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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-09-23, Page 3stuck in the middle If God had wanted us to wear shoes, he surely would have given us feet to fit them. Or, he would have given us lots of money to afford them. Animals don't wear shoes, plants don't have to wear shoes, even Nean- derthal types didn't worry about practical and fashionable foot attire -so why should we. Feet can be a real pain in the neck. They simply don't take kindly to spike heels, pointy toes, sling -backs, laces or buckies. Take the pair of feet that are attached to the end of this body. They're rebels. For years they've insisted on operating in a slightly deformed manner. Doctors have twisted and turned them, propped them up and tied them down in at- tempts to make them follow the norm. When everyone else was wearing Desert Boots, my feet were confined to a pair of blue and white saddle shoes. When everyone else got dressed up in their shiny black leathers, mine looked like boats in miserable brown oxfords. While everyone else looked spiffy in knee-high winter boots, I trudged around in those plastic buckled -up jobs. Feet have never been -one of the finer qualities of this body. They're small and look relatively feminine to the unknowing observer, but in truth they're a burden to this body. In a b shelley y mcphee nutshell, they're just too skinny. They don't fit into a normal pair of shoes and insist on rejecting most pairs. Narrow heels, the kind they call Triple A, is the problem, and the foot fashion world is just not prepared to handle such od- dities. Shopping for shoes is the real, problem. It becomes a challenge, a test of endurance, of patience and a trial on the old pocket book. Triple A's are few and far between, unless of course you're willing to live in the oxford league. Naturally, high fashion dictates otherwise, so feet like mine must contend with shoes that simply don't fit. Now if I was a millionaire with bad feet, life wouldn't be so bad. They make shoes that fit rich people. Those $150 Italian -made numbers feel absolutely fabulous, but the luxury of such great looking, good fitting shoes are sheer torture for us lower income folks. Shoes depress me. Just two weeks ago I purchased a nice little suede pair. They're the newest taupe color, they look great and fit fine, but they were too good to be true. No sooner had my feet comfortably eased their'Wayinto them, when the shoes snapped. They broke. It's back to the store today with my beloved new shoes. And so, my endless search continues. 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Wat Webster has no immediate con- nection to Webster's Dictionary, but for the past 60 years he has had a particularly strong bond to 'the word "hobby" and its definition. For more than half -a -century, Wat Webster of Rattenbury Street in Clinton vigorously pflrs, ued.; his unique and demanding interest, as thebig bass drummer with local pipe bands. With Scottish blood in his heritage, Wat- began drumming by first joining his hometown Lucknow Pipe Band in 1918. Wat was 15 -years -old the day he first took nart in the November 11th parade in the village and he reminisced, "I know a lot more now after 60 years, then I knew then." Wat's grandparents were McPhersons, and •that Scottish background made him fond of pipes, and so after moving to Varna in 1920, Wat formed the Bannochburn Pipe Band in 1940. Today the few remaining members of the popular band still turn out to play at local engagements, most recently the. Threshermen's . Reunion in Blyth. , In 1958 the Varna band joined with the Clinton Legion and Wat marched, carried and played the big 17 pound drum for another two decades, until the end of the 1970's. Over the years, Wat joined in Remembrance Day services for half -a - century. A loyal Orangeman, he marched in the the 12th of July celebrations for 75 years without a miss, and for six years marched in two parades a year. In 1978 he was awarded a special plaque from the Royal Canadian Legion, honoring- his 60 years of service to that pipe band. Wat had more than 14 sets of sticks to use in those parades, but the pair he treasures the most is the handsome maple set that his father Robert Webster. an Orange Lodge drummer, used throughout his career. "He won 11 first prizes with them, and I've won 11 firsts as well," Wat proudly ' noted. The big headed sticks are now close to 100 -years -old, and the colorful ribbons attached at their base were tied on by Separate school enrolment drops BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE DUBLIN - There was a total drop of 37 students in the Huron -Perth County Separate School system, while the board had projected a drop of 40 students. At the September 14 meeting of the Huron -Perth Separate School Board, Director of Education William Eckert reported the total enrolment was 2,58E students in both counties, compared to 2,623 students in both counties in September of 1980. In a breakdown of those figures, Perth County has a total of 1,197 students, com- pared to 1,213 in 1980 and Huron County has a total of 1,389 students compared with 1,410 students in September of 1980. Overall, Mr. Eckert reported the drop represented a 1.4 per cent decrease. In an accumulated decrease, from figures gathered since 1973, the decline represents Clinton folk losing inches By Shelley McPhee Imagine losing that midriff bulge, those heavy thighs, that extra -derriere, in a matter of minutes. Yes ladies and gen- tlemen, the cure to fat, has hit Clinton. Charles Beauty Salon in Clinton is of- fering the newest product in weight con- trol. Taking North. America by storm, Body Wrapping, is attracting women and men of all shapes and sizes who want to tone up and slim down. A Monday evening demonstration at Charles Salon attracted more than 30 women who watched technique in action. One model who demonstrated the product lost 10 inches in one hour after her Body Wrapping session. Given by Lee Proctor and Barb Holland, Body Wrapping is said to break down stubborn cellulite fat anywhere on the body. A special cream containing Aloe Vera is rubbed in, then special plastic wrapping is placed over the body and the client is comfortably covered in blankets for about an hour. �Iv The cream, in combination with the heat generated from the wrap and the blankets starts the blood flowing, and increases the cirulation, in turn breaking up excess fat cells. Approved . by the Federal Drug Administration and supported by medical professionals, Body Wrapping takes extra fat cells and simply flushes them out of the body. According to Charles, there are few negative after effects, and instead clients feel rejuvenated, refreshed and exhilerated. Body Wrapping can instantly give women a great figure, but Charles noted that it's not a miracle product. Fat cells can accumulate again, and several treatments should be scheduled to maintain a lasting slim figure. However the only true way to permanently combat cellulite and fat cells is through proper diet and exercise and Charles noted, "The ladies are so lazy. They want to lose weight, but they don't want to diet." According to Charles, Body Wrapping can give men and women a good boost towards a weight loss goal. Developed in European salons . nearly a decade ago, Body Wrapping was tested in the United States and introduced for general use about three years ago. Today Miss America contestants all undergo a Body Wrapping treatment to ensure that their bodies are smooth, firrn and tight before presenting themselves to the camera and the judge's watchful eye. In Canada the approved inch loss. program was introduced just over a year 'ago. Many Canadian men and women are now using the treatment to smooth out those unattractive lumps and bumps and in Clinton alone more than 20 people have tried the it. 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In Perth County, there are 149 kindergarten students, 173 grade one students, 148 grade"two students, 151 grade three students, 134 grade four students, 148 grade five students, 154 grade six students, 157 grade seven students and 163 grade eight students. In Huron County, there are 136 kin- dgergarten students, 137 grade one students, 126 grade two students, 116 grade three students, 128 grade four students, 120 grade five students, 138 grade six students, 143 grade seven students and 147 grade eight students. Wat's father more than 42 years age Wat's drum sticks have seen a lot of use over the past 60 years, from the main street parades in Clinton to the spec- tacular, showing at the world famous Rose Bowl Paradein Pasadena, California. Wat was 75 years old when he marched in the five -and -a -half mile parade and he remembered, "A lot of guys said 1 wouldn't make it. It wasn't, easy, it was the heaviest parade I was ever in." The Ontario Massed Pipe Band with more than 171 pipers and drummers, in- cluding members of the Clinton Pipe Band played in the January 2, 1978 parade and Wat recalled, "I was a great do." Afterwards the Massed Band made a trip to Scotland to play at a special celebration there. Today, Wat has retired his drum and stored away his sticks, but he's still as active as ever. -To sit in a rocking chair all day, I'd be dead," he stated. "I never bought a case of beer, never smoked more than a cent's worth of tobacco, early to bed and early to rise is the secret of a long 'and healthy life," he added. At 78 -years -old, Wat is still making music an important part of his life and he's still entertaining others. He is a popular entertainer at Huronview, the Clinton Public Hospital and the Golden Radar Senior Citizens Club, where he plays his four-sided, four -keyed harmonica. While Wat claims. that he can't read music,, he can't sing on key and he can't whistle a note, music has always been an important part of his life, and he imagines that the world would very dull without the sound of the pipes, the drums, the piano, the harmonica, the voices in a choir - without the sound of music. Council buys.....:. • from page l Committee (LACAC). Council approved the appointment of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McMillan of Clinton to fill the vacancies. Access given In order to allow severance of property, Clinton Council has passed a motion allowing Al Mathers a driveway access on the east side of Ransford Street. The town will not provide services, plowing or paving on the access, however with council's approval, Mr. Mathers will now be able to receive Huron County Council's permission to sever a portion of his property. Support lower rates Clinton council has unanimously sup- ported a resolution from the Township of Minto which is demanding the provincial and federal government to lower interest rates for small • inessmen and farmers. "High intere rates weren't the solution," Councillor Ron McKay noted. "So it's time we got them back down and • started booming again. This could be a startand it may get the ball rolling." Learn about fund raising Councillor Rosemary Armstrong will be attending a two-day seminar in Toronto 3n fund raising. A member on the Hospital Building Fund Committee, Councillor Armstrong hopes to pick up new ideas for the town project. 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