Clinton News-Record, 1975-02-27, Page 3ti
►AY,FEBRUARY 21, I ' -PAGE
Rev. Maldwyn. Roberts will Kristin Jane of, Lucan visited
be guest speaker at Knox with Mr. William 4. Craig and
United Church next Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen
March 2, at 11:15 a.m. He .is a one day last week.
Prizes for the weekly euchre
party went to : novelty, Mrs.
Oliver Anderson: high lady,
Mrs. Maitland Allbn; low lady,
Miss Minnie Wagner; high
man,' Maitland Allen; low man,
John Hallam,
Mrs. Donald Cartwright,
Mrs. John Hildebrand, Misses
Margaret Franken, and Cathy
McClinchey and Mrs. Ted
Robinson attended 4-H training
school in Blyth last week for the
project, What shall I wear?
Everyone is invited to the
Explorer Bazaar and tea next
Saturday, March. -.1- in Knox
United Church Sunday School
room from 2 to 4 p.m.
former minister on the Auburn
Charge and is home on furlough
from the Argentipe where he is
a missionary..
Any girl 12 to 26 years of age
wishing to take the spring 4-H
project, What shall I wear?the
should contact any of
leaders in the community. The
girls will make a blouse. -
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamilton
visited last Sunday with Mr,.
and Mrs. Luther Morley at
Ailsa Craig.
Mrs. Thomas Jardin came
home from London last Friday
after a couple of Weeks as a
patient in Victoria Hospital.
Mr. George Timm,
Miss
Erna Bethke and Mr. Henry AUBURN WI
Latimer of Gorrie visited last
Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
Maitland Allen. The February meeting of the
Mrs. Murray Popp came Auburn Women's Institute was
home last week after surgery in held last week in the Auburn
Clinton Public Hospital. Community Memorial hall with
/iitt Miss Lorie suf- presidentMrs. Thomas Haggitt
fered a fractured wrist froma in charge.
fall at - Hullett Central school Minutes of the previous
last Friday and was meeting were accepted as read
hospitalized in Alexandra by Haines.the She also preseny Mrs. ted the
onald
Marine and General Hospital, iancial statement.
Goderich, for the weekend.
Mrs. Elva Straughan It was moved and approved
returned home last weekend to send $50 to the Goderich and
after a visit at Meaford with District Association for the
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Rober- Mentally Retarded carpe
tson. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson A letter was ; e d a Direom ctor
s.
spent a couple of days here with Gordon
or r F W I O givirBc�g Women's
her mother.
Mrs. Bonnie Armour and Institute news and .iusiness. It
Julie of Kitchener spent the . was decided to send G delegate
weekend with her parents Mr. to Officers' C tbyeT! e Mr' and
and Mrs. Thomas Jardin. Mrs were nar.�ed a
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig,, Thomas Haggitt
Mrs. Don Henderson and little committee to buy some ,few
canners for the hall.
It was announced that the
Huron West District executive
meeting will be held on April
7th in Auburn.
Plans were made for the
Baked in a Pie course to be held
on Thursday, March 6, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to
attend this day's pf ogram and
learn new methods of pie
making.
Mrs. Celia Taylor reported
for the book committee and
read letters from Mrs. C.M.
Williams, area curator; Mrs.
R.C. Walker, provincial
curator; and Mrs. Clare
Longhurst thanking them for
the history books. She reported
that one would be sent to the
Archives room of the Huron
County Historical Society. She
stated that the sales are good
and another 250 books have
been ordered.
Mrs. Andrew Kitkconnell,
convener of the card committee
reported on cards sent and read
the thank -you notes. Mrs: Celia
Taylor brought up the business
of the annual banquet and plans
were made to hold it in May.
Education and Cultural
Activities were the topic of the
afternoon and Mrs. Wilfred
Sanderson introduced Donald
Kenwell, superintendent of
Education in Huron County.
In his informative address,
he told the members how
education in the schools is
being taught to meet the
demands of the age. He told
about the special education
available now for the slow
learners.
Mrs. Thomas Lawlor thanked
Mr. Kenwell and presented him
with a gift.
ng with Lucy
A solo, Winter Wonderland,
was sung b ► Mrs. Eleanor
Bradnock accompanied by
Mrs. Donald Haines. While h
e
song was being sung,
Oliver Anderson showed winter
scenes on the screen.
The motto, When we stop
listening we stop learning, was
given by Mrs. Oliver Anderson.
The roll call was answered by
showing a piece of needlework
and telling its'history. Broom
stick lace, crochet work and
needlepoint pictures were
among the items shown.
The collection was received
by Mrs. Gordon Powell.
Lunch was served by Mrs.
Oliver Anderson',' Mrs. Kenneth
McDougall and Mrs. Arnold
Craig. Prize for most letters in
their name went to Mrs.
Wilfred Sanderson and the
prize for receiving- the most
Valentines went to Mrs.
Thomas Lawlor.
.Local Obituary
A celebration was held at• the home of R isChamney ert hamney Auburn he great -great grandfather,
generations of the family gathered. Seated Robert Chney
holding great -great-grandson Brian Chamney of Windsor. Standing, left, are Wilii m Herman
of Windsor, grandfather, Daniel Chamney of Windsor, father of young Brian,
Chamney of Windsor, great-grandfather. (photo by Eleanor Bradnock)
e.,lodgeslate
Countyoran�picks
two year term.
The Murray Cup was
presented to/Ronald Taylor,
Master of L.O.1035 Varna, for
having the largest increase in
membership.
Clinton LOL 710 reported
plans for the July 12th
celebration are well under way.
A County Church service was
set for Sunday, July 6 with
By Mrs. Ivan McClymont
The County Loyal Orange
Lodge of South Huron held their
annual meeting in the Orange
Hall, Bayfield on Wednesday,
February 19 with all lodges but
one represented:
Officers elected for 1975 were
as follows: County Master,
Charles Reid, Varna; Deputy
Master, Ivan McClymont,
- Varna; Chaplain, Ken Smith,
Egmondville; recording
secretary, Doug McAsh,
Varna; financial secretary,
John Henderson, Brucefield;
treasurer, Harold Davis,
Kirkton; Marshall, Watson
Webster, Clinton; first lec-
turer, Wellwood Gill, Grand
Bend; second lecturer, Alex
Hamilton, Grand Bend;
committee pian, Robert Cook,
Goderich.
An expression of ap-
preciation was extended to
Alex Hamilton who is retiring
County\Master for a successful
PEPPER
Roy F, Pepper (fled suddenly
at his 57 Dunlop St, home in
Clinton on February 21. He was
79.
Mr. Pepper, the son of the ..
late Roger and Mary Pepper,
was born in Tuckersmith
township on April 10, 1895. He
attended S.S. ,No. 3 Tucker -
smith school.
Mr. Pepper had farmed all
his life in Tuckersmith and had
exhibited registered Shorthorn
cattle at many fairs including
the Royal Winter Fair in
Toronto. He lived on the
original family homestead
farm at Concession 2,
Tuckersmith township until he
retired in 1965 and moved to
Clinton.
Mr. Pepper was a member of
the Ontario St. United Church.
He was active as a Public
School trustee, a steward and
choir member of Turner's
United Church, and the past
president of the Huron Central
Agricultural Society. Mr.
Pepper also served a term as a
township councillor.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Elma Crich. The couple
Clinton Lodge in charge.
Lunch was served by the host
Lodge Number 24, Bayfield.
The city of Whitehorse
receives only 43.2 inches of
winter snow, less than any
major Canadian centre east of
the Rockies, except Jasper,
Regina and Swift Current,
Saskatchewan.
UCW hear about women
The Afternoon Unit of things work together for good"
Wesley -Willis United Church followed by prayer.
Women met in the church The roll call was answered by
parlor, on February 20th with naming a spring flower and
., 15 in attendance. Mrs. L. Jervis gave the topic on
-M_rs;._ _SteiNa.rt_presided_ and _thy "Life Story of . Nellie
opened the meeting with a McClung,— Waling- no- Yrativn
valentine poem and also one rises higher than its• women.
entitled "Just for ,,to -day", She alsi mentioned several
Mrs. worr,cn of note, who have made
but half of it putting the. roof back on he followed b y prayer.
surance cheque,
went to pay off the mortgage so found it was very strongly built Cummings then led the worship history — Agnes McPhail,
of the old houses service. A hymn was sung and Beryl 1'lumptro Anne Francis,
•
n't enough left to indeed. Many
the she read a poem "Everything Charlotte Whitton, and Pauline
Clinton. native tells of hurricane
BY LUCY R. WOODS
"Darwin was cleaned up a lot
by the time I got back, the
streets were cleared of rubbish
Lucy decided to shar.. -:_= �,,__.: t .c navy was already busy
following letter with her cleaning yards and repairing
readers: buildings. My flat . was, quite a
Miss Margaret Durham has mess with glass all over ythc
many friends in this district. bedroom from broken:: lq 3 res
She attended school in Hullett and a hole in the wall, but John seems to know where them was about a young couple
Township and Clinton and Virginia oud done workant of one money is. Rumour has it who were patients
Collegiate and took a com- tremendous includingu putting the that 24 million dollars was from London
mercial course. already, of- --our .,dentist friend Norina.
In the early sixties, she ac- roof back on, it was mainly off donated Lo the Darwin fluid They both been in other
"When the navy left ten days clinic hadin the past few days.
:working
led friends on a their part wereof the house. The the army came in to take "Last night at Sheila's I met
working holiday a New screenscompletely
• tornheor off ago, the Sister -in -Charge met
Zealand and Australia. In completely in the bedroom and over week ago.rTheapoor lads at the hospital who
Darwin she and a resident were kitchen and we still haven't got up Casualty P
encouraged to leave the ad- them replaced. The walls are hea et soworkexhausted
theheat, by the was telling of the chaos during
ministrative services 'for the very dirty and I still haven't got heavy the evacuation. A man came in
Northern Territories and set up them all cleaned. Sea water end of the day they can hardly to see hisa daughter who man
a secretarial agency, and Mar- blew in with the wind all over Wer tuprooted of
the third been brought in by ambulance
Beth Secretarial agency was the city so there is a lot of rust just hasn't any branches left. the night before, suffering from
hire metal that was a fit. She given a large dose
aned. In a 'few years, on anything Everything is in leaf again but of vallum and theng got
Margaret took over her part- exposed to the wet. Most of my Yt g view
�,.. ner's share and since then, the linens were damp and badly they look so straggly. My with the psychiatric
business has expanded greatly. mildewed, though it comes out from the balcony now extends 7 evacuated mistake and ended
upto in Townsville Queensland
On . December 21, � 1974, pretty well with bleach. I had can0 alsoe see the sea innd I the patientsI guess she's still
Margaret and. friends flew from sufficient insurance cover onopposite direction. Our five hospital.
Darwin to spent Christmas in to flat contents so won't lose oaf survived all right and we there.
Perth. Great anxiety was felt anything there. get a bit depressing
by her brother George and ``The office had some water now have four more who have looking"Itdoess all the destruction. I
friends for her safety after it damage but most of the moved in and frightened ours don't think there is a Could. I
that escaped damage to some
g
was learned a hurricane had machines
oto are all right except under coming board home. inecky lives the next and with so many some
struck Darwin Christmas Day. the photocopier which wasWe also have the chooks degree,
rees
First reports coming out to a platemaker for the offset yard. peacock from down you can see devastation
her .by people evacuated after printing. I have another one from eeStreetr,and a beautiful in every direction. The weather
the cyclone early Christmas ordered which should arrive in up been peculiar too, we get
morning pictured her as having a day or two. The electricity Scotch collie dog that Virginia has thunder storms with
• lost very little in the disastrous was on in the office and the found wandering in the traffic. violenti winds almost every day
storm.
phones were working, but the .No one has lUn oma doclaim i he andtethat is most unusual for
However, according to her air conditioning plant wasn't she is g this time of year. There is an
letter things were not as rosy repaired until last week so it mother'in Melbourne. organised plan for disasters
"We got electricity connected
a week ago, but only 2 -phase so now, with various centres
the hot water system doesn't structions fort a people in each
iocked with food etc. and in-
sn t
there really is that were built shortly after
build again. This would be the
situation for most people who last cyclone in 1937 survived to make him glad" Mrs. C. McGibbon.
and, as the years went by, Holland read the scripture
were buyin homes.. We. have standards became lower and Mr.., Nelson gave
eri tion Porins s<t
*alb. f ii*,. � > l? = a ..;
`but.ic o one seems toren�v.,gwhat "Thank ' 'you for the
the outcome wil� be. In fact no newspaper clippings. One of
as she thought despite all the was pretty impossible to do any
work which had been done in work in the heat. Nobody seems
dole `to make a decision
cleaning up. to be but than
For , those- not axquainted about the future of Darwin and work, problem. Unfor- to find shelter. parcel
With Ma aret,--she ii='=-rt'e most- businesses. are. .unaur much of � a p area opened t reen's
daughter of the late Mr. and whether to try and keep going. tunatelyT io f f the' fans -were last night and found lbr-
and
good with all the mosquitos • lavely Ahgel Food cake mixes;
Mrs. Morris Durham of Clinton The government intends to seized
ized -up and • that -isn't very etc. and a
and the granddaughter of Mr. move 1,500 public servants Graham
and Mrs. Henry Diehl of the 5th Brisbane temporarily and that comingthrough the unscreened' Graham
pair wafers, pillow cases.
Thank you verypmuch.
concession of Stanley Town- will certainly have a bWeffaerce comel ons just before landlord got back of the Postum loses ch.
ship. on. the community.rent Unfortunately Here is Margaret's letter : 5 getting a bit more work in now and told us to stop paying
February 1975 — mainly typing, as very few for a month at which time we its flavour when taken out of
the jar. The Customs Dept. had
Dear Aunt Lucy and all, offices have any staff left. te month is up d would oafid he ate uhasn't opened one of the packets of
t the "Thank you for your lovely thought the staff part ofeared so we don't know if he Graham wafer crumbs but I
long letter — I will read it again business would be
finished,
on the appeared
P do anything about repairs guess they didn't eat any.
"One of Virginia's friends
before finishing this. Thank you a I have so many q my bedrend
foro the ml arrive too. Also a books it's Everyone
impossible
has to have bad timeisand the had a taken has beewashing
curtains ever since
Doreen,
en, I arrived today from all them. Everyone them south, so I suppose he is and kitchen
Doreen, 1 haven't opened it as permit to get back and if they
yet. I still had a cake mix left don't have accommodation still a bit upset. ' the cyclone. She did amar-
from the last one and I'm not there isn't much chance of
food was free and you could go look like they used to. Virginiaa vellous job but they sure don't "Until the end of January the one
found
sure if it is still all right, but' getting a permit.
will be able to try it now that we "Everyone who was in ag to the various
school and
have electricity on. Darwin during the cyclone andpickup
"I finallygot back ti Darwin wasn't evacuated is entitled to provided
as
well, andewill be some
on 16th Jan. after a lot of a return fare south for rest and
trouble getting a permit. recreation ,leave — and they months fun going along to the soup
Finally my accountant got one certainly need. Brigitte is away g was
for me in Darwin which took a now and Evelyn will go at the - kitchens
here. And seeing
shops are open
. week to arrive in Perth and end of this week. a big Woolworths
then the planes were all booked "Their house blew away he supermarket,gbut so many lost
for several , days. However I leaving the floor (on stilts)
enjoyed staying with various bathroom and one bedroom
in roofs Uatld stock
t towas
the northern
7
friends in Perth, after Gill got with no roof and a brickeda week
married on the 6th Jan. I stayed room underneath. However
hard bo imagine how . o many
s
with Heather Boulden for a they saved all their cats, dogs
week -- she is a nursing sister and kangaroo They now have a houses are survived.
a pile st of the
not far from
from Darwin who is doing a
Community Health course in
Perth, and then had the last few
days with Barbara Stafford.
curtain- in the yar
behind us and another is
missing altogether. The
bedroom curtains were Thai
cotton that I'd gotten . in
Bangkok. Now the in-
ternational flights through
Darwin are cancelled for at
least a year until facilities are
restored at the airport and
accommodation in hotels for
transit passengers.
"I must stop now and get
some work done. Evelyn is off
this morning and the typist is
out on a casual job so I have to
flat to live in We had always thought our actually work myself.
the house, and have to go back � "Love to all,
and forth to feed the animals. house was built of orange e�et,"
Brigitte has received her in- crates, but when John was
poem
and
Mrs. Stewart conducted the
"Ali business meeting The minutes
were married in Tuckesmith
township in 1915, and would
have celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary this
September.
Mr. Pepper is also survived
by fouiduaghters, Mrs. Harold
(Viola) Taylor of Seaforth;
Mrs. Percy (Edith) Rutter of
Bloomfield, Mrs. Frank
(Eleanor) Falconer of RR 5,
Clinton, and Mrs. .Wm.
(Gladys) Riehl of Clinton;
three sons, Harold of Clinton,
Norman of RR 1, Hensall, and
Clifford of RR 1, Dashwood, 22
grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren.
One sister, Mrs. Howard
Crich of Clinton also survives.
The funeral service was held
from the Ball Funeral Home on
Feb. 23 with Rev. L. S. Lewis
officiating. Burial was in
Clinton Cemetery.
The pallbearers were
grandsons Earl Miller of Dash-
wood, Don Riley of Ilderton,
Arthur and -_Dennis _.Rutter of
Bloomfield, and Robert Riehl
and Larry McClinchey of
Clinton.
The flower bearers were
grandsons Fred Rutter of
Bloomfield, Leslie Falconer,
Doug and Larry Riehl, all of
Clinton.
were read and approved and
treasurer's .r„eport given.
Twenty-four hospital and fif-
teen home calls were made on
sick and shut-ins. Hasti notes
and- -Uri+ted Church 5.0 an-
niversary coffee spoons were
for sale. Plans were made for
noon luncheon on March 27th,
and the Day of Prayer on
March 7 in Ont. St. Church at
2:30. The UCW executive
meeting is on March 5. The
benediction closed the meeting
and lunch was served.
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