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Clinton News-Record, 1971-02-25, Page 1Clinton. News-Record 1045 Year - No. 8 Thursday, l'ehritary 25, 1971 miloommoommunionuomuiumummumiumoinommmommoloonosimmumummomminumnimmummomiumniummummomiimumitommoutiminommiummimoimilmitilmumolloulot Plate deadline If you haven't bought your new licence plates, do so today . . . don't wait until the last minute and get caught in the long line-ups. Remember that deadline ... midnight, Saturday, February 27th. There will be no extension. The driver, a bystander and an OPP officer examine this 1965 Valiant that rolled over on Highway 8 Monday afternoon, about four and a half miles east of Clinton. The car, driven by James Alexander Ross, 18, of RR '1, Brucefield, clipped off six posts of the guardrail before coming to rest on its roof crosswise in the middle of the highway. The driver was uninjured and $600 damage resulted to the car. Focus on tourism at Stratford meeting Redmen in basketball final BY ANDRE AMSING Last Tuesday, Mitchell travelled to Clinton in a sudden-death semi-final game. Throughout the entire game the score seesawed back and forth neither team gaining more than five or six points on the other. In the first half Clinton had a six-point lead which was whittled down to a 22-20 score in favour of Clinton at halftime. In the second half first Mitchell would score two points, then Clinton, in a seemingly never-ending seesaw. Finally with 12 seconds left in the game Pete Cameron was fouled by Mitchell's Tim Smith. The game was tied at 46-46. Pete made both shots, Mitchell tried a long pass but the shot missed and Clinton ran out the clock with a 48.46 victory. Cameron got only four points in the first half but scored 15 ih the second to lead the scorers, .Next games are the two-game, total-point series against the winner of the semi-final between Goderich and Stratford: BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Huron County Board of Education will send a request to the board of governors of the CEO requesting that the program Sesame Street be retained on Canadian television. Board members learned the program is highly valued by school officiate and teachers and is used each day in many kindergarten classes throughout the county of Huron. Associate superintendent W. H. Knisely and board member Dr. A. B. Deathe both advised the board they had watched the program recently and found it uniquely successful in teaching children the basics of learning. "I don't think We could provide anything to compare with it in a pre-kindergarten prograrn," observed Dr. Nettle, The program Sesame Street has been suggested as one which could be dropped next season because it is an all-American production which provides no spaces for commercials, thus making it a highly expensive program to carry. There was a further allusion during the board meeting to the problems caused by the CRTC's ruling in an attempt to cut down the amount of American programming iO Canada — though purely in fun. Referring to his appearance with the Directer of Education John Cochrane Monday, March 8 on CKNX-TV during L`du ea tio n Week, board chairman Robert Elliott remarked, "They are really scraping for some Canadian Material for television." county board fights for Sesame St. 1\ew school addition approved at Seaforth public school i•Or. .00 ,,r,..ao val..% 04:“.4 +Din 4,11- AMC Nit F.'01/1 Iroi!:*1 1.470,..". 4 44* 1) ilAAPI worIdivee *R. Doug Andrews (left) chairman of the third annual Clinton Bantam tournament aid Bert Clifford, coach of the ClintOn Bantams and columnist with the News-Record look over the schedule for weekend activity in the tournament and try to pick the winners. 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If we have not contacted you as yet on a story about your church please accept this as your invitation to compile a history of your congregation and submit it for publication. * A good example of how you can help us to serve the public came up on Monday afternoon when Mrs. Ken Williams spotted an accident on Highway 8 east of town near her home and gave us a call. The tip allowed us to dispatch a cameraman to the scene, Thanks for the tip. * * * Like a chance to win $300? The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association is offering an award this year in a new category. The objective is to involve readers in an appraisal of weekly newspapers and what they mean to them, their families, their lives and their communities. To get a chance at the $300 write an article of 250 to 700 words on the News-Record in the Clinton community. You can be as critical as you want. Polished literary expression is not sought. The judges will be interested in simple, clear exposition that indicates awareness by the reader of the role of the weekly in the community. Entries will be printed in the News-Record before being passed on to the CWNA who will make an award for the best article at the convention in Vancouver this summer. * * * Sometimes it's hard to know whether it's better to have snow on the streets or have bare streets but have to put up with the holey mess on Albert St. Street crews, to their credit, have been doing their best to keep the pot holes along the street patched but the alternating freezing and thawing and the amount of water lying around has kept them busy, It looks like a problem we're just going to have to put up with until reconstruction of the street is completed in the spring. Meanwhile, it's great for people in the wheel-alignment business. * Ontario Hydro has taken up residence in its new offices and facilities at Canadian Forces Base Clinton, The Hydro has renovated the former base supply building there and consolidated its various offices and other facilities into one building. Here's hoping it is just the first of many new fixtures at CFR Clinton, Roy B. Dunlop, superintendent of business' affairs, said the approval for the addition and renovations at Seaforth Public School had been received from the Ohtario Eire• ,Marshall and from the school construction approval Section of the Ontario Department of Education, He said the working drawings are now being completed. It had originally been intended to call tenders for the work during the early part of March and Mr. Dunlop advised the board he has no reason to assume that there will be a delay. The board also heard a report on the Seaforth Drainage Works No, 1 as it affects Seaforth High School, Members were assured that Seaforth DI-IS Would have an outlet for the storm water system directly into the new drainage works and also that a gravity feed would be technically feasible into the new rainage Works. John 13toadfoot explained that a sump pump in the school's basement was working well at the present time and unless the electricity went off for a long period, the sump pimip would do an adequate job. He Tourism in. Ontario's Midwestern Region will be focussed upon in a special report to be released by the Honourable James Auld, Minister of Tourism and Information, at a meeting in Stratford March 11. The document is a major report on the future of tourism in Southwestern Ontario prepared by the Ontario Department of Tourism and Information in co-operation with the Land Between the Lakes Mills new MOH BY SHIRLEY J, KELLER Former Mayor of Goderich, Dr. Frank Mills has been appointed acting Medical Officer of Health for Huron County, effective March 1. Dr. Mills will serve in this capacity only until such time as a replacement is secured for Dr, G. P. A. Evans who is leaving Huron County this weekend to become Medical Officer of Health for the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo and the County of Waterloo. Members of Huron County Council will meet tomorrow (Friday, February 26) in the court house and will hear budget reports from the Huron County Board of Health, the. County Public Library, the Committee of Management of Huronview and the County Road Department. warned however, that if the electricity would remain off for an extended period, the basement containing the book supply, the band equipment arid the futnace would be flooded quite easily. Broadfoot noted that a much more eatisfactory arrangement would be to have a gravity drain into the drainage works and suggested that the board investigate the cost of having a drain dug from the school to the outlet, a distance of a few hundred feet, There are problems at South Huron District High School at Exeter, too. There the heating pipes in the oldest portion of the building, built in 1949, are causing concern. The board learned that repairs could cost between 50 and 60 thousand dollars and would involve installing all new heat pipes overhead, a more economical method than tearing up all the terrazo hallways and replacing the lines, 'Chairman of the board, Robert Elliott suggested the architects on the original building should be advised of the defeetive heating system, "We pay these architects- high feee -and Co-ordinating Council. The council represents the tourist regions of Central Erie, Grey-Bruce, Kent-Essex, Mid-Western and Sarnia-Lamb ton. The report touches on all aspects of the tourist industry in Southwestern Ontario including the Midwestern Region of Huron, Perth, Waterloo, and Wellington Counties. ,The study, called "Guidelines for Action — 1971," provides a comprehensive inventory of the recreational resources of Southwestern Ontario. Recommendations contained in the report deal with environmental control, capital availability, tourist facilities and related matters. The meeting, scheduled for Thursday, March 11 at 8 p.m. at the Victorian Inn, Stratford, is expected to draw a large attendance of municipal councillors, regional tourist and development council members, tourist industry operators and leading businessmen as well as delegates from chambers of commerce and government officials. The Stratford Chamber of Commerce in co-operation with the Midwestern Tourist Council is hosting a luncheon following the meeting. Taking part in the program will be Fred J. Boyer, executive director of the Ontario Department of Tourism, Information and now, a little better than 20 years later, we must pay again," said Elliott. "It seems these people are never called back on the carpet and we must go ahead and hire another firm, hoping they won't make a mistake too," Garnet Hicks representing Exeter, Usborne and Stephen Township, said he felt time was important on this particular job. "You could end up with school opening in September and the school halls torn up," warned Hicks. The board agreed to retain the firm of R. A. Eagan and Associates to undertake the preliminary technical studies to the heating and piping renovations at South Huron District High School, in order that the board may proceed with the request for program approval from the regional department which is the next phase in the approval process. As well, a letter will be tent to the architects of that first building at Exeter, advising them of the present situation. "The architects should be aware of the board's feelings," said Chairman In other busitiees, the board learned that BY $H1RLEY .1, KELLER A rather quiet meeting of the Huron County Board of Education took place Monday, February 22 in the board room :at Central Huron Secondary School. Main . item on the agenda was the recommendation from the Policy Review committee. This report showed that ten different policies had been discussed in depth while three other matters received some special attention, The policy regarding handling complaints was rewritten to include the following; a board member may, on receiving a written Promotion Division; and Walter W. Gowing, general manager of the Midwestern Ontario Regional Development Council. Legion sponsors Camping Show The annual Camping and Sports Show will be held in a new location with a new sponsor this year. The show, which has become a big hit in Huron County each spring had been sponsored by the Trailspinner's Club of Adastral Park, but with the base closing this fall and the numbers dwindling the Trailspinners approached the Clinton Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 about taking over sponsorship, As a result, the show will be held at the Clinton Community Centre instead of at the base as before. Dates are April 17 and 18. Program details have not yet been finalized but it is hoped for large displays of sports and camping equipment along with some added attractions. The Trailspinner's club will help co-ordinate the show. The Legion hopes to turn over a profit at the show to help finance work with the new Girl Guide camp near Goderich, an additional Federal-Provincial Young Voyageur Program for 1971 will be operated from Clinton, thus giving many more Huron County students the opportunity to take part in the program; declined to support the Ontario Educational Research Council financially at this time; heard about CKNX-TV's plans to run five programs filmed in Huron County Schools during Education Week March 7 to 13; and agreed that a review of school boundaries will be made, Weather 1971 1970 Hl LO HI LO Feb. 16 25 18 22 -1 17 33 22 31 18 39 19 40 18 19 34 27 88 7 20 40 23 18 10 21 38 22 26 12 22 31 19 89 22 Rain 1.10" Snow 4" and signed complaint from a parent or guardian, visit, the principal with or without the parent or guardian in order to remedy the complaint, and if the board member is not satisfied with the results of this meeting with the principal they shall bring the written complaint to the direetor of education for further action, and if the board member is not satisfied with the action of the administrative staff they may then raise a Notice of Motion to place the complaint on the agenda of the next meeting for action by the whole board, As well, the press was accorded the privilege of submitting written questions which would be funnelled through the director or the chairman for open discussion later during the same meeting. This is being tried for two meetings and may be continued if the board finds it a satisfactory way to deal with the matter of questions from the press. It was also resolved that the director of education will inform all principals in the county that personal telephone calls for staff members are to be discouraged and that school telephone numbers are not to be given out by staff members as business telephones to which calls pertinent to out-of-school activities may be made. Staff members shall not be called from class to take personal telephone calls. The board approved a field trip for the Grade 8 students at Huron Centennial School near Brucefield, a journey to Ottawa at no direct cost to the board. An itinerary of the trip was presented to the board and at least one board member quipped that in view of the fact that the outing appeared to be so well planned and so entertaining as well as educational, perhaps the teacher chaperones should stay behind and teach while members of the board accompanied the students. This suggestion was greeted with some delight by the board, but was not endorsed. Two more reports of break-ins at schools — one at Seaforth District High School and another at Huron Centennial School, Brucefield — were received by board members. "Has. anyone been apprehended in connection with any of these break-ins?" asked Chairman Robert Elliott. He was told that no persons had been arrested although the police had given indication that they had some definite clues which were being checked out. The reports of three bus accidents — one involying Stephen Central Public School students, one involving Howick Central School youngsters and a third concerning students riding a bus bound for Goderich District Collegiate Institute — were received. The latter report was made by the bus company owner, Rexford G. Duckworth, while the report is normally presented by the principal of the school to which or from which the bus is proceeding. Board members agreed that the prineipal of the school involved should be notified of the accident and should make the report to the school board, preferably with the names of all the students on the bus at the time of the accident. Some board members thought this was imposing undue paperwork on the principals, "Surely there would not be sufficient bus accidents involving any one school to make these reports a burdensome task for the principals," stated Mrs. Wallace. Thieves take cash in daylight raid Daring daylight thieves made off with a considerable amount of cash Tuesday in a theft at Smith's Office Supplies and Gifts. Loss of the money was not discovered by the staff at the store until closing time but the theft occurred earlier in the afternoon. The employees felt that a group of three professionals was involved with two distracting their attention at the front of the store while the other entered an office at the back of the store and took the money from a cash box. Clinton police are investigating but have few leads to go on. Anyone who might have any information on suspicious individuals in other stores is asked to notify the police, Bill Smith, owner of the store, and his family were away visiting relatives in Toronto and the employees were unable to get in touch with him to notify him of the theft. He is expected back today. Trucking meeting Friday night Truckers in this area will get a chance to discuss the new Provincial axle weight laws and regulations with representatives of the Ontario Department of Transport at a meeting to be held at Central Huron Secondary School, 165 Princess Street East, Clinton on Friday evening, February 26, 1971 starting at 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be of particular interest to truck owners, shippers and others of the trucking industry operating motor vehicles registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or more. Department of Transport officials will explain how changes in the law affect the permissible weights of various types of vehicles and their loads. They will also assist owners to select the appropriate weight class under a new fee schedule that transfers the registration fee to the power unit. All trailers regardless of weight will be registered fonanominal fee of $5.00. Under the new rulings, the majority of trucks will be able to carry increased payloads without unduly affecting the maintenance cost of highways or traffic safety requirements. In the past, the maximum load a truck could carry was calculated by gross weight loeding. This system will be phased out during the next five years and replaced with a system of axle weight loading. The legislation was designed to assist truckers through this transition period and they may operate under either the new law or the old (part VI II.T.A.) for the five year period.