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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-10-18, Page 1awrrixo L R.IQAL Al3OLYT THI weather has seldom ,paid •off in this colu►nn„ , , , andwe realize we're tempting fate; to just mention the subject. t However, soixiething has to be said about the gorgeous condition of nature.. * ,* WE HAVE TATE GREAT FORT-. tine to live in the country. , . That is we travel"°home every night, , and we don't have to leave for town. again until morning, .. Not that we are against living in town:. , there is hardly any other spot we'd rather live than in Clin- ton. , , However, at times like ,these, - when the ';eaves are a riot of colour, •. , and the plows are turning over the riddle dark earth. on the fields. , . and the smell of fail is like a tonic,, ,. Then we are glad, glad, glad, that we have a home in the country, . * * TICS MORNING -.HEN WE deft home there Wasa great sense of peace to be found in looking over the farm.. .. , On the • back ,porch, three . tiny fuzzy ' kittens NVere playing half-hear_tedly in the warm sun. , . On the front lawn., two medium size cats were mak- in ga game out of playing with the leaves. . Paint was being applied to the front porch, . : the leaves ,made a carpet of rich yellow and browns: on -the lawn and drive, clearest Way. < . The sky was the cl e blue postible. . , There was the hum of tractors, . and the call of birds. , . And a warm soft • breeze blowing...: Yes, we're fortunate in having a country home. ... * * * �• CANADA.. • AT LEAST ONTAR- IO. , , " is becoming, a very • strict area as far as public morals are concerned.:. During war time the emphasis seems. to be on public Morale. . . Then- , when things straighten away.... and the fear of I death and disaster from other nat- ions is • lulled somewhat there' is more time to give attention ' to morals; the dangers and disasters within the nation..: Firm action with regard to motoring laws has lowered the.'number of fatal ac- cidents considerably lately.... Igow the Attorney -General hes announc- e. ed that the pinball machine isil- • legal. .. and operators or distrib- utors will be prosecuted. , An up - i ry from those who will lose their jobs ...over this decision is'. apt to • have little influence upon the • A.G.. . . We rather think that in the person of Ir Roberts we ha"Ve. a man who sticks to his guns + through thick and- thin, .. and he has a great ability to say that' black is black; white is white; and there is no in between. . Bixfgos `• too may be on their way out. . . • AS A SSVIALL SIiDELINE • IN a drive i .connected with -the paper' P yesterday. . one pair of small tikes/- with a wagon( -found • the stacked papers at, .the curb quite. They were soon indntrhguing .Thy business and -busily distributing` the magazines one at a time at the doors of businesses on main street..: The wee girl that called of our door had ,sueh a beaming smile on. her -face when she deliv- ered ours that we had hot the heart td tell tier that she Was un- doing • a job for the, Legion.. . SPEAKING OF SMALL TYKES: . There was .another incident on main street which. we had ' no 'knowledge of personally..: but we have it from, a quite reliable source , . , A. pair of larger kids. . rather of high school age.' . . were seen at noon the other day. . toting a glass • jug of cider mown Albert .Street... They were equip- ped with paper cups... and were making good use of the cider sup- ply as they proceeded along . . The adult source , of information suggested that he would have liked to test the" vintage of the cider.. but whether it was purely detec- tive work he was doing Or whether it rias jealdusy. , . we -are not ab- solutely sure.. . * * * THE ' LEGION PICKED A, beautiful day -for their annual fall papertdrive.. , This has become a looked -for event every fall and s, p r i •n g . and householders throughout town are quite happy to have their newspapers and mag- ,. azines caroted away "for free". . At the same time the revenue which the Legionaires get from the sale of packaged paper helps them in their widespread service work With needy families. * . * EVERYONE WE MEET THESE days'wants^ to talk about the lovely town hall which Clinton now has, . . It would be perhaps unfair to bring up the past, . but the beautiful building which is' now a credit to the' town. . , was actdel- ly abandoned just about two years ago in favour of the old public School building. , bear knows what might have happened if councillors at that time had not decided to comeback home to the main street, The Week's Weather 1956 1955 High` Low High Low Oct. 4' '62 42 76 49 5 58 34 68 58, 6 66 38 77 60• 7 56 ' 43 71 56 64 x 39 59 50 9 49 37 66 41 10 49 82- 71 50 Rain; iris. Rale ;2.04 his. Oct.- 11 51 47 72. 45 12 63 38 67 50 13 72 47 65 47 14 ' 73- 45 56 48 15 69 48 53 ' 46 16 70, 51 53 47 17 ,, 73 45 40 43 ti Rain: :03 ins, tan: 1.11 ins, x,. THE NIgW ' ERA, 92n4 YEAR THE NEWS -RECORD, -75th YEAR No, 42 ---,The Home Paper With the News Cubs Prove They're Salesmen. - CLINTQN, ONTARIOK THURSDAY OCTOBER 104 '1940 7 cents a Copy ,- $3,O0..'Q year, These young Cubs were eager workers at the Apple Day' Sailing canpaign carried on by, the Scouts and Cubs last Saturday. Front row, Morris Darling, second place for selling,_third, place for best decoratedbasket; PaulBateman, who sold themos most apples. Back row, Jim Uiverrnore, second- place of decorated basket; Borden McRae; third, for selling and Clarence Magee, who had the best decorated - basket. (News -Record Photo) Five New .Guides Afte r Fly-Up Five •Five Browniestook part in .the Fly tip Ceremony at the - Legion !Hall on Monday evening and received, their wings from Guide Commissioner Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Stratford ' (at right) The new Guides are, front row (left to. right) Dianne-Cudmore, Mina McDonald, Margaret Gliddon; back row, Joanne Cudmore, Elisa Wench and' Jennette MacLean ..(Neva -Record Photo) insmen:Beef Night oasts 100% Present There was practically one hund- red percent attendance at 'the Kinsmen meeting on Tuesday evening when the annual "beef night" was 'observed. President Harry McEwan, ,hn charge of the meeting, called upon each Kinsmen to voice, his com- plaints and to give any•construct- ive criticism. The purpose of the Meeting is to :discuss the faults of the club with the. hope that ie! the future they can be corrected and the club strengthened internally as a result of the meeting: Airmail Crashes Tree On. KingSt. Suffers. Shock. Police said a car driven by an 18 -year-old airman figured in two collisions which occurred he rapid succession here, over the' weekend. Police said Dale Lounsburg, 18, was driver of a car which collid- ed with a parked, car owned, by Murray Hill, RB, 1, Varna, on Huron street. Lounsburg accompanied by 19 - year -old Colin Hurst, also pf RC- AF Station allegedley continued on through a back alley on to King street where he missed a turn and struck a tree near CNR Station. The drivei4 was checked at RC- AF Station Hospital for inpury the following day Damage to .Louis - burg's car whs extensive and to the , parked vehicle, between $200 air $300. Constables Clarence Perdue and Albert Shaddick inVcstigated. Top Salthnanship Nets $284 For Scouts And cubs The members were informed ,that the park benches offered ;to the Clinton Community Park Board have been accepted and would be picked up in the near. future. The trash cans that are on the main streetduring the summer months will be picked up and re- painted this winter. Plans for the \Peewee hockey league that the Kinsponsor, were discussed and teams will be, ar- ranged and schedule drawn up at the next meeting. It is hoped, that there will be at lease/three teams from the town ' plus one from RCAF Station Clinton. Kin Frank McEwan is' in, charge of the•win, ter sports program. Attendance Tabs Presented Perfect attendance pins were. presented 'by past president K. W. "Danny" Coleuhoun to Carman McPherson (one year), Gordon Grigg (two years), Don C. ,Colqu- hour and' Frank . Cook (three years) . - a R. D. "Dick" Fremlirr and K. W. Colquhoun received baby spoons, the gift froom the club to new fath- ers, presented by vice-president Don Kay. Guests at the meeting Were Jack McKnight, "lack Bowman, formerly. of . C alt, and Ken Lowes, Irohdon. Sergeants -at -arms : were Harley Doncy and K. W. Colquhouti. ' c.,.ng-term rarl Myth:Again Site Of Annual F `of A Banquet. Meeting The directors of the Huron Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture meet- ing last Friday night. in Clinton, set a tentative date for the annual meeting of -the' k'e1/44erion in Lone desboro village hall en Monday evening, November 23, Ralph Ben, nett, Dominion Marketing Service, Qttawa, well be asked to speak at this event. Dielegates appointed to .attend the annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in Tore onto, from November 5 to 8`:ela- elusive, are the president, Douglas McNeil; vice-president, William Shipton; -''second vice-president, Warren Zurbrigg; past president, Wilfred Shari -treed; one represen- tative from the .Junior Farmers; one lade , director and Gordon Greig, secretary-field?nan for the Federation in `Huron. Two carloads from the co nt _ attended a . meeting of this Zone in the - Federation at the YMCA in Kitchener. ' • #. A tentative date for the annual meeting of the county Farm For- um was set for November 23, hi Blyth, with the Rev.. Bert Daynard, Staffs, as speaker. Scou#,rsiSpend Weekend Under • Canvas At Camp Clinton Lions Boys Scout camp, was host oto 15. 'scoutmasters from Huron District last weekend. 'The' group were out under canvas and during the camp formed patrols and eombined to build a large camp chief's chair which will be an asset to -the camp. In charge of the camp was Doug.. Cars*vell, new `.district commission- er and Jack Corless, Centralia, who • was the instructor. All 'the ldaders were trying for their camp- er's certificate, •. . "n Scoutmasters attending the camp from'this area included Far- cy Browzi;;'Chlntore; Sam ,Faxon, RCAiF,•Statieue Clinton, Russ Col• tiler, Hayfield, and others from Ex- eter, Centralia RCAF, and Ailsa Craig. ' Barry 1VfacLaren's patrol of Boy Scouts were the best salesmen last Saturday, when the First Clinton Boy Scou'. Troop along with the Cubs sold apples threeghout town. His patrol Consisted of four boys, Ron Clifford, Paul Nice, Donald Colquhoun and `Ross Sturdy. Adbut 20 Scouts took part in the sale, and turned in a total of $130.64 at the end of the day, Total receipts by the Cubs was $154. Best 'Cub salesman was Paul Bateman, and Maurice Dar-' ling and Borden MacRae came in second and third, There was an award for the best decorated bas. kat, too, and Clarence Magee won this. Jim Livermore's basket erten- ed second place and Morris Darling had the 'third' best basket\ n— Parents Warne ar S (d � Of Responsibility For Any Damage Hallowe'en is on the way, but it won't be here officially until Oct- ober 31. Parents of children will be wise to take this warning from Chief H. R. Thompson to heart: They are liable for any damage to per- sons or property done by their children. No police officer minds a bit of clean fun on H'allowe'en night, but wanton damage, and dangers-- to old persons in the municiplity ,is out, and violations of decent bei haviour will be followed up. Already youngsters are starting the practice of window soaping. They will no doubt have plans for a cabbage night, maybe a potato night and , ringing -the -doorbells night. -These are considered a right by the young folk, but are a considerable nuisance to their Odors, The chief advises holding off on' all Haliowe'eninguntil the day, setaside for it. • 0 Mr. and . Mrs." Spencer'. Hann, Brenda, and Leslie, were weekend visitors, with Mr. and Mrs. Harry, 'Ma) wan. Legion Completes Successful Drill?* For Waste Paper The Legion paper drive wascom- pleted yesterday under sunny skies, and the load which went out of town in late afternoon, was .es- timated at about 18 tons, "This," said Cameron Proctor, organizer of the drive,, "is an exceptiapally good weight for a paper collection in the fall." The Legion members have ex- pressed their thanks to 511 those household'ers who co-operated in preparing papers for the collection, It is the intention of the club to bold another paper drive in the spring, and it will be greatly appreciated if householders take advantage of the offer and save papers till that time. 1 mg OEamber .Sys Visitors' L.nable-T:.Fi nd space At the 'next meeting of the Council of the- Town of Clinton, the councillors will be asked to take immediate action to stop "the practice of long term parking on the streets in the business sect- ion of Clinton," This is a reconnen-. dation from the Clinton and Dis- trict Chamber of 'Commerce,, whose -directors see too many nlercha;lts vehicles and the, cars of employees parked on the main •streets. "The potential shopper who has to drive i.Lp and down the street looking for a parking ,plate, is a discouraged •shopper," said one director. The Chamber leaders felt at their meeting in the coun- unQrs Prove' TY S.eb isadvantase on.Farm The results of the Huron County Junior -Farmers debate in Seafor- th early this- week, . will probably send TV producers scurrying about tearing, their hair. The .affirmative side of the de - 'bate: "Resolbed that television. is a disadvantage in the farm. home" Yvan decisively.. Backing up-• their contention, Murray -Gaunt and Frank Alton, Lu'ckni w, . expanded on these points'.. school children are unable. to ' concentrate' on homework when .the TV set is turned on; watching TV- is` hard On the eyes. (you may not need glasses this year,• nor next, but maybe be five years); Credit Union's Thousandth " New w' r. /VI arta Clinton's rapidly growing corn-. munity Credit Union signed up i member early 1;000th new m mb r ea y Monday morning. She was a corporal in the air force The crellit union, whose assets now totale $260,000, received its charter an( July,., 1952, and its" first contribution was a 25. cent piece. Now there are 'well over 900 active members , - liquor and beer advertising on U.S. stationswas improper; TV causes more farm accidents because of farm folk hurrying to be through in time to watch particular pro- grams; - TV watchers miss church and other neighbourhood events; TV cuts did neighbourly visits, be- cause visitors watch the %picture tubi' instead of chatting. On the negative side,, Larry Wheatley and ,Bill .Strong of the Seafanth Junior Farmers contend= ed in favour of the TV set, stating their belief that it encouraged peo- ple to stay home and there was a return to home and family life; it is a perfect baby sitter, and the programs are educational. How- ever, they lost out to the boys from the Colnvanosh, Club. Marion Creery, RR 1, Woodham, who spoke on the subject, "Lobby- ing" will represent the County at the finals in public speaking in Toronto on January 5. The 50 -voice Junior . Farmers mixed choir entertained with three numbers,arid the double trio, sang, also. Each of the six clubs in the county provided ten minutes of variety program'.g ram Earl Mc S a d den, Seaforth, president of the County Junior Farmers, was chair- man for the evening.; Judges were Gordon Greig, . secretary-fieldinan for the Huron County Federation of -Agriculture; A. Y;'McLean, pub- lisher of the Huron Expositor and Maitland Edgar, teacher at A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public School. Six, Brownies 'Fly -Up, Swell Guides' Circle A big night in the lives of six little girls in Clinton was the Fly 'Up ceremony held in the Legion Memorial "Hall on Monday evening. The six'Brownies made the formal move from the Brownie circle through an arch of coloured aut.: urn leaves, into o the circle of Guides. - Guide Commissioner Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Stratford, was present and pinned the wings on new Guides Dianne and Joanne Cud - more, Milia McDonald; Margaret Gliddon,'E'lna Wonch'and Jennette Macilean. Three Guiders received ' their warrants, Mrs: Percy Brown, who is Brown Owl of the First Clinton Peek Mrs.'' "Dick" Cartel^, Brown Owl of the Fourth Clinton'Pack and Mrs. George Wonch, Tawny Owl of the Fourth. Clinton Pack. , Mrs. Monteith commended ;the young girls for 'the smoothness with which they went. through the Confirmation Class 'At St. Paul's Church Pictured wit'kt. Bicho .G. N. Luxton are .the, folk St. Paul's Church who receive young at,, ;. , d the; laying oil of hands , or, , the -confirmation servieC at the hands' of the. Bishop» on.. Sunday Bridle, Left to right: Edward Lloyd Kenneth Mervin Johnson, George •11arry'Blliott, Donald Harold Frenilin, Paul Murray Draper, Kenrieth Ralph Shappee, George Norman Cont. ter. B.ishop Luxton, John, Elizabeth Livermore, l Sally 1Wveati peevn e's, MalleyLois MacDonald, Marion Elizabeth Dale Margaret Edixabeth (ud ore, Christine Bridle, ceremony. She told' them that the Guide • movement was growing steadily, increasing from,about 34,000 Guides and Browniein the province in 1950 to a total of more than 61,000 this year. "In the world," she said, "there are al- most three million Guides and Brownies." 0 HURON. MUSEUM PLAYS HOST TO ONT. HISTORICAL GROUP Huron County's poppular, museum at Goderich, which registered over 10;000 visitors this year so far, will be host this weekto more than 100 delegates of the Ontario His, torical Society. Meetings will be held in the basement of Knox Presbyterian Church. J. H. Neill, curator will, welcome, the delega- tion to the museum and to his workshop. cif chamber on Tuesday evening, tliat perhaps • atwo-hour parking limit. imposed by by-law was the answer, ,• Looking ahead to the balance of their year, the directors have a balance of approximately $300. They agreed to co-operate with the .Clinton Citizens Horticultural Society in that group's plan to hold a contest at Christmas time for the best decorated home in town. The Chamber has offered $25 towards the prize' '.honey in this contest, • The directors also earmarked $35 for assistance with the annual. planning of a Christmas treat for the children of the town and dis- trict, R. B. Campbell, president of the Chamber reported on the ground- work he had done towards having a large sign placed on the Blue WART Highway just south of the intersection nt !section with the Bayfield road, informing the motoring public that Clinton is only nine miles east eof the highway. He has received. a tentative OIC for the location of the sign, and now needs only the approval of the Department of. Hi. Theghwaysdirectors approved the work. he had done in this regard, and will meet later to confer about the exact design and wording of the sign. Teachers- Name 1956' Executive • At the annual meeting of Dis- trict 15A of the Ontario Public- School "Men Teachers Federation last night, Edward Liddle, St. Marys was elected president, suc- ceeding Maitland Edgar, Clinton; First vice-president is Clarence A. Trott, principal of A/V/M Hugh Campbell public school; second vice -,president, Tom Wilcox, Strat- ford; secretary -treasurer, John Talbot, Seaforth, Sick/benefits and insurance com- mittee, om- tte rrii e , John Clipper, Stratford; superannuation, 'Duncan MacKay, Auburn; ' educational finance, Bert Gray, principal of Clinton •Public School; education research, K. C. Seale, St. Marys; education week, Leonard. Johnston, St. Marys; pub- lic relations, A. T. Davies, Strat- ford; legislation, A. B. Idle, prin- cipal of Exeter Public School; OPSMTF policy, T. S. Beattie, Winghamhonorary membership, Ellis Little, Sebringville; rural af- fairs, Vic Dinnin, Zurich, Guest speaker for the gathering, held in. the Hotel Clinton, was Bill Lively, Toronto, assistant secretary of theF OPSMT who discussed Federation policy. Delegates chosen to represent. the district at the provincial ex.,' eoutive meeting in Toronto during the Christmas holidays were' Lyle Roth, Stratford and Maitland Ed- gar, Clinton. Holstein Club's Annual . Oct. 23 Judge Frank Fingland, Clinton, Will. be guest speaker at the an- nual , Huron County Holstein Breeders: Banquet being held' in Blyth N[ggmorial Hall next Tues- day evening, October 23. Tickets are available from the officers and directors of the, clubeor from the agricultural,. office in Clinton. Fol- lonving•the banquet; a social time and dance, open only to Holstein Breeders, their families: and friends will be held. , , 26 4-H Clubs To Compete :: In Provincial .fudging Finals The provincial 4-i3 Inter -Club Competitions are being held to- morrow at the Ontario Agricultur- al College, Guelph, commencing at nine-a.m. During - the warning; contestants will judge classes, and inthe afternoon will .give' oral an- I swers.to questions on, the 4-1I Club program and on their particular club project. All contestants, judges and coaches will be the guests of the Ontario Department of Agriculture atr an evening bairquet and during the evening results and prize win- ners will be an,truenced,.. Huron County will be represen- ted by 26 tear's. Local ones in- clude the Bayfield Beef Calf Club, Gerald Keys, Varna, Mary McCul- lough, RII. 3, Clinton; the Exeter Beef Calf Club, Norman Hyde, RR 1, i)'ensall and Donald Hendrick, lUt 2, Clinton; Bayfield: Dairy Calf Club, Bruce Lobb, .lilt 3, AClhnton and bonald Lobb, RR 2, Clinton; Seaforth, Swine Club, Audrey Godkili, 'lbR 2,- Walton and John deewitt,. RR1, Clinton; Clinton Lions Poulary Club; elewwrd Cart- wright, Londesboro and Tom Cunt' ningliam, R.R. 1, Auburn; Seaforth Poultry Club, Jack and Mary Braadfoot, Brucefield, Clinton Grain Club, Gordon Deer, RR, 1, Auburn, Kenneth Potter, RR 2, Clinton; McKillop Grain Club, Dorothy Keys and Jean Scott, PR..1, Seaforth; Hensel' White Bean Club, Mary Geiger, AR 2, Zurich and Marlene McLachlan; Rile, 3, Kippen; Exeter Corn Club,` Robert Down, RR 1, Hensall and Ronald Horn, R. 1, Woodham; Seaforth Tractor Maintenance, Bob Lawson, RB 5, Clinton and Charles McGregor, RR 2, Seaforth, Over 80 Birthday Club Mrs. Edina Cole, who lives With. her son and daughter4f—law, Mr. rind Mrs. William Cole, I-iensall, marked her 94th birthday 'Mon' day, October 15, Mrs, Angus Brown, who lives at the home of her son, James Brown, Concession 2, Tuckerstnith Town ship, marked ,her 90th birthday yesterday with a family 'dinner.