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RINGING UP THE LAST 'CUSTOMER — After 21 years of runnip9 the general
store in Varna Ida McClinchey is retiring. AbP7ve Ida is ringing' pp her last
customer, Mrs. Sharon Chester of R.R.1, Varna. The contents'of the store will be
auctioned off on Saturday. , (Staff Photo)
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retires after 21 yrs
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FITTING THE PAPER TOGETHER — Grace Cornish and editor Susan ,While
spend most of every Wednesday fitting all the ads, stories and headings together
onto layout sheets.-AS you can imaginelt is no easy job fitting"all the hundreds of
pieces together into an exact amount of space, but it is done every week. Besides '
laying out the papers Grace also yeeps track of the size of ads used; the- number of
insertions and where they will appear , in the paper. (Staff Photo)
Obituaries
Laurie Co.lquh'oun • Largely attended funeral
services for Arthur Laurie
Colquhoun of" Clinton who died
suddenly„ August 31 were held
r Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Colquhoun who was 59 was
a former publisher of the Clinton
News Record. '
Born in Hibbert -Township on
January 19, 1917 ,:Laurie' was the
eldest son of Mrs. Isabella and
the late William Colquhoun. He
attended public school there and
then moved to Clinton at an early
age with his family.
He. had Printer's ink in his
veins from an early age, when in
1932, at the render age-of 14, he
started working as a "printer's
devil': in the News-Record for
the late •publisher Edward
"Teddy" Hall, and editor Miss
Mabel R. Clark, sister of a famous .•
Canadian writer, Greg Clark.
Except for four years and eight
months' service in the RCAF from
1941 to 1945, Laurie was never
very-'far from a printing press. He
also worked as a printer for the
daily Nanaimo, Free Press in
1947-48.
In Septembei of 1945„ a week
after Richmond S. Atkey and
Herman Tomlinson purchased the
News-Record,Laurie resumed his
job as a linotype operator at the
paper, and assumed the
foretnatiship when Mr. Tomlinson
left the paper in 1947,
He bought one-third interest in
the 'paper from Mr. At'key in
1948, and this' partnership con-
, tinned until 1952, whin Mr.
Atkey sold his interest to Frank
M. and Harry J. McEwan, and
Laurie took over full ownership of
the paper in 1957.
On July 1st, 1967, he sold the
paper to Robert G. Shrier of
Goderich Signal-Star Publishing
Limited.
Laurie kept possession of the''
print shop end of thd business, in
1967, and in July of 1971 sold that
to his' brothet Tom and brother-
in-law Sohn Robinson'. -
As well' as being' an excellent
publisher and printer, Laurie was
alio active in community affairs.
He 'was a past president of the
Clinton lions Club, a pest
treasurer and , organizer of the
Liens Easter Seal rand, a
-Cohort, .,$pridaps, -Shakes,
Floats; .0aoanct
.0i 0j, lore .
The Huron County Board of
Edudcation ratified its salary
negotiations committee's
recommended contract settled
with the county's secondary
school teachers at-its 'beefing in
Clinton on Tuesday.
As the final proposal drawn up
between negotiators for the
teachers and the Marti has yet to
be ratified by the general
membership of the Sectindary
School 'Teachers Associatintu no
details of the proposed agreement
were 'made public. The Board
heard details of the agreement in
closed session and only voted to
approve it during the regular
meeting.
The teachers are expected to
vote on the offer this Monday and
board chairman Herb Turkheini
said he was hopeful the
settlement would be ratified at
that time. If such is the case,
Director of Education John
Cochrane is expected to announce
details on'1 nesday.
In other business the board was
asked to comment on whether the
proposed amendment to the
official, plan for Huron County
Planning Area , which would
change the designation of part of
Stephen Township (Lot one in the
Aux Sables Concession) ,,from
Rural Agricultural to Urban
Residential, would have any
affect on present or future plans
of the board.
A 46 lot subdivision is proposed
for the re-designated area. The
proposed development lies to the
east of Highway 21 and is
adjacent to the village limits of
Grand . Bend.
„it was proposed that children of
public school supporters in the
development' would attend
Stephen Central Public School
and South Huron District High'
School will serve 'the secondary
school needs of all residents. '
The administration recommend
that, the Ontario Ministry of
,Housing be advised that the
' proposed amendment' would not
affect plans of the' Board . and the
board accepted the recornmen-
-' "tinn.
Brucefield and to change the
boundary in the south part 'of
Tuckersmith and Stanley
Townships so that pupili in that
area would attend Hensall or
Zurich schools.
The ratepayers meeting has,
been. called ,to present, the-
proposal to the parents and to
answer any questions which
might arise. . *
An application from Eli D,
Gingerich for permission for, his
twin granddanghters, Edna and
Ella Shelter to ride on a Huron
County • Board of Education bus
from Mr. Gingerich's residence
on Highway 86 to the AmiSh
School was received. . .
The children, it was learned,
were just starting to school this
, year and that their parents will be
moving closer to the• school house
in thenear future, possibly by the
first of October. It was also noted
that the school bus passes right
by the Gingerich residents and
that only 33 children occupied the
,54 seat bus. •
•The Board members agreed to
provide the requested
transportation for the 1976-77
school year or until 'the family has
moved.
' A' request from John Stringer,
principal of the • Goderich and
District Colegiate Institute, for
the board to provide , additional
locker space at G.D.C.I. was
referred to the. Budget Committee,'
with 'power to act.
In his letter Mr. Stringer noted
that over 200' students would be
sharing lockers in the fall term.
As these lockers have only one
shelf, students find locker sharing
most inconvenient , he said.
"Last year we had more
complaints, and dealt with more
problems concerning loCkers,than
any other issue," he added.
A resolution 'from the Ontaro
Public School • Trustees
Association that the OPSTA
recommend that its menkber
boards be advised to resist the
inclusion of •the improvement of
condition of work clauseesuch. as
pupil' teacher ratios and , tendre
within collective agreements
presently being negotiated, The
Huron Board chose to take no'
action on the recommendation at
present and moved that it be
noted and filed.
In other business the Board
agreed to renew a contract with
Earl Y oung of Wingham for
courier service. The contract was
let at a value . of $7,200, an
increase: of 9.825 per cent over
last year. Mr. Young is alai to be
informed that beginning next
year tenders will be called for the
courier services, and a contract
will be let on, a two year basis
rather than on the present 12
month system.
Goderich . representative
Dorothy Wallace informed the
Board of her intention tq present
a motion at the next meeting to
eliminate the policy under whic '
school principals prese .nt a list of
applications to such positions as
secretary and janitor to a board
member before making a'
selection.
Mrs. Wallace said she felt the
system was insulting to the
principals and that such
principals, in her opinion, were
certainly capable of choosing
their i.own-secretary.
The average family size in •the
Atlantic provinces dropped' from
4.2 to 3.9 persons between 1.966
' and 1073.
membership chairman of - the
Clinton Legion, Branch 140.,
which held a service for him
Wednesday night.'
He was' also an active
sportsman; playing ,catcher for
the Clinton Colts' baseball team
from 1946 t o 1952.
Besides his Mother, with whom
he lived, Laurie is 'survived by
four sisters, Jean, ,(Mrs. Lenard
Caldwell) 'of Lendesbaro; Audrey
(Mrs. George Hepburn) of
Toronto, Isabel (Mrs. Len
Theedom) of Clinton and
Margaret (Mrs. John Robinson)
of Zurich; 'and five '' brothers,
Donald and Ross ofLondoe,
Murray of Owen Sound, Torn of
Clinton and Hugh of London.
He was predeceased by. his
father William, and a brother
K.W'.(Danny) Colquhoun, who
died a month ago, on August 6.
The funeral on'Tinirsday at the
Beattie Funeral home was in
charge of Rev. E, C. Nelson, with
interment in Roy's Cenictery in
Fullarton ToWnship.
The pallbearers were K. Laurie
Colquhoun, Allan Caldwell, Clare
Colquhoun, Don Colquhoun, Tim,.
Colquhoun. and Tom Robinson,
all nephews.
The flower 'bearers were Blair
Colquhoun, Jeff . Colquhoun, Neil
Colquhoun, and Paul 'Robinson,
also nephews.
DORIS LENORE HORNEY
Doris Lenore Hornby, 61, of
R-R. 2, Dublin, died at ^the
Seaforth Community 'Hospital on
Wednesday, September 1.
She was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mtg. Thomas Dalton
of Dorion, Ontatio.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs.
Eleanor DeKelver, of Sarnia, and
nieces and nephews.
The body rested at the R.S. Box
Funeral Home, Seaforth, ,Where
service was held Friday at 2 p.m.
with Rev. Stanley Sharpies
officiating.
Burial followed in the Malt-
landbank Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Fergus
Feeney, Dalton Smale,, Donald
Pavvcett, Joseph Roach, Gordon
Masters and Paul Barnes.
Flower bearers were: Michael
Legere, Ann Van Den H6"ogen,
Patricia Van Den Hoogen.
MRS. EMILY MARKS
Mrs. Emily Marks of 100 Mile
House, B.C. passed away
.Sunda y, August 29 in her 76th
year.
The daughter 'of the late
George and Azenith Connell of
Varna, she was predeceased by
her husband Gordon in 1960 and
one brother Cecil in August ,1976,
Surviving are one son, Ross, of
B.C.; daughter Carolyn of Wards-
vine, Ontario; two brothers, Roy
of Clinton and Harold of Seaforth;
and nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Marks moved from
Toronto to with her family in
1950.
Memorial services were held at
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Crowding at Clinton Public
School, due in part to -'
attendance of children from
Vanastra, led to a Board,
recommendation that school
boundry areas for thatregion be
'redrawn:
The Boundry Committee
revealed plans for a ratepayers
meeting f' Huron Centennial
school to discuss the situation
with parents and explain a
number of recommendations it"
'has drawn up. The date of
September 29 was originally
suggested but withdrawn when it
Was discovered that R. K. Peck,
the representative for the area in
question, would be -unable to
attend. A more suitable date is to
be decided upon and notice of the
meeting will be mailedto the
effected ratepayers and
advert.jaed in the local press.
The, • Boundry Committee
pointed out that Vanastra. pupils
attened Clinton Public School,
causing ,overcrowded conditiolis
but Hensall and Zurich schools
have been experiencing a
decrease enrolments over the
past few years.. This hasornade
space available for more pupils,
The foundry Committee said it
had considered various ways of
relieving the situation but felt
that the most logical method
would be to send some or all of
the Vanastra pupils to Huron
e ouse. Centennial Public School at
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brother in law, Harold Soper. She
had worked in the store about
four years.
Ida: is the former Ida Gingerich,
one of eight chili:Oen of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Gingerich
of R.R,1, Zurich. Following her
marriage to Ernest McClinchey in
1935 the couple moved to a farm . - near Varna.
Mr. McClinchey was ,
construction work. FolloWing his
death in 1967 she, moved to the
apartment Over the . store.
An excellent cook, Oa had
worked at the Little Inn ,in
Bayfield prior to taking over the
store. She put in the lunch
counter and home baking in the
store to attract customers and her
e as a cook spread.
Sh is looking forward to her
new life in Clinton as the wife of,
Ed Godkin, a retired married on
Theyplan to be on
Qctober 16. She had hoped when
she sold the store it could have
continued intact with its lunch
counter, but when the Huro n
Country Health Unit requested
washrooms installed for the lunch
counter, it was not economically
feasible.
The old store will become an
office for vacuum dealer Robert
Peck of Varna.
The, energetic 64 year old
grandmother may find herself
behind another counter at her
new home at 116 Rattenliury Street
'East in 'Clinton—this time the
kitchen counter for another set of
boys and' girls. She has six,
grandchildren and Ed Godkin is
the grandfather of 17 children and
two more expected by Christmas.
'A lot of "the boys'''. are
promising to accept her invitation
to visit her and Ed in Clinton
when they return , from their
honeymoon trip to California.
Some of them she taught . in
Sunday School when they were
.younger and have been coming to
her lunch counter since they were
old enough to drink coffee.
As Louis Taylor summed it up
on Saturday it was the
conversation and fellowship he
experienced while sitting at the
lunch counter that made him
return daily.
The contents of the store will be
sold at a sale in /the United
Church shed in Varna next
Saturday at 10' a.m.
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SEAFORTH AYR CAMBRIDGE al
(by Wilma Oke)
Ida McClinchey locked up her
store in Varna for the last time at
nine o'clock Saturday night.
Once named "the sweetest girl
in 'Varna" Ida has been in the
store for almost 21 years,
Little chained over the years...
The closing of the quaint old
fashioned general store at the
corner of the Bayfield Road and
the Parr line in the village of
Varna, marks the end of an era.
. Local farmers have been
congregating around the lunch
counter in the store every
morning around 10 a.m. over the
year drinking her freshly brewed
coffee and ,eating her famous
homemade butter , tarts ,and
' doughnuts. ,
Saturday the coffee and tarts
were on Ida for "the boys " as
she called her regular customers
at the counter: . .
Not only will .the local people
miss her. The tourist streaming
through to the lake each weekend
will miss her homemade bread
rand rolls, doughnuts, pies an
tarts. One cettager from Det
wouldtnioi. order .12 loaves of br a
Three years ago she quit
making the bread, rolls and
doughnuts but continued the
pastry until the last week. ,
For tourists the old store
symbolized' rur al Ontario. A
veranda, stretched across the front
of the 'building. Inside shelves,
filled ,With groceoties, hardware,
'clothing, and gift items covered
the walls. The lunch, counter was
at the rear with six' wooden stools.
The building was built in the.
late 1890 by two brothers Jim and
George Beatty. who Opened the
store with their sister Rachel. The
Beaftys sold out hi' 1928. The.
store changed:hands several time
before Ida 'Mcrfinchey took over
in November of 1955 from her
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