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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-03-08, Page 16PAGE 16—CANTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 8 1979 Barry ° Turner, from Huron Centennial School couldn't stop grinning after he was presented with an award from Clinton Legion president John Semple for his first place speech on hypnosis. Una Doherty from St. Joseph's School placed second with her speech on fear, and Karen Cook from Clinton Public School took third with her speech, My Night Alone in the senior division of the Legion speaking contest recently. (News -Record photo) Morris wants voter lists changed BY JEFF SEDDON Morris township reeve Bill Elston would rather correct voting lists in his township than campaign for a two year old girl's vote. Elston complained to Huron -Perth assessment com- missioner Floyd 'Jenkins after Jenkins told county council Friday that the voters' lists prepared for the 1978 municipal elections were well done considering what his staff had to- do to prepare them. Jenkins told council that his staff worked very hard preparing the voters' lists and despite a shortage of time brought about by the change in the election date made very few errors. Jenkins conceded that there were errors on the lists but told council that the per- centage of error his staff had making all. the necessary changes on the lists was exceptionally low. He told council that the updating of the voters' list required enumeration, notating all changes in the lists, key punching those changes and getting all the work done in a little over two weeks. He said the job was "mammoth" pointing out that the work was all done by staff that only work on the voters' lists five days a year. Jenkins said the changes in the voters' lists involved new people moving into municipalities, people moving from place to place within the municipalities, people purchasing property and voters coming of age since the last election two years ago. He told council the enumeration was done in five days and the results of the field work meant 60,000 changes to the voters' list that involved over 100,000 key punch changes. He said all the key punch changes were done in 16 days. He added that for every 100 key punch changes the percentage of error was .003 percent which he said was "very, very low". Reeve Elston was not convinced the tax department did such a good job on the lists. Elston said the voters' list in his. township in- cluded people that were not Canadian citizens, listed people two or three times and even had the name of a two year old girl on it. "If this is a good year I'd hate to " see a poor one," said Elston. Jenkins explained to council that ° it was not uncommon for people with no voting rights to show up on the voters' lists. He said enumerators go door to door gathering in- formation needed- to prepare the voters' lists and take people for their word. He .said the enumerators do not challenge people to make sure all information is correct but ylmply notate what they are told and pass it on to the assessment office staff. He said any incorrect information given the enumerators would be keypunched and no questions asked. He pointed out there is no way there is time to check on every person in . the counties adding that any mistakes hopefully will be cleared up after the election. "The keypunch operator depends on the enumerator for correct information," said Jenkins. "Two years ago we had a dog on the voters' list," he quipped. He said there are several reasons mistakes occur. Some people simply aren't aware of their rights, some misunderstand questions the enumerator asks and some are errors made by assessment office staff. But he stressed that it was more important to get a person on the voters' list under in- correct information than to leave them off. He told council his experience Jr. Farmers meet The annual meeting and provincial con- ference of .the Junior Farmers' Association,, of Ontario will be held at Toronto March 16 to 18. More than 350 Junior Farmers, including guest delegates from other provinces and the United States are expected to attend, says Janet Horner, public relations officer, Youth Extension, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The event combines the annual meeting With an educational program, Dare To Be Different. Speakers include Christine Karza, of the March of Dimes Cam- paign; Warren Burger, youth specialist for the Ontario Provincial Police; Dr. George Goth, minister from London, Ontario and William Stewart, former Ontario agriculture minister. "These speakers will discuss how they have found the courage to be different in today's society," says Mrs. Horner. At the annual meeting, delegates will elect a new president to succeed outgoing president Bart Johnston of York Region, and a ne,w executive. One of the highlights of the conference is the announcement of the travel opportunity win- ners and travel scholarship winners, says Hensall UCW meet The regular meeting of Unit four of Hensall UCW was held in the Fellowship Hall with 15 members present. Mrs. James McAllister presided. - Mrs. Nellie Riley gave the devotion and read the legend 'of "The Praying Hands" and Mrs. Nan Britton spoke on the tdpic ' "The Year of the Child". Mrs. Myrtle Sherritt played a piano number. Forty visits were made during the month to sick and shut-ins. Plans were made fOr the Mission Festival to be held in the United Church Sunday April lst. The meeting closed with the singing of a hymn followed by the benediction. Mrs. Ld Pul;dy and her committee served lunch. Mrs. Horner. Travel scholarships to the United Kingdom and New Zealand and Australia will be -awarded to five outstanding Junior Farmers. Approximately 7,500 rural young people, aged 15 to 30 belong to the 120 Junior Farmers clubs across Ontario. For more information about the conference which will be held at the Inn -on -the -Park contact Janet Horner, Extension Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Legislative Buildings, Toronto A GOOD BUY SAVE 50� . on a fast -acting classified ad., when you pay before Thursday of the following week. To place your classified ad, phone 482-3443 Mon. -Fri., 9-5 has been that it is far better to have a person, on the list three times than not at all. "There is a greater hue and cry when people are missed than when they're on and there's a mistake," said Jenkins. The assessment officer told council his staff was using records from the last voters' list to im- prove on the next one adding that hopefully there will be very few ,problems like the ones Elston referred to. He said the computer that prints out the voters' lists was being programmed with more information than ever before so that duplications will be eliminated. He said people that own several pieces of property in one municipality appear on the voters' list for every property owned. Under the new system they will only appear once, under the property they reside on. He added that birth dates, which are now included in computer instructions, should prevent fathers from appearing twice on voters' lists when sons with the same name don't appear at all. • from page 13 he had to say. "I ani still at work," he said, "with my hand to the plow, and my face to the future. The shadows of evening lengthen about. me, but morning is in my heart... The testimony I bear is this: that the Castle of Enchantment is not yet behind me. It is before me still, and daily I catch glimpses of its battlements and towers. The rich spoils of my memory are mine. Mine,, too, are the precious things of today - books, flowers, pictures, nature and sport... The best thing of all is friends. Warm both hands before the fire of life, he urged. Live fully and happily. Make good friends and cherish good memories. Scorn the passage of time. Best Interest *1.0 1/4 % SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. *Subject to change EXEtEIR 235-2420 Ga ise r-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. GRAND BEND 238-8484 CLINTON 483-9747 McKillop will help in tree planting By Wilma Oke Tree planting in McKillop township was discussed by council at a meeting Monday when it was decided council will pay half the costs of planting the trees on suitable properties for landowners interested in the program. The lan- downer must contact the ministry of natural resources at Wingham to obtain the trees for the project. Council accepted the tender of Jennison Construction of Grand Bend for supplying, crushing and laying gravel on township roads for 1979 at a rate of $1.52 per imperial ton. Two councillors were named to attend the seminar on economics at the Legion hall in Goderich, March 28 -- Marie Hicknell and Bill Leeming. Passed for payment were road accounts of $11,854.46 and general accounts of $26,349.83. Morgan Mobile Homes of Clinton was given permission to move mobile hones up to 14 feet wide over township roads as long as there was an escort, and court of revision was set for March 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. for Dillon, Smith and McCallum drains. Huron County council has invited members of McKillop Township council to attend the February, 1980, session of council in Goderich. All municipal councils in the county in turn are invited to a meeting. Councillor William Leeming will ' be responsible for entering an entry for the township in the parade at the Clinton Spring fair on June 2 when the Fair Board will be celebrating its 125th anniversary. Council approved a road budget of $234,900 for 1979. Of this $156,600 will be for maintenance and $78,300 for con- struction, including building up of 21/2 miles of concession 3 to 7 on sideroad 30 - 31. Edna Shannon of R.R. 4 Walton, will be paid $3 for each dog she registers in the township and for which she collects the licence fee. The rate of fees will remain the same as last year -- first male dog. $5; second male dog in the household, $10 and for each additional male dog $20; for first female dog, $8; second female dog, $13; and for each ad- ditional female dog, $30. Concerned that certain dogs running at large in the township may be a nuisance or a menace, council will advertise for an animal control officer with applications to be in clerk's office by 12 noon, March 26. Payment for six months' of township's share of costs for Walton waste disposal site was approved -- $2,524.98. The site is shared by three municipalities - Grey Township, 45 per cent.; McKillop 45 per cent and Morris Township, 10 per cent. Councillor Marie Hicknell gave a detailed report of last board meeting of Seaforth Community Hospital and Councillors William Leeming and Arthur Anderson.reported on last Seaforth Fire Area board meeting. Constance news by Mary Merner Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevenson, David, Darren and" Luanne visited on Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Herman of Shakespeare, who have just returned from Florida. Julie Merner spent Saturday with Kelly Hummel near Clinton, when they celebrated her eighth birthday. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dimaline, Don, Peter and David were Mrs. Susie Eykel of Hamilton, Mr. Carl Uhler of Walton and his grandson, Chris Uhler of Hamilton on the oc- casion of their wedding anniversary. Neighbours would like to extend "Congratulations" to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dorrance on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary on March 6. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Preszcator and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lee of Strathroy spent the weekend in the Owen Sound area snowmobiling. Smile An elderly fellow eyeing a pretty young woman is proof. that man is never too old to yearn. BAYFIELD, AND AREA Gary Haist ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The Clinton News -Record has .b en judged by the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association as having the best local advertising in its circulation class (Class 2). This award was presented at the annual O.W.N.A. convention, held March 2-3-4 in Toronto, and is now on display - with our other awards from past years - in the News -Record of- fice. Anne Miller ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT .ti