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Clinton News-Record, 1963-02-07, Page 5(Continued from p4ge. 1Y elected prP$i0eht of the Blyth Agricultural 'Society, re. ported. hisgroup had decided horses were _a lost cause, but when they were dropped "it almost put the fair on the rocks". "We tried to run the fair without horses," he stated, "but there was nothing then for the people to see, and you certainly have plenty for them to see at Clinton", Tom Leiper, reeve of Hullett stated the g r o up would be foolish to drop the horses from the fair, as it was still one of the top attractions at Clin- ton. Another member pinnted out the class 'of horses shown here was on par with those at the Royal Winter Fair. Walter Forbes. also raised a brief discussion on the ad- visability of the section on hogs, pointing out only four exhibitors had entered last year. The Warden also noted that he had heard several suggest- ions that one or two good county fairs would be better than the numerous small ,events now being staged. To Show Rabbits Willis VanEgmond, repres- enting the Huron Rabbit Pro- ducers' Association, reported his 'group were going to have a show and suggested it be held in conjunction with the Spring Fair. He reported the. , breeders would supply their own equip- ment and judges, but all ex- penses should go through the fair books so it would receive a grant. He pointed out rabbits were now being recognized as an agricultural product and back- ed this up by pointing out they held their meetings in the ag- ricultural office and they were receiving government assist- ance in that all equipment from the United States was allowed into Canada duty free and an inspector was provided for rabbit slaughtering houses. "It's fast becoming recogniz- ed as an agricultural product" he stated. He reported • the breeders would require covered space at the fair if it was a wet day, but otherwise they could hold their show outside. VanEgmond reported there were 23 members in -the area club. "We certainly haVe nothing to lose if they look after their Valentine Theme Prevails At Ontario St. UCW Unit two ._)f the Ontario Street United Church UCW met in the parior. Tuesday, with Mrs. McMurray presiding and Mrs. Ray Fear at the piano. A hymn was read as an open- ing prayer by the president. Mrs. L. Lawson had charge of devotions and prayer by Mrs. Lawson closed the worship ser- vice. The roll call was answered by a valentine verse. Mrs. Plaetzer favored with two solos entitled, "Jesus is Always There" and "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling". She was accompanied on the i;ano by Miss Emma Plumsteel. Mrs. Fear introduced the study book, Asia's Rim, assist- ed by Mrs. Roy Plumsteel and Mrs. L. Lawson. Miss E. Plumsteel gave a reading and the meeting was closed with a hymn and pray- er by Mrs. McMurray. ' A social half hour was en- joyed and a lunch served by the committee in, charge. meeting, a portion of the pro- gram of special interest to the ladies will be a hat demonstra- tion by Mrs. Mervyn Batkin. Used Furniture —2-pc. Bookcase Bed and. Chiffoneer $ 65. In Silver Mink Finish 00 With Sealy or Simmons Mattress $135.00 and Box Spring ONLY Walnut 4'6" Panel Bed with Springs In Good $18.00 'Condition Excellent Condition —4'6" $1.00 Bed Spring ...„ ....... . ..... 5-pc. Wood Kitchen Set In Excellent $16.00 Condition 3-pc. Kroehler Chesterfield Suite The Best We Have Ever Had ..... ........ Al$.00 Lamp Table Walnut Finish ................. $5.00 AT Beattie Furniture HU 2-9521 CLINTON, ONT. John Parker . . . Mocha Temple Potentate Entertainment This Weekend At `THE Timberlane ROOM' ELM HAVEN MOTOR HOTEL Friday Evening "The Sophisticated Gents" Dining Room Special Barbecued Spareribs Saturday Evening "The Corvettes" Dining Room Special Southern Fried Chicken ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS AT 9 p,m, NIGHTLY D. W. Cornish, Proprietor HU 2-6646 Clinton ga/K Your Westinghouse Dealer Westinghouse White Sale continues to February 28 12 Cu. Ft. Westinghouse Cold Injector Refrigerator . 77-lb. separate zero degree home freezer. • Cold injector system for even, frost-free cooling throughout entire refrigerator. . Twin porcelain vegetable crispers. Height 60y4" Width 30" Depth 24%" other Westinghouse Sale Specials at GODERICH , ONT. Dancing Every Saturday Night for the Young Crowd "The Crescendos" WE CATER TO WEDDINGS, LUNCHEONS, BANQUETS, ETC. 1-tfb Announcement! D. A. KAY & SON can now supply a Full Range of Drapery Materials Come in and see our Complete Display Rack WE TAKE ORDERS ---- By the yard or Custom Made and Hung 100% COTTONS Plains or Patterns -- for Kitchen, TV Room, Bedrooms, etc. ANTIQUE SATINS — Scenic and Geographic Designs — for Bedrooms, Living and Dining Rooms. ARNELS -- 100% FIBERGLASS Plain or Flowered. Many Other Selections— And All Drapery Hardware D. A. KAY at SON 33 Huron St.' Clinton Phone HU 2-9542 Store Hours: 9 to 6 daily—=Closed Wednesday Afternoons Now is the time to have that old chair re-upholstered with 100% HEAVY DUTY TEXTURED COTTON Treated with BAN,GUARD 48" wide Named Potentate of 3,000 Shriners, Clinton Man Tackles Busy Schedule .future of Fair Left to Directors,. Pass .Motion to. Proceed at Annual If John Parker doesn't al- ready hold the title of Clin- ton's most travelled citizen, there is a strong possibility he certainly will by the end of the year. Recently elected Potentate of Mocha Temple, the highest position in the Western Ontario Shrine, John foresees a "busy, busy year" in fulfilling his duties. For the next 12 months he will travel extensively to visit the 3,000 members in the 16 clubs in Mocha Temple, as well as attending various Shrine functions throughout North America, He already has 25 lengthy trips planned for the year to fit around his busy schedule as top administrator at the Temple's headquarters in Lon- don. Some of the trips on his busy agenda will take him to Toledo, Chicago, San Francisco, Cleveland, Saginaw, Montreal and many others. Realizing the responsibilities of his task, John explained his duties would take him away from Clinton and his duties at his Par-Knit Hosiery Mill. "You really , shouldn't work at your job at all if you are going to do this job right," he stated. John, who has been a mem- ber of the Shriners since 1936, pointed out Mocha Temple was one of 167 Temples affiliated with the Imperial Council of Shriners. Solely a North American group, the Shriners have Tem- ples in Canada, Mexico and United States, including the Hawaiian Islands and have a' membership of 825,000. During his membership he has attended 10 Imperial Coun- cils including the one held last year in Toronto. Others have been held in Atlantic City, New York and Chicago. The Mocha Temple compris- es the Western section of On- tario which terminates at the Manitoba boundary on the west and approximately Brantford on the east. Lake Erie serves as the southern boundary and the scope caries all the way to the north with Sault Ste Marie be- ing the club at the northern extremities. There are a total of nine Shrine Temples in Canada, cov- ering all the way from Van- couver to Nova Scotia. Help Crippled Kids While their colorful and fun- loving capers, such as were ex- hibited at the Imperial Council in Toronto, are well-known, their basic function is aiding crippled children throughout North America. There are a total of 17 Shrine Hospitals for crippled children in North America, two of them being situated in Canade at Montreal and Winnipeg. These hospitals are owned and maintained by the Shriners and the annual bill for their operation totalled $6,500,000 last year. Most of these hospitals range in size from 60 to 120-bed units and John reports the number of children admitted and cured is "fantastic". Children admitted must be 15 or under and must be men- tally sound, as there are no facilities for mentally retarded children. However, two of the "strange" requirements for ad- mission are that the parents of the children must show that they are unable to afford the treatment, as all the care pro- vided is free. The Shriners even arrange trips to the hospital if the parents can not afford to pay periodic visits to their chil- dren. The final stipulation for ad- mittance is that there must be no regard whatever for race, color or creed, and this can be quickly spotted by a tour of the wards where children of every nationality are ,receiving treatment for their dreaded diseases. Raising funds for the opera- tion of these hospitals is the main project for the Shriners and one of the main programs undertaken for this by the Mocha Temple is the annual Shriners-Knights of Columbus ball game held annually at London. In the past 16 years, the Lon- don ball game sponsored by the Mocha Temple has realized a total of $170,000 for the hospi- tal upkeep. With this and other projects, the area Shriners donated over $30,000 last year alone. The Shrine hospitals have Letters to the Editor (Continued from Page Four) hardware or drugs is at least 30 or 40 percent. Anyone can see that with such a small percentage of pro- fit, any means which enable the merchant to cut costs, must be taken. Otherwis e, Mrs. Housewife is going to have to pay these added costs, or the independent grocer is going to be forced out of business. Statistics show that the greatest percentage of grocery business is still being done by the independent grocery or by group stores. This is creating the tremendous competition in the food business today, be- tween the independent merch- ant and the large "Chain" store businesses such as A & P. It is only through the efforts of the small grocers that a "check" has been placed on these big firms, forcing them to hold the line on prices, be- cause they do not always try to keep their costs down. In my 16 years experience in retail business, I know as bus- iness gets big and into the cont- rol of a few, the costs of oper- ating go up, and also the prices. According to government sta- tistics, food costs have increas- ed less 'than any other com- modity during the past ten years. Without the cooperation of the small grocers, working to-gether, we might find our- selves in the position of the loc- al bakeries, for instance, who could not increase the price of bread tomorrow by 2c per loaf. Any increase in bread origin- ates with the big firms who put it up as they see fit, and their increases are accepted. Up until a month or so ago the A & P had been running an ad in the News-Record, but this giant firm has seemingly come to the conclusion that it did not bring in enough business to warrant the added cost, and this ad seems to have been dis- continued. (Please don't put all the blame on us!) A dyed-in-the-wool chain- store shopper will doubtless continue to find advertisements of these firms in some daily paper, but there will continue to be those shoppers who real- ize the importance of support- ing the independent local bus- iness men, who work together to "hold the line" on the cost of putting food on the table, and who render the one hund- red and one Services that are expected of them. I would be. Very pleased to see the local papers have a share in the advertising dollars Spent by the group stores, and If enough of their readers would ask for this service, perhaps the . Editors could procure this bus- iness, Very truly yeotitsi Maynard Cotrie Clinton, Ont.) Feb. 4, 1963 been erganized since the early 1920s, although the group it- self has been organized since the 1880's. The Shriners have now in- creased the scope of their phil- anthropy among children and at the Imperial Council in Tor- onto they set aside a fund of $10,000,000 for research and the building of hospitals to treat children who have suffered major burns. The first of a number of hospitals planned for this work has recently been started in Boston. At present, there are no Hur- on County children receiving treatment in any of the Shrine hospitals, but John reported the service is available to any who can meet the requirements mentioned before. "We would be happy to look after them," the new Potentate explained, "and if there are any children in these circum- stances we would invite people to inform us of them". Area to Benefit John, the first man in the history of Huron County to at- tain such an honor, already plans to bring at least one major Shrin% attraction to the area. On Saturday, June 22, the Shriners will hold a ceremonial function at the former air port at Grand Bend and they will also tour through sections of the county prior to the fete. The parade is tentatively set to make an appearance in Exe- ter, Clinton and Goderich, and will be one of the biggest ever staged in the area. John stated he hoped to have approximately 12 marching units in the parade and these will include the color party.; a couple of brass bands, three Oriental bands, the motorcycle brigade and the Bluewater club's own fire brigade. John, who was the first pre- sident of the Bluewater Shrine club, and instrumental in its foundation, also reported an- other function coming to the county on March 15 in the form of a, sports night at Goderich. Preceded by a parade, the event will feature hockey and broomball games and other at- tractions and the contests will be between the 80-member local Shrine group and the area Knights of Columbue. All proceeds of the night will be sent to the Montreal Shrine hospital. Dedicated Men Although the Shriners do a tremendous amount of work for crippled children, all their acti- vities are not along the serious vein as was exemplified in the recent Toronto Imperial Coun- cil when the Shrine activities shoved world-wide news off the front pages of many newspap- ers. Some of the most remarkable units in the Shrine are the Texas Millionaires' horse patrol and the Million Dollar Chicago band. John says these two have been most fascinating to him, especially the Texas group. He said they all have beauti- ful palomino horses and silver saddles and these are maintain- ed solely by each member, and does not dome out of any of the Shrine work in that area. However, these "fun-loving" men as they have been describ- ed, are "very dedicated" ac- cording to the new Mocha Tem- ple Potentate. 1YtADELEINE LANE GROUP TO VIEW HAT MAKING The regular meeting of the Madeleine Lane Auxiliary of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will be held on Tues- day evening, February 12, at 8.15 p,m. at the home of Mrs. William F. Cook, 44 Mary Street, Clinton. At the conclusion of the own e:Xpap$OS,' president Pees,- Pe reported, and a motion was passed that the directors con- sider having a rabbit show conjunction with the fair. Due to the fact only .e few of the directors were on hand for the annual, their meeting was not held and it has been scheduled for Monday night. The following were named for the coming year: Hullett J. Dale, Thomas Leiper, Ross Lovett, Doug Farquhar, James Snell, and Jack VanEgmond, Tuckersmith — Harold Pep- per, Frank Falconer, Lorne Carter and Elgin Thompson. Goderich — Mervyn Lobb, Harry Watkins, Bill Gerritts, Dave Middleton and Fred Vod- den, Stanley — Harvey Taylor, W. J. Miller, Edward Broad- foot and Cal -Horton, Town. of . Clinton — Clare Magee, Don McLean, J. William Counter, Bill Riehl, Dr. George S. Elliott and Vince Roles. The executive members will be named from this list at the director's meeting. World Affairs Main Topic At Farm Forum The SS No. 4 Goderich Town- ship Farm Forum met last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Tebbutt. This was review night with no certain subject for discus- sion. The radio program dis- cussed education, and there was a discussion on education and our schools, among the mem- bers of the forum, proving quite interesting. There was a recreation per- iod, followed by lunch. The forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thompson on Monday night of this week and the subject for discussion was "Canada's World Obligations." This topic was of interest to the women as there is the As- sociated Country Women of the World (ACWW) which links national organizations of coun- trywomen around the world, The Women's Institutes of Canada were meeting to discuss this subject on Monday. First question: (ACWW) has status as a consultant with the Economic and Social Organiza- tion of United Nations; (a) Have you been aware of this ?; Answer: No, (b) What aspects/ of world problems interest you most? Answer: We believe that the people of foreign countries need education for self-help in many different ways. Example — The women of foreign countries have had milk powder sent to them and they kept it for months, not know- ing that water must be added to it. Second question: What help can Canadian women give to people in other lands? Answer: Support the organizations which help other women in the world. Our Community Club sends a donation to "Care" every year. Our children should be educat ed, to be able to go to foreign lands, and help to educate these people. There was a short session of the game "500", and lunch was served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mr. a n d Mrs. James Lobb. Of the 75 urban transit sys- tems operating in Canada, only one — in Toronto — operates electric street cars, as compar- ed to 33 in 1946. Teacher's Talk Highlight for WI The regular meeting of Clin- ton Women's Institute took place in the board room of the new agricultural building on Thursday.January 24. Roll call was answered by naming a former schoolmate and where she is now. Attendance was poor due to the severe cold weather. Those able to he present expressed pleasure with the new meet- ing place. Mrs. L. Adams• gave a paper on "Educate but do not dic- tate". Two educational contests were conducted by Mrs, C. Nel-son. The president, Mrs. C. Nel- son, introduced the speaker Mr, R, Hunter, His topic on education was taken from the students' viewpoint. A few of the points high- lighted were the changes tak- ing place in industry, the ex- pansion of residential areas, changes in transportation and communications and automa- tion, He remarked that 30 percent of the people in Toronto do not speak English. All these offer opportunities for educated young people. Mrs. K Batkin thanked Mr. Hunter for his interesting and informative address. Thurs., Feb, 7, 1963—Clinton News-Record,--Page 5 ISN'T IT SURPRISING . . . How everyone (including you) reads the fine print in the CLINTON NEWS-RECORD "The Home Paper With the News"