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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-06-16, Page 10PAGE 10--CLINTON NEWS-RECORp, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1977 Through the dither weeklies St. Marys council took steps as 80 antique vehicles Tuesday night to have a parading throught Brussels warning signal installed at a Friday evening, Saturday CNR level crossing on James and Sunday. The cars are Street North, where a man owned by *members of the driving a car was involved in Maitland Valley Region a collision with a, train two Historical Automobile weeks ago, the St. Marys Society. BBA president Ken Journal -Argus reported in Webster said the BBA hopes last week's paper. the flea market and rally will The man, Winston Nichols become an annual ev nt in escaped injury in- that the village. collision which took. place BBA members decided to May 27, but his dog was killed offer special discounts bet - and the vehicle he was ween six and nine p.m. to driving was demolished. It encourage people to come to was the third such car -train the village. collision at that crossing in Beside the flea market, less than a year, according to there was a Trash and police. Treasure sale Friday evening Coun. Dick MacPherson in the Legion Hall. Money suggested that the town from the sale, which was request a warning device be organized by the Grade seven installed by CNR due to the class of Brussels Public high number of such ac- School, will go to send cidents and because the level students to a camp in the crossing intersects a main Godeh area. thoroughfare. The same paper reported ,) The request goes to CNR that dap Brussels PUC isn't which has its own say in the happy Tabout paying 60 per matter. St. Marys would pay cent of the wages of village 15 per cent for the installation Clerk Bill King. PUC com- of the warning device, if the missioner Alec Keffer and proposal is approved. Harold Bridge told council The same paper reported last Monday night the split that a Heritage Committee should be reversed. was officially appointed by Both Mr. King and his St. Marys Town Council. assistant Ruth Sauve do of - Eleven members will sit on fice work for the PUC as well the body with its main task as for the village. The being to survey the town's commissioners told council buildings and determine the PUC• may have to go to which ones should be computer billing and extend designated as architecturally the billing period • to two or historically unique. month intervals if the village The committee will be doesn't pay a larger share of known as the Local Mr. King's wages. Architectural Conservation The commissioners told Committee. One of its main council the PUC sends out functions would be applying about 450 bills a month. for grants to help pay for Computer billing would cost restoration projects with the PUC 36 cents per bill regard to some of the town's council was told. If the older and more historic commission made the bills buildings. Mayor Clifton „payable at the local bank, the Brown noted that the town of cost would be 61 cents per bill. Paisley recently received a The earliest the computer grant of around $150,000 from billing could go into effect is the Ministry of Culture and December of this year. Recreation to restore its Councillor George Jutzi town hall. said council should wait until The Lucknow Sentinel the PUC decides if it is going reported that the Lucknow to adopt the computer billing Minor Hockey 40 mile system before any change in Bikeathon, held Saturday, the wage sharing is made. He June 4 was a great . success said the 60 - 40 split was in raising over $3000. effect before, the PUC Some 114 bikers registered changed to monthly billing. for the event and 106 people Monthly billing means more finished. The same 'paper PUC work is being done by published a report stating Mr. King and Mrs. Sauve, he that the Lucknow Branch of said, yet the PUC wants to the Royal Canadian Legion pay less of their wages. was burglarized on Sunday, The Kincardine police are June - 5, or the following upset about their 1976 con - morning. tract, the Kincardine News A thief or thieves stole 40 reported to its readers last cases of beer and 18 bottles of week. liquor, some cigarettes and a There is a chance that a small amount of money. ' contract dispute between the An additional 15 cases of town 'and the Kincardine beer in the cooler were left Police Association could go to behind. Police are in- arbitration, the paper said. vestigating the incident. Arbitration could drag out Gary Austin of Lucknow 'the contract settlement for has been engaged as assistant 1976 another six months. town foreman for the village Police ', association of Lucknow and assumed his president Mike Adili told The . duties, Monday, June 6. He News in an interview that he succeeds Doug Haldenby who is still waiting to hear from recently , resigned and is the Police Association of employed in Goderich. Ontario (PAO) for its position Gary, who has been em- on the offer made by the ployed as a body repair man town. He said a recent at Montgomery Motors, will meeting with town council's receive $5 per hour from the protection committee village for a 60 day brought about an explanation probationary period, and of the town's. offer on the $5.25 per hour thereafter. contract. About 10 applications . were Because the federal Anti - received for the job. Inflation Board rolled back The . Legion .Pipe Band the 1976 raise to 10 per cent performed in Brussels Friday from 15 per cent there had to night as part of a weekend be an adjustment in the ac - that included an antique car tual raise because of fringe rally and a flea market, the benefits. Brussels Post reported. At town council, Mayor The car rally saw as man Y Harvey Palmateer reacted to a letter from Mr. Adili by saying that the town would go to arbitration if necessary. Mr. Adili's letter said that the association has not ac- cepted the figures worked out by town clerk -treasurer Charlie Merritt and has asked PAO for its opinion. If the contract is not settled without delay, the local police association will ask the PAO to take the matter, into ar- bitration, the letter said. Enthusiasm runs high as the Centennial Committee met in the Blyth Town Hall on June 1 for a general meeting, the Blyth Standard said in last week's paper. Everyone is welcome to these meetings and if you are lacking centennial interest you are encouraged to come out and the committee will do its best to get you in the spirit of things, the paper said. A program is being drawn up and at the next meeting they hope to have it con- firmed for publication. The parade committee report that it is growing to such a mammoth state that more bands are going to be invited. Route plans were discussed for the parade and for the arrival of Lieut -Gov. Pauline McG ibbon. Opening ceremonies will include the unveiling of an Historical Plaque presented to Blyth by the Ontario Heritage Foundation. Special invitations are to be sent out to dignitaries involved in the opening ceremonies Brenda J. Forbes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray I orbes of RR 2 Clinton, graduated on June 16 from anshawe College in Marketing and Retail Sales Management She is em- ployed with ('anpar services, a subsidiary of CP Express in London. Festival has grant boosted The Blyth Summer Festival received a plmasant surprise this season ' when they received a grant of $12,000 from the Ontario Acts Council. Last year the company received $5,000 and the young group expected the same for this season. A representative for the council, Jacqui Manning Albert said that the Blyth Festival received recognition of success in every area of its operations and this prompted the hefty grant increase. Although the increase was described as uncommqn it was awarded for the quality in the Blyth company. The grant amount is determined by the assessment of the ;►rt ist is level of the company and the value to and the support of the community: • The Blyth Summer Festival met these recommendations with little trouble. The Ontario Arts Council award grants yearly. and for this season $530,000 went to various arts organizations i.13 Southwestern Ontario. Along with the Blyth Summer Festival, the Stratford Festival received $294,000 for its operational costs which is $15,000 more than last year's total. Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend was awarded $22,000 which is up from last year's $20,000 grant. The London Symphony Orchestra's grant totalled $195,000 from $151,000 and this will assist the symphony in its general operations. Some $60,000 of the grant is used to reduce production costs of the orchestra's 37 regional concerts. The Ontario Arts Council awarded $7,000 to Petrolia's Victoria Playhouse. This is the playhouse's first in- dependent summer of programs and a further grant for operational costs will be given in September. The Ontario Arts Council gives government funds to more than 1,500 organizations and people under the heading of cultural groups. 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