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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-12-28, Page 1THE NEW ERA — 102nd No. 52 THE HURON RECORD 86th Year SINGLE CORIES 12dlTHE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1967 night before Christmas, Clinton centennial year earlyfulfills promisefield during the holiday season.of happy helpers are Derek and Barry A group of young Bayfield carol-singers prepares to go dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh on the Saturday A pair Grime, who visited their grandparents in Bay- column BY G.C The Canadian National Insti­ tute for the Blind has appealed to Clinton residents for sup­ port in its annual fund drive. Jack Clements, of London, CNIB field secretary, pointed out that a house-to-house canvass pro­ mised by volunteers for Clinton failed to materialize due-to un­ foreseen circumstances, and the appeal for funds had to be conducted by mail. He said that donations returned in the pink envelopes would be used to help provide many services for the blind, and to continue the-pre. vention of blindness program., ♦ * * Evangelist Jack West, found, er and director of New Life Crusades, will speak tonight at Calvary Pentecostal Church, Clinton. His service will begin at 8 p.m. Rev. West’s subject will be “New Life in the New Year,” He will also show color slides of his 1967 crusades con­ ducted in Washington, D.C., Mo­ bile, Ala., and Charlotte, N.C., including several scenes of his visits with the mother of famous evangelist Billy Graham. Rev. West’s crusades in Canada dur­ ing centennial year were held in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Sar­ nia, Brantford, Fort William, Toronto and Winnipeg, ♦ ♦ ♦ Here’s a tip from the Ontario Provincial Police: When driving in falling snow,after dark, it’s easier to see if you use the low headlight beams- - not the hifft beams. The low, or passin6 beams, light the road ahead below the falling snow. The high beams hit the white snow-flakes and create a vision-reducing dazzle effect. So remember- « in frilling snow at night, low beams give you better visi­ bility. * * * Young hockey players of the Kinsmen pee-wee and Huron Fish and Game Conservation _ • Wtams -had to-jump out of ■■ S^FrW ighTTn''a "tao^ar bed mighty early Thursday to - leave at 6 a.m. for Clinton,N.Y. . During the international hoc­ key weekend, the 35 boys, spon­ sored by the minor hockey league committee, will play teams from Clinton, Ithaca, Syracuse, and Rome. Travelling with nine adults, '‘the boys will return Saturday. ♦ *. * Those kids who failed to get the walkie-talkies they wanted for Christmas can blame the Department of Transport for whispering in Santa’s ear. Santa was told by the depart­ ment that walkie-talkies (like those stolen from Clinton stores recently) are not toys and their irresponsible use is against radio regulations. These rules prohibit use of' walkie-talkies as “a diversion­ ary or recreational activity” or for “transmissions of a fri­ volous nature.” Since the walkie-talkies operate in the GRS (general radio service) wave md, used by police and firemen among others, kids playing games with them could be a menace. As a result, the department ■ is “re-evaluating requirements for the licensing of low-power units. Users may be required to Indicate the use for which communications are required.” f Some tyinheirS In the riedent scrripbook boniest held by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority in area schools are shown recbivirig their cash prizes iri Holmesville Public SdhooL W. J, Kelterborn of Milverton, Authority executive, congratulates first-prize Wihneri Glenda Blakri. Other winiterri Wrire Dianne Tyndall (toft) ahd Helen Colclough, Behind Mr. Kelterborn is field officer K. g. Musdow, school principal j, siortsmaisht right, CAR CRASH KILLS TWO MEN A Goderich man and his son- in-law from Strathroy werekil* accident at Concession 9 of Caradoc Township and the 20th Sideroad. Dead are William Tucker, SI, of 45 Elgin Avenue East, God­ erich, driver of one car, and his son-in-law, Donald Sharp, 39, of Strathroy, a passenger. Driver of the second car, Kenneth Stanley, 22, of R. R. 1, Strathroy, suffered head in­ juries, and was admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital, London. Strathroy provincial police said Mr. Tucker, a painter and decoratort and Mr. Stanley, a carpenter, were returning home from a job renovating an area house when the accident occurred. WEATHER 20 high 26, low ’ on Dec.20i high 42,low 26;On Dec.21 high 60,low 35;On Dec.22 high 51,low 19;On Dec.23 high 33,low 19;On Dec.24 high 27,low 19;On Dec.25 high 33,low .20;On Dec.26 high 19,low 14.Rai n 1,26 in ches.Snow 7 inches. 1966 on Dec. 20 high 26, low 18; On Dec. 21 high 29, low 22; On Dec. 22 high 26, low 14;, On pec. 23 high 26, low 11; On Dec. 24 high 26, low 22; . On Dec. 25 high 25, low 15; On Dec. 26 high 26, low 13. Rain 9 inches. Born July 14, 1906, in Britain Mr. Tucker was a son of Wil­ liam Tucker and the former Beatrice Locke. . He was married to the for- . mer Helen Jermyn. Survivors are: his wife, sons Raymond, of Kitchener, Elmer, of Goderich, Wayne, of God. erich; daughters, Mrs. George (Marjorie) Sutherland, of Bel. mont, and Mrs, Donald (Esme) OPP says violations mostly traffic act Highway Traffic Act viola­ tions comprised the majority of the charges issued by the Goderich detachment, Ontario Provincial Police last week. In the weekly release for the period ending December 23, it was stated that the number of charges in violation of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act totalled fifteen. The total number of accidents reported in this period was five, and the number injured two. Honor Dick, RR 5, Clinton, and William Hutchins, RR 3, Clinton, were involved in a two- car accident on Tuesday, December 19. Total approx­ imate damage to the vehicles equalled $800, On Wednesday, December 20, -Sharpe, of Strathroy; brother, Fred, of Mount Forest; sisters Mrs. Leslie Hill, of Essex, England, and Mrs. Flo Dunn, of Southampton, England; mo- ther, Mrs. Beatrice Tucker, of Southampton, England. Service was conducted Dec­ ember 25 at Lodge Funeral Home, Goderich, by,Rev. G. L. Royal. Burial was in Maitland Cemetery. Leny Kuperus, RR 4, Goderich, and Laura White, RR 4, God­ erich, were involved in a two- car accident resulting in total approximate damage to vehicles of $95. Two accidents occurred on Friday, December 22: A single car accident involving Robert S. Farquhar of Clinton, total approximate damage to the ve­ hicle of $650, and a two car accident involving Antoinette Cecelia Dalton of Detroit, Mich­ igan, and Barbara Buchannan, RR 6, Goderich. Kenneth A. Slade of Clinton and Kenneth Elliott of Mount Forest were involved in a two- car accident on Saturday, De­ cember 23, on County Road 13, 4-1/2 miles west of Clinton. Damage resulting was approxi­ mately $2000. Clinton’s centennial year cer­ tainly fulfilled its early promise of development and excitement, and here’s a lightning hop-skip­ jump through the major events. Ushering in the year, the first baby born at Clinton Public Hos­ pital was Walter Neil Johnston, a first child for Mr. and Mrs. Larry Johnston, of R. R. 1, Walton. He arrived Jan. 2 'and • was presented with an engraved silver cup. An unhappy event, however, was the April tornado-twister which struck the area, tearing down barns, houses, hydro lines and smashing crops. One farm, er was killed when his barn collapsed on top of him. Farms near Hensail and Lublin were hardest hit, Clinton suffered some inconvenience when power was cut for about 20 hours. Also unpleasant in the same month was town council’s de­ cision to increase the tax rate 2 mills to 91 mills for home­ owners. Business and commer­ cial property the bite of a to a record 102.80 mills. Clintonians round the centennial flag during their May 15-20 Centennial Week, many of them dressing in vintage costumes to take part in various entertainments. R. B. Campbell, secretary of the Clin­ ton Retail Merchants’ Com­ mittee, described their enthus­ iasm and co-operation as “noth­ ing short of fabulous.” And June was a big month for the town. It was honored at CFB Clinton on Armed Forces Day as the home of radar training in North Am erica with a plaque and radar-antenna. The gift will be erected on the site of the old post office and customs build­ ing. Group Captain K. R. Greenaway (later promoted to Air Commodore and posted to owners felt 3.08 mill rise high rate of really rallied PUC GETS NEW STANDBY GENERATOR Clinton Public Utilities Com­ mission has installed a $15,000 Standby generator to supply em­ ergency power for water .pump­ ing equipment. The Commission have been working on this for about ten years. At that time a great amount of checking, studying rind pricing was done to as* certaih the proper type and size of unit heeded to operate the water pumping equipment. The prices received at that tiine Were from $25,000 to $27,000. The idea has continued to be on the agenda ever since. The value of a standby generating unit Was brought back into the foreground because of the re- cent black-out in part of On­ tario and a Urge part of nortli- eastern United States, arid also as a result of the small torn­ ado which broke down thelld,0OO veil lines south of Seaforth and left us without power for about twenty hours, In Juhe 1967 theCommlssiorif after considerable studying, discussions arid more pricing Malaysia), base commander, took the salute during a full ceremonial parade. Also in June,, Nobel Drew, of Toronto, director of the homes for the aged branch of the Ontario Department of Social and Family Services, opened a 75-bed, $750,000 addition to Huronview. But the biggest June event was the opening by Ontario-Premier John Robarts of the $250,000 Clinton centennial project, the Clinton and District Community Centre and Arena. Premier Robarts pointed out that 100 to Sergeant Gordon Shoard, (centre) in charge of Navigational Aids Maintenance at CFB Clinton recently won a suggestion award for his invention of a bearing puller which has been adopted by the Canadian Forces for extensive application. The tool, designed for removing the bearings from the fan motors of electronics equipment (Canadian Forces Photo) utilization in the telecommunicationshas wide field and in electrical workshops. He is shown receiving his Suggestion Award Certificate along with a cheque for $60 from the Base Commander, Group Captain E. W. Ryan while the Base Technical Services Officer, Squadron Leader H. R. M. Paterson looks on. accepted the offer of Sheridan Equipment Limited for the pro­ per size of unit to look after our requirements, The price of this standby unit is $15,000. This will relieve the Public Utilities of worry when hydro fails for with this unit they can keep up the water supply for both domestic heeds and fire protection, This is the third ehgine that has been used as a standby unit in the water works depart­ ment of the Public Utilities Commission. When the writer works system was first started in 1909 they hrid a large Erig* lisli-built single cylinder gas engine which rah on gas pro­ duced In the wafer works power­ house from coal, This engine was all the power that was needed In the writer Works for Some time. Theft an electric motor was installed which used electricity from the Cllntoh Electric Light Company to help do the pumping. ‘When hydro power Was turn­ ed On in Clinton in the early part of 1914 electric motors X ■ « '' fiat- • years ago, at the time of Con­ federation, Clinton was already 12 years old. Perhaps not a major event but one which still affects many people, was the installation, also in June, of 160 parking meters to dscourage all-day parking along main streets. And in August, many worried persons were relieved when then Defence Minister- Paul1 Hellyer (he is now transport minister) assured Clinton that the Canadian Forces Base here would not be phased out asCen- tralia had been. xere installed to do the pump­ ing and the gas engine was changed over to run on gasoline and used only as a standby unit. This engine could operate one deep well pump and One pressure pump. In 1942 changes were made in the pumping equipment and the large gas engine was dis­ carded and a second one in­ stalled Which Was an industrial Hits planning lack Elmer Hunter, president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, said lack, of land use planning Outside the county is forcing up the price of Huron farm land. To protect farm acreage, he Said, regional planning of land use may be necessary. Mi*. Hunter spoke at a meet, ing during which chairmen of tlie federation’s commodity groups presented briefs to Robert McKinley MP (PC In the October provincial election, predictably, Provin­ cial Treasurer Charles S. MacNaughton was a 2-1 winner. As the year closed, civic elections saw Mayor Don Symons retain his seat, oust­ ing challenger Deputy Reeve George Wonch from council. Councillor James- Armstrong - defeated Reeve Duff Thompson. And five new councillors were elected. Centennial year's first blizz­ ard struck on Christmas Day. And a Happy New Year to you all. type 6 cylinder engine. This engine operated a pressure pump. With Increased consump­ tion of water however, this was soon not very satisfactory. This latest .engine is rated at 340 horsepower and is driv­ ing a 60 cycle, 3 phase gen­ erator to supply power to op­ erate all of our water pumping equipment when hyd ’o fails. Huron), and Murray Gaunt MPP (L - Huron - Bruce). “As farmers from other counties are either forced off or priced off their land/’ Mr, Hunter said, “they crime to our county to buy land, hence^ the price goes up,” (Ed. NOTE. Space does nbt permit more extensive cover- age of this meeting. A compre­ hensive report oh ail briefs sub­ mitted will be published latef; I