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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1973-07-12, Page 22---CLINTON NEWS-RECORD' THURSDAY, JULY 1 2 , 1973 LET US MAKE YOUR OLD' FURNITURE BETTER THAN NEW! For a free estimate and a look at our newest samples of materials — CALL CLARK UPHOLSTERY Phone 523-4272 R. Cook, Prop. Blyth, Ont. WE HAVE A FREE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERvict ,e14.6„ " h CLIP THIS VALUABLE COUPON „ ALJ'7,1113 ,-, LEG OF LAMB STEAKS sac • BEEF BONELESS BLADE OR SHORT RIB ROAST $115 mi lb Cuir F ROM THE BEEF CHECK BONELESS CROSS FROZEN 20.24 OZ. SIZE ROCK CORNISH HENS each 1.09 Checkerboard Fame 5 to 6 lb. - Young Broiler Fully Cooked Turkeys 1a. 89° PAVERN VAC PAC 1 lb. pkg. - SLICED SIDE BACON TOP VALU VACUUM PACKED 1 lb. pkg, - SLICED SIDE BACON 1.12 MARY MILES 2 lb. box ' Beef Patties 2b10b$; 1.89 SHDPSY'S 2 oz. pkg. CORN BEEF 4 tot1 .09 SWEET PICKLED - By the Piece -Contra Cut PEAMEALED BACON lb. 1.29 Schnelder's 10 Varieties 6 oz, pkg.- Sliced COOKED MEATS 2 pkgs. 89e TOP VALU 6 oz, pkg. - SLICED COOKED HAM pkg. 69° FROZEN • WHOLE 3 to 5 lb. Size REDSPRING SALMO Nib. 1.39 40 FATHOM FROZEN • BOSTON BLUE POLLOCK FILLETS shipb, 2.99 FROZEN KNIFE CUT 10 lb. box CHICKEN LEGS bo, 7.88 MARY MILES SWEET PICKLED 2 1 2 TO 31'2 lb. COTTAGE ROLLS lb 95c TOP VALU VACUUM PACKED 1 lb. pkg. Skinless Wieners 69° DAVERN FARMS BEEF 8 PORK Breakfast Sausage la. 77° Canadian Oueen5 to 6lb, Size vac pee • Boneless 99° SMOKED HAMS lb. 1.39 5So9'rk0:65Lo(i.06 :FACIAL . SSUE'! ASSORTED VARIETIES CARLTON SOFT ':ORINKS! 26 :ox.' 10n-retUrnable,btl.:: Farming too fast says 96 .year-old Kippen man Word has reached our news desk that the Senior Citizens of Clinton wish to form a club. Would anyone interested please phone Mrs. Mae Hopson at 482-9640, * 5 * Misses. Jane Symons and Laurie Williscraft are holidaying at Cape Hatteras, N.C. and in Washington, D.C. They travelled down by bus and while away are the guests of Laurie's aunt and uncle, who reside in Washington, * 5 * Miss Darlene Porter, 18, of Exeter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Porter, was crowned Queen of the Exeter Centennial on Saturday, June 30, 1973, The crowning took place at the dance in the arena. * * A 50th wedding anniversary was celebrated Saturday, July 7th, by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Car- ter, Members of the immediate family gethered for supper at the Dominion Hotel in -Zurich and then returned to the Carter residence in Clinton for the evening. Sunday afternoon ap- proximately 100 relatives and friends visited the honoured couple as they held open house. Misses Lucy and Rhoda Munnings have returned after a three week visit to Mexico. This visit was very enjoyable except for the rain which per- sistently followed along. * * * Watson Chesley, Mrs. Ed, Youngblut Londesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown and Steven of London. * * * Granted at the meeting of Clinton Town Council held Monday, July 9th, were the following building permits: A. McMichael - alterations $200; Beattie's Furniture - new wall $200; David Jervis - demolition no value; Reg Smith - patio $250; Phil White - patio $200; Steve Brown addition $2,000; Harold Workman - breezeway $800. * * * Cheers for Mr. Kennedy and his helpers who keep our hanging flower baskets watered and a joy to the eye; boos to all those of us old or young alike, who discard candy wrappers, gum„ empty packages etc. on the pavements and streets making them a real eye-sore. "We'll celebrate together on Sunday, grandpa", said YQung Bruce Thomson in a telephone convention with Robert Thom- son in Kippen. They were making plane for their bithday party, which was held June 24 at Bert Thomson's, R.R. 2, Kippen. It was Robert Thom- son's 96th birthday last Sunday and his grandson Bruce, turned 12 on Wednesday, June 27. The ' Thomson farm, just south of Kippen on Highway 4 has been in the family since Robert's father George, pur- chased Lot 27, Con. I from the Canada Co. in 1850, George and his wife, Hannah Drover had 3 daughters and five sons.Robert, the only surviving member, was the youngest son, born in 1877., He was born and raised on the farm and received his education at School Section 14 Nay Township. "I was never any good at Geography," he recalls, "The best teacher I ever had was J. T. Wren, he carried a piece of chalk about the size of my thumbnail, if he saw you nodding ofthe would shoot it at you straight as an arrow,rarely missing target", The 'late J, T. Wren 'of a cousin of Gorden Wren, No. 2 Kippen oone of Robert's school mates at S.S. No. 14 was Dr, Jennie Smillie. Robertson, 95, of Toronto. She grew up about a mile down the road from the 'Thomson farm at Smiling Acres, now owned by her nephew, Clarence &Wine, No. 2 Hensall. Dr. Jennie is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smillie. She is the only surviving of 7 children, 4 sons and 3 daughters. After at. tending high school in Seaforth, she became a school teacher and taught several years in her local area. "But all the time I longed to follow my brother Alec into medicine," she was quoted as saying in a recent in- terview for the Toronto Star. Dr. Jennie Smillie was among the first women permitted to enter medicine at, the Univer- sity of Toronto, graduating in 1909..She is thOught to be the first woman doctor to perform surgery in Canada and has several relatives living in the Hensel] and Seaforth district. Robert Thomson remained on the farm and was married in 1905 to Agnes Anne Hay, now deceased. Mrs. Thomson was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Hay who ran the general store in Kippen for some years. "Kippen was up and coming in those days," says Mr. Thom- son. He can remember when Bell's Mill, flour, grist and saw mill was a busy place and sup- plied flour and lumber to customers, over a large area. Robert Hunt was among its' first millers and it continued to operate for many years under successive managements of David McLean and John McNevin, whose families are still remembered by many Kip- pen residents. In addition to the mill, Kippen could boast of two blacksmith shops two carriage shops, two general stores, a grain elevator, and hotel as well as, the C.N.R. station. c Robert Thomson also spoke of the time when Kippen had a "Cracker, of a football team." In a history of the village, written by a Kippen school teacher T. N. Forsyth and published in the March 19, 1943 issue of The Huron Expositor is recorded;"We recall a Kippen football team of the gay nineties winning the cup at Exeter on May 24, 1896, at the football tournament in com- petition with five neighboring teams. The personnel of this team included: George Green- slade, Bob McMordie,T. N. Forsyth, Tom ' Doig, Jim McGregor, Stewart McMor- die,John Balfour, Joe Dayman, W, Cumming, Bob Dick and Dave Workman. Other teams about the turn of the century included; Dan Bell, Dave Blair, Gib Sinclair, Bob Cooper, Bob Dayman, John McKay and W. J. McLean. The,latter played with the Hurons of Seaforth in Ca ograinintheiaangsainst the at Seaforth in August 1906."Present day Citizens can still remember many other teams of later dates. Brisco, the first of three cars which Mr. Thomson has owned and he held his driver's licence until the age of 90. "Farming in the old days was at a little slower pace, he says. "Livestock was taken to Kippen to be sold, I remember when we drove 99 pigs two and a half miles to market and all we got was 3 1/2 cents a lb," Asked how he kept them in line, he replied "There were good fen- ces on both sides of the road, and with a "cracker" of a dog to keep them moving and 3 or 4 men, we had no trouble," "Threshing was done with a five team horsepower going round and round to drive the separator". He regrets that a lot of the fun is gone from far- ming with the increase in acreages. "It's a business, in- vestments are greater and im- plements are costly, everything is hurry, hurry, hurry", says the veteran of many long years on the farm. A mixed farmer, specializing in beans, he retired 22 years ago. "I stilt cativete-8 acres of beans here in Kippen", he said.Mr. Thomson was also foreman on Highway 4 for 13 years. His son, Bert, now operates the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Thomson also had five daughters; Pearl, Mrs. Clarence Priestap, Mitchell; Myrtle, Mrs. Bob Stokes, Lon- don; Dorothy, Mrs. Dick . Cor- nish, Goderich; Blanche Elaine, Mrs. Lorne Schneider, Stratford; Hazel, Mrs. David Moyer, Parry Sound. In good health, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, R.R. 2 Hentiall, recall their barn raising in early. June 1950 when Bob Thomson, 73 worked on the roof. Today still spry and humourous at 96, he only has trouble with the small print in the telephone book at night, so he doesn't need the bifocals which usually accompany aging. He spent time in hospital, 4 years ago, when he injured his back loading cattle. The loading ramp slipped and fell on him. Since then his back has given him some trouble but otherwise he is quite active. Mr. Thomson has 18 grand- children and 0 great grand- children. His daughters from Stratford, Mitchell and Parry Sound and their families Wen present to wish him a hklaPPY birthday. THE SEPARATE SHOVE Main Corner—Clinton * BLOUSES * PANT TOPS 4' PULLOVERS * VESTS * PANTS. * SKIRTS. • Open Closed 2-6 p.m. Weds. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Homuth have as house guests the lat- ter's cousin, Miss Diana Slater and her friend, Miss Vera Tuckwell, visiting from Surrey, England. A motor tour through the Haliburton Highlands returning by way of Midland, Collingwood and Sauble Beach was enjoyed last week. Before flying back to the United Kingdom, Miss Slater and Miss Tuckwell are visiting New York City. _ 54W MOB MOM MIMI ANNE NNW --max. - IMAMS JIMMN, MOW UMW - MIMS 1110.111 UMW NM =sae' ownmor •Nomm. Imam ••••• minim hi Ib11a11,1 .11111 1111.11 111,1',11 aI =NNW ems,. MI= 11•111•11 MEMO 711:(11 BO ..' Wand,: ,01).Eld scb 'to • • * THE LOWEST MEAT SPECIALS, IN TOWN * * * . .4f•q; ;;A Last week Mr. and Mrs.,,pestu.3.4 Reveler and daughters, Nancy and Donna of Ottawa visited with Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Dale. While here they also attended the Kennedy-Bray wedding in Seaforth on Friday evening. Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Dale were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Scott - Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Don Landsborough - Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Toronto's CN Tower Construction is under way on an 1,805-foot communications and observations tower in downtown Toronto. It will be the tallest self- supporting structure in the world. Being built by CN Tower Limited, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railways, the tower will have a six- storey sky pod more than 1,100 feet above ground containing ob- servation decks, revolving dining room, broadcasting and tran- smission facilities, and microwave facilities. Visitors will'ride to the sky pod in elevators with glass-faced shafts. The CN Tower, scheduled for completion in 1974, will be located in the 190-acre Metro Centre development, It will be one of the engineering and architectural wonders of the world. * PERSONALIZED SERVICE * THE FINEST QUALITY ROASTING CHICKENS Sec 4 to 5 ILA Size FRESH • e GROUND BEEF SUPER BURGER rams entawo terra dein) samara, JULY 15, 1173 NNW' TI! RIM TO use OVAIITMIT Srpfiliad Sorvictil p M. Len uMNd WE SELL CANADA APPROVED GRADE "A" RED RIBBON BEEF An !Merton firm bores under Highway 4 in Brumfield as work progresses for the new water system for Brumfield. Fred McGregor of Brucefield is the main contractor for the job which 81 homeowners petitioned Tuckersmith to have done. World's tallest spr df4ICKN, OR TURKEY BANQUET- FROZEN :.111EtTp:!IES ao SHOP THESE BONUS DISCOUNT INFLATION FIGHTERS IGA's QUALITY PRODUCE FRESHER BY FAR 111 8C MITCHELL'S FANCY APPLESAUCE • 14 71; 210 AOYALL LUNCHEON MEAT 12 'Ili; 490 ASSORTED VARIETIES TOP VALU SOUP 8 11)1,6A 1.00 , JELL°, ASSORTED FLAVOURS JELLY POWDERS 4034:: 55° MAXWELL HOUSE INSTANT COFFEE 1°11 1.88 FROZEN WHITE OR PINK CONCENTRATE Tep Vele Emoted! 4 "A 49° POW' AtiollAtiTS 17.3?$(1: 47c HEINZ SPAGHETTI NOODLE mo ons 4 "ti% 1.00 an. $A ,ismotoos '67*Y no, plies Rave* Crystals Pbt 79c AYLMER CHOICE SLICED CARROTS or BEETS 5 14 $?rfi 1.00 TOP VALU CHOICE • Cui Green Beans of WAX BEANS 19 % 29° Doren/Won Bread E Butter, -Sweet Mixo'd Pickles or SALAD OLIVES 490 JACK'S REGULAR POTATO CHIPS foll913% 59c BANQUET FROZEN, ASSORTED FLAVOURS CREAM PIES 1,f; 39e OHUN KING, FOUR VARIETIES FROZEN MEAT DINNERS '44 69° SAW SCOW PISFWASM DMIlitt NOM,Of rr! fl 04 al /6141f1 trz, VIM INSTANT POWDER ED alb, 1.89 SKIM MILK poly bed 1N OIL • BRUNSWICK 6iinc 99° SARDINES Regular, Super, or Plus Kotex or Kotique FEMININE NAPKINS P41 49° MAXWELL HOUSE, ALL PURPOSE GROUND COFFEE ,14 930 Raspberry, of Strawberry' (with pectin) TOP VALU JAM 54,g;, 51. REGULAR, WITH ONIONS OR MUSHROOMS HEINZ 1.1.0 SAUCE "a 290 GLAD PLASTIC pkg, of 20.117 GARBAGE BAGS :PO 59° SANDWICH ALLIGATOR BAGGIES ' 29° TEA TOWEL OR TERRY TOWEL- BLUE 'man POWDERED DETERGENT 1/g9! 1.12 CHOCOLATE on PEANUT CHIP OR AFTERNOON TEA McCORMICK'S £008115 •01, Mr 49c TOP VALU 8 t LIQUID MU 12 O CH W ci . . 59* Dole taste of the Tropics GOLDEN YELLOW BANANAS PRODUCT CO SOUTH AFRICA grit swarr sift 69, NAVEL ORANGES cU.SA.A.Ltiocr. lotARLIFNORNIIAA 5 49 N c ECTARINES hr U.S.A. No, 1 CALIFORNIA (MIN SEEDLESS GRAPES tad. No. 1 CALIFORNIA SANTA ROSA PLUMS 11.11 69° 59° CUNT-0Ni ;MA-1 •' • ws.r.d3W,..%•••