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Ivan 1VIcClymont, Varna, was
elected president of the Clinton
Junior Farmers at the annual
meeting held in the auditorium
of the Clinton District Collegiate
Institute on Tuesday evening.
Vice-president 'is Larry Jones, RR
2, Clinton and second vice-pres-
ident is Robert Lawson. Secre-
tary is Stan Johns, RR 3, Sea-
forth and treasurer is Frank
O'Brien. Rob McDonald is press
reporter and directors are Don-
ald Lobb, Arie Verhoef, Orval
President
eecceLYMON'T
President of Clinton Junior
Farmers.
The value of a weekly news-
paper to the community has been
emphasized over the- past week,
when the Zurich Chamber of 'Com-
merce strongly urged steps to-
ward establishing a weekly in the
village, •
As a result of the civic pride
shown by the village residents,
both merchants and.citizens, the
Newspaperman
11101M. Tit Ttilti(11EIM
Business manager ref the
Zurich Citizens News, ,
Chairman.
CLAYTON DIXON
named president of the Clinton
Public School Board,
Overcrowding is once more be-
coming serious at ,the Clinton
Public School. Enrolment accord-
ing to Principal J. A. Gray's re-
port presented on Thursday night,
is now 487 pupils, 25 more than
in September of 1957.
There are 45 students enrolled
in Grade 8. To alleviate the sit-
uation next year, the board is
planning to shift the kindergarten
classes to the school auditorium
in order to have the, extra class-
room for other grades.
Clayton Dixon was acclaimed
chairman of the six-man school
board at the inaugural meeting.
He succeeds George Lavis to this
position, Lawrence Haughton is
vice-chairman.
H. C. Lawson was re-appointed
secretary-treasurer and truant of-
ficer. Percy Livermore was re-
hired as caretaker. Committees
Special Meet ings Platined
Huron Farm Union Week
Townslup Council
Authorizes
Grader Payment
At the inaugural session of the
Goderich Township' Council at
Holmesville on Monday afternoon,
with Reeve John Dceves presid-
ing, council ordered the payment
of $6,100 made for the second-
hand road 'grader bought by the
1957 council,' This price is the full
amount of the equipment, .
A grant of $250 was ordered
paid to the Bayfield Fire Depart-
ment; and the $100 annual retain-
ing fee to the Goderich Fire De-
partment,
Appointments- made included: R.
B. Thompson, clerk; H. B.
trasurer; H. T. Sturdy, tax
collector; C. W. Tebbutt, assessor;
Fred Mulholland, truant officer;
Grant IL Stirling, relief officer.
and Oxford there must be a min-
imum of 51 percent of the eligible
voters cast a "yes" vote. In the
remainder of the province', 51 per
cent of those registering at the
polling booth during the election
must indicate their support of the
plan.
'Polls will be opened, on January
17, and. for these who are unable
to get to the polls on that date,
some polls will be held open
throughout the following week of
January 20 to 24. In Huron this
poll will be at the agricultural of-
fice in Clinton.
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VISITING ,IIOCKEY PLAYERS
COMPLIMENT CLINTON
ARENA ICEMAKER
After the last two intermediate
hockey genies in Clinton Lions
Arena visiting players came• to
the arena office to compliment
the icemaker on the good sheet
of ice here. Don Pletcher, who
scored six goals here last week
when Luca') defeated the Colts
10.5, personally complimented ice-
maker Cliff Proctor on• the con-
dition of the Ice. Then on• Saturn
day night, Don Gravett, Exeter
player, who is aleb sports editor
of the Exeter TilneseAdvoeate,
told Mr. Proctor that this was the
best Sheet of ice ire had• played
on this year.
The Week's Weather
• 1957 3.956
High Low High Low
,Ian, 9 25 32 21
10 35 22 23 6
11 33 11 20 11
12 2 -4 24 10
13 30 5 22 -7
14 n 20 9 -8
15 31 21 10 -10.
Snow; 1 ins. Snow: 4 ins,
Clinton junior Institute Executive
Executive for 1958 of the Clinton Junior Institute are from
left, Ann Farquhar, secretary-treasurer; Helen Wilson, presi-
dent and Catherine Welsh; vice-president, (News-Record Photo)
A request for a grant of up to
$700 to the Gaderich Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital
board was turned down on, Mon-
day by the Stanley Township
Council, at its inaugural cession
at Varna.
The council took the stand that
Public School overcrowded
very few township residents pat-
ronize the Goderich hospital. Ac-
cording to township clerk Fred
Watson, people from the north
section of the township go to- the
Clinton hospital, while those from,
the south section use the Exeter
hospital.. The request was the sec-
ond from the- hospital board.
The Bluewater Oil and , Gas
Company was given permission to
put a pipeline across the Bayfield
River.
Council gave two readings' to a
by-law applying to the Ontario
Department of Highways for a
road appropriation for 1958 of
$40,000.
Appointments made included:
H.' M. Hanly, township assessor
and tax collector; George Castle
and W. L. Elliott, assessor and
tax collector, respectively, for
Bayfield; Donnelly and Donnelly,
Goderich, township solicitors; Wil-
liam Caldwell and Louis Taylor,
livestock and poultry valuators;
A. S. Mustard, Varna, truant 'of-
ficer.
Council gave the usual $35 grant
to, the Salvation Army, and grants
of $300 each to the Bayfield and
the Brucefield Fire Departments,
speaker.
Further information about oth-
er meetings is included in an ad-
vertisement in this issue,.
On January 13 in the Holmes-
ville public school, Mrs, A, Nes-
bitt, Auburn, lady director for
Huron County gave an inspiring
talk on Union, 'activities at the
regular meeting of the Holmes-
velle Local No. 219. Robert Tay-
lor, Huron County director,
brought members up to date on
Farm Union action with regard to
the Farm Bill and its amend-
ments.
Assembly yards for the selling
of hogs, under the direction of
the Hog Producers Marketing
Agency will be open in. Huron, for
the first time on Tuesday,., Jan-
uary 21, at the Clinton Commun-
ity Sales Barn. Joe Corey, man-
ager of the sales barn, will be in
charge of the assembly yard. Ro-
bert Carpenter, Toronto, will be
assisting with the setting up of
the yards, and will be present for
the initial period at least of their
operatibn.
A mix-up over slate of opening
was experienced this Tuesday, and
two truckloads of hogg arrived
from the Seaforth area, which had.
to be sent back and on to Strat-
ford. The opening date had been
postponed one leek.
W. A. "Bert" Lobb, president,
of the Huron County Hog Pro-
ducers Association, says the yard
will be open all day long, but at
present it is not known whether,
it will operate for more than the
one day per week,
A new office has, been congtruct-
ed at the Sales Barn, to a.ceoni-
=date the equipment and sup-
plies of the assembly yards, The
teletype has been installed, and
this machine records instantly all
bids on all hogs offered at all
assembly 'yards operating in the
province. In this way it is pos-
sible to known right away what
Haney, No. 0, I buyere are paying throughout On-
Zbe ifirto
COitill111==
(By W. D. B.)
NOT QUI ed ENOUGH
room for. editorials this week . .
we 'nevertheless „want to say
something Which should properly
be editorial material . . We
note that in Goderich one of the
members of the police committee
—a man who is called a veteran
member of that committee, is ad-
vocating a change in administra-
tion to that of a police commis-
sion . . This would consist of
three men, the mayor, the county
judge and the magistrate'. . . This
appears to us to be quite prob-
ably the best way of administer-
ing a local police force . , The
present method of operation as it
exists in, our` town; requires of
councillors, that they know a
multitude of things about the laW,
the duties of 'the policeman, what
the responsibilities are, 'etc.
It is rather a lot to ask . . .
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WE HAVE A CAT AT OUR
'farm home , . . familiarly known
as the "old cat" . . . As far as
we can figure it, she must' be over
'ten years of age • . . She'sia wise
old thing, and she likes to sit in
the window over the sink, looking
from the' back kitchen into the
modern kitchen, and trying to
judge when someone is planning
to open the door .. If she makes
her decision soon enough she has
a good chance of slipping' in
For a long while we thought, she
was ignoring en all, for she didn't
face directly in, but stared off to
the side . . . Then we discovered
that when she looked straight in
her vision was not clear, because?
of a glare on the glass . . .But
4f she looked sideways into a mir-
ror on the wall at right angles
to the window, then she had a
perfect view of the whole room ..
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THIS WINTER SEEMS TO BE
trying to be as friendly to us all
as possible . . . One thing we
rather hate about the snowy wea-
ther, and that is when it is neces-
sary for the streets gang to pile
huge mounds of dirty snow upon
the Library Park . . • So far this
year this 'has not happened, and
the whole area looks much neater.
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TWO MEMBERS OF THE Elder
Men's Club have passed on . . .
This is the Club which meets for
talk and games in a room in the.
basement of the Town Hall .
Both Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Wolsey
were. regular visitors to the club-
rooms, and they will be missed
from that friendly circle . * * *
JOSH BILLINGS SAID, "I HON-
eetiy believe it is better tew know
nothing e than tew know what
ain't sae'
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Ross Forest .Again
Board Chairman
Tacker-smith School Area Board
held its first meeting of 1958 in
the town hall, Seaforth, last Fri-
day. Clerk E. P. Chesney swore
lit Clair Haney and John Patrick,
new trustees, replacing Wilmer
Broadfoot aid Mervin Falconer,
Ross Forest, Kippen, was re-elec-
ted chairman and Cleave Coombs
was elected vice-chairman. W,
P. Roberts was re-appointed, sec-
retary-treasurer.
Liability and compensation pol-
icy for employees was renewed
with Watson and Reid, Alloca-
Sim of school property supervis-
ion placed Ross Forest in charge
of schools 1 and 2; Chester Nei',
No. 4 and 7; Cleave Coombs, No,
8; John Patrick, NO, 5, and Clair
Schilbe and Garnet Wright.
A panel of guest speakers
spoke On fertilization, drainage
of land' and crop rotation. The
guests were Jack Stevens and
D. L. Dolson, both of CIL; Al-
vin Betties, district farmer; Bob
Lawson, Junior Farmer; Hank
Hellman, agriculture engineering
Seidman. • ,
Jr. Institute
Helen Wilson was named pres-
ident of the Clinton Junior Ira
stitute at "their inaugural meet-
ing on Tuesday, to succeed Mae
Coleman, Zurich. Vice-president is
Catherine Welsh, RR 2, Bayfield
and secretary-treasurer is Ann
Farquhar. Program committee is
made up of the president, vice-
president, June Manning, Londes-
bora and Carol Pepper, RR 3,
Seafortle. Officers„ were installed
by Miss' Wilma D. Dinnin, editor
of the Clinton News-Record.
The club which has only ten
active Members have a balance on
hand of $115. They . appointed
Carol Pepper and Catherine Welsh
to a committee to try and attract
members.
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Firemen Collect
201 for Dystrophy
The local campaign for money
for the Muscular Dystrophy Fund
resulted in a contribution of
$201.80, collected both in the reg-
ulation boxes set up throughout
business places and in donations
made direct to the fund.
In Clinton the Fire Brigade had
charge of the campaign, with Ken-
neth C. Cooke, campaign manager.
This is the first year that the
campaign has been sponsored here.
tario,
ThoUgh an official opening cere-
mony had been tentatively plan-
ned for next Tuesday, this has
been postponed for the time be-
ing, since no officials from the
Toronto office were available,
Until now the closest assembly
yard to which producers of hogs
in the county could ship was the
one at Stratford.
Mrs, Andrew Shepherd celebrat-
ed her 90th birthday on January
/ at the home of her only daugh-
ter, Mrs, Leslie Lawson, RE, 5,
Clinton, She is the former Cath-
arine McClure, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs, James McClure,
Colborne Township.
She has two sisters, Mrs, Mary
Galbraith, also living with Mrs.
Lawson and MIS, George McClure,
Wilkie, Sask. Another sister Ellen
died when small. One brother,
William Medium lives at Dun-
gamon, and two others, Robert
and John, McClure predeceased
her, Also Surviving is her only
grandson, Robert 1,,awson,
Mm, Shepherd was married in
Late Sports
LAST NIGHT'S HOCKEY
INTERNIEDIAVO "W' LEAGUE
Point Edward 4—Clinton Colts 3
Clinton scorers: Ken Doig (2),
Bev Boyes (1).
WOAA leANTAM "CY
Hensall 5—Clintoie 3
Scouts and Guides
Pass First Tests
In First Aid Course
The preliminary 'Course in First
Aid to the Injured under the aus-
pices of the St. John Ambulance
Association, has been completed
by 18 Clinton Boy Scouts and
Girl Guides.
Those who have successfully
passed their examinations and are
entitled to certificates are: Bonnie
Joyce Hamilton, Sally Evan Deev-,
es, Margaret Elizabeth Cuthnore,
Mary Jannette eMarie Sharp, Con-
nie Elizabeth Smith, "Joan Marie
Glew, Mary Diane Murphy, Carol
Eva Sims, Nancy Jean Marie
Scrutore Evelyn Marjorie Wood's,
Linda Louise Jervis, Dianne Mar-
ilyn Campbell, Lyla Joan Marie
Johnston, Mary Jean Colquhoun,
Paul, Anthony Alterra, Paul John
Bateman, Joseph Wild,
Barrie ,ayne Stanley,
The instructor for the class was
Kenneth Magee. The candidates
are tp be heartily congratulated
on their success in this course, and
it is hoped they will carry on with
continued interest in first aid.
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Local People To
• Appear at CKNX •
Cliff Epps, Clinton, will be a
guest ' on "M'Lacle;" on Monday,
January 20, and will show slides
on various types of flowers,• and
horticultural topics. "IVI'Lady" is
televised from 3.15 to 4 p.m. daily
on Channel 8, CKNX-Wingham.
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Mess Jean Falconer, nurse, Hur-
on County Health "'Unit, will com-
mence a series of topics on nurs-
ing with the Health Unit, on
eIVI'Lady", CKNX, TV Wingham,
on Wednesday afternoon, January
22, at 3,15 p.m.
Ontario wheat producers were
praised in a joint statement issued
in Toronto Tuesday by the Ontar-
io Federation, of Agriculture and
the United C'o-operatives of On-
tario for taking initiative in hold-
ing a vote on January 17. •
The vote which is under the
supervision of the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the gov-
ernment Marketing Board will de-
cide whether producers want to
have a marketing board, The
plans provide for an annual nego-
tiation of prices between produc-
ers, processors and dealers,
Producers of wheat in. Ontario
should take advantage of this op-
portunity to express their opinion
at the polls on January 17," the
statement from the two province-
wide farm organizations urges,
"Holding a vote is the democratic
basis upon which all our market-
ing boards are established."
' "There is a need in our agricul-
tural economy," the two farm or-
ganizations point out, "for well-
financed commodity groups which
can take an active, part in helping
to secure far Ontario farmers a
satisfactory income and standard
of living."
In seven counties, Essex, Kent,
Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Huron
1898 and her husband predeceased
her in 1946.
Gtteets were received by Mrs.
Leslie Lawson and Miss Dorothy
Marquis was in charge of the
guest register.
Those in charge of the tea in-
eluded Mrs, Ebner Townsend, Mrs,
3. Davidson and Mrs. Lorne Law-
son, with Mrs. Herb. Pinnigan,
Dungannon: Mrs, Earl Westbrook
and Miss Huth Westbrook, Code-
rich, serving.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Rorke and
sons-, Peter and Michael, Prescott,
Ontario, were holiday visitors
With Mr, and Mrs. IL E. Rorke,
named include (first named is
chairman): study and welfare, G.
Levis, K, W, Colquhoun and Wil-
liam Hearn; property and purch-
asing,, L. Haughton and Alex Cud-
more; sports, W, Hearn and K.
W. Colquhoun,
Miss Edna Jamieson will repre-
sent the board on the Clinton Lib-
rary Board for a three year term.
The board will meet the second
Thursday of each month.
A 'financial statement for the
past year as given by Mr. Lawson
showed a total expenditure in 1957
of $59,253, with a, balance of $4,-
955 on hand on January 1,
Huflett Planning
New Bridge
At "Hog's Back"
Members of the Hullett Town-
ship Council hNd their inaugural
session at Londesboro on Monday
with Reeve William Jewitt in the
chair. They named a Stratford
engineer, Robert Dawson, to be
in charge of the proposed 75-foot
"Hogsba -k Bridge" scheduled to
be constructed in early spring in
cons, 8 and 9 of the township
over a branch of the Maitland
River.
The Council voted grants of
$150 to the Community Hall
Board and $35 to the- Salvation
Army
Appointments ,made included:
George Carter, Londesboro, as-
sessor; A. M. Harper, Goderich,
auditor; George Cowan, Blyth,
clerk; Reeve Jewitt, relief of-
ficer; Len Caldwell, road super-
intendant; Art Weymouth, grader
operator; Couns. Tom Leiper and
Emmerson Hesk, Council's rep-
resentatives to the Community
Hall Board. •
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Superintendent Is
Appointed At
Clinton Hospital
At the regular monthly meeting
of the Clinton Hospital Board on
Monday night Miss Hilda Smith
was named superintendent in suc-
cession .to Miss Annette Sinclair.
• Miss Sinclair's resignation is
effective from January 15, She
has been on the staff of the local
hospital for 25 years and superin-
tendent for nine years.
The board named Miss Dorothy
Marquis. as assistant superintend-
ent.
A native of Winnipeg, Man.,
Miss Smith comes here from God-
erich, where she served ase euper-
intendent for .five years"" atthe
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital. She is a" graduate of
the Margaret Eaton School of
Health and Physical Education
and the Hamilton. General Hos-
pital,
Juniors Select 1958 Officers;
installed at Annual Meeting
A special Farm Union Week is
being held in the county . from
January 20 to 24 inclusive, with
meetings in most cases both af-
ternoon and evening. These are
organization meetings, with rep-
resentatives of the' provincial ex-
ecutive on hand as special speak-
ers.
Meetings nearby are an Monday
evening, 8.30 in the council eland
ber, Clinton town hall, and at
Varna Township Hall on Tuesday,
'also at 8.30 p.m. Mrs. George,
Prosser, lady president of the On-
tario Farmers Union will be the
Stanley Township Refuses Grant in
Support 'of Goderich Hospital Wing
Wheat Vote Friday;
Urge t antra llot
Hog Assembly Yards Open
Tuesday at Sales Barn
Mrs. Andiew Shepherd celebrated
90th Birthday With Open House
Pride In Community Brings
Zurich a Weekly Newspaper
first issue of the ZURICH Citizens
NEWS Was printed and distribut-
ed to over 1,400 homes in Hay
Township and surrounding area,
on Wednesday, January 15.
Herb. M. Turkheim, a young
Zurich man, is the business man-
ager of the new enterprise. He. is
the man who recognized the need,
and immediately took action to-
wards getting a paper printed for
his' community, The Clinton News-
Record was approached and Pub-
lisher A. Laurie Colquhoun agreed
to publish the eight-page, tabloid-
size newspaper.
Since 1900 the Zurich Herald
has been published in Zurich.
Mechanical failueeeduring the last
Weeks of 1957 forted the publisher
Chester ,L. Smith to cease publi-
cation and the' paper Was sold to
Eketer Times-Advocate Ltd, The •
Exeter publishers incorporated
the name of the Zurich paper
within their, own paper.
The thriving community of
Zurich Is located in the centre of
Hay Township, in a rich farming
district. It Is the largest police
village of the county and was,
founded in 1856 by a Swiss, Feed-
er-16k Knell, Several small inaust4
ries are operated with success,
there and the business district is
compact and modern. There area
four chtirelies, public school, mod'-
ern etentritmity centre, fire brige
ade, hydro and water system,