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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1952-12-04, Page 1Home of RCAF Station • _ A .� �... ..rte. ° THE NEW ERA -88th YEAR THE NEWS -RECORD -72nd YEAR 2,126 Copies A Week No. 49 -The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1952 6c a Copy $2.50 a Year •-•4-0-41+40-4-0-4F4-4.4.4-•-•-•-44-10-•-•+•• 1 i aCbeColumn= t O 13 R INDEFATIGABLE BAY - field correspondent sends us this story of Lake Huron fishing .. . "When one goes fishing one never knows what the catch will be .. . One hopes for big fish but one could haul out a stone . . . And so it happened with Charles and Malcolm Toms one day recently, when they lifted their nets . . . Caught in with the perch was a stone weighing about four and a half pounds . "IT WASN'T ANY ORDINARY stone ... The face of it presented quite_ a grotesque appearance, re- sembling a human skull ... There were two cavities in the place where eyes should be, and one for a mouth, though drawn a bit to one side (of course, if it were the head of a pre -historic man, his face could have been twisted a bit by "chawing" tobacco or some tasty root to excess ... or sucking ' an ancient pipe) . . . There is one small hole for the nostril and three in the fore- head . . . The back is quite flat (perhaps they were not bulging with brains in those days) .. * * * "WHETHER IT BE THE FOSSIL of a man's or an ape's head . or just an ordinary limestone worn by the water's action ... it alas a weird fascination . . . Malcolm Toms kept looking at it in the fish shanty . . and then he took it home and set it up . . . His wife was startled more than once when she happened to cast her eyes in that direction . . . Who did it resemble . . ." * * * "AND THEN MRS. TOMS VERY kindly brought it down to "The Hut" so that we could have a look at it . . Now we are wondering which of our ancient forefathers looks at us with stoney gaze .. . Douglas Freeman Heads LOL 710 At the regular meeting of Mur- phy Lodge LOL No. 710 held re- cently the election of officers was held and the following were elected: W.M., Douglas Freeman; D.M., Mervyn Falconer; chaplain, Harry Crich; recording secretary, T. M. Falconer; financial secretary, Al- bert Shaddick; treasurer, Henry Sloman; marshall, Clarence Free- man; 1st lecturer, Ervin Andrew; 2nd lecturer, Melvin Steep; inside tyler, Wilfred H. Glazier; outside tyler, Elmer Johnston; Mt com- mitteeman, William- Riehl; audit- ors, George L. Falconer and Nor - q man Sly. The officers will be installed at the next regular meeting Decem- ber 11, after which the Royal Arch degree will be exemplified. 0 Huron Farmers Well Prepared For Winter "With the long, open fall, far- mers have practically all of their outside work completed and were in a good position to cope with the winter -like weather condit- ions of this past week," G. W. Montgomery, agricultural repre- sentative for Huron County re- ports. "All livestock are now stabled and appear to be in good condi- tion and the majority of farmers should have sufficient feed sup- plies on hand for the inside stab- ling period despite the fact that they are wintering over „a much larger number of cattle than us- ual." Successful Sale Held By London Road Club Fourteen members and one vis- itor attended the November meet- ing of the London Road Club at the borne of Mrs. Monaghan. The singing of "0 Canada,". followed by the repeating of the creed, opened the meeting.. The roll call was answered with contributions of home -baking or candy for the sale. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted, followed by the treasur- er's and flower convener's reports. Mrs. Manning thanked the mem- bers for remembering her during her illness. Plans were completed for the turkey supper to be held the fol- lowing Wednesday. The mystery box was won by. Mrs. Frederick Anderson. The business meeting was closed by singing "God Save the Queen." The home -baking and candy sale was held, after which a lovely tea was served by the hostess. The lucky cup and saucer prizes were won by Miss Helen Anderson and Mrs. LeBeau. The lucky chair prize went to Mrs. Roy Plumsteel. The December meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Bruce Cann on December 18. The roll call will be "Exchange of gifts" with a limit of 35 cents. Sandy or cookies for the Christmas bas- kets are to be brought to the De- cember meeting. A very successful turkey ban- quet and card party was held on November 26 in Hotel Clinton. There was an attendance of 29, including members and husbands. The prizes for euchre were as fol- lows: high lady, Mrs, Frederick Anderson; consolation, Mrs. .Dou- cette; high man, Jim .Nott; con- solation, Edward West, a visitor from Stratford. The lucky chair prize was won by Mrs. Doucette 0 The Weather 1952 1951 High Low High Low Nov, 27 39 27 31 15. 28 30 19 37 26 30 27 6 43 31 0 49 34 Dec.2 30 20 47 30 3 32 8 51 35 Snow:`4.151 ins, train; .35 ins Miller Elected Mayor By Slim 15 Votes .Crich Grigg, Reeve of Goderich Twp.; Laithwaite Tops Poll Laithwaite Tops Council Councillor Clayton Laithwaite was re-elected at the head of the poll in a contest in which five were involved for the four council seats. Councillor John W. Deeves was a close second with 496, pol- ling the most votes in four of the wards. Ex -Councillor Wilmer Har- rison finished third with 472 and Kenneth Merner was fourth with 465. Robert G.' Smith, an ex - councillor, finished last with 269. Edward N. Grigg was given a 113 vote majority over Gordon Orr, the 1952 reeve, when Gode- rich Township voters went to the polls on Monday last, with ideal weather , conditions helping to make the ballotting a little heav- ier than last year. Reeve -elect Grigg led his opponent in 'wards three, four, five and six" FOR REEVE 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total GRIGG 40 30 117 81 125 82 475 Orr 156 82 51 20 31 22 362. —Majority for Grigg -113 FOR COUNCIL: LAITHWAITE 173 95 78 56 72 44 518 DEEVES 70 47 121 78 - 94 86 496 HARRISON 115 75 99 37 92 55 472 MERNER 79 44 114 78 84 66 465 Sp -lith 30 22 36 28 109 44 269 —Laithwaite, Deeves, Harrison, Merner elected Polling Places were: 1. Orange Hall; 2. Kenneth Holmes' house; 3. Charlie Wallis' house; 4. Harold Tyndall's house; 5. Harvey Mc- Cartney.'s house; 6. R. E. Rowden's house. wo Motions Passed By Huron Federation R. S. McKercher, Dublin, was re-elected president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture, at the annual meeting of the 5,000 -mem- ber farm organization held Wed- nesday, November 26, in Clinton Town Hall. Wilfred Shortreed, Walton was returned as first vice-president. A contest for the office of sec- ond vice-president, resulted in the election of Dot;glas McNeill, Col- borne Township. He defeated by narrow margin, Simon Hallahan, Belgrave and Alvin Rau, Zurich. The fourth member of the 1953 ex- ecutive will be Charles Coultes, Belgrave, past president. Two Resolutions Passed Resolutions passed call for pro- tection for Ontario sugar -beet growers against the competition of Cuban sugar, and for considerat- ion for the lowered income of farmers in the setting of rural hydro rates. Discussion arose on the sugar - beet resolution, which was sent to Huron from the Kent Federation of Agriculture, when Russell Knight, Cranbrook, observed that: "Canada is a trading nation, and if we hope to sell, we have to buy. We can't be screaming every time the shoe begins to pinch a little bit." Price Drop Serious Farmers from the south end of Huron, where sugar beets are grown to some extent as a cash crop, told the meeting that the price to the farmer this year has dropped $3.00 a ton, or about $30 an acre. A proposal by Charles Coultes, Belgrave, to table the sugar -beet resolution for further study, was defeated in a close vote, and the resolution itself was endorsed by the meeting, with a majority of those present not vot- ing. hydro-rate 'resolution was brought before the meeting by Wilfred Shortreed, as chairman of the resolutions committee, was en- dorsed but again with a majority not voting. Thomas Pryde, Exeter, M.L.A., for South Huron had been invited by Mr. McKercher to bring facts concerning the subject of hydro costs before the meeting. "I will be quite frank with you and tell you that I can not see anything else but that the 'cost of hydro to us as consumers must go up," said Mr. Pryde. "We'll just have to face the fact,' said Mr. Pryde, "that the cost of producing hydro has in- creased. Cost Of Production Up Producing electricity by steam generation costs three or four times as much as electricity gen- erated from waterpower, said Mr. Pryde, but, because of the power shortage that has existed in On- tario, more steam generatign has become necessary. A few years ago only one percent of Ontario's hydro was steam -generated, he said; now it is 24 percent. Since 1945, said Mr. Pryde, the cost of putting in a standard three -wire farm service has increased 73 per- cent from $209 to $361. The real cost of hydro, Mr. Pry - de noted, has not been reflected in the rates so far as farmers are concerned, because in recent years the Ontario Government has been subsidizing, at the rate of 50 per cent, the expansion of the rural hydro system. The. total amount paid so far in this subsidy of rural hydro, said Mr. Pryde, is over $70,000,000. "I have no doubt that hydro costs are up," observed Wilfred Shortreed, "but I think farmers could teach the hydro people something about how to get re- sults from their labor. It's rather disgusting some times to see the number of men the hydro sends out to cut a tree." Finances in Good Shape All but two of the 16 townships in Huron are now contributing to the Federation of Agriculture on the basis of a two -fifths -of -a -mill tax levy, or a township grant equivalent to such a levy, Mr. McKercher reported. "We hope that those two will come in this year," he added. Farmers Appear Indifferent The finances of the Huron Fed- eration of Agriculture are in good condition, Mr. McKercher noted, but the problem of indifference to the work of the Federation by many farmers is one that remains, and that may be associated with the method of getting funds through township tax levies. "I sometimes think," said Mr. McKercher, "that we would be better to charge a membership fee, of $5, or $10, or $15, and let us stand or fall on that. I am still willing to stay with the levy sys- tem, ---but' sometimes I wonder. If a farmer actually paid out $10 and saw it going, he might take more interest than he does when the money slips out the back door on his tax -bill." Poultry Vote Discussed Referring In his presidential ad - (Continued on Page Six) Pioneer 01 Clinton Dies MRS. CLARA JACKSON, gre nddaughter of William. Rotten - bury, founder oi'. Clinton In 1885, died last week at her home on King Street, just 22 days before her 94th birthday. One of Clinton's oldest residents, Mrs. Jackson was well-known throughout the district, Her outstanding personality and wond- erful sense of humour made her well -liked by everyone, Mrs. Jackson enjoyed reading the newspapers and also read an average of two books a week. Clinton's Mayor -Elect New Deputy -Reeve Heads Council Vote WILLIAM J. MILLER MELVIN CRICH MORGAN J. AGNEW One New. Member In 1953 Hullett Township Council The electors of Hullett Town- ship returned three of the 1952 council and one new member when the ballots were counted after Monday's election. Councillors Thomas Leiper, George Brown and William Jewitt were given votes of confidence and John Ira Rap- son will be the new member for 1953. Leiper Heads Polls Thomas Leiper, one of last BROWN JEWITT LEIPER Leishman RAPSON Young year's councillors headed the polls with 474 votes. He led insix of the seven polling divisions. Jewitt led in polling division No. 1. Ira. Rapson was second in the ballot- ing with 391, Jewitt was a strong third with 381. Councillor Brown was the ofher to be elected, fin- ishing 154 votes ahead of Archie Young, the only member of last year's council who was not re- elected. Henry Leishman had a total of 221 votes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 47 46 17 100 15 42 105 43 31 87 27 61 77 76 44 112 34 76 20 19 27 43 11 31 71 37 32 99 39 51 7 21 27 55 70 62 24 Total 288 381 474 221 391 27 53 11 46 22 44 227 —Leiper, Rapson, Jewitt, Brown elected Polls were: 1. Kinburn; 2. S.S. No. 6; 3. U.S.S. No. 2; 4. Lon- desboro; 5. Summerhill; 6. Londesboro; 7. Auburn. St. Andrew's WA Re-elects President For Another Term The Women's Association of St. Andrew's Church, held its Decem- ber meeting atter enjoyink 'a 'pot- luck supper in the school room of the church ' on Tuesday 'evening, December 2. The business was executed un- der the leadership of the presi- dent, Mrs. William Shaddock, who read the story of the Nativity as found in Luke's Gospel and prayer was offered by Mrs. Lane. The minutes were read by sec- retary, Miss O. McPherson. The treasurer, Mrs. R. L. McEwen, gave the financial statement. Arrangements were made for the distribution of Christmas bas- kets among the shut-ins and a committee consisting of Mrs. Ed. Farquhar and Mrs. Cudmore, was appointed to have charge of the same. Letters for flowers received by the sick were read and the sale of Christmas greeting cards reported. The society made plans to serve dessert to Huron Presbyterial Ex- ecutive of WMS at its meeting to be held in January in St. And- rew's Church. With Mrs. Lane occupying the chaff' for the election of officers for the ensuing year, the results were as follows: President, Mrs. William Shaddock; vice-president, Mrs. D. J. Lane; secretary, Miss O. McPherson; treasurer, Mrs. R. L. McEwen. Having enjoyed their evening, the members joined in singing Christmas hymns and brought the meeting to a close by repeating the Lord's Prayer. 0 ........„, COMING EVENTS 1� i i�a'� Friday, December 5 — Dance, Clinton Town Hal. Popular or- chestra. Sponsored by Kinsmen Club. Admission 75c. 48-9-b Saturday, December 6—Bazaar, Clinton Town Hall, from three to five. WA and Girls' Club of On- tario Street Church. Quilts, ap- ron, baking, candy, produce, nov- elty booths. Tea served. 48-9-b Tuesday, December 9 -- Clinton Branch IOOF No. 83 will hold its annual Christmas Party. 49-b Tuesday, December 9 — Band practice at 8,30 p.m. sharp, in the Band Hall. Please advise other members and attend. 49-b Tuesday, December 9—Members and past members of the Junior Farmers be sure to attend the "Pot Luck" supper in the Agri- cultural Office Board Roorn at seven o'clock. There will be recreation for all. 49-b Wednesday, -December 10 Dance, new Fish and Game Club House. Good orchestra, regular admission. Everyone welcome. Proceeds: building fund. 49-b You will enjoy dancing to your favourite request tunes played by Clarence Petrie and his Night Hawks at the popular Crystal Pal- ace Ballroom, Mitchell, every Fri- day night. 49.56-0 Monday, Dceember 15...... Annual Legion Turkey Bingo, Clinton Town Hall. 15 regular games, $1; extra cards, 25c each, three sped ials, 10c with, three for 25c. 0 49-b Hullett Federation of Agriculture Hold Party at President's Thirty-one directors of the Hul- lett Branch of the Federation of Agriculture gathered at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Tyndall, Tuesday evening, December 2, for their December meeting which was preceded by a bountiful sup- per. During the course of the meet-, ing a committee was named to select several young farmers to attend the Christmas short course in Guelph. The president, Keith Tyndall, thanked the directors for their faithfulness in attending meetings and their co-operation during the past year. The date of future meetings will be on the first Thursday of each month for the coming year. Robert Turner moved a vote of thanks to the host and hostess for their hospitality. The remainder of the evening was spent in a friendly game of euchre. Those winning prizes were: ladies' high, Mrs. Archie Young; men's high, Bob Turner; ladies' lone hands, Mrs. George Carter; men's lone hands, Bob Turner; ladies' low, Mrs. Stanley Lyon; men's low, Stanley Lyon. Mr. and Mrs. Tyndall wish to thank the lady directors for their assistance during the evening, especially to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gibbings. Fred Bezzo Welcomed Home From Overseas A welcome home party was held at the home of Mrs. Lucy Bezzo, Matilda Street, on Sunday, No- vember 30, for her son, Lance Corporal Fred Bezzo, Clandeboye, recently in Germany with the 27th• Brigade, Canadian Army Overseas. Present for the gathering were William Bezzo and family, Strat- ford; Douglas Bezzo and family, London; Fred's sister, Evelyn and family, St. Thomas and Wilfred Bezzo and family, Clinton. Fred has three' nephews and five nieces. Don Hedden, now home on leave from RCAF Station, Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, also attended the party. After chicken dinner complete with all the trimmings, and choc- olate cake and raisin pie baked especially by his mother, Fred visited with several friends in Clinton before returning to his home at Clandeboye. TOP PRICE OF $465 AT SHORTHORN STOCK SALE HERE Over thirty head of Scotch Shorthorn cattle were sold at the fourth annual sale held by five local men in the Community Park Fair Barns in Clinton on Tuesday afternoon, December 2. Although the total price brought at the sale was $10,715, or an average of $330 per head, this av- erage was about $1,00 down from that of last year's 'sale. Top price of $465 was paid by C. L. Kerr, Atwood, for a female entered in the sale by Robert M. Peck and Sons, Zurich. Top price for male was $350 paid by Lorne Olsen, Union, for a bull offered by McKinley's Farm and Hatch- ery, Zurich. Cattle were offered from the herds of Clifford H. Keys and Sons, Varna; John Ostrom, Varna and Roy F. Pepper and Son, Seaforth. Dr. R. H. Blake, Jackson, Mich., purchased six animals at a total cost of $1,970; Leander Bedard, Zurich, two at a total of $800; Walter Eckle, Varna, two, 5640; Ewart Taylor, three, $890; Lawr- ence Parker, Union, two, $720. Other purchasers .were Walter McBride, Centralia; Lorne Olsen, Union; Alfred Nichol, Brussels; William J. Petrie, Dungannon; Carl Pennington, Teeswater; John F. Bell, Seaforth; William Ost- reicher, Crediton; Warren Russel, Carlsruhe; Ewart McPherson, Wingham; Russell Oesch, Varna; William C. Armstrong, Parkhill; Robert L. Bean, Goderich; Frank Falconer, Clinton and Victor Jef- fery, Exeter. 0 CWL Plans For Party On December 15 The November meeting of the Catholic Women's League was held on Monday night with the president, Mrs. E. O'Brien in charge of the meeting. Baskets of food will be sent by the League to sick and shut-ins at Christmas time. Mrs. J. Wilson and Mrs. I. Henri volunteered to look after this, and also to call on the sick during the month of De- cember. The CWL is sponsoring a Christ- mas party for the children of the parish on Monday night, December 15, in St. Joseph's Hall. Mrs. A. Sharpe, Mrs. C. Reynolds and Mrs. O. Priestap are in charge of the bags of candy. Mrs. A. Garon and Mrs. T. Flynn are in charge of the Christmas tree. Miss Patricia Morrison is in charge of the pro- gram. 0 Mart Kenny, Orchestra Played To Full House At Roundel Terrace On Friday evening, November 28, approximately 800 Station per- sonnel danced at Roundel Terrace to the music of an outstanding Canadian orchestra—that of Mart Kenny. Those attending were privileged to hear the latest Kenny arrange- ments and the featured vocalist, Nprma Locke. The Station Entertainment Committee, headed by S/L R. Henderson, plans to bring several "nanie" bands to Roundel Terrace during the current season. The popularity of the regular Station dances provides sufficient funds to enable the committee to en- gage these orchestras at a low attending. cost to the airmen and airwomen Club's ladies' night. M. J. Agnew Heads Council Vote; Three New Members For 1953 FOR MAYOR: 1 2 3 4 Totals WILLIAM J. MILLER 156 117 141 118 532 Wilbert Gliddon 83 180 141 103 507 —Majority for Miller -25 F'OR DEPUTY REEVE: MELVIN CRICH 146 159 143 136 584 Robert Y. Hattin 94 122 137 85 438 -Majority for Crich --146 FOR COUNCILLORS: MORGAN J. AGNEW , ........ 171 210 206 16'i 754 BURTON STANLEY 173 195 •198 162 728 GEORGE KNIGHTS 156 181 175 126 638 DUDLEY M, PEGG 141 169 165 121 596 STEWART SCHOENHALS , , 143 148 154 118 563 CARYL W. DRAPER 142 166 101 111 520 Clifford Ashton, 111196 104 87 75 362 —.Agnew, 'Stanley, Knights, Pegg, Schoenhals, Draper, elected PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS (1953-4): Hugh R, Hawkins, A. J. McMurray (acct.), FOR, PUBLIC SCIIOOL TRUSTEES (1953-4) Clayton Dixon, George LaviS, Royce Macaulay, Leslie Ball (acct,). FOR REEVE: John W: Nediger (acct,), Deputy Reeve A grand total of 1,115 Clinton residents, the largest turnout at the polls in recent years (approx- imately 64.4 per cent of possible voters), cast their ballots on Mon- day last, with almost perfect weather conditions.* The results saw the voters choose William J. Miller mayor by a slim. 25 -vote majority; pick Melvin Crich Dep- uty Reeve by '146; and elect six Councillors. Three of the newly - elected councillors are new faces in municipal affairs. The Councillors elected were Morgan Agnew, Burton Stanley, George Knights, Dudley Pegg, Stewart Schoenhals, and Caryl Draper in that order. Big Turnout With all the ballots cast it meant that approximately 64 per cent of the eligible voters exer- cised their franchise. The total of 1,115 was made up of 000 in. Ward One, 000 in Ward Two, 000 in Ward Three, 000 in Ward Four. Miller Elected by 25 Votes The race for the Mayor's chair as was predicted by many, was a close race. William J. Miller won with a majority of 25 votes over Wilbert Gliddon. Both contestants were trying for this position for the first time. Mayor Miller re- ceived a majority in two wards and one other ended in a tie. Vote was Miller 532; Gliddon 507. Crich Deputy Reeve Melvin Crich, a councillor and who was unsuccessful in his at- tempt at the Reeveship in 1950, was elected Deputy Reeve over ex -Mayor Robert Y. Hattin by a majority of 146. -He led his oppon- ent in all four wards. He was especially strong in his home ward and in ward one with over a 50 - vote lead in each case. The vote stood, Crich 584; Hattin 438. Agnew Leads Council Morgan J. Agnew, former mayor of the town, headed. the poll this year with 754, Burton Stanley, making his first appearance in the political field, finished a close second with 728. Agnew was high man in three wards, two, three and four; Stanley led in ward one. George Knights, a new man, made a good showing and finished third with 638. Dudley Pegg, a member of last year's council was fourth with 596, Stewart Schoen- hals, a new councillor, placed. fifth with 563 and Caryl Draper, 1952 councillor was sixth with 520. One odd thing about this year's election was that with the ex- ception of Mayor Miller, Deputy Reeve Crich and Wilbert Gliddon, the entire slate was made up of men from St. John's Ward, even• to the defeated candidates. 0 Initiations Feature Kinsmen Meeting Six new members were initiated into the Kinsmen Club of Clinton at its regular bi-monthly meet- ing on Tuesday evening, Novem- ber 25. The initiation ceremony, which was the first of its kind staged by the newly formed club proved to be both serious and im- pressive to all those who witnessed the affair. The new members, Maitland Ed- gar, Burton Stanley, Thomas Steep, Wilfred Denomme, R. D. Fremlin and Donald Smith were installed by Bill McGrath, Frank Skelton, Jack Frith, Charlie Brid- gewater and Don Patterson, of the Kinsmen Club of Goderich. After the initiation the regular business meeting was held. The club was brought up to date on the toy campaign. Members were told of a box that has arrived froth Chepstow, a village near Walkerton. Plans were made to assist the Badminton Club with a formal dance to be held on De- cember 22 in conjunction with the 0 - Hospital Auxiliary Plans for Graduation The regular monthly meeting of the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary was held in the Agricultural Office board room on Monday afternoon, Mrs. D. J. Lane, president, oc- cupied the chair and called for the minutes, after opening the meet- ing with prayer. The treasurer submitted a fine financial report showing a splendid balance in the treasury. Final preparations were com. pleted for the graduation of the nurses to be held in Ontario Street United Church on Friday evening, December 5 at 8 p.m. Reports of work in connection with the pre- paration for the graduation were given by Mrs. L. McKinnon, Mrs, H. Ball and Mrs. Robinson. Arrangements were made for remembering the patients in hos- pital with Christmas cheer, and for the nurses -in -training. Mrs, Latie spoke of the loss of Mrs. J. G. McLay to the Auxiliary, and it Was agreed on motion of Miss O'Neil and Mrs. Mckinnon to have a letter of appreciation sent to Mrs. McLay. LOBA ELECT OFFICERS The Ladies' Orange Benevolent Association will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, December 9. The meeting is expected to start at 7:30 o'clock sharp, with Mrs. W. Colclotigh, Worthy Matron,. presiding. The election of officers for the corning year will take place.