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Clinton Reeve Jim Armstrong joins county council.
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COlatibetin, chaitirien of Clinton Lions
Crippled Childiaen"a Eester Seal committee
presents a Cheque for $1,000 to Jack Antill f
I chairman of the speaker's abitireittee of Lea;
on and Dist:rid` Crippled chiidriniks Trea.
frieht centre while Maynard Carrie, Clinton
Liohs Presicieht; lOoks on,
(Staff Phote)
THE NEW ERA "103rd Year No. THE .CLINTON. NEw§,,REcoRD, THE HIAQN.RECORD .07ih Year SINGLE COPIES 12c
WEATHER
Kreuter elected warden
efeats Stirling :22017.
By Shirley Keller
column •
BYG.C.
Notes from the farms:During
the first nine months of 1967,
income from Ontario crops rose
to $261,700,000, an increase of
21.6 per cent over the same
period in 1966a This large in.
crease was mainly due to ex
panded production and higher
prices for tobacco.
* * *
The 1968 Ontario Barrow
Show, sponsored by the On.
tario Hog Producers Associaa
tion and the Ontario Swine Im.
proyement Council, will beheld
at Western Fair Grounds, Lon.
don. Barrows will be judged
alive on Feb. 22. The top.
Placed barrows will then be
slaughtered and returned to the
grounds Feb, 28 for the car.
cass display and sale. Final
placing will be on the basis
of combined score for live ap.
praise' and carcass merit.
* * *
More than 1,360,000 Canadian
men and women receive monthly
cheques under Canada's old age
security program. * * *
This year is the 50th anni.
versary of the Canadian Na.
tional Institute for the Blind,
which now has 50 offices from
coast to coast serving 26,049
sightless Canadians. The first
service for the blind of Canada
was a library set up in 1906
in Markham, Ontario. Today,
the CNIB serves 5,000 readers
with books in Braille .and on
recordings. The Eye Bank of
Canada was established in1956,
and 1,500 persons, now blind,
could receive sight if more
eyes were available. -*. *
If you drive, don't sneeze.
The British Motor Corporation
of Canada warns that a sneeze
while driving at 70 m,p.j. means
the motorist will cover 330
yards dazed and semi.blind.
Three sneezes in a 15 m.p.h.
rush-hour traffic crawl minus
220 yards in the same state.
Medical analysis has found that
each sneeze involves about 15
an seconds of grimacingd snort*
ing. To stop a sneeze, press
a finger hard against the upper
lip, or slap a thigh (your own!). * * *
One traffic death occurs in
Canada every 100 minutes, and
every 34/2 minutes one injury
is recorded.
* * *
The Ontario Medical Review
reports that a lady kept show.
ing up at the doctor's office
asking plaintively, "Why am
I so tired, doctor?" Finally
the doctor gave her this answer:
"You've had a busy day, madam,
Your heart beat 103,389 times,
your blood travelled 168 million
miles, you breathed 23,040
times, you inhaled 438 cubic
feet f air, ate 3.25 pounds of
food, drank 2.9 pints of liquid,
perspired 1.43 pints, gave off
85.6 degrees of heat, generated
450 tons of energy, spoke 4,800
words, moVed 85 'major
muscles, grew .000046 inches of
fingernails and .01714 inches of
hair and exercised seven mil.
lion brain cells. Lady, no won.
der your're tired."
* *
A total of 77,000,000
work days are lost each year
in the United States which
would not have been lost if cig.
arette smokers had the same
illness rate as non-smokers,
This represents almost 20 per
cent of the entire U.S, work loss
that a similar situation pre:
veils in Caiada.
* *
a.,
British Columbia's mobile
breathalyter test, introduced
last summer, certainly appears
to diseourage drinkers from
getting into cars. B.C. figures
fox' 1967 show 1,459, persons
charged with drunken driving-
312 fewer than in 1966. Another
approach was tried in Teronto
duking the Christmas holiday
season, Police put on a car.
checking blitz, stopping 27,410
motorists in 27 days, Only five
people died in traffic accidenta
during this period as against
15 the 'year before, Policing is
expensive, Officials estimate
that year-round road siarvella
lance in Toronto on the Christ.
ina8-time scale would cast an
extra $10 million annually. Car.
trainly the braathnlyzer; 'which
is, proposed in Canada's new
code, might proVe to be
as effective a deterrent against
drunken driving as extensive
policing' and considerably
theap er,
Here's a message from the
Canadian Amateur Hockey As.
sociation boosting Minor
Hockey Week which begins Jan.
nary 20 and will be celebrated in,
Clinton with minor hockey
weekend January 26 and 27.
The local minor hockey as.
sociation is composed of
enthusiastic, hardworking
unteers whose efforts on behalf
of focal youngsters cannot be
measured in hours or dollars.
They make .it possible for hon.
dreds of our youngsters to take
part in Canada's National Sport,
Every .boy in town can have the
opportunity to play, and none
will be turned away. That's the
kind of an organization it is.
More than that, they con,
tribute towards the development
not only of stronger bodies,
but of healthier minds and
better citizens. They keep the
youngsters off the streets and
engaged in healthy, supervised
sport. We do agree with
the slogan "To keep a boy out
of hot water-put him on ice."
Minor Hockey Week in Canada
is. one+ Jae several worthwhile
,projects of the Canadian
EARNS 101
Huronview's oldest resident,
Duncan Stewart, celebrated his
101st birthday last Sunday, Jan-
uary 14.
Mr. Stewart was born in 1867
at Concession 3, Township of
Usborne, four miles south-east
of Hensall, a son of Robert
Stewart and the former Jane
Ross, who were pioneers in the
area.
In excellent health, Mr. Stew.
art remembers attending
country school S. S. 1, Usborne
Township, later known as
Hurondale School.
He farmed in Manitoba from
1899 to 1909. After that, from
1909 until 1945, he farmed 1 1/4
miles north of Hensall. He lived
in Hensel]. from 1945 until 1964,
and entered Huronview in Nov.
ember 1965.
Mr. Stewart's memories of
farming include sowing grain
by hand and threshing with a
flail. Later, reapers were used
to cut the grain, but it still
had to be bound into sheaves
by hand.
He remembers the building
of the London, Huron and Bruce
railroad in 1875, when a loco.
motive moved very slowly be.
IVIRS, R. 3, WHITE
Mrs. R, S. White of St. Marys
is campaign chairman of the
March of Dimes campaign in
Central Western Ontarib, which
includes Clinton and district.-
The one-day blitz On behalf of
the Rehabilitritign FoUndation
for the Disabled Will be held
Monday, January 20. The pro.
virice-wlde goal this year is
$850,000. Mrs, White asks that
local residents leave their
porch lights on during the evert...
lag of the blitz to light the way
for the Mai-thing Mailers,
Aiiiatenr Hockey Association,
and as a result of the C.A.H.A.,Is
promotion, volunteer workers
across the country are being
told that their, work is appre.
dated. Some are being made the
recipients of testimonial
scrolls and plaques, but all
are included in the general
paeans of praise heard across
the hation during this big week
of minor hockey,
Although the recognition of
the volunteerorganizers,
coaches, managers, car drivers
and fund-raisers is one of
the most important objectives of
Minor Hockey Week, it is not
the only one. Another is to
"focus attention on minor
hockey,"
Minor hockey is an import.
ant part of our community. It
is an integral, part of the life
fabric of a community and a
major part of the sporting act:
Jollies of a municipality. In
addition to building stronger
bridles, minor hockey centre.
butes to the development of bet-
ter citizens while it is keeping
them occupied in a worth-while
endeavour-right at an age when
many. of tam might easily be
CANDLES
hind laborers as they laid the
rails. Then there was corn.
sion of two trains just south of
Henson in the early eighties
in which both locomotives were
thrown off the track. This hap-
pened in the fall, and the loco-
motives remained where they
fell until spring,
Mr. Stewart speaks of boy.
hood visits to the country store
at Rodgerville to pick up
groceries and mail. Rodger.
vine had three blacksmiths and
two cobblers.
There was no party with mem..
bers of his family to celebrate
Mr. Stewart's longevity but the
Huronview staff prepared a
birthday cake which was shared
by friends at the home. Mr.
Stewart's nearest relative is '
a son who lives in Michigan and
could not travel due to bad
' weather.
Three other Huronview
residents are close behind Mr.
Stewart in the longevity stakes.
Jolm Mitchell will celebrate
his 101st birthday February 7.
Mrs. Maria Philips was100 last
October 26, and Mrs. Helen
• Dalrymple became a centenar.
ian November 1.
Will teach
club girls
to entertain
Sharon Carroll, home econo.
mist for Huron County, reports
that training schools for lead.
ers of the Spring project "The
Club Girl Entertains" will be
held at Clinton's Ohtario Street
United Church Feb, 1 and 2, and
at Hensall United Church Jana
nary 22 and 23.
The training schools begin
at 10 aan, and usually finish
at 4 p.m.
Hospitality in the home and
club will be studied with
emphasis on the planning and
Preparation of refreshments
for various occasions such as
the afternoOn tea, the party and
family meals. Social graces
and good manners for various
occasions are outlined. The
girls exhibit a hosLes8 file at
Achievement. Day,
Van Egmond
reelected
Jack Van Egmond, 01.R. R. 1
Clinton, ,was re-elected pros&
dent of the Central Hilton Agri.
cultural Society at its annual
meeting monday,
engaged in pursuits much less
acceptable to society.
Some of the statistics issued
by the minor hockey committee
of the C,A.H.A, indicate yet
another reason for supporting
minor hockey. The C,A.H.A,
committee points out that minor
hockey is an activity that net
only works for the youngsters,
but provides work for many
adults as it turns back to the
Canadian economy more than
$5,000,000 every year. ,
The costs of providing sweat.
ers, skates, and other equip-
ment (much safety equipment
is now compulsory), the cost of
ice rentals, transportation,
meals after games, injury in.
surance are items that soon
run up into many dollars
per player, and hundreds of
dollars per team. Consider that
there are more than $10,000
minor hockey teams in Canada
and it is not difficult to vis.
ualize millions of dollars be.
ing spent to keep the operation
going.
Last week students and in.
sturctors at Clinton's Caned.
ian Forces school of in.
structional technique observed
a two-hour demonstration of
educational television,
Educational television is al•
ready beihp ased by various
civilian industries and its
future use is anticipated in the
Canadian armed forces.
The demonstration, present.
ed by a leading Canadian-based
electronics firm, consisted of
Former customers of James
Sims' grocery store at Blyth
haven't forgotten him - he's
legged 2,548 visitors' names
in his guest book kept since
moVing to the Kilbarchan Nur.
sing Home four years ago.
Mr. Sims, who celebrated
his 95th birthday this week,
was born in the village of Platti.
yille, Oxford County, He was
moved to Illyth as a child, when
hie father, William Sims, open.
ed a carriage Mid blacksmith
shop there,
After learning the black.
smithing trade in Detroit, Mr,
Sims joined his- father's buSi:
ness. When Ill health forded
him to give up blaek8mithilig,
he Opened a grOaery store and
an ice-cream parlor; '
Colvin Kreuter, reeve of the
village of Brussels wa,s elected .
warden of the County_ Huron
is a a 22.17 vote race aggast
Goderich ToWnshii)Reeve Grant
Stirling at County council's in.
augural aession Tuasday.
Nominated by Borden Cook,
reeve of Blyth; the 53-year-old
Krauter had announced last Jan,
.nary at the opening session of
county council that he would
be a candidate for the warden.
ship in 1968,
Speaking to the assembly inn,
mediately prior to his elec.
tion, Krauter pledged his best
efforts primarily to Brussels
and the county.
He was presented with the
chain of office and the key
to the county by Centennial Year
Warden Donald McKenzie, of
Asbfield who has since retired
from municipal politics. Mc.
Kenzie promised his successor
a busy but rewarding year to
follow.
The new warden was sworn
in by Judge R.S. Hetherington,,
a long time friend of Mr.
Kreuter, The judge commend.
ed Mr. McKenzie for his un.
tiring efforts on behalf of the
county during his year as
warden and reminded Warden
Krauter of the "great and
tremendous burden" his new
office would hold.
Rev. J.D. MacDonald, God.
erich, urged council to do its
best to serve the people of
the county. He encouraged "tali
ideals" and said that "moving
ahead" is an important duty
that must be met.
Other speakers includedR.E.
McKinley, MP for Huron; Mur.
,ray Gaunt, MLA for Huron.
Bruce; Mayor Frank Mills, God. .
erich; Councillor Laurie
Cousins, Brussels,
In a lighter moment follow.
ing the official ceremony. War-
the video taping of a staff dem.
onstration and a discussion
of the problems and benefits of
educational television.
A basic educational television
set-up consists of a television
camera, a video taping machine,
and a monitoring screen.
Lessons can be filmed and
observed from locations out•
side the classroom or video
taped from subsequent play
back.
Charged with training in.
structors for the three elements
Mr. Sims has a son, James
of London, and a daughter, Mrs.
C. E. (Caroline) Freestone, of
Thornbury. His wife, the form.
er Mary Ann Graham, of Bruce.
field, died in 1923.
FORGIVE US
OUR GREMLINS
The piibisher of the Olin.
ton NeWeaRedord regreta late.
ness of this week's newspaper,
Unseen gremlins orept into
,printing machinery and sloWed
,production,
Special gremlin &Saes are
On order so . that printers May
spot the little nuisances more
Swiftly in future,
Meanwhile, please fOrgiye the
unusually large number of typos'
graphical errors,
den Kreuter thanked those who
had voted for him' and those
who had not. "That second part-
is from my wife," he remarked,
In addressing the council be.
fore the vote, Reeve Stirling
said that if people were not
ready to stand up and fight
for- local government, it would
disappear within the next ten
years.
"I think that would be a
serious mistake," declared
S tirling.
If there was any part of
the opening session of Huron
County Council for 196a that
concerned people more than the
election of the warden, it was
the growing number of com•
ments about the probable swing
to regional government within
the next few years.
Leading off with some clear.
cut remarks was Reeve Grant
Stirling, a candidate for the
county wardenship. Said Stir.
ling, "I believe that a good,
government is close to the
people."
Past Warden Donald Mc-
Kenzie was the next man to
touch on the subject. He warned
council it would have many new
decisions to reach in 1968 with
a possibility of tremendous
change effecting it and the
people it serves.
Judge H.S. Hetherington oh.
served that only time would tell
whether the trend to regional
government and more partici'.
Iarly, provincial responsibility
for justice was the answer.
"Naturally we hate to see it
go," he added, "but the deci.
sion for change is not reached
without a great deal of study
and thought on the part of re.
Presentatives to government."
Goderich Mayor Dr. Frank
Mills asked that all munici.
polities in the county present
a unified front to show there
of the Canadian armed forces,
the school places emphas i s
on up-to.da.te methods and teen.
niques. The demonstration ser.
ved to illustrate how television
can be used in the educational
environment.
Formed in September 1966,
CFSIT's integrated 25 member
staff conducts courses in basic
instructional technique, pro.
gramming and supervising,
Some 1,000 servicemen axe ex.
petted to be graduated by the
school in the coming year.
was absolutely no division of
effort which, he insisted, bad
brought such projects as the
community college drive down
to defeat.
Said R.E. McKinley, MP for
Huron, "Making these decisions
are not easy, They require
soul searching."
NAMED TO COMMITTEES
The following appointments
were made at this session:
road committee, five years,
Elgin• Thompson, Tuckersmith
The Rev. James Ferguson of
St. Andrew's Church, Stratford,
was elected moderator of the
newly-formed Stratford - Huron
Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church at the inaugural meeting
held- in First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth, last week.
Rev. David Crawford of Knox
ChurCh, Listowel, was elected
clerk and Rev. Douglas 0. Fry
of.. First Presbyterian Church,
Newcombe stays
board chairman
Walter Newcombe was re.
elected chairman of Central
Huron Secondary School Board
at its inaugural meeting last
week,
Robert Elliott, of R. R. 3
Clinton, was named vice-chair.
man.
. Norman Counter was earlier
appointed chairman of the
board's advisory vocational
committee with Gordon Muir,
of Goderich, as vice-chairman.
John Lavis was named re.
presentative on a steering com-
mittee to study formation of a
proposed county board as re.
commended by the provincial
department of education.
Heading other committees
are: finance, Donald Young,
"Myth; study• and welfarg, Mr.
Elliott; property, Robert Max.
shall of R. R. 3, Blyth; trans.
portation, George Clifton, R.R.
3, Kippen; agriculture and
development, Keith Tyndall,
R. R. 4, Clinton; cadets, Rob.
ert Corbett, Clinton; ways and
means, George Bellcharnber,
Bayfield.
and one year, Gordon Boyd,
Ashfield; Huronview, three
years, Borden Cook, Blyth, and
Wilmer Hardy, Colborne; two
years, Robert- Lyons, West
Wawanosh; public library, three
years, Clarence "Derry"
Boyle, Exeter; and Health, three
years, Ken Stewart, Melrillop.
Striking committee was A.D.
Smith, Turnberry; Roy Wescott,
Usborne; Frank McFadden,
Bayfield; Harold Robinson,
Howick; and Roy Pattison, East
Wawanosh,
Seaforth, was elected treasurer;
In an attempt to streamline
the operation of the Presbyter-
ian Church in this area, the
Stratford Presbytery and Huron-
'Maitland Presbytery have join,
ed to form one presbytery —
the Stratford-Huron.
This includes churches in At-
wood, Auburn, Avonton,
field, Beigrave, Blyth, Brussels,
Clinton, Cranbrook, Cromarty,
Exeter, Goderich, Gorrie, Hen-
sall, Listowel, Mil ver to n,
Mitchell, Molesworth, Monkton,
North Easthope Township, St.
Marys, Seaforth, Shakespeare
and Stratford.
The Rev, G. L. Royal, of Knox
Presbyterian Church, Goderich,
was named chairman of the
articles of faith committee.
Church group
picks officers
Rev. Cecil M. Jardine, of
Wingham United Church, was
elected chairman of the new
Huron-Perth Presbytery of the
United Church at its inaugural
meeting in Northside United
Church, Seaforth, on Tuesday.
Rev, D. T. Sloan, of Mitchell
United Church, was elected
vice-chairman; Rev. R. Currie
Winlaw, of Stratford Central
United Church, secvetary, and
J. A, Snyder, of Goderich, treas.
urer.
A service was held to mark
inauguration of the preabytery
which includes 97 churches, in.
eluding Evangelical United
Brethren churches, which re.
Gently amalgamated with the
United Church.
Brussels Reeye Krautei is new Huron County warden.
Boosts minor hockey
mig,ww,11.0. '
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' The first •
Retired grocer logs visitors,
has 2,548 names in guest book
During a demonstration of educational tele.
vision at CFB Clinton's school of instructional
technique, Cecil Son Hing (Left) of Sony Cor•
poration, explains the operation of a video
tape machine. Looking on are staff instructors
from the three services (from left); Captain
Bill Percy, Flight Lieutenant Jerry King-well
and Lieutenant Commander Irwin Stutt, the
school's acting commanding officer.
(Canadian Forces Photo)
SEE EDUCATIONAL TV AT CFB
Elect Rerlerguson moderator ---
of newly formed Presbytery