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Clinton News-Record, 1974-02-28, Page 2AT ELECTR/CAL WORK ,WERE SEN/OR MEN, 'a OUR PERMANENT JOB-NOT JUST NOW `4 THEN" Can IDB help you? Mr. W. J. Reynolds one of our representatives will be at The Bedford Hotel, Goderich TELEPHONE: 524-7337 Monday, March 4 from 14 p.m. If you require financing to start. MOdet11170, or expand your 111/StIlS dna 3I (Ilia/,/e to ()Nam It elsewhere on reasonable tor conrIthons perhaps 1DB can help you !NOMINAL DEVEUIPMENT DANK \s 197 YOrk St., London, Oht. NM 1B2 HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION For School Opening in September, 1974 HULLETT CENTRAL March 5, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. HOLMESVILLE PUBLIC March 5, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. • CLINTON PUBLIC March 6, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. HURON CENTENNIAL March 7, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. To be eligible for Kindergarten enrollment, a child MUST be five years of age on or before December 31, 1974. The parent will meet the Kindergarten Teacher and the School Nurse. Please bring proof of age and any health records which might be available. 8,9b NEW CO-OP STORE ON DAVIDSON DRIVE SPECIALS - DISCOUNTS - INTRODUCTORY OFFERS FREE DRAWS - REFRESHMENTS Grand Prize 15 cu.ft. Deep Freezer 2nd Prize Sony Television See The New Expanded Displays Of Hardware, Clothing, Footwear, Chemicals, Animal Health Products, Oils, Greases, Plumbing, Electrical, Lawn & Garden Products Meet Field Representatives On Cash Cropping, Livestock Production, Animal Health, Petroleum, Hardware Etc. See How You Can Obtain Better Results With Co-Op \\•\\\\.\\\\\\\\\\ %%% \ % % \ % \\\\\\\\\ %%40." %%%%% ••••••••••••40.00.4.4.40414•••• ,N04 4".N04.N.N...04%N. 404.4004.N"..." %%%%%%% oo I Celebration $avings. AT THE MODERN N.N.N.4"4.4.404" %%%%% %%%%%%% %%%%% '44N.1.0404 44NONN.N.N.N. %%%%% W.04".4" %%%%%%%% • MARCH 6th AT THE PI.NERIDGE CHALET 8 P.M. Annual Meeting 9p334 . Celebration Dance Pre-Meeting Dinner 6:30 P.M. Tickets $3.00 Each MARCH 7-8-9 FROM 8 A.M TO 6 P.M. • • • • • • I • Hensall COME TO ANY OR ALL EVENTS I Hensall 6t!! BRING A FRIEND twititte • / . * .1 • . Hensall HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE March 9 AT 2 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Join The Hensall Co-Op Members In This Memorable Event, Along With The M.P., M.P.P. Business Associates and Local Di g nitaries 2--cLorroNNEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1974 What's new at Haroaview? There were two lucky win- ners from the Clinton Legion last week, The monthly Share the Wealth draw was won by Mrs. Marie Arnston, also the weekly Bingo jackpot went to Mrs, Shirley Smith of Goderich. * * * We are indebted 'to two ladies interested in the past history of our town who this week made mention of an up- coming TV program, The National Dream, adapted from the' bestseller by Pierre Berton. The first segment of an eight week series commences this coming Sunday, March 3. Somewhere in the course of the program Clintonians might hear mention made of Joseph Whitehead, himself a railroad man', and one of Clinton's early notables, The large white house on Victoria Street now owned by Dr. Baker, formerly the residence of Dr. Walter Oakes, was the orginal Whitehead home. * * * Following are the prize win- ners from the I.O.O.F. card party held last week: Euchre - ladies' high, Mrs. M. McAdam; ladies' low, Mrs. S. Whit- tington; men's high, Mr. Ed. Fothergill; men's low, Mr. C. Cunningham; lone hands, Mrs. E. Frey. In 500 - ladies high, Mrs. M. Wiltse and, Mrs, Bert Rowden tied; ladies' low, Mrs. Mary Grigg; men's high, Mr. Dan Gliddon, men's low, Mr. M. Wiltse, Lucky draw winners were Mr. M. Wiltse and Mr. Bert Rowden. The next card party will be held on March 7. * * * A youth group offering something different has recen- tly been formed by the First Baptist Church, Clinton. Meetings are at the church Saturdays 8-10 p.m. and all who are interested may obtain MARY ALBERTA RICHARDS Mary Alberta Richards of Lefroy Ontario passed away in Toronto on February 23, 1974. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Richards, 'the former Mary Alberta Jackson, was born in Londesboro On Septem- ber 26, 1893. Her parents were the late Marie Thompson and David Jackson. Predeceased by her husband, she is survived by her son Russell Richards of Toronto and two grandchildren Mary- Dale and Beverly-Anne. Funeral services were held on February 25, 1974 from the Ball Funeral Home in Clinton with Reverend John Oestreicher in charge. Inter- ment was in Clinton Cemetery. J.F. HARVEY COLEMAN J.F. Harvey Coleman of RR 1, Zurich, Stanley Township passed away at South Huron Hospital in Exeter on February 25. He was a-welltnown mem- ber of the community. Mr. Coleman was 73-years-old. , Mr. Coleman was born Stanley Township on August 29, 1901, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coleman. He farmed in Stanley Town- ship where he served as the reeve of the township for a number of years. He was also a member of the Bayfield Lions Club, the Bayfield Agriculture Society and a member of the L.O.L. No. 1035 of Varna. Mr. Coleman was married in Independent Shipper to United Co-operative of Ontario Livestock Dept tomato Ship Your Livestock with Roy Stotchmer Monday Is' Shipping Day From Varna Stockyard CALL SAYFIELD 565-2836 Sy 7:30 a.m. Monday For Prompt Service No Charges bfi Plek-up if further information by calling any of the following numbers: 482-7654; 482-962; 482-7497; 482-7391; or 482-3135. * * In case any of our readers have not; by this time, heard about. the Great Hockey Game last Sunday afternoon in the Goderich arena we, shall hasten to enlighten their ignorance. Undoubtedly the Goderich Signal-Star will present a glowing account of the Signal- Star Paper Leafs who came to grips (very literally) with the CKNX Try-Hards. Bolstering the home team on the ice was your "give-it-all-I've-got" editor James Fitzgerald, while a moving force of management off the ice was the News- Record's general manager, Howard Aitken. Incidentally Mr. Aitken's Michelangelo touch created the coveted silver toilet paper trophy which, despite an ungallant, down on the ice effort, was surrendered to the Wingham visitors. Best resultof the friendly fracas was a cheque for $788 representing the net proceeds which was ac- cepted by Mrs. H. Carroll on behalf of the Goderich and District Association for the Mentally Retarded, which in- cludes Clinton. Many thanks to all the good people who suppor- ted this worthwhile cause. * * * A recent delegate to the On- tario Fairs' Association Con- vention held February 20 - 22 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto was the News- Record's Marion Snell. Back in the office she reported that a prize-winning appliqued quilt, the creative work of Miss Dorothy Marquis, John Street, Clinton, was on display at the convention, which 'was viewed by at least 1400 delegates. She ,has since been offered in excess of $100 for the quilt but is , declining. 1924' to the late Elinor McKinley. He, is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Orval (Mae) Schilbe and four grandchildren, Steven, Keith,, Allan and Karen. Funeral services were held on February 27 from the Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich, with Rev. Murdock Morrison officiating. Inter- ment was in the Bayfield cemetery. IRENE M. MILLER e. Irene M. Miller of 71 Rat- tenbury St. West, Clinton passed away in Clinton on February 21, 1974. She was 56 years old. Mrs. Miller was born in Saskatchewan, the former Irene M. Lynch, on April 17, 1917, Her parents were Frederick Henry Lynch and Mary Emma. She is survived by her husband, Fred L. Miller; two sisters Mrs. Eric (Evelyn) Harrison of Stratford, Mrs. William (June) Bond of Port Colborne, one daughter, Mrs. W rk Johnson (Marilyn) of illiams Lake B.C., one son, RoXert of London and five grandchildren. Thekfuneral service was held on Fegruary 23 at the Ball Funeral Home. Interment was in Clint n Cemetery. BUDD .KUEHL et HURON PINES ELECTRIC Ile King*, Otani ClInton 4624601 A record number of delegates appeared at the Lambton- Middlesex Association of Bap- tist Churches meeting in Clin- ton last week. There are 28 members within the Association and almost all of them were in attendance. The • moderator of the Association, John McDonald, said that the attendance was remarkable considering that the ,Association had not met in Clinton since the. founding of the local church in 1880. During the meeting, the Association voted in favour of appointing Reverend Reg Scott to replace Reverend Silver. The Association also made a memorial gift of $125 to • McMaster Divinity College in The 4FebiiiarY meethig of the' Vanastra 'Opti-Mrs.. Club 'was held at Sue McFadden's place on February 13. The meeting was opened with the Opti-Mrs. prayer.. There were 13 members and one .guest in attendance. The minutes of the last Brucefield BY MRS. H.F. BERRY Mr. and Mrs. W. Baine of Stratford visited last Thursday with Mrs. Baine's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Boyce of Goderich were guests of Mrs. Ham and Miss M.E. Swan, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Munn of•Hen- sall recently. Mr. and Mrs. John Moffatt have returned home from a week's vacation in Jamaica. Mr. and Mrs. Crowe of Bran- tford spent some time at the Moffatt home during their ab- sence. The World Day of Prayei- will be held in Brucefield United Church on Friday March 1st at 2 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Smith of Russeldale spent last Friday with Mrs. Berry. Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Thomp- son are attending the Ontario Good Roads Convention in Toronto. Mrs. W. Haugh spent the weekend in Toronto. memory of Reverend A.E. Silver. He was a former Clin- ton pastor who worked in the London Hospital Chaplaincy after his retirement. During theemeeting, a presen- tation was given on Camp Hen- flora by Len Jillard of London. Slides were shown depicting a typical week at the camp. Camp Hennora is located north of Goderich on Lake Huron. A record number of campers attended the camp last year. The local pastor Dwight Strain led the devotional period. He also explained the program "The Vital Word". This program can be seen on Channel 12 Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. meetinv,were,ixead by Meryl' Thomas and approved 4ts, reach by Colleen Barnard, seconded by Donna Westerhout. The treasurer's report was read: by Dianne Storey. Nominations were made for a new vice-president and secretary. The new vice- president is Ester Handy and the new secretary is Sandy McLachlan. The meeting in March is to be a dinner meeting with din- ner at the Elm Haven and then to Moira Robinson's for the meeting. Suggestions were asked for about gueSt speakers. The St. John Ambulance and the Poison Control Board were suggested. Both are being looked into. Another suggestion was to go to the Queen Elizabeth School in Goderich. -A schedule is being made up for visits to Huronview. In March, Moira Robinson, Shirley Emmery and Hilda Bross will visit, The meeting' was closed by Moira Robinson and seconded by Peggy Hammond. The Opti- Mrs. creed was read.. The Drinking Driver The person least able to operate a car safely is the one who is most convinced that he is in brilliant shape for driving, suggests the Ontario Safety,, League. The over 90 Club -held their monthly meeting in the Ground Floor North dining area, There were 32 members able to attend the get-together and following the games of euchre and croquinole, tea and cookies were served by members of the staff. Volunteers from the Goderich Township W.I. were on hand for Monday afternoon activities in the auditorium. Mrs. Molly Cox' assisted Nor- man Speir, Terry Gibbs and Jerry Collins with the old tyme music and sing-a-long. Mrs... Bolger accompanied at the piano for vocal duet numbers by her daughter Karen and Lorie Alexander. The program finished up with a Whistling solo by Mrs. Heard after which the following residents were welcomed to the Home Mr. and Mrs. John McAsh, Mrs. Clements, Joe Malone and Ed- ward Irwin. • Twenty Residents. having February Birthdays were presented with gifts at a party on Wednesday afternoon. One hundred and fifty residents and friends were served cake and tea by the hosts of the party, the Clinton Women's In- stitute. The president, Mrs. Cecil Elliott was M.C. for the program-with vocal solos and a sing-a-long by Mrs. Van Damme. Mrs. Ernest Radford was pianist for the afternoon' and accompanied the Huron- view orchestra Mary Taylor, Norman Speir and Jerry Collins. Instrumentals by George Wilson. Jr. and Scottish dances by his sister Sylvia rounded out -an hour of en- joyable entertainment with one of the celebrants, Mrs. Margaret McCartney, ex- pressing the appreciation of the residents. The Girl Guides of Goderich assisted by their leader, Mrs. Brady, and some of their , parents provided the "Family Night" program. Along with several Guide songs by the group there were special num- bers, by Elizabeth McMillan a trumpet solo, Brenda and Marie Bolton a vocal duet, Gil Pinkney baton, Marlene McDougall and Paula Butler piano-violin duet, Diane Bogie accordian solo, Heather Brandy and Kim Brady highland dancing. Following the program Mr. Les Smith, a grandfather of one of the girls thanked the Guides on behalf of the residents after which the group helped the volunteers and were able . to visit with many of their friends and relatives on the way to the rooms. The residents have been en- joying the treat of apples which' have been on their supper trays during the month and donated by the following groups) The Blyth Public Sohool, The Clin- ton L.O.B.A. and the Huron- view Auxiliary, IF YOU CARE ENOUGH GENEROUSLY Last Tuesday wee Pancake Day In Canada and the students at St, Joseph's celebrated by cooking pancakes in the rooms. Here Randy Middleton, a grade eight studeat, serves up a flapjack to pebble Lee, 6, a grade one student. (News—Record photo) Baptists host record meeting There was a dinner held first at the Clinton Arena in which the Mayor, Don Symons welcomed all the delegates. Following the dinner a meeting was held at the First Baptist Church on Huron Street. The congregation of the First Baptist Church was proud to have been the host church and thanks 'all who helped make it the success, it was. Opti-Mrs. meet