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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-01-05, Page 1Column Farm Commodity Groups Meet MP's meeting; Murray THE NEW ERA — 101st Year No, 1 -— The Home Paper With thp News , News $ THE HURON) RECORD — 85th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1967 $5.00 Per Year -—•12c Per Copy — 8 PagesBy S. J, K. Happy Birthday Canada I ■ In case any of you have missed tike advanced publicity and were perhaps “Abroad” for the Christmas and. New Year vacation, 1.967 is not just an­ other year for the people of this nation — it is Canada’s lOOt'h birthday . , and' Cam ad'ians wlill be celebrating for the entire 365 days. Already, Canadian produced television programs are brim full of Centennial jargon and if all goes well, interested Can­ adians will, learn much of their heritage'. Even apathetic citi­ zens will unknowingly qibsoTb a little of the available knowledge because conversation is satur­ ated . with Centennial bits and pieces. f* * .* Communities, in this district are getting in the Centennial swing, too. Bayfield residents Who are notoriously ambitious a,nd thoughtful folks, staged a gigantic birthday party in Clan Gregor Park during the New Year weekend. Children marched in an im­ pressive torchlight paradie and placed the glowing embers on a huge birthday cake molded of snow. Adults joined young voices in singing “Happy Birth­ day Canada”. Hats off to Bayfield and dis­ trict folks who gave meaning to the opening hours of Cen­ tennial Year and memories to all, particularly the- children who participated' iri the event!- * - ♦ * Londesboro people, too, took time out to greet Centennial Year at a Centennial Prayer Service presided over by min­ isters of that area. Clinton Ministerial Association, sponsored a Special Interde­ nominational Hymn Festival at Ontario Street United Church featuring musical numbers by Huron’s Choir. Centennial Youth * * * We are certain that through­ out the year just beginning there will be all kinds of activ­ ities undertaken with a Centen­ nial theme . . . and we would like to hear about them.'- • Groups planning special fes- . tivities for Centennial Year are invited1 to advise ' the staff at. ' the News-ReCord office of the - date, . tune) place and type of . activity. As well, any individuals with personal Centennial pro­ jects of, interest are welcome to tell us of their efforts. , In this way it is hoped that others will: be spurred on to 'do something — anything — iri recognition of Canada’s 100th birthday celebration. • s>< * sh ■ J. E. “Eddie” .Dale, 128 Rat- tenbury East, tells us/he will remember Centennial Year long- after the last salute has Sound- (Contanuied on page 5) Born In Hulletf, Dies In Oklahoma 7 Funeral service was held at the Howe-Petorsbn Funeral Home, Dearborn, Michigan, on December 24 for Mervyn E. Farquhar of Hulett Township. He was in his 67th year. . After visiting with his old­ er Sister, Mrs., Joe Ciegg, he and life wife accompanied 'his younger sister, f Mrs. A. L. Eagleson to Oklahoma in Nov­ ember where he suffered a heart attack' on Thanksgiving Day and passed away Decem­ ber 19 in the' Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. , He was formerly married to the late Zelma Berry and leaves one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Betty Lou) McCans and two grand­ sons' in Inkster, Michigan. He fe also survived by his second wife, Mrs. Sue Carr'and two stepsons. He was prede­ ceased by two brothers, Edward and Howard, and a Sister Laura. Mr. Farquhar had1 made his home in Dearborn and Was em­ ployed with the Michigan Cen­ tral Railroad as an engine'eii* tor 50 years. On retirement he , arid his wife moved to Milford1, Michigan. -----------□---------- The Weather Dec. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1966 High Low 29 26 26 26 25 26 26 29 34 27 30 Jah. 1 2 3 33 32 .. 34 Shows i 22 i 14 i 11 » 22 i 15 ;■ 13. i 21 i 14'22 ’ 22 > 12 1967 13 27 25 16* High 26 37 42 44 40 19 30 30 37 42 57 1966 47 43 41 Rain: 2.39” Snow; 2* 1965 Low 0 8 25 40 29 8 12 23 27 37 41 26 27 23 annual get-together of the chairmen of farm commodity groups in Huron County and mem­ bers of parliament in Hotel Clinton on December 28 was again this year a very informative and instruc- tive meeting. Shown above are, seated,.left to right, Robert McKinley, Zurich, MP for Huron; Charles Thomas, president of Huron County Federation of A*Agriculture, who chaired’‘the Gaunt, Wingham, MLA for Huron-Bruce;/standing, left to right, Robert Brqadfoot, egg producers'; Al­ fred Warner, hog producers; Robert Allen, bean pro­ ducers; Harvey Taylor, co-operators insurance, and Elmer Robertson, beef producers. ’ (News-Record Photo) Clinton Hospital Women’s Auxiliary Elects Officers, Plans Busy Year The Women’s Auxiliary to Clinton Public Hospital elected its 1967 officers and conveners and made plans ■ for the Cen­ tennial yieiar’s activities at the annual- meeting' iri the Nurses’ Residence, -Thursday evening. The new officers are: presi­ dent, Mrs. Douglas Bartiiff; past-president, Mrs. Kenneth S. Wood;.first vice-president, Mrs:. Jack Peck; second vice-presi­ dent, Mrs. John Penner; third vice-president, Mrs. - Orland Johnston; corresponding sec­ retary, Mrs. Brocke Oldie; re­ cording secretary} Mrs. E. Beecher Menzies-; press sec­ retary, Mrs. Jack Peck; treas­ urer, Mrs. Duff' Thompson. Conveners: buying, Mrs. D. B. Palmer; sewing, Mirs. C. Mitoheal Shearing; bursary, Mrs. Kenneth Wood; tag day, Mrs. Alex Had'dy; social, Mrs. John Penner; membership, Mrs. Vic Darasch, nominating com-' mittee, Mrs. E. -B. Menzies, Mrs. A. J. McMurray, Mrs. Clarence A. Trott. Tn charge of staffing the hos­ pital cart, Mrs. A. J. McMur­ ray; in charge of stocking the hospital cart, Mrs. Douglas Ball. With some of the groundwork- a'lready laid by last year’s' ex­ ecutive, the new leaders and. the membership of the auxiliary look forward to1 a busy and exciting Centennial year. Starting with a membership drive which will commence im-. mediately, it is hoped to in­ crease' the number of active members, thus making the aux­ iliary stronger and more mean­ ingful. A carryover from last year is ihe purchase of fibreglass dirapes for the nurslery. The buying committee, after having ■submitted several samples and quotations, were given the members’ approval to go ahead and complete the project. For­ mer buying committee' conven­ er, Mrs. Ronald' Weriham, will assist the new committee in this decision. Vanishing panties whioh have proved to be such a success and are enjoyed by the many participants, will again be held. In‘May the Auxiliary’s con­ tribution to Centennial celebra­ tions will be the presentation of Clintonian Club To Meet Jan. 11 The Clintonian Club Will meet at the home of Mrs. Ruth Mul­ holland on Wednesday, January 11 at 2 p.m. Roll call will be answered by the paying of fees, Two minor hockey teams from Clinton, New York State — peewee and bantam — will be guests of and provide the op­ position for Clinton teams at the annual minor hockey day here on Saturday, January 28. A month ago, Doug Andrews, managei’ of Clinton Lions Arena put a phone call through to “anyone interested in minor hOckey” in Clinton, N.Y., and through the- co-operatfflon of long distance telephone operators in the two ’Clintons, ithe persons were contacted. The idea to invite pur sake’s teams Jn N.Y. came from the first meeting of Clinton’s Minor Hockey Day Committee ih November. At that meeting, William Harris Was appointed chairman, taking oyer from Mr. Andrews; Art Mountford is secretary and Jack C. Reid, treasurer. To invite Clinton, N.Y. minor ■teams will give the annual minor hockey day an interna­ tional Centennial touch. Clinton’s minor .■ hockey day ties iri With Minor HOckey Week in Canada which is from January 21 to 28. The danadian Amateur Hockey Association 4s promoting' minor hockey week as part Of Out. Centennial cele- 27. will and been right name-- State a 8 brations. For the past seven years, two minor teams from Dearborn, Mich., have participated in the local minor hockey day. The St. Sebastian bantams from that city have again been in­ vited to Clinton for a game on Friday evening, January The Clinton N.Y. teams play Saturday afternoon evening, January 28. Clinton, N.Y., has long known as a hockey town and is the home of Clinton} Comets who are presently leading the ten-team Eastern ' Hockey League which includes teams from New York to Florida, Meeting Sunday Chairman Harris has called meeting for Sunday, January at 2:00 p.m, in the midget hockey club room at Clinton Lions Arena. Interested parents and sports flans are also in­ vited. To start minor hockey week iri Clinton, Rev. A.. J. Mowatt, minister of Uni tod Church has issued an invitatibh to minor hbbfey iplayers and minor hockey ex­ ecutives to attend the 11 a.m. church service in his dhuirtch bn Sunday, January 22. Wesley! - Willis mines* hockey “Portraits of -the Past”, a fash­ ion show of period costumes. . The new president, Mrs. Doug Bartiiff has called an executive” meeting to be held at her home on Monday, January 9 at 8 Corporal Clifford John Wagar who had been posted to adian Forces Base Moose SAsk., in November 1966, in .that city on Tuesday, ember 27. He had been a dent of Clinton since 1961 while stationed at CFB Clinton. On a previous posting to Clinton base in the early 1950’s, Cpl. Wagar and family resided in Goderich and Bayfield. Cpl. Wagar died at the home of Sgt. and -Mrs. Fred Wood in Moose Jaw. He and Mrs. Wagar and daughter Gail Ann were llilv- ing in a motel in that city awaiting arrival of their house­ hold furniture which had not 'arrived at thelir new home there. Cpl. Wager had driven from Moose Jaw to Clinton three Weeks ago, and left on Wednes­ day, December 21 with his wife and daughter. They spent Christmas in St Vital, Manitoba with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wagar, then drove on to Moose Jaw. Cpl. Wagar was born in Win­ nipeg on January 18, 1923. On February 12, 1941 he en­ listed in, the RCAF, and re­ enlisted on September 18, 1946 after being out of the service only a few months. He was in the telecommunications trade; The body was sent from Moose Jaw to the Ball Funeral; Home in Clinton where it rested from Monday until .taken to the Protestant Chapel at CFB Clin­ ton on Tuesday, January 3 where a service was conducted by Squadron Leader Paul De- Long at 2 p.m. Mrs. Wagair and daughter were accompanied back to Clin­ ton by Sgt. and Mrs. Woibd. A memorial on Saturday, Winnipeg for members of the family there. Pallbearers were RCAF per­ sonnel, Sgt. E. H. Richairdteon, Sgt. E? R. Forcier, Sgt, F. W. Wood, Cpl. A. T. Fischer, Cpl. G. E. Brian and Cpl. W. J. Mc­ Andrew. Burial was in Clinton Cemetery. Surviving besides his wife, the former Betty Griesbach and daughter Gail Richard, ' and Wayne (Linda) Clinton. Members of of which Cpl. member, attended the service at the Protestant Chapel. * Can- Jaw, died Dec- resi- service was held December 31 at Ann, are son, daughter, Mrs. Johnston, all of Clinton Legion, Wagar was a MP’s Hear Farmers’ Problems At F of A Conference Here J more riieat. Since one lb, of meat requires several lbs. of cereals to produce it, a country with high food prices can feed many more people simply be­ cause the people eat the cereal instead of meat, “What does this mean to farmers ? “First it means that when there is a surplus of food, prices drop rapidly, to the level, or slightly below the average cost of production. This means that only those, farmers who are ef­ ficient enough to produce below the average cost of production can make a profit, and as long as the surplus lasts' the farm­ ers who are average1 or poorer average are doomed to operate at a loss. < “Secondly it means that when food (is not in surplus (as is the case at present) food tends to increase in price but because the effective , food supply in­ creases with price because the consumers tend to eat heaps and spaghetti instead of meat, the price is soon stabilized and cannot move up easily. “I would now like to discuss the economic principle involved in the production of food.. The three main factors of produc­ tion are land, capital and la­ bour. “Land is a natural resource which can be undeveloped or Kincardine Here Friday Night To Play Colts ^Clinton Colts are host to the Kmcardine intermediate team In an OHA schedule game in he Lions Arena on Friday evening, January 6 at 8:30 o’clock. The Colts game in Kincardine early in the sche­ dule, was a very rugged affair and tomorrow’s game here promises to be a good one. Although they are seeking their first victory in league play, the young Colts are play­ ing a fast brand of hockey. On December 21 they beat the CFB Clinton team 12-2 at the Lions Arena. Goal scorers were ,Bruce Cooper With six; Paul Draper, two and Kieth Allen, Don Freeman, Budd Boyes and Bud Yeo,' one each. Scoring for the CFB team were Gingras and Pasula. As well as the above Clinton players, other members of the team are Robbie Farquhar, Bob Cook, Don Bartliff, Gary Black, Ken Daer,' Bill Murney, Doug McDougall, Bob Livermore, Randy Glew, Raymond Garon. Coach is R. J. “Bud” Sdhoen- hals. Three members of parifia-' ment, Robert McKinley, federal member for Huron; Murray Gaunt, provincial member for Huron-Bruce and Marvin Howe, federal member for Weildington- Hurion, sat in on the Huron ; Federation of Agriculture’s an­ nual conference of chairmen of commodity groups in Huron. TXvelve commodity group heads gaye their reports) as well as reports from. Huron County Warden, Ken Stewart, and Tom Cunningham, repre­ senting Huron Junior Farmers. Charles H. Thomas, presir dent of Huron County Federa­ tion of Agriculture, was chair- . man of the conference held in the Hotel Clinton dining room on Wednesday, December !28. The conference was / preceded by a dinner. Also attending were Doug Miles, agricultural repre­ sentative for Huron County and the federation secretary, Mrs. Faye Fear. Mr. Gaunt, who has been re­ ferred to as the opposition’s ag­ riculture spokesman in the On-, tario legislature, promised to look into many of the problems and complaints of the Huron farm groups. President’s Report We print Mr. Thomas’ pre­ sentation in full: “In order that we can assess the value of any proposed pro­ gram we must have clearly in our minds how. it effects the economic principles of agricul­ ture. We must understand the economic principles governing the product as well as those governing the production of the ■product. ' “First, let us consider the • principle involving the product. The product of agriculture 'is food, not pork or ohipken or wheat but a total oif all food commodities. In Canada each person consumes 1,500 lbs. of food each year regardless of the ..price. Economists would call food a npri^eilastic product. That is a product which a re­ duction in price has little effect on consumption. In other words when people k are not hungry they Will not eat no matter how low the price goes. However, the price of food dO'es effect the type of- commodities con­ sumed. In countries Where food is expensive, people tend to eat cereals and in countries where food is cheap people tend to eat up residence in Hferisail-1. developed for agriculture or de­ veloped for other p urposes'such as industrial or recreational uses. When we take developed (Continued on page 8) Centennial In a quiet ceremony at River­ side United Church, London, on Friday, December 30, at 11 a.m; the Reverend Harold -Snell united in' marriage Gertruds Robertson Currie, Wingham, and Robert, Harold Middleton, iHensali* t in' the presence of their immediate- families. •" The bride is a daughter of the late Mr., and Mrs. George T. Robertson, Wingham, and the groom is the younger son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles' Middleton, Clinton. Later in the day, Mr. arid Mrs. Middleton left on a motor trip to Florida. On their return they will take BAYFIELD — More than a hundred children will tell their own children how they cele­ brated the opening of Centen­ nial Year with a torchlight parade fo Clan Gregor Park where they placed 100 torches on a 20-foot square, snow "birthday cake” and then join­ ed a crowd of several hundred adults, singing “Happy Birth­ day Canada”. , A gigantic bonfire lit up the Park as darkness toll and scores of people remained ’to celebrate with friends neighbours. Rockets added' to the1 festive atmosphere. ' Hot dogs were boiled in a huge cauldr on loaned by’ Fred Mote, and 200 were served by Mrs. Elva Metcalf, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beck and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mayman. Before the parade, began, a Canadian Flag presented to the village by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bauer of Kitchener, was raised in the Park by Councillors Jack Sturgeon and Merton Memer. Clinton Churches marked the opening-' of Centennial Year with two dnterd'enomihatiional meetings. On Sunday, January . 1} about 200 gathered for a hymn festival at Ontario Street Church With Anglicans, Bap­ tists, Christian Reformed, Pres­ byterians, Roman Catholics and United- Church all sharing in the fellowship together. i On Wednesday evening,. Jan­ uary 4, church officials and their Wives, representing the above Churches, met for a pot­ luck dinner and evening of fel­ lowship ' at Wesley - Willis, Church. Mayor Don Symons and Group- Captain K. R, Greenaway brought greetings from the Town of Clinton and the1 Can­ adian Forces Basle and the evening concluded with com­ munity. singing, folk songs by Mrs. Willis VanEgmpnd, and a brief devotional service. During the service, Rev. R. U. MacLean of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, read the Centennial declaration which had been signed by 32 religious faiths in Canada. The declara­ tion was used all across Canada in religious services at tine be; ginning of the Centennial year. A committee of thle Canadian Interfaith Conference produced the message. Governor General, and Mrs. Vianier as patrons ' .support ■ the. .declaration ■ With .their signatures. , , The declaration is as follows: “In this Centennial of Con­ federation, the: people .of Can­ ada look back with humility and thanksgiving' upon the splendor of its heritage ‘and growth; its basic freedoms and spiritual and normlal founda­ tions. “Canada is a country of chal­ lenge and opportunity, a land of great beauty, filled with natural' resources; but above all, a place Where people live and love, labor and build, dream and ■ plan, free to fulfil their destiny under God. “We are a people of many origins', cultures, traditions and religious faiths, sharing a com.- mon country. “WO pray that we shall grow in brotherhood, without fear,, without arrogance, without- servility, in contant pursuit of righteousness) “We pray' that we shall not think of ourselves alone, but of •all the people in the world; that we shall act within the family of nations with love and gen­ erosity, with dignity and pride, with wisdom and understanding. “Thus, in gratitude for the blessings of the past, and in hope for the future, we db pro­ claim this historic year, 1967, as one . of thanksgiving, prayer and celebration to commemor­ ate the Centennial of Confeder­ ation.” •o- I St. 1 \ ' N-1 ’A g ft.'/k-." lift? Bayfield's Fishing Fleet "Roughing It These two boats of the Bayfield fishing fleet —the “Bert & Dick” and “Playfair” were, stuck at* the entrance to the harbour last Friday. The wintry weather of last week makes fishing a. very hazardous occupation at this, time of year. • (Photo by Audrey Belfchamber) Hath er J. Kelly of Joseph’s Roman C a t h o 1 li c Church, Clinton had charge of the funeral service on Decem­ ber 26 for Thomas William Flynn, Clinton who passed away December 23 after an illness of about two -years* duration* The deceased was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs, Owen Elynn of HuUotit Township, born December 24,1907. He had farmed in the area for many years. He is survived by four bro­ thers, Joseph, James, Frank and Theodore; one sister, Mrs. Maurice (Mary) Melady; an aunt, Mrs. Johanna Nagle, De­ troit; Mr. ’And Mrs. James Montrose, Florida; aind several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements Were carried but by the Ball Funeral Home. Interment was in Clin­ ton' Cometei'y. Pallbearers w^-rb six,nephews, Jack Melady, "Tlieddore Melady, Jimmy Melady, John Flynn, Hugh Flynn and William Flynn.