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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-04-21, Page 1The. lire Coins (By W. It, IX) SPRING HAS BROUGHT SOME changes to established businesses in town For instance, Peter's Modern Meat Market neW sports a new striped awning with, the lettering in silver . , , The Meay- Mee Restaurant put up a new sign yesterday, with bright colours and the advice that "fabulous. Chi- nese dinners" are served inside,, • * ROLLER - SKATES, BUBBLE - Pines, bouncing balls, and simple loafing is the occupation of young- sters freed from school for a week. * >a* A NUMBER OF FRIENDS OF the News-Etecord• have dropped in to say hello this holid-ay period , . . Richmond S. Atkey, Arnprior, for- mer owner of the paper visited herethe weekend before Easter Word of best wishes from the publisher at Dundalk has come to us by courier, and are much appreciated . • * * SPEAKING OF PUBLISHERS ... we- omitted one name from the brief chronology of ownership of this' paper which appeared last week . . Whitely and Todd sold to E. Floody, then W. J. Mitchell owned it for some years before selling to the late G. Edward Hall . Sorry to have omitted the honoured Mitchell name, and we appreciate friends telling us of er- rors, especially in historical data such as this , * -*, * B' THE WAY, WE DO PLAN an open house in the News -Rec- ord's new plant some time in May . , . We hope by that time to have things arranged in order for visitors ... Maybe even have our own name up on the old theatre marquee . * * IN THE SPRINIG YOU "SPRING" ahead . . . In the fall you let the clock "fall" back ... that is the easy way to remember what to do with your clock when the inevit- able era of Daylight Saving Time rolls around . Remember last spring when the fever hit us, and we told everybody to turn their clock back? Of course you do .. . And do you remember last fall, when we did right, and told yoq to turn your clock back? Of course, not , . * * IT QUITE AMAZED US TO SEE. that simply dozens of people found it necessary to blast this office, some in more tender terms than others, .when we botched the DST warning in April, 1959 . ... Per- haps we will with years get ac- customed to the fact that people are essentially critical, and love. to point out errors (,though what we were expected to do in that parti- cular instance, we couldn't figure out-,-church-goers already had missed church) . But .we had hoped throughout the whole long length of summer in 1959 that someone would remark upon our correctness at the time when the clocks went bank on Standard... No one did, though .. . q Community Concert Season To Plan Again in Goderich A new season is about to open for the Commnunity, Concent As- sociation. The annual campaign Will take place during the week of April. 25. Renewals of present member- ships are hoped for, and new mem- bers welcome, who will find the concerts more and more appeal- ing to the lovers of good music. Last season 35 Clintonians av- ailed themselves of these mem- berships. It is expected that, by popular request, the first concert next season will be given by Fran- ces Archer and Beverly Giles, These drafting young artists df- fer songs and ballads of 14 nat- ions, singing in native -languages. • Anyone wishing 'to become a member of the association or get further information, kindly con- tact Mrs. Gordon Cunin ghame, who is one <nf the board of direc- tors; Miss Elva Wiltse, Mrs. Her- bert Bridle or Mrs. Ruth Knox, In the Middle East, the basic refugee ration amounts to only 15 -hundred calories a day. The average Canadian consumes twice as much. Won't you—in this land of plenty—do something to help' the refugees? Support the Huron County World Refugee Year Bltiz, May 16-21 inclusive. Campaign chairman is Rev. R. S. MacMillan, Goderich, treasurer is John Berry, Goderieh. The money donated will be forwarded to the Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year to assist in clearing the ref - twee camps, . The Week's Weather 1960 (1959 14 h 60o 6g h i 7w 15 60 46 65 32 16 67 50 10 49 17 65 50 72 41 18 55 80 65 43 19 54 24 47 81 20 65 34 50 35 Rain: .64" Rain .18" THE NEW ERA--95•th YEAR, - No, 16 ---Thee Home Paper With The '.News THE HURON RECORD -79th YEAR +CL NTON, CiNT.AR100 THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1960 $3.00 Per Year --10 Cents Per Copy. -12 Pages BROADYIEW ACRES Renal • Homes Soon Work began this week on pre- liminary staking at the site of Broadview Acres, the rental- housing project on John Street. The contract for building the 12 homes, was let by Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation to Alf Erickson Contracting, at Hyde Park, ' This same firm built the ren- tal homes at Delhi Which 'were put in under similar arrange- merits to those planned here, The Clinton Public Utilities Commission is getting poles in, so that a line can be strung, and power be •available to the con- tractor during the building. Original plantsfor these homes were laid two years ago, when William, J. Miller was mayor ,of Clinton. Costs are being born by the federal government 76 per- cent; provincial. government 17x/a percent and the munieipality of Clinton 7% percent. Total cost is recoverable through rents over a period of 50 years. Amount of Canton's contribu- tion to the project will not be known until the contract .price is made available to the town. In ;any case'five years is allowed for the town to pay its share. Then ,of course,., in the course of 50 years, the total is returned to the municipality, These- homes will not be sold. They can only be rented. Esti- mated per month rental is $79.50.' When the building is. complet- ed, . the care of the project is to be 'placed in the hands of the Clinton Housing Authority, Chair- man is Torn Steep ant& other members -are Robert Irwin, Doug- las Freeman, Mrs'," George F, El- liott and John. Livermore. •The 12 homes will be built in semi-detached foam. Location is the section of Frank Andrews farm facing John Street. To Choose Dairy Princess. At Clinton Spring Show Huron's Dairy Princess will be chosen this year following com- petition for the honour, carried out at the Clinton Spring Show, June 11. The Dairy Co-ordinat- ing Board, which sponsors the contest' in Huron, has decided that at the Fair, larger numbers of persons would be •able to see the Princess' competition. The milking contest isexpect- ed to take place out-of-doors, in temporary stalls set up in front of the grandstand, some time during the afternoon. The contest is open to girls between the ages of 17 and 26 (inclusive), who are resident in the county.- Each •girl competing will earn $5. Witmer is eligible to partici- pate ,at the. Canadian National: Exhibition in Toronto in Septem- ber for the title of Dairy Queen of Ontario. Winner of the Dairy Queen title earns an all -expense paid trip. to the United Kingdom. Citizens Invited To Attend Council Monday; Budget Set Deputy Reeve Morgan 3. Ag- new has issued a special invite tion to all interested citizens to attend council meeting on Mon- day night. The budget for the year will be brought down at that time. Mr. Agnew indicated at a town hall meeting last night that possibly the increase in mill rate would not be as high as had been feared by some. Discussing meters, versus two- hour parking last night at' a meet- ing chaired by -Councillor J. Doug- las Thoa^ndike, a dozen merchants heard the merits of meters dis- cussed, and the revenue that their installation would bring in. A sur- vey of business people will be ta- ken to get their thought on this. Mr. Thorndike emphasized that meters "would not be railroaded through", but a thorough investi- gation would be made. Hensall Council Asks Board For Five Liquor Votes (By our Hessen Correspondent) Hensall village council passed a bylaw on Monday night, April 11, asking for +a vote under the Li- quor Control. Board, on five ques- tiont pertaining to the consump- tion of bee and liquor in 'the vil- lage, June 22 Was the date set by ti e LLB, Q'tzesttions will be •for beverage rooms; beverage rooms for mer, and women; dining room licences, for beer and wine orily and din - brig room licences for liquor; and lounge licences, - Cotuiell's action teas prompted by a recent meeting of Hensall businessmen, when, 45 signatures Were placed on a. petition wilting that cottncil take action for a vote*. -. Charles P., Corbett, Lucan, Was appointed engineer to make a Survey of the R%chrriond Street South municipal drain and bring in a report. Other awards are made to the Dairy Princess in the county, and on occasion she may be asked to make radio and TV appearances, and possibly be available at dairy exhibits at farm shows in the area, Winner of the Dairy Princess title in Huron will be announced the day of the fair, and presenta- tion of the awards will be made in front of the grandstand. Until this year milking has been done at the Huron County Home barn, the day of the Soil and Crop As- sociation twilight meeting. Details of the competition: ap- plication formes; information about dress requirements, etc., are avail- able from the office of the agri- cultural representative, Clinton, or from the office of the Huron Federation of Agriculture, also in Clinton. Deadline for entry is June 1. President of the Huron Co-ord- inating Board is Lorne Rodgers, RR 1, Goderich. J. Carl Heming- way, Brussels, is secretary. Life Membership in St. Paul's WA Given Mrs. C Epps. The thank -offering.,, Meeting of St. Paul's, Anglicalr, 'Women's Auxiliary held in the church on Tuesday afternoon, Was notable for the presentation of a life mem- bership to, Mrs. Clifford Epps, and for the very .fine ,address given by Mrs, J. Robertson, Kitchener, The service was Conducted by the president, Mrs, C, 5, T•rider. , Mrs. Theo, Fremlin Was: organist, Heather Winter led the Psalm. Elizabeth Index read the Scripture lesson, Mrs. R, E. Rowden and Mrs. Sarah . Thomas assisted in the prayers. Members.of the Girls' Auxiliary who ushered and re- ceived the offering were Sally Deeves, Barbara Inder, . Maureen Hayter and Betty ,To Deeves. speaker, Mrs, J'. Robertson, Candi- Mrs. Fred Hudie introduced the date's Secretary for the Dominion. MTs. Robertson gave details of the actual missionary wont being sup- ported by the WA Thank -offering, and told of the nurses, teachers and religious leaders who were be- ing helped hi their work by the fund. Mrs. Lillian' McKinnon thanked the speaker for her in- foriiiative and inspiring address. The rector then Went to the chancel step, and reminded the members that life membership was an award of honour for outstand- ing and faithful service to the WA. He then called upon Mrs. Clifford Epps to come forward, and at the conclusion of the short life membership service, Mrs. In - der presented Mrs. "Epps with the scroll, and Mrs. Robertson pinned on the badge. Mrs. Epps thanked the ladies for the honour they had bestowed upon her, and pledged her continued. support to WA work. The members, together with friends from Seaforth,. then ad- journed to the parish .hall, where refreshments were served by Mrs. A. Kirby and Mrs. Charles Wise, assisted by members of the GA. 0 Support World Refugee Year! Doyour part tocl oskie Refugee Camps. Support the" -World Refu- gee efugee Year Blitz in • Huron ',County, May 16-21 inclusive. The 'Snoney will be forwarded to the Canad. Ian Committee for World Refugee Year which is sponsored by over. 40 national organizations includ-. ing Catholic, Protestant and Jew- ish. Scene at the Co-op Milt, Brucefield Not faded completely from the farming scene yet, are the horses, friend of agri- culture throughout the centuries. Seen at the Co-op feed mill in Brucefield, on Tues- day, was this eager team waiting •while q Toad of grain wqs made into chop, to be taken home for feed for the farm animals. Farming people have continued to become mechanized, making use of, trucks, large trunks in the family car, or tractor -drawn wa- gons or trailers for transporting feed. Some find, however, that the faithful horse fills a definite place in the forming job. (News -Record Photo) DST Begins Sunday 4-H Clubs at SeaForth Move Clacks Elect OFFicers dor 1960 Ahad One Hour Daylight Saving Time conies in- to effect in Clinton and Bayfield and surrounding hamlets on Sun- day morning at 2 a.m., April 24. Church Sunday morning will be- gin one hour earlier than usual— and if you don't want to miss the sermon, you should turn your clock ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Brucefield Church will hold ser- vices on Standard Time, so village residents need riot change clocks until noon on Sunday.. O Carl Oantelon, formerly of Can- telon's Cities Service in town, has leased the Cities Service Station in Seaiforrbh on Goderich Street West. Easter Holiday V isitings Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McMurray spent the weekend in •Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Proctor. and Jirnmy, Detroit, were in Clinton for the weekend. Miss Anna Pritchard, Toronto, visited with Mrs. Joseph Webster over the Easter holidays. Tom .Leppington has started his 24th season as part time ground keeper for Dr. W. A. Oakes. Frank Fingland, Ottawa, spent Easter weekend with his parents, Judge and Mrs. F. Finglaind. Gordon Cuninghalne is visiting this weep with his Son, John E. Cuninghame, in Liverpool, N,Y. Miss Bertha Webster, Toronto, spent the Easter weekend with her mother, Mrs. Joseph Webster, Clinton. Mrs. Pearl Quinn, Toronto, spent the Easter weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. W. Gould. Mrs. Daisy _ Plumtree, Detroit; visited .this week with her sister- inr, laity, Mrs. Helen Plumtree, 142 Maple Street. Mir. and Mrs. Gordon W. Cun- inghame were Easter guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Saunders tri Sarnia, Ontario. Mrs. Grant Daniells and family have been visiting with her farther, Alex Inkley, Queen Street, overy th Easter holidags. • Miss Anne Caldwell, Blyth, is spending her Easter holidays With her grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Webster, Clinton. Mrs. Duncan McDonald and Miss Dianne McDonald, London, visited with their aunt, Mrs. F. W. Johnston, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer McManus; Windsor, visited over the Easter weekend with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mas. J. E. "Cap" Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Adams and Mr, and Mrs. N. Northcott, Toron- to, visited Mrs. Ada Adams and Miss Brigham over the holiday's, Mrs, George Campbell, Sr., Brussels, is visiting with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. end Mrs. Robert Campbell fora few days. Visitors on Good Friday With Mr. and 1VIrt..David Eat= were Mrs, Margaret Brown, Stratford and Miss Minnie Eason, London. Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Johnston and Kerry of Toronto, Spent the Easter weekend with their par: ents, Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Mc- Cartney. Mr. and Mrs. Wr S., Macaulay and Jimmie, Sarnia, spent Easter with Mrs. W. Shaddick and with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gibson, RR 5, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Cartwright and Ann, Welland, visited Bert Gibbings, Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. William Landsobrough, RR 4, Clinton. Mrs, C. K. McKnight and her children, Paul and Anne, Toronto, visiting during the past week with her parents, Judge -and Mrs. F. Fingland. Harris Oakes, in his last year in medicine at Toronto University, spent the Easter vacation with his parents, Dr, and Mrs. Wafter A. • Oakes. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Holmes and family, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Al Carnegie and family, London, spent Easter Sunday with Mrs. W. S. R. Holmes.. • gra,T.M.,a Nancy Olde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brock Olde, Princess Street East, won the 'proficiency award for work inGrade 8 at Clinton Public School last year. She received this honour at the open house held last Wednesday. Nano is a student ,uGrade 9 at Clin- tonf District Collegiate Institute: this year, (News -Record Photo) Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cook and Miss Janice, Ingersoll, spent the Eager holiday with his parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Cook, Mill Street. Mr. and Mrs. George Hepburn and family, Toronto, visited last weekend with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Colquhoun, 111 Huron Street. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Longstaff and two children, Janet and Nancy of Landon, spent Easter Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Collins, RR 4, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Margeson and sons John and Jimmy, Ayl- mer, visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Proctor and Mrs. Clara Wise over the Easter weekend. W. B. Biggart and family, King- ston, spent Easter weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Biggart, While here they called on friends at Exeter and Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Van Eg- mond, RR 1, Clinton; Mr. Fred Van Egmond, London, were Easter Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Egmond, 194 Mary St- reet. 1Vfiss Edna Little, Mrs. R. E. Wolsey, Miss Mary Boyd and Miss Betty Sturdy, of Nurses Residen- ce, Clinton, returned home Mon- day after a 4.day tour of sight- seeing New York. Sunday dinner guests with Mr, and Mrs. ' Mui+r'ay Garrett and daughter, Norma, Walker Street, were the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Collins, Seaforth and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Egmond, Clinton. Mrs. John E. Cuntnghame, Liv- erpool, N.Y., with her children Kip, Craig, Kristin and Karen, were guests on Good Friday of her parents-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Ctthinghame. They are SPending the entire Easter vacat- ion among relatives in Clinton, Goderich and Owen Sound. Easter guests at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. George Roberton, White- head Street, were their daughter, Mrs. Helen Thompson, Detroit; their Son and dattghter-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Eenneth Roberton, Ayl- finer; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ballet - Line, London; Mr. Robertoll's sit - \ter, Mrs, Ballantine, Brussels; and two nieces, MiSses Atin and Jane Cameron, Toronto. Five 4-H clubs were organized at a meeting at Seaforth District High School, April 12. At the same time officers were elected for three of the clubs. Seaforth 4-H Dairy_Calf Club• named Ken Papple, RR 5, Sea - forth, president. Other officers are:.. Larry Burns vice-president; Eleanor Keys, RR 1,• Seaforth, secretary; Dianne Dale, RR 1, Clinton, press secretary; Irvin Trewartha, Seaforth, and Robert Gernmell, RR 2, Kipper leaders, Nine joined the :Seaforth 4-H' County Home Party Staged by Folk Of Hensall Village (By our Hensall Correspondent) Wednesday afternoon, April 13 30 members of Kippen East •Wo- men't Institute motored to the County Home at Clinton to enter- tain the residents to a delightful 'afternoon. Mrs. H. Caldwell was MC for the program which includ- ed community singing directed by Mrs. Grant McLean; piano duet, Mrs. Robert Kinsman and Mrs. Ken McKay; readings, Mrs. Jim Drummond and Mrs. Ross Chap- man. Highlight of the program was a square dance in which Mrs. Ken- neth McKay, Mrs, Verne Alder - dice, Mrs, Grant McLean, Mrs. Edison McLean, Mrs. Charles Eyre, Mrs. Arthur Finlayson, Mrs. Wilmer Broadfoot, , Mrs. Boss Broadfoot participated. Mrs. Ross Broadfoot accompanied at the piano and called off. Vocal duet by Mrs. Bruce Mc- Gregor and Mrs. William Kyle, "It is no Secret". Seven senior citi- zens of the home celebrating ,, a birthday in April were presented with lovely Easter baskets with gift enclosed and corsage. The dainty corsages of foam rubber were made by Mrs. Alex Mc- Gregor, "Happy Birthday" was sung and a delicious lunch was served in- cluding a decorated birthday cake topped with candles. The visiting group was conducted through a tour,of the home by Harvey John - sten, manager who expressed his pleasure in the entertainment. To Renovate Hall For LOBO Wishes (By our Hensall Correspondent) Renovation of the building oc- copied by Hensall Branch Cana- dian Legion, in that village, will begin at once. It is expected that $1,000 to $1,500 will be spent on the project, mainly on plumbing. and fire exits, to meet with regi- Cations of the Liquor Control Beard, Members of the building corn- nittee of the Legion and Ladies Auxiliary, are presi'd'ents Jim Clark and Mrs, Gordon Munn, Byran Kyle, E. Shaddick, David Sangster, Mrs, W. J. Cameron and Mrs. D. B. i-avens.Their meet- ing on Friday evening, April 8, brought forth the decision to ga ahead. Beef Calf Club. Officers are: Bill Campbell, RR. 1, Dublin, pres- ident; Don McKercher, RR 1, Dublin,, vice-president; Mary Mac- Gregor, RR 2, Seaforth, secre- tary; Gordon Pryce, RR 1, Dub- lin, press. secretary; Ken Camp- bell, RR 1, Dublin, and Joseph W. Devereaux, RR 4, Seaforth, leaders. Both the dairy and beef clubs are sponsored by Seaforth Agri- cultural Society. Bruce Papple, RR 4, Seaforth, was-,uamed president of :tbe..Mc- T�illop 4-H Grain ' Cluub, sponsored by the McKillop Federation of Agriculture, the club has eight members. Other officers are: Don Crozier, RR 2, Seaforth, , vice- president; Jack Broadfoot, RR 1, Brucefield, secretary; Don Mc- Keroher, RR 1, Dublin, press re- porter. Leaders are Earl McSpad- den, RR 1, .Seaforth, and . Oliver Pryce, RR 1, Dublin. Officers for the Seaforth 4-11 Swine Club and Tuckernsmith Corn. Club will be elected at meetings in May. Sponsored by the Sea - forth Junior Farmers, the swine club has ten members. Leaders are Robert E. McMillan, RR 2, Seaforth; Allan Haugh, RR 1, Brucefield; and Don Dodds, RR 1, Seaforth. A small turnout forced the corn club to wait till May 9 for elec- tion of officers. Leaders for the club, sponsored by Tuckersmith Federation of Agriculture, are Bruce ,Coleman, RR 4, Seaforth, and Larry Wheatley, RR 1, Dub- lin. Ail clubs have openings for more members. Pet Show Is New Item at This Year's Spring Show Among plans for this year's Clinton Spring Show are added classes icor children. For the first time, prizes will be awarded for children making best all round appearance in dress and march- ing, in the parade to the school grounds. All children in the parade get free admission, to the grounds. For those marching as a school group (rural) or for urban grades, With special costumes, cash prizes are being offered. There are special classes for children from the townships of Hullett, Goderich,, Tuckersreith and Stanley (Who are not in 4-H club work), showing. a daffy calf, or a beef calf, under one year old; of two bacon type hogs, under 100 .pounds. And this year there will be a pet show. Since there is no equips merit at Clinton Fairground's to house these, the exhibitors mush Supply cages or pens• for theirentry, Classes include: >'ersiatt cart; oat, any other breed; pair of Angora rabbits; pair of rabbits, any other breed; best dog; dog showing least resemblance to any breed; pair homing pigeons; pair fantail pigeons; pair pigeons (any other breed) ; pair bantams; one fancy fowl; most unusual pet; goat, details of these prizes are available in each: of the rural schools in the t,reay and in the urban classrooms.