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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-05-17, Page 1Weather 1973 1972 MAY HI LO Hl LO 8 60 51 56 42 9 68 50 58 39 10 10 47 06 29 11 54 43 83 40 12 53 42 69 30 13 45 38 73 43 14 52 38 68 56 Bert Amsing, right, as the shepherd talks to the archbishop Mark Paupers during a scene from the play that was presented as part of Talent Night at the Clinton and District Christian School last Tuesday night. Ronny Schuurman and Charles Maaskant acted as attendants. The Christian Reformed Church was packed for the performance. (News-Record photo) terciub meeting held in Mount Forest on May 2nd; the District Kinsmen Convention to be held in Hamilton on May 18th - 21st and the Kinsmen dance to be held on Saturday, June 23rd. It was reported that the girls' sof- tball teams have been set up and will play each Tuesday and Thursday evening in May and June. Financial support was also given to the Juvenile Girls' Softball Team, Elections were conducted by past president Barb Norman with the following results: president, Mrs. Roxanne Brown; vice-president, Mrs. Chrystal Jewitt; corresponding- secretary, Mrs. Lorrie Corrie; recording secretary, Mrs, Evelyn Feeney; registrar, Mrs. Irene Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Carol Bowker; bulletin editors, Mrs. Marie Jefferson and Mrs, The Optimist Club of Vanastra Clinton selected their 1973-74 officers at a meeting last Thursday night, May 10. James Thomas of Vanastra was elected president to suc- ceed Peter Brown. Mr. Thomas's term of office begins Bev Riley. This new executive will take office on July 1st, 1973. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 22nd. on October 1 this year. Elected vice-presidents Bruce Collins and Wayne McFadden. The board of directors is com- posed of John Atkinson of Clin- ton and Peter Barnard and Mike Storey of Vanastra. Don McDougall was named publicity chairman. . • . , Opt i m ists pi c k s late Clinton, Ontario 20 Cents Clinton ews-Reco.rd Thursday, May 17, 1973 108 Year , No. 20 Rain 2.17 Council orders clerk to gets keys W. T. Callahan, president of Glendale Mobile Homes, left, and Fred Ginn, president of Vanastra Developments sign an agreement last week which will provide Vanastra, the former Clinton Canadian Forces Base, with its first major industry. When full production is reached the mobile home company expects to provide about 150 jobs of Clinton area residents. According to the official an- nouncement made by Mr. Ginn and Mr. Callahan the agreement provides Glen- dale with the "use of" a 36,000 square foot building at Vanastra. (staff photo) By Wilma Oke Two Stratford teachers were made prin- cipals at a meeting of the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at Seaforth Monday. - Paul Nickel, presently a teacher at St. Immaculate Conception School in Strat- Hospital Day well attended By. Wilma Oke Over 100 guests attended the tea held by the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary last Wed- nesday afternoon May 9 to mark Hospital Day. They were also taken on a tour of the hospital by auxiliary members to view the many facilities offered to patients. The new X-ray equipment recently in- stalled in the Hospital, the operating rooms, the physiotherapy department, the solarium, were among some of the highlights of the tour. Guests were greeted at the door by Mrs. W.T. Harrett, president of the Auxiliary and Miss Kathleen Elliott, hospital superintendent. Pouring tea were Mrs. Frank Fingland, Mrs. Harold Lawson, Mrs. Robert Camp- bell and Mrs. Alex Haddy. Spring flowers arranged by Mrs. Ken- neth Wood centred the tea tables and were used as decorations throughout the hospital. Mrs. Orland Johnston was convener for the tea. 1 Column BY J.P. Don't forget that the Clinton Lions Club is bringing the Goderich Little Theatre's production of "Spring Tonic" to Central Huron Secondary School this coming Tuesday and Wednesday nights starting at 8:30 p.m. All seats are reserved for the show which stars local talent. * * * Although there is no fireworks display in Clinton this year, the Hensall Firemen are putting on a display this coming Victoria Day at the Hensall Park. A collection will be taken and there is a $50 draw prize as well. The Revivals, a young singing group from Woodbridge who were well received at Middleton Centennial Celebrations last year, will be back in town on May 27 at Ontario Street United Church. They will play and sing at the special Sunday School Anniversary service at 11 ann. * * * If you think you have a name for Cling ton's Centennial in 1975, send it in to the News-Record by this coming Monday and help us kick off our 100th Birthday. Inside, our younger readers will find a new column especially for them. Called Dr, A's Mini Tales, the stories will provide en, tertaintnent and edticatibn for our younger Set. ford, will be the principal at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic School in Stratford, effec- tive September 1, 1973; and Michael Dewan, presently a teacher at St. Michael's Roman Catholic School in Stratford will be the principal at St. Joseph's School in Stratford starting on the same date. These appointments follow the resignations of Sister Mary VanHee as principal of St. Ambrose and Sister Rosemary Albon as principal of St. Joseph, both sisters in the Loretto order which is withdrawing from the Stratford area at the end of June. John Vintar, Superintendent of Edheation, reported that Ennis Murphy, presently principal at St. Michael's Roman Catholic School, Stratford will be tran- sferred to the principalship of St. Patrick's School at Kinkora; and that Sam Alberico, presently principal at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic School at Clinton will become the principal at St. Michael's Roman Catholic School in Stratford. No appointment has been made as yet to fill the vacancy at St. Joseph's School in Clinton. The vacancy at St. Patrick's School in Kinkora resulted from the resignation of Sister Mary Carmel, the principal, as she is a sister in the St. Joseph's Order which is also withdrawing from the Stratford area at the end of June. The announcement of the withdrawal from the Stratford area of the Orders of the Loretto Sisters and the St. Joseph Sisters was made at the end of February. At that time it was reported the withdrawals were the result of the decreasing numbers within the Orders and that the Orders would be consolidating in larger centres. Trustees Howard Shantz of Stratford and Ted Geoffrey of RR 2, Zurich, will at- Clinton Council approved salary in- creases for Clinton's volunteer firemen at the council meeting last Monday night. For 1973, the Clinton fire chief will be paid $481 and assistant fire chief will receive $297, while a captain will receive $278. Each fireman will receive $200 a year, Council agreed to change a zone on Vic- toria Terrace in Clinton to permit Bruce Schoenhals to build a house. The zone had previously been a holding zone. Final ap- proval of the zone change rests with the Ontario Municipal Board, A letter from Central Huron Secondary School asking for more awards for their Commencement exercises was referred to the special committee. Council was remin- ded that all banger type fireworks have been banned for the up coming Victoria Day, but family display fireworks were still For a Clinton family, winning a contest proved to be celebration and an unexpected outing. Stan Falconer, his wife, Kay and family of four dined Out last Monday night at the Clinton Hotel and Des and Helen Cassidy, owners of the Hotel picked up the tab. The Falconers were served up a deluxe dinner, featuring a huge 14 ounce sirloin steak with all the trimmings and used the occasion to celebrate both Mother's Day and their 21st Wedding Anniversary, The Windfall canoe when Stan Faltoner's name was pulled as the Winner in the News•Record's "Guess Who It Is Contest," , In a surprise move by Clinton Council last Monday night, Council ordered Clerk Cam Proctor to get keys for them for the town office. Apparently the dispute centres around who should have access to the clerk's office after hours. The action taken by council follows weeks of •.backroom arguing..after clerk Proctor decided that the clerks office should be locked after hours and no one other than him allowed admittance, Some of the councillors claimed they needed the keys to get into the clerk's office to answer the phone after hours. Mr. Proc- tor then had an extension phone installed in the committee rooms but some coun- cillors insisted that they still needed access to the clerk's office and wanted the exten- sion removed. Mr. Proctor said that no other town in Huron County gave keys to the clerks office to any elected official and he added, that on checking with the Department of Municipal Affairs, he found out that the practise was frowned upon. Council also passed a motion telling the clerk that he was liable for the cost of tend the Canadian Catholic Trustees' Association Convention at Toronto, May 17-19, Trustee Michael Connolly, RR 3 Kippen, reported on the Huron-Perth Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Association an- nual educational dinner meeting which he attended on May 2. He is the represen- tative from the Board to the Association. Trustee Gordon Ball of St. Marys repor- ted that he had been told by the engineer that tenders were to be called within a day or so for the sewage system to service Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic School in St. Marys. The Board is to prepay 50 per- cent of the construction cost for this sewerz,,, 'The Board gave Permission for the . Kilroy Council of Stratford of the Knights of Columbus to distribute circus tickets to the separate schools in Stratford, St. Marys, Hesson, Kinkora, Dublin, St. Columban and Seaforth. The Board passed a debenture by-law authorizing the issue of a debenture in the principal amount of $202,000 for the ad- dition to St, Aloysius Roman Catholic School in Stratford which is already under construction: The Board gave authorization for the Zurich Summer Playground and Day Camp to use the St. Boniface School Zurich playground, Kindergarten room, gym- nasium, and boys' and girls' washrooms during the month of August, 1973. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p,m. with the un- derstanding that they are responsible for any damages. It is to be cleaned daily which is the sole responsibility of the group. The Zurich Summer Playground and Day Camp is a Federal Government Oppor- legal. Council endorsed a resolution from the city of Guelph which asked that all vacan- cies on boards of education be filled by another person from the same locality as the person whose vacancy he would replace. Several appointments were made by council, including Roy Wheeler to the Huron Central Agricultural Society for 1973-74 and Eugene McAdam who was reappointed to the Clinton Planning Board for the years 1973, 74 and 75. No action was taken on a letter from an unidentified man who wanted to locate mobile homes in Clinton. A raise of $10 a month was granted to Mrs, Marianne Thompson, who answers the police phones. She now gets a total of $110 a month. The cemetery board was also granted a $1,000 on their 1973 budget. Mr, Falconer correctly guessed the contest as the face Of Robert McKinley, Member of Parliament for Huron. The Falconer S selected the date and the $30 bill was paid by the Clinton Hotel, Des Cassidy even threw in a free bottle of white wine to help the Falconers mark the GtC- ctision. Mr. Falconer commented afterward that it was one of the best meals he has had in some time. "I thoroughly enjoyed it," he said. Joining Stan and Kay Falconer at the table were their children, Robert 19; Cathy 17; Victor 14, and Nancy 12. removing the phone in the committee room. Although there was no recorded vote, Councillors Hall and Stauttener were ob- served by the News-Record reporter to be against the motions, In other business, council was presented with a brief from the Huron County Board of Health on the proposed plumbing and building inspection that may be set up in the County. Present to outline the proposed system were Gerry Ginn, of Goderich Township, who is chairman of the board: Dr. Frank Mills, Huron County Medical Officer of Health; and the County's health inspector. Basically, the report recommends the in- spection of all residential building and plumbing, ensure that it meets minimum requirements and thus would be safe. The plan also called for the licensing of plum- bers in the County and the hiring of two building inspectors. The plan would initially start with a $40,000 budget supplied by the County would become self supporting by the collec- tion of fees on buildings and plumbing in- tunities for Youth Program. Miss Debra Hogg of Zurich is heading the program. Marathon set Clinton and area young people are busy this week collecting pledges and sponsors for this weekend's Bowling Marathon being held at the Clinton Crown Lanes: Proceeds from the marathon will go to the Bunny Bundle to help Crippled Children, Bowling sporisers will be for the number of games bowled and judging by the number of youngsters out collecting pledges and sponsors, the marathon could last non-stop for two days. It is believed that this is the first time that a fund raising scheme using bowling has been tried in Canada. If you're not already sponsoring a youngster, you can phone Crown Lanes at 482-7791 and Joe Atkinson will send around a youth bowler. Bowling action starts this Saturday mor- ning and MAY finish Sunday night. The Clinton Kinette Club met on Tuesday, May 8th at the Clinton Public School with President Jean Jewitt presiding. A welcome was ex- tended to 14 ladies from Huronview who had accepted an invitation to a dessert and card party before the business meeting. Winners were Mrs. Sholdice for high euchre score and Mrs. Paisley for high bridge score. Activities discussed at the meeting included entertaining the ladies from Huronview again in June; the refreshment booth the Kinettes will operate at the horse races; Zone B in- spections. On a $25,000 home, costs would amount to $195. The guests fielded questions from council for 20 minutes and council promised to give the County a decision by next week when they hold their special meeting to set the 1973 mill rate. Approval from all municipalities in Huron County is necessary before the County can start the program, Council gave its okay to the Fair Board to have a Beer Garden at this year's Spring Fair. Council approval was necessary before the Liquor Licensing Board would grant a license for the Garden, Clinton Council endorsed a motion from the Town of Petrolia which asked the On- tario Government _to split the costs of policing towns who have their own police forces. Currently, local police departments are partially funded by the government on a per capita grant basis. The resolution asks that the cost be split equally with the province. The town also agreed to sign a contract with Carter's Westend Supertest to supply gas for the town's trucks until December 1974. Cost was set at 45c for regular and 50c for premium gas. Tenders for 2,500 yards of screened gravel for the town's streets was awarded to Lavis Contracting company of Clinton at a cost of $1.14 per yard. Council advanced the Clinton Recreation Committee another $6,000 on their 1973 budget. Firemen's salaries upped Contest winners feasted Clinton Separate principal moved to Stratford Mrs. Roxanne Brown heads Kinettes What dO you dO when you haire 1,100 trees to plant but no one to plant theM? That Wes the problem that was bothering the Clinton town Council when they found they had the tries but no ono to put thorn in. the two grad. a classic at Clinton Public Scheel came to the rescue rind with a couple hour. of Mooing tuesdayi they' had the north slope at the riot track reforested. (News-Record photo)