HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-09-05, Page 1Among the little girls attending Sehdal at
SS 10, Stanley Township, are these: front row,
left to right; Patsy rthweli, Joanne Aldwincidef
Sharon Baird, Gail ,Si, Louis and Carol. Turner;
second row, Irene Zaylor, Barbara ,Aldvvinoltle,
Mrs. Murray (Margaret) Garrett, the teacher,
iltlildred Turner and Milda Pepper. Mrs. Garrett
has about 36 pupils enrolled at the school this
fall.
(NON'S-Renard Photo)
Urban Schools House
Nearly 900 Students
Four little boys on their first day of school this fan, .are
_not too sure whether they like the idea of having their pictures
taken. From the led, Gordon and Douglas St. Lords, Ray Mc-
ClincheY arc Jackie Pepper, all pupils of SS 10, Stanley Town,"
ship. 4 (News-Record 'Phan)
Wee Lads off to School
CNR Cancelling Trains,
Stratford to Goderich
FRANK LAYTON, Frederick Street, completed- 22 years of
service to the motoring public an Saturday night when he closed.
the doors for the last time at the Supertest Station just behind
, the' Post Office. He plans to retire and do some of the visiting
with friends that he was unable to do during Ms long years of
Work. Before coming to the ,Supertes,t Station in 1935, Mr. Layton
operated the Shell Service Station (now run by L. Cummings),
on Highway 8 for two years. He was with Canadian Oil Comp-
,anies for six years and with John •Schoenhals for five years in
the mill at the corner of"Princess arid Albert Streets. Prior to
that he was a farmer in Tudkersmith Township.
(News-Record Photo)
Retires After 22 Years
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ALL SORTS OF IDEAS HAVE,
been put forth in Clinton for rais-
ing funds for the new swim pool
. .. and they've all paid off in pen-
nies, dimes, quarters or dollars . .
Here's a new wrinkle being used
in the town of Uxbridge to raise
funds for a new hospital they're
planning there . . . Apparently the
gentlemen who visit the local
"billiard academy" have arranged
for special games of two or more
tables of four players each . . .
Each player puts in $1.25 and the
$5 total each week goes into the
hospital trust fund . . , Two such
tables would realize $520 per
year . .
The Week's Weather
1957 1.956
High Low High Low
Aug. 29 68 55 82 63
30 72 63 81 65
31 72 52 83 66
Sept. 1 79 53 80 65
2 85 63 71 56
3 79 66 75 52
4 72 55 78 57
Rain; .41 ins. Rain: 1.50 ins.
Nearly 900 children and 'teen-
a'gers began another ten months of
learning this week, when on Tues-
day they appeared for registration,
and yesterday settled down for
their first full day of instruction
in the Clinton schools.
At the Public School first day
went off quite smoothly, according
to Principal Bert Gray. He was
alnite pleased with the co-operation
of:thesstudents, and remarked, "It
might have been mid-January, in-
stead of the 'first day', as far as
order went."
A total of 469 children are en-
rolled so far, and possibly a few
more will arrive in the next few
days. This strangely enough, ie
the exact number reported last"
year in the first day of school.
Kindergarten, taught by Mrs.
George Falconer has 42 pupils.
Mrs. Dorothy Williams presides
over 31 first graders, and Miss
Olive Johnson has a combined
room of 31. in grades one and two.
Mrs. G. Jefferson has 35 grade two
youngsters,. and- Mrs. B. Taylor
teaches 30 in grades two and three.
Miss Luella Johnston has 32 in
Grade 3 and Mrs. Isabel Henry
has 38 children in Grades 4 and 5.
Mrs. Edna Jamieson teaches 42
in fourth grade. Mrs. Blanche
Parke has Grade 5 with 38 pupils.
Miss Winnie Gray teaches Grade
6 with 35 pupils, Frank Hiusser
has a combined grade with 35
Grades 6 and 7. Harry Nesbitt
has 37 pupils of Grade 7 and, there
are 43 pupils in Grade 8, taught
mainly by the principal, Bert Gray.
Mrs. J. Douglas Thorndike is
supply teacher.
CDCI Students
However, there are 25 more
students at the Collegiate this year
than in the fall of 1956. A total
of am are enrolled. In Grade 13,
19 students; Grade 12, 47 stud-
ents; special commercial, 16;
Grade 11, 67! Grade 10, 101 and
in Grade 9, 146.
Teachers at CiDCI are Principal
E. A. Fines, mathematics; J. Ross
Middleton, social studies and hist-
ory; William Craig, industrial arts;
Ray Bieman, boys physical educa-
tion and math.; El Junkin, science
and agricidture; G. W. McGee,
mathematics and • biology; W. B.
Olde, science; Norman Garrett,
guidance and math. '
Mrs. Margaret Robinson, Eng-
lish; Miss Margaret McKenzie,
French; Miss Dipple,, Latin, and ,
French; Mrs. R. Alexander,.
typing; Mrs. Mabel Whetham.,
home economics; Miss Eleanor
Plumsteel, English and history;
Miss Cathie Haig, history and
French; Mrs. S. P. Burton, special
commercial; Mrs. Jack Webb-, girls
physical education and English.
A/V/111 Hugh Campbell
Principal C. A, - Trott reports
that 393 children enrolled on open-
ing day, and a temporary class-
room was pressed into service and
a playroom divided to provide
enough space, This is 62 more
pupils than the total which showed
up on opening day in 1956. Mr.
Trott predicts that the total en-
rollment may hit 400 before the
end of September.
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X112,000 School
Open at Hensall
181 pupils enrolled Tuesday in
the new six-room $112,000 public
school in Hensall, which is expect-
ed to be officially opened some-
time in October,'
On the teaching staff are Ro-
bert Reab.urn, principal, grades 7
and 8; Mrs. W. Haugh, Brucefield,
grades 5 and 6; Mrs. Robert Allan,
Brucefield, grades 3 and 4; Mrs.
Mabelle Shirray, grades 2 and a;
Mrs. Beryl Elgie, grade 1 and
kindergarten, Mrs. Howard Scene,
Canvass Country
For Pool Funds
At a .'rrteeting of the Clinton
Community Swimming '..1,061. Com-
mittee last night, a decision was
reached to canvass the, rural area
around 'Clinton for funds to com-
plete the 'pool structure and build
a bath house. Don Kay, president
of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton,
who headed the town canvass last
month, will also head the rural
canvass, slated to take plane on
Wednesday and Thursday, Septem-
ber 25 and 26, A meeting will be
held this weekend .to work out the
details and areas to be canvassed,
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Clinton Float
Earns Prize at
Bean Festiva
Bean supper was seryed to 3,000
people on Monday at; the fourth
annual Ontario Bean Festival
sponsored in Hensel). by the Kins-
men Ckfb of that 'village.
First prize far floats, $50, was
won by the Hotel Clinton, which
entered a replica of the HaterClin-
ton dining room especially decorat-
ecrfor a wedding. Miss Franees
park was the bride,, dressed in
white, and Miss 'Jean". Adams was
bridesmaid in pink. Neil McGreg-
or acted as groom,- and Ken Cook
was best man. L. G. ,"Dan" Cook
was the - preacher and Misses
Sharon Cook and Ma6r Ann New-
combe were the waitresses. About
200 artificial flowers, made espec-
ially for the occasion,, and'six bas-
kets of gladiolus, plus artificial
grass for the table to rest upon;
white linen, etc„ made the float
well deserving first .place.
Entries by W. G. Thompson and
Son and Cook Bros., Hensall, won
second and third prizes.
Elston -Cardiff, MP ,for Huron,
and the government whip, offic-
ially opened the day, and said that
farmers are eurrPnt1y in a
"squeeze". Prices they have to pay
for goods, he claimed, are not off-
set by prices they receive for goods
they produce.
He said this, was "harmful to
the country's economy" when one
group of producers did not prosper
with the others. He blamed part
of the problem on the farmers in-
ability to compete with industry
for labour.
Mary Lou McCoy, 17-year-old
Exeter girl 'was crowned Ontario's
second "Bean Queen" by Connie
Hoff, 1956 Michigan State Bean
Queen. Other entries in this con-
test included Marian Desjardine,
Grand Bend; Margaret Moir, Hen-
sail; Jean. Stevens, Centralia;
Marjorie and Edith Rhin, Brussels;
Evelyn Turner, Brucefield and
Irene Beaver, Eketer,
Canadian Champion Dean Mc-
Laughlin took the "A" class singles.
championship in the horseshoe
pitching 'contest; Basil Preszcator,,
Exeter was first in "B" class (lim-
ited to players with a 25-mile rad-
iur of Hensall); Norman Harburn,
Cromarty, was seconc, and Ernest
Harburn, Cromarty, was third.
"B" class doubles were won by
NOrman and Ernest Milburn and
,the "A" doubles were won by Jack
Boa, Hensall and Fred Ilarburn,
S taffa.
No Polio Cases
Reported Last
Year In Huron
There were no Cases of polio-
myelitis reported in Huron during
the sear 1956. This is a mast un-
usual occurrence, according to the
Huron County Health Unit's, an-
nual report, released last month
from the offices of the Medical
Officer of Health, Dr. M. Aldis,
Goderich.
Since 1953, when there was a
peak of 24 cases and two deaths,
there has been a gradual decline
in the local incidence of this dis-
ease,
So far there have been 16,978
doses of the polio' vaccine in the
county', giving two doses each. • to
all elementary school children.
During 1957 the program is being
expanded to include pre...school
children, and third dessea Will be
administered to elementary school
students Who have already receiv-
ed their initial two injections,
There were 13 rieW cases of
tubereansia discovered in 1956,
with three deaths reported from
the disease. 'llwelve persons were
admitted to sanitoria during the
year, and 12 were released. 653
new persons were attending regal.
ar chest Oinks, bringing the total
up to 1,216 compared, with only
1,003 attending in 1955.
Thirty men representing the
municipalities of Goderich, Clinton,
Seaforth and Mitchell, meeting in,
the council chamber here last
Thursday night heard 'officials
from the Canadian National Rail-
ways announce the intention of the
CNR to discontinue the early
morning train east of Goderich to
Stratford and the late night train
back
Dr. .E. A. Meal/faster, Mayor of
Seaterth, was chairman of the
meeting, and Peter McEwan, God-
erich, acted as secretary.
F, E. Carlin, CNR superintend-
ent, Stratford, reported that care-
ful examination of the Goderich
sub-division had been made, and it
As found that on the two trains
Goshen Line Boy
Injures Foot
(By our Mensal]. Correspondent)
Bob McBride, eight, son of Mr,
and Mrs. Clare McBride, of the
Goshen Line,, north of Zurich, is
recuperating in War Memorial
Children's Hospital, London, from
a badly crushed left ankle he suf-
fered when he caught his foot be-
tween the axle and wheel of the
tractor his father was driving.
Skin grafting will have to be
performed as all the skin was tak-
en off down. to the toes. Dr, Mc-
Laughlan, London, is the, attending
physician.
in question, passenger revenue for
12 months was $1,195, or less than
$100 per month, The CNR cal-
culates that they will save $37,500
by discontinuing the trains.
A suggestion that a Ralliner
(lightweight self-propelled modern
passenger car) might be used, was
also investigated. The initial cap-
ital expenditure would be approx-
imately $500,000 and the popula-
tion of 12,000 persons along the
line did not suggest enough traffic
to pay depreciation, much less
costs of operating.
Cancellation of the two trains is
effective October 27.
The noon train in from Strat-
ford, and the afternoon train back
will be kept on. Express service
will be kept on by means of a
truck service which Ivan Craig,
superintendent. CN express prom-
ised would be better than the
present train ' service, Revenue
from express on these two trains
has been approximately $47,000.
Dr. McMaster remarked that if
it were ,comparable to the present
mail service it would be pretty aw-
ful. •The ONB, officials said there
would be no comparison. The ex-
press service would be on time, for
schedule had to be kept up to meet
trains.
3, M. EcOart, former Wardell of
the County, and present clerk of
Mc:Milan Township, asked why the
CNR had advised the Post Office
Department that they Planned dis-continuing mail service in this
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n Highway 4
Last week saw the closing of
two more gasoline outlets in Clin-
ton, They were the Su.pertest
Station near the Post Office oper-
ated for the past 22 years by
Frank Layton, and the new White
Rost,. station on Highway 4, re-
cently operated by. Anson Gilbert.
It was in 1955 that council pas-
sed a by-law in Clinton limiting
the number of gasoline outlets
to the 16 that were at that time
in operation, Since then a total of
four have ceased operation. They
include the two already mentioned,
the Reliance station operated in
conjunction with the Melva Manor
restaurant, on Highway 8 and the
so station last operated by Gild-
don Truck Body on Highway 4
apposite Hanover Transport.
Closing of the last two was
because of failure in business'.
Closing of the first two is because
there apparently is no one avail-
able to lease the properties',
This week Sturdy's Farm Equip-
ment moved from their location
on Rattenbury Street to occupy
the Massey-Harris-Ferguson build-
ing on Albert Street, opposite Han-
over Transport, This leaves three
gasoline outlets closed. :
Work commenced last week on
the construction of the new Brit-
ish-American service Station on
Highway 4 nearly opposite the
White Rose station (which closed
last weekend). Fuel tanks are in
place ready to be installed. Cement
blocks are rapidly forming the
foundation, Tenders are out for
offers to' tear down two houses
on the property.'
Intentions of the. Reliance firm
to erect a new station, on Highway
4, near the CNR tracks have been
abandoned, temporarily at least,
and the Reliance Company ,. has
purchased the Melva Manor loc-
ation.
Former-focal Girl
Wins High Award
Miss Nancy Kennington, St.
Thomas, who started senora here
in Clinton with Miss Donelda
Adams as her teacher, has won the
George Williamson Young Memor-
ial Scholarship of $500 awarded to
the student entering the' Univer-
sity of Western Ontario with the
highest standing in six specified
Grade ,13 examinations. Her aver-
age was 81 percent.
Miss Kennington, who is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrsc Charles
Kennington, 253 Elm; Street, St.
Thomas, and granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Bayley, RR
4, Clinton, has also won the $500
Dominion-Provincial Bursary, and
another $100 by reversion.
Another scholarship of $200
from. the Western University board
of governors for the one with the
highest marks would have gone to
Miss Kennington if she had not
won the other award. Instead it
goes to a runner-up at Centrat
Elgin Collegiate, where the young"
lady received her secondary schoo0
education in St. Thomas,
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OFU LOCAL MEETING
SEPT. 9, ROLMESVILILE
The regular meeting of the
Holmesville Farm Union Local will
be held Monday evening, Septem-
ber 9, in the Hohnesville School.
This promises to be a very inter-
esting meeting, since Gordon Hill,
Varna, County,. Director, will give
a report of the Inter-Provincial
Farm Union Convention held in
Winnipeg this summer. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
as* Nv,Y1. o.) •
nios4 MAf4 'row.x. wHo
make a habit of 'listening, to the
Ne*Maoris? News broadcast every
Sunday morning over C`4110 with
Don Fairhairn will be interested
to ,know that he ha.S. taken -aver
complete .control and oiperatien of
the Sutton Reporter,. and his Os
dress in ease anyone wants to
write to him . , is,•StittoralVeat,
Ontario . Actually Den has been
editing the paper there for several
months, but has just moved his
family out of "retort° „ . Tie will
continue with the Sunday morning
broadcasts . .
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.N1G(H(P ,,,HAIWK.S. YESTERDAY
evening had an excellent view of
the most startling northern. lights
ever seen in this latitude .
observers, (Norman Fitzsimons,
Forrest Noble- and Larry Gemus),
report them very bright . Mr.
Gennis was driving a car, and
his first reaction Was to wish the
chap behind him would hurry up
and go past . . then. he realized
the light was, in the sky, and stop.,
ped for a:better look , . . At that
time (about ten o'clock) the lights,
'ever-changing, were directly over-
bead in a cone shape , .
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CONTRIBUTOR • FROM BAY ,
field, Mrs. Percy Proctor . . has
a. suggestion for the Department
of Highways, to . . this'
slimmer there have been cars stops
-ping at Deer Lodge asking if the
road just north of the bridge is
the road to Clinton . . Now that
used to be the. road to Clinton,
and it still is, if people want to
travel a dusty one . . . but with
the new road completed, it would
be ra good idea to tell people where
,it is, wouldn't it . .
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'1111E USE OF "GHOST CM3S"
(that is unidentified cars) by the
police forces . . . can have its
latmorons aspect, too t Appar-
ently they are in use in Vancouver
• . . for The Vancouver Sun has
published a cartoon showing a
rainy day in that city, two cars
stopped, and two rain-cdated stern-
fa.ced men standing beside each
one . . . One of each pair of men
is equipped with pencil and pad
. . . and one -says to his: partner:
"Get this Finnegan . claiMs
he's s a ghost car, too , . . "
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.ONE • PROBLEM WI:UCH THE
town fathers in Clinton have never
had to worry about'. , and, that
is the building, repair, widerilngo
etc., of a bridge ... . In that re-
:gard Clinton is unique among Hur-
on County towns . .". Should plans
for an annexation into Stanley
and, Tackersmith Townships- mat-
erialize . . . we understand that
- Clinton would then assume res-
ponsibility for the bridge on High-
way 4 at the entrance to town . .
Ready for September School Da
Deputy Governor Charles Harris, Walkerton,
(right front) performed the installation cere-
monies on Tuesday night 'when the Kinsmen
officers accepted their jobs for the next year.
Gasoline Outlets Reduced #0 13
New Station.
.Being Built
Kinsmen Officers are Installed
With him is President Don Kay. Offie.,, are,
left to right, Ray nitqlittn, secretary; bon tpps,.
second vicepresident; Maitland &ion first vice*
president; Ken Scott, director; sack 130Witiarn
treasurer and John Hartley, director,
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