Clinton News-Record, 1980-12-24, Page 39Fire d
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stroy cottage
By Bud Sturgeon
An early morning fire destroyed the
cottage of Mr. and Mrs. James Birth
of Kitchener On Monday, Tie Bayfield,'
Fire Departmentwas on the scene
atninutes after the 3;15a,m, alarrx>w, but
were unable . to save the structure
which was already engulfed in
flames.
The couple discovered the fire upon
returning home from a. neighbo'ur's
house, and whenn' they opened the door
of their cottage, it explodedin flames.
The cottage, which stood on, the south
side of Howard. Street, was. believed, to
have been, built around the turn of the
century, and the Barth's had .made
extensive renovations since pur-
chasing it several years. ago.
On reaching the' 'fire, the tanker
truck slid offthe roadafter trying to
manoeuvre around a vehicle parked
on the street. Firemen had to be
coUtent with spraying, vy •the
nearby, Scott residence in cler to
prevent further disaster, as the one
storey frame cottage burned to the
ground in less than an hour.
Fortunatelty for all area residents,.
the lack of wind let the shower of
sparks rising from the burning
buildingdfall harmlessly to the
groun,
Two f amily pets - a. dog and a cat
were lost in the fire. Noestimate on
the loss was available but . the
structure was insured. €ause is
unknown at this' time because the
cottage was already gutted when
firemen arrived.
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Vial fitzgerald
CLINTON NE W8 -RECO
Da, WED;
MAY, DECEMBER fix, 9$o ----PA 3
Memories of
IZStm8S' past
,has 3 winners
The lean depression days, the ,buy°of'
over'eoming illness;, and strife,
Mother's Christmas pudding and
.travelling to Aunt Mary and Uncle
Joe's for a family dinner are some of
the special Christmas memories;
recollected in this week's News
Record.
Judges at the newspaper Chose
Barbara (Snell) Bettles' composition
as the . first prize winner .ih the
Christmas Memoriess contest, For her
efforts, Mrs. Bettieswill receive a
year's subscription to the NeWS
Record, valued at $16.50.
After careful consideration, the $10
second prize was awarded to Mildred
Merrill of Bayfield for her favorite
Christmas memory,
Third prize $, went to Audrey
Florian of Clinton for . her touching
article on her family's best Christ
mas.
In the contest, which was open to all
Clinton and area citizens, honorable -
mentions were given out to Jean.
Livermore of Clinton, Fran Porter of:
Goderich Township and Grant Snell of
Londesboro, who each submitted,
essay s.
The prize win-,.n..i-ng and other
favorite rgcgllections are being
reprinted in this week's edition -Of the
paper and the News -Record thanks
everyone who entered the contest for
shar ing their special Christmas
memories with us.
Winners are asked to stop in at the
News -Record office to collect their
prizes.
Santa was extra good this year to
all of us at the Fitzgerald house at
Christmas. I don't mean just the
gifts,, as there were plenty of them,
almbst too many,- But the greatest.
gift at our house was a family style
Christmas of meeting and enjoying
old friends and relatives, and
having healthy, and happy kids
(most of the time) .
That's right, no flu, Croop, or
colds this year, the driving was
great, and the hospitality just as
great.' And the mother-in-law's
plum pudding in Listowel was
again up to its superb quality.
Having spent Christmases in the
past in a small lonely apartment in
a large city, I've turned into an old
sentimental tool, and enjoy the
family ons.
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Grandma and Grandpa gave a
toboggan to us for Christmas, and
we promptly headed out to Brown's
Hill on the Cemetery Road for a
couple of quick trips down the little
as well as big hills, It's got to be one
of the best runs iri'county,
I must be losing my nerve, but
that big hill looks about three times
as high from the top as it does when
you're driving down the road. And
the finish out on the centre of the
semi -frozen pond is enough to
cause one to leave a fertilizer
deposit on Ernie Brown's pasture!
To an aging adult like myself, the
first rule of tobaggan physics
became obvious after a couple of
trips: it takes five times as long to
go back up as.. go down, and at least
ten times as much energy! Thanks
for the use of the hill, Ernie.
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The Main Street Wit says that old
age is something everybody else
reaches before we do.
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Unlike last year, we had a White
Christmas this year, and with the
addition of another four inches
(12.7 cm) on Monday morning,
nearly as much snow has fallen in
December as in all of last winter.
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When a niece and nephew visited
for a couple of days over Christ-
mas, they brought along their
smart -ass computer game
"Merlin" and yours truly got
hooked on. trying to beat the thing
in Tic-tac-toe, Black -jack, Echo,
and mind bender. I' don't like to
admit it, but boy did I feel dumb
when the thing beat me 10 out of 12
in Tic-tac-toe when I first picked it
up„. ,1
• Because of . New Yea's, this
paper isone day earlier this week,
but everything will be back to
normal next week. Meanwhile,
except for conveniencestores,
everything will be closed on
Thursday„Ja.nuary 1, and most will
re -open on Friday, incl ding the
banks, pasoffice, and li uor and
beer stores. ,11
Many of thd5e busines es, in-
cluding the banks and post office
will be closing early on New Years
Eve, including the banks at 3 pm
and the post office at 4 pm, so don't
leave everything to the last minute.
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If your head isn't too sore on New
Years bay morning or you're even
up, keep a sharp eye out for the
Clinton Pipe Band in the Rose Bowl.
Parade which will be televised
world-wide. Now we . have been
given to understand that the
Ontario Massed Band is right at the
front of the parade behind grand
marshall Lorne Green, another
Canadian, so don't tune in late.
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Another thing to mark down on
your calendar for later this week is.
the Londesboro Lions monthly
paper drive this Saturday morning
at 9 am, so have your papers
bundled and at the curb early.
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In our haste to get the extra -
large Christmas edition together
last week, we wrongly identified a
young girltalking to Santa on the
front page. It was Angie Van-
derhaar not as we had said. Sorry
Angie, I hope Santa didn't mix up
your gifts as well.
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From all of us here at the News -
Record, a very Happy New Year.
In a time of fresh beginnings
and bright prospects, may you
enjoy all the opportunities
that1981 has to offer!
management a'nd staff of
Clinton Public
Utilities Commission
The sky in Bayfield was lit up when a fierce fire com-
pletely destroyed a cottage on Howard Street In an hour.
Here a by-stander watches the early Monday morning
blaze. (Bud Sturgeon photo)
Clinton council won't support ringette
At their most recent
meeting, Clinton council,
decided not to give
financial assistance to
the ringette organization
which is being formed in
Clinton.
The request for funds to
help the new girls sports
team was sent from club
organizer Hugh Hodges,
but council felt that if
A real loser is one a who
moved into a new neigh-
borhood and got run over
by the Welcome Wagon.
they donated to one
sports organization they
would be obliged to help
others.
Councillor Ron McKay
noted. - that the figtfre
skating, minor . hockey
and soccer clubs are all
self-supporting and
Mayor Chester Archibald
commented, "If we get
into it (ringette) we could
get snowballed.
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Council defeated a
motion to support a
resolution from the
Township of North
Burgess. asking Clinton
OPC to study chief
SEAFORTH - The
Seaforth town council has
requested that the
Ontario Police . Com-
mission (OPC) ennduct
an investigation into. the
conduct and performance
of duties of the town's
police chief, John Cairns.
The request follows a
meeting involving OPC
advisors; town council
and Chief Cairns earlier
this month. An earlier
report from the com-
mission on—problems in
the force was expected in
early December, but it
has not been released.
s
The in ves tiga Lion of
Chief Cairnswill involve
public meetings, which
will likely be held in
.Seaforth.
Concerning the sup-
plementary study into ill`s
own conduct, Chief
Cairns said, "These
things hurt the morale of
the force. I know it gets
mine down."
When the original OPC
investigation was an-
nounced in October,
Mayor John Sinnamon
said it was only to clear
the air and added the
town was not after
anybody's job.
Council's support in a
move to petitio'n the
government to ask for
alterations to the election
act so non-resident land
owners may not run for
municipal office.
In defeating the
resolution, Councillor
McKay commented that
it was highly un-
democratic to bar a land
owner from muncipal
office.
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A donation of $25• was
approved for the Huron
Historical Society. The
county -wide organization
is asking for support from
all localmuncipalities
since th' v did^'t receive
a grant from the County.
Council.
"Keep setting those
newspapers out on
Saturday mornings,"
Mayor Archibald urged
Clinton residents.
For the past two years,
the Londesboro Lions
have been collecting
newspapers once a month
to be sold for recycling.
The Lions have ex-
pressed their gratitude
for Clinton's support with
the paper drive and made
a $500 donation to the
Clinton pool fund.
Mayor Archibald ex-
cepted the cheque at a
recent Lions' meeting.
If you are interested in serving your municipality on
any of the following committees in 1981, please submit
your name to the Town Clerk's office by
Wednesday, December 31, 1980
Recreation Committee, Cemetery Board, Planning
Board, Industrial Comrrrtee, Heritage Committee,
Committee of Adjustment. Present members of these
Committees are eligible for re -appointment.
C.C. Proctor, Clerk -Treasurer
Box 400, Clinton Ont.
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