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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-06, Page 3People in profile: Summerhill native has travelled the world By Shelley McPhee three years. All my friends were gone Madelon remembered when she and I didn't know anyone. Other people performed two deliveries, one in an On first impressions it's hard to found fne different too. After you're ambulance, some 20 miles from the imagine that Madelon Yeats enjoys away that long you're bound to have hospital with the woman's husband and playing darts and euchre. matured," she explained. another in a home without the aid of a "It's a good evening's fun," she Born and raised in Summerhill. doctor or midwife. claims, but somehow, on first meeting where Madelon's parents Mr. and Mrs. The Yeats also lived on a base in Madelon seems like the type of feminine Thomas Mason ran the store in the small Egypt for over a year and there their son woman who would enjoy an evening of village for 38 years, Madelon attended Graham, now 28, was born. quiet reading, maybe some local schools. In 1943 she graduated as a They also have a duaghter Gwen needlepointing and quiet conversation. registered nurse in Clinton. Johnston. Madelon is a very stable person and a "Poor little Summerhill has gone "I enjoyed living on the base, seemingly gentle woman. Ajttiough she down over the years." everything was smooth behind the gates is0. soft spoken, she is quite articulate and She still remembers the first time that but you never travelled alone out of the speaks with excellent diction. penicillin was used in the hospital. The confines in case something "I get hoarse at night," she said, "I '41 happened." " year was 1940 or under the super- In 1961 the Keats returned to Clinton think its because I talk too much all vision of Dr. Oakes. and Madelon continued to nurse; with day. The same year as her graduation Dr. J.A. Addison for eight years and with Madelon seems to be a person of Madelon, who coincidentally is named Dr. Harrett for five years. contrasts in one way she is very refined after ' Dr. Fred Shaw's daughter, In 1972 she went to Huronview and last and in another she's a real "go getter." married George Yeats, an airforce man year Madelon was appointed the Perhaps it was the 17 years " that and they immediatly went overseas. director of nursing. Madelon spent in England, Scotland and Madelon continued her nursing career "I really enjoy my work but I never Egypt that gave her a polished air. in England and Scotland at a cottage really considrered working in geriatrics. "When I came back to Clinton after hospital, a nursing home and at a RAF I'd worked in doctors' offices for 13 being away for those years it was dif- station. years," she admitted. ficult. I had become adjusted to British "I did all sorts of things there. I was a However now Madelon realizes, "We ways and it was really hard for the first jack -of -all trades," she noted. hnvo n int to ionrn frnr" th' nlriorly They c n make you laugh and they can make you shed a tear." Likewise the elderly probably have learned things from Madelon as other people in the town have. Along with her dart playing at the Legion, Madelon belongs to the IODE and the Madeleine Lane ladies group at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. She is well known for her generosity and hei friendliness amongst her friends. "Oh I didn't ask you if you'd like a coffee, " she apologized to the reporter. "I'm a true Aries you know. I prefer things to be impromptu rather than planned. I never seem to run out of steam." "Drop in anytime; that's how I like my friends to be," she added. • Although Madelon did spend over 17 years abroad and still retains some of Europe's culture, especially seen through her fondness of English china, particularly Royal Doulton figurines, it is easy to tell that she is an area native with the casual side of her personality and her hospitality. Parents to ask Toronto for strike settlement A group of 40 ratepayers in Huron County decided that if the county board of education won't ask for arbitration to end the 27 -day-old secondary school •teacher strike they will. The group has arranged a meeting with Dr. Samuel Lawless of the Education Relations Commission and intend to ask La*less to recommend arbitration be imposed to settle the teacher dispute. Irla Stewart of Goderich said Wed: nesday that a bus trip has been arranged for Monday and 40 people representing parents of students in all five county secondary schools have an audience with Lawless on Monday. She said the 40 will be supported by a petition signed by at least 500 people also in favor of ar- bitration. Mrs. Stewart said she had arranged the meeting with Lawless in Toronto because he was hesitant to come to Huron County to discuss the matter. She said he was concerned that a meeting here would attract a large number of people and would become too highly charged to be effective. She said he wanted to keep the meeting low key to permit the parents and him to discuss the Huron County teacher strike in- telligently. She said the meeting with the ERC had been arranged because of an apparent Last chance to buckle up Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake has given his last warning and starting this week drivers not wearing their seatbelts will be fined. "A warning was issued a month -ago about seatbelts and after this weekend charges will be laid," Chief Westlake , said. "Most , accidents happen within one mile of home, therefore people driving in Clinton will be charged." The seat belt legislation was in- troduced over a year -and -a -half ago and in February 1978 the Ontario Police Commission informed all Provincial and municipal police chiefs that seat belt usage legislation should be put into effect immediately. A $28 fine will be issued to those motor vehicle drivers and passengers found not wearing their belts. "There's no doubt in my mind that wearing seat belts saves lives," Chief Westlake claimed, "I wear mine everytime I come from home to work." The Chief went on to say that he had received a letter from a Clinton resident recently who proved the point, that wearing seat belts saves lives and prevents serious injuries. The letter explained that the man, who has had 40 years of accident free driving and with his wife were returning from Florida on Interstate 75 when in Cincinnati they met with an impaired driver. The impaired driver charged out from an entry ramp, The letter ex- plained, spun his car in a circle a few feet ahead of the Clinton couple's car and resulted in an accident that demolished three cars. The Clinton man explained that if he and his wife had not had their seat belts on, one or both of them. might have been seriously injured or killed. In the letter the man admits that he has never been very enthusiastic about the law and finds wearing seat belts a bit of a nuisance and un- comfortable, but he says that he and his wife will always use theirs in the future. Chief Westlake added, "A few years ago they required motorcycle operators 'to wear helmets. Now its natural for a motorcycler to put on his helmet and in a few years it will be the 3me with seat belts." ,� I Y�."1• y� i4 1 lack of interest by the board of education to consider arbitration at all. She said the board "politely" heard delegations at its Monday meeting and did nothing about requests from parents to send the issue to an arbitrator. She said the present proposal was for he group going to the ERC to be kept ;mall. She added that Lawless may be villing to accept a larger group if 'nough people show a desire to meet vith him but had not contacted.her with its final decision on how he will handle he situation. The 40 people will board a bus early Monday and plan to make it known to minister of education Tom Wells and the ERC that there is a group of parents in the county that feel negotiations have gone on long enough and that education in the county is in jeopardy. She said they plan to ask the ERC to impose arbitration to get the matter settled and the students back in the class. She said the 40 people will consist of eight representatives from each of the county's five secondary schools. She said eight will be asked to go by personal contact and will be interested in using arbitration as a means to settle the dispute. She said the people will not be supporting either the board or the teachers but merely wanting something t6 be done to get the students back to school. CLINTON NEWS-RECORI), THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1978—PAGE 3 Despite her busy schedule Madelon Yeats of Clinton likes to take some time out for relaxing and socializing. Although she enjoys reading and music, Madelon's favorite pastimes are euchre and darts. (News -Record photo) Tuckersmith telephone will expand for cottagers By Wilma Oke The Tuckersmith municipal telephone system will spend $150,000 over the next three years expanding its service to Bayfield and continuing its moder- nization program. At the system's 69th annual meeting in Brucefield Wednesday night, sub- scribers voted to approve the program which will be financed through deben- tures issued by Tuckersmith Township, the initiating township of the system. Tuckersmith council approved the debentures at a meeting in February. The system has about 1,800 customers in Tuckersmith and Stanley Townships who have 2,400 telephones. Ed Oddleifson, reeve of Bayfield, was named chairman for the meeting. 1- Bob Smith, auditor with the Stratford; firm of Diegel, Malcolm & Hagey, chartered accountants, presented the auditor's report for 1977. He said revenue from various sources such as .J. SMITH Of g �f subscribers, renters, advertising amounted to $224,220 in 1977 compared to $193,416 in 1978. Mr. Smith said operating expenses were $140,140 for the year, up from $105,262 the previous year. Included in this was the cost of a new truck. Administrative expenses amounted to $64,900, up from $59,577 tie previous year. 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