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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-10-07, Page 14Charter members of Clinton L ions Club 2A Clinton News-Record, Thursday, October 7, 1971 root - my window ; BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER History of Clinton Lions Club 1936 -4971 (By Lion 4. Laurie Calquhoun) 1986—March 17, a Mr. LaChanee from Ottawa spoke to a group of local men and explained the workings of a Lions Club; March 23, or- ganizational meeting of 26 charter members; Meeting dates 1st and 3rd Mondays; March 30, first regular dinner meeting held at Harry Bertha's Restaurant with Goderich Lions (the sponsoring group) well represented, Judge Costello was guest speaker; the survey corn- mittee submitted its report of objectives for the new club: First, assistance for under- privileged children; Second, sports for children under 16 years of age; Third, local improve- ments; Thursday, April 30, Charter Night, with the charter being presented by District Governor Reid Murdock; May 4, at regular dinner meeting in Rattenbury Hotel, plans made for first fund-raising event, a frolic and street dance on June 4; receipts and expenses of frolic published in local paper showed net profit id of $177.79; at June 15 meeting the Lions p$12.50 for pair of special shoes for a district boy—the first assistance to anyone from the new club; in June the Lions organ- ized the First Clinton Lions Boy Scout Troop with Mollie Schoenhals as scoutmaster; Sept. 1st band concert and outdoor dance netted $205.27; charter member Dr. Harry McIntyre conducted free dental examination of public school children and told Lions that 83 percent of children needed dental attention. 1937—Organize hockey league for boys 16 and under; hold first Robbie Burns Night with Dr, J, W. Shaw addressing the haggis; donate 5 trumpets to Clinton Citizens Band; in first year of operation Lions supplied 1,669 quarts of milk to 5 families and spent $5,50 on cod liver oil for 7 children; paid $114.80 for dental work; spent $58.18 on hockey teams and pur- chased pair of glasses for boy; sponsored juv- enile baseball team; raffle Ford V-S at frolic and made $1,300; Lions to sponsor Girl Guides and Brownies; promote Santa Claus visit. 1938—Now meet in St. Paul's Church Par- ish Hall; entertain town council Feb, 28; Lions midget hockey team put out by Toronto team. 1939—Lions sponsor all minor hockey teams; back notes of 20 swine club members; Lions and town offered Dr. Gunn property for a swim pool; car prize at frolic; in Oct, gave $100 to Clinton Red Cross; Oct. 4, Clinton Lions sponsored new club at Palmerston. 1940—Lions juvenile hockey team defeated in Ontario finals by Midland; war bonds were prizes at frolic; sponsor 4-H Sheep Club; 1941—Lions juvenile hockey team wins all- Ontario Juvenile "B" championship from King- ston; Lions one of first groups to buy Victory Bonds; raises $1,310 at Red Cross frolic. 1942—In Feb. Lions purchase first war savings stamps for each public school child; 1943—Canada Packers president J. S. Mc- Lean speaker at farmers night; buys another $500 Victory Bond; profit $1,673 from frolic; 1941—Radio School speakers at many meetings; donate $100 to Spring Fair; hold ice carnival; gives $11.0 to Navy League. 1945—Present concert in aid of British War Victims (Children) Fund; Scout banquet in March; Lions hold $4,000 in Victory Bonda at end of June; give $333 to Red Cross; 1946—Change to Thursday meetings; can- vass for cancer society; sponsor girls softball; purchase arena from Wilfred Freeman for $4,000; canvass for CNIB. 1948—Help re-organize horticultural so-ciety; raise $800 for hospital nursery; make over $1,000 at summer frolic, 1949—Exchange Burns night visits with Seaforth Lions; Massey-Harris tractor prize at summer street frolic. 1950—Lions have spent $11,000 on the arena building; widen ice, make new seats. 1951-7 new members in Feb.; hold series of $1,000 bingos; help build wading pool. 1952—Provide caps and belts for safety patrol boys; call tenders for artificial ice at arena; in May, drive for $30,000 started for artificial ice; Lions members subscribe over $6,000 themselves, with 29 of 45 Lions giving their cheques at May meeting; $22,142 in donations for ice fund by end of year. 1953--Jan. 28, artificial ice plant officially opened with Howie Meeker as guest; Lions sponsor their first Hur6n County Trade Fair in arena in August; four Lions' wives form figure skating club. 1954—Lions give free skating to school children all winter; promote first figure skat- ing show; sell peanuts and light bulbs in Nov. 1955—Draw for TV at March 5 ice show; washing machine prize at summer frolic; spon- sor 4-H Poultry Club, eat poultry Nov. dinner. 1956—Four sets of brothers in club: Lavis, Brown, Parker, Middleton; hold first Grey Cup football draw; give $100 to Hungarians, 1957—Deficit of $744 on arena for season; give $1,000 to swim pool fund; pool opens Aug. 1960-3 members of Lions Scout Troop become Queen's Scouts; hold first golf tourney. 1962—Pennebaker ends 25 years as our treasurer; adopt Chinese boy in Hong Kong. 1964—Recreation committee and 4 service clubs form 10-man group to investigate new arena idea; Lions hold first rummage sale. 1965—Lions President Les Ball died in March; Junior hockey team wins OHA Jr. 'D'. 1966—Lions celebrate 30th anniversary. 1967-50th anniversary of Lions Interna- tional; pledge $5,000 to new arena; Lions Cen- tennial project, sidewalk at town's cenotaph; Premier Roberts opens new Community centre. 1968—Give $1,000 surplus Easter Seals funds to London District Crippled Children's Centre; form Clinton branch of Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society; purchase eye bank transporting container for hospital. 1969—Last active charter member H. C. Lawson died in August; Lions buy $1,700 time clock for arena; set up education assistance fund for secondary school students. 1971—Initiated 6 new members; opened good used clothing store; 35th anniversary. The rewarding art of SelfaDefence. Too many men and women get hurt at workjust because they don't look after themselves, The secret is to work defensively Here's one-way to improve your self-defence—tet safety. Accidents are less likely to happen when everyone is alert. The sure wayto, safety is Self-Defence, YourWorkmen's Compensation Board and The Safety /4sociations, Ontario BE SURE OF YOUR HEATING COMFORT WITH A "GRIMBY OIL FURNACE' AVAILABLE THROUGH GORDEN GRIGG FUELS Let our complete package: Financing — Installation — Service — Plus Automatic Fuel Deliveries — take the worry out of your heating needs. CALL US AT 482-9411 CLINTON FOR FREE ESTIMATE COME HEAR Murray Gaunt --- Liberal Paul Carroll --- NDP Charles MacNaughton --- Conservative SPEAK ON "FARM POLICY FOR FARMERS" at CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL Thursday, October 7 Sponsored by The Huron County Federation of Agriculture EVERYONE WELCOME ONTARIO Important message to Ontario residents aged 65 and over On January 1, 1972, hospital and medical insurance premium payments will be abolished for. all residents of Ontario 65 years of age and over. This is in keeping with recently announced Ontario Government policy. This policy will apply to the age of the Certificate holder and will include coverage for eligible dependents. Premium-free coverage becomes effective on the first of the month during which a resident becomes 65. 110W IT WILL WORK Under the new plan combined coverage will be continued under the resident's present Ontario Hospital Insurance number. The OHSIP billing system will be discontinued. All residents 65 or over who remit Ontario Hospital Insurance premiums on a pay-direct basis will be requested to complete a premium exemp- tion application. As the insurance records do not identify those who will be eligible for premium- free coverage, the application, when received, should be completed by those 6:5 and over and returned as soon as possible in the envelope which will be provided. If you qualify and have already paid premiums to cover benefits after January 1, 1972, a'refund will be made for the over-payment. Unfortunately, until exemption applications are processed we cannot avoid routine mailing of normal premium notices. However, residents 65 or over should not be concerned. If the notice applies entirely to coverage in 19'72, please hold it until the application for free coverage is received. IF YOU PAY YOUR PREMIUMS THROUGH A GROUP persons enrolled in groups will be reported to us by the group and transferred to our "Premium Exemption" file. Groups will be fully informed about this in the near future. ONTARIO HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN 2195 Yonge Street, Toronto 7, Ontario, Hon A. 14. R. Lawrence, QC., Minister of He, ith Clinton; 1969.70—Ed, A. "Ted" Davies, Clinton; 1970,71—A, Laurie Colquhoun, Clinton. Ontario Safety League reports We who live in Ontario are faced with another decision to make. We'll go to the polls October 21 and be expected to cast a reasonably intelligent ballot after much soul-searching between now and then. As usual, there will be those folks who won't have much brain work to do. They will be the ones who have had their minds made up since they first started to vote which party they will support. They're the ones who sit staring rather blankly at the television and newspapers and when confronted with a new thought or a new issue will throw up their hands and cry, "My mind is made up. Don't confuse me with facts." To be really fair, I suppose, you would have to label these folks as truly steady and dependable. If all voters were like them, there would be no need for a mandate ever again because there would be no change in the party in power, only the men who wielded that authority. In every election, too, there are those who won't worry about the pre-election prattle because they' haven't voted for 20 years and they don't intend to start now. These are the people who sit back on their haunches, criticising and finding fault without ever offering an alternate solution. Nothing is right, they feel. Politicians and the people behind them are corrupt and greedy, just a bunch of puffed-up puppets who dance to the tune of a dollar bill. So on election day, they watch from a distance, hardly even aware of what's happening around them. They are content to let someone else make their decisions for them, to risk their hard-won freedom and to gamble that tomorrow's long.range forecast will be no worse then today's. Then there are the voters who like to back the winner. To them, performance or policy is neither here nor there. The important thing is to predict the winner and to be on his (or her) team. Sometimes that's an easy matter. Sometimes it is as simple as ABC to pick the successful candidate. But when it is touch and go, and in the outcome you could have sold your birthright for a mess of potage, that is when elections take on new dimensions for some voters. To accomodate an increased number of students in the Home Economics Division at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Molly McGhee, Associate Principal, has announced that two new laboratories were opened this fall. A large laboratory, with bench space for 32 students has been equipped with modern textile testing machines and laundry equipment for courses in Textile Chemistry. and . Consumer Studies. A new Fashion Laboratory with industrial equipment has That's when a person has to weigh the situation carefully so as not• to find oneself out on the end of a limb about to be severed from the tree at the Main trunk. The arrogant voter is another breed. That's the fellow who struts through the streets for weeks prior to the election, beating upon his chest and promising either great success for his favorite or dire disaster for his favorite's opponent. This rather sickening specimen is so cocksure of his candidate that he begins to make a real nuisance of himself. He is apt to become so overbearing that he frightens away any converts and makes even his fellow partymen cringe and hide. And you've all met the sore-loser, the voter who switches allegiance because some favor has not been granted or because of a simple misunderstanding. There are those who feel that a political party should be a personal saviour, with quick and satisfactory solutions to everyone's wants and needs. These kind of people use vengence as their guide when casting a ballot. The man isn't important. The party isn't important'. Even the policy doesn't matter a whit. What really counts, the sore loser feels, is that power to cancel out somebody else's vote in order to get that sweet, sweet taste of revenge. There are even a few practical jokers around on election day. These are the guys who get a real kick out of spoiling their ballot or confusing the poll clerk. Election day is a time for fun and frivolity they feel. Let the others get serious about this voting privilege. Somebody has to put a little spice into living, But thank heavens the vast majority of Ontario citizens go about voting in the proper way. Thank goodness that most people listen to the speeches, study the policies, read the newspapers for comments and digest what people are saying before making that all.important decision on election day, The open.minded voter may never switch parties. It doesn't necessarily follow that just, because a man hears all sides of an issue he must change his viewpoint if he isn't convinced it is for the best. But he does vote — and he votes intelligently after careful deliberation. been designed. In the Advanced Clothing, Tailoring, Pattern Drafting, and Design Courses, stress will be placed on techniques commonly used by garment manufacturers and designers. Extensive use will be made of audio-visual devices, so that students may gain proficiency in the various techniques in fashion retailing, pattern, notions and textile promotion, and bridal fashion counseling. Students will also develop skills necessary to become owners of specialty and dressmaking establishments in small urban areas. horn or headlights. If the driver ahead doesn't know you are there, the Ontario Safety League points out, it is possible that he will collide with you by swerving suddenly to the left to avoid a bump or chuck-hole. * * * It is very rare for a car hood to fly up when in motion, but it can happen and can be a panic-making situation. The Ontario Safety League points out that with some ears when the hood is up there is enough gap under the hinge for you to glimpse the road ahead, and retain directional control while braking. Before starting your next trip, lift up the hood and check your visibility from the driving seat. You are better equipped to cope with an emergency if you have considered the possibilities in advance. * * here's an intriguing thought sent recently to the Ontario Safety League. If all automobiles were painted red we'd have a red carnation. * * Danger to a driver can conic from any direction. You have to see danger to avoid it, says the Ontario Safety League. Keep your eyes moving when you drive. * * * The Ontario Safety League repeats this from a U.S. safety magazine.; When an automobile went out of control and sideswiped three other vehicles, Colorado Springs pollee looked inside and found a sign that read — "God is -driving this ear at all times." le FR/1740W PRIMIOPeeMe 4 eikl`Sii#00 14' 12,4f" TROY SECOND OM I 1 M/011 IONS...11*DTHER TWO Acti /41110/4/4170N—i )0, a tc et FAIT SALES & SERVICE "We Service What We Sell" VICTORIA ST. HWY'. NO. 4. S. ' CLINTON 48g.9107 When the club was formed in .1936, these were the members: William N, Ball, Seaforth; Barry Bartliff; Cornelius Bomboff, Mount Dora, Fla; Thomas Churchill; J. T. Clancy; E. A. Fines; Frank Fingland; Fred 0. Ford, Clinton; Vernon V. Franks, London, Ont,; George T. Jenkins; Arthur M. Knight, Clinton; Harold C. Lawson; Luke Lawson; George Lavelle, Palmerston; Ian MacLeod, Dunvegan, Glengarry; Adam D. McCartney; Dr. Harry McIntyre; J. Leonard McKnight, Exeter; Rev. Kenneth McGoun; Edgar McGuire Pattison, Clinton; H. M. Monteith, Kitchener; Dr. Walter A. Oakes, Clinton; Frank B. Pennebaker; John D. Roberton; Kenneth G. Waters, Toronto; John J. Zapfe. Past presidents are: 19 3 6 - 3 7—Frank Fingland; 1 9 37 38 —H. M. Monteith, Kitchener; 1938.39—Harold C. Lawson; 1939-40—Fred 0, Ford, Clinton; 1940-41—Frank B. Pennebaker; 1941-42—W. L. Whyte; 1942-43—Kenneth G. Waters, Toronto; 1943-44—James C. Shearer, Bright; 1944-45—E. J. "Dick" Jacob, Clinton; 1945-46—John A. Sutter; 1946-47—Caryl W. Draper; 1947-8—William E. Perdue; 1948.49—J. George MeL ay, St. Marys; 1949.50--Clifford H, Epps; 1950.51—Hugh R. Hawkins; 19 51.5 2—Lorne J. Brown, Clinton; 1952-53—George B. Beattie, Clinton; 1953.54—Dr. Robert M. Aldis, London; 1954.55—Royce S. Macaulay, Clinton; 1955.56—Kenneth B. McRae, St. Marys; 1956-57—Joseph H. Murphy, Clinton; 1957-58-3. Ross Middleton, Bayfield; 1958-59—Russell E. Holmes, Clinton; 1959-60—E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton; 1 9 6 0 -6 1 —Mitcheal McAdam, Clinton; 1961-62—Herbert Bridle, Bayfield; 1962-63—J, Stewart Taylor, Clinton; 1963.64-dohn A. Scruton, Clinton; 1964-65--Leslie Ball; 1965-66—Duff Thompson, Clinton; 1966-67—Kenneth Flett, Clinton; 1967-68—May- nard F. Conde, Clinton; 1968.69—Don. C, Colquheun, SEX is to be banned from Britain's roads, the Ontario Safety League reports. Cars have permanent number plates which now carry three letters before the serial number, but combinations of letters which might give embarrassment to some car owners are not used. A vehicle licencing official stated; "The SEX group of letters will NOT be used — for reasons that I do not propose to spell out," Ontario has considered adopting the system of issuing permanent plates, which has several advantages. In Britain the second and third letters denote the licencing area, and another letter after the figures indicates the year of original registration. Anyone can tell at a glance the age of a VW. * Drivers are advised never to overtake another ear on a back road without first signalling by New labs at Centralia