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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1967-09-14, Page 12* 11 CIU*— NawHKriMwdy Thwnrday, SepH—her IS, |9$7 Area motorcyclists undergo real test It’s usually about once each month that Ontario Department pf Transport driver—exam|ner Murray Holmes tests the young men and women who propose to operate a, motorcycle op the public highways and byways. Last Wednesday, several motorbikes and their operators turned up to take the fairly rigorous examinations which decide whether or not they are fit companions for the open .road, As well as a written paper •****■' • FRIDAY & SATURDAY September 15-16 — DOUBLE FEATURE — World” 10:15 FRANKIE AVALON ANNETTE FUNICELLO And The Beach Party Gang — Color — Second Action Adventure tilBEAU 6ESTE" 8:30 Guy Stockwell Doug McClure Color Cartoon Fri., Sat. — Sept. 22-23 "SECOND FIDDLE TO A STEEL GUITAR" — PLUS — "The Poppy Is Also A Flower" and a general physical check, drivers are tested for their ability to balance the bike, per. for mane e while driving, Judge, ment of stopping "distance and maneuverability. Applicants must be at least 16 to qualify for an operator’s license z restricted to motor­ cycles. Before they have their seventeenth birthdays, all appl­ icants must also provide the signature of their parents and authorization by the police to take the test. Mr; Holmes explained that a driver’s permit is not valid to operate a motorbike. The tests are separate and distinct, the motorcycle examination com­ pulsory since it was discover­ ed that most cyclists were dri­ ving under an instruction per­ mit and qever being tested. “A motorcycle is just like a car in some respects,” said Mr. Holmes, upon being quest­ ioned as to the reason for so many serious accidents invol­ ving teenagers driving motor­ cycle's. “Either one can be dangerous if the operator does not take the proper 'driving precautions. The only thing is, a motorcycle offers much less protection in the case of an accident.” A very important part of the motorcycle test is the applicant’s ability to stop at a designated point. Robert G. Pollock16, R. R. 3 Auburn, was in Clinton last Wednesday afternoon for his motorcycle driver’s examination under the watchful eye of Ontario Department of Transport employee Murray Holmes, Robert, who sold his pigs and a favorite pony to purchase his bike, is being tested here for.his ability to balance the vehicle. The son of Mr. and Mrs, Gordon ‘ Pollock, Robert was a successful candidate and rode away the proud possessor of his licence. Lucy has just been reading over some tales recounted to her by the late Wm. L. Ferguson, Rambling With Lucy fLw R. WoodaJ PHOTO ALBUMS WITH CLEAR PLASTIC PAGES VIDEO CLEAR Loose Leaf Albums NO CORNERS NEEDED Tommy Self ADHESIVE PAGES PHOTO ALBUMS - DIFFERENT SIZES For Colored Prints 1.25T°7.50 2.98 5.95 4.98 15c to 1.59 McEWANS ALBUMS SOFT AND HARD COVER SCRAP BOOKS PHOTO ! Mrs. C. Christie tells of delegates day HENSALL - The unit 4 meet- ing of the Hensall UCW con­ vened on Thursday, September 7 in Hensall United Church with an attendance of 27. Mrs. Earl Rowe presided. The devotional was given by Mrs. W. Weeks who used the 23rd Psalm, emphasizing that this Psalm was written by David and saying that this is the same universethough some 3,000 years have passed. PHOTO ALBUMS WITH 10x13 Page Albums 3. to 7. KIPPEN MRS. NORMAN LONG Phone 262-5180 KIPPEN - Mr. and Mrs. Nor. man Dickert, Mr. and Mrs. Rob. ert McGregor, H.Rinn and Miss N. Walkom returned home Mon. day night from a week-long trip to Expo and Ottawa.* * * Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Schne­ ider and family, Stratford, vis­ ited on Sunday with Robertited on Sunday Thomson. * * Rev. and Mrs. Millan, London, friends in the village on Thurs- , day afternoon. * * * Mr, and Mrs. Ross Carter and Jimmy, London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hood. * D. A. Mac- clalled on 4 Mrs. C. Christie reported on her pleasant spiritual exper. ience as a delegate to Alma College for four days in Aug­ ust. The theme of the school was “Called by God and His purpose for me.” The study book “The Church and The Arts” was presented by Mrs. J, Flynn, In the sixth century Pope Gregory the Great advocated the arts as teaching aids believing that painting could do for the illiterate what writing does for those who can read. Singing can lift the heart. An etude was played on the piano by Miss Greta Lammie, The general meeting will be held on October 23 when Mrs. E. Geiger of London, formerly of Hensall, will be guest speak­ er. Unit 4 will be in charge of the meeting. A workshop will be held in Hensall United Church on Oct­ ober . 2 from 10 to 4 o’clock when Miss Marjorie Smith of Toronto will be the speaker. The theme “Self Determina­ tion.” Mrs. Grace Harpole was hos- tess for the meeting which clos- ed with a social hour. If you had been in Bayfield twenty odd years agq, you’d have observed a tall grey.haired man, slightly stooped but with a firm step and keen eyes, looking out over the lake. He was the Harbour Master, Capt. Wm. L. Ferguson, or Bill,as he preferred to bp known. (Although he had his Captain’s papers, he never took command. He retired from sailing on Great Lake freighters to jive in Seaforth some years before returning permanently to his home here.') It was almost U life-long habit with him to take a squint at the weather at sunset, Signal Point was his favorite viewpoint. His father, John Ferguson had learned blacksmithing with a man named Charles Shaw Qn the fourth concession of Goderich Township. (It was situated at the front of the Lorne Sparks’ farm. His grandfather, John D, Woods, purchased it from a man named Skinner who moved to Lambeth about 60 years ago.) After serving his apprenticeship, John Ferguson set up in Bayfield in a shop situated in front of the Misses F, and E. Fowlle re. sidence on Main Street, „ William Ferguson recalled, as a very small boy, going into his father’s shop in the winter to warm his feet at the forge. John Ferguson also engaged in fishing as a sideline, and soon he left the anvil for the sail. That is how Bill and his four brothers, Alexander, James, Capt. John A. and Capt. Charles Ferguson learned to sail boats and follow the water. The year 1895 was very stormy. Bill recalled that he and his brother Jim who were sailing their father’s boat “Maple Leaf” in company, with other Bayfield boats, the “Discount”, “Daunt- less”, “Repeal” and “Little John” were anchored in behind the reef at Kettle Point for 28 days, waiting to get out to set their nets, They stayed with a Hudson Bay Indian named Jeff Brizette. With the strong wind and back roll, of the sea, the “Maple Leaf” broke anchor and went ashore, Capt. Jim Rayburn, a ship’s car­ penter, repaired the damage. (He built the “Eagle”, a tug owned by Wm. R. and J.W. Jowett, which they sold to Tom,Cook of Sarnia who had been born in Varna.) After lifting their nets off Kettle Point, the Ferguson boys decided to start for Bayfield. It was hot and sultry and there was not much wind, Charlie Gairdner (later the Rev. J.C. Gaird. ner of the Episcopal Church, Rochester, New York) was with them. He wanted to bring a small kettle home. There was some delay loading it into a row boat, and taking it out to where the “Maple Leaf” was anchored. Off Grand Bend, they ran into a bad electrical storm with squalls. The top mast broke and in sailors* slang, they had to “beat it” against a strong head wind. Darkness came and they lighted a coal oil lantern and rigged up a coat over it so that the compass was visible. Bill took charge to save his brother Jim. Charlie Gairdner was lying in the bottom of the open boat and he was restless. Whenever he stretched a leg or moved, he disturbed the shelter over the lantern and it had to be re-adjusted. Finally, this got on Bill’s nerves and he awakened Jim to take the helm, They entered Bayfield harbour about 2 a.m. and their mother was on the pier watching for them. (Murdock Ross had come home by train and told the Fergusons that the boys had started out.) They iced their fish and got to bed about 3 a.m. Bill and, Jim didn’t sleep long, for about six o’clock they heard the veteran fisherman, Hugh MacLeod, calling over, the fence to their father to know how the boys got home. Soon there were other enquiries at the Ferguson home (now the Misses Watson property on Main Street). So they got up and decided to repair their top mast. The “Maple Leaf” was brought up to the old low wooden bridge from which it was convenient to do the work. While they were thus engaged, a number of Indians, driving ponies hitched to light wagons on which were long boxes, crossed the bridge and went down on the flats to water their ponies. The fishermen learned that the boxes countained bodies of Indians killed at Taylor’s Grove by the storm which the “Maple Leaf” had weathered off Grand Bend the previous day. A camp meeting was in progress at Taylor’s Grove when the storm struck in all its fury with tragic Results. The dead were being taken back to Southampton for burial. Auburn boy wed irt Acton......r ........... } The groomsman was Lucie Dupont, brother-in-law of U bride and the ushers were Davi Lidkea, a friend of the groo Larry Chamney of Auburr a nephew of the groom. A dinner reception was hel after the service at the HU top Lodge Golf and Countr Qjub Jn Erin, The bride’s mother receive her guests wearing a dres pf turquoise crepe with ove jacket accented by heavy tux quoise lace. She wore tan shoe and bag, beige hat qnd glbve and a corsage pf yellow rose and white heather, The groom’s mother wore petal pink crepe dress wit lace bodiqe, a multi-colore flowered hat and a corsage c deep pink roses with white hea ther. The couple left on a motor ing trip to Lake Placid, Nei York, the bride wearing an A line dress and coat In dee] yellow with black patent shoe and bag and a corsage of whit' roses and white heather. Mr. and Mrs. Leatherlan Will make their home in Acte where the groom is on the stai of M.Z, Bennett Public schoq and she is stenographer wit] . C.F, Leatherland, Q.C. o Acton. LEATHERLAND w WILSON The Church pf St. Albans the Martyr of Acton was decorat­ ed with white shasta daisies and yellow gla<dioli for the wedding, of Sally Murrie Wilson, daugh- ‘ ter of Mr. and Mrs. William S.P. Wilson of Acton to Robert Edgar Lea th er land, son of Mrs, Lillian Leatherland of Auburn and the late Alvin Leatherland. The double-ring ceremony was performed by the Rev R it. chle MacMurray. Mrs. Frank Oakes played the organ. The bride, giyen in marriage by her fattier, wore a full- length gown pf white Chinese silk with a floor length train falling from the back of the empire waistline. The elbow length sleeves and empire waist were trimmed with white dai­ sies centred with pearls. $he carried a colonial bouquet of yellow roses and’white heather surrounded by white mums.The heather was sent by the bride’s aunt specially for the occasion. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs, Susan Dupont of Los Angeles, California, as ma­ tron of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Joyce Leatherland of Auburn, sister of the groom and Miss Johan Brown of Guelph, a life-long friend of the bride. The girls chose floor, length gowns of yellow crystal charm material with an em. pire bodice, A-line skirt and bell sleeves.. The bottoms of the skirt and sleeves were trimmed with wide white lace. Their headpieces were two tiered bows. UWO courses in Clinton The University of Western Ontario Extension Department is planning two courses in Clin­ ton this fall and winter at the Central HuronSecoridarySchooV These courses are offered par­ ticularly for the teachers of Clinton and surrounding area. Classes will be three hours in length and the fall meetings will be held on the following Saturdays: September 30; Oc- tober 14, 28; November 4, 18, 25; December 2 and 16. On Saturday, September 30 French 20 (First Year French)j will begin at 9:00 a.m. and on the same day at 1:30 p.m. Geo­ graphy 39 (Elements of Econo­ mic Geography) will begin. Both courses will be instructed by professors from the University of Western Ontario. These two courses to be of­ fered in Clinton, will be pre. sented for a total of 16 three- hour sessions in the Central Huron Secondary School, and will be open to both credit and non-credit students. Four courses will be offered at Central Secondary School, Stratford and will begin on Mon­ day, September 25 and on Sa­ turday, September'30. Ill PERSON amL his. fijoyaL fanjadianA. "The Sweetest Music This Side ol Heaven". MEMORIAL ARENA SEAFORTH MONDAY SEPT. 18 Dancing 9 p.m. to 12:30 Refreshments Tickets 5.00 each including tax Reserved Seat 1.00 per couple extra Tickets Available In Clinton at News-Record CLINTON French 20 (First Year) begins Saturday, September 30, 9:30 a.m« Geography 39 begins Saturday, September 30, 1:30 p.nt Classes rtieet In Central Huron Secondary Scheel English 49, Philosophy 20, Psychology 20, Psychology Soptembdr 25, at Central Secondary School, Sttatford. STRATFORD English 49 (Lit. of the 20lh Century) brigins Mori., Sept. 25, Philosophy 20 (Introduction) begins Sfct; Sept. 36, Psychology 20 (Introduction) begins Set., Sept. 36, Psychology 39 (Exceptional Children) bogins Sat,, Sept. 30, Classes moot In Central Secondary School, Other Classes are offered In Clinton/ London, Owen Woodstock. « All the abovo credit courses meet for 16 threeJiour sessions and are open to both credit rind non-credit students. £rridif course* tuition fee is $100.00; the non-credit courses Is. $50.00 end I* non-refundeble. Students previously admitted to thri University should reglifrir immediately for Extension Classes. Registration form* rite svailahla rit the Summer School rind Extension Department, . University of Western Ontrirfo; London. OKI 1v? VW / X. Ira CONCRETE or CAR BODIES PERMITTED James I. McIntosh Clerk. 15tfb 39 begin Sound, 7:30 p.m. 9.30 ».m. 1:30 p m. 1:30 p.m. Your Friendly Chevrolet, Oldsmobile Dealer 482-9321 CLINTON Open each evening anti! 9 for your ©onvoulpapo.; Tuckersmith Dump will ba open until further notice on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday morning from 10 to 12 a.m. NO WIRE FENCING, OLD The University Of Western Ontario Clinton and Stratford Extension Classes 1967-1968 (For Univorsity Credit) coming We proudly invite you to a special announcement showing of the 1968 Chevrolet and Oldsmobile cars and Chevrolet trucks beginning Thursday September 21st in our shpwroom at