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Thursday, August3, 1978
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charges sky� �/� �/���°� rocket~�����'��'����
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A\thuugh no concrete reason can be
given by the area police forces, liquor
offences and siezures have risen
drarnatically over the past year.
Seventy-four liquor offences have
been recorded over the past seven
months of this year by the Clinton
police force, cornpared to 42 siezures at
this time in 1977.
Over the past weekend, the Clinton
police gave out 13 charges to young
people found travelling with liquor in
their motor vehicles. Usually on a
*ookond, only three or four charges
are handed out.
Although Chief Lloyd Westlake is not
sure why the liquor offences have risen
so much in 1978 he noted, "Due to the
increase in liquor siezures there should
be an increoaointhopono|t|es."
Presently the fine for such an offence
in this area is set at $54. and it used to
be $28 a few years ago.
"These fines are too low" Chief
Westlake claimed, "Hisgher fines
would cut down the ,ob|enn. In Grand
Bend the fine io$lO0.^
For the past 10 years, {}rand Bend
Iiquor offenders have been faced with a
$100 fine, plus $3 for court costs.
Although the 'offences still tally much
higher tbero, due to the greater
number of people, people, Costab1e Bell of the
Grand Bend OPP noted, "It's starting
to sink in to.people here that you can't
'drinkiUegul|yin{3randBpnd."
'The fine deters a lot of young people
(ages 18'20) from drinking in cars, in
the streets andonthebeaob.^ he ad-
dod.
Chief John Cairns of the Seaforth
police that this area's $54 fine is
too low for the offenders.
"Make the fine $100 like in Grand
Bend.''heetotod.
In Seaforth to date, the liquor of-
fences have been set at 58, up con-
siderably from the 1977 figure of
on'oidorub\yYronnd`el077yigmrpoY 28.
"I don't know why it's up. It just
seems very popular to get beer and
wine and drink aruundtown."
Big party lines
going
The dayS of eightortonpardeoon
one telephone line are almost over
in the Clinton exchange, Peter
Croome, local Bell Canada
Manager, said last week.
A four-year$600 million program
is now underway throughout Bell
Canada territory to introduce a four -
party maximum service on rural
lines and make available private or_
two-party service to most customers
inthe rural aremo`''— Conversion to io che improved
service in the Clinton exchange is
scheduled to take place October 13,
Mr. Croome said.
As of October 13, multi-party
customers will have a basic rate
increase and one• and two-party
customers outside the built-up areas
will have mileage charges in-
creased. All customers affected
have been notified.
The monthly rate for four -party
oeevico in the Clinton exchange will
be $3.90 Mr. Croome said,
When the conversion is complete,
only two of the four phones on a four-
pa`rty line would ring wben^on in-
coming call is received.
n'cominncaUioreooived.
8950 stolen
Yeggs hit Bayfield store
The Goderich detachment ofth&QPP
are still investigating a break-in and
theft at the Bayfield Building Centre.
Police reported that sometime
between July 27 and July 28 between 1
p.m. and 9:30 a.,n., the building centre
' was broken into and $950 in cash and
chques were stolen. /
The OPP are also investigating the
theft of two picnic tables from a picnic
area at Taylor's Corners.
The tub|oo, valued at a total of $60
and owned by the ministry of tran-
sportation and oomnn`unioodon, were
taken sometime between July 26 and
July27.
The Clinton police reported that a
total of $800 damages were received to
two vehicles on July 30 following an
accident on Beech Street in Clinton.
Robert Govan, 20, of London was
travelling north on Beech Street at a
fast rate of speed when he lost control
of his vehicle and skidded into a parked
car facing south on Beech Street.
Each vehicle received $400 in
damages.
In other p�lice business, Chief Lloyd
Westlake reported that the rear
passenger i dow of the police cruiser
was kicked in foliowing a Monday night
skirmish with Todd A. Gruden, 18, of
London.
The Clinton police received a call
from the Wingham OPP to stop Gruden
when he came through Clinton and
although he was stopped for a short
time, he left and was apprehended
again in Brucefield.
There he wilfully damaged the
cruisor, for which he has been charged
and assaulted an officer from the
Goderich OPP.
Along with the Goderich OPP and the
Clinton police force, the Exeter OPP
had set up road blocks to stop Gruden,
Constable Bill Wilson of the Goderich
OPP detachment said that this year's
hot, dry summer may be a factor in the
increased drinking. Be also noted that
Sauble Beach police enforce a $100 fine
for such offences.
Constable Wilson explained that so
far this year the Goderich OPP have
reported 163 liquor offences. In 1977 the
year's total came 199.
"It's definitely on the upswing this
yoar.''hocnmmnnted.
Similar|y, the Goderich police force
has over 105 offences recorded this
year, compared to 89 for the same time
last year.
While the Goderich OPP have a
wider age range to deal with as i result
of the size of their torritory, the town
police forces are mainly dealing with
teenagers between the ages of 15 and 20
years old, who are just spending
Friday and Saturday nights driving
around �ownand drink1nQ.
According to Seaforth ChiefCairns,
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new legislation to raise the drinking
age to 19 years on December 31. 1878
wilionly increase the alcohol problem
with teenagers.
"It will chase the kids even more. It
will put them back into the cars,
especially kids who turn 18 years old
next year. They'll want todr|nk." he
said.
"Raising the drinking age won't
change a tbing." agreed Chief
Westlake.
Kids, cars and boozhas alwaysbeen
a seemingly uncontrollable problem in
this area.
According to Constable Wilson,
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Liquor offences are dramatically rising in Clinton and •
the surrounding area this year. Clinton's problem was
clearly evident with a look at the liquorselzureS taken by
the town's police, force over the last few months. Chief
Lloyd Westlake must record the bottles and the dates
they were taken. The alcohol is then sent to the local beer
and liquor stores where they are dumped when a liquor
inspector is presen—(News-Record ph—to)
Bit!
BN Tower o
town
By Shelley McPhee
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bottema came to
Canada from Holland in 1852. In the
past 26 years the couple and their
family has adapted well to the
Canadian way of \(Yo, but two things
easily give away their born nationality-
-their accents and their Jove of wind'
^ mills.. .
It's almost impossible not to notice
the po|ndngn, the photographs, the
tapestry or the embr.oidered scenes of
windmills hanging on the walis at the
Bottema's Orange Street residence in
With the rainfall of the past week,
the drought may have ended for
area farmers and gardeners, hut it
has no effect on the drought of news
that has hit just.about every paper in
the area recently.
It seems that except for the horse
roceo, swimming pon|y, and trailer
camps, just about everything is
closed down until Labour Day, and
to a newsman that's worse than
having too rnuch news.
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And with next Monday being our
traditional Civic HoUdoy, things
could be even grimmer for next
week's paper. There wouldn't be any
mail delivery next Monday either,
either.ndnowiohotoerv|ce
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However, the lock box lobby will
be open, though th't be much
to pick up unywuy, what with the
recently ended wildcat strike of
postal workers in Toronto.
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Even though there's a more
complete review elsewhere in this
paper, l would recommend you 'try
and get up the Blyth and see "The
School Show". The $3.75 price of
admittance will seem cheap indeed
when you consider the value of a
fantastic show such as this one.
Sppuse Lois and l were up on
Tuesday night for opening nightand
were verypleasantly surprised at
the high quality of professionalism
displayed at Blyth.
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If all the old newspapers are
starting to pile-up in your basement
agatn, don't despair, the Londesboro
Lions e on their way.
Beginning this Saturday morning
at 9 a.m., the Lions will resume their
regular monthly newspaper
coUecdon, so have your old
newspapers bundled and tied and
roadside by0a.m.
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In case you 'missed it, gasoline
prices at most pumps in town took a
drastic 10-cpnt jump on Tueoday,
and now regular is selling for 95.9
cents a gailon, the highest ever.
The jump in prices also marks the
first time for $1 a gallon gas in
Clinton, as premium is selling for
$).O4ogallon,
The reason behind the price rise
are known only to the oil company
executives, as the Iocal dealers say
they aren't making any more money
on uBu||on than they were at 85.9.
Why, it was just two weeks ago
that generous Harvey Carter was
pumping it for 77.0 cents a geUon,
during the Moonlight Madness sale,
and losing on every gailon.
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Junto reminder to the kids to fill
out their Elmer Safety contest which
appears again in this week's pa
There are four contests aun#euhor,
and next week will mark the end of
it. And don't forget to put in the
entry blank which newspaper you
clipped it from.
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Just like the Atlanta Braves, who
were bombed 19-0 reCently by the
Montreal lBxpus, every team has a
bad game once in a wb|!o, and such
was the case for the Clinton Inter-
faith slo
nter'foltholm itohere|aotvveeb.vvhenvve
were shellacked 37-14 by a tough
Lond*aboro team. Hop/everJL the
meek shall inherit the earth, so
watt6 out Londeaboro the next time
you rneet us.
Toronto. Clinton� ` `' own model
The to
������m�m��t�.Rottema,OrangeStreet, Clinton created
this 16 foot model from pictures. It sits on his lawn with his other carpentry
creations including ornate bird house's and windmills. (News -Record photo)
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Clinton.If they don't catch your eye,
then Mr. Bottema's variety of scale
model mills that he has constructed
will evidently show the couple's rim-
dness of the machines that are working
by the wind turning vanes that rotate
from ocentral shaft.
^l love making mills and I have all
the time in the world todotbie.~ noted
Mt. Bctuymno, a retired baker and
former employee at the Sherlock -
Mann ingPiano Factory.
"My wife's full of windmills tou.^ he
laughed as he pointed out her
needlecraft pictures of Holland's grain
and water mills.
"I was always a baker by trade, like
my father and my grandfather, but I've
always liked carpentry better, My
mother's family were carpontora." he
Went on.
"1-le's got some architectural blood in
him.''Mrs. Bottema explained.
Mr. Bottema builds his rniUy, which
range from miniature models uolarger
mills which stand about six feet high,
from memory.
Be has also used his baking skills in
the construction of mills anc has made
models from dough and sugar.
"It takes hours and hours to make
one and it takes alot of padenoo." he
.explained ahout-h|s-woodencreations. —
Mr. Bottema has constructed a
number of tiny settings which include a
mi||, a small otruum, a man sawing
wood, another pumping wotor, trees
and buildings. In another model a boat
navigates its way through a circular
chanel of water and lift bridge which
lets the boat pass along its route
through a small village.
"My grandchildren just love these,"
Mr. Bottema explained.
Separate board
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gives one raise
The Huron -Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate Schno}Bourdgovea
25-uent per hour increase to its at-
tendance nyYicor. William Innes of"
Stratford at a meeting in Dublin
Monday night. This brings his salary to
$5.75 per hour. His mileage will remain
at 20 cents per mile.
Mr. Innes is the attendance officer
for the counties of Perth and Buron,
and in addition he assists the
a-ssessment officer, Edmund Rowland
of [)ubUn, in securing additional
assessment for the separate hoard, and
iiflorming new separate school zones.
Spence Read of St. Marys will be
hired as custodian at Holy Name of
Mary School in St. Marys, beginning
September 1.
The work -load for custodian Frank
Jordan St. Michael's School,
@trutford, is to remain at factor 1.15 or
full time, while Sparkle Maintenance
will have less time when a new contract
is drawn up for the new school term in
September. This results from the
closing of three classrooms, There will
continue to be seven classroom
operating as last year, three others will
be used for other purposes in the l8-
roomnschool.
"They take about three-quarters of a
year to make. This one runs on a egg
beater motor," he noted.
"My son Keith's a carpenter here
and he's always trying to tell me how to
build dn|nga." Mr. Bottema noted
jokingly.
Mr. BottenYu went on to say that for
the water mill and grain mill that siton
his |uvvno, he makes them as he goes
along without blueprints or plans.
"The first one is always the most
difficult to make-, but as l go along J
write down all the measurements for
other ones."
Last year, Mr. Bottema made six
mills for other people.
"I like to make up my own designs
rather than follow replicas but 1 have to
corne close with themills," he said.
It takes more thah just a few pieces
of wood and some paint to make a mill,
like in the grain mill that has been
sitting the Bottema's lawn for the
past 12 years. .`
When the wind' is down the mill's
sails can be rotated by an old washing
machine motor when turned on. By
putting a number of gears ine|de, the
mill and sails are free to move in a
number uydirections.
It took about three weeks to make the
mill and Mr. Bottema worked on it
continuously in his workmhop behind
thphnuoe.
Mr. Bouornu has not restricted his
carpentry and woodcrafting skills to
mi\\y, he has also made bird houses.
The ornate houses with miniatures
toworo, windows and high peaks look
more like bird castles,.
Even more unique than the bird
houses is Mr. Bottema's newest
creation, a 16'yunt model of the CN
Tower.
"I made it from looking at pictures,
but my dimensions are slightly off, The
base is too nurruw." he said with a
critical eye.
Bowover, he has rectified these
proportions in another tower he is
making for his son.
"If you're retired, you have to have a
hubby" Mr. Bottema explained, "I
couldn't sit in a chair all day and this
keeps me out of mischief,"
Mr. Bottema plans to finish his
second CN Tower, but doesn't have any
in,mediate plans for any other models,
he's too busy doing some practical
carpentry right now, building an ad-
dition to a sun deck at the back of his
home.
Weather
1978 19�77
141 10 141 1.6
July
25 28.5 11 75 62
26 31 17 72 48
27 26 13 74 40
28 21 11 78 51
29 22 13 76 58
30 20.5 10 . 73 58
31 22.5 6.5 85 57
R a8n 18.9 Rain .84
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