Clinton News-Record, 1978-08-10, Page 1The harvest of the winter wheat crop and the spring
grain crops is in full swing, and for the first time in a
number of years, many farmers took off their barley
before their fall sown winter wheat. Yields are reported
(News -Record photo)
to be average in the barley, while the winter wheat crop,
already way down in acreage, shows a wide variance of
yield. Here a combine worked on a field of winter wheat
last Saturday on the farm of Gary Haak of RR 2, Clinton.
The Huron County Medical officer of
Healthhas strongly advised that many
area residents who have not had their
five-year booster shots should renew
' them in ti 'xt few weeks,
Dr. Brian Lynch, Huron County
Medical O(f�icer of Health said
Tuesday, it wad important for adults to
update their polio and tetanus vac-
cinations in view of the recent
discovery of a polio virus in the Oxford
County area
The vast majority of children have
already been. properly immunized
through clinics in schools but any
adults who have ignored updating their
vaccinations should do so.
In a written statement, Dr. Lynch
advised adults- to update their
protection against polio and tetanus.
"While not seeing a "need for special
polio clinics at this time, I would advise
adults to particularly ensure that they
have up to date protection against polio
and tetanus. People who have not had
a booster in the last five years should
,et one in the next few weeks." he said.
Adults, should keep up their boosters
vaccinations every five years for polio
and tetanus and these shots can be
administered in the hospital or by the
family physician.
There has been great concern in
Ontario since it was confirmed that 15
Oxford County residentsare carrying a
polio virus. The Huron County Health
Unit has received several calls for
shots and Dr. Lynch explained that
extravaccine has been ordered and
will be distributed to physicians in the
Huron County area.
The public health offices in Goderich,
Clinton, Seaforth, ' eter, 111
and Brussels will a1
vaccine,
Dr. Lynch is advising people to
with thier family doOto sbq 1
vaccinations but there NAit ,s
clinic offered at the Hegtt u >n it,
Friday afternoon. There ,will<' be t
additional clinic at the Unit if the n
warrants it
Two motorcycles were damaged and
their drivers were injured in' two
separate incidents over the past
weekend, the Goderich OPP reported.
On Friday, August 4 in Hullett
Township, on Huron Road 25, just east
)f County Road 22, Leslie Nielson, 17, of
Auburn was taken to Goderich
Alexandra Hospital suffering from
injuries after the motorcycle he was
driving was in a collision with a car.
collision with a car.
Shelly Lynn Reid, 19, of Alberta was
travelling eastbound on Huron Road 25,
behind the Nielson vehicle. The Nielson
vehicle slowed to make a left hand turn
and the Reid vehicle had attempted to
Crt but fnilorl to pull back in behind
the motorcycle and the two collided.
Damage to the Reid car was set at
$300 and $200 to the motorcycle Nielson
was driving. , ,
On Saturday, August 5, Daniel
Watters, 20, of Stratford was taken to
Clinton Public Hospital where he was
treated for minor injuries after the
motorcycle he was driving and a car
driven by Christopher Medley, 19, of
Woodstock collided.
Both vehicles were northbound on
Iighway 21 just south of Bayfield when
the accident occurred Damage to the
motorcycle ' was set at $600 and
damages of $100 were received to the
Medley car.
The harvest of the winter wheat and
spring grain crops is in full swing, and
despite some poor conditions earlier in
the season, most farmers are getting
average yields'
For the first time in a number of
years, the spring barley crop was
harvested in many areas before the
winter wheat crop, but Mike Miller,
associate agriculture representative
for Huron County says it's not that.
unusual.
'It usually indicates a fairly good
barley crop," Mr. Miller said. "Most of
it is meeting the malting s:,t :IitdFPmi`+"°,'"
The,, winter wheat, however, is a
different story, with yields varying
widely from field to field, ."anywhere
from poor to as high as 60 bushels an
acre," Miller said. Only about 30 per
,cent of the average crop was sown
because of a. wet fall last year.
Recent showers have helped the corn
and hay crops considera('bly, but Mr.
Miller said that periodic soakings are_
still needed, as well as a late fall to
ensure average yields.
"I just hope we don't get any early
frost this fall," Mr. Miller said."
Although heat unit accumulation is
about average, many crops' are behind
because of the late start in a backward
spring.
Generally speaking, the weather for
July was much drier than average, and
slightly cooler than normal, according
to the meterologists.
Only 29.4 mm (11/4 inches) of rain was
recorded at the Brucefield weather
station,while the Goderich airport
caught 42 mm' of rain (1.68 inches) in
July.
Average rainfall for the area is
nearly 75 mm (3 inches). So far August
has been cool and drv.
oor tender not awarded Fire levels turnip plant
Several unspecified irregularities
has forced a postponement in awarding
of the contract to replace the .arena
floor at the Clinton Community Centre.
At a closed meeting last Thursday
night, the Clinton, recreation com-
mittee had opened the three tenders
suTmitted on the project, and had
hoped to have them checked out by the
town's engineer, James F. MacLaren
of London, before a special meeting of
council was to be called on Tuesday
night lo give final approval to the
contract.
But several irregularities showed 'up
in one of the tenders that had been
picked, and the council meeting was
called off.
' A fund raising" ittee'
meeting, also set for the same" night,
was cancelled when it was learned that
they didn't know how much money they
would need. No one, as of press time, has said
Originally, the rec committee had what the dollar figure will be, and all
hoped to get the project underway by, the News -Record can find out is
August 21, and hoped to have it ready anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 will
for ice sometime in November. be needed for the project from
The rec committee had hoped that -all donations,' while the rest of the cost will
the money -,could, raised. thro,tlgh,4kc; covered by twt; �,virtciAtgrants.
grants and public- ions, but the So far, the rec cdmmittee has nearly
fund raising committee have stalled $4,500 in the hank from previous
their canvass until they know for sure donations and fund raising events,
including the Hell Drivers Show last
Tuesday 'night, which brought in over
$400 in profit.
Meanwhile, the engineer's map of the
cracks in the arena floor looks like a
road map of the county, with far more
cracks detailed than a cursory glance
would surmise.
At last report, it was hoped that a
special meeting of council could be
called for later this week, and work
could begin as planned.
The engineers aren't too concernea
about the late August start, in fact,
they think it's ideal because it gives the
frost a chance to come out of the
g'r'ound.
Apart from the two disastrous
Thursday night programs, the Clinton
Kinsmen Raceway continues to do just
as well as last year, which was a
banner year for the "B" track.
In the seven Sunday programs so far
this year, the bettors have pushed an
average of $74,569 through the
machines, compared to $74,412 of last
year.
Attendance is down slightly this
year, with an average of 1,479 going
through the turnstiles, compared to
1,520 of last summer.
The two Thursday twi-light race
meet, which was tried by the Kinsmen
as an experiment, attracted only 600
fans for an average bet of $34,000.
Raceway chairman Paul Kerrigan
said he was very pleased with the
racing season so far "except for the
Thursdays,"
"We've had good quality horses and
good racing," Kerrigan said.
Track comptroller Case Buffinga
said that last Sunday's $83,680 bet was
the best yet this season, but the track
needed several more good Sundays like
that to keep up with last year.
Racing secretary Moe Hill, who is in
his first year at the job, announced this
week that the purses have been in-
creased because of the good betting,
"If business continues on the up -
swing like it has, then we could raise
them again," Hill said,
He was very pleased with the way the
season had gone so far, and said he was
happy with the way the horsemen were
co-operating with him.
"I had to learn the job and the hor-
semen and management were very
understanding," Hill said.
Fire raged through a turnip wax -
processing plant near Hensall early
Saturday morning causing . a loss
estimated at $250,000.
.Fire officials said the blaze was
discovered about 5:15 a.m. when a
neighbour, Rickard Willert- of RR2
Kippen was awakened by an plosion:``'
When the Hensall firemen arrived at
the plant, located one and a quarter
miles west of Hensall on the second
concession of Hay Township, the roof
had already fallen in and they were
unable to save the large 120 x 50 foot
building. A nearby storage plant and a
mobile home escaped the flames.
Although Clinton has no
representatives in the Com-
monwealth Games being held out in
Edmonton, Alberta this week, we do
have a sort of sport ambassador' of
our own:
She is none other than Sandra
Fremlin of town, whose athletic
prowess is well known in the area.
The shy and genial Miss Fremlin
will be playing in the Canadian
Women's Softball championships,
which open in another Western town,
Regina on August 21,
Sandra will be playing centre field
with the Milverton Suns, the ladies'
team from that Perth County village
who have become renowned across
the country for their adeptness at
playing first class ball for several
years now.
The• Suns won the right to
represent Ontario in the Canadian
Championships when they won the
Provincial Women's Softball
Association title in Fort Erie several
weeks ago.
All of Clinton will be ' wishing
Sandra and the Suns the best of luck
in Regina.
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After two months of following the
early morning, but barbaric habit of
scraping a piece of sharp steel
across my face, 1 can stand it no
longer. Yes it's true, the old scruffy
beard is now growing back on, this
editor's face, despite pleas and
threats from spouse, friends, and
Working cohorts,
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There " still seems to be some
'confusion over the, little 'box of
weather facts we print here on the
front page every week. The tem-
peratures and rainfall for the past
week are recorded and compared to
the same dltes last year.
However, this year's tem-
peratures are in Celcius and the
rainfall is in millimetres, and last
year's recordings are in the old
Fahrenheit and inches. So, we have
something for everyone, be you on
the old system or the new.
Unfortunately, however, the old
system will only lastiuntil early next
year when our records from Mrs1
Baird in Brucefield catch up.
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"Even after we go metric," a
recent joke goes, "some folks will
still manage to get into a peck of
trouble."
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While the News -Record does
permit people to use pen names
when signing letters to the editor, we
must know the true identity of the
writers for confirmation purposes,
and no letter will ever be published
unless we know the true identity of
the writer.
During the past several weeks we
have received several unsigned
letters, but must throw them out if
identity cannot be proven soon.
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Except for the run away horse •at
the race track on Sunday, the Civic
holiday , weekend appeared to be
very quiet in these parts. The fire
alarm rang on Tuesday morning,
but was a false one of unknown
source.
By Wilma Oke
McKillop Township Council awarded
the contract to Machon Constrluction of
Monkton for the construction of 21/2
miles of road between lots 15 and 25
inclusive on concession 6. The tender
amounted to $27,300.
Council will buy itself a new mailbox
as the present one is too battered to he
repaired.
"Very discouraging," Reeve Allan
Campbe1i said, "vandals just bend the
devil out of them with beer bottles."
The road department men will build
a special post so that the, box will
escape destruction by snowplows.
Road superintendent Bill Campbell
reported the gravelling of township
roads has been completed.
Clerk Marion McClure was given
authority to purchase a new table for
the typewriter and the photocopier
machine.
Mrs. McClure and Councillor Arthur
Anderson were given permission to
attend a- two-day municipal finances
seminar in London on September 28
and 29.
Five tile drain loans amounting to
$35,100 were approved.
Road superintendent received an
award for successfully completing a
three-day course at the C.S. Anderson.,
Road' Sehool at University of Guelph
last May.
Council accepted a petition for repair
or improvement of the Nash Municipal
drain (A drain) subject to approval by
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority.
Following many ,complaints that it
was too expensive, the' by-law calling
for a l0 -foot enclosure around open
liquid manure storage areas was
repealed,
When asked whether they would seek
re-election in November for another
term of office, council responded as
follows; Reeve Allan Campbell after. 18
years on council, 10 as reeve, ?;aid he
was undecided at this time; i)eputy
"eeve 12alph McNichol after 18 years
,aid he will he seeking re-election, as
,Fill councillor «'.Wring who
has served for the past 12 years;
Councillor Arthur Anderson did not
give a definite answer, saying 10 years
was quite a long time to serve and he
was letting his name stand for re-
election; Councillor Craig said he was
in the same position. He said he has
been on council for 10 years. He thinks
a younger person with quite a bit of
education is needed to handle the
complex business handled by councils
these days.
The Clinton and district nursery will
be seeing its first year as a co-op
venture and as the school season draws
nearer, registration day has been
planned for the nursery next Thursday,
August 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7
until 9 p.m. Already 30 parents have
said they would be interested in letting
their children attend. The nursery
begins Monday, September 11 and runs
until June.
Thi child can attend a minimum of
'one half-day session a week and up to a
maximum of four a week.
The nursery, far children ages two -
and -a -half and five which has been
running in the Wesley -Willis church
now for the past few years, de}ded to
take the step and become a parent co -
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Owner and operator Peter Oud of
RR3 Kippen said the steel clad building.
was erected as fire -proof two years
ago.
"I don't know what could have
happened," he said. He reported he had
left the building about 10 p.m. Friday
and''"e've'iry%ii rig Was -normal."
Mr. Oud said there were, 12 persons
employed at the plant which had just
started waxing the new crop. In peak
periods, 14-16 persons are employed he
said.
As well as the building and .some
turnips, all equipment was lost in-
cluding the waxing machinery, a new
refrigeration system, a lift truck, two
tandem trucks and a brand new pick-up
truck, Mr. Oud reported. Also lost was
all the office equipment, including all
records and the payroll.
He reported the loss is only partially
covered by insurance.
As no cause has been determined,
Mr. Oud said the Ontario fire mar-
shall's office is investigating.
A small but enthusiastic group of children enjoyed the entirtaining, the puppets and clown attempted to teach
antics of Binkely and Doinkei, the safety Martians when the children the meaning of safetmgos. (News -Record
they brought their show to Clinton recently. Along with ,,,photo) ' f