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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-04-13, Page 1Column Public Invited to Participate In Cornerstone Cayinf Ceremony By S. J. K. Ne-ver doubt thq po wer of toe pres& Last week we wojridteired. -why PUP’ smalj window m g CNR train rated-a frilly purtain . , . this week We got the answer .(or as much of an answer as: equid be given) concerning the mystery window. ’We’re indebted to Bill Riehl' whp. is employed by -toe CNR here in Clinton.. Bill, Who is also a collector of photographs of trains and anything to do with train trajin spgn wile. ' Although the car in question Was inhabited by a steel gang, Bill thinks, toe curtain - was probably^ to .add atmosphere the “little room” « / • • but not absolutely .qertain, i He did say he had reason believe the coach had ait one tame'been a “special party car”. Bill noticed that one car on toe tram had an ebstervatiion plat form at toe real1 of toe kind that had been used some years, .ago When important persons were’te^veiling'. ’Gvm’ the wun- tryside, via railway, coach. 'Ac cess fofthp-extra-wide platform, said Bill; was. through a speoilal end .gate- which made boarding and'descending much simpler. ■ We’re glad we asked. Just goes to show how many inter esting things can be learned if one is. inquisitive and is. lucky enough to . riud someone with the right answers. ■ x Got 'a .note from Thomas Leppington who makes -an un usual comment. about this Bat tle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 19i7. . A , ’ t ' “Fifty years"'1* ago,, April 9, Canada became -a nation. This (Continued oh page 12) e- laying ceremony planned for Clin ton's new community centre and arena on Saturday after noon. at 2 o’clock will now be-held in toe form pf an un veiling -of tiie Cornerstone,« The granite stone bearing the words “Centennial 1967“ ■was put in place op Tuesday while toe brick work on the northwest corner of toe new building was done, Clinton and .district persons ■are invited to come tout Ito the ceremony which will be followed by a tout' of toe new $22f5,0QQ structure which is now nearly - closed in. May we, make' one imponL ant suggestion-; Ww* rubber hoots, oi' proper footwear. The grounds around the new structui^e are a spa of mud from repent rains and heavy equipment working atoQuatd the building. . -There’will he- short apeacito • es J>y tTOP officials and mem- bers of the various commit tees which have made the new* centre possible. Contractors Shantz &. Hiclcs of Waterloo have been work Jpg pight up SKtopdMfof At Monday evening’s ■ council meeting; members. of- and toe ohiqirmian pf the eont? munity amtre finance eeto? mittee, ' Malt ' Edgar . quite compUmenbary bf' -.co-operation and '■ pi-jogre^A mqde by the contractor. The picture af --• the right, was taken Wednesday -fye^ terday) at -noon and showb toe progress made .op "0 .stedptui’-e whteh -w^J .at^desi during 'the first .week of ruary. ' •. (Continued on Page 12)' ‘‘A railroading, tells us the ip question was a work in the area to but a new 9-n the bridge qt Holmes- .✓7 3 Local Boys Get Dunking In Maitland 12 Cents Per Copy -J'T2 PagesCLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY/ APRIL 13, 1967 (CLINTWS NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I Newswar DONATIONS THE NEW ERA — 102nd Year The Heme Paper With the News THE HURON RECORD — 8<$th Yepr ' .. Three young men who- went canoeing' on ‘to© apring-siwoiL- len Maitland .River Saturday, * April 8 wpdnd updin fhei drink Douglas .McRhersoiri-, RR'5 Chriton; Greg Brandon, -RR 4. Clinton., and ' James" Bougen, Sarnia, formerly of Brucefield, suffered shock 'and exposure When their styrofoam. Canute overturned in rapids about 1% miles from toe mouto of/to® Maitland iRiver at' Godbmich. McPherson and Bougen, who floated for a mile before wash ing ashore, were kept over- . night at Alexandra Marine and General ’ Hospital, for observa- ’ tion. • Police said toe* three rented a 12-foot canoe at ^Clinton. The ' canoe had a styrofoam bottom and a parafoam ring round the top. It was, four feet wide. At 1 p.m. they set off from Summerhill oin a Maitland 'tri butary, • Their plan was to travel downriver in the paddle- equipped'boat to Goderich Har bor. ’ - • When toe canoe overturned Brandon managed to swiim and wade ashore then called pro vincial police. ■ ’ . . The other typ clung to tbs canoe and. wore ' swept dowm . .stream. . - ' . , Members of toe' Goderich de tachment, OPP, Goderich’ town police and toe Goderich fire de partment began, searching ’ toe river brinks afoot. A MacDon- • aid Marine tug stood toy at toe mouth of the river.’ " ' . When, 'they were Washed ashore, McPherson and Bougen telephoned police. With $1,906 being donated to toe .Clinton and District -Gorm munity Centre Centennial Fund to’iS’ past week, the, tpt/al -now Stands at $14,703.67, , This total includes dionatibns made to canvassers, donations from clubs and groups and pro fits from fund raising events, Induding winter works pay ments on labour used in to’e construction which, has been estimated ait over :$45,000, a Centennial grant and by ‘can vass and fund-raising lejvents top finance comrailttee would like to- raise over $100,000 for the new arena.’ j The project will: cost- over $225,000 to build, and there will be, extras to pay1, for aboye this amount. The town of Clinton has received approval from On tario Municipal Board to issue debentures, up to $175,000.. At the present time toe town 'is borrowing money to meet toe progress payments to toe con tractor. ' ‘ • . At Monday’s council meeting .contractor; a. payment of $64,000 was paid1 last month,'' making a total of over $102,000 already paid. The community centre finance committee has j turned over $13,000 to the town. \Foliofwing “are the donations in toe past week: Mrs. Herb Jenkins.. Archie Fleet. .-... .v... Milton Steep'.................. Steve & Rick Haaksman Mrs. Frank'' Walters .... Anonymous .................... Norman Wright, ..... Ivan Hoggart ..........?..... Jack Sturdy ................— Clarence Sturdy ........... ' Frank McGregor ....... E', A. Roberts ............... Robert VanRiesen Miss Ruto Shad'dick .... Mrs. Edythe Quennell, Islington .......... .............. Russ Archer "................ Reg. Clifford.......... . ..... Miss D, Marquis ........... William Fleming .......... Aileen Craig ................ Dave Hallriian ............ •Ed Bezaire ....................... House of Bargains Ltd... First Baptist Church ,... Galbraith Family ........... Henry F; Sloman Miss Bessie-Sloman Merrill T.V. Service....... George Walker ............. Ralph Cantelon ............. Qari- McGJinchey .......... (Continued on page 12) k t a-i,.-, ,, «. Legion Ladies Make Second Donation to Arena The Ladies Auxiliary to Clinton Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Monday .evening at their regular meeting authorized a 5150 donation to Clin-- ton and District Community Centre Centennial Fund. On Tuesday at noon the -treasurer, Mrs. Ed. Porter, left and President Mrs. Don McLean, right, delivered _ . the cheque to.Davjd-Beattie,’chairman of the" building ..conii^ijttee .of the;;new<4Bl‘toc..toW'n,Taid. .'$38,172...to:rth 1t arena. This is the second donation made by the Legion ladies;' in 1966 . they donated $100 to the fund. - (News-Record Photo) Clinton Firemen Group Captain K. R. Green away, base commander of. Can adian. Forces Base Clinton and Sergeant Gordon Ebel, ” fire chief at the base attended Ctoi- ton town council! meeting Mon day and -presented a Certificate of Appreciation plaque to Clin ton’s volunteer fire department. Fire Chief Grant “'Red” Rath accepted het plaque. The award Was in apptecia- ti'on of toe local brigade’s as- sistance ■at a fire which de- sfroyed o ne .of toe touildings at The W eather 1 19 67 1966 High Low High Low April 5 61 40 38 29 . 6 55 38 37 28 7 40 32 39 30 8 54 36 41”30 . ■ 9 60.'38 38 27 ' 10 42 32 4.7 28 11 36 23 44-24 Rain:.05”Snow: 4” toe base used by toe Canadian Forbes School 'of Instructional Technique. - -♦' ' The full wording on the scroll-type ’ plaque iis as fol lows: “Certificate of Appreciation to the Town of Clinton Voilun-. teer Fife Department; * “For their rapid response and effective action in assisting toe CFB Clinton Fire Department on February 8, 1967 when a, major fire destroyed Building- 24 and endangered adjacent buildings; ' '“The assistance provided was invaluable in controlling toe fire and confining the damage to' one building; „ . “In . ’ appreciation thereof, this certificate' is presented by the Base Commander of Cana dian Forces Base Clinton on behalf of toe “CFB Clinton Fire Department on tons 10th day of April, 1967.” The certificate was signed by toe' base commander and the base fire chief. "Sailor Beware" Clinton , town council gave totoe readings to Bylaw No. 5 for 1'967 setting nei^ sewage service; rates, to' maintain the' sewer system, disposal plant and the sewer pump house. This .bylaw was requested by Clinton Public Utilities Com mission by letter. ’ ' The- former rate for sewerage in the town of Clinton was- double the cost of the water rate, (with, a minimum charge of $3.00) plus, a ■ flat rate charge of 5Qc pier month main tenance charge to, each con sumer. Domestic consumers arte billed 'every two months and commercial customers every three months. ' ' , The new sewerage rates (•still -on a two-month hilling' and usiing the same- ten percent discount if paid within ten "days from date of billing, are: DOMESTIC customers,, gross gross bill $4.11, net $3.70; ' COMMERCIAL and industrial customers _ (op^ a, toreie- month billing), - up. tos 3,00Q cubic feet 'of water, gross- ball $6.16,. ribL-bB.,;$5.55.;^.3,000- -to 10.000 Cu. ft); gross $H‘.li; net $10.00; 10.000 to 20,000. gross $16.66, net $15.00; 20,000 to 35,000, gross $27.77, not $25.00; 35,000 to 60,000. gross $38-88/' net $35,00; oyer 60,000 "cubic feet, gross bill $55.55,'net bill $50,00/ It is assumed toe sewerage- will still be billed on toe water bills. The change in rates was due to the completion of toe 20-yeiar debenture ‘ payments on toe sewerage system which was in stalled in 1946. Two other bylaws were given fuill readings at Monday's meet ing. Bylaw No, 4 tor 1967 was to establish a community cento? board, and the seven members 'are, Councillors Gordon Law- son and". Norman Livermore, J. "Douglas Thorndike, Jack Irwin, Don Kempston, Hoc Kingswell and, Percy Livermore. The -.other bylaw' Was to accept toe 1966 assessment roll on which to base the 1967 taxes. Council also gave third read ing to Bylaw No. 24 for 1966 to annex the nine' acre piece of property lying, south of toe. Clinton Bales- Barns, on toe; Bayfield Road. Council pur- tehasdd.., dhis *laridp as. • a,/possibles IhdttsfriaT site. : ■--- ■ Armstrong- Returns Mayor Don Symons announc ed that James "Armstrong who resigned his .council seat on February 14, has consented to retprn- to council to complete his two year term, Mr. Arm^ strong was npt at 'Monday’s meeting due to illness. Parking- Meters Reeve Duff Thompson distri buted sketches of Clinton’s bus iness section showing tentative locations of the estimated 137. parking meters which council ' is contemplating'insteijing.' The reeve said the Duncan' meters .(one and two head) which are dlistributpd by J. J„ MacKay .Canada Limited, a.n? considered on excellent product. The sketches showed meters on both sides cfoAifo-ert Street from Princess to the main cor nier; Victoria Stree*: from main- ■ corner to Hotel Clinton park ing lot and' on the east side of Victoria at the old .post office; King Street from Clin ton Cab stand to toe laneway ‘ on the south side of new post office, and also bn East -side of .King to Gliddan’is Cleaners; nteters were afeo marked' for, . ,the.. West 'side Jof. Tsaaic Street from * miam conieri-’to -Mary Street and also meters, on Rat- trinbury Street east -and weist (Continued on page 7) At CFB Theatre • - . . ' CFB Clinton drama club, the Pegasus Players, will wind .up the cuneent season- with their presentation of “Sailor Beware” this week end. - ... Directed -by Elinor Guthrie arid produced by Alex Han nah, the three-act comedy Will, be staged, for three per formances in .the base’s Peg asus theatre. The first Show will ber,a matinee iat 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 15. An evening performance' will be held at 8:30 p.m. that even ing. The final presentation ■. will take place at 8:30 p.m., on Sunday evening. Tickets are priced at . one- dollar for reserved seats and fifty cents rush. They may be obtained from any club member, at the Pegasus theatre, or by phoning Jenny Black at 482-9470. ...$ 10.00 :.. 10.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 50.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 50.00 5.00 100.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 25.00 •15.00 30.00 Huron Centennial Youth Choir Seeking Funds For New Blazers 3 . A. kJ® s r ■'jeW s ' -'N X'a-J' ''x.? a.; > >> W ; W A 1 ?i 1 Local Fire Brigade Honoured by CFB • Prior to Clinton Town Council meeting Monday evening^ and With -all members of Clinton Volunteer Fire Department in attendance,. Group Captain K» It Greenaway, base commander at CFB (Clinton, presented Clinton Fire Chief Grant “Red” Rath with a Certificate of Appreciation. This was in appreciation of the local brigade’s rapid TeSponse arid .effective action in fighting a fire at the base on February 8. On the left is • Sergeant Gordon Ebel, fire Chief at CFB Clinton. . . (News-Record Photo) Linda Greenaway Top Speaker Linda Greenaway, a grade 10 ( Student at CHSS, .rind daugh- : ter of Group Captain K. R. '■ and Mrs. Greenaway, Adhstral j Park, Wris judged the best pub lie speaker *,in a contest spon- j sored by Clinton Lions Club. ; There wete. three Other contes- tants. " . ; The foiir CHSS students gave toeif Speeches at toe regular meeting of toe Lions Club iri St. Paul’s Parish Tiall- at Which the Lions’ Wives. Were guests. The-contest was arranged by Licit Tbd Roberts, head of the history department at CHSS, and was conducted according to rules of Lions International, Ontario, and/ Quebec District “A'^ The Clinton' Winner will not go On in zone arid district competition.. Lioh ,J.. Ross Mid dleton, betid of the geography department at 'CftS'S was Clhriir^. man of the public speaking pro-/ grrim at the meeting. Second place went to Wayne (Sdrhall, ri- grade nine student arid ridri of Mr. arid ’Mfs/tb E. Gornall, Winter Court, Clinton. On Mai’ch 31 Wriyne had Won a freA 'Mp’-td' tbo' -United Na tions in New York in/ June when he WOri the Soufh Ubrotrt. Oddfellow and Rebekah public speaking contest - Third place went to MacLeari, daughter of Rev. R. D. arid Mrs. MacLean and Gwen Hendrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hendrick, RR 3 Kippen, was fourth. Both these young ladies are in grade ,,12 at CHSS. * ' Cash prizes wetoe given out by E. B. Menzies, chairman of the judges. Lions President Ken Flett- announced that Lions Were the first service club in Canada to promote public speaking foir secondary school pupils. Me cited thte purpose of Lions Ih- terriafiondl in promoting jriiblte speaking, “to provide an. oppor tunity for competlitive' Dritokic speaking and to stimulate stelf- OxpresSiion and dhdtependeht thihlrihg among students.” „ As well as toe LiohS’ wives, other guests at toe dinrier inoeting included Mrs. Olive Ball, whose husband Les died during his term as pi’os'.idcnt in 1965; Rev. and Mrs. R. U> Mac- Lean; Mrs. K. r. '(^ednawayj; Mri arid Mrs. Arthur Aiken; Miss ■ Kristine Erigolstad; Mfs. (Cbntintreid on page JtS)' lodgbs Karen Centennial Choir Members at Practice Showh here during a Sunday afternoon practice session-in ^Vesley-Willis United Church, are four members of the .60-voice Huron Centennial Youth Choir. From the left; choir director George Cull, a CHSS occupational instruc tor; Miss Christine Hartley, Clinton; Mrs. Don (Carol) Carter, Seaforth, choir pianist and. accompanist, and Jamieson Ribey, RR 6 Goderich. The choir is seeking the support of county residents at all their performances, and also seeking finaricial assistance from groups Or individuals to assist in purchasing /Maple Leaf tartan blazers to wear at their-concerts. (News-Record Photo) The Huron Centennial YdUth Choir which was formed in September 1966, has now grown to a 60-vbicc choir Vdto many engagements in the near future, and expecting to’ be bbCRed solid latter in this .Cehtteririial yetari ’ -. < / But — $c present a good appearance in toeir appearances around tote Cbririty arid out side the .county they would like to hte more ptoCs’enfablte. They have o^rderCd 60 Maple Leaf tartan blazers which will, host $2,400 — and heed funds to pay for toetti. : Each of the 60 memljers Inave agreed -to pay half toe cost of a blazer, as-well as buy their own shirts, ties, slacks, skints, etc.. The choir was formed by George Cull, a teacher at CHSS, who 'also. dihfcts the CtTSS choirs. Mr. Cull as director arid Miss Sally Deoves as secretary, are the only offiiciials of, the choir at present. Other officers Will be- appointed hanging in age fro'jm 13 to 30 th£- youth choir draws its itera ted from Goderich, Winghato, Exeter, Seaforth, dinfon * and surrounding areas, They hold weekly practice sessions from three to five o’clock every Suri- day afternoon in Wesley-Willis United Chiif'Ch; hteifte. Tiie out of town members take turns driv ing to practice and also to'sing ing engagements in the various towns. -The chbif has entertained at Qtenteimial concerts in Gode* rich, Seaforth and Qihton teariiter this jteari . Some*, of toe .-.clfobar's future engagemenfs are-: April 23 at WteslCy-Willis Cliurch; April 24 at the. Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival; May 21 on CKNX TV “Singtime” program; May 28 at the-anniversai’y seivitees -at Vic toria Street Unitted: Church, in Odclriteich; JuhC 11, a Cehtenriiail (Continued Oh ftager sevten)