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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-10-29, Page 1Home f RCAF Station THE NEW ERA, -88th YEAR ' News - o 42—The Home Paper With the New CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JRSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1953 Tbe �Fir�t C0111111"1-4-4-4 "HOW DOES THE POSTMAN find his way around in Clinton when there are no numbers on the houses?" was .a question this week , .. And we told the city fellow who posed it, that every- body just got onto his own two feet and trotted down to the post office himself for the mail , Then we began thinking the num- ber of people who must make that trip daily ... 900 homes in Clin- ton . . . well over 100 business places . . probably 1,000 people could make the trip daily , , , We wonder just how many do . , . `W e do know that wear and tear on the steps at the post office reach- ed the state of repair this week Brand new red steps now at the east entrance , , , * * * CDC[ REDMEN SEEM WELL ort the way towards victory in the present football series ... Surely with the gala demonstration of decorated cars yesterday after- noon . . and a good win at the game following it bodes well for a good game in Exeter next week , .. Good luck boys . . 0 F/O and Mrs. John Nogalq were notified last week of his transfer from RCAF Station Summerside, Prince Edward Island, to No. 1 AROS, RCAF Station Clinton, ef- fective November 25. The young couple will reside in Clinton., Baek From Visit To 4'urop! Mr. and Mrs. 1)oHii.lal Alan D e a $ 'have re- turned from a wedding trip to the United King- dom and contin- ental Europe and are living in Lon- don. Mrs. Deas is the former Ruth Mary Wilson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Hugh- C. Wilson, and her husband is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Henry N. Deas, London. The couple flew by TCA to New York following their marriage in late August, in Wesley - Willis United Church. They boarded the Queen Elizabeth at New, York and crossed .the At- lantic. After vis- iting relative$ in Edinburgh, Scot- land, a n d Lon- don, England, they joined a travel party and toured Holland, Germany, Swit- zerland, Italy and France. On their return to the United Stat- es, they spent several days in Boston Coroner's Jury at Inquest Jountly Blames mployees, Cicero and. Bruder Two HEPC E At the inquest into the deatli of George R. Finley, held in the Municipal Building on Monday afternoon, responsibility was plac- ed upon Earl D. Bruder, and Earl Ciceri jointly. Bruder was the general foreman, and Ciceri one of the two sub -foremen in charge cif the job being carried out by the }^l:E.P.C. on a line in Hullett Township, on Thursday, October 15, when Mr. Finley met his death. The findings were: "We the coroner's jury investi- gating the death of G. R. Finley find that he came to his death on the Tamblyn farm in Hullett Township on October 15, by being electrocuted while working on a pole engaged in his duties as an HEPC employee. "We feel that the deceased was n no way negligent but that this ccident was caused by the failure .f the foreman in charge of the arty of men including Finley who ere engaged in work on several •+les in the locality, to ascertain hat all the men were away from he poles and properly mustered aefore the power was turned on. "There was conflicting evidence .n whether Earl D. Bruder, the egular foreman, or Earl Ciceri, ub-foreman was actually in char - e. Both were . giving orders and ay have failed between them - elves to ascertain who was in charge and therefore responsible or getting the men off the job. "We place the entire responsibil- ty on these men, Bruder and Cic- eri, jointly. "We recommended that hydro officials see that stricter observ- ance of written orders be observed In future." The inquest was conducted by Coroner Dr, F. G. Thompson, Clin- ton. 'The jury included Nelson Lear, foreman; George Pollard, Clifford Shobbrook, Edwin Wood, Leonard McNeil, all of Hullett Township. Eleven witnesses were questioned by Crown Attorney i Glen Hays, Q,C., Goderich, Dr. R. W. Street, Blyth, was the first doctor to arrive at the scene, and reported Mr. Finny dead on his arrival. Cause of death was attributed to severe burns associated with electrical shock. A. M. Knights, manager of the rural Hydro described the nature of the work being done changing the voltage of the line, necessita- ting a break m power service. omen Teachers eet in New P.S. The October meeting of the Clinton Unit of the Federation of Women Teachers' Association was held last Wednesday, in the Clin- ton Public School. The president, Miss Edna Jamieson, conducted the opening exercises. Miss Olive Johnson, newly -appointed secre- tary -treasurer, read the minutes of a previous meeting, and sub- mitted a financial report. Following the disposal of rou- tine business Beverley Boyes gave a pleasing piano selection. An in- formal discussion followed con- cerning the questions and sugges- tions which had been placed in the question box. The guest speaker of the even- ing, was Miss Dorothy Marquis, assistant superintendent of Clin- ton Public Hospital, In a very capable manner she related the ;?sore interesting parts of her re- cent trip through the British Isles and France, and in detail, de- 'c'ribc'd the colourful pageantry of ttrc. Coronation procession, Mss Jamieson briefly reviewed the highlights of a regional con, lerence which she and Miss Luella Tolanston recently had attended in St. Marys. a curial hour in the teachers' konge brought this pleasant and n'truetive evening to a eloSe, The Weather 1953 1952 F•Iigh Low High Low Oct. 22 65 45 53 36 ., (36 413 • 55 30 24 (31 46 58 43 25 61 42 47 23 26, 66i! 44 61 25 27 r3 4.6 60 37 28 fi4 44 43. 30 Gordon Manning, R,R..2, Bay- field, told_ of being the ground - man working with Finley and that they had been assigned work on the Frank Tamblyn farm by Earl Ciceri. Later they had been as- sured by Bruder that the power was off and they could commence work. They finished work on the pole at the road and proceeded to the transformer pole, near the Tamblyn house. Finley had some trouble with one of the bolts, and Manning went to the garage on the farm to borrow a wrench. Shortly after his return he saw smoke up at the transformer, and receiving no answer from Finley had gone for help. Manning test- ified that no warning that power would be resumed had been re- ceived, Don Symons testified that he had been requested by Ciceri •to turn the power off at about 10.15 a.m., and to turn it on at about 11.00 a.m. He stated that •Brud- er had been present at both times, and also that in Iike circumstan- ces usual practice was to have the men congregate back to the switch pole before power was re- sumed. Sub -foreman Ciceri testified that Bruder was in charge of the job, and had suggested that James Mair, truck driver be requested to check to see that all men were clear. Feeling that Mair should not have the responsibility for this he had asked Mair to go and get Lions hi Midst Of Peanut Sales Drive Members of Clinton Lions Club have canvassed more than half the town in their Peanut Sales cam- paign, The profits made from the peanut sales campaign will go to- wards additional equipment at the Clinton Lions Arena. The salesmen are meeting with good response to their sales. They were out Monday night and again on Tuesday night after the regular dinner meeting of the club at which 28 Lions were present. Over 50 cases of neanuts-1,200 half -pound tins—and many of the three -tin party packs have been sold to date. St, James' Ward and part of St. John's Ward are yet to be canvassed. Peanut Tag Day On Saturday, members of the Lions Club will be out tagging everyone on main street with a package of peanuts, for which a donation to the arena fund is re- quested. Guests at the dinner meeting on Tuesday evening in St. Paul's Par- ish Hall were A. N. White, Toron- to, district supervisor of the Plant- er's Nut and Chocolate Company, Toronto, and William Drummond, Guelph, (formerly of Hensal]), the salesman in this district. 0 IOOF At Horne Includes Dinner And Programme A very happy evening was spent R in Clinton IOOF lodge rooms on Tuesday evening when an "Al - Home" was held. Guests of the evening, as well as the wives of the members, included members of the Huronic Rebekah Lodge. Noble Grand Jack Sturdy and Vice- ! Grand George Falconer welcomed those attending. I During the evening "500" and euchre were played. Honours for these games were won by the fol- lowing; "500", high, Mrs. A. Zapfe j and John Sutter; low, Mrs. Charles Wilson and Carmen Mc- Pherson; euchre, high, Mrs. Wes. Shobbrook and Frank Glew; low, Mrs, Harold Tendon and Norman Ball, Programme for the evening was provided by Frank Schubert, viol. mist, and Ralph Henderson, bari- tone soloist, with Miss Eleanor. Lauder accompanying. These art- ists were all from Goderich and their selections were greatly ap. predated by those attending, ISwan Ross was master of erre- ' Delicious refreshments served by the men rounded nut a very pleasant time. 'The door prize, st large ehoeolate chiffon Cake was won by Frank Glew, who later rl , gave it to be tractioned oft in Rain: .70 ins. Rain: ,05 ins. favour of the CP. and T. fund. • David Dales to check. Later Bruder had gone down the line, had returned and reported that the line was clear. Then Ciceri had given Symons the order to turn on the power. Bruder stated that Ciceri was in charge of the job on that day. Mr. Bruder had gone down the line to see what was keeping Marrs, and why he had stopped to pick up materials, instead of bringing the men ,back to the switch, He had asked Mairs if the line was clear and had been assured it was except for Den- omme and Dales who were at the far end of the line. Mr. ruder reported going to Dales, waiting until both men were clear of the line, and then driving back to the switch, checking the poles from the road as he came. He had not seen anyone on the ground at the Tamblyn place, nor on the pole, but stated that because of trees and buildings, Mr. Finley must have been invisible from the road. He claimed that the man who or- dered the switch closed should have made an actual muster of the men. D. Dales, Constable H. Snell, Seaforth; John Leppington, Wal- ter Mills, (safety ot'fieer of West Central Region, H.E•P.C.), all gave testimony, e Con �ra ulations! Mrs. W. Beacom celebrated her 80th birthday at her home on Sun- day. Those present to celebrates with her were: Mrs. William': Bremner, Listowel; Mr. and Mrs. ' Emerson Vipond and Margaret, Atwood; John Pearson, gthel. Al- so members of her family were present, Mr, and Mrs. George Neil and Marilyn, Kirkton; Mr, and Mrs. Bert Beacom and Billy; Mr. and Mrs, Joe Lyon, Murray, Bert and Marguerite, Edythe Bea- com and Harold Beacom. Clinton Lagging In CN Drive Wingharn,Exeter, Iueknow and Brussels have over -subscribed their objective in the Canadian National Institute for the Blind's campaign far funds. .Clinton's ob- jective is $500 and.to date only $218 has been raised. Your dona- tion may be left at your bank or at the Clinton Community Credit Union office, With your help, Clin- ton soon can be over the top. Give to -day! The following donations are acknowledged: Huron LOBA No. 377, $5; Mrs. William Connell, $1; Lavis Contracting Company, $10; Mrs. W. E, Thompson, $5; Alex Inkley, $5; 0. L. Engelstad, $2; Mrs, T. Herman, $2; H. C. Lawson, $5; M. T. Corless, $2; F. W. And- rews, $5, Free Ice Skating At Lions Arena• A free skating party for Clin- ton's youngsters is being held this Saturday evening, October 31, in- stead of the customary Hallowe'en party, PIans are that youngsters under ten years of age will be ad- mitted to the ice at Clinton Lions Arena between the hours of seven and eight thirty in the evening, and then those of public school age, over ten years of age will have a chance to try out their blades. This will be the first night of skating in the arena this season, the opening of the second year of skating on artificial ice in Clinton. Considering the fact that free ice, on the opening night will be quite a thrill for the youngsters, there has been. no arrangement for treats to the youngsters. How- ever, the booth at the arena will be in operation. Sponsored by Clinton Branch No. 140, • Canadian Legion, the Kinsmen Club of Clinton and the Clinton Lions Club the project is receiving the support of the Clin- ton Town Council. The scheme first received notice at the Oc- tober meeting of Clinton council, when it was suggested that free skating take the place of the usual party, The `health, 'welfare and special committee headed by Dep- uty Reeve Melvin Crich, was at that time delegated to contact each of the service clubs and gain their co-operation in the matter. Extend Fun Month For Two Weeks "Fun Month" parties for the Clinton Public Hospital are con- tinuing, but as many of the ladies have found October a particularly busy month, the committee has been asked to extend the party season two weeks, until Novem- ber 14, Those entertaining or making donations during the past week are, Mrs. W. A. Oakes, Mrs. Harry Ball, Mrs. F. Fingland, Mrs. Cree 'Cook Miss Luella Johnston, Mrs. H. Sloman, Mrs. W. J. Counter, Mrs. Royce Macaulay, Mrs: Clar- ence Trott, Mrs. Reg. Ball, Miss Walkinshaw, Porter's Hill Com- munity Club, and the Goderich Township Club. It is hoped that the extension of time will enable many others to participate in this worthy ef- fort for the Women's .Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. Charles Draper, Lorne and Miss Jean Smith, Brussels, visited last Friday with Mrs. David Steep. Mrs, Harry Bali attended the provincial convention of Hospital Auxiliaries at the Royal York, Toronto, this week: Puc su LA INTE 2,12.6 Copies A Week THE NEWS -RECORD -72nd YEAR 6c P apo), $2,50 sr Year S TO REPLACE First Meeting of Iaiming Board The Clinton Planning Board will hold its first meeting early in November, according to May- or W. J. Miller, first chairman of the board. At the organization meeting of the board, held last Thursday evening, John Lavis was ap- pointed secretary -treasurer. Ro- bert Irwin was appointed repre- sentative to the sixth regional Municipal -Industrial Promotions Conference being held in Gode- rich to -day, Other members at- tending the meeting were Eu- gene McAdam, and Councillor Stewart Schoenhals. DENT RUMBALL The Clinton Public Utilities Commissioners W. E. Perdue and Commission will meet at an early C. M. Shearing, Mayor W. J. Mil - date to discuss and consider the ler, Secretary A. J. McMurray and retirement of Superintendent E. Superintendent E. R. Rumball. R. Rumball, possibly at the end of A. J. McMurray, secretary of the year. Explaining his motion the commission; stated that be- to this effect, Commissioner W, E. fore any decision could be made, Perdue mentioned that there came it was only fair that before steps a time in any organization when were taken, the amount of pen - changes must be made, sion, and other, details concerning Mr. Perdue said, "It is too bad it should be decided, that we all grow older, but it can- Mayor Miller asked what the not be helped. "Ern," has given, age limit for employees was. the best years of his life to this Perdue replied that the policy organization, and would probably of the PUC was for employees to enjoy .a rest. It is not going to be up for retirement at 65 years be easy to get someone to replace of age, hire, and it will take some time. Mayor Miller. It will be no We would be well advised to keep small chore for a man to come in Mr. Rumba). on in an advisory here and do the job He'd need a, capacity." lot of coaching. Those present at the meeting Re: Plebiscite included Chairman H. R. Hawkins, The Commission received a re- guest from the Town Council ask- Mrs. J. Steinburgh Proposes Plans To Conserve Housewife, Energy The Clinton Women's Institute met in the Agricultural Office board room on Thursday, October 22, with about 50 ladies present. With Mrs. C. Sturdy presiding and Mrs. E. Radford at the piano, the meeting opened with the sing- ing of the Ode and repeating the Mary Stewart Collect and the Lord's Prayer. The secretary's report was read and approved and the treasurer's monthly statement given. Corres- pondence and bills were read by the secretary. Several thanked their Sunshine Sisters. A unique feature of the roll call, was that each member paid a cent for every inch of their waistline. An invitation to the county rally. in Gorrie on November 3 was ac- cepted. Transportation committee for same is Mrs. E. Farquhar and Mrs. A, Cudmore. It was decided to accept the government grant to be used for educational ' pur- poses. poses. The Seaforth Women's In- stitute will be guests for the No- vember meeting. Two solos were sung by Mrs, D. Andrews, accompanied by Mrs. E. Radford; also Mrs, M. Wiltse gave a reading, "When the Frost is on the Pumpkin", all of which were much enjoyed. The topic on "Home Economics and Health" was capably given by the CDCI home economist, Mrs. J. Steinburgh, who outlined the val- ue of vitamins in the daily diet. She stated some facts onhow to. get the most food value from cer- tain foods, and how housewives, if they plan household duties, could certainly conserve. some energy. Many steps are taken by the housewife in a single day. If she plans, cooperatively if possible, with members of the family, to conserve strength, it will make for a happier and more healthful at- mosphere in the home. She gave eacti some recipes and passed around for inspection some time- saver ideas for household use. Mrs. H. Managhan and Mrs, R. MacDonald who were delegates to the area convention in London re- cently, gave splendid reports. It was stated that each could be an influence for good or W. They gave a -resume of events at the convention. Those who have had the privi- lege to attend these conventions, in the' past, know what a deep interest the women of town and country alike, take in the welfare of mankind. For just as truly as the WI motto is "For Home and Country", its interest is spread world-wide. This was recently portrayed in the splendid privilege Canada had in being hostess country to the ACWW (Associated Countrywomen of the World). A vote of thanks was extended to all who in any way took part in the program. The meeting clos- ed with the singing of "God Save the Queen", and the hostesses, un- der the convenership of Mrs. N. Shepherd served lunch. Presbyterian Anniversary Observed With Moderator as crest Speaker Fine autumn weather favored St. Andrew's Presbyterian con- gregation on Sunday, October 25 for the anniversary services. The guest of the Kirk Session for the occasion was Rev. A. J. Simpson, B.S.A., B.D„ Kr; ox Church, Teeswater, moderator of the Presbytery of Huron -Maitland of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. He chose for his morn- ing theme, "Another Milestone," from the text in the book of Joshua, chapter 4, "What mean ye by these stones?" The evening subject of Mr. Simpson's sermon was "The Joy of the Lord." He pointed out the difference between ordinary hap- piness, and the real joy of life, and commended the inward satis- faction of service in the spiritual Kingdom of Christ, which creates the joy of which the text speaks. Rev. D. J. Lane was present for the evening service and thanked his ministerial brethren for. their kindly co-operation in joining in the service by withdrawing their evening worship. Miss Jayne Mary Snell, soloist in the morning worship, chose "A Voice in the Wilderness" as her selection, and sang most accept- ably. Mrs. C. H. Edward, Goderich, at the evening service, sang the pray- er song solo, "0 Saviour, Hear Me". Beth soloists took the ob- ligato parts with the choir, under the leadership of Mrs. M. J. Ag- new, in the anthem, "The Roseate Hues of Early Dawn", which was delightfully and worshipfully sung at each service. Honorary Members Make Presentation at Opening of New Officers' Mess • •-• ?• s yr«`.:`.` ?-yax-y v x pus X , « E f!;�Y•s' WEIWWWERKSW h<:..� The new Officers' Mess at RCA F Station Clinton was officially opened on Saturday night. Guest of honour for the orcasirn W;.' Commodore W. W. brown, ':hirf Inti' ()Meer. stir Training Command. Air Commodore Brown cut the ibLon nerors the entrance to the main lounge, end in company with seer; t: +.' elehlights of the Mrs, lirnwn led the way into the &'•.•ening Ctn,ra when 3. V. Gardiner, 'oungc', :'i r t eeiving line consist- pingland, ing; of Air Commodore and Mrs. t i :te:.. re;,z•cr?:.ting the honorary .,i own; Om' en Captain and Mrs. t;rc"r,bt'r,s, l.r•ei t'rus'ts twin silver H. C. Ashdown. Squadron Leader ;co 1 ur;lwts to the Mess. Squadron .curd Mrs. G. Lr. Bland, welcomed 1/..Ilea. G. 1:3. - c..:cl, president of «uesi s from Ottawa, 'Trenton; , t'" a VG' s Committee, accepted the l.crne`o:°t:t Enid the Clinton district to,'rift cid t3q'ril cd the honorary the do'." held in honour of the rrrr"':rl;x r:s c,:: trc•'half of the press, ♦ r 1 y Ct i c std tit i ri ..tr, tri^ thet A i} � 4 -wagon, cd Mr, and Mrs. W. P, Roberts Mr. and Mrs, W. Il. Robinson, I'ir a:;tcl Mrs. R. M. Allis, Dir. and Mrs 3. A. Addison, Mr, and Mrs. 1`I. C L $.0n, Mr, and Mr's, 0. L. Erma. st,n.d, Dr, and. Mrs. W. A. Oakes, Mr. and M. P. Fingiand, Dr. and Mrs, F, Newland, Mr, and Mrs. H. Hall, M,.. rand Mrs, 3, G. Gard- filer, Mr al„,. Mrs L. E. Cardiff, Hrussels. ing for consideration of the move of the PUC offices to the location of the present Municipal Building at the old public school, and in such, event, to share the cost of the operation of the building. Chairman Hawkins stated that he had given the situation a good: deal of thought. The expense of the move would be one thing, and he felt that it would cost a good deal to put the old school into shape where it would be satisfac- tory for a municipal building. Continuing, Mr. Hawkins said that he had considered the fact that the present PUC building was too large, and that perhaps a smaller office building could be built on the land by the power house. Then the present PUC office could be sold and perhaps they would end up with a profit, Another alternative would be, of course, to move to the old school building, just as the commission saw fit. Commissioner Perdue stated that he felt no action could be taken until the plebiscite were presented, and suggested that in that plebiscite, some idea should be given to the townspeople of the cost of repairing each building Chairman Hawkins, said that there certainly were advantages to the scheme of having all the muni- cipal offices . centralized, and in the old public school. But, he said, "I think an engineer should be asked to lay out plans and ap- praise the cost of this change." A. Garen's Main Motion was passed to supply one inch pipe from the water main in front of A. Garon's laundry on Beech Street, across to the prop- erty line. This move was taken since Mr. Garon still is not able to get sufficient water into his place of business to operate it as desired, Re -Wiring Project The Commission will ask that the rural office of the HEPC here in Clinton assist in carrying out the proposed program to re -wire the town of Clinton, In connection with this propos- ed program, Chairman Hawkins suggested that the entire com- mission travel to Aylmer shortly to view the completed re -wiring program as carried out in that town. The plan as carried out there took all of the hydro lines off the streets, and strung them through. the backyards of the customers. Another near -by muni- cipality which is using this scheme is the 'Village of Hensall• Price of Haircut Raised to 75•Cents The price of haircuts in Clinton has been raised to 75 cents, which is an increase of ten cents over the present rate. This change is announced by the Goderich Branch of the Ontario Barbers' Associa- tion, and will take effect on Mon- day, November 2, Price of shaves and children's haircuts also was raised ten cents. The increase in rates was decid- ed upon at a meeting of the branch held in Hotel Clinton last Friday night, and notices listing the new prices will be posted in each of the shops in the district this weekend. A good representation of bar bers attended this meeting, which was presided over by John Plum- tree, Clinton, president. Melvin Crich, Clinton, ie secretary -treas- urer. Barbers in the town of Goderich have indicated that their prices will remain at the old prices. 0 oeasease Vat -- eeeeeeeaaAeeeeeosaaaaaa 4c a word, minimum 75e Friday, Oct. 30-- •8.30 p.m. Musi- cal Concert, 1 -II Male Chorus, On- tario Street United Church, Aus- pices Men's Club. Admission: $1. 42-x Diincirrg every Friday night at the Legion Memorial Hall, Kirk St. to the music of Don Downs and his orchestra from 9.80 to 1. Admission: Gentlemen 75c; ladies 50c. 40-Ifb Sat., Oet, 31--- Hallowe'en Tea, bake sale, Protestant Chapel, Ad.. astral Park, Public is invited. Come, see the new chapel. 41-2-b Come one, come all to the Leg- ion Hall Tuesday nights. Old time dance. Let's come and prance to the Western Six. 41-2-b Trap Shoot at the Clubhouse every Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock until further notice. Huron Irish and Game Club. 41-2-b Etallowe'er1 bunco at 'the Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, on Fri- day, October 30. prizes for: best costume, most comic costume, waltz, spot 'dance, etc. Dance to the music of Clarence Petrie and the Night Hawks. Dress opttornal, 42-b 'Wed., Nov. 215 .--.. Pre -Christmas Tee. Friendship dub. St. Paula Parish Hall. Gift table and doll clothes, 42-b