Clinton News-Record, 1976-12-23, Page 22shot, 0 tt oIcI , ::gen`ue !an`
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the
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ever ee playground; and
there was his sister calling
frim linton, the land Of the
eternal snow.
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Well, on with news of some
Of the folk who were in town•
Mr, and Mrs. Charles
B i tltff and family erI`pir, nto
and Miss Elizabeth Bartliffof
Calgary were at the home -of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elliott Bartliff. Whitehead
Street.
+ + +
Holidaying with Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Craig, Maple Street
were Aileen's sister and'
huisband. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Heath of Dawson
Creek, B.C. and also the
Craig's eldest son Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Craig from
Winnipeg.
+ + +
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil. Elliott
were happy to welcome home
their daughter. Barbara and
husband. Mr. and Mrs. David
Brown of Kitchener.
+ + +
Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe Cooke
and family drove 400 miles
through stormy weather from
Ottawa to be home with the
former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Cooke, Joseph
Street.
ill u1� a ;
g...i`,ald
,.....
sent Christmas: Day itt
London ith, the ulh la it
and DoxinDay i Listowel at.
the Iliman family gatherings
"
e the
went ,six in all. �1M r he
'holiday' they also entertained....
Mr. and Mrs. Keen CroSsan,
Jennifer and " Katie of
tiderton.
Our assistant editor, Chris
Zdeb drove home to St.
Catharines to spend the
holiday with her family, Mr.
and Mrs. John Zdeb. Chris"
sister. Lucia, has returned to
Clinton and is spending a few
days' here before the New
Year.
+ + 4 --
Winter graduations are not
as common as those held in
rrobably New Year's
olitdo are,tin this
.... old hat
day and aper to eVie
r...
,
While
;rnnayi , t1Iof h, some old
n todowing e....
eiiPPito light which somehow or
w
other is most appropriate for
the writer of this column -
"Please' keep me : from
becoming too talkative, and
particularly keep me from
falling into the tiresome habit
of expressitg an opinion on
every subject."
To You All the very best for
1977 and to the Scots in
particular, who regard the
New Year as nothing short o°
sacred. Happy Hogmanay
and "Lang may your lum
reek."
farmer scryce tc
forme l' . Noa3 s+
Mr. h mpson:
anniversary clock.
COombs.WbOread l
elect Ervin Sillery.
Cleave
.._oopbs, r tirin,... after
.11
years
ncouncil a LanB an eorst
retiring.'a after six years were ea.c
-
presented ntedwith engraved
� desksets by
deputyreeve elect RobertBell.
The testimonial to retiring Tucker -
smith reeve, Elgin Thompson, which
was'reead by councillor Cleave Coombs,
who himself is retiring this year.
follows:
"We are gathered here tonight to pay
tribute to a man who has given freely of
his time and talents in service to his
fellow residents of Tuckerssmth. Elfin
has not restricted his work only to, the
Shu last l of barn
ld Tu+ ker m,it rr.
nine"' ear + the
cul lards ell,
s lid with an
r councillor Cleave
addiessand reeve-
Ontario Hydro has
established a new reference
centre to provide quick and
easy public access to Hydro
publications.
The centre, .located on the
mezzanine floor of Hydro.
Place, 700 University Avenue,
Toronto, features documents,
reports and submissions.
Brochures on various Hydro
subjects, written in a direct,
non-technical style, are
available as handout
material.
Hydro Chairman R. B.
Taylor says "information in
the centre will be of special
importance to the student and
academic community, as well
as to those individuals and
organizations with special
interests or concerns about
the various asp is of elec-
trical ene gy su Y."
A comfortable study area is
provided and a coin=operated
copying machine is available
to allow visitors to obtain
copies of material at a
modest charge.
Staff is available to assist
visitors.
"We recognize the.,fieed to
provide information to the
public and every effort is
being made to do so promptly
and efficiently," Mr. Taylor
says.
The telephone number of
the Reference Centre is (416)
592-3331. The facility, is ope,.t
Monday rola gh `'r1 y 'roti?
.
9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.trn•
" uncial Con
rate'
lr'aCo* his wit
reing at his slat
great benefit ft
ehlt. a ,o
.Also
ipust have fallen on r ee"s shoulder as
lel in" involve. t I ht"c a
��► r��u � if,ir�h.
kept him away from :ani! of his +duties
at home.
.Elgin wasnever O'ne to nieglect a call
from a concerned ratepayer. Over the
y
years, therehgve bee everal occasio
ns
when Elin has bee asked to inspect a
fence between t,. , nei hbn ll•s who had
tbeenseeingc eball toa eyeball.
O
n
these inspcc.en
WO. Elgin would quite
often take 0
of his
s fellow w
C,
ouncil o
rs
"Ont eocoaslonsfnding asolution
t
o
n
must... ave been quite difficult. I believe
thatit
was mell phrased by a son of one
of 1lgin s fellow council Members a
number of years ago when he had ac-
companied his father on one of these
field' trips. He expressed it quite can-
didly as only a ;child can, when he asked
his father "Daddy, which side of the
fence Should we be on?"
"Elgin was elected to serve his first
P term on Council commencing in 1957.
Lee and Arthur Varley served five years
under Reeve Ivan Forsyth from 195.7 to
scraps PA system the end of I961. Ivan retired in 1961 and
Elgin decided to seek the Reeve's chair
and was elected as Reeve to serve
continually from 1962 to the present. In
1962 the Council consisted of Victor `Lee,
Arthur Varley, Ervin Sillery and Alec
McGregor. Over the years there was a
gradual turn over -of council members,
with Ross Forrest replacing Art Varley
in 1965. Cleave Coombs replacing Vic
Lee in (966, -Bert B&anderhorst replacing
Ross Forrest in 1971, Vince Fowlie
replacing Atex McGregor in 1973, and
finally Bob Bell in 1975 filling the
vacancy following the resignation of
Vince Fowlie in 1974.
'tllgin has always directed his team
with a tight rein and kept a careful eye
out for expenditures, as evidenced by the
slow rise in the township mill rate. In
1961, the rate was only 9.0 mills, the
same as the public school area. By 1972,
A
Members of the Huron County Board
of Educattoon were offered an op-
portunity to try out a public address
system at their December meeting
recently.
The system featured a cordless
microphone, similar to the one now in
use by Huron County Council, but was
ifrototall 'portable and :capable of operating
it
or DC current sources.
n the whole Board members seemed
to ignore the unit, finding -it cumbersome
to pass the microphone abound the U-
shaped meeting table each time
someone wanted to speak.
After about 30 minutes the PA was
totally abandoned when it began,
broadcasting taxi calls in place of debate
on educational issues.
1f ` +con roversy tar '
of the Duron Conte ial
a►t rtrcul` a d. This impr rt nt
de el ment for oar area 'igen 1te
theattendance by Tuckursxnl,tlt.
uric pal representatives tive for 1140 ee
int ►e a►urt'Holt se in Opflerich.
f"his type of open conflict though, is
not typical of Eigm's olitical nature.
Elgin prefers to assume the more quiet
mediator mid attempts roll: of a me t o n w to
conciliate any potential�� difference of
opinion.
The nextmajor landmark in
Elgin's
in
s
reeve-shi -.l� : was the closing +ctsingf the o
Canadian dian F ort+ss Base where wea re
gathered here tonight, and its sub-
se . uentpand development b y '
purchasey
'�P
private interests into a thriving new
community within Tuckersmith.
"The establishment of Vanastra ,
within Tuckersmith and all of the related
services and facilities that have been
developed within this community has
been a real strain on the council of the
township. However, throughout the
development of Vanastra, Elgin has
many times shown his political skills at
working out solutions to what originally
may have appeared to be an in-
surmountable obstacle.
"We are all going to miss Elgin as
reeve, as he retires from this phase: of
his political career. However, I am sure
that he is going to still remain active -in
many organizations. At County Council,
in recent months, his fellow councillors
have been referring to Elgin as the
Senator in respect of his many long
years of service. However, at this level
of Government we cannot reward guch
good service with a Senate appointment
as can be done at the Federal level at
Ottawa.
"There are many many more good
things that could be said about Elgin.
However, in closing, I would like
everyone here to show their appreciation
to Elgin Thompson for his ac-
complishments, and to his good wife,
Grace, for her solid support - and at this
time.. the ewnship wogld like ,to present
Elgin with a memorable gift."
Business and Professional
Directory
1 think the current ban on
smoking'" in many places
tong overdue, boy why, isn't!
taw passed which prohibits the
sale of cigarettes to chldren3
Under Ontario's Minor's
Protection Act. it is an offence
to furnish "cigarettes. cigars
or tobacco in any form," to
children under 18 years of age.
A person doing so is liable to a
fine of between $2,00 and
850.00 upon conviction.
However it is NOT con-
sidered an offence if the child
presents the storekeeper with
a written note or order from
his (or her) parent or guar-
dian requesting the purchase
of "tobacco in any form."
Let's start of 1977
with a BANG! We hope
you all have a happy!
These are busy times. You
are probably very busy
baking. Consequently, you
dop't have time to plan daily
desserts. Plan them now.
eep a few cans of Canada
Choice canned fruits in the
cupboard and you can have a
fast and simple dessert
anytime. Buy cans of
peaches, pears, applesauce,
plums, and fut Cocktail. Set
one in the refrigerator every
morning. Presto, dessert is
ready.
When buying these cans,
you'll want them to be filled
with the fruits which were
picked from Ontario or-
chards. Just look for the
words Canada Choice
somewhere on the can.
iedependuut Skipper
10
United Cr -operative
of Ontario
Livestock Dept.
Toronto
Ship Your Livestock
with
Monday is Shipping
Day From Varna Stockyard
CALL BAYFIELD565-2636
By 7:30 a.m. Monday
For Prompt Service
No Charges on Pick-up
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Tuesday. Thursday, Friday
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Wednesday, Saturday
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With gratitude,
we greet you, our
customers and friends,
and wish you New Year's best.
BOX 1033 212 JAMES ST.
HELEN R. TENCH, I.A.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
TEL 442-9962
CLINTON ONTARIO
INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE
Phone : Office 402-9747
JOHN WISE
GENERAL INSURANCE —
GUARANTEED IN VESTMENTS
An advertisement was
published in a newspaper,
(NOT OURS) a few weeks
ago, advertising six foot sofas
for 538.50. We phoned the store
that ran the ad. and they said
that it was a misprint on the
part of the .newspaper. and
that it, (the ad.) should have
read $330.50.
Could we have made this
firm sell us the sofa for 531.50
if we had insisted?
!RYAN LAVIS INSURANCE
General and Life
Office: 10 King St.
412-9310
Residence: 306 High St.
402-7747
NO WAY! A valid contract
would not be formed unless
the merchant offered you the
sofa at $3830 with the intent to
forme a contract of sale.
Generally, is a retail
situation, the obligation to sell
at a certain price is only
arrived at in the store when
the sales slip or order is trade
out and signed by the
customer.
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Were
minding you all
for.** Now Year.
ure of Serving you.
h*ppi 11Mwsk
greets 1977 as Isle
dance Into S' record
year of happiness
and cheer.
Pleased to share tlu'
►1►• ort your friendship.
agtrierell ACCeentattts
Ma Mal* St, Excitor
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