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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-09-23, Page 1It might look like it, but this picture wasn't taken 200 years ago, it was taken last Sunday at the Fish and Game Farm, west of Clinton. These are members of the Exeter Claybird Gun Gun who were taking part in an gun shoot, using reproductions of the original flint lock rifles that the courier de boas used in this area. Left to right are Tom Blyde of Crediton, Jody Mosurinjohn of Huron Park, Larry (Dryball) Mason of Dashwood, and Bob Simpson of Clinton. They posed beside an Cheyenne Indian Lodge, once usedhy the Plains Indians.(James Fitzgerald photo) OPP investigate crashes, lots of damage, no injuries No one was injured in a two,. car crash. that caused $3,000 in damages on Sep- tember 19th. The Goderich OPP reported that the evening accident occurred on Highway 4, just north of Vanastra. A car driven by Gary Moir, 21, of Hensall received $2,000 in damages while a second vehicle driven by Gordon Caldwell, 40, of Clinton received $1,000 in damages. Robert Malone, 18, of RR 2, Dublin received minor injuries following a single car crash on September 19th. Mr. Malone was travelling aloog Sideroad 5-6 in Tuckersmith Township when the car he was driving entered the ditch, careened across the road, rolled and landed in a corn field. Damage to the car he was driving was set at $1,500. The Clinton Police reported that a car driven by Erika Lyon, 17 of RR 1, ,Brucefield received $1,200, in damages following a September 12th accident in Clinton. Na one was injured in the Albert Street two -car crash and a second vehicle driven by Patrick Thompson, 18, of RR 2, Clinton was not damaged. A September 17th accident caused a total of $800 in damages. In the Albert Street accident, a car driven by Janis Bisback, 30 of Hensall received $500 in damages while a parked car owned by Douglas Swan of Clinton received $300 in damages. No one was injured in another collision at the corner of Albert and Princess Streets on September 17th. Police reported that a car driven by Anthony Wisser, 78, of RR 3, Zurich received $600 in damages, while a second car driven by Richard Dolmage, 37, of Mitchell was not damaged. Will this office ever get back to normal? Just when we thought we had everything running smoothly, another monkey comes along and throws a wrench into the works. September - October is becoming a bad couple Of months around theNews-Record office. You may recall that it was exactly a year ago that the workmen came in here, demolished the place and then carefully put it back together again, all the while we were putting out papers in the clouds of choking dust, splattered paint, and sawdust sweepings. That was bad enough, but this year, three of our staff members -decided to get married within two weeks of each other, and in an office with a total of six people, that's 50 per cent. Once again pandimonium reigns supreme! Now don't get me wrong, weddings and marriage are great things, after all I've had 11 years experience at it with a lovely Perth County girl. In my capacity as a free-lance photographer, I also get to several dozen weddings a year, and I honestly enjoy them,. although things do get a bit hectic at times. The brides look gorgeous in their flowing gowns, the bridesmaids in their equally lovely dresses, . and most of the guys dressed in their three-piece tuxedos could easily make Robert Redford jealous. It's sort of a happy -sad time, as mothers weep and the fathers try to looked stone -faced, while the grooms are as nervous as quail during hunting season. But here at the paper, we suc- cessfully married off circulation manager Mary Ann Gliddon to Bill Hollenbeck on Saturday, and in a week, news editor Shelley McPhee will make the trip down the aisle with advertising manger Gary Haist. Romance in full bloom. Ain't love grant! Ml this talk of guipier lace, stepd$'dnotis, showers, honeymoons, setting up households and the like is reaching a cresendo, and its nice to get out of the office once in a while and cover a fire or accident, or something less exciting. But it will soon be over, and they'll find out that wedded bliss can suffer sometimes when it comes to deciding who -takes out the garbage, or changes thedirty diapers. + + -I- The The Main Street Wit says that he's going to remain a bachelor who works like a good detergent: quickly and quietly without leaving any rings. + + + Well, before we make the trip down the aisle again (with the camera that is), the hockey season gets underway once again with the Junior 'C' Mustangs taking to the ice this coming Tuesday night, September 29 for an 8:30 game against the Norwich Merchants of th e Southern loop. The Mustangs have cut their line-up from 70 hopefids to 40 since training camp opened ten days ago, and will make another dozen or so cuts by opening day here on October 9 against Fergus. + + + Clinton firemen were called out to a car fire last Wednesday evening about 11:45 p.m. when the motor in a car owned by Sharon Radford of RR 3, Lucknow caught fire on Huron Street, north of Orange. The car sufferd some heavy damage. + + +' And don't forget that Santa will be visiting the north half of Clinton on Saturday morning, looking for used toys to be fixed up and donated to the needy ( which will soon be everybody who has to renew their mortgage at 22 per cent) this Christmas. Remember, if you live north of Highway 8, Santa, in the escort of the Clinton Kinsmen, will be knocking on your door. 116th year --No. 38 Wednesday, September 23, 1961 50 cents Weqther 1981 HI' 10 SEPTEMBER 15 20 6 16 18 9 17 12 7 18 15 6 19 17 7 20 15 6 21 12 5 Ram 40 1.80 HI 10 19.5 8 20 8 17.5 6 17 2 19 9 23 15 27 16, Rain 71 Vanastra industryStudy to be made A private managment consulting firth has been awarded a government contract. to study the possibilities of luring more industry to Vanastra Beaumont -Major and Associates Ltd., management consultants of Cedar Springs, Ontario, will carry out the study under the grant from the provincial ministry of industry and tourism. The firm had been earlier this summer carrying out a consulting program with 25 businesses in the Vanastra-Clinton area, In the second small business consulting program carried out in southwestern Ontario. Funded by the industry and tourism ministry, the consulting program was previously carried out in 85 other towns, mostly in northern and eastern Ontario. John Whalen of the small business branch of the ministry of industry and tourism said that as well as the feasability study, the ministry may set up a seminar program for small business people. Mr. Whalen said that the private firm will consult with the area municipalities on the potential future development of Vanastra, "but we're , making no guarantees or promises." He said he hoped he would have some recommendations to bring to council by the first of next year. The announcement of the study was made at wind-up dinner for the consulting study by the private firm, which went to the area businesses, looked at their books, and discussed their methods, and made recommendations. Edley Major of Beaumont -Majors told the gathering that as a result of the con- sulting, he expected sales in the 25 firms to jump 11 to 12 per cent, and further in- vestment by those small businesses will exceed $250,000 in the next 15 months. There could be up to four new jobs created by the businesses as a result of the consulting program and profits will jump dramatically (at least 100 per cent) as businesses become efficient. Clinton finalizes deal to buy industrial park.. By Shelley McPhee By tomorrow, Thursday, September 24th, Clinton Council should putting their final seal of approval on a industrial land purchase agreement. At their September 21st meeting, council took one last look at the proposed agreement to buy 33 acres of land at the southwestern limits of Clinton for $90,000. One clause, concerning the the town's possible obligation to construct a road to give the private land owner access to his land, was closely considered by council. Council had agreed to him a right-of-way access in order to prevent a portion of privately owned land property from becoming landlocked. The wording of tlse proposed offer was questioned by conned; but after consultation with lawyers, it was agreed to Amit the clause completely. Council instructed the Clerk, Mayor and Reeve to sign the agreement before the September 24th closing date. Council will now look at servicing and developing a portion of that land and °will be applying to the government for any possible grants and low interest loans. LACAC appointments Gerry Fremlin and Betty McDonald Turn to page 3 • have resigned from the Clinton Local Architectural Conservancy Advisory As well, Mr. Major's firm dealt with the more mundane matters like accounts receivable 'drat are very hard on cash flows of some firms. He said the receivables had been lowered by about $500,000 in the 25 businesses. Mr. Major warned the businessmen to keep their receivables down at all times, especially during periods of high interest rates. Those same high interest rates should also force small businesses to cut their inventories to the bare bone, and sell off outdated stock as quickly as possible. At Clinton Ford "There's no sign of it (rates) going down, they'll be in the double figures for some time to come," Mr. Majors said. These are difficult times for small businesses he said, and local businesses are going to have to stress friendly, per- sonalized service in order to compete with the chains who offer lower prices on the same goods. He also said that business people should back a strong business association, or chamber of commerce, as one strong organization has a more powerful voice and can collectively plan stragedy. Fire destroys snowmobiles By Jim Fitzgerald Fire early Wednesday morning, Sep- tember 23, heavily damaged about 24 snowmobiles at a equipment storage shed at the Clinton Ford Tractor dealership on Highway 8, west Clinton. The machines, some of which were totally destroyed, were worth over $30,000 and included about a doze i brand new snowmobiles still in packing' crates. The Clinton volunteer brigade were called to the scene about 4:14 am, and within a few minutes had the blaze out, but. not before the intense heat had destroyed many of the new and used machines. Also damaged was a corn planter. The structure of the building, par- ticularly the roof. trusses, also suffered some damage, but firemen had the fire under control so quickly that the building suffered only minor damage. Cause of the fire is unknown, but theside door to the building was opened when firemen arrived, and police on the scene minutes later had found signs of the door being forced open. As of presstime; fire chief Clarence Neilans was consulting with the fire marshal's office about the possibilities of a more extensive in- vestigation. The firm' is owned by the Potter family. Day Centre getting back in groove By Shelley McPhee Just a month ago an explosion rocked the Huron Day Care Centre for the Homebound, but staff members and clients, have recovered from injuries and are ready to swing back into operation. This Saturday, September 26th, the Centre will be holding its fund raising garage, sale which had been originally scheduled before the, accident occurred. Rosemary Armstrong, co-ordinator at the Centre, said that many items were salvaged from the damaging explosion, but more articles are still needed to help make the sale a profitable success. The sale will feature a large display of clothing and books and Mrs. Armstrong said that they are hoping to get more furniture and home furnishings for the Saturday sale. If you have .anything to Fall fashions to debute here Richly colored shawls, dressy full skirts, easy jackets and big accessories are heading the fashion trends in Paris, in London, in New York, Toronto and in Clinton too. The warm, rich, flowing fashions for fall and winter will be revealed to Clinton audiences on Wednesday, October 14th. Sponsored by the Kinette Club of Clinton, with proceeds going towards the Clinton Hospital Building Fund, the elegant and practical sides of fashion will be modelled in afternoon and evening shows. Phyllis (Vodden) Hugill, formerly of Clinton; and now head of the Elegance School of Self Improvement and Modelling in London, will be presenting local female, male and children models, wearing fashions and accessories that can be purchased in the Clinton area. Mrs. Hugill's presentation is popular at many shopping malls in the London area and she has just completed an engagement at the Western Fair. She will be assisted by newscaster Jim Swan, who will be emcee for the two shows. Anstett Jewellers, Gerrard's, The Enrolment is up and down here BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Enrolment on opening day was down from the projected figures in Huron County reported Superintendent of Education W.D. Kenwell of the County's Board of Education. At its September meeting Mr. Kenwell informed trustees opening day enrolment across the county was 10,696 students, while the projected figure was 10,776, down 80 students. He added if the enrolment figures follow the same pattern as they have in the past few years, the 80 students 't ll show up during the year. At the elementary school level, 6,633 students showed up opening day, while the board projected an enrolment of 6,721 students, . Contrarily, at the secondary school level, 4,001 students showed up, while the board projected 3,992 would register. At the schools for the trainable mentally retarded 62 students enrolled while the board's projected figure was 63 students. Arbor, Campbell s Men Weai and the Burgess Department Store in Clinton, The Clothes Closet and The Fashion Shoppe in Goderich and The Old Mill in Blyth will all be displaying their merchandise in the shows. A special presentation, The Diamond Caper, will be put on by the Elegance School in conjunction with Anstett's. Two shows, at 2 pm and 8 pm will be held at the Central Huron Secondary School on Princess Street in Clinton. Tickets are $5 each, and all proceeds will go to the Clinton Hospital. A special lunch will be served at each showing and many draw prizes will be awarded. If you want to know what's right for fall, and if you want to help the Clinton Hospital, be sure to attend this October 14th event. donate, please call 482-7943. All donations will be picked up, and the sale will be held at the Clinton Legion, taking place from 9 am until 3 pm. Proceeds from the sale will help to put the Centre back on its feet and Mrs. Armstrong said that over $1,000 'in user fees were lost during the time the Centre was closed. There were still expenses to meet, she added, but noted that the Centre is trying to recover the losses and tem- porary quarters have already been set-up in another portion of Huronview. "We're more accessible at Huronview," she explained, "And meals are provided there. The Centre offers day care to the han- dicapped, elderly, and people who aren't able to freely leave their homes. Stroke patients have resumed their weekly exercise and fitness classes at the Vanastra Recreation Centre and Mrs. Armstrong said that other clients would be coming to the temporary quarters, star- ting Monday morning, September28th. She noted that within six months, the Centre should have use of the auditorium that was damaged in the blast; '13.1!t it will take longer to repair the neighboring bay Care Centre facilities. Wayne Lester, Huronview administrator was scheduled to meet with the engineers on Tuesday afternoon to make a, final assessment on the structual damage to the small wing at Huronview, and some repair work has already begun. Old '49 pumper retiring By Shelley..McPhee The old '49 Chevie has served the Clinton Fire Area well over the years, may have been at her last fire early Wednesday morning, and come October the old red truck will be meeting its powerful, new, replacement. A new $50,590 pumper truck for the Clinton Fire Area will be arriving at the Clinton Fire Station shortly and will replace the old truck. Originally scheduled to arrive early in the new year, the truck will now be delivered in a few weeks and the purchase price will be required this year. Clinton, is set to pay its share of the bill and budgeted for the $22,860 needed. However, 'other municipalities serviced by the area may not be so well prepared for the early delivery. In Tuckersmith Township only one-half of their payment share was budgeted for this year. The township is required to pay a total of $3,140 and according w .,onw« .,uuncil, they are having difficulties coming up with the funds. Other municipalities who will also be paying for the truck include Goderich Township who Will pay $1Q,654.25 of the total cost. Hullett Township who will give $5,600 and Stanley Township will be paying $1,451 towards the total purchase price. The costs are calculated on an assessment basis. The Fire Area Board already has a reserve fund of $24,000 and this will be put towards the cost of the truck, plus the cost of a used van which the board is buying to transport firemen, and for use as an emergency vehicle. It is estimated to cost $11.000. The future of the 1949 Chev fire truck is yet undecided. The truck has low mileage, but its pumping gear has worn out and cannot be sold to another fire department since regulations prohibit the resale of any fire equipment over 15 years of age. u teak. ,„.. 4 Nam g Business Improvement Area (BIA) treasurer Steve Brown, looks over the new landscaping of the Triangle Discount Corner whkh'was completed last week. It's part of a $67,000 plan ) y the. BIA to spruce up the core area and make ft more attractive to tourists and shoppers. The restorations will he nfficiall< opened at a special ceremony in mid October during Harvest Oa.s. 1.1ame$ itzgerald photo)