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Welcome to Clinton!
All travellers through Clinton will be notified, by large signs, that Clinton is
celebrating its Centennial this year. Five signs were erected this week by the Public
Works Department and the PUC. The lighted signs were painted by Reg Smith of
Clinton and service club plaques will be attached beneath. Left is Joe Whalen of the
public. works, and Albert Valkenburg of -the PUC. (News -Record photo)
Clerk Cam Praetor
Threatens to resign over hassle with Chief
• By Jim Fitzgerald clerk's office. He also apparently had a
disagreement with the chief on the matter
Clinton clerk -treasurer Cam Proctor several weeks ago. _
threatened to resign his post with the town "I was' called a stupid (expletive
over a hassle with the town's police chief, deleted) in front of customers by the
Lloyd Westlake, chief," Mr. Proctor said. "I'm going to quit
Mr. Proctor made the threat at last if I have to put up with any more of these
Monday night's council meeting during petty fights with the chief. He makes issues
discussion on whether to give the police out of peanuts. He can't discuss any
department a $100 petty cash float. matters in a gentlemanlike manner."
Mr. Proctor had argued that the chief Mr. Proctor told the council meeting that
ddn't need a petty cash fund, and all no other chief in Huron County has a float,
purchases should be handled through the but Chief Westlake claimed in an interview
HuileU eouncil council decides
to continue program.
At a special meeting of Hullett Township
council last Saturday, council decided to
continue their spraying of cattle in the
township in order to control the warble fly
problem.
Council accepted the tender of James
Leishman to spray the cattle at the rate of
20 cents per head, with a minimum charge
Councillor wants more open meetings
By Jim Fitzgerald
A motion to have two open council
meetings per month instead of one was
tabled until next month by the Clinton
council at their regular monthly meeting
last Monday night. -The meeting started at
7 p.m. and ended at 12:30 a.m.
The motion was made by rookie Coun-
cillor James Hunter and Deputy -Reeve
Frank Cook and drew little negative
reaction from the rest of the council. They
wanted more time to decide if the meetings
should be held on thefirst and third
Mondays, or the second and fourth Mon-
days.
Currently, , the council holds a closed
committee -of -the -whole on the • first
Monday of each month and an open
meeting on the second Monday.
The idea was originally suggested by
Reeve Harold Lobb at the inaugural
meeting in January. "We can get away
from these long meetings," he said.
In 'other business, council refused to
renew the taxi• licence of Andrew Berg of
Clinton because he didn't have any sup-
porting documents as required by the
town's taxi by-law.
Council granted permission to the
Clinton Environmental Improvement
Program to place ten test street planters
on the sidewalk between Rattenbury and
Princess Street for the summer months.
Gordon Duern, the Environmental
chairman, was present at the meeting and
said the planters, between 30 and 36 inches
wide,. would be placed on the sidewalk as a
test this summer, without, trees, to see if
they would fit in. If they worked out, then
trees, eight to ten' feet high, would be
planted in them and the whole main street
wouldhave some added greenery. They
would be removed in winter. .
Council also watched a slide presentation
by the Maitland Valley' Conservation
Authority. The show, outlining. the
Authority's program, was presented by Ian
Deslauriers, the resources manager, and
Rob Keip, the public relations and
education technician.
Only one tender, from Lavis Contracting
of Clinton, was received to supply 18,000
cubic yards of gravel to the town's streets.
The cost was set at $1.79 per yard, up 30
cents from last year.
Council also approved severance to
Raymond Mitchell of James Street to add a
small piece of property to a lot on which he
is constructing a new home.
Pictures. f town's fathers lost forever
the grant due from the ministry of tran-
sportation and communication on ex-
penditures last year of $177,139.62.
Tom Twyford was hired as the town's
part-time caretaker at a rate of $3 per
hour, retroactive to the first of the year.
Building permits approved included:
Mike Lucas, addition, $7,000; Albert
Valkenburg, house, $25,000; and Fred
Radley, addition, $7,000.
Many pictures of the town's fathers are
lost forever Clinton council learned at their
meeting Monday night.
The pictures hada originally been stored
upstairs in the old town hall, but 18 months
ago Jabez Rands of Clinton salvaged them
and took them home for safe keeping.
However, Mr. Rands, who was the town's
historian, died last July and the pictures
were sold. at his estate auction last October
and many went to Sarnia.
Councillor Don Hall said he went to
Sarnia to try and buy back the pictures, but
was told they were not recoverable. He
said that likely someone wanted the an-
tique frames and threw the pictures away.
Council decided to apply for a summer
student to work in the town clerk's office
from April to September. The Ontario
government pays the first $100 of the
students salary.
Appointed to the Recreation commission
were Len Fawcett, Doug Kennedy, Bill
Crawford, Frank Cook, Don Kay, Percy
Livermore, Don Armstrong, Don Hall,
Dennis Fleischauer, Dennis Jewitt, Frank
MacDonald and Larry Reinhart. The
Committee was advanced $6,000 of their
1975 budget.
The public works chairman was in-
structed to advertise for a four ton truck,
and the town will apply for the balance of
later that the Goderich Chief and the OPP
each has floats.
Deputy -Reeve Frank Cook said the chief
didn't need the float. "It's just a little petty
thing," he said, "a hellava lot of non-
sense."
Mayor Don Symons disagreed, "if it
avoids him (the chief) coming into your
(Mr. Proctor's) office then it's worth it."
Mayor Symons said that the dispute
between the clerk and the chief was as
much Mr. Proctor's fault as the chief's. "It
takes two to tango," Mayor Symons said.
The personality conflict between the
chief and the clerkoes back to 1969 when
the town hired Mr. Westlake as chief. At
that time the town had a clause in their
contract with the chief that he move into
Clinton from Bayfield. Mr. Proctor was a
councillor at the time and argued that the
chief should be fired unless he moved into
of $5 per call on lots of less than 25 cattle. town. The chief still lives in Bayfield.
Council also hired former reeve Hugh The conflict flared again in November of
Flynn as warble fly inspector at a rate of 1973 when Mr. Proctor, as clerk, laid an
$3.25 per hour and 15 cents per mile car assault charge against the chief, but the
allowance. charge was dropped and never went to
court.
Chief Westlake was given a $50 cash float
by council Monday night after h 7-2
recorded vote demanded by Deputy -Reeve
Township farmers will be charged 35 per
head or a $5 minimum for the spraying,
and will pay $1.25 per pound for the in-
secticide. Cyanimid Farm Supply Centre's
tender of 75 cents a pound for 705 pounds of
Warbicide was also accepted.
In other business at the special meeting,
council decided to send their ditch com-
missioner to a drainage "school in London
and pay his registration if he wishes to go.
They also approved a severance ap-
plication of Wilfred Scott of Concession 7,
Lot 1 and 2 with no conditions,, but
recomMended that the parties have an
agreement on fences.
At their regular monthly meeting last
week, Hullett approved a proposed $4,000
budget for the Recreation Committee, and
called for tenders on the closed portion of
the • Beane ' a_ and 2 Drains, with the
recommendation that the work be done in
Tuly or. August.
s Ceurtcil will•advertise.for a five ton truck
and called for tenders on 18,000 cubic yards
of gravel for the township's roads. The
road superintendent was also advised to
apply for supplementary subsidy of $3,000.
from the ministry of transportation and
communication.
A motion made at the February meeting
giving third reading to a by-law to borrow
$500,000 under the Tile Drainage Act was
rescinded and the line "passed this third
day of February, 1975" deleted.
After considerable discussion, no action
was taken on the Wallace Drainage Works
after there was some dissention on how the
cost of it should be split.
Building permits issued included:
Mantred Losereit, house; Oliver Wright,
garage on house; and Tom Whyte, garage
to house generator.
Accounts passed for payment were :
general, $7,973.83; roads, $4,888.27; and
drainage, $16,340, for a total of $29,202.10.
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Verbal approval given to senior citizens centre
A new senior citizens' drop-in centre service club, possibly the Kinsmen, would verbal approval to it ata hearing in town in
received verbal approval from Clinton help the seniors with the other 50 per cent. November of 1973.
council at their regular meeting last The building would be 40 by 30 feet and . In conjunction with the plan, council
Monday night. would contain a basement, a kitchen, a passed three separate by-laws to amend
Council decided to meet with federal and main hall -and -two -washrooms. the official plan. The first concerns the
provincial authorities before it makes a Mr. 'Armstrong said the building would recommendations
aof i1o73; the second concernseMB arde ein
inal commitment to spend money on the cost about $33,,.000. to build and a survey November
re-
new building. would be carried out first to find out if it is zoning a lot on Victoria Terrace to permit
Jim Armstrong of Clinton, a seniors' needed. He said there are 600 persons in Wayne Dupee to build a new barn; and the
centre committee member, Was present at town over 60 years.
third makes two lots at the corner of Huron
the meeting and told council that all they After the survey was carried out, council and North Street non -conforming to permit
would-havertoglve-wasthe.landtobuild..the said that a petition should be presented to Dr. K. S. Wood of Clinton to construct a
clinic
Cook. Voting against were Mr. Cook and
Councillor Burt ,Lobb, while those in favor
were Mayor Symons, Reeve Harold Lobb
and Councillors Ruth Roy, Ernie Brown,
Don Hall, Roy Wheeler and James Hunter.
The police committee will look after
administration of the money given the
chief.
In other business connected with the
police, Deputy -Reeve Cook wanted to
discuss the possibilities of getting the
Ontario Provincial Police in to police the
town, but he said he would leave it for
another meeting.
Mayor Symons said he would like to see
the OPP policing discussed in public.
The town still hasn't signed an
agreement with the police, Mayor Symons
said, although salaries were set at the
February meeting.
Councillor Hunter revealed that the cost'
for destroying dogs had risen from $5 to $8
per animal because of the increased cost of
disposing of the animals.
The town also signed the fire agreement
with the four, surrounding townships and it
was revealed that the Clinton Fire Area
board had a deficit of $733 on spending of
$7,767 last year. Clinton was also made the
trustee for the board.
Stanley approves six drains
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20 per cent of the town s cost as required byounci or Dori Ha :t► Abe +teens~i es(""'`R� "
By Jim Fitzgerald the province:
The nice, hot, sultry, summer will soon The Ontario government would give a
be ,it`ll us (well we can hope, at least) and grant of 30 per cent, and the other 50 per
with summer one's fancy turns to thoughts cent would have to be raised by the senior
of baseball. And in that vein we like to citizens or by the town.
remind interested players and helpers that Mr. Armstrong indicated that a local
the Clinton Colts ball club will be meeting a .
on March 23 at the Arena, so mark your
calendar.
Hulieli plain ready
The same week on Tuesday, March 25,
there will be a meeting in the Town Hall at fo
2:30 p.m. to discuss the possibilities of
r open study
r
setting up a "Meals on Wheels" program in A seminar workshop for area politicians
Clinton. But like any volunteer and planners will be held next Thursday
organization, they need plenty of help. March 20 to discuss the master plan now
+ + + beingprepared for the Hullett Wildlife
Did you hear the one about one of the Management Area.
local bank managers, (we won't' say which ane Master leaan for the 6,000 acre area is
one) who went to the doctor the other day p
and promptly fainted when given the currently being prepared by the Wingham
diagnoses by the doc? "All I told him," the District office of the ministry of Natural
doctor explained to his nurse, "was that he resources.
was as sound as a dollar." Although the resource inventories have
+ + + • been completed and the engineering
Don't `forget that all important Cen• studies initiated, the next major step in
tennial meeting next Wednesday, March 19 completing the plan is to request public
at 8 p.m. at the Town Hall. The time is comment and ideas for management.of the
drawing near, so every little bit helps now.
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The now re-actiVated and rejuvenated
Clinton Environmental Iinprovement
Committee will also meet next week.
Thursday, March'20 at 8 p.m. in the ag.
office,1 think their idea of planters on the
main street is aim excellent one, How about
you?
tennial Committee had pledged any profits
they make to buy furnishings for the drop-
in centre in the name of the late Jabez
Rands.
Bill Stauttener of, Huron Business
Machines of Clinton was also present and
strongly objected the way he was handled
by the town.
Mr. Stauttener had placed a Minolta
photo copier in the clerk's office two
months ago on a free demonstration basis,
but was told last week that the town had
purchased a 3-M copier instead and he was
to remove his machine.
Mr. Stauttener claimed that he had no
chance to demonstrate his copier and that
the council was wasting taxpayers' money
because the 3-M copier was worth several
hundred dollars more than his, and his
could deliver copies at a cost of 2.9 cents
per copy, compared to 3 -M's 4.9 cents per
copy.
Mr. Stauttener was called a poor
salesman by the clerk and was told by
' council he had sour grapes because he lost
'the sale.
Deputy -Reeve Frank Cook said the
area, northeast of Clinton. decision was made in committee and they
Anyone wishing to provide the study felt the 3_m'copiergave a superior copy.
team with suggestions, or wanting.,more Mr. Stauttener said they were wasting
information on the development may $810 per year of the taxpayers' money.
"obtain a 28 pagebrief on the area by In other' business, douncil was told by
writing: district mat ager, Ontario Beecher Menzies, the town's solicitor, that
m,inistry of natural resources, box 490, they still hadn't received written approval
Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 or by calling for the town's planning by-law from the
357-3131, Ontario Municipal Bogrd, who had given
-,,roposed changes will be notified and will
have three weeks to make any objections
known. Any other taxpayer can also object.
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In a busy eight hour session last.week,
Stanley Township council approved six
new municipal drains and let tenders on
them.
After Court of Revision was held on the.
Beckler, Geiger A and B drains, Wayne
Overholt and Horton Drains, council open
eight tenders on the six Drains and ap-
proved contracts.
Russell Fisher Construction of Zurich
was awarded the contract on the Beckler,
Geiger A and B, and Wayne Overholt
Drains which are all closed, and Turnbull
and Sons Construction of Grand Bend was
awarded the contract for the Horton Drain,
which is open.
All tenders accepted, were the lowest
submitted.
In other business, council passed a by-
law establishing a Recreation, Parks, and
Community Centre board and will appoint
a commission to run it at next month'4
meeting.
Stanley also concurred with a resolution
from the Township of Hullett asking the
Ontario government to reinstate the wolf
bounty in the province, and paid their
assessment of 85,059 to the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority.
Tenders for 16,000 cubic yard of gravel
for the township's roads will be sought, as
will tenders for 130 tons of calcium chloride
for dust control.
Grants approved by Stanley include:
Huron Central Agriculture Society, $35;
Huron. Plowman's Association, $50;
Canadian Cancer Society, $50; Goderich
and District Association for 'the Mentally
Retarded, $50; Zurich Agriculture Society,
$35; and the Ability Fund, $25.
Accounts paid were drains, $3,070;
roads, $3,022.25; and general, $7,730.44.
give ' 1 000
Lions
10- crippled children
The Clinton Liens Club presented a
cheque of $1,000 to the Crippled Children's
Society of Ontario at their meeting last
Tuesday night.
The presentation was made by Lion Dick
Dixon to�� Mrs:' "loan Pits * , the'Society's
nurse in the area, and to Bob Davidson, a
director of the Society from Toronto.
Mr. Davidson demonstrated several
appliances that will be paid in part by the
•Lion's donation. One was a device to allow
paralyzed children to stand, and the other
was an electric hand.
The Lions donation represents the
surplus from last year's Easter Seal drive
in the area.
The Clinton Lions are hoping that this
year's Seal Drive, currently underway,
will net about $1,500.
Mr. Davidson also told the club that a
new treatment centre is planned for Owen
Sound so that the children don't have to
travel as much.
The guests were introduced by Lion John
Cochrane and thanked, with gifts, by Lion
Dick Dixon.
Separate school bd.
raises own salary
Members of the Huron -Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School Board voted in
favor of increasing the honorarium paid to
trustees to $150 per month effective
January 1, 1975.
The 12 man board rejected an amend-
ment to incease the honorarium by 100
percent to 200 by a vote of 9 to 3 and ap-
proved the 0 percent increase by the same
vote.
Goderich trustee Vince Young in-
troduced the motion to increase board's
salaries to $200, informing the trustees that
the legislation regarding pay hike had not
changed since 1969 and was not likely to
change again in the next six to seven years.
"We are working for about $2 an hpur on
our present honorarium." Mr. Young sald.,
"Most people don't realize the tit'%e a
trustee puts in on the job and we are worth
a couple of hundred dollars anyway."
6ne board member stated that since the
school board's term is only two months old
and they were elected to serve at the rate
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There is still much to do, but the new covered pool at Vanastra will likelsropen on
schedule on April 7, As well as being , the first covered pool in the county, the
Vanastra Parks and Recreation Board will be offering skin diving lessons for the
first time, Here Mark Harris, .left, and lose h Feliober, both of Clinton, ready the
side of the pool for a new poured concrete deck. (News.Record photo)
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