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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-11-16, Page 1th* 8 3?22 51 43 9 44 .35 61 43! id.51 53 61 40051434)57 12 50 33 41 54 13 54 51 39 24 14 35 29 43 34 R^in b06 Rain .66 Clinton News-Record THE NEW ERA — 102nd Year - - THE HURON! RECORD -r- 86th Year THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD SINGLE COPIES 12c ■r The first column I BYSJK Clinton Colts and officials of the team were delighted with the turnout of fans at last week’s exhibition hockey game in the new arena with the Seaforth Beavers. This Thursday evening, the Colts will be meeting the Mil* yerton team in a return exhi- bition game to be played at 8;30pm in the arena. This team is one which will be in the regular season’s schedule. Publicity man Clarence De- nomme was happy to report too that the team was able to pay the referees “and still have a little left over” after last week’s game. This is just great we think. Maybe sporting enthusiasm is really on the way back to this town at last. ♦ ♦ * Mayoralty race seen for December contest * If ever there was a handy service for housewives, the newly instituted Dial-A-Menu feature in metropolitan Toronto is one. Received word recently that the Ontario Food Council’s exhibit at the Royal Winter Fair this week introduced this won. derful invention to homemakers Just suppose that a Toronto housewife gets the same kind of complaint from her family that you get from your brood. Let’s assume that dad and the kids are tired of the fare Mom prepares day after day. Rather than wring her hands in des­ pair, Mother simply dials the DiaUA-Menu number to get a totally new slant on making din­ ner. New menu ideas are given .weekly and feature foods that are easily available, in good supply, and at moderate cost. On writing to the Food Coun­ cil, Ontario Department of Agri­ culture and Food, recipes for two featured dishes are avail­ able to dialers. Demolition of the former Clinton post office began last Thursday and is expected to be completed by this weekend. Wrecking crew manager is Hubert Miller, R. R. 1 Dashwood, who is operating the bulldozer pictured here. This particular part of the operation lowered the former Customs Office built in 1937. Clinton honors war dead with two-part observance ♦ * * There are people who think .that some modern literature is too suggestive for young eyes... but that sort of thing is rarely a fault of a weekly newspaper. We happened to be looking [through the Goderich News from 11882 and we were interested in [this particular item. I (Perhaps parents of teenage [children*' should black out the following paragraph immedi­ ately upon reading it, lest the [youngsters in the family should [chance upon the article and be bed astray.) | “Kissing - Kissing the hand bs a very neat but colourless |sort of compliment, It is un- Satisfactory to both parties, [they say. We are also informed llhat kissing the forehead or chin Is a cold sort of thing and not largely indulged in by people |)f good taste. The cheek, if mot too hard, is understood to me very fair kissing ground, mut good judges have very gen­erally agreed upon the lips as ■offering superior inducements. If his mouth is not too large, |>r his girl’s mouth is not too fcmall, or his girl’s mouth is mot too large and his too small merhaps the young man had bet- ler stick to the lips. If there Is anything sweet in a kiss - lend doubtless there is - he will ■ind it there.” I * * * There has been a great deal of discussion in recent years about the production and sale Of warlike toys for children. Now that Christmas in on the horizon, we wonder if it might not be a good idea for parents to reconsider the question be­ fore actually okaying the list to be passed on to Santa Claus. While war toys are not going to make a killer out of a child, they do instill an acceptance of the inevitability of war - a sort of acceptance which iasts into adult life. An editorial put out by the Board of Evangelism and Social Service of the United Church of panada suggests that the best way to discourage war toys, is for manufacturers to make Other play things which are just as appealing. The article notes that a com- bat set could easily become an astronaut set with three stage rocket, Instrument panel, Space clothing, similar to the para­ phernalia Used in moon shCts. Similarly, the Cl JOe dolls might take bn the appearance of airline pilots, skin divers, mountain climbers and so on. We think this a valid argu­ ment with a sensible approach 6 the solution, Moms and dads tould do a 'whole lot to help bo if they would simply re­ use to have any part Of the of- enslve toys. Partone ofClinton’sRemem« brance Day Memorial program in Clinton Legion Hall was spar- cely attended but part two, at the Cenotaph in the Library Park drew a much larger crowd. The local Remembrance Day services on Saturday were a joint effort of Clinton Branch 140 of the Royal Canadian Legion and Clinton Ministrial Association. Rev. R. U. MacLean, Legion chaplain and minister of St, Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was chairman of the service in the Legion hall at 9:30 a.m„ Other local ministers taking part were: Rev. R. W. Wenham of St. Paul’s Anglican Church; Rev. A. J. Mowatt/ D.D., of Wesley-Willis United Church; Squadron. .Leader (Rev.), F. P. DeLong, of the Protestant Chapel at Adastral Park, CFB Clintons Flight Lieutenant (Rev.) J. F. Lally, of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, at Ad­ astral Park; Rev. G. J. Heer­ sink, of the ChristianReformed Church and Rev. Grant L. Mills of OntarioStreetUnitedChurch. Rev. Father J. E. Kelly of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Clinton., gave the remembrance service address. AIRMEN ON PARADE Two flights of airmen from CFB Clinton and the base’s trumpet and drum band under the leadership of Bandmaster Sgt. Eric Shatte joined the par­ ade from the Legion Hall to-the Cenotaph in Library Park. Nearly 100 Clinton and area war veterans paraded behind Bayfield crash injures man, 76 A Wallaceburg man suffered a broken jaw in a three-vehicle crash at Bayfield Saturday afternoon. John Howe, 76, was reported in fair condition at Victoria Hospital, London. Two cars and a pick-up truck were involved in the accident. Mr. Howe was a passenger in one of the cars, driven by John Nethery, Blyth, which was in collision with another car, driven by Norman Mikel, Strat­ ford, and a truck operated by George Mavor, Bayfield, on Highway 81 in Bayfield. The accident was reported to Goderich detachment, Ontario Provincial Police about 3:30 p.m.. according to Constable John Wray, who investigated. Court hears the Legion’s pipe band led by Pipe Major HecKingswell. Par­ ade Marshall was George Camp­ bell, Sergeant - at - Arms of Clinton Legion. Gordon Dal- gliesh was colour sergeant and his colour bearers were two Legion members and two mem* bers of the Legion Ladies’Aux­ iliary. At the Cenotaph, after the CFB band played “O Canada’’ G. Morely Counter read the list of 33 Clinton and area men who lost their lives in World War I and Douglas Andrews read the 12 persons who made the supreme sacrifice in World War H. The lament was played by Pipe Major Hec Kingswill and after the laying of 25 wreaths at the base of the Cenotaph, “The Last Post” and “Re­ veille” were sounded by buglers Cpl. Don Hurst, Cpl. Cliff Law- son and Cpl J.C. -Muir of the CFB band. Those laying wreaths were: For the Province of Ontario George Wilson, a life member of Clinton Legion; Clinton Le­ gion Branch, President William Chambers; Ladies7Auxiliary to Clinton Legion, President Mrs. Don McLean; Town of Clinton, Mayor Don Symons; Canadian Forces Base Clinton, Group Captain E. W, Ryan, the base commander; Central Huron Sec* ondary School, Miss Patricia Ball, president'of the students’ council; Clinton Public School Frank' Cameron and Barry ' i continued on page 1 J j Clinton voters can expect at least a two-way Mayoralty con­ test in next month’s municipal elections. Incumbent Mayor Donald Sy^ mons told Council in a letter Monday evening he would let his name stand for re-election. Deputy - reeve George Wonch Indicated to the News Record Tuesday he would stand if nom-~ inated. The deputy-reeve had said at Council it would depend on the slate running, his personal affairs, and whether he could get permission to run from his com­ manding officer at CFB.Clinton whether he would “withdraw or run ter a higher office.” Reeve Duff Thompson, sub­ ject of much speculation, did not indicate Monday whether he would seek the top seat in the December 4 polling. Nomination date has been set for Novem­ ber 23. “I’ll just let that ride for the moment,” the reeve said. Cautioning them that they did not have to commit themselves, Reeve Thompson, acting in the absence of Mayor Symons, can­ vassed the councillors as to their intentions. Councillors Gordon Lawson, John McFarlane, Norman Livermore and Cameron Proc- tor said they would run again if nominated. Councillor James Armstrong said he was “not altogether decided;” Councillor Armstrong said he would like to see younger men, who were concerned and involved with town affairs decide to enter their names. This theme by Councillor criticized town oil affairs, pointing out that chairs are set up in council chambers every session, but the only time anyone comes is “when they have a-beef or a complaint.” At least one new face will appear on council, to fill the vacancy created last month when H. F. Noonan resigned to become deputy clerk, In other business, Reeve Thompson reported that a re­ quest hud gone toSeaforthTown Council to provide estimates of costs and responsibilities to Clinton for a link-up with the Seaforth communications sys­ tem and the Clinton Police cruiser, LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir: Three years ago I was nominated for the first time for a position on the Clinton Town Council. I was subsequently elected and along with the pre­ sent members of your Council am now finishing my third full year on that body. At the start I admit that I was quite green. But I had some ideas, and quite a bit of enthusiasm to see Clinton mov­ ing ahead. I still have some ideas and a lot of enthusiasm left, but I must admit that it is so very easy to get browned off at times. One can get quite disgusted with the complete lack of interest in Town affairs by the general public. When we first started in 1965, I under­ stand that both the Clinton Kins­ men Club and the Clinton Legion Branch had men assigned to at­ tend Town Council open meet. ( continued on page 11) A debenture issued for $154,0Q0 for th® balance owing’ on the town’s new community centre was authorized at a special Council meeting Tues­ day, November 7. The debenture will be taken for a ten-year period at 7 1/4 percent. Council was told MoiU day a savings of $75,000 would result through having the de­ benture payable in ten years rather than twenty. Council accepted “with great regret” the resignation of the Rev. Andrew J. Mowatt as its representative on the board of Central Huron Secondary School, In his resignation let­ ter, Dr. Mowatt cited the num­ ber of late meetings and pres­ sure of church commitments as reasons why he had been ad­ vised by his doctor to relin- (continued on page 11) exhibitHuron coin draws large crowd Stanley Township Court of Revision last week heard only One appeal. It was from Tucker­ smith Telephone System which was successful in its bid for a reduction of $500 due to a change in cable assessment During a discussion about road work, council agreed to survey the balance of the Goshen Line and to erect two new bridges in 1968. A donation of $75 was made to the Bayfield Fair Board and council paid out $10 to the Huron County Mutual Aid Fire Asso­ ciation and $4 to 4-H club mem­ bers for each project com­ pleted. General account payments to­ talled $746.81; road accounts paid amounted to $1,643*06; and municipal drains accounts equalled $12,97150* Nomination meeting in titan- icy is Friday,- November 24 at 1 p.m. was picked up Proctor, who apathy to coun­ F of A Assessment system approved by county County Council in Goderich Tuesday voted to establish a county assessment commis­ sioner system effective January 1, 1969. The 1968 Equalization Committee was authorized to advertise for a commissioner to be appointed at the discre­ tion of County Council in 1968. The decision was reached after long debate in commit­ tee and in Council but finally resulted in a one-sided 31-8 victory for the forces in favour. Recorded division was as fol­ lows: For Commissioner: Alex­ ander, Allan, Boyd, Boyle, Cor­ bett, Cudmore, Cuthill, Dalton, Geiger, Hardy, Hendrick,Kerr, Krauter, Lyons, McFadden, Me- Illwain, McKenzie, Pattison, Procter, Robinson,Smith,Stew­ art, Stirling, Such (two), Thiel, Duff Thompson, Elgin Thomp­ son, Wonch, Worsell (two); total, 31 Against Commissioner: Cook Dunbar, Flynn, Elmer Hayter, James Hayter, Noakes, Talbot, Westcott; total, 8. Leroy, Thiel, Zurich, in sub­ mitting the committee report, pointed out that at the present time, the assessors employed by municpalities are able to carry on without a licence. How­ ever, should an assessor ter­ minate his employment with a municpality then his replace, ment must be a licensed party. Very shortly there will be a number of municipalities with, in Huron County faced with the problem of engaging a licensed assessor to carry on the nec­ essary work. In Huron County there are about four qualified assessors who might be avail­ able for employment either at the local level or on the county basis. The committee reported that with the establishment of county assessment in practically all counties in Ontario now, these people become very valuable. County Clerk-treasurer J.G. Berry estimated the cost of the new system at about $100,000 per year. County Assessor A. A. Alex­ ander said it was not his idea at all but Huron County was just starting to get into the squeeze, when licensed assessors are re­ quired. He estimated that a staff of eleven personswouldbe needed including seven fully qualified ones and several others in training. A donation of $750 was made to the Hullett Township Federa­ tion of Agriculture at last peek’s meeting of HullettTown- ■ ship Council. As well, the of­ ficials accepted the tender of George Radford for $2600 to construct tlie Nesbitt Drain. Total accounts paid were $7,500. It is expected that a special meeting will be arranged by Hullett Clerk Clare Vincent with the Canadian Pacific Railway to determine how to go about re­ pairs to the level crossing on concession 14 about two and one-half miles west of Auburn. Visibility is reported to be poor at this particular spot in the community and since school buses pass through here each day on their way to Hullett Central School at Londesboro it is hoped to avoid any serious accident by initiating re-con­ struction at the earliest pos­ sible date. Council also completed plans •for a special road tour taken on Monday of this week. Ob­ ject was to study the conditions of small bridges and to plan replacements for 1968. In past years, council has attempted to rebuild one big bridge an­ nually. It now looks forward to a. scheme to systematically build up township roads. Annual Court of Revision on the 1968 assessment roll was held in conjunction with this meeting and heard only one minor appeal. R. J. BOUSSEY Group Captain E,W. Ryah, base commander Of C.F.B. Clinton gives a sharp salute after blading tile C.F.B, wreath at the Cenotaph in Clinton Libi’Afy Park during the annual Remdnfi* brance Day service Saturday. The event was G/c Cyan’s first participattoh in a Clinton RoAtomtfraricc Day observance# (C,F»B, Clinton Pltotd) Professor at CHSS Professor Andrew A. Gtfind- lay, associate professor of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario was guest speaker last evening at the official opening of the Centennial vocational addition at Central Huroh Secondary School. Introduced by Clinton District Collegiate Institute board member RObert Elliott and thanked by Norman Couftter, also Of the board, Professor Grlndlay was presented with a desk barometef. Mrs, Grihdiay received one dozen yellow roses. Both gifts were presented by Donald Young, board representative from Btyth. Rev. A*J. Mowatt, Clihtori, cohducted the invocation arid the dedication at the official ceremony. Architects Page and Steel and general contractors John Hayman and Sons Limited made presentation of Ahi en­ graved plaque commemorating completion of the hew Wing. As Well, Principal Robert Homuth received A ceremonial key to the addition from CDCI board chairman Waiter New­ combe; Robert Peck, Huron County representative to the board, introduced the honored guests New manager named to PUC R. J. (Gus) Boussey has taken up duties as manager of the Clin, ton Public Utilities Commis­ sion effective Wednesday. Born and educated in Wind­ sor, Mr. Boussey, 43, served with the Royal Canadian Navy in World War H. He has been employed by the Seaforth PUC for 19 years, the last nine years as manager. He is currently president of Branch 156, Royal Canadian Legion, Seaforth, secretary of the Seaforth Chamber of Com­ merce, secretary-treasurer of No. 6 Association of Municipal Electric Utilities, and a dir­ ector of the Western Ontario Waterworks Conference. He also referrees hockey for the OHA and the WOAA. Mr. Boussey is married to the former June Shaw of Sea­ forth^ He and his wife have two sons, aged 15 and 3. Mrs; Bous­ sey is presently teaching kin­ dergarten at Seaforth Public School. For the time being, Mr. Bous­ sey will continue to reside in Seaforth, but intends to build a new home in Clinton in the spring. speaks The sixth annual coin exhibi­ tion sponsored by the Huron County Numismatic Society at the Elm Haven Motor Hotel, Clinton, on Sunday, attracted about 400 interested visitors. “Canada’s History in Coins” drew collectors, dealers and competitors from all parts of Western Ontario. One Bourse dealer, Jim Little, travelled nearly 200 miles, from his Bell­ ville home, to attend the Huron County show, which ran from noon until after 8 p.m. Clinton Mayor Don Symons presided at the 2 p.m. official opening ceremonies. In a brief address, he welcomed out-of- town guests to the local numis­ matic club’s sixth annual pre­ sentation. To each visitor who signed the registration book after paying a nominal entry fee, a free Win­ ston Cjhvrchlj.1 Medal was given. Special awards were al'6o pre­ sented to the one hundredth, two hundredth, three hundredth and four hundredth persons to ar­ rive at the exhibition. Competitive displays, on ex­ hibition in the Timberlane Room, were judged at 3:30 by three selected'numismatic ex­ perts. A feature exhibit of the coin show was a collection by Percy Elgie, of Thamesford. Artis­ tically arranged, the coins in Mr. Elgie’s display represented many years of acquisition. Bourse dealers were present from such distant points as Sarnia, Scarborough, Orillia, Kitchener and Hamilton. Many visitors bought coins from their displays. Others, perhaps desiring to sell a coin or coins, asked the dealers for evalua­ tions. The Bourse room closed at 6:45 p.m. A Centennial coin display, featuring a 100-candle mock birthday cake, covered with rare medallions and medals, engraved with floral emblems representative of Canada’s ten provinces, won for Alan Mao nab, of Ingersoll, a handsome trophy as his award for the ‘best in show’ exhibit. Another winner was 15-yearm­ old Paul Masters, of 823 Van ! Street, London, who submitted the best coin exhibit in the junior division, for the second year in a row. Paul’s prize-winning entry was a collection of medal-. lions bearing the image of U.S. Presidents. Winners of the five different display classes were as follows: Best in Show, Alan Macnab, Ingersoll; best Canadian coin collection, Mrs. C.W. Millard, R.R. 7 Woodstock; best junior display, Paul Masters, 15, Lon­ don; best display of paper money, Rick Morris, Toronto; best foreigu>c6in collection, Mrs. Ingrid’- Smith, Toronto. Jack Dietrich, president of the Huron County coin club, conducted^an.,,auction sale of coins and other numismatic collectors’ items. It began at 7:15 p.m., and continued until 8:30 p.m. Of the 108 lot num--, bers offered, the highest price was paid for a 1912 ten-dollar gold piece. For it, a collector paid $150, Aboiit 35 collectors were bidding for the offerings which ranged from small pennies of the 1920’s to store and transportation tokens, is­ sued in the early years of this century, cemetery The board of Clinton Ceme­ tery has begun some important renovations on the mausoleum located on the premises. Elec­ tric wiring and heat is being installed in the building at a cost of about $625. Appointed by the town of­ ficials, the Clinton Cemetery board consists of two members of council and five others. opening and regretted that Robert Mc­ Kinley, MR for Huron, Hbn. C,S. MacNaughton, provincial treasurer, and Hon. William Davis, minister of education for the province of Ontario could not be present, Clinton Reeve Duff Thompson attended Mayor Don out of town. Honored Warden and Kehzfo; Reeve Grant Stirling and his wife, Goderich Town­ ship; Reeve Ernest Talbot and Mrs. Talbot, Stanley Township; Reeve and Mrs. Elgin Thdirip- sori, Tuckersmith Township; East Wawanosh Reeve R, Patti­ son and his Wifo; Reeve Hugh Flynn and Mrs. Flynrt, Hullett Township; Reeve and Mrs. Bor. den Cook, Blyth; Reeve Frank McFadden, BAyfieid; Reeve Stewart Proctor And Mrs. Proc- tor, Morris Township; Mr. And Mrs. Murray Gaunt; Group Cap­ tain and Mrs* E.W. Ryah; Mr* and Mrs* W.S. Craig; Mr; and Mrs. • Williant Cook; Mr. and Mrs. Mi Boyce of Page and Steel; and Mr* and Mrs. Robert Haymin, John Hayman andSons Limited, Members of the board and of the Advisory Vocational Com­ mittee were introduced by JMT* Newcombe. ter Symons who was guests included Mrs. Donald Me- annual numishihtic exhibition.