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THE NEW ERA 100th Year .
The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1966By S. J. K.
GOT DOWN to the opening
last Tuesday of tire new Huron
County Unit of the Ontario
Cancer Society office located at
10 King Street and had a good
cup of coffee wjith Mrs. M. W.
Durst, the Secretary and
Harvey Johnston, president of
the Unit and superintendent of
Huponview. •
Maybe it was because of the
rain and slush that so few
people took the time to call at
.the office on its - of ficlial • open
ing day .... but it .still .is not
too late to drop in. Mrs. Durst
Will be pleased to hand others
' the same armful of .literature
as I received, and for that alone
jit is worth the ■ effort to get
dawn there, '.
Cancer —• that dread disease
that conjures up all sorts of
grotesque pictures in one’s
mind -r- is dealt with openly
and ’ frankly in the leaflets
available' at the Clinton office.
For anyone who is secretly
terrified of cancer, the best ad
vise I can give is to get the
literature and become inform
ed.
Council Accepts Tender
Of $224,660.00
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I WAS' very impressed with
the work of toe Unit in Huron
County and particularly grati
fied to note that even more
activity is planned in toe next
few years. ■ ‘
At the present time, when a
doctor refers a, cancer patient
to the Society for asslilstance,.
• the Service-to-Patients chair
man, -Mrs. Helen Bartolff swings.
into action. Under her direction,
volunteers Will drive patients
to clinics, make visits, do any
thing to mlake the sufferer’s lot
a little easier. ' ■ /
I am told that domestic help
■ is available for a period' of tone
to a mother,, for instance, .who
is unable to care for her fa
mily because of cancer or re
lated illness. Dressings . and
pain-killing drugs ai’e also dis
pensed through, the Huron Upit.
People*, in6 Huron County
should be, proud 'of the work
being carried, on here . and
I have bvery hope .that dona
tions ■ will increase when 'toe
next Cancer Campaign is. staged'
so research and,fhe service to
.patients, can be -steppecl up.
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THE-OFFICE^ itself ds ’bright-
and cheery./it\ has’feeh newly
redecorated in light, .neutral
tones which blend so well.with'
everything. The main office is
dhffodlil yellow and white; toe
inner “board” 'room is off-white
and white. •
The inner room will also
serve as a centre for volunteer
workers who make dressings
etc., and a storage room.
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WHILE talking with Mr.
Johnston, we discussed toe con
nection . between cigarette
smoking and the incidence of
lung cancer. It would seem that
people are taking to heart the
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Clinton’s New Arena Will Be Similar To This
. The council of the town of Clinton’accepted a tender from Shantz & Hicks Construction Limited,
'Waterloo, for $224,660, to build a community centre in Clinton Community. Park. The new; building will be
similar in interior to the above picture taken of . an an arena recently completed by the Waterloo firm.
Clinton’s arena will not have the wire mesh along the side as shown here. The firm claims they can have
the building completed in four and one-half months. The town is now awaiting approval from the Ontario
Municipal Board to issue debentures for the Centennial project.'
Clinton Council In Action
Meeting Monday evening:'
Clinton town council heard re
ports from all committees and
it was revealed that most are
going to be within their budgets
for the year.
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Council declared Tuesday,
December 27 as boxing day and
inserted an advertisement on
page two of this issue.
' Mayor Don - Symons • told
cpuncilit'haf their actions.and
administration this/ year ’have
made ;4L^a-..'lvery Jgoipd arid-. suc
cessful year and I hope 19,67
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The Weather
19651966
Higl Low High Low
Dec. 7 56 43 31 14
8 . 62 49 36 29
9 55-36 42 33
10 33 26 38 31.
11 31 25 36 33
12 30 21 43 29
13 32 10 47 • 38
Rain:.35”Rain:1.66”
Snow.4”
AUBURN —- Fire Completely
destroyed toe 40, by 90 foot
barn on concession 2 West Wa-
wanosh, owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Young of concession 1,
on Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 7. . .
Mi’. Young believes that the
fire- started from a generator
Which was operating at that
tlilme, and shorted.
Loss wa§ estimated at $15,-
000. Contents lost were 150 tons
of hay, 1,300 bales of straw, 21
head of cattle, 3 sows, a wagon,
hay rake, manure spreader, pig
feeders, etc.
The fire was discovered by
Marinus Baker, a neighbour
and Mr. Young. The Blyth fife
brigade was called to the.scene
but it was beyond saving when
they arrived.
will be top same". The council
are • completing the first of a
two year. term. The mayor
singled out Clerk John Liver
more as the guiding light of our
administration,.
Mayor Symons also praised
the businessmen .(Retail Mer
chants' Committee) for, putting
on a,good Santa Claus parade
on December 3.
: Council re-appointed. Walter.
■C. Newcombe as one of. its rep-,
reseptatives ‘ on iCDCT -Board
’for another, 'two Wear tern#'
Flight Lieut, Dick Allan is the
other townwepresentattve.
'■ -• :|c' $ . $
A 'motion was passed to -pay
$455 rent, on the radar equip
ment which the town police
have been using this fall. The
■amount will ‘apply on the pur
chase price- when the town
buys toe equipment,
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Councillor, Gordon Lawson
said his protection to- persons
and property committee have
kept up to the work-they plan
ned. Of a $15,200 budget there
is still $2,094 left for December.
The $35 for the Christmas
treats for children at the Santa
Claus parade was paid.
Councillor Norman livermore.
asked “Why Goderich was get
ting a decrease in hydro rates
in 1967 ” The mayor' answered
that Clinton rates are fairly
reasonable. He also said that
We now have three times the
light on No. 4 and No. 8 high
ways..
Councillor Jim Armstrong
came up with the idea of street
lights all the Way south to
H ur on vi e w gateway. He
thought the Townships of
Tuckersmith and Stanley or
Huron County could do some
thing here. Clinton’s street
lights stop at the town limits
at the Bayfield bridge on Vic
toria (No. 4 Highway) Street.
Reeve Duff Thompson who sits
on county council staid "Make
a request”’. ■.
One of the councillors jok
ingly told. the mayor that .Ont
ario Hydro should do a selling
job here. (The mayor works
for Hydro). ' .
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J '- Only ohe’ btuldiihg permit ’was
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MSE” Section Accident Free For 626 Days
While Canadians observed Safe Driving Weekj Clintotfs Mobile Support
Equipment Section botched its 626th day of accident*free driving. Shown left
to night are, Walter Jervis, heavy equipment operator; Group Captain K. R.
Greenaway, Base Commander; Warrant Officer Harry Seweli, Mobile Support
Equipment Officer; Squadron Leader Mai Garnett, Chief Technical Services Of
ficer and Corporal Jack Gallant, Safety Supervisor. (CFB Clinton Photo)
D. McCann
Wins $500
Draw Prize
J. Doug McCann, a teller at
the Royal Bank of Canada
branch here, won the $500
major prize .in the service
clubs of Clinton’ games night
at the Legion hall last Friday
evening.
He was the holder of the last
of 500 tickets'drawn at 11:30
that evening. Mr. McCann was
not present at the games .night
as he was leading his Sans
Souci Combo at a dance in Sea
forth. . ;
promoted by the service
clubs • of Clinton — Lions,
Legion, Kinsmen and Fislh and
Game Club — the games night
realized over $1,200 to be add
ed to the Clinton and District
Community Centre Centennial
Fund.
The 500 tickets were were
drawn throughout the evening
and every, 50th ticket was a
winner,
Second biggest winner was
Mayor Don Symlons who - was
present at the games night. He
was the holder of the 250th
ticket drawn and won $100.
Other winners were: 50th
ticket drawn, George Rumiball;
150th, Mrs. Mary Edgar; 350th,
Miss Mary Carbert, Clinton and
London, who was also the win
ner of the Liohs Club Grey
Cup draw on November 26;
450th ticket drawn, D. W. Cor
nish. They each Won $25.
Winners of $50 when their
tickets were drawn on the even,
hundreds were: 100th, Bill Fan
joy, CFB Clinton; 200ith, Archie
Fleet; 300th, Daye Hallman;
400th, Mrs.. Doris Ellisbri, Gode-
filch.
Winners of two other draws
during the evening were Norm
EullOr, Goderich/ a transistor
radio, Abd Harry Crich, Clin
ton, a Christmas basket.
The last fivh tickets to be
drawn were owned by Mrs.
Bruce Holland, Bill Fleischauer,
Clinton; Pat Marrtnah, Clahde-
bbye; Doug McDougall, Clinton
and Doug McClahn. Mr, Mc-
DoUgall was the only one pre
sent; his ticket was the second
last drawn,
Chairman of the finance com*
mittee of the community centre
fund Malt Edgar, and chairman
of the publicity Committee Bert
Clifford conducted arid an
nounced the draw; they Were
assisted by Latry Jones, Bail
Chowen, Andy Peterson, Gary
Jewitt, Bill Fleming and Doug
las Norman.
Centennial Choir
To Be Featured
At Two Events
A massed choir of over 250
Voices can be heard at CHSS
auditorium next Wednesday
evening, December 21 begin-
■ ning at 8:15 o’clock.
. The CHSS junior and sen-
. lor choirs and the Centennial
Youth Choir which are all di-
; i’ected by CHSS teacher
•.George Cull, will' present, an
•evening of • Christmas carols
$;id other, songs. Mr. CulL
has been holding regular
practices of the Centennial
Youth Choir, preparing for
engagements throughout next
year.
At Monday night’s meeting
of town council, Mayor Don
Symons announced that the
Centennial Youth- Choir
would be singing at an inter
denominational Centennial
service in 'Ontario Street
United Church on Sunday r
January 1 at 8 p.m. He re
quested the council attend in
a body.
At the December meeting of
Clinton town council Monday
evening, the tender of Shantz
& Hicks Construction Limited,
Waterloo, was accepted to build
the proposed community centre
and arena in Clinton Commun
ity Park.
The tender price was $224,660
for the 215 foot long by 104
foot wide building, which will
have an ice surface of 80 feet
by 180 feet. The arena surface
will be covered with a three-
eighiths inch traprock floor
Which cam be used for roller
skating, dancing, indoor shows
and other entertainments,
Gordon V. Hicks, vice-presi
dent and general manager of
the Waterloo firm personally
brought the tender and plans
and specifications. He was ac
companied by Robert E, Taylor
of Amfab Products Ltd., West
on, whose firm designs and
builds laminated ■ structural
beams and concrete legs for
such buildings. The Shantz &
Hicks firm are using these ma
terials in the building. This,
part of the tender amounted
to $44,551.
Another major item in the
tender was $25,210 for the ice
plant. This will be supplied by
Creamery Package Mfg. .Co. of
Canada Ltd., Toronto. • Mr.
Hicks said this was not the
cheapest tender his firm receiv
ed but he claimed it to be the
best buy.
The $224,660 price includes
fed'eral sales tax on applicable
materials but not Ontario -five
percent tax. Tp recover the
Ontario tax, the builders who
are the town of Clinton, must
apply for exemptions where ap
plicable,
Town clerk John Livermore
is submitting plans and specifi
cations and price to the’ Ont
ario Municipal Board1 for ap
proval to issue debentures on
the Centennial project. The
town is applying for approval
of up to $225,000.
According to Mr. Hicks, and
de-
Christmas Trees
Not Garbage;
Pick-up Jan. 5
Clinton public works
piartment through its chair
man Jim Armstrong has of
fered to pick up -all used
Christmas trees on Thursday,
January
All you have to do is put
the Christmas tree only (not
garbage) out at the curb and
it will be disposed of.
The town garbage collector
will not, pick up old Christ
mas trees. •— ■'
The public works chairman
says, this' will be one of the
town’s first Centennial. pro
jects!
it was incorporated in his
tender, that as soon as approv
al is received his firm can start
work. He further Stipulated
that • the building will be com
pleted in four and one-half
months.
Cost of lumber materials,
etc., was tendered at $33,000,
Mr. Hicks said some Clinton
area sub-trades are included Jn
his firm’s price, and that local
tradesmen and laborers would
be used.
The arena part of the build
ing will seat 500 persons and
room for over 300 standing. The
auditorium' over the front of
the buildling will be 104 feet by
30 feet with kitchen area which
leaves a 78x30 auditorium area.
After some discussion and ex
planation by Mir. Hicks,’ coun
cillors Jim Armstrong and
Gordon Lawson made a reso
lution, that read in part, that
the tender of Shantz & Hicks
Construction Limited for $224,-
660 to build a community
centre, be accepted, subject to
approval of the Ontario Muni
cipal Board-
Mr. Hacks offered further as
sistance to council and the
building committee of the pro
ject, either by phone or in per
son.
J. William Counter of the
community centre building com
mittee was present at the meet
ing. Other members of the com
mittee are David Beetle, chair
man, and Don Kay.
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Banking Hours
Over The Holidays
Clinton’s two chartered banks
— the Royal and the Bank of
Montreal — will be closed for
two days at .Christmas time,
but will be open on Saturday,
December 24 from 9-12 am.
They are closed on Monday and
Tuesday, December 26 and 27.
The banks will also, be closed
on Mondlay, January 2.
Legion
Officers
An installing team from the
Exeter branch of the. Royal
Canadian Legion - installed' the
officers of Clinton Branch 140
and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary
in a joint installation Ceremony
at the hall Monday evening.
The Exeter team was in charge
of Andy Bierling, past president,
■of the branch.
The reason . for the Exeter,
installation team was. that a
former membet* of that branch
William Chambers y was being
(installed as president of the
Clinton branch.
Assisting the presiding officer
were sergeant*at-arms Garnet -
Jerry
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Shipman and pipers
Wurm and Jake Marks,
from Exeter,
The Clintbn officers and
Exeter Legionnaire who
structed each in hlis duties
as follows:
Sergeant - at - arms George
Campbell and Mrs. Harold
Black, installed by Percy Noels;
secretaries Gordon Dalgliesh
and Mrs. William Reid, by Bert
Ostland; treasurers R. J. "Dick”
Dixon and Mrs. Ed Porter, by
Reg. MacDonald and chaplain
Rev, R. U. MacLean was in*
structed in his duties by Gra
ham Arthur;
The four vice-presidents,
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Top Executive of Clinton Legion For 1967
The officers of Clinton Branch 140 of the Royal Canadian Legion for Centen
nial year were officially installed by a team from Exeter branch, Monday even
ing. ShoWn above are the local branch’s main officers, front row, left to right,
Percy Brown, second vice-president; William Chambers, president and Stuart
Freeman, first vice-president; back row, R. J. Dixon, treasurer and Gordon Dal-
gliesh, secretary. (News-Record Photo)
Legion Ladies Auxiliary Officials
The officers of the Ladies Auxiliary to Clinton Branch 140 of the Royal
Canadian Legion were installed by .a team from Exeter in a joint installation
ceremony Monday evening. Shown here are, left to right, Mrs. William Reid,,
secretary; Mrs, Don Melman, president and Mrs. Ed Porter, treasurer. Mrs.
Porter is the out-going president. (News-Record Photoy