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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-03-07, Page 19Last Thursday, students from Clinton's elementary junior high and senior high schools met for a public speaking contest sponsored by the Clinton Legion and held at the Legion hall. Winners were bottom row, left to right: 11 -year-old Joanne Consitt, first prize in the = - - — --Grade-4 to 6 category, Stacey Hicks' second prize and. 9 years- old -in- the-. Grade -4.6 category and 10 -year-old Nicole Garon, third prize winner also in the Grade 4-6 category. Bk row, left to right are: Julie 'hick, 13 -years -old and third prize winner in the Grade 7-8 category, Gregg Lobb, 12 years old and first prize winner in the Grade 7-8 category and 13 -year-old Lori LeBeau, second prize winner in the grade 7-8 category. (Wendy Somerville photo) Lions to join telethon CLINTON - On the stormy evening of Feb. 28, approximately 30, Lions and wives at- tended the ,,regular meeting at the White Carnation in Holmesville and welcomed Sonia Jackson as their guest speaker. Miss Jackson is the district nurse for the Easter Seal Society of Ontario in -the area andshe gave a most interesting and infor- mative film presentation and speech on the society's activities. Her presentation was very timely as the local club is preparing to mail out this week the Easter Seal envelopes and the communi- ty, which in the past has been very generous, is being asked to once again think of those less fortunate than themselves. She was introduced by Lion Steve Fraser, who is the Easter Seal Committee Chairman and the Telethon Chairman for Clinton and she was thanked and presented with a gift of ap- preciation by Lion Len Theedom. The. Lions Club this year has undertaken `- — — "Moshe first itne,its participation it the •1984 Easter. Seal Telethon scheduled for telecast over CKNX Channel 8, Saturday, March 31, 1984 to Sunday, April 11. The local branch of, the Royal Bail& rl . wiiill,,,be the telephone centre for Clinton and anyone - wishing to assist the local Lions in any way should contact Lion Steve Fraser at 482-3926 during the day and 482-7953 in the evening. • The Lions Club also agreed to purchase Healthometer scale, ramp and wheelchair, unit for Huronview which Lion Stew Taylor believes will be used extensively and ap- preciated by many at the home. With Easter fast approaching, the Lions Club, also have 500 solid milk chocolate Easter Bunnies that they are presently sell- ing for $2.50 and you may order yours from any Lion member. THE FAMILY OF Jim & Clara Blake INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN HOUSE .,.,4 a ua in honour of their 50th Wedding' Anniversary. Abe d ACKAYCENTRE North St. March 18, 1984 2-5 p.m. Best wishes only ?*fr1ea, e Treat your family to a delicious Dixie Lee Family Pak Meal this weekend and every weekend: this month and save $1.00 off our regular price. Everything's included: Chicken and/or Fish, Golden Fries and Salads all at one low, tow price. The perfect way to feed your family. gAiMeeketidgeabitte visestitsessa FRIDAY -SATURDAY -SUNDAY MARCH 9-10-11 COMBO FAMILY PAK • 5 pieces of golden Fried Chicken • 4 pieces of English Style Fish • Family French Fries 1. 2 medium salads cot your choice) 0c\.�$9.99 at your Local 1 • FRIED CHICKEN & SEAFOOD 33 VICTORIA ST. GODERICH ST. WEST CLINTON 482-7337 SEAFORTH 527-0220 -owned and operated by Doug Rhude- TM. • Goderieh Township's business historY is recounted in the following article written by Sandra,Orr, slat The 150 history committee will•m. ag. on March 8 at 1:30 p,m, in the I olmesville Community centre. $ythe time the First World War starteain 1914, the exodus to the west and the cities was nearly over. Fans clanged hands -or were taken over by relatives as the third generation found a niche for themselves rather than split the family holding. On the farm,.i ere was stili a great deal of work to, be done. That some of the farmers in the township were very prosperous is evident in the;large houses b t around the turn of the 'century. Many are in use today as gracious homes. Farmers' wives, still took- their eggs to the store or dressed ducks and took them into the Bedford. Sugar and flow were sold in 100 lb. bags. Farmers and their IPIS1.J LATi:O !Seat t e. _Igh.cost otf Heating this:; sinter: -Coit LES TURNER for-fPeso- - Sethturbesan -*POLYURETHANE-FOAM - - •BLOWN CELLULOSE *BLOWN FIBREGLASS *FIBREGLASS BATTS- ROCKWOOL •CM HHGOVERNMENT GRANTS Available for homes built before 1971.UP TO '500. 14543 Licensed -Bonded -Insured A• a!N" WS4!E GI !I I11,r9P , 7, + 'x.19.-.. _. des weidd coot down in the wagon and purchasethese .to -Baur and 444 VIM an sa, was 804 4eaktibad, to be taken home and fid' la a tea er,1p0��o�z../1ba�nc(yk tea �}a�nd 4 oz 4YrM. }tnf YT -.T bfr ndwed an-- -ifl aftInaii .. growl►Bread came tro* ten,,, wralit bo. _ wn•�. ve e8 warmto the touch, Two loaves of bred was 7 cents 0. Murray McDougall of Homme remembers thatyoud get a *.chocolate bar for 5 cents, three tthhes the size of today. "Chewing tobaeco was 5 cents and when it went up to 10 cents everybody kicked like the devil". Overalls, rubber boots, smocks, spades, shovels,oes, wire, nuts, bolts, thread, needles, dry goods were kept in the general store; this type of mer- chandise was kept well into the 1960s. Gord Stock of Holmesvilie remembers Mr. Miller's store. "He could sit in the kit - MUSIC IN COLD FOR yew DN eiNG SWING' SWAY 7O THE GOLDEN SOUND OF THE OLDIES & THE BIG BANDS, FOR SUPER PARTY DANCING PLUS BALLROOM TEMPOS JUST FOR YOU. THE MUSK WITH A DIFFERENCE. :BRItNffa! :4 NLC.I-TEL9 =:3 288 Oen and talk because he was a bachelor," he says. The store had two ''Counters, one for groceries and one for dry goods Brown and white sugar and oatmeal were kept under the counter in barrels, Mr, Miller got coal oil in every week and kept lampglass,, wicks and burners. Mr. Miller also kept tobacco, 2 os, for 10 cents, a bag of peanuts was 1 cent; a plug of licorice was 1 cent; peppermints and humbugs were weighed out and sold in small brown bags. Mr. Miller kept gasoline for cars that stopped by; he also kept buggy whips, haine sera. pe, and one set of lines (reins).. You could also get 'flag jack', remembers Gord Stock, round fudge covered with chocolate and peanuts, 4 oz. for 5 cents. The Holmesville store is now owned by Darrell and Ann Abbott; it has been recent- ly renovated. It is a well -stocked variety store and meat counter and asks please no checks or credit, `Strickly cash.' a 4.1 PIANO 'J UNLN . — •-R Ems' A_I 65 •-R �l� IQ I -NCA. —_ • KEYS RECOVERED • DAMPP•CHASERS • REGULATING • BENCHES BRUCE PULSIFER 348-9223 NHTCHEIL 1 lle Dam Glidden toted up Mithillatiy hand; there was no cash register. Many people re ember , drivinghis route, how slowly he drove, how he kept the pop at the back of the wagon and 10#000g010 �.a tubae - 09 tin, He knew his customers so well he would save black licorice for a child at the end of his route when he knew it was her favorite. He did business cash or credit, in the store and on the route, until people found it easier to get in the car and drive to the supermarket. Babysitting course St. John Ambulance offers a short course . for babysitters. It includes tips on child development and baby care. It teaches some first aid and what to do in an emergen- cy. Fo"r, information contact the St. John Ambulance branch in your telephone book or the provincial office at 46 Wellesley St. East, Toronto, M4Y 1G5. Sacred Music Concert FRIDAY -MARCH 16__ - AT 8:00 P.M. AT THE CLINTON CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH FEATURING: "The Reformed Bible Collkg_c Choir" of Gnnd Rapids, Whim: Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission NOTICE OF PUBLIC SITTING oposed coo ovincial undanes A public sitting of the Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission will be held in Kitchener (Council Chambers, 20 Weber St. E. ,10 a.m. , Monday, April 16, 1984) for the proposed electoral districts of Cambridge, Guelph, Huron, Kitchener, Kitchener -Wilmot, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington. Below is the proposal for the electoral district of Huron. Goderich Grand Bend ge Lucknow ASHFIELD rti----The-complete tekt-of the Comm Ls&ion's.-p.roposals.ailittlt+ueliolution_ot'thc .._ Legislative Assembly appear in the Ontario Gazette oI• Feb. 1I, 1984. • • HOWICK 87 Rules of procedure governing public sittings of the Ontario Electoral Boun- daries Commission 1983 for the hearing ofrepresentations or, objections by interested parties, in accordance with the resolution of the Legislative Assembly. - 1. Notice of public sittings of the. Commission shall be published in the Ontario Gazette together with the proposals of the Commission fyar the 23) redistribution of electoral boundaries at least 42 calendar days prior to the public sittings to which the proposals apply. 2. At any public sitting of the Commission, representation~ or objections from interested parties will be heard and considered to the extent that they app- ly to the Commission's proposals 'relating to the electoral districts for which the sitting is held; any decision on relevance shall rest with the CommKsion. 3. Representations or'objections.may he made orally or in writing. or both. 4. Subject to Rule 6. the Commission will hear representations or objectiins Only from those interested individuals or groups who have signified their in• tentun to make them by lodging written notice with the Commission Within 23 calendar days from the date of the publication of this 'advertisement and such notice shall state the place and time of•the sitting at which -they propose t<� be heard, 5. Representationsorobjcctions.onhehall•ofassociatiorlsctrgroups'shallhe, made. by one person. 6. The Commission in its discretion may receive and consider at any public sitting relevant representations from any Member of the Legislature who ap- pears in person-, whether or not the Member has complied with the require- ment for notice in Rule 4. 7. If it appears to the Commission that all the relevant representations and objections cannot be niade during the time allotted liar public sittings in any advertised place. sittings may he adjourned or postponed and the Commis- sion shall give such oral or written public notice of their resumption as it con- siders adequate in the circumstances, 8. If no botice is lodged in accordance with Ruke4, a sitting may becancell- ed at the discretion of the Commission. 9. The notice required by Rule 4 shall he addressed at: The Secretary The Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission - 70 Laombard Street Toronto, Ontario MSC IM3 W' LACE Listowel 2f • Bayfield 2 Mitchell Thedford �ttt�r Ontario Electoral District of Huron — consists of the County of Huron, the townships of McGillivray and Bid- dulph, the Town of Parkhill and the villages of Ailsa Craig and Lucan. Ontario Electoral Boundaries 70 LOMBARD STREET, TORONTO ONTARIO M5C 1M3 �_s K:H. 84T