Clinton News-Record, 1976-11-25, Page 1��nAaA!An�
eaVelli y decided;
Mr,, Whe_+
:r' faced
free �' e
suggestion:
rf
n
town, eplacin ones u� u aw * ...
ginefzir B.M.
► or Ro . Mr.Wheeler want+ - .en ,r
t ills +wri, has on trees. No other suggestion ane council u My'of a letter
e e 1
t r t "town forward on wish to do with the outer
I u Bines Construct
id+ntla1 *ode,
vtt., pause of
xn. o s sever +c�orrr+ctions to
money which. w$1►500. the new sections of Hi
e. ,to 1 other business, council received
c n > 4w tum .._ ,...' . � ._ b..,.
...:.'� �a ,. Into.. fear Streets. is
Ram _ tx
-Bar sub- .
Of thefour- . es-a-yeardraft approval for the Del
e ` lase o._. . tlaf+ u t With Laar�don
cod x _ .Counted also e .
es corner of
t go ct division plan in the northwest Life. Insurance aider �.
ve-year lease On.
:res next 'at, but because
t eb nlf� for tbe lmllding -
h e kern the opera anstartidt
B � decided nod to eels the tan isirn
n over the Winter, Mr.
said.
n: gale Mobile Homes closed down
ation in Vanastra a two years
in on Head Machinery Ltd. of
i laid off 75' workers November
he closing of Textral Fibres in
ni h put about 30 persons out of
urk,and at least 15 persons have been
laid off at Dearborn Steel Tubing Ltd. in
Goderich within the last month.
Tractor overturns
'Thanks to some good neighbours, an
Auburn man escaped near ilea,ter/` he
was. -released from a tractor and plow
ontoP of bintna creek-
thatlanded...,
Canna V.41ock of RR 3 Aubert was
plowing his land on November 5 and
came to'o'close to Indian, creek Fearing
the tractor would overturn, he tried to
jump clear and slipped and fell into the
creek. The tractor and plow followed
landing on top of Niro. a finned
Mr. `all+ w comiplet ly p
under water except for his face. His wife
hoard his yells for help, as she was
outside" feeding the dogin the back yard.
N'eighbours`released Mr. Pollock from
under the tractor and plow by pulling
r d
a
�eek,Wit�i anothe: � � �.
by ambulance. He has since been
released.
An eight track tape player, brand
name Tenna, was taken from a car
-ked outside the Vanastra Rec.
Centre, Tuesday, . November 16. The
Goderich detachment of the OPP. are
still investigating the incident. .
A single carA accident occurred on
Highway 4, one half mile north of
Brucefield on Sunday, November 21
resulting in $500`damages.
Shirley 'J'acobs of London was south-
bound when the vehicle she was -.driving
ran into a ditch -L stxuence post.
The roads- were slippery at the time.
There were no injuries.
On November 17 on Highway 1.
miles west of the Kinburn road, a school
bus driven by Elmer Frey and owned by
Murphy's bus lines was struck in the
rear by a vehicle driven by Elliott
Bartliff of Clinton.
The school bus had stopped when the
Bart if f vehicle struck it. There was $600
v
ci $209
eh �
oma es $a�tl �
the bus at the time and there were no
injuries..
ployces, especially- on cbropractice
" we don't get any satisfactionon the
matter, then we should cancel on the
contract after one year," Mayor Symons
said.
Council also gave first and second
readingza
to a bylaw re ninl a ;strip 4r
Victoria Var et to
Victoria. Streetfromy
the railroad tracks from re dentia1 to
highway commercial.
All property owners within 4' f e t ! f
the proposed change will be coo,
and should there be any objections r
an Ontario Municipal board heari rl11
be held.
Council approved buying a 'O +con
sorting er machine for the town hal anti
building permits were p roved to
Russell Jervis, garage., tris
Gardner Real Estate, sign►, alae?
too
t dJa
e,sh
,.
r
The ext meeting, and last for the
present council, is December 13.
.,„ ,. A ri; u.,
ittt C alio Works
C .. ern fro th :'e hi atop the to _ IaI last
file ent�' 'oi'�, ... lvleted . , ....
week. The Mex, among them "Hoot" Gil bings underneath the siren, put new
chicken wire on the bell tower ib feet up, and replaced a rotten fascia board to
exclude the' feather pests- Doug Kennedy and DougSmith keep an eye out for a
bird bombing raid, (News -Record photo)
Clintonand District Will have. a; Winter
Cszrniva'1 this winter after all, a meeting
of interested people decided last week,
but the event has been shortened from a
ten-day event to a four day event;' and it
will be held in Enid -January instead of
February.
About a dozen people showed up to the
Meeting which was called a "do or
die" session if more interest wasn't
shown.
Ruth. Lombardo . who .organized the
meeting said they decided at the
meeting to, gho2rtt Fi the Carnival, making
ss Work �- for the .,few vOlunteers, but
more
a ee tlitheose pp events.
popular
ThCarnival, to be held on January 13,
14, 15 and 16 will be started off with the
selection of the- Carnival Queen on
Thursday, January 13, at the High
School. A Las Vegas night will also be
held at the arena.
On Friday, a torchlight parade will be
held and the Hospitality night will be
held at the arena, while on Saturday,
January 15, the ever popular parade will
march down main street, and several
dances are planned for the evening.
On Sunday, the final day, the
traditional Pancake Breakfast will kick
off the day, followed in the afternoon by
a program put onby the Clinton District
Snowmobile Club, and a -figure skating
show.
Also tentatively planned is a girls'
hockey tournament, a broomball
tourney and a poker rally.
Because the Carnival is only seven
weeks away, another all-important
meeting is planned for next Wednesday,
December 1st at the Clinton arena at 8
p.m.
By Slm Fitzgerald
If you feel the urge to root in -the duct,
or your tail tarts to curl, you're coining
down with the swine flu. Seriously.
though, with the first case being
reported in the W.S. this week, all those
who wish a vaccination against the flu,
which has no connection with pigs
whatsoever, should contact their family
doctor. } + +
Those of you in town who don't feel the
-urge to wallow in the barnyard should
drop over tonight to the Town Hall at 8
p.m. and listen to the candidates for the
►rious municipal posts in Clinton. les
Your vote, so use some thought before
casting it.
+ + + •
As well, we remind all candidates in
our readership area that -the News-
- Record is offering, FREE next week a
candidates' forum where those seeking
office may speak to the votors. But the
spiel Must be less than 550 Words and in
our:nds by NOON Monday, November
29th.
+++
Don't forget too, that all important
Winter Carnival meeting next Wed -
ay night, December 1st at the
linton arena. With the Carnival corning
so early this year, it's imperative that
arming get underway right now.
M + +
The Clinton Hotel was a busy spot on
the weekend, not that it always, isn't, but
it was busier than usual as the Clinton
Firemen dropped in twice. On Friday
night they responded to a small fire in
the, aseme�nt that was already .put out
v b � some fast�-
`tore they arrived y
and trona and,
.. n'kiitemployees ee8 w
tai gSaturday, p Y1
4 ... on the l b ode was.,
� ..
filled out again to douse a burning seat
ear in the Hotel parking lot. There
le
in
the
ve a
fire
e r
�a
s
not,however, ..mored.
beverage room as was rumored.
eistally don't plug draws aw
s in
hart
f
;o
w i
oftlteta;rr�y'ttp�►ara S �.
t# a yhs l tn' fat the mino
oy h� ale feel it's a*
tbw it rau w `I ter+e stili a few
. left.a help the Lips obit amore
The perennial parking problem in
Clinton could be eased somewhat next
year if a plan unveiled by Clinton council
last Thursday night at their regular
meeting is realized.
Councillor Jim Hunter got approval
from council on a request from the
planning board to have engineering done
on the town property behind the town
hall with the idea of having it paved and
marked to accommodate 40 cars.
',This would certainly benefit the
town, as this . is the shopping centre for
the area," Mr. Hunter said.
Reeve Harold Lobb agreed, saying he
had been trying for years to convince
council that more off street parking was
needed. "I never could convince
council," Reeve Lobb said.
Also connected with parking, council
approved a suggestion from the retail
merchants that all parking meters be
covered and free parking in fect on
Clinton main streets during December.
N . r times .. last ° .
....` uet�lllCer � ).pilesMonday afternoon at the recently that nearly' cleared MX life,
��vrae ,� ..�.: p! �- - .._. .. .,a ow 'leas- all C+�nteteil
Stan Vi nderrs l firm in Dorf erieh Township when 15 neigh going, th plowing -Was-
hors and friends showed UP to complete his fall plowing. Me Townshend)
•
Vander-wr_al was laid up in bed after n -serious accident
By°Eislne Townshend
At 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon
November 2, Stan Vanderwal of
RR 2 Goderich and his neighbour,
Frank Yeo, were unloading corn
from a wast to a transport truck.
The next thing Stan remembers is
waking up in a hospital 'bed on
Friday.`
The doctor told, hi1f ho Itatiteen
,.ht i or tits power takeYff and
hadrotated-it
�Catlig
1� least six tintes. His
right side was battered, but in time
the wounds would heal. He was
luckyl .
one of those guys that
thought it could never`, happen to
e admits.
:k"
may,, it�yii7
.
,ii'
is
fe ,E
farm
discovered that even a little
exertion was tiring. It would be
some time before he could resume
the chores.
The work on a farm, however,
does not wait for an injured man to
recuperate. The inevitable
questions plagued Stan» WW1 will
do my chores? How will I finish the
plowing?
His- oldest son, john„ given
was
time off bitis so`to look after
chores, and Stan's friends and
neighbours lboui solved the problem of
the plowing.
Three weeks after the accident,
tors and lows converged on
15 tra+cto p ril
the farm. Although the dual-
wheeled diesel tractors and the six
re fear
and sevenfu�rArwo��rr plowsplows were e
racer.. s
t �1
0
r
he
front
removed 1'
uipent . the ' spirit of an old -
fa sitioired "bee" was evident.
el u' were helping one of
fiends who had ae interred
• Stam could not see the men
working, from the downstairs
windows in the house. "The farther
in„ tin" made him climb the steps
to get a betterview from upstairs:
"It was good to see the ground
black," he smiled.
At three o'clock, the volunteers
took a break. Some of their wives c.*
coffee feand cookies in the
sej�yr/��yy���Myo�f In yy .,
bac/1�'. of aepick-up- truck. Site of sy.
the bitter wind and the frustration �-
of .xspinning tires arid clogged -
plow teen joined in friendly
banter, 5.
Such ribbirtg as, "What
1wI 'wl►.
h
a
.
d to you bazk therc.of thought
as gonna have tocone andpull
you out,' was answered with i.
grin.
th
b
.w
i
e
When the to n.
farmers rs w'ere in
were . vi
for more coffee
si'+ ere'
Council also concurred with another
Retail Merchants request for a 650
donation to help pay for candy being
given out by Santa Claus at the Santa
Centre in the old police office.
Still on the Chrlstntas theme, Coun-
cillor Ruth Roy wondered why the
Christmas street lights were turned on
so early this year when Ontario Hydro
was asking all Ontario citizens to cut
down on their electricity consumption,
especially during high demand times
between 4 and 7 p.m. during the months
of November and December.
She wondered if perhaps the lights
could be put up for November but just
turned on in December, or if there was
some way of switching them off during
peak load times, in the early evening.
During the discussion, Clerk Cam
Proctor went to the back of the council
chambers and turned off , half of the
lights in the council chamber.
eaciiers, board reach agreement
A tentative agreement between the
1rluron County board of education and its
360 elementary school teachers has been
reached on a 1076-77 contract.
Wednesday night, negotiating -teams
for the two sides reached an agreement.
They have been bargaining since early
spring. Since the, agreement has, not
been ratified as of yet, nil details were
released.
A fact finders report, released on
November 3, revealed that main points
separating the two sides .were money
related. The teachers were not satisfied
with the over -alt financial offer made by
the board, the report said, and were
concerned with allowances paid to
principals of schools for the trainable
retarded and vice principals at other
schools.
Other areas which concerned the
teachers were an extension of the
number of days of sick leave allowed a
teacher; contributions to the staff im-
provement fund and the method of
.payment of a cost-of-iiuine allowance.
The teachers had rejected a board
offer which included an eight percent
salary increase, plus a 1.7 percexf cost -
of -living bonus.
Teachers may vote on the agreement
in the next week or so. They could have
gone on strike as of November 13.
Bill Flynn of RR 4, Clinton was picked
as the new. president of the Huron
r
Cen al Agricultural iety.t.at their_
annual 'meeting at the White Carnation
t
in l�ot,raesvills rid night
t«.
• oo
succeeds eds Elgin I hompson
of Tocketsmith Township Who was
president f��r-the last two years.
idettt
Na ed s the' new `first vice -pros
waif boy Wheeler of Clinton, while
'l�o'wns�ai
wase,
C retident art
e
u
l .. 34 ..ht. �"
e�
a
retained
as
wn
a ►vt 'tt of
tr►lter� t 4(0
Dorothy O'Connell of Clinton was
named first vice-president, while Marie
Flynn of RR 4, Clinton was picked as
-second vice-president
As well as running the Clinton
Spring
Fair on June 3, 4, and 5, the Society plans
to have a show and dance with well-
known entertainment in July. and plans
to sponsor a Winter Carnival princess
and stage onrr of the dances during the
Carnival.
learned that
n also
The annutrl meeting
the Society turned a test profit for the
lir. On total receipts ccon� ,ear in a,rop
D' 32 24 for the�ar ending. October 31,
Society was in the black
Ch►e tar`tr ney will be plowed bank