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With intense concentration and some coaching from an old lady and
a couple of athletes, this Clinton Scout make a big attempt to blow
the biggest bubble at the Clinton Optimist Hallowe'en party held on
Saturday night. (Tom McMahon photo)
Sorority looks at Halloween origin
CLINTON - The origins and customs of
Hallowe'en was an appropriate topic for
Rita Van Dyke's program when the Clinton
Xi Epsilon Beta Chapter of the Beta Sigma
Phi met on Oct. 25 at Lois Fitxgerald's
home. Ruth told a strange assembly of
witches, vampires, a football player, nur-
ses, a cowboy and even a strawberry, about
the background of many symbols.
An amusing explanation of the lighted
carved pumpkin came from Ireland where a
very stingy man named Jack died and was
not wanted in heaven or below. He still
walks the earth with his lantern and hence
we have a jack -o -lantern.
The colors of Hallowe'en are black
because it was a festival of the dead and
orange because of the association with the
harvest and flames and because orange
represents strength and endurance. The
latter two were needed by the early Celts to
survive the coming winter.
Rita presented more Hallowe'en lore
including how to detect a witch by her moles
and warts and by the swimming test. If a
suspected witch was thrown into the water
and drowned she was innocent. If she
managed to swim she was found quilty and
burned. Hallowe'en witches of today are
treated mnrP kindly
'The business meeting followed the
program and the chapter voted to take out
Beta Sigme Phi liability insurance.
Vivienne Roy read a thank you letter from
Barb Gross, winner of the sorority art
scholarship. Barb will use it to help with'
their studies at the University of Waterloo.
Vivienne also read a letter from
Rosemary Armstrong asking for financial
help for the Huron Day Care Centre for the
Homebound and offering to give a slide show
about the centre. It was decided to send a
,Seaforth hosts crib tourney
By Cliff Parker
CLINTON - The Legion Zone Cl Cribbage
Tournament was held in Seaforth on Oct. 29.
Three teams from Clinton were entered with
one team being successful which will go on
to play in District playoff at Hepworth.
In Dart games, the high couple was Neil
Elliott and Rosemary Armstrong. High
score for ladies - 138 was Anne Sallows. The
men's high score - 138, Darrell Wood. The
low couple was Arthur Riseley and Doris
Chambers.
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In euchre, the high score - 87 was Wat
Webster. Lone hands - 4, by Larry Fisher,
Bill Grigg, John Semple, Len Arnston, Fred
Jackson, Glen Carter and Frank Thompson.
The low score 47 - was taken by George
Bernard.
On Nov. 4 the service Breau Seminar will
be held at Seaforth at 8 p.m. The church
parade will be held at the Baptist church on
Nov. 6 at 11 a.m.
We are placing a last call for glasses for
the blind - please leave them at the bar.
contribution and to ask for the slide
presentation.
Linda Meade distributed the Regal order.
The next order is to be in by the Nov. 8
meeting.
A motion was made and passed that the
chapter purchase two road signs indicating
the Sorority's presence in Clinton.
After the closing ritual, the social com-
mittee presented prizes for costumes.
^.udrey Kemp, a witch and Mary Marsh,
Dracula, won pumpkin pies. Mary also won
a giant cookie for coming first in the word
game. Everyone received a chocolate
sucker as a consolation prize.
Tuckers
ith want landfill cost
Instead of the pay -as -we -go policy that
Seaforth favors on expenses for the new
landfill site, Tuckersmith council wants all
the costs debentured.
In a letter dated Sept. 22, Tuckersmith
clerk, Jack McLachlan passed on his coun-
cil's wishes. The letter was included with
Seaforth council's committee reports at its
Oct. 11 meeting but was not discussed in
open session.
Seatorth had billed the township
$15,713.40, as its share of $35,712 paid by the
landfill committee (McKillop is the third
member) through the town.
Tuckersmith prefers that all costs be ac-
cumulated and included in the debenture
issue, "once the landfill site has been ap-
proved." No money was budgeted by the
township for engineering fees, the letter
continues," over and above what was
quoted to us earlier in the year." Since the
invoice, from engineering firm Burns Ross
and Associates for environmental assess-
ment work, has been paid, Tuckersmith told
Seaforth paying interest was acceptable.
In a committee -of -the -whole session after
its regular meeting, Seaforth council decid-
ed to refer Tuckersmith's letter to the land-
fill site committee. Each municipality has
one representative; Tuckersmith's is John
Brownridge, appointed after former
member, deputy -reeve Bill Brown, resigned
recently.
"We're all in the same boat," commented
e+r1venture
clerk Jim Crocker who has been acting as
secretary to the landfill committee. Council
also reviewed the final terms of the landfill
site agreement, which will be made public
when it goes to the three councils, probably
within a month, the clerk added.
Seaforth won't up Centre grant
Seaforth council agrees with its finance
committee that the town's grant to the
Vanastra Recreation Centre should stay at
$900.
A meeting with Tuckersmith council,
which operates the centre, and had asked
Seaforth to consider increasing its grant
didn't change any minds. Seaforth does say
though that council will consider annual
grants to the centre "provided Tuckersmith
requests a specific amount and provides a
more detailed financial statement of the
centre's operation."
A report from the finance committee ex-
plained that the town's grant budget con-
tained the $900 figure and "there are no ex-
tra funds available."
Seniors seek town hall grant
MITCHELL - The local senior citizens'
club is making applications for a New
Horizons grant through the Town of Mitchell
in an effort to receive funds to help equip the
newly renovated town hall with projector
and projection screens, shuffleboard courts
and a piano.
Although no cost figure has been set,
Mayor Harold Jordan estimates that it may
cost $4,000 alone to install the shuffleboard
courts.
Criteria for the New Horizons grant is that
equipment bought is available to anyone
using the town hall facilities.
Blyth man escapes from overturned truck
ZURICH - James Brigham of Blyth
walked away with only minor injuries from
an overturned propane truck on Oct. 12.
Mr. Brigham was travelling on Con-
cession 8-9 of Hay Township when the truck,
owned by the Hensall District Co-op, went
out of control and ended up in a ditch just
south of Highway 84.
Before he escaped, Mr. Brigham
managed to grab a fire extinguisher and put
out a fire which had broken out in the engine
compartment of the vehicle.
Colborne woman, dies from hums
GODERICH - Mrs. Vere D. (Ethel Mary)
Cunningham, 84, of RR 5 Goderich died in
Victoria Hospital, London on Oct. 19 after
receiving third degree burns from an ac-
cident which took place in her home Oct. 9.
Mrs. Cunningham was cooking on an
electric stove when her clothing caught fire
from one of the elements. She was taken the
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital and
later transferred to London where she died
of heart failure from a skin grafting
Area police report quiet Halloween
The Goderich OPP and the Clinton Police
reported no major acts of vandalism in the
Clinton area on Halloween night.
The OPP investigated one accident on
Oct. 27 when a vehicle driven by John
Torrance, 53, of RR 1, Bayfield and a vehicle
driven by Tudor Wain, 36, of RR 1 Bayfield
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Damage was estimated at $2,000 to the
Torrance vehicle and $100 to the Wain
vehicle.
Clinton Police Chief Lloyed Westlake
reported that his officers had a busy
weekend and made over 25 liquor seizures.
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This decrease applied for by Union Gas is
a result of changes in the wholesale price of
gas to Union resulting fro;n the reduction in
the natural gas and gas 'liquids tax as
agreed to by the Governments of Canada
and Alberta; and changes in TransCanada
PipeLines' tolls which were requested by
Union Gas on behalf of its customers.
operation.
A funeral service for Mrs. Cunningham
was held at Stiles Funeral Home in
Goderich.
The Exeter OPP closed a portion of the
sideroad was closed for almost seven hours
as a safety precaution while workmen and
members of the Zurich fire department
carried out the delicate operation of righting
the truck.
Ross Rowing of London was called to the
scene and with airbags and slings he was
able to get the truck back onto its wheels.
Members of the Zurich fire department also
provided assistance.
Damage to the vehicle was estimated at
$15,000.
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