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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-08-04, Page 2PAGE 2--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1977 Monday holidays are wonderful - until the bubble bursts and you find yourself at work Tuesday morning. And if it's in the News -Record office with a Tuesday noon deadline - you 'begin to feel like one of . the balls in an activated Wntario machine - and your soul cries "let me out of here". .. And then, there's that frightening time lapse bet- ween the printing deadline and . the finished product when you suddenly • realize someone stopped you on the street and asked you to cancel their ad for a lost one legged parrot and you torture yourself trying to decide whether you remembered to do just that. At last you have the paper and, trembling, you look and look and look - - - and there it is a "lost leg", - but where is the parrot?? Horrors - blame it on a Tuesday -after a Monday holiday. ++4 - Anyway +-}- Anyway on to better things: Mr. and Mrs. Ron Plum - steel and family and Mrs. Roberta Plumsteel returned home Monday after spending the past week at Sault Ste Marie and while there at- tending the Plumsteel-Hall wedding on July 31. Also �b/its. wti• Atit• 'rile *1N, by Peggy Gibb present at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Gary Boshart and family of New Hamburg,,. Ont. + =+- Thirty-five relatives, neighbours and friends surprised Mrs. Gene Rath in her home last Wednesday evening, July 27. 'They gathered to wish her well upon - her departurq frog Clinton,. on August 6 to take up' residence London, Ontario. Frank Cook presented Gene ^with 'a 'gift of money and an engraved charm on behalf, of the gathering,. • -i- Sue and Gary Murray and daughter, Jody, have returned from a trip to Western Canada. While in Calgary they visited with Sue's sister, Elizabeth Bartliff and Gary's , sister, June Murray, Clinton welcomed back three former residents during the past two weeks. Mrs. Betty McCreath of White Rock, B.C. visited her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson in Petrolia and found time to slip up here briefly to renew old friendships. And from ' Victoria, B.C. rt,. .fit . • +reNI **� qtr � n� WISHES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY To Sandra Bell Jodi Webster John Brand Jeff Morgan Clinton Erin Horbanuik Londesboro RR Bennie Greidanus Londesboro RR 2 Goderich Auburn ., RR 3 Clinton On August 4 August 5 August 6 August,8 "1 4' 44, iktir 474 \t+ AO - August 9)04 !!`� August 9 ij To Join - just come into the News -Record office, 53 Albert St. Clinton or phone 482-3443 and have your r name entered in the Birthday Book and get your FREE Att button .stir. ?1 11=. `ic6 ;; X06-2-4 g7fa ' b CHILDREN'S CORNER LITTLE PEOPLES PUZZLE 2 -DOWN 1 1 -DOWN 8 -ACROSS TUNA, 3 -DOWN 4 -ACROSS 5 -ACROSS 9 -ACROSS 1 -ACROSS 5 -DOWN 0197/ t ,fled Feature Syndicate. Inc , 6 -DOWN 1 W '3080 'L `d33C1 '9 —IIVNS '9 '8(110 '£ 'N011 'z '9I8 ' l -- UMOQ '3381 '6 'NVD '9 'XO8QNVS '9 '00i,91 'b '11V9 l -- .ssoJoy :Sd3MSNV QUIZ WHO AM I? When I am werking 1 wear special clothes. When I am working 1 drive a special car. Sometimes I work in the daytime. Sometimes I work at night' I can help anyone at anytime. There are five of me in Clinton. M lira moo Answer n t week Answer to last- vire lW`s Mix-ups - . , STOP, RULER, TPLAGE SpelIS lin v+ paying a visit to their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs: Gary Black of RR 4, Clinton, came Donna and Ken Johnston, of Victoria B.C. The Johnstons made a stop- over. en route at Thunder` Bay to visit their other daughter Marilyn Swartz and, family. From Donna, we learned that. Dr. Mowatt, formerly of Wesley='Vlril.;lis United. Church, is• now out of hospital and is resting at home. ., ++-+-. Theladies of the Trillium Club, King Street Villa, are, becoming quite adepts at turning out a finished quilt - in fact their latest effort was clocked in one week - first stitch to last, The three anchor ladies from the Villa were Ethel Stephenson, Ruth Shaddick and Dora Heard, who were in turn supported by volunteer outsiders as well as a helper or two from the James Street residence. On Tuesday of this week Mayor Harold Lobb kindly consented to draw the win- ning ticket. Lucky person was Mrs. Marilyn Gray - a member of our local Bank of Montreal staff and a resident of Seaforth. From up here by Shelley McPhee I've always enjoyed television comedies- and have always been a faithful viewer, but over this past year my opinion of comedy shows is slowly sinking In this past time, a number of great tragedies have appeared on these shows. It first began when Maclean Stevenson died in M -A -S -H, when Archie Bunker un- derwent a serious operation, Florida's husband died, Ted Baxter had a' heart attack, later the entire news staff at WJM-TV was fired and Joe and Rhoda separated. Although the names are familiar, thecharacters from some of television's' best known comedy 'shows, the situations don't fit the humorous concept behind the programs. Tragedy and desperate times are now finding their way to. so-called comedy shows and television viewers can no longer get away from doctors, lawyers and detectives. The original rhea behind many of these situation comedies. was to take an. unpleasant aspect of life and make it more liveable and l'ighthea'rted. Such as the working class in "All in the Family", the war in "M -A -S- 1-1" and the ghetto in "Good Times". - The concept of taking these real life plots and showing the problems of real people in a situation.,comedy was a good idea, but a certain sameness and stagnancy came over the Norman Lear and ary Tyler Moore pillness produc- tions. Changes ,were made andtrenda of deaths, and defeat have effectively turned these Emmy award- winning shows into cheap drama. To compensate for the lack of humour on today's television old "I Love Lucy", "Leave it to Beaver", "Bewitched" and "My Three Sons" re -runs are now filling in the blank space. • Could this be a reflection on our society? There is little to laugh about in our all -too -serious world. People must now look to the past for a little fun and lightheartedness since today's television comedies offer no relaxation or .enjoyment. The ridiculous humor of "Bewitched" and the perfect family set-up in "Leave it to Beaver" are still the best comedies. After all, these shows 'weren't plagued with super -seriousness: Ward and June cleaver never faced divorce; Ricky Ricardo never lost his job and Gilligan never contacted any fatal tropical disease. At that time, writers and viewers assumed that these ideas could not be injected into a comedy show, but now it seems to be an accepted thing. Some may think that these old comedy shows are now obsolete for today, but if you notice, most of them are still on our television screens and they're still making people, or at least me, laugh. However, our modern day comedies seem to show that we've been programmed to think too seriously and seem to have lost our sense of humor. Monster bingo results Brenda Gass of .Hensall and Anthony . Hartman of Goderich were the big win - Carolyn R. Rushcall daughter -ners at the Clinton Monster of Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Rushcall Bingo, Monday evening, of Victoria, B.C. .and gran- when they split the $1,000 ddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.. jackpot game. . Ross Scott, graduated from.Jean Brown, Goderich and St. Joseph's School of Nur-Lorraine Robinson, Goderich sing, Victoria General split a -$156.25 share ...the Hospital.. Graduation . exer- wealth, while Hilda Smale cases and reception were held took the $152.50 pot. Mrs. in McPherson Playhouse, TonyHartman, Goderich won Victoria B.C. Miss Rushcall has accepted a position on the the.third big game of $155. staff of .Victoria General In regular games in - Hospital. dividual winners were: MEMORIALS MARKERS - Bronze Plaques - Cemetery Lettering For expert counsel and a fair price rely on a firm you can truj. T. PRYDE IL SON LTD. Serving Huron and surrounding area since 1920. DISTRICT SHOWROOM 75 Hamilton St. Goderich JON DENOMME Full time representative - Appointment any time. Phone Goderich: 524-2373 or 524-6621 Members of the Monument Builders :Association of North America Library News ForKids "a( By Marian Doucette "Tongue tanglers are tricky to say,' try tripping your tongue on a tangier to- day." After reading that, many of 4 the skunk thunk the, stump, stunk, the..." Pn addition to the special activities taking place this month, the regular weekly activities will continue. This yeti will be wondering why Thursday, the 8 to 14 year - limericks are running golds coming to our craft through the minds of •Clin- ton's library staff. The reason is a nice and simple one; for, this month, a special part of our summer activities is a limerick contest to take place on Saturday, August 13, at 2:30 p.m. This contest, open to children age 8 and up, is really a test in the children's ability to say limericks quickly and acurately, with several prizes to be awarded to the winners. Even if you're too young or old to take part in the contest, be sure to drop into the library and share in the fun of the youngsters stumbling over "A skunk sat on a stump, program wit`l be learning how ' to make beeswax candles from sheets of commercial beeswax. Next 'Thursday they will be learning how to make a special 'kind of straw decoration that was originally Created in the country of Lithuania. These decorations are fun to make and can be hung anywhere. At our "What Do People Do All Day" program, on Monday afternoon at 2:30 pm the smaller children will be learning about what it would be like to work in a hospital. Several- interesting 'stories and a very special craft has been planned for this day. Jeanette Bear, Goderich; John Hart; Bert Robinson, Goderich; Mrs. Oakly, Goderich; Mrs. Bert Jesson, Goderich and Margaret Van. Damm, Clinton. Mildred Weber, Exeter and Vera Bennett, Clinton split a game; Rose Broderick, Hensall and Mrs. Harvey Kennedy, Hensall took another. Other joint winners were, Lois Marnoir of Goderich, Rose Shannon of Hanover, Brenda Gass of Hensall and Helen Beach of Clinton; Mrs. Grant Turner of Goderich; Hilda Small of Hensall and Jeanette Huff- man of Bayfield; Barb Batkin of Clinton, Lorraine Robin- son, Mr. Lapaine of Goderich and Jean Brown of Goderich. Clete Holland of Clinton, Dory Cowen of Clinton and Elaine Dinel of London shared a game; Jean Erich of Buffalo and Grace Littlechild had another; Jean Brown and Mrs. R. Taylor of Clinton had one; and Lorraine Robinson and Hilda Smale had another. On: IN THE STORE Leisure Suits & Short Sleeve Shirts short Sleeve Knit Shirts & Swim Suits Shorts & Pants, etc. MAIN CaRNi t," ' 1�.1 1 t N 4111•0131 Using a little ingenuity and some village clay, Andy Rogers of Toronto, left and Gerry Smith• of Toronto became the artist sculpture in the Bayfield Lions Frolic parade last ' Friday night, and took home first prize. (News -Record photo) All During the month. of August With precision cutting, a :set,or blow. dry. We use only the finest quality professional brand solutions. Our expert stylists - Sheree Berlit, Judy Lewis, and Mildred 'Carroll - know all the latest in hair looks and hair care. Phone now for an appointment. iM,PeiCTI by .cotty Hamilton 1 Mall your problems to Itnit pact" goo this paper- 411 let- ters will be answered provided a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed. Some of general interest will be . published. Letters roust be signed 'but we wi11�NOT reveal your identity. "These Questions and An. stwers based pn. Ontario Law, are .published to inform and not to advbe. No one should try to apply or interpret. the law without the aid and advice of a trained expert who knows the facts, since the facts of each case may change the application of the .law.' NO ,PHONE CALLS PLEASE , FRED I. HUD,I LIMITED LUMBER BLDG. HOW. PAINT WALLPAPER CARPETS HOME & BUILDING CENTRE L I G H T I N G WI 410" EWA 482-3441 230 BAYFIELDRD.CLINTON 1 have been reading your' IMPACT column for quite a while and note that you fry to help people get matters set- tled. 1 would like to have your help now. Would you kindly advise me how to go about getting things patented, and the ap- proximate cost, thank you. Some time ago, due to a letter we received on a similar matter we contacted the Law Society for their help and were given the names of some lawyers who specialize in t • particular field, so we pleased to forward t following name to 'you: George A. Rolston, 80 Rich- mond Street West, Toronto. O?" phpne him at (416) 863-1175. As regards to cost, this' obviously will vary according to the -amount of legal work that has to be done. � rd /1 MOBILE SERVIC11 HAUGH Alignment 8 TIRE SUPPLY Balancing 482-9796 482-3752 267 VICTORIA ST. CLINTON My husband has a hearing deficiency and a hearing aid consultant assured him that he could be helped by pur- chasing one of their machines. The problem is that this consultant does NOT belong to the Hearing Aid Association. was under the impression that they had to be a member in order to practice. Can you clear this matter up for me, please? There's no law in Ontario as yet that compels a hearing aid consultant to belong to the Ontario Hearing Aid association. To be a mdmber of this association he, or she mug attend and graduate from a one year course at Sheridan College consisting of a rninumum 2,000 hour _ fitting course plus a practical examination. Your .husband should `shop around" before making a commitment. R & Son T. Pryde - Ltd. 1 District Representativ. Don Denomme 5 HAMILTON GODERICH MONUMENTS • MARKERS LETTERING 5 2 4- 2373 or 6.621 -_ appointments _anytime If the government lifts the anti-inflation controls, will that affect the current rent control act? Yes it will, unless . the - Province passes amending legislation. The present Rent Review program has the same expiry date as the AIB which is, December 31st, 1978. This means that rent increases are currently tied to the 8 perc guidelines set for wages. This restricts a landlor only one increase a year, 'and he also must give a tenant the reason in writing for the proposed increase and this has to be done three months in advance. Summary conviction for offences range from $2,000 for individuals to as much as $25,000 for companies. Bali & Mulch LTD. HOME FURNISHINGS MI FLOOR COVERINGS CARPETING • HOME FURNISHINGS 71 ALBERT ST. 482-9505 4 A