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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-02-09, Page 1Vie :lira Coititinv= (By W. D. DA VALENTINE'S DAY means many things to •If ' many people .., A op mom A wife celebrate NirA Councillor Herb ii►Bridle and his their wedding antniversa.ry on that date , Several folk we know have a birthday then . . , William Per- due, William Plumsteel, Arthur Groves and Tom Leppington all were February 14 babies . „ No doubt there are many more folk in this area who celebrate their birthday on the 14th of this month . . . and we wish them all a happy day . . . * * WE WERE JUST A Lil i LE disappointed when Queen Eliza- beth and Prince Philip went off to visit Pakistan without taking Prince Charles of course his sch- ooling is important . . . dsut he would have learned so many things about the commonwealth . . . Now comes word officially from Buckingham Palace that young Charles has caught the measles . Surely he wouldn't have gotten them if he had been in India . . . FROM WATERLOO COMES the information that the new- est thing in packing materials is unstated popcorn. . . Seems that it is lighter and less apt to catch fire than either ex- celsior or shredded paper . . . and it can be easily sorted to use again ... Seems they treat 'it with a special chemical . . . * * AND THEY HAVE A TEST of shipping raw eggs from coast to coast in cartons marked "Handle Without Care" . . . and the eggs arrive in perfect condition snug in their beds of popcorn . . . We ponder wh- ether such •a label is just the thing to insure that a parcel be handled "with care" ... Though such a perverse attitude is hardly to be held by all of the shippers who must handle such a carton in transit . . . Six inch Water Main Broken Friday Men of the Clinton Public Utilities Commission battled an icy wind and frozen earth last Friday morning, when for eight hours they worked at the job of re- pairing a broken water main on Highway 4, south of town. This six-inch main serves RCAF Station Clinton, and all those water users along the highway from the CNR tracks to the County Home corner. According to Superintendent J, Rands, this is the fifth such break in the 20 year old main. Apparently the breaks are caused by strain and settlement of the road bed. Water delivery to camp was interrupted, but was not an inconvenience, since the Station has a reservoir of 290,000 gallons. Civilian users along the highway were without water for about five hours, (News-Record Photo) Linton Nwsiwitecor Public Speaking Winners ompete at Zone Finals No. 6—The Home Paper with the News CLINTON, ONTARI?, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1961 $3.00 Per Year,-10c Per Copy-8 Pages Tiny,Canary Club Makes Donation To MD Campaign May Have Suitable Plan Hog Producers Encouraged To Expect Agreement 0 Stanley Will Build Bridge To Cost $4,500 Stanley Township council on Monday accepted the tender of N. J. Corriveau, Zurich for the construction of a bridge on ,the 8th concession, Line. Contract price was $1,940 but, according to Mrs. Jean Elliott, township clerk, the ov- erall cost of the bridge will be $4,500. A grant of $25 to the Huron County Soil and Crop Improv- ment Association was made. The clerk was instructed to ad- vertise for tenders for 9,000 cubic yards of gravel. Reeve Harvey Coleman, pre- sided for the meeting. 0 Hullett Grants Total $325 For Farm Groups Hullett Township Council provided for grants totalling $325 and arranged to call ten- ders for the road and warble fly programs, when they met in the Community Hall, Lon- desboro on Monday afternoon, Reeve T. Leiper presided and all councillors were present. A grant of $100 each was given the agricultural societies of Clinton, Blyth and Seaforth. A grant of $25 was given the Huron Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association. Tenders for spraying cattle for warble fly control will be called. Applications for warble fly inspector at 90 cents an hour and five cents a mile will be accepted until March 4. 800 pounds of warble fly powder also will be tendered for. The road superintendent was instructed to advertise for ten- ders for the hauling and crush- ing of 12,000 cu. yards of grav- el. $52,000 for expenses on roads has been recommended by the Ontario Department of High- ways and has been approved. This is for ordinary road ex- penditures, and if a special pro- ject becomes necessary, then 'a supplementary by-law will be prepared, and special approval will be requested from the De- partment. Council approved paying $35 each toward township officials convention expenses for those attending either the Good Ro- ads Convention or the Rural Municipalities Association Con- vention. The Week's Weather 1961 1960 High Low High Low Feb. 2 2 -25 20 -5 3 17 -2 19 -8 4 24 14 32 4 5 27 s3 36 24 6 26 3 35 32 7 28 2 32 22 8 30 0 35 20 Snow: 5" Two dozen young speakers from the district competed last week in public speaking con- test conducted by the Clinton Branch Canadian Legion. This is the branch competition, and winners may proceed to further battles at the zone level, and then at provincial level. It is expected that the zone competitions will be held here early in March.: • Standings in the senior high school division are: Barbara Inder, Ralph Trewartha, Dianne Hulls, Regena Horbanuik; in junior high school division, Mor- ris Darling, Douglas Wells, John Turner, Elizabeth Inder. Judges of this class were Maitland Edgar and Miss Ag- nes 1VIttlrocmey, both on staff at A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public School and Flight Lieut- enant the Rev. C. A. Mac Lar- en, the protestant chaplain at RCAF Station Clinton. In the senior public school division, Grace McAdam, Clin- ton Public School was judged tops, followed by Kevin Henley and Ron Hibbert, both of A/V/M Hugh Campbell Pub- lic School. Also competing were Frances Blacker, USS 12 God- erich and Hullett; Mel Jones, Deborah Buck, Wayne Beaupre, all of A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public School; Penny Bateman, Jim Livermore and Harry Cum- mings, all of Clinton Public School. In the junior public school division, Danny Perkinsled, fol- lowed by Sharon Gillis and Stephen Pierce. Also competing were Louise Stewart, Carol Ann Crockett, Rhys Jones. All in this class were from the Stat- ion school. Judges were Ian S. Fraser and Brian Heyes, on staff at Clinton District Collegiate' In- stitute, and Kenneth B. McRae, member of CDCI Board. Prizes were presented by Harry Nesbitt, Seaforth, to the Inquest Into Airwoman's Death Speed is Blamed A coroner's jury in Seaforth Friday found that Airwoman Donna Edith Harrison, 19, RCAF Station Clinton, died from injuries received in a ear Crash on highway 8 near here last October. Miss Harrison was a passen- ger in a car owned by Clarence McGraw, Clinton, The jury found that the "auto was dr- iven at an excessive rate of speed, and in a reckless man- ner, and — no blame, can be placed on. the weather or road condition at the time of the accident." Miss Harrison died in West- minister Hospital, London, the day after the crash. Coroner Dr. E. A. McMaster', Grand Bend presided. Crown Attorney was 3. W. Birshfield, Witigham, and Provincial Police Constable Al Dowering, Seas forth detachment, was lit char- ge of the investigation. junior public school winners and by Jim Graham, president of Branch 140 Canadian Legion, to the senior public school win- ners. J. Douglas Thorndike, who was chairman for the, ev- ening, presented awards to the CDCI winners. First place winners received a trophy, which is competed for annually, and is kept in the school where the student is en- rolled, with the student's name engraved. They also' receive in- dividual cups, which they keep, Cash awards are given to those. who place second and third in each class. Impetus for the competition, in this area is given by both Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thorndike. Mr. Thorndike is first vice- president of Clinton Legion, and is particularly interest- ed in children's activities in Clinton. Mrs. Thorndike is an English teacher on staff at Cl- inton Public School, for senior grades. They receive the contin- ued support of the Clinton Br- anch 140 Canadian Legion in well-organized participation in this public speaking competit- ion which is' carried out by the Legion right up to provincial level. The annual. meeting of the Bayfield Agricultural Society— twice postponed owing to in- clement weather—was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon, February 1. There was an attendance of 20. Fraser Stirling was appointed chairman for the meeting and Mrs. A. M. Bassett, secretary. Mr. Stirling gave a report of the district meeting in Sea- forth and thanked the members for their co-operation through the year. Mrs. A. M. Bassett in her report pointed out that domes- tic entries had been up, ladies work down, fruit down, with only four entries in the special commercial feature in the ap- ple project; the flower class was filled at the fall fair. Out- side entries were about as us- ual except in the cattle class where entries were down, Mrs. Bassett gave Russell Grainger's financial statement which had not yet been audited. It showed that a total of $1,145.01 had been paid out in prize money, $130.35 of which went to the school children's section. There was a discussion concerning small cheques which had riot been cashed thereby leaving the accounts incomplete but the report showed a healthy balance on hand. Lloyd Scotchmer and 3. Stur- geon Jr., were again. appointed auditors. The following directors were named: honorary directors, Mr. and Mrs, F. Middleton, Mrs. Thomas Snowden, Ben Rath- Well, Bert Dunn, Sr., john E. :Howard; directors, Carl Diehl, Robert Stirling, Howard Mc- Cullough, 0. McClinchey, Grant Stirling, Tom Penhale, F. Mc- Clure, Edward Grigg, Carl Hort, Goderich Twp. Relieves E. Jenkins Of Tree Contract sten, Harold Penhale, Allan Armstrong, John Aldington, Fr- aser Stirling, Alvin Rau, John Deeves. Committee members: Mrs. J. Alclingtorr, Mrs. J. E. Howard, Mrs. Edward Grigg, Mrs. H. Penhale, Mrs. R. Blair, Mrs. R. Stirling, Bert Dunn, Jr., Mrs. F. McClure, Mrs. 0. McClin- chey, Mrs. J. Lindsay, Mrs. H. McCullough, Mrs. C. Houston, Mrs. Alvin Rau, Mrs. R. Grain- ger, Mrs. F. McEwen, Mrs. J. A. Cameron, Mrs. J. Sturgeon Jr., Everett McIlwain, V. Ocs- ch, H. Dressen, Mrs. 0. Oesch, Mrs. Grant Stirling, Tom Rath- well, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tay- lor, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yea, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yeo, Mrs. Allan Armstrong, Harvey Coleman. Robert Taylor was appointed chairman for the election of officers at the directors meet- ing which followed. Alvin Rau Was named president to succeed Fraser Stirling who declined the nomination, first vice-president, John beeves; second vice-presi- dent, Edward Grigg. Mrs. A. M. Bassett retired as secretary atter filling the office faithfully for 13 years. It was then decided to combine the offices of secretary and treasurer. Russell Grainger who has been treasurer for the past few years declined to take the office, and Robert Stirling was appointed secretary - ttreasurer for 1961, Fraser Stirling suggested that the society construct shoW tables for use in the, arena on fair ,days. After' some discus- sion re time and work of carry- ing in the tables from Clan Gregor Square, Alvin Ran and Carl Diehl were appointed a Committee to investigate the cost of new tables. Late returns for the museu- lar dystrophy fund, reported :this week by Gordon Dalgliesh, inelude $1.31 contributed from the Canary Club of Varna. Six youngsters saved this a- mount from their club for the 'poor children on' Christmas", and it finally found its way to ;the hands of the committee. Signers for the Club are Frank Alclington, Karen Webster, St- even Clark, Janis •Clark, Di- anne Breeze and Joanne Broeze. A cheque from the Kinetite Club for $15 and $6.94 from a canister in Pinger's restaur- ant, bring the total receipts of the muscular dystrophy cam- paign up to $190.74. Fire on Sunday night robbed another bride and groom in Hayfield of everything except the clothes which they wore, when Robert Orr's trailer home arid contents were burned or damaged beyond repair with smoke and water, William Orr noticed the fire in his son's trailer parked on the adjoining lot and turned in the fire alarm at 10.30 p.m. The Bayfield br igade answered promptly and extinguished the flames which filled the vehicle. The cause of the fire is thought to have been overheat- ed electric wiring. Bob had Spring Show June 3 A. J. McMurray Hired The first Saturday in June has been selected for the Clin- ton Spring Show this year. About half of the directors of the Huron Central Agricultural Society met in the agricultural 'offiCe board room on Saturday, and set the date after deciding to proceed with the Fair again. Adam J. McMurray was per- suaded to act as secretary- treasurer of the society. He ac- cepted on one condition: that all the directors get behind the project whole-heartedly, and work to promote it. Arrangements are being made for a special draw, and prizes are being contributed. James Boynton', secretary of the Ontario Hog Producers As- sociation, Toronto, reviewed the history of organized hog pro- ducers in the province, yester- day at the annual meeting of Huron County Hog Producers Association in the Clinton Le- gion Hall. He noted that the committee studying a proposed change in method' of sale feels they have reached something which may meet the approval of the rest of the Farm Products Market- ing Board. electric light bulbs burning con- tinuously under the water pip- es to keep them from freezing. The young couple were in Clinton visiting Mr. and Mrs. Don Bell on Sunday evening. They came home to find cloth- es, wedding gifts, souvenirs of his tour of duty in Germany with the Canadian Army, every- thing gone. The chesterfield was ruined with smoke and water, and the varnish which ran down off the plywood panelling and ceiling. A refrigerator and stove were removed, but they, too, were damaged with smoke and water. Mr. and Mrs. Orr carried no insurance and as yet have not estimated their total loss. At time of writing they were undecided what to do. Bob feels that the trailer is not worth re-building. In the meantime, they are staying with his parents. Kendall Gets Another Remand Arthur Kendall, 50, Hayfield, was remanded again in Walker- ton court When he appeared there last Thursday. Crown Attorney J. W. Freeborn, Br- uce County, gave no indication last week, of a definite date for the start of the hearing. The committee is made up of three men from the Hog Pro- ducers Marketing Board. and two from the tels1VIB. Their suggestion, if it meets with the approval of the HPMB, will be presented to the FPMB for ap- proval. The FPMB has stated that the entire marketing plan will cease to exist on April 1, if a change in method of sale has not been presented by that time by the HPMB, and ap- proved by the FPMB. "However," said Mr. Boysis ton, "our strong representations throughout the last two years have been made entirely in vain. They have agreed to hav- ing salesmen supervise the op- eration of the sale and stimu- late bidding all they can, Also they have agreed that if this new method to be introduced is not satisfactory, then anoth- er method may be approved, or a return to the present me- thod may be authorized." Three Break-Ins At Clinton Stores Sunday Night Thieves netted about $90 in cash and a pile, of groceries on Sunday night. Three break-ins all apparently took place after 2.30 in the morning of Febru- ary 6. From Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd., only a three foot pinch bar was taken. This was used to jimmy the door of the Clin- ton Bowling Alley. Apparently nothing was taken there, but silver and bills totalling about $90. At Stanley's Red and White Store, apparently the thieves were out for just wilful vandal- ism. They dumped sugar and potatoes, and upset boxes. Taken from the grocery store were tins of salmon, sardines and tuna fish; 15 pounds of butter, six 'boneless hams, a- bout 60 packs of cigarettes of different brands, and different sizes. Chief H. R. Thompson and Provincial Constable Donald Trumbley investigated. Mr. Boynton noted that one thing which was embarrassing to the HPMB is the supervision of payment of moneys which the FPMB claims they have power to do. "There are some iniquitous angles to this. Sup- pose those we've been paying grants to (such as county hog producer groups) should dis- please the FPMB, or if they fear displeasure of the FPMB, because they fear the loss of fundls-sthen that is an iniqui- tous thing." "Of course," said Mr. Boyn- ton, "they hotly deny that any- thing like this will happen." A question arose about a $700 information account in- cluded in the 1960 financial statement. Mr. Boynton ex- plained that this was in addi- tion to the, 25 cent a hog pay- ment made to the county, and it was designed to be in the nature of a directed grant. It could' be spent for certain things and the county was ex- pected to use it. It will be kept at the $700 level each year, by having the county sub- mit report of expenses, and be- ing re-imbursed for them. Huron County used this ac- count for information meetings, FAME meetings, advertising, hall rents, luncheons, the de- bate at the 1959 annual and expenses of presenting a brief. Ross Love, RR 2, Hensel', re- signed after serving for two years as president of the pro- ducers association, Vaughan Douglas, CKNX farm editor, made the need for good public relations between agriculture and the public, the subject of his address. He was introduced by Bartin Baan. Mr. Douglas is president of the Canadian Farm Writers As- sociation, which he reported was begun with nine interested men in the farm writing field. Now there are units in. British Columbia; the Prairie Provinc- es, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. "Our ideals never change," said Mr. Doug- las, "We are seeking to find how we can better serve agri- culture in the public relations field." "Weekly newspapers," said Vaughan, "probably do the most of any media for rural Canada. The farm press in Canada is concerned over the, hedge podge way in which information is collected' :and disseminated. The Market Place and the Rural Co-operator, the breed organi- zation books, and others are doing a good job, but we have not yet consolidated farm news. Possibly there is a need' for a central clearing house." "More information is com- ing to farm people and the farm press than ever before, Apathy is disappearing. People feel they are better informed. If you feel the stories you read are incorrect, the best thing to do is to sit down with the re- porter or editor and talk the thing out. Newspapers may editorialise, but they don't twist the facts." Mr. Douglas commented that "You would probably increase the amount of publicity you can get by 35 percent, just by hay- (continued on page 8) 0 Frozen Pipes Get Attention From PVC Men Clinton PUC has thawed' the water pipes in four residential services in the past few days. They make use of an arc weld- er from Kingswell Welding, which operates with 200 amps of power, to heat the pipes, and melt the ice. Mr. Kingswell's equipment is in popular demand, and -he has been called -to Exeter, Blyth, Londesboro and Mitchell on similar errands. J. Rands, sup- erintendent of the Clinton PUC reports that the frost is deep- er in the ground than in other years', and thus is causing more trouble than usual. 0 FAME Meeting In Holmesville School The Federation of Agriculture of Goderiob Township has call- ed a meeting for Tuesday, Feb- ruary 14 in the Holmesville Public School, Mr. 'Pat Dickey, Secretary of the Farmers Allied Meat Enterprises Co-operative Limited will be the guest speak. or, and FAIVIE will be the main topic, Top Speakers in Legion-Sponsored Contest Barbara Index, a provincial winner two years ago in junior class, has topped the senior class this year in the Clinton Legion public speaking contest. She is shown here with Douglas Thorndike, Legion chairman for the event, and Mor- ris Darling, junior high school winner in the contest. Barbara is the eldest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Inder, Clinton. Morris, a newcomer to the ranks of winning speakers in Clinton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Darling, Clinton. (Beacon-Herald Photo) Because the trees in a refer, estation plot died due to the use of a weed spray, God:erich' Township Council Monday re- leased Ed. Jenkins, RR 3, Cl- inton, from his contract under the township's reforestation by-law. This is the first time a con- tract has been released by the township since the program was put into effect 10 years ago. According - to the bY:laiv, are-. one entering into the contract must fence his property off- for a period of 20 years. The Jenkins tree lot became infested with leafy spurge, one of the most difficult weeds to eradicate, and when the land was sprayed last summer, the woodlot was destroyed. Council appointed ex-reeve, EdWard Grigg as truant officer, to replete R. M. Elliott. With Reeve Walter Forbes presiding, council approved a grant of $100 to the Huron Central Ag- ricultural Society for the an- nual spring fair, slated for June 3 in Clinton; a grant of $25 to the, Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc- iation for a seed' fair March 2, 3 and 4 in Clinton, Bayfield Fair Has New Officers Alvin Rau is New President (Hayfield Correspondent) Newlyweds Lose Home in Flames Everything They Owned is Gone (Hayfield Correspondent) THE NEW gRA--95th YEAR THE HURON RECORD--79th YEAR