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TBECPTS OF THE geenty
of be payee in gold .. re -
of the •amount .of tax
which goes intra building
taining them , .. But for
bile a Goderich niton was,
ing a dollar bill; eta of
and snow en the main
et , .. The operation t00% carne
time, and gathered up quite an
eud3en,ee .. Limp and daneeish,
the bill was •exchanged at the
r a :crisp, new dollar bill , . .
"B T" LW OF THE
according to the Burling-
$ Club, in Wisconsin, went
Out in eolith Dakota
vp a clay -like soil they
bo. 'The gumbo roads are
sand hard as glass when
when wet the gumbo balls
the niters untilit lacks
Is on a car. Last year,
et spell, a. farmer's hogs
e ball of gumbo on their
they walked a> dune
✓ and bigger until -the
it pulled their skin back
they couldn't get their
- and they died from
*. ,*< *
AS LONG .,AS FARMERS CAN
selves , . , they get
good sports , .. At
tl wb,', ��
,geed
nomination,.
ouncillors told the
e city man who had
aturaily he'd be a
he wanted to go
had no dog , , As
about this (in the
e was getting a
, the bank manager
dog a grocery
, offered his dog
er' nearby, (he'd
corr money,
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ed his dog .,. So
ent out hunting,.
dogs ; The first
bank manager's
al only worked
ree, so the hunter
very long day ...
took the grocer's
went a bit better'
o'clock, and the
was pretty good
next day he took
is dog who
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CUNT" ONTA•RJ.1 •THURSDAY, MNUARY 3, 1957
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Stanley Township Council Wins A clan $$ on
Stanley received an acclamation" at the nonlinat
ions held in Varna Hall.. ` From left to right
(fronttrow), Reeve HarveyColeman'Clerk*Fred
Watson; . Councillor John . Scotcbrner, Jr., (back
row), Councillors Harvey Taylor; Ernest Talbot
and Alvin Rau, • (News -Record Photo)
Neo. Postmaster
cne Of Youngest
yeetbem Art Ball, .Clinton's
new postmaster, at 25 years,
is probably the youngest post-
master the town has ever had.
He took over from P, Cairns
last Friday', Mr, Cairns has
gene to his new job as post-
master in Tillsonburg,
Four years :ago, when only
• 21, Mr, Ball •became the post-
master in the office at .) c 4:.F
Station •Centralia, At that
time, he wad probably the
youngest postmaster in the
Dominion..
Coeel ra•g originally from
Kincardine, where he was em-
ployed in the post 'office, Mr,
Ball is living in Clinton,
Elinding Snowstorm.
Ca us.es far Acc ide nts
intermittent he a vy snowfall,
eornbined With a blinding :ground
drift on New Year'e Day made
driving hazardous, and a nwnber
of accidents occurred throughout
the province, including this area,
Hairdresser Hurt •
Charles Proetor, Goderich, 20-
year` -old owner operator of fharles
House of .Beauty, Clinton, suffered
a broken arm early New Year's
Day, when the car he was driving
struck a culvert on Concession 2,
Stanley Toevnship. A passenger in
the ear, Miss Leola Taylor, operat-
,
Erection Monday In Tuckersmith
Second Nomination Day Is. Needed
An election is being held in
Tuckersmith Township on Monday,.
for the office of reeve and three
seats on the school area board, At
the nomination meeting in Sea -
forth December 31, however, not
Fire
Coachworks Fi e,
u s$1O,000Caes
Damage To Shed.
• The new year 1957 brought a
$.10;000 estimated.. loss to the Gen-
eral Coach Works of Canada plant
in . Henson. Flames noticed filet
at four o'olock New Year's ' Day
morning, burned out the interior
of the concrete` structure, which
was• used for building the frames
of mobile homes..
The building had contained four
are welders,, a band' saw and num-
erous hand tools. Little material
was kept there, according to plant
superintendent Carlisle. Wilkinson'
Firemen from'H'ensali and Exe-
ter fought, the blaze for an hour
A KING, A. H. before' llrin$ing it under control.een in the news over They remained on the, scene for
'od . . , Wilf pre.several hours until all danger from
of the choice.vege-sparks was eliminated, Hot coffee
,Hon. W. A. Good- was sreved -by Mr. and, Mrs» Earl
of agriculture,.:.•. ,Burtt, Mrs. Clarence Reid and
en had their p}e- Mrs. Howard "Shale:
brepress 'he
column, of the. ' i1Lrs.f tam- Shepherd, whose
r. -
i? 'r a teti
home .qs o�ne.of-seve a1 Uh a
also mention ed b • the 'blaze turned in the
nig in � glowingy '
s taken of the
and;, dehydrated
ailable . . . ' as
variety .
Y BANG
arid iris the
t® sayings of
t we believ
ory perhaps
d is season
'>:The three-
own local
.was
or 'Christ-
erations,
following
ftoilet so
cie when
nd also
t
Ota:
• the
to
• fact
trine
Welt
E
barrag
press
'bright c
the foll
tops the
,ally app
year-old s
main stree
asked wha
mast Aft
he 'came . up
"I want
I won't have
I'm playing o
I want •a re
house. Now,
them, as I can'
of the stores"
are reasonable
the realms of peas
0
Cancer Soo
Hold Ann.
The annual meeti
ton and District le
Perth•-Thhron Unit of'
Cancer Societet will
Odd Fellows• Lodge
Thursday evening, J
eight o'clock. Annus
be given, and elect
will be held.. The
will be Cameron M
onto, field secretar
ario Division.
Ancient M
Shown At
' Pedestrians alon
main street have n
ticed the rather an
ing .generator in t
of theClinton Pub
Commission. This.s
ine, ai} Edison b
ator, has come to
part of Ontario Hy
•bation of 50 years
It is similar to
generator used in
supply electricity f
some homes• and st
year' 1892.
ur
ny
se
'n
alarm after she wa's awakened by
reflectri of flames on her window.
Mr. Wilkinson. said the fire
Would have "little effect" on pee -
duction since this is the off -sea -
sore •The ten men who worked in
this part of the plant, will not be
out of work, he said..
Chief Finds Car
SC tolen Last Week
Chief H. R. Thompson recovered
a car stolen from Goderich last
week. The vehicle, which had been
taken from in front of a residence
on Huron Road, Goderich, was
found abandoned in front of the
Clinton Hosiery Mill, Mary Street.
Owned by Gene Hamiltd To-
ronto, visiting in ,Goderich with.
his father, .the car held a number
of toys, Clothing, etc., and as far
as tht Chief could ascertain, noth-
ing had been taken.
Use Sidewalks
Warns ,The.. Chief
People walking in town are
asked •to take some advice
from Chief H, R, Thoinpson
with regard to winner -time
travel. He stiggests that
for your . own• safety, you
should - walk on the 'sidew'alks.
Poor visibility during snow
storms, might stop a motorist
from seeing you, and it would'
be ,your own, fault if you were
hi$.
• ' If you must walk on -the
road," he said, "then be fair
to the motorists : and yourself
and walkon the: left side of
;the road, not .all overethe
highway."
OKs -increase
FYTC �
In: Power To Mill
•
Towns De atide titUpon
Farmers Prosperity
A large and ,.enthusiastic crowd
of farmers ' inetein the town hall,.
Seaforth. on. Thureday afternoon,
December 27. •, Mayor Dr, E. A,
lVicMaster welcomed -the farmers
ete behalf .of the • town and stated
the smaller taw are dependent
on the farmers'prosperity. He
agreed that there was ,great need
for a strong ;farm organization.
•Elston Cardiff,. 14P, was intro-
duced by Robert- Taylor, Huron
County sub -director. He stated
•that fanners carry the load, of the
economy ofathis country and farm-
ing is the 'bnle' industry thathas
not participated, in. the booming
economy. "revelers are not get-
ting their,' fairs ,hare," said- Mr.
Cardiff.
Sinular meetin; a were held in
Auburn, Varna nd Zuoich' last.
..' Meeting, last ' week for the final tveelt,.
,business of 1956, the Clinton P ..b- Albert C,ormae:. Arthur, greet-
he Utilities ,,Commission granteda dent of Cant - armers Union,
sad farme ea . s confuted _con
• quest f n¢xr the Clanton. Ilosiea�,' , today
Mill- for increased horsepoever on• they :4on• b Eknowe who or what to
three phase. power. ' • . believe: At the same time as our
The factory, which ; has 'been niinister:Ire agriculture,'Mr.Gard-
steadily growing,is to have an -ad- finer was telling a group of farm-
dition built on in the near future, ere in Saskatchewan that farmers
about 9Q'x40', which will house' were receiving parity today,- his
heww,triachinery and more workers. ,.assistant, Mr. McCubbin, was tel-
ling the annual convention of the
in Gii:elph, that -fanners are
not receiving parity. However,
Mr.' McCubbin Said fanners were
entitled to parity and .before leav=-
ing the convention he promised to
vote for parity prices if the resolu-
tion was • introduced in ,a • proper
manner-."
"There are only two reasons.
why farmers are not getting parity
prices: One is the Federal Liberal
Party and the other is the Caned -
tan Federation of Agriculture;"
said Me. Cormack. He Went on to
quote from a speech made by Hon.
County Council
Finds New Home
Fire which destroyed the Brit-
•ish Exchange Hotel, Goderich, last
month, also destroyed the tradi-
tional living quarters of the county
councillors. For many years the
reeves and deputy.reeves from all
over the county have travelled
three times a year to the county
town, and they have been in the
habit of putting up in the British
Exchange. This time, however,
Reeve Orville Taylor, East Wa-
wanosh, chairman of the council's
property- committee, has arranged
for room's for them at a tourist
home. .
C. Laithwaite -Again
Township Councilior
A. second nomination held in ,the
town hall, Clinton by the. Town-
ship of Goderich, resulted in one
name being brought forward' for
the council seat vacancy. Clayton
Laithwaite, who served on council
Ifpr some years prior.to and in-.
uding 1954, was narned by Fran-
cis E. Pew.ell and seconded by
Nelson W. Trewarthe:
• ,Mr. - Laithvvaite's irtunicipal ex-
perience includes service on the.;
township school area board. He
lost out in December, 1954, in .a
bid for the 'reeveship in which he
ran with John Deeves.
This completes the roster of
councillors in Goderich Township.
'Councillors are Walter iorlbes,
Grant Stirling, Kenneth Merner
and Clayton Laithwaite.
George Ginn, Goderich, acted as
chairman for the meeting which
saw nearly 30 ratepayers in .at-
tendance, He noted• that this was
' the first time in 35 years at least,
that a second nomination had been
necessary in the township, He said
there should be a lot of young Hien
M the township willing to let their
names stand for council,
Reeve John Deeves congratulat-
ed Mr. Laithwaite on his acclatna-
tion, andcorrected himself on
figures given, at the previous nom-
, leaden play meeting. Cost of hot
• is ;pavetrient is about $20,000 a
and for doll nth, $7,000 to
1956
High
Dee. 227, 34
28 35 23
29 26 12
30 22 1
31 30•, 11
1957
Jan: 1 22 11
2 24 10
fiilow 1:3.5 ills.
Laithwaite said a mart
e his time first to his
then he should have
community. The work
is. important, and really
could be done without too much
interference with home.
Grant GStirling and W. Forbes
spoke briefly. Mr. Stirling told
the .ratepayers that if they had
any beefs in 1957 they sfioteld
'bring them to council. "That's
the place to talk about them," .he
said: .
Nelson W. Trewartha, deputy
reeve of Clinton, and a former
reeve of the township, recalled,
his early association with muni-
cipal life. He had atone time sat
with 'C. Laithwaite's father in,
County Council, whom he said
was nofed in County work as be-
ing a sound financier.
Edward Grigg, a former reeve
of the township mentioned the
need for, some change in the loca-
tion of the stop sign 3n Holmes-
vllle, now that Highway 8 went
past the village.` He felt that 'the
olid highway 'should be made the
stop street, and the county road
shouild be a through street right
up to the new highway,
James R. Stirling, another for -
frier reeve of the township, recal-
led the difficulties and planning
that went into building the new
section of the Clinton to Bayfield
road, He said that hebwould like
to see a public perk at the„ end of
that roadse
George Ginn backed him: ups, hi
this, andsaid that a right of way
to the lake was an herportant
thing. "re a few .years,' he said,
• things go en the way they
are, the puhlir Won't be able to
get doWn to teelake at all with-
out treepas'Sing•f
•i
Week o f Prayer
4 y
Services In
St. •Paul's Church
The Rev. M. A. Stephens, Kitch-
ener, will be the .minister for the
Week of Prayer services held in
'Clinton in rhe• St. Paul's Anglic-
an Church, -January 7 to 11.
These are annual interdenomina-
tional ` services arranged by the
ministerial association of ,.t h e
town, to coincide with .similar ser-
vices held across Canada.
Each evening at 8 o'clock the
prayer services will be held. On.
Monday, the topic of the address
will be "The Ainr and Purpose, of
Prayer"; Tuesday, -"Does God An-
swer Prayer?"; Wednesday, "Six
Types of Prayer" Thursday, "The
Techniques • of Prayer"; = Friday,
"Praying with Others."
The Rev, M. A, Stephens • is
presently .incumbent of .two chur-
ch extension congregations in *he
Kitchener area. He was born in
London, England, in 1908 and has
a diploma for' journalism frons, the
University of London. He worked
for seine years on weekly news
papers in England: '
Coming to Canada in 1930, the
minister graduated from Bishop's
University, Lennoxville, Quebec,
in 1934, and -has served in the
ministry in the Anglican Church
of Canada since that time. • ,He
has 'worked in working class par-
ishes in cities, le rural areas, in
small towns, and his experience
extends, from rural Quebec to a
paper mill town in northern
British Columbia,
For the fast nine years, •the
Rev, M. Stephens has been news
editor of the monthly publication,
The Anglican Outlook, He is
married, .,with five children, ie.
electing a ..17 year old soil who
hopes to fdllow.:hirrc into the min -
Janes..• Gardiner at the Federal-
Provanoiat Agriculture "convention:
'I?here can be no argument what-
ever Haat farm people are entitled
to parityeethat is" to incomes and
standards of living that are fully
in line , with the level of wealth
and prosperity achieved by tliis
nation, But the Canadian Fed-
eration of Agriculture believes
that a sound price support pro-
gram
rogram must recognize the dtfticul-
ties and complications and long
run effects, that are involved.
'The CFA has become a buffer
between the federal, government
and the Canadian farmers, stated
Mr. Cormack.. ' -
S,peeking on/amalgamation, Mr.
Cormack said all overtures to date
had been made, by the Farm Un-
ions, and the mains requisites would
be membership controland, mem-
bei financing; The •OFU president:
said he hoped an agreement could
d..
be reached: and: farmers woul
speak with a united voice.
Other points emphasized by Mr.
Corinackk were: We have no sur -
plusses other than wheat. We will
consume more butter this year
thaii. ,we produce: (Government
estimates '"storage stocks will be.
12,000,000 lbs. less than last year).
We imported more See last year
than we exported. . Pork storage
stocks are 61/2 million lbs. less
than the ' five year average. At
the same time farmers are told
that a surplus breaks: the price.
The egg price this fall was broken,
not . by Canadian -produced sur-
plus, but bye imports from other
countries, including the United
States.
After a good question and an-
swer period several fanners took
merribership.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockiwoocl
and son James spent the Christ-
mas holidays with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Hanes, 185 Lady Grey Drive,
Ottawa.
sufficient • councillors were mined
to complete the slate, and a second.
nomination has been set for next
Wednesday, January 9, with eiec-
tion the following Wednesday if
necessary.
Ivan Forsythe is challenging
James Doig, the present reeve,
for this position. . •
Victor Lee and Frank Falconer
are councillors for 1957 by accla-
mation.
a qn.
In the school board, where there
has' - been considerable friction
throughout the past two or more
years, concerning accommodation,
etc., Cleave Coombs, Ross Forrest,
James • Landsborough and Chester
Neil are , trying for one of three
seats.
Trustees is ed
s
ee Return •
For Second Year
(By our Bayfield Correspondent)
George Castle presided over the
nomination meeting in the .Bay-
field town hall on ,Friday evening.
Four were nominatedfor trustee
of the police village. First, Reg-
inald Francis (J. H. Parker and
George Little) ; Clifford Utter
(Reg: Francis and John Howard) ;
John E. Howard (Grant' Turner
and Merton Merner) ; John H.
Parker (Cliff Utter and Jack
Sturgeon, Jr.).
Cliff Utter did noteemalify :and
the trustee board *ill remain the
same members as last year;. Reg.•
Francis, J. H..Parker and "Johne E.
Howard.
.Y.
New e Year's Baby
Born In Clinton
Local New Year's Baby for 1957
is Gregory Russell Holmes, born
in Clinton Public Hospital, on
Tuesday morning,. January 1, at
one o'clock. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Holmes, Albert
Street,., Cliritorie
Dr. J: A.. Addison was the at-
tending ,physician.
:Miss; Nora Cunningham is re=
turning to New York on Sunday
after`° spending two •weeks with
friends in Clinton. Miss Cunning-
ham, Who was formerly Huron
County Health Unit supervisor of
nursing, is taking a post graduate
course with the Presbyterian Hos-
pital, associated with Columbia
University.
All Acclarnati�ns
In Stanley Township.,.
All municipal men in the Town-
ship of Stanley received their jabs
for another year , by acclamation
fromthe ratepayers;' at a nomina-
tion meeting held in the township
hall at Varna Monday afternoon,
The only change in officialsis the
naming of Clifford Henderson to
the 'Township School Area Board
to replace the 'retiring member
Alex McBeath.
George • Carrier -on Was returned
as the fifth member of the school
=area board to serve :with Aldie
Mustard, Kenneth McCowan and
Ward Forrest, Who have . one year
yet to serge.
Reeve Harvey Coleman is now
entering his third year as head of
the Stanley council. He was nom-
inated by Ralph Stephenson and -
Ralph 'Turner. In his speech to
council, he reviewed the work of
the County Council throughout
1956, mentioning in:'•partietear the
question of fox bounty, He had
served on the agricultural commit-
tee, And he said, that all members
of that ,committeehad been in
.favour of the bounty. When it
was brought to the .full council, it
redelved fairly good sut'iport by
the urban members, and some
frorcn the' rural areas, but it Was
not unanimous, and so only $1
was authorized' for the bounty.
ile recalled that four bridges
had been built hi the county, in-
cluding Beigrave, $12,700; BroWnfs
$11,300; • Brussels, $49,500 and
Londestiboro, $15,700. On these the
province 'pays an•80 pericent grant.
Reeve Werner' paid tribute to
Melvin Webster, uut1x reeve and
councillor, and at the time of his
death, road superintendent. ` He
reported that William Taylor had
been named to this position, and
the appointment was confirmed
on December 15.
There had been $456 paid to
farmers. because of sheep killing
dogs, "and that," said Mr. Cole-
man, "uses up a. lot of the deg
tax, but the dogs are still paying
their way." He said he would like
to see more work done on the
road between the Bronson Line
and the Goshen known as the
Campbell sideroad. •
'Ceuncilior Harvey Taylor (nom-
:inated by Lyle Hill and Lindsay.
Eyre) mentioned the work done
by the township on the roads, and
hoped for some Work on the RCAF
sideroad in 1957, He said that the
east side of the township needs
gravel badly and has been neglect-
ed for several years.
Mentioning the appointment of
road superintendent (W. Taylor is
his son) he said it was a job to
appoint a •road suiperinntendent but
then "you can't fire :him", The
department of Highways has rath-
er big powers in this regard. He
said "it just happens that he's my
boy. 1 hope he sloes a good job
for you, but if he doesn't ;prove
out, then come to the Council
table with it. t don't think you'll
have any trouble firing Wm. T
believe he's man enough to •"re--
sign." Mr, Taylor has been on the
council for nine years, •
Alvin 'Rau (•nami by Percy
Bedard, seOonded by ii,�arles 1'tau)
(Continued en Page Eight) . .
or with the Bell Telephone's diel
exchange office in Clinton, receiv-
ed some injuries as well.
The ,young couple struggled
through the blinding snowstorm,
some 300 yards to the home of
Miss Taylor's parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Victor Taylor, Medical aid
was given the pair by Dr, E. New-
land, Clinton, who succeeded in
reaching the heuse,
However, ,the couple could not
be removed to Clinton Public H'os-
pital until a snow plow had clear-
ed the road.
Mr.. Proctor was released from
hospital yesterday, and Miss Tay-
lor, is still in hospital, A. neck
vertebra. is cracked, and she will
be unable to Move it for froni. two
too three weeks.,
Auburn. Woman
Mrs, Margaret Hallam, le 1,
Auburn, received leg injuries,
when •the car in which she was
riding was in collision With an-
other vehicle during a blinding
snowstorm on New Year's Day.
She received treatment' in Alex-
andra Marine and General Hospi-
tal, Goderich.
Driver •of the car was her hus-
band; John, and they were. in col-
lision with a car driven by Oscar
Arnmet
also of Auburn, just two
Miles 'west of the village, Con-
stable Ross Balls, Goderich OPP
detachment, investigated and said.
damage to the cars totalled $600.
. Minor Mishaps,,.
About $100 damage resulted
when cars driven by 'Victor Ken-
nedy, Blyth, and W.' R. Renwick,
RR 1, Clifford, collided at Londes-
bora. Another $100 damage occur-
red on County Road 25, between
Bayfield and Clinton, when cars
driven by Guysbert Vanderhaar
and George Sjaarda, both of R,R. 2,
Bayfield; were in collision. No in-
juries were suffered in either
crash.
Rev: R
it
• W
ashing#on
Still
Unconscious
The Rev. C. C. Washington,
RR 1, I.ucknow,, remains uncon-
scious 'rn Wingham General Hose
pital, where authorities describe
his condition as "still serious''.
The 70 -year-old minrser was in-
jured
rijured in' a two -car crash at Wrox-
eter on December 26, Boxing Day,
as he was returning home with
Mrs. Washington from visiting
relath'es in Clinton. Their dau-
ghter is the wife of the Rev. A.
G. Eagle, here.
Mrs. Washington, who was also
injured in the crash'is reported to
be improving, and. occupants ' of
the other car, Mr. and .Mrs. Roy
D. Bridges, Toronto, also are said
to be improving..
Don"t Report 0.#
County Council!*
As In The Past •
Speakers at the Goderich 'Town-
ship .nomination last Friday night,
expressed disapproval of the way
in which the news of the Huron
County Council was reported in
the daily press...
George Ginn remarked on the
fact that there was rarely a re-
corded vote on any subject nowa-
days. H. said, "the ratepayers
are interested in what goes on up
there." Mr. Ginn was disappoint-
ed that in one daily at least only
a few small items were mentioned
in the news,` and the rest was
forgotten.' .
Nelson W. Trewartba suggested
taking up the situation with the
district editor of the paper, since
the local reporters did not make
the policy of the,.paper, but could
only send in the news the way it
was requested.
Bayfield field Man I
Y s
GuiltyOf Theft
et
John David Hammond, Bayfield,
who was held in county jail, God
erichfollowing an arrest in his
home village, pleaded guilty to
breaking into Walter Westlake's
garagethere, and stealing over
$20 in cash and some cigarettes,
The offence, which occurred on
the weekend of December 8 and 9,
was investigated by the village
constable George Little. In track-
ing down the culprit, Mn Little
had followed footprints in the snow
to the peace where Hammond was
living,
Then • the constable'. had matched
the footprints to the shoes' Hain -
mend was wearing.
Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays,
credited the constable with clever
detective Work, and,said, "He gave
valuable assistance to the OPP In
the investigation." Magistrate
liohnes smiled arid said, "Con-
stable Little is quite a' hunter,
That Wouldbe tight dorm his al-
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