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.
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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
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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
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Middleton church holds annual vestry meeting