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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-09-23, Page 1Idents, wi11 be FnyInt �1a4u Alit' d td+ "a " 'special. rett sneeting eld = 1 out-of-town the use of the facilities, while townshiip. ters do not, ., according to the ionco'uI ittet'e. out-of-townresident who owns in the WW1 of Clintoni exempt etttpt .. deedh+ether p Ulan: and passed»: Ice rental for 11040 teams wild' a $17 per hour While fou -local teams v+llhe'1i. Clinto , l inor 1- 17' him The main fleer of the; arena will be - rented for $150`lir day, or $17$ •set op. for a dance4, The recreatiod c h k7:en't f charge. s► ! bat .nrg nit w ! gena renter were dfscussednr..: a; t t Jr the ice e ool children a, Or nothing.. rather 1 fat' Wi11 always be ready. T l is° eded''. Mr. patients were move oor last Friday, Mt ►s an earlier story in the whit' stated that t : r001d not be $225,000 as wa tnced by the ministry atI..s ,l • ton's faithful drinking fountain in Library Park, which 'has run con- tinuously far thirsty residents and Visitors alike for years, has been con- , demised by the Health Unit as being Unsanitary. There are no plans as yet to replace it. (News -Record photo) t"ttt. TeS nd walkway teak Vana§tra. toms tro property toted to Tucker* 10 foot wide walk :. Garvey Hammond so lt4 increase'the size of it building on them, ore construction on the land in teatlon had niready been, started, uncitwas told last week. • This week,' Robin Gates and Ben orf dgea representing the Vanastra homeowners and Al Guest, representing the builder, told council that both parties had agreed' to leave a narrower walk- . way, five feet instead of- l0, through the „yam �properties,. between Rena oad and uebec St. The men said weekend meetings had worked out the compromise. Councillors said they would prepare a new bylaw, providing for the narrower public access. Mrs. Edith Baker, another Vanastra property owner who wasn't able to be at the meeting. said she checked the compromise out with Huron planner Gary Davidson. who said it seemed to be allowable. Mr. Gates told council that he'd like to see any future discussions on making_ changes in lot sizes go to a committee e re risk.” Ciller Cleave Coombs pointed out ere are no fire hydrants in ►ndalll+, but Reeve Thompson told Men they'd talk it over with Mr. By dim Fitzgerald Here we are into the second day of Pall, and already it feels like -winter. With snow flurries reported north of here, and a widespread frost predicted, it seems we're in for a long winter. + + + With the fall weather back, wed also like to welcome back the Central Huron Chronicle 'for, hopefully, another puctive terra. This year the Chronicle w1 be under the guiding hand of L•rrie York, who is looking for wide school support, and is learning about that ricrible.word "deadlines." + + + The Clinton fire department responded to a small blaze at the iavis apartments in Holmesville lash Friday afternoon. but no major damage was caused. + + + We are sorry to report that Nina Haw, fvho has been writing, along with Janet hot, the Bayfield Bugle for the last rtral months-. is retiring as of this :eke Mrs. Haw had the misfortune to we her husband Delbert last week. Any ayf ield news should now be directed to Mrs. Tt lbot. + ++ Since there are many theatre buffs in these parts, we thought they should be °ruled that t to Blyth Little Theatre rote is Welting for more members and t1u1 actors. They will be having first meeting to plan the winter rn next Thursday, September 30 in unieipal Offices on Main Streeein + + + ' too bad that some service club come up with a°'scheme to raise- obey for a new drinking fountain rar'y Park, now that the' Hor- raI Society is landscaping it. + + - • rank Cook and crew up at the Clinton en Raceway have an excellent rd lined up for Sunday. the final racing in Clinton. As well as a suit and shirt away cora- of "Hertnan''s Men's Wear. Cook it press ve Shriners motorcycle et to perforin sometime in the p This is the final Sunday to r losses i fi' e rorgand te"... o'dg M: across tem Vanastra.*'I suggest that council could enquire," Mr. Oates said. "If there are 20 trailers there, that"s 20 r i.side Town Tel ' .,., page 2 Odds 'n' Ends Sports pgs. 6 £ 7 Plowing Match pg. 10 Dream home ' pg. 11 Chronicle' pg. 1 2 Bayfield Bugle .. Pgs. 16 1 F Classifieds .r..... pgs. 11, 19, & 20 ‘ttertoinnlept .. P9s. 21 & 22y pg. 4 e signs in Vanastra don't l hw 3 Traffic Act standards, r. Kates said; because they're too low, small and improperly painted. "if your putting new ones up, make sure that they conform," he advised. In other Vanastra business, coun- cillors learned that no tenders had been received for snow removal there, although the deadline had passed. "Maybe there' won't be any snow," one mkeillosjoked. - vCouncil.turned down a request from a Vanastra property owner who wanted to put up a painted steel fence around his wrecking yard. The yard doesn't con- form to the land use plan, and besides, councillors felt that the fence might look worse than the junk yard. People will wonder what's going on inside the fence, Reeve Thompson said. Without the fence "at least the picture changes every week ..or so," deputy reeve Ervin Sillery said. Provincial authorities are pleased with the running of the Vanastra Day Care Centre, council heard, but Goderich is not willing to share in the deficit for any Goderich children who attend the centre. At their September 28 council meeting, tenders will be opened for construction of a new Hannah's bridge on sideroad 15 and 16, councillors decided. Building permits were issued to: Peter Jansen, Egmondville, for a house,; Case Postma, lot 34, con. 1, HRS, ad addition to a-hduse; Don Carter. lot 20, con. 1, HRS, an addition to a house; Randy Wilson, lot 11, con. 4. HRS, a silo and feed room; and H. Dorssers, lot 2, con. 6, HRS, an addition to a house. The press left the meeting after being assured by Reeve Thompson that there was no more business to discuss, shortly before 10 p.m. However the 'meeting went on, in the absence of the press, according to a councillor, until ad- journment at -011:I5. Dam(p)weather delays harvest More warm, sunny weather is needed in Huron County if the deadline for bean harvesting is to be met. The beans, usually harvested by the end of Sep- tember, are suffering from poor weather conditions, Mike Miller of the Huron Federation of Agriculture said., Several farmers have been able to get only a third of their expected yield because of water damage and crop in- surance"adjuster have already been to some farms in Stephen and Usborne Townships. "That area was the hardest hit," Mr. Miller said. "Other areas are.reporting excellent bean crops with a high yield and good.quality," he said. Last year, Huron supplied 42 percent of all the an grown inthe province, and despite losses in some areas, the department of agriculture expects about the same this year. "One good week of sunny weather and the harvesting would be done", Mr. Miller said. Almost all the beans are ripe and waitiig to1be harvested, but according to Mr.' Miller, unless the beans are dry, complications set in. "0 they're picked when wet, they have to be put through the trier twice since once isn't usually enough and the second time takes the colour out," he said. Mr. Miller said that artificially dried beans might not meet government standards and the handling process might damage the beans if they are soft and wet. A noted Catradl n i and native of the Clinton area, Dr. Robert Hamilton Coats, was honored lett Saturday when a plaque was unveiled In hit memory on the front lawn of Central Huron Secondary / SehittiI, artlelpatlt In the wereleft ttrr► t, David clu...... dent of ceretnony� � p� the Huron County Historical Society: the 14v.Hated 511 who dedicated the plaque; who unveiled the plaque; Della, Historical Society; Gerry Ginn, To tshl, . Professor Itark rtawsott,of dd 11,.. t cit 1 a o MP►� +od twOtecorditah441. Penny wise A penny Instill worth a lot, especially if it's used -to purchase a winning ticket on the Hospl.tal. Auxiliary's Penny Sale, which continues all week until draw day Saturday at tile Town Hall. Here DeHa Slavin of Clinton, left, and Blanche »eeves of Goderich Township, have a tough time picking out favorites of the over 135 different Items on display. (News -Record photo) , Clinton planning board hears • parks,casestuy By Elaine Townshend At the Planning Board's request, Mr. Gary Davidson, Huron County Planner. and Mr. Spence Cummings, Devglop- ment Officer, attended its meeting on Monday evening to discuss Clinton's relationship with Goderich and Tuckersmith Townships' planning. In addition, the Board voiced two concerns - parks and highway com- mercial. Although thetown has several large parks near its perimeter, .the board feels there is a need for small parks within walking distance of downtown. Paths along the riverbank were another suggestion. Mr. Davidson advised that a parks inventory and parks deficiency survey is usually taken to assess the need in an area. 4lowever. the establishment of such a project should not be difficult. The Board's other concern was the development of highway commercial. Chairman Guss Boussey explained, "We can't sit idle; we want to be prepared if the need for more highway commercial land arises. The Board defined the type of industry it would hope to attract as -light manufacturers, similar to Wildex, and small business requiring warehouse space. A •discussion followed on the areas best suited for such development, and it was decided a feasibility study should be conducted for both parks and highway commercial in conjunction with the County Planning Board. Mr. Davidson also suggested a residential designation would be the quickest and most economical way to develop the area behind Wildex. As a follow up to its discussion, the Board decided to invite the industrial committee to its next meeting on October 18. In other business, the Planning Board was requested by Council represen- tative, Jim Hunter, to study and survey the feasibility of establishing a public parking lot behind the town hall. Kinsmen to sponsor Boy Scouts but leaders are badly needed For the first time in a number of years, the Clinton area will have a Scout troop for boys between the ages of 11 and 14. But the existence of a Scout troop, which will be sponsored by the Clinton Kinsmen, is threatened because the Troop is having trouble getting leaders. Dr. Graham Bowker, who was in- strumental' in getting a Cub pack - for boys seven to 11 years • started two years ago, told the News Record this week that the troop can't function without significant geidance-to the boys. "We can't have registration for Scouts until we know how many leaders are willing to help out," Dr. Bowker said. Potential_ leaders need not be ex- perienced. Dr. Bowker said. "All they need is interest." Currently, Don Jones of the Royal Batik is the only Scout leader. Leaders can; be of any age. - . The Kinstnen, who also look after the Cubs, got the go-ahead for the Scout Troop last week in .a meeting with District Commissioner Frank Clement of Goderich. Should enough leaders be found. Scouts would rneet every Wednesday night at Ontario Street United Church at 7 p.m. Cubs will continue to meet on Thursday night at the same time, but with a change of location from the CHSS gym to Ontario Street. Sem'rate teachers salaries rolled back to eight percent A settlement between the Huron Perti, Separate School Board and its teachers, negotiated early this year, has been rolled back to just under eight'per cent. The original agreement had called for a 10 per cent increase inteacher salaries. Following a meeting last Wednesday the 155 teachers and the Huron Perth board agreed to comply with the A.I.B. ruling. . The mothfic*titans for the ore year . contract will prnr�ite increases to the teachers of 7.65 pier cent. Board business superintendent. Jack Lane, explained that the anti-inflation guidelines. calling for a baseofeight per cent maximum increase this year. did include the possibility of an additional t'Wo per cent to accommodate ' •kat relationshipsbetween groups and recent settler Mr. Lane said t f teachers had filed a dewith the A.I . B.. arguing for the extra two per cent but that the appeal had been re lec,ed.