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Clinton News-Record, 1968-11-14, Page 146 THE .171.WRQN ,NVV. 'F.RA — 121st YgAR, N RECORD T 8,7th nc, CLINTQN, QNTA1310 THUBSOAY, NQVEMBFIR 14, 196fi ,nempris The first column Clinton Women's Institute wreath is carried forward by Mrs. WilfrO Colciough as flags fly oVer Cenotaph flanked by colour guard at fteniernbrance bay service sponsored by Clinton Branch 140, Royal Canadian Legion. Staff Photo. For anyone who Can't tell a maple from a mulberry, "The Forest Trees of Ontario" by J. H, White, revised by R. C. HOsie, is an arboreal goldinine. The first edition, written by the late Dr. White, professor of forestry, University of Toronto, was published in 1924. Now in its fourth edition, this popular book has been revised by Mr. Hosie who is professor emeritus of forestry at the University of Toronto. Published under the auspices of the department of lands and forests timber branch (reforestation section) it sells for 50e a copy. Send money order or cheque with order to: Operations Branch, Department of Lands and Forests; Parliament Buildings; Toronto 5, Ontario. This biaok will also be sold at the lands and, forests Information desk, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Honour students at Central Huron Secondary School — 48 in all — toured the Niagara Falls area recently on a tipr earned by their good scholatric averages last year. * * • • Craftsmen from the Clinton area contributed . greatly to the success of the Christmas Country Fair earlier this month at Colborne Township Hall in Carlow. We glanced at the guest book several hours before the fair closed. Even then there were more than 800 signatures — and we noticed that many did not stop to sign in when things were busiest. Last year, there weren't half as many names on the book. The bake" sale alone grossed $250 on Wednesday and more than $350 on Saturday. * * * If you were born Apri11903, you shinild send in your application for an old age "Security pension this month. If you send in your application in November, you should receive your first pension cheque in May 1969. The )age at which pension becomes payable is being gradually `reds. sect from 70 tc 65. in January 1968, pension becomes payable at age 67; in January 1969, it will become payable at age 66, and in January 1970 at age 65. Application forms are, available at all post offices. * * * WEATHER 1968 1967 HI LOW RI LOW Nov. 5 54 34 37 32 6 46 40 32 25 7 40 36 38 26 8 41 36 37 22 9 38 32 44 35 10 38 29 51 33 11 41 32 51 43 Rain .65" Rain 1.06" Snow p." Snow 2." Ball and Mutch Limited, a business whose roots extend hack many years into Clinton's history;- is changing ownership. William Mutch, who first worked for a predecessor of the present company in 1918,, is selling his interest to two employees who will join with Doug. Ball to run the hardware and furniture businest on Albert WILLIAM MUTCH Street and the Ball Funeral Home on High Street. The two new owners are Clarence Denomme, a member of Town Council who has worked for Ball and Mutch for two years, and John "Mac" Cameron who has been with the company for 13 years. Mr. Mutch will continue to work for the new company at least until the end of the year. Beyond that his plans are not made. His association with the business began as a schoolboy when he Winked for Harland l3rds., hardware and tinsnaithing, next door to a furniture store owned' by Doug Ball's father, Nelson. He worked in the hardware store a dozen years Or so, left Clinton for several years, opened' a grocery store here and later joined the Air Feirce; but returned tat the hardware store Oh 23 years ago. Sornewhe,ve along the way, the hardware' and furniture stores merged and, in 1945, the funeral home was added. The One feature of the planned promotion is that, in the words of one merchant last week, "We've got something left in a small town. Big stores and big cities can't give the personal touch. Let's sell it. Sell Clinton. Push Clinton. The Christmas skating party is now set tentatively for mid-December. Exact date and other details will ,be announced later. It was decided at the meeting that Clinton stores will open until 9 p.m. every night from December 16 through December 21 and again on December 23. Closing time will be 6 p.m. on the 24th; company Mutch name was added to the Ball name in 1948. All three of the new owners of Ball and Mutch, Limited hold funeral directors licences and have taken special courses and undergone apprenticeship in the trade. The Albert Street gore sells, among other things, carpet, home furnishings, appliances, hardware and housewares. What's it mean? The industry committee of Clinton Town Council had no report Tuesday night, but did subinit a bill for expenses. Councillors Clarence Denomme and Ted McCullough, corninittee members, each were paid. , A.50 for ekitieliaeg incurred in official business. No explanation of the expenditures was given Clinton officials expect insurance to cover about $30,000 of the loss resulting from .a fire which ripped through a municipale garage on James Street early last Saturday, destroying all the town't public works and road equipment. Reeve James 'Armstrong told the Town Council Tuesday night that fire insurance coverage on the building, the heavy equipment jt housed and other contents totalled $32,400. No Cenotaph in the Clinton library park, led by the Clinton legion pipe band and the CFB trumpet band. A colour party headed by Gordon Dalgleish- was followed by 25 wreath bearers. Pipe Major Hec Kingswell led, the legion band and played the lament after wreath-laying ceremonies at the cenotaph. George Campbell, legion sergeant-at-arms, was parade rnarshall. (Please turn to page 7) Court fines total $342 The youth, John J. Hoogenes, Murphy to seek separate school post in Huron Darr Murphy, partner in Goderich Law Firm of Donnelly & Murphy, announced today that he would seek election as the Separate School Representative for the new Huron County Board of Education. Mr. Murphy was born on a farm in Mount Forest, Ontario, and attended Separate and High Schools in that town. He graduated with a Bachel9r of Arts degree from St. Michael's College of The University of Toronto in 1951. After completing a year's graduate wink in Business Administration at The University of Toronto, he entered Osgoode Hall Law School in 1952 graduating in 1956. He has practised law the Town of Goderich since 1959. Mr. Murphy is married with five children. He has been the Separate School representative on the Goderich District Collegiate since 1961 and he is presently that school's representative on the' County of Huron Iiiteritil School Organization Committee — the steering cortimittee which has been set up to facilitate the organization of the new 13oarch- ettimate of overall lost was Mentioned, but earlier 'figures ranged from $50,000 to $75,000. Mr. Armstrong gave the following breakdown for the insurance: • street - sweeper; $3,000; dump truck, $5,900; tractor (backhoe), $7,000; grader, $8;000; . structure, $6,000; tools and other equipment, $2,500. Three years ago, he noted, council refused to approve Nomination meetings will be held Monday to select candidates for seats on two new school boards: the Huron County Board of Education which will administer all public schools in the county; and the Huron-Perth Roman. Catholic Separate School Board which will administer all separate schools in both counties. • The Huron County board will consist of 13 members elected by public school supporters in various districts and one member elected at-large by separate school supporters. The Huron-Perth Separate School Board members will be chosen by districts, but the district lines and meeting-places are not identical to those for the Huron County board. All separate school supporters in Huron County who wish to nominate a candidate for the single separate school seat on the Huron County school board will have ' to meet at Hay Township Hall in Zurich from 1 to 2 p.m. The following lists attempt to give time and place for all other nomination meetings involving readers of The • News-Recrodd. For further information, it is advisable to contact the clerk in your municipality. HURON COUNTY BOARD (public school ratepayers) For' Tuckersmith, Stanley, Seaforth and Bay field — Varna Town Hall, 1 to 2 p.m. For Clinton, Hullett, McKillop and Blyth — Londesboro Community Hall, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. For Hay, Zurich, Herisall — Hay Township Hall, Zurich, 1 to 2 p.m. For Goderich and Colborne Townships, Goderich Township Hall, Holmesvilie, 8 to 9 p.m. ' HURON-PERTH BOARD (separate school ratepayers) Pot Goderich and Colborne Townships and the Town of Goderich Goderich District Collegiate' Institute auditorium, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Por Ttickersmith, Stanley, Seaforth and l3ayfield, Htiton Centennial &hood, lIrticefield t recommended increases in coverage on the building and the grader. At that time; he said, it was proposed that the building be insured for $12,000 and the grader for $19,000 — said to represent the, approximate replacement values in both cases. When discussion tinned toward the topic of replacing the garage, sometimes called the "town shed," Mayon Donald Symons remarked that the Public Utilities Commission is in need of a new building for its sewer and water branch equipment. He 'suggested ,that'serious consideration bp given to a merger of local sewer, water and 'other public works functions — and construction of a single building to house all three operations at less expense, Cause of the destructive, predawn blaze remains undetermined. There has been no indication that arson is suspected. The alarm was turned in by Constable Albert Shaddick who says "two girls" stopped him a block or so from the garage to report the Are about 5 a.m. Saturday. When firefighters arrived, they found the rear of the building engulfed by the swiftly spreading flames. David Ball, public works foreman, was one of the first men on the scene and tried to enter the front door to (Please turn to page 7) Councillor to resign Remembrance Day is not a day '"to sit back with a shed or unshed tear for those who died in war," said the Reverend (Major) G: Youmatoff, CFB Clinton Protestant chaplain, at memorial services here Monday, "...we should honour them not with tears, but with joy and thanksgiving. "We should give thanks for those whose names are on the Honour Roll, and countless others who were found — that there were such men who believed firmly enough in the pursuit of peace to go to foreign lands and leave a small part of themselves for eternity." Noting that this Remembrance Day marked the 50th anniversary 'of the cessation of hostilities after the first of our "world wars," he said: "We pray to ,God that there is no major conflict again for the price is almost too great." The Clinton Legion Hall was filled for the first part of the The Clinton Retail Merchants Committee, which dropped plans for a Christmas parade this year and considered holding a Christmas cash Craw in its place, is now planning only for a skating party where Santa Claus can distribute candy to the younger set. Lack of sufficient revenue and willing workers led to rejection of the earlier and more ambitious ideas, but hasn't stopped the committee's work. Arrangements are now underway for stepped-up promotion of Clinton shopping before Christmas and possibly an increased year-round promotion effort, two local men buy into memorial program sponsored by Clinton Branch 140 of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Clinton Ministerial Association. The Reverend R. U. MacLean, legion chaplain and minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, gave the call to worship and offered an invocation prayer at the start of the 9:30 a.m. service. Other participating clergymen, besides Reverend Youmatoff, were the Reverend J. E. Kelly of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Clinton; the Reverend Dr. A. J. Mowatt of Wesley-Willis United Church; the Reverend (Capt.) J. F. Lally, Catholic chaplain , at CFB Clinton; the Reverend Grant L. Mills of Ontario Street United Church, and the Reverend J. S. Sharpies, St. Paul's Anglican Church.' • About 75 legion members and a contingent of 60 men and women from the Canadian Forces base paraded to the Mutch leaves Ball and Mutch Ltd., Fire Department wreath is placed at Clinton cenotaph by Harvey Carter during Remembrance Day program lylOnday, — Staff Photo.. Legion, CFB Clinton lead Remembrance Day events accident on Victoria Street on September 27. Also veto cash draw A similar charge led to a fine of $50. and costs for John Goldsworthy, 16, R.R. 1, Clinton, who allegedly consumed alcoholic beverages on Albert Street on September 13. Two men, Joseph Arseneau and Robert Wormsley, were charged with assault on complaint of Douglas Morgan of Morgan Trailer Court, Clinton, and were each fined $50. and costs. Failure to report an auto accident in the Liquor Control Board parking lot on October 12, resulted in Gilbert Pearo of (Please turn to page 7) Fines totalled $342. after a Magistrate's rta-sessioir—iiN Clinton last week. Magistrate Glenn Hays presided. The heaviest single penalty, a $60. fine, was paid by .a Varna youth charged with consuming alcoholic beverages. Merchants nix parade charged following an auto 18, of R.R. 1, Varna, was Huge flames spew from front and roof of Clinton public works shed on James Street, silhouetting firemen as they ready hose lines with little hope of controlling the blaze. Dark line cutting across 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. For Zurich, Hensel!, Hay — Hay Township Hall, 1 to 2 p.m. For Clinton, McKillop, Hullett — Orange Hall, Winthrop, 1 to 2 p.m. NOTE: As outlined above, all Huron County separate school —4-s-- are also eligible to fire and interrupted service to some 700 Bell customers in the area. — Staff Photo. Pick schoolmen Monday nominate candidates for a single seat on the Huron County Board of Education for secondary school purposes. That meeting is to be held from 1 to 2 p.m. in Hay Township Ball in Zurich. Elections, if necessary, will be held December 2 from 10 'a.m. to 8 p.m. Clinton Town Councillor Wesley Holland will resign for business reasons on November 30, after serving 11 months of a 24.month term. He submitted his letter of resignation at a council meeting Tuesday night and later explained that he recently became involved in a trucking business which takes him out of town frequently and makes it difficult to attend meetings regularly in Clinton. Council accepted the resignation with regret and Mayor Donald Symons said, "We're all sorry to hear Councillor Holland is leaving, but Wes' enterprises now take him away from us." According to the Ontario Municipal Act, the vacant council seat must be offered to the runner-up in last December's election. This means that Norman Livermore, a veteran council member whose defeat in the last election placed him ninth on the list for the eight town posts; is above firemen is telephone cable whicircaugh.r"-'&eligible to take Mr. Holland?s----%,..,•,—' place. If for any reason Mr. Livermore fails to accept, council may appoint any qualified citizen to fill out the unexpirem term. Councillor Holland, who lives at' 210 High Street and formerly owned Holland's Sunoco Station, 192 Huron Street, garnered 729 votes in the race for council seats. He came in second for the six council seats. Mr. Livermore's 729-vote total fell 96 short of the next highest man on the list. insured for 02,400 Town loses $50000 in equipment when fire razes public works shed