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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-11-04, Page 1�e of )lack . of owners of lt' when Owns ip Councli Tuesday, h *law dosing aft goose csided as attractive with the house crowding; in next door. Mrs.. 'Baker was persuaded to with* draw her dbjeetionr 'She- was the last objection to withdraw. In other"busness council approved the lowering of the daily rate at the Vanaatrd Hay Care Centre for two eye)op+»rs ,ol lots3$R �5, children from one family from ,$G0 per' cl. lots,tars, Diane Mack of the Boy Fare �a.1kt�► b cktng e Naming, - �)e.ti%na w+ raised . by fee. awn lxrty . if we moldP for the rilkways to increase the sizerejects of the lots'. to get them. nearer the could be - 'ch bap�uses.c. necessary size on which ult. � strip � from � . With the additional five -loot s ._ p asked for the ull 1Qfoot week to $50. e u , Centre board and Miss Karen c wing, • width of the walk• director of the centre, asked for the owners. The developers reduced have a c eeial, rate for a second child in a family we could attract .' ore children", said Mrs. Wee.k At the present time the average at - Day Care is 4, Th'. tentiance at the deficit last year was about �3 Cyi�Ci'. , : and a deficit is expected this year. There is roornfor 34 children. . -Court of revision was. he Layton Drain (StanleyTown ova( ;is gi en by Ministry. nil n , : lla `l ich tlsun . , ori was p a g tp e new lane weaerContinues. payment were Z' the , l,a5a6oun;tsg, ewnuenraulstra537Day.C7arfaer. Vntra Recration56,516.45; of $69,415.,89. answer to a question from the press representative, Reeve Elgin Thompson (continued on page 2) fin, the drain). As no objections were heard t +e report was accepted'. Requests for building permi tr granted to Gerrit Wynj a, RR 4, Sea f or , implement shed; and Albert Visschier, RR 2, Kippen, liquid manure tank, the walkways added to the lots, they are down a motion for a bylaw enforcement Bev Clark still not large enough tomeet.tow•nship . � er at their regular council meeting The township After considerable debate and a officer » turecaents.W . e to approve rove a mine(' recorded vote, Clinton Council turned heldlasi Monday �t��.�,�,�yw zoning req. council will have Pp , _. ,,.• .. _ n to allow building variance to the pl aon the lots. (It is a fact that the houses on these lots itre 75 percent completed). Attending the council meets were: Allan Guest oftVanastra, tib developer; Den Perry, manager of 'Harold White Homes(London) Ltd.(constructing the houses) and Mrs. John Baker, RR 4, Clinton. whoobjected to the house being constructed on the lot adjoining her let. l rs Baker objected on the basis that the adjoining lot was not of legal size and she was told when she purchased her lot, that a house couldnever be built on the adjoining lot. Mrs. Baker said her tenant, who was negotiating to buy her house.bac notcked down because the property Two stilt undecided about of ed. When polled by the press at Monday's regular meeting only two members of the Huron County Board of Eduoati+ +1` failed to confirm their intention to seek re-election in the upcoming December elections. Trustee Alex Corrigan said he was as - Vet uncommitted and Dorothy Wallace. termed herself 'undecided.' All other members., including Board Chairman Herb Charles heim and Vice airmanThomas, confirmed their intention to run again. 4 Councillor Jim Hunter brought for- ward a motion, seconded by Deputy Reeve Frank Cook, to ask the town to proceed to hire a bylaw enforcement person under the supervision of the Chief of ;police with emphasis on animal control, for a trial six,rnonth period. Councillor Hunter; -.said, "We' really it's gettingworse. Last Clinton's first water well, in service since 1919, was turned off last week after r on dog some it s bitten. This 57 years of nearly continuous service, and the 360 feet of five -Inch pipe was month some children were Supply of. Barrie last week. Capacity tests person would work staggered hours, 15 pulled up by international Water Sup y He wouldn't be were also done, and the Clinton PUC hopes to put down a new submersible assisting 20 hough ppr week. H ce he would be puniP that will delixer tip to 4gallons pernute of water. wlthdra�aiiothe>re Don � IS foot mthe police for centre, looks on as two Internationalemployees eittgmenting it." "The police should start to enforce the section. (News Record photo) bylaws,,' Deputy Reeve Cook said..3- - "je'n. duplicating services-- if we i . ar`w enforcetnent.-efficer; and we can't afford it*We pay the police s:000 to $I5;000 a year. I wonder how often they just sit on their sass," } Mr, Cook said. "It crakes more sense to have a bylaw 11. p SO ieC - the a r+ I ay or„ an ' "ears ails- -� fteie Lars of bin lag m councillor, Clinton Mayor Don Symons wilt be passing the.( hain of office en to a I new successor next year. as he steps down from Clinton's highest post. Mayor Symons will seek a PUC seat now. (photo by James Fitzgerald) By Jim Fitzgerald It just seems like yesterday that spring arrived in Huron, and here we are already into November, with the sum- mer gone and Hallowe'en too, which incidently, was very quiet in the district, when compared with some past years. Either the kids are behaving better than their forefathers, or we are going through a cycle, as some other people assert, and the vandals will be back at it again next year. + + + With Hallowe'en over, we can all settle down, for at least a couple of weeks anyway, until the Christmas rush starts. But meanwhile, the Blood donors clinic at Central Huron SecondarySchool choolfor is coming Monday is a good opportunity people in this area to show how red blooded they are, all for the sake of a good cause. We understand that the Legion are almost positive they can beat the Kinsmen in the race to donate the most. +++ I know this will upset a few people. but los a fall month. October this year was rotten, to put it mildly. According to the weather office, it was the coldest tenth Month in 50 years, with 1925 being the only month to surpass it. We had a'mere 130 hours of sunlight. compared to the average of 153, and though it was slightly drier than average, it always seemed to be raining. The only consolation about the month which was helpedwas thefrost farmers until 26th,con- siderably. + 4 + Because next Thursday, November I I th is Remembrance Day, it is a holiday tII day for the Post office. and the schools, and a morning holiday for the - stores- But because the News -Record is also mailed on Thursday. many sub- sibers will experience delays in delivery of their paper and may not get them until Friday. We hope you'll bear with us. +-1-+ This week we are publishing a three- -"meet the Clinton Colts" edition, ntroduees the fine Intermediate e til fans. ft- looks like quite (((sive team. so 'Why not drop aha tlhis Sunday night at battle the povterful Don says goodbye By Jim Fitzgerald After 12 consecutive years of occupying the mayor's chair in Clinton, Don Symons will pass his chain of office along to another person, as he won't seek re-election in the upcoming civic elections. M9yor Don. as his hundreds of friends and co-workers have called him. has seen some tough times. and some good times since he took over Clinton's highest elected office in 1964, and during an in- terview last week, one could tell that he is going to miss the hustle and bustle of directing the fate and .fortunes"nf the town of X2.0 Mayor Don recounted alt the tips and downs in Chnion in his 1-4 years on council, but said he had no regrets. and in fact, said there were many things he would have liked to see accomplished. Although he was always against regional government on a county- wide basis. he said he would have liked to see more area par- ticipation- in municipal affairs, particularly between the town and the surrounding townships. He pointed with pride to the setting up of the area fire board which involves all those factions, but was disappointed that they had failed to get together on other areas. ''I would have liked to see recreation, go on an area basis, but it's one accomplishment we've not done," Mayor Symons said. f. Don first came to Clinton in 1946 from Port Hope. and moved here permanently in 1948 when . he time. however. Clinton did not dry married the former Florence up and blow away as had bt'!n• Aiken That same year, he joined predicted when the Base closed.. the Clintonofficeof Ontario Hydro As with any small town politician. everybody knows Who and has worked there since. The Symons have three 'girls, you rare and where you five, and are { Barbara, who is a nurse in London; quickto bend your ear with Lorri, who works at an advertising complaints. . ••if ti agency in Toronto; and Jane. 17, you ritusiyoti tieseek prepranartiede)toected liistenofficeto. w limes at home'. 'I Being Mayor, m ,. though, has meant coplaints, he said, But the bright spots far taut - certain sacrifices ctti thegyntot s(continued on ` age 2);. home life, as he is out an average of '1.w.Wow.i.sartiaviy«,vw�r""xa.,a;,w w.0 w,w.,a ,. .:n..i.•...ww y,j':" .,..niv;.!•Mi*,+*mv three to four nights a week, either attending meetings, or acting as the town's ambassador at any number of functions. He also found time too, to sing for w the Harboraires, a male chorus group from Goderich, and has remained an active member of the choir of Ontario Street United Church. He first dabbled in municipal politics in 1958 when he ran for a seat on the Public Utilities Com- mission. but was defeated, He was more successful in 1962 when he was elected as a coun- cillor, and in 1964. he beat the late incumbent Mayor W. J. Miller over the controversial Canada Packers k issue. Mayor Don wanted to see negotiations with the company reopened after the previous council had told the company they woolly' make few concessions to keep the Canada Packers in Clinton. As a result, the company pulled up stakes,moved to Walkerton, and Clinton lost a number of jobs. During his tenure in the Mayor's chair. Don has had to, face four elections, while oniyt being-- ac- claimed twice. He: mulls also required under the town's bylaw to act as the town's representative an the PVC. 14e said last weekte-vii l now seek one of the elected seats on the Commission. One of the low spots during, his career was the closing of Canadian Forces Base Clinton in 1971. which "created a few difficulties" for the town. 'Contra'ry to opinion at the enforcement .officer -rather than have our 515,000 to $16,000 men pounding the sidewalk checking parking meters and chasing dogs," Mr. Hunter said. "The polite are not doing their job. at do they do, beside having coffee , rcouncillor Helen Tench asked et's not come out with any rash eats," Councillor Bert Lobb saLd "Well damn it ala coffee (cfon nueot gd on page 2) ,.wCwva'..,,,'uu{:Wunuv+wY•.er wn. Town Fol jisidek Pg. 2 'What yes think ... pg. 4 Sports -_ pgs. 6,7 !ayffefd Bogle pgs. 10, 11 Chromite pg. 13 Classified .. pgs. 14, 15, 16 f otertoiselelt pgs. 17, 18 Sonia �;A� 2A, � slain t-- A� ut the Co Through the weeklies .. pg. 9A ices spell gloom for corn ,farmers By Jim Fitzgerald Both prices and weather are gloomy for Huron County grain corn producers this fall, as the coldestOctober in 50 years and the lowest prices in five years are plaguing the farmers. Huron County's 95,000 acrecorn, crop, vaitea at Sly Minim , is°' l *t'tw eeks behind in harvesting, and depressed prices aren't helping the situation any. Mike Miller, associate agricultural representative at the Clinton office of the ministry of agriculture and food, iand Tuesday that farmers are only getting about half the number of normal working days to take off what he described as an "outstanding corn crop" in terms of yield. Even at an excellent yield of 100 bushelsP er acre though, the low price of 12.03 per bushel means .most farmers could be losing money on their crop this year at the rate of $4 per acre. the corn That figure includes drying down from 30 per cent moisture content to 15.5 per cent. and taking into con- sideration input costs such as fuel, depreciation of equipment. seed her- bicides and land rental at $50 per acre. once ort very quiet of their windows which was smashed Sunday night. The car stolen from the Board of Education parking lot last Tuesday, October 26, was recovered in London. Saturday. October 30. The person who stole the car appeared in Goderich Provincial Court, Monday. The OPP report two accidents during the past week. Two people were injured in a tw car collision one mile south of Bayfield on Highway 21 last Wednesday. October 27. William Pember of Agincourt w6s Hallowe'en was reported to be very quiet this year by both the Clinton Police and the Goderich Detachment of the OPP. Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake would:. like to commend the youths of Clinton for their much appreciated self- control. There were only two reports of willful damage over the. weekend_ Mrs. Helen Tench of James Street reported that one of - her porch _ windows was broken Saturday night. The Board of Education reported one The late corn harvest is so delaying fall plowing, so necessary on Huron's clay soils, and the wet, cool, dull weather is making the corn high in moisture content, and thusly more expensive to dry down. Mr. Miller said the frost free fail, until the lastweell of Octet% .er'..-31c1Pettlite yield a great deal. despite a cooier than normal summer. The wet fall- also delayed the, har- vesting of , the, white bean crop and consequently pushed back the sowing of. fall wheat. which Mr. Miller now says is "quite vulnerable to bad weather" this winter and next spring. "Some of the wheat is just barely up through the ground and we're hoping for a good snow cover this winter." Mr: Miller said. There is a bright spot though. for Huron County bean producers as bean prices are holding at about 519 per hundredweight, and could average out to $15 per hundredweight to the farmers. The yield this year on Huron bean fields was about 1.300 pounds per acre, so Huron's 65.000 acres should gross farmers about 512 million. driving north on Highway 21 and a vehicle driven by Rhonda Menzies of RR 3 Bayfield was southbound when the two vehicles collided. The Menzies vehicle had 52,000 damages and the Pember vehicle had 53.200 damages Both people have since been released from the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. Goderich, with minor injuries. A tractor -trailer pulling' two trailers loaded with corn flipped on -Highway 21 in Bayfield. Thursday, October 28. The trailer. driven by Colin Com- mings, Chatham. received. 5250 damages. There were no injuries.