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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-06-03, Page 17Si .u� 4oeciosed.4is,ut waiting t►tit someone aloe and tells nue it is .going to cost to -keep ittpn.- The board 'members are basing their assumption on the fact that other arenas in the province the same age as the Goderich facility and some newer have been condemned by the Ontario Ministry of'Labaur. Recreation director Mike lymond told the rec board at their last meeting that there was little doubt in his mind that Goderich would be closed. He said arenas the same age as Goderich and younger were being hit, and that some of them had been built by the same firm that constructed the Goderich arena. He said he had no idea of what kind of costs the town would face to keep the arena Ili lie told d WWI Stood little chance of remaining, open d on the calculations he Lad from the OW of :;cin- struption, He said the specificatipns under the National Building Code, the code the ministry of labor is using now to determine the safety of the building, called for a stress factor of 2.5 to be met and that figure has since been doubled. "Our arena was built with a factor of two in 1949," he -said. "it has stood the test of time and looks solid but there may be some wood fatigue that can't be seen , , only measured." Bill Craven of Goderichwill end 29 years of service as probation; officer for the County of Huron after his fr retirement on lune 1. Donald Fink will assume the duties of probation and parole officer. Mr. Fink is a native of Huron County as he trained with the Royal Canadian Aiir Force at Sky Harbor and spent three years in Centralia. He has worked as probation officer in Bracebridge for the past 12 years. (staff photo) 4 Japanese visitors say people here friendly Yukiko Aoi and Tomoe Tsuji are two Japanese rmep who were visiting this aired recently. Yukiko said, "Canadians ,are very kind and friendly to 'Us.. Canada Is very beautiful 'and big." The two were visiting ±Ontario and Manitoba under the International Youth Exchange organized by the United Church. The exchange as to celebrate United Mach's 50th anniversary in 1975. Last year, 90 Canadian Young adults visited India, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Zambia and Kenya. Each person went to one country. Marilyn Day, the representative from Huron- Perth° Presbytery, went to Koreas, -Tile program is financed by church funds and involves United Church affiliates in reach country. - Tes year 15 people and a group leader from each of the six countries travelled to Canada. It is expected that each conference (set out by geographical area) will be visited by one group . Yukiko and Tomoe at- tended an Open House put on especially for them at the Bluevale United Church. The congregation organized displays of Canadian life, work, crafts and games: There was also an exhibition of Japanese articles. Yukiko, • 23 years, graduated from ,the University of Child Welfare and worked at a hospital for handicapped children for a ,year. But she became engaged to a doctor and quit working. to prepare for her marriage. She plays the organ at her home church and enjoys singing. Tomoe is 18 and is a student at junior college. She hopes to. become a kindergarten teacher. Tomoe also likes to sing. Both liked Canadian food. very much. They said cuisine here isn't very -different from theirs. Yukiko. who spoke English well, although haltingly, noticed that Canadians eat a lot • of potatoes. The women admitted that they miss Japanese food. The Japanese group was in Toronto for three days prior to coming to Huron County. They stayed at the Toronto University Centre for Christian Studies. The exchange is mostly to visit people of different countries, rather than to tour the country itself. For in- stance, the young adults only had about half an hour to spend in downtown Toronto. However, some of the visitors had a chance to go elsewhere. Yukiko wryly explained, "In Toronto, some Japanese went to Chinatown to eat noodles.'' Yukiko and Tornoe spent a day in Wingham visiting the hospital and the Golden Circle School. Jim Beecroft very kindly escorted them around. Later, they were invited to the Beecroft home for dinner. The Japanese group went to Stratford to see the production, "Merchant of Venice". They left Ontario to tour Manitoba for ten days. Farmers are asked- more questions Farmers get their share of questionaires from the Federal Government, and 1976 will be an exceptional one. This is "inter -census" year. Every ten year a full census is taken. The last one was in 1971 - the next will be1981. However, in between a mini - census is taken at the five year point between the major census years. Farmers will need to complete a census form this corning June both as "householder" - which everyone completes - and a "Farm Census, of Agriculture" questionaire. Farmers will be asked their income from the sale of farm products. If you sold 51200. or more worth of farm products you are a farmer - even if you earned $12,000 from off -farm employment. The National Farmers Union objected to this method of definition of a farmer. The NFU wants on the form the income range earned off the farm, as well as the number of s worked off -farm, whic s now a question on the form. It is evident that many economists, doctors, lawyers. etc. have farms and dabble in production of beef, grain or some other kind of produce. They will be classed as far- mers. The NFU objects. They should have no more right 'to be called farmers than far- mers (who aren't) should call themselves economists, doctors, lawyers, etc., says the NUF. Siker Spurs l Y The first meeting of the Seaforth Silver Spurs was held at Patti Muegge's barn and Elaine Coomb's house on May 18. The first part of the meeting was held at Patti Muegg's barn where Mrs. Powell informed members on safety inside and outside the barn. She also explained riding. lunging and trailoring engiin r find out in reuovat_io; Dymond urged l expedite the tests to e town faces td a firm has and Insulating projects; for the summer until future of the building was einedd. Deb Shewfelt said that the board should take things'one step at a time. He said that perhaps' the board should consider challenging. the ministry but they definitely Land severances up for comment. Agriculture and Food Minister William Newman announced recently that he will set up a special unit in his ministry to work directly with local land division com- mittees to comment on rural severances. Up to now, the respon- sibility for commenting on land severances has rested with the county or district provincial agricultural representative. "The new system will free the ag rep to devote full time to his traditional work of ,providing an advisory service to individual farmers and farm organizations in helping them solve production, marketing and farm management problems," Mr. Newman said. "It . will also prevent possible conflict between the ag rep and the farmer who is seeking the land severance. There is a distinct and unique relationship between the ag rep and the farmer which we want .to maintain," Mr. Newman said. He said the people involved will work with the local land division committees; they • will have agricultural ex- pertise and be particularly familiar with soil capabilities and classification. They will help the local committees ettablish guidelines and policies so the committees can operate more efficiently, more uniformly, on their own, as well as be available for consultation at all times, Mr. Newman said. Eighteen -year-old Pat Austett, the daughter of John Anstett, Mill Street, Clinton, is a contestant in the Queen of the Fair contest. Sponsored by the Lions Club, Pat plans on going back to CHSS to complete her grade 13. Pat is interested in figure skating and has completed her grade eight in piano. She was also a gold cord Girl Guide. (News -Record photo) Announcement Our store will be closed June 7, 8, 9 Newcombe Pharmacy 21 VICTORIA ST.. CLINTON .412-9511 let.iIuaques. demon- strated ,,saddling and mounting a horse. 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