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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1956
7 .cents a copy $3.00 or yew
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Cotuntn==
(By W. D. Da
POINTING UP THE GREAT
peed for house nulnlbers on resi-
dences and businesses in . .Can-
ton , we have this story , . .
The friends of .an Air Force couple
drove here from Ottawa for the
thrisitm,a.s weekend , . . they had
a map of our town showing how
to get to their friend's home
(however, they promptly lost this,
as travellers do) . and getting
into our town, at 7 in the morn-
ing ... were Understandably at a
Bases .. , They finally located Prin.-
caeecs Street West ... and two and
one 'half hours later, by means of
driving up and down that street,
reoognized their friend's ear
House numbers would have helped
i nn eas'urabiy in this search for
friends . .. We are certain. there
are other stories about similar
difficulties . .
* „
SOMETIMES MES IT TAKES A TRA-
gedy to arouse the energies 'of
people to right a wrong . ... In
London the activity against sex
deviates continues to be strong,
following the death of Susan Cad-
ieux . . . In Goderich. the deaths
of three youths in a car accident,
and the discovery that they had
been drinking wine obtained from
a ?bootlegger.. , has aroused think-
ing people to wonder if there is
not something wvrang Witli ek]stThg
conditions in the County, with re-
gard to .liceior sales .. The God-
erich. Jaycees, who have the rep-
utation of accomplishing things
they set out to do . . have set
up a committee to "investigate
the possiibilities of co-operating
with other groups to repeal the
Canada Temperance Act in
Ikiron County" .. . This is apt to
rouse interest in a good many
people, both those for and those
against the GTA . .
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LACK. OF WATER ° kT THE
CNR storage tank . . formed a
minor crisis on Tuesday ... The
pipes feeding the tank, which in
turn supplies water to engines
while in the station, were froz-
en .. So a call to the Firemen
in town, brings down fire thief
Rauh with a few lengths of hose,
these were coupled to a fire hy-
drant, water was made avail-
able . , ,
* * *
TALK OF THE COLD, AND
:lack of water ... we don't know
much about it here. , . Mrs. Porter
brought to our attention a letter
received from her daughter -
who with her husband and son are
living at Whithorse, Yukon, at the
RCAF Station there . , , Water is
purchased in small. amounts, at 50
• cents "a call" and cold? well
Marg reports 65 degrees below on
Christmas Eve ... At the top of
her letter, was a picture of a fic-
titious bird known as a Kee . ,
and this poem:
This bird looks just like a buzzard
It's large, it's hideous, it's bold
In the night it circles the North
Pole
Crying, Kee, Kee, I'Cee-ripee, it's
cold!
eo—uncil
Inaugural And
Clerk's Dinner.
The inatrgtiral meeting of Hul-
lett Tonw nehip emend). was held in
Coantnunity Hall, Londesboro, oh
jar—teary 9, at 11.00 ann. All mem-
bers of council were present and
were :wont into offiee by the
clerk, o
Rev, 3, T. White gave en Inn-
vim pressive address to council, He
was- thanked by CoUticilior '.Mom.
tis Leiper. Council then retired
to the home of the Clerk where
they were entertained tv dinner.
Ct'oundllor George Browny voiced a
vote tic thanks to Mr& Cowan.
Wheit tetittell teconvetied n :rot.
ion was passed to pay member-
ship fees to the Ontario Good
Roads Assoiiatior't and the As-
sociation of Rural 1Vtunielpaiities.
A gtant of $25,00 was approved
to the Huron Soil and Cron Int.
provement Association,
Engineer ttobert Dawson, Strat-
ford, addressed cortneil delecerning
the new bridge which is under
consideration on concessions .s and
9,
Bayfield Fall Fair Will
Celebrate Centennial
Though he has recently moved
from the community, Carl Hous-
ton, Goderich, was returned to of-
fice as president of the 'Bayfield
Fall Fair fqr the third consecutive
year, at the annual meeting of
the Bayfield Agricultural Society
held in the Town Hall, Bayfield,
on Monday afternoon.
Other officers returned to as-
sist him, are vice-presidents Har-
old Penhale and Fraser Stirling;
secretary, Mrs, A. M. Bassett;
treasurer, John E. Howard.
Since 1956' marks 100 years of
fairs in the village of Bayfield, the
Society is, 'planning special cele-
brations to mark the Centennial
Fair. A meeting of all those con-
cerned is called for Monday, Jan-
uary 30, in the Town Hall, and at
this time committees will be •ap-
pointed, and general plans laid for
the event.
As has happened in other local
fairs which have already celebrat-
ted their 100th birthday, Bayfield
Fall Fair will receive a grant of
$11000 for a commemorative struc-
ture, from the Ontario- Depart-
ment of Agriculture. It has been
proposed that this grant be used
to erect suitable gates to the en-
trance of the Fair. Further dis-
cussion of this is expected at :the
members are Mre and Mrs. Jahn
Aldington, Mrs. J. Howard, Mrs.
Ed, Grigg, Mrs. H. Penhale, Bert
Bick, Mrs. R. Blair, Mrs. C, Hous-
ton, Mrs. Alvin Rau, Fred Gibson,
(continued on page ten)
HURON'S 1956 WARDEN
January 30 meeting. John, V. Fischer, Reeve of
,The• seiates for. the 1956 ...Fall• -Turnberty Township, who was
Fair were set for September 26 elected Warden. of Huron Coun-
and 27. Directors appointed • be- ty, on tire fifth ballot this week.
sides the three presidents, were:
Elmer Webster Carl Diehl, Robert
Stirling, Howard McCullough, Al-
vin Rau, Harvey Coleman, Tom
1'„enhale, Arnold Rathwell, Ben
Rathwell, John Deeves, Edward
Grigg and a new man, Grant Stir-
ling.
Highlight of the meeting was
the presentation by G. W. Mont-
gomery, of a diploma to Carl
Diehl, past president of the Soc-
iety; who has been connected with
it for nearly 20 years. Awarded
by the Ontario Department of Ag-
riculture, through the loeal soc-
iety, it was a past president's dip-
loma, given for meritorius service
to agriculture.
Honorary directors of the Soc-
iety are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mid-
dleton; Mrs. Thomas Snowden,
Bert Dunn, Sr. and John Howard,
Three new names were•added to
the committee: Mrs. Arnold Rath -
well, Mrs. H. McCullough and Mrs.
Grant Stirling. Other committee
District Schools
Well Represented
In Spelling Bee.
A province -wide spelling bee is
being planned by the Ontario Ed-
ucational Association, in co-oper-
ation with one of the Toronto
daily newspapers, which is pro-
viding the financial backing. De-
tails have been released by G. G
Gardiner, inspector of Public
Schools, Goderich..
The bent speller will be picked
out of Centres established at Clin-
ton, Goderich and Seaforth, and
then finals will be held in Clinton
in the auditorium of the public
school here on Wednesday After-
noon, Vebritary 29, at 4.15 p.rn.
At these finals, three representa-
tives from each of the three cen-
tres. will compete, Pupils, teach-
ers and parents are invited to at-
tend.
Clinton centre will include the
following schools: Clinton Public;
A/V/1V.f Hugh Campbell, SS 3, SS
4, SS 10, SS 11, SS 5, and SS 9,
Goderich Township; SS 5, SS 7,
aiid SS 11, Hullett Township;
tj'SS 10, and USS 12, Hullett and
Goderich Townships. SemiefinaLs
for this group will be held at 4,15
pans 3anuaty' 24, in the Clint'o i
public echo'ol auditorium, and par-
ents and teachers are invited to
attend,
Pollewing the February fitia.ls
i#t Clintn, two more contests will
be held` in the Zone final in Stmt.
ford, one for boys, and one for
girls, and the winners will pro-
ceed to the provincial competition age oaf early cases than any othee
in the College of lr,dueationt Audi- ease -finding method," declaredMr,
tnrtwtt at Toronto, on April 5, 13ray.
The Ontario winners will receive The survey in May will be eon -
an all -expense Con uethd trip from ducted on a three level organint-
rxoast to coast, :in Canada, plus tion, with, the county being livid. high schools, end Mrs. C. " A.
$200 to the wiener arid $100 to ett into five districts, and. each'Y"tott, Clinton, ehniernan of pub.
the runneieuli, distr*let divided into five areas, ilieity,
Expect Best -Gane
Of Season
At Arena Tonight
One of the best games of the
season is expected to be played
tonight at the Lions Arena. Tire
first place Mitchell Red Devils
wlio hold two -dose decisions over
the Colts are the opposition and
with the local puck squad showing
improvement in every game, Clin-
ton fans expect the Colts to take
the powerful Mitchellites. The
game starts at 8.30 sharp—don't
miss it.
Above are pictured the members oi~ Clinton's 1956 town
council,taken previous to the inaugural meeting on January 9.
Back row, left to right: Mayor W. J. Miller and Clerk -Treasurer
John Livermore; standing, Rev. Ii, C. •Wilson, who addressed
the council, Front row, left to right: Deputy Reeve Nelson W.
Trewartha, Councillors Norman Livermore, J. E. Dale, George
Beattie, Herbert Bridle, John A; Sutter Robert -1g', Iiwin; and
Reeve Burton Stanley. —Photo by. MacLaren'e
Name Joe Murphy
Public School
Board Chairman
Joseph Murphy, Clinton, was
named chairman of the Clinton
Public School Board at its inaug-
ural meeting last Thursday even-
ing. He succeeds Royce Macaul-
ay. George Lavis was appointed
vice-chairman.
The meeting reappointed H. C.
Lawson secretary -treasurer and
truant officer. Garnet Crowe was
named to represent the school on
the Clinton Library Hoard on the
resignation of William Corson.
Committees appointed were (fir•
st named -as chain—nab): study and
welfare, George Lavis, Clayton
Dixon, K. W. Colquhoun, Law-
rence Haughton; property, purch-
asing and finance, R, Macaulay, A.
E. Cudnlore, William Hearn, L.
Haughton; sports, K. W, Colqu-
houn, W. Hearn, C. Dixon.
The December enrolment was
reported by principal George H.
Jefferson as 510.
o --o
Tnekersmit' ii Fed.
Of Agriculture
Sponsor 4-11 Club
The directors of• the Tucker -
smith Federation of Agriculture
meeting in SS 2, on January 11
decided to sponsor a 4-H tractor
maintenace club in connection
Seaforth Fall Fair.
Plans were made for the annual
meeting which will be held on
Tuesday, January 31, at 8.30 p.m.
in Seaforth District High School.
Guest speaker for the meeting will
be Rev, Bert Daynard, Staffa,
fieldrnan for Perth County Feder-
ation of Agriculture. Erlin Whit-
more is to arrange suitable en-
tertainment for the annual meet-
ing. Ladies will bring lunch.
Mass Chest X -Ray Planned
In Huron; Judge IsChairman
A special meeting was held in
Clinton last week to map plans :.
for the forthboming Huron County ys'? , «. ,•,? eese:::n`r:A
Mass Chest X-ray Survey, which
is being sponsored by the Huron
County Tuberculosis Association.
The survey is scheduled to get un-
der way May 7, and it will last
approximately one month,
Huron County Judge frank
Fingland, Clinton, has consented
to act as general survey chairman,
Judge Fingland is the honorary
president of the County T13 As-
sociation. Assisting him will be
the association's president, F. E,
Madill, Winghain, and a manage-
ment committee, including; Mrs.
3, R. Russell, Seaforth, executive
secretary; Dr. E., M. Aldir, God-
erich, director of the Huron Coun-
ty Health Unit, who will act as
medical adviser; Elsner Bell, Ex-
eter, vice-chairman of regions; the
Rev. A. Nimmo, Winghazn, vice-
chairman of professions and W.
P. Roberts, RR 3, Seaforth, vice-
e}iairman of trainitng,
t?f Huron County's population
of 50,000 people, $8,000 are eligible
for X-ray, includietg high school
age and over. Since the last mass
survey in the county, conducted
in 1952, there have. been over 70
admissions+ to sanatoria fro'n't; with-
in Huron County. Over the last
teat years the TB death rate In
Ontario has fallen 76 percent,
BUT the incidence of case:: has
dropped only 15 percent, and aC-
cording to C. Ti'. Bray, of the On -
taro Department of Health, Tor-
onto, Who attended the meeting,
the mainreasons for the reduced
death rate are the early discovery
of cases and the ireproved treat-
ment through drug,. "Chest X-
rays sunw eys finda higher per cent-
,TUDG1 FitANK 1iNGLANiD
(aver 5,000 volunteers, all Huron
County residents, will be recruited
to play a part in the survey;
The district survey chairman
appointed are.' I/. C. Lawson,
Clinton, who Is the honorary
treasurer of the weeny Tf3 As-
sociation; Mr. Madill, county press
:dent; Fred Snow, Seaforth, the
mssodi.atrort's Immo:Uate past pres-
ident; Harry Foe& Goderiele and
E. It. Hopper, Exeter'.
Include el on the County training
committee are: Crown, Attorney
Olen Hays, Godieridh, as chairmen
of speakers, Rev, A, Glen Eagle,
Clinton, eh:airrnatt of clinic's; Alex
Alexander, Gode icli, ehah ran of
industry; G. C".. Brigh.trali, .Sea.
fot'tli, chairman of supply; Ed'win
Chesney, Turlcerswnith Toiwnehiis,
chairman of ra1n:nss; P, D.
C ontiel], Sea ortli, chairman of
Turnberry Reeve
Named Warden;
Five Contestants
Five ballots were needed on
Tuesday to select the warden of
Huron County at the January ses-
sion of that body, Reeve John V.
Fischer, Turnberry Township, won
the honor, selected from a group
of five, including Reeve Daniel
Beuerman, McKillop, who was el-
iminated on the fif'st ballot. Reeve
William McKenzie, Exeter, was
eliminated on the second ballot.
Reeve Fischer and Reeve Orville
Taylor, East Wawanosh, tied on
the third ballot, and Taylor was
eliminated on the fourth, Fischer
won over Reeve John Morrissey,
Stephen Township, in tee final
vote.
Ex -warden Earl Campbell, Hay
Township, had the honor of pres-
enting Fischer with the warden's
collar, key and gavel. Judge
Frank Fingland, Clinton, admin-
istered an oath of office and the
Rev. R. G. MacMillan offered an
invocation.
Cecil Blake, Reeve of Aslifield
was appointed to the road com-
mittee for a three-year term.
Burton Stanley, Reeve of Clin-
ton, was named along with Reeves
Norman Scoins, Clifford Rowland;
Bailie Parrott and Chester Maw-
hinney to a striking committee.
Clinton Hospital
Auxiliary To
Seek Members
Convener of membership for
the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary,
Mrs. George Beattie, reports
that a drive for 1956 members
will commence early next week,
with each ward in town being
canvassed house-to-house b y
members of the auxiliary.
The fee is small --only 25
:cents. However, strong mem-
bership in the auxiliary means
a support of the hospital. The
auxiliary is the money -making
organization which supports the
administration of the Hospital
Board. Your support of the
auxiliary, shows your interest
in support of YOUR hospital.
Course P1atined
(fin Building
Your Own Home
Popular night classes on home
building are being planned again
at the Goderich. District Colleg-
iate Institute. The Classes are
sponsored by the Goderich Board
of Education and conducted un-
der the approval of the Veteran's
Land Act.
If you have the "do it yourself"
urge or want to know enough
about building a house to tell a
builder what you really want done
your chance opens up on Monday
night. That evening at seven
o'clock at Goderich Collegiate
Institute, registration will be made
of any woman dr man who wish-
es to take a course in home con-
struction, An advertisement re
this course aippears elsewhere in
this issue,
Cartoon Contest
Has No Winner
Next Week $14
For the first time :;ince the be-
ginning of Cartoon Capers there
is no winner of the weekly prise
of $7,00 in merchandise certifi-
Cates. No correct answers were
received and it hes been decided
that next week's winner will re-
wive $14,
The judges report that of all the
answers only Ivo entrio were
su eessful in finding all the hid-
den, words and e teh ease they
assembled the hidden title incor-
rectly, The word that was rinis-
sead in almost all eases was "Clin-
ton" found in the advertisement
of Charles house of Beauty, The
hidden title was "Climate changes
quick in Clinton."
Fair Board •Returns
All Officers For 1956
Cancer :ranch To
Hold Annual
Here ToNigbt
The annual meeting of the Clin-
ton and District Branch of the
Perth -Huron Unit of the Canad-
ian Cancer Society is planned for
tonght (Thursday, January 19) et
8;15, in the board morn, of the ag-
ricultural office.
A. film is to be shown, and the
guest speaker will be Robert Sper
ling, president of the Goderich and
District branch,
who will outline
some of -the activities undertaker
in the county town. The report
of the nominating committee will
be received ands the election of of-
ficers held. At the conclusion of
All the officers of the Hump
Central Agricultural Society were
returned to office at the annual
meeting of the Society held 1rr
Council Chambers yesterday after-
noon, Mei Crich will be president
for his second term, Thomas -
Leiper was named vice-president.
and. Mayor W, 3. Miller second -
vice -president. A, J. McMurray.
was re -appointed secretary -treas-
urer,
Saturday, June 2, was set for
the Clinton Spring Show and plans•
will be made at a meeting of. the
direetors. of the society on Wed-
nesday, January 25.
The financial statement was
presented 'showing a deficit of
$1,078,95, This is made of a debit
balance in 1954 of $615 and in
1955, $463.45. A. provincial grant,
estimated at over $750, will not lee
received until later this year.
President Crich •reviewed the
the meeting refreshments are to activities of the Society in 1955,
be served by the Women's Insti- He mcpreessed the gratitude of the
organization for all the donations
received from businessmen and
grants from the county, municipal
and township councils.. He also
expressed appreciation to the Park
Board for waiving the usual $100
that the Society pays to ,that body.
Mr. Crich felt that if the weather
had been right, Clinton would have
<%fi _; = had the best show in histor3 . He
urged everyone not to be discour-
aged that he felt that with good
weather this year, Clinton Spring
Show would go over the top.
G. W. Montgomery advised
those in attendance to look at the
prize list very carefully. He poin-
ted out that cattle, swine and
sheep were the "bread and butter"
of the fanners and it seemed out.
of proportion when $1,576 was
paid out to horses in comparison
to $1,146 to alt other exhibitors.
Mr. Montgomery could not under-
stand why Clinton Spring Show
did not attract more people es-
pecially when the show is of such
high calibre, He felt that the fair
would have to be revised in some
manner in order to give it more
public appeal and he asked for
suggestions in this regard.
Jack Armstrong suggested an.
increase in the 4-H program.
tute. •
A cordial invitation is extended
to everyone to be present and as-
sist in the work of this humanitar-
ian organization."
RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
400.
MEL CRICII
has ,been re-elected president
of the Huron Central- Agri-
cultural Society for 1956.
Clinton Taxi
Owners Revise
Rate Schedule
Amendments to the taxi rates In
Clinton were agreed to on Tues-
day evening at a meeting of the
taxi owners.
Essentially the changes are an
increase of 17.0 cents for trips with-
in the town limits, not exceeding
one mile, making this cost 35 cents
rather than the 25 cents now be-
ing collected. An increase in the
rate for a trip to the main gate
at RCAF Station Clinton, from 50
cents to 60 cents, for one to four
passengers... This is to the cab
stand. To any other place in
Clinton an additional charge of .15
cents will be made. Trips to and
from the cab stand and Adastral
Park (PMQs) 75 cents, and to
any other place in Clinton, $1,00.
AppreciationDay
Draw Now
Totals $722.21
This coming Saturday a1'ter-
noon's'Appreciation Day treasure
chest will be the largest since the
Chamber of Commerce project
started. A total of $722.21 is now
in the treasure chest.
Last Saturday's draw took place
before the largest crowd since the
draws began. Mrs. Beulah Won -
ch, Huron Street, was the winner
of $34.06 last Saturday, her five
percent ticket being the first
draw made. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Wonch clainted this was the first
draw of any kind either of them
had ever won.
Bob Campbell was again in
charge of the drawn, assisted by.
Doug Ball, George Coiclough of
Merrill. Radio and Electric set up
the loudspeaker system, Mr.
Campbell announced to the large
crowd the names df the 28 partic4
patting merchants. Next weekend
Finger's Restaurant will be re-
opening after a fire in October,
and coupons will again be given
,out with purchases there.
Previous to last Saturday's
draw, one-half of the tickets nn
the drum had been destroyed in
accordance with the Appreciation
Day rules, -
This week's week's total is $1722,2l. If
a five percent coupon is drawn,
the winner wilt receive $36,11, .tee
percent, $12.22, and to On tip to
a 50 percent Coupon which vuall be
worth. :61.11, Again It is drawn
to shoppers' attention that either
a husbaiid of wife must be pres-
ent at three o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon to nri:n their prize if
their Willie is drawn,
William Dale spoke briefly ex --
pressing the view that if the prize
money on horses was decreased
that the attendance at the fair
would suffer accordingly.
A. J. McMurrray stated that the
prize money had maintained the
high class horse show. He felt
that this section should not be de-
creased.
Mr. Montgomery pointed out
that some fair boards had been
quite successful in raising money
through extra curricular activities..
He thought that this might be one
way of placing the Society on bet-
ter financial footing. A commit-
tee was appointed for this pur-
pose consisting of Dick Jacob,
chairman, John Middleton, Ken
McRae, Fred Gibson, 3. W. Crich,
Reeve Burton Stanley.
Directors are: Hullett Township,
W. J. Dale, Ephraim Snell, How-
ard Armstrong, Thomas Leiper;
Tucke+rsmith Township, Harold
Pepper, •3. W. Crich, Robert Allan,
William Pepper; Goderich Town-
ship, Thanes Rathwell, W. R.
Lobb, Mervyn Lobb, Ed Grigg;
Stanley Township, William Hanly,
Elmer Webster Harvey Taylor,
Bruce Keys; Town of Clinton, Dr.
George Elliott, Mel Crich, W. Mor-
lock, Dick Jacob, O. Engelstad,,
Ken McRae, Mayor W, J. Miller,
Reeve Burton Stanley, Deputy
Reeve N. W. Trewartha; Junior
directors, James Snell, George
Turner, Jim Lobb, Fred Gibson,
Lloyd Holland, Stewart Broad -
foot, John Middleton.
Honorary presidents are: John
Innes, Ephraim Snell, William Mc-
Ewen, Roy Pepper, Diek Jacob.
Honorary directors are: Warden
John V. Fischer; Reeves Harvey
Coleman, John Deeves, Janes
Doig, William DeWitt, Burton
Stanley.
Chamber Plans
Membership Drive;
Support
Ask For Support
At a recent meeting of the dir-
ectors of the Clinton and District
Chamber of Commerce, plans were
laid for a membership campaign
to be coiuiueted later this month.
"Since the work of the Chamber
is carried on almost entirely with
the use of funds collected as nnenl-
bership fees, it is extremely im-
portant that this campaign be•
carried out with all the support
of the Clinton businessmen and
others interested in the progress.
of Clinton and the work of thea
Chamber," states the chairman„
Bert Glidden.
The plait is for all direetors to
meet early on Monday morning,
January 30, at which time they
Will make out lists of all those
potential members of the Ohanie
ber, Then for a period of two
hours (or' more if the thee is
nee -tied) tied) they will go out selling,.
.Ar outlined at the directors"
meeting, the advantages of such az
combined eft' lit are in the Coen,-
pletitig of a. task at ono, rather.
than letting it drag on for week‘