Clinton News-Record, 1979-12-27, Page 13}
(September 20) There were four Ontario Scholars at Central Huron Secondary School
last year, and each was honored with a presentation .at last Friday night's com-
mencement exercises. Left to right are Larry Riehl, Ann Snell, Helen Hartman and
Thelma Boon. (Photo by Jack Hunt)
Mayor and paler agree
October 4, 1979
A compromise solution
has been reached bet-
ween Clinton Mayor
Harold Lobb and Clinton
News -Record editor Jim
Fitzgerald, and as a
result, the mayor won't
be resigning and Mr.
Fitzgerald has apologized
for an editorial entitled
"No Democracy Here".
As well, Mayor.... Lobb
pledged his efforts to try
and convince council to
have two open meetings a
month, rather than one
closed meeting and one
open meeting as had been
the policy in the past.
Area cash crop farmers
'are hoping that sufficient
rains will come in the
next week or so to ger-
minate the winter wheat
crop, but after a dry
summer, and one of the
driest Septembers . on
record, they are also
hoping that Mother
Nature doesn't try to
catch up on all that
missed rainfall before the
corn is harvested.
The Clinton Hospital
Auxiliary's 25,th annual
Penny Sale 'has been the
most successful fund
raising event in;
,the
group's history. Hun-
dreds of people from the
area bought more than
8,700 tickets to help the
auxiliary raise over
$2,400 in celebration of
the sale's 25th an-
niversary.
October 11, 1979
Clinton council will
begin the second year of
their two-year term with
some major changes. At
their regular meeting on
Tuesday night, council
agreed to hold two open
council meetings a'
month. °
Robert Parr and
George Rumball will be
Clinton's newest coun-
cillors. The men were
appointed by council to
fill the vacancies left
from the earlier
resignations of Coun-
cillors Roy Wheeler and
last Sunday with a good
attendance. 'Greeting the
congregation at the door
were Mrs. Isobel Cub -
more and Mrs. Isobel
Harris, while Rev. and
Mrs. John Oestriech.er
and their two boys came
to the service by horse
and buggy driven by Bob
French of Mitchell.
Another highlight of the
service was an Old
Tyrone. Hymn Sing, led by
Hugh iHugh LIebb
In spite of wild
weather, abode .70 'people
gathered at Pioneer Park
on Sunday for the un-
veiling . of a plaque
erected in the memory of
its founders.
The plaque, erected by
the Pioneer Park
Association, honors Lucy
Woods Diehl and her two
close associates who
helped make the park a
reality, Jessie Metcalf
-rand John Stewart..
Joe Atkinson.
The 100th birthday of Fine death
Holmesville " United'
Church was . celebrated
in Clinton
ough 1
,J' R, DAY, PgCEMB]R PR 1979,,,PM 0'
Tuckersmith okays
September 20, 1979
Tuckersmith Township
council agreed to add a
new $225,000 addition to
the Vanastra Recreation..
Centre which will in-
crease the size of the
present building by 30 per,
cent.
The addition will be
used to implement a,
program of aquatics and
fitness for mentally
handicapped and
physically disabled and
senior citizens from
nursing homes.
Two science
classrooms at Central
Huron Secondary School
were evacuted on
Tuesday after.two small
containers of highly
explosive picric acid
were found in a
storeroom between the
two classes.
Picric acid is not
dangersous in a liquid
state, but after it has
been sitting for long
periods of time the water
evaporates, leaving
hardened crystals which
are more powerful than
TNT. Al Jewson, head of
the Science Department
at CH:SS, estimated that
the chemical had been in -
the 'school since the
1950's.
Hallett
gets plans
�r Wildlife
• \
expansion
September 27, 1979
Hullett Township
Reeve, Joe Hunking was
presented with the
master- plan for the
development of 2,400
hectares (6,000 acres) of
the Hullett Wildlife Area.
The plan would make the
area one of southern
Ontario's most
significant wildlife
habitats. Implementation
centre
of the plan\ would cost
around $1.7 million.
Ducks Unlimited, a
privately funded con-
servation .organization,
has offered rits held in
payinga major portion of
the financing and is
expected to contribute up
to $1 million for the
project.
Vanastra businessmen
are up in artns over the
ziprospect of being saddled
with a huge debt if the
proposed ,a addition is
built on to the :Vanastra
Recreation Centre. The
businessmen told council
that the residents of
Vanastra could not afford
a $900,000 (estimated
value of the present
centre plus the new ad-
dition) recreation centre.
Haryey Hammond,
ch, airmaPpf the meeting,
inform‘ i?ouncil that it
would mean more than
$1,000 per person for
every man, woman and
child of the 800 residents
living at Vanastra, just to
create. recreation.
By December 15,
telephone users in the
Londesboro and Blyth
area will have better
service.
To relieve problems of
Bell Canada subsclibers
who have faced crackling
telephones, intermittent
service or no service at
all, new telephone cables
between Londesboro and
Blyth were installed this
week.
October 18, 1979
Careless smoking
combined with alcohol
abuse are being' blamed
for the death of a
' Goderich woman in a fire
in Clinton on Ocotber 10.
Muriel Burley, 53,E of
Goderich
pronounced dead at ` the
scene of the fireaftershe
was dragged from a
lazing trailer at
Morgan's Mobile Home
Park.
Ontario
Ministry 01
Agriculture
and Food
heron farm.
and.
home news
BY DON PULLEN,
AGRICULTURAL
R EPRESENTATIVE
Christmas is the. season
of good will among people
that finds expression in
the traditional exchanges
of greetings and tangible
tokens of love and
respect. There is an
underlying spiritual note
that sounds the real
significance of Christ-
mas. Courage and con-
fidence, optimism and
good will are just as
surely symbols of
Christmas as are the yule
log and mistletoe.
As we approach the,
holiday season and the
close of another year, we
would like to express our
sincere thanks to the
many . friends with whom
we have been associated
during 1979. Your'
friendship and co-
operation are very much
appreciated.
The staff of the
Agricultural Office,
Clinton, joins with me in
extending best wishes for
a MERRY CHRISTMAS.
And may the New Year
bring an abujndance of
Zealth, happiness and
)rosperity to you and
,yours!
star. Three star hybrids
were chosen because of
excellent stalk . strength
and excellent yield
potential in their heat
unit rating. Two star
hybrids had excellent
yield potential but- only
good stalk strength. The
one star hybrids had good
stalk strength and good
yield potential. One other
reason for rating a hybrid
with one star was if it
were only tested a small
number of times or only
grown in trials with its
)wn company's hybrids.
For Huron County, the
three " star hybrids are
PAG SXIII, Pioneer 3978,
Pioneer 3975A; two star
hybrids are Co-op 259,
Cargill 810, Pioneer 3950;
one star hybrids are
Funk's 4065, Co-op 259.
Summaries of these
trials, and copies of each
,,ji*1ividual trial may be
picked up at the O.M.A.F,
office. itt..
WILL A MACHINE
SHED PAY?
(August. 30) Although the cal was immediately made an
the Blyth and Clinton Fire Departments .quickly arrived
on the scene, nothing could be done to save this recently
renovated house from destruction. Uncontrollable flames
and heavy smoke quickly destroyed the home and all the
personal belongings'of the Hugh Flynn family, who live
four miles north of Clinton. No cause has been determined
yet, but damage Was estimated to be at least $50,000 -
(News -Record photo)
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(August 23) The Vanastra-Tuckersmith Country Fair got
off to a good start on. Friday night with a Queen of the Fair
contest. Seven girls competed for the title and Pam
Baker, left, of Brucefield, received the crown. Debbie
Elliott of Clinton finished as the runner-up. (News -Record
photo)
DUCKLING ALSATIAN
(Makes 8 servings)
2 ducklings, 4-5 pounds each
Soy sauce
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon ground caraway seed
1/2 pound bacon, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon whole caraway seeds
2 cans (1 lb. each) sauerkraut
1 cup white wine
2 medium apples, peeled and cored
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 large potato, grated
1 package (1 lb.) breakfast pork sausage
8 apples, cored but left whole and unpeeled
Sugar
Cinnamon'
Thaw ducklings in refrigerator for two days, or
under cool water for several hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove neck and giblets from ducks. Trim
back -neck skin- and remove excess leaf fat. Rub
outside skin with soy sauce. Sprinkle inside
cavities with salt, pepper, and ground caraway
seed. Scratch breast of ducklings with sharp fork
to assist self -basting process.
Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan and
roast 21/2-3 hours.
Meanwhile, in a large, heavy skillet or Dutch
oven, saute bacon and onion until golden. Add
whole caraway seeds, then sauerkraut and wine.
Grate 2 peeled apples into the mixture and
cook over medium heat for 45 minutes.
Add brown sugar and potato. Stir well, and
cook 15 minutes longer.
Pan fry sausagesto a golden brown.
Peel flower ends of remaining apples down
about 1 inch and place in a 13 x 9 x 2 -inch baking
pan, peeled end up. Bake 40-60 minutes,
depending on size of apples, or just until tender.
every ten minutes during baking time, press on
the peeled end with a fork and sprinkle with
sugar and cinnamon. At the end . of the baking,
the Op will be flat and the core hole filled with
pressed apple
• At serving time, place ducklings on a large
Oval platter, and surround with sauerkraut.
Garnish kraut with sausages and plabe apples
around ducks.
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Clinton
TOP CORN HYBRIDS'
FOR 1979
BY MIKE MILLER,
ASSOC. AG. RE.
This year the Perth and
Huron Soil. and Crop
Improvement directors
picked the best corn
hybrids. They -sum-
marized 62 . on=farm
trials. Farmers har-
vested 103 hybrids from
519. plots. All plots were
machine planted and
machine harvested. The
Soil and Crop directors
selected the best hybrids
from these trials. The
directors point out that
there are probably other
hybrids just as good as
the ones selected. They
chose the hybrids based
on yield, moisture and
stalk strength, as well as
maturity - all selections
were under 2800 heat
units, as the committee
felt that there were many
excellent later varieties.
The best were rated as
three star, two star or one
BY STAN BRADSHAW,
ENGINEERING
ASSIST.
. Do you realize the
many advantages ' of
Owning a properly sized
'machinery shed?
Following are just a few:
1) You will spend ap
proximately 10 percent
less over the life of a
machine for repairs.
7) You will tend to
repair machinery over
T Christmas safety
tips extend to New Year's
celebrations. Watch that
champagne' or sparkling
wine cork or plastic
stopper. Make sure it is
aimed in a safe direction.
+ Make a safety
resolution for 1980.
Many safety conscious
people, while careful
during the Christmas
activities and
celebrations, tend to
forget that safety
precautions do not end
with Christmas. The
Holiday season will not be
over on December 26; and.
the risk of season's
related accidents will still
be with us until the New
Year.
the winter months in-
stead of leaving the
maintenance until the
spring rush.
3) There will be far less
down time repairing or
replacing rusted bearings
and shafts.
4) Machines which
have been stored,
command a higher trade-
in value.
"5) A machine shed
"beautifies" a farmstead
in two ways: (a) The
building itself 'enhances a
farmstead (b) Machines
are all stored in one place
- out of view.
Following are a frew
building ideas:
1) The shed should be a
minimum of 40 feet wide
and probably 12 feet - 1.4
feet high (floor to eaves) .
This enables one to place
the main ..(widest) doors
in the-en'c walls for the
following reasons: (a)
end doors can be hung on
the truss eliminating the
need for heavy, built-up
beams over. the doors
which decrease the door
height by 10 inches - 12
inches and increase
costs.
b) End doors eliminate
the problem of snow
sliding off . the roof and
piling in front of the door.
c) Doors in the end
allow one to park
machinery ng each
side wall, leaving the
centre section clear for
large tractors, combines,
forage wagons, etc. Using
this method, one can
move "the large
machinery quickly in
order to reach the
remainder of the
equipment easily.
2) With doors in the side
of a shed only, machinery
tends to be parked in
front of one another,
increasing the difficulty
3f removal in the spring.
If you plan doors in the
side wall only, the shed
should " not be greater
than 32 feet wide.
3) One easy method of
determing the size of a •
machineshed is -to mark
out the dimensions with
string and then try to
park .: your' equipment
inside. If the floor plan is
impractical, this. will
become quite clear
through this procedure.
Machine shed plans
and assistance'' are
readily available from
the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food in
Clinton.
As the New' Year begins, join us in cz
prayer for serenity'and,hape as the future
unfolds. Our gratitude to you for
your faithful patronage
Shirley Kay, Robert and Bonnie Kay
Joanne Poelman, Elton Draper,
Doug Jones
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year. May the New Year hold for you
all ... GOOD TIMES ... GOOD
HEALTH ..-. GOOD CHEER
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