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For CHSS 'Driver Course
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Clinton Officer
To Be Speaker
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Written oil Noyembpr 2, 1964
That lend clap of thunder !during the geld Weather about
two weeks age, was, according to Legy's collection of folk-lore,
a Signal of 44 open Fall, Thunder also rumbled ,agairt on
lvfonday, napes that this ensuing sunny mild weather
continues oven beyond the 21,St of December, Is that asking
too rough?
Lacy has been neting the signs nature, She hen. neither
'seen -Apr heard wild geese flying south this yeAr, but .recently
she dreamed ,one night of .seeing emelt flacks north. Sie
much for dreams!
Last week she saw an. butteillY, flitting from
bloom to bloom in the garden before thAt fing an.
_October 29, at was just such a frost as delighted the hearts
of horticulturalists. who wished to get on with preparations
for Winter bat were waiting for the :Wage Of 4141diAs, tuberous-
rooted begonias, etc„ to be blackened before lifting them.).
The third week I Oetnber, ,a, Monarch, butterfly and.
also the little bumming 'bird which has frequented the ,garden
,at "The Hut" this' past Summer and Fall, sipped ;teeter from
fresh blooms. -
Often the little humming bird seemed tired and would
rest on the clothesline, Lucy wondered often how this particular
bird could' ever Make the trip down across the Gulf of Mexico,
Perhaps it would be one of the species which would hitch a
ride south on a larger laws back!
Recently, .flocks of Northern Robins have stopped briefly
to feed on their way south. About Thanksgiving time a flock
of Cedar Waxwings and some Northern Robins, approxlinately
50 in all, deecended upon a mountain -ash tree on the prepenta'
of Mrs. Clifford Talbdt, It was 'loaded with berries 'but the
birds cleaned them off in qtticktittne. In fact, they made
gluttons of themselves. And the result was not indigestion
but intoxication!!
Mrs. H. MaeMillen, watched from next door. • Her atten-
tion was drawn 'to their' Antics when they began flying against
her wincloWe and' fluttering 'around the grounds. They also
took all the barberries off her purple hedge!
One robin sat on the .ground with a, berry still in its bill
and cocked a leery eye, at her! When Mr. ventured
outdoors, they flew around him so that he had to wave his
hat •around to ward them off,
But after being incapacitated and acting foolishly for a
few hears; the birds sobered up and c'onti'nued their journey
with no casualties in that ineality. However, others came to
grief either trying 'to gain admittance to the house or fighting
with their Own reflection's in the WitidoWs- at the hoine of
Mrs. D. Dewar, She found two dead robins on her 'porch and
next day picked up another in the garden. She had noticed
that the birds in 'her garden seemed. very friendly and almost
stupid. They did not move away at her 'approach and she
felt one could have picked some up.
Perhaps the berries on Miss L. Greer's mountain ash tree
next door were not as' ripe as those on Mrs. Clifford Talbot'S
tree, and so the juine only gave some of them "a fighting jag,"
and just like some inebtiated 'humans, these feathered friend's
ended up fighting with disastrous, nay. in some cases fatal,
results to themselves. -
It is peculiar that other mountain ash trees in the neigh-
bourhood were not raided.
A few years ago Lucy recalls reading a letter from Mrs.
Murray Qualife of Landon., who at that time was a resident
of Miami, Florida. She described 'the carousel of a large flock
of robins, "dead" drunk after eating 'berries off a tree which
had been hit by frost that year,
So apparently the robins are gay 'birds Who go on a spree
ivhen out of their natural habitat. And the shy Cedar Waxwing
no doubt gain's boldness . "under the infhtenee.".
Lucy went 'a-r'amblin'g a week ago, and coming home from
Clinton, a very bright sun was shining out behind heavy broken.
clouds. It was behind the bush and as the car sped along,
the light shining 'between 'the naked trees gave every resemb-
lance of a forest fire with flames leaping up and down. Two
weeks ago the same maple bush was a blaze of glory in its
autumn foliage.
Arriving at "The Hut", old Mr. Cardinal flew from the
feeding station to the lilac tree at the corner of the sunroom,
facing the car. He ogled Lucy, as much as to say: "Why
have you not put some feed out for me to-'day?" As a matter(
of fact, Luey's spouse had put food in 'the feeding station
those cold snowy days, But who should come and gobble it
all up but Mr. Blue Jay.
He -didn't come near us all last Winter, He knows all.
the gossip, so dotibtless heard that a eeneraus friend donated
a considerable amount of bird food for the feeding stations.
at "The Hut." •
The Juncos and the little Blackcap Chickadees, our friends
of the winter season, are now flitting gaily about the garden.
And the lone Starling still visits briefly, but he is not asking
for a hand-out. Oh, no, he lands on the lawn where he knows
there are, grasshoppers, runs here and there, and in a few
Minutes flies off with a full craw of 'these delicacies!
He has grown so fat and sleek that "Mr." and "Mrs."
hardly know him at 'a distance. Lucy Wishes he would invite
his friends to feast with him, but he is evidently keeping
this "plum" for himself.
'Mr." has identified many migratory birds such as white
,crowned and white throated Sparrows, Myrtle Warblers, etc.,
and noted others upon which he, could not see distinguishing
marks, as 'they rested or fed in the garden. And one morning
last week just as he was 'arising, he loaked out the- window
and saw numerous Blue Herons following the Waste
line south.
The large lilacs have gone. Lucy fears the birds are
.going 'to miss them 'this winter and next spring. The Song
Sparrow and Catbirds wi111. have to find another location for
their nests. But it won't be long before more 'Shrubbery is
:Vowing in their stead, she litypea
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Nensali Merchants
List Xmas Hours
NDKM1:44 —Hensall $toaus
will be open on :40.ondays dur,
ing _December until Christmas,
Hensall businesernen decided at
a meeting here last week..
Dialing Chrietsuas Weelc
wail reinain open until 9 13,11)••• Monday through Friday, and
S'a'turday night until 10
The businessnien •41$0 will
Veneer free aaturdA,Y ,after-
noon skating for children in the
arena dialing December and
January,. Santa Papa 'w'ill visit
here at 2 PAP, SainrdaY, De,
ember 12. Stores reSTiain, open WWI
9 P.M. Fridays .after thristmas•
001 the end of iViarcb, They
will be closed on Saturday
nights until April.
HOTEL (LINT 11
Featuring "Cloud 9" Room
SMORGASB R
Every Wednesday & Sunday
F/L 0. S. Swaren
In Demand As Speaker
The Protestant Chaplain at
RCAF Clinton, Flight Lieuten-
ant 'the Rev, 0, S. Swaren is in
demand as ea public speaker
-these days. In addition, to, his
heavy round of parish dates,
F/L Swaren spends a great
deal of time 'at the speaker's
rostrum
On November 5 he addres-
sed the Ontario Street Unit-
ed :Church Men's Club in Clin-
ton. From the Gth to the 8th
of NoVember, the busy Padre
was' at Petrone as a Leader
at the Christian Youth Cotm-
oil, to be ,attencled by over 100
boys of seven denominations
from 'the five •counties of South
Western °ataxia
On Remembrance Day, Non-
6Mbee 11, Padre Swaren spoke
to the Hanover Legion at Han-
over Town Hall.
F/L J .M. Gibson
To Be Guest. Speaker
Flight Lieuteirarit J. M.
"Gilaby" Gibson, 'CD, .4 staff in-
struct-Pr RCAF Station Clin-
ton's :School on Instructional
Technique, was guest speaker
last Thursday at the RCAF
St off on Ceetralia Airmen's
Mess dinner.
Gibson of 68 Wellington
Street, Exeter, holds a Bachel-
or of Sdierice Degree in Educa-
tion and 'is a graduate, of Tor-
onto Norinal School and the
Ontario 'College of Art.
During :the Second World
War he served overseas as a
Tighter pilot, flying Hurricanes
and Spitfires in the Middle
East., In Canada, he flew as a
Photographic Survey Pilot and
as a flying. instr'u'ctor.
Timely Tips
Make cottage cheese a year
round family faVailte. It's !deli-
cate flavor combines well with
celery seeds, chili sauce or
Sweet pickle reliSh. for a delic-
ious, low cost low calorie meal.
An average serv'in'g of creamed
eattage thee-Se (1/4 cep) con-
tains from one fifth to one-
quarter of your daily protein
needs and supplies only 75 cal,
°ries.
Leftover egg yolks may be
harti-eooked and eaten in sand-
wiches or salads. Place yolks
in A strainer immersed in wat-
er or simply drop yolks iti,sian-
meting salted water, Conk
gently until they are' hard.
Sprinkle grated yolks over a
white sauce for vegetables, add
yolks 'to 'tossed salad or mix
With Sanchvich fillings.
Padre In Demand
As Guest Speaker
When' Robert K. Peek Was,
reporting to Ocattity council on
Clinton Secondary School,
Reeve Prank „Walkom, Gede,
rich., remarked; "There hoe
been some centrolverey over the
driver training course; have
you any idea en the outcome?"
"We are looking for more in-
*tractors," Mr. Peck replied,
"and imagine we will soon
have enough to carry on. Only
two of eight were qualified,
understand, but we are carry-
ing on, and starting to drive
this week."
vr500,000 School
"Funny that last year the
Departinent of Transport never
brogght this into the picture,"
said Mr. Walkom, "In Gode-
rich we had instructors, and
according to the -regulations
now they are not qualified, or
possibly one. It necessitates a
tw,a-weeks course in Toronto in
the summer."
Mr. Peek mentioned that a
Transport Department officer
Was at the, last board meeting,
"and I do not think he knew
you were getting away with
it."
"Three years," remarked Mr.
Walkene
Mr. Peck 'in hiS report said
the _Clinton school now repres
sent:led an • investment of
$2,500,000 with the new addi-
tion and furnishings,' There
are 67 teachers on the staff
and 18 non-teaching employees.
The • annual payroll totals
$540,700.
Operate 10 Buses
Student enrolment of 1,236
is divided as follows: Clinton
806; Goderich 151; Seaforth
136; Exeter 143. Average coat
per pupil per day is' $2.63Vs.
Ten buses are operated, Mr.
Peck said. They travel 649
Miles a day and carry 583 pup-
ils at a cost of $54,622 or 42
cents a mile. The 'board has
optioned 4.7. acres for $11,000 .
for further expansion, parking
let and sports field'.
"We are considering another
addition," he said, •
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Western Ontario Breeders' Sale
60 REGISTERED HEREFORDS
Accredited -- T.B. Tested -- Vaccinated
BRUCELLOSIS FREE AREA
Wednesday, December 9th — 1:00 p.m.
at Stratford Ont. Sale Barns
2 miles south on Downie St.
8 Horned Bulls 13 Polled Bulls
Eligible for 20% Bonus up to $150.00
6 Horned Females 23 Polled Females
Cows with Calves, Bred and Open Heifers
Terms Cash Lunch Available
W S. O'Neil & Son, Denfield, Mgr's. & Auct's.
Phone 88-7 Granton
Made Available, end enrolment
is 365,. with 17 teachers. WA
fall we started a driver eallinas
tier -entirSe. There are 149 stu,
dents enrolled in this. The pare
Used. Are dOilated by the Ple311,:n faeturere through their agents
in the area,
Vine Cafeteria
think we have one of the
finest cafeterias in the exen,
Receipts last year were
$31,272. The cafeteria, is ever.
ated by Beaver' rooci
employees are loeal and sup,
plies are purchased locally
when price and quality 'are
equal. This costs 35 cents fox
noon
Reeve Nelson Clardne read
the Segel-1th report, in absence
ef Ri well Bolteri, detained on
business.
The Seaforth schnorl has sev-
en bus routes, covering 500.
'and transporting 314 pupils.
Three buses carry 135 Stuidents
to Central Huron Secondary
Sehool. Of ,Sea.forth's total of
186 -papilla 137 remain in Sea-
forth; . 31, Clinton. Tackersmith
49 go 'to Clinton. McKillop has
111, of Whom 80 attend Sea-
forth, 31 Clinton. Tuckersm'i'th
figures are 99, 76 And 23, Hal-
lett, 35, 19, 16; Grey, 34, 29, 5;
Hibbert, 27, 18, 9; Morris, 10,
8, 2. Totals; 502, 367, 135.
The 'tax levy for Seaforth
school 'is estimated at $129,-
965.61 for this year; Ontario
grants at $124,000. Expendi-
ture, $377;226.37. Attendance
If You're TIRED
ALL THE TIME
Now and then everybody gets a
"tired-out" feeling, and may be
bothered by backaches. Perhaps noth-
ing seriously wrong, just a temporary
condition caused by urinary irritation or
bladder discomfort. That's the time to
take Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's help
stimulate the kidneys to relieve this
condition which may often cause back-
ache and tired feeling. Then you feel
better, rest better, work better. Get
Dodd's Kidney Pills now. Look for the
blue boa with the red band at all drug
counters. You can depend on Dodd's-so
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at the Seaforth school is 367,
with 136 gding 'to Clinton. •Of
the tax levy, Seaforth pays
20.5%, MoKillop 19.3, Tucker,
smith 2.2, Morris 2.7, Grey 8.1, Hullett 8.8, Hibbert 7,7. '
We will supply everything but the driver,
free gas, insurance, etc.
A 1965 PONTIAC equipped with Automatic Transmission,
• Radio, Washers, etc.
Reasonable Rates:
Hourly $ 1.25 )
24 Hours 8.00 ) Plus
Weekly 49.00 ) 8e per mile
Minimum. Charge 5.00 )
ANNOUNCING . . .
A NEW SERVICE FROM McGEE'S
for Goderich Clinton and District
DAILY RENT-A-CAR
NEW CAR AND LIGHT TRUCK YEARLY LEASING
McGee Leasing & Rental
PONTIAC — BUICK — CADILLAC — GMC
Telephone 524-8391 GODERICH, ONT.
Complete with full maintenance, insurance, tires,
lubrication, etc. We supply everything but the
driver and the gas. Tax deductible. Please con-
tact us for our economical rates.
REG. *GEE & SONS MED
FREE
PERMANENT HAIR COLOURING
This 4 your opportunity to try our new
Helene Curtis Creme Hair Color
Permanent •spier will not fade or wash oat.
You pay only for shampoo and set.
PERMANENTS
Special Child's Perms—$4.00, reg. $5
Admits — $5.50, $7.50, $10, $12, $15
- Call for Appointment New
OFFER GOOD ONLY UNTIL, D ECEMBER 17, 1964,
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PHONE 15 — BAYFIEL,D, ONT.
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