ing beans, and were authorized to fix and impose levies not to exceed 77 cents per hundred­ weight (dated June 30, 1965;) the board did not act until January 24, 1966. Mr. Poole pointed out that by that time the board had col­ lected about one million dollars, and had done this illegally. He suggested that both this money and the interest on it should be turned back to the bean pro­ ducers of Ontario immediately. Mr. Poole refers to an appar­ ent intention of the board -to ignore any suggestions and-to- disregard the Taw. Then he points out a number of other illegalities including the1 keeping of levy funds and licence fees in the. same' ac- (Continued On page 7) ' The fourth addition to Clin­ ton's secondary school since'it was constructed originally, will cost just a little over $506,900 fo build, according to a com tract4 awarded' Tuesday night by the Clinton District Collegi­ ate Institute Board. John. Hayman and Sons Co. Ltd., London, was the lowest bidder among four tenders re­ ceived and opened by the board last Thursday night, Tlie Hayman tender is ac­ cepted subject to approval of architect firm Page & Steele, and from the Department of Education. Approval of the De­ partment is needed since -the price is over ten percent higher than, the estimated cost. Members of the Candadian Department of Public Works, R. S,. Blackwell and. G. Brown attended the meeting last week/ as well as M. Boyce . and an­ other representative from the • architectural firm. Other tenders were from Monteith-McGrath, Ltd. at $526,781; W. A. McDougall Ltd. $528,000; McKay-Cocker Con­ struction Ltd., $548,564. The local share of this con­ tract amlount has been com­ puted to be $51,200. The principal's report given by Robert Homuth, showed an enrolment of 1,095 at the end of April, and an average daily attendance of 1,027. Mr. Homuth reported that ^he field day events scheduled for Tuesday had been cancelled due to the cold weather, but' that an afternoon to- complete the day would be held later this week. Jane Roes!, a Grade 11 mem­ ber of the “Oyer 80 Club’’ has accepted the honour of taking part in a one week all-expense trip to Neepawa, Manitoba, commencing August 21. This trip is arranged via the Fed- eral-Pravincial Youth travel program. In a junior mathematics con­ test held March 29- sponsored by the University of Waterloo, CHSS students had placed 75th opt of 400 schools. The top four students from CHSS will at­ tend with their teacher, Miss Marilyn Riley, an open house at the University on May 16. Ian Fraser has completed has year at university, and will re­ turn to full time employment at QHSS on Mo-ndhy, May 9. Vacancies still exist on the staff, for two commercial tea­ chers, one diversified .occupa­ tions teacher and probably one English teacher. ' The board gave permission for six top 'badminton players to enter the WOSSA competite ion in Sarnia on May 7. Mr, Homuth was enthusiastic about the Red and Blue review, this year titled CHSS-TV, and obtained permission from ’ the ■board to use the auditorium on May 14 for an extra night, with all proceeds to be. donated to the building fund of Clinton and District Community Centre Centennial Fund. He said all /■ i 1 Former Clinton and Auburn Pastor To Be Ordained Next Thursday OMB Approval Received For Area 1 School Approval was received yes­ terday by Mel Graham, clerk of Stanley Township, from the Ontario Municipal Board to proceed with the building of the 16-room school near Bruce­ field. Huron School Area No. 1 in­ cludes the townships of Tuck­ ersmith and Stanley and the village of Bayfield. - The $785,000 school will have 16 rooms1, two kindergarten rooms, an opportunity room, gynmarium-auditorium and li­ brary. The Lucan firm of Frank Van Bussel and Sons Ltd. was awarded the contract at a board meeting on March 16. The school will be built on a1 32 acre site on Highway 4 south of Brucefield. AUBURN — Mr. Craig Peters will be ordained in the Auburn Baptist Church -on May 12 at 2:30 p.m. by min­ isters of the Lambton-Mid- cllesex Baptist Association. The examination of Craig , Peters for ordination will be ’ held in the Auburn Church by a council of delegates ap­ pointed from various Church­ es of the 'association. If this ordination is approved by them he will be ordained,at a later meeting in Clinton at 7:30 p.m. that same day. A supper is being served to all delegates and friends at­ tending by the ladies of the Auburn and Clinton congre­ gations. Mr. Robert Craig Peters joined Yokefellow Institute as Associate Director on April 1, 1966 and received his B.D. from McMaster University at Hamilton, after studying this past year at the Earlham School of Religion at Rich­ mond, Indiana. Mr. Peters will graduate from McMaster University Divinity College next Tues­ day, May 1(0 at" the spring convocation exercises. Mr. Peters has had five years of pastoral experience at the Auburn and Clinton Churches. _ • Mr. and Mrs. Peters., were married in 1962 and they re­ side in Earlham’s Campus Village. She is employed' by the city of Richmond as stenographer and receptionist for the Family Service Agency Ladies Auxiliary . to Clinton Public Hospital held their monthly meeting Tuesday even­ ing, May 3 at the nurse’s resi­ dence. $576.00 was realized, from the vanishing parties. Hospital Tag Day will be held on Saturday, May 7, and the penny sale will be held in ithe council chambers on Oct­ ober 1. The draw for the penny sale will be at 3 p.m. Open House in conjunction with National Hospital Day will be on Wednesday, May from 2-4 p.m. -------------------Q---------5---------- 11 Huron Cooperative Medical Services have moved from the credit union building to the office at 82 Albert Street, where they once before were located’. Mis's Catherine Plum- tree, Ted McCullough and Miss Gail Storey are the staff mem­ bers there, happy to serve you. April 27 This Is YOUR Hospital! An announcement on page three this issue invites Clinton and area persons to visit Clinton Public Hospital next Wednesday, May 11, where they will be given a tour of the facilities there and served lunch and refreshments. The open house is being held in' conjunction. witU National Hospital Day, May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. (Photo from News-Record files) * > ■ ■ n ' ■ seats are sold for the May 6 and 7 planned performances, A meeting is scheduled in the CHS'S auditorium for Wednes­ day night, May 18 ait 8 p.m. * for all school boards in Huron County to hear a sales' and excise tax consultant give in­ formation on Federal Sales Tax ruling and refunds, as they ap­ ply to educational institutions. The Over 80 Club awards ban­ quet will be held on May 27. All final exams will begin on June 6, Cadet inspection' is on May 20 at 1 p.m. Permission was given for two buses to take the CHSS 83- voice choir to the Ontario Hos­ pital at Goderich to present a half-hour program for the patients next Tuesdlay. Two more teachers have been hired, John L. Mclsiaac, BA will teach marketing, organization and business administration. James B. Fauld’s graduated' this spring with a BSc from the University of Manitoba, will teach Grades 9-10 science. ' The board will meet on May 19 to hear the' inspector’s re­ port given by D. M. Scott. ■ The technical work which was on display in Beattie’s window for a week, has spent a week in Seaforth and is now in Exeter, Next week it will be in Goderich. Norman Counter, chairman of the Advisory Vocational Committee reported that the sports field is to be seeded by the end of May. He reported that tours had (Continued on page 7) Ontario St. UCW Next Mrs. G. L. Mills presided for the May meeting of Unit One of Ontario Street United Ch­ urch Women and opened the meeting with <a poeim appropri­ ate to Christian. Family Week. Mrs. L. Lawson, in charge o>f the worship, read as scripture Psalm 8 and used as her theme for worship "What Is Man?” Mrs. Charles Gateis present­ ed a very interesting papier on Christian Stewardship, pointing out that Stewardship is each one using has talents in the service of God and man. In evading the larger challenges of life we are ..not using our talenits. ' (Memlbejrts and guests, present ■also 'heard Mrs. A. J. McMur­ ray present highlights of her .recent trip to the American west coast, mentioning in par­ ticular’ visits to Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In the business period, plans were made for the June meet­ ing to be held jointly with Unit Two on June 14. It was also decided to have as a pro­ ject small informal teas in mem­ bers’ homes. An appreciative note‘Was received from Mrs. F. Tyndall who has recently been in hospital. Announcements were also made of an invitation to Brucefield UCW Visitors’ Day on June 1, and'of a bale to be packed on May 28. The meeting Closed with prayer, after which a social time was enjoyed, with Mrs. L. Cummings, Mrs. L. Lawson, Mrs. T. Glazier and Mrs. E. Radford seirving lunch.. : 196 ,oper- Next Wednesday, May 11 is being observed as National Hospital Day at Clinton,' Public Hospital. Although' the actual day is always May 12 — Flor­ ence Nightingale’s birlthday — the board of governors of the local hospital is taking advan­ tage of the Wednesday half­ holiday in Clinton. The board, headed by Joseph Murphy, in co-operation with the hospital ladies auxiliary and hospital staff, will conduct tours of the hospital and serve refreshments from 2 to 4 o'clock. Clinton Public Hospital will be joining hospitals throughout Ontario and other parts of the world in celebrating National Hospital Day. It will be a day when all people in the com­ munity will have an opportun­ ity to pay tribute to those hos­ pital people who maintain the .healthy order of our com­ munity. Thomas Steep, administrator of the .local hospital, announced that this year’s National Hos­ pital Day theme — “Heads, Hearts and Hands ... In the Service of Others”, is primarily meant as a tribute to Arose hospital people, who are helping to preserve1 the quality of health care in Clinton and dis­ trict. During 1965, Clinton hospital admitted 1,558 patients, up 89 from 1964. Other statistics at Clinton hpspital in 1965 include: births; 5,122 x-rays; 680 .< _ ations; over 100 employees, full and part-time, including nearly 40 nurses; last year’s payroll was nearly $292,000, Come out on Wednesday, May 11 and see your modern hospital and its facilities and meet the staff. Starts Today This week the News-Record begins a series of articles under the heading “Health Tips”. The series is offered as a public service of the Canadian Medi­ cal Association and the Ontario Medical Association. The articles will deal with various common medical condi­ tions and were prepared by practising physicians in Canada who are acknowledged experts in their particular fields of medicine. The opinion expressed will not necessarily, be shared by all doctors, but arc the accepted medical opinions in Canada to­ ddy. letter to editorrenovated P e g a s u s Playhouse was officially opened Sunday evening, May 1 when Group Captain K. R. Green­ away Commander, CFB Clinton cut the ribbon held by two pretty Sea Rangers; G/C Greehaway paid tribute to the work of Squadron Lea­ der E. W. (’Red) McConnell and his construction engineer­ ing crew who designed and re­ built the theatre. Jean Kerr’s sophisticated co­ medy was enjoyed by a happy crowd Who obviously enjoyed the Pegasus Players' second of­ fering of the theatrical, season. Elinor Guthrie directed the play and it was produced! by Sue Carmichael.1 Appearing were; Mike and ■Mary Ann Gibbons, Jacqua. Bra­ bant, Jerry 'KingWell and Eric Boiling All fivd We!fe big hits with the audience. Tire play Was presented May L 2 and 3, and plans arc al- being Wcta teb a fall production. Ecgasus officials hope to encourage Adastrial Park and Town of Clinton ac­ tors aiifd stage cfew tb assist serving airmen. Cast of Pegasus Players Production Shown here prior to the first performance of “Mary, Mary” at the reno- vated Pegasus Playhouse at CFB Clinton, Sunday evening, are the five-actor cast and the base commarider. From the left, Jerry KingweU, who played Dick Winston, a Hollywood actor; Eric Bolling, who portrayed Oscar Nelson, a tax ’ lawyer; Mrs, Al (Jacqua) Brabant, who played Tiffany Richards, the wealthy fiancee of Bob McKellaway; Group Captain K. R. Greenaway, Commarider of CFB Cliiifbh; Mrs. Mike (Mary Ann) Gibbons, who was 6Mary” McKellaway; and Mike Gibbons, as Bob McKellaway. (01? Photo) Bayfield subscriber of Tuckersm|ith Municipal Tele­ phone system dari learn the proper technique of riiril phon­ ing by attending a demonstra­ tion in Bayfield town, hall on Monday, May 9 at 3 p.m. The changeover to dial goes into effect at 3 a.m. Oh Sunday, May 15. Mrs. Wyatt, of Bell Tele­ phone Company, will give the defnonstration. Rtrioa* to the town hall demonstration she Will instruct the pupils of Bay­ field public school in use of dial phones. All phone users in the Bay- field area arc invited to tee demonstration by the Tuckcr- .s'mith system. Clinton News-Record, Clinton, Ontario. Sir:' With spring so near, arid the (hockey gear finally stashed up­ stairs (that Other equipment is now spread all over the porch floor), I cannot leave* off this writing ainy longer, or it Will be rrity personal punish­ ment if winteir is not far be- hind! Last Winter our family had the advantage of participating in well-organized, well-coached minor hockey at Clinton Lion’s Arena. The parents' job, after outfitting the young players, paying $L50 for inStirancef aS Siimpiy to soo that he gets there by ice-time and to bring him home, depending where you liVA . I Watched a lot of hockey last winter on Saturday morn- ings and Friday evenings. I have seen coaches performing in1 the role of teacher of rules of playing and of lite, and, of comforter, I daresay that all “hockey parents’’' will agree that we Owe at least a “thank ybu”, Written, of Verbal, to these adults who remain among the few unrenumorated, and who truly care about Canada’s youth. (Possibly too, behind every coach there stands a for­ gotten “hockey widow.”). I hope this paper accepts toy thank you for the good cover­ age it gave to minor hockey1 events during the season just Over. Respectfully submitted, A HOCKEY MOTHER, RR 2, Clinton, Ont. .May 4, 1966.