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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-10-17, Page 1The Week's Weather 1957 1956 High. I,<aw High I w Get. 10 57 40 49 32 - 11r1 *40 51 . 47 I2 58 32. 63 38 13 59 31 72 47 14 60 .46 73 45 iv 66 34 69 48 36 67 51 7:0. 551 Rain; .j.4 irts, Rain:."03 ins, THE NEW RA, --93rd YEAR .a THE NEWS-RgCORD-,77th Y. 'AI No, 42- The .Horn Paper With the News Huron OFU Executive Re-elected Mbe QCotunrn=== (By W. D, D.) Some reflections upon "The Cultureof a People" provider . us from the pen of Fred Marren, Capriol and Clinton. , . "On Sun- day, October 13, there was a . total of 624 people who attended chur- dies in Clinton...During the af- ternoon. inone hour and 19 min- utes, 41 cars passed over a narrow bridge so the occupants could look at coloured trees in "The Fifth Paradise"...Wending across rural ,roads from Londesbora's Queen's Highway 4 to 'Goderich's No. 8, via the "IVIillion Dollar Driveway" and Benmiller.. .we met 89 cars. and one truck with seven child- ren in it.-. ,all ' travelling slowly and looking too right and left... even though there is a network of highways handy where they could 46' someplace• ''at" NI - per per hour... " *., * * Latest epistle, from Marsh Mor- rish recalls an early baptism con- ducted by the Rev;. John Gray of time Baptist Church.. .As Marsh remembers it, the baptism by im- mersion was in the river ,pn the south side of the railway bridge just east of town..."They had to cut a hole in the ice, since it was winter time..." He also recalls a man by the " name of Dan Prior who used to be one of the main ones in that church ...Remembering the block in Hur- on Street in which the Baptist Church still stands, 1VMarsh men- tions the Leslie Wagon and Car- riage shop (now. a storehouse for Bell Telephone)...next to it a house with steps up to front door (name forgotten)., .then the church, and John Cuninghanme's -lame and. 'greenhouse (ibelieve Marsh has left out about six hou- ses here, of course some of them were built since he left Clinton) —Across .Across froze Leslie's he recall's the home of Min Mountcastle, then the Runsbail home—then .then a double house awned by Bill Wheat- 'ley...and another in which Marsh himself used to live, and then in front of the next residence known as the Bower house, he recalls anelectric street light... n * IN WATCHING TV OVER THit weekend we had a great lot of fun trying ,to pick out the members of parliament which we knew as. they came • up to the Senate bar oh Monday , , . We hada good time also renewing acquaintances with the streets and buildings in Ottawa ... Now with the Queen and the Prince in the United Stet= es, our thoughts are with one of Clinton's Collegiate teachers' who is having the great honour of help- ing her father welcome the Royal pair to that 'comity , r . Mr, Haig in full Scotch dress and regalia has the responsibility as president of the St. Andrew's Society to read a scroll of welcome to Her Maj- esty at a formal bail in New York City ... At his side will be Miss Cathy Haig of Clinton . * WE DIAD THE PLEASURE • yesterday afternoon of viewing first hand those vehicles which have gained some notice lately on television broadcasts. ''and in Canadian tress `dispatches They are the Walter Callow wheelchair coaches, designed and built for the use of ParaPlegies , , Wheel -chairs are installed ' in the Ws by means of a ramp at the• rear , r then they ate thinly ail-, shored to the floor of .the bus . , Soft faun rubber construction and unique gadgets for raising and low, orhi foot rests . , Mate for particularly temfortable travel seats r , . They are used erctensiv- 11 ewest farm "organization in Ontario, the Farmers Union,. is sh ing itself adept at gaining publicity; and in using pictorial mea . of presenting its story to members, At the annual meeting af t e Huron CPU here lastweek,a harmer in red and bluee aiming their slogans, and a map of Ontario showing by zns of red thumbtacks the 600 locals organized so far in the prince, nce, were part of their promotional effort. From the left, M . John Armstrong, Auburn, women's director; "'C'front) Gordon 1, Varna, re-eleetedd president; Aubert Cormack, president of th#' provincial organization; Robert Taylor, RR. 3, Clinton, sub- ector; Mrs. Ann Nesbit, RR 3, BEiyth,• secretary. treasurer; 1 Dalton, Seaforth, sub -director, and Mrs. C. A. Trott, Clinton, re orter for daily newspapers, radio -and television. ' (News: -Record Photo) pro Over 70 at OFU Annual, Appose MarketingScheme Bright red, white and blue ban- ner proclaiming "In Union there is Strength" was the rallying point last Thursday evening at the an- nual meeting of the, Huron County branch of the Ontario Farmers Mikan. Nell+ bver 70�, men and women attended; and'eaeh wore a' ribbon and . name tag, indicating whether member or non-member. Interesting item on the agenda was an auction sale of farm pro, - duce and women's work which earned the Union more than $35. Percy Wright, a union °member was auctioneer, Gordon Hill, Varna, president of the Local, was in• charge of the meeting and introduced the guest speakers, Mrs. George Prosser, the provincial lady director and Al- bert Cormack, president of ' the Ontario Farmers Union. Cormack outlined the growth of the Union from its• `early days in Grey County, until now over 600 locals have been formed. He spoke • Are You For the Pooh The followings partial list of the donations is given y the rural folk in the Clinton district towards expenses at the Clinton Commun- ity Swimming; Pool. A house-to- house canvass .was carried out by volunteers working with the ser- vice clulbs of Clinton. Allen Betties $ .Alvin Betties Alex Weston D. A. Smith W. A, McGuire Eldon Yeo Reg, Miller Oliver Cole Edward Grigg Bruce Norman John 'Greielanus N. W. ' Heard Gordon Stock Harry Cudmore ..............,....... Frank McCullough Mrs, C. J. O'Brien Mrs, Leslie Lawson Leen Rehorst. Donald Crich Ernest Crich Mrs. Maud Crich ,. John Peekitt Batt Collins William..Haugh Calvin Horton Bob MeGregor Mrs. Frank McGregor Don McGregor A, Verhoeff Jr B, 1VIiller Fred Anderson George Potter Glen. price J'. 13, Holmes Aitionynious Thomas Turner Norumman Trewartha Torn Flynn Theo Flynn: 2.00 2,00 1.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 2,00 2.00 3.00' 5.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 2.00 2.50 1.00 500 2.00 2.00 2.0000 1,00 1,00 2,00 10,00 2.00 2.00 2.00 S,b 0 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 ely in Halifax v , r where' they were built and are on a tour to show people in. Ontario what a marvellous help they are cost: about $15,0000 pet coach, and another $2,000 fora Set of wheel - Chairs of the apposition they- weathered from. paid 'representatives of the Federation. a Agriculture. The speaker mentioned certain aspects • of f the . Hog Marketing scheme, stating that "Assembly points are absolutely, not in the `1est 1i terests''of 'the' fattier:- He" said that evidence of that "has been clear in the past three weeks when a $10 drop in one month has proven thb plan ineffective." He said, "The shippers them- selves are calling meetings, and this is none of their business. They take it up because so many farm- ers who are complaining . have failed to call the meetings them - lieges." .. .Cormack mentioned the new of- fice of the OFU at 5 Douglas St, in Guelph, and the work they had been doing with radio and' .TV broadcasts. In addition to two resolutions passed in regard to the hog mar- keting scheme which appear else- where in this paper, the group en- dorsed another asking for a Royal Commission to he appointed at once to investigate • the price spreads :ere agriculture products, as promised in recent election campaign. A further resolution calling for increase of membership dues from the present $6 to $10 was •lost. Members felt they could attract more members more easily if they left the fee down, Re-elected county director was Gordon Hill, Varna. The meeting named Robert Taylor, Tell 3, Clin- ton, and Carl Dalton, Seaforth, sub -directors; Mrs. Ann Nesbitt, RR 3, Blyth, lady director;' and, Mrs. ' John Armstrong, Auburn, lady sub -director. Mrs. Nesbitt was also elected secretary -treasurer. CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 1957 Local Businessman VI/ Glen:.00k Passed .,Away Funeral service for a prominent local businessman .in the person of W. Glen Cook, was held in the Ball and cutch funeral home, Clinton on Monday afternoon, with the Rev, J, A, 1VIeKim.. of Wesley- Willis esly Wifis United Church;, officiating, Interment was in Clinton Cernee tery. Arrangements were under the auspices of the Clinton Branch 140, Cana.dr i Legion: Mr. Cook had (been -'.ember (ef the 161st Huron Bautaiibn, and ,served over- seas in the First World War, when he suffered wounds in his throat while in action, in France. Pall -bearers were Thomas Her- man, G. Morley Counter, Theo Fremlin, Hugh R: Hawkins, Har- old C, Lawson and George Rum - ball. Flower -bearers were six nephews, Lorne Cook, Evanston, 111.; Stewart Cook, Stratford; Wil- liam and James Routly, Bright; Clarence Neilans, .Clinton, and William Cook, Kitchener. Prominent in the affairs of Clin- ton, where he once served as coun- cillor, and was elder in the Wesley - Willis United Church at the time of his death, Mr. Cook was in the hotel business here for the past ten years. Prior to that he operat- ed a restaurant on the site of the present W. C. Neweonvbe drugstore (where Ashton's Taxi stand used to be.) This was known as Glen- nie's Restaurant. His hotel is the' Hotel Clinton.. Barn in Clinton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook, he married the former Ann Watt, who died several years ago. Mn Cook pas• sed away in Clinton Public Hospi- tal on Friday, after an illness of six months. He was in his 71st year. Surviving are three brothers, Cree, Clinton; Fred, Wyandotte, Mich.; !Douglas, Bright, Ont., and two sisters, Mrs, Thomas Grealis and Mrs. John Neilans, both of Clinton. HomemakerClubs Training Classes October 22, 23 Training school for leaders of the 44.1 Homemaking Clubs in the south part of Huron County are being held in the agricultural of- fice board rooms here in Clinton next Tuesday and Wednesday, The project for.the clubs this winter is entitled. "Working with Wool". This promises to be a very worthwhile project, shince the girls will make a wool skirt or jumper each, and will receive Help in equipping a sewing box, if they do not already have this done. They will learn: the selection and use of a pattern and the technique of the construction of the 'garment as well as the pressing and care of wool, All girlsbetween ages 21 to 26 are welcomed into the project, and it is recommended that at least four girls make up each club. Miss Shirley D. Patterson, home economist for Huron County will be in charge of the training schools. Most of the clubs are sponsored by Woman's Institutes within the county. Similar schools will be held in Wingham on Thursday and Friday next week for the leaders in North Huron. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McMurray spent the weekend at Barrie and Thornbury. Clinton Min.i to ri l Sponsoring 'Shell Out' for UNICEF Hallowe'en owe en Fun and frolic at Hallowe'en has become a tradition with the child- ren of Canada and many other couhtrles. Now, however, we have a chance at' the same time •to do a useful, Christian piece of Work for the inillions of sick and under- privileged children of the wortd. "Shell Out for UNICEF' is a project designed to extend the benefits ofl our , Canadian Hal- lowe'en to 'boys and girls in less fortunate countries all °vet the World, Everyone in Canada Is Abe- ittg invited to take part in this new style •,>:Iallowe'eri-+with.a-heart. What to Carie Do ,Every ;government which belongs to the united Mittens helps UNICEF with money. But It is not enough, 1Vikny more millions of children creed medicine, ;food, care. The Clinton Ministerial Associa- tion is sponsoring a SHELL OUT k`Olt UNICEF. effort this Halms lowe'en, This means that the Children. nay dress up as usual but instead of asking for Bandies and apples for themselves, they will be encouraged to ask for a Shell Out for UNICEF: • Each group of children"partici- paling .inthis effort will be equip- ped with a container Marked with the UNICEF sticker, Their ery will be "Shell Out for UNICEF"— if you have a candy for them, well and good, but they will really be calling on you for a donation for UNICEF, the United Nation's Children's Fund. The Ministerial Association is paying all ,pr(irn:otioil costs, All. Money et:fleeted wilt go direct to the Canadian U1kTTC.1JiF', Talk this over 'with your children-•-eneour- age them to help make• this a Christian Hallowe'en—a UNICEF Hallowe'en, More particulars next week. What l[s (UNICEF UNWED' is short for United Nations Children's Fund, UNIT is a 'United Nations agency eerie cerned exclusively with children, its first and greatest mutton is to protect children against disease, 7 cents a COPY $x,00. a Year, Protest Meeting To -Night . Clinton Man To WOAA Executive J. Douglas Thorndike, Frederick Street, Clinton., was one of four .new executive members elected' to the Western Ontario Athletic ,As- soeiation held in Wingham last Wednesday night. Doug has just completed a two-year terms . as Sports Officer for this District of the Canadian Legion. Other new nenftsnibers are Herman Young, Kincardine; Jim Inglis, At- wood and E. C. Gray, Palmerston, iMr. Gray is a brother of J, A, Gray, principal of Clinton Public school) . John Bell, Listowel, was named president, succeeding Nelson Hill, God'erioh, First vice-presidents are Norman Hill, New Hamburg; Glen Johnston, Fordwich and Geo- rge Kraft, Hanover. Secretary- treaserer-manager is A. J. ,,Lack - ridge, Wingham. Gaut speakers included officials of the OH.A. and OMPA and Ro- bert r Secord, Hanover, of the Com- munity Programs Branch. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Hall, Mr, and -Mrs. John Hall and Mr. Ted Hall, Toronto, spent the weekend with Miss Evelyn Hall. Opposin g Compuls4ry Plan„ Some Suggest Voting, A protest meeting is being held in Hemel). to -night by persons en.. gaged in o+,pposin:g the Hog Mar- keting Scheme, This will be a meeting similar to that held in Stratford last Thursday night,. In Stratford, the meeting was. called by Theodore Parker. The resolution which received the sup- port of 600 persons present reads: "That we request the Farm Pre- ducts Marketing Board to terniin- ate immediately delegation of new- er; and ask the Right Honouralble L, O. Breithau'pt to dissolve the Ontario Hog Producer's Marketing Board and the Ontario Hog Pro ducers Co -Operative Marketing agency, as they were never approv- ed by a producer vote." 'Men named by Parker at that meeting who have agreed to act with hi m as a committee, .were John Charlton, Belmont; Leonard Grebb, Exeter; Donald Hall, Plattsvilie and John B,eigling, Chatham, Sees Minister Theodore ,Parker went to the Cancer- Group Announces Receipts Campaign Had Raised Over $1,800 Mrs. Neville Forbes, president, was in the chair for the annual meeting of the Clinton and Dist- rict Branch of the Perth -Huron Unit oIf the Canadian Cancer So- ciety, which was held in the Clin- ton council chamber last Thursday evening. The meeting was opened with a few excerpts read from the Canadian Cancer Newsletter, by the president. The edcatio un committee's re- port of which Mrs. F. Fingland is chairman, and which was read by the secretary, Benson Sutter, showed 'that approximately 1,800 pamphlets and 500 calendars had' been distributed, Films had...been showxi at a number of centres. Ross Merrill, the local campaign chairman, and Mayor W. J, Miller, the campaign chairman for the area, were quite grateful for the co-operation they had received, not only .from contributors but canvas- sers • as well. It was stated that $1,835 had 'been forwarded to the Unit treasurer, although it was ex- pected that a small amount would still be turned in from some of the outlying points. Mrs, Alex Roddy, chairman olf the service committee, stated that one group of volunteers had made dressings -which were being stored in a room at the Nurses' Resi- dence. To date, none of these had been needed in this area, for which everyone had been grateful. Mrs. D. J. Lane for welfare stated that she had been promised the support of the local doctors, and that sev- eral calls had been made. Mrs. Forbes gave a detailed re- port of the recent education and publicity conference held in Toron- to. She stressed that good lay education was essential, and that proper cancer education was prop- er health education. The new Ontario Division film "Sword of Hope" was shown with Ross Merrill as projectionist. Miss Esther Jamieson 'spoke on the Service Conference held in Kitchener in September. She stat- ed that tribute had been paid to the volunteers who had given so much time and efifort to the work. She mentioned that it was felt that the service committees were being given a very great challenge, but it was in the meeting of this challenge that satisfaction for ser- vices rendered could be noted. Mayor Miller was nominated to attend the canpaigreand extension conference which is being held in London at the end of this month. The election of officers which was .to have taken place was not able to be held, so the present executive was asked to carry on, for a few weeks until a new exec- utive could be appointed. At the conclusion of the meet- ing delicious refreshments were served with Mrs. C. H. Epps in charge. Parliament Buildings in Toronto. and gave the same report as had. been given at the protest meeting,. citing several cases of hardship to hog producers, to the Hon, W, A, Goodfellow, minister of agricul- ture, The minister, said EVtt', Per - Icer, indicated that a press report; of the outcome of the meeting, would be issued early in thh week:, No rDecision, Yet Meanwhile there has been no, decision. made with regard to the: location of the assembly point which is promised for Huron.. County. Speaking with W. R;. "Bert" Lobb, president of the ran County Hog Producers Assoc- iation, it was learned that grog. -e. ress towards a decision as being made. He and the other merebers' of the executive have been very - busy, trying to keep up with the' various meetings which are being - held to discuss the marketing prob-- lean. No Surprise Roy Jewell of the London Free' Press, in his Oats and Thistles:• column points out that the move- to ove-to compulsory marketing is not (or should not be) a 'surprise to Hog Producers. It was in the orig- inal riginal plans af the Hog Producers: in 1946 (approx.) by a vote of the - hog producers, when provision was: made for such a scheme. One of' the main reasons then for the pro- ducers support was the desire of producers to gain some control over .their market. Jewell commented on the terrific. lot of slow steps toward the . pres- ent stage, which have been taken,. leading all the way from licensing;. of shippers, to the present plair. for compulsory marketing. • TOFU Opposed Meanwhile the Huron County- OFU ountyOFU has expressed disapproval of the scheme by passing a group of" resolutions as follows: Whereas the system of direction of hogs toe• assembly points presently being enforced by the Ontario Hog Pro- ducers Co-op Marketing Board is: expensive, inefficient and objee-- tionaible to the extent that farmers are demanding a vote which evens could rob them,of their entire hog: marketing scheme and authority,. therefore be it resolved that the. OFU be consulted regarding the, wording of the ballot. Also that the OFU notify the Hog Producers Co-op Marketing Board that the - Union insists on the discontinuance, of assembly paints and that a sys- tem of selling and directin:g' hogs straight from the farmers stables: to buyers as sugggested by the, Union brief to the Co-op Board in' March, 1956 should be practiced' without delay. These resolutions were endorsed at the annual meeting of the Hu- ron CPU in Clinton last week. Juniors Debate and Orate Trappers Meet In Brussels Hall Discuss Muskrats The Huron County Trappers As- sociation -discussed the change of muskrat season to fall, rather than in the custoiflary spring, with scant approval last Thursday when they met iri Brussels. With nearly 70 present they heard speakers front the Department of Lands and For- gists, Mr, Drew and Harold Cant- elon explain that the thought was to catch the rats before the win- ter kill -off from natural hazards. Draws were held,, and Winners were W. E; "Bill" Jervis, Clinton, a .330 Winchester carbine; Ron lkiraClinchey, Varna, a box of 12 gauge shotgun shells; PeMy-Ward, Brussels, knife; Murray East, . Clinton; �bbx of .`22 shells,,Bill Craig (secretary -treasurer of the Association), won a trap. 'liwo friars were sh:owri by Don Epps, and lunch was provided by the ladies of the Auxiliary to the. Legion, Mr. and Mrs, Donald, Shanahan and son, Kevin visited on Thanks- giving weekend with their par - exits, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shanahan and Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Free. i'ian. Be the hind of driver you expect the other ettow to 'be.—DRIVE SAPELY. Inter -Club. Entries Picked, F of A Prince and Princess Wth .a crowd considerably lower in numbers than has been the custom, the public speaking and debating contests held annually by the Huron County Junior Partners took •place in .,the. auditorium of the Clinton District Collegiate In- stitute last night. Placing first in the puiblic speak- ing was San.df'a Doig, Seaforth, Speaking on the topic, "The Wo- men's Institute," Runner up was Catherine Welsh, RR 2, Bayfield, on "Why I azo Proud bp be a 'EWO.3 AR -OLD PALLS O J WINDOW; DIES LATER Norman i atti& Desjardins, son of Mr. and Mrs, William John Deslardins, was standing by the upstairs i • pS airs tiv ndow .in one of the Crich apartments In central Sea- forth early this week, watching for his father' to one home for sup- per, when he apparently leaned too hard against the screen in: the. window and it gave way. The two- year-old boy struck his head on the cement sidewalk and died in Scott Memorial Hospital, 20 min- utes later, 'His father is serving with the R+ A aiid was posted to Station. Clinton, last Thursday from Chatham, Mr, arid Mrs. W. IX. •Catttrf f txlerich, called on. Mr, and i,frs. Leeppington, an Thanksgli4ng Day, Canadian:" Other speakers .were Jim Robinson, Hawick and Boyd Taylor, Walton. De(be,ting subjects were well con- tested. Winners were George Ribey and Murray Gatti -it; Bill Coultes. and Lawrence Nesbit; Larry Wheatley and Bill Strong. Picked; to' go on into inter -county debates. 'were Riibey, Gaunt, Nesbit and. Wheatley with Strong as alternate,.. Judges were two members of the OAC, Guelph, Literary Society. Another Contest conducted at CDC/ last night Was That fere County Prince and Princess spot -- gored by the Huron Federation of Agriculture. Contestants -oompet=• ed in a lengthy written examina- tion (90 minute time limit), pre*. sented a record of theif achieve, - Menta in the' junior programs; andi: gave a five-min'ute speech as well. Chosen were Princess .loan Wil - Sen, Seaforth, and Prince Ross. Smith, Brussels. Judges were Bob MacMillan,. Andy Dixon and Mrs. Bob Me-- <ercher, o Part'• ularly pleasant to 'hear e a:the eelections piseited . . ,P llnibr Poitiers Chair. Twetat.;', of s Were blenSade)eelien,a .,; form by their leader, Mrs.. T otrg4• las, Wingham, accompanied" bp- 'Carol:• Pepper, R'R. 5, Seaforth. 1Vtusical numbers bar" SUMO -- Patentee were welk;;,,,aeceivedil throughout the evening.