HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-05-03, Page 1THE NEWS-RECORD 75th YEAR
Clinton WI. Dedicates Flag in Memory of Member
Taking part in the dedication of a new flag in the work of the Clinton Women's Institute last
Thursday, were Mrs. Mervyn Batkin, president of the WI, who accepted the flag; Mrs. George Taylor,
charter member of the Institute and Mrs. A, D. McCartney, who presented the flag in behalf of Miss
Mitchell, Winnipeg, in memory of the latter's aunt' Mrs. I, M. Nay, late of Clinton (an active member
' of the Clinton branch of the Women's Institute). (News-Record Photo
Clinton Town Council In Action
Writes. TO Skit
To Aid Survey
At the request of 'the publicity
committee of the Huron County
TB Survey, James Scott, Seaforth,
has written e skit to call attention
to the b.enefits- which: the Survey
will bring to Huron County eitiz,
ens.
The skit is about ten minutes
in- length and is- very easy to per-
form, Mr. Scott designed the skit
for production by church groups,
service clubs, Women's Institutes)
etc. It is hoped that many such
groups will find that theskit will
add to the entertainment and edu-
cation of their meetings. Copies
may be obtained by writing to Ed,
Chesney, RR 4, Seaforth,
Ontario. PtarIO.
Sister Duo At South Huron Festival
MISS ROSALEE WATKINS (right) last week won the• Stan-
ley Township $10 scholarship in music at the South Huron Music
Festival held in Exeter, for the fourth year in a row. A grade
eight student at SS 1, Stanley, Rosalee and her sister Judy (left),
Grade 4, placed first in the duet class with 86 marks. Each of
the girls placed second in their vocal solos, Judy with 84 marks
and Rosalee with 86. Mrs, Francis F. Powell is their teacher.
(News-Record Photo)
In the thick of preparations for
the mass chest x-ray survey which
will start in the northern' parts of
the county a week from Monday,
the executive of the Huron County
TB Association met in the agri-
cultural office board room here
for the annual meeting.
Ed O'Brien, 'TorontO, executive
secretary of the Ontario Associat-
ion addressed the group, The
financial statement presented by
secretary Mrs. J. B. Russel, Sea-
Farmer Wins Five
Percent Share In
Treasure Chest
Carl Diehl, Stanley Township
farmer on Concession 4, became
the richer by $27.62 ,last Satur-
day afternoon when his five per-
cent coupon was drawn from the
treasure chest drum, of the Appre-
elation Day merchants.
Emcee Bob Campbell first an,
nounced a ten percent draw, but
the owner of it was net present
to Claim his share of the chest,
Next week the total in the chest
will be $593.91, arid someone could
win $290.96, if a 50 percent coupon
happens to be pullecl.
Ball and Mutch furniture are
still eo-operating with the loan of
a truck from which the weekly
draws are made, Xinsviert' Club
of Clinton have purchased the
sound equipinent which has been in
use since the beginning of the ap-
preelatien day event, and from now
CM it will be On loan front therm,
rather than from the Merrill Han-
le arid l cCtric Store.
High School Girls Visit Station Clinton
"HOW DOES THIS LOOK ON ME?" is the obvious question
when pretty 'teen-agers get a chance to try on new clothing.
Samplaig latest RCAF styles are two students of Oakville-Trafal-
gar High School, Mary Steven', left arid Viviean Fish, The girls
are part of a contingent of 23 who spent a day touring RCAF
Station Clinton in company with their school career councillor
and teacher, Mrs, truce Russel, 'The group is pictured iri, the
tailor shop of the station's clothing stores, While at Chilton, they
toured the Rader and Communications School, the School of rood
Services, Number 12 tkainination Unit and the station's living
and recreational facilities and were served meals in.the Mess,
Also adeOhl parisitg the group was l"]ying Officer "I'Pliar' Richard.
son of the RCAF Recruiting Unit in Hamilton.
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THE NEW .ERA--91st YEAR
No, III—The Nome Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956
cents a copy — 400 a year
The Bowling Team of the Lad-
ies Auxiliary to the Canadian
Legion Branch 140, Clinton, won
top honours last night; in the
Canadian Legion Branch 102 in-
vitation bowling tournament at
Walkerton. Competing against
37 teams from Western Ontario,
the Clinton team chalked up a
grand total of 2,673 to bring
home the Raechel Cameron Tro-
phy.
Individual prizes • were also
presented to each member of the
winning team. Mrs. H. E. (Er-
nie) Hartley, captain; Airs. K.
W (Jean) Colgultoun, Mrs. S.
E. (Grace) Castle, 'Mrs. Joseph
(Marjorie) Steep°, Mrs. Robert
(Joy) Hicks, Mrs. Donald (Mil-
lie) Hanley. Erma also won• a
desk set for -high double score
of '462.
Palmerston came second with
2,624, and Owen Sound, third,
with Clinton's other team, cap-
tained by Mrs. Herb, (Helen)
Fairservice, coming in a good
fifth.
Express Opposing Views
On Goal For $8;100 Fund
Councillors Debate Use Of
Public School Sale Revenue
Legion Ladies' Team
Wins Bowling Meet
Spirited expression of two op-
posing intentions with regard to
the use of $$,100 which will be re-
ceived for the old public school
building and lots, spiked an other-
wise routine session .of Town
Council on Tuesday evening.
First of all a motion 'by Reeve
Burton A. Stanley was made; to
have a sidewalk built on East
Street, five feet wide, at an estie
mated cost of $1,025.
Councillor George Beattie in-
quired whether this had been bud-
geted for, and received no answer.
On Tuesday night, with all mem-
bers present, Clinton Town Council
opened two recommendations from
the. Clinton and District Chamber
of Commerce. One signed by
Herb Bridle, Chairman of the Re-
etail Merchants committee of the
Chamber indicated approval of the
mercury vapour lamp on Albert
Street, and indicated hope for sim-
ilar lamps throughout the business
section.
The other, signed by the presi-
dent, R. B. Campbell, indicated
the approval of the 'directors for
the use of moneys from the old
public school sale for renovating
the town hall.
An application for tobacco license
for the Fish and Game Cliib was
approved, and transferal of tob-
acco and business licences from
Clarke Stanley to Roy Elliott was
approved,
Request for tag clay in Clinton
by the Goderich Air Cadets on
April 28 was filed, since the re-
quest. was late, „and a letter: will
go to the Cadets explaining why
they were stopped from. selling'
tags laet Saturday.
Request for permission to erect
a nalurninum awning over the en-
trance to Hotel Clinton was grate-
.ted; also to Herman's. Men's Wear
for overhanging electric sign; and
to C. E. Marley for permission to
erect a poster panel on Mr. Beck-
er's property on• Victoria Setreert,
with the usual provisions.
Resolutions from other munici-
palities, recommending adjustment
of education grants, were filed.
I3-A Garage
A representative from. B-A. Oil
Company addressed the council, ex-
ulaining that though the property
the firm now owned on 'King
Street was an eyesore, this could
be remedied. The lot, however,
did not permit the erection of a
garage, since retaining wall, 8,000
yards of fill, and improper levels
made it "no good" for a service
station. "Our policy," said the
representative, "Is not to sell at
less than our book value—that is,
what it was purchased for." He
indicated that the company would
let the town use it as a parking
lot, provided the town prepares it
and maintains it for this purpose.
Concerning the proposed build-
in of a service station on Victor-
ia Street, (corner of Maria) the
B-A representative reviewed plans,
including sodding, flowers, ranch-
style fence, cement block and steel
construction finished •in plaster
and white stucco, He. said the
structure proposed would greatly
improve the corner.
"I understand that yoti have a
bad housing situation in. Clinton„
I don't know Clinton," he said,
."I. don't know anything about your
housing situation. However I
Would not call those two nouses
an asset' to the town." He went
On to say that the location, when
the town was' zoned, would prob-
ably be termed a light industrial
area.
Cost of the building, said the'
I3-A representative was estimated
at $17,000, with total cost for
wrecking, etc., and cost of the lots,
up to $28,000. -
Appoint Officer
A by-law was passed to appoint
Clarence Perdue weed inspector
and Fred Trevena. trench inspector,
as required by the Municipal Act.
An aUthorieation by-law for the
sale of the old public school' prop-
erty to Mr, and Mrs C. Van
Demme for $8,100 was passed,• with
one restriction, that the property
should not be Used for any other
pnrpose than that fitting to a resi-
dential area, paetictilarly not one
of industrial nature. Sale of the
property is to be coMpleted on or
before July 12.
One condition of the sale had
been that the building be exempt
from taxes until ready for opera-.
tion, Mayor W. I, Miller noted ,
that the date on the by-law' now
read July 1, 1957, rather than up!
t0 January 1, 1351, as it had been!
When he signed papers on the sale.
Councillor Beattie' explained that
the purchaser did not expect to be
able to use the building until the
end of 1957, but that he had come
half way with council, in agreeing
'to have a assessment placed on it
by the middle of the' year.
Mayor Miller expressed doubt
that council had authority to set
free taxation for a future council.
Councillor Beattie thought that it
could, when it was a condition of
sale, especially when with the
building uninhabitable, the asses-
sor was reluctant to place an as-
sessment of even $1,000 On it. So'
what are we bartering about?"'
The Mayor contended that he
was not "bartering over it,—just
asking for particulars." -
Post Office Dwelling
Since the federal government
now pays municipalities a grant
in hew of taxes far living quarters
in post offices, the council passed
a motion agreeing not to Levy tax-
es; , against these quarters for
school purposes.
J. Broadfoot
Hurt As Bike
Hit By Truck
(By our Brucefield correspondent)
Jack Broadfoot, 15-year-old son,
of Mr. and Mrs. John Broadfoot,
Brucefield, 'in Scott Memorial
Hospital, Seaforth; with extensive
head injuries and concussion re-
ceived when he was struck by a
truck, late Tuesday,
The vehicle was reported' driven
by Ted Vandyk, hired' man at the
farm of Alec Pepper, RR 3, Sea-
forth.
The boy's condition as given
yesterday was satisfactory. It
is thought no bones are broken.'
He is a student at Seaforth Dist-
rict High School—
Broacifoot, with a companion,
Bob Fotheringham, was riding his
bicycle home from a fishing ex-
pedition to Moody's Creek, High-
way 4, south of Brucefield> when
the accident occurred on the coun-
ty road about a mile east of Bruce-
field in front of W. .Haugh's farm
at about 9 o'clock,
Provincial police from Goderich
investigated the accident,
Miss Kathleen Elliott, Reg, N.
Brucefield, administered first aid
at the scene of the accident and
after the family arrived, accomp-
anied the injured boy to hospital
by ambulance,
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First Soccer Game
hi Schedule On
Saturday, Here
After an absence of nearly 20
years, soccer has returned to Clin-
ton, On Saturday, Clinton will
meet Stratford in• the first game
of the year's schedule. The game
will be played on the Public School
grounds starting at G,00 p.m. No
admission will be charged.
The local team will be playing
in the London and District Soccer
Association, grouped with Strat-
ford, Exeter, ,London Lions, Ger-
man Canadians, Strathroy and
Sarnia Athletics, One genie will
be played in Clinton every second
week, with the team playing away
from borne on the alternate Satur-
days.
Played in Tournament
The Clinton team have been
practicing for some time and have
already played in one tournament,
hi London They were eliminated
by Stratford, their opposition on
Saturday, by a 2-b score, in is hard
fought genie,
Through Streets
On request of Reeve Burton
Stanley, the police committee pas-
sed a recommendation that stop
signs be placed at the corners of
Orange and Joseph, Streets; Isaac
and Joseph Streets; Joseph and
North Streets. ' •
The Chief Constable's report
showed 12 places insecure in April;
20 cases prosecuted during the
month; six summonses for other
forces; 43 investigations carried
out; $116 received in fines; 11
warnings under the Highway Act
and five motor vehicle accidents
investigated.
Fire Alarm
Discussion towards improVing
the location of the fire alarm tele-
phone in the hall was held. Coun-
cillor J. A. Sutter reported on a
meeting with Reeves and council-
lors of the'four surrounding'town-
ships with regard to fire protect-
ion, saying that his committee had
offered the Townships an agree-
ment whereby they Would pay
$200 retaining fee, plus $50 for the
first hour a truck was out, and
$10 for each subsequent hour.
Buildings
Permits for the following build-
ings were authorized: addition to
Legion_ Memorial. Hall, Xi r k
Street, $2,000; addition to dwelling,
A. Shaddick, Victoria Street, $1,-
000; new house, H. Shellenberger,
$10,000, ptneese Street; new
house, Victoria Terrace, G. Zond-
ervan, $7,000; garage, Victoria
Street, K. Is. Sweigard, $300; new
house, Albert Street, H. Johnson;
$10,000.
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Legion Paper Drive
Huge Success
To Collect More
Members of Clinton Branch No.
140 report that they received the
largest response in the history of
their big annual paper drive So
great a quantity was set out for
collection that the, huge truck
was filled to overflowing and there
is still a great amount left.
Arrangements have been made,
for the truck to return next Wed-
nesday, May 9. Any, person who
wishes to dispose of their old news-
papers is asked to please phone
Cameron Proctor, HU 2-9548..
Tuckersmith Municipal Council
met in the Town Hall, Seaforth,
on Tuesday,, with: .all members
present and Reeve Dods presiding.
Council passed bylaws authoriz-
ing increase in pay to the road
superintendent to .90 cents per
4-2/4 percent and to provide nec-
essary funds. by way of short term
hour, increase in interest. rates to
loan to the Tuckersreith School
Area Board for financing the con-
struction and equipping of addit.,
ienal accommodation . at SS 8
School in the Area.
William Dougall, County Weed
Inspector, attended the meeting
and council agreed' to pay a share
of the cost of spraying leafy splur-
ge along with province, county and
ratepayers.
The clerk was instructed to bill
share of audit fees as follows:
Tuckersmith Telephone System,
$100; School Area, $75; SS No. 3,
$15; SS No, 10, $15.
Council decided to use chloride
on approximately four miles of
road as dus-laying treatment and
Pollard Bros., Harrow,, will do this
work.
Council adjourned to meet June
5, at 8 p.m. 0
Miss Ida McGowan
injured Again
In Car Accident
Miss Ida McGowan, Blyth, was
taken to hospital last night suffer-
ing from injuries received in an
accident near the Auburn bridge,
in which her left knee was broken
in two places. The car in which
she was a passenger, driven by her
sister, Mies Clara McGowan was
in collision' with another vehicle
driven by Harold Webster,
Constable E. Sims, Provincial Po-
lice detachment at Goderich., inves-
tigated. Charges are pending.
Miss McGowan was recuperating
from injuries. received in i another
car accident, over 15 months ago,
after which she was hospitalized
for over a year.
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"No Bad News"
Is Prediction
On Mill Rate
To those wondering just what
the mill rate in Clinton is apt to
be this year, the following state-
ment made by Deputy Reeve Nel-
son W. Trewartha in Council ses-
sion this week may be reassuring:
"If the town books are audited
as the clerk now has them, then
there will be' no bad news for the
ratepayers. of Clinton — not like
some of our neighbors." forth, showed a balance on hand
at the first of last month of $10,-
586.96, out of which expenses of
the survey will be taken this year.
Gordon Knight, Brussels was
named president of the County as-
sociation for 1956, succeeding F.
E. Madill, Winghane Honorary
president is Judge Frank Fingiand,
Q.C., Clinton. Elmer Bell, QC,
Exeter is first vice president and
H. -C, Lawson; Clinton; Is honor-
ary treasurer. Dr. R. M. Aldis,
Goderich is. OTA representative
and chairman of the medital advis-
ory committee.
Other members of the executive
are H. A. Mc.Dermitt, Pordwich;
W. Mountain, Blyth; Donald M.
Kohl, Seaford-1; F, D. Blakely,
Wingham; H. Glenn Hays, Goder-
ich; Robert Welsh, Bayfield; Mrs,
B, McRae, Clinton; T. Haberer,
Zurich; Harry Ford, Goderich; R,
B. Paterson,,Hensall and Mrs.
Letta R. Tayor,' Dashwood,
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FIVE NEW MEMBERS JOIN
ONTARIO STREET CHURCH
Five persons joined the Ontario
Street United Church on Sunday
bye tranfer of membership. They
were mrs. W. 11/ItAlpilie, Arnprior
Presbyterian; Mrs, C. W. McPher-
son, Londesboro United; Mrp, Aar-
on Fisher, Etenmiller; Mr, and Mrs.
Jack McKnight, Winghani; Mrs.
A. 8. Gardner, Mitchell.
Mayor W. J, Miller stated that
for building a sidewalk on Fast
Street it was a matter for the
property owners, not for the town.
Reeve Stanley countered; Not if
they won't pay for it. The child-
ren should have a sidewalk there
to walk on.
Mayor Miller could' recall no
sidewalk having been put in with-
outethe ratepayers' paying their
share. Upon explanation by the
Reeve that the motion was being
put, merely so that tenders could
be called and prices considered,
the motion carried."
Then Reeve Stanley put another
motion to lay a sidewalk on Per-
cival Street and charge the cost to
the old pUblic school revenue.
Councillor Beattie claimed the
motion was entirely out of order,
since a motion at the April meeting
had requested that the $8,100 be
used to improve town properties.
Deputy Reeve Trewartha took
exception to that, reading the mot-
ion which mentioned town proper-
ty, and claimed that the sidewalks
were town property.
Councillor Beattie maintained
that the motion referred to proper-
ty only as pertaining to the gen-
eral government committee. Be
said he had been asked to take the
chairmanship of the committee and
he felt he should be getting more
co-operation than he had been get-
ting, in trying to plan things for
the committee.
Reeve- Stanley said that all they
were asking for was to build. a
sidewalk in front of the school.
"Why should that come trom the
public works committee, when
people are crying for sidewalks and
streets?" The Reeve felt it only
fair that moneys to improve the
new school 'property should conic
out of revenue from the old build-
ing.
Councillor Beattie felt that the
public works committee could
spend a good deal of money and it
would not be 'seen. He felt it un-
fair to make plans and then have
them destroyed, He said "That
money belongs to the general gov-
ernment committee, and. I'll never
agree to anything else."
Councillor Irwin contended that
the argument was preposterous. He
said .that both sidewalks and town
hall were town property, and the
money was going into' the same
place, and coming out of the same
place.
Councillor Edward Dale said he
agreed with' Coun. state-
ment, He added that if the town
ball could not be fixed up to gain
revenue from it, then it would be
a - white elephant on the town's
hands. He felt that $1,000 could
be spared' to' go into the sidewalk,
but he did not think that council
should sit for hours' and argue
about who should. spend it.
Councillor Livermore, who is a
member of both committees, ex-
pressed the opinion that the pub-
lic works committee should go a
little further and insist on police
protection on East street' at times
when 'the youngsters were using the
street, and that the town: should
go ahead and build a sidewalk
there where it was badly needed.
Reeve Stanley said they should
use money budgeted (for Percival
Street) to build a sidewalk on
East Street, and then use about
$1,000 of the revenue from the old
public school to put in the side-
walk on Percival Street.
Councillor Beattie asked for ...a
re-reading of the Chamber of Com-
merce recommendation concerning
the use of the $8,100. Councillor
Bridle said that he could see the
point of view of both men, 'but ur-
ged caution. He said that building
of sidewalks would not be done
until the school term was over
anyway, and there was no definite
plan yet for renovating the town
hall, so the matter could be left
over for a while,
Conn. Beattie said he was riot
in favor of spending the money
until they really had it, He said
he had done a bit of work making
the old school sale, with the sole
view of getting the town hall fixed
up to a commendable state,
At this. point the motion wits al*
most put to the question, but both
Councillors Bridle and Irwin refus-
ed to vote on it at that time.
Deputy Reeve Trewartha spoke
to the motion again, saying that it:
was a small amount to take out of
the $8,100, especially when it was,
going from one school to another.
He said he expected that plans for
the renovating would be geed—
"They will have to be very good,
When we have so many auditor-
iums in town, and we all know the
town hail has been condemned."
The Motion was rescinded, on
ageeement of the mover and see-,.
ender, Rem Stanley and Deputy'
Reeve Trewartha.
Mayor W, J. Miller said he saw
no abjection to fixing the entrance
of the hall, but warned against
difficulties in policing when the
upstairs was being used as a dance
Tuckersmith Tuckersmith Pay
Raise Authorized
4-H HOMEMAKERS WILL
HAVE TV DEMONSTRATION
Miss Mary Whyte, RR 1, Sea-
forth and Miss• Marilyn Taylor,
RR 1, Loncleaboro, members of the
Seaforth (rural) 4-H Homemaking
Club, will present a demonstration
on Margaret Brophey's CKNX-TV
program on Thursday, May 3, at
four p.m.
County TB Association Names New
Officers; X-Ray Survey In May
MAGISTRATE'S COURT H.
LITTIM ACTIVITV HERE
A short session of magistrate's
court here, on Tuesday morning,
Saw Magistr4e b. r, Itolmes
agree to a Ostpeterrient of the
One Cage which term before eiehim,
and this will be heard on 'Thclay
Morning, May 15, when the court
site again at 9.30 o'clock. hall.