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- doctors. -to find- *ham rttritnn Hospital, a,
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new assistant administrator of
u nvicwhas arrived.
Wayne Lester began his new position
on December t, and cv:ntes from the
Gulden where ^T awnNursingh Home in ons
Fif:
'M:,l•. . he a he' .4.s assistant ad-
mkiistiator for the last year.
Before working in Lions Head. Mr.
fester waSilt W iartonk where he was the
pastor of`Bethel Pentecostal Church and
school bus operator for Thomas Norris
Ltd,
Whfie working with the church in
Wiarton, Mr. Lester became involved
with the senior citizens. His preference
. for working with the senior, citizens
increased and Mr. Lester emoted at
McMaster University, Haruilton, in their
Administration for Hoes for the Aged
program . He is still wonting on his
degree, and hopes to graduate next
October.
A native of Woodstock, Mr. Lester
graduated from Woodstock. Collegiate
Institute and the Eastern Pentecostal
BibteCollege in Peterborough.
His job at Huronview involves
'supervising purchases for Huronview
!it and he is responsible for the main.
tenance`ofthe b Wilding, which houses.
I payers will
ne day early
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With Christmas and New Year's
holidays both falling on a Thursday, the
News -Record's normal publishing dates,
changes will be made to deadlines wfth
those two papers corning out early.
The News -Record's Christmas
greeting edition will be distributed on
Dec. 24, one day earlier than usual,, and
hence all deadlines have been moved
back one day.
In other words. the classified deadline
will be on noon Monday, December 22,
with the display and news copy deadline
set for S p.m, Monday afternoon.
The New Year's paper will also folloky
the same format, with all deadlines
being one day earlier.
• Advertisers and correspondents are
urged to note these changes and to help
the News -Record staff during this hectic
time by getting their ads and copyin as
early as possible.
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residents.. He succeeds Ed Rowe.
Mr. Lester. along with: his wife Shirley
and two children. Shawn. 8. and Tammy.
S. live in Clinton.
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Wayne fester, the assistant ad-'
ministrator at flutonvfew comes from
Lions Head, where his last post was
assistant administrator at the Golden
Dawn Nursing Home. (News -Record
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Jack 'Riddell. MPP for Huron-
i.ddlsex; Erik appointed agricultural
critic last Friday, byF the provincial
Liberal party, replacing Murray Gaunt:
MPP for Huron -Bruise.
Mr. Gaunt has been appointed
chairman of the Liberal caucus.
Mr. Riddell is quite pleased with his
new appointment.
Asa graduate of Guelph University in
Animal Husbandry" and a Dashwood
area farther. Mr. Riddell has had a great
deal of experience in farmers needs and
their problems.
"A main priority withthe party is the
preservation of agricuttural land. We
can't allow prime one and two land to be
used for industry. Asphalt and corn don't
mix, Mr. Riddell said.
"We are also discussing a farm in-
come insurance pian. The farmer can't
afford to take all the risks. The gover-
nment is talking about, low food costs and
the farmer just. cart he expected to to -e
on all the risks involved, they need tp-.�e
guaranteed a stabiized price, he said.
Mr . R iddell will be responsible for
legislation in any agricultural matters
and any matters in agricultural ex -
Bank barns bulky boQks
By Bev Clark
As of last Thursday, the Clinton
branch of the Bank of Montreal has
become completely mechanized.
One of six branches of the 'Bank of
Montreal in Canada to become fully
mechanized, Clinton tellers are now able
to put through customers transactions
directly to their accounts by the use of
terminals in the branch. These ter-
minals are connected to a central
computer in Toronto.
The use of the computer cuts out a lot
of routine work, and can . determine a
customer's balance, up to the minute. It
automatically makes up interest and
service charges „ua�.a. cakes the
drudgery out of banking,"said Earl
Hilderley, manager of the Clinton
branch.
"The bank has been mechanized for
two years, but we kept up with the old
system. using ledgers, as well, to make
sure that the new system was free of
bugs. Last Thursday, December 4, we
got rid of the ledgers, making the bank
completely mechanized," said ° Mr.
Hilderley.
All banks are gradually converting to
the new system, There are two other
branches of the Bank of Montreal in
Ontario using this system and three
branches in Quebec.
By Jim Fitzgerald
A special welcome back this week to
our regular columnists, Bill Smiley .and
• Jack Scott., whose jottings have been
missing the last several weeks because
of the mail strike. Judging by the
number of complaints we received
during their absence, they are well-read
writers.
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Even though the mail strike is over.
and some semblance of order has
returned to most businesses and
households across the nation, most
newspapers still have a six -month-old
strike at the newsprint mills staring
them in the face. The News -Record isn't
in a precarious position yet, but we may
be forced to suspend publication in the
New Year if the -situation hasn't im-
proved.
Several visitors to this office in the last
several days have remarked that
Clinton's main street is oiie of the best
decorated for Christmas of any town in
this area. Plaudits to the businessmen
and the PUC. -
Chris Zdeb, our summer student. was
*siting here for a couple of days this
week from the University of Western
Ontario, where she is a third year
journalism student. She hasn't changed
arty, though.
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Then there's the one about the
illtonaire oilmanthat went to the
ntitt, only tolea` were his teeth in
act condition. "Drillw t
asro'ny'the
Man said, "t feel lucky today:"
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branches hes of t
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Montrea demonstrates.
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of Mon`ticat to beech* cot pletel r mechanized: News-
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peaditures.
Before being made agricultural critic.
Mr. Riddell was environmental critic for
the party for the past one and one half
years.
Mr. Gaunt is also pleased with his new
appointment. As chairman of the Liberal
caucus, Mr. Gaunt will be responsible
for making sure that the rnembers•know
what is coming up in the house. He will
also act as a liaison between the caucus
and members of the party.
When asked whether he would be
helping Mr. Riddell in his new position
as agricultural critic, Mr. Gaunt said, "I
still have a great interest andconcern
with respect to the farmer and
agriculture. 1 shall help Mr. Riddell
whenever he asks me."
Mr. Gaunt was the agricultural critic
for the Liberals for 10 years, with one
year in between as ministry, of Iran-
spert:ation and.. communications critic....
eparate school board
Even though it wasthe first time these two young gentlemen had ever met the
White haired fellow, they didn't seem too impressed. Dale,. left, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ball Marsh, and Shawn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Rutledge, both of
Clinton, met Santa last week at the Santa Centre in the Town Hall, Santa will be
hack again this Friday and Saturday afternoons. (News-Rectird photo)
Ciinion.Cen
concert 'offered -s lect•
ion
The Clinton Centennial Band and its
special guest artists presented a concert
of varied music following the theme
.`Sounds of the Season," last Saturday
evening, December 6. at the Clinton
Public School auditorium. A hall full of
family and friends gathered to hear the
band's final performance of this busy
centennial year.
With Bob Mann as Master of
to use Waterloo
By Wilma Oke
Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic
separate school board authorized the
purchase of nursery school instruction
from the Waterloo County board of
education at the Smithson Public School
Nursery Class for a child with impaired
hearing at .a meeting in Dublin Monday
night.
The board accepted the resignation of
Peter Koens, grade 8 teacher at Our
Lady of Mount Carmel School, RR 3, ,
Dashwood, effective December 31, 1975.
The Huron County board of education
informed the board it was not able to
offer the repair service of its audio-
visual department at this time as
requested.
The termination of the board lease
with R. S. Box, Seaforth, for the former
board office was approved effective
December I at a discount of 5215 saving
to the board.
F. J. Vere of Stratford, chairman of
the building maintenance committee.
reported the concrete footing had been
completed +art St. Patrick's School,
Kinkora. He said work to be ,done in
December includes the cement block
foundation for the new addition and
gravel fill. along with the installation of
underground drains. Mr. Vere said the
addition being built by Pounder Brothers
of Stratford is scheduled to be completed
in June, 1976.
Howard Shantz of Stratford. chairman
of the policy and by-laws committee,
presented a report on updating several
by-laws. Included in the changes ap-
proved by the board is one that calls for
newly elected trustees to be invited to all
meetings of the board in December prior
to taking office in January in order for
them to become acquainted with the
other board members and to be in-
formed about procedures.
Trustees Ted Geoffrey of Zurich and
Donald Crowley of Gadshill reported on
a recent Christian Curriculum Con-
ference they had attended in London on
the topic social justice. The conference
was sponsored by the Ontario English
Catholic Teachers Association. They
reported it was "geared for teachers
rather than trustees", and bath ex-
pressed disappointment in it.
The regular meeting was adjourned at
11:30 p.m. when the board met as a
committee -of -the -whole.
Ceremonies, the Centennial Band, under
the direction of Lois Abel, started off the
evening With a ..ilarchi like selection
called "Commando Overture,"
The band followed this with several.
Christmasselections, and accompanied
the carol sing. Their performance of
"Silver Bells" was particularly
delightful with the effective use of or-
chestra'bells.
The ; audience 'enjoyed 7the-tCli istmas,
numbers performed by the two choirs
from Central Huron Secondary School
also led by Lois Abel. The mixed choir,
called "Music" sang Jesous Ahan-
tonhia" (Huron Christmas Carol) and
"Fum Fum Fum" an old Spanish carol.
The Girls' Chorus sang two very -ap-
pealing carols: "The Little Drummer
Boy" and "Hence 0 Shepherd Maiden.
The ever popular Irish Clintonians. the
Bradley Family and Clinton's Irish
tenor, Seamus . Doherty, treated the
audience to several favourite numbers:
The Bradley Family, which is
broadening its scope by the use of
guitars and percussion. included in its
selections. "Come In. I'm a Rambler". a
Scottish selection.
Among Mr. Doherty's selections were
"Try to Remember". "Whistling Phil
McHugh" and "Danny Boy,.
Perhaps the highlight of the evening
was the Wingham Beiiringers under the
direction of Gordon Legget.
This group is made up of tee
boys from St. Andrews Presbyterian
Church, Wingham and has been in
existence for 13 years. These people
really know how to "ring those Christ-
mas bells', and the beautiful tones of the
bells were a delight as they rang out the
beloved carols.
The Clinton Centennial Band and its
guest performers sent the audience
home with a little more of the spirit of
Christmas and the feeling that they'd
been treated to a most enjoyable
musical evening.
Conservation Authority must be watch dog
"Conservation Authorities
must be the watchdog over
our environment." Those
were the words of Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation
Authority Elgin Thompson
speaking at the year-end
meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Thompson continued to say
that authorities must con-
tinue to struggle for clean air,
pure water and protection of
land. He added, "1 think this
-Authority has set°, a good
example in trying to keep
good agricultural land in
agricultural and in planting
trees where the land would
not produce good cups."
Resources manager for the
local Authority Roger Martin
said the year 1975 was
another year of introspection.
Martin said, "Every few
years Conservation
Authorities come under
pressure to re-examine their
roles in the natural resources
management program of the
province.''
"I don't ,think . the
Autholrities traditional tole
of water ma`nttgotnent on a
watershed bagis is being
giestioned but I do think our
roles in recreation, land
acquisition. forestry and
wildlife pose large question
marks in many minds." the
resources manager added.
Continuing Martin said.
"Funds are not available to"
do everything we would like
and it's imperative to set
priorities., - We should
seriously consider acquisition
of easements to certain lands
as opposed to purchasing."
The year 1975 was a busy
one for the A -B Authority,
Flood plain and fill line
mapping projects are near
completion and five new
erosion control projects are
underway with more in the
planning stages.
The land acquisition and
management corn rniflee
reported a busy.year as well.
Purchase of 4.5 acres of land
at the easterly edge of
Crediton for a picnic area and
park was completed.
An option has been taken on
75
acres of land at Lot 21,
Concessions 5 and 6 of
Stephen tbwnshi '`p Y .in the
Devil's Elbow area to be used
far witdj'itc habitat and low
fin
iritertty recreation use.
Roger Martin pointed out
an interesting fact that about
40 acres of this property was
planted in trees by the
Authority `about 10 years ago
for private owners.
He added, "This is the first
time we are able to benefit
from one of our previous
projects."
The Ausable Conservation
Authority was established in
1946 and'enlarged to include
the Bayfield area in 1972. An
addition of the Lake Huron
shoreline and a part of
Goderich township was made
in 1974.
The Authority now includes
32 municipalities with a
population of 40,303 and an
equalized assessment of
$318,394.000.
The Ausable.-Bayfield
Conservation, Authority is an
independent corporation
organization, one of 38 in
Ontario. The general ob-
jective is to carry out a
comprehensive and co-
ordinated program for
conservation of renewable
natural resources within the
watershed which covers 1,000
square miles.
McKillop Fed. of Ag.
By Wilma Oke
Mervin Smith of RR -1,
Walton. was re-elected
president of the McKillop
F deratiot . of Agriculture at
the annual dinner meeting at'
St.Columban o)ttnnibarx Parish fiat)
Tuesday night.
Vice-presidents re-elected
o
were G r n 'Blanchard anchard and
Robert Robinson both of RR
4, Walto' : secretary.
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Setreasuret►firth.r, Alvin Dodd, RR 7
• Fifteen directors as E'r-'
elected as follows: co',
cession 1,Andrew
2 attd 3, Ken Scott, ' �` ."•,
Dela,xtey; 4 and 5. t ,cats
Popple Lewis Coy`4t' ,:,fitd
Maloney;Lettif .
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Gordon IV11,
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