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Summer has fallen'
Area residents are taking advantage of the few sunny days to begin their annual
leaf raking '' -bores, with some still carrying on the traditional burning
ceremonies. In Clinton, there will again be a special leaf pick-up, so look for the
ad elsewhere in this edition. ,Here Harold Pepper of Dunlop Street rakes on Mrs.
Dave Kay's lawn. (News -Record photo)
By Shelley McPhee
Each child who is involved in sports at
the arena this winter will have his name,
parent or guardian's phone number and
another contact number on file.
Marie Jefferson made this suggestion
to the rec committee at their regular
meeting on Thursday, October 13.
"You never know when you may need
it," explained Jefferson to the com-
mittee members about the filing system.
Ron McKay made a motion to buy a
roll -a -deck and have it prepared ac-
cordingly so these names would be on
file.
Included in the file will be the children
involved in minor hockey and figure
skating. As the children register for the
sports this fall, the rec committee will
ask for a list of those involved:'
The committee also passed a motion to
pay the arena staff for overtime, in
accordance to their agreement for
putting the ice in.
In -the discussion on the subiect.
Clarence Neilans told the committee
that Butch Fleet had put some 20 hours
of extra time in and Jim Strong also put
Area man Filled. infarrn.inishap
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Wilfred Lawrence Biggin, 66 of R.R. 2,
Goderich was killed .at his farm on
Saturday; October 15 after he , was
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by Jim Fitzgerald
What would this column be without at
least some discussion about the
weather? Not much, you say?
Well anyway, on a more lighthearted'
note, you may recall that we suggested a
solution, to make the summers longer
and the winters shorter in this space
several weeks ago, after hearing of a
prize being offered by Exeter Times -
Advocate editor Bill Batten. We
suggested that we convert to the metric
calender, only have 10 months, eliminate
January and February, and add the
M extra days to July and August.
Bill says I can only claim the prize if I
can.guarantee that Mother Nature won't
give us any snow or ice storms in those
,,,two transferred months. •
He -hints that the prize package con-
tains two long pieces of fir wood and two
shorter pieces of bamboo with steel
points on the end. Seems he won't be
needing cross country skiis if my idea
'works.
pinned underneath an overturned
,tractor. •
The Goderich detachrnent•of the OPP
reported that Biggin was attempting to
unload debris into a ravine at his
Goderich Township farm when the
tractor he was driving rolled,; over,
pinning him underit. '
The refuse he was dumping into a
ravine, 6 metres in depth, was carried in
a front end loader, attached to the
tractor.
Biggin was discovered by John Tebbut
early Saturday evening and was
pronounced dead at the scene by coronor
Dr. Brady of R.R. 2, Seaforth.
His body was taken to Beattie Funeral
Home in Clinton where funeral services
were held on Wednesday, October 19.
Interment followed at the Clinton
Cemetery.
The Clinton police investigated an
accident on October 2 when a car driven
by Kathleen Falconer, 43, of 11 Gibbings
Street, Clinton was in collision with a fire
hydrant.
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Speaking of new ideas, scientists are
4 now bragging about a new method of
keeping fluid milk over the weekend, so
that the dairies can go a five-day work`
week. The process, called thermization,
basically heats the milk up to a certain
',temperature, enabling it to be stored
over the weekend without any loss of
quality.
Now to some people this may be a
great step, but as far as those of us who
have had anything to do with the
business end of the milk industry (i.e.
the cow) the big breakthrough will only
come when they breed a five-day a week
cow! .,
Bayfield liquor
changes defeated
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Still on livestock, you may also recall a
story about a Londesboro piglet
becoming a TV star on CBC. W.ell,.a.s far
as we could find out, the piglet is the star
of Homemade TV's "Pig Mallion" which
TV's.
is to be shown sometime this month on
Wednesday afternoon at_ 4:30. Don
Buchanan of RR 1, Londesboro raised•
the little sow.
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Don't forget the skate-a-thon being
held this Saturday at the arena to raise
funds for minor hockey and figure
skating. As a result, minor hockey and
figure skating won't get underway until
Monday.
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Randy Collins out at Hully Gully in-
formed us just before presstime that a
• second organizational meeting for the
Crippled Children's snowarama is set
for next Thursday night, October 2.7 at
his place. The first meeting last Tuesday
night set Sunday January 29 as the
tentative date for the cross country
snowmobile run, that is if we have
winter this year.
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Remember too, the Lions will be
canvassing for the CNIB on October 25,
not October 11, as originally announced.
The Kinsmen did the other half, of the
town last Tuesday night, Oetober 18.
She was westbound on Josep Street,
approaching Orange Street when the
collision occurred. Damage to the 1971
Ford she was driving was set at $400.
Robert Phillips of Windsor reported to
the police that sometime between
Saturday, O �,,tober .15.. and Sunday,
October 16, the battery was stolen from
his car.
Phillips' car had been parked behind
the Clinton Hotel on Victoria Street when
the theft occurred.
Over 80 percent of Bayfield's voting
population came out last Wednesday
night and 231 of them voted against a
motion which,, would have allowed
licenced lounges in the village.
While a 60 percent majority was
needed to relax the present liquor laws
only 127 voted for the motion and five
ballots were spoiled.
According to the regulations now in
effect, liquor or beer can only be served
with meals and under this the sale of
alcoholic beverages' must not be more
than half of the monthly food sales of the
hotel.
Brig. -Gen. Morgan Smith; one of the
villagers who opposed the liquor law
changes, said that he didn't want -to see
Bayfield turn into a place like" Grand
Bend.
Grand Bend, which is located south of
Bayfield is another summer resort
which has a number of licenced lounges
and for many years has been attracting
young people to its lively main street.
However, another Bayfield resident,.
Milvena Erickson, who favoured the
motion said, "I. think everyone was
frightened to death that the main street
of Bayfield would be like Grand Bend."
She explained though, that there is a
different type o' clientele in Bayfield,
than the younger crowd in Grand Bend.
"They (the young people) don't want
to look at the antique shops in Bayfield.
They want a roller coaster and a hotdog
stand."
"It's up to the municipality, the
businessmen and the hotel owners to
entourage the people they want. Most of
the people here are older," she noted.
Despite the struggles between the
"dries" and the "wets" residents in
Bayfield will have to go elsewhere to be
served alcohol without food, at least for
the next few years.
Smith said that- a vote can be held
every three years and he noted that the
character of Bayfield Would have to be
changed before a move to allow
beverage rooms would be passed.
(in overtime hours.
"You can't put ice in without over-
time," he explained, "Ypu often have to
flood the arena at nights and it takes two
men to manage those heavy hoses."
In other business on the arena, it was
decided to open an account for the
donations received for the arena fund.
Cleo Colquhoun made a motion, which
was passed, to have all profits from the
Bantam tournament go to the fund.
Two or three delegates from the rec
committee will ,l be sent to the Lake
Huron Zone annual conference on
Saturday, November 5 in Port Elgin.
The recreation conference has a
registration fee of $5 and the committee
decided to pay for the fee as well as'
mileage for the trip.
Last year, the rec committee•made an
agreement with the various townships
who use the Clinton arena to pay a
surcharge for its use by the rural
children. The charge was set at $i5 and
according to Neilans, all of the town-
ships . involved agreed to the
arrangement, but for some reason the
fee was withdrawn.
The rec committee is hoping to speak
with the townships again this year to
organize a similar agreement.
It was noted in the discussion that the
townships only pay the registration fees
of $t7 while the townspeople also have to
pay taxes on the arena as well as the fee.
It was suggested that instead of
charging an additional $15 per child
from the townships, that a certain levy
fee be issued to the municipalities.
"It's too expensive for a family with
five or six children using the arena to
pay the $15 charge," noted McKay.
No final decision was made on this and
the committee tentatively plans to speak
with the various township councils on the
matter. -
A member from the Lions Club also
attended the meeting to discuss the
possibilities of helping to finance the
construction of a new tractor room at the
arena.
The rec committee will get the plans
completed for the new room and show
them to the Lions Club at one of their
meetings. After this is done the_ Lions
may consider making a donation to the
addition, but no commitments have been
made at this time.
It was reported that the arena will rent
a tractor for the winter from H. Lobb
and Sons for $3.75 an hour.
Some discussion was raised on skate
sharpening at the arena. Neilans ex-
plained that arena staff sharpens skates
for 75 cents but it takes away from their
other work.
"During tournaments, or when the ice
is being flooded there isno time to
sharpen skates," Neilans explained.
It was suggested that somebody
should be hired to sharpen skates on a
percentage basis.
Tuckersmith asks for housing survey
By Wilma Oke
Tuckersniith Township Council voted
Tuesday night to ask the Ontario
ministry of housing to conduct a study of
existing and required housing in the
townships.
The decision came following a special'
meeting last week with representatives
of Seaforth and Hibbert councils and an
:-official from the housing ministry.
The study will be paid for by the
ministry and depending on its findings,
may permit the construction of more
provincially -subsidized housing for
senior citizens from the area. It is ex -
pected the unit would be built in Seaforth
which would be a central location for the
area if one is recommended as the result
of sufficient interest on the part of
residents.
The report 'on the Kippen drainage
works will be revised by the engineer,
Henry Uderstadt, as the result of a
meeting with ratepayers affected by the
drain who attended the council session.
They were Ed Zavitski, district engineer
for the ministry of transportation and
communications; Art McCallum, Mrs.
G. McBride, Mrs. E. Mousseau, D.
Brooks 4nd 1.1,oward Shanks, all of
Kippen.
Mr. Zavitski said he did not feel the
highway required the catch basin called
for in the plan as the highway draining
was sufficient. Mr. Uderstadt agreed it
wasn't required by the highway, but it
was proposed for the benefit of the
ratepayers.
Mr. Uderstadt said that in his opinion
it was an establisheddrain that had been
there for more than 20 years and he had
assessed the highway.:properly.
Mr. McConnell spoke of. the serious
flooding on his property last spring
mainly due to the. melting snows which
could not get away because of the high-
way snowbanks.
Mr. Shanks refused to sign the petition
° for the 'drain as he said it would not help
him. His signature was not necessary for
the drain as a sufficient number of
ratepayers had signed to give the needed
60 per cent.
There were no appeals on the Tyndall
and the McKenzie drainage works for
which courts of revision were held.
Present for the Tyndall report were
•tACouncillor Roy Swart of Hibbert
Township and ratepayers John Hen-
driks, John VanDornick and Ha'i'ry
VanNoorsel. Mr. VanNoorsel asked that
the piece of his property, which he had
sold since the report was started, be
assessed to the' new owner and asked
that council approach the new owner and
explain his costs.
The Tyndall drain is estimated to cost
$18,400 and the McKenzie drain, $5,000.
Dr. Martin Stapleton Was told that the
township will write the ministry of the
environment regarding his complaint
that the Crozier drain is being polluted
by drainage waters from the Seaforth
lagoon causing his farm pond to be
polluted.
Ken Janmaat and Bill Henderson
attended the meeting to discuss with
council the possibility of Mr., -Henderson
supplying Mr. Janmaat with water for
the new house he is building. in
Egmondville. At the last meeting of
council, it was decided that it would, be
too costly for council to supply the water
at an estimated figure of $2,000. As well,
council .is concerned about its water
supply in the hamlet and is investigating
the possibility of drilling of a new well.
Mr. Henderson assured council his
' well ideated near the Janmaat property
has been tested and is capable of sup-
plying up to 16 houses. Reeve Ervine
S'illery and road superintendent Allan
Nicholson are to meet with Janmaat and
Henderson and look after supplying
Janmaat with water from Henderson or
by extending the township system.
Township building inspector Herman
VanWieren of R.R. 1, Hensall, will do the
inspection work for the Home Renewal
Program under the housing develop-
ment act at a cost of $8 per hour.
Council passed a by-law designating
the 131 -year old Van Egmond residence
an historical site of historical and ar-
chitectural value.
Reeve Sillery cautioned his council
that in future care should be taken in
designating buildings as historical sites'
as it is impossible to pour thousands of
dollars into too many old buildings in an
effort to save them all. In addition he
said there was a loss of taxes to the
',municipality from such sites.
Building permits were approved from
Albert Visscher, R.R. 2, Kippen, died;
Arthur Wallace, Egmondville, carport;
Gordon Pullman, Seaforth, barn; Jim
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Corn power
Despite the persistence of the cloudy, rainy conditons, area
farmers are battling muddy fields and even snow to get
their corn crop harvested. In some fields, such as this one
belonging to Bob Allan of R.R. 1, Brucefield, yields, are
running as high as 140 bushels per acre (120) dry) an ex -
Separate board on
By Wilma Oke
Expenditures by the Huron
Perth County Roman
Catholic separate school
board amounting to $4,300,000
are "on target for 1977"
according to a report given by
Jack Lane, superintendent of
business and finance, at a
meeting in Dublin Tuesday
night.
The board passed a
borrowing by-law for $350,000
for the balance of the
calendar year, 1977.
The art curriculum com-
mittee presented a detailed
report to the trustees on the
teaching of art in the separate
schools in Huron and Perth.
Sister Audrey Dumochelle of
Stratford, chairman,
reported through their art
children communicate their
attitudes and feeling's
towards themselves and -their
environment. She said the
main objective of art
education today is to assist in
the intellectual, emotional
and social growth of the
learner according to his
needs and capabilities.
Assisting Sister Audrey in
the presentation were Celeste
McCreight and Margaret
Rowland, both of Dublin;
Ralph Weishar, LuAnn
McQuillan, Margaret
Bossence and Mary Bannon,
all of Stratford. -
The board will inform the
Huron County Board of
cellent yield, considering the extreme weather. Bob
combining Tuesday with the corn coming off at about 26 per
cent moisture. However, many farmers have given up on
the bean crop, and up to 75 per cent of the $15,000,000 may be
lost. (News -Record photo) •
was
spending target
Education it is not interested
in the north Ashfield school
which was recently closed by
the Huron board.
Trustees John O'Drowsky
of St. Marys and Greg
Fleming of Crediton reported
on the annual convention of
the Catholic Parent-Teacher
Association which they at-
tended in Sudbury September
30, October 1 and 2. They said
they found the meeting worth
attending. However, Mr.
Fleming said he was
disappointed to find most of
the delegates at the con-
vention were not young
parents of , school , age
children, but grandmothers.
Elizabeth Clark of Exeter,
an itinerant French teacher,
will teach French 40 per cent
of her time and spend the
remainder in the area of
social and environmental
.studies to identify and
develop resources and
program materials.
The board passed a by-law
that the school operations will
be administered by an
executive council composed
of: director of education
(William Eckert) ;
superintendent of education
(Joseph Mills) and
superintendent of business
and finance (Jack Lane).
The board renewed its
insurance policies with
Leeson -Killer Insurance from
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