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THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR
THE HURON RECORD--79th YEAR
No. 4B :.The Home Paper with the News CLINTON, ONTARIO„ THURSDAY, DECEMIBER 1, 1960
$3.00 per Year-10 Cents per Copy 16 Pages--First Section
Dozen New B:ownies Enrolled
A dozen Tweenies were accepted into the Clinton Brownie Pack on Monday
night in a special ceremony at which Mrs. Cameron Proctor the area commis-
sioner was in charge. From the left are, kneeling, Laura MacDonald, Brenda
Kingswell, Denise Currie and Mary Ann Miller; standing, Judy Finley, Judy
Carter, Susan Bellinger, Linda Nip, Madame Commissioner, Joy Finney, Sharon
McKenzie and Bonnie Wade. Marilyn Johnston was absent for this picture.
(News-Record Photo)
Donors to Cape Fund Listed
and Equipped for ante Parade
Funds Swelled to 444 for Capes
tunity to serve under John
Fletcher, a fellow of the Royal
Academy of Music, one of the
finest musicians he ever had
the privelege of working under.
Mr. Agnew was cornet soloist
in that band.
After serving at Paaschen-
dale and Arras, and Vimy, the
East Ontario Regiment demob-
ilizing point at Kingston, saw
Corporal M. J. Agnew dis-
charged in April of 1919,
Clinton's doughty deputy
reeve returned to Clinton, then
went to Fort William with the
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woo: •:ios
Completing Rank of Montreal
While cement for the new sidewalk at the Bank
of Montreal corner was laid, the wooden bonier
was temporarily lowered this week, for a preview
of the new bank. building, Completion date is now
estimated for mid-January, when the bank staff
(now operating out of the old Molson's bank on
Rattenbury Street) will move in,
(News-Record Photo)
'Young Ballerinas
These were but two of the young ballet students
who presented a delightful program in the Legion
Hall last Friday night. Since the instruction was
begun a few short years ago by Mrs. T, Zablocki,
her students hove progressed quite visibly, and the
dancing at this latest festival was worthy of -C1 entiCh
older and experienced group,
(Now8,Rocord Photb)
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Election Day
Who Can Vote
Where To Vote
All offices in Clinton Branch
140 of the Canadian Legion
were filled by acclamation at
Tuesday night's general meet-
ing, except that of executive
committee and standard bear-
ere. Election for the eight-man
executive` and for four standard
bearers will take place at a
joint election-installation meet-
ing with the Ladies' Auxiliary
to the. Legion, on Monday, De-
cember 12.
Past presidents of Clinton
Branch will again be the in-
stalling team at the December
meeting.
Those acclaimed to office
are: president, James Graham;
past president, J. Edward Dale;
first vice-president, J. Douglas
Thornlike; second vice-presi-
dent, Harold McPherson; sec-
retary, R. D. "Dick" Fremlin;
treasurer, Robert Hicks; chap-
lain, Rev. D. J. Lane; sergeant:-
at-arms, George Campbell; col-
or sergeant, Gordon Dalgleish;
Those seeking a spot on the
eight-man executive committee
are Cam Proctor, George Won-
ch, Reg. Cudmore, Gordon Mac,
Donald, Gordon Herman, Geo-
rge Mothers, William Burdge,
William Chambers, Stewart
Freeman, Robert McVean, Art
Mountford, Ernest Walton, Don
Symons and Bud Graham.
For standard bearers (four to
be elected), the nominees are:
Clinton Wells, Russell Beyers,
tEbeltrot
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WE'VE MADE A SPECIAL
effort this' week to carry full
reports of all of the town-
ship nomination meetings dur-
ing the past week. This is a
task, particularly when there
are three on one day, as oc-
curred last Friday . . . How-
ever, we feel it is a duty we
must not shirk . . Being the
hub at the converging point of
four of Huron's most progres-
sive townships, we feel a duty
to our readers in presenting the
opinions of their elected men
at least once a year . . . Many
times we wish we had the staff
to man the council meetings
of each of these councils throu-
ghout the year . . . These are
public meetings, just as the
one in town is . Possibly
some time in the future we
may be able to extend our
coverage that far . .
* *
NEEDI.FISS TO SAY, THE
councillors would not all like
that kind of a newspaper cov-
erage . . . But it is not for
'them to say . . The business
they transact is public busin-
ess, and as such should be re-
ported .
* *
WE RATHER LIKE THE
idea of a city giving a recep-
tion to a man such as Paul
Martin . . . who has completed
25 years in public life . . , Mr.
Martin is honoured by his
friends, and is not considered
a Stranger in his home town
. . Clinton has some import-
ant men in its midst, too . . .
For instance, there's Alec
Cudenore, who next year en-
ters his 40th year on the
school board . . . He's got a
lot of other important achieve-
ments in his ,history, too . . .
This week, we found time, and
material, to write a small
paean in praise of the town's
deputy reeve . . . We hope to
do more of the same in the
future, about more of Clinton's
famous' men . .
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Clifford Lobb Is
County Appointee
On CDCI Board
Clifford Lobb, owner of the
shoe store on Albert Street
Clinton known by his name,
has been appointed by the Hur-
on County Council, as repres-
entative on the Clinton District
Collegiate Institute Board.
Mr, Lobb succeeds 1)r. 3. A.
Addison, who is retiring folloW-
ing mote than eight years ser-
vice,
The new board member is
not without experience. He
Was a representative of the
Public Sehool board about 15
years ago.
the Week's Weather
1966 1959
High Low High Low
NOv. 24 46 21 45 36
25 45 29 40 25
26 56 35 32 25
27 52 49 38 24
28 55 42 36 21
29 58 25 25 19
36 82 24 33 19
Snow: 4 his. SnOW: 2 Ins,
gain; .08 iii,
The Legion will again spear-
head the Clinton Christmas par-
ade and treats for children on
Saturday, December 10. The
Lions Club, Kinsmen Club of
Clinton, Huron Fish and Game
Club ,and town couneil 'all con-
tribute to this annual affair.
Bud Graham will be in charge.
The committee are to approach
the Lions arena management
re renting of ice in the after-
noon for the children, after the
Santa Claus parade. This is in
lieu of the theatre party as in
former years.
MAYOR-ELECT
WILLIAM J. MILLER
Morgan J. AgneW, was not
opposed in his position of dep-
uty reeve of Clinton for a sec-
ond year in a row. Mr.. Agnew
helped 'arrange for approval
of the town's qualifications
for deputy reeve some years
ago, and last year served there
for the first time. 1961 will
be his second term,
This is just one of the ac-
complishments of Clinton's dep-
uty.
Mr. Agnew has been mayor
of the, town--and may well be
again, some time.
Born in Hay Township at
Blake (he neglected to tell us
the year), Mr. Agnew has lived
in Clinton since he was three
years old. He attended public
school here under Principal
Lough, and teachers, Miss Wil-
son and Miss O'Neil. From
there he went on, through the
"university of the world."
Mr. Agnew remarks that he
was always of an inquiring
nature, and his education was
self-attained.
He enlisted in 1915 in the
33rd Battalion, and trained at
London and Quebec before go-
ing overseas where the unit
was disbanded. He was in the
machine gun section, and was
an instructor of the Lewis gun,
In England a band was or-
ganized if members of the 2nd
Battalion Company Machine
Gun Corps. He remembers it
as a most outstanding oppor-
Date: Monday, December 5.
Time: polls open from 9 am.
to 6 p.m.
WHO CAN VOTE? Anyone
over 21 years of age and who
is a British subject by birth
or naturalization -and who is a
property owner with assess-
ment of $300 or over, or a, ten-
ant on such property, or wife
of either owner or tenant of
such property.
WHAT IF a name is not on
the voters' list? The require-
ment is that your name be on
the 'assessment roll, If it is on
the assessment roll, but not
on the voters' list, a certificate
may be obtained from the town
clerk on or before election day,
which provides for the voting
privilege.
BALLOTS. Each voter will
receive two ballots at the poll-
ing booth in his Ward, One
will bear the names of candi-
dates for reeve. The voter sh-
ould mark his ballot for one
man.
The seemed ballot bears the
names of ten candidates for
council. The voter should Mark
his ballot for NOT MORE than
six names. tf he wishes he may
vote for fewer than six.
HOW? Mark ballot the tame
way as for provincial or fed-
eral elections, with an "X", DO
not use a Cheek mark, nor a
"cross". This will spoil your
ballot, and it will not be count.
ed.
Ballots wilt be Counted fol.,
lowing the dose of the -polling
places at six o'clock, and re,,
Stilts will be available (tillOf4
fically) that evening. Official
announcement will be made
Tuesday, Decerfibei' 6 at 12 0.
Mail your Christmas parcels
early. To be sure of delivery
in time, to the United States,
Mail before December 8; 'to
Newfoundland, and British
Columbia, by December 10.
. If you are mailing to Alber-
ta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba
get the parcels in the -mail- by
December 12, to the Maritim-
es, by December 14; to any
place in Ontario or Quebec, by
December 15, and for local de-
liverY; December 17,
The post office has deliver-
ed special labels to help you
help them with the rush. at
cbristnias.- They ask you not
to put. Christmas seals on the
address side of mail.
All Townships
Give Councils
Acclamations
The four townships :adjoin-
ing Clinton held nomination
meetings during the past week,
and in each case those named
received acclamations. One new
councillor in Hullett, Donald
Buchanan, is the only new
name to show up in, the town-
ships of Hullett, Stanley, Gode-
itch and Tuckersmith.
Also in Hullett, Hugh Flynn,
probably the youngest member
in council work in the county,
Certainly in this area, at 23
was nominated for reeve, as
well as for his council position,
However, he preferred to re-
main as senior councillor, und-
er Reeve Tom Leiper. Othe,
councillors are Clare Vincent
and Jim MdEaving.
Staaleyn R e e v e Harvey
Coleman, has a deputy reeve
Alvin Rau, and three council-
lors, Ernest Talbot, Elmer
Hayter and Melvin Graham.
School area trustees are Hugh
Hendrick and John MacGreg-
or.
In Goderich Township Reeve
Walter J. Forbes: now has a
.deputy reeve Grant Stirling
and three councillors Everett
Mcllwain, John Yea and Harry
Oakes. School area trustees
are Jack Tebbutt and Gerald
Orr.
In Tuckersmith, Reeve Ivan
Forsyth is working toward' the
wardenship of Huron County
in 1961. Councillors are Frank
Falconer, Victor Lee, Arthur
Val-ley -and Elgin Thompson.
School area trustees are Ross
Forrest, Cleave Coombs and
Robert Gemmell.
Full stories of these four
meetings are elsewhere in this
paper.
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Power Failure
Caused By Car
Crashing Pole
Power failure in the area.on
Monday night was due to an
accident a mile south of Win-
throp, in which a car missed
a -curve, and struck a hydro
pole. The impact broke the
crossann, allowing the wires
to come in contact.
Jim Graham, area foreman,
was on his way out Highway
8 to do some switching to
get power through to Clinton
and the RCAF Station Clinton,
When he saw a flash toward
the Winthrop area. Realizing
where the trouble was, he con-
tinued to Seaforth, doing swit-
ching there to cut power off
in that direction, and correct-
by it for this area and for
Blyth,
Power was off at Winthrop
and Walton until about 11 p.m,
before repairs could be made,
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Home and School
Hold First Meeting
Cameron Proctor, president
of the Clinton Home and School
Association was in charge of
the first meeting Of this group,
held last Thursday in the aud-
itorium of the Clinton Public
School. Since the date coincid-
ed with one Of the commitintlY
concerts in Gederich, only nine
of the teachers attended,
There was a good turn-out,
and more parentx paid their
registration fee and became
members. Regular meeting date
was changed officially to the
fourth Thursday of each month,
The next, one will be held on
January 26,
A film "Family Circle" was
shown by Clare Magee', and
after discussion in small groups,
lunch and a social time was
enjoyed.
clock noon by clerk and re,
turning officer blin. Livermore,
in the town
Lawrie Slade IGA 2.00
Clinton Meat Market 2.00
Steadman's 2.00
Fitzsimons Food Fair 1.00
Beattie Furniture 1.00
Sutter-Perdue Ltd. 1.00
Aiken Bras 2.00
Bartliffs, Bakery Ltd. 2.00
Gordon Cuchnore 2.00
Beautyland 1.00
Pepper's Barber Shop .25
Clinton Electric Shop 2.00
J. W. Counter Builders
Supply 2,00
Martin's Dept. Store 2.00
Irwin's Ladies Wear 2.00
W. C, Newcombe 2.00
Lee's Ladies Wear 2.00
Hotel Clinton 2.00
Central Cities Service 2.00
Chief H. R. Thompson .50
Boyes Transport Ltd. .25
Sherlock-Manning Piano
Co. Ltd, 1.00
Parker House Motel Ltd 1.00
Moore's Upholstery 2.00
Milt and Mabel's 1.00
Dory Rutledge 2.00
Becker's Trailer Court 1.00
H. B. McAlpine 2.00
Ted Ryder TV 1.00
Lloyd's BA Station 2.00
Par Knit Hosiery Ltd. .25
Clinton Laundry and Dry
Cleaners 4.00
Wise Plumbing and
Heating .50
Hudie's Saw Mill .50
Wettlaufer's Feed Mill , 5.00
Gus and Vic's ......„ ........... .50
Hanover Transport .25
Emmerson Septic Tanks 2,00
McPherson's Garage .25
Ray's Sunoco Service ,25
Kingswell Welding .25
Mhay Mee Restaurant .10
Peter's Meat Market .25
Jack Plumtree 2.00
Sangster Plumbing and
Heating .50
Galbraith Radio and TV „ .50
Unknown 1.00
John VanLoo .25
H. C. Lawson 1.00
Clayt, Dixon 2.00
Staniforth Shoe Store „ .50
Lovett Specialty Shop , .25
MclEwans Stationery ..„„„ .25
Robert Campbell „,...., . 5,00
Pickett and Campbell Ltd, 5.00
L. Heard 1,00
Pinger's liestaurant 1.00
Anonymous .62
Charles Nelson 5.00
Wells Electie 2.00
Ball-Macaulay Ltd, 2.00
Epps Sport Shop 2.00
Gliddbn's Dry Cleaning 2.00
Herb Bridle 5.00
Lorne Brown lVfotars 10.00
Contributions to this fund
are Still being received, Since
$81. is still needed to cemplete
payment for the new capes.
Over 80 Birthday Club
J. Smith, Raglan Street,
Celebrated his 93rd birthday at
his home yesterday, November
80, It is believed that Mr.
Smith is the oldest man living
in Clinton.
The bank account of Clinton
Citizens Band has risen to $444
as every effort has been made
to raise $525 for new capes for
their uniforms.
The capes will be worn as
the band competes with ten
others at Seaforth on Saturday
in the annual Santa Claus Par-
ade of that town. Three prizes
have been offered, and Band-
master George Wonch reports
that Clinton is seriously going
after one of them.
All band members should
meet at the Clinton Legion
Hall art 12.35 p.m. on Saturday,
December 3, to travel by bus
to Seaforth. Transportation is
donated by J. -and T. Murphy
Ltd. All members should be on
time with instrument in good
working order and cleaned,
Interesting to note that the
band has made $700 itself since
it was organized, in concerts,
parade engagements, tag day
efforts, etc. Other receipts were
$150 from the old band account
and $300 grant from the town.
Early donations to the cape
fund included $10 from K. C.
C000e, floalst; $3 from the Cl-
inton News-Record and $2 from
Merrill TV Service, as well as
many unknown donors of large
amounts, on tag 'day efforts.
All of these are much apprec-
iated.
Following is a list of receipts
of the cape fund blitz carried
out in business places:
Wentworth Studio $1.00
Groves' Electric 5.00
Ruby and Bill's Snack
Bar 2.00
Superior Food Market 2.00
Ray's Shoe Hospital 1,00
Counter's Jewellery 2.00
K. W. Colquhoun 2.05
Arnold Riley 1.00
C. J. Livermore 1.00
Armstrong's Bowling
Alley 2.00
Unopposed, MJ.Agnew
Returns as Deputy Reeve
(By W• 1)4 P,)
AS CHIEF (THOU(H SELF,
appointed) photographer for
the News-Record . our skill,
seems to be fading, by day
„ « Of course there was no
bank of professionalism to
draw upon „ To those whose
picture shook" have appeared
in this week's paper, we apolo-
gize „ . and it those whose
picture appears, but is not flat-
tering, we apologize, also . .
This just wasn't the right week
to take' pictures . . .
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THERE'S A BIT OF A contest
underway , . Reeve Coleman
noted at nomination day. meet-
ing irat Stanley Township, that
he thought -his council was the
youngest, possibly in the coun-
ty . . . but a tally of ages and
average was not made . . .
Now Hullett has come' up with
an average of 36- Years • • •
and they say, if there's any
contest with Stanley, "Tell 'em,
to throw in the reeves, and
we'll beat 'em, anyway."
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WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS
is a proper area of competition
for township councillors • • •
but since all four surrounding
Clinton, were given an 'accla-
mation by their ratepayers .
it's probably as good a place
to show excellence as any . .
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DON'T USE THE PICTURES
in this week's issue for com-
parison . . . they are certain-
ly not a fair way to judge . , . * *
WE TRY TO BE FAIR IN
our promotion of various pro-
jects and plans in the dist-
rict , . . but some may feel
that our comments- editorially
this week (Important but Ab-
sent) are partisan . . Well, so
what? If women editors don't
work for the rights of wom-
ankind, who will? Should we
expect men editors to do so.. .
Jim Graham New President
Legion Officers Acclaimed,
Organize Christmas Parade
Sam Spencer, .Leslie Nice and
Howard Tait,
R. B. Campbell was appoint-
ed returning officer with W. J.
Counter and Hee Kingswell as
his clerks.
At the meeting, presided over
by President J. E. bale, 'the
branch made donations of $10
to the Muscular Dystrophy
funds' drive, sponsored locally
by, Clinton firemen;. and $15
to the Hospitalized Veterans
Association. A letter of thanks
was authorized to be sent 'to
Harry Weymouth, caretaker at
Clinton post office, for the
work he did' on the cenotaph
there prior to Remembrance
Day.
Hector Kingswell, who was
chairman of the meeting fol-
lowing nominations for town
of Clinton municipal offices, re-
minded the branch of their
democratic duty to get out and
vote in Clinton municipal elec-
tion next Monday. He also re-
quested that the branch adver-
tise this in the local paper.
Jim Graham, in reporting for
his entertainment committee,
announced the following social
affairs for the month of De-
cember: a euchre (games) night
on Friday, December 2; a tur-
key draw at the next regular
meeting on December 12; the
branch Christmas party for
Legionaires families on Sunday,
December 11 at 1.30; and the
annual New Year's Eve dance
on Saturday, December 31.
J. Douglas Thornlike gave a
partial report of the Poppy
Day sales. A complete report
will be given later.
Mr. Thorndike also announc-
ed that progress was being
made on another year of public
speaking participation by his
committee. Clinton and RCAF
students are now prepar-
ing speeches for their elimina-
tion contests' within the schools.
The zone finals will be held in.
Clinton this year.
"This is the best public rela-
tions job being carried out in
Clinton," said Mr. Thorndike;
who is the perennial chairman
of 'the project. "Our branch is
recognized as the top public
speaking branch in the zone,"
he added.
The branch approved a revis-
ed list of rate for rental of the
hall, as presented by Cameron
Proctor, who looks after this
duty for the branch.
Garnet Harland and Art
Mountford were appointed aud-
itors of branch books for 1960.
Ed Porter was present to
win the $15 attendance draw.
Next month's: draw will only
be worth $5. Roy Vodden won
the regular monthly draw.
Mail Christmas
Parcels Early