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PAGE 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1.97-8
A happy and glad New `Year
to all our readers. The words
of the traditional "Auld Lang
Syne are so very applicable
to this column.- becatise • its
. basic function is that "Auld
acquaintance" elhould never
be forgot - and to this end we
are always looking for news
of former and present Clin-
tonians to share with our
readers. Many of our town-
sfolk, who are now residing in
various provinces of Canada
and in the States, plus our two
overseas subscribers keep
abreast of news in the
hometown through the
weekly paper.
So keep .your news coming
in - for those absent readers
who cannot gather in the post
office lobby, the restaurants
,,, or at the stoplights to hear
what's happening.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carter
spent the Christmas holidays
in Kitchener with their son,
Ken and his family.
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On January 2, 1978 Mrs.
George Baird of Brucefield
celebrated her 95th. birthday
in Clinton Public Hospital.
Unfortunately, the inclement
weather prevented her family
from joining her for the oc-
casion. Mrs. Baird ' was
formerly our "weather lady"
a task which is now carried
out by her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Norman Baird. end
that's one column which we
make sure never gets left out
of the paper.
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Boxing Day guests at the.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Crich and family were Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Docking and
family, Staffa; Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon MacFarlane, St.
Thomas; Bob MacFarlane,
Regina, Sask.; and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Pym and
family, RR 1, Centralia.
Mr. Douglas Crich of
London spent the Christmas
and New Year's holidays at
the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Crich, Princess
Street. Doug is employed with
the London Board of
Education Television Ser-
vice.
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Marlene Cunningham, at
home in Clinton over the
festive season, has returned
to Brock University in St.
Catharines.
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Tom Coquhoun, East
Street, home for the
Christmas recess, has now
returned to George Brown
College, Toronto.
Very special
congratulations, along with
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WISHES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
To
Paul Caldwell
Kimberly Hayward
Clinton
Bushell Park
Sask.
Lori Forbes R.R.2 Clinton
Edward John Stewart Toronto
Lisa Flynn Goderich
Kayley Mills Clinton
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others in the paper to the
members of the Massed Pipes
and Drums who "resoun-
dingly" put this part of
Ontario on the world map last
Monday as they marched in
the Rose Bowl Parade in
Pasadena, California.
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"His loss is their gain" - a
little twisted but nevertheless
true. Rev. John Oestreicher
of Wesley -Willis United
Church, Clinton is on a weight
loss campaign ' the
beneficiary of which will. be
the' M. and S. Fund of the
United Church. Right now the
total in pledges stands at $25
for each one pound of weight
loss - but the Reverend is still
accepting pledges.
His will power must be
terrific - because over the
holiday season he and wife,
Marilyn, were hosts to the
annual family gathering of
the clans.
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Congratulations to Ken
Dobney of James Street who
was the winner of the $200
cash draw at Pulsifer Music,
Seaforth, Ontario:,
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We just couldn't close
without a much deserved
word of appreciation to all
those who served in essential
areas during the holiday
season, - those services which
are so easily taken for
granted, but without which no
community could function. So
to the doctoi's; nurses and
staff of the Clinton Hospital,
the tel,?phone operators, the
public works crews and the
P.U.C.' crews on standby and
all others who were working
while the rest of us relaxed, a
very sincere thank -you.
Counties' homes
inspected
Huron and Perth county
homeowners who have im-.
proved their property and
increased the value of their
homes should beware - the
property tax assessment
inspector is coming.
For the first time in four
years, assessment officers
are visiting the 52,000
residential properties in the
twb "counties to find any./
changes which would affect.
municipal tax assessment. •
The assessment office ,
usually learns of property
-improvements through,
building permits issued by
municipalities. The problem
is many people don't always
take out building permits
when they construct a
building, assessment com-
missioner Fred Jenkins said.
Some municipalities don't
always issue permits he
added.
That is why the door-to-
door survey is needed. Mr.
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Jottings. from
The Ontario Legislature
prorogued on the 16th
December.
Ontario's Budget was given
formal approval by the
Members Qf the House., and
the wind-up speeches in the
Budget Debate wore given by
StepIlen Lewis;'' retiring
Leader of the NDP,' David
Peterson, Liberal Finance
Critic, and Larry Grossman,
Minister of Consumer and
Commercial Relations.
Mr. Lewis, in his last
speech in the House as N12P
Leader, paid tribute to
Members of all three parties,
and once more placed on
record the matters which
have most concerned him
over the years. He confessed
that he felt as "guilty as the
Government _ should that no
solution has. yet been found to
the problems of Indians at the
Grassy Narrows and
Whitedog reserves in North
Western Ontario, where
rivers are polluted with
mercury.
. He read a list of companies
across the province that have
announced lay-offs of 22, 252
employees, and claimed that
at least 55,000 jobs will be lost
through lay-offs in Ontario by
mid -1978. His figures were, he
said, based on files obtained
from the Ministry of Labour
t.een's Park
on lay-offs of workers in
groups of 25' or rnol"e as well
as on more recent an-
nouncements gleaned from
thenewspapers.
He accused the Con-
servative Government of
"creating in Ontario an in-
dustrial wasteland, --The
unemployment is extremely
high, and it continues to
persist. There is not a single
initiative coming from that
Government."
David Peterson, Liberal
MPP (London -Centre) en-
dorsed the fact that unem-
ployment was the most
significant issue in an Ontario
which is. apparently "in the
process of being de -
industrialized".
He mentioned programs
which the Liberal Party has
advanced for alleviating the
serious unemployment
situation - all of which have
been. rejected by the
Government. The growth rate
of the Province is below the
national rate, housing starts
are way below projections,
and . failing some new
economic initiatives, the
people of Ontario will have to
make some difficult ad-
justments, he said.
He cited the major
distortions in revenues and
expenditures which have
°
Stuck in the middle
by Shelley McPhee
Working over 'the Christmas season, instead of
holidaying for three weeks like in my former school
years, showed me the mixed reactions of people to the
festive time of year.
For some, Christmas is annoying and disruptive and
for others it's a pleasant holiday. For some it's a time of
unwanted, extra work to dig up the news and its often an
interruption of free holidaying time. Yet some find it a
slow time, with little business' and lots of free -time on
their hands to finish Christmas shopping.
I wonder ..what it. would .be like' to work at a normal
office; a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job, where holidays are set and
if the work isn't done today, it can be finished tomorrow?
(probably boring).
.However, the newspaper office is run much differently.
Tlffere's no putting off until tomorrow, when .there's a
deadline hanging over your head and the paper's ready
to go.
Long weekends and holidays .at a loyal newspapet- are
meaningless. They only mean that you'll have to work a
little harder while the rest of your friends are out having
a good time.
Occasionally, a night and with luck a weekend without
work can be arranged. But 4sually, no sooner do you get
ready to go out or settle -p down with a book when the
telephone rirfgs and a photograph usually has to be taken
. at some community' event.
Or just when you're falling asleep after a long day, or
night, the fire siren goes off.
I've tried more than enough times to ignore its wailing,
but no matter what the time is sooner or later I give in
and head out to the fire (after digging my car out of a
snow drift and competing. with the weather and road
conditions) . •
My friends have almost abandoned me, since I spend
many evenings working,, or else I'm busy hanging the
telephone up on them when a sudden news scoop comes
in.
But this is something my friends and I will have to get
used to. At least Christmas only comes once a year, so I
don't feel too hard done by that often.,when others are
holidaying and I'm not.
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occurred since the Budget
• was brought down last April,
At the time of the Budget,
revenues were estimkted at
$12,621 million, with ex-
penditures at $13,698 million.
Netcash requirerpents were
quoted.as $1,077 million.
On June 30th, Treasury -
figures gave revenues as
$12,529 million, expenditures
as $13,606 million. By mid-
September, the Treasurer
was forced to undertake
further "refinements":
revenues were stated to be
lower by some $309 million.
Net cash requirements were
stated to be $217 million more
than, the Budget estimate of
$1,077 million,
In other words, within two
and a half months, an
estimated increase of 20
percent,.'By September 30th,
there had been a further drop
in revenues of $158 million - or
$467 million less than the
- Budget estimate.
Once more a sluggish
economy was blamed,
together with a downward re -
estimate by the , Federal
Government of Ontario's 1977
personal income tax by $350
million but even given this
federal re -estimation,
Ontario's revenues were off
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At this time of year there
are always a number of
questions concerning
snowmobiles. We are
publishing herewith some of
the most common and we give
due credit to the Preventive
Law Program in Ottawa for
this information which we
trust will prove helpful to
some of our readers.
What is the minimum age
for the driver of a snow
vehicle?
A motorized snow vehicle
operator's licence may be
issued to any person who has
attained twelve years and
meets the requirements a set
out in the Motorized Snow
Vehicles Act and the
reg41ations authorizing a
person to drive a snow vehicle.
• It is suggested that a person
under twelve years of age may
drive a snow vehicle on the
lands occupied by the owner of
the vehicle but nowhere else.
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I intend to move in the near
future. I realize I must change
my address on my driver's
licence. Must 1 +.do anything
with the permit for my
snowmobile?
As owner of a motorized
snow vehicle you must send by
registered mailVr file with the
Ministry of T ansportation
and Communications notice of
your .new address within six
days of the move.
Can I be charged with an
offence, similar to those I may
be subject to whiltdriving my
car, while 1 am operating my
snow machine?
By virtue of a new amend-
ment to the legislation
regulating the use of
motorized snow vehicles,
every person who drives such
a vehicle without due care and
attention or without
reasonable consideration for
other persons is guilty of
careless driving.
T. Pryde aid"
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District Representative
Don Denomme
75 HAMILTON. GODERICH
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Could you tell me the
relevant speed limits imposed
on snowmobile drivers?
Where the established'speed
limit on a highway or a public
park or exhibition'ground is 50
kilometres per hour (30 miles
per hour) or less the speed
limit for the snow vehicle is 20
kilometres per hour (15 miles
per hour). Where the
established speed limit on a+,y
highway which is open to
motor vehicle traffic or a
public trail is greater than 50
kilometres per hour the speed
limit is 50 kilometres per hour.
A municipality may,by bylaw,
prescribe a different rate of
speed upon any highway in
their jurisdiction. But the
bylaw would not be effective
unless signs are erected in°
accordance with the
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