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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-01-07, Page 1THE .NEW$-RECORD-77th YEAR Clinton's "Mr. 1960" TINY MASTER BEAUDOIN had the honour of being the first baby to be born in. Clinton Public Hospital in 1960. Time of arrival Was.January 1. at 8.25 a,m. His parents are LAC and Mrs. S. 3, R, Beaudoin, Clinton, and he has one sister, two years old. Presenting an engraved mug on behalf of• the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary is Miss Hilda Smith, superintendent. and-council, and• in particular the new Deputy-Reeve Morgan J. Ag- new. He said the older members, are the ones who "keep the boat from rocking." Mayor Bridle commented 'on this, saying that he felt Mr. Trewartha when a mem- , Committees Named For 1960 Council Executive and Housing—Reeve Crich, Deputy Reeve Agnew, Councillor Beattie. General Government—Council- IorS Beattie, Livermore and Sy- znons. Police—Licencing and Traffic — Councillors 'Thorndike, Livermore and Rumball. Public Works and Sanitation— Councillors Winter (St. Andrew's), Livermore (St. James), Thorndike (St. John), Reeve Crich (St, George). Health and Welfare — Reeve Criah, Councillors Symons and Thorndike. Protection To Persons and Pro- perty — Councillors Livermore, Rumball and Thorndike. Finance—Deputy Reeve Agnew, Councillors Beattie and Rumball. By-Laws--Councillors Rumball, Symons and Winter. industrial—Councillor Winte r, Deputy Reeve Agnew and Reeve Crich. Court of R evisio n—CouncilIor Symons, Mayor Bridle,Reeve Crich, Councillors Livermore and Rumball. Acclaimed REEVE IVAN PORSYTH received an acclamation to the reeveship of Tuelcenamith Town- ' ship, at the nomination Meeting held In SWUM on December 28, 'This will be his third year AS head Of the council. page collection 'and dPmp control. Mayor Bridle suggested fulfill- ing promises made in 1959, and suggested that anyone wishing trees trimmed should advise the clerk before JanuarY 31, so this work could be planned. The Mayor said' he was now able to state on behalf of the "un- named a.uthort of the petition to keep the old post Ofiee site" that it was apparently Successful. He had had ho contact With those planning for the 'post office, but •had favoured a new building, since it would be an asset to the town; would provide more room badly needed by the post office staff and also that.the town had been assured that they could ac- quire the old post :;office building for a small sum far a worthy cause. It had been, the hope of some of the councilthat the build- ing could be used as a. hall for the Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and. Cind- er. "Now our hopes are dashed on that," said Mayer Bridle. • The mayor had spoken to Elston (Continued ore Page 12) linton_Town‘H .:.c0Orcil in Action THE NEW ERA-93rd YEAR (BY W. Ea Ian WOODEN MANI= which will protect workmen inside it... has been completed aleog the length of the fortifier. PUC build- brig . Changes there hold prem- ise of an Ultra modern. 'fattiness, Mock . Well in keening With the speAcling new look of most of Clinton's shops . s We will look forWard to the unveiling with in- terest . . . * * * IN CASE ANY READERS ARE interested . . we expect•to write a ward or two each, week in this ctiltmui about progress .in, the Raw building . Already the staff is making comments which begin, "Well when we're moved wrote the street, where there's morn to tuna .around ." Actu- ally we're all looking forward to the opportamity for planned filing space and working area . * * s '• WE'RE FIGHTING A RATHER sturdy battle right neW to keep the fireplace in the math lobby The Newt-Record has the oppor- Junity of becoming the "only weekly newspaper plant with a fireptlace in it's front office . . The female part of the staff thinks it is a' good idea—but the male members feel it is a big joke. COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET ON JANUARY 19 The January Session of Huron County Council will be held in the court house at Goderich on Tues- day afternoon, January, 19, begin- ning at 2 o'clock. Three reeves Are expected to seek the wardenship. They are: William Merritt, Blyth, who has been at county council for the past 16 years; John Durnin, West Wawanosh and Harvey Coleman, Stanley Township, Theatre Building To Become Home Of News-Record Ownership of the 24 year old Roxy Theatre building changed on January 1 from its builder, H. J. Sutherland, St. Marys, 'to A. Laurie Colquhoun and X. W. Col- quhoun, both of Clinton: The pro- perty includet the vacant lot e tia the- north of the theatre, the of- fices occupied by Eaton's of Can- ada and the apartment over it. Work began early Monday mor- ning to clear furniture and fixt- ures,,removable walls; etc., to pre- pare for re-building. The theatre will become the new home of the Clinton News-Record office and printing plant. Donald C. Colqtthoun, RR 5, Clinton is in charge of the re- modelling job. It was found on Tuesday that it was impossible to save the theatre seats. When they were installed they were cemented into the floor. Use of chisel and hammer to remove them was a discouragingly slow task. An air hammer created so much vibra- tion that the metal casting broke. Actually, after 23 years of public use, including the perils of child- ren's matinees, very few of the seats were in usable condition. awing night on December 26, 1959, saw a total of 94 admis- sions sold for the double feature showing. There was a seating cap- acity of 260 in the building. Some of the "last nighters" came with a sense of nostalgia—they had not been to a show for years. Promotions Announced For Two Officers Now Stationed at RCAF Station Clinton Two well-known men at RCAF Station Clinton were included in the January 1 list of promotions announced by Air Force Head quarters. Squadron Leader Edward Sam- uel Jackson was promoted from Flight Lieutenant. Flight Lieut- enant Samuel Malcolm Estwick was promoted from Flying Offic- er. S/L Jackson enlisted in the —RCAF in June; 1940, and served clerk at various stations in Can- ada during World War 2. He was pronioted through the ranks to Flight Sergeant and was commis- tioned as Flying Officer in 1951, while at RCAF Station Centralia. Ile was transferred to RCAF Station St. John, Quebec, as Sta. tion Adjutant and in October, 1953 was transferred to RCAF Station Camp Borden at an instructor at The Week's Weather . 1959 High Low High 1958 Low Dec, 50 30 21. 31 0 31 28 12 N -10 1960 1059 Jan. 1 25 1 36 23 2 85 18 38 27 3 35 30 34 25 4 33 18 31 • 10 5 22 13 14 4 6 25 9 25 S Snow: 1 in. Snow:13 ins. Rains: ,95 ginning her second year as presi- dent of the auxiliary, became the first president to be honoured by the Auxiliary with a president's phi. This was presented to her by Mrs. C. M. Shearing, a past president of the auxiliary. It is expected that this will become an annual presentation. Letters of thanks were read by the secretary, Mrs. H. C. Lawson, for gifts given to the hospital, the staff and •the patients. A roster (or rostrum board) will be purchased for the resi- dence. It will carry the names of the 'nurses, and will indicate by a push-button arrangement whether they are in or out of the residence. Mrs. W. L. Morlok announced that a blood donor clinic would be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on January 13. Blood is urgently needed, Miss Hilda Smith, superintendent of the hospital, reports that from May until •December in 1959, 98 pints of blood were• sent to Clinton by the Red Cross for use in the hospital. The-new travel cart was intro- duced. Mrs. DouglassBall, con- , vener of this project, displayed the gifts for it which were brought in by members. Auxiliary mciii- hers will volunteer to take the cart around the hospital twice a week so that patients may pm-- chase items they require, Mrs. D. 3. Lane, representing the striking committee, pretented the slate of officers for 1960. Mrs. C. M. Shearing installed the of- ficers and outlined their work for the coming year. They are: president, Mrs. Men vies; past president, Mrs, Shear- ing; first vice-president, Mrs. Duff Theropson; second vice-president, Mrs. IC. S. Wood; secretary, Mrs. H. C. Lawson; treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Newcombe; press reporter, Mrs. H. G. Manning; purchasing, Mrs. P. Cr. Thompson; sewing, Mrs. H. McIntyre; ways and Means, Mrs. Duff Thompson; nietnbership, Mrs. 3'. A„AdditOn; travel cart, Mrs. Delights Ball; social Mrs. Harry William E. Perdue Again Chaunnan Of Clinton's-MC Williami ' Perdue, veteran member of -the Clinton Public Ut- ilities Commission, and chairman of the commission for the past several years, was unanimously voted that • position again at the inaugural meeting of the PUC in the new office building on Tues- day night. The wish of the commission was that Mr. Perdue be chairman at the time :of the official opening of the new building, which is the an- swer to a dream of. Many years on his part. n Harold E. Hartley was named secretary again. AieSetingt Will be held the 'last Tuesday of each month throughout 1960. A warm welcome was extended Mayor Herbert Bridle, who is automatically a member of the commission. Londesboro Man Is Found Dead After Fire In Residence Vernon Melvyn Brunsdon died Saturday night in a fire which broke out in the living-room of his home at Londesboro. His father, W. A. "Bert" Brunsdon, only other occupant of the house at the time, is in Clinton Public Hospital, • suf- fering from shock. His condition is satisfactory. The older man was rescued from the smoke-filled kitchen by the Blyth fire brigade, who a short time later found the body of his son. Fire Chief Irvin Bowes, stated that total damage to the house was about '$2,000. The call for help was by telephone call made by Mr. Brunsdon senior. Firemen report that the fire ev- idently started in a chesterfield, probably from a cigarette butt or glowthg 'match. Circumstances of the occurrence were reported to the Ontario Fire Marshall's office which decided no further investi- gation was necessary, Dr. F. G. Thompson, coroner, Clinton, re- ports that there will be no in- quest. It is estimated that the fire smouldered slowly for a long time, and finally burst into blaze. The mother of the dead man, Mrs. Bert Brunsdon, was in Dal- las, Texas, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Donald (Bette) Napier at the time. She returned home ciii Sunday via Crumlin airport by plane. Service was from, the Ball and Mutch funeral home, Clinton, by the Rev. Henry C. Funge, Londes- boro, on 'Tuesday, January 5. Pall- bearers were Allen Shaddick, Jack Lee, Cliff Satiodercock, Len Rad- ford, Harold Beacom and Bill Murray. Flower-bearers were Ted Fothergill and Bob Sunder. cock, Temporary entombment was in Clinton Mausoleum. Born on August 6, 1923; in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Melvyn was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Brunsdon. He had lived in Londesboro for the past 30 yearS, where he attended the United Church. He was employed in the refrigeration service, Surviving members of his fam- ily are his patents, and his sister in Texas. Attending the funeral were persons from Windsor, Lon- don, Danes, Texas, and the local, area. All members of Clinton Toyn Council • except Coun, George Rumball attended the inaugural session on Wednesday evening, January 6. A request for a street light on Mary Street between the Bowling Alley ,and Clinton Hosiery Mill, wes referred to the Protect- ion to Persons and Property com- mittee headed by Councillor N. Livermore. A grant of $25 was made to the Salvation Army. No grant was approved for the St. John Am- bulance Association, since council felt- they could see no sign of this group's activities in the area. Thanks for co-operation in put- ting in the new drain at Clinton District Collegiate Institute was received from the CDCI hoard, Council agreed to endorse a re- solution from the Town of Tilbury protesting the grant arrangement for community halls and arenas. The. Tilbury resolution pointed out the unfairness of basing the am- ount of grant available on wheth- er or not a town had a Class A or Class B agricultural fair. The difference is from $5,000 to $30,- 000. A request will be sent to the Mid-Western Ontario Develop- ment Asociation for a representa- tive to come to council and des- cribe the workings, of that group. Nelson W. Trewartha spoke briefly, congratulating, the mayor Appointments Made By Council To Various Boards Members to several of the town boards were appointed by the council .of the town of Clinton [-Meeting Lastanighte—Thesnwere as fellows; To the Clinton Public Library board,- for three. years, Miss. K. Snider; for two years, William Craig. To the Clinton Cemetery Board, for three years, Alec Cudmore; for two years, Arthur •Groves; Colin- eillorsi George Beattie and 3. D. Thorndike, 'for 1960. To the Clinton Community Athletic Field Board, A. J. Schoenhals, Ivan Turner, Mitch- eat McAdam, J, Graham, Clarence Deriontme; Mayor H. Bridle •and Coon. N. Livermore. To the Clinton Hospital Board, Donald Symons, a IIULLETT TOWNS'-III' TO IIOLID ListAtrOuttAl, ON morriAit The Council of the Township of Hullett will hold its inaugural Meeting on Monday morning, jinn nary 11, 1960, in the Community Rap. at Lencletboro, her of council was the best "ball- ast" council ever had. Deputy- Reeve M. J. Agnew recalled the• rough times he and Mr. Trewar- tha had gone through together on council. Deputy-Reve M. J. Agnew pres- ented the report of the striking- committee. Coun. 3. D. Thorndike gave the police committee's re. port, N. Livermore reported for the protection to persons and pro- perty committee, noting that no tenders had been called for re- moval of the fire siren from the PUC building Specifications will be procured arid tenders called on this as soon as possible. Mayor Bridle put in a word of praise for the fire department, noting that it was so thorough many people took the firemen for granted, and it would be well for the council to make known their appreciation of this well run de- partment, Coun. L. G. Winter reported for the public works and sanitation committee. He noted one bright picture ahead: 1960 was the year to pave and +take the streets smooth, rather than tear up more streets. He commented on chip- pers being used on the grader blades to help out with ice pro- blems. Coun. Beattie reported for- the general government committee, noting that a few years ago an architect had been called in to help plan the changes made to the front entrance, and he believed the same man would be able to advise them on What to do with the rest of the building. Insurance would be up over $400 a year higher than at pres- ent, if the upstairs auditorium were used for a public hall. Mr. Beattie said the architect who had inspected the building said the hall was in perfect shape, and the only thing condemned about it was the wiring. He offered to (Continued on Page Twelve) Will Whidden Gets Class "D" License To Transport Beer Will Whidden, 320 Victoria St„ has been issued a licence under the Publie and Commercial Ve- hicles Art to transport liquor and beer from Stratford to Clinton. The Ontario Transport Board authorized the lieence late in 1959. This is the only Class "V' lic- ence for this purpose from Strat- ford to •Clinton, .1n his appear- ante before the Board, Mr. Mid- den was represented by E, tietch- Or Menzies, Clinton, with tub witnesses from town: Mayor B. Stanley and Don Smith. Meyer -Herbert Bridle was, ,ush' ered to hit chair by ex-mayor Bur- ton. „Stanley, last night, in an of- Ithial ceremony which included presentation of the mayor's gavel. This handandale gavel was presen- ted in 1952 by William J. Miller, and has been used „aucoestfully by Clinton's mayors since then. Those present included Mrs. 13. Stanley and. Nelson W. Trewartha. The Rev, C. S, Inder spoke briefly comparing the complexity of the present day council work with that of 1860 in Clinton, and noted that character, experience and in- tegrity are needed for the job. He led in-prayer.. Mayor H. Bridle spoke of his pleasure in receiving the [ gavel D. John Cochrane, vice-princi- pal at Clinton District Collegiate Institute • began work there on Monday morning. He comes to Clinton after. ten years teaching experience, two of which were in Kempville and 'eight in the high school in-South Peel area. Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane have purchased the house at 70 Ship- ley Street, recently vacated by John - S. Parker, and with their family, moved in during the Christmas vacation. They have one 'daughter, Joanne, two years, and a son, Michael, four months. Mrs. Cochrane also is a high At their annual meeting held in the nurses residence on Tuesday night, members of the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary learned that to start off the year they had a bal- ance of $727.22 in the treasury. Total amount raised in 1959 was $1,609.36. Mrs. E. Beecher Menzies, be- F/L Samuel Estwick is a nat- ive of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in December of 1941, and served as a radar technician in Canada and overseas during World War 2. He was promoted through the ranks reaching the rank of Warrant Officer First Class. He received his commis-, sion as Flying Officer in October, 1955, while at Station Centralia, and followed this with 15 months training course at No. 1 R Mid C.- S., RCAF Station Clinton, He was transferred to RCAF Station Mont Apica, Quebec, then in Jan. uary 1958 Was transferred to RCAF Station Lac St. netts, and alert to his present' position as a Member of Staff Of Officer Train- ing Department, No 1 H. and C.8„ RCAF Station Clinton in January, 1950, P/L tstwick is married to the former tlizabeth Louise They have one son, and live on Britarirde Street, Gederieh, Supervisors Service Training School. There he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant and was transferred to RCAF Station Clin- ton as Personnel Administrative Officer in the fall. of 1956, a posi- tion which he has held up until now. S/L Jackson is married to the former Audrey Bernice Pitt, Ham- ilton. They have four children, and reside in Adastral Park, the permanent married gnarters at Station Clinton. from Mr, Stanley and expressed his intention of continuing with the "no smoking" edict begun sev- eral yeart ago by W. J. Miller, and also that he intended to begin meetings throughout 1960 with a prayer, in memory of those in the past who have sreved the town, and appealing for guidance for the present council. In his mind for the future, said Mr. Bridle, was completion of the 2-hour parking ban on main streets; continuing the paving pro- gram with the hope to start earl- ier in the year; making every op- portunity for induustry and hous- ing to locate 'in town; plans to continue 'renovating of the town hall; hope for newesystern of gar- D. John Cochrane Begins Duties at CDC!, Will Be Vice-Principal Until End of June school teacher, graduating from the University of Toronto and On- tario College of Education, She taught in Fisher Park Collegiate, Ottawa, before her marriage, and since then has taught four years in a public school. Mr. Cochrane enlisted in the Canadian Artillery directly from High Scheol, end served for 30 months overseas. He got his com- mission as a lieutenant during the war. In South Peel he was ad- jutant of the Lorne Scott Militia at Brampton. The • new vice-principal gained his early education at Brockville, And following the war, graduated from University of Torcinto and from Ontario College of Educa- tion. When he went on staff in South Peel, he -taught for two years at Port Credit, then moved to the Thomas L. Kennedy Secon- dary School as head of the Physi- cal Training department, for three years. Then he was vice-principal in -that school for three years. 4 N . In Clinton he succeeds P. G: Meek, 'acting principal for the past four months, and will be vice-prin- cipal until the end of June, 1960. At that time Principal E. A, Fin- es will retire and it is expected Mr. Cochrane will become princi- pal. With over 500 students, 20 tea- chers to supervise and more class- rooms to be opened in the, fall, the job of principal at CDCI is now considered an executive and supervisory position, with little actual teaching involved. Clinton Hospital Auxiliary Presents Pin To Mrs. E. B. Menzies; Start Travel Cart Mayor Gets Gavel Inaugural Council. Meetiow. No. i—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIQ THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960 $3,00 Per Year—,10 Cents Per Copy. 12 Porn