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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1959-05-07, Page 1New Kinette Executive Elected New executive of the Kinette Club of Clinton was chosen at last week's meeting of the group. They will assume office in September. From the left, front, Mrs. Clar- ence Denomme, recording secretary; Mrs. Donald Epps, president; Mrs. John Wilson, vice-president; Mrs. Maitland Edgar, secretary; back, Mrs, Ross Colquhoun, treasurer; Mrs. Frank *Ewan, past president; Mrs. Percy Brown, bulletin editor; Mrs. Jack Evans, registrar, (News-Record Photo) L,a. died Bowling League Executive Pictured at their annual swords night banquet, ore the executive members of the RCAF Ladies Bowling Logue, with guests. The event wos held in the Legion Memorial Hall, Kirk Street. From the left, Mrs, K. C. Comeron, wife of the commanding of; floor of Stotion Clinton, who presented o number of the awards; Mrs. -tomes Constable, president; Mrs. Gerry W. Holmes, who presented the Poirhoirne Trophy; bock row, Mrs. R. Brown, games committee member; Mrs. L, S, Spilsbury, secretoryLtreosurer tined Mrs, Jock Matthews another gornes committee member. (News-Record Photo) THE NEW ERA-93rci YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD-77th YEAR No, 18,—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959 $3.00 Per Year-10 Cents Per Copy 12 Pages linton N ec r Four-room School Request Considered in Township Hospital Day Tea. Served in Lovely Setting in Residence W, 0. ro barn owned by Bill Chambers on WHERE WAS '1"1-1E FIRE? A Highway 8, just east of Clinton (the former Weeks property) . was struck by lightning last night, and was completely destroyed . It is understood that a registered Hereford bull was among the stock lost, as well as some other cattle, and some pigs . . * * HERB NEILL, CURATOR AT Huron County Museum in Ciocle- rich, is moving a 90-ton steam engine onto the museum property on Saturday „ The last four blocks will be undertaken by, hand . with rails taken up behind the big machine , . and then laid down for it to pass over again . . This will be the only steam engine forming part of a museum in the country * POOR FISHING GREETED THE fly-casters on May 1 . . owing to the Gold weather . „ Smelt fishing, too, is not so good as some years, although many fisher- amen have already been out after the tiny finny creatures , . . * * TAX NOTICES WERE IN THE mail yesterday to all' ratepayers in the town of Clinton • . . Slight increases in the amounts are due to the increased rates which were put into effect by by-law at the last town council meeting . * THE SMELL OF SPRING IS IN the offices of the News-Record . clue to a bandful of daffodils, narcissus and lovely apricot blos- soms brought to us by Tom Lep- pington . . Tom's garden is show- ing a riot of colour, as thousands of daffodil bulbs are showing their blooms . . . Albert A. Livermore has a lovely show of colour right now, too . . . Albert lives at RR 4, Clinton, just outside of town to- wards Londesboro . well worth a drive to see either one, on both of these flowerbeds . . . Other lovely gardens are those of Clif- ford Epps . , . and a number throughout town ' which have caught the eye, even though we do not know who lives in some of the houses . . . Many people are wise in planting those bright red early tulips, which certainly brighten up the hedge-rows, and house foundations . . * SPRING SHOW IS ON ITS WAY . . prize lists have been printed, and are on their way out to pros- pective exhibitors . . . There are special classes this year which will be attractive to people espec- ially in the Clinton area . Spring Show date is June 10 . . * ANOTHER WEATHER BALLOON has been found near Hayfield : . . Harold Penhale, at RR 3, discover- ed one in the bush on his farfra and returned it to Juliette, Allin-` ois, as directed . . The balloon was sent from Flint, Mil, on April 9 . . 0 The Week's Weather 1959 1958 High Low High Lou April 30 53 34 63 40 May 1. 57 27 59 27 2 68 44 69 44 3 66 49 61 41 4 71 48 56 31 5 77 48 56 40 6 83 51 .62 34 Rain: .58 ins, Rain: .4 ins. Building of a new four-room school at •Holniesville to serve four rural school sections in the Town- B.E.S.L, President DAVID L. BURGESS, MBE, MC, the Dominion president of the Canadian Legion, will be in Clin- ton on Friday, May 8, to add- ress the local branch on the 14th anniversary of VE-Day. This will be Clinton's first cele- bration of this event, but Leg- ionaires hope to make it an an- nual affair. Tickets are still av- ailable at Herman's Men's Wear and at Leslie Ball Auto Supply. Mr. Burgess served in the 188th Battalion, CEF in the First World War, and volun- teered for service with the Roy- al Flying Corps in 1917, in 'which he was attached to No. 25 Squadron, •RCF in France. His home is Prince Albert Sash, and since 1930 he has been in Ottawa, continuing active Part- icipation in affairs of the Leg- ion. ship of Goderich will be the topic under discussion next Tuesday night, when members of the township council, the township school area board and Glen Gard- iner, Goderich, inspector of public schools for the district, will meet. The School Area on Tuesday night , asked permission from council to build the school, and to close four rural schools, now serv- ing four sections, . Buses would be used to transport the pupils. This would require the council to issue debentures for the new build- ing. Hope of the Area board is that the new school would be ready for use by the first of Jan- uary, 1960. Council has expressed its opin- ion' that they cannot see the neces- sity for four rooms built all at once, nor can they agree with scrapping the other four buildings in their present state of repair. 0 "Semi-Detached" Is Type of Home In New Rental Project The following is reprinted from one of the several daily papers which carried an item about Clin- ton (May 1) emanating from somewhere in Ottawa: Construction of a rental hous- ing project of 12 units at Clinton has been approved by the Federal and Provincial Governments, it was announced jointly Thursday, by Hon. Howard C. Green, minis- ter responsible for the operations: of Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Hon. W. M. Nic- kle, Ontario Minister of Planning and Development. The development will be the first Federal-Provincial undertak- ing in the town. The Federal Government will provide 75 per cent of the cost and the Provin- cial Government is responsible for the remaining 25 percent, which is being shared 171/2 per cent by the province and 71/4 per cent by the Town of Clinton. The development will be made up of 12 three-bed-room; semi-de- tached units. Rental will be suf- ficient -to meet administration and maintenance expenses and recov- er total cost of the project over 50 years. The maximum annual income for admission to the hous- ing project will be $3,352 per an- num and tenants may remain in the project until their incomes reach $4,050, When this maximum income is exceeded tenants are given six months in which to find other accommodation. CMHC will be responsible for the design and construction of the housing development, On com- pletion the project will be admin- istered by a local housing author- ity. Lions Staging Big "Old Lions" Night Clinton Lions Club is holding an "old Lions" dinner meeting to. Morrow night .in the lintel Clinton. All former members of the Club have received . invitations, and many are expected to attend, A reception is being held at six o'clock, with dinner following at 7 p.m. Donald Epps Named Next President Of Clinton Kinsmen Donald Epps, King Street, was elected president Of ;the Kinsmen Club of Clinton a Clinton on meeting held in the Hotel; Tuesday night. Vtbe-presidents are Kenneth Scott, 13rucefield and Clarence Denomme,1 Rattenbury Street West. Donald Young, Will- iam Street, is secretary and Geo- rge Thomas, RR 5, Clinton, trea- surer, William-German, John St- reet is registrar and directors, Donald Kay, High Street; John Sangster, Church Street and Andy Peterson, Dunlop Stteet. The Kin welcomed la new mem- ber, Jack Irwin, who, was trans- ferred from Harrow and the Kins- men Club there. Mr, /min is em- ployed by the HEPC. The next meeting ' will be on May 21, when sportsmen's night will be held and guests will be members of the championship teams of the Peewee hockey and baseball leagues. o Hullett Council Continues With Drainage Work Hullett Township councillors meeting in the Londesboro Com- munity Hall on lykotillay evening, accepted the engine:4re' report on the Nott Municipal Drain and in- structed the clerk to prepare the necessary by-law. They also gave authority to McKillop Township to instruct their engineer to re- pair and improve a portion of the Dickson Municipal drain built in 1919, on Lot 1, Concession 3 and Lot 1, Concession 2, Hullett, Edward Prest was named main- tenance man to care for the st- reet lights in the village of Lon- desboro. Compensation insurance policies and auto insurance policies were renewed and the membership fee of $20 in the Huron County Mun- icipal Officers Association was au- thorized paid. The clerk was instructed' to' ad- vertise for tenders on the Gloush- er Municipal Drain, and all con- tractors submitting tenders must send in a certified cheque for $200. The auditor's report was accept- ed and the clerk was asked to proceed with having it printed. The next meeting will be held on Monday evening, June 1, commen- cing at eight o'clock. four Men Jailed Over Break-in At Varna Store Four men have been held in county jail at Goderich since their arrest in London on Thursday, April 9. They are charged with breaking and entering and posses- sion of Stolen goods, in connection with a break-in at John Aiding- ton's hardware store in the village of Varna. The men are Felix and Thomas Menard, Barry Rowe, Donald Tro- well, A fourth man, Reino Elo was also arrested, but since has been released, Numerous Complications have arisen in court, W. M. Prest was appointed to .act as counsel for Trowell and Thomas Menard, un- der the provision 'for free legal air, but later obtained permission to withdraw, when he apparently found his clients unwilling to co- operate. The case has been postponed for several reasons. On May 1, a lengthy Court session, resulted in evidence given by ten persons, With testimony not completed, the trials Were adjourned until to-day, when they will again appear be- fore Magistrate Holmes, Some of the articles missing from the Aiding ton store were a 22 calibre rifle, a flashlight, two wrecking bars, a machinist's punch, a carton of cigarettes and a leath- er satchel containing a purse and papers of .the Orange Lodge. Some of these were found soon after the break-in, ' Swim Pool Gets $100 Donation From OPP Fund A welcome gift from the Ont- ario Provincial Police, was a che- que for $100 made payable to the Clinton Community Swimming Pool. John Livermore, treasurer of the fund, reports that the mon- ey came from the benefit fund raised by various methods by the OPP during the year. About $2,500 is still needed to complete, the building at the swimming pool; to paint it, supply shelves, baskets for checking do- thing, etc. Frances McCullough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCul- lough, Holmesville, (RR 2, Clint- on) has been awarded a $750 El- bridge A. Suart Scholarship for the 1959-60 school year, the Car- nation Company Scholarship Foun- dation has just announced. Frances, who plans to attend At- kinson School of Nursing at To- ronto Western Hospital in the fall, is one of 75 winners selected from sons and daughters of Carnation Company employees throughout the United States and Canada. Her father is a milk inspector at the Holmesville Carnation Plant. Frances was selected by a three man committee composed of Dr. Wallace Sterling, president Stan- ford University; Frank L. King, president California Bank, Los An- geles and James Shelton, presi- dent Security-First National Bank, Los Angeles. This is the first time Frances has received a Stuart a- ward. The Scholarships were establish- ed by Carnation Company to honor its founder and first president, El- bridge A. Stuart. Awards are made on the basis of character, scholar- ship record, leadership and serious- ness of purpose, Although an a- ward is for one year, recipients may apply for renewals. Brucellosis Plan Has 89.9 Percent Support in Huron The Brucellosis Canvass conduc- ted by the Huron County Federa- tion of Agriculture Township Ch- airmen has been completed and the Petition Forms have been re- eeiVed from the Township Clerks. According to information receiv- ed from the clerks of the 16 town- ships, 3,450 people signed for the Test and Slaughter program and 885 people either Were opposed or did, not elm the petition forms for a percentage of 890; The petition forms have been forwarded to the Livestock Com- missioner for the Prcivinee of Ont- ario iri accordance With the Enloe- lloais Aet, Under the Erucellosia Control Act it is necessary that 66 and two-thirds percent of the tattle owners of the County be in favour before the Province Can enter an agreeineht with the Canada Dep- artment of Agriculture for the Test and Slaughter program, A delightful tea was served in the nurses residence by the ladies of the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary on Sunday afternoon, when guests toured the hospital, and enjoyed a social time together. This was to mark National Hospital Day, and is an annual event. Receiving guests at the hospital were Miss Hilda Smith, superin- tendent; Mrs. E. Beecher Menzies, president of the Auxiliary, In charge of the guest book was Mrs. Lillian McKinnon. Pour- Stanley Council To Be Hosts For May Convention at Varna At the Monday night council meeting of Stanley Township, dis- cussion centred around the sp- ring, meeting of the Huron County Municipal Officers Association to be held this time in the Varna Hall on May 26. Commencing at ten o'clock, the meeting will ad- journ for dinner hi the United Church at noon, with the Woman's Association catering and then will go back to the Hall for the after- noon session, Next meeting of the township council will be On Monday night, June 1, commencing at eight o'. clock. ing tea were Mrs. H. C. Lavvson and Mrs. Alex Haddy. Hostess at the door of the residence was Mrs. D. J, Lane, and Mrs. A, M. Knight was dining room , hostess, acting for Mrs. Frank Fingland, who is now touring Europe. In the . tearoom and kitchen were Mrs. Brock Olde, Mrs. George F. Elliott, Mrs. George S. Elliott, Mrs, Arthurs Baytes, Mrs. Wil- liam Wells, Mrs. Donald Palmer, Mrs. John Scruton, Mrs, Roy Wheeler, Mrs. W. C. Newcombe, ,. Mrs. Cameron Proctor, Mrs. Don- ald Kay, Mrs. Arthur Aiken, Mrs. William Morlok, Mrs. D. Laidlaw and Mrs. Tony deCoo. The tea table was covered with a linen outwork cloth, and set with a silver bowl holding an arrange- ment of yellow 'mums, daffodil and forsythia; and a silver cand- elabra holding blue candles, sym- boy of the auxiliary colours. Floral arrangements in the out- door planters at the residence were artfully arranged by Mrs. Clifford Epps, and indicated a great deal of work and knowledge of the flowers and plants used. Hospital Tag Day will be held this Saturday in the town of Clin- ton. 0 PROVINCIAL ELECTION DATE has been set by Premier Leslie Frost for June 11 . . This is the day following the Clinton Spring Show . . Premier Frost has been head of the government for ten years, and the Progressive Con- servative party has been in power since 1943. 0 Fred Watson Resigns Clerk-Treasurer Job Fred Watson, Hayfield, who has served as clerk-treasurer of Stan- ley Township plans to retire due to poor health. His resignation was accepted with regret by council Monday night, Mr. Watson has been active in municipal work for the past 27 years. Tuckersmith Has Two Requests For Help on Repairs Tuckersraith Municipal Council met in the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Tuesday, May 5 at 1. p.m, All Members were present and the reeve presided, Adrian Thinner- Mena attended and requested council to improve a drainage sit- uation adjoining his farm. Council promised to investigate the matter, Rudolph Btue attended and re- quested council to repair a fence which he claimed was damaged as a result of snow-plowing op- craticins, COu461 'was of 'the op. inion that no action could be tale- en. By-law No. 3 previding for an increase in interest rates from sq to 5ikyd was given its requir- ed readings and passed. Council joined the Huron County Municip- al Officers Association and paid fee of $20, The spring meeting will be held at Varna on May M Will lam Campbell was appointed Tile Drainage inspector. Dump Now Locked, Illegal Dumping Will Bring Fines Work at the Town of Clinton Dump has been completed, and it is now equipped with gate and lock. High wire fence on either side of a lane back to the face of the dump, widens out at the edge, to allow plenty of space for dump- ing and burning. Periodically the area at the edge of the dump will be cleared by bull-dozer. The dump will be kept locked, and will be open for public use only on Wednesday afternoon and on Saturday. A sign posted at the gate advises of this, and warns that any illegal dumping is pro- hibited under penalty of up to $50 fine. Hoimesville Student at CDCI Earns Scholarship Offered by Carnation HOLMESVILLE OFU TO . HEAR CDC) PRINCIPAL The Holmesville Local of the Ontario Farmers Union are hold- ing their monthly meeting on Monday, May 11 in Holmesville School. The speaker of the even- ing will be the principal of Clinton District Collegiate Institute, E. A, Fines, who will apeak on second- ary education. A large crowd is hoped for, lunch is to follow. 0 BAYF)ELD 4-H BEEF CALF CLUB MEETING IVIONCAY The tayfield 4-H Beef Calf Club will meet on Monday evening, May 11, at Ernest Brown's farm, Rag- lan Street, Clinton, commencing at 8,30 o'clock, 0