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Clinton News-Record, 1958-05-08, Page 1-The Week's Weather High Low 1958 High Low 1957 May 1 ea 40 68 43 2 59 27 51 es 3 69- 44 43 26. 4 61 41 51 30 5 56 31 55 30 6 56 40 65 26 7 62 34 75 38. Rain: .4 ins. Rain: None Support Your Swim Pool Fund. Play Bingo at Arena Friday fight Ithrttbit News THE NEW ERA--93rd YEAR Recor THE NEW$-RECQRP--77th YEAR No. 19---The Home Paper With the News CLINTON,. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY $, 1958 7 Cents a Copy $3.00 a Year Murphy LOL Team to Perform at Grand Lodge Liberal Leader Wintermeyer elcomed to Huron County Hospital Auxiliary Tea Tag Day, and Tour These members of the Murphy Lodge, LOL No. 710, Clinton, will be performing the Scarlet Degree in Grand Lodge beitig held in Sarnia thii Week. It is a particular honour for a lodge from a small area to be invited to perform the degree, and is one more highlight in the .year 1958 for the local lodge members. This is the centennial year of the Lodge, and also This house, believed to be in the neighbour'. hood of 140 years old, and for that length of time has been a landmark to all who passed through Brueefield, is bowing to the march of progress, Sold by the Hensel' District Co- Operative to George Clifton, it is headed for three different locations. The Main front part 140 Year Old Landmark Is Disappearing Mrs. Gordon Cuningaame rep- orted cap. arrangements for the Tea on Sunday, and said she would be glad to receive gifts of garden flowers for decorating cn teat occasion. Miss A. B. Sinclair, former sup- erintendent of the hospital, was pteeanted, with an anniversary clock. Mrs. M. L. McKinnon read the address and Mrs. Alex Haddy made the presentation. A new $10,000 storage build- ing wel be erected on the 'prop- erty of the Hensel District Co- operative at the main corner in Bruc.efield. Some two years ago to, Co-operative bought the prop- erty at the north west corner from d. K. Cornish, and have gradually been, improving the ch- Ancient House At B Fails Before Steady is to be kept intact and moved to a kit opposite the residence of Murray Tyndall in the village, where Mr, Clifton exeeete to modernize it. For 82 years the house waS the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. K, Cornith, who Sold it to the Co-op, along with the trucefielcl Chopping Mill (right) two years age, (News-Record Photo) rucefield Progress oppeng mill and ,prepaeing the gr- ound for the new building. This week 'demolition 'of the 140 year old house on the corner was begun, This is probably the eld- est building Brucefield, althou- gh the home now occupied by Mr. and. Mrs, Alex Paterson was the (Continued on Page Twelve) George Cowan Retires After 13 Years As Hullett Clerk Owing to health reasons, Geo- rge Cowan, Who has served faith- fully as olerk-treasurer of the Township 'of Hullett for 'the . past 13 years has been forced to resign. His resignation was• accepted with regret by the councillors on Mon- day !night This move becomes effective on June 1. Council will meet in sp- ecial session on May 19 to appoint his successor. the local group will be host to the July 12 Walls this year From the left, front, Borden Brown, Norman Sly. Tom. Deeves Gary Conlieh, Asa Deeves, and Kenneth Betti4t,' Back row Ross McLean, John Oldfield, Mervin Falconer', Alex McMichael, Laverne Godkin, Murray Dale, Frank Falconer, Henry Sloman, Earl Cooper, Jimmy Morris, Wilfred Glazier, Roy Elliott and Harry Crich, (News-Record Photo) Past President Kay Honored By Kin Kinsmen' 'Club 'of Clinton. meet- ing on Tuesday evening, May 6, presented. one of their members, George Rumball, with an honour- ary membership. The Club intends to investigate peseibielties of sponsoring Peewee. baseball ties summer, and Do'nal'd Young, Kenneth Gibbings and M. Edgar are the committee in ch- arge. Frank Cook, chairman of the welfare 'committee appealed to the members to help with the bingo! on Friday night in aid of the swimming pool. Those attending- the convention in Hamilton's, Royal .Connaught Hotel on May 22 will be Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kay; Mr, and Mrs. Donald Epps; Mr, and Mrs. K. W. Colquhaue.; Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Scott and Mr, and Mrs. Frank Cook. The next meeting will be on Thursday, May 22, when all pee- wees. that participated in Young Canada Week, and the winners of the 'fume League Peewee tourn- ament will be guests at Sports Officers of the Cub effective September 1958 will be: president Maitland, Edger; past-president, Donald Kay; vice-president, Don- aldi second vi ce-prew:den t, Ray Beeman; secretary, C. Dens omnie; treasurer, Kenneth Mb- lags; registrar, Donald Young; 'd'irectors, 'Gerry Holmes, Frank Cocl:. and Carman McPherson, 0 Corrie's Market Lunch Sol To Couple From Petrolia (By our Bay:field Correspendeet) Carri'e's Market Lunch on Main Street has been' sold 'to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kerr, Petrolia, They have taken possession and are preparing to. open for business tins week. This store was' 'started in sm- all way by James and. William Robinson over 20 years 'ago. The building was erected for them by their father after they had been in the Tippett corner shop for two summers, It was first operated as a summer business and later,. 'as it expanded, 'kept open all year. Maynard Carrie purchased it from the 'Robinsone in 1.046 and continued on the' yearly basis un- til reeent years' when it again became a summer' business. The building has alit been .done over this spring Mowing the Motto damage from t fire late last fall Mr. and Mrs., Iterr, who planned to rim the bUsitieSs Onl a yearly heals ere Weleeteed to the, village. Local Women Are Helping With Tea For Premier Frost [Local workers, with the Frog- reesive ' Conservative party are taking part in 'the reception to be held' in Goderich when the Prem- ier Leslie Frost makes his appear- ance in support of Charlie Mac- . Naughton; candidate In the com- ing May 12 by-election. A telephone .blitz was' carried out 'on May 1, organized by the enumerators Who acted as ward captains. Mrs. F, 0. Thompson and Mrs. Douglas Freeman will pour tea, assisted by Mrs, T. Steep and Mrs, G. Knight, Fifty dozen cookies are being produced in Clinton under the direction of Mrs, George F. Elliott. Mrs. May Moloney, ,Goderieh is convener of the reception, and Mrs. Dorothy Dowling, provincial organizer is supervising the 'entire evening. Every.one, is welcome to attend at the 'Collegiate Institute' and meet 'the Premier. . A number of local youngsters have distinguished tbernsieves at the Huron County Music Festival now in. progress, ,at -Goderich. En- tries from A./VIM Hugh Camp- bell Public 'School have been do- ing particularly well, in choral, duet, etc. work. Miss. Carol. Pepper, •ER 3, Sea- forth, earned 81 points in, the piano sole chits, 15 years and under, with second place, 'and etas first in 'the' 'open class with 83 points, which earned her the $25 Huron County Scholarship. Carol also won the Rose Bowl' for high mark 'in the collegiate solo. class. Miss Bonnie Ropes placed first in the solo class far 'girls 11 years and under with 85 points, and Louise Nickerson, RCAF Station Clinton was. next with 84 points, Boys solo, open, unchanged voices, Cary Dark, RCAF Stat- ion, 84, first Girls solo, 15 years and .under, Carol' Carter and Ann, Sawehuk (80) tied for fifth. place.. Boys solo, changed voices, Budd Boyes, Clinton, first and 83 paints; Paul McCool, RCAF Station, 80 (fourth). Triple Trio, 3-parts, RCAF Sta- tion, first (85) and third (83). Boys solo, 11 years and under, Chris' Hoodspith, 85; Vernon Mc- Ildoon, 81, fourth; Peter Naish, Mal Jones. tied in fifth place with 80 points, all of RCAF Station Clinton. Boys solo, 14 years and under, unchanged voices, .Craig Carter, RCAF Station, 85; Bayne Boyes, Clinton, 81; George Jackson, tied for fourth with 79, RCAF Station. The choir from Grade- 5 and 6, RCAF Station, 60 voices or less, won the Gertrude, Wendorf Shield with 84 marks. The choir from Grades 7 and 8, 60 voices .or 'less, unaccompanied, won. the' Goderich Lions' ehield, 85 points. Huron's Laberal 'Candidate Dr. J. A. Addison has been putting on e strong battle against the Progressive Conservative, man, fighting for a chance to help build the' minority opposition in the' lop-sided legislature' at Tor- onto, John J. Wietermeyer new lead- er of the Liberal party visited the county 'last week in support of Dr, Addison, and went main- etreeting in Zurich ,on 'Friday ni- ght. He met the young and old in the village' and then took part in a meeting ,of 250 people in the community centre. Wintesmeyer and his wife stay- ed' over until the next day in God- erich, Where they were paraded 'in 'an open oar cavalcade around the square, and then were piped into a meeting 'of 150 in MacKay Hall. Better Education System Mr. Wintermeyer said that to ensure that all .who have the abil- ity to go on can do 'so "more bursaries and more scholarships are needed," He charged that at present in Ontario equal educational yapper- Violin solo, 14 years and under, Ernie 'Brubacher, 'Clinton, 77, sec- ond place. Double trio, two parts, RCAF Station, school won first with 86, and the 'Goderich, Public School. Board Challenge Shield, and also second place with 84 points. Girls solo, 8 an:d under, Heather Anderson and pin:de, McDonald, (Ceritinuetr,oe'rage Twelee) 0 Sid Smith Talks Sports to fifty Local Youngsters Sid Smith, teemer pro' hockey p'ayer, and the famed playing coaceef tee Whitby Dunlops, wthn.eni el' the Olympic Hockey tournament, was in Clinton on Tuceeay a':,terreeo.n. At the request of 'the Huron Fish and Game Club' 'about 50 boys were excused from, school classes from, 3 to, 4 p.m. and heard an address. from Mr. Smith at the Fish and Game 'Clubhouse. The youngsters were members of Clinton Bantam and Peewee team's, and the RCAF Peewee team. Team play was stressed, and the boys were urged to listen to managers and coaches who were trying to help them. He said', "The individual player does not make a hockey team," He advised them to' play at sports in the summer time; speaking st- rongly in favour of baseball, and telling them that sports helped to keep them, out of 'trouble. ninety does not exist for all youth, "But we will bring about the day of equal opportunity," he 'stated, "If a person shows 'ability, he could and will be given -the op- portunity to go on to university;" The Liberal leader maintained that Ontario Conservative govern- naent does not have an education PolloY. He said that it at first claimed there was no teacher shortage, yet 'later introduced. short courses M an effort to fell the gap, "These teachers, trained In. the shorter courses, are not qualified," he said, "And 'we have 1,000 of these in Ontario." Tories "Old and Tired!' He held' that it was only be- cause of the prodding by the Lib- eral opposition that the Frost government set aside a fund to aid promising students. He char- ged that the Frost administration is "old and tired. It is not exer- cising the imagination'expected of le" He warned his audience not to worry about patronage—that they might not get 'a new hospital if they voted' against the Tories. "No government worth its salt would ,do such a thing. And if 'that be the Tory contention then they had better resign immediately,' he said. Mr. Wintermeyer scoffed at statements' by 'the Frost govern- ment claiming 'that it has been paying out more in municipal grants. "While 'it is true that the. grants are bigger," he said, "the dollar is worth less. On a pro- portionate bases find that the 'last provincial Liberal govern- ment paid out just about as much as the Frost government has." Candidate Speaks In his address, Dr. Addison told of the three issues he would carry forth if -elected, namely the problem of education, better hos- pitalization and more help for the farmers. While Huron County is fortune ate in having as many 'hospitale as they do, Dr. Addison told of the need for more of them through- out Ontario. He said the hospitals. are overcrowded" now, and when the, new iiopitalization plan. comes throUgh there just won't .be en- ough accommodation for all the patients. He 'told' of the need amongst farmers for 'better parity of pric- es. "When farmers are prosper- ous, so is everyone else," he went on to say. "If we want better times in Ontario we have to start with a plan for more help to the farmer." In concluding his speech, Dr. Addison said, "If I am elected, I will back up any measure that will assure adequate income for tanners." Mrs. Margaret Whyte, Seafor- th, president of 'the Huron Wom- en's Liberal Association, also spoke briefly, asking people to vote for Dr, Addison, who she said, "Is a friend of everyone." She strongly urged people who are patients of his to show their loyalty to him by voting "Dr. Ad- dison, on May 12. Ivan Kalbfleisch, Zurich, was chairman of the meeting there; other platform guests were Mrs. (Continued on Page Twelve) Hospital Tag Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 10 in town, and the ladles of the Hospital Auxiliary were busy ,putting the tags together at their regular meeting on Tuesday evaelre. On Sunday the annual Blom re Nightingale Tea will be served in the Nurses Residence, and ev- eryone in,invited ,to attend. There will be no, charge. Visitors are also invited to tour the hospital 'and view the offices' in the new wing, as well as the expanded accommodations in the maim part of . the building. Now complete with 40 beds, the hospital was entitled to $8,000 special grant from the Ontario Government this year, based at the rate of $200 per bed. At the meeting on. Monday at the nurses residence, Mrs. C. M. Sheep:rig, president, opened the meeting with prayer, and Mrs. Harry Ball read a report of the regional meeting and tour .of St. Joseph's Hospital, London on Ap- ril 9. Students Make Showing At County usic Festival Piping their new provincial leader into IVItteXay Hall, Goderieh last Friday night, the Liberals of Huron County were enthusiastic hi their reception, Prior to the formal meeting, john Winterineyer was paraded around the square hi Goderich in an open care accompanied by the Clinton candidate, Dr, J. A. Addison and both of their wives, Principal figures in Liberals Give Scottish Welcome to Leader photo are Pipe Major B. Z. 1V1cCreath of the. Goderich Pipe Band; Mrs. Winterrrieyer lowed by his wife, then Mrs. Addison, followed by the doctor. At left are Alec Cudniore the Rev. D. 3. Lane, both ardent Liberalg from Clinton. The tall man in the light suit is the Ivo:I/dent of the Iluron 'nung Liberal Assoeia. tiro,