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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-09-04, Page 1f4N�tC.M ep.M}pr.r,MIAM 'IMO11 Men* tbf five a►rpntbs work by the Huron my committee was u t�� ly negatives accor^dirig te Aden ns is fey who held a pis eee+afternoon =calving. spell, restructuring militee Meeting attended by most me hers. "It was a blanket no to stated W'ardecc McKinley. Ili just didn't see enough the people.., restructuring committee had two estioAs Or ; sihle ways the count"- rtownped • the first proposal for eight arreea municipalities to tiSe the cetta with all towns except Godetie lag included with the area mon ctpulit es * in the second' proposal 12 area municipalities were suggested with the five major towns remaining as separate nares municipalities. The first proposal would have reduced i repreSenitation from 150 to 56 with county representation dropping from 45 to 16. The second proposal was less drastic with local representation cut from 150 to 70 and county representation from 45 to 21. Women McKinley said council could see no real value in reducing the nurnber of representatives. He said it was the feeling that fewer councillors would be doing more work, bet not much money would be saved because they would only pay themselves more for the extra ditties. "His,tory proves this is exactly what happens," the Warden said. The Warden pointed out that the study showed once more that ,Huron County is already a progressive county with an exceptionally fine system of government, He said many of the things other counties are gaining because of restructuring have Igen a way of life in Huron for yeah. Warden McKinley cited the number of county services - library, health, welfare, roads, planning etc. - which have evolved naturally in Huron because of its unique county system. "Other ,counties are restructuring to get what we ,already have," the warden ex plained. Co-operation, the warden noted, is the. key. He said. councillors were fully aware that even if some municipalities vera amalgamated, co-operation would be necessary. The warden felt county represeniatives Clinton council deMided_..Monday sngbt to apply for a federal gpvei nment fel Initiatives Program (LIP) grant and try to repair Ciintores dated deteriorating pool. A committee of Councillors Ruth Roy, Roy Wheeler and Clerk Cam Proctor wIill meet this week with the Recreation Committee to see if part of the $40,000 ---wed to repair the pool can be fixed using the UP grant. Mayor Don SyOnons said that great haste was needed on the LIP application because the deadline was September 12. Currently, focal service clubs are staging monster bingoes to help fix the committee was in- .' stt`tt a y t yr various. services 'fit ted' a minty risd. r along with ; rt le under costs and Jumeldsiction, said the warden. He did not know when that report would be made to county council. The next meeting is October 3 but it is highly unlikely, that any report from the restruceiring cormittee will be available by then. 'e warden felt there could be public r eetings in the future to determine then feelings of the citizens toward future i'i ieS0111111111 cheer coUnty services. "For the moment the restructuring issue is dead," the warden said. He estimated it could be as much as two years before the committee's work is finished, however. In a Wising upset, lute; cheerleading team from Central Huron Secondary School In Clinton defeated 33 other high schools at a competition recentlyin Ottawa. Left to right are Faith Ramer on. bottom, Cindy Middleton, Lori BlaireCarla Brodie, and Nancy Kuehl, top. (News -Record photo) . pool, and so far have raised nearly 5E000. A further grant may be available from the Wintario Lottery profits the provincial government is giving away, but no positive answers- were yet available frcor ru the Ontario government, Another grant may be sought to help pay for the estimated $100,000 repair .job needed to the arena floor. ' The floor has settled and heaved with the frost, cracking it in several piaces, and this summer one of the refrigeration pipes broke, spilling brine on the floor. A Clinton contractor. Cade Doucette, :is digging up a small section of the floor to see if temporary repairs can be made so ice can be put in this winter. His 'finding% will determine if hockey can be played this winter. A spectator, Helen Tench of Clinton, also wondered if a grant couldn't be sought from Wintario to fix the upstairs of the Town Hali as a theatre, and hence be- eligible eeligible for, the cultural grant. Council promised tp look into that angle: In other business at •the quiet meeting,... Prank MacDonald of Erie Street was present and wondered why council had not taken action on the property next to his. Mr. MacDonald said he has complained Most Bayfield Fair parade watchers agreed last Saturday that it seemed ap- propriate that IttiPatib McKinley and MPP Jack Riddell rode hs a manure spreader pulled by Fred Lobb► of Clinton. Coinntented Mr, McKinley: "We don't spread It, we just shoot it." (News -Record photo) Even though the weather was dismal and cool, it didn't seem to deter the fair -goers as the Bayfield Country Fair enjoyed its biggest crowd in recent memory when over 2,000 persons went ,.through the gates last Friday and Saturday. ° Fair president Tom Penhales and secretary Audrey Graham actually credit the poor weather for the record at- tentlance. "It was tocr cool to go.switmning, and it By Wilma Mice, During a session which tasted -almost six hours, Tuckersmith Township Council Tuesday night rejected a request from the Vanastra Day Care Centre to lower the rate for a second member of a : family registering for the service. Council was unanimous in its -decision that an across-the-board rote of $5 per day be charged for each child attending. The centre is to open September 29 and will provide service from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Robin Gates of Vanastra, who was spokesman for the quartet. seeking the lower rate, upset the council members when he informed them the Day Care Centre would operate at a deficit. Reeve Elgin Thompson said that when the Vanastra group approached council in . ....the.iirs1_p1aace requesting the Centre all agreed with ara div lt+twoutd- pay -its own way and would not be a baby sitting service. "We went into this on the basis it would not cost us a cent," said the reeve. Mr. Gates said that the government did not expect Day Care.Centres to break even. "I don't think 20 percent (pi the deficit of the cost of running the Day Care at was too wet to do any farming." Mrs. Graham said. "so the people came to the Fair." . As usual, there was a large number of exhibits in the arena, with Mrs. E.E. Riley of Hensall winning the award for collecting the mast points in the craft section, while Mrs. H. Morenz had the most points in the ladies work section. Mrs. A Barnett of RR 2, Gerlerich won the Bank of Commerce Rose Bowl for collecting the mostpoints in the flower section, and Fred McClymont of Clinton . was the winner of the lion's share of prizes in the fruit section. In one of the largest poultry shows ever --. mpre than 200 birds --- major prize winners were George Tiernan of Dashwood, Ann and Cathy Haw of Bayfield, Emery Baechler of Goderich. Ross Cudmore. and Charles Pepper of Dashwood. Donald Dearing of Exeter was the only exhibitor in the sheep class and Adam Flowers of Bayfield was the only showman intlie beef cattle class. In 4-H cmnpetition, Arian Salverda showed the best senior calf, Jackie Brand had the best junior calf, and Janet Pristina won two awards, one for the best dairy , heifer (Varna Feed Mill Trophy) and one for best 4-11 shown anship (South Huron Vctcrinary'Clinic special). In the baby show, Tyler Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brady of Bayfield. was judged the best baby in the under nix metes class, while Erin D1^e1, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Dine! of London' finished second. In the over six month class, Dawn E. Warner. daughter of = Mr^. and Mics. Chas. Warner of London Ontario topped the list. while Joshua Bjcrg, son of Mr and Mrs. John Bjerg of Bayfield finished second. The Fair attracted Many celebrities, including Pirie Mitchell and Peaches of CPPL s Junior Talent Hour, wile judged the fun °dg- show, and five -time world horseshoe pitching champion Elmer Hnhi, who demonstrated his 'winning style ton large crowd, On Saturday night, an excellent crowd turned not for the otd4tme dance itt the arena, ending one of the 'N. Bayfield Pains ever, Vanastra) is a lot for council to pick up.." he said • The reeve seid Tuckersmith had refused to go in with Seaforth on.a Day Care in the town because the township refused to pay the deficit incurred by children from the township. Mr. Thompson said costs should be meet by people using the service. Mr. Gates said that even with 34 full time children. the capably number approved by the ministry of social services for Vanastra, .at $5 per child there would be a deficit. He said it would be difficult to estimate how many would register for the opening as the- survey had been made a year and a half ago and "you know the turnover in population at Vanastra". Deputy Reeve Ervin Siliery asked if a child from outside the township could attend the centre and was assured by. Mr. Gates, -.fat ,outside children would be able "And Tuckersmith would pay the deficit on outsiders," exclaimed Reeve Thomp- son. He was told that the municipality from which the child attended would have to pick up the tab. Carol McEwing, the newly hired director for the centre, informed the council that at $5 per child. Vanastra has the hip Best fee charged in the area. Reeve Thompson said, "The fur will fly. This is another case where we have been sold down the drain. We were told there would be no deficit and I promised the ratepayer there would be none." At this point Robin Gates said he believed he had not been legally appointed to the Day Care Board. Tuckersmith Council appoints the members to the seven -member board, including two representatives from Council. While council was considering ap- pointing two members to fi11 the vacancies on the board due to resignations, Mr. Gates had self-appointed himself to the board. The two council representatives, Bert Branderhorst and Cleave Coombs, com- plained that they were not informed of some meetings of the board and in fact learned".t T -Miss McE wen • had. J een..ap-,. pointed as director from Beading the paper. They said they had no opportunity to vote' on the hiring and. in fact. still did notknow what salary she was paid. The reeve suggested it would be a good idea to have Gates appointed and this was done. Mrs. Margaret Rogerson of RR 5, .Clinton, was named to fill the other vacancy on the board, which includes the two councillors and Carol Munroe, Bar- bara Hodgins and Arthur Forcer, all of Vanastra. about the property of Doug Howse for two years and even thoagh the condition of the Howse property contravenes a bylaw. "Do 1 have to wait another five years to get this junkyard cleaned up?" Mr. MacDonald asked. Councillors Ruth Roy and James Hunter, along with' Jerk Cam Proctor will meet with the tons solicitor. Beecher Menzies, to see whataction to take. Council cleaned up some four-year-old business when they passed two separate bttaws issuing debentures to pay for Clinton's recent sewerage additions: One debenture, for 3195,500 is payable in 20 years ata 10 and ie interest rate, and the other for 396,000 is payable over ten years at a 11 percent rate. Both are issued by the Ontario Municipal. Improvement Cor- poratibn. Sewers again cropped up when .Coun chlor Ernie Brown and Reeve Harold kebb revealed that there is not storm sewer to drain the new senior citizens' apartments On Ring Street. Council approved a severance to Tom Colquhoun to cut off a lot on East Street, and granted the Huron Plowman's Association $50. Council also rented the town Hall to the ministry of government- services for 1976 for $600. The rent covers their use of the„ hall as a court room one day a month. Building permits passed included: Jack Raidt, shed, 3200: C. Trott, addition. $400; Eric Christensen, house, ,000; Ed Johns, fence, $600; Jack Clegg. addition, $5,000. `ensall, Bayfield to get homk renewal money Both Bayfield and Hensall will benefit .fro' erthe -Ontario- me..leneu 1 "Plan the provincial governmertt announced o i Friday. Hensall.will receive 310.009 now of their S29.000 i975-76 budget, and Bayfield will receive 315,000 of their budget. The municipality then loans the money out to families with less than a 312,500 annual income and part of the !Dealt -hay be forgiven. The money. t a Maximum of $7.500 per family. is to be used to upgrade dwellings and their heating and plumbing systems. By Jim Fitzgerald Seaforth police last week seized a four- - foot high marijuana plant growing in a garden in that town, the Expositor reported. Seems it was growing In Police Chief John Cairns' garden. Chief Cairns didn't know how it,eot there and denied the police department was going to pot. m +++ Nothing is certain but death and taxes...and so with a heavy hear. we're telling you to pay your third installment of Clinton's taxes by September 15, +++ Rain and snow is now being measured in miiitnetres and centimetres, except in the News -Record, which will remain on the old system for a little while yet. +++ T;heClinton Colts open their bid for the Ontario championship this Saturday at 3 pn. when they host the team from Campbellvlle in the semi-finals. +4 -4 - Clinton will be represented this year in the gape stomping contest at the Ingersoll Wine and Cheeses Festival in the person of Mir Don Symons, who will carry our banner to the tub. R elds feeteraciean. +++ l erre's one from the "Whoops" depar- t. The blooper appeared in the' ghr port, Louisiana Journal: "Reser is now connected permanently �nentl with ►i rtithenaottFunteral Horne, where he irtl l pled to see his' +its. " rit +o p° ntler'Bl l Davis left, wager In Gederleh on Mon poi g v 'e��ttt ham. Sb ers mere a+oiu►ld be regional gta - l nr+�n I e djkfatdim if*yter and a your slob Seddon No regional gov't here Premier William Davis blew through Goderich on Labor Day and assured. about 150 of his more avid supporters that Huron - Middlesex can be secured in Quern's Park if the local Progressive Conservative Association really want to have their candidate elected. Mr, Davis told the Huron PC's at a luncheon Monday afternoon that there was,' "no reason on earth" why Jim Hayter won't be elected September 18 if the party.. workers want it and prove they want it by working hard. He said the PC loss in the 1972 by-election should never have happened. adding that apart from tradition it was very important to the voters of Huron -Middlesex to have a repre entative on the government side of the house. The premier said that ho did not think the voters' here were interested in what other parties said would happen if they are sent to power. but they are interested in the policies and concerns of a responsible government. He suggested that the issue being made in Huron -Middlesex was regional gover- nment and stressed that the voters here ford no danger of having regionalism imposed an there if the PC's were elected. , It has been said that if a PC candidate is elected there will be wait to wait regional government established from Cornwall to Owen Sound," saiiIIVIr. Davis. "That is just a complete untruth. - Hp said that the only way regionalism will -become a'reality in the riding is if the continued on page 8 Stanley bridge to be replaced for $26,000 Stanley Township council decided Tuesday night to .seek plans to replace a damaged bridge on Concession 2 and 3 Lot - 20, northwest of Brucefield. A central span, about 16 feet, of the 40 - foot steel bridgewhich spans a small creek, was discovered bent last week and was ordered closed. Council was not sure how the damage was caused, but suspect a heavy truck may have been responsible. Estimates shown to council say replacement costs run between 324,000 and $26.000 depending on the materials used. Although the bridge is closed, traffic is able to creep by the edge of the damage on the bridge, which is right: angles to the roadway. In oilier business. council granted the Seaforth Agricultural Society 335, passed drainage loans totalling --421,000 and aro. proved road accounts of $27.978 and general accounts of 315,x.