The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-01-31, Page 13--7"r""7. ..initz night .Feb.rtfaiy
Mrs. Joseph Whitehead sits in
sold by. the Clinton Motor Car
1912, ' it featured 'Cenedtarr
Did you knoW?:
her Clinton touring car. She bought the first automobile
Company in 1911. The company went out of business in
design, Canadian capital and Canadian . workmanship".
Huron wcis one-time -s
car building county
By BILL .DIMMICK Mr. Kelly .used a chain to
During the depression of thetake power from the engine to
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193, the late T.R. Graham of the Wheels. He steered his car
Detroit .building` Cadillacs. In his - later years, Mr. Kelly •
Goderich used to work in with a tiller.
Mr. Graham spent many hours lived in. Goderich. He liked to
studying old motor magazines reminisceabout how • his
at the Detroit Public Library _° steamer frightened cows,
when he was periodically laid chickens, horses and especially
off. • women.
He compiled". -_a --long dist of Pieces of -he old` steam car`
Canadian 'cars he read about.
,_ are reported to still be in Blyth.
When `he returned to Goderich, . Clinton was the home of the -
' he brought his list with ',him.
Clinton Motor Car Company..
The list was published by between 1911 and 1912. The
• Charles Whipp, a reporter with, company began production in a
the London Free Press in 1960. new building which was recon -
It became,,the inspiration for a strutted from the ruins of Clin-
„ • book published by the Craven ton•Thresher Company It had `
Foundation about antique cars. burned <d•own' in 1908•
The book .reveals some in.-
teresting facts about the W.J. Nediger and James
automotive ` industry in Huron Steve,nson' provided financial
County. • backing for the venture. They,
About 1884, John Kelly built', had made: their• money from a
the first automobile in Ontario: 'steam -generating plant, before
,The .steam -powered carwas'`..
built in. Blyth, . `north-east- .of,
"Goderich.
,. The car, resembled an or-
dinary buggy.. 4 It . had' heavy
wheels to carry the weight 'of°
the engine and the boiler which
was .fired by coal oil.,
The boiler was at the back
'below the seat while the 'engine
, as in most modern -cars, rested
in the .front.
Ashfield,
WMS Meet.
The January meeting for the
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�Ashfie,ld Women's ,Xissionary
Society was held 'at4•the`ho ne of
Mrs. Duncan Simpson: Mrs.
Russel Swan opened the
meeting with 'prayer.
Scripture and meditation
taken from Glad Tidings was
given by Mrs: Stuart MacLen
nan followed by Prayer.
A - reading.' and offertory.
:prayer were given,. by Mrs.
Rufsel Swan. •
Roll call on a .New Year's
resolution and 'payment, of fees
was. answered by 13 members.
Mrs. Earl- Howes had the
Mission Study. Questions and
.• answers, followed- on Mission
Means. • -
Business was then conducted
by Mrs: Jim West.
The following Annual Reports
4Y, were given: Treasurer's report
by Mrs. Bill Ross; Friendship
and Service report by Mrs.
Ewan MacLean; Explorers
, •report. by Mrs, • Allan
MacDonald;„,rSupply report by
Mrs.. Henry t,1acKenzie; and,
Secretary's report by Mrs,
Donald Simpson. ,--
Closing prayer was given by
Mrs. Russel Swan, %0
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iiette5 4- Tor AD dity
Susan Bell, of G.uderiCh, has
bee'h sent 'overseas on a two,
year assignment as a Cusp
volUnteero, Ms., Bell has been
posted to Nigeria as a' secon-
dary school teacher d'or the
_..,,Mi •stry of-Edl.t anon. Ms. •Bald
earned her Honors B.A: in Fine '
Arts ,� at die University. • of
Guelph in 1970' and in. 1973,
received a Diploma -in Art and
Theatre Arts at ,the Althouse
. College of Ftducatian of 'the
University of Western, Ontario.
She .lia.,s taught various classes
in arts, crafts and dress design
.to both children and adults.
Cu_so is, an independent non-'
profit.. organization which
assigns volunteers on a tv b -A
year basis '-to fill manpower,
gaps in developing nations, It is
now expanding its activities, to
participate in co-operative
electricity was installed in the
area.
Mrs.`Joseph Whitehead, wife
of the town's first reeve, bought
the first touring car. It was a
big car_•with jutting headlights,:'
high sweeping fenders '•and an
elaborate windshield.
The Clinton" company, also
built trucks,. 'ranging in size
from one. half ton to three ton's.
They used 'engin-ea-from
-,various American companies.
The Clinton Combination
was •`'the most unusual vehicle
the company built. It was a .
.pick.PtrUck _with.,. t w o
removable -seats' for back
had 'a four cylinder engine,
no doors, and sold, for $9$5.
• 4'1'he company closed about
the end of November -in 1912
• after building about 1.6
'vehicles. Plans to. move the-'
cornpany to' Saskatoon • never
materialized.
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"1 will be thinking and
talking about those splendid,
happy camp days -for qa rung -
time."
_Thew nand sincere words
of one camper praisir}g� the
March of Dimes, Ability Fund's
first annual summer camp for
the disabled. This'pilot project;:
which in the planning stages
• seemed only ,a.dream, was one
'of fast year's major successes.
The Ability Fund made sum--
mer a whole new experience for
126.' disabled adults. The .aim of
the four live-in camps ;was to
provide a recreational and fun
holiday with a free and easy at-
mosphere. In an unstructured
-
program of activities such as
swimming, arts and crafts, and
archery, the campers made new -
friends, shared experiences and
grew in social stature and self
confidence.
Evenings at;the camps were a
bit more organized •but''no one
waS made to feel he had to par-
tieip'ate; However; everyone
"went to pub nights, few people
missed out on the wheelchair
dances, Mixing ,,ages and
disabilities '"`made---°each—eam
apecialwith a relazed atm.
mosphere you could feel.
Arriving at one camp, you
would found a bupch- of
empty wh.ee ` hairs"on the path,
and sprawled over the grassy,.
banks of the lake, a group of
young people, one playing ,a
_guitar, another singing. It
would have been impossible at
first glance to guess which are
the handicapped and which are
the, volunteers. This was what
the camps were Striving for and
achieving it was mainly due to
a great team of volunteers.
The summer camps were a
tremendous. success. Much. was
• learned and there . were many
snags, but a need was satisfied,
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a need that has been. neglected
and will only. grow . in the
future.
The Ability k'unti lias,placed
the expansion of- thecamping.
experienc -tphiglr.priority-for
the coming year, But a catnip
can not run on hope and good
will alone. It takes hard work
and sufficient., funds. In
January's March of Dimes,
Ability Fund campaign,' 'give
rive
generously when the,vo'itntr.
calls. Make summer *rims
another big step towards ipvrbl
the disabled the opportunity to
realize their ,fullest potential
vocationally, recreationally -end
:The local 'Kinettee.; ere �.
heading up 'the -Ability Fund ;.
drive in Goderich January 28
to February 4. Blitz night' is
February 4. Be generous' when
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