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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-06-26, Page 22 Clinton News -Record, Thursday, :June 26, 19.69 CHSS honors athletes, presents annual awards Central Huron Secondary School held its annual awards banquet recently and the results showed that of 21 various athletic teams, 14 came in in fourth place or better in Huron -Perth or other league play this year, Major letter winners included Bjarne Christensen, Wayne Gornall, Bruce Woodrow, Stewart Mustard, Andrew Amsing, Harold Newland, Martha Newland, Lynda Hill, Scott .Macaulay, Diane McKinley, Steve McDonald, Elizabeth Thompson and Cam Colquhoun. Winners of second major letters included Terry Sewell, Karen Jamieson, Janis Galbraith, Diane Carter, Brenda Kingswell and Cam Colquhoun. Minor letter winners were Dick Jewson, Wanda Reid, Danny McNeil, Gordon Lobb, Ove Christensen, Jerry Lobb, Florence . Martin, Marie Trewartha, Hazel Collins, Bill Boussey, Elizabeth Thompson, Harold Newland, Steve McDonald, Martha Newland, Andrew Amsing, Stewart Mustard, Wayne Gornall, Bruce LOBA lodge holds its birthday party Huron Lodge No. 377 of Ladies Orange Benevolent Association held its annual birthday party recently in the form of a social evening with members and escorts from Seaforth, Mitchell, Woodham, Lucan, St. Marys, Lakeside, Forest and the Clinton LOL as guests. The evening was spent playing cards after which a smorgasbord lunch was served. A draw for $10 was won by Mrs. Tom O'Connell and $5 was won by Don Kay, both of Clinton. On June 10, initiation of three members took place with the degree team from Woodham under the leadership of Mrs. Oliver Jacques. The three were Mrs. Olive Reid of Goderich and Mrs. Margaret McCullough and Mrs. Hulley of Blyth. Guest soloist for the evening was Mrs. Clayton Hodgins. Following the -degree a draw was made on an aluminum tray and won by a new member; Mrs. Olive Reid, Goderich. Lunch was served. Plans are being made for the July 12 celebration which will be held this year in Blyth. All members are asked to attend this parade. Aids jail break, ends up in jail In provincial judges' court in Goderich last week, Gerald H. Hart, 18, of Clinton, pleaded ' guilty to assisting a person to escape lawful custody and to causing a disturbance. He was sentenced to four consecutive days in jail for the two charges. The incident occurred May 31 and involved a Teeswater youth, 19 -year-old Wayne Johnson, who was arrested for being drunk and causing a disturbance. Johnson was placed in a cell at the Wingham police office at 11:45 p.m. At 12:45 a.m. cell check revealed a broken lock and empty cell. The youths surrendered voluntarily at 4:15 p.m. the next day. Wingham police, who were investigating an accident at the time of the jail break, believe the Hart youth entered the cell block through the council chambers located above the cell area. Hart, upon finding the cell inaccessible, left and returned with a wrecking bar and screwdriver, snapped the lock and released Johnson. The cell was secured with a padlock. The charges of escaping• custody and causing a disturbance will be answered by Johnson in Wingham court on July 9. The youth is free on bail until that time. Woodrow, Cam Colquhoun and Diane McKinley, Huron -Perth finalists included the boys' junior volleyball, boys' senior volleyball, golf, girls' curling, senior soccer and boys' gymnastics teams. The senior girls' basketball team was a WOSSA finalist. In third place in Huron -Perth competition were the wrestling, girls' gymnastics, senior girls' basketball and senior boys' volleyball teams. Both boys' and girls' track and field teams were in fourth place in Huron -Perth matches. Gerald Rodges garnered the outstanding wrestler award and a similar award in junior football went to Jim Toop. Named most valuable athletes were: junior girls, Chris Hartley and Sandra Graham (tie); senior girls, Karen Kerr and Diane Carter (tie); junior boys, Gord Lavis and senior boys, Bob Cooper, Dan McNeil and Vernon McMichael (three-way tie). Vernon McMichael was the Huron -Perth junior boys' track and field champ. Championship Huron -Perth teams ,were junior boys' basketball, junior badminton and senior badminton. Mrs. Sandra (Merrill) Connell, a former Clinton resident and Central Huron Secondary School graduate, graduated this month from London Teachers' College and will be teaching next fall in the London public schools. —Photo by Bill Barrett. Community Club 1 will hold picnic BY MRS. BILL LOBB Fourteen members met at the home of Grace Forbes for the June meeting of the S.S. No. 4 Community Club. The vice-president, Harriette Tyndall, led the members ' in prayer. Marilyn Forbes read the minutes of .the May meeting and Verna Lobb gave the club's financial report. Roll call was answered with "Your opinion of the bus trip." Plans were made to hold the community picnic at the Benmiller Falls on June 29 depending on the weather. Sports will start at 3:30 p.m. It was decided not to hold meetings in July and August. The September meeting will be held September 3. The meeting was closed with the Mizpah Benediction. Lunch was served by Lula Merrill and Harriette Tyndall. Clinton personals Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leibold of RR 2, Clinton, celebrated their 30th weddinganniversary on June 24, 1969, as did their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Malcolm, 115 High Street, Clinton. Miss Nina MacDonald of Vancouver, B.C., visited with Jessie and Charlie McKeever of Mary Street, Clinton, on Monday. CANALS NOT FOR CARS The Ontario Safety League says that in Holland, land of 1,000 canals, an average of 50 vehicles a day plunge into the water, causing the death of 250 people annually. B0/0 Guaranteed Trust Certificates MOVE AHEAD WITH' THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION L372 Bay Street, Toronto, 3644495 Also Barrie and Orillta Garth Picot, left,. and Garnett Picot, sons of Mrs. Amy and the late L. Picot of Goderich, graduated from the University of Waterloo with bachelor of applied science degrees in electrical engineering. The boys formerly lived in Clinton. Lloyd Stewarts wed 25 years this month D Two surprise parties were held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stewart on their silver wedding anniversary this month. The brothers and sisters and close neighbors held a party in Summerhill Hall on June 14. The evening was spent playing cards. An address was read by Ken Stewart and Alfred Goldsrdorthy presented the couple with 25 silver dollars and a large wedding cake. Another surprise party was held at the home on June 20.' The cousins and close friends presented the couple with an electric living room clock and other gifts. Obituaries MRS. ETHEL E. MILNE Mrs. Ethel E. Milne, 42 South St., died at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Wednesday, June 18. She was 81. Mrs. Milne was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on September 14, 1887, a daughter of James McNeil and the former Susan Redford. She was married in Syracuse, to John H. Milne. Mr. Milne died December 17, 1960. She lived in Western Canada for several years, and Bayfield for 37 years, moving to Goderich in 1960. She was a member of North Street United Church. Surviving are three sons, G. W. Milne, and J. A. Milne, both of Toronto; J. K. Milne, Oklahoma City; a daughter, Mrs. M. J. (Marion) Snider, Meaford; a brother, Charles McNeil, Memphis, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Milford ( Mildred) Badgero, Syracuse; Mrs. Clarence (Heddie) Meech, Syracuse; nine grandchildren and .,five great-grandchildren. ;The funeral service` was held at Stiles Funeral Home'at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. Rev. J. Donald MacDonald officiated. Interment was in Maitland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Cliff McNeil, Doug McNeil, Hugh Glen, Ken Milne, Norm Milne, and Tom Langstaff. THOMAS C. TURNER Thomas Cooper Turner, 54, of RR 2, Clinton, died suddenly in Hullett Township June 16, apparently of a heart attack. The son of the late John and Rebecca Turner, he was born in Stanley Township on March 5, 1915 and later lived in Clinton and Goderich Township. He was a member of Wesley -Willis United Church in Clinton. He is survived by two brothers, Robert of Auburn and James of Clinton, and four sisters, Mrs. Edgar (Annie) Allan of Seaforth; Mrs. Norman (Mary) Griffiths of Niagara Falls, Ont.; Mrs. Drew (Katherine) Fowler of London and Mrs. Jack (Shirley) Duckworth of Goderich. The funeral service was held from the Beattie Funeral Home last Thursday afternoon with the Rev. A J. Mowatt of Wesley -Willis Church officiating. Burial was in Bayfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were Clarence Neilans, Douglas Bartliff, Barry Wilson, Mike Dykstra, Harry Watkins and Norman Trewartha. Flowerbearers were Kenneth Turner of Auburn and Howard Allan of Seaforth, both nephews of the late Mr. Turner. WILLIAM H. COLLINS William Harvey Collins, of RR 2, Seaforth, a native of Stanley Township, and a lifelong district resident, died suddenly at home June 18. He was 65 years old. A semi -retired farmer and well-known fiddler, Mr. Collins was a son of the late William H. and Margaret McSherry Collins and was married in Embro in 1931 to the former Mabey Whittaker who survives. He was a member of Bethel Bible Church and Loyla Orange Lodge No. 793, which held a • service last Thursday night. Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, Earl, of Clinton; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Jessie) Speirs and Mrs. Charles (Bella) Pilgrim, both of Varna; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Gladys) Van Egmond of Clinton and Mrs. Murray (Margaret) Garrett of Bayfield and four grandchildren. The funeral service was held last Friday at the R. S. Box Funeral Home in Seaforth with the Rev. Dwight L. Patterson of Bethel Church in Seaforth officiating. Burial was in Baird's Cemetery in Stanley Township. Pallbearers were John Oldfield, Everett Smith, Ray Powell, Keith Sharp, Elgin Nott and Harold Hugill. Fiowerbearers were Lorne Whittaker, Robert Speirs, Bill Pilgrim, Ed Saldivar and Bill and Ted Collins. Seaforth Local 284 of Ontario Farmers' Union wishes to thank all those who supported us in the successful NO GFO vote. Special thanks to those who helped in any way. 26b Still Some Room Left • About 20 more persons signed up for the Charter Trip To Switzerland at the Public Meeting in Zurich, Thursday night! THERE IS STILL A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS available, on a first come -first .served basis. JUNE 30 IS TO BE THE DEADLINE If you are interested, please contact either Gerald Gingerich or Herb Turkheim, as soon as possible. Total price of the trip is only $219., which includes air fare and bus fare to and from Malton to Zurich. ACT NOW—DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED LATER farmers fail to muster GFO support Continued from Page 1 The OFU represented the major opposition force to the GFO and for them the results of the plebiscite was a major triumph. Backers of the .GFO were almost positive they would take Huron County, where they expected a great amount of support from members of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which actively supported GFO. With Renfrew County also turning down the single organization proposal, OFU president Walter Miller scored a personal victory. It was in this county where controversy became widespread after two Renfrew County 'directors of the OFU resigned in protest over the union's decision to fight against GFO. They were Delmer Bennett of Forrester's Falls, who joined the GFO campaign committee, and the union's vice-president, Ellard Powers of Beachburg, who remained on the sidelines. While Mr. Miller and union members were jubilantly celebrating their victory, GFO campaign chairman Malcolm Davidson of Brucefield expressed obvious disappointment. Mr. Davidson' said he felt one of the main reasons for the defeat was that farmers were not prepared to pay for a new organization. Mr. Davidson said results of the ballot indicated the majority of those voting wanted the automatic membership whether or not they voted for or against the main question. "I do not think this is a valid reason — farmers must be willing to pay for an organization," he said. Mr. Davidson said it is now obvious there is a large number of people who do not believe in organization and there are still others who feel Walter Miller's solutions to farm problems are the answer. As for the future of Ontario agriculture, Mr. Davidson suggested farmers would be faced with the "same old story," meaning the federation of agriculture and the OFU continuing on their separate paths. "We have tried this before and we have failed, but the farmers have chosen not to accept a new approach," he said; "They are entitled to do this: but now they must accept the result." Mr. Davidson expressed deep disappointment at the turnout, suggesting that less than half the farmers voting "is not good enough for a vote as important as this one," He doubted if the farmers would get the chance for another vote in the near future on farm unity. The GFO chairman also attributed the defeat to misleading information that came out during the campaign. He was referring to the charges by the OFU that the GFO would be government -controlled and references by the opposition to the Challenge of Abundance — the report of Ontario's special committee on farm income which Mr. Davidson helped write. "We weren't working on the Challenge of Abundance, but a lot of people have been misled into thinking that they were. The plebiscite climaxed years of talk on farm unity and in particular serious attempts that began January 1968 when :a 16 -man committee from various farms groups was established to work out a plan that would be acceptable to rural Ontario. After four months of work the committee presented a report at a mass farm meeting in' Toronto emphazing that their work should be carried on preferably with a smaller group. Delegates to the meeting then appointed a six member committee that was to draft a final unity plan for presentation by the end of the year. The six -man committee was made up of three members each from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Ontario Farmers' Union. However, when the committee presented its report to OFU and OFA conventions in the fall • it was obvious the committee couldn't agree itself on one plan for a united organization. The three OFA committee members presented one unity plan which only they would endorse and the OFU members came in with another plan which has become known as Plan A, a document that the OFU still favors. Following presentation of the Challenge of Abundance -- the report of Ontario's special committee on farm income in January the OFU and OFA sat down again and attempted to come up with a plan suitable to both groups., One of the main recommendations of the Challenge of Abundance was the need for a strong well-financed organization to represent all farmers. The same recommendation tied in a food supply agency which would have the power to control farm production and handle the entire marketing function of Ontario farm commodities. The FSA met with strong opposition from the beginning and all references to it were deleted in the GFO proposal that was voted on Tuesday. During the GFO campaign backers of the proposal• stated publicly that an FSA was not practical or workable at the present time but it became obvious as the campaign wore on that many fanners were skeptical and feared the FSA would become a reality not long after a GFO was in operation. Dr. Copp, insulin pioneer, Continued from Page 1 Dr. Copp attended schools in Clinton before going on to the University of Toronto. Mrs. Doug Thorndike of Clinton told The News -Record this week that she is among the local residents who remember the doctor's father, Joseph Copp, a painter and decorator who was considered a master craftsman at his trade. Mrs. Copp, • said Mrs. Thorndike, was a motherly soul who was keenly interested in her family. To augment the family budget, the Copp family worked a small holding south of town and Mrs. Copp sold milk to a number of customers, among them Mrs. Thorndike whose evening chores for more than a year included taking a porcelain pitcher and returning with a pint or quart of milk which Mrs. Copp would pour through a strainer into the pitcher (milk bottles and pasteurization were to come later). ' "'• ;.,Many s'a.;itime,,;i says . Mrs. Thorndike, i `I wished that either the container were larger or that the good women did not give such ample measure, as I had to carry it home without spilling it." "At that time," she continued, "Foster Copp was a university student. They were proud to say that all their children had a chance to go to high school. It could not have been easy on the earnings of a working man. The Copp family lived on Isaac Street where Mr. and Mrs. • Bruce Holland now live. "People of Clinton were justifiably proud when it became known that Foster Copp, a native son, had worked in the lab with Drs. Banting and Best when insulin was discovered." At age 26, Dr. Copp was honored for his • published scientific articles on metabolic problems of diabetes by being made a' fellow of the American College of Physicians, the youngest member ever so recognized. Two interesting facts of Dr. Copp's many-sided personality were his interest in music and in animals. At the San Diego Zoo, one of the world's most famous, he assisted Miss Scripps in establishing the first animal hospital — that was almost 40 years ago — and it now is known internationally for leadership in the development of technique, care and treatment of animals. And as president of a high school band parents' association, when his son was a teenager, he established a scholarship fund for deserving musical students. His own hobby was playing a medieval base instrument known as the recorder. On one occasion when he was in Rome, Dr. 'Copp was called to Community fetes Continued from Page 1 MPP Charles MacNaughton sent a telegram which said: "Mrs. MacNaughton and; I, are pleased to join,, Clinton, ,arid community in paying a warm tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Alex Addison on their community a p p reciation night. Their contributions merit respect and acclaim of everyone. Best wishes for them in the future. Our congratulations to the community for organizing this event." - Dr. Addison was born Nov. 30, 1910 in Brucefield, attended school there and graduated from high school in Exeter. His medical training was received at the University of ' Western Ontario. The physician once practiced in Zurich and spent several years in the West and in northern Ontario before returning to Clinton in 1943 and remaining. 'An unsuccessful candidate for Parliament in 1958, Dr. Addison has cared for residents at Huronview, and employees of the CNR, served on the hospital's board of governors, been chairman of the high school board and, in the words of Mayor Symons,"really put in Farmers' Union president, Miller was optimistic about the outcome of the General Farm, Organization vote Tuesday night even before all of the returns were in. "I see it as some sort of overwhelming victory over the government-sponsored GFO," he said. "Even though all the results aren't in yet, I see it as pretty well a sweep." Mr. Miller said the vote showed that "farmers have real power when they band together and base their arguments on common sense and truth, "We fought a tough battle against an organization with seemingly -unlimited financial resources. The down-to-earth sense of fanners saved them from government regimentation. "The farmers have no desire to live under a fascist rule," he said. Confident of victory, Mr. Miller said he will build a strong Ontario Farmers' Union and "lead it into the new national farmers' union which will be established at Winnipeg July 30." dies the Vatican during the illness of the Pope. Refusing a fee, he was asked to take a memento of the ,occasion. Again he refused .. then noted a piece of stone walk was being torn up in the garden, and asked for a slab. It was a treasured item mounted in his lovely California garden. Among his world-wide roster of patients was FBI Director J: Edgar Hoover, with whom he often enjoyed a game of tennis. Mrs. Copp was the former Louise Holmes of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and a nephew, David Copp, also a graduate of the University of Toronto, is on the administrative staff of the University of Waterloo. Addisons an active life here." The doctor arid his wife have four children and seven grandchildren. . v,,.1 $eijving,; as, ,heads .of committees which helped arrange the program Saturday were Ted McCullough, Mr and Mrs. Bill Grigg, Mrs. Shirley Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bartliff, Mr. and Mrs. William Counter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lockhart, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Murphy, Mrs. Don Symons, Mrs. Ken Cook, Mrs. Doug Ball, Mrs. Hutchings, Mrs. Craig Cox and Mrs. George Yeats. Music was provided by a group led by Jimmy Murray of Varna. Bayfield names village clerk Gordon Graham of Tuyll Street, Bayfield, was appointed village clerk -treasurer Monday night at a meeting of the village council, according to Mrs. L. R. Maloney who resigned from the position recently. Mrs. Maloney said there were four applicants for the job. ONTARIO HOUSING CORPORATION VISIT THIS DISPLAY iN GODERICH SAT. JUNE 28 - 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. IN COURT HOUSE PARK This air-conditioned Ontario Housing Corporation travelling information centre provides you with an opportunity to see, at first hand, the development and operation of the Ontario Housing Corporation and the Ontario Student Housing Corporation. Information officers from Ontario Housing Corporation will be on hand. to answer your questions and explain the ''total" home plan and other community housing programs of Ontario Housing Corporation, This advertisement is placed in the public interest by the Goderich'Tourist Committee