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Clinton News-Record
The summer sailing season is about ready to get under way and the
boats are getting back in the water. Here a boat owned by Bob Hughes
of London is lowered gently into the water with the help of a huge
crane. The boat will become one of manySailingout of Bayfield this
summer.—photo by Mi lvena Erickson
Plea tidily evening destroyed a ben On the femur of Mr, and Mrsv John NOM, R.R1,
eafoith. C I inten firemen rushed to the scene but were unable to save the bui Wing, —photo by
C,t, Rudd
Linton Spring Fair could be big, est ever
The annual Clinton Spring Fair and Trade
gw this weekend could be the biggest one in
tory.
The fair this year will run for three days
itti the addition of a western horse show on
unday afternoon to analready full schedule on
riday night and all day Saturday,
The Queen of the Fair contest will help get
heaetion going on Friday night at the arena,
he event is open to ladies between 18 and 21,
t least four ladies have entered. The ladies
ivisien exhibits will be on view both Friday
ight and Saturday with many new classes
ncluded.
For the kids, the midway and concession
)ooths will be going strong all three days. The
st Column
trade show will be an attraction both Friday
night and Saturday.
, Action will start Saturday with a parade
down main street at 1 Roy Jewell will
perform the official opening at 1:30
The babies and their mothers will get
involved at 2:30 in the baby show in the arena
While outside, at 3:20, the livestock parade
will take place with the 411 clubs, pet show and
Public School Classes taking part,
The evening will feature the horse show with
M. L . "Tory" Gregg as master of ceremonies
and entertainment provided by The Dutch Boy
Cadet Band from Kitchener. Judging of the
heavy horses will take place at 7 p.m.
Sunday afternoon will be a treat to the light
horse lovers when a show of saddle horses and
western games will make up the afternoon
program,
Efforts for Base
recreation complex
plan stepped up
More than 150 persons were guests at a
luncheon and tour of facilities at Canadian
Forces Base, Clinton on Monday in an attempt
to gain popular local support for an athletic
complex using Base facilities.
A package which includes such Base
facilities as the playing fields, recreation
centre, drill hall, hockey and curling arenas,
shooting ranges, swimming pool and two
blocks of former barracks has been offered to
the Youth and Recreation Branch of the
Ministry of Community and Social Services
and Sport Ontario, a group of 52 athletic
bodies. The offer was made in February but a
decision on acceptance or rejection has not yet
been made.
Mr. Wayne Widdis of the Southwestern
Ontario region of the Youth and Recreation
Branch said that his office was in favour of the
government setting up a regional recreation
centre at the Base and had forwarded its brief
to the Treasury Department.
Representatives of sport and recreation
who were present at the affair were asked at
the close of the luncheon to write letters of
support for the project if they felt they could
make use of the facilities for their own needs.
Fred Ginn, of Radoma Investments, who
chaired the meeting, said he had been told by
Charles MacNaughton, Huron M.P.P. that
these letters would help the government in its
decision.
John McCarroll, sport and recreation
consultant, added that the project had been
getting support from outside the area but there
was a need to show interest from the local
area.
Mr, Widdis agreed. "We don't need to be,
convinced" he said, "because we've already •
turned in our report in favour of the project.
These letters will help us convince other
departments in the government to go along
with the idea".
Huron-Perth Board studies school bus safety
share for the carrying out of a survey on the
premium rates of fire insurance companies
for school boards, Mr. Tokar reported the last
survey in 1964 helped to make the rates more
equitable for all school boards in Ontario and
it was time to take another look at them,
Board chairman James Morris will attend
the Spring conference of the board of
Education in Waterloo on June 1.
Mr. Tokar read a letter of thanks from Ann
Dalton, president. of the Kingsbridge youth
'club, for the use of the school there as a
meeting place and recreation,
BY WILMA OKE
Fire levelled the barn on the farm of John
Peckitt of R.R.3 Seaforth, Friday night. -
Mrs, Peckitt said the fire started about 6:30
p.m. in the upper part of the barn while the
milking and evening chores were in progress.
The family was able to save the cows and a
bull, but a number of calves, 100 chickens and
Construction of the cable television
reception tower at Holmesville will begin in
August, Ron McIntosh of Goderich told us last
week.
Mr. McIntosh also said there has been some
concern among people in Clinton that they will
not be serviced with cable until after Goderich
is finished. This he says, is untrue. He said the
cable will be installed in Clinton in early fall
with the project to be complete by the spring.
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Houses continue to sell like hot cakes at the
II Base. John van Gastel told the editor at a
luncheon on Monday that seven deals had been
closed that morning. Some of the houses are
being sold to people from the cities who just
want to get out. Some of the people didn't even
have jobs when they moved here.
Mr. van Gastel also said an agreement has
been reached with another factory to locate at
the Base but he gave no details. So far, he said,
about eight companies have said they will
locate at the Base, but until the final approval
is given the plan of subdivision for the Base,
deeds cannot be given and so factories will not
begin to move in for the present.
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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food is sponsoring a Food forum
Demonstration, "A Dollar's Worth of Meat"
tonight at 8 p.m. in Central Huron Secondary
School.
Home Economics from the Ministry will be
demonstrating various meat dishes which cost
a dollar or less for four servings. Each lady
who attends the Forum will receive a free
booklet which contains the recipes
demonstrated.
Everyone welcome.
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As advertised in this newspaper the week of
May 15, the $5.00 per tree payment is no
longer applicable for trees cut after May 19,
1972, in woodlots or forested areas.
For anyone making application for trees cut
in woodlots or forested areas, the deadline
date for receipt of application at the Huron
County office is June 16.
The grant will still be paid on trees removed
from fence rows and open fields.
Corn marketing
plan considered
at meeting
Gordon Hill, president of Ontario
'ederation of Agriculture, addressed a group
f Huron County corn producers at Brucefield
'ublic School Thursday.
Mr. Hill stated, "We need an orderly flow to
iarket twelve months of the year, we have to
ecognize there is a market requirement all
ear round and we have to supply it or else an
iternative source will be found and that will
robably be the American corn or Western
arley. Other complications are the farm to
irm sales.
"I suggest we make no attempt to interfere
ith this program. The OFA is supporting the
rincipal of an orderly marketing plan for
,orn and I suspect that we have been influenced
y other marketing plans such as the bean
oard and the wheat board even though there is
lways room for improvement, it has
,ertainly improved the income of grain
roduction considerably."
Two delegates, John Oke, R.R, 3 Exeter and
30b Allan, R.R, 1 Brucefield, were appointed
t this meeting to represent Huron County
orn producers at an OFA. meeting to be held
une 19 at Duncan Hall, 387 Bloor St, Toronto,
It has been suggested that a commission of
7 members be set up to market Ontario corn.
he commission would consist of eight
commercial representatives and nine corn
)rOducers: one member from Cereal
Wanufacturers, one member from Starch
14anufaCterers, one member from Distilling
rid Brewing Industries, two members from
Feed Manufacturers, one member from Feed
Dealers and Elevators Association, one
member from Ontario Livestock Feeding
Industries, and also nine corn producers,
The alternative to this marketing program
would bea producer board consisting of corn
producers with no commerical
representation. Chairman Mason bailey,
president of Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, asked for a show of hands of
which type of corn marketing hoard would be
pheferable. it was unanimous that the group
present preferred a producers board to
Market their corn.
'The corn producers requested their two
delegates to inform the Toronto meeting of
their preference for a producers board rather
than a corn eommissiOn.
BY WILMA OKE
A film entitled "The Broken Bus" was
previewed by the Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board at a meeting in
St. Michael's School in Stratford Tuesday
night.
The film was prepared by the University of
California, City of Los Angeles. The
Uniyersity was asked to survey the problem of
school bus safety and to identify the problems.
Jack Lane, St. Columban, board business
administrator, who showed the film said that
three experiments were used... a head-on
collision, a rear-end collision and a side
impact...using ten different sizes of seats in
the buses, various seat belts and harness and
restraint bars and arm rests. .
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
A brief, slow session of Huron County
Council in Goderich last Friday began with a
tour in the morning of Domtar's salt mines.
After lunch, the members settled down for an
afternoon of reports which opened with one by
Dr. Frank Mills, Acting Medical Officer of
Health, and Bill Empy, sanitation inspection
chief.
Dr. Mills and Mr. Empy stressed the need
for improved communication at the public
pools in Huron County, Both men said it was of
the utmost importance to have one person in
charge of the operation of the pool so that the
health inspector has someone in authority to
whom he can go with regard to pool problems.
They said that the Huron County sanitation
department aims for water in the pools which
is "drinking safe" and noted some of the ways
in which this ideal level of safety can be
Maintained for the protection of swimmers.
A Motion introduced in council by Gerry
Ginn, deputy-reeve of Goderich Township and
Ken McMichael, reeve of Turnberry for the
executive committee to study the feasibility of
• decreasing the urban road rebate by 10
percent over the next two years, was lost in a
recorded vote.
Ginn suggested that of the 20 percent of the
road rebate Over Which Huron County has
control, only 10 percent be given to the urban
municipalitiee. In this way, Ginn felt the
inadequacies of taxation in some departments
Such as welfare and hospital funding, could be
offset in favor of the rural municipalities,
Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll said Ginn's
The film clearly identified and confirmed
the findings of the University: 1. That bumpers
over-ride. 2. That body mounting bolts shear
under impact. 3, Too few escape routes —
requires four full size emergency doors. 4.
That whip-lash occurs to all passengers in
standard seats from rear end collision. 5.
That lap belts are not suitable for school
buses.
The recommendations made by the
University: 1, Uniform safety standards be
adopted for all school buses in all states. 2.
Standardization of basic design criteria. 3.
That high-back padded seats with a height of
28" is required for maximum safety.
(presently 18" — 20"). 4. That bumpers on all
buses, cars and trucks be the same height. 5.
suggestion was only for a "short-term"
solution and would provide no "long-term"
relief.
Reeve Charles Thomas, Grey, said the tax
review committee should make a report to
county council concerning their' findings
before any further action is taken,
Reeve Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith,
reminded council that the matter of urban road
rebates had been settled two years ago - and
should remain settled.
A $25,000 landscaping job at Huronview was
approved by county council. The estimate
includes trees and shrubs, sidewalks and
pathways, patios, a planter, benches, lighting,
engineering and contingencies etc for the field
in front of the building,
"because the county share of our 19'72
budget will be considerably less than the
original estimate due to the inception of
Extended Care Benefits on April 1, and
whereas it is reasonable to assume that the
cost will be considerably less if the project is
completed this year, rather than staging it
Over five years, your committee recommends
the project be completed this year and
requests your approval of the Ministry of
Community and Social Services, who would be
responsible for 50 percent of $12,$00 of the
total cost," reported Hugh Flynn, reeve of
Hullett and chairman of the committee of
management of Huronview.
In other business, council learned that it
will be August or September before more
details will be available on the Matter of the
future of the Huron County Jail.
That no standees or improvised aisle seating
be allowed.
Arthur Held, R.R. 4, Listowel, chairman of
the transportation committee stated that his
committee hopes to have a recommendation
ready in two weeks based on this film for board
members to consider sending to the Ontario
School Trustees and the Ontario Separate
School Trustees Association.
The film was made available to the board
through Mrs. C. Stauffer, R.R. 1, Bright,
interim chairman, School Bus Safety
Committee, Canadian Association of
Consumers.
Arthur Haid reported a wide variance in bus
transportation costs to the board, especially
in Stratford. He said that in discussing this
with John Vintar, Superintendent of Education
the latter had suggested a detailed study be
made of transportation in the Stratford area.
Joseph Tokar, Assistant Superintendent of
Education, with the assistance of Trustee
Howard Shantz of Stratford, is to do this study
and bring in a report to the transportation
committee.
Robert Smith, 390 Willow Street, an
alderman in Stratford, and James Bringloe,
355 Willow Street, Stratford, were present at
the meeting speaking for a group of ratepayers
in the Willow Street area in the Devon
subddivision. They requested permission for
the use of the property (3,6 acres), owned by
the Separate School Board, as a playground for
a few years until the Board is prepared to build
a school on it,
Mr. Smith said there are 60 youngsters, up
to 15 years of age, in the area who need a
playground, with the possibility of more when
two new apartment buildings are opened up and
when Devon Street is opened, •
Mr. Smith said nothing permanent would be
put in the playground, possibly a soft ball
diamond and one or two pieces of playground
equipment for the younger children. He said
for the older boys there is organized ball in the
city.
Trustee Joseph Looby of Dublin said he felt
the group shotild have the property for as tong
as they wanted it, and when the board needed it
back three months notice would be given for
any equipment lobe removed and the property
returned to the board in the condition in which
it was received.
The Board agreed to let the Willow Street
group have the use of the land and Jack Lahe
was authorized to draw up a letter of
agreement.
Joseph Tokar, sitting in for Sohn Vieth.' who
was not at the Meeting, reported a three-day
workshop in Geneva Park et Orillia on June
2,3, and 4 for Attendance Counselling
Services. William limes of Stratford,
attendance counsellor for the board, will
attend,
The Boot(' approved paying $11.00, its
Under questioning, Mr. Ginn said the
facilities would be available not• only to the
Ontario government and Sport Ontario, but to
local schools and sport and recreation bodies
and to individuals from the local area,
During the meeting following the luncheon,
Mr. McCarroll introduced representatives
from various athletic groups who inspected
the facilities during a noon-hour tour.
Bruce Brady, figure skating professional
instructor from Seaforth said there is a need
in this part of the country for. year-round
skating facilities. He pointed out that there are
2500 to 3000 youngsters involved in skating in
the area and said there should be some from
that large a number who would reach the
national finals and represent the country
internationally. To accomplish this, however,
he said, the youngsters needed summer
skating experience which was now only
available outside larger cities.
John Orr of Stratford and John Thompson
who operates hockey camps in Sundridge and
Harriston represented hockey interest. Both
men said they were fact-finding for their
organizations and were impressed by the
facilities,
Mr. Widdis said his department had seen a
possible use of the Base facilities as an
athletic camp stressing mass participation in
sport. The facilities might even by used, he
said, for training provincial teams for the
Canada games or even national teams for
international meets. He thought there was also
a potential for all-round recreation training
including arts and crafts, etc.
He said he was impressed by the number of
ideas for use of the facilities that had been
brought up by the meeting.
Vacant Varna-area
barn levelled
BY WILMA OKE
The Brucefield volunteer firemen were
called to a fire Friday night about 10:30 p.m. at
a farm two miles south of Varna when it
levelled a vacant barn.
The farm-is owned by George Troyer who
lives nearby. Carson Fawcett and his family
occupy the house,
Fire Chief Stewart Broadfoot estimated the
loss to be over $10,000, partially covered by
insurance,
Hundreds of car drivers were attracted to
the fire, visible for many miles.
some ducks were destroyed, as well as a
quantity of hay and straw, a hammer mill and
the milk cooler.
The cause of the fire has not been
determined nor an estimate made of the loss.
The Clinton Fire Department was called to
the farm, located four and a half miles west of
Seaforth.
Brief stresses need for better
communications with pools
Fire burns Peckitt barn