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Clinton News-Record, 1984-10-24, Page 11{ • Henny Bylsma ( lett) shows Jackie Land some of the tine articles that were on sale at the Dutch Canadian Senior Citizen Reach Out Bazaar, Tea and ('raft Sale held on October 19. The Clinton legion Hall was.filled with clothing . ui baked treats. t Amie Narejko photo) ' Rob Parr leads service By Blanche Deeves HOLMESVILLE - Sunday Morning Worship Service at Holmesville United Church was well attended with Mr. Rob Parr of Clinton in charge. The Senior choir led in the service. Don Lobb and Bill Norman received the offering. The Enterprising Seniors met last Thursday evening in the Community Centre in Holmesville. John Semple was in charge of the meeting. Jean Lobb played the piano for the opening exercises. Charlotte Norman read the minutes of the last meeting and Frank Yeo gave the financial statement. A letter read that Ever Young of Bayfield would attend the November 1 meeting with the Enterprising Seniors. Charlotteread about the has trip for Middleton ACW to the Festival of Lights at Niagara Falls. On November 15 the meeting will start at 2 p.m. A motion was made to send flowers to the members in hospital. • John Semple introduced Estelle Wise to the group, who spoke on Town and Country Homemakers. Estelle told of the beginning of Homemakers and to what it is today. A question and answer period was held at which time many learned many things from Estelle's talk. Charlotte thank- , ed Estelle for coming. The members en- joyed cards and shuffleboard, lunch arid social time was enjoyed by all. The 'Enterprising Seniors send Get Well wishes to Mrs. Middleton in Clinton Hospital. Get Well .wishes also go to Bill Crawford who is a• patient in Stratford General Hospital. Next meeting of the Enterprising Seniors will be November 1 at 8 p.m. at the Community Centre in Holmesville. The guests for the evening will be The Ever Young Club of Bayfield. Club visits Saltford fair HOLMESVILLE -.The Fitness Freaks, the Holmesville II 4-H Club went to the Christmas Country Fair in Saltford last week. Club members and their mothers took in the show and sale, lunched in Goderich, and met back at Janet Ducharme's home for the regular meeting. Girls started the meeting by, doing stret- ching exercises. For the cooking class, a group made macaroni, cheese and tomato casserole. A second group made apple crunch sundae. The dishes were later sampled. Mrs. Ducharme was thanked for the use of her home. The next meeting was scheduled for 'Oct. 27, at 1:30 p.m. at Diane Bead- shaw's home. fiat's, to do this week By Doris Hunter Trinity Church ACW will be holding their meeting Thursday, October 25, at 2 p.m. at the hoilne of Margaret. Clift on Clan Gregor Square. The Ever Young Society's regular meeting is also on the 25th at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building. The Reverend Aubrey Bell and his• wife Hilda are holding the first of their "getting to know you" pot luck supper at their home on Sunday, October 28. Parishioners whose names commence from any letter from A to Fare invited to attend and should call Hilda, to say I'll be there, bringing a favorite culinary offering for the supper. Evensong, that beautiful service of the Anglican liturgy will be celebrated at 5:30; at the church for all thg congregation. St. Andrew's United has a new organiza- tion the Youth Fellowship and they are holding a Hallowe'en Party as, a Kick off event, Wednesday, October 31, 8 to 10 p.m. at the church. +++ Dr. Shepherd has been suggesting flu shots to his patients as the numberof people succumbing to colds and flu starts the fall season of sneezing and spreading the germs around as though they were worth having. Clinton hospital already has several of our people right now. as Ruby Uniae is there, Lively sermon By Mary Chessell VARNA - Goshen Church was filled for their anniversary celebration on Sunday, when Rev. Ken Bauman of Blyth was the lively, dramatic and Musical guest preacher. He sang a number of solos, played his trumpet in a couple of numbers and led in the singing of several choruses and action songs, with the capable accompaniment of Anna Keys at the organ. Many of his songs carried the sermon message "Turn around and follow the Lord" based on the parable of the two sons in Mat- thew 2i. Rev. Wilena Brown led the worship ser- vice and the choir sang two anthems. Bruce and Anna Keys enjoyed the company of, Rev. Bauman at dinner after the service. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Withey of Mississauga were guests of Rev. Wilena Brown on Sunday and atttnded Goshen an- niversary. They toured Israel last spring in the same group as Miss Brown. Other guests with Miss Brown for a couple of days this week were her brother Fred and his wife of Peterborough. Varna and Goshen church members are taking part in a project concerning violence on TV because of our concern with its effect on young. viewers. I'm sure there are many older viewers who would watch better pro- grams if they were available, instead of the just turning it off and finding something bet- ter to do. Frank McFadden and Eddie Oddleifson, two of our former reeves have had to return for further care. Margaret Fawcett is there too with a broken femur. Councillor Helen Owen has h'ad a bad fall, tripping over a fallen branch hidden in the leaves of Clan Gregor Square. She is all ban- daged up, but carrying on with business as usual. a CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1984—PAGE 11 Eng1.and is surviving thee tims By Helen Owen A visit to the U.K. with the subsequent jet lag does not induce an immediate reaction to all the events and experiences of the trip. It is only in retrospect that things being to emerge on - a broader basis, and con- sequently objective comment evolves, not from the immediate, but from contempla- tion and reflection. Strikes - the national disease - continue to disrupt, inconvenience and harass all sorts of people, although there is no doubt that familiarity dulls the impact. Transportation problems are accepted and alternatives quickly devised to cope; postal delays have become common place. Two major in- dustrial disputes, the miners' strike and that affecting pensions fall into rather a dif- ferent category. During the first week of my visit I was in Brighton during the weekend of the Trade Union Convention, when Mr. Arthur Scargill and his colleagues invaded the south coast resort. It was estimated that some 25,000 would attend, but in fact the figure reported was in the region of 3,000. Traffic was diverted because of parades protesting against the mine closures on economic grounds. Local hotels and restaurants, however, were full to capacity with delegates wining and dining! No one seemed to be discussing the generous compensation being offered to those who would be losing their jobs. The hold up on pensions, the result of a strike by computer operators, members of another union, certainly does cause hard- ship. Arrangements have now been made to alleviate this to some extent, but even so there are problems. The Department of Social Security in some instances is quite a distance from the homes of pension reci- pients, so that in addition to the inconve- nience pensioners are also faced with transportation costs, and the need to collect every week. It is hard to reconcile this punitive action being applied to the elderly the majority of whom have spent a life time working and contributing totheir retire- ment pensions. As a further projection of this state of af- fairs, overseas pensioners are being penalized even more heavily since exchange rates have fallen over the period since the strike started. As well as having to cope with delays they are also finding their pen- sion cheques considerably reduced in value when they do arrive. As a member of the British Pensioners' Association in Canada, 'it seemed ap- propriate to write to the union concerned, the press and one or two other bodies who, one would think, might be willing to give the situation some exposure. To date not a single reply has been received, and this in- difference seems yetone more indication of the lack of concern, or even courteky in acknowledging•the communications. The weather was mild and the English. countryside, by comparision with the economic situation retained its fresh green appearance, antiquity and delight. The sight of ancient cathedrals, browsing sheep, that- ched cottages, centuries old, and winding Holmesville 1 Club The fourth meeting of the Holmesville I 4- H Club was held Oct. 22 at the Goderich Township Community Centre. Jodi Mustard and Shannon Preszcator made bran muffins. Adrienne Bartlett and Gina Mustard made cheesy popcorn, Jaqua Lobb and Shelly Pearson made apple jog nog and Nina Potter and Lana Jones served the food. The next meeting will be held on Oct. 29. Members will be playing a volleyball game with the Holniesville II Club at' the school. Afterwards. snacks will be served. -by Adrienne Bartlett. TOWN OF CLINTON PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BYLAW TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Clinton will hold public open indicated below, to consider the comprehensive zoning by-law. houses, as proposed OPEN HOUSES Thursday, November 29, 1984 drop in at any time between 7.9 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 19 4 - ,drop in at any time between 2 - 5 p.m. LOCATION - Town Hall, Council Chambers, Clinton The open houses are deemed to be public meetings under Section 34(12) of the Planning Act. The Open Houses provide a flexible timetable to suit the majority of ratepayers and an opportunity to consider and discuss specific concerns. Tlfiproposed zoning by-law affects the entire Town of Clinton. It implements the Clinton Town Official Plan by establishing land use controls and zones in the town. The proposed by-law would replace the existing Zoning By-law No. 15 of 1970. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-law Is available at the Town office during normal business hours. In addition, a draft copy of the proposed by-law is being sent, for information purposes, to all owners of property and tenants, as noted on the latest revised assessment records. DATED AT THE TOWN OF CLINTON OCTOBER 24, 1984 CAMERON PROCTOR Clerk -Treasurer Box 400 CLINTON, Ontao-lo NOM ILO (5 19) 482-3997 streets compared strangely with the high rise buildings, many unoccupied, the sprinkling of punk population, the bustle of London itself and garish shops full of tourist trivia. Big Ben rising from a network of scaffolding is being restored to its former splendour and it was also interesting to learn that the hands of the big clock, originally blue, were now black - might the blue have indicated a Tory bias? Violence in all its frightening forms is no stranger to England. In the cities there is a reluctance to go out at night, and on the out- skirts and in the countryside, the elaborate and sophisticated security measures tell their own story. Despite the unemployment a considerable amount of building and renovation is evident, and the price of pro- perty in areas, once' designated slums, has now risen astronomically as these houses are modernized and restored. But the unemployment and all its atten- dant evils are there - maybe not apparent on visits to friends whose hospitality and welcome denied the inflationary trends. As an example, a church in the East End of London, had, after a tremendous effort, finally succeeded in raising the 300 pounds to erect scaffolding in order to carry out some very necessary and urgent maintenance work. Alas, only a short time after the scaffolding disappeared over- night! And it has yet to be aseertained whether the lead from the roof was taken at the same time. One wet afternoon a typical "bag lady" walked slowly along by Regent's Park, stopping now and then to pick through rubbish and add some item to her meagre possessions. At the labor exchange, groups of people of all ages waited for interviews or scanned the list of situations vacant, the whole at- mosphere apathetic, as if the repeated form filling and waiting had become an inevitable fact of life. There are, of course, those who shop at Harrod's, drive powerful cars, and whose fashionable clothing indicates unlimited income, and in fact there seems to be little colonies of such people from the Middle East, representatives of other coun- tries temporarily living in the U.K. But, despite bomb scares, inflation, unemployment and strikes England sur- vives. It has changed but the cockney spirit seems undaunted, and for many the business , of living is carried on, cir- cumstances are adapted to and made the best of. And that wonderful institution the English pub retains its reputation as well as offering the best food at the best price anywhere together with an atmosphere which is unique. MEMO: ‘44.0f Fall & 7/teed lute 7unu rivte 20e `!'re exit ceeektata,tiecapsotetiao ever Cilie 7leeo 4044/ aet �'1e4e& 4teecat,�a.`t �ary� Sale' Coat ttle4 �C.G Oa 74.4teaav, tc oli 3 , Steo ea - tlu4 sale a aver de Wel,t4, ever legateatiamt ft 144 k 7 BALL. & MUTCH P•s'- �t .7601°to oaf' Af'" /lt0 oe a "• FINE FURNITURE ,t Off' 71 ALBERT STREET CLINTON 482-9505 Or make all her wishes come true. The Diamond Anniversary Ring. A band of diamonds that says you'd marry her all over again. ANSTETT JEWELLERS 8 Albert St CLINTON 284 Main St. EXETER 26 Main St. South SEAFORTH 135 Queen St. East ST. MARYS 203 Durham St. E. WALKERTON a