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Clinton News-Record
Council, PUC to discuss building
Council moves to speed
up sewerage expansion
Clinton Town Council heaved Monday
nteht to try to speed up preparatory work
for the major addition and renovation of the
Clinton sewage system,
Cetineil gave second reading to a bylaw
which, if approved by the government would
allow the town to proceed with OW plans
Huron appoints
delegates to OFA
convention
The Huron Federation of Agriculture
appointed four delegates Thursday night to
attend the annual convention of the Ontario
Federation Of Agriculture in Hamilton on
Nov. 22-24.
Russell Kernighan, R. R. 4, Goderich; Jim
Williamson, ft. R. 3, Walton; Doug Fraser, R.
R. 2, Blyth and Mrs. John Stafford, R. R. 1,
Wroxeter were appointed to represent the
Huron Federation,
There will also be a number of other
representatives of Huron at the convention,
Jack Stafford, Maison Bailey, Vince Austin,
Mervin Smith, Stuart Wilson, Lloyd Stewart,
A. Mustard, Bob Downs and Jim McGregor
will also be at the convention representing
Individual Service Membership regions and
commodity groups.
st Column
Bert Clifford, who has been a mainstay of
sports in Clinton in the past few years, will
be moving from town to London later this
month. The town will gravely miss his
interest and leadership in sports.
The News-Record will also miss Bert. He
has been responsible for providing most of
the coverage we have had in sports in the
paper, He was always at the game when it
was just impossible for editors to be there. It
will be hard to keep up the coverage of
sports we have had without him.
Hopefully, each team will appoint
someone to provide a summary of the game
action and scoring.
All we can say is, sorry to lose you Bert
and good luck in your new position.
* * *
The annual meeting of the Huron
Federation of Agriculture will be held in the
Clinton Legion Hall next Wednesday, Nov.
17. There will be a banquet at noon and the
meeting will get underway at 1;15 p.m,
es Tickets are on sale from the directors of
the Federation.
* *
Unfortunately, Mrs. Maude Redden, our
Hensall correspondent is back ie hospital
again, While she is indisposed, Mrs. Cecil
Pepper will be reporting the news,
* * *
We were wondering, as we shovelled the
snow off the driveway the other day, just
what caused this sudden turn-about from
summer to winter weather.
And we wondered, as we dried our soggy
boots beside the radiator, if there was any
way we could blame the Amchitka blast for
this. It sure would be nice to blame the
Americans for our bad weather for a change
instead of them blaming tis for aft theirs.
* * *
My, how the rumor mills have been
churning lately.
If all the stories about all the companies
that have supposedly bought CFB Clinton in
the past couple of weeks were true, we'd
have to build several more bases of the same
size to fit everyone in.
Amid all the speculation, Clinton town
councillors said Monday night they knew
little of what was realty going on at the I3ase.
Tenders have been opened and most people
who know what they are, are hopefel, hut
beyond that, little true knowledge is known
around here.
Mayor Symons said he personally thought
an announcement would be coming in the
next week or so.
* * *
Russ Archer has been the victim of some
of the tumors around.
When Russ held his auction to sell off
snowmobiles and other equipment, some
people apparently thought be was going out
of business, It couldn't be farthet from the
truth, according to Russ. He says his stabling
equipment is so much in demand he is
concentrating his full time on it, That was
the reason for the sale.
Well, don't feel too bad, Russ.
We heard a tumor this week that the
News—Record had been sold.
It came as an awful shock to the boss.
• *
Clinton Retail Merchants Association are
again plenning a big Christmas promotion.
The merchants held a meeting Thursday
night to plan the event. Wes Hollaeci,
Clarence Detiornme, Mrs, Evelyn Galbraith
and John Aiming were'named to a
committee to organize the Santa Centre, a
very popular feature of the Christmas season
in Clinton last year.
Special projects for students of area
schools are also planned.
* * *
Clinton firemen answered a call to
extinguish a fire in a bush area near CFB
Clinton last Wednesday.
It is believed hunters May have been
responsible for the fire in 10 acres of bush.
Won O'Brien or RR 3, 'Clinton noticed
the blaze when he returned home about
6:30 pen, and tailed the Clinton 'volunteer
fire departrnent. it took firefighters about an
hour'to get the blaze under control.
There ate deer in the woods and Mr.
O'Brien said persons have been seen walking
through the area tecehtly. He speculated
that someone dropped a match or cigarette.
for the construction and thawing of the
addition,
Mayor Don Symons said the addition had
not been planned for another year but with
the announcement of the winter works
program it was hoped to speed up the paper
work in order to get the work, underway and
take advantage of the grants available,
Plans for the addition have been prepared
by R. B. Anderson and Associates,
The current system will be expanded and
parts of it renovated to provide facilities for
a potential population of nearly 7000, The
project will cast $420,000 which will be
raised through borrowing $280,000 from
Central Mortgage and 'Housing and
debenturing the remainder.
The town voted to purchase an acre and a
half for the expansion from John Parker.
Council also voted Monday night to
adopt the Huron County Official Plan as it
has been revised. The county planning
department had asked council earlier for this
vote of acceptance but council had declined
until it gained further information on what
revisions had been made.
Gary Davidson, Huron County planning
Director, appeared before council Monday
night to answer their questions.
BY WILMA OKE
Ken Reaney of Mitchell was elected
president of District 8, Ontario Association
of Agricultural Societies at the annual
meeting held in Stratford last Wednesday.
He succeeds Elgin Thompson of Kippen.
Murray Scott, Belgrave, is vice-president and
Donald Young, R. R. 3, Auburn, is
secretary-treasurer,
About 92 delegates from 16 Fair
Societies in the Huron—Perth District
attended the meeting — "The best turn out
in years" — according to Donald Young.
After the men's and women's divisions
gave reports on their local Fairs, they met in
joint session to hear the views of a guest
panel on Pall Fairs of the future,
Ellard Lange of Stratford was Moderator
of the peed. He reminded delegates that
small Fairs are more of a community effort
than bigger ones and that they were making
a Contribution to their communities.
Clarence Charlatan of Ilderton, past
president of O.A.S.S. and of his local
lidertoe Agricultural Society, told delegates
they must come up with new programs for
local Fairs to keep public interest from
declining. "Since Fairs near cities get a lot of
urban visitors who 'have an agricultural
background," he said, "Fairs that remain
Agricultural Pairs are bound to succeed in
the future."
MM. Orville °Re, Seaforth, a newspaper
tly sHiciLey J. kELLeci
The plight of Wingham and District
Hospital's emergency facilities sires discussed
at last 'Friday morning's session of Huron
County Council in Much the same terms as
the problems at Goderich's Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital were discussed
in September.
Once again, the Huron 'County Hospital
Planning Council asked county council to
consider paying one-third of the approved
renovation and building costs for hospital
emergency expansion. it was rioted that
OIISC will pay the remaining two-thirds of
approved costs.
Mrs. J. E. Monty, administrator of
Wingham and District Hospital, told council
that use of the emergency facilities at the
104-bed hospital has skyrocketed to the rate
of 500 to 700 patients per month,
She estimated that it would involve a
five-year building program in This county to
provide adequate facilities for all hospitals.
The priority list reads Goderich, Exeter,
Wingham, Seatorth and Clinton, with
Clinton contemplating a fall-scale building
program.
A special meeting has been called for next
Monday night at which Clinton town council
and the Public Works Commission will
discuss future building requirements.
Deputy-clerk Cameron Proctor told
council Monday night in regular session, that
he had been assured by Don Snider, who had
been preparing a report on town building
correspondent, said Fall Fairs should be
changed to Summer Fairs to avoid conflict
with the harvest of corn and white beans,
predominant crops in this region in recent
years. She added that Summer visitors from
Lake Huron beaches would be attracted to
Summer Fairs. She noted, too, that with the
new County School Boards, Fair Day is no
longer a school holiday, hence a Summer
Fair would accommodate children. She
advised. Fair Directors to become better
public relations men,
Mrs. Albert Carson, Listowel, an active
member in 0.A.A.S., told her fellow
delegates that Fairs are a means of bringing
Members in the community together.
She suggested projects and exhibits
should be planned to interest every member
of the family. She said she would like to see
more modern exhibits like those displaying
machinery and household appliances to help
keep community members abreast of
changing times. She would like to see
educational exhibits for children and
e*hibits of hobbies by our senior citizens.
A. J. Peppin, Toronto, assistant director
of 0.AA.S., said Sunday Pairs are becoming
the trend in the province. In future, more
yairs will be held earlier in the year when
people are not so busy and while tourists are
still in the district. uThe future will also see
"C" Fairs dropping by the waySide," he said,
"and as more people from rural areas move
Reeve William Elston of Morris said he is
not in favor of contributing to hospital
building programs on a county basis.
"Hospitals should be a community
project," said Elston.
Elston argued that since his township has
an assessment almost as high as the Town of
Wingham, his ratepayers would be paying
more than their share since there would be
far fewer people in Morris Township than in
the Tow of Wingham. He said the "fairest
and best way" to build a hospital was "on a
community use basis".
Clerk John Berry wondered if
approaching the provincial government for
additional money to cover all building costs
through 011SC would be out of Tine. He was
told by Jim Britnell, a member of the
Goderich hospital board, that the trend
today is for the 'government to keep the
premium payments to OHSC as low as
possible. He didn't feel the government
could be moved to provide additional
money.
Exeterelleeve berry Boyle charged council
With .1-4 narrow thinking" and asked
needs, that the report would be finished this
week.
Mr, Snider had undertaken the survey last
summer at the urging of council when it
planned for a new public works building.
Since then the situation has become more
urgent with the destruction of the old Public
Works shed by fire last month.
to cities, more commercial and educational
features will be added."
The delegates voted to hold the annual
meeting 'next year in Seaforth with an
evening session.
June Eleanor Falconer, third daughter of
Eleanor and Frank Falconer of RR 5 Clinton
graduated from the First Class of Graduating
dental assistants from Fanshawe College,
The graduation ceremony was held at
Fanshawe College on Friday, Nov. 5.
June who is a graduate of Central Huron
Secondary School has accepted a position in
Dr. Campbell's Dentist Office at Goderich,
-councillors what they would think if the city
hospitals would not build to accommodate
patients from outlying areas. He said that
municipalities should work together to build
hospitals in Huron and those hospitals
should serve all the people of Huron asevell
as people from outside the county.
Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll said the
matter was something for decision by the
executive c'ommittee. He 'urged the
committee to give careful study, though, to
the elimination of duplication where feasible
and suggested that the county should be
involved in the process and design approvals.
Britnell summed it up by noting that it
wasn't unusual fora county to "contribute
construction,
lrgesums of money" to hospital
In other business, council met the new
public health nursing supervisor, Miss Sandra
Malabar, who -was introduced by Dr. Prank
Mills. Also on hand was Faye Monroe of the
public health staff, who demonstrated the
Scarborough Scanner, a new vision testing
aid for use with pretchoolers, kindergarten
children and retarded children,
Council is looking for the most
economical way of using buildings, and
could share a building with the PUC if it
proves feasible.
Russ Archer, chairman of Public Works
reported that the new streetsweeper had
arrived and a new snowblower was expected
soon. Both pieces of equipment were lost in
the fire.
Town council will present trophies to the
members of the Clinton Colts and the
Clinton Peewees at special dinners to be held
for the Ontario Baseball Association
champions in the next month. A dinner for
the Peewees will be held on Nov. 20 and one
for the Colts on Nov. 27.
Mayor Symons asked council to begin to
think about preparing for an old boys
reunion in 1975, the centennial of the
incorporation of the town. He said council
should start laying plans in the new year,
perhaps appointing a special committee to
took after the event.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The Huron County Board of Health has
authorized the Medical Officer of Health to
have a survey carried out in some Brussels
homes to determine whether raw sewage is
getting into the Maitland River via storm
sewers.
This action was taken following a request
from the Save The Maitland Association
asking county council to tighten its
If the Huron Federation of Agriculture's
fight to gain a bigger free calling area in
North Huron is won, it would probably
mean only a small rise in the monthly
telephone rate of customers in the area.
Doug Fortune, one of the members of the
committee that has been fighting for the
larger area, brought a copy of the Bell
Canada rate card to the Federation's
monthly meeting in Clinton, last Thursday
to show just what the rise could be,
Customers are billed in 11 categories as to
how many people they .can phone without a
toll charge. Clinton for instance, is now in
group 6 on the rate card which means it has
BY WILMA OKE
Trustee Ted Geoffrey, RR 2, Zurich,
chairman of' the personnel committee of the
Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board, reported at a
Meeting in Seaforth Monday night that the
committee to draw up specifications for a
teachers' Group Life 'Insurance plan had
completed the specifications and had
advertised for tenders for the plan.
Mr. Geoffrey said that the members of
the committee were teachers Ronald
Gladding and Paul Nickel, both of Stratford,
Superintendent of Education John Vireo,
Business Administrator Jack Lane, Trustee
P. J. Vete of Stratford and Mr, Geoffrey.
Trustee Arthur Haid, RR 4, Listowel,
chairman of the Transportation Coremittee,
reported that for the school year, 1971-72,
the increased cost of transportation over the
previous year will amount to 2.9 per cent.
Mr. Ilaid said this was a lower increase than
most boards would face,
A bill fox $45 for cutting grass at St.
Boniface School in Zurich during past
summer was passed for payment.
Trustee Francis Hicknell, AR 5, Seaforth,
reported it a very worthwhile day when he
attended the daylong workshop on teaching
religious education at the professional
development day for separate school
teachers held in Stratford last Wednesday.
The board members agreed that any
trustee or school could participate in placing
a wreath at Remembrance Day ceremonies
10 any community if a trustee or a school
desired to do this,
Mr. Vintar said a number of letters had
been received from staff in appreciation for
the privilege of attending the Live-ins and
the 'Professional Development days, both to
assist teachers in religious education
instruction in the schools, and also the staff
dinner held recently. Mr. Vintar reported
these events strengthened the ties uniting the
teachers, the administrative staff and the
board members into a successful working
unit.
Council voted Monday night to support
the work of the Victorian Order of Nurses in
the Clinton area. The VON is extending its
services into Huron county from Perth in
connection with the visiting home-makers
program operating through the Huron
County Health Unit,
The program could cost the town
approximately $245 in the initial period and
around the same amount for the 12-month
period following this.
Seventy-eight per cent of the costs of the
program are born by the provincial
government,
The VON is presently operating out of
the Seaforth Hospital.
Council refused to grant permission to
Art Galleries of Ontario to sell raffle tickets
in Clinton. Councillor Norman Livermore
said he felt there were enough local groups
trying to raise money at present without
having outsiders come in.
enforcement of bylaws governing pollution
in Huron.
Brussels Reeve C. McCutcheon noted he
would "welcome the survey" in his village,
"Whatever must be done must be done to
clear up the situation," offered McCutcheon.
Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle, a member of
the board of health, said that when time and
staff permit, the whole Maitland watershed
will be carefully surveyed to determined any
sources of pollution,
a toil free area of 10,001-20,000 telephones.
It is unlikely, according to Mr. Fortune, that
there would be any rise at all in the charge
to Clinton customers in Blyth and Auburn
were added to the free calling area, Seaforth
and Goderich are in group five and the
addition of extra toll-free phones might push
them into group 6 which would mean an
additional charge of 25 cents on a
residential, individual line,
Mr. Fortune said he didn't know what
group Blyth and Auburn would be in, but
thought it was likely they would also go into
a new group meaning a small increase.
The board members agreed to hold only
one meeting in December and it will be in
Stratford on December 17.
Hullett endorses
move for toll
free expansion
Hullett Township council endorsed the
resolution of the Huron Federation of
Agriculture calling for a larger toll-free
calling area in north Huron.
The council 'also heard a presentation by
Mr. Garrett of the Victorian Order of Nurses
on the expanded service now being offered
in Huron county in conjunction with the
hoinecare program ' offered through the
Huron County Health Unit.
Mr. Garrett asked for the support of the
council itt expanding the service but council
withheld its -creeisiOn pending further
information at a later meeting.
Council instructed the clerk to notify the
township engineer that council was unhappy
with the amount of a bill in regards to the
Highway appeal and Inform him that the
township it considering hiring another
engineer in the future.
Permission was given to the Art Galleries
of Ontario to sell lottery tickets in the
township.
Building permits were issued to M.
Saiverda; L. Radford; Tony Middegaal, Don
Greidarius and Robert Dalton.
The council approved the application of
William Pollard for a tile drain load on lot E
1/2 Lot 19, concession 13.
The clerk was instructed to prepare a
bylaw and issue a tile drain loan ie the
amount a $13,900 for Harry 'Bakker, Lot
pt. of 26 and 27, Concession 13.
General accounts of $1,851.19 were
ordered paid as were 'drainage accounts of
$13,342.04 and toads of $6,134.49,
The congregation of Ontario Street United Church welcomed a
new minister and his family to Clinton Friday night at a reception
following the service which saw Rev. Le S. Lewis inducted as
minister of the church. Here Harvey Johnson welcomes Mr, Lewis
and his family, Cathy, 8, Mrs, Iris Lewis and Robin, 7, to the
congregation.
Fairs warned to update
to appeal to new audiences
County Council discusses
problems at Wingham hospital
Health Unit to watch
for Maitland pollution
Larger calling area could
mean slight telephone rate rise
Insurance plan ready to roll
for separate school teachers