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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-02-17, Page 3Cheryl Bean dressed as a little mouse was chosen as the best dressed girl skater at the skating carnival held Saturday night. Although the numbers were few, the children who did attend had excellent costumes. Peggy Jones won the prize for the best girls' comic costume and Peter Anstett won the best boys' comic costume and best boys' costume prizes at the ice carnival held Saturday night at the Community Centre. The event, sponsored by the Beta Sigma Phi sorority was part of the weekend's carnival events. .1 Two little girls in the under six races at the ice carnival, race to the finish line, The two gi rls, Anne Marie Powell and Carol Bean, tied for first place. Huron-Perth Continued from Page 1. before September 1 and January 2 of each. school year. Certification by all school bus contractors that guarantees that drivel's suspected of being under the influence of alcohol be barred from driving the vehicles. Violation of the guarantees will automatically terminate the board's contract with the operator. James Morris, Stratford, board chairman, said copies of the new regulations will be sent to all area bus operators as well as the Huron and Perth County school boards. In McKillop Township separate school students are presently transported on a pro rata basis on Huron County Board of Education buses. In other business the board approved a resolution to be represented by Arthur Haid to the Ontario Separate School Trustees' . Association and the Ontario School Trustees' Council that the Ontario Government be requested to amend the legislation to allow school boards to pay 15 cents per mile to trustees to attend board and committee meetings because it has been found that after three years of operation under the county system that the present 10 penis ,per mile now allowed is not suffiCient. • The board endorsed a resolution from the Leeds and Grenville Board of Education that in view of the difficulties of operating a transportation system for students within the allowances established by the Department for grant purposes, especially in relation to Kindergarten and other elementary pupils that the Minister. of Education be requested to improve the allowances in order to enable boards to keep their costs within those allowances. Endorsed, also, was a resolution from the Kent County Board of Education requesting the Minister of Municipal Affairs to amend the Planning Act so that all notices of changes of zoning by-laws within a Board of Education's jurisdiction be communicated to the board involved. (This resolution results from the fact there is no provision for this notification, and rezoning can cause unexpected changes in population which affects estimated enrolments and future five-year forecasts of Boards of Education). • John Vintar, Superintendent of Education, reported on the various public speaking contests in which separate school students are taking part. Mr. Vintar announced that Ted Rooney, special education consultant with the board, would report on special education in the Huron-Perth system this year at the next board meeting. Vincent" Young, chairman of the building and maintenance committee, gave a report on the maintenance work being carried on in the 19 separate schools in the two counties. Jack Lane, Business Administrator, reported that from a letter from the St. Mary's, town council an invitation was' extendertO delegation from the board to discuss council's decision to refuse the board's request to have the north end of Peel Street closed. Trustee Chris Walraven, St. Marys, quoted a story from the St. Marys Journal that council would receive the delegation but did not intend to change its decision not to close the street. The board decided that the committee--David `ferrite') and Howard Shantz of Stratford, Michael Connolly of Kipper) and Francis Bicknell of Seaforth would attend the meeting to discuss the problem. this time exposure shot shows some of the precision skating done in the finale of the Clinton Figure Skating Club's Visit to Mahhattan whibh drew packed houses on Thursday and Friday nights at the arena, The members of the local club were backed tar by visitor's from other area clubs in putting'h a good display of skating for the audience, -Clinton News-Record, Thursday, February 17,1972,3 Skating carnival draws few entrants but costumes good Dayfield, Trinity Ladies Guild meets BY MILVENA ERICKSON The Ladies Guild of Trinity Anglican Church, held their meeting in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. presided over by the new president, Mrs. Vina Parker with nine members present. The Rector, Rev, G. Youmatoff, opened the'meeting with a Bible reading and a very special prayer for Guild members and their very important work in the Church. The members joined him in repeating the Lord's Prayer. Rev. Youmatoff conducted the Service of Induction of officers for 1972. Secretary, Mrs. L. W. Scotchmer, gave her report of the January meeting, which was approved. All correspondence was read and moved to be filed. Mrs, Lorna Merner, treasurer, gave her report which was adopted and moved that all bills outstanding be paid, The president, on behalf of the guild, thanked Mrs. Mary Clark, past-president, for her excellent and loyal work while she held office. Rev. Youmatoff also thanked her for her work and co- operation. It was decided when necessary, to ask the Anglican Church Women members to assist the Guild with any work which cannot be coped with alone; and that the Guild president will contact the A.C.W. president and explain the help needed. The Guild supplied lunch for the annual Vestry meeting which was held on Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, The date for the Fall Bazaar was chosen for Saturday afternoon, November 25. All members are to bring ideas for making Christmas gifts to the March meeting. A Euchre and Bridge party is planned for Friday evening, April 7, Further particulars will be in Coming Events of the Clinton News-Record prior to then. The president reported that the hatch in the Parish Hall had been repaired and pulleys installed to make it safer and more convenient. Also the new water line had been piped into the kitchen from a deep well. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. R. J. Larson on March 14, The Rector closed the meeting social hour was enjoyed. 4-H MEETING The first meeting for prOject "Sleepwear" of the Bayfield 4-H _Club was held at the home of Mrs. Margaret Garrett, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 8. The following officers were elected for 1972: President, Theresa Steegstra; president, Dawn McLeod and Secretary, Cindy Middleton. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Joan Merner. WINTER/FUNDAY Bayfield Yacht Club members and their families are having a Winter Fun Day at the Club House on Saturday, Feb. 19. Various winter activities are planned, including snowshoeing and snowmobiling in the afternoon, with a pot-luck supper and card games in the evening. Tuesday evening last, 10 Tweenies were enrolled into the 1st Bayfield Brownie Pack. Lori Talbot, Mary Lynn Talbot, Ann Haw, Dawn Merner, Kathy Talbot, Rebecca Fawcett, Marie Dykstra, Cindy Cluff, Hope Renner and Tracy Wallis were enrolled by Brown Owl, Carol Penhale, Tawny Owl and the Sixers helped put on scarves and pin on Brownie pins. VESTRY MEETING The Annual Vestry meeting of Trinity Anglican Church was held Wednesday evening, Feb. 9 in the Parish Hall with 21 members pre'sent. The meeting dealt mainly With the election of corporation officers, who are as follows: Rector's Warden, Mr. Harry Baker; People's Warden, Mr. Fred Hulls; Secretary, Mr. Philip Du Boulay; Treasurer, Mrs. Greta Du Boulay; Envelope Secretary, Mrs. Vina Parker; Lay Delegates to Synod, Mr. Gordon Graham and Mr. Pat Graham; Sub-delegates, Mr. Fred Hulls arid Mr. Harry Baker. Rectors appointees to the board of Management are Carl Diehl, Eric Earl, Kelso Fitzsimmons, Mrs. R, J, Larson, Mrs. Helen Le Beau, Mrs, L, Scotehmer. Those elected by the Vestry were Tony Davidson, Mrs. Eric Earl, Ernie Hovey, Morgan smith, Mrs, L. B. Smith and Robert Turner, Jeanne Mackie, Jeanne Chapman, Sandra Sneii, Joanne Sturgeon and Wendy Penhale received their Golden Bars. Twenty-five of the girls received their athletic badges they had earned at the Brownie Revel held in Goderich last October, Seven girls received their cooking badges. Skaters badges and writers badges were given to several also. Diane Garrett had earned her petkeeper, swimmer and book- lover badges in addition to the others and Crystal Huffman earned her skiers badge, The girls werking on their Golden Hand did a semaphore word for their mothers and guests. The Ladies Auxiliary served cookies, coffee and freshie, Many thanks to Mrs. Patsy Renner and Mrs. Barbara Telford for arranging the lovely lunch and to Mrs. Marion Mackie and Mrs. Marilyn Haw for their assistance. CUBS HEAR OPP OFFICER 1st Bayfield Cub Pack held their regular weekly meeting in the Municipal Building, Wednesday, Feb. 9, with all 27 members present. Constable Moulton, an Ontario Provincial Police Officer, Goderich Detatchment, showed the Cubs a film on all phases of safety, The main theme of the film was; if the young people stop and think before acting, they can be 100 per cent lucky in work and play. Unlike any other creature on earth, because of their ability to think and concentrate they have this unique advantage. The next meeting, Feb. 16, will be in the form of a skating party at the arena; so Cubs, don't forget your skates. Miss Barbara Graham, Bayfield and Miss Mary Ball, Clinton were in London during the weekend and attended the Grand Theatre for the presentation of a play entitled "Our Town"; and were overnight guests of Miss Rhea Sturgeon. Mr. and Mrs. Art Latimer, Bill, Gil and Christy of Toronto were weekend guests of her mother, Mrs. Gilbert Knight. Mrs. J. M. Atkinson, Mr. and Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone system, which serves Tuckersmith and Stanley townships and Bayfield, is one of two small telephone systems now in a battle with Bell Canada. "We're like a mouse fighting an elephant," Mel Graham, manager of one of the two municipal telephone systems which are withholding 20 per cent of recent long-distance toll collections from Bell Canada, said here Thursday. The money, totalling about $1,700, is being held back by Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System of which Mr. Graham is manager, and the Brooke Municipal Telephone System in Lambton County as a commission for collecting tolls from their subscribers for the giant, Canada-wide telephone company. Under an agreement made with Bell in 1914, Ontario municipal telephone systems pay a switching charge for the use of long-distance lines from offices owned by Bell and collect tolls for the company, Mr. Graham said. Municipal systems consist only of local and rural telephone lines and switch into the Bell network for long-distance calls, he said. All Iong-distance charges are collected for Bell by the municipal systems, but these systems only receive a collection commission on long-distance calls made through offices they own. Brooke and Tuckersmith each own one of their exchange offices and receive a commission from Bell for collecting long-distance charges. Mr, Graham said Tackersmith owns the exchange office at Bayfield and received $11,776 in eemmissions on $19,000 in toll charges from Bell last year, But, on the Clinton, Seaforth and Hensall offices owned by Bell- they are called service stations- the system had to pay $18,500 in switching charges and collected about $41,000 in long-distance chargbs without getting a commission, he said. "It was Okay 40 years ago When there wasn't $1,000 in long- distance charges to be collected in the system, hut now it is costing us time and money to do the work." At the end of 1974, Mr. Graham said, the Tuckersmith system had about $31,000 in accounts receivable-the majority in long- distance tolls. Mrs. Gerald Pence, Stephen and Robert, Rochester, ,Michigan spent the weekend in the village at the Atkinson home, The Albion Hotel weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs, Norman F. Cooper, Mount Clemens, Michigan and Mr. Lloyd Clifton, • Knox Ministerial College, Toronto, Miss Karen Fitzsimmons and Miss Brenda Bibby, London were weekend visitors with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Roy Fitzsimmons. Mr, Jeremey Katz is staying .at the Albion Hotel this week while researching special study for the University of Toronto, on the subject, "The effect of We Pastoral Romance on Decedent Urban Frame of Reference". Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs, Jim Robinson of Windsor on the arrival of their, son, Jonathon Andrew, born Thursday, Jan. 27 in Grace Hospital, Windsor; a baby brother for Chuck and grandson for Mrs. E. B. Robinson, Bayfield. Mr. and Mrs. Kris Klaudi, Albert, Freddie and Bobbie, Princetown, spent the weekend with her father, Mr. Harry Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brokenshire and Jodi, Zurich were Sunday visitors with her parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs.Logan Cleave and Joy. Best wishes to Mr. John Marks and Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Bullen who are hospitalized in Clinton and to Mrs. Robert Turner who is a patient in the Goderich Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pounder, Cathy and Mary, London, spent the weekend at their village residence. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker visited with their sons and families during the weekend, the W. C. Parkers' of London and the Robert Parkers' of Dorchester. They also paid a visit to Mrs. Helen Fraser in St. Joseph's Hospital and reported she is progressing very favourably. Sincere condolances to Mr. Joe Chapman and family in the loss of his mother, Mrs. Maurice Chapman of Goderich and to Mr. Bob Talbot and family and relatives in the loss of his father, Mr. Leonard Talbot, R.R,3, Bayfield. The system is holding back about $1,000 of the $5,000 in tolls collected since Jan. 1 and the Brooke system is withholding $700 of the $3,500 collected from Dec. 20 to Jan, 21. Wilfred Chapman of Inwood, manager of the Brooke system, said Thursday about $iti,eue long-distance tolls was collected from 1,950 subscribers in 1971. He said the system owns one office in Inwood and receives a $1,500 commission for collecting toll charges on long-distance calls made through it. Bell owns the Brooke system's other office which covers the Watford-Alvinston exchange. "We're willing to pay our hills, but the agreement we have with Bell is just too far out of date," Mr. Chapman said. He said the only reaction received from Bell so far was a letter saying Brooke and Tuckersmith had broken their contracts. A Bell spokesman in Toronto said Thursday that the company was willing to negotiate with the two withholding systems. A survey of other non-Bell telephone systems showed that, because they own their own offices and equipment, the commission problem has had no effect. Although she didn't win a prize, this little clown won the hearts of those present at the ice carnival on Saturday night. BY MRS. S. MIDDLETON The annual vestry meeting of St. James Anglican Church. Middleton, was held Thursday evening, Feb. 10 at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ray Wise, Present were The Rector and Mrs. George Youmatoff and 16 members. The Rector opened the meeting with prayer and was chairman for the business session. Mrs. Edward 'Wise, the vestry clerk and secretary to the board, gave very detailed minutes of the last annual vestry and also of a special vestry meeting. The Rector has prepared typewritten reports of all the church business and these were distributed. The Rector's report, after a tenure of four months, is an optimistic one. "I found a healthy spirit of willingness and the desire on the part of 'the people to keep the church alive". "In all, 39 services of Morning Prayer were held and 15 Celebrations of Holy Communion with a total attendance of 1695 and 350 persons who made their communion. There were two baptisms, no confirmations, no marriages, no burials, I find the genera] condition of the building' good". "With the celebration of the church's centennial upon us, there are many plans in the making for a full and satisfying year. The ACW which f find unusually active for a congregation this size, is planning to commemorate this year with the sale of special plates made up for the occasion, etc," "We are planning a confirmation with Bishop Wm. Townshend, who was baptized in this church, as the confirming Bishop on Sunday, June 18. Clergy who have served St. James in the past are being invited to make a return appearance so that at least 'every month (come good weather), there will be a special event. It is hoped that one Sunday will see the whole congregation gathered for an outdoor service and picnic". Mr. Youmatoff concluded by expressing his thanks and appreciation to the wardens and the board and all the active members. "I add my voice to that of the two Bishops in congratulating this parish on holding its own financially as well". The Rector's Warden, John Deeves, thanked the members for their splended response to the farewell party for the Rev. E. J. B. Harrison. He was glad the budget was paid in full and thanked the ACW for their contribution. "It was a good year and a busy one", concluded John Deeves. Jack Smith, the People's Warden, echoed these sentiments and also added his thanks to the ACW and all who helped in any way. A special vote of thanks was moved to the Wise Brothers for donating the furnace wood, Mr. Edward Wise, the church treasurer, and envelope secretary, reported the budget met, books balanced and a surplus. Mr. and Mrs, Jack Cole were auditors. Edward Wise reported 18 church families and 22 envelope boxes. Mr. Youmatoff appointed Mr. John Deeves as his Rector's Warden. Mr. John Smith was elected the People's Warden by acclamation. The rector expressed pleasure in these appointments, already in (almost) full beard for the centennial year. "They look the part". Mrs, George Youmatoff and John Deeves were appointed scrutineers for the meeting. The other officers for St, James Middleton for 1972 are: Board of Management, (appointed by the Rector), Dean Aldwinckle, Ray Wise, Stewart Middleton, Marion Smith, Lois Wise and Audrey Middleton; Board of Management (by the people), Vera Miller, Mrs. George Youtnatoff, Don Middleton, Edward Deeves, Estelle Wise, Keitlr Miller, Mrs. Joseph Storey, the organist and choir leader, is automatically oh the board. Vestry clerk and secretary to the board, MT, J. Ross Middleton; treasurer a nd envelope: secretary, Mr. Edward Wise; Lay delegate to the Synod, John Deeves; alternate lay delegate, Stewart Middleton; Chairman of sidemen, Ray Wise. Auditors, Mr. and Mrs „J. Ross Middleton; press secretary, Mrs. Stewart Middleton. At the 1971 vestry meeting, the Rev. Mr. Harrison had appointed a special centennial committee consisting of the wardens, Mrs. Don Middleton, Mrs. Edward Wise and Mrs, Stewart Middleton. This committee was reapproved at this meeting, Mr. Youmatoff stated, "While this centennial committee exists, it is up to the whole congregation, both old and young, to put all its energies into the successful carrying out of any plans that are made'. Two very interesting centennial gift donations were brought up at this meeting. Mr. Ray Wise reported a letter from the Rev, E. J. B. Harrison expressing his wish to donate a church bell to St. James, in honour of his parents. He requested that Ray Wise, a good carpenter, construct the belfry, It was hoped that Mr, Harrison would be on hand for this dedication service, ' Mrs, J. Ross Middleton stated that the family of the late Mr, and Mrs. John Middleton wish to dedicate a memorial to them and also to their sons, Bert and John who died in 1971. This memorial will take the form of a painting by their daughter-in-law, Mabel Middleton, This painting Will have the appendage of a brass plaque with the names thereon. John Deeves moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wise for their hospitality. A bounteous lunch and social hour concluded a splendid meeting, This press secretary has attended thirty-five vestry meetings of St. James and the tempo of this one was so accelerated that this aging chronicler had the same sensation as when we unexpectedly stepped on a swiftly moving sidewalk ramp at Expo and were whisked away at an exciting pace. We feel that under the leadership of Mr. George Youmatoff, St.-James will have an exhilarating centennial year. Tuckersrnith telephone fights Bell Middleton church holds annual vestry meeting