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upreme Court of
ruling. At that time.
Made some suggestions
vings could be effected. The
erstbod the savings were
rated, while the hospital
the
Ministry would be ad-
urther on potential savings.
l iratstrate
tlrris will mean
tont a woad
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release issued tats,. last, week
. ipistry .of health said that the
it cover the operating costs of
rospital for 1976. The an-
was made following
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visits
lila of that +t
available. ft. is eecl.
discussed future savings in ape
areas.
The ministry has said however* that
they are preyed to cover the hasp
operating budget until changeset
implemented.
Sun,- warmth ma
The rain has held off long enough over
the . past week to allow the corn crop to
reach its last stages of maturity. The
warm nights have especially helped the
crops. However thermstill is a need for
mere warn, dry weather accordto
Don Pullen, representative fro the
Clinton agricultural office.
While the centre ar}d northern parts of
Huron • County have had ideal conditions.
ter ,crops, Mr. Pullen noted that white
bean crops in tlsborne Township have
been damaged because of the over
abundance of precipitation.
Farmers will be holding their breaths
hoping for the weather conditions to
remain this way until Saturday when the
spring grain harvesting should be
completed. The winter wheat has
already been harvested and the good
high quality of second cut hay .should
compensate for the poor first cut.
Mr. Pullen suggested that farmers
who are planning to plant winter wheat
save eros
in Septetuber should have them soils
tested immediately so verities of wheat
can be chosen and tate crops can be town.
inside
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Sports
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Charlie's proserveii OW 10
Art's Art 4,....... --.........pg. 12
ilayf ieli ogle . pt. 17
Classified ' pps. 11, 18,20
Erwet rrtalsoreelt p. s. 211 22
Gullet lifepara ,... pg. 21
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kersinjtl. residents face $15 chap
By Wilma eke
Tuckersmith Township residents .
�atrr'tic pating in organized sports at the•
Seaforth Arena will be charged by the
Seaforth Recreational Committee a non: -
resident fee of $15 each for the 'winter
season. 197647.
Seaforth town clerk Ernest Williams
xb a letter read at the township council
ting in Brucefield Tuesday night
ed that the fee, ' was to be levied
g�inst' Tuckersmtr<th residents "t because
Icersmith Council refused to icon-
ttite towar4 'the rte ? tiopsS and
maintenance costs of the Seaforth
ttlenrickrial Community Centre. Mr,
Williams said the fee would not be levied
'gainst the residents of Mullett,
McKillop and Hibbert Townships. These
townships have contributed their per-
+eentages levied against them by the
Recreations Committee.
This will be the second season the fee
has been charged against, individuals. It
affects mainly the ratepayers living in
the farming community surrounding
Seaforth and the residents of the hamlets
of Harpurhey and Egmondville. Young
people participating in organized hockey
in the Sei3tforth arena are the largest
:group affected.
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Clerk James McIntosh reported- that
the balance of the 1976 per capita grant
has been received. He said the total
grant for the year is 519.140. based on a
township population of 3,194.
Township residents planning to plant
*oodlots next spring by -participating in
le Ministry of natural resources tree
planting" program will be' expected to
pay about. 10 centsper tree themselves
for the trees and the planting. About
8,000 to 10,000 trees .are planted on an
acre of ground, thus the cost would
range from 580 to $100 per acre. Reeve
Elgin Thompson said fid has planted
trees himself when the trees only cost
one cent each. He remembers it as a
back -breaking job,
Requesis for building permits were
ttpprc►ed for: r: John Haverkamp, RR 1
y , 1"r* tic r".1 3YLY
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children. s
service approved
The Ministry of Health of the Province
of Ontario has given approval for the
creation of a children's mental health
,centre to provide specialized services
for children and youth in Huron County:
The new service will" be . incorporated
under the Children's Mental Health
Centre's Act, and as a psychiatric
continued on page 2
Brucefield, steel grain bin; then: Ge
melt, RR 2 Kippen, steel grain_ b'
Merton Keyes, RR 4 Seaforth, three st
grain bins; Ross Faber•, ltippen, i
plement shed; Ira G eiger, Hensel),
porch added to house; and Don Bachert,
RR 4 Seaforth, liquid manure tank, .
A tile drainage loan 'for 52,800 "was
approved.
The Geary Creek drain report front
Hibbert Township, � of 'tin about four
g ;.,
Tuckerrsmnith rate „ ayerrs, was,1 en two
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The Layton Drain report from Stanley
Township, was read.
Tenders will be called for a one-way
plow and truck for snow r emoval at
Vanastra.
In his report, road superintendent
Allan Nicholson reported 32 road signs
removed in a recent rash of vandalism,
and that 28 were recovered. He reported
numerous signs smashed at Vanastra.
Mr. Nicholson said the government is
slow in giving the final go-ahead with the
bridge to be built but is phoning the
officials again.
By Jim Fitzgerald
Most people in town have „wondered
over the years what would happen if the
fire alarm sounded at 1 p.m. on a
Saturday, the same time as they test the
siren each week.;Well, it happened last
Saturday. By sheer coincidence, a fire
call came in at 12:55 and chief Clarence
aid everyone thought the alarm was
ust being tested: So firemen stopped the
lama and then rang it again. this time
...trlrtotsod-responserXorwaatelppxit
was only a grass fire at the home of E•
Szusz near the Bayfield Rd'' and no major
damage occurred.
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For those of ydu'who enjoy as good ball
,ame, and there must be More out there
an has been evident at the local
diamond recently, the Clinton Juniors
baseball club open the Ontario Baseball
sociation playoffs here in Clinton this
Saturday night at 8 p.m. wbei they host
the Southwest London Pop Masters. See
$ou there.
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Some more thrills -will be provided this
coming Sunday afternoon when the local
lumen Raceway plays host to the
ttario Sired Stakes for .three-year old
kers; tilled as one of the top stakes' in
ries, the pacers will seek nearly
in money. included in •the star.
line-up is one Tar Daw Duke, a
ed owned by tarry Paw and his
r llaude.
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And if that isn't enough to rnake you.
z... t stop, then the Donkey
...l ball
.e. M do. night between the Clintat
aim y S. will make ' our aid
�, wl
sand Kinsmen �... Around with laughter. Drop aGLro'und to the
WA Park at p.m. and see if you tan'r
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the, dankeys•from the ail! I
538 iA °deficit ...
This nearly completed new house is Clinton will cost Its
new ow er about $528 itt municipal. taxes next year,
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$536.
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highest
in Huron
tocwde�t ,
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aunty
... or $256 in Mullett
...while the same Identical house would cost the owner
only $256
in local taxes.in H
ulwlett Township
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Taxes show wide variance in Huron
' By Shelley McPhee
of the News -Record
Goderich has taken over as the
municipality paying,, -the highest taxes in
the county. The Clinton News -Record in
a recent survey discovered that
Goderich paid approximately 22 mills
more than last year's leader. Clinton.
For a residential public school sup-
porter with an assessment of 53,000
approximately 5538 in taxes would be
paid in Goderich. This is almost 510
more than the same Clinton resident
must pay. It must be noted however that
none -of these figures include water and
sewage levies as . they come under a
separate tax.
Although Seaforth people pay the
lowest taxes at 5452 for a residential
public supporter in the $3,000 tax
bracket, their rates , for 1976 have in-
creased' by some 35 mills since last
year's $346 tax.
Gtech followed close behind with
their 'taxes up some 570 or 25 mills.
Exeter's taxes increased by ap-
proximately 20 mills, while Clinton and
Wingbaiii remained the_most stable with
increases of less than 10 r nilis.
The separate school- supporters.
residential and commercial pay higher
taxes in Huron County. Their tax rates
are approximately 2.5 per cent more in
the to nships and municipalitiies. If You_
are living -in Clinton or Goderich-and
happen to be a Catholic businessman.
you can expect to pay the highest taxes
in the'bounty. Taxes of $633 for such a
person in the 83.000 tax bracket is a little
high compared =to the same taxpayer in
Hullett or Howick Townships who pays
$319.
In fact. Hullett, West Wawanosh and
Morris Townships are the three places to
live, if cheaper taxes are your objective.
This year, approximately 8256 -in taxes
were paid by the residential public
supporter in the $3,000 assessment
bracket in these townships. Hay stands
as the most expensive township to live in
with a total public residential mill rate of
140.61 and 5421 in taxes for a supporter in
the $3,000 bracket.
Some townships must set up special
rates for police villages for taxes such as
street lighting and garbage collection.
Londesboro, Auburn and Dashwood
residents are _ charged more for these
services and maintenance costs.
Dungannon residents, for example. paid
an extra eight mills in 1975 and 1976 for
street lights along with their taxes for
Ashfield Township.
Tuckersmith Township has separate
taxes for Vanastra residents. Along with
the regular taxes. Vanastra• residents
have an- extra 21 mills added for their
community centre and street fights. This
for the taxpayer in the 83,000 bracket
brings up his taxes 860 to S360 compared -
to his neighbour in the township. who
pays 8300.
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•. Christianpdstor inducted
By Bev -Clark F
Pastor Arie VandenBerg, his wife
Geraldine (Gerry) and their t*o
children. Mark, 10 and Sharon, 9 moved
to Clinton from Essex, Ontario last
Tuesday, August 17. to take up residence
at the Clinton Christian Reformed
Chureh manse on Raglan Street.
Theen'ew minister of the Clinton
Christian Reformed Church was in-
ducted last Thursday evening at a
special servicer when Burt Haaverkamp.
chairmanof the Church Council in-'
troduced; Abe Vandentfer family to the
congregation. Then Bev. Ted iliiogsteen.
Blyth tookyy charge of the installation and
Rev, S< K6 Bocrrsma of the Vanastra
Community Church addressed the newly
inducted.Pastor. Rev. C. Bishop of the
Exetr Christian Reformed Church gave
the sermon and Pastor VandenBerg
gave the Benediction.
Before mo'ing to. Clinton. Pastor
Vandc'n'Serg was the minister at the
Essex Christian Reformed Church for
four years. Before that he WAS Pastor in
ftnwtna vile. His first charge was in
Wyota thg. Ontario, from 19(i2 until 191.
stor and ` cr :c P f MManitoba
from Holland. in 1950. He completed his
high school education in Manitoba at
night school and in 1954 he went to Calvin
College in Grand Rapid,, Michigan. He
received his BA in 1958 and then went to
the Calvin Seminary, also in Grand
Rapids where he received his Bachelor
of Divinity in 1961. From Grand Rapids.
Pastor VandenBerg moved to
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania where he
received his Masters of Theology. in
1962.
While in Grand Rapids. Pastor Van-
denflerg met his wife, Gerry, a
registered nurse. Mrs. VandenBerg was
brought up in Grand Rapids.
While in Essex, Mrs. VandenBerg was
involved with teaching pre-school
handicapped children, which site found a
very rewarding experience. •
The VandenBerg's ,are very happy to
be in Clinton, and the family is looking
forward to taking an active part in the
community as a whole.
Pastor Vandenferg is also looking
foriVard to serving the 875 member of
his congregation, and said he and his
wile will try to moot everyone in the
congregatien shortly.
East and West Wawanosh, Morris and
Howick have no rates fpr separate
commercial supporters and in West
Wawanosh. some of the separate
residential taxpayers dole out money to
Bruce -Grey where their youngsters
attend school.
While in 1975 the Bruce -Grey sup-
porters paid eight dollars less than the
same 83,000 assessed taxpayer sup-
porting Huron -Perth separate schools,
this year the difference is $15 leaving.the
Huron -Perth taxpayer with a bill of 8274,
in West Wawanosh.
If you happen to fancy villages as the
place to live, you..would be wise to choose
Hensall. For people who are concerned
over the amount of taxes they must pay,
Hensall's rates are quite low compared
to high priced Zurich, whose taxes are 50
mills more than Hensall`s.
This means that a Hensall business
man who supports the public school with
his S3.000 assessment paid 5350 in taxes
this year whereas he would pay a
staggering 5521 if he lived in Zurich, a
difference of 8165.
Even though Hensall remains the least
expensive village to live in as far as
paying taxes goes, its rates skyrocketed
this ,year with an extreme jump of 28
mills to the commercial -separate rate.
While all other rates were up by at least
25 mills, the commercial separate
supporter in the 53,000 tax range had to
pay an additional $86 in taxes, an in-
crease to make his taxes $375 this year.,,
Municipal and school costs were -the
-major reasonlorthe.boweases,in-taxes.
to all villagers in the cou qty. Bayfield's
taxes climbed approximately 20 mills,
while Blyth residents saw their rates go
up by 12 mills this. year. Zurich saw a
general increase of 16 mills, while
Brussels remained almost stable with a
slight three mill increase.
Everyone in Huron County had to dole
out more money this year for taxes. due
to the public school rate which was up by
28 7 per cent and the separate school
rate which was up by 13.4 net cent chic
year. This affected both the public and
separate supporters, and the rural,
municipal and commercial supporters.
throughout the county.
The following are the taxes which
must be paid by a residential public
school supporter this year with a $3,000
astessment, for the various
municipalities in Huron County. The 1975
figures are shown in brackets:
Goderich. 5538.35 (5471.391: Clinton,
5528.96 0517.03): Wingham„ 84485,94
15412.80) Exeter, 8459 ($405): Seaforth,
5452.01 (8346.44).
Tax paying villages for the sae
assessment are from highest to lowest.
. ich 5454.11 040613); Baayfieid,
Zurich,
8381) : Blyth. th. $374.52 ($3*5,9'11
5450( y
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