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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-08-07, Page 1an 77 6 50 7 . r .54 31 3 ;1 73 53 Aug. l 03 70 51 6682 61 . 3 6663 79 65 4 51 73 62 Rain 1.12" Rain .97'' ByChris Zd Last Monday saw the wrap of Clip, is Centennial celebr*tntIS and as zers dropped with-exhae tion from beepace the l ay ong lea,, tbeq Claim Centennial ttl, De an +a.as well as a financial success. n neial mmittee Chairman, Russ ter say$ that Centennial will show a Made*. pmt nom all the expenses have beensquared away. Near capacity crowds attended almost., e3ry function organized for Centennial which began with the Air Foe Reunion Weekend on July 25 and closed with Monday night's monster bingo On Say 2Sli the Centennial Wonky Tonk Hospitality Night at the Arena attracted a 'crowd of 400-500 people who gathered to hear the music of the Honky Tonk Roun- ders, a Tor onto Band. A more genteel note of Centennial was struck the following afternoon when Kaden/in Antiques, Mary's Sewing Centre and the Catholic Women's League spon- sored a fashion show on the lawn of Mr, and Mrs. Leonard (Skip) Winter's High Street Wine. Approximately 150 people watched „the parade of fashions which dated back a century as they ate peach shortcake and sipped tea and lettnonade. - Wednesday evening, the spotlights ,were turned upon the stage in front of the ° Cotranmpity _Pati grandstand for the V Talent Show. Judges Miloslawa Zabtocki, Doug Bart ff and George Cull considered routine, rythm, c000rdination, artistic expression and cost»me in selecting the winners of the various talent categories and they had mite. _a. job with every act presented that evening a winner. Final choices were Michele Rtnntoul, 13, of Wingham, whose fire baton twirling won The novelty act; }Citgo Pntzley, 9, of. Goderich, who was judged the best solo daneer in the junior division; and. Pat • Stackhous,a 12, of Londesboro, the best solo dancer in the senior division. The T. K. Steppers 'composed of •Ted Elliott, 14; "Kim Craig, 12; and Karen i r, f ,-- 1 -of- tint 2,r...Bl were winners of ' the group dancing category and Paul McQuaid, 12, of Seaforth took first place in the instrumental event with his violin solo. rester here During --the- intermissions the audience was entertained with the music of Bill and Gladys Riehl, Wilfrid Jervis, Jima Burgess and Lloyd Crich. And to add an in- ternational flavour to the show. there was Ronny Brinklow from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who is in Clinton visiting his sister-in-law, Rosemary Armstrong. With the talent show over, the crowds moved inside the Arena for a Centennial Hospitality Night which featured an old- fashioned sing -a tong led by ' Seamus Doherty and -Ronny Brinklow. No matter which way you Looked at it, it was rollicking goodfun. Centennial moved into Thursday, July 31 By Jim Pitzgera1d Boy, we're sure glad that Centennial is over, not that it wasn't a ball, but for those who worked or; it. it was a very hectic week. Glad too that nearly everyone en- joyed it. +++ Yours truly is so drained from the proceedings that we're -going to take next week off and just relax. No pictures, no stories, no editing. +++ -But didn't we have fun: Personally, we thought one of the highlights was the least .. r t,R,� c�rlrf jLp rade or underwear parade, whithevear you prefer, late last Sunday night and early Monday morning. Naturally, we at the News - Record have many pictures of the event, ante suitable for blackmail, and if you +don% wish them published, then bring your cheque book down to our office and we'll talk a:deal. +++ Seriously though, there are still a few odds and ends to straighten up. Firstly, the Centennial store Will be open the rest of the week, 1 to 5 p.im each afternoon for those who want to, purchase some of the few souvdnirs and flags still left. Secondly, we at the News -Record have literally hundreds of pictures taken during h . alal and it would be impossible to blush tlticrn all in one edition, so ° well be printing them in the next several editions. Also, wed to publish the natite,0ott!he , or so who registered, and that too will Winne in the next several weeks. So keep watching. We have just received late word th t the Clinton Cots open their Ontario Baseball Associaation playoffs this Friday night at 9 p.m. agairai the Thorndale Angels. with a live children's theatre organized by the Morning Glory Unit ofWesley-Willis United Church. Over =children filled the seats that had been ;Imaged in the auditorium of Central Huron Secondary School and spilled out onto thebleacbers to see a troupe of . actors front the Huron .County Playhouse stage a production of ";`Puss `n' Boots." That evening, it was the senior citizens turn to revel in their "Musical Evening" which was held in the Arena. A crowd of about 600 people gathered to hear the Stratford Festival City Senior Citizens' Band, tintinnabulits Mrs. R. C. Moffatt of Guelph hnd . John" Reynolds, also of Stratford, who boot -blacked his face for a rendition of old Al Jolson songs. The formal entertainment was followed with a dance. The dancing continued on Friday night with the teens coming together at the Clinton Legion Hall and nostalgia nuts attending the "Down Mernory Lane„ costume ball in the Arena. Music was provided by the Chris Black Orchestra and spanned eras that dated back to the turn of the century with ragtime. , - j Prizes were awarded to the couplets dressed in the best costumed the various eras. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atkinson of. Winghaxn were the best dressed couple 'of the 1900's; a tftle they shared with Mr. and Mrs. Stan Johns of RR 4, Seaforth; Itlf. and WS. Bill Inkley of RR 5, Clinton, were the best dressed 1920's couple and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Boussey' of Clinton of the 1940's. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gardiner of Vanastra and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Draper of Clinton shared the honours of the best dressed couple of the 1950's with the 19604970 era being won by Mr. and Mrs. Regrer Blok- Anderson of Sarnia and Brian Sreirs and Dena Cooper of Scarborough, County hires At the first evening session of Huron County Council in many 'years, members ttursdar- ri'ng--meed-to-. appnid, William R. Alcock of Goderich as Deputy. Clerk Treasurer. effective September 3. Mr. Alcock and his wife attended the session and were greeted by council members. Salary for Mr. Alcock will be 819,000 per annum with salary to be adjusted to 820,000 per annum effective January 1, 1976. He is 'presently with A.M. Harper's chartered accounting firm in Goderich. Council also accepted with much regret, the resignation of -county planner Nick Hill effective September 30. Mr. Hill will be returning to school this fall and will write exams in the spring. for a degree in ar- chitecture. Mr. Hill's hard work in the planning department was noted by council. In an- swer to Reeve Gerry Ginn's question concerning whether or not it was partly a question of money that Mr. Hill was leaving the county employ, .Planning Director Gary- Davidson explained that Mr. Hill.. was 'anxious, to' get back into architecture" : • One of the highlights of the Clinton Centennial was the shirt tail parade Sunday night that attracted nearly 500 marchers, in all stages of dress, or undress. They marched down Albert Street from the radar to the park, and then back to the radar. No names will be published in the interest of protecting the guilty. (News -Record photo) new deputy -clerk Planning Board Chairman Jack L. McCutcheon said that a replacement for .Mr. Hill will be sough having a minimum of ttweo years ipet—1 in-r'uraf-pfanning'. The salary range is 'to be $15,000 to $17.000 per annum. Mr. McCutcheon noted that was higher than the salary paid to the previous planner: but reminded council that when they advertised earlier in the year for a planner. there were "none with the qualifications we.asked for. at the price we were prepared to pay." W.1. Morley was appointed as Executive Committee representative on the Historic Jail Board after chairman Robin Lawrie of Blyth found . he could not attend the meetings due to a lack of time. Council agreed to concur with two resolutions - one from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario objecting to the rate increases for Ontario Hydro. and one from the County of Hastings opposing the increase in the price of oil and gasoline. The Executive Committee has arranged a meeting with the municipalities in.Huron ,wheat public housing exists. is presently under' construction or'being cgrtsid red. to C i,500go "Back to Schooj' Parade attracts 6,000 1t, may have been Saturday, but last Frank Van Altenea, John Plumtree. Lorne weekend the crowds turned out to "Back to Dale of `Seaforth and Greg Loosley, who School" day at Central Huron Secondary was judged the youngest entrant in Schoch. Listowel's -Centennial beard growing Over 1,500 teachers and students jam, contest. chose Bruce Schoenals as the packed the auditorium to reminisce over winner of the best groomed beard; Tony old tinges before regrouping. on the main Verhoef as the winner of the longest beard; streets of the town for.the greatest spec- Ron Crich as the winner of the bushiest:. tacte Clinton has staged in its 100 years of, John Deeves as the winner of the most existence - the Centennial Parade. • colourful beard; andGraham Yeats as the Between 6,000 and 8,000 people lined the winner of the -scruffiest beard. parade route to watch the procession which ' In the evening the final dance, the had 164 entries, and lasted almost three Centennial Ball filled the Arena to aver - hours. - flowing proportions as 1,200 persons Canada's Pied Piper, Bobby Gimby, and danced to the music of the Bobby Gimby a group of school children led off the Orchestra parade followed by top bands from Ontari© On Sunday. the harness racing at the and the United States and many multi- Clinton Raceway tache on the festive air of coloured floats. Centennial with a featured Centennial Ken McGee's„string of Carter cars were Pace that went for a 82,000 purse. Hotspurs judged the best antique cars in the parade, Honour, owned by Malcolm MacPhail of with the Clinton Kinsmen's entry of eight Dover Centre, and driven by Levi horses drawing a musical wagon behind McFadden of Dresden led the field of seven them winning the 'horse drawn vehicle entries to tie the track record at 4:04:01. category; and Murray and McNichol's 19054 The day ended on a more restive note steam engine taking top spot as the best vintage machine. In the way of floats, Betty MacDonald and her Huron Indians: were judged the best in the family category ; the Junior Gardeners won the junior category; the club and organization winner was Huronview and the winning commercial float was submitted by the White Car- nation. The Summerhill Ladies Club won the comic category. The Thamesford Lions Majorettes put on the best marching or precision display with the Clinton Legion Pipe Band coming out "tttei'ofthebest band category. ' The Dutch Boy Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from Kitchener Waterloo beat out 'discuss a county -wide housing authority. six other bands to win the Band Tatoo that That meeting is set for Wednesday, was held in the Community Park following August 13 in the Board Room of the County the parade. ,� .. dtttjni:�trtn B 'td' "Goderich.i%laen the hungries hit there was the ._._._.. , .. u,rJace..._o�..� eau to satisfy 1,50 appetite. s. f nose nt. Today., three days the meeting would be of interest to all _ .. y' At 7:30,the beard judging contest took .....after the closing Yor..._ the_' ofnlei l ore day afiees since public housing may place with the 37 entrants parading onto celebrations; Clintonians are already one day affect all of them a before the grandstand. Judges making their way towards bicentennial. Council gave permission for a quarter ,acre of surplus land at Benmiller to be sold to Benmiller. Estates Corporation at a cost of ' 00 The land was originally purchased from Verne Gledhill to allow construction of the new county bridge in the village - t tar fano. it as understood, will be part of rxpans nn plans for Benmiller Estates Corporation and a swinrt�aing pool is eX- pt'ctt-d to he constructer# on it in cOn- taanctiiin"'with the premises (forme-rly the l'friaiacner Mill ), now undergoing renovation Council also agreed to sell a parcel of Land ('.5 acres) near l(irkton to Ontario llydro for the sum of SI . Ont(aric., Hydro will build a new distribution stat ion there. in order to provide Hydro electric power to a new plant located an County Road 6 just wa'st,�ef Kiel in with an evening interdenominational church service in front of the grandstand. Over 1,000 people turned out to hear guest speaker Rev. Roy Cook' of. Hamilton, the, Centennial Band and the massed choir.- - For those who managed to stay awake, there was the shirttail parade at midnight. About 500 persons came out to walk through the fog down the main street dressed in anything goes. Monday's Farewell Brunch ended the celebrations with a soccer and ball tour- nament provident an anti -slim x ir the afternoon. With the evening monster bingo over. Clinton returned to its normal paeeof Life. ,� Looking back •over those' 10 days, the Centennial Committee and the whole town can say that it was an unforgettable bir- thday party. Registration alone 'shows 5,000 took part in the festivities not in- ut .Building m gjia„barbecue Birthday party, in the Arena eluding the unknown number who failed to Several n ember's counciT`�r�";t� ihi 'at linttConte,l von int in Own. entry (`eaturin the and the tint nos. Included In the fl Baa, left, who thrill (News-Reco4%tt t{/alM s. W Frank Cook lured wife in the cooter. Frank? Plaque olive' ed terleal.-.pita+ . _ ► r t 3 e dratin the founding of Clinton was Dnp fou unveiled last Friday In front of Wesley-. Ills Unite' Jack Gibbings of Stratford, along with CentenniaVhalrman Russ Archer unveiled the plaque. (News -Record photo) Run over by ear, min dies A 19 -year old -Bayfield man was run over by a car and killed early Saturday morning on Highway 8at just west of Hensel!. According to police investigation and autopsy results, Douglas Schilbe was already tying on the pavement when he was struck and dragged 86 feet. No changes are being laid against a man who reported the accident about 5 a.m. after driving 10 miles further west to Zurich. Itis name is being . withheld by police at his request. initially, provincial police at Exeter issued an area hit-and-run bulletin, believing Schilbe had been hit by an unknown car before being hit by the car whose driver called them. Coroner Dr. Charles Wallace of Zurich, however, determined thact. Sckftbe"s in- juries were consistent with tying on the road and being rolled under a car. Evidence on the underside of that car verified that, police said. The hit-and-run bulletin was cancelled by Saturday afternoon. ''We can't explain why he was on the road," said Cpl. Ray Brooks in Exeter. "We don't know if he was sleeping there Or what,' only that the car that reported it is the only one that hit him.” The • decision that there was no legal liability in the case, according to Cpl. Brooks, was made in consultation with Crown Attorney W .G. Cochrane in Goderich. Schilbe resided with his parents at R.R. 1; Bayfield. iM •