Clinton News-Record, 1977-02-10, Page 2.Of
PAC•tirg 2-C.,.INTQN NEWS -RECORD, THURS
Town Talk
'by Peggy GIbb •
Aren't you glad? The
weather is out for a topic! -
This week anyway.
.However, thanks to your
writer's sins of omission, we
are still continuing with the
RCAF'ers who retired from
Clinton base and took up
residence in the community.
With many apologies for the
oversight we add - Don
Symons, who actually retired
twice, once after his service
as a Wireless Air Gunner and
again` after his Radar
Technicians course at Clinton
in 1946; Hal Hartley . also
retired in 1946 after in-
structing at the base and is
now with Gaiser-Kneale
Insurance; F -S Len Schroeter
now with The Bluewater
Centre, Goderich and
residing in Clinton; F -L
Barney Lewis, popular
Officers' Mess Manager who
closed the Mess and retired in
Clinton. Barney was well
known as one of the
organizers of the RCAF
Contingent -at the coronation
of Queen Elizabeth; and WOI
Al Barnett who retired in 1970
and resides at RR 2 Goderich.
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Mrs. G. Evans, King Street
and Mrs. G. White, Joseph
Street, returned from Hawaii
Sunday after a two week
holiday in the Pacific sun-
shine.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Homuth,.
Wellington Street, braved the
elements last Wednesday,
February 2 to attend the
annual Headmasters' Con-
ference held in the Royal
York Hotel, Toronto. While
the gentlemen °were in
session, a varied program
had been organized. for the
ladies. This included lunch at
the Teller's. Cage on Thur-
sday followed by attendance
at a Satirical Revue featuring
Shari Lewis of `Lambchop'
fame. In • the evening there
was the grand dinner and
ball. Friday luncheon- in
Royal York was graced by
the presence of her Honour,
Lieutenant Governor,
Pauline McGibbon.
Following the close of the
conference, Wynne and Bob
visited with their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Horton of Scarboro with
whom they attended the
hockey game at the Gardens
• Saturday night - then home
to Clinton on Sunday.
+ +
Just one postscript to the
storm - word came into the
office that Bob Smith of RR 3,
Clinton delivered 25 dozen
eggs by snowmobile caboose
to his neighbours - and not one
broken egg!
+ -f- +
Congratulations to Jane
Symons, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Symons, who
received word this week that
she had received honours in
her Grade 8 Music Exams
from the Toronto , Con-
servatory of Music. Her
teacher is Mrs. Louise
(Lovett) McGregor of
Clinton.
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A winner in the Wintario.
Mrs. Joe Atkinson won $1,000
AN, FEBRUARY 107
in the February 3 draw, and
husband, Joe, sold her the
winning ticket. He also sold a
$1,000 winning ticket some'
time ago to a coffee salesman
from London. Better buy your
tickets`from Joe!!
+++
The curlers have been on
the move of late.
To Quebec City to take part
in the Annual Quebec
International Bonspiel went
Joe Murphy a,nd Royce
Macaulay of Clinton, ' John
Longstaff and Dick Box of
Seaf6rth, Ron Caldwell of
London, Jack Hodgins,
Wingham, and John Greaser
of Scotland, Ontario. After
the week long tournament the
above rink representing the-
Seaforth Curling Club were
the recipients ` of the
Seagram's Grand Aggregate
Award in the Governor -
General's Competition.
Another rink, skipped by
Dick Dixon for a St. Marys
Team, competed at the
Ivanhoe In London and played
off against rinks from Lon-
don, Galt and Kitchener. A
win, here moved them into the
AllOntario Finals at
Ingersoll on February 4, 5 and
• 6 - unfortunately they lost out
to an Ottawa Rink - but did
well to advance' thus far.
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The Presbyterians have
had a busy two nights this
week. Monday, a well at-
tended Pot Luck supper for
the congregation was
followed by the annual
meeting.
Tuesday evening the
Madeleine Lane Auxiliary
met at the home of Mrs.
Frank Mutch,, Joseph Street.
Following the regular
business meeting all enjoyed
movies of Elva and Frank's
trip to the British 'Isles. last
fall. Many views pointed out
the extent of the prolonged
drought which showed in the
badly browned lawns,
especially in Hyde Park,
London. However, it was still
`England forever' for
Sassenachs-€rem the Old Sod.
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The Huronic Rebekah
Lodge No. 306 held its regular
meeting February 7, with -
Sister Jean Henderson.
presiding and a good at-
tendance.
The United ^ Nations
Pilgrimage for Youth
Speaking Contest will be held
in the CHSS auditorium on
February 25.
An invitation was accepted
to attend Brussels Lodge on
March '29, 1877, when the
Assembly Warden, Sister
Spicer, will be making her
annual visit. The group was
'also informed that Sister
Mary Fisher D.D.P. will
make her official visit to-
Clinton Lodge Hall April 18.
Donations wgiven to the
educational program in the
;March of Dimes.
!I, Sister Jean Henderson N.G.
donated a handcrafted
afghan and tickets will ,be
sold with the draw to be made
on April 18.
Lunch was "served by the
February group. •
ANNOUNCEMENT
JERVIS ALUMINUM
As of January 17th, I have sold my business to
Mr. Joe Van Dyke.
1 wish to thank my many customers for their
patronage during the time 1 was In business.
On behalf of the new owner, I solicit o con-
tinuation of that same support.
Russell Jervis'
(IMA)
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t Home improvements
• Any worthwhile purpose
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273 or 145.8418
Digging out driveways has become an endless task for
everyone, as snow continues to fall, ten feet so far. Here
' Keith Bottema of Orange Street in Clinton works on his
driveway. (News -Record photo)
S. N
Former Clinton native gains
n,ationcil acclaim with 10c coffee
• In I J4i ° Eileen Sutter left
Clinton, and her job at the
` Clinton Post Office to marry
Robbie Robbins. Thirty years
later • the couple are living
proof that the 10 -cent cup of
coffee is not dead, but is alive
and well and doing terrific
business in Kilworthy, six
miles south of Gravenhurst.
The Robbins ' 10 -cent brew
gained national recognition
recently, eon CBL, Toronto's
early morning radio show.
Since the broadcast, Mrs.
,„Robbins has received letters
from as far away as Winnipeg
and. Dartmouth,. N.S. from
people who know her and
heard the radio show. .
17,n the day of the 30 -cent cup
of coffee, how can the Rob-
bins' afford to offer a cup' for
the price of one thin dime? ,
Excluding the cost of labor
and electricity, Mr. Robbins
says a coffee only costs eight
cents. Adding other costs, it
would still leave the cost at no
more than a dime.
Mr. Robbins said he is not
interested in making a killing
from his customers, settling
instead, on making the
Separate bd. education week
By Wilma Oke
Education Week scheduled
to be held from April 17-23,
will be marked by various
activities - in the separate
schools under the jurisdiction
of the Huron -Perth County
Roman , Catholic Separate
School. Board, it was learned
at a meeting of the board in
Dublin Monday night.
Superintendent of program,
William Eckert, reported the
theme of Education Week this
year will be growing with
dignity. He said a teacher
representative from each
school will be named by the
principal and this committee
of county representatives will
meet Wednesday ,to discuss
various activities. Each
representative will return to
his or her school to plan with
the principal and other
teachers what that school will
do during the week.
When a decision is "made
the plans will be submitted
back to the county committee
which will co-ordinate the
activities and publish a
booklet outlining the whole
program. This list of ac-
tivities will be available to the
parents.
Trustee Arthur Haid of RR
4, Listowel, will represent the
board on • . the county
Education Week committee.
A request from John
McCarroll for permission to
visit the separate schools in
Stratford to present the
Young Olympian program
was held over until the next
meeting of the board on
February 14 in order to
secure more information.
Vincent Young, Goderich
trustee, chairman of the
transportation committee,
recommended that James
Spence Read be appointed
school bus driver of the
board -owned vehicle at Holy
Name of Mary School at St.
Marys, subject to his suc-
cessful . completion of his
driver's examination and
obtaining his school bus
driver's licence. He will
succeed Walter Kilgallin,
custodian- at the school who
has been driving on a tem-
porary basis in addition to his
custodial duties. _
When it was stated Mr.
Read would be taking the
three trips a day - morning,
noon and after school - this
raised some questions among
trustees who seemed to have
forgotten that noon -hour
busing was done in the
system. It is also done at
Goderich.
Trustee Michael Connolly
of Kippen said he thought "we
should take a harder look into
noon hour busing". He did not
think it was. right for it to be
done in some areas only.
Mr. Young said it was do e
for these children as they
were more than a mile from
school. "Because,of distance
they had to be .bused,
otherwise they might have
gone to the nearby public
school."
Mr. Young said this was
looked into constructively
last year, but if there was
anyone over a mile from the
school they - should come
forward if they wished to be
considered for noon -hour
busing, he said. However, Mr.
Young said where noon -hour
busing is done he did not think
"it worthy of changing for the
few dollars we would save".
John Vintar, Director of
Education, reported the 1977
fee for the Ontario Separate
School Trustees' Council was
increased by 8.5 percent or
about $300 for a charge of
property more valuable by
building Ip the bUsiness.
Most people, he s'ays, will
usually buy a sandwich or'
piece of pie in addition to the
cup of coffee anyway.
The . Pine Valley
Restaurant, home of the 10 -
cent coffee, has been under
the Robbins' management for
the last three years, and the
couple has built up quite a
clientele.
Professionals in the same
'busines•s, cottagers,
truckers,' locals, and :even
people who drive the distance
from Toronto to Huntsville
just to spend an afternoon and
a meal at Pine Valley, are
common patrons.
The good service, the
pleasant atmosphere,. the
tasty food and even the
reasonable prices, bring the
customers back for more.
Little did Eileen know when
she 'left parents John and
Gertrude Sutter, that she
would gain national acclaim
for her brewing talents of the
10 -cent coffee. Eileen's
father, a former deputy reeve
of Clinton and part owner of
the old Sutter and Purdue
Hardware Store, presently
resides with his wife in
Maitland Manor Nursing_
Horne, Goderich,
$4,447.00. He said the board
was invited to submit articles
if desired.
Chairman Mickey Vere
said the conference of the
Stratford Leisure Advisory
Council will be held February'
17 at 7:30 p.m. in Stratford
and invited any trustees to
attend if they wished.
The board supported a
resolution from the Niagara
South Board of Education
that with the sale of surplus
buildings and properties
there would not be any grant
deductions.
The board supported the
Hastings -Prince Edward
County Separate School
Board resolution on. the
concern about pornography.
Mr. Vinter was asked to
contact the -Dean of Huron -
Perth Deanery to ask if there
was any unified effort against
pornography being planned in
the area.
Michael Connolly, ex-
pressing concern about snow ,
loads on school roofs and
safety of roofs, was told that a
check was made by Kyles,
Kyles & Garratt of Stratford
last fall and a report made to
the Ministry that all schools
in the system in Huron and
Perth met safety regulations.
All principals will be asked to
check roofs for snow
problems.
DRINKING & DRIVING
DON'T MIX
Safe driving is a family affair.
.
ANNOUNCEMENT
and thank you
We wish to advise the people of Clinton and
District that we have sold our business known
as
"MARTIN'S
DEPARTMENT STORE"
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Burgess of Clin-
ton. We would like to take this opportunity to
thank our many loyal customers for your
patronage over the past 31 years, and wish the
new owners success and your continued
patronage.
Jean & Web Martin
BURGESS
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