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Clinton News-Record, 1976-02-12, Page 1P..:ISWP.T49D5'^N.PP191.: MC,Td'Wp'�M WT. ROI i.yapesnmPR! NI LO HI LO FEBRUARY 3 16 Q 27 7 4 25 13 26 8 5 19 5 31 25 6' 18 -2 30 20 7 II 14 28 14 8 29 19. 22 1*4 9 -27 .1 - 15 9 Snow 5" -'- Snow 5" By Susan White. No severances from agricultural land will be allowed at all as more townships complete their " secondary. plans, Jack Mc.Cutcheon, Huron's newly • el.ecte> warden predicted in a speech to the Huron County Federation..of AgricultUr Thursday night itt Seaforth. w "out I think this is what youall want," Warden MCCutcheon said. "It has to be i re're to keepHuron agricultural." "Tice warden , a former chairman of the county's planning board, told about 25 F. of A. members that although severances f, sa Barnes, 3, ,of Clinton takes a large bite at the Carnival pancae breakf�Tast Iii Sond". while" her dad, Powell, readies his plate. About 100 * rs„ n-s.a# eir way�thtoagh 300 pancakes last Sunday morning despite the stems reather.(.i taws -Record photo) A group of unidentified Toronto k,,• --businessmen have bet ght the `former Radar Training School at Vanastra. The red brick, three-storey building was used by the Canadian Forces Base in Clinton to teach members of the. Canadian Armed Forces, the use of d The poor weather last weekend caused a few more accidents in this area. Goderich OP? report. Last Saturday at 11:30 p.m. on High- way 8 at Taylors Corners, a car driven hye RandOiph Funston, of Huron -Park, bumped into another car driven by John Glazier of Goderich. . Mr. Glazier's car had already been involved in one accident, when his vehicle was bumped in the left side, by Mr. Funstan's vehicle. Estimated damage ta..the Gtaazier vehicle was 81,000. Damages ' to the tµ unstop car were 'unestiniated. Mr, Funston was taken to the Goderich Hospital where he is in . satisfactory condition Last Sunday, two, accidents }occurred on Highway 4 in near "white out" con- ditions. The first one happened at 9:30 a.m., two mikes 4oetth of Brucefield. John Sutherland of Clinton noticed a car stuck in front of him. He pulled over to the shoulder of the road, and got out to help the person in front, move his car. On his way back to his own car, Mr. Sutherland was hit by a vehicle driven by Pearl McFarelane of Grand Bend. Immediately after Mr. Sutherland was struck. his car was also hit, causing 8800 damages. Mrs. McFarelane received 8650 damages to her'vehicle. Mr. Sutherland was treated and released from Clinton Hospital on Tuesday. Later on the same day. on Highway 4 one and one half miles north of Clinton, a three car accident occurred. A car driven by Pieter Papier of Sarnia and a vehicle driven by William Wraith of Goderich were bumped from behind by a .vehicle driven by Daryl Balla of Auburn. Mr. Lapier's vehicle received 8800 damages while Mr.' Wraith's vehicle received . $1.200 damages and the Ball 'car received 81,000 damages. Police then closed the road because of poor visibility. Ethel Passengers in the Ball vehicle, Ball, 58 and Randy Machan, 23, both of Auburn, were treated for cuts and bruises in the Clinton hospital and then released. ra ar.. The building, said to have been built for 531" million back ° in 196}, is now worth at least eight million dollars, according to Spence Cummings, Huron County! Development Officer. The school was purchased from Denis T, Donovan," one of the owners of the base: The businessmen intend;, to put the building to a' mixed use which: they say will generate a substantial anio oftthf money for. the general.economy area, by' the creation of man ,new jobs. At the present time, *t t Toronto, businessmen are studying arehitecturai proposals for the best uitimate use of the building, bearing in: mind the financing and cost ef^renovation. , They are looking forward tb'':rnaking this building a focal point for th'tiralas well as the urban community around Vanastra and the County of Rurpn, at large. 'The owners- would be pleased Jo hear from local residents, any use for the building which they can recommend and which can fill' a basic need in the `com- munity. Suggestions can be -forwarded to Spence Cummings, Huron County Development Office, Quirt House, Goderich, wh© will turn them over tb the owners. This is an interim arrangement until the corporate structure of the group hat' been setup. were allowed under the Huron County pier cent is class two. plan, two or three secondary plans which Ribbon development can prevent have been adopted by townships say no intensive farming because ' it brings severances while two, or three others say urban type neighbours who cortiplaif another set of farm buildings can be , about smells. It also costs municipalities 'built on a 100 acre/parcel. which can then to provide services to scattered urban be severed from the rest of the farm. type developments in the country, even. Grey Towrtshi 's plea;`' which' has teen if they, are built on non-productive land. approved,; says that no separations'w#1 The only way to control development on be allowed. New buildings, even houses, iiagricultural land is to "make no ex - can be built, but they Mist stay part of :options" he said. the whole farming operation. Instead.of , "It's iii `bout time: Ft of A. member seeking a severance "'to build a house on Glenn—Miller, .eld the, warden but tie his farm, a retiringfarmer is now en- asked where... villages -and towns Would ' .couraged to get a life time lease on his get mere Land fir housing. Annexing sent -houseean orsaid, build in a hamlet, Mr. land to 'enlarge ,a town's boundaries - would use .less agrictti,tural , land than McCut:citHe doesn't think there will be much scattered development but develop- leasing land from a farmer in order to ment would first be encouraged where build in the. country. There has been a land is already within town ,boundaries good indication from the county's t6 and divided into lots, the warden replied, rural municipalities that farming He gave the example of the Graham parcels should stay intact. Warden Survey in Grey outside Brussels. McCuteheon said. Planners find that He emphasized that the county official land never returns to agricultural use plan is looser than the secondary plan once it goes out of production. 70 per cent which townships are drawing up now. of Huron is class one farm land and 20 According to the official plan, a farmer could sell his farm but retain a lot to ilior's build himself a house. But if his township 1 ��'' �Board d+�n � By Ross Haugh Members of the Huron County board of education responded quickly to recent remarks attributed to a Goderich councillor regarding the administration\ Of -the educational system in the county. By Jim Fitzgerald If it isn't one thing. than it's another. tits if we didn't have enough to do shovelling that 92 inch snow ac- cumulation of the past six weeks, now we have to get out bucket and mop and clean up the water leaking through the roof It seems the ice has built up and pushed its way under the shingles and then during the thaw Tuesday, it proceeded to drip all over everything Apparently. it's a very common com. plaint iri these parts. +++ With Valentine's Day coming up this Saturday. we thought we'd send one to 1 our Honorable Health minister, Frank, Miler: "Roses are red. violets are blue, we may lose our hospital. now how about you too. Goderich coup suggested the board 'was a bunch of warden how township secondary plans bureaucrats without regard for the could be speeded up. Ashfield is fairly feelings of the people who put them into close to Douglas Point and "three years office. Peters said something has to be could be too late," he said. done about the board of education. The warden acknowledged that a wait The sub t was brought up by Blyth fora plan could be "awkward" with Speed lap chlor Jirn Peters Doug Campbell of Ashfield asked the jac, trustee John 'Elliott who said, "I would development pressures, and secondary suggest he do a little further research so plans are done by the county planners on as not to.dispiay his ignorance regarding a first come first served basis. .....,, • -illy, certain. and feelingsfor the, good Grey's plan is waiting for 't e people who put ree tntooffice. minister's pignature How'ick`s . and - Elliott cpntinu "Sprite people ap- U sborne's are nearly finished. he said, air telie if sire capable of telling` ewe Huron's planners hope to do three of four to run our business instead of looking a year and have hired a new rural after their own affairs." planner,•Warden McCutcheon said. Chairman Herb Turhkeim also took If a township is really feeling exception to the remarks from Goderich. development pressure, it could hire its He added. "The latest issue is indicative own planner. but that could cost two to of personal gripes some councillors have three times what costs elop osecondary had against the board over the past few County planners years." ' plans with a series of public meetings In reply to Councillor Peters and the warden said "it's unbelievable statement that the bberd is responsible how it works." In Brussels people are for poor press coverage, Turkheim skeptical about the need for a plan but at replied. "The weekly newspapers have the meetings learned about zoning and been keepingthe public well informed. came to understand its importance, "It's The London Free Press failed to attend an education as the planning process the last three meetings up to today." goes along." he said. Turkheim continued, "Press coverage • "Plans will be written up by'the people isnot the responsibility of the board." who attend the meetings." the warden Board vice-chairman Charles Thomas ,said. Township farmer hike -Van member of this board and I think we agreed saying. I am proud to be a Wonderen agreed with the warden that make our decisions in a democratic severances ture farm would ion u5e nuisances for u fashion and we should ignore this type of But, he said, a farm is like retirement thing." Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace savings. ucti Hi valueve as pricelong afrozen ©? snbeked by its agreed. saying. "We shouldn't get excited about this." into agriculture. In conclusion chairman Turkheim Meanwhile a developer can sell land in suggested the board should meet with a hamlet or town at inflated of those lots whenrice ad Goderich council to improve mutual he'll have to buy anene of Hued on Dago 2 understanding. (conti Red moonlight 9 The Tight from the torch bearers created an eerie scene on Clinton streets last Wednesday night as more than 100 snowmobilers turned out for the Winter Carnival Torchlight Races rtsehE'(l1E [pti + + + The views -Record has recently received several unsigned letters but we cannot publish them as we must know the ,writer. We do permit the use of pseudonyms. but we must have your real ern* of fi le + + + In case you haven't noticed, the speed limit signs on our highways have been changed to 50 miles per hour from 60 and the Provincial Police are now enforcing the new limit. but are being very fair about it Don't forget your seatbelt either. it must be+uckled up. , W ith the thaw on Tuesday, many of Clinton's main street sidewalks became visible again as many merchants scrapped off the accumulation of ice. but we notice about half a dozen offenders who stall haven't made any attempt to clear their walks. A mighty dangerous Situation. + + + Our congratulations to the Winter Carnival Committee and all those who made the event a modest success. Let's hope it isn t the last one.. Parade which was held in perfect winter conditions. it was the second largest torchlight parade ever held in Clinton. (News -Record photo) Carnival goes over well,. profit expected Although a snowstorm forced can- cellation of the final day of snowmobile racing for- the • Clinton and District Winter Carnival. organizers are pleased with most of the events The snowmobile races. which were cancelled last Sunday because of near zero visibility on the track. have been rescheduled for Sunday February 22. and aft those who bought admission tickets hist Sunday will he able` to use them next Sunday Most of the events throughout the C arn.ival were well -attended. with over 100 snowmobiles turning out for last Wednesday night's Torchlight parade, and many families skated ,at the family skate nightat the arena. The Hospitality night. which was moved too - the Vanastra Recreation Centre for the first time, was a big success with over 250 persons turning out. pue to,_ poor weather Friday eight. atTendance was about the same at the K insmen's Las Vegas night The weather cleared for Saturday, and hundreds of persons lined Clinton streets to see the Carnival parade. The Huron Foal - ,id (lo me Chili c+� oe Sect r rite for the hest club and historical float, the Vanastra Recreation Centre was awarded the prize for the best com- mercial float. was the trl ickeduron for Secondary School p first place 1n the school category. In the snowmobile poker rally. Harvey Cutter of Clinton had the best hand of the 100 entries. while Neil Dale finished second. Fred Swan was third. and Joyce Cook was fourth. In the broomball championships on aaturday afternoon. the tsoderich Mr Stereo won the men's "A" division. CHSS who won the men's "B" division, 'and Senforth took home the ladies division trophy. Both Winter Carnival dances on Saturday night were well attended, and over 100 turned out to sample .the pan- cakes and syrup on Sunday morning. Ruth Lombardo, . Chairman of the Carnival, said there would likely be a small profit this year The Executive Committee of county council recommended that the Emergency Measures Program be closed out in view of the withdrawal of provincial government support. Bayfield reeve Ed Oddliefson said the EMO was a dead issue but there was a L•definite need for clarification on the,�',flo1ltl t•� 114-' cr natives for emergency -programs in view of the government's decision to withdraw financial support. Oddliefson argued that dispite the disbanding of the organization there was a definite need of (continued on page 2 ily Wilma Oke Mechanical failure and drifting snow combined to beg down a two -engine 23- car freight train with caboose on the CNR tracks six miles east of Seaforth Saturday night about 0;15' p.m. The train was not freed until about 4' O -1n. Sunday When one of the engines on the train went dead. the train crew decided to take the two engines to Stratford and leave the 23 cars and caboose where they were halted with one of the crew, Around Dublin the engines became stuck in the snow. Another freight train front Goderich due to Leave 3:30 a.m. Sunday was alerted to the abandoned train and the impassable track. Constable James MacLeod of the Seaforth detachment of the OPP was notified of the problem and secured two snowmobiles and shortly after midnight went to the aid of the crewman in the caboose. The CNR worker was found to be comfortable . with plenty of fuel to maintain heat. and with food. He decided to remain with the train. it was a long wait -until Sunday of-- ternoon. er U Shorne Deputy -reeve William turn dou'u sewerage the county M"rrley claimed the EMO program was outdated and that a new format should he Inked at He suggested the executive committee look at the emergency program again and establish a new format County engineer Jim Britnell told councillors that he is willing to lend the services of his 50 man crew in the event of ' an emergency He 'explained that most men are trained in the St. Johns A mbulance course and are , trained to operate heavy equipment. Britneii who %as a member of the original EMO committee. said his staff and equipment would be available around the clock to assiist local police and firefighters. lie said the full services of the road crew would be at the disposal of the county but the men would only assist during an emergency and in no way would coordinate a project. He said he was hesitant about having his men at- tempting to coordinate munieipitl police forces and firefighters but would assist now under construction in Seaforth, and in the operation. now cost - each Egmondville Council endorsed the recommendation householder about 8210 per year for 40 to discontinue the EMO operation in years. By Wilma Oke The returns -from a questionnaire sent fe, out to the residents of Egmondville in- dicated they are more than two to one against a proposed sewage system for E gniondville, A - The'questionnaires, sent out to the 160 householders in December by Tuckersmith Township council, were counted at a special meeting Wednesday night. Of the 64.5 per cent who returned the questionnaire, 70.6 per cent said no and the rest said y? s. The sewage system was called for by the ministry of the environment, following tests made last July which - indicated the Bayfield River, runni tg through the area, was being c®n- taminated"by raw sewage being dumped into the stream from a number of the hornes in the hamlet. The system, which would cost about 81 million, would be hooked into the system