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to $14 test Year, and out of town
residents will pay $10 per hoer, compared
to $16per hour last year;
TheThe tonunittee else declded that there
be public Ming - every Sunday
afternoon. tbseitsett, and not allow any
ckeytointerfere wi*OW fuxuras
The coenitttewe reieeted : ret est from
of the Holnieroille baack
am that the .gym get thei+ a
residtn►tca . of $16 per hour ther than
nOn_'reeldent cost of $18 per lour. Atfp
lger
Hosai.many of the team membra
were living inClinton.
The rent for the arena and ttift
auditorium was also raised. The upstairs
huge
Pest S per tit, up from
... fist SIM VP frorn $75, plus
Opeeit; and the arena floor
hereat, upfrom $100.
wmrnittee tentatively approved a
front the Winter Carnival Com -
w to. get •this years
ging. Apparently the Carnival
committee loaned. the Centennial coin-
=ittee their $fes float and have not got it
back. Dennis Jewitt will represent the rec
rrie five decades •
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Feeney of MW Street in carton marked a half century of
marriage last Sett/stay when they_re n ewed their vows and were then hnnored at a
ilinnerandreception. They have lived 1n t1ntonfor 14 years. (Newws•Recordpyo) _
Couple mark 5OtI wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Feeney of 63 Mill Street
in Clinton celebrated their 50th Wedding
Anniversary, Saturday, October 11.
The son of Mary Roach and Patrick
Feeney, Mr. Feeney was born in Dublin,
Ontario.
Mrs. Feeney, a daughter. of Mary
Hallahans and: Michael Hwy " .wa .-
bornNellie Kelly, in Morris township.
They . were married in St, Michael's
Church in Blyth on October II,19.
The couple liveda farm between St.
Clement and Dublinwhere Mr. Feeney
was a farther until 14 years ago, at which
time the couple retired and moved to
Clinton.
The Feeney's have four children, Ann
Kelly of Port Huron; Marion Kelly of
Stratford; Tom of Clinton, and Jim of
Kitchener arranged the reception at the
Clinton arena.
The Feeneys also have 22 grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
Mr. and Mrs. Feeney celebrated their
anniversary last Saturday with a renewal
of their wedding vows at St. Joseph's
Church in a service conducted by Mon-
grieur Joseph Feeney of London, a
cousin of the groom, assted-..1._.n3._
seigneur Louis Phelan of London. Gran-
dsons Patrick Kelly of Stratford, and John
Feeney of Clinton assisted at the alta.
moist Eugene Bradley and soloist
James Doherty. played and sang the
Wedding Mass.
After the • service, .a dinner and open
reception followed at the Clinton Com-
munity, Auditorium with Rev. Father
Hardy of Clinton acting as master of
ceremonies .and the Nelson Howe
Orchestra of Staffa providing the music.
Guests were present from Hamilton,
_including Mr. Feeney's cousin, Rev. Harry
Roach; also from Kitchener, er, Dorchester,
Landon,, Blyth, Brussels, Seaforth, Dublin,
St. Columban, and Clinton.
The couple received many gifts and
received congratulatory messages from
Ontario Premier William Davis, the office
of the Governor-General of Canada, Huron-
Mlddlesex MPP Jack Riddell. Huron MP
Bob McKinley, and Opposition Leader
Robert Stanfield.
By Jim Fitzgerald
With all the Fall chores yet to do around
many residences in Clinton and area, we
must applaud the Centennial Band for their
efforts to get `a work-a-thon going to raise
money. Unlike most "a-thons" the Cen-
tennial Band members will actually be
doing something constructive. From
October 20 to November 1st they will be
seeking sponsors to back them do work for
other less fortunate people, free of charge.
But they must have paarticipatioh, so if
you need your windows washed or your
Jeav4es raked, or any other small task, call
one of the organizers at 482-7190.482-3607 or
5247045.
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The Prefects at the Clinton High school
are also looking for, small jobs around the
home to be performed this Saturday to
raise some funds. Let's back both groups
for a few will be able to sax "the kids don't
want to do anything anymore.-
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Apparently many people are questioning
the moral standards of ninny local groups
and organizations after reading reports of
the election of officers for those groups in
recent weeks. One such meeting had one
young girl appointed as a "calf' girl", but
you can rest assured it's not as bad as you
think. She Merely phones other members
Vanastra dea.th
sharks inquest
•
• An inquestavilt be heldtion'November 28
in Clinton - to look into the death of aa!
Vimastra.n. -
Waasily Churkin, 61, a residentof Heather
Gardens at Vanastra; died in University
Hospital in London on September 26, two
_weeks after he was taken from the boar-
ding house to the hospitaL
RUM County coroner, Dr. Ray Flower.
of Clinton, said the inquest will look into the
death of Mr. Chtaurkin, who was a patientat
St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital for 19
Years,gym todiii4arge to. Veather.t
Garden Gctot er+ci NU.
Heather Gardens has been in operation
for about a year in the former officer's
quarters at the fanner Clinton Canadian
Forces Base.
Dr. Flowers said he will also broaden the
investigaatkm to see if it is feasible that
long-term institutionalized and disabled
patients should be discharged to boarding.
home environments.
The inquest will be held in the Clinton
Town Hall council chambers beginning at
10 a.m.
London Bishop will open
new -separate - board _ office
By Wilma Otte
Bishop John 'Sherlock of London will
officially open the Huron -Perth County
'Roman Catholic separate school board
office in Dublin on Wednesday, November
5.
Trustee Michael Connolly of Kippen,
chairman of the committee in charge,
reported at a board meeting in Dublin
Tuesday night that the dedication
ceremony would take place at 2 p.m.. in
the board room with the Bishop com-
menting on Catholic education. This
ceremony is to be followed by open house
and tours with refreshments in the lounge
from 2:45 to 4: 30 p. m. and again from 7 to 9
p. m.
Mr. Connolly reported a luncheon would
precede the ceremonies at Rev. Gordon
Dill's residence in Dublin at 12:30 p.m.
The new hoard offices are Located in the
former Dublin Continuation School and
adjoining Ursuline Order Convent.
The two religious consultants for the
board, Mlss Teresa Woods and Miss Mary
Kennedy, both of Stratford, gave reports
on their religion program in the 19. separate
schools in Huron and Perth based on the
bock Canadian Catechism.
The consultants said they would like to
report to the board at a later date on the
program content as carried out from
kindergarten to grade S. Miss Woods spoke
of the spiritual growth et the teachers
through workshops and a credit course in
scripture at university level. She said 30
teachers from the board area are takirtg
the 'course . at St. Jerome's College In
Kitchener.
Student • retreat days tor glides t and 8
candidates preparing tor confirmation
werediscussed and reported to be
favourably approved by priests, teachers
-and students,
Miss Woods said twilight retreats will be
held at Our Lady of Mount Camel on
October 16 for Zone 2; St. Manta :mol,
Goderich, on October 29 /Or Zone I, St.
Aloysius School, Stratford, with the theme
Building Christian Covinsunity for Zone 4;
and On November 20 at A Umben
Sd o , for Z3.
The consultants Invited, each trustee.to
attend the retreat in, his zone, to pray
biter for better under atanditte".
Board chairman, David Teahen of
°Stratford, informed Reiss Kennedy and
Miss Woods that the religion program is
one of the most important programs in the
separate scchaols.
The two superintendents of education on
the board, Joseph Tokar and Alexander
Easton and the business administrator
Jack Lane were given new administrative
titles. Mr: Taker will be superintendent of
special services, Mr. Easton; superin-
tendent of program, and Mr. Lane,
superintendent of business and finance.
The board approved its contribution to
the group life insurance be adjusted from
75 percent to 80.
Janes McDade, teacher at St. Columban
School, was given permission to be
gonmfnated as. a candidate for assignment
for a loan of service to the teachers
department -of National Defence 'Depen-
dents' Schools overseas for a two-year tour
of dury.
Miss Mary Hoy of RR 1, Sebringvar'lle,
(continued on page 12)
Fmk, was found
Hundreds et Clinton New's-Record
readers found out where the Pax was
hiding last week. and one, Mrs Lucy Deno
otMatilda Street in Clinton, was picked as
the winner of an Olympic Lottery ticket
that 'could be worth $1,000,000.
Mrs: Bezzo correctly fotind the fox in
town and she takes home the 510 plyrnple
Lottery ticket far her efforts.
The Fox has changed locations this week
and clues to his whereabouts can be found
in the tmd the Fox ads in this paper/
, Read the rules careiiilly and you may be
eligible. Ear a ticket that could be worth up
When you think you know Where the fox
is hiding, by picking up the svandering
letters iti the various merchants' ads, pick
.to an official entry form from one of the .,
participating merchants and mall or bring
it to the News.Record by noon next
Tuesday. October 21.
tesfo:r arena.
conunitteeontheCarnival iommittee.
A clonatfolle?WA, was approved to the
atom baseball team, and arena .manager
Clarence Neilans was given a bonus
after -the committee learned he worked
uncounted hours during Centennial, with
noove %GMepay.
Rates were revised for use of tihearena's
skate sharpener. If skates are sharpened
by a man on duty. the charge will be 75
cents. If skates axe sharpened by a man
who ,is tiff duty, then the charge: will be so
cents, withhalf going to the rec coanmiltee.
An estimate of 55,735 woad be the total
cost of installing a six inch water line. and
a six inch sewer line to serve the swimming
pool, the committee also learned.
The present sewer line is inadequate.
and the water line has broken; in several
places where it crosses a homeowner's
lawn.
Truscott affair in national eye
Clinton and Ian:County are under the
magnifying glass of Ole man media again
because off' the highly controversial
StephenToscottaffair.
A recehtly released Canadian made
movie, called `recommendation For
Mercy" has put Clinton and area back in
the national spotlight, and Clinton. and
Goderich redeived more unwanted
publicity again last week when Stephen
Truscott himself went on a Toronto Radio
station last Thursday and the interview
received nationwide coverage on the CBC
National News.
Mr. Truscott, now 30 years -old, was
sentenced to hang for the 1959 rape -murder
-of a 12 -year -aid Clinton are' girt, He said
in a copyright interview on a Toronto
Radio Station, CHUM that capital punish-
ment should
unish-mentshouuld be outlawed.
In his first radio interview since his
parole in 1969, Mr. Truscott said that after
talks with fellow prisoners, he feels most
criminals consider capital punishment a
deterrent only when they are causht
Now living under an assumed name, Mr.
Two special days
Truscott Is married and the father of two
children.
Even after16 years, he maintains he is
innocent of the murder of Lynne Harper,
who was found strangled in a wooded area
inTuckersmith Township.
Mr. Truscott said that psychiatrists
attempted to gain a confession with
treatments of LSD and pentathol but were
unsuccessful "because I wasn't guilty."
Alsirinterviewed by CHUM was Mrs.
Truscott, who said she firmly believes in
her husband's innocence.
"There's no warthat I could live with a
man who had raped. and murdered a 12 -
year -old girl," she said.
Me . Truscott said the locale of his trial in
Goderich, the county seat, hurthis case.
If the trial had been held in Toronto or in
an area away from Huron County, he
would have been acquitted, Mr. Truscott
said:
"Police could not be bothered to go into a
real investigation...and took the . first
person who had been involved," he said.
He said when the police pick up a
suspect, the public automatically thinks
that suspect is guilty.
The mug Radio interviewer who spent
several days with the Truscott family
before taping the interview last month,
said the interview was sparked by the new
movie, which was inspired by the 30 -day
trial in Goderich.
Mr. Truscott said the movie gave a
"good insight of approximately what it was
like."
He said ae and his wife seldom discuss
the case and he has justjearned to live with
it.
He said he is reasonably happy and
"quite successful in living a normal life,"
but is worried about the security and
privacy of hislanuly.
His two pre-school children do not tow
of their father's past and will not be told
until they are 12 or 13, Mrs. Truscott said.
Mr. Truscott said he has some ideas
about the identity of the real murder of
Lynne Harper, but has no positive proof.
"I have strong feelings. the same as
everybody else," he said.
Town decides to gather leaves
Clinton householders will get a chance to
dispose of their leaf accumulation this year
as Clinton council has set up two free pick
up dugs.
Council made the decision at a com-
mittee -of -the -whole meeting last Tuesday
night after debating the issue for several
months.
The leaves, however, must be bagged
and the bags must be placed at the curb.
The bagged leaves will be gathered in
two special pick ups this Friday, October
17 and next Friday, October 24.
Both pick ups will start at 10 a.m. and
will be handled by the town's sanitation
engineering contractor, Randy Glew.
_Councithas_bewcaugjitin the middle of
a debate for the last several years ant'
leaf disposal problem.
On one side are those who say burning
leaves is a si_tnple and traditional method
of disposing of them, while in recent years,
environmentalists say the burning con-
tributes to air pollution and waste a
valuable sail conditioner.
Council hopes that Many person take
advantage of the free leaf pick up, but they
will not prosecute any homeowner who
chases to burn his or her leaves instead.
Postal strife 10 affect papers
There appears to be a strong possibility
that there may be a postal strike starting
this weekend and many readers may be
concerned about how their News -Record
will reach them next week and, if
necessary, in the weeks to come.
Should the union go on strike, only post
offices in Exeter, Clinton and Goderich
would be affected by the walk out.
At this titre, post office officials feel that
the smaller 'ma aces lit-PratersteSlis
Bayfield, Seaforth, Londesboro,
Brumfield, Varna. etc., may still be open
and they and rural route customers will get
their normal delivery,
In that case, all those who receive their
mail from the-Clinion Post office or one of
the five'rural routes would have to come to
the News -Record office to get their papers
Cantil some other arrangement could be
made.
In the event that all post offices are
completely closed, including the smaller
villages, the News -Record will make
arrangements to have papers placed at
,..various stores throughout the county to
make the papers as accessible as`possiblie.
Should there be a strike. and itis still just
a possibility. stay "tuned" to the News -
Record for further details, or call us at
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