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teal and obstetric patients,
QCCUPy the top floor, have
wnstairs to the main floor
knave to have a +'aiting list,
minor surgical Operations, but since
hospital board is appealing the
vernxnent's • decision, we- hope this
situation will just be temporary,"
hospital administrator Doug Coventry
said.
There are 22 beds on the second floor
of the hospital. The hospital's -full
capacityrfore the closing of the top
floor, was 62 beds.
Mr. Coventry said that 20 to 22 full
time staff will have to be laid off and 20
- part time staff,
'The hospital has a seniority list, and
those people that have worked there the
longest will be the last ones to.go," Mr.
Coventry said.
The hospital presently employs 65 full-
time and 45 part-time persons, ,
._- The other hospitals in Huron county
have not received nearly so big a cut as,.
Clinton. Seaforth Communitlt hospital
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ainton public, hospital is empty, leveed to close .by. the hospital looks at two of the empty beds r the a
225,000 budget cut, implemented by -the Provincial (News -Record photo)
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hospital administrator,
Norman 1. lyest aeported that they
ad h on cut back $4,800 in their budget
this past week. Alt but Sl X° of that gut
will affect the ambulance operation for
that hospital.
"The other $1,500will be dispersed
throughout the rest of the hospital's
administration," r. Hayes said,
Winghatn wa'll+r not affected by any
budget cuts in March,
South Huron hospital in Exeter was
not aftected by the budget cuts In March
and has only been out back the one per
.cent that all hospitals in the province
have been affected by, this past week.
The -Alexandra Marine and General
hospital in Goderich was affected in
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The Clinton
carating on
that it submittei
Now, it will have
budget just over
coventry said at near Y
cuts eb
area of acute hcpitaal We, w
cuts have been made in outpll►t;
services.
After Health • Minister Frank Milter
announced the hospital would close after
April. 1, the decision vas overruled by
the divisional court of the Supreme
Coutt of Ontario In May.
The court ruled the government could
not close the hospitals_ unilaterally
without enabling legislation.. The
government is appealing the ruling to
the Ontario Supreme Cotrt and the case
will probably be heard in September,
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1976 1975
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Tanning board approves 148 new building lots
By,Bev Clark
The planning board recommended to
Vinton council last Wednesday night
that two subdivisions be given the go
ahead to be built in town.
*One proposed subdivision, to be built
by Delbar Investments on the north-west
corner of town will have 104 lots with a
depth of 120 to 135 feet and 60 to 85 foot
frontages, on 25 acres of land. The
proposed dwellings will pe single and
two family units with 1.4 acres fronting
Erie Street denoted for park land.
Another subdivision, to be built by
Kottr of London, is being 'planned for
King Street, west of Bond and Gordon
streets. Before the contractor will make
any big plans for the subdivisions he has
asked that the land be rezoned from zone
nine, industrial, to .zone three,
residential.
At"the present, 30 one family dwellings
as well as 14 two family dwellings are
being planned with a depth of 150 to 160
feet and 50 to 75 foot frontages.
The planning board also proposed that
the town increase Its highway com-
mercial zones. There have been several
complaints in the past that there has not
been enough commercial property to
facilitate new businesses in town.
The board wants council to change
several zones along Highways 4 and 8
and the Bayfield Road.
ain puts 4amper on crops
By Shelley McPhee
While European farmers have been
raying for rain, this summer, farmers
;n Huron County have crossed their
fingers in,-ltopess that the rain will hold
ff long enough for the sun and warm
�eatlwr to aid in the last maturity staes
f crops. July was the cloudiest month in
years. with only 212 hours of sunlight
Mg recorded.
According to Mike Miller, crops
specialist from the agriculture office in
Tinton. the corn crop- is starting to fall
ebind due to the cool nights and the
By Jim Fitzgerald
For those of you who hate black cats
,.._ningin front of you or won't walk
.nder a udder, you better hide
°morrow as it's unlucky Friday the
th.
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We think that Roy Jewell, a noted
arm journalist, says it all in a column in
ast week's "Western Ontario Farmer."
ys Roy: "Too bad Exeter couldn't
ford to leave its Community Arena
Land empty for a number of years just
o see how soon it would fall before the
ind and snow load. It successfully
withstood one wind storm a week or so
o that damaged some other structures
the town. Probably some of the
gineers responsible for condemning it
11 be old, and drawing down handsome
nsions by the time. the old building
old collapse."
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We're always telling people in our line
Of work that advertising doesn't cost, it
pays. ' And boy did we at the News -
Record verify that fact recently on our
bscription drive, which was well
advertised. Nearly 600 persons took
advantage of the offer, inclujling
several hundred new readers. Welcome
abioard. t ,
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Someone reported to a recent
tanadian Safety Council Publication
that funerals are increasing in cost due
to the inereasing cost of living.
Councillor Jim Hunter, counc s
representative on the planing;
said at cast t'WedriesvIrty s c�ttCi1
meeting that the board is talking about
changing Huron Street, or Highway 8
west, on the south side from Ron Maine's
Sunoco to the chiropractic clinic which
at the present is residential, to com-
mercial; from Carter's West End on the
north 'side of Huron street to the north
side of °Shipley Street, to commercial
and Highway 4. south from the railroad
tracks to Victoria Variety to commercial.
property from residential.
The board is also talking about
changing the south east side of Bayfield
Road which is zoned as industrial
ix commercial
over abundance of precipitation. A
damper" has also been put on the white
bean crop and because _ of the wet
wether, some farmers are now having to
spray their crops for white mold.
While the first cuts of hay in early
une were excellent, later crops, one
onth later, have been of poor quality.
A ough the quantity of hay has been
goo • this year.much of it has been
spoil . d by the rain and poor weather.
Don Pullen, Huron County agriculture
representative said that protein values
are dow by seven per cent this year and
farmers pith a 40 cow herd who spent
S5,200 en eed grain .last year could
expect to spent S8.200 this year.
The early' grain crops are turning out
fair yields, but the grain planted later
has been turning out poor because of theain
weather conditions. The rhowever,
has been holding off . for this past week
and those who are taking their second
cut of hay should be finding their crop of
a better quality"
property to zone s , ,
Spence Cummings, Huron County
Development Officer a.pd Gary
Davidson, Huron County Planner have'
been invited to the - planning board
meeting on September 20, to discuss
Vanastra." Goderich Township planning
and highway .commercial, zone six
,,witiejithe town,oP:piillto
A** notice was sent 16 the planning
board from the Committee of Adjust-
ment telling them that a house started a
month ago by Huron Pines Construction
without a building permit on Highway8,
did not come up to the standards of zone
requirements. The planning board
however, have recommended that the
town issue a building permit to the
construction company.
The " planning board have also
recommended that a severance from
part lot 612.613 on Whitehead Street be
approved.
The chairman of the planning board,
Guss Boussey has set aside the third
Monday of every month for planning
board meetings. They are held in the
PUC board room, and any interested
persons are invited to attend the
meetings.
Seniors' centre to be probed
". .—BT. -Bev Clark
Clinton Council has set-up a com-
mittee composing of councillors Ruth
Roy, Ernie Brown and Reeve Harold
Lobb to investigate the possibility of
building a senior citizen's club house on
King Street. facing the post office.
If adequate financing arrangements
can be found, the Town is willing to
provide the clubhouse facilities.
The committee will be obtaining ap-
proximate plans and specifications from
local builders for a building to be used by
the senior citizens, having the ap-
proximate dimensions of 50 feet by 30
feet.
They will also try to ascertain the'
extent of public interest, particularly
senior citizens, in supporting, con-
tributing to and participating in a club
hoose, if -one is built.
The committee will also make an
application for a Wintario Project
Capital Grant, which will aid in the
construction and furnishing of the club
house. At the same time, they will,
ascertain the total costs of having such a
club house completed.
If sufficient interest in the con-
struction and operation of the club house
and if the financing can be found without
the necessity of future borrowings, the
Town will take all the necessary steps to
pass all requisite by-laws to proceed
with the club house.
Well-known Clinton businessman
By Jim Fitzgerald
Hundreds,k area people turned' out to
the Beattie Funeral Home yesterday.
August 11, to pay their last respects to
one of the area's best-known natives and
IL ill'. (any) Cott
...dies suddenly
businessmen, Kenneth William (Danny)
Colquhoun, in one of the largest funerals
held in Clinton in recent memory.
An avid sportsman, community man,
and active busines man. Danny, as he
was known to his thousands of friends,
associates, and customers, died sud-
denly in Santa Monica. California while
on vacation, Iasi Friday, August 6. He
was 53.
Danny was born in Staffa,' Ontario.on
June 1. 1923. a son of Isabella. and the
late William Colquhoun . The family
shortly after his birth moved to Clinton.
Danny was always a fun lover and an
active sportsman and the flame never
really died in him. He was always active,
in, a myriad of community affairs and
believed wholeheartedly in the area.
From 1939 to 1943. he worked in !he
Royal Bank in Clinton. and then -on April
23 of that year, he married a Clintoitgirl.
Jean M. McDougall. whose death in
March of 1975 Danny never really
recovered from.
In 1943 Danny went overseas`to fight in
World War IL serving as a flying; °Meer
on the sir crew of the bombers.
dies
Only two weeks after his return from
overseas in 1945. Danny bought out the
H.E. Rorke Insurance Agency and his
30 -year business relationship with the
area began.
In the early 1950's Danny was one of
the first in the area to get into the real
estate business,' all the while playing
hockey and ball, and serving on dozens
of community projects. He played
hockey with the (:—Ion Colts from 1941
to 1955, with some baseball in the
summer thrown in tti keep him in shape.
Danny was involved in many com-
munity clubs over the years, including
being a charter member and a past
president of the Clinton Kinsmen, a past
president of the Clinton Legion, Branch
140. who held a service at the funeral
home Tuesday night, and a past
treasurer of St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church in Clinton. where he was also;an
eider up tois death.
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Aell, Danny was member and past
chairman of the now defunct Clinton
Public - Sefton) Board, and ` a past
president of the Perth»Huron Insurance
independent Agents Association.
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Restoration of the First Baptist, Church in Clinton was begun last week by
Huron. Pines Construction, Cost of the renovation will be around 446,000.
(News -Record photo)
Baptisi church repairs began
Monday was the day and Huron Pine
Construction were the contractors who
began the long awaited renovations to
the First Baptist Church in Clinton,
which was badly damaged in a fire on
May 11. •
A business meeting held on Wed-
nesday, August 7 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Morrison brought the
congregation out to view the tenders and
discuss the rebuilding of the Sunday
School rooms.
The church has received gracious
offers of help from various people in the
community and have received private
donations of money, all of which have •
been gratefully accepted.
The St. Paul's Anglican, Wesley Willis,
Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph's,
Ontario Street United, Felloutship Bible
Chapel, the Vanastra Orange ShiIIelagh
and the Orange Hall Lodge have all
offered their assistance, and the use 6f
their buildings to hold services in while
the repairs are being made.
The Bayfield Baptist Church, the
Fellowship Chapel and the First Baptist
Church in Goderich all loaned hymn
bookuntil the damaged church has
fully recovered from its losses.
•
Swine flu scare proses false
Death by aspiration pneumonia,
taking 'vomit into the lungs, was the
cause of death of 32 -year-old Roger
Layton. Mr. Layton, of Brumfield 'did
not die of swine flu, Dr. Ray Flowers
coroner for Huron County said.
Dr. Flowers, announced Thursday
afternoon that a post-mortem
examination showed Mr. Layton had
died of aspiration pneumonia. He said it,
'V:as an unusual cause of death but is a
well-respected one and the public should
haire no concern regarding the in-
volvement of swine flue in this case.
Laboratory tests indicated that no
virus, including swine influenza was
involved in the death, Jim Bain, director
of communications for the Ontario
health ministry said that further tests
are being performed on body tissue to
confirm the findings.
Mr. Layton had scheduled an early-
Morningcamping expedition with a
friend, r Tuesday. At 5:30 a.m. he was
taken to Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital. Goderich with a severe cough
and complaining of shortness of breath.
He was dead within 12 hours.
Because of the similarity in symptoms
to swine flu, hospital officials reported
the death immediately.
Dr. Flowers said there Was a low-
grade type of flu in the area already and
he suspected Mr. Layton contacted a
virulent form of it. Dr. Flowers also said
that' Mr. Layton had bronchitis and asth-
ma and was a smoker, thus increasing
his susceptibility to chest ailments.
Tuckersmith gives town land
Tuckersmith Township has agreed tp the town because it has expressed the
give Ransford Street, which is adjacent need for more industrial land.
to High Street and parallel to Winter In other business. council issued
Court. to the Town of Clinton, council
learned last week.
This move enables Huron Pines
Construction to continue with its sub-
division on the south-east end of town.
While Tuckersmith . Township has
agreed to the annexation of this street,
Clinton Town council and Tuckersrffith
Township council will be having a
meeting on Tuesday, September 14, at 8
p.m. at the Huron Centennial School in
Brucefiefd to discuss "mutual
problertas", r with the annexation of
Vanastra as -the major topic.
Cllnten wants Vanastra annexed into
building permits to the following people:
Desmond Cassidy, addition to a lounge,
$35,000; Ivan Hoggart, garage. $2,000;
Ivan Dailey, fence. $250; Malone
Petroleum Ltd., Pop Shoppe Sales,
84.000; W. Mclntee and Co. Ltd.. electric
sign; Edward J. C. Burt, demolish shed;
Harvey Atchison, porch. 8500; George
Sutherland, utility room, 51,500; Ken
Dobney, fence, - 5250; Cam Addison,
storage shed, 5800; and Gerofsky Hits.
(Lee's), addition to existing store,
$57,000.
Huron County council has requested,
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