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program was with ° 411te Lord's Prayer". provided by Mrs. Sharon Boersrrta.
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two charts.` The 'Train Makers from • Reformed . Church served ',coffee and
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By CbrisZ.dsb
The first hilt of Clinton's Centennial
etek activities' may.bave lett you plumb
' out, but don't start taRkitng• your
off and putting your feet up yet
because the best part of' the town's bir-
rty is yet to come!
lively pace of Centennial continues
ening at the Clinton Community
ndstand when the senior citizens
it 'musical Evening." Muter
Albert Furtney of London.
to the melodic talents of
who plays a tune on a
.C. Moffatt of Guelph,
ns of the Stratford
s Rythrn Band.
zee marking
unveiled an
at 2 p.m.
Ontario
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of bells) Mrs.
the estival City Seni01or Ci
Tomorrow, an histories
founding fit the town wil
lawn of Wesiey-Willis Ch
Ile plaque, which is erected by
Heritage Foundadon, will be unv
JimJimit Gibbiays of Stratford, AL
of -Jonas Glbbiags one of the
to • , toClitnlon.
Then in the evbning, beginning at 9:30
you clan catch .the ball inside the Arena - the
"Down Memory Lane" Costume Ball that
is. Dress up in the costume of your
favourite era and come out for ballroom
dancing to the Chris Blade Orchestra.
Tickets are S5 per person but you'd better
hurry because they're going°tast.
If ballroom dancing isn't "your thing," a
teenage dance begins in the Central Huron
Secondary School auditorium at 9 p.m.
Now hold on because here comes the
calendar of Saturday's events.
From 9-12 Saturday morning, it's Back to
School as fornher students assemble by
decades (years they attended classes) at
Central Huron Seponeary School for coffee
and donuts, but mostly to find out what
hafipenedgood old Larry who always
wed to bring his pet frog kith's: and scare
the teacher and to little Mary who always
made you giggle during math class.
At 1 p.m. find yourself a nice com-
fortabie spot along Clinton's main streets
end watch the parade pass by. Rumours
say the procession, which will be led by"
Canada's own pied piper, Bobby Gimby .
and 50 singing school children, will last a!
almost, three hours and will include a
number of top marching bands. An added.;.
touch of .elegance to the parade will be the -.
presence of 11 -year-old Normande Jacques.
from Blind River, Ontario, the reigning •
Miss Dominion of Canada.
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The parade begins at Percival Street,
moves south on East Street to Victoria,
north on Victoria Street through the town's ,'
business section to Princess Street. Here
the „procession winds its way west on
Princess to Shipley Street where it will
proceed north to John. Turning east oaeto
John it will move through to Whitehead
Street, turn south on Beech continue on tri
Mill to end at the Community ?ark grounds
which will then host a bead tattoo com-
posed eft the bands which participated in
the parade.,
The real birthday party, complete with a
beef barbecue and birthday cake. takes .
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Ceitenial official! open
The Clint~= Centennial Celebratibns were officially opened last
Saturday afternoon when two farmer Curter mayors cut a
ribbon during ceremonies; marking the return of fernier men
and wawa who were stationed at flee Base. Li* t• right are
Senior Queen Connie Coieierydt, termer mayors Bert Stanley
A tiast to the pa:
Ministries of the last M years clime flooding back last Friday as
these former Air Force men renewed old acquaintances. Left to
right are Norm Shears of Vancouver, a 1941 graduate of the
Radar School; Jack Fitzallen, of Toronto, a former instructor
it Force re
By Chris ?deb
About 500 former Air Force. personnel
"touched down"- m Clinton last weekend
for an R.C.A.F. Station Clinton Reunion. It
was an Air Force Weekend and for a few
brief days the town recaptured the
nostalgia of the decades when Clinton and
the Air Force Base had been synonymous
one with another.
Early arrivals took part in T.G.I.F.
(Thank God It's Friday), with the ladies
meeting in the Clinton Arena for air ine and•
cheese party, fashion show and buffet; and
the men gathering at the Clinton Legion
Hall.
They came from far and wide: as far
west as Vancouver. as far east as Moncton.
New Brunswick and as far south as
Dayton, Ohio. For late arrivals, the
festivities began with the Air Force Parade
onSaturday.
With flags blowing in the breeze and
military . cadets marching in timed
precision. the procession made its, way
through the heart of the town to end for
official opening ceremonies at the Library
By Jim.Fitzgerald
Whew. Clinton's Centennial Celebrations
have certainly been well accepted by most
people -arid the News -Record staff his been
run off its feet trying to record all the
various events. We'll be out again this
weekend. along with 5.000 others, and by
the time itk all over next Monday. most of •
*.tis ' will .need a couple of weeks off to
recuperate,
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Rumour is spreading around tbwn that
there will, be a shirttail parade down the
main street of Clinton on Sunday at mid-
night. but we've been unable -to confirm it.
Psst*...anybody got a shirt to loan me?
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. A pout the only bad news we've heard
about -Centennial is some vandals who have
stolen a total of 14 flags in town in the last
Neck or so. It takes all kinds. they say.
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There are still some News -Record
. Centennial editions left in town and most
retail outlets will have them on sale this
weekend as well as this regular edition: We
can also mail one out for you to just about
anywhere in the world.
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Several names of Centennial committee
Members were .left out of the otherwise
'4,y excellent History book.Stickers with
those names on can be obtained at the
Centennial Store. The committee deeply
re` grets such omissions. but some
Mistakes are bound to happen when a
publication of the magnitude 'is un-
dertaken.
•
Several persons have commented to this
agent on the applause parade watchers
have ,.given the marchers. An excellent
Jim.Hayter. a 47 year old Goderich auto
dealer, was elected the Progressive
Conservative candidate for the new riding
of Huron -Middlesex at the nomination
meeting held in Exeter Monday night. .
Hayter defeated two other nominees in
the two ballots: Ivan Hearn of Lucan and
Bill Amos of Parkhill. Hearn was
eliminated from the first ballot witb only 65
"votes while Hayter held a slim 291-246 edge
over Amos. Hearn's votes were almost
evenly split in the second ballot with
Hayter receiving 317 and Amos 277. Hayter
was nominated by Jim Donnelly of
Goderich. -
More than 600 voting party members
turned out to elect a candidate to run in the
next provincial election. The riding.
previously predominantly Conservative.
was won by Liberal Jack Riddel in a
by-election after the resignation of Charles
MacNaughton. The conservative candidate
in that by-election was Don Southcott.
Hayter. former president of the Mid-
western Development Council and Warden
of Huron County told the party supporters
that he plans to run a down to earth
campaign with no mudslinging.
silt is important that we believe in the
policies of the Conservatives." Mr. Hayter
said. "arid now we must go out and work."
in his pre -ballot address. Mr. Hayter
lauded the efforts .and accomplishments
former Treasury Economics ,and
intergovernmental Affairs Minister
Charles MacNaughton and retiring
Minister of Agriculture William Stewart.
who served the old riding of Middlesex -
North.
Mr. Hayter explained that the small
--businesses in the riding"were a vital part of
the rural community and that the pressure
on the small businessman must, be
relieved.
•'It may require provincial assistlance, '
Mr, Hayter said, "but we,must develop our
existing industries and stimulate growth in
the area."
But Mr. Hayter said he also recognized
the needs '(f the predominantly
agricultural community and suggested
..that farmers shouldget a return on their
investments, perhaps through a
stabilization program. to reduce the risks
invulVand protect both the farmer and
the consumer:
'The solution is not to destroy free en-
terprise but to encourage the,'young people
to farm" he said. "What worked yesterday
will not work today."
The nevi riding of Huron -Middlesex
encompasses the southern part of Huron
County. which was formerly under the
jurisdiction of the Huron riding. and the
Northwest corner of the lounty 01 .•tid-
dtnex which was previously under the
jurisdiction of' the riding of Middlesex
North. •
Huron -Middlesex MPP. Jack Riddell.
who won in a by-election in 1973 after the
resignation of Charles MacNuughton was
chosen by acclamation as the Liberal
Candidate at a meeting last month.
Paul Carroll. 30, of Goderich, was chosen
as the New Democratic Party candidate
over Phy Walker of Grand Bend Mr.
Carroll is the vice-principal of Seaforth
Public School.
Park.
Former Clinton mayors Bert Stanley and
Ken Waters " addressed the assembled
crowds, but it was the remarks of Air
Commodore Keith Greenaway. the last
commanding officer of the Air Forces
Base, and Rev. George Youmatoff, the last
Protestant Padre, that brought back the
old memories and the old feelings for the
Air Force personnel.
With the pomp and ceremony over. old
friendships and acquaintances,, wire
wee Myer-ar11WInturtrial` rec.-611;6h at the
Clinton Legion Hall.
A few of the people attended attired in
their Air Force Blues. but for most the
uniforms had shrunk.
And then all too quickly. it was Saturday
night. the Radar Ball, and the end of: the
Air Force Weekend. Almost 800 people
squeezed into the Arena to dance to the
musical strains of the Chris Black
Orchestra, the largest gathering of le
to assemble in the building in recent
memory. •
Hy Sunday. a few Air Force personnel
could still be seen in the town, but the
majority had returned home. The 'Air
Force flags above the commercial
businesses on the main street hang in silent
remembrance of Air Force Weekend but it
came' 10 pass 50 quickly that it was almost
if it had never taken place at all.
On the whole the Air Force reunion was a
festive occasion but it also saddened the
hearts of many of the returning personnel
who managed to slip out to the old Base,
now a commercial -industrial centre known
as Vanastra.
•'A lot of people said to me that it (the
Base) wasn't like it used to be." Air
Commodore Greenaway said. "but it's two
different situations — you just can't
compare the two."
"When the Base was operating three
schools • (food services. instructional
technique, and radar and com-
munications). there was a common in-
terest served' Now the area serves Many
different interests — it is no longer an Air
Force Base."
Air Commodore Greenaway said the
Base had served its purpose and that it was'
now undergoing "very trying times." He
pointed out that it was still in the process of
re-establishing itself in its new non-
military role but that the former Base
would soon become settled.. =•
As to the parade grounds being
overgrown with grass: "The parade
ground just. isn't a part of the Base
anymore," Air Commodore Greenaway
said, "The parade ground belongs to- its
past history."
The 59-year-oldformer commanding
officer, who now lives in Ottawa with his
wife Hazel, has not seen the Bain sine he
(continued on page 12)
'A meeting of the Conestoga College
Board of Governors at the former public
school in Vanastra last Monday night still
leaves the fate of the Clinton Campus
location undecided.
A report is to be made to the Board at
their September meeting at which time a
decision will he reached as to where the
campus will be relocated as fl measure of
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•.ItttlT , ♦.� • •1 1...1111110.611. vsisni.iied total
1975-76 operating deficit of $939.000.
For the present, the Board has begun to
'snip away the extra expenses by
requesting that all student. enrolled at the
College's seven camptIes, including
Clinton. refrain from eating. drinking and
smoking in class to make less work for the
cleaning staff and. therefore lower
janitorial upkeep coisis.
Fire last Monday night 'destroyed a
Hullett Township landmark on the farm of
Pict Reinsma on Highway 4. about a mile
north of Clinton.
A three storey barn. which is believed to -
be 'about 150 -years -old, was completely
levelled -by -hy the blaze that , caused an
estimated s50.000 damage.
A faulty propane brooder is believed to
have started the fire. which was
discovered be; Mr. Reihsma's son.
Lawrence. 18, who was in the barn at the
time. but escaped unharmed.
The Clinton area fire department was
. aided by a, northeast wind that kept flames.
from 1 nearby house and they hosed it
down to prevent any spread of flame
The barn is on the former Colonel Hoare
farm, and by the time the Clinton firemen
arrived at 9:45 p.rit. there was little hope
of saving the historical structure -
141r. Reinsma Was to get • .000 new chicks
Lint 'nth day, ,hitt had ,to cancel the order.
The kxss'is, partially livered by insurOnce
and ?tr. Reinsma said lir hopes to rebuild
the barn
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Fire Maieliiy.eveiuleii cinopietely destroyeda 119yeear-alai Maw as the farm of Piet
It claims Highway 4. one mile 16(41,4 airiest. The lire, which mem: about
Assts damage. was believed to have. Marled ht a peoples 'clakk breeder. Mr.
ktinsma was to get 7,000 chicks at Tuesday. his are Was hollered. (1Vews-RIt.I'd
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