Clinton News-Record, 1960-11-24, Page 1Recor
THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR
linton News-d
THE HURON RECORD-49th YEAR
No. 47 The Home Paper with the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1%0
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Ontario Education Minister Officiates At Opening Of Collegiate Addition
With staff and choir members filling the first rows
in the new auditorium of Clinton District Collegiate
Institute, the public who visited the school to see the
new auditorium for the first time, and tour the rest
of the building, formed an attentive audience at
the opening ceremonies last Friday night. There were
about 700 chairs laid down for the affair, and ail
but about 40 of them were filled, The Hon. John P.
Robarts, Ontario Minister .of Education, was the
speaker at the time this photo was taken.
(News-Record Photo)
Roman Catholics in the par-
ish of Clinton last Thursday
night elected' an eight man
board and instructed them to
proceed to build and open a
separate school in the town of
Clinton by September, 1961.
'Phis marks .a historic milestone
for the parish, for as: the Rev.
Father L. E. Reed-Lewis re-
minded them, "it is in the best
interests of all those Catholics
in Clinton and Blyth to con-
tinue to approach the goal of
giving a Catholic education to
every Catholic child in the two
parishes."
Three acres have
been bought at the north east
corner of town, next to Brown-
ie's. Drive-In Theatre, at the
corner of Beech and White-
head Streets.
Chairman of the board is Ar-
nold •Dale. Other members are
Victor Finite, Tom Feeney,
Peter Hathaway, all for a two
year term. Four with one year
to serve are Clarence Denom-
me, Gerald Brown, Clifford
Parker and Flank Cummings.
An election will he held each
year to fill the four seats
vacant. In order to begin this
TWENTY BEDS SUGGESTED
New Wing Proposed For
Clinton Public Hospital
* * *
AMONG THE ADVERTISE-
ments which supported the
little brochure was that of a
lecture in the town hall, given
by the Rev. E. E. Scott, Galt,
on "The Land of the Maple"
. . . admission to this was free. • *
ALL THOSE INTERESTED
in education were urged to at-
tend . . . lectures in nature
study were given by J. Forest
and Miss A. E. Consitt, Hills-
green . . . a lecture on promo-
tion examinations was given by
G. Baird, Clinton and A. Scott,
Seaforth . . . W. R. Lough,
Clinton spoke on "definiteness,
accuracy and simplicity in tea-
ching" . . . E. McLean, Clinton
talked on the metric system
and Miss J. Wilson, Clinton
spoke on "reading with the
class" * * *
OTHER SPEAKERS WERE
from Brussels, Crediton, Gode-
rich, Seaforth and London . .
This was the time when H. I.
Strang, B.A., was headmaster
of the collegiate at Goderich.
. •
Prizes Drawn At
Clinton Meat Market
Prizes won at the grand op-
ening of Clinton Meat Market
under the proprietorship of
Grant Irwin and Arthur Col-
son, were Mrs. Earnest Bell, a
frypan; Jabez E. Rands, alt.-
tort., an electric coffee percola-
tor and two pounds of coffee;
Mrs. W. C. Newcombe, bacon;
Mrs, Roy Mann, roast beef.
The draws. were made last
Saturday night.
The Week's Weather
3.96o 1059
High Low High Lbw
Nov. 17 48 85 88 14
18 45 82 25 14
19 46 80 30 23
20 47 86 85 25
21. 48 32 38 29
22 52 32 42 35
28 49 29 52 8/
Rain: .10 in, Rain: .18 in.
Snow: 7 ins,
Rural Public School Now 100E Hall
SS 10 public school building was moved swiftly down
main street in Clinton last Friday on its way to a new
resting place on Princess Street, as the home of Clin-
ton 100F Lodge No. 83. Since time ran short, the
school was lodged over the weekend between the
Supertest garage and the PUC office. Then it was
placed on pre-poured foundations on Monday, on
a lot just east of A. F. Cudmore's residence.
(News-Record Photo)
CDCI Grad Makes Presentation
Presenting the fine lecturn used at the official open-
ing at CDCI last Friday night was Tom Logan, presi-
dent of students council for 1959-60. The gift was
made to the school out of funds raised during the
lost school year, Mr, Logan is now on engineering
student at University of Western Ontario. At the
left is the gift of encyclopaedic' given by the pub-
lishers in the none of E, A, Fines, former principal
of CDCI, (News-Record Photo)
1 f.
C011411111=t=
(By W. D,
LOOKS LIKE A GREAT
future ahead for Clinton in ed-
ucational institutions . with
a 14-room •public schoolein town
and another of equal size at
RCAF Station Clinton . . and
a 25 classroom collegiate .
and a new Roman Cath-
olic separate school planned for
next September . , and the
ground purchased and cleared
by the Calvin Christian School
Society for building sometime
in the future . . And spade
work going forward for a voca-
tional, or technical school of
some sort in the vicinity . .
certainly, if our children are
not the best educated in the
country, it won't be the tax-
payer's fault . . . *
HAD SOME LEFT OVER
information about secondary
schools in Clinton , . • when,
the end of space came last
week , , For instance, at the
collegiate is a framed notice
announcing that the Clinton
County Grammar School would
commence the autumn term on
Monday, August 9, 1869 . .
with instruction in "all bran-
ches of commercial, English and
classical education . . Stu-
dents are prepared for matric-
ulation in Arts, Law, Medicine,
Civil Engineering and Divinity
in ally of our universities ..." * *
GOING ON THE NOTICE
stated . . . "Special attention is
paid to the studies requisite
for qualifying students to be-
come teachers in our Common
Schools ... Under a recent reg-
uletion of the Department of
Education, pupils of both sex-
es are admitted on equal terms
. . . The school will continue
under the charge of the pre-
sent esteemed Head Master,
James Turnbull, Esq., BA.,
of Toronto University (Gold
Medalist of 1861), to whose
ability and exertion the reputa-
tion and success which it has
already attained are greatly
due • . ." Trustees at the time
were H. Hale, chairman; R,
Coats, Jos. Whitehead, A. S.
Fisher, Dr. J. Reeve and W.
W. Ferran was secretary . . , * *
ALSO AT HAND IS A COPY
of a program printed for a
Union Meeting of the East and
West Huron Teachers Associa-
tion . . . which was held in
Clinton Collegiate Institute in
May, 1905 . . . This item came
from the effects of the late
Mrs. Helen Plumtree . . . * * *
W. H. JOHNSTON, KIPPEN,
was secretary treasurer of the
West Huron Teachers Associa-
tion . . . G. S. Howard, Blake
was president . . . J. Hartley,
Wroxeter was secretary-treas-
urer of the East Huron associa-
tion and G. F. Rogers, B.A.,
Seaforth, Was president . . . • * *
INSPECTORS OF PUBLIC
schools were J. Elgin Thom
(west) and D. Robb (east) ...
J. Houston, M.A. was principal
of the Clinton Collegiate . . .
A. E. Consitt, Hills green, was
vice-president of the west Hur-
on group . . .
Warren Zurbrigg, RR,,
Clifford, was re-elevated presi.
dent of the Huron County Fed,
eration of Agriculture at the
annual meeting in Londesboro
Community Hall yesterday aft-
ernoon Thie will be his see-
ond year in this office.
Others on the executive are
Gordon Greig, Wroxeter; Mrs.
Alex McGregor, 'Kipperr, lady
director and William Strong,
RR 2, Dublin, Junior Farmer
director.
When second vice-president
Frank Yeo, Clinton, resigned
his office, Elmer Ireland,
Wingham was elected in his
place.
Miss Doreen Howlett, Huron
County Dairy Princess, spoke
briefly, Greetings were receiv,
ed from representatives of
Bruce and Middlesex counties,
William Tilden, Harrietom
new president . of the °Marie
Federation of Agriculture, was
guest .speaker, and had a st-
Tong message of optimism for
the farmer audience. "We can-
CHARLES McINNIS SPEAKS
not do individually what we
can do eollectively," said Mr.
Tilden.
He called for active and good
planning for the next 20 years
and he predicted that the next
ten years would be a time of
consolidation of position on the
pact of the farmer. "We may
not progress swiftly," warned
Mr. Tilden.
He had visited England re,
cently, and he urged that more
be done to encourage the Bri-
tish people to buy Canadian
products. He had foqnd that
housewives there have not
heard of powdered milk, and
suggested' 'that a market for
milk surplus could be develop-
ed in that form.
"There is practically no limit
to the production possible,"
said Mr. Tilden, "if you make
use of all of the technology
available, But we must find
markets for our products."
"The humanitarian instinct
prevents us from producing for
a shortage," went on Mr. Tit,
den. "We are depressed to
think of the children in other
nations going hungry to bed,
We must find a way to pro-
duce for a surplu.s and market
that surplus where 'it is need-
ed"
He suggested better use of
Ontario House in London, Eng-
land, and suggested that
though the Department of Ag-
eiculture representatives elf the
Ontario farmer could be, sent
over there, promoting food
products. New Zealand and
Australia are doing an aggres-
sive selling job,
"Should we encourage our
children to enter agriculture?
Well, certainly we should not
discourage them, We should
establish conditions to favour
those who want to enter agri-
culture. The occupation has
dignity, a reasonably high
standard of living, and will be-
come one with reasonably high
profit.
Also speaking during the
program were Mrs. Gordon
Greig, Wroxeter, chairman of
the Canadian farm radio for-
um; Robert McGregor for the
Beef Producers; Carl Heming-
way for poultry producers;
Horace Deibridge for cream
producers; Harvey Taylor,
chairman of the white bean
board and the co-operative in-
surance association in Huron;
Lorne Metes, for the dairy
co-ordinating 'board, and Rus-
sell Bradford, the Ontario field-
man for the dairy branch for
Huron County.
Douglas H. Miles, agricultur-
al representative of Huron
County conducted the election
of officers., and spoke ,briefly,
"Opening" Day of
Three Schools in
One Day Confuse
Opening three schools in one
day is a major task even for
practiced politicians, and both
the Hon. J. P. Robarts and
Charles S. MacNaughton began
to feel the strain last Friday
before •the whole job was com-
pleted.
During the afternoon the ad-
dition to South Huron District
High School in Exeter was op-
ened. Then a dinner was serv-
ed 'in Hotel Clinton, where the
men were guests of the CDCI
Board, and then the Clinton
school 'addition was opened. Mr.
MacNaughton introduced the
guest, the Ontario Mini ter of
Education, Mr. Roberts, and
spoke of his pleasure at be-
ing here in Goderich.
The slip was noticed by the
sympathetic crowd, and Mr.
MacNaughton apologized. Then
the members of parliament pro-
ceeded to Goderich, where the
addition to the collegiate in the
county town was officially
opened, combined with the
commencement exercises in
that school.
Mr. Robarts commented on
the rapid growth of schools
in Ontario, and made the pre-
diction that in the next 15
years, existing accommodation
will have to be doubled; if the
increase in numbers of stu-
dents is to be cared for.
C. J. Livermore
New Clerk of
Division Court
Clarence J. Livermore, pop-
ularly known as "Shim" has
been appointed clerk of the
Third Division Court of the
County of Huron, at Clinton.
Mr. Livermore succeeds Thom-
as Steepe in this position. Mr.
Steepe is now secretary for
the Clinton Hospital Board.
Mr. Livermore operates, an
egg grading station on Isaac
Street, next to Lavis Contrac-
ting Company. He has been
actively interested in the Hur-
eri' Fish arid -Game Conserva-
tion Society for a number of
years, considered practically
a perennial secretary-treasurer
of that organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Livermore live
at 186 Alma Street, Clinton.
Ed, Florian Buys
Lots For Taxes
At the first tax sale to be
carried out in Clinton for many
years, last Thursday, Edward
Florian purchased several lots
on Huron Street, and at the
corner of Erie Street and
Pugh's Terrace. Taxes on this
land for the past five years
had amounted to about $108.
Mr. Florian bought the land
for the tax arrears.
All of the other property
offered 'in the tax sale had
been secured by their owners,
except one, for which no offer
was received at the sale.
The land purchased by Mr.
Florian had been owned by
Roy McLeod, formerly a farm
implement dealer in Clinton.
Two Clinton 'teen - agers
pleaded guilty to damaging st-
reet lights in the village of
Blyth late in October, and
were fined $25 each and costs
by Magistrate Glen Hays here
yesterday.
Sixteen year old Paul Golds-
worthy owned the car and
drove it. His passenger was
John Becker, 17. Accompany-
ing them was a juvenile. The
three boys used a BB gun and
an air rifle to shoot out 12
street lights in the village.
Then they hid the guns in the
grass at the side of 'the road
and returned to Clinton.
Constable Sims. Was alerted
by villagers in Blyth, and fol-
lowed the car to Clinton. Beth
the boys work at Canada. Pack-
ers.
Magistrate Hays impressed
upon the boys that paying the
damages of $9,96, which. they
had already done, would not
wipe out the offence. "The
street lights are installed at
public expense, and for the
people to see their way about
at night, It would be easy to
say; 'Oh, well, they're just
'teen-agers mid pass it off as
youthful exhuberance." But
when this youthful exheber-
Mee pushes other people ar-
ound, then it must be curtail-
ed," said Mr. Hays.
The magistrate also coin-
Mented that it Was ridiculous
for a young person of 10 or even
slightly Older, to own a Car,
for it generally leads to
Clinton Hospital Board, head-
ed by Harold C. Lawson, presi-
dent, is seriously considering
an addition to the present hos-
pital, and has engaged an ar-
chitect who has supplied them
with tentative plans for a 20-
bed accommodation.
Faced with rising demand for
hospital service, the Board is
hoping to have the addition
ready in time to cope with the
ever-increasing need.
The architect engaged is the
firm of Dunlop, Wardell, Mat-
sui and Aiken, Islington, Toron-
to. This firm built the addition
to Alexandra Marine and Gen-
eral Hospital, Goderich, and a
new hospital in Owen Sound,
as well as a school presently in
construction near Bluevale.
trouble. He warned the boys
not to appear before him .ag-
ain.
Liquor Charges
D. B, Rosachuk and A. R.
Cosmin, both of RCAF Sta-
tion, Clinton, pleaded guilty to
having liquor unlawfully in
their possession and were fin-
ed $20 each,
Roy Neil Currie, 21, RCAF,
was fined $35 and costs on a
charge of allowing another
person to use his liquor per-
mit to make purchases. He
was given ten days to pay.
Ed' Sloan, 18, was charged
with knowingly supplying liqu-
or to persons under age. Mr.
Sloan had been given Mr.
Currie's permit, and car, and
money gathered for celebrating
a graduation, and made a trip
to Stratford liquor store, malt-
ing purchases for the affair.
He did not take part in the
graduation party, nor did he
drink any of the supplies,
This offence carries a Mini-
m= Of one month. in jail.
However, the Magistrate was
lenient, and under the sum-
mary convictions act, levied a
fine instead, of $25 and costs,
with two months to pay. Mag.
ittrate Hoyt felt that the leg-
islation had been set up to pro-
secute persons over 21 who
supply liquor to persons under
21. He felt this wag an ex-
ceptional case.
Miner Keller, Dashwood,
Wag fined $10 arid costs On a
charge of having his truck
overloaded,
The rough drawings and
plans so far achieved have been
approved tentatively by the
Department of Health.
The main problem now is the
method of raising money for
the addition. The board has
a small sum on hand, and will
require grants from local gov-
ernments toward this purpose.
Since boards of other hospi-
tals in the county are facing
the same situation, now or in
the next three or four years,
meetings have been held with
representatives from boards in
the other towns, with a view to
formulating a brief to take to
county council, and thus co-
ordinate the needs of all of the
boards. County council has
given the hospital boards an
audience to-day, November 24
at 10 in the morning.
Pending the reception given
at this meeting, the Clinton
board is hesitant to finalize
plans. However, they will ar-
range for a meeting with the
architects on Monday, Decem-
ber 5, to discuss the proposed•
plan more particularly.
At present Clinton Public
Hospital has 40 beds. The buil-
ding was originally a private
home, presented to the town
for use as a hospital, by the
late Major Malcolm D. McTag-
gar,t.
A 19-bed nurses residence,
made possible by a grant of
$45,000 from the estate of •the
late Lt, Cal. H, T. Rance, was
completed in 1955, which re-
lieved accomodation in' the
hospital proper. The oldest
part of the hospital has since
been renovated to ac,eoxnmodate
business offices, x-ray rooms,
emergency operating rooms,
and some patient beds,
4-H Achievement Day
in Exeter December 2
Achievement Day for 4,H
agricultural clubs of Huron
County will be held next Fri-
day evening, December' 2, in
the South Huron District High
School, Exeter. Following
awards to members, and con-
gratulatory •addresses, a lunch
and dance will be held. Huron
County Club Leaders ASsoela-
ti.on is headed by Howard FYm,
president, and the event is ar-
ranged with the assistance of
Douglas Miles and Donald
0, Grieve of the agriettltUral
Office. in Clinton,
rotation, 'an election will be
held on Wednesday, December
28, 1960, in the parish hall, to
fill the seats at present occu-
pied' by those named for this
year -only.
A question and answer per-
iod, was held during Which the
Rev. Dr, J. P. Finn, London,
the Diocesan Director of Edu-
cation and William Bulger,
Stratford, the nearest resident-
ial separate school -inspector
were available for information,
as well as' the Rev. L. E. Reed-
Lewis.'
Father Reed-Lewis' reported
that not counting renters, nor
all farms within three miles
of the proposed site of the
school, about $90,000 of assec-
meat could be transferred from
public school to separate 'school
support. Renters; may notify
the town clerk before July 15
of any year that they wish to
support the separate school,
and upon the next and follow-
ing tax rolls this will be shown
as requested.
The St. Joseph's pastor also
noted that the Ontario govern-
ment was eager to help 'all
'they could, In areas where as-
sesmeutt is down, then the pro-
vincial grant is higher. When
assessment goes up, then the
grant would go down, He com-
plimented the people of the
separate school in Hullett
Township for keeping their one
room school open, even when
there were only three pupils
attending. "This shows, what
dedicated people can do," he
said.
Mr. Bulger .noted that in the
future the board might decide
to reduce numbers to six any
year that they wished to do so.
The Chilton. Public School
Board made this decision sortie
years ago, end is now made
up of only six 'members.
Also, the separate school
board may Some time in the
future decide to hold nomina-
tions at the same time as those
held for the public school bo-
ard, and; municipal offices.
Father Finn told of the his-
tory of separate schools in On-
tario. He said at the tune of
Union of Upper and Lower
Canada, 80 percent of the
people of Ontario Were Prates-
tent and 99 percent of the
people in Quebec were Cath-
olic. In both provinceshthe min-
orities did not wish t'to have
their children edttcated in the
schools of the other, Tin, 1841
an Act was passed. to safe-
guard 'the rights of religious
minorities, The Separate Sch-
ools' Act of today is largely
the Same as in 1863,
Township, i
Father
pitin said
Ili Huron the oldest separate
school is ness 2 Hullett
Towns
that "Early
pioneers Made great sactifiees
to establish 'the parish church,,
and the next step was to es-
tablish parish schools, to 'give
the 'children the full benefit
of the knowledge of .the truth
Of our LOrd jests Christ, and
that all, subject taught be per-
meated with the beautiful spiry
it of our Lord:"
The financial part Of build-
ing and operating the,. school'
is the hoard's reSpOnsibility.
The suggestion was given that
the tak rate be sot the seine
as that now paid by public
;Scheel supporters if at all Mae
sible.
OFA President Urges
Export Markets are Vital
Separate School Under Way
Eight Man Board Elected
Reasons for supporting the
FAME debenture sale were
given by Charles McInnis in
resounding tones yesterday aft-
ernoon near the close of the
annual meeting of Huron•Coun-
ty Federation of Agriculture.
Mr. McInnis, who is chair-
man of the Ontario Hog Pro-
ducers Association, said that
"experience has proven there
is a lack of competition, and
increasing evidence of collus-
ion in the trade. If we are to
have healthy agriculture, we
must create competition.
FAME will create new out-
let, where the chief aim is. to
keep 'the price as high ,as pos-
sible—bearing in' mind our dwtiy
to constiniers, FAME Will st-
and for quality,
"AireadY. we have $18 inves-
ted in production of every $1
invested in capital by the food
processors. When the $1 in-
veetor controls prices by col-
lusion, then it is time for far-
mers to put another $1 in
with the, $18 and control their
own product,
"We've been repeatedly told
that retail price is set by the
echetimer and after all costs
of proeessing are taken off,
then the farmer gets the bal-
ance. The farmer spends 5 to
7 months raising a hog and
from 18 to 24 menthe raising
a steer. Then when the meat
reaches the, consumer's' table,
the producer gets only 40 per-
cent of the consumer's dollar.
We're in the wrong end of
the business.
"In spite of reports publish-.
ed, we have checked statistics
published each year by the Do-
minion Income Tax Depart-
ment, and packing houses are
listed as having 32,9 millions
in Capital stocks, However,
profits are 17,1 millions * ov-
er. 50 percent.
"In Ontario we are pouring
seven to eight millions of dol-
lars each year into the profits
of these conapaties, So that
wealthy men earl go to Florida.
'That's silly When for "two Mil-
lion we can own our own
plants,
Why Support Fame ? ?
Reasons Given Farmers
"Our forefathers had faith
in this country and pioneered
the wilderness, We can pion-
eer this new idea of FAME.
The value of your very land
is governed by the price you
get by marketing.
"Unemployment is of great
concern to the nation. Farm-
ers can help this situation. Aft-
er all, the backbone of Cana-
da has; been the stability of the
farming people. We can build
a sounder nation, on a sounder
farm economy."
Mr. McInnis was introduced
to the gathering by Rose, Love,
chairman of the Huron Hog
Producers Association.
Clinton Magistrate'sCourt