HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-01-22, Page 24• Thursday, February P,
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markets acev/nidtb hiouneecrretadlint
costs, *Ion County:s 3,000
farmers are likely to play it
close to the veSt,'during 1975.
"The risk and uncertainty
facing the farmer is as bad as.
. it ever has been'' agricultural
representative Don Pullen
said. •
Mr. Pullen . predicts far-
mers Will be treading water
in WS trying to --onsoliclate
gains made in the past two
years which were considered
bumper years for
agriculture.
The mail strike. at Toronto
has cut Clinton's in -coming
mail by about 50 percent, and
its out -going mail by about 10
percent said Post Master
„ids Dixon last Tuesday.
The Canadian Radio-
itlevision Commission has
reserved a decision on -
Bluewater TV Cable LTD's
request for a $1 a Month in-
crease to $6, until technicians
of the Department of Tran-
sport have investigated the
quality of the cable com-
!,,the daughter of Mr» and Mrs.
RayPell 01 Londesboro, was picked over seven
other. giris to be this year's Clinton and District Winter
Carnival Queen. Jo -Anne is 18 and a grade 13 student at
Central Huron Secondary School. Nancy -Castle of Clinton
was picked as the runner-up. (News:Snead photo)
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The rate ,,Increase: tor, the_ area .and to upgrade
necessary, Bluewater claims, community programming-
ormer Clinton mayor
diOs after short illness
Thursday, maven 8,
1975
Lorry. York of Clinton is off
to New York City and the
United Nations in July, after
winning fit, 13th annualUnited
Nations Pilgrimage for Youth
public speaking contest. The
1.6 -year old student from_
Central Huron Secondary
School won over nine other
finalists representing Huron
County's Ave high schools,
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last Friday evening.
Aformer mayor and reeve
Upton, 'William James
Miller, passed aver awa y , in
Victor 1104
illness. He was 80.
The Clinton Kinsmen gave
the Ausahle-Bayfield Con-
servation AuthorltY, 85000
towards a picnic pavillion at
the new,Clinton Conservation
area, just south of WWII in s
Tuckersmith Township.
On Sunday, March 2, the
Clinton WiltDea Atoms
defeated Durham in the final
game of the "C"' Division and
emerged victorious.
It was a great cteam effort
all year law by these boys in
bringingthe champiOnship to
Clinton, their first year of
amPetiti
ertior citizens' centre okayed
Thursday, March 13,
1975
' A new senior citizensdrop-
in centre received verbal
approval from Clinton council
at their regular meeting last,
Monday night.
Council decided to mee:
with federal and provincial
authorities before it makes Si
final commitment ,to spend
money on the new building.
- The Clinton Lions Club
presented a, cheque of S1,000
to the Crippled Children's
Society of Ontario at their
meeting last Tuesday night.
c Briton clerk -treasurer
Cam Proctor threatened to
resign his post with the town.
over a hassle with the 0:own's
police chief. Lloyd Westlake.
Mr. Proctor. made the
threat at last Monday night's
council Meeting during
discussion on whether to give
the police depaitment a 8100
petty cash float.
Mr. Proctor had argued
that the chief didn't need a
petty cash fund; and all
purchases should be handled
through the clerk's office.
Was called' a stupid
(expletive deleted) in front of
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customers)by the chief," r.
Proctor said.. "I'm going to
quit if I have to put up with
any more of i.hese petty- fights
with the chief. He makes
issues out of peanitts. He
can't discuss any matters in a
gentlemanlike manner."
Many pictures of the town's
fathers are lost forever,
council learned. The pictures
had originally been stored
upstairs in the old town hall,
but 18 months ago Jabez
Rands of Clinton salvaged
them and took them home for
safekeeping.
Winter Carnival reported
be very successful
Thursday, February 20,
,1975'-,'
R-uth' Lombardo,
chairman of the Clinton and
District Centennial Winter
Carnival. said last Week she
was very ..pleased with the
Carnival this year and all but
a few events were well at-
tended. She said that the
Carnival was successful both
financially and esthetically.
Members of the Huron
County board of education
gave themselves a pay raise
However, Mr. -Rads, who
was the town's histortan, died
last July and the pictures
were sold at his estate auction
last October and many went
to Sarnia.
Councillor Don Hall said he
went to Sarnia to try and buy
back the pictures, but was
told they were not
recoverable. He said that
likely someone wanted the
antique frames and threw the
pictures away.
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(Feb,. 0) The HohnesVille PUblle School float was plated
paisrathdee mostiasttisdafrigrdinaalyi
.foat at the Clinton Winter Carnival
Monday but members were
divided on the amount of the
increase. •
After considerable
discussion, by a vote of nine
to six, the monthly trustee
salary was set at 8300. They
previously received 8150 per_
month.
Under new Ontario
legislation. the Huron Board
with about 12,000 students
under their jurisdiction could
receive as much as 8400 per
monafor eachmember.
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(Feb., 17) Areafrarityhapienedatthe OrctBrandon farnt In HullettTownship last week,
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when* for the second year In a row, the same ewe gave birth to a set of quadruplets. Here
Lori Brandon, 5, with the help of her father Greg, holds the four youngsters for the
cameraman. (Newsrltecord photo) •
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11975
Vs°, marked the year the Century
Restaurant went ,' under new
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renovations were also completed.
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4890/C-pritei. Were open Monday-
Ffrinq 1 a,M. . 11 p.m., .Saturdly s
Mot. v.*. Closed Sundays .ind
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