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Nineteen hardy members
raved the 'drifting snow to
'Attend the annual meeting of
the Clinton liortionitOral
.Society which was held at S.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church.
President Mrs. Ron
c. Ann opened the meeting•
with a reading concerning the
Royal Canadian Legion's 50th
• anniversary. The Legion,
with the motto for its, golden
anniversary. °Old, torch, new
• ante" has donated 1,000
golden tulips bulbs to the
society. These have been
'anted •in Clinton and
Bayfield.
The society's activities
during 1975 included a plant
uctiOrt, the rose show, the
annual flower show, bus trips,
picnic at Stewart Mid-
dletott's farm and planting
and Oaring for many flower
beds throughout the town and
at the -cemetery.
• •Special events for Clinton's
100th birthday included a
Centennial Tulip Tea, the
Centennial Fair booth and the
Society's Centennial project,
the planting of trees and
shrubs at the radar seanner.
The hard working team for
this 119t, project consisted of
Mrs„ Don Pullen, Mrs. Jane
Groves, Mr. Charlie Cook and
r. Charlie Nelson, who also
laid the patio stone wall at the
project. Members the flower
.bed committee prepared and
planted the IODE Centennial
Rose Bed at the hospital.
The society'S expenditures
for those improvements in
1975 totalled over $1,028.
In addition to the town
flower pots and flower beds
at the hospital, former nurses
resitience, library, Dunlop
Strer triangle, cemetery.
senior- citizens' home on
esStreet and at the radar
ner, additional beds were
Led at the postioffice and
e new senior citizens
ham
Al ays present and
Working at these projects
were, Mrs. Ron McCann and
Mrs. Reg Cudmore.
Meinbership in 1975 was
• 400, an increase of 53 over
1974. Two thousand Elizabeth
Arden tulip bulbs were
distributed as premiums.
Miss Margaret Sloman's
report on the Clinton unor
• Gardeners told of a very busy
Year, planting and caring for
thelr own gardens, winning
third Pri4c in the yearbook
competition at the Barrie
convention t entering 'winning
floats in the Spring Fair
Parade and the Centennial
Parade, visiting the Seaforth
Fair, and,planting a new tulip
bed at the new Ausable
Conservation Park.
Early in 1976, activities
include a bus trip hi March to
the Garden Show in Toronto
(Watch the. Coming Events
column), the district right
annual meeting on April 17 at
Seaforth, and the ViSit. 'of
George Biais of CFPL radio
and TV to the April 14 .
meeting at the Anglican
Church Hall.
Mrs. McCann called on
Miss Dorothy Marquis to
present the proposed 1976
slate of officers. Mrs. F.
Fingland, honorary
- president, officiated at the
election of the new executive.
The new president, Mrs.
Milford Durst, took the chair
and announced that the first
executive meeting would take
place the •following . Wed-
nesday.
Mrs. McCann showed a
delightful series of slides,
Horticultural Highlights of
1975. They revisited,bus trips,
the picnic, the flower shows
and lodat gardens before once
again braving the January
wind and snow.
Thedoor prize, donated by
Mrs. McCann, was won .by
Mrs. R. Allan.
Mrs. Fingland praised Mrs.
McCann for her hard work
and devotion to the society.
Executive for the Clinton
Horticultural Society for 1976
are: honorary president,
Mrs. F. Fingland; past
president, Mrs. Ron'McCann;
president. Mrs. Milford
Durst; first Vice-president,
Mr. James Fitzgerald;
second vice president Mrs.
Francis Powell; recording
secretary, Mrs. Robert
Allan; press secretary. Mrs.
Bruce Williscraft; treasurer,
Miss Kathleen Elliott;
assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Doug Ball; flower show
treasurer, Mrs. Neville
-Forbes and librarian, ,Mrs.
Fred Sloman.
Directors for two years
are: Mrs. John Nediger; Mrs.
Chas. Nelson; Mrs. Reg
Cudmore; " Mr. Stewart
Middleton; and Mrs. Al
Barnett.
Directors for one year are:
Mrs. Clifford Epps; Mrs.
Frank Fingland; Miss
Dorothy Marquis; Mr .
Charles Cook and Mr. Charles
Nelson.
Associate Directors are:
Mrs. Harry Ball; Miss
Margaret Sloman; Mrs.
Clayton Groves; Mrs. Greg
Brandon; Mrs. Gordon
• Duern; Mrs. Don Pullen;
Mrs. Harold Johnston; Mrs.
Ken Caldwell; Mr. Ted
Davies; Mrs. Joyce Peckitt
and Mr. Douwe Bruinsma.
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Ten year old Janet Tench of Clinton displays her English
Tudor doll house given to her for Christmas from her
grandmother. Janet's grandmother had the house since
1939. Janet will take interested people on a tour of her house
for 25'eents.-The proceeds are going tothethildren's War
Memorial Hospital Ir. London. So far, Janet has made over
s3. (News -Record photo) .
R. Gordon Bennett, deputy
minister of agriculture and
food, has announced the
retirement of LeRoy Brown.
who served for over 27 years
a$ Agricultural Represen-
tative in Victoria-Haliburton.
and the. appointment of Carm
Hamilton to succeed him.
Mr. Brown first joined the
agricultural representative
service in 1942 in Middlesex
County. Shortly after, he
enlisted in the Royal --
Canadian Air Force, where
he served with distinction
until 1945, he served as
•assistant ag. rep. in Ontario
County, ag. rep. in Huron
County, and in 1948 was ap-
pointed ag. rep. in Victoria-
Haliburton.
Mr. Bennett, in paying
tribute to Mr. Brewn-for over
33 years of service, stated:
"He has with consistent
Seaforth area man named
• to Ontario Crain Council,
James Cunningham of
Seaforth has, been reap-
pointed • a member of the
Ontario Grain Corn Council
by Agriculture and Food
minister, William Newman.
The appointment by order
in council is for a period of
one year, effective im-
mediately.
The council's objective is to
loyalty and dedication served
rural people and their
communities most faithfully.
With Mr. Brown's leadership
and advice, rural people have
made many profitable
changes on their farms, and
their farm and community
organizations have kept
active and strong. We -are
losing one of our most
practical and accompliihed
Agricultural Representatives
when he begins his—well
earned • retirement on
January 1."
study. advise and make
recommendations on all
matters,,. relating to the
production 'and marketing of
Ontario corn.
• The 1975 Ontario corn crop
is estimated at more than 125
million bushels. About 30
_million bushels of corn are
expected to be shipped out of
Ontario this year.
Wheat producers in Huron
County.will be electing a new
county wheat. committee for
the coming year, on F ,bruary
24,' 1976 in the Ontario
ministry of agriculture and
food board room in Clinton, at
I :30 p.m.
The meeting has been
called in accordance with the
Ontario Wheat Producers'
marketing plan, as part of the
provincial wide meetings to
be held this month and next.
The board director for
Huron county last year was
Robert Henry. Committee
members were John Beane
and R.T. Bolton.
This annual meeting has
also _been called to receive
reports and to conduct such
other business as may
properly come before the
annual meeting.
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