HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-02-24, Page 3Exeter area chosenfor bd. study
The Huron County Board of Education
chose the Exeter family of schools for its
evaluation program over the next few
months and appointed Exeter. Public
School Principal Jim Chapman as the
program co-ordinator.
In a special meeting Monday night the
. board -chose the Exeter school area
because of its close knit pattern and its,
proximity to the London office of the
ministry of education.
' The program, set up by the ministry,
is aimed at taking a thorough look at the
Huron County program from all angles.
Ratepayers, 1 students, teachers,
trustees, todrents and administrators -are
11 involved in the program which is to
e completed by the end of the school
year. The board decided at its last
meeting to get involved in the evaluation
and set up the special meeting to decide
41 what geographic area It would con-
centrate on.
The evaluation would normally be
done on a county -wide basis but Pat
Fleck, the ministry regional director of
education for Western Ontario, ex-
plained to the board that there was not
enough time. to do a county -wide study.
He said the board could have a county
evaluation done but it would have to wait
until the school year 1977-78.
"In order to conduct the program now
we have to concentrate on a family of
schools," he said. "Normally an
evaluation of the county schools would
take from the beginning of Septeniber
until the end of May."'
The board selected the area to be
concentrated on apd turned the matter
over to the education committee for
implementation. The committee was
charged with the task of naming a co-
ordinator for the study and overseeing
the project.
The committee heard a recorn•
mendation from Director of Education
John Cochrane to name Mr. Chapman as
the *co-ordinator. Mr. Cochrane said the
Exeter principal was fully qualified to
handle the task and could easily be freed
from his duties at the school for the next
few months.
The director said Mr. Chapman was
well oriented at both the elementary and
secondary school level, was well known
in the Exeter community and was
knowledgeable in the teaching
profession being a former master at
teachers' college.
The director said the vice-principal of
the Exeter school could fill in for Mr.
Chapman over the fel*' months needed
for the study and the board could hire a
supply teacher to handle the vice -
principal's duties. He said Mr. Chapman
could set up an office in South -Huron
Secondary School. and the board could
hire a secretary for him -for the duration
of the study.
Acting mayor
In what is likely the shortest term in
the history of the tovfn, Reeve Royce
Macaulay, who has been acting mayor
" Fire destroys
Goderich car
An engine fire that completely
aKrestroyed a car owned by Bill Broad -
Orth of 150 Sunset Drive, Goderich,
• backed up traffic on Highway 8, west of
Clinton for about a half hour, last Suna
afternoon.
M The Clinton Volunteer Fire• Depart-
ment answered the fire call and had to
hold back the traffic on either side_ of the
,burning car until an OPP cruiser arrived
at the location. Fire Chief Clarence
Neilans blames faulty ignition wiring for
the blaze.
Mr. Broadworthand his. 31/2 -year-old
son, Mark, were out for a Sunday drive
• when Mr. I3roadworth noticed flames
coming out from the Car dashboard near
1M Taylor's Corners.
° He stopped to try and put the flames
out with snow I5ut found his efforts were
useless. As the car continued to smoke.
and flame, Mr. Broadworth tried to
.drive to Clinton, but, panicked by the
flames, ran the car into a snow bank a
few miles west of Clinton. '
He managed to get himself and his son
out of the car and stood back to watch
the flames engulf the vehicle. Damage is
, ♦ estimated at $2,500 to $3,0.00.
Mr. Fleck explained to the board that
the province supplies the material and
questionaires used in the evaluation,
provides staff to assist committee
members in their work, does all the
analysis of the material gathered, is •
responsible for publishing the reports of
the committees and funds the external
committee which- is the second phase of
the program.
He said the board faces costs for
secretarial help, telephone and mileage
expenses, pro -rating staff time and other
similar add on charges that should total
between $2,000 to $3,000.
McKillop Trustee John Henderson
suggested that the board make the effort
to have the entire county . evaluated
rather thatl one specific area. He said he
felt that by limiting the studyto one area
the board will end up with resolutions
that may be peculiar to that area and
non applicable to the county system,.
Director of Education John Coclirane
said he felt he would rather see what
goals the study achieved before the
board undertook' a county -wide study.
He said- it may be his Scottish blood
combined with his farming background
but he was "leery of buying a pig in a
poke for the county".
He said he did not want to be an-
tagonistic towards the ministry but
pointed out that it was the first time such
a study had been undertaken in Western
Ontario and the first time only a section
of a county had been done.
's short career ends early
since January 10, chaired his last
meeting last Thursday.
Because there will be a new mayor by
council's next' open meeting on March
10, three days 'after the election, Mr.
Macaulay said his good-byes.
"I would like to thank council for all,
their help. They made the job very easy
for me," Mr. Macaulay said. "It was an
enlightening experience, and well worth-
the nights out." •
"I never hadone phone call (from the
Public) complaining," Mr. Macaulay
joked.
A motion introduced by Councillor Roy
Wheeler thanking Mr. Macaulay, was
unanimously endorsed by council.
In other business, council decided to
enforce a policy of not hearing any
deputations unless a written brief is
submitted before the meeting.
The decision came after a discussion
with ,former councillor Helen Tench who
wanted council to back down on a
resolution they passed last month from
the town of Ancaster about deducting
property tax from taxable income in-
stead of from tax credits.
Council also agreed to pay,Doug Smith
.$200 a month extra during the summer
months to keep the town hall clean.
Acoustic firm back working
Huron Acoustic Industries Ltd. is
getting back on its . feet with a reduced
staff of six employees temporarily
working out of the former air force base
school.
Part owner Wilf Schneider told the
News -Record Tuesday, that more
employees would be taken on to work
within the, next few days as soon as the
construction materials that are on order
arrive.
The company will begin to produce a
limited quantity of loudspeakers, just
three weeks after the $450,000 fire that
destroyed the original plant and put 40
persons out of work. A small company
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Dog gone prisoner
An unusual four -legged prisoner goes for an unexpected
ride in the town's police cruiser, after winning the
dubious honor of being the first dog caught in the town's
ill new dog trap. The dog will be taken to the pound, and if
not claimed in three,days, the dog, known as "Lucky" on
Main Street, will be destroyed. (News -Record photo)
Aiistett Jewellers
LIMITED
11 ALBERT ST., CLINTON 482-3901
OPEN WEDNESDAYS
For Your Convenience.
HOURS: Monday through Saturday, 9
a.m. , 6 p.m.; Friday nights 'till 9 p.m.
office was set up, at the Vanastra Curling
rink shortly after the fire.
Mr. Schneider does not know how long
it will take to get the company working'
at full capacity saying it depended on
how long' it took to replace much of 'the
company machinery lost in the blaze.
Brucefield and Clinton firefighters
arrived to battle the Jan. 20 blaze but
'were hampered by high winds, low
water pressure and hazardous roads.
While praising the efforts of the firemen,
Mr. Schneider still contends part of the
building might have been 'saved if
Vanastra had had its own fire truck.
CUNTON NJWS-RE CORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977—.PAGE 3
Businessman Webb Martin closed the door of Martin's
Department store for the last time on Jan. 31st after
running the business for over 30 years. The store will now
operate under the name of Burgess' Department Store.
(News -Record photo)
Webb. Martin retires
When Webb Martin went
into business, a lunch of hot
dog, pop and an ice cream
cone could be had for the
price of three nickels.
Today, 41 years later, Webb
is going out of business and a
package of gum is all the
lunch 15 cents will get you.
Since -coming to Clinton in
1946, Webb Martin has been
storekeeper of Martin's
Department store. He pur-
chased the business with his
brother L.B. Martin from
A.T. Cooper, bought out his
brother's interest in 1953 and
remodelled the store's main
floor.
He discontinued the sale of
china dinnerware and instead
opened a children's depar-
tment, specializing in infants
and -children's wear. During
the Christmas season the
store expanded to include the
second floor to hpuse a larger
toyland.
On Jan. 31, Webb. rang in
is last sale and turned over
e. store to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Burgess, who have
since .renamed the business,
Burgess' Department Store.
Born and raised in,
Wallaceburg, Webb opened
his .first store in 1935..
specializing in merchandise
ranging from 5 cents to $1.
The business operated
Tuesdays to Thursdays until 9
p.m. and kept its doors open
until 11 p.m. on Saturdays.
Operating costs involved
$12 per month for the store's
rental and $5 to cover the
sales clerk's weekly wage
based on a 51 -hour week.
Dealing in a variety of
goods, Webb offered a pair of
men's bibbed overalls for
$1.25; a 97 -piece dinner set
(service for 12) , trimmed
with 14 Karat gold for $19.95;
a package of 10 cigarettes for
10 cents.
And then there were house
dresses that sold for 59 cents
to 98 cents.
"The 59cent dresses were
just ,regular but the 98 cent
ones were something really
special," Webb said.
With his exit from the world
of business, Webb plans to
concentrate his time on golf,
boating, gardening and home
maintenance. He and his wife
Jean will continue to reside in
Clinton taking th-eoccasional
jaunt down South. They have
two children, Marilyn and
Bill and five grandchildren.
Pork producers pick slate
The. annual meeting of the
Huron County Pork
Producers at the Clinton
Legion last Wednesday, Feb.
16, retuned Chairman Elmer
Harding, RR1 Gorrie; first
vice-chairman Tom Paple,
RR4 Seaforth and secretary -
treasurer Lloyd Stewart, RR1
Clinton to the Association's
executive for 1977.
The meeting of 100 also
returned two-thirds of its ,1976
township directors and
delegates, who will represent
the association' at the Ontario
Porlt Producers' Convention
in Toronto, March 17 and 18`.
New faces to the directorate
are Colborne - Harm Kloeze,
RR3 Goderich; Stanley - John
Paul Rau, RR2 Zurich;
Stephen - Simon Brand, RR1
Exeter; McKillop - Robert
Robinson, RR4 Walton;
Morris - ' Don Henry, RR1
Bluevale.
Re-elected for the coming
year are: Ashfield Ross
Eedy, RR1 Dungannon;
Goderieh - Barry Taylor, R11.3
Clinton; Hay - Joe Miller.
RR1 Dashwood; Usborne -
Ron Dougall, Exeter; Grey -
Jim Williamson, RR3
Walton; Hullett - Lloyd
Stewart, RR1 Clinton;
Tuckers,mith - Tom Papple,
RR4 Seaforth; East
Wawanosh - Adrian Vos,
Huron ozone
Adrian Vos, Chairman of.
the Huron Power Plant
Committee, (and
representative of the Huron
Federation of Agriculture on
that body) announced
Tuesday that the Royal
Commission on Nuclear
Power, better known as the
Porter Commission, has
approved a grant of $2500 to
fund further study into ozone
pollution in Huron,
The funds will go to - Dr.
Douglas Ormrod, a professor
of Agricultural Science at the
University 'of Guelph, to
conduct additional research
arising from a study carried
out last summer. That study,
also funded by the Porter
Commission, cost $1,000 and
showed abnormally high
ozone pollution throughout
the county.
The new study will involve
researching meteorological
records for that time period
and. . comparison studies
between fluctuations in ozone
pollution and fluctuations in
the climate.
According to'- the 1976
Ormrod study, sensitive
crops, such as white bean,
snap bean, radish, sweet
'Blyth-; West Wawanosh -
Allan Miller, RRI Lucknow;
Turnbex,'ry - Glen McMichael,
RRI Bluevale; Howick -
Elmer Harding, RRI Gorrie.
The six directors at large
for 1977 are: George Mon-
crief; RR3 Goderich; Don
Geiger, RR2 Zurich; John
Coleman, RR1 Zurich
William Leeming, RR4
Walton; George Campbell,
RR1 Seaforth; Doug Fraser,
RR2 Blyth. Keith Small, RR1
Wroxeter; John Arts, RR4
Seaforth and David Taylor
RR1 Zurich., N,have been
named as alternat
In conjunction with the
upcoming Ontario Pork.
Producers convention,
Huron group also drafted a`�
,resolution 'regarding a
change in the present hog
grading system.
The resolution asks the
Board to negotiate a grading -
system to graduate from 180
pounds and down, if it meets
.with the approval of the
packers. At present, the
grading system graduates
from 170 pounds and down.'
Any hog weighing in over 170
pounds is ineligible to for the
grade index set at 100 to 112.
The resolution will be
presented at the March
convention for approval. "
e
study funded
corn, potato, soybean and
onion ','would be expected to
be injured by ozone
episodes".
"There is little doubt," Dr.
Ormrod said, "that ozone
concentrations in Huron
County are quite frequently
higher than the threshold for
crop plant damage.
A Vote for
. HUNTER
IS A Vote
for Progress.
Elect Hunter
as Mayor
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FEB. 26th
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