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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-01-29, Page 5B:ishtessnzen concerned about ruins lift by' hotel fire 5 years ago January 29,1981` Hotel rifinsbother business people -The Clinton hotel ruins, left from the • devastating October 16 blaze, have become a concern} to the town's business community. At their recent meeting, Clinton Council heard three letters from, from the BIA, the ton Business Association and the ompen Feest Committee, each asking the hotel be demolished as soon as possible. , ° Family loses everything in fire -Despite a seven hour fight by firemen from three area departments, an Auburn family lost all their personal belongings in a house fire on Monday morning. Lloyd and Vera Penfound of RR 1 Auburn, 11/4 miles south of the village on County Road 8, were left homeless after the blaze completely flattened their 11/2 storey brick home. They only managed to salvage a few clothes and personal papers before flames consumed the home. 10 years ago January 29,1976 Hospital will only lose a few beds -The worst that can happen to any of Huron County's general public hospitals- is that they will have a few beds closed, according to local hospital officials. This paper had indicated the possibility I that Clinton and Exeter hospitals would be closed, but new information supplied'io us has indicated that between 50 and 60 beds will be closed in total in Huron's five hospitals. Presently, there are 290 active treatment beds in Huron County's five general hospitals, including 62 at Clinton Public Hospital. -• inter Carnival opens, may be last - ligliInton and district's 8th annual Winter Carnival gets underway this Friday night, and area residents are invited to join in the fun, as it may well be the last Winter Carnival in Clinton. Ruth tag bardo, who has been the chairma or the past two years, said she was very disappointed with the support the Carnival committee has received from the area this year and she was stepping down from the post before any successor could be groomed. So far, the whole Carnival has been co- ordinated by less than a half-dozen people, while local service clubs have been working hard on individual events. $500 a day -"You've got to have a thick hide and a weak mind to be in this business," said Councillor Ernie Brown at last week's Clinton council meeting. Councillor Brown` made the comment during . discussions on the problems the • Public Works Department is having over the recent heavy snowfalls. It is estimated the snow removal is costing the town about $500 per day, every day so far this month, and winter still has two' months yet to run. Schools' lose up to; six days -Some schools in 'the Clinton 'area have missed ‘up -to •one third of their classes since the beginning of the new year because of poor weather. Up to five feet of snow, which has been dumped on us so far this winter, is "the cause of the schools closing. Treacherous road conditions caused by an ice storm last Sunday night forced the closing of most area schools again this past Monday. CLINTON NEW$-REl ORD, WEDNESPAY, JANUARY 29,19.86—Page 5 25 years ago January 26,1961 Three men take anti -rabies shots -Facts about rabies given at Huron County Council, last Thursday by Dr. R. M. Aldis, Goderich, made Reeve Walter J. Forbes, Goderich Township, do some serious thinking about a cow which had died on his farm. As a result, both Mr: Forbes and his son Donald, as well as veterinarian Dr. George S. Elliott of Clinton, are now taking rabies shots. Hearing Dr. Aldis Mention six skunks having the disease, Mr. Forbes asked whether or not a cow could have been bitten by a sk>~tnk, and so could be a carrier of the disease. Dr. Aldis told him it was altogether likely.. Important road committee -Reeve Melvin Crich received an appointment to the roads committee of Huron County council, when that body met last week. This is a throye•year appointment, and carries with it what is considered to have the greatest responsibili- ty, the most work, and probably needs the most time, as well as gets the most financial remuneration of any of the county committees. Serving with hi.m are Clayton Smith, Usborne Reeve, who lost out this year in the contest for warden and G. Webb, reeve of Stephen who is on for two years; Andrew Ritchie , reeve of Ashfield, for four years and Joseph Kerr, deputy reeve of Wingham, for five years. Spring show headed by J. Deeves -The men who hold the guiding reins for Clinton's 57th annual Spring Show, will meet in the agriculture office board room a week_from Saturday, February 4, to make plans and set a date for the fair. President of the Huron Central Agriculture Society, John Deeves was re- elected at the annual meeting of the group last Saturday. Mr. Deeves is a former reeve of Goderich Township; a second vice- president of Bayfield Agriculture Society and an active 4-H club member. Firemen take in $167 -Total receipts for the muscular dystrophy campaign in Clinton were $167.49, and although down slightly from last year, are considered to be quite gratifying. The Clinton Fire Department sponsors this campaign each year. The committee in charge was headedby Gordon E. Dalgliesh. 50 years ago January 30,1936 Can't get quit of 'em -A couple of weeks ago we reported the arrival in town by express a shipment of terripin, a species of turtle, native to warmer climates which are used for making soup. Express Agent Cunninghame had never had such a consignment before nor had he ever seen such animals. But he was in Toronto last week and while there visited a picture show and one of the pictures was a pin race on a Florida beach. It5--ir'aT an amusing coincidence:.• •"' Juniors play final game -A mere handful of fans saw the the local juniors absorb another defeat when St. ;!Marys defeated them in the local arena ' 3 to 1. With the exception of the first period the game was rather exciting and the local lads deserved a better fate on the night's play. They were probably weakened by the absence from the line-up of "Riley" Johnson. Little locals -The junior Hockey Club are sponsoring an Ice Carnival which is dated for the near future. The Huronic Rebekah Lodge, No. 306, will meet in the I.O.O.F. lodge room on Monday, February ard, at 8 o'clock. As this is to be a Past Grand meeting all members are asked to attend. At the close of the lodge a social hour will be spent. Accident at station -A railway smashup added to the confusion caused by storms and belated trains at the local station on Friday, when the Toronto train, hauled by two big engines, crashed into the rear of the Wingham-London train, which was standing at the station, doing considerable damage to the coach, but no one was injured. As it was snowing and blowing so hard as to block the view of the engineer, he could not see the standing train and no doubt thought it had pulled out. Fortunately the engineer of the London train was notified of the other's approach and had started to move, else the damage would have been worse. 75 years ago January 26, 1911 48 below but not cold -Mr. JamesMcClay, formerly of town but more recently of Belmont, `Man., has located at Alameda, Sask., a prairie town of five hundred souls where he will carry on a grocery, confectionery and bakery business with the telephone Central in connection. In writing to have his address changed, Mr. McClay says that the weekly visits of the News - Record are greatly enjoyed as they keep them in close touch with the happenings of the old hometown. As for the weather about Alameda, Mr. McClay says they are having lots of snow and that the thermometer registers 48 degrees below which is nothing unusual. Wanted in several places -Rev. W. H. Dunbar of the Holmesville-Middleton- Summerhill parish, has this week received two calls, one to Bervie in Bruce County, a fine parish of one -hundred and fifty families and the other to Dunnville, a town of three thousand inhabitants. In the latter place there is an excellent church and rectory, a vested choir and a flourishing congregation. Mr. Dunbar is now considering these calls, with the possibility that he will go to Dunnville, in which event his resignation of his present charge will take effect about the first of March. A suggestion -For some days during the latter part of last week and the beginning of this the streets have been very unsafe owing to their icy condition. So far as heard from no one has received serious injury but there has been many a tumble, whereby the dignity of wothy citizens has been much shaken. Salt has been used to dissolve the ice in the worst spots, but the objection is made that salt is injurious to the pavement. Ashes is all right only that it is dirty. One citizen suggests that a few barrels `of sand might ;be stoned, away 'each .autumn, say,, every' businessman :lhaire: one , in ' his basement; and let it bilIt'eel'yused in'a time of need. The suggestion seemalsensible and might be worth :trying. Of 'course the necessity would be much lessed if the snow was kept cleared of the walks, but even in that case the crossings would become icy,. after a thaw and there are a few unoccupied portions in the business part of town where the snow is left to the care of the snow -plow men. The attention of the chairman of the street committee is respectively called to this matter. Little locals -The regular annual meeting of the 33rd Regiment is being held at the Rattenbury House this afternoon. Mr. W. Mason of the knitting mill staff had one of his fingers punctured by a needle the other day and has since been off duty. 14AL. 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