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Venaatra-i council.. received a letter rrom-
s. Ron,Gonle, president of the Vanastra
Cott mui ity Associatt, on, asking that they
no*`purchase the. arena t' the former base,
because the expenditurt,, would: be too
,'Much of a burden .on.. the, Vanastra tax -
vers.
Russ, • Archer: a businessman at
Y astra, .also sent,two letters to Council,
ne complaining , about the high cost of
On/age-and water rates at Vanastra, 'and
other }saying he w9uld not help pay to
ve the Clinton Fire Department - protect
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By Chris Zdeb
Ratepayers of Stanley Township face a
tax rate inerease this year as council
passed their 1975 budget last Monday.
. Tax .ay, ers;.who support the public school
will have a mill rate of 108 this year
compared to 100 last Year. On an
assessment of $7,000, this: means about an
extra $55.00,.on top of last yeae s payment.
The mill rates arena$.:. follows with the
1974 rate in braekets: township 30.26
(28.35); commercial, 35.40 (32) ; county
25.8 (24.15) ; elementary' 28.20 (22.45)
elementary commercial 31,10 (24:70);
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seconda 22.10 (22.45); scondary com-
mercial 24.30 (24.70).
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Finally, farmers in the area:were able to get out°on.the land last week and begin
seeding after the worst April in 39 years•which• delayed spring seeding ofserops:,
Here Alvin' Wise of RR 31 Clinton sows mixed grain in a field on the BayfieldRoad
Iast Friday. Weekend rains again halted the seeding, but clear skies prevaled on
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By. Milvena Erickson
and Jim Fitzgerald
The five members of the. Ken Brando
family of , Bayfield, who were burned in
flash fire that swept through their horn#
early last Wednesday morning, April 3
are all improving in hospital. to
An appeal for clothes and money to hes
By Chris Zdeb turning against the police because they :the family, who lost most of their clothe
don't like authority and the • police and furnishing in the blaze that gutted the'
onstable Garry Weir may be the Clinton represent authority." . u ;home, has met with outstanding success:
y enjoys g, -p y . ; Dau ters Karen 19, and Kelly 5, are
ce Forte's rooky, but he is no rooky Constable Weiren o sbowl'in la edit►Daughters
ernan. The town's new 'man: inbblue'. a cribbage league in Welland and was . of the intensive care . unit of Univerx
f beginningto form a'b sebalt�teat when he IToSpit 'in -London and both are nowt
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1975 1974
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•APRIL
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es to rescue of burned out family
(Rusty), 9 are in improving condition in
Clinton Public Hospital, •
Another son Pat, ,17 was treated and
released -from hospital,' and the mother;
Elane, received a broken toe, cuts and
bruises. .
,Meanwhile, an appeal for money and
clothing to help the family has met with an
overwhelming response. So far the
Bayfield Lionettes have collected nearly,
$2,.100 for the family and have received
clothing 'dishes and furnishing from the
Bayfield and Clinton area, as well as a
we section of Southwestern Ontario. As
w ne 1 r• $15O has been collected in
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onstable Weir is a seven year veteran in
ing the peace. He served on the
and City Police Force from May 1968
anuary 1971 and on the Niagara
onal Police `Force from . 1971 until
g the Clinton Force.
rn in Outlook, Saskatchewan 26 years
he moved to _Welland when he was.
Constable weir and his Wife Darlene
wo children, Janet 3 and Gregory 1.
ore becoming a policeman, he was a
clothing salesman for Kresge and
s.
ing a policeman is the best ;ob as far
I'm concerned," he said. "You get to
people and you get to work outdoors."
ough Constable Weir has an aunt,
McCreight in Huronview, he comes
stranger to Clinton. His first im-
ns of the town include the .frien-
of the people he has met and the
uiet way of life.
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ople live at an easy pace here -
's really rushing around," he said,
that he loved Clinton.
re I was before, the people are
By Jim Fitzgerald
W,{y444.40,44.
NDP leader compares ship to liberals
Ontario New Demppratic Party leader
Stephen Lewis missal the: boat so to speak
Saturday that caused a delay in a speaking
engagement the NDP, leader had scheduled
for Goderich. �.
Mr. Lewis and his father David•had been -
in Massey and Blind River the previous
day and decided to take the. Ontario,
government's new ferry Chi-Cheernaun,`
from South Baymouth to Toberrnory when.
complications• caused what Mr. "Lewis
termed "More excitement than one can
abide in a day."
The ferry delay threw Lewis' schedule
awry and he came directly to Goderich
from Tobermory abandoning an
engagement in Port Elgin.
The Lewis' boarded the ferry at 1: 30 p.m.
and shortly after the trouble began. Mr.
Lewis stated that in his 12 years in Ontario
politics he has never ridden the ferry and,
the subsequent complications that oc-
curred on his maiden voyage "could start
one to believe in conspiracies."
Only fifteen minutes after boarding the
ferry Mr. Lewis recalled the captain's
voice came over the loudspeaker asking,
"Is there a diver in the neighborhood?"
The call came after one of the ship's
hands -had entangled an• anchor line in the
propeller. The rope had wound itself
around -the propeller and there was a
second directive from the captain to man
Ts ..__ . ° lifeboats. •
.�.��ere'��wsame.iniormation you the. p,
knew already. -``iiis past Aprilt'litai ` t e z""" -'"
r•ti''ll ' In -according7fo r- ^� - -,.,=;,„„.-
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• records. We had -18 inches of snow in these,
parts,- believed to be a record, and it was
the coldest April since 1943. A wet 3.62
inches of rain was also dumped on the
area.
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We like to welcome Mrs. Bill Chessell to
our pages this week. She is the new Varna
correspondent, replacing Mrs. Ivan
McClymont, who has put • away her
reporter's pen.
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Talk about honest advertising, one of our
readers spotted this sign on an antique
shop in Vermont: "Come in and buy what
your grandmother threw away."
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Obviously, some of our readers think
vet), highly of the News -Record, judging
by the response we've received to "our
Hometown Newspaper Awards" contest.
We will be publishing them over the next
few weeks, but there's still room for many
more entries. Keep them coming.
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We'd like to apologize to Susan Whits', the
l ditor of the Seafor°thIlurdnExpositor, for
that little crack we made at . them last
week. We just couldn't help it though.
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clambered into a lifeboat which began
descending into the water. As the lifeboat
made its way towards the water it hit the
side of the ferry on three occasions with
resounding thuds that sent the crew flying
indifferent directions. -
Mr. Lewis, watching the pri>ceedings
from the deck of the ferry, stated sar-
castically that `safety drill was certainly
not something that was overdorte on that
boat.'
Once the lifeboat had reached the water
the crew immediately mounted the oars in
the oarlocks and began flailing helplessly
and unrhythmically at the water.
"It was really something to seethese five
men rowing in different directions so the
boat moved. in a crab -like fashion, really
going nowhere," Mr. Lewis said. ``It looked
like five hand -picked members of the
Ontario Liberal Party."
A diver •finally freed the entangled rope
from the propeller although Mr. Lewis
claims it took some doing • since he cut
himself more than the rope. The ferry
finally. pursued its normal course and the
captain, obviously embarrassed spoke at
great length with Mr. Lewis.
"The captain was obviously frantic that I
should discuss the incident in public,"
Lewis said, "but I assured him that the
story would never, ever cross my lips."
Bayfield may cut hill
on River Street soon
By Milvena Erickson
The hill on River Street may be cut down
and the road moved to its 'proper position-,
Bayfield council decided at their regular
meeting last Monday night. Council will
tender for the work on the hill, but no
construction
onstruction da..
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of Jlaa ge.•.:streets last
Sunday, council learned from the public
works committed that' the gravelling of the
streets 'is nearly completed and calcium,
used for dust control, will be spread
shortrya, All (hose streets . intended for
`paving are ready for asphalt, and council''
hopes the whole roads program will be
completed by the Victoria Day,holiday, on
May 21.
In other business, council decided not to
hold the re -zoning ' hearing on the
McFadden and Stotesbury-Leeson
The News -Record has hired a summer
student this year. She is Chris Zdel r, 21,
a young lady who will be entering' her
`third year In Journalisin at the
tlniivers� it of Western Ontario., Chris,
Who is a native of St. Catharines, will be
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with the paper until August. (News-
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properties on May 31, when a public.
meeting on the legal survey of Village
Streets will be held. James Gairdner of the
Legal. Survey's Branch, and Jack Gray, of
theOLS of London will be in attendance.
J --Council accepted with thanks a cheque
for $25 from the Bayfield Area Bluebird
Society as, part of their gratitude for the
use of thetasennentof the Old Town Hall
TOT-V4tfiel. it -inter ,420`t.structio-n2 of- nea l
boxes.
The administrator of Alexander Marine
and General Hospital, Goderich, will` be
invited to speak at the next council meeting
following a letter received from him
regarding . detailed research project and
,upgrading of facilities at the hospital.
Council also learned that clerk Gordon
Graham will be out of his office on Thur-
' sday May 22, attending a meeting of the
• Associatin'of Municipal Clerks of Ontario.
Mrs. Joan Merner of Bayfield, president
of the Lionettes, said they "were really
pleased with the suppOrt.".
She said their , appeal had gathered up
'oodles' of clothing, beds, chairs, dishes,
groceries and blanketsfrom the local area;
as well as froin Londesboro, Brucefield,..
Hanover, Mount Bridges, and London.
$ , The Bayfield Lions Club, who started the
fund rolling with a , $500 donation, are
planning to have a benefit dance at the
Community Centre on Friday evening,,
May 30.
Mrs. Brandon said that everyone has
been so wonderful that words were
inadequate to express their feelings of
gratitude for the many kindnesses to them.
The fire is believed to have started when
a pan containing frying 'oil caught fire .
about 2 :30 a.m.
Couple mark Golden wedding
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stank), lA Township aOuplea,
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in Clinton, cele . raped their $ of • en Wed-
ding Anniversary last Sunday when more
than' -200 relatives and friends visited them
at an open house. The couple were married in the bride's
father's home near Varna on May 2, 1925
-by Rev: Durant. Mrs. McConnell is the
former Anna Mae. Stephenson, a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. David J.
Stephenson of the Varna area.
The groom, James Lee, is the son of the
late Alex and Agnes McConnell of the
Bayfield Road south.
Following their marriage, the couple
farmed on the McConnell homestead on the
Bayfield -road until 1967 when they moved
to Clinton. They sold their farm to Gordon
and Bev Hill.
, ._Both were active members of Varna
United Church for many years, and
currently they are attending Ontario Street
United Church.
Mr. McConnell is a member of the
Masonic 'iodge of Clinton, AF and AM,
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Mrs. McConnell is a member of the
Clinton Chapter of the Eastern Star,
Chapter 266, and she is also active in the
United Church Women, the Hospital
Auxiliary, and the Clinton Horticulture
Society.
• The couple have two children, John
McConnell of Burlington and Mrs. Barbara
Talbot of London. They also have six
grandchildren..
As well as the eception at their home
last Sunday whe a they received many
relatives and frie ds, the couple received
many congratulatory telegrams from the
Governor-General, 13oil McKinley, MP for
Huron -Middlesex, Consbrvative Leader
Bob Stanfield, and several -friends and
relatives. .
Last Saturday evening, th were
honored to a dinner at the 1 Littl Inn in
Bayfield by their family, with relati' es and
friends attending.
Tuckersmith may conduct pall
into sharing recreation cost
A poll or survey of Tuckersmith tax-
payers may be taken in the near future to
see if they Want to help pay for recreation
costs in other towns.
Tuckersmith court ck ussed the
matter at th'eir Tuesday -night meeting in
Brucefield but made no firm commitment
and will discuss the matter at their next
meeting.
Last month, 35 angry ratepayersratepayersfrom
Rg mondville and flarpurhey protested to
Tuckersmith that they had toay a sur,
charge to use the Seaforth recreational
facilities because Tuckersmith wouldn't
help Seaforth with a recreation grant, as
othertownships did. .. "
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Couneil felt that if they paid `, for
`Tuck"ersnririth resid'efits to- se- Se Orth,
facilities, then they would alalia hare) to kick
in some money, to the Clinton and Ilensta
Recreation Committees, both of which
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