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Clinton News-Record, 1963-10-17, Page 2Page 2—Clinton S,pws,RecoM,Thur5,..,. Act;, 17,. 1963 Farmers Quid Ind...,cate of As Poor As They 3 t Students at Clinton schools had an unexpected dismissal from school last week when Clinton Fire- chief Grant "Red" Rath paid his annual visit to conduct a surprise fire drill. Students at Clinton Public School are shown here rushing. out of the building, and they were all out in slightly over one minute. The times recorded by the three schools tested by Mr. Rath were quite satisfactory to him. (News-Record Photo) Students. Evacuate School In Hurry ton by menibers of the station fire brigade and they report the students were out of the build- ing in four minutes. There are 400 children at the school. Throughout the week at the RCAF school, children also competed for silver dollars in colouring, poster and essay competitions. Elizabeth 'Robertson, grade seven produced a fine essay to win the overall competition prize and Deborah Shornan, grade seven, won the best over- all poster prize. A new inovation to help the year round thought for fire prevention was the formation of a "Jimior Fire Department" for the school. Comprising 18 children from grades four and five, the de- partment will assist the reg- ulars in their fight to stop fire. As yet this organization has not got its own fire truck, so the regular truck is being guarded carefully. Among the prize winners in the special competitions at the school were the following: Marin Schlegel, Peter Geoza- nick, Lee Pratt, Chucky Wil- liams, Ken Schlegel, Kathryn Ellis, Maureen Fehr, Jimmie Burke: Janice Pratt, Stephen Mackay, Maureen MacNeill, Sharon Salt. Christine Moody, Diana kwa- siuk, Nancy Naven, Loreen Bush, Kim Pratt, Judy Beekie, Susan Reid, Kenny Thomson, Paul Dolan, Linda. Collies, Hel- mus Preston, Shirley Christian. Best compositions were turn- ed in by Bruce Bingham and Linda Greenaway. 0 a g 74 Rum- a Dnittar Do or NH kW 00 war." AN NE STAYED 44STAND MADE A FORTUNE:. FOR SUPERB FOOD IT'S RESTAURANT CLINTON'S FOREMOST 482-9076 CLINTON •--"—[..:7*ftMEMIgNO BOY SCOUT APPLE DAY Saturday, Oct. 19 Clinton Boy Scouts 1 and Cubs Would Greatly Appreciate Your Generous Support Tri-County Campaign For The Blind Send Your Donation To: Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 0% Mr. John Livermore. Clint 11, Get Ready Now Cold :Weather Ahead GIRLS— • COATS • COAT SETS • JACKETS • SNOW SPITS BOYS • JACKETS • SNOW SUITS BABY— • BUNTING BAGS • SNOW SUITS MAKE YOUR SELECTION NOW Use Our Lay-A-Way MARTIN'S DEPT. STORE PRIME MINISTER - PREMIER MINISTRE Over 60 years ago, a legislative reporter in Levis, Quebec, helped his friends and neighbours to organize this continent's first Credit Union. Today some three mil- lion Canadians follow the self-help principles that Alphonse Desjardins advocated. On October 17th the members of the Canadian Credit Union join fourteen million fellow-members in the United. States and another three-quarters of a million in other pants of the'world in celebrating Credit Union Day. I especially commend those responsible for introduc- ing the ideals of self-help to developing, nations around the world. To Credit Union members I extend my warm good wishes for continued success in their endeavours. Lester B. Pearson,, . Prime Minister, September 27, 1963, OttaWa, Clinton .. Community _Credit Union Limited LIMITED 9d HU -2-70G4 BELL IAN E by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager LEAVE YOU HOLDING THE BAG? Hang on, there, we wouldn't do a thing like that! No siree, a wall phone that is a wall phone is a wall phone, and there's no need to drag over a table or whatever to rest the receiver on if you want to leave your caller for a moment. No need either to try a "test drop" to the floor to see if its safe to just let go (puhleeze don't do this), or worry about the receiver dangling there against the wall. As is seen here, the handset hangs quite snugly on the notch on the top. Incidentally, wall phones are aailable in white, ivory, grey, beige, yellow, pink, red, and green. White seems to be the most popular—probably because the wall phone is especially ideal for the kitchen (where it's close at hand yet out of the way), and white matches the stove and fridge,. i 0 0 0 TWO WRONGS Ever answer the phone only to find no one on the other end of the line? Downright irritating, isn't it? Usually when this happens, the calling party has suddenly realized that he has the wrong number, and simply hangs up. Elementary politeness would require that he excuse himself for bothering others needlessly, but he prefers to hide in the shade of anonymity and compound his fault. A simple, "I'm sorry, I've got the wrong number," may not quite make up for the mistake, but it certainly indicates a sense of social responsibility and, as often as not, is all that's needed to bring a sympathetic or even humorous reply from the "wounded" party. Of course, no one in his right mind would ever purposely call a wrong number, but— despite all our emphasis on looking the number up and jotting it down, etc.—mistakes do happen. When they do, it's good to remember that two wrongs can never make a right. 0 0 0 ' . . . AND THEN THERE'S GEORGE For months, the area around the zoo at Chester, Eng- land, had been plagued by a rash of wrong numbers, and telephone employees thought they were slowly losing their minds. Every time the repairmen went out to try and track down the culprits, they came back empty handed. But one day the light dawned, and a telephone pole at the zoo was raised by about four feet: the culprit they were looking for happened to be George, a giraffe. George, 18 feet tall and all of it apparently playful, liked to grab the telephone wires with his tongue and let them twang back. The wires would get tangled up and cause telephones to ring all over the place. They stopped when the wires UnwoUnd. Fire Prevention Week Marked With Essays, Posters, Fire Drills At Schools IIuron's farmers, Many of whom complain frequently ab- out their poor financial Posi- tion, came in for some good natured chiding at the mon- thly meeting of the Federation of Agriculture last week, The chiding remarks follow- ed a report by vice-president Alex McGregor, II,R 2, Kippen, who as Huron's FAME chair- man, reported $88,000 in de- bentures had been purchased by Huron farmers, He also pointed out Huron farmers and other residents, have purchased a total of $77,- OM in shares in the project, This prompted one township director to state he couldn't understand where the farmers were getting all their money. "I thought they were all bard up," he added with a wry grin.. McGregor, who stated he was quite pleased with the response, explained the salesman had re- ceived all kinds of hard-luck stories when canvassing in Hur- on, He reported one farmer was in a particularly bad way, but he added this was due to the fact he had just recently pur- chased an airplane, Warren • Zurbrigg, Clifford, who was recently -elected secre- tary of the Huron FAME Com- mittee, reported the county bad gone 139 percent over its quota, McGregor explained the de- bentures were particularly good values, as they would not only boost the project to, help farm- ers process their own livestock, but .the debentures were also backed by an insurance policy. You don't have to • have a medical examination and there are no questions asked as long as you are under 70 Years of age, McGregor told the Federa- tion members. • • He said he thought the county would do even better on the project. "The fellows. in the south have their beans in now and it's a good place to invest money," he commented, The chairman also pointed out many farmers had gone and borrowed money from the banks to purchase debentures and shares. "The banks are willing to. lend for that," he in- formed the group. . Later in the meeting, when it was reported the Federation had a $2,000 government bond drawing only four and a half percent interest, McGregor said the group "would be sharp" if they invested. it in FAME, add- ing they would receive six per- cent interest and could put the' insurance on the life of the president Charlie Thomas, Brussels, recommended the constitution of Federation be checked into to see if such a move _could be made. Noting the life insurance angle, •one member jokingly pointed out they could start electing some shaky, old presi- dents, Finances Good Mrs. Florence Elliott, secre- tary, reported the Federation would have approximately $500 on hand, besides the bond, at the 'year and it is expected President Elmer Ireland pot- ed this was exceptionally good in view of the fact that there had been a bank overdraft of $1,600 only two years ago, All townships except Us- borne have paid their fees for the year and its is expected township refunds will be over $1,060, Insurance Booms Harvey Taylor, reporting on the CIA insurance, reported the company was not as concerned with their loSs ratio as they had been earlier this year. He said a report at the last meeting showed the ratio was down to 66 percent. However, he noted that at one time the ratio used to be below 50 per- cent, Our rates are just a little better than most companies he stated, noting CIA was now the second largest company in On- tario and they they hoped to be the largest by 1964. He proudly pointed out it was an all-Canadian company and all profits stayed right here rather than going to parent companies in the United States, which is the case with some firms. Plan Annual It was announced that the Federation's annual meeting would be held in Londesboro on Wednesday. December 4„ and that Art Musgrove, president of the Ontario F of A would be the guest speaker. Hon, William Stewart, min- ister 'of agriculture, had been invited, but declined due to the fact he plans a visit to the county this fall to address the Holstein breeders. The Ontario F of A annual "The work of the blind home teacher in this area is remarkable," said Mrs. M. J. Bell, Secretary of the Huron County Advisory Board to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. "I think of her as the un- sung hero of rehabilitation." A blind person herself, the teacher is a scource of great encouragement to the newly blind, who usually feel that the joys of living and earning are a thing of the past. When a teacher puts a white Square Dancers Look Forward To Lots. Of Fun A capacity crowd of Clinton district couples filled the IOOF hall last Thursday night to start the 1963-64 season of weekly square dances sponsor- ed by the Clinton Recreation Committee. Call& Earl Bowles, assisted by his wife, Marie, proved to be an excellent floor manager, caller and instructor as he dir- ected the group in a fine even- ing of fun. The many members of last year's successful group who were back were outnumbered by newcomers, some of whom are experienced in old-time square dahcing and, some who are en- tirely new to the sport. This modern square dancing pas experienced a remarkable growth' in North America dur- ing recent years. In this area last year, clubs started dancing in Goderich, Seaforth, Clinton, Kincardine, Exeter and RCAF Station Clinton. As many as 100 couples took part in gala monthly jambor- ees in the ree hall at RCAF Station Clinton last spring, dancing to internationally known callers, The basic idea is to have good clean fun with friendly people, Dancers wear name tags, thus strangers are on a first-name basis at once. There is never any snobbery or pseudosophistication seen at a square dance Maybe beeauSe of the great amount of mixing of the dances which occurs by the very nature of the activity. All ageS take part and al- Ways as Couples. Stag lines of then and/or Women are Virt- ually unknown at square dam; eeS. The Clinton group Will dance will be held in Toronto on Na. vember 11, 12 and 13 and the group.' chose their delegates.. They are; Elmer Ireland, pre- sident; Warren Zurbrigg, past president; Charles Thomas, sec- ond vice-president; Alex Mc- Gregor, first viee-president;.. Mrs. Alex McGregor, lady dir- ector; Murray Hoover, repre- senting Huron junior Farmers. Ireland- also recommended that the„ townships endeavour to" send at least one director to the meetings, although they would not be voting delegates. Alex McGregor mid Elmer Hunter, RR 3, Goderich, were named to attend a Provincial Folk School to be held .near Orillia from October 27 to No- vember 2, This year's program deals pri- marily with ARDA and the Federation. agreed to pay their expenses to the sessions, Petitions Approved The .township directors and executive also voted in favour of two resolutions which had been sent in by McKillop ToWnship F of A. One was that truckers be asked to have the sides of their loading chutes made 'of solid plywood to. prevent accidents to animals which are caused by them being bruised or slipping through the slats which are now common on loading chutes, The second resolution had to do with the controversial freight assistance being given on Western feed grain. The McKillop group asked that this be stopped and not increased, as it has been sug- gested it may. They pointed out this would help stop vertic al integration and would -pro- tect Ontario grain growers. The vote carried by an 11 to three count on a show of hands. The resolutions will now be forwarded td be preiented at the Federation's annual meet- ing in Toronto. 0 PLAN POT-LUCK SUPPER The first monthly meeting of the FWTAO will be held in the Clinton - Public School on Tuesday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. A pot-luck supper is plan- ned. Mrs. Dorothy Ball and Doro- thy Williams are in charge of the program. Mrs. Al JAySon will be guest speaker. cane into the hand of a new client for the first time and says, "Let's try the front walk,' she knows that fear frustration, inferiority and. a desire to avoid people will all be against her. Persuasive en- couragement usually reaches the pupil and before long the teacher and trainee are on their way. "It is not as easy as it sounds," the secretary said, "most people require as many as four lessons before they will try their own front walk alone." To restore a blind mother to her place as queen of the house- hold takes much longer. The teacher has many skills that help. She shows the pupil how to use the iron without being burned, recommends oven mitts to avoid the dangers of the oven and suggests a Braille timer for use when cooking. Such helps and the advice of the teacher bring about some indescribable changes in a blind person's life. Mrs. Bell told of one woman who did no- thing all day but walk around her dining room table. Another had removed all the each Thursday night from 8.30 until 11.00 at Central Huron Secondary School. Any couples who wish to join may do so until October' 24. Since instruction is given, it is necessary that there be a. closing date for new members, so that the dancers may prog- ress. It's a well-known fact that most children can vacate a school building in short order at any time, but the one time of the year when school offic- ials time them is during the annual visit by Clinton's Fire Chief, Grant "Red" Rath. During Fire Prevention Week laSt Friday, Mr. Rath put his watch into use as he conduct- ed unexpected fire drills, at three Clinton schools. While the students came out quickly, it didn't take much irni agination to see that by the looks on some of their faces, they would have actually pre- ferred to stand around and watch the buildings . go up in flames. At Central Huron Secondary School, the 1,252 students, 60 teachers and a number of con- struction men cleared the build- ing in two minutes flat, which the Fire Chief noted was quite good: ' This time was recorded even though some of the students had to bypass one of the fire exits as it is still uncompleted. .The 542 students at Clinton Public School showed consider- able_more hustle as they smart- ly left the building with the fire bells clanging. However, the one minute and eight second time was not met with too much approval by Principal J. A. Gray, who re- ported that an earlier fire drill had seen the building cleared in only 42 seconds. Main reason for the slower time was one class that didn't start out until most of the oth- er students were already lined up on the grounds. At St. Joseph's Roman Cath- olic Separate School, the stu- dents were out of the building in 40 seconds. However, there are only 90 attending the school. Air School Slower A similar drill was staged at the Air Vice-Marshall Hugh Campbell School at RCAF Clin-, furniture from 'the main floor to avoid bumping into it. CNIB teachers restored both women to normal living. "A home teacher is regular- ly at work right here in this area," the secretary said. "You share in providing this con- structive service by supporting the annual appeal for funds of the CNIB. A'donation from you will pro- vide training that substitutes in some small way for the pre- cious gift of sight," The volunteer campaign chairman for this area is Mr. John Livermore, Clinton, 1 Our staff is ,fully trained in all phases of modern laundering and dry- cleaning OR, USE OUR . . . eZif 63 ALBERT STREET FOR USE THE NIGHT DEPOS- DRY 'cLEANIWG OR BUNDLE IN BETWEEN 8 A.M.' AND 12 P. LAUNDRY, DROP YOUR IT 1463‹ AT OUR 'STORE CNIB Opens Campaign In District, List One Of Many Needed Aids • LUCKY NUMBER THIS WEEK IS 2081 Check Your Calendar. If the numbers match, take the calendar to our office and claim your $3 credit.