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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-11-17, Page 1& * Column - By S. J. K. PLANNING a trip to Expo ’67? Many Canadians airp looking forward to their trip to the 1967 World Exhibition in Mon­ treal. Advance publicity on Expo has been tremendous — literally tons of it has passed through Canadian Post Offices on its way to newspapers, mag­ azine publishers, radio stations, television studios, etc, So far, stacks pi material on Expo have been received at the News-Record, and since we are unable to. print everything, -most of it finds its way info, the wastebasket.* * * OCCASIONALLY something of wide general interest to our readers comes to the fore ■—. like this release concerning the food which will be prepared and served at the Expo ’67 grounds, Chefs are coming from coun­ tries as refhote as Thailand and India; from Culba, Japan, Hawaili, Mexico; from the great kitchens of France, the Soviet Union, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Austria. They will bring with them the foods and the traditional recipes of their countries; and in the pavilion restaurants and in those of the Internatioriai Carrefour the national dish'es will be served in the national way, and in many oases with national entertainment. ’ There will be almost 70 res­ taurants and as many snack bars with a total seating .cap­ acity of 23,000 at one time. About 30 of the restaurants will be in the national pavilions which w'ill serve their own ex­ otic foods. Expo itself is pro­ viding 38 restaurants.z ■ * * 4! , One restaurant will be oper­ ated by- Pierre Parker, a Frenchman. A variety Of soups including onion, creole gumbo, potage St. Germain and others Will be on the menu ih this restaurant along with hot and cold open face-sandwiches, hot meat dishes like “kootbular” which is beef meat balls cooked in white wine, sour cream and cheese sauce; and served with beans and mushrooms. An illustration of planning., for the eight ’restaurants in the exhibition’s exotic market place —the International Carrefour '— is the Kolbia operated by Czedhoslavakia. Koliba, literally translated, means “smugglers’ inn”: This restaurant will be made up of three rooms' with open fires over which meat will be broiled on turning spits. In the first room the fare includes stuffed pork, grilled trout, and sausage. The second room of­ fers « stewed venison ■ steak, Tereza (cabbage rolls with Bryndza cheese), and mutton a la Shasfflik. In the third room goose, duck and suckling pig Will turn on the spits, to be served with black bread and poultry soup. Costumed waiters will serve food and drink while some of the best musical stu­ dents from Prague wander through the rooms, providing entertainment. The Atlantic Provinces Pav­ ilion will serve lobster, oysters, scallops, halibut and other shore dinners in a seafood restaurant seating 220. In the Austrian pavilion, a Viennese cafe will serve past­ ries such as apfelstrudel, sach- (Continued on page five) No. 46 •— The Home Paper With The News Donations To New Arena Fund Mait Edgar, chairman of the finance committee of Clinton and District Community Centre Centennial Fund has released the list of donations in the fund to date. Donations made io the fund in 1966 are tax-exempt on your 1966 tax returns. The fund has obtained authorization to issue official receipts which will make your donations exempt, He solid plans are progres­ sing to make a full canvass of Clinton and district when the building committee came up with a suitable building pro­ gram1 and a firm price.,. For the time being, any per­ sons wishing to make donations should contact Mr. Edgar, chairman of the finance com­ mittee, or Andy Peterson, treasurer of the committee'. Monies already in the fund dre as follows, and total up to $4,524.85. Canadian Legion Lad­ ies Auxiliary ...........$ Bell Telephone Bowl­ ing League .............. Moose Banquet ....,.... Men’s Bowling League at Bill’s Bowling .... Skating Club .............. Drive-In and Bingo Night ...................... Arena Committee ...... Kinsmen Club of Clinton .................... CHSS Revue ............ Order of Eastern Star, Clinton .......'............. Kinette Club of Clanton Kinsmen Kids Float ClintofeFigure Skating Club .......................... Proceeds of Summer Bingos ..................... 100.00 42.50 346.51 46.00 7.00 ■2,000.00 411.00 25.00 125.00 5.00 75.00 943.90 $4,524.85 Kinsmen Minor Hockey Starts Saturday, Nov. 19 A total of 121 young hockey enthusiasts have1 registered1 in the Kinsmen ■ minor hockey pro­ gram which gets under way this SaturdJay, November 19. The cost of registration is $1.50 and anyone wlisJring to join the Kin hockey program should be at Clinton Lions Arena Saturday morning. The total number of boys is made up of 47 Wee Wees, age 6-8; 31 Squint's, age 8-10, and 43 Pee Wees, age 10-12. On Saturday morning the Squirts practice from 9-10 o’­ clock; the Wee Wees from 10- 11:30; and the Pee Wees from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1966 7 $5.00 Per Year—12 Cents Per Copy—10 Pages (Photo by Al Galbraith) War Veterans and CFB Personnel Form Largest Remembrance Parade The Remembrance Day par­ ade and cenotaph service last Friday has been hailed by many as the largest and most im­ pressive ever held in Clinton. The parade followed the memorial Service in Clinton Legion Hall at 9:30 where the hall was filled. Eight Clinton and district ministers partici- .pated in the service with Rev. in in Street, Straitford, in his 83rd year. For the past22 years he had been a chiropractor in Strat­ ford and at one time he operat­ ed offices in Clinton, Seaforth and Stratford while residing in dinton. He had also practised Wingham' and had lived Saskatoon and Toronto. Surviving are his Wife, the former Nerissa Archer; one son, Rex, London; two. daugh­ ters, Mrs." Leslie (Elnora) Towle, Adrian, Mich.; Mrs. Robert (Irene) Hof fen cl, De­ troit, Mich.; three brothers, James, Whitechurch; Thomas, Gorrie; John, . Holyrood; four sisters, Mrs. Fannie Collins, England: Mrs. Alex (Annie) Butler and Mrs. Gordbn (Syd-' ney) Jamieson, both rich; • Mrs; Orville Tiffen,- Whit ©church. The - body was. at Mane-Gilbai't Stratford, of Godei- (Lizzie) the Mc- funeral home, until Wednesday when funeral service was held at 2 p.m. at St. James’ Anglican Church. G. J. Heersink of Clinton Chris­ tian Reformed Church giving the address and Rev. Dr. A. J. ■Moffatt of Wesley-Willis Unit­ ed Church the prayer of re­ membrance and dedication.. The other clergymen were Rev. R. U. MabLean, Rev. J. E. Kelly, S/L Rev. F. P-. De’Long,- Riav. R. W. Wenham, S/L Rev. J. P. Met hat and Rev. G. L. Mills; Mrs. Harold McPherson, was pianist for the service under auspices of Clinton Branch. 140 of .the .Royal Canadian ' Legion - and Clinton Ministerial Asso­ ciation. The parade of over 80 veter­ ans and a flight of 108 airmen from CFB Clinton was in charge of parade marshal, George Campbell, sergeant at arms of Clinton Legion. The two flights of airmen were under command of F/L ,A. D. J. Hannah, and were headed by CFB trumpet band under Bandmaster FS. F. J. WlildiSh. Member’s of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary joined . the parade at the cenotaph. The veterans part of the par­ ade was led. by Clinton Legion Pipe Band in the Charge of Hec Kingswell. J. D. Thorndike was in charge of the six colour bearers in the parade. At the cenotaph ceremony the colour party was joined by five cadets from CHSS Cadet Corps in the charge of Cadet Robbie Campbell, who along with Cadet Scott Mac­ aulay acted as colour bearers, and Cadets Paul Gomaill, Har­ old Newland and Ken Slade as guards. The Legion colour bearers were: Leslie1 Nice, Howard Tait Jr., and Harold Black; and for the auxiliary,. Mrs. William Harris, Mrs. Harold Black and Mrs. William Holland. ■ . After the laying of wreaths at the year-old cenotaph in Library Park, Pipe Major Hec Kingswell played the lament, Robert Foitheningham, RR 3, Seaforth, haS been winning the world hay championship at the Royal Agricultural Winter FaJir since he was 16. Now 25, he won the cham­ pionship again at the Royal. In all,- he has wofi the title seven times'. Buit he has not only won hay championships. This year, he was declared world white bean champion for the fifth time. Last year, he Won first prize at th 0‘ Royal for hiis entry of Corn and took second prize for his exhibit of second cut hay. The Weather “The Floo’rs O’ The Forest” and . Bugler Doug McCann sounded Last Post and Reveille. Those laying wreaths for Clinton and district organiza­ tions were’ as follows: Province of Ontario, Mrs. Veterans Members After the wreath-laying cere­ mony and service at the ceno­ taph in Library Park on Re­ membrance Day, 21 members of Clinton Legion and 'two mem­ bers of the Legion Ladies Aux­ iliary were made life members of their branches. Former zone commander Doug Andrews was in charge and called on former presidents of the branch to make the1 pre­ sentations in front .of the lar­ gest Remembrance Day parade ever held in Clinton. Legionaires presented with their life memberships were Frank Andrews, John K. Cor­ nish, Alex Haddy, W. Thomas Herman, Jamies R, Makins, George Murdock, Frank Rooth, Joseph Silccck, Ephniam Snell, Melvin J. Schoenhals, Gordbn SCitiibbins, Dr. Fred G. Thomp­ son, Malcolm Toms, Harvey Taylor, George Wils'on, 'Lyle' Hill and E. William Colquhoun. .Unable to be present were Rev. Garland G. Burton, J. B. Miller, H. Livingston and W. A. Brunsidon. President of the Legion Lad­ ies Auxiliary Mrs. Ed. Porter presented the two auxiliary members with their life mem­ bership pins and card. They were Mrs. Margaret MlacDon- ald and Mrs. Alex Haddy. (See pictures and pages 3 and 5). ■ Mary Tait; Clinton Branch. Royal Canadian Legion, presi­ dent, Ed. Porter; Legion Ladies Auxiliary, president, Mrs. Ed. Porter; Town of Clinton, Mayor Don Symons; CFB Clinton, Base Comman­ der - G/C K. R. Greenaway; Central Huron Secondary Sch­ och Dave Carmichael; Clinton Public School, Bruce Craig and Frank Newland; St. Joseph’s Separate School, Greitta Burns and Gary Cummings; Calvin 'Christian 'School, Jblande Am- sing and Hans Uyle; A/M Hugh Campbell Public School, Jo* Anne Poppenk and Ralph Mil­ ton; Clinton Moy Scouts and Cubs, Brian Edgar and Douglas Faw­ cett; Clinton Girl Guides and Brownies, Janet Arnston; Gode- (Continued on page ten) Three members of Clinton’s proposed new community centre centennial project appeared be­ fore town council Monday even­ ing with a new proposal for a combined arena and community centre, They were David Beat- tie, William Counter and Don Kay. Mayor Don Symons in­ troduced them as part of a com­ mittee appointed over two years ago to come up with ideas of a new community centre for the town. The committee had met with council a. week ago at the reg­ ular committee meeting of council. Shantz & Hicks Construction Ltd., Waterloo, have submitted a proposal to the building com­ mittee of the community centre committee to build an arena for approximately $225,000. The building would include an arena with 8O'xl8O’ ice sur-' face, traprock floor, ice . mak­ ing plant, and seating for 720 with standing room for approxi­ mately 300; the building would include the necessary wash­ rooms, dressing rooms and lob­ by and an auditorium, complete with tile or linoleum floor, kit­ chen cupboards and counters and triple sinks. Gordon Hicks, a partner in the firm, and Robert Taylor of Amfab Construction Ltd., de­ signers and engineers of lam­ inated beams, were introduced INTERMEDIATE HOCKEY TONIGHT Intermediate hockey re­ turns to Clinton tonight (Thursday) after an absence of several team will Milverton 8:30 p.m. Arena. Clinton's newly formed In­ termediate “B” hockey team will be playing- in an O.H.A. league and a complete sche­ dule will appear in next week’s issue of the News- Record. years. The local play host to the Intermediates at at Clinton Lions and answered questions from ‘ the council. Mr. Hicks warned that mat­ erials and labour costs will be up from five to ten percent by next summer; and, he said ar­ chitects and engineers are an­ ticipating a one percent per month increase in building costs at the present time. Town clerk John Livermore explained,' that if the govern­ ment winter works, program is used, we cannot get our full quota of grants. Mr. Hicks was instructed to submit working drawings and a firm price back to Clinton council and the community ’ centre building committee with­ in three weeks time. In the meantime, local of­ ficials Will further inquire into grants, winter works programs and the clerk was instructed to send all particulars away to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. Adastral Park Guests Five members of the ten-man council of Adastral Park, the permanent married quarters at CFB Clinton, sat in on the three and one-half hour town coun­ cil meeting. They were, F/L Gerry R. Smith, mayor'; FS Don G. Kerr, deputy mayor and councillors Sgt. C. Cassfe, Sgt. E. Richardson and Sgt. Moody. Council revised its. bylaw re the purchase of the former post office six months ago. Council will now pay the $4,700 pur-' chase price in two installments instead of three. The council is invited to Clin­ ton Lions Club civic night on . Tuesday, November 22. A. Garon, president of din­ ton Chamber of Commerce ex­ plained the $1,252.51 ' expendi­ ture on the town's promotion at the International Plowing Match The expenditure in­ cluded 4,000 brochures1, of which there are over 2,000 left, lum­ ber, plywopd, painting, a $50 prize and ether smaller expen­ ses. The mayor made the $50 (Continued on page 10) , - -s'... ',w‘” r- ■ay • " y i 'Hijp> ■ gjfe, / , !N- 1 J The Bourse Room Was Busy on Sunday This was the scene in the bourse room at the fifth annual coin exhibition of Huron County Numismatic Society held last Sunday at Elm Haven Motor Hotel Many Ontario coin dealers were set Up to sell, buy, trade arid evaluate coins for hundreds Of local arid Out Of town enthusiasts attending the success­ ful show. Lower lgft, Harold Stobbe, Owen Sound, who was assisting coin deal* er Les Allen, in White sweater, from Wiarton. . (Netbs^cbi'd Photb) Nov. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4$ 40 37 34 24 34 29 .65” 1965 tow 29 28 32 32 38 27 24 .09” ff High 38 41 42 53 54 38 48 Show; 4’ In 1959 and in 1962, he was reserve White bean champion. This summer, Bob ran the 165-acre farm, and the house, While his father was in hospital for about 12 weeks. His mother is dead. • /'They were , long days,” he said. He visited his father each day in hospital at Seaforth, and later at Stratford. His sample of hay at the Royal this year was: cut in the1 pne-bloom stage. This contrib­ uted to its me tai-like color, he said. Mis 25 acres of hay were cut with a Swathed or self-pro­ pelled windrower and then con­ ditioned. Bob, a. bachelor, and his father, operate their farm, in TUckersmith Towhshiip. It is a mixed farming and cash crop enterprise. Me has Spent a number of years in Junior Farmers' and in 4-H, Since 1957, he has com­ pleted 12 projects,* Me then be­ came a Club leader.’ In 1961, his last year aS a club mem­ ber, he was judged best all­ round inember in the county. (Photo by Audrey Bellchamber) . Removing Drowning Victim's Car from Bayfield Harbour A crane operated by Harry Adams, Goderich, is shown here lifting the car in which Harvey Cooper, London, was found on Tuesday, from the south pier at Bayfield Harbour. The body was found by two scuba divers from Lon­ don under the guidance of Provincial Police from Goderich. Mr. Cooper had been missing, from his London home since November 9. x Former Clinton Man’s Body BAYFIELD — A brfef dash’ washed up on the beach ap­ proximately 200 yards south of Bayfield pier and fqhhd by S. Morris of Clihtoh, started ah ait and ground search by Hie Goderich detachment of Ontario Provincial Police.. t The owner of the brief case, Harvey Cooper, 15 Argyle Street, London, had been miss­ ing since November 9. On Tuesday, November 15, scuba divers balled in by the OPP, located a cab' containing the body ih ’ Bayfield harbour. Divers Paul McBherson and Ron Dickson, London, attached chains to the vehicle which Was lifted out by a crane oper­ ated by Harry Adams, Gode­ rich. Mr. Cooper's body was iden­ tified by his brother Edwin of Clinton. OPP at Goderich said an autopsy at Stratford showed death was due to drowning and that an inquest was unlikely, Mr. Cooper was an agent with Mettepolitari Life insur­ ance Co. of London for 20 years. Me was born in Cliiitoh. Survivors include his wife. <the former Mildred Allmark; daughters, Mm. D. B. (Barb­ ara)- Maudslcy, Guelph, and Miss Sylvia Cooper, at home; sons, Keith, Don Mills, and Tony, Winnipeg; sisters, Mrs, Percy (Elsie) Elliott, Fort Coil- borno, Mrs. John (Melon) Fra­ ser, Bayfield, Mrs. Emerson (Mildred) Edwards, Clinton, Mrs. Edward (Mary) Hudson, Windsor and Mrs, Harry (Fran­ ces) Hansford, DaWhSView: brothers, Clifford, Edwin and Donald, Clinton, and Clayton, Des Mqihos, loWai moiher, Mrs. Cecil H./Cooper, Clinton. Service will be hold at the A, Millard George Funeral Homo, Fticloiit Street, at 3 p.m. Friday, November 18. Burial Will be in Forest Lawn Mem­ orial Gardens.