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Sarah (Sheila) McKay
Sarah (Sheila) McKay of Clinton,
formerly of Blyth, died in Clinton Public
Hospital on Tuesday, December 17. She was
58 years of age.
Mrs. McKay was born in Belfast,
Northern Ireland on October 9, 1927 to
Samuel and Bridget (McArdle) Ditty, both
now deceased.
On December 28, 1957 she married
Richard Wilson McKay in St. Monica's
Roman Catholic Church, Toronto. Following
their marriage, since Mr. McKay was a
member of the armed forces, they lived in
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Portsmouth,
England; Singapore; and Plymouth,
England during the years 1957-74.
In 1974, the McKays left the service and
moved to Clinton where they lived until 1978.
In 1979, they moved to Blyth where they
lived until September of 1985 when they
returned to Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. McKay were well known as
the building custodians for the Ontario
Housing Authority and were responsible for
the two senior citizen apartments in Clinton
as well as the building in Blyth.
Mrs. McKay was a member of the Air
Raid Patrol in Belfast, Northern Ireland
during World War II. She was also a
member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Royal Canadian Legion, Clinton Branch 140,
and of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church,
Clinton.
She is survived by her husband; her
mnther-in-law, Mrs. Cecelia Edgar of
Clinton; and six sisters, Mrs. John (Mary)
Killen, Mrs. Andy (Kathleen) Gibson and
Mrs. Hans (Eileen) Slijboom, all of Belfast,
Northern Ireland, Mrs. John (Jean)
Valentyne of Cavan, Ontario, Mrs. Frank
(Bridie) Johnston of Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia and Mrs. Bruce (Patricia) Longmore
of C.F.B. Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. She is
also survived by one brother, Sammy Ditty
of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
She was predeceased by two infant
sisters, Elizabeth and Josephine Ditty.
Prayers for Mrs. McKay were led by the
Reverend Father John Pluta at the Ball and
Falconer Funeral Home in Clinton on
Wednesday evening, December 18. These
were followed by players by the Knights of
Columbus, Council 5289, Seaforth.
A memorial service was held by the
Ladies' Auxiliary off the Royal Canadian
Legion, Clinton Branch 140.
A funeral service for Mrs. McKay was
held at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
in Clinton on Thursday,' December 19 at 11
a.m. The Reverend Father John Pluta of St.
Joseph's officiated. An honor guard was
formed by the Knights of Columbus of which
Mr. McKay is a member.
Pallbearers were Peter Hallahan of Blyth,
Ewart Wilson of Seaforth, Dennis Rau of
R.R. 2 urich, Ivan Hoggart and George
Yeats, both of Clinton, and Frank Pyke of
R.R. 5 Clinton.
Interment was in the Ehna Centre
Cemetery.
Crisis w in Ethiopia is far from over
says r of Foodgrain's Bank.
Despite a monumental drive to help feed This year the Canadian Foodgrains Bank disastrous crop, but still 13 per cent below
famine -stricken Ethiopia, vast needs still has sent 37,500 tonnes of grain to Ethiopia, average. A combination of factors caused
exist, accordirig to Wilbert Loewen, Ex- about half of CFB's total volume. This the„ short -fall, Loewen said. The people
ecutive Director of the Canadian represents 750 boxcars of grain, or a railway didn't have enough seed to do a full planting,
Foodgrains Bank, (CFB). train seven -and -a -half miles long. Another and many were too weak from hunger to
large shipment is due to leave' Canada in tend their crops. Other problems included
early January. insect infestations and a shorter than usual
• rainy season.
"Our aidhas been very much ap-
preciated," Loewen said. "People I met -
there said our shipments have been very
. helpful, but they pleaded with us not to stop
nolo. They wanted me to carry back the
• message that the need is still great, even
though the headlines aren't as prominent
anymore."
According to the United Nations Office. of
Emergency Operations, between five and
six -million Ethiopians will need nearly a
million tonnes of food aid in the next year.
This is about equal to the total aid sent to
Ethiopia in 1985.'
•
The need continues to be serious because
Ethiopia's own grain harvest fell below ex-
pectations this year. The 1985 harvest was 20
to 25 per cent better. than last year's
A serious shortfall in the 1,985 grain
harvest in Ethiopia means the crisis in this
African nation is far from over, even though
media attention to the famine has declined,
Loewen reported to the CFB's Executive
Committee December 9 and'10 in Winnipeg.
Loewen spent the last two weeks of
November monitoring the movement and
unloading of Canadian foodgrains in
Ethiopia. He also investigated an earlier
spoilage problem that resulted when a sud-
den storm' dumped 36 millimitres of rain in a
little more than an hour on grain that had
just been unloaded. He ,described the
spoilage as •a freak accident unlikely to
recur.
"I'm satisfied that our grain is getting
through to the people who need it", Loewen
said.
Aglow
with Love
As the warmth of
holiday candles
light the season,
may every heart
be warmed by
the glow of
good friends.
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Street Maintenance
NOTICE
By -Law 15-1979
It is illegal to pork any motor vehicle on
Town of Clinton streets between the hours
of 1;00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Any such vehicle
left in a manner 'that obstructs the
maintenance of Clinton streets will be
towed away al the owner's expense.
By=law 2-1981
11 is Illegal to place snow onto the travelled
or plowed portion of any Clinton street of
any time,
CAMERON PROCTOR
CLERK -TREASURER
TOWN OF CLINTON
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owship Bible Chapel
162 Maple Street Sunday, December 29 Clinton
9:45 a.m. Worship & Remembrance
11 a.m. Sunday School & Family Bible Hour
7 p.m. Evening Service
7:30 p.m. Tues. • Proyer & Devotion
Speaker: Ed Martin
Listen to "Just Neighbors" .
on Cable 12 Sundoys'S p.m. & Tuesdays 8:30 p.m.
United
Ontario Street United Church
105 Ontarla St., Clinton, Ont.
ORGANIST
Louise McGregor
MINISTER
Rev. David J. Woodall, B.A., M.DIV.
11 a.m. Public Worship
11 o.m. Church School
Wesley -Willis United Church,
MINISTER -REV. JAMES BECHTEL, B.A., B.D.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER.29
11'00 o.m Service at Wesley•Wiliis
Evervone Welcome
9:45 o rn Service of Holmesvillo
"The current crop will run out by late
February or early March,"' Loewen said.
"They need enough aid to keep them going
until next year's crop season. So we have a
long way to go yet."
Loewen said the program is moving from
relief to longer-term development aid in the
form of "food -for -work" projects. Ethio-
pians who were able to do so were being ask-
ed to "earn" their rations by helping with
tasks such as digging well. "The people like
to feel they are earning their grain," said
Loewen. "It preserves. a certain amount of
dignity."
Persons wanting to contribute can contact
the Canadian Foodgrains Bank at Box 767,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2L4.
Any citizen interested in serving Clin-
ton on any of the following committees
should submit your name to fhe Town
Clerk's office by January 6th, 4986.
*CEMETERY BOARD
• RECREATION COMMITTEE
• PLANNING -INDUSTRIAL
COMMITTEE
• COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT
• LACAC COMMITTEE
(HERITAGE)
• ARTS 8 SPECIAL EVENTS '
Volunteers are urgently needed to ser-
ve on these committees. If you think
your skills and ideas could benefit your
community, please submit your name
and the committee of your choice to-
C.C. PROCTOR
CLERK TREASURER
BOX 400, CLINTON
Church
Services
Christian Reformed
Christian Reformed Church
243 Princess St., E. Clinton
SUNDAY, December 29
Rev. Homer Somplonius
10 a.m. Worship Sorvlke
3:00 p.m. Worship Service
All Visitors Welcome
Baptist
85 Huron St.
CLINTON
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV, GILBERT KIDD
Sunday, December 29
11 a.m. Morning Worship & Sunday School
Wednesday 8 p.m. Bible Study
EVERYONE WELCOME
Anglican
524.9130
St, Paul's Anglican Church
Rev Gordon Simmons. B.A., M. Div.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
1st & 3rd Sundays - Holy Communion
2nd & 4th Sundays - Morning Prayer
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the re-creation of the Nativity scene, especial-
ly when it's done as part of a Christmas concert. Here, St. Joseph's Separate School
students Danny Taylor and Verena Roth play Joseph and Mary during the school's
Christmas concert dress rehearsal on December 17, ( Alan Rivett photo)
Women's Institutes show'
concern for rural women
'The Federated Women's Institutes of On-
tario showed their concern for not only those
who live on the farm but also for women in
all parts of rural Ontario with the resolu-
tions they , passed at their annual board
meeting.
The Federated Women's Institutes of On-
tario have long been recognized as a
women's organization supportive ' of a,
healthy farming economy and are going to
arrange a meeting between representatives
of the PWIO and the three provincial
leaders to gain an assurance and develop a
. time frame for the positive action they have
promised on behalf of farmers. The second '
resolution is that FWIO urge Environment
Canada to pass the necessary legislation to
remove Ring-billes Gulls from the list of
protected birds.
At the present time, there are no p'rovin=
tial laws or regulations concerning the safe-
ty' of people and livestock with regards to
the installation and maintenance of any type
of farm manure holding tank, unless a grant
is being sought by the installer from OMAF.
The FWIO request the OMAF, the Ontario
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
and the Ontario Ministry of Environment to
introduce provincial legislation stating that
all types of existing and future farm manure
holding tanks have adequate safety precau-
tions maintained at all. times.
The safety of all rural property owners
caused the following resolution to be passed
that FWIO request the Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources to strengthen the protec-
tion rights of landowners in rural areas
under the Trespass to Property Act by for-
bidding persons from hunting game from
roadsides in rural and agricultural areas.
The education of children has always been
of concern to Women's Institute members so
they, passed the resolution that FWIO
urgently request the Ontario Minister of
Education implement a law change to deny
teachers of Ontario the right to strike.
Some packages have printed directions
that are so small that it is often necessary to
use a magnifying glass to read them so a
resolution was passed. that FWIO request
the Department of Consumer and Corporate
Affairs to enact legislation requiring
minimum standards for print size and
legibility in or on packages.
Since overall health of women has always
been a epncern of Women's Institutes it re-
quested that public washroom• cubicles in- '
clude a small sink for the great number of
people who have had a colostomy, illiostomy
or similiar surgery and such conditions re-
quire washing parts of the body in privacy. ,
In Ontarioone women in 11 has mastec-
tomy surgery • 'which requires breast pro-'
sthesis for balance and appearance so
FWIO requests the Ontario Ministry • of.
health to extend financial assistance toward
the purchase of the required prosthesis, to
all women having had mastectomies.
Vehicles continue to pass school buses
with lights flashing and stop signal arm ex-
tended and it is difficult to prove the identity
of the driver of the vehicle so FWIO urges
the ' Ministry of Transportation and Com-
munication and the Attorney General of On-
tario to make it mandatory that the owner of
the vehicle identify the driver of the vehicle,
or be held responsible for the violation-'
The final resolution passed at the meeting
concerned the sale of beer and wine' in
grocery and convenience stores that was
originally passed at the London Area. FWIO
will urge the Ontario Minister of Consumer
and .commercial Relations that the sale of
beer and wine be confined to existing
outlets. .
The Women's ,Institute right from their in-
ception in 1897, have been known both pro-
vincially and federally for the quality of
their resolutions, which are always accorn-
panied 'by the appropriate supportive
documentation and material.
Many Women's Institute branches and
district pass resolutions on a local level and
these .wll go to the appropriate councils or
committees.
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Into the world of God, then veils will
fall away, and verities will come to
light, and all things unknown before
will be made clear, and hidden
truths be understood."
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