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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1978-11-16, Page 14PAGE 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1978 Auburn plans snowmobile poker rally for the new year BIRTHDAY COMMITTEE Auburn's 125th bir- thday celebration committee held their monthly meeting in the _ Community Memorial Hall With president, Fred Lawrence in charge. The minutes were approved as read by the secretary, Eleanor Bradnock. The financial statement was given by the treasurer, Jim Schneider. He stated that a good profit was realized from the Halloween dance. A letter was read from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation con- cerning grants that might be made available and also a representative of a Travel Association had presented what they would do for the Auburn celebration and material will be sent to him as soon as possible. The three days' program next summer was outlined as drawn up by the program com- mittee. A snowmobile poker , rally is planned for in the new year and the date will be released soon. Mrs. Dorothy Grange discussed the decorating and several offered to find out where decorations can be ob- tained. It was announced that the new T-shirts with the Auburn crest are ready now and will be on sale soon in all sizes and colours. Winter toques have been ordered . to advertise the 125th bir- thday and they also will be ready for sale soon. Tickets are now on sale for the Plowing Match quilt and if you can help sell these, please contact Mrs. Fred Lawrence. R'ep'.resentatives, Stephen Haggitt and. Bill Sproul for sports and Junior Farmers, outlined their plans for the celebration next year. There was a good at- tendance at the meeting but it is hoped more will.... - be present for the next one called for December I3 at 8 p.m. sharp. W.M.S. The Auburn Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society met for its November meeting at the home of Mrs. Wilfred President. The president, Mrs. San- derson was in charge and gave the call to worship followed by the hymn, Tell me the Old Old Story. She welcomed all present and the devotional period was conducted by Mrs. Lillian. Leatherland. The scripture lesson, Exodus 14:12 to 21 verses was read alternately. The theme for the meditation ''as, 'Stand Still, followed by prayer. The roll call was an- swered by a Bible verse containing the word stand. Thank you cards were received and orders taken for the Glad Tidings magazine and Presbyterian calendars. Plans were discussed for the catering of the Lions Club dinner on December 6. The offering was received and dedicated and plans were made to hold the next meeting on December 14 at the home of Mrs. Frank Raithby. Mrs. Sanderson took the mission study of the work of the church in China. The meeting was closed with the hymn, Forth in Thy Name, 0 Lord, I go and the Lord's Prayer in unison. Lunch was served by Mrs: Sanderson. COFFEE TIMERS Last Wednesday morning, the Coffee Timers met at' the home of Mrs. Oliver Anderson. The theme for the meeting was disco - dancing and everyone had a chance to par- ticipate in the latest steps. Lunch was served by Miss Brenda Ball and Mrs. Nancy Park. The next meeting will be held on November 20 at the Auburn Com- munity Memorial Hall. Badminton will be played. TRUSTEE BOARD The Auburn Trustee Board held their last meeting of the year in the Village Town Hall with the chairman, Warner Andrews in charge. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read by the clerk, Frank Raithby. Bi71s were presented on the street and drains cleaned and on other work done throughout the village. Word was received by Mr. Andrews that the new lights for the village have been approved and could be installed in the near future. New storm windows have been in- stalled on the two win- dows in the town hall and it is hoped that another can be installed on the library room. Plans for snow plowing have been made and Allan Craig will be hired to blow the snow this winter to open the village streets. The new council takes over next month. James Glousher will replace Sandy Andrews along with Warner Andrews and Kenneth Scott. CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP Twenty-two children between the ages of eight and 13 years attended the first meeting of the Children's Workshop held to prepare for Auburn's 125th birthday party next year. Mrs. Ann St Jean welcomed all and games were played and enjoyed. Two interesting films were shown by Rev. Earl St Jean, The Runt of the Litter and The Mitt. The children were divided into two groups of eight, nine and 10 -year- olds, with Mrs. St. Jean, Mrs. Bernadette Andrews and Mrs. Irene Millian as leaders. (these leaders plan to make lawn ornaments and they will later be sold to help finance other projects); and 11, 12 and 13 -year- olds with Mrs. Shirley Andres, Mrs. Maria Hebert and . Ross Robinson as leaders (they plan on making a Nativity scene) Mr. Sandy Andrews will. assist both groups. Popcorn and freshie were sold. The next meeting is to be held tonight, Thursday evening, November 16 and the admission is 25 cents to help pay for material. Everyone is welcome. CHURCH NEWS Blyth Legion members and Legion Auxiliary members attended Knox United Church in Auburn last Sunday. Presenting the colors was the Sergeant -At - Arms, Elliott Lapp and the standard bearers for the Legion were Stewart Ament and Ralph McCrea and for the Ladies' Auxiliary were Ruth Vincent and Sybil McDougall. A reading, A Prayer for Prace, was given by Elliott Lapp. The service of worship was led by the minister, the Reverend Earl St Jean, who spoke on the topic, Soldiering Today, based on Ephesians 6:10- 120 verses, Mrs. Norman Wight - man presided at the organ. The annual Armistice Service was held at the Blyth Memorial Hall on November 11 at 11 a.m. 4-H NEWS , Auburn Number 2, 4-H club held their fifth meeting at the home of Mrs. Tom Cunningham. Marilyn. Archambault was in charge of the meeting which was opened: by all repeating the 4-H pledge. The minutes were read by Debbie Cunningham. Marilyn Archambault was appointed to be press reporter. The members discussed menu planning and energy conservation. The members made superior steak, maple treasure and colorful fruit cocktail loaf. All took part in the tasting of the finished product. The meeting was closed with the 4-11 motto. The sixth meeting of Auburn I was held at the home of Kim and Patti McDowell in the form of a party. Each member introduced the guest they had brought. This was a birthday party for Patti McDowell and Lisa Rodger and the 4-H dropouts. Mrs. John Hildebrand and Mrs.,�onald Cart- wright conducted a quiz on kitchen utensils. Kim McDowell led in a game called spoons. 'Shelley Powell read a poem about the 4-H club which she had composed herself. All repeated the 4-1-1 grace and then everyone enjoyed cheese and bacon on buns, cheesies, potato chips, punch and cake after singing Happy Birthday to the two girls. Lisa thanked Mrs. McDowell for inviting the girls and preparing the food. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. John Hildebrand. SOCIAL NEWS An unusual rescue was carried out recently as the result of the quick thinking of Constable John McNall of the Burlington Ontario Provincial Police who was monitoring the detachment's citizen band radio along with another dispatcher when they heard a distress call. The call carne from a man whose pick-up truck was stuck in the sand at an abandoned race track A 'large crowd, the best in several years, turned out last Saturday for the Clinton Remembrance Day services. The foggy and cold conditions didn't deter the crowd. (News -Record photo) BONUS Dew Over 123,000 tax-free prizes* worth more than $5 thilhion. • 5 regular prizes of $100,000. • 3 big bonus prizes of $50,000, $20,000 and $10,000. • 123,000 other prizes- including: 101$10,000 prizes, .101 $5,000 prizes, 101 $2,000 prizes, 505 $1,000 prizes. $1 still gets you in the game.Watch the 9th Wintario Bonus Draw live on TV Thursday, November 23rd at 9 p.rn. from the Parkside Co egiate in St. Thomas. ONTARIO LbUEl YCORF'OFIATION •fr,Ne{ X71Ir:!', i'4,4,10k+44 �rtr)ti�d►1�iittlilt�j'i�•ti,,,L in the middle of the desert at the Utah -Nevada stateline. The call came clear over the line and no one was answering him so the two men took down the information and passed it on to the R.C.M.P. and they in turn relayed it to the United States authorities. The O.P.P. in Toronto were later notified by the Utah State Police they rescued the man as a result of the information passed on from Burlington. Constable McNall is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McNall of Welland who often visit in this district. Stan was born in this area. SOCIAL NEWS Mrs. Edna Duncalfe of Toronto spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Archambault, Rick and Marilyn. Recent guests with. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson were Mrs. Richard Taylor Beach of Grand Bend; Mr. and Mrs. William Kruse of Kit- chener; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Caston of Mississauga; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Willis of Lon- don; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Knowles of Exeter; Mts. Ken Bergman of Huron Park; Mr. and Mrs.Bob Clark and Krista of Seaforth and Mr. and Mrs. Greg Park and William Anderson of London. Mr. Donald Cartwright and son David and brother Jim of Blyth returned home ,from a hunting trip in Northern Ontario last Friday evening. The annual Family Night of the Auburn Women's Institute and Auburn Horticultural Society will be held on December 1 ill the Community Memorial Hall. The November meeting of the Auburn Women's Institute will be held on November 21 at 2 p.m. Mrs. Leonard Archambault, pubi,i�c relations officer, will be in charge of the program. She has Miss 13ea McClenaghan, Huron County Home Economist, who will speak on home decorating and show pictures. Everyone is welcome to attend. Prize winners at the weekly euchre party held at the Auburn Com- munity Memorial Hall last week were: high lady -Mrs. Myrtle Munro; low lady - Mrs. Albert McFarlane; high man - Charles Mills; low man - Derrick Cartwright and novelty prize - Robbie Plunkett. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamilton returned home on the weekend after visiting in Windsor with her mother, Mrs. Verz Lavigne. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cartwright visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Courtney at Point Clark. Mrs. Bonnie Armour and daughter Julie of Waterloo spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jardin and gran- dmother, Mrs. Elva Straughan. The community is pleased to report that Mrs. Ed Davies is home after being a patient for several weeks in Victoria Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Lapp visited last Sunday with their nephew, Mr. William Wood, Mrs. Wood and son` David and Mrs. F. McBain at Brampton. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McNall of Welland visited on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnston and Miss Laura Phillips. Smile Bankers say we won't slide into a recession - but none we know of has commented on the possibility of plunging over the brink.. Thank to all those people in Clinton who supported me at the polis on.: Monday. I will endeavour to maintain your trust. Robert N. Irwiin; FAMOUS BRAND NAME STEREO SPEAKERS FACTORY SURPLUS SALE ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 10 a.m. -. 3 p.m. SPEAKER CABINET REG. LIST PRICE '30. to '299. EACH SALE PRICE FROM $ 10. 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