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Town wide sales event this week!
Clinton and area merchants displaying "BAZAAR OP VALUES"
posters have joined together to make this week the greatest selling
event hi the history of the Clinton area,
NO single merchant could, or would, undertake such a tremendous
Sales Event as the Clinton area merchants displaying the "BAZAAR
OF VALUES" pages in today's edition of the News-Record, and you
Will find many useful items that you need and would like to have, at
unbelievable low prices.
ITEMS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
These merchants are not attempting to dispose of distress
merChattdise, They are Offering you outstanding values on
merchandise in the "BAZAAR OF VALUES". pages for all your
family needs, Shop these stores for merchandise you want and need ;
but here before thought you could not afford.
The valueS and the quality of the Merchandise described on the
"IIAZAAII OP VALUES" pageS would excite the intagination of the
Most discriminate buyer, Come In and see for yourself.
STRETCH THE FAMILY BUDGET
While the merchant is sacrificing his profit, YOU stretch your
budget by shopping the Clinton area this week, Take advantage of
these outstanding values. If you don't have the ready cash to buy the
items you want, use your charge account, or their easy 'lay-away
plan.
,It will pay you to shop the Clinton area this week. All
merchandise is guaranteed as described by the following merchants.
Check the "BAZAAR OE VALUES" advertised fn this edition of
the News-Record.
Gordon Grigg Ltd. Clinton Community Credit Onion; Clinton
Electric Shop; Scruton's Tire Service; Paul's 8.P. Service; B.P.
Limited; J. W. Peck Auto Electric; Counter Bldg. Supplies; Beattie
ruffiittift; tall-Macaulay Ltd,; Corrie's Red and White; McAdam
Hardware; Elm Haven Motor Hotel; Irwin's; Groves and Son TY.;
H. Lab and Sons Ltd.; Harold Wise Ltd.; Ellwood Epps; Clinton
P.U.C.; Lorne Brown Motors Ltd,; Haugh Tire Supply; Holland
Shoes; DELAMAC Pruit & Variety; Gingericles Sales & Service;
Lee's; gall- s4. Mulch Home Furnishing; Pricegard LitirtitaL
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This was Joseph St. on Monday morning, officially the third day of spring. A snowstorm Sunday
afternoon dropped three inches of wet white stuff on Clinton giving everything a white cover. —
staff photo.
Car snaps off hydro pole
causes power interruption
Clinton puppy tops class
at Sportsmen's Show
Clinton News-Record
105th YEAR N2, '15 CLINTON,... QN,17.A13.1Q — THUR$OAY,. MARCH 26, 197.0 .PER COPY
Former Clinton. mayor
Adam McMurray
mayor during 40's
ies Ogyfield to licence halls ,
collect taxes twice yearly
The first
column
Chiefie's Orange Raiders,
Clinton'S most successful
hockey team, (and Prettiest to
1:1130t) will play Tavistock for the
Western Outarico Senior Girls
Hockey championship tonight.
See the sports page for the time.
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Rumor has it that spring,
officially began some time
Friday. After Sunday and.
Monday we think it's a lie.
* * *
Some people have been
claiming that Clinton is going to
the dogs. If it ever does, it
should at least be first class.
Two Clinton dogs won honors
at the recent dog shows at the
Canadian National Sportsmen's
Show. A Dachshund puppy owned
by Mrs. Jean Brautigam won the
Best Canadian-bred Puppy award
and was the second best junior
puppy on Saturday.
A week earlier, on March 14,
a nine-month-old puppy owned
by Mrs. Don Pullen won the best
Canadian-bred Irish Setter
Puppy award.
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Our apologies to Robert
Elliott, vice-chairman of, the
Huron County Board of
Education if we seemed to give
the impression, as he says, that
the board doesn't do any work.
We certainly realize that the
board works hard. After all it
spends more money than any
other governing body in the
county,
What's more, we are very
grateful that the board can
manage to spare an hour out of
the more than three hours it
meets to allow the public and
the press to watch.
* *
They say truth is stranger
than fiction and we believe it.
If you've ever seen a television
show or movie in which people
Were Itibked dirt of their own '
house and' had to do all sorts of--
strange things to get in, you
probably thought it couldn't
happen.
It did.
Last week the editor's wife,
Jill, found herself locked out of
the house on Wednesday, the
day our editor was in Goderich
putting the paper together, so
couldn't help out (wasn't that
convenient?)
It happened because there was
only one key for their house
when they moved in and they
never got around to making a
copy, Tuesday night the editor
was out at a town council
meeting so took the key. The
meeting went late so when he got
home Jill was already in bed. So
he set the key on the mantel.
Of course he never thought to
let her know next morning ...
he's got a memory like a sieve ...
so when she went out during the
morning, she didn't know she
didn't have the key. The result
... well, you know the rest.
Thanks to the patience of
neighbors and the kind help of
Russell Jervis who provided a
ladder] the day was saved. Jill
got back into the house in time
to make supper for the editor.
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One of Clinton's most
prominent citizens died
Thursday, March 19, at his
Ontario St. home.
Adam James McMurray
former mayor and
secretary-treasurer of the
Huron-Central 'Agriculture
Society died suddenly in his
92nd year.
He was born in Mitchell, on
April 5, 1877. For 28 years he
was a blockman with the
International Harvester
Company.
On October 2, 1901, he
married Ella Colquhoun. She
died in 1944.
On January 8, 1947 he
remarried to Drusilla McMurray
of Harriston who survives him,
He served as mayor of Clinton
in 1921 and again for six years
during the 1940s.
For 35 years he was
BY WILMA OKE
The Huron-Perth Separate
School Board at its meeting in
the board office in Seaforth on
Monday night approved the
audited financial statement for
1969 as presented by Business
Administrator, Jack Lane of St.
Columban. The operating deficit
for 1969 amounted to $22,839
(about 1.9 mills in assessment).
The overall expenditures in 1969
totalled $1,826,786.
Miss Catherine M. Hunt was
recently appointed to succeed
Mrs. Larry Wheatley as Home
Economist for Huron County.
Miss Hunt received her
primary and secondary school
education in St. Thomas. When
her family moved to Clinton, she
completed her Grade 13 at the
Central Huron Secondary
School. She is a 1968 Home
Economics (Textile major)
graduate of the University of
Western Ontario.
Miss Hunt is interested in
working with people and is
looking forward to her work
with 4-H Homemaking Club
members and leaders as well as
with various farm and home
management activities in Huron.
The "Separate Shop"
operated in Clinton by Miss
According to Herbert
Spencer: "The established
systems of education...encourage
submissive receptivity instead of
independent action."
After assessing their own
school and finding this
statement valid, a group of
eoncerned students &Om Central
Huron Secondary Schools have
decided to attempt a new
approach to education to break
the monotony of regular courses
and classes and make both
students and teachers realize
that learning can be fun and
interesting.
secretary-treasurer of the
Hu rp - C e n tral Agricultural
Society and chaired the annual
campaign of the Red Cross
Society for 20 years,
In 1967 he was awarded the
Centennial Medal for his
contributions to the community,
Surviving beside his wife is,
one sister, Mrs. Ethel Dufresne
of Ferndale, Michigan.
Funeral services took place
Saturday from the Ball Funeral
Home with interment in Clinton
cemetery. The Rev. IL W,
Wonfor, Clinton, officiated.
Pallbearers were all members
of Mr. McMurray's Sunday
School class in the 1920s. j'hey
included Harry Ball, Harold
Glew, John Livermore, Eddie
Dale, Francis Powell and Len
McKnight.
This statement will be sent to
the Department of Education
for approval.
Mr. Lane reported he hopes to
have the 1970 budget ready for
the Board in two weeks. '
In other business, the Board
approved the by-law covering
the conveyance of Mount
Carmel convent property to
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic
parish.
The Board appointed Trustee
Michael Connolly of R.R. 3,
Hunt will now be operated by
her mother, Mrs. Jack Hunt.
Catherine Hunt
What has resulted is
Education '70. For three days,
the 6, 7, 8 of May, the students
and teachers of C.H.S.S. will
experiment with a more flexible
school system. During these
days, "classes" will consist of a
series of open discussions serving
widely varied interests.
The Hall-Dennis report,
"Living and Learning" states:*
"Education in the future will
require a greater public
involvement, a greater
partnership between the home
and the school, between the
Relatives and friends attended
the funeral from Dresden,
Harriston, Thornhill,
community and the school." For
a first-hand knowledge of what
is really happening, people from
various fields of occupation have
been invited to lead discussions
during Education '70. Also, the
teachers of Central Huron
Secondary School have been
asked to lead discussions on
something that interests them;
this does not necessarily mean
that a teacher must lead a
discussion on the subject he
teaches at school; one guidance
teacher will teach fencing! In
this way, Education '70 hopes to
fulfill individual needs and
Scarborough, Trenton,
Thornbury, Orona, Chatham and
"Ferndale, Michigan.
interests by drawing on the
resources of the community.
"Living and Learning" also
mentions that "Education ought
to employ every conceivable
device and means that society
can make available." Because
some students will not be
concerned with any of the
discussion topics at one time,
other programs are being
planned.
There will be a regular
athletic program in the gym, a
three day film festival, music
rooms, a communication room
BY AUDREY
A Special meeting of Bayfield
Council was held on March 12 to
pass two bylaws.
By direction of the Fire
Marshal of Ontario, a bylaw was
passed to cover licensing of
Public halls in the village. In
order to make payment to the
County Board of Education,
who are demanding payment
twice a year, bylaw 62/1970 was
passed to cover collection of
taxes twice a year, namely, June
15 and November 16, 1970,
At the regular meeting on
March 16, the reeve suggested
maps be prepared by committee
chairmen showing the location
of telephone and hydro lines,
Residents of Clinton's
southeast side were without
power for an hour Sunday
morning when a car snapped off
a hydro pole near the East St.
transformer.
Robert Heipel of Kirk St, was
driving his father's car when it
went off the road and struck the
where people can talk freely
about anything, and a coffee
shop; the school shops will be
open for supervised instruction
and work periods, (one proposed
course—the basics of the car for
boys and girls) and the library
will be open for independent
study., Everyone must be
interested because attendance
will be voluntary, Students will
be given a chance to discipline
themselves.
The Hall-tennis report
claims: "A skilled and inspired
teacher can work wonders with
any curriculum in almost any
circumstances." This, hopefully,
will be the long term effect of
Education '70. In the present
school system there is much
Worthwhile material; however,
this material IS not being used to
its capacity. By involving
teachers, students, and the
community in education,
Education '70 hopes to establish
better communication. In this
way, the necessary changes in
the school syStern can be
brought about gradually from
The success of Education '70
depends on attitudes, Students
must take responsibility;
teachers must become invelved,
and invited discussion leaders
must inform students of their
knowledge without disagreeable
force.
Such a program is not feasible
overlong term periods. However,
a cOmprOtnise 'between the
communal water systems,
drainage systems, culverts and
street lighting.
Councillor Baker was Asked to
find pictures of previous
councils and councillOn for
placing in the Council chambers,
Councillor McFadden was
instructed to close Cameron
Street from Highway 21 to John
Street during the spring breakup,
ft was noted that the Ontario
Hydro forestry crew was in the
village trimming trees under
their lines.
Purchase of a new mower was
discussed to replace the old one
which is giving trouble. The
reeve and clerk were instructed
to start proceedings to enforce
bylaw 18/65 which regulates and
pole about noon on Sunday.
Public Utilities Commission
repairmen were forced to shut
off the power in order to replace
the pole.
Police Chief Lloyd Westlake
also reported that someone
entered Del-Mac Fruit and
Variety store sometime early
already existing structure of
education and the free school
idea could result in a more
flexible, relevant, and personally
satisfying educational stucture.
Hopefully, with your support,
May 6, 7, 8 will be successful
A dachshund from Mrs. Jean
Brautigent's Clinton kennels won
the Canadian National
two awards at the dog show at
Sportsmen's Show in Toronto,
Tv1arch 21
Well‘voods Ludwig Jon
controls feel dealers. One oil
dealer entering the village is
refusing to pay the licence fee.
Harold Knight named
Hensel,' councillor
BY MRS. MAUDE HEDDEN
Harold Knight, a forrntr
Hensall councillor for eight years
and highest defeated candidate
in the municipal elections held
in December, has accepted the
offer of a. position of councillor
on the Hensall village council.
Mr. Knight was appointed to
council to fill the vacancy
caused by the sudden death of
Hein Rooseboom on March 5,
from a severe heart attack.
Saturday morning. Nothing was
taken. The management never
leaves money in the store
overnight.
The weekend also saw damage
done to lawns on Mary and Mill
streets from cars being driven on
the soggy ground.
days for C.H.S.S.
Education '70 would be glad
to hear any additional ideas.
Please contact: Education '70,
Central Huron Secondary
School, Clinton, Ontario.
Beethoven won the Best
Canadian Bred Puppy award and
took second in the Best Junior
Puppy class.
The puppy, owned by MrS.
Bratitigairt, Was handled by Pie
Wellwood of Winghath,
Catherine Hunt appointed
-cQun#y Home Economist
Huron-Perth board approves budget
for 1970. Ay-laws as presented be held in
to the Huron-Perth TB and lhowever, the Board approved
Respiratory Disease Association Ladoption of the proposed
Kipper, as Board representative ref by-laws for approval—
Three trustees were named to abeyance until the next meeting
attend the Ontario Separate 'ten April 13, when 20 minutes
School Trustees' Association will be devoted to their
Annual Convention in Toronto •diecussion.
on April 8, 9, and 10. They are Following adjournment of the
Board chairman, Keith Culliton meeting at ten the Board met in
of Stratford; James Morris of committee of the whole.
Stratford; and Vincent Young of •
No mail Goderich.
Superintendent of Education,
John Vintar, reported the
Professional Development Day on Good Friday held in Formosa on March 13
for the 230 separate school On Good Friday, March 27th,
teachers in Huron, Perth, Gray 1970, no wicket or rural route
and. Bruce Counties was most, services will be ' provided froth successful, the Clinton Post Office, Street
Mr. Vintar told of a meeting letter boxes will be cleared at which was held to consider the 4:15 p.m. and mails will be feasibility of setting up a council received and despatched at
for Exceptional Children in ' 6:45 p.m.
Huron and Perth, with the result
that it is hoped to hold a On Saturday and Easter
founding meeting in St, Monday, March 28th and 30th,
Michael's School, Stratford, on normal services will be provided.
May 6, with representatives from At the request of the U.S. the Huron and the 'Perth Boards Post Office Department, an
of Education expected to be embargo is being immediately present too. placed on all classes of mail Vice-chairman Howard Shantz destined for the New York
of Stratford reported on a Metropolitan area. This includes
conference in Hanover which he Brooklyn; Bronx, Staten Island
attended on community use of and all Post Offices on Long schools. He approved getting the Island. It also includes Jersey
maximum use of schools with City, Patterson, Passaic and Red various programs such as 'Boy Bank.
Scout organizations and Elder
Citizens being carried out in Mail addressed for delivery to
schools during the evenings. the above named areas cannot be
With this the Board agreed. accepted and the co-operation of
The By-law Committee the public in observing the
presented the Board with a set embargo will be appreciated.
Educational experiment slated at CHSS on May 6, 7, 8