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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-01-11, Page 1Clinton, Ontario 20 Cents Weather 1973 LO JANUARY 1972 HI 1.0 2 25 16 34 20 3 33 13 31 24 4 39 30 27 19 5 30 15 19 4 6 18 4 18 9 7 15 3 33 18 8 13 0 30 12 Rain .48 Snow 6" Snow 4" Thursday, January 11, 1973 108 Year - No. 2 Clinton Mustang forward Randy Millar skates away from the Exeter goal Sunday night after scoring the tying goal in the first period. He was assisted on the play by Dan Colquhoun and Bill Crawford. The Mustangs took both weekend games away from the Hawks and then made it five wins in a row Tuesday night when they downed Mitchell 6-3. Details on the sports page. (News-Record photo) Kippen man gets elected to separate board post Warden Roy Pattison East Wawanosh Reeve gets Huron Nardenship Once the spawning grounds of NHL players', the natural ice skating rink is now a thing of the past. For the Mustard family of Brucefield, however, a frozen field west of that village provided a look at how children skated In the days before arenas and artificial ice. TM group includes Nell, Jeff, Catherine, Stu, and Charles Mustard and Barb Lee of Lon' desboro. (News-Record photo) 1972 boom year for Clinton BY WILMA OKE John McCann of RR 3, Ailsa Craig, was elected chairman of the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate school board at the inaugural meeting Monday. He succeeds James Morris of Stratford. Mr. McCann was vice-chairman last year. Nominated for the chairman position along with Vincent Young of Goderich the 14 trustees divided their votes equally bet- ween the two nominees twice. Following the two tie votes the candidates drew lots to fill the position and Mr. McCann was declared chairman. Michael Connolly of RR 3, Kippen, was acclaimed vice-chairman of the board. Chairman McCann, vice-chairman Con- nolly, John Vintar, the Superintendent of Education for the Board, and Trustee Young were named to a nominating com- mittee to form the committees for the year. hey will present the list at the next board meeting on January 22. Rev. John G. Mooney of RR 8, Parkhill, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, presided for the devotional exercises at the opening of the meeting. He told the trustees they should work with joy, showing enthusiasm as they worked as a team. He said they would face difficulties. Father Mooney assured the board mem- bers they had a role to play in handing on the faith in this area (through the schools), and that they are witnesses upholding the work of the Board. Father Mooney brought best wishes from the Huron-Perth Deanery, of which he is a vice-president. He congratulated the new members and the other re-elected. He told the Board members they have the respect, support and the co-operation of the priests in the Huron-Perth Deanery. He said he recognized the excellence of the members of the Board in their giving of their talents and time. He urged them to work with joy. Mr. Vintar administered the oath of office to the 14 trustees. Two new members to the Board were sworn in--Donald Crowley of RR 2, Gadshill and Gordon Ball of St. Marys. Both Mr. Crowley and Mr. Ball, along with Trustee Francis Hicknell of RR 5, Seaforth will attend the Pick-up Con- ference for Newly-elected trustees to be held in Toronto on January 18, 19 and 20. Trustee Howard Shantz of Stratford reported he had been talking with the Stratford Police on the Block Parent Plan which will soon be underway in Stratford. A "Dear Parent" letter will be sent home with -the pupils in the Separate Schools similar to the one which accompanied the public school children. Under the program, volunteer block parents screened by police place a large, easily identifiable sign in their front win- st Column It's so nice to see that Clintonians took up our challenge and have either turned their Christmas light back on or put them up again. A few more would be nice. * * We've got nothing against birth control, but this is ridiculous. Here we are eleven days into the New Year and the stork still hasn't made his visit to Clinton to bless us with a New Year's baby. There's lots of gifts waiting and you even get your picture in the paper. Any takers? * * * With the Mustangs in fifth spot in the Western Junior "D" League after winning five in a row, don't you think it would be fitting if you slipped down to the arena Sunday bight and watched them play Tavistock? * * * Keep in mind also that next weekend is Minor Hockey Weekend in Clinton. There will be plenty of action there too. dow indicating their home is one to which a child can turn if in trouble. The plan is primarily to protect children against child molesters. It is being initiated by the police in Stratford. The board authorized a borrowing by- law for $1,000,000 in the aggregate for current operating purposes. The board also authorized the borrowing for an amount of $650,000 in the aggregate for capital funds to finance the building projects at St. Aloysius School in Stratford and at Holy Name School in St. Marys prior to the sale of debentures. The legal firm of Donnelly and Murphy, Goderich. was named solicitors for the Board. The board endorsed a resolution from the Kirkland Lake District Roman Catholic Separate School Board urging the Ministry of Education to seriously consider amendments to the Schools Administration Act that would tend to more equalize the levels of remuneration of all trustees of boards of education (public, secondary and separate) in the Province of Ontario, so as to provide less inflexibility in the financial measurement of trustees' responsibilities. The Kirkland Board feels that the responsibilities are the same for all trustees regardless of the size of the enrolment. Presently the practice is to pay all trustees rates of honorarium that are variable in accordance with the size of the enrolment. Approval was given for another CORE weekend to be held at St. Michael's School in Stratford. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 p.m.. Late Flash! Clinton finally has its New Year's baby. She is a 7 pound 3 oz. baby girl born at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday January 10 at Clinton Public Hospital. The proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Szusz of RR 1 Blyth. Dr. Street made the delivery. BY KEITH ROULSTON Walter Miller, vice-president of the National Farmers Union won support for an idea from what he would likely think an unusual source last week. Mr. Miller, at a meeting last week in Harriston over the proposal for a dump in Minto township for garbage from Toronto, called for legislation to make recycling of garbage mandatory. His call won support from the Huron County Federation of Agriculture last Thursday night at a meeting in Clinton. In discussing the situation in neighboring Wellington county, the Huron county farmers felt Mr. Miller's suggestion was the long-term answer to the problem of dumping. As to supporting the idea of the vice- president of the long time rival NFU, Peter Chandler, a director from East Wawanosh declared that if the Federation ever hoped to have a general farm organization it must be willing to support the NFU when the Union had a good idea. President Mason Bailey of Blyth said he wondered if at times the government wasn't glad to see the two farm groups at each other's throats because it kept far- mers from getting together to voice a united stand. The motion carried unanimously. Over a $1,000,000 worth of construction has taken place in Clinton the past two years, with the 1972 total being nearly double that of 1971. Mrs. Grant Rath, Clinton's building per- mit issuer and unofficial building inspec- Reeve Roy Pattison of East Wawanosh was elected Warden of Huron County on the fourth ballot Tuesday afternoon in county council's chambers in the Court House, Goderich. Although five men were competing for the honor, the real race was between Reeve Pattison and Reeve Hugh Flynn of Hullett. The tally on the fourth ballot was Pattison 28 votes, Flynn 26, Both men were in the warden's contest for the second time. Reeve Flynn was in the race for the 1971 warden won by Jack Alexander, Wingham, and Reeve Pattison was in last year's con- test when Elmer Hayter was named war- den. Reeve Harold Lobb of Clinton was defeated on the first ballot when the scores were Pattison 20; Flynn 13; Reeve Ed. Od- dleifson of Bayfield 8; Reeve Everett Mcllwain of Goderich Township 7; and Reeve Lobb 6. On the second ballot, Reeve Oddleifson was eliminated and Reeve Flynn took the lead. The tallies then were Flynn 22; Pat- tison 18; Mcllwain 8; and Oddleifson 6. On the third ballot, Mcllwain went down but Reeve Flynn retained the lead. Scores at that point were Flynn 24; Pattison .17; and Mcllwain 13. . Warden Pattison is a veteran of 25 years in municipal politics, beginning with school Adrian Vos of Blyth, chairman of the property committee reported that the com- mittee of the Huron and Bruce federations and farmers along the route of the proposed Ontario Hydro power line from Douglas Point to Seaforth is nearly ready to sit down and start bargaining with Hydro. Committees for the coming year were an- nounced at the meeting. The social com- mittee will be made up of Dave McCallum, Pat Hunking, Betty Stafford and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Down. The education committee will include Doug Fortune, Peter Chandler, Stewart Wilson and Jack Tebbutt. The property committee involves Adrian Vos, Alan Turnbull, Jack Stafford, Howard Pym and Stanley Johns. There will be two membership commit- tees, one for the north and another for the south of the county. The north involves Jack Stafford, Bill Coultes, Bill Mann and Bill Beysenberger. The south will be made Up of Alan Turnbull, Don Raider, John Oke and Jack Taylor. The input committee includes Vince Austin, Arnold Taylor, Frank Konarski and Ken Campbell, The resolutions committee will be made up Of Neil Stapleton, Doug Fortune, James McIntosh and Phil Durand, The assessment committee is made up of Morris Bean, Gordon Blandhard, Hugh Rundle and Harry Hayter. tor, reported to the News-Record last week that she issued 53 permits in 1972 worth $635,220 compared to 1971 when 41 per- mits were issued for a total of $382,385.. Of the $635,220 spent in 1972, the largest chunk $320,000, was spent on industrial, board service. He was elected to council in 1960 and has served at the county level for six years. The Pattison family is a pioneer family in East Wawanosh, settling there in the year of Confederation 1867, The new warden is the first council mem- ber from East Wawanosh to be elected to that position since 1919. Reeve Bill Elston of Morris Township nominated the new warden who was escor- ted to the Warden's chair by Elmer Hayter. Hayter claimed there was a "bright future for the county of Huron". He added that an increase in population was expec- ted and praised the county for its progressive outlook toward planning. Judge R.S. Hetherington presided for the swearing in of the new warden. He noted that in his opinion, it was good that county council had been enlarged from 38 to 45 members. He said the additional represen- tation would provide a wider concensus of opinion for decision-making. Rev. G.L. Royal of Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich was in charge of the devotional period. "Anyone elected to office is called upon to use his or her head," said Mr. Royal. "Plato said that only men and women were fit to rule who had no axe to grind." He urged members to be "warm and sen- sitive" to the situations that will confront them. A Striking Committee was named com- posed of Warden Pattison; Deputy-reeve Wilmer Cuthill, Seaforth; Deputy-reeve Frank Cook, Clinton; Deputy-reeve Gerry Ginn; Reeve John Baker, Hensall; and Deputy-reeve Cecil Desjardine, Stephen. commercial and institutional buildings and additions. They include $130,000 permit for the remodelling of the old Par-Knit fac- tory on Albert Street for the headquarters of the Huron County board of Education; $41,000 for the Public Works garage for the town of Clinton; $104,000 for the new Bell Telephone Works building; and $45,000 for the addition to the Clinton Christian Reformed Church. $129,000 was spent in 1971 on industrial and commercial buildings. Construction of new houses in Clinton also showed a rise of $36,000 to 258,000 in 1972 compared to $222,000 In 1971. There were 13 permith issued in 1972 compared to 11 in 1971. Two of the 1972 permits, however were for two houses which were moved into town, one from Vanastra and The first council meeting of the new Clinton Council was held Monday night and the six new councillors, four of whom have never sat on council before, got their first taste of municipal government. Two standing committees were established and all other committees will operate under these two committees. The first, to be headed by Reeve Harold Lobb will include: police, Mayor Don Symons; sanitation and waste, councillor Ruth Roy; protection to persons and property, Councillor John MacFarlane; and industrial, Councillor Bill Stauttener. Committee number two will be headed by Deputy-Reeve Cook and will include: public works, Councillor Ernie Brown; finance, Councillor Roy Wheeler; general government, Councillor Don Hall; and by- laws, Deputy-Reeve Cook. Other appointments include:. Councillor MacFarlane, cemetery board; Countillor Roy, mayor's representative to the Clinton Public Hospital board; and Deputy-Reeve Cook and Councillor Hall, recreation board. Council also agreed to send six represen- tatives to the Good Roads Convention in Toronto next month where Clintonian Jabez Rands will be presented with a long A few interested ratepayers of the Village attended the inaugural ceremonies, Monday evening, January 8 when the Reeve and Councillors took their oath of office for 1973 and 1974. Blessings were bestowed upon Council by Monsignor Bor- deaux former Priest of the Parish at St. Joseph and Rev. George Youmatoff, Rector of Trinity Anglican Church. Words of welcome were extended by Reeve Oddleifson; and the Committees of Council were read as follows: finance, property, permits and lotteries, Chairman Councillor Frank McFadden; co-chairman, Councillor Don Warner; public works, buildings and machinery, Chairman, coun- cillor Don Warner, co-chairman, councillor Frank McFadden; harbours, beaches, river and protection, chairman, councillor Ted Gozzard, co-chairman, councillor Milvena Erickson; parks, street-lighting, health and recreation, chairman, councillor Milvena Erickson, co-chairman, councillor Ted Goz- zard. Reeve Ed Oddleifson is a member of all the above mentioned committees. Corporation officers are: Gordon Graham, clerk-treasurer, tax collector and one from Hullett. Clintonians also upped their spending on renovations, carports, garages, swimming pools, etc. A total of $57,000 worth of per- mits were issued in 1972 compared to $41,385 worth in 1971. No building permit is required, however, for jobs under $100, so any small renovations undertaken by homeowners wouldn't show on the dollar total. • Mrs. Rath said that many people still don't know that they require a building permit to undertake any major work or renovations. "It's for their own good," she said, "it prevents sub-standard improvements." All building permits must get final ap- proven from Clinton council before any work is carried out, service award. In other correspondence, council referred to committee a request for a streetlight on William, between Princess and Rattenbury and heard a letter on changes in the Police Act, The town's contract with the police ex- pired on December 31. Council appointed Reeve Lobb to sit on the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority and tentatively appointed William Miller to remain on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority Board. Clinton is also going to sign a new agreement with Goderich and Goderich Township, on the sanitary land fill site in Goderich Township. A motion was passed to sell nine parking permits to the ministry of agriculture and food so they could park on town property. The permits, good for a year, are $5 each. Council passed two by-laws for the borrowing'Of —Money. The first was for borrowing up to $220,000 until taxes are collected in June. The second was to borrow $770,800 to meet the costs of the new sanitary sewers. Debentures will be issued when the sewers are completed. $3,000 was advanced to the recreation committee and $16,900 in accounts were paid. building inspector; John Lindsay, road superintendent; by-law enforcement officer, trench inspector and weed inspector. Following a warm welcome to the new councillor Milvena Erickson, who is the first woman councillor for the Village of Bayfield, the regular business got under way, The subscription renewal for the Municipal World Magazine was approved. A request from Margaret Garrett and Joan Merner, leaders of Bayfield 4-H Club, for permission to use a room in the Municipal Office for instruction on sewing was given unanimous approval The annual report of the Ausable- Bayfield River Authority was received, with a letter regarding the length of time a member be allowed to hold office. Reeve Oddleifson presently is a member on this board. A form received from the Ministry re- streets and roads, types of surfaces, width of roads, number of lanes and number of miles of roads in the Municipality was tur- Please turn to Pr 3. Federation agrees with NFU Clinton Council appoints committees Bayfield council has inaugural