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Clinton News-Record, 1973-03-29, Page 1Mrs. Jane Radley of Clinton became $100 richer on Tuesday when she was presented by a cheque by Clinton Kinsmen, Ross Jewitt, after her ticket was drawn in the Mini Kin Lottery on March 15. She is still eligible for $75,000 in prizes to be drawn on April 15. Tickets are available until March 31 from any Clinton Kinsmen. (News-Record photo) Course suggested 7 11 25 16 22 37 35 41 .24 46 38 44 30 30 20 24 15 27 8 30 15 41inton, Ontario Thursday, March 29, 1973 MARCH 20 29 21 32 22 34 23 43 • 24 ea 25 46 26 51 20 Cents Weather 1 973 1972 HI LO to LO .01 10$ Year 1No. 1 3 At land we conference Small centres should open doors to urbanites Jack Riddell, newly elected MPP for Huron, is sworn in at the Ontario legislature last Monday by Clerk of the session, Roderick Lewis. More than 200 people from Huron journeyed down to Toronto to witness the proceedings and later cheer ' which is against the rules) Mr. Riddell as he took his seat in the Legislature, Watching the procedure are Liberal Leader Robert Nixon, Margaret Campbell, seated, from St; Georgei, Mrs. Jack Riddell, Mrs. W.K. Riddell, and Jacks children Wayne, Brenda, Heather, and Donna. (photo by Wilma Oke) Separate board ends with surplus By Wilma Oke Dr, G.F. Mills, Goderich, medical health officer for Huron, expressed his concern about the health education of students in Huron County when he presented a report to the Huron County Board of Education meeting in Clinton MOnday night. After showing films and speaking on drugs abuse in October he noted that the students lack knowledge on drugs, venereal diseases, nutrition and birth control. He suggested that health education be offered as an option, separate from physical education. It could be given as a co-ordinated course. He said all the students should be exposed to an easily prepared, easily delivered, sensible program of health education. As well, Dr. Mills said there is a need for teachers in- terested in taking courses to provide the health program for the students. Dr. Mills reported that principals and teachers were made aware of many health problems of individual students following the severe blizzard in 1971 when some pupils were marooned in country schools for as long as four,days. School nurses only were aware of some of these problenie until then, he stated. In other business, the board will await a report on how much it will cost to mount permanently and display as a remem- brance at the Zurich Public School, the for- mer old school bell which at the present time is in the hands of the village council. The request seeking assistance was in a let- ter to the board from W.D. Armstrong, clerk-treasurer, Zurich. Previously, the board had assisted in an amount up to $500 in mounting other bells at Brussels and at Holmesville, and was concerned I Column BY J.F. This is it. The final weekend of hockey and skating will close the Clinton Com- munity Centre for another year. Next Monday, the ice will be melting, putting the end to the hundreds of hours of hockey, skating and figure skating that is a tradition in Clinton during the winter mon- ths. Before the heat claims the local ice pad however, there will be a lot of last minute activity. On Friday night, beginning at 6:30 p.m. the novice, pee-wee and bantams will finish the houseleague season and crests and trophies will be presented. All parents are invited to attend. Then on Sunday, the Clinton Raiders girl's team take on their rivals from Ford- wich at 1:30 p.m. and then public skating from 3:30 to 6 pan. will close off the season. * * * This coming Sunday will see some brave hardy souls take on the Bayfield River as the First Annual Seaforth Optimist Canoe Race gets under way. The race will start at the Egmondville Bridge at 10 a.m. and end up some ten miles downstream at Tyn- dall's Bridge, 1 1/4 miles southwest of Clinton. Proceeds are for the Van Egmond Foundation and Optimist Youth Work. * * * Don't forget Clinton's first Centennial meeting this coming Wednesday, April 4 at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. Everyone who is interested in making Clinton's Centennial Celebrations the biggest and best ever should plan to attend. We have to start planning now in order to do all the things that can be done. For all those boys between the ages of 8 and 16 who are interested in playing soc- cer, there will be a meeting on Saturday, April 7 in the Arena at 10 a.m. Watch next week's paper. There is a gentleman from the Clinton area who ordered a set of Gray Tools arid cabinet from the King colt Company in Ingersoll at the recently completed Farm Show in London, The order has been misplaced and they would like the mart to phone them at 485.3353. about how many more requests might be received in the future. The board endorses a resolution from the Larnbton County Board of Education and the Lambton Separate School Board which will be presented to the Ontario Separate School Trustees Association Con- vention in April. Some of the areas of con- cern in the resolution are: That it should According to the Toronto Star and Con- temporary News Service, former Huron MPP Charlie MacNaughton will become Chairman of the Ontario Racing Com- mission next week. Mr. MacNaughton resigned his post as Ontario Treasurer last January and step- ped down from his seat in the legislature to be with his family in Exeter. The seat was subsequently taken by Liberal Jack Riddell in the March 15 by-election. An appointment becomes necessary as the term of Brigadier F.C. Wallace, the present chairman, expires at the end of BY WILMA OKE A nominating committee was appointed by the Huron County Board of Education at its meeting in Clinton Monday night to bring in a nomination to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jack Riddell. Mr. Riddell, the newly elected provincial member of parliament for the riding of Huron, along with Clarence McDonald, represented the Town of Exeter and the Townships of Usborne and Stephen, on the Huron Board, Mr. Riddell's resignation was accepted with regret. • On the nominating committee are Clarence McDonald of Exeter, Herbert Turkheim of Zurich and John Broadfoot of R.R. 1, Brucefield, who will bring in their report for the next meeting of the board on April 16. In other business, the board received resignations from two public school prin- cipals and a secondary school vice- principal. T. Stewart Beattie, principal of Wingham Public School since 1942; J.A. (Bert) Gray, principal of Clinton Public School since 1956; and Morley C. Sanders, vice-principal of South Huron District High School at Exeter, all retire on August 31, The board approved hiring John H, Mann of Stratford as principal of Wingharn Public School, effective September 1. Since 1967 he has been a master at Stratford Teacher's College. In a transfer of other principals, Allen Taylor from Usborne Central School will go to Clinton Public School ke principal; William Linfield is moved from the prin- cipalship at J.A. McCurdy Public School in Wingham to Usborne Central School ae principal; John Siertsema, vice-principal of Two Brucefield women and a Port Elgin man were injured in a two car collision north of Brucefield on Highway four Friday night. Ronald McEadyen of Port Elgin, who was alone in his car, is in good condition in Clinton Public Hospital following the 'collision with a car driven by Mrs. Julia Etribing of Vanaetra. Two of the four occupants of the Embing vehicle, Mrs, Grette Zwaan of RR 1, Brucefield and Mrs. Arlene McGowan of Brucefield received fractured pelves and Towns and villages throughout Huron Coenty should open their doors to city people and welcome them with open arms, a land use conference in Clinton was told last Thursday. Dr. R, Stephen Rodd, an assistant professor at the school of agriculture economics at the University of Guelph told the 150 gathered for the day-long event that city people just wanted some peace and quiet and the towns and villages in be illegal for children to be made to stand on school buses. That school bus flashing lights should be used in all speed zones. That all school bus drivers be skilled in the operation of fire protection equipment; • should have a knowledge of first aid; and be trained in procedures to be followed if bus is stranded in a severe storm; etc. March. Contacted at his home in Exeter on Tuesday, Mr. MacNaughton said he knew nothing about the appointment and would offer no further comment. He said that he had not heard the news reports. Should Mr. MacNaughton receive and accept the appointment, he will face many tough tasks, including recent hearings the ORC is conducting into race fixing charges at Windsor Raceway, and the problem of off-track betting. The job is reported to be worth between, $30,000 and $40,000 a year. Exeter Public School is going to J.A. McCurdy School as principal. Two custodians appointed by the board are Stephen Youngblut as custodian at Vic- toria Park Public School in Goderich; and Robert Knox as custodian at South Huron District High School in Exeter, both effec- tive April 2. The Opportunity for Youth group was granted the use of the Zurich Public School for lesser of half the length of the course or the month of July, with the approval of the principal of the school. The board was in- formed that 12 Huron County high school students will visit Didsbury, Alberta, from July 3 to July 17, as Young Vogageurs '73. Allan Mullin, a teacher at Goderich District Collegiate Institute, and Mrs. Laura Mullin, a teacher at Central Huron Secondary School will accompany the students from Huron and Middlesex. From South Huron District High School the students include, Shelly Baker of Exeter, John Creces of R.R. 1, Dashwood and Catherine Easton of H.R. 3, Exeter; from Seaforth District High School, Janet O'Reilly of R.R, 2, Dublin; from Goderich District Collegiate Institute, Nicki Lambert of R.R. 2, Goderich and Steven Reaburn of R.R. 5, Goderich; from F.E. Madill secon- dary school are Jeanette Barr of R.R. 1, Holyrood; William Darling of R.R. 4, Wingham; Allan Durismuir of Lucknow; and Sandra Orien of Wingham; from Cen- tral Huron Secondary School are Rose Marie Flynn of R.R. 4, Clinton; and Alex Westerhout of Clinton. Murray Hunter, a teacher at F.E. Madill, Wingham, and his wife will host 20 Young Voyageurs from Burnaby, B.C., who will visit Huron from August 5 to August 13. Mrs. Zwaan also sustained a broken hip, Mrs. Zwaan is in satisfactory condition in St. Joseph's Hospital in London and Mrs. McCowan is listed in good condition in Seaforth Community Hospital. Mrs, gibbing arid her mother, Mrs, Ada Blanchard of RR 4 Walton were not seriously injured. The accident which was investigated by Constable Harold Green of the Goderich Detachment Of the OPP, occurred about 7z40 p.m. Huron could provide this without valuable farmland being eaten up by urbanites. The conference, which was attended by Huron County Council representatives, a number of reeves, many area councillors. realtors, interested educators and other citizens heard Dr. Rodd say that it was one of the solutions to the problem of giving the city folk a place in the country without using up farmland. "Small towns are one of the greatest assets Western Ontario has," Dr. Rodd said. "All they (city people) want is a half an acre where they can have some peace and quiet and grow a small garden." This is the last week of the News- Records "Guess who it is contest," and your last chance to send in your guess to be eligible for the prizes offered. Inside you'll find the last piece of the mystery person and if you have been following the paper in the last few weeks you will be able to come up with a very ac- curate guess. Or maybe you know who the person is without looking at all the pieces. You need not be a regular reader or sub- scriber to send in your guess, and there is no limit on the number of guesses that you can submit. Age is no barrier either. Whether you're BY WILMA OKE The Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at its meeting in Seaforth Monday learned that, for the first time since the formation of the county board in 1968, it had an ac- cumulated overlevy when it was presented with the financial statement for 1972. The overlevy amounts to $5,600. Jack Lane, Business Administrator, presented the financial statement which was accepted by the Board. He said the total expenditures last year amounted to $2,426,966. He said the ordinary expen- diture per pupil amounted to $560,82, Mr. Lane said that 82.64 percent of the money was provided by provincial grants, 14.18 per cent by local taxation, 2,69 per cent by tuition and transportation recovery and .49 per cent from other revenue. Mr. Lane said that he would present the 1973 budget and set the tax levies as goon as all municipalities have provided the 1972 assessment for taxation, Trustee Gordon Bali of St. Marys repot., ted for the ad hoc committee for building Projects, which appeared before the St, Marys town council last week to discuss s sewer Services for Holy Name School, They Were informed by the council that a 50 per cent grant for -caste could be obtained from the Ontario Water Resources Commission, with the school board paying the other half. The'school board members were told there would be no difficulty in the hook-us The Huron County Official Plan, which is awaiting provincial approval, would for- bid a farmer from selling a small parcel of his land to an urban dweller seeking a place in the country. Any purchase of land would have to be made in blocks and only the rich could afford a piece of the country. Goderich lawyer Dan Murphy, one of four panel members discussing land use, said that farmers should be able to sell marginal land, which is unsuitable for far- ming, to urban residents. Mr. Murphy charged the provincial government is opposed to residential development in rural areas and he said a pre-schooler or a senior citizen, your an- swer is still valid. Just make sure your name and address and possibly your phone number appear on your entry. First prize is a deluxe dinner for the win- ner and his or her entire family at the Hotel Clinton. Second prize is a year's free subscription to the News-Record. Hurry, get your answers in now! Entries close on Friday April 6, 1973 and all correct answers are eligible for the prizes. Bring your answers into the News- Record office on Albert Street in Clinton or mail them to "Contest, Box 39, Clinton News-Record, Clinton Ontario." to the school before it re-opens in Septem- ber. There is no sanitary sewer system on the street at the present time. The Board will contact the Town of St. Marys to get a firm contract price to install the sewer system. Trustee Howard Shantz of Stratford reported that Kyles, Kyles and Garrett of Stratford, architects, will hold job meetings on the site at St. Aloysius school in Strat- ford on March 30 at 10:30 a,m. and every second Friday thereafter; and at Holy Name School in St. Marys on Wirth 29 at 10:30 a,m. and every second Thursday thereafter. Trustee Francis Hicknell of R.R. 5, Seaforth spoke on the report recently com- pleted by the Family Life Advisory Corn- Mittee, and which was presented at a special meeting at St, James School in Seaforth on March 13. Mr. Hicknell reviewed the work of the committee and its recommendations, and the report was approved by the board. To carry out Phase 1 of 'the report the board approved sponsoring up to eight can- didates, primarily teachers or members of the advisory committee to attend this sum- mer studies in Family Life to be held at St. Jerome's College at the University of Waterloo. Phase 2 could be Considered during the 1973.74 year, with a proposal Made to the board early in 1974. Mr. Hicknell indicated that the sponsorship in Phase 1 would in no way bind the board. The purpose for sponsoring particination this year is to that recent appeals for such severance have consistently been rejected. Mr, Murphy's law firm represents county council and its land-division committees. He said he tells his clients not to bother with any appeals on land severance. Other members of the panel were Goderich Reeve Deb Shewfelt,Gary David- son of the Huron County Planning Depart- ment and Dr. Rodd, Reeve Shewfelt told the meeting that he is constantly being phoned at his real estate business by Toronto people seeking rural retreats, He also called for control of land use to be in municipal hands, Gordon Hill of Varna, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture said that Huron's primary interest should be the preservation of its basic industry, agriculture. Mr. Hill who said he was speaking as a farmer not on behalf of the OFA, told the meeting there should be caution used on the issue of residential development in rural areas. "What about 10 years from now? Are we going to have city people as neighbours complaining about the smell from livestock farms?" he asked. He said that farmers hadn't played much of a role in the formation of the county's official plan. He wondered too if farmers would soon be living in the midst of the refuse of urban area, a reference to Toronto's bid to send their garbage to a site near Harriston. Fartriers should on the other hand, get compensation for land that was restricted to farming, Mr. Hill said. provide people with the necessary background who could be used as resource persons in discussing this program within local school communities as to the feasibility of introducing the program into the education system. Mr. Hicknell also reported on an Ontario Traffic Conference in Toronto which he at- tended on March 1-3. Among some of the things he learned was that there are twice as many accidents involving school buses than any other bus, even though school buses are on the road for less time. The general feeling of the panel, he said, was that bus drivers are not experienced enough. r. Hicknell spoke of two ways sufgested for school crossing protection - adult guards or trained marked student guards. John Vintar, Superintendent of Education, said the four resolutions sub- mitted .by the board to the Ontario Separate School Trustees Association an- nual conference to be held in April in Toronto were accepted, and referred to the assessment committee. The first resolution asks that the act respecting municipal elections be amended to extend the period for completion of the 'work of enumeration or that the number Of enumerators be increased to adequately contact all resident property owners and tenants within the time period, and that the fee structure for enumerators be revised tcr an hourly rate plus travelling (COntifittea ott'page G Students ignorant of health problems Will Charlie get it? Clinton principle Bert Gray to retire soon Trio injured in two car crash at Brucefield Guessing contest to finish next week