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Rumors lead to resignation
Councillor Barbara Sturgeon turned in
her resignation at the Monday night coun-
cil meeting in Bayfield.
Sturgeon, 27, had served only seven
months of her two-year term on Bayfield
Council.
In her letter- she stated that the main
cause for her resignation was the rumors
that were circulating in the community
(and on council) that she was leaking
municipal information to the press.
In the letter she also stated that the feel-
ing among members of council, and some
residents of Bayfield,, was that she had a
conflict of interest. She assured everyone
that she, had no conflict of interest.
Sturgeon lso stated that she felt the coun-
cil was no longer approachable.
Recently the village council had dismiss-
ed clerk -treasurer Katherine Hunking for
releasing municipal information and 'lack
of discretion'. A petition was brought
before council three weeks ago, signed by
228 residents, asking that Hunking be
reinstated.
At that time Bayfield Reeve George
Fellows stated, "You may rest assured
that we will take this petition under advise-
ment and give it serious consideration."
Fellows also stated, "We will definitely
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The Clinton Post Office, is still the quietest spot in town. Clinton postal workers are
among 23,000 of Canada's inside postal workers who went out on strike a week ago and
the signs just may'stay on the post office doo•$ until the end of the summer. (Shelley
tik Phee photo
Mail strike halts' delivery
but papers get out
Ca node's postal, strike continues to keep
everyone wondering and waiting, with
Monday's warning that it could last all
summer and Wednesday morning's report
that a. break couldbe possible.
In the-meantithe all mail sorting and
delivery across Canada has been halted as
more than 23;000 inside postal workers
remain off the job in a strike that began on
.June 31.
While there is no transfer of mail, the
weekly newspapers continue to go out to
rural subscribers and are available to in-
tnwn suharrihers at the Clinton News -
Record.
The News -Record has hired the rural
route drivers to distribute the papers to
those areas, while Clinton subscribers to
Barn burns
in township
A vacant two-storey barn owned by
Lorne Sparks of Lucknow burned to the
ground on June 31st, despite attempts by
the Bayfield Fire Department to save it.
Situated on Concession 4 of Goderich
Township, the Bayfield brigade answered
the late afternoon call and dumped more
than three tanker loads of water on the
blazing structure. A small shed on the
property was saved, and no damage
estimates or cause of the fire have been
determined.
On July 2, the firemen were again called
out to the Sparks farm, after ashes had
rekindled themselves and flames were
threatening the nearby shed. •
The Clinton Fire Department were
called out twice on July 2 and 3 to
F'leming's Feed Mill in Clinton in an at-
tempt to dowse fires in three of the huge
100 foot silos.
Owner Bill F leining reported that repair
work probably ignited the fires in the
wooden frames located under the covered
cement topped silos burning inside.
Fires burned inside the empty 'silos and
firemen were called out to the Feed -Mill
early last Thursday evening. Theyhoisted
a line of water hose up to the top of the silos
and concentrated efforts on dowsing the
flames forseveral hours.
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the News -Record. the Huron Expositor
and the Blyth Standard may pick up their
papers at the News -Record office at 53
Albert Street.
A local highschool student has been
hired to look after the distribution of the
papers from this office, and she asks that
subscribers coming to collect their papers
please know their box number. With more
than 1,500 addressed newspapers in the
office. finding the right paper for the right
person can be a chore if they don't know
their post office box number.
tact the clerk if you wish to see it. At this
time I'm not prepared to expand on the
situation."
Before walking out of the meeting on
Monday night Sturgeon apologized to the
residents- who had voted for her saying
that she could not, at this time, fulfill the
mandate they gave her.
She had originally run for council on -the
urging of the Ratepayers Association ex-
ecutive committee.
Council made no motion on whether or
not to accept the resignation at the Mon-
day meeting. It is not known if council will
seek to fill the vacancy urnmediately.
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give an answer to the petitioners at our.
next council meeting."
Petitioners' spokesman Paul West, who
was present at the meeting last Monday,
later stated that he did not receive an
answer and was told the village council
would not be discussing the matter any
further. He was told to contact the village
lawyer if he wanted more information.
Councillor Sturgeon would not comment
on whether this issue had anything to do
with her resignation.
She also reserved comment on whether
the petition had ever been discussed in
closed session, and stated that, "All my
reasons are in the letter and you can con -
Bargains, bedclothes
at Moonlight Madness
By Shelley McPhee
Bargains and bedclothes, contests and
clowns will fill Clinton's downtown area
this Thursday and Friday night as the
local business people host Moonlight
Madness.
Forthe fourth year- in a row, Clinton's
main businesssection will be alive with.
summertime fun and stores will be offer-
ing merchandise at sale prices from nine
in the morning until 12 at night.
On Thursday evening, starting at 7 pm,
decorated I icycles and tricycles, and kids
of all shapes and sizes, will follow Clinton's
big fire truck down to the Ball and Mutch
Furniture Store on Albert Street in their
annual parade. Cash prizes will. be given
for the best decorated set of wheels. The
Shriner's Clown Scooter Unit will be up to
their usual fun and antics at the parade,
and will give free balloons and candy to all'
the children. -
At 7:30 pm it's Scavenger Hunt Time, fes -
children of all ages, starting at the Clinton
Library.
On both Thursday and Friday nights the
Clinton Lions Club will sponsor outdoor
bingo and the Radar Circle Region of the
Historic Automobile Society of Canada will
display some of their finest old
automobiles on King Street from 7 until 10
pmk
Stores open again on Friday at 9 am and
the evening's festivities get underway at 7
pm when the children, wearing pyjamas
and carrying , their fairorite Teddy, say
Goodnight in grand fashion,'as they march
down the main street, with the A & W Root
Bear leading the way.
The Clinton Legion. .Pipe Band will be of-
fering the "moonlight serenade," and the
Optimists will. host a hilarious, calorie -
laden, stomach -filling, pie eating contest.
To wind up the two-day event, the "fam-
ed" No Name Brand Band will be offering
their special style of entertainment that's
been promised too good to miss.
Local business people and organizers
guarantee that Moonlight Madness will of-
•.ier something for people of all ages. For
more.details on the event check the special
edition that is featured in this week's Clin-
ton News -Record.
Dog spared but two
youths in hospital
In an attempt to avoid hitting a dog,
Dennis Bell, 24, of Goderich and Michael
Linington, 17 of Goderich are in hospital
with major injuries.
On July 3 the two were travelling in a car
driven by Mr. Bell on Concession 5-6 of
Goderich Township.' Mr. Bell swerved to
avoid a dog, the car entered the west
embankment., slammed into a hydro pole
and landed on its roof.
The Goderich OPP and Bayfield Fire
Department were called to the scene of the
6:20 pm crash, and assisted in removing
the occupants from the wrecked auto.
Mr. Bell and Mr. Linington were taken to
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in
Goderich. The vehicle received $1,000 in
damages.
Also on J my 3, several hours later, a two
vehicle crash north of Bayfield on High-
way 21 resulted in $5,000 in damages.
Ray Caldwell, 61, of Blenheim received
minor injuries and the car he was driving
received $2,000 in damages while a second
car driven by Jeffrey Fuller, 19, of Exeter
received $3,000 in damages.
The crash occurred at the intersection of
Highway 21 and Sideroad 2 of Goderich
Township,
Clinton Police reported one major ac-
cident this week, occurring on July 5 and
resulting in a total of $3,000 in damages.
' No one was injured in the crash that left
a car driven by Budd Boyes, 37, of Clinton
with $11400 in damages and a second car
driven by Richard Ducharme, 19, of
Clinton with $2,000 in damages.
Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake
reported that a stolen truck, belonging to
David Corrie of Clinton has been
recovered and charges have been laid.
Chief Westlake reported that the truck
was stolen from. Corrie's Red and White
Store on Huron Street on June 30. The
truck had been left unlocked and keys
Were in it.
The vehicle has been recovered and two
youths have been charged in connection
with the incident. They will appear in
Goderich provincial court on August 17.
Even though school's out for the summer holidays, Clinton area
children are still learning each day through the Clinton Day
Camp. For young people between the ages of 5 and 13 years old,
the Day Camp offers crafts, sports, talk time, a variety of
competitions and field trips. (Shelley McPhee photo)
to enforce legislation
By Shelley McPhee
There'll be no more easy going for
drivers in Clinton, and the police force is
set to begin its crackdown on proper seat
belt usage.
While Clinton Police Chief Lloyd
Westlake admitted, "Our seat belt en-
forcement has been very pgor," he
stressed that starting immediately Clinton
Police would be buckling down in their
attempts to get drivers to buckle up.
Prompted by a province -wide request
from Solicitor , General Roy McMurtry,
police forces across Ontario will be spot
checking drivers and -stepping up attempts
at enforcing seat belt legislation. All
drivers, with the exception of medical
professionals, police officers, handicapped
people and delivery workers, are required
to wear seat belts at all times while
operating a motor vehicle. The penalty for
not obeying this law is a $28 fine:
At a recent seminar in Toronto attended
by more than 80 police officers, including
Clinton's Constable Wayne McFadden,
Mr. McMurtry pointed out that the seat
belt legislation enforcement has been
significantly reduced and statistics show
that seat belt usage dropped from a high of
79 per cent in March of 1976 to 55 per cent
today.
Mr. McMurtry alio pointed out that
July, 'August and September are "deadly
months on our roads," but with increased
enforcement and public education, police
forces across Ontario could significantly
improve the figures and help save the lives
of many more people who are involved in
motor accidents.
"While there are obviously other means
which and will be used to encourage seat
belt usage, enforcement remains the key,
and I again appeal to you for your support
in this province -Wide effort, Mr.
McMurtry wrote in a memo to all police
departments in the province.
Chief Westlake has given Mr. McMur-
try's request his full backing and support
and noted that seat belt usage must be
enforced to a greater degree since, "most
accidents occurnear the home."
Come on in and see the
Clinton News -Record
Have you ever wondered what
develops in the darkroom? Ever
wanted to catch a glimpse at the
gremlins who make the rriistakes every
week, or meet those people who make
up the news? Would you like to see how
a few bits of information can turn into
full, page, color advertisement; and
learn about what happens to those ads
afterwards?
Meet the staff and find out what goes
on behind the pages of your weekly
newspaper this Friday, July 10th, when
the Clinton News -Record hosts an after-
noon and evening Open House.
From 2 to 4:30 pm and from 7 to 9:30
pm the News -Record office at 53 Albert
Street will be open for you to come and
see, to visit with us,and to watch a
special film presentation on the News-
Record, and how it's created each
week.
Take a break from all your Moonlight
shopping and spectating, to join us in a
cup of coffee, a cold drink, a light lunch
and see what's new in the news!
Inspired by personal support from Terry Fox, Harold Lapointe from London is riding
over G,000 km. to raise over $1 million for the, Thames Valley Children's Centre in Lon-
don. Harold arrived in Clinton on July 2. the second day of his two-month trek. (.James
Fitzgerald photo
Haroid
Lapoirne
doe\
something about dream
BY JASON AiNSLIE
Harold 1 apointe believes a dream isn't a
dreani unless you do something a bout it.
So he pedalled away from London on
Friday morning on a 6.000 krn cycle trip to
spread the message, word ef mouth, of his
dream.
Mr. Lapointe is proposing to raise a
million dollars over the next five years to
furnish one floor of the crippled children's
centre which is to be reloi ated at London's
Westminster Veterans' Hospital within the
nextdeco de.
The 60 -year-old war veteran said there
are two purposes to his journey "1 want to
furnish :+ new floor in the centre." he said.
"and in the foyer oTthe veterans' hospital.
1 want to leave a sc roll naming all south-
west/ rn fantarin's war dead since Con-
fedei :+tin
And his pians are.well charted, Thames
Valles Children's Centre cares for an
average if 1.100 children earl year and
Mr i anoint(' feels the nine i'ounties
through a hich .hr's pedill,ng should
contribute 61:000 over five yielia for each
of the children. He said 1lur,ri county's
objective ever the next five c car ,hosed
be V, 5.000
`1 wanted to leave a war reenroiial that
cniild be 'i ed 165 days of its \ ear.'' he
said lot hen our grand. hit ii •er a
veteran' t,.,' T.0 •11 . 1 ..., �, .. ,
forget what it is,-
-When
s_""When Terry Vox was in London last •
year. I told hon of my (Cream." the
disabled veteran said. -amt. he said -
'there's only one way to see it done - and
that's to do it' "
Now. a year later and armed with
Terry's spirit and his own determination.
Harold. Lapointe v ill pedal , 6.000
kilometres with only the aid of a kg brat:v.
his memento of a World Vl ar Two plane'
crash over Belgium.
His tour will include the c,.:intit•s o+f
Oxford. Middlesex. Bruce. Huron. i'erth-.
Elgin. larnbtnn. tient and Essex..in i he is
counting on 150 area legion hr,tn( he, to
act as collection agencies ;,:.(1 promoters
for his fund-raising efforts
Mr Lapointe said he is not soca:4 ,tine:
what the 1 c gions should di tt, r• ise pone} .
but if any branch wants inn: h. 'earl an* a
bike -a -thou or other fund r•ai'c r next
summer. he'll be. nn,re :h,+r. oil inc: to
vac ipatcseeS .
Fur this rids. htnce%t r. Int• n,d
soliciting donations. tart t'u, • 0 filing to
collect donations alone; the relit, 1t't ',t;ol
he a ill complete I is ride ..n I;rho! 1),,c
Mr • Lapointe made ‘a stop in Clinton
Thursday and through tht 'neo 1 t, 1,4
anted to t'xp(rc 1n' thanks a‘1i ar;d
Mrs. Allan Edwards Din" 10'slc.1 e, marls
for the biker