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Clinton News-Record, 1974-11-21, Page 5ELECT HELEN TENCH TO CLINTON TOWN COUNCIL *THE BEST *FOR THE MOST *AT THE LEAST COST For transportation to the polls CALL 482,4962 HELEN TENCH Public Accountant Nearly all icheat sold Sales of new crop Ontario winter wheat by producers since July to the first of Novem. bar total 16,2 million bushels, which has been purchased by the Ontario Wheat producers' Marketing 'loam!. Figures released by the marketing board on Friday, November 8th, indicate that of the volume purchased to date resale has been made by the board• to the following markets, Approximately 5.3 million bushels have been sold to domestic_ flour millers; 164,800 bushels to domestic seed dealers; 16,200 bushels to domestic feed dealers; and 2,5 million bushels for export, Present board inventory totals approximately 8 million bushels, of which about 7 million bushels has been com- mitted for export sales. The initial price for the month of November to producers is $2.06 per bushel after deduction of one cent per bushel licence fee, RATE PAYERS of HULLETT TOWNSHIP .**.•••••41014.1.,•*•••..41,******.****...1.1.1.1,•***,..**,-.1.1*****.•••••••,...,••• Having let my name stand for deputy-reeve, your support at the polls on December 2, 1974 will be greatly appreciated. Having six years experience, if elected, I will do the best in my power for all parties in the township. Yours sincerely, JOE HUNKING 47, 48b town hall which is much the same as Clinton's in ap. pearance but twice as large! It now looks wonderful with crisp clean paintwork and the old clock tower has been restored, The inside auditorium has also been refurbished: The Village .of Blyth is now nearing completion of the restoration of their Memorial Hall which accommodates an excellent theatre and stage, To accomplish this restoration Project, the original roof had to be replaced which shows real committment to saving and using what building stock they have. The Town of Goderich restored the magnificent old stone Customs House on West Street for their Town Hall. The rehabilitation was expertly done arid subsequently they have built three fountains in front of the building as a decorative feature. The City of Stratford has ac- complished a superb restoration of their City Hall. I found the interior particularly successful as they had managed to blend the old decor with the new and necessary office ac- commodation. The result is at once functional but dignified. The town of Petrolia is in the throes of restoring their Town Hall with the opera house above. The municipal offices have been completely refur- bished and now work on the unique gas lit opera house on the second floor is being carried out, There are, therefore, many communities actively involved in restoring their building heritage. To me it is exciting because we are in a period of discoVering our history, our land and our traditions.. The public meeting held last Wed- nesday is part of that discovery. It is a kind of awakening to what we have and should preserve. In conclusion, therefore, well done to the Town Council in asking the citizens to par- ticipate in the decision on the future of the old Town Hall and good luck to the citizens in deciding. Yours sincerely, Nicholas Hill R.R. 1, Auburn. •S. Deteriorate Dear Editor: Since attending the Clinton ratepayers' meeting last Wed- nesday evening, I feel obligated to express by opinions concer- ning the Town Hall issue. I am sure that most people would agree that both our present town hall and library have, through time, been allowed to deteriorate into a disgraceful state of disrepair. The problem of what to do about it has finally arisen, and Council should be given credit for attempting to face this challenge. However, I find their actions extremely hard to un, derstand, Early in the summer we were told that the town hall had, been declared "structurally unsound" by an architectural firm, but could be restored at a cost of about $400,000. At that time Council stated that citizens would be allowed to vote whether to retain it or build a new one, After that, it seems that the same firm was asked to come- up with several proposals, all of which included the demolition of the building. With a vote on the matter pen- ding, I find it incredible that Council would go ahead and spend more money to have the firm draw up building design sketches for one of these proposals, It is even more un- believable that some of the councillors claimed not to know what fees the architects were charging for their services. To me, the $10,000 figure which was finally revealed, is a lot to spend before the people of Clinton have even had a chance to express their opinions on the matter. If only the citizens had been asked earlier for their ideas, a group of local experienced, and well qualified people could have been formed to draw up proposals at little or no expense. This can still be done and should be as soon as possible. I definitely feel that the old Town Hall should be saved, and I resent the statement made that it is "historically in- significant". Certainly it has been altered to some extent on the ground floor from its original appearance, but this could easily be 'restored with careful planning. What a shame it would be to destroy those beautiful upper windows and the magnificently carved, curved bannister leading to the upstairs, The large upper storey, so long neglected, could be made into a council chamber and courtroom. With the fire hall moved this would leave plenty of room for the municipal of- fices and the police station downstairs. The library should be repaired and used for its present function. There would be plenty of room in ,theaipper storey of thishuilding to house the town archives. I am sure that the Senior Citizens would gladly settle for a more modest recreation cen- tre than the'ugly ultra-modern building which has been proposed for them to share with the new library. It would be impossible to crowd such a building in behind a classic structure like Wesley-Willis Church without destroying the dignity of both buildings. The town property behind the church would be more suitable for a much needed playground Explorers Luann Taylor opened the meeting. The purpose motto was recited and the hymn sung. The offering was taken up by Tanis Chuter and the dedication repeated, The , treasurer's and secretary's report were read. Some letters that were received from our adopted girl were read, It was decided to send her $15 for Christmas. The girls read their Bibles and worked on crafts, Prayer was said and Luann closed the meeting, Bonnie McLean, daughter of Don and Dot McLean of Clin- ton, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science at Convocation exercises held recently at the University of Western Ontario . She is presently employed In Lhar, West Germany, * * * Most mushroom crops will average 2,5 pounds per square foot of growing area. 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I personally hope the citizens of Clinton will decide to save and restore the old Town Hall for municipal offices and public assembly. I hope this for a number of reasons which I would like to discuss but briefly, Firstly, I believe that the old Town Hall can be a very beautiful building. I say "can be" because presently the building has fallen into a sad state of disrepair and neglect and so what we see now does not help us envisage what the building could look like. But try and forget for a moment the peeling paint, the roof that needs repairing arid the bricks that need pointing. Imagine in, stead the brickwork cleaned and painted; the window frames sparkling white with new paint; the window glass polished brightly, with the warm colours of the drapes behind; the front entrance restored to the original, with large dignified doors and brass door handles; the clock tower repaired and painted, standing high and haughty over the roof- tops of the town; the richly car- ved woodwork supporting the roof fascia restored and pain- ted. This is what the old Town Hall "can be" as described in the engineers report, and I believe the result will be very beautiful,, Secondly, I believe that the old Town Hall is architec- turally valuable. In my recent book entitled "Building Heritage - Huron County", I wrote that the building heritage of Huron is not of great houses or great churches that one finds in the large cities of Canada; the building heritage of Huron is of. far- mhouses, barns, mills, stores, town halls, and railway stations, which were built of local materials according to local traditions. They were built by, early settlers ,with the strength of their limbs and the skill of their hands. So1,4Ookirig up to the old Town Hall in Clinton one witnesses a craft- smanship that is superb and irreplaceable today. The old Town Hall has also, to me, a great symbolic quality, and this I tried to describe in my book, Towards, the end of the 1800's the struggle of the early pioneers was beginning to change the face of Huron. Large areas of land were cleared and cultivated, in- dustry and commerce were thriving and the railway was through. There was a feeling of accomplishment and prosperity, during which time all the towns of Huron built magnificent town halls. They were symbols of civic pride and nothing was spared to make them look beautiful. So, as with the old Town Hall of Clinton, here are imposing elevations, ichly embellished by carved oodwork, colored roof slates, lock towers and bell cupolas. he result is a symbolic ,elebration of the settler's hievements. What better ay to celebrate than to build a andsome town hall! Well, I feel I have rambled n enough, but as you will ether t believe the old Town all has many, many beautiful ualities which, when restored, ill bring a joy to the eye and armth to the heart. appily, many communities in e County and nearby have stored their old Town Halls rid all with beautiful results. he town of Wingham has just painted the outside of their • • 0z :4r:0 lor ;ex or, laor 0...0,041,010 0. :4- ,0 aig- :0 20 .4. to • • • • • • LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT & INEXPENSIVE IN CHRISTMAS GIFTS ? COME TO Canton, Commeaciat rA,inte 56 Albert Street Clinton PHONE 482,3444 • * 0 i gr. M for the nursery school children. With our Centennial ap proaching and with the recent interest shown in improving our environment in Clinton, let us think seriously about preset*, vation and restoration, rather than destruction of our historic buildings. Yours respectfully, Florence Pullen, Clinton.