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Clinton News-Record
Thursday, .November 21, 1974 109th Year 47
Inquiry into Huron Court system refused
Fun in the snow
New bridge opened
The new $178,000 Stewart Bridge over the South Maitland River on sideroad 30-30,
Concession 7 Hullett Township was officially opened last Tuesday afternoon. The
215 foot concrete structure replaces the lett Wig-Span iron bridge in the Town-
ship,, Cutting the ribbon, left to right, are Reeve Hugh Flynn; Roger MacEachern,
the Contractor; Ross Jackson of the ministry of transportation; and Ken Dunn of
Burns Ross, consulting engineers. (News-Record photo)
hree..41pre
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-win $5 prizes
While most people were cursing the four to six inch snowfall that blanketed the
area last Thursday and Friday, It delighted Collin Thomas, three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas of 10 Toronto Street, Vanastra. Most of the snow had
disappeared by late Sunday however, but more its predicted for this weekend.
(News-Record photo)
Ontario Attorney-General Robert Welch
refused Monday in Toronto to order an
inquiry into the administration of justice in
Huron County.
The Attorney General was replying to
questions from Huron-Bruce MPP Murray
Gaunt and from Huron MPP Jack Riddell
about the administration of justice in
Huron County. He said he'd made a very
extensive review of the situation in Huron
County and had decided there was no
justification for the request for a inquiry
into the justice administration of this part
of the 'province.
In his question, Gaunt referred to "plea
bargaining, lengthy delays and lenient sen-
tences" in. Huron County which "appear to
have gotten .out of hand."
The request by Mr. Gaunt followed com-
plaints in October from at least three area
chiefs of police that their jobs were made
more difficult by court leniency.
Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake
said, at the time, that regular offenders in
the county "know they can get off with a
pittance."
Former Seaforth Police Chief Arnold
Vaughan — he resigned Oct. 30 — said
plea bargaining, a negotiated lesser charge,
"that's going on in our courts today . . . is
something else."
He cited an instance in which charges of
impaired driving and driving with a
breathalyser reading of greater than .08
were reduced, in spite of his objections, to a
single charge of careless driving.
Goderich Police Chief P. D. King com-
BY MILVENA ERICKSON
The controversial curve on Highway 21
at Clan Gregor Squaie in the Village of
Bayfieldill get a flashing signal -light in.,
the near future. This information was
Candidates asked
for their opinions
Candidates for all posts in the upcoming
to take ad- municipal elections are urged
vantage of a free "Candidates Forum" that
will be offered next week in the News-
Record.
The forum, provided as a public service
by the News-Record, will be open to all
candidates and they will be invited to in-
troduce themselves to their voters and give
ning for of- a summary of why they are run
fice.
The News-Record has only two
stipulations, however. The candidate's sub-
mission must not exceed 300 words, and it
must be in the editor's hands by 5 p.m. on
Monday, Nov. 25.
Let. the voters know your position.
By Jim Fitzgerald
Clinton volunteer fireman Jack Carter
was jokingly accused of trying to drum up
business last Tuesday afternoon when the
local brigade was called out to his home on
oseph Street. A pot of stew which had
en left on a hot burner, went dry, melting
he pot and filling the house with smoke.
here was no fire but there was some
moke damage.
* * *
Winter must really be here, as the Clin-
on Centennial Winter Carnival Committee
t their initial meeting last Tuesday night
set the dates for the 1975 edition of the
inter frolic - Feb. 1st to 9th. The commit-
e will meet again next Monday Novem-
r 25 at 8 p.m. at the arena to elect a new
xecutive, and they are looking for help
nd lots of it.
At the same time and on the same night,
ut at the Town Hall, the Clinton Citizens
ommittee will be holding an open meeting
ith all the candidates for the upcoming
unicipal elections invited to attend, along
ith ratepayers.
* * *
The Clinton Christian Reformed Church
marking its,, 25th Anniversary this
ming Sunday afternoon with a special im
rdenominational service at 2 p.m.
* * *
Bill Kennedy, who is the president of the
tario Weekly Newspapers' Association,
opped into the office the other day
ring one of his frequent trips about On-
rio. Bill, who pilots the Durham
ronicle when he isn't fighting for the
NA, says that things never looked bet-
for weekly newspapers. After one of the
siest weeks ever, we can agree
oleheartedlyl
plained there is "no deterrent effect what-
soever in many of the sentences handed
out."
And all three chiefs said it is becoming
increasingly difficult to get' witnesses to
testify in court because of delays that cost
them time 9ff work and inconvenience.
Hon. Mr. Welch said it was his belief the
Crown Attorney (William Cochrane) and
the Provincial Court Judge (H. Glenn
Hays) in Huron were "able, experienced
men." He said he had found nothing in
their conduct which showed a need for a
judicial inquiry.
"I don't find, as a matter of a fact," said
Hon. Mr. Welch in the Legislature, "that
Several withdrawals before the 5 p.m.
deadline on November 13 have lowered the
number of municipal elections upcoming
on December 2.
Except for board of education, there will
be no election in Stanley Township as
Calvin Horton withdrew his name for
deputy-reeve, leaving Tom Consitt ac • -
claimed to the post. All the other positions
were acclaimed earlier last week.
In Hensall, Leonard Erb withdrew from
the reeve's race leaving John Baker ac-
claimed to the position. There will be an
election for council in Hensall, but the
PUC was acclaimed.
The name of Harvey Hammond was not
there has been any undue leniency in the
disposition of the cases by the court pr that
the court has failed to support its law en-
forcement officers,"
Allegations that there had beer. no con-
victions in the Supreme Court since Mr.
Cochrane became Crown Attorney were not
true, said Mr. Welch. He admitted that two
murder trials in recent years had ended in
acquittals, but went on to say there had
been convictions for attempted murder,
being an accessory after the fact to murder,
criminal- negligence causing death and
rape.
"Huron County is not a high crime
area," Mr. Welch told the Legislature. He'.
new study, electro-optics, is being condu6:
ted for cable T V. programming. This is not
a proven thing, so costs etc. were not
available, but Council is still pursuing all
aspects of trying to obtain cable TV. At
present it doesn't look too hopeful because
of the terrific costs involved to cable it this
distance.
In other business, approval was given to
Mrs. Ed Reid to hook into a drilled well on
the Featherstone property on Louisa St.
with the usual guidelines regarding depth
of pipe, enclosures under driveways etc.
and under the supervision of the Road
foreman, John Lindsay. Letters are to be
sent to Bob McKinley and .Jack Riddell
thanking them for their intervention with
the MTC regarding the curve on Highway
21 and also a letter to the Ontario Housing
Corporation asking for an updated survey.
Dick Eisler of Goderich will be asked to at-
tend the next council meeting on Dec. 9 to
discuss the services of an Animal Control
Officer. The public are urged to attend to
air their views on these proposed services,
*Kil lop farmer
World Hay champ
For the third year in a row, Russell
Bolton of RR 1, Seaforth has brought home
the World Hay Championship to Huron
County.
The 73-year-old McKillop Township far-
mer received his trophy this week at the
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.
This makes it 11 times that the Hay
Crown has been taken by a Huron County
citizen. Mr. Bolton has won it in 1972,
1973, and 1974.
In 1971, Russell Dallas of Brucefield
won the title for his third time, he also won
it in 1963 and 1969.
Robert Allen of Brucefield was the Hay
King in 1958 and 1962, Robert
Fotheringham was the winner in 1965 and
1966, and Wilber Keys of RR 4, Seaforth
brought home the title in 1964.
BY WILMA OKE
The Huron County board of education at
its meeting in Clinton Monday cleared up
its policy on special leave for its employees
elected to public office which had conflic-
ted with salary agreement terms.
The policy on political activities of em-
ployees was amended to be the same as
salary agreement so that employees elected
to elected to public office who require time
off from their employee duties with the
The Clinton Credit Union, at their 23rd
annual meeting last Monday night, voted
to give' shareholders a nine percent
dividend, the highest ever paid in the 27
years 'since its birth.
The members decided to give the 4,709
members of the Credit Union $274,799 in
net income, the highest ever, Last year
$236,543 or a dividene of eight percent was
divided among the 4,442 members.
The president of the hoard of directors,
Hector Kingswell, in his' address to the
meeting, said that the thing most bothering
Canadians in the last year was inflation.
During these times, he said, a credit union
gives members a reasonable return for
their money and in turn charges a
reasonable interest to those in need,
"It is much better to get ahead with your
fellow man than to get ahead of him", Mr,
Kingswell said,
Ernest Williams, vice-president of the
hoard of directors, told the shareholders
that during the last fiscal year, which en-
ded on September 30, the demand for mor-
tgage money for houses far outstriped' the
Credit Union's supply,
. ,
board to attend, to duties as a member of
council, shall be granted leave of absence
in accordance with salary agreements.
At present agreements with elementary
and secondary school teachers provide, if
applied' for, special leave up to three days
without loss of pay and without loss of ac-
cumulated sick leave benefits,
Prior to Monday, the policy had included
leave of absence with loss of full pay and
benefits.
Several by-law changes were approved 'at
the meeting, including one to allow the
Credit Union to charge 15 percent interest
' on personal loans over $1,500. The other
by-law approved increased the loan limit to
50 percent of the Union's capital, deposits,
and surplus on a first mortgage basis.
Members at the meeting also heard of a
tentative plan to get a retirement savings
fund set up for members and a decision is
expected in the near future.
Jack Reid, chairman of the loan commit-
tee, said that 1,070 personal loans and 89
first mortgage loans had been processed by
the committee during the last year.
Loan officers Don Jefferson and Cliff
Parker told the meeting that last year had
been a busy year for them as they approved
422 loans without presentation to the loans
committee. They released $378,000 to
members, with the average loan being
$806.
In other business, Ernest Williams and
Gordon Scribbins were re-elected to two
year terms on the beard of directors, and
Herb Duizer was picked for a two year
term on the loan committee,
of $2,330 for 1974 to assist with the cost of
recreation offered by the town, but will
consider it early in 1975.
Council endorsed the resolution from
Township of March in the Ottawa area
which recognized the cost of recycling glass
containers into new containers.
Council passed a by-law establishing a
date for the inaugural meeting in the new
year to be .January 7 at 8 p.m.
Three more readers of the Clinton News-
Record were lucky winners on Tuesday of
$5 each in the second week of the "Spot the
Merchants Contest".
Arlene Strickland of Princess Street in
Clinton, Ralph Kuiper of RR 1, Clinton
and John Cullen of RR 2, Clinton, had
their entry forms drawn from the hundreds
received and correctly identified the pic-
tures as belonging to Del Mac Variety,
McPherson's Garage, Clinton Dry
Cleaners, and Mary's Sewing Centre.
There are four more contests appearing
each -week in the News-Record with three
$5 winners each week, and, a grand prize of
$100 at the end of the contest,
This week's contest appears elsewhere in
this issue. See if you know who the faces
belong to and pick up an entry form from
any of the participating merchants and
mail or bring it to the Clinton News-
Record, Box 39, Clinton, Ontario.
E. Cayley Hill, Goderich, board chair-
man, stated: "If one of the Teaching staff
accepts nomination and election to public
office they should not be penalized in
public duties. Loss of full pay and benefits
is a little harsh."
D.J. Cochrane, director of education,
spoke of provincial legislation being
proposed which would permit teachers to
take time for politics.
Mr. Hill spoke of the benefit to the com-
munity, "Some teachers can make a con-
tribution beyond their professional duty."
Trustee John Broadfoot of Brucefield,
who was chairman of the policy committee,
spoke of the committee's concern for the
students as they outlined the policy
covering political activities of teachers.
"Our duty was that the student receive
education, and if the teacher is absent from
the classroom for any length of time then
the classroom is disturbed," he said, "and
the students will suffer. I am not
questioning the value of teachers in
politics, merely the effect on the students."
Trustee Jack Alexander of Wingham
spoke of a teacher who took time away
from the classroom to sit on Huron County
Council and lost not only his salary, but his
superannuation benefits as well, "I don't
consider he should be paid twice (salary
plus money received for being member of
council) but I don't feel he should lose his
superann.;Ition benefits."
Mr. Cochrane replied that pension and
other benefits are paid directly for the days
for which a teacher receives his salary and
under government regulations these
benefits are lost when the salary is 'not
paid.
Mr. Cochrane spoke of the conflict bet-'
ween board policy and the salary
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received by the council at their regular
• meeting Monday evening.
Two letters were received on the matter
- one from RE. (Bob) McKinley, -MP and
one from Jack Riddell MPP, both with at-
tached copies of a letter from the Hon.
John Rhodes, minister of transportation
and communication stating the area had
been reviewed and he • agreed that a
flashing signal was, needed,
Correspondence also included a letter
from the County Clerk that the number of
electors in the Village is 774, a letter from
the Township of Hay informing council
that Mr. Charles Rau of R.R. 2, Zurich had
been acclaimed as a member of the
Separate School Board, and received a
research report written by Dr. R.M.
Quigley and Dr. J.H.L. Palmer Faculty 'of
Engineering Sciences, U.W.O. London en-
titled "Groyne Installation of Sloped
Movements and Toe Erosion" which had
been carried out very effectively three miles
south of bayfield.
Council was notified of a public hearing
on the International Joint Commission
(U.S.A. and Canada) on water levels in the
Great Lakes to be held on Friday, Nov. 22
in the Holiday Inn in Owen Sound, There
will be two sessions, the first at 2 p.m. and
Withdrawals reduce election
Bayfield gets flashing light
said the credit for this is due in large
measure to the Crown Attorney, the
Provincial Court Judge and "most of the
local law enforcement agencies."
He went on to say, however, that any
problems are at the "local law enforcement
level and not the result of undue leniency
in the court".
In a supplementary question, Mr, Gaunt
asked Mr. Welch if he considered a 14-
month delay normal.
Mr. Welch answered by saying he'd
made a "very extensive review" of the
situation in Huron and found "no
justification" for an inquiry into the ad-
ministration of justice.
Monday afternoon, Mr. Riddell said he'd
hoped to obtain an inquiry into not only
the court system, but the police depart-
ments of the county as well.
He went on to say he was not happy with
the Attorney General's decision not to
initiate an inquiry in Huron.'
'BY WILMA OKE
George Romanik of RR 4, Seaforth,
received approval Tuesday night from
Tuckersmith Township Council for expan-
sion of his mobile home park for 100 ad-
ditional sites on 20 acres of the property,.
Mr. Romanik, who lives on a hundred
acre farm located four miles east of
Seaforth, has already established 32 sites
for 'mobile homes, 13 of them rented to
the second at 8 p.m. familie,;with mobile homes,
Reeve Oddleifson reported he had been .' Among the facilities offered in the park
in conversation with Ed Jarmain, president are *wage;j4iiif.,gaplmge..ciillection and a
of London. T V. Cattle and learned that al;s.'..^.t, • 4
swimming pool. Next summer, Mr.
Romanik is planning to add cable TV, a
tennis court and barbecue sites.
In lieu of paving "Anna Court" and
"Andrew Court", cul-ve-sacs or looped
street§ in the new subdivision area on the
southeast corner" of Vanastra, Council ac-
cepted $4,168 in cash from D, H. Haycock,
P. Engineer, President of Conestoga
Engineering Ltd., Waterloo.
The paving would have been done this
fall, but the new London owner, who was
not identified, is reported to he plitting
heav,,polistruction machinery on the,site in,
the spring to start construction of hotiSes
on the 38 lots making up the subdivision.
When the houses are completed, the town-
ship will black-top the cul-ve-sacs.
Council rescinded the motion of October
22 to charge Jim Etue, of Egmondville,
$500 to have a $1,800 water line extend to
the new house he is constructing in the
Hamlet. Instead, he will be charged the
regular installation rate of $400 as
required by the by-law. The remaining
$1,400 will be charged to other subscribers
of the Egmondville system.
Requests for building permits were ap-
proved for Bart Postma, RR 1, Clinton,
house; Garret De Weerd, RR 5, Clinton, a
porch; and Leen Rehorst, RR 5, Clinton,
implement shed and garage.
Huron County Public Library Board
notified the township it would be too costly
to start a library at Vanastra, as the num-
ber of users does not warrant the high cost
of maintenance with neighbouring libraries
nearby.
Council took no action on the request
from the recreation department from the
town of Seaforth, asking for a contribution
Record dividend paid .
included in last week's account of can-'
didates seeking a position on the Huron
board of education in Tuckersmith and
Stanley Townships, the Village of Bayfield
and the Town of Seaforth,
Except for board of education, there will
be no elections in Bayfield, Auburn, T
Stanley Township or the Separate board of . uckersmith okays park expansion . Colborne Township, McKillop Township, '
education,
In Clinton, the reeve and deputy-reeve's
post were filled by acclamation, the same
as in Tuckersmith Township. The post of
reeve was filled by acclamation in
Goderich Township, as was the deputy-
reeve's seat in Hay Township.
Teachers to be paid for civic duties