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Various Centennial Ideas For Clinton
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At a meeting called by May
or Don Symons last Thursday
evening. to> assemble ideas' for
Clinton' to celebrate the 1967
THE HURON RECORD — 84th Year
By S. J. K.
'So much has been written
in recent weeks, about toe high
cost of food (and Hying in gen
eral) that it seems downright
improper to let the matter die
Without making some comment
... , even if it is not all our
own . , .
Food is a necessary item , ■ •
no one will argue with, that
statement, I'll wager . , . al
though come to think of it,
there may be those who will
.take exception to that remark
. . . like the new idealists who
believe milk, tor instance, is
not the perfect food is was
•once considered to be and pre
fer a commercial substitute as
a replacement,... z
Nothing is impossible, it’s
true . . . and it could very well
be that in the years to come,
our daily diet will consist of
three pink pills and a glass of
artificial prune nectar . . .
At the present time, though,
food is a necessary item . . .
and the ladies' who buy the
-family groceries on a limited
budget can attest to the fact
■that food prices have soared in
recent months . . . but perhaps
not as seriously as some would
believe . . .
An editorial viewpoint in last
week’s edition, of the St. Marys
Journal-Argus entitled: “Food
Still A Great Bargain” said, in
part, “In reality, Canadians1 eat
better and eat more today than
ever, but still spend a smaller
percentage of their income on
food than ever before. Con
sumers spend 19 percent of-
their income on food today
compared with 26 percent back
in 1948. In this same period,
retail • food prices have risen
approximately 24 percent.”
It is interesting to note that
the price of staples1 (such as
flour, sugar, tea, coffee, etc.)
has not risen as high, accord
ingly, as’cars or farm mach
inery or children’s" clothing or
■almost anything else you can
name . . . certainly convenience
food such as cake mixes and in
stant ' pudding powders and
ready-to-eat frozen dinners'are
very expensive . . . but they
cost more since someone is
doing most of the work for us.
,
If women were honest,' they .
would have to admit there is
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THE NEW ERA — 100th Year
No. 45—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1966
Medical Services Officials
Edward Schofield, left, Toronto, provincial secretary of Co-operative
Medical Services Federation of Ontario is pictured here with the office staff
of Huron Co-operative Medical Services at the annual meeting on Monday
evening. He was the guest speaker. The local staff are, Mrs. Gail Glanville,
clerk; Miss Catherine Plumtree, secretary, and G. E. “Ted” McCullough,
treasurer. - (News-Record Photo)
Co-op Medical Services
Re-elects Four Directors
The president of Huron Co
operative ’Medical S ervliicias, Gor
don Kirkland, RR 3 Lucknow,
Warned that the future of co-
op medical services is "rather
uncertain” due to the Dom
inion government’s launching
of a medicare program.
Then he asked members to
think carefully before dropping
their HCMS coverage. He said,
“O'MSIP has. not seriously af
fected us as yet.” Then added
that • competition ’is as healthy
in the medical insurance busi-
ness as in any other.
Mr. Kirkland informed the
200 members at the- annual
meeting and turkey banquet in
Ontario Street United Church
auditorium, Monday evening
that the board of directors was
considering paying claims on
the Ontario Medical Associa
tion’s specialist tariff of fees,
rather than the general tariff
now covered by contracts.
The board has already in
structed the HCMS office staff
in Clinton to conduct a survey
Lions Governor Suggests
Teenage Safety Project
The deputy dlistrict governor
of Lions International District
A-9, William ■ Com-on of Wing
ham suggested the licensing of
teenagers to operate bicycles
as1 a means of educating our
young people in the laws of
our highways. He said this
would give those up to 16 years
of age more responsibility.
The deputy governor was
speaking at Clinton Lions Club
regular dinner meeting in St.
Paul’s Parish Hall, Tuesday
The Weather
1966
High Low
36
38
32
35
36
51
51
m 1.80”
31
26
28
20
23
34
43
’ High
55
67
61
51
55
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Rain:
1965
Low
27
38
32
23
43
35
33
.81”
evening. •' ■
He said there are more peo
ple killed on our highways than
in wars. Oh a regular two-
day weekend there is an aver
age of 53 Canadians killed on
highways.
“Our Department of Trans
port doesn’t seem to be tola in
terested,” he said., Then sug
gested safety as a service club
project.
He further suggested a merit
system of driving points and
not the demerit system now in
use in Ontario. His Idea would
be to give all drivers two points
and build up to 15
good driving habits
deduction of points'
for bad driving.
A fanner resident of Clin
ton where he was a radar in
structor from 1941 to 1946 at
the RCAF Station, Mr. Conron
has 18 years perfect attendance
in the Wingham Lions Club.
The governor was pleased
that Clinton Lions will be hav
ing entries in Lions Interna
tional Peace Essay Contest and
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points for
instead of
at present
Warden Receives
New Desk, Chair
Huron County Warden,
noth Stewart, has a
and desk.
He received them
den’s banquet in
new
Ken-
chair
war-
from toe 37 other members of
County Council.
Guest speaker was a former
Huron agricultural represen
tative, G. W .Montgomery, Lon
don. Also present -were Huron
MP Robert McKinley and Glenn
Webb, 1965 warden.
• Warden Stewart is reeve of
McK'illop Township.
at a
Goderich,
of claims over toe next few
months, to ascertain just what
the cost of current claims
Would have been if paid on toe
specialist rates. Approval for
the Department of Insurance
would have, to be approved for
this added benefit.
The financial position of the
medical co-op is good, mainly
due to.an increase in rates in
August, 1965.
Members approved toe trans
fer of $18,112 profit for the
year ended on' July 31, 1966,
to the general reserve' fund.
Frank Thompson of toe co-op’s
auditing firm, explained the
financial report to toe mem
bers.
Four directors were re-elect
ed to toe 12-man board by toe
membership. These were Mrs;.
O'. G. ' Anderson, Belgrave;
Lome Rodges, RR 1 Goderich;
Fordyce Clark, RR 5 Goderich
and Kenneth Johns, Exeter.
The other directors are Mrs.
Lloyd Taylor, Exeter; Hugh B.
Smith, RR 2 Listowel; Roy
Strong, Gorrie; Gordon Kirk
land, Bert Irwiin, RR 2 Sea
forth; Bertram Klopp, Zurich;
Gordon Richardson, Brucefield
and Robert McMillan, RR 2
Seaforth.
The directors will appoint a
president and vice-president at
their first meeting.
. Guests at the dinner includ
ed: Rev. and Mrs. Grant Mills;
Mayor and Mrs. Don Symons;
Clare Magee, former manager
of HCMS, now manager of
Wentworth County medical co
op; John Bowman, of the CIA
office, Clinton.
Entertainment was provided
by three S'torey sisters from
Seaforth — Patsy, Donna and
Sherrie •—r who step danced,
accompanied by their younger
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"Ted" McCreath
Out of Hospital
In Winnipeg
Edward “Ted” McCreato, RR
.5 Clinton, Who was severely in
jured -.in a truck-car crash at
the intersection of two high
ways,. near Winnipeg, Man., on
July 4, is out of hospital and
was, able to give evidence be
fore a. coroner’s jury last week
:at St. Vital, near Winnipeg.
Mr. McCreath’s wife, Doreen,
and her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Coutts, Wialton, were
killed in toe accident.1 The two
funiiili'es were on, a Western
Canada holiday trip. Twa oc
cupants of toe camper truck
Which collided With toe Mc-
Creath car were als'O' killed.
The coroner’s jury laid toe
blame for the fatal accident
on Mrs. Yvonne King, Mission
City, B.C., driver of the truck,
one of those killed. The truck
failed' to stop at the intersec
tion which has a stop sign and
a flashing light above.
The jury recommended over
head traffic lights at toe inter
section With an amber flash to
wards toe through highway and
reck toward toe stop road, With
three, warning signs placed at
intervals of 500 feet from the
Stop sign.
Mr.’ McCreato reported his
car was travelling about 60
miles per hour. A witness to
the crash claimed the other ve
hicle appeared to be travelling
about 60 miles per hour When
it passed toe stop sign.
. Mr. McCreato ;s progressing
well in a hospital rest home
and will come home to Clinton
early in the new year.
Centennial year, 58 persons
were present representing 28
different. organizations. The
mayor was1 unable to attend and
Royce Macaulay, one of Clin
ton’s four-man Centennial com
mittee chaired the meeting,
After nearly all the 23 re
presentatives were heard Urom,
chairman Macaulay suggested
to eadh, “Go back with enthus-"
iasm to your organization and
I’m-sure we will have an inter
esting Centennial year.”
Other members of the town
council - appointed Centennial
committee are Steven Brown,
Bruce Bartllff and Arthui' Aik
en.
An organizer from the On
tario Centennial Planning Br
anch of, the Department of
Tourism and Information’ was'
scheduled to be at the meet
ing,' but could not be present.
Among the Centennial ideas
were:
A fashion show, sponsored by
tlie Ladies Auxiliary to Clin
ton Public Hospital, depicting
fashions from 1867 up to toe
present mini-skint era.. This
was announced by Mrs. Robert
Homuith,. president of the aux
iliary.
Dori Kay suggested that Clin-
ton’s exhibit from tihe Inter
national Plowing Match cbuld
be used for future promotion,
and possibly be set up at the
old Post Office property.
Antoine Garon, president of
Clinton Chamber of Commerce,
was enthusiastic oven- the town
promotion exhibit and hoped it
could be used for advertising in
1967.
Clinton Legion will have a
Centennial project according to
HURON COUNTY
FARMING REPORT
(D. H. Miles, agricultural rep
resentative- for Huron County
says while" corn harvesting is
progressing favourably, there is
still a large acreage of fall
plowing yet to be done. Har
vesting of turnips, and sugar
beets is still talcing place.
president Ed. Porter.
Mrs. Porter, president of toe
Legion Auxiliary, said her,
group was tieing in the 35th
anniversary of ladies auxiliary
■wfith Centennial year, She stres
sed that everyone use lots, of
flags jn their decorations,
CHSS Students’ Council re
presentative Rolfe Coofe said
toe CHSS choir, under director
George Cull is toe only project
so' far.
Rev. R, U. MacLean said toe
ministerial association will co
operate. “We’ll possibly bring
back former minister for spec
ial services.”
Gerry Holmes, worshipful
master of Clinton Masonic
Lodge, said the masons will
co-operate in a Centennial pro
gram, Maynard Corrie of the
Lions, and Mrs. A. Garon of
St, Joseph’s Catholic Wo
men’s League said' toeir
groups will have some project.
Councillor Norman Liver
more said the Clinton Rec Com
mittee has promised financial
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Tomorrow Is Remembrance Day
But What Will We Remember?
Register For
Figure Skating
Nearly 50 figure skaters re
gistered last Friday afternoon
for instruction under Robert
McCrabb, who has been-hired
by Clinton Figure Skating As
sociation, for the 1966-67 sea
son.
Further registrations will be
accepted at Clinton Lions Arena
tomorrow, Friday, November 11
beginning at 4:00 p.m. All
figure skaters are requested to
be
be
es.
be
taking instruction. The actual
instruction sessions will start
on Friday, November 18.
In, last week’s figure skat
ing story we erred in stating
that Mrs. Don Kay was chair
man. The chairman of Clinton
Figure Skating Association is
Mrs. Ray Finch.
at the arena before 4:30 to
alloted to the various class-
Exact times of clas's’es will,
sent to parents and others
Based at CFB
This old picture post card of Huron's 161st Battalion leaving Clinton CNR
Station for overseas in World War I is only a fraction of what we are honour
ing tomorrow on Remembrance Day. We publish this picture — supplied by a
person who remembers the day — as a reminder that some of these soldiers did
not come back to Huron to enjoy life as we know it today. The following edi
torial further reminds us to really know what we are remembering.
***
TOMORROW is Remembrance Day,
but what will we remember?
Will we remember other November
Il’s when school children made a solemn
visit to the local cenotaph to lay poppies
there?
Or days when most heads bowed
in grateful reverence before God be
cause He had preserved our homeland,
our freedom and maybe a loved one?
Or times when whole communities
showed deep appreciation for . a free
Canada by honouring the dead and the
living heroes of two world wars on a
proclaimed holiday?
It seems Canadians have matured
beyond the point of remembering and
acknowledging their blessings. Perhaps
two decades without strife have con
vinced ,us there will be no more war.
Maybe the passage of time has dul
led our recollection of the horror of war
and the agony of watching a husband, a
son, a father march away to battle
strong and brave one day and return,
if at all, broken in body and spirit, on
another.
Could be that hideous modem
weapons of war have heightened our
tendencies to forget yesterday, live to
day and worry not about tomorrow.
Whatever the reason may be, to
morrow will dawn on too many indif
ferent people who keep a moment’s-
silence out of habit or because it is
so ordered.
Places Second in Canada Field Day
Two Eastern Star Ladies Receive Life Memberships
At the installation of officers night last Thursday, two members of Clin
ton Chapter 266 of the Order of the Eastern Star were presented with life
memberships in the Order* From the left, Mrs. William Wells presenting
Mrs. Alex Haddy with her life member certificate, and Mrs. Annie Venner re
ceiving her certificate from her daughter-in-laW, Mrs* Harry Venner, Hamil
ton. Additional picture and story on page three* fNews-EeconZ P^oio)
County Coin Club
Exhibition
Here Nov. 13
Alf Avis, a member of the
London Military HistohieaJ. So
ciety, is bringing about 800 it
ems of his collection of mili
tary medals and badges to the
coin exhibition at Elm HaVen
Motor Hotel on Sunday.
This fifth annual show of
Huron County Numismatic So
ciety will bo by far tihe best
yet, according to Jiaiok Diet-
rich, dhairman. The exhibition
opens at 12 noon and runs
through into the evening.
There will be competitive dis
plays of coins, paper money,
tokens and medals that have
taken years to assemble; draws
for silver dollars; coins' for
sale and a continuous smorgas
bord dinner from 4:30 to 7:00
p.hl.
The special attraction is, of
course, Mr* Avis* military me
dal display.
It includes cap badges of the
Middlesex and Huron Regi
ments; World Wai’ I badges;
RCMP badges dating back to
1873; medals from the war of
1812-14 arid Fenian Raid me
dals.
The .Amateur Radio Club at
Canadian Forces Base Clinton
lias recently been informed that
■it placed second in Canada in
an Amateur Radio Internaltion-
al Field Day held last June
near Brucefield.
Sponsored by the American
Radio Relay League, the field
day’s purpose was to test ama
teur
were
CFB
Club
This is a .considerable feat
as over 1,000 Canadian ama
teur radio ’ clubs entered the
event. The dub further distin
guished itself by finishing 15th
in North America.
Formed in February 1964,
the club is open to civilian and
service members alike. Club
activities include building and
repairing radios in the .work
shops, monitoring the short
wave listening station, and
training classes in radio theory
and morse code for beginners
studying for Department of
Transport exams.
communications which
operated at a remote Site.
Clinton’s Amateur Radio
participated in this event.
Huronview Aux.
Meeting Set
The regular meeting oi the
Ladies Auxiliary to Huronview
will take place Monday, No
vember 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the
Arts and Crafts room.
Past President Sergeant Al
lan Hampshire, fills the dual
roles of Base Hobbies Co-ordin-
ator and Emergency, Co-ordin
ator for Huron County.
He points out that the club
could' prove invaluable during
an emergency. Powerful equip
ment permits contact With oth
er “ham” station's throughout
Canada arid the United States.
The dub has also successfully
communicated with amateur
radio stations in Australia, New
Zealand, and many countries ih
Europe.
The dub is run by a four-
mian executive which includes
Corporal “Robbie” Robinson,
president; Jack Hamilton, Vice-
president; Corporal Tony Cully,
secretary and Training instruc
tor Corporal Al Knight.
Clubrooms are located in
Building 33, opposite the Bank
of Montreal sub-branch at CFB
Clinton. Meetings arc held on
the first Monday of each
month and nOW members ate
cordially invited to attend,
Legion Auxiliary
Will Nominate
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Royal Canadian Legion will
hold the next lheeting on Mon
day evening, November 14 at
8:15 p.m., in the Lbgibiri Hall.
This meeting Will be the nom-
ination bight*
Hani Enthusiasts
CF.B Clinton’s Amateur Radio Club placed
second in Canada in the Field Day held last June.
Busily checking out their radio gear are, left to
right, Sgt. Al Hamshire, Jack Hamilton and Cpl*
Carl Anderson. (CFB Clinton Photo)
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