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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-05-04, Page 1Jfirot COLU1111174;'-7 (By W. D. .P.) 'THANKS.. TO Tfi.E. INGENU- itY of the late Alexander .Gra- ham Bell, we at the newspaper office have a multitude of clues- ' ,tiers to answer daily . , .end we're glad to oblige . , We're as near as your telephone , Ii the space of half en hour last Saturday night, when any- one with any sense was out Bayfield, wetehing the beaute iful sunset , , We had two interesting questions , . The first one was: Is this the Cat- tle Breeding office? We 'answer- ed that one swiftly with. a wrong number comment and then 'the phone rang again: Can you tell us the name of the lady who is in charge of the Own library? And we an- swered jest as swiftly, Miss Evelyn I-1011 . „ Both our cal- lers were pleasant and in each instance we were happy to be of help . „ . We also carry on a service of advising people what show on in the theatre at Goderich, and any of the drivein theatres in the county sometimes are called upen, for the name of important peeple like 'the lieutenant gov- ernor . . . or the minister of justice . . * WE TOOK OUR LAST SNOW picture of this spring in April . . . and we don't intend to do another even though• it snowed Tuesday night and for all we know it may enow several more times between now and Spring Fair Day , . . If it snows on. June 3 we just might do another picture of the stuff then, with one of Adam's fav- ourite show horses — but we doubt if we'd make the effort . . . We're just sick and tired of the wet, cold stuff . . . * * VISITED THE COURTROOM in Seaforth this week . . . wh- ere Tuckeesmith's duly elected -council meets regularly . . . Instead of the customary Qu- een and Duke pictures the cus- todians of this pleasantly green and cream room have retained the photo they had of King George 6 . . Just like an old friend there on the wall . . . 0 Honoured After Fifty Years Service Surrounded by friends and family, The Rev. Dr. David J. Lane relaxes in the lazy boy chair which was presented to him on Monday night at the apprec- iation banquet tendered in his honour. From the left are George H. Jefferson, K. W. Colquhoun, Gordon Shortreed, Fred Elliott and Dr. Lane's daughter, Mrs. Clayton Edward, Goderich. (News-Record Photo) Summer Assistant Arrives Sohn 1VIeTaggart, left, arrived in town Monday, to begin four months work as still-Mier assistant to the agricultural representatives. Here Mr. Mc- Taggart, who will enter his fourth year at OAC this fall, talks with Donald Grieve (right), the associate agricultural representative for Huron County. (News-Record Photo) Spotlight on 'Teen Age Talent CDC' Revue Meets Public The Week's Weather 1961 1960 High Low High Low April 27 55 38 52 32 28 51 38 50 30 29 45 34 61 35 30 54 29 63 50 May 1 45 36 54 86 2 40 29 63 32 45 31 71 45 Rain: .44 in. Rain: .20 in. Snow; 1 in. Ron Levett Ron Levett was on stage throughout the Red and Blue Revue last Friday night in CDCI auditorium, when 800 families and friends of the col- legiate students gathered to Hundreds See Plaque Unveiled Honour Minister Hundreds gathered in St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church Sunday evening to attend a ser- vice of dedication of the plaque placed in that church to honour the minister, the Rev. D. J, Lane, D.D. The Rev. Robert G. Mac- Millan preached the sermon on "Fifty Years of Service." F/L the Rev. C, A. McLaren, RCAF Station Clinton, offered the pastoral prayer. The Rev. Grant Mills of Ontario Street United Church read Scripture. The choir had prepared' spec- ial music, and Mrs. Robert Ho- muth sang a solo. Mrs. C. II (Madeleine) Ed- ward, Goderich, daughter of the honoured man, unveiled the plaque, which was officially handed over by A. Gordon Shontreed, clerk of the session of the church, and the Rev. D. Neil McCombie, moderator of Huren - Maitland Presbytery, made the dedication. Wording on the plaque, in part, it: "Erected in honor of Rev. David Jetties Lane, B.A., D.D., one completion of 50 years (1911-1961) in the Christian ministry, including chaplaney service in, the Canadian Armed Fortes, dant, 1911-1919 and Fit.4.416t, 1940-1044. His long Ministry Was 'devoted to glor- ifying God and serving his fel- low man." Well over 200 persons from Clinton and district and neigh- boring 'towns turned out Mon- day evening to an appreciation banquet for Rev. David 3. Lane, 13.A,, D.D., who has spent 50 years in the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, of Can- ada, Mr. Lane has been minist- er at St. Andrew's, Clinton, for the past 19 years. The banquet was held' in the Clinton Legion Hall and cater- ed to by the Legion Ladies Auxilia' y. Gordon Shortreed, Clerk of Session in Mr. Lane's church, was a most capable chairman for the affair, W/O Vern Boys, RCAF Station Clin- ton, acted ae pianist and Rev. Grant Mills, Ontario Street United Church, was leader of a lively sing-song after dinner. On Tuesday, April 27, Mr. Lane was one of four ministers in Canada who received a Doc- tor of .Divinity degree from the Presbyterian College in Mont- real. Theft on Sunday evening, April 30, a plaque was unveiled in his church honouring his 50 years in the ministry. At 'the conclusion of the ap- preciation banquet, Mr. Lane Wag presented with a lazy-boy chair 'by the gathering of friends front church, eporte groups, service clube, and busi- nesses, Mr. Lane, who proudly Clain's Scottish ancestry, was piped in- to the hall by piper Hector Itingswell, 'Orrin Baird Sandra Merrill, Bonnie Hoinuele Pat Shepherd, Sylvia Shepherd and Pat Rey- nolds had Mrs. Barbara Dale as faculty advisor, (Continued on Page 4) - Mr. Shortreed introduced the head table guests which inelud- ed members of Mr. Lane's fam- ily: son-le-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Edward, and their sons, Donald and David, Goderich; Mr. Lane's brothers, Rev. Andrew Lane, Lakeside; Malcolm Lane, RR 2, Holyrood, and their wives, and John Lane, clerk of Kinloss Township; also two nieces. Telegrams were read from. Mr. Lane's only son, Donald, Montreal; John Hanna, IVIPP (PC—Huron-Bruce); Hon. Les- ter 13. Pearson, leader of the federal Liberal party, and John Wintenneyer, Kitchener, leader of the Ontario Liberal party, F/L, the Rev. C. A. Mc- Laren, protestant padre at RC- AF Station Clinton, conveyed good wishes to Mn Lane on be- half of G/C J, G. Mathieson, commanding officer of the sta- tion; and 'the Clinton Minister- ial Association of which the padre is president. (continued on page 12) Decision on Club Liquor Permit Held The 'application of the Hur- on Fish and Game Club for licence under the Liquor Con- trol Act, was one of the 17 before the Board in Kitchener at the last hearing. Decision was reserved on all seventeen requests, Cadet Inspection Next Wednesday At 2 O'Clock • Cadet inspection 'at Clinton District Collegiate Institute will be held' next Wednesday after- neon, May 10, commencing at the o'clock. Captain Garnet W. McGee, chief instructor, ex- pects a route march will be made clown town, probably on, Friday if the weather is good'. Re-Viewing Officer is Lieuten- ant Colonel A. W. Lamdin, and 'inspecting officer is Captain E. A. Shortt, both of headquarters, London. The inspection will have a little touch of national survival 'training. There will be 240 cadets tak- pare, including the 36- rc ember 'bugle hand Officer .entreapellee the Bettalion is e)rey Wallis' who was at -Cadet Canip ;Banff last summer. Separate School Calls Tenders For Three Rooms Construction of Clinton's first Roman Catholic Separate School will soon 'begin on the three acre site North East of the juncture of Whitehead and Beech Streets. Blackwell, Hag- arty and Buist from Landon are the architects. The deadline for submitting tenders for the general contract is 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, May 9. His Excellency Bishop John Christopher Cody of the Dio- cese of London has designated that the name of this new three room school will be St. Joseph's Separate School of Clinton, Ontario. Manly novel and practical features have been incorporated into the pl- ans of this school to be opened in September of this year, The Clinton separate School Board composed of Peter Hath- away as chairman, Victor FlinniS, secretary-treasurer, Ar- nold Dale, Gerald Brown, Fr- ank Cummings', Cliff Parker, Clarence Denomme and Tom Feeney, regular members, and A. 'Red' Gamer and Father L. E. Reed-Lewis serving in advisory capacities, has been meeting each week for several months to plan and prepare this pro- ject. o - Over 400 Attend Open House In Public School Over 400 parents and friends attended the open house at Clinton Public School on Wed- nesday evening, April 26. The Home and School Association served coffee and lunch at the end of the variety show. Included in the entertain- ment, which as Principal Bert Gray explained, was a way of showing what the pupils learn- ed in their day-to-day instruc- tion, Was a pretentation by the Glee Club which has a half hOur singing each week all year, under the direction of Miss Lois Grasby, assisted by Mrs. 'Willis Varagniond, Tumbling by the boys was directed by Ronald McKay. Grade 3 pupils did the Bunny Hop dance, which Was directed by Mrs, Beatrice Taylor. Mrs. Donald Andrews difeeted a Grade 2 rhythm band. Miss Louise Jefferson directed a Grade 5 exhibition of square dancing. Delegations from the rural area south of Clinton met with their respective township coun- cils of Tuckersmith and Stan- ley early this week with the request that the decision con- cerning fire protection for the area be re-considered. Stanley n d Tuckersmith Councils have an agreement, officially agreed to at their meetings this week, that they will co-operate in financing the Brucefield Volunteer Fire Brig- Ross Middleton, . it,R 2, Bay- field was elected Deputy-Dist- rict Governor of Region 3, Dist- rict A-9, of Lions International, at the annual Region Rally held last Wednesday night at the Zurich Community Centre. J. Ross Middleton He won in a two-way .battle for the position with. Jack Rea- vie, Wingharn. Mr, Middleton, who teaches in Clinton Colleg- iate, served the past year as Zone Chairman for the south part of Region 3, while Mr. Reavie has been Zone Chair- man in 'the north part of Reg- ion 3, Zone Chairman for the south part of the Region for the next term will he Herb Turk- helm, the president of the Zur- ich Lions Club, while Jack McDonald, president of the ade. Stanley is the initiating municipality, and Tuckersmith wall pay half of the cost. With this brigade and equip- ment now their responsibility the townships had 'decided to use its services entirely and do without the stand-by pro- tection, of the Clinton Depart- ment which was, going to cost $200 a year, plus an hourly fee for actual calls. The residents next to Clin- ton have expressed disapproval, Brussels none Club, will be Zone Chairman for the north part of the Region. Guest speaker at the Zurich rally was Ward Bolton, of St. Mary.s, past Canadian President if Lions International. He del- ivered an inspiring message to the group on "Lionism". Mr, Bolton was introdnced by In- ternational Counsellor H al Meir, Seaforth, and thanked by Herb Turkheim. Head table guests were in- troduced by International Coun- sellor Jake Sweitzer, Exeter, while Ross Middleton and Jack Reavie supervised the intro- ducing of club members who were present. Clubs• represent- ed were: Teeswater, Howick, Wingham, Brussels, Clinton, Seaforth, Exeter, Grand Bend, and Zurich. International Counsellor Vic- tor -Dinnin, Zurich, was in ch- arge of the nomination and el- ection for Deputy-Governor and Zone Chairman, while the pres- ent Deputy - Governor, Russell Grainger, Zurich, was chair- man for the meeting. Song leaders were Howard Klopp, Alvin Wolper and Del- bert Geiger, all of the Zurich Club. Mrs. Beatrice Hess, Zur- ich, accompanied the group at the piano, as well as contribut- ing a solo to the program. Entertainment was provided by the members of the Zurich Club, and the dinner was pre- pared by the Ladies' Aid of the Lutheran Church in Zurich. Lucky draws were won by Len Ford, Seaforth, Stewart Deitz, Zurich, Bob McKinley, Zurich, Mrs. Beatrice Hess, Zurich, and Ike Roam, Brussels. About 100 Lions attended the event. basing their argument on the nearness of Clinton, and upon the fact that they feel they get little else 'for their tax dol- lar in the way of township services. At the meeting in Varna, Monday night with Stanley Township council, Garnet Har- land was the spokesman, (De- tails of this meeting appear on. page 7.) They found that Stanley Township is satisfied with the hourly rate asked by Clinton: $75 for the first hour and $25 for the second hour. On the retaining fee they were willing to pay $150 (which is $50 more than last year), but were not willing to pay the $200 Clinton asked for. At Tuckersmith Co unc meeting on Tuesday night, de- cision was made that they would' do what Stanley Town- ship did, Since they had enter- ed into an agreement with St- anley over the Brucefield De- partment, anything else they decide with regard to fire pro- tection, should be agreed upon with that township as well. Spokesman for the Tucker- smith group of ratepayers was Garnet Crowe. Details of this meeting appear on page 12. Bruce:field Fire Department is set up now with 18 men. Fire Chief is Harold Lobb, 'as- sistant Fire Chief, Stewart Br- oadfoot. They have a 1951 fire truck, with auxiliary pumper; hoses, to use on rural wells and Streams, as well as regulation couplings for use on town fire hydrants; a Scott Air Pack and other breathing apparatus. With 'authorization to pur- chase a second Scott Air Pack, and a second more easily port- able pumper, and other equip- ment the Department feels it- self on a par with town brig- ades. Members have been meet- ing in Seaforth twice a month, taking part in schooLS of inst- ruction held by the Fire Mar- shall of Ontario. Further instruction will be carried out in the village and the brigade would appreciate the opportunity for drill in .an urban area, so that their skills' may be brought up to date with regard to urban fire fight- ing. It is expected that represen- tation from both Stanley and Tuckersmith Councils will meet with the Clinton Town Council at 'the town's regular council meeting on Monday, May 8. All School Boards Meeting Here On Tuesday Night A meeting of the boards in charge of secondary education in the County of Huron will be held in the auditorium of Clin- ton District Collegiate Institute next Tuesday, May 9, to con- sider further the possibilities of adding vocational training to the education opportunities of the county's young people, Last night members of the CDCI Board discussed the mat- ter at length. As for enrol- ment it is expected that there will be 680 pupils at CDCI in the fall of 1962. With the Canadian govern- ment offering A full 100 per- cent grant on construction and equipping of such accommoda- tion, the boards ere giving the possibilities a Sincere examina- tion,. Ratepayers Want Protection Ask Townships Reconsider Mrs. D. Freeman Again Heads Women's PCiroup Mrs. Douglas Freeman was re-elected president of ethe Cl- inton Progressive Conservative Women's Association at the' an- nual meeting held in the coun- cil chambers, Town Hall, Clin- ton last Wednesday, April 26, She presided for the meeting which preceded the election. Mrs. George Knight gave the secretary's and treasurer's re- port. Payment of dues was fol- lowed by the election of three delegates to the 53rd annual meeting of the Progressive Conservative Association of Western Ontario in Hotel Lon- don on May 6. Mrs. E. H. Epps, Mrs. R. Frei-din and Mrs. D. Freeman will attend as vot- ing delegates. Alternates are Mrs. Elliott Bartliff, Mrs. Geo- rge Elliott and Mrs. T. Lep- pington. Plans were discussed and formulated for providing a chartered bus to take those who wish to attend this meet- inlg in London. Both men and women will be welcome to make the tip. Those who want more details may contact Mrs. D. Free- man. An attractive mystery prize was won by Mrs. J. A. Mc- Gill. Other officers elected are past president, Mrs. F. Thomp- son; secretary-treasurer, Mrs, George Knight; first vice- president, Mrs. T. Deeves; sec- ond vice-president, Mrs. R. Fremlin; directors for Sit. John's Ward, Mrs. T. Deeves; St, George's Ward, Mrs. Geo- rge Elliott; St, James', Mrs. E. Epps and St. Andrew's, Mrs. E. Bartliff; press seeretary, Mrs. J. A. McGill, Mrs. Dale Resigns; New Teacher Hired Mrs. Barbara Dale has re- signed from the staff at Clinton District Collegiate Institute where she has taught physical training and has been school nurse. The hoard has hired A. H. Jewson as agricultural tea- cher to replace Mr. Snyder who resigned last month. Aecording to Principal John Cochrane's report there were 547 students enrolled at the end of April, and attendance averaged 96.17 percent that month. watch a professional-style var.- iety night. Ron kept' the CDCI TV 'camera eye upon, all events from slapstick comedy to dr-. eerily love ballads. Doubling on the saxophone during the smooth numbers played by the Clinton Jazz Quintet, Orrin Baird, Bruce- field lent en experienced 'touch to the emceeing task. His easy manner and expert ad 'Me kept the program moving smoothly. J. Ross Middleton conducted choir • numbers by both the senior and junior groups, wh- ich included well over 100 voices, L'Anuee Malade was com- manded by Captain John Rob- ichaud with Lieutenant Stan Lesnick, Corporal Jim McCul- lough "and 20 indifferent bod- ies". Hardly adequate prepara- tion far cadet inspection, this was directed by Miss M. Mac- Kenzie. The dance chorus by Susan Community Tribute Paid At Appreciation Night Clinton Teacher, Lion Ross iddielon Elected. Deputy District Governor Linton _News Record THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR No. 18—The Home Paper with the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1961 $3.00 Per Year-10c Per Copy-12 Pages