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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-02-09, Page 7* Auburn and District MRS. WES •RADNOCK—CowwMMMidtnt—Phone 526-7595 *1966 Surpluw of $641.91 Thur>7 Fpb. 9/ T967 (Hinton News-Record Pag* T Auburn Community Hall Board Appoints Bert Craig Chairman Z" The annual Day of Prayer service will be held to Knox United Church on February 10 at 2 pnu Mrs. M. R, Roberts Will be the speaker. Everyone is invited to attend this prayer service. Guy Cunningham is a patient |n Clinton Public Hospital; his friends wish him a speedy re covery. Mr, and Mrs. Ben Hamilton and Mrs. Gordon Taylor visited Mr. Taylor on Sunday in Vic toria Hospital, London. Miss Lynda Andrews, Wing ham, spent the week-end with her parents, Mir. and' Mrs. War ner Andrews. Charles Beadle, London, spent the weekend ait his home on Loftus Street. Members of Auburn CGIT group enjoyed a toboggan party on diaries Scott’s hill last Tuesday evening, Friends of Mrs. Roy Finni gan of Goderich are sorry to hear that she is a patient in Goderich hospital; we wish her1 a speedy recovery. The Village of Auburn is to have a new Centennial Flag so the Village Trustees decided at the first meeting of the year. Chairman is William J, Craig. The flag pole was repaired and painted last year and the Women’s Institute bought a new Canadian Flag which has flown at all holidays and special occa sions. Mrs. Vere Cunningham is a patient in Goderich hospital Where she underwent surgery; her friends wish her a speedy recovery. AUBURN ~ The Community Memorial Hall Board held its. annual meeting last week with representatives present from the township councils. The chairman, Bert Craig was to charge of fiie meeting. The minutes were read by the secre tary, Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor, It was stated that fire extin guishers had been placed to to® hall and -that (the loud speaker had been repaired. Mri?, Taylor presented ithe financial- statement showing a balance of $641.91. Total expen ditures had been $978.78. Total receipts were $1,218.15. The hall had been rented 44 times during-the year. Donations from the WI for the kitchen was -the value of $35.80. It was decided to have the steps painted going upstairs and the WI were given permission to have better light ing in the hall. Plans were made to sponsor two dances — on February 17 and March 17th and the WI will be in charge of the lunch counter. Len Arch- New Members Initiated Into Explorer Group AUBURN — Auburn Explor er girls held a special night last Sunday when parents and friends attended in the Sunday School room of Knox United Church. The initiation service was in charge of the. Chief Counsellor Mrs. Maurice Bean, assisted by Miss Marsha Koop- mans, Mrs. Wayne Millian and Mrs. Keith Machian. • Miss Bernice McDougall who had assisted with the. work until Christmas was also present- Chief, Explorer Barbara Chamney was in charge of the program and all Explorers as sisted. Miss 'Marsha Koopmans led the girls in singing and Rev. M. R. Roberts spoke to the girls, on. “The Four Wise- Creatures” in the Bible. Lorraine' ■ Chamney, Jayne Arthur and Carol Gross were initiated and'received their first red star. Barbara Empey and Nancy Swan were ill and were not present. First blue star, Marie Empey, Noreen Armstrong, Trudy Ma-' chan, Wanda Piaetzer, Lynn Turner, Debbie Small and Gail Johnston; first gold star, Dor een McClinchey, Sherry Piaet zer, Arva Ball, Susan Thomp son, Barbara Chamney and Marlene Armstrong. The senior members displayed their tabernacle which they had made tor their exploration, Ways of Worshipping God. Exporers At Auburn Left to right, Jayne Arthur; Marsha KoppmanSj, assistant leader; Lorraine Chamney; Mrs. Wayne Millian, sistant leader Carol Gross. AUBURN — The Walkerbum dub held . its meeting at the home of Mrs. Elliott Lapp with president Mrs; Ted Hunking in charge. The minutes were read by Mrs. Elliott Lapp. “A letter was read from the club’s1 faster Child in Korea thanking them for the Christ mas gift they had sent. The members dieaided to send their support again and also sent $4 for a birthday gift. Plans were discussed for Cen tennial projects, a concert night, a maple leaf quilt and a short history of the Cluib. A Sale of home-made baking will be at the next meeting. A Clinton area farmer, Charles Frederick Wilson pass ed away in Clinton Public Hos pital on Wedntsday, February 1 in his 59th year. The deceased was bom in Loughborough, England on September 4, 1908 but had‘resided in this district' for 40 years. His wife was the former Reva Elliott of Goderich Town ship. The couple were married on May 10, 1939 and resided on their farm at RR 3, Clinton. Mr. Wilson was a member of St. Paul’s Anglican Church and of Clinton IOOF. He had been ill only a short while. Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Barry and Leonard, both of RR 3, Clinton; one daughter, Faye, at home; two brothers, Alfred and Harold, both of England. Funeral was from the Beattie Funeral Home, on February 3 with Rev. R. W. Weniham in charge. Interment Was in Mait land Cemetery. ATTENTION! Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Craig Honoured on 25th Anniversary United Chui'Ch and Mrs. Craig is a branch director of Auburn Women’s Institute. —:—_o------—_. ’ Hensail United Church Meets the Horticultural Meeting Set For February 28 AUBURN — The executive of. Auburn Horticultural Society met at the home of the presi dent, Mrs. Frank Raithby, to plan for the coming year. The president welcomed all to her home and' the minutes were read by the secretary, Mrs. Bent Craig. The financial statement prepared by the treasurer, Mrs. Norman McDowell was accept ed. A letter of thanks wiill be sent to all /those who had assist ed in .the Christmas lights and the Santa and reindeer. The executive approved'. the resolution re Dutch elm disease and this was sent on to the District executive. It was decided to leave over the ordering of the Centennial rose bushes until the open meet ing on February- 28. A special price is available if a quantity is ordered. This also applies to the Royalty Crabtree. In charge of the open meeting will l>e Mrs. Earl Sherwood, Mrs. William Clark, Mrs. Harry Watson and Mrs. Wilbert John ston. The roll call was answered by paying a penny for every ■inch of ankle measurement. The draw prize donated by Mrs. Ted Hunking was Won by Mrs. Joe Verwey. Plans were made for ■the next meeting which will be held at the heme of Mrs. Wil liam Hunking. The program is to be in charge of Mbs. Stew art Ament and Mrs. Walter Cunningham. The lunch com mittee will 'be Mrs. James Jlack- son, Mrs. Elliott Lapp, Mrs. Lloyd McClinchey and Mrs. Garth McClinchey. The roll call is to be answered by a Valen tine or St. Patrick verse. The afternoon’s program was in the charge of Mrs. Carmen Gross chey. Heart Daer. and a by Mrs. Joe Hunking, Mrs. Lome Hunking, Mrs. William Hunking, Mrs. Ted Hunking and Mrs. Elliott Lapp. ■-------------------o-------------------- and Mrs. Lloyd Mcdin- A contest, Ringing the was won by Mrs. Roy Other contests followed dainty lunch was served Sugar and Spice (Continued from page 3) a record of merit by an in spector, who sees him' maybe once a year, for one or two lessons. The self-confident showman, who may be a lazy bum normally, whips' up a flashy lesson for inspection, and scores high. The self- consdous teacher, who nor mally does a terrific job, be comes nervous, arid makes a botch of -things, and • scores low. I don’t really hate inspect ors. They’ve changed. They are no longer the old terrors, but a pretty decent, helpful lot. But the, system is punk. More next week, maybe. AUBURN — Mr. and Mrs, Arnold Craig were honored last week on the occasion of their Silver wedding anniversary^ They were -guests of the Craig family at -the Hotel Clinton when 16 were present from Bluevale, Kitchener, Brussels, Wingham and Auiburn, Among those present was the best man of 25 years ago, Mel vin Craig of Bluevaie, brother of Arnold and Mrs. William Thompson .of Wdngham, the for mer Leone Deans'. Following the dinner they returned to -the home of IVfr, and Mrs. Arnold Craig where gifts were pre sented. On Monday evening about 40 neighbours and friends gather ed and presented them with a pole lamp. Mrs. Thomas Haggitt read the address' and Mass Viola Thompson presented it. A short program began with a sing-song led by Mrs. Wes Bradnock ac companied on the harp by Mrs. Robert J. Phillips. A reading was given by Mrs. Kenneth Mc Dougall and a penny Contest was conducted by -Mrs. Gordon Powell. Mr. -and Mrs. Craig thanked their friends for the gift and the lovely evening plan ned for them. Last Friday evening, 16 rela tives gathered at .the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Day of Wingham. Progressive euchre was enjoyed and' Mrs. Jack Day made the presentation of a chair to Mr. and Mrs. Craig on be: half of relatives present. Mr. and Mrs. Craig were mar ried at the Bluevale Presby terian manse by Rev. Fred Fow ler. She was the former Maud Hamilton and < since a - small child had resided in the Wing ham area. Following their mar riage they took up residence on the family farm at St. Augus tine. For the past ten years they have resided in Auburn. They are both members of Knox The advent of nuclear-electric power in Ontario is like finding a dozen new Niagaras. Vi HENSALL The annual congregational meeting of Hen sail United Churich was proceed ed by a pot-luck dinner served by the LJCW oh Wednesday evening, January 25. The busin ess meeting was chaired by the minister with minutes being read by William Mickle, clerk of the congregation. > The reports for the- past year’s work and its organiza tions were presented in printed form and reviewed by all pre sent. They indicated an increase in the stewardship of time, a- bility and possessions to the life and work of the church. The 1966 Missionary and Maintenance budget exceeded 1965 as well as the local treas ury. The session report was pre sented by Walter Spencer, clerk. Edison Forrest was elected to a three-year term as clerk of the congregation. The 1967 budget, prepared by the finance committee and pre sented by convener James Mc Gregor, was accepted by the congregation. In 1967 the con gregation will be enrolled on the “Every-Family Plan” to re ceive the official church paper “The United Church Observer”. Rev. Currie expressed appre ciation to all members and especially to the officials for their leadership in the affairs of the church during the past year, Mr. and Mrs. Viator Pyette paid tribute to the minister and his wife on behalf of the con gregation. ambault and William Gow were named a committee to look after the arrangements for the dances, William J, Craig was again appointed caretaker with his salary raised to $200 per year. Bert Craig was appointed chair man and Mns. Gordon R. Tay lor, secretary-treasurer. A letter from, Miss Margaret R. Jacksop was read requesting the placing of a memorial plaque in the hall. This plaque had been placed in S3 9 Hullett over 30 years ago .to honor those boys who had lost their lives in the 1914 to 1918 war. As .the school is dosed and has been sold, it was the wish of relatives to place it in the Au burn Community Memorial hall. The names of 'those on the plaque were in memory of Her bert -Lawson, John Edward Car ter, George Ernest Jackson, Norman Prang and Fred Lodge, Relatives requested this placing of the plaque were Mrs. Willows Mountain, Londesibono, sister of Herbert Lawson; Dr. J. E. Jackson and Mrs. H. Giffen, brother and sister of.G. Ernest Jackson; Roy Daer, half brother of Norman Prang' and Harold Sprung whose family had spon sored Fred Lodge. Ail these boys had attended the school and the Auburn Churches. The Hall Board gave their permis sion to place the plaque in the hall. SS 4, Goderich Township Community Club met at the home of Mrs. Jim Lobb for the February meeting where Mrs. Don Lobb led the members in the Creed and Lord’s Prayer. Secretary Mrs. Bill Lobb read the minutes and treasurer Mrs. Murray Forbes reported a bal ance on hand of $103.65. Roil call was answered by 11 mem bers giving their plans, if any, to attend Expo. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs, Don Lobb, March 1 when a bake sale will be held. A donation of $5 is to be given to the March of Dimes and it was decided to hold a card party on February 17 with a pot-luck lunch. The meeting was closed with the Mizpah Benediction and lunch was served by hostess^ Mrs. Jack Merrill and Mrs. Lome Tyndall. Personal Visitors at the home of Jack Merrill’s last weekend were the Snarys of Willowdale. V Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER SEAFORTH Open Every Afternoon Local Representative A. W. STEEP 482-6642 j Growers ■A c—41 Plan To Attend The 6 Pair for $1.50 (I BOX) SUBSTANDARDS Walking Sheer, Stretchies and Slim-legged Teenagers Only Par-Knit Hosiery Ltd. OPEN 9 TO 5 DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS ltfb to reduce your 1966 taxes If you act now, Investors can still help you save 1966 tax dollars! How? Through a Registered Re tirement Savings Plan. 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J. “Joe” McManus got Qut of the retail gasoline business When he sold Mc Manus Petroleums (Red Star gas) to Reliance Corporation: Reliance was taken'over later by Super test Petroleum Corp. Ltd. Today, the McManus name is once more connected with gasoline. And it’s an enter prise. that’s gaining momen tum every day. .Why did he sell his gasoline interests?. It’s not a story that Mr. McManus will con Petroleum Growing Despite Obstacles Going into the gasoline bus iness also makes recruiting farm agents somewhat easier. Being able to sell a farmer When he sold to Reliance, the sale agreement included a clause which the buying company claimed prevented Mr. McManus from dealing in petroleum products for 20 both gas and oil adds sub- MEETING In Central Huron Secondary School Auditorium^ Princess St., Clinton Thur. 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Box 321, London, Ontario. Pleaaa sand mo Aid information bn Monty in Basnc** oontast firm. But insiders say it’s so. One day a top executive from Reliance walked in and asked him how much he wanted for his gasoline 'oper ation (Red Star had about 140 outlets at the time.) “A million dollars,” Mr. McManus is reported to have said without a moment’s hesi tation. He was pretty sure that would end the matter right there. Instead, the man from Re liance asked when Mr. Mc Manus wanted hlis down pay ment; “Have a certified cheque for $50,000 in my office by this afternoon and you’ve got yourself a dteal.” The cheque arrived on time and the deal was made. The story is told among people Who are in a position to know. Whether the details are exactly correct only Mr. McManus and a few others can say. Nevertheless it flits the Mc Manus personality. Unques tionably he’s regarded as a colorful, . free-wheeling en trepreneur — a highly suc cessful one who has dbnO more than one thing on im pulse. years. In 195.9 Supertest charged Mr. McManus had violated' the agreement in the opera tions of his two companies, Imperialle and Sterling Fuels. Supertest filed a $500,000-suit against Mr. McManus, but it was dropped the following yelar. In 1964, Arrow Petroleums Limited was incorporated as the gasoline division of Mc Manus enterprises. The hew company was headed by Mr. McManus’ son, Joe Jr., who is now 29 years old. Arrow began life in an old house at 358 Horton St. It had one outlet in London. — at Ridout and York Streets—and one farm agent in Tillson- burg. Today the fiirtn h'as more than 70 service station ac counts in Southwestern Ont ario. Nearly 20 of them are tn the London area. In addi tion Arrow has 20 farm agents, men who supply farm ers with their fuel oil and gasoline requirements. This is ah important part of Arrow’s function and one of the main reasons Mr. McMan us was anxious to get back into the gasoline business. Sterling Fuels has become a big Supplier of oil to area residents, and for industries which use bunker oil. But farmers use a tot of gasoline as well as oil. And when McManus didn't provide it Sterling was at a disad vantage to' its big competi tors who could supply all their customers’ needs. stantially to his income. Arrow has not had an easy time making headway in a highly competitive business which is dominated by giants: Attempts by Arrow to estab lish new outlets are plagued by obstacles. Some result vfrom pressures from the big competitors. The majors won’t sell gaso line to Arrow, except at a premium. At the same time, it is no secret they sell to each other without any qualms. And it’s virtually im possible for Arrow to go into business at a location owned by a major company, even if it is vacant or boarded up. 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