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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-01-18, Page 1For the first time in 15 years, Charlie MacNaughton will be able to make this a common occurrence as he lets his hair down after serving, both the people of Ontario and the Huron riding. He announced his retirement last week from his cabinet post and Huron seat In the legislature after serving a record nine portfolios. Shown with Mr. MacNaughton In their Exeter home, is his wife Adeline, to whom he has been married nearly 40 years. (News-Record photo) Weather 1973 1972 HI JANUARY LO HI LO 9 18 8 37 30 10 19 12 36 24 11 19 15 :38 25 12 25 14 42 22 13 32 15 32 21 14 32 25 22 5 15 34 28 6 -4 Snow 10" Clinton, Ontario 20 Cents 108 Year - No. 3 Thursday, January 18, 1973 Clinton News-Record Mobile homes throw snag into County plan The stork tinnily arrived In Clinton last week as a baby daughter was born to Edward and Muriel Szusz of RR 1 Blyth. The baby named Robynne Joanne, arrived at 12:45 • on Wednesday January 10 and is the couple's third child and first girl. The Couple Work about 500 acres In Hullett township. Mrs. W. T. Harrell, right, the new president of the Ladles'Auxiliary to the eliniOn Public Hospital presents one of the numerous gifts that the ample will receive from Olin - ton and area merchants. (News-Record photo) Charlie MaeNaughton MPP steps down Huron By Jim Fitzgerald After serving Huron County and the people of Ontario for more than 14 years, Charles Steel MacNaughton resigned from the Ontario Cabinet and his seat in the On- tario Legislature last Friday. Mr. IVIacNaughton, or Charlie as he was affectionately known to thousands of Huron riding constituents, said the reasons he stepped out of his post as provincial treasurer and minister of economics and intergovernmental affairs was because "I now feel I have completed the major objec- tives J set for myself in provincial affairs and I want more time to spend with my wife and family." John White, MPP for London South, was named Monday to fill the vacated post. Premier William Davis said that a by- election will likely be called shortly and it is expected that candidates for both the Progressive Conservative party and Liberal party will be picked soon. The NDP have not indicated whether they will take a run at the seat. Charlie MacNaughton, 61, first carried the Tory banner to Toronto in a 1958 by- election after the death of Tom Pryde, He was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1971 He set the record for Ontario by being named to nine portfolios, including high- way, revenue, treasurer, transportation and communications, chairman of management board and minister of intergovernmental affair and economics, He first came to Huron County in 1944 when he came to work for Hubert Jones and eventually became a partner in that seed business. In 1955 he became president of the Huron Federal PC Association and on the death of Tom Pryde in 1958, he sought the provincial PC nomination and eventually won the by-election. He was never defeated in the six elections he contested. Mr. MacNaughton said in a interview at his home in Exeter last Saturday that he would continue to be an "active retired politician in Huron and continue to sup- port the PC party," During his tenure in Queen's Park, Mr. MacNaughton said he most enjoyed the highways portfolio because it brought him in contact with more people. He said that the treasurer's portfolio was the most meaningful because "it affected more people. Mr, MacNaughton said his door was always open to problems of his constituents and he said he helped many in his 14 years as the Huron Riding member. "People felt free to come to Chas but they never ap- proached me with anything frivolous, they always had a genuine problem," he said. "The greatest thing you can do as an MPP is the help you can give your con- stituents," he said, And Mr. MacNaughton's contributions to the Huron riding are numerous. Among the tops in his book is the development of Huron Industrial Park in 1966 and the Centralia College of Agriculture at the for- mer CFB Centralia Base, which was pur- chased in 1966. He said that the establishment of the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital, which was opened in 1963, was another memorable event in his tenure as MPP. Among other achievements during Mr. MacNaughton's tenure was the establish- ment of the Regional Assessment Office in Goderich in 1969; the setting up of the regional office of Ontario Hydro near Clin- ton in 1971; the building of the Lake Huron Water Supply Plant in Stephen Township in 1967; the establishing of Point Farms Provincial Park in Goderich; and the starting of the Hullett Wildlife Project. Eighteen Ontario Development Cor- poration performance or term loans worth $2.5 million came into Huron during Mr. (continued on pagei6) This year's winter carnival from Feb, 10- 17 is a blend of some of the "old" with just a pinch of "new" to make it by fir the biggest and most exciting yet. There are activities for everyone, right from an afternoon with "Big Al" to a "Millionaires night". On schedule again this year are three or four dances, the snowmobile races, the afternoon card party, a torchlight snowmobile parade, and the carnival parade itself. One area that this years carnival committee, headed by Bill Crawford, are going to put a lot of em- phasis on is our carnival queen. This year she will be crowned at the beginning of the carnival and will reign right through the entire week of festivities, She will, by the way, be crowned by our own "Miss Dominion of Canada" at the "kick-off' dance Friday February 9. Winter Carnival events begin on February 9th BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER What is termed "too rigid" terms gover- ning mobile homes in Huron County's proposed Official Plan was part of the reason that the matter was referred back to the planning board for more study. 1 st Column The News-Record has a new columnist and we hope to have him appear every week or so. He's Clinton's Rec. Director Mike Stephens. Look for him on the sports pages Don't forget that this is Clinton's minor hockey weekend and there will be plenty of• action down at the local ice pad. Check in- side the paper for further details. Let's have everybody out and see these boys play. Being a little tardy at Clinton Council meeting last week we missed the blessing given by Father D.J. McMaster. He was filling in for Rev. Beukema and did a capable job. As well, members of county council did not approve of the terms in the plan con- cerning land division policies. As far as mobile homes are concerned, it was pointed out by members of council that according to the plan mobile homes located in urban areas in the county (there are about 52 of these including some in rural municipalities) must be located in mobile home parks. In a strictly agricultural area, of course, mobile homes are permitted providing the occupants of the mobile home are in agriculturally related fields. County Planning Director Gary David- son said that in his view, it would be possible to dispense with the section which demands that mobile homes be on "municipal water and sewerage" but that until more detailed secondary plans are prepared reflecting local situation, the mobile home park provision is "required for general guidance". "Problems arise from servicing, assessment provisions and visual ap- pearance," said Davidson. "Only two municipalities in Huron County, Seaforth and Exeter, have effective guidelines regar- ding the Location and servicing of mobile homes." "Trailers are a big industry in Huron County and don't forget it," Reeve Jack McCutcheon of Brussels told council. "If it is legal to build these things then it must be legal to put them someplace," stated Reeve Ev. McIlwain, Goderich Township. Reeve Anson McKinley was the staun- chest opposition to the strict land use policies which make it difficult to sever a building lot in a rural area. "If we're going to have a blanket "no" on non-planned development in rural areas," said McKinley, "We're going to need tax policy to compensate. The concept of preserving agricultural land goes far beyond Huron County. Perhaps it would be a good thing if the provincial government was asked to use some of our ideas in this." McKinley added that in his opinion, it was "discrimination" against the rural municipalities when it was legislated that development could only occur in the urban areas. He felt the UDIRA study might have some answers, but he urged council to "take it to government". Davidson said that since the Land Division Committee came into being in August 1971, it has rendered 330 final decisions on applications. "Of these 87 percent or 286 were ap- proved, 12 percent or 39 were denied and one percent were withdrawn," reported Davidson. "Much of the discussion, therefore, revolves around the denial of 39 applications. Of these about two-thirds in- volved site problems such as poor soils, ac- cess, flooding etc. Only 11, about three per- cent, were denied strictly on grounds of location, that is, scattered development or ribbon development." "While the severance procedure tends to be the most visible, the subdivision process is by far the most active," continued Davidson. "In approximately at the same period, the Planning Board recommended approval of subdivisions creating some 373 new lots, two subdivisions comprising 57 lots were recommended for denial, and subdivisions encompassing 188 lots are un- der active consideration." "The main difficulties in the Land Division Policy section would appear to be centered around the creation of non- farming residents in rural areas," said Davidson. "The Draft Plan reflects provin- cial policy in this area and no attempt was undertaken during the preparation of the Plan to research this topic in an extensive manner." Clinton Police recovered nearly $2,000 worth of stolen goods and charge three men following a break-in a Merrill TV last Friday January fifth. By Wilma Oke Nominations for the membership on the Education and the Management commit- tees were presented by the Ad Hoc Striking Committee of the Huron County Board of Education at its first regular meeting of the year Monday night and were approved. The committees are: Education Commit- tee, Mrs. Marion Zinn, chairman: John Henderson; Mrs. Marilyn Kunder, Charles Rau, Jack Riddell, Herbert Turkheim, and Mrs. Dorothy Wallace. Management Com- mittee: Donald J. McDohald, chairman; Jack P. Alexander, John Broadfoot, Ken- neth C. Cooke, A. Corrigan, Clarence McDonald, and John Westbrook. The vice-chairmen for these committees will be chosen by the members of each com- mittee at the first meeting: Education on January 29 and Management on February 12. The Board was informed that Education Week in Ontario will be observed in 1973 from April 8 to April 14 inclusive with the official opening provincially to be held in Toronto on April 8. A letter was received from the Ecumenical Institute of Canada reporting a national conference on religious education in a pluralistic society will be held in Toronto May 28 to June 1, A letter was received from Mrs. I.M.B. Dunlop of San Anselmo, California, en- closing old school certificates, etc. belonging to her brother, the late Dr. James L. Hamond, who had attended Blyth Public School in the 1890s. The Board did not endorse, but filed, a resolution from the Norfolk County board of Education on the subject of inadequate support for apprenticeship programs, The Board will advise the Department of Municipal Affairs that it does not require provision of a school site in the proposed 40 lot subdivision for the Town of Goderich as it is directly adjacent to Robertson There must be something about the Huron County warden's chair that spurs people on. There were five candidates for the seat this year, won by East Wawanosh Town- ship Reeve Roy Pattison last week by a 28- 26 vote, But three of his opponents indicated to county council Wednesday they haven't ac- cepted defeat and intend to run again in 1974. The arrests and recovery of the goods came as a result of action by Clinton Con- stable Clarence Perdue. He came upon three men breaking into Merrill about 4 Memorial Public School. The Board took no action on a request for support from the VanEgmond Foun- dation to purchase and restore the VanEgmond residence in Egmondville as a historic site, Trustee John Westbrook asked if the Board was in the habit of making donations, and he was informed that it usually does when the request has an educational overtone. A borrowing by-law was passed to borrow from time to time a sum or sums not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $8 million to meet, until the current revenue has been received, the current ex- penditures of the Board Ah Ad Hoc Policy Review Committee was appointed to review current Board policies: John Broadfoot, chairman, and the six new trustees--J.P. Alexander, Ken- (continued on page16) Hullett Township has received a $4149 grant from the province to cover taxes lost since 1970.on land acquired for a wildlife Management area, The lump-suns payment, a municipal tax assistance grant, covers taxes lost by the township since the province began assern- bling 5,000 acres of land for the wildlife area, about four miles northeast of Clinton. In December the township asked Ontario Treaearer Charles MacNaughton, who is also Huron MPP, for compensation for lest taxes. There is no provincial provision for annual payments in lieu of taxes, Hallett Township clerk Clare Vincent said Wednesday the Ontario legislature is stydying proposals to provide annual This year's arena program will be varied from last year's by having many of the new activities planned for the carnival. There will be a girls' hockey tournament, a Jr. hockey game, broom ball, old-timers hockey, family skating and more. There will also be Bingo and the Ice-Nik carnival. There are sleigh rides, the Prince & Princess contest and ... well I could probably go on forever, but I won't, I think I'll save some for later. Watch for upcoming, advertisements for the winter carnival which will fill you in on more details for dates and times etc. Make sure you tell your friends about the carnival this year. Let's really spread the word about an event our town is proud of, "The Clinton Winter Carnival" February 10-17, The fourth, Bayfield Reeve Ed Oddleif- son, said he won't make a decision until he consults with "the boss," meaning his wife. "It's in the lap of the gods now, but I'll let you know soon," he told council. Commiting themselves to run again were Reeve .Hugh Flynn of Hullett Township; Reeve Everett Mcllwain of Goderich Township, and Reeve Harold Lobb of Clin- ton. a.m. Friday morning. Two of the men were loading TV, stereos and speakers into a car and when they spotted the police car, one of the men left in the car, leaving the other two men behind. A high speed chase followed and Con- stable Perdue chased the car east on High- way 8 and then into Hullett Township where the car was abondoned. Police recovered the goods and later charged three men. Charged were Keith Harkes and Ronald Rueger of Clinton and Michael Langois of London. Harkes and Rueger pleaded guilty in court last week and will be sentenced today. Langois will appear in court in Clin- ton on February 7, Chimes dedicated A memorial Amplifying Chime System, which has been installed in Londesborough United Church, will be dedicated this coming Sunday morning at the 10:30 a,m. service. In 1971, a Memorial Fund was set up in the church whereby persons wishing to ex- press their sympathy to bereaved families could make a gift to the Memorial Fund of the Church for a lasting and living (continued on pagel6) payment, either by amending the Municipal Tax Assistance Act or the Parks Assistance Act. He said Hullett does not qualify for a parks assistance grant because no facilities for campers or nature enthusiasts will be provided until the wildlife area is com- pletely developed. The future Wildlife area comprises about one-tenth of the township's acreage, Mr, Vincent said. Much of it is low-assessment land. llullett's total assessment is about $2.9 million. More than 20 buildings in the proposed wildlife sanctuary have been auctioned off by the ministry of natural resources Since land acquisition began. Board names committees Three reeves try again Police nab three in break-in attempt Burnett gets grant for lost taxes