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Clinton News-Record, 1958-12-31, Page 1,'it COlUtint4= Mx W. 11)-) THOUGH A LOT OF YOUNG folk will ,be unhappy to see their holidays come to an end lot of these, and the older font, too, will by ,glad to see January 5 roil round, and everything set- . tle beets to routine once more.. . * * WE DIDN'T WANT TO SAY gsuG h .about this before Christmas, b use everythingg should be 'sweetness . and dight prior to the great day , • , but there have been so many folk mention it • to me, that we must pass their complaints . First: Why doesn't Clinton e up and ,do something about Chrnst mas decoration? Every e town up aria down the coon, try, has put some money into smal . l trees on every post (ligh- , or candy Canes at intervals, coloured lights across the street or something, to make the town dressed up .... Here, if it weren't for Mr. Trewartha's kind gift of a big tree. there wouldn't. anything done sby the town at all likely Why not put bn littl ted) or be aside about $500 out of the bud- get each year, with which to get some special with or fixtures for our town at the holiday seas - son . . . Spread over the entire town, the cost would not be much Second: Why not have a dec- orating contest for residents, and for business establishments, too... . The Horticultural Society spear- headed this type of thing, two years, and then stopped in dis- couragement ; .. Not, apparently because of lack of money, for the Chamber of Commerce, now not operating, has funds earmarked for such a contest, but because nobody else seemed interested. Why should .not the town council take up,'the idea ... Of course, to some degree the contest would benefit the merchants, and they don't seem to care about it, but the results of pretty decorations would be pleasing to all , . , Third: Why, should Clinton be burdened with these great.: mountains of snow and ice to clamber over, all through the Christmas season, and 'beyond , . . the snow heaps are not a fair exchange for the Christ- mas decorations we did not have . . The towns round about all managed to clear their streets. of ern -ow ... av eh the - County vil- lages did the `job . . What's :.,wrong with Clinton.. . k :R * CHRISTMAS IN NORTH • (By Mrs. S. •Middleton) ' YOU WILL BE INTERESTED to hear bow some pungent pine branches from Goderich Town- ship travelled recently to . the Arc- tic and provided Christmas decor, ationsf where no greens grow, Miss Agnes Middleton, Goderich, acted. on the impulse of sending some lovely pine branches to her great-niece, Miss Claire Taylor, Blyth, presently doing social work and teaching at .Frobisher Bay, to give her a touch of Christmas far from home. As wellas providing Christmas decorations for the school -room, Miss •Middleton has received word that these pine branches graced the wedding of an Australian couple stationed at Frobisher Bay. Miss Taylor was bridesmaid at this wedding and (you will love this touch) the bride's other at- tendants were three little Eskimo girls carrying , large toy . kaola bears in lieu of flowers! And so it was, that Goderich Township pine branches brought freshness, colour and interest to various people and sbcial occas- ions after travelling thousands of Miles from home to Frobisher'Bay on Baffin Island far beyond:`the Tree Line. _ a Safety Patrol Boys Get Gifts from Chief On the morning of Christmas Eve, Members of the Safety Patrol Corps visited the office Of Chief • Constable 1: T. RuStel Thompson to wish hint a. Merry Christmas, and each were presented with a per sonar gift from the Chief in ap, predation of the good Work the boys have done during the year. Cadet Hugh M. Colquhoun, at- tending .Royal Military College at Kingston, is home for the Christ- mas holidays with his parents, Mr. mid Mrs, E. W. Colquhoun and fattiily. 'he Week's Weather, •1 h, Low High LOw x958 1957 „Dec, 18 29 17 38 27 19 34 850 88 20 1I 4 54 • 40 21 19 -2 50 36 22 32 4 43 29 23 30 30 50 37 24 82 18 48 50 25 16 -4 80 22 26 ,•25 2 41 34 21 33 14 35 26 28 35 24 86 32' 20 35 18 86 25 Stiow:1.4 ins, " 'lain: .46 hp. Snow: 1 in. into THE NEW ERA -93rd YEAR No. 53—.The, Homo Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY", DECEMBER 31, 1958 Tuckersn.ith �iQcts Monday, January 5 Holding one of the few ".end of the year" nominations, the rate- payers in the Township of Tuck ersmith, gave Reeve Ivan Forsyth an acclamation to the post of reeve, at the meeting held in Sea - forth Town Hall on Manday after- noon. This will be the third term for Mr. Forsyth. There will be an . election for both council, and for the three positions on the Tuckersmith School Area Trustee Bbar . , Five men have qualified for, the trus- tee obard, 'They are Ross Forest, RR' 2, Kippen; Chester Neil, RR 3, Seaforth; Cleave Coombs, Eg- naondviile; Ernest Whitehouse, RR 2, Kippen; Robert' Gemmell, RR 2, Kippen. There are' five men qualified for the four council seats; Victor' Lee, RR 4, Seaforth; 1?'rank Fal, coner, Brucefield; Elgin 'Thomp- son, ,RR 3, Kippen; Arthur Var.- ley, ar-ley,' RR 4, Seaforth, and Lewis Clark, Jr., RPR 2, Kippen. About fifty people attended the public meeting held following the close 'of nominations, H�spitaI Rates at Clinton Raised; EfFective Thursday Word has been received by the Clinton Hospital •Hoard of the new rates they mustcharge when the province -wide hospitalization plan comes into effect on Thurs. slay, January 1. For ward care, the rate will be $10,f5; instead' of the present $7 per day. For semi -private rooms, the charge will be $12.15, instead of the present $8. For private rooms, the charge will be $14.15, instead of the present $10 Per day. These new rates, fixed by the Ontario Hosiptal Services Com- mission are based on 1959 budget estiamtes submitted by the hospi- tal. They reflect actual operating costs, but do not allow for capi- tal expenditures such as additions, major renovations or new equip - meat. The rates, . are all-inclusive, and cover services for which individual charges have been made, such as operating rooms, drugs, x-ray ex- amination and treatment, blood transfusions, laboratory examina- tions and physio -therapy.. Not. covered are the services of physicians an:d surgeons, other than resident doctors, and special duty nurses. Rates in other hospitals, used considerably by local people are: Victoria, London: ward, $18.45; semi - private, $21.45; private, $22:70' to $24.70. St. Joseph's, ward, $14.95; semi -private, $17.95; private, $20.95. Goderich, Alexan- dra, ward, $10.70; semi -private, $12.70; private $14.7(1. Public Speaking contest Open. To area Schools The public Speaking Contest conducted each; year by theCan- adian Legion, is again being spon- sored in . this area. The* contest is open to all students of elemen- tary and secondary schools in the area. Speeches are limited to five minutes for public school students and ten minutes for collegiate pupils. Prizes will be awarded in each of four classes as follows: 1 up to and including Grade 6; 2, grades 7 and 8; 3. grades 9 and 10; 4. grades 11, 12 and 13. Topics which can be chosen are: 1. Canada's role in the United Nations organization; 2. Canada's welcome to Princess Margaret; 3, An Eleventh Province for Canada; 4. The British Commonwealth of Post Office Closed On New Year's Day The Clinton Post Office will be closed all day on' January 1, New Year's Day. Regular hours -will be resumed on January 2, Nations; 5. The Impact of Immi- gration; 6, Canada's Northland; 7. The Daily Life of air Eskimo citizen; 8. Canada's Resources; •9. Automation; 10, One of the Build- ers of Canada; 11. Building Can- ada; 12. The St. Lawrence Sea- way; 13. Canada's Potential Re- sources of Power; 14. My Use of LeisureTime; 15. Life in my Community. Anyone wishing further infer - motion ,should call J. Douglas Thorndike, chairman of the local contest: dial HU 2-7090. . 0 Londesboro Rink Roof Collapses Under Snow Too much snow on the shingled .section of the church shed at Lon- desboro, caused the roof to give way last week, The shed has been used as a skating rink, with nat- ural ice, for a good many years, and the village youngsters have had a great deal of fun there, Fortunately only two people were skating at the time of the collap- se, and they were at the other end of the rink. Holiday Visitors? Tell Us AboutThem Did you have visitors during the holiday week? Or were you away from home yourself? Your friends would like to see .a personal in the News -Record next week, Just dial IUnter 2-3443 and well write a little item about it. (Of course there is no charge). Driving • Good ivin g n Christmas: Week Lets Keep It Up! Good driving was the rule over the Christmas holiday, according e Constable .. R. ,Thom to Chief •- Ii p son, with no fatalities, and no in- juries occuring IN town. Provin cial Police working in this area, also report a trouble-free holiday week. , Their hope is fob a similar good week over the. New Year's Day holiday. Clinton: police report their willingness to drive anyone tohis home, who feels himself unable to safely drive his own Car, Of course the taxis will be on the job • that night, and will be happy to see that all citizens make the trip home in -safety, should they find celebrating; Makes them un- sure of their drzvng ability. • o, County Home Gay With Yisitrs At `it Christmas Time The residence of the County Hoem were not forgotten by the people of Huron County at the Christmas: , season. Over 1,700 letters were received by the res- idents besides many individual gifts from relatives and friends. The following organizations and groups ,came.ao '+ —i Horne •. thia. year and provided either enter- tainemnt or treat or. both: Clin- ton Baptist Church, Group 3 of the •United Church WA, Blyth; Pentecostal Young People, Exeter; Kinsmen Club, Goderich; Wom- en's Auxiliary, RCAF Clinton;; Seaforth Lions; Sergeants' Mess, RCAF Salvation Army, Clinton;i in on; t al ti ion Goderich; Hensall Women's In- stitute; Eastern Star Lodge, God- erich; Bluebells of Clinton; and carol singing by the Wesley -Will- is Young People Union.. Thanks to these and many oth- ers for making Christmas a Merry time for the resident is sincerely extended by Harvey C. Johnston, Superintendent. On Christmas Day the residents had turkey dinner with all the trimmings and Christmas pudding. —o • Turkey Bowl -off Held Tuesday Night, Dec. 19 The annual holiday turkey bows was held at the local bowling alley T u e s d ay evening, Any- one who has bowled 161 between December 19 and 7,00 p.m. Tues- day was eligible to bowl for the 20 pound turkey which is first prize. Holiday Time Visiting Mr, and Mrs. Will E. Tebbutt, Goderich, spent Christmas day, With Mrs, O. L. Paisley, Clinton. Frank Fingland, Ottawa, spent Christmas with his parents, Judge and Mrs. F. Fingland. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnston: and children, Ruth and Mona, Ashfield, were visitors with Mrs, ;l:•'. W. Johnston on Boring Day. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Macaulay and -Jimmie, Sarnia; Mr. and Mrs. .'Ped Gibson, RR 3, Clinton, spent Christunas With Mrs, W. Shadditk. Mr: and Mrs. Lloyd Adanis, To- ronto, • spent the Christmas holt- days with his mother, ;qrs. Ada Adams and Miss 0, Brighainn, Miss Diane Deseck, Stratford, is spending a week with her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bran- don. Mira Linda Jervis and Nelson McClinehey are attending a 'Teen- age Conference this week at rive Oaks Christian Workers Centre. Mr, and Mrs. Wilmer McManus, Windsor, spent the holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, 3. lg. "Cap" Cook. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Coluluhoun and family, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Laird Jacobi and daughter, Shar- on, Zurich, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. M, T. Coriess. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. M, Paisley and family, Mr. and Mrs, W. 1C, Tebbutt, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart ltfiddleton and Stuart 1VieEWan Were guests at Christmas at the bottle of Mrs, O. L. Paisley; Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Paisley, Penny and Xan, Kitchener, were with Mrs, O. L. Paisley during Christmas week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson, Ricky and Bonnie spent the past week at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, A, G. Grigg, Albert -Street, Clinton, Mr. and Mrs, Burton Stanley spent Christmas in Dayton, Ohio, with their son-in-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs.' Prichard A. Dohme and Children. Dr. and Mrs. C, K, McKnight and children, Paul and Anne, To- ronto, spent Christmas with Mrs. McKnight's parents, Judge and Mrs, r. >'ingland. Mr. and Mrs, Benson Sutter, Miss ,:Shirley G. Sutter, Preston,. and George M. Harwood, Toronto, were New Year's visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davies, Kitchen- er. Out-of-town visitors with Mrs. Errata Sutter during the weekend, Outing to offer ` felicitations on her 92nd birthday, December 29, included: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. I+in- nan and. on, Jay, •Willowdale; Mrs, Clara Beatty, Mrs, 5, H. Sut- ter, `Mrs. J. Trifler and daughter, Miss Lois, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pauli and children, Miss JoAnne and Timmy, all of Stratford; Mr, and Mrs. Bert Katz and Mr, and Ml's. Gordon Raiz, all of Tavis- tock; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Deas, Toronto, and Stephen Leach, Lon- don. Master Richard Breakey, Zur- ich, who was taken iii suddenly on. December 26, is recovering from an operation in Clinton Pub- Iio Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson, Ricky And Bonnie, spent the past week at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mr.R..A„ G. Grigg, Albert Street Mr, and Mrs. Aleft McMichael andboys spent Christmas day with Mrs, McMichael's Sister, Mrs, Irvin Brenennan and family, Wet, erloo. .Miss Martha Agnes Gibson, 81, year-old retired • registered nurse from Toronto, spent four days at Christmas time with her brother, Ed. GibSon, in town, Mr. and Mrs, Benson Corless arid. family, Milton; Mr, and Mfrs. Kenneth Breakey and son Rich- ard, Zurich, spent Christmas and Boxing Day with Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Corless. Mr. and Mrs, Dort Symons and. two children, Barbara and Lor- raine, accompanied by "lifts, W. M. Aiken, spent the Christmas season with the father's family hi Port Rope. - Yuletide guests with Mr. acid Mrs. Prank Pennebaker were Mr. and Mrs, Allan 3, Hyrnus, Toronto, and Mrs. W. ,1lawkiiis, txeter. Mrs. 3, E. Ball and Mrs. C. O. Martin, Mr. and Mrs Frank Pen, nebaker spent Christmas 'Day in Seaforth with Mr. and Mrs. L. Tebbutt. THE NEWS-AECQRt 77th Ygm $3.00 per year- Y cents per copy,..$ Page, Three Gre at Nights d interest iveryone Six Clhiton churches and the Protestant Chapel,RCAF Station Clinton, are combining for a ser- ies of special services to mark the beginning of the New 'Year. For three nights, :Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Thursday, January 6, 7 and 8, the people of Clinton and District are invited to meet at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at 7.30 p.m. . These services will be quite un-. like the Week of •Prayer Services of 'past years. First of all, they are being arranged and will be carried through by lay -people of the various congregations. Sec- ondly, each night will be quite different in character and arran- gement by a different croup of people. And yet the series will not be a hodgepodge of differing bits and pieces, because the whole will be bound together by this over-all theme "ADVENTURES WITH -CHRIST - 1959," Clinton Minis- terial Association . is sponsoring this effort, and has delegated three of its members to convene the Committees responsible for each program. Here are the par- ticulars; TUESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 6,,. Convener, Rev. Grant Mills; committee, Katherine Blacker, Bayfield Couple 50 Years Married Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rathwell Mark Fiftieth Wedding (By our hayfield correspondent) also active in the Bayfield Agri- cultural Society of which he is a Director. Prominent in Orange Lodge work, J. B. Rathwell joined LOL No. 1035, Varna, 60 years ago and is still a member. He was made a life member on March 5, 1958. He has also been a Royal Black Knight, Diamond Presepter, 1035 Varna for about 35 years. He is a Past Worshipful Master and a Past County Master for South Huron. In his .younger days, tunes from his violin pleased listeners at local concert and social gatherings. Mr. Rathwell was a member of Cole's Methodist Church, Bayfield Line, until it was closed, Their affiliation was then transferred to the United Church iri Varna, and then to St. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield, of which Mr., Rathwell is now an Elder. Mrs. Rathwell has been active in both branches' of the WMS. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rathwell have been blessed with ten child- ren. They are: Muriel (Mrs, John Grigg) RR 3, Clinton; Dorothy (Mrs. John Ostrom) Varna; Gor- don and Edgar, RR 2, Bayfield; DArcy', l3rucefield; Thomas, Mar- jorie (Mrs. Robert Stirling) RR 3,. Clinton; Eleanor (Mrs, William McAsh) Varna; Arnold, Kitchen- er; and Robert on the homestead, RR 3, Clinton. They have 34 grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Rathwell spent Christ- mas with 'Mr. and Mrs. John'Os- trom and were delighted that their first grandchild, Miss Anne Ostrom with the Imperial Oil Company in. Winnipeg, had come home by TCA to be with them. While she Could riot be at the family dinner on Monday, she at- tended their "At „Houle" on Sun- day alternon before leaving for the return flight to Winnipeg. The home Was decorated in yellow roses, and other flowers. Mrs, Rathwell received in a dark green dress with a yellow corsage. Tea was poured by the following: Mrs. J. Komi'', Stratford; Mrs. A Horer,: Seaforth; Mrs R. Fear, n; Mrs, P. Rathwell, Bruce- field; Mrs. 'C. Stewart, Clinton; "And they were married and lived happily ever after"—at least for fifty years. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Benjamin Rathwell who celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary oven the weekend, offercongratulations and wish them many more happy years together. They have each passed the 79th milestone, When visiting in Stratford, 3. B. Rathwell called at the home of Henry Ackerviller and • Harriet Warriner, and met their daughter Mary Ann. Two years Iater in a quiet ceremony at their home in Ellice Township, on December 29, 1908, at noon, she became his bride. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Robert Martin, Knox Presbyterian Church, Strat- ford, in the presence of remediate relatives. The bride wore a navy blue suit and matching hat, The groom's sister, Miss Effie l;.athhwell (the late Mrs. Perry Plumsteel, Clin- ton) was bridesmaid, and the bride's brother, Robert Ackers vilier, Stratford, was best man. Following the wedding break- fast, at her 'parent's home the newlyweds left Stratford on the afternoon train for Clinton. The groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rathwell, held a re- ception for them at the family homestead on the Bayfield Line, Mrs. Rathwell recalls. that the early part of the winter was sim- ilar to this year. A great deal of snow fell and it was extremely cold in December. But on their wedding night it commenced to thaw and the snow disappeared. After that the roads were muddy most pf the winter, Mr. acid Mrs. J. B. Rathweli. resided ori the family homestead until ten years ago when they moved to the cottage on Keith Crescent in the village. • Mr. Rathlhwell is the youtigeat son and only surviving member of three MIS and silt daughters barn to Sammuel Rathwell and Elia Chambers. He has played a leading partin ttctnidipal affairs in Goderich Township and Bayfield, He was a Trustee of SS No. 10, Goderich Township for 20 years, He Sart On the &totted for .five years and in 1939 was elected reeve o Goder- ich Township, serving another five Fears in that capacity. In Bayfield he has been a trustee for this,., Polite 'irillage for six years, off and an, three of Which lie was ehairmah, He was return- ed' to the Board this year, tela Mrs. J. -Ostrom. Varna, Guests were present from the following places, Vancouver, Win. nipeg, Ottawa, Viagra palls, To ronto, Kitchener, London, Sarnia, Stratford, Gadshill. Iaistowel, Lttx cknnow, Goderich, Brussels, Clin- ton. Seaforth and Varna. The couple received c ongrattt- Iatory telegrams from 'Collings Weed, Geraidton, Leado Moose Jaw • and. Cnpreal. Presbyterian; Lynda ; Jervis, On- tario Street United; Lloyd Boli - and, Wesley -Willis United; Berva. Switzer, Baptist; Harry 'nigher, Christian Reformed; Marilyn Pue- den, RCAF; Christine Bridle, An- glican. ' The interesting thing is, that in place of a sermon, this Committee will form a panel to discuss the subject "AN EVERYDAY EAITH" and because those taking part will be young people they will be talk- ing about an Everyday. Faith for those in the same age -group as themselves. They will discuss the elements of an Everyday Faith for young people under the fol- lowing heads:- Getting a Start— Hew tartHow the Church 'can help young people --How the family .can help . them How they can help thesis - selves. The Rev. Grant Mills and the Rev. C. S. Inder will be on the panel to guide the discussion and answer questions, This should be most interesting and stimulating both for the young people and their elders. Everyone should learn something. Special music will be provided. ' WEDNESDAY, NIGHT, JAN, UARY 7. Convener, Rev. J. A. McKim; committee, R. G. Short. reed, II, Bridle, W. V. Roy, R. Tyndall,. G. Hoytema, P. Reinsma, W. Hearn, R. Merrill, M. N. W . Robertson, G. Grant, G. Harland. The speaker will be Fred Halls, on "Adventures with Christ in '59". Mr. Halls is a London business- man and a member of the Angii- can Church. He has • personally "adventured with Christ," and therefore speaks with knowledge from his own experience. This should be bf particular interest to men, but again, everybody is -wel- come. • THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. The Thursday night service is being arranged by- :the ladies, -and- they. are endeavouring to make this an outstanding, evening. A ladies' trio and a soloist will provide music., The speaker will be Mrs. Douglas Hume, who for 20 years was a missionary in French West Africa with the Sudan Interior Mission. At present, Mrs, Hume is president of the Ladies Auxil- iary of London Bible College, She will speak on "Reaching Forth." Convener for this program is John Agulian, assisted by the fol- lowing committee: Mrs. W. M. Nediger, Mrs. W. B. Olde, Mrs. L. McKinnon, Mrs. V. Townsend; Miss Anne. Radley, and Mrs. J. Vander Heide, The Clinton Ministerial Assoc- iation commends this series of meetings to all citizens of Clinton and district. Coming, as it does, at the beginning of a new year, it is suggested that these meet- ings might well take precedence over any other engagements. Keep Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day evenings, January 6, 7 and 8, clear, so that nothing may inter- fere with attendance at these inspirational services. Each evening will be different, each with its special emphasis, yet each one will be of help to all the members of the family. So everybody may come to gain in- spiration for "Adventures with Christ in '59." Londesboro Couple Mark fortieth Wedding Day Here Mr. and Mrs. WiIliata K, Gov- ier, Londesboro, Were honored guests an Saturday evening, De- cember 27, at a surprise party held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Metwan, The occasion marked their 40th wedding anniversary. Those present included the couple's' three daughters, Beth, Mrs: Jack Hamilton, London; Rhoda, Betts, Spencer Hann, Wat. erloo; Elva, Mrs. 1. MVleiawan, Clinton, their families, and close relatives from Clinton, Lbndes- boyo, Goderich, Kipper' and Lon. dolt. The evening was spent play- ing cards, followed by a buffet lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Govier re- ceived several lovely and useftt' gifts, The lhonottred couple were near. ried on TJeceinber 24, 1918, at the United Church manse, Londesboro, After a honeymoon trip to Ottawa, they settled en the groom's Earle on the tenth Concession of Hallett Township, where they fanned for 30 years, On retirement ten years age, they moved to Londesboro, where they have resided ever sin. ce. Both enjoy fairly good :health, and are able to take part In fun tions around the village,