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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-28, Page 7B�st Interest *' 2 Yz 4Y° SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companie'Y. We are Often able to arrange for tie highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. 'Subject to change Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. EXETER GRAND BEND CLINTON 235.2420 238-8484 482-9747 411 • Amber Lodg By Bertha 1VIacGregor . Mnber Rebekah Lodge held . their • regular, meeting on Wednesday evening with Noble Grand Mrs. Hazei: Cor- bett presiding assisted by the vice -grand Mrs, Elizabeth' Riiey, ' who reported for the. visiting committee and reportecl. the proceeds of the last euchre, The nextC.P.,T, Euchre_ will be held on' Wed- nesday February • 27th. The "speak -off" for the trip to the United Nations will be held on March 7th, It was decided to celebrate the Birthday of. the Lodge at a later date. Following the meeting a social hour was spent in the' lower hall when refreshnents were served by the committee card party and Greg Merritt were safe and working at the .evacuating centre With the Red. Cross. Since this' TOWS T Was received, the storms,have abated,. Mrs. Roy Consitt,who has been a patient in St, Joseph's Hospital, London returned to her borne on Sunday Mrs, Laird Mickle returned hose last Saturday after spending three weeks with the former's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Collins and; family in Waterloo and with her son Charles in Hamilton, • Peter McNaughton, who has been a patient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter is improving, His• many friends wish. him a speedy recovery. rs, ar•ara o•gson of. Haliburtori,, Ontario, visited for several days with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl McMahon and family. Mrs. Jack Consitt is a patient in South Huron Exeter where she is receiving treatment. •Rod Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Parker is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, .where he is undergoing treat- ment on his leg. Mrs.- Gertrude Mid- dleton has been a patient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter for the past several days. Mr. J. Carl McMahon, who has been an em- ployee in the local Bank of .Montreal for the past four years,_,_ serving V .as.. administration officer and account's officerhas been " gromotei- `tQ :manager of the Mitchell Branch, which is a newly erected building and the official opening will be on Tuesday, April 8th. Congratulations Carl. Mr. and Mrs. McMahon and family have pur- chased a home in Mit- chell and will be taking up residence shortly. The Hensall District Curling Club held a successful dance. at the Hensall Recreation. Centre, u, on Saturday evening with the Blue Water Playboys sup- of Mrs. Marg Consitt, Mrs. Hazel Corbett and Mrs. Vera Lemmon.. 4-H Meets The --fourth meeting of the Hensall I 4-H . club, `Tb Knotty- Nine" was held on February 191n the Hensall United Church. The topic of this meeting was the design of your room. All members made a small scale drawing of their rooms and if possible, changed it somehow. Senipr products were discussed and a date was set when they were due. Owing to difficulty with other activities, there will be no meeting next week. Carmel -Church Rev. Kenneth Knight conducted the service in Carmel Presbyterian Church on _Sunday speaking on the subject "Making A Living." Mrs. Malcom Dougall presided at the organ in the ab- sence of the organist Mrs. .Robert Taylor. The flowers in the church were in loving memory of . the late Mrs. Rodger Venner. Personals Word was received last Sunday that although evacuated due to the floods in Southern California, Mary, Gary" .McKinley gets wish, insurance service offered for Huron County Retiring Huron -Bruce MP Robert McKinley has announced the successful completion of one of his long-time projects .for Huron County. A full-time unem- ployment insurance. service will soon be located in the Goderich Manpower office to serve the needs of Huron county. Until now, unem- ployment claims in the area served by the Goderich office have been processed in the Local lanes... ti • from page 6 Leonard Steep split the men's high single with 263 points each, but • Mr. Steep took the high triple with 638. Bob Falconer had the high average of 207: - Lib Strong had the ladies' high, single of 285, .. while Stella Peacock took the high triple of 749 and the high average of 191. London -regional—office, while the Goderich office offered only an advisory service on unemployment matters. • The new service will offer a full unem- ployment insurance enquiry service, social insurance number registration, processing of claims in Goderich and a toll free telephone. service -'to the London regional office when. needed. In addition, personal interviews with ap- plicants and those on claim will be conducted in the Goderich office. The decision to expand the Goderich--service came as the result of Mr. McKinley's represen- tation to the Ministry of Employment and Immigration. - In a letter to M.r. McKinley outlining the new service, immigration minister Ron Atkey in- dicated' he has instructed his office to proceed with the expanded service as quickly as time permits. ECQRD, THURSDAY* VEDAI plying the music for the dance. • Mr. and ,. Mrs. Ross; ,Corbett in company with Mr. and Mrs. B111• Coleman of Kippen. ,returned Name from.. a pleasant holiday on a n1otor trip to Florida. Fortner area man dies George Henry Walz paased away at his home Bay St. .Stratford on Saturday, February 23rd in his 69th year. He is survived by his widow,. son Robert; Mississauga, , Howard at home and one daughter Mrs. Paul (Betty) Doucette, Sarnia, also two grandchildren. Funeral service was held on Tuesday in Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Walz werewell known in this the Parr Line and at- tended Carmel Presbyterian Church. Over $300 w as raised by. the Varna 1<iCW last Tuesday' night. ,at their annual . :--------:Pancake-Su er ver 1OO-p pie came out for the meal and the neighbourly visit. (Neivs-Record. photo) 1 R C 28:1980,—PAGE 7 Ami exation deJat :still :on...lit HensalJ More information on • the proposed anise, ation of a portion y';of Ray township continues to filter through with the village receiving a .Letter addressed to Mrs. Zili Freeth from the ministry of the environment. In" the letter to Mrs, - Freeth who .along . with her husband have led the opposition to annexation, J. McRove .of._ the , in- dustrial abatement section said his depar- tment recommends a minimum separation of 500feet between the closest residence , in • a proposed subdivision and the property line of an existing grain and feed operation. The letter states, "This separation distance is considered necessary to provide protection for the new residences from fugitive sources of dust emissions and from emissions resulting from the malfunction of dust control systems. At- their last meeting council took no action on the matter. Hensall building in- spector Herman Van Wieren had an active month with one Ausabie-Bayfield- levy rises by five percent The levy to be paid in 1980 for municipalities in the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority - will be 'increased by five percent over last year. At their recent annual' meeting, secretary - treasurer 'Marion Lamport said this 32 municipalitiesin the watershed area would be paying $12;576 as compared to- $119,596 in 1979. The 1980 budget calls for expenditures of $521-,07T. Last' year the figure was $464,377. In his few remarks following his re-election for a second term, chairman Ivan Hearn said there was a great need for flood con- tingency plans at the local level. Hearn continued, "None • of the municipalities have one and we should all ,take a serious look at our. flooding ptoblems. " The chairman called for projects to be started earlier in the year. He was -referring to 1979 erosion contracts at Port Franks and Grand Bend that were recently completes ':k He added, "We were just lucky with the weather this past fall and winter allowing us to complete these projects. We should get them started earlier. Bob Austin of Arkona was also acclaimed as vice-chairman for a second term. In ac- cepting the position Austin said, "I'm the oldest member in the number of years. I have been a back bencher for 20 years." As part of the budget, 10 capital- projects were revealed along with a number of surveys, dam maintenances and pecial service at Hensall United Church News Hensall United Church was filled Sunday mor- ning when "Lord Baden Powell Sunday" was observed; the Hensall Cub and Beaver .Packs, along with their leaders were special guests for the service. Rev. McDonald spoke on the theme of "Five Smooth Stones" relating to the story of David selecting five smooth stones to use in his fight against the giant Goliath. He suggested to the boys that these five smooth stones could represent important things in their life-that_w_o.uldmake their lives better and slay the giants that try to keep them from being the best they can be. Cub Wayne Scotchmer and Cub Dwayne Lawrence assisted in the service by reading the scriptures. The children's story was "What our watch has to teach us" and the choir sang the anthem -hymn "sons of God". Mrs. Hans Ger- stenkorn greeted the worshippers and Brad Mann, Ross Veal, Bill Fuss and Bob Drysdale were the ushers. Flowers in the Sanctuary were in loving memory of the late Mrs. Venner. Personals . Rev. Stan McDonald returned this week from his holiday in Florida. While there, he visited Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Alf Ross of Hensall. While in Florida, he spent his time in St. Petersburg Fort Myers, and Lakeland. Rev. and Mrs. T. Garnet Husser returned to Beamsville this week after spending three weeks in The Manse•here in Hensall. Rev. Mr. Husser supplied' for the Sunday Services at the United Church while Mr. McDonald was on holidays. There was a good at- tendance at Chiselhurst United Church on Sunday afternoon. Rev McDonald spoke on the theme "Does_ -God Make Rouse Calls" using as his scripture Jesus" walk ort the water to help his fearful disciples in their storm tossed boat. Ross Kercher and Harvey Jacobi were ushers and the congregation were reminded of the congregational meeting after church next Sunday to deal with trustee business. Our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rogerson celebrating ,their 50th wedding an- niversary on • Tuesday, February 26th. - Mr-. and Mrs:Rogerson have -leen spending the last two months in Florida. Public speaking Hensall Legion president Irvine Ferris presented trophies to David Dougall, Mary Ellen Van-Aaken and Ann Deichert in the junior class and Kelli Schroeder, E1 -Sine Pennings and Lynda Mommersteeg in the seniors' division at the Legion public speaking contest. Judges Brenda -Wright, Joan Perrie and Darlene Templeman heard speeches from -1.3 con- testants in the farrier class and 12 speakers in the senior class and lunch was served by the'Legion Ladies Auxiliary. The winners from the Hensall Legion will go on to the district finals at the Clinton Legion on March 1 Queensway News Kippen Church Ladies entertained the residents of Queensway Nursing Home last week to treats and bingo. Visitors with.. Vera Lammie and Louise Mitchell were Mervyn and Irene Dunn Visiting with Mrs. Wilds were Mrs. Nancy Dogan, Mrs. Nora Mohns, and Holly and Dale, Mr. and. Mrs. Henry Wilds, Mr. and Mrs. Jene Farcoult and baby. Donna Whittaker, Cathy Patterson, Julene Keys, Ivan and Gertrude Steckle, Bill and Helen Taylor visited with Russell Erratt. Rev. Losbough of Exeter conducted the church service ac- companied by Mrs. Losbough. conservation services. The capital projects are: Stewart Gully erosion control structure: After 13 years of service, this .experimental gabion basket structure sud- denly collapsed during a March flood. Temporary repairs, serving as phase 1 of this project, were carried out in 1979 tQ prevent this gully off the Ausable River from reaching an East Williams. Township road. A new structure will replace or augment the gabions in 1980. Desjardine drain demonstration: A severely eroded Stephen Townshipmunicipal drain near Grand Bend will be studied by the Authority and ex- perimental seeding plots will be established along its banks in conjunction with majorxepair work to be carried out by the Township. Parkhill conservation area: Reforestation of steep and erosion -prone lands and experimental plantings and erosion control projects on the reservoir shoreline will be carried out. Rock Glen con- servation area: Exten- sive small-scale erosion problems have resulted from uncontrolled and excessive use of the gorge area over the past 40 years: The control of. water and people are the means by which creative solutions to these problems will be found. Clinton conservation area: Ground cover and shrub plantings will stabilize disturbed areas near the Bayfield River. Property sigpage : Boundary and corner markers of a durable, vandal -proof type will be placed in' more "remote" sections on many non - Agreement properties to guide staff and adjacent landowners engaged in woods work. Watershed planning: The first phase of this project will begin in 1980, in the form of a contract planning technician who will be hired for 8 months to update the draft 1972 Conservation Report prepared by the Con- servation Authorities Branch. Imminent completion of long-range land acquisition "briefs will constitute com- ponents of the plan. Authority goals and objectives will be drafted for discussion by the Full Authority. Port Franks C.A.• erosion control: Final completion of 410' . of sheet steel wall and 16 dock piles will be carried out, making a total of"635' of steel wall installed. Wetland acquisition: Preservation of key wetland -tracts will be effected by acquiring lands in the lower Bayfield Valley,Ausable Gorge, Hay Swamp, or Parkhill Conservation Area, subject to land availability and Ministry approval of " long-term land acquisition briefs. Woodlot management: .Minor woodlot management in non Agreement, wetland tracts will be carried out in winter months. Seaforth flood reduction • study: A regional • storm would produce nearly $.5 million in flood damages in Seaforth to more than 110 homes and businesses. Means of reducing this threat will be investigated by this study. Port Franks flood and erosion control. field observations,: In co- operation with Environment Canada, a program of bottom soundings, velocity Turn to page 13 • demolition ,permit to Bayley 'Enterprises Limited issued and 12 inspections being made, In other businesa, council Deferred requests ..on funds from the #Lyth Centre for the Arts the Huron "C4unty Histo ical" Society and the St. john" Ambulance Brigade. Took no action on ' resolutions from the village of .Madoc which called for lower interest rates for small businesses and from the township of Brick which requested a slowing up of the metrification process in Canada. Plant reopens The Bendix Home System Plant at the west end of Hensall reopened the plant on Monday after being closed from early December. Village notes Dan McGlinchey of Hensall is replacing Mr. Carl McMahon as Account's officer at the local Bank of Montreal Branch. 0.0 WISEWAY WISEWAY OF CANADA LIMITED APPOINTMENT DON COLQUHOUN , Mr. L. E. Smithers, Vice President of Wiseway of Canada Limited, is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Don Colquhoun to the position of general -n anagen of Wise—way Home and Building Centre Clinton (formerly Fred J. Hudie Ltd.) .. Mr. Colquhoun has lived in Clinton all his life and brings with him ten years of construction ex- perience as well as having served the com- munity in the Clinton store for five years. WHEN IT COMES TO WEEKLY SAVINGS TRIANGLE DISCOUNT MAKES Your mb' Ing smile Running a business wkhb out advertising is like wink- ing at a girl in the dark. You know what you're do mg, but She If w., STA YFREE/1O's From the Toronto Globe and i1dail ERTISIN t DEPARTMENT Gary Ilaalst/ttitoth r Rhumba. 58 THE SQUARE, GODERICH MAIN CORNER, CLINTON MAIN CORNER, SEAFORTH 71.