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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-12-15, Page 11CFB Instructor Retires To Toronto Position Qaptain “Jack” Main, a staff member at the Canadian Forces ,'School of Instructional Tech- ’ nique, rented last- week after ;25 years of service in the Can­ adian Army. In July 1940 he enlisted in the Lord Strathcona’s Horse Regiment at Winnipeg. Prior to proceeding overseas in October 1941, he .served in Winnipeg, 'Listowel, Camp Bordhn and Camp pebert;. During the period 1943-44, Captain Main served in Italy with the 5th Canadian Armour­ ed Division,- In the latter part of 1944 he was attached to the 1st Canadian Army and served in Belgium and Holland until the end of the war. Captain Main was posted to Calgary in February 1947 where he rejoined hte regiment. He was posted to the Royal Canadian Armoured "Corps School in April 1950. Six years later he was cross posited to the :8th Canadian Hussars and pro* 'ceeded to Germany with that regliment in- 1959, Receiving his Oornfmassion in December 1961, Captain Main joined the staff of the Melthods of Instruction Wing in Camp Borden. He moved to Clinton in September 1966 to become an instructor at the newly inte­ grated Canadian Forces School of Instructional ■ Technique. Captain Main has accepted an executive position with the North York Bp’ltobl Board Tpronto, He is expected to com­ mence his nw duties in toe new year. in Captain Retires Captain Jack Main took the salute on his final parade at CFB Clinton. At rear is Flying Officer Dan Davis, Base Protocol Officer, (CFB Clinton Photo) BY DOROTHY BARKER A tiny wisp of a woman in ,a round little knitted cap and immaculate apron met me at* her front door. Six years younger than Canada as a na­ tion, Alice Hagen is one of the most amazing persons I have, met in my travels so far/ ZI sought ’ an interview with her after I heard many eulogies about hei’ contribution to the field of art in- the Maritimes. I felt I had to confirm them by meeting her- and seeing with my own eyes, the creativity of a woman Who, at 94 plus, still works every day ,in her basement workshop throwing a -pottery bun on a .wheel to give form to an art she taught her­ self. Long before this urge to con­ quer ceramics, Alice Hagen was a- distinguished painter. Her story in the field of art began when she was a small child. Instead of running to the cor­ ner store to buy candy with her pennies, she bought paper and penbills. She spent hours drawing until her parents re­ alized artistic expression was such a compelling force in her life that she should be proper­ ly taught. Her only teacher up until then had been the Aldine Journal of Art. Rather than the fairy tale characters- that people the world of most children, the engravings in this ‘story book’. Stirred her imagination. When she was ten she paint­ ed a rose for her mother.. Soon after, whale she was attending Mount St. Vincent Convent, the Sisters of Charity discovered how talented she was and un­ dertook to teach her as many, of the art’ mediums as .-they could. Her large, three storey home is just off the highway in Ma- hone Bay, Nova Scotia. She lives there alone and never lets a day go by" without aepomp- lisbiing some form of artistic endeavor. On the walls of every room in the house and climbing the wide stairway are sketches, oils and water colors. I think I wias most impressed, however, With another facet of her skill. Alice tlagen became so accom­ plished in china painting that several of her pieces are now in art galleries. She relates an. interesting ex­ perience on this, the eve of Canada’s Centennial. Lady Ab­ erdeen, wife of . the then gov­ ernor general (1893-1898), thought Canadian women were wasting their time and talents and launched a contest chal­ lenging them' to paint pieces suitable* for a dinner set to adorn the table of Government House. The only stipulation was that the subject chosen for en­ tries must be. strilctly Canadian. Young Alice was urged by her father to choose wild ducks for ,the dinner plate she planned to submit in the contest. She 12 game depicting I wonder set still the table . LOTS OF HONEY Canadian honey production is expected to total more than 45 million pounds in 1966 — some eight per cent less than the 1965 record of 49.2 million. 1—*---■—o--------— INCREASE IN SYRUP The production of maple pro­ ducts in 1966 was' equivalent to 3.2 million gallons of syrup, This is. an increase of 45 per cent over the 1965 crop of 2.2 million gallons. ,—«—,---o-,-—- — Family home early and des* serf not made? Then follow this tip for a quick and de­ licious dessert from the Foodls . Department at Macdonald In* statute, University of Guelph,, Simmer apple slices in a skillet or saucepan with sugar and a little water until tender, Serve Warm with cream.' ended up' painting plates, ail of them Canadian \wild - fowl, if Lady Aberdeen’s graces, on occasion, at Rlideau Hall. Only One Disappointment Alice Hagen told me she only failed in one of the many en­ deavors she has undertaken, which range from' teaching the children of heir neighbors to establishing the. first art school in Nova Scotia. “I wanted to have taught in the School Deaf, but it had never a fact", she said. It was after her birthday that she discovered the thrill of mixing glazes. She had acquired toe dexterity needed to “raise" a vase on a fast-spinning potter’s wheel. ■ She wanted to pass this joy oh to those bandlcapped by deaf­ ness who* must learn by feel rather than sound, so much of the beauty of artistic express­ ion. With all she has accomplish­ ed in her life there isn’t room for that word “fail”.-1 am quite sure She has planted a seed that will sprout when the time is right. i”"* ..■'■"'"J1........... — pottery for the become sixtieth X, Z THE FIRST COLUMN (Cpntinupj frewp Page One) wgfniings. wMdh tell, that .AXIL' .hinds of illness axe more pre- , valent in smokers than pon-. smokers. Accordiiug to a news report last week, many mote Can­ adians ,grp “kicking the habit’’. ■ That’s fine — bbt our- biggest job. is to encourage our young people not tp begin to u$e the We'te so pleased that pqr local high School board has. refused to permit smoking on school pipp^rty, even, th'Qbglh a problem ’*rern»ins, of white; smokers will go to have then’ few drag's: between classes., ; ’ t . * WE understand that “Arseuic and Old Dace” by Joseph Kes­ selring and performed by the Pegasus Players, on December 4, 5 and 6 at Canadian Forces Base Clinton Was termed a sue? cess. 1 Although I didn’t get to see the pilay (I’m sprrlier now than ever) our b-ookkeieper here at the Nows-Record gave me a first hand account of the pro­ ceedings. ■ Arthur Currie, who has ap­ peared with the Godebibh Bittle Theatre in several productions, -is an authority because he had understudied one part for “Arsenic and' Old Dace” .... and was called at the last min­ ute (Friday to be explicit) to go on as Lieutenant Rodney, a part he- hadn’t learned" pre­ viously. Reg. McKenzie, "'-originally cast as Rooney was not able to play the role beoause of- the death of his mother. . * « * K So being a true trooper pur Arthur stepped into the breach and (according to Arthur again)' gave a ptetty fine per­ formance considering the Cir­ cumstances. He had words of pxaise for Sue Carmichael, the play’s di­ rector who did a "terrific job". . Sue has ambitions to play Auntie Marne on the stage and hopes to persuade the Players to db this play one day. We’1'1 wager she’ll do it — we’ve had contact with Mrs. Carmichael through^her work with Guides and Brownies and we’ll put our money on her any day. , * # JENNY Black who played Abby Brewster in the show and played her well is one of our favorite people. Last week, we had a little problem locating a family at Adiastral Park and put in a call, to Mrs. Black. It didn’t take long after we had spilled our tale of woe for us to be in direct contact with the persons we were hunting, so hats off to Jenny and Many Thanks! A NATIVE of Ottawa, Vince Cunningham gave a credit- Kippen Institute Entertains At Huronview - 5 Kippen Women’s Institute had charge- of the December birthday party at Huronview on December 7. Mrs. Grant Mac- Lean, president, Wa!s chairlady. A quartette composed of Mrs. ,L. Sararas, Mrs. K. McKay, Mrs. M. Connelly and .Mrs. R. Kinsman sang several numbers: Mrs. MacLean read several Christmas1 legends in between the singing of Christmas carols. A duet by Mrs. W. Kyle and Mrs. D. Triebner; an accordton solo by Mrs.. Lloyd Cooper; piano solo, Mrs. ,R. Broadfoot; violin and piano selections by Mrs. Broadfoot. Birthday gifts were presented to Frank Ryokman, Fred John­ ston, Herbert Clark, Alice Buchanan, William Streets, J. T. Woodall, J. R. Denhiohn, Arthur Hoy, Isaac Tabb, Mrs. M. T. CorleS's, Mrs. E. Allen, Jbe McGrath, Pearl Anderson, Mrs. M, Dorrance and Mrs. Baird. Sandwiches and birth­ day cake was served. BULOVA SALE Save 25% On all BUlova watches in our store. Smart numbers j for Ladies and Men with 17 and 21 jewel movements. Some Waterproof ahd shockproof and all have ex­ pansion or gold mesh bracelets. Take advantage of these terrific values while they last. " COUNTER'S JEWELLERY AT THE A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Makes a Wonderful Christmas Gift Vi CLINTON-BAYFIELD GOLF COURSE EVERYTHING TO MAKE CHRISTMAS GIVING A PLEASURE. FEATURING — GOLF BAGS - CLUBS - CARTS SPECIAL PRICES ON THE 1967 WILSON LINE MAY WE SUGGEST A MEMBERSHIP FOR 1967 Phone 482-3261 at the Club 47-8-9-50b ' able performance in W tele as< Dr. Einstein, the plastic g?on jn the wlto tiwis Wt to be a rather -shady character. Arthur thought Vmce did, a particularly finp. job Qf main­ taining a German accent throughout the play ... , and also mentioned Vince’s ability to get a laugh from the audi­ ence. . A civilian instructor at CFB Clinton, John Battye, RR 2 Clinton stepped into the part of Mr. Glibb^ after’ Eric Collins ■Was called away. The small part was so well; done, says Arthur, toait top audience was absolutely de­ lighted. ' with John’s perfor­ mance. Mr. Battye had about one week’s notice that he would pgrtiaipate in the play. • .' WOULDN'T you know that a News-Reqprd editorial concern­ ing the hazards of snow shovel­ ling would f appear last5 Thurs­ day in the rain? Oh well,- it'was snowing when it was written, and we expect it will snow before the winter .is. over. Cost la vie. * SINUSITIS There is a good deal of mis­ understanding ’ among the gen­ eral public about sinusitis, the Canadian Medical Association reports. Patients frequently tell a doctor they have sinus trouble when they have pain in the face or headache which may be coming from elsewhere than the spaces in the skull called the sinuses. Pain is a symptom of inflammation of one of these spaces but only if normal drain­ age from them is blocked. A majority of sufferers of sinusitis’ have no pain but a stuffy nose with a yellowish or greenish purulent discharge, which comes from both the nose and the back of the throat as a post-nasal drip. In other words, it is a bad cold in the head which .does not clear up in the usu'al week or two, but per­ sists and leads to many second­ ary conditions such as sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice and a- chronic* cough ■ or chronic bronchitis. A complete cure can be achieved in most oases of sinus­ itis in a relatively short time. Once diagnosis is made, tests will indicate the appropriate antibiotics. When these are giv­ en in adequate dosage, accom­ panied by other necessary treatments such as gentle irri­ gation of the sinuses, a com­ plete cure often can be achiev­ ed. It also helps- to stop smoking, and it is better not to over­ treat the nose with nasal sprays and drops Which will only cause increased congestion and imita­ tion leading to a chronic con­ dition and delayed recovery. -------------o------.------ Tired of plain hamburger patties? Then create “food gems" by making failed patties of ground beef, suggest home economists at Macdonald Insti­ tute, University of Guelph. Seal cooked rice, grated cheese,, sauteed mushrooms, or thick barbecue sauce between 'two very thin patties. Cook as usual. -o If your cake has dry peaks or tunnels, you may have used too much flour, mixed too long, or baked the cake at too high a temperature, advise food spe­ cialists at Macdonald Institute, University of Guelph. ......... .............. -........ ........ ..... Squire Gifts Highway 21 South Goderich 1 Huron F of A Returns Slate of Officers Charles H, Thpmqs, Brussels was re-elected president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture at the organize ation’s annual meeting in Lon- ' desborp recently; Other o|f- ficers are Ebner '.Hayter, Gode-, rilch, first vite-Pteridenti Robert Henry, Blyth, second vice-presi­ dent; and Mrs. Ted Fear, RR 5, Brussels, secretary-treasurer. Malcolm DaVidsOn, a Bruce- flield area farmer, said com­ modity groups should have no voice in county federations of agriculture., He Was recently appointed by Ontario's minister of food1/and agriculture,-William Stewart, to a committee to study improvement of’ farm im come, He said commodity groups tend to vote in a way which benefits their commodity board and this may not be best general interest farmers. Members pf a panel meeting were Ed Dearing, HR 1 Staff a, secretary of '-the Perth ' Federation of Agricul­ ture; Warren Zurbrigg, Clifford, a past president of the Huron federation; James JaCklin Chesley, a member of the board of governors of the OFA; Bob Broadfpot, Brucetfield, a director of ' the Ontario Egg and Fowl, Marketing Board. Urges Birth Control The big threat in today’s world is not nucleiar weapons but starvation. To combat the threat, Rev. E, D. Stuart of the Brucefield and Kippen United Church charges suggests: Unless a lot more food can be produced, the only sensible answer would be to.reduce the population by eliminating the number of live births.” Mr. Stuart, a retired Wing- commander of the RCAF had been senior Protestant chap­ lain in Europe. He spoke at the annual meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agricul­ ture at Londesboro. In 33 years the population will double, he said. He asked ■how people* will be fed. consi'd-’ ering farmers are a disap­ pearing breed. There are 5,000,000 persons, one-quarter of Canada’s popu­ lation, starving today in In­ dia. He noted that Canada’s farm acreage is three times the size of India’s yet India’s population is 24 times that of Canada. “It only makes sense that vve must limit the population . . and don’t tell me we should not 'interfere With, God's will for mankind. “We have upset the bounds of nature with our population, we eliminated or A controlled diseases, vye’re keeping persons Eiliye longer today." • He said the. problem of star­ vation is now facing the world and that it is the main motive fop farmers to feed-the world.. Canada, foe said, is turping into a nation pf crybabies , , every industry in the country has had a strike, including the farmers, “The world is on the brink of starvation,".. he said, /‘and here we are in the country where everything is plentiful yet fat and sloppy," ' , Thurr, 1966—-Clmton 1'1 SCOTCH PINE Christmas Trees in of the the A ui HELP KEEP HOMES INTACT Christmas is for giving and sharing. Help share happi­ ness with a gift of good health—your contribution to Christmas Seals. Do it todayl A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Makes a Wonderful Christmas Gift V BALL-MACAULAY LIMITED CLINTON 482-9514 .......... ...................1 Of This Newspaper Shopping Begins In The Pages ■■ , ■III"! I .................................................................................. I i BARGAINS BARGAINS December 19 to December 24 20% to 30% DISCOUNT ON ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Toasters, Fry Pans, Radios, Irons, Hair Dryers, Electric Knives, Kettles, Mixers, Etc. 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