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Thursday, August 23,1973
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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.
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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