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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-08-23, Page 1Clint(pi, Ontario 20 Cents Weather 1973 1972 Clinton News-Record AUGUST HI LC) HI LO 14 81 48 79 64 15 80 56 74 51 16 83 57 68 47 .17 75 59 79 60 18 80 56 72 58 19 82 53 80 50 20 74 62 80 51 Thursday, August 23,1973 108 Year -.34 Rainfall 1,05 Rainfall ,98 A building being moved to Goderich last Thursday from the former CPS Clinton collapsed on Huron County Road 13 at 11:30 a.m. about two miles southwest of Clinton and blocked traffic on the road for over four hours. The building, which was bought by Clare Dechert of Goderich fell apart as the moving crew were attempting to negotiate a turn on the road. Two graders pulled the wrecked former recreation cen- tre to the side of the road. (News-Record photo) Dream showroom turns into rubble What was to have been part of a new show room for C and E New and Used Furniture, located on Highway 21 south of Goderich, wound up a pile of rubble pushed by a bulldozer into a farmers field on Thur- sday when an operation to move a former recreation hall from Vanastra to the C and E property failed. Clare Dechert, owner of. C and E Furniture bought the huge hall from the former Canadian Forces Base at a bargain price because the new owners of the base wanted to build a road across the lot where it stood. The 6,000 square foot building cost Mr. Dechert only $5,000' and the moving operation was to add another $8,000 to that"tab. The hall was to be moved in two sections and the first unit, which collap- sed during moving Thursday, included a huge fireplace, stret- ching from floor to ceiling, and an ornate bar. All that is now rubble, The section collapsed on County Road 13 just outside Clinton when the truck on which it was loaded could not make a turn and backed into a road. Police had to divert traf- fic for nearly five hours until the bulldozer finally cleared the roadway of what remained of Mr. Dechert's Power lines had to be moved for the operation and police were escorting the heavily loaded vehicle when the ac- cident occurred. The remaining section arrived safely at Mr. Dechert's store. Bayfield ratepayers ok garbagepickkup Clinton News-Record General Manager, 1 Howard Aitken, )ef I, and editor James 'Fitzgerald -Shine proudly As they examine throe awards the Clinton paper received last week. in the newspaper n onipettticittis sponsored by the Canadian Community Nevrepapers Association. kit. Aitken received the awards at the CCNA's annual convention held leak Wok In • Calgary, "{News-Record photo) Stanley controls wrecks Stanley Township lived up to their promise of last month and passed a new by-law last week kr control abandoned vehicles in the township, Stanley last month had drafted the new by-law and decided last week that the problem could wait no longer and passed the new by-law, which calls for anyone in the township having an abandoned vehicle on their property to take out a $20 salvage yard license from the township or face prosecution and fines ranging up to $300, The new by-law is believed to be the first one passed in Huron County, Stanley also gave final approval to a dog licensing by-law to control loose dogs in the township that have caused some livestock lose in the pest year, The first Male or spayed female will Coat $4, $20 far the second and $30 each for the third and successive dogs. Females will cost $10 for the first dog, $25 for the second and $30. for the third and successive dogs. A kennel license will cost $25 and will -cover any number of dogs, In other business, council granted $100 to the Zurich Arena and Community Cen, tre Association and gave final. reading to the bydaw which set the 1973 tax, rate. Three tile drainage loans totalling $16,066 were approved and general ac-. counts of $2,604 and road accounts of $12,006 were ordered paid, New families welcomed to Clinton BY MILVENA ERICKSON Bayfield Ratepayers Association met for their annual meeting last Saturday mor- ning in the Old Town Hall. Frank Burch, president of the association, welcomed everyone and outlined some of the aspects expected to come out of the meeting. He called on Reeve Ed. Oddleifson to speak on behalf of the Village Council. In his report, the Reeve outlined the ac- tivities of Council for the past year, recap- ping the continuance of and new business that will arise in the coming months. He stated that the Village mill rate had been lowered five mills, the county rate lowered one mill, but since the education rate had jumped four mills, a net reduction amoun- ted to only two mills. Financially, the Village is in good shape, there are no debts and no debeatures. Two years of the five year proposed paving program had been BY J.F. Because of their popularity, the Clinton Legion Pipe Band will be having another concert this Friday night at Library Park in Clinton, commencing at 8 p.m. All those in- tereated in hearing the pipes are urged to come out. * * * This coming Friday also represents the culmination of a summer of hard work for many Clinton and area gardeners as they display there accomplishments at Central Huron Secondary School on Friday. Judging by the fine shape of the local flower beds and 'the riot of color they show, the judges will be in for some tough decisions. * * * Much as we hate to admit it, summer is nearly over as the annual September in , vasiona of the local 860011.4 will commence on September 4, Why does it seem 'that the older one gets the shorter the summers become and the longer winters seem? completed he said, and the tentative con- tinuation program is to finish Tuyll Street to Cameron Street, Chiniguy Street and Catherine Street. The official plan for the Village has as yet not been approved; more commercial property is needed and a public meeting regarding zoning will be held in the near future. The two year drainage program is par- tially completed and the Reeve arid Clerk attended a meeting in Sarnia last Thur- sday on the Task Force on Policing in On- tario. Although nothing was resolved, ideas were put forth and were well received. The Reeve also stated that the O.P.P. Detatch- ment near Goderich were doing a good con- sistent job policing the Village with the number of manpower they have. A very serious problem in the near future for Bayfield is the closure of the garbage dump by the Ministry of the Environment. The dump is maintained jointly by the Village of Bayfield and Stanley Twp. As there is no recourse to this issue, the Reeve has spoken to the officers of the Holmesville sanitary land fill site and found they could accommodate the Village. This would mean roughly $2 per capita for disposal and somewhere in the neigh- bourhood of $15 per household for garbage collection per year, and would amount to approximately ten mills on the taxes. Through this discussion (which affects every Villager) a motion by Rev. George Youmatoff, seconded by Harvey MacDougall, that the Association ask the Council of the Village of Bayfield to proceed without delay in making the necessary arrangements for garbage removal according to the plan outlined by Reeve Oddleifson received unanimous ap- proval. The Reeve also spoke of the Beach Management Agreement and told the meeting that the papers were in Toronto with the ministry of natural resources and were in the process of being signed. When completed, the Village will form a Harbour Commission and hold a public meeting for those interested in the operation of a properly run harbour. When 'the south shore is developed, sanitary facilities, showers and holding tanks etc. area few of the aspect to take into consideration, This should start in the spring. Council is also persuing the Senior Citizens Housing project and asking the Ontario Housing Corporation to re- examine the suggested location as there is a large disposal plant and an adequate water system there. An historical plaque marking 126 years of postal service in the Village is to be un- veiled at the New, Post Office on Saturday at 2 p.m. This is a joint project of the local Historical Society, Council and interested citizens. The Council was also involved with the Historical Society in preparing an historical pamphlet to assist visitors. The study of erosion was a problem delved into by council, with no reasonable solution found. 6600 feet of beach is subject to erosion in the Village and the cost to halt the problem would be roughly $100,000. which is definitely out of reach. Requests by citizens for cable TV, resulted in the discovery that at $6000 a mile, there was no way at present to obtain it as there weren't enough subscribers for the company to bring it this far. S.W.E.E.P. has spent a few days in the Village, and the New Horizons project for senior citizens with the use of the Old Town Hall was welcomed and approved. The Reeve also reported that the Public Washrooms had to be closed due to con- tinued vandalism for the past two years and would remain closed and 'due to rowdyism, the roller skating rink at 'the Community Centre had to be closed. A very few were making it impossible for those who could enjoy the sport. Speed bumps 'were brought up by -citizens at the meeting, with the majority of those present wanting them. The Reeve said Council will take them under discussion at a meeting. Mr. Norm Brown spoke to the meeting regarding the River Flats issue, and as yet nothing has been resolved. He did say, however, that something could come up at the Fall Assizes of the Supreme 'Court hearings. The slate of officers was brought in by Warren 'Cook, and resulted with the same officers as last year; namely past president Dr. Smith; president Frank Butch; vice-president, Ethel Dewar; secretary Jan Simons; treasurer Marilyn Warner; board of directors, Ernie Hovey,- Harvey MacDougall, 011ie Chapman, Anne Tillman, Lorne Cooke arid Warren Cook. A mix-up in communications was blamed for the failure of Robert Andras, Federal minister of manpower and immigration, to come to Clinton last Sunday night for a welcoming service for new families brought into the area under Operation Transplant. The scheme, carried out by Clinton Bap- tist minister Dwight Strain, has brought nearly 60 families to the area to fill jobs that could not be filled locally. Families hail from the maritimes Western Canada Raceway sets new record Clinton Kinsmen Raceway set a new at- tendance mark last Sunday when 2,412 persons, were admitted to the grounds. This eclipsed a previous record of 2,100 set two years ago. Officials said that $70,310 was pushed through the mutuels, $3,000 short of the record handle set: two weeks ago. A new bet handle would have been set, but the raceway had to refund $5,000 dollars in the fifth race after an accident marred the start of the race, The program was highlighted by three divisions of the OHHA Belvedere Stake that carried a total purse of over $7,000. The stake is raced at seven different tracks in Ontario with the $12,000 final to be held at Clinton on September 23, bringing together the top money winners of the event: Teddy Crooks, a three-year-old pacer owned by Walter Kretz of St. Catharines upset the talent in the first division when he came home in 2:06,4 in the fastest time of the day and paid $74.60. Favourite Sonny Direct took the second division, which was the second half of the daily double, and was clocked in 2:08.3 and paid $3,20. Derby Lee, a full brother to Derby Dan, who won last year's 0131-1A Stake, was an upset winner for Ron Ellerker of Forest in the third division when he came home in 2:07.2 and paid $42.40. The Clinton News-Record has won three major awards this year in the Better Newspaper Competitions sponsored by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA). In cross Canada judging, the News- Record was named the third best all- round newspaper in the 1,500 to 2,500 cir- culation class and was awarded a second place for having the best front page in Canada. The News-Record also received a third for having the best editorial page in Canada in the same class. The awards, which were judged on 1972 publications, were presented at the CCNA's annual Convention held At Calgary last week. J. Howard Aitken, manager of the News- Record, was at the convention to receive the awards arid said he was extremely and the United States. Nineteen of the new families were welcomed at a special service held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Clinton last Sunday night and Mr, Andras was to have been the guest speaker, Canada Man, •power have been paying mobility grants for some of the families to move to the area. Stanley McDowell, press secretary for Mr. Andras said the invitation to the ser- vice didn't arrive on the minister's Ottawa desk until Monday morning. The invitation was mailed from Clinton on August 8, A similar invitation mailed to Prime Minister Trudeau was received last week and the Prime Minister acknowledged the in- vitation, but said he couldn't come. The service in Clinton carried on anyway and the new families were welcomed by Mr. Strain, Clarence Denomme and Andrew Y, McLean, editor and publisher of the Seaforth Huron Expositor was elec- ted president of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) at their three day annual convention held in Calgary last week. The CCNA represents about 800 weekly newspapers across Canada, Mr. McLean said in Calgary last Satur- day that weekly community newspapers are filling an increasingly important role, something the dailies in population centres do not do because of their commitments and impersonality. "Community newspapers can reflect the atmosphere of the community they are ser- ving," Mr. McLean said. A former Liberal MP for Huron-Perth, Mr. McLean said there is an increasing ' awareness of the contributions the com- munity press can make and because of its close association with residents, the com- munity press is regarded as "a friend of the family." pleased that 'the News-Record was among the top weekly newspapers in Canada. The editor of the News-Record, James Fitzgerald, said he was very happy over the announcement but said it was the co- operation and backing of the community in and around Clinton that made the News- Record a top newspaper. "Without the help of the people in Clin- ton and central Huron County, there wouldn't be a good newspaper here.- This is a community newspaper and can only prosper with the backing of the com- munity," Mr. Fitzgerald said. The Beamsville Ontario Post Express was picked the best all-round newspaper in the same class and also took home the award for the best front page. The Mount Forest Confederate was the first prize win- ner in the best editorial page cotnpetitioh. Huron MP Bob McKinley. Mr. Strain said Tuesday that the story had received national coverage in the press and as a result, he was deluged with calls both from people looking for jobs and em- ployers looking for workers. Mr. Strain said he received calls for jobs from Calgary, Quebec and Newfoundland and requests from employers for 200 workers. Mr. Strain said he has heard complaints that a few people-in the local area are up- set that he is filling jobs with out of town people when there is local unemployment, He said that he would find jobs for any area person as well, if they would contact him. About 200 people attended the special welcome service Sunday and after the ser- vice, many stayed and met the newcomers at a reception held in the church basement. A,Y. 31eLean For the first time in some years, the Blyth Standard won two awards in the class of weekly newspapers with a cir- culation of 1,500 or less. The Standard received a second place prize for the best editorial page and they were named as the third best all-round paper in Canada in their class. The Ooderich Signal-Star received an honorable mention for their editorial page. The newspaper competitions are held an- nually with the weekly newspapers divided into five classes according to circulation. Awards are made annually at the CCNA Convention which next year will be held in Toronto. Judging of this year's competitions was done by Information Canada, an indepen- dent Federal government body, Editor gets national post News-Record wins three awards