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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-02-27, Page 3Frank Cook, Proprietor, and the Staff of HOTEL CLINT INVITES... Clinton and area persons to come in and view the completely ren- ovated and redecorated second floor of the up-to-date hotel. We have gone to, considerable expense to make our' room facil- ities more comfortable for the tra- velling publ.ic. Tell your out-of-town friends about the modern, well-appointed accommodation at HOTEL CLIN- TON—now operating as a motor hotel. A VIEW OF ONE OF THE MODERN ROOMS AT THE RIGHT CLINTON AND AREA PERSONS ARE ALSO INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR ,MODERN DINING ROOM AND LOUNGE FACILITIES . • • SMORGASBORD DINNERS FULL COURSE DINNERS • WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 5.30 to 8.00 p.m. 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. Served Every Day . . Using the best of meats and all home-cooked desserts. We also serve break- fasts at your requested time. BANQUETS , Enjoy your next banquet at ,Hate) Clinton Dining Room. We can serve banquets to 70 persons with home-cooking at reasonable rates. WEDDING RECEPTIONS & PARTIES,, PHONE 482-7011 For Reservations and Appointments Clinton's Modern HOTEL ..CLINTON Featuring "Cloud 9" Room A Comfortable Home Away from Home - - With the acilities and Comforts of a Big City Hotel. Lawyer Stresses Need For Wills At F of A Meeting Goderich Tosanship Federa- tion of Agriculture had Dan Murphy, Goderich lawyer, as their special speaker at their meeting in Holmesville, Thurs- day evening. Mr. Murphy spoke about "Wills" and the importance of drawing up a will while one is in good health. He started • his talk with some humorous stories about wills that had been drawn up many years ago by distinguished people; and then went on in a more serious vein about the rights and wrongs in planning 'the' will. Mr. Murphy answered many questions during a very inter- esting and informative question period. Other speakers were: Mrs. M. Lobb, reporting en the an- nual OFA convention held 'in Toronto in November; Wilfred Penfound reporting on the On- tario Cream Producers' annual meeting in Toronto. The Federation decided to donate $7.00 to Clinton Spring Fair for special prizes to. Gode- rich Township exhibitors. Will Porter was appointed delegate to the "Rural Development" meeting 'to be held in Clinton on February 26. , Plans are being made to have a chartered accountant attend the next meeting — Thursday, March. 19—to discuss Income Tax Returns. SPECIAL 50-Piece Dinnerware Set for 8 ACZTPffbA by SOVEREIGN POTTERS LTD. CANADA • Only $29.95 $1&) DOWN ANSTETT JEWELLER LTD Albert Street CLINTON Phone 482-9525 A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS S5-57 SOUTH ST., TELEPHONE GODERICH, ONT. 524-7562 '411.11,•avoni. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Office — Maki Street SEA FORTH Insures; • TOWn Dwellings • All Clashes of Farm Property • Summer Ccitttige. • Chtilithet, SchdOit, ally Extended Obi, et a g e (Wind, #nerke, water damage, falling objects, etc.) IS, Otis& available. AGENTS; Jana* Bentorth; V. Lai*, Alt 5, Sea, faith: Wm. Leiper, Jr., Loricteehoto; Selwyn Bake', Brogeis: Clinton:"aeorge Dobidd G. Eaton, •••••••••••••. w • e Librarian Reviews ,:inUrestin9 'Book Which Outlines Revolutionary War Brucetield.:Man Dies following Illness, Death -Comes .3 Weeks .After Mother. Thomas, B Baird, ,one of the personal friend. O thP clece4$0 Py AvelY4llt Librarian THE :KANO'S ,OlAciliAlHa. By Apes Sllglt Tarphall AS always heels by Mrs, Turnbull is a delight to read. James O'Hara arrives in Phila- delphia at the time that feel, ings are being. deeply stirred by Britain's, designs to tax the colonies and their growing be- lief that their new .democratic way of life is more suitable to the developing .settlements in America. .,Tames did not want to fellow in his father's military foot- steps and has a true hankering .for adventure. Luckier than most immigrants he has letters Of introduction to some influera, tial men, This means that. he has a choice- of work but as- tounds his friends by his ae- eislon to start as a trader among the Indians.. Soon .after his arrival he met an Indian trader by the name • of Elliott, who takes him on his first trading trip among 'several nearby tribeS. O'Hara ahoW$ a real aptitude for learning the Indian dialects, a factor much in his favor when he later •Pro- Since the revocation' of the Canada Temperance Act in Huron on November 3, 1959 and the local option vote in Clinton on March 3, 1960, Hotel Clinton became a lic- ensed premises' and able to compete with city hotels. The lintel's "Cloud 9" cock- tail lounge opened a few days before Christmas in 1960. At the same time the licensed dining room began serving drinks with meals. Mr. Cook readily admits that these added facilities at the hotel have enabled him to modernize the other ac- commodations at the hotel. grasses from, one aeeomPliS11- inent to another, One of his letters of Introduc- tion leads him to call on Wil liatn Carson, and •Meats his lovely daughter, Mary, a,khough only 13, acts •as her father's hostess in a very capable man- ner. Before long O'Hara is ap- pointed as en. Indian agent and shortly when the revolutionary war breaks out, finds that his talents lie in searching out and organizing supplies tor the mil- itia. By this time Mary has reach- ed marriageable age but has expressed a fear of living on the frontier. •O'Hara, had set 'his heart from the first on building a home in the King's orchard outside the settlement at Pittsburg. He persuades Mary to marry !him when the war is over and he makes plans for a comfortable frontier home. The author's careful and lov- ing choice of words enhances her description of the country- side Where the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers meet not far from where the. King's or- chard was a vision of loveliness ill the spring, Although. Of logs, the first home of the O'Hara'•s was carefully Made to provide as mach comfort as possible for Mary. la became widely known amongst the people of the fron- tier as a centre of hospitality, to rich and poor alike, No One was ever turned away hungry, When the revolutionary war breaks out in earnest, James. O'Hara finds !himself the first lanarter-master general of the army. The periods between army service are extremely busy for O'Hara as his mind teems with ideas for starting. Indus, tries in Pittsburg. It takes Years of research, money and labour to achieve his greatest ambition, as glass works. "The King's Orchard" is one of the best novels dealing with the years before, during and after the revolutionary war, In it one can sense the gradual emergence of the feeling that transformed the• colonists into Americans. • Threading through the ex- ploits and adventures is the ten- der love-story of. James O'Hara and Mary Carson. Intimate glimpses are seen of General. Anthony Wayne (Mad An- thony) and General George . Rogers Clark. This is one book that should be put on your reading list. LIBRARY HOURS Daily-2:00 - 5:80 p.m. 7:00- 9:00 p.m. Saturday same as above except 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the evening. St. Andrew's WMS Conducts Study On Noted Missionary • The WMS of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church metat the home of Mrs. Dunbar for the February meeting with Mrs. Makins in charge of the de- yotional exercises. A short poem was read and the scripture lesson was taken by Mrs. McKenzie who also India Missionary Will. Speak Al Wesley-Willis The Worship service at the ,meeting of the Fidelity Unit of Wesley-Willis UCW on Feb- ruary la was conducted by Mrs. L. Jervis, assisted by Mrs. Lockhart, The study of South Asia was continued, Mrs. A. Bond read- ing the story of Dr. Mary Ven. gliese the "Wheelchair Sur- geon" of Vellore , HosPital, and Mrs. Jervis leading in .a short discussion of her work and qualities of character, Mrs, N. Holland, unit leader, paid tribute to the late Mrs. D. Laid'law, who was a member of this unit, and who will be greatly missed. A few moments of silent prayer were observed in honour of her memory, and Mrs. Holland read a short poem, entitled "Memories". This unit is making the ar- rangements for the Easter Thankoffering meeting of Wes- ley-Willis UCW, and has been fortunate enough to secure Dr, Winifred Bryce as speaker for that occasion. This meeting will be held on Sunday evening, April 12. Dr. Bryce served many years as pne of our church's mission- aries in India, and has recently carried out the special assign- ment of setting up a School of Social Work at Indore Chris- tian. College. It is hoped that every mem- ber of Wesley-Willis UCW will make a special effort to be present. Invitations will also be extended to the United Church Women in neighbour- ing communities, and a general invitation to the •public, gave the meditation on it, Mrs. Blacker led in prayer. The study book on the life and work of Dr. Buchanan was read by Mrs. Shaddock. Mrs. Makins read the, life and work of Dr, Wilkie. Mrs. Blacker took charge of the business; roll call was an- swered with a favorite verse from the Bible. Meeting closed with a hymn and prayer by Mrs. Makins. Lunch was served. most active and well thought of man In the Brucefield area,: P4,5se4 :Clinton Hospital on. Thursday, Fahrl-a• ary had been in ill health ., :only the past t h re e weeks; 'in fact, he had been lit pod health until „lost before Christmas. Boras '.at Brucefield on March. 15', MK, he was the son the late Mr. and. Mrs, Thomas Baird, and had lived all his life in the area. H'is .mother,, Mrs. Agnes .J, Baird, who had 'come within six days of reaching her 104th birthday, ,predeceased him just three weeks age, on .Friday, January 24,..3„964. Thomas B. Baird farmed in Stanley Township until 1940, then moved to the village of Brucefield where he conducted a very successful insurance business until his death last week. Married in June, 1913, to Margaret Ann Mepermid, Mr. Baird Was predeceased by his wife, and daughter Margaret Jean, in March 1,921. In June, 1924, he married Margaret Aikenhead, who along with one son, .Stewart, survives him; also two grandsons, Orrin and. Gerald and one grand- -daughter, Dianne, all of Bruce, field, The funeral service which was largely attended, was held Saturday, February.22 from the Ball and Match funeral home, High Street, Clinton. The ser- vice was taken by his minister, Rev. H. Plant of Brucefield United Church, and Rev. W. Maines, Granton, a former min: later who was a very -close and his family, Mr, Maines spoke very touchingly of the high esteem in, which Mr. Baird Was held in the community. Two lodges in which Mr, Baird Was active, held services prior to the funeral. On Thurs- day evening, members of .3r- ueefield, IOOF Lodge No, 210, held a service, and on Friday evening, Britannia Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 170, Seaforth held a service, both. at the funeral home. These services were alSo attended ,by members of other area ledges. Mr. Baird was also a mem, ber of the Oddfellows Samari- tan Lodge, Landon. He was a long-time mem- ber of Brucefield United Chur- ch, and for many years Was auditor of the ahurch books. Mr, Baird was also active with the Bible Society in the area for many years. He was the third generation Alter Age Units Of 441 Beef Calf To Match Dairy By D. S. Pullen, Assistant Agricultural Rep. The age requirements for the Senior Beef Heifer Calves for breeding purposes as well as Beef Steers and Heifers for market purposes have been changed to coincide with the age requirements of the Senior Dairy Calves. That is: they must be born between July 1 and December 31 of the year previous to the club year. We realize that some calves may already have been purchas- ed for use in club work this year which are outside of the new age range. In such cases an exception will be made for this year ONLY, and members having such calves will be allowed to use 'them, Huron County 4-H Livestock Clubs will be organized during Easter holidays—March 30 to April 3. Thirty Members Join Forestry 4-H Organization' Jim Hanahan, RR 3, Blyth, has been elected president of the newly-formed North Huron 4-H Forestry Club. Other officers are, vice-presi- dent, Martin Benedict, RR 1, Formosa; secretary, Keith Mul- vey, RR 1, W,roxeter; press re- porter, Keith Ireland, Teeswat- er. The club leaders are Z. J. Gnay, Wingham and J, E. Ren- wick, Clifford. A field 'trip through Howick and Turnberry townships will be held early in March for 30 members. D. S. Pullen, assistant agri- cultural representative for Hur- on County outlined the objec- tives and projects of the club at the meeting held in the Wing- ham District High School. FARM EQUIPMENT JOHN BACH FARM EQUIPMENT PARTS and ACCESSORIES 1H DEALER — PHONE 17 SEAFORTH 20tfb INSURANCE H. E. HARTLEY All Types of Life Term Insurance — Annuities CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.. Clinton, Ontario K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Office 482-9747 Res. 40-7804 JOHN WISE, Salesman Phone 482-7265 GARY COOPER Life Insurance & Annuities Representing GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE CO. 482-7200 Clinton H. C. LAWSON First Mortgage Money Available Lowest Current Interest Rates INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones: Office 482-9644 Res. 48R-9787 OPTOMETRY J. E., LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST--OPTICIAN Mondays and Wednesdays CLINTON MEDICAL CENTRE 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 791 G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-7251 GODERICH 38-tfb R. W. BELL • OPTOMETRIST F. T, ARMSTRONG Consulting Optometrist The Square. GODERICH 524-7661 ltfb PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY PUBLIC ACCOUNTAN1 Goderich, Ontario Telephone 524•S521 Box 478 PHOTOGRAPHY HADDEN'S STUDIO PORTRAIT -- WEDDING and CHILDREN 118 St. David's St. Dial 524-8787, Goderich 6-13p TI.MrSq. Feb. 27, 1944 ,Clinton 'New.sAvor4,P9.9 of Pairgig tP be Seeretary-treaS,- Igor of Baird's Cemetery in Stanley Township. Ile has held this position since 1827, and spent mew hours working at Ile cemetery to keep it in its present beautiful eondition. Honorary pa111:4arers at the funeral •Were: ROSS Scott, Jack DaVIdSOO, and J. W, crich, of Britannia Lodge, Seaforth, -and Lindsay Byre, Fred Boyce and Gregor McGregor of Brpcefield IOOF Ledge. Active pallbearers were: Sel- den Ross, Walter Baird, Norm- an Baird, William Caldwell, Ken MV Cowan and Mel Grp.- ham, all of Brucefield. Flower bearers were neigh- bours, Robert Dalrymple, Glen Swan, Charles Snelling and Harvey Taylor. Interment was in Baird's Cemetery. Friends and relatives attend- ed the funeral from Detroit, Toronto, Waterdown, London, Blenheim, Port Albert, Goder- ich, Auburn, Seaforth, Exeter, and the immediate area. Seaforth Driver. Is Remanded. In it Hun Charge Tiirep charges against Wil- liam James Derr, .Seaforth, arising from ,an accident in. which two, 'ggrOPTIGIV14p, youths. lost their lives, were adjeurned, in magistrate's equal; until March 18. Kerr, who has been in the County Jail at Goderich since. three hours after the accident, was remanded on charges of criminal negligence, careless driving, And failing to remain at the scene of an .accideat. He was released Wednesday on $5,000 No plea was entered at the time. William Oliver, aa, .and his brother Thomas, 14, were struck en Huron County Rao 21 near their home, One died instantly, the other in an ambulance tak- ing him to hospital. Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER — SEAFORTH Open Every Afternoon PHONE HU 2-7712 At other times contact Local Representative—A. W. Steep-482-6642 21tfh AT PARK THE SQUARE—GODERICH THE Showtimes 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. REOPENING MONDAY. MARCH 2nd MON„ TUES., WED. — March 2-3-4 Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Stefanie Powers This modern romantic comedy concerns a New York photographer and his models. "IF A MAN ANSWERS" — Color THUR., FRI., SAT. — March 5-6-7 A Special Walt Disney Program `BIG RED' AND 'PECOS BILL' All Technicolor — Walter Pidgeon Narrates Soon "Come September" with' Rock Hudson Adult Entertainment Business and Professional Directory Addition Of Liquor Facilities Helps Local Hotel Make Vast Improvements Clinton was doubly "dry" under the local option vote in 1912 and the CTA vote in 1914. But in 1959, a Huron committee under• John Huck- ins, Goderich, and a hard- working Clinton sub-commit- tee, repealed the CTA by a 4,626 majority. At the same time, persons in Clinton formed the local option repeal committee and with a 77.7 percent 'turnout of local voters in March, 1960, ousted the old law and clear- ed the way for Clinton hotels and clubs to apply for licens- es under the LC130, Govern- ment liquor store was also op- ened in Clinton at that time.