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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-11-10, Page 1To Prepare a Brief This committee of three appointed by the Huron branch of the Ontario Farmers Union will help to spearhead a movement inquiring into the possibilities of setting up a vOdational school for Huron, Seated is Mrs, T. Govenlock, Seaforth; standing are I3ob Taylor, RR 3, Clinton (left) and Robert Welsh, RR 2, Bayfield, (News-keoord Photo) Linton, N-ewspolRecor THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR No. 45—The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10„ 1960 $3.00 Per Year-10c Per Copy— 12 Pages :eee. ea.:5 XVMMNPIONM," 1 Snowbaby for a Snowlady Snow which fell over the weekend provided ideal conditions for snowmen and "snowladies," too. The children are Christine, 9; Laura 7 and Gail 4 years, daughters of Flight Sergeant and Mrs. Marcel Pare, 13 Regina Road, Adastral Park. The snowlady, though dressed in open-toed slippers, a mink wrap over a frothy chiffon gown and a gay hat, was not complete, the girls told the photographer, "We're going to make a snowbaby for her to hold." (News-Record Photo) Winston Shapton, past presi- dent of the Federation; and 13111 Duncan, Goderich, field- man; Charles David, of the London office. Mrs. Jack Elliott Will Head Cancer Campaign in 1961 The Clinton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society met at the home of the president, Mrs. Harry D. Ball. Several new officers were appointed to complete the slate for 1960-61: treasurer, Mrs, A. J. McMur- ray; campaign chairman, Mrs, Jack Elliott; education com- mittee, co-convened by, Mrs. Reece Jenkins, Mr. Kelvin Jervis, Rev. D. J. Lane, The president announced the Ontario division annual meet- ing being held at the Regency Towers, Toronto, on Nov. 23. The education committee discussed plans to further the distribution of pamphlets to the public. Several centres for cancer education material have been established at the CNR depot, the High School, the factories and the library, Dur. ing the year, letters will be sent to the various organiza- tions with an enclosed list of cancer films available. The service cOrntrlittee ported 485 dressings distribut- ed this fall, Plans were discussed to hold an open meeting in the spring for which a speaker, an auth- ority' on cancer and cancer re- search, would be secured. Remembrance Day service for the fallen in Canada's wars will be held in Clinton to-more row morning, November 11 in the Legion Memorial Hall, Kirk Street, Clinton. This is a public service, and all those interested are invited to at- tend. The Rev. D. J. Lane, B.A„ chaplain of the Legion will preside, and the pianist will be W02 Vern Boys, RCAF Sta- tion Clinton. The Rev. E, J. Roulston, B.A., will give the address; scripture response will be led by the Rev. Grant Mills and the Rev. H. A. Funge, Information Meetings Proposed by Hog Men Directors of the Huron County Hog Producers Associa- tion will meet in Hohnesville tonight, November 10, to ar- range for details of the de- benture selling campaign. It is expected that a chairman to take charge of the campaign will be appointed then, Also to be arranged for are meeting dates across the coun- ty at which speakers will at- tend to acquaint producers with the plan for FAME, the Farmers Allied Meat Enter- prises Co-operative Limited. There will be about 300 meetings across Ontario re- ports Alfred Warner, Bayfield, secretary of Huron's associa- tion. Debentures in FAME will not go on sale until November 24. Producers have received by mail a six-page brochure out- lining the reason and aims of FAME. Application for pur- chase of the 10-year term six percent FAME debentures may be made direct to the Toronto office. Founding directors of FAME are Eldred Aiken, Melvin Becker, Wilfred L. Bishop, Clare Curtin, Lance Dickies- on, Clayton Frey, Wesley Magwood, Charles W. McIn- nis, Alva Rintoul, Roy Sills and Ben Steers. Election of the board of directors for the next fiscal year will take place at the first OHPA provincial meeting following the close of the debenture campaign. It is expected that six or seven meetings are planned in Huron County, in various loca- tions. Dates and places will be announced following to-, night's meeting. Mr. Warner stated that he expected Charles W. McInnis would be in Londesboro on November 23 at the annual meeting of Huron Federation of Agriculture, to give infor- mation and answer questions. MbeirriSt etlitinni=== James H. Kinkead, public school inspector for Huron County was guest speaker at Clinton Lions Club education night banquet. He presented the club's' General Proficiency certificates and crests to the eight top students from Clin- ton Public School and CDCI. Top Students In Clinton Receive Lions Awards (By W. D. D.) CLIPPED OUT A THING from a daily paper early in October , . . It was the story of a 2Q-year-old who was con- victed of driving while under the influence of drink . . , The chap appealed the sentence on the ground that he was far too drunk to be found guilty . . . He claimed he was so drunk, he wasn't actually driving the car at the time he was ap- prehended . . He won the •ap- peal * * * MRS. MAUDE HEDDEN, Hensall, who reports on the doings of that village in this paper, and •a number of others . , . predicted the U.S. elec- tion right again . Way back in September she called the Democratic John F. Kennedy to win „ . She wrote him a letter to assure him of victory, and promised to pray for him on election night . . . Mrs. Hedden got a reply on October 6; "Your interest . . . is a source of encouragement to me. With support such as yours, I am sure that victory will be ours in November . . ." By the "narrow squeak" which Mr. Kennedy, now president elect received . . . it looks as if he needed all the help he got . . Since seeing more pictures of Mrs. Kennedy . . . we can't be sure but that the American voter was casting ballots for the first lady all the time, not for the president . . . She's lovely . . . Makes a good homemade soup, too, we understand . . . * * * PERSONALLY STAYED UP until four in the morning lis- tening to the returns from the U. S. election . . . Was chas- tised by several yesterday who felt it was a rather un-Cana- dian thing to do . . . We can't agree . . . Surely Canadians can become better educated a- bout the world around us by sitting in on a great democra- tic procedure like the election Tuesday . . . than by all the Ed Sullivan shows . . . world series . . . adult westerns . . crime, etc., which is our usual TV fare . . . * * AND AFTER ALL, THOUGH we may be justified in feeling that Americans don't know, nor care enough about Canada . . That doesn't mean we have to be just as uninformed . . . Does it . . * * * UNDERSTOOD THROUGH Staff Johnson's column in the Beacon-Herald that the cura- tor of the Huron County mus- eum at Goderich is on a detec- tive hunt which could be solv- ed in Clinton . . . The museum inherited• a set of solid ma- hogany bedroom furniture from the estate of the late Dr. W. J. Shaw . . . and he is in- terested in finding out who made it . . . If anyone has any •ideas on the subject, Mr. O'Neill at Goderich would be grateful . . . * * * HOWEVER, WHILE ON THE subject, Mr. Johnson . . We would correct your column in two instances . . . And they are not small complaints . . . In the first place Dr. Shaw was not of "Goderich" as you state . . . He was of Clinton, and his memory here is rever- ed . . . And when you conjec- ture that one of the master craftsmen "brought to Clinton at the time an organ factory . . . established •there" we'd like to suggest being more def- inite than that indefinite art- icle "an" suggests . . , That was not just "an" organ fac- tory, but the beginnings of the Sherlock-Manning Piano Co. Ltd., still going strong . . . and much revered also in Clinton . . . The oldest manufacturing firm in our town and possibly in the county, Sherlock-Man- ning is a constant provider of employment for a large work- ing force . . . and master craftsmen produce a quality instrument which continues to compare favorably with any- thing, on the market to-day , Certainly not just "an" organ factory . . . * * * ON A RECENT WEDNESDAY evening on the main street of Seaforth . . an unusual hunt- ing episode took place . . . Object of the htint was a young nutria found loose on t h e thoroughfare . . and participants in the sortie were two medical practitioners and a Seaforth constable . . . they were successful and chalked up their catch to Useful experience for the deer hunting trip the doctors plan, later this fall... (Continued on Page Seven) The Week's Weather 1960 1959 High Low High Low Nov. 3 46 38 45 31 4 48 38 56 42 5 46 32 65 54 6 25 35 60 33 7 35 8 36 30 8 41 25 38 28 9 43 89 45 28 Rain: .55 in. Rein; .35 in. Snow: 8 ins. Londesboro, will read from Scripture. This service is scheduled to begin at 9.45 a.m. It will con- clude in time for the wreath- bearers to form up, •along with the veterans, and other partici- pating bodies and march, led by the Legion-Bannockburn Pipe Band to the cenotaph. Participating will be a squadron from RCAF Station Clinton led by Squadron Lead- er Senior and the RCAF Sta- tion Band. The parade will leave the Legion Hall at 10.30 am. and arrive at the cenotaph about 10.50 in order to lay wreaths before 11 am. The RCAF is posting a guard at the ceno- taph during the ceremony, and a trumpeter from the band will play the last post and re- veille, The Rev. L. E. Reed- Lewis will pronounce the clos- ing prayer and benediction. The parade will proceed back to the Legion Hall for dis- missal, passing in front of a parade base established at the corner of Victoria and Cutter Streets (the former Commerc- ial Inn corner). Note advertisement on page five regarding special times and information regarding the service and parade. Legion members and friends held a special church parade last Sunday arranged by their chaplain in St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church. The Rev, D. J. Lane, B,A., presented the sermon "And Thou Shalt Re- member". er, "it is necessary that some- thing be done with those people who have a high IQ and a great degree of good attitude es, who should get more out of education." He indicated that those youngsters at school merely because they have to be until they are 16 years of age, suffer, and cause all others 'to suffer with them. As a solution to some of the problems created by the thought of a vocational school, he suggested that since the county already owned land at the county home farm, and some buildings there, probably this could be used as •a site. Transportation could' be solv- ed by having the present school buses make a run 'to the vocational school after -de- livering students to the other secondary schools in the coun- ty. He suggested some agri- cultural courses could be ad- ded to the general run of vocational school subjects, to fill out the course of study. Mr. Nediger said he was not too concerned about the cost of such a plan, for "We still pay more for cigarettes than we do for education." Mr. Nediger reminded his listeners that at present, any student who wishes technical school training may be sent to London and the tuition is paid for by the high school or col- legiate board which would nor- mally be responsible for his education. Home and School First Meeting Now Postponed The Home and School, As- sociation has postponed 'the first meeting from November 14 to Thursday, November 24, The reason to avoid conflict with the meeting of thg Re- tarded Children's Association on November 14, 0 Yaremko Coming Tuesday to Open Exam. Centre The Hon. John Yaremko, QC, Toronto, minister of trans- port for the Province of On- tario, will be in Clinton next Tuesday, November 15, to of- ficially open a Driver Examina- tion Centre to serve Huron County. Ceremonies will be carried out in the Council Chamber of the town hall, since offices the department is renting on the lower floor •of the Credit Union building on Ontario Street are not large enough for a public gathering. Time is 11 am. The public is invited. M. J. Holmes, London, will be the examiner in charge of the work in Huron County. The Clinton office will be open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Mondays Mr. Hol- mes will be in Exeter to con- duct tests required there, and on Tuesdays he is scheduled to be in Wingham to conduct required •examinations there. Services of the local examin- ers in Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth, Exeter and Clinton will not terminate until Decem- ber 2. This two-week overlap will give the new plan time to adjust and begin operating smoothly. -Staffing the driver examina- tion centres with full-time trained civil service examiners is part of an overall program to replace the present appoint- ed examiners. A searching four part test will be given all ape .plicants for driver licences. The test will include vision, sign recognition, a written test and a practical driving test. This new office has nothing to do with the actual issuing of licences, _The present licence issuing bureaus will continue to serve in this respect. 0 New CDCI Addition To Be Opened On Friday, Nov. 18 Work is progressing swiftly on the tile floor in Clinton District Collegiate Institute's new gyxnnatorium, and should be complete in time for the of- ficial opening ceremonies on Friday evening, November 18. The public is invited to at- tend this affair. The Hon, John P. Roberts, QC, London, minister of educa- tion for Ontario will officiate. Other members of parliament will be in attendance, includ- ing Charles MacNaughton, Exeter, MLA for Huron. If a member of the family moves, then the rent goes up one .dollar. A full schedule of rents in various , pay brackets, for families of various sizes is available at the clerk's office. John Livermore is secretary of the Clinton Housing Authority in charge of rentals. Each unit Is two storeys, three bedrooms with bath, kit- chen, living-dining room and basement. Local Improvement By Debenture Property owners involved, in the three local improvement projects in, Clinton met again With the Court of Revision last Thursday night. However, they had been unable to ar- range for complete payment of the charges for services in these areas by cash, and so the debenture issue for •these will go forward as planned, and costs will be spread over the neXt 20 years, charged ag- ainst the properties involved. A steak dinner in • the dining room of Hotel Clinton was tendered the agents of Huron Co-operators Insurance Assoc- iation on Monday night by the committee of Huron County Federation of Agriculture. Harvey Taylor, Brucefield, ch- airman of the committee Was master of ceremonies, The special occasion saw the presentation of bonus cheques totalling $1,900 to four agents of CIA: Bert Klopp, Zurich; George Turton, Goderich; Ross Francis, Kirkton and Russell Knight, Brussels, Murray Maxwell, London, division manager of CIA told of his pride in Huron County, which received more in bonus cheques than any other county in Ontario for the past year. Working in the London of- fice are five girls from Huron, including Miss Pauline Des- jardirte, Grand Bend, who has been chosen Miss London Cred- it Union Chapter, and will compete in the Ontario con- test. He noted that Huron County led the Western Ont- ario division as far as' sales by dealers was concerned. Mr. Mmwvell described the seven-storey office building next to Wellington Square in London 'as an outstanding building, "not elaborate, but utilitarian". lie said that five stories would be rented, and the CIA would occupy the other two, "The prestige and advertising value of this build- ing will be a tremendous thing in the growth of CIA," he said, Speaking briefly were War- Fen Zurbrigg, president of ron Federation of Agriculture; Mr. Kinkead, a member of Goderich Lions Club, spoke in high regard of Clinton Lions Club, and further compliment- ed the club Tuesday night in their proficiency awards pro- ject. Those chosen to receive hon- ors• from the Lion's Club were: Grace McAdam, grade six; Clare Magee, grade seven; Rose Brubacher, grade eight ;- Nancy Olde, grade nine; Paul Bateman, grade ten; Alan Cochrane, grade 11; Steve Scotchmer, grade 12 and AV- lyne Powell, grade 13. Miss Powell, now attending Strat- ford' Teachers •College, came up by bus Tuesday afternoon and left immediately after the meeting to return to Stratford'. Steve Scoteh,mer was the only student unable to be present. The public school students were introduced by Bert Gray, principal of Clinton Public School, and collegiate students were introduced by D. John Cochrane, principal of Clinton District Collegiate Institute. Guests at the dinner were fathers George Powell, Reub- en Brubacher, Brock Olde, Clare Magee, Maurice Bate- man and Harry Cochrane. Other guests present were Lion Leo Walzak, Goderich; A. Ricard; and Harry Rocky, manager of the McKerlie auto parts store in Clinton. While introducing Inspector Kinkead, principal John D. Cochrane recalled incidents in an East York public school in the 1930's where he was a pupil and Mr. Kinkead a tea- cher. Mr. Kinkead reminisced briefly on education and 'tea- ching in the depression years. In speaking of Remembrance Day, he told of unveiling a war memorial to some of the pupils he had taught. He directed most of his talk to the honored pupils present, asking them not to slacken their studies after winning this award, but to continually push for more education, always aiming for something higher in life. He said, "When you 'have reached your goal, you must begin thinking of others, such as the work your Lions Club is do- ing and what they have done for you." And, he continued, "Somebody must care for- those not so fortunate in life as we". The inspector recalled inci- dents in his Lions Club work. He learned from Lions from Mexico, who he talked to at Lions conventions, that Lion- ism in that country was fully responsible for most education in the rural areas, The speaker was thanked by past president B. Beecher Menzies. The education night program, was arranged by 3. Ross Middleton, teacher at CDCI. President Mitch Mc- Adam was chairman of the business meeting. Lions were reminded that all Grey Cup draw tickets trust be sold. The game is only two weeks away. A committee of two men and one lady appointed by the Huron County chapter of the Ontario Farmers Union will investigate all aspects of ob- taining a vocational school for the county, and will contact other groups in Huron who may be interested in such a project. Then they plan to prepare a brief, and obtain endorsement from as many organizations and individuals as possible, be- fore presenting it to the On- tario Department of Education in Toronto. Members of the committee 'are Robert Taylor, RR 2, Clin- to, county director; Robert Welsh, RR 2, Bayfield and Mrs. T. Govenlock, Seaforth. Decision was reached at the county-wide meeting held in the agricultural office board room, Clinton last Thursday night, following an address by William Nediger, Seaforth "Lest We Forget" Public Service November 11 (formerly of Clinton and now on staff at the Seaforth Dis- trict High School), and after further discussion with Charles S. MacNaughton, MLA, Exeter. Mr. Nediger explained that he was pinch-hitting for the principal of the school, L. Plumsteel, who had to be in London that evening. Mr. Nediger outlined the action taken so far on the matter in question: a meeting of educa- tors with a committee of county council, and other meet- ings within the county. "We have a duty 'to educate everyone to the best of his ability," stated Mr. Nediger, "and we are not doing our job. Out of 100 children starting public school, only 67 complete grade 8; only 16 enter grade 13, only eight complete grade 13; five enter university and three complete university." "With these huge drop-out numbers," indicated Mr. Nedig- CIA Dealers Feted By Federation, Four Bonus Cheques Totalled $1,900 County Sending 15 4-H Members After Guineas the Seaforth club and' John Etherington, RR 1, Hensall, of the Exeter calf club, as well as six from the Blyth-Belgrave club and four from Turnberry calf club. Calves will be trucked to the Royal Winter Fair on Wednes- day morning. Competition will be completed on Friday, and a dinner for all contestants will be held on Friday even- ing. Seek Opportunity for All Investigate Vocational School New Rents on Homes Based on Net Income Post Office Hours Announced For Remembrance Day On Remembrance Day, No- vember 11, the Clinton Post Office will be open for gener- al delivery service from one to five p.m. There will be no mail delivery that 'day. The lobby will be open from S a.m. to 6 p.m. for the convenience of box holders. There are 15 young members of 4-H Clubs in Huron County going off to Toronto next week to go after the Queen's Guineas prize offered by the Ontario Department of Agri- culture. Carrying the hopes of all of the clubs are Frank Yeo, RR 3, Clinton; Bill Blacker, RR 1, Clinton and Barbara Blacker, RR 1, Londesboro all from the Bayfield 4-H Beef Calf Club; Bill Strong, RR 2, Dublin from Failure to rent the 12 new homes on John Street at the announced rate of $73.50, ap- parently has persuaded the De- partment of Planning and Development to change the way in which the rental rate of these homes is set. Until last week, this Feder- al-Provincial-Municipal housing project was based on a full- recovery program. That is, the rent was set so as to recover over the next 50 years the full cost of the entire project, in- cluding services, repairs, etc. This has now been changed to a subsidized program. Rents will be based on the ability of the renter to pay. For in- stance: if in a family of four, the breadwinner takes home $325 a month, then his rent for one of these units will be $72. If net income is $250 per iiienth then the rent is only $54; •and a $200 a month net income would mean only a $42 a month rental. In case a family grows, then for each additional child, or person living in the home, the rent goes down one. dollar.