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Clinton News-Record, 1971-01-07, Page 15LAND FILL SITE - HOLMESVILLE Effective Monday, January 11, 1971 The Land Fill Site At Holmesville Will Be OPEN FOR THE WINTER SEASON AS FOLLOWS: 9:00 o'clock a.m. to 4:00 o'clock p.m. SIX DAYS A WEEK (Except Sundays & Holidays) Clinton News-Record, Thursday, January 7, 1971, 7A Auburn Community has many visitors Pickers pick pecks of cones for nurseries DRESS SHIRTS All colours, all sizes, all sleeve lengths. Plains and stripes. REGULARLY PRICED TO 10.00 SALE PRICED John Kurtz, a seasonal lands and forests employee with some 20 years experience as a towerman, completed his first season as an aerial detection observer in Kenora Forest District this past summer. He capped the season with a 17-page report, parts of which were whimsically written. Presented below are two excerpts from this voluntarily submitted report. "In the beginning (around 7 B.C.), there was this high hill that the villagers used to climb whenever they smelled smoke, so they could see where the forest fire was. If the fire seemed to be heading their way they'd grab their belongings and clear out. Apparently, they lacked confidence in their suppression crews in those days. By and by, this one fellow, somewhat smarter than the rest, noticed a tall tree on this high hill. With great difficulty (since he wasn't an ape after all), he climbed this tree and sure enough it was just as he suspected, the added height increased his visibility considerably. "The villagers were quick to see the advantages of this great idea; it gave them at least an extra hour getaway time, so the "Forestry" of the day gave this brilliant fellow his own tree, a brontosaurus horn to sound the alarm with, and the proud title of `Big Chief Detection Officer'. "Outside of this one great leap forward (from a hill to a tree), our detection system was extremely slow in developing. We don't use a brontosaurus horn anymore, since the last one was 'snaffled' by one of our earlier leaders, but trees were Tuned-m teeth aid gum disease Shades a James Bond, there really are people walking around with radio transmitters in their teeth. These particular ones are not for spies, or even hi-fi nuts, but they do give us a better picture of how gum disease can be caused. Dental scientists have been placing miniature transmitters in living teeth to measure biting pressures. The "tuned-in" teeth have shown that gum disease may often be caused by simple injury to the tissues from an improper "bite". Injury to the gums and supporting tissues has been recognized `for some time as being responsible for changes in the tissues. But these changes were not connected to gum diseases, which were thought to be produced by inflammation. For 50 years it was thought the two were entirely separate. If injury from an improper bite was present, it was supposed to be unrelated to the destruction and tooth loss caused by inflammation. The tiny radio transmitters have shown otherwise, proving to some researchers that some gum diseases are directly linked to an improper bite and that it's a factor in many other cases. — Canadian Dental Association. REMEMBER HELP'VOUR RED CROSS TO HELP Hardware Store for the Christmas Season were drawn by Postmaster Kenneth Scott, First prize, carpenter's hammer, Gerrit Blok; second prize, coffee percolator, Robert Arthur; and third prize, a flashlight, Lynn Bakelau. Robinson's General Store prizes were drawn by Mrs. Emma Trommer of Hespeler on Christmas Eve. First prize, $10, Jack Lockhart; second prize, $5, Marie Plunkett; and third prize, $2, Mrs. Harold Baechler. Children's Contest, guessing nuts in jar, 'Boys, Steven Chamney, $3; Girls, Joyce Chamney, $3. Christmas cake winners, Mrs. Harry Arthur, Sheron Collins, Bill Empey, Sherry Plaetzer and Eldon McLennan. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamilton .spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allison in Toronto and still used for lookout work (along with towers) right up to the end of the 1930's. In fact, some of the white pine trees, used for this purpose in this district are still standing, although the original tree climbed by the first detection officer is gone; it burned in a forest fire. "Why forest fire detection was so slow developing after such a promising start is puzzling, but when the first aerial detection observer took off in a plane to search for fires, he was actually carrying out the only real improvement in detection since Smokey Bear's grand uncle climbed that first tree back in the year 7 B.C. "Disregarding the rise (and fall) of the lookout towers (which were little more than man-made trees with a roof added), the only other bold experiments in fire detection have involved heat detectors or scanners, TV cameras mounted on towers, orbiting satellites, etc. To date, none of these methods of detecting fires has proven to be practical, economical or efficient. Even if some of the aforementioned are eventually used to detect forest fires, it's almost certain that observers (such as myself!) will have to go aloft to analyze their findings anyhow, so it's difficult to see where or what the advantage would be, if any." (After a discourse on the advantages of aerial forest fire detection and the improvements which he feels can be made in the system, author Kurtz describes his admiration for his "boss", the aerial detection co-ordinator.) "I give all credit for this evangelistic fervour to our co-ordinator, who by his fine example, has instilled it into us. This remarkable fellow, for whom it is such a pleasure to work, has us eating, sleeping, drinking and dreaming of forest fires, and sometimes even finding a few! "In fact, he has made me so fire conscious that, if I die and go to hell, I'm determined to ask the devil for the lot, concession, and base map number so I can report his fire to the co-ordinator. And I wonder how our suppression boys will react to that report?" visited their son, John Hamilton. Misses Judy Arthur and Lois Morley, nurses at Kincardine hospital, spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arthur, Mark and Greg. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Slater and family spent Christmas with relatives at Hespeler. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weston of Toronto spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rollinson and Murray Rollinson. Miss Judith Fisher, Goderich, and Miss Jane Fisher,Reg.N., of Sunnybrook Hospita, Toronto, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Phillips. Miss Jane Fisher recently returned from a trip to Europe. Friends are pleased to see Rickey Baechler home after three weeks a patient in Goderich hospital following an appendectomy. Other guests at the Baechler home with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baechler were Miss Linda Baechler and her fiance of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Chapman and girls of Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawlor and Jim were guests on Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Finnigan and Mrs. Laura Fowler in Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Holmes, Jackie and Joey spent Christmas Day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holmes of Brussels. Ronald Maines of Goderich visited one evening before Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillips. The Auburn Librarian requests all county library books in on January 9 to be ready for the exchange. Mrs. Gordon Taylor spent the holiday with her daughter, Mrs. Ronald Rathwell, Mr. Rathwell, Michael and Janice. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Beimers had as their guests over the holiday her sisters, Mrs. Appldorn of S. Herdogenboch, Holland and Mrs. Fred Oostwoud of Toronto. This is the first time in 22 years that the sisters spent Christmas together. Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen, William J. Craig, Peter Brown of Windsor and Mrs. Ella Castles of Bayfield spent Christmas" Day with Mr. and Mrs. William S. Craig and family, 53 Whitehead St., Clinton. This was the 57th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen. Friends of Mrs. Sydney Lansing will be pleased to know that she is moved back to Clinton hospital and is much improved. Pastor and Mrs. Alfred Fry spent the holiday with relatives in Kincardine. Mrs. Emma Trommer of Preston and Bill Trommer of Hespeler spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trommer and Connie. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Craig spent Christmas Day with her sister, Miss Jean Hamilton at Oshawa. Holiday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haggitt and Stephen Haggitt were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haggitt of Richmond Hill; Mr. and Mrs. George Haggitt, Johnny, Paul, Michael, and Shelley of Zurich; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brown, Nan and Philip and Mrs. Jean Patterson of Goderich; and Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Lawrie and Dean of Blyth. INSIDE FROM THE OUTSIDE Funny girl Barbara Hamilton plays faded film star Wendy de Vries on the weekly comedy and satire series, Inside From The Outside, Sundays at 2:03 p.m. EST on the CBC radio network. Barbara's been responsible for a few thousand laughs during her career in Canadian show business, but stepped out of the mold for her much-acclaimed characterization of Manilla in the musical Anne of Green Gables. She's currently playing the role of the dippy school teacher in a new children's musical Upsy- Downsy Land, in Toronto. TOPCOATS CAR COATS in Wools, Corduroys, Gabardines, etc. Some with zip-in pile linings. REGULARLY PRICED 35.00 to 69.50 SALE PRICED WIDE WALE Sizes 30 to 38 Regular 19.95 JAC SHIRTS SPORT KNITS SALE PRICED REGULAR PRICE SUEDES & LEATHER CAR COATS & JACKETS JACKETS Windbreakers Nylon Corduroy, Gabardines. Pile or quilted linings. REG. 19.95 A record quantity of more than 22,000 bushels of cones and rough seed marks the department of lands and forests' seed collection program for this year. Action has now switched to the Ontario Tree Seed Plant at Angus, where for the next six months, the staff will be extracting valuable seed from the cones. Picking methods ranged from hand-picking in logging slash through various types of ladders and platforms on trucks to hydraulic vertical lift platforms, an adapted frontend loader, and a sophisticated prototype cone picking tower developed by the Department of Lands and Forests' Research Branch at Maple. An example of down-to-earth picking was the Diamond Family of Moosonee, who, before trapping season started, picked cones in Chapleau Forest District beside the road, this group of hard working Indians collected about 275 bushels of jack pine cones. Seeing them moving amongst the slash, their bagged cones stacked beside the road ready for pick up, with the sound of power saws in the background and tree-length logging trucks rumbling by, one could get a clearer meaning of the phrase "from seed to trees". Further north and west, only 1,300 bushels of a required 4,600 bushels of white spruce cones were collected, The cone crop, however, was spotty and for this species, which matures rapidly and disperses its seed in a short period of time, pickers must be ready and have good access into the collection areas as soon as the cones begin turning brown. Pickers were on the job on time near Cochrane and collected 50 bushels from the white spruce seed production area in Clute Township, as part of the district's total collection of 540 bushels. South of a line from Temagami to Agawa Bay on Lake Superior, a near bumper crop of red pine cones yielded 8,300 bushels. An all-media campaign of the past two years to interest people in collecting red pine cones has paid off. The troublesome shortage of red pine seed in storage, which had built up over the past seven or eight years, is practically over. Because red pine seed stores well, and retains its ability to germinate at a high level for periods of up to 10 years, the extra 2,000 bushels above the 6,300 bushels required, was gladly accepted. Tweed Forest District led in red pine cones with 2,150 bushels. Collections were made from four red pine seed production areas, including a satisfactory 258 bushel collection from the 10-acre area in Northumberland County Forest, Lindsay District. The Owen Sound - Windsor - Fort Erie triangle yielded about 6,000 bushels of black walnuts; all trucked to the St. Williams Nursery for direct sowing. GODERICH Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trommer and Connie visited recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Odbert of Stratford who were celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Craig and Brian Craig spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Mackey and brother, Murray Mackey, Mrs. Mackey and family at Alsia Craig. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Dorothy Grange is a patient in Goderich hospital following an accident at her home on New Year's Day. Mr. and Mrs. George Walker of Belgrave, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snowden of Donnybrook and William Humphrey of St. Helens visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston and Miss Laura Phillips. Prize winners at Trommer's Towerman submits a unique report ALL PAPERS MUST BE PROPERLY PACKED IN BOXES OR BOUND AND SECURELY TIED Containers May Be Purchased At Site LAND FILL COMMITTEE 3.98 TO 7.95 MEN'S Our complete stock must go. Reg. priced from 49.95 to 135.00. SUITS Complete size range from 36 to 48 in shorts, regulars and tails. All wool imported suitings tailored by Canada's leading clothing companies. SPORT COATS & COORDINATES Made-to-Measure SUIT SALE If You Are Hard To Fit SAVE UP TO $42 On A New Made To Measure Suit From WARREN K COOK PROGRESS BRAND FLEET STREET DEL-MAC ORCHARD DEL-MAC FRUIT AND VARIETY JANUARY SPECIALS McIntosh — Spy — Delicious APPLES Cee Grade — $1.49 1/2 bushel Smalls — 99c 1/2 bushel Bring Your Own Container Store Open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Daily 1, 2, 3, 4b MENS & STUDENTS VIYELLA SHIRTS CHECKS PLAINS Pullovers — Cardigans REG. 9.95 to 24.95 UNDERWEAR Long Winter Well Known Brand Names Penmans 95 and 71 Stanfield 5012 and Thermall SHIRTS — DRAWERS & COMBINATIONS NO EXCHANGES - NO REFUNDS - ALTERATIONS AT COST ON SALE CLOTHING PICKETT & CAMPBELL - LIMITED 'The Store for Men" CLINTON — KINCARDINE