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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-03-14, Page 1•r 4aA .4' 500 served at supper Despite ice-slicked roads last Friday night, nearly 500 persons turned out for the annual pancake sup- per at the Clinton and District Christian School. Mrs. Jean DeJong, left, John Hoogendoorn and Mrs. Jen- nie Heycoob were kept busy most of the night tur- ning about 160 pounds of batter into pancakes. (News-Record photo) Clinton,, Ontario 20 Cent s Weather MARCH 1974 NI LO 1973 r l LO 5 46 32 38 33 6 58 36 60 36. 7 51 32 54 44 8 34 27 5Q 34 9 36 28 47 29 10 35 26 46 35 11 41 21 60 46 Clinton News-Record Thursday, March 1974 109th Year - No. 11 Rain 2.18" Clinton residents object to building move Local show thrills wog FlObert BOyce teemed to have nothing but trOubip getting 'his Tin Lizzie Ong diking a skit Was part of. the "Gig' Hew" tontiftt by Me grades three War and fire classes at Huron Centennial PublIC SchoOl last Tuesday high!. Playing the Wheel's are Lawrence Key., 'Richard Johns; MiChael Laze and Michael Telford. (News-Record phOto) CHSS picks dance queen Sandra Fremlin, left, was crowned Queen of the At Home Dance at Central Huron Secondary School last Friday night. Miss Fremliw was picked from 25 entrants and was crowned by Karen Tyndall, who stood in for last year's Queen, Brenda Colclough. (photo by Jack Hunt) Hullett to prosecute twp. dump owner tract, he wouldn't be picking dogs off their owners' lawns just to fill a quota. All revenue from licences and fines would go itkt.o,.the towo's ,coffers. ; . "There are not set hours on patrol," he said, "I could be in town at anytime of the day or night, so there would be no safe time for people to allow their dogs to run loose." Council was mixed in their reaction to the scheme and wanted more time to look at it. Councillor Ruth Roy said that something should be done right away. "The mating season is coming up" she said. Deputy-Reeve Frank Cook wasn't sure Bayfield Village council is proceeding with the controversial expropriation of about 2.3 acres of property, commonly called the river flats, on the north side of the Bayfield River. It passed a resolution last week requesting approval to expropriate the property and has sent out registered notices to those affected. The council is currently locked in a legal battle over ownership of the property. An application for an injunction 'against ex- propriation by Blue Anchor Investments Ltd., which claims title to the flats, was Clinton Council Monday night decided to discuss further a plan to contract out the town's animal control duties. Dick Ejslerpf,,Goderich Afis,,present at, the council Ineeting find -6)l'etiie town that for a yearly fee of $2,500, he would control the town's dogs. Mr. Eisler currently looks after the dogs in Goderich, Kincardine, Wingham, and Lucknow and he claims great success in keeping loose dogs off of those town's streets. He works strictly under contract from the towns, is sworn in and carries a .22 rifle, which he says he seldom has to use. He said that basically, his job was to make sure that all dogs in the towns were licensed and that all were kept tied up. All loose dogs are picked up and hauled to a pound at a vet's clinic on Highway 8, east of Goderich. Mr. Eisler said that the owner pays for the dog's keep at the pound and after three days, if the dog isn't picked up or a new home found for him, the animal is destroyed. He told council that Goderich charges $10 for first offence following conviction under their by-law for loose dogs and $15 for second and subsequent Offences. He told council he hasn't lost a court case yet. He said that he never shoots dogs unless they attack him and he has only had to do that twice in the last four years. He said because he works on a yearly basis on con- BY J. F. Mrs. Wilfred Colclough phoned the other day to say that the long awaited Huron- view van .has arrived in Clinton. The Huronview Ladies' Auxiliary raised $6,500 last year to buy the van which will be used to drive around wheelchair-confined patients. The van, however can't be put into use for several weeks yet as it has to go to London to have its roof raised and a wheelchair lift installed. * * * Here's something important to mark down on your calendar: general meeting of the Clinton Centennial Committee next Wednesday night March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. It's a must that everyone possible be there, * * * Don't forget to sponsor a Centennial Band member for next Tuesday's Skate-A- Thon at the Clinton arena; forms are available at the arena or the News-Record office. * * * This is the last week to mark down your opinion on what to do with the Clinton Town Hall. The replies are pouring in, but many more are needed, Clip the coupon in- side and mail it to the Clinton News- Record, Box 39, Clinton, Ontario, Two delegations from Clinton were present at the Clinton Council meeting last Monday night protesting the rection of a building and asking for an increase of police patrols. Mrs. M.G. Bell of Maria Street in Clin- ton was spokeswoman for group protesting the, moving of a former railway car to the Gulf Service station lot on Vic- toria Street south. The car has been moved to the site by Dean Reid of Clinton who will use it for storage for parts for the Chrysler Automobile Dealership which he is opening on the site. Mrs. Bell said that Mr. Reid didn't get a building permit for the' structure until five days after it had been on the site. She said it was lowering the value of houses in the vicinity and was creating a slum. Mayor Don Symons agreed that the per- mit hadn't been issued until after the building had been moved, but he said it conformed to Clinton's ';zoning by-law, which designated the zone as highway corn- Residents of Clinton, Vanastra and Brucefield will be receiving Easter Seal let- ters this week, as more than 1,600 of them were mailed out by the Clinton Lions, who are in charge of the local campaign. Laurie Colquhoun, who is the local Easter Seal Campaign chairman for the Clinton Lions, said that the Lions' objec- tive this year in the district is $1,350. Last year, $1,088 was raised. that the town could afford the extra ex- pense. He thought that the police should be looking after the dogs. - "I'm, not- sure -we're doing—the Tight-. thing," Mr. Cook said, "we have more policemen than ever before and they seem to be doing less. I'm sick and tired of hiring policemen to do things and not having them done." Council agreed to take a closer look at the dog control scheme at their next com- mittee of the whole meeting. In other business, council passed a by- law during land severances baCk to the County land division committee on a tem porary basis. Last year, the province had dismissed last month in Ontario Supreme Court weekly session. Blue Anchor, a private company headed by St. Thomas lawyer William 0. Herold, sought an order refraining village council from proceeding with expropriation until an action by the company against the coun- cil is tried in Ontario Supreme Court. Blue Anchor operates a trailer park and tourist business' on a bluff above the flats and 'wants to build a 100-boat marina on the flats. The village contends ownership of the land has been obscured for generations mercial. He said that Mr, Reid wasn't aware that he needed a permit. "According to the permit, Mr. Reid intends to fix it up and it will blend in with the area," the mayor said. • Council agreed with the mayor that the young businessman needed a chance to fix it up and any action at this time would be premature as it was still in the construc- tion stage. "We can't pass judgment on it until it's completed," Councillor Don Hall said. "If it isn't cleaned up, you'll hear from me again," Mrs. Bell said. She also objec- ted to a welding shop on James Street, but council thought it was a non-conforming usage. They promised Mrs. Bell they would contact the town solicitor qn that matter. Bill German and Neil Haugh were also present and wondered if the police couldn't step-up patrols around their businesses in Town. Mr. German said he had had four break-ins in11973 and one in 1974 and he wondered if- these couldn't be prevented. Mr. Colquhoun said that the Clinton Lions Club is one of 234 service clubs throughout Ontario who each year canvass for funds for 13,500 crinpled children in the province. "The campaign this year runs to Easter Sunday, April 14th," Mr. Colquhoun said. He also stressed that half the money raised in the local campaign will stay in Clinton to help local crippled children. turned land severances back to the towns, but council had learned from the Clinton Committee of adjustment wasn't ready to do the severances themselves, citing the complex nature of the problem.. Council received a letter telling them that they could issue lottery licences up to a value of $5,000. They also learned that the police budget is $7,000 in the red. Passed for payment were bills totaling $11,876 and building permits approved in- cluded, Huron Pines Construction, two houses at $32,000 and $36,000 respectively; Clinton Chrysler, renovations, $2,000; and George Lavis, demolition, no value. flats and attempts are being made to trace the original owner. Council wants to establish ownership and restore the area in question as a public park. Bayfield Reeve E.W. Oddleifson said ob- jections to expropriation must be filed within 30 days after advertising the move. 'The advertisement appears in the News- Record for the first time today. If there are objections, a hearing will be arranged before an inquiry officer appoin- ted by the provincial attorney-general, the reeve said. Mr. Haugh said he had one break-in last month and he too wondered if patrols couldn't be stepped up. Later in the everting, following discussion of the hiring of an animal con- trol officer, Deputy-reeve Frank. Cook wan- ted to see a schedule of the police patrols and said there should be more men on during the early morning hours. In other business, Council referred to the recreation committee a request for a grant from the Clinton Centennial Band. Council thought the rec. committee would be more Hullett Townshipt dump controversy has surfaced again and this time it appears it could end up in a court of law. Last week at their regular March meeting, Hullett council instructed the clerk to contact the township's solicitors to start proceedings to stop the dumping of garbage on lot 24, concession 10. The dump in question is owned by Bill Little of Londesboro who uses it to dispose of Vanastra garbage from Tuckersmith Township. Mr. Little has the contract to pick-up the Vanastra garbage. Last July, Hullett received a petition from area residents to close the dump. In September, the township passed a by-law requiring that all dumps in the township be licensed, with renewal necessary every six months and provision for a $50 fine upon conviction. Last October, Hullett refused Mr. Little a permit to run the dump and he agreed at that time to close it and use the Holmesville Landfill site in Goderich Township. In other business, Hullett accepted the tender of Hoegy Farm Supply to provide the township with warble fly powder. Wayne and Tom's Spraying were given the contract to carry out the spraying and Russell Good was appointed as spray in- spector. Council also passed a by-law authorizing the erection of yield signs at certain inter- sections on the Hullett-McKillop Townliae, and decided to call for tenders on the Medd and Kennedy Drains. Council also decided to advertise that the dog tags are now available for purchase at the same cost as last year. Hullett also accepted the tender of Rad- ford Construction to supply gravel for the township's roads for the coming year. They also accepted the engineer's report on the Beane No.2 drain but sent the Beane No.1 Drain report back to the engineer. Building permits passed included; W.L. Whyte; C. Vanderlei, addition to barn and manure tank; W.S. Ball, home; Jas Schneider, house and garage; J. Mid- degaal, house; Robert Johnston, addition to house; Garry Addison, pole barn and workshop; Murray Popp, hog barn. Council approved the proposed expen- ditures and will apply for a supplementary subsidy of $119,600. Passed for payment were general accounts of $1,464, road ac- counts of $3,335 and drainage accounts of $570. PIT to mark 60th anniversary The Clinton Public Utilities Commission are planning to celebrate ,their 60th An- niversary on March 29, to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the founding of the PUC in Clinton. On March 29, two weeks from this coming Friday, the PUC will be having a banquet and special ceremonies to unveil a commemorative plaque. To help the 'PUC mark this historic oc- casion, the Clinton News-Record is publishing a special souvenir edition that will be included in all papers, free of charge, on March 28. As well, the souvenir edition may be pur- chased separately and the PUC is publishing a book about the History of Hydro in Clinton written by Jabez Ranch of Clinton and edited by Professor James Scott of Seaforth. eN • Cli nton L ions to d istr ib ute Easter Seals this year Clinton may hire animal control officer Bayfield to expropriate river familiar with Potential' provincial grants also. r,„ Council also appointed Jim Doherty of Clinton to succeed Bill Craig Of ClintOn or? the Clinton Planning Board. Mr. Doherty's'--., term is for three years. Mayor Symons ) praised Mr. Craig, saying he had devoted a lot of time to the planning board during the last six years. Council also appointed A.M. Harper as the town's auditors and learned that the official opening of the town's new sewage plant will be held on June 26, 1974.