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Clinton News-Record, 1972-03-09, Page 1Snow 8" Rain 1.42" Snow 8" 107 Ye tr Nu. .U) Thursday, March 9, .1972 Weather .1972 Hi 0 1971 HI I Feb. 29 39 30 29 13 Marl 43 33 U 5 2 36 12 24 9 3 15 7 38 10 4 29 3 38 19 5 22 11 35 26 6 21 5 Clinton, On tatio :V) eel; 1$ Clinton News-Record Bill Crawford appointed fieldrnan Bill Crawford of Clinton was appointed secretary-fieldman for Huron County at a meeting of the Huron Federation of Agriculture in Clinton Thursday night. Mr. Crawford is a member of the Clinton Town Council and is an insurance salesman and former operator of a meat market. He was hired after a joint committee from the Huron Federation and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture interviewed three applicants. The duties of the secretary- fieldman will be to solve farmers problems and sell memberships to the farmers of the county, The new position was one of several set upacross Ontario by the OFA to help boost lagging membership. Although Huron has led all counties in the province in membership, it was one of the first areas to seek a secretary- Heldman. The new man will have a part-time assistant at his central office in Clinton. A short ceremony took place at the meeting when Faye Fear, for six years the secretary of the Federation, was presented with a gift. Mrs. Fear has left the employ of the Federation to work for the Huron Centre of Conestoga College in Seaforth. The office will shortly be moved to the new location of the college at Adastral Park. Mrs. Fear said she changed jobs because she wanted to work on a full-time basis and this would no longer be possible under the new set-up. She thanked everyone for making her years with the Federation enjoyable. Mason Bailey, president of the Federation, reported on the meeting of the executive of the OFA with the Ontario cabinet, He had been one of seven non- members of the executive asked to participate in the meeting, He called it a very valuable experience. He praised the work of Gordon Hill of Varna, president of the OFA and the other executive members in dealing with the government. One of the most hopeful signs of the meeting, he said, was that the government suggested such meetings should be held more ,often than once a year. Doug Fortune of the insurance committee informed those present that March is insurance month. lie explained the link between CIAG and the OFA. He explained that the OFA started the CIAG In 1949 and in 1951 through the need for greater reserves because of expansion, took in United Co-operatives of Ontario as a partner. Further expansion took place in 1955 when the Ontario Credit Union League was brought in as a partner. Mr. Fortune explained that the Huron Federation gets 10 per cent on all new policies sold in the county and 15 cents on each renewal. The telephone committee reported that it hopes to have its final presentation prepared for Bell Canada by 'the middle of March. Six municipalities are involved in the area which the Federation would like to see enlarged toll -free calling privileges. Each municipality is being requested to make a resolution approving the action of the Federation. Shop at home among merchants you can trust tiespeter goa Render Randy Deog moves toe late to prevent a shot by Rick Banks (no, 14) from going in the net (arrow), Banks had just Wen a pass from Tom Trevail captain of the Stoneybrook team which won the "A" championship by a four goals. Trevail had five assists, 10-,-5 count, Banks scored School had changed a good deal since most adults were children going to public school, No longer is it all reading, writing and arithmetics. Education week, now on, is designedto help adults to understand what is going on in the schools today, Students can now do interesting things like studyfish as Jack Snieder and Geraldine McGee do here. Pupils of Mrs. Taylor's grade one class at Clinton Public School made self portraits which were displayed at the open house at the school Tuesday. Here three of her students stand with Mrs. Taylor, Terry Merner, Anne Marie Hall and Billy Colquhoun. These youngsters have been learning about how a store operates in the Clinton Public School classroom. Timmy bob.son'and Carrie Spencer play storekeeper while Barry Bell and Valerie Smith act as their customers, Tuckersmith r4uses ,for restoration • BY WILMA QKE Tuckersmith Township Council, meeting in regularsession Tuesday night in Brucefield, accepted the tender of Sandy Contracting Company Limited, Goderich for gravelling township roads with 18,000 cubic yards of gravel at $1,02 per cubic yard for a total of $18,360. This was the lowest of three tenders. The tender of Fred Harburn of Staffa for spraying weeds on township roads at a cost of $4,50 per mile, both sides of the road, was accepted. Court of Revision Vas held on the Cooper Drainage Works and the report was,referred back to engineer Henry Uderstadt of Orangeville at the request of Grant McGregor for the addition of a tile branch on his property, Present at the meeting for Court of Revision were Mr, Uderstadt, Robert McGregor, Grant McGregor, Lloyd Cooper, Morley Cooper and Edison McLean. A very lengthy discussion on the drain was held prior to the decision to refer it back to the engineer. No appeals were heard at the Court of Revision on the Swinkel drainage works and the Wallace drainage works. Tenders for the work on these will be called to be in by April 4. Two adjustments were made on the Swinkel drainage report, reducing area by five acres for Peter Swinkel and by seven acres for John Hendriks, Dr, Roger Whitman and Mrs. John Baker, both of Seaforth, attended the meeting, requesting council's financial assistance in purchasing the Van Egmond Reserve property in Egmondville as an historic site. Council members voted not to commit any of the ratepayers' money to it. Council considered three proposals of Kenneth Dunn of Goderich for a new bridge over Silver Creek at the golf course and for straightening the road into Eginondville. One proposal was considered suitable but was sent back to Mr. Dunn for alterations. Passed for payment were accounts totalling $22,098. Included were road accounts, $10,741.26; Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System loan, $6,000 and a levy of $3,720 as Tuckersmith's share of costs for 1972 for the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority. Approval was given to John Baker, Seaforth for a building permit for a house he purchased from former CFB Clinton. This will he relocated. st Column We received an excellent letter to the editor this week from a young person who did not sign their name. Since it is the policy of this newspaper to print only letters that have been signed, we are unable to bring its contents to •oily readers.'HoWeVer, if the atithbt Airthe letter would come in and sign the letter, we would be glad. to publish its contents without mentioning the name. + + + John van Gastel and his plans for development of the former CFB Clinton were the subject pf an in-depth article in the Hamilton Spectator recently. The article, written by a former News- Record editor, Eric McGuiness, took up an entire front page of one section and most of an inside page. It told readers about the man and his plans and about the town itself and reaction toward the development at the Base. It also mentioned the "name the Base" contest and since the article appeared, there has been a flood of letters to the Mayor with suggested names. Most are from the Hamilton area but there has been one which came lately all the way from Holland. +++ Debbie Johnston, of Clinton placed 11th in the Southern Ontario Provincial Championships of the Youth Bowling council in a tournament held in Kitchener on Sunday. Bowling against opponents who were mainly from city bowling lanes, Debbie had the best results of any of the local bowlers who competed at the tournament. The junior boys and senior girls teams, competing for the first time at the provincial level against 700 bowlers found themselves up against opponents from large centres such as Toronto that had just too strong teams, The junior boys finished 15th and the senior girls, 14th. Council approved a proposed agreement with Stanley Township regarding a Brucefteld water system. This proposal will now be sent on to the Township of Stanley for approval, it calls for the Township of Tuckersulith to be responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of service and to supply water for a period of 20 years to Stanley. Each municipality will render and coiled its own accounts on a semi-annual Oasis, Tuckersmith will fix the price for use of the water and Stanley Township will make payments to Teckerstnith semi-annually, It's Like The Lady Said—Isn't It a Glorious Feeling to be Among The People You Know and Trust? This was overheard when a Clinton area customer returned after a big city shopping trip, where she encountered the bustle and the don't-care attitude of the big city clerks. Recognition, fellowship and trust are the basic needs and you will find all of these attributes in the Clinton area. You can shop with confidence with friends and neighbours to help you find exactly what you need at the price you want to pay. WHAT DOES THE CLINTON AREA HAVE TO OFFER YOU? RESTAURANTS—with a wide variety of delicious foods and good service. FURNITURE—Well-stocked stores with up- to-date lines. AUTOMOBILES—Trucks and cars, new and McKillop prepares, for road program BY WILMA OKE McKillop Township Council meeting in Winthrop on Monday, accepted! the tender of Joe Kerr Limited of Wingham for crushing and applying 20,000 crubic yards of gravel on township roads. The Kerr tender, lowest of two, was for $20,800—at $1.04 per cubic yard, Any farmer wanting his lane gravelled will pay $1,35 per cubic yard, Permission was given to the organization for Retarded Children of Perth County to sell lottery tickets in the township, The following grants were approved by eounciI; $40 to Huron Plowmen's Association; $100 to the Seaforth Community Centre; $50 to the Dublin Athletic Association; $25 to the Seaforth Lions Club for the Easter Seal prograin. Court of Revision was held on the McQuaid drain with no appeals heard. Tenders will be ealled for this drain. The engineering firm of H. M. Gibson Company Limited of London will be requested to prepare a report on the Ryan Municipal Drain for repair and improvement, Passed for payment were road accounts of $43,086,94 and general-accounts of $1,346.99. Council approved payment of $500 for the 1972 levy for the Ansable.Bayfield Conservation Authority. used, of all makes and models for business or pleasure. FARM SUPPLIES—Fertilizers, feeds and 'seeds for your gardening needs. VARIETY STORES—with a wide assortment of necessities for every day. It will pay you to shop the Clinton area this week, Check the "Bargain World" advertisements in this edition of the News- Record. The Clinton and area merchants participating are: Beattie Furniture Ltd.; Pricegard; Ball & Mutch Ltd.; Fabian Furniture Mfg. Co, Ltd.; Amsings; Archer's Farm Sales & Service; Clinton Farm & Garden' Centre; Clere-Vu Auto Wreckers; Russell L. Jervis; Aiken's; Clinton Public Utilities; J. & T. Murphy Ltd.; Scruton Tire & Auto Service; J. W. Peck; Lorne Brown Motors Ltd.; Haugh Tire Supply; Clinton Electric Shop; P. J. Goldsworthy; Ivan & Mickey's Gulf; Del-Mac Variety; Kum-In Restaurant; and Clinton News-Record.