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Clinton News-Record, 1966-11-03, Page 1•s Clinton News-Record THE HURON RECORD — 84th Year By S. J. R. Came across this little on the back of a printer’s man­ ual —JT have a distinct recollect lion, in the early days at school, of feeling an intense disgust with printers and printing, I thought the letters were print­ ed to, plague me, and looked upon the printer as my enemy. “As time wore on, however, .and I became interested in Robin Hood and other stary . books, this feeling of disgust became somewhat mitigated; and was still further removed when I became old enough to read The Arabian Nights and Robinson Crusoe. “But this feeling of dislike to the printer altogether dis­ appeared from the time I saw my own name in print. I now feel gratified at looking at tine jolly letter O, the crooked S, ■ with its full benevolent turns; the curious G, and the Q with its comical tail that first awake ton me a sense of the humorous. “The printer and myself are,, and have, been for '"some time, inseparable companions. The printer is a faithful servant, not only to- those connected With the business, but to the public at large.” — Charles Dickens, :K # ’ * We’re positive that Clinton- ians and other area residents . who have ,come to gi’ips with the press share Mr. Dickens’ views . . time . things are going well and all is right with the world . . . ' Newspapers are friendly things when it is time to an­ nounce the arrival- of a new baby ... or the winner of a scholarship : . . or a wedding . .-. an anniversai-y ... a birth­ day ... an upcoming meeting . . .' the opening of a business . • . a graduation ... all the hundred and one thjngs news­ papers give space to every week . . . And newspapers are handy for other things . . . like adver­ tising items for sale ... ’a little publicity where it won’t do any harm . . , reporting on community happenings . . . mentioning names of club of­ ficials . . . it goes on and on . . But every so" often news­ papers must necessarily'become villans . 4 -. 'as the voice' of the (Continued on page 6) r................ —.......... bit . at least pant of the . for certain when CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOYEMBER 3, 1966The Home Paper With the News — THE NEW ERA — lOQth Year 1 f 4-1 .a Executive Meets Tonight $5.00 Per Year—12 Cents Per Copy—-12Pagef Legion Poppy Drive Tonight x Every year on the weekend preceding November 11, Clin­ ton Legion Branch No, 140 and aill Royal Canadian Legion branches across Canada hold their annual poppy sales drive. This evening (Thursday) Clinton veterans will make a house-to-house canvass ' with their poppy boxes in the town of Clinton and at Ad'astral Park. The Ladies Auxiliary to- the Legion will 'be selling pop­ pies at: the various messes at CFB Clinton. This year’s chairman of the Legion poppy drive is Robert Burke, a civilian fireman at CFB Clinton, He requests as many veterans :as possible to come mat tonight for the can­ vass beginning at 7 o’clock,. \ # * Church Parade Sunday, Nov. 6 On Sunday, November Clinton Legion holds it annual church parade to Wesley-Willis 6, United Church for a remem­ brance service. The parade of veterans will leave the Legion Hall at 10:40 a.m. for toe seir- vice at 11 o’clock, ' Rev. A. J. Mowatt, D.D,, minister Qf the church, who has applied for membership in Clinton Legion branch, will preach a remem­ brance service. Members of the Legion Aux­ iliary will assemble in front of the church and attend-the ser­ vice in a group, ( Centennial 21 Local War Veterans To Be Life ™ ■>. - , 1 Aft the regular meeting of Clinton;Lodge AF & AM No. -84, Tuesday evening, 50-year buttons and jewels were presented to two members. Shown here' ■prior to the meeting are, left to right, Gordon Scrib- bins showing Alex Cudmore where his 50-year but­ ton should be worn; and Fred Middleton, the other 50-year member getting instruction from Ray Cox. (News-Record Photo) Two Local SO-Year Masons Buttons and Jewels Tyvo veterap members of Clinton Lodge AF & AM - No. 84'received,their 50-year jewels and buttons at the best attend­ ed meeting of the Masonic Full Executive Named For Home and School "The best we’ve ever had”. That was the way Lew Lud­ low described the attendance at the Home and School meet­ ing last Thursday night follow­ ing “Meet the Teacher” night at Clinton Public School. Parents gathered to: show their willingness to participate in a Home and School organization and a sufficient number them volunteered to fill positions on th© executive. Executive Tonight There will be a full execu­ tive meeting tonight (Thurs­ day, November 3) at 8:30 in the public school, to 'plan fur­ ther activities for the revived, association. The association approved the presentation of $100 to the sch­ ool and it is expected' the money will be put toward the purchase of a copying machine. ' A school Centennial project will be selected by the students under the direction of the Home ahd School Association of all in co-operation with Principal Bert Gray. A representative from the Association will at­ tend the. Centennial project planning meeting for the town tonight. 1966-67 Home and School. As­ sociation executive members are: Past president, Roy Wheeler; president, Lew Ludlow; record­ ing secretary, Mrs. Douglas Hows'e; corresponding secre­ tary, Mrs. Den Stevens; treas­ urer, Mrs. Bud Kuehl; social convener, Mrs. Ken Stephen­ son; program committee, Mrs. Vic Darasch, Mrs-. David Fer­ guson: membership, Mrs. C. W- Fee. Directors are Mrs. David Reid1, Mrs. John Fisher, Mrs. Arthur Hoggart, Mrs. -Robert Eaton, Mrs. 'Bev. Broadfo'ot, Mrs. A. J. R. Elder; helpers, Mrs. J. McKenzie, Mrs. Jack Leppington, Mrs. Alvin Lobb, Mrs." Roy Wheeler, Mrs. Albert Valkenburg, year in the lodge hail Tues­ day evening. 7 ' ■' WorshipfulMaster-Gerry Hol­ mes had requested" a full turn­ out of members to honour the two 50-year men. The honoured members were Worshipful Brother Alex F. Cudmore who was' initiated in­ to Masonry in Clinton Lodge on September 15, 1916, and Brother Fitted Middleton, who was initiated on October 13, 1916. Mr. Cudmore was master of the lodge in 1921. Also in attendance at this meeting was the local lodge’s oldest member, John Gibbings, who on Wednesday celebrated his 95th birthday. He has been a Mason for 4.6 years, joining the Clinton Lodge in 1920. Mr. Cudmore was presented with ■ his 50 year button by Very Worshipful Brother Gor­ don Scribbins, and the junior warden of Clinton Lodge, Ray Cox presented Mr. Middleton with his button. The District Deputy Grand Master of South Huron Dist­ rict, Right Worshipful Brother invested both the members with their., '50-year jewels. After the presentations’, Wor­ shipful Master Gerry Holmes extended greetings to the hon­ oured guests and to visitors and the members for attending this special event in the lodge’s history. ■-----------o----------- Clinton Teacher Heads Federation Three hundred and twenty five teachers convened at Lis- towel last Wednesday night for the annual meeting of Dis­ trict 10 > Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. Financial matters arising from deficit budgeting in re­ cent years and the question of the need' for a fee increase was the centre- of a great deal (Continued on Page 12) Tvvyla Arnston) The Newspaper Club at CHSS, in conjunction with the school Library, wish to start a School' Archives Section in the Library. We wish to' establish a collec­ tion of school yearbooks that will date back to the original of 'this school’s yearbook. Also we wish to1 gather a complete file of former newspapers this- school. # We would appreciate all students would ask brothers and sisters and parents, who may have any- of these articles at home. Any donations of school yearbook's or newspapers will be grate­ fully accepted in the library. The donor’s name will be noted in the book. Let’s try and make this sch­ ool live by discovering our tra­ ditions! from The Weather 1966 1965 J J High Low High Low Oct.26 51 26 52 30 27 59 31 48 33 J 28 67 35 44 30 z ’29 59 35 42 22 30 43 26 53 35 31 58 36 55.43 Nov.1 47 33 46 33 Rain:.16”Rain:.16” Great Grandfather Plays Checkers at 95 t John Gibbings, right, who was 95 years old yesterday, November 2, takos . pride in playing checkers, regularly wjith his great grandchildren. Shown here last Saturday afternoon at the home of his son Warren, Ontario Street, the sen­ ior Mr, Gibbings had just challenged great grandson Michael, son of Mr, and , Mrs. KOtt Gibbings, RR 4 OlfctOify to another game. Photo) Tonight, Thursday, Novem­ ber 3 will reveal what Clin­ ton will promote as its effort towards celebrating Canada’s Centennial next year. The meeting is called for 8 o'clock in the council chambers and will be address­ ed by Bert Cane, an organ­ izer from the Ontario Cen­ tennial Planning Branch of the Department of Tourism and Information. Mayor Don Symons will be chairman and will call on service club representatives, lodges, businessmen and other groups and individuals to present ideas for the town participation in Centennial programs and projects. Town council appointed a four-man Centennial Com­ mittee earlier this year to organize and co-ordinate the various projects. Members are Royce Macaulay, Bruce Bartliff,. Arthur. Aiken and . Steven Brown. This committee will pre­ sent their findings. The meeting tonight is open to all citizens, not just those appointed to present their group’s ideas. -----------o----------- Immediately after the wreath- laying service at the new ceno­ taph in Library Park on Re­ membrance Day, Friday, No­ vember 11, Clinton Legion, will present life memberships' to 21 members. The short wreath­ laying ceremony follows the Remembrance Legion Hall. The Legion honoured are: Rev. Garland G. Bunton, W. A. Brunsdon, John K. Cornish, Alex Haddy, W. Thomas Her­ man, H. Livingston, James R. Makins, George Murdock, J. B. ■LMiller, Frank Rooth, Joseph Silcock, Ephriam Snell, Melvin. J. Schoenhals, Gordon Scrib- b'ihs, Dr. Fred G. Thonmpsion, Malcolm Toms, Harvey Taylor, George Wilson, Lyle Hill and E, William Colquhoun. The combined .ages of the 21 veterans is 1547 years and,’the average age is 73 years, seven- months. service 'in the members being Frank Andrews, -----------o----------- ; Co-op Medkal Meeting Noy. 7 Edward Echofield, provincial secretary of the Co-operative - Medical Services of Ontario, will be guest speaker at the annual meeting and banquet of1 Huron Co-operative Medical Services on Monday, November 7. The affair is befog' held in Ontario Street United Church auditorium with a turkey din­ ner ,at 7 p.m., followed by the annual meeting. The co-op’s financial state­ ment will be reviewed and of­ ficer's elected for "the coming year. Tickets for the dinner were cut off last Friday, but mem­ bers may come to the annual meeting after the dinner. Mrs. Helen Dalrymple Celebrates 99th Birthday With Family it if older their Huron PCs Hear Former Minister At Annual Meeting Bill Smiley, who writes the Sugar and Spice cplumn in this and many papers in Can­ ada and the U.S.A., has am extremely good message1 this season of the year, column this week is on membran.ee .Day ancl strongly recommend it's read­ ing, not only by war veterans, but by everyone, - including children. Yes,- Bill ■ is a war veteran. He was a tighter' pilot in World War II and ended up as a pnisbner of war. His weekly messages are tim­ ely and worthwhile family reading. HENSALL — Mrs. Helen. Dalrymple of Huronview cele­ brated. her 99th birthday at a family dinner at tine home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Layton, Bayfield, on- Tuesday, Novem­ ber 1. Mrs. Dalrymple who has been a patient at Huronview for the past two years, is the former Helen Fairbairn who was born south alert loves takes day’s for His Re-. we of Hensail. She is very for her advanced, years, watching television, and a keen interest in the current events. She was the recipient of over 100 cards, gifts, flowers includ­ ing congratulatory messages from Robert E. McKinley, MP for Huron, Hon. C. S. Mac- Naughton, Minister of High­ ways for Ontario and Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada. • Mrs. Dalrymple is the mother of nine children, five of whom are still living: three sons, Jim, Waterford, Mich.; Bert, Tuck­ ersmith: Ed, Whitefox, Sask.; daughters, Jack Mrs. Helen Dalrymple f-1 1 (Sadie) Horton, Dodsland,. Sask.; Mrs. (Mary) Layton, Bayfield. There are 35 • grand­ children, 90 great grandchild­ ren and 10 great-great grand­ children. The former agriculture min­ ister in the Diefenbaker govern­ ment, Alvin Hamilton appealed' to the national pride of Huiten County Progressive Conserva­ tives Friday night in Clinton LegimrHaU, and condemned the Liberals for what he called a deliberate policy of wanting to join With the United Mr. Hamilton said eml .policy was more clear every day. Mr. Hariiilton said orals' passed a resolution to this effect at their annual meeting earlier this month. He said hew devices such as 'the symbol proposed as a replacement for tile coat of arms on mail trucks, the making of the military defences into a police force’, and young Liberals talking about making Canada a republic, are gradu­ ally getting ’ people ready for eventual political and economic union with 'the United states. At their meeting in Ottawa, the Liberals passed resolutions favoring a free-tradA area in North. America and welcoming foreign investment which is w largely American. Mr. Hamilton told the Huron PCs at their Annual meeting that by the end of the century the pot capita wealth of Can­ adians will bo cgUail or greater than that of any other people in the world. ’‘To achieve tills1 destiny wo must bargain M.S' nation and not allow our fate to be de- Staes. tihe Lib- bccoming tihe IJb- tided by the head offices' Of corporations,” he s'aiid. Mr. Hamilton, called for an alliance of farmers, business­ men and workers for the pur­ pose of maintaining Canada as a nation. He warned the PCs not to make the Same mistake the Liberals made at their conven­ tion. He said the Lffiberlais Were so busy discussling whether title party’s leadership should be re­ viewed every two years that they forgot to discuss the cost, of living, (The Conservative an­ nual meeting, will be November 14). Warning that Canada would have to import butter this year and beef cattie by 1969, Mr, Hamilton said the .land of the Bruce Poninsula, the day belts of the north and the Ottawa Valley should be tied in with the good grain land's of South* western Ohtardo to intiteate beef oattie production. Officers John. i>urhin/ RR 3, Auburn, was re-deoted president of the Huron PC Association. Other officers elected wc®d5 Roy Cou* sins, Brussels, Frank Walkoin, Clayton LaithWite, both ,of Goderich. vico^presidontS; Mrs, F. G. Thompson, Clinton, sec­ retary} and John Morrissey, Crediton, treasurer, Named honorary pwddeiits were: Robert McKinley, MP for Huron} Eim'er Bell, Exeter, president.. of the Ontario PC Association; and Elston 1A Ca.r- ddff, Brussels. II iC-. Winter Dosen't Officially ® < Start For 49 Days This was the scene at the corner of Rattenbury and Orange Streets yester­ day (Wednesday) morning as Clinton saw its first snow of the season. 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