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THE NEW ERA-88th YEAR
(lioton's Johnnie
Paces Mile in 2.07
Clinton To-we Council at their
meeting on Monday evening ap-
proved building. permits totalling
i o this-date e -now
The.
o $390,95a
otal for the year
i•
This still does not ,include the
erection of the artificial ice equip-
ment in the Clinton Lions Arena
at an approximate cost of $30,000,
The nine applications for.per-
,nuts were as. follows: F. MacDon-
ald garage .$200; Charles Lee, ad-
W. MOFFAT AIKEN nclition to dwelling, $1,000; A. St.
• Amens, dwelling $5000; M. T. Cor-
Respected Citizen Gilbert McGraw, dwelling .$4000;
less, addition to dwellipg $150;
Cii Galachiuk, dwelling $3000;
W. Moffat Aike Huller, storage room $300; M. Aiken McAdam, garage and addition to
dwelling of Leslie Ball $1000;
In Clinton 'Clinton Public School Board, Passes
school *$287,000.
Clinton Building Permits
w Total $390,950
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Gibbings are shown above on, the occasion of their golden wedding
anniversary. On the deft is Mrs. Wes Vodden, Hullett Township, who was bridesmaid at the wed-
ding solemnized 50 years ago in Auburn. At the right is Robert Smith, also of Hullett Town-
ship, who was groomsman on that occasion.
Clinton Couple 50 Years liarrie ouncil Lets Contract
r Traffic Signal
inittee at 7,20 along with Frank
Fingland, Q.C., town solicitor,
and discussed the sewerage main,
crossing the Simian property on
Walter Street,
When Council met rat eight
o'clock, it was confronted with
three deputations, which abided
their time until the minutes of
the regular meeting of June 7,
and those of the special meeting
on June 23, were read and ape
proved,
Deputations Received
The deputation consisting of
Messrs. Bartliff and Williams,
local bakers, regarding the door-
to-door delivery of the products
of an outsof-town bakery, was
heard.
The deputation of town taxi-e
operators, complaining of "cruis-
ing" of out of town operators
Was aired again, and Council
promised further study to the
matter,
The third deputation compos-
ed of Ross Middleton and D'Arey
Rathwell, urged the signatures of
subscribers, to a petition asking
from the road authorities im-
provement of the Bayfield Road.
Stock Scales Painted
Following the reading of a let-
ter from the Department of Ag-
riculture recommending t h e
painting and white-washing of
the scales house and stock pen
at the livestock yards, Deputy
Reeve W. J. Nediger informed
Council that this matter was be-•
ing cared for,
Claims re Accidents •
Two parties submitted claims
against the town in respect to
car accidents; one relative to
Harold Glew and the other to
Ray Chambers, brought the in-
formation. from Clerk M. T. Core
less that these cases were in the
hands of the insurance company,
Kinsmen Club Dance
Approval was given to the ,
Kinsmen Club street dance on
September 17, subject to certain
cooperation by the Club.
Public School Debentures
The necessary by-law was pas-
sed, authorizing the issue of de-
bentures in the amount of $310,-
000 for the erection. of the new
public school.
Reeve W. J. Miller reported for
the Streets Committee. He re-
ported 'streets being sprayed with
liquid chloride (calcium); park-
ing spaces re-outlined with paint;
draining of the Old Mill pond;
and starting on permanent black-
' top improvements on Rattenbury
and William Streets.
Ald. C. W. Draper, for Fire
and Water Committee, referred
to the preparation that was being
made for "a fire alarm box in-
stallation.
Heavy Expenditures
Finance Chairman M. J. Ag-
new submitted the financial re-
port which was adopted. It In-
volved a revenue of $71.75 and
an expenditure of $3,779.71. One
of the larger items was that for
calcium chloride; and another
for the legal fees in relation, to
the annexation of lands for the
new public school grounds and
buildings,
After hearing a petition signed
by nine residents in the vicinity
of Walker Street, Council went
on record as approving the prayer
of the petition, and directed a
request to the Public Utilities
Commission for the installation of
a street light on Walker Street
near the eesidence of the late
Elizabeth Sloman.
The letting of the contract for
installation of the Traffic Signal
System at the main intersection
of King's Highways 4 and 8 in
town, was ,left in hands of Street
Committee and Mayor G. W.
Nott. They were free to accept
one of the three tenders submit-
ted for the work.
Johnnie G, the three year cid
colt, owned by the Brown and
Jacob stable, Clinton. is carving
quite .a niche for hitriSelf in the
racing annals et Canada. This
horse has been -virtually walking
away from his competitors on
Western Ontario tracks and is
now et Thorncliffe Raceway
Where, yesterday afternoon he not
only won the two races in which
he was entered but he paced the
fastest mile recorded at Thorn- ,— ..
410-41-4-0-411-11-41,
Frye iftrg
•,,er•losalmee,
. Anxious eyes of local race horse
Men are watching the racing re-
eults of ThorricIiife Raceway, in
Toronto these days. Several of the
district horses are now in the
Queen City and are being entered
in some of the big races there.
Fishermen who are constantly
talking about "the big esne that
got away" should have been at
the office of the CLINTON NEWS
RECORD last Thursday. Jo Reid,
local fishing enthusiast, proudly
presented, for our approval, a
blacks bass which measured 21Ye
inches and was five pounds two
ounces in weight. The fish,
caught in the. Maitland River, was
the largest one its kind that we
have ever seen and we venture to
say that there are few places any-
where in Ontario that can boast
as big a bass as this.
Several young lads aspiring to
future hockey fame staged a
"Circus' hr aid• of the "Artificial
Ice Fund" With the aid of a few
cardboard boxes, colored paper
and flags the circus got underway,
There- was popcorn, sandwiches,
cookies, Freshie, and some gard-
den produce for sale. A cowboy,
clown and Indian appeared for 'a
very brief interval but due to the
heat of the afternoon this garb
was soon discarded for bathing
trunks, Most , things sold for a
penny and at the end of the ven-
ture $1.00 was realized. From all
appearances everyone had a grand
time and were full of popcorn!
The boys in charge were Steve
Cook, Borden Mellea, Brian Lavis
and Keith Ashton.
noininiscing, Mr, Gibbings
calls that at, the end of two years
working Canada, he had saved
more than $200 and with $38.25,
he purchased n bedroom suite and
si dining-room table when he was
cents -- and they were made of
good leather.
Mr. Gibbings, who is 81, was
horn at Devonshire, England, a
son of the late Mr. and 'Mrs, John
Gibbings. At the age of .26, he
came to Canada to farm at Hul-
lett Township.
Mrs, Gibbings is the former
Mary Ball, and, she was born in
1875, a daughtdr of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Ball, Hullett,
Following their marriage in
1902, at the Auburn Church
manse, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbings
farmed 200 acres of land at the
sixth and seventh concession of
Hullett, Seven years ago they
retired to Clinton, where they
are members of Ontario Street
Church, Both are in fair health
and are quite active. Mr. Gibbings
attends a garden behind his home,
Ite is an active member of the
Masonic Lodge. Mrs. Gibbings
has been active in church groups.
There are four children: Percy,
Iteillett Township; Warren, Tuck-,
ersmith Township; Mrs. William
Tasker and Mrs. Leslie Tasker,
both of Stratford. Mrs. Gibbings
has one brother, Amos Bail,
Goderich, and two sisters, Mrs.
Wes Vodden and Mrs. Lucy'
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Clinton Credit Union
Receives Its Charter
According to W. V. Roy, man-
ager, of the recently organized
Clinton Community -Credit Union
Ltd., has received its charter from
the Provincial Government.
The organization's by-laws have
been approved. The Credit Union
office is located in the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture
office on Albert street.
An organization meeting was
held early in June, when the
board of directors, zone commit--
tee, and loan supervisory com-
mittees were named. L. G. Win-
ter is the first president of the
new organization.
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Police Catch Thief
In Record Time
A dump truck owned by Gerald
Pentak, Kitchener, employed at
the construction site of the new
public school, in Clinton, was
stolen a few days ago and the
theft led to the arrest 'bf Peter
Murray, Kitchener, another work-
er of the Ball Bros. Construction
Company"
It took Chief Ferrand and Pro-
vincial 'Police Constable 'J. Wade,
only a few minutes work on the
case, before Murray was arrested
in Seaforth.
The truck was found in a badly
damaged condition.
Murray was placed in Huron
County Jail, Goderich, and is
charged with car theft,
Tuckersmith Assessor
Presents His Report
On School Equalization
W. P. Roberts, Ttiekersinith
Towriship Assessor, presented his
report of the equalization on the
Union School Section Tucker-
smith, McKillop and 'Hibbert, Un-
der this equalization Tuckersmith
bears 66%, McKillop 83% arid
Hibbert 1%.
Poultry killed by foxes was paid
for as follows: W, Coleman $25;
Alex Chesney $25; Elmer Camer-
on, $30; J. Cooper $35; R. Tyndall
and J. W. Crich were valuators.
The Treasurer's . Surety bond
with the Dominion of Canada As-
surance Company was 'renewed
arid premium of $20 ordered paid.
levin Morkin reported on pro-
gress on the Moore Drain and
was paid $1802 representing 34%
of his contreet price.
Accounts passed were as fol-
lows: Drains $1802; Poultry kill-
ed, $126.50; Insur. Prem. $20;
Advertising $19.57; Roads $3564.43
Repairs $22; Salary and allowan-
ce $175.00; Postage and Excise $5;
Pension Apps $5.
Ruling that there was no direct
evidence that accused took a bag
of potatoes and 'a radio from the
home of, James East, Hullett
ship, Magistrate pi. 1E1. Holmes,
Q.C., dismissed a charge of theft
against Hedley Praise, Goderich
township in courtat Goderich.
. Mrs Prouse had gone to the
house to get a gun. he had loaned
Mr, East, and at the time he was
there the radio and potatoes were
Check Due Date
On-Your Paper
Because of the amalgama-
tion of the Clinton Citizen's
News and The CLINTON
NEWSeRECORD, we have
taken the liberty to transfer
all of the former's Subscribers
to The News-Record' melling
list. Those who were akeedy
on The News-Recorde list
have had their due date alter-
ed accordingly, ,
Porter's 'Hill 'Church
Celebrating 25th
Anniversary This Year
Grace United Church, Vorter's
Hill, is marking its 25th anni-
versary this year with two special
Sundays,
On July 27th they will celebrate
the anniversary of the laying, of
the corner stone. The ReeseChar-
les D. Cox, of Belgrave, a former
member of Grace Church will be
the guest speaker,' Special music
will be contributed by the choir
and at the morning service guest
soloist will be Leslie Pearson,
For the evening worship, Miss
Jane Mary Snell, Londesboro will
be the soloist.
All former members and friends
are cordially invited to come and
share with there in fellowship
and worship on. July 27.
On. October 19th the 25th an-
niversary of the church opening
will be held. The guest speaker
will be Rev. Jas. A. Gale, Ridge-
way, Ont., son of the late Rev. R.
M. Gale who was minister of the
church when it was erected,
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Negligence Causes
Lacerated Foot
A fourteen-year-old London ,boy
is laid, up with a badly lacerated
foot the result of stepping on a
broken bottle under water in the
lake on Sunday afternoon. The
artery was severed and he was
rushed to Clinton for medical at-
tention. Now, who is responsible
for this—you, Mr., Mrs., or Miss
Soft Drinker who threw your
bottle in the lake or left it on the
beach, or you of the Hard. Drink-
er tribe who, have a mania for
smashing bottles? Does it not
trouble your conscence? The lad
might have bled to death. Hence-
forth, gather up your bottles and
take them home with you. Let
it not be said that you have en-
dangered a life!
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COMING E.VENTS
Gordon R, Hearn, optometrist,
will be in. Clinton at the home
of Mrs, B, C. Hearn, Huron St.,
on Friday, july 25, 'brie week
from to-morrow.'29-b
Everyone enjoys dancing at
the popular Crystal Palece Ball-
room, Mitchell, every Friday
night to the music of Don Robert-
son and his Ilanch Boys
Londesboro .Man
Wins $300 Bingo;
s1, 500 Next Time
Alex Wells, Londesboro resident
was the fortunate winner of the
$300 jackpot prizeat the Clinton
Lions Club semi-monthly bingo
held in the Lions' Arena on Tues:
day evening.
The $200 special prize was won
by Leonard Small, Kincardine and
A. C. Rock • the '$100, while the
other $100 prize' was shared by
Mrs. Thomas Coates, Hensall and
George Hendersoir: Brucefield.
The regular 15 games with a
total of $20 for each game, were
as follows: 1. Miss L. Freeman,
Clinton; 2, Wm. Marks, Listowel;
3. Mrs. Garton, Ripley; Mrs. Rum-
ig, Clinton; Mrs. Heeman, Exeter;
4. Mrs. Theo Flynn, Clinton; 5.
Mrs. Helen Elliott, Clinton; 6, James McIntosh, Chatsworth, Mrs.
Alice Nixon, Seaforth; Mrs. Schul-
tz, Goderich, Mr. Clegg, Goderich,
W. Henry, Wingham; Mrs, A. Rut-
ledge, Ripley; Donald Dayman,
Kippen; 7. Mrs. Ben Fowler, Ely-
th; 8, Mrs. 'C. Reynolds, Clinton;
9. Mrs. Norman Alexander, Lon-
desboro; 10. E. Pratt, Goderich;
11 J. Durst, Clinton; 12. W. Aus-
tin, Seaforth; W. Kelly, Goderich;
Mrs. Russel Holmes, Clinton; Mrs.
Bert Boyce, Clinton; 13, Joseph
Rau, Hayfield; 14, F/L Fedooie-
wich RCAF Ctation. Clinton; 15.
Louis Freeman, Clinton, Mrs. Jack
Wilson, Clinton.
The next bingo in the series to
help finance the installation of
artificial ice equipment in the
Lions Arena will be held Thurs-
day evening, July 31. There will
be- $1500 in prizes, including a
$1000 jackpot which must go.
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Kitchener Man Dies
After Injury in Fall
At RCAF Station
Bedford R. Stevens, 64, of Kit-
chener, died in Victoria Hospital,
London, Friday night of injuries
suffered when he fell into an open
trench at RCAF Station, Clinton,
Stevens, a carpenter, was em-
ployed by Johnson Brothers, Kit-
chener, contractors for a mess hall
at the station, and at the time of
accident was moving a ladder
when he fell into a five-foot deep
trench. He struck his head on a
pipe lying in the trench suffering
head injuries.
Stevens walked into the office
of Dr. 3. A. Addison btif' lost con-
sciousness soon after admittance
to Clinton. Public Hospital.
He was rushed to London in
Beattie' s Ambulance. Oxygen
was admielstered during the trip
which took only 50 minutes.
Receives MA Degree
I,.ItANIt PING/AND, nt,
Who has just completed a nee-
year post-graduate. course at
University* at Toronto, has res
caved his lefeet,er .of Arts de-
gree Political Seienect • With
second class honours.
After a month's vacation ,et,
home, Prank is spending . the
summer in the Yukon with a
Government. Survey party. In
September he Pnibe to go to
England for a threeseetir course
to obtain the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy, ,.He is the only
sort of Frank Vingland C
In accordance with the
resolution passed at the te-
ceet meeting of Clinton Town
Council, the Street Committee
and the Mayor met in the
Council Chamber last even-
ing to consider letting the
contract for the installation of
a Traffic Signal Control Sys-tem at the main intersection
of Kings Highways 4 and 8,
in the town of Clinton..
Three contractors submitted.
tenders, and after considera-
tion, that of E. W. Colquheun,
Clinton, was accepted. -
It is anticipated that work
on the traffic signal system
will commence shortly,
According to Mr. Colquhoun,
the contract price was $2,438,
The regular meeting. of Town
Council was held in the Council
Chamber on Monday, July 14, all
members being present,
The members met in full corn-
LIEUT.-COL. IL T. RANCE
Lt. Col. H. T. Rance
Was Prominent
Military Figure n •
One of Clinton's oldest citizens,
Lieut.-Col. Harry Torr Rance
passed away early Saturday morn-
ing, July 12, at his home on Rat-
tenbury Street in his 89th year.
He was born in Clinton in 1864,
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Rance, and a grandson of
William Rattenbury, the founder
of Clinton,
In 1896 Lt."-Col Rance was mar-
ried to Eva Ferran who died in
1941.
In the war of 1914-18 he served
as an officer in His Majesty's
Overseas Forces, with the 33rd
Battalion. He was an ardent
Britisher, a devoted member and
supporter. of St. Paul's Anglican
Church, and an interested citizen
in all good movements within the
community. His fraternal in-
terest was shared with the Mas-
onic Order of which he was a
member of long standing and at
the time of his death, and for
many years previous he was an
honorary president of the. Canad-
ian Legion. Clinton Branch No.
140.
Surviving are his two sisters
Mrs. Clara Jackson and Mrs. J.
W. Shaw, both 'of Clinton. He
also has a surviving brother, T, F.
Rance, Winnipeg.
Funeral service was conducted
on Monday, July 14, 1952, from
St. Paul's Anglican Church where
deceased had been a loyal member
of the choir for many years. The
casket was draped in military
fashion,
The service was conducted by
Rev. H. J. E, Webb, Bayfield.
A large attendance of members
of the Canadian Legion from ails:
ton, Goderich and Seaforth hon-
ored a respected citizen by their
presence.
The graveside service was in
charge of- Rev. D. J. Larte, with
the Legion members in formation
under president, Kelso Streets.
The Legion members paraded in
slow march from the church, head-
ed by two pipers, Hector Kings-
well, past president of the Clin-
ton Legion and Corporal Ross,
RCAF Station, Clinton, and pas-
sed under pollee protection to
Clinton Cemetery.
Honorary pall-bearers were Lt-
Col H. C. Dunlop, Lt.-Col Fred
It seems that the Villiage Trus-
tees' efforts to tidy up the south
beach, and all our pleas to pic-
nickers to leave the beach clean
so that others might enjoy it,
have been "wasted like sweetness
on the desert air"--at least as far
as some persons are concerned.
On Sunday night, June 29,
there was a merry party, in fact
it appears to have been a "smash-
ing" good party! Not only was
the only stretch of sand between
the steps at hayfield Terrace and
the pier, littered with beer bottles
but was full of broken bottles and
water glasses. Even at the wat-
er's edge sharp splinters of glass
glistened.
(What is our com-
ing to that so-called adults indulge
in such orgies of pleasure and self-
gratification et the expense of the
public welfare and especially of
little children? Do they not real-
ize that a splinter of glass embed-
ded lit a child's foot would cause
not only untold suffering and loss
of blood but might result hi anv
Council Grants
$2,000 to Lions
At Monday evening's Coun-
cil meeting, Clinton Town
Council granted $2,000 to ,
Clinton Lions. Club to apply
to thg cost of the installation
of artificial ice In the Lions'
Arena,
Sturdy and. Capt. R. Rundell, all
of Goderich; A. Y. McLean, Sea-
forth; Frank Fingland, Q,C., H.
C. Lawson, Morley Counter, M. T.
Agnew, Dr, H. A. McIntyre, Clin-
ton.
Six Legionaires acted as active
bearers, Lorne J. Brown, T. Gor-
don Scribbins, Gordon Herman,
Frank M. McEwan, R. Roy Fitz-
simons and Harold McPherson.
tetanus?)
On Monday morning, June 30, s
visitor took her fWo children to
this spot to play. imagine their
disappointment when even their
Mother felt like sitting down arid
weeping over the rubble caused by
the revellers! No games in the
sand, no paddling in the water for
them! Nearby cottagers turned in
and picked up baskets of broken
glass and bottles. They did their
best to clean it up, but still it was
not safe for neither child nor
adult in bare feet,
Hayfield always has been `known
AS a quiet, clean, Summer resort,
Safe for children. At all costs we
must keep it so. To prevent such
vandalism it may be necessary to
resort to a beach patrol or a pol-
ice permit to hold beach parties
at night, As we Said in a prev-
ious issue, Bayfielders like to
have visitors come and enjoy
themselves but not at the expense
Of the village, public health, or
the pleasure of little children.
What about a
of.
Corp. to
guard the beach?
cliffe this year. His time was
2,07. The second heat in the
class B was one mile and one six-
teenth which was covered in 2.17,
joltsnie- G is only a three year
old He is big and powerful and
lute terrific power mixed with an
inward fire that seems to drive
him to heights jest a little bit
higher than the average horse can
attain. Johnny has won a few
races to date and barring some-
thing unforseen he will carry the
Brown and Jacob banner and.
Clinton to fame in the racing
world that no one had ever hoped
to achieve. Already those who
know harness racing are linking
Johnnie G with the all time
greats.
Horses of this district who are
currently racing at Thorncliffe
Raceway are Jimmie G. (Jacob
and Brown); Merlee, Jimmy
Baron (G. R. MeEwan); and
Line's Boy (Pete Bisenbach),
Grand Bend.
A well known and highly re-
spected citizen , Mrs ORIGIN OF FIRE AT,. RCAF William Moffatof Aik
Clinton
en passed STATION UNDETERMINED away at his home in Clinton,
After careful examination it was Tuesday, July 15,1.952 in his 69th found that the fire which threat-
ened the new Officers' barrack Mr. Aiken was the beloved
blocks at RCAF Station, Clinton, husnand of Teresa E. Crooks Ie.
on - Tuesday, July 8, was not whom he was married on June
caused by defective wiring as 2'7, 1917.
was at first reported, but was He was born on July 29, 1883
of undetermined origin. The near Allenford, Ontario, the son of
power in. that section of the the late Adam and Mary Aiken. building had not been connected He entered business with his
at that time, which ,eliminates the brother in Allenford for sev-
faulty wiring theory, eral years, and came to Clinton
in 1923 where he carried on a
Goderich Township harness and luggage business.
Mr. Aiken served as a member
Council Authorizes of the town council for several
years and was a member of Ont-
Buying Power Mower ario Street United Church, serv-
ing as an Elder in the Session for
At a. special meeting of the God- 25 years. He took an active in-
mech. Township Council, held on terest in the work of the Sunday
June 12, the purchase' of a power School of his church, served as
mower was authorized. J. John- supekentendent of the school for' a
sten was hired to operate the term and for the past few years
machine on all township roads. was the teacher of the Senior
At the regular meeting on July Bible Study Class.
7, council instructed the Clerk to He was a member of the Loyal
apply for the warble fly subsidy. Orange Lodge and capable presi-
The Clerk was further instructed dent of the local. Branch of the
to contact the C.N.R, and attempt British and Foreign Bible Society
to improve the approaches to level for the past three years.
crossings throughout the township. Mr. Aiken is survived by his
Accounts presented and to be wife; two sons, Willard, Clinton;
Paid included $40 to G. A. Orr, E. Arthur, London.
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one daughter, N. Grigg, C. Laithwaite, John Florence (Mrs. Donald Symons,
Deeves and Arnold Rathwell for Clinton) a eister, Mrs. 1). J. Barss,
services as road commissioners. Owen Sound; three brothers, Rev.
Fox Bounty $3.00; Telephone loan Milton J. Aiken, Newmarket, Wes-
$2,000; legal fees, $18,40; play- ley and Harvey both of Allenford
ground, $100; refund of taxes, and one gfanclehlid.
$1.65; direct relief, $35; Road Funeral service was conduce
Superintendent's payroll, $13,517,- ted from the Ball and Mulch Fun-
99. eral Home, Thursday, July 17 to
Clinton cemetery with Rev, A. G. THE WEATHER Eagle officiating: Mrs. W. Van-
1952 1951 Egmond sang "Beyond the Sung
High Low High Low set."
July 10 80 44 84 62 The pall bearers were W. J. Mil-
1.1 86 58 71 60 lert A, J. McMurray, Charles E.
1.288 70 72 61 Elliott, F. Townsend, J. Trewartha la 93 67 79 54 and R. W. Gibbings.
14 85 65 83 52 The flower bearers were Ed,
15 80 66 83 57 Morrison, N, Trewartha, Lawrence 16 80 58 82 64Stevenson, Mervyn Hanley, A, D.
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Rein .16 ins, Rain .66 ins. McCartney and Charles Stewart.
Golden Wedding Celebrated
By Clinton Couple
Last week was an eventful one
for Mr, and Mrs. John G. Gib-
bings, Clinton, who celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary
Thursday last,
A reception was held at their
home, a turkey dinner was ar-
ranged in their honor at the home
of their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gibbings,
Hullett Township.
Many cards and messages of
congratulations were received as
well as numerous gifts, including
a presentation from neighbors.
Greetings were received from
A, Y. McLean, MP for Huron-
Perth; Prime Minister Lads St,
Laurent; Thomas Pryde, MLA for
Huron; and Arthur Welsh, seems
retary of the Province of Ontario.
Among the guests at the din-
ner were the bridal attendants of
50 years ago, Mrs, Wes Vodden,
}Hullett Township, the bride's
sister, and Robert Smith, also of
Hullett Township,
Mr., Mrs. R. S. Atkey
Feted" ,on Departure
Prior to the departure of Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Atkey to Arnprior,
where they will make their home,
and where Mr. Atkey has pur-
chased The Chronicle newspaper
andjob printing shop, they were
made the subject of several pres-
entations.
Clinton Lions Club president,
Lorne J. Brown, presented on be-
half of the Club, a nest of three
walnut tables. Clinton Badmin-
ton Association presented a silver
Cocktail shaker for two, the pres-
entation being made by Percy M.
Brown, President, assisted by Don
Symons, past president. Clinton
and District Chamber of Commer-
ce presented Mr. Atkey with a
maroon Parker '51 fountain pen,
Mitebeal McAdam, vice-president
made the presentation assisted by
H. E. Hartley, president. Mr.
Atkey is a past-president of the
latter two organizations, Mem-
bers of the CLINTON NEWS-
RECORD staff, A, L. Coleilhoun
Clarence Cooper and W. D. Din-
Court Dismisses nin, gave the departing editor a
maroon office theemos, With Silver Charge of Theft car.
married, The first pair of shoes Wright, both of Hullett Town-
lie boogie. in Canada cost, him 95 , egeegsp and Mrs phlegm, mune number. of infeetions including
Parties Continue at' Bayfield
Much To Residents' Chagrin