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THE NEW ERA THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1907
BY S JK
column
There was frost op toe
pumpkins last Friday morning
according to Clinton’s Tom
Leppington who keeps a sharp
eye for things like that,
Tom told us he always sets
a pail of water out about this
time of year just to prove to
himself and his wife whether
or not reports about ice sight
ings are actually true. Last
Friday morning, toe water in
Tom’s pail had a skiff of ice
on top.
’‘And just imagine the
flowers and the birds,” ob
served Tom who admitted both
must be of “the hardy kind”.* * ♦
Had a phone call some-
time ago from a Clinton lady
upset because a number of
stray cats and dogs are roam
ing the streets at this time of
year.
The woman indicated that
toe animals were actually
dumped in town by people
who enjoyed toe pets while the
days were warm and sunny
and the furry friends could be
housed outside. Once the
weather gets chilly, she said,
the puppies and kittens are
deposited at various points on
the map to fend for them,
selves or be adopted by gen
erous animal lovers.
We agreed with her that
it seems heartless to raise
baby kittens and puppies pure,
ly for enjoyment through toe
“cute stage”. It seems much
more humane to destroy ani
mals when they are newborn
than to leave them to starve
or be abused when they, are
half grown. ,
It is difficult to believe
that rural dwellers (as sug-
gested by the caller) would
be parties to abandon animals
On town streets. If such things
do happen we think it is ex
tremely rude and certainly
an unusual imposition.
* * *
The election is past history
now and once more toe people
of our riding have endorsed
toe efforts of Charlie Mac.
Naughton. There is small
doubt that the present pro-
Vincial treasurer has pleased
the average voter in the
counjy;’ and-that an influential*'”’
cabinet minister who is work
ing for the riding can be'
elected in a walk.
Our sincere congratulations
go out to Rev. John Boyne who
carried the New Democratic
Party banner and to Dr. Mor
gan Smith, toe Liberal candi
date. Both men worked hard
and afforded toe residents of
this riding an opportunity to
hear all toe issues and the
We were grateful to all three
men that toe campaign in
■luron was a free-swinging af
fair where each man took ad
vantage on several occasions
;o express his views and be.
Jefs. This is important, and
toough no “hotpotatoes” were
incovered and virtually no
'‘point of climax” was reached
it was a fair fight.
Now back
isual.
♦
Hallowe’en
fuesday and
rise all parents to alert their
toildren to toe dangers of
Milling stupid pranks which
jan cause untold harm and
>ven injury to others.
(We remember in another
own several years ago where
i sign-changing prank cost
>ne motorist his life and left
mother one severely injured.)
As well, property damage
ften runs high at Hallowe’en
zhen over-excited kids bent
n having fun get carried away
nd leave a trail of destruction
| their wake.
iMoms and dads, please ask
jur young people to be sen-
Ble and play safe this Hal-
■e’en.
to business as
♦ *
is upcoming on
we heartily ad-
missionary
o speak at
t. Andrew's
Rev. R.M., Ransom, To-
>nto, will be at St. Andrew’s
resbyteriari Church in Clin-
n on Sunday, October 29 as
lest speaker at the morning
DireOtpr Of missionary
iducation for the Presbyterian
Dhurch tn Canada^ Rev. Ran-
tom was a missionary in
;outh*central China until ex.
telled from that country by the
resent regime. He will be
towing slides of China and
dving commentary on them at
;30 in the evening. He invites ,
questions and discussion from
he audience.
Described by Rev. R.U,
AacLean of St Andrew’s as
> khdwiedgable man”, Rev.
lansom is neraiaeu aS ah
to relate.
THE HUIW BECORP ^th Yepr SINqu WPM .
Large crowd on hand
Huron Centennial School
opened its doors on April 3,
196? to 590 pupils, Carpenters
moved out only hours before
the first of eight new buses
pulled into the yard. On Fri
day, October 21, Hon. W,
Davis, Minister of Education
and University Affairs for the
Province of Ontario officially
opened the school.
Today Huron Centennial
School has 660 pupils. These
pupils are divided into eight
grades, four kindergarten
classes, and a special class;
a total of 22 classes. The
staff consists of 22 teachers,
a part-time music teacher,
a part-time primary teacher
and the principal, The in.
creased enrollment this year
has necessitated using toe lib
rary as an extra classroom,
Huron Centennial School has
its crest, its students’ coun-'
cil, its clubs and its special
programmes tailored to fit
the needs of the pupils in
the community. The aims
of these programmes are to
develop pupils who can think
for themselves, by emphasiz.
ing research skills; who will
learn to live and work in a
democratic society by working
in groups; and who are in
terested in their own learning
and aware of their special tai.
ents and abilities by using
workshop and special subject
approaches,
The kindergarten classes
are set up on an all-day-every-
second-day basis, It has been
found that rural pupils benefit
greatly from kindergarten
perhaps because of their few
opportunities to play with
Other pupils their own age.
The ali.dav.every.second.dav concept eliminates toe busing
probl'em and also gets the
puRils used to eating with the
other children. So far, there
are no drawbacks to this sys.
tern and it is surprising that
even the youngest children do
not get tired during the day.
The seven grade one, two,
and three classes are follow-
ing a Language Experience
programme under the direct
ion of Mrs. Barbara Alex
ander, primary co-ordinator.
The pupils spend a great deal
of time working in groups
and talking. They are encour.
aged to follow an independent
reading programme. Each
group is an experience centre
such as toe painting group,
the mathematics table, puppet
theatre, listening corner, or
play store. Increased oral Ian-
guage and better listening
skills hasten development in
reading ability. The pupils
Norway tour
topic for
A native Clintonian, who has
travelled extensively, Harry
Ball was guest speaker at
Clinton Lions Club dinner
meeting, Tuesday, when he
spoke and passed around pic
tures of his trip this summer
to toe Kingdom of Norway.
Accompanied by Mrs. Ball
they flew to Europe, then took
steamer trips up toe coast of
Norway, and sailed up soma of
-•toe-thousands of fjords that
dot the entire coastline.
Mr. Ball is presently a stu»
dent placement co-ordinator
for the University of Water
loo and lives in Clinton. He
was a geologist and mining
engineer and worked in Chili
and Northern Ontario before
becoming a partner in the local
business of Ball-Macaulay
Limited from which he has
retired,
Mr. Ball said Norway is a
highly socialized country, with
no poverty or slums, The ’’
people are friendly and gem
erous and really cater to the
four million tourists who visit
the country each year. Of toe
people there he said they were
blond and muscular and that
the girls were beautiful.
There is tremendous hydro
developments in Norway and
the people use six times more
electricity per capita than do
Canadians. Only three percent
of the country is suitable for
avriculture and whaling is a
big industry, said Mr, Ball.
Many of the Lions stayed
after the meeting to look at
pictures and travel folde:
which Mr. Ball had brought.
The speaker was introduced
by the Lions program chair
man Ken Flett and thanked by
George Lavis,
In the business part of the
dinner meeting, Lion R,
"Dick” Atkey was presented
with a 35-year membership
certificate and pin by presi
dent Maynard Corrie.
George Lavis announced
that the Lions were sponsor
ing a dance on Friday, Nov
ember 24, when music will
be provided by Lionel Thorn
ton and his Casa Royal Or»
chestra, and Mitch McAdam
.. reminded toe Lions to get out
sell Gitoy Cup dra’w tic
kets.
The Lions will sponsor a
midget-age hockey team and
chairman Harold Bondy of the
sports committee will be In
charge of this.
John W, Taylor from Allis-
ton, the governor of Lions
International District A-9 will
be a guest at the next meet
ing on Tuesday, November 14,
Clinton Lions oldest mem.-,
ber, J. Howard Brunsdon won
toe regular attendance draw
OPP report
Goderich detachment of On
tario Provincial Police report
that on Sunday, October 15,
an nnirnnwn vehicle crossed
the lawn on the property of
Fred Millar, Nairn Drive,
Goderich Township. and
struck a 1963 Acadian parked
in the driveway. Registered
to Mary Anne Millar, the veh-
icle sustained $150 in dam
ages.
On Highway 21 just south
of Bayfield, a car driven by
Clarence Freeman, Mary
Street, Clinton, was in col
lision with a deer. The an.
imal had darted into the veh
icle which was damaged to the
extent of $60. The mishap oc-
curred on Wednesday, October
18. The deer was killed.
paint, write about, read about,
and talk about individual ex
periences and class experi
ences.
Grade 4.8 pupils partU
cipate in non.graded learning ip mathematics, spelling
and reading. The 355 pupils
are divided into 10 levels of
work progressively more dif
ficult. A pupil’s individual
ability and development in
each of these subjects deter
mines the level where he will
work. Pupils can request a
move to an easier or more
difficult level, thus developing
self evaluation,
A rotary system from grade
5-8 allows specialization in
subject areas such as Physical
Education under the direction
of Miss Marilyn Marshall who
holds a supervisor’s certifi
cate in P. Ed. French is taught
by Miss Helen Kravacek who
speaxs rour languages and is
a graduate of toe special
French courses at London
Teachers’ College and Elliott
Lake, Other rotary subjects
are geography, music, lib
rary, science, history, art,
and English literature. Each
rotary teacher has a special
interest in the subject and
most have special training and
certificates in that field.
One period a week is set
aside for clubs, crafts and
choir. This Wednesday morn-
ling period is a popular time
and the pupils have a choice
of which group they attend.
The choir has a weekly attend,
ance of over 90 senior
children. Other clubs are for
estry, arts and crafts, chess
science, models, newspaper
drama, and French.
The carpeted library boasts
a reference centre which is
one of the busiest places in
the school. It is toe backbone
of a school which encourages
group work, research and
workshop methods.
The audio-visual centre
which is in the process of
being equipped is a vital neces-
sity in a school system which
intends to utilize films, film
strips, television, tape r.e°
cordings, overhead pfo.
jections, a language master,
and records. These pupil
learning aids are basic needs
in a world where knowledge
grows at the rate of a set
of encyclopedia every 75 days
and a doubling of facts every
generation.
The Huron County School
Area one board has lead the
way in the audio-visual field
by sponsoring a Department
of Education Audio-Visual
Methods’ course in the school
every Tuesday night this
winter.
A new school is an insti
tution without tradition, with,
out precedent, without blem
ishes and without a record.
Officials hope that within the
first four months precedents
which build a worthy record
have been established.
Ontario education minister, Hon, William G. Davis, appears
to have taken over a teacher’s role temporarily in this picture
taken Friday night daring official opening ceremonies of Huron
Centennial School, Brucefield. The education minister appeared
to be having little difficulty holding the attention of toe grade
eight scholars who surround him. From left, they are: Laurie
Kruse, Randy Alexander, Brad Turner, Hon. w. Gr Davis,
Larry Johnston, Neil Ward, John Timmermans and Brian
Koene. (Staff Photo)
drama at
Wesley-Willis
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The first play to be attempted by the newly-
formed Wesley Willis United Church Drama
Club was presented by the group in conjunction
with a Variety Night performance last Friday
evening at the church. The cast of the one-act
comedy "Swindled’1’ was (left to right) Mary
I-Iearn, Aileen Craig, Wayne Gornall and Bill
Hearn. The play was directed by Rev. A.
. Mowatt. Prompter was Joan Aggerholm.
Remembrance day plans
made at Legion meet
The artificial ice Which was recently installed
in Clinton’s newly constructed, community
arena was put to good use Saturday, October
21; instruction periods for toe town’s aspiring
yodng hockey players got under Way at that
tintio. A largo group Of bahtam and peo-wee
aged youngsters Were present while a coach
instructs them on toe finer points of the game.
The hockey classes are sponsored by Clinton’s
Minor HOOkey Association*
At its regular monthly meet
ing, Monday, Clinton branch
140 of the Royal Canadian
Legion had toe president and
four members of London Vic
tory branch of the Legion as
guests, After an initiation
ceremony a very informative
business session and nomina
tions for the next year’s of
ficers, toe Legionaires and
guests enjoyed a buffet lunch
of steaming hot sauerkraut,
roasted pigs tails and spare
ribs.
The three new members of
the Legion are Les McBride,
Noel Flagg and Frank Pike.
Officiating at the initiation
were past president Hec
Kingsw-ell, past zone comman-
.der.Doiig Andrews, president
William Chambers, sergenat-
at-arms George Campbell and
the president of Victory
Branch, London.
In the business session, the
Legion agreed to contribute
money for treats for Clinton
Retail Merchant’s Santa Claus
parade on December 9, and
gave $5 donation to the Can
adian National Institute for
toe Blind.
The Legion accepted toe in-
Vitation of Rev. Grant Mills
to hold the annual Legion
Church service at Ontario
Street United Church on Sun
day November 5 at 11 a.m.
The parade of Veterans, ladies
auxiliary and pipe band Will
leave top Legton Hall atloL45
leave the Legion HaH at 10:45
and parade to toe church.
The Legion’s property
chairman George Wonch who
is Deputy Reeve of the town
and chairman of toe town’s
public works committee^ ask
ed the members for permis
sion to hire workmen to do
maintenance work at too haiL
Mil Wonch had called , for a
Work party at the hall last
Saturday afternoon and no one
turned Up for work. He
remarked that he hadgiven
Up oh Work parties?’ This
work must be done before win
ter.
POPPY CANVAS
Poppy fund chairman Bob
Burke outlined plans for the
Poppy sales canvas on Wed-
nesday evening, November 1
in Clinton- and at Adastral
Park. Local chairmen are
Stew-art Freeman, J. W, Coun-
ter, E, J. Dale and Robert
Morgan; Adastral Park, Gor
don Ebel; Bayfield, Merton
Merner and B.rucefield, Wil
liam Burdge,
Mr. Burke made a motion
that the Legion’s flag of rem
embrance be flown at the Le-
gion hall duringRemembrance
Week, November 4 to 11.
The Legion’s Remembrance
Day service on Saturday, Nov
ember 11 is at 10 a.m. then
parade to the Cenotaph uptown.
Gordon Ebel is chairman of
the entertainment and lunch.
The veterans’ activities
during Remembrance Week is
not for Legion members only;
all-war veterans are invited
Those who were not in at
tendance at Wesley-Willis
United Church on Friday even
ing, October 20 missed an
enjoyable evening of music and
drama.,
One of the highlights of
the evening was songs by the
Huron Centennial Choir, under
the direction of George Cull,
and accompanied on the piano
by Mrs, Carol Carter.* This
talented choir presented group
numbers as well as many
individual numbers.
Dr. A.J. Mowatt on behalf
of those present expressed
appreciation of the fine work
done by the choir, which is
well-known throughout the
county.
Some of the local talent
heard was solos by Lyn Ar
gyle, Joella Foulds, Dorothy
Dumont, Seamers O’Doherty,
George Cull and Ralph Hol
land; a duet by Jeannette Lobb
and Martie Koopmans; quartet
with George Jardine, Hugh -
Lobb, Don Collar and Jim
Baker; piano solos by Cathie
Potter and Debbie Johnston;
and accordian numbers by
Brian and Barry Edgar.
In the latter part of the
evening the new Drama Club
which was recently formed at
. Wesley-Willis staged a delight
ful comedy entitled "Swin
dled”. If this is a sample
of other plays to coma, Clin
ton tans are in for a real
treat.
Those taking part were Mr.
and Mrs. WilliamHearn, Mrs.
William Craig andWayne Gor
nall.
The evening was sponsored
by the Starlight Circle and was
under the direction of Mrs.
Gerald Dumont.
Youth hurt
Jerry Stirling, an employee
at Bayfield Golf Course re
ceived injuries to his hand
late Monday afternoon in an
accident involving a chain saw,
Taken to Clinton Public Hos
pital for treatment, toe youth
was reported in good condi
tion on Tuesday morning.
JERRY LOBB
Jerry Lobb, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Lobb, Clinton, was
one of- 63 Queen’s Scouts who
received a certificate from
Sir Charles MacLeahi Chief
Scout of the British Common,
•wealth, at a special ceremony
in Queerfs Park, London, last
Sunday, October 22.
The ceremony took place
in front of the grandstand
following a parade held in ,
honor Of the Chief Scout’s
visit to London,
The Queen’s Scouts repre-
seated 33 troops in London,
Amherstburg, Essex, FoVest,
Leamington, Petrolia, Sarnia
Thedford, Wheatley, Drayton,
EXeter, Clinton, Goderich and
the Canadian Heroes Base,
Clinton.
Two hundred-year-old residents Of the Huron County rest home,
Clinton, have celebrated their 100th birthday this year along
with the country of their birth* Here, Robert E. (Bob) McKinley
M? for Huron Couhty, presents Helen Dalrymple, with a
framed Canadian Centennial Birthday certificate With the com
pliments of toe federal government In Ottawa-