Clinton News-Record, 1972-03-02, Page 1Thnrsdny, March 2, .1972
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Last servicemen say goodbye to Base
the final phase out which saw the numbers
of servicemen dwindle from several
hundred tea handful when the Base closed
in September.
His crew of 27 civilians and eight
military personnel took care of the
removal of the final military effects in the
fall,
Maj. Golding stresses, however, that
this base was not stripped as some other
bases closed by the government have been.
"You can go into the officers mess, for
instance," he said, "and the furniture is
gone but if you turn on the light switch, the
lights come on. If you turn on the tap, the
water comes out and is drained away
through the sink. The refrigerator works if
you plug it in." He said the base is much the
same as a house which has seen one
occupant move out and is awaiting another
to move in.
The last days of the last CO of CFB
Clinton were spent in a tiny office in the old
Base Transport Section which lie shared
with his secretary. Mary McMillan, an
employee at the Base for 26 years. Unlike
the boss, Miss McMillan will not be leaving
the Base. She began work on March 1 as
private secretary to John Van Gastel,
president of Radoma Investments, the new
owners of the Base.
Of the eight military personnel left when
the Base closed in September, only three
will be moving on to other postings. Five
have settled in Clinton or the surrounding
area,
Maj. Golding stressed that he was not in
favour of a lot of nostalgic sentiments about
the Base. The military is a thing of the past,
he said, but people should be looking to the
future of the base.
A dinner was held Friday at the Hotel
Clinton in honour of Maj, Golding's
departure. Invited were members of his
staff, and a handful of civilians who had
been connected with the Base for a long
time. Host for the dinner was John Van
Gastel. He presented a Bulova watch to
Maj. Golding and thanked him for his co-
operation in the takeover. Maj. Golding
also received a.large suitcase by McBrine
luggage from Fred Ginn and an attache case
from some of the former associate
members of the Officers Mess.
Major Frank Golding the last
commanding officer of Canadian Forces
Base, Clinton, left the base for the final
time Friday on his way to a new posting.
Although the base has been closed as a
military establishment since September 1,
1970, Maj. Golding has remained as
commander of a caretaking staff looking
after the vital services of the base for
Crown Assets Disposal Corporation.
On Feb. 1, this task too has been
completed. It was on Feb. 1 that Radom
investments officially took possession of
the Base and became responsible for such
services as the heating and sewerage
plants arid snow removal. Maj. Golding with
three military and five civilians remained
at the Base following the takeover to help
smooth the transition period for the new
owners and to remove the final pieces of
military property to CFB London. This last
military property included mostly vehicles
such as snow removal equipment.
Although Maj. Golding left Friday, the
other two military men left on Tuesday of
this week. Maj. Golding will be on a special
course in Ottawa for the next month and
then will return to CFB London where he
will be posted. He plans to retire to his
home in Seaforth when he is due for
retirement.
Maj. Golding's father. W.H. Golding, was
a native of Seaforth and represented the
Huron Riding in Parliament during the
period when the Base was being built in
1941. He retired from Parliament when he
was appointed to the Senate, As Member of
Parliament and Senator, he represented
the county for nearly 30 years.
The last C.O. at CFB Clinton joined the
Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and was
commissioned as an officer in 1955. He
served in Lachine, P.Q.; Chatham, N.B.;
St. Hubert, P.O. and Trenton before coming
to Clinton as Base Administration Officer.
He took command of the Base in July 1970
from Col, E.W. Ryan and was in charge of
Mary McMil lan, an employee for 26 years at
the former CFB Clinton, started a new job
Wednesday in the same old spot. She is now
private secretary to John Van Gastel,
president of Radoma Investments, which
recentlyboughtthe Base from Crown Assets,
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Major Frank Golding, the last Base Commander at Canadian Forces Base Clinton puts the
finishing touches to his packing as he prepares to leave the base for the last time Friday. Maj.
Golding will be in Ottawa on a special course for a month, then will be stationed at CFB
London.
Clinton cable TV franchise
application to be heard April 11
The Canadian Radio and Television
Commission will hear the application for
cable television for Clinton on April 11 at a
sitting at Niagara Falls.
Ron McIntosh, owner of the contract with
Clinton town council, told the News-Record
Wednesday morning that he had been informed
of the hearing date by Robert McKinley
Member of Parliament for Huron.
Mr, McIntosh said a decision on the
application can be expected within four to six
weeks after the CRTC hearing. If the
application is successful, Mr. McIntosh said,
work would begin im media tely. It is hoped the
first homes could he hooked up by late fall.
Mr. McIntosh who also operates systems in
Kincardine and Strathroy, said there are 1200
potential customers in Clinton.
Hepraised the work of Mr. McKinley on this
matter saying it might have been another year
before the application was heard if Mr:
McKinley had not pushed to speed up the
operation.
Base subdivision plan setting
record for clearing red tape
It will be the responsibility of the county
planning board to see that an amendment to the
County Draft Official Plan be carried out and
duly approved. Such an amendment would take
the'form of a Secondary Plan for the Base and
its surrounding "area of impact"; and that a
staging program be developed for the area
encompassed by the plan of subdivision.
It will be the responsibility of Stanley and
Tuckersmith Townships to see that a
restricted area (zoning) bylaw be duly adopted
for the Base and its surrounding "area of
impact"; that the municipal services be
brought up to the municipality's standards and
dedicated to the municipality; that an
occupancy bylaw be duly adopted for the
industrial sector of the development; and that
a "Developer's Agreement" be enacted and
signed between Rodoma Investments and
Development Limited and the Municipality of
Tuckersmith.
These six conditions were called
"standard" by Davidson.
Huron County Council reviews budget for 1972
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
From reports heard by members of Huron
County Council at their session Friday, it
seems that the provincial government is
giving John van Gastel's new project at former
CFB Clinton priority treatment—and
members of Huron council were urged to do
the same.
Planning Director for Huron, Gary
Davidson, said that "some kind of a record"
was made recently in the speed with which
certain matters pertaining to former CFB
Clinton cleared government offices and
Harold Lobb, Reeve of Clinton, said that if the
Huron project was getting that kind of
"government support", Huron should "pull
all the stops" to see that van Gastel gets his
enterprize underway as soon as possible.
A report by Davidson had this to say:
"The developer (van Gastel) is in the
process of attracting various industries and
residents. However, until final approval of a
registered plan of subdivision is given, legal
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The Ontario Department of Agriculture's
Clinton office is planning a short course on
marketing for next week at the board room.
• The course will run for a week and feature
Several farm experts as speakers. Further
details can be seen in an ad in this week's
paper.
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Mrs, Faye Fear, who for the last six years
has been secretary for the Huron Federation
of Agriculture at its Clinton office, resigned
as of March 1 to accept a position with
Conestoga College of Applied Arts and
Technology's Huron Centre,
Mrs. Fear will be working at the Seaforth
office until the operations of the Centre are
shifted to its new •Clinton campus at Adastral
Park.
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A two-day short course has been scheduled
for March 14 and March 15 at Centralia
College of Agricultural Technology. The
theme of this course will be our Forage Crops
in Ontario. All types of forage crops which
may be used as livestock feed will be
discussed. The major emphasis will be placed
on feeding values, storage and handling, as
well as production techniques.
Some of the personnel who will be speaking
and leading the discussion periods include
Professor Bob Fulkerson and Dr. Jack Winch
from the University of Guelph. Mr. M. Kellam ,
a beef feedlot operator. Jack Underwood, Doug
Jamieson and Jim O'Toole from Centralia
College. Mike Miller, Associate Agricultural
Representative in Huron County and Howard
Lang of the Soils and Crops Branch. Highlights
from Silage Conference held in Toronto last '
fall have been recorded on video-tape and will
be used for discussion periods.
Registration in the course is limited to the
first 50 applicants. Interested farmers are
advised to file their applications immediately
with their county agricultural representative
in the counties of Bruce, Huron, Perth,
Oxford, Middlesex, Lamhton, and Elgin.
Farmers in other counties may apply
directly to Short Course, Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology, Huron Park,
Ontario.
Meals and overnight accomodation are
available at the College. A college fee of $6.00
per person will be charged.
Parkway
Commission
proposed for
Goderich to Sarnia
A Lake Huron Parkway Commission has
been proposed from Sarnia to Goderich and
Huron County Council will send
representatives to a proposed meeting with
representatives from Sarnia, the county of
Lambton and the Towh of Goderich to discover
What benefit such a Commission would be to
Huron.
The object of the Commission, it is
understood, would be to reclaim land along the
lake for recreation and parkS.
Ed Oddliefson, Hayfield, said that in his
Opinion, the whole of Huron should be included
in the plans and not just that part from
Gode r eh south.
Reeve Roy Pattison, East WaWanOSII, Said
that the $t, Clair Parkway Commission has
done "wonders in a Short period of time" and
he looked forward to a similar success in
Huron and Lartibtoth
title cannot be obtained, It is understandable
that prospective industries and residents do
not want to invest capital with no guarantee of
ownership of their lands,
"The developer, therefore, requires some
assurance that, from the Planning Board's
viewpoint, the development will proceed. Such
assurance, in the form of legal draft approval,
while not authorizing the sale of individual
lots, will constitute a binding commitment and
to some extent, outline what must be
undertaken prior to final approval of the
subdivision, From discussions with the
developer's planning consultants (Kleinfelt
and Associates) it would appear that draft
approval, even though containing' rather open-
ended conditions, would be of great
assistance. It would, of course, remove the
possibility that the subdivision would be
turned clown on a matter of principle."
There are six conditions by which county
approval in principle will be given to the draft
plan for former CFB Clinton by van Gastel.
County agrees to continue
participation in MODA
After a stormy period of discussion for the
past two months, Huron County Council agreed
to take out membership for 1972 in
Midwestern Development Council (MODA) at a
cost of slightly more than $6,000.
But there are conditions attached to the
membership for Huron County councillors
want to be assured that this county will have
some autonomy in the organization.
The conditions are that the present
composition of the Board of Directors of MDC
be restructured as proposed by Walter Cowing
at Friday's session; and that Huron County
have direct representation on the Board of
Directors.
The proposal, outlined by Walter Gowing,
general manager of MDC, was that there would
be three members each from Huron, Perth and
Wellington counties and one each from the
village of Ayr, the towns of New Hamburg and
St. Marys and the city of Stratford. As well,
there would be a provincial appointment. The
past president would also be a sitting member
of the board.
In addition to these 15 people, there would be
five other representatives—one each from
agriculture, planning, education, industry and
tourism. According to Cowing, these five
persons would also be voting members on the
board because their effectiveness seemed
threatened withotit that privilege.
What is important to Huron is that Huron's
three members would be appointed directly by
county council and could include either elected
or appointed personnel.
In the past, according to Gowing, there was
no guarantee that county council would have
any direct representation on the board and the
line of communications "broke down" making
it difficult for county councillors to fully
understand what county money was doing for
Huron people through MODA,
Gowing called the proposal a "very radical
change from the present system". He said the
decisions would rest with the people who put up
the money for MDC's program-13 cents per
capita this year from each member
municipality.
Charles Thomas, reeve of Grey, who had
voiced some concerns about MDC's
operations at last month's county council
session, said he was very pleased with the
Bargain World
Town-wide sales continue
Clinton and area merchants displaying
"Bargain World" posters have joined
together to make this Week the greatest selling
event in the history of the Clinton area,
No single merchant could, or would,
undertake such a tremendous Sales Event as
the Clinton area merchants displaying the
"Bargain World" pages in today's edition of
the News-Record, and you will find many
useful items that you need and would like to
have, at unbelievably low prices,
ITEMS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
These merchants are not attempting to
dispose of distress tnerchandise. They are
offering you outstanding values on
Merchandise in the "Bargain World" pages
for all your family needs. Shop these stores
for MerChandise you want and treed, but here
before thought you could not afford,.
The values and the quality of the
Merchandise described ..on the "Bargain
World" pages woUld'excite the imagination of
the most discriminate buyer. Come in and see
for yourself,
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The February session of Huron County
Council was the budget session and members
of council spent most of the day reviewing
budgets from the various county departments
and approving them for 1972,
Greatest increase in a budget was shown in
the Board of Health budget presented by the
chairman, Derry Boyle, Reeve of Exeter,
Health costs for the county in 1972 could soar
as high as $316,150 if the total program
receives the approval of the Ontario
Department of Health. Last year's budget
called for $274,812 with actual expenditures of
approximately $266,000 in 1971,
Reeve Boyle noted that a great part of the
increase comes because of higher wages to
health department staff which presently
includes seven full-time public health nurses
plus a supervisor; 2 part-time public health
nurses; two full-time and one part-time
registered nurses; three public health
inspector's and one senior public health
inspector; one dental assistant on a per diem
basis; one clerk-technician; and four full-time
and two part-time secretaries.
Dr. Frank Mills, Acting Medical Officer of
Health, who worked only on a part-time basis
last year while Ire attended school in Toronto,
will become a full-time Medical Officer of
Health in the coming year.
A geriatric (senior citizens) program at a.
cost of $8,300 for about six months in 1972 has
been included in the budget but will require the
approval of the provincial authorities before it
can be implemented, This 'program was
approved last year by Huron County Council
but was turned down by provincial authorities.
There was some brief discussion
concerning whether or not a geriatric
program was necessary in Huron County. One
councillor, Cecil Desjardine of Stephen
Township, claimed the interest in geriatric
clinics in Huron would be minimal.
Councillor Gerry Ginn, deputy-reeve of
Goderich Township, compared the proposed
geriatric clinics to the Child Care Clinics
which are so popular' in Huron now,
"I doubt that this council had any assurance
when the Child Care Clinics were begun that
they would he well used," stated Ginn. "This
is an age group that needs help. If we begin the
program now we will save money in the long
run, This age bracket is sadly neglected in
Huron."
"The health of the county is one of the most
essential needs that we have," said Boyle in
defense of the budget. "It could include all of
us at some time or another. It could probably
he the best spent money in the county."
The budget was passed by council with little
difficulty,
PLANNING
The budget for' the county's new planning
department will be $46,392 for 1912, but this
figure is lower than the original budget
presented by the Planning Director' Gary
Davidson to the Planning Committee.
Although it is not known how much the
planning committee eut from Davidson's
budget, it is understood that Davidson had
requested additional staff in order' to cope with
the 'increased vol nne of work in his'
departm ent,
This increased workload is valid and is due
to the Land Division consent inspections and
time increased number of requests from local
Municipalities for various functions to be
carried out by the Planning Department
relating to zoning bylaws etc.
The committee agreed not to hire additional
staff but to recommend to municipalities that
they "wait their turn for the services of the
planning department."
"As well consent inspections may be
delayed but will be reviewed as quickly as
possible," the report concluded.
MUSEUM
The museum budget is up slightly from
$34,550 in 1971 to $35,300 this year.
This is broken clown to $31,300 for operation
of the museum and $4,000 for maintenance.
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT
The total budget of the County Development
Department is $25,900 as compared to a
budget of $25,000 in 1071. Included in the
budget for 1972 is a proposal with regard to the
preparation of a slide presentation relative to
industry, recreation, agriculture, etc. in
Huron County.
Spence Cummings is the county
development officer with office in the Court
House.
CHILDREN'S AID
The Children's Aid budget for 1912 was
approved at a county share in the amount of
$84,078. The total overall budget is $275,059,
the difference paid by the province.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Costs for County Council sessions, certain'
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progress which had been made since the
previous meeting. He claimed he was satisfied
that MDC was striving to give more power to
the people who paid the bills and noted he had
only slight reservations about the resource
people who had the right to vote.
Anson McKinley. deputy-reeve of Stanley.
saw the new system within MDC as a way to get
'regular reports" which "will do much to
dispell the concerns about MDC".
But Derry Boyle, reeve of Exeter, was not
happy with the proposal. Boyle said he
understood at the end of 1971 that the county
could not afford a county development officer
and membership in MDC as well. He said the
council had chosen to maintain Spence
Cummings as development offic'er and he
thought MDC membership should be dropped
for one year.
Boyle estimated it was costing about
$107,000 in Huron already for services
similar to those provided by MDC. With MDC
membership it would bring the cost to over
$113,000,
"I'm wondering why this change in thinking
at quite an added cost to the county," mused
Boyle.
Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll said it was not
a duplication of services, and Spence
Cummings, development officer, said MDC
complements county development.
Cummings predicted more results from
MDC in the next two years and praised Walter
Cowing, saying that Gowing is a man with —a
lot of good ideas and he can put them across".
Reeve Hugh Flynn, Mullett, told council it
was time the county body "tightened its belt"
but former warden Jack Alexander, reeve of
Wingham, said the county council should "be
prepared to change our old thinkings when
we're presented with anew, improved idea".
A recorded vote showed a comfortable
margin-23-12--of those who were in favor of
membership in MDC under the previously
mentioned conditions. Those councillors who
voted against joining MDC were Boyle, Bill
Elston, Morris; Lloyd Ferguson, Usborne;
John Flannery, Seaforth; Flynn; Lloyd
Hendrick, Hay; D. R. McGregor, Exeter; Alex
McGregor, Tuckersmith; Ken McMichael,
Turnberry; DOug McNeil, Colborne; Harold
Robinson, Howick; and Elgin Thompson,
Tuckersmith,
Visit any of the participating places of
business and obtain a sales slip or entry form
and deposit it in any of five locations which this
week are: Beattie Furniture Ltd.; Fabian
Furniture Mfg, Co,; Ball & Mutch LtdE;
Priceguard; Amsing's. Their ads appear in
the first column of the "Bargain World" page
and are designated as locations to deposit
draw entry slips by the "star" in the corner of
their ad.
The Clinton Merchants participating in
"Bargain World" are: Aiken Brothers;
Archer's Sales and Service; Ball and Hutch
Ltd.; Beattie Furniture; Lorne Brown Motors
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Clinton Public Utilities Commission; Del Mac
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Ltd,; P.J. Goldsworthy Motor Sales; Haugh
Tire Supply; Ivan and Hickey's Gulf Service
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Kum-In Restaurant; J,T, Murphy Ltd. Motor
Sales; J.W, Peck Auto Electric; Priveguard;
Scruton's Tire and Auto Service; and Clinton
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