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Clinton News-Record, 1961-03-16, Page 6Miniature Campsites Eager young Brownies and Guides examine the miniature campsites on display at the mother and daughter banquet held in the Legion Memorial Hall. (News-Record Photo) Pauline Johnston Stamp Just Issued . Honored Woman Often Visited Clinton 1 11 Weekend Specials Lamb Legs lb. 45c Lamb-in-the-Basket lb. 25c Rib Lamb Chops lb. 49c Tablerite 8 count Weiners 35c pkg. Mexican Oranges 5 lb. 59c Morton's Pies Chicken, Turkey, Beef 4 for 89c IGA Margarine IGA Ginger Ale 4 for 49c CALL YOUR INSURANCE AGENT BEFORE YOU BUY A CAR! til:at's right—your insurance agent Yes, you will need insurance coverage for your car—new or used. But, did you know you can arrange to get the cash you need to buy a car—in advance, through our Agent Automobile Finance Plan? Low rates, confidential service, life-insured contracts* convenient terms, of course. Contact us before you buy your next car. You will be glad you did. K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE '14 Isaac St. Telephone HUnter 2-9747 CLINTON, ONTARIO 4 lb. 89c Plus Deposit evinton riewsk. ectord 56 Albert Street CLINTON, ONTARIO Phone Winter 2-3443 WE ARE YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR CALL US TODAY FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION Notice to Home Owners I have purchased Cree Cook's floor sanding equipment and will continue giving the good service to Clinton area customers that he hos done in the past. (ale Doucette, Builder Clinton Phone HU 2.3348 SPRING ' also Str UyCor P AUTOMOBILE After such a hard winter as we have had in this area, your car is bound to need overhauling . . . or some necessary adjusting that should only be trusted to trained mechanics. .111•1111111•111•10OMMIONOMMIONIMIP•Mill• Wells Auto Electric ORIGINAL "THE ORIGINAL TUNE-UP SHOP" Phone HU 2-3851 KING STREET CLINTON SERVICE PARTS Dealer for McCULLOCH CHAIN SAWS Complete Line of Saws and Accessories in Stock Special Price on 20" USED SAW, completely overhauled AUTO.LITE AND WATCH CFTO CHANNEL "9" TORONTO ADMIRAL 18,000 volt chassis — 23" screen ONE ONLY. 20-watt ADMIRAL STEREO with 4-speed Record Player Balance Control AM/FM Radio Reg. $389.00—FOR $289.00 Art Groves & Son "The House of Admiral" HU 2.9414 — Huron St., Clinton 71111111=1.111.1. GODERICH MOTORS TRACTOR OWNER EETING Tuesday, March 21 at 8 p.m. New Product Display Tractors and Hay Equipment DOOR PRIZES EVERYBODY WELCOME Goderich Motors Ltd. South Street GODMICH Phone JA 4,7308 1 I i Immisommeink Jim Higgins, Toronto, was home over the weekend. Ed. Siddall brought two tons or whitefish into this port on Monday evening, Mr, and Mrs. Hugh McLaren end Miss Christine McLaren visited Misses A. M. and E. J, Stirling over the weekend. Mrs. C, Fawcett reported see- ing the first robin of the sea son in her mother's garden on Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs, Tom Arkell, JoAnne and Kenny, Port Credit, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Arkell. Mrs; Alf. Scotchmer, Sr., who has been in indifferent health was taken by ambulance to Clinton Public Hospital on Sunday. A benefit euchre and dance is being held in the town hall on Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr who lost everything when their trailer home was burned last month. Mrs. John McClure returned to her cottage on Ann Street the first of the month after having spent the winter with her son •Leslie and his wife in Seaforth. 'Mr, and Mrs. Jack Fraser, Ricky •and Elizabeth, London, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser, on Sunday; also Mrs. Fraser's nephew and wife, Mr. arid Mrs. Bill Cooper and three children, London. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker, Pam and Jackie, London, stayed over Friday night with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Parker, on their way to visit her parents in Lucknow. Mr. and, Mrs. Carson Faw- cett who have been living in the Gordon Hill residence on the Goshen Line moved last week to the Sohn McPhail house on the Bayfield Line. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Long stay- ed over Monday night with Mrs. L. H. D. MacLeod. Mrs. Long returned to Port Stanley on Tuesday while her husband re- mained to fish with John R. MacLeod' for MacDonald of of Goderich. Mrs. F. E. McFadden, Mary and Shirley, visited her aunt, Mrs. Walter• Thurman, Livonia, Mich. Mrs. McFadden and her sister from London were pees- ent when their aunt was, made Worthy High Priestess, Trinity Shrine, Farmington, Mich. Mrs, Keith Gerneinhardt left On Sunday on a flight for Eng- land, to visit her mother, Mrs. M. Kent, Hayes, Middlesex who has been in indifferent health. She will return the end of the Month, Her daughters, Linda, Monica and Karen are staying with Mr. and Mrs, Robert Turner during their mother's absence, The three girls with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and Gayle saw their mother off from Crumlin Airport, Enjoys Jet Mrs. J. W. Jowett arrived home on Tuesday from Califor- nia, after being away two mon- ths. She was to have returned on Monday but planes from Cleveland to Crumlin were grounded'. Atter visiting in Long Beach she and a friend boarded a jet plane for Hawaii where they spent three weeks on an Island Tour, On her re- turn to California she spent 'some time in Palo Alto. She enjoyed the trip very much, especially travelling by jet, WA Hears of Church Members of the Women's As- sociation gathered at the home of the president, Mrs. Charles Bell on Tuesday evening, March 7 to hear an account of the history and building of St. And- rew's United Church. Mrs. Scotchmer' also included a short histarrof the Methodist Church which joined St. Andrew's in the union of 1925. As a prelude to her interest- ing talk, Mrs. Howard Arm- strong projected coloured slides of St. Andrew's Church. And at the close of the talk, Mrs. Armstrong followed with local views, some of Montreal and the southern United States. There was an attendance of 20 and lunch was served at the close. Trinity Club Mrs. G. Bellehamber presid- ed for the Trinity Club meet- ing in the Parish Hall on Tues- day evening, March 7. Seven- teen members and their guests attended. Mrs. J. Cluff offered prayer and Mrs. Spencer Er- vine read St. Luke 4: 1-13. The The, special commemorative stamp issued by the Post Of- fice Department last week in honour of Emily Pauline John- son, received a particular a- mount of interest in the Brant- ford area. It was the first stamp to honour a Canadian Indian, the first to pay tribute to a Canadian poet or author, and the first such recognition of an individual 'Canadian wo- man. Residents of Clinton and dis- trict will 'be interested to know that Pauline Johnson visited this town frequently during her lifetime. The great Canadian poet, hymn. "Love Divine, all loves excelling" was; sung. Mrs. William E. Parker gave a short reading, a prelude to the theme of the meeting, "The Art of Hat Making." Mrs. R. A. Simons introduced Mrs. A. Fairbairn, RCAF Sta- tion Clinton, Mrs, Fairbairn thanked the ladies for inviting her, and then proceeded to show all pres- ent how to make artistic and becoming hats of straw, flowers or fabrics. She closed her demonstration by donating a hat for the bene- fit of the club. This beautiful creation of pink straw 'was sold to a guest, Mrs. Maynard Carrie, host- ess, was assisted -in serving re- freshments by Mrs. 3. Scanlon, Mrs, F. P. Arkell and Mrs. Milvena Irwin. Willing Workers Mrs. Reg Francis, presided for the meeting of the Willing Workers of St. Andrew's' Un- ited Church held at the home of Mrs. Robert Blair on March 8. Mrs. Ray Scotchmer read Isaiah 55: 6 to 13. The topic "Workers for the Lord" was given by the president, Mrs. Francis. Mrs. Fred Wallis, treasurer, acted 'as secretary in the ab- sence of Mrs. Robert Welsh. 12 members answered the roll call and 'two guests were present. 5 members contributed to the Birthday Box this month. The gift of the month was brought' by Mrs. Grant Stirling and won by Mrs. Don Campbell. Mrs. John Lindsay brought a message from the Rev. W. C. Smith to the effect that the meeting will be held in the church' on Thursday, March 23 regarding the movement to am- algamate all women's groups. in the United' Church of Canada. The 'president urged all mem- bers to attend it. Regarding a communication from the Cancer Society in Cl- inton, Mrs. Francis asked mem- bers to express 'their ideas re fund raising ideas, the first idea given: "a hobo tea" is al- ready in operation from March 13 to 26. A pat-luck supper for 'the 'congregation was also arranged 'for March 24. Mrs, John Lindsay was appointed to purchase lilies for the church at Easter. The secretary was asked to report meetings to the press. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Brandon on April 12 ,art 8 p.m. The meeting closed with the 1Vlizpah benediction. An auction sale was conducted by Mrs. John Scotchmer netting $5.85. The hostesses served lunch. with her father visited Horatio Hale, a lawyer from New Hampshire, USA, who settled in Clinton in 1856. Mr. Hale had come to look after some property left to his wife, the former Margaret Pugh. He lik- ed Clinton so well that he stayed here until his death in 1896, Horatio Hale practiced law in his office on Huron Street, Clinton, but his' first love was ethnography (study of cultures of primitive peoples), In his study of the Canadian Indian languages, Mr. Hale tr- anslated native manuscripts, which told of the renowned Confederacy of the five (later six) nations. He also prepared a report on "The Tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy of the Canadian Northwest." Many of his writings are preserved in the Smithsonian Institute and the University of Western On- tario. Horatio Hale's mother was the famous Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote the children's poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb." She was editor of God- ey's Lady's Book for over 40 years at Boston, Massachusetts. Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale was among other things, responsible for Thanksgiving as a national holiday; champion of early ed- ucation and higher education for girls; first to advocate, Wo- men teachers in :high schools and universities. It was in connection with his work with Indian folklore that Mr. H. Hale met and got to know Pauline Johnson and her family. Her father, G. H. M. Johnson', chief of the Mo- hawks married a girl from Br- istol, England. Their home was Chiefswood, Brantford, a home described by Horatio Hale as "a white stuccoed building of two lofty stories, and a spacious and imposing front, which rose elegant and stately upon a 'ter- raced eminence overlooking the Grand River." The Brant Historical Society is hopeful of restoring Chiefs- wood and making it a centre of Iroquois arts, crafts' and culture. Mr. Hale, who made the st- udy of the Iroquois, (Pauline Johnson's •people) one of his main hobbies, lived in the north west section of town, which he laid out into town lots and marked off the streets. Himself a schoolmate of Longfellow at Harvard, and coming from a family in close touch with Wil- liam Gladstone and other writ- ers, chose classical names for streets. That is why Clinton has street names; Spencer, Addison, Cowper, Milton; Newton and College. Mr. Hale is responsible also, for the planting of maple trees along each of these st- reets, Mr. Hale was responsible in great part for the establishment of Clinton High School and Mechanics Institute and the Library Association. He was for many years chairman of Holmesville local of the On- tario Farmers Union held' their monthly meeting in Holmesville school Monday evening, March 13. Mrs, Edgar Rathwell read 'the minutes. Mrs. Robert Stirl- ing reported on the annual Con- centrated Milk Producers meet- ing held in Hotel Chateau Laur- ier, Ottawa, last week, which he attended along with Mr, and Mrs, Edgar Rahman and Mr. and Mrs, Robert Taylor, John Semple introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Powers, field- man for United Co-operative of Ontario, who originally came from the Maritimes and had served in the Navy during the war, After release from the Navy Mr. Powers furthered his education by returning to sch- ool, He had been manager of Lueknow Co-op for several years before becoming fieldrnan for United Co-operative' of On. tario. Mr. Powers gave a bit of the history of Co-ops which Started in, the Maritimes' as early as Lit:Bundy, P. Eng, Earns. Right to Coveted initials Douglas Robert Bundy, 64 Isaac Street, Clinton, has been admitted to the practice of the professional Engineers of On- tario and, now is accorded the right to use the initials "P, after his name in eOir, neetion with any engineering work 'carried out, Mr. ]3undy is an instructor, Electronic Warfare Department et RCAF Station Clinton. The A.P.E,O, serves as the licensing body for the erten- eering profession in Ontario, covering all branches of engin- eering including civil; electri- cal; mechanical, aeronautical and industrial; chemical and metallurgical, and mining, In administering the Professional Engineers' Act, the Association functions in the interest of the public as well as outlining the reepondbilities of the profes- sional engineer. At present there are nearly 20,000 registered professional engineers in Ontario. Bayfield Obituary Catherine P. Rankin (Bayfield Correspondent) In the death 'of Miss Cather- ine P. Rankin at Clay Memor- ial Hospital, Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Monday, February 6, 1961, Bayfield has lost a friend who for over 50 years' took a keen interest in the welfare of the village. She was one of those ener- getic persons who through her long life made every moment count. Possessed of a keen in- tellect and foresight, she plan- ned for the future. She was born in Dundas, March 15, 1874., The late Miss Rankin Might be said to have played a small part in starting the peach grow- ing industry in the Niagara Peninsula. Her nimble fingers tied the raffia around the buds when her uncle Robert Ball demonstrated to the other far- mers and set out the first com- mercial peach orchard. She was about nine years of age. At this time her widowed mother was living in a house on her uncle's faun. Shortly after this, Mrs. Ran- kin and family moved to De- troit where Miss Catherine re- ceived her education. She be- came a school teacher and was on the staff of the Detroit schools until her superannua- tion. Then she and Miss Julia Rankin, who had also been a teacher, moved to Mount Pleas- ant, Mich., which was their per- manent home until after the latter's death. Ten years ago, Miss Rankin went to Penney Farms Memor- ial Home Community, Florida. Built especially for retired min- istess ,• and the:r wives, and mis- sionaries, it was Miss Rankin's great work in the Presbyterian Sunday School in Detroit which recommended her for .admission. She returned to her cottage here each summer until she sold the property in the fall of 1957. During over 50 summer sea- sons here, she took an active part in church and community work. She was a member of the Presbyterian Women's Mis- sionary Society and' kept in touch with the members here until the last. She gave her support to the original Bayfield Golf Club, was one 'of the pro- moters of the Pioneer Park Movement, served a term as a the high school board and pres- ident of 'the Institute. Details, for the previous para- graphs have been gleaned from clippings brought to the office by Harry Cochrane, Mary St- reet, whose wife is the former Ruth Hale, granddaughter of Horatio, Other grandchildren' are Mrs. H. E. (Erma) Hartley and Marjorie Hale, Clinton and great grandchildren are Sherry Cochrane at Stratford Teachers College, Alan Cochrane in grade 12 at CDCI and Christine Hart- ley. This is part of the varied history of the settling of Clin- ton. This also explains why Rattenbury Street West sudden- ly becomes known as Pugh's Terrace at the Western end of the street. Pugh was the fam- ily name of Horatio Hale's wife, 1840, with eight people running a general store together, so they could'uy co-operatively to save money. This seems rather small beside the 150 locals in Ontario now, with a member- ship of 70,000. The speaker gave the standards on which United Co-operative is run, explaining sonic of the problems of hold- ing these, standards at all, times. In closing Mn Powers re- minded the group that a Co-op was a farmer-owned and con- trolled business. He then 'dis- cussed and answered many questions on the running of Co- ops and their benefit to farm- ers. John Semple thanked the speaker for his interesting talk, Bob Taylor asked that every- one remember the regular county meeting of the OPU to be held Thursday evening, March 23 in the agriculture of- fice board rooms, Clinton; at which the provincial president of the OFU, Mel Tebutt, will be guest speaker. VARNA (Correspondent, Fred MeOlymont Phone MT 2-3214) Library Board The annual meeting of the Varna, library board was' held at the library on Monday evening this week, Rev. T, J. Pitt was chairman, The librarian, Miss Edith Beatty, gave a good report of the state of the library and the circulation of the books. Mem- bers of the board for 1961 are: Mrs. W. T, MeAsh, Mrs. Har- old Elliott, Mrs. T. J Pitt, Mrs. W. G. Clarke, Mrs. Mervyn Hayter, Mrs, Lyle Hill, Rev. T, J, Pitt, A, 3, Mustard and Fred McClymont. The board would appreciate haying more people join as members as there is excellent reading of all kinds of books, both fiction and non-fiction, also a lot of juvenile books, Mission Band 32 children were at the Var- na United Church Mission Band meeting on Sunday afternoon. Glen Hayter read the treasur- er's report. Mrs. Frank Hill, the new leader, read a story called "The House". They sang "Jesus bids us shine". Shirley Johnston read 'the scripture. Mrs. Ralph Stephenson read a prayer, Next month roll call is 'to be answered by naming children of the Bible. Sharon Dawson put mixed up words on the board for a contest. director and was an indefatig- able worker as long as she was able, continuing her support of the park when she was no long- er able to come to Bayfield. The deceased woman was al- ways interested in children 'and tried to foster a civic pride in the school children and induce them to keep Bayfield beauti- ful., And some of the pupils, recall her kindness in sending a treat of oranges for them for several years. Keenly interested in preserv- ing local history, Miss Rankin had given family heirlooms to the Historical Museum at Niag- ara-on-the-Lake. Over the years her knitting needles were busy making com- forts for Red Cross mission bales or needy children. And with the older folk she never missed a chance of doing a kindness, be,it a sick call or taking someone for a drive. With her eyesight almost gone and various maladies from which she suffered, she was always cheerful and adapted herself to the situation, She died of a cerebral hemorrhage after only two weeks' acute ill- ness. The late Miss C. P. Rankin was the last of her family. She was predeceased by two sisters, Misses Julia and Emily Rankin, and two brothers, John and Will; also two nephews whom she raised, Donald Rankin who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I, and John Rankin, Goshen, Indiana, who' passed away in 1956. Surviving are two nephews, one great-niece and three great-nephews. According to her wish she was cremated and the urn con- taining her ashes shipped to Dundas for interment in the family plot. The memorial service was held in the Penney Memorial Church of which she was an associate member, on Wednes- day, February 16, with Rev. Charles M. Ackerman, and Rev. John A. Swetmen as officiating clergymen. Mrs. Thomas Cleaver played soft music, and the Rev. Mr. Ackerman r e a d appropriate selections from the Scripture. The Rev. Mr. Swetman read the poems, "It is not death", "Someday we'll understand" and "I'd like to think my life had been worthwhile." The following excerpt is from his euology: "After 'coming to Penney Farms, as one of the first occupants at the Quad- rangle, she soon grew to love the life at Memorial Home Community, and was always performing acts of kindness for her neighbors. In an unobtrusive way, she made many gifts, among them the shuffle board court, which is much appreciated" — "it could 'be said of her—'She truly lived a fruitful life'." Page b,- Clinton Nows,Recorcl--,Thars, March 16,1961 News of Bayfield By i.UGY R. W001).$ PHONE BAYFIELP 45r3 OFU at Holmesville Has Speaker Describing Basis of Farm Co-ops