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ynyw.P.-”-J THE .NEW ERA- Wrd Yk^K THE NEWS-RECORP- '7.7t'h YEAR,
NOT .Ol TE' N WE ARE AMUSED
by the post office, , but we got
a chuckle this week , .. The Post No. 30—The Home Paper With the News. CLINTON, ONTARIO THURSDAIF, MY 24, 19$8 12 Popes --T Cents a CoQy--43:00 a Year
Office returns the front page of
a newspaper which they can't de-
liver, and they paste a big pink
sheet of adhesive over it , . , On 26 C�FFcersGraduateAt
the pink sheet are places to check,
such as "refused", "unclaimed!%
"no such address"' etc, and a place
AA-
Station Clinton Last Week.
to put the name and a cess of
the paper . , , On this latest one,
RCAF Station Clinton was the
the address read: :Clinton News,
scene of a graduation parade last
Record, �/p Heart of Huron County,
Thursday for the 26 officers of
Clinton, Ontario , .. Now there's
Telecommunications Officer Cour-
a civil service employee who takes
se 16. Air Vice Marshall M. M.
a good look at the mast head of
Hendrick, OBE, CD, was the re-
the paper he handles , . . He's
viewing officer and presented the
a Toronto fellow
graduating officers with certificat-
„
FOOTBALL STAR KEN ARKELL
es, A/V/M Hendrick is a member
of the Canadian Joint Staff at
has made the sports pages of the
Washington, D.C.
Prince George Citizen once more,
with a three -column picture of him-
self and a story to go along, with it,
Reason as his retirement from pro-
fessional football to full-time study
for the law . . . The complete.
story on the sports page
Among Graduates
Would have been interested any-
way, but the story has come to us
Officers graduating were F/L
-from two different sources, so we
W. G. Sparks, Prince AMer't,
feel most of our readers will be
tratine!d! Mere in 1946 as a radar
interested, tootechnician,
'oven !here !again at
k'
AROS, in 1949, anal re -mustered as
LOOKING BACK AT THE JULY
the
"amgator; about a year ago Mn
anu�sttetred to teaecommtunicaU ms
12 parade, we can compare
offucer'
size of it, in Clinton's streets,
with the two-mile long parade at
tF/L t h Nn in 195 as,Rasd-
siranteuT at �C�fimton ahi! 1954 as, Rad -
the Calgary Stampede The
,ia QUicer, and now !back as Tele -
walk was one mile long . , The
.Com Of-Picer,
Calgary event had 34 bands
rF/O K. L. Humphrey, served' at
Clinton's had 35 bands and 59 lod-
Clinton once before, Commissioned
ges . , . Not bad for a small town
from, the, ranks.
. Of course Calgary had 150,000
F/O S. H. Sinkiuson, ra!dlar
fans,, and the highest estimate we
technician during world, War II,
could justify here was 9,000 . . .
and !agalin after the wlam and Was
* * *
commissioned last year.
SHOULDN'T LAUGH AT THE
Flo R. J. Armstrong, graduate
federal government either . . .
of MoGi'l% and joined! Air 11110rde
especially when they're spending
last 'yeas'•
our money ... and more especial-
F/,O C. M. Madsen, frarn Maxa-
ly, when they are spending our
times, wireless, technician during
money to pay civil servants to do
velar„ re -mustered to aircrew cats
a printing job, which could just
dir, gunner, released Bandl me -Joined
as well be done in our own shop
the Air Force Ja 1946 as F%ght
Sergeant, Telecom ttedlinicdan aid
here in Clinton ...But we noted
Was, commissioned from, ranks last
with wonder and chuckling, in a
year.
recent . release from the Queen's
F/HO W. R. wreKi!nnan, from the
Printers, a booklet called "Haida
West Coast, was do RCN and
Carvers in Argillite" available for
jalned the RCAF taking teXecom-
only $3 from the Receiver Gen-
muniaatii!ons, technician ground
eral . . Now this may well be
course at -Clinton; was an ins!truc-
a very important tome indeed ...
for here for two years and com-
and probably we shouldn't be
mlissifomted last year.
chuckling at the government
F/O J. C. Crawford, from Kao:
spending tax -payers .money in or-
maka, ra+da'a rtec'hnu:ian du!rmg ,war,
der to collect data about the carv-
was 'Com'rnnssioned oast year from
ers, and then to produce this fully
'mks•
illustrated book But we
F/'O H: F. Esehanoler born -in
Rotterdam, Holland , served with
doubt that anyone not a Haida
Royal Netherlands, Anr Force fsbm
himself, would know any-
Y
1945, as an instructor in radar
thing at all about argillite . . .!and
commuxiicatioin,s and in 1952
and 99 percent or better of the
was attached to Ala ed Aim Forcers
Canadian public'could less ...
Central, Europe in Finance where
.care
he remabmted' until 1955 and joined! I,
CONSIDERING IMPORTANT
tbe- RCAF in 1957.
things: when will Clinton be able
Flo G. W. Sbw&,, wmre!l,ess Pr
,gunner during war, Tie-eraistedd in
to advertise a landing strip as
1946 and was comr dss!ione!d from
part of the many attractions of
,the ranks. last year.
our fair town ... We are a town
Flo R. R. Cooper, graduate of
with distinct Air Force back -
Queen's, joined RCAF List year.
grounds, as well as surroundings
F10 F. J. Thurston:, wireless
. and in future, more and more
Hair Instructor during war, and vitas
people connected with planes will
xrelealsed at Ciinvton• in 1945. Rel
be settling here ... Besides these,
enlisbed m 1950 .and was cio°m-.
and the many former airmen who
mnssuoned froom ranks, last year.
Flo R. G. M KimbaA graftate
have settled here there are numb-
,of Dtalthousfe, joined RCAF last
ers more of young men training
Wear.
to become pilots ... We should be
F/O, A. M. Casey, air crew olf-
thinking of this seriously . . . It
titer dluriWn �n!g war, es'�' !cotpele trhxougaa
may soon become difficult to sec-
B4Agunde duringwax", li
ure a large enough level area close
released at !end of war and re`
to town
arAil'sted in September 1946, train-
. ..
e'd� lana (te�l'ecammnnurAc&tioms, rat Cain -
Public Speaking Test
957. and commi'sstiaried in April,,
At Jarvis Collegiate
g
F"/O' R. I. Lacey, Medicine Hatt,
Alfia., wireless mechanic during
Date for the Legion Public
war, -out in 1945, re-etn>lioted in
Speaking Finals for Ontario has
1946., commissioned from the tanks:
been set for Friday, August 22,
ilast year.
and on that date, Miss Barbara
F/O D. J. Han+bury, Proast Tal-
Inder, daughter of the Rev. and
holt, South Wales, graduate of
Mrs. C. S. Inder, Clinton, will tra-
'Ur versfty of Wales, 'Swansea;
worked! for De!Havdaand Piropelaers,
vel to Jarvis Collegiate, Toronto,
Ltd., Ent ibm d before' joining 'the
to compete against other entrants
g
R1C in January, 1957'
in the senior public school compe-
P
/O tk'/�O W. H. Canzsiem, g!r'adhaat!ed
tition. This is the final competi-
.Brom RoyalMifidittasy. C ileiv in
tion in this year's speaking compe-
1.95,7 and joined RCAF.
tition.
.F/O R. G. Hermansion., served
o
overseas during the war with PJAfF'
Q'rOun Home Picnic
fighter command and No. 6 RCAF
Bion*er group as wireless mechL
Residents of the Huron County
anic, served) continuously since
Home enjoyed their annual picnic
war,, and was eomni%oiomled llaas!t
held in Harbour Park, Goderich on
yeiar.
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
(Continued on Page Seven)
Dr., Mrs. Evans.Celebrate
60 Years Wedded LiFe
Dr. J. S. and Mrs. Evans, for-
merly of Clinton, observed the 60th
anniversary of their wedding on
Sunday, July 20th. Their marriage
took place quietly in Clinton on
Wednesday, July 20, 1898, at the
home of the bride's parents, the
Rev. H. A. and Mrs, Newcombe.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Mr. Newcombe, assisted
by the Rev. W. George Evans, bro
The Week's Weather
High Low Mah LDW
1958 M-7
July 17 71 48 85 52
18 77 56 83 54.
19 69 51 87 58
20 70 54 8 87 7 61
21 7'i �.
22 80 56 74 68
23 80 55 11 53
Rain .08 ins. Rain:.92 his,
ther of the groom.
They resided in Tiverton where
Dr. Evans had a'veterinary prac-
tice, until 1903 when they moved
to Clinton. Dr. Evans practised
his vocation in Clinton for 51
years. They are now living in
Stratford with their daughter
Carol (Mrs, Frank McInnes) at
whose home the quiet anniversary
celebration took place.
Onlyimmediate members of the
(artily were present as follows:
Mrs. Tan (Grace) MacLeod, Dun -
vegan and daughter Catherine
Ann, Kingston, Mrs, Frank (Carol).
McInnes, Stratford; Mrs, William,
(Ruth) Helm, Mr. Helm and John,
Carol and Evans Helm, Lucknow,
and Mrs. William Dunsmuir, Al-
len and Kathryn, Ottawa; Erskine
and Mrs. Evans, St. Marys; Bob,
Chalk River; Bill, Toronto and Mr,
and Mrs. Melvin Habermehl and
Stephen, Motherwell,
The graduating class has com-
pleted a 37 week course at No, 1
Radar and Communication School.
During the .course they have acqu-
!red the knowledge of te�;lcommun-
kation theory, equa *dent, and
administration req u by a tele-
communication offie" r in a modern
air force.
The members of the course are
university graduates, ex -aircrew
officers and officers who have been
commissioned from the ranks aft-
er years of experience as Warrant'
Officers and Non -Commissioned
Officers in the Telecommunications
Branch of the RCAF.
Most of the officers attended a
15 week course in mathematics
and physics prior to the commence-
ment of their TCO course. These
officers have therefore been under
training for a year.
Take Soundings For
New Bank Footings
Soundings were 'being taken at
the Bank of Montreal on Tuesday,
and workmen reported that they
were testing the soil conditions at
three different locations around
the building.
Eventually the familiar red
brick bank building will be torn
down, and a modern one put up
in its place. This will include the
former H. C. Lawson office (now
located in Hotel Clinton) the
Plumtree Barber Shop (now on
Albert Street) the Newcombe drug
store (opposite the post office) and
the Modern Meat Market (now on
King Street opposite the post of-
flee).
Purposes of taking soundings is
to determine the depth -)f the
quicksand which exists to about 12
feet depth at that point, and be
able to provide proper footings for
the new building.
Soils fudged at Lucan Today.
New Ideas For Jr. Contests
Unique in farming .circles is an
event being carried out to -day at
Lucan under the joint sponsorship
of South Huron and North Middle-
sex groups. They are holding a
soil judging competition.
The contest is open to Junior
Farmers and 4-H Club members
and will begin with instructions on
the task of soil judging. Commenc-
ement time is nine o'clock and
a picnic lunch is planned in the
Lucan Aena.
After competition is completed,
a special banquet in the evening is
being prepared for all contestants,
sponsored by the Ausable River
"onservation Authority.
Land judging contests are train-
ing events similar to livestock jud-
ging events; instead of a class of
animals, a class of fields is used,
and contestants are provided with
score cards.
"It cannot be repeated too often
Library Closed While
Decorating August 4-11
The CLINTON P!UBIAC LI-B-
tRIAR,Y will be chased (for one,
week, beginning Monday, August
4, and will reopen; Monday, Aug-
ust 1,1. Members are requested to
nate that books formerly marked
due the week of August 4 to 9,
W3.1 not be due until August 11.
The ahbrary is being close!, to el -
low the painters to redecorate the
interior.
that a knowledge of soil helps to
protect the land," states Prof. T.
H. Lane, Department of Soils, Ont-
ario Agricultural ' College. "A
knowledge of the soils helps in
making farm appraisals and in real-
izing farm investments. Thus it is.
information that farmers and oth-
ers concerned with farm operations
cannot afford to be without. In
fact, the ability to recognize pro-
ductive soil is the basic informa-
tion for success in all agriculture."
Planning the contest locally are
officials at the Ontario 1)epart-
ment of Agriculture, Clinton.
0
Farm (Union Officials
In Ottawa This Week
Gordon Hill, Varna, president
of the Ontario Farmers, Union,
and Robert Taylor, Huron County
-district,ciumec�wCi n Ottawa
early alast week, x 't'k'f :ng,. as part
of :the Interprov+incaal Farm Un-
ion Council, members of :both ma-
jor parties in, the ,federal govern -
anent; the standing committees,
etc.
CKNX-TV News
Two Clinton residents will be
guests on "M'Lady", CKNX-TV,
on Monday, July 28, at 4 p.m. Mrs.
Carman McPherson will conduct
another in the series of sewing
demonstrations, and Mrs. Jack
McKnight will be guest soloist.
Two Letters Ask Questions
Problems Should be Faced
We received two letters in
June, and up until now have
not printed them, because
THEY WERE NOT SIGNED.
We don't know where they
came from, nor whether they
were written by young or old.
However, it seems absolutely
too bad to leave them out of
the paper entirely. We doubt
that anything said in either
one will be considered libellous
to any one person, but they
do hold a strong message for
the town itself:
We give you these two let-
ters:
Editor,
Clinton News -Record.
In reference to your editorial
dated June 26, regarding Clinton's
baseball teams.
I most readily agree we are
indeed fortunate to have all these
classifications of baseball in Clin-
ton. However, before we wear out
our pitching arms patting our
backs we should take stock and
find our so-called sponsors. Sure
there are bats, balls, and equip-
ment but the manpower side is
sadly lacking.
The team sponsored by the
Legion cannot muster from their
large branch a manager or coach.
(not belittling the very willing
manager and coach who are doing
the yob), but were there no ball-
players in the last war?
The team sponsored by the
Lions seems in even more dire
need. They are graced by one (re-
peat, one) of the best ball players
in the district, to manage, coach
and be general Joe boy for them,
The night of their opening game
not one Lion was there in the
park, let alone at the ball game.
The fan is the fortunate one,
there is no charge, but here also
Is a hazard. Don't arrive too
early or .you may be pounced upon
to act as uinpire, mark out the
diamond or be sent clown to Joe's
place to see what became of the
bases, masks and what have you.
We are fortunate to have these
young athletes but we also need
some hells to encourage them
along.
—A. B. FAN,
Clinton, Ontario
June 28, 1958.
1K * +x
TO THE EDITOR
AND CLINTON CITIZENS:
Lately there has been much talk
about the matter of young drivers
who race on the streets. People
say they are a menace and dang-
erous and every other thing pos-
sible. But never has anyone, in a
position to do so, done anything
towardscorrecting this problem,
except give speeding tickets.
Also, many people talk of the
way young people from Clinton
and the RCAF Station walk the
streets every night. I think a
dance should be held in the town
hall or somewhere near main
street, even if only with recorded
music, every Friday night.
Every young person has a sense
of respect and responsibility to
their parents, if only parents had
any faith in .a 'teenager's ability
to stay out of trouble. Every sum-
mer, when there is no school, there
are no dances held. The drive-in
theatre must be considered a sub-
stitute but most 'teenagers do not
have cars,
At present many consider Clin-
ton a dead town. I wish those
Who could would help' liven up
this town for they have made it
very nice in all other respects,
No offense is meant to anyone
but there is not much to do
around here at night', nowhere for
them to meet people their own
age, either boys or girls and no -
Where you can go to escape the
slander spread by people Who like
to think the worst things possible
about 'a young couple. How about
it? Can't anyone help? please
try!. F --AXON
Clinton, Ontario
June 21, 1958.
IPrincess Selected To Represent Huron at CNE
Miss Marlene Johnson, pretty young school the advisory board of the United Co-operatives of
teacher from Fordwich, was the winner of Huron Ontario, Blyth and Wingham office and at the
County's second Dairy Princess Contest, held left, Miss Doreen Howatt, Belgrave, runner -
last Friday at the Huron County Home, At up to the princess position,
the right is George Watt, Blyth, a member of (Staff Photo)
Dairy Princess For Huron
Dellbert Geiger, Zurich vice -pre-
sadent of the Huron County Soil
and Crap Improvement Associa t-
ion, was chairman of the men's
program at the Twilight Meet-
ing (held -at the Huron, County
Home last Friday might. Robert
Allan, president, Brucefiead, ch-
aired the joint ;program, during
which pictures taken in the Middle
l:'ast by Dave Rame, Ga!1t,, were
shown.
Dairy Princess Marlene Johnson,
a young teacher from. !Fordwich,
received her sash and was pro-
claimed vA nner ,of the competition
by Charles: S. M!acN!au+ghton, Ex-
eter, MLA for Huron County. Miss
Johnson had successfully milked
a cow by -the name of "Sue" in
.the County Farm barmy before the
cxlitical eyes of three judges, and
a number of Federation! and, Soil
andCrap Imaprovemernt A>5socia don
offiidais.
Marlone and -the. runner-up Dor-
een Howatt, Bei!grave, along wardh
the !ether three contestants,: Bet-
ty Storey, Seaflont ,; Margaret Mc-
Cann, Fordwich and Laurel Dale,
RIR. 1, Clinton, followed up their
milking demonstrations with per-
sonal interviews with the judges.
Miss Johnson waia now go on
.into competitions at the CN+E, in
Toronto, and is eligible for the
title of Dairy Queen if she is suc-
cessful there.
Genoge Watt, Baytlh, a member
of .the advisory board of tlae Un-
ited! Co -,operatives of Ontario,
B'aiy , and Win!gham offices, pre-
sented red roses to the ,princess.
Marshall Armstrong, Fordwdch,
presented ,her with a "Panam"
shoulder strapbag from Pan-Am-
erican Airways.
The Federation of Agriculture
presented cash awards to ala con -
Visit Polls on Frida)
Ballots for Your Dec
Ilridhy of this week is an im-
portant day for men who raise
,pigs, and in, fact for all farmers.
it Is the !date for the much tanked
Clinton Soldier In German
Sapper Robert Seeley tightens a bracing frame which will
become part of a Bailey bridge across the Weser River' at
Hameln, Germany. Sapper Seeley, a member of the Royal
Canadian Engineers, is presently undergoing training exercises
in Germany, (National Defence Photo)
$94 5 Donation to Pool Fund
From Fish and Game Club
Welcome contribution to the
building fund for thq bath house
at the Clinton Community Swim-
ming Pool is the total of. $945.90
received from the Huron Fish and
Game Conservation Association,
whose headquarters are in Clinton.
$500 of this amount is from the
general fund of the Association,
while the $445.90 balance was
raised at a very successful "Stag
Night" held at the Fish and Game
Farm early this month.
More adults are using the new
pool all the time, and there is lots
of room for more to come,
Actually there is a very good
attendance at the pool. On Tues-
day receipts were $16.05, and more
than half of that was taken in at
night, when children are slightly
discouraged front attending. Of
course they My, attend, acrd are
welcomed, but they cannot use
their scason's ,pass,
Local Musicians
Pass RCMT Tests
The Royal 0ans'emvatory of Mu-
sic has :announced that Nelson
McClrinchhey and Miss, (.'carol! Pep-
per, both have received honours
m G!t'Iade 10 piano and ,in Gradle
4 harmony. Nelson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Owl Meadmehey, Cin oav
is a 1piupiat of Mrs. N-a:k>sor-4 Lang
doai+. Carol, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, WdMam 'Pepper, RR 3, Sea -
forth, ds a. IrupnL of Mrs, J. Me.
Dougall, Blyth.
CLINTON` GRADUATE . NURSES
PICNIC AT 81"ORTH PARK
The Milton Graduate iNuases
held ,their annual plenuc at ins
Park, Sedorth, on July 10. Mem-
bers and their fgmllies; who were
present enjoyed' the ftaiioua, a
very Pleasant day in tthie .park, iwA
a dedacwinus lunch,
+testants. ,Second -place Mass How-
att received a corsage of red
cannati+ons *=n the Dairy Co-
ordinating Board of the, County.
Winners! of ,the Clinton Junior
Farmers, draw for an ; electric
steam iron; was Mrs. E. Gibson,
and -of an occasional chair; David
Barry, the, speaker for t1he •everting.
Miss Heben Johnson, president of
the Clinton Junior Instittuite .con-
ducted the draw wlhk% wigs` made
by the newly chosen Dairy Prin-
cess.
Lunch provided .by the S!odl and
Chop Improvement Assacwhon
and was• served by members of the
Clinton Junior Farmers and Jun-
ior institute
- Mark
ision on Hogs
of "Hog Vote".
After all. the talking is dome,
:by those, for, and ,those against
the present plan for s+edO ng hogs,
it wound appear that it is cert-
admly up to the individual farmer
himself to come to his own con-
cluslon. It is; important that he
consider al,L . of the information
at his hands; consider the place
from which, it -'comes, 'and' an that
basis; forme anis own opinion,
Then 'the important thong is to
visit the pollingplace In the town-
ship In which he resides, and cast
a vote far the snide of his. choice.
One thing to keep in mind -when
coming to that decision, dg that
the vote is neat for or against
assembly ;points, nor ,for or against
the compuasory aspect of the as-
sembly point +paint of the plan. The
vote ig 'simply fir or against the
idea of the producer having a
fraamrer-directed pawn of selling.
Within that plan, he may fwmu-
Xte his .awn, policy through the
;township d+eaegates, and county di-
rectors in the, Hog Producers As-
sbtdiation. Mthbut such a• farmer -
directed pNan of anamkerting, the
producer leaves Me selling of his
product entirely In the hands of
the buyer, and the consutnerr,
Bayfield Golf Course
Offering Reduced
Green Fees to Beginners
Sn an e0omt to encourage macre
. to t+alw, ' uP Wig, the
Edyfitelld-C Tinton Gcdf C!Ltub hatv!e
aieduced green fees to 50 cents
Ow beginners who pllray. salter 6
(p`m, Raegnaair fere &$1,00.
A ig'oltf rbonrrianrMt Wats held ate
the BHapnfidd-Oint i course Wt
Saturday for tl* . old Vblbge of
Bayiyiea+d Cup, Plias! Benimlet4t, Em-
!dlon, a, club membeur, won the
rtouarnley with a scare ok 75. Tills
cup VMS former4V Competed for
when +the did !gdH course was tap-
etratidvg. Tuve present Goner at
the intersection of . the Cllihton-
Bayfdeakl road and Highway M Is
an orts .swond year of operation.
Iv Shed Hullsl, Jr„ bs course manager.
Over 80 Birthday Club
,Robert Hamilton Coats, O!ttmm
will, observe his 84th b1bMi day 0fi
''pinuday, Julyy Z. Mt.. Coats Bao"
to renew acquaintances 1h C,lnnit6h
AM vitIrAty sontetimei in A