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Clinton News-Record, 1968-05-16, Page 2NEW ERA YEAR No 4 20 THE c1,),NTP.N. .14.04 -1.0C9R.Pe.,TkPR5PAY:,. M0100948 Bayfield, Stanley fire agreement THE HIMON.RECPRP 87,th Year cows vc , Apri.....iimipsurrioseT 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