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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-07-18, Page 1Clinton,.ontor" 20 Cen18 Weather Clinton News-Record Thursday, July 18, 1974 109th Year No, 29 JULY 1974 HI 1.0 1973 HI 03 9 90 63 77 53 10 8Q 56 80 63 .n 7.3 50 88 58 12 75 43 90 66 13 87 52 76 64 14 89 65 $4' 63 15 76 62 78 66 Hydro kills plans No nuclear plant for Huron In business 30 gears One, of Clinton's longest running businesses, lrwins Sewing Centre and Dry Goods Store on Victoria Street, will be closing its doors next week after 64 years of business in Clinton. Bob Irwin, pictured above,, has run the store for nearly 30 'years, and will retire to Clinton. The store has been in the family for three generations. (News-Record photo) Clinton business to close anything cut since the middle of last week would be ideally sun cured and high in vitamins. Some problems have been en- countered in white beans. Due to continued wet fields, some farmers have been forced to plant the second time. Huron's Associate Ag Rep Mike Miller said a few Huron farmers will .still plant. white beans this' week as the first crops were very spotty in some locations. Miller said "with the high price of seed beans, these unex- pected plantings will add con- siderably to farmer's costs." The corn crop is expected to be excellent with the current hot weather a contributing fac- tor to .good growth. With plantings of corn slowed by the weather, a small number of acres in Huron have been diverted to white beans. Cereal grains are expected to yield only .at, a normal rate at. :Sunday, :July .7,, a,f.ahlilY dinned ,:was Setved 'at their' home when they were joined by 30 family members and relatives. Mr. Robinson's brother, Rev. W.O. Robinson said grace and their son Bill spoke briefly in appreciation of his parents. On the actual date of their anniversary, June 25, relatives and church friends called to ex- tend their congratulations, Their son John" had assisted his mother in beautifying the yard that it might look its best, since it. has been in 'the Robinson family for 125 years. Mrs. Robinson is the former Ethel Emerson and the couple were married at the home of the bride's parents near MacGregor, Manitoba on June 25, 1914. Mr. Robinson had moved west in 1903 and lived some 25 years of his life in Saskatchewan, They moved back to their family farm in Stanley in 1937. they have one daughter, Mrs: Elmer. (Norene) Hayter, wife of former Huron Warden Elmer Hayter; two sons, John of Zurich, a.partner in Clinton Commercial Printers; and Bill of London, salesmanager at_ CKSL radio; 12 grandchildren, and 10 great,grandchildren. Mr. Robinson will be 95 years-old in. September, and Mrs. Robinson celebrates her 82 birthday in October. The happy couple received numerous gifts and flowers, and many cards of congratulations were also received, including a congratulatory plaque from On- tario Premier William Davis, presented by Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron. Both Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have been active in the church, with Mr. Robinson singing in the choir for some 75 years. To top it all off the number of items for sale at the Pioneer Park Rummage Sale in Bayfield last Friday night were as varied as the number of people who turned out for the Sate. The ASabOlatilin said that nearly $1,000 was reeked trOrn the tale and any profits will be plowed babk IMO their park, WhiCti is open to the public at all times. Here Nanci Carson, Janie Staadnitin and Heather jaokson model soma Of the Many hate that were on display, (photo by fvlilvana Erickson) ,An Ontario Hydro spokesman said Tuesday opposition by municipal officials and area residents was a major reason for Hydro suspending plans to establish a ,nuclear generating station site in Huron county. Dennis Dack of Toronto, manager of exter- nal communications, said surveys of of- ficials and residents showed "they were not enthusiastic at this time of having a plant located in the Goderich area." In a statement released by Ontario Hydro, board chairman George Gathercole said: "The decision to, suspend the plan comes as a result of talks with provincial and municipal officials coupled with the findings of a survey of attitudes and other conditions in the area." Despite an over abundance of rainfall in the month of June prospects for 1974 farm crops appear to be at least average. Huron's Agricultural representative Don Pullen said last week "with the excellent warm weather of the past week it appears most yields will be at least normal." Pullen said the hay \ crop which was behind schedule in Huron would yield heavy ton- nage and the quality of BY J.F. According to Don Hall of the ways and means committee of the Clinton Centennial Committee, Dorothy Johnston of Blyth was the lucky winner of the side of beef in the Centennial Raffle, Mr. Hall delivered the 226 pounds to Mr. Johnston last Friday. The draw netted the Committee $150. * * Jabez Rands of Clinton, who is the town's unofficial historian, is still looking for more old pictures to use in his weekly column in this newspaper. If you haVb any for his use, contact him at 120 Wellington Street or phone him at 482-6684, * * * A group of about 20 teenagers took Lorne Brown at his word teat Tuesday night, at Brownies Drive-In. Mr. Brown had advertised the night as being $2 per car load, and Paul Anstett of Clinton roun, ded up 20 teenagers for a truckload, It works out to about 10 tents per head, Pretty cheap nighf out in these days of in- flation. * Other than to say that residents were °not enthusiastic," Hydro spokesmen could not say what the "attitudes and other con- ditions" were which prompted the decision. Mr. Deck conceded that the fact "a crosssection of people" didn't want a nuclear generating station, near Goderich was "one of the significant reasons" why the plan was dropped. Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell said he didn't Oppose a generating plant. • think it would be a good thing," he said. "But I'm the only one." He felt a station would he beneficial to the area because it would provide 500 to 600 jobs. The mayor said the Goderich area was only one of "quite a few" areas being considered. In February, when transmission line routes were being 'discussed, Hydro in- dicated it was appraising the possibility of locating a nuclear power generating station along the Lake Huron shoreline in Huron County, Public meetings to discuss the possibility of a site, near Goderich were planned for late spring or summer, but these meetings now will not be held, Hydro, said. Mr. Dack said Hydro won't review the Godeilich site or consider other sites further north 'along the Bruce Peninsula in the near future. Instead, he said, Hydro has several alternative sites for increased generating capacity. These include electricity-generating„ projects approved by the provincial govern- ment and valued at $2.6 billion. Hydro is to construct another 500,- kilovolt line from the Bruce generating station to Georgetown by 1977, a 2,000 megawatt, oilfired generating station at Wesleyville, east of Toronto, costing $672 'million, a second nuclear plant at, Pickering with a 2,000 megawatt capacity and worth $1.2 billion and two, new heavy water plants at the Bruce generating site, costing $700 million. -Five area grade named as scholars Five students at Central Huron Secon- dary School in Clinton were recently 'named Ontario Scholars, says the prin- cipal, R. J. Homuth. Marian Phyllis Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robin Thompson of RR 2, Clinton was the top student in the grade 13 graduating class with an 85.66 average, Sharon Lee Brandon, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brandon of RR 1, Varna, was next with an 82.50 average. John Francis Mommersteeg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mommersteeg• of RR 2, Zurich and David Elliott Inkley, sort of Mr. and Mrs. William Inkley of RR 5, Clinton were tied with an average of 81.16 each, .James Norwood Riddell, son of Mrs. Letitia Riddell of RR 3, Clinton was next with an 80.83 average. To qualify for an Ontario Scholar, students in grade 13 must have an average in seven subjects of at least 80 per cent, Records toppled like fallert trees at the Clinton Kinsmen Raceway last Sunday as a lightning fast track and high tem- peratures combined to make for some fast times. Both the track record for the pace and the trot fell. Derby Gent, owned by James and William Cadman of Parkhill and driven by Clinton native Norm Campbell of Thorndale, son of Mrs. Hugh Campbell of Mary Street, paced to a 2:04.1 clocking in the tenth race, the third division of the OHHA-Belvedere Ontario Sired Pacing Series. The previous record of 2:05 was set last September by Champ Herbert, with Andy Hardy driving. A new track record for trotters was set in the second race when Phil Mite, owned by John H, Seigel Stables Ltd. of London trot- ted a 2:07,2 mile, eclipsing the old mark of 2;08.3 set in July of 1971 by Flash Diamond, owned and driven by MacGalbraith of Wingham.Robert Cameron of Arva drove Phil Mite. Earlier in a qualifying race, Mr. Cameron drove Scioto Hill to a track record of 2:07.4 for the mile, but qualifying One of Clinton's oldest businesses, Ir- wins Sewing Centre on Victoria Street, will be closing its doors next week after 64 years of business. The store has been run by the Irwin family for three generations since it was opened in 1910. The present owner, Robert N. (Bob) Irwin has been behind the counter for nearly 30 years. Mr. Irwin says he is closing the store and „ . „ races are not considered as eligitile Four other horses also established new personal marks at the track, which both horsemen and officials agreed was in ex- cellent shape, due mainly to the hard work of track maintenance man, Jack Spearin of Clinton. In the fourth race, J. R. Beauty, owned by L. Murdock of Blenheim and S. Kerr of Muirkirk with Fred Goudreau driving, equalled his best time of 2:06 set at Wind- sor Raceway, by winning the first division of the OHHA-Belvedere Stake. Sandra's Skinny made her first start at a racetrack a winning one in the fifth race for owner Jack Smith of Woodham and got a mark of 2:11.2 with Art Abbott in the sulky. Terry Kerr drove Halport Duke to a new lifetime mark in the sixth race when the stallion toured the track in 2:07.2 for owner Mary Jo Fraleigh of Arva. Lee Camp, owned by Bruce Dupee of Clinton and driven by Wayne Dupee, also got a new mark when the gelding paced the seventh race in 2:09.4, knocking nearly two seconds of his previous best. The mutuel on Lee Camp was $115.80, the highest return for a win ticket this year. Bobby Joe also got a new record for owner Rey Leifso of Elmwood, when driver Howard ,Kennedy steered him to a 2:09.1 clocking in the eighth race. A stake race will feature next Sunday's program when the first of the Ontario Sired Stakes Series comes to Clinton. This Sun- day, the two-year-old trotting colts will be in town, vying for a purse of at least $9,000. About 62 per cent of Hullett Township taxes for 1974 have been paid, it was repor- ted by clerk-treasurer Clare Vincent at the regular July meeting of the township coun- cil. He also reported that there were no out- standing loans owing from the general ac- count. A delegation of ratepayers was present from Auburn with Keith Arthur as spokesman. They asked council that a recreation' committee be formed.in Hullett Township to take advantage of government grants. Hullett will discuss the possibility of a recreation committee at their August meeting on August 8th. Hullett accepted the tender of George Radford Construction of $1,495 for the open work on the Beane No, 2 Drain. It was the lowest of two tenders submitted, Tenders are to be invited oh the closed work on the Beane No. 1 and 2 drains, Hullett accepted applications for eight tile drain loans and passed a by-law to im- pose special annual drainage rates oh land on which money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act, Council also accepted the petition Bev Wallace and others for a' municipal drainage works oh Lots 18, 14, and 15, eon- cession 11 and lots 13 and 14, concesSion 12, and appointed, engineer Henry Viler: he will retire to Clinton, where he will hope to take over management of the Clin- ton Housing Authority, which looks after the Senior Citizen's Housing on James Street and the low income housing on John Street. Irwins was originally opened in 1910 in part of the present Beattie Furniture Store by the late James Irwin. The store specialized in women's and ladies' wear, including dresses, coats, and undergar- ments. The store moved to its present location on Viatoria Street some 50 years ago and in '1929. it was taken over by James Irwin's daughter, who was Bob Irwin's aunt. Bob took over the store in 1945 after the death of his aunt. He was born in Alberta, where his father was a minister and he came east from Lethbridge, Alberta after the War to manage the store, At one time, Irwins had only women's wear, but because of the fast changing styles in the industry, Mr. Irwin had par- tially switched more to dry goods and sewing notions in the last few years. Mr. Irwin said there were just too many style changes in women's wear for a small store to cope with and he said there was nothing staler than last year's styles. "You could never carry over anything from one year to next," Mr. Irwin said in an interview this week, Mr. Irwin, along with his wife Ivy, will be taking it a little easier at their Raglan Street home in the near future, but Mr. Ir- win says he will be kept busy by the Housing Authority, which he has been chairman of since its founding several years ago. As well, Mr. Irwin is the treasurer at Wesley-Willis United Church in Clinton, a job he has had since 1952. The Irwins raised three children while in Clinton, and all three are now married and living away from home. The store will be taken over by Mary's Sewing Centre in the near future. stadt to draw up plans for the Bowes Drainage Works and the MacGregor Drain. Building permits were issued to Mery Datema, H. Caldwell, Doug Hugill, R. Shaddick, G. Wilts, H. Cunningham, J. Wiersma, G. Coiclough, and Elgin Josling. Council approved severance on part lot 25, concession 10 and instructed the clerk to send a letter 'to the ministry of natural resourses, asking them to cut weeds on some of their property in the Hullett Wildlife Reserve, The weeds have now been cut. Accounts ordered paid included general, $4,583.44; drainage, $3,294.32; roads, $12,301,24; and education, $53.570.50. Bayfield hears of County tree by-law By Milvens Erickson Several pieces of Correspondence were read by the clerk at the regular Bayfield council meeting on Monday night, Among those was a Tree Hy-law from the Clerk of Huron County in respect to restricting and regulating the deatruction Of trees by Cut- ting, burning or other means, with the ek, ceptintt of certain size 'trees or those Continued on Owe I A highly respected, Stanley, ''i'oiviiShip couple, Mr:end Mrs, Richard Robinson of the Goshen Line north, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on their lot 9, con- cession 10 farm. A number of local persons have coin- pleined that there are a titunber of dogs on the loose in town. If yeti have a complaint, phone Clinton's ardinal control Officer, ' Dick Eisler at 524-8148. He has 4 thObile phone in his ear and could be therein a Matter of minutes. Area crops expected to be good Stanley couple wed 60 years -the best„ Most wheat fields came through the winter in fair shape and Pullen said: "a half decent crop" could be expected. According to Clinton of- ficials, soya beans' continue to be of a minority acreage in . This is because a Variety 'has not, yet. been found that will perform Well' in this area. A longer season type plant is needed. More flax acreage has been -planted in Huron this year ac- cording to Don Pullen. He gave a price increase as the main reason for more acres of flax. The pasture situation con- tinues to improve due to the in- creased yield. el' hay._ .Pu lien ad- ded, "those looking for pasture,. may get their needs in hay." The acreage of pasture was reduced considerably this year' when more land was plowed for beans' and cOrn due to the higher prices of the two crops. The' apple and - peach or- -chards particularly in the Bayfield, Clinton and Goderich areas appear to have survived any frost damage and should provide good yields. Cherry trees in the Thedford and Forest areas were hard hit. by frost and yields in some or- chards have been cut by as much as 40 per cent. In summing up the crop situation, Pullen said,' "we.may have had some setbacks here but. we don't really know how fortunate we are. Eastern On- tario has had rain almost. every day and they appear to be in for the third bad yeat in a row." rack records shattered Hullett to study recreation