Clinton News Record, 1981-04-02, Page 10PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 ,1981
The warm spring weather has made lawn raking a favorite pasttime this week, and Bill
Parker of Bayfield was just one of the many residents who took advantage of the
beautiful weather to do his clean-up. (Bud Sturgeon photo)
No last chance for Mice
Another long and drawn
out race for the coveted
Loogan Cup ended this week
when the ice was removed
from . the . Bayfield Arena
before the, deciding game of
the playoff series could be
played- •
The Rink Mice and
Oldtimers were tied at one
game each but League Com-
missioner
ommissioner (and Oldtimers
leading scorer and Captain)
Larouche decided to award
the 'cup' to his team based
on the overall performance
this year.
The Oldtimers lost only
twice, while defeating the
Mice seventeen times.
Pottery group still trying
At the meeting last
Thursday morning, those in-
terested in the Pottery
Group, initiated by
Margaret Chapman, are
resolving to go ahead with
their plans.
The next steps involve
visits to three potteries in the
area in order to obtain prac-
tical details of their potential
requirements. A presenta-
tion will also be made to the
Village Council requesting
use of space in. the Town
Hall.
Red Cross is always there
Most people have heard of
the "Geneva Conventions"
rules which apply ii various
situations especially in war,
and give protection usually
by all and to all participants.
The Geneva Conventions and
the Red Cross have a com-
mon historical base. In 1864
as a result of actions of Henri
Durant of Switzerland the
first Geneva Convention was
signed.
It was a convention for
neutrality of the wounded in
the field, of the personal ten-
ding of them, of neutrality of
vehicles conveying them
`ambulances', of buildings
housing them. The emblem
of protection and neutrality
accepted by the nations sign-
ing these rules was the Red
Cross on a white
background.
National relief societies
were then organized to
operate under the same ban-
ner and so the 'Red Cross'
Socities were born.
This commitment of a
humanitarian -law in armed
conflict was the cornerstone
of the Red Cross movement.
By 1869 national societies
have extended their man-
date to include national
disasters, epidemics, floods,
earthquakes and avalan-
ches.
The Red Cross Socities
have an overall objective:
the improvement of health,
the prevention of disease,
and the mitigation of suffer-
ing throughout the world.
The memfiieis of the inter-
national committee of the
Red • Cross are heirs to the
work begun by Henri Durant
in the field of international
humanitarian law for over
100 years. They have worked
quietly and tirelessly to im-
plement and extend this law
in areas of armed conflict.
Their only weapon is moral
persuasion. It has no legal
status other than that of a
neutral intermediary as
assigned by the Geneva Con-
ventions. Yet since 1864 this
community has convinced
140 nations to sign this inter-
national treaty.
The Red Cross sign, be it
on the coat of a volunteering
worker, ambulance or relief
station or on alit -Aiding -hous-
ing
building -hous-
ing the wounded in times of
conflict, means immunity
from enemy fire.
Delegates for relief opera-
tions are chosen from coun-
tries neutral to the conflict
which gives them neutral
status at all times.
The work of the Red Cross
goes on at all levels. Whether
it be negotiating with chiefs
of State, bringing relief to
the injured or those im-
prisoned in wartime, helping
rebuild a country after
natural disaster, the Red
Cross is there.
It finds missing persons. It
is the only organization
allowed into prisoners of war
camps with its food parcels
to the ill fed in times of war.
Those of us who remember
World War II know it well.
Red Cross helps whenever
or wherever it is called upon
to provide help regardless of
cost.
Hundreds of thousands of
volunteer menpower go into
Red Cross relief efforts. But
hundreds of thousands of
dollars, Swiss francs, rupies
or piasties are needed too.
Red Cross has the will and
it has its Geneva conventions
and founding principles. The
firm basis for its work must
be the moral support and
commitment of each and
every thinking human
being.- by E. Fingland
Against sexual crimes
Want harsher sentences
A group of concerned
London area parents are
circulating a petition calling
for stiffer penalties for those
who commit sexual crimes
against minors.
Earlier this year, in
separate cases two London
judges sentenced one man to
four years in penitentiary
after he was found guilty of
several counts of rape and
sexual abuse of his young
step -daughters, and another
man to a two and a halt year
term for the attempted rape
of a two year and nine month
old g. jrl.
Thr ,petition says the two
sentences "represent ex-
cessive leniency in view of
the nature of the crimes
descritled" and asks that the
sentences be appealed.
The petition, with
signatures gathered from all
over Western Ontario, will
be presented to the
province's attorney -gen era 1.
Copies of the petition, for
any local people who'd like to
sign, will be at the Clinton
Police Station.
Light hurts milk
Whether the consumer
buys homo, 2 percent or
skim milk, all types are sub-
ject to flavour deterioration
when exposed to light, accor-
ding to a recent study con-
ducted by the Department of
Food Science at the Univer-
sity of Guelph.
Samples of milk exposed
to light for 24 hours and milk
protected from light were
evaluated by 145 panelists
for flavor differences. More
than two-thirds of the
panelists were able to cor-
rectly identify light -exposed
and partially skimmed milk.
"Of the three types of milk
used in this study, the unex-
posed milk was significantly
preferred," said Ur. J. M.
deMan, who headed the pro-
ject. "The mean preference
scores for the unexposed
homo and partially skimmed
milk were 7.1, and the skim
milk rated 5.8. After light ex-
posure, the mean flavour
scores were 3.4, 3.5 and 3.3
respectively. Flavour
deterioration in light expos-
ed milk appears to be
unrelated to its fat content."
After light exposure for 24
hours in plastic pouches, the
loss of ascorbic acid
(Vitamin C) ranged from
84.7 percent to 30.3 percent in
the three types of samples.
Round and about
Ken Stewart of Cambridge
called on his grandmother,
Mrs. Maude Sturgeon, Fri-
day and other relatives in
the village.
Mrs. Gordon Stewart, Mrs.
Gilbert Farrell and Mrs.
Lois Hackett, all of RR2
Ripley, and Mrs. Milvena
Erickson, Bayfield, spent
Wednesday in London and
while there, visited with
Mrs. Alice Marks who is con-
fined in University Hospital.
Alice sends a big hello to
all her friends and acquain-
tances in the village.
Mrs. Lloyd Francis and
Susie of Goderich visited
with her sister-in-law Marion
and niece Kimie in Bayfield
on Monday.
Miss Bonnie Stewart spent
Thursday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Stewart at their RR2 Ripley
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Irwin
and Robbie, London, visited
on Saturday with his family,
Milvena Erickson, Luanne
and Lydia and Walter and
Andrew.
Ron Diemert of St. Marys,
visited Saturday and Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Diemert, Wayne
and Rick. Misses Karen
Diemert and Noelle
Hamilton, who had been the
guests of the former's
brother, Wayne, returned to
their respective homes with
Karen's father on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Ross, Sarnia, spent the
weekend at their trailer at
Pine Lake Camp.
Wilma and Roy Rossites of
Stratford and friend Joyce,
spent the weekend at their
trailer home in Paul Bunyan
Camp.
Ted Harburn and. his
father Fred, bath of Staffa,
visited in the village on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Sturgeon, Jeff and Roland,
Orangeville, spent the
weekend at their Louisa
Street cottage and..-. visited
with friends and relatives in
the village.
Gil and Helen Latimer
closed down the Mile High
for the weekend and headed
to Toronto for a visit with
friends and relations.
Matt and Barb Smith and
family, London, were at
their cottage in Bayfield for
the weekend.
• There was a gala send-off
party at the home of Pat and
Terri Brandon last Friday
night for Joyce Mcllwain
who will be departing
Bayfield,, to go west and
work. About 30 friends at-
tended.
Siddall's fish tugs have
been able to get out of the
Goderich harbour on a fairly
regular basis during the last
two weeks although pro-
blems with shifting ice still
create havoc with schedules.
The market for whitefish is
always best this time of
year.
The boats have yet to get
Lampoonery
By Bud Sturgeon
Last Sunday was the big one so they say. Turning 30
was supposed to be a great ordeal. The stepping stone
to middle age mediocrity. With that in mind my wife
had planned a surprise party for me on the Saturday
night.
I knew something, was up when I was klipived to
watch the hockey game_dn TVAffirtiolistedfitateMts
hardly a peep when I switched over to the soccer game
in between periods. Boy, that DaVe Hodge makes me
sick. Rather than having to scrounge a meager snack
from the icebox, presto, a plate of fresh shrimpies
appeared in the living room.
As if that wasn't a clue, the Stickman and Roni came
knocking on the door. You just never see the Stickman
on a Saturday night. In short order, Winnie and Gary
came in, and then Gary and Rhea and the Binnies and
Tom and Norman fresh from an outing to London. By
then I realized that these people were not here to
celebrate anything other than my corning of age.
Turning 30 is a psychological downer but, I had no
intention of letting, it hamper my sometimes rude
lifestyle. Everyone offered their condolences to me,
.but frankly 3 didn't feel much older than when I was a.
year younger. Take it from me, it's no sweat but gawd
do you ever get a lot of presents. •
In tallying up the take I found a new pair of runners,
a case of the best, a bottle of Super Bach, St. Louis
Bluesunderwares, hand knit socks and a Smashed for
Life. Ticket to be among the booty. I also got a few
things to remind me that I was over the hill such as a
bottle of Geritol, Grecian Formula (you leave just a
little grey) and a book on coping with gout.
Even when they rolled the wheelchair in for me to sit
on, I took it in stride. I read the messages in the bir-
thday cards. Two stand out in my mind. One card had a
picture of a newspaper writer on the front, huddled
over a typewriter (like I am now) working furiously on
an assignment. Inside it read, "Happy Birthday you
old pecker!" Another stated that life is like a game of
football and when you get to be my age the only thing to
do is drop back and punt!
Keeping in mind that two of the guests present would
meet the same fate in a year's time, I was already
making devious plans. As I went to blow out the can-
dles on the cake, somebody yelled, "Don't spit on it!
Well I made my wish and blew them out'and then ate it
up. There was only one large chocolate cake and ob-
viously not enough to go around anyways.
After all the excitement, we sat around until 3 a.m.
and talked of better days, and school days too. The best
story told was of the day Bob Orr brought a dead cat to
school and tied it to the bell rope in hopes that Miss
Colbeck wouldn't ring the kids inside in the morning. It
didn't work. On a more modern note, we discussed step
by step how the Bayfield kids dismantled the 'green'
bus. To this day I can still smell the insulation from the
seats burning in the aisle.
However, all good things must come to an end and
before I knew it, everyone had gone home. Even
though I had aged a year by the calendar I didn't think
I had mellowed too much. Heck, I don't even own a
goat yet. 1 must make a note to buy one soon because
being of somewhat the same temperament, the two of
us would get along famously. The main question in my
mind is, "Where do you buy a goat?"
What's opening
April lith in Bayfield
to satisfy your
every food fantasy
e village
in or out of Bayfield harbour,
as the filhermen await
favorable conditions to get
the 1981 underway.
Anglers report that a few
trout are being caught west
of the Highway 21 bridge at
Bayfield and the Stickman
reports that the suckers are
running, however, he didn't
say where they were going.
The alarm rang out shortly
past 8:30 p.m. last Saturday
as the OPP asked the
Bayfield Fire Department to
join -a--search party, wlren-an -
overturned 'boat' was found
at the Varna Bridge. The
search was called off later
after the four youths were
found high and dry.
A family dinner was held
at the home of Roy and Ruby
Fitzsimons on Sunday. It
was honouring their
daughter Sylvia's birthday.
Those present were Sylvia,
Bob, Darlene, John and
Laura, Terry and Linda,
Karen and Carl, Kelso,
Marie and Vincent. Happy
birthday was also sung to
Vincent as he has his second
birthday in another week.
John, Dani and Amanda
Pongracz, London, had
lunch last Monday with Roy
and Ruby Fitzsimons.
John, Dani, Amanda and
Erin' Pongracz, and Mrs.
Jean Baird, all of London,
called on the Fitzsimons for
a visit on Sunday afternoon.
Bayfield Fire Department
was called out to Evert Bid-
der's driving . shed at
Porter's Hill on Monday
night to battle a fire.
Firemen quickly doused the
flames which scorched one
end of the shed. Apparently a
pot of maple sap ran "dry".
Clan rs Gregbr
a Turner, _ of
Apartments,
Bayfield has recently had a
visit from her grand-
daughter Mrs. Wilkinson of
London, and two great,
grandsons, Matthew and
Timothy.
On Tuesday evening, the
residents of Clan Gregor
Apartments, Bayfield, were
present at a farewell dinner
at the Bayfield Inn for Mr.
and Mrs. Matt Nediger, who
are moving to Clinton short-
ly after four years' residence
at Clan Gregor. Their
neighbors took this oppor-
tunity to wish them well.
The Red Cross collection
taken among the residents
yielded $40 towards the an-
nual drive for funds in the
villaee.
Ever Youngs to attend
upcoming events
The Ever Young senior
citizens club met for their
regular meeting last
Thursday when president
Lep Carter opened the
meeting.
Secretary Thelma Utter
gave the minutes and
treasurer Dorothy Cox gave
a good report on finance.
There is a membership of 81.
The zone meeting is being
held at Vanastra on April
28th, with registration at
9:30 am. The Euchre and
Bridge club meeting in aid of
Clinton Hospital is being
held on April 15th at 8 pm
and lunch and prizes will be
given, all for $1. The quilt is
going to be auctioned off at
this party.
Katherine Haleen gave the
card, report,, and happy bir-
thday was sung to several
members with' birthdays in
March.
Esther Makins read an ar-
ticle on "How' to Know When
You Are Growing Old!"
Bridge news
When the 'club met on
March 25th there were three
tables out. Phyllis Heard
made the highest score with
7330. Second was Marny
Walden (for the third, week
running) with 6920, and
Lillian Higgins was low with
3960 - high points all round!
Anglicans honor
longtime helpers
Mothering Sunday was
celebrated at Trinity on Sun-
day last when a number of
parishioners from St. James
were also present. Two
special presentations were
made in the Parish Hall
following the service.
The first was to Mrs. Lena
Ervine, retiring after 25
years as custodian of the
church. The Rev. William
Bennett thanked her for
unremitting service over the
years, during which time the
church and Parish Hall have
always been so well kept.
Harry Baker, on behalf of
the church, gave Mrs. Er-
vine a plaque and a rose pen-
dant as an expression of ap-
preciation, and referred, to
the idiosyncrasies of the
vacuum cleaner, which had
finally been replaced.- He
also thanked Mrs. Ervine for
persuading Milvena
Erickson to take over as
custodian.
The second presentation
was made to Jackie Johnson
who had recently resigned as
organist. She had been, said
Rev. Bennett, one of the
youngest organists the
church ever had, and it was
very difficult to replace her.
For the past 18 years, she
had played, not only on Sun-
days, but for funerals and
weddings and at choir prac-
tices. She too received a pla-
que, and a pearl pendant as a
token of appreciation, which
came, said Mr. Baker, with
every good wish for her
future.
Coffee and . traditional
simnel cake were then serv-
ed, the delicious cake with
its marzipan icing baked by
Jeanne . Bennett and
Elizabeth Pitts, and • again
following an old tradition,
daffodils were distributed to
mothers and grandmothers.
A reminder for all
members of the Anglican
Church Women - their an-
nual auction sale will take
place on Thursday, April 2nd
at 2 pm. Members having
items to contribute should
bring r them 'to` the ' Parish
Hall between 11 and 12 on
Thursday morning.
Health clinic
After an absence of three
months, the Public Health
Nurses were back in
Bayfield on Tuesday after-
noon. The session was well
attended and the nurses will
be back again in May.
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The purpose
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outstanding achievements or acts of
courage and initiative, by bogs and girls
between the ages of six and eighteen
years. It will include individual awards
presented for meritorious conduct, and
special group awards for recognition of
the efforts of young people throughout
the communities of the province.
The reason
Extraordinary deeds of Ontario boys and
girls are often performed within the
community. We need you, the local
nominators and newspaper editors, to
bring these outstanding young people
to our attention, so that we will be able
to give them the honour and public
recognition, which they so richly deserve.
Who is eligible
Young individuals who have performed
acts of heroism, perhaps endangering
their own lives, overcoming disabling
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