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THE NEW ERAS -88th YEAR
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CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 11,
1953
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First Year Sheep Class Over 100 Entries
• These fine .sheep are representative of the various .breeds
of sheep shown last week at the Clinton Spring Show= More
than 225 entries had been ,ekpected, and .even with the un-
favourable weather on fair day,' over 100 sheep were shown.
$ince this was the first year that sheep had been included in
, Plans for the Show, the large attendance augurs well for next
year's showing-,
From left to eight, with their animals, are A. NV, .Barrett,
Parkhill Lincolns; Richard Snell, Clinton, Leicesters; J. B. Ken-
nedy, "Merton, Dorsets;' Francis Powell, Clinton, Suffolks; 'Mur-
ray Shoebottom, Denfield, Suffolks; Louis Enike, Elmwood,
Oxfords; Raymond Comfort, St. Anne's, "Shropshites. Standing
are John Cowan, Atwood, judge, and the show president, W. R.
Lobb, Clinton.
Main Street Became a Show ling
SPRING SHOW OVER .... Fore-
man 'Woods
ore-man'Woods and - his helpers work-
ed busily all morning Friday . .
the last vestiges of horse show,
and festivities seemed Bleared by
'evening .. We wondered where
af�' the debris was placed . . ,
However, we fear a large percent-
. age of it must have been dumped
wholesale into the fountain at Lib-
rary Park ... Why, oh why, must
such a lovely thing be desecrated
by scrap paper, rust, and other
Junk .. .
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TWO RECENTLY ACQUIRED
vehicles are becoming well-known
to Ctintonians . . . Certain they
are not as gay in colour as the
new fire engine ... nor will they
provide the excitement that the
old fire pumper raised ... How-
ever, both the police car and the
streets truck are doing their job
well . .
*WE HAD GREAT PLEASURE IN
seeing the film, "Limelight" last
week ... While very pleased with
the quite excellent acting and
singular human-ness of the por-
trayal ... we felt a twinge of post-
• algia , . , It is regrettable that
Clintonians are not allowed the
privilege of seeing English films
without going miles , . . These
Hollywood productions may be gay
and colourful .. , but for all round
good acting, poignant stories, and
delightful photography they can-
not compare with - the fiens made
in the "old country" . .
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WHILE CLINTONIANS MADE
merry on Main Street on Corona-
tion Day night ... a little drama
unfolded itself in the nohce sta-
tion nearby . , . It appears a
girl "of tender years" was left
alone with her young brother or
sister while their parents
stepped out to "visit" for awhile
The wee one managed to
phone the telephone operator, but
couldn't give any information but
her own phone number , . She
was sobbing . , and she said she
was all alone . . Hurriedly the
Chief found the number in the
book . the parents' name was
announced on the loud speaker .. .
One of the policemen went to the
house to investigate , . , Ae far as
we know the family got together
again ... However, it was an un-
necessary and unhappy occurrence
The youngster will not soon
forget her terror at being left
alone . . .
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CORONATION TEAS THERE
have been in abundance ... Sure,
and the fellows over in Seaforth
outdid themselves by serving one
themselves . . . and showing the
ladies how . , But the Tea that
is making the most comment is
the Coronation TVSure and
the. great race across land and sea
put another feather in the cap of
the mighty CBC ... and ler cer-
tain we were treated here to a
broadcast sans advertising , .. We
hear that our southern neighbors
saw fit to advertise a body de-
odorant ... half -way through the
broadcast ceremony, and immed-
iately before one of the most re-
ligious parts of it . . , and later
advertised a modern automobile
before the long show was over .
Impatient reseals, these Excited
States ... aren't they , , ,
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THREE YOUNG HURON LADS
ar upholding the county scholasie
ically . Morley Taylor, Bruce -
field; Clifford Talbot, Bayfield,
and Robert Love, Kippen have
been attending University this
year in Toronto ... Each of there
has completed the year with hon.
ours . . Congratulations . . .
Former Clinton Resident
Has 88th Birthday
Mrs. Mary Sperling, Brussels,
formerly of Clinton, celebrated
her 88th birthday on Sunday last.
Though not in the best of health,
Mrs. Sperling was able to .be up
to greet relatives who called on
her. Among these were Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Fear and Mrs. Fred Slo-
man, Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Sperling and daughter, St. Marys;
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rathwell and
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rathwell and
daughter, Bayfield; Mrs. Muriel
Collett, Niagara Falls; Mr. and
Mrs. James Landsborough and
children, 'Tuckersmith Township;
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Manning, and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wheeler,
Brussels.
The Weather
1958 1952
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6 84 45 85 57
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8 79 45 $8 47
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Parading on main street in Clinton may. be new for these show horses, but proha.bly not so '
new for their -owners, • iior for the crowds of spectators . Untilerecehtly; when' the town s pave
ments were laid, all spring shows had been held on the main street.
Last week when for the second scheduled fair -day, the rains made it impossible to carry on at the
fair grounds, the horse show was moved to the shopping district, where M. L. "Tory" Gregg con-
ducted proceedings. Absence of admission fee pleased everyone but the directors of the fair.
Council News i rid
Clinton Town Council met in
the council chambers on Monday
evening, June 8, with alt members
present, and Mayor W. 3. Miller
presiding.
Road Levels
A request from the Public
School Board asked that Council
provide them with •the correct
road level for. Percival Street,
leading • past the ':neve school, so
they would be. ab1 to advise the
contractors concerning the level of
the school drive. Reeve J. W.
Nediger reported that being un-
able to reach the town engineer,
the county engineer's advice had
been received and approximate
figures given to the foreman on
the job on Thursday, June 4.
Dogs at Large
Clerk L. D. Holland reported he
was still getting complaints about
dogs running at large. Mayor
Miller asked what percentage of
the citizens had paid their dog
tax. Mr. Manning, Assessor, stat-
ed that less than one third had
been paid,
Coronation Day Profits
Deputy Reeve Crich reported
that a total of $140 would be div-
ided into four equal parts among
the various bodies taking part in
the Coronation. Day. program.
Plugging of brains
Several eomplaints were made
of citizens who raked cut grass
off their lawns onto the streets,
where ie was washed into catch
basins, plugging them, or made 'a
general mess of the street.
Trap Shoot Permitted
A favourable report from the
chairman of the police committee,
was received concerning the situa-
tion of the trap shoot which the
Huron Fish and Game Conserva-
tion Association is pla.nhing, The
clerk was instructed. to inform the
association that they were auth-
orized to go ahead with their
plans. A by-law passed in 1890
allows one trap shoot hi town,
Building Permits
Building permits were granted
as follows: W. C. Newcombe,
dwelling, east side of Raglan St,
between Ontario and Rattenbury
Sts., $8,000; C, 3. Livermore, gar-
age at the corner of .Alma and
Osborne Streets, $500.
Fire Agreements -
Goderich Township Council as a
whole, led by Reeve Edward Grigg,
tet with council concerning the
payment of $25 for the emir', hour
the Clinton Fire, Brigade had
spent at Jetties A. Cox's barn fire
earlier in the year. Lengthy dia.
cussion was held, and the township
councillors were asked to zone
their township clearly so the fire
brigade would know where to take
calls. The township couitr:illors re.
tired to meet ht the board room
and later in the meeting presented
proposed artiehdfr1ents td the fire
agreement, they would
draft and present officially for. he -
i ',int .6ins. yl iris :C>'1'in$ de tante at a later mieetin
Goderich Township Men
Plan Meeting
With Clinton Council
The regular June meeting of the
Goderich Township council was
held on June 1 in. Hotrnesville
with all members present,
The Town of Clinton ha' ing re-
quested a meeting with the town-
ship re fire fighting services, it
was left to the reeve to interview
the town and arrange for such
meeting.
It was decided to hire Reg.
Johnston and tractor to cut weeds
along the township roads at the
same rate as last year.
Accounts presented and paid:
Charles E. Wise, telephone loan,
$1,400; provincial treasurer, in-
sulin, $4.98; Murray Forbes, fox
bounty, $8; Peter Harrison, fox
bounty, $2; Londesboro Locker
Service supplies for relief, $62,68;
direct relief, $30; road superinten-
dents' pay roll No. 6, $666.85,
Council adjourned till July 6 at
7.30 p.m.
Public School Board
Requests Issue of
$35,000 Debenture
A resolution from the public
school board on motion by
Royce Macaulay, and seconded
by Clayton Dixon, was received
as follows: whereas a contract
has been made for the erection
of two additional rooms to the
new school in the amount of
$34,275, subject to the finances
being provided through the cor-
poration of the town of Clinton,
and whereas the architects' fees
will amount to approximately
$725; and whereas in connection
with the undertaking there will
be incidental expenses of legal
fees, Municipal Board fees.
printing and selling debentures;
and whereas certain moneys will'
be required for equipping the
new ',schools rooms; now there-
fore The Clinton Public School
Board hereby requests the Cor-
poration of the Town of Clinton
to issue debentures in the a-
mount of $35,000 to provide
funds for the purpose aforesaid.
'Council instructed the clerk
to requestfinal approval on the r
construction of the extra two
rooms,
Parade Plans Should Be Discussed
With The Town's Police Force
At the regular monthly meeting
of the Clinton town council, Chief
of Police Joseph Ferrand informed
councillors that his department is
being side-stepped constantly in
the matter of parades and pro.
cessions.
He cited the lack of notification
of any parade in the town by the
parties in charge. He suggested
that if this could be done in the
future it would assist him in ar-
ranging for traffic diversions.
His report stated that if he is
notified in sufficient time his of-
fice can give police protection and
could arrange with the RCAF of-
ficials for service police to assist
when their personnel is taking any
part.
Late Saturday night George Bell,
Clinton, driving north on Victoria
St., was half way across the inter-
section, when reversing his ve,
hicle, backed into a car driven by
Mary Honeyman, Centralia. A
charge has been laid. Constabie
John McNichol investigated, and
reported damage approximately
$35 to the Honeyinan car.
Later that same night, the Chief
of Pollee, J. Ferrand was proceed-
ing north on Highway 4, when
near the Clinton News -Record of-
fice a vehicle overtook Woe tee in
front of Ferrand's car, and braked
suddenly. Later the driver was
arrested and charged with drunk
driving.
On Wednesday morning early, a
call front the residence of Reg.
Smite: oft Bast Street, informed
the 'police that a car had stopped
outside the house; two men got
Out; picked up a child's metal
jeep, valued at $35; put it in the
car and drove off, One of the
residents followed the ear three or
four, miles north on Highway 4,
and laterr" gave a description of it
to the Chief. Yesterday afternoon,
a man was arrested and charged,
The jeep was recovered from a
farm north of Clinton, and the
other man had yet to be 'inter-
viewed.
4c a word, minimum 75e
Pre, June 12—Norio Carnegie
and his orchestra, Legion Hall,
Kirk :St,, Clinton. Dancing 9.30-1
a.m. Admission 75c, 50c, 23-b
Fre, June 12—Piano Recital,
Community Centre stall, Zurich,
8.30 p.m. Pupils of Miss E. it.
Love, ARCT, All welcome.
Fri., June 12 ---Opening Jitney,
Clinton Lawn Bowling Club.
Everybody welcome. 23-b
Julie when roses bloom, come
and chase your gloom, dancing to
the music of Clarence Petrie and
his Night Hawkins, every friday
night at the Crystal Palace Ball-
room, Mitchell. 23-4-5-b
dun., June 14 -•-"Mr. Texas" filen
shown at Roxy Theatre, 3 p.m.
Clinton Area Youth for Christ.
23 -:,-
Fri., June 19 — Legion Dance.
Ikon, Downs orchestra, New Le-
gion Memorial Hall, Kirk Str23eet.
�b
Admission, Hien 15e; ladies; 50c,
Wed, June 2 24 Strawberry
Festival, l3rtrcefield, Supper serve.
ed kidders, Progr'amto follow.
AdrYtissibn $1, children n 5 Ocy
28=4ee
Sun., June 28.Drroration Sun=
day, Clinton Cetrietery. Rev, A.
0. Eagle, Speaker. M1tchellband,
23.4-5,1c
Town Planning Area Is Defined
Big Job For Board Members
.
Huron County's First Trade
Fair, elan of Lions Club
Clinton is to be the home of a Hawkins. The new officers were
previously announced•in: The Clin-
ton News -Record,
President. George Beattie was in
charge ofthe meeting.at which 32
Lions were present.. The club was
reminded of the Cubs and Scouts
Own Rally and Service in Clinton
Community Park this'.coming Sun,
day. Final plans were also made
for the first bingo of the season
in the arena this evening: This
season the prizes of the bingo will
be smaller but there are more of
them.
Huron County's first trade fair.
At a meeting of members of Clin-
ton Lions Club last night, .com-
mittee chairmen were appointed
and the dates announced-•Thurs-
day -Friday -Saturday, August 6-7-
8, in the Clinton Lions Arena.
The coordinator or over-all
chairman of the fair will be Royce
Macaulay, with 'George Knights,
the Lions Club's new secretary as
trade fair secretary. Committee
chairmen are: Property, J. H.
Brunsdon; exhibits, Joseph Mur-
phy; entertainment, Hugh R.
Hawkins; publicity, H. C. Lawson.
These chairmen will appoint their
own committee members. A fur-
ther meeting is being held tomor-
row evening.
This all started from a sugges-
tion made at a recent Lions exec-
utive meeting. Last weekend the
club's two vice-presidents—Royce
Macaulay and Dr. R. M. AIdis vis-
ited the Bruce County Trade Fair
being held at Walkerton and
brought back suggestions to the
regular' Lions . Club meeting Tues-
day evening in St. Paul's Parish
Hall. The club voted in favor of
sponsoring the project.
Since there is no display of this
nature now being given the people
of Huron County, this will give
them an opportunity to see the
latest manufactures and methods
of use. Manufacturers and whole-
salers are now being contacted.
Besides displays of manufactur-
ers, wholesalers and retailers at
the three-day fair there will be
some form of entertainment every
afternoon and evening,
At Tuesday evening's dinner
meeting Dr. R; M. Aldis (the 1953-
54 president) and his executive
were installed in office by past
district deputy governor Hugh R.
Sewerage Bylaw
increases Cod To
Minimum Consumer
An amendment to the sewer-
age by-law (By-law 18-1950)
was passed at Monday's Council
meeting that set the minimum
rate for a sewerage account at
$1.50 instead of double the min-
imum rate of water which is $1
per month; and prescribed that
• "each owner or tenant shall pay
only the sewerage rate and shall
not pay the sewerage service
rate where there is no main
available for him to .connect to,
but upon laying of such a main
he will be liable for both rates."
This by-law will take effect on
July 1.
Also, eight services only are
to be eligible for the privilege of
paying one times the water rate
for sewerage. They are Clinton
Locker Service, Clinton Public
Hospital, Clinton Dairy, Fair-
holme Dairy, Clinton Knitting
Factory, Clinton Lions Club
Skating Rink' Canada Packers
Ltd. Poultry Plant and Canada
Packers Ltd. Creamery.
Student at No. 1 R and C School.
Victim of Drowning at Bayfield
(By our Bayfield correspondent)
Tragedy struck in the midst of
pleasure" when four young airmen
—LAC Michael Picard, aged 24;
LAC N. J. Gallant, 24; LAC Ray-
mondPeche, 21, and AC1 J. N, H.
Gagnon, 25, from RCAF Station,
Clinton, were enjoying a swim off
the.aouth pier, at .Beyfield<on- lefon-
day evening.
The lake was very rough and
they were probably not aware that
it was a very dangerous spot. Dur-
ing a west or south-west wind the
undertow is strong and literally
forms a whirlpool at the mouth of
the harbour. The breakers were
heavy and his companions related
that two waves met and broke
over the head of AC1 Gagnon and
that he swallowed water and dis-
appeared.
One companion went to his res-
cue and when he was seen to be in
difficulty another lad went to his
aid, but they were both forced to
abandon the attempted rescue and
save themselves. All four were
from the Province of Quebec
One ran up to Cree Cook's cot-
tage and made Mrs. Cook under-
stand that there was a man in the
water and that he wanted to tele-
phone the RCAF Station at Clin-
ton. She was having difficulty in
getting a clear line and told the
chief operator at Bayfield, Mrs.
Malcolm Toms, who called the lo-
cal fire brigade.
The fire -truck, driven by Reg,
Francis and other members with
the pneolater, were on the pier in
five minutes, before Mrs. Cook
had finished talking to the RCAF
Station. Later, an ambulance and
doctor arrived from the station.
The local fire brigade is to be
commended for the excellent man-
ner in which the members super-
vised dragging operations. They
were called at 7.45 pan. George
Little took his 15 -foot outboard
cruiser with Reg. Francis, Grant
Turner and Merton Merner aboard
and they patrolled the river. The
current and backwash was so
strong that they couldn't go near
the north pier, so Merner. got out
and did the length of the pier by
repeatedly throwing in the drag-
net as he walked along,
It was difficult to manage the
small boat in the rough waters so
Donnie McLeod and his associates,
George Castle, Jr., offered to take
out the large steel tug, "W. J.
McLeod". Under supervision of
the chief, Walter M. Westlake,
and with Melvin Davison, Donnie
Bell, .Don Warner, Jeannie, Castle
and -Bob Orr also aboard, they
commenced dragging operations
outside the piers. They were just
making one last sweep about 200
feet out before giving up at 9,50
p.m. when the body was recovered.
Dr. F. W. Gallow, Goderich, cor-
oner, was present and stated that
death had been due to drowning.
AC1 Gagnon joined the RCAF
in October, 1952. He had been on
course at No. 1. R. & C.S., Clinton,
since March, 1953, He was single
and a member of the Roman Cath-
olic Church, Cpl. J. L. MacRae
was the escort who accompanied
the deceased to Quebec City. Fun-
eral arrangements were to be in
the charge of Arthur Cloutier and
Son, there.
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PUC Transfers $2,000
From Waterworks
To Town General Fund
At a special meeting of the
Clinton Public Utilities Commis-
sion held Tuesday noon, June 9
members decided to turn over $2,-
000 from the waterworks fund to
the Clinton Town Council. The
amount represents part of a sur-
plus held by the PUC, and it will
be applied to the town's general
funds. This action had been con-
templated earlier, and upon re-
quest from the town for the mon-
ey, the PUC complied,
The PUC building will receive
a coat of paint at once according
to Hugh R. Hawkins, chairman of
the commission, who presided at
the meeting. Suggestion had been
made that the building be given a
sand -blast treatment similar to
that given privately owned build-
ings in Clinton recently—but one;
one of the commissionwas in
favour.
Princess of Huron County
MISS DONNA TA'I'LOR; pretty 18 -year-old Brueefield girl,
was proclairricd Priecc'ss of Huron County,, during the Street
frolic staged by the Clinton Branch Nee 140, Canadian Legion,
on the evening of June 2, Miss Taylor was presented with a
gift from a Clinton Merchant, and pictured with her is Doug
Thorndike, chairman of the frolic, who presented her with a
botigttet of red rimes,
The Town of . Clinton planning
area has been defined by the De-
partment of Planning and level
opment, in a Ietter received AVM
the office of the Minister, of that
department and presented at Mon-
day night's Council meeting. The
council may naw proceed to ap-
point members to serve on the
board. The area at present In-
cludes only the town, but, if de-
sirable, consideration may be re-
quested of including a wider area,
Cotte. M. 3. Agnew warned
council of the extreme care neces-
sary in picking the board. "It
ylaoaltou'Ihvebe better job interested,
noted that the planning board
would . be starting "from " scratch"
and a good deal of work was nee
cessary,
Mayor Miller. We cannot ap-
point • someone who is not willing
to act.
Agnew: Definitely not. I'd like
to hear the opinion of some of the
other councillors.
Pegg: I have here a copy of the
Act, The board should consist of •
two, four or six men with the
mayor a member ex -officio. Coun-
cil may not be in a majority, I
support Coun. Agnew's views. This
is a big job of work not just a
simple little commission. Members
will hold office for periods of
three, two and one years. "It must
be a strong, active committee to
begin with. Believe me, these men
have a tough row to hoe."
Reeve Nediger, I'll go along
with Coue. Agnew's point of view..
The committee cannot be too
strong,
Mayor Miller: Clinton's getting
so full of boards, it is getting hard
to find any one to act: This is
one of the most important boards.
The clerk was instructed to
place a notice in the paper to in- ,
vite any person interested in serv-
ing to leave his name with the
clerk. These names would be
brought before council and a de-
cision made concerning members.
District Cub and Scout
gaily in Clinton
On Sunday Afternoon
All the Scout and Cub groups
in the Huron area, will meet in
Clinton Community Park on
Sunday, June 14 for a Rally and
Scouts Own.
The parade will form up at the
Public School at 2.30 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon and will
march through town to the
Community Park. D i s t r i c t
Scout Comxnissioner, Harry C.
Firth, London, will take the
salute on the march past and
will - conduct the -Scouts Own
Service.
The people of Clinton are urg-
ed to be out and support the
Scouts and Cubs of Huron area
in their rally. Scouts and Cubs
from Bruce and Perth counties
also will be at the rally.
In the case of inclement wea-
ther the rally will be held in the
Lions Club Arena.
Chas. Hanly Graduates
From U of T With
First Class Honours
Charles Hanly, son of Mr. and.
Mrs. Mervyn Hanly, R.R. 5, Clin-
ton, graduated from the Univer-
sity of Toronto with first class
honours. Convocation was held
last Thursday, June 4. He now
holds a Bachelor of Arts, and he
specialized in philosophy and Eng-
lish.
Charles was active in many of
the university organizations, such
as the Student Christian Move-
ment, of which he was national '
chairman in his third year, and
president of the U. of T. move-
ment in his fourth year. He rep-
resented University College on the
Students' Administrative Council
of U. of T„ and also won the
Simpson Scholarship for philos-
ophy in his third year.
During his final college year
this outstanding student was a
member of the Historical Club;
was on the board of stewards of
Hart House; won the Robinette
debating Championship of Univer-
sity College, the Maurice Cody.
scholarship for debating and stu-
dent politics, the students' admin-
istrative council honour award.
Lastly Charles won the Wood-
row Wilson fellowship to continue
his studies at Oxford, England,
Hrs. Warren Gibbings
Held Trousseau Tea
For Her Daughter
On Coronation Day, June 2,
Mrs. Warren Gibbings held a
trousseau tea in honour of her
elder daughter, Jeanne, who was
married on Saturday, June 6.
Mrs. Gibbings, assisted by the
groom's mother, Mrs. Charles
Dolmage, Kitchener, and Jeanne,
received their friends at the door.
Jayne Mary Snell had charge of
the register.
The tea room was beautiful in a
profusion of sunnner flowers. The
tea table was covered by a Cut-
work cloth and centred with an
heirloom flower bowl containing
narcissus, tulip, columbine, bleed-
ing heart and fern with myrtle
flowing but of the bowl over the
tea table. The buffet held the
three -tiered wedding cake flanked
by candelabra and silver contain.
ers of lily -of -the -valley:
During the afternoon and even-
ing the bride's grandmother, Mrs.
J, Gibbings, assisted by Mrs. W.
1'. Roberts, Mrs. E. Snell end Miss
Lucille Grant poured tea. Tee
room assistants were: Misses
Margaret Dolmage, Mary Tyndall,
aidle'Hele
n
Pyl nleyy and
Janie Moffat.
Purple lilac and yellow tulip*
carried the coronation colour
scheme through the temalnder Of
the home.
The girls showing the' 'bride's'
trousseau and gifts were: IViisses
Jean Dolmage, MVlargaref Dtrrhani
, and Doris Gibbing&