Clinton News-Record, 1962-01-04, Page 1QGbt •ir t
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(BY W. B. Da
WORK IS PROGRESSING ON
the rectory at St. Paul's Church
Yesterday workmen were
on the job under a plastic cov-
er, waterproofing the cement
walls of the ,basement , . .
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WE INTENDED LAST WEEK
to make special note of a team
of !carollers who made the pre -
Christmas Season a. brighter
thing .. , however, in the rush
and holiday season, many things
Which could have been done,
were not done . Under the
direction of Miss C. Haig, tea-
cher at the collegiate . . a
three -vehicle convoy toured the
town at the end of the school
term: one evening, going to
homes where •there were sick
and shut-in folk They
travelled in Miss Haig's own
car, the small school bus which
is used to take pupils to the
separateschool, and the .sta-
tionwagon belonging to Dr.
J. A. Addison .... As the carol-
ling tour went, on, it gathered
strength, until all nooks and'
crannies of. the three vehicles
were jammed. with singing
'teens . musical instruments.
went along, too . . Their att-
tentian!. was much appreciated
by the :people they visited ..
We understand it was fun, . too,
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COME TO THINK OF TT .
with all the .electronic marvels
Which the modern • world is
'using .... and the nearness of
the experts . . . there should
be some more humane way of
disposing of snow surplus, than
the old back -breaking one of a
shovel amid heave-ho ... Grant-
ed, ,there ,are mechaa Teal plows,
but they seem to have a habit
of creating more work for the
shovellers ..
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COULDN'T A LITTLE '$PT
of fast heat be •applied in
the right .place, . and . often
enough to get rid of the blessed
stuff .: . Maybe the PUC has
the answer with its electrically
heated !bit of sidewalk .. .
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THE PASSING OF SENATOR.
Golding at Seaforth is noted
with regret He was Huron's
only senator .
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WHAT •DO YOU THINK OF.
the Hon. Mr. Pickersgill taking
time , out from his many duties
m the opposition; and from
writing .a historical thing .of
some.. sort r.:. 1•. -to seaneh..•.out,
all the campaign promises
which the Prune Minister made•.
during the pre-election tours
to see how many have not
been kept . . Seems as if
Mr: Pickersgill is 'setting hian-
self• up as an expert in histories
of :sodne kind or another ' . .
Surely. Canada needy more the
type of person who ladles to the
fi�tvi+e . * *..
CLINTON MEDICAL Centre,
first of its kind for our town,.. .
wJ]1.soon be completed ... Both
Dr J. A. Addison and Dr. F. M.
Newland are operating from
the Centre now . .. Location?
in 'the former office of Dr. Ad-
dison.... An addition has been
built for • snore Waiting room
space ... (Dr. Addison and his
'family have moved to High
Street . into the farmer
Seeley residence, next to the
Ball and. Mutch funeral home.)
Starting on January 8, J. E.
Longstadrf's office for optometry
will be located upstairs at the
Centre, on Ratttenbury Street
West
Magistrate's Court
1VIe'ivin Cline, on course at
RCAF Station Clinton .appeared
in magistrate's court here on
Wednesday, January 3, charged
with being intoxicated in •a
public :place, namely Ontario
Street, Clinton, at the rear of
Hawkins Hardware store early
on January 1.
Damage of about $18 to a
window there, and of .about $6
to .a venetian blind in the police
office after his arrest, was in-
volved. The case was adjourn-
ed until: Friday morning, Jan-
uary 5 at 10 o'clock in the
council chamber here, for
sentencing.
Magistrate Glen Hays levied
a fine of $20 and! costs against
George Campbell, 168 North
Street, Clinton, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of failing to
yield the right of way on No-
vember 22. Me action resulted
in a collision with another' car,
at the intersection of King and
Joseph Streets, This was a first
offence.
Mr. Campbell could not
understand not seeing the ap-
proaching car, for he had stop-
ped to look, but the windtshield
post could have obstructed This
view.
The Week's Weather
1961
..1960
High Low High Lo*
Iyec', 28 33 , 18 20 -2
29 17 0 26 12
30 19 12 30 25
31 24 11. 33 25
1961 1962 ..
Jan: 1 20 10 30 20
2 26 14 27 14
3 36 17 28 16
Snow: 4 int Snow: 4 ins.
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Ng NEIN ERA, 96th YEAR
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THE HURON RECORD 80th YEAR
No. 1 -,- The Home Paper With the News
CI.INTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 190.
4,00 Per Year -10. Cents .Per Copy.. -8 .Pages•
Clinton. Council Attends Upon Minister's Words
•• At the first meeting of Clinton Town Council they. were addressed by :the
Rev. Grant Mills, "minister of Ontario Street United Church', who urged them
to be honest, just and fair. (News -Record Photo)`
Minister Addresses Inaugural
T0n Council Compared To
Head OF Large Family Group
The Rev, Grant Mills spoke
briefly though inspiringly at
the inaugural meeting of Clin-
ton Town Council noting that
this was a wonderful time to be
alive. "We have wealth, .free-
dom and opportunity. There are
also lotto of chills, thrills, frills
and spills."
Looking over the year-end
review which appeared in the
January 2 issue of the London
Free Press, Mr. Mills marvelled
at the continual progress which
this showed. Included was the
new athletic program, and the
new educational program; pend-
ing.
Mr. Mills said', "We are a
large family, looking' to coun-
cil for good management, for
protection, for, utilities, etc.
There is also a considerable
guest list, with Air Force per-
asouniel coming and going, all
looking to You for guidance, good
management, etc. As in 'the
story of the talents in the
Bible, council is expected to
use the finances which are
provided by the people, in the
best interests of those people."
The minister read the story
of the 'talents, commenting,
"The people have entrusted
council with their budget, and
depend upon you to handle it
well. Be . honest, just and fair.
You must be guided by the
greatest Love, the greatest un-
derstanding and skill at your
hands."
Mayor W. ' J. Miller' made
councillors, George Wonch and
Mrs. Alice Thompson, especial-
ly to "the fir woman council-
lor in the .history of Clinton."
The mayor looked forward to
more .work done upon streets;
the hope of a connecting link
from, King Street through St.
special welcome to the new
Elgin Thompson, RR 3,
Kippen, took over as reeve of
Tuc'kersnnith Township o n
Tuesday, January 2, when, he
and' his four councillors were
sworn into office, at the town
hall, Seaforth. The first reg-
ular rneeting of the township
council will be held next
Monday, January 8.
area south of the CNR tracks;
also if money is available, :to.
do something about a sidewalk
along East Street for the chil.-
Johiils Ward to Highway 4;
improvement of streets in the
(Continued on Page eight)
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1.962 Committees
Of Town Council
Executive: Councillor Sutter,
Reeve Crich, Deputy Reeve
Agnew.
General Government: Coun-
cillor Sutter, Deputy : Reeve
Agnew, Councillor Thompson.
Police, Licencing and Traffic:
Mayor. Miller, Deputy Reeve
Agnew, Councillor Symons.
Public Works and Sanitation:
Deputy ..Reeve Agnew, 'Reeve
Crich, Councillors Livermore
and Sutter.
Health and Welfare: Reeve'
Crich, Councillors Thompson
and Wonch.
Protection to Persons and
Property: Councillors Liver-
more, Rumball and Sutter.
Finance: Councillors Rumball,
Sutter and Thompson. •
By -Laws: Councillors Symons,
Livermore and Ru nball.
Industrial: •Councillor Wonch,
Reeve Crich, Councillor Thornp-
son.
Court of Revision: Councillors
Symons, Livermore, Rumball,
Sutter and Wonch.
Inquest Claims Both. Truck Drivers
Involved in Mishap Lacked Caution
The coroner's jury inquiring
into the death of Walter Mof-
fatt, RR 1, Brucefield, ruled
last Friday that drivers of
both trucks had showed insuf-
ficient caution in approaching
the intersection under the pre-
vailing weather •conditions.
The two -truck crash occurred
at the intersection of Conces-
sion 2, and the sideroad at
] .aird's school, Stanley Town-
ship, on December 12,
Members of the jury were
Arthur Dutton, foreman; Ken-
neth Scott, Walter McBeath,
Alex Mustard and D'Arcy
Rathwell, all of Brucefield.
The jury was told there was
a light drizzle on the day of
the accident; and though it did
not appear to be slippery, there
was almost continual moisture
in rohe air,
John Moffatt, 26, was the •
driver of a 1950 half -ton pickup
truck, in which his father. the
late Mr. Moffatt was a passen-
ger. They had been taking two
pigs to the assembly yard at
Clinton.
Dwight Williams, 17, was, the
driver of the 1953 panel truck
owned by Williams Bakery, for
which he Was a delivery man,
John Moffatt's appearance at
the inquest was made possible
by the use of crutches. He had
been hospitalized following the
accident. The Williams youth.
also was treated for cuts.
Coroner- Dr, F, G. Thompson
outlined the medical evidence,
revealing that death of Mr.
Moffatt was due to shock and
a fracture at the base of the
skull as well as other fracture
and multiple lacerations. He
believed death to have been in-
stantaneous.
`Crown Attorney J. W. Bush -
field •conducted the inquiry.
Mayor Echoes Action of Citizen
Asking Mail Delivery for Towns
This week Mayor W. J. Mil-
ler, in his inaugural address
to the council of the town of
Clinton suggested that the
town petition the Government
of Canada' for free mail" de-
livery to homes in Clinton and
other towns in the Dominion.
This would give dwellers in
town the same service as city
dwellers and rural people.
Mayor Miller also .suggested
that copies of this resolution
be sent to other towns asking
for their endorsement of this
idea. "I think we're entitled
to it," said Mr. Miller.
This move would support one
initiated in mid-December of
last year by William E'. Per-
due, (who incidentally is chair-
man of the Clinton Public
Utilities). On December 14,
Mr. Perdue wrote to the Right
Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime
Minister of Canada as follows::
"Dear Sir:
Knowing •that you are deeply
interested in the unemployment
situation as it exists to-d'ay and
looking for ways and means to
create jobs, may I offer the
following suggestion: inasmuch
as we are approached by the
Federal Government, regarding
a new Post Office for the Town
of Clinton.
`;Establish free mail delivery
in every town of 2,000 or over.
"Our !town, with a population
of 3,359, would require at least
five carriers.. Multiply this by
all the towns of 2,000 and over
across the Dominion and you
have created employment for a
large number of people.
"There is always a great
many 'elderly people in every
town who are dependent upon
their neighbours or friends to
deliver their mail to them.
"I ani well aware of the fact
that we have an archaic Act
which sets the limit of 10,000
or over . to qualify for free de-
livery, but surely this is a small
matter in comparison to the
increase in employment it
would create.
"No doubt this service would
require an increase in postal
rates, but again the cost would
be worthwhile and much better
than spending money on bomb
shelters, which are of doubtful
value.
Respectfully submitted by
W. E. Perdue."
As of yesterday, Mr. Perdue
had' not , reeeirved an answer to
his letter.
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More In •Hospital
Than Ever -
65 Patients!
Yesterday the Clinton Public
Hospital had more people as
patients than ever before at
one time. Superintendent Mrs.
Phinney reports that there
were 53 adults and children,
pins 12 babies, and the hospital
is rated as a 40 -bed capacity.
h.
Blyth Baby is First in Clinton
Tiny Miss Sherri Marshall, the New Year's
Day baby in Clinton Public Hospital posed for the
photographer with her mother, Mrs. Robert Mar-
shall, RR 3, Blyth, and the superintendent of the
hospital, Mrs. Phinney. Sherri arrived at 8.30 a.m.
on January 1. She is the second child for Mr. and
Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Phinney is presenting the
silver engraved cup which is given annually by the
Ladies Auxiliary to the hospital to the first baby
of the year. (News -Record Photo)
Ontario Street Women
Prepared For Inaugural
Final plans for the inaugural
meeting of the United Church
Women of the Ontario Street
United Church, were drafted
at the meeting of the provision-
al committee, held in Ontario
Street Church on Tuesday even-
ing, January 2. The committee.
began its planning and work
as early as April 25 when 14
members met for the first
meeting. •
Members of the committee
represented all the women's
groups in the church as well
as those chosen; especially for
their connection with the new
women's work. Rev. Mills acted
as ;chairman, assisted by Miss
Sybil Courtice, missionary re-
tired from Japan.
Mrs. Helen Potter, Mrs. Mil-
ton Wiltse, Mrs. Ray Fear, re-
presented 'the Woman's Associa-
tion. From the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society there were Mrs.
W. B. Olde, Mrs. J. B. Laois,
Mrs. G. L. Mills. The Hearth -
Farm Leaders Meet With Elston
On Friday in: Hotel Clinton,
a meeting which has become an
annual custom in Huron: County
was held, when the Federation
of Agriculture for the county of
Huron was host to a dinner
where guesta were the heads
of the various farm comanodiity
groups, and Elston Cardiff,
Brussels, MP for Huron.
Elmer Ireland, Wingham, the
president of the county federa-
tion waschairman for the
event.
Other government members
invited were Marvin Howe, MP
for Wellington North; John
Hanna, Wingham, MPP for
Huron -Bruce and the Hon
Charles S. MacNaughton, Exet-
er, MPP for Huron.
Warren wurbrigg, past presi-
dent of the Federation, intro-
duced all of those present El-
ston Cardiff addressed the
group first,
"With only 11 percent of the
population of Canada as farm-
ers," he said, "it is understand-
able that farm members are not
able to get all the things they
would like for farmers."
He noted that "as soon as
prices go up, then food comes
in from some place else. Yet
farmers cannot get along with-
out their good neighbours and
neither can countries get along
without their good neighbours:
"In any case," said :Mr. Car-
diff, "it is not the price we
get for our products that is
eating us up, .but what we must
pay for the things we need to
buy.'
He went car, "The strike by
employees of the Royal York
Hotel in Toronto is stupid and
rediculous. They (the strikers)
are only wearing out shoe lea-
ther. It seems that If a laborer
Is not receiving what he feels
is sufficiernt money; he strikes
and attempts to bargains It us-
ed to be 40 :hours a week but
naw it won't be long until these
people will Want the country to
keep :them.
"But the farmer," said Mr.
Cardiff,. "can't do this. He has
to work 12 to 15 hours a day,
and if he is pushed he will
work longer."
"On the other hand," said
the speaker, "to put the capita
lists out of business, is only
putting yourself out of busi-
ness."
President Ireland noted that
net returns to the average far-
mer is disappointing. "$45 a
week income for the Easier
compares with $77 average in-
come for men in industry."
Albert Bacon, Belgrave, pre-
sident of the Huron County Hog
Producers Association, reported
on the work done this year. He
noted that 13 farmers in Huron
had entered the quality pro -
,gram, and eight had already
sent in their reports. These will
be analyzed by Douglas H.
es, agricultural representative
for Huron County, and the re-
sults would be available early
next year.
Mr, Baric r remarked upon the
great harmony which existed
between the directors of the as-
sociation •fronn across the
county, and expressed his satis-
faction with the good result of
trips taken by dozens of pro-
ducers to "see the selling agency
in Toronto.
During a question period, it
was explained that the county
association received $2,200 for
educational work within the
county; on the basis of 1.5 cents
per hog, deducted by the selling
agency. This proportions of
money is available to any
County Hog Association which
presents a budget to the Farm
Products Marketing Board, out-
lining the various projects
which will be undertaken dur-
ing the year. The quality !pro.
gram, and the bus trips were
paid for out of this budget.
Alf Warner, Bayfield, a mem-
ber of the Ontario Hog Pro-
ducers Marketing Board, noted
that the Sales Division was in
charge of the selling .of hogs.
Of the 16 members, three were
adherents of the Free Enter-
prise group, which "makes
things very interesting," said
Mr. Warner. "They seen to fol-
low the policy of just not voting
at all if they don't like the way
things are going."
"This is a large operation,"
said Mr. Warner. "Turnover
last year was $93 millions.
There are 45 assembly yards.
This year there have been com-
plaints over different prices for
hogs sold in one day, so some
sort of pooling, may be neces-
sary.
"At Whites, in Stratford, the
strike is still on. The company
told their employees they were
going broke, and must reduce
wages by 15 percent. We don't
know whether they hoped to
break our selling system or not,
but if so it was an opportune
time, just at the end of the
six month trial period."
Mr. Warner noted that the
packers are askingthat the
price changes on the tape be
at two cent intervals,, not five
cents, as at present. They also
ask that the name of the buyer
be put on the tape. Also they
have asked that one of the
machines be placed In another
room, away from the master
selling machines.
Also, said Mr. Warner, "we
CardiFF
are having a battle with Cop-
aco. They have submitted a
brief to us, and we have sub-
mitted a brief to them. They
agree to pay the 40 cents a
hog. but we can't allow .them
to process their own statements
and pay the producers. We
must be ready to treat co-op-
erratives the same as other
packers."
Mr. Warner asked Mr. Car-
diff to bring the meeting up to
date on thedeficiency payment
plan as announced the week be-
fore from Ottawa.
Mr. Cardiff, who is assistant
secretary to Alvin Hamilton,
Minister of Agriculture for
Canada, said he had had no in -
Federation Head Leads Round Table Talk
Eimer 1•reland . Wingham, president of the Ruron Federation of Agricul»
tire, last week chaired a round table discussion In `which the heads of all farm
commodity � ou p s took art: With •turn, are second from left, Gordon. Zur.
brigg, past president and Wilfred .:Shortreed, another ' past president of the
group. (Neuis.Record Photo)
formation about any change.
Mr. Warner noted that the
deficiency payment was to be
based one dollar higher than
last year, and that from now
on farmers must send in their
grade slips to get their pay-
ments, should a deficiency pay-
ment be indicated.
Mr. Cardiff said there were a
lot of things in the papers that
are not always true: for in-
stance in the Clinton paper,
concerning the post office it
had been noted that Mr. Car-
diff was treating people of
Clinton differently than he had
the people of Goderich. "This
is not true," said Mr. Cardiff.
Wilma ,Dinnin, editor of the
News -Record, pointed out to
him that the paper had not
made the statement, but had
only reported what someone
had said at a meeting.
Mr. Cardiff spoke to the
group, noting that "We've been
asked to maintain floor under
butter—then they went out and
:bought more cows as soon as
the government was committed
to pay for the butter."
Mr. Warner spoke again ab-
out pooling of price. Some dif-
ficulties evident were the dif-
ferent quality of hogs from dif-
ferent parts of the province; a
delay in mailing cheques if pool-
ing by a week were done; extra
cost if the pooling were done
by each yard separately.
Robert McGregor, Kippen,
president of the Huron: Beef
Producers Association noted
that it was the small operator
which needed protection, not
the big operator. "But the
commercial feed lots coarse and
go with the markets," said Mr.
McGregor, "and the great
source of supply is the Small
operator.
al would predict• that agri-
Culture will become the most
recognized industry," said' Mr.
McGregor, "provided we mark-
(coitinueil On page three)
side Club was represented by
Mrs. Ray Wheeler, Miss Olive
Johnson and Mrs. Mervin Bat -
kin. In addition there were
Ross Merrill from the commit-
tee on Christian education,
Francis Powell from the mis-
sionary and maintenance com-
mittee and Mrs. Ross Txewar-
tha leader of the Mission Band.
The work of the committee
has required much time and
effort. It was necessary to
contact all women by letter to
give information and to send a
second letter to enquire about
their interests. Two special
services were sponsored by the
committee to inform and edu-
cate the women in the work of
the new organization. Before
the final meeting of the pro-
visional committee, all the wo-
men of the congregation will
be contacted by telephone to be
sure that everyone is well in-
formed.
On January 10, 1962, the wo-
men of the church will be
guests at a turkey dinner at
a nominal cost of 50 cents.
The dinner is being planned
and served by the .men of the
congregation in order that the
ladies may be relieved of all
responsibility at their meeting.
After the supper the women
will adjourn to the church audi-
torium for a special program
which will include musical
numbers, worship, election of
officers and the setting up of
small units. At this timealso,
all !business held over from the
past year will be transferred
to the new organization.
One of the first projects for
the Ontario Street United Ch-
urch Women will be the enter-
tainment of the Huron Presby-
terial United Church Woman
at their inaugural meeting on
January 24. Wesley - Willis
United Church women will co-
operate with Ontario Street wo-
men at the noon meal.
This will be a significant
event for Ontario Street in that
36 years ago the inaugural
meeting for Huron Presbytery
Woman's Association was held
in this church.
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Telephone Lines Down
Between Clinton
And Bayfield Village
Since the telephone connec-
tion between Clinton and Bay-
field was out yesterday after-
noon, a good deal of the news
items from the lakeside village
were not available to us at
press time. These will be pub-
lished in the next week's issue.
Four Persons Hurt
,l'+our persons were sent to
hospital and damage was esti-
mated at $1,700 following a two,
car crash on Highway 8 Friday
night December 29, near Hol-
mesville.
Cars driven by George 'T. • T.
Preston, 29, Stratford, and Geo-
rge Bolton, Goderich, were• in
collision on the snow -packed
roadway. Preston and his wife
were admitted to Clinton Pub -
lin Hospital. ,
Passengers an the Bolton car`,
Arthur Furgere, 25, and Francis
Schram, 31, both of Goderich,
were taken to Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital, Goderich.
Schram was released .yesterday,