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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-05-25, Page 1Linton e ecor THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR No. 21—The Home Paper with the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1961 $3,00 Per Year...a40c Per Copy--42 Pages Jack Kerner Is New Foreman Jack Merrier has been hired as, foreman of the town streets department, and will begin Wee* itinthe' neat' Iiutus e. ' The'iti- pointment will become 'official as soon as the regular; council meeting is held and .a by-law can be pasieed, which will be on Monday, June 12. According to George Rum- ball, chairman of the public works committee; there were nine 'applicants for the job. Appointment was made on Tuesday night when council met in the committee room of the town hall, 'in committee of the whole. Projected work for the de- partment includes painting of parking areas on the downtown streets; drain work which must be dkerie before paving is, laid; calcium chloride is on hand, and will be applied in two ap- plications to the gravel streets. Jim Cox, caretaker of the town hall and library, is sweep- ing the dawn town streets once a week. Stringing Heavier Wire Joseph hart, ground/tan with the Clinton Rural Hydro, is seen on the job south of Clinton on high- way 4 last week, where a voltage condition in the area is being corrected by stringing heavier con- duttors. Tieing in with this 18 the provision of three-phase ' power to the new learn Wholesale warehouse on, Highway 8, The heavier• line will, tut across from • Highway 4, behind thehydro warehouse and will approach the Seaforth highway near the residence of Cale Doucette, before pro- deeding east tO the new warehouse, (News-Record Photo) Lucknow Boy Earns Trip For Skills in Judging New Warehouse Going Up For Hearn Wholesale Ltd. Irbt OW W. D, A mgamt OF 'MO MW$,, Record Pfaff, Miss Catherine Kantree has been sending hack ward of her voyage overseas She left by Empress of England from Montreal on Fri- day, May 12 . accompanied by her eunt . * * * IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS ago that Catherine supplied a weekly column of everyday hap- penings at home in Clinton , until suddenly she rain out of material with which to write . . . We understand that this happens to the best of journal- ists . . . Even Pierre Berton takes a holiday from Toronto at times . . . IN HER CLOSING COLUMN she said: "Never let envy raise its ugly head—isomeday we will gather our energies and our re- sources and have a holiday to end all holidays. Into it will go a purity of planning and a con- centration of funds that will make it echo down through the years as the one vacation that can never be equalled. Or so we hope. But in the year of grace, 1956, that time has not yet come." WELL, FIVE YEARS FLEW by, and now Catherine is writ- ing from Iver Bucks, England . She will visit the continent and tour the UK before sailing for home once more . . . * * * THE TRIP WAS FAIRLY UN- eventful . . . that is, after they talked their way onto the boat in the fast place . . . Although passports were in order and the "purity of planning" had been of the purest . , . somehow their tickets had not arrived . . . But Catherine and' her aunt made it aboard on duplicate tickets . Honest faces, with- out doubt . * * * * * * THEY ENTERED THE FIRTH of Clyde on May 18, to dock at Greenock . . * * * OH, WELL, WE FOLKS AT home, must just rest content, and settle down to plan for our own voyage from Canada's shores when opportunity comes in view . The Week's Weather 1961 1960 High Low High Low lefay 18 61 44 72 57 19 54 42 75 49 20 67 34 74 50 21 57 43 75 60 22 56 40 71 43 23 60 35 76 45 24 75 37 58 41 Rain: .26 ins. Rain: .4 ins. tion of Agriculture for the largeSt number of competitors. Runner-up was North Huron Junior Farmers, with nine mem- bers present. The Canadian National Ex- hibition Shield for most points was won by Robert Chambers, RR 1, Wingham, who had a score of 589 out of a possible 700. Runner-up was Karen Powell, RR 1, Wingham, with a score of 581. The Blatchford Feeds Ltd. Trophy for the individual with the high score in the entire competition went to Ivan How- att, RR 1, Bel grave, with a score of 638. Jack Broadfoot, Brucefield, was runner-up with a 637 score. The William Stone and Corn- pe.ny Trophy for the individual with the highest ccore in swine competition, was won by Joan Elliott, RR 1, Zurich, with a 189 of a possible 200. Runner- up was Ken Kirkland, RR 3, Lucknow, 179, The Carnation Company Ltd. Trophy for the high score in the dairy section went to Jack Broadfoot with a score of 197. Runner-up was Ivan Howatt, also with a score of 197, (in case of a tie, preference was given to the competitor with highest score in oral competi- tion). Hight scorer in the sheep section was Ivan Howett with 95 of a possible 100; runner- up, Karen Powell, 93; high scorer in beef section, Ivan Hewett, 192 of a possible 200; runner-up, Jack Broadfoot, 191. HSSA Field Day At Sports Field On Saturday Track and field enthusiasts at Clinton Collegiate are in tsaenirg this week for the inter- school track meet at the RCAF sports field on Saturday. The local school won the champion- ship last year at the Heron Secondary Schools Association meet, which Was revived after a lapse of 12 years. They are hoping to keep the laurels oil May 27 as they compete with students from Goderich, hare. and Seaforth. Though sonic good records Were made at the CDCI nieet lett Week, results are being kept undercover WWI the I-ISSA meet is over. This is to prevent competing schools from knowing what they are up against. 118SA field ineet owes its existence it good part to the enthusiagin of 13i11 Craig, In- tittItrial arts teacher at CDCI, Who in 1948, While at GOderich Collegiate, won the senior boys championship at a eitellar meet. Farm Folk Aid Neighbours By Putting In Crop Mrs, Ralph Koskarnp,. RR 3, Clinton, is in Victoria aloepie tal, London. Mr, Koskamp, a patient in Clinton Public Hos- pital until Friday, was taken to Victoria Hospital that day.. . Neighbours pitched in last Thursday to work the Kos- kamp farm and ,et the seeding deee, and at one time nine tractors and men were at work. Taking part m this neigh-bourly task were Gys vender- Tin r, Bill vanderBrand, John Bylerna, DOnaia Middleton, David Middleton, Robert Se1n plc,., Robert Smith, Edgar Rath- 'Well and Frank Thompson. Band Concert In CDCI Hall Sunday Night Sunday night band concert and, variety night will be held in the ,CDCI .auditorium on May 28 commencing et 8,30 p.m. In- eluded in the program, accord- ing, to bandmaster George Wonch, are: '0 Canada"; Mutual March; Operatic Over- ture; vocal quartette by Phyl- lis Lobb, Dianne Person, Judy Persan and Pam Muise; Rosa- lind Waltz; service march; voc- al soloist, Mrs. R. Homuth; military escort; College Bay Marches with majorettes; En- ergy Overture; Bands and Ban- ners March; choir, Gloaming; Heart Throbs Waltz; a hymn; the Show Boy March and God Save the Queen, Accompanists will be Miss Cathy Haig and Miss Emily Collins, and Orrin Baird will be MC, The Clinton Concert Band is participating in a number of events, provided practices bring °tit sufficient members. In- cluded is the Clinton Spring Fair on June 3; the Hensel]. Twilight Fair en June 9 and Goderich--Trade Meter linear- Summer concerts are being planned for. The Band also hopes to play at the Bayfield Frolic at the end of July; the Teeswater Fair; and at Sea- forth Santa Claus parade, at which they have an eye on the first prize. Bandmaster Wench warns that these engagements can only be played if there is a good attendance at Tuesday practices held at 7.45 p.m. sharp. Mr. Wonch notes that there is still room for new members, especially experienc- ed adults, and baritone, bass and trombone instruments are available. A silver collection will be taken at the concert. Money from this and from other en- gagements, and from the tag day to be planned, will be used to replace antique equipment, arid to buy one or two more uniforms. Receives B.Sc, HARRY HENDRIK GUETTER, B.Sc. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Guetter, Dinsley Terrace, Clinton. He grad- uated from Queen's Uni- versity, Kingston, last Saturday, May 20, with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Honours Phy- sics (Class 2). For a horse show without equal this side of the Royal Winter Fair, or the • Cana- dian National Nti Exhibition, vis- it the Clinton Community Park ore-Saturday, June 3, for the Spring Fair. Manager A. J. McMurray pre- diets a variety of entertainment that should meat the approval of young and old. For the practical farmer, the best in cattle, sheep and swine, For the lover of horses, everything Children in Hospital With Flash Burns Gregory Brandon 15 and his Meter, Janet, 13, are in Clin- ton Public Hospital suffering from flash burns to their faces, hair and hands, following an accident at their farm home on Monday, May 22. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Char- les Brandon, RR 4, Clinton. They apparently found some gunpowder, put it in a can, and then lit it, through a hole in the can. The resulting blaze cauzed their burns. .FOOtings, are in, and frame- work is rising at, the site of the new warehouse being erect- ed in .Hullete Township on High- way 8, east of Clinton, by The Hearn Wholesale Ltd. The, steel building is to be 84 feet square pole type construc- tion and is being greeted by Beaver Lumber as general con- tractors. It will house both The Golfing on Graves At Clinton Cemetery Not Gentlemanly Act Eisenhower helped make golf- ing a sport for men of all ages. A recent news •article rumours that Mrs. Kennedy is giving her husband a small golf course for his birthday. We have it on excellent auth- ority that some persons, we would hope they are not Clin- tonians, and we would not dig- nify them by referring to them as gentlemen, were seen prac- ticing their golf on the "green" immediately behind the n'zaus- oleum at the Clinton Cemetery. It may be the sport for "all ages", but golfing over dead bodies . . or in an area set aside for the purpose of inter- ring them, is completely out of order. from tiny ponies, to palominos and huge draft horses. For the youngsters, a parade, a band, rides. For everyone, fun, competition and the noise and excitement of Fair Day in the spring. The Clinton Spring Fair is one of two in the peovince, whir Herreall'e aevilight fair the following Friday being the other one. It has all the ad- vantages of an agricultural fair in the fall without the dust and heat, John Deeves, president of the Huron Central Agricultural Society is heading up the fair at a time of enthusiasm, One of the indications of interest is the contribution of animals as draw prizes, by three pro- minent farmers in the area, This makes it a truly rural fair. If the winner wishes, a cash prize can be awarded. Added feature is the Huron Dairy Princess Contest which is being staged for the second year on the fairgrounds at the regular milking hour late in the afternoon. According to best information available, this is the only county that makes use of a Pair, to stage this contest. Winners go on to compete at the CNE in the fall. Hearn Wholesale Ltd.,- and C. H. Epps Mfg, Co. Ltd. now in several buildings at the corner of Church and Erie Streets at the south-west corner of town, William Hearn and Duff Thompson own the two firms, Which deal in wholesale plumb- ing supplies, serving plumbers from London north into the Brace Peninsula, They manu- facture domestic water pumps and softeners% air volume con- trols and foot. valves, Up to eight people are em- ployed, with an ever-widening number of sizes of parts being made. Graduates as B.A. NEIL A. McGREGOR, graduates Saturday, May 26, at the University of Western Ontario, Lon- don, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is the son of Mr, and Mrs. John McGregor, RR 5, Clinton. A CDCI graduate, Neil will take a summer course, and then will take up a position on the staff of Renfrew secondary school, this fall. Seaforth Paper Places First In Ontario Contest Huron Expositor, Seaforth, published by McLean Bros., placed first in) general excel- lence competition carried out between weekly newspapers published in towns of under 4,500 population. Second was the Listowel Banner and third the Stoutfville Tribune, A. Y. McLean, is the editor of the Expositor. Awards will be made in, Ottawa this week at the Ontario Weekly News- papers Association convention in the Chateau Laurier. No other Huron County week- lies have won awards in the 1961 provincial competitions, Ken Alton, RR 7, Lucknow, lias 'been naffed winner" of trip to the United Nations as the competitor with the tap aggregate score in Huron Coun- ty grain and livestock judging competitions for 1,960 and 1961. The announcement was made by Donald G. Grieve, associate agricultural representative for Huron, Clinton, following com- pilation of results of the live stock judging .‘7aturday along with results of grain judging competition. Bob Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth, will receive a trip to Eastern Ontario as the second place winner. Other winners of special awards in Saturday's competi- tion were: George Underwood, RR 1, Wingham, leader of the Turn- berry 4-H Beef Calf Club, who received the club leaders* trip to the Ralston-Purina plant in St. Louis, Mo, Seventy-five per cent of his clue members at- tended the competition Satur- day. Seaforth Junior Farmers with ten competing received the special challenge prize donated by the Huron County Federa- New Rector at St. Paul's Church The Rev: and Mrs. Peter L. Dymond, their 'teen-age daughter Hilary and four- year-old Matthew are installed in the Rectory of St. Paul's Anglican Church. Mr. Dymond's induction takes place in the Church on Monday, May 29. The Right Reverend H. F. Appleyard, MC, BA, DID, Bishop of Georgian Bay, will officiate. (News-Record Photo) CATHERINE WRIT ES OF visiting the navigating • bridge . . the engine room . . . and the other interestingly active parts of the Empress . . . and she was not laid low by sea- sickness until some rough wea- ther on the fifth. day out . . . The tit/ugh part ef that was —that 81-6-,''rritial'atiVated-faur of the printing shop . . . How- ever, the return trip aboard the Queen Elizabeth should provide opportunity of remedying this Come to the Fair! June 3 Fun For Old and Young Clinton Concert Band Poses for Formal Picture Front row, from left, Dawn Grigg, head majorette; the Rev, Grant Mills Carol Riechert, Linda 'Webber, Bonnie Hamilton, Charles Woods, Goderich; Carol Taylor, Carol Plumsteel, Clayton Dixon, Judy Graham. Second row, from left, Margaret Trewartha, Margaret jean Addison, Stephen Cooke, Douglas McCann, Peter DeCoo, Donald Taylor, Ronnie Plumsteel, JohnCullen, Bruce Graham, Bud Sampson, Goderich; Paul Dixon, Mina Wonch, Charlene Turner, Third row, from left, Bill Hamilton, herby Armstrong, Code- rich; Henry Martyn, Blyth; Barrie Elliott; Ross Sturdy, Goderich; Gerald Shaddick, T-larty Cummings, John IVIartyn, Blyth; and George Wench, Bandmaster. Fourth row, from left, Ralph Trewartha, Garry Jewltt, David Walsh, Elvin Potter, John Wise, John Powell, John Turner, Prank VanAltena, Neal Trewartha, Absent when picture was taken were majorettes, Barbara Carter and Marjory Woods. Additions to the band since then were Ca Jack Scott, RCAP, trumpet soloist; Margaret Lesyk, formerly of Port William and district bands, on baritone horn; Joan. Thompson, Myth, trumpet, (News-Record Photo)