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Bayfield, Stanley fire agreement
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gp:r „salectect on, .first ballot
Patricia Sparks, Hayfield,
has announced she will be
taking a Rebekah and Huron
IOOF sponsored trip to United
Nations. The 16 year old
Central Huron Secondary School
student won the trip in a re-
cent pplalic speaking contest but
was not certain she would be
able to make the trip. * * *
Agriculture Minister J.J.
Greene has announced the Agri-
cultural Stabilization Board has
been authorized to support the
price of eggs at 34 cents per
dozen, basis grade A large
national average, for the 1967-
68 year. The support price in the
deficiency payment program is
approximately 98 per cent of the
national 10 year average.
* * *
Apologies to Mr. and Mrs.
arry Williams, Holmesville,
or a slight mix up in the head.
g on their wedding annivere
ary story. They were married
0 years May 4,
* *
Spring grain seeding is ese
ential* completed in Huron
ounty. The backlog of plowing
om the wet fall last year has
eon practically overcome.
arm weather and showers
ould allow for first rate grow
g conditions for all crops.
at McMahon
ins legion
olf tourney
Playing in adverse weather
onditions at Oakwood Inn Golf
'nurse, 1rana bent', on o Lin*
y, May 5, Pat McMahon won
e Clinton Legion annual spring
11 tournament and Clinton
ews-Record trophy with a
core of 79.
Mr. McMahon usually shoots
em seven to nine strokes
ower than this.
Eighty-two Legionnaires and
ests, out of 84 that registered,
hewed up for the tourney. Mr.
eMahon also won the cash
rise for putting his tee-shot
losest to the pin on No. 10
green.
In mid-afternoon all come
petitors came back to the Legion
Hall for a buffet luncheon and
a prOgram of prize presentee
tione.
Harold Black, chairrnan of the
Legion's sports committee was
chaix•xnan of the event,
Using the usual handicap
sy stern for Legion tourna.merits,
the next nine winners in the
tourney were: PeulDraper,Web
Martin, Job Hartley, , Cliff
Saundercock, David Hallman,
Clayton Groves, Doug White
more, Robert, Draper and
Douglas Bartlife,
WEATHER
1967 1968
'7 61 25 53 38
8 70 42 42 30
9 69 54 47 38
10 59 41 46 36
11 60 31 44 36
12 63 42 51 30
13:..'68 47 56 29
Ran ,21 Rain .48
A Mill Street couple,,Monday
appealed to town council that
measures betaken to bring a
halt io the sqnealitig of tires
late at night, but left with no
assurances that anything could
be done.
They complained they were
continually 4,awakened by tires
screaChing at 2, 3 and 5 in
the morning." They said the
noise was getting worse as the
weather improVed.
The couple, Who wished to
anonymous for fear future
tire squealing would centre on
the area in front of their home,
suggeSted the town purchase
another police cruiser and in-
crease the fine8 for corivic-
lion one charge of making an
unneceesere
Mayor Don Symons eaid the
town had considered using a
policeman's. priVate ear for
police duty. Councillor Cairt
Proctor Said, "What happens in
court is sometimes laughable.
But they SaymindyoUrbusiness
and We'll mind ours, A good
stiff fine is needed.''
Several coundillorS said they
didn't like the court givingsita-
pended Sentences and adopting
Elwood Mitchell, president of
the 16 member private fire
association announced April 27
the Hayfield brigade would stop
fighting fires along the 13 miles
township lakefront strip on
Saturday unless the township
came to terms.
T ow nship clerk-treasurer
Mel Graham refused to reveal
terms of the agreement Friday,
but indicated Stanley residents
will be informed at a later
date. One person said the town.
ship agreed to pay a little more
than the original $500 charge.
The extra hourly rate was
withdrawn with the understand.
ing part- of southern portion of
Stanley, which 'had been pro..
tected by the Hayfield associae
tion will now be covered by
the Zurich fire department,
Protection by the Hayfield
association will extend from the
• village, at the northwest corner
the "go home and be a good
boy attitude."
Mayor Syntons said, "Per-
haps the word is around we
will not tolerate screeching
tires. This is not the first
time we 'have heard of this."
The councillors could not
remember the last time a sum-
mons was issued for Making
unnecessary noise,
Huron students
reforest with
2,200 trees
Students of Huron Centennial
Scheel will plant a total 2,200
trees on a two acre areabehind
the school this afternoon.
The reforestation project,
mainly the work Of the sehoors
forestry "dub, inVolVeS the
planting of 1,800 coniferetts
trees and another 400 de.,
cidinms.
The club got the saplings
froin the bepartnient of Landa
and Forests throitgit a$22grant
f'ro'm the board Of education,
of the township, down to the
Hay Township, line, and from
the lake to the Goshen Line,
less than three miles to the
east.
The volunteer brigade at
Brucefield, which is admin.,
istrated by both Stanley and
Tucker smith Townships will
continue to protect the eastern
part of the township, and the
Clinton fire department will
guard the northeastern corner.
The Hayfield fire association,
formed more than 20years ago,
operates on annual grants from
Hayfield council and donations
from village residents. It has
a pumper truck and a tanker.
The men who reached the
agreement were Stanley reeve.
Elmer Hayter, councillors Jack
Scotchman andAnson McKinley,
firemen's associationpresident
Mr. Mitchell, firechief Russ
Kerr and association treasurer
Les Elliott.
A public school principal, who
has administered the education
of thousands of young children,
C.A. Trott, Clinton, will re.
tire June 28 after 35 years in •
the teaching profession.
Mr. Trott has served as prin-
cipal of the Ajell Hugh Campbell
Public School, CFB Clinton
since 1950.
A native of Seaforth, and a
graduate of the Stratford
Normal School, he taught else'
mentary school at S.S. No. 3
Stanley Township; the Egmond.
ville Public School and was
Four Clinton
graduates
The graduation of four Clin.
ton scholars has been announced
this week by Ryerson Polyteche
nical Institute, Toronto,• and
Mohawk College, Hamilton.
On Friday May 10, at cero,
monies held in the Physical.
Education Building of McMaster
University Harold B. Glazier,
76 North Street, and Douglas
J. Meer, 120 Victoria Street
both graduated from the in-
dustrial management tech.
nology course.
Graduating in convocation
ceremonies held at Ryerson,
May 8 to 10, were Bayne E.
Boyes, 308 Ontario street, a
business administration
student, and Priscilla A. Mare
tin, successfully completing a
secretarial science.
Tourist council
elects directors
The annual general meet-
ing of the Mid-Westhrn Regitnial
Tourist Council was held.
Thursday, May 9 at 8 p.m.
at the. Victorian Inn, Stratford.
Elected to the board of dir-
ectors of the tourist council
for 1968 - 69 were; Dr. W,13,
Coxon, Zurich; Mrs, Elizabeth
Cardno, Seaforth; Ted Pritch-
ard, Garafraxa, W. Township,
Wellington County; Howard
Aitken, Goderich; Wilfred ,
Trask, Nichol ToWnship, Wel-
lington County; HOmer Gerber,
Elora; Griffin Thomas, Grand
Bend; Cyril Taylor., Kitchener;
P. P, Weadick, Pilkington
Township, Wellington CottntY;
WS. Marion Owens, Puslinch
Township, Aberfoylei Ontario,
and John Scotchtner, Stanley
Toweship, Huron County.
President for the comingyear
is Romer Gerber of Elora, and
vice-presidents are Wilfred
Trask, Nichol TownShip and
Mrs, Marion Owens, Aberfeyle,
W. G. Urquhart continues es
secretary—treaSUrer,
Hukon County Liberals Mon-
day- night picked Clinton's
Maitland Edgar, on a majority
fit* ballot, to represent their
hopes in this riding.
Their choice came after five
candidates, including Goderich
mayor Dr. Frank Mills, who
was picpected to give Mr. gdgar
serious opposition, had each
delivered a 10 minute address
to the audience, • estimated at
750. On the first ballot, which
&axe Mr. Edgar the needed
majority, 347 votes were cast.
The other candidates, Rev.
Jack Boyne, Exeter, Archie
Currie, an economist from ,
Parkhill, Charles IL Thomas,
Walton, an agrieUlturalist, and
Dr, Mills, each pledged ,thetr
supPort for Mr. Edgar lo make•
the:choice unanimous.
Lithe address which won him'
much of his support, Mr. Edgar
outlined a four point platform
which started with Prime Min-
ister P. E. Trudeau. Mr. Ed-
gar said the prime minister
is the only man who can initiate
the new era of politics.
He termed Mr. Trudeau a
"federalist" who is "at home
in both cultures. He supporti
Two bursaries
available
for nursing
The Clinton' Public Hospital
Women's Auxiliary is accepting
application forms from students
seeking bursaries to go into
nursing courses. Two bursaries
are available.
A $200 grant is available
fore a needy student in the Olin.
ton area who is accepted into
a registered nursing course
at a recognized school. S tudents
taking a registered nursing as-
sistance course are eligible for
the $75 bursary, Financialneed
' will be a prerequisite for ac.
ceptance of a bursary.
Application forms are avail•
able in the guidance office of
Central Huron S econdary S chool
and should be returned there
before June 15.
supervising principal of the
Tuckersmith Township School
Area Noe1 prior to his appoint- ,
ment t&the Clinton Base.
A graduate of the Unie
versity of Western Ontario,
London, in the general arts, he
also holds a Bachelor of Educa-
tion degree from the University
of Toronto. During his teaching
career he has been active in
the Ontario Public School
Teachers' Federation, having
served as president of the Huron
branch and was a member of
the executive of the Perth-Huron
15A.
When Mr. Trott came to Cline
ton in September; 18 years ago,
the education of a mere hand.
Ail of children of airforce per.
sonnel was undertaken in
several buildings at the station.
A six room school was opened
in September 1951 to be named
after Air Marshall Hugh
Campbell, Chief of the Air Staff
during World War II. Today a
14 classroom school is stuffed
by .16 teachers who look after
the educational needs of 420
pupils.
the philosophy of allowing
nienehere of Parliament more
time with their constituents."
The second Point was labelled
"the needs of Huron - agri-
culture still remains Huron's
greatest single industry,"
Mr. Edgar voiced a concern
for the exodus pf many of the
young pepple of 'Huron County,
He felt it unfair that the
permanent residents were pay-
ing the taxes fop education and
then when the students
graduated they had to seek op-
Pertunities elsewhere.
9e questioned if the port
was being properly used, if the
greatest number of tourist
dollars were being attracted and
if' the county was getting its
fair share of tourist dollars.
He also expressed a concern
for retaining the military with-
in the county.
His two final points were the
suggestions that a young Liberal
organization be started in the
area, and Liberal oriented
women's groups be encouraged.
Dr. Mills stated his platform
most clearly and , concisely of
the candidates saying his
opinions and those of Mr.
Trudeau were consistent, with
both Wanting •"a greater degree
of federalist:1 . more support
for farmers . , federal con-
trol of air and water pollution
and any sociel legisla-
tion which helps the populace."
He emphasized there are no
members of the medical pro-
fession in parliament to give
the doctor's opinions of medical
eocialization.
Mr. Thomas relied on his
agricultural background for
support saying, "My education
is the type you get first hand
by experiencing problems and
dealing with them first hand."
He said there was a need to
improve the per capita Incomes
pf people in this area.
Dr. Carrie stood on his re-
cord as an economist. "I would
like to think with my knowledge
of economics I could help solve
some of the many problems
facing Canada." He said he knew
how hard farmers have to work
and how poorly they are paid.
Rev, Boyne, a New Demo-
cratic Party candidate in the
last provincial eleetion
'
who
said he "felt like a Johnny-
come-lately" stated his change
in allegiances was due to a
"major shift. in Liberal
Policy." He placed emphasis
on the liberal social policies -
Medicare, Canada Pension
Plan, and old age assistance.
He finished his speech ,saying
if he ran as a third party
candidate he would split the
vote in favor of the Conserva-
tives.
Mr. Edgar, 39, a Clinton re-
sident who has taught at Central
Huron Secondary School and
now heads the geography de-
partment at South Huron Dis-
trict High School, will be tak-
ing his second crack at the
Huron riding. In 1065 he lost
to Hobert Igo-Maley by 1,294
votes,
A native of Morris Town-
ship Mr. Edgar has taken an
interest in athletics for a
number of years. He was re-
cently honored by the Western
Ontario Athletic Associationfor
his contribution to athletics.
He is a district governor in ,
the Kinsmen organization and a
pioneer in the formation of the
Clinton recreation committee.
Maitland Edgar, a 39-year-old high school teacher feom Clinton,
has both arms raised in victorious salute after being chosen
Liberal Party standard-bearer Monday night. The federal general
election June 25 will be the second in which he has represented
Huron Liberals. Flanking the successful nominee are the- four
men who were unsuccessful in their attempttowin the nomination.
Left to right are Charles Thomas, of Walton; Goderich Mayor Dr.
Frank Mills; Mr. Edgar; the Rev, John C. Boyne, of Exeter, and
Dr. Archie Currie, of Parkhill. (Staff photo)
* * *
Postal service for Clinton on
Victoria Day, May 20, will be
curtailed as follows: there will
be no wicketservice or
rural route service;' the lockee„„e„.„e,
box lobby will be open from
4 p.m. to 8 p.m., street letter
boxes will be cleared at 4:15
p.m. and. mail will be received
and despatched at 6:40 pen,
Postage may be purchased from
the vending machines located
outside the post office and the
town hall.
A last minute meeting be.
tween three representa.tives of
Stanley Township and three
members of Ba.ylield Firemen's
Association, Friday, resulted'in
a fire protection contract be.
tween the two which will run
to December 31.
The settlement came on the
eve of a threatened withdrawal
of fire protection for about
350 Lake Huron 'cottage and
farm owners in thowest portion
of Stanley township, The
firemen boosted their fees to
Stanley by $500, to $800, per
year in December stating the
increase would, allow them to
offer fire protection to alarger
area of the township.
The request was later re.
duced to $500 for protection
of the township's western
sector, plus an hourly rate of
$80 for calls elsewhere in the
township. Stanley agreed to the
$500 charge but rejected the
$80 per hour.
C. A. Trott
Couple complains 0
screeching tires
principal retiring after 35 years teaching
The pride of Tom Leppington's life is flowers.
Being retired he has lots of spare time and
but doesn't use, beside his home at 177 Spencer
grows them everywhere. Inside, outside, all
over his lawn and even on the lot he owns,
but doesn't use, beside his home at 177 spencer
Street. Tulips are one of his favorites and be-
fore Friday •he had more than 1,000 of them,
all gloriously blooming, in all colors, popping
up from every• corner of his yard. Waking up
Saturday morning was a bitter experience be-
cause when he 'looked out the window 200
of the tulips, some 'of them his finest varieties,
had been broken off and strewn across the lawn.
Some of the flower beds had been ruthlessly
strampled and a bird bath and water fountain
overturned. A neighbour said he saw three
youths in the yard late Friday and chased them
away. But Mr. Leppington isn'treally concerned
about who destroyed his flowers, he just keeps
asking, "Why would anyone want to destroy
such pretty flowers."
The reasons tor the Ovetflow of untreated sewage from Clinton's
seivage treatment plant may become apparent when a Consulting
engineering firM completes its Study of drainage in the town,
day night domicil aPpeoVed the hielpg of H. V. Anderson Aeseelates,
Terentd, to do the study, When they' Will start and finish is still
undetermined but, they have indicated the cost of the study
will not be leis than $5,000, the Ontatie' Water ReSOUreeS
expressi detneetti 'at the amount of itokopotly,
ti,00ted Wage going into the taylield Pieter. The y did .a.brief
tody, showed the tfeatieent plant Was overflowing' wit
ttientha of the yearn