Clinton News-Record, 1975-01-02, Page 3His. fasIshae
Clinton'e.Centenniat Celebrations officially started last Satur-
day, as registration for the Beard Growing -Contest apelfec, at
,,.,rtbe, four local `barber shops. In order to qualify -for the contest,
entrants must be certified clean shaven by the barbers, so
WO.REO .wt T rIRWA . 1 JANUARY2, .1a5
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The Ootaxltr Pxovu►cial,-Pu1ice,
Qrodorich should be eaahed unles0 the ,person can be
, tachxnent, sate warning area b*nka,' AOpositively identified.
sten a to be .on the lkokout for -stolon' 01d The same should be held for any money
age pension cheques ann money orders that rder.e bearing the aerial numbers
we're stolen fromthe Brucefield Post Office 168664412 to 168664500.
,ar►....Chraistmas
The OPP said that no old age pension - 'Thieves, gained entrance to -.the Post
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be jives hearing ' a. Brucefield. kidreS,1 Office,. located in T.A. Dutton's Store, by
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mashing in a basement . window. The
brreac-in occurred somewhere between 7
p.m. and 11 p.m.
' Stolen was 40`pension Cheques, 88 money
orders and a small quantity of cash, The
money order writing machine and the plate
were also stolen.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Dutton' discovered. the
. _. __. _ ..• �... y _ __.. _ __._ break-in when they r neAl a p.m. and
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BY WILMA_OKE
A single car accident early Sunday mar-
ning on Highway 4, two miles north of
Clinton, resulted. in serious injury for a
Clinton area man and a passenger in his
car. ,
Addie Steegatra,. 21, of RR 3, Clinton,
driver of the car, is a patient in University
Hospital, London, with seyere back in-
juries;
Mary Ann de Groot, 17, of RR 3 Blyth, a
passenger, is also a Ratient in the Saone
hospital with back injuries., The accident
occurred at 1:30 a.m; Sunday,. when the
north:. bound- • car • went off the highway,
struck a driveway on the east side of the
highway, and rolled four times into a field
on' the farm on Murray Adams.
The injured couple were,,taken to the
Clinton Public Hospital and transferred to
London by Dr. W. Harrett.
Constable Kenneth Armstrong of the
Goderich O.P.P: investigated the mishap.,
The car was a total wreck. stolen,,
workers
Hur�nview
Mr. Dutton told the News= ecord.last week
that he thought'thd Thieves were still in the
store and fled when they heard them (the
Duttons) returning.
Mr. Dutton said that the thieves didn't
have time to steal any of the watches and
small appliances thatin the
store. has for sale
store.
On the same night, the Dungannon Post
-.Office was also entered and over $400
glven 4057n y.tncrease
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• l Hanl said Monday- increase
wage
About 120 employees at Huronview, the
Huron County home for the aged near
Clinton, will receive wage increases of
about 40 percent.
The employees, members of Local 220,
Service Employees International' Union,
are cleaners, (housekeeping aids) and ward
By Jim Fitzgerald _ attendants.
Although this paper is dated January 2, Under the one-year agreement ratified'
it's being composed and printed in the late last week, basic Wage rates will be- in -
dying days of -1974 andwill be on the I? creased $1 an hour effective Jan. 1 with an
additional 50 -cent -en, -hour -increase on
July r:,
Effective Jan. 1 wages will range from
$3.45 to $3.65 an hour.
Huron' County "deputy clerk -treasurer
streets on Dec. 31. Next week both the
correspondents, readers and yours truly
will be glad to get back to 'the normal
schedule. Putting out a paper during the
., t ..>:m, ,... +,� a ...,
Christmas holidays is a -bit - of a strain.
The Post Office too and most businesses „
will also be back on a normal schedule of
ter taking New Year's Day off. There will
►` be no postal service whatever on Wed-
nesday; but the lock box-lobby'will be Open.
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Please be a littleforgiving if you happen
to see a lot of rough looking characters
around town in the next few weeks or so, as
many men have started. growing their Cen-
tennial beards, and look like theyjust.
broke out of prison. In a few weeks, they'll
look. much better, although we understand
some wives aren't 'taking it, too well.
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• Here's a -little ditty we dug up from a'
recent Huron Federation of Agriculture
Newsletter: "On his way to a meeting, our
friend passed through an old graveyard,
and on seeing an open tomb, he looked in
to see 'a figure amid sheets of music busy
erasing line after line. The>figure looked up
and said, 'I'rn Beethoven and I'm decom-
posing.'
Centennial chairman Russ Archer had, his last Phavo f1Df siren .
months from Arnold Riley while vice-chairman Rolston Steep
looked on. The contest can be entered at any time in the next
six months. (News -Record photo)
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was designed to "bring the staffs wages to
a level comparable to hospital workers."_
He said the wage increase will add about.
$500,000 to the annual budget of Huron
view. County 'council will be asked to. ap-
prove a 1975 budget of about $2 million for
the 305 resident home at its January
session, he said.
Clara Riley of Londesboro,. Local 220
negotiating chairman, said the employees
"are all happy with the agreement. We
voted 100 percent in favor of it."
She said that under the previous two-
year . contract "we were just too far
behind.' tea.
uckersmith holds final
BY WILMA OKE '
At a special meeting of Tuckersmith
Township Thursday night - passed for
payment were general accounts of
$12,590.70; road�ca counts of $12,884.87
and Vanastra Recreation $3,575.12.
Requests for tax refunds_were granted to,
Alex. Finnigan, Egmondville for a right -off
of business tax on $255 or assessment for
12 months of 1974 Mrs. Ray (Adrienne)
Hutchinson, Egmondville for cancellation
of $125 of assessment on barn removed;
Christian Reformed Church, Vanastra, for
refund of two months of 1974 taxes on
building, block G of plan 22.
Six ammending bylaws were passed on.
final __costs of . the following.- completed
drains with percentage.of estimated cost, in
brackets: Big Drain $4.1,190.62 (119.8% of
e§timated cost): Brock Drain $15,392.35
(103% ); Charters Drain $4,925.33
(98112% ); De Jong Drain $3,981.91
(127.796') Jackson Drain $10,784.13
(114.3% ); Rehorst Drain $35,432.66
(112.61% ).
qlerk James McIntosh will inform Mrs.
Mabel Campbell of Egmondville that .it is
alright to. have Seaforth water installed in -
her home. r
The ministry of transportation and com-
munications has approved an additional .
$3,000 subsidy for road construction. Coun-
cil had asked for $11,000.
The request for severence for the Carl -
Richardson property, Brucefield, was
refused by the Huron County Land
Division Committee because the severence
does not conform with. the Huron County
Official Plan or the Tuckersmith-Zoning
Bylaw. ,,
Plan now
nvitte your relatives & friends
to the'
Clinton Centennial Celebrations
juIy25toAugU5t4, 1975
Here is a prelimindry list of what's on during Clinton's
Homecoming Week clip and save it for future reference
Friday, Saturday, Suiday,
July 25, 26, 21
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Dancing, Entertain -rite -6C ,: Parade, HO'rsel
Racest -Drumhead Service.
Monday, July 28
Golf Tournament, Ladies' mystery tour,
Hospitality night, Local Entertainment.
Tuesday, July 29
Special square dance evening.
Wednesday, July�30
Monster Band Tattoo.
Thursda y, July' 31
rite► Entert Ilnrnent Night, Dancing, Car -
rid Talent Night,, .
Friday, August 1
Registration, Ballroom Dance, Teen Dance,
Bali Tournament.
Saturday, August 2
Registration,'' Back to School? Ball Tour-
nament, Parade, Beef Barbecue, Entertain-
ment, Aquatic Show, Dancing, Birthday
Petty.
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Sunday, August 3
Special Church Services, Centennial Pace
horse races, Sunday. evening gospel sing.
Monday, August 4
Farewell Brunch, Bap .Tournaments, Bingo. .
This ad sponsor«d-
in the public Interest "
by The Clinton NewsMRet.ord
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