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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-07-21, Page 10Page TO—Clinton News-Record—-Thurs., Jiffy 21/ 1966 Centennial Report Red Cross Swimming Instructors Clinic At CFB Last; Tuesday evening, July 12, CFB Clinton was host to a Red Cross Instructors’ Clin­ ic for the surrounding area conducted by tjhe area super­ visor, Hill Belanger. The main purpose of the clinic was to set up a sche­ dule of examination dates for those swimming classes which are presently, being held in the Central Huron, area. One definite outcome of the clinic, was the re-appointment of Flight Sergeant Gordon Wade and Sergeant Blondel of CFB Clinton as examiners for the 1966 season. T -^nr' n •“/SLA; ? Classified Ads. Results BUYING - AT COMPETITIVE PRICES Excellent Unloading Facilities Phone 527-1910 Seaforth 1867II1967 . i Report A few weeks ago I wrote about the Confederation Train and the Centennial Caravans Which will be criss-crossing Canada during the- summer months of 1967 with exhibits of Canadiana. During the' second week of June we had test-run, set-up and dismantling trials' for the caravans at communities in the Ottawa area. It,was quite an exciting operation — almost like a big army test exercise. The first eight enormous tractor trailers •— the largest vehicles ever to be used exten­ sively on North American roads — travelled all the way to Ot­ tawa from Calgary where the vans were made by 'the Alberta Trailer Company. The eight 73- . foot vehicles represented' one of the eight caravan units which will visit more, than 700 Can­ adian communities in Centen­ nial Year. While the trailers ,were not decorated on the outside - nor did' they contain interior ex- " hibits for .the trials, there was exacting work to. be done. The setting up of the caravan ' on site is like putting a giilant Mecham set together. -First the drivers -must be able to bring the huge vehicles to the site, squeezing around tight comers, through underpasses and under wires, move- the vans into a quadrangle formation on site and then remove the tractors; Drivers —: 'there will be ,88 of them specially trained, and un- - der contract- for the eight Car­ avans in 1967 — must be able to park the vansi -with the - skill 1 of a precision machinist so that matching ramps and- bridges*, can be placed quickly to con­ nect the vans on site.. (This ramp arrangement allows Cen­ tennial ' visitors to move easily through the huge trailers and View the exhibits- in a complete sequence). * Outside the trailers, in the quadrangle, large- triodesic forms' go up next - (tubular, steel triangle construction) on which will be placed the external ex­ hibits. When the set-up job ife done — in about two hours’ time — the. complete set is on site ready for a colorful Centen­ nial community fair. ' On hand for the trials at Ot­ tawa were observing officials, of numerous organizations which Will be involved with the Cara­ vans :— provincial police of sev­ eral provinces, the ROMP which Will have security-officers with the units in 1967, fire mar- ■ shals, members of the Defense Production Department, the Canadian Government Exhibi­ tion Commission, the St. 'John’s Ambulance Corps, ithe Chrysler company which provides -the tractors and so on. On the highways the Caravan units will travel in convoy 200 feet apart to allow traffic to •pass easily. In convoy travel they will be under police escort at all times. A convoy will be a mile Jong. (One -tractor alone with trailer ‘is almost equal to eight car-lengths.) by JOHN W. FISHER CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER No. 12 So the arrival of a Centennial Caravan in, your community won’t go unnoticed very easily. Your local Centennial organiz­ ation will be " announcing the date of arrival well ahead of time anyway. < ~ Be sure to visit the Caravan for a great display, of interest­ ing and1 entertaining, exhibits about, Canada, There is some­ thing for the whole family to see.. Shown here are, left to right, LAC Raettger, (in charge of swimming at CFR Clinton), Flight Sergeant Wade and Mr. Belanger/ (Canadian Forces Photo) Final Reunion Held At SS 9 Hullett AUBURN — Chimes of the old school bell rang out for the last time last Saturday after­ noon when 300. former pupils gathered fpr'a, reunion to mark the closing of SS 9 Huh eft. Many former teachers and pupils took the chance to pull the bell roipe > which had sum­ moned them down through the ages to their studies and now will be silent forever as a school bell. Many former1 pupils enjoy­ ed the afternoon renewing ac­ quaintances and recalling the good old days when . they at­ tended1 the one room school on the Bas'eline road. The guests were Welcomed by the president Of the reunion Mr. Henry Hunking and Mrs. Hank­ ing, Mr, and Mrs. Guy Cunning­ ham and Miss1 Margaret R. Jackson. ’ Scott's, -orchestra of Huillett Township entertained with their music at .'fhe beginning of the afternoon program. Henry Hunking was In charge of the program. He gave a short ac­ count of the school which had been built in 1853 with trustees, William Ball, George Cunning­ ham and John Morgan in Charge. In 1861 the school was destroyed by fire ’and in ,1874' a double school was built' and also a house in the corner for AUBURN—Fire of unknown cause destroyed three-quarters of a field of hay' laying in a swath on Sunday afternoon on the farm of Donald Young, RR 3, Aubium, one mile west on the. Auburn to -Blyith Road. Ralph' Matthews, RR 3, Au­ burn, passing by the farm notic­ ed the flames and turned in the alarm to Mr. and Mrs. Young and the' Blyth Fixe Brigade was summoned.1 \ A nearby wheat field was in danger, also Elmer Sproul's bush but the Blyth firemen •worked for two hours to'extin­ guish the flames. Mr. Young estimated his loss about $800.00.’ ---:---;--€>;---------U One of the ‘best methods of treating * common backache which 'results from poor pasture and sway-hacked stance, ■ is by sleeping' on a firm bed, curdled up on 'the Sidle in the foetal position, the Canadian Medical Association1 says. the school master. At this time John Wilson, grandfather of Mrs. Wes Bradnock,/ was the teacher and her Walther, John J. Wilson was born the month af­ ter the school, was- opened. Th'iS , two-room school sepved until, 1928 when the present structure was built. Colin Fingland of Wingham, a former pupil, recalled by-gone days and stated that among the teachers, he recalled Mr. Fow- ler and Miss Te-na Sprung. He told about the numerous snow­ ball fights between the itlidr- teeners and the, baseliners and said that was worked out every winter Mrs. Donald Sprung gave several readings and Mirs. Bert- Mills (Gladys' Roberton) of Goderich, a former pupil, read a poem composed' for tire re­ union in 1930. She also read a poem composed by herself, “Our old sdhool No. 9”, and another “No. 9 in 1966”. Rev. William Fingland of Niagara Falls; told, of happy re­ collections of 'his childhood days and -although it is the end of the one room school area he ■hoped' the site would not be abandoned. He suggested to the former pupils and present resi­ dents that a cairn be. erected to, mark the site where the school’ had been built in 1853. Mr. Fingland had returned from a trip to South America to at­ tend this reunion. Miss Margaret R, Jackson, a former pupil,. read a letter of re­ gret from a former teacher, 'Miss Norma Coutts of Wingham who wias away on a trip. • George Elliott of St. Cathar­ ines, who had taught over 50 years ago, recalled the good times haS at school and in the Section. He had boarded at the Govier home on the Baseline at that time. , Maurice Bean of RR 1, Au­ burn, representative of the Hul- lett Townsihip ■ School Area, spoke on the progress being made at the new Huillett Town­ ship school area school being built at Dondes-boro. Mrs. Bert Mills read a poem on Wal’kenburn, a former small village .which'' was' located a miile east of the school and Mr. Wilmer Errington, a former teacher, • who is now in the Rainy River District and Miss Irlene Pfrimmer of Benmiller, another teacher, also spoke a few words1. An interesting array of pic­ tures of teachers and pupils of former years was; shown in the classroom .'These had been se­ cured by Mi’s. James Jackson. Tire sports committee com­ posed of Den Archambault, Tom Cunningham, Jack Hallam, Gor­ don Daer tand Stanley Ball held an interesting program, of races. The results were as follows: , All pre-school children. receiv­ ed prizes1 for their race, • Girls, 6-7, Cathy Hunking, Joqn / Hunking, Faye Seers; boys, 6-7, Robert Stanbury, Eddlie Franken, Donald Kirk- conneli; Giris, 8-9, Donna . Hunking, Mary Jane Sprung, Cathy Snell; boys, 8-9, Ronald Hunking, Rickey Elliott, Jimmy Snell; Girls, 10-11, Louise Hunking, Arva Ball, Vaughan Hunking; .boys, 10-11, Rickey Archarm baiult, Howard Hallam, Keith Lapp; Girls, 12-13, Louise Hunking, Arva Ball,. Kathy .Schneider; boys, 12-13, Douglas Durnin, Rickey Archambault, Ralph Hallam; • Girls, 14-15, Louise Hunking, Brenda Archambault, Nan Lapp; boys, 14-15, Douglas Dur­ nin, Daryl Bail, Daryk Ball; Young ladies, Brenda Ar­ chambault, Louise Hunking, Nan Lapp; young men, Daryl Ball, Douglas Archambault, Ar­ thur Hallam; Married ladies, 'Mrs. Brian Hallam, Mrs. Arthur Hallam, Mrs. Maureen Elliott; married, men, Tom Duizer, Tom Cun­ ningham, Carmen Gross;Wlieelbarrow race: 12 and under,, Keith Lapp and Rickey Archambault, Douglas Durnin and Donald Meriam, Louise Hunking and Arva Ball; over 12, Bob Schneider and'Ronald Brown, Walter Cunningham and' Carmen Gross; ~ Three-legged race: under 12, Douglas Durnin and Rickey Archambault, Louise Hunking and Arva Ball; over 12, Louise Hunking and Kathy Schneider, Walter Cunningham and Car­ men Gross; .Bag race, Douglas Durnin, Louise Hunking, Linda Hallam; bag. race, Daryk Bah, Walter Cunningham, Kathy Schneider; x Shoe scramble, Keith Lapp, John Sprung, Louise Hunking; kick the slipper, Sheron Collins, Mrs. Arthur Hallam; men kick the slipper, Leo Greidanus, Rudy Snyder.* ■ . Len Archambault and Jack Hallam gave out prizes to: the couple coming the. farthest, Mr. and 'Mrs. Herbert Moody of Vancouver who' were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. Moody of Goderich; teacher who had taught the longest time ago, Mrs. Mary Grierson (Mary Fingland) Toronto,; oldes t pupil, Mrs. Minnie Jones (Minnie Marsh) Dungannon; largest fa­ mily present, Mr. and Mrs; Ar­ thur Hallam; youngest child, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Gross. A tug of war was enjoyed Wlilth the' captains being Jack Hallam and Gordon Daer, Jack Hallam’s, team won. The same captains . had two ball teams which played following, the smorgasbord supper. The-’ supper was served by Mrs. Den Archambault ‘and -her committee, Mrs. Tom Cunning­ ham, Mrs, Worthy Young, Mrs. George Schneider, assisted by all the ladies in the section. The Walkerburn Club had a .booth on the ground's, and did a thriving business throughout the afternoon- and evening. ..Scott’s orchestra supplied music for the free dance in the Au­ burn Community Memorial Hall in the evening. Much credit is given,to the executives who planned. the event They were, president, Henry Hunking; secretary, Fred Wagner; treasurer, Miss •Margaret R. Jackson; program committee, Elliott Dapp, Harry Webster, Mrs. Donald Kai and Garth McCllinchey; parking, William Wagner. WHEAT — OATS — BARLEY MIXED GRAIN FLAX — BEANS — CORN REAL profit. IJ rv7nnrTirT££ KONGSKILDE CROP DRYER Maintain protein values, eliminate storage losses. The Kongskilde Crop Dryer is proved as the money-making way. to store dry crops OR high-moisture feed grains. No condensation problems, complete aeration through full-length aluminum ventilators. Available in 28 sizes and can be enlarged after installation. Get ’ the facts and then decide. 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