HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-04-10, Page 8$ Clinton News -Record, Thursday, April 10, 1969
MR. and MRS. LAWRENCE CUMMINGS
MR. and MRS. ROY CANTELON
Couples mark century of married life
Two Clinton couples
celebrated 50th wedding
anniversaries on the Easter
weekend. They were Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Cummings of
Base Line Road, and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Cantelon of 119
Fulton St.
Mr. and Mrs. Cantelon held
open house last Thursday and on
March 30 were honored at a
family dinner party in the Tiger
Dunlop Inn at Goderich.
An anniversary cake centred
the head table and was flanked
by golden and bronze mums and
daffodils. Telegrams and letters
of congratulations were read.
Their two sons, Raymond of
Stanley Township and George of
Tuckersmith, along with their
families, were joined by relatives
from Clinton and Toronto for
the occasion.
The Cantelons were married
here on April 3, 1919 and
settled in Goderich Township
where they farmed for a few
years before moving to Stanley
Township. They retired to town
in 1956 and live in a house they
moved in off the farm.
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believe we have the right as farm
leaders to go our own merry way
and because we worked for this
or that organization say it is
more important than farming."
In supporting his stand
committee, Mr. Durand called
on the union to "realize the
limitations" of the organization.
He said in the past the union
lacked finances to do its job and
now lacks muscle and isn't
backedby enough farmers.: "It's
time," he said, ' `,`we quit
jockeying for positions as farm
organizations.
Mr. Miller started the meeting
off, speaking for more than an
hour on the threat farmers face
from the "corporate empires"
and explaining why the
provincial executive opposes a
scheduled vote on the GFO in
June and why it has decided to
move toward a new national
farm organization.
Mr. Miller said a founding
convention for the national
organization is set for July
30-31. Farmers, Mr. Miller said,
"from sea to sea will have the
opportunity to sit down ... and
draft a constitution."
'Because r.f the
concentration of economic
power in the industrial sector (of
the Canadian economy)," Mr.
Miller said, "governments today
have become handmaidens of
industry -- you better remember
this One real good if we're going
to ask the government to build
an organization for us.
Farmers are being
intentionally confused over
issues surrounding the GFO
creation, the farm union chief
said, in an effort to get the
farmers "back under some kind
o f control, particularly
government control."
Mr. Miller said at one point
that "in spite of press reports ...
there is complete, almost solid
solidarity in the farmers union
across Ontario."
But several gaps in the
solidarity were visible during the
meeting,
Mrs. David Martens, district
secretary, complained about
minutes of the provincial board
meeting and said: " I've never
seen such a set of minutes in my
whole life ... you do not send
out a one-sided report from a
board meeting, executive
meeting or any other kind of
meeting. Anything that pertains
to going provincial before
national is completely omitted.
The only thing in those minutes
is what refers to going national.
"Just by what's on those
minutes you'd think everything
is hunky dory, everybody likes
everybody and everybody agrees
with everything...."
Gordon Hill of Varna, a
former union president, charged
that a "credibility gap" exists
between the OFU' president and
"a good many members."
Repeated challenges were
hurled at Mr, Miller during a
lengthy question period and
several questioners accused him
of evading their queries. Mr. Hill
asked one question over and
over and finally withdrew it,
remarking "I have to assume Mr.
Miller can't answer it."
When a vote was called on
one motion, the Holmesville
local's voting rights were
challenged -- something one man
said hasn't happened here in 15
years -- and it was disclosed the
local is witholding its members'
dues from the provincial
Organization.
Voicing displeasure at the
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Mr. and Mrs. Cummings were
married at the Presbyterian
Church manse in Seaforth by the
Rev. F. H. Larkin and lived in
western Ontario for the last 45
years. Mr. Cummings has carried
on his own garage and service
station business in several towns
over the years, but sold the
business and retired a few
months ago. He and his wife
have lived in Clinton 14 years.
Mr. Cummings, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Young, is a native of Walton. His
feuding, Mr. Miller finally said,
"I'll do everything 1 can to knit
this thing together, but I don't
think we're going to do anything
for farmers if we've nothing
better to do than throw mud at
each other, I've said over and
over I have better things to do
than fight with other farmers."
During the course of his
wife, the former Jean Allen, was
born in Seaforth, daughter of.
the late Mr. and Mrs. William P.
Alien.
A family dinner and open
house was held to honor the
couple on Easter Sunday.
Among those present were their
three children, Jim at home, G.
Ross of Goderich and Mrs.
Arthur (Ruth) Buck of
Moncton, N.B. Mr. anti Mrs.
Cummings also have four
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Plan small increase
in Tuckersmith fax
Increases of one and .twi
mills respectively in Tuokersrrlith
farm -residential and commercial
tax rates were approved April 1
when council considered
estimated receipts and
expenditures for 1969. The farm
and residential rate is 16 mills
and the commercial rate 21
mills.
Total estimated .expenditures
are $505,512 of which $229,711
will come from taxes. The
federal government pays
$17,253 in lieu of taxes on CFB
Clinton and in addition will
provide a subsidy on road
construction of $22,000. The
balance of the revenue includes
provincial grants of nearly
$100,000, municipal drain fund
$120,000 and surplus from 1968
of ,$4,673.
Major items of expenditure
include general government
$11,200, protection to persons,
etc., $5,950,: roads, $165,000,
drainage $11,200, interest
$6,600, county rates $73,112,
board of education $100,000,
separate school board $5,800:
Taxes will be levied on a farm
and residential assessment of
$2,876,250 and commercial
$149,767.
Rates for warble fly spraying
were set at 20c per head and 75c
per pound to anyone wishing to
purchase powder.
Council adopted the report of
auditors, Diegel, Malcolm and
Hagey, Stratford and
reappointed the firm for another
year.
A grant of $150 to Seaforth
Community Hospital was
approved.
opening remarks, Mr. Miller
warned farmers of economic
consequences of regional
government and the new county
boards of education,
He said he talked to one
farmer whose tax bill for schools
will go this year from $170 to
$516 on a farm of a little over
100 acres.
"Some of you guys," he said,
"with 1,000 acres, start figuring
it out .., rural residents across
Ontario are getting pretty
concerned ... we have a big job
right now to get the information
out to let them know just how
hard this is going to slug them
before its too late because boy
this spells trouble ... in capital
letters."
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content.c'Also;''heve'stimates that
15 per cent of the catch has
been attacked by eels.
Mr. Bellinger faced a barrage of
questions from farmers and
Lions on fishing and hunting
regulations.
The speaker lived in Clinton
when he was first posted to this
area in 1949, but now resides in
Goderich. He is a native of
London and spent five years in
the RCAF in wartime.
Introduced by farmers' night
chairman S. Middleton, he was
thanked and presented with a
gift by Lion Joe'Murphy.
Entertainment was provided
by an octet (two each from the
soprano, alto, base and tenor
sections) and the pianist from
the Centennial Huron Youth
Choit. Conductor George Cull, a
teacher at CHSS, led the group
in a series of songs, .including
Ontario's theme song at Expo in
1967.
Among the farmers present
were: George Cantelon, .. 1
Jewson, Bob Glenn; ° Alvrrf
Betties, Hugh Flynn, Eimer
Hayter, Elgin Thompson, Dean
Aldwinckle, Sam DeVries, Percy
Gibbings, Adrian Brand, Jack
VanEgmond, William J. Miller,
Milford Durst, John Tebbutt,
Edward J. Dale, William Gerritts,
George Wise, Walter Forbes,
Ernest Brown, Leslie Jervis,
George Clifton and R. E.
Thompson, clerk to the
Township of Goderich, who
thanked the Lions on behalf of
the guests.
Winners of various draw
prizes were: attendance prize,
Percy Gibbings; special wrapped
prizes, Ted Davies and Roy
Tyndall, and five baskets of
"Middleton" apples, John
Livermore, Pat Noonan, R. E.
Thompson, Milford Durst and
Mitch McAdam.
In the business part of the
meeting, it was announced that
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there would be, a directors'
meeting (to which all Lions are
welcome) on Tuesday. A carload
of Lions will attend a Lions
region rally in Zurich on
Wddnesday evening. Lion
Stewart Taylor distributed
tickets on a draw which will take
place at the Lions' annual
summer carnival in Clinton
Community Centre next month.
At the Lions' next dinner'
meeting, on April 22,
nominations will again be
opened for officers for the
1969-70 term, with election in
May and installation at the first
meeting in June.
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A Meeting called by Hullett
Township Will be held in
Seaforth on April 9, to discuss
Seaforth area fire arrangements.
The meeting approved a
Children's Aid Society proposal
to declare April 20-26 Children's
Aid Week in Tuckersmith
Township.
The Municipal Officers'
Association meeting sponsored
by .Stanley Township will be
held in the Legion Hail, Clinton,
on May 22. Mel Graham, clerk
of Stanley, is president of the
association.
Road Superintendent Allan
Nicholson reported a problem of
garbage being dumped on
roadsides.
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