Clinton News-Record, 1956-09-20, Page 1op.
THE NEWS.RECORD-75111 YEAR THE NEW -ERA 92nd YEAR
NO. 38 The Home Paper With the Hews, -CLINTON, ONT
THUR$DAY," SEPTEMBER 20, 19.56
7 cents. a copy
$3,00 a year
Principal I3ert Gray of the Clin-
ton Public School, reported a total
enrolment at the school of 475, at
the first meeting of the board
held this fait He commented on
the fact that September 28 would
be the day of a regional meeting
bf teachers, and no doubt would
be a sehool holiday.
The beard authorized• the expen-
se for one radio to replace 'hat
stolen from the premises last
year, and• they will also proceed
to replace the sound projector
which;was lifted at the same /time.
R. 8, Macaulay, chairman of
the property committee, reported
that ther cost of a Plaque on which
The Weather
1956 1955
High LOW High LOW
Sept. 13 80 58 71 44
1.4 75 45 78 ' 54
15 52 37 15 51
' 16 64' 43 82 . 42
17 60 47 8.9 61
18 54 41 89 63
19 5S 44 89 59
480 iris, R n: .64 ins.
Two .MiCipponts
takeRibbont
At Stratford
SheaVing at the Stratford. Fall
Fair this week, has brought Fred
and Ivan , MoClYmont another
group of prize ribbons.
First prizes, Fred McClymont,
early yellow sweet corn; vegetable
marrow;-, long beets; vegetable
oyster, fall radish, fall cooking
apples;. Gravenstein apples; St.
Lawrence apples; Blenhelin
pins; King of Tompkins, A.O.V.,
fall apples.
Second prizesoFted McClymont,
cobbler potatoes, table turnip, cit-
rons, pie pumpkin,• collection of
apples for home use, collection of
apples for export, winter cooking
apples; fall., dessert apples; snow
apples, golden rusSet, greenings,
Ontario apples, largest apples,
Talman sweets, display of apples,
Clapp's favourite . pears, Bartlett
pears, Sheldon pears, Beurre D'-
Anjou pears, A.O.V. pears, open
air white grapes. ,
Second prizes, Ivan McClymont,
winter dessert apples, .six delicious
apples, 'McIntosh red apples.
Third prizes, Fred McClymont,
late variety potatoes, green wart-
ed table squash, table beets, pars-
nips, whiter dessert apples, -weal-
thy apples, McIntosh red apples.
A.O.V. winter apples, maple syrup.
Third prizes, Ivan McClymont,
collection of apples for home use,
collection . of apples for export,
Snow apples, Northern Spy ap-
ples, A.O.V. apples.
Fourth prize, Fred McClymont,
Northern Spy apples.
Completed' plans live been made for the
e"Salute, to HaYfield" radio broadcast being made
on Sunday morning (9.45 agn.) from the Bay-
field'Town Hall. Den Fairbairn (left) met with
officials of the Bayfield Agricultural Society and
with Miss Lucy Woods (centre) last Thursday minutes before
and much of Bayfield'a Historical past was re-
called, With Miss Woods, S he mother Mrs. N.
W, Woods, and ate 6.e. right is ;Mrs: Bas-
Sett, secretalar of the agriculte al society, Tune
in on CleC or come te.the`own Hall a few
broadcast ti
New Mid-Western
Development
Group Meets Here.
The head office of Mid-Western
Ontario Development Association
announces that an organization
meeting of the Zone 1 committee.
which comprises members' from
Huron County has been called by,,.. .
R. D. Jerrnyn, Exeter, chairman
of the zone committee.
The meeting will be held at he
Town Hall, Clinton, at 8 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 26.
The meeting will be held at the
were elected at a Conference0in
New Hamburg earlier this year
when plans were laid for the for-
mation, of the association. It is
expected that various committees .
will be set up to deal with plan-
ning and development problems in
Huron County, The meeting will
also be attended by R, C, DreW,
gerieral 'inatfager of the associa-
tion, Stratford and W. A. Wall,
Ontario Department of Planning
and Development, Toronto.
Bayfield, Lad'Suffers Cut On Head;
iMedici Aid Given In Hospital
Bobby Wain, son of Mr. and
lam Wain, Blue Water Higoway,
Goderich Township, suffered a
painful accident at Bayfield Pub-
lic about 11 am, yester-
day.
A second grade pupil, he was
playing in the schoolyard at recess,'
when he fell. He . didn't know
Whether ihe hit an upturned stick
or something sharp on the ground.
At any rate, he got up and went
to the school with, a ragged deep
gash about two inches wide, near
his right temple.
IVIrs. William E: Parker, 81161-
11a06.4c1 prineipal Mrs. LeRoy Path
to help actrniniatdr first aid., Ivitt
loth rtithed him to ClintOn Pub-
Ijc where he received
medical attention, It required a
local anesthetic before closing the
wound. He had lost considerable
blood since a vein had been- rup-,
tared,.
Bobby submitted to treatment
bravely and was able .to be taken
home later. Margaret Wallis, one
of the senior students accompan,
ied him in-the car to the hosiptal,
a
OFU Tonight -To
Hear R. Coma&
Robert Cermack, president of
the Ontario Farmers' Union will
be the guest speaker at the -dish
triet meeting of the Fanners' Un
ion tonight, Thursday, September
20.
The meeting will be held hi, the
Agricultural Office Board Ream,
. Everyone is
c%ornidrniaellnytillignViatetd.8,0
Mr. and IVIr.g. Prank Pennebaker
have returned from a holiday trip
through Northern Ontario and
Quebec Province,
in Leaders Installed;
ay / Sell Kin Park
.1 MARKDALE STANDARD
Editor heard a new name for a
skunk from a, member of the small
fry . . . "See the two-tone kitty"
was the tad's cleicriptien „
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GEORGE CUTLER CAN TELL A
fish - story and will have pictures
to back up the tale. . . George
caught a black bass while fishing-
off the pier at Bayfield last Satur-
day' evening . . and the fish meas-
ured 19% inches in length and
weighed four pounds, three ounc-
es. . . Pictures of the proud angler
and his prize were taken. . . as
well they should . . 'cause it was
a good size bass ter the waters of
this area. •
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THERE WILL BE NO APPLE
Show in Clinton this year... Un-
fortunately the wet weather . .
bail damage and the lateness of
the season for all farm work . . .
haire made their mark . . „"and the
trent growers decided reluctantly
that for 1956 the Show which was,
aucif a success last year will have
to be cancelled. .However, the
Clinton and District Chamber of
Commerce, which sponsored the'
show last year . . ate planning
to repeat the event in 1958 pro-
viding the fruit is in good enough,
supply then, . . * *
TWO YOUNG LADS INVEST"-
gating things on. Vinegar Hill this
week. . . will probably remember
the place for many a year . . They
•found an old empty 500 gallon
'gasoline, drum. . and dropped a
match into the opening 'to see
what would happ&t. . . The drum
blew up with a bang. r, . Mighty
enough to blOw -one end out . .
and the boys set out for' home
as fast as they could go. . . Neigh-
boUrs and people, a block away
said the blast was -strong enough
to shake their buildings.. . * *
'111-1E BELL TELEPHONE COM-
pany is inviting everyone who use-
es their telephone system in this
area. , . and for that matter any-
one else Who is interested e to
visit the new dial exchange builde-
ing neap week. . . Your invitation
is in the mail. . . Details of the
visit appear in 'an` advertisement
in this issue of the paper. . . This-
is a chance to see • what happens
Vern you dial-a number. . . and
what' makes all those curious
clicks and buzzes when you've
finished. , . Courteous employees
will meet you at The Bell. . . It
will, bee, pleasurable visit for all
'who take advantage of the oppor-
tunity, ,
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LAST SATURDAY WE HAD
visitors in the office from St. Sauv-
eur des Monts, QUebec. . . They
were Mr. and Mrs. 13, D. Porter
and their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson,
Hamilton. . Mr, Porter, was born
and' raised in Clinton .' and left
here in 1904 when he was 18 years
. Many of the people he re-
membered have long passed away
or have left the town . . .fle re-
members Harry Bartliff Mr,
Locke, school principal . . . Alex
Cucbnore . . and quite a few
others . . .
Ms W. R. R.
AS WarrEll OP- A COLUMN NIT4
somethnes find that there, is just
not enough Space for all of the
tillage we would like to say ,
Sometimes, we find that we can-
not find- enongh things to fill all
the Space „ and last week, Un-
fortunate though it most surely
is . . we lest track of at least
One item for which we had space
. , and which we would have liked
to use very much . . So, working
on theory better late than never
Would like to draw atten-
tion to the presence of a very fine
sample of a robin shelter which
is displayed in the window of the
agricultural office . . This was
made by a boy in Chesley . „ and
is first prize winner at the South-
ampton District meeting of the
Ontario Herticultural society . . .
also in the window is the first
prize pii-ster of the same group,
made by a Godericli boy ,
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THIS POST ER AND ROBIN
shelter will be enteral in the
provincial convention in Hamilton
on March 7 and 8 'where they will
compete with entries from 15 oth-
er districts . , . The,local directors
of the horticultural society hope
for more entries from this area
in 1957. . .
P.S. Principal Reports 475 Enrolled;
Board To Buy Radio And Projector
und amps! Ingo
directors, Jerry Holmes, Frank
Cook, Maitland Edgar; registrar,
Carmen McPherson. bulletin edit-
cr, M, E. Edgar,
May Sell Park
The Kin have decided that due
to the building of the swimming
noel in Clinton Community ,Vark
there 'will be no further need for
the club to retain the property
known 'as the Kin Park, and-that
it should be, offered for sale.
One off.r has already been re-
ceived and the members decided,
that sealed tenders would be called
for to be in by Monday, Septem-
ber. 26, at 5 p.m., at which time
the executive will °Pen all ten-
ders.
-A wreath will be ,purchased in
conjunction with the Kinettes
through. Branch 140 of the Canad-
ian Legion.
Guests at the meeting were Ken-
neth MacKenzie and, Ray Anstett,
Clinton. Sergeants-tit-arms Were
John McConnell add Donald rpps.
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Credit Union To,
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Local Students At
Teachers' College
Local students who are attend-
ing Stratford _Teachers' College
include Jeanne Snyder, RR 2, Clin-
ton; Rhea Hall, Marlene Walsh,
Ian: Griffiths, Joanne Hodgins and
Joan Wightman, Blyth; Mary
Whyte, RR 2, Seaforth, all enter-
ed in the• one yearecourse. . In the
first year of the two year course
are Ruth Lorene Millian., RR- 3,
Auburn; Louise. Jefferson, RR 2,
Auburn.; Lois Roe, RR '1, 13lyth;
Janet MacGregor and Raymond
Powell, RR 2, Seaforth,
Enrolled -for the second year of
the two year course are Mavis/
Steepe, RR Clinton, and Lois
Webster, RR 2, Auburn. •
Sharkey Attends
Royal Roads
William Sharkey; former Clinton
,District -Collegiate Institute stud-
ent, is new attending. Royal...Roads
Military College, Victoria, B,C.
Bill will be in Victoria for two
years when he will return to Royal
Military College at Kingston
Where he intends'to take engineer.:,
ing. Upon graduation he 'expects
to join the.ROXF.
o.
ioothfall Fair
At Bayfield
September 27
If good weather manages to find
its way to this part of Ontario
next week, the Centennial Fair of
Bayfield promises to be definitely
"biggei- and better than ever."
There , is an i,exceptionally fine
display of work being planned.by
the children lry.ttie senools, and
the five contests, ''which
will take in cattle, swine, grain,
dressed Poultry, will be the larg-
est evePto be shown at the village
fair.
- Marking the 100th 'anniversary
of the Fair, the memorial, gates
which were built this spring with
money provided by the Provincial
Government will.hre unveiled, and
the fair will be opened F. A. Lash-
ley, director of the agricaltural
.societies branch of the Ontario
Department of Agriculture. -
A .parade of school children,
floats and old time vehicles VII
be led by , the - Goderich Girls
Trumpet Band at one o'clock
Thursday around Clan Gregor
Square and ever .to the fair
ground. As soon as the parade
reaches the grounds the opening
ceremony will take place.
Creating a good deal of inter-
est this year is the $50 prize for
the best Centennial cake, and
cooks in the district are preparing
to make this quite a contest. the
winning cake 'becomes the property
of the fair, and tickets will be
sold on it for a., draw on Fair
night.
The usual Concert in the Town
Hall, will include local talent on
a Centennial theme. It is heard
at first hand that' this concert in:
eludes a three-act play, in Which
an old-time paring bee is one of
the scenes. We suspect (though
in Huron County it is perhaps un-
Oise to mention this) that another
of the scenes takes 'place in one of
the 13 bars which once flourished
in and arolind the village.,
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Council Voities
Strong Approval
Of ..5winimingPool
'Councillors 'have voiced their
hearty• approval of the building of
a swimming pool in Clinton Com-
niunitY Park. This approval was
stated at a special meeting of
Council' held Monday evening to
discuss, the town's responsibilities
with regard to the financing of the
project, AN also to consider ten-
ders for tb4 Mary Street. Drain. ‘.
The tenders for the latter were
let to Levis Contracting_ Company,
for the price of $3,050, the lowest
tender received, This is subject
to the approval of the Ontario
Municipal Board and of the On-
"tube Department of Health.
Concerning the pool, a motion
was passed by Councillor J. A.
Sutter, seconded. by Councillor N.
W. Trewartha as follows': that a
committee of two men be named
to give-consideration (taking
whatever steps appearing to be
indicated) to the question of the
Town's assistance of the Com-
munity Swimming Pool project
and that they report at the next
regular council meeting. The two
men appointed to be Councillors
George Beattie and Robert N. Ir-
win.
Following nearly two hours ,of
deliberation in committee, on the
two questions, Mayor W. J. Miller
opened the meeting by reading the
tenders. He said the council felt
it was in' favour of the poll, but
that the town should be protected
in, case of any liability incurred.
Councillor Irwin ,said they, were
definitely not against the swim-
ming pool, but were very much in
favour. He said they would like
nothing better than to have a
swimming pool. The committee
was formed only to protect the
taxpapers 'in any eventuality.
Councillor Trewartha said he
was in favour of getting all in-
Education in the many benefits
of. TB recognition and care will
make up a good bit of the 1956-57
program of the Huron County
Tuberculosis Association, if plans
made at Monday night's executive
meeting go forward.
_Mrs. K. B. McRae, chairman •of
the committee, outlined a series of
events which she has hopes of
carrying out, and .the executive
provided 'their full support. The
plans include talks to senior
grades in high schools, speaking
programs throughout clubs in the
county; and potting of posters in
both secondary a n. d primary
school. Mrs. McRae IS public
health nurse in Clinton, Public
School, A/V/M Hugh Campbell
School and the liensall Public
School,.
The association's honorary pres-
ic'ent, Judge Frank • Fingland,
Cl.rton said, "We are looking
may be taken in the County, This
i-4 the time to begin the ground-
is for that survey, so that when
the -time comes, people in need of
chest x-rays. will be the ones to
come out.
Mrs. 3.- B. Russell, Seaforth, the
association's secretary, will work
along with Mrs. McRae in plan-
ning out the education program.
The scherneeis to work along with
This bingo has been, advertised
as 'far north as Owen Sound and
south past London, A huge crowd
is expected, so it would be wise
for local people to come early.
The doors open at 7,30.
Boy Scouts Honour
Departing Leader
At Weiner Roast
Assistant Scout Master Arthur
Tyndall was honoured by the mem-
bers of the Clinton Boy Scout
Troop, at a farewell Weiner roast
held at the Scout Camp last night,
Art is leaving today for Toronto,
where he will enrol at the Univer-
sity of Toronto in a mechanical
engineering course.
During his Scout days in Clin-
ton, Art 'has been a hard worker,
and is responsible for the excel-,
lent job of planning the cookhouse
at Camp Chipewana, on the Malt-
land*River, and having it built.
Last night 26 of the Scouts met
to say goo&bye and good luck to
their assistant Scout Master, and
to present him with a gift.
formation possible about the pool,
since, it was being builteunder the
Community Centres Act, and "we
want to se,e just where the town 1
•Ccameillor Beattie said the main
reason for the committee was to
inquire into finances, to see if
plans were only visionary or on a
sound basis. He said he believed
council would feel more comfort-
able if they knew what was going
on.
Women's Instifttes and the Fed-
eratior of Agriculture in providing
Lee education program.
There are nine Huron county
persons in TB' sanitoria at the
present time.
Mrs. Russell, reported some in-
ter eating facts brought out by the
sucvey, stating that 1,477 x-rayed
tl.is June had never had an x-ray
before. Of those ten were food
handlers, and one ewas a dentist.
Shed expressed concern that there
were few persons over 80 who
came out to the x-ray, when act-
ually the senior age group is the
one which. causes a great deal of
concern to those trying to stop the
spread of the TB disease.
to inscribe all past chairmen of
the board's ponies would eost $40,
up to and' including A, F. Cud-
more's name, and that following
that the cost would be $2 per
tnatne. This plaque is similar to
to one being acquired •for the
coups it -chamber bearing all past
mayors' names,
The boards members commented
on ;he erection of the new fence,
which was completed just three
days before the meeting, at a cost
of $1,800, It goes round three
sides of the school grounds. A
S'devc.alk has been Completed
P.ere,ls the front of the grounds,
and fill is being placed to prepare
for $..eecling along it.
The annual get-acquainted party
of hoard members and teachers
will be planned in the near rut-,
ure, and a committee consisting of
X.. W. Coiquhoun, chairman and
W;inairi Hearn and Clayton Dix-
on was appointed to prepare for it.
Priuelpal Gray reported that
plant; were for a da
ochool, probably the
field
secony d
at
Wed-
the
nesday hi October. The next
ftedting of the board will be On
'Thursday, October 4
•
Past District Deputy Governor
Kenneth MacKenzie officiated at
the installation ceremonies for the
officers of the Kinsmen Club of
Clinton on Tuesday evening at
Hotel, Clinton.
Mr. MacKenize outlined the pol-
icy of .District Number Onq and
asked for- the Clinton- club's sup-
port. He outlined the duties of
each officer and had a special
word of advice and encOurage-
ment for each.
The Kinsmen Club executive for
1956-57 is headed by president,
Parry McEwan. Other oifibers
ar first vice-president, Donald R.
Kay; second vice-president,`Jack
Clegg; • secretary, Clarence 'Den-
ornme; treasurer, Harley Dopey;
Have Annual
On November 15'
The annual meeting of the Clin=
ton Community Credit Union, will
be held on Thursday, November
15. According to W. V. Roy, man-
ager of, the Credit Union, this will
be a most• important meeting, and
a number of extremely' important
decisions will need to be made,
Work •on the new swinuriing pool is well
underway, although hampered somewhat by
IVIether Nature, who seems anxious to fill the
excavation with water, even before the Cement
forms are in. Workmen on Tuesday were me •--
tiring the area, preparing for the erection of
farms. The planking at the right side, mark
the drainage exit from the'pool, and drain has
been laid from there through the entrance gates
(baCkground) and through the old, pond to ton-
neet With the upper end of the Mary Street
train, (NeWs-Iteeord Photo)
Exeter Youth. Is
Seriously Hurt
ft ..ward to the tithe in five or six
E4uc.ation MOko.Vp-hore
Of TB Association Program
years when another X-ray ?survey Near Brucefield
(By our Hensel' correspondent)
Robert Dorman Scott, 18-year-
old Exeter youth was injured on
Monday when his car plunged in-
to a ditch on Highway 4, between
Kippen and Brucefield.
His- condition is reported as
"satisfactory"- in Victoria Hospital.
London. He suffered a fractured
spine, broken pelvis, dislocated hip,
and fractured wrist. He was tak-
en to South. Huron Hospital, Ex-
eter, before being removed to
London.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs,
Murray Scott, Exeter. OPP Par-
kinson Goderich Detachment in-
Vestigated,
e
Tomorrow night's huge $5,000 bingo in Clinton Lions.
Arena is the first big fund-raising event in support of
the swimming pool now being constructed in Clinton Corn-,
rnunity Park. The 'first game starts at nine o'clock and
will be for $500. Other bingos are: ten $100 games; two
far $250; another for $500, and two for $1,000.
According to a regular bingo play.
er in Owen Sound, fine is the best
arrangement of prize money he
has ever heard of for a bingo,
The $5,00 admission price* not
as -contusing as some are Making
out. On this one admission price
of three cards „for $5.00 you may
play all games from the $100 bin-
gos to 'the two big. $1,000 games.
For those wile wish to play more
than the original three cards, ext-
ras can' be purchased inside the
arena for $1 each, Extra cards
are also good for any of the 16
games. The"usual bingo rules will
apply for the ten $100 games, my
straight line will be a bingo; on the
$250, $500 and $1,000 games a, full
card will constitute a -bingo,
The games will be played in the
following order: first game $500;
24100; 34100; 44250; 54100;
64100; a1-$250; 84100; 9-5100
10-$500; 11-$100; -124100; 13-
$1,000; 144100; 154109; 16,51,000..
In case of more than one winner in
a game, the prize will be split ac-
cording to the number of winners,
$500 Door Prize
Upon entering the arena each
person will be given a ticket stub
en the $500 door prize. Additional
chances' on this may be had by
presenting t h e advertisement
which has appeared in this ,paper
and other district papers for the
past two Weeks, at the door. There
is no *nit to the number of ads,
or complimentary tickets which
can be presented for- extra chan-
ces on the door prize.
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Minor Accidents
On Clinton's
Main Streets •
A minor accident occurred on-
Victoria Street in front of the Fina
service station, when Stanley Free-
man, Goderich, •backed away front
a parked position, into the path
of Leland• Weber, RR 1, Hensel]. •
Damage to both Freeman • and
Weber vehicle is estimated Ms.
$100. Constable A. Shaddick in-
vestigated.
A second twe-car collision oc-
curred Monday night at the main
intersection, when ,Miss Helen
Campbell, Dublin, made a left ttirn
on a green light in front of Frank
Fischer, RCAF Station Clinton,
who was meeting her "vehicle,
Damage to the Campbell car was
approximately $50 and there was
no damage to the other car. Con-
stable Clarence Perdue investiga-
ted.