Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-05-04, Page 12Pogo 1 2- *Clinton, News -Record Thursday, May 4, 1961 Tuckersmith Hears Delegation Request Clinton Fire Protection Carnet Crowe, spokesman for a giaup of ratepayers In the Township of Tuekersm"ith, as- edthe council of that munici- pality to reconsider the decis- ion( to drop the fire protection offered by Clinton to the north end of the township. Six rate- payers attended council meet- ing un, Seaforth on Tuesday night, asking �1 "In asking this," �," eget Mr, Crowe, "I do not wish. to sug- gest !an;y inefficiency on the part of other fire departments, But the spread over the town- ship of $100 is not great, Oth- er costs are 'going up, and we can expect the cost of fire pro- tection to go up, too, All we want is fire protection — we don't ask for ether services.. This is a big thing, and we want it badly." Reeve Ivan Forsyth asked why they should pay Clinton more than any other depart- ment. Discussion centred around' the matter of phoning the Bruce - field Fire Department. George Falconer, councillor, explained that they were working an a method of leaving four phones in firemen's homes ring auto- matically. At present, if Mr. Dutton at HU 2-3232 did not answer the phone, then Walt- er McBeath would take the fire call. Mr. Falconer stated that "they (meaning Clinton cowls oil.) left a bad taste in the mouths of the townships. They called the meeting asking us to come to them, so they could convince us that $250 was needed. We offered $150. Then we concluded we'd be better to put in our own equipment, rather than paying a retaining fee for a ,department that was not needed. "We had no complaint from you folks before we made our decision, though we did have other ratepayers asking us not to. Pay the requested $254. When we 'paid the $100 they asked a few years .ago, we gave it. We got no thanks for it. We never heard' from Clintons again until they now asked for more." one of the pertitioners ex- plained that someone burned to. death could not be replaced. Mr. Falconer agreed and was sympathetic to the requests of the ratepayers, Mr. Crowe said their great- est argument was in the dist- ance from Brueefield. Council- lor Elgin Thompsoncontended the retaining fee was paying for something for nothing. Mr.. Crowe felt that "you can't have too much protection." Councillor Falconerassured the petitioners that they would not he left out. They would go sal aig with what Stanley Township decided to da for those on the other side of the highway. „Mr. Crowe suggested that the argument seemed to be between the township and Clinton. "Yet the town has a large invest- ment, .and the equipment de- preciates. They seem entitled to something as a retaining fee." Councillor Falconer felt that the council •had acted in the right. "If we go along now, Clinton will keep on asking for more," Mr. Crowe complained that as of April 12 their protection was cut off, and the ratepay- ers. had never been advised of- ficially, and were not told where to phone far fire protection. Mr. Falconer told them the Brucef cid number, and that in both Hensall and Seaforth the number to call was 100. He noted that in Clinton a lot of people followed the fire truck which should not do so, and caused trouble in many cases for the firemen. Dick :`ou Know? For mosf personal credit needs, the Credit Union offers, by far, the mosf economical, the most convenient, the safest place fo borrow money? CLINTON COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION LIMITED Mother's Day T:t: CARDS by Coutts and Rusfcraff For MOTHER, WiFE, GRANDMA, AUNT, SISTER, TO DAUGHTER, Etc. Gifts for Mother: LAZY SUSAN TRAY in aluminum—Rose Pattern $5.25 RELISH TRAY in aluminum $4.50 3 Tier and 2 Tier ALUMINUM TRAYS $3.50 & $4.00 VASES -- in decorated color glass and pottery $1.00 to $7.50 "Princess" pattern CAKE PLATE—TOAST RACK -- CRUET SET w-- JAM JAR— RELISH DISH, Etc. $2.00 to $4.50 BOXED STATIONERY—Fancy and Plain 49c to $4.00 Clinton s Ontario Maple Leafs "Redo' Kelly Signed Over 100 Autographs iphs It would appear from the above picture that the senior sportsmen at the right are also hero- worshippers of Len "Red" Kelly, Toronto Maple Leafs (seated foreground), when he signed his autograph about 125 times at the minor sports banquet in Clinton Legion Hall Tuesday evening, Also signing his autograph is Jack Roxburgh, Simcoe, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, who was the feature speaker of the evening. Clinton service clubs and minor hockey officials pictured here are, from back to front, Jack Carter, Hugh Hawkins, Douglas Thorn- dike, James Graham, and Ken Scott, president of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton and chairman of the banquet. With his back to the camera, on the left,. is school teacher Mait Edgar keeping the boys "in line." (News -Record Photo) Clinton Minor Hockey Players See and Hear Red Kelly Over 100 minor sports ath- letes and the same number of service club members and fath- ers listened attentively to the two guest speakers at the Clin- ton Minor Hockey Sports Ban- quet in the Canadian Legion Hall, Tuesday evening. The affair was arranged by the Kinsmen Club, sponsors of Pee- wee and squirt -age sport in Clinton. Leonard "Red" Kelly, centre ice star of the Toronto Maple Leafs and former Detroit Red Wing defenceman, and Jack Roxburgh, Simcoe, president of the CAHA, were the guest speakers. Kelly told the boys some of his experiences in hockey, both as an amateur and professional player, and had excellent ad- vice for the young hockey play- ers. Mr. Roxburgh spoke ab- out his two trips to Europe this past winter with the Chatham Maroons and the Trail Smoke Eaters, the latter winning the World Hockey Championship. He also showed colored slides he had taken in Russia. Clinton minor hockey teams present were: the Kinsmen Squirt League champions, in- troduced by Mait Edgar; Kins- men Peewee League champions, introduced by Pat Hardie; Mid- get (WOAA champions) , intro- duced by K. W. Colquhoun; and the Legion Juveniles (also WOAA champions), introduced by Doug Andrews. Also pre- sent was Police Chief Russell Thompson and members of his Public School Safety Patrol, Mayor W. J. Miller welcom- ed the guests. While speaking in his capacity of WOAA execu- tive member, Douglas Thorn- dike remarked that Clinton had two WOAA championship base- ball teams last summer and two WOAA minor hockey champ- ions this past winter. After the dinner, an auto- graph session was held when Kelly and Roxburgh signed well over 125 autographs each, on everything from stylish auto- graph books to admission tick- ets. One boy had pictures of Kelly when he was with De- troit Red Wings. Hugh Hawkins, former presi- dent of the WOAA and one of Clinton's best known sports- men, introduced Jack Roxburgh, president of Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. This was Mr. Roxburgh's second visit to Clinton. Mr. Roxburgh helped organ- ize the present OHA in .1935, and has worked up to presi- dent of the CAHA for two years. He has made two trips overseas with hockey teams this past winter. The name Canada holds the highest prestige in all Europ- ean countries, including the Communist countries, began Mr, Headlights Aimed Free! MAY 5 MAY 12 inclulsive THIS SEM, FREE WITH EVERY MEELG JOB DONE HERE 1` THAT PERIOD. WE USE A SPECIAL HdADLIGHT MACHINE FOR ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AiMING. NO GUESS -WORK bid you know we also have a Special Machine for turning down rough or out -of -line brake drums? Scored drums tun ruin new lining in short order. Lorne Brown Motors Ltd. Your Friendly Chevrolet - Oldsmobile & Envoy Dealer Ontario Street — CLINTON Phone HU 2',9321 Roxburgh. "Due to the same language we are taken for Am- ericans, nut once your hosts realize you're a Canadian their attitude changes completely," he said. Winning the World Hockey Championship was the greatest thrill of his life. "Never have I received such a thrill as the night the Trail Smoke Eaters won the world championship," said the CAHA president. "The singing of '0 Canada' after the game—with the Cana- dians lined up on one blue line and the Russians on the other— brought a lump to the throat of every Canadian in the aud- ience," he said, Mr. Roxburgh introduced and Rev. D. Jo Lane Honoured At Banquet Event (Continued From Page Ocie) Tributes also were paid by Rev. R. G. MacMillan, Gode- rich, who was representative of Huron -Maitland Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Lane has been clerk for the past ten years; by Rev. Grant Mills, chairman of the Presbytery of Huron of the United Church; by Mrs. Stew- art Middleton, secretary of the Clinton Horticultural Society, of which Mr. Lane was presi- dent for nine years; by William Leyburne, Seaforth, president of Seaforth Curling Club, of which Mr. Lane is an active player; by Rev. Father L. E. Reed -Lewis, of St. Joseph's Ro- man Catholic Church, Clinton; by Harry Williams, president of the Clinton Lawn Bowling Club; and Mayor W. J. Miller, Also paying tribute to Mr. Lane, who has served as padre of Clinton Branch 140 of the Canadian Legion, for many years, vice-president Douglas Thorndike announced that an May 29 Mr. Lane will be made a Iife member of the Legion. George H. Jefferson, the last speaker, said he !didn't fit into any of the previous speakers' categories, so he said he would represent the people of Clinton. He spoke of Mr. Lane's many good deeds for his fellowmen. Mr. Jefferson made it known that Rev. Lane was instrumen- tal in arranging for a meeting place for elderly citizens in the town hall, some years ago, "Jeff" called on K. W. Col- quhoun and Fred Elliott, who had worked with Mr. Short - reed in arranging the .apprecia- tion banquet, to help him pre- sent Rev. Lane with a lazy -boy chair, While thanking the gathering for the gift and appreciations, Mr. Lane said: "What I have done in rey Lifetime has only bean a channel in the work tyf God." He also said that ane of the phrases on the plaque in his church, honouring him, ", .. in the glory of God" sums up his work. Mr. Lone regretted that his wife, Who passed away March 11, 19e1, coitl4 not have been spared 'to share in 'these hon- ours with him. They had been married for 491/2 years. He went on to Say that "working for the :glory of God is an easy job and pleasant work." Mrs, C. 1:3. (Madeleine) rels ward, his daughter, spoke for the Mel/item of the Lane fete- ily, saying, "What you have donetonight is visible 'proof of your love for him." She said this is one of the most wonder- ful things a community can, do four a person, 'While thanking all who took port in the appreeiation bon- quet, chairman Gordon Short - teed r' erriarked, "This is possibly the most impoiteatt Occasiort itt Inv O Wks tile," reviewed "Red" Kelly's early life in hockey—from Port Dov- er, Simcoe, St. Michael's Col- lege and his professional career. "Mr. Kelly is one of the most respected young athletes in the Dominion of Canada," said Mr. Roxburgh. The Canadian gov- ernment even picked him as an athletic representative to go overseas. Mr. Kelly began by saying: "Your sports set-up in Clinton must be terrific; you seem to be so well organized." Speaking particularly to the boys he said: "Remember what these service clubs and individ- uals are doing for you now. You'll appreciate this later on in life." Kelly spoke of how the Leafs didn't seem to have the desire in the playoffs that had car- ried them to the top of the league most of the season. He said this was the most injury - riddled team. he had ever play- ed with. After the Leafs were put out, he cheered for Chins "go, because they had a built-up desire to win. Mr. Kelly was thanked by one of Clinton's most respected athletes, Mait Edgar. The speakers were presented with gifts by the Kinsmen in charge of the sports banquet, Kinsmen Town League Squirt and Peewee champions were presented with their crests by Mr. Kelly, Borden McRae, in an excel lent address, thanked all spon- soring groups in the town of Clinton. He also thanked the two speakers, and especially for taking time out from their busy schedule to come and speak to the boys here. During the evening ten hockey sticks were drawn for, some of the winners are as fol- lows, all minor hockey players: John Appleby, Jim Stanley, John Cooper, Jim Livermore, Charles Chambers, Danny Dale Colquhoun and David McRae. The Clinton sports reporter for district daily newspapers, Miss Kay Sharp, also held one of the lucky numbers. The main draw prize, a fishing tackle Federation Directors Invite All interested To Tuesday Meeting The County Directors meet- ing of the Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture will be held on Tuesday night, May 9 in the ,agricultural office board room, Clinton. Along with the regular bus- iness, the establishment of a technical school in Huron Coun- ty will be discussed. Ladies of the Federation are serving lunch. Township directors are espec- ially invited, and all interested farmers and their wives are in- vited to ,attend. 0 Band =aster Asks ks For -isore Adult Bands en Where are our available ad- ult bandsmen? Again we are asking for ex- perienced ,adult bandsmen, or bandswomen to join the Clin- ton Community Concert Band, We know that in town and on 'camp there are available trom- bone, trumpet, baritone, saxa- phone, clarinet players and dr- ummers sitting back and not taking part. We can name at least ten who are capable of playing. Most of these have their own instruments. Practice .is at the Legion Hall, Tuesday evenings at 7,30 p.m. and at the present time an Eb Bass, a baritone and a trombone are available. —George Wench set, was won by Jim Maynard, of the Bell Telephone Co., St. Thomas, who was a guest at the meeting, To finish the evening, Mr. Roxburgh showed slides and gave an excellent commentary of his two trips to Europe this past winter. He said sport was a big thing in the life of the Russian people; and it was all promoted by the Soviet govern- ment. He had pictures of arenas, sports palaces and play- ing fields, as well as many shots of government buildings and the Kremlin building itself. Even the youngest boy pre- sent listened attentively to Mr. Roxburgh's talk. Win Prizes and See a Double Feature Show all for the Regular Admission of Clinton Kinsmen Theatre Night of BROWNIE'S DRIVE-IN THEATRE Beech Street — Clinton Wed May 17 First Show at Dusk Children under 12 in Cors Free 'THE LONG HAUL' 'GOING STEADY' (Adult Entertainment) Molly 13ee -- Allan Reed Jr. Victor Mature -- Diana Dors (One Cartoon) VALUABLE LIST OF PRIZES Donated by Kinsmen Club Members 1st ---CCM STANDARD BICYCLE STEAK dl$1,--.- Swat Hotel Girls or Clinton Ken Scott —MYSTERY PR ZE—Pot Hardie —GALLON OF PAINT'' --Don Kay --CAR WASH JOB ---Percy Brown ,-,-MYSTERY PRIZE--RIII Chowen ---=FREE LAWN ROLLING -Pat Hardie, Ken Clynick -JEWELLERY from Anstett's Tickets available from art Kinsmen PUC Open House Three Prizes Won Though a disappointingly small crowd attended the of en house at Clinton Public Util- ities Commission office betiding Iasi Friday night, several th- ings probably interfered, The Variety Night at GDCI the same night itoglc some of the crowd, and no doubt the per- iod of time elapsing since the building was put into use had somethieg to do with it. Cgnisstoners and Super'in- terldent J. E. Rands invite anyone who was ur able to at- tend to drop in and look ar- ound the building anytime. Prize winners were Paul Bartliff, a pair of lamps (the ticket drawn by Christine Hart- ley) ; Royce Fremlin (the hot dog cooker, ticket drawn by Mrs. Leslie Ball) ; Mrs. R. A. Steep (a TV lamp, ticket drawn by Mrs. Dick Jacob). 0 Town School Wins Volleyball Match Here Clinton Public School pupils last Thursday defeated a vol- leyball team from A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public School in an invitation match in the auditorium of the Clinton school. To MI Sportsmen Do you realize that .there is a movement started to restrict the use of firearms? If you want to stop this and keep your present privileges serol your protest 'tio Mr. 3, W. Spooner, Minister of Lands and Foreasts, Queen's Park, Toronto;; also to your Members of Parliament. ---Huron County Trappers' Association, Clinton COMING EVENTS Wednesday Noon -- Last Chance to place advertisements in this column. Phone before 12,30 pm. 41x-tfb Thursday, May4 -- BINGO in Legion Memorial Hall, Kirk Street at 8.30 p.m. -15 regular games for $5; Jackpot for $100' in 52 inrumbers, for every num- ber called aver 52 the jackpot drops $10, down to a minimum of $30, jackpot must go every night; three share-tthe-wealth- games (no jackpot); three door prizes, $2.50 each. Admission Tues., May 9 — Huron Fish and Game Bingo, Jackpot $55 in 55 numbers, 3 door prizes. Special game $25. 8.30 p.m. Wed., May 10—Open House and Tea, Clinton Public Hospi- tal and Nurses' Residence, 2.30 to 5 p.m. 1Sb Thurs., May 11 — Mother's Day Tea, The Little Inn, •Bay- field, 2 to 4 p.m, Door prizes. Auspices Trinity Club, Bayfield. Brownie's Drive -In Theatre Ltd., Clinton WED., THUR., FRI. — May 3-4-5 "HOLE IN THE HEAD (Colour) (Cinemascope) Frank Sinatra -- Edward G. Robinson -- Thelma Ritter and Eleanor Parker -- ONE CARTOON — SAT. and MON.---May 6-8—Double Bili "THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII" (Colour) Steve Reeves (CinemaScope) "GUN FIGHTERS OF ABILENE Buster Crabbe -- Bart MacLean — ONE CARTOON — TUES. and WED.—May 9-10 "FIVE BRANDED WOMEN" (Adult Entertainment) Van Heflin -- Barbara Bel Geddes and Vera Miles -- TWO CARTOONS --- Coming--"THE ENEMY GENERAL" and "BATTLE iN OUTER SPACE" i LOCALLY OWNED O.K. GUARANTEED USED CARS SEE THESE SOON—THE PREMIUM YOU'LL GET IS TOP VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY—PLUS REAL SATISFACTION. '61 Corvair 6 Station Wagon Very low mileage. Sold new by us in November. '60 Oldsmobile "88" Sedan Automatic, Radio, Power Brakes. Many other extras. '60 Chevrolet 6 Bel Air 2 -Dr. Hdtop Automatic, Radio, Positraction, Whitewalls. Smart two-tone. '60 Envoy Custom Sedan '60 Envoy Special Sedan '59 Pontiac "8'° Laurentian Sedan Automatic, Radio, Two-tone. '58 OPEL 2 -Dr. 4-cyl. Salon Custom Radio. New Brakes. A little beauty. '57 Nash Metropolitan '57 Chevrolet Station Wagon Now being re -painted. Mechanically perfect. '58 Chevrolet 6 Biscayne Sedan Standard transmission. Radio. Sharp! '56 Chevrolet 6 Sedan Serviced here since new. Ybu'iI like it. '53 Olds. "93" Convertible r51 Mercury Convertible Used Trucks we have from $350 up Plus a few "Cheapies" in tars for those who are mostly concerned with transportation. LORNE BROWN MOTORS Ltd. YOUR F RiiENDLV CHEVROLE'Y, OLDSMORULE & ENVOY DEALER. HU 2-43/1 CLINTON