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Clinton News-Record, 1974-05-23, Page 8Brue efield grade S V1 S11 U The Clinton Rifle Club beat the Kincardine Rifle Club in an interciub competition held last May 16th in Clinton, Kincardine Club president Bernie Colwell, left, presented the trophy to Clinton club president Elaine Royes. (News-Record photo) Local ladies win rifle Ooot "PLANTING PLEASURE" CAN BE YOURS WITH * Choice seed selection * Quality boxed plants * Lawn Care Products * Soil Conditioners * Insecticides & Herbicides * Tools, gloves etc, DURST FARM and GARDEN. CENTRE 22 ISAAC ST, CLINTON PHONE 482.9333 19,20,21 Wake yektewalls stand out. picturp framing, 482 art service, 3871 • 'RAIN The "Decorator TREE THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL NU-TONE DUCTED & NON-DUCTED ' RANGE HOODS 20% OFF FRED J. HUDIE LUMBER 21 7 ISAAC Si. MIGHT AT THE SOUTH END Of ISAAC ST.) CLINTON 4 8 2.06 6 WAYNE STERLING POOP Agricultural tidbits WITH ADRIAN VOS What would we do if it came to pass that most of our milk and milk products would have to be imported? How much would we have to pay then for milk? Silly question? Not so very silly as it might appear at first. Thousands of milk producers are leaving this part of farming every year. Up to now, much has been salvaged by the greater efficiency of the producer, but how long will that be possible? Mr. Pigeon, president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada said recently that young men in his area are going to the factories and make from $175 to $200 per week, "Why", he asks, "should a ,young man invest about $200,000 in a farm, work twice as long and gets less money?" The dairy man has to receive a better income or sooner than you think we will have to pay import prices. * * • David Lewis' accusations against food retailers making unjustified high profits are echoed by America's Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz. "Prices of major farm commodities have dropped 20 to 40 percent since January and February. It is high time that these lower farm prices show up more fully in lower retail store prices. While food prices at stores have levelled off some, margins are still higher than nor- mal." These are harsh words from the USA's highest agricultural official. Food prices dropped some, if not in the proportion of farm prices. April food costs in the house dropped a fraction, while food prices at the farm dropped like a brick. A price freeze, as advocated by the Conservatives, would freeze my price at the farm to bring me right into bankruptcy. It is in- teresting to note that the overall food cost went up. This is because the cost of eating out increased by almost two per- cent. This hoWever is not a true, food cost, but a service cost. Statistics Canada rates it as a food cost. * * * Mrs. Plumptre, of the Food Prices Review Board, said that, "Farm Incomes are up 89 percent, but as recently as three years ago, farmers were not getting any return on labour and investment, and even today, dairy farmers are not always getting a return, This is why the cost of dairy produce is going up." RON- DDLESEX FEDERAL LIBERAL NOMINATION CONVENTION The Huron-Middlesex Liberal Association has called a nominating convention to be held at Huron Central Secondary School Auditorium -Clinton . MONDAY, MAY 27, 1974 . at 8:15 p.m. for the purpose of selecting a candidate to represent the Liberal Party in the riding of Huron-Middlesex in the forthcoming federal election SPECIAL SPEAKER Dr, MARK MacGUIGAN M.P. for Windsor-Walkerville, Parliimentary Secretary to Minister of Manpower and Immigration MEMBERSHIPS: The constitution provides that only paid up members of the Huron-Middlesex Liberal Association shall be en- titled to vote. Such memberships must be obtained not less that 72 hours prior to the commencement of the con- vention. Renewals of previous memberships however may be obtained up to the time set for commencement of the convention, Memberships, which cost $2 each, may be obtained from the Liberal Association chairmen in the various municipalities within the riding and by mall frOm Harold Shore, Secretary, Goderich WOO or Arnold Stinnisson, Assistant Secretary, Seaforth. Of all the ways there are to spend a buck today, there is none that makes as much sense as buying a new home. A home is 'an investment in your future. When you buy a home you're putting your money out for a nest egg, a piece of security, something that is going to grow right along with you. At Halliday Homes Ltd., we know what in- vesting in a hoine is all about; and so we should. Since 1888 we've been investing time, talent and a lot of energy to tee that our custo- mers investment is a solid one. Whether you're interested in the sophisticated elegance of our Dalewood and Lord Simcoe models pic- tured above or any of our more than 100 uniquely designed computer engineered homes, you can be assured of getting uncom- promising value backed by close to a century's worth of building experience. No matter what your family or budget requirements, Halliday can build a solid investment for your future, Talk to your Halliday Home dealer. He'll show you why more than 10,000 satisfied Halliday customers can say . . Halliday Homes Ltd.: You simply can't do any better. .1 have enclosed one dollar for my Halliday Homes Ltd. "Home Catalogue" and/or fifty cents for my Halliday cottage "Catalogue". Please send it quickly to: CHMA • CAANdIAA Homo MAnAfectigers AlsoalaticA, predeceased her. Following their marriage, the couple resided •in •littllett a,ytt Township and moved to Lon- desboro in 1928. She was also a member of Londesboro United Church. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William D. (Helen) Wells of Clinton; one grandson, W. Douglas Wells of Brockville; and one brother, Willows Mountain of Huron- view. Funeral services were held from the Ball Funeral Home in Clinton on May 16, 1974 with Rev. Stanley McDonald of- ficiating. Burial was in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Harold Adams and James McLaren of Clinton, Stanley Youngblutt of Goderich, Frank Robertson of Seaforth, Elgin Josling of Hullett Township and Robert Thompson of Londesboro. The Clinton Ladies Rifle Club has been competing with the Ladies Rifle Club from Kincardine for two years and last year the two Clubs decided to purchase a trophy to be presented to the Club with the most points in the spring of each year. A trophy was purchased in the fall of 1973 and the com- petition started with Clinton travelling to Kincardine in late October of 1973, An even num- Police report The Clinton policedepart- ment investigated four ac- cidents in the last two weeks. About $1,600 damage was done early last Sunday. mor- ning when a car driven 'by William Carroll of Albert Street in Clinton hit a hydra pole on the corner of Walker and Victoria Streets. Damage was estimated at $390'when a car driiren by John Becker of Kitchener was in collision with a car driven by Harry Chambers of Goderich. The accident occurred on May' 11 on Orange near Mary Street. About $900 damage- -was done when a car driven by Esther Munnings of Clinton was in collision with a truck driven by Gunner Christensen of R.R. 2, Clinton. The accident happened on May 10 at the cor- ner of James, and Walker Streets. Only $250 damage was done on May 10 when a car driven by Donna Harris of Clinton was in collision with a car driven by Donald Lockwood of Clinton in the fire lane behind the Town Hall. ber of girls from each Club shoot two targets of ten shells each, Each target is then scored and recorded and at the end of the evening the scores are totalled. Kincardine travelled to Clinton on May 16, to compete in the same manner again and the points -from both meets were totalled ',to deter-. mine who the winner of the trophy would be. This year, the Clinton Club claimed the trophy after some very keen competition from the Kincardine Club. President Bernie Colwell of Kincardine presenting the trophy to Clinton President Elaine Boyes. Each Club is competing in initially the same competitions within their own Club. These competitions are sponsored by (continued from page 4) Government conducted public hearings in Southwestern On- tario, to ascertain the need and desirability of renewed rail passenger service. The verdict, both from = the participating M.P,'s and the many interested citizens who attended was that all the rail passenger service eliminated in Nov. 1970, should be re-instated immediately. This recommendation from .the worthy M.P„'s, was tabled in the House of Commons in June, 1972. The Minister of Tran- sport at that time did ab- solutely nothing, nor did the Government see fit to act. Parliament then was dissolved, and the October 1972 election followed. Since that time, the next Minister of Transport has done nothing but hedge, and promise surveys on the situation. Since that time also we have with us the deepening energy crisis, rising gasoline prices, worsening conditions of crowded highways, increasing highway fatalities, etc. etc. Robert Stanfield has promised to restore rail service, at least for a trial period, if he were in a position to do sib. David Lewis also has expressed con- cern and sympathy with our situation, both for himself and the N.D.P. Now with another Federal election 'in the offing, it is our right, and the proper time to ask every candidate who is run- ning in the seven or eight ridings in this area, as to what ammunition companies who set the scores to be obtained in four different shooting positions and supply the targets and awards free of charge. The highest award possible from one company is the Gold Expert Shield which is ob- tained by shooting 60 targets with scores of 100 each in three positions. One lucky Kincar- dine member has received her Gold Expert after two years of hard work. Two members of the Kincardine Club and two from the Clinton Club have ob- tained the Silver Expert Shield which has to have a minimum score of 5850 out of a possible score of 6000. So with competition like this around, you men better get some practice in before the next Turkey Shoot. his own, and his party's stand and intentions are, with regard to this lack of public transpor- tation in our part of Ontario. We live in a Province that contributes over one-half of the taxes sent to the Federal treasury, and in the richest half of Ontario at that, yet the Railway is allowed to renege on the agreement made with our forefathers in days past, to provide perpetual passenger service in exchange for land and money received. Let us make sure our Federal candidates know our rights, and our stand on this very im- portant issue. Sincerely yours, Robert S. Cherry 215 Queen Street Palmerston, Ont. Tel. 343-2600, 343-2585 Forest fires burn faster up- hill than down-hill. The Newfoundland Forest Protection Association was founded in 1910. After a year of hard work and 'peppy raising, the grade e ights from Huron Centennial School, Brucerield, were on. their way to the _elegant Chateau Laurier in Canada's capital city, Ottawa. On Tuesday, May 7, each student. brought his luggage to school and appeared quite prepared for three days of sightseeing, At h:00 the buses were on their way to the Stratford ON Station; We decided to go by train because our flight at the Brucefield Airport was can- celled, When we arrived at the Toronto Union Station, we left our baggage there and walked to the Toronto Dominion Cen- tre. Here, we went up 56 stories to the Qbservation Gallery where we had 'a beautiful view of our provincial capital, before continuing by train on to Ot- tawa, After a fast bus ride to the Chateau from the train .station in Ottawa,. all students were in their rooms by midnight. The .next morning, many tired students assembled in the main lobby of the Chateau, ready to walk to the War Museum. Here, we were in- traduced to the tour with an ex- cellent film about fields of bat- tle. The students had an oppor- tunity to examine articles from the first World War and the 2nd World War. The displays certainly made the history of wars a reality. Obituary ANNIE MYRTLE YOUNG BLUTT Annie Myrtle Youngblutt of Huronview and formerly of Londesboro passed away at Huronview on May 14, 1974. She was 90 years old. She was born the former An- nie Myrtle Mountain on November 21, 1883 in Hullett Township, a daughter of the late David and Harriett Moun- tain. She attended SS No. 9 'Hullett School and on June 19, 1911, she married Robert 131 tt i L desboro He oung u n on At l0:30, the group reached Parliament Hill, to take a guided tour of the Parliament buildings, After a visit to the Senate. the House of Commons, the Library, and the Peace Tower, we went to the Con, federation Building for lunch. We were fortunate enough to observe the Speaker's Parade and get into the Visitor'a Gallery of the House of Com- mons to watch an eXcitirkg session of parliament, This was a highlight of our trip. We wet, shed some of Canada's history. being made, as this was the day that the Liberals were defeated on a vote pertaining to the budget. A tour of the National Arts centre was a change of pace, is We viewed the modern architec- ture of the elaborate Anne Murray• was to perform there that evening and it would have been fun to watch her, hut we had other plana., Our boat cruise on the Ot- tawa River gave 40 a good view. f Rideau Falls, the B.0, Eddy Paper Company, the Prime Minister's residence, and a look at the library. Soon it was back to the Hotel for an en- joyable splash in the pool. Thursday morning, many weary bodies struggled to the main lobby. At this time, we started en interesting three hour bus tour around the city of Ottawa, By 1 p.m, we were on our way to the Museum of Science and Technology. There .was SOMething for everyone here- buttons to push.experiments to take part in-aven one that made your hair stand en end from static electricity, Following this, we visited Lansdowne Park and the Civic Centre, This is where the Ot- tawa Roughriders play. Hockey games and the lee Capades are also held .at the Civic Centre, By 5:30 we were on the train heading home, Although everyone was dead tired, the three day trip had been educational and enjoyed very much by all. Qur capital pity was 'even more beautiful and impressive than we had imagined. get letters