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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-04-10, Page 3• • "44 • • • ;•• , - • Finding shelter from an Easter Monday rain was no problem for these ,Clinton girls, as they had a ready- made box in the Hearn backyard on Townsend Street. Left to right are Linda Hearn, Vickie Logtenberg, and Nancy Aillovic. (News -Record photo) , Hullett phone users object... • from pagel If anyone wanted to keep a Clinton phone, they could do so by paying an additional $116.50 monthly charge. . "There's no way we can afford that kind of money," Mr. Buffinga said. So far, only two businesses have decided to keep their Clinton phones•k T.B. Allen Feed Mill and Radford's -Garage, both:of Landesboro_ Fourteen. -of the subscribers along • the concession met with Mr. Croome on February 19, when he explained in great detail the reasons for adjusting the exchanges. Mr. Croome said that it wasn't ecOnomically sound to have two, ex- changes on :the same road, "The capital required to keep both ex- changes is too great." He pointed out that the $186,000 being spent in the exchange in the past year was a great deal of money and Bell was trying to give the best stuck in the middle service possible. When 'asked if the 13y1th exchange could have free calling into the Clinton exchange, he said that the loss in long distance revenues wouldn't allow local calling. However, the group has since learned that if 60 per cent of the . subscribers in both exchanges voted •_ in favor• of _the move."' tree could come in. But all subscribers would have a slight increase in their monthly rate. • In -mid March, the Committee to Keep the Clinton Exchange had 28 subscribers sign a petition to get the Clinton exchange, including 11 presently on the Blyth exchange, but • they were informed last wede by Mr. Croome that they needed 100 per cent of those on the road, and were four subscribers short. On Monday night, the group went to Hullett council to try and get the line • stopped, but council had already signed a paper giving Bell the right of way to lay the cable down the con- cession. Last week, the group also sent a letter to MP Murray Cardiff, asking him to look into the matter, but had heard nothing as of presstime. -No clues... When it strikes the fever can barely be controlled by the un- suspecting victim. The fever causesmany mental and physical changes and only a good rain storm can offer any calming effects. •It's the first breath of fresh air, the sight of grass and the feeling of the warm sun that starts the fever • of its tainpage. • Sufferers have --an thibontrollabe urge to be outside. From out of the woodwork they come, on foot, in cars, riding bicycles, carrying knapsacks, skipping ropes; tennis rackets and cameras, While vic- tims use a variety of aids to help them in their venture, their overall purpose is the same - to enjoy great -Spring weather. The 'fever is complicated, not only does it cause a great desire to be outdoors but many sufferers also have a desire to make major changes to the interiors of their residences. Drawers and ' cup- boards are torn inside out an their their contents re -shifted. Hundreds of wallpaper books and paint chips drive the sufferer wild and many people move to a new residence entirely. Personalities undergo drastic changes. Frowns turn to smiles and people suffering from winter depression „can suddenly be seen skipping down the streets. Promises are of self -betterment and new ,plans are made by the individual, but studies have shown that these generally go unfulfilled. Drastic physical changes take place during the fever. Without notice, bodies suddenly seen fatter than usual and strict dieting rules are enforced by the sufferer. The victim bel-ieves that the wardrobe they had carefully chosen last Spring no longer fits, and i'sv pletely out of style and in desperate frustration new clothing is pur- chased. That's Spring Fever for you! Wt., • ••••-.4 44. • CBIA CLINTON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA DESIGN CONTEST Open to all local high school ' students and elementary school students 1. DESIGN A LOGO -SYMBOL FOR THE CLINTON REDEVELOPMENT AREA 2. NAME THE CLINTON REDEVELOPMENT AREA (IE. "GODERICH-SHOPPERS SQUARE" "EXETER-MAINWAY") PRIZES: - '50.00 for best symbol $50.00 for best name $25.00 second - both categories DEARLINE: Saturday, April 26 MAIL ENTRIES TO: Clinton P.C. Box 1423 ClintOn, Ont. NOM 110 • • frompage 1 _recovered by the OPP' the next day outside Kinburn. Four teenage girls from Clinton have been appreheneded by police in connection with April 6 incidents of wilful damage. TwO traffic signs were taken° away from the "high school, three parking signs were removed from Rattenbury Street and a John Duddy real estate sign was taken from A Fulton Street location. A car driyen by Fred Livermore, 3.5, of Clinton.received $2,000 in damages and the driver of a second vehicle, Mary Jean Glew, ' 32, of Clinton received minor injuries after the two vehicles collided. The April 3 accident occurred at the intersection of Mary and Orange Street and damage to the Glew car wa-s set at $600. Charges have been laid in connection with the accident. • t t • • CLINTo NuWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 2O,298OThWE 3 Board ofed. to investigate floodlight " BY DAVE SYKES The Huron. County Board of Education will investigate the theory of discontinuing the use of floodlights aroundschools at night in, an effort to curb vandalsim on school propertr. John Henderson, chairman of the management committee,, presented a report to the board Tuesday that recommended the use of outside floodlights at schools be discontinued to. deter vandalsirn and other illegal activities. Henderson told the board that the Ontario Provincial Police suggested that IA schools are left in total darkness, any lights seen around the building will alert neighbours and pollee. • . "The ()PP have suggested that there is not as much damage if there ate no lights around a school," he said. "And we could also conserve energy at -the same time." Board member Shirley Hazlitt said that . although the OPP may have -suggested .such a move there was no study to support the theory and asked the board to try it for a trial period. "We could maybe turn the lights out for a trial period and the spring and summer would be a god time to test the proposal," she said. - Lighting around school buildings is . used all year round, even during the Goderich clerkgets 22% increase • GODERICH An eight per cent acrgs'the.board ployees was approved by . Goderich council recently. Some of the major salary hikes included a 21.6 per cent increase for the clerk that computes into a salary of $27,530. That figure included a Man charged in theft ring KINCARDINE - Stolen property taken from cars in Elmwood, Pinkerton, Teeswaterm Auburn, Kincardine, Ashfield, Wawanosh and Huron Townships have been recovered by the Kin- cardine OPP. - - The OPP reported that two Kincardine area men have been charged with numerous counts of- theft of prop-e-ftY" after the- - stolen goods . were discovered by police. The men were discovered to have about $3,000 worth of stolen eight track, and cassette recorders, CB radios, tools and gauges, in their possession, taken in the past 20 days. Officer Ross Priebe of the Kincardine , police department was making a routine check on the cat,r' '3.fa8t Week and therd-Was some property in the car the drivers couldn't account for. , 13.6 per cent level change with in the open from the as well as an eight per beginning. Co.uncillor said, "Some of those top salaries scare me." Councillor John Doherty said that the town salaries should be updated according to ability and Councillor Jim Magee said that although the grid system was workable, there should be some reference .to productivity. Other councillors defended the system and the raises given and Reeve Eileen Palmer said, "We are not paying our department heads or administration half enough of what they save us and never has so much work been done in • Goderich with a slight mill rate increase than in .the last three years." deputy -clerk will get 16.4 per cent for $17,546 per annum while the works commissioner received' ,22 per cent with the eight per cent increase and level change to boost that salary to $26,360. • While in most cases there was no disagreement with the wages being paid, there was some concern over the manner in which the negotiations were completed with the town employees. The negotiations were completed by a ,com- mittee, but Councillor E4a Haydon claimed that'since the, money was coming from the public purse, the negotiations should have been dealt A\ ANSTETT D1AMa\D 5/1Y511YOLIRESECIAL: -It says that you insist on quality and value. It says to the person receiving it that you have taken special care. For good reasons. You see, you can make 116' better -diamond purchase for the price. Because your Arfstett diamond is hand picked by our own gemmologists. Is insyred. Is guaranteed. 'For that special someone in your life choose an An- stett diamond. It's special like,th-e'y are. • Clinton Exeter Seaforth Walkerton • summer mont s W en the blinding • are not in • use. Board .member M. Mulvey suggested that . school prin- cipals, could bring the board up to date on vanditIstin to schootproperty, "Vandalism runs in cycles or certain areas," he said. "In the rural areas, perhaps vandals are more tempted by more lights." Some board members em4resped concern that -the OPP •don't check rural schools often enough for the lights -off theory-tcrbe tested properly. However, trustee Bert Morin said the trial period should be lengthy' so the board would have a subqtantial period • time to draw conclusions frorr- .,' can't make the trial period too 'short because rixost vandalsim will be in the good weather," he commented. "We should delay the trial period to February to see the difference bet- ween summer and winter." -T-r-ustee--herb--T-urkheirn--said-that while some were copcerned over policing of the rural areas the board should also have some input froln the municipal police forces in the County. "We should hear from the municipal forces because they may feel differently about it," he said. "Most of the damage is occuring in the larger schools anyway." The board agreed to wait another month before adopting any tecom- mendations or initiating a trial program. They will solicit reports from school principals and municipal police officials about the program as well. , Some school boards have aban- doned the use -of outside lights and found the practice to be an effective deterrent against vandalism. The OPP also support the practit-e claiming that if a school is left in total darkness, any lights in the area will give neighbours and police cause for investigation. VANASTRA FACTORY OUTLET "The Store That Saves You More" IN OUR SEW'N' SAVE FABRIC DEPARTMENT McCALL'S "ONE'S FREE SEWING SPREE" Purchase any 2 McCall s patterns and rectlive a third pattern of your choice absolutely free. . s o':::::°*acwIlitsec'bill1;:c:Isci(sisct:e1:1417:1°:::7“"sit)selliacr;11)."-B:!°T°Gt°:HtseitIll:c61111:1SUIT FABRIC stretch, 85% nylon, 15% span- Trexa.-wSoalyids and patterns to choose from. $5.95 nit° 12.98.. 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