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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-08-08, Page 1grbc $trsit Cotunin (Bv W, >A fds) ,131 FOR THB ANNUAL flower show again . . , .and this dear it's to be on Friday after- noon an evening to conform with the- opening hours of stores . Anyone can enter, whether mem- 'ben of the Clinton Citizens Hor ticul,turai Society or not , . , and the prizes are good , . , Complete details, are published on page 3 . , Judges are ter be 'Mrs, Wallace Haugh, Brucefiel4 and Mrs. W. D, Whyte, Seaforth , . The Horticultural Society is re- Spensiable for many pretty spots around the town, including the window boxes made by Harry Weymouth, caretaker at the post office, which have been; blooming in gay petunia profusion all sum- mer long.. , , Mr, Weymouth takes good care of them and thus supports the . efforts of the Sac- iety • Let's continue aur support of the Society by entering the flow- er show , going out to see the display . , , and learning more about the beauty we can have in our own gardens . . . Let's make it a ,good show , , Let,s make it a good show . , Let's snake it the REST show yet , . . :r• Y: a: NOW TAKING ,A. HOL- iday from our column . ., _ . and leaving the balance oif the space in the capable hands of Fred. Sloman ... He one . of Clinton's native `'sons . . and an accomp- lished writer of stories "for fun' . Some of his stuff has appear- ed in MacLean's Magazine , and we'll presume that he gets paid for that . . We feel it an honour to present to you the fel- ; lowing from his peep:. , (Some- how we didn't know that school- teacherscould have • a sense oif humour . . did you?). ISN'T CIVIC* OLIDAY A suitable time for us °to express our thanks for things civic?. , . . such things as subways built on Rattenbury Avenue and fire brig- ades that never let anything burn down a in the good old days when a fire was worth going to see, and town councillors and mayors who work for approxianately 13% cents per hour in these days of union- ized rates and wages, and civic weed cutters who back their ma - china up twice to get closer to the poles on the back streets; Thank too for sworn- ring pools (built mostly of bingo cards and; telephone companies who hire girls whose voies. sound as if they were all recent graduates of St. . Zthom,as• Alma Charm; School and. bus • companies who carry a person a whole mile for less than the price of a stick .of gum, and carry him on a chair that has a cushion . , . in the good old days I couldn't get anybody to carry me in a buggy for less than 6 and seven ninths cents, per mile with •a .slight ay lower rate for children. (Sometimes ciimpaaiavts about the high cost of living are a bit boring. Actually things are dirt cheap, and we are all rolling in wealth and cars and rolling quite fast. I arch impressed most with the Clinton Pullin Utilities. Civic Holiday brought me any .regular Utilities account to pay ' and though I will not be able to pay it this time in time to get the ten per cent- discount I still have no complaint that I can think of. The local office this time kindly printed a list on 'their envelope to advise me what I get for my money. I checked to see if I was (being pverdi'arged for services ren- dered: endered and I find I am net. According to my account and the price list the Public Utilities delivered to my house and its four water taps, just 29 tons and 423 pounds, of good water in the last sixty -clay period. They charg ecl me five cej a ton for deliver- ing it and after 1 had soiled it a bit by washing myface or boiling my cabbage they carried it away again and dumped it in the river for only 1.028 cents per ton. Previous period without the ad- vantages of a civic servant I must have carried that 29 tons from a lake or a. river two pails at a time on a neck yoke. Thoughthe river and; lake water were flee eonetiisnes it had .bugs in it and that had to be boiled out before one washed his Sace or boiled his cabbage. And so counting the lab - o1 at a modest rate (dor income taX deduction .purposes) of 65 cents per henir, that 29 tons cost rise roughly $116.15. It would . be reify unfair to complain about Clinton Utility rates! To check further with the re- cent list of nates art the back of cavy ,bilis-payable envelope. I noted that they run ¶the • toaster for 30 minutes for one cent. That's (Continued on Page Two/ The Week's Weather 1957 , y 1956 High Low High Low Aug2 80 53 '74 58 '86 51 73 50 8 85 67 76 47 4 72 54 68 58 5 66 45 74 62 6 74 47 7$ 68 • ° 7 81 44 79 55 „ Pain: hene henPain .1.6Ins, THE NEW ERA... 93rd YEAR rt No, 32—The Home POW With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1957 THE NEWS -RECORD ---77th YEAR, 7 Cents aCopy $3.00 a Year Off To World Guide Camp Guide Linda Jervis left yesterday meaning for Toronto, and from there this morning ,,by train to Doe Lake, and the World. Guide Camp, She is the only Guide from Clinton to ' bes attend: ing this event, which will include 1,500 girls from 38 countries. Entering Grade 10 this September at °DDI, Linda h'as seen four years ixt Guiding with the First Clinton 'Girl Guide. Company, 15 - year -old Linda is the proud possessor of 17 badges, and this sum- nner at Keewayden Guide Camp, she earned her "all round" cord, a blue and white oneworn around the right sleeve. Last summer at Keewayden she was chosen best camper. In Linda's patrol at Doe Lake, there will be five girls from Ontario, two from Argen- tins and one from. Peru, all under a Swiss Ranger Guider. (News -Record Photo) Delegates Request Changes In '(anadaTernperance Act Members, of the Huron Presby- tery Men's Council carried their, investigation into the Canada. Temperance Act one step further last week, when they sent a del- egation of five men to -Ottawa, where they presented suggested amendments to the Act to the new Minister of Justice, the Hon, Davia Fulton. The meeting was arranged through the co-operation of Eas- ton Cardiff, MP for Huron, and the delegation was led by Elgin 1VMcKiinley, president of the Men's Council. Other members of the group were Harvey Johnston, Clinton; R. N. Alexander, Landes - bora; Bob Southnott, Elceter; and Tom Edgar, vice-president of the Men's Council, Gentle. Suggestions made were: first, that the possession of unsealed containers at intoxicating bever- ages in public places be prohibit- ed; second, that the consumption or possession of intoxicating bev- erages brought into the county in accordance with -part two of the CPA, be limited to one's res- idence; three, that the supply to, or use by persons under the age of 21 .years • or intoxicating bev- erages, be. prohibited; fourth, that the right to appeal to a higher court fromthe decision of a mag- istrate be provided for; -fifth, that the prorvisions for search warrants under the Act be extended to motor .vehicles. The Minister oif Justice went over the amendments •' with the delegates. The CTA was some- thing new to the Hon. Mr. Fulton, who 'comes front the province of British Columbia, At present the CPA is in effifect only in the counties of Iron and Perth. In addition to this the post of Min- ister of Justice is a new one for Mr. Felton, whose appointment was made this summer. • The- minister and his Depart- ment will look into the situation, and consider the amendments fur- ther. . Last winter the Huron Presby- tery Men's Council held an open meeting in the Ontario Street United Church here, at which a panel discussion of the CTA was carried out by some of the top legal minds in Huron, and a guest magistrate from a neighbouring county which is governed under the Liquor Control Act. Follow- ing that the Men's Council held a further meeting, and selected the delegates, which (last week went to Otawa. $20,000 Fire Damage To Hensall Elevator Four fire brigades fought flames for four hours to control a fire early Wednesday morning in an 40X60 foot elevator at Mickle's Mill at Hensall, Loss has been estirnated•, at $20,000, The elevator was crammed with 10,000 bushels of wheat, oats, and barley, much of pit from the new crop which is now moving to ele- vators • from. South Huron farms. Gran: sannpifes were to be drawn from the fire damaged elevator yesterday to determine the ' ex- tent of loss from smoke damage to the stored grain. Water dame age will not be known until the bins are emptied', • ;Fire 'brigades from. Mensa]], Exeter, Zurich and Seaforth pour- ed water ort the blaze until 6.30 a.m., after the first alarm had been ('ung in at 7,50 a. M. The fire was first detected by David Sangster, deputy chief of the Hen- sel', volunteer fire brigade. Mr. Sangster was on his Ivey home from Clinton, when he saw flames shooting from: . the top of the elevator, Janes I4Ii01de, of Laird; Miekie and son, elevator owners, • said the fire began in the head -house of the elevator. Thegrain storage business has been going day and night at Hensall, during 'the cur- rent harvest season, and men at the elevator did not stop work until midnight Tuesday. When the fire was'firstt seen, less than two hours later it had already' gain- ed good headway. " Jowett's ► G�Grove Is Offered For Sale Popular for over half a century at a picnic area, Jowett's Grove, is being put tip for sale. Mrs, John Jowett, Bayfield the present owner, pians , to retain her residence, but will sell the en- tire Grove, which includes an area of undeveloped lake front and rhver4 bank, Popular hi the times when 4 horse and buggy was used to get the family out to the lake, even now, when ears can take the Sura day traveller long digtanices on the, Weekend, -Otere are upwards Of 150 cars visiting the Grove on a Sun- day. ll .Planning For Central .Toll Station In Clinton Clanton is to become -the central toll station for the County of Hu- ron; according to pians, of the Bell Telephone Company, mention- ed in the regular_couneil ;meeting, Tuesday, by Reeve Barton. Stan- ley. All servicemen and operators for the county are to be stationed in Clinton, and eventually, Clinton will be the,. only eeutre in- the county to have operators. The work is to be completed over the next ten to 12 years. At present Clinton and the rural area around it, are the only:, part of the county served by dial 'phones — and these were in ojperation by April 15, • 1955, - Cables To Lay • Recently the Bell hes completed laying a long distance `(indergrouiid ca(bie from London :o Goderich, On Tuesday night, town council granted ate telepllotle company permission to lay connecting und- erground conduit fro4 it, along Isaac Street, past -Clinton, Cab, across the main iniersectian to the east side of Albert Street, thence along Albert, within three feet of the sidewalk to the. man- hole at the corner of Rattenbury Street. , This conduit will be large en- ough to hold eight cables, and will serve all the municipalities - which will 'ev.entually,S be dial, and operated through they Clinton toll station. 0 ilensall lruggist Sells Out To' Trevor Wilson (By our Hensel]: Correspondent) Robert H. Middleton, who has been a druggist in Hensall 'for the past 18 years announced on Friday,. August 24; that he has diepesed of his buslai�Ss.• too. Trevor Wilson, London, a graduate drug- gist, who took possession on Mon- day, August 5. Mr. Middleton came to Hensall in 1939 when he bought the bus- iness from the late A. W, E. Hemphill. The drug store has been in the same location on Main Street for over 50 years. Other druggists have been Mr. Babcock, and Mr. Hopper. Mr. Middleton, a prominent fig- ure in the village, has been, pres— ident of the Hensdll Chamber of. Commerce at vacuous periods for 14 years, He was active on the Park Board, Council, curling club, and many other activities in the village. 0 Drive-ln Theatre Installs Widest Screen In County Good news for those who enjoy seeing their movies out-of-doors, isword that Brownie's Drive -In Theatre is installing one Of the widest possible screens'. Definitely, it is .the widest screen to be found in Huron County, and promises movie-goers in this area the best in, film entertainment. The drive-in in Clinton has a reputation for recording firsts. When Bob Marshall cane In. from Listowel five years ago and got the place built and underway, it was the first drive-in ever to be .n operation in Miran County. Then last year when Lorne :Brown purchased it, the theatre became the first :theatre to be locally owned in 'Clintan, The screen has been extended six feet on either side, and short- ened about twos feet at the bottom. This allows showing a picture 60 feet wide by 34 feet deep, rather than the old screen size, of 45,5 feet by 36 feet, The theatre can now play any tyre of show, includ- ing cineanascoipe. In fact, from August 17, through to September 11, every picture is in colour and einemascope, except on August 29-30, when–there's a double feet - lire geared to please the rock 'n' rola fabs. There's room at B r o w n i. es Drive -In for 300 cars.: ,Stephen iBrioM'n, soh of` Lorne, is the Manager of the theatre. Operator is George Spiller, and Mrs;, :Lorne Brown is ticket seller. The both is operated by Mas, fie Stepheneeri• and Mrs. Hazel McGonigle,"both of Seaforth, as- sia'ted by Miss C. Cottntter, Clinton. Ushers( are Percy Browrt (Lorne's brother), Jinn Lucas, Nfike Spiller. (son of the dpriator ), and Bail Initley. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mor- rell; are the caretakers, and land- srtape gardeners, 180,000 Gallons In New Pool Swimming By Saturday li Supervisors Volunteer Legion Hall Has Damage By Wou!d-Be Thieves Would-be thieves. broke into the .Legion Memorial Hall on Kirk Street sometime during Monday night, and caused considerable damage before they apparently were frightened away. Clhietf Constable H, R. Thompson •received word of the break-in dux.- ing magis'trate's court session on Tuesday morning, at about 11 o'clock, Nothing was taken from the premises. Water started pouring into the new Clinton Community Swim- ming Fool on 'lluesday night, and now it's full and gradually warm- ing in the sun, A full 18000 gal- lons, or twice the supply held by the town's stand -pipe, is now ready to serve Clinton's swimmers.. Bun continually t h r o u g h filtration equipment the same water will be used until tate end of the season. With final welding being" com- pleted• last night, the filtration Mayor W. J. Miller called for consideration of further annexa- td.on's, n. order to. let Clinton keep up its pace of expanding. "I be- lieve Clinton should expand, and is expa •ng," said the Mayor, Hisrd :osal in regular eoun it p p meeting on Tuesday was met with agreement from most councillors,, if it were possible. Mayor Miller'% suggestion was that an area on both sides of Highway 4, south of Clinton towards RCAF Station Clinton, should be annexed. He said that he felt property holders in that area favour annex- ation, When one of the'council- lors said, "Didn't they move out into the country to avoid Clinton taxes?" the Mayor said he did not think so. "They went out there Tiny Horsewoman Joe Corey's ponies are hav- ing a busy time, supplying rides, to all the little people at fairs, frolics, etc. That's tiny Miss Ann Semis in the saddle, with her uncle, Jim Jewell lending a helping hand, at the Bay- field Lions Frolic. last Wed- nesday. (News -Record Photo) or r to build on VLA land, and they had to have a certain acreage to do so. That was not available in Clinton." • Clerk John Livermore warned that with annexation of the pro- posed area, it would be necessary to supply services, water, sewer- age, and hydro. Mr. Miller ex- plained that the water supply was there, since a main already goes out the Highway to supply RCAF Station Clinton. There'd be no cost there. Councillors agreed to take init- ial steps toward seeing what re- quirements would be needed, and the meeting adjourned. pumps and equipment are to be turned on to -night, and according to It, J. "Bud' Schoenhals, overall chairman of the Clinton Commun- ity Swimming Pool. 'Committee, there will be swimming an Satur- day. Good news, too, for the financ- ing end of the pool, is word that the Huron Fish and Game Con- servation Association has $400 more to donate towards it. This will' help to swell the dwindling reserves considerably, Donations are still being , received by John - Livermore, treastirer of .the Fund, and he will be happy to receive any gifts of cash at the office in the Town Pfeil. Volunteers are needed to super- vise swimming for the balance of this season. With the above an- nouncement, it is expected that many children and adults will be wanting to get their first swim its the new pool. One supervisor and at least two youths or young ladies will be required to supervise the sport, For the remainder of this sea- son, the same swimming pool com- mittee which raised money and built the pool, will administer the "swinuning. sessions. Anyone who would care to take on this job for the next four or five weeks, can leave their name at the•News-Recgrd office or with town clerk John Livermore at the Town Hall, There is a general meeting of the swimming pool committee in the kitchen at the Legion Mem- ' oriel Hall this evening. Town (ouncil in Action Engineer D, M. Ross, Goderich, reported on work completed to date on the Rattenbury and Prin- cess Street construction, at the regular . meeting oil town council om Tu.esday night. Mi members of eouneil heard that the softness off subgrade found in the first block 'east of Albert Street on Rattenbury; and in the hollow east of Githings Street would cause an overrun of $1,500 3n the estimate of costs on the street. 44 truckloads, or 265 yards of large stone was put in the hollow'., All excavation and fin of pit run ,gravel has been completed on Rattenbury Street, except for 200 feet at west end,. where storm sewer tile and telephone cable have yet to be completed. Excavation in the east end of Princess Street has been complet- ed for the first two blocks. No overrun is forseeable in Princess Street, since the hollow corresp- onding to that in Rattenbury is not to be excavated, but will be built up. The only place where trouble may arise is at the slope near the PUC property at the west end of Princess Street near Albert. New storm sewer tile and catch. basins are being installed through- out Rattenbury Street. At CNR Tracks The CNE. requested the town to instal. tw,a catch basins at the Scrap Drive Finances ScoutsTo Algonquin Last weekend members of the First Clinton Boy, Scout Troop went on a .four day trip to visit Algonquin Park, wich was made possible by the hard work of the Ladies. A'uxili'ary to the Scouts ,and Cribs. Money raised in a re- cent scrap Metal drive went to- wards, expenses of the trip, and the boys are most appreciative of this contribution. Percy Brown, Scoutmaster, driv- ing a station wagon loaned by Donald C. Oolquhou,n, and three other cars, provided and driven, by Gordon Dalg'liesh, Arthur Ha12 and Clifford Parker, accompanied the 15 boys. Enjoying the trip were Bill Wilde, Ball 1Vfurney, ]Don Ool'gtt- houn•, P'ete'r Garon, Elvin Parker, Hen Vann.iesen Wayne Stanley, James Mar 1 onald, Gordon Parker, Rosa Sturdy, Tony deCoo, Paul Bateman, Paull veil Al'tena, P,ioky. and Billy Heli, ' Following is an account Af the trip told by ono oft the bpye; (13y J'At1L BATMAN) On Saturday morning, August 2, we started out to Algonquin Park with prospects of a very enjoyable journey ahead of us. We began our trip by way of Highway- 4. At Durham we stopped for re- freshments. We turned off on Highway 91 and to Srtaynor and .then by High- way ighway 26 a few miles where we stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Springwater Provincial Park at Midhurst. Resuming our trip' into Barrie and after finding the right turn we were on Highway 400 (an ex- tension of the Queen Elizabeth Way). At Crown HihI intersection just north of.Barrie, we turned on to Highway 11 northward through Gravenhurst and Braaebridge to Huntsville, The scenery from then on along Hifghlway 60 was magnificent, We passed Lake of Bays, Oxtongue Lake and other small lakes and at 4.07 arrived at the West Pat* ranee to the Park. The Seowts who had 'brought fishing poles had a disappointment when they found out that they fatcl ito buy angling licenses to be able to fish. These dost $2 for a (Continued on Page Bight) north side of the recently repaired crossing on Highway 4, • and Reeve B. Stamey noted that though he tuBiy agreed with the need for themm the work could not be at- tempted until September 1. Filed Letter A request from Fort Erie for support of a resolution to have costs of preparing for a liquor vote, paid for by the province rather than' the municipality, was filed. • s • ate Irwin Boy The matter of responsibility of the town for injuries to Ronald Irwin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Irwin, was referred to the insurance adjustor. Insurance 'Coverage for the muninipai liability insurance was renewed in the General Accident Assurance Company with an inclusive limit of $200,000 with a premium of $555.54. Police Report :Chief H. 'R. Thompson reported that he had 13 convictions out of 13 ,cases prosecuted during July. He had served 17 summonses, and carried out 38 investigations. Fines collected last month amounted to $155. There were 16 warnings, un- der the highway traffic act; only two plaices found insecure, and four motor acbidents Investigated. Building Permits Permits were approved for the , following: garage, C. Cunninghean, $300; storefront, Bill Faeischauer (Ruby and Bill's Snack Bar) $300; store, David Sangster, Albert St„ $5,000; new wide screen, Brownie's Drive -In Limited, $2,000; house, C, Horbaitiwk, $7,000; office build- ing, uildiig, Credit Union $40,000; house, D. Thomas, $10,000; storage shed; K. C. Cooke, $400; sunpordh, R. Cantelon, $200. Defer Payment Having run into trouble on Rat- tenbury Street, the public works department is , facing additional costs. The budget for the year amounts to abonzt $30,000, of which $25:,000 was slated towards the re- building of the twb streets, Flatten - bury and Princess, In the face of increased costs, the contractor, George r. Elliott was approached, and: agreed to accept deferred payment of $5,000 in 1958, rather than in the current year. Mr. and Mrs, Ceriel \ anDamme have received word from Hoiland that Mise Maria VanDamme, niece of Mr. VanDamrrie, is arrive iiig next week for a visit with them. . Over 80 Birthday Club W. 3. Cololough, Woodstock, celebrated his 81st birthday OA Monday, August 5, Harry Gould celebrated his Safi birthday at his horse on High Street, on August 1, 7,ten,,la rs the &hilly attended.