Clinton News-Record, 1970-07-30, Page 13You take the high road and I'll take the low road. Construction on highway 4 south of Clinton
toward the Canadian Forces Base has cut the road down to one lane. What used to be the other
half of the road is now several feet lower as bulldozers gouge out earth. —staff photo.
Huron high on study's list
of economic development
Grade one of the Vacation Bible School held last week at the
Christian Reformed Church, at Clinton are seen from the balcony
of the church as they performed 'for assembled parents and
friends at the concert held at the church Thursday evening. --
staff photo.
the grade three class perferins an African religiout tolk song at
the concert given thuridaY evening to show parents and friends
the children's achievements in the tWo-Week Bible School. A good
audience nearly filled the chttroh, Staff photo.
Last week during the oppressive heat, Clinton swimming poo
Was the most popular place in town. Even this week, with the
weather ,cooler, the pool was doing a good business with the
younger set. .,-staff photo,
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Tuckersmith imposes subdivision, control
Finally this week we received .a
letter to the editor, We were
beginning to wonder if there was
anyone out there pr if
everybody had left the area for
the summer.
A newspaper tries to throw
out ideas to its readers to
stimulate discussion, but in our
case it sometimes seems that we
just aren't stimolating enough.
Maybe we should call somebody
dirty names.
But anyway the drought is
over and we have our very own
letter tri the editor. Matter of
fact we got two this week. The
only trouble is that one writer
didn't sign his name and so we
cannot print it. •
How often do we have to
repeat this? All letters must be
signed before they can be
printed. We will use a
pseudonym if you wish when
the letter is printed in the paper,
but we must know the author of
the letter before we can print it.
We would also suggest to
letter, writers, that in a great
many cases they weaken the
cause they are supporting when
they use a pseudonym rather
than their own name, Using your
name shows you have courage
enough to stand behind your
opinion. But as, we said, we will
print any signed letter under a
pseudonym providing it is not
libelous.
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The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture will
meet Thursday night at 9 p.m, in
the , board rooms of the
Department of Agriculture
building.
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These are the hot lazy days of
summer when everybody takes it
easy (except of course for some
petty thieves and vandals) with
the result that there is a dirth of
news to keep newspapermen
happy. Many weeklies , just
decide to close down completely
and take a holiday and` most
have chosen this week. Our
neighbours in Zurich, Exeter and
Wingham are all off for this
week and in some cases next.
The News-Record however,
will continue to bring you the
news of what is happening, good
and bad. Holidays will be
sneaked in here and there so that
you won't really notice much
difference reading the paper.
• *
In an effort to heti) readers to
become as conversant as possible
with the contents of the Ontario
government's Design for
Developrnent ,survey which was
released in Listowel last week by
Charles MaeNaughton, provincial
treasurer, the News-Record • is
contributing considerable space
to the issue this week.
Readers will find two stories
on the report on page one and a
full page on page eight. Several
articleS from daily newspapers in
the region effected are also
included since they May Convey
information the reader would
not ordinarily have access to.
We urge you to learn as much
as possible oft the report.
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Weather
1970 1969
HI LO H1 LO
July 28 85 67 75 67
20 85. 66 74 66
30 82 69 78 53
81 85' 64 83 58
Aug. 1 87 70 79 68
2 70 56 73 54
a 72 55 79 52
Rain 2,18'' Rain ,22"
BY WHAM OKE
A ,subdivision control by,loy
was given final reading by
Tuckersmith Council PO
Tuesday night. This is an
additional by-law to
complement provincial
legislation recently enacted in
June, implementing blanket
subdivision and part-lot control
in the Province of Ontario.
A tile drainage loan for
$1500.00 was approved. A
by,law for a minor extension on
the Etue drain for $1100.00 was
approved, also one for the
Charters drain for $1150.00,
Amending by-laws were
approved for the George Street .
drain which cost a total of
$8,433.26 and for the Melady
drain which cost $8,333.94.
Ontario's regional
development program, or
"Design for Development" as it
is formally called, has been
undertaken by the government
in order to "guide, encourage
and assist the orderly and
rational development of each
region of the province,"
The Hon. Charles
MacNaughton, Provincial
Treasurer and Minister of
Economics, outlined the basic
principles of the program when
he introduced the first phase of
the provincial program for
Midwestern Ontario in Listowel
last week.
"The fundamental principles
of the program," he said, "are to
enhance the quality -of life for
the people of Ontario, to
encourage private enterprise td
prosper within a healthy and
balanced community, to
improve 'the effectiveness of
provincial services in each region
and to conserve our natural
resources for the benefit of all of
the people of the province,"
In order ,to develop the
program on a province-wide
basis,., government economists
and planners have classified the'
objectives into eight broad
categories. These are:
Economic Development — to
diversify the economy, increase
occupational opportunities,
reduce cyclical unemployment,
stimulate new industrial growth,
General accounts of
$23,832.46 were passed for
payment by council — of this,
drainage Posts totalled
$17,246.27;tile drainage loans,
$1500.00, ' and miscellaneous
costs amounted to $594.73.
The road superintendent,
Alan Nicholson, reported repairs
had been completed to the
Broadfoot bridge at a cost of
approximately $500.00, The
repairs were necessitated when
the bridge was rammed by a
stolen car.
Clerk James McIntosh
reported no applications had
been received to date for dog
control officer for the township
but hoped for some this week.
The clerk stated be had
applied for the subsidy on the
promote the expansion of
existing industries and achieve
increased per capita productivity
and income.
Transportation and
Communication — to provide
increased accessibility for urban
and rural communities in the
movement of persons and goods
rapidly, safely and economically.
Community and Regional
Environment — to develop
Ontario's communities and
conserve its regional
environment in a manner which
will 'provide the optimum
livability for current and future
generations.
Social and Economic Welfare
— to provide opportunities for
every individual to meet his
basic economic, psychological
and physical needs and develop
his fullest potential for
self-sufficiency while
maintaining individuality,
dignity and self-respect.
Public Safety — to reduce the
hazards to individual life and
property from external ,events
and maintain personal security.
Health — to improve the
physical and mental health of
Ontario inhabitants, reduce the
incidence and severity of illness
or disability and prevent
premature death.
- Education — to provide
opportunities for each individual
to achieve his highest potential
of intellectual, personal and
Melady and .George Street
drains, An application. for a
boildirig permit by Arthur
Coombs, RR 5, .Clinton, was
approved. fora garage estimated
to cost about $1:700A. ,
Council noted agreement by
five municipalities — Goderich,
Hullett, Stanley • and
Tuckersmith Townships and the
Town of Clinton — had been
finalized for the Clinton Fire
Area water tanker.
Formal notification by G. L.
Simpson of the Department of
Finance, Ottawa, advised council
that grants in lieu of taxes for
Canadian Forces Base, Clinton.
will be less in 1971 on account of
the phasing out of the base, He
noted that at the present time
over 66 houses have been
vacated and more expected
social development.
Recreation and Culture — to
enhance the opportunity for
Ontario residents and touring
Clinton is not an inviting site
for the location of industry
according to many of the criteria
set up in Design for
Development, the provincial
government's study of problems
and facilities in the Midwestern
Ontario Development Region
which was released last week,
The report shows that
manufacturing employment in
Clinton in the period of 196168
dropped by more than 23 per
cent. The study period does not
include the closure of the
Sherlock-Manning Piano_
factory this spring.
According to the survey,
Clinton is in the lowest of five
categories of manufacturing
employment with somewhere
less than 500 employees
factories.
And if things aren't bright'
now, the report seems to hold
little hope fdr the future. It
classes the availability of
industrial sites in Clinton as
limited with small acreage and
shortly.
At a special 'meeting on July
2$, the Bell drainage works
report was provisionally adopted
and court of revision was set for
September I. The total cost of
this drain is estimated to be
$10,500,00,
The McCully drain report was
referred back to the engineer, at
the request of one of the
owners, to have additional work
, done.
The Geiger drain in the
Township of Usborne which
affects one landowner and the.
Township of Tuckersmith, was
provisionally adopted,
The Sinclair drain report Was
read and the reading adjoulned
for further consideration by one
of the assessed owners,
visitors to attain maximum
recreational enjoyment and
cultural enrichment in the use of
leisure time.
unzoned. However, zoning is
planned by fall.
The report states that the
, Clinton water and sewerage,.
systems were operating at or
near capacity during 1968 and 69
and that expansion is limited
until the present system is
extended. As a growth prospect,
Clinton is rated in the fourth of
five categories, rated at slow to
medium growth.
Clinton is also in the fourth of
five categories in the ranking of
cultural and recreational
facilities, rated by the report as
poor to moderate.
The report does have its
brighter side for Clinton
however. Clinton is rated to have
an above average accessability in
a survey of roads, railways,
airports and bus routes.
The report also shows that
retail sales increased from 10 to
35.9 per cent in the 1961-66
period. Clinton is rated as a full
convenience centre with a trade
area for from 100 to 263 square
miles.
Huron County is in need of
high priorities in any action ,
taken in the Ontario
government's Design for
Development program according
to the governments study
released last week.
The study gave listings for
each of the four counties of
Huron, Perth, Wellington and
Waterloo, in the area according
to the need for high, medium or
low priority, The study covered
eight areas of need.
The section dealing with
economic development listed
high priorities for Huron in nine
of the ten categories. By
contrast Waterloo, the richest 'of
the four counties, had all low
priorities except for one
medium.
The study recommended high
McKillop council
sets mill rate
McKillop township taxpayers
are faced with a one mill tax
increase as far as township costs
are concerned for the coming
year. .
At a meeting on Tuesday,
council set the tax rate for 1970.
Farm and residential mill rates
for the township will be 19 mills
and commercial and business
rates will be 21 mills — as
compared with 18 and 20 mills
last year.
The county rate is 20.60 mills
as compared with 22 in 1969.
The secondary school rate is
19.50 mills, down .35 mills from
last year. The elementary school
rate is 3.05 mills compared to
12.70 mills last year. This is due
to equalization set by the Huron
County Board of Education.
The separate school rate is
20.24 for residential, an increase
of 7.64 mills and 22.49 for
commercial, an increase of 7.89
mills. Expenses for 1970 are
expected to be $647,000. Of
this grants and other sources
should bring in $480,000,
leaving $167,000 to be collected
from taxpayers.
In other business, council
passed general accounts of
$11,401.71 and road accounts of
$9,678.41 for payment. A tile
drainage loan for $2700 was also
approved.
Vandals damage
park equipment
Vandals were at Work Friday
of last week at the Community
Park.
The vandals overturned picnic
tables and smashed a children's
slide,
A window in the judge's stand
at the raceway was also broken.
Nike Chief Lloyd Westlake
said Wednesday that the
investigation is continuing.
Someone got a Charge Out of a
theft from Lorne 'Brown Motors
on Monday Morning, They took
a ear battery.
One sometimes wonders
about the feelings pet owners
have for their dogs during hot
weather such as we had last
week.
Walking along the main street
we saw more dogs and puppies
left in cars with windows rolled
up while the owners went
shopping in Clinton's
air-conditioned stores. Some of
the dogs made such a racket to
get out that they caused concern
to people working along the
street.
Dog may be man's best friend
but who's the dog's best friend?
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Either it must be holiday time
in the streets department or the
town must have sold its grader
to save taxes. Gravel streets in
Clinton resemble those torture
test tracks you •see on television
for testing the durability of tires.
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"Design" to guide, encourage and assist development
Clinton behind region in
industry and facilities
priority in Huron should 'be
given to increasing per capita
income and productivity,
reducing outmigration and
increasing population growth,
reducing unemployment, annual
and seasonal, increasing male
employment opportunities,
increasing and providing
employment opportunities for
'skilled persons arid those with
higher education, increasing
manufacturing „employment,
increasing service and
construction employment
increasing ` industry
diversification and increasing
urban centres for industry and
services,
Under transportation Huron
was recommended for only on
high priority, improved access to
recreation areas.
In community and regional
development needs, high
priorities for Huron were
recommended in municipal
sewage treatment, reduction of
environmental pollution by
chemicals and pest controls (this
was a 'high priority in all
counties), protection of fish and
wildlife habitat, preservation of
prime recreation , areas,
conservation of prime forest
resources (woodlots),
concentrating urbanization in
selected centres, maintaining the
variety of different sized centres,
and preparing urban and rural
land use plans.
Under social and economic
welfare priorities, Huron had no
high priorities.
In health, high priority was
given to reducing the incidence
of dental caries and increasing
the number of doctors, and
dentists.
Under public safety high
priority was recommended in
reducing traffic fatalities and
reducing other accidents.
Educational high priority was
given to increasing the number
and variety of adult educational
courses,
Recreational and cultural high
priorities were set in increasing
area in provincial parks,
increasing public facilities and
campsites and increasing private
facilities for weekend and
vacation cottagers.