HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-01-08, Page 5i Rambling with Lucy
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'Dur'-71%441:14..filFt11.4'4SIVrrillitIC4Og7ho;g4rallid)41,141atIll:.717r4411;tiltii77:;it91.?' ';MI 7'44' Walo971:ih;14-7 That sentence .brought Many memories of her .early ,ebildh99d. at:
"The .Hut" to lotiyy:.
Whisk, short for Whiskey was a well-bred grey hound, astray in
the village, who frequented the local bars of that .era in the hope of
being given some whiskey, It was cheap in those clays and
tinderstariding. the .dog's thirst, he was usually treated,
In short, in today's parlance Whiskey was .An Alcoholic, Whether
be had been given a bit of limier to add Speed to his performanee in
greyhound races and .acquired. the taste, or treated by sore men in
the light of amusement, is not .known, ..Since his name was not
known he was galled "Whiskey" after his favorite beverage.
Before his marriage, Dr. Woods boarded at The River Hotel. Being
Irish he was fond of'goed dogs as well as horses, and so he adopted
Whiskey and took him .te."The
Whiskey, of affable temperarnent was also a merry thief. Lu cy has
heard tales of her father having to pay for a turkey which he
snitched from Lottie Martin's store on Main Street Opposite the
library),. The building burned down .35 years ago, And, Mrs, F. A.
Edwards told Lucy of him getting off with a .whole boiled ham
which she had set out in the back kitchea,te cool..(The Lance store
and house on Main Street). That must have been before he came
under Dr. Woods' guardianship or he would have been 'billed for it.
Whiskey was well-ensconced at "The Hut" when Mrs. Woods came
as a bride and was a household pet even when Lucy was small. But
when Jean arrived the little cottage was a bit too crowded and so
Whiskey was consigned to sleep in the barn, much to Mrs. Woods'
relief as she didn't consider, it healthy to have him .around the babies
too much.
Lucy recalls him coming into the little kitchen in the summer.te
be fed and how he rattled the dish around the floor getting every last
morsel of food,
• One day. when the snow was deep, father was away from Mine
and mother had to go to the barn to feed and water the horses and
feed Whiskey and the chickens.
,Mother never went out and left her infants alone in the honSe.
Lucy was over four years old and. Jean about .16 months. So .She
dressed them warmly and wrapped Jean up in blankets in the little
sleigh designed for babies of those days.
When she opened the barn door Whiskey bounced out and upset
the little sleigh in his joy at seeing the children. Mother was
powerless to prevent him shoWing his ,love with a caress via the.
tongue. Lucy was quite concerned about Jean, but fortunately she
wasn't hurt, nor evenfrighterted.
Whiskey had a run while motherwas busy in the barn and then he
was called back and shut in with the horses again.
- Whiskey had a great affection for horses but our Dick, a great
poWerful gray, standing 16 hands, raised by the Campbell brothers
on the Bronson Line, liked neither women, children nor dogs.
Incidentally he was never seen laying down and occupied a box stall
in the barn. One morning after her husband had been out all night
on bad roads, Mrs. Woods thought she'd let him rest and went out to
feed the horses. Dick's head was not hanging over the door so she
peeked over and caught him down. "Dick, you lazy old scoundrel!"
she ejaculated. He was so angry that before she could get back he
had jumped up and left his teeth marks in her forehead permanently.
• Poor Whiskey got too close too, and received a kick in the ribs
one day. Dr. Woods did all he could for the dog but he died of
pneumonia much to his master's sorrow.
Mrs. Woods confessed later that -with all her good feeding, she
never could put any flesh on, Whiskey and so she was suspicious that
he might have tuberculosis. She was secretly relieved that any
possible infection in that respect was removed from her children.
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New program sfo.r first aid courses plooned
A. F. wicLAughlin of Port Credit;
Mr, and Mrs. Peter Tillman and
eight children, London; Mr, and
Mrs. W, Gineiner, Grosse Pointe,
Mich; Mr. and Mrs. A, S, Lin, tell
arid family Of Grosse Pe me
Wood, and Mr. and Mrs. N. F.
Cooper of Mount Clemens,
Mich.
Robert and Stephen Pence,
Rochester, Mich. stayed with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Atkinson for the holidays.
Stuart Atkinson and family
returned to their home in St.
Clair Shores, Mich., on Sunday
after spending last week at their
Bayfield home.
The officers for 1970 of the
Croquet Club of Bayfield are:
Dr. J. W. Walters, president;
Dr. W. Tillman, past president;
Mrs. Hugh Gregory, secretary; G.
Caritrick, International secretary
and Joe Beechie, treasurer, •
The members held their
second annual dinner meeting at
the Albion Hotel on New Year's
Eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Butler of
Madison, Wisconsin, also Mrs. M.
J. Butler, Clinton were Saturday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Haw. New Year guests at
the same home were Mr. and
Mrs. F. G. Heard of Stratford,
who also attended the funeral of
their aunt, the late Mrs. William
Scotchmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Warner and
children returned on Saturday
from a two week vacation in
Lakeland, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay
were joined by their family for
the festive season. At home were
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Butcher, Don,
and George, who has returned
this week to the University of
Waterloo, where, he is in his final
year:
Miss Pat York and Mike
Scotchmer have resumed their
studies at the University of
Guelph, Gordon Merrill has
returned to Brock University
and Neil Bellchamber to U.W.O.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Knights and
Kelly were New Year visitors
with Mrs. Knight's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Scotchmer.
the New Year's holiday were: Miss Barbara Clift has
rptisstpmfg,t ..:eFediiiiitorrifiegxreturtiedizg,to :e4 0 ttaWb.% after
Amily of London; Mr. and Mrs. spending the past ten days with
G. M. Pence of Rochester, Mich; her parents, Brigadier and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Egerton and P. A. Clift.
daughter, Diane of London; Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weston who
have been visiting in London for
two weeks have returned and are
spending the winter with Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Westlake.
Visitors at the Westlake home
over the holiday, season were:
Randy MacPherson, Kitchener;
Miss Janet Taylor, Varna and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown of
Oshawa.
Miss Maria Hohner visited
with her brothers in Zurich and
Exeter last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Utter
recently spent several days in
Simcoe and Port Dover visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs, Joe Britt, Joey
and Jimmy, Royal Oak, Mich.,
were weekend visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Snell.
Mr. arid Mrs. John MacKenzie,
Margo and John Jr. of St.
Catharines were recent visitors
with his mother, - Mrs. J.
MacKenzie. ,
Kelvin Merner and John
Graham played with the Clinton
All Star Pee Wee hockey team in
Clinton, New York, during the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. R. Willock
of Toronto, called on friends in
the village and Clinton on
Saturday.
Mr, and Mrs, G. N. Rivers
visited Mr, and Mrs. J. W.
Taylor, Stratford, on Saturday
St, John A011414410 today
announced that beginning this
month 4 new program of First
Aid cenrSes, Wig be launched in
Ontario, The training has been
restructured to provide a Series
of courses which progress from
rneTgerleY through Standard, to
Advanced, as, the new series is
titled. Under this system a
trainee will be able to npgrade
his First Aid ability fr9M 940
course to another.
The Emergency First Aid
course • will be an eight hour
course concentrating on practice
of the basic skills to stop
bleeding, immobilize fractures
and restore breathing by mouth
to mouth resuseitation. In
addition, students will be taught
casualty care and how to deal
with cases of poisoning. The cost
of this course, including
textbook and bandages, is $5.
William Gibson, Director of
Training, in making the
announcement, said that with
the many activities in which
people are involved today, the
shortened eight hour course
designed by St. John Ambulance
should be most popular. Mr.
Gibson went On to say that
almost 50% of all accidents occur
in thd home and that every
parent should have this training,
particularly now that so little
time is involved in acquiring it.
"If a person trained in First
Aid is close by when an accident
occurs, the risk of 'infection and
the effect of the injuries can be
minimized," he stated.
"Frequently hospitalization is
avoided," he said, "or the stay in
hospital shortened."
The Standard First Aid
BY FRED McaYMONT
The Explorer group of the
United Church recently held a
Christmas party for their
mothers. Miss Cathy Taylor
presided, Miss Charlene Reid
read the scripture, Miss Brenda
Dawson gave the prayer and Miss
Nancy Fawcett read the minutes
and roll call.
This was followed by a short
program. Mrs. Barry Taylor read
a Christmas story. Christmas
poems were read by Misses
Wendy Mustard and Patsy
Taylor. A reading "A Letter to
Santa Claus From a Poor Boy"
was read by Mrs. Willa Taylor.
A skit "The Night Before
Christmas" was given by four
girls... Afterwards. • the .mothers
were invited to the basement
where the group and their
leaders had prepared a delicious
lunch on a nicely decorated
table with candles which the
group had made to give to their
mothers. Mrs. A. J. Mustard
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Course is for 'people who need.
more ANt:004iY0 training And
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,13Partl. It Will take 16 hours to
COMPlete and covers the
essentials necessary for industrial
Worke)s cope with most, First
Aid Sitnati945, The fee of $11
also covers, text books and
supplies.
Requirements. are specified by
the Workmen's Compensation
Board for trained First Aid
personnel in industry, To ensure
that a certified first cider is
available at .01 times, additional
personnel should be trained to
:Cover each shift, ,sickness,
vacation , time off and split
shifts. For example, a medium
size industrial plant working
three shifts will require
approximately six trained
personnel. This number will vary
with the hazards involved and
the size and adjacencies of the
working areas, Under certain
circumstances it may be
necessary to establish a separate
working area, as defined, for
each working gang.
Advanced Courses will be
available later in 1970 to persons
who have taken the Standard
Course. It is designed to broaden
the scope of the candidate's
knowledge, improve the
standard of his practical work
and teach him the use of special
.equipment and techniques. This
course will be useful to those
having a supervisory
responsibility in Industrial First
Aid and to those who work in
such industries as forestry,
mining, etc.
thanked the group and their
leaders for the lovely evening
and the meeting was closed with
two piano solos by Miss Brenda
Dawson and Miss Charlene Reid.
The skating rink, which is
operated by members of the
local Orange Lodge was opened
on Christmas Day and the
children had free skating every
day until Jan. 3rd. The rink is
now open for skating' Tuesday
evening and Saturday afternoon
and evening. Junior hockey will
be played Saturday forenoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob McClymont,
Michael and Shannon of Guelph
returned home on Sunday last
after spending a week with
relatives at Clinton and Varna.
Mr. Floyd McAsh of 'Hamilton
spent:the holiday-arthe liorne'cif
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
McAsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock Keyes
and son George spent the first
day of 1970 at the home of his
brother in Seaforth, Wilbur and
Mrs. Keyes.
It is Farm Record Book
analysis time again. Anyone who
may wish to have their 1969
Farm Records Book summarized
should forward it to the
agricultural office in Clinton,
during January. As before, the
completed Farm Record Book
will be done by local agricultural
office staff, and a summary card
forwarded to the computer at
the University of Guelph for
analysis,
The book may be brought to
the 'agricultural office or milled
in. Anyone who would like
assistance on completing their
record book may call our office
for an appointment. Every
farmer in Huron County who
has completed an Ontario Farm
Record Book in 1969 is
welcome to make use of this "no
fee" analysis service.
A clinic for anyone who
wishes to learn how to keep the
Record Book will be held at the
agricultural office board room,
at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13.
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CHRISTMAS TREES
WILL BE PICKED UP IN CLINTON
BY DEPT.- OF PUBLIC WORKS
ON
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Mr. and Mrs. Adam Flowers
Spent the Ghriatinas weekend hi
Streetsville with their son and.
family, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huntley
and daughter, Janet, spent the
Christmas weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Graham, Janet
remained with her grandparents
until Jan. 2 for the vacation
period.
Mr, and—: -Mrs., Howard
Scotchmer and Robert of
Chatham were with his parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Scotchmer
on Christmas Day. They all were
guests of Mrs. Howard
Scotchmer's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. 0, Ovens in Mitchell on
Boxing Day. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Scotchmer visited in Chatham
with their family for the New
Year's holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Turner of
Hamilton spent the New Year
holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Russel
Heard,
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Haw
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Don
Haw, Anne and Bradley to
Orangeville on Sunday for a New
Year's dinner at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Doug Deller.
The executive of the Senior
Citizens Club were re-elected for
1970 at the club's regular
meeting last week — the officers
are: Mrs. George Hopson,
president; Mrs. Carrie Heard,
vice president; Mrs. R. J. Larson,
secretary and Mrs. W. E. Parker,
treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. George H.
Durham, Jim and Ron of
Clarkson were guests of his
uncle, Carl and Mrs. Diehl from
Monday until Friday and also
visited in Clinton; his mother,
Mrs. Morris D. Durham and
Jeffery Hearn of Clinton joined
them for the family Christmas
celebration on Dec. 31. Mrs.
Durham was also a guest at "The
Hut" on New Year's Day.
Mr. and. Mrs. Glen Sturgeon
visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lostell,
Kippen, on, Saturday and
Sunday. '
Guests, at the Albion Hotel for
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