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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-02-02, Page 1T BAYFIE U G LE encorporat r g BLYTH ST ARD 50 cents—No. 5 LocJ cou y Shelley McPhee Murder -suicide has been maned the cause of two tragic shooting deaths in Clin- ton. The bodies of Alex Inkley, 74, and his wife Isabel Margaret, 73, were discovered in their 160 Queen Street home in Clinton on Friday afternoon. Coroner Dr. Ray Flowers reported that the couple had died approximately 48 hours earlier of shotgun wounds. Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake said that Acting Sergeant Wayne McFadden was called to the home Friday afternoon at 12:45 pm by concerned neighbors who noticed that daily newspapers that not been collected. Neighbors feared that the couple had been asphyxiated by a gas leak reported earlier in the week by the In- kleys. However Chief Westlake noted that the small leak that been repaired by Union Gas. When the leak was discovered on January 24, the couple stayed overnight with neighbor until it was repaired the next day. When Sergeant McFadden and neighbor Bob Campbell went to the home on Friday they found it securely locked and Sergeant McFadden was forced to break into the residence. They discovered the bodies of the husband and wife, killed instantly by a 16 gauge shotgun. Dr. Flowers determined that the deaths occurred on Wednesday, January 26. In their investigation the local police learned that Mr. Inkley had been depress- ed, however they have not determined a cause for the murder -suicide. The community was shocked to hear of the deaths of the well known Clintoriscou- ple. Mrs. Inkley was a Clinton native, 'born on September 19, 1909 to the late Wilfred Track CI'cZSit injures man A Clinton area man received minor in- juries when the truck he was driving went into the ditch striking a road sign and a by d o pole. The Goderich OPP reported that Lloyd Weber, 53, of R.R. 2, Clinton was west- und on Highway 8 on January 30 when the accident occurred just west of Clinton. Damage to his vehicle is estimated at $5 1'11 JAN. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Weather 1983 1982 HI LO 0 -6 4 12 3 19 0 17 2 7 3 1 1 3 Snow 3 rnm HI - 9 13 8 21 7 23 1 6 3 13 • 1 • 7 3 - 13 Snow 41 cm d.e and Pearl Pickett. She received her elementary education at local schools and studied at the Clinton School of Commerce. Mrs. Inkley was the bookkeeper for the On- tario Street United Church Women and was a member of the local Rebekah Lodge. Mr. Inkley was born in England on March 7, 1908. his parents were A.S. Inkley and E.E. Drayson. After immigrating to Canada, Mr. In- kley lived in Listowel and Stratford before movinc to Clinton were he worked as a fuel • C er s jieide oil dealer. On March 1, 1928 he was married to the late Mary Alma Camp 1I. 1 -le married his second wife in November 1965 at Ontario Street United Church. He is survived by one daughter Mrs. Grant (Ardyss Marie) Daniells of Kit- chener, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mr. Inkley is also survived by a brother Bill of RR 5, Clinton, one step -sister Margaret Thorndike, and four step- brothers, Charles, Ernest, Lorne and Per- cy Brown, all of Clinton_ Mrs. Inkley is survived by two sisters Ruth Plumsteel of Seaforth, Helen Hughes of London and a brother Ken Pickett of London. Funeral services were held at the Ball and Falconer Funeral Home in Clinton on January 31 with Rev. Norman Pick from the Ontario Street United Church of- ficiating. Spring interment will take place at the Clinton Cemetery. site site e cone rn ar �.�y Stephanie Levesque Criteria for Ian site, as handed down by the Ministry of the Environment, are not practical for rural municipalities says Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong. Municipalities are attempting to make the ministry aware of their concerns and seeking support from Huron County Coun- cil and the Rural Ontario Municipal Association ( ROMA) . Reeve Armstrong said representatives of the towns ;. of McKillop, Morris, Howick, Turnberry and Grey met on Jan. 10 to discuss the Ministry's criteria. ".They're (Ministry) telling us - they're really pushing - that we can't burn anymore," said Reeve Armstrong. Besides not being allowed to burn anything but wood -related materials, the refuse at the landfill site is to be com- pacted and covered with dirt. "They don't realize the costs," noted Mrs. Armstrong. She pointed out heavy equipment would have to be purchased to compact the refuse, the public would have to be educated to separate garbage and it isn't feasible to cover the refuse with dirt in the winter. "From experience, if we don't burn, the dump will be overrun with rats," com- mented Reeve" Armstrong. Another criteria that has just upset municipalities is that test wells on the boundary of the site have to meet drinking water levels. in Grey Township, the nearest well to the 7.5 acre site is a half mile away and there have never been any complaints regarding the water there or On January 26 more than 20 Auburn ladies held a , •y -long quilting bee at the Knox United Church. They ti ii and quilted nine coverings, which will be sent to hospits, needy faaw9i➢i::;, a home for anew ,s' mothers and the World Outreach Program. M°ureen ::e,n, She's 90 ye By Shelley McPhee Hard work, a good sense of humor, a loving family and a real zest for life are the special ingredients that keep Elizabeth first column Here it is, February already. An old Farmer's Almanac describes this month as, "Getting cloudy, then wild and rowdy. Wet every which way. 111 winds blow rain and snow. Sunny thaw slides to wet and raw. Warm? Just teasin' - it's sore throat season." However this year winter season has not followed the usual standards, and even the old groundhog is all mixed up. This year when the little fellow peeked out of his hole, he didn't see any shadow, meaning that spring is coming soon. I won't complain, but I have a sneaking suspicion that we'll pay for this tropical winter weather - probably in mid July. + + o With February everyone gets back into the swing of things. The Clinton Optimist Club is getting ready for the Winter Carnival and the Blyth Figure Skating Club is set to present a special show. Local Guides, Brownies, Cubs and Scouts are preparing for an active month in honor of lord Baden-Powell and February is also known as the month for hearts. Along with Valentine's iDay, February is also the month when the Heart Foundations in Canada, the United States and many other countries conduct their annual Heart Fund campaigns to help finance research and education programs. Local campaigns will be getting underway in this area within the next two weeks. February is also the time to think about buying licence stickers and preparing those income tax forms. The Mama Street Wit says this is the last time he's going to file a tax return. Next year he's just going to point to his ,pockets and let the government fight it out with his kids. + + + Ralph Cherry, farmer of the year from the Haldimand district has some financial advice that's helped to keep him in the black, 'If you try to do it all at once, you'll be out of business before you start." Rent, lease. pay cash - do anything, he says, to keep the finance charges down + + + Jean MacFwan of RR 4, Goderich was the winner of the Junior (' - 300 Club Booster Draw for .January She gladly pocketed $100. Eunice Arthur and Marilyn Verbeek join in the work, conversatioand ➢wench. The work was part of '''e UCW's emmissio program, an annual project that Auburn worsen began more than 20 years ago. (Shelley McPhee photo) rs old and still McGregor happy and healthy. On January 21 this well known Brucefield lady celebrated her 90th bir- thday with a grand party at the local United Church. More than 100 relatives and longtime friends came out to honor Mrs. McGregor at the afternoon reception. By North American standards, celebrating a 90th birthday is a special milestone, but for Mrs. McGregor it was just a nother year passed by. This lady simply takes each day at a time and even though she is filled with youthful en- thusiasm and leads a busy life, she has briefly considered starting to act her age. "My daughter-in-law says 1 never sit still long enough," she noted before dashing off to bring out a sample of the quilts she has made for her children and grandchildren. Then she was off again to gather up her latest knitting project. We had a look at her family gallery of photographs, the fine china tea cups she dearly loves, her collection of more than 100 souvenir spoons, and then studied the latest book she's read, about Margaret Trudeau. Despite the snow covering and crisp temperature of a January day, we peered out the back door and Mrs. McGregor described her summer flower gardens. She admitted that along with many flowers, she also has many weeds, havinf been advised by her doctor not to hoe. A glass of orange juire and an afternoon strong rest each day help to keep Mrs. McGregor in good nealth, but she remembers early days when such things would have been considered luxuries. "1 thinned a whole field of turnips one year and i drove the horses and hay fork," she recalled. Born and raised just north of Brucefield, the former Elizabeth Aikenhead studied at the Clinton business college and went on to work as a bookkeeper in London for several years. A special birthday cake honored her early career, with shorthand symbols and a typewriter decorated in icing. "i can still write shorthand," she said, "but i can't read it so well anymore." While in London the young Elizabeth starting dating her late husband Gregor McGregor. She remembered, "He used to toot me around. We'd go to shows and out for ice cream." The couple married on April 21, 1923 and settled onto a farm north of Brucefield. Today Mrs. McGregor lives comfortably in her modern Brucefield home. Though people have come and gone over the years, she's still related to many in the village and keeps a close watch on the community happenings. Most importantly, she enjoys a close relationship with her son Fred and his wife, two grandsons, granddaughter and two great granddaughters. They keep her busy and young at heart. 410 farmers claim bankruptcy Toronto - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture ( OFA) has come up with a three-point program to help stern the flow of farm foreclosures and bankruptcies. The program was announced at the January meeting of ()FA's hoard of direc- tors. The program calls for working towards setting up a group of farm experts to help farmers with their finances, right -to -farm legislation, and long-term affordable credit. Ralph Barrie, president of the OFA, said OFA must deal with this complex problem because, "more and more farmers are packing it in. They're turning the key and walking away from farms that have been Turn to page ;1 ten a councils anywhere else in the township said Mrs. Armstrong. Muaeici�:. hies are currently in the pro- cess of aieveloping Jan.: ill site develop- ment plans which have to be submitted to the Ministry by July 1. The Grey Township reeve said the Ministry allotted $4,000 to her township to develop the plan, but because of criteria changes, it has cost the municipality over $10,1 Is I . Mrs. Armstrong would like to see the Ministry break away from one blanket policy regarding the Landfill sites and, as the rural municipalities have sites away from urban centres, "we're trying to get the government to not be so strict". She foresees the small dumps being clos- ed down if rural municipalities have to comply with the Ministry's regulations. Also if residents are made to travel another 20 miles to a landfill site, refuse may be dumped in woodlots or places other than the landfill site, noted Mrs. Armstrong. The Grey Township reeve expects the letter seeking support will first be dealt with by Huron County Council's executive committee, of which she is a member, and then brought before council as a whole at its Feb. 3 meeting. She added that Howick Township will bring the matter before ROMA at its upcoming convention. Blyth to apply for permit By Shelley McPhee In Blyth the council will apply to the ministry of environment for a permit, to allow the burning of refuse at the waste disposal site which serves both the village and Hullett Township. At their January 3 meeting, council studied the government regulations. Filed under the Provincial Offences Act they set standards for waste disposal sites. Offenders to the regulations, council learned, may be fined up to $300. Operating standards at the Blyth site include no burning without proper permit; supervision when the area its open to the public; control of windblown material on surrounding properties; refuse com- paction and covering every two weeks; segregation of wastes for domestic refuse, scrap metal, scrap wood and brush. A copy of the Blyth waste site operating standards and application to burn refuse was to be sent to the ministry of the en- vironment for approval. The operating reg ations came out a few months after a hydrogeological study was conducted that the local disposal site. In July, council reluctantly authorized the study, which cost over $4,011. The money was reimbursed to the village and Hulett Township through a government :.. igraPtee Clinton looks at Ausable future y Shelley Mc "hee The Ausable Bayfield -Conservation Authority (A : CA) is setting up an ad- visory committee to study watershed planning in the future. Clinton has been invited to have a voice in this future and council will ask and ABCA representative to speak on the plan at a future meeting. To be completed by June 1984, the study will include a long range work plan for the next 15 years. Councillor Jim Hunter hopes that it will include plans to build a recreational future at Clinton's Sloman Park, which runs along the bank off the Ausable River. Zoning application Council has recommended a spot zoning change at 169 Ontario Street, allowing a Turn to page 3 Elizabeth Me(;rrgor