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Clinton News-Record, 1961-01-26, Page 1Iiittott ecord THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR No. 4•-,The Home Paper With the. News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1961 $3,00 Per Year,--10c Per Capy-12 Pages ai Abe ittrot COIttnitig;---; G. Morley Counter Heads Library Board Pictured at the annual meeting last week, are members of the Clinton Library Board, from the left, G. Morley Counter, chairman; Bert Gray, principal of the Public School; Mrs. J, D. Thorndike; Miss Kay Snider, secretary; Miss Evelyn Hall, librarian and John Livermore, treasurer. There are 1,217 people who hold readers cards at the library. William Craig and Dudley M. Pegg, also are mem- bers of the board. (News-Record Photo) County Council Adds 4 50,000 For Hospital Construction Sieeess eeriesee • Brucefield 4,-H Girls Jean Broadfoot, left and Helen Broadfoot, both of Brucefield, presented a demonstration on packing a weekend bag, They are members of the 4-H Homemaking Club in Seaforth District, whose lead- ers are Mrs. W. L., Whyte and Mrs. J. Broadfoot, Achievement Day was in Clinton Legion l4c,ll, Satur- day, (News-Record Photo) Inquest Date Set On Garon Fatality An inquest into the death of Robert Garon, Clinton, will he held in Seaforth town hall on Wednesday, February 15. Cor- oner Dr. J. Goddard, will con- duct the inquest, commencing at 10 a.m. Mr. Garon, 23, was- killed in a two-car crash on Highway 8, West of Seaforth. His only passenger was his wife, the former Ann Lansink, who was injured slightly. Driver of the second car was Malcolm Munroe, 19, Seaforth and his two passengers were Paul McMaster, 20, Seaforth and Henry Kroesein, 18, London. McMaster suffered two broken legs, and Munroe received a broken jaw and concussion. (AY VV. To, 1;h) "In the hearts end -minds of the delegates who assembled in this room -on September 1st, 1864, was torn the Dominion of Canada „ . " This is an inscription on .memorial plaque in the C,oneed- oration Chamber of Province House at Charlottetown. P.E.T, The CBC-TV network will show a re-enactment of this. historic meeting on Canadian School Telecasts If it is available to you . , this docu- mentary "Room of Destiny" promises to be well worth a look Three Men Take Anti-Rabies Shots Alter Cow's Death ector of the Society is second vice-president. Major concern of the direct- ors at the first meeting of the year, will be consideration, of the wish of Adam J. McMurray, veteran secretary-treasurer of the 'fair board, to retire this year. Mr. McMurray has cap- ably filled this office for over 30 years. Financial condition of the society is not too healthy, ac- cording to the report presented at the annual meeting. How- ever, it is improving steadily. A bank overdraft of over $2,000 has been reduced to about $1,900. This bad situation oc- curred several years ago, when bad weather cut gate receipts, Directors elected at Satur- day's meeting are: Hullett Township: William 3, Dale, Ephriam and James Snell, all of RR 1, Clinton; Reeve Tom Leiper, Londesboro; How- ard Armstrong, RR 2, Seaforth. Tuckersmitls Township: Har- old Pepper, J. W, Crich, RR 4, Clinton; George Tunic:, Lome Carter, RR 2, Seaforth; Fran'.: e'aleorier, RR 5, Clinton, Goderich Township: Mervyn Lobb, Harry Oakes, both of RR 2, Clinton; Harry Watkins, RR 1, Londesboro; David Middle- ton, RR 3, Clinton. Stanley Township: Harvey Taylor, Brucefield; William J. Miller, assayer-et -CB/rose Ivan McClymont, Verna. Town of Clinton: Dr. George S, Elliott, Howard Snell, Geo- rge • German, Reeve Melvin Crich, J. W. Counter, K. W. Colquhoun, Herbert Bridle, Wil- liam Morlok, Orval Engelstad. Junior Farmers: Robert Law- son, Tuckersmith; Garnet Wri- ght, Goderich; Ted Dunn and Alvin Jones, Hayfield * * WE HAVE A communication from Fred Sloman at Capreol, which Poses some questions with which we could stand some assistance in answering . . Mr. Slomexi noted that in the December issue of the Im- perial Oil Review, an article entitled "Those Detestable Middy Suits" by W. 0. Mit- chell . . contained two refer- ences to this area s . , * * MR. MITCHELL, KNOWN widely for his writings in Mac- lean's magazine , . . grew up in Saskatchewan . . He re- calls some of the stories which his grandmother, Maggie Mac- Murray told him, including "Uncle Will and the bobcat , . . the Tory who bought votes in Huron County . . . the hired man and his overalls . . and one that promised the most ex- citement, the time the Clinton 'town bell rang the alarm for the Fenian Raids . . . " * * * MR. SLOMAN WONDERS IF the reference to the Clinton town bell is just fiction and he asks us to query Mrs. Robert Thompson (the histor- ian who lives beside the IGA store) if the reference to •a Tory buying votes is just sheer calumny . . . * * * SO WE QUERIED MRS. Thompson . . . who has no com- ment with regard to such a claim •about a Tory, but she knows for a fact that a red- headed cousin of hers admitted to "carrying the boodle" dur- ing an election campaign dur- ing. which some Grits bought votes somewhere in Ashfield. Township . . , * * * MRS. THOMPSON ALSO HAD some stories to relate that she had heard her elders tell about the impending Fenian raid, sup- posed to be coming off at Bay- field, which never materialized She recalls that a man living somewhere on the Cut Lime between Porter's Hill and Holmesville, had been planning for some time to visit relatives in Mitchell when he got his work caught up . . . When he found the time, he set off early in the morning to make the long trip . . . It was mid-after- noon of that day that the Fen- ian Raid scare was touched off . . . but the story got around that this particular man had run off in a cowardly way, rather than stay and fight the Persians . . . and until his death, never wore off the brand of cowardice . . . There's no name available to go with this story, for Mrs. Thompson could never get her elders to tell her who the poor man was „ . . * * THERE'S ANOTHER. STORY to go with the Fenian Raid scare . . . of a man near Bay- field who was deeply in debt His neighbours had been watchingh him for some time in fear that he would "skip" with- out paying up . . . Then came word of the raid . . . This man bundled up wife and children and as much es he could load of his worldly goods and headed out the Mill Road toward Brucefield . . . None shouted louder than he did that "The renians are coming" . . and 'those he met were so excited that they forgot to stop him . . . and as far as the story is known, he got clear away . . * ABOVE IS A VIEW PROM the wilds of Stanley Town- ship , . almost any time of day, Tuesday; January 24 . . . fa - The Week's Weather 1961 1960 High Law High Low San, 19 16 2 26 19 20 11 -11 26 21 21 15 -8 25 19 22 la 4 28 15 23 11 8 26 15 24 10 2 26 18 25 15 -4 28 5 Snow.: 12 ins, Shoen 13 ins, County Council decided last week not to pay any grants to hospitals outside Huron County for building purposes, despite the fact that residents of the county may be patients in those hospitals. Another decision was to set aside $50,000 for hospital cons- truetion grants in 1961. A leng- thy discussion ended m a 24-12 vote that this amount be set aiside in a reserve fund, with the understanding that this- grant applies this year only. The 1960 council set aside 55,000 for this purpose. A three-man delegation from Exeter asked for grant to help construct an addition to South Huron hospital in their town. Their $180,000 project needs $30,000 more than the funds an hand, to complete the task. A decision from county council it expected at the ,March meet- ing. E. B. Menzies, Clinton, was named the county representa- tive on the Clinton Hospital Board, Councillors favoured appoint- ing members to district high school boards, rather than el- ecting them, and voted 28-8 on the question. Resolutions from Ontario and Elgin counties fav- oured electing board members. Councillors did not endorse a resolution from Barrie that the province establish a hospital centre for the chronically ill, or •have the Ontario Hospital in- surance rules changed to allow a longer stay in a regular in- stitution for chronic patients. They felt that the new Huron County Home and the new On- tario Hospital to be built near Goderich made such action un- necessary in Huron. Neither did • council concur with Sirricoe County resolution asking for higher fines for hunters trespassing on private lands; nor with Elgin that coun- ty assessment departments be set up, and the local assessors be abolished, Huron did support a Bruce County resolution for a two year closing of the deer season because of a decrease in deer population; with a Wentworth resolution asking that legislation be passed making it illegal to pass a stopped school bus from either direction; and from On- tario County, that the Ontario Municipal Act be amended to provide for the collection of Federation of Agriculture levy regardless of when taxes are paid. Grants included $100 to the Soil and Crop Improvement Association; $25 each to the East Huron WI and the South Huron WI; $1400 to the Salva- tion Army; $2,000 to the CNIB; $100 to the Huron Holstein Breeders; $50 to the Western Ontario Guernsey Breeders. A request from the road committee' for an increase of one Mill to increase the amount of road construction possible each year was turned down. A five-year plan was Approved ins dicating about 7.9 Miles of road construction each year. Taal amount spent by the road committee last year, sub- Vatted for Subsidy, was $924," 997,51. Construction costs were $340,999 for roads and $217,039 for bridges. Maintenance costs on roads were $308,972 and for bridges $10,506. George Mc- Cutcheon, reeve of Blyth was chairman of the road committee in 1960. Rev. R. G. MacMillan, direct- or of the Children's Aid Society reported 50 children placed for adoption; 32 families with 114 children under supervision; and 71 children in care. Harvey Johnston, manager of the County Home, reported 108 residents, now, compared with 66 when he took on the job in 1954. Welfare in Huron County cost $508,912 during 1960, ac- cording to S. M. Asbury, execu- tive officer of the provincial Welfare Department, as he ad- dressed county council last Fri- day. Of this the province paid $279,737 or 55 percent; the do- minion government paid $176,- 040 or 34.6 percent and the municipalities paid $42,333 or 8.3 percent. The balance of $10,802 came from undetermin- ed sources. The County Council wilncon- skier a county-employed wel- fare officer rather than the pre sent system of individual muni- cipal•officers. The county libratian's report showed a total of 27,533 •books in the collection; 290 different outlets; 7,476 pupils in the schools served; 7,553 miles trav- elled by the library truck at a cost of $511.95 or less than sev- en cents a mile. Serious shortage of person- Auburn district farmer Lloyd Craig, 30, and his two sons, Gamy (three) /and Gordon (four) were killed M on d a y in a car-:truck crash near Newmarket, about 30 miles north of Toronto. Mrs. Craig, 37, suffered shock and multiple lacerinions, and was reported Tuesday as being in satisfactory condition in York County Hos- pital, The accident occurred at a corner with traffic lights, The Craigs were westbound on the Aurora Sideroad and Leggett's truck was going north on Don. Mills Road. It was two years ago on Easter Sunday, 1959, that the general store Mr. and Mrs. Craig operated in Brucefield, MOTHERS STUDY GROUP WILL IVIRET JANUARY 21 The Mothers' Study Group of Wesley-Willis United Church met Tuesday evening, January 24 in the church basement, Roll call was answered by "A New Year's Thought," Two crib quilts were tied and quilt blocks wore handed out, Donations of ,articles for layette ere to be brought to the next meeting'. nel at the end of 1960 was re- ported by Dr. R. M. Allis, head of the Huron County Health Unit, According to rec- omanendations of the DePant- ment of Health, he said, the county was short one sanitary inspector and two public health nurses. Not one application had b received, Dr. Arciss. poise to the unit's eddies' to recruit qualified public health nurses. Speaking to Huron County Council last Thursday, Dr. Al- dis said that another problem existed owing to the transfer of authority for plumbing in- spectihn from the Public Health Act to the Water Resources Commission Act. The provision of separate pl- umbing inspection by the 25 member municipalities does "not seem feasible." The ideal solution, he said, might be for 'the county coun- cil to pass a uniform by-law, such as' was passed for the lit- ensieg of nursing homes. This however, "might not be legally possible." • Failing that, 'he suggested, the Huron Health Unit might be able to continue the service of plumbing inspection if there were a covering by-law in each municipality. "In the meantime," he added, "the legal responsibility for this service seems to rest at the local level." Many of the reeves expres- sed their desire for a proper ruling on the inspection order. was completely destroyed by fire, Mr, Craig sold the store site to the Department of Highways, and the family went to farm at Auburn, about three miles east of the village. They operated a nutria farm and had an exhibit of these small animals at the 1960 Spring Show in Clinton, Mrs. Craig was the former Jean Glousher. The family was going to To- ronto for a convention, and were involved in a collision with a truck driven by Thomas Leggett, 30, Belle Haven, Pro- vincial police charged the tins injured' Leggett with criminal negligence, He wag later res leased on $2,000 bail. Trixie, the Craig's pet terrier, alto was killed in the erash. Funeral service will be held on Friday, January 27, at 2 p.m, in the Hnox United Church, Auburn, for Mr. Craig and his trwo sons, Gordon and Gary. The casket's will remain open until the hour of service, The remains are resting at the J. H. Arthur funeral home, Au- burn. is survived by his wife, the former Jean GlOusher, his parents,. Mr. and Mrs, Stan- ley Craig, Meaford, and two brothers, John and Mervin, Meaford. Marching Mothers Ask For Funds Monday, Jan. 30 The ringing of the dorbell Monday evening at your home, will probably be the signal that one of the Mothers in the March of Dimes Campaign is calling on you for a contribu- tion, Details of this campaign have appeared elsewhere in this is- sue, and iv earlier editions of the News-ReCord, The Kinette Club is, sponsoring the move, and # 'the first time it has been held in Clinton. Your dimes (maybe even dol- lars)can help the rehabilita- tion of polio victims, Your con- tributions will help stop polio, through the purchase of Salk vaccine. 0 firemen Take In $167 In Campaign Total receipts for the mus- cular dystrophy campaign in Clinton were $167.49, and al- though down slightly from last year, are considered to be quite gratifying. The Clinton Fire Department sponsors this campaign each year. The committee es charge was headed by Gordon E. DaIg- heal, Donations were made as fol- lows: LOBA No. 377, S5; Cana- dian Legion, Clinton Branch 140, $10; Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion, $5; Clinton Wo- men's Institute, $10; Masonic Lodge AF and AM No. 84, $5; Kinsmen Club, $10; Murphy Loyal Orange Lodge No. 710, $5; Rebekah Lodge No. 306, $5; Women's Auxiliary ' RCAF Station Clinton, $25; Clintonian Club, $5; Ladies Con- servation Club, $10; Clinton Fire Department, $15; receipts in collection cannisters, $57.49. 0 Coroners To Get More Training Attorney General Kelso Rob- erts has announced changes in the Coroners Act which will give them more training in law and procedure, and release th- em from some of the domina- tion at present exercised' by Crown Attorneys. Also the fix- ed fee which coroners get for acting at inquests, will prob- ably be increased. Dr. F. G. Thompson, Clinton; Dr. J. God- dard, Hensall and Dr. N. C. Jackson, Goderich, are all cor- oners. Reeve Melvin Oriel' received an appointment to the roads committee of Huron County Council, when that nody met last week. This is a three year appointment, and carries with it what is considered to have the greatest responsibility, the most work, and probably needs the most time, as Well as gets the most financial remunera- tion of any of the county com- mittees. Serving with him are Clayton Smith, Usborne Reeve, who lost out this year in the contest for warden and G. Webb, reeve of Stephen who is on for two years; Andrew Ritchie, reeve of Ashfield, for four years and Joseph Kerr, deputy reeve of Wingham, for five years. Completion of these terms, of course, depend on whether or not the men are returned to county council by their own municipalities. Deputy Reeve Morgan J. Agnew will serve on the six- member library committee for three years, and is chairman of the three-member civil defence committee. • Reeve Harvey Coleman, Stan- ley Township, who served a full complement of years On the roads committee, is this year chairman of the executive corn- Mittet, which has four other Members. Reeve Coleman Is also on the agriculture commit- tee. Toni. Leiper, reeve of Hullett, is chairman of the agriculture committee, On which Grant Stir- ling, the new deputy reeve of Goderich Township, has reedit?" ed an appointment for three years. Other men/berg are V. Becker, reeve of Hay and Dan 13euerrnan, reeve of Mcl<illop, both for two years. Mr. Leiper is also on the consultative corn- nate°, Walter Forbes, reeve of Goderich Township, is chairman Of the airport domMittee, Which has two other member's. He is alto on the warden's committee Facts about rabies given at Huron County Council last Thursday by Dr, R. M. Aldis, Goderich, made Reeve Walter J. Forbes, Goderich Township, do some serious thinking about a cow which had died on his farm. The men who hold the guids ing reins for Clinton's 57th annual Spring Show, will meet in the agricultural office board room a week from Saturday, February 4, to make plans and set the date for 'the fair. President of the Huron Cent- ral Agricultural Society, John Deeves, was re-elected at the annual meeting of the group last Saturday. Mr, Deeves is a former ineve of Goderich. Town- ship; a second vice-president of Hayfield Agricultural Society and an active 4-H Club Leader. W, Counter, local lumber dealer, is vice-president and Mervyn Lobb, a long-time dir- SOHN DEEVES, former God- erich Township reeve, is the chairman of the Huron Cent- ral Agricultural Society. This year will mark the 57th Clin- ton Spring Show, to be spon- sored by the society, and the 107th agricultural fair for the town. which is headed by Lloyd O'Brien, reeve of Zurich, and has three other members, and is on the five-member county home committee. Judge Frank Fingland is head of the criminal audit com- mittee. Warden Ivan Forsyth serv- es on the health committee, which has four other members. Deputy Reeve Grant Stirling is also a member of the finance committee. There were no confirmed eas- es of poliomyelitis in the couns ty during 1960, his report stat- ed, Animal rabies declined from 93 cases in 1959 to only nine in 1960. Victims were one fox, six skunks, one steer, and one cat. Only two persons required rabies vaccine in 1960, against 22 in 1959. Hearing Dr. Aldis mention six skunks having the disease, Mr. Forbes asked whether or not a cow, could have beer/ bit- ten by e skunk, and so could be a carrier of the disease. Dr. Aldis told him it was altogether likely. At the time, Reeve Forbes had sent the cow's head away for analysis, but had not receiv- ed report of reasons for its death. He and his son Donald had doctored the cow, and in the process of drenching it, could have become infected, Dr, Elliott was the veterinarian-cal- led to treat the cow. A skunk bad been seen about the farm. The anti-rabies injections are taken one a day for 14 days. Shortly after the day's ses- sion of county council was over, Mr. Forbes had' obtained a, re- port which stated that his cow had died of rabies. Home and School Meeting To-night The Clinton Home and School Association will meet in the auditorium of the Clinton Pub- lic School to-night, January 26. This is the first meeting held in 1961, and the second meeting of the group since it was or- ganized. Cameron Proctor, 108 Raglan Street, is chairman. Hog Groups Will Hold Annuals Here, February 1 Annual meetings for the Hur- on Producers Co-Operative and the Huron Hog Producers As- sociation will be held in the Legion Hall, Clinton on Wed- nesday afternoon, February 8. Delegates and alternate dele- gates will be elected for the co-operative in a meeting start- ing at one o'clock. The voting representatives of the Associa- tion will be elected in the meet- ing starting at two o'clock. Guest speaker will be Vaug- han Douglas, farm editor at CKNX Radio and TV. Election of representatives fr- om Huron County for the Hog Producers Marketing Board will take place on March 6, the date set, and regulations for the el- ection, controlled by the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Formerly annual meetings and lections for all three hog groups have been held on the same day. 0 73 Give Blood At Tuesday's Red Cross Clinic Bad weather on Tuesday, cut the number of donors at the Red Cross Blood Clinic, down considerably, however 73 per- sons made the trip to the clinic set up in the auditorium of Ontario Street United Church. This was considered a very worthwhile contribution to the blood bank, Conveners of the Clinton Hos- pital Auxiliary committee in charge were Mrs. W. L. Mor- lok and Mrs. A. 3. McMurray. They have extended the sin- cere thanks of the Red Cross Society for the contributions of blood, and the assistance given by volunteer workers, Blood given at these dirks is stored in London by the Red Cross, and is distributed free, as needed by the hospitals in the area. Workers included Mrs. Frank Fingland, Mrs, C. M. Shearing, Mrs AleX Middy, Mrs. Melvin Crich, Miss Loraine Dale, Mrs. Der4vin Carter, Mrs. W. S. R. Holmes, Mrs. Roil McCann, Mrs. Jack Elliott, Mrs. W. E. Manag- hate Mrs. William Bennett, Mrs. Orval Stanley. 0 Over 80 Birthday Club COngtatulatiorie a. n d best wishes go to Alfred Seotelneer, nayfielcl, who on `Tuesday, Jan- uary 24, marked his 85th birth- day. Members of his family tailed during the day to wish him "Many happy returns,,, Spring Show Headed By J. Deeves, Former Reeve Man and Two Baby Sons Die In Car-Truck Crash Melvin Crich Named to Important Road Committee of County Council Asa result, both Mr. Forbes and his son Donald, as well as veterinarian Dr, George S. El- liott, Clinton, are now taking rabies shots, Dr. Aldis was giving the an- nual repert of the Huron Coun- ty Health Unit.