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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1952-05-15, Page 12,126 Copies A Week 72nd' YEAR 6o o Copy $2.50 a 4ear No 20,The HOMO Peper With the News r Home of RCAF Station THE NEW ERA-87th. YEAR C.. 1NTON, °N 'ARIA THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1952: Application Rejected An application from Mr. Stan- ley for an additional taxi licence which would increase the num- ber of cabs operated by him to four, was tabled. $300 to Spring Fair A grant of $300 was made to Huron Central Agricultural So- ciety to support Clinton Spring Fair—the same amount as last THE WEATHER 1952 1951 High Low High Low May 8 57 39 72 44 0 67 31 64 50 10 64 52 54 35 11 59 44 44 3 12 56 41 55 35 13 55 39 56 25 14 62 39 74 32 rain: .45 ins. rain: .17 ins. Mayor Proclaims May 24 Hbliday Mayor G, W. Nott has issued a proclamation to the effect that Victoria Day, May 24, which falls this Year on a Sat- urday, will be observed as a public holiday as usual in Clinton. This action was taken to clear up any misunderstanding that might exist as to whether or not Saturday or Monday would be set apart this year. It also was done after consultation with the Retail. Merchants' Committee of Clinton and Dist- rict Chamber of Commerce. • COMpetitOta in the 18-ari&iitider age_gronp_piano solo, at Huron County hitiale roStiVal day last, wait_ intently., for adjudleator. 'Boris Berlin to announce his markings. Left to right—. Eleanor Veo, 3, .C:linton, who won first place With 88; l)lane McConnell, Goderich, 83; *Than. .Atiblith, 84. LIONS LAUNCH .30E000 DRIVE FOR. ARTIFICIAL ICE School *74aPture$- First Place Members Spearhead Community Appeal r. Clinton. Town Council held Its regular May meeting in the Council Chamber Monday even- ing with all members present and Mayor G. W. Nbtt presiding. Titwn Crest Approved After receiving legal advice from Town Solicitor Frank Fing- land, QC, regarding obligation to Lord Clinton, Council apprc;tved the design of the proposed town crest as submitted, and authorized the Bylaws Committee to draft a bylaw adopting same and sub- mit to Council for adoption at the June meeting. The crest adopted by Town Council, is a reproduction of the „ lower portion of Clinton family crest,' with the inscription in. French: "Tout vient de dieu"; translated, "All things come from God". The Barony of Clinton was set 'up in 1299, the family name be- ing "Hepburn - Stuart - Forbes - `Trends". The present (or 21st) Baron, was born January 21, 1863, and succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1904. At the advanced ago of 89, he now resides at the family seat, Nean- ton, Satchville, Okehampton, North Devon, England. Sewer Boundary Line Ernest Vanderburgh asked where the sewer boundary line of his property was on Albert St. north. He said he had gone to the Registry Office at Goderich. The matter was referred to Town Assessor 3. W. Manning. Taxi Operations Four taxi companies wrote Council with a complaint con- cerning taxi operators in Clinton. They were: Clinton Cab: Roy Mann, Douglas Kennedy; Ashton's Taxi: Cliff Ashton, Harvey Ash- ton; Frank's Taxi: Frank Haines; Stan's Cab: Clarke Stanley. "We are 'getting far too much help from taxis from outside the town. ABC Cab is the cause of this complaint, and we are ask- ing Council to make a bylaw restricting eny taxi from outside, the town from coming in to pick up fares along the street or other- wise, without a phone call or an order to return at a certain time and place. We are paying $210 taxi licence plus taxi drivers' licence fees to the town, and we feel we should get some coopera- tion before May 15 when our licences will be due again. To Bar "Cruising" Clifford Ashton spoke in be- half of the taxi operators who were present at the meeting to support their letter. He outlined the complaint of "cruising" and requested that a bylaw be passed , to restrict operations in town to those having town licences, Several members felt that cruis- ing should not be permitted. This means picking up a fare in town and taking• the fare to some other point in ,town.. After the original taxi bylaw, passed March 19, 1951, and amendment; passed December 12, 1951, had been read, it was left to the Bylaws Committee to draft an amendment to cover the.pres- ent "cruising" by out-of-town taxis. "No Parking" Sign Council approved the request of Clarke Stanley for the privi- lege of a "no parking" sign at his taxi stand on Ontario St. to allow for one cab. Building permits totalling $24,- 400 were approved by Clinton Town Council at the May meet- ing Monday evening. This bring the total' permits is- sued in 1952 to date up to $78,- 000, which compares with a total of $143,650 for the entire year of 1951. . Aid. 'C. W. Draper wondered why many applications for per- mits came in to Council after the houses were partly or nearly built. Several members felt an ex- ample should be made. Aid. L. G, Winter pointed out that there often was a delay of two weeks before the application, got to Council. Ald. M. J. Agnew suggested no building should be started before a permit was issued. Ald. Winter agreed but thought a special committee might get some' speed when needed. Aid. Pegg suggested applicants get their requests in earlier, say a month before he planned to start, G/C E. A. D. Hutton Addresses Lions At Bayfield Bayfield Lions Club held a very successful "Ladies' Night" Tuesday evening when the chief speaker was G/C E. A. D. Hut- ton, commanding officer, RCAF Station, Clinton. He was ac- companied by Mrs. Hutton. The affair took the form of a turkey dinner in The Little Inn, with a full turnout of members and their wives. A series of prize draws• kept everyone happy. Guests were present from 'the Zurich Lions Club, including Deputy District Governor Victor Dinnin and Mrs. Dinnin. Mr. Dinnin, a candidate for the Dist- rict Governorship of District A-1, spoke briefly. G/C Hutton, who was intro- duced by Robert Welsh and was thanked M. behalf of the gather- ing by Harvey Coleman, discus- sed cooperation of Clin+an RCAF Station with the community, With the assistance of a screen, he displayed a plan of the Station. He extended a hearty welcome to attend Air Force Day on Sat- urday, June 14. 0 Permits ApproVed The Property Committee was appointed for this purpose. Permits were approved as fol- lows: Norman J. Holland, implement shed and poultry building, Boer- field Road, 20 by 28 feet, $500; T. H. Murphy, dwelling, East St., between Townsend and High, 32 by 24 feet, one storey, con- crete, $4,000; Reginald Smith, addition to dwelling, corner East and High, 12 by 24 feet, one storey, $1,600; E. H. Epps, frame dwelling, corner James and Maria St., 32 by 24 feet 8 inches, one storey, $4,500; Mitcheal McAdam, for rectory, St. Paul's Church, veranda, North St., between Albert and William, $300;' - Canadian Legion, J. W. Count- shed and poultry building, Bay- er, chairman, Building Conitait- tee, club house, Kirk St., south side; 40 by 80 feet, one storey, cement block, $9,000; Fred Slavin, R.R. g, Kippen, residence Townsend and East St., 82 by 25 feet, frame, $4,500. Fine Talent Exhibited At Festival Huron County Music Festival opened in the Public School Auditorium at Goderich Friday morning last, and continued un- til last evening, with selected prize winners participating in a closing concert in. North St. Unit- ed Church, Goderich tomorrow (Friday) evening. Scores of pupils from this area have been competing in the Fes- tival, but it is impossible for The NEWS-RECORD to record accur- ately the results of all the com- petitions; it is planned to do this in -next week's issue. The Festival has been a great success. Boris Berlin, member of the Faculty, Royal Conservatory of Music, 'Toronto, was adjudicat- or for piano, while Dr. G. Roy Fenwick, Supervisor of Music for Ontario, was adjudicator for vo- cal and instrumental classes. Male Choruses Praised Singing by students of Gode- rich, Wingharn and Clinton Dist- rict Collegiate Institutes high- lighted Monday evening's pro- gramme. Male choruses from these school, won enthusiastic applause from the large audience present and high commendation from the ad- judicator, Dr. Fenwick. He com- mended the committee's choice of -the test pieces in providing music of a high calibre, which was elevating the standards of the young people. "It will be a grand thing in this Province of Ontario when men will sing as well as speak. It is coming." CDCI girls' chorus was the only competitor in this class, se- curing a mark of 86. CDCI male chorus was awarded 88 in this class; it was the only contestant. CDCI mixed chorus was success- ful over Goderich. In small vocal ensemble, own choice of two contrasting num- bers, Goderich and Clinton Dist- rict Collegiate Institutes shared the honours. 0 No Increase Expected In Sugar Beets ' "The planting of sugar beep has been general in the southern portion of the county this past week and it would appear that there will be no increase in acreage this year," john D. But- ler, Clinton, assistant agricultural representative for, Huron County, stated today. "Farmers appear to be .co-op- crating very well with the mar- keting of beef cattle, with a good percentage intending to carry over on pasture, beef that would normally be marketed at this time of the year." Municipal Officers From Huron County Meet 'in Clinton . Huron County Municipal Of- ficers' Association held its semi- annual meeting in the Town Hall, Clinton, yesterday morning and afternoon, with. about 100 muni- cipal officials in attendance from all parts of the County. The president, D. H. Wilson, clerk of Seaforth, was in charge. W. 3, Miller, Reeve of Clinton, extended a welcome in behalf of the town; and Harvey Johnston, Warden of Huron, in behalf of the County. The gathering was featured by the presence of several officials of the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs, who addressed the delegates on various recent amendments made by the Ontario Legislature, and on proper meth- ods of recording Statistics. Question perioas formed an important part of the meeting. Delegates attended dinner at Hotel Clinton at 12.30 p.m., among those present being the two local MLA's: Thomas Pryde, Huron, and John W. Hanna, Huron- Bruce. New officers for 1952-53 were elected as follows: President, 3, A. Paterson, Hen- sal; first vice-president, P. Durst, Howick; second vice-president, H. Strang, Usliorne; executive—M. T. Carless, Clinton (one year); J. M. Eckert, McKillop (two years); W. Brokenshire, Hay (three years); secretary, J. G. Berry, Huron County deputy clerk, God- erich; treasurer, S. H. Blake, Goderich, Members of Clinton District Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps No. 339 made an excellent show- ing at the annual inspection. on the school campus Friday even- ing last, with praise being ac- corded from all sides. Weather conditions were ideal, and the crowd in attendance was one of the largest in years. Capt. G. W. McGee, chief in- structor, thanked the cadets for their excellent cooperation, stat- ing that they had worked hard and had done a good job. He introduced Lieut. W. H. Mc- Kechnie, cadet training officer, Western Ontario Headquarters, London. Lieut McKechnie had nothing but praise for the efficiency of the Corps, and the splendid man- ner in which it had carried out the inspection. He commented on the high standard set and the steadiness on parade. He commended the girls on their excellent turnout, and the band on its' exeellent showing. The physical training demonstra- tion also was well done, and Credit Union Is Organized In .Community Twenty persons subscribed to an application for charter to the provincial government, for a Credit Union to operate in this community, at a meeting held in the Federation of Agriculture board room last. Thursday. even- ing. W, V, Roy, L. G, Winter, and A. Garon, were appointed a nom- inating committee to select five directors, three supervisors, and three credit committee members, for a proposed Credit Union. This application will go before the provincial government, and upon approval of the Supervisor of Credit Unions, a charter will be given to the Union here, Huron County Federation of Agriculture has offered its office, rent free for one year, for the use of the proposed organization. Donald Smith, fieldman for Eastern Canada, of the National Credit Union Association, Hamil- ton, as guest speaker, explained what the Credit Union was, in detail. It is a bank, operated by the people with a common bond of association, to encourage thrift and to provide credit when need- ed. Those who will be charter members of the proposed organ- ization here, when the charter is received are: L. G. Winter, A. Garon, W. V. Roy, Rev. J. L, 0'- Rourke, Thomas Steep, William A. McGuire, Lawrence Denornme, Earl Reynolds, Arnold Dale, J. L. Tierney, Alvin Sharp, Frank Flynn, Bernard Tighe, Ray Finch, Stanley Ball, W. D. Sprung, Miss Florence Evans, Miss Ann Whal- ing, Mrs. Muriel M. Trott, Joseph Storey, Lloyd Medd, C. A. Shane, Mac LeBeau, and Mrs. Lloyd Medd. Clinton Lions Club, at an en,.. thusiastic dinner meeting, held in St, Paul's Parish Hall Tuesday evening, launched a campaign to raise $30,000 to install artificial ice equipment in Clinton Lions Arena this year. 4 The Club formally adopted a resolution to proceed with the project, and then heard the re- reports of the Artificial Ice Com- mittee, headed by W. E. Perdue, and the Finance Committee, headed by Frank Fing a land, QC. It was decided to award con- tract for installation of the equip- ment, using the direet,expansion system, work to get under way at the earliest possible date. It also was decided to carry on a well-organized fund-raising campaign, with an objective of $30,000, to finance the project, Lions Start It Off In this connection, following the meeting, the members of the Lions Club themselves were can- vassed for subscriptions to the ice campaign. Up until last night, with 29 members out of 45 active mem- bers canvassed, the sum of $4,795 had been subscribed by these 29 men. Canvass the Public The remainder of the Lions will be heard from within a day or two, and then the drive will get under way in earnest, It will incluclea direct canvass of the community, and a series' of fund-raising bingos and other events during the next few months. Ice in November It is confidently expected that artificial ice equipment will be installed and in operation in Clinton Lions Arena this coming November. Surface 64 by 176 Feet In debating the matter of in- stalling artificial ice equipment in the present Arena, members of the Lions Club would have favoured a brand-new arena if funds had been available, but lacking sufficient money, the next best thing to do was to in- stall artificial ice equipment in the old building. Ice surface is 04 feet wide by' 176 feet in length. Compressors and other equip- ment will be installed in a fully- insulated room which will be constructed under the seats in the southeastern corner of the, rink, Bingo May 22 In connection with the cam- paign, it was decided to operate a series of bingo parties every other Thursday evening in Lions Arena, with G. B. Beattie, first vice-president, as chairman. The first of these will be held next Thursday evening, May 22, with $685 cash prizes. Mr. Beattie outlined plans. An advertise- ment is published on Page Three today. Member Initiated President Lorne Brown was in charge of the meeting, which featured several guests. S/L Thomas C. Newton, a resi- dent of Clinton and Chief Ac- counts Officer at RCAF Station, Clinton, was formally inducted into the Club. The ceremony was performed by R. S. Atkey and R. Y. Hattin, chairman of the Mem- bership Committee, assisted by President Brown, who extended a hearty welcome to the new member. Factory at Hensall Suffers Break-in (By our Hensel". correspondent) The new $35,000 aluminum factory situated at the corner of Mill St. on Highway 4, was brok- en into early Saturday morning and a quantity of articles taken. Norman St. Cyr, the manager, stated that no estimate could be given of what was taken until a check-up is made. Thieves gained entry through a sliding door on the north side of the building, which has a drop fastener. A workman, opening up for work, discovered the break- in. 'This building, which has been. in the course of erection for some months is expected to open short- ly. The firm builds aluminum house trailers, Town Adopts Crest; Plans Signal System Pupils of S.S. 3, Goderich Township (Holmesville School) distinguished themselves at Huron County Music Festival at Goderich Monday morning when they finished first in a class of 27 rural choruses to win the unison chorus competition, and a lovely shield. Their mark was 86, FRONT ROW, left 'to right—Barbara Yeo, Catherine Potter, Bonita Williams, Bobby Grigg, Eleanor Yea, Mary Hutchins, Frank Yeo, Jr.; SECOND ROW, left to right—Mary Helen Yeo, Frances McCullough, Teddy McCullough, Victor Corran, Marion Leibold, Iva Glazier, Barry Wil- son; BACK ROW, Ieft to right—Miss Kathleen Holmes, teacher; Dawn Grigg, Ila Grigg, Sandra Williams, Kenneth Potter, Jack Norman, Douglas Norman. How Local Tax Rate Is Broken Down Clinton Town Council passed Bylave° No. 10 for 1952, to set the taxt,„rate at 55 mills, the same 'as for 1951, at Monday evening's meeting, The levy will raise $95,844, The 55 mills are made up of the following items: county levy, 8.3; debentures, 13.9; pub- lic school, 10.4; CDCI, 4,6; wel- fare, 8; community centre, 1.0; cemetery board, 2.5; general, 13.5. year. This figure had been in- eluded in. the estimates. In the letter of application, Secretary-treasurer A. J. McMur- ray pointed out that the Society is endeavouring to support the livestock industry in Huron, and adjoining country. Signal Light Planned Town Solicitor Frank Fingland, QC, wrote re signal light traffic control; "The Highway Traffic Act pro- vides in part for the installation of a signal traffic control system. I do not believe a bylaw is neces- sary to get such a matter under way. The Act provides in part: `No signal light traffic control system shall be erected unless the approval of the Department of Highways has been obtained.' In the case 'of Goderich, they did not use a bylaw, but simply passed a resolution," Mr. Fing- land advised the procedure fol- lowed in Goderich. Council adopted the following resolution: "That the Northern Electric Company be asked to 'prepare plans and specifications for use in installing a signal light traffic control system at the intersection of Highways 4 and 8 in the Town of Clinton; "And further that upon such plans and specifications being re- ceived and approved by Coun- cil, that application be made forthwith to the Department of Highways for its approval of same." To Collect Arrears A resolution was passed, "That Council direct the Town of Clin- ton Treasurer to place on the 1952, tax collector's roll for col- cation as taxes, the amounts of sewerage arrears as received from the Public Utilities Commission March 13, 1952, and as according to Bylaw No. 15 for 1947." The list included seven: do- mestic ant). six commercial, both totalling $311. School Debentures Frank Fingland, QC, Town COMING EVENTS Three-act play, "Always in Trouble" by Hayfield YPU in Grace Church, Porter's Hill, Wed- nesday, May 21, 8:15. Admission 50e, 25c. 20-b Apron Parade and a cup of tea, 10 cents. Homemade bak- ing sale, Saturday, May 17, three o'clock. Wesley-Willis Church. (Continued on Page Five) Auspices, Goodwill Club. 20-b Building Permits Now Total $78,000 in Town to Date Inspecting Officer Pleased With Cadets' Showing platoon and company drill were satisfactory. He was pleased to see so many people present, which indicated the interest in this community in. the cadets. Best Cadets Best cadets in the nine platoons and band were Cadet George Overholt; Cadet Cpl. William Managhan, Cadet Lt. William Shearing, Cadet Gordon Scrib- bins, Cadet Carol Gliddon, Cadet Sgt. Joanne Castle, Cadet Kay Powell, Cadet Donna Richmond, Cadet Thelma Baird, and Drum Majorette Olive Wilson, who per- formed with a fractured right wrist. Inspection Party The inspecting party included beside the Cadet Training Of- ficer, S/L D, G. Forrest, RCAF Station, Clinton; Dr. W, A. Oakes, chairman of the school board; K. B. Streets, president, Clinton branch, Canadian' Legion; E. A. Fines, principal; Capt. G. W, Mc- Gee, chief instructor. Company commander was Cadet Maj. Robert Elliott; company (Continued on Page Ten) Young Ladies Distinguish Themselves At Festival Youthful. Contestants Await Verdict TSChaikOWAY'S "Polka" was the teat piece for plane solo, 33 years and wider, at Huron County, Music Pestival at GOt10- rich Friday afternoon last. Left to right, above, are: Grace Thompson, Auburn, 04, "Mine Holt, Drussels, 04; LOtiltd .tefferi son, Auburn, 81, and Huth 117illiari, Goderich, 01, tied for first; Edith :tones, Clinton, 85, second, P1- k