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Clinton News-Record, 1966-02-24, Page 10Page 10—Clinton N ew $-Record—-Thu r$., Feb. 24, 1966 CHSS Teams Top Basketball League; Conference Tourney Here Saturday Central Huron bey's basketball teams finished the' schedule in a winning way as they downed Stratfoi'd ‘ North Western iqsifc Wednesday in both senior and junior games. The seniors wiin put them in first place with a perfect 6-0 record and the juniors have a 5-1 record for the season, The Huron-Peivtl; CHSS Students Win At Curling (By Anne Aileron) On February 19 young people of the Station went to Wingr ham for the annual curling competition between' High School students. Wingham and Clinton Central Huron High Schools' won championships in the Huron Perth conference' curling finals: Wingham getting the boys’ title and Central Huron the girls’ crown, The Wingnam rink of Glen Madill, Tom Ellaeoitt, Daryl Gibson and Brian Clark won its three games. They beat Central Huron 11-7; Seaforth 6-5; and' Listowel 11-5. Strat ford Central was second. The Clinton rink skipped by Cathy English, Gloria Prest, Maureen Driscoll and Rose Brochu defeated Wingham 6-5, •Stratford 8-5 and St. Marys 11-5. St. Marys was second. -----------o----------- What* is Collision? Here’s a report from New Zeatand, quoted by the Ontario Safety League. After listening to the stories told by drivers brought before him on traffic violation charges, a judge de clared that he has come to the conclusion that a traffic crash is -a head-on collision between two stationary cars, each park ed on its own side of the road. Conference tournament will be held at CHSS on Saturday, February 26, Brad Dutot scored 19 points and CHare Magee hit for 17 points to lead -the seniors in their 50-32 win over North Western, The junior team beat Stratfprd 41-27 with Jeff Shad dick sinking 17 points and Nick Poppenk scoring 16 points. Central Huron juniors open the tourriamenit on Saturday at 9:QQ am. with Stratford Cen tral as the opposition and’ at 11 a.m, CHSS seniors meet Lite- towel in the 'first round of the senior competition, Goderich meets Lisi towel at one o’clock in the other -junior semi-final and at 3 pm. Mitchell seniors play either Goderich or St. Marys, The latter two teams will play off Thursday to deter mine which one will play in the tournament, The finial game of the junior competition is scheduled for 6 pm. and the senior final gets underway at 8 pm. ----------_o----------- Town League Hockey Results On Monday evening in Town League hockey action the Main- streeters edged the Bankers 9-7 to move to wiiithin one point of first place. In the second ■game the Teachers defeated the Hydro team 9-8, Standings W L T Pts, Bankers ............. 7 3 1 15 ’Streeters...........' 7 4 0 14 Hydro................. 4 7 0 8 Teachers ........... 3 7 1 7 The final games of the season will’ be played next Monday evening with the Teachers meeting the Mainsitfeeters1 at eight o’clock and the Bankers play Hydro , at 9:15. Jig Saw Puzzles "GUILD” PUZZLE—304 pieces 49c "FAIRCO" PUZZLE—350 pieces 59c "GIANT GUILD”—750 pieces ........98c "BIG BEN” PUZZLE— ■ 1,000 pieces ....... $1.49 "GIANT" PUZZLE— 2,000 pieces .................................$2.98 Children's Jig Saws "JUNIOR GUILD"—63 pieces 49c "ANIMAL" PUZZLES— 4 to a box .......... $1.49 Play Hour Kits Tile Kit - Clay Kit - Cl 00Glitter Kit — Play Pals Kit .......... JH.Z/ UO. McEwan’s RCA VICTOR 23” TV Legion Juveniles And Wingham Series Tied 1-1 Clinton Juveniles won -the first game of a. two out of throb series with Wingham last Thursday night at Clinton Lions Arena 8-5. Qn Tuesday evening the Wingham squad .evened the series as they down ed Clinton 10-6 at Wingham. The deciding game could pos sibly ibe 'play ed here on Thurs day night at 8 o’clock, ; Legion Juvenile marksmen ip Thursday's gam© wove: Dean Held with 3 goals', Larry Pick ett 2, Bill McKay, Pete Postill and Doug Proctor each scored ■singles', On Tuesday night the Clinton squad battled back from a 5-1 score to within one goal in the second period!, trailing 6-5. However Wingham scored four goals to Clinton’s one in the third period. --—. —()— ------, Clinton Ponies Play Mitchell Here Tonight Clinton Ponies and M&toheM are tiled with one game each in OMHA Pee Wee "B” play offs. Clinton won the first gam© 4-3 and Mitchell won the sec ond game 5-4 at Mitchell on Tuesday night. The deciding game is scheduled for Clinton Lions Arena, tonight (Thurs day) at 6:30 pm. In the first garnet Mark Jen kins scored twice for the Ponies and Doug Osborn and' Brian Langille got singles. Dave Faw cett picked up two assists dur ing the game. David Slade played a good game in goal for the locals as the Mitchell team replaced their goalie with a sixth attacker in the final min ute but couldn’t get the equal izer past Stade although they had several good chances. Clinton goal scorers in the second game were: Mark Jen kins, Brian Edgar, Garry Cum mings and1 Dave Fawcett. -----------o----------- / Clinton Bantams Down Mitchell In OMHA Series Clinton Fish and Game Club Bantam hockey team eliminat ed Mitchell 8-3 in a home and home total goals series to ad vance in OMHA playoffs. Clin ton will now meet the winners of a series now being played between Wingham and Walker ton. There are.no dates set. for this series. At Clinton Lions Arena last Wednesday evening Clinton and Mitchell played to a 2-2 dead lock in the first -game of the series. On Monday nlighit the locals had no trouble downing Mitchell 6-1 to win the series. The Fish and Game Club team has yet to <be beaten, this seas on. In WOAA playoffs Clinton will again.meet, Mitchell in a two out of three series: with the first game slated for Mitchell next Monday evening. ------------o-------- "The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.” —Winston Churchill Clinton Garage Changes Ownership Toronto Mechanic Buys Wells 'to' $&&& '■'<l Jack Peck, left, is shown here accepting the keys to Voells Auto Electric, which he purchased last week from W. D. "Bill" Wells, right. (News-Record Photo) Jack Peck is the new .owner of Wells Auto Electric, King Street, Clinton. He took charge1 ‘of 'the business on Saturday, February 19. A native of Trenton area, where he was raised on a farm, Mr. Peck has 'been in th© auto repair business there, and in Toronto for 12 years. He plans to continue the King Street firm, as it has been operated, handling similar lines of mer chandise. Mr, and Mrs. Peck live at 82 Princess Street, Clinton, With their 18-month old son, Ian. Mr. Peck enjoys golf, skating, and fishing, and topes to be able to enjoy all of these here, more easily than in die city. "Bill" Wells Retiring After 37 Years After 37 years in the garage business in Londesboro and Clinton, W. D. "Bill” Wells is retiring. On Saturday, February 19, Jack Peck, a Toronto mechanic and service station operator purchased Wells Auto Electric at 54 King Street. Mi’. Wells intends to devote more .time to his two major hobbies1, that of reviving an tique cars to running condition, and building model steam en gines. He owns five cars of l'ate 20’s and early 30’s vintage, two Lions Midgets Eliminated The Clinton Lions Club spon sored Midget, hockey team ran into some tough opposition in’ OMHA playoffs' when they met the Listowel Midgets. On Sat urday evening m Clinton Lions Arena the Listowel squad dumped the locals 7-3 in the first game of the two out of three series. In . Listowel, Monday night, the Clinton team played a bet ter game, but were not good' enough as they lost 4-2 to. give the powerful 'Listowel crew the .series in two straight games. Don Bartlifif scored both Clinton goals on shorts from the point. Although the Lions Midgets' have been knocked out of OMHA playoffs they are still eligible to play in WOAA play offs land a two out of three series against Seaforth will be played with the first game to be played early next week. -----------o--- -—.— Bayfield-Lions Beat Goderich BAYFIELD — The Bayfield Lions hockey club defeated Dearborn Tubing Co., Goderich, last Thursday, by the score, of 8-6. Scoring for Bayfield were, Carl Humphrtiies 2, Don John ston 2, Phil Turner 1, Bud Rob inson 1 and Doug Telford 2. The two teams meet .again to night, Thursday, February 24.. of which have been in recent Clinton parades. The cars in clude model A Fords, Ebseix, Chevrolet, and a Dodge Bros, car (one of the latest models made by that company). The retiring garageman, who has held licensed mechanic and body mechanic certificates since 1929, is proud that he has train ed over eight licensed mechan ics who jane still in that type of business. Mr. Wells has been at the present location -since June 1951 where he built the garage on- the site of the former Wesley-Willis • Church shed1. Leaving 'the farm near Lon- desboro in 1928, Mr. Wells at tended a service school for me chanics at General Motors fac tory at Oshawa in the fall and winter of 1928-29. Returning to Londesiboro he started fin business in the form er Brunsidlon carriage and black smith shop. In 1939 this build ing burned down. Mr. Wells then purchased the old Rattenbury Hotel barn on Huron Street, Clinton, from Mrs. McKenzie, the owner of the Rattenbury (now Hotel Clinton). The bam was torn down and Mr. Wells built the garage now owned iby Lome Brown Motors . Ltd. Opening the garage in July 1940 he operated the garage age and business was sold to Lofne J. Brown. Mr. Wells stayed on ais part manager with the Brown business for three years until, he went across the Street to operate the Supertest station. This station, now torn down, was between the main corner business block and Larne Brown Motors- present car lot on the .north side of Huron Street. Mr. Wells purchased the old church shed on King Street and erected the present location of Wells Auto Electric. This business opened in June 1951 and has been successfully oper ated by 'Mr. Wells for the past 14% years. Throughout the years Mr. Wells kept abreast of the motor and 'auto repair business by at tending mechanic courses. Married in 1941 to tire former Helen Youngblut of Londesboro, who had worked) as secretary in London for seven years, the Wells family now resides ait 145 Rattenbury Street East. They have one son, Douglas, now in his second year honours geogra phy at Waterloo Uniyersity College. Throughout the years Mrs. Wells has been bookkeeper and secretary of the business. The present licensed mechan ic at the Weils garage, Don Ellwood is staying on with the until March 1947 when the gar- new owner. Wesley-Willis UCW Adastral Park Social Notes Editor: ANNE AILERON — Phone 482-7349 Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gnil'flrtbs, Ponoka, Alberta, are visiting with Fliglit Lieutenant and Mrs. Joseph E. Nelischer. - Mr. and Mi's. Nelischer will celebrate thefr silver wedding, anniver sary on February 27 and their daughter Anita will come from Toronto for the occasion, Miss Pat Lomas, Windteior, spent the weekend with her parents, Wing Commander and Mrs. L. Lomas. Opl. and Mrs, Art Ripley and the boys have moved to RCAF Station Winnipeg. LAC and Mrs. John Romanko and family will leave for Tren ton this week. LAG Pete Lamontagne1, RCAF North Bay has returned to his base after spending the week end with F/'S and Mrs. Roh Begg. OWL Tea A very successful tea and bake sale took place at the Community Centre on Febru ary 19. Mrs. Eve Slater, ways and means -convener for the, CWL, was in charge of arrange-* ments. The main tea table was attractive with a floral centre piece and white tapers. Pouring during the afternoon were ' Mrs. Keith Greenaway, Mrs. Lew Lomas, Mrs. Bruce Rafuse ‘and Mrs. Robert Ren aud’. The young 'assistants were, Jane Hebert, Sherryll Slater, Sharon Griffin, Lorraine Mac Donald, Sharon Cassie, Paulette Leger and Joyce Vestrum. Winner of the door prize was Mrs; J. M. Semeniuk, RR 5, Clinton and winner, of the ‘money apron’ was Mrs. Charles Myers, PMQ’s. The executive of the Catholic Women's Lea gue wishes to thank all the ladies who contributed to the Power demands reached an all-time high of 7,800,000 kilo watts in Ontario last year. This was more than eight per cent higher than the previous year’s peak and significantly above the long-term average growth rate of 6% per cent. baking table as wed as those Who worlced for this event. COMING EVENTS RATE.; Four cents a word;; Minimum 75 cents THE LEGION BINGO has been cancelled this week be cause of the sale. . '. 8b Frj., Fabt 25 Euchre Party Varna Hall, (Sponsors LOL 1035, Ladies bring sandwiches. Sb Fri., Feb. 25,/^— Ciard Party IQOF Lodge Hall, Princess St., 8:30 p.m. Lunch and prizes. Sponsors IOOF. 8b Fi’i.,- Feb. 25 Card Party in Summerhill Hall, 9 p.m., everybody welcome. Ladies please bring lunch, 8b Tuesday, March 1 BINGO at Huron Fish and Game Club. Jackpot $55.00 in 55 numbers. Six door prizes. 8:30 p.m. Wed., March 2 — Quarterly meeting of Huron County Far mers Union, Agricultural Board .room, Clinton, 8:30 pm. Speak er from Workmen’s Compensa tion Board. Everyone welcome. 8b Wednesday, March 2—Dessert and Hat Show, Humphrys’ Hats,, Nurses’ residence, 2 shows, 2 p.m. and 4 p.‘m. aus pices Hospital Auxiliary, ad mission 75c, tickets from mem bers. 6, 7b, 8x Huron County Egg Producers are urged to attend their an nual meeting in the Agricultur al Board Rooms, Clinton, Thurs day, March 3 at 8 p.m. Purpose to elect 12 committee men as county representatives of the Ontario Egg and' Fowl Produc ers Marketing Board. Guest speaker Jim Huctwith, Forest, zone director for Essex, Kent, and Lambton Counties. 7, 8b Fri., March 4 — Dance to music of Don 'Rcbertson and the Ranch Boys, Legion' Hall, 9 to 1 pm. Sponsors: Huron County Farmers’ Union. Every one welcome. . 8, 9b Wed., April 6 — Dessert Euchre and Bake Sale, Huronic Rebekah Lodge Hall, 2-4 p.m. 50c. Everyone welcome. Spon sors, Huronic Rebekah Lodge. 8, 13b Utilize the service of your own organization when seeking lending or saving service . . . 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The Unit is planning a "Des sert crokihiale party” in near future. The date to be an nounced later.. Ladies were asked to please save all old nylons1 for overseas work. A donation was voted, to help a needy family. ■ Next month, 'Mrs. Murch, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. A, McMichael will be in charge of the sale table. A Valentine program was presented by Mrs. Murch, a reading on "Valentine Day”, olden days compared to modern ways. Mrs. C. G. Park sang "A Japanese Love Song” accom panied by Mrs. P. Livermore. The ladies were divided into groups of four for birthday tea in parlour, which was set up with small tables and flowers. The committee served Valentine tea and everybody donated their birthday money. Contests were enjoyed and prize's given. teSs assisted by Mrs. D. Jeffer son. Mary and Martha The Mary and Martha Unit met February 15 at Mrs. D. Bahtliff’s home. Mrs. Milton Steep opened the meeting and Hymn 210 was sung and prayer. Matthew 5: 3-16 was read by Mrs. E. Dales. Mrs. C. Nelson took the topic, "The Sermon- on the Mount”. Mrs1. Mary Sutter and Mrs. Ted McCreath favoured with a duet "Ih- The Garden”. Noon lunch eon was held in the church on Tuesday, February 15. Mrs. Nelson had' a ‘'Musical Floral Wedding" contest and lunch was served by Mrs. W. C. Jervis', Mr’s. Dales and Mrs. Nelson. at Clinton Community Credit Union Limited Inflation is that which turns a nest egg into chicken feed. Cheap In Price Only 4^ X Starlight Circle The Starlight Circle met at the home of Mrs. Durst. Mrs. C. Keyes opened the meeting With a Valentine poem. Script ure and prayer was given by Mrs. Harold Wise. Roll call was answered by ‘‘What I remem ber most about Valentine Day.’’ The report on calendars was giyph by Mrls; Durst hnd it was decided TTot to proceed with this idea. Discussion was held oh money-making ventures for the year and that a "Nearly New Salo” Would be held on April 15. Guest speaker fot the even ing, Miss Evelyn Hall, librarian, was introduced by Mbs. G. Wise. Her talk oh Canadian In dians was thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs. K. Johnston thanked the speaker. Lunch Was served by the hosy Fidelity Unit Sixteen 'ladies attendbd the Fidelity Unit meeting in the church' parlor with Mrs. F. Fingland presiding. Worship service was centred on prayer. Mrs. Bond read1 from Matthew 6 and also the story of the painting, "Praying Hands”. Prayer and hymns accented the theme. „„ Members responded to roll call with a verse using the word, Heart. A timely poem, "Growing old gracefully” was given by Mrs. Bond. An interesting letter from Mrs. Roy Neehall, Trinidad was read by the rectipient, -Mrs. Fingland. The writer, a former Canadian girl, is now the wife of Rev. Roy Neehall, a minister and a member of 'the Senate of Trinidad, and Tobago. Mrs. Fingland gave a talk on: "Woman and her place in the world" 'placing home first, then church, and hospital.” "Woman has not readied her potential power for good in the community,” said 'Mrs. Fing land; A cheer-up card was signed tmei sent to a member who is in hospital. Mrs. Andrews, assist ant leader, received the vari ous reports. Slid also contribut ed a poem "Try Sahiiiihg’’ and closed the meeting with the Mizpah benediction. The thank-offering committee announced that Wesley-Willis Spring thank-offering soivice will be Sundldy, March 27, at 7i30 hi the evening. Special speaker will be (br.- yafes, a former Clinton doctor. During the Tsrfod) toil was served by Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Jer vis. This week^we list some of our older models. If you need a cheap used car that runs good, but don't want to spend much — SEE THESE! , '58 CHEV. BISCAYNE sedan With Radio........................................ ONLY '58 CHEV. 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