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No, 24 The Horne Paper With the News
Ct,INTON, ONTARIO, .Ttit,R$DAY, JUNE 12, 19.58
7 -Cents a copy $3,00 a Year
A very thorough investigation
is being carried out by police in
the costly break-in at the Legion
Memorial Hall here on Sunday
night. Members of the identifica-
tion branch of the Provincial Poi-
Silver Dollar Essay
Won By R. Levett
Five top entries in the Silver
Dollar Essay contest in Grade
8 at Clinton Public School,
have been announced by Mrs.
J. D. Thornlike, supply teach-
er at the school, who has been
conducting the competition for
the past several years.
Winner this year is Ronald
Levett, with his essay entitled
"A Fight for Equality". Run-
ners up were Barbara Inder,
Diane Murphy, Ted Bridle and
Paul Bateman.
Earns Degree
DAVID OAKES,
Son of Dr. and Mrs. Walter A.
Oakes, Clinton, received his
degree in the school of practical
science, specializing in the en-
gineering physics branch. He
was graduated from the Uni-
versity of Toronto on May 28.
David is employed with Inter-
national Business Machines,
Toronto,
_rained Township Class of Fine Horses on Parade
Part of the crowd estimated at 1,500 who attended the Clinton Spring Show yesterday. This
is the showing of the 'famous township class, in which each exhibitor shows three horses, which
must all come from the same township. There were 24 of the fine animals entered.
(News-Record Photo)
Spring Show Has Fair Weather
Silver Wedding
Constable and Mrs. Albert Shad-
dick celebrated their silver wed-
ding anniversary on Saturday,
June 7.
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Wesley-Willis WMS To
Meet in Church Parlour
The Women's Missionary Soc-
iety of Wesley-Willis United
Church will meet in the church
parlour on Friday, June 20 at 2.30
p.m. Mrs. Shepherd's group will be l
in charge.
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Rental Housing Now
Possible For Clinton
Hub of the County, and it is fitting
that a fair should be held here,
which will reflect the type of
farming in the area. The fair is
the show window of the agricultur-
al community in which it is held,"
Mr. MacNaughton cautioned the
directors of the fair to be alert to
changes in conditions in the area,
and to be ready to make indicated
changes in the fair itself, when
necessary. He expressed hope that
through having more houses the
town would be permitted to grow
bigger and better (if possible) than
it is to-day.
* *, *
CHARLES MacNAUGHTON, new
AMA for Huron Riding was of-
tidally sworn into office this week
before the clerk of the Leg-
islative Assembly . . the three
other members who won their
seats during the May by-elections
were also sworn in . . .
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ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A FAIR
and attended the. one in Clinton
yesterday, saw an excellent show-
ing of livestock , . As one of the
speakers said, "the only thing lack-
ing around here is people" . . .
Ponies, goats, hogs, fat cattle,
dairy cattle, horses, etc., etc., all
dressed in their best . 'K * *
THE MEN OF THE PUC HAVE
begun work on the installation of
Clinton's new street lights . . , We
rather think they will give our
town the "all new, long slim look"
. . That remains to be seen . . . *
SEEMS AS THOUGH A HARSH
comment is never in good taste
. . . We had hardly gotten the
paper on the press last Thursday
morning, with that remark about
the bad condition of a street as a
result of work by the PUC, when
we looked down the street to see
them fixing it . . . The result is a
very smooth bit of pavement, every
bit as good as the street around
it . Sorry, fellows . „
Their first mother-and-daughter
banquet went off quite smoothly
for the First Clinton Girl Guide
Company on Tuesday evening,
when the Auxiliary to the Canad-
ian Legion catered for the dinner.
The Guides are sponsored by the
Clinton Branch No. 140 of the
Canadian Legion.
Guide Patricia Harland was
chairlady for the event. Mrs. Cam-
eron Proctor, president of the Aux-
iliary, spoke briefly. Mrs. S. Castle,
District Commissioner for the
Guides told of her long-time inter-
est in the Guides of Clinton and
Brownies Sell Blocks
Clinton Brownies sold $128
worth of tickets on the "Buy a
Block" campaign for the Clinton
Community Swimming Pool bath
house, in a sales drive last Sat-
urday,
Under the expert supervision of
their leaders - Mrs, G. Wonch,
Mrs. L. Carter and Mrs. G. Mc-
Donald-the Brownie packs opened
the new drive for funds. They
will continue to sell the 25-cent-
five for $1 tickets, as well as the
local 'service clubs Who are pro-
moting the swimming pool and
bath house project.
The ways and means committee
of the pool fund are giving $10
for first, $7 for second and $3 as
third prize to the top three ticket
sellers. The prize on which the
tickets are being sold is $100 cash
and will be drawn for on Friday,
Myatt 1, at an event at the pool
in Community Park,
The Week's Weather
High beer High Low
1958 1951
June 5 72 40 74 56-
6 60 34 75 54
7 72 37 65 45
8 70 56 69 39
9 75 41 77 44
10 70 59 80 59
11 74 50 10 62
Rain: .21 iris, Rain .03 its,
The serious shortage of houses
for rent in Clinton, may well be
coming to an end. The town coun-
cil has been taking serious steps
towards remedying the situation,
and this week met with provincial
government officials in a formal
interview.
"We met with rather singular
success," reported Charles S, Mac-
Naughton; with regard to Clinton's
petition to the Minister of Plan-
ning and Development for rental
housing project in town. Mr. Mac-
Naughton, MLA for Huron had ar-
ranged for the meeting with the
minister by the local group.
Attending the Tuesday morning
audience were Mayor W. J. Miller,
Reeve Burton Stanley, Councillors
John Sutter and Robert Irwin and
Clerk John Livermore. The Hon-
ourable W. M. Nickle, Q.C., minist-
er of the Department of Planning
and Development in Ontario, re-
ceived the men briefly, and auth-
orized Mr. MacNaughton to make
favourable announcement.
Others attending the meeting
were W. W. Scott, director of
Housing Branch and R, B, Roberts,
director of planning, both with the
department of Planning and De-
velopment.
As he spoke briefly in Clinton
Community Park yesterday after-
noon, officially opening the town's
105th annual spring show, Mr.
MacNaughton found an interested
audience to his announcement.
"Not only was the idea for rent-
al housing in Clinton favourably
received," said Mr. MacNaughton,
"but it will be recommended to
Central Mortgage and Housing
that permission be given for en-
ough houses to be built here to
fill the need."
"It is wonderful for the first
fair of 1958 held in Huron County,
to be in Clinton", said Mr. Mac-
Naughton to the Spring Show
crowd, "After all the town is the
LOCAL ANGUS BREEDER
SHIPS TEN TO COLORADO
Steiwart Middleton; -Goderich
Township, recently shipped ten of
his . choice Aberdeen-Angus heif-
ere to the famous Haystack An-
gus Ranch, Longmont, Colorado,
USA. These cattle were part of
a 'carload: consigned by the West-
ern Ontario Angus Breeders.
CKNX TV News
Mrs. Carman McPherson, Clin-
ton, well be a guest on "M'Lady",
CKNX-TV, on Monday, June 16,
making "A Gay Beach Bag".
Programme time is 4 p.m.
her pleasure in seeing some from
the original Guide Company in
town, present as parents of Guides.
She spoke of the World Friendship
Club set up by the World Associa-
tion of Guides and told of the
marvellous work done by the
group.
For example the club has donat-
ed $100,000 to Ceylon for help
after the recent disaster on that
island. They were able to take
over complete care of two Guides
who were orphaned and crippled
in the disaster. They also took on
the complete rehabilitation of two
villages, In Canada over $10,000
has been contributed to this fund.
Arthur Leyburne, president of
the Legion Branch offered the as-
sistance of the Legion in any pro-
ject of the Guides, and hoped for
increased growth of the movement.
The guest speaker, Plying Of-
ficer G. L. "Bud" Hayter, was
introduced by Mrs. Bud Graham.
Now affiliated with 17 organiza-
tions on local and provincial level,
Mr. Hayter spoke on the import-
ance of Water Safety. He said
that the Red Cross-had recently
become interested in the project
and had set aside one week (next
week) to bring particular atten-
tion to this topic. Using the slog-
ans "It could be you" and "The
life you save may be your own,"
Mr. Hayter impressed the need for
caution at the beaches and in
swimming pools upon his young
listeners and their mothers.
lie noted that the changes in the
shore-line of Lake Huron this year
had brought about different con-
ditions. Bathers should wade out
into the lake before diving into
it, in order to eheck depth, he said.
He told of proper methods of
combating the dreaded "undertow"
which causes many drOWnings each
year.
The speaker was thanked by
Guide Carol Sims.
Guests attending included Mayor
W. 3, Miller, Mrs, Stella McRae,
as well as Legion officials and the
mothers. Corsages were present-
ed to all the ladies.
ice, stationed at Mount Forest have
taken fingerprints,, and pictures
for further investigation. Chief H.
R, Thompson is• working on the
case.
Apparently it wag someone fair-
ly familiar with the town, and with
the Legion Hall, who carried out
the job, which resulted in a cost-
ly fire, discovered Monday morn-
ing by Jack Cree, caretaker of the
hall, as he arrived for work.
Smoke met him at the door, and
he found his way to a telephone
for the fire brigade.
Fire had apparently spread
from sparks of an acetylene torch
used to gain entry to the safe,
and had smouldered in cartons
piled near. Smoke damage was, in
the main, confined to the basement
of the hall. •
The torch, along with proper
goggles for use with it, were stol-
en from Jack Sturdy's garage.
Entry was gained by way of a
basement window, then the back
door must have been opened, and
the equipment taken into the hall,
Exact amount lost will not be kn-
lawn until .corrigfeeelnventory is
taken, but it. was considerably
over $100, and included receipts
at the bingo games played on
Thursday evening,
There have been some previous
attempts at break-and-entry at the
hall, but this is the first time any
success has been enjoyed by the
thieves.
A break-in attempt also was re-
ported at the Reliance service sta-
tion operated by Chowen and Mer-
ner that night. All equipment used
has been recovered, and only the
cash remains unfound. .
Instal Officers
New officers of the Clinton Lions
Club were installed in office on
Tuesday evening by International
Counsellor Nelson Hill.
Hugh Hawkins entertained
members by showing films of a
recent fishing trip to Lake Nipis-
sing. There will be one more reg-
ular meeting of the club this spring
with the new president, Russell
Holmes in charge.
Two spring projects of the club
are the professional wrestling
show on June 23 in the arena, and
the annual street carnival next
Wednesday evening, June 18.
worthy; high jump, B. Snell, F.
Goldsworthy, F. Blacker. Champ-
ion, Freda Goldsworthy, 7 points.
11 and under, foot race, Audrey
Duizer, Leny de Ruyter, Deanna
Dale tied with Jane Kolkman;
ball throw, Shirley Riley, Janet
Finney, Corry Wammes; stand-
ing broad jump, S. Riley, A. Dui-
zer, L. de Ruyter; running broad
jump, S. Riley, D. Dale, C. Wam-
mes; high jump, D, Dale, S. Riley,
Janice Jewitt, Champion, Shirley
Riley, 11 points, and the right to
keep the championship cup for
six months.
12 and over, foot races, Aarke
de Ruyter, Tony Duizer, Nancy
Caldwell; ball throw, N. Caldwell,
Geertje Postrria, Rita Flynn; st-
anding broad jump, A, de Ruyter,
N. Caldwell, G, Postma; running
broad jump, Marie Riley, Gwen
Fowler, R. Flynn; high jump,
Judy Thompson, Nancy Rakewich,
N. Caldwell. Champion, Nancy
Caldwell, 7 points.
Boy's Events
Seven years and under, race,
Derwin Carter, Johnnie Duizer,
Robbie Snell; ball throw, D. Carter,
J. Duizer, Ronnie Arthur; stand-
ing broad jump, Harvey
Bruce Broteley, D. Carter; run-
ning broad jump, Ken Colson,
A Carter, I. Duizer; high jump,
Atelier Arserie, Robert Anderson',
A Carter. Champion, Derwin Car.
ter, 10 points.
For. the 105th year live stock
showmen brought their best to
Clinton yesterday to take part in
the Spring Show.
Dull and damp weather in the
morning, cleared steadily, until at
noon the sun was out and its re-
mained fine weather throughout
the day. The cool winds, however,
kept a number of people from at-
tending the fair.
The Brodhagen Brass Band ent-
ertained in the afternoon, and at
night the Clinton Legion (Ban-
nockburn) Pipe Band paraded
through town to the park, and pre-
sented several of their spirited
numbers.
Tory Gregg, formerly of Wing-
ham, was master of ceremonies.
G. W. Montgomery, former ag-
ricultural representative of Huron
County, and now agricultural
agent with the Canadian National
Railways was among the judges.
He judged the dairy cattle.
Among special guests of the fair
were Elston Cardiff, Brussels, MP
for Huron and Charles S. Mac-
Naughton, Exeter, MLA for Huron,
who officially opened the fair.
DAIRY CATTLE
Jerseys: Bull, Lorne Carter,
Seaforth, all prizes except for first
place senior heifer calf, won by
James S. Carter.
Ayrshire: Bull, Dee year old, un-
der 2 years, Mervyn Lobb and
Son, RR 2, Clinton; cow, three
years old and over, Mervyn Lohb
Nine and under, race, Alan
Caldwell, Taaf Bakker, David Ri-
ley; ball throw, Robert Wilkens
Taaf Bakker, Malcolm Hiltz; st-
anding broad jump, D, Riley, Jef-
frey Shaddick, Kees Buffinga; run-
ning broad jump, D. Riley, T.
Bakker, Alan Carter; high jump,
T. Bakker, A. Caldwell, Douglas
Dale. Champion, Taaf Bakker,
9 points.
Eleven and under, race, Gary
Preszeator, Johnny Arthur, Lorne
Daer; ball throw, J. Arthur, L.
Daer, Bill Thompson; standing
broad jump, Tony Verburg, Rich-
ard Shaddick, Ronnie Carter; run-
ning broad jump, J. Arthur, R.
Carter, T. Verburg; high jump,
Bill Thompson, Morris Hoggart,
Randy Babcock. Champion, John-
ny Arthur, 8 points.
Twelve and over, races, Gordon
Hoggart, Teunice Vanden DWI,
Edward Deer; ball throw, E. Daer,
Charlie Crawford, Hank Wester-
bout; standing broad jump, G.
Hoggart, T, Van data Dool,Kocie
Verburg; running broad jump, G.
Hoggatt, C, Crawford, Maurice
Marshall; high jump, T. Van den
Dool, G Hoggart, M. Marshall.
Charepion, Gordon Hoggart, 11
points, and the right to keep the
championship cup for six Months,
Relay traces
Ten years and Under, SS 1,
SS 8, SS 7,
Eleven yeate and over, SS 8,
USS 5, USS 2.
'and Sans (1, 3, and 4), Jim. Her-
risen, RR 1, Goderich (2); heifer,
two years old, and eunder three,
Jim Harrison, Lobb (2 and 3);
heifer yearling, M. Lobb, (1, 2, 3').,
Edgar fiesvatt, RR 1, Beigrave
(4), Jim Harrison (5); senior heif-
er calf, Lobb (1, 2, and 4), Hair-
rison' ('3 and 5); junior heifer calf
(1, 2, and 3).
Holstein: Heifer yearling, Barb-
ara Yea, RR 1, Goderich; Cecil
lenuitesma, RR 4, Clinton; Alvin
Rader; junior heifer calf, Cecil
Broinsma, R. R4, Clinton; Keith
Rader, Barbara Yea, Edgar Hough,
Bill Vodden, Tarben Haarbye.
Guernseys: Bull, one year old,
under two years, William J. Dale,
Chilton; caw, three years old and
ever, Dale, (1 and 2); heifer, two
years old and under three years,
Dales heifer yeanling, Dale; sen-
ior 'heifer calf, Dale. (1, 3 and 4).; Clifford' Addison (2 and 5); jun-ior heifer calf, Dale; Betty Ann
Gribbings, C. Addison.
BEEF CATTLE
Aberdeen Angus: Bull, born be-
fore September 1, 1956, Bruce Mc-
Gilevary, RR 4, Paisley; Gordon
L. Ribey, Underwood; all other
prizes won by Ribey,
Herefords: Bull born. before
September 1, 1956, W. S. O'Neil
and Son, Denrield (1 and 2); bull,
born between September 1, 1956
and April 30, 1957, Whitney Coat-
es and Son, Centralia (1 and 2);
Barbara Watkins, Londesboro (3),
(A); bull! born after May
1, 1957, O'Neil (1 and 3); Coates
(62 and 4); female barn before
May 1, 1955, Coates (1 and 2),
O'Neil (3), William Blacker and
'Son, RR. 1, Clinton; female born
between May 1, 1955 and April
30, 1956, Coates (1 and 2), O'-
Neil; female born between May
1, 1956 and April' 30, 1957, O'Neil,
Barbara Watkins, Coates,
Blacker; female born after May
1, 1957, Edgar Howatt, RR 1,
Belgrave, Patsy 1VIcliwain,
;AR 2, -Goderieln David Orr, RR 2,
Goderich; Keith Rader; get of sire,
three animals, bull any age, two
heifers, O'Neil, Coates; prize 'ch-
ampion, herd', bull and three fe-
males, Coates, O'Neil,
Shorthorns; bull born before
September, 1956, W. Turnbull' and
Son, RR 2, Brussels; W. A. Cul-
bert and Sons, Dungannon,W. E.
Parker and Sons, RR 3, atford;
bull born between September 1956
and April 30, 1957, Culbert (1, 3
and 5), Roy F. Pepper and Sons,,
The travelling salesman hat been
the butt of Many a joke, However
in our present Way of life, the
salesmen who Make regular calls
on business people, become very
interested ih the communities
through which they travel.
Cameron 'Proctor, vice-president
of the Legion has a fine Story to
tell, of the salesman, Who baited
"seasons tickets" for the swims
ming pool on sale. In conversation
he learned of the high degree of
eteoperatiori shown by every club
and individual in town in raising
Seaforth, (2), Parker (4); bull
'born, after May 1, 1957, Culbert
(1, 5 and 6), Roy Pepper, Turn-
bull (3 and. 7), William. Pepper,
RR 3, Seaforth; champion bulls
Culbert.
Female, born before May 1,
1955, Parker, Turnbull; born hes
tween May 1, 1955 and April 30,
1956, Parker (1 and' 2), Culbert,
Turnbull; born between May 1,
1956 and April 30, 1957, Parker
(1 and 5), Ray Pepper, Culbert,
Turnbull; born after May 1, 1957,
Parker, Pepper.
Get of Sire, three animals, bull
any age, two heifers, Parker, Pep-
per Turnbull.
Champion herd, Parker, Culbert,
Turnbull.
Grand Champion, beef herd,
consisting of bull, three females;
any age, Riley, Culbert, O'Neil.
(Continued on rage Twelve)
Ontario Table Tennis
Tournament In Clinton
Saturday Afternoon
For the third consecutive year,
Clinton Branch of the Canadian
Legion will be host for the Legion
Provincial Command's table tennis
tournament. The tourney is being
held this Saturday, June 14 in
Clinton Legio Memorial Hall, Kirk
Street. Play starts at two o'clock,
Already seven branches have fil-
ed entries with Douglas Andrews,
Clinton, Zone sports officer, who is
the provincial table tennis tour-
nament convener, The entries are
from Woodbridge, Hamilton (last
year's winners), Stratford, Han-
over, two Toronto branches and
Clinton, Five tables will be in play
during the afternoon.
The local Legion invites the pub-
lic to come and watch some or all
of the games.
Four Clinton Legionaiees have
been practicing for the tournament.
Last year Clinton placed second
and third in the doubles and Mac
Cameron was third in singles play.
Other Clinton players are Cameron
Proctor, Hector Kingswell and.
Douglas Andrews. F/O "Bud"
Hayter, sports officer at RCAF
Station Clinton will act as chief
referee of the tourney.
money to build the pool. This
kind man was so pleased with
What he heard. And so, since
he lives by, the water himself, and
his family have no expense ie
getting a swine, he bought one of
the tickets. Then he asked Mr.
proctor to give it to some young-
ster in town, who otherwise would
have found it difficult to visit the
pool very often,
There IS a happy yelling lad in
Clinton, and as encouraged ex-
ecutive on the Swim Pool Fund
committee because of this kind
gesture.
Costly Theit at Legion
Smoke Damage to Hall
Students of the schools in Hul-
lett Township enjoyed their an-
nual field day at the ball park in
Londesboro last Friday. There
were 13 schools competing.
Championship cup donated by
A. Y, McLean, Seaforth, was
jointly earned by Shirley Riley
and Gordon Hoggart. They will
each hold the cup for six months,
since they tied for first place.
Final event of the afternoon
was a five inning baseball game
with one team made up of a
teacher from each school and the
Other with one pupil from each
school. The score was pupils 3,
teachers 2. Umpire was G. G.
Gardiner, inspector of Public
Schools, Goderich.
Girl's Events
Seven years and under, foot
race, eel Goldsworthy, Lynda Lee,
Carol Dlernage; ball throw, Lloy
Shaddick, Wendy Caldwell, Lorna
Miller; Standing broad jump, L.
Shaddick, J. Goldsworthy, L. Mil-
ler; running broad jump, L. Lee,
J. Goldsworthy, W. Caldwell; high
jump, J, Goldsworthy, L. Shaddick,
L. Miller. Champion, Jill Golds-
worthy, 10 points,
Nine and under, foot race, El-
aine Dale, Bonnie Snell, Freda.
Goldsworthy; ball throw, Linda
Little, Webina
ball.
Laura
Daer; standing broad Junin 17,
Goldsworthy, lereneee Blacker,
Joyce Roe; running broad jump,
Roe, Gerry Geniis, P. Golds,
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JUNE, Tlig MONTH OF BRIDES
and the dairy Month . . is a htieS"
one in this town In the near
future we can see a busy schedule
for those who take everything in
Friday the 1,3th, rehearsal
for the ballet „performance On .
Saturday evening in the Legion
Memorial Hall „. All after-
neon on Saturday; the Ontario fin-
als in Legion Ping Pong are going.'
to be fought in the local Legion
hall with entries from Toronto,
Hamilton, and places in between
, . the public is invited to watch
these games of skill, - .Next Weds
nesday is the Lions Club summer
street carnival. . .June 23 it's mid-
get wrestling in the Lions Arena,
sponsored by the Lions. , .on June
:25, the races at Clinton Commun-
ity Park, sponsored by the Clinton
Turf Club„ And any number of
events for clubs, committees, coun-
cils, boards, etc. of course. . .
June 14 is also Air Force Day,
and everyone is invited to attend
the big event planned in Centralia
Station this year, combining ef-
forts of Clinton and Centralia...
Guides Hostesses at First
Mother-Daughter Banquet
Summer carnival
Here on June 18
The annual summer carnival
of the Clinton Lions Club will
be held next Wednesday, June
18, on the main street. Games
of all kinds will start at 7,30
pan., with special cash draws
to be made at 11 p,m. $700 is
being offered in prizes,
Proceeds from the event will
go toward child welfare in
Clinton and district. There
will be bingo with share-the-
wealth games for the adults,
and free pony rides for all the
children. A child's merry-go-
round will be on hand.
Field Day Champions of Hullett Schools
ARE YOU FOR THE POOL?
Kind Gesture By Salesman