Clinton News-Record, 1969-01-30, Page 1104th YEAR. NO. 5
The first
a
column
The gremlins sure were
busy last week. Our news.
story said correctly that
James Hayter, reeve of
Stephen Township, was
elected warden of Huron
County, But under his picture
the caption read "Stanley
Township reeve."
And then, as if that wasn't
enough, a picture of Warrant
Officer J. G. Macdonald, a
dental technician at CFB
Clinton, appeared above a
caption identifying him as Lt.
Col. O. E, _ Warner,
commanding officer of the
base's radar and
communications school.
In yet another instance, the
name of Mrs. Reg McKiel,
chairman of the citizenship
committee of Wesley -Willis
UCW, was spelled incorrectly.
Maybe this is an appropriate
time to reprint the .following
verse: - -- -
The typographical error is a
slippery thing and sly,
You can hunt till you are
dizzy, but it somehow will get
by.
Till the forms are off the
presses it is strange how still it
keeps;
It shrinks down into a comer
and it never stirs or peeps,
That typographical error, too
small for human eyes,
Till the ink is on the paper,
when it grows to mountain size.
The boss he stares in horror,
then he grabs his hair and
groans;
The copy reader drops his
headupon his hands and
-moans_ —
The remainder of the issure
may be clean as clean can be,
But the typographical error is
the only thing you see.
— Knoxville (Iowa)
Express
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Our Blyth correspondent,
Gail Falconer, said she feels
sorry for the lion cub whose
picture she .snapped this week.
Its claws have been removed, she
says, along with most of its
teeth. Bewildered by the
camera's flashing and the
attention of many curious
youngsters, the young animal
curled up and sucked on its tail,
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"If we look around us we
may observe that all who
have accumulated large
fortunes ' in ordinary business
pursuits are indebted to
newspapers for their
triumphs.' — Walt Whitman
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CLINTON, ONTARIO
THURSDAY. JANUARY 60., 1969
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Town councillors named to serve
in county planning, property posts
The following committees
were named for the 1969
operation of Huron County
Council:
Roads: Chairman Elmer
Hayter, Stanley; Harry
Worsell, Goderich; Gordon
Boyd, Ashfield; Elgin
Thompson, Tuckersmith and
Joe Hoffman, Hay.
Huronview: Chairman
Robert Lyons, West
Wawanosh; Borden Cook,
Blyth; Wilmer Hardy,
Colborne; Harold Robinson,
Howick and Joe Dietrich,
Stephen.
Health: Chairman W. J.
Cuthill, Seaforth; Everett
McIlwain, Goderich Township;
R. B. Cousins, Brussels; James
Hayter, Stephen and John
Morrisey (non -council),
Stephen.
Library: Chairman C. E.
Derry Boyle, Exeter; Harold
Wild, Wingham; Walter
Huro n vie w
birthdays
Twenty-eight residents of
Huronview received gifts when
the auxiliary held its monthly
birthday party recently under
the direction of Mrs. Harvey
Johnston as chairman.
The entertainment
programme included a
sing -along led by Mrs. Stevens
and Mrs. Cunningham of
Clinton, a piano solo by Miss
Hill, mouth organ selections
by Mrs. Taylor and music by
an orchestra composed of
residents of the home for the
aged. The Reverend J. U.
Stewart of Seaforth showed
slides of places of interest in
Huron County.
Birthday gifts were
presented to Ross Miller, Mrs.
Gray, Reg Sturdy, Agnes
Douglas, Duncan McKinnon,
Norman Speirs, Gus Latto,
Mrs. Ilene McEwan, Miller
Adams, Mrs. Griffith, Mrs.
Carrie Thompson, Vera Tiffen,
Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Mary Brown,
Mrs. Anstay, Clarence Daer,
Miss Deacon, Mrs. Speir,
Gladys Stanlake, Elizabeth
Martone, Mrs. Kingswell,
Garfield McDonald, Joseph
Ryan, Charles Little, Mary
McKenzie, Albert Nicholson,
Mae Davies and Duncan
Stewart.
Sheardown, Goderich and
George McCutcheon, Stewart
Procter and Duff Thompson,
all non -council members.
Property: Chairman Roy
Westcott, Usbome; Hugh
Flynn, Hullett; James
Armstrong, Clinton; Allan
Campbell, McKillop and Oliver
Jaques, Hensall.
Planning: Chairman Mervyn
Cu dm ore, Exeter; John,
Flannery, Seaforth; Gordon
Lawson, Clinton; Anson
McKinley, Stanley; Charles
Thomas, Grey and C.
Laithwaite, W. Brock, R.
Jewell, Ian McAllister and
Calvin Krauter, all non -council
members.
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Charge three men
after car crashes
Clinton police have Terrence S. Rutledge of 193
investigated five reportable auto High Street, Clinton, was
accidents since January 15 and charged with failing to yield
lodged charges in three of the right-of-way after his car was in
cases. No injuries resulted from collision with one driven by
any of the mishaps, James D. McCann, 190
John S. Carter, 23, of Rattenbury Street. That crash
Saltford, was arrested for took place at 10:30 p.m. on
driving while impaired after his January 17 on Rattenbury
auto damaged three parked cars Street at Biggings Street, police
in Victoria Street " south of said. Damage was said to be
Huron Street shortly before. about $800.
midnight January•17. Charged with careless driving
Police say Carter's car backed after an accident at 12:30 a.m.
into one car, slammed forward January 18 on Huron Street near
into a second and then skidded
across the roadway until its rear
end hit- another car. Total
damage was estimated• at $700.
The cars damaged are owned
by Benson Kerr of RR3
Goderich, Walter G. Davis of
Goderich and Clifford Cooper of
218 Victoria Street, Clinton,
police said.
Last Saturday morning on
Huron, Street near Shipley a
pickup truck driven by Francis
G. Picot, RR 2, Bayfield, and a
car operated by Charles
Hutchins, RR 2 Clinton, collided
about 10:30 o'clock. Damage
Albert Street is Gary Sproul, RR
3, Auburn, Damage totalled
about $800 when his car was in
a collision with one driven by
Gregory T. Potter of RR 3,
Clinton, police said.
Damage of about $300
resulted, according to police,
from a collision on Huron Street
near Orange Street at 5 p.m. last
Sunday. Drivers were identified
as Wayne Layton of 10 William
Street and Paul Bartliff, 61
Whitehead Street, both of
Clinton.
In minor mishaps, police are
investigating damage of less than
was estimated at $300. (Please turn to Page 5)
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Reject Clinron reeve's .protest
Goderich site best for school board
- -recommendation of County Council
13y Shirley J. Keller
Despite protests from
Clinton Reeve James
Armstrong, members of the
County Council agreed last
week that the second floor of
the new county administrative
(assessment) building in
Goderich is the most
satisfactory site for the offices
of the Huron County Board
of Education.
It was said that the
board's offices should be
situated in the county
administrative set-up with easy
access to library, public
health, assessment and other
departments.
Other arguments in favour
of the move were that the
facilities are available now and
that any saving would be
spread across the county and
not benefit one municipality.
Council was told that the
county owns "plenty of
space" for expansion. It was
suggested that an annual lease
be offered to the school
board. If the board decides to
locate in the building, the
one-year agreement would give
both the schools and the
county an opportunity to
review their requirements
within a relatively short time.
Reeve Armstrong drew
attention to the fact that
Clinton is not in favour of a
Goderich site for the head
office of the board of
education.
The Clinton reeve also
noted that the building's top
storey was earmarked for any
future expansion of county
offices. The school board, he
said, "has nothing to do with
the county (government) and
the county has nothing to do
with the school board."
Derry Boyle, Exeter town
reeve, asserted that while the
County Coucil has no
jurisdiction over the Board of
Education, it makes sense to
locate the new board at the
county's administrative centre.
"It is a little ridiculous to
move it anyplace else," he
said.
Reeve Roy Pattison, East
Wawanosh, concurrred with
the Goderich choice and said
it might be cheaper for the
county board to operate
there.
Howick Reeve Harold
Robinson told Council that he
spoke to his area's
representatives on the new
county school board in an
attempt to influence them in
favour of the Goderich
location.
There was no mention of
Seaforth during the Council
discussion, although Seaforth
only last week made a bid
for the school board offices.
Clinton has proposed that
the all but vacant Nurses'
Residence here be used for
the board offices, noting that
the province must pay to
maintain and operate the
Legion welcomes five,
gives sports honours
Clinton's Canadian Legion with information about the
Branch 140 held its first meeting memoirs is asked to contact the
of the year Monday night with legion branch.
Percy Brown, newly elected Sports programme awards for
president, in the chair. 1968 were presented to: Jim
Introduced for initiation into Armstrong, the Anstett Bowling
the branch were Lloyd Westlake, Trophy; Pat McMahon, The
Eric Schatte, W.P. Carroll, News -Record "Early Bird" golf
Arnold Turner and D. A. Park. trophy; Jim Graham, Branch
Tne initiation team consisted 140 trophy for fall golf
of Hee Kingswell, Ed We, Ed tournament and Pat McMahon,
Porter and J.K. Cornish. Jim Armstrong matched play
J.K. Cornish accepted the trophy.
position of historical officer and Winners of the Zone C-1
will arrange and catalogue any. _ Mixed bowling Don Brewing
historical items submitted for trophy were Harold and Bessie
the new display cabinet. _ Black, Bob and Doris Burke,
It was announced that Beulah Wonch and Jim
information is being sought Armstrong.
about memoirs of the 161st Taking the Zone C-1 trophy
Battalion, a document believed were Pat McMahon, Doug
to have been in the possession of
the late Norman Miller- Anyone (Please turn to Page 5)
Planners start carnival coon
count
With less than two weeks to
go before the start of Clinton's
Winter Carnival, Doug
Thorndike, carnival committee
chairman, has announced that
TV personality "Big Al" Jones,
host on a Kitchener children's
show, will be honorary marshal
of a parade on Saturday of
carnival week.
Sponsored by a number of
town merchants, "Big Al" will
appear Saturday afternoon in
the parade which features Miss
Dominion of Canada and
contestants for the roles of
carnival king and queen.
Schools expected • to be
represented in the slate of
potential kings and queens
include Clinton Public School,
Clinton Separate School, Clinton
Christian Reform School,
Hullett Central School in
Londesboro, Huron Centennial
School in Brucefield, Goderich
Township Central School in
Holmesville and Adastral Park
Public School at CFB Clinton.
One boy and one girl are to
be picked by each school. They
must be in the parade which
AM MN
10 days to go
moves off from the Legion Hall
at 1 p.m. They can be either on
a float or on a car and choice of
winners will be made according
to personality; dress and skating
ability.
The crowning will be carried
out by Miss Dominion of
Canada, Nancy Wilson of
Chatham, at 2 p.m. in the
Comnunity Centre. Prizes for
the event are being donated by
local businessmen.
Carnival planners are also
working out details of a hockey
match Wednesday of Carnival
Week between Ontario
Provincial Police and recreation
directors from a territory
extending from Owen Sound to
St. Marys.
Coach for the recreation
directors' team will be Pat
McGarrity of Waterloo. Doug
Andrews, Clinton's recreation
director, will manage and play
on the squad.
The game is set to begin at
8:30 p.m. at the arena where
tickets are now available.
Twenty or 30 prizes are to be
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residence which houses only
one nurse.
Town officials maintain
that Clinton is a logical site
for the offices because of its
central location in the county.
The Clinton Public Hospital
Board h\,s told the school
board members that the
whole building or any part
can be made available on
short notice. Adjacent land is
owned by the hospital board
and can be utilized for
parking 40 or more cars, it
has been noted.
Gregory, a male African lion cub, attracted a lot of attention at
Warner Collings' store on Blyth's main street last week. The furry,
four -month-old feline, born in Africa, will measure nine feet to
the end of his tail when he is full grown, about six years from
now, and has a life expectancy of 35 to 40 years. Mr. Collings,
who runs a pet shop along with his sewing centre, sold the cub to
Miss Barbara Baumgarten of Clifford, a teacher at Wallace Public
School at Gowanstown. Miss Baumgarten intends to keep the
animal as a pet, but admitted he might come in handy as a threat
to unruly students. During his stay in Blyth, Gregory was guest of
honour at the regular meeting of the Blyth Lions' Club.
— Photo by Gail Falconer
Huron divorces up 41 per cent
A divorce rate jump of 41
percent was among the
statistics gleaned from a
report of the Children's Aid
Society to County Council
last week.
All but one of the CAS
service departments reported
increased activity last year.
Miss Clare McGowan, local
director, told Council that
CAS prepared 24 official
guardian reports showing an
increase of 41 percent in the
county divorce rate.
She also said that while
the number of unwed mothers
applying for aid is on the
rise, records show a 19
percent drop in the number
of putative (named) fathers.
Miss McGowan explained
that expectant girls sometimes
refuse to identify the fathers
even though CAS would
counsel the men about their
rights and responsibilities to
the unborn children.
Last December 31 the CAS
had 93 children in care, was
working with 93 protection
families having 291 children,
had 16 children on adoption
probation and was helping 11
unmarried mothers and four
putative fathers.
Name Menzies
board member
for hospital
County Council last week
appointed the following men
as its representatives on
boards for the five hospitals
in Huron County.
E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton
Public Hospital; Johd•
Schaefer, Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital,
Goderich; J.B. Fisher,
Wingham Hospital; John
Longstaff, Seaforth
Community Hospital and
Glenn Fisher, South Huron
Hospital, Exeter.
10th MINOR HOCKEY WEEKEND BESTYET
chairman Bruce Collins, opens hockey wee
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or national anthems before
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