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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-06-20, Page 1THE NEW ERA-'-92nd YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD--76th YEAR No. 25-The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1957 , 7 Coats a Copy -- $3.00 a Year , Cool Breezes on the Epps Front Lawn Greet WA Meeting afieleeeelee The Week's Weather 1957, 1,956 High Low High Low 52 91 65 62 87 66 68 86 62 61 80 67 62 71 62 64 70 60 57 7$ 4e Rain; .64 ins, Rain; 1,61 ins, june 13 79 14 84 15 '80 16 e: 17 92 18 90 19 '72 County Needs A Million For Roads Construction This week's heat-wave saw many out-doors events, including this meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of St. Paul's Anglican Church. • The hostess, Mrs. C. H. Epps, at far left, served tea on the front lawn at her home. Guest speaker for the afternon, Mrs. Stewart 'Middleton (third from right) reviewed the book "4, ehibald the Arctic" written by Bishop Fleming. The bishop retired to live en Goderich, where h died a few years ago. The book was compl ; ed by Mrs. Fleming, who still resides in the c nty town. (News'-Record Photo) 1; Huron Favours Beer Deductions THERE ARE OTHER STORIES going around about Cousin John, too, . . but they won't find their way in to this family journal. . Strange, how a man in the public eye becomes the subject of all the old jokes that have been going around ever since Adam first gnawed at the forbidden fruit. . * EVEN MARSH, MORRISH way out in the CCF stronghold of Saskatchewan. .- . has written his approval of John. . and he wish- es this to Uncle Louis; "that he may get a warm reception when he goes down yonder, but I think he will meet more people' down there, whom he knew up here on earth. . . than he would meet up in heaven. , ." Of course that's the sentiments of the Staunch CCF- er. * * ROY JEWELL, (COLUMNIST IN the London daily) had a ' quite readable summary of the election result in his "Oats and Thistles?' spot on Monday. , , It's well worth looking up 'and reading, or re- reading if you already have. . He figures that on the farm scene when the Liberal e,peakers insisted on telling the farmer that he was not as badly off as he thought he was, they influenced people, but didn't make friends.. , Then when they put a price floor on poultry meat to come in late August. and promised to protect the cheese industry from imports. , . these were "blunders that added fuel to the fire", . . "Corrective measures seemed to much like bribes.. They They were an insult to the intelligence of the farm peo- ple. There is a lesson, in this sit- uation for other top heavy Gov- ernments. The average rural cit- izen may not become noisily outs spoken against those who ignore or insult his intelligence. . He has a quiet and effective method of taking care of politicians who become too big for their. britch- es. , 4 " :le '11c THOUGH WE MAY SEEM (FOR, a non-partisan newspaper) to be too much agin the Liberals his week. Then it is probably Dust a hangover from 22 years of that government„ „ and people are al- ways agin the government, , As a matter of fact, all printers have something quite serious to be Agit the government for: that is the method of collecting for sales tax en all printing jobs done, , Prin- ters who do more than a Certain amount of business in a year, (we think it is about $3,000). . have to collect ten percent sales tax Though it is a little late in Canadian history to recall C. D. Howets-equeetion, "What's a Mil- lion?" it would appear that Hur- on County is "going to need just about that much every year if the roads within the county are to be kept up to snuff.; County engineer S. W. Brit- nell suggests that there should be 300 miles of road graded- and pav- ed in Huron. He suggests that with the life of a first-class pav- ed road, considered to be 20 years, if the county would grade and pave 15 miles each year, the the 300-mile objective would be reached in 20 years, Britnell also suggests that a a roads budget of $1,000,000 should be the minimum in Huron County. With that achieved, then $650,000 could be spent on con- struction each year, and with this, 15 miles of road, and three new bridges could be built, Meanwhile maintenance costs would be. $300,000 a year, and $50,000 each year to replace equipment. Engineer 13ritnell says, "The figures at first may astound you, but if you study them carefully; you will see that they are not merely a dream but that they can and must become a reality, if we are to give the, travelling public the roads they seem to want." Huron. County has 412 miles of road, and the roads budget is at the rate of about $1,500 a mile,, This compares with $1,850 in Perth $2,200 in Lambton and $2, 800 in Waterloo. This year $328,000 will' be Car Caroms Onto Lawn, Two Hurt Two men who were Injured on Sunday evening on Highway 4, be- tween RCAF Station Clinton and town, are reported in good condi- tion Constable Parkinson, OPP de- tachment, Goclerich, investigated, He reports that both care had been travelling south, The car tielveh by Hugh McGuire, .Gocler- ich, pulled out to pass another driven by Charles, Proctbr, just as Mr. Proctor was making a left hand turn into his residence. The lVfoGuire vehicle struck the left side of the other car, then proceeded for some distance, a- cross a shallow ditch and up a three foot embankment, coating to a stop between the Proctor home and the adjoining house, Proctor was unhurt. McGuire was taken to Alexand- ra. Marine and General Hosiptal, Goderich, with chest bruises and shock. A, Gervais, London, is in Westminster Hospital, London, with a fractured wrist and shock. He was a passenger in the Mc- quire eat, Darnage to ears was estimated . Charges are pending, spent on construction, and the engineer claims that this is "far form .adequate"- and • the :,`entire system is now steadily depreciat- ing". In the County, road costs are estimated at $30,000 per mile. The Ontario Department of High- ways considers the average cost of grading and construction to be $61,000 per mile„ Congratulations! Mr. and Mrs. James R. Stirling, RR 2, Hayfield, will be marking their 55th wedding anniversary quietly at their home on Tuesday, June 25. 0 Mr. and Mrs. Glen Baker, Gen- eva, Ohio, spent the weekend with Mrs. Mae McElroy. • ,Cool weather, though welcome after the terrific heat earlier this week, did the annual Lions Club street frolic no good at all, and a small crowd was out on Albert Street last night to enjoy the fun. Free pony rides for the young- sters were enjoyed by the little ones. The owners, Mr. and Mrs Joe Corey, RR 2, Clinton, had pro- vided three of the sturdy little an- imals for the evening,• and there were two furry month old pony colts as well, tagging along after their mothers in the ring, Volun- Lions Prexy littilS.S 1Y11001.,ETON, Bat e RR. 2, Hayfield, last week ac- eepted the presidency of the Clinton Lions, Club. Mr. Mid- dleton, has taught for the past three years. in Clinton •Dietriet Collegiate Institute. (Photo Contributed) teers among the not so young children, had a chance to feel irn-* portant as they lead the ponies .for the wee ones. Sharp at 11 o'clock, draws were made for seven major prizes, with- Mrs. Herb Jenkins, Clinton, win- ning the automatic washer offer- ed as first prize. The lazyboy chair was won by R. M. Hamilton, Union Station, Toronto, and the TV chair by Mrs. Flora Thomas, Clinton. The vacuum cleaner went to Mrs. H. C. Lawson and the food mixer to, Mrs. Emma Haines, Londesboro. Two bicy- cles drawn for went to Mrs. Olive Nigh, Clinton and to Kimberly Rose Corr/lack, 6/0 the Tyndall a- partments, Clinton, President of the Lions Club, Ross Middleton, officiated for the draw, with. Adam J. IVIcIVIutray, making the draws. A special prize offered by the Lions Club to the Lion selling the most tickets on the draw, was won by Harold C. Lawson. Mr. Law- son had sold 100 tickets, prior to -deadline time early yesterday ev- ening, ---o • Clarence Cooper Leaves Record For Michigan Job Clarence Cooper resigned from his position as printer in the back shop of the Clinton NewesIteeord, effective last Friday, and has ttik- en up work in the printing shop of the weekly newspaper at Lapeer, Michigan. Mr. Cooper has been with this firm for over 15 years, He is mar- ried to the former Jean Hattin, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. it, 'V, Haiti*, RR 5, Clinton, and they have one little daughter, Nancy, By a majority of 15 to 1, Huron County Beef Producers voted Teesday night in Exeter, to sup- port a move by the Ontario Beef Producers' (OBP) to request the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board to issue air, "or- der" under Section 9;the new sec- tion of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing (OFPM) Act. *There were 16 farmers voting. W, P, Watson, livestock com- missioner for the province, was chairman of the meeting, and ex- piaheed that if such an' "order" were issued, it would mean that producers would be required to pay fees to the OBP'; that these fees would be deductible from pay- ments made by the purchasers of Silver Dollar Is Earned By Finalist in Spelling Bee Winner, of the annual Silver Dollar Essay contest held in the Clinton Public School Grade 8, this year 'is Miss Bonnie Hamilton, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton, Albert Street. Her topic was "Beginning of a New Life in Canada." Miss Hamilton was among the finalists in the first Ontario Spelling Bee, held during the 1955-56 school term throughout public schools in the z- province. Because of her achievements in this competition, the school is the' proud owner of a set of encyclo- pedia, and, Bonnie brought home many personal gifts and awards. Second place in the Silver Dol- lar contest was earned by Mich- ael Spiller, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. 0. Spiller, RR 5, Clinton, whose topic was "My Flight into Freed- om".Judging of the contest is bas- ed on originality and skill in pre- senting an idea. Miss William- son, English specialist on the staff at A/V/M Hugh Campbell School was in charge of the judging. Third, fourth and fifth places went to Alan. Cochrane, Larry Levett and Gail Omen, in that or- der. In charge of the contest this year as in the' past, was Mrs. J. Douglas Thorndike. English tea- cher at the school. Mrs. Thorn- dike originated the contest some years ago, and has carried it out ever since. It has been customary for the NeWs;Record to publish the prize- winning essay, soon after the con- test closes, and it is expected that this will be done again this year. 0- Fire Destroys Car On Queen Street Fire of unknown origin comple- tely destroyed the 1949 model car owned by Eugene Garrow early Tuesday morning. The car was parked beside the driveway to the Garrow home on Queen Street. 'Clinton firemen were called at approximately 3.00 a.m. by a neighbour who, first noticed the flames. Although the brigade was on. the Scene, in very few minutes. the :flames had gained too much headway, All the upholstery was burned from the interior of the car, paint was, peeled and all the, windows were broken by the in- tense heat. beef, ,and the 013P would use the moneys for the purposes of de- fraying the expenses of the OBP' and carrying out its objects. It is expected that the• fees so deducted would amount to ten cents per head for cattle, and Bye cents per head for calves, (Calves are termed cattle, when they weigh more than 400 pounds). Section nine was put into the OFPM Act on the suggestion of the OBP and the OBP have been the first to request an order under it. Ted Bateman, a beef producer from Middlesex. County, outlined the plan of the OBP' to the meet- ing, The Beef Producers Associa- tion in Ontario had been formed in 1943,, During the war, it was instrumental in getting blue brand beef grade put in between the red brand, and commercial grade. At the time ,,.of the foot and mouth disease, it helped raise • the floor to 25 cents, from the suggested' 22 and 23 cent floors, Each year the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture gives a grant of $2,000 and one year it was $3,- 000. Until now this has been sole source of income of the OBP. The plan is to have seven zon- es in the province, the local one to be Huron, Perth and Middlesex, Each zone would have a commit- tee, made up of one representative for each 5,000 cattle in each coun- ty. From the zone, one director would be elected to the provincial' board, making seven directors, which in turn would select four more to make the total. board membership of 11. Each , zone would also have a voting delegate for each 10,0000 cattle marketed from the zone, Huron 'County is the largest (Continued on Page Ten). 3 Congregations Present Gifts To Renner Couple (By our Porter's Hill 'correspondent). The congregation of the three-- point United Church charge, of Hayfield, Porter's Hill and Taylor's Corners, 'gathered in the basement of St. Andrew's United' Church, baybead last Friday evening, to honour the Rev. and Mrs. Peter Renner, who are moving to Tees- water the first of July. Cohn Campbell, Hayfield, read the address, and presentation of a TV set was made by Chester Stur- dy, Taylor's Corners; John Wat- son, Hayfield and Wilmer Harris- on, Porter's Hill on behalf of the three congregations. The women's organizations of the Hayfield' church presented them with a handmade autograph- ed quilt A program consistin g of two numbers from each of the congre- gations, 'was made up of vocal solos by Clara Clarke, Hayfield and Mrs. William Cox, Porter's Hill, accompanied by Mrs, Donald Kingsbury; a trumpet duet by Misses Joyce Greer and Ann Westlake, accompanied by Miss Talbot; humorous readings by Mrs. Gordon Orr, Taylor's Corn- ers and Mrs, Elgin Cox, Porter's Hill. A humorous "fashion show" of ladies hats were modelled by the ladies of Taylor's Corners. Lunch was served by the ladies of the three congregations, Are You For the Pool? Johnnie Is! Young Johnnie, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Anstett, was on the scene of the new Clinton swimming pool last fall, when digging operations were un- derway, and got in his two or three shovel-fuls at the time when it was needed. Last September and Octo- ber the following donations were received toward the cost of the pool. This is only a partial list. Some names were published last week and the week before and there are more to come. If you have not , yet given towards this community pro- ject, or if you wish to add to your contribution, see John Livermore at the Town Hall. He is treasurer for the pro- ject. W. Burton Wilfred Farquhar Miss M. A. Stone Miss E. F. Ward. ........ A, M. Orpen Frank Glew Miss F. Schoenhals .. Al. May F. Thompson L. N. Haughton Miss C. Anderson Mrs. John Burton Miss McPherson Mrs. Thomas D. B. Palmer L. G. Winter Mrs. Jean Kyle Miss Adams, Rev. A. Glen Eagle Karl Skov Archie Fleet G, A. Suthern Les Henderson ...... ..... Mrs, Jacobson Mrs. Florence Wood Gerald Holmes Mrs. Bruce Nicholson Hartley IVIanaghart Joe Seeker ....,... ............. Frank Chapman Mrs. W. Greenburgh L Oeone sC n : y Transportleia Mrs. G, Deline Mrs, David Dales Esther Jamieson Robert Draper Dr, G. 5, Elliott J, W. Elliott E. J. Reynolds Cree Cook J. A. Eggleston A. C, Brandon J. E. Dale Harvey Ashton Sack Neilaris, Carl Peryma S. E. Freeman Joe Carter George Cutler Jack MeNnight Mrs, E. Snell Donald S. Watson IL Johnson G. Scribbins Wilfred Freeman Jack Moore Mrs, Falconer Dail Leonard Mrs. O. McIntosh F. R, Knott Ed, 0. Diehl William 'Beck Harold Mack A, COrrivieaU ROVejr Edwin C. Cooper Lorne 5ttehring ........ ..„„„ tRerinaCidartClerffford • William. Steep trfie Stait COLUI1111=== (By W. D. D.) A STAUNCH LIBERAL OUT IN Goderich Township has come up with a likely story about the "reason why the Conservatives gained the most seats". . It goes this way; "Did you hear the last speech John Diefenbaker made on the TV before the election . -Nose ----Welleeinethate speeolie promised all the single ladies that under his goVernment he would see to it that they each would `get their man' and So they all voted for him" Sounds a likely story, doesn't it? Urge Housewives To Keep Papers The committee in charge of the twice-a-year collection of papers, as carried out by the Clinton Branch of the Canadian Legion, -is still iekeeested in hav- ing citizens save their old news- papers, magazines, etc. This sprang there was little demand for paper, and so much of what was collected has re- mained in the Legion's possess- ion, though it is expected this will be disposed of next week. The next collection will be scheduled sometime in October, and unless something unforseen turns up before then, it will be carried out as usual. Proceeds from the sale of this paper, is turned by the Legion toward expenses of sponsoring the Brownies, Guides, Scouts, Cubs, minor ball and hockey teams, or wherever it is needed for local welfare work, Lions Club Frolic Suffers Under Threat OF Rain Golden Anniversary Celebrated MTh AND MU& Guonao T. BAWD, l3rucefield, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home on Concession 2, Stanley Townehip, With their family, Test Wednesday afternoon June 12, The homestead where they live was 'cleared by Mr. Baird's father, the "Master" Baird of Baird's school, and is now farmed by Norman Baird, son of the celebrating pair. (llews-teconl Photo) 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 10,00 2,00 5.00 10.00 1,00 5.00 1.00 1.00 100.00 10,00 2.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 2,00 , 5,00 10.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 1.04 2.00 2,00 1,00 14,00 3,00 5.00 5,00 5.00 .50 2.00. 1.00 5.00 5.00 1,.00 LOG 310 r4.(1/3 2.1.00.00 1,06