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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-11-03, Page 1Iti)6f1;i- Cotumn MM. • a 75 Parents Charter Members Horne and School Organized Bishop Opens Doan-Rumba!! Room Gifts Dedicated; Confirmation training of children and youth; foster high ideals of citizen.' ship end patriotism and pro-. mote through educational means, international .goodwill and peace, Present to outline the ore gartization and to install the' first officers were Mrs, Wal- ter Horton and Mrs. j, Germaey, London, both officers; of the Ontario Association.. Membership dues are 75. cents per person per year... Meetings are set for the see- and Monday of each month, ' The first meeting is to be, on November 14 in the audi- torium of the Clinton Public School. THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR Important events last night in St. Paul's Anglican Church included confirmation, dedica- tion and official opening cere- monies. The Rt. Rev, W. A. Towns- hend, D.D., suffragan bishop of Huron, London, confirmed a small class of young people: David Lewis McRae, Douglas Theodore Fremlin, Kenneth Rolfe Cooke, Linda Bee Cooke, D i anne Margaret Switzer, Penelope Kathleen Bateman, Constance Loraine Beck, Kristen Elizabeth Englestad and Jetrid Cartwright. The Bishop received gifts and dedicated them. A handsome set of violet brocade altar hangings was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Caryl Draper to the glory of God in loving memory of William Draper. A sterling silver chalice giv- en by Mrs. Fletcher Troop, Ot- tawa, and Mrs. Robert McKee, Madison, Wis,, was presented to the. glory of. God in loving riwin:t,- ory of Colonel Hugh Barry Combe and family. Presenta- tion to the Bishop was made by Mrs. Morley Counter, Clinton. Following the service of dedi- cation, the choir led the way to the new Doan-Rumball room, followed by the congrega- tion, the rector the Rev. C. S. Inder and Bishop Townshend. When all were assembled the rector reminded the congrega- tion that •the new room had been made possible through gifts from the estates of the late Miss Adelia Doan and the late Fred Rumball and much work by the congregation, He asked Bishop Townshend to de- clare the Doan-Rumball room to the village to give assis- tance. There was no fire at all. Then, Hallowe'en night, while small children were still on the street making rounds, the sec- ond alarm came in. A man stated on the phone that there was a fire at Tom Turner's home on Highway 8. Prompt response by the firemen was given, but there was no fire in this case, either. Home and School Executive Happy after receiving 75 memberships paid .for the new Clinton Home and School Association, the executive members will have a busy two weeks get- Wig ready for the first meeting of, the new group* November 1.4 is the date. Standing are vice-president Dr. D. B. Palmer; corresponding ..sectetor, Mrs. Dick Dixon and president Cameron Proctor; eeated,. Mrs. Gordon. _Hornier), busy counting money and .recording secretary, Mrs. William Craig. The other Vide,.pretitidht Is naoald Kay, :(News-ketekci Photo) (By W. P. D.) ASIDE FROM URGING people to use common sense we can see no solution to the problems arising after a fire alarm „ . Take a look at the people you see racing their ears around after the alarm goes off , . . Some of the lea- ders in the churches, -some of the business heads, in fact the "cream" of the town are there . . Otherwise they show quite arbit of sense . * * THAT FOOLISHNESS MON- day night could well have meant serious injury to some- one . . . 13acl enough for some nitwit to call a false alarm... Without everybody going marl with their ears . . We believe the police force, out in full strength did the best they could with the conditions created by the weather and silly people . . . Seems as if its up to the people to help themselves * * SOMEBODY BROUGHT bales of hay and an old tire in and set fire to them on Princess. Street next to the PUC . . They burned, themselves out fortunately . . . * * OUT IN THE COUNTRY however some rougher tactics were used . . One man at RR 2, Goderich found 13 more head of cattle in the morning than he had the night , before . • Another Bayfield area far- mer found a heavy wagon (weight about a ton) over- turned in a ditch . . . when he went for his tractor to get the thing out . . . he found that Hallowe'eners had driven the tractor wide open through his fence and garden . . . * ONE DOESN'T MIND little things on Halloween but those tricks that risk life and pro- perty just aren't funny . . . * * * DID YOU SEE THE bright new 'signs up at the Clinton Meat Market . . Grant Ir- win and Art Colson believe in a clear advertising mes- sage the motorist can't miss. * * STRANGE THING h append yesterday at the official open- ing party for the Brewers Warehouse at Goderich . . . We heard: rfrom excellent au- thority that they served beer. * WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THE Home and School group off to a good start . . . there seems to be a great deal of benefit to be received . . . and with their starting enthusiasm, the group should have no dif- ficulty . . . * * * SIX OF THE NEW rental homes should be ready this week . . . There's a new rent- ing proposition which would be worth looking into , . . Seaforth Debaters To Help Carry Huron's Banner Two Belmore and two Sea- forth boys won the Huron County debating and public speaking competition finals held in Seaforth and District High School Tuesday night. William Strong and Larry Wheatley, both' of Seaforith; James Renwick and Murray Mulvey, Belmore, formed the two winning teams, and will go on to the provincial finals. The Strong-Wheatley team won on the affirmative side of the topic that current un- employment is detrimental to Canadian agriculture, The Rene wick-Mulvey team, also affir- mative, argued that rural school consolidation would be beneficial to the students. Clinton Man Has Car Accident South of Hensall (Mensal' Correspondent) Early Sunday morning, a car driven by Calvin Garrow, 20, Clinton, left the road on High- way 4, a mile south of Henson, and knocked out seven guard rails, then careened across to the west side of •the road and hit a hydro pole. Mr. Garrow was not hurt His 1956 model car was dam- aged to the extent of $1,200. OPP H. Reid, Exeter, investi- gated. Mr. .Garrow was travel- ling south, The WOWS Weather 1960 1959 High Low High Low Oct, 27 54 48 41 32 28 57 38 46 82 29 57 82 43 35 30 58 40 52 35 31. 56 45 46 41 Nov. 1 52 44 47 41 2 58 39 47 31 Rain: .55 in. Rahn; 1 in. MAW; 2 ins. Earnest young parents ga- thered at the Clinton Public School on Tuesday evening, and eleoted officers to lead the first Home and School Associa- tion in town for over a decade. Seventy-five paid memberships were received. (Some of the group is pictured at right). Cameron Proctor, Raglan Street is the president. Two vice-presidents are Donald Kay and Dr, D. B. Palmer, Mrs. Richard. Dixon is corresponding secretary and Mrs. W. Craig is recording secretary. Mrs. Gordon Herman is treasurer. Five executive members are Reuben Brubacher, J. Murphy, Mrs. Charles Brandon, Mrs. THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR Mervyn Baticin and Mrs. Alan Lowe, Objects of the association to promote welfare of chil- dren and youth; raise stand- ards, of home life; promote and secure adequate legislation for the care and protection of children and youth; foster co- operation between parents and teachers in the training and guidance of children and youth; obtain the best for each child according to physical, mental, social and spiritual needs; give parents an under- standing of the school and its work, co-operate with other or- ganizations w h icb concern themselves with the care and rightly named and officially Opened. • This the bishop did in a brief address and asked the congre- gation to join in a prayer of thanksgiving. The rector then said that he wished to remind the congre- gation of the splendid work done by the individual members and felt he must begin with the wardens who had given loyal support to the enterprise. As everyone knows, the people's warden, Eric Switzer had work- ed on the project above and be- yond the call of duty. The rec- tor called upon Mr. Switzer to say a few words. Mr. Switzer thanked the rec- tor for his kind words and ex- pressed thanks to all who had helped make the room poss- ible, including the Friendship Club, the Brotherhood of An- glican Churchmen, Alf Crozier and many others. Mrs. Alf Crozier replied on behalf of the Friendship Club, stating the privilege and pies- sure it was to share in this great work. Members of the Friendship Club served lunch in the parish hall at the close of the evening. UNICEF Nets $140 in Clinton Sponsored by the Clinton Ministerial Association, t h e campaign for UNICEF in Clin- ton netted $140 on Hallowe'en night. The ministers report ex- cellent co-operation from Prin- cipal Bert Gray and the teach- ers, and from the public school children, who enthusiastically took up the idea of collecting funds for other children in need. The UNICEF idea also was used at RCAF Station Clinton by the pupils of A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public School, but to- tal receipts are not known. 0 Old Well Found; Filled Up Now By Streets Men "The old village well" as some term it, was filled in solidly yesterday morning. Located under the sidewalk on Mary Street near King St- reet, a 20-foot well was discov- ered by a passerby, where a section of sidewalk had been broken off When the police were notified of the danger, the streets department took over, and filled the hole completely. Only four inches of cement had separated pedestrians from a long fall and a damp ending. Deputy ReeVe M. 3. Agnew recalls when the well was in use, with a pump located right Where the Sidewalk now is. Beer Store Was Opened At Goderich Nov. 2 Open yesterday at Gode- rich, was the new Brewers Re- tail store. The familiar buff brick exterior with red, white and black bullseye identifica- tion markers is Orilla- to the store being completed on Mill Street in CVmtori. Manager of the Godetich store is Pat Osborn, who 'man- aged the Retail Store in Mount Forest. Cheeker is Roy John Kingsley, Stratford. Store hours are 10 am. to 6 pan. Monday to Saturday with extended hours to 9 p.m, Vrklo evprking, Appealing assessments levied to pay for sewerage mains in- stalled in three different sec- tions of Clinton under the local Improvements Act, was well worth while for residents on corner lots in the areas in- volved. After considerable discussion the Court of Revision, chaired by Councillor Donald Symons, decided last Thursday night, to make exceptions in these cases, and allow concessions- of the entire flankage of these lots. Savings ranged from 145 ft. to Bob Campbell, 39 John Str- eet; through 132 feet for Reg. Smith, 223 High Street; 122 feet for Frank Kloskowicz, 224 Townsend Street; 114 feet for Jack Sturdy, 37 East Street and 100 feet for Jim Graham, 222 High Street. A community minded man while he lived, Charles As-- quith, Auburn, made a last contribution to the world which could not be made un- til after his death He left his eyes to the eye bank. This was the first such bequest to be handled by Clinton Public Hospital. A special thermos was obtain- ed in London and the neces- sary operation was perform- ed in the hospital here. Speed is necessary to get donated eyes quickly to a hospital where -a patient is prepared for them, A trip to the Banting Institute, To- The Clinton Concert Band reports a highly successful tag day. Saturday. The bandmaster In Cape Blitz Peter dcCob was one of the busy mem- bers Of the Clinton Com. munity Concert Band, out on StuttirdaY in a tag day Mitt to raite money for uniform capes. A Grade 8 pupil ,at Clinton Public School, Peter plays the bass and snare drums in the band, (NeWs.:Recortl Photo) wishes to thank everyone for their generous contributions to the uniform fund. Personal contributors are thanked for their donations and those unknown contribu- tors of substantial amounts are equally thanked. The tagging effort resulted in $208.57 col- lected. Donations amounted to $19, These &nations were re- ceived from: Hal Hartly, $2.00; K. C. Cooke, Florist, $10; An- onyrnous $5 and Eddie Florian, $2. Total tagging and donation 'totals $227.57 to date and this total with present bank ac- count of $53.08 gives a grand total of $280.65 in the band uniform fund. All band members and maj- orettes who took part in Sate urday's tag day did a fine job. A completion of the blitz Will be carried out very short- ly with a visit of the band committee to merchants and business offices etc. to help With the uniform fund goal. A women's auxiliary eon).- posed of mothers, wives of band members (and any we- man interested in this project) is to be formed as well as a full band committee composed of senior male band members, fathers and husbands of =em- bers. (All men and former bandsmen: are welcome to be part of this cotrunittee). The purposes and a report of these Meetings will be announced shortly, Special prattle° will be held on Sunday afternoon, No- vember 6 at 2,30 p.m. at the Legion Hall for every band member and all Majorettes, .Attendance at this practice niust be better than at past special practices, urges the bandrnaster, was not taken as a precedent in Clinton, Also present was the town engineer B. M. Ross, Goderich. 'Bob Campbell introduced the discussion. He had signed the petition requesting the sewer- age service on Queen Street past his place, the former St- anley's meat market, George German's lots, Tidewells, Lees, and two new homes occupied by Peter Kuiper and Mr. Ellis. However, he claimed that he had been assured it would not cost him anything. Mr. Campbell was eager to help the new homeowners on the street and those "two peo- ple left hopelessly out when the sewerage was installed 14 years ago". He claimed there was gross misrepresentation. Jack Sturdy claimed the same situation, and that he had been told that it would not cost him any- thing. Clerk J. Livermore as- sured Mr. Sturdy that if he had not sirmed the petition,: the sewer would not have gone in; that an area has to be 25 per cent built up before a local improvement construction can be begun. George German said he could not see any reason they had to pay when other residents on corner lots were not charg- ed twice. He could not see why a few people had to be picked out and charged this high as- sessment. Councillor George Rumball recalled that when the sewer- age system was installed, some streets didn't want sewerage. Then they changed their minds. For years the PUC installed the extra mains out of surplus funds. But this meant that they were unable to contribute their share of money to the town each year to pay off de- bentures. So the town had to raise the money through gen- eral taxation. Then the PUC finally asked that no more sewerage mains be authorized in this fashion. Mayor H. Bridle noted that the court of revision had no authority to consider what was termed "gross misrepresenta- tion". The town officials acted in good faith upon the request of signed petitions. Each of the property owners on the corner lots involved was already paying for sew- erage service on the street frontage. When the main was installed past them to serve others on the street, then they were assessed to pay a part of the flankage (or the distance along the side of their lot). Engineer D. M. Ross explain- ed that under the Act it was required to be charged in this way. He noted that in each cage a concession. of 66 feet had been allowed, then the balance of footage was, charged at the same rate as Other lots on the street, except that it was pro-rated over the entire flankage, Mayor Bridle commented that it was the first time sewerage had gone in 'under the Local Improvement Act in town, but that all of the sidewalks had been laid in that way. (Repairs to sideWalks are the town's responsibility). Reg Smith explained that neither he, Mx. Kloskowict nor Mr. Graham had any space on the side of their lets, not even (Continued On Page , 12) 0 Over 80 Birthday Club Mrs, Helen DalryniPle, On- tario street, celebrated her 93rd birthday on Tuesday, No- verribet 1, With members of her family present and a few friends Pairserviee, Spencer Street will celebrate his 87th birthday on Tualday., Novetd. her 8. Corner Lot Householders Assessment Appeal OK'd The osry legitimate fire warm of the past week occurred Tues- day afterroon, and firemen re- sponded to quell a minor blaze in a grease container near the new section of the Huron County Home. Saturday night and Monday night, false alarms were turned in by someone, as yet unknown. Chief Constable H. R. Thomp- son is investigating and notes here is a severe penalty in- volved in this type of senseless False Fire Alarms Serious; Minimum Fine is $100 Doan-Ruirballi Brightly lighted with fluorescent lights, the new Doan-Rumball room was officially opened last night by the Rt. Rev. W. A. Townshend, DD, suf- ragan bishop of Huron, in the company of the congregation of St. Paul's Anglican Church, The new room will be used for junior congregation, etc. (News-Record Photo) prank, a minimum of $100 on conviction. The Bell Telephone Company also is taking a very serious view, and is making every effort to trace the calls. Saturday, during the Hallow- een masquerade at the Legion Hall, attended by a number of firemen, and by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allan, Londesboro, the alarm was given that the Allan feed mill in Londesboro was on fire, Prompt action was taken, with everyone rushing Cape Blitz Earns $280.65 Fund Campaign Continues Bequeaths Eyes to Eye Bank first Such Gift at Clinton Main reason for the large concessions was that those in- volved either had not been a- ware of the local improvement installations or had been told it would not cost them any- thing. Also, this was the first time in recent Clinton history, that any construction has gone forward under the Local Im- provement Act, The money in- volved totals $1,500 which will be collected through the gen- eral taxation rate. All rate- payers in town will share the cost, rather than having it paid by those living on corner lots in areas involved. The court of revision includ- es besides the chairman, Mayor H. Bridle, Reeve Melvin Crick) and Councillor N, Livermore. They made it clear that this ronto was made by members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Goderich. The transplant of the needed cornea section must be made within 24 hours. Though Mr. Asquith was 77 years old, his sight was re- markably good. Mr. Asquith had been in- terested in this type of sur- gery for some time. His wife is a cousin of Sir Frederick Ranting. He made his re- quest known about a week ago and arrangements were carried out by his eldest daughter, Miss Mary As- quith, a pharmacist in To- ronto. linton. News-Record No. 44—The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1960 $3.00 Per Year-10c Per Copy— 12 Pages