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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-09-03, Page 1r' Home of RCAF Station wrI i Itt J THE NEW ERA -88th YEAR t Na. 34L The Home Paper With the New $crit Cotufltn== WE'VE JUST COME BACK from attendingthe 34th annual convention of te Canadian Week- ly Newspapers Association Held this year hi the sunny city of Saskatoon, Sask., the conven- tion took on the form of a giant western party, with everyone deck- ed out in bright plaid shirts, string ties and the widest sombreros ever . , . *• * SOMVMEHOW IT IS ALWAYS pleasant to get back in the har- ness again . , . although the heat which Huron County seemed to have pent up within it for our welcome .. was hardly the most agreeable gift . And Peter of the back shop has been grumbling at the noise . . . And the PUC saw fit for some strange reason to provide us with no power at all on Tuesday afternoon therefore the News -Record is a bit late, and we are forever sorry , . , it was just a little over a week ago that the London Free Press reprinted an editorial from our pages, and dubbed us the "peni- tent" Clinton News -Record . A Once, again, it seems we must apologize . MR, AND MRS. KEITH LEON- ard, who publish the weekly paper at Ponoka, Alberta, hand incident- ally receive the Clinton News - Record every week) . . were at the convention. ` Mrs. Leonard grew up in liiayfield, went to school at CDCI, and is the dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Featherston, London . . . and in the summer, of Bayfield.... The Leonards have five children. . operate a printing plant in con- nection with their paper, and are very enthusiastic for the future of the province and of the town whey they live ... There is con- tinued expansion and an extensive building program going on there.. AMONG THOSE FROM SOUTH - western Ontario who attended the Convention were Harold A. Ram - age, Petrolia; G. A. Campbell, Parkhill; Carl Limpert, Wiarton; Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dills, Acton; Mr, and Mrs. John Eedy, Mr, and Mrs. R. Hicks, St. Marys; Mr, and Mrs. V. A. Pettypiece, Forest; lVIiss Barbara Lee Aylesworth, Watford; A. L .Colquhoun, W. D. Dinnin, Clinton . * * * SEVERAL LADY EDITORS graced the gathering with their presence ... We were rather sur- prised with their numbers . and there must be a few others who ,did riot find time to attend... Mrs. Dorothy Ridge who edits the weekly at Deloraine, Manitoba, was one of the five'we met ... In conversation with her, we found that she has had very interesting experiences ... and some of them are because of her direct lineage from Sir Christopher Wren . 1Virs. Ridge was one of the few Canadians favoured with an invita- tion to view the Coronation cere- monies from within Westminster Abbey . . She talks of being there for hours ... and her cor- onet was so uncomfortable . and it was so cold . . . But she had a good position and could "look right down on the Duke of Edinburgh's head" . After the Coronation Mrs. Ridge attended the luncheon that Queen Elizabeth II gave her guests . . She re- counted to us the informality of that occasion . . * *' * HOWEVER, OF EVEN MORE interest to us than that . . . was the fact that Mrs. Ridge had been taken on a tour of the Masonic Temple in London, England and her escort was no other than Sir Ernest Cooper , . Sir Ernest of course is well known in Clinton, if not by his presence, by his relation to Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Fulton Street . , . And of course every student who attends CDCI has his heart set on win- ning one of Sir Ernest's scholar- ships ... * * * ON THE RETURN TRIP, BY way of CNR and its old world service and formality ... we met a Mr. Matheson from Petrolia .. . just returning from a trip to West- ern Canada to visit his birthplace and his 97 -yeas ;old mother ...We' found a topic of mutual interest when he mentioned that he knew Glen Cook ... and wondered what "Cookie" was doing now.. , . Seems they were good friends when Mr. Cook was working in Petrolia some years ago . * * '* ALSO ATTENDING THE CON- vention from Southern Ontario . , . was Gordon L. Hall ... publisher of the Cayuga Advocate ... and son of G. E. Hall, Rattenbury St., who published this News -Record for so many years ... Gordon rode on the same train with us going west and again on the return trip... • * OF COURSE, MR. AND MRS. R. S. Atkey, Arnprior, and formerly of Clinton were at Saskatoon, too . Interested persons, (and Peter of the back shop) will want to know about Cleopatra . . Well, she didn't find time to go to the convention .. , but instead paid a call on a cousin Siamese by the name of Sheba . . Cleo appar- ently prefers the quiet life ... at has been well over a year since Mr. and Mrs. Atkey left the Clin- (Continued on Page 10) The Weather 1953 M2 High Low High Low Aug. 20 '58 48 79 15 21 79 59 77 81 22 78 57 65 49 23 78 53 67 37 24 79 52 72 38 25 83 55 80 51 21 88 66 6 50 29 28 90 8 889 60 59 81 87 64 6633 53 Sept. 1 93 60 84 60 No rain Rath; 1.05 Ins. CLINTON, ONTARIO, T lIURS AY. EPTEM8ER 3, 1953 2,1126 Copies A. Week THE NEWS -RECORD: -72nd YEAR 4c a copy 52,50 a Yr C1nton's $345,000 Public School Opens Its Doors Tuesday `K .i YgaCC 'OP ti 4 ; 1; Except for a few last minute jobs, (and some of these may be Left for the youngsters when they arrive at school next Tues- day) Clinton's new $345,000 Public School stands ready for teachers and pupils. The desks are there. The blackboards, tackboards, sinks and pencils all are ready in the classrooms, The washrooms and playroom stand empty and ready for opening day Sept, 8. But until the children of all ages with their teachers, are actually within, it is not • a school at all but merely a building: It is a pretty building, true, but only the benefit to Clinton youngsters in the matter of education and a guide to a better way of life will be the measure of its worth, The publishers of the Clinton News -Record, witn all citizens of the town of Clinton, wish the youngsters and their instructors, the best of everything in this up-to-date new Public School. $1,000(ashStolen from Clerk's Office Personal Property of J. W. Manning Wins VJWO Scholarship KENNETH ARKELL graduate from Grade 13, at Clinton District Collegiate Inst- itute last spring, plans to attend Western University this fall, and will take a course in Gen- eral Science. He is the winner of a $200 scholarship to the University, and also of a $250 Leonard bursary. Nearly $1,000 in cash was stolen from the office of the Town Clerk sometime between twelve noon and 12.40 o'clock on Monday. None of the town officials were in the building at the time, The money was the property of 3. W. Manning, town assessor and tax collector, and was in a locked green cash box, deposited in a fil- ing cabinet in the office. Usually kept in the safe; the money had been taken out during the morning so that it would be handy for use, and at noon it was not put back under lock. Other papers of value also were in the cash box. Chief of Police Joseph Ferrand, at present on vacation but keeping in touch with the other constables, would ask that anyone on .the street who happened to see anyone entering any of the doors of the town hall, between twelve noon and 12.40, should please report such information to the police of- fice. All possible effort is being made to recover the money. The loss of such a suns is a serious matter. '. r. and Mvs. L Rorkeitett7in Friends on Golden , a~ nnivers. ry Day Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rorke ob- tion and in well chosen sentences served- their golden wedding anni- of felicitation and well-wishing versary on Sunday, August 16, presented them with a beautiful quietly with members of their fern- trilight floor lamp in red and gold, ily at "Beach Place" their sum- the gift of the group. The groom mer home on the lake shore, "Blue made fitting reply and in closing Water Highway"! Informal an- extended, the bride agreeing, an nouncements were issued to invitation to all present to attend friends and' neighbors of their be- their "diamond" anniversary. Thee ing "at home" on Monday, August bride of 50 years was the recipient 17, and among those who called to of numerous beautiful gifts. The offer felicitations and congratula- tions were a group from Clinton, in addition to summer home neigh- bors. Mr. and Mrs. Rorke received their afternoon guests on the lawn amid the sylvan surroundings of their lakeside place. A personal friend, Mrs. M. Addison, introduc- ed the guests and showed the.way indoors where on the verandah with a blue lake outlook Miss Margaret Ambler, their grand- daughter, was in charge of the guest book in which each one ent- ered his or her name. For the afternoon reception Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Mrs. Lillian Mc- Kinnon, Mrs. H. C. Wilson and Miss May Davies poured tea. Daughters Mrs. Harry Ambler, Miss Florence Rorke and' sister Miss Florence R. Cuninghame served. For the evening reception Miss Cuninghame poured tea while ddaaughters and granddaughter serv- The bride's table, covered with a lace cloth, was centred with the anniversary cake. Tall candles in golden holders, silver tea service, yellow gladioli and baby 'mums gave decorative effect. Dur•ina the afternoon reception, on behalf of the Clinton neighbors and friends, Mrs. James McGill drew the bride and groom's atten- many letters and cards of congrat- ulation received included that from the Ontario Provincial Secretary stamped with the official seal. Guests present were from To- ronto, London, Pontiac, Mich.; De- troit, Mich.; Olean, N.Y.; Hope, B.C.; Markham, Ont.; Goderich, Clinton and district. The list in- cluded three ministers: Rev. H. C. Wilson, Clinton; Rev. W. A. Scud - amore, Hope, B.C., and the Very Rev. Edward C. Rorke, Olean, N.Y., younger son of the bride and groom, who had but recently re- turned from a July holiday motor trip to Nebraska and California. Also included were Mrs. Olga Hutson - and Miss Willa Hutson, Pontiac, Mich. The latter is the organist at All Saints Episcopal where Mr. and Mrs. Ambler are choir members. Since continuity is the main thought in this and similar anni- versaries it is interesting to recall that the three-storey wedding cake for the original wedding was bak- ed and decorated by the late Harry Bartliff and the one for this oc- ession was done by his sons, Bart - Tiff Bros. Rose A. Barnard Cuninghame and Hugh Edward Rorke were married at Bonny Place, Clinton, residence of the bride's parents, (Continued on Page 10) On Northern Ontario Honeymoon M.R. AND MRS. KENNETH JOHN HARRIS, were mar- ried in St. Paul's Anglican C li u r c h, Clinton, on Satur- day, August 22, by Rev. R. M. P. Bul- teel. The bride is Kathryn Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Ladd, Clinton, and her husband is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Aim bert Harris, R.R. 2,. Bayfield, Upon their return from a wed. ding trip to North- ern Ontario, the young couple plan to live in Iholmesviile. (.Photo by MacLar- en's) Big Kin-Karnival On Main Street Monday Evening The Kinsmen Club of Clinton will be presenting their second an- nual Kin -i arnival on Monday evening, Labour Day, on the Main street between Rattenbury Street and the main corner. Members of the club in charge of• proceedings promise fun for young and old. Commencing at 6.30 there will be a pet parade that will form up at the old public school grounds and proceed to the main street where all the animals will be judged by a representative from Dr. Ballards, a prominent animal food manufac- turer in Canada. This part of the programme is open to all children who have a pet and it is expected that pets of all descriptions will be entered. After the judging of the pets there will be games of skill 'sand a bing bingo booth will be ready for all lovers of the game. Street Dance Another popular spot will be the street dance with music supplied by Jerry Rennie and his orchestra. Big Draw The highlight of the evening will be the draw for the 1953 "Bel -Air" Chevrolet car that the citizens of Clinton have been seeing on the streets. The lucky ticket holder will be able to purchase the car for the sum of $1.00. The draw for the Kinette Doll will be. another added attraction. l sr 5. Tuckersmith Twp. Councillors Plan Drainage Work All members of the Tuckersmith municipal council met in the town hall, Seaforth, on Tuesday, Sept- ember 2, for the regular meeting. The clerk was instructed to ap- ply for interim subsidy on road expenditures of $34,994.72 from January 1 to August 31, Contract gravelling of 10,193 yards has now been completed and payment of $8,190.50, balance of power grader purchase was made. e . Fencing of the cemetery south of Brucefield has been undertaken by the township and will be com- pleted in the near. future. Repair of• the Clarke drain was reported completed and payment of ac- counts.will be called. William Rogerson was instruct- ed to have stoning done at a head wall on the Alexander drain and to construct a catch basin on the Etue Drain. A grant of $25 was made to the South Huron Plowmen's Associat- ion. Complaints' were received by council that Egmondville Street Lights had not been lighting till ten o'clock at night. The matter will be brought to the attention of H.E.P:C. Accounts passed included: Hos- pitalization, $1.25; drains, $307.50; fencing, $102,16; roads, $11,920.04; grants, $25; salary and allowance, If you have not purchased your . Counncil adjourned to meet Oc- tickcts on these great prizes do so tober 5, at 8 o'clock. a immediately. Tickets are available from .all Kinettes and Kinsmen. There will be a refreshment `tooth on the grounds where delic- 'ous hot dogs, coffee and cold drinks will be served. Don't forget to spend Labour Day evening in Clinton an help the Kinsmen Club and the towih, because all proceeds are for com- munity service. 0 PUC Will Purchase Truck Locally At a meeting held on Tuesday of this week, members of the Clinton Public Utilities Commis sion accepted the tender by Mur - Terry and Don Sirot Missing From Home Two young boys, Jerry and Don Sirot, aged ten and 12 years respectively, have been missing from their home here since yest- erday afternoon, They were carrying no money with them. They were seen in Goderich this afternoon by young Richard Fer- rand, as he rode with his father Chief of Police Joseph Ferrand. They were returned to their home this evening (Thursday). 0 -- +Minton Post Office Labor Day Hours phy Bros., for a three-quarter to Holiday hours at the Clinton past Office on Labour Day, Seps pick-up truck and will turn in the Fargo truck now being used by the tember 8, are announced by Post; tendPUCers h d t payn ment. received fro u 1 Wicket Imaster G. sere service will as given' McPherson Bros., Lorne Brown from 10.30 to 11.30 in the morn - Motors, Ltd., and Rouse Autq I aftternoo froThe ,30to 2.30 in will Electric. I be open until six o'clock in the Chairman Hugh R. Hawkins, evening. Commissioner C. M. Shearing and, Mayor W. J. Miller, Secretary -A, J. McMurray were present, and Commissioner W. E. Perdue was absent, A report from the Hydro Elect;, ric Power Commission of Ontario showed the surpluses in the water- works of $821.52 and inthe sew- erage of $134.80. There was a deficit of •$666.01 in the ,street • lights. Refund due to the muni- cipality of the town of Clinton stood at $290.31. On motion of Mayor Miller, seconded by Com- missioner Shearing, the refund is to be paid from the waterworks account. A request from Alex Powell, for water, sewerage and hydro to the Service station now under con- struction on Lot 42, on the east side of Victoria Street, was filed for further information. 0 I•ItTRONICI REBEKAH LODGE TO MEET SEPT. 9 Members of the Hztronic Re- bekah Lodge will hold their Sep- tember meeting on Wednesday evening, September 9, at eight o'clock. COING',EVE�'' 4c a word, minimum 75c , Friday, Sept. 4—Legion Dance, Legion Memorial }Tall, Kirk St., music by Don Downs and his or- chestra. Admission: men 75e, ladies 50c. 34-b Monday, Sept. 7--•'•14insmen Club of Clinton annual frolic. Games, bingo, pet parade and mut show, street dance. Draw for 1053 "1301 - Sir" Chevrolet and Kinette Dol], Proceeds for community service. 84-x Por an evening of fun and en- ioyrnent, bring your friends to the Crystal. Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, 'very Friday night and dance to the music of Clarence Petrie and his Night Hawks. 34-5-6-7-b Saturday, Oct, ,8---t azdar and afternoon tea, Sunday School room of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Auspices: Girl:,' Club. 5.30 p.tn, Light Stadard Hit By Truck Ho ignals r Six Hours The traffic signal light stand- ard erected at the corner of main intersection on the Superior Store corner, once again met with an accident this week, (Opinion of some persons is that this standard is set too close to the corner). - On lvlonday afternoon shortly after three o'clock a stake truck rounded the corner from Huron i5treet, to make a turn into Viet- oria Street. Part of the truck carne In contact with the signal standard, and twisted it so that the signals •on all four standards stopped working, Constable Timieck investigated the case, and the driver of the truck will be asked to pay for the test of repairing the damage. Some difficulty apparently a- rose for the workers of the PUC wlio attempted to fix the dam- age. It is understood that they spent several hours working on the pole, attempting to clear up the short which occurred in the wiring. After seven o'clock, and work- ing until dark, l•1, W. Colquhoun,. i who installed the signals system t.last summer, managed to repair the damage and the lights are once more in operation, For two hours in the busy part , of the late afternoon, Constable Timleck stood on duty in the broiling hot sun, directing traffic from a station in the middle of the intersection. This is the second or third time that the signals system has been inter- rupted because of a truck collid- ' ing with the standard, and each time this occurs, a definite haz- ard to the motoring and pedes- trian public is created. Wave of vandalism Through Torn Breaks Light Globes, Gravestone Several cases of vandalism have occurred during the past two weeks in Clinton. Most serious of them was the desecration of the lovely 83,year-old gravestone marking the grave of Rev. Bourd- ieu on the lawns of St. Paul's Anglican Church. Barbara Brandon is "Miss Huron" For Second. Time With her "beauty, poise, person- ality, charming smile and graceful walk", 18 -year-old Barbara Bran- don was awarded the title of Miss Huron County, at the annual Zur- ich Lions Club's frolic held on Wednesday night, August 19. The pretty green-eyed brunette won first place among three contest- ants, and is slated to enter the Miss Western Ontario contest in Windsor later this fall. This is the second year that Miss Brandon has won the title. She entered the contest at Zurich last Ucy1.c1.111JcI 1, Yv11V11 .-1116 W0.0 J.4; years old. Barbara is the daugh- ter of Harold Brandon, Bayfield. She attended Clinton District Col- legiate and graduated last year from Grade 13. This fall she plans to enter London Teachers' College. Other contestants were Miss Donna Taylor, Brucefield, who won the title of "Princess of Hu- ron County" here in Clinton at the Legion Frolic held on Coronation Day, and Edith Rinn, R. R. 4, Brussels. On European Honeymoon MI.. ANI; DONALD MRS. 'ALA ' . �]" IDEAS were marrieei d n Wesley -Willis United Church, Clinton, on Saturday afternoon, August 29, by the bride's father, Rev. Hugh C. Wilson, They are pictured here as they planned how to cut their wedding cake, at the reception which followed the ceremony in the church parlours, The bride is the. former Ruth Mary Wilson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs, Hugh C, Virilson, Clinton. Her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Deas, London. Upon their return from a wedding trip which will ine'u'ic' visits to the Dritish Isles and in Europe, the young couple will hi London. Sometime during the evening of Friday, August 28, or the early morning of August 29, thoughtless persons managed to push the cross off the top of the gravestone. Made of sandstone as many old stones were, this was comparativ- ely easy to do. This stone was a matter of pride to the people of St. Paul's, and an added beauty to the town, Those who commit- ted this crime of despoiling a beautiful and reverent reminder of an early settler, should be ap- prehended and made to feel the enormity of their action. Early in August, several of the bulbs which light the grandstand at Clinton Community Park were broken by small boys of the town. Some half a dozen bulbs were smashed, The lads who did this damage have admitted their guilt, and have already paid for the re- placement of them. Still another case of vandalism occurred on Thursday evening, August 20, when one of the large globes amounted on the gate posts at the entrance to Clinton Com- munity Park was smashed. These globes were purchased in 1946, by the Clinton Women's Institute, at a cost of $15 for the pair. Con- structed of glass almost one quar- ter of an inch thick, these globes would not break easily, but must have been done by a deliberate action. Clinton. Had Two Delegates, Clerk. At Convention Two members of Clinton's nine - member council attended the an- nual meeting of the Ontario Muni- cipal Associations held in Hamilton last week. Mayor W I. Miller and Deputy Reeve Melvin Crich were accompanied by Clerk L. D. Holland. These annual meetings are open to delegates from all municipal-, ities. This includes towns, vil- lages, townships, counties, and cities. It is at these meetings that suggestions raised before individ- ual municipalities governing bod- ies are brought for discussion, and where considered reasonable, these suggestions go before parliament for discussions. If they bear merit, they are incorporated into the laws of Canada, Discussion with two of Clinton's representatives brought two opin- ions that the smaller municipal- ities must make a greater attempt to send more delegates to these meetings, if the difficulties and situations peculiar to small centres are to be given adequate'attention. A variety of discussions take place separately, in which a good many ' different aspects of each particular subject are thoroughly gone into, If Clinton does not send a repre- sentative to the convention who is working on streets and roads, then Clinton does not have a rep - t resentative in that meeting; or if Clinton does not send a delegate who is actively working on by- laws, then Clinton has not a rep* iresentative• in that discussion. One discussion on the subject of municipal housing, for which governmental support is given only in eases of municipalities with 5,000 and over population, was not attended by a Clinton delegate, The men who did attend the con- vention, and who were busy with their own groups expressed regret that this discussion especially was not attended from this town. The warden of Huron County, W. A. Kerslake, Hensall, attend- ed the convention. Front Hul- lett Township there were three representatives, including Reeve' William Dale, Councillor Ira Rapson and Clerk George Cowan. H. A. Erskine, clerk of Huron County also attended. Auburn Boy Wins Engineering Award G. R. Yungblut, Auburn, has re- ceived a third year engineering scholarship at Queen's University, offered by the Ontario Hydro. This is one of nine scholarships, an- nounced last week by Chairman Robert H, Saunders. They are of- fered in recognition of the out- standing work done by graduate engineers of Canadian universities in the field of hydro -electric gen- eration and distribution. •Xunfors To�r Compete Mg � ,lodging Next week G. W. Montgomery, 1'ricultural representative for Hu- ron County, and his assistant, H. R. Baker, plan to take two ear - loads of Junior Farmers from this County to Toronto, where the Jun- iors will compote in the judging competitions held at the Canadian National Ilxhibf tion, These picked young people, after showing their prowess in the judg- ing ring, will be able to attend the ' randstand show, and then are the guests of the Department of Agri.