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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-06-12, Page 13 66• 48 r 4 ,73 55 i► HI gm 83 53 84 48 6 05 52 78 61 7 50 4; 81 65 8 61, 46 78 65 9 71 42 88 66 Rain 1.55" Rain .43" :Thursday, June 12, 1 110th Year No. 24 nring FaiFair proves hit despite poor weather for the best beef showmanship, history of. the fair, the Huron. County float Mrs. Connie Colclough, 82, of Clinton was that organizers called Iaespite a cold, and occasionally damp �nsheepg won the best business or club award, while Weekend, officials of the Huron Central named the Senior Citizen Queen d was second only show,the that r major winners the Bank of Montreal was second and thegriicultural Society were pleased with this crowned by last year's q were the Emke Brothers of Elmwood, Clinton Lions Club was third. . year's version of the Clinton Spring Fair. Walker of Goderich. The best Centennial float was one en- larger The 121st Fair, which was the first as a At the Ontario Spring Jersey Show on Samuel Emke of Crawford of Mines ng Gerald Comfort of tared by the Clinton Legion Ladles 1> rgex . `48" Fair, was attended by about Friday, J. A. Whwinn d Sons of Sg Thomas per- were the major winners, taking home the St. Arms, Clare Bauman of West Montrose, Auxiliary, while the Clinton Fire engine` the three days. About 800 p and N. M. Lee of Highgate: re yOQO over sons attended opening night, to witness the Huron ' Central - Agricultural Society s kiiiibr-.-and.senior queen contests. • breeder's award, the Harold Lobb and Sons Nancy_ Castle, " 18, the daughter of Mr. trophy for the junior champion female, and and. Mrs. Wilfred Castle of Clinton, was the Durst's Farm and Garden Trophy for Picked the 1975 Queen of the Fair over, five , the reserve champion cow. other girls. She was crowned by last year's Bell City Jerseys of Princeton took home queen, Cheryl Webster,the Glen Reeb trophy for grand cham- Miss . Castle's crown was donated' by pionship cow, and Grant Butcher and Sons Anstett Jewelers. She also took home $50, of Princeton were the winners of the Jack ,rtesy of Fleming Feed Mill and Lorne Van Egmond trophy for the reserve junior wn Motors.. champion. • Judy Tiesma, 16, of RR 4, Clinton, was Also on Friday night, there was a picked first runner-up and took home grandstand show featuring local talent and second prize of $30 from. Wiseway Hudie official opening ceremonies were also and Clinton Chrysler Plymouth. conducted by local and provincial Darlene Yule of Clinton was the second dignitaries. runner-up and took home third prize of $20, For the first time ever, the Huron County courtesy of the Clinton Meat Market and. _Holsteii Qbleld their show at the,Clinton Lee's Clothing Store. Fair and a large crowd turned out to see the best of the county's Holsteins on Saturday. iIoge ate her fird Hol -Den Farms, � owned by Robert ;� Vodden of RR 1, Clinton was the major winner in the Holstein Show. Hol Den took Clinton's animal control officer for the home the Premier Breedertrophy donated .last year, Dick Eisler of Goderich, was by the Clinton Branch of the Bank of fired last Monday night by Clinton council. Montreal, the Premier exhibitor trophy Councillor Jim Hunter, who is chairman donated by,. Ralston -Purina and the Royal of the protection to persons and property Bank of Canada, and the breeders herd committee, said council had found Mr. trophy donated by J. Elliott Insurance of • e ."unsatisfactory," and there was a large number Elood ee e,o was ceived third place. •N Marguerite Snell of RR 1, Clinton was The best youth float was. entered by the picked the champion sheep showman Christian Reformed Young People, and the under 21 years, and Gerald Comfort won Huron County Junior Farmers were the the Bainton Limited special for the best runners-up.. flock of sheep, while W. E. Crawford won The best decorated bicycle, under 10 the Allied Chemical Award for the best pen years, was ridden by Michelle Whalen of of three yearlings. won the Atlas Fur ,Clinton, while Naome Birf RR d Clinton Emke Brotherswas second, and Cathy Frank ank ofClinton Tanning and Dying award for the best . was third. Ewe, and the Atlas award for the best ram In the best decorated bicycle over ten was won by Clare Bauman of West Mon- years, Henry Valkenburg of Clinton was trose. first, Shelly Middleton was second, and Emke Brothers of Elmwood were also Karen Jantzi of RR 3, Clinton was third. the major winners in the rabbit show. The best clown or comic character under At the swine show, Jan Vara Vliet of 10 years was Julie Ann Trick of Clinton, Brussels took home the Eaton's of Canada while Raymond Greydanus of Clinton was Award for the most points, while Hugh second. Hart of Gadshill was the winner of the The best junior float was the Junior Hummel's Feed Mill award for the best Gardeners of Clinton and Fred Le Beau of herd of swine • Brucefield showed the best antique trac- Clifford Pepper of Dashwood and M. N. tors. Vollick of Mildmay were the major win-Tieman of Dashwood and • • ners in the poultry classes, while George council totd • 'ofbeftned, J. B. Millsshould Tree vandals inn Queen of the fair Cheryl Webster. last year's Queei of the Fair, crowns Nancy Castle, 18, of Clinton, who was picked as the Queen of the 1975 Fair. Although the weekend was cold, and at times wet. more than 7.000 persons turned out for the Clinton Fair, nearly the largest Fair on record. (News -Record photo) Goderich were the major w ers in the bantam classes. Emery Baechler of Goderich was the big winner in the pigeon classes. In the Ladies Division, Mrs. J. 14. Eisler's performance Blyth. Johnstone of Goderich swept many of the be of dogs S 1 f Ethel the winner of awards, taking the most points in domestic cunning at large. • the Huron Central Ag. Society's trophy for science, most points in the -baking section, ,the grand champion Holstein cow. most points in the homemaking section, Mr. Hunter said that few dog tags had been sold so council decided to seek • In the beef classes, Andrew Gaunt of and most points in the floral section: another form of dog control. ' Lucknow took home the Clinton Com- Mrs. Wes Heimpel of Wroxeter had the In the meantime, council wants the munity Credit Union Trophy for the grand most points in the arts and craft section, police department to handle the dogs with champion herd and he also won the Royal while Mrs. Ken Johnston of Clinton Constable Clarence Perdue tracking down Bank silver tray for the most points in the gathered the most points in the sewing the dogs and issuing summons, but not beef class. section, catching any dogs. In the Huron County ,4-14 section, Paul Mrs. Connie Colclough of Clinton had the Council also hopes to meet with Gibbingsof RR 1, Clinton was the winner of most points in knitting and crocheting Jack Van Egmond Trophy for the best section. • � �•� .-:industrial-mark -that the town could•use*w Ba Brothers of Kippen won the Anstett Award described as the largest Ion Saturday, attract industry. • G z oderich , Tuckersmith and Stanley ._the • Township with the view to setting -up an dairy showmanship, and Kinsmen At the giant parade the recent By Jim Fitzgerald Council should impose stiff fines on any persons caught destroying town property, Clinton council was told Monday night at their regular June meeting. Gord Duern, who is chairman of the Clinton Environmental Improvement Committee, told council that-manY-persons in town are apprehensive about planting any more trees in the town's core area ral because vandals have snappedoff in recent weeks. . He said the Kinettes and the Hor- ticultural Society had spent a lot of time raising funds to back the town beautification scheme and he didn't want pa see it go down the drain. • Tree planters will be set up on main street and the radar triangle will undergo a beautif ieation program. Morgan's Mobile Home Park in Clinton, who claimed he was being double taxed on lots in his Mobile Home Park. Mr. Morgan, who has 50 lots at present and is working on another 12, -told council that he is losing money on the mobile home park. -- Council was also surprised to learn that Mr. Morgan has to pick up his own garbage and has been for ten years. A plaque commemorating the founding of the town of Clinton will be erected on the main corners council learned, with the historical society working out the wording with the Ontario ministry of culture and recreation, who are putting up the plaque at no cost to the town. Council. also learned that Mrs. Marion Thompson is back answering the police phones and they agreed to raise her salary to $225 per month from $100. While Mrs. Thompson was ill for four months, the phones were handled by the Seaforth hospital at a cost of $300 per month. Council also learned the Clinton Police force will have the help of Seaforth and the OPP during Centennial week. Hydro rate jumps 14% Clinton residents face a ,14.4 percent ase in their h dro rates effective on incre Y • Mayor Don Symons said there was no allbillstobeissued on andafter August 1, • � t tItfl1aung1 rotesl ants wBy Chris Zdeb dump might not be controlled from con- A handful of Stanley Township residents taminating the water. plan to formally present two petitions of "Somethought has to be given to how the protest against a propoed sanitation land dump is going to affect the property." fill site at a hearing on the project before Mr. Hill added that the Ontario ministry the Ontario Municipal Board on July 15. of the environment has proposed that a Bev. Hill, one of the landowners whose waste management study be conducted in property will adjoin the site if Council gets Huron County for six to nine months at a the go-ahead for the dump, tld the News- cost of $35,000, and argued that perhaps it Record on Monday that the group was would be wiser if Council waited until after lodging a protest based on environmental the results of the study were made known reasons. bfore goingahead on the land fill site. "The land fill site is a breeding ground The. petitions come from residents who and if it's changed into a dump it could live in the immediate area of the proposed have a detrimental effect on the wildlife," site and from people "further down - he said. stream," he said,adding that response to "The property (just west of Varna), is the petition has not been great because not mostly bush but it has a stream running much time or effort has been put forward beside it. Its natural environmental; on it. aspects should be protected." "Owners, with adjoining land can't be Mr. Hill claims underground springs in completely objective on the issue," Mr. the area empty into&nearby gully and said Hill said. "It's bound to be built beside consideration should be given to the somebody and we don't want it to seem like possibility. that the pollutafits from the , we're jumpino on the roof top and com- waytode aaywith all of the vandalism, according to P.U.C. manager, Gus but the police can keep an eye -out. Boussey. plaining because it will be beside us. We Mr. Duern said that most of the people in The increase is 1.6 percent higher than just want everything to be taken into town really care about the town's looks, but • last year's 12.8 percent increase, but is less consideration before a final decision is a few bad apples were spoiling the whole than the 15-16 percent increases that the reached. ' thing. "We shouldn't live in fear of a few P.U.C. has imposed in neighbouring towns, "We've no complaint that it will be an -. kids," Mr. Duero said. - he said. eye sore, because we're sure that the �, Council gave tentative approval to" a The P.U.C. has absorbed the cost of the power increase since January, and the increase now passed onto the ratepayer reflects this cost. Labour, transportation, equipment 'and supplies are cited as areas where costs -have climbed higher over the past year, necessitating the hydro in- crease. Township would do an excellent job in keeping the area clean," he Said. "It's just that we feel it's a unique piece of property that should be saved, especially since there are alternatives." Mr. Hill said one suggestion was to make anagreementwith Goderich Township to use its Holmesville land fill site. The municipality would pay for the trucks to take the refuse down, he said. "Council has quoted figures on how cheap it would be to create a land fill site but has made no costs on the alternatives available." Mr. Hill said verbal protest against the sanitation land fill site has been made to Council, but the petitions will formalize their grievances. vtferIo Buttering, up the teachers "Farmer" Randy Lobb drew crowds with his homemade putter. Randy and fellow Grade 4 students at Clinton Public School displayed their butter making talents at last Friday's t r•tnlvnnial Day. Look Norman Knapp. S ing tephen i►n are Aldina King 3urack. Ken Hurman ( at left. in bonnet), and Anne LaviL. third taxi licence for Mrs. Janet Walters of Clinton who is buying out Graham John- ston of Clinton. Last month, he Walters bought out Andrew Berg, another taxi owner in town. In other business, council promised to look into a request by Doug Morgan of Council delays The Golden Radars Senior Citizen Club of Clinton asked Clinton council last Monday night what council's action would be on the possibilities of the controversial senior citizen's recreation centre for town. Jim Armstrong, who represented the 16 seniors present at the meeting, asked council if the property now owned by' the town on , Victoria -Street would be made availabte to build, and he wanted to know if the town would build a senior citizens recreation centre. If council was in favour, of the centre, then when was the town going to build one. Mr. Armstrong said that the seniors are finding their facilities in the Old Town Hall crowded. He said the washrooms are inadequate -and -4-he electrical wiring -is Mr. Armstrong said there wasn't any building in town that was large enough and cheap enough to renovate for the seniors. A "Abratepayer who uses an average of 100 kilowatt-hours over two months, can ex- pect to pay an extra $1.10 when the new rate is put into operation," Mr. Boussey said. In other examples, a500 kwh user will pay an additional $1.30; a 750 kwh user, $1.58; and a 1,00n kwh user, $2.15. "A large consumer using 2,000 kwh can expect an increase of $3 on the bill he is paying at the present rate," Mr. Boussey said. The increase was approved at the May 20 Commission's meeting and was forwarded to the Ontario Hydro in Toronto for ap- proval. Mr. Boussey said he received word of the approval on the increase last Monday. decision on seniors' centre 'building could also be used for Cubs and Brownies and later told the News -Record that he knows of several clubs in town who would be willing to help fund the centre. Mayor Symons, when asked if the up- stairs in the old Town Hall couldn't be fixed, said it would be more expensive than a new building. Mayor Symons also said the library was in bad need of repairs and Reeve Lobb said the county won't help out either. In other business, council learned they have applied for a $292,000 debenture from the Ontario Municipal Improvement ...CorporatiorL.,,, The 10 percent interest debenture, payable over 20 years, carries a 103, interest rate. Public Works chairman Ernie Brown teld•coun-cil 'that- tiling of .the. Kuehl. Drain on" 2:nsfOr-+t:tree a tattee~ and -._the installation of storm sewers on the reconstructed streets is nearly done. new building would cost about $35,000. An informal poll in the News-Recordin the last several weeks received over 100 written replies, most of them from senior citizens, and . they voted three to one against building a rec. centre. However, a petition believed to have been circulated in town contains over 100 yes signatures. Mayor Don Symons said that council 'would discuss the centre in private com- mittee. "You elected council to do your business," May_or.Symons said about the opinion poll. "The decision should rest with council. Reeve Harold Lobb said he was still in favor of the building. "I've been ap- roached-.also about .:.5.0.0-14g.up an chiiVas fair' the=` " td r"B . sire ~badly needed," Mr. Lobb said. Mr. Armstrong said that the new Head-on crash one,in'ures two over an hour while ambulance and tow Damage to the Hamilton vehicle was set truck drivers worked to pry her free from at $1,700, and at $2,300 for the Gerrits' car. th'e'demolished car. , Police are still investigating the cause of Mrs. Gerrits' 2 -year-old daughter Jen- the accident. nifer, who was a passenger in the vehicle, Also in Stanley Township, three youths was treated , for cuts and bruises at were treated for cuts and bruises and Seaforth Community Hospital and released after the car in which they were released. riding on Sideroad 25-26 failed to Dr. Stephen Brady. of .Seaforth Com- manipulate the corner at Concession 4-5 munity Hospital was called to the scene of and ended up in a ditch last Sunday the collision after doctors who were on call evening. John. Creces, 19; of Zurich, driver at the Clinton Public Hospital were said toZurich, thel dMriver be busy. of the car, and passengers, 20, of RR 1 Dashwood and Ronald Regier, 20, of RR 2 Zurich were involved in the mishap, that resulted in $300 damage to the Creces car. Earlier *that same day, the North End Variety Store in Clinton was entered by person or persons unknown who removed a cash register. containing $10 from the premises. The OPP said 'the store was entered - sometime between 1 and 6' on Sunday morning through an unlocked rear door. The stolen property has not been recovered. A two car head-on collision last Saturday. afternoon on Stanley Township Sideroad 30-31, one mile west of Vanastra, claimed the life of a Staffa man and sent a Clinton woman to University Hospital where she remains in fair conditid i with a fractured hip and leg. Frank R. Hamilton, 61, of RR 2 Staffa was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident which occurred just over a crest in the road, arf OPP' spokesman said: Mrs. Linda Gerrits, 23, of RR 5, Clinton, the driver of the other vehicle, was trapped for County gets'planning grantsr Grey, Colborne' and 000 in developing . plans co Y Huron County will receive $30, Goderich townships, the villages of community planning study grants to help for local municipalities. Brun'"' els and Zurich, and for Vanastra, the former Canadian Porees base near Clin- - offset the cost of producing official plans - County planning director Gary Davidson Clin- ton. -Davidson said $$,000 will be sent to said Thursday he has been advised by the each of the six municipalities (Vanastra ministry of housing that allocation of the will go to Tuckersmith T"o"wnship council)„ 'irioney has ban pproved. who are then expecte4tp forward the funds The money wi 1 help cover the costs of 14) the county.