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Huron County can proudfully boast of. the best canoeists, after Rick Kloss of
Brucefield, front, and Tony Gib.bings of Clinton, captured the Ontario amateur
and advanced amateur championship after a spring and summer of canoeing
hundreds of miles in a dozen different .races. The boys also • won the Ontario
Marathon Canoe association championship at Coboconk recently by beating 80
other ..contestants in a tough 13 .mile course, completing it in one hour and 47
seconds. The boys have cedar strip canoe called "Cedar Dust." (News -Record
photo)
FiomCHSS
Explosive acid moved
By Michelle. Corbett -
Two science class rooms at Central
Huron Secondary School were
evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after
two small containers of highly ex-
plosive picric acid were found in a
storeroom between the two classes.
This action follows an incident in
Thunder Bay on Sunday in which a
bottle of picric acid was found at
Hillcrest High School and detonated
at the city dump.
Picric acid is not dangerous in a
liquid state. However, after it has
been left to sit for a long period of
time, the water in it evaporates
leaving hardened crystals which are
more powerful than TNT. Al Jewson,
head of the Science Department at
CHSS, estimated that the chemical,
had
been in the
school sine the 1950's.
Tom Fox, vice-principal; of CHSS,
received a phone call from the
Director of Education on Tuesday
asking him to investigate the
possibility of there being any picric
acid in the storerooms.
After the acid had been found, Mr.
Fox contacted the O.P.P. in Goderich
where a corporal there acted as in-
termediary for the bomb squad. They
warned Mr. Fox about the dangers of
even picking up the cannister.
Apparently even if the acid is knocked
over, it can cause a serious explosion.
The bomb squad planned to come to.
the school either Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning to remove the
acid.
The frost is on the pumpkin, or so
the weatherman was predicting for
Thursday morning as fall was
about to start, and the sun was
crossing the equator and won't
come back.until next March 21.
The days are getting shorter and
shorter, and one . sure sign of a
tough winter is the department of
highways out at the "edge of town
who mixed all their salt and sand
last week, ready for the slippery
season. Just going by the size of the
pile, they must be expecting a bad
winter.
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But at least the ag department
are confident that spring will
return again, as they are offering a
green thumb course in the county
in October. The course won't hit
town until the 16th and 17th, but you
must register before October 4 by
contacting the ag office here in
Clinton. Further details can be
found elsewhere in this edition.
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And still on registration, the
minor hockey registration con-
cludes this Saturday at the town
hall,so if you have a boy tlat wants
to play hockey this year, hustle
over to the town hall between 11 am
and 2 pr'n.�
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The old main street wit claims
that with all the hassles this paper
has got itself into in recent weeks,
we wouldn't dare print his joke this
week, Well, for better or worse
here it Is anyway: " Some of these
politicians and civil • servants
remindr''peopfe of Moses. Every
time they 'open .their mouth, the
*inrushes."
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It seeins rather odd that as the
• leaves turn a beautiful golden
colt** solto have
poeple's le
sthoughts
turned td dreaming of the real gold,
and its. pttrchase. Gold fever has hit
by
jim fitzgerald
many people as they seek to trade •
in their dollars on the golden metal
much the same way rats abandon a
sinking ship.
The whole mess has been
spurred on by the doomsayers who
say we're heading for a depression
in the next year, and the big trouble
is the prophecy will come true only
if we listen to the dummies.
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Both the Brucefield and the
Clinton Fire departments were
busy on the weekend, answering
calls that didn't result in much
property damage.
The Brucefield volunteers were
out to two fires at nearly the same
time Saturday night, as fire of
suspicious origin destroyed an
unused, old slaughter house
belonging to Bob Allen .of the
hamlet, and another fire of un-
determined origin levelled an
empty barn on Mert Keys' place on
the 5 and 6 of Tuckersmith, almost
at the same time. Mert lost a
forage harvester in that blaze.
The Brucefield boys were busy
again on Monday night when they
hosted 60 members of the Huron
Mutual Aid Association at a
seminar and practical demon-
stration on flammable liquid. fires.
The Clinton fire fighters were out
on Saturday about noon to attend to
a minor fire in a furnace motor at
the Maitland Falconer residence
on Fulton Street, and were called/
out Sunday evening to a false
alarm at 14. Lobb and Sons.
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And of courser the International
Plowing Match gets underway next
Tuesday in Chatham, and from
here it looks like a record crowd
could attend. given the advanced
,state of the White bean harvest and '
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the
general
buoyant o n
at
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g �` de
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fainters of late over the favorable
prices for most cash drops.
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1/4th Year No,. -No, 38
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35 Cents
By Wilma Oke
Tuckersmith Township couno1,1
agreed to add a new $225,000 additions ;to
the Vanastra Recreation centre which
will increase The size of the present
building by 30 per cent.
Architect Brian Garratt of Stratford
attended the council meeting Tuesday
night to show the working drawings he
has prepared for the addition and the
renovations to the present building.
The reason for the building is to im-
plement a program of aquatics and
fitness for mentally retarded,
physically disabled and senior citizens
from nursing homes.
Provided will be space for more
`dressing rooms, showers, rooms for
instructors, room for a new heating
system and additional hot water tanks.
r -Provision will be made for wheel chair
access to the swimming pool.
Diane Durnin, recreation director,
told council she was still waiting for
word on government grantsto cover
part of the cost and she said she hoped
she would get government approval in
a month. She suggested a fund raising
program to get money to cover some of
the costs.
The Vanastra Recreation centre was
established several years ago by
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approves addition
Vanastra residents who bought a
former church and renovated it to
serve as a community centre and
added an indoor pool. The complex is
being paid for by the residents of
Vanastra through their taxes. The
residents still owe about $119,000 of a
debenture debt against the complex
which also includes a curling rink,
which has been,declared not up to wind,
snow load and fire safetp standards.
Tuckersmith Township council as a ,
whole acts as the recreation committee
to manage the compTex.
When council wase asked the
estimated value of the new addition
and renovation, Architect Garratt was
ordered by Councillor Frank Falconer
and Deputy reeve Bell not to give that
information to the press, but when the
preliminary drawings were made -of
the work to be done, the cost was---
estimated at that time to be about
$160,000 but in early November, 1978,
the work was expected to be over
$225,.000:
Architect Garratt was authorized to
advertise for tenders for the con-
struction work, which are to be in by
October 12 and opened October 16.
Chris Kiar of. Goderich, land sur-
veyor, outlined sonie details con-
cerning the Doig subdivision in
Egmondville such as the water system,
drainage, roads and septic tanks.
A by-law was passed amending the
zoning by-law for former Sandpiper
Restaurant from institutional to
commercial zoning.
Road superintendent Allan Nicholson
was authorized to advertise for an
industri`at: reactor with rotary mower to
be in by November and the 1980 tractor
to be delivered in the spring. -
Council will pay to replace the
sidewalk in front of the new home for
Allan Geddes in Egmondville and he
will pay 50 per cent of the costs.
Council was instructed to ask B.M.
Ross & Associates of Goderich to make
preliminary drawings for the bridge to
be replaced in Tuckersmith on con-
cession 12 - 13 by the ministry of
transportation and communications,
but cautioned that the work would be
done in 1980 if there were sufficient
funds.
The Van Egmond Foundation was
granted a license for Ciderfest on
October 30 at the historic only Van
Egmond House in Egmondville.
Council was advised by the ministry
of transportation and communications
that the request for a turning lane on
rovince appoints fact. finder
BY JEFF SEDDON
The appointment of a fact finder to
assist the Huron County board of
education and its teachers reach a
contract' agreement fo`r 1279-80 is not
necessarily a sign that contracttalks
have stalled.
The fact finder was appointed
September 12. by the Education
Relations Commission to assist both
parties by reporting on the state of
negotiations and to determine the
outstanding issues.
The appointment was made under
the terms of the Education Act and is
not being construed as a sign that
teacher negotiations are at a stan-
dstill.
Dr. David Moore, a lawyer from
Toronto, will meet with negotiating
teams from the teachers and the
board within 30 days and write a
report setting down the positions of
both parties. The report may or may
not make recommendations as to how
a.settlement can be reached.
John Cochrane, director of eduction
for Huron, said the appointment of the
fact finder was necessary according
to the law. He said the Education Act
requires a. fact finder to be appointed
;.if settlement 'has not been reached in
September.
Cochrane said the main reason no
settlement has been reached here is
because negotiations broke off for the
summer. months.. He said talks are
justnow resuming.'
The director said the opening round
of contract talks took place in
February in accordance with the
Education Act. Negotiating teams
were set up and met once according to
the law. More meetings were
scheduled in the spring of the year but
ended with the arrival of summer.
The director said he has been sitting
in on talks thus far but would not
comment on any issues. He said both
parties agreed not to make any
negotiations public.
He said the teachers and board
have not' reached an impasse. He
would say that while the talks are
slow they are fruitfful.
The contract settled after the 3.1 day
teacher strike in 1978 expired in June
of 1979 and teachers returning to tie
classroom in September did so with
no agreement with the board. That
situation occurred in September of
1977 when contract talks were stalled
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Highway 8 at the Vanastra sideroad
cutoff was denied because a survey
indicated the traffic was low and only
five accidents had occurred at the
intersection in the past four years and
four of them were due to excessive
speed and alcohol.
Several complaints were named
regarding dogs running -in packs in the
township.
Council expressed disappointment in
Seaforth's decision to go ahead and set
up its own fire department at a
Seaforth council session Monday night,
when the last meeting of, the town and
townships had been held in a friendly
atmosphere with good progress made
in working out a tentative mutual
agreeMent.
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Fine hospital p. 4
Housewives twin p. 6
Trail Riders show p. .7
Get health unit p. 10
Varna news p. 1.1
Railway remembered p. 11
' Huron farmers tops p. 12
Holmesville-happenings p. 13
WI see dolls p. 16
Grandmothers honored p. 18
'CHSS this week , p. 23
Ciderfest flows p. 24
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Plans still mov}ng ahead
on Goderich Twp, hall
By Audrey Middleton
Despite the silence from the
department of the ministry of culture
and recreation re a grant application,
plans are moving ahead on good faith
for the proposed new township hall for
Goderich Township.
Councilmen and recreation board
members were called to a special
Clinton to help Vanastra-Day Care
by Shelley McPhee
At the April 9 meeting of Clinton
council, three representatives from
the Tuckersmith Day Care Centre
approachd council to ask for Clinton's
financial support in helping to pay for
$32,000 operating deficit.
Clinton was asked to pay a portion
of this 1978 deficit, $268, based on the
attendance figures of Clinton children
at the centre.
The decision to pay the portion
finally came when the unresolved
situation was discussed at the most
recent October 10 meeting of Clinton
council.
The issue was reviewed when
correspondence, reminding council of
the deficit, was sent by Tuckersmith.
Clerk Jack McLachlan.
Some councillors,
however,maintained their earlier
views that they didn't want to be
subsidizing children whose parents
both worked and could afford to pay
more than the daily $6 fee.
At the April council meeting, Day
Care representatives offered ex-
planation on this and. the Day Care
Centre co-ordinator Karen McEwing
said, "Just because you're from a
two-parent family doesn't mean you
have a high salary. The $6 a day cost
keeps the centre competitive and
keeps the attendance up some."
"As long as they're willing to pay
the $6 there's no questions asked,"
Bob Fotheringham added.
At the recent meeting when the
situtation was again brought to
council's attention, Councillor Ron
McKay suggested, "We should try to
work together. We've paid for this
many times over. Tuckersmith,' for
instance, gave the least amount when
we canvassed for arena floor funds.
We need cooperation between us.
We've been at lagerheads with
Tuckersmith for along time, but we
get along fine with the three other
surrounding townships."
Councillor Chester Archibald bald noted
"Many people who deserved to be
helped are, but those who don't set on
the- band wagon tbo. I agree- with
Councillor McKay when he says
we've hurt ourselves, but in prin-
ciple I could not vote in favor of. this.
I've worked with day care centres
before and I don't like them." ,
Councillor McKay voiced, "We pay
day care for the dogs in Clinton and it
cost us more money for that than for
the children in Tuckersmith. People
don't complain about paying for dogs,
let's call a spade .a spade."
"Let's have a motion right now and
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get this thing straightened out, one
way or another," Mayor Harold Lobb
stressed.
He went on, "We're close neighbors
with Tuckersmith and we don't have a
day are centre here. The Clinton
Early Childhood Education Centre is
something different."
Councillor Rosemary Armstrong
agreed,"We first objected because we
thought we had the same kind of
centre in Clinton, but the two are
different."
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Friday night at a speclal ceremony at the Bee. Centre, Charterresident Mrs.
Bettyp
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Teather of St. ary'a. (NowsmRecurd photo) ,
meeting on. Wednesday, September 12
at/ Holmesville to evaluate the ar-
chit s ,plans for its locations, size,
shape anlayout.
In order that the public may also
view and evaluate the proposed plans,
the architect Brian Garrett agreed to
reduce the several picture presen-
t ons to a manageable size for the
newspeople. He will send them to the
recreation chairman who will forward
them -to the local papers just as soon as
possible.
The proposed hall plans are pending -
to sit immediately to the north end of
the Holmesville school and will contain '
a large' gymtorium and stage, two
meeting rooms, a library , a kitchen,
washrooms and several good storage
areas.
It was announced that two township
council representatives, the recreation
chairman, and the architect were in-
vited to attend a management. com-
mittee
meeting of the Huron Co. school
board on Monday, September 17. This
meeting will arrive at mutual
agreements on the terms between
school board and township re the land
designated for the township hall and its
use thereof.
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Taxi man says
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he's not alone
Douge Howse, present licenced taxi
operator in Clinton has informed
•Clinton council that several other
parties in town may. be illegally •
operating taxi services.
In a letter to the Clinton council,
Mr. Howse noted that following
checks and observations he had
learned that the competition
operations "raised prices recently in
conjunction with gasoline price in-
creases. Also this service is basically
available only during prime time
hours of the day, not 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, 365 days a year as
we operate." .
In his letter Mr. Howse went on to
say, "Clinton Taxi has sufficient
equipment and qualified drivers to
handle double normal taxibusiness in
Clinton, therefore, if these unqualified
taxi operators are permitted to
continue, we will be demanding that ,
our license fees be refunded." '
"I would say that these people
should have a licence to operate a taxi
service or they' shouldn't
dn't be doing
this,Ma o Harold Lobb suggested.
if
hey are chargingg
for thisservice
the� they aregoing a sinsthe town
bylaw."
.y," • Council agreed to l k into the issue,
further.
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