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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-10-26, Page 1• • 4t.'1" ,.41tA A, .4 n A • • • t n. ,'F4 4444 44, 40;44 4 • t.: 4. 44, Murray Hohner, right, and Harvey Hammond disctiss alternative ac- commodation for families from the Vanastra Townhouses who have had no heat and hydro after their landlord, Jim Queen of London, failed to pay his bills. The families are being helped by the Vanastra Resource Centre's com- munity worker, Sharon Bonte-Gelok in background. (News -Record Photo) Help heatless families A local Vanastra service club and association is attempting to help three families find a home, with heat and hot water. Four families at the Vanastra townhouses have been without heat since last April and without hydro services since August 21. There has been no heat because of lack of oil and Ontario Hydro turned off the services since the London owner, Jim Queen owed $5,000. Of the 58 townhouses involved, 12 units were occupied, and the Vanastra Resource Centre was only concerned, with four tenants who had paid their rent. The centre hal since learned that one of those families may owe some back rent. A • house has been found for June Maxwell and her four children. Her daughter, who has developed a cold, suffers from a heart condition as well. The local Lions Club has donated $85 to cover Mrs. Maxwell's rent on the house until the end of the month when her mother's allowance cheque is due. An anonymous donor has given enough oil to heat the home. The centre is still looking for homes for two elderly couples and another mother and her four children. One older couple, Jim and Laura Ward, have been offered a senior citizens' unit in Brussels or Zurich. However, the couple are reluctant to go because they want to remain close to their families and their familiar territory. Queen earlier told the London Free Press that he is anxious to clear up the situation. He said, however, that his financial resources have been drained because of the maintenance costs on the townhouses: The townhouses cost him $75,000 last year for repairs in- cluding installation of carpets, elec- first column trical work, legal fees, rent arrears and wilful damage by tenants and others. He said that last year he had a changeover of • tenants and then there was an outbreak of vandalism. At one point, 300 .broken windows were replaced and the next day half of them were smashed again. He went on to tell the Free Press that some tenants held back their rent because of the state of disrepair and others just left. Queen said that everything he has built up over the past 15 years has gone into the Vanastra units. He has been forced to put his London home on the real estate market. Ile is trying to sell his Vanastra in- v,estment now and said to the Free press, If you know anyone who wants it just let me know." Tuckersmith crash badly hurts teen William D. Howe, 19, of Stratford received major back injuries when the car he was travelling in failed to negotiate a curve and hit a hydro pole. The Goderich OPP reported that the accident occurred on October 21 at 8:50 p.m. on Sideroad 35-36 of Tuckersmith Township, 2 km. south of Highway 8 behind the Vanastra School, The driver of the vehicle, Randall Sereres, 17, of Stratford received minor injuries when the travelling car missed the curve, entered the school playing field and hit the pole. The driver and passenger of the car were taken to Clinton Public Hospital by a private vehicle:Damage to the pole was set at $500 and $1,000 to the pole. OCT. 17 18 10 20 21 22 23 eattier NI 1,Q. C C 11 -6. 10 2 11 2 1.3 5 22 6 21 10 10 2 Rain 0 mm .F4 111 10 F 45 33 58 37 53 . 38 56 31 63 38 55 29 49 32 RaInOIn ew elect]: nsornostpQ.sls acclaimed by Jim Fitzgerald In what has been called the poorest response in many years, few area people let their names stand for the various eleoted posts open in the up- coming ' November 13 municipal election. , Acclamation is the main word in all municipalities, with the exception of a few races, and generally speaking, incumbents have been returned unopposed, Clinton Voters won't be going to the polls at all in Clinton this year, as all positions were filled by acclamation. Mayor Harold Lobb is taking his second term in the head chair, unop- posed, while Ernie Brown, a councillor for the past six years, has moved up‘ to the deputy -reeve's chair to replace long-timeincumbent Frank Cook, who sat on council for nearly a decade. Royce Macaulay was returned to the reeve's seat, unopposed for his second term. Although there is no election for councillors, there are two new faces - Huronview administrator Chester Archibald and businessman Joseph Atkinson after councillor Ray Garon resigned and Ernie Brown moved up. They will be joined by incumbents Roy Wheeler, Ron McKay, Rosemar- Armstrong and Frank Van Altena. M. Atkinson is a former councillor, while Mr. Archibald has extensive ex- perience as a former city treasurer. In the board of education, incumbent Dorothy Williams was acclaimed to her spot representing Clinton and Tuckersmith Township. Nominations for the Clinton Public Utilities Commission were incomplete when the time expired Monday night and Clerk Cam Proctor had to re -open ' them again on Wednesday. Former Clinton councillor Helen Tench has told the News -Record she will stand for the vacant seat. Declared elected for PUC were in- cumbents Hal Hartley, Lawrie Slade and John Wise. The other member, Don Symons has moved out of town. hayfield In the Lake Huron village of Bayfield, all positions were filled by acclamation, as long-time reeve Ed Oddleifson stepped down as reeve and councillor Frank McFadden moves in as reeve. There will be two new faces on, council, as Gwen Pemberton and Reg Wils n let their names stand, joining inc4 bents Don Warner and Milt Van Patter. Frank Birch, who was filling in for Milvena Erickson, did pot let his name stand, Hensall Hensall suffered from apathy, when only, three persons had let their names stand for the four council Seats, forcing clerk Betty Oke to reopen nominations on. Wednesday. As of press tir. ae, it hadn't been filled. Harold Knight was returned as reeve,, while incumbent councillors Paul Neiland and Harry Klungel were joined by newcomer Richard Packham. Incumbent councillors Bevan Bonthron and Homer Campbell did not run again. Charles Hay and John Baker were returned to the Hensall PUC. Hullett There are two ballots in Hullett Township this year, as a liquor vote will be held and a race for deputy - reeve's position. Councillors Greg Brandon and Tom Cunningham are fighting over the deputy -reeve's seat, vacated by Joe Hunking, who was acclaimed the new reeve. Former reeve John Jewitt has dropped back to a council seat, where he will be joined by incumbent Joe Gibson and newcomer John Flynn. Hullett voters are also being asked: "Are you in favor of the sale of spirits, beer and wine under a lounge licence for consumption on licensed premises." Clerk Clare Vincent explained that council asked for the vote after they learned that after January 1, no liquor Permits will be issued for any functions in the township, unless a wet vote is approved. The township voted to go dry in 1915. Mr. Vincent said that legislation has been changed and special occasion permits were no longer to be issued, which would especially hurt service club functions in Auburn and ,Lon- desboro. . Auburn iitev.irtiburn, once knowrLaS, the Police Village of Manchester, won't be gOing to the polls on November 13 either, as incumbent trustees Warner Andrews and Ken , Scott will be joined by newcomer Tim Glousher. Bill Andrews has stepped down. Tuckersmith There will only be an election for council in Tuckersmith as reeve Ervin Sillery and deputy -reeve Robert Bell, both incumbents, were acclaimed. Five candidates will be seeking the three seats open on council, including incumbents Robert Fotheringham, and Frank Falconer and newcomers Robin Gates, Harvey Hammond and William Brown Sr. Stanley The whole Stanley Township council was returned intact, including reeve Tom Co9,sitt, deputy -reeve Paul Steckle and councillors Don Brodie, Don McGregor and clarence Rau. Goderich Twp. There are two races in Goderich Township, including one for the three council seats and a race for school board (see other story). Incumbent councillors Jake Reder and Joe Fritzley are being opposed by Lawrence Cox, Ron Samways and Chester Sturdy. Former councillor Garnet Wright has moved up to the deputy -reeve's chair, vacated by Grant Stirling, who moved up into the reeve's post, left open by retiring Gerry Ginn, this year's Warden. McKillop Except for the board of education seat. McKillop voters have' a tofally acclaimed council, including in- cumbent reeve Allan Campbell, and a new deputy -reeve Harvey Craig, a councillor who replaced retiring Ralph McNichol. Incumbent councillors Arthur Anderson and William Leeming will be joined by newcomer Marie 1iicknell. Colborne Township There are sure to be at least two new faces on Colborne Township council after November 13, as they have a new reeve, former councillor William K. Bogie who replaced retiring Doug McNeil, and deputy -reeve Robert Jewell, also a present councillor, ,who replaced Norman Durst. Four are seeking the three council seats, including incumbent Russell Kernighan, and newcomers Glen Ribey and Ernie Sherwood and former councillor Grant MacPhee. BAY Townphip Hay Township seems to be the place with,the most action, as up until the 5 p.m. withdrawal time on Tuesday night, two men had their names in for two different positions. Claire Deichert, the deputy -reeve, is fighting incumbent reeve Jack Tinney for the reeve's Chair, after dropping out of the deputy -reeve's race, now filled Canvass jumps Lions give $5,000 Thanks to a pledge of $5,000 from the Clinton Lions Club, the total canvass for the arena floor fund jumped $10,000 in the last week and has now hit the $39,000 mark. The Lions club made their pledge .at their October meeting on Tuesday night, October 24. But things are not so rosy with the floor itself, as the sub -contractor who is to lay the plastic pipe for the heating and cooling system, still hadn't shown up on Wednesday morning, delaying the arena floor replacement by two weeks now. Here are a list of the donations in the last week: Clinton Lions Club 5,000 Parker House 15 Clinton & District Christian School 383 H.J. McEwan 100 Neil Dale 20 Dave Mustard Plumbing & Heating 50 10 50 25 70 100 Jim LeBeau Cameron Howitt Keith Layton Phillip 'White Morgan's Mobile Homes For all those who get up before the sun now in what seems to be the middle of the night, relief is in sight, in the form of an extra hour's sleep starting this coining Sunday mor- ning. Yes,/ it's that time of the year again when we turn the clocks back one hour, Saturday night, or early Sunday morning if you happen to still be up and the return to standard time signals the death of fall and the start of those long dreary winter nights when it gets dark before supper. The time change at the Fitzgerald house, however, will not likely mean any more sleep, and maybe even less. We will still go to bed at the same time after the news, but the three-year-old and the one -year-old with their built-in alarm clocks will get up at the same time, which will be 6 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. But it certainly has been a delightful fall this year, compared to the last two years, and the warm Indian Summer days, brilliant Colors and clean air of last weekend were more than enough to make anyone rejoice that they lived in this part of Canada. Another signal of the cold weather Will soon be upon us. and that is Ilallowe'en night, which is . nett Tuesday night, October U. The, little ghosts and goblins, known as treaters, and the "big" spooks and monsters known as tricksters, or vandals, will all be out so motorists are advised to keep an eye out. Locally, both the OPP and the town police have beefed up their patrols for ruesday night and the local volunteer firemen will be patrolling as well, so the "big" spooks had better be on the lookout. A column in this week's paper by cohort Shelley McPhee has given yours truly an idea. Shelley reports that a new fad is sweeping . the United States, plagtic cubes con- taining some soil frons the Peoples' Republic of China. I was wondering if I could do the same thing here in Canada, only use soil from Jim Armstrong's farm. I still have plenty in big chunks in the driveway left over from the Plowing Match! +++4 If you're unemployed and looking for a pretty good job inside, making between $16,000 and $18,000 a year, you might apply down at the Clinton post office, Postmaster General Giles LaMontagne has said that any inside postal worker not at his job by Thnrsday morning should consider himself or herself out of work. Actually, we've been pretty hard on the Post office generally, when in fact we enjoy excellent service from the Clinton guys and gals. Except for • three days last Week, we have en- jbyedinitserVice iiicentret italuron and Perth Cotinty extept rot Stratforand in fact the local crew has gone; out of their vita t6 help us, 4, 4, The Sun hOne briglitliand the leaves tratkietta r thefeet a large group took partin the AuSable-BaYfield Constittation Anthorityqi, hike last Sunday through the Bannockburn area. Jeff, Brad, Sean ante ROJIII Jewitt wee one fsiniiiiy to take part hilt. (photo by WilniaOke) ' • Robert Glenn 10 Jack Yeo 50 Mr. & Mrs. Clark Ball 25 Greg Holmes 50 Fairholme Dairy Ltd. 100 Jim Hunter 100 Gerrard's 100 Margaret Crick 50 Paul Kerrigan 100 Dr. Wm. Harrett 100 Mr. & Mrs. Poss Livermore 100 $39,179 Names Only: Ed Porter, Russell Phillips, Garnet Harland, Mary Brown, Milt & Mabel Schrieber, Jack Reid, Jerry Cook, Dale Matthies, Walter Pepper, Bert Gliddon, Leota Gliddon, Alex Inkley, Bill Riehl. Charles Fraser, William Crease, Robt. LeBeau, Eldon Kerr, Larry Rutledge, Wilmot Marshall, Dave Dalzell, Bill Chowen, George M. Townsend, Greg Burns & Family. Postal workers could lose jobs The five postal employees at the Clinton Post Office who are "absent without leave" may be coming into work this moring (Thursday) after Gilles Lamontagne, Postmaster General gave striking postal workers an ultimatum on Tuesday afternoon. Lamontagne said that if workers didn't report to work by Thursday morning they can consider themselves without a job, "I have no idea whether or not they will be in," said Clinton postmaster Wayne Wigelsworth, "but if I were them I would be back on Thursday." He added, "There's a possibility that the people will be back by Thursday but this may not end the strike." In the tneantime, the Clinton office is operating with three employees. They are sorting what little mail that is presently moving throughout the area. Most centres in Huron and Perth Counties, except Stratford are getting mail service to a small extent. "We've had people coming up from London with mail to be sent through Huron," Wigelsworth said. Por local readers of the Clinton News -Record, the papers will be distributed as usual through the area post offices this week. by councillor Lloyd Mousseau, who withdrew his name from the council list. Seeking the three council seats are incumbents Lionel Wilder and D,on Geiger and newcomers Tony Bedard and Dick Rau. Board of education There are three races for board of education seats in the News -Record coverage area. In Clinton-Tuckersmith seat, in- cumbent Dorothy Williams is unop- posed as she seeks her second term, while incumbent Robert K. Peck of Varna has also been acclaimed for Stanley -Bayfield. In Hullett, McKillop and Seaforth incumbent John Henderson will be opposed by Molly Kunder of Seaforth, While in Colborne-Goderich townships, incumbent Shirley Hazlitt will be op- posed by former school board member, John Westbrook. In Hay-Zurich-Hensall, present member Herb Turkheim will face opposition from Hensall's Minnie Noakes. Charles Rau was acclaimed as the separate school board's representative on the board of education for the south half of Huron, while Eugene Frayne was acclaimed to the same position for the north half of the county. H -P separate board All positions' for Huron -Perth separate school board were filled by acclamation by incumbents including Vincent Young for Clinton, Goderich and Goderich • Township; Michael Connolly for.. Tuckersmith, Hensall, Zurich and Stanley Township and Ted Geoffrey for Hay Township and the village of Bayfield. Ronald Murray will again represent McKillop and Seaforth and Keith Montgomery was again acclaimed to represent Wingham, Morris, Grey, Brussels, Blyth, Turnberry„ Hullett, Howick, Culross and Kinloss. '90,000 '75,000 '60,000 '45,000 (I'll t)0 I 1 IIIiii 111 AN ':k wilik. i; 'Lew's Hi ‘ 111 iiiii• alp lop ilit, 1. 0 .. iiitil Iii es 111111' lc 1111 III III, Ilil' III 111 7. .r.1, !". `'.01 411 tr° IIIilli‘ 111 i 111 f 1 , 1 )1 0 4* Arena floor ' canvass 0 '35,000 *22,000 '10,000 • '3,000 0 4