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Clinton News-Record, 1959-11-19, Page 1No, 46 The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1959 $3,00 Per YeOr--,10 cents Per Copy-12 Pam News- Linton THE NEW ERA-9$rd YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD-77th YEAR Tight Squeeze For New Orange Hall Showing one of the "tight spots" along the route from Brucefield to Clinton, workmen slowly inch the Brucefield CNR station past the one at the Clinton siding. Some of the overhang had to be trimmed from the sides of the structure before the mov- ing job was undertaken. The old station is now established on a previously poured foundation on Charles Street (just behind the home of Mrs. J. B. Lavis). There it will be renovated, and re-finished, and it will become the new home of the Clinton Loyal Orange Lodge and the Benevolent Association (News-Record Photo) John E. Huckins On "Other Side" CIA Question Next Monday night the peo- ple in Zurich area will have a chance to hear John E. Huck- ins, former mayor and now a councillor of the town of Goderich, speak on the issues of the coming vote •on Nov- ember 30, in connection with the revocation of the Canada Temperance Act. Mr. Huckins, well qualified to explain Conditions under the ' CTA, will address a meeting in the Community Centre, Zurich, to which the general public is cordially invited. In announcing the meeting Mr. Huckins said "I intend tel- ling the people around Zurich the whole truth about the CTA. So far they have heard only one side of the story, now they will have a chance to hear the other." He went on to say, "Probably some people will be hurt by what I• am going to say at the meeting, but I am going to let the chips fall where they may." Mr. Huckins is chairman of a group of citizens in Huron County, called the Huron Citizens Legal Control Com- mittee, who are interested in repealing the CTA. Rev. Dr. J. Linton In Area Churches Re: CIA Vote Rev. Dr. John Linton, general secretary of the Canadian Temp- erance Federation, will speak in the following Huron County cen- tres in connection with the cam- paign for retention of the Can- ada Temperance Act: Goderich, North Street United Church, Sunday, November 22, 11, a.m.; Exeter, Main Street United Church, Sunday, November 22, 8.30 p.m.; Seaforth, First Presby- terian Curch, Monday, Novem- ber 23, 2.30 p.m.; Clinton, Ontario Street United Church, November 23, 8 p.m. Dr. Linton is one of Canada's leading authorities on the alcohol problem. He is highly regarded in church, social welfare, govern- ment and university circles. In addition to his duties as general secretary of the federation, he is field secretary for the Intercol- legiate Association for the study of the alcohol problem, and lec- tures at colleges through Canada and the United States. lie addres- sed the World Congress on the Alcohol Problem which convened in the University Of Instanbul, Turkey. 0 Scouts Auxiliary Postpones Banquet Till February Mrs. Louise MacDonald has been named president ofthe Mothers Auxiliary to the 'Clinton Scouts and Cubs. She succeeds Mrs. Thomas Parling, who has led the auxiliary for some time, and is now going to serve as vice- president, Mrs. Genevieve Bell is treasurer and Mrs. Helen .alur, chill will. be recording secretary, The ladies will hold their next meeting on January 21„.1900. Reg. tiler date is the third Thursday of each month. l3ecausce of the poor attendance the meeting last week, the father and son banquet planned for the boys for Neveni- her 18, has been. postponed until February 24, with. the hope that Mere interest Will be shown. .. Of the 58 mothers' who- should take part in the work of the auxiliary, only 12 showed up for the Meeting, The eaniPaign being waged by both the CT.A. committee and the Legal Control Committee in Hula on County appears to have gained some speed during the past few days. Both sides have now ac- cused the others of conducting a "smear" campaign. Neither one, however, has been able to est- ablish just what they meant by that. Throughout the area, at least within sight and sound of CKNX- TV, the people of Huron. and Perth were treated to a glimpse Congratulations! Mr. and Mrs, J. K. Cornish, Brucefield, will be at home to friends, relatives and neighbors on Thursday, November 26, 1959, from 2.30 to 5.00 o'clock in the afternoon, and from 7 to 10 o'clock in the evening, on the occasion of their 40th wed- ding anniversary. No gifts, please. Credit Union Declares 4% Dividend For Members Advertising night for the Kins- men Club of Clinton on Tuesday brought forth a great variety of gift pens, pencils, ashtrays, etc., as the businessmen in the club took the opportunity to make their own business well known. The Rev. Bren de Vries, Exeter, was guest speaker, telling of his work to become an ordained Ang- lican Church minister after com- ing to this continent from Hol- land following the war. Lots of fun was had in the awarding of a prize to Bert Wor- sen, president of the Goderich Kinsmen Club. Efforts of the local kin, K. W. "Danny" Colqu- houn and Percy Brown resulted in having a small pig available from the sales barns, for this prize. Mr: Worsen must . look aft- er the small porker until March, and then the Clinton Kin are looking forward to an invitation to Goderich for a roast pork din- ner. Guests included Les Parker, Eketer, and Bill Miekle, Hensel], both Past Deputy Governors of Zone D. There were 23 Kinsmen guests from Goderich, Exeter and, Henson.. Jim Auger, representative of the Leadership and Sales Train- ing Institute which is offering the Dale Carnegie Course here in Clinton was present, and urg- ed all who possibly could to at- tend the organizational meeting tomorrow night in the Legion Memorial Hall. The Kinsmen authorized a gift of $200 to the Clinton Lions Club to help pay for the new motor needed at the skating arena. The club will put on a peanut sales campaign on December 3 and 4, and further details of this will be available next week. 0 After trimming some of the overhang from the CNR Station at Brucefield, the major moving job got underway last Thursday morning, Leaving the siding at the village where it had served the public since sometime in the 1870's, the building was taken up the Brucefield Road and across the corner lot of the Co-op mill, onto the highwaY. The frame building, which measures 48x24 feet, took up most of the highway, and provin- cial police ahead and behind were needed to direct traffic. Hydro and telephone men accompanied the move all the way, cutting off power, and raising lines as need- ed. 4 bt /trot CCIIIiinn="4= (By W4 Ma) LAST WEEK WE MENTIONED muscular dystrophy here . and made a big flub. It is the fire fighters of town who. are sponsor- Ing the campaign for funds for this Particular project . . The Clinton Fire Brigade has done this task for some years, and have done a good job of it, too . . . Then, last week we had to go and give all the credit to the Kinsmen . Reason: well the same good- natured guy who does a lot of work for the Kin, is the member of the Fire• Brigade who brought our collection box in, that's why , We hope the Firemen won't mind 'too much . , . and probably they won't as long as you folks keep dropping your spare change into the hour-glass collection boxes . * 4 * SOMETIMES WE TIIII\M OUR for urging readers to part column is developing into a spot their well-earned dollars . wi . We th try to boost only those campaigns which we feel need an added bit of support . . For instance you probably will never get us to sup- port trading stamp plans here * * * PEAKING OF STAMPS — WE of our 1959 supply of Christmas als this week Don't believe e've ever seen. a nicer looking splay than the pictures on them • And the purpose of those is goodo one, too , .. * STFNED TO THE CTA VS. speakers CKN-V esday night .over X . and purely njoyed it . . . Actually those fel- ows seemed to be quite angry at ch other, though probably they 11 went out together and had a offee afterwards • . • * ►NE SET OF FACTS WE ever heard expressed before, we eard during that broadcast hat is, that since the repeal of e CTA ten years ago in Peel (aunty, and eight years ago in anitoulin, there are still no ublic licenses in either place . . . here are only government retail d wholesale outlets, and private ub licenses •. •1'* HIS MEANS TO US, THAT en under the Liquor Licensing ct, or the Liquor Control Act • people don't particularly Want Vic drinking places, nor do ey make them possible through es .Probably this means at in 'Huron County, even ough the Canada Temperance et be repealed, we would end up 'th no more outlets than we now ve, except that those private Was which now have drmking vileges, would be licensed . • . d the government retail stores ould be closer than they now . * • * * COURSE THIS WOULD 0C- only if Huron County muni- alities want them to have that e of license , „ * ST ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE edicted that a Scout Hall would one of the next main projects r the community . . We still ve the need for it, and the unggters involved in Scout, Cub, aide and Brownie training . bout 58 boys and well over 100 Is , . But the active support adults sems to be lacking . est week we called for the sup. rt of mothers to form an auxil- to Guides and Brownies . . s week we would urge interest mothers of Scouts and Cubs in eir organization . . Without e help of the Auxiliary the out and Cub movement will not able to accomplish all that should . . chool Area Plans rousing Interest No indication of change in coun- iiir Township has been 'dent. It is expected that More erest may be shown in the of the Township School rea, than in the work of the Construction of a new two-room chool in Hohnesville has been roceeding at a good rate, 0 brussels Boy Tops edging Class Royal Winter Pon Smith, one of the three- Lan Junior Farmer team from :uron County, taking part in live- rock judging competition. at the oval. Winter Fair, placed high ion in the competition in On- win with a score of 933 out of a assible 1,000 points. Roe, who vas at Brussels, won the E. A. aminers Meinotial Trophy for acing first among the 69 eom- ,:titors. The team also included Bob roan:1foot, 13rticefield and Arnold Seaforth. The team aced sixth out of 23 teams corn- 1,ting, and were second in the !Of judging section. The, team competition was Won Carleton, County. tastern On- The Week's Weather 1555 1558 High Low nigh Low ov. 12 43 28 50 86 13 42 28 62 45 14 48 80 60 48 15 32 24 50 41 16 89 28 60 41. 17 38 14 65 47 18 25 14 48 37 Rain: 1.50 ins. Rain: 2.45 ins, StieWx 1,5 Ina, Two $10 fines for traffic viola- tions resulting in accidents, and the hearing of a charge of cruelty to dumb animals took up most of the session of magistrate's court here on Tuesday. Carman Riley, 18, Londesboro, was charged following an acci- dent caused when he turned his motorcycle left in front of an on- coming car. $175 damage result- ed to the automobile, Turning to the Chief Constable for advice on the boy's record, Magistrate Hol- mes got the reply from Chief Thompson that Riley's driving was not good, either on the mo- torcycle or in a car. The bay was warned sternly by the magistrate, as the fine of $10 was levied. Siebrand Wilts was fined $10 and costs after evidence was heard in an accident in which another car and his collided. Mr. Wilts had only one light showing, and although evidence showed he was probably on his own side of Mrs, W. Van Egmond Hired To Teach At Clinton School Mrs, Henry, Blyth, who has been teaching Grade 5 at Clinton Public School, has resigned. At the regular meeting of the Public School Board last week, Mrs. J. Willis VanEgniond, RR 1, Clinton, was hired to teach this grade, beginning on January 4. Three members of the six-Man school board have completed their two year terms, and they are Alec F. Cudinare, William Hearn and Larry lIaughton, Mr. Haugh- ton has moved from town, and his position. will need to be filled on the board. William Hearn, who has com- pleted four years service on the board, intends to retire this year. Pressure of business has persuad- ed him to do this. Alex Cudreore, staunch member of the school board for over 35 years, will pro- ably be willing to serve again, upon receiving nomination. Initial .action was taken at a meeting Monday evening to have a vote 'here torepeal the Local Option. "thy'''. law Under Which- Clititon would be, if the Canada Temperance. Act Is voted out. Monday night's meeting was at- tended by A. "Red" Gator'', Who has been working as Clinton's representative on Huron's Citizens Legal Control Committee; W. J. Counter, who gathered preliniin, ary information on the subject; Jack Seruten and Frank Cook, Additional action was taken on Leadership course • Meeting Here Tomorrow Night An organizational meeting for the Dale Carnegie course in lead- ership training will be held in the Legion Memorial Hall to-morrow night, Everyone interested is welcome — there is no need to make reservations. The Kinsmen Club of Clinton, which is sponsoring this course, suggests you come to this meet- ing and learn more of what is involved in it. There is no obli- gation to join—make your own decision after you have listened to the speakers. Included on Friday night's agenda will be speakers from Dow Chemical of Canada., Sarnia, both graduates of the course, who have come to tell people of this dist- rict about it. For any further information, contact Frank Cook at Hotel Clin- ton. He is a member of the Kitts-, men Club, and in charge of this particular project. Men Teachers At Wingham Discuss Geography Methods Meeting of Huron Braneh, Dis- trict 15A, Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Federation. was held at the Wingham Public School with 20 members ,present. President G. Harland, Clinton,: called the meeting to order, After the usual business a round-table discussion was held on 'The Teaching of Geography in the Elementary School" led by Maitland Edgar, Clinton. Then E. Martin, Brussels, in- troduced for discussion, "The Tea- cher and His Role in the Com- munity". Following a brief social period the host, S. Beattie, Wingham, served coffee and doughnuts. the country road where the mis- hap occurred, and he was not travelling fast, Magistrate Holm- es' convicted. Decision regarding the case in which a charge of cruelty to dumb animals against Mrs. Clif- ford Epps, Church Street, Was heard, was laid over until the first magistrate's court in April for decision. Mr. and Mrs. Epps plan to motor to the Southern United States for the whiter months. Mrs. Alta-Lind Rodges was the complainant, Mrs. Loretta Bruce, a tenant in the Rodges house gave evidence that Mrs. Epps had leaned over the fence between the Rodges and Epps properties, and struck the dog belonging to Mrs. Rodges, either with a spade or with a shovel. She said the dog was on the Rodges property at the time. Mrs. Rodges evidence was that the dog's back was sore following the incident, and he winced and jumped when a hand was placed on its back. Both Mrs. Rodges and Mrs. Bruce testified that Mrs, Epps had thrown stones at the dog while it was on the Rod- ges property. Flight. Lieutenant E. 0. D, Rutherford told of four different occurrences similar to this: on one occasion he had seen the ac- cused take off her shoe and throw it at the dog. Another time, when be was walking •his own dog on the street in ,front of the Epps property, Mrs. Epps had come out, shouting at a person driving a car by, to "Hit it, Hit it!" meaning the dog. James Donnelly, Goderich, Was counsel for the defence, z/frs. Epps gave testimony in her own behalf saying that she threw the spade at the dog—that the dog was on her own property when she did it—and that the dog had come at her, baring its teeth, thus forcing her to take action: Chief Thompson gave evidence, verifying the temperament of the dog—he said it was not vicious in his knowledge. It is a pure- bred cocker spaniel, black. Mrs. Bruce's testimony was that the dog was good with children, and played With her ten-month old baby, Tuesday when a number of bug, neszten offered their services in support of this Move. Itieltided are Mayor Bunton: Stanley, W, Newcombe, K, W. Cokpihoun, C. Livermore, H. R. Hawkins, Norman _Fitzsimons and Ross M. Main objective of the group is to put Clinton GO the same basis as other- towns- itt the County.. Ti the 'CM repealed 'on November 30, Clinton would be the only ur- ban municipality still dry under local option Four percent divident (or in- terest) on all share accounts was decided upon by the members of the Clinton Community Credit Union Limited at the annual meeting held in St. Paul's Parish Hall last Friday night. In a swift- paced meeting which was com- pleted in two hours the interested membership completed the year- end affairs of this credit union which is termed the fastest grow- ing in this part of the country. To date the Clinton Community Credit Union has loaned over $2 millions; has $486,688 in share capital and a total of over 1,800 members. It began operation in 1952. A flannelgraph was used by manager Vic Roy, as he outlined the growth of the firm. Staff members include Mr. and Mrs. Roy, Andy D. Peterson, Donald Jefferson and Shirley Stevenson as well as two girls who come in after school, Beverley Beattie and Rosalie Watkins. Peewee Hockey Teams Being Picked To-night Over 50 applications for posi- tions on the teams of the Pee- wees and Squirts have been re- ceived by the Kinsmen Club of Clinton, and the club is holding a meeting to-night to set up the teams. They expect to get under- way for the season by the first week of December. Work is being completed at the Clinton Lions Arena, and public skating may possibly be held this weekend. Further information re- garding the Peewees and Squirts will be available next week. By train time at noon, it had reached the tracks 'at . Clinton, and the schedule allowed only eight minutes for it to cross be- tween trains, The job was ac- complished, and then the building was routed down the Railway St- reet, past the Clinton Station, and then straight up Xing Street to Clinton's main intersection, and along Albert Street, to its new home. The move, took about seven hours, and by two o'clock the structure was at rest on its new foundations. Murphy Loyal Orange Lodge purchased the station front the CNR for a tender price of $210. . At present the lodge and the LOBA are, using quarters over the Clinton Public Library. Long narrow stairs have become more arid mote difficult for members to manage. The new building. though far from the centre of town, is hoped to be easier to at- tend meetings in, Murphy Lodge is over 100 years old, Their centenary was cele- brated .1n. 1958 when the .Orange Walk for the area. was celebrated here hi Clinton. Harry Crich is serving histhird consecutive year as Noble Master of the lodge. Renovations will be undertaken With volunteer laboUr from with- in the lodge, and probably work won't get seriously underway un- til spring. Meantime the LOBA and Murphy Lodge, are going On with their fund-raising projects to raise money for their hall, The Rev. C. S. Inder adnunis- tered the oath of office to new staff members and officers. With the move of Larry Houghton out of Clinton, Hector Kingswell was added to the directorate and War- rant Officer G. A. Brown accept- ed the post of vice-president An- toine "Red" Garon is president. The other directors are Fred Gib- son and W. V. Roy. Flying Officer William J. Mc- Dougall is chairman of the super, visory committee and other mem, bars of this committee are George' Knights and Charles Johnson. Mr. McDougall replaced Dr. D. B. Palmer as chairman. The loan committee is headed" by Thomas Steep, and other mem- bers are Herbert Bridle and Corp,. oral H. A, Graham. The educa- tional committee is headed by Gordon A. Grigg, and members are LAC Patrick Ansell; LAC Henry Crockett, Melvin Crich, Flight Sergeant and Mrs. John R. Delcelliers, Flight Sergeant C, W. Gaudet, Sergeant A. J. Hal- pin, Warrant Officer Howard G. Halward, Sergeant Joseph Hopa- luk, Rev. L. E. Reed-Lewis, Mrs, Leslie Spilsbury, Sergeant Mer- vyn W. Cole, LAC John de Fran- cesco, Clarence Denomme, Flight Sergeant David E. Forrest, Corp- oral H. A, and Mrs. Graham. Flight Sergeant Morris Young, Garnet R. Harland, Warrant Of- ficer Kenneth T. Scott, LAC Teo- fil Szwalba and Arthur Ball. Daniel Stauffer, Bright, presi- dent of Co-operators Insurance Association, was guest speaker. He is a colourful and sincere speaker, who leads his listeners Ito picture what is in store for them in the future, after giving them his impressions of what could have happened now, if things had been done differently through the past 25 years. "Women, generally," said Mr. Stauffer, "are of higher spiritual character than men, If they don't stop working all the time, clean- ing house, cleaning their children, cooking, etc., and start dreaming about the possibilities of human- ity—then we may lose democracy, This is important," he said. "It used to be fashionable to go to church. Not so, any more. People,are not using their spirit- ual resources as they used to and they still should. We can do magi nificent things, but we have to use divine power to do theta. It is hopeless if we don't exert our, selves. "You don't have to have mon, ey," challenged Mr. Stauffer. "You have to use your brains and Manipulate your assets." Commenting on the ways to make the trecitt union grow, Mr. Stauffer echoed an idea which the Huron County Federation of Agriculture fieldreata J. Carl Hemingway expressed some weeks ago in his column in this paper: "Current money is worth going out for. Get to your farm- ers and others. Many of them have a few dollars, or ehequues in their pockets they have no use for, at least for a week or two. If these dollars were hi yotir Credit Union you could increase your asset's, and your power to loan, to borrow, and to help oth- ers, including those who are using your banking Services. Tutnits op- erate largely on current money." Kin Club Gives Visitor Makings Of Pork Dinner Prepare For Second Vote Localphon ommitte.e Formed The committee is also looking ahead to Clinton's isolated post- tion—if the CTA is voted out—in regards to business. The group was unanimous in their own inincla that retail busi- nesses would suffer somewhat by the "pull" of outlets in neighbour. ing towns. If a vote (which re, quires a three-fifths majority) was hold, and revoked the local option law, this would put Clinton Milne for government retail out. let stores. Tempo Rising In Huron Over CTA Vote, Nov. 30 of both sides of the question, when representatives of both com- mittees took part in a panel dis- sucelon chaired by George Cado- gan, editor of the weekly news- paper at Durham. James Donnelly, Goderich, was there as legal counsel for both sides. John E. Huckins, Goderich, chairman of the Legal Control Committee and Donald Southeott, editor of the Exeter Times-Advocate, upheld the side of the debate asking for the re- vocation of the CTA. Working for the plan of keeping the CTA in force were Elgin McKinley, Zu- rich, farmer and official of the Huron. County Temperance Fed- eration. and George Lavis, Clin- ton, contractor.. The panel drew attention from far and wide, with stories carried in the daily press concerning it, and on Canadian Press, which dis- tributes news throughout this hemisphere., Each side of the debate had presented three sealed questions to the moderator, Mr. Cadogan. First one to be presented was: Why did opponents of the CTA bring in agents of breweries and distilleries to assist them in the campaign? John Huckins replied that the CTA committee brought in paid employees of the Temper- ance Federation to help them. Mr. Lavis commented on the fact that if the CIA were repeal- ed, then only those people in each municipality could have a vote to decide if that place should have outlets, or not. For instance, it might be that a man could not drive more than ten miles in any direction without having to con- tend with the undesirable aspects of beverage rooms, etc. Mr, Huckins noted that since the CTA was repealed in Peel County eight years ago, and re- pealed in Manitoulin Island ten years ago, there are no public licenses in either place. There are (Continued on Page 12) Decision Laid Over 'Till Spring In Cruelty To Animals Case CNR Station Becomes New Hall For Murphy L.O.L. and Clinton LO.B.A. Over 80 Birthday Club Mrs. Annie Brown will cele- brate her 97th birthday em No- vember 23 at the home of her son-irrlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William 1-1Oggart, George St. /yet, Clinton.