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Colinton Public Hospital Holds Finalraduation!
Clinton Public Hospital's .smallest and last graduating class (two nurses) receives its diplomas
at a brief ceremony in Ontario Street United C hurch Friday evening last. Here Miss Edna Mc- -
Donald (left) and Miss Irene Howatt, get certificates from Miss A. B. Sinclair, hospital superin-
tendent.
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MAS SEALS
SALE OF CHRIST
is going on apace in Clinton . . .
On December 9, a total of returns
from Clinton and district was $467
▪ Persons who have not yet re-
ceived seals in the mail may still
obtain them at either of the banks
in .town, or here at The Clinton
News -Record office . . . Do use
the seals you have . . . they
brighten up the Christmas mail .: .
and at the same time further the
cause of tuberculosis victims , . .
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THREE PAPER BOYS IN TOWN
. Dave Beattie, Ken Currie and
Wayne McGee . . all delivering
the London Free Press, enjoyed a
trip to Toronto on Saturday to
see,a hockey game .. . They en-
joyed the turkey dinner and lun-
ches that went with the trip, too
• . The trip, was made possible
when each of the boys had added
seven new subscribers to their
list . . .
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WE JUST'; HAD 'GO /..N USED
to the helpful flashing of traffic
signals at the main corner, when
on. Saturday evening it was neces-
sary to return to the old-fashioned
manner of crossing the road . .
And the old system, of stop, peek,
creep or dash . is certainly not
as good as the new way ... We
can even say it is a pleasure to
wait for that old poky red light
to go off . . . because we know
that on the green light we have a
reasonable chance of getting
across the intersection safely ..* *.
THE KINSMEN CLUB OF CLIN-
• ton certainly did a good job of
renovating the old toys placed at
their disposal . The display , in
the windows of the Public Utilities
Commission is certainly a fine
one . .
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Norman Kennedy
Honoured by Masons
Norman I.sennedy, an 80 -year-
old member of Clinton Lodge, AF
and Alli, No. 84, was honoured at
a meeting of the order in the lodge
rooms on Friday evening. Mr.
Kennedy received his 50 -year
Membership Jewel.
Mr. Kennedywas initiated into
in Clnton on October 14,
1898, when 26 years of age. Pres-
ent for the occasion was his son,
James Kennedy, Toronto, who also
is a member of Clinton lodge,
The meeting also was the oc-
casion for the official visit of the
DDGIV1, Mr. J, F. Adamson, Strat-
ford. With the DDGM were J. D.
Hesson and other brethren from
Stratford; J. M, Cann, Exeter,
PDDGM; and other Masons from
'`Stratford, Exeter, Hensall, Sea -
forth, Centralia, London and God-
erieh, '
Also of interest to local Masons
and others is d news item front
St. Thomas in which W. U. Lattor-
nell, a former Clintonian, received
his half c e n t u r y membership
jewel. Mr. Lattorneil was initiated
into Masonry in Clinton Lodge on
November 8, 1902. He was an
employee of the Moisons Bank
here at that time. 13efore he conn-
pleted his degrees, he was trans-
ferred to Ridgetown, and then to
St. Thomas, where he beanie
manager tif a branch of the bank.
Mr. Lattornell's wife was the for-
trier Edith Halliday Combe, sister
of the late Col. H. B, Combe,
Clinton,
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Cnngtatti[1atiGns t
Hearty congratulations to John
Snider, Albert Street, who cele-
brated his (35th birthday yester-
day. Mr. Snider practised the
trade df harness -making and blest.
de . repairing in the village of
Erucefield for 62 years. He mov-
.ed to Clinton 11 years ago, and
new lives on Albert Street
The Weather'
1952 1951
High l trw High Low
Dee. 4 86 28 50 38'
G 85 3 46 29
88
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47 35 27 56
9" 51 45 $9 31
10 51- 40 34 27
Pain: ;1:x4 11)S, Agri: .09 itis.
Sheen: 1 int. Shaw: 12 ins.
Two More Rooms
Needed In New
Public 'School
A proposal from Clinton Public
School Board to build an addition-
al two rooms to the new school
now in construction, has met with
tentative
approval through G. G.
Gardiner, Goderich, inspector for
public schools in South Huron
from the Ontario Department of
Education. This addition is neces-
sary to make room- for extra
pupils,
The structure now in the pro-
cess of building will accommodate
400 students, but all probability is
that in 1953 there will be 500
pupils to attend public school. At
the regular meeting of'the board
on Thursday evening, December 4,
it -was proposed that Ball Brothers
Construction Company be ap-
proached with regard to building
the extra classrooms at a cost of
$35,000.
The building committee has
been given the task of providing
a resume of the probable cost of
maintaining both schools, if neces-
sary, which resume would be pre-
sented to the Town Council when
the School Board made its request
for a further financial.. grant from
the Council.
Several small matters were
ordered taken care of, and ac-
counts ordered paid. G. H. Jef-
ferson, principal, presented a re-
port which showed attendance
down during •the month of No-
vember . due to a prevalence of
thicken pox and colds in the low-
er grades.
A suggestion coming from the
chairman of the building commit-
tee, Royce Macaulay, concerning
the change in specifications for
flooring material from the orig-
inally planned mastiat,,tile to a new
Vinyl plastic, was left in the hands
of his committee for further study
and decision.
The next meeting is planned for
the second Thursday, January 8,
since the regular meeting date
falls on •New Year's Day.
Increased Enrolment
Tuckersmith Schools
Tuckersmith School Area Board
met in SS 1 last Tuesday. Mem-
bers present: Howard Johns, chair-
man; Glenn Bell, Norman Mac-
Lean, Wilfred Coleman and Wil-
bert Broadfoot,
The increased enrolment and
the higher cost of all phases of
school operation resulted in an in-
crease of one-fifth of a mill in
the trustee levy this year.
The Board decided to again
provide Christmas treats for all
the school area pupils and the
pre-school age children to the ex-
tent of 25 cents per child.
School taxes in lieu of tuition
fees paid were refunded to Reg.
Mclniel, A. E. Crozier, and T. B.
Cann. The account of SS 4, Hib-
bert, for pupil tuition, was order-
ed to be paid. A number of small
accounts also were passed for
payment.
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Hullett Twp. Schools
Purchase Projector
The Trustees 'of the School. See -
tions of Hullett Township met on
November 27, and decided to pur-
chase a movie sound projector for
the use of the schools, and ap-
pointed a film committee: Elgin
Nott, chairman; Lloyd Pipe, Don-
ald Buchanan, and Ward Knox.
On December 4, the committee
met, and after a demonstration of
a machine, purchased a projector,
and appointed R. N. Alexander as
secretary -treasurer of the film
committee, and supervisor of the
projector. The projector is avail-
able to other organizations within
the township, on a rental basis.
A projector available to the
schools will enable the teachers to
make use of Department of .Edu-
cation :films.
11ENSALL LEGION BURNS .
MORTGAGE ON HALL
An $8,000 mortgage on the hall
of Canadian Legion Hensall Bran-
ch No. 468, was burned Wedrtes-
ttay night, December: 8, six year's
after the building was built. To
the ceremony, the first president
of the branefi, Sarni Dougall, and
the first, president 'of the branch's
Ladies Auxiliary, Mrs, Feed' Beer,
touched a lighte l match, to the
mortgage paper. About 300 , r.
sons attended, }ranch resident
Donald Donlan,
was in president,
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the ecritis.
Hospital •
Graduates
Last Class
Miss Irene Howatt and 'Miss
Edna McDonald, both from Blyth,
were graduated in c'bremonies held
in Ontario Street Church, Clinton,
last Friday night, after three
years of training in Clinton Public
Hospital, under the supervision of
Miss A. B. Sinclair, Reg.N. This
is the last graduation to take
place from Clinton Hospital, since
the nurses' training school has
been. discontinued.
Rev. A. Glen Eagle was chair-
man of the evening, and after
prayer, welcomed those present.
Jayne Mary Snell sang in her
sweet soprano voice, a song of
spring with all its gaiety, "The
Wind's in the South To -day." A.
M, Knight, vice-president of the
Clinton Public Hospital Board ex-
tended •a welcome on behalf ,of the,
board and the graduates. He stat-
ed that it was unfortunate that
the nurse's training school must
be discontinued, and commended
Miss Grainger, and later Miss
Sinclair for their ability to choose
the right type of girl to take the
training. In his time on the board,
Mr. Knight said, he had not known
of any graduate who did not make
a good nurse and a good citizen.
Many' graduates were still in the
district carrying on their profes-
sion. After praising the Clinton
Hospital Auxiliary for its good
work, Mr. Knight gave a short
history,of the progress of the hos-
pital from the time the first one
was opened in February, 1905, un-
til the present time, when with
the mortgage completely paid for,
Clinton Public Hospital has 38
beds, three children's cots, and
nurseries and employs 45 persons.
The speaker also mentioned a
large bequest from the estate of
the late Col. and Mrs. H. T. Rance,
which would probably amount to
$30,000. He stated that some dis-
cussion was going forward con-
cerning the erection of a nurses'
residence on the lot directly, across
from the hospital, which project
would release space in the present
building for the accommodation of
patients.
"1 have no doubt that with the
continued support of the Auxil-
iary, we will ,continue to have one
of the finest small town hospitals
in 'this part of Ontario," finished
Mr. Knight.
Address to Nurses
Rev. D. J. Lane, St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, addressed
the nurses. He stressed loyalties
to themselves, their profession, the
patients, and to Jesus, the great
healer. Following the FIorence
Nightingale pledge taken by the
graduates, led by Dr, F. New-
lands, the president of the hospi-
tal auxiliary, Mrs. D. J. Lane,
presented the graduates with red
roses.
A duet, "0 Little Town of Beth-
lehem" was sung by Rev. and Mrs.
J, E. Ostrom, Clinton Baptist
Church. Diplomas were presented
by Miss Sinclair and pins by Miss
D. Marquis, assistant superintend-
ent.
Dr. J. W. Shaw, who was chair-
man of the first hospital board
formed in 3905, and who has serv-
ed since that time as a director,
presented gifts to the nurses from
the board, He urged the graduate
nurses forever to remember the
word "eourtesy." Courtesy with-
in the profession, as with all oth-
ers, pays well at little cost, Dr.
Shaw emphasized.
Rev, H. C. Wilson, W ealey-Willis
United Church, offered the closing
prayer. Following the service
about 100 guests were entertained
its the.schooi room of the chureh.'
Miss Sinclair, Miss Marquis and
the graduates received at the door.
At the tea -table, which was
covered with a cutwork and late
Cloth* decorated with gold 'mums
and blue candles Mrs. D. J. bine
and Mrs. H. Ball poured tea. As-
sisting in serving were Mrs. Doug-
las Bartliff and Mrs.. A. M.
Knight; conveners, Mrs. P. Ping -
land, Mrs, Scheilenbergerr, 14lts, D.
alter,.Mrs, Arthur Aiken, Mrs.
George Beattie, Mrs. n. Draper,
Mrs. Sates, Mrs. Clarence Hugill
and Miss 'Luella Johnston.
New Drive-In_Theatre For Clinton
(ouncil Issued
4•11 dubs
Receive
Awards
Over 000 persons- attended the
Achievement Night held in South
Huron District : High School, last
Friday night, December 5, when
368 members of 4-H clubs, girls'
homemaking and garden clubs, re-
ceived awards for projects com-
pleted during the past year, Be-
sides $1,502 in cash prizes, there
were armfuls of sweaters, crests,
framed certificates, shields and
silver cups given out.
Principal speaker on the oeeas-
ion was J. A. Garner, director of
extension for the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture. Commenting
on the impressive scope of the
junior club work accomplished in
Huron County this year, Mr. Gar-
ner said: "I don't know how Mr.
Montgomery and Mr. Butler are
able to. conduct all the activities
you seerri to have in this county,"
John D. Butler, assistant agri-
cultural representative for Huron
had the task of marshalling more
than 200 members of 19 clubs to
the platform in the right sequence,
making sure that each received
the correct awards. Miss Jean
Steckle, borne ,economist for the
county, succeeding Miss Jean
Scott, was introduced by G. W.
Montgomery, agricultural repre-
sentative for Huron, and made
presentation of awards won by
members of the 13 girls' clubs.
Chairman of proceedings was
HarrySturdy, Auburn, vice-presi-
dent
of the Huron Soils. and Crop
Improvement Association. Other
persons taking dart were Dr. H.
H. Cowan, chairman of the South
Huron High S c h o o 1 District
Board; Thomas Pryde, Exeter,
MPP for Huron; Vic Dinnin, dist-
rict governor of Lions District Al.
Silver Spoon. Awards
Silver spoons for successful com-
pletion of a club project in 1952
were presented by Miss Steckle to
11 girls of the Auburn. club Ied
by Miss Rena McClinchey and
Miss Jean Glousher; ten members
of the. Blyth Club, led by Mrs. S.
C. Galbraith and Mrs. E. Mc-
Millan; six members of the Kippen
Club, led by Mrs. Ross Chapman
and Mrs. William Bell; 19 mem-
bers, of the Seaforth Club, led by
Mrs. W. A. Haugh and Mrs, John
Hillebrecht.
Among thosr •.clubs :to receive
cash prizes' 'd other awards,
with the number ofpoints at-
tained by club members were:
Bayfield 4-11 Swine Club led by
John Deeves, and Thomas Pen -
hale, Bayfield, Bernie McGeean,
Clinton, 385; Gerald Rathwell,
Brucefield, 382; Mary McCullough,
Clinton, .379; John Simmons, God-
erich, 376; David Middleton, Clin-
ton; 373; Terry Pearson, Clinton,
371; Bill Longmire, Goderich, 369;
Robert, McClymont, Varna, and
Melville Simmons, Goderieh, 367;
Jim Longmire, Goderich, 363;
Lloyd Fuller, Goderich, 361.
Dungannon 4 -If Baby Beef Calf
Club, led by Chester Finnigan,
Dungannon and John Clark, God-
erich, Wayne Snyder, Clinton, 385;
Evelyn Smyth, Auburn, 377; Mur-
ray Wilson, Auburn, 373; George
Smyth, Auburn, 372.
Seaforth 4-11 Baby Beef Calf
Club, led by Robert Campbell,
Dublin, John Nigh, Seaforth, 381;
Neil Haugh, Brucefield, 379; AIlan
Haugh, Brucefield, 376;
Brussels 4-11 Baby Beef Calf
Club, led by William Turnbull and
James Smith, Brussels, Peta van
Vliet 'and Ronald Smith, 385;
Jeinny van Vliet and Rene Del-
berque, 379; Beryl McFarlane,
375; Donlyn Hemingway, 377; Les-
lie Knight, 376, all of Brussels.
Huron Holstein H n)El�o s cin 4 -
Iii CiiIf Club,
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led by Simon HalIahan, and Maur-
ice Hallahan, Belgrave, Robert
Galbraith, Blyth, and Donald
Campbell Hayfield, 1 385;John
Feaan, Gdoderieh, 383; Wilis Wal-
pole, Blyth, 381; Betty Galbraith,
Blyth, 377; Edwin Dunn, Bayfield,
376; Wayne- Jackson, Blyth, 374;
Bayfield 4 -II Calf Club, led . by
Arnold Rathwell, Clinton, Joanne
McCullough, Clinton. and Bobby
Cluff, R.R. 2, Bayfield, 385; Jac-
queline Cluff, Bayfield, 383; Nancy
Powell, Clinton and David Ostrom,
Varna, 381; Alec: Ostrom and
Douglas Armstrong, Varna, 376;
Phyllis Elliott, Clinton, Donald
Horton, Zurich, 879; Anne Ost-
ram, Varna and Elmer Sowerby,
Goderich, 377; Lloyd Rolland and
James Storey, Clinton, 375; Ger-
ald Keyes, Varna, 376; John Wise,
Clinton, 374.
Blyth-Belgrave 441 Calf Club,
led by Bill Taylor, Jim Coultes,
(Continued on Page Seven)
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COMING EVENTS
Sunda.y, Dec. 14- The annual
Carol and Candle -lighting Service
in W esley-Willis United Church, A
warm welcome to all, 50-h
Monday, December 1g -- Annual
Legion Turkey Bingo, Clinton
Town Hall. 15 regular games, $1;
extra Lards, 25c each; three spec-
ials, 10e each, three for 25e.
49-h
Friday, bee. 1$ Euchre' and
dance, Bayfield Town IXaii, Mur-
doch's Orchestra. Cards, 8.30;
dancing, 10 to 1, Proceeds: Bay-
field Arena. Lunch counter; ad-
mission. 50 cents. 50-p
Monday', Dee. 22 - Christnnes
Dance, Clinton Badminton Club;
CDCX Auditorium; Paul Cross and
his Orchestra. 1
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5d
You will enjoy dancing to your
favourite request tunes played by'
Claronce Petrie and hf's Night
Hawks et the popular Crystal Pal.
ace Xtailroani Mtchell, every Fri-
day night. r 9.50-p
New Minister Inducted
Into Christian Reformed
Congregations In Huron
Rev. George J, Hoytema was ins
ducted as minister of the Christian
Reformed Congregations which
worship in St. Andrew's Church,
Clinton, and Caven Presbyterian
Church, Exeter,
The service of induction was
conducted on Sunday, December 7,
at .1, 45 p,m. by Rev. John Gritter,
London, Home Missionary of the
Christian Reformed Church, Rev.
D. R. Sinclair. of Caven Church,
Exeter, spoke words of welcome
in behalf of Clinton and Exeter
Presbyterians and following his
induction Mr. Hoytema addressed
his.new parishioners and expressed
his thanks to Mr, Sinclair and Mr.
Gritter.
In his sermon for the occasion,
Mr. Gritter used as his text a pas-
sage of scripture from the proph-
ecy of Isaiah, chapter 52, .verse 7,
"How beautiful upon the mount-
ains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that pub-
lisheth peace, that bringeth good
tiding of good, that publisheth Sal-
vation, that saith until Zion, Thy
God reigneth."
From these words, Rev. Gritter
emphasized the joy that one Hol-
Iander experiences, in coming to
his fellowmen in Canada, to pro-
claim the gospel.
Rev. G. J. Hoytema graduated
from Amsterdam Free University,
Holland, in 1931. Immediately be-
fore, coming to Canada, he minist-
ered to the Christian Reformed
Church, with 1,000 members, in
The Hague.
He arrived with his family in
Canada on October 28 of this
year, and is now minister' to the
Dutch congregations at Clinton
and Exeter,
There are 65 Dutch families in
the Clinton group and 35 in Exe-
ter. Mr. Hoytema also visits a
Lucknow group of 15 families for
classes in religious instruction
there, while the home mission-
aries conduct the Sunday services
in Lucknow Presbyterian church.
The Clinton congregation meets
at 1.45 p.m. each Sunday and the
congregation at Exeter at 3 p.m.
Mr. Hoytema expressed a gen-
eral satisfaction among the Hol-
landers in Canada. He stated that
they had come to make Canada
their home, and he believed that
they would become citizens, of
which Canada would be proud. He
expressed his hope that the Dutch
would blend into Canadian life
with thir gradual familiarity in
learning English and growing in-
sight into Canadian. ways of life.
Mr. Hoytema's wife, (who is a
native of the province of Fries-
land, Holland), and family are liv-
ing in Clinton at the corner of
North and Mary Streets. The
home was recently purchased by
the congregation as a home f o r
their "Dominee" and his family.
Besides his wife, there are four
children: Francis (Frunkje), John
CJan), Charles (Tjalling), Jerry
(Jelle).
The last two -named members of
Mr. Hoytema's family are attend-
ing Clinton District Collegiate In-
stitute.
Miss Francis is a graduate of a
commercial academy in Holland,
and can speak her native tongue
(Dutch), considerable French and
Gorman, and is fast acquiring
English. She carries a splendid
testimonial from the Head Doctor
of a medical institution, whose
employ she left to come to
Canada.
John, a young man with two
years of high school in Holland, is
desirous of finding suitable ems
ployment on the farm orother
opening opportunity,
Clinton welcomes this fine fam-
ily into its life, and wishes the
new -comers every success.
Huron Junior Farmers
Defeat Bruce Team
In Debating Contest
Doreen McGuire, Clinton, annd
Robert Allan, Brucefield, rep-
resenting Huron County Junior
Farmers won to honours in the
debating contest at Mildmay
yesterday evening, against a
Bruce County team consisting
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boyle,
Ripley.
Taking the negative side in
the debate, "Resolved that books
influence the character of young
people more than friends", the
Huron pair were successful by a
narrow Margin. The debate was
held in conjunction with the An-
nual Parents' Night held in
Mildmay Recreational Centre,
Three one -act plays and other
entertainment provided by the
Mildmay Junior Farmers, was
followed by a dance.
Now that Doreen and Bob
have been successful in this
inter -county match, they remain
one team among ten in Ontario,
which will proceed to more de-
bates, gr a d u ally eliminating
teams until the Provincial Jun-
ior Farmers debating finals in
the spring of 1953,
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Retiring Clerk
Honored By
Town Council
Town Council met in the Coun-
cil Chambers on Monday evening,
December 8, with all members
present, and the Mayor occupying
the rostrum. The new clerk -
treasurer, Douglas Holland, acted
in his new position.
Old Fire Engine
The chief business arising out of
the minutes of the last meeting
was the matter of giving the
100 -year-old fire engine, resting at
the town hall for the last 25 years.
or more, to the Huron County
Museum in Goderich, under con-
dition that it would be returned
to Clinton for parade or similar
purposes, when required. It ap-
pears that it may be doubtful as
to the legal possessor of this an-
tique; after council had weighed
the pros and cons of the matter, it
was referred to the town solicitor
for his opinion and ruling.
To Repair Sidewalks
Letters were read from the
Stonehouse Construction Company
intimating that their firm was
agreeable to repairing and im-
proving their work on the streets
and sidewalks of the town recently
done, to the satisfaction of Coun-
cil, and suggested that the council
have the town engineer present,
when the improvements were be-
ing made.
Traffic Signal System
Reeve W. J. Miller reported for
streets committee. He introduced
the stoppage in the operation of
the traffic light system at the
main intersection; which occurred
on Sunday and expressed his won-
der as to whether the PUC or
some other agency should be re-
sponsible for its repair. After some
discussion, Council called E. W.
Colquhoun, who had done the in-
stallation work on the system, and
after some conversation among
the members and Mr. Colquhoun,
he very gentlemanly, agreed to see
to the whole matter.
Boxing Day
It was moved by Crich and
Draper and carried that Friday,
December •26, "boxing day", be
declared a civic holiday and that
the Mayor be authorized to issue
a proclamation accordingly.
Christmas Plans
Alderman Winter succeeded in
having a motion sponsored by him,
Huron Soil Men Hear
Prof. N. R. Richards
Professor N. R, Richards, head
of the Soils Department, Ontario
Agricultural College, addressed
the Huron County Soil and Crop
Improvement Association at its
first annual banquet held in the
Ontario Street United Church on
Wednesday, December 3. He told
the 150 members present that
should the St. Lawrence Seaway
become a reality, and it seemed
more of a reality. every day, it
may quite possibly change the
position of agriculture in South -
Western Ontario,
"In all likelihood both urban
and rural population will increase,
which will mean that competition
for land will increase, and the
farm unit may not continue to be
come larger and larger which apt
pears to be theestablished trend
at the present time."
Agrlctniture Centre
"1 have heard it said, and I
agree with the statement, that the
centre of agriculture production
of the world, will be Contained in
an area within a radius of 500
miles of the city of Chicago, It
is within• this area that the most
versatile land in the world is to
be founts. Land capable of grow-
ing a wide range of crops if pro-
perry managed is Capable of pros
ducing high yields. . Today we
hear much talk of industrial bas-
ins. The agricultural basin of
Canada can be South-Westerrn
Ontario -the area in which Huron
County. is located." Professor
Richards added,
"Here you are. situated climati-
cally bound On the west.side by a
large fresh water lake, If rnolature
is a limiting factor, whet a source
of water for irrigation purposes is
to be found in Lake Duron. True
,this May be in the distant future
and may be closer than we ex-
peet. The future developinent of
agrictltttt'e in this area is indeed
bright and it could only be a pes-
simist who could think otherwise,"
he continued.
He predicted that the crop pat-
tern would change in the future to
a greater extent than that we
have witnessed, in the past,
The speaker was introduced by
G. W. Montgomery and thanked
by Harry Sturdy second vice-pres-
ident of the association.
Alvin Betties, retiring president,
was presented with a past presi-
dent's pin in honor of his past ser-
vices by the incoming president
Russell Bolton,
Awards Made
Certificates and cheques were
given to winning competitors in
the 50 -Bushel Wheat Club, spon-
sored by a milling company, and
the Soya Beans Contest, sponsored
by another milling firm. C. H.
Kingsbury fieldnnan for Huron for
crop, seeds and weeds branch,
O.A.C., announced the winners and
Dick Proctor, R.R. 5 Brussels, fir-
st vice»president, Made the presen-
tations,
Winners in the. 50-i3ushel wheat
club,, for which the score is based
on yield and field score, were Wil-
bur Turnbull, RR 2, Brussels, who
had 62 bushels per acre, and a
field score of89; Ted Poole, Exe-
ter; R. Marshall, Kirkton; Noble
Holland, Clinton; Hugh Berry, AR
1,, Woodham and Newton Clark,
RR 1, .Woodham.
In the soya bean contest, EInier
Robertson, R.R. 5, Goderich had a
34.6 bushel per acre and a yield
score of 114. The other winner in
this contest was Robert Allain,
Brucefield.
Chairman Alvin Betties gave a
report of the past year's activities,
which all proved to be successful.
O. W. Montgomery introduced the
new 1958 di -'"tors as well as the
two executive Members,
Permit At
Special $i'tting
The wheels of Council were icer-
haps oiled to their finest degree
on Tuesday when the Town Fath-
era passed a building permit is-
sued in the name of R. L. Mar-
shall, to erect a drive-in theatre
in this town. It was just a little
over two and one-half hours from
the time that the council first
heard of the special meeting until
the permit had been approved,
proving once more that the 1952
council is really on it's toes.
Mayor G, W. Nott opened the
special meeting by complimenting
the members of council on their
splendid cooperation on such short
notice. He stated that the council
was one hundred percent behind
stny project that would be of bene-
fit to the community. He added
that he felt that Clinton' is boom-
ing and that a drive-in theatre
was definitely a step in the right
direction.
The approval .of the building
permit was on a motion by Coun-
cillors L. G. Winter and S. W.
Gliddon. It covered the erection,
for buildings only, to the amount
of $15,000. The theatre is to be
built on Beech Street running par-
allel
araliel to Clinton Community.Park,
R. L. (Bob) Marshall, the own-
er of the proposed theatre spoke
to council thanking them for their
splendid co-operation. He explain-
ed that the new theatre would be
one of the most modern in West-
ern Ontario.
H
e saidth
h t e
t a
project would be about ten acres
in size, with accommodation for
about 500 cars and there would be
a pproximate1y 400 "in -a -car"
speakers when the theatre opens
around June 1, 1953. He :added
that no contracts had been let as
yet and local contracts would be
used as much as possible.
"Construction will commence as
soon as possible," Mr. Marshall
said. "If the weather is favour-
able, the foundations will be pour-
ed
oured immediately, if not, we will
start early in the spring. Grad-
ing will be commenced as soon as
the land will permit in the new
year," he continued.
Mr. Marshall is originally from
Fordwich. He owned and operated
the Fordwich Creamery for 17
years until it was purchased by
the Carnation Company. Just last
year he built the Listowel Drives•
In and he operates this theatre at
the present time.
0
Hydro Interruptions
Caused By
Variety of Reasons
Several interruptions to hydro
service during the past few days
were caused by different mishaps.
A dead tree fell on the line an
Victoria Street, nearthe railroad
tracks and consumers in that area
suffered black -out for about an
hour.
On Friday evening, a car struck
a hydro pole near the Canadian
Oil tanks on Huron Street, and a
short there caused a two-hour
black -out for some consumers,
Saturday night a special trans-
former connected with the street
lighting circuit was burned out,
and the trouble was not complet-
ely cleared until Monday, Then on
Tuesday evening the sudden dim-
ming of the street lights was ap-
parently caused by a burnt out
receptacle.
Carried by council, "that council
approve the appointment of the
special committee to work with a
generalfrom
en r committee other or-
ganizations or clubs in planning a
Christmas tree and Santa Claus
parade and treats on a date to be
agreed upon in general committee,
and that town council share in the
expense to $50."
Alderman Crich, Alderman
Draper, that council approve the
petition to the Department of
Highways, under the signature of
the Mayor, Treasurer, and Street
Supervisor, for the Statutory
Grant on the expenditure for 1952,
en the streets of the town of
Clinton in the amount of $11,-
785.86 as at Dec. 31, 1952. Carried
unanimously:
Alderman Winter fntroduted the
following motion and it was car-
ried, "that the council of Clinton
town recommend to the County
Council the appointment of an In-
dustrial Commissioner to help se-
cure industries within the county."
Presentation to M. T. Corless
Maypr G. W. Nott intimated
that this could be the last full
meeting for general business
though a final farewell one would
be convened. He thanked council
for its co-operation during the
year and reviewed the work done
since his election to the council.
Mayor Nott spoke concerning
the retirement of M. T. Corless;
"We are losing Mr. Corless as
Clerk -Treasurer, a matt who has
proved himself faithful, helpful
in every way, a man who has
guided all the Councils with which
I have been associated in Clinton,
X Can not speak too highly of this
12 year old servant of . this town,
who has given leadership its coun-
cil and served his community weir
and who will even in time to come
be willing t� do More if required.''
The Mayor then called Mr. Cor-
less to face the council and prosy
emted hint with a gift from the
members, a beautiful wrist watch,
not as any additional payment for
his services, but as a memento of
the esteem in which Council held
Binh.
Mn: Corless responded by ; ay1ng
that he had endeavored to give
his best aervite and also common*
deo his successor to the council,