HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-03-28, Page 1Kinsmen Peewee Champions
Champions of peewee hockey in the Town
• of Clinton for 1957, is this happy lot: from left
to right, back row, R, D. "Dick" Fremlin, man-
ager; Lloyd Hoy, Alvin Potter, Alvin Jones,
Frank "Timmer" McEwan, coach and R. Dutot,
Front row, Bruce Cooper, Craig Cox, Bayne
Boyer and John Cooper. The team went home
with the Tip Top trophy, donated in co-operation
with Pickett and Campbell's Men's Wear. . ,
(News-Record Photo)
PUC Authorizes
Service To 'One
Witholds 3• More
The Clinton, Puttee Utilities
Commission on Tuesday night
granted a request for hydro, water
and sewerage service to the pro-
posed new home of Flying Officer
G. L. Hayter, at the corner of
North and Rattenbury Streets.
That same night three other re-
quests were refused. S. Melville
Irving, required service to his
home on Ontario Street, but since
he is. outside the corporation the
commission was unable to grant
the request. Two other owners,
Charles Lee and Fred Tideswell,
Queen Spreet, who • required sew-
erage' service, were refused since
the main does not pass their resi-
dences, and the ?LTC under exist-
ing arrangements has no money
available for insulting mains.
These latter 'requests will be
sent to the Token Council, since it
IS up to that body to raise the
money for extensions to the sewer
service. Estimated cost of the
main to serve the. Tideswell and
Lee homes would be $1,200.
One outstanding debt in, the
amount of $45• for non-payment of
sewerage rate,, was also turned
over to the town for collection
with taxes, •
A delegation from the Clinton
100F, John Sutter and John Sang-
ster, approached the PUC, and ac-
eepted the taiseen rent. They ire
dicatedethet.m; _Lodge, ;heel ,been
expecting the,einceease, and that
$25 a month was quite-satisfactory
to them, They suggested some re-
decoration work. e•-•
The PUC gave the job of fixing
the upper story windows of the
building to Mitcheal McAdam on
a time and material basis. Estim-
ated cost of putting in the new
sills will be $250.
The commission accepted an of-
fer from K. W. Colquhoun to have
an analysis made of the various
insurance policies heIttlay the MC
with view to improVing beverage If
possible. Mr. •Colquhoun is already
acting as insurance broker for the
Town of Clinton, and during a sim-
ilar insurance analysis there last
year, his action is credited with a
yearly saving to the token of half
a mill.
The Commission also entered in-
to a sickness and accident plan
with the Canada Life Assurance
Company, in which nine eniployees
will be covered.
-Welcome news from the REPC'
office was a refund of $3,834,37 on
the 1956 payments for power.
Each year the commission is billed
on an estimated amount of power.
Immediately following the end of
the year, when, the HEPC is aware
of its own costs, and the actual
amount of power used by Clinton,
then an adjustment is made. In
this case Clinton had overpaid for
used power. Last year the PUC
had underpaid, and when the ad-
justment was made the Commis-
sion had forwarded an additional
$1,200. However, when, a similar
adjustment was made on street
lights and hydrant rental, the
PUC earned a credit of $2,300
which was turned over to the
Town.
iianong the skaters in the official tests held
tart Cliritee Ice last Saturday were ba,tk row,
left to right, Diane Cempbell, Aim Trott, MarY
Aerie NewOriabe, Shaklee Cook, Caren Gee.
tinger and Mary Macaulay. Prot row, left to
right, Maureen Hayter, Nancy SchteeithalS,
rlcia Reynolds,
(Nel,vs-itecord Photo)
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The Week's Weather
1.95.7 1956
High Lew High LOW
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No. 13 The Home Paper With the News CIAINI ON, .ONTARIO, THURSDAY,'" MARCH :28, 1957 7 Cents a Copy $3.00 a Year
"Bluebells" Duly Founded
Ready For Social Service
COLTS SCALP REDMEN
Sweep Series With Third Win.
Last Night; Hartley Scores Three
Zbe
Catinin===
(By W., D. D.)
SUPPORT OF THE' CLINTON
Spring show is as usual, consis-
tently good . . The added ven-
ture into money-raising of a raf-
fle on` a deep freeze; 'also is' going
along . The ever-working
secretary,- A. °J. • •MeMurray and.
president Tom Leiper 'were visit-
ors to this office early in the
week.. . . and ticketeeare going
strong Sales have been made
e• leeeteelee, eperties..:ep rpite
Dresden,` Chatharit, °Termite* and
London . . . as well as to hundreds
of local people . . Tickets are
available from any of the directors
of the Spring show . . . * *
THE ' 'LleikLE VILLAGE OF
Hensel' surely pulled out all stops
this week . . . when- they decided
to open stores both Friday nights
and Saturdays beginning April
1 . . . and then stay closed ail day
Monday, plus open all day Wednes-
day . . . It will probably upset all
the excellent groundwork which
has been laid by the towns work-
ing co-operatively . . . and it is
possible that shopping hours may
seem a little confused all over
for a little while . . As it looks
right now, it would appear that
shoppers can reasonably depend
on the fact that on Tuesday, Fri-
day and Saturday, they'll be able
to shop in nearly any town at
all . . The other days it's any-
body's guess . . .
Resolutions protesting the use of
alcoholic beverages, and any in-
creased sale of them, were passed
by over 200 ladies of Huron Coun-
ty meeting in the Wesley-Willis
United Church here yesterday.
They were delegates and visitors
to the annual meeting of Huron
WMS Presbyterial.
The ladies recorded their oppos-
ition to, the sale of alcoholic bev-
erages in grocery stores, and urg-
ed the church and temperance or-
ganizations to oppose any change
in legislation that would allow
such sale In Ontario.
Public Speaking
Contests At
School, April 3
Free admission to the public
Speaking Conteet in the Legion
Memorial Hall, should be addition-
al enticement for interested par-
elate and friends to attend this ge-
ntle Vent, This year it is to lee
at eight o'clock, Wednesday even-
trig, April 3, when contestants
fiver, elementary and secondary
eehools will take part.
Pupils will enter in three classes,
for Grades 3 to 6, gradet I to 8
and grades 9 to 10.
There are 1$ entries at present
and these will be eceepted Until
Toted.' tty, April 2. Any teacher or
pupils requesting fttrthee idorente
tire), telephone i D. Thornlike,
Witter' 24000.
The Bluebells, newest organiz-
ed group in Clinton, was duly
founded on March 23, 1957, in of-
ficial ceremony held in the council
chamber, Town Hall, Clinton, at
eleven in the niorning, conducted
by the Rev. D. J. Lane and Rev.
C S. Inder, About 40 members,
their mothers,and friends attended.
.fin 'interdenominational organiza-
tion, the Bluebells is an organiza-
tion of young girls and women,
giving voluntarily of their time
srid,: labour ,- in. A - form, t ot - weal
ervice, They plan to help the
ministry, bring a little sunshine
into the lives of those aged, alone,
shut-ins, or wherever need arises
for them to do some work.
Already they have done consid-
erable work in collecting and sen-
ding off clothing to Hungarian im-
migrant to Canada. This clothing
which comes from Clinton, and al-
so Goderich and Bayfield, is great-
ly appreciated by the refugees.
The idea of collecting used cloth-
ing was given to the Bluebells by
Miss Annice Bartlite and the
group was pleased to carry out
the plan.
At Saturday morning service, a
bouquet of spring flowers was
presented to Mrs. D. J. Lane. The
Rev. D. J. Lane based his remarks
on the story of Dorcas from the
New Testarnerit, tieing in the work
of Doreus with the needy, to the
work which the Bluebells will at-
tempt to do.'
A growth actually out of _the
Officers elected and installed
were:
Honorary president, Mrs. W. 3.
Greer, Wingham; past president,
Mrs, E. DesJardins, Grand Bend;
president, Mrs. W. McVittie, 131y-
th, first vice-president, Mrs. Har-
old Dome, Fordwich;
Sectional vice-presidents, centre,
Mrs. Earl Mills, Walton. (succeed-
ing Mrs. J. A. McGill, Clinton);
West, Mrs. Tait Clark, RR 5, God-
erieh; &kith, Mrs. W. Love, Grand
Bend; North, 'Mrs. M. Dennis,
Bluevale.
Recording secretary, Mrs, Geor-
ge Michie, RR 4, Brussels; corree-
ponding secretary, Mrs. W. B.
Cruickshank, RR 2, Wingham;
treasurer, Mrs. J. Sutter, Clinton.
Departmental secretaries, Chris-
tian stewardship, Mrs, S. A, Moote,
Goderich; Mission Circle, Mrs. 3.
T, White, Londesbero; affiliated
CGIT groups, Mrs. E. MeCreeth,
Walton; Mission sands, Miss M.
Jackson, Auburn; ]Baby Bands,
Mrs, M. Gardiner, RR, 1, Kirkton;
literature, Mrs. X, Webster, Bly-
th; associate members, Mrs. It,
Lawson, Seaforth (succeeding Mrs.
R. Allan, Brucefield); supply, Mrs.
3. A. McGill (succeeding Miss J.
Sat-eiders, Goderich); cemniunity
friendship, Mrs. Elgin MeleinleY,
RR 1, Zurich; Missionary Monthly
and World Fthends, Miss Agnes
Anderson, Centralia (succeeding
Mrs, William Johns, RR 3; Exe-
ter); Christian eitieeriship, Mrs.
eferold Pollock, Ferdwiele press,
Mrs. et Beecreft, R.R 1, Belgrave'
candidate secretary,,.Mre. G. V.
Tiffin, Wingharn; affiliated
pleeet &pups, Mee, AndreW Me,
MAIO), tSeaforth,
work of the Girl's Auxiliary of
St. Paul's' Anglican Church, the
Bluebells are now an interdenom-
inational group learning to sew,
to quilt, and to cook. -They meet
every two weeks with. Mrs. Ceriel
VanDamme, at the Conmeercial
Inn Hotel. Afterwards, they take
articles made- and treats, out to
shut-ins that can make use of
them.
As the groups are now organ,
ized the girls must make their
ever). _upieckerne andepap,ttbeeepiere,
nursing badges, before they are
allowed to go out visiting. Mrs.
VanDamme, who 'named the group
the' Bluebells, after the "Bluebells
of Scotland". She's from the Brit-
ish Isles, herself), is hoping for
new roads of endeavour to be op-
ened up for the girls, and as she
says, " by the Grace of of God
they will be a blessing to our
town,"
Assisting with this new work
with the girls are Mrs. L. G. Win-
ter, Mrs. A. Holmes, Mrs. Dunbar,
Mrs. Nickle, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs.
McIntyre, Mrs, Ray Plumsteel,
Mrs. Scribbles and many others,
Harbouraires In
Goderich Mark
10th Anniversary
A particularly fine program was
held in the Goderich Collegiate
Auditorium on Monday evening,
when the Harbouraires were feat-
ured. This male chorus is made
up of. 25 members from Goderich
and ten from the Clinton area.
First tenors include Robert N.
Irwin, R. Benson Sutter, Elwin
Merrill and Clifford Lobb, Among
second tenors are Donald Symons
and Dorian Rutledge; first bass,
Ray Gibbon.
Also taking part in the program
which marked the tenth anniver-
sary of the Harbouraires, were the
Auburnettes, four young ladies
from that village, D. Walden, G.
McClinchey, R. McClinchey and B.
Smith.
For the first time in Clinton, of-
ficial tests in figure skating were
cerriecl out in the Clinton Lions
Aeena last Saturday, with judges
from the Stratford Figure Skating
Club conducting.
Successful in their preliminary
figure tests, were Misses Arm
Trott, Mary Anne Newcombe, Dia-
ne Campbell and Caron Gattinger,
Mile Of the senior girls In the
Clinton Club tried out for theee,
as well as eontestaets from Sea-
forth,
Successful in the swing dance
tests were Misses Diane CaMpbell,
Ann Trott and Mary Macaulay. In
both the swing dance,- and prelim-
Leary •figure tests, those sticeeseful
received pins for their skills.
Conteetante teeceseeel in the
letitee Waltz competitlen were the
Misses Sandra. Maltby, Sandra Mce
Lean, Naney SehOenhalS, Margaret
Muirhead, ,Miry Jean Neilene,
tearie Lee,Mairreeir etayteze Diane
Red' Cross Drive
Starting To-Day ,Campaign Steets, today for the
Red Cress feed' drive, chairmaned
by A. J.-X.041May, and carried
out .by volunteer: canvassers. Dur-
ing the next .three days, someone
will call at your dear for your don-
ation to the Red Cress, Be ready
with your donation to help boost
the .area's contribution.
Cudmore, Patricia Reynolds, Jo-
anne Cudmote, Shirley Spilsbuey,
Nina McDonald, Anti Shives and
John McDonald.
In the Canasta Tango, the fol-
lowing girls passed the judges,
Margaret Jean Addison, Nancy
Schkeehhals, Ann Trott, Margaret
Muirhead, Maureen Itayter, Wendy
McGee and Mary Abbe Newcombe.
Assisting officials lb carrying
out the teetS , were Mee. Duff
Thompson, president of the Clinton
Figure Skating Club, and Mn
Thompson; Mrs. J. Reynolds,
vice-president and Mrs. L. E. Spies-
bury, recording secretary; Mrs.
Clarence Neilane, member of the
exectItive. d, Eateethee, of the
Arena etaft, helped in operating
the reeeed-plaYee.
Dennis Silverthotne, prefeesiOnal
instructor, was on hatid to hell)
with the aftereotee He has tone
traeted to instruct the Clinton
Chee teetehere again .nexe winter,
Time To Cash
In On White
Elephants —
This is the season for house-.
cleaning. It's a time for clear-
ing out the attic—redding up
the back kitchen—maeing over
the store room. It's a time to
get rid of things you don't want.
Why not make housecleaning
pay for itself? Place a want
ad in your home newspaper and
sell off those extras. They may
-be white elephants to you, but
worth paying for, to someone
else.
Fifty representatives of the Mid-
Western Ontario Development As-
sociation, Huron and Perth, gath-
ered in the Hotel. Clinton last night
to hear John Pearson, Toronto, on
the topic of town planning for
proper land use during the next
20 years.
Legion Branch Has
Busy Session; Help
In Cancer Canvass
Much business .was discussed at
a well-attended meeting of Clinton
Branch of the Canadian Legion on
Monday evening.
The provincial command table
tennis tournament will be held in
Clinton ,e,egion, Memorial Hall on:
Saturday, May 25. J. D. Thorndike
is convener of this event. $10 was
voted to the Canadian Legion Oly-
mpic Training Plan and $5 to the
St. John's Ambulance Corps. '
Four members—J. W. Counter,
R. B, Campbell, Art Leyburne and
J. E. Dale volunteered to act as
canvassers in the Clinton Unit of
the Cancer Society in their funds
drive on April 15, 16 and 17.
Cam Proctor will be in charge
of the Legion's paper drive early
in May. Jim Graham will replace
Percy Brown as one of the Legion
representatives on the Clinton
Community Swimming Pool Com-
mittee, Cam, Proctor, secretary of
the pool committee, asked for bet-
ter attendance at the pool com-
mittee's meetings. The amended
by-laws of the Legion branch as
read at the February meeting
were again read and adopted.
Much discussion took place regard-
ing 'members from the branch par-
ticipating in zone and district
sports events. •
Clinton Colts eeve won their
semi-final round from Wiarton
Redmen in three straight games.
They will now advance in the
,playdowns but as yet their oppos-
ition has not been named.
Milverton 'Royals and Listawel
Rotojets are playing their group
semi-final with the winner to
meet Phillipsburg, the team which
eliminated the Celts •last year in
the ienebrew" finals, Clinton
should meet the winner of this
group if they wish to wait until a
winner' is declared. An alternat-
ive idea that has been brought
forward locally is to declare the
Mr. Pearson is field liaison of-
ficer, Community Planning Branch,
Department of Planning and De-
velopment. The meeting was ar-
ranged through the executives of
both Zone 1 and 2 (Huron and
Perth) of Mid-WODA. Represent-
atives arrived from Brussels, Hen,
sale Mitchell, Exeter, Milverton,'
Stratford, Blyth, Listowel, Sea-
forth, Wingham, St. Marys, Zur-
ich, Wroxeter, Goderich, and the
host town,
R. C. Drew, general manager of
Mid-WODA, indicated good pos-
sibilities of success for the region's
attempt to attract industry.
Mr, Pearson urged planning,
with thought given to the value of
certain land in relation to a cer-
tain location, and with thought to
the situation 20 years from now.
"Growth in the future will mean
change. Be ready to guide it prop-
erly for the benefit of your com-
munity," he said. - .
Executives were elected. Dr. E.
A. McMaster, succeeds F. le. Jer-
myn, Exeter, as chairman of Zone
1 (Huron); vice-chairman is Peter
McEtvan, Goderich, and Roy Adair,
Wingham is the third member.
Secretary-treasurer is Wilma D.
Dinnin, Clinton,
In Zone 2, Perth, Hal Nickle,
Listowel, is chairman; vice-chair-
man is J. J. McLaughlin, St.
Marys and third member is Alder-
man J. A. Thompson, Stratford.
Secretary is Willard Soeder; Mit-
chell.
The meeting was conducted by
co-chairman R. D. Jermyn, retir-
ing chairman of Zone 1, and W. 3,
"Butch" Kelterborn, Milverton, re-
tiring chairman of Zone 2.
0
Rev. D. Bruce Suitar, Mission-
ary on temporary furlough from
Korea, visited for a short time
yesterday with his friends Elwin
Merrill and Mr. and Mrs. Benson
Sutter, and also called on Mr. and
Mrs. William Kelly, Belgrave.
Colts the representative of the
WOAA in the Ontario Hockey AS-
socia,tion Intermediate "C" play-
downs and let them try for the
all-Ontario crown, This idea could,
give the Colts a game early next
week` if the Oellea. and WCAA. ex-
ecutive could ewer on the pro-
position.
Were Better Teem '
Clinton clearly demonstrated
that they were the better team
against Wiarton when they swept
the series in three straight games.
It was just a case of too much
youth and the never-say-die spirit
that pulled the games out of the
fire for the Colts. There were no
individual stars, each player gave
his best in an all-out team effort.
Wiarton made a desperate bid to
rake the third game of the series
last night in the Dion Arena. They
had a one goal lead in the first
and second periods but couldn't
cope with the persistent attack
of the Colts.
1-lartley Scores Three
John Hartley provided the spark
for the third win by scoring three
goals. Murray Colquhoun fired
two and Bill Hanly was the other
marksman. Davidson was the in-
dividual star for Wiarton with two
goals and two assists. Boswell;
Kruetzwieser and Wilford also
flashed the red light for the Red-
men.
Murray Colquhoun put the Colts
in front on his first tutu on the
ice. He rapped Ray Anstett's re-
bound past Shear who was spraw-
led on the ice. It was a short-
lived lead as Davidson- took ad-
vantage of a defensive lapse,
grabbed the loose puck and drilled
a low shot over Denomme's Grip
stretched leg,
Both teams checked very closely
and there were very few good
shots on. either net. Boswell fin-
ally found an Opening ,at the ten
minute mark and scored with a
low •shot from the left boards.
Clinton finally tied the score after
many desperate attempts with Har-
tley, the triggerman. Bob Garon
earned an assist on the play. The
only 'penalty of the period went to
Ray Anstett for high-sticking.
Davidson gave the tribe the lead
(Continued pn Page Eight)
Over 80 Birthday Club
Congratulations and best wish-
es go to Mrs. Donald MacKenzie,
Sr., who today, Thursday, March
28, is marking her 91st birthday.
Mrs, Elizabeth Walker, who
makes her home with Mrs. Helen
Dalrymple, Ontario Street, will be
88 years old on Sunday, March 31,
1957. A party has been arranged
for Saturday afternon, March 30,
from three to five, at the home of
her son and daughter in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. George Walker, Ratten-
bury Street East. Friends and
neighbours are invited to call. •
Over 200 At Presbyterial
WMS Names1957Executive
First Skating Tests Here
As Ice Season Draws To End
Mid-WODA Considers
Land Use Planning
Figure Skating Skill Tested .