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Clinton News-Record, 1975-06-19, Page 1lost CIT,Of the, '�' elf... �•. BY �s d � .0 O d ri�� Made. p to>�'s..swlrrn�� ��?�•repal>�r�?d got i cont when'' ...sp�rts club; '.. • 110 „ i�;,. the .bn-'.�:c 4 ' Claret e Neilans, Arena rniv k t'X1f>4an RIO Lo Lombardo inter ±�a � .hal, s ,Yy only 'teams had appxoh. 4 -- y $2; 1►0 be the school had *'stilled tobecome tl ttoviirt' $ c qse r y{, ` i .en 't ..another` d ,su:ggestedthat - sIt, tear. Vit+t� .tl�t Q. .c 4 `'together next year, andF.drawr said, With the Recre tion Committ qua • ez�, al�,., . , � gs a -a fie cts theva>^iou "l .y ng ryy m to: p ,, , , lr►ed hl • t YK t Mme! . to � R w later r 1 � e1 g gd the ` + at i n , d he rest just In an intervi k f t ,e arena field boo h • Ci1�CllX�:- at its of e, and a $25 regis: ration fee, r e' essons. }} e�, n e Q C wfo ?sait�" ll. o� 'th t a. e �� dt , x. a ti:• n'`ss'er'v,ice clubs in.the'towntefind if, : e group ',wore .int ,,rpsted•' tn`Spioriw , iri .the. pre ect rather than leaving ;the, onsibility .with., the Recreation. Com • ru se .1 nnthl ; uset - ,�, Arrnstron "said he had'bo'ake, ,* o that could use it," g . .took it for gxa>�ted� •,t they et1n �' sehocl and buena: fields for the toldthemeeting that the .,the said, . � �•' � `�' � chlor .�,bu.t problems arose when theHu>?uh Mie; •Lgcrnbarcf o � ... �.. - . Neilans s added however that s Tinter n,�Carniynl • Committee .began.. . With Mr. ei an . y $1085��0 lash Decernber which grew to • soccer team coach Don Armstrong had Soccer League scheduled games.'dt Tuesday booking of the week; a reedte forfeit his Lies $3 , •23 lith, x'eceipt. totals. : Poliowing: ex- - er soccer' teams -• `'If anyone's to blame for the�o�l arena field 'to the young ar peit+raituices. o� $Z,180.38,"�iheGar>rtvalnetted adding and that the field would also be made Over the playing fields, it's Hu n a clear profit of $1 23.85,,s>• . I)said, i ' available to the soccer teams on Saturday, ty,''; he Said. that the final balance came to $231�,p7';l;• � in '.. On a more feminine a .�. fe i thletic level;; -. next hat about the future?" Mi. Van • Committee heard a request by letter fry Carnival and with an additional $5+00 that then asked. "Is there no way we Lori Biggar' for sponsorship of,�txiajox we have invested in the sale of centennial Dongen ! . wq feel that we're all set," could have a field to play on five days a classes that she hopes to start irl the fall,;. r thugs and hats, • r �, In her letter, . Miss Biggank»:said Pathe week. s would be restricted to children 1-1 jWe re keeping $312 :for years 4 Morning. to ;Mie ' Lo 1 ardQsi id s.. m, Mr. Cook noted that soccer. seemed Glasse rh�ng ��thp ()Ver. to Recreation Chairmant,`Len Fawcett, she specified the cheque be put towards the, repair of the swimming pooland the purchase of a stove for the auditorium kitchen in the arena, _ The windfall continued with the presentation of a $100 cheque by Ross A Ralph Schuurman, principal of ,the ;;'tl►n behalf of Bell` Canada. Mr•'AhaM askedClinton and District Christian School is at.�, the money. be used to purchase �gx'y at the double taxation that phrents �; rotcctive tall helmets . for. •= Clintonmust{• pay if they decide to send their. 3se�plalning t�iat. `We like to push the children to an to p safety ripe ryR 4r ". r thea' -h eerrespondence, a letter from{' ' ood requesting pool' facilities ft* rbadd, me"m"bers oh the day of the Centeinniai•�' Parade etas read. Responding . to the Parks Chairman, Bill written request, Cr'awford`said that arrangements could be. � de for the'band partfcipant�s' to shore the ooi with the public during the day, and.> : ',Additional use, of the pool could be made the ,available to: the.,out-of-town groups ,evening. outite taming hurtsChrstian school By Chris Zdeb - • thisd ll as the extra inch' that holding our problem' iiia political light, but independent endent school. He is f � et at�elx." • - also upset about the misconceptions that , With rapin °seas .0 at the Clinton track � � the general public holds regarding' the scheduled too n .i ; <�tpo next few weeks, `, F ., nk Cook told. the :Committee that the independentschool ' system and is deter- ir<a, . mined to car'up the -`myths. T' Kinsmen had obtained a liquor license for ``Our school els like any other. Canadian the arena for'- the ,;length of ;the racing,"Our only the children are taught from a period and that all systems were von the Christian point' of view. But that doesn't operation of a concession with a seating mean that we make little angels; he said at capacity of " 400 ' people. Patrons entering the concession will have to buy a ticket which entitles them•to a meal, whether they decide to dine or hot, Mr. Cook; :said. The facilities will remain' open from noon'untii 5, with the bar closing at the / start of the ninth racer The track opens July 6 with a stake. race. , , school and the Christian Reformed In� othgr business, the Committee heard a ^ `Ci�ur^ch,;'he said. - `. � ` grievance from the Soccer Club regarding Church; e. said us .tht' .Christian Reformed a shortage of time allowed players aged 8, _ o e. ,school.....you .you name g . i School,- the -R f' . rm d ... l hl ace+ fa<elds;rn W • 1 on the:. a�a1 a e�so � ;school which is an I4 t0 � 3' s U e drat. nlil�e 4. '..•t ..d' H T r >r , it 7. a S ytt tr ( ar ur+Z,t r �' )) �' �� 11 the Tuesday meeting of the Christian School Board. "The school was originated by people of Dutch background, but we don't teach the Du.tch.language like many people think we do." Another fallacy stems from the con- nection° that` people believe exists between _��+...— .a-Ca7 fey .,...4A ✓. -�..•{ .w-f�.-.tl`.4 hur . regard as we parents feel in their pocketbook once they ,, we have to be realistic about the s Mr. S;chuurman said. have decided to enroll their children •ln � situation,:" independent school. . The Christ an School Board hopes to get "The only real beef that wehav!e'with'the -- some kind`ef" commitment on their cause government is . that we; have to fipay< our ' from. local candidates who.will be running • •l iri` the up coming provincial election. Mr. municipal taxes. and.:.then pay ail•�adaitioM;� -, � P amount to financially suppbrt,, our' -, Damsma said a spokesman for the Liberal Mr. Schuurman.sai& ; ,. party had expressed sympathy with the dependent schools,. ;� „.. �. The government 'argues thatrt1e� public independent schools'cause at a recent schools are there to be used and'if',Certain convention of the OAAIS in'Toronto, but individuals' want to have their own system' added,�� "you can take that'for what it's of teaching they should bear the harden of worth: The Christian School operates on a s�up�l"ibrting it. _ - � `- budget f x.$130,000 of which -'$15,000 is Mr. Shuurman said that many;people are g t 9 ob- afraid their taxes will rise if the. govern- tained through"donations. Each family meet should finance independent schools, supporting the school -pays $1,300 yearly in tuition fees. but pointed out that the ministry of din ceilings of$984 per. Although` the school's financial situation education sets spending school -aged child every year. Be said that has always been shaky, Mr. Damsma said government grants are -made available for that somehow the school board would children attending independent schools but continue:ito make ends meet and that there are not released ;.. was notihance of the school closing down. "Where are the grants going that were While,.see ing g k' financial rants 'from the " governMent, Mr. Schuurman said the When Tami Thurlow began work last 't aside for our peoples he said The g � � ewsst face Tami Thurlow is the newest face in the Clinton Police Office. The 16 -year-old Vanastra girl is employed as a clerk with the Police Department for. the summer under the government program "Youth and the Law." Tami started work last Monday and is making a salary of $110 a week which is paid by the provincial government. (News -Record photo) -" domain irl invades male m- a >< i i there but we've move' � is likely just sitting ex _ s a who a' u t .,.,•` � Oleo f' t- h , T.. '� as +� ` .y Jeacock, Cl d: rre,si e � m 'the. tSistn school" t n+ t an a melon of little eliecess. Veiny Van Dnne'ei told the meeting t ea the C�hrrst>an Reformed Church. • M`>r- i .x n approximately 50,000 children t in There are app y its third year of operation, the Soccer duo "Oi r•school is -basically as public as the attending, independent schools in Ontario; `has four teams consisting of "10 kids and Clinton Public School. next door," Mr. 8,000' of them students of Christian grade o place to play." S h said "I only wish they'd call' aan'21Ahigh schools. Last year, 45 independent , Mr. Van Dongen complained' that the field at the arena is booked up with softball practices and games'; the field b+ hind Huron Secondary School is in need of resurfacing, and that his team can only practice on Thursdays on the Clinton Public School field. He said that an. agreement had been made between the Club and the Public School to allow the players, to use the field twice .a week but. cuur. form h Ontario to themselves a public humanist school, schools joined together to because that's what theyare, where we are - Association of Alternative d I de en - the Christian' school: dent Schools (OAAIS' independent school would not want to see Monday, she invaded one of Clinton's last a complete r 1 riTml,pns �o,.nCJ�_"_.P}�j}y,�..'tiL-�tn`vt�relo�coin In the fall, Tami will move to London where she plans to enroll in- a course onu re ening7prfrome si torestm law st m;from aiastra 'wilh lie- She said tier n -o dThe 16' -year 1 o works Thurlow, wh "Theof the thingis that we duringthe summer her mother, Marleen principle employed at the office believe that the education of children is the under a provincial government funded in the office of Provincial Court Judge parents' duty not the government's. It's not roram known as "Youth and the Law". Glenn Hays. She hinted that there was a that we're against public schools." The program is one of many offered under remote possibility that she would herself "We live in a society that believes in free E 'ence '75 and is in its second year of become a police officer, in the future but deal with Ex enterprise, and freedom is allowed in an n p ",:`,'every aspect of life except education which is relegated to one, system," Mr. Damsma said. "If you can go to the church of your choice why can't you send your children to the school of your choice without being heavily penalized?" In Alberta, the Progressive Conservative government gives substantial grants to its Christian schools after they have been operating for a minimum of two years. Mr. (continued _on page 5) The Clinton. and District Christian School is in its 13th year of operation in the town and has an enrollment of 207 students which is steadily increasing. The children are conspicuously all of Dutch background and the school board is trying to draw in students from outside this cultural circle, but the myths that people have about the education that the Christian school provides is the. major stumbling block in. Christian School Board Chairman Peter Damsma said the OAAIS , doesn't really have a philosophy of education, it just acts as spokesman for the independent school systems on the question of taxation: He added that the government has been receptive to the �Associatidn'"s cause but holds that there is very little hope for changing the method of double taxation. ` We don't admire the overnment;for By Jim Fitzgerald A belated note of thanks goes out from -the staff and patients of Clinton Public Hospital to the organizers of the recent Fair parade who had the forethought to take the excellefl arade past the hospital. The move was much appreciafi d: +„+ + IV any people in the Queen Street' - • Princess Street area thought that Clinton was being bombed 'early -last Thursday morning as a prolonged lightening bolt ' struck a hydro pole on Princess, illuminating the area with an eerie blue light and knocking out the power lines and blacking out the TV cable. +++ The recent heavy storms, which have - um �d: nervi lives-inches,.on,theeare j: a. u.. sA •�.. )� .., , . :y. $.HS+:,"sL..%-,r m. _. '.`1 . �',�-,i'T so Fara this mond, Piave al blefti than ` the district farmers wondering if they shouldn't' take up scuba diving in order to get on the land. ± -,1,- + We see " where the Stratford, Shakespearean Festival has a play about metric conversion on their bill. It's called "Measure for Measure.” -l- -l- -l- Our apologies to ' George Kennedy of Lucknow who had the grand champion beef cattle beast at the Clinton Fair. It was Andrew Gaunt,` as was reported in last week's paper. It wasn't a Liberal plot, George.. + + The group of girls, who are planning to have • a children's recreation program in „ Minton this summer, and who obtained an. Opportunities For Youth grant from the These five made a "faterly" picture as Father Joseph Hardy, Federal government, may have to cancel the pastor of St•. Joseph's Catholic Church (second from right) the' whole thing unless more children are welebithed back former pastors. Honoured at a reception were registered. They will have another Father Simon. McDonald .(left)%.; Father John Graham, and ,registration day next Wednesday, June 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. Let's not lose this wor- thrhile project. The swf .ming pool too Is having trouble getting registrations for swimming lessons i°id their seasons tickets"are selling -poorly. :They too need more participation. See an ad elsewhere in this edition. New,s-ftecoir"d sure travels. This ,�,.,0, l to our' senior week we received :; �c!, n, ,:..attain o ''ldion poll froth Sgt. citizens' room ,� � '' ,R, CiiffOrd lin Wort' oz�ii'a'uany. , Father Stanley McGuire. Father John Sharp of Chatham, (right) a native of.Clintgn, was also welcomed back at the June In evening reception. (News-Record�photo)c • Former pastors return for celebration While the United' Ch'nrches the area celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the origin of th'e United Church, . St. 'Joseph's Catholic Church did some - Ih celebrating of its own. ,Aproxitato..ly ` 150 pai°rshonOr's Wore oh hand at the Church on June' 10 to welcome back former pastors at an informal reception of tea and cookies. Father Simon • McDo�' who served as p'astor of St. los � • �'s from l fl 3h. fti 19-51.• rind s nc w rciircd and living in 'Sincoo! for the present she is content to operation with the Clinton Police Depar- the paperwork that her lob entails. tment. Tami will be paid a salary of $110 a week which is covered by the provincial Tami has formed no opinions yet, on h*w government. -well she likes working at the police office The job centers around the clerical because even though she's been there since aspect of police work, and Tami will find Monday, chaos has been reigning in the herself .kept busy with average office town hall'office with painters trying-togive routine which will involve filing reports the interior of the little room a face lift for and typing, Police Chief Lloyd Westlake Centennial. said.• However, bright and early Monday To acquire a more practical insight into morning Tami should find herself desk the mechanics of law enforcement, she will deepin work and totally involved in the sit in on court sessions and get a chance to of the Clinton Police Depart'- ride on patrol sin the police cruiser with an • operation meet. on -duty officer. School needs Beating .system By Ross Haugh and $90,000 saying, "Plumbing and heating The Huron County board of education, rates have gone right through the roof. The meeting in a special session Monday night, job will require seven men working non - authorized the immediate calling of ten- stop. With the size of the job and the speed ders for repair of the heating system at the needed, it looks like an out of town com--, Clinton Public School. parry will be required. After hearing from R.A. Egan, a Egan added, " With this amount of men professional heating engineer, that tenders the contract will likely require a non - must be called at once to ensure proper operative superintendent which -means r .heating for the school by September 15, another $5,000 and travelling costs could card passed theamotion. pipes rusting also Eganhsaid' h." Due to the present steelhe would order the radiation i es 'below the floor, the Clinton school realized Tuesday morning to guarantee delivery by serious heating problems during the past August 1. t . fall and winter. •Director of Education D.J. Cochrane .Egan said the new.heating system would mmentcd after "the. engineer's report, 4 ritiy tn- co 1�deargtxed,:the,, sam�'w�.:ec _ _ - r,We tin t have .�anie�-��b�rr°•a�s•�-77 stalled system at South Huron District ear when at times we didn't know if there ,_. High School in Exeter with surface would be classes until we heard* the radiation and exposed piping.- ';Time is of the weather report. Holt by September is a The engineer continued, .. essence in getting this job started, Ianrder must. workmen out of the class rooms by The—board agreed TO Gott for tenders to getimmediately and when they are opened by Se tember 2 and heat ready by September 15 pit is imperative to get rolling rightawa�c 1; He estimated the cost at between $80.000 engineer and director, members will be polled by telephone for their decision to expedite early completion of the project. Bayfield gran eneroAchnient Y MILVENA ERICKSON In a letter read from the Engineers, ff Gis Architects and . Building Association Monday night at the regular Bayfield council meeting, dealing with -building to assistancesenior building officials, with the hope that municipal. councils would ackitOwlodgc the existence of the E.A.B.A& liaison committee and bring it to® tie at- tention of Senior government officials 1avit:1 ,,, „ U i, UiLIikit (if Port 8 tdaiii.l J„Willi .'rite I•p '"i,1 A request from Mrs. Charles Roge • P or from Chatham, who is ti native 'of N the encroachment of their property con- Dover, to 1960. and het Father Stanley Clintonover, who •iYhd t1- c son of Mr'. and tinue and is roeognized by the Village was ' ' Alvin Shair•p•.. Qgoo ri agreed Upon with the same stiptilatrot that t s. .r'med•b',iek is granted till encroachn')ents on Village McGuire of,ondon, who served c�et vt►<tS also wClcr 1; , p �tshould the existing building its Passtrar, from 1992 to 19:65 tori t'i a evening. .� property, that t . Y. .The or become deteriorated ttf the point tl t t the l r.ceptron reception ate followed a burn h IN w ', ^ , Ct't tie., tithe McGuire. e. ; . ,, C.tttiiralrc•,ct t n �,g were ori0Ut'0 i • 1c iYr rutp c' • s replaced, the�i'Y•it would t ., . _ '� 'Whey() it taxa. i� bre o .. Moss' ; lsal ++uh s t 61obrato tsy w . r �r ellp • organized .-hy , the , , v 1 1t ° the owners ,: OWn that ' was, . ., , ;, , <<, ; • , � `ltatv�, to • property. • -� ' A letter from the M.T.C. in. respect to municipal paving contracts, stated that no escalating clause shall be allowed. No subsidy would be granted for any escalating clause on any contract. A letter from ministry of consumer and com- mercial relations confirming their ten- tative approval of a 40 percent subsidy of the estimated costs for the survey of all Village streets and lanes was received. Correspondence from the County Clerk, Bill Hanly said a motion was passed at the Municipal • Officers Annual meeting recommending that everyrnunicipality in the County pass a by»law regulating the fencing of privately owned swimming pools. _ - A letter from Ontario Hydro in respect to ' (continued, on pagtt S )