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y Shelley McPhee
Aloha to Hawaii was probably the
greeting given to 59 Clintonians on
Tuesday, when they arrived in the Pacific
pa: adise for a two-week tour with the
Ontario Massed Legion Pipes and Drums.
The Clinton Legion Pipe Band, family
and friends along with more than 350 other
people, including other members of the
world famous band are involved in the
Hawaii -Canada Friendship Tour, on the
islands of Hawaii and Waikiki from
January 4 to January 18.
The Massed Pipe Band will take part in
four performances, including two Hawaii -
Canada Friendship Parades through
Kailua-Kona on January 8 and in Waikiki
on January 14. The band will also play at
the Hula Bowl football classic on January
15, and will participate in the U.S. Army's
Ceremony of Remembrance at the
National Memorial Cemetery of the
Pacific on ,January 1/ in Honolulu's
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By Shelley McPhee
Ontario Hydro is starting off 1983 with a
8.2 per cent increase. However in Clinton
the local Public Utilities Commission
PUC will be holding a rate increase to
approximately 4.2 per cent.
PUC manager Guss Boussey explained
that the local commission, at their
December 20 meeting, agreed to keep with
the six and five government guidelines.
Thoview rates will go into effect on March
1, and Mr, Bcussey stated, "This means
that the Clinton PUC will absorb the total
increase of power from January 1 to
March 1, and four per cent for the balance
of 1983."
..If Ontario Hydro had stayed within the
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tamous Punchbowl.
Clinton Pipe Major, Glenn McGregor of
Brucefield will be leading the 14 local band
members in the musical program that will
be presented during the tour.
There are luaus, tours, dances and
special Hawaiian shows scheduled for the
entertainment of the Ontario guests, as
well as overnight visits to other Hawaiian
islands.
The group is expecting mid 70 degree
temperatures, which will be comfortable
for their parade performances. The
Ontario Massed Pipe Band has played in
warm climates before, particularly in 1978
when they took part in the Rose Bowl
Parade in Pasadena, California.
In 1979 the Clinton band members also
took part in another international tour,
when the Ontario group was the feature
band at the prestigious Braemar Royal
Highland Gathering.
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Some members of the Clinton Legion
Pipe Band will be sporting new outfits
during the Hawaii -Canada Tour, thanks to
a $3,000 donation from the local Legion
branch.
The fine kilts, jackets and accessories
that make Clinton a smart looking band,
are expensive. Today a complete uniform
costs $1,200, bagpipes average $1,000 and
drums are $400.
According to Drum Major John Wise, in
the past two years the Clinton band has
spend more than $6,041 on equipment, and
the recent donation from the Legion was a
first
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great help.
As a gesture of appreciation to the
(Tinton Legion, the band has presented the
branch with trophies and awards won with
the Ontario Massed Pipe Band. These
awards include, the judges special award
from the Kitchener-Wate)�loo Octoberfest
Parade in 1980 and 1981 d the Canadian
National Exhibition Warriors Day Parade,
first prize in the pipes and drums com-
petition in 1980 and 1981.
The trophies will have a special place of
honor in the Clinton Legion Hall.
Who says that vete times change as the
years go by? Well, maybe in other parts
of the world they do, but in Clinton it
looks like some things always remain
the same.
While reading the First Column in the
January 2, 1958 edition of 'the News -
Record, I came across these interesting
New Year hopes for the town:
1. Numbers on all the houses; names on
all the streets.
2. Better lighting in the business sec-
tion; more and better lighting on the
back streets.
3. Growth in existing industrial con-
cerns; the beginning of at least one new
industry in 1958.
4. Continued harmony between town,
country and the RCAF Station, Clinton.
5. Renovation of the auditorium of the
town hall; Clinton desperately needs a
decent sized public hall for farm.
meetings, club meetings of all kinds,
entertainment, dances etc.
6. Recreation director to be in charge of
sports and social activities for all age
groups.
7. Occupation of all main street stores
and businesses by men and women
anxious to serve the public well and so
spread good reports of Clinton
throughout the community.
8. Success of the town's nine church
congregations in their task of teaching
the word of God.
9,. Accomplishment of their aims for all
diligent students in public and high
schools here and in the community.
10. Continued freedom from the dif-
ficulties imposed Upon some
municipalities by juvenile and adult
delinquents.
Twenty-five years after these
aspirations were originally printed,
some are now in the works and some
may never be more than dreams.
It will be interesting to look back in
another quarter -of -a -century to see how
many became reality for Clinton.
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A good way to start of the New Year
is with a resolution. The Chinese have
an ancient proverb that we should all
try to live by. it is this, "If there is
righteousness in the heart, there will be
beauty in the character. if there is
beauty in the character, there will be
harmony in the home. if there is har-
mony in the home, Were will he order in
the nation and there will he peace in the
world "
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it's something to think on Another
matter that needs immediate attention
is some help to Mrs. Fisher. She's had a
stray six month old kitten around her
home at the corner of Townshend and
i(ansford Street in Clinton The kitten is
black and grey tiger striped if it
belongs to anyone, call 482-7809. Mrs.
Fisher and the kitten will appreciate
your help.
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The Clinton Mustangs .Junior ('
hockey club had help from lots of
cheering fans on the weekend, when
they went to the final championship
game against Norwich in the Clinton
tournament. Norwich won the game the
the first place trophy, but for Clinton,
the 'Stangs are still the tops, par-
ticularly after they beat their tough
rivals from Kincardine.
While covering the tournament, I
learned that hockey games are not only
exciting, but also dangerous. I ac-
cidently got punched in the arm by
some over -enthusiastic fan. Lesson
learned - keep away from arm
swingers.
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At the tournament the Clinton Junior
C 300 booster draw was made and
Gerald Blake of Clinton won a $100.
In a second draw, Brian Horner of
Zurich won a Kroehler Recliner Chair
and hockey sticks were won by Rhonda
Wright and Sly Kennedy, both of
Clinton, Brad Armstrong and. Bob
Cornish, both of Goderich.
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. In Blyth the hockey, broomball and
figure skating season is well underway
and beginning this week the Blyth
arena will be running an upcoming
schedule of events.
('heck the Blyth Standard pages for
this week's game and skating times,
and make sure you clip the schedule on
your fridge.
This new feature will run each week,
in an effort to encourage greater in-
terest and participation in hockey,
broomball and skating programs in
Blyth. So join in, as a fan or a par-
ticipant.
Don't forget that the Londesboro
Lions will be making their monthly
paper pick-up in Clinton on January 8.
Have your old newspapers, bundled, at
the curb first thing Saturday morning.
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The local police forces and fire
departments reported a quiet holiday
weekend.
In Clinton you may have noticed that
the fire siren hasn't been ringing, that's
because it hasn't been working. Keep
that in mind in rase the firemen are
called to the station.
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Mrs. Van Damme called in to say that.
the Van i)arnme Holiday Horne in
.('linton really appreciated all the choirs
ho entertained the residents.
And one final note, Police ( Thief Lloyd
Westlake pointed out that ~Wayne
McFadden has not been promoted to a
"half" Sergeant His title is Acting
Sergeant, and the error occurred in last
week's( linton council report
Ware happy to say that Wayne, and
the entire Clinton Police Force is "all
there'"
Clinton Legion P1,; ;,:: ed :rc,embers., friends and family
mem rs said ii on Voyage on Mo cii d::.y, is they left for a two-
week tour in Hawaii. The Cl ton band will be marching with the
The Clinton News -Record is now one of
74 newspapers to belong to the Ontario
Press Council.
On January 1, the News -Record along
with 11 other newspapers joined the
provincial organization, bringing total
membership to 74. This includes 26 dailies
and 48 community newspapers.
Press ('ouncil chairman J. Allyn Taylor
explained, "The existing councils have
illustrated the value to public and press
alike of having an independent body
available to consider unsatisfied com-
plaints from the public about the conduct
of the press, to defend the public interest in
the freedom of the press."
Along with the News -Record, other
papers to join the Council included The
Goderich Signal Star, The Kincardine
News, The Lucknow Sentinel, The Mitchell
Advocate and The Bradford Witness, all
part of Signal Star Publishing (SSP) in
Goderich. Another SSP publication, The
Huron Expositor, was a previous member.
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famous Ontario Massed Pipe i :nd in the Hawaii -C
Friendship Tour. (Shelley McPhee photo)
joins Press C
In announcing the new members, Mr.
Taylor commented, "The Council mem-
bership growth this year has been spec-
tacular. When the year began we had 10
daily newspapers with an aggregate
circulation of 1,233,626 and 14 community
newspapers with a weekly circulation of
65,882."
Beginning 1983, the Council welcomed
five new daily newspapers, swelling the
aggregate daily circulation of Council
member newspapers to 1,800,668 or 77.9
per cent of total English-language daily
circulation in Ontario. With the six new
SSI' members, the weekly circulation of
community members newspapers have
increased to more than 77,000.
Mr. Taylor noted, "We have good reason
to believe that the growth will continue. A
number of publishers have indicated that
they will likely join the Council within the
next few weeks. We will welcome them
warmly, and we hope that, they won't delay
too long.
"in areas of Canada without press
councils, newspapers have responded
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remarkably well to the challenge from
Hon. Jim Fleming, minister of
multiculturalism, to make unnecessary
his proposed National Advisory Council,
financed by the federal government, by
joining existing voluntary press councils
and forming them elsewhere. In addition
to the growth in Ontario, newspapers in the
Atlantic provinces and in British Columbia
has agreed to form press councils and
there are reports of progress from
Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
"Like Ontario, Alberta and Quebec have
provincial press councils. Alberta got
started in 1972, a few weeks before the
Ontario Council got underway and the
Quebec Press Council began in 1973. The
city of Windsor in Ontario has the coun-
try's oldest press council. Now called the
Windsor Media Council, it began in 1971 "
Mr. Taylor noted.
He added, "I sincerely hope that before
long. all daily newspapers in Canada will
be participants in the voluntary press
councils - for their own good and the good
of t he public."
With the computer era of age. it was ap-
parent that an online system was the only
solution to the plexity of the ever-
increasing wor tad of the vehicle
registration system.
So, (hitario's Ministry of Transportaion
and Communications I MT(') has
developed a new computer system for
vehicle registrations which went into ef-
fect on ()ect'inher 1, 1982.
Under this new "Plate -to -Owner" pr,•
gram, all vehicle transactions are done on
computer terminals, keeping the
ministry's files up-to-date and eliminating
backlog.
One of the main changes affects the
registration of licence plates. They'll be
registered to the owner not the vehicle.
So, owners will keep their plates when they
sell or scrap vehicles. Then the same
plates go on subsequent vehicles. And the
buyers will be responsible for reporting an
ownership transfer to MT(' within six
days
The system also has a staggered
renewal feature which is new to Ontario.
Owners will renew their licence plate
stickers on their birthdays, meaning no
more February lineups
Companies may choose or be assigned
an annual renewal date for their vehicles
Or, after ,June 1, 1983, they may pick
several dates and renew a specified
number of vehicles on each date.
The system brings with it a new fee
structure, too When buying the 1983
renewal sticker between Dec. 1-82 Feb.
2.8-8.3 i, the renewal fee for passenger cars,
private use light trucks and vans will he $4
a month starling Jan 1. 1983 to Your hir-
thdate. Motorcycle stickers will cost $2 a
month and stickers for mopeds 50 cents a
month.
For example, owners horn after June 1.
will buy stickers valid from Jan 1, 198.3 to
1 urn to page 't
gni+i,..es," he added, 'we aught not have
had to ,'aise our rates "
He • noted that the local increase is
less last year's 9.6 per eent raise,
which corresponded with Ontario Hydro's
10.5 per cent increase in January of 1982.
By increasing the rates by only 4.2 per
cent this year, Mr. Boussey said that the
PUC would be looking at tighter spending
and some cutbacks. New construction and
rebuilding will be particularly effected
and Mr. Boussey said, "We'll make
everything stretch another year or two."
The PUC will also be looking at more
efficient ways to maintain trucks and
equipment, although Mr Boussey noted
that the commission still has a 1966 truck
in regular use. Cutbacks won't be made un
maintenance service or staffing, as Mr.
Boussey explained, "People still require
service. We still have to keep everything
going."
While the electricity rates will rise, for
Clinton property owners the water and
sewage rates will remain the same. The
proposed rate increases are subject to
Ontario Hydro approval.
The average Clinton householder using
1,000 Kilowatt hours will pay an additional
$1.88 for electrical power starting March 1.
For commercial and industrial
customers the increase averages 3.8 per
cent.
Also at the PUC December meeting,
Laurie Slade was elected to another term
as commission chairman. He will serve for
three years. Bob Irwin was re-elected
secretary.
It was also noted that when Hal Hartley
completes his three year term as com-
mission member, he will have served on
the Clinton PUC board for 30 consecutive
years. Another member John Wise, will
have served 20 years when the 1985 term
ends, Mr. Slade will have been on the
commission for nine years and Mr. Irwin
seven years.
Another longtime celebration for the
Clinton PUC will take place on February
15 when they honor 70 years of hydro
service in the town.
Blyth council
will repair
hall ceiling
By Rod Hilts
At the first meeting of 1983 Blyth village
council received estimates to repair the
Memorial Hall ceiling.
Operating with a grant of $1,000 from the
Blyth Centre of Arts the council received a
$2,300 estimate to repair the ceiling by
strapping it. Another estimate which in-
cluded removing the present ceiling and
replacing it with stippled drywall would
cost around $5,000. Council agreed that the
repair should be completed by May so that
the Blyth Summer Festival would be ready
for operation.
The issue will be discussed in more
detail at the council's next meeting on
Febuary 1.
In other business council received a
letter from the Liquor Control Board of
Ontario stating that their District
Supervisor will review the request for a
combination beer and liquor outlet in
Blyth. The letter also said the issue will be
brought before the Committee for Stores
Development for consideration.
Funds toward the purchasing of a new
fire truck for the Blyth and Distict Fire
Department has reached the halfway
mark. To date the council has $7,000 set
aside and must come up with another
$7,000 by June 1 so that the truck can be
purchased. Blyth is obligated to pay 19 per
cent of the actual cost of the fire truck.
New year
promises
By Rod Hilts
On January 3 the Grade 4 class at
Clinton Public School waved goodbye to
1982 by making resolutions for the new
year.
Mr. Roorda's class made resolutions
ranging from keeping their rooms clean to
stopping their fingernail biting habits.
The students all had one or more par-
ticular peeve- IJ'at they were going to try to
resolve.
Cheri Watt, 9, mad • it clear that the first
thing she woul.i try and do would be to stop
feuding with l••; brother and sister. "I'm
also going to try and keep my room
cleaner," she smiled.
Kerry ('ox, 9, had the same idea, "i'm
going to try to stop fighting with my
brother. He always gets the blame but this
year I'II take the blame more."
(lay Rircham, 9, pledges to do some
chores around the house and to make his
bed regularly. "i'm also going to work
harder to improve my work at school. "
Susan .Jewitt, 9. says she will try to stop
kiting her fingernails "I'm also going to
keep my room cleaner,'. she added
Andrew Walker, 9, has resolutions
pertaining to school I'm going to keep
my desk clean and try to stop acting silly,''
All in all it looks like a prinn'sing year
for these students at Clinton Puhlic School
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