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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-08-03, Page 1z CLINTON NEWS RECORD, THURSDAY. AUGUST 3, 1967 SINGLE COPIES 12c uckersmlth ratepayers may e a little more faith ip lltlcaf hot air” from now Although residents in thqt nshlp will be burdened with reased taxation during 1968, mill rate on the pew, lovely ron Centennial School near icefield, serving public 100I ‘ children in Stanley, ckersmith and Bayfield,will nain unchanged at 11.8 rest- ltial and 13 commercial. Llthough board members had imised a more economical stem with the amalgamation the three. municipalities for 1001 purposes only, few >ple believed it or even dared hope for a break in school :es. - ‘ " rhe increase in Tuckersmith :es steins from the general znship rate which is up three Ils from 11 to 14 mills resi- ltial and from 13.5 to, 16 tnmercial. As well, the Huron unty rate is increased .9 11s to 18,2. Supporters of all three high tools serving the township 11 pay higher levies in the ming year. Central Huron condary School in Clinton has Lsed its rate 2.2 mills to .2 residential and 22 com- ircial. Squth Huron District gh School in Exeter is up ) and 4.3 mills respectively 18.9 and 20.8 mills. Sea- ?th District High School rate s set at 17,8 and 19.6, up >m 15 and 17 mills. • The rates will apply on a al township assessment of ,969,710. Beginning August 1, the coun- L. of the township of Tucker- lith is holding its meetings at iron Centennial School, Some rprise at the move was in- 3ated in Seaforth where meet- js'.have been held in the rwn Hall for many years. Although the Tuckersmith □up had paid $10 monthly for eommodation in Seaforth ahd 11 convene without charge in j school, Reeve Elgin Thomp- a said that cost was not a (tor in the decision. ' I "We thought in fairness to j people at the other end of (.township, we should meet sre for a change,” reasoned eye Thompson, <-Council believes the meet- : location will be as con. lient to all Tuckersmith res. nts as the Seaforth site has m in the past, he noted. Tory leadership candidate Davie Fulton paid a fleeting visit to Goderich last week to outline his views to party delegates to the Conservative convention in Toronto next month. He is 1 v: * sr Ms V,! ' at ■ n seen here with delegates, left to right: Gordon Grigg, Clinton, Bill Dale, Hullett, Mrs. Thompson, Clinton,and Clayton Laithwaite, Goderich. Davie HOLIDAY Huron and Perth Counties May Amalgamate Health Units The Conservative party lead ership race warmed up on the local level last week with a whistle-stop visit to Goderich by former justice minister Davie Fulton. Purpose of Mr. Fulton’s visit was to drum up support from Huron riding delegates to the leadership convention slated for , September 6 to 9 in Toronto. In an interview following a luncheon session with the del- egates he discussed his chances of winning the Tory leadership. One thing is apparent. He is confident and convinced he can overcome any opposition in the ■ contest — even to the extent * of wresting the leadership from John Diefenbaker should he de cide to enter the race. Asked what the reaction of leadership hopefuls within the party would be if Mr. Diefen baker did decide to run again, Mr. Fulton said, “I am going to win the convention. ” He com mented on the possibility of Premier Duff Roblin of Man. itoba entering the race and said “I would be glad to have Mr, Roblin as a member of the Conservative team in Ottawa.” Mr. Fulton’s visit lasted about two hours. This Civic Holiday, Monday August 7, there will be no pos- tai service to the rural routes out of Clinton and no wicket service at the post office. Mail will be received and despatched at 6:45 p.m. The lock box lobby will be open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is possible that Public Health Units from Huron and Perth Counties will be amal- gameted into one district unit by next year, although the ac tual, decision on the matter .win not be made until later this fall. Medical Officer of Health for Huron, Dr.' Gt P. A. Evans said in an interview Monday4 that he and Dr, R, M„ Aldis, Perth MOH would be compiling reports on the pattern of pub lic health services in their respective counties for present ation to their county councils in September. The doctors will also be commenting i^i their reports on the likely trends in health services to'the two coun ties should the amalgamation take place. 1 * The Ontario government is offering to pay 75 percent of the total costs to Public Health Units which administer ser vices for a population of100,000 or more persons. At present’, the Huron Unit covers an area in which only 50,000 people reside. By joining with Perth County where the population is about 59,000 the unit would be the ideal size to qualify for the higher grants which have been increased by 25 per cent. “The suggestion for a joint Public Health Unit is not pecu liar to Huron and Perth Coun* ties,” said Dr, Evans, Ha noted that in some cases where pod- ulation is sparse, three coun ties aye being urged to corp bine for health service pur poses. It is thought that a more com prehensive service will be available at a more economical cost with the formation of ex panded units. Dr, Evans hopes that as well as the extension and development of established services, the larger health ui/,t could make important contrib utions in the field of geriat rics, community mental health and especially child mental health, cervical and sputem cy tology etc. Although there would be only one,. Medical Officer of Health under the new system, there would undoubtedly be additional medical staff. More particul arly,- there would be an in creased possibility that specia lists in various medical fields would be available, on a part- time basis at least, for con sultation on specific health pro blems. Provincial authorities are' working toward a January 1, 1968 date for amalgamation of the Huron and Perth Units. Whether this will be the act ual date for amalgamation or whether amalgamation will take place at all depends on the Board of Health in both Huron and Perth County in co-oper ation with die local county councils. Huron’s Board of health con sists of chairman BordenCook, Blyth; Wilmer Cuthill, Sea forth; Clifford Dunbar, Grey Township; Reeve Donald Mc Kenzie, Ashfield; and provin cial representative Jack Mor rissey; Stephen. McKee Takeover Paul Durish, President of Durish and Associates Limited, a Toronto-based advertising agency, announced this week that he had purchased controls ling interest of McKee Bros, Limited, Elmira, Ontario, McKee Bros,, a long estab lished Canadian farm imple ment firm, ran into financial difficulties last year, The Dur- ish takeover was finalized in mid-June, Russell McKee will be Gen eral Manager and his brother Gerald will stay on as Vice President of sales. Both men started the McKee firm. The company/ which employs ‘ 50 people, makes, forage har vester systems. A farm sur vey showed recently that the McKee equipment is regarded near the top. McKeealso makes commercial snow-blowers and watering bowls for animals. Bean Growers, Approve Marketing Scheme About 78 percent of the votes, cast by white bean growers in Huron County last week were in favor of the Ontario Bean Marketing Board’s proposal to implement"" an agency-type marketing scheme. Over-all results in the province show ed that 70 percent of Ontario’s bean growers approved the idea, which wiH ensure price equal □CAL GIRL GUIDE MEETS 4DY BADEN-POWELL Two Clinton girls, Martha Corrie and Karen Kerr^were among 2,000 girl guides from all over the world at an In ternational Guide Camp in the St. Lawrence River near Mor risburg to meet the World Chief Guide Olave, Lady Baden- Powell, Both 15~year old students at Central Huron Secondary School Martha is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Corrie, R.R. 5 Clinton, and Karen is the daughter of Adastral Park • Mayor Donald George Kerr and Mrs. Kerr. ✓ Last week we carried a pic ture of Miss Kerr at the camp site and an informative essay by her. This week, we are pleased to , present an article contributed by Miss Corrie concerning her meeting with Lady Baden-Po. well. By Martha Corrie The Canadian Girl Guides Association held a Heritage ity to each individual bean far mer. Actual wording on the bal lot was “Are • ou in favor of the proposed amendment ..io. the Ontario. Bean Producer’s. Marketing Plan which would authorize the Bean Board to market all beans, under an ag ency-type plan?” Polling booths set up in Dashwood, Hensall. Clinton nnri Wingham attracted 385 voters out of an estimated 1,400 bean growers in the county. Final results were 300 “yes” and 85 “nd” votes. Speaking to the News-Rec ord last Friday morning, Bob Allan, Brucefield, chairman of the Ontario Bean Marketing Board} said that the lack of interest at the polls may have been .'because farmers Camp on Nairne and Morrison Islands, in the St. Lawrence River , to commemorate Can ada’s Centennial Year. Sixteen hundred guides and 400 lead ers from 12 different count ries gathered on these beau tiful islands for two weeks of camping, with approximately 1,500 tents. The highlight for all who had the privilege of attending the camp was the visit of the World Chief Guide Olave, Lady Baden Powell ,on July 25. The weather during the whole camp period had been delight ful with sunshine every day, but aS the “grand lady of guid. ing” toured the campsite, a light rain began to fall. A guid- (continued on page 5) tlr Commodore K. R. Gr.eenaway,CDjlooks m as Group Captain E. W. Ryan, CD, accepts omrhand of CFB Clinton during formal handing ver ceremonies hold at CFB Clinton last ’Thursday. Approximately 800 base personnel took part In the handing over. parade.' f/L .iftJ'V.’FurMkuky Base Personnel Administration Officer, IS' shown In the background. were busy at the hay and the wheat crops. “We didn’t figure farmers to be still drawing hay at the end of July,” said Mr. Allan. The delay this year has been caused by the unusual amount ‘ of rainfall which has hindered the hayihg process. Mr. Allan also indicated that no controversy had gone be fore the vote “to stir up in. terest”. Little or no opposi. tion to the move was regist^ ered in the public eye and far- .« mers may have disregarded the - importance of the vote partly on this account. Officials of the Ontario Bean Marketing Board met with On tario government representa tives . on Tuesday. Mr. Allan explained that legislation must be drafted by the government be fore the new marketing system can go into effect. “Usually this takes about four weeks,” remarked Mr. Allan. He added that if all the legal work could be com- pleted in time for this year’s crop of white beans, the board would begin negotiating with local dealers handling the crop. Farmers .will receive an in itial payment of approximately $6 for every 100 pounds of No, 1 beans delivered. After the crop has been distributed for the year, second and finally third payment checks will be mailed to the growers, in much the' same manner as Western farmers receive the funds from the sale of their wheat crops. Ev&ry bean grower will re. ■ ceive the same price for his crop of white beans. The only price variation from one farmer to another will be in the qua lity of the sample sold to the dealer. COMMAND CHANGES AT Still Stalemate Stanley — Zurich Fire Protection The stalemate continues be tween the township of Stanley and the village of Zurich where fire protection is concerned, says Mel Graham, Stanley cler>-treasiirer. On June 30, when no agreement was made / in Stanley Township to raise ' tha annual fire retainer fee to Zurich to $700, the Zurich brigade announced they would not answer fire calls from Stan ley. Fire protection for the town ship is maintained at Bruce- field where Tuckersmith and Stanley ratepayers are joint - owners of a fire fighting unit. At Bayfield where the volun teer brigade is available to answer fire calls in the west ern portion of Stanley or to assist wherever needed; and at Hensall where council is re- , questing an increased fire re tainer fee of $500 from $125. In commenting on the sit- , uation, Graham noted that the Hensall agreement too, may be broken in time if satisfactory decision is not made on the initial cost of retaining fire pro tection. Graham said council is not debating the hourly rate for fighting fires because it is agreed that firemen who leave other jobs to go with the fire truck when called should be paid for their time and their inconvenience. The clerk-treasurer did in. dicate, however, that mainten ance costs for fire fighting equipment and storage facilities etc. were high in some cases.- He drew attention to the Bruce. field setup which supports a modest fire hall and provides ample' protection for the area it serves. The Brucefield firetruck, no ted Graham, is capable of carry- ing 1,000 gallons of water with a 10,00Q gallon reserve supply at the fire hall, At present, few Stanley far mers are registering com* plaints concerning the lack of agreement with iZurich, Al though the village of Zurich is two and one-half miles from the edge of Stanley’s southernboun- dry, some farms are neater to Zurich than any other fire bri- ' gade. It is doubtful if the absence of a fire agreement with Zurich will make ahy appreciable dif ference to the fire insurance rates for property in the town ship. Stock companies may con sider the problem a definite hindrance While rtiutual com* panies will not likely be con cerned. JJ- Kinsmen Donate PA System Clinton Kinsmen decided at a special >meeting on Monday evening to spend some money on worthwhile projects in the town. About $3,000 has been allot ted for installing a new public address system throughout the entire Community Centrebuild ing. Rivett’s of Goderich will do the job, scheduled for Sept ember. Members of the club did agree, however, to get busy right away on a new baseball diamond in the' Community park for the use of minor athletes. To date, the kids have been using the facilities at Clinton Public School. The Helicopter destroyer HMCS Nipigon will visit Goderich, August 8 to 11. During her stay in port the ship will be open for visits by the general public, at the following times: 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. August 8, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. August 9 and 10. Local Machine Firms Announce Split Up Two district farm implement firms, Kongskilde Ltd., and J. F. Machinery, both of Exeter, have announced the formation of two separate companies, effective immediately. Mr. Erik Gravley,who until recently had managed both com panies, will head up his own firm, io be known as J. F. Machinery, He is succeeded as president and general manager of Kongskilde by Mr. M. Derbi- shire who has just arrived from England. The parent company, Kongs kilde Maskinfabrik, Soro.Den. mark*, has subsi " iries in Ger- ■ many, Holland, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and Aus tria. The company manufac tures cultivators, grain storage and drying equipment. CFB CLINTON The Forces hands Thursday during a cer emonial parade. Air Com modore Keith R. GreenaWay, who has been Base Comman- der of CFB Clinton since 1963, turned Over command of the base to Group Captaih Edward Wallace Ryan, a native of Kit chener. Air ComrhodOre Greenaway has been in the Chadian Ar med Forces for the past 27 years. He is Ah internationally recog* nized Authority on aerial navi gation, with particular refer ence to high altitude flying. He will be posted to OttAwA whepe he will assume his new duties in the near future. This is the seconds time that Group Captaih Ryan has been posted to CFB Clintdhi He was there as a Student for a tele* communications course at the Radar and ^Communications School from 1949 till 1951. He was posted to Clinton after havihg spent three years aS SeniOt Technical Staff Officer on the Canadian Joint Staff in Washington command of Canadian Base Clinton changed The Weather 1967 1966 July 26 High Low High Lbw 79 51 74 50 27 78 60 71 59 28 73 61 76 63 29 79 49 75 58 30 78 63 77 46 31 76 55 81 59 t 1.77 46 81 55 Rain: .7”Rain; i .31“ ...B JU■R Bl MKW * ^^**^'* 2i| July 26the 8th ahd feature event of the < . Wednesday night harness races at Agricultural Park raceway, Goderich, was taken by Lornle Rhythm iii one of the most exciting eVents of the evening. Owned arid driven by W. Caldwell Of Cllntoh, thd seVem-year-old brown horse, in capturing the winner’s share of. the $400 purse, -paced Hie ihlfe in a sizzling 2:08.3, a 1967 track record for the iocai raceway, Lochinvar Rex, owned by S. MacGuire, LUcan, placed a close second and Tommy Direct, owned by N« McRann, Lucan, finished in show position. t