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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-12-22, Page 2PAGE 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1977 Hanley is presently employed by Transport. Canada in Toronto. He is a former graduate of Nelson High School, Burlington and is married to- the former Trudy Howlett of Burlington. They have one daughter and reside `Th Toronto. There were 245 started the course and only 16 graduated. Mrs. Hanley goes on to say : "I often wish T was back in Clinton, my husband got moved to Sarnia when Canadian Oil Company closed down and now I am alone and a shut-in so have to stay near my daughter. Best wishes to all in Clinton." If anyone of you could have spent the whole of the last Week here you would have seen just how much ' TLC (Tender Loving Care) goes into this Christmas edition. So if you have time before you peel the Christmas dinner potatoes on it - take time to read it. The ads especially are interesting since many merchants use this paper to thank you, their customers, for the pivilege of serving you and also add the personal touch of pictures and staff names. The "Remembering Christmas" was answered by a few loyal contributors and the writeups will end the column for this week, con- tinued on another page of this paper. + + + And Yes! The Gibbs, two dogs and a centenarian cater have at last moved. Last Saturday, with the help of those who took pity on anyone having to move the weekend before Christmas. Now, if we finally unearth the roasting pan from one of the innumerable look-alike cartons marked "kitchen" we shall be eating turkey in something like half the devastation of the week before + + + Now on to the real purpose of Town Talk - news of and from you the townspeople. In memory of Dr. Claude Kenneth McKnight, the Forensic Clinic of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, has established a library with his books in his name. Dr. McKnight was Chief of Staff of the Clinic during his short brilliant career. He was the husband of the former Catherine Fingland. + + + Mrs. Fred (May) Hanley sent us the following note this past week: "We have so many friends in Clinton, my children went through schools there. We lived there for 30 years after we were , married and my husband was born there. The following news is about my grandson, Frederick Mark Hanley, eldest son of Mrs. Lois Hanley of Ashland Drive, Burlington and the late Robert Hanley, has been awarded the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association award as the outstanding pilot in the three year Aviation and Flight Technology program at + + + Seneca College of Applied Other Christmas parties Arts and Technology. Mr. were held on December 16 by the staff of the Clinton Commerical Printers and also the staff of the Clinton Public School - separate parties but both held at the White Carnation. + + + The men and women of James and Matilda „ Streets and Victoria Terrace in Litte England gathered inl true neighbourly fashion for their second annuals pot luck supper at he home of Lois and Jim Fitzgerald. Thirty- four neighbours sat down to eat and ended the evening with carols, accompanied by John Sutherland. +++ Some readers may not know that Clinton has a Sunday Morning Inter -Faith -Hockey -club. These men usually practise Sunday mornings prior to attending church. Last Sunday, December 18, 70,players, officials and their wives gathered in the Clinton Recreation Centre for a Christmas supper. + + + And now for those Christmas Remembrances - just as they were received on the desk, see elsewhere in this edition. Here is mine: Of all the holidays which are peculiar to one or anothr country throughout the world - Christmas and Easter are perhaps the most universal throughout. To be "home" for Christmas is most desirable - but the real Christmas feeling knows no geographic limits. + + + The very energetic and always busy Trillium Club held a successful bazaar and bake sale -on Saturday, December 3 in the King Street Villa. From this bazaar the members realized a sum of money which enabled them to make a donation to the Children's Aid Society and also to "Alpha" - Action League for Physically Handicapped Adults. Again on Friday evening, December 16, approximately 20 members of the chub gathered in the lounge for the annual Christmas dinner. Gift certificates were presented to Dora Heard, Dick McKay and Jean Walker. The evening closed with a carol sing. WISHES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY To Jackie Slotegraaf Clinton g Christopher Hoggarth Clinton g Michelle Zdeb St. Catharines Sheryl Layton On December 22 Dece.mber 27 December 28 Bayfield December 28 To Join - just come into the News -Record office, 53 Albert St. Clinton or phone 482-3443 and, have your name entered in the Birthday Book and get your FREE button. LITTLE PEOPLE'S PUZZLE 1 -DOWN 1 4 -ACROSS 8 -DOWN • im 9 -DOWN s— •v. 10 -ACROSS I \ACROSS 9 • 10 5 -DOWN ACROSS) p. 2-DOwr© a 2 -ACROSS 6 ACROSS 5 n • F. // t !. 3,13 '6 'NVD '8 '13N 'S '35330 '9 'OV3139 Z 'VNVNVS L —uMO 3NIN 'Ol '3NVO '9 '300 'L 1NVHd313 '9 Nldd9 b '0V9 'Z—ssoJoy :S1:13MSNV quiz Fill in the blanks Christmas Carols — .— _. in a Manger. The _ _ _-.. Noel. - We—___._Kings. Town of Bethlehem. Good _ _ Wenceslaus Answer next week IlightlibagadhAmiksiiamadiaAalliAmiblashad Answers to last week's MIXUPS Night, Ask, Snow, Arno, Tine, Spells "SANTA" My first Christmas in the RCAF Women's Division was spent 3,000 miles from home. I was stationed in Ottawa, unmarried and quite without relatives, for Christmas 1942. An invitation came to spend three days over Christmas leave with friends of friends in Boston, Mass. While travelling by train on my first trip ever to Boston, every mile seemed to add to the desperate homesickness. However, upon arrival I was to finch that tbie Christmas spirit was not peculiar to only my part of the world. I was to stand on famed Beacon Hill and listen to the bellringers and the carollers going from door to door. A mantle of freshly fallen snow that year just completed the picture. A long way from Van couver, B.C., in a world at war, but still the age old Christmas spirit untouched by geographic boundaries or man's inhumanity to.man. That's my Christmas Remembrance - j'eggy Gibb. + + + And to all of you who safer through a year bf Gibb's Gibberish a Merry, Merry Christmas. Town tea l k Christmas remembrances 4 The Christmas that stands out in my memory is perhaps not the best, but is the most memorable because it- was different. Most every year we had to get up early and get dressed and have our breakfast, then find the key to the dining room which of course Santa had hidden. I do believe the anticipation was more of a thrill than the event itself. As there were four of us and there were hard times, usually there was a toy each, and one large toy such as a wagon we could all share. Also clothes etc., but we were always so happy with what we rgceived. Then we went to our Grandparents' home where there would be 25 to 30 relatives so there were a few more gifts and a lovely Christmas dinner and the usual candy, oranges, nuts and a lively sing song before we went home. But one year, my sister came down with whooping cough and at that time we were quarantined so it meant being home for Christmas. wE ME h"'�E.. 1t✓gti.'SE. ' . 5wE Mg Mc 5 5cZ3Z5i . 5g 5 Sag Ytg Stuck in the middle by Shelley McPhee Hours can be spent with bright curling ribbons and tt tt pretty paper wrapping up Christmas gifts. All of a sudden, sticky tape and last year's bows take on a new powerful magic and once wrapped, no teddy bear looks 14 scruffier than an other and no piece of glass 'shines less brightly than a diamond. The Christmas fever captures most people wholeheartedly. It's only under the Christmas spell that we can part with our hard-earned savings so easily, or want to get dressed up in a red suit and beard when it's not Hallowe'en, or decide to put a tree in the living room, or completely abandon our diets to indulge in all the fattening food and drink that's within arm's reach. There's something behind the Christmas meaning of giving that puts each one of us into abnormally high spirits (considering how we act and feel the rest of the year). However with every high moment comes a low one and soon after Christmas the January, February and March blues set in. The problem is not some individual mood, put it strikes almost everyone in -every walk of ,life in some way or another, ' Suddenly the days seem to be colder, snowier and drearier, the months, become a day-to-day sort of existence, there's not a holiday in sight and Christmas presents have lost most of their appeal and no longer remain a novelty. Doctors claim that the best cure for the blahs is some relaxation and some exercise, some good company'and if at all possible, a trip to some sunny, tropical spot. More than often 'though, the January blahs are not so. easily cured and usually run their course until the first sign of spring arrives to rejuvenate our minds and bodies. Nevertheless, I still plan to futilely ask for that trip, possibly to the Caribbean. It would seem to be the best way to remember Christmas, still have it as a novelty in January as well as cure my annual case of the blahs. Now I wonder if Santa Claus can_see the logic behind this? hetus More Kim We herald the Child born in the manger and ask His blessing for you and your loved ones. In the profound spirit of the Yuletide we extend sincere thanks to our friends.' Shirley Kay Robert & Bonnie Kay Rosamond Garrett Elton Draper Doug Jones - thi0ecora �n DRAPERIES PAINTS VALLCOVERINGS 33 HURON ST., CLINTON 483-9542 Also the same year, Christmas trees were very scarce and the few around were too expensive for us to buy, so my father said he , would surprise us. When we got the door open Christmas morning, he had made a sort of bower from an old table and plywood bent into arches all decorated with the usual Christmas decorations and lights. It was really pretty and so very different. I don't remember the gifts we received that year, but I'm sure they were well received, and the dinner was just chicken but it ..was wonderful. It was a year of hard times, yet none of us felt deprived because our parents made it a happy day for us. My mother always read to us, so in the evening we all sat around the old wood stove and listened to stories by Dickens, and cracked walnuts and drank cider. Since then, we often speak of our unusual Christmas. Now our parents are both gone but we will never forget the wonderful day they gave us. — Dorothy Flagg. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY OPTOMETRY JOHN LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Seaforth 527-1240 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00-5:30 Wednesday, Saturday 9:00-12:00 Clinton 482-7010 Monday 9:00 - 5:30 BY APPOINTMENT R.W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 NORM WHITING LICENSED AUCTIONEER & APPRAISER Prompt, Courteous, Efficient ANY TYPE, ANY SIZE, ANYWHERE We give complete sale service PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE Phone Collect 235-1964 EXETER IESEL Pumps and injectors Repaired For all Popular Make Huron Fuel injection Equipment Bayfield Rd. Clinton 482-7971 Durst, Vodden & Bender CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 37 West Street Goderich, Ontario 524-2011 INSURANCE GAISER - KNEALE INSURANCE AGENCY INC. Insurance -Real Estate Investments Formerly K.W. COLQUHOUN LTD. Phone Office 482-9747 Len Theedom 482-7994 \Hal Hartley 482-3693 C. Buruma 482-3287 ' JOHN WISE GENERAL INSURANCE — GUARANTEED INVESTMENTS' Clinton Office: 482-9644 Res: 482-7265 BRYAN LAVIS INSURANCE General and Life Office: 10 King St. 482-9310 Residence: 308 High St. 482-7747 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS JERVIS ALUMINUM Sales and Service of Aluminum Doors, Windows, and screens. Ornamental Railing and Signs. Glass cut to size. 84 ALBERT ST., CLINTON 482-9390 TRI TOWN BOOKKEEPING SERVICE Complete Business Service - quarterly, half -yearly, yearly. Also Farm and Individual Ser- vice. LAWRENCE BEANE Brucefield. Phone 482-9260 Available year round REPAIR SERVICE Appliance Refrigeration and TV REPAIR SERVICE Jim Broadfoot 482-7032 Lloyd Garland FURNITURE REFINISHING AND UPHOLSTERY Corner 5th Avenue and Halifax St., Vanastra 'Phone 482-9576 A ecora±inc Eco 33 Huron St., Clinton box 337, Clinton NOM 1LO 482-9542 529-7939 'Paints, Stains, MIn Wax products, Wall coverings, Draperies, Floor Sanding, Texturing • Interior & Exterior Contracting FREE ESTIMATES >14e MUFFLER HUT J.W. Peck, proprietor 54 KING ST. - CLINTON - 482-3851 Next to Post Office We Stock * MUFFLERS * TAIL PIPES ,* SHOCK ABSORBERS For Most Popular Domestic Makes * FREE INSTALLATION FOR COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEMS MINOR REPAIRS YAMAHA We believe we have the finest selection of MOTORCYCLES in the area. We GUARANTEE our SERVICE AFTER SALE! CorTRY R STORES MT. CARMEL 237-3456 OPEN 10-10 MON. - SAT. NOON • 6 SUNDAY by Scotty Hamilton Mail your problems to "Im- pact" c -o this paper. Alt letters will be answered provided a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed. Some of general interest will be published. Let- ters must be signed but we will NOT reveal your identity. FRED J. HUDIE LIMITED LUMBER BLDG. HDW. PAINT WALLPAPER CARPETS WI EWM LIGHTING. HOME & BUIL NG CENTRE 482-3441 230 BAYFIELD RD. CLINTON On November 5th my husband and I agreed to buy the Combination offer from Merit Students Encyclopedia. We were told someone from the company would phone to see if we still wanted them. No one phoned and we would like out 'of it. The salesman assured us our money would be returned, no questions. asked! I have sent two registered letters but as of now have received no word. Could you please find out what is going on, because. if the books are delivered t cannot take them. A second letter from this reader now informs us that, "Three days after my letter to you I received a reply and my cheque. back. Thank you very much for your interest in the matter, but it is now settled with no trouble." HAUGH TIRE AND MUFFLER SUPPLY LTD. IF BUSY 4'82-3752— 482-9796 I hope you will try to help me with my problem which concerns O.H.I.P. and I really cannot understand why. My social worker has told me that my O.H.I.P.premiums are all paid for.by them but now out of the blue I get word that my coverage has run out and that they are not going to pay my claim. Can your column do anything to straighten this out, please? It seems that there was some doubt concerning the status of our reader's O.H.I.P: coverage, but that has now been rectified and a cheque has already been sent to her doctor to cover past professional services, so it's nice to know that all is again in order with our reader and O.H.I.P. T. Pryde uoin District Representative Don Denomme 75 HAMILTON GODERICH MONUMENTS - MARKERS LETTERING 524- 2373 OR 6621 _ -- 'appointments - anytime ,0100 ,e4/./ 41fr\ A .:4. , Warmest gratitude for your /loyal patronage! - HOME FURNISHINGS FLOOR COVERINGS CARPETING HOME FURNISHINGS f r • • 0 et m 4