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•Violas eoncert is juat elevest
clays away. . • tickets .are still
availaale , . This is an, epper-
ttmitY that earnest rarely' . • •
We'll see you there , .
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THDRE HAS BEEN A POST,
pentement in the branch fins
for the Legion peblic speaking
contest . . . Now it will be liela
in tbe Legket Hall on, Wednes-
day, February 14 .
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THE WAY OF THE cTINT0N
Spring Fair hes not been sm-
ooth dove through the years
— . even though the big day
is preparing to celebrate its
10741. anniversary • • • Way
back it 192.2 they had trouble
with moaey, but at that time
the fair was held on Main. St-
reet, so he. was no receipts
for the "gate" . — At that
time, too, there was $212 prize
money for horses, and only $69
for cattle. . . which shows 'that
even in the old days there was
more romance to a horse than
there was to a cow, no matter
haw well bred. . .
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COUNTY COUNCIL IN 192
would give Clinton fair only $25
compared with $100 for other
fairs, "because Clinton paid too
much, for prizes . . ." Grants
from other municipalities that
year were Clinton $60; Hallett
and Tuckersmith $25 each;
Goderich Township $15 and St-
anley $10 . . .
THIS IS
MINOR
HOCKEY
WEEK.
LUDWIG HEIMPATH, THE
racing driver, whose safety
series in the News -Record in
recent issues . . . has received
the Challenge Trophy for Chan-
adian driving champion for
1961 . . . Heimrath will earn-
pete this spring in the Pau v-
iand wet at Pau, France
and become the first Comedian
to drive in a formula one race
in
Euslesee .• . .
Two important dates Omit*
up . . . the Minor Hockey
Days, of course and the March
of Dimes canvass on Monday,
January 29, when the marching
mothers will call at all doors
Clinton, Brucefield and Hay-
field . . . This is an ideal way
to give to those less fortunate
. . . and assist the Kinette
Club in, their endeavours as
well . . .
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enlinton Legion Branch will
begin showing Saturday after-
noon movies in the hall, start -
deg February 3. These will
be full-length movies, and the
aim is that they be particularly
'suited to children . . . The
ways and means committee of
the Legion is making the plans
. . . headed by Percy Brown
. . . Not since the Roxy dosed
its doors more than a year ago
. . has opportunity such as
this been presented . . .
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THE NEW fRA-,96th.- YEAR,
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THE HURON RECORD — 80th YEAR
No, .4—The Haw Paper With the News
.1,INTON..9104100„THAIRSDAY, JANUARY25 .1.96
$4.00 Per Year,10 Cents Per Copy,12., Pages
.ions Club Pays
pillage To
Robbie Burns•
Robbie Herpes Night was cele -
heated by Clinton Lions Club
triPT4isoreeScl"'aylliDg1). tanWhint?Ceetheitrhanage-
tind.eipea in by Hector Kings-
well. E. *aebele Menzies cited
the address to the haggis, and
led e in singing "Scots Wha
John . S.
Parker, sang
5'Flow
ally Sweet Aftore"
period of silence was ab-
le respect of .the late W.
. beats and C. Jefferaon
of whom had been Burns
iight. epeakers at Clinton Lions
eaThe Rev. Dr. D. J. Lane in,
taddeced the Rev. William Weir,
at the request of program
chairman Harold C. Lawson.
lei. Lane had known the speak-
ke. over 30 years ago before
MT; Weir went into the min-
istry.
• Mr. Weir recalled that his
father had addeessed Clinton
Lions about 25 years ago. Later
the senior Mr. Weir had been
a victim of the sinking of the
Athenia, early in World War II,
Mr. Weir, who was born in
Scotland, reminisced about Rob-
bie Burns, a genius, who died
at the age of 37 in 1796, "He
was e man with a message for
mankind for all time."
Bob Hunter expressed the
appreciation of the Lions, and
presented Mr. Weir with a gift.
Wing Commander Ian Gil lean
brought greetings from RCAF
Station Clinton, commenting on
- the most pleasant relations be-
tween the two communities.
Other guests were WO G. A.
)3. Beowa and Lions Burns, Ross
and Ken Dunn', both engineers
at Geclerich.
• Bob Heiner spoke of minor
• hockey day and the need for
,bruilalertly.n,..of visiting Dearborn
Players, Lions were reminded
of titeelatesinuff concert on Feb -
2.
Ingham Lady.
lec:ck'Huron UCW
r•inxio--Ttir' 250 ladies, and
Ontario Street United Church
realnpletely filled for the after -
Men, program, marked the in-
augural meeting of United
Church Women in Huron Pres-
bytery. Mae. G. W. Tiffin,
Winghaan, was named presi-
dent Mrs. W. Brock Olde,
Clinton is secretary.
ronGto.uespeakerst for the after-
noon was Mrs. C. Searle, To -
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Spring Fair Enjoys Good Financial State
Clinton Spring Fair is almost out of the red, discovered the executive.
of Huron Central Agricultural Society last Saturday as they reviewed the.'i
financial statement. From the left are vice-president J. W. Counter; secretary -
manager Adam J. McMurray and presiident John Deeves. Though there is
a debit balance of $896, by the time provincial grants paid on last year's fairl,k,:
have been received, there will be a deficit of only about $200.
(News -Record Photo)
Show Best "Anywhere"
Fair
Fair Almost in Black
More Directors Sought
Directors of Huron Central
Agricultural Society who at
'tended the annual meeting in
the agricultural office board
room last Saturday heard good
news. The deficit which has
faced them for the past several
years has' been reduced t�
?bout $200.
The Clinton Spring Show is
the annual project of this' gawp
Which is made up of directors
from each 'of the townships', of
Gederteas .1aungets,,Staney and
Tuckersanitg and the town of
Clinton. John Deeves, Hessen
is president; J .W. Counter,
vice-president and' Adam J. Mc-
Murray, secretary -treasurer.
Some consideration is being
given to whether or not a 1962
Fair will be held. Though fin-
bereial situation is good, and the
exhibitors enthusiastic, the dir-
ectors noted 'that there was a
poor crowd attending, and won-
dered if' it would be wiser to
cease.
•
MD Campaign Nets
$230.17 in 1961 Drive
Late returns far the Muscular
Dystrophy campaign are re -
Ported by Gordon Daigliesh,
'bringing the total up to $230-.17
for this winter's campaign by
the Clinton Firemen. Mr. Dal-
gliesh asks that if any canist-
ers have not been picked up.
that 'he 'be phoned, HU 2-9526.
Dr. Aldis Feports Polio Free Year
More Animal Rabies in County
The past year in Huron Cottn-
ty was polio -free, but 'an
crease was totted it Mantel tab -
lee, Dr. R. M4 Aldie, medical
officer of health ,told Huron
County council Thursday.
Dr. Aldis said there is DO
doubt about the efficiency of
Salk -type vaccine in, the control
Of polio. The last ease of polio
reported in Huron was 'in 1957.
There were two deaths bit1953.
Since the introductien Of 'the
Vaccine, the Hurort health unit
has administered, More than
64,000 doses.
Dr. Aldit said that after a
declihe in 1960, Menial rabies
arose +again in 1961, with about
31 enamels being found positive
on laberatery, or "etrong eline
deal geennds". Twenty - sever"
heinaits took the 14 -dote treat,
Meet following eeposere.
The health unit doctor Davis -
ed citizens to observe high St-
andards of hygiene to preVent
infectious jaundice, which has
been noticed in parts of the
province.
The county lecke a regular
becleide tensing progretn, --t• a
program the health lent Weald
like to see, he said..
The Week's Weather
• 1001 1061
High LOW high :LOW'
Ian, 13 11 3 34 9
19 1 2 16 •
99 13 4 11 41
21. 31 1 15
V al 16 1.a 4
la 14 ft :3
24 al 14 16 2
ttitiWf g int
Snow: 12"bie,
During the year, the unit
made 10,060 visits to 6,731 in-
dividuals, representing nearly
3,000 families; made 3,420, stu-
dent health inspections, 5,529
vision tests, 'mid 2,027 'hearing
tests; visited more than 1,G00
infants, with more than 700 of
these being visited it" the first
two weeks of life; Carried out
more than 3,000 field inspect-
ione ,including 430 water sam-
ples, in the sanitary inspectors'
department, and held 101 pre-
natal: classes.
Committee members for 1962
are Scott Fairservice, Blyth;
Geerge McCuteheen, Brussels';
lama Haberer, Hay; Glenn. Fish -
me Exeter and John Morrissey,
A second meeting will' be held
on Saturday, February 3, when
directors will be selected to
continue the work of the So-
ciety.
The Fair handles over $3,000
in the day, with prizes paid out
of $2,344, including $1,082 for
horses and $696 for cattle. Sh-
eep, swine and pets' are also
shown. •
Receipts carte from donat-
ions $794egranta $2,443; gate,
$694 and draw $709, etc. s,
Adam J. MclVentHay, soon to
celetbrate his 85th birthday, is
:the perennial secretary -mana-
ger of the fair. The financial
statement did not show any
money paid' to him for salary,
nor has it shown such in rec-
ent years.
When asked if he' would car-
ry on with a 1962 Fair, Mr.
McMurray drew himself up to
his full height, told the direct-
ors how old he is, and said:
"Gentlemen, I ask you; if you
were me, what would you do?"
Tom Leiper, reeve of Hullett
Township, said, "Well, if I
were you and had your exper-
ience and my health, I would
take it, I'd go on with another
fair." Mr. Leiper said of the
year when he was president,
that he would not like to work
on =other fair without Mr.
McMurray's help.
Directors paid high tribute
also to 'the three men, who
last year donated animals on
which a draw was held to 'bol-
ster the funds of the fair. St-
ewart Middleton gave a regis-
tered Aberdeen Angus heifer,
which he said was worth $150
at least, and which Harry Wat-
kins (speaking at Saturday's
meeting) said would have brou-
ght at least $250. Eplialain
Snell gave a registered ewe
lamb, and ace Corey gave half
the cost of a $100 Colt.
Tickets geld on these three
animals brought in $708.95.
Directors stated however,
that they did' not think for one
minute that the three men gave
these animals to the fair with
the idea Of getting the Society
"out of 'the red", just so that
the fair teould be discontinued.
All of these pito denote had
stated 'that they wanted the
fair contihued,
Preeclent Jelin Deeves point-
ed Out the strong financial
onritinued on page 12)
Former Pembroke Daily Newsman
Joins Clinton News -Record Staff
In keeping With our policy
of bringing better news' cov-
erage for out readers, the
Clinton News-Recoed hee
added a 'new =Saber to lite
editorial staff.
Wale= C. 8teVena comet
to tie from Pernbroke, Ont,,
Where he was employed with
the Pembeeke Daily agerv-
er, a, Theniseit neWspepea
Mr. Stever's is resertied to
the former Doris M. 1\reed-
halt of Pernbrolte and they.
hafee WO got, tcidd, fle will
MoVe the feghtly here 'at eetie,
neentatcliationi.§ available.
Anti InPernintke he Is
the son ea Geared Wi 86eVA
ehe formerly of Woodstock
and hit wife Clara F.
Woke of Toronto and Peter-
borough.
Prior to entering the neeva•
paper 'field Mn, Stevens spent
five years in the life intur.
ance bUsiness.
Quite active in eorninutaty
affairs he has serVed oil the
exeeetivee and beaten of the
atelleerieg: Pertibroke ICitta
,011.11), Where he kilned a high
schiyol boys' service club,
Pernbrolce Pistol Clubf past
president of I5embrelte
ure Skating Club; pteeident
of Ottawa Valley Press Clue
LAI tearettny �f Penthrelte
Legit* detnintinitY tan&
Earns fellowshipp
At Waterloo.
11.-;„'
JOHN ROORDA
A member of the first engin-
eering 'graduating class at the
University of Waterloo has been
awarded an Athlone+ Fellow-
ship. He is John Roordia, Clin-
ton, a fifth year eivil engineer-
ing student
The Athlone awards are rec-
ognized as the engineering equ-
ivalent of a Rhodes Scholar-
ship and provide for two years
of either postgraduate studies
or advanced training in Eng-
land. Winners receive transpor-
tation 'to England, tuition costs
and 618 pounds a year. A total
of 31 fellowships are !awarded
annually to members of gradte
acing classes at Canadian en-
giateering schools. Another ten
fellowships 'are 'available to gr-
aduate engineers.
John Roorda will go to Eng
land this fail He will work
with 'a firm of consulting en-
gineers for his first year 'and
then 'attend Imperial College of
London University to take ad-
vanced' courses in structural en-
gineering. He plans to complete
his work for a master's degree
when he returns to Canada and
then begirt a career in struc-
tural engineering,
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No Date Set For
Huizinga Inquest
"No date 'has been set for
the Mark Iluizinga inquest as
yet," said Crown Attorney 34
W. laishfield Wednesday.
The 19 -year-old youth was
killed on Christmas day whet
his car was in &engem with a
CNR passenger train, three
Miles east of Clinton tear
Highway 8.
"We will net be able to get a
date tet until after February
5, When we can all get togeth-
er'," the Crown Attorney Said,
• At the time of the aceident
Opp at the scene reported that
the auithige: Vehicle Was' still
attached to the cowcatcher of
the diesel engine when the
train ozone to a stop.
Range, Cupboard
Damaged By Pail Fire
cantolt vtiihnitary Fire De-
partment responded to a fire
Tuesdare at the Albert Valk-
enburg eesidente on Victoria
Terrace.
ConSiderable smoke and fire
datetge emitted Wheat a plaetie
pail left on •a range Was
nited when 'a' element Wae
terned tot by a child,
Fire departs:Melt Mithetritiee
said the wires of the, wave
were burned along With a tete
botol
above he range,
Kendall's Appeal Is
Rejected at Toronto
A five judge court in Tor-
onto rejected an' appeal by
Arthur Kendall, formerly of St-
anley Township, against a
death sentence. Kendall is sen-
tenced 'to be hanged on Valen-
tine's Day, on conviction of
murder in -the disappearance of
his wife ten years ago. The
appeal 'began on Monday. •thar-
les Dubin was counsel for Mr.
Kendall.
....ayor Positive Citizens
Offered Good Meat . •
"Clinton residents don't have
to worry about buying bad.
meat," said mayor W. J. Mil-
ler Wednesday,
"I feel that we're getting
good meat from reliable butch-
ers," he said. "We're not get-
ting any of that unfit meat
here."
"140. think: that it is up to
the health department in GOC11"
mach and the county ,and not
the towns to look after inspec-
tion of meat, it's too expensive
a proposition, where would we
get the money to pay for tete"
"I hate to see the small eut-
cher% stiffer because of this
controversy. I have faith in
then" and have never heard of
them buying anything but good
healthy cattle," he concluded.
Stores Canvassed
Local grocery stores, and
meat markets were canvassed
Wedn,esd'ay for their comments
and asked if their meat was
purchased from packing comp -
Reject $256.000 Plan
Huron Votes Against
Second County Building
A Waterloo architect firm
took home one almost used
building model 'and a set of
sketches from the Weclnescley,
January 17 county council
meeting.
Councillors rejected the pro-
posed $256,000 county office
building to eliminate reported
overcrowding in the Huron
county courthetise in Goderich.
The proposed building was
recommended by the 1961 pr-
operty committee chaired by
Valentine Becker, reeve of Hay
Township.
In November an optical was
taken on land valued at $7,500
in Goderich and the firm of
Snider, Huget of Waterloo drew
• preliminary plans and' prepared
the model of the building. The
scale model was on display at
the meeting.
Reasons Given
County councillors gave as
their main reasons far voting,
29 to seven 'against the leuilding
as the high cost involved and
'it was' tnneceSseey to provide
of3fi& Space for all departments
now using the court house.
The 1961 committee had rec-
ommended a tax rate increase
of one mill.
The property committee not-
ed The county has a surpus of
$60,000 'and in addition there
will he a surplus from the
County Home account of from
$30,000 to $35,000 which could
have been used.
Included ,in the proposed of-
fice building plans were; a de-
tention room; increased facilit-
ies for the county library; of-
fices for the Children's Aid So-
ciety, probation officer, judge
of juvenile and family court
and the magistrate.
Hospital Costs
Clinton's reeve Melvin Crich
reminded council of the im-
pending expansion of hospital
facilities at a cost of $2,000
per bed to 'build.
Members of the 1962 prop-
erty committee are: Clarence
Hanna, reeve of Wawanosh
East, chairman; Ivan Haskins,
•Howleke ,,'Wiliinin Bala Sea -
fettle A'. I'. 'Smith,: turrtherry
and Hervey Coleman, Stanley
Township.
Honoured After 40 Years
Alex Cudmore Retires
From School Board
Alex F. Cudrnore, retiring
from' Clinton Public School
Board ,after 40 years, was able
last Thursday evening to leave
a surplus: of $5,251 in the hands
of the 1962 board. Mr. Cud -
more was chairman! in 1961 .
George Lavis, the 1962 chair-
man commented' that it was
a unique thing to follow in the
footsteps of MT. Cudmore, and
noted that as far as he knew,
Only Mr. Cudmore and himself
'had served a second term as
chairman' of the board.
"You became more, dedicated
to this job through the years',"
said Mr. Lavis. "You come to
feel responsibility for the ch-
ildren."
In his farewell address' Mr.
Cudmore urged the board to
"keep' the school up. We have
a staff 'that is second to none,
and a principal that is one of
the best Keep the staff to-
gether and the standardls of
the school high."
Two new members of the
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anies or from local firms,
Don Shearer otf Don's Rea
and White store told the Newss
Recerd that he bought. from
both local 'slaughterers and
from packing companies. "We
have never had any complaints
of bad meat," he said.
Former mayor Herb Bridle
of Herb's Food Market said he
got his meat from inspected
packers but he didn't sell. too
much raw meat, mostlysmoked
and. prepared meats,
, Lawrie Slade owner of the
Clinton IGA store said, "clef-
inately all our beef is in-
spected," "We were receiving
some meat 'from a packing firm
that was not inspected some
time .ago but discontinued it."
Controls Suggested
Operators Grant Irwin and
Art Colsen of the ,Clinton Meat
Market said they bought 'the
best kind of meat from the
best of cattle, but they did
buy local =inspected beef.
"It's the liver and the lungs
that tell the story, we have
refused beef that were not up
to our requirements,' they con-
• tinued. Grant Irwin suggested
that the trouble lies with the
,government, "there should be
some kind of forms to fill in
for dead unfit cattle; one sheet
for the farmer, one for the
trucker and one going to the
dog food plant, to control these
dead beasts." "All our meat is
killed 'an inspected abattoir,"
they said.
"I don't see why any local
firm should suffer," spoke out
Harold Swan of Swan's Super
Market. "They're not bringing
out the complete story, just be-
cause a racket was going on
somewhere else the rest should
net suffer." He did say that
his meat was' inspected.
Norman Fitzsimons of Fitz-
eimons' Food Fair. said 'he al-
ways inSpeeterl meat.
"Meat sales juinped lit Goderich
when their meat started being
inspected," he rapped out. "It's
up to the town to pass a law
to have the local meat inspect-
ed. A co-operative abattoir with
an inspector might be the an-
swer," the said.
Bad Packer Meat
"The packers though skeet al-
ways send you good meat, I had
a quarter of beef come in here
once with a 15 pound old bruise
on the shoulder joint. It slip-
ped by 'the inspectors, but I
could send it back to the pac-
ker and 'get a refund for the
beef, that is something an in-
dependent might not be able to
do."
"Clinton' Public Hospital does
not buy inspected meat," said
supervisor Mrs. W. R. Phinney.
"We buy local 'beef and we've
never had any complaints."
Chairman of the hospital
board, H. C. Lawson, advised
that this subject had been
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Bronze Plaque Commemorates 40 Years Service
•HOnOity was paid last ThtirsdAY night t AleX
cuchtote, Prificegg Street.t a§tf by members of
the, Clifton Publid School Board. CtitlinOra
retired that evenitig from the beard, Oh which he
had served fet the :pt 0 yatt, The bronze
plaqte erettetl in the. seheol feyer In his hOriduf
Was dedicated, by the P.CV. DA D. J. Lane. Above
are Ceorge Lay's, 3.06g- chaittiat. of -the School
Board Dr. Lille; Mrs. Cudniere and Ur, Ctiditore.
rgetvg.RecOd MAO