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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-01-19, Page 1>.!»■!!! .'I,..! i.i.L J| '!!!..■!. JLjyg'ffiiWWIWeWW’A Column* By S, 4, Two worthwhile events sche duled for tills mouth of Janu ary, land like all projects tote year, they will take on a special meaning because of toe celebra-/ tiion of. Canada’s Centennial. The Mardi of Dimes one- night blitz is set for Monday, January 30, Marching mothers r-v- or more simply, canvassers — ap* heeded in Clinton. Any one with fhe time to offer, should contact Mirs. Lloyd Car ter, 144 Mary Street^ phone 482-3836, General chairman for toe drive is Mrs. Douglas Andrews, 258 Albert BtreeL Who explain ed 'that tote week a joint effort of -toe Huronic Rebekah Lodge, i Clin'ton Chapter of Eastern Star ladies, .toe Kinette Club of Clin ton and toe Ladies’ Aux’iliaiy7 to .Clinton Branch of the, Royal Canadian Legion lis responsible for the March of Dimes in Clin- . ton. this, year. Money goes to assist* in toe rehabilitation of persons afflict ed with polio. Although the dis ease is just about wiped, out be cause, of the reheat medical dis coveries, Salk Vacine and Sabin. Oral Vacine, much work .re main ih the field of orthepedics for those persons struck dbwn prior to toe widespread! use of those modern medicines. * * * While Clinton will hot have one particular Marching Mother this .year, Ontario's Chief Marching' Motoer has enough glamour arid enough prestige to compensate. She is Betty Kennedy, per haps best known in this area as the lovely, lady panelist on Front Page Challenge. Betty has four children of her own but still holds toe view .toat women, can be and are interest ed in a great variety.of sub jects -— and proves it by find tag the time to leading a force ‘ of more than 40,000 dedicated women, toe very backbone of toe Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled1. Other Chief s March! n^g Mothers in former years have ■ been Mrs. Earl Rowe, wife of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario who (held toe post last year; The ,‘Hon., Ellen L. Fair clough ;.^Mrs..^J. Waldo Mon- - teith, Stratford and Mrs. John Robarts, London. * * * One has to'admire the zeal’ with which most Marching Mothers go at their jobs to col lect dbllars for rehabilitation work. One of toe Mothers in the northern timberiand covered her route by motorized' show sled in mihus-40-degree weath er! Although we do not expect or even suggest such determina tion from our Marchtag Mothers in Clinton and area, we do hope they Will be out in sufficient numbers to. canvass the entire town — iand that they will be . greeted warmly and with gener osity when- they call on Jan- ■ uary 30. , After all, this is Centennial < Year — "It doesn’t happen even i once in a lifetime”. ( :|: * * •' Also this month — just four , days earlier than the March of ; (Continued on page 7) Clinton News-Record THE NEW ERA— 102nd Year ■ ' . CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. JANUARY 19, 1967No. 3 t— The Home Paper With the News r THE HURON' RECORD 86th Year The Weather 1967 *1966 High Low High Low Jan. 11 ’ 29 21 14 7 12 33 22 13 -7 13 37 24 27 3 14 37 22 28 17 15 33 17 20 2 16 ’ 24 11 23 -16 17/31 11 24 20 ft Snow : 5”Snow: 7” Ashfield Reeve Huron’s Warden Donald McKenzie, Reeve of Ashfieid - Township was ac- riaimed Warden of Huron County for. 1967 — Canada’s Centennial year —• at toe opening session of County Council in Goderich on Thurs day. ; Kenneth ‘Stewart, 1966 Warden ■ promised Warden McKenzie an interesting year —- “one -you will never for get” — as he presented his successor with the chain of office, the golden key of' of fice and the gavel, Judge R. E. Hetherington, who .administered toe oath of office to Warden McKenzie asked that county councillors re-dedicate toemiseives to "streamline1” their own bran ches of government and to "harmonize” with all other phases of government in Can ada. Judge Hetherington said county council might strive for a "lasting memorial, a record of its own excellence in toe performance of its duty”. Rev. J. Donald MacDonald, of North Street United. Church in Goderich conduct ed the brief devotional, Speaking to council, War den McKenzie called the - twelve months now beginning a “levelling out year” after the problems of 1966, taclud- . ing wage agreements .in the county, He urged members, to develop a greater apprecia tion for-Canada during Cen tennial year and to encourage • (appreciation in others. The only other nominee for the position of Warden was Calvin Krauter, Reeve of Brussels. The popular coun cillor told hlis associate's that • he would decline the' nomina tion because he had pledged his support' to McKenzie, but declared he would definitely be a candidate for Huron’s top office in 1968. On hand for the .ceremony were Warden McKenzie’s wife Florence; his daughter Don na; his son John; and several members of his , council in ’ Ashfield. T Councillor Noonan $5*00 Yeo t—12 Cents Pet Copy?*— 12 pages For Community Centre Advises Raise Money Now Before Debenture Issue -Bl 1 ;; At the meeting Monday even ing of town, council and mem bers -of Clinton., and District Community Centre, council’s finance chairman Pat Noonan adv,ised the groups to raise as much money as possible before toe .town* issues debentures to construct the new community centre and arena. Council gave third reading to- a bylaw authorizing expenditure for a new community centre. This bylaw was given* its first two readings at a special meot- tag of council on November 22. The town has received ap proval from the Ontario- Mun icipal Board' to issue tures up to $175,000 on munity centre. Mr. Noonan warned: d'eben- a .com- 'imperative that the amount" of debenture issue be put dQwn as mudh as ppssibile,” He also Warned of ths rising interest rates and said "We’re going to . be at toe mercy of the market When debentures are sold.” The. chairman of th1® finance committee of the community 'centre group, Malt Edgar a- greed with Mr. Noonan that every dollar raised now by don ations and grants means $2.00 less on debenture and interest payments over a 20-year period, Mr. Edgar thought his com mittee would put on a canvass near the end of February or early in March'. He requested guidance on how far out into the district the canvass ‘'should go. He / stressed that this is a Clinton and district effort. Later in the meeting it was revealed that over 30 percent oif people using the' facilities ait the Lions1 Arena were from out o<f town. Gordon Hicks of the Water loo firm of Shantz &, Hicks Construction Limited, was pre sent and went over the plans and specifications with the ’ council and community centre committees. He said the lamin ated beams and other materials had already been ordered by his firm from Amfab products Ltd., of Weston. They could be. delivered in mid-February . At present-there is1 $5,300* in the Clinton and District Coim- (Continued on page 7) Centennial Year Warden Kenneth Stewart, at fight, 1966 Huron County Warden is shown presenting the warden’s gavel /to‘‘Donald McKenzie, Reeve of Ashfield. Township, who was acclaimed Warden of Huron County, for 1967. Seated at the left is John G. Berry, clerk treasurer of Huron County, . ---—------ ---------L~---—____— Flight Sergeant Don Kerr Steps Up To Mayors Post at Adastral Park Spring Fair June 3; Officers Elected Huron Central Agricultural James Snell. The board of di-“set for Monday, January 30 and" Past president Falcone Society agalin set the first Sat urday in June (June 3) as toe date for Clinton’s annual spring fair. Also at the annual .meeting in the board room of the De partment of Agriculture and. Food office here; Monday even ing, the mine directors present returned President .Jack Van Egmond for another’year. .Other officers- elected‘ were: first vice-president, William Gerrits’ second vice-president, CFB Rangers Moot at Sarnia Members of the 'Clinton Air Ranger Flight travelled to Sar nia last Friday . to attend a "Moot”. Ranger Lieutenant Verna Paulin explained that a "Moot” is a yearly gathering of Rovers and Rangers. This year’s Moot-consisted of several winter sports which were held on a. competitive baste. Winners of toe various events were awarded prizes on Saturday evening at a dance held: in the Sarnia Sports Centre. The weekend’s activities end ed with a church parade on Sunday morning. Hosts for the two-day Moot were toe girls of Sarnia's 1st Air Ranger Flight. Formed in February 1966, CFB Clinton’s 1st Ranger Flight is captained by Mrs.. Jacqua Brabant with Lieuten ant Mrs. Verna Paulin assisting. Rangers, whether land, sea, or air, are an extension of toe Giri Guide Movement and Con sist of girls between the ages of 15 and 19. Unlike Brownlie Packs and Guide Companies, Ranger Flights’ membership is limited to ten girls hectors met aifiter the ahnual^ meeting and again appointed" William G, Riehl as seerdtary- treaisuner and'Paul Aggerholm and' Ken Flett as auditors. Past president Frank Falconer was chairman for the. eflbetibn of officers. President VanEgmond. was appointed to act in a liaison oapadjty between the agricul tural society and Clinton Rec reation Committee- and the bdalding-committee*'of 'Clinton and District Community Centre group. The agricultural society is concerned about -toe exact location of toe'new community centre in Clinton Community Park. It was decided to invlite Floyd A. Lashley, director, of Agri cultural and Horticultural Soc ieties Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and . Food1, and secretary manager of toe International Match, to officially fair. . * Mr; Lashley has ______ many fairs in Clinton. • A story about Mr. Lashley appears on page 10 of ■ this issue. Future meeting nights were Plowing open the attended Monday, February 27. President VanEgmond and vice-president G e r r d;f s were named to attend the annual meeting of the Ontario Society of Agricultural Societies in Toronto, Wednesday and Thurs day, February 22 and 23. Jack T. VanEgmond Serving Another Year Past president Falconer re quested that more cattie breed ers be contacted and invited J to exhibit. at' Clinton Fair and '.also that the parade through town on fair day be revived. He also reminded the directors That if they, were considering • my Centennial ideas for the ; fair they should get started be- ■ cause many activities are being •planned in the district. “ In the treasurer’s report it 'jVvas revealed that the society ihW^a ’barik balance of' $l,086.687 The’ following directors were named- at the annual meeting: Hullett: Tom Leiper, Ross Lovett, Jim Snell, Jack Van Egmond, Doug Farquhar, ,and Bill Flynn; Tuckersmith: Frank Falcon er, Elgin Thompson, Bill Haugh, Bob Fothertogham; Goderich Township: Mervyn Lobb, Dave Middleton, Bill Ger- its, John Deeves, Fred Vodden and William Jenkins; Stanley: Cal Horton, Ed Broadfoot, Rob Glen and Arie Verhoef; . Clinton: Gord Lawson, Don Symons, Don z McLean, Harold Pepper, Harold Gibbingd; Junior Directors: Don Young, Bob Voddien,. Bruce Falconer, Jamieson Ribey, John Rodges, and George Townsend. Deputy Mayor Flight Ser- 1 geant Donald Kerr • becomes Adgstral Park's new Mayor following the resignation of ■ the incumbent Mayor, Flight Lieutenant Gerrie Smith. Flight Lieutenant Smith’s resignation was the result of his appointment to the newly- created post of Base Centen nial Liaison Officer. His1. new duties will involve working With local area committees on Centennial projects; He will be responsible to Squad.-, ron Leader C. D. Perrier, CFB Clinton’s Centennial Of ficer, A native of .Duncan, B.C., Mayor Kerr joined the RCAF in 1949, having served! With -/the RAF during the. war;- A- finance clerk by trade, he ar rived at CFB Clinton in July 1963 from RCAF Station Flight Sgt. Don Kerr Was Deputy Mayor Beausejour, Clinton he is charge of the tion. Mayor Kerr in community affairs.. In ad dition to his new duties he is president of Wesley-Willis United. Church choir,' and' vice-president of toe "Har- bouraires” in Goderich, He is married to toe former Elsie- Mills of Duncan, B.C. They reside at 6 Regina Road in Adastral Park With two of their children, Karen 12, and . Douglas 8. Their elder daugh ter Irene 19, is married. The present Adastral Park Town Council will control toe recreational and cultural act ivities of the 225 family • air ■ force community until' next. September. A new deputy Mayor will be elected from the present town council. Leiter To The Editor i. Manitoba. * At the NCt) in accounts sec is very active Clinton District Farmer Deserves Pat on the Back The Centennial theme was very much in evidence at the opening session of Huron Coun ty Council in Goderich on Tuesday. Not "only were mem bers of the legislative body celebrating Canada’s 100th birthday, they Were rejoicing at ’the Centennial Anniversary of. County Council in Huron. \ It was January, 1867 when the first county council met with a Mr. Gibbons of Goderich named Warden. A plaque was unveiled at the January session by 1966 War den Ken Stewart- and ex Warden J. M. Eckert, McKWop Township clerksfreasurer com memorating toe occasion and paytag tribute to former mem bers of the Council, Reeve Minnie Noakes of Hen sail, the sole lady councillor, provided quite a contrast to her sombre male associates in her beautiful turquoise Centennial costume. Mervyh Cudmore, dbp- uty-reeve of Exeter "was toe only man on counciil who sport ed a Centennial outfit complete With beard and cut-away coat. An interesting sidelight to toe initial opening exercises was toe appearance before Council of Bert GibbingS, CJihtoh, who brought greetings from toe Sheriff oi Nottingham in Eng-, land. Mr, Gibbings, who de-”' scribed himself to Council as the "grandson of the first white boy in the Huron Tract” said he had been introduced to the Nottingham gentleman while enjoying a trip abroad. - Fair Board HENSALL — Elgin Thomp son, RR 3, Kipperi', was elected president of the Hensail-South Huron Agricultural Society ait ■its annual meeting Friday. Thompson Last Sunday afternoon, for the fourth Sunday in a row, I left my two boys at toe ski hills located on the Panics of the Bayfield River, two miles from Clinton, on toe farm of Ken Tyndiall. To all those interested in winter sports, who have not been there as yet, you should make it a point next weekend of seeling for yourself. Ken Tyndall , has no doubt put a terrific amount of time, energy and out of pocket ex penses into transforming what was just another hill in to a real winter playground. He has bulldiozed an access road, levelled a parktag lot, removed a'U the thorns and scrub trees, cut two or three good Ski runs, cleared a long gentle slope for the toboggan set, and built and installed a ski tow, which takes about 90% of toe work out of ski ing. From the parking lot you see. it all: dozens of young and not so young ski ers, parents and younger ldds tobogganing, and snow cruis ers seeking out the many scenic spots in .the bushland along the river. Everybody having fun. You could go to the Blue Mountains’ or many other well known ski areas and get perhaps'' a fancier ride, but also at a much fancier price. I had quite an. interesting talk with Ken Tyndiall. I learned that the rope alone is worth a few hundred dollars, . that many gallons of gas. are used in the tractor and snow cru’iiser to keep the tow op erating .and to keep the ski runs packed so they will be safer for the skiers. I learned 'that there are quite a few people who still make no don ation for the facilities. Sbme came up, thanked Ken for a good) day and left some remuneration, but there were many obviously didn’t (think of the expense .involved,, .they just came, had fun, and*. left, no doubt to plan a re-' turn visit next weekend. I feel Ken should get a real pat on the back for. his efforts in making a safe place for our kids to enjoy our win ter sports. I hope that all of the parents who drive their kids out or let them go to this little - paradise will re member it just didn't happen., It has taken a lot of sweat and tears and will continue to be a lot of work in the future. Let’s show Ken Tyn dall how much we as parents appreciate his efforts, by . making it a financial success and not a losing venture. I hope your paper will print this letter. Signed, AN APPRECIATIVE PARENT. Cltaton, Ontario'. Jnuary 16, 1967. John Corbett, PR 1, Exeter, and George t Frayne, Usbornie Township, ywere; elected vice- presidents. Secretary-treasurer is P. L. McNaughton, Hen- salt The society set June 20 for toe Hensall spring,. fair and reported toe Hensail Feeder Calf Club distributed 113 calves for 1967 judging.' ..............-o--------— Celebrating Centennial With Canada Duncan Stewart, 100 Clinton Air Rangers Attend Moot at Sarnia Six girls from CF^B Clinton’s lstAir Ranger Slight attended a moot irt Sarnia last weekend. Prior to hoarding the bus the young ladies , manage a smile for the camera. Left to right, Carol Marceil, Mary McDonald, Lee Gulliver, Susan RUsSell and Ranger Captain Mrs. Alan Brabant. At the rear are Marie Delong and Gloria Gillcash. (CFB Clinton Photo) Women Teachers To Meet January 24 ' The Clinton Unit of the Ont ario Women's Teachers Federa tion will meet next Tuesday, January 24 in Clinton Public School. The teachers arc re quested to bring in any new ideals they have that would &S-* &fet in classroom instruction. Home and School Meet January 26 The regular meeting of Clinton Home and School social,ion will be in the public school auditorium next Thurs day, January 26, at 8;30 p.m. The special attraction of this meeting will be a talk entitled "Behind the Bamboo Curtain” given by Rev, A, J. Mowaitt, minister of Wesley-Willte Unit® ed Chutoh. Parents are reminded that the honour banker Will be a- ward'ed' to the classroom which has the most patents in attend* ance at the meeting, this As- HENSALL — A century for Canada is a great accomplish ment, but a century for one Canadian in residence at Hur onview is a pleasant mixture of happy . memories and grateful appreciation. Duncan Stewart, formerly of Hensail, celebrated his 100th. birthday on’ Saturday, January 14 at a party featuring a huge 'birthday cake with a candle for each year of his life. Still yoUng at heart and keen of mind, Mr. Stewart recalls his school days at SS 1 Usbornc Township (Hurondiale) as the young son of Robert and Jane Rose SteWart, pioneers. He; spent his early days in the area working with the fam* ily, and spent toe slimmer of 1886 hear Le Mars, Iowa, With settlers from home area. In 1889 whs in Manitoba and Min nesota. He farmed in Manitoba from 1889 to 1909 and from 1909 to 1945 he farmed one and one-quarter miles north of Hen sail. He resided in Hensail from 1945 until 1964 and entered Huronview in November, 1965. Mr, Sitewart speaks of going to the country store at Rodger- ville for groceries and mail as a boy. . Rodgerville was then a thriving community about' one and one-quarter miles south of Hehsall, the half-way point be- Duncan Stewart tween London and Goderich.. The country store was1 operated by James Bontonon, great grandfather of Harold Bontoron. of Hehsiall. At that time Rod gerville boasted three black smith . shops and two, cobbler, shops. Rodgerville Presbyterian Church was toe centre of tile' religious activities. Mr. Stewart often talks of taking milk to toe cheese factory which was located about a mile and a half east of the Hehsall Union ceme tery, In the early days he recalls grain was, sewn by hand and thrashed With a flail..Later on reapers were used to Out the grain but it still had to be bound into sheaves. Next the binder made its appearance us* tag wire, instead of twine to bind toe sheaves, tie remember^ when the rail road known as the' London, Huron and Bruce was put. through in 1875. As < final step- in constructing the line the (Continued on Page 12)