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THE HURON RECORD w 86th YearTHE NEW ERA — 102nd Year
■ By S, J. K.
For anyone not satisfied to
. grow a beard as a Centennial
project or to sew. a 19th cen
tury gown for Canada’s 100th
birthday, maybe something
more adventurous would appeal,
Maybe Hie ■ Yukon River
Flotilla will suit the tastes of
some Canadians. who love' the
great outdoors. If so, why hot
join the hundreds of small
boats which will leave White-
.hoi'se on . August 7 for a trip
down the 'fabulous Yukon River
milesto Dawson City, 460
away.
'. ,* .y. '
■ ’And there on the marge
of-Lake Labarge ( '
I cremated Sam McGee,”
• The Flotilla will' traverse the
length - of this beautiful lake
made famous by Robert W. Ser
vice, and it is expected the crew
of small cruisers, motor boats,
,canoes, kyacks, scows, river
boats and rafts will appreciate
the view of Canada as it should
b^ seen “without the hustle and
bustle of city life”.
Other spots; to be visited are
Carmacks and Fort Selkirk
‘where an Interr Faith Chapel
service is scheduled.
On August 16, the Flotilla ar
rives in Dawson City. On the following day, all hands will
join in the parade and other
day-long celebrations commem
orating the discovery of gold in
the Klondike. .
, August 1.7 is a Civic holiday
throughout the Yukon, and
Discovery Day, as it is called, is
Yukon’s biggest celebration.
From Dawson where so little
has changed since the days of,
'98,. it is an easy day’s drive to
Fairbanks, Alaska, where “A-
67” celebrations will be in pro
gress. ’ ; ' *
Certainly the Yukon is ari
historic part of - Canada ' . .' but
someone up there recognizes a
chance to promote the country
and make a dollar throughout
Centennial Year,. .
Of course,, the News-Record
has been trying since 1965 to'
impress the localities in this’ dis
trict with’ the .possibilities af
forded by Centennial Year to
benefit .^ directly1 and indirect
ly i— all residents of the ’ area.
To diate, very little has been
done right here'to capitalize on
the chaiice of a lifetime.
Clinton has not the glamour
of the Klondike, to be sure, but
with heads together in a few
hours of intend thought, there
just might be some way to take
advantage of the remaining
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The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THVRSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1967
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Century Plaques
Presented by
Two of Clinton's Centenarian’s Honoured
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Robert E. McKinley, right, Huron MP, is. shown here presenting century
plaques to two of the three residents of Huronview who are 100 years old in
. this Centennial year. On the left, Duncan Stewart and centre, John Mitchell,
both ^formerly of Hensail area. The presentation took place in the library at
Huronview last Friday. ' (News^ecord Photo)
At Annual Meeting
Clinton Horticultural Society
Elects Officers, Views Slides
annual open meeting ofThe i
the Clinton Citizens’ Horticul
tural,; Society was held Friday
evening, .'February 17, in the
dirit'bn * GbUhciK Gh^mbier: with
a large attendance. ' ’
The president, Miss Lu'ella
Johnston, opened' the meeting
with a lovely poem "God Re
membered to Plant a Tree”.
Mrs. Stewart Middleton gave
the detailed secretary's report
and Miss Johnston, the financial
statements, in the absence of
the treasurer, Fred Sloman.
Cards of thanks were read
from Mrs. Frank (Flingland and
froifLMri and Mrs. Sloman.
The annual meeting of the
OHA will be .held in Guelph.
June 21-24. •
Master Paul Van Damme, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ceriel Vian
Damme provided' a delightful 'in
terlude by reciting by memory
the flower emblems of all ten
provinces' of Canada, also the
Yukon and , N.W.T. • as Miss
Johnston called them out in
order.
Mrs., Ceriel Van Damme pre
sented the list of officers for
Mait Edgar Honoured
With Life Membership
In Clinton Kinsmen Club
Edgar' was presented
life membership in the
Kin Club which was
in 1952. This • dis the
award a club can bo
Clinton Kinsmen Club capat-,
alized . on its celebration of
Founder’s Night by honouring
three of its charter members,,
at the dinner meeting in Hotel
Clinton dining room Tuesday.
Mailt
with a
Clinton
formed
highest
stow on one of its members.
Two other chatter members,
Don Kay,, a past president and
Ken Scott were presented With
honourary membership certifi
cates.
The presentations were made
by Hal S. Taggart, Q.C., Lon
don, national president of the
Kinsmen Club of Canadia. ’Mr
Taggart* Was guest speaker at
the combined meeting t of the
Clinton and Goderich clubs. The
Goderich dub which is'20 years
old, sponsored the Clinton Kins
men when it started in 1952.
Mr. Edgar is a past president
of the local dub,' was deputy
governor in 1961, and in 1964-
65 he’ Served as Kinsmen gov-'
emorin District One.
The governorship involved ad
ministration of 74 clubs in Ont-
ario.
Mr* Edgdr, 38, is d geo
graphy teacher of Central
Huron Secondary School. Hc-
has been a teacher for 19 years.
He is finance drairman for
Clinton’s Centennial project, a,
8225,000 community centre.
A sports enthusiast in hockey
and baseball, he has played for
Clinton teams in both sports
and coached minor hockey and
ball teams. He as presently
coach of the Kinsmen peewee
team in WOAA playdowns.
The Western Ontario Athfetiie,
Association recognizes his work
in athletics by presenting him
with the O. W. (Mike) Weichel
Trophy.
Mr. Edgar is also funds cam
paign chairman of the Huron
Cancer Society.
The honoured Ofrirhhii had
the honour of introducing Presi
dent Taggart at the dinner
meeting.
Mr. Taggart is, a ten-year
Kinsmen member who has held
nearly every office on his way
up to national president. He is
senior member,in his own law
firm in London. He was edu
cated at London, Toronto and
Osgoode-Hall.
The national president prais
ed the Clinton club for its many
activities, especially that of hav
ing the complete executive of
, 15 persons from the local club
on District No. 1 executive (in
1964^65 when Edgar was gov
ernor.
The Kin president compli
mented both Clinton and Gode
rich clubs for the informative
bulletins they put out. Bert
Clifford is editor of Clinton Kin
bulletin.
In his remarks on the all-
’ Canadian service dub, at the
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Vandals Damage Popular
Winter Sports GroundsHuron M.P.
- 'Two very proud gentlemen
were honoured at' Hurenview
ja$t Friday afternoon by Robert
E. • McKinley, MP for H;ui?o(n
County.
Mr. McKinley presented Dun-
5 can * Sitewart and John Mitchell
With century plaques an be-
l h’ollf ! of Canadian govern^
ment- which is awarded all
'19p7: centenarians with the bilin
gual remembrances.
Mr. Stewart and Mr. Mitchell
celebrated their 100th 'birthdays
earlier- this, year.. Beith men are
from RodgerviUe, / a settlement
•near Hensail which has vanish
ed in recent years. The men
were classmates at SS 1 Us-
borne Township (Hurondale)
-elementary school,
, -A third classmate, h Mrs. Helen
Dalrymple will celebrate her-
100th birthday at Huronyiew in
■.November. •
The attractive plaques signed
by .Secretary of State Judy La-.
Marsh and bearing the Secre
tary of State seal say, “Canada
Honours you in your lOlisit year
on - the occasion of the Centen
nial of Confederation''.
On hand for the brief cere
mony in the library were Mrs.
Mai’y Stewart, Hurenview, sis
ter-in-law of Mr/ Sitewart; and
Mr; 'Mitchell’s' childhen, son
Stahley, daughter Mrs. Jarvis
Horton , arid-daughter and son-
in-law Mr. and Mrs. Mel Tra-
quair, all of Hensail. - ■ •
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Peewees Win
Over Mt. Forest
Last Night, 4-3
• Clinton .Kinsmen Ponies put
Mount Forest out ;of WOAA.
peew.ee “B” competition in a
game in Mount/-Forest last
<riight. This is' two Straight;
, Clinton’ having won the firtit
game, in Clinton, Monday
evening by a 7-4 score.
In the 4-3 victory last night
(Wednesday) Paul Kelly
scored three goals and Bill
Cantelon one. .£
Peewee manager Bert Clif
fordhopes -to start the WOAA
peewee finals in Clinton on
Monday evening against Dur
ham.
One of this area’s most popu
lar winter playgrounds — the
ski and' tobaggan -hill at Ken
Tyndall’s .farm ;—- nearly didn’t
open to the public last Sunday.
Between 6:30 and 7;25 on
Saturday evening,' vandals en
tered the property,, smashed one
end out of the, small building
used for storage, broke ,up sev
eral pairs of skills and drove Mr.
Tyndall's tractor ■ around and.
damaging- it. N
' . Ken roughly ’estimated it wiill
take up. to $1,000 to repair trac
tor', building and1 other damages
and ’put the popular winter
spprts area back in shape.
If it were not for the extra
work and efforts of neighbours
who worked until midnight on
Saturday and 'again early on
Sunday morning, the ,area could
not have been used on Sunday,
Stewart Broadfoot _ and 'Don
and • Bill McGregor played an
important.. part >in getting the
tractor and building jn: shapf?
for Sunday's activities. . I
Mr. Tyndall is1 anxious tp find
the person or persons respon
sible for last wpehend’s van-”
dal'ism Iff any person noticed
cars or anyone in the area ait
Ithe above .time’ on Saturday
they should .report it to Mr.
Tyndall or the Provincial Ppliice
at Goderich who are also work
ing on the incident.
- The resort area was started
as a family playground and has
grown info a'popular spot for
skiers, toboggan and snowmo
bile enthusiasts.' Mr. Tyndall
does not charge a fee for use of
.the facilities but is most ap
preciative of donations which
go back into the resort. In re
cent weekends he has had win
ter sports enthusiasts from as
far away as London and Grand
Bend.
$102"Saved"
By Students
For New Arena
Over 500 .children at Clinton
Public School tihri year showed
where their hearts Were on Val
entine's Pay — and. fortunately
for the Clinton ’and District
Comm'unity Centre Centennial
Fund, their hearts were in the
right places,
Principal Beit Gray told the
News-Record liate last Friday
afternoon ■ that pupils at the.
school had ^collected $102 which
will be turned over to the com
munity 'centre fund,. The money
was realized when the young
sters brought pennies, nickels,
dimes, and quarters.' rather than
Valentines,. to be exchanged in
the classrooms.
the Horticultunal Society Tor
1967 as fallows:' " ,‘#1 -
Honorary - president, - JOpug.
MileS.;' president, : Miss Lue.Ua.
Johnston; first vice-president,.
Mrs. Frank Fihgland; second
vice-president, Charles Cook;
Secretary and press secretary,
Mrs. Stewart Middleton; trea
surer, Mrs. Fred Sloman;
Directors for- two, years,/Mrs.
H. McIntyre, Mrs. Ed, Farqu
har, Mrs. N, Forbes, Gordon
Scribbins, Mrs. Ciaiflord'Epps;
Directors for one year, Stewart
Middleton, Miss E. Jamieson.
Mirs, R-. McCann, Mrs. Harry
■Ball, Miss D. Marquis
^During 1966 the. horticultural
society donated 22. Rose of
Sharon shrubs to citizens on
Huron and Ontario Streets, as a
Centennial project*.
The society also maintained
spring and fall plantings, of sax
prominent town flower beds,
window boxes at Library Park,
and also -bed's at the nurses’
residence and the hospital. v
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The Weather
19661967
High Low High Low
Feb.' 15 43 29 34 18
16 35 4 34 22
17 21 6 24 12
18 21 8 .16 4
19 22 ;15 9.-4
20 31 ■21 14 6
21 27 17 21 14
Snow: 4”Snow: 8”
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Public School Kids Give to Arena Fund .
In lieu of exchanging Valentines in the classrooms at Clinton Public School
this year, the students pooled their money-and gave it to Clinton’s new com-
‘ • munity centre fund. Shown here is Peter Cameron, left, and JoAnn Bates, grade
eight pupils, handing a ibag containing $102.00 to Andy Peterson, treasurer of
the community centre finance committee. (News-RecordPhoto)
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Goderich Twp.
Looking For
Centennial Ideas
Reeve Grant Stirling acted
as chairman when Goderich
Township Council held a
meeting in the Township Hall
last Wednesday evening for. ’
the purpose of making plans
for a ’ township Centennial
celebration.
Representatives were pres
ent from the School Board,
Federation of Agriculture,
Farmers Union and several
women's organizations in the
township. Many i suggestions
were brought in which will
be gone into further by a
committee which is to meet
the 2nd of March in the town
ship office.
Legion Public Speaking
Draws 20 P.S. Entries
Twenty junior’ and senior
public school children competed
in Clinton Branch 140 of the
Royal Canadian Legipn’s public
speaking finals in ‘-the Legion
Hall Tuesday evening.
This is an annual project of
the Legion branch and local
pupils have gone’as far
provincial finals -in
years.
This
public
Robert _____, __ ____
ed by Garnet. Harland, pririci-
pat of the Department of
National Defence public, school
at CFB Centralia. ‘ ?
Winner of the senior division,
as the
former
which takes in grade 7 and 8
students, was Miss
Hartley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H.. E. “Hal” “ ’
Christine
Hartley,
North-Street, Clinton. She is a
Grade 8 student at Clinton, pub
lic school.
Junior division winner was
Patricia ■ Cummings, a Grade 6
pupil at AM Hugh Oafhpbell
Public School 'at CFB Clinton.
She is the daughter of Flight
Lieutenant and Mrs. R. S. Cum
mings. 14 Winnipeg Road, Ad-
astral Park.. ,
The top contestant in each
division received’ the local
Legion’s trophy which wall be
kept in the winners’ schools for
year’s chairman of the
speaking committee is
Burke, who was .assist-
Tops in Senior Public School Speaking
a year. They also received cer
tificates as did the,, second and
third place entries. Others com
peting received honourable men
tion certificates’.
Four schools competed in this
years* elementary public speak
ing: AM Hugh Campbell-Public
School, Clinton' Public School,,
Holmesville Piiblic School and
the Hullett Township Central
School at LondesboTo.
Senior Speakers
Placing second (to Christine
Hartley in the senior division
was Jayne Snell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Snell, a stri
dent at Hullett Central; third
was Cecilia Penner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John -Penner,
Shipley Street, a student at
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Three Persons
Honoured
In Holmesville
I J
was
the
Christine Hartley, centre, is shown here accepting the trophy as top sen-
ior public school (grades 7arid 8) speaker in the Clinton area, from Garnet
Harland; on the left is Cecilia Penner, who placed third and on the right, Jayne
Snell, of Hullett Central School; Londesboro, who placed second.
’ (News-Record Photo)* r*
Junior Public Speakers at Legion
These three junior public school girls are proud of their prizes in Clinton
Legion’s annual public school public speaking competitions. From the left they
are, Jeanita Snowdon, third place winner; Peggy Cooper, second, and Patricia
Cummings who placed first and won the Legion trophy. Robert Burke, chair
man oftheLegion’s public speaking committee is at the right.
fWews-Record Photo)
A very enjoyable evening
had by all Who attended
gathering in Goderich Town
ship Hall on Saturday, Feb
ruary 18. The purpose of the
gathering was to honour two
families who had resided in the
former SS 11 for a number of
years and are now residing in
Clinton. - 1 .
The evening Was spent in pro
gressive euchre with Mrs. Roy
Tyndall being high lady and
Mrs, Francis Powell, low lady.
The men’s high Was won by
Edward Deeves and men’s low, *
Roy Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tyndall
dnd Mrs. Donna Booth were
then seated and ah address to '
Mr. ahd Mrs, Tyndall .was read
by Mrs. May Gibson and Elmer „
Trick presented them with a
picture. John Deeves read an
address to Mrs. ’ Booth and
Frank Potter presented her
with stack drams ahd dec- .
trie clock. ■ !
' Both parties replied tiittihgiy,
after 'Which Elmer Trick fav-
cured the group with piano
selections wliilc the ladies serv
ed a delicious liiiieh.
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