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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1976-11-18, Page 2avec tbtr chiidr'en-,i"ohn JV. is his d+a tie University dfCalgary, vi .worked at ah. araiciit at . Rocky aunt n 'Houcse, Alberta. Richard,, an Ontario Scholar, is; now at ending eens University, Kingston, iaving,,completed high school in Picton, Cathy is attending Sheridan College at Oakville where she is studying Library Techniques. +++ Sunday, November 14 a surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. -Harold Howard, ' Vitliam Street, when the five remaining children and their spouses plus one sister, Miss Mary Muir, gathered to honour Ian B. Muir of Huronview on the occasion of his 87th bir- thday. +++ Mr. and Mrs. RussellByer of Clinton have returned following a fifteen day cruise of the Mediterranean. After flying to Spain they boarded the cruise liner . " Delphia Especially in- teresting was a visit to the Rock of Gibralta and the calls made at Naples and Rome. The Huron ic R:ebekaah Lodge held its regular meeting Monday, November € vent true '• edeeeratt aetfertea i. umber thine : u unit/ . fta et ed iao lf' ,s restaurant a rwarrds for cider and es. Notable exception- r !� e' i' Ne --Record ,,.... qtr► who were�l,ued -to the g. typewriters and. %oried. in .. cOPY up to their ears to tbiS week's paper. +++ In case our citizens may wonder where the numerous wreaths have gone that were Placed on the cenotaph on Remembrance Day, this is what happens. Rather, than have all the remembrances exposed to the elements - two at a timeare placed on the memorial - then as they become weather -worn they are replaced with other fresh ones. This gives the cenotaph a continual well -cared -4r r appearance } Methinks _ the following quote was in the column before a few years ago, - but at the risk of repeating myself I'll try again. The editor just brought in doughnut holes to 'eat in coffee break and the verse came back to mind: "Between optimism and pessimism the difference is droll - The optimist sees the doughnut and the pessimist sees the hole." Beaty .. ucers , ark eting Bozo d the 19 '6 l crop was good, in terms of quality with few splits, low moisture levels,' minimum picic and d total crop harvest for this year is about 1,850,000 0 cwt. bags as compared to the 1075 harvest of 1,783,789 cwt. hags. The average yield was 1,275 pounds per acre on 145,000 estimated acres. This yield compotes to the 'five year average yield of 1,354 pounds per acre. Ontario's current selling price is $19.20 export and $20.20 domestic per cwt. The Michigan crop is in at slightly More, than four million cwt. bags with an average ,3;teld of only $50 pounds per acre. Michigan's quality is alto reported as good, with slightly more split beans than Ontario. Current producer price in Michigan is $15.00 and has ranged from 1 $14.00 to $ 8.00 per cwt. Ontario producers have received a $6.00 payment representing a partial payment on the 1975 crop. This is necessary, the board explains, because of the Targe quantity of number four beans (over 215,000 cwt.) of which 108,000 cwt. have yet to be sold. In order to achieve the best return on the arsee� a1 a Say' it will' be .• ,.. � • necessary to sell them when the opportunity arises which Might involve . several months. Total decnan for bean g d.,� is ti in� consumption i. forecast at 5,833;,660 cwt. bags. Total supply in the United States and Ontario is 6,350,000 cwt. bags meaning more than 500,000 bags of beans must find their way into �her world markets in 1975tobaiancesuPPly and de »and. This will be difficult, the board says, since record crops of other similar white beans from Argentina and Chile are attempting to capture the markets. µp! Local P. c reed about a ., a in the number of "ts he blamed the gas- p operators and the el' owners "who will be g themselves right out 8 Poke on Clinton wan- ting to set a $15 ' fee on Tucker sni.Ith residents wanting to go to the Clinton arena for sports par- ticipation. He said. more Clinton residents were using the Vanastra swimming pool than Tuckersmith residents using the Clinton arena. "I don't know where it is going to end", Mr. Thompsoe said of the question on levying fees against dif f e'ent municipalities when their residents use the facilities in another municipality. When Ervin Siliery ad- dressed the audience he said he would run for reeve and commended Mr. Thompson for his performance as reeve. He said he attended a Clinton Fire Area board ,meeting before arriving at . the meeting when radio equip- ment for the Clinton fire vehicles was purchased. Cleave Coombs said he should have been stepping up but his work did not allow him atl1c' Boerd representative would be su to serve the to Tuckersmithand _ S and- ur icb and. He aBich has bee cl a recent reorgof the two counties. He. cotn- mended the council for the good roads in Tuckersmith where the school buses have no road problems and have bad no serious accidents in the township. He said enrolment was down in the past year. No great building projects are planned by his board, he stated and he said the press was keeping the ratepayers informed of the board's work. A former reeve, Ivan Forsyth spoke briefly and remarked on the many changes since he was reeve 15 years ago. None of the Huron County School Board representatives attended the meeting, as they were at a school . board meeting. Robin Gates said he would Liked to have seen them at the meeting as he had wanted to ask either Molly Kander or Robert Peck if they were xllt. a did not waifs give rnOney toward the S ' arena as they would be subsidizing adults versus levy ipg fees against municipalities using ' anastra recreational facilitii!es which hasa ratio of fad per cent adultsto 40 per cent children: restructured government..... When Reeve Thompson closed the meeting saying he had found it a terrific ex- peri+ ee being on council and had tried his best over the years to serve the ratepayers, he was given a standing ovation by his audience. Council served coffee, tea withMrs. tS and doughnuts Thompson and Mrs. Siliery doing the honors. Smile We don't mind youth having its fling - glut we do object to some of the things they're throwing_ +++ Boy patting kitten: "He must be talking to= somebody - I can hear the busy signal." *THE BEST `FOR THE MOST .Eur transportation to the polls CALL 402 996 2 Along with the change in owners, and name,. J. and J. Pharmacy Ltd. (for- merly Newcombe's Drug Store) has also taken On a new look. The owners, John and Judy Atilovic (J� and J) have changed the style of the store to suit their own personalities as can be seen as soon as one enters the door. Mr. and Mrs. Alilovic had another Pharmacy in Ger'aldton, Ontario, 170 chiles north east of Thunder Bay. Mrs. Alilovic is the Pharmacist at their present location.. -The storey offers 10 percent oftowalli-tttt- merchOdise but films, toilet paper and ..... tobaeco to all senior citizens. Sr. Citizens can obtain five percent off the last three items mentioned. The Alilovics look forward to serving the people of Minton and Iiope they can be of service. Mr. and Mrs. Alilovic have two children, Emil, l I , in grade six at Clinton Public School, and Nancy, five attending kindergarten at the same school. (continued from page 1 East and West Wawanosh Townships while Keith Montgomery will be representing Morris, Grey, Turnberry, Hullett, Howick Townships, Wingham, Brussels and Blyth. Gordon Crabb is challenging Vincent Young - for the chance to represent Goderich Township. Clinton and Goderich on the Separate School Board while Francis Hicknell and Ronald Murray will be battling to represent McKillop Township and Seaforth. Michael Connolly will be representing Tuckersmith and Stanley Townships, Hensall and Zurich, while Ted Geoffrey will be representing Hay Township and Bayfield. .1,11,1,...1,......1,1,1, The background: Two years ago the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, which represents 35,000 teachers, decided it was time someone did more than simply talk about changes in secondary education. The result: AT WHAT; COST, just published by the OSSTF Research Committee, is a 140 -page document that touches on almost all of the education issues under public discussion today — core curricula, work-study programs, student evaluation, community involvement, class size, teacher training. Already, one major recommendation — core curriculum — has been announced by the Ministry of Education. A Cartcridatee Forum- for oil nominees will be hest_ in the n Town HII MiC FIL: $ 2.49 BAG STYROFOAM 1/2"0/4‘"; I", 11/2" 2" WEATHERSTRIP FIBERGLAS BATTS trt-a ria 412 xi R . RIO 12c -S ethers priced accordingly What comes next? AT WHAT COST was a major homework assignment for the profession — but it cannot end with the report itself. This fall the profession is spon- soring a series of community forums in every corner of the province as part of a full discussion of the report's recommendations. you be involved? Ask whether your library has a copy yet of AT WHAT How can COST. If not, ask your local parent group to buy one. Or buy one yourself. Speak to teachers in your neighbouring secondary school about the recommendations. Public demand has almost exhausted the first printing, but copies are still available at $4.95. Copies of an eight -page abstract are available at 25 cents a copy — or 10 cents a copy in bulk orders of 100 or more. To; on SecondarySchool Teachers' herr' - r n 60.PAobile Drive, Toronto, Ontario MitA 2P3 1 haveenclosed a cheque or money order or for copies of AT WHAT COST. 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