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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-12-23, Page 23xer am eeting urat ra.„ Is fpr asetP „ and an electior set t 114 0 OA Saturday- 4:404gry stt Per month*orao a,s f $13-P IOW Customers in 01)ton face a The clinton VIC bad the rates to lomp large jump in hydro rates. The rate so drasticailli* because of an 30 Per cent ' eree.le Win 'elltY apply to electriCal raise *hydro rates charged_ to them by SOmPtiOnen or after -January Ist4 ontartoftydro. , . general from ed by 28.6 it to local emAomers, had absorbed Ili go op 2$.7 increase of *1,8 per cent io aanttarY et age increase 1976, and didal pass. anything along to their customers. There has been no rate t of 1975 Residential users Clinton e a315 The PVC, who buy their power per centlrbiflsdo Hydro and then distribute 04,eis seerates t per cent. The streetlights per Cent, making the a VP $ per cent, , To the average user of 500 kiiloWatt increase mClintOrtS ace g hours (kwh), it willinean an increase of Ouss BOusSeY, Clinton PVC manager, _ in his monthly hill, from $12.33 to said that *e Utility Is showing a deficit $15.18.-,1/4, consumer of 1,000 kwh will See of $23,74 on the first 11 months of 1976, his bill go from 319.95 per month to 326.78 and would face a deficit of $121,000 by the per rnonth, an increaSe of $6,83, while a end of 1977, if the rate increase had been user of wh per month wili see his delayed another year. billiurfl' from $35,$5.., per month to $49.20 - st Column He said *at of all the IneneY the PUC 0;41000 this Year. 03 Per cent welt to Ontario 11Ydro for power, leaYlOgwem only 18 per ceopto-roO the, titiiit74 like, paying aalariesifixing buying new "lvlwri7 liottssent' eetc; said that nerroallY, only about 70 Percent of revenues should go to buy The minimum hill will retnain at $3.50 lmwer. per month, and the water heater rental charge will remain ate$2 per month. Disconnection will 'ost 510, and the connection charge will also be $10. Service calls on customer owned equipment will be 510 per hour during normal working hours, and 320 per hour during non -Working hours. -e News -Record also- attempted find out the neW cilia. ;OW action, but was Met With a "no c oni- Meat, 1 Want to talk to my lawyer first" from Frank Cook, 044 a Watt and see anSivertromftoyceivlacaulay. Councillor Ernie Browfl, a four -Year veteran, said; "We (councillors) weren't elected to be mayor." The general public is invited to come to the meeting next MondaY night. A Clinton widow, Mrs. Violet Cooper of 218 Victoria Street in Clinton was the lucky person who won a trip for two to By Jim Fitzgerald Floridain the Clinton Retail Merchant Wen, here it is folks, what you've been Association " The Great Escape" con - looking forward to for a long time. . . the test. last NewsRecord of the year. But don't fret. we'Il be back agMrs. Cooper's ticket was drawn from ain next year the over 125,000 tickets in the drum in the recounting all the exciting happenings in Town Hall. Ea.ch ticket was given away these parts. + + + with 55 purchase at participating merchants in Clinton, and would Ws been. on the whole, a good year for represent over $600,000 in retail sales. yoars truly, except we didn't win that As of presstime, it was not known trip to Florida last week in the mer- whether Mrs. Cooperpras going to take A trip to sunnier, snowless the trip, a 31,000 package, or settle for chants', draw. climes would sure go over good about - g100 in cash. Id she decide to take the one-week Christmas Eve. trip for two, she will have everything paid for, including air transportation, inftight meals and bar service, tran- sportation to a car rental office, a free car for the week with up to 650 free miles, accommodation in an air- conditioned room with a private shower, and 5250 in spending money. As well, she would receive prepaid admission tickets to Disney World and to Sea World, beachbag-, touring kit, free continental breakfasts, plus many other extras. The draw was made by out -going Retail Merchants' president, Clarence Denomme late Friday afternoon, now. + + + We ail had an excellent Christmas season, especially Boxing Day when we enjoyed three helpings of my mother -in - the While other service costs are soaring in—the face of Inflation, Vanastra residents will have their waste removal charges remain at 1976 prices, next year. A meeting of Tuckersmitli Council last. Wednesdayo Dec. 22 approved the renewal of a sanitation contract with Charnney Sanitation Services Ltd., Auburn. The contract win offer garbage pick-up at Vanastra at last year's costs or $121 per week. Council also approved a contract for Local Initiatives Program grants totalling $9.400 to cover wages and benefits in the limbing and removal of trees hanging over roadways in the township. recipe of which exists only in her had. A Federal Government grant for notes in the area. 'The material will be s , law's fantastic carrot pudding, Shame! + + + $9,775, awarded to a group of retired catalogued for use in the archives. But unless the Federal government people in Bayfield, has been announced New Horizons offers grants to groups approves that Heritage Day holiday in Lalonde. of retired people to create projects and byHealth and Welfare Minister Marc February, we'll have a long drought undertake activities for the benefit of until the next holiday on Good Friday, on The grant, awarded under the themselves and others in the corn - April lith. So enjgovernments ew oy your New Year Day b'rings the national total to 6 623 projects - ' NHorizons program, munitv off. Just about everyone will be closedon z amounting to S38,7744,749-Vtiee **the"' - Troftints intetetted in‘ participating in Saturday, with the Majority reopening program began in 1972. the prograbh can obtain information b$ which will be closed on _Monday. T'he Bayfield, wause the grant to enable the Horizons, 1243 Islington Avenue, The Bayfield Archives Association, contacting: Regional Director, New on Monday, except at the News -Reel, -- , ' I be closed until t Rather artifacts and historical Toronto. Ontario, M8X I Y9. fter the Christmas p lice report quiet holiday Things are already starting to get back into gear again a break, and one notable item 1 portant meeting of the Winter Carnival The Christmas season. long said to be Committee next Wednesclay. January the season to be jolly, has left Clinton's 5th at the Arena at 8 p.m. Be there as the Police Department in quite a holiday Carnival starts a mere two weeks from mood so far with few reportable ac - now, on January 12th. cidents. + + + A two car collision on the corner of Lucky winners in the merchants' Rattenbury and William Streets last turkey draws last week include William Friday, December 24 resulted in a total Pilgrim of Kitchener at J.W. Pecks on. of $500 damages. Dec. 22; Jim Sturgeon at Clinton A car driven by Robert Cook of RR 3. Electric on Dec. 23; and Jim Medd of RR Mitchell came into collision with a 1. Blyth at Craig's Auto Electric on Dec. vehicle driven -by Nelson Brown of East 24. In other business, a tender from Rowcliffe Motors, Seaforth was ac- cepted on a heavy duty Ih-ton truck. The contract allows. $4,922 in trade dif- ference. Two tenders were received on the truck. In final business. council accepted a petition for the repair of the McKerlie Drain. Roads and general accounts totaled 323,823.55. The inaugural Tuckersmith Township Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 4. There's nothing Ilke taking a close friend to share some entertainment, and this little miss dld just that when she watched the puppet show at the Clinton Public Library, Tuesday. (News -Record photo) Couple mark Golden The weather was much the same last husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. week as it was when Mr. and Mrs. William Howatt, Blyth.' George Howatt of 93 James St., Seaforth Tht.y were married by Rev. R.H. were married in the Methodist Church Barnaby. The couple has a family of parsonage in Blyth, fifty years ago on four. Mrs. Arnold Storey, Milverton; December 22. Lloyd. Clinton; Carman, RR 5. Clinton Mr. Howatt remembers that cars and Murray on the home farm at RR 1 couldn't get into Blyth the day of their Blyth They also have six grandchildren. wedding because of the large amounts of Mr. and Mrs. Howatt retired 10 snow on the road, but by Christmas Day Seaforth from their farm in 1969. Their a lot of the snow had melted and driving family honoured them with a dinner on was no problem. Dec. 18 and on Dec. 22. an open house, Mrs. Howatt is the former Roberta for friends relatives and neighbours of Sanderson, daughter of Mr. and . the anniversary couple was held at their Richard Sanderson of Blyth and her James St. home. Detroit, Mich. Damage to the Brown vehicle was set at $300. Two thousand dollars damage resulted after a two car accident on Huron St. last Thursday, December 23. A car driven by Leo Spencer 01102 Dunlop St. Clinton, collided with a car driven • by Paul Swarthout of Goderich as botittravelled west on Huron St. Damage to the Swarthout vehicle was set at $1500, and $500 to the Spencer car. GREAT SAVINGS ON OUR JANUARY CLEARANCE SHOP HOW WHILE SELECTIONS ARE BEST! ------------ Canada Works is a new job creation progi am that wiU be launched in January,. This new year-round program is designed to get needed work done by people not employed in the private sector. CanadaWorks will accept applications from groups and organizations including private businesses who wish to develoil sponsor and administer worth while community prolects. Funds will"mainly be allocated to areas of highunemployment and prqe( ts will be tailored to special employment needs of you' -total community. Canada Works will generate employment for more than 6aoop Canadians who are presently unemptoyed. Applications will be considered Nate a year Winter and Summe.. Think about your projects nowt Early in thertew your focal Canada Manpower Centre win have appli- cationformsand CanadaWorks "Guale to Apptit ants: with run details On the pitgram. Canada Works for your coMMunity. Make yourworthwhite protects work nextyari • A setord prorn is for st.idenis Young CanSda Works mil create lobs for more than 20.000 students next summer The ernpnasis mit he on p' is of solid commJflttY value it has many of the same features as .the year round program ex( ept prop( ts will be limited to 14 ,.seeks during the. summer months At the same time. Young Canada Wo, k A ill Cabe tucients to gain valuabte o.ork ex pe. len( e anti Test thew career aspirations Like Canada Woi ks. you, Canada Marpoo.e. C ere will have applicatton forms and a Young C anada Work s "Guide toApplicants- early in the new year So. think about what you, organic wo,1hke0 to do for students.. Young Canada WO9 S for students tO your community.