Clinton News-Record, 1979-09-20, Page 3r
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by Shelley McPhee
The October 7, 1.954 edition of the
Clinton News -Record called it "one of
the most outstanding events ever held
by a women's organization in Clin-
ton.;'
And indeed it was, even by today's
standards, for at that first monster
bazaar and penny sale held in the
•town hall by the Clinton Hospital
Auxiliary an astounding $1,:885 had
been raised, and further donations
were inching the figure up towards
the $2,000 mark.
. That successful event began *a 25 -
year tradition for the Auxiliary, one
that has proven, year after year, to be
a worthwhile project and one that has
shown the dedication of the auxiliary
to the hospital, for the money raised
has always been put towards the
purchase of furnishings and equip-
ment for Clinton's medical establish-
ment.
While the auxiliary members have
been a major part of the sale's suc-
( stuck in
the middle
cess through their promotion and
ticket sales, they have given much of
the credit to Clinton and area mer-
chants who have throughout the years
donated thousands of prizes, big and
small, to the event.
Any bargain hunter or supporter of
the hospital can get some satisfaction
out of the penny sale. because the
tickets are sold for one cent each. In
turn, the purchaser places his tickets
in the appropriate boxes set, up for
each donated gift or money voucher
given by the merchants. ,A draw is
then made,. and one winning ticket is
pulled from each box.
Obviously this money raising
scheme works, for each year the
auxiliary has brought in hundreds of
dollars for the hospital.
Even the first sale proved this as it
turned out to be the largest one that
Clinton had ever had.
Bess Fingland, co-ordinator of the'
bazaar ptortion of the sale remembers
the first event well.
"I never worked so hard hi my
Perhaps I subconsciously per-
meate a Mother Nature quality, for
it seems that stray animals are
attracted to me.
The reason why, I'm not sure of.
I suppose that since I stop and chat
with dogs, cats, birds, squirrels
and any other seemingly friendly
creatures that I come across may
explain why they often try to follow
me home. However, at other times
I seem to come across forlorn
looking, little furry creatures who
seem to be in need of some
assistance and I, being a real soft
heart, will always offer some help.
I don't go oUt on crusadesto look
for such cases, they seem to find
me.
There was the time when I in-
nocently pressed the button on the
elevator at my petless Toronto
apartment. When the doors opened
and I looked down a lonely black
and white kitten sat. He, or she,
gazed at me and uttered a small
cry, probably glacL that his unex-
pected ride had ended.
With a kind, "Ahh," I rescued the
furry bundle from his steel en-
closure and rushed him into my
apartment where he was fed and
pampered.
One recent evening I was hurried
on my way to an appointment when
I heard a .desperate, cry. My
saviour instincts came to life and I
searched out another kitten, stuck,
high in a tree.
I was already late and I hated to
abandon my personal plans for the
evening, but I could not leave that
dumb little cat.
So, for an hour, I stood at the
bottom of the tree trying to coax
the frightened kitten down from his
lofty perch.
He was not pleased with his
situation, but he would only shakily
jump from branch to branch in a
desperate attempt to reach solid
ground.
I made a feeble attempt to climb
the tree, but I knew that two of us
stranded up there would look' ut-
terly ridiculous.
When I thought my only solution
would be to regrettably call out the
fire department the uncoordinated
feline finally decided he really did •
want the piece of cold meat I was
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offering and he frantically shim-
mied down the tree and stopped
just above my reach. When he
realized that my short reach could
not touch him, the kitten' decided
that he did not like his precarious
hold and he attempted to head back
up the treel only to have his rescuer
grab him by the tail.
A little less than gentle maybe,
but at least he was brought back to
earth. Somewhat nervous he
showed his appreciation with a
brief purr then hightailed it for
home.
Some thanks' I get:
Later I was to learn that earlier
in the day a friend visiting me had
heard a cat howling. That same
kitten. He had been in that tree for
hours.
And I was the only one to offer
any help? Did no one else hear or
see him?
I an not understand how people
can purposely ignore a helpless
animal and was left with a
horrified feeling when such a case
happened on the weekend.
Driving to Goderich, cars were
swerving around a small dog lying
in the middle of the highway that
had been obviously hit. I was ap-
palled to see that the small dog was
not dead and was crying out in
pain.
I turned arOund and came back
and watched as other cars slowed
down, looked at the poor animal,
then 'drove on. My faith in human
kindness quickly deteriorated.'
Fortunately two cars finally
stopped and the dog's owner came
along and between us we carefully
lifted the injured dog into the car.
Although his hind end was ob-
viously badly hurt, and probably
crushed, he seemed to be
somewhat „content, knowing that he
was ..in familiar and obviously
loving hands.
It is beyond my realm of thought
as to how people could leave or
ignore such innocent, helpless
creatures and while some may
think I'm a little crazy for
lavishing such caring attentions on
"dumb" animals I will continue to
do so as long as thoughtless, cruel
and indifferent people un-
fortunately exist.
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"THE HAILUNGSERVIC THAT4.TOUGH TO OUT"
still r is
life," the auxiliary member recalled.
"Mi,ss Win O'Neil was in charge of
the penny sale and I convened the
bazaar. The generosity of the mer-
chants and the people was wonderful.
For the bazaar we had tables and
tables of baking, antiques, hand-
crafts, vegetables. One man even
brought in live geese to sell‘We held it
in the old town hall, and people were
lined up as far as a main corner
waiting until the doors opened at 1
mid,"
And so the trend for the auxiliary's
most successful venture was set.
A 1955 editorial in the News -Record
following the i auxiliary's second
annual sale which raised $540 com-
mended the ladies.
"Away back when Dr. Gunn began
the first hospital in Clinton the ladies
of the district banded together to
bring food supplies, dressings and
bandages. They have been noted in
the years since for the great interest
they have taken in the well being of
the hospital, the nurses working
within and of the patients, who are
cared for within its walls. The work of
the Auxiliary has changed from
providing the necessary foods and
dressings to helping provide for the
machine which modern medicine
requires and to (more recently)
provide furnishings for the new
nurses' residence," it read
The 1957 selection of gifts included:
50 pounds of sugar, a chicken feeder,
a $15 permanent, milk tickets, a case
of peas, a baby bottle, and a bushel of
apples, to name some of the 67
selections. That year $800 was raised
to purchase furnishings for the
emergency operating room.
While the display and sale has been
held in the town hall for the past
number of years, earlier it was set up
in various stores and establishments
throughout town. In 1962 over 300
people gathered in the. Library Park
while draws on 75 gifts were made by
Fact finder...
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and resulted in the strike in February
of 1978.
Neither the teachers nor the board
is prepared to compare these talks
with the 1978 strike. As Cochrane
pointed out the teachers could work
for years with no contract until some
sort of settlement is finally reached.
But he added that "doesn't mean
they are or aren't" going to work with
no agreement.
The dispute in 1978 involved
secondary school teachers. This tact
finder will be dealing with
negotiations for both sedondary and
elementary school teachers.
Shirley Weary, spokesman for the
secondary school teachers
negotiating team, said she was
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Hospital Board Chairman Harold C.
Lawson and vice chalTinan J. Murphy
in Alan Cialbraith's store.
In 1957 the display was set up in
Newcombe's Drug Store. In 19.5.6 the
PUC front window w. as used and Bail
and IVIutch's Furniture store was
another location used over the years.
Although the names of the penny
sale convenors differed over the 25
years, one name that often was
mentioned in the yearly report was
that of Ross Merrill. Mr, Merrill
.....tieceived a countless number of thank
yous for supplying and installing the
public announcement system for
draw day over the years.
In the fast paced 1970's, the penny
sale did not lose its popularity, in fact,
the event's success increased by
hundreds of dollars as profits ex-
ceeded the $1,000 mark each year.
Prizes were plentiful and well over
100 choices were available each year.
As in the past, bouquets of praise
were offered to the auxiliary for the
work they had accomplished for the
Clinton hospital.
"The modern concept that hospitals
are impersonal and patients only
statistics does not seem to apply to
• Clinton hospital," a 1971 edition of the
News -Record stated, "Not after the
annual penny sale last weekend. It is
a credit to the town that more than 60
women volunteered their services to
help the penny sale.
With these positive facts and
figure S in mind„,the Auxiliary to the
Cliblon Hospital is now in the process
of4preparing for their 25th sale to be
held on September 29.
The occasion is an important one
for the Auxiliary and according to this
' year's convenor, Jan Wigelsworth,
10,000 tickets have been printed and
they are aiming to sell every one of
them. With this the Auxiliary is
hoping to celebrate their anniversary
by raising at least $2,500 to go towards
hospital furnishings and purchase of
any needed•equipment.
"optimistic" the appointment of a
fact finder was hasty.
Weary said there are three clauses
an the Edueation Act which require a
fact finder to be appointed. She said
one of those is impasse which she
adds "gets everyone hung up".
She said negotiations are not at an.
impasse. She said the Act states that
if an agreement between a board and
its teachers by September 1 a fact
finder will be appointed.
"If there's a problem it's with the
Act," she said.
Weary conceded that negotiations
have been slow but said they have
been worthwhile. She said she could
not comment on specific issues but
wo.uld only say "we're still
negotiating".
The Board of Governors
of
The Conestoga College
of Applied Arts and Technology
invites you to attend
The Eleventh C
Mr Stephen
will give the Convocation address
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
,aturday, 29 September, 1979, 1:30 p.m.
Reception immediately following
the ceremony at the Doon Campus,
299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener
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Staff, volunteers ancl dllents at the Huron Day Care Centre gathered on Sep-
tember 13 for a special surprise farewell for program co-ordinator Ann St.
John, right. Mrs. St. John and her husband are moving to Hagersville where
her husband, a minister, will charge a new parish. Rosemary Armstrong, left,
who has been involved with the program since its beginning will takepn the
new responsibilities as co-ordinator and advisory for the Clinton area centre as,
well, as a centre in Wingham and one that's forming in Exeter. (News -Record I
photo)
Township hall.••
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Assistant rec. chairman, Doug Yeo
asked the council if they had checked
out similar school board - township
agreements with any existing
situations. Reeve, Grant Stirling an-
swered that he had not done so yet but
intended to before the meeting on
Monday.
Rec. chairman Gerry Ginn said that
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the long Wait for the new ball park
lights has been due to a hold up in in-
stallation of the underground electrical.
cable to which Halo Electric Co. is
committed. Deputy reeve, Garnet
Wright strongly suggested that action
must be taken. now to complete the
project while we're in dry weather and
that another electrician be hired to do
the installation if Halo is too busy.
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