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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-05-17, Page 1intott .Ne*sa0 No. 20,-The Home Paper With the News (News-Record Photos) THE NEW ERA-91st YEAR Trim in their dazzling-white majorette uniforms are Miss Brenda Powell, Miss' Mary Livermore and Miss Marilyn Miller, They led the CDCI Cadet Bogle band on inspection dey, May 11. Above, are Cadet Lance CorpOrel Wayne McGee, who was second best shot in rifle competitions, and Cadet Gordon jehns with his trophy awarded by inspection officer, Major H. R. Baker, for top shot in rifle competitions, 01-INTON, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956 Tax Rate Set At ills For .1956 THE NEWS-REORP '75th YEAR - 1 cents a copy $3,00 9 year Tornado Rips Through Easy To Take TB Chest X-Ray; May Mean Much To You Chest' x-ray is a wonderfully easy thing to take. A person need only go' to the location of the x- ray, step into the mobile unit (a fully equipped truck) and meet the 'man in charge, You are asked to present your card, which you re- ceived from a canvasser, and• it helps to have it filled in complet- ely when you arrive at the x-ray unit. The attendant shows you how to step up in front of the x-ray machine. You are asked to take a deep breath, and then at a word 'from the attendant, you are told, "That is all," and' in about one minute from the time you first, arrived, you are on your way again. Your card is matched up with the negative of the picture taken by the x-ray machine, and later, if it should happen that there is any sign of the tuberculosis dis- ease, you are advised to report to a 'hospital for further check-up, That's all there is' to it. A high percentage of the cases which are discovered in time, are cases which can be arrested' by proper treatment. Tuberculosis can still be fatal, however, and it is to your advantage to have the presence of the tubercular germs found before their damaging in- fluence has gone on too long. This x-ray is being given free through the co-operation of the Huron' County Tuberculosis As- sociation and the Ontario Depart- ment of Health, as .part of a pro- gram to apprehend the TB disease before it gains headway, and event- ually to stamp out the disease entirely. May 17-Briissels, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 Dungannon, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 18-Blyth, 2,to 5; 7 to 10 18-Goderich, 7 to 10 22-Coderich, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 23-Goderich, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 24-Goderich, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 22-Seaforth, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 23-Seaforth, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 24-Seaforth, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 25-Hensall, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 28---Bayfield, 2 to 5 28-Dashwood, 7 to' 10 /9-Zurich, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 30-Winchelsea, 2 to 5 80-Crediten, 7 to 10 80-=Clinton 2 to 5; 7 to 10 al-Clinton, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 • 'Time 1-Clinton, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 31-Exeter, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 June 1-Exeter, 2 to 5; 7 to 10 Remember that TB is contag- ious. If you have the disease and do hot find but about it, you will continue to spread it among your friends and acquaihtances. In ease you rinse the clinic at the location nearest you, remember you are perfectly welcome to visit any one of the clinics, •and have your x-ray taken at your conven- ience. The County 'is Association is anxious that everyone eligible for x-ray, is done this year, and Would urge that you make it a point to visit the Ohne, It coats nothing. It takes Only two or three minutes of your time It may save you Months In hos- pital. 4.• Zbe litOt CC111111111=== (By W. D. n.) AVING OF TILE GooFncli 0 Clinton, link in Iighway 8, is pronrMing, .and the nSteDelieUse Construction 'ContnanY"' has one coat .of blacktop on the highway this Side of Taylors Corners from, the county town.. „, * 4, 4, QUOTE FROM T?-IF 'GOMA= Signal-Star: "It has been 9 .o'clock• by .official (.Court House) Vona in Goderich for several weeks. And we don't want any 'rentarke. from Clinton or elsewhere about this. being a sleepy town." End -Vete. k No comment, . * . ALONG wrm TiIZ ENG'IsI$In weather which we've been having for the past several weeks, . per- hare you'd be interested in how •one English newspaper ended the weather predictions. . , They said, - ""Further outlook: Probably contin- uing mostly. ,, * CANVASSERS FOR THE TB Cheat X-Ray Survey, by the way. . received their envelopes of survey cards, . . and other infor- mation on Tuesday evening.. , We heard about this from one of the three recruiters who showed up to distribute the envelopes to the 150 canvassers. . . When your canvas- sers calls on you, be as helpful, as' you can, Re's trying to help you stay healthy.. . * * CAUGHT THE FIRST HALF OF the concert having, a two-night stand at Clinton public School Yesterday evening. . and can guarantee this: if the second half is as good as the part we saw. . 'then it's well worth your time to get up to the auditorium and see the whole thing. . . TV was never like this. . . The school concert is in technicolour, with lowered lights, and everything... and pers- onalities? Why every child, is a star... • IN BUSY LITTLE, CLINTON there are always a multitude of things to do each evening. . Sometimes it is much easier to just sit still on a night free from meet- ings we have to attend... than it is to look for a meeting we should attend. . . However on the last day of May. . . there is a meeting in Wesley-Willis U n i t e d Church which .we should all attend. . . It is an information meeting for the Childrens' Aid Society. , • If C,A.S. does not mean anything to you- it should. . . Put a circle on the calendar now. . . and make it a necessity to be in the church, May 31, at eight o'clock. . . (see story on this page). . . * WHEN THE, REV. U. LAITE; D.D., of Central United Church, in an address to the Grand Black chapter of Ontario West of the Black Knights of Ireland . . so ,roundly 'scored ,the daily.., press. which "eontains nothing that is not cheap and shoddy" he could not know that in one daily paper at least . . the story of his ad- dress should appear well surround- ed by stories of commendable act- ivities by many of his fellowmen, .. He said: "Do you want your name in the paper?... do something un- kind 6r unfair, and they will not only have your name in the paper, but your picture too. . ." Methinks the Rev. gentleman must have been reading the papers for the wrong type of story, . He some- how has managed to miss lie many stories' which appear every- day about the nice things that hap- pen to people. . . After all, as long as people do cheap and shoddy things then true "news" papers will print stories about them. Along with the many other stories about the nice things people do.. . But the matter of prominence is up to the wishes of the readers.. * SPEAKING OF CATS- OR were we. . there apparently is a Cat's Protection, League of Lon- don, England , . . This group is worried about the monotony of "milk and mice" diet for UK's 1,000,000 'working cats," and an- nounces that it will launch a drive for increased "fringe, benefits" for felines which will result in sub- stantially improved working con- ditions for Britain's mousers . Our source for this intriguing bit of news is the Letter Review, whose editor comments:: The scheme is in best trade union trad- ition, and will doubtless result in goodly measure of inflation among rodent population in the British Isles.. . * THIS SAME FOUR-PAGE PUB- licatiob. (Letter Reveiw) collimate on the current criticism of the CBG „ A 'Mr, Harold Bastable speaking at a recent Canadian Labor Congress! in Toronto, des- cribes the CBC's Monopoly of Tv in larger centres of population, as "stupid," and says, "All we ask is that the CinC let people build and operate stations. . The people Want freedom to look at what they want instead of pouring millions into a so-called cultural organiz- ation," Such. yews (says, the Let- ter Review) Make sense, Far better, surely, that Canadians should be able to tune in on priv- ate TV ° stations in Canada as al- ternative to MC, rather than be forced to turn to American state ions. . The Weather 1956 1955 High Low High Lo'u May 10 58 46 11 75 47 50 41 67 38 12 77 55 11 42 la 69 5 57 75 44 14 11 53 70 49 15 61 42 12 41 16 54 32 68 42 /taint 8.04 iris, Rain.: nit lifted the roof of another, and flattened the roof of a driving shed, smashing a combine inside. The apple orchard was completely demolished. Lightning struck, the barn of Stewart Wilson on Concession two, starting a fire in straw on the floor. The Brucefield fire depart- ment responded' to a call,' but by use' of buckets of water Mr. Wil- son had the blaze out when they arrived. At Egmondville, roofs were taken off several houses, and, at the home of Mrs, Crawford Simp- son, part of the side of the house -was taken off, the verandah ,and the roof were gone. Mrs. Simpson said she heard a loud bang, and "it ,hapPened so fast I didn't have time to get scared." didn't Skipping sonic distance, the tor- nado then lifted off the roof of the barn at Zack Ryan'a and scat- tered the tin sheets some 300 feet into a neighbour's field and onto hydro lines. Also the back part of the house, and all the garage were demolished. The driving shed was completely derribliabed and came down on the car, crush- ing the roof. Skipping one farm, almost en- tirely (Vincent Lane's had some shingles .off, and the house wind- ows, smashed) the tornado came down again at the home of Jack Lane: Jack said he heard some rattles, heard a loud whoosh and looked to see that the barn was gone. The wind had lifted it and scattered timbers the length of a Throughout the apth of the torn- ado, which went as far as Monc- ton, trees were smashed, shingles ripped off, and a variety of dam- age done. Clinton was . fortunate in being out of range of the tornado, but stood the full force of the cloud- burst on Friday afternoon, when the streets ran in torrents of wat- er. The storm sewers swiftly fill- ed with the excessive water, and pressure bunt up in the sewage mains', forcing sewage back up into some. basements in the Huron and Orange Street area. The greatest rush of water form- ed out of the Community Park through the old Mill property, and into the basement at Par-Knit Hosiery, through the basement and the new section of the Relian- ce Service Station, across Albert Street, where water came up to the hubs of cars 'Sassing down Princess Street west to Queen, and along to the corner of Queen and Huron Street, where , Haughton's Welding Shop was flooded, and the home basements of Mac Cameron,• John Livermore., Douglas Freeman, William, Cochrane, H. B, Rorke and Mrs. L. Calton, were flooded' with either rain water, or backed up sewage. The flood continued on over gardens and lawns to the west side of town. Similar rivers were forming lakes and waterfalls all over town. Monday Hours At Post Office According to Postmaster G. M. Counter, hours on next Monday, May 21 (which strangely enough is the 24th of May holiday) in the post office, will 'be from 10.30 to 11.30 in the morning and from two to three in the' afternoon. The, outer lobby will be open until six o'clock. Jack "Moose" McIntyre, star right winger of the Chic,ago Hawks, of the National Hockey League was the special speaker at the annual sports' night dinner held by the Kinsmen Club of Clin- ton on Tuesday evening. Over 60 players trom the Kins- men sponsored Pee Wee Hockey League were the honored guests of the Club, along with M. L. 'Tory" Gregg, WOAA founder; Nelson Spring ShOw Will Feature Musical Ride By Pony Club Progress on plans for the 52nd Annual Spring Show to be held here in Clinton on June 2, is being made. According to A. J. Mc- Murray, secretary of the Show, they have obtained •the London Pony Club's musical ride for that occasion, The musical ride is done by 16 boys and gi-resmounted on bay or chestnut horses which go through a' series of precision movements, similar to that of the RCMP given at the CNE and the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Under the direC- tion of Miss PhilliA Brooks, the ride received great applause when performed at Galt last fall, Practice for two hours a day, gets the horses used to the and to change of movements iri- dicated by the director's whiStle, For the ride, the young norse- men and horsewomen wear a un- iform of dazzling Ted satin capes, ViceTresident Speaks To 150 At Meeting Here Walter Miller, vice-president of the Ontario Farm Union, and a -farmer, at Tara, Onterio, woke to an enthusiastic audience of 150. men and women in the auditorium of, the Clinton Town Halt yester- day evening answering a number of .questions an'Out the organiza- tion, and explaining the meaning of 'parity prices. Chairman of the evening was 'Edgar Rathwell, 'chairman of the ISolmesville Local of the- On', (Owing to the: interest of the meeting, we apologise for not be- ing Ole to cover dt fully in this issue of the paper,„ However, ins tentions are to publish an account of it next 'week), The Winner BEV. BOYES, has won first place in the tenor class of the Huron County Mus- IC Festival, and here is shown proudly holding the trophy he won for best boys vocal solo. There were 31 boys competing in the three classes, for unchang- ed voice, tenor and baritone, at the County Festival held in God- erich. Bev., who is completing Grade XI at Clinton District Col- legiate Institute, is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Boyes. (News-Record Photo) CLINTON CIVIC OFFICIALS AT SEAFORTII YESTERDAY John Livermore, clerk, and J. W. Manning, assessor, of the town of Clinton, attended a meeting of the Huron County Municipal Officers Association held in the community centre at Seaforth, Hill, president of the WOAA; Hugh R. Hawkins, immediate past-presi- dent of the WOAA; W. J. Dcnom- me, president of Clinton Branch No. 140 Canadian Legion; Kenneth McRae, president of Clinton Lions Club; Russel Holmes, pregiclentt of Clinton Colts Intermediate Hock- ey Club; Robert Draper, Douglas Andrews, Fred Elliott, Jack Car- ter, men who have figured prom- inently in hockey in Clinton dur- ing the past season. .Speaking primarily to 'the Pee Wee hockey players, Jack told of the operation of the NHL training camp in the fall. He explained how the piasfessional athletes are conditioned for the rugged 70 game schedule that they have to play and warned that although an NHL hockey players have a lot of fun that there was a great deal of hard work and hockey was serious business. Mr. McIntyre tokl his attentive audience of the hours of skating that professional players are com- pelled to do at the start of each (Continued on page 1.1) and sashes, with black hunting caps and black boots, with con- trasting white breeches. Their horses are outfitted with' blue sad- dle pads with white browe hands martingale and white leg bandag- es. This promises to be a real ad- dition to the excellent livestock shows of past years, and along with the good music of the Goder- ich Girls Trumpet Band, will pro- vide the extra interest which has come to be expected in the Clinton Spring Show by regular exhibitors and visitors. Town ' Council last Thursday, meeting in special session, agreed to set 'the mill rate at 74, the same as in 1955. With this ineormation made definite, J. W. panning, as- sessor and tax collector for the town, has been at work complet-, ing tax notices, and these will be in the mail just as soon as he can 'get the necessary work done. As in past years the first half of the taxes are due on June 30, and the second half comes due on Decem- ber 15. Speaking on the budget, N. W. Trewartha, chairman of the fin- ance committee remarked that there had been some thought giv- en to reducing it by one mill, How- ever, the surplus of over 3,000 in the waterworks 'account, which had in the' past been turned over to the town would • not this year be available. "According to the auditor," •(A. M. Harper, Goderich) said Mr, Trewartha, "it cen be put away, and we can't touch it. He won't let us, The other towns are doing it, but according to the municipal act, apparently it is not the right thing to do to take sur- plus funds from this account," If the town had been able to use these surplus funds, the' mill rate could• have been reduced • by one mill, Mr. Harper, said Deputy Reeve Trewartha, will be at the next reg- ular meeting of council to explain this situation and any other quest- ions that arise, One reason for the tax rate to remain the same is due to increas- ed assessment made up by the new Bell Telephone dial exchange builds ing, and the several new houses that have been completed during the year, This increased assess- ment is adding approximately $1,500 to the taxes collected, The 74 mills is made up of Coun- ty rate, 11,89 (up one moll frorrn 1955); debenture debt, 4.02 mills; public school, 22.23 mills; MCI, 7.215 mills; town, 28.645 mills. Mayor W. J. Miller noted that the Public. School estimate was down $3,085, and the CDCI esti- mate was up $2,125 for the year. Some discussion concerning the extreme rain of Wednesday night and the resultant flooding and backing of sewage into basements was held, but since the meeting was held for the express purpose of setting the budget, only, no act- ion was taken on any other mat- ter. les, pays only about 15 percent of the total. Salaries of $68,000 make up the major portion of the CDCI budget ($61,939 in 1955), with transport, ation coming second in amount, $34,255 ($31,865 in 1955). Plant op- eration, caretaker's salary, fuel,, water, hydro, rent, etc., comes to $11,000 ($9,985 last year, and ins structional supplies, $5,000, ($4,-- 760 last year). Plant maintenance is expected to drop from $7,000 to. $5,000 this year. 0 New Cartoon Series Begins This Week The News-Record in co-operation with Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce, is beginning a series of editorial cartoons that pertain and reflect to the various types of business houses' that are here in Clinton and District, They show in a Immourous way the ad- vantages ,and the importance of shopping in Clinton with local bus- inessmen. Your money means more to you when you spend it here in Clinton, Let's reflect on this for a moment or two.: Local merchants arid their em- ployees are usually your fellow cit- izens, your neighbours, your friends. They stand behind their counters, on the display room floors, always ready to serve you in a courteous manner though the hours are long. They are always ready and anxious to stand behind the merchandise they sell. Prices are usually the same, es- pecially in these days of "fair trade" items. Delivery is much quicker, the service is much bet- ter and it is less trouble all around. Remember, the more you buy from your local merchants, the better they can serve you, Another reason, probably the most important why you should buy in Clinton is-money spent with local merchants helps meet local payrolls, supports local char- ities, helps local churches, schools, fire department, arid what have you. Your money works its way dir- ectly into the lifeblood' of the com- munity, and works directly or in- directly for the good of all who live in the community. This special cartoon series starts this, week on page two. of the Collegiate; Captain Garnet W. McGee, Chief instructor of the cadets at the school. Awards were made by Major Baker to Cadet Gordon Johns, who received a cup for being the best shot in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association team at the school, and also the Strathcona creel:. Cadet Corporal Wayne Mc- Gee, received a DCRO crest as sec- ond best shot in the team, Company * officers this year were headed by Company Commander, Cadet Major Robert Read; Comp. any Second-in-Command Cadet Captain Donna 'Sharp; Company Sergeant Major, Cadet Sergeant Major Walter Cunningham, Platoon officers in charge of the 125 cadets in the school were Cad. at Lieutenants, Eugene MacLaren, Albert Clifford, Ronald McKay, Barry Kelsey, Robert Galbraith, Marjorie Goldsworthy, Maxine Le. Beau, Ruth McFarlane; Cadet Ser- gearlth., Howard Armstrong, Hugh Colquhoun, Frank Armstrong, Bruce /Jobb, Sandra Williams, Ina Taylor, Beverley Heard, Iva Glass ler, (Continual on Page 11) County; Ruins Barns A small tornado ripped through the storm flattened two barns, the townships of Stanley, Tucker- smith, }Hilbert, Logan and .MeKil- lop townships last Friday night, leaving a trail of wrecked barns, smashed homes, arid toppled trees in its' wake. Starting just south of Bayfield, the trail of the twister shovved up most strongly at the farm of Alex. "Sandy" Pepper, in Tuckersmith Township, east of Brucerield, where the garage was tilted over about three feet, ending up in a 45 degree slant; the chimney was down and all windows out of the house, with the roof lifted, and bricks pulled about, eight inches making a wide crack down the width of the house. On the next farm, also owned by Mr. Pepper, Majorettes and Sharpshooters Add interest To Inspectiou "The whole town is draining in- to one 30" drain and:it just won't take it." That, in a short statement of fact, is the reason for the great 'bubbling lake which formed a long racing line throughout the town last Friday afternoon, and to a lesser degree on the Wednesday before that. Drains leading into the Mary Street drain have been increased in size-but Mary Street drain is only 30' In diameter and the Or- ange:Street drain, 29" in diameter, is one of four ernptking into it. o Drain Not Big Enough; Reason For Flooding Desolation Results From Twister's Path Across The County *Ms view of Alex "Sandy" Pepper's farm in Tuakersmith Township is evidence of the great damage done by Friday evening's terrific storm, aid especially of the tornado which swept through Huron and Perth County, The barn at left, with only timbers left standing, was stripped completely of roof and sidings Evergreen trees on the proper' -ywere uprooted, and left leaning in the wake of the etertri, The barb in the foreground eaved in, and the roof and upper siding Of the barn at the rear were tumbled On the ground as shown hi the right foreground. (Photo by Phillips) K in Pee-Wee Hockey Teams Hear NHL Hockey Star The Public School Board's re- quest for funds from Clinton Town Council this year is estimated at $43,531 in comparison with the $46,616 spent last year. In addition to this the board will use $35,930 of provincial grants; $3,000 from fees paid by non-resi- dent students, plus a surplus of $3,666 on hand at the first of the year, to make a total of $58,262 to run the school. This amount is made up of $42,- 000 for teachers' salaries; $4,419 for instructional supplies and $7,- 443 for caretaker's salary, lights, water and supplies, besides capital outlay of $2,500 and other miscel- laneous items. The Collegiate Board's request for maintenance is $9,837 plus $4,291.02 for the debenture pay- ment which makes up a total of $14,128 for Clinton's share in sup- porting the CDCI. Surrounding municipalities pay a share in these amounts: .Blyth, $3,868; Stanley Township, $20,412; Goderich Town- ship, $10,011; Hullett Township $12,211; Tuckersmith, $3,882; East Wawanosh, $1,863; Morris, $901, to make a total of $67,278.99 for, sup- porting the CDCI. Of this only $46,845 is for maintenance, and the balanhe is for debenture payments. The total cost of running the Collegiate is, estimated at $128,655, which is made up of the $46,845 collected in local tax • levy, plus provincial grants of $72,391; fees from other boards, $7,966; fees from the county $500 and surplus at the beginning of the year of $951. Actually the town of Clinton pays only about 11 percent of the total cost of operating the Clinton District Collegiate Institute. The Township of Stanley whose share is the largest of local munizipalit- Just As Much Fun As News Reading the newspapers can become ever so much more en- joyable if reading the advertise- ments is added to reading the news. Especially so, is this true of weekly newspapers. Did you see the grocery advertisement last week in the News-Record that was promoting three breast- ed and/or three legged chick- ens? Friday afternoon's downpour spelled definite end to any' chance for an Outdoor exhibition by the cadets at Clinton District Colleg- iate Institute. However, they mov- ed indoors, and dispite sultry tem- peratures the event, climaxed as usual by a school dance went on quite successfully inside the school. Handicapped by the small size of the gym, their drills were cur- tailed, but hand demonstration put on by the company of 30 boys and girls was considered "one of the best I have heard in this area," by Major H. H. Baker, from Head- 'quarters in London, who conduct- ed the inspection. The precision squad proceeded with their work, rifle drill and demonstrations' in signals and with the bren gun, were carried out. Officals present included Mayor W, 3. Miller, who complimented the students on their display; George Falconer, chairman of the Cboi board, Bernard Hall, Blyth, chairman of the Cadet Corittnittee; W, Denotrune, president of the Clinton Branch, Canadian Legion; Eldritund A. Fines, 13.A,, principal PS Request Down $3000 But (Da Costs Up $2000 indoor Cadet Inspection Cramps Style Of Smart Band And Troops