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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-09-16, Page 11Over eighteen area women took part in an Off Loom Weaving workshop in Clinton on Saturday. Sponsored by the Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers Guild, Joyce Rumney of Gornley conducted the day long school. Here Nancy Elliott Greenwood of Teeswater prepares her section of barnboard for the woven scene she will create. (Shelley McPhee photo) Constancepeople. report By Mary Merrier Kevin Crozier of Huron Ridge, Kincardipe and Jamie Lone visited recently with Mrs. George Mel'wain, while Mr. and Ors. Jack Crozier and Lori. of Kincar- dine ' were recent Sunday visitors with Iter mother, Mrs. McDwain. Mr. and Mrs. Terence Hunter of; Colborne Township vited over the weekend recently with Mr. and . Mrs. ,john Thompson and Bob. • Mr. and 1. Tom Merrier, Jason and effrey visited on Sunday recently with Mr. and Mrs.Carl Merner, San- dy, Julie, Michael and Shelley .en route home to Owen Sound from their holiday*. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Nesbitt returned home recently from their honey- moon They are taking up residence in Egnondville. Mr. and Mrs. Cam Patter- son of Toronto spent last week with her grandparents, 'Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Huff man have moved from the village to a farm home at Monkton, and we wish them. well in their new home. The sympathyof the com- munity isextended to the family of the late Ernie Dale of Clinton. Mr. Pat Nolan and son of Toronto spent their holidays at their summer home m the village. Mrs. Clayton Riley was transferred from Seaforth Hospital to London. We hope she will soon be out and feel- ing better. She was able to be home for a weekend. • Congratulations to newlyweds Caror `Jewitt and Rick Forbes who were mar- ried on Aug. 29th in the No audience for Regele drain report Despite prior notification no one showed up for the public meeting on the Regele drainage report which was presented at McKillop Township's regular council meeting last night (Tues- day) by engineer Bill Kelley. About 26 property owners in the northeast of the township, from lots 2 to 7 in concession 9 are affected by the report which received first and second readings by council. Court of revision on the report will be Oct. 5. Mr. Kelley said the estimated cost of implemen- ting the Regele report is $40,200, but costs and net assessment could vary with the price of materials. Roads superintendant Wayne Dolmage reported expenditures of $51,684.17 for work done in August. The department is under budget for the year. Mr. Dolmage told council the township's 10 -ton hydraulic jack is on the fritz and it would cost more to repair it than to buy a new 12 -ton jack. Council decided to consider the mat- ter further at a later meeting. It also decided to advertise for tenders in two local papers for standby time and .a 190 -horsepower road grader to be used for snow removal this. winter. Council endorsed a letter from the Huron Federation of Agriculture, which will be forwarded to the prime minister, that calls for im- mediate action on behalf of farmers on high interest rates "which are eroding Canada's agriculture in- dustry." said reeve Harvey Craig. Among other cor- respondence, clerk - treasurer Marion McClure read a letter from the natural resources ministry which stated a four-day con- trolled deer hunt will be con- tinued in the county later this year. Last year's con- trolled hunt resulted in 103 kills. Councillor Bill Leeming was designated council's representative to a meeting in Seaforth later this month where transportation for handicapped in the county will be discussed. Best Interest *20% ONE YEAR ANNUAL We represent many Trust Companles. We are often able to arrange tor the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. *Subject to choline EXETER 235.2420 Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. CLINTON 4'82-9747 Londesboro United Church followed by the reception in Blyth. Those attending from this area were her family, Mr. and Mrs. JohnJewitt, Judy, Danny, Bill and Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Preszcator and family. Glenyce and Ralph Glew of Dorchester, Mary and Lawrence Ribey of Chatham, Margaret and Harry England of Stratford had a get together Sunday held at the home of Janice and Jim Preszcator. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van der Malan, Mark and Margie of Oakville spent Labour Day weekend at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. L. Whyte, Bill. and Mr. Harold Whyte. • Mr. and,Mrs. Andy Thompson ad Jeffrey of Oakville spent the holiday weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson and Bob. George Mausz, Greg, Vi- vien and Sharon of Bramalea spent a recent weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevenson, David, Dar- ren and Luanne. Bob Thompson is starting school at the Western University in London, and John Scott has returned to school at Guelph University. Mrs. J. Merrier of, Kit- chener visited over Snday night with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Merrier, Sandy, Julie, Mike and Shelley. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Wilson of R.R.3, Blyth, were recent Monday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. John Thomp- son. Smile The young student nurse was about to begin her first day in a hospital. Remembering the advice, of her nurse, she resolved to en- courage the patients. Seeing an elderly man sitting up in bed, she greeted him cheer- fully and said, "Well you don't look like you'll be with us much longer!" LONDESBORO t h e C Dora Shobbrook, editor ) leader News of your neighbors Greeting the congregation at the Londesboro United Church on Sunday morning were Reg Lawson and Murray Howatt. The ushers were Darlene Hulley, Brenda Nesbitt, Kim Wright and Sandy Merner. Rev. Scott welcomed everyoneand announced that the flowers in the church were placed in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Bromley Sr. by their family. The UCW are invited to attend a Blyth UCW Thankoffering on October 4 at 8 pm. The Aimwell Unit will meet on September 28 at 8 pm and Mrs. Lorna Miller will be speaking on nutrition and th a family. For the children's time, Mr. Scott had an apple on display and noted that the fruit is of the spirit. The junior • teacher was Ann, Adams. The sermon was The Fruit of the Spirit and the organist and choir director ac- companied the choir an- them. UCW general meeting The UCW general meeting was -held on September 7 with 17 ladies present. President Edythe Beacom welcomed everyone and gave a special reading and Hattie Wood was at the piano. Margaret Good gave the scripture reading and Edythe Beacom had the meditation on endurance. She noted that Terry Fox's accomplishments were an example of this. The minutes of the last meeting were read .by Margaret Whyte and correspondence included thank you notes from Dora Shobbrook and family, Bill and. Mary Manning, , Elizabeth Lawson and from. ALPHA Huron to the Explorers for their. donation., In her treasurer's report Margaret Good •no'ted. that there is $1,775 on hand and Edythe reported on the seminar at Alma College. Four from Londesboro at- ' tended. The East Huron •Presbyterial will, be held on October 8th at Walton: From 6:30 to 7:45 pm registration will tak place, dessert will be served, and at 8 pm a sing song will, be held. The guest speaker will be Rev. Wilena Brown from Varna. The social committee reported that they catered to three Blyth Summer Festival country suppers. The Londesboro UCW will be holding a Thankoffering meeting on October 5 at8 pm and the speaker will be Mrs. Eleanor Ward of Wingham. Guests are invited from Bums, Brucefield, Blyth, and Summerhill UCW groups, the Sea forth Presbyterian Church and Northside United from Seaforth. Helen Lawson and Helen Lee are the lunch convenors. It was decided to make another Christmas mitten tree amd this will be set up by November 1st and mit- tens will be made a size larger. The next business meeting has been scheduled for November 23rd and all reports are to be in. Helen Lee will write to the foster child and thanks was given THINKING FURNACE? onano ■ We are an authorized dealer for LENNOX GAS OIL ELECTRIC FURNACES DUAL-AIRE WOOD OIL -WOOD FURNACES PA ILEY KIPPEN 262-6319 Specialists in Engineered Systems to trail Lear for the donation from her music festival. This will be used for the church.. organ maintenance. A cart\ on wheels was donated by I Edythe Beacom and it was agreed to buy six tote pans and to donate $500 to the board of stewards. The Aimwell talent table realized a profit of $170 and they will meet again on September 28th. Everyone is welcome to attend this open meeting. Lorna Miller, a former Londesboro girl, will be the guest speaker and she will talk about nutrition. Back to the Lanes On September 1st the Londesboro Ladies returned to the Clinton Crown Lanes to start another season of bowling. Darlene McClinchey was the top bowler with an average of 188, the high single of 266 and the high triple of 565. Debbie Wallace was the runner-up for the high average with 186 and the runner-up for the high single was Janet Taylor with 255. Debbie Wallace had the high triple of 560 and she was also the most improved bowler with +25. Runners- up were Karen Knott and Shirley Bell with + 15. Bowlers playing games over 200 included': Darlene McClinchey, 266; Janet Taylor, 255. In 'the team Standings, Team 1 is in second place, Team 2 is fifth, Team 3 is also in fifth spot, and Team 4 finished second. WI agricultural meeting The WI agricultural meeting was held on Sep- tember 9th and president Alice Buchanan welcomed members and 20 visitors from the Clinton •and Goderich, Township. WI groups. June Fothergill gave the corresp9ndence which in- cluded NI invitation to the Seaforth` WI meeting on October 15 at 8 :15 pm at the Seaforth Public School. The WI Fall Rally will be held in Belgrave on October 5th and the Huronview Bazaar and Tea will be held on Sep- tember 30th from 2 to 4 pm. The WI agreed to donate $50 to the Ralph Datema PRUNE PLUMS * PEARS * APPLES * GRAPES * HONEY * FRUIT JUICES * APPLE SYRUP * APPLE "BUTTER * MAPLE SYRUP OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK CALL: ROCK GLEN FRUIT FARMS LTD. 828-3644 Arkona family, following the loss of their barn in a recent fire. A trophy will be donated to the midget ball team as well. Margaret Taylor in- troduced the guest speaker Norman Alexander, ' who spoke on erosion. Mr. AleXander has a erosion model which he displays at fairs and plowing matches and he is dedicated to promoting soil and water conservation. He told how we need trees for oxygen and he showed slides on the work. Mr. Alexander was thanked and presented with a gift by Jessie Tebbutt. The program included contests conducted by Margaret Taylor and Jessie Tebbutt and the winners were Pearl Cummings and Alice Porter. Lunch was served by . Ramona Jamieson, Hattie Snell, Marjorie Anderson and Hattie Wood. Marj Anderson had the lucky cup. Annie Vincent and Leona Holland had the lucky plates. Elma Jewitt had the closest bir- thday and Helen Lawson was the youngest person present. Clinton president Lois Elliott . and Goderich Towmship president Alice Porter expressed thanks to the Londesboro WI for the invitation. Turn to page 13 • CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1981—PAGE 11 Huliett studies drain Hullett Township Council met on August 18th to discuss the Vincent Drain and to talk about work being done on the Maitland River. Those attending to discuss the extra charges by the contractor on the Vincent Drain Included engineers Gerd and Henry Uderstadt, contractors represented by Ray Roth of Roth Drainage and his foreman. Involved ratepayers were represented by Bill Vincent, Ted Hunking, Gerald Ten Hag, Cliff and Robert Eedy. After an open discussion it was agreed to allow the contractor an additional $4,000 to cover costs of un- foreseen work at the time the Bereans meets The Berean Unit meeting was held on September 8 and leader Helen Lawson opened the meeting with a reading. The . minutes of the last meeting were read by Dora Shobbrook and the treasurer's report was given by Laura Lyon. Happy birthday was sung for Vi Burns .and Addie Hunking. Edythe Beacom will clean the brass for October and Helen Lawson conducted %1 ,. ,Arohop For the program Laura Lyon gave a reading and Laura Saundercock also gave a reading. A skit, prepared by ,Hattie Wood, was presented by Helen Lawson, Vi Burns, Margaret Whyte, Addie Hunking, Edythe Beacom, Laura Lyon and Margaret Good. Lunch was provided and served by Hattie Wood, Margaret Anderson, Laura Saun- dercock and Laura Lyon. Dressing for the Fall Season Tailored suits and jackets the key to no-nonsense investment dressing for fall... The latest styling in 3 -piece suits that won't be dated• next season ee this and more at... t'pbcII's iVlen's I4Qar MAIN CORNER CLINTON 462-9732 i11 contract was let, Quick sand and additional problems encountered in the pond area on the Vincent property caused the extra costs. This figure compared to the $9,400 as requested by the con- tractor. Bryan Howard from the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority (MVCA) was at the meeting to explain to council what work is being done to the Maitland River on the Wawanosh side of the Auburn Bridge by Mr. Glenn. Council agree to the work and passed a motion instructing the MVCA and the province of Ontario to make the correct changes and alterations to the waterway regulations. In other business tile drain loan applications for lot 9, concession 8 for $8,000 and lot 36, concession 9 for $15,000 were accepted by council. ry1/41 West Wawanosh N(4), Mutual Fire Insurance Company Dungannon. Ont. NOM 1R0 529-7961 FARMS RESIDENTIAL AUTO AGENTS: Frank Foran Donald MacKay John F. MacLennan Mason Robinson Delmar Sproul Lyons & Mulhern R.R. 2 Lucknow R.R. 3 Ripley P.O. Box 132 Lucknow 341 Catherine St. Winghom R.R. 3 Auburn 46 West St. Goderich 52163041 395-5362 520-3110 357-247$ 529-7273 524.7$7$ FOR A QUOTATION ON YOUR FARM, HOME. 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