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Clinton News-Record, 1985-5-29, Page 43Mr. and Mrs. William Townshend of Goderich Township received an OPP Commissioner's citation recently in recognition of life-saving efforts after an auto accident. On October 4, 1984, the car of Darryl Johnston left Highway 4, struck a tree and caught fire. William Townshend pulled the victim from the car without regard for his own safety and his wife went to a nearby home for help. Early files Horses were "poor plugs" � 100 years ago - June 3. 1885 • A Goderich paper says that at the Clinton races "the horses were poor plugs." .Well, J.C. Martin, Mose Cressrnan and M. Nicholson, all of Goderich, had horses entered and did not win a race. Evidently the "poor plugs" belonged to the circular •town, were we to accept the statement of their own paper. The fact of the matter is, though the entries were not nwnerous, the animals were fully as good as one had a right to expect, considering the purses of- fered. • Mr. W. Rathwell, of the Goshen Line, died on Saturday and was buried on Monday at Bayfield. He was one of the pioneers and highly respected. Waverly House - This hotel is new and 1Aas all the requirements of a first class house. Large, and airy rooms, .elegant parlors, heated with hot air. In the immediate vicini- ty of the G.T.R. Depot. The bar` is well stock- ed with the choicest. brands of liquors and aigars. The travelling public may rest ssured of being well cared for at this house. Samuel Pike, proprietor. 75 years ago - June 2, 1910 Mr. Anthony Lawson. of Hullett, one of the pioneers of this district, and who will be 91 - years old at the end of this month, paid a, visit to his sons, Thomas and Luke of Clin- ton, the past week. He enjoy's very good health :for one of his advanced years and much enjoys a chat with old friends. He has lived in the reign of -six British Sovereigns. His partner for life passed to the better lard 14 years ago but nine of their children sur- vive, including 47 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mr. George M. Yates, former piano superintendent -with the Morris Piano Co., Listowel, has been given `charge of the rapidly developing piano department at the Doherty Company. Mr. Yates comes highly recommended, being quoted as one of the first piano men in Canada. Clinton thus. secures. a citizen withrwornen Listowel has been loath to part. The demand for Doherty pianos makes necessary many changes to largely increase the product. Certain spaces formerly devoted to the making of organ parts, which can be purchased ready-made, will now be used for piano building and every effort will be made to meet the grow- ing demand. The fence around the Clinton Public library grounds has received a fresh coat of paint which greatly adds to its appearance. 50 years ago - June 6, 1935 A very, good house greeted the Bayfield performers when they presented their play, "My Wild Irish Rose," in the town hall last Friday evening under the auspices of the Clinton Baptist Church. The Rev. G.W. Sherman of the Baptist church introduced the players and, on behalf of his congrega- tion, thanked those present for their, atten- dance. Mr. Fraser Sterling also.ran over the narnes of the players, explaining that they would appear as printed on the .program. The Bayfield Orchestra supplied the music between acts and one of the performers con- tributed a pleasing solo. . On Wednesday evening, the Maple Leaf Softball boys played the.Union Softball team at Porter's Hill, which resulted in a good trimming, but they took their medicine like men. That is more than can be said about some teams. Friday night they played Taylor's Corner team on Bert Cox's • Grounds and the score resulted in a tie. Clinton is specially interested in two of the recent recipients of knighthoods. Sir John McLennan, who spent part of his school days in Clinton and who has ever since kept up his •friendship with some of his old schoolmates, especially Mr. W.D. Fair, and Sir Ernest McMillan, who was born at Auburn and who was the nephew of. the late Mrs. (l)r. l Gunri who visited here on many occasions and as a lad conducted an organ recital in St. Paul's Church about 25 years ago. • 25 years ago - June 2, 1960 ' Clinton Town Council on May 25 discussed the possibility of making some money for the town by opening a cocktail lounge upstairs in the unused auditoriurn of the town hall. Mayor Bridle vetoed this, saying that•thc Liquor Licence Board says they do not issue licences with the view of. making inoney, but (rily as a service to the public. At the hospital - Fluoroscope reading of two-year-old Bill Hamm show that' the little lad swallowed a niar•ble. Single crash injures one TUC'KERSMi'I'H '1'I'l' - Strong winds were blamed for a single car accident on Highway 4 on May 31 which caused minor injuries to the driver. Kimberly Ingram. 18. of KH 2 Hensall suffered the injuries when a strong gust of wind lifted her vehicle, a 1978 I )odge. off the Twin City School of ;Hairstyling Waterloo. Ont. •Hairshling • Barbering .; -, •Ear Piercing ' r • %. Male•up 55 Erb St. East Nti r1 886-6305 Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm i fort ,s1 of every month. roadway about Mune kilometre south of Brucefield, c•au3ing it to go out of control. The Dodge struck the east ditch and spun around. Police estimated $2,500 damage was done to the car. MIN NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY O JUNE 5,1985—Page 5 ownshen honored for bravery GOIIERICH TWP. - Many people may believe they would have second thoughts about rescuing a man from a burning truck but Bill Townshend of • Goderich Township didn't take time for those thoughts. "I didn't have time to think about it. It was after that 1 thought about it," he said after he and his wife Bessie received a citation commending the, r: their selfless bravery. The couple was travelling to Exeter on Highway 4 on the afternoon of October 4 when they noticed a flash of dust drifting across the road. "It was just far enough back that we couldn't tell what happened," said Mrs. Townshend., Darryl Johnston, London, had just lost control of his vehicle for an undetermined reason, crossed the highway and smashed into a tree. The nub, was uncun.,rirrus with :, huge gash down the middle of his forehead. The old truck he was driving, loaded with welding equipment, was on fire. Only the engine had caught and Bill had enough time to drag out the unconscious young man out and grab his wallet. At the same time Bessie had run to the nearest house and told the residents there was a truck on fire. Russ Faber grabbed a fire extinguisher, pushed past the Goderich Township woman and put the fire opt. His wife phoned police and an ambulance. Mr. Johnston was coming to, passing out again and munibling incoherently, "that was the shock," said Bessie. They wonder how he recovered -after his accident but the two parties haven't been in contact since that fall day. Bill later talked to a police officer and asked about the possibility of the truck exploding. He thought about exaggerated television car crashes and wondered if Darryl Johnston's truck, could have blown up. The officer said some cars do go up. The Townshend's guessed the truck didn't explode because the older style truck has its gas tank up high and the constant dripping of gas kept the fire from travelling up the gas line to ,e tank. Six months after the accident the couple were rewarded for their part with a citation received from the police commissioner at a dinner honoring several civilians for bravery and police officers for various reasons. The Townshend trait for selfless bravery seems to run in the family. Although he didn't receive the same recognition, Bill and Bessie's grandson also pulled a woman from a burning car. "I hope it's a once in a lifetime thing," said Bessie. TV -London to examine PCB problems IDNDON - On Saturday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m., TV -London will air "PCB's: in Our Own Backyard". This half hour news special closely examines the issue of PCB contamination in areas of London's Pot- tersburg Creek. Since 1981, the discovery of elevated levels of PCB in Pottersburg Creek has caused major concern in the community. Environment Ontario has identified one area of Pottersburg Creed a "hotspot", or PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) con- taminated area requiring removal of creek sediment. Health concern over the effects of PCB's as well as dioxins and furans has led to the formation of an expert health advisory team to study health-related matters in Pot- tersburg Creek. "PCB's: In Our Own Backyard", looks at the health effects of PCB contamination and explains what PCB's actually are. It also ex - OFA calls meeting to discuss the new federal budget The Executive of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture has decided to call an emergency meeting to discuss the federal budget. The meeting, which will include OFA Board members, county and 'mernber organization presidents, will be held at the Howard Johnson Hotel, Dixon, Road, Toron- to, on June 6, at 10:00 o'clock. The meeting will analyze how the budget will directly and indirectly affect farmers. President of the OFA, Harry Pelissero, said, "I am. concerned that the budget was silent on a very major concern to the farm- ing community: 'credit." The availability and affordability of farm credit has ,been highlighted by: campaign promises made by 9the federal Progtressivf' Conservatives during the recent federal election; the FCC report of late 1984; recommendations of the standing Finance Committee; Grey -Bruce Farm Finance Revrew Board Pilot Project; Bruce County Council Study. "We have seen, heard, and been subjected to enough studies; we know what the pro- blems are; we are now looking to the federal government for.action," Pelissero said. "It becomes a question of timing," Pelissero said. "With the summer recess fast approaching, the agriculturalcom- munity needs to know where the federal •government's commitment lies with respect to this very vital industry during these dif- ficult economic times." The prime minister pointed out at the first ministers' conference in Regina, "I don't know that there's an area of our national economic life. where there has been a greater productivity increase in the last 15 years than Canadian agriculture. I don't know of a sector that has received less in return in terms of reward for that individual effort." The agricultural producers would like to know how the federal government in- tends to ensure that farmers receive the recognition and rewards they deserve, Pelissero said. STRAWBERRIES PICK -YOUR -OWN at SPRINGBANK ACRES A mile north of VARNA on County Road 31 Holmesville 0 SPR(NGBANK ACRES Bovf,etd River Barfieid Clinton e J ARM A Brucefield PICKING HOURS: Mon.-Frl. ♦ am-$ pm Saturday • am.1 pm. 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