HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-02-17, Page 2PAGE 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1977
That first exhilarating
breath of winter - fresh snow
covering the ground and
pure, crystal Huron air to
breathe! When was that -
sometime last October?
Someone should tell Mother
Nature that her children in
these parts are becoming
over -exhilarated by cold air
and that her first fresh
mantle of snow has long since
become. ugly, - now covered
over by successive layers of
drifts not to mention the
dirty, hard -crusted mounds
left by the plows.
Take heart, we are now into
the second half of. February
and try and be like editor,
Jim Fitzgerald - he thinks and
talks so much gardening you
can almost taste that first
green onion.
Also, if you want to relieve
the monotony of snow banks
and shovels, plan to attend
the Horticultural Society's
meeting in the Town Hall this
coming Wednesday at 8 p.m.
when the Society will be
showing slides depicting
scenes other than winter. Full
details on the Coming Events
page.
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Remember the Salzmans
who owned Keith's Clothing
Store on Isaac Street? They
were seen lunching in Bar-
tliffs last Monday during a
brief stop over in Clinton. Mr.
and Mrs. Salzman and Keith
are now living in Mount
Forest and asked to be.
remembered to Clinton folk.
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Miss Susan Van Egmond,,,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Van Egmond RR5,
Clinton,, was successful in
passing her Grade 2 Music
with honours, from the
Toronto Conservatory of
Music. Susan is another pupil
-of Mrs. Louise (Lovett)
McGregor.
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Electric League Conference
in Toronto from February 10 -
12 were Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Wise and Mr., and Mrs.
Albert Valkenburg. The
conference, held at the
Ramada Inn, chose as its
theme, "Conserving Elec-
tricity" and the message
brought back is TURN OFF
ANY UNNECESSARY
LIGHTS. From now on the
onus is on our shoulders, plain
Mr. and Mrs. Citizen, to make
sure we have sufficient
energy in the years to come.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barker of
King City visited this past
week with the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McClymont of Kirk Street.
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Attending the Ontario
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Former Clinton hockey
player, Bill Irwin, son of Mr.
and_.Mrs. Jack Irwin, Albert
Street, was honoured this
past weekend along with his
fellow players of the Stratford
Cullitons. The Cullitons
completed a four game sweep
in the Ontario,,Winter Games,
and afterwards, in the North
Bay arena each team
member walked the red
carpet out.to_where Nick Niro
of the culture and recreation
ministry presented the
coveted gold medals.
Congratulations Bill.
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Here are two more of the
ex -RCAF who were
overlooked by an overzealous
yours truly when she started
the, article three weeks ago.
Apologies again. '•
Sgt Russell Beyer of
Frederick Street retired in
1959. Originally from
Alliston, Mr. Beyer and his
wife, Muriel, a Clintonian,
chose here as their home
town
Also Sgt. Hugh Hodges of
Ontario Street left the Air
Force in 1974 and chose to
retire here.
their canvassers, especially
tile Heart Fund now begin-
ning, the word is GO - the
mistake will not be repeated.
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Calling all prospective 4-11,
members. A new
Homemaking Club with the
theme "Clothes for Leisure"
is about to start. Full details
will be found in the Coming
Events column on the back
page of this paper.
Mothers as well as girls are
invited to attend this first
organizational meeting on
March 1st in Wesley -Willis
Church. There will be seven
meetings during the course
culminating in the
Achievement Day with
certificates for the graduates.
The 4-H program in Clinton
is being ably handled by Mrs.
Suzanne ,Brandon with Mrs:
Dorothy Boughen and Mrs.
Lexie Murtch with Mrs. Pat
Saundercock, all under the
superv'<;ion of Huron County
Home' nomist, Miss Jane
Pengilley.
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Canvassing for any cause is
a dedicated service - ask any
canvasser. But for one of the "-
local March of Dimes
volunteers from the Sarah
Hale Chapter, IODE, it
became even more so when
she knocked on some doors on
her assigned route and found
that she had been pre -
canvassed. The mistake,
quite unlritentiQnal•; has been- the Valentine Carnival° in
rectified.
For future campaigns and
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The mild, sunny weather of
last Friday afternoon, after
so many stormy days,
brought out quite a number of
members to the Over Fifty
Club at Wesley -Willis Church.
During tea -time the ladies
expressed an enthusiastic
wish, to contribute the
colletion of its next Friday
meeting to the Clinton Public
Hospital. Several members
who will not be able to attend
next week immediately
handed . 'in a generous
donation. How thankful we
are to still have that hospital!
It is hoped that all Club
members and any others who
would enjoy a few games, will
take this opportunity to give a
little lift to our faithful
Hospital Auxiliary. The time
is February 18 fron 2 - 4 p.m.
Should the day prove to be
stormy we will make
February 25 our Hospital
Day.
Stanley twp.
rec. news
There was a good crowd at
4,
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Clinton Kinette Crystal Jewitt serves a table of Huronvlew ladies last Mnday during a
Valentine's Day party 'that included about 60 participants. The party has become an
. annual event for the service club. (News -Record photo)
OPP snowmobiles keep cottage lookout
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FOR CHILDREN
Ages 3-12
In Clinton and Area
JOIN THE BIRTHDAY CLUB
GET
THIS
BUTTON
FREE
HOW TO JOIN
Come in to the Clinton News -Record Office, 53
Albert St. and tell us your birthday (or have your'
parents do. it)
THEN --
See your name In
the Pape"' the week
of your birthday
A
.Varna on Saturday evening,
with people of all ages (and
shapes) on the ice. Most
curvaceous was a stranger t�
the township known only as
"Bertha". Prizes were
awarded for the oldest skater,
73 -year-old Wat Webster;
youngest skater, 17 -month-
old John McBeath; skater
with a birthday closest to
Valentine's Day, Shelley
Hayter; family with most
members skating, Allan
Hayter's family; couple with
anniversary closest to
Valentine's Day, Dave and
Bonnie Roy; couple married
the longest, Mr. • and Mrs.
Jack Coleman.
There were lots of eager
participants in the hockey
game between the ladies and
the girls, with the girls
winning the Orangemen's
Trophy.
The men and older boys
then took to the ice for a game
of broomball to wind up the
If you think being an stranded snowmobiler, cross
Ontario Provincial Police cotdntry -skier or ice fisher -
officer is a soft touch, just man but this season has been
sitting in a nice warm police relatively little of that.
cruiser, or maybe back at the The crew was called out on
detachment offices filling out one occasion to conduct a
reports and answering the search and rescue involving
phone, think again. an eloped resident of the
Police forces are designed Bluewater Center for the
for the protection of persons neve 1 op m e n t n 11 v Ha n-
and property and the OPP
don't believe that obligation
ends when the thermometer
drops and 10 feet of snow piles
up: The roads may be
blocked, and you may not
have seen . your summer"
cottage since Labor Day
weekend, but chances are
Const. Phil Gingrich has.
Const. Gingrich is the
Goderich OPP officer in
charge of snowmobile patrol.
He along with other officers
of the force who pull
snowmobile duty on a
rotational basis, are charged
with keeping an eye on a total
of about 5,000 cottages a'l'ong"`
Lake Huron.
The Goderich OPP detach-
ment territory alone contains
40 miles of Lake Huron
shoreline with an estimated
average of 50 cottages per_
mile, and theofficer's
responsibilities don't end
there. He also serves to patrol
another 12 miles of shoreline
which lies in the patrol
districts of the Kincardine
and Exeter OPP.
So far this winter he and;,iiis
300 cc snow z'r1,athi es hive
patrolled those re ns for
about 100 hours. Last/ season,
because of less.' severe
weather the total patrol time
for the whole winter was only
80 hours.
On top of the lakeshore
cottages the OPP also keeps
an eye on cottages scattered
around some inland locations,
particularly along the
Maitland River.
So far this year, Const.
Gingrich reports, business
has been slow. The number of
break and enter reports and
investigations involving
cottages has been dropping
steadily since police first
began their year round patrol
of lake and riverside
property. "I think," the of-
ficer observes, "that the
realization we are working in
those areas serves as a
deterrent."
The OPP snowmobile
patrol is alsoavailable to
respond to any emergencies
evening. which might arise, such as a
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the
102nd ANNUAL MEETING
of the
HAY .TOWNSHIP FARMERS'
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
will be held in the-
Township Hall, Zurich
on
Saturday, February 26, 1977
at 2:00 p.m.
for the presentation of the Annual Report, to elect
three directors' to replace those whose terms expire,
and to transact all business as may be done at a
general meeting of the policy holders. - -
. The Directors whose term of office expire are
Donald Campbell, Bayfield; Elmore McBride, Ex-
eter; and Mel Webster, Clinton. Mr. Campbell and
Mr. .McBride are eligible for re-election; Mr.
Webster is no't eligible for re-election due to By-law
#21 —Qualifications of Directors (b).
Elmore McBride John R. Coinsitt
President Secretary -Manager
Holmesville I4 -,H
The first meeting for the
club, "Clothes for Leisure"
was held at the home of our
,leader, Mrs. Betties on
February 12.
Our assistant leader is Mrs.
a V. Miller. The election of
officers took place with the
following results: president,
Mary Jean Betties; Sharon
Mariarty, ` vice-president;
secretary, Ann Klomps; and
treasurer, Debbie Harrison.
We decided not to nominate a
press reporter due to dif-
ficulty in printing time.
Members' pamphlets and
handout sheets " were handed
out. The handout sheet
"Choosing •' Clothes for
Leisure'' was filled in and
discussed. We read the
dicapped.
The arrival of some mild
weather put an absolute end
to the idea of policing as a soft
touch. Digging a snow
machine 'out of nearly 10 feet
of soft wet snow is a good way
to put in "a full day's work in
five minutes" as Const.
Gingrich puts it.
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requirements of club
members, record books, and
sewing box contents.
The club "'Clothes for
.eisure' requires each
member to keep t xecord
book, equip a sewing box and
to sew an outfit pertaining to
sleepwear or to loungeweal.
Fabrics and trims Were also
discussed.
For our demonstration, we
were'tauglit how to take your
measurements, correctly.
With the measljrements we.
choose the correct size wit
which to buy the pattern. • .
bur next meeting was held
at thethome of Mrs. Betties on
February 14. --by Ann
Klomps
Dave Robb
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