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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-07-16, Page 5Short Term GIC BEST RATES nwFsFMEN1S FINANCIAL CENTRE Goderich 52427731-800.265-5503 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1986—Page 5 The Town of Clinton will get Kiompen Feest celebration... • from page 4 with dome 350 shooters participating. Mr. Anderson won the trophy on the day of his birthday, July 4. 25 years ago July 13, 1961 ' All Loans Paid, Very Few Taxes In Ar- rears'Here - Town of Clinton is in good shape financially, according to finance committee chairman John A. Sutter. He reported to council on Monday night that all loans have been paid at the bank. Also, tax payments are good, with tax ar- rears on only two properties prior to 1959. IDWitnesses Must Install Drain Decides Council - Harold McNally, appearing before Clinton Town Council on Monday night was advised that the drain in front of the new Jehovah Witness Hall on Pugh's Terrace was an award drain, and the town was not responsible for making it a covered drain. Radio Station Licence For Goderich Denied - According to a- report from Ottawa last week, the Board of Broadcast Gover- nors last Thursday recommended for denial, two applications for a new 1,000. watt radio station at Goderich. Comment from the board was that licens- ing of a Goderich station woud not - at this time "assure the residents of Goderich of satisfatory local service and would en- danger the standard of service in Huron County generally. Librarians Find Job In Scarboro - Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Eckmeir, who recently resigned from the employ of the Huron County Library Board, have taken positions with the Scarboro Township Library board in metropolitan Toronto. 50 years ago July 16, 1936 Goderich "Six- ty" And Lands In Pond UnderneatHis Overturned Cat` - When a fanning bee was started on the respective methods of cooling oneself, a local milkman placed the stamp of approval on a fast ride in a motor car, saying his "old bus" could make 60. His statement was challenged and a wager made, the betters and followers retir- ing to the race track at midnight for a test. The "old bus" got away under the wire to a good start, tore up the back stretch, made the turn at the quarter -mile post a little wide, jumped the embankment and turned over four wheels up in a frog por 1, the driver underneath. He crawled out from under, thoroughly cooled off, if a little smelly, and telephoned for a wrecker. Colts Take Another Easy One From Sailors - For the third time this year the Clinton Colts took the Goderich Sailors igto, camp on the local ball diamond last Friday evening. The locals drubbed them to the tune of 12 to 0. "Gordie" Stock was on the mound for the Colts and pitched fine ball all the way, allowing the Sailors but five hits, he issued just two walks, and fanned four batters in the six innings played. 75 years ago July 13, 1911 Front Street Comes First - As the result of a spirited session on Monday evening the town council decided to at once begin the work of laying down macadam on Front Street, operations to begin at Fair's mill to which point macadam has already been laid. During the discussion, which grew a little snappy at times, it was brought out that an the completion this week of the new road- way to the Royal Bank corner, $7,000 in round figures will have been spent of the $10,000 voted by the people. There thus re- mains only $3,000 with the business part of the town and Ontario Street as yet untouch- ed and it is Conceded that this amount is in- adequate for both. A Demonstration - A free demonstration of breakfast cereals will be given on the auspices of the Women's Institute in the council chamber at three o'clock next Mon- day afternoon. The demonstrator will be 'Miss Marjorie Goldie, graduate of the Mac- donald Institute, Guelph. Members of sur- rounding Institutes and ladies of town are cordially invited. HE,NSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE C� OPERATIVE Grace Buffinga Grace G. Buffinga, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duke Buffinga of RR1 Blyth, graduated from the University of Western Ontario on June 11 with an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Spanish. Grace is a graduate of Central Huron Secondary School and will be attending Althouse Teachers' College in London in September. 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