HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-3-13, Page 7Page 6—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1985
Blyth Stand • rd
Let me be a friend to man, says John
John Bailie
the only complaint of his customers was that
he didn't charge them enough. They had
found out that what he fixed stayed fixed.
John has been "back home" four times.
Last year his friends warned him he was
crazy to go with his diabetes and heart pro-
blems and wheelchair. He went and sings
the praises for the care received from air-
craft personnel.
For retirement, he had his main street
repair shop converted into an apartment
with adjoining garage - all floors on the
same level. Although John is 'a neat
housekeeper, he appreciates twice weekly
visits by his Day Care Lady and check-ups
by a nurse. There is nothing he likes better
than to tate out his 1968 Pontiac for a drive
in the country.
"My daily visitors average six," he says.
A neat pile of tools is kept in the living -room.
If a friend needs one, he knows where to
come," he explains. This winter he has been
teaching two or three of them cribbage.
Now, John is looking forward to the third
visit of his brother Jim and wife from
' Belfast. They will arrive in April.
Sunshine Sisters Banquet
The Blyth Women's Institute held their
Sunshine Sisters banquet in -the Blyth
Memorial Hall on March 7.
President Lenora Davidson conducted the
business. The Sunshine Sisters exchanged
gifts. Ruth Shaddick of Lond'esbord' showed
pictures of Australia, New Zealand, also
comrinented about various aspects of the
trip. They were away for five weeks. Many
The poet expressed John Ba he's members
hoped that someday they could
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I live in a house by the side of the road and be Remember the next meeting which is the
a friend to man." John offers hospitality to Annual meeting. The speaker to be Miss
many different people, among them his few Denise Nethery, dairy princess. The
regulars. meeting will be April 4 at 8 p.m.
By Melda McElroy
"The Top 0' The Mornin' " to a Blyth
Irishman, John Bailie, who was almost
lucky enough to claim St. Patrick's Day his
birthday. He was born on March 14, 1902, at
Ballyminstra, 12 miles from Belfast,
Ireland.
John Bailie came to Canada with his
brother George in 1923, lured, like hundreds
of others in the Old Country, by an am-
bitious advertising compaign of the Cana-
dian Government's Immigration Depart-
ment.
"I had a hard time at first," John said.
"Then came the depression. When you buck
the world, you've got to be tough. It isn't
easy to be a stranger among strangers.
In 1952, on construction work near Lon-
don, John suffered an accident which
necessitated the amputation of his right leg
above the knee. He was fitted with a Pro-
thesis. "To me," John explains, "it's just
my wooden leg and I'm proud of its ac-
complishments! Last year I had to discard
it. You can blame it on my ailing left limb."
In his Appliance Repair business he said
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Over $3 million of budget
for upgrading county roads
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
Over $3 million will be spent this year to
upgrade almost 50 miles of roads in Huron
County.
County council gave approval to a $6.1
million road budget at its March 7 meeting.
Over half will be spend on road con-
struction, resurfacing and engineering
studies.
The largest single project proposed for
this year is a $1.1 million road construction
of 9.3 km on County Road 3 from Highway 4
to County Road 12. .
A second road construction project, on
County Road 22, is expected to cost $670,000.
The project involves constructing 8.2 km of
road from County Road 20 to Highway 86.
Four roads are earmarked for resurfac-
ing at a, total cost of $1.1 million. The roads
are County Road 38, 34, 3 and 13. The cost of
resurfacing two kilometres on County Road
BLYTH MINOR
SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION
for , M ages
March 23rd, 1985
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
a4; t t h e
LD Li` rnre
T -Ball - 55.
House League - $1 O.
Squirt Boys & Girls - 115.
Peewee to Midget - 120.
Late Registration extra -115.
so sign up on Saturday.
MINOR BALL NEEDS YOUR
SUPPORT,
NEXT MEETING AT
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at 8 p.m.
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34 is to be shared with Perth County.
Another shared project with Perth is hot
mix paving on County Road 14.
Other road department expenses total $2,8
million. This includes almost $800,000 for
regular road maintenance.
County engineer Bob Dempsey put
$640,000 in the budget for winter control.
Last year he budgeted $625,000 but only
spent $610,000.
The road department had a surplus of
$683,000 last year which is being turned over
to revenue in the 1985 budget.
Mr. Dempsey said a special request of
$300,000 for the road department last year
was spent on the projects it was specified
for.
The county engineer's anticipated prbvin-
'Cial grant of $3.3 million was reduced by
$20,000 by the ministry of transportation and
communications,
01 course you want to keep more of the
money you work hard for And you could—If
you IPt H&H E?WLK prerure your tax return
A•'..� rr llt,.,r 01 far 1 r0 a recent survey: 2 out
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Darryl Shannon wears one of the new shirts given to his team by the Blyth branch of the
Royal Canadian Legion. Coach Terry Rutledge and legion president James Chalmers
flank the youngster.
i3lyth Inn out in two games •
BLYTH - In Blyth Industrial Hockey back to deadlock the score at three. Bain -
League playoffs Baintons ousted Blyth Inn tons carried a 5-4 lead into the third period,
two games to none in semi-final action. then rallied for five unanswered goals to win
Baintons now meet Hubbards in the final, 10-4.
with the first game starting March 24. Kevin Carter led Baintons with five goals,
Baintons defeated Blyth Inn on March 7, 4- Barney Stewart added four and Bill
3 on a goal by Don Shiell with five minutes McDougall scored once and Ron McDowell
remaining to play. continued his excellent play in the Bainton
On March 10 Baintons started the game goal. Blyth Inn scorers were Ron Hunking
with three quick goals but the Inn bounced with two, Steve Bromley and Steve Howson.
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ring clean your closet
John Hesselwood returned home Saturday
after spending the last three weeks in St.
Josephs Hospital, London,
Randy McVittie of Mississauga spent the
'weekend with his parents.
Spring clean your closet
Remember that old dress of Aunt Sarah's
with the mustard stain on the front and the.
tear in the sleeve or that tea towel you
received two Christmas's ago with 1982
printed in big black letters,• that has seen
way too many dishes accounting for the hole
in the middle?
Well Ladies we will put them to good use.
Anyone. having items suitable for rags,
please drop then off at Wilson's Health Aid
Gift Store in Blyth or the Blyth United
Church Narthex before March 27.
Lost Heir
Five tables of •lost heir were played last
Wednesday evening in the Blyth Memorial
Hall. The winners w -ere: High. Lady': Fern
Howitt: Low Lady: I clythe-Glousher: High
Man: Ray Madill; I,ow Man:. Graham
McDow'el►. II
Lost heir will be played again next
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Euchre
Seven tables of euchre were played on
Monday night at the Blyth Memorial Hall.
Winners were: High hardy: Hazel -Reed of
Londesboro; High Man: Mrs. Hoggart
playing as a man of Londesboro); Low
Lady-: Marion Haggitt of Auburr)1; Low
Man: Ed Brook of Goderich; Ladies Lone
Hands: Doris .Shobbrook of Londesboro;
Men's Lone Hands: Bert Fear: Special:
Bernice McClinchey.
Euchre will be played again next week.
Everyone welcome.
(.)ddjelhnt, et/ ehre,
CLINTON - Oddfellows, Rebekahs and
friends enjoyed another evening of euchre,
March 7.
Winners being: lone hands - Lorna Ellis:
high man -Ron Chutes':..high lady - Muriel
Grigg; low man - Bill Jenkins; low lady -
(:xrace Wright. Draw winners were: Retta
Baird and Erma Crich.
The next euchre party will • be -held
Thursday, March 21.
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