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Clinton News-Record, 1967-03-09, Page 1Column- Haye card Ph is from when Londesboro was spelled ‘Londesborough’’. It depicts Squires’ Mill Dam and of all Idlings, the river there is deep enough and wide' enough • to accommodate two^ sailboats with lots of room to spare! J When one sees the present stream which trickles its way through 'the village ■ of Londes-’ boro, one wonders whether we are living in an age of miracles' or not. Used to be that, toe simple pleasures were enough. ya*.' .J. '■ By 8. J. K. another pictuiv post the desk tills week, Tt years ago . , . . back ' Speaking of simple pleasures, we are a little disturbed tot the prospect, that quiet,< lovely Ben- millef could conceivably become another Grand - .Bend or Port Elgin; ’ r ' Not that these spots are bad. It is just- that Benmiller Is ,sp. .''good — too good to be relegated to an ordinary parkland team­ ing'With tourists and campers and picnickers and tenters and coillectors and hotdog stands and souvenir shops and everything else, that'goes with summerzre- sorts and public parks. • - The addition of - a few picnic benches, a ' couple of barbecue .pats, maybe even a swing or a tertter-totter! But please, for the sake of life's. simple pleasures' Which are dwindling so .rapidly, let’s not “sell” Benmiller to the whole tourist industry. Can’t we keep'it a secret . . ..just a little while longer? 1 " I? THE NEW ERA 102nd Year The Home Paper 'With, the News Every Dollar Helps! ' . The office staff at Clinton Community Credit ’ Union* Limited emptied the old sugar mug ..and ex­ changed the- dimes into dollars and ’ handed their coffee < money over to Clinton’s new community centre fund last Friday. Shown here accepting the $25 donation is Ted MtoJullough/'canvass co-ordina- tor for Clinton and area. The girls are,., centre, Miss Rosemary1 Carter and Miss Faye Carter. t (News-Record Photo). THE .HURON RECORD — 86th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO,. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1967 12 Cents Per Copy 12 Pages Head.Heart/Hustie ’ Minister Boosts be a canvasser”. Then he Te- .quested the canvassere tovkri6w ;the right answers, don’t ;say “f don’t know’’ ori!?,/I’il. get the an- ,swer, for you’’. . Ijr, . Stewart stressed, to the group, “Believe iin Whait ypu’re doing” r '’Heart is deep and alpidjrig, .loyalty’’, said’ DrL SteWart.’ Speaking further - to ‘ ‘heart” Dr.: Stewart < r ef e tire d -to 'spmb 7 .pf. ’ras/’o^iT decisions,. He’^as- first a School: rtgaieher, but changed to ’toe ministry be­ cause-of. His ;feiejlirig's .for the .people outi. in tob world who needed spiritual' teaching.'Then in 1940 he felt he had a loyal responsibility to join- the armed (Continued, on Page 12) ■H'-,''—T--"'I.:-.■ ■' Cl inton Base Commander Heads Tour of LIS Bases Nearly . 50 canvassers apd committee members of Clinton’s canvass for funds for the new cohnmunity centre,., heard one; of Canada's best speakers at a meeting ip the Legion Hall-last. Wednesday. „ - ; ... • Rev. Findley Stewart/. D.D;> who . is ministercxT Canada|.’s. largest Presbyterian qongregar. tipn in fh0, ^ity! pt ..Ki^cheper/, gave the canvassers a talk, en­ titled “Head, Heart and Hustle’.’. The. address-,ytas;mo$f apprpprte ate for the, .big, Clinton .Centen--. nial project. . ■■ When speaking of .Head, the minister s&ad( (Jpd/gay^ us /a mind arid brains'- He said^ “Know what yoii.’np sellmg don’t just . We are browsing ithrough' the improved and enlarged Pliain Practical System of Arithme- tick as written by Nathan’ DaibolT in 1843 yes, that’s right, arithmiertffick. Along with a few pressed flowers, the brown-with-agex pages contaaned some of the most interesting problems we have ever come.-across -^-. like:. “Just 16 yards of German serge > ,. For 90 dirnes had I; Hoyv, many yards of that samecloth Will-14 eagles buy?” / The answer is, (if you ;are ready students) 248' ydriy 3 'qto? 2 2/9 na! * / Boys and girls way back then had reason to leave school at an early age if they were faced with many mathematical’ quan­ tities like this one from page "201; If 3 dozen pairs of gloves be equal in value to 2 pieces of Holland, * 3 pieces of Holland to 7 yards of satin, 6 yards of satin to 2 pieces of Flanders lace, and. 3 pieces of Flander’s lace to 81 shillings, how many dozen pairs of gloves can be bought for 28 s? The answer, says the good book, is 2' dozen pairs and I will take it as a fact, without question. I wouldn’t have a' clue Whether it is rig^it or wrong... but if anyone fliindls ithe answers incorrect, please do let us know. It seems even author Daboll expresses concern (that all ques­ tions and answers may not be exactly correct. In the book’s preface, Mr. Daboll says, "Per­ fect accuracy, in a work of this nature, can hardly be expected; errors of the press, or perhaps Of toe author may have escaped correction. If any such are pointed out, it will be consider­ ed as a marie of friendship and favour by the public’s moist humble and obedient Servant, Nathan Daboll.”♦ * * * X We also have in our posses­ sion for a brief time ‘ a book which doesn’t seem to have a title but the preface was ap­ proved by the Education Office in July, 1868. lit was in the first chapter under the heading “The Principles of Orthagtophy, Or- theopy and Elocution” that we found these gems. “GoOd- reading is both a graceful and ;a useful accom­ plishment; and,' when rightly practised, is a healthy exercise. Great attention should be paoid to the position of the reader, so > that all the Organs upon which the power of the Voice depends may have free scope for easy action. “No person can be said to read well who does bort read both inteOigentiy and intelligib­ ly, and the latter always implies the former. The object of learn­ ing to .read is twofold: first, that knowledge may be readily acquired; arid second, that knowledge may be clearly arid pleasantly communicated., In learning ito read, the utmost caTe riiould be taken, arid ho (Continued on page 12) Ice-Time Available At Arena Next Week Clinton Lions Arena manager ; Doug Andrews still has ice time available for any group desiring to participate in what, he calls “the clb^ing-out week of events”, art the old arena on Mary Street., Mr. Andrews 'caii be reached art the arena any; afternoon or evening, . phone 482?6611; his hointe phone is 482-9089. *' \Up. to. prjessf'Jtimev last night, the'-week’sr'^^ -as follows': , Monday*, March, 13 — No events scheduled. Tuesday- —- Public, school skating from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Christian Reformed girls hoc­ key team plays Clinton senior girls from 8 to 9 p.m.; and storting . at 9 p.m., -Clinton Eagles play, an all-starz team from the town’s industrial hoc­ key league. - . • Wednesday -— Public fefcaiting from-2 to 4 p.m.'; northing 'sche- duled for the evening. Thursday 4:30 to 5:30, public skating; 'T fo 8 p.m., Goderich Squints ys. Clinton Kinsmen Squints; 8 to .9 p.m., Goderich Peewees ys. Clanton Kinsmen Peewe'es^’' ‘ Friday —> Public skating from 8 .to 9:30 p.m., then dancing on the ice until midnight. Saturday from 2 to; p.m. Sunday, : skating 2 from *7:30 only. . Group f Captaip K. R. Green­ away, Cornmande-r of Canadian Forces Base > Clinton,-, has been appointed Operations Cqmmiaihd- eri, for the USA Tour .of the RCAF Aerospace Systems Course conducted by the Cen­ tral Navigation School .art Win-, nipeg.. ‘ ' The group'; which consists of 20 RCAF and Allied forces bf-^ ficers, left Winnipeg'■oh Wed-' nesday, March 8, flying to And­ rews. Air Force >zBase near '■ Washington, D.C. to begin toe three-week tour. They will re­ turn to Winnipeg from Mathier Air Force ,Base on Mardh.23. During .this three week period the officers, both staff members .and students, will visit govern­ mental and civilian ■aeTOhauti1" Federal Agr. Minister — Public skating1 4 and from 8. to *10 March 19 —- Public to 4:30 and again to 9:30 for adults Predicts Higher Income For Dairy Farmers Federal Agricultural Minister Joe Greene ‘hinted at higher dairy prices and a hard line on subsidies for dairy farmers, in Exeter Legion Hall last Friday evening. Mr. Greene told the annual meeting of Association poses) the strive for a the Huron Liberal (for federal pur­ government must dairy industry that will give a just return for the investments, of farmers. As much income as possible must come from the dairy mar­ ket, he said. The future of the industry Will see a' higher price structure and better gross in­ come. Mr. Greene said he hopes this year to bring in policies to put (Continued on Page 12) At Clinton Lions Arena County Council Session Starts Mon., March 20 The Mdrch session -of Huron County Council Will be held in the, Court 'House, Goderich, on Monday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 21. ; • ; - Committees which will be re­ porting to Council include Board of Health, Road- Committee, Li­ brary Board, Board of Manage-, ment of Huronview,' Industrial and Tourism, and Property. Ohe of the main topics on the agenda will be ithe proposed addition to the Huron County Pioneer Museum. , County officers reporting at this session wall be the Gover­nor of the Jail, R. W..Beli, and Miss'C. McGowan, local director of the Children’s Aid Society.' Budget items will be discuss­ ed’ in connection with the vari­ ous committee reports, with the proposed budget to be submitted at the' April session of County Council. /ca!l •.. and tiaval complexes in Washington,1' New. York,. Penn­ sylvania, •. phfo’,’ ’ IVJiissquri, 'New Mexico and California. 1 The purpose of the RCAF Aerospace Systems Course is to further tthe lability of speciallily selected officers to evaluate and ■advise on operational and tech­ nical aspects pf Military’ Air and. Space Operations. This is achieved tluxjugh an under-' standing arid appreciation of the technological advances in aero-, nautics and astronautics. To , meet -this objective tiae 48 week course provides the" students wlith a comprehensive study of the' concepts, principles and , characteristics, of -current and future equipments, systems; and techniques related to" aircraft, missiles arid spacecraft. Tours, such as the USA visit, ’’provide students With a practi­ cal knowledge to supplement the. theory learned during their twelve month‘course. Another CFB Clinton, officer, Squadron Leader J, H. Wood­ row,1 is a member of the tour. He is the officer’ commanding the., Officer Training Division. Officer Coming Here. March 20 • Ail ex-service personnel. and .their dependents are invited to take advantage of a free Legion service, when H. -~W. Moyer, Service Bureau - Officer from London will be at ' Clinton Legion Hall on Monday, March 20, art 5 p.m. to gnive skilled ad­ vice on veterans’ benefits. Anyone with questions oh War Disability Pension, War Veterans’ Allowance (Burnt-out Pension), Treatment, or hospital care, is urged to call or write Hal Hartley, Clinton Legion Service Bureau Officer, who Will arrange an appointment. Switchboard Operator Receives Suggestion, Award' Telephone* switchboard operator,1 Verna Paulin, seated, receives a Certifi­ cate of Award from Sqn. Ldr. M. W. Garnett, chairman of CFB Clinton’Sug­ gestion Award Committee. Mrs; Paulin received the award for a suggestion which greatly facilitated the location of staff and. section phone numbers. Her / /Train child”, a tab index file system,, is shown at right Looking oh are Fit. Lt, Jean Liberty, secretary of the Suggestion Award Committee and Fred Mil­ lar,'Civilian Personnel Officer. \ \ (GFB Clinton Photo) i- ' • * ■, ' ■ ; ...... ................... ■’ ' ' ' Weekend Clinton Conference Headlines Modern Farming The* second annual Agricui--ref Goderich Township; drainage tural Conference is set for Clin­ ton this Friday and' Saturday, March TO and 11. Friday dp the Legion-'/Hall, discussions - Will - Centre around pesticides'. Satur­ day, ;Jn Central Huron Second­ ary School, subjects with .vary. Saturday's .schedule calls for four programs in the miorning and/ four hr. the afternoon as fallows: 1 z • At 10:30 am. Program One,, chairman Charles Thomas' presi­ dent Huron County Federation of Agriculture; topic, Chop In­ surance, R. D. Blackburn, gen­ eral manager of ithe Crop In­ surance-.Commission of Ontario; and- Unemployment Insurance, O. S. Cook, manager, Unemploy­ ment Insurance /Commission,, London.-**> ■ ■ . ‘ . Program two, chairman, Tom Cunningham, RR 1, Auburn, Huilett Township; topic, drain­ age by-laws and information, discussion and panel; Bert Mog- gach P. Ag., Agricultural En­ gineer,. Ontario Department of' Agriculture and Food; Jim Mc­ Intosh, RR 3, Seaforth, clerk of Tuckersmith Township; Harry Strang, RR 3, Exeter, clerk of Usborne - Township; R. E. Thompson, RR 2, Clinton, clerk and' water 'pdlluitaion, Verne . Spencer, P. Eng., Farm Water ^Management Specialist.». ... Pregriam Ltoree;- -chairman, Robert Grasby, first vice-presi­ dent, Morris Township; tepiic, planning you hydro investment;. Ross Milne, Farm Sales Officer, Ontario Hydro; Mei Alderson, Farm Sales Supervisor, Ontario Hydro. * Program four', * chairman, Doug, McNeil/RR 6, Goderich, Colborne Township; topic, dairy cow .nutrition, Harold Clapp, Extension ' Specialist,. Ontario Livestock Branch ;'D.H.I.A and owner sampler plan; W. H. Clarkson, Fieldman. • ‘At 1:30 chairman, Brucefield, D.H.I.A. JJjyestock p.m.y program -five,- Bob Broadfoot, ____Tuckersanith Town­ ship; topic, Sugar Beets, Does minimum return of $262.50 or 17,5 tons per acre appeal to you?: B. E'. Easton, Charles Broadwell, Canada, and Dom­ inion Sugar Company. Program six, chairman, .Jim Knight/RR 2, Brussels, second vice-president; topic, farm fa-, (Continued on Page 12) Huilett Federation To Survey 54 Township Beef Growers The Huilett Federation of Agriculture held’ ijts regular February meeting alt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stewart. A letter was read from the Huron County Federation of Agriculture asking the Huillett representatives to conduct a survey among forty-four beef producers in the. Township, ask­ ing them, "Are you in favour of a Beef Marketing Plan, and all Tomorrow Night, March 10 Centennial Ice Revue to Feature Local and Pro Skaters This year the Clinton Fig­ ure Skating Club's carnival is aptly titled Centennial Ice Revue. The numbers include a Centennial salute and range in time from ithe Roaring Twenties to thef Space Age. ' TheClinton club is partici­ pating in a/neW, venture this year. Five Figure Skating Clubs, under toe guidance of figure skating professional^ Robert McOrabb, are co-oper­ ating to produce their re­ spective carnivals. The clubs which Mr. McCrabb instructs are 4 Stratford, Goderich, Mit­ chell, St. Marys and Clinton* By doing this the benefits are many* A member of the local club said* we are for­ tunate to have good skaters from these other clubs for .our carnival. The Western' Ontario junior dahce champions, 'Esther Whiteside and Bruce Brady, will be performing at the Clinton revue tomorrow night. Also, it'is now possible to! stage a much more • "pro­ fessional” type ofsihow. The five club carnivals are using Basically the same themes and thus are able to share the cost ,of the stereophonic sound system, the elaborate lighting, the colourful cos­ tumes and backgrounds—im­ portant aspects' of any' ice carnival. ,t s- ■’ . From the tiny tots to the senior • skaters, the' members of the diritoh Figure Skating Club -.invites' your support on Friday, March 10 at 8 p.mJ and promise you an exciting, colourful show. 1 Snow : 6” cattle to be sold by auction?" Several reports were given 'by representatives ,to the various Commodity Groups, Two impor­ tant meetings to be held in the future are the Annual Meeting of the Hog Producers to be held on March 21 and 22 and the an­ nual meeting of the Poultry Producers to be held in Clinton on March 15. Regular monthly meetings are to be held, on the second Tues­ day of every month. It was decided to hold an open meeting in the Lohdesborb Hall on Mardh 22. Guest speak­ er is to be K. G. Fleitit, manager of the Clinton Branch of the Bank of Montreal. It is also hoped to have a representative from Ontario Hydro to show a •film. Directors are urged to in­ form their friends and neigh­ bours of this meeting so that there will be a good attendlance. Coffee and donuts will be serv­ ed. Several suggestions for Cen­ tennial Projects were discussed. Pat Hunkihg volunteered to write to the Centennial Com­ mission to see it they could supply Centennial decals to put on . rural mail boxes. These would be distributed to ail in­ terested farmers. Also, the- Lon- desboro Hall Board is to be cori- ■tacited to see if they will per­ mit the installation of two win­ dow boxes at the entrance to the Hall and the Federation will be responsible for the supply and cate of the flowers in these boxes as a Centennial Project. , the Weather 1966 .1967 High Low High LoW f March 1 21 41 43 33 2 19 ’ 42 ‘'24 S 34 27 42 $1 4 29 13 52 35 5 91 20 41 29 i 6 30 16 31.20 i 2i 11 21 9 i ,S&Mv;4”Rain:.35” o’i ’ v* WriT-T.'§||| \< * A, *, ® .*•" t'4 < . r .‘x J 'X3' my;1 W ■1KI Warriors from Planet Ice The above warriors in brilliant green and purple costumes greet visitors in the “Space Shot to the Planet Ice” production. From the left; Dar- lene Webb, Linda Grigg, Judy MacDonald, Nancy , MacDonald and Sally Webb. V Wise Leaders" from Planet tee Joyce Nellans, . left, and Vicki Lou Finch are the Wise Leaders in the production “Space Shot to the Planet Ice”. Two of the oldet local girls in the Centennial Ice Revue, they have helped in the in­ struction of younger skaters. Little Night-Clubbers These tiny tots go night-clubbing in the ice show. They are the youngest participants and are from the left, Jenny Cooper, Mary Ann Menzies, Caroline Wood and Susan Finch.' (Newsd&edbrd Photos) In Respect ‘ TZie News-Record, and we’re confident we can spealc for all our read­ ers, Was saddened by the passing of Idis Excel­ lency the Governor- General}Georges Philias Vanier, on Sunday. This Canadian-born repre­ sentative of The Queen was well beloved by all his subjects.