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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-12-10, Page 2PAGE TWO • Clinton NeWS -Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA First issue June 6, 1865 . THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD First issue (Huron News -Record) January 1881 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Popplation, 2,543; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market, $2,000,000; Rate, 4.5c per line flat Sworn Circulation — 2,126 Home of Clinton RCAF Station and Adastrai Park (residential) MEMBER: Canadian Weekle Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA; Western Ontario Counties Press Association. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: $2.50 a year; United States and Foreign: $3.50; Single Copies Six Cents Delivered by carrier to RCAF Station and Adastral Park -25 cents a month; seven cents a copy Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, 0 ntario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1953 Santa Claus is on His Way WITH ONLY 11 MORE shopping days until Christmas, and a lasting fall of snow yet to arrive, Clinton bears remarkably little sign of the coming festive season. True, individual shops are well decorated, and some are especially well arranged for the corning of shoppers. And of course, the town's big Christmas tree is a blazing bit of glory. But as a whole, Clinton does bear a rather sombre appearance to passers-by. T h e reason may be that the weather has not been conducive to Christmas thought. But we feel that the main reason is that those who stand to benefit the most by a decorative and attractive town have not given time nor consideration to how to make Clinton the show -place it certainly could be. Some weeks ago merchants began to com- plain that their sales were not as rapid as they had been in other years. Articles were not "moving", business was not good, they said. But on the other hand, the merchants did not make a concerted attempt to build up pre - Christmas business by promoting Clinton as a place to buy. The Chambers of Commerce in neighbouring towns were quite active in the last few weeks with advertising schemes, big - town style decorations on business streets, at- tractive free draws, etc. Goderich, Seaforth, Blyth, Hensall, Exeter, all have shown evidence of an attempt at promotion. In Clinton nothing has yet been done co-operatively, Perhaps the business folk are riding too much upon their past accomplishments, Per- haps they feel that business conditions are slow everywhere, Our opinion is that if they do not show some move away from the apathy and in- difference they have been showing, then Clinton as a shopping centre will suffer, and that right soon. Retiring Councillors 'WE'VE BEEN LOOKING for a chance to say a few words about the two men retiring from council this year. There seemed so many words necessary to write over the period of nomination and elections, that the nomination night speeches of these two men suffered unduly. Councillor Caryl Draper reported on the work of the fire committee and fire department. He stated that he believed that Clinton has one of the finest fire brigades in the county and a lot farther away than that. Mr. Draper also mentioned the matter of taxes on the Legion Hall, of which Court of Revision had advised the Legion to request rebate. His understanding of the situation was that council could not lower assessment, but they could re- bate the taxes in part or in full. Councillor D. M. Pegg made his reports on the mayor's committee, the by-laws committee and the finance committee., On the latter he stated that there was a good chance that the budget would be balanced this year, and regret- Short Resu NEXT MONDAY NIGHT is the date for the last regular council meeting of Clinton's 1953 town council. This is usually a round -up type of meeting,, when the tag ends of the year's business are dealt with, and as much as possible the way is cleared for the incoming council members. The 1953 council has had its good and also its bad moments. Suppose we just look back over the year for a moment, and pick up some of the highlights. First, we note that a suggestion of Coun- cillor Agnew, made at the initial meeting of the council, to dispense with committee meet ir•'gs as much as possible, was to a great degree carried out by the 1953 council. There have been occasions, it is true, when members of the press and citizens, have been left sitting for hours waiting for the deliberations of council to come to a close, but we understand that these occasions were less frequent than in past years. This bodes well for the health of the community. The hope that this action by coun- cil would instil more interest in the citizens, did 'not mature entirely, however. Secondly, the matter of the police depart- ment problems, has been resolved quite satis- factorily for all concerned. Though conditions at the beginning of the year brought about the resignation of Mr. Ferrand, and the subsequent comings and goings of various men in the role of policemen, Clinton now has a three-man police force doing a satisfactory job in a dig- nified manner, with the assistance of a cruiser •'°and under the guidance of a police committee. Thirdly, was the matter of issuing debent- ures to cover the cost of the two -room addition to the new public school. This will probably continue to bear censure from several quarters for years to come, but we are convinced, with most of the 1953 councillors, that it was the right and only thing todo at the time, A purchase which has added to the effic- iency of the public works department this year was that of a sturdy truck for all-purpose work about the town. Though proposed work on Rattenbury Street had to be postponed because of this outlay, in the long run, the possession of the truck will be of benefit to Clinton. Deputy Reeve Crich, with his health, wet - ted that any deserving cause had been slighted in council's effort to keep within the budget. Mr. Pegg said that he had a great respect for the men who take on the job of municipal gov- ernment, and predicted that in the next ten years Clinton would be changed considerably. "As the town grows, problems grow," said Mr. Pegg. "The matter of the old school and the town hall, is a thorny problem, which must be solved with an eye to the future." No longer able to publish the above two ac- counts as news, since the time of nomination day is now in the past, we have salved our conscience a good deal by presenting for you a part of the text of these two addresses. It is our belief that the town of Clinton has lost two good men from municipal work, with their withdrawal. They proved themselves in 1953 to be thoughtful councillors, active workers, and interested citizens. Perhaps one or both of them will return to municipal life in the near future. If they do, it will he to Clinton's benefit. me of 1953 fare and special committee has wrought better conditions at the town dump, and improved other departments under his jurisdiction. The council has set up a town planning board, in accordance with general acceptance of the fact that Clinton needs some guidance in its growth. The 74 mill rate of 1953 has seemed ex- cessive, but the things that the tax money of this year has purchased are items of great im- portance. With the exception of increased ex- pense in areas over which the finance com- mittee has no control, such as county rate, school rates, and debenture payments, the coun- cil of 1953 we understand, has spent less than that of the year before. A consultive meeting was held between members of the PUC and of the council to consider methods of charging for sewage which would allow the PUC to operate 'that depart- ment on a paying basis. This meeting itself was a sign of good relationship between these two bodies. It was a step in the right direction to eliminate any possible aniinosity between the two. The facts of what the meeting ac- complished have yet to be learned, when the final• balance of 1953 books takes place. Swift passing of a building permit to allow the building of the drive-in theatre, followed by just as swift denial of a permit to persons wishing to erect a bottle club in Clinton, showed correct action by council in matters of import- ance. More recent decision to re -locate the muni- cipal offices in the newly -acquired old public school building was deplored by the majority of Clinton's citizens. However, even that move may have its good points. At least the people of Clinton are now aware that they do own a town hall, and that it does need repair. All in all, 1953 has been an active council year. The men who served there put in many hours of work It is our suggestion that at this last meeting of the old council, it would be a good idea for the new members of the 1954 council to sit in on the meeting, in order to gain first hand knowledge of what goes on there. It looks to us as though it will be the last chance at some honest education in municipal matters that is available before they move into the "cushioned" seats of this year's council. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL, DIRECTORY ' CHIROPRACTIC OPTOMETRY D. II. McINNES Chiropractic -Drugless Therapy Foot Correction Office Hours: Commercial Hotel, Seaforth Monday, Thursday Afternoons and Evenings. Ii. C. LAWSON Bank of Montreal Building Clinton PHOIJES: Office 251W; Res. 251J Insurance -- Real Estate Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co. INSURANCE Insure the "Co-op" Way • W. V. ROY ' District Representative Box 310 Clinton, Ontario Phone Collect Office 557 Res. 324J J. E. HOWARD, Bayfield Phone Bayfield 53r2 Car - Fire - Life - Accident Wind Insurance if you need Insurance, I have a Policy,.. Be Sure : : Be Insured H. W. COLQUNOUN GENERAL INSURANCE Representative: Sun Life Aveutetnee Co. of Canada Office: Royal Bank Building Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 9W THE McICILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1953: President, J. L. Malone, Seaforth; vice-president, J. H. McEwing, Blyth; manager and secretary -treasurer, M. A Reid, Seaforth. Directors: S. H. Whitmore, Seaforth; C. W. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar- tha, Clinton; Robt. Archibald, Seaforth; J. IL McEwing, Blyth; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Wm. S. Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Harv. Fuller, Goderich, Agents: J. F. Prueter, Brodhag- en; Wm. Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric Munroe, Seaforth. A. L. COLE, R.O. Eyes Examined ,and Glasses Fitted Goderich - Phone 33 J. E. LONGSTAFF HOURS; SEAFORTH: Weekdays except Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. to 5,30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CLINTON: MacLaren's Studio Mondays only, from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. PHONE 791 SEAFORTH PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROY. N. BENTLEY Public Accountant 4 Britannia Rd. (corner South St.) Telephone 1011 GODERICH ONT. REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate and Business Broker SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON Phone: Office 448; Res. 599j CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 1 From Our Early Files 40 YEARS AGO The Clinton New Era Thursday, December 11, 1913 The OHA made the grouping Wednesday night and group 9 will be composed of Clinton, Goderich St, Marys and Stratford. Rev, J. Greene celebrates his 80th birthday today. He will as- sist at the morning service at Wesley church. The Model School Board have engaged Miss Olive Cooper, who is now teaching the entrance class while the Model School is in pro- gress, will teach the room now in charge of Miss McGregor, who has resigned. On Monday afternoon the Model Class with Principal Houck visited the Clinton Piano Co. and were shown over:the factory by the ob- liging staff. It was a pleasant hour for the students. Mrs. Hugh Ross is visiting in Brantford and Galt this week, Robert Fitzsimons spent a few days at Guelph Show this week. The Clinton News Record Thursday, December 11, 1913 Mrs. G. Hanley has sold her cottage on Frederick street to Prof. Bristowe, organist of Willis church, who has had it leased for several months. Miss Mary Johnstone has bought the cottage on Ontario street for- merly owned and occupied by Mrs. W. Stanley, Holmesville. The skating and curling rink is now completed and ready for ice. The rink is a very fine one, a credit to Mr. French and the town. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smythe spent a few days in Goderich last week as the guest of their daugh- ter Mrs. L. E. Doherty. Miss Doreen Stephenson, who has been suffering from an attack of typhoid fever, is now convalesc- ing nicely. William Govier was in Goderich for a few days this week as jury- man. The following from town attend- ed court in Goderich yesterday: Joe Rattenbury, Bert Fitzsimons, Thomas Shipley, John Watt and A. Turner. 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News -Record Thursday, December 6, 1929 Henry Plumsteel celebrated his 84th birthday on Friday last. P. Gardner, Blyth, has taken Mrs. Inkley's house on Victoria street. Edgar Maguire entertained at a dance at the Knitting Co. Club Rooms last Friday night. The Collegiate orchestra furnished music for dancing. Guests were present from Goderich and Sea - forth, besides those from Clinton. Before he left town Last week members of the church and frien- ds gathered at St. Joseph's rec- tory and presented the Rev. Fath- er Gaffney with an appreciative address and a well-filled purse. As a result of Monday's election John R. Middleton is reeve of Goderich township for 1929, hav- ing been elected by a majority of "Immediate service" IN YOUR LOCALITY FOR Estate Planning and Wills Investment Management and Advisory Service 4% Guaranteed Investments 2% on savings — deposits may be mailed Real Estate Services For prompt attention can RAYE B. PATERSON Trust Officer Heneall, Ontario, Phone 51 Or any office of GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA TORONTO • MONTREAL OTTAWA • WINDSOR NIAGARA FALLS • SUDBURY SAULT STE. MARIE \CALG4tRY. VANCOUVER de OFF MAIN STREET USBAND + WIFE APE SPENDi NG A QUIET, PEAG?EFOL WINTERS EVE, CATCH! NO UP ON THEIR READING... DIDNT YOU HEAR THAT NOISE? IT MAY BE A BURGLAR NOTHING UP HERE! SHE" MUST BE HEARIN TI-IIHGS!A X SPENTAN HOUR LOOKING ALLOVER THE HOUSE,, EVERY THING is ,o.K.l WELL,1 ALL RIGHT, IF VOL/RE 5LJRE! By JOE DENNETT 01.1,N0/ 1 JUST LOVE THESE QUIET EVENNGS AT HOME! 1 43 .over Harry L, Salkeld. Mr. and Mrs. D. Thorndike, To- ronto are visiting the latter's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. T, H, Hardy, Reeve Langford is in Goderich this week attending the meeting of the County Council. Miss Elizabeth Macfarlane was in Toronto last week. 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record Thursday, December 9, 1943 Ordinary Seaman Wilfred Den- omme, RCNVR, arrived here from Halifax N.S. last Thursday to spend a two week's leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence The Editor, Clinton News -Record DEAR SIR: It seems a shame that no one has taken an interest in the small fry of pre-school and kindergarten age as far as skating is concerned. Although there is much emphasis on public school skating, no one has been concerned enough to see that something is done for these youngsters. For instance, Goderich has al- lowed three entertaining after- noons a week of free skating for their children of this age. It seems unless you have the usual fee (seven dollars) to rent the Clinton Arena nothing can be arranged for the hours between one and three for which there is nothing scheduled every. afternoon. —AN INTERESTED MOTHER December 9, 1953 Clinton, Ontario THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1953 Denomme and family, Sgt. Pilot Lloyd Stock, son of Mr, and Mrs, M. Stock of Holmes- ville arrived home recently after serving overseas with the RCAF for the past two years. Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Hoggart received word that their son, Ivan, who is with the first Canadian Aplosiorray innItaly was in the hospital with face burns caused by an ex- , Douglas Finlay, Hamilton, has accepted a responsible position in Vancouver as sub -control clerk for Boeing Aircraft of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ball and Mr, and Mrs. Reginald Ball spent the weekend with Mr, and Mrs. Dougal Campbell, at Holyrood. In the three -cornered ballot bat- tle for the reeveship of Hullett Township, John Armstrong defeat- ed George Brown and Ira Rapson. Miss Edith Leppington, London, spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Leppington, Miss Leola Nott, Guelph, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nott, High Street. The Editor, Clinton News -Record DEAR SIR: The suggested action of the Huron Fish and Game Conserva- tion Association of inviting the citizens of Clinton to co-operate with it, by saving all Christmas trees used at the festive season and .having them collected and used to shelter the golden pheas- ants in Alma Grove is highly com- mendable. These beautiful specimens of bird life need some protection against the rigors of the winter months. Man in his greed to cul- tivate the land has robbed these native beauties of much of the natural shelter they require, and could redeem the situation in part, at least, by co-operating with the local organization in its Christmas effort. If you have loved the sight of these lovely creatures running in and out among the fir trees; if you have ever been amazed with their chittering language to one another; if you have been moved by their charmed stillness in the drowsy woodlands, smelling of cedar and pine boughs, or as they ate the red or purple berries from the branches of the hedge -row, their plumage bright and gorg- eous; if you have had the feeling that you are not a stranger to the Ioveliness of these creatures, nor to the Creator of them and are grateful, you will want to lend a hand in sheltering them and helping them to survive. —D. J. LANE December 8, 1953 Clinton, Ontario. Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto MIDWINTER EXAMINATIONS FEBRUARY, 1954 Applications and has roust reach the Conservatory trot later than JAN. 10, 1954 135 COLLEGE STREET TORONTO 2B, ONT. Quick Canadian Facts 1. What is the total population of the Yukon and Northwest Ter- ritories? 2. What one industry directly pro- vides about one third of all of Canada's labour income? 3. In what five-year period did more than 1,500,000 immigrants enter Canada? 4. Personal income tax was intro- duced when in Canada? 5. Of the Great Lakes, which has the greatest area on the Canad- ian side of tie international boundary? ANSWERS: 5, Lake Huron. 3. In the 1909-13 period. 1. 25,000, 4. In 1917, as a special war tax. 2. Manufacturing. Material supplied by the editors of Quick Canadian Facts, the hand book of facts about Canada. 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Other Cameras 3.30 to 47.50 YARDLEY COSMETIC SETS $2.00 up • OTHER COSMETIC SETS by Tabu, Hudnut, Morny Priced from $1.75 Here Are Other Christmas Suggestions COLOGNES — PERFUMES — BATH .POWDERS BATH SALTS — BOXED SOAPS — COMPACTS — HAIR BRUSHES — HOME PERMANENTS STICK COLOGNES — TALCUMS — STATIONERY BILL FOLDS — CIGARETTE LIGHTERS PIPES TOBACCO POUCHES — ELECTRIC RAZORS PLAYING CARDS — CIGARETTE ROLLERS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS — PEN and PENCIL SETS MILITARRY BRUSH SETS Always Acceptable — And we have all the Popular Brands CIGARETTES, CIGARS and TO I ACCOS CHRISTMAS CARDS—boxed-50c up — TAGS SEALS and FANCY WRAP SMILES 'N CHUCKLES CHOCOLATES Christmas Wrapped Are Always Acceptable C. N.ecombe, Phm.B. Chemist and Druggist PHONE 51 4 -Vt t4 to etc-We�.,`�r t a., tOpgS,„SHOP 9litirgs FRERSURE NOOSE OPE... ikg for til . . .,,k ,., tI1� REGAL HAMPERS— - —large size --- 20"x11"x25" high. Well ventilated, sturdy frame, will support full-grown person. Available only in white body and black composition top. $7.75 each PICTURE TOP CARD TABLES -- Heavy wood frame, double braced tops, assorted colors and pictures. $6.75 each AXMINSTER and 'WILTON CARPET— BROADLOOM at 1.0.25 and 1:1.95 square yard is still avail- able for Christmas delivery. Beattie v • 'yrn N11{111{Attikts 016