Clinton News-Record, 1979-07-05, Page 3Y a
,,T uR,'.t• D1',x JULY 5: :1g19- P; G4 ,3;
' BY JEFF` SEDDON;
Shell Canada Resources Ltd, a 'nit of
Shell
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Can�da Ltd, of To:ono, :h
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s
dis ove edas at twoexperimental,
wels beingdrilled northafGoderrchs
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R. • Parkier, Public:' .relations
manager at Shell Canada Resources
Calgary operation, said Tuesday
natural, gas was flowing fromwells dug
__on.Ashfield>townshiplland-thecompar
,
has leased. Parker said it was toorearly
to•determine how large the gas deposits
were but would say that the two.wells
• were producing • a ""reasonable gas
' flown daily.
Parker said the gas discovered was
"sweet gas" that required no
processing before it was put into the
market. He said production tests had to
be completed on the- two /wells to
determine what, if anything, would.be
done to transport the gas to market.
• In a telephone interview Parker said
the two wells _were very shallow. He
said the first well was drilled to adepth
of 688 metres- (2,090 feet) and the
second, • drilled `250 metres (820 feet)
southeast of the first well, is 625 metres
deep (2,050 feet) .
Parker said the first well has a'daily
flow - of. about 20,000 cubic metres
(706,200 ---cubic- feet) .-a - day -and-the
second well about 225,000 cubic metres.
(7,944,750 cubic feet) a day..
Parker was quick to point out that the
discovery in Ashfield township is no
New. pool...
"western Canada" and is a "drop in the
bucket" when stacked°against, national
ener,, y, con.sumpti n., But: he • d ed that
g o a,.d •.
every bit of.-. energy ' discovered .:in
Can. a helps the c untry remain settt
sufficient for its energy supplies.
He said gas consumption in southern
Ontario amounts to about 25a billion.
cubic;+'feet annually adding that with
--luck, the- wells; discovered- n Ashfield'
May produce one half to one -billion
cubic feet -of gas.
Shell has been. conducting \extensiVe
seismic testing in Huron County since
1977 and this year announced that the
seismic tests indicated there could be
pockets of oil` or gas in some areas:
Earlier this year county council was
approached by Shell to lease mineral
rights on cqunty owned lands to the
firm: David L. Johnson, a land man
with ,Shell_Resources, toldcouncil his
•firm wanted to drill test wells near the
lakeshore but would not drill those
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He also stressed that no final decision
has been - made yet. Both the pros and
cons of building a new pool have been
taken into .consideration, including
declining- -school- enrolment,— g meat,- town
population. trends, recreational or •
leisure ` interests, the increasing
number of private pools. and main-
tenance, and upkeep costs of a public
pool.
Clerk Proctor has asked the people of
the town to also consider these factors,
and voice their opinions at the next
open council meeting. The meeting will
be held on Monday, July 9 at the town
-hall, starting at 8 pm. ;
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think the_program. will suffer -.much.
"The intention of the administration'
was to give the laid off teachers first
crack (at the jobs). . . but Shirley's
: actions have just ruined it for them.'."
Elliott said a provincial arbitrator
has ruled that summer school is not the
same as regular school and neednot be
part of the teachers' contract, as the
OSSTF.wants. - '
No , pickets • are planned for the
summer school which opens at Central
_Huron Secondary School at 8:30 a.m.
for the highschool math students.,
` Summer school , principal Doug
-Ellison
-saiid-`be-held
today ' for Grades 7 and 8 English, and
Math, as well as courses, in girls'
gymnastics, tennis, badminton, theatre
arts and driver education, which begin
Monday.'
--The gymnastics, tennis and theatre
arts classes are open to any elemen-
tary or high school student. "It's
something to Help fill the summer with
that they will be intersted-irf,"' Ellison
F.,�
►el,ls unless it could acquire mineral
nights. . ,T
Parker explained;, that thO, rlsks' my
volved for a Company to d41 a test well
in areas'where it does not have the bulk-.
• ofw the mineral
rights leased are nor-
anally too great, He said when wells are
dug without mineral . rights all the -
oxnpany► , is doing: -is help.xng._its ...cpi..
n •
pe1ttio`p Qr the , landowner with little
return on its:ihvestment. "
He said the scope of the Ashfield,find
would not be known for about a month.
He explained that production tests
would take that long adding that based
on • those tests the company would
decide' if it should drill additioh
nal wells..,...
to get .the gas. out or just use the two;
wells already i • .
The volumes of -;as discovere d may
appear small, comparedto national
e
nergy consumptions but_ t e dollar
values are• substaptial. Ga$ prices to..
the consumer average about three
(yallars per thousand cubic feet arid
-basedzorr-that-the-mnrket value of the
find is about $26;000 a day: •
The owner of the land the well$ were
dug on gets ''five percent- of the well
head price of the gas. The average well
head price is one dollar per thousand
cubic,feet which would net the owner of
the land about $400 a day.'
by Shelley McPhee
On July 20, s_orne, lucky person will be '
owner of 'a brand new Dodge \ camper
van.
The winner will be -announced by the
Clinton Lions Club at a .special site,
selected someewhe4 in town.
The Lions Club are busy selling
_ _tickets,-. at- $5 each, on.- the. -19 -7 -8 -van,
valued at a retail price of $15,000. The
some 5,000 tickets will be. soldup until
draw time and are..:avai•1•a-ble--f-ram-a-ny-----bb
member of the Clinton Lions Club.'
They can also be purchased at several ,
stores in town..
Despite the price of the tickets, sales
are r going well, according to Len
Theedom. One local man donated $5 -.to.-
the project, without buying a ticket.
Repaying one good, turn with another,
the 'Lions Club made out a ticket to the
Guide, and Scouts groups inthe Clinton
area.
-_ -The "` Tickets are --numbered between
and 4,999. This. was •done pur-
posely by the club td help when the
draw .is made. Rather than pulling• a
number out of a hat tile winning ticket
will be selected -by choosing four Bingo
balls.
"This will make the odds,.even, since
the tickets are on sale to Lions mem-
bers as well,";Mr., Theedorn. explained-.
The van} 'itself can be seen before
the draw -at the Clinton Raceway on,
July 8; in . the downtown area this
weekend; and 'during the upcon�iing`-'
MJdnight Madness on Thursday July 12, •
and Friday July 13. •
The home on wheels sleeps four and
is equipped _ with a propane stove,
thermostatieally- controlled fur-na.ce;-
electric refrigerator and interior
lighting, which can be operated off
at eriees or a -plug-in into hydro
available. The carpeted .van also
features a waterpressure system and
sink, ventilator fan and a picture
window.
Holding the -dr tv is the first major
project .the olub has tackled in •many
years. In the'past the Lions have given
their • support in' many • private en-
deavors as wellas helped with several
yearly canvasses/including ones for the
CNIB and the Crippled .Children... They,
also maintain the fouritains in Clinton's
parks. _ ..
The decision, to hold the draw was
made -by the club in order to raise funds,.
to pay back a loan. The loan, for $5,000,
was taken out earlier this year when
the.club\made a large' cash donation to
the Clinton Arena Floor Fund. The
donation helped when it came time to
apply for Wintario grants.
The weather really burns me up.
It's not the sun sizzling my fair skin;
mind you; but more so the lack of
such.
I don't know if anyone else has this
problem, but it seems that Mother
Nature is out to get me...4 don.'t know.
- ` the reason why,.. -..but she's,:
pan un-
cooperative old girl, especially when .
I plead, "Let it be sunny tomorrow."
She hears me alright, but, without
fail she'll use her unseen powers to
completely twist' around my _
request.
If I ask for nice day, she'll u�� -
doubtedly conjure up a cold wind, an
• overcast sky and maybe 'throw in a
few raindrops or so. Just enough to
completely ruin my day.
She knows ever move I'mmaking.
even when I don't beg for her help-.-1-
She
elp. 1 -
She watches me get dressed in the
morning and if I put on a, light sun
dress, she subtly adds a crisp breeze
to the beautifully warm day by mid-
afternoon, leaving me with a chronic
cas,e of goose bumps..
Similarly, if I prepare myself for a
cool day, she'll raise the mer'cury in
the thermometer.
I think Mother Nature must have a
weird sense of humor. She probably
"ge.ts__great delight_ in watching me
drag an umbrella around all day
Shelley
by mcphee
when the sky .looks` overcast or
likewise open the sky for a real
downpour on a seemingly,dry day. •
I'm.not-making this up. She really
is a demon in disguise. Most people
just don't realize what's behind that
gray or blue sky but just walk down
the street and listen to the talk.
When it's raining people will
complain about the wet weather-;
their crops sitting in the field, and
their overactive sinuses. When it's .
bjister.ing hot, people talk about
Their heat rashes and sunburns and
the tedious.. job of watering .the
outside plants.
That Mother Nature's a smart
one. She has us humans figured out
She knows that • Weekends and
vacations in the summer are our
'time to enjoy the outdoors, so she'll
inevitably ruin them.
She likes to keep us in suspense by
never repeating the same trick
twice. She has a whole bag of them
that she repeats every few decades
or so. No season' is like the one the
year before and we humans can only
find comparisons by looking at
similar weather-25br 50 years ago.
Ah- yes, Mother Nature, I have
number. umber. But you're still one up
on me, I have yet-tofigure out how to
fool you.•
. by Wilma -k •
Oke
-......Tuckersmi:th . Township._ council • wil,l.
build 'a new township garage on the
western outskirts of Egmondville on a
five acre plot of land purchased on July
4 from John Flannery of Eginondville
on County Road 13. •
The land purchased --.for $6,000 is .
located on parts of Lot 11, on Con-
cession 3. -Construction of -the garage .is,
not expected to take place for a year or,
two.
Ron Corriveau and Donald' Park both
of i Goderich, presented a plan for five
• residential lots they hope to establish
on the former Bell Trailer Sales
property at Kippen which they nave
purchased. The land -fronts Huron
County Road 12 at Highway 4 'in the.
southeast corner .of Kippen. They plan
to sell the lots for individual owners to
build their own houses.'
Council postponed further discussion
on a proposed bylaw regulating liquid
manure tanks or lagoons in the
township until the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture •has com-
pleted its report commenting on
various types of holding areas..Council
is planning to make a tour of several
.-existin ,tanks.,an:d la -oon.strtole:1.::therm...
g g P,
in determining an adequate bylaw.
Applications for building • permits
were approved for Hugh Parsons of RR
1, Hensall, new deck and removal of
existing porch; Charles Heyink, RR 2,
H'ensall, . driving -"shed; Milton Dietz,
Egmondville, addition to industrial
building; 'Kenneth Moore, Egmond-
- ville, holding tank.
Council will call for tenders on
construction of a well house for the new
well drilled last week in Egmondville.
The well, the third for the hamlet of 550
residents, will solve the problem of
supplying water to new houses beii g ,
built. Neil. Hopper of the well -drilling
firm of W.D. Hopper and Sons of RR 2,
Seaforth, said that after drilling for
only 26 hours at the 290 foot level a good
water supply was reached with over 300
gallons of water minute.
Passed' for payment were accounts
totalling $53,697.98., including Vanastra
'Daycare, $4,622.87, Vanastra
Recreation Centre, $7,910,40;. roads,
$28,052.44, and general accounts of
$13,112.27.
McGarva-Fingland House
1865
By Heather Hunter,
and Rob Cornl'sh
This early Clinton Home,
situated at 154 Ontario Street, was
built by John McGarva in'1865=,r1'866,
John McGarva -was for many'
years a respected citizen of Clin-
ton. Born in Girvan, Ayrshire,
Scotland; McGarva emigrated to
America. in 1855, coming to Canada,
- and finally settling in Clinton in
1859. Soon after, his Arrival, he was
involved with a grocery_busire
ss
_
located on Albeit Street con-
tinuing with this until 1888.
However, McGarva is best
1re'membered for his• development
of the McGarva Salt Works. These
-works were situated west of Clinton
neat the olid. GT'R railway station.
Salt was discovered accidentally
at the site when McGarvawas
drilling for oil. Some residents will
remember the salt works pipe,
which stood ,on the site for many
• years, These salt works, along with
thos-e located at Stapleton,
provided the major `economic
foundation of Clinton during the -
decades of the 1870's and 1880's.
McGarvaontin to be -involved
_._ ued
c �
. «with- -the---salt- .works- until --their
closure in 1894.
McGarva served the community
in many ways,. being a member of
the School Board and the Public
Library Board and was a respected
magistrate and Justice of the
Peace. McGaEva died in April 1908,
contrary to the date of 1905 carved
on his tombstone.
In 1864, he married a 1Vliss
Margaret Wallace of Goderich and
for her built the charming house on
Ontario Street. This one and,a half
Storey`house is 1Srpical of the mid=-�.,.,
Victorian era. Built -in thea Pic-
'turesque style, the house is a basic
`L' shapei with . centre hall plan..
The exterior is of rough cast with
decorative stucco quoins at the
corners . and with matching work
above the windows. The charm of
---this house lies in its small features -
the bay window, the paired arched
windows- above, and the small
gables in the roof -line. The 'interior
follows the usual -Victorian centre
hall_plan,, with_ the. .p.ar-lours--'on- the
right'
and the dining
room on the
left. The most interesting feature
of the interior is the lovely curving
walnut staircase.
• Adding greatly to the charm of
the house are, the magnificent
gardens which surround it. One of
• the most interesting features of the
garden is the large oak tree which
was ,grown from" an acorn brought
by John McGarva from his -
homeland.
The house passed . out of the
McGarva family .in . 1927. It was
purchased by the Fingland family
in 1933 and was the home'•for many
years of the late Judge, Frank
Fingland.. Judge Fingland is.
�re:m.ernbered�-� for.. his_ ..long :..and:�,.
distinguished legal career, serving
_as 'Huron County Judge from 1954
to 1964.
Mrs. Fingland still resides in the
house, which though adapted to
modern usage, I still reflects the
gracious living that is ;part of
Clinton's past. . - -
(This is the • second article 'in a -
series on buildings in Clinton of
historical significance.)
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patronage shown us during .the last 5 years. It hofs been a
'pleasure to serve e you. The now owners Mr.' & Mrs.,,Ver-beck
will endeavour to 'serve you promptly. and•, to your satisfac-
tMon. The same• linos of products will be available for your
selection. `
Sincerely Henry & Nelly Bakor
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