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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-06-06, Page 2USED CARS USED TRUCKS CLINtON, ONTARIO' 134 HURON SIAM_ Spring osak WE HAVE OVER STOCKED ON 14" PASSENGER TIRES MANY USED TRUCK TIRES SIZES 7.50 x 16 10 9.00 x 20 GREAT FOR FARM EQUIPMENT 1973 CHRYSLER 2 door hardtop, aft equip- 1912 DODGE 0500 2 ton chassis and cab, excellent condition, J. drat T Murphy Limited mod, reel sharp. 0 r INSURANCE COMPANY Mrs, li MargaretEAp Sharp, OFFICE: Sh Seaforth, nta piseeTreaospro phone 52 7.. Fire, Egtended Coverage, Wind- storm, Theft, Property Damage, '6 Liability, Etc. Directors and Adjusters: Wm. Alexander, Seaforth }tont. Archibald, R.R. 4 0 Beaforth ken Carnochan, Seaforth Rots Leonhartit, 8.11,1, Bornholm John Mckaang, Blyth Stanley Mcllwain, ILL2, doderieh Wm. Pepper Brucefield • Trewaithe, Box 661, Clinton phone 527-0831 52/-1817 521-1545 104214 523-0300 524.701 40.7534 40,7503 Agents: James Keyst H,R.1, Setforth K..1, Etule, SetfOrth WE• Ldlideaboro Steve 4, Murray, lt,it, b, Seaforth orimeamiemeteeineeemerni McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE Established 1$'7 It Only Costs A Little To Be Safe •••••••.01..... %mama TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH sassisoosernasmatoftsiarossoairsmito....., SPECIAL MEETING - called for Wednesday, June 19, 1974, at 8:30 p.m. in the Holmesville school to discuss the formation of a RECREATION COM- MITTEE for the TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH. All interested people are Invited to attend. R.E. THOJIRPSO,N, • CLERK 23,24b OUR MATTRESS IL FURNITURE SALE 15 (7 OFF OUR REGULAR 0 LOW, LOW FACTORY OUTLET PRICES FREE DRAW NOthing to guy A Just corns in and fill out en en- try term 1st PRIZE - Elobtroherriti Alt Conditioner 2nd PRIZE Swivel Pocket 314,PRIZE 4 Electric Iron CONTINUES TO JUNE 15' THE BASE FACTORY OUTLET LOCATED ON HWY NO. 4 SOUTH OF CLINTON AT VANASTRA MEN'S- BOYS' -LADIES'- GIRLS' and BABY'S WEAR YARD GOODS-FURNITURE- MATTRESSES -PAINT SEWING MACHINES-SMALL APPLIANCES-LAMPS MONDAY NITE 6-9 P.M. ONLY INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REGULAR 14.95 PER GAL. PAINT 3sHOUR8S8PECIAL • PER GAL. PRINTED COTTON 36" WIDTH 77c YD SIZE 28-42 NEW SUMMER STORE HOURS MON. THROUGH FRI. 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M. SAT, 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M. MEN'S CASUAL SLACKS CHECKS & PLAINS REGULAR 28.50 to 36.95 VALUES 3 "LIR $ 1 66" SPECIAL WE SELL FAMOUS BRAND SEWING MACHINES INCLUDING WHITE & SERNINA We will repair your present inswing Machine, Mir rates are reesertable Mid our work tartlet I One year **rarity. REG. 1.07 3 HOUR PER SPECIAL YARD. OTS. 3 HOUR SPECIAL $2 8. PER QT. NEWS,RISC.ORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 6,. Ten Brownies went up to Guides last week in a ceremony in Clinton. They are left to right, Dianne McNichol, Kristine Corrie, Lynn Armstrong, Rhonda Strickland, Laura Hill, Julie Proc- tor, Suanne Clark, Brenda Fleihl, Sharon Ducharme, and Susan McLean, (photo by Jack Hunt) Clinton mothers guests at banquet The six months to one year class of the baby show at the Fair was won by Kathryn, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ian Kennedy of Clinton, Second was Derek James, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Dixon of Clinton and third was Dwayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Strong of Stratford. (News-Record photo) .1 when they were without leaders. Mrs. Dalglish was presented with a thank-you gift by .Jeanette Dutot. Lorie Gorrie presented Donna Wood, retiring Brown Owl, with a token of appreciation for six 'years of service. Donna is the new District Commissioner. Packee Julie Bartliff has ably assisted the Brownies this past year. Several of the Guides are looking forward to camping this summer and this was made The A.C.W. of St. James, Middleton will meet Thursday evening June 13th at the home of Mrs. Edward Wise at 8 p.m. Bishop Harold Appleyard will conduct the Service Confir- mation at Trinity Church, Bayfield, on Sunday June 16th at 11 a.m. The service in St. James will be withdrawn so that members may attend this special service. The A.C.W. , reports a suc- cessful booth enterprise at the recent Clinton Spring Fair. Mrs. Ross Middleton and Mrs. Edward Deeves are to be congratulated on the striking deqhra4vej, appearance of .Plais concession. Various ielays of the A.C.W. members "manned" the booth, throughout the Fair. Mr. and 'Mrs. Edward Deeves attended the graduation of Middleton Miss Betty Dupius at the sixth convocation of the Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology held Saturday June the first. They also attended the reception at Doon Centre, Doon Valley Dune, Kitchener. Mrs. James Brown of Simcoe visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Middleton, Mrs. Brown delivered the Liberal Nomination for the city of Brantford in the upcoming election due to previous com- mitments. Following the Service of Morning Prayer in St. James Church on StiredaY -JuneP23,.'a "potauck" lunch will be'held in the church basement. This will be followed in turn by a Board of Management meeting, A full attendance is desired. possible by Mrs. Mary Malpass a Registered Nurse volun- teering to be camp nurse. Many thanks Mrs. Malpass. Leaders for Sept. 1974 are: Rangers, Mrs. Pat Allen; Guides, Mrs, Peggy Menzies, Mrs. Carole Kerrigan, Mrs. Rose Marie Armstrong; Brownies, Mrs. Betty' Hall, Mrs. Lorie Corrie, Mrs. Arlene Strickland, Mrs. Margaret Coventry. The banquet closed with taps by the Brownies andi Guides. Top Priority in the column this week must be a plea for in- formation concerning the loss or theft of 'a red doe rabbit and two young from the Clinton Fair last Saturday, The crate was one of a dozen owned by the. Broke Brothers of Elm- wood. Anyone having any in- formation at all regarding the missing rabbits, please contact Bob Gibbins at 482-7502. * * * Brian Williams, on of Mr, and Mrs, Ken Williams, R.R. 4, Clinton, left May 24 for Lake Louise, Alberta, where he is on staff at the Chateau Lake Louise for the summer. Brian will be returning in the fall to Sheridan College, where he will continue his course in Hotel and Restaurant Ad- ministration. Don't complain about a late Spring in Clinton- from the Rockies he reports cold weather, still snow on the ground, no green grass - a really all round frigid reception. But as travellers through the Rockies know, once the summer suns arrive the beauty all through that area can be breathtaking. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson and daughter Laurie from Whitehorse, Yukon are here to holiday with Bonnie's family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Frey of Huron Street. * * Low food prices are just wishful thinking these days - but this week our desk received proof of what used to be. Part of a paper flyer was discovered in the walls of the home of Mr. and Mrs. George McGee, King Street advertising tea at 45c lb. reduced to 36c. * * * While a goodly number of Clintonians were seeing Clin- ton from the air over the weekend by means of helicopter rides at the fair, Alan Galbraith of Rattenbury Street East and Charlie Corbett of Ailsa Craig were doing a little more extensive flying of their own. They took part in The 99's Women's Organization of Flyer's Poker Run, held on Sunday, Jtine 2nd. The two gentlemen took. off from Strat- ford touching down at five air- poits in ail,artitcollectingt one card of their 'poker hand' at each one. The run involved an overall of three hours flying time and netted 50 prizes. Mr. Galbraith won a book entitled, "How the Pro Flies." The regular monthly meeting of the Huronview Auxiliary was held on Monday May 20th in the Craft Room at Huron- view, The president, Mrs. Web- ster opened the meeting with the reading of the poem "Frien- dship", and welcomed all to the meeting. The 'minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved, and the treasurer's report was given. In the ab- sence of Mrs. McGregor; Mrs, Webster read the report of the Craft Room. Roll call was answered by members from Blyth, Clinton, Goderich and Londesboro. Two new members were welcomed into the auxiliary, Mrs. Kaiting from Goderich and Mrs. Ap- pleby from Blyth. As neither Mr. Archibald nor Mr. Rowe were in the building at the time of the meeting, they were unable to learn what is Some lucky winners from the booths at the Clinton .Fair were: At the Miracle Maid Cookware Mrs, Mac Sewers of - Londesboro won a Miracle Maid coffee percolator and Miss Janet Blake of Dungan- non a two piece canister set. In- cidentally this booth, a division of West Bend of Canada, was the first at any fair in Canada, This particular display was un, der the Smith Territory. Also from the Tupperware Home' Parties Booth, the lucky winner was 'Miss Jackie Van Stengen of R.B. 4, Clinton who won $10 worth of Tupperware products. **a. Sunday, June 2, The Rebekah and Odd Fellow Lodges attended service at the Ontario Street. Church, The Buronic LOdge held their regular meeting on June 3. Noble Grand Valena Trewar- tha conducted the meeting assisted by V.G. Barbara Taylor. Mrs. Trewartha reported a nice evening was spent at the White Carnation when the Area Lodges presented the Eye Machine to the Health Unit. Sisters Lobb and Cantelon will attend. Grand Lodge in Toronto June 17, 1$ and 19. Huronic of- ficers assisted by Hensall sisters conferred the degree of membership on the following candidates Mrs, Helen Soothern, Clinton, Mrs. Marion Asquith, Clinton, Bro, John Broadfoot, Brucefield, Bro. Er- nest Chipease to Amber Lodge, Hensall. After closing a social hour and lunch was enjoyed. * * * A correction to a recent 4H report: Miss Connie Forbes was a winner of Provincial honors not County honors as stated in the Women's Institute report. * * * Let's give credit where credit is due! Our two local banks along with the Clinton Com- munity Credit Union volun- teered their services in turn each night of the fair to check over the day's receipts. * * * A well-known name to you all - Marg and Ron Rudd of CFB, Borden, accompanied by their daughter, Miss Barbara Rudd, paid a hurried visit to- town laat.Monday evening 'and' were guest of your writer. Marg sends greetings to all who followed her column - they hope to have longer to renew acquaintances on their next trip. planned for Senior Citizen's Week and in what way the _Auxiliary could assist with the events planned for that week. It was decided to hold a short meeting following the Blossom Tea on June 5th to discuss these plans. It was moved by Mrs. Robin- son and seconded by Mrs. Sut- cliff that the time of the meetings be changed from 2 p.m,- to 2:30 p.m., this motion was carried and in the future the Auxiliary will meet at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Webster closed the meeting with the reading of an article on food taken from a Scottish newspaper. In the report of the April meeting when the,.slate of Of- ficers for the"coming year was given, the office of past president which will be held by Mrs. W: Colcliugh was omit- ted, WILIAM D. WE14-9 William D. Wells of 145 Rat, tenhurY Street in Clinton died in Clinton Public Hospital on May 30, 1974 after an illness of one year. He was 67 years old. He was born in Huilett Township on February 18, 1907, a son of the late James and Elizabeth Wells. Mr. Wells operated a garage service in Londesboro until 1939. On Sept. 21, 1941 he married the former Helen. Youngblutt in Londesboro. She survives him, Mr. Wells operated a garage in Clinton for 26 years following his marriage and he was interested in the restoration of antique cars. He was a member of Wesley-Willis United Church. Mr. Wells was a member of the Hullett Masonic Lodge, No. 84; a life member of London Lodge of Perfection; a life member of the Sovereign Rose. Croix Lodge, London; a life member of the Moore, Sovereign Consistory of • Hamilton; and Coronetted Honorary 33rd degree, Septem- ber, 1966. Besides his wife, he is sur- vived by one son, Douglas of Brockville; one brother of Huronview; and three sisters, Mrs. Simpson (Mary) McCall of Stratford, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Moffatt of Point Clarke, and Mrs. Bessie Paisley of Victoria B,C. Funeral services were held from the Ball Funeral Home on June 2, 1974 with Rev. John Oestreicher officiating, Inter- ment was in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Stewart Beattie, Willard Aiken, Allan Fraser, Jack Hesselwood, Jim McLaren and Herman Bauer. Flowerbearers were Jack McClinchey, Norman Crawford, Don Snell, Lorne Hitchings, Jack Ferguson and Ross Scott, ALEC ALVIN RILEY Alec Alvin Riley of Lon- desboro died in Clinton Public Hospital on May 30, 1974. He was 54. Mr. Riley was born in Hullett Township on October 27, 1919,.a son of the late Ben- jamin B. Riley, • and Selena. Glazier. Re, Jived att,R.P„;14gn- desboro for most: of' his, life.. On July 15, 1944, he married the former Ora Mae Grealis in Clinton. She survives him. Besides his wife, he is sur- vived by four sons, Wayne of Londesboro, Tom of London, Raymond of Clinton and Ed- ward, at home; two daaghters, Mrs. Robert (Linda) Storey of Holmesville and Mrs. Ken (Janette) Stoll of Seaforth; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ernest (Mary) Dale of Clinton, Mrs. Elmer (Ettie) Hugill of Clinton, and Mrs. Vern (Isabel) Porter of Lon- don; and five brothers, John and Ben of Londesboro, Percy of Goderich, Bob of Hamilton and Archie of Clinton. Funeral services were held from the Ball Funeral Home on June 1, 1974' with Rev. Stan McDonald officiating. Burial was in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Keith Hesselwood, Jim Howatt, John Jewitt, Bob Thompson, Gordon Radford, and Ervin Johnston. Flowerbearers were Carmen Riley, Gordon Riley, Don ' Hugill, and Lloyd Dale, JAMES W. CRUICKSHANK James William Cruickshank of RR 1, Londesboro passed away in Victoria Hospital in London on May 28, 1974, after a lengthy illness. He was 62. Mr. Cruickshank was born in Wingham on December 31, 1911, a son of the late George and Sarah Cruickshank. He was married in Bayfield to the late Emma Sturgeon. Following their marriage, the couple resided at Clinton, Holmesville and Londesboro. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John (Anita) Denomme of Hamilton, and Mrs. Robert (Berthena) McCool of RR 1, Londesboro; and four sisters, Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Butler of Clinton, Mrs. Wilfred (Ivey) Riehl of Winghern, Mrs. Dick (Sara) Stephenson of Wingham and Mrs, Carson (Margaret) Snowden of Wingharn, Funeral services were held from the Ball Funeral Home on May 31, 1974 with Rev. George Yournatoff officiating. Burial was in the Bayfield CemeterY.i. Pallbearers were Fred Weston, Roy Elliott, Frank Argyle, Robbie Denomme, Jim. mie Denomme and Roy green. Flowerbearers were Paul McCool, Eddie Florian and • Dick Stephenson. ETHEL HUCK Miss Ethel Huck died sud- denly May 9 in the Glenrose Hospital, Edmonton, where she was recovering from fractures suffered in a fall. Miss Huck was born in Huron County, in 1885. She moved west to the Hayter district in Alberta •where she made her home with her brother, Wibb Huck and father Robert Huck until the 1940's. Some years later she returned to Clinton, where she lived un- til returning to Edmonton two years ago. Since that time, she lived in the Meadowcroft Apar- tments. She is predeceased by sisters 'Beryl and Mable, and brothers Wibb and Arthur. She leaves to mourn her loss a •nephew, Frank Osborne, and two nieces, Mrs. Marion Albrecht and Mrs. Eunice Williams, of Sydney, Montana, and a niece, Mrs. Dorun Armstrong of Edmon- ton. The Girl Guide and Brownie mother and daughter banquet was held at the Clinton Legion Hall May 29 with 140 mothers, daughters, special guests and leaders present. An ample pot- luck supper was enjoyed by all. A very special thanks to the mothers for their tasty food and their generosity in a silver collection. . Rev. Youmatoff, Legion Padre, honoured them with grace after the raising of the flag by the Girl Guides and "0 Canada". Others at the head table were Ivan Hoggarth, Legion president; Nancy MacLennan, Division Com- missioner; Joyce Irwin, Camp Convents- for Beaver Division; Helen Davis, Cookie Convener; Martha Craig, Guide; Mrs. Dalgliesh who assisted the girls with badges and Dianne McKay Mistress of Ceremonies. Mr. Hunt took pictures for our banquet. Mary Hill thanked the mothers of the Guides and was replied to by Marion Stephen- son. Lynne Armstrong thanked the Brownie mothers and was replied to by Diane McNicol. Retiring leaders, Dianna Delve, Pat Cummings and Sharon Carter, were honoured by Cblleen Hill, Elizabetb Reid and Lorie Giirrie° respeCtfully. Nancy MacLennan was presen- ted with a gift by Donna Wood to thank her for all the help Huronview ladies plan new hours