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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-12-13, Page 4Page 4 --Genion ,News -Record : Th4rs.q Dec, 13, 162 Recreational Shooting Proves Popular At RCAF Station Proving popular at RCAF Station Clinton is recreational shooting, The club (under president Flying Officer W. S. Edgson and secretary Sergeant C. W. Bathgate) is sponsoring a special events program each Tuesday and Thursday from December 4, 1962 to January 31, 1963. All serving members of the RCAF and dependent personnel, 14 years of age and over, are eligible to par- ticipate. Shooting takes place at the indoor 25 -yard range commencing at 1900 hours (7 p.m.) . (RCAF Photo) Auburn Horticultural Society Ready To Decorate Village For Christmas AUBURN—A sparkling, glis- teeing Christmas tree, strings of holly, evergeteens and large red ribbons made an attractive setting for the annual Christ- mas party of the Auburn Horti- cultural Society held in the Au- bunn Con' nnuauity Memorial Hall with a lame number of mem- bens and their friends present. The president, Mrs, Ed Davies welcomed eveiyane. Mrs. Robert J. Phillips was accompanist on the piano. The minutes were read by secretary Mrs. Gordon R. Tay- lor land the treasurer, Mrs. Bert Craig stated that there was a balIance of $125.08, As the scrapbook competition was clos- ed, M. Lloyd Humphreys and 1VLrs. Wets Bradirock w e r e chosen to judge the books. The members voted ,to have three strings of coloured lights in- stalled as soon as possible on the main street and as soon as the first snow 'fell, Santa and his reindeer would ,appear on Manchester Garden. The .correspondence was read concerning (books and crafts available to the members ,sed the pn'o ident encouraged all to decorate their homes for the corning season. A letter was read to say that the trillium pins are prow available in steal - FINEST VALUE 1 Carat OF DIAMONDS $39950 For the set in 14 carat gold AT ANSTETT JEWELLERS Phone HU 2-9525 CLINTON •ing sliver .and gold. Mrs. Wes Brad'nock, first vice-president, was in charge of the election of •officers and Mrs. Gordon .R, Taylor was elected secretarry for the election. Mrs. Duncan MacKay presented the slate of officers which were accepted. The program began with sev- eral .oarols sung, led by Mns. Wes Bradnook. The • guest speaker was •Mrs. Neville Forb- es, RR 1, ,Clinton,. She took as her topic, "When they had opened their treasures gold, fr`ankinsence and myrrh", and sopke on the gifts that could be given for flower. lovers. Site suglgested an :order for a rose ,bush for next spring, 'a pot of bulbs which will bloom early in the spring or a pot of a new variety of African Violets. Mrs. Forbes told the • legend of the poinsettia and the one on the gift of Madeline and in her in- teresbirig way showed how the stories related to this Christ- nia's season She gave out an ideal gift of a package of seeds which she had saved and served in an olid Christmas card. She demon- strated the peaking of small Santa Claus place cards and star naris and everyone pre- sent madle a •sample for future use. Mins. • Gordon R. Taylor thank- ed Mrs. Forbes for her interest - trig ,Christmas message and on behalf of the society presented a gift. Mrs. John Deer and Mrs. Andrew Kirkconnell sang a duet "Sitar of the East" ac- companied by Mrs. Phillips. An interesting contest on things found around the Christ - meg tree Made by Mrs. Duncan MaiKey and) essastted by Mrs. Lloyd Humphreys had winners, Mrs. John •Deer,1VIrs. Earl Sher- wood and Mrs, Norman Mc- Dowell. Mrs, William T. Robison 'and Miss' Elmia Mutch were in eh- arge ,and had a Christmas grand nnerch where all participated and touched the gift they wish- ed. 1Vlemiibers and friends sort clown to beautifully decorated Christmas, tables and lunch was served by Mrs. Robert J. Phil- lips, Mrs'. Gordon R. Taylor and Mrs. Frank Raithby. Officers for 1963 are, honor- ary president, Mrs. William T. Robison!,. Mrs. Arthur Grange, Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor, Mrs,. Bert !Crraig; past president, Mrs. Kenneth Scott; president, Mrs. Ed. Devi es; once -.presidents, Mrs. Wes Bradnock,Miss .Palma Muteh and Mrs. Ducar]. Mac- Kay. Recording secretary, Mrs. Lloyd Humphreys; correspond- ing •s'eeeetaryland treasurer, Mrs. Bert Craig; pianist, ;Mrs. Robert J. Phillipe; :audit&rs, Mrs. Sid- ney Lansing, Miss Margaret R. Jackson; directors of 1963, Wil- liam Sttraughan, Mars, William Straughan, Mrs, Arthur Grange, Mrs. Norman McDowell and Mrs. Thomas Lawlor; directors for 1964, Mrs, William T. Rob- ison, Mrs. Gordon Taylor, Mrs. Frank Raithby, Miss Vila. Thompson and Mrs. William Clark. 1 1 1 1 minimum • \fully secured %net return • NO INVOLVEMENT OF TIME • NO LAND TO LEASE • NO FIXED OVERHEAD • NO BUILDING TO BUY • Na LABOUR PROBLEMS If you are interested in a ground (I00rmoney-making oPpPortuni tY'ah d are able to make an investment of only $1,995.00—then ACT NOW and mail the attached coupon. alum oil a■ in men all Yr ma II. Ali as lel immI am Eli •a 1 TO MA, lDAVIDnnPE#IMttREGIONAL MANAGER, ARMUBI�LLondon,Rds Ohtasb (oreet,1 432.5949 anytime} NAME MVO ..... ... .1.., (plea#e prifltl 1 ADI RESS .,,.....,. •,..010.4,,,,i• of . -,..,..... .....f.....1. , ,.,..,..rf.. ,.......... ■ 1 CN -13/12 lila 1mi lid air coir ail awl min IN min MN a* Om ni .# CDC' Band Takes Part in Parade (By Fred Armstrong, 9D) CDCI -- The collegiate band met at the .school on Saturday morning, December 1, and went by bus, with a few cadets, 'to the Seaforth high 'school. They joined. the 'Santa Claus parade Which m'arehed down main street, Although there were oth- er hands: in the parade, the Clinton Collegiate hand compet- ed only with bhe Seaforth high sdhool band (Clinton came sec- ond). • Donald Webster marched in front of the band, wlrile\sDu- wayne Elliott directed with his shiny baton. The majorettes performed exciting manoeuvres. All members enjoyed a.recep- tion in the Seaforth Legion Hall following dispersal. St. Mark's Guild Christmas Meet AUBURN—The Ladies Guild of St, .Mara."Ws Anglican •C ih u r c h xnet at the horive of Mrs. ,Sam Daer, Mrs. AndreW Kirkcon- nell had charge, Mrs. George Schneider ,led in prayer and the scripture lesson was read by Mrs Ed. Davies, Mre. Thomas Haggitt gave a paper on Christ eras customs, Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor sang a solo, "Night of Nights," with piano accompaniment played by Mrs. Robert J, Phillips, Mrs, Robert Meally read 'an inter- esting letter from Miss Mar- jorie Stewart, a mission'ary +in Western Canada, whose home is at Blyth. The topic was taken by Rev. I't best Meally who told the lad- ies why va4 how the custom of card sending an the giving of g'i f t s at Christmas orginated. His inspiring omens ge gave ev- eryone much toed for thought for the coming Christmas sea- son. Mrs. Kirkoonn'ell, on be- half of her mother, M'is. Daer thanked ;all who had taken pant in tlhe program, and closed with the singing of the !hymn, "0, Come All Ye Faithful." Mrs. Gordon R, Taylor was the ac- companist for the hymns. The president, Mrs. George Schneider had charge of the business period and the treasur- er1, Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor read the financial statement. )Vies. John Daer read the minutes. Roll call was answered by each naming a Christmas cust- om followed` in her home, The travelling apron was passed and each an'eanber placed a penny for evey letter in "Christmas Day is our. Lord's Birthday". The election of officers for 1963 followed. Electeld are past president,, Mus. Thomas Hag- gett; president, Mrs, George Schneider; mice -president, Mes. Lloyd Humphreys; secretary, Mrs. Sohn Daer; treasurer, Mrs. Gordan Taylor; press reporter, Mrs. Ed. Davies; preemie com- mittee, Mrs. Rob e r t Meallly, Mns. Lloyd Humphreys; pianist, Mrs. Gordon Taylor: assistant, Mrs. Andrew Kirkconnell. During the business period, a BY DOROTHY BARKER The Tale of a Dog She wasn't my friend but the guest of a neighbour and naturally two strange women, w'ho had .only known each other for ashort time, would choose such harmless subjects as travel and careers f or conversation. When I mentioned all the bread I had been able to butter be- cause of any love of trains she slapped her trim thigh, threw her head back in a glorious hearty laugh and said, "I have a lovely story in which a train plays a major role. Would you like to hear it?" Well Hatch, here's to more .butter for my bread. Her story went something like this — "Our family has owned pan island on a huge lake ever since I was a kid. Now that we are all grown up we split our vacation time so that each member gets two weeks occupancy, Being the sinrgl•e member, I rate the last choice, which is the final two weeks in August. "I have a Genevan Shepherd palled Sis'terr, or Sis for short. This was to be her first visit to the island, in fact her first txlip anywhere. I didn't know she would have to be crated ' or muzzled when I checked her at Union Station. The ON baggage attendant took one look at my pony -sized pooch, who ,beams her teeth in a smile when she is pleased, and said 'Nix', I'd have to have a muzzle for her. "It was just 20 minutes to train time and stores that sell dog muzzles were miles from the station. I finally persuaded him to keep Sis while I grab- bed a taxi and headed for a pet shop. "1 ,got back to the statioh just in time to hear the gates dlanig shut on the track where my rain was pulling out. The next train did not leave for hours. "Sis sand I spent the morning in thenearby exhibition gr- ounds. The journey north was plea -Sant and uneventful. When the train arrived at our stun, dusk was jut beginning to Ball. I retrieved Sis from the baggage ear, and tot,k the us- ual taxi to dtiive the six Miles to the .lake. "When We arrived at the lake a new' teeivager was at the helm Of the water taxi He said he didn't know our island, but 1 assured him, that even in pitch dark I would recoghize it, Twenty Minutes later he tossed my bag on the dodo, boasted a reluctant Sis after it,. +ancb Was ,gone. Then a ,herr'ible Mealiiatioh crept over me+. This wasn't our land, but an island a anile frail Ours, "There Was pally one Ithiiig tb do, 1 stripped, wriggled into' my bathing siuit etrur1 called tto SIS to fax:kw ate, I had often swim% bebw'ee i the 'ewe, islaridt and 3f 1 kept the blinking heights of our cottage straight ahead I knew I couldn't miss. "I had been exhibiting my best •arawl far the stains over- head to .acllrrnire When I realized Sis was 'Blounderring -at my side. I suddenly remembered she was still wearing her muz- zle. She was close to '�beiing drowned as I wrestled with her bo remove it. When I fin- ally got the muzzle loose I didn't know what to db with it. • I couldn't afford to drop it because Sis and I had to go back home by train. I treaded water and put it an my head, Auburn Wl continues Buying To Furnish New Yilla�e Hall AUBURN—Mrs, Ed. Davies, president of Auburn Women's Institute conducted the: meet- ing in the community memor- ial hall. Mrs. Robert J, Phil- lips was pianist, Minutes were read by secretary Mrs. Thom- as Haggitt and she also read the financial statement. The bill for the memorial plaque for $25 plus $4 expens- es was ordered paid. Mrs, Gor- don R. Taylqr reported for the' committee purchasing dishes for the kitchen. A piano lamp has been, donated to the hall by Keith Arthur. The secretary was instructed to send a let- ter of thanks to Mr, and Mrs. Alfred, Rollinson who are do- nating a fan for the kitchen. Members decided to send $25 to the scholarship fund and an invitation to attend the leather - c r :aft course on January 28 was accepted from the Tiger Dunlop WI. Mrs. Thomas Law- lor, leader of the course, "143 pounds of meat", reported 16 members enrolled. Mrs. An- drew Krkconnell reported for the card committee and read thank -you notes. A donation of $5 will go to CNIB. Mrs, William J. Craig reported that a large white coffee pitcher was missing from the hall and asked every- one to see if it can be found. The motto: "Farming is like a wheelbarrow, it stands still unless you push it", was ably taken by Mrs. Oliver Ander- son. She spoke on the new in- ventions regarding farming to- day when rubber mattresses are placed for cattle to sleep upon, and that in Russia the baie of warm clothing was re- ceived and members voted to send $10 to the Indian Reserve a t Muncey. Rev. Robert Meally closed the meeting with prayer and this, was followed by a suc- cessful auction. The hostess served a ,delicious lunch assist- ed by Mars. Andrew Kirkconnell and Mrs. John Doer, Farm income from farming operations and supplementary payments reached a record high of $1,427.3 million in the first half of 1962; compared to the previous year, farm easel income was unchanged' in Que- bec, declined in the Maritime provinces and Manitoba, in- creased in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatdhewan and On- tario. fastened the strap under my chin and tried to catch up to Sis now swimming for her very life, with a dog's intuition right for our shore. "When. I emerged from the water, my brother waiting for me — said, 'Who are you trying to escape from, 1VIuz- ales?' No need to have CNR tattooed on my arm to remind pre to muzzle that hound when she travels by rain. The nick- name has stuck to me to this day'." 4i•:::;rvit00" WE SERVICE THEM ALL! FINK PLUMBING HEATING and ELECTRICAL Limited 84 Wellington Street -- Clinton Phone HU 2-7682 1 Gift Suggestions MARTINS FROM FOR THE LADIES —Stretch Slims —House Coats -'--Kenwood Blankets --House Dresses —Dusters —Bedspreads —Hand Bags - �SWecters ----Lingerie FOR BOYS and GIRLS COMPLETE RANGE OF CLOTHING for Girls of all ages and 13oys to 12 years, oyLan ON OUR 2nd FLOOR MARTINS DEPT, STORE 4•I+�I�I��i��.�`wYwrlri�ii�w,ri�i�•�i�lr���rai�larf�h:�.�.'�� tWo-hump camel is used to in- crease the milk supply. She told of the new way of har- vesting apples and cherries by producing a wind of hurricane force below the tree which breaks the fall of the fruit. In closing she stated that the farming industry of to -day is changing rapidly to that of the early pioneers in this country. Mrs. Gordon Chan -tree, sang a solo, "Rain, Rain Go Away'',. accompanied by Mrs. Robert J. Philips. The convener of agriculture and Canadian industries com- mittee introduced Mrs. Donald Haines who spoke on "Bee- keeping in Ontario". She stat- ed that it is the oldest gricul- tural pursuit dating back to Biblicaltimes and in the early days the economy of several countries was based on the beeswax and honey procluctIon. She said that the numbers of beekeepers in the province has declined from 7,000 in 1941 to 2,700 last year. She told the history of the bee and also how the honey is obtained from the super, and how it is marketed. Mrs, Haines was thanked for her interesting message by Mrs. Wes Bradnock and on behalf of Mrs, Dobie presented her with a gift. Mrs, Clare Long- hurst gave a reading, "A Creed". Mrs. Ed. Davies gave a report of the area conven- tion. Roll call was answered by each member naming a current event in agriculture. The next meeting was to be held on December 11 when Rev. Charles Lewis was to bring the Christmas message. There will be .a 25 -cent gift exchange and a shower of ,gifts or money for the Children's Aid Society. Mrs. William J. Craig and Mrs. Lloyd Humphreys will be in change of gifts. Lunch was served by Mrs. R. J. Phillips, Mrs. Edgar Lawson, Mrs. Ken- neth Scott and Mrs. Oliver An- derson. Under National Hockey League miles a 'team may dress only 17 players for a game— usually • three forward lines, five deferucemen, two penalty killers and a ,goalie --but a team may have other players in the ring in case of injury. CLOCKS ALARMS & MANTLE • at ANSTETT JEWELLERS PLAY' IT SAFE! SEE US for every electric and refrigeration service. Tomb Darling, Clinton vommiummimeminimmi DON'T FORGET TO ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST! 0 CHRISTMAS LIST Busy days ahead, with lots of festive activity! You'll want to look your best for those holiday cele- brations, so be sure to bring your finest clothes in for our extra --careful cleaning and finishing. 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