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Clinton News-Record, 1979-11-22, Page 15th vocate studies missionary The Auburn Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society met for its November meeting at the home of the president, Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson. She opened the meeting with the poem, Make Your Life A Little Garden, followed by prayer. The hymn, Prayer Is The Soul's Sincere Desire, was read in unison. Mrs. Sanderson welcomed all and the devotional period was taken by Mrs. Lillian Letherland. The scrip- ture lesson Acts 9th chapter, verses 36 to 42, was read alternately. The meditation .on the life of Dorcas and her missionary work at Joppa was closed with prayer. The roll call was an- swered by a Bible verse containing the word, "Work". The minutes of the January meeting were accepted as read by the secretary, Mrs. Lillian Letherland. In the correspondence was a letter telling about the conference at Carleton University next May called Our Faith in Action. Mrs. Roy Daer gave out the Presbyterian calendars that had been ordered. Plans were made to have the next meeting at the home of Mrs. Frances Clark. The -- offering was received by Mrs. Frances Clark and dedicated with prayer by Mrs. San- derson. Mrs. Clark , the treasurer, gave the financial. statement. The study was taken by Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock and was on The State of the Church Today, as prepared by thp General Assembly. Mrs. Brad - nock related the mission part of the work in the Presbyterian church and the World Council of Churches. The meeting was closed with the hymn, Abide With Me and the benediction. Lunch was served by Mrs. Roy Daer and Mrs. Sanderson.-- Village news and notes Prize winners at the weekly euchre parties. last Tuesday Vere: novelty - Mrs. Tom Hallam; high lady - Mrs. Frances Clark; low lady - Mrs. Gordon Powell; high man - Stanley Dennis and low man - Donald Haines. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Whetstone returned last weekend from a week's vacation at Puerto Vallasta, Meitico as guests of the Serta Lompany. The winners of the Lions Club Lottery last week were Mrs. William Empey,. Mrs. Norman McClinchey and Mrs. Wayne McDougall. - Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock attended the 'reunion of London area officers of the Women's Institute held last Monday at the home', of Mrs. Vermont Pow of St. Thomas. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Haines of Magara Falls- on the bIrth • Of .a daUghter '4311` November 17. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Parsons of Toronto and • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Christian of Napanee visited with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jardin on the weekend. J.K. Young of Mitchell, • and Bob Young and Miss Brenda Lowe of Stratford visited last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston and Miss Laura Phillips. Mrs. Celia Taylor of Goderich visited relatives and friends in the village last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goderich Jardin spent a few days last week in Meaford with Mr. and Mrs, Clayton Robertson. Mrs. Elva Straughan returned home with them. Miss Laura Phillips received a letter last week from Mrs. Ann Redmond in Australia at Dee Why, Sydney. It may have broken a record because it arrived. in Auburn six days after it was postmarked in Australia. • Members of the Hor- ticultural Society and the Women's Institute are reminded of the annual family night pot -luck dinner on November 30 in the Memorial Hall. • Mr. and • Mrs. Bob Worsell visited on the weekend with Mr. and -Mrs. Robert 'Cook at Glencoe. Bridal shower held , Miss- Dale Oke of Goderich was guest of honour last Saturday evening at a bridal shower. Mrs. Elaine Collin of Marlette, Michign and Doreen Garner of London were hostesses and •received the guests at the home of their sister, Mrs. Leone Robertson. The bride-to-be was seated in an attractiyely decorated chair and a gift ritb's wEvs'l 'efijOyed while the guests became acquainted. Other con- tests were conducted by Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Garner and gifts were presented to the bride-to- be. A beautiful corsage was pinned on her by Mrs. Leone Robertson. Dale thanked everyone for their gifts and a book of favorite recipes written by the guests was •"tiresented to her as well as, an apron of bows. A delicious lunch was served by t. ly1rs. Elaine CO lith, 4r138'reen Garner and Mrs. Robertson. Family meets Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arthur and family en- tertained' relatives last Sunday to celebrate the 80th birthday of Mrs. Arthur's father, Elmer Keller of Dublin. The celebration featured a decorated cake with a large locomotive to remind Mr. Keller of the years he spent with the C.P.R. as a station master at Auburn and Blyth before going to Dublin where he retired. Relatives were present from Rochester, New York, Elmira, Queen- ston, Brampton, Bran- tford, London, Dublin, Amberley, Goderich and Auburn. During the afternoon, one of Mr. Kelier's sisters called on the phone from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Council doesn't like symbol GODERICH - Two years has not mellowed the Goderich town council's opinion of the town's coat of arms. At a recent meeting, council defeated a motion to accept the coat of arms by 5-4. With the defeat, the the symbol will now be placed back on the shelf where it has been since November 1077. The coat of arms was sold to the town in 1977 for $2,200 by Rick Banks of Port Credit. Mr. Banks sold council on the idea during the town's sesquicentennial celebrations, saying that he would study the town and have an appropriate symbol drawn up. When Mr. Banks presented the finished project in 1977, he received a mitred reac- tion from council, For- mer Mayor Deb Shewfelt liked the symbol telling council it would serve as a constant reminder for Smile, '!When a Tv weather - Man announced a sixty Percent chance of rain, a • niatheniatician called in to' ask what theory of piobability he had used t� attiVe at the figure. we • have ten pedple • Working here," WAS the reply, "and If six SO it will rain, ,and four *00 -‘,10e have our Mate . ••; • visitors to Goderich. Councillor Elsa Haydon said, "From the very beginning I fought against such garbage. The man did a con job an us and he knows he did. This business of making it legal and changing the town's letter head, the seal, the symbol on the doors of the trucks to put this red little devil -on it is ridiuculous." ,• On Saturday afternoon the Ontario Street United chtirch was a hub of ai ,tivity as the annual bazaar filled the church basement. However, Friday aftm 'oon was also a busy day at the church as ladies prepared the lunches andc set up displays for the bazaar. Marion Biggin and Isabel Gibson were only two' of the many helpers who made 36 loaves of sandwiches and 200 turkey pies. (News - Record photo) . .... .. CLINTON NgwsuRgccmp,TIVRSPAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1979 -..PAGE, 25 axp...,, or hi B• Y JEFF SEDDON — Consumers in Huron County may guard agaipst •high interest gates through careful spending but it ap- pears taxpayers won't be able to avoid the record rates. Roy Dunlop, superintendent of education,for the Huron county board of education, said Tuesday that high interest rates, have etready, post the board about $60,000. and will probably cost more: • Dunlop said the board is about $60,000 ov,li budget because of the recent hikes in the interest rate and appears to have little choice but to keep paying the cost. He told the board the methods used to finance the board's operation make borrowing a necessity. He said the board had budgeted about $120,000 to pay interest costs for the year but that quickly disappeared when the rates went up. Dunlop explained the methods used Buses, boilers get priority BY JEFF SEDDON The Huron county board of education learned Tuesday that any money it does have for capital expenditures in the next five years will probably be used to replace buses and boilers. John Cochrane, director of education, told the board the county was •"suffering from a case of worn out heating equipment". Cochrane told the board that of the nine items listed in the five year forecast four involved replacement or repairs to boilers, one was to purchase school buses and two were to do with alterations to school buildings. Cochrane suggested the board supprn1 • • th6 recommendation of transportation manager R.L. Cunningham • to replace six school buses a. year for the 'next five years. Cunningham reported to the board that the county now owns 43 buses and that 30 of •those should be replaced by 1984. The report estimated six buses to cost $135,000 next year and by 1984 estimates another six to „cost $216,000. • An engineering report on the conditions of boilers at J.A.D. McCurdy Public School in Huron Park estimates costs to replace three 30 year old boilers to be $42,000. Cochrane said the report indicates the board should attempt to have that work done in the next year. Boiler repairs at Hensall PubliF School will cost $19,000 ac- cording to an 'engineer's report and Cochrane said the\ board's senior management felt that work should be done. Seaforth High School is also in need of new boilers according to an engineer's, report and estimates to do that work price it • 'at $'45,000. Cochrane said the board should look to :1981 to handle that job. Estimated costs to replace wow,,out boilers at Brussels Public School are $19,000 and an engineer's report' in- dicates that 'should also be done by,.1981. • !, Cochrane said two additional classrooms should be constructed at Colborne Central . Public School by 1981 to replace two portable classrooms. The director said the school also needs a library resource centre, boys' and girls' change rooms and showers and a storage area which could also be constructed at the same time. He told • the • board Colborne is one of the few schools in,the coOity that does not appear to, be suffering from declining enrolment. He ' said subdivision plans for the Goderich area indicate the'school population will not decline adding the work will be needed. South Huron District High School needs some roofing work done.'which,,, Cochrane said is ob- viously needed. He said .the roof is leaking and should be replaced. Seaforth High School is also in need of a new roof. Alterations to a draf- ting room and the con- struction of a corridor between gymnasiums were listed as projects needed at Goderich District Collegiate Institute. Cochrane said he did not forsee the work as high priority but suggested it neecled the board's attention' in the future. Smile A camel is what a horse would look like if it were put together by a com- mittee. Best Interest *13 • SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. Subject to change Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. EXETER GRAND BEND •CLINTON 235-2420 • 238-8484 482-9747 Npay rest rates by the board to fund its operation. He said .the board requisitions ,money from municipalities in the county but those municipalities don't pay that bill when they receivq it. He said the toiins and townships collect taxes twice a year and after those taxes are collected sends its portion of the education costs to the board. Until that money is sent by the municipalities the board of education has to borrow funds to pay its bills. That borrowing is now being done at a 15 percent interest rate. Dunlop pointed out that there is little the board can do to get out of its jam. He said if municipalities pay their bill early the board rewards that effort with a rebate. He added that most municipalities collect their \,\ taxes, invest the board of education's money until it has to be sent to the board and enjoy windfall returns. • That practice recently netted the town of Goderich almost $40,000. Clinton 482-7919 LOCATED BESIDE MOTHER'S DAY LAUNDRY • Christmas Hours • Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Fri. 9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Sat. -9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. A. DAVISON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Specializing in: Councillor Stan Profit said, "It doesn't make sense. 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