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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1959-05-28, Page 1A nominating committee of three men yesterday selected five persons to serve on the Clinton Housing Authority in charge of the 12-unit rental housing project to be built on John Street, near the Clinton Public Hospital. Making up the committee were Frank W. Andrews, acting for Howard Green, Minister of Public Works at Ottawa; Charles Mac- Naughton, acting for the Province and Mayor Burton Stanley, acting for the town, The five names have gone to Toronto for approval of the Department of Planning and Development and to Ottawa for approval of the Department of Public Works. In town yesterday were R. B. Liberals Meeting At SS 5 Goderich Township About 2Q people attended a meeting in SS 5 Goderich Town- ship to hear the Liberal candidate in' the Huron Riding, Harry St- rang. The speaker was introduced by E. Beecher Menzies, Clinton, the president of the County Lib- eral Association and he was in- troduced by John Westbrook. Other speakers were A. Y. Mc- Lean, Seaforth, former MP for Huron and Hugh Hawkins, Clint- on, president of the Western Ont- ario South Liberal Association. A- mong those present were three wo- men, one of whom was an observer from the United States. Election Day On June 11 Runs By Standard Time Putting Up 31 At Lawson Office George Thomas, the Kinsman on the ladder, is ready to affix Number 31 to the office door of H. C. Lawson, in the Hotel Clinton building. Assisting are, from the left, George Peters,' Andy Petersen and Jack McKnight. A total of more than one thousand sets of numbers were placed on the homes in Clinton on Saturday to com- plete ci numberina.ra'ect begun.several months ago by the Kinsmen Club of Clinton. No. 21—The Home Paper Wth the News CLINTON, OHTAR10, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1959 $3,00 Per Year—,10 Cents Per Copy---12 Pages irktott - News THE NEW ERA-93rd YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD-77th YEAR Sports Champions at CDC! -Champions at the Field Day held last Friday by the Clinton District Collegiate In- stitute are, from the left, front, Clayton Groves, Senior; Budd Boyes, Junior; Gary Jew- itt, Juvenile; back, Anita Higgins, Junior; Ruth Turner, Senior; Joan Johnston, Inter- mediate; Paul Schoenhals, Intermediate. (News-Record Photo) At 94 Greeted by Premier Mrs. Govenlock, 94 years old, formerly of Egmond- ville ' was greeted especially by Prernier Leslie Frost at the Huron County Home last week, at the Progressive Conservative leader mode a brief call while in the riding. Mrs, Govenlock it the widow of a former Liberal member io the Ontario Legislature, Charles MacNaughtori, centre, is the local candidate, (News-Record Photo es in the provincial electron uled for June 11, will be held in Huron Riding at Hensall to-day, May 28, 'from 2 to 3 o'clock. If both candidates nominated by the Liberal and Progressive Con- -iwRr-e-t-iv-eziarties qualify, and there is no indica"ti'on= that this will not be so, then dates for an Advance Poll will be set for June 4, 5 and 6 in Goderich, Seaforth and Exet- er. Times for voting on election day are from 8 am, to 7 p.m. Stand- ard Time, This means that on Day- light Saving'Time, voters may cast their ballots anytime between 9 a.m, and 8 p.m, .Mbe $trot C011111111.4.-4: (B)" %V. D. 10.4 THERM IS A DEFINITE MOVE being made toward establishing a school for retarded children in Clinton . With a grant frog), the Ontario Department of Educa-, tion, the Kinette Club of Clinton is hoping to set up such ja school, and hire a teacher . . Limit of pupils per teacher is six . Any- one interested in learning more about this school (there are sim- ilar ones at Wingham and at Gode- rich) should contact any one of the Kinettes " * * HOUSE NUMBERING IS -NO longer a preblern, in our town . it is an accomplished fact Kinsmen c'Ampleted the entire job on Saturday . . . despite pouring -rain , . and the difficUlties that entailed . Late at night (well after dark) the last of the shiny black and silver numbers was in- stalled . * * * INTERESTING NOTE: the CDCI Cadet Band which was received so well at the Inspection only two weeks ago will not be playing at the Clinton Spring Show . . There will be a Cadet Band, but one im- ported from Seaforth , . Why? 'do you suppose , . . 0 Cancer Group Collects $1,287 - To Date • Collections by the Clinton Br- anch, Canadian Cancer Society, so far amount to $1,287. There are still .proceeds from Hullett, Stan- ley, Hayfield and part of Clinton to be. turned in to ,campaign ch- airman 0. L. Engelstad. PUC Grants Services For Two New Homes Authorization was given two men on Tuesday night, for installa- tion of water, sewerage and hydro to their lots, Gerry Holmes, Ship- ley Street, and G. Ross McEwan, Raglan Street. Permission to pay themselves $5 per meeting, with a yearly limit of $60 was received by the com- missioners from Town Council, and they will proceed to get permission for this from the Ontario Hydro. Tenders for truckg were receiv- ed froin Murphy Bros., 1,td,, $2,- 950.35 Ltd., for V975, With such al slight difference: the PUC decided to find out what trade-in would be allow- ed by each firm on the truck they owned. The VVeeles -Weathei 1959 - 1958 High Low High Low May 21 79 65 60 41 22 72 50 54 32 23 55 45 69 35 24 68 43 64 47 25 73 44 61 29 26 75 55 75 41 27 82 65 67 45 Rain: 1.53 ins. Rain: .41 ins. Bradley and M.' Giles, both of the Ontario Department of Planning land Development. They report that contracts will probably be let by July 1 for these 6 semi-detach- ed homes, and deadline for com- pletion will probably be October 1. Stanley Clerk-Treasurer MRS. JEAN ,ELLIOTT, Varna, has been appointed clerk-treas- urer of the township of .Stanley. The wife of Harold Elliott, she lives on a farm near the village. Mrs. Elliott's application was one. of eight received by the council, for the position made available through the resignation ' rikision to - liott was reached Friday even- ing, May 22, at a meeting of • council headed by Reeve Harvey Coleman. The appointment is ef- fective June 1. (Photo by Phillips) Street Signs Will Be Up By Mid-June With house numbers now instal- led some people are wondering what good they will be without names on the streets. According to Mayor Burton St- anley, the street signs are order- ed, and will be erected at all cor- ners before the end of June. John J. Wintermeyer Here This Afternoon John Wintermeyer, QC., leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, will be in Clinton, this afternoon at 2,30 pan, After a tour of the indust-. ries and the County Home, the Kitchener lawyer will be given a reception in the ,Clinton Legion Hall from abeUt three o'clock on. The Huron riding candidate, Har- ry Strang, Hensall., also will be present. The Hon, Walter E, Harris, .Q.C., former Finance Minister of Can- ada, will be the special speaker at a meeting in Zurich on Monday ev- ening, June -1. Spring Show . Here On June 10 To Have New Contests The best display of agricultural animals in Western Ontario will make up the Clinton Spring Show this year, according to veteran secretary of the fair, Adam J. Mc- Murray. The date is Wednesday, June 10. Special classes have been added to the prize list, which should prove very attractive to -youngst- ers of public school age. One class is open only to pony exhibitors in Clinton and within an eight mile radius. There are prizes for brood mare, stallion, foal and har- ness ponies. Another prize of $5 will be a- warded to the largest family at- tending the fair. In the bacon hog and cattle divisions, there are special compe- titions open only to public school children from the townships of Hullett, Goderich, Tuckersmith and Stanley, who are riot members of 4-11 Clubs. Still another prize is for the youngest exhibitor at the fair; $5 in merchandise at one of the clo- thing stores in. town. Classes for ponies, palominos, riding horses, harness horses, all beef_and_idairy_breeds of cattle, SWine, and. sheep `"?•9 0 117 Blood Donors At Clinton's First Red Cross Clinic There were 117 donors at the Red Cross Blood Clinic held on Tuesday afternoon and evening in Ontario Street United Church. The Clinton Hospital Auxiliary was the local organization in charge and Mrs. W. L. Morlok was convener of the project. Helpers included Mrs. A. J. Mc- Murray, Mrs, Ruby Reddy, Mrs. F. -G. Thompson, Mrs. H. C. Law- son, Mrs. Edith McIntyre, Mrs. Douglas Ball, Mrs. E. W. Manag- han, Mrs. Garnet Harland, Miss Kay Snyder, Mrs. C. M, Shearing, Mrs. George Rumball, WIrs. Bern- ice Henry and Mrs, Ron McCann. It is expected that another clin- ic will be held in Clinton in the future and any persons unable to attend this one will be welcomed at that time. Blood given at this clinic is stor- ed in London, for use there, or in our own hospital, or whenever it is needed. 0 Municipal Officers From Huron Centres Meet At Varna Close to 150 representatives of the municipalities in Huron Coun- ty attended the annual meeting of the Huron County Municipal Of- ficers Association, held in Varna, on Tuesday afternoon, After the dinner, which was ser- ved by the ladies of the Varna Un- ited Church, Constable Bob Lewis showed the group films on civil de- fence, An election of officers for the corning year term resulted as fol- lows: President, J. .IIarold Pollock„ Gorrie; first vice-president, Alex, Alexander, Goderich; second vice- president, James B. McQuaid, RR 5, Seaforth; executive Members, one year, Mrs. C. 4'. Cardiff, Brus- sels, two years, E. P. Chesney, RR, 8, Seaforth; three years, John Liv- er-More, Clinton, Treasurer of the organization IS S. H. Blake, Goderich, While 3, G. Berry, Goderich, is secretary. Eye Glass Collection Here This Saturday The collection of eye glasses for shipment to India, did not take place on Saturday as planned, ow. ing to the bad weatliek; The Clin- ton Lions Club and the Cubs will be undertaking the project this Sattrrday,_: 80. Visitor From South At Credit Union Distinguished visitors at the Clinton Community Credit Union Ltd., 70 Ontario Street on Tues- day morning, were Rodger Sch- wass, editor-manager of the Na- tional Farm Radio Forum, Toron- to and A. L. Ayuso, program or- ganizer, British Honduras Broad- casting Service, Belize, British Honduras, Mr. Ayuso was touring south- western Ontario to observe meth- ods and new ideas used in rural areas. The local credit union was the one chosen as a good example of a rural credit union, and was the only one visited in this area. There are 34 rural credit unions in British Honduras. At the local office, they were received by W. Victor Roy, man- ager. Mr. Schwass is well known in this district from his work at CKNX as a farm broadcaster. At a lively business meeting aft- er their sports banquet last Thurs- day evening, the Kinsmen Club voted $500 to the Clinton Com- munity Swimming Pool Fund. The members were unanimous in their decision to get the pool work completed early this summ- er. The 'pool committee estimated that at least $2,500 was needed before the pool could be turned over to the town. President Mait Edgar was in charge of the meeting at which final plans were made for the hou- se numbering project last Satur- day, and for the $2,000 Kin bingo tomorrow (Friday) night, The local Kinsmen realized $49.- 44 profit from the sale of London Kinsmen home bingo cards for the game just completed, These cards are available at l'inger's Restaur- ant and 1.1na Lunch. The.next Kin meeting is a joint initiation meeting at Seaforth on Kinsmen Bingo Here 'Friday Night, Bingo Friday night is being held in the Clinton Lions Arena, by tile Kinsmen Club of Clinton, Top prize of $500 is being offered, along with share the wealth, regular gainer of $60 each and door prizes. Proceeds raised by the Kinsmen at this affair will go toward their projects, sponsoring junior sport, etc. The Kiir deserve your support, ROSTITAL AMMAR)/ TO MECT ON JUNE The regular meeting of the Cl- inton Hospital Auxiliary will be held in the Nurses' lesfdeiice on Tuesday, Tune 2 at 8 p.m. HOUSING AUTHORITY Committee Names Group To Supervise Housing June 1, when both clubs will be bringing in new members. The Clinton club will officiate at the initiation. The project of house numbering in Clinton was completed as sched- uled on Saturday, by a crew of a- bout 18 members of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton. Despite pouring rain that morning, the energetic young service men donned yellow raincoats loaned by Ontario Hydro, and went to work as if it were a sunny day, The last numbers were installed on Saturday night, well after dark. The Kinsmen have expressed sin- cere appreciation for the wonder- ful way in which they were accept- ed by the public. Due to the bad weather, some residents could not be reached for their contribution to the project. If anyone was not approached, KIN WORK APPRECIATED Numbers on Ali Buildings Installed Last Saturday and would like to give their share of the expense involved, they may leave their money at the office of K. W. Colquhoun, 14 King Street (HU 2-9747); the News-Record of- fice, 63 Albert Street (HU 2-3443); the Hotel Clinton, 33 Victoria St- reet (HU 2-7011; or the Clinton Community Credit Union Ltd, 70 Ontario Street (HU 2-9462). If preferred, phone one of these of- fices and leave word for a Kins- men to call on you. There has been some misunder- standing, about the way in wiheh the numbering was done. As we (Continued on Page 12) Over 80 Birthday Club Mrs. Margaret Johnston cele- brated her 92nd birthday at the Earnshaw Nursinc, Home, Goder- ich, on May 24. Mrs. Farnshaw gave a delightful tea in her honor. Guests were there from Hamilton, Lucknow, Clinton, Goderich, Mrs. Johnston enjoys very good health, but can't get around any more. She thanks all those who sent gifts, flowers or cards. Kinsmen Club Donates Another $500 To Community Swimming Pool Fund