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Clinton News-Record, 1978-09-28, Page 1• 40' • A record crowd of over 30,000 turned out Tuesday at the Wingham site of the International Plowing Match to witness the official opening of the five day com- petition being hosted by Huron County, Spectators flocked around a makeshift platform to hear an opening speech by astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon. Armstrong proved to be the main attraction at the match opening stealing the show from dignitaries .such as federal minister of agriculture Eugene Whelan. (photo by Jeff Seddon) Separate teachers, board signpact by Wilma Oke A settlement was ratified Wednesday night by the Hurnn-Perth County Roman Catholic sep to school board and its 155 teachers." The agreement reached specifies an increase in the salary grid and responsibility allowances of 7.25 percent. This increases the average annual 'salary, including increment, Enough money for Half Members of the Clinton town council have been reassured that the money they have allocated for the repairs to the town hall will be adequate base for Harvest resumes as rains stop Sunny dry, but cool weather returned to Huron County late last week, just in time to save the bean and silage corn harvest, and ensure a successful Plowing Match. Many area farmers were back pulling beans last Saturday, and. by Monday, combining was back in full swing. Quality will be down in fields that were pulled before the rains, but no, losses are expected from beans standing during the wet spell. More than six inches (152mm) fell on parts of Huron County in the first three weeks of September, most of it in a seven day period from September 11 to September 18. The heavy rains followed a very dry summer. Local farmers now taking off beans and silage corn, report the fields are in good shape when they are drained adequately, but they are avoiding low spots with their heavy equipment. The winter wheat crop is being sown in earnest this week, unlike last year when the ground stayed wet until late into October, cutting acreage by 70 percent. first column the Local Advisory Committee for Architectural Conservation (LACAC). • In a special meeting between the LACAC and some members of council last Thursday evening, it was par- ticularly pointed out that for the Clinton council to ask for designation of the town hall as a historic building, no additional funds would be required The $60,000 initially allocated by council for expenditure on repairs to the town hall in 1979 would be adequate for the LACAC to go ahead and apply for grants from Wintario and the Ontario Heritage Foundation with no further expenditure from council. If the estimates of costs, aretoohigh, some portions of the alterations could be dropped to accommodate the budget. Ron McKay, council's representative to LACAC, stated that the meeting had been called as a result of a letter sent to council by Nick Hill, the architect, asking about progress on the Clinton LACAC. During the meeting the report, wh: had been submitted to council on J 17, 1978 was discussed. The LACAC group explained the various clauses to council members. Although council has not yet made a decision on the designation of the town hall, the report and designation will be discussed' at the council's next com- mittee of the whole meeting on October 2. The next LACAC meeting was scheduled to be held at the home of Heather Hunter on September 27. by jim fitzgerald Here it is the second day (Wed- nesday) of the Plowing Match and I still haven't got up to Wingham yet. The pressure and workload of putting out the paper this week has kept me tied to desk and darkroom and the suspense is nearly killing me. Why, it's just like a bunch of high-strung kids the day before school lets out for the summer. And just as Fitzgerald forecasted last week, contrary to the Farmers Almanac and all the doomsdayers, the weather has turned out sunny and warm and the opening day crowd of 30,000 has set a new opening day record.' , Apart from a risk of showers today and maybe Saturday, the match should enjoy excellent fall weather for its duration. As of Wednesday morning, also it looks like the letter carriers and the government have reached an agreement and the postal walkout has ended for the time being, and our deliveries are back to normal. But Jim . Smith, in a column written for the Canada Federation of Independent business, wonders why other vital sectors of. the public service don't go on strike as often as the postal workers and Air Canada employees - like workers from Revenue Canada who collect our taxes, or employees at Statistics Canada who spew out senseless questionaires like how many drinking cups in your office, or how about a strike by all those employees in charge of federal 'spending. Just thinks $, ith asks sarcastically,, th�,;t,. kind of strike would 'd& to'. ouze'eondmy. encouraging strikes by Revenue Canada is a high priority item," lr , say§ John Bulloch, president of the Federation of Independent Business. ▪ ++ Well, strikes or no strikes, life must continue on here in Clinton. First and most important of all is the Blood Donor's Clinic set for next Tuesday, October 3 at Central Huron Secondary School from 1: 30 to 4 p.m. and from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Cl p has an excellent record for this semi- annual event so let's help the Red Cross again. + ++ Also the Londesboro Lions are still in the newspaper collection service, so don't throw any of those papers out. They will be collecting in Clinton NEXT Saturday, October 7, starting at 9 a.m. + + A penny is still worth a great deal, despite all that inflation, if it is used to buy a draw ticket on one of the many items on display at the town hall. Sponsored by the Hospital Auxiljary, the draw will be held Saturday afternoon so hurry and get your pennies in. +-i- + For all those of us in the over 30 bracket who think we are on the down side of the long slide into heart attack city, have hope. Look at Gordie Howe, who last week at 50 years of' age decided to play professional hockey for another year - his 31st in a row. When Gordie stepped out onto the ice in the Olympia back in 1940,1 was messing diapers in London, Ontario "for the first time. And now I'm out of shape, while Gordie continues to defy the aging process. Remarkable. Patiene, they Say, is`the ability to idle your rotor when you feel like .stripping your gears. ' from $16,960 to $18,480 for the contract year 1978-79. This represents an in- creased cost to the board of $206,700 for .the school year. The new salary grid ranges from $9,415 for level one teachers with no experience to $24,960 for teachers who have attained level seven with twelve years experience._ The new contract also provides for an increase in the accumulation of sick days from 220 to 230. A new method has been 'introduced • Turn to page 3 • .. V Thursday, September 28, 1978 Plowing Match draws record crowd BY JEFF SEDDON International Plowing Match organizers weren't sure which was the bigger attraction, Neil Armstrong or the Duron County edition of the plowing match, and they really didn't care. Whatever the drawing card was, it worked. Over 30,000 people were at the Wingham site of the match Tuesday afternoon to witness its official opening by Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon. Ontario Plowman's Association long standing member Will Berry, who has attended every plowing match since 1913, told the huge crowd at the opening ceremonies that he had never seen as many spectators opening day as were at the Huron County match. Armstrong, whose moonwalk in 1969 made history, told the opening day crowd that he had seen enough of the match to know it was a great show and f Weather � 1978 1977 81 lig F F 65 58 64 55 63 54 22 19 5 61 41 63 52 58 51 73 51, Rain 1.30" 81 10 SEPT C . C 19 19 11 20 30 13.5 21 19 10 23 19 5 24 20 4 . 25 16 7 Rain6.5mm 1 that it was just getting into high gear. He said he could appreciate what the plowing match meant to farmers being a farmer himself. He said competitive plowing has been of great interest to farmers ever since man "first shar- pened a stick and had his wife pull it through soil". Armstrong told the crowd that he himself had a strong farm background adding that "I now live on, operate and own, or rather the bank and I own a farm". He told the spectators that no one was more surprised at the chain of events that led to him commanding a manned mission to the moon than he was. He said .he had been interested in a manned flight in space for 25 years ever since he read of one man's theory on reaching the moon. He said the theory then was that if all the countries of the world pooled their resources it may be possible to send a manned flight to the moon by the year 2,000. He thought at the time that there was little chance of accomplishing the feat. Armstrong said he was, still having second thoughts about the mission when he was orbiting the earth. He said he wondered what an "Ohio farm boy was doing in space heading for the moon" and said to himself "boy you've really done it this time". The astronaut said what amazed him the most was that "everything in that big monster I was riding in was working". He said mission briefings estimated that there could be as many Turn to page 3 • Hospital plans approved Staff morale and the spirit of board members at Clinton Public Hospital is at a three-year high this week, as the Hospital has received permission from the Ontario Ministry of Health to proceed with phase 1 of their renovation plans. The approval is viewed as a vote of confidence from the ministry of health by local authorities, that the hospital will be open for some time to come. Only two years ago, the ministry had ordered the Clinton hospital closed in a cost saving measure, but the local people and hospital board successfully Arena canvass hits $16,000 mark Donations to the Clinton and District Arena Floor Fund nearly doubled in the last week from $8,749 to $16,66438, as the canvass in the area continues smoothly. %fere is a, list of donations this _week,, scene with amounts beside their names, and many without. However, many who didn't wish the amount of their donation put in gave generously, and the fund raising committee wished it be known that they truly appreciate the progress the canvass has made so far. C. Denomme $100 Steve Gibbings 50 Dave Corrie 50 G. R. McEwan 75 Mr. T. Sjaarda 25 Ball & Mutch Furniture 100 Robert Irwin 25 Robert Allen 100 Aiken Bros. 300 Paul Bartliff 80 Marie Dixon 5 H. E. Hartley 50 Elmer Johnson 10 Jonathon & Jeffrey Oestreicher Marilyn & John Oestreicher Mac Webster 20 200 10 Mrs. Fred Middleton Don Middleton Family William Jenkins -Huron Dead Stock Ray Lambers Mike Dykstra , nary Haak • Bert Dykstra John Duddy Fred Vodden Keith Tyndall Doug Farquhar Menno Martin John Van Den Elzen John Flynn Family Warren Gibbings Olive M. Ball Walter Forbes Ron & Gary Jewitt Brian & Brenda Atkinson Ray Garon & Family Parker Family - Mill St. Doug McLean Bruce Bartliff Bill Murney & Family Vivian & Dick Fremlin Harris Snell 25 30 20 50 75 100 200 75 100 20 50 100 Florence Cartwright Bruce Roy Jim Carter Joe Daer Betty Daer Paul Draper Harvey Ashton Dorothy Creighton Albert Shaddick James A. Mair Lyle Montgomery Charles Nelson 10 Dr. Geo. Elliott 20 Frank Cook 50 The Boussey's Harold Wise 40 Harold Gibbings Robert Parr Ranbir Khurana Case Buffinga Russell Bentley Mrs. Dave Kay Clayton Groves Pat & Bob Saundercock 50 Ed Florian 10 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Spiegelberg 25 Harold Jantzi 5 Total donations $16,664 Names only: Eva Campbell, Karl Skov, Claudia Eastman, Doug Batkin, Bob Norman, Robert Hayter, Barb Consitt, Case Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dutot, Garth Postill, Andrew Hummel, Earl Blake, Jack Gerritts, William Gerritts, Norman Wright, Garnet Wright, Robert Vodden, Nor- man Trewartha, Earl Heipel, Manford Thompson, George Potter, Richard Fulcher, Harold Squire, Gordon Lobb, Ken McNairn. Jack Van Egmond, Reg Miller, Brian Miller, Marilyn Connell, Ken Flett, John McCowan, Bill Hearn, Jack Merrill, Lawrie Slade, Josling Bros. Construction, Ruth Mullhoiland, George Rumball, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Proctor, Carol Slattery, Mrs. Norman Holland, Mr. and Mrs. leg Du Val, Dr. Brian Baker, Stewart Farquhar, Bill Craig, Nancy Wise, John A. McGregor, John Lyons, Albert Buffinga, Wayne Kennedy, Norman Vincent. Howard Cartwright, Bob McCool, Graham Bowker, Lloyd .Butler, Gerry Lobb, E. Haarbye, Harvey Aitcheson, Dick Jacobs, Carm McPherson, Alvin Cox, Clayton Keys, Watt Webster, Jack Armstrong, Mrs. E. Baker, Harry Ball, Don Renshaw, Earl Hilderley, Leah Kuehl, The Williscrafts, Rev. . A. Vanden Berg, John Shepherd, Doug Norman. 50 50 300 20 150 75 25 100 72 100 35 Little 3"oseph Boland, eight months, helps his mom, Susan, put tickets in the boxes at the Hospital Auxiliary's Pettily Sale in the town hall, The sale, which features several dozen prizes for A mere penny,°ends Saturday. (NeW!.Record photo) .. 20 75 10 20 20 75 20 20 25 50 100 25 50 100 75 75 50: 50 25 50 50 25 100 Special edition included this week A special edition Is included with this week's News -Record, honoring the several hundred students who received awards or graduated at last Friday's commencement exercises at Central Huron Secondary School. This second annual commencement special provides a section that can be saved as a souvenir edition of the commencement, and was made possible throughthe co-operation of the staff of CRSS, local merchants, and the editorial and composition staff of the N'eWs4Redord and Signal.Star 1 Ublls stn z • fought the closing in a court battle. The Hospital board is calling for tenders this week on the first phase of the improvements, estimated to cost $130,000, of which the " ministry pays two-thirds. The ministry must also approve the tenders. The renovations, expected to begin this , year, include the installation of a sprinkler system, a thermal detection system, the relocation of the workshop into a 1,000 square -foot addition to the 1962 wing basement, and the replacement of ceiling tiles in the 1947 wing. Board chairman Beecher Menzies said that once the first phase is com- pleted, the board intends to apply for permission to proceed with further renovations, which will include relocation of emergency and X -Ray departments and the general updating of facilities. Eventually, in a third phase, the board would like to tear down the 1898 wing of the hospital. { Arena floor �"1 canvass