HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1958-08-28, Page 1(B,y W. D, 91)
UWY WOAL Pt>;,OPLa I NE
been to kin! a&Antage of the g'ov-.
egnment's olffer for the conversion
Of the cad VictoXV Loan 13e145
loe'a+i bank m4nogers report
that a great number of the bond's
shave 'been converted here . . .
Actually it seems like a !I tAc-
U144Y verse move . , . T hose old
bonKk§ bearing 3% percent inter-
est are +veiry much out of date
in the modern, money market ...
and the oMortur4ty to get 70W
money nto aaWe;spot, with. more
interest ,payable as too good
too miss . .,
Pl MONA LX WB ART� GRATE-
du1 to tl?e Conversion Bond Idea,'
because we fanned an olid Bond
of opr,owa . . which had been
forgotten etntirft . Nice to
have a nest egg . but Snot
much good 1f it never hatches ...
VIEW INTEOWSTING tq WATCH
the side issues of .the current neer
strike . . . Of course, A cannot
mean much to the people, of Hue-
,on—that dd tried and true tern-
perance county, where no one tak-
es a,drink :.. But to the rest of
,the Pxeoviruce, at U a. serious epro�
Heim indeed .. , It is serious fog
those- who wlsh to quench their
thirst but they could, after
all, get along for some time with
Adam(* Ale, or good cold milk
. The tragedy pies, or so :it
seems,, with the poor chaps who
aren't working . There are
the 4,000• workers in the breweries
who.cannot -work, -because the pro-
duct cannot be delivered and then
there are about 5,000 waiters who
cannot work, because they have
no ,product to pour out , . . This
Is all' caused because other hund-
reds off meat won't work, for some
peculiar reason, known best to
themselves and to their union .. .
The w,hofl,e thing is mighty pecul-
liar indeed . especially when
-the whole nation is upset with the
unemployment situation . . : And
iso the government is fb6ng asked
to step into the situation . . . -
Wing• ham Mian Has
Week at CNIB Camp
Enjoy Bowling Came
Although 'blind for MOM—than,'
'15 years, Herbert Collar, Wing
hang, made his- Ernst venture to the
Camp fior the Blind in An'caster,
last week. He returned home Fri-
day foillcwing: ten days of fun
and sports, at the •C.N.I.B. camp,
Mr. Colllar lives• with his. son. He
has been known, to the C.N.I.B.
Tor viany years- and has: •received.
Instruction frons a Elomer Teacher
but for many years he did neat
feed that a camp prop mmme was
for him. When he returned from
the outing he was very enrthus-
dasflc and, it is safe. to say that
this willnot be his last visit there
if he has amtvthfing to say about at.
Bowling and quests; were two
very popular activiities. He could'
not see the point to •which he was
bowling but ea small 'bell • inklied
directions to each bland connpedt-
or. He also took part in the
mum activities at the camp and
wase a prominent member of ,the
camp choir. Music was, a very
Important thing at the camp as
there were many musicians among,
the campers and every camper lov-
ed to sing, Mr. Collar was one of
85 campers from across! Ontario
to attend 'this unique camp.
Also accompanying Mr. Collar
from Wi'nglram . were Mrs. Louise
Breckenridge and Stuart Henry.
Na. 35—The kfame Popes With the News (uNU
Prettiest Rose at Flower .phew
Holding the first prize rose of the Flower Show here on
Friday, Miss Nancy Johnston, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Harold
Johnston,. presents to good advantage one of the top place ex-
hibits of Miss Luella Johnston. The exhibitor is a teacher at
Clinton Public School, Miss Nancy is a pupil at the same school
though not in Miss Johnston's class. ° (News -Record Photo)
Flovv.,r, Show Remarkably
Good, Many Fine Exhibits
Lovely flowers were placed; on
pulbhc view last Friday in the
town halo, As evidence of the
great work with mature which, is
carried out by members: of the
Minton Citizens Horticu'ltural Soc-
iety in town and country. The die.
play was sa$ghtly, smaller than in
past years'; but was considered
remarkably good for the type of
year.
Rev. C. S. Trader pUced, first
in the competition for •a suitable
crest for use by the, society. He
had placed a white, rose on a dark
background, and the words- "Clin-
ton Citizens. Horticultural Society"
beneath It. iSecond place was won
by James, Turner.
Lucky winner of the door prize
was Mrs. James'. Livermore. She
i;s proud, owner of a set of flower
v-tses, presented by the Society.
Best bind house was exhibited
by Don. Frem iii, with. George
Counter and .Freddy Tyndall plac-
ing second: and third. Other priz-
es for ,public school exhibits were:
filowers, zinnias, Nancy Olde, Sh-
Miss Barbara Inder Wins Second Place
In Ontario Legion Speaking finals
Miss Barbara _ Inder, graduate
of Clinton town Pubilic School this spr-
ang, won second place In the Pro-
,vincial Public Speaking •Contest
carried out by the Canadian. Leg -
lion.. First place was won by .Cindy
Shantz, Port Colborne, and there
were twoo other contestants in role
class; for semflor ,public school stu
deffft.
Comlpetitipm, was .held in. Jarvis,
,O)llegiate, Toronto on Friday,
August 22,
Chairman for the .ey4ning was
,Dr. W, J. Dunlop, Minister of Ed-
u'a.tion for Ontario, Also on 'the
1platflonn were Dominion Legion i
I
The Week's Weather
g58 w �i957 ow
.Aeug. 14 84 49 79 59
15 79 50 82 1A
1.61 70 46 71 55
17 71 49 70 45
18 64 40 74 44
,.19 75 42. 75 45
20 $0 58 77 47
21 79 63 75 54
22 71 52 75 46
23 73 43 19 45
24 V 58 69 62
25 69 53 70 62
261 70 45 15 62
17 74 50 71 53
]align; 3.17 ins. P.61n; 1,15 ins
President, David L. Burgess; the
vine-fpn2sld'ent Mervyn Woods and
the provimial Legion president
Fred O'Brecht. Judges were from
the Department of Education.
Attending from Clinton, were
Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas '1lhannr
dike; Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Inder
and ENzabetlh,
Early Yellowing Of
White Bean Crop
Causes Some Concern
Today, Wendadl Snow of the
17ielCid IFmbaridry Department of
attd'getown Agricultural Society is
;tfoiuring the white bean crops of
the county, along with DoUiglas
H, Miles, agricultural: representa-
tune for Hurom.
-Purpose of the tour is to con-
order the early yellowing of the
beans; and theblight which is be�-
glnning to Appear in some variet-
les, According :to Mr. 'Miles the
Might has not yet appeared' on
S,annlac bean .po:ds, but has on oth-
er varieties.
The bean crop JS valued. at
$$00,.000 in Eluron County, which
is a shwalble income for the farm
families, This, income could be
nnlssetl if unsatisfactory conditioays
develop.
arlene Turner and: Mike Cowan;
asters, Ken Farquhar, Sharlene
Turner; petunias, Sharlene Turner,
Ulke Cowan and, Heather Winter;
pansies', Sha,rl;ene Turner; table
bouquet, Mike Cowan, Sharlene
Turner and Beverley Sparks.
Collegiate competitions: best
artistic arrangement of seven
I Ibl?ooms, Melva Boyce and, Stewart
Boyce; corsage, Melva Boyce and
Stewart Boyce.
Adult classes:, asters, A. Liver-
more; Mrs. E. ,Farquhar; cosmos,
Gordon ICuninghame, Mrs. Dories
Wilson; zinnias; lmrge, Miss: Luella
Johnston, Mrs. W. Sh•obbro;ok;
small, .Mrs. W. Burton, Miss L.
Johnston; petunias, single, Mrs.
E. Farquhar, Mrs. C. H. Fops;
pansies, Mrs. H. Jenkins, Mrs. C.
H. ftpa; snapdragon, Miss L.
Johnston, Mrs. W. Burton; Afric-
an, marigold,, Missy L, Johmstony
Mrs. C. H. 1 ipps; marigold', any
other variety, Miss L, Johnston,
Mrs. N. -Forbes,
:Phlox, Miss, L. Johnston-, Mrs..
W. R. Cowan; gladioli, one spike,
Rev.. D. J. Lane, Mrs, W. Burton;
three �spdkkes, Mrs. Chan ies Elliott,
Rev. D. J. Lane; basket, Ml's.' W.
Burton; and Mrs. C. Elliott tied'
for first.
Hybrid. ,tea ,noise, Miss L. J.ohn-
stomi Mrs. L. sparks, ;Mrs, W.
Biurton; five Hybrid' tea roses.; A.
Livermore, Miss L. Johnston, Mrs.
C, H. Epps; unusual potted.' :plant,
Was L. Slioman•, Mrs. D. 'Wilson,
Mrs. B. Oalde;
Corsage, Mx.% L. Winter, Miss
L. Johnston, Mrs. T."R. Thom,psom-;
miniatures, A..Uvermore, Mrs. E',
Farquhar; 'basket of ass6rted' gar-
den hlllowers, Miss L. Johnston, Mrs.
C. H. Ehp k% Mays. M. Tyndall; din-
ing
inung ro+ain teble 'bouquet, Mrs. H.
Jenikimsn, Mrs. G..Cuninghame, Miss
L. Johnston; novelty dislpley, Mrs.
E. Farquhar, Mrs. M. Batkin, Mrs,.
C. Ii. 'Eops; display of white ftw
era in white Container, Mrs, C. H.
Epps, Mrs. L. Winter; trousseau.
tea .table ,bouquet, Mrs, E, Far-
quhar, Mrs, M, 13�atkin
Natural Gas Mains
Near Completion,
Soon Ready to Connect
Work of lfayinifg lines for natur-
al ;gas in town, has almost been
completed, Olfificial's state they
will be well ;prepared ,here for
the time when the su;pp!iy of gas
as' ava lauble through the main ldne
from. Stratfiord.
Ibis week the craws are- am-
mentcintg the lane work at 1461mes-
ville.
Of course, C=lean -up ct^ews W-111
remain oil, the job until their part
ole the W&k Is completed.
1K ONTARIP, THURSPAII, A
Holiday Hours Are
Announced By
Postmaster AQ Ball
The CHAton Post Office:W111,
be open on Labour bar, Sept-
ember �, for mail delivery
from 1,30 p.m. to 3.3,0 p.m.,
announces Arthur ;Ball, post-
master. The bobby w1U, be op-
en until six p.m. four the Con
venience of box holders, 'Chere
will be no maid delivery on
Monday.
Extra Classroom To
Be Beady Monday;
Two Teachers Hired
With school; due to open on,
Tuesday, .students of Clinton Pub•-
Qic School; are assured that one
more regular -room will be avail-
-able for their use. It is expeete.,i
that kindergarten classes will: be
'held in the Auditorium until their
room is ready on January 2.
Cale Doucette, contractor, has
assureds the school board that the
regular clfastrooni will be ready in,
time.
Mrs. Kenneth P:arlre, who, re-
signed- from the staff at the end
;of June, has, been replaced. Mrs,
Tour, Pryde, Exeter, said Mrs. Reg,
Bialy, Clinton, are the new teach-
ers. Ala the rest of the staff is
retained,
Man Found in Barn
Dazed Condition; Sent
To Hospital in London
A. transiient found in Fred Pep-
per's barn .early last Thursday
morning, August 28, was lodged
in the Ontario Hospital, London,
following investigation by mem-
bers of the Provincial Police at
GadoAch. •
Apparently Roy "6,ich, aveho
wwor:ks for Mr. Pepper, discofvere'd
the man in a dazed condition and
called: Frank Falconer and Fred
to the scene. The man did not
appear to know his name, nor of
,any relrative% and was not com
pletely clothed. The men thought
;he must heave came through the
rain -storm last Wednesday, prob-
a'b'ly through the, raver to the barn.
The police took him ,to London
the next day.
Farmers Tour Pasture
At Murray Roy's,
Enjoy Barbecue Lunch
Members of the South. and North
Huron Farm Management groups
enjoyed a barbecue dinner at the
+farm. of Murray Roy, Lon'deslboro,
on Tuesday night. Mixing business;
with pleasure they had' toured,
the pasture ,program on the farm,
where Mr. Roy is. successfully pas-
turing 96 "ainimal units" on 140
acres, That is a, total of 125 cat-
tle.
Earlier this year the Ontario
Beef Cattle Pasture Improvement
Clomrnittee had toured the farim,
and were very complimentary a-
bout ,the job which Mr. Roy as
dbing.
35 Local Witnesses
Attend Convention
Held in New York
'Iblirty rive Jehovah's Witnesses
from: the Clinton congregation at-
tended the International Conven-
tion. len New 'York city, July, 27 to
August. 3.
H. McNally, presiding minister
for the Clinton congregation sand
that local' .delegates attending the
imterna,monai gathering benefited
greatly, not only from the rich
spiritual provisions, but also• frown
Christian association with Wt -
messes; (from 1:2.3 land's, and Islands
of the seas.
"This eonve:rntioli" , :he said,
"greatly aided understanding and
goodwill among the various rac-
es and, nationalities of Jehovah's
Witnesses-, aned also demonstrated
to the would how the B-ib1e rnes�
sage and Christian liv:'mg can un-
He ,people of 101 walks of life".
The attendance rose from, 180i-
201 on, the, opening 'day to 253,9'22
who assembled in and, around the
Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds
to, hear the Watchtower president
X, 14. Xneoer deal with. the timely
subject "God's Ringdam Stu?es
iso The World's End Near?" on.
Closing day, August 3.
Included in the week's activlt-
les was a mass .baptism of 7,136
candidates, su:rpoassing their .pre-
vious regard of 4,640 at the 1953
converti:on time New York,
UGOT 28, IM 1p Paws 7 Cents .o Copy -- $3.OA a Yoar
lR
gross V��rTestsat'NewPool.
Four Clinton, young people pats- Ken 1 n,gelstad, Dianne Campbell, Kim, Maureen Hayter, Xaaike
sed the Canadian Red Cross sen- Roger Cummings, and Don Roorda, Nancy Scruton; Sally
iors test for swimming ability, Scrton, Roorda, Borden McRae, Carol
carried out on Saturday morning There were 18 successful in the Sign's, Pat Reynolds, and, Dianne
at. the new Clinton Community intemreflaate test: Harry Cutin- Gar -on.
Siwinuming +Pooh with G, L. "Bud" 1xAn'gs, A04an .and Peter �de Cao, juniors also were successful;
Hayter as examiner. Assisting him Styrian, Smith, Nina, McDonald; Paul' Dexon, Bob Thompsom; Rich -
was, Miss Eaeaivr Efmmerson, Ricky Grigg, Connie Smith, Judy and Well, Wayne Dupee; Pat Filet
;Goderi.ch, instructor. They were Watkins, Bernie Scott,• Bull' Mc- Ach.er, Judith Wells, Susan Roorda,
Alice, `T!reffers, FJlizabeth Rumley,
E"lalne Rumball, Bev, Beck, Steve
Crooke, John Cooper, Rolfe Cook,
Midgets ire013A Playoffs Kenneth; Clarke, Garry "Butch"
Fleet, Jinn and, Betty LivermiorA
Anne Marie Tate, Barbara Corey,
G a INVI Hwr� Saturda Bill Hamilton, Laurie Bates; Nancy
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Clinton Legion. Midget base-
ball team, WOAA "G" champ
ions; RO'ay Stayner on Saturday
afternoon in Clinton Community
Park at 2,30 o'clock, in the first
xound of Oi&A play'downs, The
second game is Monday (Labor
Day) •afternoon at 2.00 otclook
in Stayner. There are sfix teams
p:'eft in Ontario competing for
the Midget "C" chrampaonshi,p.
Little is known about the
Stayner team; except that they
defeated Dunham two straight
games in Bllue League play -
downs.
Clinton. won their local lea-
gue, defeating, Seaforth, in the
finals in a 1hard4oug'h+t series;
then edlminated Win.ghamdntwo
straight games to win the
WiO:A'A ,title..
No admission has been charg.
ed to see Midget ball: games this
year, and: will not ;be charged
at Satur'day's garne. But with
the. addedi travelling expense
now farAng the team, officials
are askingg for a good response
when the hat is passed at Sat-
urday's ;game. Usual admission
,prices for such Playoff games
are 50 cents for adults and 25
cents Poor ,children.
PUC Yet To Hear From
RCAF On Increased Rates
Oa'doe; Clarence Magee, Wendy Mc-
Gee, Gary van der 11l ide, Edward
"Ted" Bridle, Barbara Irwin, San-
dra. Switzer, Joanne C+udrnore, Ber-
nie Scott, Peter .and Adrian de
Cao, 'Harry Cummings. Ings. All are
from; Clinton except E. Rumbley
who is from Wyandotte, Mich.
Miss Emmerson, requests that
anyone who has passed beginner
or junior tests, and has• not re-
ceived, their pin, please go, to the
pool before Sunday, and pick ,it
UP.
0
Commence Work On
Extension To .
Steadman's Sure
Work has. ;begun in the former
Clifford Lobb Store, in :prepara-
tion. for making the area ready
+for occupancy by ,the Steadman's
Store Kale Doucette Ontario St-
Cllirnton Public Utilities Commis-
of Stea•dman•'s store (formerly the
re.et, 'has the contract for the in-
saoners on Tuesday night reported
Clifford Lobb Store),
itial part of the work.
no further word from the RCAF
The superintendent and chair-
A, complete modernizing of the
Station or the Department of Nat-
ional Defence with, regard to a
man were appointed to investigate
SteadimwVs Store will be under-
-proposed increase in. rate for wat-
the+possibility:of disposing of 5th
Victory Loan bonds to advantage.
taken as well, and- the whole
thing is expected to ;be ready some
tation, pumped by the PUC to the
St
S
Superintendent J. Rands. report-
time before Christmas. Robert A.
ed that the lot recently acquired
Clark is manager ;of the store.
At a special meeting earlier
.From the Town of Clinton, on Park
o
in the month, a request ;from, the
Street, had been, surveyed in pare -
Station for a guaranteed• flow of
27.5 minute was grant
paration for the new garage
Enrolment At CDC1
gallons per
building.
ed. Pxuor to that the guaranteed
st
flaw had beam .an
Anlsor at -the, special rtineetirn;g-tile
•. UC had .given K. W. Colquhouny
PUC
n
ay Be Hip her,-'
average
Actually there as an rage of
estate 'broker, exclusive hst-
ove;r 300 gallons per minute• being,
to the Station dur.,ng the
ing of the present PUC building
Three New Teachers
pumped
for one month.
summer, with one day register-
o
ing 5112,000 gallons or 355 gallons
Any .prediction of the number of
per m inute.
eerudent
20th Anniversary ®a
y y
students to attend Clinton District
Collegiate
Supinu
J. Rands noted
Institute this: -fall, would
that water rates in town are con-
Marked In Ashfield
likely be wide of the mark, states
siderably lower than they were
in: 1910 when the system was- first
For Clinton Couple
E. A. Fines, +ptivncipal of :the school.
The unknown factor isthe numb -
installed. At that time the first
er of students which may enrol
rate was 16 cents; second rate
'Mr, and Mvi. Ervin Zinn of
from; ROA1F Station, Clinton. Each
i/z Cents.
121/2 cents;; third rate 7 1/2 is
Ashff3eld' Township, entertained, for
summer a !great number of moves
For the past 16 years
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson on
take, place in Air Farce personnel,
the rates have been 15, 14 and
ste
Seurnd-aiy, August 24 in the event
of the latter's 20th wedding an-
and no One 1kn1aws: In advance
6 cents.
niversary. immediate members, of
whether there wall be more or
Applications for hydro, water
the family group were already
'IML students from that siege,.
and; sewerage service were passed
there when. the Nelsons arrived.
However, he estimates there may
for a house on Lot 90, Joseph
During the afternoon Mrs. Zdmn
possibly be 170 new students this
Street, owned by Willdam David-
congratu&ated' the couple and on
September.
son; and Cor one on James Street
behalf of the f+am flies assembleid,
Three new teachers have been
owned by F. C. Burns. Sewerage
presented some ,lovely ;gifts. The
hired:.Rmibert Salter to teach Lat-
service was granted! to Murray
Nels:ons; thanked' the folks: and a
lovely buffet supper was- enjoyed;
an, Peter Anastasiades, to teach
Miller for the former William Hoy
lasso a wedding cake appropriately
agriculture Band .agricultural scien-
house on the London Road land
decorated for the "20th anniver-
ce; Mr. Dirks, louver school Eng -
to John Sangster for the new part
sary"..
lflsh and, history.
Interested in Bird House Exhibit
Three young lads with an interest in bird- Shaddick. Dori showed the first place birdhouse
houses, though possibly not so much in flowers, on Friday and George had the second prize one.
erre George 'Counter, bon Premlin and Gerald Ilere, they look over the competing exhibits,
(News -record Photo)