HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1961-07-06, Page 1Young Ladies Play in Park
The young children of Mr. and Mrs. Ron 'Sibbald
enjoy the fun of the swings in the park, That's
Cindy sunning herself and Chantale is on the
swing.
Barn Destroyed at Van Egmond Farm
Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed 'the barn on the farm of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis VanEgmond, RR 1, Clinton last Thursday morning.
Loss is estimated at $25,000. The News - Record photographer was on the
scene in time to record this view, just before the rafters of the building
collapsed. (News-Record Photo)
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IF YOU SEE NORMAN
Fitzsimons on the street „
showing off a lovely tan
moosehide jacket he really
has something to be proud of
. The hide :came from a
young moose winch Ellwood
Epps shot last winter . . . Mrs.
Orval Smith, wife of the school
teacher at the Oshwegan Re-
serve made it .. . Her brother
is Jay .Silverheels (stage name)
who portrays Tonto on TV's
Lone Ranger — . Mrs. Smith's
daughter is Miss Ontario and
Placed third in the -Canadian.
beauty queen contest , .• , The
jacket is a lovely fringed a&
fair with superb eraftsmanSliiP
for which Mrs, Smith is
'famous , * * x,
THIS IS THE. SWEEPSTAKES
rose shown last Friday by Mrs.
W. Counter at the first rose
show to be held in Clinton...
There was quite some ceinPe-
titian, too . , as, exhibitors
searched their gardens for the.
best they had to offer . . . this
was a Peace variety; delicate
,
Clinton Park
Offers Fun
For Everyone
Het weather on Saturday,
July 1., brought hundreds of
young folk to the •ClinUM Cora-
amity Swimming Pool for the
first day it was open, A right
was the situation about three
o'clock, .at the shallow end of
the pool.
Expert supervision is being
given the pool this Summer,.
with practically the :same staff
,as last year, headed by .Ron
McKay who teaches at the
Clinton Public School.
Kenneth Engelstad, one of
the instructors, just last week
assisted Don Hickey, on the
recreation staff at RCAF Sta-
tion Clinton supervise a Red
Cross water safety leaders
course at McKay Roll, Gode-
rich. Young swimmers from
Goderich, Wingham, Port Elgin,
FleSherton; Clinton, Teeswater
and EXeter were enrolled,
The park has a - wading pool
for little children, swings, teet-
ers, and picnic tables for use
by the public,. ball diamonds
and race track,
(News-Record Photo)
iinton News-Record
THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR
THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR
No. 27—The Home Paper with the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1961
$3.00 'Per Year Per Copy-12 Pages
BRICK WORK IS WELL AL-
ong at the new separate school
. . . Plantings have been made
in the area at the front of
the new liquor store . Cem-
ent has been poured on, the site
of the new bowling' lanes, wh-
ere the topsoil was removed
only a week ago r, . New
homes are' pro. Tessing Cl-
'`"" is liboriiiner7 .arid' bits
ineas is good
WE, ARE QUITE CONCERN-
eil r with ' the decision of the
Winghani bistrict High 'School
'Beard net to• come in with -the
four other Iluron. towns, on the
compasite school idea . . .
Reasons available to us seem- to
be the distance to be travelled
by bus for some *pupil's . . .
and the thought that the new
type school is not the whole
answer to the end of Grade
10 drop out students . . How-
ever, we feel that unless Wing-
ham has some plans of going
(continued on page 12)
Rob Post Office Nearly 100 Give
New Minister Inducted
Area United Churches
Visit Toronto By Bus
plant and the stockyards. That's Cliff Ashton at far right, driver
for the bus firm, Ir` our more bus tours are planned this summer
by the Hog Producers, (News-Record Photo)
$25,000 Loss As
Mullett Barn
Burns to Ground
Loss of $25,000 by fire last
Thursday morning, June 29 was
suffered by Mr, and 111.M. J.
Willis VanEgmond, RR 1, CI-
inton. Their barn on highway
8, containing a combine and
drill, and 500 laying, hens was
completely destroyed.
Mrs. VanEgmond had left for
her last day of teaching for
this season at 'Clinton Public
School, Mr, VanEgmond com-
pleted cutting the lawn, and
was on his way to the barn
when he saw flames coming
from the building. He was able
to get a registered calf to
safety.
Someone called the Clinton
Fire Department, which res-
ponded quickly, A change of
wind could have meant loss of
other buildings.
Included in the loss was 400
bales of 1960 hay, and 200
bushels of grain. The 1961 crop
of hay had not been put in the
barn. The hens had been laying
eggs, which the VantEgmonds
graded on the farm, and sup-
plied to Clinton stores as a
quality product, Canada Grade
At
The barn Was partially edver-
ed by insurance, It was a T-
shaped structure, One part 28
by 36 feet (and the other sec-
tion 36 by 90 feet. The most
recently built part of the barn
was put up in 1919, and the
other, part was oldq than that.
Future plans are indefinite,
The Week's Weather
1961 1960
High Low High Low
31.111d • 29 87 64 80 65
30 83 65 '75 55
July 1 85 60 /1 55
2 /6 61 80 46
3 '71 55 79 53
4 64 50 10 49
5 78 45 61 51
Rain: .44 in, Ilan: hone
FIRST IN THE COUNTY
First man in Huron County
qualified to give driving in-
struction is Percy Brown on
staff at Lorne Brown. Motors
Ltd., Clinton. The licence, is-
sued, by the Department of
Transport is dated June, 29.
This authorizes Mr. Brown
to give driving instruction to
anyone desiring to learn to
drive in preparation 'for obtain-
p, chauffeur's or operator's
licence.-
,Stiff examinations are tried
`before a: DePartinerit of Tia.'s
port • examiner in Kitchener, on
actual .driving and' !sign tests,
as well as three' essays on how
to teach 'a Student to drive, to
Park:and to turn a corner. Mr.
Brown will vouch for the fact
that 'the exam is strict, for he
had to'try the second time be-
fore he was• successful.
Driving education is given
at the Goderich District Col-
legiate Institute every winter.
There are two qualified instruc-
tors there, but only to teach
the students, of the collegiate.
At Exeter District High School
there is one qualified instruc-
tor, but the course has not
been offered.
Need for proper driving in-
struction has been highlighted
since the new regulations have
come into effect with regard
to obtaining permits to drive.
The stiff test at that time is
proving very difficult for those
who have not studied the sub-
ject well enough.
Depai (merit of Transport has
a Driver Examination Centre
here in Clinton, headed by
Murray Holmes, as examiner
and since this office opened last
fall, a second examiner, Al
Lindsay has been added to the
staff. Donald Smith, Clinton,
is clerk, and takes care of the
written test, visual tests, etc.
The office is quite busy on
Wednesday, Thursday 'and Fri-
day. On Mondays and Thurs-
days they travel to Exeter to
conduct examinations there and
on Tuesday they are in Wing-
ham.
People from the Goderich
and Seaforth areas travel to
Clinton, or to either of the oth-
er centres for the required ex-
aminations. They operate on
an appointment basis.
Percy Brown
Invitation To The
Auburn Rose Tea
Members of the Clinton Citi-
zens' Horticultural Society have
received an invitation to the
Rose Tea in Auburn, Friday,
July 7, Tea will be served on
the lawn of Mrs. R. J. Phillips
from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to
9 p.m.
The Auburn Horticultural
Society is sponsoring this event.
If it rains tea will be served
in the Orange Hall.
Nearly $6,000
(Hensel' Correspondent)
Postmaster. Cecil Kipfer, Fri-
day night estimated $5,970 was
taken when thieves blew a safe
in the Hensell post office early
that morning.
Mr. Kipfer, who said the haul
was totalled by James Fidler,
of London, District 'director of
postal services and investigat-
ing officers from the Exeter
detachment, OPP, added that
the exact breakdown of figur-
es wasn't immediately known,
The safe, blown open about
2.30 a.m.,containetheashrrnofrelli
orders •and stamps. Police be-
lieve nitroglycerine was used
to blow it open.
Included in the loot was 55
silver dollars, which Mr. Kip-
fer had put •in the safe for
safe-keeping for his children.
W. J. Cameron, who lives
next door to the post office,
said he saw a man running
out of the rear of the build-
ing about 2.30 a.m.
Mr. Cameron was sleeping on
the porch of his •home because
of the •hot weather. He shouted
at the man, he said, but the
man fled.
Corporal Erskine, fingerprint
expert, from Mount Forest, as-
sisted •in the investigation.
Third Jackpot Prize
Mrs George
Phelan, Fulton '
Street, Clinton,
is the winner of
the third $5 cash
award in the
News - Record
Jackpot draw .
She may pick up
her money at the office at
any time convenient to her,
The lucky purchase was made
at Fitzsimons Food Fair.
See the Jackpot advertise-
ments on page 4 for the names
of merchants taking part in
this draw.
Cross Clinic Here
There were '104 people reg-
istered at the fifth blood clinic
to be held in Clinton, July 1.
Of these six were rejected, but
that left 98 donors, several
more than at the clinic this
time last year.
Mrs. W. L. Morlock, convener
of the committee of the Hos-
pital AuXiliary which plans the
clinic expressed appreciation
to those who donated; and to
those who assisted at the On-
tario Street Church hall.
Join oin a
Bell Telephone
Five young ladies who com-
pleted the Grade 12 Special
Commercial course at Clinton
District Collegiate Institute
have joined the staff of the
Bell . Telephone Company of
Canada.
Beverley Beattie is taking six
weeks training at Toronto in
preparation for her work at
the Goderich office. Elaine
Rathweil, also will be in the
Goderich office, and her train-
ing in Toronto is scheduled for
later.
Sylvia Bell is at the Strat-
ford office. Marjorie Hyde is
in the accounting department
of the London office and Joan
McGowan also is with Bell at
London.
Phyllis Lobb has joined the
staff of Dominion Life Assur-
ance Company, Waterloo. Gail
Orpen is on staff at Sherlock-
Manning Piano Co. Ltd.
Correction, Please!
In last week's report of the
promotions at MCI, an (H)
for honours should have follow-
ed the name of William Vocl-
den, proMoted to Grade 12. •
urch, at London. Fourteen of
his former parishioners attend-
ed the service here.
About 100 persons from the
two churches attended. A soc-
ial hour was held, during which
greetings were extended to the
new minister by Mrs. Douglas
Andrews president of the Wo-
man's Association for the ladies
of the church and by Judge
Prank Fingiand, chairman of
the Session, for the men.
Mr. Park thanked those
bringing greetings and all those
who by their presence and kind-
ly personal welcome had made
Mrs. Park and himself feel at
home in Clinton already.
"In calling me 'to be your
minister you have conferred
upon nie the highest honour in
your power to bestow," said
Mr. Park. "It is a joy and a
privilege to occupy your beauti-
ful parsonage and to minister
in this lovely church. We in-
voke God's blessing upon all
the days ahead, that together
we may be able to accoMplish
great things for Christ and
His Kingdom in this fine com-
munity."
Mr. Park noted the 34 good
friends present from Byron and
declared his hope that his min-
istry in Clinton would create
friends and to-Workers as loyal
and dedicated as they had
been,
Visiting clergy who spoke
briefly bringing good wishes
Were the Rev. Grant Mills, On-
tario Street 'United. Church; the
Rev. Harold Johnson, Bruce-
field and the Rev. Clifford
Britton, Seaferth.
MAYOR, IlEtYt and CLERK
AT LONDON CONVENTION•
Mayor W. J. miner, lbeeve
Melvin Cinch and Clerk John
Livermore attended the con-
vention Of the Association of
Ontario Mayors and Reeves
in London fOr three days last
week, and report excellent ses-
S16118.
LOCAL KIN WINS
PRIZE AT GODERICH
Gordon Grigg, a Clinton
Kinsman, won the award for
best-decorated ram at the
Goderich Kinsmen Club's eighth
annual trade fair last weekend.
Over 80 Birthday Club •
Mr. J. E. "Cap" Cook, 147
Albert Street, celebrated his
81st birthday on Tuesday, July
4,
New Economist
Miss Isabel Gilchrist ar-
rived in Huron County
on Tuesday, to take up
her duties as the newly
appointed Home t cohorni-
ist forthe county. She
is a 1061 graduate of
MacDonald Institute, Gu-
elph.
Miss Gilchrist's home is
a farm near 13arrie. Ivor
the next two weeks she
will be busy observing
and helping with achieve-
ment days in other coun-
ties.
(News-Record Photo)
The Rev. Clifford G. Park
was inducted into the charge
of Wesley-Willis and Holmes-
ville United Churches last
Thursday night in a special ser-
vice at the Clinton church. The
Rev. Ernest E. Lewis, James
Street United Church, Exeter
was the inducting minister. The
senior choir sang an anthem.
The Rev, Clifford Smith,
Bayfield, addressed the congre-
gation and the minister. The
Rev. C. G. Park comes to Clin-
ton from the Byron United Ch-
Licenced Instructor For
Drivers In Ontario
Huron Hog Producers
Thirty-three hog farmers from Huron County went by bus to
11'01"011t6 last week to see the working of their selling agency
at first hand. It was an all-day tour with visits to a packing