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No. 2—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THU SDAY, JANUARY 14, 1960
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THE NEW ERA 9rci YeAR
Canadian Wild Life Group Meets Here
In charge, of organizing and putting on a meeting of the Canadian Ornament* Pheasant and Game Bird Association here on Sunday, were from the left,' Tom
Oliver, chairman of the Fish and Wild Life committee of the Huron Fish and Game Conservation Association; Stan Down, Innerkip, secretary-treasurer of the Canadian,
Association; Bob Landon, Simcoe, president of the 'Canadian Association; Donald
Switzer, second vice-president of the Huron group; Clarence Freeman, on the social,
committee and C. J. Livermore, secretary, both of the Huron group. The meeting was
held in the club house at Alma Grove. (News-Record Photo)
Mayor H. Bridle Receives Gavel
Solemn moment during
'Clinton town council was the
gavel to Herbert Bridle, by e
Clerk John Livermore busily
cillor Donald Symons is seen
the inaugural meeting of
presentation of the mayor's
x-mayor Burt Stanley (left).
records the ocassion. Coun-
in the left foreground. -
(News-Record Photo)
Spring Show Annual is
Important to Everyone
> rata
Apnual meeting date for the
Huron Central, Agricultural So-
ciety is Saturday, January 16,
and it will be held in the board,
room of the agricultural office,
President William E. Pepper,
12,R 3, Seaforth will be in char-
ge,
The Spring Show which . is
the annual 'project of the Soc-
iety,„ has -been- held every year
Cli#iton since 190% flew
the Society has held fairs in,
Clinton for 105 yeare, but prior
to 1.904 they were held in the
There is a tradition. of excel-
lence in the type of livestock
shown at the Spring Show, and
'the same exhibitors are encour-
aged, to return each year, 'by
the hard - working secretary,'
Adam J. McMurray.
In recent years, additional
classes have been placed in. the
list inviting entry by local live-
stock raisers, and young people.
The Spring Show has been grad-
ually working itself out of fin-
ancial difficulty which it exper-
ienced a few years ago when
rain cut the gate receipts dewn.
Added attraction -for the past
two years have been the terries
of the Exeter Riding Club,
which show off brilliantly ift
fancy dress. The• riders have
colourful costumes' which odd to
the display.
lic>rses 'have teemed the main
part:.of the $1)Klig Show, Bat
with the emphasis, Ch farming
ever drawing •away from these
animals, ehe classes for -sheep,
cattle, and pigs have gained in
size and in interest.
Staged generally in late May,
or early June, the Spring Show
is a welcome place of entertain-
ment, with rides, games of chan-
ce, carrel popcorn and het-
dogs, just, before the haying sea-
son begins.
Anyone interested in helping
to put forward an even better
Spring Show this year, is invi-
ted to attend the annual meet-
ing on Saturday. Directors are
especially urged to attend.
vin Truck Upsets
ter Slippery
cid Into Ditch
Vhile sanding streets in "Little
;land" early Wednesde.y morn-
-the teen truck skidded into
ditch at the corner of Walker
Matilda Streets, ending up on
side. Damage included the
it fender and a broken wind-
ed.
hough the truck was only trav-
g about 8 miles an hour, there
no way of controlling it, Once
egan to elide. A wrecker was
led to put it back on its wheels
the sanding operation begari
a more.
be public works .department
ed one more man to the staff,
Sera the grader out, on Wed-
toe, Ice blades were in-
led on the grader, and as much
as possible will be chipped,
rything possible is being done
help alleviate the icy &pride.
le Weeks Weather
1960 1959
High LOW High Low
It 7 36 21 23 0
8 36 20 22 4
9 24 14 24 15
10 32 18 30 24
11 32 1.5 31 20
12 33 14 32. 26
13 33 14 83 21
ShOW: 6 hit.
Attire .58 his. Attlee .12 fee,
litot
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113y P.. ree
A =OUGHT A 'COUPLE
weeks ago . when the tele-
ope and hydro lines were laden
*it ice „ We considered the
<)unt of power available in the
lines (before any breaks
red), and we figured how won-
rful it would be if that beat
la be applied to the job of mei-
ice . . Course, we decided it
Pe a *Male notion, and 'probably
e men" know best • ,, •Turns
, that the hydro- men were do-
g just that little thing , Tin
,area -between Barele and Kit-
ener, they turned. on 1,300 eine-
ee of electric- current, and .met,
the ice'off a 70 mile circuit in
out 45 minutes „ . The trick
to isolate the line from 'me- •
.ers, and it could only be done:
here an alternative source of
pply would feed power to them
. The next day, power • Was
itched train. a parallel line, and
e other line - was melted clear
ice. , , "The men" figured ehey
elted -e0.0 tons of ice fyonii.ithre
* * *
EL WHICH IS BEING USED
build a false ceiling in the for-
eleoxy theatre building . . is
ought to - have come. from the
1- bridge near Auburn —
Oh was replaced 03r-4 modern
eture 'The :dropped ceiling
permit ' heeling without too
ch loss of w.errn, air . . . Haul-
er fill to make the floor level
to stop for a while on., Tues.-
because streets were too icy
trucks to operate „ It is ex-
test that -this job will be fin-
, *and the floor will be Iced
soon . . Strong i foundation
been put in to support the
aper press on which the
s-Record will be printed in
new plant . . , •• •
* * *
DISCUSSION OVER THE
t office fireplace is still in the
ussion stage . neither side
won, nor lost . . . At present
eem.e that if 'the front office
f can come up with a reason-
layout for the office which
include the fireplace , . thee
11 stay . . Otherwise, it may
up in the dump..
• * * :
PASSING OF AN OLD and
ated correspondent from
scene this Week . . . was not*
ith sincere regret . . No
-around Clinton, Newselteeord
recall a time when, James 11:
g was not contributing
ly articles . , Mrs. Stirling
remember when he started
Jest like- sunshine and taxes
He was always with us . . * * *
THE -THOUGHT' OF JIM
tting in connection with sun-
. . He was never angry
maybe sometimes peeved a
• . . and always had time
a joke and a chat . . . Jim
said , he had a little time,
the ladies," and, could be
ted on at meetings of the
Growers to sing a "wee
song" s . . He would bal-
himself firmly, using a cane
support . . . and sing imac-
anied the narrative type of
one had to keep listening to,
to see how it came out . . * * *
THE TIME WHEN Bayfield
Fair was celebrating 100
of existence, Jim was a
t on the radio program car-
by Neighbourly Ne*a . .
he sang a song, then, too...
is clear, chuckling voice . . •
will be missed by his own
ily , . and by the Many, many
he had outside that circle.
•
fun
Fun In The Snow For
Appeal Case FO.
Stephen TrustOtt,
Begins InTorotiloi
Chia justice Dana -Porter re-
ed in the Ontario Court of Appeal
en Tuesday, that the .press -would
be allowed to report, evidence
hoard in that court, -gemming
the trial of Stephen Me TeuSeott,
14, RCAF Station C 4 tore for
murder. Reporting of he evid-
ence was barred at th original
trial held 'hi the Herat County
Court. House, Goderich, last Sept-
ember,
Before the defence laWyer, John
O'Driscoll, Toronto, began :his re-.
view of the 2,284 pages of evid-
ence, Chief Justice :Porter told
him, "I advocete the press eo use
n ets of this case . That ' is the best
due restraintrlesidt:int in dealing with the
Mr. O'Driscoll is asking the ap-
peal court tor a lie* trial...or a
complete acquittal, basing .his ap-
peal on grounds thee!, the trial
judge charged the juryeineproper-
ly. The appeal 'is contieuentg in To-
ronto. • -,- - s *
- ' mr. O'Driscoll ,objected , 'to the
Chief Justice's • decision concerning
publicity; but -was told: that the
Criminal Code "does not; give us
that power here." • ,. •
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Irvine Tebbutt IS
Bayfield. Fair Board
Postpones Meeting
The leay•f- ield Agrieultu al Soc.,
iety will meet next Wednesday,
January 20. The date originally
set was yeeterday, but it wa's post.,
paned owing to the death of Fames
R. Stirling, the father of the Soc-
iety president, Fraser Stirling.
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Huron Presbyterian WMS
Presbyterial in St. Andrew's
Returned President
Of CDCI Board
Irvine Tebbutt, RR 2; Clinton,
was re-elected chairman of the
Clinton District • Collegiate Inste
tute Board at the first meeting,
held last night in the home ec-
onomics classroom at the_ school,
Menno Steckle, Varna, was re-
named vice-chairman of the board,
H. C. Lawson was hired again
as secretary-treasurer. Caretakers
Lawrence Denomme and Carl
Skov were re-hired with increases
of $100 and $200 making salaries
$3,100 and $2,700 respectively.
Committees were re-appointed
as follows: agriculture, Mervyn
Richmond, Morris Township; Geo-
rge Reid, county representative;
J. Willis VanEgmond, Hullett
Township; Earl Caldwell, East
'Wawanosh.
Property,- Dr. Addison, Jolm La-
vis, Public School representative,
0, Falconer, K. McRae; Study
and Welfare, J. Levis, K. Mc-
Rae, G. Falconer and R. D. Philp,
Blyth; Finance, G. Reid, M. Rich-
mond, E. Caldwell, M, Steckle;
transportation, M. Steckle, R,
Philp, W. VanEginond, G. iFalcora
er,
Tebbutt, $1,800; relief officer,
T. Leiper; live stock evaluator, J.
Shedder-lc and fence viewers, Har-
Old Armstrong and Fred Shob-
brook, all $5 per trip plus 10 cents
per mile one way; road superin-
tendent, Len Caldwell, $1.15 per
hour; school :attendance. Officer,
Leo Watt, $18 per year; pound
keepers, Henry Glousher,
Livingstone, Robert Gelmoldby,
William Hamilton, Gordon lima
ate, Harry Durnin; labour on
roads' at $1,00 per hour; A. Way-
mouth, $120 per month .guarate
teed for graider operator, on bee-
fs of $1.15 per hour.
Mishap Yesterday
Child. Killed On
Bluewater Highway
An eleven year old girl, Annette
Masse, was killed yesterday after-
noon in a highway' occident which
occurred just after she had stee-
ped from the school bus which
'brought her home from St. Jos-
eph's Separate School on the
Bluewater Highway.
Annette is the daughter "ofMr.
and Mrs. Louis Masse, .R1e. 2, Zu-
rich.
Driver of the car involved was
Robert Carsick, Sr., Goderich, who
was travelling north on the high-
way. The bus was going south..
,Tee ,girl ,eirl,;,weaseeereedeeteenge
the' Carrick car about 175 feet.
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Peter Garon in
Clinton Hospital
With/ Concussion
Peter Garon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Garon, Beech Street, is in
hospital since Tuesday morning,
suffering from concnesion. He re-
ceived the injury during juvenile
hockey practice in Clinton Lions
Arena.
The young hockey player, 'spent
New Year's in hospital, suffering
from a similar head injury.
The Rev. Dr, James A. Semple,
Egmondville United Church con-
ducted a short devotional period
at the inaugural meeting of Tuck-
ersmith Township council held in
the Seaforth. Town Hall, on Jan-
uary 11. Reeve Ivan. Forsyth and
councillors 'Frank Falconer, Vic-
tor Lee, Elgin Thompson. and Ar-
thur Varley subscribed to the oath
of office before acting clerk, Mrs,
Cora Chesney,
Guests were the council of the
town of Seaforth. Greetings were
exchanged between the two bod-
ies with the hope for the same
cordial relations in, 1960 as has
been maintained in the past,
The road 'superintendent was
instructed to arrange for the re-
moVal of certain, trees on township
roads. whieh are considered a men-
ace to tratfie. Mrs. Cora .Chesney
Was •appointed clerk-treasurer, tax
collector land relief administrator
for the township, at the same rate
of pay as hae been allotted to
these jobs.
Following dinner- together, the
regular meeting was held, during
which time grants were autheriz-
Hog Price Rises
Despite Warnings
Of Lower Payments
Miss E. M. Sommerville, God&
rich was elected president of the
Huron Presbyterial of the Wo-
men's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church here. Miss
Sommerville succeeds Mrs. James
F. Scott, Seaforth.
Approximately 75 delegates at-
tended the meeting.
Other officers: honorary presi-
dent, Mrs. H. C. Dunlop, Goderich;
vice-presidents, Mns. D. L. Elder,
Seaforth, ••e•d Miss A. M. Toll,
Blyths •recording secretary, Mrs.
Harvey. Erskine; Goderich; trees-
Mee -Mrs! d, AeMcCenriell, Gode-
rich. • •
Department secretaries are:
senior auxiliaries, Mrs. Wilfred
Shortreed, Walton; girls' organ-
ization, Mrs. W. Bradnock, Au-
burn; children's groups, Mrs. W.
Good, Blyth; Home Helpers, Mrs.
Ed Davies, Auburn; welcome and
welfare e, Mrs. Edgar Wightman,
Belgrave; literature and library,
Mrs. W. John Thompson, Sea-
forth; Glad Tidings, Mrs. A, G.
Anderson, Wingharn; press, Mrs.
J. L. Bell . Seaforth; supply, Mrs,
Bazil Edwards, Hensall; historian,
Mrs. Albert Taylor, Goderich.
A feature of Tuesday's meeting
was the presentation of an hon-
orary membership in the WMS to
ed as follows: the Salvation Army,
$25; St. John Ambulance, $10;
Scott Memorial Hospital, $25;
Brucefield Fire Department, $200.
Requests from the Canadian Men-
tal Health Association, the Cana-
dian-American Committee on Wa-
ter Pollution, for a grant Were
shelved.
Eight copies of the Municipal
World will be bought for council
and officials. Council will join the
Ontario Good Roads• Association
and the Association of Ontario
Rural Municipalities and p a y
their membership fees.
Fees to J. W. Britnell, engineer
re RCAF Road re-construction
will be paid. Ratepayers in ar-
rears of taxes will be notified that
eligible properties will be listed
for tax sale unless such arrears
are paid promptly.
Court of Revision on the 1959
Tax Rolleauthorized rebate of tax-
es to William Collins, J, Verlinde
and A, Nicholson.
The council decided to issue
prepayment tax certificates in the
denominations of $10, $20 and $50,
with 'discount allowed at the rate
of four percent per annum, Such
certificates will be dated the 15th
of the month from June to Octo-
ber. 'These certificates will be is-
sued 1*- the clerk-treasurer. County
ell has had numerous reeuests
froth taxpayers for such a plan,
and it is hoped that this will as-
sist nan the collection of current
taxes,
Cetincil 'decided to take SternS
to implement the request of the
Union School Section to become
part of 'ruckersmith School Area
No, 1,
The next Meeting Will be on
Tuesday, rehrtiary 2, cornmeneing
at 1 p.m.
4.51.TNTY HOW AtTXTLIAltr
TO Mhiet JAN'IttAla 18
The County Home Auxiliary will
Miss Belle Campbell, Seaforth in
recognition of her outstanding
service as presbyterial secretary
for the past 16 years. The mem-
bership was presented by Mrs. D.
J. Lane, Clinton. In turn Mrs. Al • -
bert Taylor, Goderich, presented
Mrs. 'Lane, wife of the presbyter-
iare minister- in Clinton, with an
henerarY pin in recognition of her
service to the WMS.
Guest speaker was Miss Barb-
ara Woodruff, Goderech, deacon-
ess at the Knox Presbyterian Ch-
urch in Goderich who spoke on
a-seeing.. ,and the dueies of a dea-
coness: also shaveed a film
strip, "Face of the Future" bas-
ed on the study book on Africa.
Delegates appointed to the
Remind/I-London Synodical to be
held in Woodstock, April 5 to 7,
were the new president-. Miss
Somerville, and Miss Geraldine
Gracie, Goderich.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. James F. Scott and the
morning devotional period• was sin
charge of Seaforth WMS.
The -election and installation of
officers, was conducted by Mrs.
Lane. •
OBITUARY
James R. Stirling
James Russell' Stirling, RR 2,
Bayfield, who helped bring hydro,
power into Goderich Township in
1926, died Tuesday at Clinton Pu-
blic Hospital. He was 85.
-Born in Goderich Township, son
of the late Mr. and Mrs, William
Stirling, he lived and farmed in
the township all his life.
Along with Fred Middleton and -
the late Robert Sloan, Mr. Stirl-
ing fought successfully to bring
rural ,hydro into Goderich Town-
ship.
Mr. Stirling served as, a town-
ship councillor and later as reeve
of the township and for 40 years
was a 'trustee of School Section 8,
Goderich Township.
He was 4 commissioeer of the:
Goderich Township Telephone
System for 18 years,
Mr. Stirling was a past presi-
dent of the oldest farm organize-
tion. in Huron County — Huron.
County Fruit Growers' Associa-
tion. Of a jolly nature, Mr. Stir-
ling could alveitys be counted on
fora joke and he was
ready to contribute a Scotch song.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Margaret Torrance; five
sons, Jack, Toronto; Fraser, Ro-
bert, Grant and Douglas, all of
Goderich Township; daughters,
Mrs, Lewis (Frieda) Bailey, Am-
heestburg; Mrs Edward (Grace)
Harrison, Weston.
Resting at the Beattie funeral
home, Clinton, where service will
be held Thursday at 2 pm The
Rev, j, W. Patrick, Bayfield.rim
iced Church will conduct the serv-
ice, Burial will be in Bayfield
Cemetery,
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Three Year Old
Tumbles In Barn
Fractures Thigh .„
Three year old Edward. Me,
Clare, PR 1, Walton, is a patient
in Clinton Public Hospital, suffer,.
Mc' a faotttre of the right thigh,
The child fell from The second
story of his parents barn through
The Rev, el, A. Funge, Londee-
boro United Church, gave a short
dedication' address at the inaug-
ural meeting of the Hullett Town-
ship council on Monday. After the
swearing in of councillors before
clerk Harry Tebbutt, the council
along with ex-Warden W, R. Jew-
itt were guests of Reeve T. Leip-
er for dinner at Bartliffs Rest-
aurant, Clinton. •
Grant was authorized to the
Salvation Army, $35; member-
ships ia the Ontario Rural Muncie
polities Association and the Goal
Roads Association, $15 each; in
Association of Assessing Officers,
$10.
Insermiee on the garage Was
raised from $4,000 to $5,500 plus
$500 on contents, in order to cov-
er the new oil fur/lace.
Hullett Names Officials, Salaries;
Sets 1960 Roads Budget At $40A00
The annual borrowing by-law
was passed -authorizing up to $75,-
000 for the year; estimated road
expenditures was sift at $40,000.
Council approved the proposed
addition to the Seaforth District
High School,
Appointments included Walter
Scott, RR 2, Seaforth; -to the
Scott Memorial Hospital Board; to
library ,board, T. Leiperr to hall
board, Hugh Flynn and Clare Vin-
cent.
Salaries to 'councillors were set
at $150 per year and to the reeve
$200. Donnelly and Murphy, God-
erich, was -appointed solid-tor for
the township.
Salaried appointments are as
follows: 'assessor, George Carter,
$700; auditor, A. M. Harper, $400;
clerk-treasurer and tax collector,
Youngsters
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La. WLL.L1
Tuckersmith Begins Year On Good
Terms With Seaforth Neighbours
The predicted drop in price for
hogs, failed to conic about this
week, and in fact the price went
up slightly. Last week the Mar-
ket was at $23.65 per hundred,
With only 524 hogs coming into
Tuesday, Manager Joe Corey re-
the Clinton aetetribly yard 011
pietas that the price ranged from
Winter-time with a new slant is err `o by these youhoters, The power $28.75 to $24.00 throughout the
day. He felt that the bad roads supplied by a three-wheel car put together by Douglas Rotel!, Mary Street, ma king had something to do With the use of a motor from a lawn mower, and some odds and ehds, That's his e'en Ken et number of siege -twee-tea
the wheel, Standing ore from the left, Dwayne Peters,, Judy Carter and Karen Sut.( This tittiatioh pr derailed January 18, at 2,3a pm tvery, the hay Chute. He Will he - dlirf6, Reddy, to ride are Gail &thus and Joanne'Sutcliffe, (News-Record, . Photo) throughout -the province, 61).e IYAIOPiO., , ... . , „ tt.111,:A tee awe, easel liOSP*
meet at the TIotoc 'on Motaley,