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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-12-16, Page 4Page 4 —CLINTON NEWS-RECOHb, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1987 The Clinton Naws.ltecord Is published oath Wednesday at P.O. Sox 54, Clinton, Ontario, Canada, *101W 160. Tal.: 400.3443. Subscription Rate: Canada -1121.011 Sr. Citizen - $111.00 per year U.S.A. foreign *03.03 per year H Is registered as second class mall by the post office under the permit number 0017. The News -Record Incorporated In 1924, the Huron News -Record, founded In 11301, and The Clin- ton News Era, founded In 1065. Total press runs 3,700. 1' Incorporating THE BLYTH STANDARD ANNE CHISHOLM - Editor FREDA McLEOD - Office Manager SHELLEY McPHEE-HAIST - Reporter DAVID EMSLIE - Reporter GAYLE KING - Advertising SANDRA BELL - Circulation/Classified GARY HAIST - General Manager Display advertising rates available on request Ask for Rata Card No. 15 effective Oc- tober1.1914. Clinton born doctor made a difference On December 11, a man who devoted numerous hours and put forth a countless amount of energy saving the lives of thousands, died. At the age of 73, Dr. William Thornton Mustard died. He had a long history of heart problems and became very ill on December 7. Four days later he died. Dr. Mustard, born in Clinton, became famous for pioneering techniques that saved a great number of people with heart disease. Some say that it was his work at the Hospital for Sick Children that first gave the hospital a good reputation. Mr. Mustard, who is the brother of Betty Burch and Neil Mustard of Bayfield, attended the University of Toronto Schools and the University of Toronto, receiving his MD at the age of 22. According to records, that made Mr. Mustard the youngest graduate at that time. From 1942 to 1945, Dr. Mustard was a Major in the Canadian Army Medical Corps overseas. While there, Dr. Mustard used his skills to save many lives - using a new drug developed at Connaught Laboratories, he prevented clotting as well as inserting glass tubes inside arteries of wounded soldiers, trying to prevent amputation. For this, he became a Member of the Order of the British Empire. As well, in 1952, Dr. Mustard introduced an operation which became known as the Mustard Procedure. The operation was the iliopsoas muscle transfer for polio victims who had paralyzed hips. Also in 1952, Dr. Mustard was part of a team that used a monkey's lung to keep babies alive while undergoing heart surgery. In 1963, the Mustard Operation received the world's attention. This operation corrected the transposition of the great blood vessels to and from the heart. This meant that by placing a new partition in, blood flow- ing in the wrong direction could be reversed to flow in the proper direction. In 1976 he was awarded the Gairdner International Award (which is almost as high an honor as winning the Nobel Peace Prize), and in 1977 he became an officer of the Order of Canada. Friends and relatives of the Clinton born doctor can certainly say that William Mustard did make a difference. - by Anne Chisholm. Arthritis Society canvass nets just over X3,200 Dear Editor: I have a few comments concerning the recently completed Arthritis canvass of Clinton and area. Thanks are in order to the 20 volunteers who did the canvassing in town and in par- ticular to one gentleman, Rene Brochu, who personally made over 250 calls on his own. Also, my appreciation and that of the Ar- thritis Society goes to you, the hundreds of contributors. This year's total of just over $3,200 is up substantially over last year and is the highest we've had in recent memory. On the downside, we had only 25 responses - very generous ones - from the 550 envelopes mailed out to the five Clinton Letters rural routes. If you haven't donated and would still like to, it's not too late. Simply mail your cheque to: Arthritis Society, Box 952, Clinton, On- tario, NOM 1L0 or drop it into my office at 14 King Street, Clinton. Sincerely, Bryan Levis, 1987 Campaign Chairperson. USC falls short of target Dear Editor: No one will deny that charity begins at home. The great challenge to our generosity as Canadians is to address the fears and in- security of those people whom we do not per- sonally know and who have no social ser- vices to buffer them against hunger, illness and unemployment. In developing countries, such as Mali, Mozambique, Bangladesh and Nepal, thousands of people earn less than a dollar a day, and live constantly on the edge of disaster. USC Canada has been heartened by dona- tions from old and new friends across Canada, but postal disruptions cut into our fall fund raising and we are still short of our campaign target of 3.2 -million. Every dollar counts a lot and is urgently needed. Dona- tions can be sent to USC Canada, 56 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5B1. Sincerely, John Martin, Chief Executive Officer. Support appreciated Dear Editor: Once again the people of Clinton have shown their support for the Scouts bottle drive held on December 5 We say a special thank you to Steve Miners for letting us use the Huron Variety as a depot. Again, we thank everyone who supported us. It was greatly appreciated. Thank you, 1st Clinton Scout Troop Jack Riddell clarifies Caplan Dear Editor: I feel it is important to Clarify the situa- tion regarding the recent announcement by my colleague Minister of Health Elinor Caplan of the first of a series of regional omen's health centres being established at Women's College Hospital in Toronto. From the types of comments I have been receiving, it has become apparent that many people are under the mistaken im- pression that these centres will actually be "abortion clinics". This is definitely not the case. This centre, and those which will follow in other areas of the province, will provide a wide range of education, counselling and referral services to women. These will in- clude family planning and birth control, in- fertility counselling, pre-menstrual syn- drome and menopause education and sup- port, counselling on alternatives to abortion, and referral for women seeking therapeutic abortions. Free standing abortion clinics remain il- legal under the federal criminal code, and neither myself nor the government of which I ani a part support the operating of these "free standing" clinics. Abortions will con- tinue to be performed only in accredited hospitals, following the approval of therapeutic abortion committees, as is the case now. The centres will provide only pre - and post -abortion counselling, as well as providing a referral service to those seeking abortions, advising them of which hospitals do perform this service. It is my hope that provision of better counselling services in the centres will help to minimize the number of unwanted pregnancies by enhancing awareness of birth control while at the same time ensur- ing that women have access to the services they need. Yours very truly, Jack Riddell, MPP - Huron, Minister of Agriculture and Food. Tea consumption With the cooler weather upon us, most people will find themselves having a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate instead of a cold glass of milk or juice with their meals or while watching the television. Myself, I ejoy a cup of tea or some hot chocolate after coming in from the cold weather. Out of the two choices (because I don't drink coffee), I find myself drinking tea more often. An interesting booklet. came in the mail the other day. It was entitled Tea Council of Canada, and as you can most likely guess, it contained all the facts you would ever want to know about tea. Okay, maybe not all the facts, but a fair amount. For instance, did you know that age deter- mines tea consumption in this country° Those under 20 years of age account for seven to eight per cent of the tea being used while those over 50 account for the most tea usage - 23 per cent. Tea does not account for a large percen- tage of the beverages being consumed in this country. "The average Canadian consumes ap- proximately 182 gallons of liquid per year with the national consumption figure around the 4,700 million -gallon mark. During 1986, tea accounted for 11 per cent of all drinks consumed in Canada, down from 12 per cent in 1985," noted the booklet. Apparently coffee drinkers are following the same trend. They are also down a point, however. they started at 20 tier cent. Water increased from 22 per cent to 24 per cent in 1986 and the only other beverage to increase was fruit or vegetable drinks, up one per cent to 14 per cent. Milk stayed at. roughly 15 per cent. It is also interesting to note that alcoholic beverages dropped from 8 per cent to seven per cent. In the "You Can Quote Us" column, readers can find out that on the average, a cup of tea contains less than 40 mg of caf- feine opposed to 80 mg in instant coffee and up to 135 mg in drip or ground coffee. For all of the calory -counters, there are no calories in a cup of tea and only three calories in a glass of sweetened iced tea. Other interesting facts include: Canadians drink.over 13 billion cups of tea in a year. Introduced into Canada by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1716, tea became one of its most important items in its early years. One acre of tea bushes produces up to 2,000 pounds of manufactured tea a year. It takes four pounds of harvested green tea leaves to produce one pound of finished black tea. The tea bag of gauze or paper, now so common, only. came into general use in the late 1940s. While there are thousands of varieties of tea, there are only three types - black, oolong and green. And there you have it - everything you wanted to know about tea. Stormy weather conditions on December 15 caused a tree to fall started in a nearby field. The Clinton Fire Department and Ontario and hit a hydro reclosure pole on Highway 8 at Concession Road 16. Hydro were called out to the scene at 7:45 a.m. and remained there The damage to the power lines resulted in flying sparks and a fire for two hours. (Paul Rndan photo) 5 year ago December 15, 1982 Tighter Controls May Hit Arcades - Ar- cades and video game parlors may be fac- ing some tough controls and restrictions in Clinton if council acts on a Business Im- provement Area ( BIA) recommendation. At their December 4 meeting the BIA recommended the licencing fee of $500 per machine, per year on video and pinball machines in Clinton. This action was taken because the BIA sees no advantage of hav- ing arcades in the town, and has heard com- plaints from private citizens regarding them. Goderich Township Reeve Is Huron's New Warden - Goderlch Township Reeve Grant Stirling was acclaimed as the 115th warden of Huron County at special ceremonies Tuesday. A member of township and county council for 16 years, Stirling was unopposed in his third bid to become warden of Huron County. Blyth Council Will Petition For Liquor - Beer Outlets - Blyth Council will be petition- ing the Liquor Licencing Board for a com- bination beer and liquor outlet in Blyth.- Douwe Wilts, representing several businessmen in the village, approached council pointing out that an outlet would of- fer another service and keep shoppers in town, as well as providing employment for three people. 10 years ago December 15, 1977 Fire Hits Vanastra Ree. Centre - Fire caused about $75,000 loss at Vanastra early Monday when it extensively damaged the Recreation Centre. The fire was discovered at 6:30 a.m. when Debbie Denomme, Assistant Director of the Vanastra Day Care Centre, arrived for work. Eighteen members of the Brucefield volunteer fire department answered her call for assistance within minutes. Community Board Wants To Build Arena In Village - Members of the Bayfield Com- munity Centre Board met Wednesday even- ing in the municipal building and learned that a new arena of approximately the same size as exists now, new well, septic tank system, washrooms, locker rooms, enlarged community centre area and new kitchen would cost approximately $226,000. The meeting decided to build a new struc- ture rather than repair the existing one, as the cost of repair was $2,000 more than to rebuild. Storm Blasts Region - Above normal temperatures and rain moved into the Clin- ton area this week, melting the up to two feet of snow that hit the area in a week of stormy weather. Snowfalls ranging from 16 inches to over two feet hit most of the area, which had been relatively snow free until last week. By Sun- day, massive snowbanks and drifts had residents wondering whether this winter would be a carbon copy of last year. 25 years ago December 13, 1962 Town Council Approves Site For New Post Office - Approval of a site for Clinton's new post office was given at Monday's meeting of the town council. Selection of the Cana- dian Department of Public Works is that now occupied by Ball -Macaulay Ltd. on King Street. Tentative approval had been given by council as early as October 29, at a commit- tee meeting of that body, in which represen- tatives of the department met with them. All Lost In Auburn Fire Tom Cunningham Couple - The large white brick home oc- cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cunningham on Concession 13, Hullett Township, one mile south of Auburn, was burned to the ground on Tuesday night about 8:30 p.m. Mr. Cunningham was in the barn milking at the time, and his wife was in Clinton Public Hospital, expecting to return home Wednesday with their new baby daughter, Linda Marlene. Novel Idea For Coping With Big Snow Fall - A quiet interchange between senior men in Clinton Town Council took place on Monday night during the last meeting of the year. In discussing the work of the public works department, the mayor asked the reeve: "Have you made any plans to remove snow from the streets, yet?" "Quoth the reeve, "Well, it only came this morning, sir. But I'll take the matter up with the fellow that sent it." And the mayor's comment was, "Well, if you're close enough with him to do that, all right." 50 years ago December 16, 1932 Local Municipal Affairs Should Cause Concern - Up until the present time there has been very little talk regarding elections for the various positions on the council, public utilities, school boards, etc. We do not think however that this is due to lack of in- terest, but rather that the various aspirants for the positions are quietly biding their time until the nominations are held. In the reports which have come in from outside points it has been interesting to note that ladies have been appointed to positions of councillors, but so far we have not heard any ladies mentioned as in the running in Clinton. Little Locals - The treasurer of the Hospital Aid Association wishes to acknowledge the receipt of a donation of five dollars from the Tuckersmith Ladies' Club. Rev. K. McGoun, while doing some wood- working in his workshop had the misfortune last Wednesday to cut his thumb severelyon a saw. Five stitches were required to close the cut. King George To Broadcast On Christmas Day - The King will broadcast a Christmas message to the empire from Sandringham on Christmas Day, it was announced offical- ly on Friday. The King's message to his peoples, relayed round the world by beam radio, became a feature of Christmas observance in many Empire homes after the late King George V adopted the practice in 1931. 75 years ago December 12,1912 All T sant Hydro -Electric - The meeting held in the town hall on Tuesday afternoon to racemes the Hydro -Electric situation was attended by representative men from Goderich, Hensall and Exeter. Mayor Gibb- ings presided. In the discussion it was made clear that the Maitland River scheme must for the present be abandoned as the engineers say plainly that until 2,500 horse power can be used in this district it will not pay to construct such a dam as would be necessary to control the Maitland at freshest time. The meeting seemed to be very unanimous though that Niagara power should be utilized. Receive - Mrs. Jas. Twitchell will receive with her daughter, Mrs. F. S. Mc - Cloy of Edmonton, on Wednesday afternoon next at her home on Rattenbury street, from three o'clock to five -thirty.