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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. FOR igiS,VOLVO COMES IN THREE NEW IMPROVED NUMBERS. The 1975 Volvo comes with a .. ...........ate«,,.,, steel -belted improvements. 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