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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-02-10, Page 8-PAGE 8,--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THUR..DAY, FEBRUARY ID, 1977 Through the other weeklies The only Canadian entry in the Fourth Annual Lake Cadillac, Mich. Bathtub Race© returnO, to Listowel vic- toriou °.reports the Listowel Banner. The„'oung People's Society of Listowel's • Christian Reformed Church took top honours .in the race of 43 entrants,'. as well as the award 'for the best decorated tub. The race consists of a series of- relay heats' in which, 16 . members took turns; three pushing and one rider at a time, over the mile -long Course. The crew had a few puzzled looks in crossing the border for the race but had .no trouble. However, one custom's official took down three pages of information describing • the tub and its purpose. The Listowel group will go back for next year's race and are even considering hosting their own race in Canada. St. ' Marys i§ the latest community to experience labour layoffs due to the snowstorm weather. A story in the St. Marys Journal - Argus says 70 hourly -paid employees at the St. Marys Cement Company have been laid off because of snowstorms that have af- fected sales. The 70 men who represent half otthe plant's hourly -paid employees, could be off work for several weeks. Packs of stray dogs have left Seaforth residents afraid to walk on town streets. Last week's Seaforth Expositor relates a story of a woman who was followed by a pack of four dogs as she walked uptown. Police picked up three of the dogs and the owner picked up the fourth. A pack of six dogs running loose near Seaforth Public School was destroyed by Police about two weeks ago, with another five •shot near the Seaforth dump before Christmas. Dashwood's Lutheran Church was the scene for one - of•the strangest weddings the area hs ever seen. According to the Exeter Times - Advocate, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Dougall were married in matching outfits - jeans, after storm weather complicated the wedding ceremony: Judy Miller of RR 1, Dash- wood was transported by van, truck Nand snowmobile to reach the church. The couple managed to th- wart the weather's efforts to put a damper cm the festivities and are off cruising on the Caribbean on their honeymoon. Lucknow District Co-op, which realized a gross of $2 million last year, could -rail;e, its profits to $31/2 million} with: in five years following 'a proposed expansion 'of facilities. 'Expansion plans could take in the handling of lumber, 'a gas bar, garden centre, appliances, and heavy hardware, says the Lucknow Sentinel. A Lucknow woman who briefly became a human torch, escaped the incident with- singed hair and minor" burns to her legs. According to another story in the Sen- tinel, Margaret Montgomery was serving gas at the pumps..of her father's garage when some of the fuel splashed back on her clothing.. She wiped the clothing with snow and went back into the garage. The gas fumes from the spill still remained and her clothing burst into flames when she lit a cigarette. Rolling on the garage floor failed to put out the flames, but a similar exercise in the snow outside extinguished the flames and left Margaret without serious injury. While close to 900 people have registered for unem- ployment in the Exeter area, residents in and around Goderich will see 35 new jobs created at Dearborn Steel Tubing Inc.. The Goderich Signal -Star reports. The company has let $200,000 of construction contracts necessitating a building extension and employee expansion. Dearborn Steel was founded in Goderich in 1958 and produces tail pipe assemblies • for Chrysler, Canadian Tire • Corporation, General Motors, British Leyland Motors and Inter- national AP parts. Kincardine's planning board will approach town council. in an unprecedented moveto request pay for board members, according to last week's Kincardine News. The Committee of Adjustment is the only town body which is presently paid for its meetings and board member expenses. The members of the planning board are seeking payment for travel expenses when attending to town business outside of ,the—town; some Compensation . if the 'board member misses a day at Middleton by Blanche Deeves Morning prayer at St. James Church,Middleton was cancelled Sunday due to the weather. • The ACW of St, James Church,Middleton will be held at Delores Dutot's _ at 8, p. m. Thursday, weather per- mitting. Bring in pennies. ladies. Sorry, to report Sarah Storey isa patient in Clinton Hospital and we do wish her well. Pleased to report that Dick and Helen Steenstra are proud parents of a baby girl in London St. • Joseph's Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Martin Steenstra. By requests of manyh residents of Goderich work; attendance at OMB hearings. The board has suggested that members receive as much asp'' town councillors when attending . • OMB hearings. Workmen renovating the Belgrave Cocpniuriity Centre Arena almost did themsleves out df . work when a spark frond a welding torch set the arena roof rafters on fire. The blaze, which burnt a 'three-_ foot hole in the structure's roof, was estimated to have caused $500 damage, says a story in the Wingham Advance -Times.- . Elsewhere in the A -T, the Wingham's Businessmen's Association is attempting a comeback: A five -man board of directors and a secretary and treasurer, have been elected to reorganize the association, replacing the former position of president, to lead the membership. Township, they think the snow plow operators, men on the tractors with their • blowers, bull .dozers and snowmobiles, should be thanked for their work and long, long, hours spent trying to keep roads open during the storm to get milk trucks, fuel trucks, feed and food for the residents. Congratulations to Margaret Steenstra, who has received her diploma in Mental Retardation Coun- cillors and has accepted a position at the Woodstock Hospital for the retarded. The storm seems to take its toll on a lot of things. Last week the roof on the shed at the Holthuysens fell in, damaging the two cars inside. 1876 1976 McKILLOP ._MUT.U.AL. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE: 10 MAIN ST., SEAFORTH`, ONT Mrs. Margaret Sharp, Sec. Treas., Ph. 527-0400. FULL COVERAGE Form and Urban Properties Fire, Windstorm, Liability, Theft Various Floater Coverages Homeowner's, Tenant's Package,Composite Dwelling Directors and Adjusters Robt.Archibald,R.R.4, Seaforth Ken Carnochan, R.R.4, Seaforth Lavern Godkin, R.R.01, Walton Ross Leonhirdt, R.R.1, Bornholm John MoEwing, R.R.1, Blyth Stanley Mctiwilln, R.R.2, Goderich • Donald McKerchey, R.R.1, Dublin Wm. Pepper, Brucefkhl -J.N.'trbwartba,Boi 661, Clinton ,AGENTS James Keys, R.R.1, Seaforth Wm. Lelper, R.R.1, Londcsboro Sim* J. Mrn' sy, R:R.$, Seaforth 527.1817 527.1545 527.1877 345.2234 52$-9390 524-7051 527.1837 482.7534 482.7593 527-0467 • 523.4257 345.2172 a CALL AN AGENT OR THE OFFICE 6.4 Driving down most toads in the'Clinton area is like being in a tunnel, 'as road crews push up 15 -foot banks to keep the roads open. This picture was taken on the eleventh Concession of Goderich Township. (News -Record photo) _ By Mary .hessell At the annual Seaforth Broom,ball tournament last weekend, the Parr Line men's team was- put, out on Saturday, but the ladies went to the semi-finals and were defeated by the Chiselhurst team on Sunday. The February meeting of the Varna UCW was post- poned for one week because of the bad weather. It's a small world! A week ago Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker of Bayfield, who are holidaying in Clearwater, Fla., went'', to ,pliurch. Sitting beside them were Rev. Alex and Mrs. Taylor. Mel and Lila Webster, who spent 10 days in Hawaii, also had chane meetings with people from l?ome. They met Arnold .and Nora Keys on the street in Honolulu, and also ran into Mr. and MO,* ,11411 Campbell. of Seaforfho - They enjoyed their slay ila Jaw,li very mu.Ch. They stayed"I .t the Rainbow Towel's, where they could look out on the ocean on one .side, and the busy airport on the other,. 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