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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-11-03, Page 7• qb I Seaforth curling news The Seaforth Curling Club held their annual pot -luck supper on Saturday night, October 28. Although the crowd wasn't as large as they have had before, the en- thusiasm certainly was as great. After the meal and a short meeting, everyone enjoyed dancing to the music of a D.J. from London. All league draws began this week. The men have a full draw at 7 and 9 on Monday nights. The women curl Tuesday afternoons. The junior draw began on Tuesday night at 7 and the mixed draws start on Thursday and Friday nights. That leaves only the "Competitive draw to yet get nderway. If interested in putting in a team, sign the sheet on the bulletin board or call John D. Patterson 482- 3183. Keep in . mind the New Year's Eve party at the club. Tickets are now on sale from the special events committee. There are a limited number available and some have already been sold so please make your plans, soon. We hope you can join us. Our club is hosting the Junior Girls We hope you can join us. Our club is hosting the Junior Girls Winter Games on January 8, 1978. Two teams of junior girls are to be entered from each club. More details on this event will follow. The ladies are planning a fun day on November 22. Again, more details will be available next week. For those who have been inquiring about the fee structure, here are the figures and they include the O.C.A. and S.O.L.C.A. membership dues: men $87.50, women $63, junior $21. The fees are due by December 15 and may be given to the club treasurer Glen Hayter. Juniors may pay their senior club representative Bob Ste MarieNho will pass it on to the senior club. Goderich Twprec. news Interest has mushroomed so quickly for township volleyball that even before a registration evening there are enough members to make up two teams. Registration night will be held on Tuesday, November 8 • at 8 p.m. in Holmesville School. Anyone 13 years and over may join. Both adult and junior • groups are anticipated which should make an interesting winter sports schedule. If you are unable to register in person, please contact Art Bell 524-8037 or Doug Yeo at 482-9296. Volunteer managers will be required too. We don't expect any grand national teams so experts aren't required. It's just for fun. - by Audrey Middleton " News of Hensall by Bertha McGregor United Church news The service at Hensall United Church on Sunday was conducted by Rev. Don Beck with Mrs. John Turkheim at the organ. The choir sang the anthem, "Thy goodness,.Lord we sing". , The topic, of the sermon was "Suffering and Grief". Suffering is a blessing,to help us make the best possible use of our limes. It promotes faith and love and makes us equal to the challenges of God's Kingdom. Sales barn Demand at the Hensall Sales Barn was active and the prices were higher. Supply consisted mainly of heifers and steers. Heifers - $43.50 - $47.50, top to $49.75; steers - $46.50 - $50.50, top to $52.50. « Pigs: weanlings, $32.00 - $40.25 ; chunks $42.00 - $50.25. 4-H news The sixth meeting of the Hensall 4-H II club was held • on October 25 in the home of Joyce Pepper. Roll call was "show one of the completed, labelled illustrations that you ,are going to include in your book" and was answered by seven members. Discussion followed with the topic being "more baking with fruit". Main themes were fruit shortcakes, fruit with p\dding, cakes, quick - breads and cookies. For., demonstration the leaders helped us in the making of Banana Bread and Pears Helene. Both were tested. The meeting was ended with our club leader choosing a name, "The Fruit Cups". The Hensall III 4-H club, the Horn of Plenty, held their sixth meeting on October 26 at Betty Beer's house. Our discussion was about fruit shortcakes, fruit with pud- ding, cakes, quickbreads and cookies. That night Betty and Janet Bilcke demonstrated the recipe for Banana Bread and Pears Helene. At the end of t • NOTICE Ratepayers Of The Town of Clinton are reminded that the fourth in, stalment of 1977 Taxes are due and payable by Nov. 15. '1977. C. Proctor Clerk Town of Clinton The Huron County Squares performed a number of dances at the WI variety concert held in Holmesvilie on Thursday night, to the enjoyment of a full house. The dancers are taught by Mrs. Storey from Seaforth. (ews-Record photo) Davis visits Goderich - CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977—PAGE 7 Merchants go unbeaten The Goderich Merchants wrapped up their exhibition schOdule with a 2-1 win over Centralia College of Agriculture last Thursday and head into the regular Intermediate D schedule tonight riding an unbeaten streak. The Merchants face the college tonight in the season opener at the Clinton arena having won both their pre -season starts. Earlier they demolished Huron Park 8-2. The Merchants opened th,e scoring in the Centralia game early in the second period when Frank Hagan sent Paul Corriveau in alone and he beat Dave Holmes. Both clubs played tight hockey in the opening period going to the dressing room with a scoreless tie after 20 minutes of hockey. Centralia tied the score with just over seven minutes left in the second but a three - Trough the other weeklies Over 30 parents attended the St. Marys council meeting last week, asking for a children's day care centre. The St. Marys Journal - Argus reported that the parents are requesting that the old West Ward school be renovated into a day care facility. The parents feel that the present centre, in the basement on the United Church is overcrowded and the school may be closed by the government because the facilities there are inadequate. The,eouncil explained that the cost of renovations may prohibit 'the new centre. the meeting our books were However, the delegation of handed in to be checked over. concerned parents said they would help to raise funds and Personals noted that 27 children are on a Mrs. Jack Smith spent last waiting list for the day care week with her daughter and program. husband Mr. and Mrs. John A round of applause filled McGuire of Erin. the Exeter council chambers Miss Bea McClenaghan, last week after Bryan Tuckey Huron County Home mentioned that the town's Economist, will be the guest Main Street had lost some of speaker at the next meeting its appeal since six trees were of the Hensall Women's cut down to make way for a Institutes in the Legion Hall new bank building. on Wednesday, November 9 The Exeter Times - at 8 p.m. ' Agriculture and Advocate explained that the Canadian Industries will be 'round 'of applause which studied. followed this comment Miss Margaret Smith showed the concern over the visited with her parents, Mr. situation. County' planner and Mrs. Jack Smith over the Gary Davidson noted that weekend. This week she is council had legal authority to leaving for an extended trip rule against cutting down to Europe. trees ort private property. Mrs. Orval Smith and Mrs. Former mayor Jack Harry Smith visited the Delbridge didn't get any former's aunt, Mrs. Laura reply when he asked the Willert and Mrs. Nora Willert audience which was more in Sarnia on Monday. important, trees or a new Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell, Bank of Nova Scotia. Pammy and Robert of Clinton Despite a 20 -year visited with the former's agreement with the arena grandparents Mr. and Mrs. board, the Zurich Sam Oesch on Sunday. Agricultural Society was displeased when they received a bill for the rental of the arena for their 1977 fair. • According to the agreement which runs until 1980, the fair board is required to pay a $60 rental fee for the fair. However a bill received from the arena board showed a $70 rental fee for the two-day event, $10 for hydro and $20 for yard clean-up. Members of the fair board agreed to send a cheque for $70, which includes the hydro instead of the $100 they were billed. Who needs a fishing pole? Well Ken McGrath doesn't. The Mitchell Advocate ran a picture, showing the young McGrath's style in catching fish with his barehands last week behind Feeney's Apartments in Dublin. McGrath walked away with a 13 -and -a -half pound salmon. The Mitchell Advocate reported this week that the Perth Country Board of Education will be deciding whether or not the legal drinking age should be raised to 19. The issue arose after a letter was received from the'. Oxford County Board of Education 'askjng for Perth's support to raise the legal age limit. The Oxford Board ex- plained in a letter that 'they have arranged to send letters to government represen- tatives and people of in- fluence to express their opinion. They requested that Perth join them in their appeal. A senseless act of van- dalism occurred . at the Maitland Bank Cemetery on October 21 or October 22 when weekend vandals pushed over DISCOUNT PRICES ON YOUR EVERYDAY LISTERMINT ONLY �1 i I I T u ttt w t II Si SHOP R tS SQUARE GODERICH 44 tombstones at the cemetery in McKillop Township, northeast .of Seaforth. The . Huron Expositor reported that at least one tombstone was broken beyond repair and damage was estimated at more than $2,000. • Investigating OPP Constable Jim McLeod said that a number of empty liquor bottles •were found at the scene. The stones were put back on their foundations by a six, man crew, Monday morning. Along with the installation of new officers _last week, the Brussels Optomists' meeting was highlighted by a $4,000 donation to the arena fund. The Brussels Post reported that the money, which has been raised by Optimist sponsored events, was given to arena committee. chairman Jim Prior by retiring Optimist president Dan McDonald. Salmon seems .to be ap- pearing quite frequently in the rivers and streams of the area and the Blyth Creek is no exception. According ' to the Blyth Standard the number of salmon is atrributed to the high water level, from heavy rains during August and September. With the high water, the fish are able to travel further upstream into the creeks. Once upstream, the salmon spawn their eggs which will hatch in the spring. Despite a poor turnout, Premier William Davis proceeded, without a large crowd of spectators to :unveil a Jubilee Three plaque to commemorate the town's history. The plaque unveiling was only one of a number, along with a dinner at the Goderich Legion' to 'help celebrate the Jubilee Three year. The Goderich Signal -Star reported that Premier Davis was undaunted by the lack of people at the unveilings. They also noted that Premier Davis said he planned to have fun at the dinner. He said that he had had a hard week and rarely gets an opportunity to have some fun at an official function. The Kincardine News learned that a public inquiry into the Kincardine town police was nearly , recom- mended last summer. This procedure was ,-to be taken after the Ontario Police Commission inspected the town police. However, it was decided that the problems could more than likely be resolved in another way. In the memorandum from Elmer Bell, the chaiman of the Ontario Police Commission, it was noted that the Kin- cardine department had On page 8 epeee ana/ IOe349i '/ /awe ho mean exl enJive . . • en ae Itae ion o L9 e 2/02 ieauhha / ea,chrhoeve 7 ate a22(2)en • Aleaoe come en and hoet-e 62./e n e2eehji lej/ 4e.JionaJ 43 Alhert Street' Clinton, Ont. 482-3876 way play early in the third period proved to be enough for the Merchants to grab their second win. Ron Whetstone and Cam MacDonald worked the puck out to Milt Place and he grabbed the winning goal with 14:46 left to play in the game. Against Huron Park the Merchants wasted no time notching their first goal a minute 25 seconds after the puck was dropped. Cam MacDonald, last year's league scoring champion, finished off a play put together by Milt Place and Ron Corriveau. Huron Park tied the game after five minutes but Corriveau gave the Merchants a one goal edge with assists from Hagan Place. The Merchants went up by two early in the second when Place scored on a passing play with Corriveau. Huron Park cut the lead back to one going into the third but the final 20 minutes belonged to Goderich when they scored five unanswered goals. Charlie Robertson started the burst with a goal from MacDonald and Corriveau. Tom O'Brien added another with the help from Hagan then Pat Mahbn, Hagan and Place each grabbed one to round out the scoring. Colts need players The Clinton Colts Inter- mediate hockey club, who folded earlier this year and then were revived two weeks ago, are still looking for players. According to new manager Paul Anstett of Clinton, the team, which will play in the Western Ontario Athletic Associat'on Southern "C" loop, h 15 players so far, but could se some more talent. For the last four years, the Colts had played in the Ontario Hockey Association league, but lack of finances and poor fan support forced the club to fold this spring. 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