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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-04-05, Page 1Zbe-lirot Cantittliggg MY V41, D, Rd -DAT IS THE DAY WHAT it Ronnie Ramilton . • y Grade Seven student eompet- • .wi meet with 15 .other, Pellens freel public schools in e nrOyince for the championship . . 7,3010 -eight is the hour. . is ell keep our fingers eressed, d wish her all the best Of lucle ORE BEGINNING TO HE QLD ends with 1Vir. Marsh Morrish, Saskateori, Sask, „ The name itis town, has always had A farn- ar ring abont it since some re., t4Ves et Ours used to farm near ere a, few years ago , , New Mr, errishalteene PO in touch. with ings that happen to people be ows and that used to live Clinton . by sending a eop3r e daily Star Phoenix POW and • . He Sends us ea marked showing the stories of two n stranded for veto 44 hours their trees, during severe Wiz- rds recently suffered in that area Both survived .. They must be de of that stuff with wch roes contrive to astonish the rld„,„ - * * * RING CAME WI TR A RUSH, r and a relapse into chilliness week , But it's hew ... And proof, to us, is the absolute ppearance of Herb Bridle's ge icicle . , It melted away in- wetnete, leaving hardly a trace.„ * * * RE THICK IN THE MIADLE one of the better Colts series , good game last night . , . A e rough Fast ,,. arrrl we 1 But even had we east, the e was good ... and there% be east one more here in Clinton... • * * STARS AND STRIPES ARE; 'ration to a nation south of us We have a flag, better describ- and the Rags and Tatters, fly - from the official, toWn flagpole Library Park The sleet a few weeks ago really did e damage ... This sorry state lag hangs forlornly over a very aggied park ... but the effects pring, though bad are -omen of er things to come „ We'll ably have a pretty park this' mer *, * * PITE THE FACT THAT WE -paying more and more civil ants, more and more money . we seem to be getting less less efficiency . . . As evidence he same inefficiency which has ed Highway 8 to lie in hor- humps and hollows for the " three years . . . the Ontario artment of Highways last week us a very nice story, Urging ' driving during the t aster • . . It was an inspiring bit of stuff . . However, it ad hi our office on March 29 just about two days too late. publication . . 7 The pleasure eying free postage must give Department of Highways such all sense of gratefulness that time a piece of publicity hes the mail is of little con- * * * RE IS A PLEASANT VOIC- ady telephoning everyone on Clinton exchange this week .. , actually letting people 'dial a ber' . . Up to know that has 'verboten' • . and our fingers ally itched to get at the job We had 'our own little- con- ation with this pleasant voiced patient person • . . and she eis to dial a simple little ber like 3160 . . . Nothing to e chuckled to ourselves. and ptly proceeded to do it . . . ng. . . Noises on the line were much to bear , . . and our sant voiced lady was puzzled We dialled again. . and in . . . and continued to be ng . . . Silly enough, as it ,we'd been concentrating on "0" which is beside "MN" er than the "0" which is way beside "Z" . . . Oh, well . * ER FROM HAMILTON us a small dipping from the 'Iton Spectator, telling of the ase of the Carlton House in city by a Toronto group . . previous hotelman was Frank nanore (publisher of the Blyth ndard) . . He had owned the lton, for the past nine years Now however he plans to front business . , Purchase le, we understand was more n $235,000 o - CAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY LL MEET NEXT MONDAY he regular meeting of the Clin- Inespital AtedIlary will be held :t Monday afternoon, April 9, =teeing at three o'clock, in hew tittrSte resideece, opposite hospital. ST Begins Here n. April 27 Ettes for changing to Daylight 'nig Tithe in Clinton were set Town Council this week, D.S.T. be in effect froth. 2 ant. Sun- +, April 29 to 2 a.m. Sunday. tember 30, • ensall Bonspiel ist Of Season y our Hensefl eoreepotalent) terieall arinual home deb Cert. Ronspiel was held on March 23. Dinners were: First, Ed Fink, ), A. Farquhar, vice, W, Spen- A. tngIaritl; second, William wh, skip, Dr, D. IVfoXelvier It Veneer and W. Rees; third, • Viklelletori, skip, L, lVtickle, N. Jones and Ed England, bonspiel brings to a Con- don 20 Weeks, of etirlitig fOr isalleIgh th 1956-56. 4' THE NEW ERA 91t. YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD—nth YEAR Na, 'I4 -,The HOMO Paper With the News Operator Shows New Directory 'CI#INTON* 'ONTARIO* THORSDAY,. APRIL, ;5* 1956 7 cents0 coaY $3,00 a year • Telephone users in the Clinton exchange area are receiving • supplementary telephone directories this week, The bookieta, printed on ph* paper, contain the now numbers that will go 11'0 use when the telephone system Is changed over to dial operation early Sunday, April 15. Below, Bel1 'Telephone operator Miss Leola Taylor shows how the supplementary booklets are to be attached to page ,one of the current telephone books. eeneeemeemerees eaereneneeeeeee. eneda Kin Celebrate Speakew T iks The fourth anniversary of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton was cele- brated on Tuesday night in Hotel Clinton at the regular hi -monthly meeting of the club. Guest speaker for the occasion was Harold Snow, Chatham, Kin education chairman for District No, 1, Other guests included Ken McKenzie, Listowel, deputy district governor for north- ern zone; Frank Bates, Listowel; J. E. Lapp, Toronto; George Hicks, Clinton. Kin Don Epps acted as sergeant -at -arms. Dealing with "membership and efficiency" the guest speaker told his audience that the avearge ac- tive life of a Kinsman was five years, and for this reason felt that Kinsmen clubs should concentrate on internal expansion. • To empbas- ize his point, Mr. Snow took the five cardinal rules of the sales- man: start the sale, know your product, show your merchandise, reasons for buying, complete the sale; and used these points to show how a new, prospective member should be brought into membership in the Kinsmen Club. "Te achieve a high degree of Dial Directory On Pink Insert, Sent This Week Heralding the rapidly -approach- ing introduction of dial telephone service in Clinton and the sur- rounding rural area, new supple- mentary telephone directories are being mailed to telephone users here this week. The directories are printed on pink paper and have a gummed edge which is intended for use in attaching them to page one of the 'current regular telephone boek. However, W. W, HaySoin, Bell Telephone manager for his area, urged Clinton telephone users not to begin using the supplementary list Until after the dial office opens at 2,01 ant on April 15, That's when the telephone mine bore listed in the book all become effective, and the old telephone •numbers should be used up mite that time, The supplementary directory lists new Wei numbers for sub- seribers of the IVIeKillopMuMnpal Telephone Syetere and Tucker - smith 1V1unicipal Telephone System whose .riumbere will also be changed with :the introduction of dial—as well as those of Bell Tele* phones tustomers in Clinton, The •front page of the supple - merit lists tell 'Service call num- bers, provides spaee for Meng fire and police department numbers, and instructs telephone users to dial "565" to reach tlayfield tele phones. No long distanee charges apply on calla between Clinton and Hayfield, instrtictiOne for usirig the dial are Outlined on page two of the pink supplementary book. Fourth rer Salesmanship efficiency you must consolidate your members. Make certain that they are true and active and re- member quality is preferable to quantity," he said. "Be sure yeti give proper con- sideration to your election of a- ficers—they should be the best available. Ihe choice of president is extremely important because .your club will be as good as your president," Mr. Snow added. The speaker stressed the im- portance of having an important project an front of the club at all times, He. urged the maintenance of fellowship and warned that re- spect for the officers, of the dub should never be forgotten. Introduced by Deputy Governor Ken McKenzie, the guest speaker was thanked by Gordan Grigg. President K. W. Colgtrhoun Was in charge of the meeting. Winners of the draw were Frank Cook, and Don Epps. Steering Colunm Breaks As Car . • Strikes Deep Hole The steering column in his 1939 car was broken suddenly on the afternoon of April 1, as Lambert Haasjes, RR 1, Clinton'drove over a hole in the pa.vernent on Albert Street here, at the corner of Rat- tenbury, and with no eontrol, the older vehicle ran into the gide of a parked 1955 car in front of the Rural Hydro office. Driver of the parked ear was Mrs. Florence Mathieson, 108 East Street, Gederieh, No one wee in- jured, though $50 damage was estimated to the Haazjes car, and between $350 •and $400 to the Mathieson vehicle, NO charges have been laid. The hole in the pavement was caused by the action of rain and traffic on the excavation madeto permit the laying of eable for the new Bell Telephone dial exchange on Rattenbury Street West, Four Teachers Needed In Clinton Schools Two teachere, . Mr. ("Allies and Mr, bale, have resigned frail their positiohe on the staff of Clinton Public Sehool, Replacements have yet to be obtained. The next meet - frig of the Clinton Publie School Rood will be next Thursday even- ing, April 12. Mrs. S. turton, Exeter, has been hired to teach corninerelaI ClaSSAS at Cliriton Dietriet Collegiate Th- atitute, filling the vacancy left in, the resignatien ef Miss Melee, There are still two teachers to be hired to fill the roster tit cwt. mit meeting of this board will be next Wednesday everting April 11. Cancer Society Ask For Funds Monday Night The month of April 15 set aside each year for the campaign for funds by the Canadian Cancer Se. eiety. The Clinton Branch of the Perith-Huron Unit of Ode eociety, is Planning to hold a 'nig dey next Saturday afternoon, according to president, IVT,rs, N. Ferhes, R,R Clinton, No money will be asked for on Saturday. However, the tags an- =ince the tlate of the actual re, quest .for •money, which will be carried out in Clinton and at Adastrai Park, RCAF station Clin- ton on. Monday evening, April 9, beginning at 6 pan. Beginning at six O'clock, canvas - sere will call at every home, under the dareation of •campaign chair - wee, tam Merrill in town, and IVIrs. C. A. PoWell at Adastral Park. • Over-all campaign chairman in the Clinton Branch, is timer Web,- ster, Varna, who also is in charge of the collections in Stanley Town- ship. In Hullett, Mrs. Robert Fair - service, Londesboro, is in cbarge; at Auburn, Ralph Munro is ar- ranging the •campaign, and at Blyth, Mrs. Ken Taylor is chair- man: An educational program was car- ried out last Saturday, when mem- bers, of the Clinton Lions Boy Scout Troop, clistr.ibutecheamphlete on the signs of cancer, and the work if the Society, to all homes in Clinton. a— Twilight Musicale Attracts Many; • Vaned Program The annual\ Good Friday twilight musicale sponsored by the Good Will Club of Wesley -Willis United Church was well patronized by the • citizens of Clinton and vicinity. Rev, H. C. Wilson, minister of the church acted as chairman, and spoke briefly of The Good Samar- itan work of the United Church to which the free-will offering on that day was being donated. The program consisted. of selec- tions by the choir of Clinton Dist- rict Collegiate Institute, as direct- ed by Ross Middleton, Bayfielae vocal solos by Miss M. Dymbrid, Clinton; William Andrews, Toron to; Mrs. H. Phillips, Blyth; Mrs. J. E. Ostrom, Clinton; G. Johns, Clinton; marimba selections by Miss Doris Johnston, Clinton and a piano solo by Miss Mavis Steepe, Clinton. An organ and piano duet by Mrs. M. Rennie Seaforth and Mrs. R. Vincent, Seaforth, introduced and closed the afternoon of music. Usher S for the occasion were Mrs. •Prank Fingland, Mrs. Lorne Jervis, Mrs, Rees Jenkins, Mrs. Herbert Jenkins, Mrs. Milton Steepe and Miss Luella Walkin- shaw. h Clinton Manager Gets Appointment W. V, "vie, Roy, manager of the Clinton Community Credit Un- ion, has been apPeinted one of the nine directors of the Co-operative Credit Society. This society acts as a ban for all the Co-ops and Credit Unions in Ontario, where they can deposit surpiusses, or bor- row money when needed. The dir- ectors+ meet about six times a year in Toronto at the head office there, The .appointment will be confirxned at the annual meeting on April 14. 0 YOUNG MOTHER DIES OF HEART nor PAGE: HERE Mrs. Harriston, wife of Sergeant. Nelsen Harriston, RCAF Station Clinton, died suddenly in Clinton Public Hespital on Monday even- ing C,oraner Dr, r. G. Thompson states that •death was due to a pulmonary embolis (clogging of the main heart artery), which, ie a rare heart ailment. Funeral ser vice will take place in Peterbor- ough. old For 58,100. acant Four Years, School ill Become Modern Hotel "The Old White Elephant" has finaily been ;Deposed ef. This week -.Council .accepted • an .offer from Mr. and; Mrs. Ceriel Vardearrene for the old public school building and lots. on -Onterie Street, Purchase price was $8,100, with $1,000 clown and balance in 60 days, Mr. and Mrs. VanDamme, who presentlyOVV.P. .and operate the, Commercial Inn Hotel on Victoria Street (Highway 4) plan t rem - vete the old school and operate it AS a hotel Under the same narne. The former playground will be used or parking area, Mr, 'Val-Omer/le, Who appeared in his own. behalf, was anxious to take possession immediately, so that he might look after the build ing and save it from. any further disrepair. He and Mrs. VanDanune, were visiting overseas when the building was put up for sale in January, returning to Clintorelast month, Town Council In Action With all members present at the April meeting on Tuesday night, Clinton: councillors approved an application by Roy Mann have a license for a third taxi car, Also, Council granted a request from George A. Currie, for a lie- ense to operate bne taxicab from his garage on Albert Street. This will bring the total number of licensed taxicabs in Clinton to 13. Some discussion on the Currie request was held, with the sug- gestion that there was a by-law in town restricting taxi licenses to those owners who made a full time and sole business out of it, refuted by examination of the existing by- laws by Clerk John Livermore. The Clinton Branch of the Perth - Huron Unit of the Canadian Can- cer Society was granted permission to hold a moneyless tag day on Saturday, April 7. Transfers of tobacco licenses from Llashmar Drive -In Theatre t0 'Brownie's Drive -In Theatre and from Thompson's Food Mar- ket to Herb's Food Market, were authorized. Announcement was made of the next meeting of the Mid -Western Ontario Development Association (formerly Upper Grand Develop - merit Association) to be held in Stratford. Head offices will be in Guelph, and. a nianager has been advertised for, to whom a salary of from $6,000 to $8,000 will be paid. A request from Strathroy ask- ing for support of a resolution concerning the decrease of provin- cial •grants to municipalities, as • PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. G. Evans, Toronto, were Easter visitors with Edgar Armstrong. Mrs. H. A. Steven's, Stratford, epent Easter with her sister, Miss Annice Bartliff. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McMurray spent the holiday weekend at Dres- den and Tilbury. Miss Shirley G. Sutter, Preston, spent the Easter weekend with her parents, Mr.' and Mrs. John A. Sutter. Miss Joan McLaren, London, was with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McLaren, over the Easter weekend. Easter guests at the home of Mrs. Ida, Jones were Mr, and Mrs. Rae McNamara and son Iesse, Belleville. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Finck and family, Trenton, spent. Easter with the lady'parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon .Cuning- haree were guests on Good Friday of Miss Lyda and Miss Catherine Pratt, ie. London. Miss 'Violet Phillips, Toronto, spent the Easter.weekend with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Ira Merrill. • Mr. and Mrs. E. W. M. Paisley and family, Toronto, were Easter visitors with the former's mother, Mrs. 0. L. Paisley, 1VIrs, William Wise, Goderich, was a visitor on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs, F. *Townsend and Mrs. Lorne Tyndall. Kenneth Ashton, University of Western Ontario, Lovion, spent taster with his parents, Ma and Mrs. Harvey Ashton. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Griffiths and family., Niagara Valls, were Easter visitora with the lady's triother, Mrs. 3, V. Turner, Cpl. Robert C. 1?,iggart and his" son Billy, spent the last five doe Of tat week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. 3. Riggart, Miss Marilyn Shaddiek, MSe. ha -training, at Stratford General Hospital, spent taster with her Doren% Constable and 'qrs. Albert Shadcliek. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest tall; John Roll and Miss Bette Atkinson, To- rerite, sport the Easter weekend with Mr. 0. V., Rall and Miss Velyri alL Lloyd Carter, Toronto, spent the ;holiday weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Derwyn Carter. Mr. and Mrs. L. Wasmari, To- ronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Innes over the weekend. Miss Gladys Addison, Sarnia, spent the Easter weekend with her mother, Mrs. Margaret Addison. Miss Dorothy Cornish, Toronto, Spent the Eastertide with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Cornish. Frank Fingland; Jr,, Ottawa, was an Easter visitor with bis par- ents, Judge and Mrs. Frank Fing- land, Kenneth Carter, Queen,'s Univer- sity, Kingston, spent the Easter weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Carter. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nediger spent Easter with their ben and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Nediger, Toronto. Mr. W. J. Nediger spent the Easter weekend with his son -ire law and daughter,Mr. and Mrs. Rarold Turner, ,Gderich. Mr. and Mrs, Orval Lobb and family, Chatham, were Easter vis. hors with the farmer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 0, Lobb, Harold Cantelon, Toronto, was renewing acquaintantes Itt town over the weekend, and while here was the guest of his cotisin, Miss boliy Cantelon, Mr. and Mra, A. E. Garrioch and family, Windsor, and Miss Leola INlott, Detroit, were Easter visitors with the ladies' parents, Mr, and Mrs. 0, W. Nott. and Mrs. William Nediger, Oakville, are spending the teeter vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs, .1. W. Nediger and Mr, and Mrs. R. a Rattly. Mr, and MM. Clare Margeson, St. Johns, Quebec, spent last week with the latter'S parents, M. and Mrs. Clifford Proctor, and grand* mother, Mrs, Clara V:tiae, Mr. and mit, E. W. Colquheuri and family attended the d4th wed# ding anniversary celebration of the former's parents, Mr, and IVIrs. Arthur Colquhoun, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Z Mitchell on Sunday, 'Ib celeb- rants, who eontintie to live on their fern near Staffa, Weed Married on April 4, 1832. population figures went over 3,000 was tabled for further information. A by-law to provide for the ex. penditure on roads and Itreets to be submitted to 'the Department of Highways for approval 6f $18,00C was passed. This will be raiser by a levy of 9.9 mills, and is made up of $6,000 proposed construction and $12,000 maintenance. Deputy Reeve N. W. Trewartha reminded the council that there was a 50 percent rebate on, this expense. The Police report given. by Collie eillor R. N. Irwin listed seven prosecutions under the Highway Traffic Act; 47. investigations; $32 collected in fines; four warnings under the Highway Traffic Act; seven places left insecure. Councillor J. A. Sutter reported that experiments, with better street lights were 'being carried out The lamps are now 30 watts, and one 50 watt lamp will be in- stalled near the post office, and a pair of mercury vapour lamps will be put in at the corner of Albert and Rattenbury Streeta, SG that eom,parisons may be made. Councillor George Beattie, speak- ing for the general government committee, reported that in the past all water going through the town drinking fountain and orn- amental fountain had been charged for sewage rates. From now on a separate meter will be installed, and this water will be exempt from sewage rates, thus saving the town an estimated $60 'each sum- mer. Mr. Beattie also commented on the fact that there was insurance to the amount. of $3,000 on the contents of the town hall, for which he "would -not give $300 for the whole lot". Building permits included one for $500 far Gordon Hamilton for an addition to Melva Manor; and for $600 for H. E. Hartley, for a private garage. Mayor W. J. Miller expressed concern that M Clihton, houses in which persons suffered from con- tagious diseases were not being placarded. (Continued on Page Ten) Big "Dial" Issue Next Week -- Next week a special over -size edition: of the "Home Paper With The News" to herald the coming of modern dial phones t... this area, will be published. Included will be • pictures' •and stories about the Bell Telephone workers, the history cif telephones in Clinton, and descriptions of just how this marvellous idea of "dial" works. Also, we want to give every business firm an opportunity to announce new telephone numbera to their customers and friends. Ad- vertising cuts and ideas are avail- able here at the office. If your phone number is being changed, plan to make (kneel announcement of the new one next week. Also, shine every pnone meeker appearing anywhere in the news- paper will be new, it's going to be a Mg job of work here, to get the whole thing dem right, and with few mistakes, Phone us now, q your advertisement includes a tele- phone number. Tell us the new one, and we'll be glad to use it in next week's issue, o Two New Jobs Created For Town Employees Two new official petitions were filled en '111165ClaY night, when the TWA COOritii appointed a weed inspector in town, and also a trench, inapector, Constable C, Perdue will fill the first position, while Fred Travers (streets fereman) Will also be the trellelt ihapeeter, • Apparently vandalism has beeri allowed to go unchecked. through- out the •time the school has been vacant, Of ten good toilet seats, now only two remain—the others having been broken by some irres- pqn.sible person, or persons. Mr. VanDamnie discovered in his tour of the building that a drinking fountain from the upstairs hall was missing. ()t has since been dia., covered that someone had sold it to someone for the extremely low sum of $5, The clerk reports that no such amount of money has been turned in to the town.) Since the old building was made vacant in 1952, when the public school pupils moved into the new building on Percival Street, it has been used successively by cowl' as municipal offices; by the high school for shop work classes; by the Department of Highways for officeswhile their men were at work on Highways 4 and 8; by the Boys' Rifle Club; by Brownies and Guides; as a polling booth in time of election; and for various other types of meeting rooms, Councillor Beattie made the mo- tion that Kr, and ?Mrs. Van- Damrne's offer be accepted, and this was seconded by Councillor Livermore. The building is to be tax free urrtil it is converted, and regular taxes will be levied on, the land. Only one other tender for the building was received since it was advertised for sale at the beginning of the year. It was for $3,500, which the councillors refused to wob consider. businessmen in Clinton — , George Levis and Lawrence Han - ton asked for an option on the building for 60 days, but did not offer a tender price for it. A. recommendation was made by Councillor Beattie that the moneys from the sale of the building go int, a special account to be used, for improvements to town prop - erne Mr. Beattie said, "At least we'll have something for it, 111 guarantee you that." 0 Refuse Permit For New $17,000 Service Station Councillors this week refused to pe.ranit the British -American 011 Company to build a service station valued at $17,000 on Lots 365 and 366, valued at $13,500, at the cor- ner of Victoria and Maria Streets. (This is the corner one block north of the railway tracks.) Reeve Burton Stanley expressed the opinion of the council, when he said that owing to the shortage of living accommodation in town, it would be too bad to get rid of two homes (there are four families liv- ing there) and the other residents in that area are against having a station there. He said there are plenty of outlets + hi town through which they could sell, end it is easy for the B -A Company to get into town. Councillor Irwin aelred, "Is this not the same firm which has held*" back the old hotel lot across the street from the post office, keeping Clinton from progressing in that section? Some few years ago they refused to sell to a local business - mein to build on," Councillor Norman Livermore reported that a ratepayer living in that district as much as threat- ened to kill him, if he vnted for such a permit. Councillor Irwin referred to the limiting by-law which states that no more than the existing timber of service stations may be permit- ted in, town, and said that the purpose of it was not to limit the number of businesses, so much as to have some control over the places in; which they could be erected. He said, "I don't believe We should allow this Station to go in there." Mayor W. J. Miller mentioned that if there had been no com- plaints from that area, It would be different, Councillor Irwin, asked, "What are they going to do about that unsightly lot in the middle of town?" Councillor Beattie remarked, "They don't gem to be much int« erested itt the community,—anly itt gallorrege, Councillor 3, Z. Dale said that he knew of a, station io town. which B.,.A could buy if they wanted one. Reeve Stanley said he hoped the press would get it right, "Were not trying to keep out bnninesses from town," he said. "We're enly trying to protect our citizens and to retain badly needed living quarters," Birthday Club Will Nisott, .Itippen, celebrated his 90th 'birthday at his hone. in Ximen to Saturday, Mardi. -91, with friends and relatives as visit,. ON.