HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-06-13, Page 55IY -
Although there are only four full-tirr estaff members at the Clinton News -Record's Clinton of.:‘ » ,
fice, there are about 25 other persons connected with the -weekly publication, not to mention
the dozen corresp,ondents. Left to right are. editor' Jim Fitzgerald, subscription head Marion
Snell, general manager J. Howard Aitken and bookkeeper Peggy Gibb. (News -Record photo)
News -Record still gives
service after 109 years
The Clinton News -Record
was the second paper to come
into the Signal -Star `fold. In-
creasing costs, and outdated
equipment forced former
publisher A.. L. Colquhoun to
sell the News -Record in 1967,
and the Signal -Star ; began
publishing it on July t,, 1967,
As one of the oldest papers in
Huron County, at 109 years of
age, the News -Record is run
from its own separate office in
Clinton, and has complete in-
dependence of the Signal -Star
in editorial operations,
' vsomething the parent plant •has
always strived for since the
takeover'eight years, -ago.
However, all of the typeset-
ting, paste-up a.nd , printing of
the News -Record is done from
the Goderich plant, a plan that
has meant big savings in terms
of .manpower and equipment
costs. °
After the News -Record was
purchased in 1967, it was coni-
verted from • letter press to
photo offset printing,, a conver-
sion that has meant more'
flexibility in page make-up and
printing, and speeded up its
production. Also in 1967; the
News -Record t was separated
from the job printing business
formerly owned by Mr.
Colquhoun, and the Clinton
Commercial . printers, now un-
der new ownership, is com-
pletely separated from the
newspaper business.
In November of 1971, the
News -Record purchased the
former Ontario Hydro office
building at 53 Albert Street in
Clinton and converted it into
editorial, advertising and •
general office use.
The office is under the
guidance of General Manager
J. Howard' Aitken of Goderich,
who also is the newspaper's ad-
vertising salesman. The editor
is Jim Fitzgerald who lives in'
Clinton and owns a home there
with his wife Lois. Peggy Gibb
of Clinton isq• the, bookkeeper
and writes a weekly column for,
the paper. Marion Snell of Lon-
desborp 'i's in charge of the'''
classified {'and ' subscription
departments and Lynne
continued on page 24S
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congratulations
Signal -Star
on yournew.
building
Goderich
Public Utilities
,Commission
congratulations
Signal-St•dr
on your new
building...
you chose
well when.
you chose,'
Sarnia glass and aluminum,
we were pleased to supply
and install the
aluminum windows and
alcan aluminum fascia
on ,your n,ewbuilding
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