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Clinton News-Record, 1966-12-01, Page 1I No, 48 -r- The Home Paper With the News ■XT' ®f)t Jfirst Column- as- Proposes New Safety Hamess $5.00 per Year—-12Cents Per Copy—-10 Pages THE HURON RECORD 84th YearTHE NEW ERA — lOQth Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1966By S. J, K. One of the unfortunate ‘ pacts of being a. woman in a man’s line of endeavour is the gloom which surrounds you in an all-male meeting, such as the nomination meeting in S-tanley Township last Friday afternoon. Seems nomination meetings are traditionally the place to tell those racey storieis. you have been saving until just the right moment — and you can almbst hear the, jaws drop when a lady enters the room .where only men should dare to tread. It has always been my ex perience that while the rate payers, councillors and other of ficials at such meetings are- most courteous and polite, I can flee! that underlying .cur rent which murmurs, ‘‘‘Now isn’t this just great. A lady reporter!" There is one thing about it, though. For ratepayers who do not consider a nomination meet ing a social outing, the presence of a lady will speed things up- • considerably. While ‘Friday’s meeting in Stanley was infor mative, it was also business like thanks to the able chair manship of Harvey Coleman. It did have its moments of levity —- such as the little story about why Reeve Ernie Talbot and. Deputy -reeve Elmer Hay ter rush -home from county council sittings and the one about the sinking of Harvey Coleman — but generally, the meeting was brisk, and well'presented. Congratulations Township!-"'■ * * Reeve Talbot did not intend to'ask a loaded question when he inquired of, George Clifton and Boib peck, Central Huron Secondary ‘Schopl Board repre sentatives, transportation costs ' teethe. Clinton school than^t^>any other school in the county. I think Mr. Tal bot expected’ a satisfactory ex planation and I’m certain the reeve would have accepted it without further argument. However, George CLifton ad mitted he had no immediate an swer even though he excused himself for a short time' to make a hasty telephone call to the business administrator at CHSS., Solid Clifton, “He (the business admmisitrator) knows why our transportation costs are what they are but he does n’t know about the other sch ools.” ‘Clifton did promise to make a study of the: .situation which shows that transportation costs to CHSS are “almost 40 per cent higher” than to any other sdh-ool in Huron, Peck said he couldn’t believe that there could! be that much difference in the cost of pupil transportation. He argued that “it mjusit be figured on a differ ent basis”. ■ Stanley ratepayer Malcolm Davidison asked Clifton if the most recent bus contract signed by the board of the Clinton School had been let for tender. “No it wasn’t,” answered Clifton. He said service had been satisfactory and the board had agreed that increased in surance costs, higher wages for drivers, etc. was ample justifi cation for a slight raise in fees for buses when the contract last came up for renewal. sH # It was probably because Ernie Talbot realized the pain of being 'on the spot’ where public life is concerned that he felt badly . about asking the question that sent George Clif ton searching for answers. ’Certainly, everyone at the Stanley nomination meeting was aware that neither Clifton ■ nor Peck was solely responsible for the 58,98 cents per mile it costs to move high school buses in this area . . . but probably no one was more aware of the feeling of -utter helplessness which must have swept over Clifton and Peele in that mo ment than Ernie Talbot, and any other man or woman who had ever been a part of a public board or council. Still, the question was a fair one — and one for which Stanley ratepayers, and ‘hll others ‘in this district deserves an answer. Richmond S. Atkey, county reporter at the last sitting of county council wrote a story on the accumulation of data from all five of the Huron County hiigh schools! Which Was present ed at the session. For readers (Continued On Page Ten) interesting .* The Weather 1965 I . Nov. 1966 itigh Low High LoW 23 53 43 41 38 24 54 49 41 32 25 53 43 42 34 26 47 46 42 31 27 54 38 54 36 28 45 32 36 28 29 35 36 33 20 Rain; 1,57” Rain:1.14” Snow:Snow: 3” Bl -fl: t Home and School Meeting Draws Nearly 100 Clinton Home and School As sociation had a. very’ successful evening last Thursday, Novem ber 24/ with an attendance of approximately 100, The- meeting opened with a choral group of pupils from various grades, The- *■ demonstration on new mathematics given by Principal iB. Gr.ay,gnd teacher R. McKay gave., parents an interesting in sight-into some of the problems facing children jn their learning today. "* The honor banner was won by prade 4 haying a total of 22 paints, and was presented to Miss'.'Stiles for display in hei' classroom. The next meeting of the Association will be in Jan uary. Tom Leiper Steps Down As Hullett Reeve, Clare Vincent Moves Up **••4 F/O Steve Guinchafd who is presently attending the' Officers’ Training ~ Course at CFB Clinton, was recently presented with a Certificate of Award for his suggestion that a new type of safety harness be worn by aircraft tech nicians. The new safety device, as proposed by F/O Guinchard, Mil be worn by technicians while servicing aircraft antennas and radomes. Shown here at the presentation are, left to right, S/L M. W. Garnett, Base Technical Services , Officer; F/O Guinchard and G/C K. R. Greenaway, the Base Commander, (Canadian Forces Photo) Santa Clause Arriving Here Alteroon at 1:30 Through the combined efforts of Clinton’s service clubs — Lions, Legion, Kinsmen and Fish and Game — the town of Clinton and the Clinton Retail Merchants Committee, Santa Claus wil mjake his official visit to Clinton on Saturday, Dec ember 3. He will arrive on the Retail Merchants float ait the end of the big parade planned to get underway at 1:30. At last re port the parade will have at least ten floats from different building blocks in • town and ■service blubs and other groups. The parade Will include three bands, Clinton Legion Pipe. Band, CHSS Cadet Buigle Band ■and the Canadian Forces Base ■trumpet band. There Will be downs and lots of fun for grown-ups as'Well as children. MISS MARY CARBERT London $500 Grey Cup Prize Miss Mary Carbert, a nurse ,at St. Joseph’s - Hospital, Lon don and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Carbert, Clinton, won $500 in Clinton Lions Club Grey Cup Draw. She held the ticket bearing West (Regina) 29 and East (Ottawa) 14, the final score, of Canada's annual Grey Cup football game between the champions of the two profes sional football leagues. ' The Lions sold over 2,000 tickets on this year’s game. HorHculturalists To Discuss Roses There will be an open meet ing of the Clinton Citizens Hor ticultural Society in the Council Chambers this Friday evening, December 2 at 8 p.m. A panel discussion on the care of roses including winter care, new varieties etc. will be a feature. The Stewart Middletons will show colored slides of the re cent Women’s Institute bus trip to the Maritimes. Door prizes will be offered and every one is welcome. This is one of the major fund- raising events of Clinton Lions Club. After prize money and printing and advertising expens es, the Lions will realize over $1,300 for welfare work in Clin-1 ton and community. Miss Carbert purchased her ticket from Howard Brunsd'on, the Lions oldest member who is always one of the top sellers in the club. Lion Mitch McAdam sold a ticket to Allan McGlachlan, Goderich, which had the .right score at the end of the first quainter, West 7, East 6. Mr. McGlachlan will receive $25. The score was; tied 14-14 at the end of half time and stayed that way until early in the fourth quarter. There was no tie tickets sold. y The prize for the correct half time score was $50 and for the correct third quarter score, $75.00. The person holding tickets on each side of a 14-14 score were declared winners of the combined second and third quarter prizes. They are Chuck Andrews, Hank Wesiterhout, Vic Diebolt and( Gurnos James. Each will receive $31.50.- * f All Children up to 12 yearsfOt age are requested to go into the council chambers after the par ade to meet Santa and get their treat of candy. The treat is made-available by the four ser vice clubs and the town contri buting approximately $35 each. The candy1 bags will be- made up at the Legion Hall tonight (Thursday) by a work party headed by Legion vice-president Stewart Freeman. No doubt he .needs all •the help he can get■ The parade starts at Dory’s Superiect and Clinton PUC building on Princess Street ait 1:30. It will go through the main businecs section - along Albert Street,to the main cor ner, down Victoria Street (No. 4 Highway) to- Cutter Street, over to King Street, then north -along King and Aiberi to the town hall where' Santa will go into the council chambers. / £ AtHuronview (By R. S. Atkey) GODERICH — Official open ing of i the new addition to .“Huronview”, Huron County home, is scheduled foi* Thurs day, January 12, 1967, Ernest Snell, East Wawanqsh, chair man of the Board of Manage ment, informed Huron County Council at its November Ses sion??- Mr. Snell said he had asked the architects to have the con tractor speed up the completion ■of the wprk as- best he can, so. that everything might be ready °o;r the great occasion. The new wing will accommo- 'ate an additional 75 bed-care residents, which is expected to .be sufficient accommodation for a few years at least. Contracts have, been awarded for furnishings, drapes, etc. •’s- The, -cha’rman said the De: •pantmfeht' oFWe-lfare is revising the-. regulations governing homes for the aged and book keeping for the. home is going to- have to be done at Huron- vtew. Therefore the Board is advertising .for additional cleri cal help, and additional office equipment will be required if this change comes into effect. Harvey C. Johnston, super intendent of Hunonvie-w, re-poat- (Continued on Page Five) 'Arsenic and Old Lace / at f... DLa ■ IHii 1A:u- 1 .. Map of Upper Canada Found at Bayfield BAYFIELD — With Cen tennial year fast approaching and historical societies eager for any item pertaining,to Can ada’s history, may we suggest you examine your old sheds or barns. The members of tile Bayfield Gun Club were given permis sion to remove an old building at the rear of the library oh Main Street. A map oif Upper Canada, approximately 90” by 68” in size and possibly printed in 1862 was found and recog nized by Jim Francis. The map, although very fad ed and oil-stained is in a fair state Of preservation and very legible, With very tine print. In this area all farms from The Old Forge to Drysdale are showny divided- and numbered from one to 25 and there they start again at number one. Some of the names are very familial' — Brucefield, Gode rich, Clinton, Holmesville, Vari na, Kippeh, Exeter, Blythe, (with ah 'e’)» Then there's Fi'ancistown, north of Exeter; Rogersville, now Hensail ahd Granton. Bart of the map Which is tarn, shows a large forbidding looking building clearly mark ed, Provincial Lunatic Asylum’. This map was published by Sir W. Dogan, Director of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1861. The library at ohe time was the property Of two brothers, Messrs. A.,and E. Erwin,-who operated an undertaking busin ess; coming to light, also, oh Saturday were undertakers li cences dated 1911, 12 and 13; also a notice stating that all undertakers must be registered With the Government and pay a yearly fee of one dollar. Apply In Advance For Pensions Canadians born in April 1899, should mail their application this month tn be eligible to re* ceive their first monthly $75 old age Security pension cheque ah May 1967. Application forms are available in post offices and should be mailed to the eld age security office in 'the pro- vincial, capital. Payment is not automatic; Application must be hlade, |||ga|..,v I !$< rlSI Final Rehearsal for Popular Play Three members of the Pegasus Players run through a final rehearsal for the old favourite play “Arsenic and Old Lace”, Which runs at the Cana dian Forces Base Clinton Theatre from Sunday, December 4 to Tuesday, December 6. The three- act play can be seen each evening at 8:30. The actors above are, left to right, Mrs. Jenny Black, Jerry Kingwell and Mrs. Jean McKenzie. ......... , fCFR CZinton Photo) After serving Hullett Town ship for 17 years — ten as ■councillor and seven as reeve Thomas Leiper bowed put of municipal politics at the nom ination meeting, in Londesboro, Friday afternoon. The new reeve is Clare Vin cent who has served some years as a councillor. In his speech to the ratepayers after the of ficial nomination, Mr. Vincent said “It is time to go up or get out". Then added, “I feel I have proved .that I should go up.” Taking Vincent’s place on council will be Charles Scanlon who -has served! on the town ship school area board. Replacing Mr, Scanlon on the school board is Joe Gibson. All positions were filled by acclamation. The full list of those nomin ated at the poorly attended meeting in Londesboro Com munity Hal'l were; For REEVE—Thomas Leiper, Glare Vincent and Hugh Flynn. For COUNCIL — dare Vin cent, Len Archambault, Hugh Flynn, Charles Scanlon and Donald Buchanan. < FOr SCHOOL BOARD—Glen Carter, Charles Scanlon, Joe Gibson and Eric Anderson. The school board members are on for a two-year term. The other trustees are Maurice Bean and Stanley Lyon who have another year to serve. Reeve Leiper spoke of his work on various county coun cil committees. He had served1 on the county roads committee which uses half of the county’s money. He was pleased that the Siummeriiill to Auburn road had finally come to the top of the list and Will .be reconstructed next year. The reeve spoke of the road from Londesboro village west being turned back .to the town ship. The county also rebated $2,100 to the township on this road. He reported that the $625,000 addition to Huronview was on schedule. Furnishings, there will cost another $110,000. There Were 70 admissions to the home this year and 62 deaths. There are 90 persons on the payroll. Reeve Leiper said he didn’t (Continued on page 10) Stanley Township Returns Council By Acclamation Stanley Township council will remain unchanged, for another year following a quiet nomina tion meeting in Varna last Fri day afternoon. Clerk Mei Gra ham accepted nominations for five seats on council and one spot on Huron County Centen nial School Board from one un til two p.m. Chairman Harvey Coleman called on Reeve Ernie Talbot, the fii-st speaker to address the small assembly of interested ratepayers. Talbot, nominated by Alex MoBeath and Allan Johnson outlined his work on committees of County Council. He. touched on the recent shutdown, of Canadian Forces Base at Centralia and express ed his hope that it would short- ly be reoccupied. In connection with the experimental farm which has recently been pro posed for the site, Reeve Tal bot suggested the location could also become a Federal Testing Station for tractors, such as the one in the state of Nebraska, USA. Talbot said that in his opin ion, Canada needed a federal testing ground for tractors to assure farmers af quality mach inery. He added that the Cen tralia site, complete with build ings for storage, was ade quately serviced by air, rail road and highway facilities for maximum ease of transporta tion,,, • ,. ..... ., Deputy-reeve Elm'er Hayter, nominated for that position by Fred McClymont and Bob Peck, was also nominated for reeve by ' Bruce Keyes and Ralph Stephenson. He declined to qualify as candidate flor reeve. Hayter spoke in glowing terms of the Blue Water Rest Home, recently opened in Hay Township. He pointed1 out that while Stanley Township don ations were among the highest of any township, none of the money came from Stanley Township council funds. “We’re not in the business of building- rest homes,”- he quipped. He said the money came from, private subscriptions only. Oduncillor.'Anson 'McKinley, nominated by : Roy McBride and (Continued on page five) Goderich Township Council Acclaimed; Two Year Term There was only one change in Goderich Township government at the nomination meeting held in the township hall at Holmes ville last Friday evening. Gerald G. “Gerry" Ginn re placed Wilmer Riddell as a councillor. Mr. Riddell’s name was the only extra name nom inated in the entire slate. The new councillor has been on Goderich District Collegiate Institute Board for nine years and had1 three1 years on the ad visory vocational committee to Clinton District Collegiate In stitute Board. Both his father and grandfather were Goderich Township councillors and reeves. The new councillor said he was disappointed at the small turnout of ratepayers and also disappointed at the few names put up for nomination. He said he had an urge to sit on council during Centennial year. Mr. Ginn said he was glad to see some action taken on stop and road signs in the township. “Stop signs are not expensive when a human life is at stake”, said the councfUor-elect. For tlie past 18 Years Gode rich Township nomination meet ings have, been,held in Clinton town Hall in the afternoon. Last Friday evening the crowd was even smaller than last year's meeting in Clinton. Early this year the township purchased the former SS 3 sch ool house at Holmesville for a township hall.' Some of the speakers reminded the press to use the words “township hall” in the future instead of “the old Holmesville school". The full list of nominees is as: follows: For REEVE: Grant Stirling,, by Robert Semple: and William Harris; For DEPUTY REEVE: Ever ett U. McIlwain, by Robert Sowerby and Earl Williams; For COUNCIL: Willmer Rid dell, by Lloyd Bond and Ed ward Griigg; R. Harry Oakes,, by John Tebbutt and Williams Lobb; Gerald G. Ginn, by Ed ward Grigg and Lloyd Bond; William R. Jenkins, by Walter J. Forbes and Ken Tyndall. For SCHOOL AREA TRUS TEES: Edward Wise, by George Wise and Grant Stirling; John R. Semple, by Grant Stirling (Continued on page 5) Huron Council Hears Reports From County High Schools (By R. S. Atkey) GODERICH •— As a result of a questionnaire sent out to representatives of the five high school boards operating within the County of Huron, some ex tremely interesting information, from a comparative point of view, was presented to mem bers of Huron County Council at their November Session. Questions asked by members indicated some doubts on their part. The questionnaire was un der 14 different headings. Clinton School J. RoSs Lovett, the county’s representative on CDCI Board, presented the facts for Central Huron Secondary School, Clin ton: Pupils attending, 1,666; from district, 650; d&Sirooms' 37, shops 8, gymnasia, three, cafe teria, one; teachehs including principal, 66; salary range, $5,* 300 to $15,000; other Staff, 22; salary range, $2,200 to $7,000 (business administrator); ten buses, 11 routes, 550 pupils per day; miles travelled by buses, 492 miles per day at annual cost of $59,620; cost of travel per mile, average 59.98 cents; assessment of area, 1966, $10,- 858,225, mill rate/17.92; Present capital program, $506,900; equipment $67,500; fieM. S16.n7S. ......... . . . Goderich School Russell Kernighan presented the report for Goderich District Collegiate Institute Board: Pupils attending, 650: attend ing CHSS, 124; classrooms 24; teachers including principal, 32; salary range, $5,300 to $10,600; other staff, five; salary range, $2,000' to $4,500; ten buses; miles travelled by buses, 820 daily; cost per mile, 33 cents; assessment of area, $14,185,439; mill rate, 17.9; capital program, $1,400,000 addition including equipment; Wiiigham School John C* Brewer submitted the report of Wingham District High School: Pupils attending, 980; attend ing CHSS, nil; classrooms, 39; teachers including principal, 47, plus two part-time; salary range, $5,300 to $15,500; other staff, head custodian pays staff of six, $25,500; Office part-time, $1.50 to $1.70 per hour; salary range, $2,650 to $4,860; cafe teria Staff, $1,650 to $3,000; buses 14, and two feeder lines; miles' travelled, 1,197 per day; cost per mile, 3*7.97 cents; ds- sessment of Urea, $13,686,719; mill rate, nine mills (feductidti of three from last year); future capital program, addition to vo cational facilities to accommo date additional 510 pupils in- rmrinr . u -i son pupils. Exeter School Ken Johns reported for Hur- • oh South District High School, Exeter: Pupils attending, 758; attend ing CHSS, 119; classrooms, 26, plus four portables and library; teachers including principal, 41; salary range, $5,500 to $11,900; vice-princupal,' $12,300; princi pal, $14,500; other staff, busin ess administrator, $6,700; chief custodian, $400 per month; five custodians, $1.50 per hour; four secretaries, $2,400 to $3,200; buses, 20; miles travelled, 950 daily; cOsit per mile, 31.49 cents; assessment of area, $15,701,347; mill rate, 15; new addition to coat, $2,118,532. Seaforth School Russell Boliton reported for Seaforth District High School: Pupils attending, 421; attend ing CHSS, 76; classrooms, 16; teachers, including piancipah 20; salary range, $5,300 to $13,- 500; other staff, custodians, $3,000 to' $4,000; buses, seven; miles travelled, 10,170 miles per year; cost per mile, 38 cents; assessment of area, $9,504,571 mill rate, 12.8; present, pro gram, $800,000 replacement abet addition to increase classrooms to 16. One member asked why dis- crepancy in cost of bus per