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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-05-28, Page 44 Clinton. New.s,..Reccord 4. Thursday, May 20, 1.970 Rattiblin9 with Lucy I. Letter to the Editor rtirafff •NP .rwor4r. 4,M,rr.r.rAr.rXiqly .-pvmmi:pw . . 10:1: Int,t ton Attutiates 9 The editor: Re: the letters pro and con sidewalks in Bayfield,. I would like to add my two cents worth. I don't think it matters much one way or the other whether we have sidewalks if the job can be done without disturbing the grass and flowers. I agree with Lucy that the walks used to be better than they are now when smaller stones were used. But a nice, not-too-wide sidewalk would give people an edge to landscape to, and might improve the appearance of Main Street. Bayfield used to be beautiful, but it is rapidly losing its charm for many reasons. I deplore the destruction of the triangles of grass at the road intersections just to make things easier for the person running the road scraper. I deplore the litter everywhere. Remember when Mrs. Parker was the teacher and the school children made "Keep Bayfield Beautiful" posters aid put them all over town? A small thing, perhaps, but I'm sure it made people more thoughtful of the consequences of throwing paper and bottles on the streets. I am sorry Bayfield no longer has a flower bed in the park. Could some, group take this on as a project? And I am sorriest of all about the rapid loss of Bayfield's treessome die a natural death— some from the forces of nature—but several from the thoughtlessness of owners of property 'who butcher the trees or cut the roots for construction projects. I have several pictures of Main Street as recently as 10 years ago that show how many trees have been lost. Stand at the Square and look north and think about how different things look without the trees. Some loss of trees is inevitable, of course, but we should be more mindful of replacing them. One other thing that is changing the looks of Bayfield is the glaring modern signs. I don't want to discriminate against the right of a merchant to advertise his wares, but if we want to keep an old-fashioned look about Bayfield a neon sign doesn't do it. A lot of little things—but if heeded they would achieve what I think we are all after:a good reputation for "Beautiful Breezy Bayfield on the Bluewater." IN LOVE WITH BAYFIELD The Editor, My letter is intended to draw attention to the dreadful traffic situation that exists for the children crossing number 8 highway. From conversations on this matter, I understand 4 at the tracks is poor too. Did you know that your children have NO protection whatsoever? Have you ever stopped on 8 and East St. at noon? Its a thriller! Who's going to win? The kids running across or the "sometimes' very heavy traffic. ()Rival Friday, June 5 715 p.m. Community Park EXETER Sponsored By Exeter Lions for Service Work Adults $2,00 - High School $1.60 Public s cheoi $1,00 Pre-School Free BAYFIRD Mr, and Mrs, fted. .attended the NO family Xe1:1109.11.. in ,Ogorgetewri. on Sunday, More thOn..00),vera in attendance, Weekend vi*itoro. with Mr, and Mrs, Spencer $ryine were Miss Mary Ervin?, Stratford, Robert Myer, Milvprton, Miss- May Ervin, Oederich.. Joining, • them on Sunday were Mr, and Mrs. Earl Strong and Mr, and Mrs, Earl Byer of Arlcwright and Mr, and Mrs. Russell Heft of Owen Sound, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Pennell of ‘$.13nidorm", The Spinney, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England accompanied Mrs. G.H. Sheppard and Miss Kay Reid of Windsor, when they visited Mr, and Mrs. Carl E. Diehl from Friday until Sunday. Mr. Pennell, is a geography master on exchange from Lilley and Stone High School, Newark who is presently at W. F. Herman Collegiate Institute, Windsor, The Pennells will return to England in June. Egy froNuREs SINCERELY Eiti4 YOUL SING tiopitolt-AY THE bIRDIES'SING wow IF YOU DEAL WHERE THE. CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS KING „ . AT YOURS TRULY 482-7903 ART'S suPERTEST "null NM iirsi4 • pAirkj.,‘I ..kome 4 9' il!!"P.Raigo mai SUMO .12‘ttilkocrr . air= Ig= alt= 0011 1,1444. AI A frost-free refrigerator freezer stores evergthing but frost. So if 4011 haven/t looked over the latest models 4et, go see them todat 'at your local appliance/dealer's. Thi k:ofi dt„. forisq No more defrosting. Ever. OWN WMI DEFROSTING 0611PIK, 103 H.14.11ro fluorin In rlphl el Catarrlo CLINTON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Groves & Son "WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL" 482.9414 Res.: 482.9746 CLINTON, ONTARIO Clinton Eledtk Shop D. W. Cornish — Your Westinghouse Dealer Albert Street CLINTON. Phone 482,6646 Gingetides Ltd. ZURICH CLINTON 8EAPORTH Harold Wise Limited INGLIS SALES & SERVICE 262 oAyFi8Lb Ab, CLINTON TgLw 482. /062 MEETING NOTICE A MEETING OF LOCAL 317 NATIONAL FARMERS UNION Will Be Held At STEPHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL (2% miles west of Crediton) 9 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 29 TOPIC: EDUCATION TAXATION SYSTEM Everyone who showed their concern for this problem by signing our petition are cordially invited to hear Peter Twysntra, Junior President of the N.F.U. outline what has been done at the Provincial level regarding this problem and tell what our course of "ACTION" Must be. • A special invitation to all municipal officials, .1=11•111M11 )111•11110.1.••••• HARRISTON FERTILIZERS DEALERS FOR: Pfizer Company Ltd. WE CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF CHEMICALS INCLUDING ATRAZINE SUTAN PATORAN LINURON SOW EPTAM 2-4D HARRISTON FERTILIZERS Div. of Cyanamide of Canada Ltd. Clinton — 482.9133 It Otisy --- 482-9938 Howard McKendry Ralph Butthioa, 62S,•0266 The staff a Harriston fertilisers IS qualified tb give sound advice for the proper use of chemicals for any crop problem, BE SURE TO CONTACT US FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS CLINTON PRODUCTS HERBICIDE BY Monsanto MCPA EMBUTOX E TROPOTOX PLUS "The whats—it" that new piece of equipment the town recently purchased for the Public Works department but couldn't give a name is seen above at the Community Park Monday. Perhaps the pre4sprIzed tank was used to keep the park from disappearing under water after the heavy rains of , photo . .that. they, last few days "-staff they, wish to live with. us. Really, if one examines a starling • - • - • • closely, it has beautiful plumage, They were imported many year$1,14114,41111114,11,111r • ago to cope with the .European.coreborer. But it is still with us and • — *'. so are the starlings in increasing numbers. Carl has tried to discourage their visits to the feeding station for they only haul •out all the suet scraps which he puts in a wire hanger for the downy woodpecker, chickadees, nuthatchers, etc., and then they mess up the large feeder for the other birds. The "bang" of the porch door would send the flock away in the winter and spring. Then they must have put a sentinel on guard for if Carl arose from his chair, they'd fly off over the barn before he reached the porch door. And as soon as he'd settle down to read, they'd be back again. Carl wondered why there was always a mess of leaves, sticks, etc. at the side door, He blamed the wind, but one day he looked up and saw a hole in the cornice in the corner. Now, Lucy noticed last summer that the paint had peeled off a spot in that corner so she supposed that the water had backed up under the shingles during the winter. She thought maybe the extra height of galvanized metal to prevent the water overflowing the eave trough from the valley should be taken off for winter, and promptly forgot about it when winter came. But not the starlings! They saw that spot and promptly broke through the rotting board a nice round hole. Carl decided to paint a three-cornered board white and nail it over the hole. One day he got up on the step ladder and shot some repellant into the hole. Out flew a starling. Then next day he got the board, shot the same stream into the hole. Nothing happened, He tapped around with the hammer. Still nothing happened, so he nailed the board over the hole. And when Carl nails anything on it is usually done to stay. That night he heard a pecking and scratching in the area of the hole. Next morning it had travelled around to the south side from the north. Carl took a big flashlight and went along the crawl space under the eaves to where the sunroom extended from the main building. He flashed it around and sure . enough up .popped Mrs. Starling. He tried to get her to follow the light but she wouldn't. Now he didn't want a dead starling to foul the attic - and they could find their way over the partition. And since he knew no other way to get it out, he got the step ladder and reluctantly removed the board he had so securely nailed over the hole. Starlings have their good qualities. Lucy has watched them in pairs walking up and down the lawn hunting for grubs. Moreover, they teach their children to look for grubs as soon as they are out of the nest. It isn't long before they are able to fend for themselves. But if there is one bird which depresses Lucy it is starlings. Somehow or other she always associates them with gloom ridden people! And right now her great fear is that the attic at "The Hut" may become a starling rookery, - or whatever other term is used for their nesting grounds. She'd rather have bats, for they are clean. Heildrivers present show in Exeter June 5 One of the world's top auto and motorcycle daredevil acts, The Trans Canada Hell Drivers, will be the featured attraction at the Exeter Community Park on Friday, June 5. The thrill packed performances, being sponsored by the Exeter Lions for service work, will• feature• some of the world's top stuntmen. The Williams . Twins of London present the 1970 edition of this top thrill show attraction which appears throughout the world and plays many of the big fairs and racetracks across Canada and the United States. Before forming the Trans Canada Hell Drivers, the Williams Twins were featured performers at the New York World's Fair in 1964-65, and before that they were featured with many of the leading Thrill Shows in the United States. They are also the two most versatile performers in the World today, prior to entering the thrill show business they were circus performers, performing the first and only aerial trampoline act, where they performed on their trampoline 5060 feet in the air, They have continued their MAKE ddriv ,3 YOUR FAVORITE FABRIC CENTRE WE HAVE YARD 'GOODS OF ALL KINDS threads (Plain and Invisible) zippers AS WELL AS ALL YOUR SEWING REQUIREIVIENTS BUTTERICK PATTERNS IN STOCK — NO WAITING! WEEKEND SPECIAL DRESS•4001)S Special 1.39 Yd. Value to $29 -- 46" Width PLAIN ANO 8TRIP5D HOYA CLOTH Special Only 1 29 Yd, Router $1,89 yd. ,... , . YOUR EAISO a UART6kg FOR SEWING NDS I CL441.1.1/4COI. — -, - -- . , , H EN 4 LUCY .R,VVOP.P$ You've heard the expression "Rots in the tielfry". Wye no belfry at "The Hut" but Lucy wouldn't be surprised if there are some in the attic. Several years ago she was sitting out or} the lawn in the shade of the little maple tree and noticed a movement in an antique lontern swinging from .the corner of the corner outside the sunropm door, Upon loyestigatien Carl found nine :little brown bats so efrlaciated that only one was able to fly away when released so it was a mercy killing for the balance.. Whey had been attracted to the lantern by the beetles, -flies and other- insects from which they live, And once in couldn't get out! -So Car! screened the vents at the top and since then has used yellow bulbs which do not attract insects. Before that time one little bat was determined to take up its abode in the roWup awning over the picture window in, the dining room. It either gave up its effort or was one which almost starved to death, This year it is another problem starlings! They like us so well • success in the showbusiness world since forming the Trans Canada Hell Drivers and are capable of performing any of the hair-raising events in the thrill show book. Bill Williams and Walter Williams the co-owners of the Trans Canada Hell Drivers have not overlooked the comedy relief so necessary to an audience that are constantly kept on the edge of their seats and Bill. Williams has turned over his previous role of Happy the clown to the internationally famous clown from Sydney, Australia, Dave Proudman to supply the pantomine daredevil comedy. Prior to joining the Trans Canada Hell Drivers, Dave was the featured comedy, performer with the Jack Kochman Hell Drivers for six years. He has appeared with that show many times at the Canadian National Exhibition and at many leading fairs across the United States. In Australia, Dave is also an accomplished radio, television and movie actor and stuntman and has appeared in many of the top theatres. I have made repeated efforts to find out if it would be possible to hire a retired gentleman but every avenue I've entered has had a dead end. Might I leave this thought with you? One pupil alighting from a school bus has traffic stopped both ways! We have 200 or so pupils and NO stops for them. Let's do something before we loose an unreplaceable commodity—Your Child. JOY FINK 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i11111111111111 The Ontario Safety League reports this double-sided sign board on a secondary road. On the front • it says: ROAD CLOSED -- DO NOT ENTER! The other side reads; WELCOME BACK' STUPID!