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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-10-04, Page 1r 4 Clinton, Oniorio 20 Cents Weather • I9/3 Hi LC SEPTEMOE0 1,12 HI 1.0 25 '75 47 74 61 26 80 62 75 65 27 75 59 68 47 28 69 50 69 40 29 68 40 66 43 30 66 36 54 41 OCTOBER 1 70 44 45 41 Clinton News-Record Thursday, October 4, 1973 108 Year No. 40 rainfall 0 rainfall .58 More night courses to be offered at CHSS 1973 will go down as one of the most unusual years, wrathenwise on record. First a mild winter, then a sate wet spring, and a hot dry summer, followed by one of the earliest harvests on record. Another oddity turned up at the News- Record office this week Michael Penfound of RR 1 Londesboro brought In a branch of an apple tree that he says is partially In bloom. Experts say phenomenon is not unusual after a hot dry summer If trees drop their loaves. (News-Record photo) BY 3.F. amity homeless Fire leaves linton Firemen wore kept busy last Saturday afternooh ex. anguishing a blaze that gutted the trailer of Mrs, Mabel McCullough of 011rtion. Mrs* McCullough, a widow, end her *Ix children Were left homeless by the blaze and told Most of their belongings, Firemen estimate damage et about 910,000. No offitial btu*. of the fire wail given, (News414•cord photo) cKillop approves tenders BY WILMA OKE Reeve Allan Campbell of McKillop ownship was appointed to the Thames iver Basin Study to be carried out by the inistry of the environment and natural esources, McKillop was asked to appoint a ?presentative as,4it,lies eo the edge of the lawn 'area. ' In other business at the council meeting Monday, council approved six applications n. $25,300 in tile drain loans. A debentured amount for $7,200 was aid out by Council for tile drains. Four tenders were received for lownlowing the 107,9 miles of township By Wilma Oke Water consumption at Vanastra con- nues to increase, Clerk-Treasurer, James lcIntosh informed members of the Thanksgiving, this coming Monday will t the last holiday many of us will get until hristmas and as usual, most stores, banks id LCBO stores will be closed for the eiday. The News-Record will also be osed Monday as will the local post office. he lock box lobby will be open however, id there will be street letter box collec- * * * Last Sunday's Winter Carnival meeting ffered from nice weather and only four ople showed up. As a result, no firm corn- it-net-its could be made for next year's irreval and ahother, Meeting is scheduled Oct. 25. * * * Just another reminder that the depart- mt of manpower and immigration's van 11 be here from Friday noon until Satur- y night to register any aliens who do hot ye landed immigrant status, * * * Dott't forget, too, to take Fido or Tabby wn to the rabies vaccination clinic this day afternoon at the Clinton Corn- nity Centre. If everyone had their pets ettleted; the dreaded disease would Ise to plague us as much as it has this tr. roads and all were accepted: Neil McNichol, RR 4, Walton, $13 per hour (snowblower); Kenneth Glanville, RR 4, Walton, $13 per hour (snowblower); John Ryan Bulldozing, RR 1, Walton, $14 per hour (grader); and L.B, Ryan and Son, Walton, $13,50 per hour (snowblower), Standby time for snow equipment com- mences December 1 to March 31, 1974, at $10 per day when machine not in use, The tenders are subject to the approval of the ministry of transportation and com- munication, General accounts for $10,510.77 and road accounts for $3,746.31 were approved for payment. Tuckersmith township council at a meeting in Brucefield on Tuesday. He said the water bill at Vanastra for September amounted to $1,872, up $512, from August. On September 3, a delegation from Vanastra charges that the man in charge of the water system was over pumping at a rate estimated at 50,000 gallons a day, and when council later informed him of this he said it would be corrected. With the rate of water continuing to in- crease, council wondered if there might not be a major leak in the system. Council will investigate the cause. Tuckersmith buys water from the P.U.C. in Clinton at a cost of 40c per 1000 metered gallons for the residences at Vanastra and then charges it back to the home owners. Council approved three applications for tile drain loans for $6,400. A request for a building permit for a feed room was approved for Gordon DeJong of Brucefield. A request for a permit from Wilhelmina Van boys of Seaferth for a thicken barn was refused because it does not meet the Code of Practice requirement set by the department of Agriculture. The township bought the property located on lot 25 and part lot 26, plan 16, Egmondville, at a tax sale held at the of- fice at the meeting. Gordon Heard, construction, RR 2 Seaforth was awarded the contract for snow removal in the township with his grader at a tender price of $16.50 per hour, up one dollar from last year. The township road men also use their equipment for snow removal on the 101 miles of township roads to be cleared each winter. Council approved a request for land severence from Eric McIntosh of RR 3 Seaforth, for a house and one acre of land UPHOLSTERING This new course will feature among other things. laying out and cutting materials, working plastic and vinyl materials, and repairing broken springs or web. Mr. Bradley will be in charge and can be reached at 482.7841, STRETCH FABRIC SEWING Mrs. Elliot will teach this course on the hart• tiling of stretch materials, If .enrolment permits, there may be two classes. Phone 262-5372 for more details, ADVANCED SEWING Mrs, Anderson, who can be reached at 523- 4379 will teach this course which includes working with plaids and wool and making suits, coats and men's garments. ART This course will prpvid,e technical information for the creative art student and will also include color mixing and experiments in a media selected by the student. Mrs. Legg, who is the teacher, will give further details if phoned at 524-6283. TYPEWRITING 'Mr. Renshaw, who can be reached at 482-7081 will teach this introductory course. It will develope comprehension of the keyboard as well as the typing of business letters, essay, etc. DRIVER MAINTENANCE Jack Hunt will handle this introductory course to the auto. Among other things, the students will learn about periodic maintenance of the auto as well as preventative maintenance and defect recognition. Mr, Hunt's phone number'` is 482- 9324, WELDING This course will be offered to the beginner with little or no experience, Many welding topics will be covered including arc and oxy-acetylene welding, flame cutting, etc, Teacher Mr. Davis can be reached at 482-7662. WOMEN'S PHI'S, ED. Teacher Mrs, Menzies says this course is for the ladies` who need to trim certain measurements through exercises and games, Fur- ther details available from 482.9864. BUSINESS MATH Mr. James, who can be reached at 527-0777, will teach this secondary school credit course on investment, financing, insurance and real estate Purchase and sale. CRAFTS • Mr. St. Louis will instruct this course on decoupage flexible mediums and assorted unique crafts. He can be reached at 527.1349 for more details. TAILORING This course is strictly for peon]." with con- siderable experience in sewing. Mr. Vangeffen, who can be phoned at 527-1021, says the course will feature the tailoring of pants suits, coats, etc. GARDENING This course will not begin until March 5 and instructor Ward Hodgins says it will featut both , the- theoretical and practical aspects of gar- ' dening. Students may even start flowers in the school's greenhouse. Mr. Hodgins can be reached at 482-7388. BEGINNERS SEWING _This introductory course, taught by Mrs. An- derson, 523.4379 will include fabric study figure analysis and proper pattern use. ELECTRICITY This course is aimed at the homeowner who wants to make minor repairs to home wiring or small appliances. Teacher Mr. Newnham can be reached at 527-0375 for more details, SMALL ENGINES Students should bring their own engine for this course which will include overhauling, testing and trouble •shooting. Instructor Mr. Sharp at 527-1746, will provide more details. BOOKKEEPING Instructor Mr. Renshaw, 482-7081, says the Fire lest Saturday afternoon gutted a trailer owned by Mrs. Mabel McCullough of Clinton and left the widow and her six children homeless. The fire apparently started in the rear bedroom of the 60 foot mobile home and Was out of control when the Clinton The Department arrived. Firemen quickly extinguished the blaze, but many of the McCullough belongings were lost in the blaze. The mobile trailer, located ire Moron's enny Sale nets '$1,039 The Annual Pen iy Sale, sponsored by the Women's Aux'liary to the Clinton Public Hospital was at outstanding suc- cess, organizers report. Mrs. Rita Ryan, thairman of the com- mittee in charge of the event, reported that $1,039 was raised by the Sale and the num- ber of contributors was up considerably from last year. Mrs. Ryan and The ladies of the Auxiliary attributed 'the success of the Penny Sale to the excepticrial quality of the business men and women -of Clinton and also gave special mention to •the Village Guild of Eayfield who donated 1.5 prizes to the Sale. Complete results of the sale appear on the inside of this issue, course will offer a basic knowledge of bookkeeping including general journals, ledger work sheets, etc. TUBE PAINTING This course will feature the advanced world of roll-on liquid paints on ii variety of fabrics. Mrs. Garrett at 565-2656 will teach the course. DRAFTING Both ,drafting and blueprint reading will highlight this course taught by Mr, DeGroot, who can be reached at 527-1315. Basic and advanced drafting will be available. HAIRDRESSING Mr, Flannigan, who can be phoned at 527- 1700, will teach this course on ,the basics of creative styling, haircoloring and blow waving, GOURMET COOKING This 16 week course will cover all the finer Clinton council has decided to install crosswalks at four points in Clinton, Police Chief Lloyd Westlake informed the News- Record this week. The crosswalks will consist of two war- ning signs for motorists, one each facing both directions of traffic and a painted hat- chwork on the highway pavement, Chief Westlake said that the crosswalks were decided on after the department did a survey on popular points of crossing and the number of children using them. Crosswalks will be installed at John and Albert Streets, Rattenbury and Albert Streets, Victoria and East. Streets, and East and Ontario Streets. The crosswalks will not be patrolled or under any supervision except the East and Ontario crossing, which will be under Trailer Court, was believed to be irrepairable and firemen estimated damage at about $10,000. 'the McCullough children, ranging in age from six to 14 years of age escaped any in-, juries. Mrs. McCullough was not at home ay Mlivene Erickson At the regular session of the Bayfield Council Monday evening, Council ee- preseed their sympathy to members of the family of Elgin Porter of Varna, who passed away suddenly Sunday evening as the result of a motor vehicle accident. In the regular besinese, they learned that the clerk will be out of his office on Thur. sday Nov. 22 attending a clerk-treasurers meeting in Goderich, A news release from John White, treasurer of Ontario, stated he had been reviewing the role and functions of treasury, economics and intergovernmental affairs, and as a result of these studies hopes to accelerate approvals in respect to' housing construction. A letter was received from the ministry of treasury and economics regarding the teed Transfer Act, Council was also notified that Larry Hough will take over from Mr. Morrie Jelly as commercial industrialization manager, Correspondence from the office of the aspects of cooking including foreign and domestic cooking. Teacher Mrs. DeGroot can be reached at 527.1315 for more details. INTERIOR DECORATING Mr. 'Doherty, 482-7848, will teach this course which will include both basic decorating such as paper hanging and economical painting and ad- vanced design and color complementation. WOODWORKING Instructor Mr. Lansink, 527.0382, says this course is designed for the would-be carpenter and cabinet maker. It will include power tool instruc- ting and the completion of a project. HISTORY This grade 13 credit course will deal mainly. with Canada's position in the modern world with emphasis on its relations with the U,S: Mr. Fox at 482.9760 has more details for those interested. police supervision as before, A meeting last Monday night in Clinton to discuss school crossing guards attracted only two parents and the principal of Clin- ton Public School. Clinton council in August turned down crossing guards by a recorded 5-4 vote. In the police survey of regular crossing points, they found that 31 children were crossing at John and Albert Streets, six were crossing at Rattenbury and Albert, 45 were crossing at Albert and Princess, 53 were crossing at Victoria and East, and 149 children were using the East and Ontario Street crossing point. Chief Westlake stressed that the children now crossing Albert Street should walk up and cross the street at Rattenbury where a new crosswalk will be installed. at the time of the blaze, The family is staying at the homes of friends and relatives until ttew accorrt- modation can be found. People wishing to donate clothes can phone Mrs, McCullough at 4824928. Fire Marshall stated-the re-location of that office from King St, to 590 Xeele St., Toronto. Oct. 7 to 14 wits declared as Pire Prevention Week and hakes to that -effect will be posted. An invitation to attend ti meeting of the Hohnesville Land Pill Site Committee on Wednesday Oct. 3 was received. Council delegated the reeve and clerk to attend on their behalf. An anonyMous letter was received, but no at- tention was given it as it was unsigned. in other business, an extension it, to be added to a drain on Tuyell St., ditches are to be cleaned out; preparation for paving for 1974 is to be continued; gravel is to be laid on the necessary streets:n the next feW days and approval was given for the hiring of Andy McFarland to scrape and paint the trim on the Municipal Buildiog. The librarian, Mrs. Pred Weston, 'was given permission to hire someone to clean the library floot once a month and to perche* any small aricl sundry items as necessary. The nest regular meeting will be held oh Monday, Oct. 15 at 7.30 0.-in. For Clinton and area residents in- terested in further education or picking up 0 a few extra skills, the expanded night school classes at Central Huron Secondary School this winter should prove interesting. Night school principal Dick Whitely an- nounced this week that this year there will be 23 night courses offered at Clinton and one at Seaforth District High School. This is up from the 15 courses offered last year, "Our night school program enjoyed an increased enrolment last year, and it is our hope that this year even more members of the community will avail themselves of it," Mr. Whitely said. Mr. Whitely said that at least eight people were needed in any one course to make it go and that times and possibly places of courses could be varied by mutual consent of the instructor and the students. Here is a brief rundown of the courses of- fered and more complete details as to times and dates can be found in the adver- tisement elsewhere in this paper. Vanastra water use questioned on lot 32 Concession 6, London Road stir- vey. Council passed a by-law for the Reliant drain when court of revision was held for the drain and no appeals were made. Ten- ders will be advertised for construction of the drain in the spring. It was estimated the cost $31,500. Passed for payment were accounts totalling $59,299.74 including, general ac- counts, $1041.81; Tuckersmith Telephone Debenture Loan, $25,000; fire protection, $973.00; road accounts, $77/0.26; Vanastra garbage and water, $2267,32e Municipal drains, $15,861.74; refund on drain park tition, $100. Deputy Reeve, Irvin Sillery of 11R 1 Brucefield was appointed Tuckersmith representative to the Farm Safety Council for Huron which will be organized later this month. Council will inform Conestoga College, located at Vanastra, that it should direct its request for garbage pick-up to William E. Little of Londesboro and pay him, as Tuckersmith contract with Mr, Little is only for the resideniel area at Vanastra. Council accepted a petition for a drain signed by Mrs. George Falconer and William be Jong both of Brucefield. Council approved requests for land severence 'from 260 803 Holdings Ltd of Kitchener for lots 123 and 124; lot 101 and lot 122 at Vanastre. The Huron County Health Unit notified the Township that a septic tank was ap. proved for a new home being built by Robert Core of Egmondville on the south 4 west corner of the intersection of the Kip- pen and Brucefield Roads. Mr. McIntosh reported to council that the prime bank rate is now up to 9%, County changes tax base For the first time ever, ieuron resments work and study Over two or three years," will be paying for some "people services" said Tat Review Committee Chairman on a population basis rather than an Charles Thomas. assessment basis. Figures attached to the report showed Pollowing a decision .at Huron County that under the new system, fourteen Council recently, the lieaftit Unit municipalities will be paying more in 1974 Huronview, Children's Aid, Social Services and 12 municipalities will be paying less. and Library budgets will be apportioned on Those paying less include the Town of a population basis with the population Goderich, Bayfield, Ashfield, Colborne, figure' to be the same es the per capita Goderich Township, Grey, Hay, MeXillop, grants for the year.1973 and using the 1973 Stanley, Tuckersmith, Ilsborne arid East estimated expenditures, Wawanosh. The balance of the county budget will be A 'recorded vote was taken on the matter apportioned on an assessment basis. showing 39 in favor of the change and 15 "It is the etlinaination of a great deal of opposed, Crosswalks to be started Bayfield continues plan Ite Chief Clarence Neilans will be a TV t this corning Saturday between 11.30 1. and noon on CE.NX as part of Fire reerition week, Centennial Chairman se Archer will also be interviewed on NX TV this coming Monday between 30 and 1 p.m. He will talk about Clio- "e Centennial project.