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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-01-10, Page 10Clinton Colt forward Joe Livermore makes a vain attempt to stop a rushing Milvorton for- ward during the game last Friday night' in Clinton. The Colts lost the game and Were downed on Saturday night by Lucknow, leaving the Colts in fourth place. (News-Record photo) Lose two Colts falter in League . BANK FINANCE RATES e.g. 36 months at 11.78% on new and used models USED CAR SPECIALS 2 - 1973 PONTIAC Catalina 4 door hardtops 1973 CHEV Impala 4 door hardtop 2 - 1973 BUICK Centurys , 2 door and a 4 door 1973 CHEVROLET Impala Custom, 2 door hardtop 1973 VEGA , automatic transmission 1973 FORD Gran Torino 2 door hardtop 1973 CHEVELLE, 4 door sedan 1972 FORD Galaxie 500, 2 door hardtop 1972 Le Mans 2 door hardtop 1972 FORD 4 door sedan, power steering and brakes 2 - 1972 CHEV Impalas, one 4 door hardtop and one sedan 1971 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE sedan 1971 DODGE Monoco 2 door hardtop 1971 FORD Custom 500 4 door sedan 1971 CHEVROLET Impala , 4 door hardtop 1971 PONTIAC Parisienne Brougham , 4 door hardtop 1971 CHEV Impala Custom 2 door hardtop, 1971 CHEV Monte Carlo, 2 door hardtop 1970 PONTIAC Catalina, 4 door hardtop 1970 CHEV Impala , 2 door hardtop 3 - 1969 PONTIAC Parisienne , two 4 door hardtops and a 2 door hardtop 20 - 1965-1968 Models 1972 PONTIAC Laurentian stationwagon 1968 RAMBLER stationwagon 1972 GMC 1/2 ton pickup s V-8 automatic 1971 CHEV one ton pickup, V-8 automatic 1970 ECONONOLINE Van SANYWYYSISAISAAAOSAAIYVVV Brussels Motors BP Service Station ' None 8041/3 Recreationally speaking by Bev. ,Wilton r., This week marks the opening of the Clinton Reereplion COminittee's Sixth Annual Bantam Hockey Tournament. The event runs Thursday'to Slinday this week and Friday, Sat., and Sun. of next week. Have a glance at the ad that appears in this issue for com- plete details and make sure to take in thiSgv,ent. It promises good hockey and lots of excitement. The Clinton Bantam team plays Fort Henry Heights of Kingston, Ont. this Saturday night in the opening round of class 'C' competition. Come out and support , your team; it will be appreciated. Winter Carnival plans are coming along very well. The program this year is new and' innovative with many ad- ditions to the schedule. Here's hats- off to the carnival com- mittee for an excellent job to this point. Let's just hope the snowy weather keeps up, Thursday night has been set aside for basketball at the high school. Ken Reedy is in charge and extends an in- vitation to adults in the community to participate. The program will help develop your .fitness as well as providing enjoyment from playing the game. If you are interested then give me a call at the arena. Wednesday night at the high school is badminton. This is a club, so if you wish to join you're not. too late. Call us if you're interested. _BUDD KUEHL at HURON PINES ELECTRIC 88 King St. Phone Clinton 482-7901 CALL US IN AND YOU WILL SEE, OUR ELECTRICAL KNOWLEDGE RUNS FROM A-TO-Z Be Beautiful in the New Year with a perm ... OF: $10.50 $ 19 50 AND I L., CALL US NOW FOR YOUR. APPOINTMENT MILLIE CARROLL - DIANE SMITH 72 Albert St., Clinton at HERMAN'S '3 NOW ONLY REG. g&gso REG. & TALL $ 4750 SIZES 36 TO 48 CHECK THESE VALUES! MEN'S POLYESTER DOUBLE KNIT BLAZERS MEN'S WINTER WEIGHT PILE LINED JACKETS Rog. $2295 to $3500 THIS WEEK'S 1/2 PRICE SPECIAL SIZES 36 TO 42 SWEATERS - SPORTSHIRTS 1/2 PRICE ALL SIZES HERMAN'S MEN'S WEAR (OPEN FRIDAY EVENING) CLINTON HOBBERLIN TAILORED-TO-MEASURE SUITS 20% OFF SAVE UP TO $4000 •.,...00 t ow*. SEAFORTH OPTIMIST WINTERCARNIIVAL JANUARY 18 -- 19 -- 20, 1974 Friday Night Saturday Sunday 8 p.m. — Snowmobile Torch Parade 8 p.m. — Family Skat- ing, Free 9 p.m. — Snowmobile Social and Dance — Arena 9 a.m. Novice Hockey Tourney 1 p.m. — PARADE 3 p.m. — Endurance RACES Local Novelty Races Men's Tug-of-War Snow SCUIPtillfilig 10 a.m. Snowmobile Registration 12:30 p.m. — RACES &motioned by M.O.S.R.A. 2:00 p.m. — Skating A Rine of the Racers Trophy For IVIarhnum Pointe Wind". Chairman: William (Wink) Teall •-'...L‘ Co-Chairmen: Jack Bedard, Martin Murray Bantams situ wirtrung IlY DAVE FAWCETT Te Clinton. Mustangs have dropped into the lowest position that they've been all year, but remain one point behind the Exeter Hawks and two behind Mitchell. However, Clinton has played six fewer games than Exeter and two fewer than any other team in the league. The Mustangs dropped a close 5-4 game at the hands of Exeter in a game which was poorly officiated by referrees Pat O'Brien and Bob Young. Steve Cook led the'Stangs with BY HUGH HODGES In the last three out of four games in pee-wee/bantam house league on Saturday after- noon, the cellar dwelling Canadians have been swamped by their opposition. Quite ob- viously an imbalance exists as statisticswise in the past four games, 32 goals have' been scored against them while only netting a total of seven goals for their efforts. Their • op- ponents this time were the Flyers who ran up a 9 to 1 score without any opponent problem.A In the other game, the Leaf'S faced-off against the Sabres and came away with a 4 to 0 victory to hold down first place in League standings. However, the score of the game is not in- The Beavers have been working very hard in the Lon- desboro Men's Bowling League and as a result, they are in first place with 72 points, far ahead of the Otters with 45, the Wolves with 40 and the Foxes with 39. Bruce Roy had both the men's high single of 277 and the high triple of 714, while Cliff Saundercock had the high average of 230. In the Clinton Mixed League, the Odds-N-Ends continue to hold down the top spot with 70 points, folloped 1,101* Dsgitcl Beaters with' 61, fltOriaitlbells with 55, the Lonley Rangers with 51, the Cloud "9" with 47, the Corner 'Pins with 40, the Dribblers with 36, and Black's Spots. with 32. Barb Van Damme had both the ladies' high single of 330 and the high triple of 791, while Val Marriage had the high average of 213. Joe Daer swept all the three goals and Randy Millar had the other lone goal. On Sunday night in Clinton, the 'Stangs bombarded the Tavistock Braves 9-2 in an easy game. Randy Mcqinchy and Brian Kennedy scored two goals each, The Mustangs had an 8-0 lead after two periods on goals by Steve Cook, Paul Johnson, Dan Colquhoun and Randy Millar, In the third period, Tavistock scored goals by Duane Gingerich and Lyle Rozendal to make it 8.2 while Bill Irwin scored the ninth Clinton goal to close the scoring. dicative of the actual play that took place. With a couple of breaks the Sabres might have counted at least two goals but, "that's,the way the puck boun- ces". A league meeting was slated for Dec. 20; however because only two teams were represented, it had to be post- poned to a future date, Hopefully in the very near future there will be an attempt to eliminate the imbalance and iron out other differences. The league standings as of Jan. 7/74 are: Leafs, 9 games, 6 wins, 1 tie, 2 losses, 13 points; Flyers, 9 games, 5 wins, 0 tie, 4 losses, 10 points; Sabres, 9 games, 4 wins, 0 tie, 5 losses, 8 points; Canadians, 9 games, 2' wins, 1 tie, 6 losses, 5 points. men's honors with the high single of 311, the high triple of 720 and the high average of 234. The All-Stars are out in front in the Bayfield Mixed League with 56 points, followed by the Dillies with 52, the Bombers with 49 and the Miracles with 43. Madelon Mcllwain swept all the ladies' honors with the high single of 284, the high triple of 666 and the high average of 210. Bill Talbot had the men's high single of 293, Jue hachthe ,high triple; dr677 and Joe KOerie had high average, of 206. There continues to be great excitement in the Crown Junior League as four teams are in the thick of the battle for first place. Currently, the Aristocats and the Corner Pins are tied for top spot with 46 points each, followed closely by the Strike Outs with 45, and the Alley Crackers with 43. Next come the Pin Spots with 40, the Head Pins,' the Alley Cats and the Super Strikers with 39 each, the Spares with 38, the The Clinton area Snowmobile Club elected Bill Chowen of RR 3, Clinton to head the club for the next two years, when they had a meeting in the Clinton Town Hall last week. Case Buffinga of Clinton was elected vice-president and Dianne Freeman of Clinton was named secretary-treasurer. Five directors were picked, they include Barry Young, Ray Pot- ter, Harold Wise and Lloyd Howatt,, all of Clinton and Larry McClinchey of RR 5, The Mustangs next game is Friday night in Mitchell at 8 ,p,m, and next home game is Sunday Jan. '20 at 8 p.m, against Tavistock. In an article in last week's paper, Mr. Bill Counter stated that I had, written false statements the previous week. This is completely false! However the headline was in- correct but was not written by me. The original headline was changed by the editor James Fitzgerald. As far as any animosity existing between the two organizations, it is strictly Mr. Counter's own opinion that there is none. At the moment the decision is being left with the boys and their parents of which it should have been. It would be greatly ap- preciated that Mr. Counter please read the article in question carefull3r before passing a judgment that I had written false statements. His article of Jan, 3/74 is only his own opinion of which every per- son has the right to, Mayor's daughter in "hot" car Fire last Saturday afternoon gutted a car owned by Clinton Mayor Symons of Raglan Street. The 1966 model car was being driven by the Symons' daughter, Barbara, at the time the car suddenly caught fire. Clinton fire chief said he could not pinpoint the cause but estimated damage at about $700. Tigers with 36, the Weeping Willows with 34 and the Rolling Pins with 32, Lynn Ar- mstrong had both the bantam girls' high single of 138 and the high double of 246, while Jane Symons ha'd both the junior girls' high single of 275 and the high double of 491. Reg Sullivan had the bantam boys' high single of 222, while Ken Hart had the high double of 374. Rob Knights had both the junior boys' high single of 216 and the high double of 386, The FerrcitiCs continue their iron hold on first place in the Wil-Dex Bowling League with an accumulation of 68 points, followed by the Precisions with 59, the Diamonds with 58 and the Chipbreakers with 56. Marie Van Damme had the ladies' high single of 219, while Nellie Burkholder had both the high triple of 602 and the high average of 189. Mike Stinnissen swept all the men's honors with the. high single of 292, the high triple of 719 and the high average of 200. Clinton. The Club made plans at the meeting for their participation in Winter Carnival this year from February Ito 10. The Club will kick off the Carnival with a giant torchlight parade around town and will alio run some snowmobile rodeo events. The Club also decided to have a snowmobile run this coming Sunday January 13, Those interested, and one need not belong to the Club,.should meet at the Clinton Sales Barn at 1 p.m. The Clinton Fish and Game Bantams continued their win- ning ways on the weekend when they dumped Goderich 4- 1 last Saturday night,and then travelled to Watford where they swamped Woodhaven, Michigan by a 12-0 count. In the game last Saturday night, Clinton and Goderich were at a scoreless draw after the first two periods. Clinton erupted for four goals in the final frame. Clinton scorers were Peter Tho-npson with two, and Allan Taylor and. John McMahon, each with singles. Steve Jones picked up two assists, while Robert Heard, John McMahon, Dan Proctor and Allan Taylor helped on the others. Last Sunday, the Clinton bantams showed their superiority in the first round of Silver Stick play in Watford as they dumped Woodhaven, a suburb of Detroit, 12-0. David Bird and Derok Divok shared the shutout as the rest of the Clinton team peppered the American team. Allan Taylor picked up five points on four goals and one assist; Rob Heard netted three goals and In the first game of Atom House League last Saturday, the Bruins and the Blues played to a 3-3 tie. Scoring for the Bruins were Jeff Taylor, Phil Cornish and Mike Woods: The Blue's goals were scored by Tony Gibbings, David Lobb and Darrell Postill. In the second game, the Canadians defeated the Leafs 3-1. ThP Canadians' goals were one assist; Peter Thompson got one goal and three assists; and Dan Proctor got one goal and two assists, Single goals went to Paul Galachuck, Marvin Merner, while Bill Roy, Steve Camp- bell, John McMahon and Richard Carter picked up two assists each. Ray Wheeler helped on one goal. The Clinton bantams are en- tered in the Clinton Bantam Hockey Tournament this weekend and play their first game Saturday night against Fort Henry, Should they win, they play again. Sunday mor- ning. To keep things busy for the boys, they have to travel to Watford Sunday afternoon for a 5:45 p.m. game against either St. Clair Shores or Point Ed- ward. To gain the Huronia Trophy at Arthur on December 30, the local bantams beat Uxbridge 6- 2, edged Delhi 5-4 and blanked Goderich 4-0 in the final. Captain Robert Heard of the Clinton team was picked the Most Valuable Player of the game. by Jim Fleming with two, and Dave Allan with one. The Leaf scorer was Rodney Berg. Due to the Bantam Tour-. nament, there will be no prac- tice or house league this weekend for the Atoms. Men's Physical Fitness classes are being conducted in the C.H.S.S. Gymnasium each Monday commencing at 7:45 p.m. 10—CLINTON NEWB.RECORP, THURSDA1, JANUARY 19i 1974 Mustangs drop into fourth Following two decisive losses last weekend, the Clinton Colts have found themselves in fourth place in the W.O.A.A. southern loop behind Milver- ton, Harriston and Lucknow. The Colts record stands, at six wins, eight losses and two ties, Milverton's Jim Rapp scored three goals in a span of 29 seconds to help his team crush the Colts 7-3 last Friday in Clinton. Rapp's outburSt. oc- curred in the first period after Greg Burns had opened the scoring for the Colts on a beautiful two-way passing play with Don MacDougall. The other Colt' goals were scored by Butch Fleet and Ar- chie Pickett. Milverton out- played the Colts in the first,and third frames while the Colts "owned" the second period in territorial play. Saturday night in Lucknow, the Colts came out flat and the result was a 10-4 trouncing by the third place Sepoys. The Colts, who were widely outshot, trailed 3-1 after the first period and 7-2 after the second. Netting the twine for the Colts were Rick Fremlin, Joe Livermore, Greg Burns and Stu Mustard, playing his first game in a Colt uniform, The Colts play this Friday night in Milverton against the Four-Wheel Drives at 8:30 p.m. Support' your Colts! Support your local team Canadians are swamped in house league action Beavers tops in Bowling League Snowmobile Club elects officers Atom house league action