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Clinton News-Record, 1977-04-07, Page 16• P6GE I6 LINTq 1 NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY.. APRIL 7, 077 Conservation,what it means to me Susan Tyndall acted as disc jockey during the dance marathon held at Central Huron Secondary School last Friday night to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy and the school's tennis courts. Many of the students completed 12 hours of dancing. (News -Record photo) Middleton by Blanche Deeves Morning Prayer was held in St. Sames Anglican Church, Middleton Sunday morning. The service began with The Blessing of the Palms. The flowers in the church were in memory of Arthur Groves, from his sister Mrs. Wilfrid Colclough and Don Middleton and Ray Wise took up the offering. Rev. Wm. Bennett was in charge of the service. Good Friday Service will be held at 3 p.m. at St. James, and the service will conclude with the,unveiling of the Altar Cross and lighting of the Good Friday •Candles. Easter Day, the Queen of Festivals will be held at St. James Church, Middleton at 11:15 with Holy Communion. The A.C.W. will meet at the home of Jeanne Bennett in Bayfield on April 14th at .8 p.m. Personals Good luck to Fred Mid- dleton on his job with Postill's drainage. Don Middleton is busy getting ready for 'another year of apples, pruning when the weather permits. Len Mills is back • to Nova Scotia after being home on sick leave for a month. Well, the beavers are back at the Deeve's working as hard as ever damming up the creek. Clarence Perdue was at his job again and caught a large one on Sunday morning. Then Monday, while I was watching T.V., what do you KAWASAKI Sales Service Parts Accessories Factory Trained Mechanics at ULL yGULL1 SPORTS & RECREATION LIMITED VA R N A 262-5809 think Bruno 'the Celeberity Cook', was cooking? A beaver. The trapper who caught the beaver was in the audience and had a taste and his wife and several others also gave it a try and said it was good eating. I wonder! Sally Bennett and friend, Mrs. Shirley Graham and daughter Ann, were Sunday visitors with Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Bennett. Barbara Adwinkle, who is a patient in Clinton Hospital, is much improved and has hopes to be home in a few days. We of the community ex- tend our good wishes to Mr. and Mrs, Holthuysen and boys, as they start again back in Holland. Congratulations to Alvin and Delores Dutot on celebrating their 39th wed- ding anniversary. Anniversary Party On Sunday, Alvin and Delores, who were celebrating their 39th an- niversary and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoddart of Goderich, celebrating their 38th Anniversary, parents of Carol Dutot, ' were the guests of honour at a family dinner at the Garage in London. Others attending were • Peggy Stoddart of Bermuda, Arlene and Bill Hules and Jennifer of RR 3 Clinton, Murray and Laura Popp of Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chisholm and Michael and Susan of Goderich. A very enjoyable time was had by all. Bicycles - laws apply too An estimated one -and -a half million bicycles were purchased in Canada last year — probably a million of those in Ontario alone. While many people look to the bicycle as an inexpensive means of transportation, the primary use. ft still" recreational. In the eyes of the law, the bicycle is considered a vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act and is subject to that Act. The Ontario Safety League reminds cyclists that there are. some items your machine should have, ac - Cording to the law, for your own safety: • The bike must be equipped with a horn or bell. The bike is required to have a white or amber front light and a rear red light, or reflector for night driving. Night driving means any time between one half hour after sunset to one half hour before sunrise. • In addition, the law requires ten inches. of white reflective tape on the front forks and ten inches of- red reflective tape on the rear fender or saddle stays. • Brakes must be kept in good working order. In addition, cyclists' must obey all traffic signs and signals and use correct hand signals when making turns, changing lanes or stopping. It is also against the law to carry a passenger on a bike designed for one person and the Ontario Safety League reminds cyclists that han- dlebars, cross -bars and parcel carriers are not designed or intended for passengers. W SPRA N(' Editor's note : The following essay was written by 13 -year-old Jeff Schmidt, a grade eight student at St. Joseph's Separate School in Clinton for the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority's essay contest. The theme of the contest was "conservation, what it means to me." By .Jerff Schmidt Conservation -- to me it means saving our ever decreasing wilderness. 1 believe man can survive without his modern con- veniences, his television sets, his sporty cars and his energy wasting appliances. His very existence would be in -no danger of collapsing. But what of nature: the majestic trees which stand tall, not yet scorched and burned into a blackened mass of wood by the careless smoker; the small forest animals which run free through the bush, not fearing the hunter's .22 caliber rifle or the steel pronged trap. Are they important? Yes, they are. Man cannot survive if the wild, the very essence of himself, which he has risen above, is destroyed. I dare say that there aro few who do not enjoy the beauty, the magic that has captured the spirit of many, the simple basic life which we are a part of. Then why does the powerful industrialist strip the forest of its trees, devote all money to transporting the trees, turn them into lumber and pulp, and then only make a feeble attempt at re -planting those trees? It would better all of mankind if he would sow as much as he had plundered. I ask too, why the hunter takes his rifle, Coleman stove and• lantern, his sirloin steaks and red wine, enters the forest, brings down three deer (two over the limit) and leaves them to rot on the forest floor. Why? For the simple reason, the hunter argues, that man has a killer instinct. And, of course, he is doing us all a valuable service,- if he does not shoot the deer, then they will thrive, and if they go unchecked, wolves will move into the area, kill the deer, and when the deer have left the wolves will prey on livestock and ;;eventually humans. Therefore, he is doing us all a valuable ser- vice, he argues. Controls of wildlife, of course, are essential. 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But all these things are strictly controlled ley conservation authorities. However, these vital organizations are steadily falling under thew province's axe. Not as a result of a lack of manpower, but due to dwindling budgets. From the London Free Press: quote, "The Ausable-Bayfield 'Conservation Authority approved a reduced budget of $502,000 at its annual meeting Friday. Last year's budget was $513,932, which was almost $100,000 less than the year before." We can gather, then, that funds are becoming in- creasingly scarce, making it more difficult for the authority to enforce hunting limits, preserve woodlands and work on such projects as erosion control. "Save our wildlife!" screams • the public. They demand action from the conservation authority. They are speaking to the wrong party. They should be speaking with the govern- ment, asking for increased grants and budget allocations. Ontario MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS THE LIQUOR LICENCE ACT, 1975 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TAKE NOTICE THAT a Special Meeting of The Liquor Licence Board of Ontario will be held at, THE COURT HOUSE. 114 WORSLEY STREET, BARRIE, ONTARIO, on THURSDAY, APRIL 7th, 1977. at the hour of 10•00 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the Board will hear applications for new licences in accordance with The Liquor Licence Act, 1975 and Regulations thereunder The following establishment has applied for a licence of the type indicated. and the application will be entertained at the aforementioned location and time Tiverton Restaurant King and Queen Streets, Tiverton Dining Lounge Licence AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any per- son who is resident in the municipality and objects to any application may file the grounds of objection in person at the time and place of the meeting or in writing to: Executive Director, Liquor Licence Board of Ontario, 55 Lakeshore Boulevard East, TORONTO, Ontario. M5E 1A4 +E: I think I have made my point. Conservation is im- portant. We, as a whole, must be .wary of those who seek to destroy our environment for personal gain or enjoyment. We must work.to fight for_an increased budget . forr' the conservation authorities. Perhaps I have painted a gloomy picture. But I can answ;'er the question, "Con- servation - What Does It Mean'To Me?" in one word -- "everything." I suppose it all boils down to one question, "Some people are willing to do their part, but are you willing to do yours?" ENJOY YOURSELF AT THE WALTON INN on EASTER SUNDAY Baked Ham - Sweet Potatoes Dessert Also - BANQUETS and FAMILY DINNERS Phone 887-9293 Closed Mondays 13, 14 frncisc&ii sale! Today until April 30 enjoy $20 savings on 20 pc. Starter sets of casual dinner service from Franciscan. Also find comparable savings on accessory pieces and casual crystal. Start your collection. Add to it. 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