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Clinton News-Record, 1985-10-16, Page 8Prompt action prevents dryer fire By Kathy Bromley On October 8, the Blyth Fire Department responded to a call concerning a corn dryer, at the farm of John Cronyn, at 10:18 a.m. Smoke had been detected, but with the pro- mpt action shown by the department, nothing amounted out of it. It had also caus- ed the hydro to go off for a matter of a few minutes, making many people think that a car accident had occurred. PLEASE NOTE: The Blyth Swinging Seniors will be holding their October meeting on Wednesday, October 23 at 2 p.m. at the Blyth Memorial Hall. There will be special music provided, along with the op- tion of playing Scrabble or cards. All seniors are.welcome to attend. The Blyth Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary, Branch 420, will be holding their annual Remembrance Day Service, November 11, starting at the Blyth Memorial Hall. Another service, commencing at the Chris- tian Reformed Church is being held on November 10 to mark the occasion also. Over the long weekend, many people were being host/hostess to friends and relatives and had the hospitality shown by them, to share the celebration of Thanksgiving. It was also a weekend to finish things tip at the cottages, etc. or other small jobs that have to be done to prepare for the onset of winter. Although the weather wasn't just the best, most people made the most of it and enjoyed it anyway, since it was the last long weekend before Christmas. . Remember - The Blyth 3 -C's are looking for more interested people who are trying to lose weight. Things are going in your favor - CHANCES ARE SLIM and for once, these odds will benefit you! `QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "There are good reasons to believe that if you give the government or anyone else, breathing time, chances are, they will probably spend the time breathing". 11° Rernembrance Day fast approaching The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 420 reminds everyone that Remembrance Day is fast approaching. Saturday, November 9 will be the Poppy drive - Please buy a poppy and help support a needy veteran. Sunday, November 10 the church parade starting at the Legion Hall. All Legion and Ladies Auxiliary members are asked to be at the Hall by 9:30 a.m. with service at 10 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church, Blyth. On Wednesday, November 6 at 1 p.m. at the Blyth Legion Hall a Euchre and fellowship afternoon is being held. All Senior Citizens of Blyth and district are in- vited to attend. There will be no charge for this event. Prizes will be awarded and lunch served. If transportation is required please phone Ray 523-4578 by noon. The Diamond Jubilee Committee is star- ting its euchre parties on November 23 at 8 p.m. This is held at the Blyth Legion Hall every second Saturday evening. Please come and bring a friend. Remember the Pork Draw is December 7. If you don't have a ticket, please contact `any Legion or Ladies' Auxiliary member. UCW study native life Thirty-one Blyth UCW members enjoyed Thanksgiving worship service at their meeting on October 10. Catherine Caldwell gave a presentation, focussing on the accomplishments of the In- dians living on the 91 square mile island on Lake St. Clair -Walpole Island, in the areas of farming, education, government and tourist attractions. Marjorie East chaired the business part and thank you notes were received from Mary and William Manning, Jennifer Hill of the Blyth Festival, Dorothy Scott and Ella Caldwell. • As this season's big event is fast ap- proaching the Harvest Bonanza enthusiastic topics of discussion ranged from crafts to Puffand Cup. Large congregation attends service By Dora Shobbrook LQNDESBORO - A large congregation attended the Thanksgiving service on Sunday at the United Church. Greeting the •congregation were Rev. Snihur and Garnet .W right with Shannon Duizer, Kathy Kennedy, Theresa Knox and Crystal Whyte acting as ushers, Rev. Snihur announced the anniversary service will be held next Sunday. Special guest for the occasion is Rev. Mac Carson of Hamilton who was the minister here from . 1963 to 1965. The Burns Bake Sale will be held on October 23. WI News The WI consumer, affairs meeting was held on October 9. . Stepdancrs by, Paula Allen, Rhonda Howatt and Jennifer Szusz performed. Correspondence included a thank you note, from the Tornado. Relief Fund and, the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary. . The 80th anniversary of the St. Helens WI was attended by Beryl Reid and Margaret Taylor on October 3. Margaret Taylor.gave a report on the fall rally held on October 7 at Thames Road Church with 102 in attendance, The fall rally for 1986 will be held in Walton. The Historical Society banquet will be held at Brucefield on October 23 at 6:30 p.m. Euchre parties have been scheduled for October 18, November 1 and 29 and December 13. Edythe Beacom showed slides and told of her trip to. Tahiti, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand. People Report Heather Fothergill returned home after being a patient in Toronto East General Hospital. - Spending last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burns were daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ed ( Pat) Pitkin, David and Christopher of Victoria, B..C. On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Colin (Barbara) Paterson and. Katie also visited for Thanksgiving. • Clara Riley and Ethel Bell spent the Thanksgiving ,weekend at the Wildwood Lodge near Wiarton.' Visiting from Friday to Monday with Mr.. . and Mrs. Allen Shaddick were .Staff Sargeant Richard and Jean Shaddick, Sandra, David, Lynn and Nancy of Ottawa. Also visiting on Sunday for Thanksgiving dinner'. were Jeff and Karin Shaddick, Danny. Stephen and Crystal, Dirk and Lloyd Garlichs of Kitchener. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Newby were their son Mr. ' and Mrs. Don Newby of Kitchener. Dora Shobbrook f.pent last Wednesday to School opens at Bluewater Monday, Oct. 7 marked the first day of school for young offenders at the Bluewater Centre, just south of Goderich. Superintendent of special education, Paul Carroll, told the trustees of the Huron Coun- ty board of education that principal Shirley Weary had classes starting the same day as the October session of the school board. Carroll told the board that such subjects as English, mathematics; science,. drafting BLYTH BITLIE I°OQD Watch for our Instore Specials -FALL HOURS- MON.-THURS. 10-6 FRIDAY 10-8 SAT. 10-6 p.m. 5 23 -4 789 Moin Street, Blyth En9a9EmEnL BROMLEY -IRELAND Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bromley, of Blyth are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Betty Jean, to Bevin Michael, son of Mr. and Mrs. David E. Ireland of R.R. 2 Teeswater. The wedding will take place on Friday, November 1, 1985, in the Knox Presbyterian Church, Teeswater, at 7:00 p.m. Open reception to follow in the Blyth and District Community Cen- tre. Get your car oiled before the snow flies! DAVE'S CAR OILING & SNOW BLOWING —BEM — We use only NEW ACID -FREE HOT OIL OPEN: Most evenings and all day Saturday EXTRA FAIL I400fr : Open Doily Thanksgiving to October 26 cm. 523-4343 When the snow flies - call us for SNO't11EROWINA and physical education would be offered at the centre' for Grades 9,10 and 11. The superintendent said a co-operative program in the food services and maintenance area' .of the centre would pro- •bably be worked on with both ministry of corrections staff and ministry of education staff. He said about 50 per cent of the population at the Bluewater centre will .be provided with an education. Sunday in Woodstock warn aaugnter Muriel Millson and family. On Sunday, Muriel, Sheryl, Patricia, Sarah and John returned home to attend the Thanksgiving church service. All were Thanksgiving guests with - daughter Thelma Ellerby. On - October 12,. Mr. and Mrs. 'Murray Lyon,. Laura Lyon,Ida Durnin and Edythe Beacom attended the 60th wedding anniversary of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gillies, the former Edith Sampson of St. Thomas: Connie's Kitchen Cupboard Mixed Fruit $1.42 lb. Glazed Red Cherries $11.86 Ib. Glazed Green Cherries $1.86 Ib. Walnuts $1.67 lb, Large or small quantities Specials in effect 'till October 26,`l985 OPEN Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. PROPRIETRESS Connie DeJong Call anytime 523-9609 CRAFT SALE!! If you have any crafts that you would like to sell, please bring them in or give me a call. ie. Knitting, Crocheting, all craft items accepted. LOCATION: 4 miles north of Clinton, 11/2 miles south of Londesboro. Turn west of Clinton Boxed Meats, 2nd Farm on the left. BLYTH LIONS' HALLOWE'EN DANCE Saturday, October 26 BLYTH and DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE * PRIZES *BEST COUPLE * BEST COMIC * MOST ORIGINAL Music "Country Companions" OCTOBERFEST FOOD Dancing 9 pm - 1 am $6.00 per person Tickets at door Proceeds to Youth Exchange, Figure Skating Lions Projects: Preliminary List of Electors 1985 VILLAGE OF BLYTH Clerk's Notice of Posting Preliminary List of Electors Notre Is Hereby Given that in accordance with Section 24 of The Municipal Elections Act, on October 15, 1985, we will be posting In our offices. a list of all persons entitled to vote in the said municipalities at the November 12, 1985 Municipal Election. And Whereby Call upon all persons who are eligible voters to check the list for any errors or omissions and any person whose name has not been included in the preliminary list for a polling subdivision may file an application with the Clerk to have such error or omission corrected. The Last Day For Filing Any Such Application Is Wednesday, October 23, 1985. And Further Tako Notice that the Revision of the List will commence in the Office of Clerks at the Municipal Offices set out below on Tuesday, October 15, 1945, of 9:00 AM and continues until all applications have been disposed of LOCATION OF LIST OF ELECTORS Municipal Office, BLVThis Ontario Telephone Noe 5 2 3 -4 54 5 DATED: October 7 /85 Larry 13. Walsh • The flag stand at Radford's Garage in Blyth was the victim of senseless vandalism on the weekend. Erected just little over three months ago, the five flag poles were destroyed and five flags stolen. The flags included a Canada flag, provincial and county flags, Rad - ford's flag and the fire department flag. They were valued at over $400 damage. Blyth Reeve Tom Cronin examined the damages earlier this week: (Janice Gibson photo) Ladies' Clubmeeting SUMMERHILL — Margaret Wright was hostess for the October afternoon meeting of the Ladies' Club, with President Lorna Ellis in charge. Plans were made for the fall supper and. miscellaneous sale will be held in the hall on Thursday, November 14 at 7 p.m. All Sum- merhill community members are invited to. attend. The Burns UCW extended an invitation to attend their bazaar and tea on Wednesday, October 23 at 2 p.m. in the Londesboro Com- munity Hall. Thank you letters were received from Graydon Neal and the Clinton Public Hospital Auxiliary Membership Canvass. A donation is to be sent to the Family and Children's Services. Jean Vodden and •Margaret Wright volunteered to act as the telephone committee for this year's mystery card parties. . Edith Wright won the raffle. Readings were given by Cory Haak, Marianne Colclough and Lorna Ellis. The November 13 meeting will be held at the home of Cory Haak with Amy Gerrits, Vera and Verna Gibbings on program and lunch. OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP. SPECIAL 4 FOR 3!!! Buy a 3 Month FULL Membership This Month and Receive an Extra Month FREE! FITNESS ROOM -SAUNA and POOL Adults $56.00 Family $79.00 SWIM YEAR ROUND Through Rain, Snow, Sleet and Shine in our temperature controlled Pool FALL RECREATION SWIMS (To December 30/85) Adults Only . Mon. -Fri. 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Thurs. 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Monday Night Special Use of Fitness Room, Sauna and Pool from 8:30 to 10:00. for only 82.50 every Monday Night. 16 years and over. Open Recreation Swims Mon. 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Tues. 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Wed. 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Thurs. Fri. Fun Night 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 3:00 -4:30 p.m. Family Only Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. We're now ready to DRY STORE — SELL or BUY your CORN •Fast & Effk ent Service •Trucking Avd�lable •Wagon Dumper *Forward Contracting Available or SOYBEANS •Lots of storage in our 250,000 bushel silo *Fast unloading - pit can handle corn and beans at the same time. ON MILLS .•g0 GRAIN 523.9624 Howson Ltd. BG 523-4241 MAIN OFFICE 523-9624 ELEVATOR 1 %miles oast of Blyth on County Rd. 25 then 1/2 mile north.