HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1958-03-27, Page 1cpricient Students,
eceive Lions Cress
Best Speakers In Legion, Contests
see:As
Six happy youngsters 'are these winners in
the speaking competition held by the Clinton
Branch of the Canadian Legion last Wednesday
night. From' left, Brenda Halward Diane Man-
ko, Lorraine, Wood, Barbara Inder, Dale King
and William McKim, The top place winners in
'senior and junior competition were Barbara and
Dale, who will now go forward in further comp-
etitions. (News-Record. Photo)
THE NM-RECORD-77th YEAR.
No. 113,—,The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THUR$DAY, MARCH 77, 1958 7 Cents a Copy $3.00 a Year
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VOTE AS YOU 'LIK.E, BUT VOTE * * *
WE'VE CHANGED OUR 'PHONE
Atirnber at the News-Record
The Reason? Welle we found that
our marry friends anti customers
Were finding it hard to make a
7004O call here, without getting.
a busy signal , . In fact; Our
'phone was -"busy", much too ,ofted
So, we 1110.3110' .ariether
ilphone, and; arranged for the two
to be on a, connection in this
• manner , If .eou dial HU 2-
$440 and sorneorie is already talk-
ing on that set, then the ,. ring
automatically passes on to- the
next telepleciee . In this- way"
the Newaertecore can be• talking
to two PeOPle at (Mee • . We
(hope it will be a help .„ „ and
hope that the change in number
utnill rratebestoo. much of a =is-
- ance to our '.euetomers . - * -* *
. Avmpr. TuF...gs,poN.spoiaTY
of good citizenship . Vote as
you like . but VOTE .„,, * *. * •
AS USUAL; THERE„---'WILL BE'
someone in the office dethe-News-
'Record on election night . , . if
you want to .knave, what we know
about election returns, don't hes-
itate to give us a ring ,• Last
election, we were kept fairly busy
by local calls, but only until the
campaign as reported on televis-
ion ' became really exciting . ,
And you will remember that the
coverage had some real . surprises
This year we plan to give
the same service . but we'll
want to get tp a television, set
ourselves, just as soon as we' pos,
sibly can . . . •
THE NEW ERA-,-4$rd YEAR
4' * *
ACCEPT THE PRE-ELECTION
day speeches .of candidates with a
fair amount of "salt" . . . and
temper your opinions with justice
for the larger causes at stake . . .
Vote as yciu like . . . but,VOTE... * * *
JOHN ANSTETT HAD A NOVEL
way of announcing the arrival of
his daughter, Patricia Ann
All afternoon on Thursday, and
we believe on Friday, too, three
down-town restaurants were pas-
sing out "free" cups of coffee and
announcing the baby's birth . .
Mr. and Mrs, Anstett have four
sons . .- Mother and daughter
are doing well
$50 FOR, BAIL MONEY • AND
$2,50 for•secretarial fees . „ was
the price which some of the .chaps
frets). Clinton paid last night to
get one of their number free from
the Forest "pokey" . , . At the
hockey garhe, some of the local
lads continued. theit firecracker
spree which they began at the
local rink on Monday night . .
Forest police took _a dim view
of such free tossing of the ex-
,plo'ding little bombs and clapped
one Minton man in jail . , He
will have to appear there on a
charge . . .
or beside, your radio . . , Think
on this fact: Clear across the
Dominion. . from sea to sea . . .
Canadians are doing the same tb-
ing , . Whether they be operat-
ing on Pacific tim,e, or Eastern
standard . . . Whether they be
thousands, even millions of Can-
adians will be listening with in-
tense interest to the result of all
those carefully. placed X marks
on the ballot slips . . .
00
should not have a Chamber of
Commerce," contented Duff Thorns
peon, Clinton industrialist, on,
Thursday evening, as businessaien
met to consider the future of the
Chamber.
President, R. Be Campbell ex-
plained that since only 11 chose
to respond to an invitation to
attend the meeting, which was
called for the purpose of re-org-
anization, there was really no. pos-
sible chance for those, who -did 'at-
tend to expect any more interest
in the future than, had been, shown
in recent years.
H. E. Hartley, the Chamber's
delegate to the Mid-Western Ont-
aria Development Association re-
lated the work done by the Chamb-
er since 1952: promotion of the
50- wartime' kleornes; installation of
traffic signal lights; the wig-wag
at the CNR crossing; erection of
street signs and entrance signs;
publishing of brochures; sponsor-
ing of Santa Claus parade; erec-
tion of evergreen. trees; co-operat-
ing with the horticultural society
in the house• decoration contest
at Christmas; promotion of purch-
ase of resuscitator; the apple show;
the Clinton Days; the Appreciat-
ion. Days; promotion of new street
lights, now being arranged for by
council; continual work as advisor
to the. council, during active days
of the Chamber.
"It is to bad that a town. the ord of achievement of which the
size of Clinton, destined to grow, Chamber and its directors in the
past earn be proud. All present rec-
ognized the need for a Chamber of
Commerce, but only three indicat-
ed they would be interested in
working on the directorate of a
revitalized Chamber,
Industrialist Says Loss
OF Chamber "Too Bad"
Both speakers were thanked by
Herbert Bridle,
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Legion Subscribes
Another $1,000
TO. SWM i P I
certificates and .Dr, J, A. Addison
presented each one wth crests,
remarking that he had felt tqo
much enpba'sis was being placed
on excellence in sports, and was
in favour of presenting awards
for academic excellence as well.
The two, speakers, J. Ross,Mid-
dietee, president of the Lions Club
and Bert Gray, introduced each
other,
Mr, Gray dealt with the prob-
lems .in elementary school, noting
that education of a child does not
start when he enrols in school.
A child's education begins shortly
after he draws; his first breath
at birth, and his leaning exper-
iences continue until he draws his
last breath at death,
"Never was there a ,time in our
history," said Mr. Grey, "when
education was as much in the
forefront as it. is to-day." He.
urged interest in the child by his
parents, since ofteri help given
extramurally made the difference
between success and failure, in
life as• well as in school work.
Mr. Middleton treated the sec-
ondary school situation, "We are
what we are because of our her-
edity and environment," he said,
and noted that parents do not
take enough interest to be really
helpful to the pupils. He said that
some homes are overcrowded, and
the lack of privacy, coupled with
the, family habits of recreation
were not helpful to the student.
He suggested that for $40 par-
ents could provide suitable read-
ing material each year for their
family, and presented this list of
possible choices; a daily paper,
Maclean's, Saturday Evening,Post,
Time, Newsweek, Life, Financial
Post and National Geographic.
Mr. Middleton reviewed the ch-
anges in the past 25 years, not-
ing that increase. in Canada's pop-
ulation meant that now one third
of the country's population was
wider the age of 15 years. He
expected that in the next ten
years the number of teachers in
Canada would have to be doubled.
"The main purpose of educat-
ion.," defined the speaker, "is to
assist the student to find that
place in society where he is best
suited and doing that which he
enjoys most, If we can accomp-
lish this, we will have been suc-
cessful,"
At the February meeting of
Clinton Branch of the Canadian
Legion, the members authorized
that another $1,000 be turned over
to the Community Swimming Pool
Fund. This makes a total of
$4,000 given to the 'pool fund by
the Legion.
The money will come out of
the Legion bingo profits. Bingos
are held every Thursday evening
at the hall.
Chief Distributes Safety Books at Public School
The other half are •paniplilete which the children
Were asked to take home and discuss with their
parents. This is the Grade 6 classroom taught.
by Lottella Johnson. At the rear can be seen
Principal Bert Cbiay, Who assisted the Chief hi
the distribution. (11eWs,,Record Photo)
Finals in 'the Junior Farmer
Drama Festival are being held in
Seaforth District High School next
Tuesday evening,• April 1, com-
mencing at 8.15 o'clock. Plays by
the clubs of Howick. North Huron
and Seaforth will be presented',
and in addition will be a program
of other variety numbers.
Winner of this competition ge-
es to ,OAC, Guelph, on April 8,
to compete 'in the inter-county
contest. Last year Clinton Junior
Farmers brought home the prov-
incial shield.
North Huron Junior Farmers
topped Clinton in the first phase
of the fourth annual junior Farm-
er regional drama festival in Sea-
Wei with their presentation of
a -suspense drama, "Fright". s
After deliberating• for 90 minut-
es last night, a five man coroner's
jury, sitting at the inquest into
the death of six-year-old Cathy
Little, brought in a finding as Pole
lows:
"We find' Catherine Little met
her death by being struck by a
car driven by Mrs. Madeline Do-
herty on Highway 4 at the inter-
section of 13 Concession Hullett
Township at about 3 p.m. on -the
17th day of March. We feel that
Mrs, Madeline Doherty was part-
ially at fault by not keeping a
proper lookout while driving in
a school area,"
Juror members were Bert nob-
ble:)k, Clifford Saundercock, Don-
ald McNall, Stanley Lyon and Ed-
win Wood, foreman, all of Blyth.
Coroner. Dr. F. G. Thompson,
Clinton, conducted the inquest.
Crown Attorney Glen Hays qttee-
tiOned the witnesses. Assisting
constables were Helmer Snell,
Seaforth; Chief IT. R. Thompson
and Cpl. Sayeau, Constable Mor-
ley Groves, the constable who in-
vestigated the accident told of
skid marks 1.29 feet long, which
he attributed to the Car driven
by Mrs, Roy (Madeline) Doherty,
which struck the Little girl. She
was the daughter of Me and Mrs,
Milton Little,
The accident occurred as Mrs,
Doherty and her passenger Mrs.
Lloyd Tacker and young Kevin
Tafker Were On, their way to Clin,
ton, to purchase a birthday gift
for Mrs. Doherty's daughter. Mrs.
Doherty recalled looking toward
the school, and thinking about be-
ing careful about children, but
ehe did not See any about, Until
innnediatel before the an c
For the Vest time, Clinton Lions
Club this week especially honour-
ed beeper students in the Colleen.
late arid Public School's when they
'held Education Night,
Glen Gardiner, president of the
Goderich. Lions CIO, and inspec-
tor of pUblic schools, was a guest,
as $well as Irvine Tebbutt, chair-
man of the Collegiate Board and
Clayton Dixon, chairman of the
Public School Board; George Jef-
ferson, former principal of the
Public School; A. E, "Ted" Fines,
principal of CDCI; and Clarence
Trott, principal of A/V/M Hugh
Campbell Public School at Station
Clinton;
Awards' for trip proficiency were
made to tof, students in Grades
6 to le as• follows: Grade 6, Rose
Brubacher; Grade 7, Sharon Gray;
Grade 8, Paul Bateman; Grade
9, Francine Greidanus; Grade 10,
Arlene Powell; Grade 11, Jim.
Monaghan; Grade •12, general,
Paige Phillips; Grade le, commer-
cial, Beatrice Mureh; Grade 13,
John Roorda.
The youngsters received their
Unique in Clinton
PUC Has No
New Services
Unusual 'for Clinton, the Public
Utilities Commission had no re-
-quests for services, either hydro,
water, or sewage at the meeting
on Tuesday night. Chairman W.
E. Perdue presided.
• The 'Commission is considering
the purchasing of another truck
complete with hydraulic ladder,
since they anticipate need for it,
to care for the new street lights
when they are installed. Also
consideration is 'the hiring
of another man, to replace Verne
Postill, who recently joined the
newly organized Commission in
Exeter,
Counoll has' passed a recommen-
dation for fluorescent type street
lights, and the commission is dis-
cussing the method. of installing
them.
MIEN HAVE DIED IN -DEFENCE,
of our democratic rights, in two
World Wars, and a number of les-
ser Ones, . Let us show our
appreciation by exercising our
right to' VOTE . ,
* *
ONE THING ABOUT THIS EL-
Ellwood Epps on
King.Whyte Show
Taking part in •tbe King White
Show on •Saturcley evening, will be
Ellwood EPps, of Epps' Sport Shop,
The topic will naturally be" on
gulls) and. will centre around pis-
tele and eevelyers..
'The King White Show (ter those
who are not avid sorts fans.) is
a program' on' the air im-
mediately _sifter the -NHL hockey
,broadcast, corepleting the thole,
prior to the 11 o'clock newscast.'
Et is seen across Canada.. where-
ever CseC'e Hockey Night in Can--
add is epee.
At sports Show
The Epps brothers had a popu-
lar exhibit at the' Sports Show in
Toronto last week. 'The Show it-
Self was well' attended, and Cliff
reports that at one time the col-
lee= had to be closed to visitors
Until enough• of those inside lied
left the building, to' accommodate
more.
Cliff had on dieplay. a new im-
ported type of ammunition and a
gun on show' in Canada for the
first time. He reports that at
times sports fans- crowded five
deep around his boOthe •
W. G. "Bill' Cochrane, Liberal
candidate for the riding of Huron,
was making friends in. the tea-cup
circuit in. Clinton last week.
On Friday he met residents, of
St. George's Ward at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Menz-
ies, (Mr. Menzies' is Clinton Chair-
man of the Liberal Association).
Mrs. A. Y, McLean, Seaforth,
poured tea, and was assisted' in
serving by Mrs. D. B, Palmer, Mrs.
Douglas Bartliff and Mrs. Alex
Haddy. Mes. J. A. Addison and
Mrs. C. A. Trott assisted by re-
ceiving guests at the door.
Another tea we§' lesedelast -Tueet
day afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Van Altena, when
Mrs. J. D. Wilson poured tea, as-
sisted by Mrs. Lawrence Denom-
me. Mrs, Van Altena received
her guests, and Mrs..-"C. A. Trott
assisted by introducing them to
the candidate.
Nearly Head-On
Collision Causes
$700 Damage
An almost head-on collision at
the main intersection on Sunday
evening, caused a total of $700
damage to the cars involved. No
one was injured,
Clifford Ernest Freeman, '24
years old, 46 Church Street, God-
erich, proceeding west on On-
tario Street, through the inter-
section, and planning to continue
west on Huron Street, was in col-
lision with a car driven by 17-year-
old Richard Roorda, Rattenbury
Street. The-second car is owned
by Jacob Roorda, the driver's fath-
er, and was proceeding east on.
Huron, and making a left turn
onto Albert Street. Chief H, R.
Thompson investigated.
500 Safety Books
Given School. By .
Police Chief
Five hundred copies of the of-
ficial Safety Manual, a type of
comic book publication stressing
the 'safety rules „of the road and
the home, were distributed to the
pupils of Minton Public School
last week, by Chief H. R, Thornp-
sem, These books will be kept
in the school for study under the
guidance of the teachers,
This safety literature was pro-
vided for use in Clinton schools
by the fallowing merchants and
manufacturers in co-operation with
the Clinton Police Department.
South End Cities Service, Lorne
Brown Motors, Clinton Body and
Radiator Shop, Clothing,
Bartliffs Bakery Ltd., .McPherson
Bros. Garage, Hatry Watkins Sun-
oco Station, Leslie Ball Auto Sup.
ply, Clinton. Electric Shop, ChoWee
and Merrier Garage, Harold's Gar-
age, Cantelosee Service Station,
Wells Auto Electric, Wett]niif
er, W. B. McAlpine, Clinton Blue-
bells.
The Week's Weather
Hiigh Sow 111119157Low
1958
March 20 37 26 34 29
21) 40 31 38 14
22 37 2.7 47 25
23 4-0 22 48 26
24 40 23- Se 25
25 4,3 29 34 22
28 34 ;29 26
There was one dissenting vote
to this motion.
Adjournirient 'Was moved by
ant Mrs. Frank Tamblye. and her-
son Jack were proceeding by car
from the south toward the corns
er, where they turned east towards
their home. Mrs. Tamblyn said
that as they rounded the corner,
she had looked up toward the
west, and saw two childree. She
got the impression that they had
been playing in a small puddle,
and as she watched, saw the little
girl raise her head and take three
or four running steps toward the
as the Tarriblyri car rounded the
corner and the children were lost
to Mrs. Tablyn's view.
Jack Tarnblyn said he had not
seen the .children, but lie had
seen a oar'which he identified as
the Doherty car, coming toward
the corner; about 20 rods to the
north. He had turned around
to see who was driving; and had
identified Mrs. Doherty, The Tams
Over 80 Birthday Club
Forest Plays Here
Friday Night,
Sixth Game
Forest Lakes ides make their
fourth play-off appearance at
Clinton Arena against the
Colts Friday night, Clinton
leads the best four of seven
series, three games to two.
The first game here on March
15 was thrown out by the
WOAA. executive because'
Clinton dressed toe many
players.
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Drama Finals
in Seaforth
Tuesday, April 1
WHEN, AFTER 3 YOU HAVE
eompleted your election day duty ectiort . . The June 10th election
of going to the polls . . you ' day is not very distant , and
sit at home before your TV set, every one can recall vividly the
issues at stake then . . . and com-
pare them with those being be-
ought up in this election . .
Since then the Sputnick has been
born, launched and matched .
Mankind is readying himself for
the space age ahead . . Many
in the Arctic or Pelee Island . . things have changed . . and
many things remain the same . . * * 4'
MAKE THIS ELECTION YOUR
business . • . Get out to the polls
and VOTE . . .
Chief of Police H. Russell Thompson distrib-
uted 1,000 pieces of safety literature at the Cliri-
ton Publie School last Thursday afternoon. Italf
Of these were well illustrated comic books, which
Will remain in the school, arid under the. ditee-
- eine Of the feaehers, will be reed and completed
- Liberal Candidate
Is Honoured At
Afternoon Tea
Then all voted in favour of dies
continuing the Chamber as an act-
ive organization.
'A motion by H. E. Hartley,
seconded by :Herbert Bridle, was
passed "that the Chamber of
Corienerce be no-longer considered
an active organization and that
a committee of three be set up
to administer the bank balance
of $284.55 and to contribute ece
ward the Christmas treat to the.
amount of $35 and' the decoration
contest to the amount of $25
each year' and continue mainten-
ance of the four string's of, lights
at the main intersection. The com-
mittee to spend these sums until
the bank balance be expended,
or until the nucleus of another
like organization be formed, If
and when such a group be formed,
the bank balance to be made avail-
able to it, at the discreation of
the trustees, namely, Wilber Mar-
tin, 0. Ehgelstad and R. B. Camps
belle
All of these things form a rec- Hartley and Thompson. ,
Inquest Held into Little Girl's Death
Partial Blame Attachedto Driver
when she went to her,
Dr. R. W. Streets, Blyth, was
called to the scene, and reported
at the inquest that the child had
died instantly at the time of the
accident, from a fracture arid dis-
location of the neck. Constable
GroVes evidence was that she had
been probably carried and thrown
about 80 to' 100 feet,
Some mystery surrounded the
shoes which young Cathy had been, blyn then proceeded to their
wearing. Neither Mrs. Doherty home, and were advised later of
nor Mrs, Tasker recalled that the the accident.
child was without shoes, How- The second child, Bruce Brorn
ever, when Lloyd Taker (who ley, continued on foot to his home,
operates a funeral ,home in Illyth) following the accident. He also,
was called to the stand, 'he re- is six years old.
called that she had no shoes on.
Mrs. Ruth Straddiek, teacher of
85 8 Hullett Township., at which
Cathy was a student, testified
that she had been in good. health
and good spirits, and was wear-
ing olive greert snowsuit and leg-
gings, trimmed with grey fur, and
a white bandanna, She was called
to the accident scene by the child-
ren of the school, and recalled
when she saw the girl proceeding
-across the highway near the centre
line, and a boy, on the highway,
but only slightly. She' applied
brakes, •but was unable to avoid
hitting the Little girl.
Mrs. Tacker recalled that she
had been buttoning the sweater
of her -son on the front seat be-
side her, and looked up when she
heard Mrs, Doherty say "Oh,
Jean." She saw the children, but
only a short time before, the fin-
pact. The little girl was dead "highway. She was still running
'Mrs. Elizabeth Walker will. be
89 •years of age on Monday, March
31. A tea party will be held
in her honour at the home of her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs, that the child's, stockings were George A. Walker, Ratten-
half off, and h er shoes were both bury Street, East, on Saturday,
off, ' March 29, from 3 to 5 p.M. Friends
Immediately .prior to the acid- !and neighbours are invited.