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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-11-29, Page 1• a ttc:be-ifirot etittilltatvg B;Wfl ow mil WINTER ' SURE" 1$ definite meant coming eo stay . , isn't he? Seems hardly possible that leat a few daye ago it wag warm eeoeigh to withdat sweet- eee or or riebberS * 4 E leISAPPOINTMENT INV felt on nomihatieli it Was that again ee one from the Clinton r4strlot Collegiate Institute Beard was celled iepon to Meat On the worle there . Ties is a sad sitUa- Oen indeed when adminiStra- tion of an institution which is„cost- ing the town $14,28,60 or, so a year-, . . plies debenture payments . . is not considered of enough iineortenee even to hear from , After an a little old $10 a Month relief payment . or' the expellee of $4,000 plus, t& the cemetery is Considetede important • . What aboett the laying out ,of $15,000? to say eothing alaceit the interest whiheitizeps ebonite have- in the education of their ovvneteen-agers, * * WE NEVER PAIL TO WONDER' „e tet how theprogressive farmers of our county ever manage to get their farming clone throughout the month of November .e. It seeme that every night . . or afternoon there is a meeting, sale, dinner or something which is being held for one puppose or another and farm folk just neer seem to be in a hurry to go home . . How- ever, theyll'clo show great enthus- iasm or their own cause . . width must 'surely • being about great results sometimes even though it may seem slow enough in coming about HissioNARY DOcTOR TO SPEAK AT ONTARIO STREET . , Dr PaulYates, [formerly of Caintorrand a returnedMissionary doctor to Nigeria, will be 'in town Sunday and will speak at the even- ing serviees at Ontario Street United Church. After the service, he will show pictures in the neW " Chrietien Education wing of the church: Killsnien Peanut ,Drive Next Week Members of the Kinsmen Club of _.glinton conduct a peanut *lye next, week. This .is the first time that the Kinsmen have conducted thie 'type of campaign and they Will start it off with a-house-to-hous,e blitz on TUesday evening following there regular meeting, he hotisee that are not canvassed on Tuesday will receive a can on Tharsday. Proceeds derived from the .blitz will go toward the sponsoring of the Kinsnien Peewee Heekeyi Lea- gue and the purchase of toys for the 'toy cafripaign now being con- • ducted by the local Kin, The members of the Kinsmen Club will appreciate your assist- ance in this. project . . buy some peanuts . for the coming holiday season. THE NEW ERA 921141: YEA13. THE. NEWS -MOM -45th YEAR 48. -The Nome Paper With the News C‘INTON" ONTARIO' THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1956 I ;cots a copy $3,00a year Town 'Election Iseiondoti Decembet RUC And Reeves Seats .Caritest_ Acelawations e` Qualification deadline oneTeee- dee evening saw an election assure ed for the positions of reeve ante public utilities commissioners in Clinevi t7n. eeln °rich, who was Reeve of Clinton in 1955, is challenging the present Reeve Burton Staney for the senior post. M. Stanley has servethe town for one year in this position, and during the year ha e beenrcbairrean ot the Public Werke Committee in charge of streets, drains, Side- walks, etc. Ile owns .a grocery store on Queen Street. Whee M. Crich was Reeve, he headed, the General Goverravent committee in charge of the * pub1lc buildings (tenet hall, library, etc.), the dump, and other duties, He op- erates a barber slop on Albert et. Four men are' contesting the right td sit in two vacancies on the Public 'Utilities Commission. Charles W, Berme, who haa com- pleted a two year term on the PUC is running for office again. Mr. Brown is a plumber. Hugh R. Hawkins, who may be termed a veteran on PUC, last served there in 1954 when in a. four -man fight, he and A. J. McMurray were de- feated by Charles Brown and A. j. leasecke He is part owner of the. Hawkins and Jacob hardware. Don Synions is: a newcomer to the municipal field; He is eniployed as lineman with the rural hyera. A, "Red" Garon, teottgh new to PVC has eoesiderable Municipal • WILLIAM J. MILLHIt entering his second term, as Mayor' of Clinton. N. W. =MARATHA, • as Deputy Reeve a 'Clinton, win the 'entering his Ilth year at County Council. Discuss Filji Service:To.niglit • . A meeting' to diseuss the pos- sibilities of setting up a filen ,service for the county of Huron Will be held here -in the board.. room 'of the agrieultural office tonight, November 29. All in- terested parties ,and representa- tives from organizations who would like to make ute of such a service are asked to attend this meeting. Plans will be out- lined by officials from the Nat- ional. Filineeloare, and if the ser- vice is requested, it will be set ' up at this meeting. TIBOPOOSed WILLIAM JEWITT, received an acclamation for the third year to be Reeve of Jeullett Township. experienee. He served on Clinton's coimcil in 1949 and 1950, retiring due to pressure of business. In December ate9e3, he was. defeated along with aeivernber of other men running for PM, by George Ruin-. ball and ae,J. Meeilurrey. lie is owner -manager of Clinton Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Hog Producers Local Campaign for "Open Market" Getting Under Way ,Plans ,for the "open market night, whenft. A. Hergott, director of -field sereicee,• Ontario 'Federa- tion of AgrieultUre, RR. 1, Breslau, attended to outline the -plan of action. The open *arket campaign is headed,up,by. a County Hog Trans- portation Divisionekomposed of Bert Lobb, Ross 1...:ovei:Les Fortune, Albert Bacon and Orval Taylor. ()thee' township committees al- ready set up are: Tuckersmith, Donald•DayMan and Alec McGreg- or, Kippen; William Roger441, Seaforth; H ett, Lloyd Stewart Medd, and Lloyd: gad, RR 1, Clinton; Donald Bete anan, Londesboro; .fSitallreld- nil'EAtilvilintraltel:RIR' 1111.2; 3ZitiB4ricT;; eamleaigir of the Huron County 1 -leg Producers 'Assbciation are rapidly spreading out into the tcwnships and getting onto the school sectiorreleyel where the campaign will be carried out. The first etownship meeting for which plans are laid is to be held Holinesville Public Schoel this Friday' 'evening, 1Noeeneber' 30, when all hog producers in Gode- rich Township are asked to attend. The :committee .in charge of the meeting- is Made up of Alfred H. Warner, RR 1, Hayfield, chairmen;' Wilmer Riddell, Clinton; William Longinire, AA. 2, Goderich and, John Semple, 'AR 2, Hayfield.' This is the first of a series of township, meetings zit which com- mittees for each echoed section Will be selected;7atice instructed on the various aspects ' of, the campaign. The' townshick committees were selected at a meeting ealred for the purpose in the board room of the agricultural. office Monday • Over 75 Citizens -Attend Nominations Here; °Melds Review Year's Work What was termed by many cit- age town, he said that next year izens, "the best nomination night' plans were to have a three-man in held in Clinton for many a year," dustrial board towork on this pro- . was held Monday night. All but blein. one, of the 19 men nominated for The mayor mentioned the great positions, spoke to the assembly amount of time spent by the come - of over 75 rn the council chamber, cillors during the year, and that • J. Melee*, chairman of the Pub- the salary they reeeieed, $5 per lie Sthool Board, was chairman of meeting was not. too high, He • the meeting. predicted more work done on a Mayor planned paving program in 1957. Mayr Miller noted that in 1956 there had eeen $150,000 worth of building peenlitt issued; and that Clinton has the least unemploy- ment of any town armind. In this regead, he mentioned the great hen been in employing civilians, and also in supporting the Clinton WittJ,Tam J. MILLER "(nomin- ated by W. H. Perdue, seconded by •NW. E. Radford) thanked' the rate- peyers for their confidence in him shown by the atclametion which he received. lie reviewed the yearewhicli he said seemed a short one, and mentioned the sale of the cad public school for $8,100.. This money was spent to fix up the town hall ($8,891.37) and the bal- %mice of $1,209.67 was being used by the Cemetery Board to com- plete paymente on the mortuary chapel at the eemetery. Mentioning finances, Mayor Mil- ler noted that starting the yea?, with a deficit of $5,811, council had been able te eed the year with an estimated balance of $124,86. He said he did not .think there would be any increase in the min rate next year• . Mayor Miller noted that the old YDCT 30,yecie debenture had been paid at, and that Clinton's share c'f,the iw one. is $35,000 for the new wing During the Veer, he said there had been 154coutell Ineetitgs, 'with only two eouneillor Absehthes. Mt ler mentioned attending three meetings of the newly -formed Mid- western Ontario Development As- sociation, for which Clittbra share of the cog is $110. Stating his belief that Clinton had better fad - Dales for industry than the aver= the Weeks Weather liT66 High LOW High to Nov, 22 38 19 35 20 23 24 11 g.5 24 28, 15 40 25 25 •31 18 -33 24 35 28 27, 33 25 41 2/ 28 31 24 48 10 SfieW: Ina, Snow: ins: Hensall Boy Has $100 Scholarship,, Ridgetown School Robert Dowel, Ret 1, Hensall, bas been awarded a • $100 scholarship by the Huron County Council, for his high standing at Western On- tario Agrietiltural School, Ridge- towrt this. spring, This young man, Who Is a grandson of J. W. Mare reirig, assessor arid tax collector for the'toWn of Clinton, stood third in a class of 12 young men in first year at Ridgetown. He had a standing of 84,1 percent, This Ward has been explained by G. W. Montgoniety, agricultural representative tor the county, as itonowenen a previous atziounte- ment, the winners of the eounty council scholarships to the top young people entering diploma and degree •toursee at OAC, Gueloh, and the home economies course at MacDonald restitute, Guelph, were listed. einee no applieatiens were received by the committee, front young people entering the first course at etidgetown this fan, the territnittee decided to award, this $100 scholarship- to the • student freer HUrint Wo had obtained the higheit standing while attending the school during the 190.56 term. Robert Down attended SS 1, (Hutant:Tale) 'Osborne Township, and South Huron District High School, Exeter; an dalso in supporting the Clinton Lions Arena. Reeve BURTON STANLEY (eorninat- ed by b.. W. Brown, seconded by Hurt VanRiesen) thanked the council for their co-operation dur- ing the year, noting that there had been no interference between coin- mittees, but that each man had done their own duties. He reviewed the work done on drains during the year, and his hope that With an increased 'bud- get in 19457, work could be done on the streets. He noted the opinion of the county engineer, Mr. Brit nen, that hot mix was. the answer for permanent , paviieg, and that cold mix was more of an emetic than could be justified. Cold mix surfaces in -Clinton had been pat, ched three times during 1956, and were still not in good shape. Ie complimented the men on the streets gang for their ce-operation and willingness to work, MELVIN MICH (nominated by el, Reenball and seconded by W. G. Riehl) spoke briefly, saying it was an honour to'fbe nornieated. He said he'd had only one year at reeve when he was defeated and 'believed he was justified in earn- ing back. He mentioned his keen interest in Clinton an4 theeigli he was not sure whether he would let his name stand, he promised to do all in his power for Clinton,. Deputy &love NELSON W. TillENVARTHA. (nOminated by W, E. Perdue, sec:- onded by W. E. kadfprd) eepreseed his pride as chairerian of the fin- ance committee in being able to bring stith, a good financial report before the people. He said hefelt he had at with no fitter councils, 'We've had 8(1.1110 good btitiness- 111011b11 COurwit," said Mr. TreWar- tha, "and those who wera not bus- ineesreert, Were men of goodjucl- gerneete' Mei-atoning County Council, Mr, TreWarthe said it was his tenth year at the Candy council. highlight of 1956 had been the opening of tho rieiv dont'', house, which "some say is the best in the province. It cost rano() arid4it ia an paid off bttt $188,000, This will be paid over the next three !years-. Additions to the county t (Continued. on Page /Ivo ' Hay, Ross xi:bee, Rh, 2, Hensall; Lloyd Hendrick e RR le'Dashwoed; Delbert - Geiger, RR 2, Zurich; Col- borne, Jonathan Fisher, Leonard M. Fisher and Ross E. Fisher, Ra 4, Goderich; Ashfield, Raymond Finnegan, William S. Hunter, Geo- rge Moncreth and JockMacKenzie, RR 3, Lucknow; East Wawanosh, Orval McGowan, Blyth; Simon Hallahan and Orval Taylor, Bel - grave; Gordon Elliott, Wingharn; Robert Armstrong, Auburn. Usborne, Harry Here, RR _1, Granton; Theron Creery,. Wood- ham; Edwin Miner, RR 3, Exeter; Harry Dougall, Exeter; Ross Skin- ner, Centralia; West. Wawanosh, William Good, RR 3, Auburn; Melvin Steepe, RR 3, , Auburn; Cyril Boyle, RR 2, 'Auburn; Staple - en, Edmund Hendrick, Crediton; Harry Sheppard,' Dashwood; Ray Morlock and Alvin Finkbeiher, Crediton; Edward Gill, Grand Bend, Turnberry, J, Leslie Fortune, RR 1, Wingharn; J. Harold Elliott, RR 1, Bluevale; W. J. Willitts, RR 1, Wingharn; Harry Mulvey, RR 1, Wroxeter; McKillop, Gilbert Smith, RR 2, Walton; Robert McMillan, 'R.R 2, Seaforth; .Gordon Elliott, RR 5, eeaforth; James Keys, RR, 1, Seaforth; George Wheatley, RR le Dublin; leowiek, Gordon Anget, RR 2, Clifford; Elmer Harding, RR 1, Gorrie; George Ashton, RR, Fordwich; Glad Edgar, e RR 2, Gorrie. The flest man named in each easels chairman of his committee. 'Two townships: Grey and Morris were not represented at the meet- ing Monday, and no committees have so far beet set up there. Lions Give $100 Towards Fund For Hunsairians Clinton Lions Club has given $10Q towards the aid of Hungarian refugees, in answer to an appeal of Liens Clubs of Austria. This motion was made Sunday after- nocai at a special meeting of 23 retembers of the club at the arenti. Vice-Presidett CI ar e n c e Sturm, Wisconsin, along with two district, governors from Austria, forrn'a sPeeial committee of Lions intepnationa to collect Monies front Lions Clubs all over the world to help with relief, clothing, food and medical supplies for Hun- garlan refegees, Goderich Liens Club gave $1,00 to the same.fund last Friday night at their regular meeting. Presi- dent Joe Murphy and Royce Mac- aulay of Clinton were at this meeting, While at athe arena for this special meetirig, Lions were shown renovations and improvements to the arena pronerty by arena man- ager Lion Howard Brunsdon, The foundation and alley between dres- sing rooms and the ice surface at the north end have been complet- ely rebialt; this will greatly strengthen the balcony seats above the dressing rooms. Two new dressing rooms have been built at the south -ease, end under the seats to accommodate RCAF hockey teams, wile are. extensive users of the Lions -owned artificial tee arena. Alvin Parker To Be Queen's Stout !Clinton, 'ill soon have her first Queen's Scout in many y'ears. Scout Alvin Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Parker, Mill Streee, has passed his Pathfinder Badge, and this will be presented to him at Scout meeting next Wednesday night. This is the last badge Alvin needed to qualify for a Queen's Scout, and he will 'become one next spring when Governor Gen- eral Vincent Massey officiates, at a mass presentation of Queen's ;Scout badges. outity- F nouarBancOet All of the 1956 officers of the Huron County Federation of Agri- bultUre were returned for 1957 at the annual meeting held in the township hall at Londesboro yese, erday afterneem. Douglas McNeil is again preeklent, supported by Winston: Shapton, RR 1, Exeter, as first vice-presidenee Warren Zurbrigg, litle 1, Gorrie, as second vice-president and Wilfred Short - reed, RR 1, Waltone as past presiI dent Secretark-treasurer and field: - man, Gordon M. Greig, Hluevale, received commendation from all present for the week and effort he had put into his seven years in office. Mr. Greig saw no difficulty in getting a young man of the county who lead experience through junior farmer and Other organiza- tions to take over the job. He sug., gestecl getting some office help to leave the fieldenan free to work , • Legion President DOUGLAS ANDREWS, er acclaimed the new president of Clinton. Branch No, •140e. Can- adia'n-Legion, for 1957. Farm Group Hears Cormack; eturns Edgar Rathwell The annual meeting of the Hol- mesville Concentrated Milk Pro- ducers Association met last Mars - day in the board room of the agri- culture office, Clinton. Despite bad weather' a large number of producers and their ladies attended to hear Albert Cormack, president of the Ontario Farmers' Union. William Tilden, Harriston, vice- president and Charles Milton, To- ronto, secretary -manager- of the Concentrated Milk Producers Mar- keting Board were also in attend- ance. The election of officers returned Edgar Rathwell as president With Lorne Rodges, Goderich, vice-pres- ident; members of the board, Gra- ham, Whitely and Fordyce Clark, RR 5, Goderich; Ross TreWartha, RR 1, Clinton and Lindsay Eyre, Brucefield. Robert Welsh, RR 2, Hayfield was returned as secret- ary -treasurer, Mr. Cormack, expressed his pleasure to have the opportunity of speaking to a commodity group with members of the provincial marketing board in 'attendance. There has been al great deal of, misunderstanding as to the objec- tives of the Farm Union program as it aefects.marketing hoards, Mr. Carmack stated. • The Farm Union believes that marketing boards are necessary to contact the market and see that the market is paying all that it should. "However," Mr. Commack sug- gested, "how can marketing boards gain more than at present when they have no control over imports into the 'market 'from outside the province, or even as has been ex - Corporal Demonstrates" Meat ,Cuts Corporal Healey at ItciAr station Clinton is wola Mot the cuts off beef to visitors frelle MadDehsitt Halt '&ACy GiO1Ph, who toured the 14o. 1 SehbeI .of Voed Serefees lastFridey, At, his left elbow is Plying Officer D. 3, looker, who accornpaitied-the tour and helped 1 its ttrodtioh, • (11W Photo) perienced lately, from outtide the countrye" Mr. Cormack stated that the federal government had a responsibility to agriculture under the Agriculture PriceseSupport Act which was set up to guarantee to agriculture producers a return that would be comparable with other sections of our economy, having regard to the labour and invest- ment reneired. In other' words it was a promise of parity for farm prices that has never been ed. "Hw can farmers," said Mr. Corrnack, "be vapectece to continue! to produce' food in competition I with world markets and yet when they go. to the market place to buy those things necessary to their living and production they find that a barrier has been raised to prevent them from buying at world prices? This is in effect a subsidy measure- to industry." He went on: If the government of Canada i committed to, or feels Nat it is necessary to have a cheap folod program for the nation, then it' is also their resporisibility to spread the cost of, that program over the whole population through a subsidy program to bring farm prices up to parity. Dr. H. H. Hammen president of the Canadian Federation of Agri- culture, recently said that parity would cost the Canadian govern- ment $60,000,000, while supports paid yearly have been $1,000,000. He said also that Canadian con- eumere and taxpayers would not etand.for full parity supports be- ing paid to agrioulteree and Would change any government that tried it, • (Continued on Page Twelve) county level as a source of info, mationeanct assistance to thern. •Guest speaker of the afternoen, which was a "packed -hall" affair, was Prof, A, C. Robertson, econerne ics branch, OAC, Guelph. He urge ed strengthening the farm =genie zetion at the "grass-roets" levee by getting more information out to 'those who don't attend met - Robertson predicted a good price for hags that 'mend hold at least until spring. In beef cattle, heavy anarketings are -expected now,' the professor reported and the season., al drop in price'could be expected also; eewever, prices for spring would be slightly better. He qua, ed a word of warning from a USA source to producers there to be eareful 'of marketing in rnitl-Februe ary. Not a marketing specialist, Mr. Robertson said he was interested more in,the progress eaeh indivic- ual farmer was melding on his mkt Place, •He said, "Unless a farmer first puts his own house in order,' he is not in fit position to get, out and organize marketing on a larg- er scale." "Our airn," went en Mr. Robert- son,' "is to get a little znore money for family riving on the faxen!' By use of the blackboard and audience participation, the Professor estab- lished average costs, capital invest- ment, etc., for the. average -40- year-old farmer as follows: 150 eeres, with $16,000e invested in lands and buildings; $6,500en Jive stock; $5,000 in"equipment; $3,000 feeds and supplies, "'making e' total of $30,500 in capital invest - Mena ellen the farni should pay eve percent interest on this invest - Merit, $1,525, and produce operat- ing expense money (for livestock and. crops, hirecelabour'machinery, taxes, etc.) a total of $6,000; plus a hying for five people, $2,308. Thi h is a total gross income of $0',82e. • "If," said Prof. Robertson, "your farm brings in that much plus an- other thousand, the you are doing all right, If it is' not then yell can use some farm management guiclanne." • The speaker was introduced by G.., W Montgomery, egricintural representative of the county and was thanked by Warren Zurbrigg, second vice-president of the Fed* eration. ' Tom 'Pryde, MLA for Huron, Exeter, spoke briefly and voiced his regret in, seeing Gordon Greig leaving the fieldman's job -he had always had good co-operation and help from Mr. Greig. Pryde spoke of the present as being "the most critical time since] the en of World War II. Oil is theevital thing, and to get it means a great Struggle. If oil is cid, off (Continued on Page Seven) PUC Authorizes • Services To Pool In a meeting which set a record for Swiftness, the Clinton Public Utilities Comthission on Tuesday evening authorized water, sewage and hydro srevices to the new swimming' pool in process of con - stetted= at the Clinton Commun- ity Park STANLEY F. Ole AGRICULTURE TO MEET DECE.MHER Clayton Bender, Gowanstowre zone director of this district will be the guest, speaker at the annual meeting of the Township of Stan- ley Federation' of Agriculture on Friday, Deeember 7. .,The meeting is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. in the Varna Township Hall. .A full program has been plane ned and euchre will be played, Everyone is welcome and the lady ies are asked to bring lunch. Goderich Township F of A Satisfied With Officers Officers of the Goderich TOW11- ship Federation Agriculture Were returned to office last Fri- day evening with few changes. Everett eVfaIlwain, RR 2, Goclerieh, is again president, supported by Frank Yeo as viee-president. School section. directors are Wil- liam Longmire, Jamos A. IVreMil- lan, Edward Grigg, Mervyn Lobb, Ray Cox, William Porter; Fraser Stirling, John Grigg, Gehrge Pa- ter and Norman Wright, Other directors are: hogs, Alfred Warn- er (Alternate, W. Longmire); poultry, Harold Tyndall; ereaMt HO Welsh; beef, Dick Porter; lady, Mts. Vinyard Grigg. Auditors. appointed for 1956 and 1957 are Bob Stirling and Warren Zurbrigg. Rev. H. C. Wilson, minister of the church in which the evening banquet was served, offered gracc before the meal. included at the head table were Mrs. R. C. Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McNeill Mr. and UM Tom Pryde, Exete4- Mr, and Mrs. Elston Cardiff, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Warner; Mr, and Mrs, Bob Welsh; Group Captain and Mrs, K C. Cameron; W. 3. Miller, Mayor of Clinton; Reeve' John Deeves, Warren Zurbtigg, second vice-president of the „Comity Fed- eration; Mr. and Mrs. 13ert Lobb, 0 Group Captain Describes East Speaking before mote than a hundred farmers and their wives itt noltnetville last iday night, Group Captain X. C. Ca/heron, Commanding. Officer of ItOA' Station Clinton gave a g'rapinc de- seriptiott of things as they were in the Middle test this surnMer. The 'Group Captain had visited that section of the world id Ante as part of a tole conducted by the Canada Detente College. An aecolitit of his address be published next week.