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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-10-23, Page 1r+ ` u`se titigjn., +credit cou.es, an be yFe+ .yy}t ►gra d : eon r 'T "S'ir usti n y ipio' h, e In the 'orifi: i � f l i d p i installing iter t+et le to be In t►e! 4 Pleat Staff p Clerk, James following °` a , meeting , of ckersmi?l Township ouunc y 'oda. tamiltoolte, manager' and Marc e Utility e of the o0ratt attended to discuss the n, tie les survey out by the. Orint in August, of the leaks and thuse of water worrying about our sheet, You get the revenue from the residents: on the street , but a have no,street ser , no water, ser cee no telephone service, no street lights; When do you figure on doing anything on that street? I've been there 12 years and you have done nothing., "Do f get a rebate on the $18 I've been paying for street tights that are not there? �I don't mind -paying for something I'm getting. You get the assessment of that street, Ern sure you have never paid Seaforth for the lights when they were there." (There were Seaforth lights on the street until the PUC removed the old poles and put in poles with high tension wires but no lights.) Mr. Reiger suggested that: "We would be better off if Seaforth took over that partof Egmopdville. He said taxes would be no higher in Seaforth compared to what he pays for taxes, water rates, hydro Council agreed something should be done about the street lighting situation and will contact the Seaforth PUC again to see what might be worked out. The Soldatt drainage works report was provisionally adopted. This drain is estimated to cost $4,500 of which 27 percent is to be assessed against Tuckerstu th and the rest against Hay Township. Tenders are to be called for the maintenance and repair of the Layton Drain and they are to be in byNovember 4' Building permit applications were approved for: Joost Veenstra, RR 5, Clinton, addition to barn; Gerrit Wynja, RR 4. Seaforth. new house; and JIM , Onerations offices ftf�ln of the TAur< the exy ce eOeil meeth water syst pent superin- en, the plant !lt+r were present at the meeting, r. Cullen said they found about 30 lead, alt an private property including ten apartments at `parnastra and none from the distributor mains to the property Ii . He said with no metering people alapprentiy are not concerned tleaie. lir. Cullen named the locations of aeverral properties with leaks umpaired. The owners are to be notified to have them done. If meters are approved new water rates willbe set to cover" costs. Alvin Regier of Hgondville attended the council session concerned about the lack of street lights on the . streeton which he Jives -George Street, the boundary line between Egmondville and eafooth, and the -doubling of his water t.s b 'Seaforth PUC. gmondlle residents pay twice the rate of Seaforth homeowners for Seaforth water. With two recent in- creases in water rates, Mr. Regier says he now roust pay $180 per year. He said be was considering drilling a well. He thought the rate to have Egrrnandville Water supplied to -his home high With an *installation cost ofWO. Mr. Regier sad he May find out` hiht. his neighbours feel about digging a well or what they plan to do to avoid the new high rates charged by Seaforth PUC. On the lack of street lights on his street except for one at the -cornear, he corn- piain'ed that, "Tuckersmith is not Area dvuryfarmer injured in full A well-known district farmer, Bill Hough was injured Saturday afternoon, when he feU 60 feet from a silo on his -fad. : hwa 8, `ust east of Clinton. He had climbed the si cr tit belp irew-- installina a silatte unloads Mr. Hough, 62, of RR 4, Clinton was reported to be in satisfactory condition in St. Joseph's hospital, London. Ile has multiple fractures to both ankles, his knees are shattered, he has dislocated hips and a broken pelvis. About eight neighbours got together Monday and set up a work bee to corn - 'tete Mr. Bough's fall work. COS , s' Brown, gunondville, addition to trailer; request . for a, r'gara a and work he frrotn Ron- Hop ,'Harpurhey s" was turneddown,' until further Information was received about the use►ud up* be peaunsightlrrance oyf the�building that itwou d net . Passed, for payment was the Vangstra Recreation payroll account amounting to 91,233,36 and the tile drainage debenture repayment' amounting' 81,035,72. Council accepted the snowplow tender of Louis McNichol of Egmondville rate of 821 per hour and 18 per deya standby time while not working. Council, will upgrade insurance on Vanastra Recreation and Day Care Centre building which. is • given a replacement value of 40 by the Frank Cowan and CompanInsurance Company, with the Day Care equipment valued at 320,000 and the recreation, equipment at 815,000. The ministry of culture and recreation has acknowledged Tuckersrnith'sa ap- plication for a Wintario. grant to, buy recreation equipment for Vanastra. Robin Thompson, clerk of Goderich Township, informed council by phone that his township is agreeable to share In the day+'care deficit an a pro -rata basis for children at the Varrastra Dny, are Centre, provided they are informed 'immediately • when someone from the township is enrolled. There are presently only 14 children enrolled at the centre and the capacity is. for 34. Council will pay the 20 percent deficit for children enrolled whose mothers are on Mothers' Allowance. Council ad journed at 11:50 Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Jervis of 130 Isaac Street in Clinton celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, October 18. The son of the late Alfred Jervis and Prunella Halstead, Mr. Jervis was born in Holrnesville, Ontario. Mrs. Jervis, a daughter of the late Sylvanus Witmer and Marion Miller was born Adell Witmer in Zurich. They were married in the Evangelical Church parsonage in Zurich, which is now the United Church on October 18, 1925. Following a week's honeymoon in Detroit, the newly weds had a reception at dii-fiot—i—wirtile-hriderparentsortthe Bablin Line in Zurich. Mr. Jervis worked for the CNR for 45 years before retiring in 1968. The Jervises have two . children, Audrey (Mrs. Donald Middleton) of RR 3, Clinton and Kelvin, living at home, and six grandchildren. Their anniversary was celebrated with a dinner at the White Carnation, Holrnesville, to which 38 guests were invited. After the dinner, a reception was held at which 400 well-wishers at- tended. Guests were present from Toronto, St. Catharines, Wiarton, Mt. Clements, Michigan, • London and Woodbridge, and surrounding area. the couple received many gifts and congratulatory messages including one from Ontario' Pretnier William Davis, - the -.office of_the: .ov.e for -General of Canada, Huron MP Bob McKznley, aiid Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield.• 93, Jim Fitzgerald 0 you're reading this column, then you Must have received your paper this week, despite the postal strike called on Tuesday. We've been working overtime here to try and set up and alternate delivery system and the News -Record staff, and particularly Peggy Gibb, are to be congratulated: See elsewhere on this page for further details. Don't forgetPthe Centennial Band -'s Work-a-thon which continues for the next week, or so. They need your work badly so don't let them down. The cold and snow can't be far off as e winter carnival Committee will rest next Wednesday October 29 at 8 pwymr. at the Town Hall. They'll need iornty of help. ++-1- ign on a car bumper: "Repent ye makers. Your end is in sight." ++ 'he Clinton Lions and Kinsmen will be in ow Clinton doors next week on oche Canadian National Institute haven't yet burned your leaves, will still pick them up- bagged - % ty starting at til a.m. Let's hope of thein are gone before the e pranks are out and about tday night sees clic a abing zit` t skit a t the clock 'back Otio aWog ends. Reittent l baa. fittnpht. The Clinton Figure Skating Club held at si?ut--sk-= age 7, Robert :tapes; & years, Bonnie Turner, 6 years, and tion last Saturday at the arena, and kids and adults of all Troy -Barnes,. 9 years. About 50 skaters took'part In the four, ages participated.' This youthful foursome showed off their hoar session, (News -Record photo) skill for the cameraman. Left to riga are Tracy Norman, econdary teachersfacing tough..handicaps. . . Secondary school teachers are doing a and vandalism as a potential trouble large and depersonalized and many good job in Ontario in spite of many maker here; declining enrolments persons want to know what they are handicaps, a Toronto man told about 200 because of the lower birth rate; in- getting for their money., Huron County teachers on Monday. creased pressures on teachers to give "Can the training of students be Jim Head of . Scarboro, the . co- social and moral training without equated with the production of goods?" ordinator of a study on the role of the adequate training; too much emphasis Mr, Head asked. secondary school in Ontario, revealed on political decisions rather than The opportunities are'not the same for parts of his year long study into the philosophical ones; different ex- women teachers in secondary schools secondary school to the teachers who pectations of various groups such as Mr. Head said, and female students too were assembled for a day long parents, teachers, and trustees; too are not receiving the same opportunities professional development seminar at much administrative bureaucracy .and as the males. Central Huron Secondary School in lack of rewards and, incentives in areas He said he found that more and more Clinton.where enrolment is declining. teachers are expressing a professional Mr. r. Head is preparing a 500,0110 word Other important points which Mr. concern for the direction of secondary report on the secondary school based on Head said concerned teachers were education and more and more are a year's study -financed by the Ontario stresses for todays' teachers. becoming involved in politics to improve Secondary School Teacher's Federation.. the system. `The only other group subject to more "Teachers are first and foremost d . i�.. �s Ps at its':. The report, which was starte,_he mid.,, .. p Ie. They are not libraries, machines August of 1974, should be ready by Mr. Head also said that teachers are or dissemltiatitt�-s ©f" e , 1- Mr:- January of this year and is expected to concerned that schools are becoming too Head said. r raise as much controversy as the Hall - education in 1967. Papers outdespite strike Dennis report did on public school The Hall -Dennis report recommended sweeping changes in the schools and Mr. Most of the subscribers to the Clinton News -Record. - Head said that it neglected to look closer News -Record will receive their papers For those who would normal pick up at the problems of secondary schools. ' this week and hopefully in the weeks to their paper from the Clinton post office, The report, which solicited material come, despite a strike by the mail sor- either by general delivery or from a lock through questionnaires to 34,000 tern at most of the major post offices box, their papers will have to be picked secondary teachers, 15,000 students and across the country. up from the News -Record office on parents, and -briefs from governnt'ent News -Record subscribers in all Albert Street in Clinton. agencies, industry and social agencies, smaller centres except Clinton and All Goderich subscribers and all will in part list 12 'areas of concern to Goderich will receive their papers either Goderich rural route subscribers will secondary school teachers. through the normal post offices or by have to pick up their papers from the ' Problems listed included: Violence special courier service hired by the Clifford Real Estate offices on the Square in Goderich. . Unfortunately, all subscribers outside the immediate Clinton area, such as ,' �leadership W Ingham, Exeter, Stratford and other points, will not receive their papers until the postal strike is over. The News - Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce, Liberals in the Huron -Bruce riding since Record will endeavor to extend those told this newspaper Monday that he will 1984' and has been agriculture critic for subscriptions should the Strike last more not be seeking the Liberal , Party the Liberals. than a month. leadership this time around. He has prepared a statement which explains hs reasons for not seeking the l i .hen carhits Most int t to Mr. Gaunt is his family. He feeliViat his children are too An 8I -year-old Lucan man is dead as 44 Mills Street. Clinton received $2.000 ° young t#t withstand the pressures that the result of a car -tractor accident oiir damages, automatically come when a member of a Highway 4, a Mile south of Blyth Sunday Both drivers met in the middle of the family is totally immersed in polities, afternoon. road at the top of a hill. Mr. Parker was the way Mr. Gaunt would have to Daniel L. McGuffin, driver of the car, northbound and Mr. Holthuysen was become if he were elected leader of the was. pronounced dead on arrival at southbound. Liberal party. Wingham and District Hospital after his Seconir. Gaunt feels that a new northiund car struck the rear of a • leader needs a decidedly urban thrust tractor on the east shoulder of the road. which his partydid not' receive Q � Truro ce a in Wife of the driver, Hannah McGuffin, Toronto. Out of 29 .possible seats the 78, a passenger in the car, is a patient at A Clinton youth, Lloyd Crich, 19, of 91 Liberals could have Obtained in the the W'ingham Hospital in satisfactory Princess Street correctly found the fox 'Toronto ridings: they received only three condition. last week in Truro, Nova Scotia in the seats in the le 1siature. fl �Ca.�rl Nesbitt, 35, ttf Rlt 1, alytlt, News -Record's "Find the Fox" Contest. When asked whether he would con- escaped unharmed but his tractor was For his efforts, Mr. Crich wins a $1.0 sider the leadership in the future, Mr. extensively damaged. OPP estimate the Olympic Lottery ticket that could be Gaunt said: "I'd like to take *creek at it d'attage to the car at 82,000 and the worth $1,000,000. before I leave politics, but right now, tractor at$3,t 'i`#ie Folk has changed locations again • just isn't the time."Two men are in satisfactory condition this week and clues to his location can be Mr, Gaunt polled 18,661 votes creat- In Clinton Public Hospital after their found in the ads of the m-erchants who pared to Progressive Conservative vehicles were involved in ahead on are sponsoring the contest. candidate, Bill Walden's 5,90 votes and 100On Concession 910„ GodetichMinf f you . know where he is hiding, obtain New Democrat's candidate nta1d , for h p r aty maiming, October an ruffle#al entry form from one of the Meal"s hi d rotas, In the travinet*t t $ rd:efLudo r s + It uy en participating News -Record is and send or election held ge tem r ,t'gK '3` Cin rrr cel d ' bring It to the Ncws' e>~a�rd before noon, Mr. aaat hay ht the tient ler a ride 1pf4+ #c "it° ` next Tueesday, Octeber 29.