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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-01-11, Page 1THE NEW ERA-96th YEAR THg 17.1.11QN ;RECORD_,..—Oth 'YEAR An historic moment in the life of the United Church was marked , at Wesley-Willis on Monday evening, January 8, by the holding of the organization meeting of the United Church Rubinoff Coming, Promises Fine Musical Evening -Coining of Rubinoff and his Violin to CDCI Auditorium on February 2, promises to be a special event for all those who enjoy fine violin music. Brought here under the auspices of the Clinton Lions Club, the early February concert is the only one to be played by Mr. Rubin- off in this part of Ontario at this time. Accompanying him will be David Burke who is spoken of as one of the growing number of young American pianists whose talents receive universal rec- ognition. He was horn in Can- ton, Ohio, and after:his forma- tive years as, a prodiky went on to corriplete his, studies et •Cap- ital University. He holds a Master of Music degree, and is a member of the faculty of the American Conservatory. Tickets are now on sale by members of the Clinton Lions Club. Young Lads take Hunter Safety Course k.10. 2---'The Home Paper With the News Council Continues. Probing Ways To Grant Ministerial Request Mrs. Fingland President UCW at Wesley-Willis Elects Charter Officers Snowy conditions prevailed throughout Huron County all day Tuesday and through until noon on Wednesday. Roads were blocked. Visibility "was very poor. Above is the view from the News-Record front door-step yester- day morning—representative of the view from practically any door-step in the county at that time. (News-Record. Photo) Snow, Snow and More Snow Women of Wesley-Willis Unit- ed Church. Mrs. Frank Fingland was ac- claimed the charter president, Mrs. Douglas Andrews, first vice-president; Mrs. Percy Liv- ermore, recording steward; Miss Kathryn McGregor, cor- responding secretary and Mrs. Benson Sutter, - treasurer, by the More than sixty women present for this memorable oc- casion: 'Rev: C. J. Park led in a ,de- yetional. service and then, spnlse. briefly of the tremendous'time, work and thought on the part of many people that had gone into setting up this new or- ganization. He asked that each woman give unstintingly or her talent and idevotion to insure the success of this' great ven- ture now being undertaken by the women of the church. Mrs, H. G. Manning read the slate of officers nominated by the provisional committee rep- representing all the women's gss (Continued on Page Seven) rect. in stating that commercial games and sports can only be legalized by the holding of a plebiscite under terms of the Lord's Day (Ontario) Act, 1960-61. (Continued on Page Seven) these ladS braVed the extremely bad Weather on Tuesday evening to attend the first Of several elasset in hunter safety, being given by ineMbers Of the l-Ititori Vish and dame• Conservation A,ssbe- iatiott, Standing frata the left are Vali DbUcette, Paul Dixon, George Datteette and John Cox. Set ed are jeff Dixon, l'aul taternan, DoriPrertilinf Mayor J. W. Miller will at- tempt to arrange a meeting to discover what steps to take next, concerning the request of the Clinton Ministerial Associa- tion that Sunday bowling be stopped in the town. The meet- ing will include members of the IViinisterial Association, Crown Attorney J. W. Bashfiekl, QC, Wingham; Chief of Police H. R. Thompson, the mayor, and pos- sibly members of the press. At Monday night's council meeting councillors were br- ought Up to date on the sit- uation so far. It was on Oc- tober 9 last year that the complaint of the Ministerial Assoeiaticirt was made to coun- cil. Six of the town's ministers belong to the Ministerial: The Rev. D. J. Lane, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, who made the presentation; Craig Peters, Clinton Baptist Church; the Rev. Clifford Park, Wesley- Willis United Church; the Rev. Peter L. Dymond, rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church; Flight Lieutenant the Rev. Monty Binghaart, Protestant Chaplain at RCAF Station Clinton; the Rev. Grant Mills, Ontario St- reet United Church. Council supported the request of the ministerial and forward- ed a letter to the Lord's Lay Alliance of Canada at Toronto. They received the following an- swer froni A. S. MeGrath of that organization, dated Nov- ember 10: "it appears to us that the objection of the Ministers iS well taken. Section 6 of the Lord's Day Act forbids a Charge is any Sunday perforMande or gable. Section 4 Is also pertin- ent in that it forbids. any per- son engaging- bin the Lard's Day in his Ordinary Nisi/less or doing anything far gain Or engaging atty other Person :to do en that day oily work bustiftesS or, labour: "A copy of the Act closed yout couvenierice, "The Ministers also are edr- titiallg• (IA)! Vflt 11P1 .704 We have .a letter froin Mary feGiil , , now 'VORA- tiglgrig• Alta, "l'ilth her daughter „ She Mel-LOOM enjoy-Mg "Our" paper Paels week, and that she was "sorry she was not .here. to -vote .for Mrs, Thompson., but she did very , .s FIRST GOLD STAB, .017 19f7 ';', goes to the men of the .streets department for clearing snow piles from around the Post Of-, fine last week „ „ This is a thetnghtfid notion which made visits for mail a much mom pleasant affair .. * *.* Sci)ND GOLD STAR GOES to -Torn .Leppington. , . who makes the rounds of the town after every snowstorm to shoo,. ei .out the fire hydrants „ , This is a job almost everyone takes for granted, but is very. essential to the good fire pro-• tection of the town . . . Village Fishermen Suffer Losses, Two Boats Sink Mayfield .Correspondent) Bayfield' fishermen sufferred losses and damage, as. yet un- estimated, to their boats in a .storrn which lashed Lake Hu- ron shore on Saturday *night and early Sunday. Gail ,force winds gusting to an estimated 70 miles per hour, pounded the fishing tugs, tied up at the north. pier Goderich with .moun- talnous waves and drift ice, The "Donel Mac" owned by Norman MacDonald, Goderich, and the. "Roblin" owned by Jack Semple and Robert Crom- well, Bayfield sank early Sun- day morning• In 22 feet of water, Each was valued at More than $20,000, - The "D. J. McLeod" owned by Donald 1VicLeod, Bayfield snapped its .moorings and was heavily battered by ice and waves as it drifted towards Snug Harbour. It was taken in- to tow and it is - now berthed in Snug Harbour. The cabin is badly damaged. First report -of the sinking, came from Thomas LOwe cap- tain of the fishing tug "Play- fair", as he was proceeding out from harbour to raise nets on. Sunday morning. The tugsWere' --belieVed4oshave.Pgotse,:•cle. ter midnight. Skindivers came to the sc- ene on Monday to examine the hail's for damage and put a line on them but weather con- ditions had not been favourable for them to go down at time of writing. Most of the Goderich har- bour is ,teczen over. Mr. Semple stated that it was ill luck that his vessel was still tied up at the north pier. He intended! to move it into the harbour on Saturday but the batteries -were dead so he couldn't start the Motor. Fred Telford and two sons, Stan and Roy had been work- ing on the Roblin with Semple . and Cromwell and some of th- eir nets were aboard as well as all belongings to the craft. Nursing Home Closes; Owner Moves to West Clinton Nursing Home which has been operated by Mrs. Dick MacDonald for the past two years, closed last week. The last five patients at the home were moved out to Huronview the county home for the aged. This made eight new resi- dents at Huronview since the start of the year. The number of residents there has been steadily increasing, with nine new ones in December of last year. Superintendent Harvey Johnston reports there are nearly 60 people on staff at Huronview. Mrs. MacDonald, who has- liv- ed in Clinton for the past 19 years, will make her home in Western Canada, She left by Car on Tuesday, with her three youngest childrensaccompanying her: Nina, Linda and Donald. The eldest bay Sohn is in mili- tary training. Mr. MacDonald is remaining in Clinton. ST. PAUL'S FRICICDSUIP )11...t31D isttvrg SArttrA3ttr 17 The Friendship Club Will Meet on Wednesday, January 17 in St Paul's Parish Hall. A pot- hick SOpper at 6.80 Will be the, first part of the annual Meet-, ing. All members ate risked to be Present. the Weehli Weather 1961 1061 Litt Lbw High Low Jan,. 4- 27 10 25 16 5 34 IT .27 17 6 34 20. 37 30 ' 34 20 36 24- 8. 23 20 .84 16 0 21 5- 21 41 16 1126- -18. SnoWl 6 itiar gitoWf 1.1 Luis; ypping Us! Reeve Reports Co His Council '"They're gypping us," said Depiity Reeve Morgan J. Ag- nevy council meeting on Mon- , day night, when the subject of payment of $32,000 to county council by the town of Clin- ton came up, Mayor• W. J. Miller had .dr- awn attention to the amount for 1961, as Clinton's share of !''.re county expenses. Same of this is returned, (about $7,000) representing 45 percent of the road eiPenses. "Rut", said the Deputy Reeve "we're not getting 45 percent of the supplementary part of the road expenses. I've taken 'this up with "those boys up in :,Goderich, and I've not gotten too fan" Reeve Crich offered support in.getthig some action at coun- ty level in this matter. "They are making five percent on us," said Deputy Reeve Agnew. "The county gets 50 percent subsidy from the province, and then they only turn over 45 percent to us." Public School Board Will Meet January 18 The inaugural meeting of Clinton Public School Board for 1962 which would ordinarily have been held to-night, has been postponed for one week until Thursday, January 18, in the school. MD Campaign Has $214 From District Total receipts for the mus- cular dystrophy fund in this area last month, wa-s $214.77 (compared with $215.74 in 1960), Gordon Dagleish who is chairman of the committee of Clinton Fire Department in charge of this campaign reports that this is the fourth year the department has sponsored this collection. Receipts from the 55 cannis- ters diStribiited,in,the area was $104.77, cOngiderably More than the $70.74 collected that way the year before. However, re- ceipts from organizations was down from $145 the year before to. only $110 in 1961, Organizations contributing were: the Loyal Orange Lodge No. 410; the Rebekah Lodge; Clinton Fire Department; the RCAF Women's Auxiliary; the Clinton Women's Institute; Clinton Lodge A.F. and A.M. No. 84; Kinsmen Club of Clin- ton; Clinton Branch 140 Royal Canadian. Legion; Huron Fish and Game Conservation Associ- ation; the Ladies Conservation Association. -o Clintonian Club To Meet January 17 Members of the Clintonian Club will be advised that their meeting which was to have been held yesterday, has been post- poned one week, until Wedness day, January 17, at the cus- tomary time. Ontario St. U.C.W. Names President Mrs. M. Batkin Last night the men of On- tario Street United -;Chureh catered to their womenfolk in a candlelit dinner served* in the hall of the church, prior to the inaugural meeting of the newly organized United Church Wo- men, Rev. Grant Mills was master of ceremonies for the dinner, introducing those at the head table. Greetings were brought from the session by Milton Wiltse, clerk; from the official board by W. Brock- Olde, re= cording steward and from the stewards ,by Donald Watson,' chalrisiOn. i ' Mrs. Mervyn Batkin offered the appreciation -of the ladies for the dinners Mrs. Batkin will serve as the charter presi- dent of the new group, which combines all of the ladies or-. ganizations within the church. During the inaugural meet- ing, Mrs. Willis VanEgmond led in the song service. Mrs. Robert Hunter sang a solo. Miss Sybil Courtice offered prayer. A duet was sung by Mrs. Ernie Radford and Miss Wiltse. Official ceremonies to turn over the work of the vari- ous organizations to the new group were carried out. The choir contributed a number. Election of officers took place. A more complete account of this meeting will be available for publication next week. 0 Sheriff Harry Sturdy, God- erich, and Reg Ball, Clinton, spent four days attending the Sheriff's Convention in St, Catherines, CLINTON, .01.0ARKI., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1962 $4.00 Per Year-.-10 Cents Per Copy-12 Pages • Hospital Auxiliary Officers for 1962 From the left are the new officers of Clinton Hospital Auxiliary: Mrs. Walter C. Newcombe, treasurer; Mrs. C. M Shearing, president; Mrs. D. John Cochrane, second vice-president and Mrs. Douglas Bartliff, secretary. First vice-president Mrs. K. S. Wood was not present. (News-Record Photo) George H. Jefferson, who only two months ago received the unique honour of "Honour- George H. Jefferson. Former School Principal Dies Suddenly Tuesday cry Mayor of Clinton" died suddenly on Tuesday night at his home on Whitehead Street following a brief illness. He had suffered from pleurisy a short time ago, Mr. Jefferson is resting at the Beattie funeral home, 5-5 Rattenbury Street East, where a masonic service will be held to-night at 9.30 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Beattie funeral home to•. morrow afternoon, Friday, San- itary 12 by the Rev. C. Park, minister of Wesley-Willis. Unit- ed' ;Church. Interment .will be in Clinton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contribu- tions to either Cancer or Heart funds will be accepted. Surviving 'besides his wife, the former Ethel IVIcKinnen, are one daughter, Mrs. Gord'orr, (Catherine) Sauder, Port St- St- Nominations for directors for the Huron County Hog Produc- ers Association will be held in the Legion Hall, Clinton on Tuesday, February 13, during the annual meeting of that or- ganization. Douglas Miles, agri- cultural representative for Hu- ron County will receive the nominations. Time -for the meeting is 12 noon, with nominations -to be received between 2 and 3 in the -afternoon, If more than At February 13 Annual Meeting anley, and four grandchildren. - Producers Will Name Directors Born in 1891 in East Wawa- nosh Township, Mr. Jefferson attended SS 15 there and Wingham Continuation School. He graduated from God'erich Model School and taught for three and a half years in SS 13 East Wawanosh, before a tams, in Stratford Normal School, „Then he taught at SS 17 How- ick Township and in, the village of Fordwich for 16 years. Coming to Clinton in 1927, he was principal of the eight- room 'public school on Ontario Street until the opening of the 13-room building on Percival Street in 1953, and was prin- cipal there until retirement from the teaching profession at the end of June, 1956. In 1923 he married Ethel McKinnon, also ,a teacher. A member of the Oddfellows and Masonic Lodges, Mr. Jef- ferson -has been District Dep- uty Grand Master of both. Be was master of the Fordwich Lodge A.F. and A.M. and in 1934-35 was master of Clinton Lodge A.F. and A,M. No. 84, Mr. Jefferson served on the Clinton Public Hospital Board from 1943 until 1960 -and, on the Clinton Public Library A member of Wesley-Willis United Church, Mr. Jefferson Was one of the eight-member, board of trustees, He was sec- retary of District No. 5 Retard- ed Children's Association of Ontario. He Was the first pres- ident. of Clinton Retarded Childrares Association from November 1959 until June 1961, During his term as principal of Clinton Publie School, an estitriated 750 children stUdied in his Grade 8 classes, At the special George II jeffersen Day events, in No- vember, there vvere 438 friends, former pupils and others, Who- Signed the guest registet Many came some distance to visit With their farther school prim, eipal. An engtaVed plaapie hangs in the entrante hall of the pUblic school, plated there in 1957 by a grbuP Yoting men voio were former pupils of 11/fat ,iet- fersaii. kkrer Sitio, his retirement, jeffethan 'has been aetive Prime Minister Sends Reply to W. E. Perdue William Er Perdue reports that he has received answer from the office of Pritte et John Diefehbaker With re- gard to 'his reqUeSt nuide in ti)hrtseintto6;hefvftleoStlie9c,:ifdlitli)odtvi.ePiltivtiletY:tilltiO4inlit, m the eCannitinity, being 4 Chia'letter tiaSitred Per' much sought atter speak at due that careful. hate would b6 events :throughout the atea. taken of hiS suggestion. Last year there was only one place, the Legion Hall at Clin- ton when 1,184 producers cast ballots in a single afternoon. The nomination had been held the same morning. Serving as directors during 1961 have been Alex D, Mc- Gregor, Kippers; Robert P. Al- lan, Brucefield'; Martin Baan, Grey Township; Albert G. Bac- on, Morris Township; Carl Board from 1933 until 1954. Hemingway, Brussels; Elmer Ireland, Wingham; Carles R. Coultes, Belgrave; Ross Lew, Hensall; Gordon. Elliott, Mc- Killap Township; William Cole- Man, Stanley Township; Robert McAllister, West Wawanosh; Ross Fisher, Colborne; -Harry Hern, Usborrie Township; Har- old Montgomery, Goderich Township; Alfred 1-I. Warner, Bayfield,' Carl Gooier, Sea- forth; George R. Campbell, MeXillop Township; Lloyd Stewart, Clinton; graham Campbell, Morris Township. These 10 directors were chos- en 'by the voters front 3g nom- meet. This year there have been five polling places selected, as follows: Exeter Town Hall; the agricultural office, Clinton; the home of Al Sherwood in Dun- gannon; the Gorrie Community Hall and the Walton, Commun- ity Hall. Deputy returning officers will be appointed, and further details of •he voting will be available later. Voters will be asked to fill out a registration form in order to receive a bal- lot for voting. the needed' 19 directors are nominated, then an election will be held on Tuesday, March 6. Richard Shaddiek, Donald Calderbank, Roy Tel- ford, Jim FraueiS, and toile Collins explaining same details about one of the guns on diSplay. About eight hours instruction is, required for completion of the course properly. Slides are shown, to help illustrate the lessons. (Aret01-geicor'd Photo)