Clinton News-Record, 1977-07-07, Page 1w,.
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MB called buck -passers by residents
An Ontario Municipal Board panel around Cprrie's home. That area,
hearing submission on a zoning bylaw suggested as developmental in the
for the north half. _ .of Tuckersmith amendment," was changed at the
Township Tuesday was accused of buck- , provincial level to agricultural use. --
•us •n• --Both Kelly and -McCrae repeatedly
told the audience the hearing was to deal
only with the bylaw, which follows the
plan, and not the plan itself.
Kell.'. -said the official plan and its
amendment are now law, and the OMB
-pass-i n.g,-,._.�,a.ilroading, 'and I g
"Communist tactics". •
The panel, H.W. Kelly and A.L.
McCrae, was listening to objections to
the zoning bylaw passing by township
council in 1972.
t But. most of the objections voiced by
the group'of about 20 area farmers were
directed against • •provisions' in the
a,,�. endment to the county's official. plan
passed after the air force base south of
Clinton was • -closed and turned' over to
private developers.
The base is now Vanastra, which is
included in the zoning area bounded by
Clinton, Brucefield and Seaforth. The
area must be Zoned to allow Vanastra
residents to be' given deeds for homes
* they have bought there. .
he zoning -bylaw is required to en-
rce the recommendations in the county
official plan and amendment.
Only one objector was represented by
a lawyer. Beecher Menzies of Clinton
acted for Maynard Corrie, one of several
'tbe owners along Highway 4 between
mlinton and-Vanastra.'
Corrie and his neighbours complained
the zoning b.ylaw says their homes are
• legal but non -conforming land uses in an
agricultural area. That means that if,
for instance,, the houses burned down,
the owners would, have to $et special
authorization ,to rebuild.
County planning director '' Gary
Davidson told the OMB panel he would
be •.willing to "recommend to both
lownship and county -council that this
provision be changed: ' •
• The objections stemmed mostly from,
changes to the official plan amendment
made unilaterally by. 'the provinsial.
'housing minister in 1972. The` changes
• involved- different land-use.!designations.,
:from those submitted in the plan --
amendment, and included the 'ar•
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Clinton Raceway continues to show
that, this may be the best year ever, as
last week a new track record was set and
the betting ands attendance continue to
be well ahead oflast year.
Last Sunday, the second of the 13 -day
race meet, a .crowd of over 1,500 put
nearly $75,000hrough the mutuels..
A new tt+a-ck record was set in the fifth
race, adivision of Ontario Harness
Horseme 's Association four-year-old
pacing s.r kes when -Scarlet Son stopped
the clot at 2:02.3
The horse, owned by Grace Billeiof
Bramp 'n, knocked one and two-fifths
second of the old mark of 2:04 set .by
Little rnie last September 19.
•• The econd division also broke the old
recor a when ' Wilcor -Stephen won in
03.
alter them.
"This board is not here to change that
law in any way, shape or form;" hes aid.
"I can't change it, even if I wanted to".
He told one_'objector,, Frank Falconer
of RR 5, Clinton, who sought a land use
designation change so his land coil"d..be
used as a trailer park,- that the only way
to change the official plan now is to ask
for an amendment to the plan.'
Davidson said in an interview later
orks foreman dies
One of Clinton's best known,, citizens,
and foreman of the Public Works
Department; William Douglas Kennedy
died suddenly last Thursday, June 30. He
was 64 years old. Mr. Kennedy; who was
born and raised in Clinton, 'was a ,well -
know -n figure 'around ,town, both as an
employee of -the town...- in the Public
Works Department, and. as a volunteer
in many organizations
s Coluiiui
By Jim Fitzgerald 4M
Doug 'Kenne•dy
...•dies'stiddenly
A keen supporter of sports in town; Mr.
Kennedy devoted thousandsof volunteer
hours 'over the years to minor sports,
serving on many hockey and ball clubs
in a variety of capacities.
He- was also a member of the Clinton
Junior Hockey Club ever since its' in-
ception seven years ago, and he' was
arena chairman for the Clinton
Recreation committee.
Doug, as he was known to his many
friends, Was born in ' Clinto -n on
November 12. 1912, the son of the late
William ' and Pearl. (Finch) He' was
educated at the Clinton Public and High
School.
On April 4, 1939, he Married the former
Eileen Mann in Stratford. She survives
him.•
As well as his wife, Doug;. is survived •
by. one son, Brian (Sly) at home; two
daughters, Lois at home, and Kathy
(Mrs. Les Turner) of Clinton; three
grandchildren : • four brothers, Clare,
Stan, and Clifford (Dan), all of London,
and David of Tillbt1rg, Holland; and two
sisters, Helen Fairservice_ of St.
• Thomas, and Mrs. Harriett Kennedy of
Hasting.
The funeral service was held in a
crowded -Ball Funeral Home last
Saturday, July 2, with . Rev. Stan:
`MacDbhald 'in charge. Inte'r'itie'n'twas in
the Clinton Cemetery,
The pallbearers were Bill Lee, Oscar.
Priestap, 'Ernie Brown, Bill Watkins,
John Robinson, and Lloyd We,stlake
The flower bearers ` were. Percy
• Livermore, Clarence Neilans, ' Jim
McLaren and Andy Van Altena.
oy hurt in Bruce
Joseph Lourenco, 11 of RR .2, Blyth
remains - in University Hospital in
,London after receiving multiple injuries
and fractures after he was involved in an
accident at the ,north erg of Brucefield
on Friday afternoon. .
The Lourenco ' boy was riding a
bicycle, south on Highway 4 when he lost
control in a strong gust of wind and rode'
into the path ora—Southbound car., ac-
cording the the Goderich OPP.
The driver..of the car, Ethel Leeming
of London, was not injured*„but the boy
was taken' by Seaforth Ambulance to
Clinton Public Hospital and later he was
transferred to London. ,,
„On Sunday evening, two cars collided
at the junction'of Highway 4 and County
Road 3,5„ in Blyth. The``aocident sent two
.people Wingham hospital.
' Eva Weber, 31. of, RR 2, Seafortif'was
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that t`the'board's hands are pretty well
tied"
Under the planning Act, the zoning.
bylaw must, -,conform exactly to the of-
ficial plan already given ministry ap-
proval. -
Bill de Jong of RR:1, Brucef.ueld, said
he objected td the .planand the whole
idea of zoning in his area.
.,After Kelly told him only Housing -
Minister John Rhodes could change the
plan now, he accused . the panel' of
"passing the buck," and walked away
from the witries,'s' area saying, "There
isn't a snowball's chance in hell" of
getting changes from the government.
Others at the hearing,' which is sup-
posed.to follow quasi-judicial procedure,
shouted from the audience they had not
been- properly informed about the plan in
the first place, and objected to the plan
being -"railroaded through" by township
council after being shelved for almost
five,years.
They also protested the panel's refusal -
to listen to more complaints about the
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5Oyearsmiles
Nellie and Lonnie Matthews of Clinton celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary •
last Saturday with a dinner and reception at the Clinton Legion. The couple, who , .
were married in Kitchener, have•lived in towih since 1931: -(News -Record photo)
linton couple rrar50th anniversary
When- Nellie Cowan and Lonnie
Matthews were united in marriage 50
years ago, they,took their vows in nearly
unbearable --heat.
Last Saturday July, 2, 1977 50 years
exactly, to the day, they marked .their
50th wedding anniversary on a much
cooler day. A
The couple and their family were
treated to a dinner by the Legion Ladies
Auxiliary and later were honored by 140
people at a reception in the Clinton
Legion Hall. -
Mrs. Matthews; the 'f "remix Nellie
Sit
Cowan, da ghter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. 'Willi m Cowan . of Clinton and
Lonnie Ma, he.tus,„son..of tlie.late Mr .• and
Mrs: Jos h Matthews Of Seaforth were
married in Kitchener on July 2, 1927 and
moved to Clinton in 1931.
The couple have . resided here . since
and Mr. Matthews worked at several
area businesses but he is best known for
.the 22 'years he worked at Canadian
Forces Base Clinton. He was honored
when he'retured from the Base in 1970, a'
withyear a before it was closed Canada
Medal.- _,. _ . .
The couple has one son, Bill of Van-
couver, 13.C. four grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren who we.pe at
the celebration. ' .
Present as well; were the couple's best
man, Howard Cowan of Clinton and the
•maid of honor, Mrs. Mary Hart of
Seaforth.
About 140 guests and family members
were present from Quebec, Michigan,
British Columbia as well as many places
in Ontario, including Brantford, London,
Kitchener and the ,surrounding Clinton
area.. •
egion band joins mass band
The tartan of. the .Red MacPherson
clan will be in full display as the Clinton
Legion Pipe Band has 'joined with the
pipers and drummers from six. other
field mishap
sent to hospital after she was in a
collision with a car driven by Howard
Funderburgh, 62, of RR 1, Hanover. A
passenger in the Funderburgh car,'
Harry Funderburgh, 12, was also taken
to hospital by the Winghaw ambulance.
According to the Goderich detachment
of the OPP, the Weber vehicle turned in,
front of 4ithe other car. Both vehicles
received a total of $2,000 damage.
A 13 -foot tick will not go through a 12
foot, three inch underpass.
-Herbert Moloy, a driver for George
'Coulties and Son Ltd., Thedford
discovered ;this when he attempted to
take -the tractor trailer he was driving,
under the CNR overpass at the west
limits of Clinton Tuesday:
The truck becam lodged under the
overpass and the toI was ripped off it,
collapsing the sides. Damages were set
at.$2,000.;- -
Monica Boyle of Cli.ntorr refrains in
good -condition -in Clinton Public Hospital
c.after she and her husband, James R.
Boyle., were involved in an accident
,Thurs.dav:
June- 3•
The Wingharn_etachment.9f.the QPP,.
noted that Doyle had been charged with
careless driving.hlfter„ he was involved in
a . collision, on Queen.----St.re orth:4..
County Road 25 in Blyth.
Susan A. Langlois of Br sets was the
driver of the other vehicl involved in,
the accident.
Boyle and his wife were taken• by
Wingham ambulance to Wingham and
District Hospital and later were sent to
Clinton . Public Hospital. Boyle was
recently rebased from hospital.
Damage tip each vehicle in the ac-
cident has been set -at $1,000 --
'-towns' in a mass band.
A The 140 men from • Collingwood,-
Hanover, Kincardine, , Listowel,
Midland, Orillia and. Clinton ,have for-
zned an impressive Ontario,' Massed
Legion' Pipes and Drums and will be ,
parading at events such as the Goderich.
Jubilee Three parade this Saturday to
the Pasadena Rose Bowl;., Parade in
California next January '
Clinton joined the mass band this year
and according to drummer John 'Wise,
„ "It was the' result of , joining this mass
band that kept our band operative in the... -
'area. It's hard . to keep the members
interested.” •
Wise noted that some members of the
Clinton"Tl i'4 -were considering joining
with the Kincardine band so they could
be involved in the mass display and join
in at theltei'S -1 aw-l-Parade• --
.How ever ,
However, the Clinton pipers joined the
band as a whole and no`w find themselves
with a . busy 'schedule. They recently
played at North Bay's Canada Day
celebrations and, along' with the
Goderich parade on 'July 9, they will
attend the Fergus Highnd Games on
August 13, the Scottish tival Parade
at the CNE on August 1 , the Toronto
Warriors', Jay 'parade -on August 20- and
the Ripley. Fair on September.
The highlight of the mass band's
travels will be in January 1,910.when they
will 'take part in -the Rose Bowl Parade.
The two-week excu'rsion- may: also in-
volve performances 'at army hospitals
and events in California as well .as a
parade in Tjuana, Mexico.
According to ,Wise, the trip will . cost
each of the 15 mernbers of the Clinton
band $500 for travelling and ac-.
th" the summer here, all these hot
hi id days make it very difficult for
Ulf writer to sit behind a desk inside an
of •.; e and—become inspired enough to
w,, e a column, so excuse us this week if
eem a little weak. -
e were most fortunate, on Dominion
y,, -,to have tickets for the oye ling
formance .of - the Blyth" ---Summer
stival Theatre, and the ,trip was well
rth it. Even though a more complete
view appears elsewhere in this edition,
's worth repeating that a "A Summer
rrning" is an eccellent play, and well
orthseeing.
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dging by all. the activity of the
deral politicians, you'd 'almost think
here was a Federal election corning up
this fall. One hint was passed our way
(then we learn that Federal
Agricultural. minisTer Eugene Whelan
Will be in. Clinton. this Friday night to
;peak to the local Liberal organizers.
Which 'reminds tis' of the' joke that
"What voters need is a. law that'll let us
sue eledted officials for breach of
promise."
�lBack i to live theatre. It seems' it's
k. either feast, or famine in this area, as: -far
as live theatre goes. We suffer, through
nine Months of nothing, and between
Blyth, the Huron .Country Playhouse at
Grand Bend; and Stratford Festival
.there 15 far -more theatre than we can
'everhope to- di in three months.
' gest ,
WoUlda't it be even `better, if there was
noire amateur theatre in the winter?
hoops..
ops..didn'ti
is is what happens .when ou tryand squeeze a l8 foot
� Pp y q
truck under a 12 -foot, three-inch under pass - something has
.to give, and, in this -case, the 'truck did. The incident ocr
curred last''t'uesday afternoon at, the raliwity bridge on the
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omodation, which totals about $7,500
While some places • pay 6'. have the
mass band join in the, activities, ,no
funding will come from California. •
"We have to raise money yet," noted
Wise and 'he hopes 'to receive some
assistance from sources in the, com-
munity.
"It's important„ that the community
support the band,” he said, "It's going to
be prestige for,the town and the county.
We may not be the best national band in
the country; but w.e're proud to have
., been Invited to go:"
The Clinton Legion Pipe Band was
involved in a mass effort previously.in
1966 when they' -joined with. ''Exeter;
Brussels, Forest and Strathroy bands to
go to New York State.
Jim Kennedy, who now
At _that time, Ji .................................___-.. _.
lives rn Trenton, was. the drum major
and Heck Kingswell of Clinton led as the,
senior pipe major. '
K'ennedy,.who has just recently retired
from the. service, was the drum major
with the, CFB airforce pipe band in
Trenton. He still ..drives to Clinton to
attend the Legion Band's functions and
Will be on hand this Saturday when the '
Clinton pipers join the mass band in
Goderich. •
Now, the pipe major is Peter Malcolm
and the other band members are, pipers
Gordon Yeo, Murray East, Nelson
Howe, Lorne Wall, Joe McLean, John
Stevelt, Bert McCreath, Larry and Glen
McGregor, as well as Peter 'Malcolrin.
The .drummers in'ciude Charlie
Malcolm, Joe Wall, 'Jim Collins, John
Wise, Danny Holm,es, Randy Middleton,
and Watt Webster who plays that bass
drum.
ce studycentral dispatch
The police chiefs from • the five
municipalities in Heron County met last
Tuesday afternoon in 'Clinton to discuss
--the possibilities of a common dispatch
system, i "
The police commission made the
suggestion gime. two months ago and
since then the. representatives from
Clinton, Eleeter, Seaforth, Goderich and
Wingham have 'Met twice to study the
county wide,communication system.
The ,new system would ;t llow For•
quicker and more efficient service and
_would allow each police department to
•share the cost of a 24-hour dispatch
system, rather than the telephone and
carradio links wiiich.are used'in several
of the towns now, including Clinton,
Chief Lloyd • -Westlake noted'. that
.Clinton's patrol car' would have to get a
new radio for the communication and he
also noted that the 'price of the, whole
operation would run about $5006 a year
over the present cost of the answering
service for Clinton • . """ .
"Rayfield Road in Clinton when a truck driven, by Herbert
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Moloy of Thedford lost ill the bride battle, causing at least
$2,000 in damages. (NewsRecord photo)
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Although the municipalities have
agreed to the system, a decision must be
reached as to Where' the central dispatch
system should be located. The choice is -
between Clinton and Goderich.
Chief Westlake said, "It would likely
be cheaper to pu;, t,::€ .,y.,::. '- in CI ,.ion
since there" wouldn't be so many lines,
but according to Goderich, they already
have the accommodations set aside." ,
He noted that if the systemwere._se.t-up�..
in Clinton, then he would have to use the
patrol 'car's garage, or build a further
addition. The decision is,mnake in Juts,
the .Clinton Police reported a quiet
long weekend with no major casualties. •.
However, lastThursday' evening, e. a,
break but -occurred at Corrie's :116d diiid
White on Ontario Street.
According to Chief Westlake, after 9
p. m;,when the store closed the back door
lock was broken f om .the, inside and .
possibly sa0
ne Had hid • inside after
the closin
The thief took $16b in colas with him,