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People in Pro, file:
Clare's township jotvgetting more complicate
about„retiring and may do so within the
next few years. At that time he'd just
like to sit down and rest awhire and
perhaps spend more time with his wife,
Ruth.
.few✓er, only moments before he
said tha:Lhe would like to go back on
council if he was wanted by the people
through their votes,,
Obviously the prospects bf turning 65
in another few years has little bearing
on the future Clare Vincent'. If' by
chance he does retire as clerk and isn't
elected to council, he will undoubtedly
ti,j<1 have his plants to look after and he
just may be seen around the village of
Londesbor-o snapping pictures of the
local people and sites.
As a new 'hobby, and recent birthday
present, Mr. Vincent was given a 35
mm camera by his family. Once he
figures out how to work the camera,.
this active man may uncover a whole ,
new area of talent.
by Shelley McPhee
The Hullett Township municipal
office is far different from Toronto City
Hall. and even quite .different from the
Clinton Town Hall. However, it's been a
tradition in Hullett for years now to
have the c.lerkftreasurer's office in his
'own home.
Along with that tradition, another
tradition familiar to the Hullett
residents is the face of the clerk -
treasurer himself, Clare Vincent. Mr.
Vincent has been the clerk in the
municipality for the past 11 years and
has been a regular face around the
council table for the past 18 years.
Mr. Vincent started on the Hullett
Council in 1960 and in 1967 served as
Reeve for six months, His position as
the head of the municipality only lasted
a short time because he was offered the
job of clerk -treasurer of the township, a
job he is still continuing today.
Although Mr. Vincent now sits at the
other side of the table, no longer with
an active voice or a vote on council,
that does not mean that his role and
duties are unimportant. It is through
the clerk that the municipality is kept
on a financially stable basis, that' the
bills are paid, the taxes are collected
and any inquiries are answered.
"It's not very dull around here," Mr'
Vincent defended, "there's always
more than enough to do."
"A clerk has to do just about
everything. I don't know where to start
telling you about my job," he said,
"have you got a lot of paper?"
Besides the usual complaints, Mr:
Vincent finds his job interesting and
enjoys the chance ,of meeting other
people.
The job also gives him, some named some of the mbre recent laws
stability, at least more than farming and programs that have been added
did. When Mr. Vincent was offered the such as the grant structure, municipal
job in 1967 he was farming near Lon- and tile drain rules. the Ontario Home
desboro. Renewal Program, tax certificates
"The boys (his sons Donald and Bill) property changes and severances.
didn't want to go into farming and we "The implications and complications
. either had to go big or get out," ex- behind all these make it hard to keep
plained Mr. Vincent who was involved them straight. Now someone's always
in a small mixed farming operation. changing the size of their property and
Prior to farming, Mr. Vincent 10 years ago we never heard of that,"
worked in a nickel and gold mine in he said, fl'owly shaking his head.
Noizthern Ontario as a young man, and He went on, "Municipal drains and
then entered the army. - line fences are the thing now. The first
From 1942 until 1946 Mr. Vincent was year I .was on council we had a drain
.an instructor of small arms and was case and I thought there wouldn't be
stationed overseas for two of those another in a long time. Just last year
years in South England. we had 11 drains on the go."
"I wasn't much of a fighter," he said, When Mr. Vincent started out his job
"but I did want to get in.ere and see , as clerk, it only teak up part of his time.
what was going on." Now it's a fulltime position and he also
Today, the 62 -year-old Blyth native's has part time help, Bev Shaddick who
interests have changed drastically. comes in a few times a month.
Instead .of being fond of guns Mr. To illustrate the inc'reased amount of
Vincent is more interested in gar- work in over the past few years, Mr.
dening and house plants. A quick Vincent calculated that in 1971-72
glance around�hi office reveals this. councij signed 19 cheques a month, but Clinton to start.
He no longer works with his hands or in 1977-78, fifty-eight cheques are
his back, but now is involved in the written each month.
public relations and mathematics of "Now they take a lot more work. I
Hullett Township. didn't realize it was such a great dif-
"This job is a little more alive than ference but I guess it's in proportion to
punching a machine," Mr. Vincent everything else today," he noted.
stated. 7. "
Despite the increased workload, Mr.
"The figures sometimes get routine, Vincent still finds time to be the
but it gives you a good feeling, to kpow secretary -treasurer of the Blyth Legion
that you've been lucky again and along with attending a council session
balanced," he laughed. each month.
The job of the clerk not only involves , As well, Mr. Vincent just finished his
the financial position of the township, post as chairman of the Huron County
but Mr. Vincent is constantly trying to Municipal Officers Association this
keep up on the new governmental and year. As well, in 1976 he was the head of
municipal laws being introduced, the clerk -treasurers sub -section of the
With little difficulty, Mr. Vincent association which involves the 26
municipalities in the county.
"I seem to be busy all the, time," he
joked.
Mr. Vincent is beginning to think
Lavis gets. paving bid
Lavis Contracting
Company Ltd. of Clinton
was awarded the contract
to pave the Hensall Road
by Tuckersmith Town-
ship council Tuesday.
The construction
company's bid to pave
two miles of the road,
which is east of the
Village of Hensall, is
$48,972.
This bid is lower than
Road Superintendant
Allan Nicholson's
estimated cost of $51,000.
Mr. Nicholson said the
construction project has
to be completed by Sept.
15.
Other bids received
were„from : Towland Ltd.
—of- London $54,096; and •
E.C. King Contracting
from Owen Sound $58,632.
Council also decided at
their regular meeting to
have the road superin-
tendent , investigate
further the possibility of
paving Bayfield Street in
Egmondville, a block
each side of County Road
12.
In other business,
council passed a bylaw
approving the con-
struction of the Gibbings
municipal drain, and
accepted the Nicholson
Construction Company
Ltd. of Sebringville
tender of $2,570.
Other tenders sub-
mitted were from :
McKenzie and Henderson
of Arkona $2,990; Dean,
Scott Contracting Ltd. of
London $3,500; and
George',' Radford Con-
struction Ltd: pf Blyth
$4,400.
Council also accepted a
petition with five lan-
downers names on it,
requesting the BYroadfoot
municipal' - drain be
cleaned out. The town-
ship now has to wait 30
d s for the Ausable and
yfield Conservation
Authorities to inspect the
drain.
Voltage drop coming
Ontario Hydro will
reduce system voltage by
5 per cent on July 18, as
part of a regular -series of
twice a year tests.
The test will cover two
one hour periods, from
2:30p.m.to3:30p.m.and
from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.. It is not expected to
affect residential,
commercial or industrial ,
customers.
"It's unlikely any
customers will even be
aware that the test is
underway,” says Roger
Whitehead, system
operation manager.
It is estimated that a 5
per cent reduction will
reduce system demand
by 21/2 per cent -- about
390 megawatts or enough
to supply the needs of a
city the size of, London,
Ontario.
The tests are used to
determine the ad-
vantages of voltage
reduction .locate any
operating or customer
problems, and to ensure
that Hydro operations
staff are familiar with
procedures.
—eh%
Stanley .
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Any future changes will be made
through resolutions.
In other business, council agreed to
donate $25 ' to • the Huron County
Historical Society and also granted
$1,000 to the Zurich Arena Fund.
Council passed a motion to . joi.n the
Lake Huron Zone of the Ontario
Municipal Recreation Association.
Council also elected Tom Consitt and
Clarence Rau as voting delegates at the
Association of Municipalities of
Ontario Convention. The convention
will be held in Toronto in August.
A bylaw was passed under the tile
drainage act for $9,,004 and the tender
for `Lee Gennison of Gtand' Bend was
accepted to build up the township road
which runs from Huron Centennial-'
School, south of Brucefield,
Gennison will be putting -on 12,000
yards of gravel at 77 cents a yards, on
two miles of the road. Five other ap-
plicants also applied for the work,
Clerk Graham also mentioned the
Stanley Township picnic which is to be
held on Sunday, July 23 at the township
pavilion, three miles south of Bayfield
on Sideroad 10.
Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Try our new - fresh
"SaladPlates"
Let us do the baking this •
summer! Down-home
,cooking and Fresh -from -
the -oven Breads and
Pastries.
CHEESE TRAYS
Perfect for those
summer parties.
A great selection of cheeses.
NEWT
Try our Fresh Daily
*CABBAGE ROLLS
*RICE SALAD
*POTATO SALAD
:Y
Our Bakery Products have
been famous around this
part of the country for 70
years.
Our bakers enjoy creating
masterpieces in Wedding,
Birthday, Anniversary or
whatever cakes, just for
you.
And we'll see you during
Clinton's Moonlight
Madness...we're open 'til
midnight today ' and
Friday.
GBAR7LIF FS
Bakery' & Restaurant
46 ALBERT ST. CLINTON 481-9717
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Thomas.
Harold White Homes was also the
successful bidder on a lot on Fulto'n
Street, north of Dunlop, which the town
had up for sale.
White got the lot for $8,000. Other
bidders included Tom Chuter, $7,500;
Ray Mitchell, $6,500 and Gerald
Martens $3,600. -
The town had bought the lot last year
to get an easement to put in a drain to
the senior citizens apartments on King
Street.
"We broke about even on the deal,"
said Clerk Proctor.
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, T11,L1RSDAY, JULY 13, 1978—PAGE 3
Hullett
A calculator is a necessity for Clare Vincent. Despite the fact that Mr. Vincent
has been the clerk of Hullett Township for the past 11 ygars, the job of financing
does not come any easier and still needs considerable time and careful
calculation to make it right. (News -Record photo)
stuck in
middle
The new look is crumpled this year
and for once I may be a step closer to
the height of Paris fashions.
No longer will I have to go through
the monotonous routine of setting up
my awkward irong board and going
through the frustrated.: routine of
pressing my wardrobe.
By Paris standards, I've always
been hopelessly out of date, usually
' when the new fashions hit South-
western Ontario, they're already
obsolete in Paris. As well these new
fashions prices are slightly beyond
'my budget expenses so I often have
to wait until they go on sale. This
means that I end up buying summer
clothes when the fall selection has
arrived and by the time I'm ready to
don my new apparel, the ,,,,,,next
never -out -of -style black velvet
blazer or my reliable blue jeans.
Now even my jeans are out of style
and they're no longer chic,
especially the wide legs. Straight
legged pants are in and I'm afraid
the style is to wear them tight, very
tight.
The cloths themselves are not only
the problem. The fact that I'm not
endowed with a long, willowy frame
considerably reduces my choice of
high fashion.
The full sleeved overblouses and
the no -style summer dresses with an
overabundance of material makes
me look like ' a three-foot tall,
pregnant woman. Definite„ly not the
image I want to get across. I love the
pants, tucked at the waist and taper
summer, they look frumpy. down to a narrow cuff at the bottom,
but unfortunately I'm not a six-foot,
What's chic one yearis frumpy the 105 -pounder. For the pear and
next. No one would ever be caught watermelon shapes this pant style is
dead in an Ives St. Laurent dress of anything but interesting.
1977 in 1978, and if .I ever attempted As well, everything' is to be worn
to keep up with the fashion -world my with some type of boot this year.
wardrobe would need a e'omplete From work boots to leather western
overhaul every year. style boots; I've tried them all on,
I've tried to compensate by but with my Triple "A” heels, I have
keeping • my clothes along the ' a lot of problems keeping them on,
classical lines, like my five-year-old let alone walking in them. Likewise,
the three-inch spike heels on dress
shoes that look so 'elegant and
feminine are out for me since I'can't
stand on the things and get dizzy at
such extreme heights.
I've spent years trying to learn
how to co-ordinate my small
selection of clothes to make
variety of outfits that I can mix and
match. Now that I have a drawer full
of ' scarves, in every color
imaginable. to brighten up my
familiar uniforms the latest style k
to mix 'anything together.,Floral
patterns and plaids; strangcom-
binations of colors like purple and
green stripes mixed with paisley are
pow the big thing and all my years of
careful testing and consideration of
clothes is now kaput.
The colours are known as earth
tones. There ' are lots of rusts,
burgundies, browns, beiges, teal
blue, and khaki green. In my mind;
most of these muted colors make my
fair skin look dead. I prefer bright,
warm colours, but as usual, that's
out.
I'm hopelessly out of style and
have been for years now, but I
haven't lost all heart, after all the
frumpy look is in this year.
Howtobe
a copl Customer
this s rnm
Be as cool as a cucumber
Fruits and salads are cool
and refreshing And when
you stay away from the oven to
prepare meals, you also stay cooler
and save electricity
Drink up Ah, there's nothing
like a tall, cool, refreshing drink to
make things cooler. But remember
when the refrigerator door is left
open, valuable energy escapes
Keep it Light
and breezy It's
cool to wear
lighter clothes
with lighter colours It's also cool
Use your air -
conditioner wisely
- Make sure it fits
tightly in the window Keep
your doors and windows
closed Clean the filters
regularly If you leave your
house for part of the day,
cut back the air conditioning
Going on vacation? Turn it
off completely
your hydro
if your clothes dryer
is vented outdoors Heat
and moisture won't be
released in your home Better
still, hang your clothes outside
to dry.
Keep your blinds down
Keeping your blinds down or
drapes drawn on the sunny side
has some cold logic to it The
heat of the sun is shut out while
the coolness is kept in At night,
keep lights to a minimum It's
cooler and saves electricity
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