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The pewit Is la the sniffles, as tide picture of Mrs. W.G. Moortiead shows. PA's.
Moorhead was the judge of the adult classes at the annual Clinton Horticultural
Sedety's Flower Show last Friday at Central Huron Seceadary School. The Shoe
attracted a total of 3211 eatilos la both the' adidt and childraes classes. (News -
Record photo)
Show draws green thumbers
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risers descried the annual Flower Williscraft finished. seamy' wi"ning the
Show held last Friday at Central Huron
Secondary Sahool.
Sponsorecrby the Clinton Horticultural
Society. the show attracted 226 adult en-
tries and Ica junior entries.
Mrs. W.G. Moorhead of Goderich. who
the adult classes, had her hands
1, while Miss Dorothy,_ Marquis and
Charles Cock judged the children`s'clitsses.
,Charles Cook of Clinton .topped -all the
exhibitors and took home the Eaton's
Traphy for the highest number of points
collected in the adult classes. Mrs. J. W.
CountertfClinton finished second and won
the News -Record prize, while Mrs. Ron
McCann and Mrs. Pelt Westerhout tied for
third. 'With Mrs. McCann taking the Durst
prize home and Mrs. Westerhout taking
home the Anstett prize. .
Mr. Cook also won the prize donated by
Mrs. Brock Olde for the best dahlia in the
show, and Mrs. Olde won the prize donated
by Mrs.. Bruce Williscraft for the best
gbidiolus in the show.
Miss Luella Johnston of London won both
the • Simpson -Sears prize for the best
arrangement in the show. and the best
gement in class 38 and the prize
ted by. Dr. and Mrs. R.G. Hunter of
-in- me mocy- &Mrs. 4.5.4c19.9
Ken Johnston of Clinton won the prize
the best arrangement by a beginner.
In the children of public school age class.
Obert Snell of RR 1, Clinton swept the
lass and took home the -Bank of Montreal
ward.
David Pullen won the Bank of Montreal
rd for. the highest nursnber of points in
'It was a blooming success", is the way the Junior Gardener classes. while ?Ake
Thursday, August 28, 1975
Cut municipalities to 8 or 12
Mrs. R. McCann award, and Steven Riley
and Geraldine McGee tied in third for3he
Miss Margaret Sloman award,
David Pullen exhibited the largest beet
and Steve Riley showed the largest potato
and each took home the Mrs. F. Sloman
award.
Tom .Craig of Clinton won the draw for
the -dried arrangement created and
donated by Mrs. Ruth Duern and door prize
winners were Mrs. Joan Radley and Mrs.
Lee McConnell. Mrs. Ted Davies won the
Junior Gardener's door prize.
Refreshments were in charge of Mrs.
Kelly Ball and Mrs. Alice Still.
Producer says
Truscott film is badly needed,
By ibis Fitzgerald
Well, girls and boys. this is your final '
chance to have your big summer fling as
schools in the area open their doors fbr a
season this coming Tuesday. Where oh.
where did our summer go? .
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This being the fine big holiday weekend
if the Summer, most businesses and stores
,in town,will be closed for the Labour Day
bolidlay on Monday. as will the Post Office.
There's no rural mail or wicket service on
Monday.
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This weekend will see many entertaining,
Whits offered. including the annual
Blyfield Fair on Friday and Saturday and
big weekend of events planned for Hully
fly in Varna. with motocross `races on
nday and the snowmobile grass drags on
Monday. Also at Hu.ly Gully on Monday.
our iirea township fastball teams will
ttle it out for supremacy of the diamond.
In case you haven't noticed, there's a
inial election stated for September
and although it's been very quiet so far
these parts. we expect the campaigning
increase in vigor once school is back and
is settled down from their
lions and can consider the candidates'
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ounty 'plans closed meeting over realignment
All Huron County Cannata's. will Meet
tonight (Thursday) ia a ssiocial closed
seasion to discuss preliminary draft
proposals to reduce the number -4
municipalities in Huron from 20 at present
toe*** or 12 units of governAtint.
The two proposals - which are for
discussion purposes only - were circulated
to county council's members late last week
and will be discussed at a special meeting
Thursday.
County councillors will meet with the
county restructuring committee in a
special closed session to discuss the
proposals.
Warden Anson McKinley said Tuesday
the restructuring committee - like all
county committees - will be closed to the
public when the restructuring possibilities
are discussed.
Warden McKinley, chairman of the
restructuring committee, said members
are "quite adamant" that proposals be
discussed without the press present "to
permit open discussiost"
He said reform of local governmentor
talk of restructuring local government is a
"political issue" and committee members
are hophig discussion of the matter won't
affect the campaign for the Sept. 18
provincial election.
And decisions made at .the Thursday
meetings or at any subsequent meetings
would likely be presented at the next
session of county council at the end of
September. he said.
The information on restructuring
possibilities that county council members
are studying cannot be released unless
approved by the restructuring committee,
he said, and the committee will not decide
that issue until Thursday.
However. the News -Record has learned
the two proposals for restructuring are
Crashes badly injure two
Two separate weekend crashes in the
Clintosiarea have put two local residents in
haspital with serious injuries.
Mrs. Betty Hutchings of Sarnia Street in
Bayfield is in serious condition in
University Hospital in London folknving a
two -car. head-on crash on the Bayfield)
Road. about a mile and a half southof
Clinton on Saturday night.
Mrs. Hutchings, 34, the mother of three
young ilhildren. was pried from the wreck.
by police and ambulance officials and is
listed in critical conditionin hospital.
suffering from a skull fracture and several
broken bones.
• The driver of the adear. Jack P.
Cook, 18. of James Street in Clinton suf-
fered cuts and bruises, and is in Stratford
General Hospital. ,
The Clinton fire department was called
to the accident scene on a curve on the
road. when the car Mr. Cook was driving
caught fire.
The OPP estimated total damage to the
two cars at about 57.000.
In another accident tate Saturday af-
ternoon,. Leonard Lobb. 23 &RR 2, Clinton
suffered a head concussion. a broken collar
bone and cuts and bruises and is listed in
satisfactory condition in University
Hospital.
The truck driven by. Mr. Lobb was in
collision with a tractor driven by John
Mayhew. 37,01 RR 3, Clinton on Highway S.
just in front of the ministry of tran-
sportation yard.
Apparently. Mr. Mayhew was
proceeding west at the time andwent out of
coeirol and swerved IMO the east bound
lane. and a front end loader on the tractor
pierced the front of the Lobb vehicle.
The OPP are also investigating a break-
in early last Sunday morning at the Base
Factory Outlet at Vanastra. More detailed
information on wliat was stolen will be
made available later.
BY DAVE SYKES the Truscott trial while at
Murray Markowitz would, Osgoode Hall. .That interest
like to think of himself as a prompted the writing of the
pioneer but in fact he is just
plain stubborn.
Markowitz is the producer- .
director of a Canadian made
film Recommendation For
Mercy that has survived
.Inyernment in-
tervention and it -61-
monetary support to a point
where creditors threatened to
take the film over the year that
it was being made. But
1VGrkowitz and others involved
with the production of the film
survived all that and believe
that the fruits of their labor will
evolve into one of the best
Canadian films ever made.
The film. Recommendation
for Mercy. is fictional but the
basic idea was inspired by trial
of Steven Truscott. The cir-
cumstances and characters in
the film have been deliberately
and extensively altered to
eliminate any resemblance to
actual events or persons. -
Markowitz became in-
terested in the idea two years
ago when he was studying the
Supreme Court transcripts of
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The. Colts' second semi-final play-off
me spinet Hanover Tuesday night was
led off when the umpires forgot to show
his not been rescheduled as of
me.• The third game, if necessary.
I be played Sunday night at 7 p.m. In
Watch far posters around town.
script a short time later, and
the basis of the film was set in
motion.
For Markowitz, the film and
perhaps the entire Truscott
matter goes far beyond the trial
of a young boy. It, in fact, deals
-with- --our- own --moral eon---
sciousness and administration
of justice.
"The repercussions on the
administration of justice in this
country after the trial were
astounding,- he said. "I. am
sire it left, a scar on many
Canadians." •
The film deals with the basic
• concept of the Truscott case but
Markowitz adamantly
reiterated that it is a film that
captures a moral consciousness
issue and deals with important
moral issues. He clainis- the
violence in the movie acts as an
effective deterrent and viewers
are left to make a decision for
themselves at the conclusion.
'I don't think any case in
Canada captured the
imagination of the people like
this one.** he said. "Once we
were able to view our um
product it took on ramifications
above our expectations.**
Th*EEWAY HIT
But Markowitz is confident
that the film will be a com-
mercial success for three
reasons. He boasted that the
film was entertaining
throughout, is concerned with
---important-marat4ssues and.the_.
story whick deals with a 14
year-old boy charged with the
rape and murder of a 13 -year-
old girl Makes no concessions
for the viewer. The viewer is
left to be his own judge.
- Markowitz was in Goderich
Monday with Andrew Skidd.
the - -young man who plays the
lead role in the film. Skidd was
selected for the lead from 3,000
hopefuls who auditioned for the
part and the 16 -year old Guelph
native turned out to be a
pleasant surprise for the
Markowitz group despite , no
previous acting experience.
Andrew heard about the
auditions through his high
school and promptly gave up
his job at a McDonald's
Restaurant and cut his hair in a
determined effort to get, the
ictional
Area woman marks centenary
By Milivitai Erickson
Mrs. Jean McKinley
celebratedher 100th birthday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Scotchmer. where she
resides. at RR 3. Bayfield on
Saturday August 23.1975.
Mrs. McKinley was born in
McK Mop Township. north of
Seaforth. and is a daughter of
the late_ Mr...and Mrs. John
Cambell. She received hep
elerrs.-ntary education at S.S, 4
McKillop. attended high school
in Seaforth. and Model School
in Mitchell.
She began her teaching
career on Aug. 1. 1896 at S.S. 3.
Stanley. . Front Road School.
where she taught,for three
years. She also taught , in
several Hurnn County Schools
lacluding the Goshen and
Babylon.
Jean Campbell married
Robert McKint..) in 1911 and
for many years the couple
farmed on the Goshen Line.
She has a , family of two
children. Campbell McKinley
who resides on the home farm
and Margaret. Mrs. Jack
Scotchmer of RR 3. Hayfield.
She- is the grandmother of
Robert N. McKinley of Zurich.
(the son of Campbell and
Rhyniond 01 Bayfield). Ronald
and Mrs. Jim (Lynda.) Collins
both of Mitchell. (the children
of Margaret). She is also the
proud great-grandmother of 11
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. McKinley cnjolys fairly
good health. and enjoys her
grandchildren. great grand-
children and young people in
general. Her family members
were all on hand to celebrate
her birthday with her along
with friends. who called to offer
hest wisli• • she- %%II, the
based on assessment and population
figures,
It is understood that under both
proposals the town of Goderich would
remain a separate entity within a
restructured Huron County.
The remaining seven units in the eight -
unit proposal would see Clinton. Seaforth.
Exeter and Wingham. as well as the
villages of Hayfield. Blyth. Hensall,
Brussels and Zurich lumped together with
their surrounding toWnships.
The 12 -unit proposal differs only in that
all five towns would remain separate
entities while the remaining villages and
townships would form seven separate
municipalities
Warden McKinley said the proposals
were based on statistical information
amassed by the restructuring committee
since it began its study earlier this year.
The proposed amalgamations are not
formal recommendations from the com-
mittee to county council. he said. but
merely suggestions designed to spark
discussion. t
-.We want to get the councillors together
to get their' views • on some of these
suggestions," he said.
The restructuring committee has studied
the operations of two reformed county
governments - Oxford and Essex - and has
been reporting to county council on its
findings.
Bayfield Fair opens Friday
The annual Bayfield Fair gets under way
this weekend, and the fair's directors have
promised a show that will please everyone.
Known now as the Bayfield Country
Fair. the event opens Friday night when
the exhibits go on display in the arena. but
the big day is Saturday.
Kicking off the big day will be the ever
popular parade down main street to the
Fairgrounds, starting at 12:30 p.m.
Following that, the pony horse and
bicycle races get under way. as well as the
kiddies midway, the bake sale. and an
role. He was not familiar with
the acting scene or the trial
which formed the nucleus of the
film.
"I was not familiar with .the
Truscott case but I read all the
books and articles written on it
and really got wrapped up in
it. he said. "It was really
iibmething that was difficult not,
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MOVED AROUND
, All of the shooting for the film
was done last summer in
Guelph. Kitchener. Elora. jail
scenes . j Welland and the
supreme court filming took
place in Brampton. For
Andrew the film involved over
three months' of rehearsal prior
to the weeks of shooting. Since
the Mining of Recommendation
For Mercy, he was thelead in a
CBC hour drama. Betrayal and
also played the lead in the
documentary Here's Looking
At You for Westminster Films.
The , entire turn of events
have been nothing short of an
enjoyable experience for the
young actor who now has
visions of persuing hn acting
career And the accolades of
producers he has worked for
indicate it could become a
reality.
The movie opened in the
National Art Centre in Ottawa
on August 12 and Markowitz
claims it was the largest
opening of any Canadian film.
The film wilt be opening in 25
theatres in Ontqrio on Sep-
tember 12 and the success of
the Ontario showing will
determine its saleability to the
remainder of the. Canadian
provinces and the United
States.
Markowitz's two first films.,
Blake and The Glass Ring were
presented to the Canadian
Contemporary Film Festival in
1969 and since that he made two
additional films More Than One
and August and July.
He is confident that
Recommendation For Mercy is
his best effort and will lie•a
commercial success...He plans
to enter the film in the Chicago
International Film Festival .in
November and in the Cannes
Filmrestival next p.3:
recipient of numerous cards.
flowers and congratulatory
messages from Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau:. Robert
Stanfield.- "-Leader of the
Opposition: William Davis.
Prertier of Ontario: R.E.
McKinley: MP and Jack
Riddell MPP,
Mrs. McKinley attributes her
longevity to clean living. She is
a delightful lady and- takes
interest in everything.
reminisced of her teaching
days. which she thoroUghly
enjoyed and she was somewhat
crit ical of some of the
educational practices today.
She told us that some of her
forrner pupils continue to visit
her and mentioned Mrs. Fred.
McEwen in particular.
We thoroughly enjoyed our
visit with her and extend
congratulations to her on her
birthday anniversary.
added feature this year. a horseshoe
demonstration by World Champion Elmer
Hohl.
All during the afternoon, log -sawing. nail
driving. egg -throwing and tug.of -war
contests will be held, with TV's Pirie
Mitchell and Peaches as hosts for the fun
dog show.
The baby show gets underway at 3 p.m.
in the arena. and the Fair winds upon
Saturday night with a dance featuring the
Tructones, a seven piece band that plays
music for 0k -time as well as modern
dancing: Admission is only SI
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Lookiag at traitmon s
the more than N 'exhibitors at the 2nt Annual Clinton Potpourri Arts and
Craft show last weekend in Clintonsras Fran Porter of Clinton, right, who showed
off a variety of hats and things nk Mini plastic bread wrappers.Admiring the
excellent skill ivreded to produce the goods Is Dorothy Williams of Clinton. The show
attracted *haat ..100 visitors. (News -Retard photo)
Crowd small at Potpourri
Although organizers expected a larger town who kept the bake sate going and she
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crowd. the 2nd annual Potpourri arts and . also expressNI her thanks to the Rebekah
craft show held last Friday and Saturday Lodge who looked after the tea room.
in the Clinton arena should be a modest Perhaps if the weather had been better.
financial success more* people would have come to Clinton.
Ina Fisher. one of the shows' organizers. and Mk. Fisher said the committee would
show that featured a wide range of han- next year,
meet to decided if the show will continue
said that over 1.400 persons paid to see the
dicrafts and antiques from 61 exhibitors, Along with Mrs. Fisher on the committee
and they had hoped for a crowd of 2.00010
were . her husbrand John. Agnes Moon,
3.009. . Dorothy Frey. Rita Ryan. with Karin
Mrs. Fisher said that although the final
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figures are not all tallied yet. she expected Lipencott. and Heather Hunter acting as
a. rrnall profit would be turned over to the bilges, ses-
( !intim Centennial Committee. who . Miny exhibitors also mention the fine
sponsored the cient.nivals rPt6vIdedby Mrs. "Doe' McLean
Mrs. Fisher praised the four churches_ in andhecrew.
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