Clinton News-Record, 1975-04-03, Page 1110th Year - No 14
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Rain .15, Snow 8/ ; ; -- Rain 1.2"
Brucefield out, Chalon in?
Tue kerinith investigates fire. needs
A huge increase in his insurance bilis
prompted Vanastra businessman Rus$.:
Archer to ask Tuckersmith council to loOk,
into having commercial properties at
Vanastra served by the Clinton Fire
Department, rather than the Brueefield
one which answers fire calls there now.
"I'll have to pay $1,700 more a year for
insurance as long as we have the
Brucefield Fire Department", Mr. Archer
.said, explaining that because Brucefield is
more than three miles away; the insurance
on one of the buildings he owns at Vanastra
which houses a woodworking business, a
high fire risk, has gone up by a huge
amount.
"The rate could be cut by 30-50 percent if
Orange hen lays blue eggs
Mrs-. Lewis Dempsey of Holmesville may
have trouble selling her eggs in the near
future. Now that may be perfectly un-
derstandable considering that consumers
may be buying less eggs due to escalating
prices but Mrs. Dempsey has a problem -of
a different color. The eggs are blue.
But more interesting is that the hens and
roosters on the Dempsey farm just outside
of Holmesville, range in colors from blues
and golds to oranges, reds and purples and •
Mrs. Dempsey can't wait 'to see what
colors might be produced when some of the
eggs are hatched.
For those wlio are inclined to be skep
tical in nature, and take a `I will believe it
when I see it' attitude the eggs are not of
•,• the hard- boiled variety left over from
Easter and the chickens are itot escapees
.' roe a nt=by-number faetdry; p::: " 21'
The chickens are. Auracana and
originally come from Chile, South
America. Mrs.- Dempsey estimates that
-they have been in Canada for about five
years now but the numbers are scant and
widespread. She knows of a farmer in the
village of West Lorne wj,th Auracanas who
claims to have pink, blue and green eggs.
Mrs. Dempsey purchased six day-old
Auracanas in Durham one year ago. She
purchased the chickens more for a hobby
BY JEFF SED1ON
Minor Soccer -registration did not enjoy
an overwhelming success last Saturday
and will be going through the entire
procedure again this weekend. Those in-
terested in signing their children up for the
sport should see the ad carried in the inside
page of the News -Record for details and a
registration form.
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Clinton as well as the rest of Canada is
now on the Celsius system of temperature
readings. The weather carried at the top of
the page is not in the new fangled system
and is just the way it reads, 32 degrees is 32
and has since raised six more bringing the
total to 12.
The chickens were originally purchased
for pets but' the Dempseys intend to build
another coop this summer and raise more.
The original hens are now laying eggs and
they intend to sell some chickens next
year.
The eggs laid by the hens are bluish -
green in color and Mrs. Dempsey admits
that anyone who has seen them has acted
rather strange but soon realize they are no
different than other eggs. The eggs have
been part of the Dempsey breakfast menu
on occasion and Mrs. Dempsey.; claims that
they are no different than other eggs ex-
cept perhaps that they are low in
chblesterol. Also the shell is a deeper blue
<on theinside.
Perhaps more astonishing than the egg
color is the coloring of the hens and
roosters. Every chicken= has its own
distinct markings and coloring and like
snowflakes, no two could look alike. Mrs.
Dempsey explained that the hens each
have their own color and the roosters
would vary from blue, gold, orange and
red.
"I am going to experiment with them,"
Mrs. Dempsey said. "It will be interesting
to see what colors they will be when they
are hatched because you simply have no
idea of what color
with."
However the Auracanas become • even
more mysterious just after they have been
hatched.
"Until the feathers come it is impossible
to tell what color they are going to be'
Mrs. Dempsey explained;(."It takes abojt
six weeks for the feath4rs1.o grow in arid
until then the colors are a mystery."
Although the Auracanas are from a more
tropical, climate in South America the`
seem to have adapted well to , e Canadian
climate. Mrs. Dempsey is gtjte pleased
with the progress of the chickens e
plaining that they are a hearty breed and
you could come up
we had the Clinton Fire Department",
which is less than three miles from
Vanastra, he said.
"It's 'hot a case of the Brucefield
Department not being as good as Clinton's,
it's mileage", Mr. Archer said.
Reeve Elgin Thompson commented that
the present set up is working well and
Deputy Reeve Erwin,Sillery said a change
would make quite a difference in dollars to
the township.
"How much is it?" Mr. Archer wanted to
know and he said that he would meet with
other Vanastra businessmen to see if they
are having the same problem with in-
surance costs. He suggested that
businessmen might be able to go together
themse1
and pay the additional costs es
without passing it on to the taxpayers.
"Residential rates aren't affected by this
over three mile distance, only commercial
and industrial."
Leroy Oesch, who rents the building for
his woodworking business from Mr.
Archer, said the additional cost of fire
protection is more than the rent he
presently pays. Insurance on this building
has been raised from $292 to $2142 because
of the distance of the Brucefield Fire
Department, the two men said.
"What is needed eventually is our own
(Vanastra) fire department, if there is
going to be more industry in there", Mr.
Archer said. Reeve Thompson said that
would cost a great deal. "Firemen even get
paid to sit on committee meetings now", he
said.
Mr. Archer said that he is "bugged" at
having to pay $168 yearly for recreation in
Vanastra and $400 a year for water "when
we flush the toilets maybe four times a
day." "When I'm paying for all these other
experienced no problems in adapting, , things, I'm willing to pay for my own
However another variation with the leprotection and reduce my costs."
AuragaMEISi,. tat the hens are sli lt; - . Reeve Thorinpsgq said. thatya change in
shallot" iii size btitlKe rooster does gkow to Are protection *mid proba ly"1ave' to be
an acceptable level. In fact, large enough=
to roast.
Mrs. Dempsey would like to learn more
about the Auracana but simply can not find
any information on the chickens since they
are relatively new to Canada. It is also
frustrating for her to talk about colored
eggs and chickens since no one knows what
she is talking about and simply passes it off
as a ludicrous joke.
But the Dempseys will continue to raise
their Auracanas and try to sell their blue
eggs and if worst comes to worst, they
would always be a big seller- at Easter
time.
Students roll for
Twenty-eight Clinton high school
students bowled their way to Montreal last
Friday in a marathon series of games at
the Clinton Crown Lanes.
The Grade 12'and 13 students at Central
Huron rolled their first ball down the lane
at nine Friday morning and knocked their
last pin over at 1:30 Saturday morning
$1,500 richer. The money is to be used to
finance the students' trip iplanned for later
this month.
• The trip is an annual venture by the
degrees, not zero. Tuesday was a fine day , senior students who devote some of their
in Clinton with the temperature hovering - social time during the school year to
around the four degree mark (times ten for policing the dances and other functions
Fahrenheit) and the . days when it is 43 held in Central Huron, Prefects at dances
made for houses at Vanastra too. "It won't
affect their insurance, but if they want to
help pay for it, okay," Mr. Archer said.
Councillors agreed to investigate and
Mr. Archer will ask his insurance man to
come to the next council meeting on April
22 and explain the problem. Meanwhile,
Mr. Archer said, he is going to talk to other
businessmen at Vanastra.
Council learned that the Ministry of
Social and Community Services will ap-
prove payment of $33,910, half the cost of
the Vanastra Day Care Centre, with the
other half of the amount to be paid when
the project is completed. The township will
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game bowled and some for each hour
bowled. The cost of the trip is estimated at
$125 to $130 a head for the 32 students, four
of whom couldn't make the bowlerama.
Despite the large number of games
bowled some of the students did not suffer
from fatigue, at least not outwardly. Gerry'
Lobb bowled 50 games for the day's high
and Alex Harritt took advantage of the day
long practice session to get in some 300 and
up games.
Thi the first fund raising project
the students have sponsored in aid of
themselves.
They held a prefect work day about a
month ago but weather curtailed most of
their success. They manned phones all day
waiting for calls from Clintonites for
someone to come to take care of one of
those nasty jobs that are put off and put off.
No specific amount was requested for the
work, just a pay -as -you -please proposition
and after the day long effort only $36 had
been raised.
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Bounty reinstated
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floor, through the washroom and around
the school making sure their fellow
students are not getting themselves into
trouble. ,
More than just the efforts of the students
went into making the bowlerarrla a suc-
cess. Clinton merchants donated Ig prizes
for the more energetic bowlers that
secured the largest sponsorship or bowled
the most games during the 161/2 hours.
Items ranging from gift certificates to
lamps and clothes were given to the
prefects to distribute amongst themselves.
A few hundred games of bowling can
make a growing student hungry and the
parents of the fund raisers rose to the call
and carried huge, steam ing pots of stew
and chili down to the lanes to give the
bowlers the energy needed to complete the
project. The lunch was washed down with
28 pints of chocolate milk donated by
Fairholm's Dairy.
Joe Atkinson, the owner of the Crown
Lanes, helped the cause out by donating
sole rights to six automatic 1p.nes to the
students for the entire day. He had to curb
their zealousness •at 1:30 and send them
home to keep there from going after the all
time bowling record for consecutive hours
played.
The top money earner fir the day will
receive a $25 check donated by the five
school bus lines that ferry students into
Central Huron from Goderich, Blyth,
Exeter, Seaforth aid Clinton. Each of the
students had a sponsor, some for each
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The Clinton branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion responded to the call for
financial help from Huronview recently
and combined their efforts with their
fellow ;clubs in the county to raise money
for the Huronview Pub, The call for help
was for funds to furnish the pub and was to
the tune of $1,800. The Legions raised the
required sum and are waiting for someone
from the pub to come and spend it.
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The man who went to the top of the
recently completed CN tower will go down
In history for his achievement. The
qualifications for the job were one skinny
fitter for high work, one time in the history
of man where a 98 pound weakling (no
offence to the man who did the job) could
do what no other man could do. That is not
to say that a woman could not do the job
but if one applied she certainly could not be
very well endowed.
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My short stay in Clinton was much to my
enjoyment but also thoroughly confusing.
It is difficult to come to a town with little
knowledge of what is news and cover
everything in the mar ' r the readers are
accustomed to. I hop.: Jim Fitzgerald
enjoyed his vacation with his wife and am
somewhat gratified that he decided to take
Only one week off from the typewriter
rather than. two.
Wolves
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Wolves at one time were seemingly
extinct in Huron County but recent action
by township councils within the county
indicates that the animals are increasing
in numbers and becoming a problem.
Herb Clark of the Ministry of Natural
Resources in Wingham stated that the
ministry has received several resolutions
from township councils in Huron County to
reinstate the wolf bounty. He also an-
ticipates that all of the townships will
eventually ask for the reinstatement of the
bounty.
However Mr. Clark said it has been
proven that the wolf bounty does not
alleviate the problem of damage to
livestock. Farmers may collect a bounty
but they are not compensated for damage
to livestock. Under present legislation the
Ontario government does pay damages to
a farmer but only if the farmer can prove
that a wolf did the damage.
If the bounty were reinstated the person
who kills a wolf would receive payment but
farl'ners would not be compensated for any
damages done. A wolf bounty system was
in effect in the Cotmty but was abandoned
about two years ago. .
Mr. Clark believed that the bounty
system is a burden arid Or an added ex-
pense to the taxpayer. He has not received
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act as general contractor on the day care
centre construction and agreed to Ministry
requirements that they hire a competent
construction supervisor and open public
tenders when any sub contractors are
needed for the job.
The Ministry of Transportation and
Communication are doing a study on street
lights at the three intersections in Harr
purhey and will pay :.he full cost on the
most westerly one and half the cost of
installing the other two, councillors
learned. Council will wait to see the MTC
report before taking any action them-
selves.
A $500 bank account for bar expenses at
the Vanastra Community Centre was
approved. The official opening of the in-
door pool and recreation facilities there is
scheduled for Saturday night.
The deadline for purchasing dog tags in
the township has passed with not a great
many being sold and councillors decided to
contact someone who would be willing to
sell the tags around the township and get
paid so much per dog.
A meeting with the assessed owners will
be held to disc ss changes planned in the
Nott Drain at the April 22 council meeting.
There were no appeals on the Horton Drain
and council agreed to go ahead with the
$1017 project.
A building permit was issued to Bruce
Coleman for -an implement shed. An ap-
plication for severance from Leen Re
Horste who wants to separate 28 acres of
cedar swamp and rough pasture from the
remaining agricultural land on County
road 31 was approved.
Accounts passed for the month were
general $36,841.49, roads $7,486.64 and
Vanastra Recreation Bars and Community
Centre Board, $22,917.99 for a total of
$67,246.12.
Homecoming shapes up
The Centennial committee responsible
for this summer's homecomingmet last
week to keep. the projects planned for the
festivities rolling along. They heard
reports from their various volunteer
workers and the overall impression left
from the meeting was that things are
shaping up in fine style.
The signs welcoming tourists and ex
residents home for the centennial have
been erected and according to Roy
Wheeler need only light installation to be
put into operation.
Several new developments have resulted
in more camping areas for visitors staying
in town four a few days. The Fish and Game
farm will be available for parking trailers
-and the Legion parking lot is available for
trailers and campers if some washroom
facilities can be provided in the vicinity.
The decorations for the main street
lampposts are now available from Mitchell
and as soon as the painting is completed
here they will be erected.
The program brochure is now un-
dergoing its final draft and Mrs. M. Batkin
assured the committee that the Historical
Book is nearing completion and printing.
Publicity chairman Bob Mann reported
that the Centennial Store will be put into
operation very soon.
The committee is now turning its at-
tention to discussion of the location of the
midway and the operation and duration of
'the' concessions to be operated along with
it.
Aquatic director hired
The Vanastra recreation committee
announced recently the appointment of
Harold Whitlock as aquatic director of the
indoor swimming pool setting the stage for
the opening of the site to the public.
Construction" workers are finishing up
the deck area of the pool surface while
contractors work furiously to srriooth the
wrinkles out of the water heating system in
time for the scheduled opening next week.
Mr. Whitlock joined forces with the pool
staff this week and immediately began the
mammoth job of enrolling students in the
complex's swimming instruction courses.
The classes facilitate all ages of students
as well, as all levels of swimmers or non-
swimmers.
"We have students that are still in
diapers and elders that want to learn to
swim and are still relatively healthy for the
rigorous exercises," said the director.
The diaper class referred to in the pool's
list of swimming instruction has attracted
mothers with babies that cannot yet walk.
The youngest enrolled in the course is
about three months old and will be in-
troduced to the water next week when the
pool opens.
Age has little to do with learning to swim
and Mr. Whitlock confirms the "never too
old" theory with his experience. One of the
students he had occasion to instruct
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woman who had never learned to swim a
stroke prior to enrolling in his course.
The new director of the aquatic program
comes from the Stratford YM -YWCA
where he was executive, and aquatic
many reports of damage in the Wingham director as well as special program
area but there were seven claims for director.
damages in the township of East His involvement with swimming goes
Wawanosh last year. back 45 years when he was a ten year old in
Mr..Clark is confident that the ministry's Hamilton. A serious leg injury forced him
present legislation on wolf damages is into water therapy and he has been in -
more beneficial to farmers. Since the volved with swimming ever since.
-recent changes the townships have .now A one time record holder Mr. Whitlock
appointed evaluators to evaluate wolf has been involved with provincial and
damage, to the livestock. A claim form is
submitted by the evaluater to the township .
and then processed by the Ministry of
Agriculture.
Colborne Township Reeve Doug McNeil
submitted bythe evaluator to the township
been very frtunate and there has been no
damage caused . by wolves of 'which he is
aware.
Goderich Township Reeve Gerry Ginn
stated that there have been definite wolf
problems in that township and the council
has approved the resolution and sent it to
the Ministry of Natural Resources, Mr.
Ginn clainied that incidents involving wolf
damage have increased within the last
year and that the once almost extil`ict
animal; is now on an upward trend in the
county.
national swim teams and was a member of
the junior, intermediate and senior
Canadian Water polo championship teams.
The one time swimming speedster has
not been involved with professional or
amateur racing since the second world war
although he still spends a great deal of time
in the Water. His last race was overseas
during the war, and his last competition
Was in 1939 in Detroit where he was
swimming for the McMaster University
swim 'teach. The event was a 100 yard
sprint against Peter Flick, then the world
record holder, and the Vanastra director
finished in a dead heat with Flick.
About 500 students have eneolied in the
classes Mr. Whitlock oversees at Vanastra.
Programs like synchronized swimming,
diving, water polo, fitness and cornpe. tive
The resolutions rendered by the townships sWiniming have attracted people from
councils will be forwarded to the Ministry. Blyth, Brussels, Exeter, Clinton, Goderich,
of Natural Resources head office in Seaforth, Mitchell an V ttrg ni.
Toronto.- The ltmiedlite task facing Mr. Whitlock
is to meet his staff requirements for in-
structors. He has about 15 applications on
his desk and as soon as the pool is
operational he hopes to rate their ability in
the water and interview them.
"All the qualifications in the world may
not get them the job," he commented. "I
want capable people to teach the courses
but I also want good teachers."
His definition of a good swimming -'in
structor is one who puts his students at
ease in the water but still maintains
results. His own experiences have involved
people with a great desire to swim but a
nearly uncontrollable fear of the water.
"A lot of the classes involve young people
and they don't have the rationale to realize
that the instructor has knowledge they
want to know and despite the fact that they
dislike him they must listen to what he
says. That is why it is important for an
instructor to be able to work well with
people," said Mr. Whitlock.
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