HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-08-17, Page 2PAGE 2---CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1978
One kind lady bringing
in her news and two
phone calls this week
saved this column from
complete bankruptcy. As
it is - there's no choice
after giving you the news
items but to bolster the
hole with the "emergency
preserves".
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One other word before
getting started -- after
reading the London Free
Press this morning
(Tuesday) and noting the
article on page C4 by
Dave Tait re the medical
workers of Oxford
County, one cannot help
but have the highest
regard for the breed
known as the "public
health nurse". They
evidently staffed .their
clinics in Oxford County
running fourteen hour
days. If called upon under
a similar situation we'
know the public health
nurses of Huron County
would respond in just the
same way. That's the
hallmark of their
profession and people
everywhere benefit
because of them.
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Mrs. Vera Lawrence,
Mrs. Lois Greenall and
Mrs. A. Lewis of
Hamilton visited one day
last week with Mrs.
Jennie Wise.
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Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Hudie of Sarnia and Miss
Dorthy Morin of Sud-
bury 'spent the weekend •
with his mother Mrs.
Alfred Hudie.
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Mrs. William Wise
visited her cousin, Mrs.
Fanny Blake at, the
McCormick Home,
London recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
Tyndall, Clinton recently
returned from their trip
to Western Canada.
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Miss Laurie
Williscraft, daughter of
Mrs.\ Bev Williscraft,
Mohawk Crescent, has
returned from a six week
French Immersion
Course at Ste. Anne de La
Pocatiere, located 85
miles from Quebec City
on the St. Lawrence.
Besides their classes the
150 students enjoyed
camping every weekend.
Now Laurie is off to be
a camp counsellor at
Forest Cliff Camp just
south of here.
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The Misses Nancy and
Susan Sturgeon of
Cambridge -Preston spent
a few days with their aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Bisback of Mary
Street.
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Ever think of
something new and ex-
citing in Toronto? Well,
there is - and it's known
as The Great Toronto
Adventure - perhaps
some of you wanderers
have already visited the
attraction.
Dubbed the newest and
most exciting tourist
attraction it is presented
in the 175 seat Colonnade
Theatre on Bloor Street.
It consists of eight
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translucent nylon-antrpn
screens which curve~
around the theatre,
creating a high, wide
crescent. Viewers see
images projected on the
screen by 40 super slide
projectors and 16 mm
motion picture projec-
tors.
Surrounding the
audience are four super
fidelity speakers, 12
selective speakers and
electronically activated
sound makers such as
sirens, foghorns and bells
creating the normal
sounds of the city.
Over 30 different
special effects such as
snowflakes, gusts of cold
air, tilting seats and the
scent of spring flowers
simulate the sensations of
city life.
Scene -themes will
depict the city as Toronto
the Good, with a soupcon
of naughtiness; Toronto,
City of Churches, which
includes a Pagan temple
and a witches' coven;
Toronto, City of Homes;
Hog Town, one of the
city's many nicknames;
Toronto City of Trees and
Parks and of course,
from the tourist point of
view, Toronto City of
Fun.
Twelve shows are
presented daily.
Admission is $3 for adults
and $1.25 for children.
Special group rates are
available on request.
Full details from The
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Suite 217, Toronto,
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Clinton council briefs
Clinton cpuncil last
Monday night agreed to
continue their recon-
struction program next
'year, if the new council
agrees, - and - will have
engineering studies done
on George Street from
Albert to Hill Streets,
Queen Street from
George to John Streets,
High Street from Ran-
sford,. to, Winter Court,
Townsend from Smith to
Ransford, and North
from Dunlop to Mary
Streets.
They are engineer
studies only, and don't
mean all those streets
will necessarily be paved.
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Council will have
contractor Ray Mitchell
install the tennis court
nets behind CHSS as soon
as he is told where to put,
them by Ken Clynick, the
school's tennis pro.
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Council recommended
to the committee of ad-
justment they approve a
minor variance to Allin
Lobb to construct an
addition to his Orange
Street home after no
residents objected and
grant a severance to John
and George Lavis for a
Jack's Jottings
BY JACK RIDDELL
We were, of course, all
pleased to learn this week
that Ontario has been
selected as the site for a
new Ford Motor Com-
pany engine plant, which
will employ 2,600 people
and produce in excess of
$60 million in taxes each
year.
You will remember....
that a special debate took
place in the Legislature
on the last day of the
session. The Minister of
Industry and Tourism
had informed us of the
negotiations which had
been taking place with
respect to location of this
new $535 million plant.
Ford had been offered
considerable financial
incentive to locate the
facility in the U.S. and the
Canadian Government
had recommended that
an incentive be offered to
persuade the company to
locate in this country - an
incentive to be financed
jointly by, the Federal
Government and ” the
Government of Ontario.
The Ford Motor
Grandstand repairs set
at . $6O, Oo0 for Goderich
The Goderich sports committee passed a
motion at a special meeting last week calling.
for Schiedel Construction Company of Cam-
bridge to pay for repairs to the partially -built
grandstand.
The repairs, which would cost approximately
$60,000 are needed to accommodate a full view -
of the racetrack.from all seats in the grand-
stand. As the structure sits now, only a small
portion of the track can be seen from the rear
seats in the grandstand.
Construction on the $230,000 grandstand was
halted about two weeks ago until a practical
solution to the problem could be reached..Last
Wednesday the sports committee, members of
council and a representative from Schiedel
Construction met in a closed session.
Committee chairman Bob Gibbons said that
it would cost approximately $60,000 to lower the
steel at the front of the grandstand and raise it
at the back. He said the grandstand would have
to be lowered 21/2 feet in the front and raised in
the back to permit a full view of the racetrack
from every part of the grandstand.
Gibbons explained that the problem was in no
way the committee's fault and that they were
not going to pay any money to rectify the
problem. Original sketches of the grandstand
indicated a height of 10 feet atthefront and that
was changed to 12' 6" when the grandstand was
put up_
Schiedel pointed out to committee members
that the work to correct the sight problem
would cost $60,000 but the committee has asked
the contractor to rectify the problem at his own
expense.
Mayor Deb Shewfelt said . Tuesday that
Schiedel had not replied to the committee's
stand but he expected a counter proposal. of
some sort by Wednesday or Thursday. `°
Company had originally
wanted $30 million and
the Federal Government
had expressed a
willingness to pay three-
quarters of that cost,
provided the Government
of Ontario paid one-
quarter. While the
Ontario Government was
deciding how to proceed,
the Federal Government
offered the entire $30 -
million itself. However,
the Ford Company in-
creased the required
amount to $75 million,
and the Federal
Government sub-
sequently proposed that
Ontario and Ottawa pay..
$37.5 million each.
Announcing the
location of the plant in
Ontario, the Premier
indicated that this $75
million figure had, during
discussions between
Federal, Provincial and
Ford officials, been
modified to $68 million -
the figure which was
eventually offered and
accepted. Of this total,
the Federal Government
had agreed to contribute
$40 million and the
Ontario Government the
remaining $28 million,
equivalent to ap-
proximately a 60-40
sharing agreement.
While the establish-,
ment of this new facility
will create some 2,600
new jobs directly when it
becomes - fully
operational, it is also
estimated that there will
be a further 2,600 jobs in
feeder industries. The
annual payroll in the
Ford plant will be ap-
proximately $65 million,
with a similar amount
generated in the feeder
companies. The con-
struction industry will
benefit from the 18-24
months construction
phase.
In making the decision
to locate in Ontario, Ford
Motor Company chose to
ignore powerful U.S.
protests. Senior
American officials also
protested to the Canadian
Government about this
country's cash incentives
offered to obtain more
auto industry jobs. The
officials were in Ottawa
for discussions on the
subject of the 13 -year-old
Auto Pact which, with
exceptions, provides. for
free trade in parts and
vehicles between Canada
and the United States.
Canada suffered a $1 -
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Winner of the Junior C
Booster Draw August 15,
was Doug Farquhar, RR1
Clinton with 'a prize of
$100.
Library News
For Kids
By Marian Doucette
eTh
Patches, holes, beans
and,fun all combined can
only mean one thing - a
Hobo Parade!
This Saturday, August
19 at 2 p.m. the Clinton
Public- Library will be
holding their first Hobo
Parade.All children are
asked to come to the
library dressed in rags
and patches - making
themselves •look like
"Hobos". We will hold a
mini -parade around • the
library park and the>1
enter the Children's
Poom of the library
where there will be prizes
awarded for costumes, a
Hobo -style luncheon
served and various
games.
Our Hobo Parade takes
the place of our usual
craft time and story hour
this week. Due to this fact
we ask all mothers and
kids to note that this
event is open .to all
children and that the
parade begins at two
o'clock.
Next Saturday, August
26, marks the end of
another summer of
children's prograttrrrx1 ing
at the library. To enc our
summer, the library will
be showing the feature
film "Rookie of the
Year" in the town hall
auditorium beginning at 2
p.m. Although this film is
about baseball, I know it
will appeal to boys and
girls alike.
Also the 26th marks the
last day for entries for the
library's bookmark
contest. If you haven't
picked up your entry
form yet, you may pick
o"ne up Saturday at the
Hobo Parade. There are
some really great prizes
to be awarded in this
contest, so enter today!
piece of property
bounded by Isaac, King
and Mary Streets.
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Council agreed with the
planning board ' to go
ahead and rezone a piece
of property on King
Street, owned by Tom
Chuter, to allow a four
unit bachelor apartment
building.
Council agreed to the
new fire area agreement
with the townships to
provide protection for the
industrial half of
Vanastra, but refused to
pay for false alarms
caused by malfunction in
equipment from area
industries hooked up to
the fire hall.
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Council granted
building permits to: Fred
Lobb, pool, $4,000; Joe
Wiwczaryk, carport,
$2,500; Cale Doucette,
demolition, no value;
William Kotar, house,
$20,000; Jim Butcher,
garage, $1,000; Harold
White Homes, house,
$30,000.
Last month permits
issued included John
Anstett, house, $70,000;
Doug Lemon, garage,
$2,000; Harvey Carter,
carport, $3,000; Craig
Morley, addition, $2,000;
Lloydg Carter, sunporch,
$1,200; Jack Hart, ad-
dition, $6,000; separate
school, portable
classroom, $5,000; J.
Raidt, garage, $4,000;
Robert Van Loo, addition,
$1,000.
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In and out
Little England residents in Clinton had a chance to see one of the
wonders of technology last Monday, when a continuous pour curbing
machine put in a new. curb on Walker Street. The concrete, very dry,
goes" in one end, is tamped into place by the machine, and perfect
curb comes out the other end. The street is slatted for its first coat of
asphalt this week. (News -Record photo)
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