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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-06-06, Page 1• THE NEW ERA-92hci YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD-76th YEAR No. 23-The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1957 7 Cents a Copy - $3.00 a Year Lots of make-up by 'a skilled hand is needed for a good stage presentation. Here John MacDonald, starrecras clown and acro- bat in Clinton's first ballet recital in years, is standing by while his sister Nina stands patiently for the last few touches • of make-up. Tiny Miss' Janis Galbraith performed the pleasant duty of presenting a bouquet to the Ballet instructress, Mrs•, Tony Zablocki. She's the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Alan Galbraith. In the background is Claude Mock, who favoured with violin solos. The young artists assisting the ballet class with their music, were all sisters and brothers of the dancers. (News'-Record Photos) Ballet Recital Received Applause From Viewers . to the End Sixty Years Married From the Beginning .. Air Force Day Parade Thru' Town Air Force Day on Saturday, June 8, will be the occasion for a parade through town, of the prize winning RCA,F Trumpet Band from Station Clinton, plus flight of airmen and another of airwomen: The time is ten o'clock in the. morning. Three parades are scheduled. One in. Goderich at nine in the morning, then the one in Clin- ton, and another in Seaforth at 11 o'clock. In the afternoon the public is invited to attend Air Force Day at Station Clinton, when demon- strations, exhibits, marchpasts, flypasts, etc, will be put on. o Johnston Sisters Win Medals At • 'The Week's 'Weather 1957 1956 High Low High Low May '30 75 53 83 65 31 78 50 77 60 Zung. 1 70. 46 63 43 g 61 37 53 40 3 71, 39 53 45 4 75 42 54 47 5 74 49 63 43 Rain; none Rain: .66 ins Bingo Swells Community Pool Fund Tbe $trot €011111111,==74 Instructress Mrs. Tony Zablocki was ,presented with a nosegay of red roses by Janis Galbraith, on behalf of the students, at the close of the evening. A touch of real "first night" theatre was supplied, when at the close of a piano solo by Miss Lucy Brddnicki, Gode- rich, her mother presented her guest on Margaret Brophy's pro- With flowers as she took her bow. gram "lVE'Lady" on CKNX-TV, Nina MacDonald played a piano Wingham, on Friday, June 7, to solo, also. discuss "Our Reading Habits." Tiny girls with gaily decorated baskets passed through the aud- ience following the recital with candies of varied kinds, and then two others with tiny decorated baskets accepted' a silver collec- tion in aid of the Crippled Child- ren's Fund, Mrs. Zablocki, who gained: her own training in ballet in her homeland of Poland, is a skilled choreographer as well as teacher, and the two presentations "Spring Fantasy" and "Nancy's Dream" were of her own planning, Taking part in the .first were Spring Breeze, flowers and but- terflies, and the second was the story of Nancy, a little-girl who went to sleep, and dreamed of dells dancing, and a clown played by John MacDonald Who did fan- tastic bends and tumbling. Members of the class are Janice Galbraith, Joy Graham, Rowena Corey, Bonnie Boyes, Theresa Zablocki, Ludy Brudnicki, Nina MacDonald, Penny Bateman, Heather Winter, Barbara Mock, Margaret Jean Addison, Dianne Marko, Kaye Carter, 1Vlaureen HaYter, Featured during the evening were violin solos by Clyde Mock, Special lighting effects *ere provided by F/0 "Bud" Hayter. L. G. Winter assisted, and expres- sed the thanks of the audience to' (By W. D. D.) WHETHER IT BE THE RESULT of the A-Bomb and Il-Bombs or not. . . there seems to be a grow- ing feeling among the public that the weather is not as dependable as it used to be , A young mother complains of the wet weather and recalls that when she Was young the summers were hot and dry. .A middle aged man complains that the temperature changes so often that he doesn't know what to wear in the morn- ing . . Do you suppose it's really, the bombs? or are we all just getting, older. . . Accept the responsiblity of good citizenship .. , Vote as you like. .. but. Vote. . THOUGH - WE SNAPPED PIC- tures gaily at the ballet recital's first night performance. . sad to say, our judgenient must have been very badly off. • . Very few of the exposures were any . and in the final analysis our cam- era refused to work at all. .. Such is the result of amateur photog- raphy. . . * * * Vote as you. like... But Vote.. . Men died in defenqe of our de- mocratic rights . . . let us show our appreciation by exercising our right to Vote. . * * * BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK all the great sweeping promises of, political parties will have been forgotten. . . and either the Lib- erals will be able to go back tai doing as they have been doing.. . or the Conservative Party will have a chance to see what they can do about Canada's booming prosperity. ,This seems to. be the sum total of predictions in the daily press, radio and TV . . . Not being a partisan journal, the News-Record makes no predict- ions. . . nor offers advice, . . Ex- cept that we would' suggest that pre-election 'talk always has been rather 'high-strong and "tinpredidi table. . . and it is the wise thing to take political speeches with a grain of salt. . . * * Finish every phone conversation for the next four days with the words. . . don't forget to Vote on Monday. * * NOTE TO FLOWER-LOVERS. . . The new spring bulb list is out. . supplied by the Clinton Citizens' Horticultural Society . . and it's very interesting, indeed. . . Would you like to try growing an orange tulip "Gen De Wet"? or a cherry red one "Symphonia"? Maybe a golden yellow daffodil with a long trumpet, or some sky blue scillas are more your style. . . They're all listed, and are available at quite reasonable prices to members. . . In fact ,for a membership fee of $1.00 you get six hybrid tulip bulbs "Lefeber's Favourite" which will have orange scarlet, very large flowers. . . We understand the Society needs about 25 more members to keep their numbers as high as last•year... See Cliff Epps or Rev. D. J. Lane, or Mrs. S. :Middleton.... . 0 LOCAL LIBRARIAN TO APPEAR ON CKNX-TV Miss Evelyn .Hall, :librarian at Clinton Public Library, will be a 90th Birthday Is Celebrated By Mrs. M. Johnston WS. Margaret Johnston cele- brated her 90th birthday on May 24, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ches- ter Farquhar, She was at home to all her friends who cared to call, of which there were a good number, one coming from Van- couver, and another from Orillia. The tea table Was presided over by her other daughter, Mrs. Lorne Young, Goderich; Mrs. B u d Schoenhals, granddaughter of Mrs. Johnston's poured tea. Those who helped serve the guests were, Mrs. Clark Ball, Mrs. John VV66n, Mrs. Fred Vedclen and Mrs. Earl Blake. She received many lovely gifts, including beautiful bouquets of cut flowers and potted plants, and a Shower of lovely cards. Also a red carnation corsage front her great grandchildren, :She enjoyed every minute of it and Wishe's to thank all those wile in any Way Made it such a won,, derful day,: the players. He presented nose- gays of spring flowers to all tak- ing part. The ballet students were fitted out in the classic "tutu" costumes by their mothers, one grandmoth- er, and others who took a sincere interest in the project. Mrs. Za- blocki's class has been underway just since early January of this year. Repeat „Performance By popular request, the youth- ful performers are doing a repeat of their evening in the Legion Hall, on Wednesday night, June 12. This is a benefit for the Scout and Guide Auxiliaries. All members of the Town Coun- cil met on Tuesday evening in the Council Chamber. Police Busy Five thefts during month of May were cleared up, and• five persons brought to task. Council- lor. Irwia spoke in praise of the police force and especially of Chief Thompson. During one week the Chief had put in 75 hours, almost double what he is being paid for, and on his day off-May 29-he put in nine hours. Other Work in May included 21 cases prosecuted under the High. way Traffic Act, with 20 convic- tions and one dismissal; 3 arrests with warrants, and one for other forces; one summons and two for other forces; 35 investigations; $212 collected in fines; two es- corts; 14 :warnings tinder the Highway Traffic Act; S places found insecure; three accidents. Now Streets Mali Council accepted a recomMencla- tion made by the public works committee (headed by Reeve Bur- ton Stanley) that James Edwards be hired as second man on, the street gang at salary :of $2,400 Close to 1,100 players tried their luck at Clinton's' second monster $5,000 bingo held in the Lions Arena last Friday night. Although the sponsoring clubs had hoped for a larger turnout the Swim- ming Pool Fund will be swelled to some small extent from the pro- ceeds of the night. Winners showed the drawing -power of the bingo as they took prize money home to places as far north as Owen Sound, south to Watford and east to Hamilton. Oddities concerning the winners were Albert Druar, Waterloo, sharing in two of the. $100 regular games, and on one game ten per- sons bingoed simultaneously. Two people shared on each of the $1,000 games. The first was won by Mrs. Richard Ayatte, RR 1, E'xeter and Charles, Schell, Port Elgin, and the other was di- vided 'between Mervyn Webb, Dashwood and Elsie, Peterson, Wingham. ' Another person to, take home $500 was •Mrs. R. Me- Whinney, Goderich, who was the winner of the door prize. Wallace Wilson bingoed for $500 while: the other 'bingo for a similar amount was split between Murray Baxter, Watford, H. A. Sinclair, RCAF Station Clinton, Mrs. Dorothy graber,•London and Mrs. Barrett-Taylor; Clinton. Mrs. George Baird, Jr., won $250 with Mrs. Lillian Kregar and Mrs. Jack McIntyre, both of Wingham shar- ing another $250 prize. ' Winners of the regular $100 games were; Elsie LUmley, Owen Sound, Gordon McCallum, Alvin- sten, Mrs. Ross Hoggarth, Clinton (shared); Albert Druar, Waterloo, Mrs. Roy Pickard, Clinton; Thom- as Barnes., Dublin, Clarence Greer, Lucknow (shared); Evelyn. Col- lins, Watford, Mrs. George Hag- gitt, Blyth, Mrs. Cla#nce Hugill, Seaferth Albert Druar, Water166, Mrs. Seguin, Byron, Mrs. Frank Goderich (shared). Mrs. William, Hube, Mitchell, Mrs. Bruce Smith, Ripley, Roy Pepper, 'Clinton, Wes Vanderbur- gh, Clinton, Mrs. Roy Mann, Clin- ton: (shared); Stewart Ross, Thed- ford, Mrs, Ronald Schmaltz, Mild- may, David Bissex, Hamilton, George Bailey, Blyth, Mrs. Doug- las Jones, Clinton (shared); Lou- ise cRennie, RR 4, Stratford; D. McNeil, Watford; Mrs. Mel Bennet, Goderich; Mrs. J. Heffron, London, Bert Wren, Hensall, James 'Douglas, Owen Sound, Mrs. W. Blanche, Stratford, Michael Pearson, Lon- don, Mrs. Henry Warnick, Sea- forth, Cpl. J. H. Ryland', RCAF Station Clinton, Mrs, Jack Whet- stone, Goderich, Donald Ferguson, Moncton, N.B. (shared); Mrs. Kenneth Bennett, Clinton, Mrs. Wib Elliott, Mitchell (shared). 0 CLINTON MAN EARNS MASTER OF EDUCATION Lloyd ,Fulford, B.A., B.Ed,, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fulford, Queen Street, 'Clinton, received his Master of Education degree in Convocation Hall, University , of Toronto, on Friday., Mr. Fulford, married now and living in Oak- ville, is principal of Central Pub- lic School there. He is a gradu- ate of Clinton Collegiate Institute. a year. Mr: Edwards replaces George Baird. One Grand For Lions On motion of Deputy Reeve Tre- wartha seconded• by Councillor Ir- win, a grant of $1,000 was given to the Clinton Lions Club for op- erating expenses in 1957. , The Deputy Reeve remarked that Clin- ton was well off-Seaforth arena needs $4,500 plus $900 for insur- ance-Goderich arena asking for $6,000. Streets Work Council a c c ep t e d Engineer Ross's report concerning certain streets in town, and decided to call for tenders on work on Rat- tenbury and Princess Streets West, with as much work as pos- sible to be done this year. No building permits had been requested in May. Finance Chairman D e p u t y Reeve N. W. Trewartha remarked that in the future When the pro- posed new National Health Sch- eme Was In effect, it Should mean a saving to' the County of $90,000, and possibly' in Clinton it would mean a quartet to one half a mill saved, Councillor Bridle recommended Receiving a telgram from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was the high spot in the day last Sat- urday for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Epps, when they celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. A personal letter from John Diefen- baker, national' leader of the Pro- gressive Conservative Party, a telegram from. Premier Leslie Frost, and visits from both Elston. Cardiff and Thomas Pryde, also were received. ^ • My. and Mrs. Epps, who have lived in Clinton for the last 24 years,' held open house on Satur- day and 150 guests called to wish them well. Visitors were from Hamilton, Waterdown, Kitchener, Brantford and many other points. A large number of floral tributes,\ congratulatory messages arid oth- er' gifts were received. On Sunday they were honoured wben during the ni,orning,service the congregation of Wesley-Willis United Church presented them with a handsome copper wall plague with their names engraved. Mr. Epps was made a life member of the Wesley-Willis Men. The sermon Sunday morning was preached by their grandson, the Rev. EL Clarke, now a profes- s'er of Queen's University, King:. ston. The Women's Auxiliary of Clin- ton, Public Hospital met in the Nurses' Regidence on Monday af- ternooh. The secretary's report was read by Mrs. Les Rathbun, and the treasurer's statement by Mrs. A. J. McMurray showing a good credit balance with a few bills to be paid. The president, Mrs. Alex Haddy reporting for Tag Day, said that the weather had been very much against the usual success. The amount $114.21 was somewhat be- low other years. The work of the conveners and girls was apprec- iated by the Auxiliary. Thanks for those assisting with the Florence Nightingale tea, eith- er at the tea or by sending food, was expressed by Mrs. Gordon a word of appreciation be sent to caretaker Fletcher for his work on the streets. "He has certainly made a difference to the looks of our, town," said Mr, Bridle. He also suggested having the street lights• on earlier on Friday nights when, the stores were open, Councillor Beattie brought up the matter of heating the town hall and the library, saying that with the situation In the town hall now, the furnace was working well, and promised td do the job for the next five years. 1Vlean- while the Library Board had let- ters on file from the council Sug- gesting that in the near ftiture consideration would be given to heating both buildings from one plant, He requested clarifiCatiori. Councillor J,• A. Sutter agreed that the town hell furnace Wet in good shape, Council was in agree- ment that there was no need to consider a dual heating system, and will advise the Library board of this. Councillor Sutter reported on the municipal parking lot behind the town hall, and a motion was passed that a light be installed there to help make it more useful. Both Mr .and Mrs. Epps enjoy the best 'of health, and look for- ward to many happy years to come. He is a member of the Board of Stewards of his church, and 'Mrs. Epps is a life member of both the' Woman's Missionary Society and of •the Women's In- stitute. She' is president of the Clintonian Club, the local branch of the Mary Hastings Club and a member of the Good Will Club. There family presented them with their first TV set last Fri- day. They have three sons, Clifford and Ellwood, :Clinton, and Lorne, London; one :daughter, Mrs. Mel (Eva) Clarke, Seaforth, eight grandchildren and 12 great grand- children, the youngest was 10 days old on the anniversary. Married in London, on June 1, 1897 by the :Rev, Aaron Smith, Talbot Street Baptist Church, they lived at Aylmer for five years, when they moved to Varna, later coming to Clinton. Mr. Epps is a blacksmith- by trade, and he worked with trans- port business for some years, sel-, ling out to Hanover Transport in 1941. He is still active, working with his son Ellwood, at the Epps Sport Shop. Cuninghame far herself and Mrs. A. M. Knight who took over in her absence'. The president spoke of Mrs. Rathbun's contribution to the soc- iety and expressed' regret at her removale from town shortly. Mrs. Harry Ball, convener of the pen- ny sale, Saturday, October 5, spoke of the co-operation she hand received froni members in begin- ning 'this project for a fourth year and asked for a real effort from the members in selling tickets, one tickht for 25 chances:. Mrs. Frank McEwan was ap- pointed secretary of the Auxiliary to replace Mrs. Rathbun. The auxiliary will not meet in July or August but will resume its meeting on Monday, September 0 Refreshments were served with Mrs. Brock Olde pouring and Mrs. I-I, C. Lawson, Mrs, M. Shearing, Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame and Mrs. W. C. Newcombe serving. 0 Annual Inspection Carried Out At Station Clinton The annual inspection of RCAF Station Clinton was carried out this week by Mr Vice MarshallJ. G, Bryans, CBE, CD, Air Officer Commanding Training Command. Arrivink at RCAF Station Clinton on :Sunday evening, he left on: Tuesday evening for RCAF. Stat- ion Centralia. During his visit ..A/V/1VI Bryans carried but a complete inspection of all station facilities. A ceremonial review parade was held Monday morning, during which .A./V/1V1 Bryans inspected all personnel on the station ancha formal Mess Dinner held in the Officers' Mess on Monday evening provided him an opportunity to speak to all officers on the stat- ion, The Vote is the steering wheel of a Democracy.. Music Festivals Misses Doris and Joan Johnston have been doing exceptiqnally well at music festivals during the past few weeks. Doris, who is a student at CD:- CI, and a member of the CDCI :Cadet Band, earned the 'highest mark given this year in the Huron County Music Festival at Goder- ich, for any musical instrument. This was for her selection on the marimba, At the London Band festival on June 1, she was first in one class, and wen a silver medal. Then in the open class she was first with the' highest mark of the day, 91. In the evening she played with the other contestants as a group for the concert. Meanwhile Joan was winning honours. In Goderich she tied for first place in the cornet section, and then won a $25 scholarship for the highest mark earned in the brass section of the competition, with 'her Selection on the alto horn. At London Joan's alto horn brought her two gold medals,'for the highest mark in each of two classes in which she competed. 0 Are You For The Pool? Donations received• last Septem- ber, 1956, by the secretary of the Clinton Community Swimming Pool Fund, included these: Huron Fish and Game Conservation Assoc: ,,,. $1,000.00 Clinton Branch 140, 'Canadian Legion 1,000.00 Raffle 13.67 John.A. Anstett 20.00 Kinsmen Club of Clinton 1,000.00 A. Garon 100.00 Burton Stanley 100.00 Brownie's Drive In Theatre 32.00 Grant Rath 25.00 Frank Dixon 25.00 Robert Draper 25.00 John R. Schoenhals 25.00 Alex F. Cudmore 25.00 Howard Cowan 25.00 George Hpley 25,00 Robert Carter 25.00 Harry McEwan 25.00 Hector Kingswell 25.00 Royce Fremlin 25.00 Frank 1VIcEwan‘ 25.00 Percy Livermore 25.00 Thomas Twyford 25.00 Theo. Fremlin 1 25.00 Dennis Bisback 25.00 Joseph Murphy 25.00 Carman McPherson ,,,, 25.00 Kenneth Cooke 25.00 E. J. Reynolds " 25.00 Brownie's Drive-in 42.00 Ladies Auxiliary to the :Canadian Legion 250.00 These are the first few names listed in the books of the secre- tary, John .Livermore, of those people' already contributing to- wards the new Swimming Pool in Clinton Community Park. Each Week, we plan to print about 30 of the names, with their contribu. Lions, If you're not already on the list, then make your contribu- tions now-to the secretary, at the Town Hall, Over 80 Birthday Club Mr, Herbert McGregor, Bay- field, will celebrate his 80th birth- day in Clinton Public Hospital, on Saturday, Attie 8. Albert MoBrien, formerly of Clinton, celebrated his 88th birth- day at the home of Mr; and Mit:: B. X IV/oBrien, Essex, on May 304 Congratulations and best wishes,. go to Mrs. Thomas Snowden, W110 on June 8, will celebrate her gist birthday, The first presentation of ballet in Clinton during the past several years, went off exceptionally well last Saturday evening, when well over 100 spectators in the Legion Memorial Hall, watched the per- formance by 15 girls and two boys. Clinton Town Council In Action Ladies Auxiliary Signs Off For The Summer Months