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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1958-11-06, Page 1Total UNICEF Gift Will Be $219 Town and 'RCAF Total funds collected for the UNICEF collections on Hal- lowe'en night were $219. 'In Clinton the Ministerial Association organized t h e campaign with students from School taking on the job while out on their regular October 31 calls for trick or treat. At Station Clinton thea UN ICEF way was carried out by the Grade 7 English class taught by Miss Joan Walsh, and these youngsters collected $55.40 for the cause. Last year UNICEF earned $190.26 in town and at the Station. ecor THE NEWS-RECQRD---77th YEAR St John's. Course To Take Exam Friday Senior Vim Aid Claseee recent- ly held in Clinton under the aus- pices, of the St. John Antbulance were completed last,Thursday eve. nin. Arrangements have been made for .examinations to , be conducted by Dr. F, M. Newland, in his offices, on the evening of Friday, November 14 commencing at 7.30 p.m. Instructor for these classes was C. Magee. . ' Council To-Night To Declare Intentions For Anothei Season Council meeting, - which this month' will be held on Thursday evening, November 6, should prove quite interesting. Traditionally it is the November meeting at which the present councillors declare their intentions about whether they intend 'to stand, or to move up. Indications are that there will be a general change. Just what each one intends to do, remains to be seen until to-night. Council meetings are public meetings.-- anyone who wishes is welcome to attend. Among topics which might come up for discussion is the present move toward having the Canada Temperance Act amended, or abol- ished, or voted upon. A resolution from the Exeter Town Council suggesting amendments will pio- bably be brought before Clinton council to-night. . Hallowe'en quiet Here, Sugar in Car Gas Tanks In Clinton Hallowe'en night went off without much difficulty. Some sugar was put in the gas tanks of cars in the East Street section of town, but it was dis- covered before much damage was done to .the motors. , Hullett Federation Officials Vice-president Harry Lear and president Lloyd Medd were re-elected to their posts with the Hnilett Township Federation , Of Agriculture last week. With them here is Winston Shapton (right), President of the Huron County Federation of Agricul- of Clinton Lodge AF and AM No. 84 for the past 30 years. He has been a Past District Deputy Grand Master , of South Huron District for 40 years. Also active in community work,. Mr. Rorke served on the board of the Clinton Public School for nearly 20 years, and was secretary for most of that tithe. He is an honorary life Member of the com- enittee ,of Elders of Wesley-Willis' United Church, Clinton. He and Mrs. Rorke live at the corner of Orange and Mary streets, , Dr. Dunlop is a native of this district, and attended Clinton Dis- trict Collegiate Institute •himself. Earlier in the day, before the Masonic meeting and presentation ceremony, he had paid an unof- ficial visit to the Collegiate, speak- ing with Principal E. A. Fines there for some time. Plans are in the making for an addition to the present colleg- iate building, and the Department of Education has already given tentative approval for the addi- tion. Dr. Dunlop's last official visit to Clinton was in 1953 when he Opened the public school which bad been completed in 1952, The distinguished visitor was a tea- cher himself, gaining his third- class teachers certificate in Mod- el School here in Clinton in 1901. He taught at SS 7 Hullett for one year. Taking part in Monday's cere- mony were J, Edward Dale, Wor- shipful Master of the Lodge; Hare ry Bali, chaplain; George Jeffer- son and Robin Thompson, both Past District Deputy Grand Mas- ters of the Lodge. 0 Kin Club Stages Old Members Night $25 To Springhill Former members night at the Kinsmen Club of Clinton meeting room in Hotel Clinton on Tuesday night, saw guests Reeve Burton Stanley, Jack -'Moore, Mitchell; Harley Doney, Mount Forest and Gordon Grigg, present. Special guest Bill Whitaker, Brantford, will be assisting with a peanut drive to be held soon by the Kin. The Club voted '$25 to the Springhill Disaster Fund, and this amount will go along with the Moneys set up in the dental and eye committee funds of the Pro- vincial Kin to the needy folk at the mine. The Kinsmen plan a bus trip to Toronto on January 24 to at- tend a hockey game. The Clinton Club 'will be hosts for an inter. club for District No. 1 on Nov- ember 21. This takes in the dist. riot from Owen Sound to London arid from Goderich to Hamilton, President Malt Edgar conducted the meeting. Andrew Peterson was appointed public relations man for the club. E/L the Rev. C. L. Macteiren, protestant padre at RCAF Station Clinton was the guest speaker on the took "Trend in Democracy". He was introduc- ed by past president Don Kay, arid was thanked tw past presi dent It, W. Colquhoun. • the County Historical Committee would have funds available with which they would like• to purchase copies of such microfilmed records, It was tlicTught also that local lib- raries might be interested in pur- chasing copies. 0 With a half' holiday proclaimed for Clinton on Tuesday, November 11, the community will be able to join in the memorial services and parades planned for this Re- membranee Day. The public is invited to a ser- vice in the Legion' Memorial Hall at 9.45 that morning, The par- ade of veterans under the direction of Parade Marshall George Camp- bell, will form up at the public school grounds at 9.15, and will move off at 9.30' to be at the hail for the 9.45 service. At 10,40 the parade will leave the hall for the cenotaph at the post office, arriving there at 10.50 am. Wreath laying will follow, and at 11 a.m. Last Post and Reveille will be sounded. Five minutes later the parade will be- gin the return to the Hall, via the saluting base at the Commer- cial Apartments corner, where Group Captain K C. Cameron, Will Parade to Cenotaph Remembrance Day Nov. 111 THE NEW ERA---93rd YEAR No. 45—The Home Poper.With the News into Councillors elected and unsuc- cessful nominees (in brackets) were Flight Sergeant D. G. Mud- ' son '(Warrant Officer T. K. Scott) Ward 1; Flight Sergeant J. G. Calvert (acclamation) Ward 2; Flight Sergeanie R. G. Perkins (acclamation) Ward 3; Sergeant W. N. Elliott (acclamation) Ward 4; Sergeant A, C. Springate (Cor- poral T. Melnyk, Leading Air- eraftman F. A. Collin) Ward 5; Sergeant P. A. Ellard (Corporal G. A. Roots) Ward 6; Corporal S. R. Brown (Sergeant J. Hopa- luk) Ward 7; Corporal F, L. Scobel (Sergeant D. R. Laking) Ward 8. The Adastral Park council tak- es an active part in administration of the married quarters area, sup- ervises youth and children's pro- grams and maintains liaison be- tween the personnel living in mar- ried quarters and the laCAF Sta- tion • authorities. Clinton.Youths Hurt When Car Left Roath.Car Wrecked Two boys were injured on Sun- day evening, when the car in which they were riding failed to make the curve off County Road 13 on- to the Hayfield Road. The car was a complete wreck. Paul White, driver of the 1951 ear owned by his father Bert White, received cuts about the left eye and arm. His passenger, Edwards, was kept in hospital ov- ernight, . • Provincial Constable Don West- on, Goderich, investigated. Over $428 will be spent this month by the Clinton Public Hos- pital Auxiliary for valuable equip- ment needed at the hospital. At the regular Monthly meeting on Monday evening in the nurses residence, presided over by the president, Mrs. C. Mitchell Shear- ing, members planned to use a large portion of the proceeds from the recent successful penny sale convened by the Auxiliary's first vice-president Mrs, E. Beecher Menzies, to make some necessary replacements and some essential additional equipment for The hos- pital. At the meeting Mrs. Menzies presented the treasurer, Mrs. A. J. McMurray with a cheque for $135, the profit from the penny sale, It is expected that farther purchases in the line of equipment will be planned in the near future, Miss Hilda Smith, hospital sup. erintenclent, has tonSentecl to as- Public Welcome to Hear Trenton RCAF Band Training Command Band con- cert will be held on Thursday, November 6, in the Recreation Centre, RCAF' Station Clinton, at 8 p.m. Everyone Is welcome to at- tend this outstanding concert of music by the band from Trenton. Mrs, Frank Fingland, Clinton, was elected president of Clinton and District Branch of the Canad- ian Cancer Society at its annual meeting here in town hall. Mrs. Fingland succeeds Mrs. William Morlok. Other officers are: vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Harry Ball and Mrs. Douglas Bartliff; secretary, Miss Esther Jamieson; treasurer, Mrs. D. Bartliff; welfare, Mrs. D. J. Lane; education, the Rev, J. A. McKim; campaign chairman, 0. L. Engelstad; publicity, Miss W. D. Dinnin and Mrs. C. A. Trott, Members learned the last cam- paign realized a total of $2,143 in Clinton and district. The welfare committee reported that 2,00 dressings were made in the year by members of the Clinton Hospi- tal Auxiliary, the Kinette Club, the Girl's Club of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church, the welfare com- mittee and other volunteers. A report on the conference for Women's Service committee held recently in Toronto by the Ontar- io Division of the Canadian Cancer Society was given by Mrs, Douglas Bartliff, who represented her local society. Mrs. Frank Fingland Heads Calker Group '59 Officers Elected sist the buying committee conven- ed by Mrs. F. G. Thompson, in obtaining four pairs of bed-rails at $52 a pair; two stainless steel carts at $50 each; 24 coffee pots and 24 stainless steel teapots at $2.50 each. These bed rails are needed badly to supplement existing ones and take the place of those which are worn out. Elderly people, and those whO are in unfamiliar stir- roundings, need these rails on the high hospital beds for a sense of Security. The carts are to be used so that one can be on each floor, to trans- port food, supplies from the store, room, and to deliver medical sup- plies to each room. Members are requested by Mrs. Shearing to make suggestions at the December meeting for the set- ting of a regular meeting night Which will not interfere with other women's groups, CLINTON, ONTARIO, TIWRSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1958 0 Education Chiei Gives Honour to Fellow Mason le per copy $3.00 per year--x-12 Pages County Publishers Honour Zurich Pair; Name Wingham Man New President Hensall Man's Car Burns While He Calls Fire Brigade Grant McLean, Hensall, was on his way to work in London last Friday, when his 1957 car. burst into flames, at the corner of High. way 4 and 84 at the Hensall vil- lage., He turned off the ignition and while he was 'phoning the fire brigade, heat from the flames melted wiring, carburetor and coils, and gasoline in the tank ex- ploded blowing the car right across the highway. Two tires were af- fected by the heat. (43/ W. 11,113,) IF OTHER TOWNS CAN pc, xr so can Clinton . In Inger- soll a new scout hall is. being legilt to house the many activities and organizations eonnec t e d with Seanting , . When completed it Will be 70x42' feet, and will have cost only $1,000 . In addition, there will be 3,300 man hours of -work put into the job . . . and 3,200 miles travelling by the vol- unteers going to and from the job But the thing is, that the building Would have cost $10,- 000 if it had been done with pur-. chased labour . , . * * • • MURRAY GRAINGER, VARNA, discovered a United States weath- er balloon which had come down on his farm •yesterday morning . An orange coloured parachute had supported a white box containing the apparatus Which had been re- cording weather conditions on an 18 foot cord , had all come to rest in his pasture . Mr. Grain- ger intends shipping the apparatus to the. department in the United StateS from which it came , • * .* * FIGURE SKATERS IN CLINTON will...have to travel to the county town -for instruction this year . the figure skating club there will welcome them- this Saturday from one to five in the Goderich arena. At a meeting of the Huron Coun- ty Publishers Association in Zur- ich on Saturday, special honour was paid to Chester L. Smith, vet • eran publisher in the county. Pres- entation bf engraved silver serving, tray,was made by J. Melvin South- cott, of the Exeter Times-Advocate, senior Member of the association. Since 1914 when he and his wife moved to the . village, Chester Smith was publisher of the Zurich Herald, until the end of December, 1957. They are continuing in the trade to a certain extent as Mr. Smith keeps on with his work in job printing. The meeting was in the Domin• ion Hotel in Zurich. ' Barry Wenger, publisher of the Wingham Advance-Times is the new president of the Association, with Cyril Snowden of the Sea. forth News,' the new vice-president. Bus ihe'si 4neethig'" Was chaired by A. Laurie. Colquhoun, publisher of the Clinton News- Record and the Zurich Citizens News, now past president of the group, which inchides the Goderich Signal-Star, the Huron Expositor, Seaforth News and the Blyth Standard., Of great interest to the publish- ers was preliminary discussion of a project whereby the entire his- tories of the communities they ser- ve, as shown in the files of papers published, could be recorded en microfilm in a very small area compared to the present storage space necessary for bound copies of the newspapers. Some of the weeklies in the county are about 100 years old, and files of all issues have been lcept. The thought was that posSibly The L Week's Weather High Low High Low 1958 1957 Oct. 30 52 38 48 41 31 55 39 55 41 Nov. 1 49 30 56 37 2 43 31 60 35 3 50 25 51 33 4 58 34 46 42 5 59 42 46 36 Rain;'none: Rain: .57 ins, Postmaster Announces Hours on Nov, 11 At Clinton Post Office Holiday post office hours for November 11, have been announced by Postmaster Art Ball as follows: The wickets will be open in the morning from 8.30 to,10.30 and in the afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. The lobby will, be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p,m. for the convenience of box-holders. There will be Ito rural mail, delivery on that day.' There has been one case ,of rabies confirmed in Huron County. This test was carried out upon an animal discovered at Shipka, in Stephen Township. Although more animals are be- ing sent to the Connaught Lab- oritories in Toronto practically every day, as yet, no other test for rabies has proved positive. In Grey County, nearly 300 hun- ters took part in five giant fox- hunts, killing 31 animals. This Free Blood Soon To Be Available At All Hospitals Plans have gone forward to pro- vide free blood transfusions to patients in all Ontario Hospitals, and according to an announcement made to-day by the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Ontario Hospital Services Commission, this will be accomplished early in 1959. By the end Of this year, this free service will be extended out from Toronto tp Belleville, and north west to Sault Ste. Marie. When the service is installed, it is up to the individual Red Cross Branches across Ontario to see that donors for the blood service are recruited. Mrs. Thompson reported for the buying committee that a chrome bread box, chrome canister set and serving trays have been pur- chased for the kitchen Motile nur- ses residence. A vote of apprecia- tion was extended all those who assisted the social committee at the recent regional conference, by Mrs. Guy Curtingliared, who was convener of that committee. Mrs, Dort Kay convener and Mrs, D. J. Lane of the striking committee gave preliminary reports, In an informardiscUSsion, high. lights of the recent provincial con- Volition of hospital auxiliaries held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, were given by the auxiliary's sec- ond vice-president, Mrs. W. B. tilde and Mrs. C. A. Trott, A . social half hour concluded the meeting with tea being served by Mrs, Shearing and Mts. 14,- C. Lawson, acting secretary and Miss Kilda-Smith, Superintendent, Half a century in masonic work for H. E.• Rorke, was marked in particularly fine fashion on Mon- day, when the Ontario Minister of Education the Hon. Dr. J. W. Dun- lop presented him with a 50-year jewel. Dr. Dunlop is a past-grand master of the Masonic Lodge of Ontario. Mr. Rorke has been secretary is part of' a campaign to combat the southWard spread of rabies among foxes, In that county at least 75 cattle have died as a result of being bitten by rabid foxes. 25 sheep and a horse also have been destroyed. In Bruce County a series of free vaccination clinics have been arranged for, and dog owners in Grey county who missed the clin- ics there are being invited to make use of those in Bruce. Huron County officials have as yet not planned any official ac- tion. It is expected that the sub- ject will be discussed at a health unit meeting on Friday afternoon. Probably it will be mentioned at the November session of County Council next week. 0 Location of Street Letter Boxes Listed For Users People who live at some dist- ance from the Post Office, may find it helpful to know that there are ten street letter boxes located at the following corners, through- out the town: At the corner of Matilda and Walker Streets; tife corner of Vic- toria and East Sheets; Easf . and Ontario Streets; Rattenbury and William Streets; RattenbUry at the Library; Albert and White- head Streets,' Albert and Princess Streets; North and Huron Streets; Orange and Joseph Streets and Dunlop and Isaac Street, Collection Times There is one collection made each day except Saturday at 4.30 p.m, This includes Sunday after- noon. Mail picked up at this time is in time to catch the night mail out 'of Clinton toward Stratford and Toronto. On Saturday the collection is made at two o'clook in order to catch the last mail out of town, that day, toward London. Harry Weymouth makes the col- lections. There is a new box at the cor- ner of Matilda and Walker Streets. This is installed on a temporary basis, while the old box is away being repaired, or replaced: When this is done, then the temporary be* will be moved to another lo. cation, and, another old box will be sent away for renovating. In time all of the Street letter boxes Will be in better shape than they now display. Adastral Park Has Re-elected Mayor W/O 6. A. Johnson Warrant Officer George A. Johnson has been re-elected May- or of Adastral Park housing area at RCAF Station Clinton by acc- lamation to head the council for the next year. This will be his second term. Commanding Officer at RCAF Station Clinton will take the salute, At DayfAeld Veterans, Scouts, Ctibs Guides, and Brownies will Parade to the Hayfield Baptist Church Sunday morning for a remembrance day service in the charge of Pastor .Ivor Bodenham. Afterward they will proceed to the cairn in Clan Gregor Square to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of two World Wars. Rev. C. E. Peacock is in charge of the ceremony at the cairn. H. E. Rorke' Receives 50 Year Jewel The Hon. Dre W. J. Dunlop, Ontario Minister of Education (left) was in town early this week, and in his official capacity as a past grand mast- er of the Masonic Lodge of Ontario, presented a 50-year jewel to H. E. Rorke (third from left), veteran member of Clinton Lodge AF and AM No. 84. Local officials were J. E. Dale, worship-. ful master of the Clinton lodge (second from left);, Harry Ball, chaplain and George Jeffer- son, aepast district deputy grand master (right). (News-Record Photo) Hospital Auxiliary to Spend $428 my One Case, of Rabies Confirmed in County