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Clinton News-Record, 1974-10-31, Page 3the government would not.purs Consideration .1 and no specific sue` a feasibility study of the Sites had been deterniinelf. Clinton Police report • INPRIN4 for 'UNICEF OCTOBER 31st GALBRAITH RADIO & TV "Your full.colent service centre" corner Albert A ttattenbery Sts., Clinton REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES NOV. 11, 1974 Once again we are approaching Remembrance Day in Clinton and all over Canada, with our ranks diminithed due to the passing of time, but with many things for which to be thankful. The Royal Canadian Legion's slogan this year Is REMEMBER — THINK — PARTICIPATE When you purchase a wreath or wear a poppy for Nov. 11th you PARTICIPATE In a dream of freedom for all, which has been so expensive inAapadian lives In the past and which our Ar- med Forces of today are striving so hard to ael4vh for our future. Remember our past with pride but Think of our Futtrre with confidence and Participate, Due to the tremendous response all of you good poop* in our area gave us on our poppy drive last year we have been able to provide Bursaries (409,00) to date, wheel chair to Huron- view In addition to our regular expenses and again *0110 your support this year. Our annual Poppy Drive will start at 7 p.m. on November ,4th with Branch 140 in charge of both the Clinton and Vanastra areas. Please leave your porch light on. Special invitation to. all Legion members, Legion associate members and Legion affiliate members to participate in thl5 canvass. PLEASE NOTE: Legion Poppy Funds are now registered for income Tax Pur- poses, and receipts will be issued for all donations $2.00 and over. On Monday, Novo 11 we will hold our annual service at the Legion Hall. Please watch next week's paper for details of final arrangements, On behalf of all area veterans, we thank you for your previous support. Ivan Hoggart President, Br, 140 H.E. Hartley Service Bureau Officer Harold M. Black Poppy Chairman LION :UST AND:. SAVINGS- CORPORATION PAYS YOU 10%z% ON 1-5 YEAR GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES Interest payable Half Yearly or may be Compounded to. Maturity Published rates subject to change without notice, Contact your LOCAL FINANCIAL AOVISOR or 69 YONGE STREET, SUITE 202 TORONTO, ONT, MSE 110 1-416.304 770 *tallier. Catiada bepOsil hitt:tante torporddiett CLINTON NW-RE',`CORP, THURSDAY, 00TMR 31, 1974,-.PAGR 3 Hea/ey horses are pia.king a 'comeback ITOrticultural Society enjoys Fall colours Surprise awaited the mem- bers of the Clinton Hor- ticultural Society who took ad- yaUtege of a Mystery Bus Tour arranged by the Society last Wednesday afternoon, Brilliant sunshine and pleasant tem- peratures added to the en- joyment of the autumn colours and beautiful rolling coun- tryside, The bus followed byways along the Hayfield River and "back" concessions to our first stops at the home and garden of Mr. and Mrs, Al Barnett near Goderich, and at an in- teresting log house, built 'and furnished in pioneer fashion by Mr. John Hindmarsh at Black's Point. A Surprise highlight of the af- ternoon was a stop at the Mill at BentoiHer, where we ad- mired the transformation and beauty created in and around' the old faMiliar Woollen Mill. A twisting route north through Colborne, Ashfield, and West Wawanosh Townships led us to many interesting, and beautiful - spots such as the hillside by the Nine Mile River near Dungan- non. Well kept farms and gar- dens throughout the county contributed to an enjoyable day of discovery.. Returning to Clinton, mem- bers enjoyed a dinner and brief meeting in the Orange Hall. Mrs. Florence Pullen showed an ecological film "The Changing Forest." Three In an address to a Rotary s luncheon Tuesday afternoon, Energy Minister Darcy McKeough said that the con- fusion surrounding the location of a nuclear plant on the southern shores of Lake Huron necessitated a need for the public involvement on expan- sion plans from the ground floor. Mr. McKeough said that ex- pansion plans had simply not been thought out thoroughly and his mission was to set the rumors straight, He stated that About $42 was stolen last Sunday morning from a house 'at 142 North Street, Clinton Police report. The home was entered through a back door while the occupants were out. Police have several suspects helping them with inquiries. Jeffrey Falconer of Fulton Street in Clinton .received cuts and bruises when the car he was a passenger in struck a parked car on Victoria Street at 11:55 p.m. last Friday. Candidates for election to the Milk Marketing Board of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food have been nominated in Regions 3,1 and 11 in, Ontario. Following the October 29 elec- tion, the successful candidates will take office next January for a four-year term. Candidates in Region 11, which includes the Counties of Bruce, Grey and Huron are Denis Hall, RR 1, Desboro; John Jocham, RR 1, Hanover; and Kenneth G, McKinnon, African Violets given to the society by Mrs, Harry Ball were auctioned by Mrs. Katherine Howard, Mrs,'Ruth Puern also donated a dried flower arrangement to be used in some way for the Society's benefit, Regrets were expressed that Mr. Harvey Howard, first vice- president, having moved to Hanover, and Mrs, Eli Galachuik, second vice- president, now enrolled in a nursing course at Stratford were unable to continue as members of the Executive. Mrs. Frank Fingland volunteered to act as vice-president until the end of the year, Plans for special year book covers were finalized. Fall bulb planting is under- way. Mrs. Mary Epps has plan- ted tulips in a flower bed at the hospital. Mrs. Florence Pullen and Mrs. Beverly Williscraft have planted a newly- established bed on Dunlop St. at North. It was decided to plant tulip bulbs in the bed at the Public School and the Society has donated 12 dozen bulbs for spring bloom to the Dutch Canadians for the flower bed which they maintain. ' Mrs. Marian McCann, president, expressed _ ap- preciation to the committee which arranged the tour and the meeting - Mrs. Florence Pullen, Mrs. Jane Groves and Mrs. Jean Barnett. by Evelyn Olde county but would probably be looking to the North shore of the lake. "We must examine the whole province and see where a load centre would be needed," he said, "I also expect Ontario Energy Board hearings to begin possibly within six,menths con- cerning Hydra's long range ex- pansion plans." Mr. McKeough said that the south shore of the lake was considered due to the success of the Bruce generating station but the whole area was under The driver of the car was Robert Melton of Maple Street, Clinton. The parked car was owned by Elvin Parker of Mill St., Clinton., Police have set total damage at about $3,300. Police also have a warning to area drivers to be on the lookout for youngsters who will be out "trick or treating" tonight, Hallowe'en. Many of them will be wearing dark costumes and some may have their vision impaired by masks. MR. AND MRS. The altar of Ontario Street United Church was adorned with gold candelabra, melon mums, daisies and ivy for the September 28 wedding at which vows and rings were exchanged by John E. McKenzie, RR 1 Dungannon, and Helen L, Cud- more, 41 Princess Street E., Clinton, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cud- more, Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. Ron McKenzie, RR 1 Dungannon, are the parents of the groom. Rev, L.S. Lewis conducted the ceremony. Organist was Mrs. Doris McKinley and soloist was Wm. Craig who sang Wedding Prayer and the Hawaiian Wedding Song. The bride chose an' A-line gown in treviera crystallette with a demure waistline and a high Victorian neckline, Down the front and the back of the gown from the top of the neckline to the bottom of the hemline was a large row of alencors lace. Her long chapel train held at the waistline was trimmed all around the edge with matching lace. Her head- dress was a Juliette cap trim- med with seeded pearls. It held a four,-tiered,silk veil. She, wore an ,p,pal necklace and ,earrings, a. gift. ,.from ,:.the ,grOom; and carried white daisies, sonja roses, ribbons of sonja and baby's breath. Matron of honor was Donna Watson, sister of the groom, Listowel. Senior bridesmaid was Miss Janice. Herman, a friend of the bride, London; junior bridesmaid was Miss Belinda Cudmore, niece of the bride; and flowergirl was Miss Joy Cudmore, niece of 'the bride, The matron of honor and the bridesmaids wore melon silk organza gowns with ruffled V's at the back and the front. Their long straight skirts had mat- ching ruffles around the hemline. Bishop sleeves with tiny tight cuffs were trimmed with the same imported French lace as touched the neckline at the centre of the V. They wore Victorian hats of melon and carried white daisies, baby's breath, baby mums of yellow and ribbons of white and yellow. The flowergirl was attired in a gown of the same design as the bride's. Tiny melon bows were tucked into her blonde hair. She carried 'a parasol brimming with baby's breath, white daisies, yellow mums, sonja roses and ribbon. Groomsman was Donald J,E. McKENZIE Watson, brother-in-law of the grooms_ Listowel. Ushers were Donald Cudmore, brother of the bride, Clinton, and Douglas Haskell, friend of the groom, Port Albert. Gold candelabra with streamers of melon ending in white wedding bells decorated Clinton Legion Hall for the wedding reception. The bride's table featured bouquets, a wed- ding cake trimmed in" melon, a parasol and silver wine goblets. The guests' tables were centred with brandy glasSes filled with colored water and floating yellow daisies. The bride's mother wore an orange jersey two-piece gown with a pleated bodice and a long slender skirt. Her mat- ching pleated jacket was tied at front with a high neckline. The groom's .mother chose a teal blue gown of whip satin with a matching jacket trim- med with alcence lace. , For travelling, the bride changed to a two-piece linen weave suit trimmed in orange with' a long floral silk scarf. Her beige hat was also trimmed with material matching, the scarf and she wore a corsage of sonja .roses. She carried brown gloves matching her orange and brown leather purse and, shoes. Several showers were held • for the bride. Her co-workers, at University Hospital honored her with a linen shower; Miss Janice Herman entertained at a miscellaneous shower; Mrs. Fran Powell hosted a shower for relatives; a miscellaneous shower was given by Mrs. Reg Cudmore; relatives and friends were guests at a miscellaneous shower given by Pat Matier and Donna Watson; and a get- together for neighbours was held at the home of Mrs, E. Radford. After the rehearsal, a party was given for the bridal atten- dants and the young couple at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don McKenzie, parents of the groom. In 1906 there were two million horses in Canada, Many of them were heavy draft animals which farmers hitched into teams to plow, cultivate, sow and harvest the fields. Then came the tractor and mechanization. There was' no work for the slow plodding giants of the horse world and their numbers rapidly declined. But now the big Dobbins and Nellies who broke the sod on Canadian farmland are regaining popularity. "They're very much in demand right now," says Ralph Henry, horse trainer for Agriculture Canadats three teams of Clydesdales on the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, "Heavy horses are a big draw at shows and fairs and there just aren't enough good show horses in Canada to' meet the demand. This has pushed up the prices .,. a good Clydesdale or' Belgian gelding ready to show would sell for about $3,000 these days." And a team of quite ordinary draft horses for farm work would cost $2,000 Mr. Henry says. Add to that $600 or $700 for a set of harness and about $1,000 to feed a team for a year and work horses are not as cheap as one 'might think, So even with fuel costs going up, it would be premature to say that draft horses are retur- ning to the farm in large num- bers. However, 'Mr. Henry points out that some farmers do use heavy horses for some 'special jobs "For example, many cat- tlemen in the west use a team of horses to haul feed to their cattle during the winter. They can make it through more snow than a tractor and you don't have to worry about them not starting on a cold morning." But most of the new work for heavy horses is in the parading, advertising and'public relations business. ess. T brewing industry was one of the first to rediscover the heavy horse.' Breweries have traditionally used draft teams. Originally, the horses had great ability in the trade, hauling wagons of beer barrels between the factory and retail outlets, One American company used siteams of horses-as ,a promotion for years and then discontinued the practice about 10 years ago when the heavy horse was at its low ebb. However, when their beer sales slumped, the firm decided to bring back the hor- ses. They now have three eight- horse hitches crisscrossing the U.S. to shows and parades, Mr. Henry says. "I'm not sure why the heavy horses are so popular, today. People especially children, are impressed with their size. Most mature show animals weigh more than a ton. And a good show team has snappy footwork which will really please a crowd." But, like the steam engine, the heavy horse really owes its revival to nostalgia. Many people can remember, or would like to remember, when the work horse had a place on every farm. At the Central Experimental Farm, horses were used until the late 1950s to put in crops and to clear snow from the farm's roadways. When it came time to put the farm's work horses out to pasture, Ludger Bellefleur, chief of Agriculture Canada's public services section, had an idea for keeping them at work. Their new job was to pull wagonloads, of visitors on tours of the farm. The idea 'has worked very well, Last year, nearly 30,000 visitors to the farm rode the tour wagon which is galled the Mr, Henry, who drives the wagon, uses the six big Clydesdales in three separate teams. He also puts them in a four-horse hitch for local parades, and next year hopes to use all of them in a six-horse hitch, "A few. years ago it was very difficult to get sets of harness for heavy horse teams," he ex- plains, "But now there are a number of custom ,harness, makers, especially in .Men- nonite communities.- "The difficulty now is to find someone to. shoe the horses." For saddle horses one can buy factory-made shoes, but for the larger horses the iron must be heated and hand-turned for the right fit. Agriculture Canada 'for- tunate because Mr, Henry does his own blaCksmith work, The horses must be shod every five or six weeks. Horses were at their peak in Canada in 1921 when there, were 3.5 million of them on Canadian farms, The number dropped to 2,8 million in 1940 and then,to 2.4 Million in 1945. By 1955 there had been a dramatic drop ." 832,000 horses emaioed on Canadian farms, There were ord half that many a decade later and in June 1973, when Statistics Cahada stopped keeping track of the number of horses, there were only 342,000 of them, Most of those were saddle hor- ses or other light breeds. Of the heavy horse breeds, the Belgian is the heaviest, The Belgian horse is very popular in Canada and the U.S. They range through every shade of brown. The Percherons, a 'French breed, are the next largest and may be anywhere from white to Week, but are usually a dapple- grey color, The Clydesdale was probably the most common breed in Canada in early farming days, The Clydes are usually brown with four white socks and a lot of fine silky hair around the Tw hooves.o other British breeds of heavy horses are less common, in Canada. They are the Shire, which is usually black with four white socks and the Suf- folk Punch, which is smaller and stockier than the other breeds.I In Quebec, there is a Canadian-developed breed of light draft horses called the Canadian. They &re dark brown to black and are very sturdy for their size. Mc Keough says more planning needed Milk board elections RR 1, Port Elgin. Regional elections are con- ducted each year on a rotating basis by the Milk Commission of Ontario. Milk producers in each region will be advised by letter of the poll location at which they may vote, and a voters' list will be posted in the office of each county agricultural representative prior to election day. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. and all milk producers in the three regions are urged to vote,/