Clinton News-Record, 1969-08-14, Page 1CFB CLINTON PERSONNEL ASSEMBLED FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF BASE CLOSING
COL. E. W. RYAN
The Clinton dolts' captain, Bab "Little JOe" Livermore, starts to slide into home to score One of the
15 runs which gave the team the intermediate Huron-Perth championthip With a four-run edge over
Thorndale last Sunday evening in a hastily scheduled home gamer Bob walked, stole second and
Nored behind Cam Colquhoun in the fourth inning,—Staff Oka°
Fifteen members of the Huron Fish and Game Conservation Association's Junior Conservation Club
went flitting On the Maitland River last Saturday and Jack Cook, centre, quickly discovered one Of an
angler's trials — snarled line. Jim Cudmore attempts to untangle the tackle as Victor Falconer looks
oh. The outing was led by George Wise and Bruce Marshall, The fishing spot was on the Colborne
Township farm of James either, RR 4, Godetich, Staff Photo
News-Record
144.h YEAR— NO..M
CLINTON, ONTARIO TRURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1909
PRICE PgR COPY "IBc
Base commander outlines
procedure for phase-out
The first
column
If others in Own decide, to
follow the examples of Mrs. Ken
Williams and. Dr. J. Alex
Addison, We'll soon have to
create a section for
"newsmaking neighbors."
Dr. Addison, a general
practitioner for 26 years, retired
last June and said at the time
that none of the doctors seeking
to take over his practice was
Canadian. AU the Canadians, he
said, want to be specialists.
First reported locally, the
remark was reprinted in the
Medical Post and appeared last
week on the editorial page of the
Financial Post,
Mrs. Williams
'
who teaches
kindergarten at Clinton Public
School, last spring wrote the
editor of The News-Record a
letter about her class visiting
William Haugh's farm. Fourteen
of the 40 children had never
been in a barn.
The Ontario Dept. of
Education's decision to use the
letter in a summer course for
teachers led to a feature story in
the London Free Press, an item
in the Toronto Telegram and,
last week, a Canadian Press
dispatch to its member papers
across the country.
For any of our readers whose
names have been spelled wrong
in The News-Record, we note
that CP changed our name to
"Clinton Record."
* * *
Bluewater area residents and
their families •are invited to
attend a get-together with
entertainment, dancing and food
on Sept. 13 in the Knights of
Columbus Hall, Windsor. Five
hundred attended last year.
Information and tickets at $6
per couple can be obtained from
Lou Ducharme, 1118 Esdras St.,
Nindsor 16, before Sept. 1.
* * *
Don Henderson has replaced
Bob Taylor as manager of the
Agricultural Chemicals Ltd.
fertilizer blending plant at
Brucefield and has added Hal
Flaro of Exeter, formerly of
CFB Clinton, to the new plant
staff, Mr. Henderson, who lives
in Ilderton, worked the last
three years at the company's
London plant.
* * *
Today's the first day that Mrs.
Florence Miller (nee Garrett) of
RR 3, Clinton, and her elder
sister, Mrs. • Margaret Jones of
Nottingham, England, meet after
a separation of 35 years.
In 1935, Mrs. Jones left
Nctepawa, Man. with her
husband and went to England
where she has remained.
This will be Mrs. Jones' first
trip back to Canada and her first
opportunity to visit relatives in
more than three decades.
Besides her sister, here, Mrs.
Jones will visit her brothers, Joe
of London and Gordon of St.
Thomas.
* * *
With continued fine weather,
the winter wheat harvest should
be completed this week,
reported Don S, Pullen, Huron
County agricultural
representative, this week.
Spring grain yields are average
with good quality reported,
according to Mr. Pullen, and
high quality second-cut hay is
being harvested On some farms.
Pastures are beginning their
normal seasonal decline in
productivity, he noted.
Feet seem to suffer more in
the summer than at any other
season. Prepare a warm foot
bath With at least a good handful
of salt — then just relax! Read a
book, or manicure your hands —
and after about 10.15 minutes,
the pain will be alleviated,
Weather
1969 1968
HI LO Hi 'LO
Aug. 5 83 53 84 60
6 81 60 88 68
7 79 62 80 S4
8 81 65 86 59
9 75 60 80 64
10 73 51 71 55
11 •72 46 67 42
Rain ,15" 3,56 Rain Aug. 5
.53 Rain'rest of
week
BY BERT,CLIFFORD
The Clinton Colts, a young
Intermediate club, came from
behind in the third game of the
Huron-Perth playoffs,
triumphing over Thorndale with
a 15-11 score to take the
two-county league championship
last Sunday evening.
The team goes on to Ontario
Baseball Association "B"
division finals, playing St. Marys
at St. Marys at 6:30 p.m. today
and again at home either
Saturday at 6 p.m. or Sunday at
2; p.m. The second game still was
not scheduled firmly late last
night
The Sunday evening win at
home followed the Colts' 5.4
defeat by the same team at
Thorndale earlier in the day.
For the first three innings of
the deciding game, the Colts
made errors hile Thorndale
pounded pitcher Larry "Archie"
Pickett for five 4:s including a
three-run homer by Murrell in
the second. At the end of two
and a half innings, Thorndale
had built up a 9-0 lead with the
help of five Clinton errors.
In the third inning, Clinton's
Doc Miller and pitcher Pickett
collected back-to-back home
The following letter, signed
by Col. E. W. Ryan, base
commander at CFB Clinton, was
distributed to all employees
following announcement of the
government decision to phase
out military operations at the
base:
"The Government has decided
that Canadian Forces Base
Clinton is to be phased out of
military operation by 1
September, 1971. This action is
required since the training
facilities of the Canadian Forces
will be greatly in excess of
requirements in the near future.
The decision has been made to
consolidate CFB Clinton's
training at other Bases, The
decision to phase out this
particular facility was based on
economy, manpower and budget
limitations.
"I am not in a position at this
time to identify which positions
will be relocated to other areas.
Once the positions have been
identified we will be in a
position to commence individual
action designed to find
alternative employment within
runs to right field to put the
Colts back into the ball game.
Pickett found his strong pitches
in the fourth, retiring the first
two batters by strikeouts before
Taylor hit the track in right
field.
Ddn Bartliff went across the
track to retrieve the ball and
fired a long throw to Cam
Colquhoun who in turn hit Fleet
with a perfect throw to the plate
to put Taylor out.
Bartliff's throwing play
sparked the club to a big fourth
inning. Bartliff led off with a
double and scored on Fleet's
double. Rick Fremlin, with one
out, tagged Tilden for a single
and advanced to second on
Miller's groundout. Pickett
connected for a single, then Cam
Colquhoun, who went five for
five, belted out a triple to score
both runners, Bob Livermore
walked, stole second, then
scored behind Cam Colquhoun
on a strange play when Laurie
Colquhoun was safe on an error
by the shortstop and the second
baseman.
Good fielding plays helped
the Colts out of trouble in the
fifth and sixth. Thorndale
picked up one run in the sixth to
the department or elsewhere in
the public service. Each and
every employee will be
contacted personally by a
civilian personnel officer for this
purpose. Prior to taking any
action which might culminate in
lay-off, the Department's order
of release policy will have•been
applied, and any individual
priorities which it provides will
have been established.
"I can assure you that the
department is concerned about
your future employment and
will make every effort to locate
a suitable position for you at
another departmental
establishment. It may not be
possible, however, to find an
equivalent position in your
present geographical area. If not,
we hope to be able to offer some
of you a position at Pother
DND establishment which may
necessitate your moving from
your present location. If you
qualify and agree to such an
offer, the department will:pay
normal removal expenses for
you and your family to your
new place of employment.
go ahead 10-9. Clinton's first
batter in that inning grounded
out to the pitcher, then Pickett
tied up the game with a home
run down the center of the field.
Cam Colquhoun and
Livermore hit consecutive singles
and both scored on Laurie
Colquhoun's hit with the
shortstop errored on. Bartliff
picked up his second hit of the
game, stole second base and
scored on Fleet's hit.
With two out in the seventh,
Pickett gave up two hits,
allowing one run to score before
he retired the third out by a
strikeout. A big rally was ended
in the seventh for Clinton when
Cam Colquhoun overran second
base on Livermore's hit and
umpire Howard Tait called him
out after Thorndale's second
baseman tagged the bag. Pickett
scored on the play before
Colquhoun's out to give the
Colts a 14-11 edge.
Thorndale put two runners on
to lead off in the eighth on two
singles, bUt a good fielding play
by Cam Colquhoun put the
runner out at third after brother
Laurie made a good boot-top
catch and tried to throw the
runner out at second.
Please turn to Page 12
"Unlike other phase-outs the
department has experienced in
the past, we have a lead time
with respect to this phase-out of
two years. This longer period
will be put to good use to
minimize lay-offs and personal
disruptions.
"In addition to the
department's efforts to find
suitable positions for those who
might be laid off, the Public
Service Commission and the
Canada Manpower Centres will
provide maximum assistance in
this matter. Those employees
who are scheduled for lay-off
will be placed on a Public
Service Commission lay-off list
and the Commission and the
Canada • Manpower Centres will
do everything possible to locate
a suitable position in the
Government service or
elsewhere."
MRS. A. E. ELLIOTT
Funeral today
for inn owner
Funeral services will be held
in London this afternoon for
Mrs. Arthur E. (Ruth) Elliott of
Bayfield who died at 10:45 p.m.
Monday in Victoria Hospital as a
result of injuries sustained Aug.
5 when she was struck by a
bicycle on Main Street in
Bayfield.-
Mrs. Elliott, 50, was the
owner of the Little Inn in
Bayfield. A native of London,
she had been a summer resident
of Bayfield for many years and
purchased the inn 15 years ago.
Dr. John 0. Merritt,
Middlesex county coroner, said
she never regained consciousness
and death was due to extensive
head injury. He said an autopsy
report will be sent- to Huron
County officials for decision on
whether or not to hold an
inquest.
Mrs. Elliott was born Feb. 24,
1919, a daughter of the late
Albert W. and Gladys (Baker)
Hayman. She attended the
University of Western Ontario
and studied hotel management
at Ryerson. She was a member
of Cronyn Memorial Church in
London. She was married to Mr.
Elliott about two years ago in
Bayfield.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by a stepson, John
Elliott of Elliott Lake, Ont.; a
sister, Mrs. W. L. (Mary) Archer
of Alexandria, Virginia and two
brothers, John Heyman of
Belleville and Jim Hayman of
LoridOri,
The funeral will take place at
3 p.m, today in Needham
Memorial Chapel, 520 Dundas
St, London, with the Rev. L L.
H. Henderson offielating.
Interment will be at Woodlands
Cemetery, London.
t Canadian Forces Base Clinton
will close in two years, Defence
Minister Leo Cadieux announced
yesterday afternoon in Ottawa
as the base commander, Col, E.
W. Ryan, broke the news locally
to civilian and military
personnel, Clinton and Goderich
officials and newsmen gathered
on the parade square.
"It is with sincere regret that I
announce a government decision
to terminate military training
operations at CFB Clinton," said
Col. Ryan. "The phase-out date
for such training is two years
from now — on 1 September
1971."
Col. Ryan used the words
"phase-out" or "transfer of
military training," but avoided
calling the action "base closure."
He said that for reasons of
economy and manpower-budget
limitations, the Dept. of
National Defence found it
necessary to consolidate the
smaller armed forces on fewer
bases to reduce overhead costs.
If no other government
department or civilian agency is
interested in CFB Clinton's
facilities, the base will close, said
Col. Ryan, quickly adding that
non-DND agencies have already
shown interest in the extensive
training and support facilities at
the base.
"Despite the necessity for
DND withdrawal," he
concluded, "I can assure you
that the Minister of National
Defence and his most senior
staff members will be vitally
interested in any valid proposals
to use Clinton's training facilities
to provide employment and
income to the citizens of the
area.
Present for the announcement
were Donald E. Symons, mayor
of Clinton; Harry Worsell, reeve
of Goderich and Robert
McKinley, Huron MP, who two
weeks ago said he was almost
certain the base would close.
The three men from Huron
County met with Col. Ryan and
Frank Miller, DND director of
general properties.
Yesterday's statement by Mr.
Cadieux said that only one full
base — Clinton — would be
abandoned by the armed forces.
Also to be closed are three
logistics depots — in London,
Cobourg and Ville La Salle. The
St. Hubert site of CFB Montreal
is to be reduced substantially
over the next two years with
regular force flying activity to
end in September, 1970.
Mr. Cadieux said his
department is working with
other federal departments,.
provincial and local authorities
and interested civilian bodies, to
develop plans to minimize the
disruptive effects on the
Communities concerned.
He said that military
establishments have traditionally
been good members of the
communities in which they were
located and that while he
regretted having to close the
establishments he has directed
his department to spare no
effort to make the transition as
smooth as possible.
The minister said the training
activity at CFB Clinton will shift
principally to bases in Kingston
and Borden, but Col. Ryan
stressed that no firm plans have
been made for relocation of the
School of Instructional
Technique or the new warrant
officer school which will only
open here in November.
Mayor Symons said it was too
early to speculate on what effect
the phase-out may have locally,
but noted that the entire area
will be affected — the district
around the town "perhaps every
bit as much as we are."
Reeve Worsell, who
represented Mayor Frank Mills
of Goderich, remarked that the
two-year gradual closing would
reduce the impact, but he voiced
concern about the dozens of
Goderich residents who work at
the Clinton base.
The Seaforth mayor was
invited, but could not attend.
Officials at CFB* Clinton
indicated that township
councillors were not contacted
in advance.
Mr. McKinley complained
that too little notice of the
impending decision was given
the communities involved and he
said closing a base in an area like
Clinton while increasing the size
of already-big bases "makes a
sham" of redevelopment efforts
and programs to help
slow-growth areas: He 'said' the
DND has appointed a senior
staff member to assist in the
base closings and he promised to
keep in close touch with the
official.
The transfer of training from
Clinton will save the government
an estimated $4.6 million yearly,
the minister said. Lt. Col. L. C.
Morrison, assistant director of
information services at Canadian
Forces Headquarters in Ottawa,
told newsmen at CFB Clinton
that the 400 service personnel,
300 civilian workers and 300
students (the number varies
during the year) generate a
disposable income of nearly
$5,000,000 annually.
The armed forces learned a
great deal from the sudden
closing of the Centralia base and
the resultant hardships several
years ago, said Lt. Col. Morrison,
and can certainly handle the
Clinton closing in a better-
manner and "the long lead time
is a real break."
The DND spokesman said he
was well aware of the problems
encountered in the Centralia
shutdown and gave assurance
that the department "would
certainly try to see that nothing
like that happened" in Clinton.
The . Clinton closing decision
was characterized by Lt. Col.
Morrison as "primarily a military
decision, with other factors
involved." He said the new
forces structure calls for
different support facilities and,
while there was concern for the
communities affected, "the
military and economic decisions
were probably predominant,"
Military personnel will be
transferred to vacant positions in
other units and every effort will
be made to find alternative
employment for the civilians,
either in 'vacant positions with
the federal government or
elsewhere, said Mr. Cadieux in
his statement.
Col. Ryan said he expects no
major change in the training
operations of the Radar and
Communications School until
next year — September 1970. At
that time, in accordance with a
transfer schedule to be worked
out, some of the trades training
may be transferred, but a large
portion of the training will
continue in Clinton until the
summer of 1971.
The School of Instructional
Technique and the new
Canadian Forces Warrant
Officers School being opened at
CFB Clinton this fall will both
remain until the summer of
1971, said Col. Ryan.
As the radar and
communications training is
transferred to other bases, it
may be possible to transfer
certain of the base and ,school
support positions, but the bulk
will remain until the summer of
1971.
The transfer of Clinton's
training operations, said the base
commander: "... will not have an
adverse effect on the promotion
opportunities of the military
personnel now employed at CFB.
Clinton."
Within the next four to six
weeks, representatives of the
headquarters careers staff will
visit the base to hold meetings
and individual interviews to
discuss the impact of the
phase-out — particularly for
persons within three or four
years of retirement.
With the transfer of training
to other bases, certain civilian
jobs in direct support of that
training will also be moved. The
civilians employed in those
positions will have the chance to
transfer with the government
paying normal moving expenses.
General support of base and
school operations — as far as it
affects civilian staffs — will
continue for the next two years.
CfB .Clinton to dose
by September 1971
Colts win Huron-Perth title