Clinton News-Record, 1959-08-13, Page 1into New.
$3.00 Per Year-40 Cents Per Copy-12 Pages CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1959
THE NEW ERA-93rd YEAR
No. 31 & 32-The Home Paper With the News
THE NEWS-RECORD-77th YEAR
Under Canvas at Station Clinton
Cadets ore pictured here entering their new quarters at RCAF Station Clinton sum-
mer camp. The tents are an innovation at this year's camp, and are equipped with
electricity, running Water and all the necessary conveniences. The big tents sleep 16
cadets, ond'there are 24 such tents, There are also 21 smaller tents, which can ac-
commodate four people, The colony is designed to be completely independent from
RCAF Clinton, and other than for meals, which the cadets eat at the Airmen's Mess,
most of the cadet's home life is spent here for the two weeks that he is at camp.
(National Defence Photo)
Prominent Speakers
(By our Auburn Correspondent)
The Rev. Dr. William Fingland,
Niagara Falls was guest at the
centennial service held on Sunday,
August 9 on the grounds of Hope
Chapel Cemetery. William Hunk-
Mg, chairman of the Trustee
Board, welcomed the large con-
gregation of friends and relatives
assembled for the service.
Mrs. Willis VanEgmond, RR 1,
Clinton, was the accompanist for
the hymns with her accordion and
also played for the sextette of
boys from the Londesboro United
Church who sang, "Look to the
Lighthouse". A choir composed of
representatives of all demomina-
tions led in the service of song.
One -minute silence was observ-
ed in honour of those remembered
and laid to rest there. Dr. Fing-
land chose as his address "They
shall not be forgotten", He prais-
ed the cemetery board for ex-
cellent work in restoring the
grounds, making it a place of
beauty with bouquets of flowers
at the graves of the pioneers of
this district. He said that it had
always been the custom for man
to raise monuments to commem-
orate, from the time of the
Children 'of Israel, right down to
the present age.
He paid tribute to the early
settlers who had hewn down the
forests, tilled the land and made
Petition for Vote on CIA
Filed at Goderich Today
(By W. D. I).)
WE NAVE A COMPLAINT TO
Make about the council chamber
„ it is a lovely room, graced
by solid furniture and soothing
colours, but the arrangement of
decorations at the mayor's end of
the room leaves much to be de-
sired . . . You see, the royal
couple was hung first , . then
the flags were added . . . then
the crest and the plaque
Take a look at these things next
time you're in . . Wouldn't they
look better if the royal couple
were moved up and farther out?
We've thought so for some time, * *
WE HAVE ANOTHER WORRY
downtown, too . . for the lib-
vary park once-upon-a-time foun-
tain , • . We think• the fountain
should be replaced soon .
was a beauty spot, famed dom-
inion-wide and recorded on many
a camera film . . . It was dist-
inctive . . It was part of Clin-
ton . . . We should have a foun-
tain again . . , * * *
NO THE LITTLE BUILDING AT
the back of the library is NOT
the new ladies rest room . . .
It is a foundation for a rear
entrance to be used while the
front of the building is raised
and made more secure . . . You
see, there's quicksand underneath
„ . After the strengthening job
is done on the library then the
back door will be used as 'a fire-
escape . . . It is expected that
the new restroom will he at the
front of the library . . . * * *
THE NEW PUC BUILDING IS
progressing swiftly . . Actually,
we don't think it will be much
„bother to go round there with
bills, because it will be a pretty
place to go , ,
Hullett Council To
Build Two Bridges
Hope Chapel
First Pioneers
Officer will be authorized to name
a date for the vote to be taken,
This procedure is similar to that
of a federal by-election as are
the regulations under which the
vote is held.
When the official voting date
is set, a notice to this effect will
be published in the Canada Gaz-
ette and the Ontario Gazette.
The CTA has been in force in.
Huron County since 1915. The
validity of the Act was contest-
ed through the courts by the On-
tario government in the 1930's.
During this period licences were
issued to a number of hotels in
both Huron and Perth Counties.
As a result of a decision by the
Privy Council in 1946 which up-
held the validity of the Canada
Temperance Act, licences in the
two counties were cancelled.
The plebescite to be held this
fall will be the first expression of
public opinion on this issue in
Huron County since 1915.
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100 Years Old
Buried There
The Legion is inviting the Mas-
ordc, Oddfellow and Orange lod-
ges and their affiliated women's
organizations to participate in the
revival of a decoration service in
Clinton. The last such service was
held in 1955, arranged by the
Clinton Cemetery Board, when
S. W, "Bert" Gliddon was chair-
man.
As in former years the decora-
tion service will be held on the
Sunday following the Clinton Hor-
ticultural Society's flower shoW,
which is on Friday, August 21,
this year.
The recently organized Clinton
Concert Band, under bandmaster
George Wonch, will provide music
and accompaniment.
Prior to the service at the cem-
etery the Legion plans to parade
to the cenotaph at the post of-
fice and lay a wreath. And, fol-
lowing the public service at the
cemetery, the Legion members
will parade to the veteran's plot
in the cemetery for a short ser-
vice of remembrance, and place
another wreath.
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Hullett Township Council auth-
orized the road superintendent
Leonard Caldwell to construct a
concrete bridge on Concession 8
and 9, Lot 8 and also on the boun-
dary between Hullett and Mc-
Killop between Concessions 9 and
10,
At the regular meeting of coun-
cil on August 4, the reeve and all
councillors were present. They
accepted the petition of Frank
Flynn on the cleaning out of the
Medd drain, and appointed Em-
merson Hesk as ditch commis-
sionery.
The "text' inteting *W111 be on
September 8 at 8.30 p.m.
Minister's Daughter Wins
Award in Public Speaking
Orange Lodge Plans
Building Fund Event
Special building fund meeting
of the Clinton Loyal Orange Ben-
evolent Association No. 377, will
be held in the lodge room on
Thursday; August 13, at 9 p.m.
This will be a joint meeting with
Clinton No, 710, and all
members are urged to attend.
Following are results of Grade
XIII examinations written last
June at Clinton District Collegiate
Institute. The percentage success-
ful was 78 percent, Eugene Bend-
er has been awarded the Sir Ern-
est Cooper Scholarship.
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CAMERON ADDISON - Geom,
71, Phys. 73, Chem, 54.
DAVID BEATTIE - Eng. Comp,
50, Bot 65, Zool. 61, Chem. 51.
EUGENE BENDER - Eng. Comp,
70, Eng, Lit. 84, Alg, 82, Geom.
87, Trig. 80, Latin Auth. 77,
atin Comp. 74, Fr. Auth, 82,
r. Comp, 82.
KATHERINE BLACKER - Eng.
Comp. 52, Eng. Lit. 60, AIg. 50,
Geom, 57, Trig. 50, Latin
Comp. 50, Fr. Auth. 50, Fr.
Comp, 52.
BEVERLEY BOYES-Eng. COTIM, 59, Trig. 50, Bot 57, Zool. 64.
VALORIB CAMERON - Eng,
Conn), 66, Eng. Lit. 63.
ROSS C.RICH-Eng. Cordp. 75.
KENNETH CUMMINGS - Eng.
Comp. 72, Eng. Lit. 75, Alg.
51, Geom. 66, Trig. 50, Phys.
50, Chem. 50, Fr. Auth, 52,
Fr, Comp. 63,
The petition circulated during by the State Department, it is
recent weeks calling for a vote expected that the Chief Electoral
for repeal of the Canada Temper-
ance Act will be on file• at the
County Registry Office in Gode-
rich for ten days from August 13.
The CTA requires that the peti-
tion be available for public inspec-
tion and this is now being comp-
lied with.
The Huron Citizens' Legal Con-
trol Committee reports that ap-
proximately 10,500 eligible voters
signed the petition. This is about
3,000 more than the 25 percent
of county electors required to br-
ing on a vote. Every municipality
in Huron • is represented.
At the expiration of the ten-
day period, the petition will be
submitted to the Secretary of
State of Canada. After scrutiny
Blyth Boy Impaired,
Fined $100 and Costs
Charles Carman Knox, 16,
Blyth, pleaded guilty to impaired
driving in court at Goderich, and
was fined $100 and costs, or 30
clays in jail. His driving license
was suspended for one year.
Constable Clarence Perdue fol-
lowed the boy at speeds up to
100 mph to Blyth, where the
car, owned by the boy's father,
came to rest in a garden, The boy
said he had been to a danceand
then got some beer.
CDCI Upper School Results
JAMES M.A NAGHAN - Eng.
Comp. 66, Eng. Lit, 76, Alg.
77, Geom. 67, Trig. 66, Phys.
74, Chem. 69, Fr. Auth, 77, Fr.
Comp. 77.
OLIVE MARTIN-Eng, Comp. 66,
Eng, Lit. 67, AIg. 64, Geom.
77, Trig. 57, Bot. 82, Zool. 78,
Fr. Auth, 65, Fr, Comp, 64.
CHARLENE SCOTCHMER-Eng,
Comp. 64, Eng. Lit, 79, Alg,
50, Geom, 50, Bet, 66, Zool,
72, Fr. Auth. 51, Fr, Comp. 50.
JOHN SHADDICK -Eng, Comp.
64, Eng. Lit. 64.
RUTH TURNER-Eng, Comp, 56,
Eng, Lit. 64, Alg. 58, Bot, 50,
Zoo]. 62.
LARRY WALSH - Eng, Lit. 67,
AIg. 61, Geom, 54, Trig. 58.
ELEANOR YEO-Engn•Comp, 73,
Eng. Lit, 67, Hist, 55, Bot. 57,
Zool, 71,
MARY HELEN YEO-Eng. Comp,
69, Eng, Lit, 69, Mg, 87, Geom.
84, Trig. 65, Latin Auth, 50,
Latin Comp. 65, Er, AWL 57,
Fr, Comp. 69.
LYNN YOUNGBLUT-Erig. Comp.
50, Eng. Lit. 59, Alg, 72, Geom.
50, Trig. 50, Bot. 69, Zoo]. 63,
Fr. Auth, 59, Fr. Comp. 50.
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SPEAKING OF PRETTY PLAC-
es . . Bayfield could improve its-
elf mightily with a bit of money
spent . The village needs a
public rest room on Clan Gregor
Square . . a cook-house, where
picnicers could boil a pot of water
. . . a barbecue, or two, where
juicy steaks could be cooked ...
Some care of the public steps
to the beach at Pioneer Park
a clean-up to the beach area
north. of the river . . . maybe a
tourist information centre near
the highway , . * * *
WE' THINK CLINTON COULD'
be improved, too . . . Let's put a
thousand dollars into landscap-
ing the park . . Let's make three
or four ball diamonds there so
that the teams don't have to go
hunting a place to play . . How
can you build up an enthusiastic
club when each kind of ball is
played in another grounds? And
why not build in the back of the
grandstand with sensible ticket-
office, semi-permanent refresh-
ment booth (similar to the one in
Clinton Lions Arena) and pos-
sibly a shooting gallery, or other
fair-day entertainment? We've
got a good start on a lovely park
. let's make better use of it.
* *
CLINTON HAS A COUPLE OF
unique features we could promote
a bit . . . Hardly attractions to
tourists, but . . . For instance the
banshee wail of the fire siren
every Saturday at one o'clock ...
Merchants should be supplied by
the firemen with cards they could
hand to shoppers about five-to-
one explaining Old Faithful . . .
By the time the siren is over,
the poor souls are too deafened to
listen 'to any explanation
The other unique feature we do
not recommend is the eight
o'clock council meetings which
don't seem to begin until 8.45
p.m.
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Mrs. James Cameron
Wins Golf Outfit
At Bayfield Course
Mrs. James (Agnes) Cameron,
Bayfield, won the golf outfit at
the Bayfield-Clinton Golf Course
last weekend. This complete set
of Campbell-mated clubs, seven
irons and three WOods, plus bag
and cart has been on display at
the popular course for the past
six Weeks. A limited number of
tickets were sold on the prize,
Both Mr. and Mrs, Caemron are
ardent golfers and members of
the club at Bayfield.
The draw was made by Borden
McRae, Clinton, assisted by Peter
Kling, Seaforth and Doug Mac-
aulay, Clinton, all junior members
of the Bayfield-Clinton club.
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The Week's Weather
1959 1959
High Lbw High Low
July 30 85 70 74 54
31 81 59 79 46
Aug. 1 72 57 83 49
2 74 45 83 51
3 78 52 81 54
4 76 64 87 53
5 76 62 84 66
6 80 55 80 64
7 80 61 73 63
8 75 62 81 51
9 74 60 79 67
10 18 56 83 58
11 80 55 85 57
12 86 60 77 57
Rain; 1,16 ins, No Rain
Clinton Branch No. 140 of the
Canadian Legion is going ahead
with plans to sponsor a decoration
day service at Clinton Cemetery
on Sunday, August 23 at 7.1,5 in
the evening. A full executive
meeting was held Tuesday even-
ing at the hall and tentative plans
were made.
Lions Carnival
Here Wednesday
Fun and Games
Summer Carnival for the
Clinton Lions Club is scheduled
to be held next Wednesday
night on the Main Street of
town. Special arrangements
are made each year for this
event, and bingo players can
have the thrill of playing right
out in the middle of the pave-
ment, while traffic is routed
around back streets.
There will be free pony rides
for the children and fun for
everyone. Clinton Concert Band
will provide the music, directed
by George. Wonch,
Highlight of the evening will
be the draw at 11 o'clock for
big cash prizes, on which tickets
have been on sale for some
months. President of the Lions,
E. Beecher Menzies, is enthus-
iastic about this big fund-rais-
ing event of the year for the
club, and extends a special wel-
come to everyone to attend. It's
a fun raising event, too.
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Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sutter,
Mr. and Mrs. Benson Sutter, Miss
Shirley Sutter, Preston, and Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Robbins and son
Ronald, Richmond Hill, were in
Stratford on Monday attending
the funeral gthe liktrier'S" bro-
ther, the late Dr. S. H. Sutter.
BARBARA INDER,
eldest daughter of
the Rev, and Mrs.
Charles S. Index,
on August 4, talk-
ed her way to the
junior high school
public speaking
Parish Picnic Of
St. Joseph's Is
Held at Jowett's
The parish picnic of St. Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church, Clinton,
was sponsored by the Catholic Wo-
men's League at Jowett's Grove,
Bayfield, on Sunday, and about
120 persons attended.
Winners of the sports events,
were: races, pre-school, girls, Ally
Wamus; boys, Paul Anstett; six
to eight, girls, Mary Lynne Wat-
kins; boys, Johnny Anstett; eight
to ten years, girls, Alfreda Golds-
worthy; boys, Jimmie LeBeau; ten
to 14 years, girls, Theresa Golds-
worthy; boys, Raymond Garon;
young ladies, Theresa Goldsworthy;
young men, Ray Gautreau.
Kick-the-slipper, Theresa Golds-
worthy; shoe scramble, Judy Wat-
kins; peanut scramble; cake raf-
fle, Alvin Sharp.
Birthday on day of picnic, Clam
ence Denomme; anniversary day of
picnic, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Florian'
' youngest, Patricia Anstett; oldest,
Mrs. Redman; elimination contest,
Miss Shanahan; tug of war, town
men won over country men.
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Air Marshall Has
Honour From
Blood Indian Tribe
Air Marshall Hugh L, Campbell,
chief of air staff has been made
iii honourary chief of the Blood
Indian tribe at Standoff, Alta.
He also was named 35th Blood
chief, in thin 35th anniversary
year of the RCAF.
Named chiefs at the same time
Were Justice Minister David rul-
ton, and the Ron. J, A. D. Mc-
Curdy, who was the first Man to
fly a powered aircraft in Canada,
The public school in the per-
manent married quarters at Sta-
tion Clinton is named after the
chief of air staff, when he was
still an Air Vice Marshall,
Flower Show Here
Next Friday,
Exhibitors eico e
Reminding everyone that . sum-
mer is hurling itself fallwards
comes the date of the annual.
Flower Show of the Clinton Hor-
ticultural Society c,et for Friday,
August 21, The public is urged
to attend and if possible to ex-
hibit at this open show, See corn-
plete prize list in this week's is-
sue.
As a further incentive and to
stimulate interest in the show
the T. Eaton Company of Canada
Limited has kindly donated • a
silver marlboro plate valued at
$10 as a prize to the winner of
the greatest number of points by
any exhibitor in the Flower Show.
After Seven Months
Bullet Will Be
Removed From Eye
About seven months ago, at
Christmas time, Rolfe Cook, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cooke,
Joseph Street, was playing with
a BB gun in the basement of his
home, when a bullet ricocheted
and struck him in the face.
Little attention was paid to it
at the time, but' the youngster
recently could feel something
hard under his left eye, and doc-
tor's investigation showed that
the "dumbell" type bullet was em-
bedded there. The bullet will be
removed at the hospital.
Cecil Cartwright, RR 1, Londes-
boro, is in Clinton Public Hospi-
tal recuperating frpm an accident
on Monday, when lie lost two fin-
gers in a threshing machine.
The local hospital is "full to
the doors", recording 46 patients
in residence at tile end of July
(it is a 45-bed hospital). During
the month there were 20 births,
5, deaths, 63 saatfeal operations,
143 x-rays and 406' lab units (this
means blood tranfusions, tests;
etc.).
During July 19 pints of blood
were used, and there have been
11 pints used so far in August.
This is due to the fact that the
x-ray equipment now in use at the
hospital has permitted more cas-
es to be treated here, rather than
removing patients to city hospi-
tals. In the 'past, in some years
not more than ten pints of blood
were used. 0
Concert Band Will
Appear at Lions
Main Street Frolic
Clinton Concert Band, lead by
Bandmaster George Wonch, 17
Erie Street North, will play a
practice-concert at the Huron
County Home on Tuesday even-
ing, and on Wednesday will play
at the Clinton Lions Carnival on
Main Street.
All members are urged to at-
tend both of these events, as the
future of the band is depending
upon a good practice and a good
impression upon the public.
The project of providing uni-
forms is being entered upon, and
starting in September, the Band
expects to present weekly con-
certs outicloors. During the wint-
er these will move inside. A sil-
ver collection will be taken up at
these events to go toward uniform
costs.
PRANK GLEW-Bng. Comp. 51,
Eng. Lit. 50, Bot, 62, Zool, 65.
BARRY GRIME-Eng. Comp. 51,
Eng, Lit. 63, AIg. 62, Geom.
51, Trig. 61, Phys. 54, Chem.
59, Fr, Atith, 64, Fr, Comp. 54.
BARBARA HOLLAND - Alg, 50,
Bot. 52, Fr. Auth. 50.
KENNETH HULLS - Eng. Comp.
69.
RONALD ./EWITT - Eng. Comp,
64, Eng. Lit. 66, Alg, 50, Geom.
54.
50,Trig, 58, Phys. 70, Chem,
BRUCE LOBE- Eng, Comp. 50,
Geom. 50.
PRANCIIS 1VreCULLOUGH - Eng,
Comp, 61, Eng, Lit, 61, Alg,
79, Geom. 67, Bet, 59, Zool,
75, Chem. 53, Fr. Auth. 57,
Fr. Conn:). 67.
WAYNE McGEF-Eng. Comp. 67,
Eng. Lit. 71, Mg, 61, Gem,
58, Trig. 51, Phys. 53, Cheri.
59, Pr. Antil, 60, Fr,. Camp. 55.
KATHERINE McGREGOR -Eng.
Lit, 68, GeOm, 53, Pr. Comp,
50.
RONALD 11/AGM,'-Bot, 54, 260),
58,
log homes for their wives and
families in those early days, and
in spite of home-sickness, disease,
and poverty made this part of the
province a prosperous community.
Pointing out the beauty of the
country surrounding the cemetery
grounds, Dr. Fingland spoke of
the Hope Chapel Church which.
had been erected a few rods east
of the cemetery to serve that
district known as Monteith Mills.
He spoke of this community
being similar to all pioneer set-
tlements in that undenomination-
al chapels were erected within
walking distances so that all
could worship God as was done
in their homeland.
Hope Chapel was a log building
with pe,ws made of blocks of wood
with planks for seating, with an
open fireplace and candelit. These
early settlers let no obstacle keep
them from attending divine wor-
ship as many came barefooted
to save their shoes, carrying them
and donning them to enter the
chapel reverently,
Some of the families who wor-
shipped at Hope Chapel were:
Hunking, Jackson, Lawrence,
Raithby, Patterson, Cunningham,
Howson, Scott, Bruce, Roberton,
Crozier, Tolliver, Shetler, Troop
and Henry. Most of these famil-
ies obtained their deeds from the
Canada Company and were of
Scotch, Irish or English descent.
Others taking .part in this
memorial service were: the Rev.
Henry Funge, Londesboro; Charl-
es McNaughton, MLA, Exeter;
William Jewitt, RR 1, Clinton,
Warden of Huron and Judge F.
Fingland, Clinton.
The present cemetery board is
made up of William Hunking,
James Robenton, Harvey Hunking,
Harry Webster, Fred Peckitt and
Henry Hunking, secretary-treas-
urer.
On October 30, 1865, a meeting
was held in Hope Chapel for el-
ecting trustees. They were; John
Taylor, Joseph Howson, John
Crozier, William Forclice, Thomas
Cairns, Joe Scott, Henry Hunk-
ing, Joseph Hunking, the Rev. J.
Hocking, Elias Taylor, Isaac Law-
rence.
It is told that John Taylor don-
ated this God's Acre to the chapel
for his little daughter who died
and was buried there. The records
show that a burial of a member
of the Plaetzer family took place
in 1859.
The Hope Chapel Cemetery on
the 13th concession of Hullett has
an attractive pillared entrance
with its name above in wrought
iron letters, concrete wall and
steps and is now a place of beauty
with levelled grounds covered
with green grass. The trustee
board Were amply rewarded for
their services of labour in seeing
a project like this one completed.
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Over 80 Birthday Club
Harry Gould, High Street, cele-
brated his 87th birthday at his
home with his family, on Satur-
day, August 1. Present were Mrs,
Pearl Quinn, Toronto; Mr, and
Mrs. Earle Cooper and daughter,
Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Crich and daughter, Seaforth; Mr.
and Mrs, Victor Kennedy, Blyth.
Mr. E. E. Gibson, 23 Kirk St-
reet, celebrated his 83rd birthday
on Wednesday, August 12, His
sister, Martha Agnew, Toronto,
81, and his other sister, Violet Is-
abella, 74, Kiteherier, celebrated
the occasion with him.
A special lady friend of Mr,
Gibson'S Made a, birthday yak
4511e ifirot
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championship for Ontario in
competitions carried out by the
Canadian Legion.
Barbara, who was a finalist
last year in the senior public
school section, is now 14 years
old.
She came home from the
finals at Kitchener with a "cup
as big as herself" to prove her
ability, and the congratulations
of the Town of Clinton, her
classmates and teachers are
heartily given.
Barbara was the only girl to
win a title. Nickolas Kaethler,
19, Kitchener, topped the senior
division; Michael Roach, 13,
Renfrew, won Grade 7-8 and
Douglas Hayman, 12, North
Bay was the best in junior
public school.
Fish and Game Club
Gives $500 More
To Swimming Pool
Another $500 was given to the
Clinton Community Swimming
Pool Fund by the Huron Fish and
Game Conservation Association on
Monday, when the club members
made the decision to support this
community effort that much
more. Barrett Taylor, president of
the club chaired the meeting.
Plans were made to hold the
second annual picnic of members
and their families on August 23.
Members will be advised by mail
when all details have been ar-
ranged.
Slides and Movies on both
stream conservation and wild life
were shown following the busi-
ness session.
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More Donations To
Swimming Pool
A new electric clock for the
Clinton Swimming Pool has been
donated by John Anstett, arid it
will 'be hung in the bath house,
Ellwood Epps Sport Shop has
donated the buoys for the pool,
$500 donated has recently been
received for the Swim Pool Fund
from the Huron Fish and Game
Conservation. Association,
CUSTOM REVIVED
Legion to Decorate Graves
Plan Community Service