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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-10-18, Page 19.• , Thursday, October 18, 1979 — No. -4 In Listowel • second section Girl improving with, rejoined arm LISTOWEL For 1 7 hours t• little Brenda Huber lay on the operating table while a team of surgeons at- tached the youngster's severed left arm to her body. That delicate operation took place at the Toronto Sick Children's Hospital in June after Brenda had her arm torn off in a haying accident on the farm of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Huber of RR 5, Listowel, but that's past history now. Brenda is now six years old and attending public school and she is quickly regaining the use of her damaged limb. Brenda's parents, doctors and friends are delighted to see the courgeous little girl bend her arm at the elbow and also make a slight movement with her left fingers, progress that wasn't expected until at least six months. Brenda does not complain about not being able to use her arm in school while at play or work. In her schoolwork, Brenda has learned to hold her paper straight with her left hand and arm while cutting with scissors with her right. As for her traumatic experience, Brenda's mother says her daughter appears to have gotten over it very well, with one exception. Brenda doesn't like to have hor district news picture taken, not by anyone, a feeling developed after exposure to considerable media attention following her operation. However, her mother readily agrees that she would sooner see her daughter the way she is than to see her enjoying ,being the centre of at- tention. Annual layoff may be stopped boDERICH - The annual layoff of 60 employees of Sifto Salt may be averted Grand Bend firm lands huge contract EXETER - Applications for jobs are pouring into Bell Aerospace near Grand Bend, following their announcement last week of a contract with . the United States army 110 for atleast four of their air cushion vehicles, also , called a hovercraft. • The $21 million con- tract for four vehicles contains an option for another eight which would -mean at least an additional $40 million. Managing director Jim Mills says that employees who were laid off two years ago are being contacted first. Hiring will begin immediately and slowly'the ranks will increase from the present 15 to about 60 or 70 people ,-by next March. We're \working in co- operation with Canada Manpower. Priority will be given to skilled tradesman," Mr. Mills added. ''Obviously many domestic things have to be done when a plant has been lying idle for two years," he noted. New employees will be given' cleaning jobs, painting and making repairs. The work on the four hovercrafts will be shared with Bell Aerospace in Buffalo, New York. They will be ' assembled and tested in the U.S. Best citizen sought KINCARDINE - , Plans are now underway by .a special cominittee to select the 1979 citizen of the year. A member of the town council, a representative from the Kincardine Ministerial Association, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce will choose one out- standing resident in Kincardine to carry the title -from entries made by the public. -The honored citizen will be named at the annual Chamber dance in late January, but applications for the position will soon be made available. The tradition of choosing a citizen of the 'year in Kincardine was revived in 1978 when Sam McGregor was picked. Council on cable SEAFORTH - Reversing a decision of 'several months ago, Seaforth council recently decided to allow Mitchell- Seaforth Cable TV to filen one of their. meetings. Council's November 12 meeting will be filmed and shown on the local cable television station shortly afterwards. • "It's a way we're concerned that people are well informed," Mayor John Sinnamon said. He also noted that a number of elderly Seaforth people, who are quite interested in town affairs, couldn't possibly get out to attend a meeting. • Varna couple back after Western trip By Mary Chessell Jack and Margaret Hunt had a marvellous two-week holiday in Edmonton, followed by several days with their daughter Cresson in Toronto. Jack grew up in Edmonton, but this is the first time he has been back there long enough to reacquaint Jiimself with the city. White there have been changes, much of the city was still familiar to him. The river flats have been kept as beautiful open parkland, apartment buildings outside of the city centre are only three or four storeys —high, ' the elementary school , he attended now houses a churph, the high school he attended is still in use. Edmonton is not an old their /5th anniv rsary city, as they are mrking ' this year. . We'ie very sorry to hear that Mrs. Pearl Erratt had to be admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital on Friday after being ill at Helen's for a few days. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Congratulations to Gordon Hill who caught the biggest fish in the Bayfield Fish Derby, a 211/2 lb. Chinook slarnon. He was awarded a lovely picture done in crewel embroidery and donated. by Mrs. Truesdate. ot Toronto, the prize for the non -rainbow category. Joe Brandon says plans are alieady underway for next year's fish derby. There will be no church 'service in Varna this Sunday because of ati. niversary services in the Goshen church. Rev, Johnston of London: will be the guest preacher. rt is hoped that,' many of our members • will join ,th Goshen peop)e to cele tate their aniiittersary. this year if a scheme to bulk store 150,000 tons of salt above ground is carried out. Br reclaiming three acres of land from Lake Huron to be used as storage area_for mined salt, the company plans. to continue operations at full capacity. during January, February and March when frozen shipping lanes normally force a slowdown of production. Bill Coughlan, manager of Sifto Salt, said the firm plans to fill in the area between the north pier at the Goderich harbor and the 'Sifto operation. The area is presently ,• underwater, but will be backfilled with gravel and topped with asphalt. The project is, hoped to be completed by January 1 and according to Mr. Coughlan, the cost may be $750,000. The storage area will be outdoors this year but eventually would be enclosed. Mr. Coughlan said that one or two buildings . will cover the entire area-; and noted that one may be con- structed this year a'nd the other the following year. David Francis, Sharon Bakker, Michael Fahey and Skai Leja of the Twenty -Fifth Street House Theatre in Saskatoon are shown here in a scene from "Paper Wheat", a play which will be presented at Blyth Memorial Hall on Ocotber 24. The play is a In Blyth story of hope, determin t on, courage and the discovery that isolation and helplessness can be overcome by human cooperation. (Photo by Pat Close) Extra "Wheat" performance added ."PAPER WHEAT", the blockbuster show from the Saskatoon, Saskat- chewan's 25th Street House Theatre, comes to Blyth Memorial Hall on Wednesday evening, October 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets to the . per- formance of "Paper Wheat" on Wednesday, October 24 are sold out, but an additional per- formance will be held on Thursday, October 25 at 8 R.m. Phone for tickets. Like the Blyth Summer Festival Theatre, the 25th Street House' Theatre School expands MITCHELL - The Perth board. County Board of Education has approved major renovations and construction at the Mitchell District High School. • .The board accepted the tender of William Hendriks Construction 1.4.1. of , Dorchester, -to-- complete the work at the cost of $178,899. The Hendricks bid was the lowest of seven tenders that were made to the The renovation changes will provide a drafting and art rooms at the school at a cost of over $4,000 and new auto and machine shops will be added. The province will pick up 75 per cent of the tab of the project, hut the county board will finance the renovation project since no approval was received from the ministry of education. creates and performs original plays about the region and people it serves. Premiered in the West, PAPER WHEAT has had an outstanding reception in all the communities where it has been per- formed. A recent article in the Canadian Weekend Magazine talked about its success not only in smaller centres, but in Calgary, Montreal, and Vancouver. A tour highlight has been the performance at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. PAPER WHEAT promises to be an evening of old-style oratory, humor, sentiment, drama and stepdancing. Bill Prokachuk, a Western Canadian fiddle_cham- pion, -,Arr -Provide live fiddle music. It's a story of hope, determination, courage and the discovery that isolation and helplessness Despite the rain and cold on Friday and Saturday the Clinton Cubs and Scouts went on the streets for their annual Apple Day project. Rodney Freeman and Michael Hallam were two of the boys selling apples to -Sarah Carter, Gladys Stanitke and Margaret McQueen. (News -Record photo) egion is growing, branch hears SEAFORTH - The pur- pose and value of the Royal Canadian Legion was explained by Ed Coley, Dominion President of the Legion when he addressed 175 people in Seaforth. Mr. Coley, from Calgary splake at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Seaforth Legion Branch 156, and stressed that the future and the success of the Legion is community involvement. "We think the best is yet to come for the Legion, We are just coming into our own," 1.c. said. "The future of the Legion will fall on the sons and daughters of our members. They have voting privileges now and in 080 we hope approval will be given for them tb hold office. They will carry on the many prog-rams and look after those veterans who are still in •institutions.'' Mr. Coley pointed out that the Legion is the largest fraternal organization, except for the churches, with membership today well over half -a -million, the highest in history, in 1800 communities across Canada. , October 21se` is the light bulb's 100th birthday. Why not give it the day off. ontario hydro 1.1• ' *Cin'"Oe'tobt. It„ 1870.4 arriiii;rAistiti ilia. light 6'16. •• •• . • •• • can be overcome by human co-operation. The early attempts of far- mers to market their own grain, the formation of the Wheat Pool, the growth of the Co- operative movement, and the continuing battle of a modern farm family to make ends meet, are just some of the highlights. The Blyth audience will. „ relate well to the struggles of the early settlers and the actors portraying the many nationalities who broke the land in the early 1900s. Many residents of Huron County also went West during this time and so this evening will be a tribute to them as well. Tickets, at $5 each, are available by mail from the Blyth Centre For The Arts, Box • 291, Ontario, NOM 1H0 .or can be purchased at the Box Office in Blyth on Tuesdays and Wed- nesdays. in life? Whether or not you know what you'd like to do with your life, there are qualified and sensitive people who can help in your community. 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