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Clinton News-Record, 1964-09-17, Page 1As Centennial Project Service Clubs :Dem4nd Representatives from three Clinton - service clubs urged town.,council at a special meeting. Mon-day night to make application for a Centennial, grant to be used as an incentive investment in a new arena which could cost up to $200,040 AN APPLE An apple a day may not keep the doctor away from the Varna homes of Mr. and Mrs. Ford John- ston and Mr. and Mrs. 'Mac' Thompson--)-becauSe the apples aren't quite ripe. But Murray Grainger'. A DAY . . apple orchard—just down the Varna road from SS No. 3 Stanley—makes a nice spot to stop for a chat and a snack on the way home from school for Larry Johnston (left) and Reg. Thompson. (News-Record Photo By John Visser) wade Retaih- Ba POD the sake of safety town council decided Thursday night to .spend about $2,000 more than is included in the PUblic Works budget to build a sidewalk on East Street between Ontario and Vic- toria Streets. • It was agreed the 1,300-foot stretch will be of concrete, four feet wide, and on the west side of the street. The matter arose when ceun- cillor . Norm Livermore asked council: "We talked about side- walks on East Street and Vic- toria Street at the beginning of the year . . how about it?" Victoria Street He said certain sections of Victoria Street were impaS- sible to pedestrians on rainy days and East 'Street was dangerous for .children and older persons walking along it. "I've given up driving along East Street at noon hour," Mayor Miller interjected. "It's just too dangerous." Needed On East Street The Victoria Street -sidewalk —estimated to cost about $21,- 000—was shelved until after the Highway &widening project is Completed in the near future. Council agreed it would be "pouring money clown the drain" to. build a sidewalk this THE HURON .agCORP.-.ygAR :41N-1704, oNtAroo; tHURSPAIG SEPTEMBER 1904 ;4:37.0 for Year,14 Cents_ for .copy.,—rn POO.eir A THE 'NEW ERA 97th YEAR Ho. ”.----The Home Paper Wlith the .0 The Royal. Canadian Air Force will mark the Battle of Britain Day this year with a parade at RCAF Station Clinton. Prior to the meeting, Coun- cillor Wench. had tendered his resignation. He later amended the resignation to read that he. would complete 'his term in of- fice ',because of the difficulty that would be involved in re- placing him. Mr. Womh told council he wished to resign "for personal reasons and because T am ire, volved in just too many outside activities to be -able to give council 'the time it should have." „.. Not Enough -Time He said he is kept busy • With his job as an instructor at RCAF Station Clinton, is tied up with a band and an orch- estra and also is -trying to de- velop some property in Clinton. •4There just isn't time for all of it," -he- said. Mr. Wonch said his original letter of resignation mailed to the town clerk Was valid and- stood as it had been sent. He said he would continue in hif. position until the • end of his term if .this was the wish of the council. "We are happy your second letter contradictseeat least in Huron Harvest Going Nicely, .A g. Rep. Says The grain harvest in. Heron. County' appears'. to be- .about complete,- according -to Murray R. Shepherd, summer assistant to the Huron County Branch of the Department of 'Agricul- ture. Harvest of flax and beans is now moving along quite rapidly and as a result of fairly good weather during the past two weeks the bean yield is turning out quite good, so far. Trost Damage Flax in most areas of the county seems to be a better than average crop and the bean yield else appears to be at least average and maybe a littlehet- ter than average in some plac- es. The corn crop in many local- ities suffered frost damage the past Several nights 'and the quality of grain corn may—as a result--be greatly reduced. - In many cases, the 'grain corn is dented now, axed should make fairly good feed even though hit by frost.''s Pass Expenses A motion by Councillor Alice Thompson" and seconded by Reeve Agnew that clerk John Livermore be paid $20 expenses for attending a one-day con- vention of the Ontario Muni- cipal Board at London was pas- sed by council. some measure—your ,first ter," councillor H. F. Noonan said, Will Remain Other councillor's echoed his sentiments. "Very well, if that is your wish, shall remain on council for the balance of the year," Mr. Wench said. • - The councillor later. told the News Record his decision to retire from. council was "simply because with 'the other affairs and organizations. M which I anl involved, there is not time to give council business the time it deserves.'" Council Endorses Editorial Clinton councillors said at their meeting Thursday night they agreed with an editorial recently published in the News-. Record, and felt action should be taken along the • lines sug- gested in 'the editorial.' The matter was brought up by Councillor George Wench who referred to the editorial which, advocated the, erection of signs. pointing 'the way to Clinton Public Hospital. The' editorial stated that al- though most area residents know where , the hospital is •to cated, a few signs could save precious -minutes for a stranger hurrying' to the hospital from a highway crash with an injur- ed rpassenger. --Cotuicillor Don Symons said he agreed 'something should be done, and Said he would bring the matter up at. the next meet- ing of the Clinton Hospital Board. Council agreed anything that could be done to expedite the transport of injured persons to the hospital should be clone. 0 Kinsmen Peanut Drive Scheduled The annual Clinton Kinsmen Club Peanut Drive will be on October 14 and 15 this year, the club decided at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The club also decided to hold its Annual Stag on Dec. 14. During the meeting, Gover- nor Mait Edgar gave a brief report on the National Kins- men 'Convention he and his wife attended recently at Banff, Alta. The club's guest speaker was Ken Scott, District Member- ship and Extension Chairman and a past-president. The parade—commemorating the famous battle of the' Second World War — will he reviewed by Commanding Officer, Group Captain Keith Greenaway, and Chief., Administration Officer. Wing Commander L. J. Lomas will be -Parade Commander. • R. D. (Bob) Grassick DFC, of 158 Main Street, Exeter, will take the salute from squad- rons of Clinton airmen as they march past the dies. • One Of "Famous Few" Grassick left the Uni- versity of Western Ontario in 1938 to join the Royal Air Force, and as a Canadian fight- er pilot was one of Churchill's' The Weather 1964 1963 High Low High Low Sept. 10 86 64 71 43 11 76 56 80 50 12 58 36 73 47 13 62 33 58 33 14 70 40 67 34 15 57 33 ?3 44 16 62 34 75 41 Rain; .18" Rain: ,40" "famous few" in the air battles of 1939-40 when 'history was written in the skies over south- ern England. As a Flight Lieutenant, Bob Grassick destroyed 17 German aircraft in aerial combat, and served on 242 Squadron RAF with such famous pilots as Group Captain . Douglas Bader, the legless ace of the RAF. Commonwealth Air Forces still celebrate the Battle of Britain with a church parade on the Sunday closest to the 15th of September, the day in 1940 when Hitler's Air Legions suffered repeated losses to a total of 185 aircraft destroyed. Defeated Luftwaffe Mr. Grassick is presently employed by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, at London. "Never in the field of .human conflict ,was so much owed, by so many to so .few," is the tribute Sir Winston Churchill paid to those airmen, who- de- fended Britain and the world 'during that most critical period of the Second World War. With those words, Six Win- Under the Centennial Act, Clinton Would receive from senVor governments $2 per cap- ita, or about $7,000, and would be required to match that grant by $1 per capita, or about $3,500. Representatives of Clinton Kinsmen Club, Clinton Lions .Citib and Canadian. Legion Branch 140 told councillors and Mayor W, .3, Miller the $10,500 should be put towards an ice plant estimated ta.cost between $26,000 and $30,000. Other Grants Available • That investment, they said, would be an incentive to Clin- Varna Man Big Winner At Western Fred Mcaymont Of Varna Walked away from this year's Western Fair at London with a wide range of-honors in the agriculture division. The classes in which he was judged winner and the placings in those classes, follow: Sinai]. white beans, first; white oval potatoes, third; white oval potatoes (very late), third; red Wethersfield onions, second; yellow darivers ,onions, second; long red carrots, third; egg plant, seventh; large, green sweet peppers, third; Rhode Island Red apples, third; Rhode Island Greening, second; Golden Rtssett, A.O.V., first; A.O.V. apples, second; crabs, second; pears, second; collection of plums, second; peaches, first; display of fruit, second. Harry Logan of Clinton won first place in the Clintland oats division. year and have to tear .it up within a year or two to- meet the new grade of the highway set by the Ontario Department of Highways. Discussion followed about the East Street sidewalk, arid the' shaky condition of the Public Works. budget. Councillor Symons felt "there should be a sidewalk on East Street as soon as possible no matter who pays for it or how. If a child was struck by a car, there something might get done. Let's do something be- fore that happens" Instant Action "Let's make room for it on the budget next year," said (Continued on Page, 12) ton residents to raise - the bal- ance of the ebst of a new arena by donation, subscription and debentures. - • Several other grants would be available frail the federal government and -the Ontario government they said, but a definite building program would be required before requests for grants could be, made. Don 'R, Kay, secretary of the Kinsmen • Club and chairman of a -service club investigating committee gave a report on the committee's findings and a three-point recommendation to council which was endorsed by representatives of the three clubs - present. Three-POint Program He said the •committee felt Clinton council. should; • Apply immediately for a Centennial grant; • Form ,a new committee (re- placing the existing investigat- ing committee) of interested parties in town ta figure out how much should be spent on an -arena project; O Ask the ratepayer's by pleb- ` (Continued on Page 7) Clinton Roads Need Pra yer— s Or OlIRe'eve "There's not enough money' in the Public Works. Depart- ment -budget," Reeve Morgan Agnew told council in 'his' re- port on that department Thurs.- day night, "and the sanitation and waste removal part of that department should be under a separate''' committee, "There's far too much work running that department al- ready." Mr. Agnew reported a num- ber of town- streets which earl- ier had- been treated with oil had been graded 'to eliminate pot holes -which develop after the :surface gets hard and smooth—and subjected -to fast- er driving. Prayer Works Since the scraping, he said, a dust problem had arisen which could be -rectified either by praying for rain or spreading a little more. oil. Prayer, he said, could work, and pointed out a window at the rain -to prove his point, but oil would be more satisfactory as some of it would remain as a road base for next summer, he said. Council decided to, overspend on the Public Works budget to the tune of $278 for an 1,800-gallon tank of road oil to be used sparingly on the dust- iest streets. ston wrote into. the record of history the spirit of self-discip- line, devotion .to duty and sac- rifice that permitted this small group . to defeat the Luftwaffe at a period when^ all seemed about to be lost. Significant Day The day is of significance far all Canadians and of particular significance to the RCAF. At the time of the battle, Canad- ians who prior to the war had crossed the ocean to join the RAF, were members of the RAF squadrons engaged in, the fight. (Continued on Page 12) "Safety Sidewalk" To Be Built Soon Councillor George Wonch Given Confidence Vote Councillor George Wonch Thursday night was given a vote of confidence by fellow council- lors and asked to remain on council for the bal- ance of the year. Tacit Testimony To The Termination Of Another Summer's Fun Bikes Wait For Jockeys Bayfield Beach Deserted Public School while the owners try toget back to Although some of the afternoons this week were alindst Warm enough for swimming and sun- bathing) the sand beaches in the area were deserted News,Roard Photat Jtihrt Typical of the •situation which cons' with the back- JO-school move is the l3 ayfield beach where this photo was taken. At a quick glance this picture appears to be of a junk heap, but closer inspection will show it is t)f bloYdes,. he bikes are parked behind Clinton the books'while daydreaming of summer tun,