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Clinton News-Record, 1967-08-10, Page 1I i THE. HURON' RECORD 36th Yw SINGLE COPIES 12c102nd Year W This Week AWARDED Liquor' Infractions For Three I BUD HAYTER LEAVES FOR To Plan. time is always had by everyone who the Huron County Wardens’ Picnic / Town installs Parking INGERSOLL COST $15,722 CLINTON NEWS RECORD, THURSDAY. AUGUST JO. 1967 ....HSS9 Joe Hunking Named To Hullett Council Although Joe Hunking, R, R. 1 Auburn,hasn’t been a councillor in Hullett Township for long— he was just officially appoint­ ed at Monday evening’s conn- oil meeting - he has made one decision. “I’m going to see how I like STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS A good attends and this year’s offering'in the Lions' Park in Seaforth last Wednesday was no exception. In this picture, present Warden, Don McKenzie from Ashfield (left) stands with some of1 h;is predecessors from other years. They are w, J. Dale, Hullett; Art Nicholson and Ivan Forsyth, both of Tuctyersmith; and Glenn Webb, Stephen, Who claims distinction as the Warden who saw the county history put down in printed form in time for Centennial year. it before I promise .to stand for nomination this, fall,” Mr. Hunking told the News-Record on Tuesday. He became councillor to fill the seat left vacant when Hugh Flynn stepped up to the reeve's chair after Clare Vincent re­ signed to become township clerk-treasurer. He shouldn’t have any trouble acquainting himself with the vot-. ers, though, because Mr. Hunk­ ing ha? been a Hullett resi­ dent all his life. He made one bid for council several years ago, but when his attempt failed Mr, Hunking forgot about the political arena and settled down to his business of farming, His wife is the former Janet Duizer and the couple has two sons and four daughters. Mr. Bert Hunking, also of R. R. 1 Auburn,is the father of the new councillor. Meters Tpwn Clerk John Livermore advises Clinton, and area rest. • depts to save their pennies and nickels because parking meters for the town have arrived - all 174 of them. Installation of the mechanical money makers Js expected to begin next week. Work will in­ clude cementing pipe standards at proper intervals along the OFA Executive Tours Crops In Huron A brief though varied court docket was handled by Magis­ trate Glenn Hays,QC,in Clin­ ton last Wednesday morning. With only seven charges to be heard, there were two cases under the Criminal Code of Canada, two Highway Traffic ■ Act offences and three infrac­ tions of the Liquor Control Act Allan Durnin and Mrs. Bar­ bara Ellen Cleave, both of God- erich, pleaded guilty to having liquor in a place other than their residences. They were picked up in mid-July at the Elm Haven Motor Hotel by Cpl. LeRoy Oesch who found the pair drinking in' the parking lot outside the building. Crown Attorney William Cochran ,QC, noted that Durnin, 24, had a similar conviction dating back to January, 1965. Mrs. Cleave, 23, had no pre­ vious record. Durnin was fined $74 and costs of. $2.50 or 10 days in jail. Mrs. Cleave was given 15 days to pay $35 and costs of $2.50 or spend five days in jail. Also pleading guilty on a liquor charge was David W, Reid, Canadian Forces Base, Clinton. The 21-year old man was stopped on the street by Cpl. Oesch who discovered the serviceman was carrying two part bottles of whiskey in a paper sack. Reid had been drink­ ing at the time, declared Crown Attorney Cochrane. Hays handed down a fine of $40 and $2.50 costs or seven days in jail. When Reid asked for time to pay his debt, Hays declined to oblige. “Get on the phone and see what you can do about raising the money,” Hays told him. A Clinton man, 23-year-old Wayne Johnston, was .also in­ structed by Magistrate Hays to, “get on the phone” to arrange for cash to pay a fine of $30 and cpsts. Johnston pleaded guilty to’ a charge of following top closely behind another ve­ hicle. Evidence was that Johnston was involved in a traffic ac­ cident at the intersection of William, High and Victoria Streets on June 24. A total of $300 damage to the two cars was caused and although it was raining at the time, opinion seemed to be that theweather ■ was not the main factor in the mishap. Crops Battered By Hail and Wind Farmers -■ in the extreme , .south-end of Huron County were „ singled out kgaihlast week for another icy blast from the weatherman who has been pelt­ ing the area with everything from high winds to pounding hail’ stones. Latest damage to the vic­ inity south of Highway 83 in Stephen and UsborneTownships was hail last Wednesday which in some places stripped fields of almost all crops which had survived previous wind, rain and ■ hail. Agricultural repre­ sentative for the county, Doug Miles,told the News-Record on Friday that his assistant Don Pullen had gone to the district to photograph the damage. Mr. Miles noted that crops in general “below Highway 83” are the worst he’s seen in his 10 years in Huron. The town- - ships of Stephen, Usborne,a Hay and Tucker smith, which are usually the foremost producers in the county have suffered tre­ mendous losses this year. North of Brucefield, Mr. Miles said, farmers are hav­ ing an average year. They have escaped most of the bizarre weather, although others in the Lucknow district had a heavy rain last week which flattened crops. Some farmers who are hard­ est hit have crop insurance which covers damage from weather such as they' have ex. periencod/ Other farmers do not Iraveaiie coverage, and some ‘'" offi’ciais’are ’bbpiefal that r ecent events will* convince ’ Huron County agriculturalists of the wisdom of crop insurance, Trees Available For Small Lots The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests is again offering trees for planting this fall - but 'there is a catch. • These shrubs are not being issued without charge to horned owners wanting an inexpensive landscaping job. The plants are given to those with a two-acre plot or mere which they are reforestating for the future. Anyone considering setting out a woodlot nursery stock is available from Provincial nur­ series on a first come, first served basis. Applications for , stock may be obtained from the Lake Huron District Office at Hespeler, Commencing January 1, 1968, the county of Huron will come under the prvisionsof the Wood, lands Improvement Act. It is understood that under the Act, , a landowner may enter an agree­ ment with the Minister of Lands and Forests for assistance in tree ...planting, or woodlots im­ provement. Requirement here, 'however, is a land area of at least five acres. I I , Canadian Forces Headquarter^ has recently announced the promotion to Flying officer of Sergeant Stan Brown who Vraa in charge of the Technical Workshops at the Radar and Communi­ cations School at CFB Clinton. F/O Brown was born in Hamilton, ahd IS at present on his third posting to CFB Clinton since enlisting In the RCAF in March 1951* He Will attend courses in Officer .Training Division of R and GS prior to being posted to how duties lh the Administrative - Branch. F/O Brown presently resides In AdAstral Bark with his wife, Shirley, and their three children, I Johnston; an . employee at Sifto Salt in Goderich,asked for time to pay. Said Magistrate Hays, “You were served (with the summons) on July 11. You’ve had pays since then. There is absolutely no reason why. you couldn’t have set some aside for this purpose,” Remaining charges on the docket will be heard at a ihter court. BONNIE COX Two students from Clinton district have been awarded a Carnation Company Limited Scholarship in the amount of $500 each, for the 1967-68 school year, the Carnation Com­ pany Limited Scholarship Com- mittee has justannounced. They are Robert Elwin Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A Cooper, Kippen, (a renewal) and Bonnie Joyce Cox .daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ray Cox of R. R. 2, Bayfield, (1st award) The studer ts are among eight winners selected from sons and daughters of Carnation produ­ cers in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Robert Cooper will attend his second year at Un­ iversity of Western Cntario, London, Ontario,takingEnginee- ring. Bonnie Cox will attend the Nightingale School of Nur­ sing in Toronto. The Scholarship Program was established by the company as part of the. commemoration of its Fiftieth Anniversary in 1966. Awards are made on the basis of character, acade­ mic record, leadership and ser­ iousness of purpose. Although an award is, for one year, re­ cipients , may apply for renewals. ’ It was a desire to go into business for him self that .promp ted Bill Fleming, 37-year old owner of Clinton’s newest in- . dustry, to leave his position with Canada Packers Limited and build a modern feed mill on Irwin Street. “From a mill standpoint, "it is a specialized feed manu­ facturing plant making pellets or crumble for bulk delivery,” BILL FLEMING • ■ “ ’ I The executive of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture will go to Haldimand County for a personal inspection of pollu­ tion damage to crops. The executive’s July meet­ ing, originally scheduled for the same day in Toronto, has been moved, to a hall near Dunn, ville so the executive members 1 can see personally what has happened to crops in the pol- lutjon area. maid streets and mounting the metered heads on them. Clerk Livermore is hopeful Clinton’s partying meters will be ready to swallow the shoppers’ loose change by early September. Only 160 meters will be in­ stalled now. The rest will wait their turn in the public works building and will be pressed into service should mechanical failures occur in the regulars at the curb. Cost on the meters Is $166.40 each for 76 dbubl’e-headed mac­ hines, $98,80 each for 22 sing­ les and $11 for 98 installations, Revenue will be split— 5Q per­ cent to the company from which the meters were purchased and 50 percent to the town of Clin­ ton. Intention behind the parking meters for Clinton is to dis­ courage all-day parking along * the main streets by various businessmen and employees in town. Complaints have been lod­ ged by numerous storeowners that customer parking in front of their business premises was at a low ebb because day-long regulars- filled most available spaces. Shoppers, too, have found parking a problem in cer­ tain parts of town. The solution for downtown workers, noted Clerk Liver­ more, was off-street parking t or the increased use of private ' parking lots. The town owns one small parking lot with room enough for about 12 cars be­ hind the Town Hall. G. L. “BUD” HAYTER G. L. “Bud’ .Hayter, Clin­ ton Public Hospital adm'inistra. tor for, the past year, has re. signed his position to become administrator of the 85-bed Alexandra Hospital inlngersoll. He will move with his wife and lk-year old son to that town where he will take up his new duties ph September 1. The family came to Clinton 14 years ago When Mr. Hay. ter was stationed at the RCAF base here, now Canadian For­ ces Base, Clinton. Followinghis retirement from the service, ■ Mr. Hayter took courses in hos­ pital administration ahdworked With the Ontario Department of Health at Ontario hospitals in Toronto, Cedar Springs and London. Immediately before coming to the Clinton hospital to replace Tom Steep, adminis­ trator whb resigned in 1966 to go to Four Counties Hos- pi tai at Newbury, Mr. Hay. ter was working at the Dear­ ness Home in London* in all that time, the Hay­ ter family made their home in Clinton. And,says Bud, “We are not selling bur home here. We hope to cbme back tb live, someday.” Nd successor to Mr. Hayter has yet been named by the board of the Clintoh Public hospital. Family Returns Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cunn­ ingham have returned home, having enjoyed the month of- July with their family and friends at their lakeside home in Bayfield. Most recent house guests included Mrs. (Prof.) Geoffrey Davies St. Catharines, and daughter Allison; Miss Shiela Robinson of Toronto; and Misses Gilda and Karla Craw­ ley of Willowdale. says Mr. Fleming of his plant which opened about three weeks ago.' At present the business emp­ loys two other men. Bob Harris operates the mill and Harold Kirkconnell is truck driver. Mr, Fleming holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from Ontario AgriculturaLCol- lege, Guelph. He came to Clin­ ton 10 years ago as a sales­ man with Canada Packers and for the past eight years has been manager of the Canada Packers Feed Mill in Clinton. He is married and the father of two boys. . Official opening of the new mill is scheduled for Wednes­ day, August 16 when the New Dundee Clown Band will be on hand to herald the beginning ol the enterprize. Among special guests expect­ ed at the affair will be Dalt Willard, Ontario Sales Manager of Shur-Gain and R. E. McKin­ ley, Huron MP. WIDE DAMAGE Reports so far tell of dam­ age to strawberries, peppers, tomatoes, soya beans, corn and other grains. Affected’ farms have all been in the vicinity of the plants of the Electro Reduction Co. and the Sherbrooke Metallur­ gical Co. Plans call for the executive to tour the affected area in the morning starting at 10, and to discuss the problem with a com­ mittee of land-owners. The reg. ular executive meeting will be held in the Inman Hall near Dunnville, in the afternoon. Farmers have complained regularly since 1962 about crop losses from air pollution com­ ing from the two plants. Since then, some compen­ sation has been paid by the Electro-Reduction Co. for phy­ sical loss or damage, but the farmers say there has not been any compensation for their loss of income. While the executive is inHald- 'imand County, they will inspect the proposed new right-of-way for a section of Highway 3. At the request of area resi- dents, the Federation has asked the highways department to change the plan, to prevent des­ truction of 22 farms that will be cut in half if the proposed right-of-way is followed, Federation president Charles Munro says the visit of Hald. imand County will have two pur- poses. It will give the executive a chance to see first hand “just what problems these farmers face.” ■ He says it will also “focus attention on the inadequate sol- utions to date to these pro* blems. “Years of trying to settle this pollution problem through negotiation have not provided proper compensation for in- come loss. It’s time we got this thing settled.” The Weather Aug* 1967 High Low High Low 2 80 56.69'61 3 81 61 70 47 4 ■72 59 77 49 5 72 .48 82 56 6 77 <44 S3 57 7 73 58 85 58 8 74.53 86 59 Rain-,1.21”Rain; .35" The auctioneer’s hammer fell and two schools, formerly the property of Stanley Township School Area Board, were sold to the highest bidders last Sat­ urday. ■ , S.S, No. 3 School, two miles east of Bayfield, and S.S. No. 6 School at Varna were sold to Gordon Heard, R. R.' 2 Seaforth, and William R. Beatty, Toronto, respectively. At the time of the sale, both properties were own- ed by Huron Centennial School Board which acquired the pre­ mises when the .board Was for­ med through the merger of Stan- ’ ley and Tucker smith Townships and the village of Bayfield for educational purposes. One other school at Bayfield was originally intended for auc­ tion at the Same time. However, Bayfield Village council began Apply Now For Courses At UWO Applications are being ac­ cepted now for admission to University of Western Ontario extension coursed this fail and winter. Application forms are avail# able from the Summer School ahd Bxtenslon Department, Un- iversity of Western Ontario, An advertisement by UWO in tilts regard can be found elsewhere ih this issue* expropriation proceedings on the school property prior to the sale. Reeve Frank McFadden, Bay- field, told the News-Record in a telephone interview Tuesday that the school board was tot­ ally .aware that the village was considering expropriation of the school property. He said the building would be utilized as a municipal office and provide additional valuable accommod­ ation for community affairs such as Guides, Scouts, Ladies’ Guilds etc. The present municipal office in the Town Hall is withoutwater washrooms and. central heat. When asked why expropria­ tion was considered superior to purchasing the school property . at a public auction, Reeve Mc­ Fadden said it was a “rather fair way” to both the purchaser ahd the vendor. He said aboard appointed by Toronto would con­ sider all matters pertaining to the School and put a price ori it In accordance with their find­ ings. In this way, Observed McFadden, Bayfield ratepayers cbuld not claim the Village coun­ cil paid too much for the pro­ perty; at the same time, Huron Centennial School supporters . would have no opportunity to suggest the property had'been ■sold too hastily or too cheaply* It is not known just when pos­ session to the building would be given Bayfield although the reeve did indicate that ho in* terim arrangement between the school board and Bayfield was pending even though the school board was tne ‘legal owner of the school until expropriation proceedings Were completed. . Robert Edwards, 24, from “Old Burra”, Tullamore, New South Wales, Australia will be the guest pf Huron County Junior Farmers, JamiesonRibey,R,R, 6 Goderich, and Don Mo- Kercher, R. R. 1 Dublin. At a recent meeting of the Junior Farmers in Huron County held - in Clinton it was noted that Mr, Edwards would arrive in Huron on August 12 and would be visiting here until August 23. Two more Junior Farmers from British Columbia, it was noted, were to arrive in the county on Tuesday. They are to be hosted by Shirley Jabques, Centralia, and George Town- send, R. R. 3 Seaforth ? until Saturday. Members at the meeting also heard that Huron County ranked in the first third of the 20 clubs which competed at the an­ nual Provincial Field Day held in Guelph this year. During the business session, it was decided that the Huron County Junior Farmers would adopt a child through the Chris­ tian Children’s Fund of Can. ada. Each club in ‘ the county ds well as the county club will contribute $20 each to the cause. Renew Wartime Friendship An English couple who open­ ed their home to several Clin­ ton boys during World War H came to Clinton on a visit re­ cently, spending time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Cook, 44 Mary Street. Mr. and Mrs. James Wash Sr., Bromley, Kent, England, and their son CPO James Wash, CFS Gloucester, Ottawa, have been with the Cooks for two weeks renewing acquaintances. Mr. Cook as well' as William Counter, Frank Heard, Gordon Montieth and Captain Rolfe Mon- tieth made the Wash home ,their “home away from home” while in England. After arriving in Clinton, they were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Captain Montieth who will be soon going to Eng­ land on course. Mr. and Mrs. Wash enjoyed a tour around Clinton to the new arena, the school and Huron- view and commented they found facilities very modern in com­ parison with similar buildings and equipment in England. •Mr. and Mrs. Wash enjoyed two weeks in Otrawa with their son and his family, taking in a trip to Expo and the parli­ ament buildings. They leave Maltoh today for home. Plans are being made for the banquet and dance to be held at the Seaforth Legion Hall onSat. urday, November 4. Either hot turkey or hot beef will be on the menu at that time. The Southern Ontario Junior Institute Convention will be held in Huron County from Sept­ ember 15 to 17. Seventeen other counties will be represented at the-convention. The Junior Far­ mers are planning a dance for the girls on. Saturday night, September 16. Next county meeting will be held on September 27. Centralia Transferred To Province Transfer of former Canadian Forces Base Centralia to the Ontario government for deve­ lopment of a “fly-in” indust­ rial park has been approved by the federal government, it was announced today by Pro­ vincial treasurer, Hon. C. S. MacNaughton. A federal order-in-council, confirmation of which is ex­ pected at Queens Park this week, dates transfer August 1, 1967, Registration will take place within a week or two. The Ontario Development Corporation has taken over the former air school while work proceeds on the 80-odd build­ ings that are located on the site. Clinton Teens Winter Program Clinton teens will have a chance to organize a real swing­ ing thing this fall if recreat­ ional director Doug Andrews and his committee have any­ thing to do about it. For a long time, the cry of Clinton youth has been too little interest on the part of adults in teen programs. Beginning in September, Mr. Andrews hopes to call a meeting, name an ex. ecutive and get the kids rol­ ling on planning an agenda which will be acceptable to poys and girls from 13 to 19 (give or take a few months in either direction). Young people with ideas about how a Teen Town should be' operated are advised to watch this newspaper for word of an early September meeting with Mr. Andrews to formulate plans for the fall and winter .social whirl. Hullet TOwnship Council has been undergoing a shake-up ih recent Weeks. It began When HaTry J, Tebbutt, clerk-treasurer for'the township for the past nine years,resigned Ms post, Clare Vincent of Lbndesboro, seated at end of table, formerly reeve of hullett, applied for the clerk’s Job which he now holds; Hugh Flem, seated at right Of table, who Was formerly a councillor^ was sworn in as the hew Hullett ReeVe; Joe Hunking, R. R. 1 Auburn, was appointed to fill the vacant councillor’s seat at Monday night’s regular meeting of Hullett township council*