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Clinton News-Record, 1983-03-09, Page 277 ALBERT ST. CLINTON Proprietor: G rry EffIlott awoith 1'A years servicing reds tiFl this community *Ree: Fey for ail makes corse trucks and tract rs * 'eater Ree: ;iO4 Tr_mflsissiC, _rs rid R ,:ding 482-7170 PAGE 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1 tewart MidiJetoi "A Christian gentleman," was how Rev. George Youmatoff described Stewart Mid s. eton in his eogy for the well known farmer. Stewart Middleton died at Ns RR 3, Clinton home on March 4. He was 78 years old. Stewart was a lifetime resident of Middleton, the hamlet named after his grandfather, John Mid- dleton, more than 100 years ago. He was well known in Bayfield and Clinton as a successful cattle and apple farmer and an active member of the community. He was known in farming circles for his top quality black Aberdeen Angus herd and as a breeder of Limousin cattle. He also grew apples on his Goderich Township farm that he appropriately named Triple A. Stewart was a lifetime member and past warden of the neighboring St. James' Anglican Church in Mid- dleton. He conceived the idea of the annual Galilean service for St. James and Trtnaty Ang1icaan Church in Bayfield. The outdoor church service is held each year by the pond on the Middleton farm_ Held each sunnarner for more than a decade, the Galilean Service has become an annual tradition for the Anglican congregations. ' Stewart was a keen fisherman and naturalist and took great care of the wildlife around Middleton pond. He was a prize winning member of the Clinton Horticultural Society, the Bayfield Garden Club and the Bayfield Historical Society. He was a member of the Clinton Bons Club for more than 35 years and was a past president off the Aberdeen Angus Association. He also donated the sun room at the Clinton Public Hospital. Born into a family that settled in Goderich Township more than a century ago, Stewart was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Middleton. He was born on November 28, 1904, and made his lifelong home in the township, settling on the New s ring arrivals at the K; rbor We have a great new collection of Easter Baskets filled with kitchen gadgets - some with a personal assortment of fragrances. Something else that's new and different Paper Tole Art all framed to enhance their beauty. New pieces arriving weekly - right now, see owls, flowers, small birds and a fiddle collection. New arrivals at the arbor - because you like nice things. > " es r a �� 43 'albert Street Clanton 482-3876 es farm built by his u:..aad- ffather. Stewart attended school in the township and in Clinton and studied at the Ontario Agricultural College. He was predeceased by this first wife, the former Grace McEwan. He is survived by his second wife, the former Margaret Earley. Also surviving are his children, Marily and Hubert Freitag of Alameda, Saskatchewan, Bev and Janet Earley of Strathroy, George and Lynda Earley of Kerwood, Bob and Susan Earley of London and nine grandchildren. Stewart is survived by a brother Hugh, a niece Mrs. Keith ( Cathy) Hunt of Vancouver, B.C. and a nephew Charles of Victoria, B.C. Funeral services were held at St. James on March 7 with Rev. Gordon Reynolds officiating. The funeral cortege stopped at the gate of Triple A Farm before making its way to Baird's Cemetery in Stanley Township. Pallbearers were Pete Postill, David Middleton, Don Middleton, Mac Web- ster, Dean Aldwinkle and Robert Sterling. Honorary pallbearers were Adam Flowers, Watson Webster and Jack Wells. Remembering Stewart Middleton. (Clinton News -Record photo) Pioneer musuem By Stephanie Levesque The first floor of the Huron County Pioneer Museum will be open this summer while a CAR CLEANING feasibility study tearn deter- mines the future of the museum. Huron County council ap- 1. Basic - H. Treatment 2. Chrome Cleaning 3. Vactannoing 4. Vinyl Cleaning 3. Windows 6. Upholstery &tog Cie. rang ALL DONE AT A REASONABLE PRICE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR CAR CLEANEEDi� lease call: 82 9841 after 6 p.m. ell be open proved repairs to the first floor of the museum and named the study team at its March 3 session. An engineer's report from B. M. Ross and Associates of Goderich indicated materials to repair the main floor of the museum would cost under $500. The necessary repairs will be done by the museum staff. County council also learn- ed that some of the artifacts located on the second floor of the museum will be placed in storage in a presently unus- ed building at the Goderich Airport. Museum curator Ray Scotchmer also in- dicated some artifacts from the second floor will be brought down to the main floor to continue the museum's education pro- gram. Those named to the feasibility study team in- clude: Warden Grant Stirl- ing, property committee chairman Lionel Wilder, planning and development committee member Bill Mickle, Huron County Board of Education chairman Dorothy Wallace, Goderich tourist committee represen- tative Malcolm Campbell and Huron citizens - E. Jayne Cardno of Seaforth, William Bogie of Colborne Township, Paul Neilands of Hensall, Ross Merrill of Bayfield and Tom Jasper of Goderich. Klompenfees t plans unde - - ay Again this year we welcome the season of spr- ing with the KLOMPENFEEST. Plans for this year have been underway since the end of you have shelved plans for expansion or modernization of your existing facilities due to the economic downturn, you'll want to know about the Canada Ontario Employment Development Program. It's a $2(X) million federal -provincial job creation program for private enterprise, non- profit organizations and municipalities. And it's de- signed to create work for those hardest hit by current economic con- ditions -men and women who've exhausted their unemployment insurance benefits, or are receiving social assistance. The fed- eral funding for this program comes through the ilew Employment Expansion and Develop- ment (NEIN)) Program. FIFI'Y PER( INT preparation in the forestry industry and mod- ernization of plant facilities to increase productivity or to conserve energy. While giving your business a head -start on the economic turnaround, you'll be giving Canadians an opportunity to re-enter the work force and bring their skills back to produc- tive work. THE (ANfAI)A ONTARIO EMPLOYMENT' DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OR MORE ()F `IOTAI_ (;iROSS PROJECT COSTS. The program may provide 5() percent or more of private sector project costs which will improve productivity, while supporting cronoml( recovery and regional development. Some examples: activities such as under- ground development in the mining sector, site atIadra C) tarso Sound like an UP TO $400 PER WEEK FOR EVERY JOB YOU CREATE. Provided your project meets all criteria, and em- ploys at least three peo- ple for a period of twelve weeks to twelve months, we'll pay up to an aver- age of $400 per week for every new job created. And part of that amount can be applied to material costs and administration expenses as well as wages. interesting proposition? (AI now for detailed information and an ap- plication form. For more information call your nearest (.anada Employment (;entre, Employment I)evelopment Branch Office, Ontario Ministry of Industry ,and "Trade Office or Ontario Ministry of Northern Affairs (Mice. t \\•\1)\O\1.1It11)1\11'l()\\11\1 1)1\11()1'\1I\1 1'ft(X,itA\t IT( ,14 \\1\1I ( \\11)1(1\1 \I IOM 1)1 \f 1( )1'1'1 11\11)1 1 I\1I'lt)! "` I nt,l Ir rn! rttu'n (,...r ntmr rte „1 ( +0.0.1 tl,n.r 11 ft nn.rt \1,nnrrr r1 1 .rlxmr. (,nvrrnrnrnr last year's KLOMPENFEEST. This year is expected to be bigger and better than ever! The weekend previous to May 20- 21 (which is the KLOMPENFEEST weekend) there will be a kick-off KLOMPENFEEST dance (wear your Dutch costum • !) to be held in the arena..?. ' Plans are being made for the Friday night street dance and Saturday's color- ful parade. All activities this year will be held at the park. Clinton's No. 15089 the original CNR school -on - wheels will be prepared especially for the children! More plans will be made and announced at next Tues- day's monthly meeting to be held at 8:00 p.m. at Mrs. Van Damme's Holiday Home. Anyone is welcome to attend these meetings and new volunteer helpers are always needed. If you have any ideas or wish to help in this annual event, please do not hesitate to come. If you can- not come yourself, send so- meone to represent you or your idea. et approved y Stephanie Levesque The Maitland V.•:I:ey Conservation Authority's (MVCA) 1°:I:.;: budget topped the $1 million mark when a 7.8 per cent in- crease was approved at the authority's an- nual meeting on Feb. 23 in Wroxeter. The 32 -member municipalities of MVCA will share about 15 per cent of the budget or $1 ,230 iia general levies and $18,320 in special levies. The remaining income will come in the form of grants from the pro- vincial government and the federal government, donations and revenue from the conservation areas. Goderich town councillor Don Wheeler asked if it wouldn't be appropriate to limit the buet increase to five per cent. MVCA chairman Dave Gower of Goderich said that in preparing the budget the executive considered the five and six guidelines, but he stated, "if we don't keep pace with the list of projects, we'll not get sufficient funding in the future." He added that a 7.8 per cent increase is "realistic" and one the authority could live with. Mr. Gower also noted that the municipalities are paying 15 per cent of the total budget. "Municipalities are getting a great dollar for 15 cents," commented MVCA vice-chairman Vince Judge of Listowel. Palmerston's representative, Catherine Keleher, said she couldn't support the 1983 budget. "My municipality has aimed at a five per cent increase. If we have to pay more than five per cent, we'll have to cut back in other areas," said Ms. Keleher. "In all good conscienceness ... I can't vote for this budget," she said. The largest capital project to be under- taken within the watershed in 1983 is the continuation of the flood forecast system at an estimated cost of $71,500. This in- cludes the purchase and installation of gauging stations above Wingham, in lower Wingham, at Ethel, Belgrave and Don- nybrook. A total off $21,000 has been budgeted for property management at the various con- servation areas within the watershed. This includes forestry management, erosion Pitch In Campaign May 9-15 control, maintenance and stream im- provements at the conservation areas. Listowel will I the centre of much of the authority's activities in 1':t,' . Under capital projects, $10,t la has been estimated for sodding and seeding of the river banks where channelization work was done last year. More studies will take place on the Listowel conduit. A pre -design report has been budgeted at $15,1 I I and will include the assessment of individual properties over and adjacent to the conduit to consider the retention or removal of each structure. Options and costs of the conduit reconstruction pro- gram will be part of the report. Another $34,000 has been set aside in the budget for phase five of the conduit work which in- cludes design drawings and contract specifications for the properties noted above. A tender call for construction is hoped for in early 1984. An estimated $6,000 has been budgeted for a report which will outline the stan- dards and alternatives for flood proofing buildings in the special policy area off the floodplain in Listowel. Both the authority and town will use the findings of this report to protect new development from possible flood damage. Another major study to be undertaken by the authority is a shoreline manage- ment plan involving contour mapping of the 18 miles of shoreline on Lake Huron within the watershed. A co-operative ven- ture, this project will involve financial and technical support from both the Huron County planning department and the Wingham office of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The budget breakdown includes estimates of $223,200 for administration ( this includes salaries and expenses of both staff and authority members), $118,800 for maintenance and operations of the conservation areas, $283,900 for pro- gram administration of water and related land management, $122,000 for surveys and studies, $102,500 for capital projects, $9,700 for conservation and recreation land management and $158,677 for special employment programs. Free garbage bags available Ontario's second, week- long, Pitch In Campaign has been set for May 9-15 by The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. The campaign, aimed at improv- ing the province's environ- ment, is endorsed and sup- ported by the Ontario Ministry of Environment. "Free garbage bags, donated by Shell Canada Ltd. to the Federation, are again available to groups undertaking projects," states Jim Hook, President of The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. "Ap- plication forms for the bags have been mailed to approx- imately 8,000 organizations and schools province -wide". In 1982 approximately 1,200 organizations par- ticipated in the campaign, making it the largest Pitch - In campaign held in Ontario. "We expect 1983's campaign to be bigger," states Hook who feels that the campaign will increase in momentum each year. Schools, local govern- ments, community organiza- tions, and youth groups throughout Ontario have been sent information kits inviting them to participate in Pitch In '83, and to en- courage them to order free garbage bags available to groups undertaking Pitch In projects, courtesy of Shell Canada Ltd. During previous Pitch In campaigns a wide range of voluntary groups picked up, cleaned up, and fixed up back alleys in inner cities, vacant lots, rural lanes, wilderness parks, school grounds and wilderness trails. Participants have includ- ed youth groups, service and recreation clubs, members of The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, the Armed Forces, trade unions, businessmen, senior groups, and municipal employees. In some communities, school students clean up their neighbourhood as a good will gesture; teenagers paint, repair and garden for seniors and handicapped; service and recreational groups clean up and restore parks, installing proper pic- nic, playground and garbage facilities; youth groups clean up wilderness areas in preparation for summer hik- ing; and fishing and outdoor clubs clean up and improve fish and wildlife habitats. Schools, organizations and youth groups in Ontario who have not received a Pitch In Information Kit and an ap- plication for free garbage bags are invited to write Pitch In '83, Second Floor, 245 Davenport Road, Toron- to, Ontario M5R 1K1. Dominion LiVQ BOB McKIINL=EY WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD Gordon Coyne l Vice Prc's dent Individual Mar!1('lrng presents Bob t'1rKinley with the 198.' R.,okie of ihr 'T 'r1' av\ard rhe Dominion 1 iie Assurance Company is proud to announce that Mr. Bob McKinlet , working out of the Company's l (inon field office. has been named Rookie of the Year. Bob \+as presented a ith his award at the Cnmpan\'s Head Office in Waterloo. Ontario Dominion Life 111 I) tti^ 'vn N ' t .\ '- 1 'HHAN(I t 'wi1'AN r Suite 818. 383 Richmond St London, Ontario N6A 3C4 (519) 432-7153