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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-01-04, Page 1Ice is ady! Finally, she ready! Arena manager Clarence Neilans puts much of the mess left overfrom four mofiths of construction the final touch on the face-off circles on Tuesday, prior to cleaned up as possible. The Mustangs play their first home the opening_of the arena this coming Friday night. The ice is game at 890 p.m. (News -Record photo) in and the arena crews are working -frantically to get as - • 114th year -No. 1 After construction thufsday, January 4, 1979 •;,0 35 cents Arena to re --open Friday Finally, after a three-month delay in the hockey season, the Clinton arena is re -opening this Friday night when the Clinton Junior "C" Mustangs host the Listowel Cyclones at 8:30 p.rn. The arena was closed four months ago whilea new floor and other renovations were made, and a new floor poured in late November. The floor had to sit a month to be cured, and , late last week, arena Manager Clarence Neilans and his crew started putting in the ice. The arena boys also face the piri•• • • Tuckersmith council discovers "hot" meeting by Wilma Oke About 11 p.m. last night while Tuckersmith Township council was in progressat Huron Centennial School, south of Brucefield Councillor Robert Fotheringham said, "I smell smoke After making sure they weren't smelling Clerk Jack McLachlan's pipe, I making a hole in his pocket, tney aii hurried out of the staff room where they were meeting, and went 0.10 the hall. The smell of smoke was stronger there and it was finally tracked dbwn'to the main area, within a classroom beside the principal's office. It couldn't be determined where the smoke was The past year . . See page 12 • August 3 — Liquor offences are dramatically rising in Clinton and the, surrounding area this year. Clinton's problem was clearly evident with a look at the liquor seizures 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 present. (News -Record photo) first column . _ Sorry.oal1ihose who'had hoped yours truly 'had made a resolutionnot to write this column again -in the New ,Year, no such luck. Here we are, back again- in *all our literary splendor ready and eocter to detail the .exploits of our ,tly always fine community. -1- + -1- We. brought New Year's in rather, in a "quiet and sedate manner" at the Kinettes gathering in the arena. Va....understand the police are still searching for some of the still missing revellers. 71- - And hell has no fury like an 18 - year -old -spurned. Last . week, I reported in this space that at mid- night, on December 31, all those 18- year-olds would no longer be legally able to buy or take a drink. Not so. If you turned 18 on or before December 31, -you will be able to get an age of- majority card and' visit licensed establishments. However, if you turned 18 on January 1st, or after, you'll have to wait until next year. Sorry. + Well, 'along With a new year, January 1st brought us some good news and bad news. The minimum wage went up to $3 an hour, which'is- good news for some, while the price of -bread jumped seven cents a 'WIC' which is bad- news or =St But there is a bit of a gas war on in town, and regular gas has dropped to 91.9 cents a gallon, a respite before the scheduled three cent a galiOn in- crease later this year. Most things were scheduled to get - back to.normal on Wednesday, but a howling blizzard on Wednesday morning gave the rural students an extra day off. Many other kids will also be getting some extra unplanned -for holidays, as a wave of mumps has hit the younger set, keeping many home for another couple of weeks. Other things returning to normal after the Christmas hiatus include the monthly newspaper pick-up this Saturday morning in tdwn by the Londesboro Lions, starting at 9 a.m. and the resumption of the men's swirkgytri at Vanastra next Wed- nesday, January 10 at 8:30 p.m. under the able tutorship of John Lawson. " + And finally, here's a smile for all the pork producers in our -reader- ship. According to Jan Cermal, Scottish researcher, pig -feeding noise often exceeds 100 decibels on thenoise scale, both before and during the intake of feed, and he Says this noise made by fattening, pigs and dry sows could damage the ears of farmers. So, Mr. Cermal, according to the article in Safety Canada, recom- mends pig farmers wear ear muffs if exposed to the noise for more than four minutes. Fortunately, a researcher with the Alberta Labour Pool says that muffs wotild only be 'needed if the farmer were expoted to the noise an hour or more. So whom, should you believe? 4..14 1,4 •• • 4. coming from and the two telephones were securely locked behind closed doors. Councillor Fotheringhara drove to Brucefield to summon the Brucefield township could provide this corn - Fite Chief, Stewart Broadfoot. rtensation. He said his understanding The chief along with John McLellan was that since the building 'nspector and Charles Broadfoot were soon on the was only a part time employe and not scene. They alerted Bill McAsh of' under the direct supervis• n of the Varna, the school custodian. When Mr. township he could not be c.overred. McAsh didn't arrive, the- chief -called Council decided that. they should Mr. McAsh from his vehicle and found have more infOrmatfon td. see what can he was stuck in a4 ::snowbank in his be done t8provide cpmpensation and driveway. Again Mr, Fotheringham insurance and' will. hold over its , headed out in his trusty truck to pick up decision on the problem until the next the waiting Mr. McAsh. meeting on January 16. An overheated motor in a unit, used . Mr. Van Wieren is building inspector ' eo circulate air in the classroom, was for Tuckersmith, Stanley, and ''''''''' 'finallY found to be the source" Of the Townships°, the ToWn of Seaforth and smoke. The motor was pulled,.. the the villages of Hensall and Bayfield. problem solved. ........ Hesaid one day foreach community Councillor Fotheringham returned to was enough for his inspections and 4 the staff room where Deputy Reeve .. Robert Bell and councillors Frank fN' Falconer and William Brown were continuing- the meeting. Reeve Ervin Meather Sillery was absent on a three „week' holiday in Florida. 1978 ' 1977 Council' had a request• from the HI '.'t.0 , Hi LO building -insPector Herman Van Wieren, of RR 1, Hensall, that he be put: on salaVy rather than doing his spections On contract„ - He said that from his work during the year, his contract called for him to'do four inspections on a house being built and he ' '` that this was not enough. He could be covered by Workmen's . Compensation if he was paid' by salary but not when on contract. Clerk McLachlan questioned if the has ha iver 10 or 12.calls to some construction sites. • As well, Mr. Van ,,Wieren said he Dec. C C F F 26 —4 —11 - • 27 —4 —8 -.. 28 —6 —14 -• 29 4 30 $' 1 —5 --29 3 31 0 3 21 13 JAN., 1979 4, • 1 '6 —5 16 9 17 11 26 18 insurmountable task of cleaning up th • arena after the construction, and .thick layer of dust covers near • everything downstairs. Mr. Neilarts said that it would take months to get the arena back in tip top shape. "Right now, we're concentrating„ en getting the place open for the figure skaters,,and minor hockey," he said. The 'opening of the arena had been delayed a week because,one of the sub trades, Rotomatic-of Mississauga, had been late putting in the unbreakable e glass on the end boards. a Some of the glass still won't be in- ly stalled by Frid4 night, but Mr. Neilans said that screening or plyw' sheathing could be -used temporarily The public will also be invited to the new arena on Sunday when the first public skating of the seasdn is held. The moms and dads with their tots (seven years and under) will be — allowed the ice from 1 to 2 p.m., while regular public skating will be held from 2 to 3 :20 p.m. The Juniors will then host the Walkerton Blackhawks in a Central Junior "C" hockey game at 7 p.m. However, there will be no public skating or Junior games for the following two weekends, as the 1 lth annual bantam hockey tournament 1 takes over the arena on January 11, 12, , 13, 14, and January 19, 20, and 21. subject would combine one- day to-do Hensal and Bayfield. 4 -le said that detailed reports wer kept of his inspections to protect him and the township from future losses. These records must be kept for six years. Mr. Van Wieren is asking $12,000 a year plus 12c a kilometre for mileage He -is asking for $3,gii—a year plus mileage for Tuckersmith's share. Deputy Reeve Bell asked if he had any alternatives,- "We don't accept your salary proposal.". Mr. Van Wieren said he Would,have to be paid -on the nurOer of inspections he feels it, is necessary to make. The number would vary as some con- struction work requires more in- spections than others. Council' went into committee of the whole.. behind closed doors for more than 'an hour when W. Floyd Jenkins, Huron Assessment Officer, appeared to provide information on assessment values on certain properties in the township. • Robert Allan of Brucefield attended the council meeting on behalf of James Turn to page 3 • Rabies clin.ics 40,000 own to seek new garbage man Clinton n council are advertising for a new "sanitary %engineer", following the resignation this week of the town's long-time garbage collector, Randy Glew. „A, Council received notice of Mr. Glew's • resignation . at their regular, closed - monthly - ' committee-of-the-wholemeeting, and decided to tender the lob again. Mr. Glew, who must give the tqwn 60 • days notice of his dropping the cony tract, collect the garbage as usual until February 28, when he leaves for a newjob. He had signed a three-year contract last FebruarY tot, collect in' the town, and his bid was the lowest of four submitted. held in north • 11 Snow 10.0 cm Rain 24 trim Snow 1V Reports have been confirmed that the cattle in two barns in the Ethel area-- . have been placed under quarantine for rabies. 11 ew holiday acc• idents Healtill of Animals branch-, department° However, Dr. W. J. Thompson of the of agriculture-at,Seaforth' says there is The holiday season° wasn't entirely quiet for the Clinton Police for'ce: On December 26, police inves'tigated • a ,single car crash that resulted in a total of $1,200 in damages. , A car driVen by /ohn Shanahan, 28, of „Clinton smashed into a PUC pole on Joseph,Stregt in town. As he was tur- , ning off Orange Street he crossed over into the eastbound lane, went into the , south ditch and•broke off the pdle, he then continued driving west on .Joseph treet. Damage to. the p r was set at $7.00 and $500 to the hydr ole. On January 1 a vehicle driven by Wayne Ducharme, 18, of Clinton sustained $1,500 in damages after he hit a parking -meter and a cement pole"on Ontario Street. Damage to the meter and pole was set at $500. A break, enter and theft occurred at et, 11 • , "nothing unusual" about the factpttle Crown,• Lanes sometime between, says, are "endemic" in Huron County', December 31,and January 1. and .have occurred "almost con - An unknown amout, of money was stantly" since 1957. taken from the building after a glass Dr. Thomson says incidence of rabies door had been smashed. Three pinball in the northern part of Huron County machines were- damaged in' the in- has increased -1-ecently, but "not cident. alarmingly so". The Goderich OPP reported that six Listowel veterinarian Dr. Thomas people were injured in a two car erash Sanderson said that in this part of the gt the east limit of Seaforth on province, "we have to resign our - December 26. selves...to the constant existence'of a .Matthew Devine, 8, received major low-grade level of rabies." - injuries in the car he was travelling in Incidence, he explained, peaks every -after it was in a collision with a second few years in relation to. increases in vehicle driven by Muriel Workman, 33, skunk and fox populations. , of Clinton. Free vaccination clinics for cats and Mrs. Workman received minor in- dogs have been scheduled for Huron juries while the driver of the other car, County as follows: Gorrie, Jan. 10, 3 to Leslie Devine, 35, of R.R. Seaforth 7 p.m.; Wingham, Jan. 12, 2 to 8 p.m.; and three other passengers received Dungannon, Jan. 15, 3 to 7 p.m., and minimal injuries. Blyth, Jan. 17, 2 to 8 p.m. the building adjacent -to the. Clinton—:: have been quarantined., Rabies, heo Silvery coatino The Clinton area, and most of Southwestern Ontario has been hit by at least three ice storms during Decembpr and fortunately, tekhperatures warmed up over the freezing mark each titne, preventing • any major build-up that could bring down power lines and trees. One ice storm last Saturday mor- ning left trees with silver coating before it melted ' in mid-day."0416vs-Uecortlepitoto) Arena canvass • ....