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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-01-26, Page 2PAGE 2--CLJNTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1 u rK the Hortieulturalists will t The annual meeting of the Auburn Horticultural Society was held January 17. Coffee cookies and Christ- mas cake was served by Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock, Mrs. Jim Schneider and Mrs. Tom Haggitt 'prior to the meeting. President Mrs. Jim Schneider, opened the meeting. The minutes were read by the secretary Mrs. Tom Haggitt. The auditors report prepared by Mrs. Beth Lansing and Mrs. Oliver Anderson was read by Mrs. Frances Clark. The financial statement was given by the treasurer, Mrs. Ross Robinson. A letter was read from Mrs. Maisie Bray of Lion's Head reminding members about the District annual to be held this year on April 16 at Lucknow. Mrs. Haggitt reported on the year's activities which included five open meetings and four executive meetings. She reported that there had been sale of plants, bus trips, delegates to District annual and a country tour of the home and grounds around the Blyth creek of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Ball, Maitland Block, Hullett Township. The members were in- terested in a bus trip to Wiarton to see the Flower Fantasy Show and the date will be set at a future meeting. Mrs. Ross Robinson, past president presided for the election of officers. They were: Past President, Mrs. Ross Robinson; President, Mrs. James Schneider; 1st vice-president, Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock; 2nd vice- president, Donald Haines; Secretary, Mrs. Tom Haggitt; treasurere, Mrs. Ross Robinson; assistant secretary, Mrs. Jack Vin- cent; pianist, Mrs. Emerson Rodger; assistant, Mrs. Kenneth McDougall; Directors, Mrs. Dorothy Grange, Stewart Ball, Mrs. Jim Glousher, Mrs. Donald To Thigh Alleve Coat Mark Falconer Greg itutledge Donny Dolinage Jonathan Miller Khrista VannDyke drlllelasa Whlen Anion :',cchain Elizabe '1 .Dave ", Smyth Pail Mclean Jeffery Desch Patricia Bos Krista ' icAslo Beverley J-::ratzB -t 1y d Beoerl`aag Kelly Boland Sus®ebreceno n Clinton Clinton Clinton R.R. 2 Clinton Clinton Clinton Clinton Clinton Auburn V®n®str® R.R. 5 Clinton Clinton ioarnO Ciirn9on Varna R.R. 2 Clinton Oakville On Jane 26 Jon. 27 Jon 27 Jon. 27 Jon. 27 Jon. 27 Jon. 28 Jon. 2E Jon. 28 Jove 28 Jove l 3 Jane 30 Jon. 31 .wine 31 Adie,] Feb. 1 Electricity Riddles 1.Why was the lamp floating? It was so light. 2.Why was the light bulb so smart? It was just plain bright. 3.What kind of hats do lamp shades wear? Anything in the current fashion. 4.Why did the kid attach an extension cord to his tulips'. To give the bulbs power. 5 What did the kid say when the Tight didn't go on? Watt's up? 6.Why did the farmer put the battery in a pen? He heard it might charge. 7.What was the singing plug's favorite saying? "Socket to me." 8. What kind of meeting did the tribe have to discuss electricity? A powower. 9.Wherc do you get electricity in the woods? From a current hush. Distributed by Canada Wide Feature Service Limited (c; 11183 MacKay Fairfield r ,r « 44-7 advocate Cartwright, Mrs. talliott Lapp, Mrs. Donald Haines, Mrs. Frank Raithby, Mrs. George Collins, Mrs. Fred Lawrence, Mrs. Tom Lawlor; Auditors, Mrs. Beth Lansing, Mrs. Oliver Anderson; Phone com- mittee, Mrs. Frances Clark, Mrs. Donald Haines; Nominating committee, Retiring Directors. News and Notes Prize winners at the weekly euchre party held in the Auburn Community Memorial hall each Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. sharp were: high lady, Mrs. Elliott Lapp; low lady (playing as a lady) Tom Hallam; high man, Kenneth McDougall; low man, Warner Andrews; novelty, Mrs. Tom Jardin. There were eight tables in play. The sympathy of this community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lawlor on the death of her father, Bert Moggach of Lindsay. Mrs. Lawlor left on Saturday and Mr. Lawlor left on Monday to attend the funeral. The congregation of St. Mark's Anglican Church met last Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lawrence and family to make plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the church on July 1, 2 and 3rd. Anyone wishing an invitation please contact Mrs. Lillian Letherland, Auburn, 526-7560 with the name and address by February 8. Plans to have the first Silver Tops dinner on January 26th was made at the Executive meeting held last Wednesc.'y. President Kenneth Scott presided for the meeting and the minutes were read by secretary Mrs. Tom Haggitt. The financial statement was given by the treasurer, Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock. The certificate for the Unit ,. Senior Citizens has been received and Tom Jardin was put in charge of framing it so i&can be hung in the -hall. The committee who planned the dinner were Mrs. Tom Haggitt, Mrs. Lillian Letherland, Mrs. Roy Deer and Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock. All persons sixty years and over are invited to come and join the Silver Tops. Any girl between the ages of 12 and 26 wishing to take the 4-1-1 project Ontario Heritage Cooking please attend the first meeting on January 31st at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. George Collins. The leaders for they, Auburn Club are Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Douglas Chamney. They attended the leader's training school at Clinton last Wednesday and Thur- sday. Miss Shelley Dobie is a us trip patent in Stratford Hospital where she has had her tonsils removed on Mondaya Her mother, Mrs. Ross Dobie stayed at Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson returned home last week after a couple of weeks at Newmarket with their son William. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Robertson of Meford visited last week with her sister Mrs. Tom Jardin and Mr. Jardin also visited the ladies' mother, Mrs. Elva Straughan in Clinton Public hospital. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Rodger last Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Helesic of Goderich, Paul Helesic of Lindsay, Miss Judy Torrance of London, Mr. and Mrs. Clare Rodger and family and Mr. Gary Rodger of Goderich. Mrs. Myrtle Munro and her son Donald Youngblut of London, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McDougall and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gross attended the funeral of Miss Mary McEachern at Mount Forest last week. She was in her 91st year. The funeral was held at the Hendrick's Funeral Home with burial in Woodland cemetery. Miss McEachern is sur- vived by three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Munro, Auburn; Mrs. Nellie McDougall, Goderich; Miss Grace McEachern, Mount Forest afid two brothers, Mr. William McEachern and Mr. John McEachern, both of Mount Forest. One sister Mrs. Ethel McDougall off Clinton predeceased her last year. Youth injured in accident On January 23 a car - snowmobile accident oc- cured sending a youth to hospital with major injuries. Ian Carter, 8, of London was westbound on Con- cession 2 and 3 and Andre Bilcke, 44, of ensall was travelling northbound when the two collided. Damage to the Carter snowmobile was estimated at $8t 11 while Bilcke's vehicle received $100 damage. Bilcke wasn't injured in the accident. Goderich OPP reported two major accidents last week in Stanley Township. Catherine Steckle, of RR 2 Zurich escaped injury when the truck she was driving slid down an em- nkment and rolled over. The accident I..,ppened January 18 on the Hay - Stanley division line. Damage to the Steckle vehicle is estimated at It As of February 1, 1983 DR. J.M. WATTS and D K.C. LAM . *ER 1 will hold office hours at the Clinton Public Hospital Out -Patient Department For appointments please call CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL 482-3447 l ages increased We Bogy and Sell used Pocketbs.oks! Maitland Edgar ,Some 3 y Rod HAIN At a special meeting of H tett Township Council on January 17, Clerk Harry Lear prepared a bylaw setting the wages for the township employees at a 45 cent increase per hour and the benefit plan to be deducted when it becomes effective. According \,to Clerk Lear the increase was in keeping with the government's 6 and 5 guidelines. The road superintendent's wage will rise from $9 an hour to $9.45. The grader operator's wage rose from $8.40 to $8.85. A second grader operator's wage will remain at $8.45 as it was just raised in early December. In other business council people honor Maitland on his retirement By Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse A retirement dinner party and dance was held for Maitland Edgar of Petrolia on January 22 at the Legion Hall in Watford. Mait received his public school education at the Stone School S.S. No. 7 on the se- cond line of Morris Township, Huron County. He attended Wingham and District High School and after graduating started teaching at the age of 17, at Tipperary Public School, S.S. No. 9 Goailerich Township where he had an average attendance of 26 students in grades 1 to 8 from 1946 to 1951. He taught at the Milton Public School for about six months and from there he moved to the A.M. Hugh Campbell School, Clinton R.C.A.F. where he taught from 1952 -1962. From 1962 - 1967 he taught at the Central Huron Secon- dary School, Clinton and from 1967 - 1°a,9 he was Head of Geography at the South Huron Secondary School in Exeter. In 19601977 he was Vice Principal at the Lamb - ton Central Collegiate Voca- tional Institute in Petrolia and from 1977 - 1982 he was principal at the East Lamb - ton Secondary School in Wat- ford. During all his years of teaching Mait advanced his education through cor- respondence and by summer school courses at Western University London where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree. At his retirement dinner, John Beaton head of the English De,. .l rtment at East Lambton, was Master of Ceremonies. Head table guests were Jim Cassia, Superintendent of Schools for Lambton County, Robert Watson. Principal's Assis- tant at East Lambton and Harry McEwan, Senior Con- sultant, Investors Syndicate Limited, Chatham. The program was organiz- ed by Ida Traxler, Head of Student Services at East Lambton with the help of the entire staff (secretarial, custodial and instructional). Anecdotes related to Mait's life were read by John eaton, Robert Watson, Harry McEwan, Nancy Daer, Brian Edgar and Doug Turner (head of custodians). The 'Retirement" cake was baked and decorated by Pat Wright, teacher of mathematics and science at East Lambton. Approximately 90 attend- ed the dinner and 200 attend- ed the dance. Relatives and is friends were trom Clinton, Exeter, Sarnia, Petrolia, Strathroy, Parkhill, Wat- ford, London, Chatham, Brigden, Wingham, Brussels, Blyth and Belgrave. Attention Formers WE PAY °20. TO '50. PER HIJIHDRED WEIGHT FOR OLD, RECENTLY Bi4JIARED OR CRIPPLED COWS AND STEERS. MUST BE ALIVE AND DRUG FREE. CALL COLLECT 24 HRS. A DAV 6 DAYS A WEEK MARK LEIS b SONS LIVESTOCK Milverton 595-4M5 Servlwg 9190 crew ,Once Mb PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE -WAFT OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 'FILTER QUEEN SALES & SERVICE. *VACUUM CLEANERS- iSale•s a, S, rvoce. to Most Makes) FM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS For Farm it I,Usenebti °SPEFDQUEEN AP:•LIAINCES, ° MOE F AT APPLIANCES *INSECT LIGLTS& FLY KILLING UNITS °GIFTS *AA 1,NY 0 I E-14 ITEMS VARNA, ONT. 4 2-7103 motioned that the Honking drain be cleaned out from the west side of Lot 38, Concession 13 to the huddle of Lot 37 and from the Sideroad 35-36 to the tile outlet. The road culvert is to be replaced if necessary. Council approved a tile drain loan for Herman Ramaker, Lot 28, Concession 4 for $12,000. It is subject to township bylaws and availability of funds. The road superintendent was authorized by council to have the truck doors and rocker panels repaired and painted at an estimated cost of $325. 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