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(By W. D•.:It)
A PgYELQPiVIENT ly South-
ern 01010 whieb'.iaaacircnates Us,
is the planning for the Bruce
Trail . , Stretching all the
way from. Queeeston in the
Niagara Peninsula to Tober-
maty, this trail is for nature
hikers ,. and it 'follows along
a high level of land, rich in
historical fact . Probably
bubbling over with adventure
,, • and stretohed muscles ,
and exciting views , - . There
are pants of southern Ontario
which nobody sees anymore, <,
which is proven by the travel-
ler along the .401. . ,. Woeld
yore have imagined there were
se many miles with nobody lite
ing in them at all? We are
continually amazed as the car
eats up the distance on this
safest of highways . , , But the
thought of the Bruce Trail
makes one wish for hiking
boots, ;a pack sack, a supply
of compact foods and the time
to walk and dream and walk
some more .. , Maybe in 1967
when it is completed
* * *,
WATGHD HERMAN WILL-
ernse finish his 15 -mile record-
breaking ewieri at the CNE last
Friday . . . and joined the
thrilled crowd in congratulating
hin . . The young Dutch
school teacher did the trip in
6 hours, 38 minutes and 55 • sec-
onds . And then stepped'
out finely upon the dock to a
tumultuous welcome arid gave
everyone a broad smile and a
wave of the 'hand' , , , He's 'one
of the great ones . . .
* * *
CLINTON CONCERT BAND
drummed up a good bit of en-
thusiasm at the Library Park
concert here on Sunday night
• One drawback is the lack
of sitting space for audience,
or parking space, for that mat-
ter ... However those in hear-
ing distance tooted the horns
in .appreciation, and got even
betters' naisiic in return ..
* * *
THE BAND IS ' MAKING A
good showing in other centres
• . . A picture of the majorettes
on parade at Milverton last
week appeared in the Strat-
ford Beacon Herald . . . and
the girls looked very smart .. .
* * *
CONTRACT FOR THE NEW
studios . at CKNX in Wing'ham
-Sias :.;been awardedto. a•Bramp-
ton firm and construction is
scheduled to start this week...
according to W. T. Cruick-
shank, president'... The build-
ing will be concrete block with
brick veneer, two storeys high
and containing about 20,000
square feet . . . This should
make another good reason for
tours of the premises when it
is complete . . . The studios
have made it possible through
the years for this rural area
to gain 'a comprehensive idea
of what modern broadcasting is
all about . no doubt this
"open. house" attitude will con-
tinue , . .
:R * *
ALSO AT THE. CNE . WE
chatted' briefly with R. Gordon
Bennett, formerly 'agricultural
representative of Hutson County
'som'ewhere in the Queen
Elizabetth building, with Mrs.
Bennett . . . Mr. Bennett has
just been appointed assistant
d'epulty minister (•admisitrattion)
in the department of agmdcul-
Lure . , . W. P. Watson is also
assistant deputy minislter of the
departnnent, with particular
emphasis oni technical services.
* * *
FOUND— ON WESYY-'WIL-
lis Church lawn yesterday, a
pair of child's eyeglasses, deer
plastic frames .. .
Flower Show
At Town Hall
Open Tomorrow
To -morrow is flower show
time in Clinton and all after-
noon and evening from 3 p.m.
the eichibits will be oh 'view
the town hall,
This exhibit is opera to very -
one; whether or nota member
of the horticultural society.
Prize lists are available front
Miss Luella Johnston, president
of the society Which is spon-
soring the thew, or from Clif-
ford Epps, treasurer.
Generally the meet Colourful
Section of the 'show are the.
gladioli, but the roses at this
tittle of year are quite lonely,
too, and the showhas develop-
ed a Wide assortment Of flow-
er dispiayS, table arrangements,
corsages, etc., which makes the
show very attractive.
There are special classes for
public Seabee] Children,
The Weather
1962 1961
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18 71 42' Si 46
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THE .NEW! ERA, ---9th. YEAR .
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CI.INTON, 0N'TARICQ, THURSDAY! AUGUST 23, 1944
$4,00 Per Yeor---1Q ;gots Per copy ---12 Pages
Russian Agriculturists At Brown Farm
. Visitors in Huron County yesterday were three Russian gentlemen ar-
ranging for shipments of purebred Hereford cattle from farms here' to their own
country in September. From the left, with back to camera is Tom Hughes, of
the Alberta Hereford Association, who was travelling with the group; Jim
Coultes, Belgrave, sales manager of the Huron Hereford Association; A.
Tcherekaev and Dr. A. Ivanov, veterinarian, both of Moscow and N. Tarassov,
from the Soviet embassy in Ottawa. The picture was taken as they settled de-
tails of purchases of three animals from the herd of Ernest Brown, Clinton.
(News -Record Photo)
Alberta and Ontario Breeders
Travelling with the visitors from Russia yest-
erday was Torn Hughes of the Alberta Hereford
Association, talking here with Ernest Brown. Mr.
Hughes was host for the group in Western Canada,
and is continuing to help them round up the requir-
ed number of cattle for shipment to the USSR. The
Russians bought about 275 cattle in the Alberta
area. (News -Record Photo)
Some Concern Over
School Opening Day
By the looks of things, Cal-
vin Christian School will be the
only new school in the district
Which will have a chance of
being actually ready to open
and welcome children oh the
first day of school.
The two -room establishment
which has been constructed
this summer with a good deal
of volunteer labour days, nights
and weekends, is nearring corn-
pletion swiftly, With final coats
of paint being applied, and
desks arriving upon the scene.
The Calvin Christian School
Society is making do With used
desks for the present, acrd has
reported' the gift of junior
room desks from the Goderich
Public School,, which was re-
placing therh With more modern
furniture. However they have
yet to locate larger size desks
at a reasonable price for the
ser'tior room at the school.,
Peter Damsnia, chairman of
the organization, reports that
an opening Sight prograhn is
being planned fon next Wed-
nesday, August 29 beginning
at 8 pin.. When various Offici—
als of the town will take part,
Open house will go on from
about 9 Pana. ,
At HOltriesviite
Meanwhile, at Hoinaesville
school, Where .four rooms are
being Lidded the picture des
not 1tiok bright for oiening day
on September 4. There Wes
Sand delay in r'eceiii'iiig some
Materials, which Considerably
held tap' eonstt`ututititi,
'School at SS 4, S'S 11 and
Sg fir,• ire being: cle§ed and
pupils from these sections will
be transported by bus to the
Holmesville school. J. and T.
Murphy Ltd„ Clinton, has the
contract for transporting chil-
dren from SS 4 and SS 11 to
Hoimesville. Rent Duckworth is
transporting from SS 6 and
from SS 1 and Goderich Coach
Lines • will transport prtpila
fromSS8.
SS 1 (at the north end of the
township, near Sunset Drive -
le) is .being kept open, With
Grades 1-4 being taught there.
Pupils in Grades 5-8 `will be
transported to Holmesvllle.
The old school at Holnies-
vide will continue to be used,
with a Grade 1-2 class taught
there. The two new rooms at
Hohnesville, plus the fotir new
ones, and the old school will
all be directed by principal
John Siertsema.
Another • addition to the
sehoel area et Chhristrnas Will
be SS 8 Goderich Township,
(Continued ori .Page Seven)
Streets Work
Going Along Wil[
Woek of laying a:' Seee:ond cosi;
Of 'htaClt t'oip Oh a number of
street* in 'Clinton will be deitris
gated this weep, with. cuts
Conttrat titnlg Co, Ltd, &wig the
job..
ThiS is teMpletting the paving
beg li laiistt year When bee chat
of blaok top was applied to
those streets Ina& ready far
the stirtrfit .'
Moscow Visitors
Choose Top
Huron Herefords
Mout seven weeks: ago 'a
delegation 'from Moscow, Russia
arrived in Canada to obtain
Hereford cattle from Canadian
purebred herds for +shipment
back -boa their •ceUntry,-Yester '
day they arrived in Huron and
in the morning visited 'hexads
at the fans's, of R. E. Thomp-
son, Goderich Township and
Ernest Brown, Clinton.
Escorting the group while in
the county was Jim Coultes,
Belgrave, sales manager for the
Huron County Hereford Assoc-
iation, and Tom Hughes, of th:e
Alberta Hereford Association,
who was host for the group
while they, were in his province.
Included were N. Tarassov,
from the soviet embassy at Ot-
tawa; Dr. A. Ivanov, veterinar-
ian :and T. Tcherekaev, both ,af
Moscow, and 'of the Russian De-
partment of Agriculture.
There is a shortage of pure-
bred beef cattle in Russia; and
the mission to Canada had the
intention of .improving of beef
herds in the USSR.
ANOTHER BLACK WEEKEND FOR CUNTON
Four Chatham Men Killed:,
In Crash oF Private Airplane
Four ;men from Chatham
were killed at ;n!goon on Sunday
:when the.single engine light
Viam:e they head rented at Wall-
aceburg two hours before ';ailed
on Make`off to clear the h gala
ioenlSion hydro line a mile no .bh
of ,Clinton on the Base Line.
• In the past ten weeks. there
halve been eight sudden deaths
by motor ,aceid'ezit, involving
Clinton, people, it was an the
weekend of July 20-22 that four
people met their deaths in fanir
separate aecidentls,
Dead are Raymond J. Sparks,
38, 435 St, Clair Street, Ghat
ham and his three nephews',
Jerry Glenn Sparks, 24; Dennis
Dade Sparks', 21 and 13:obert
Stewart Spanks, 19, only chil-
dren of Mr. and Mrs. 'Glen
Sparks, 1 .C7remar Drive, Chat-
ham.
The aider man, with his bro-
ther Douglas owned Spanks
Bros, Corstrection in Chatham,
Surviving hint is his wife Jear
and one small son. Jerry
Spanks was. home on leave from
an army camp irr New Brum-
wick, The :other two brothers
Robert and Dennis were em-
pioyed by the construction firm.
The plane had been rented
from Seneca Air Services Ltd,,
Walliaceburg, and it was a four -
seater Piper Tri PPacer, The
senior Mr. Sparks had rented
0 PP Sergeant Barker Scalds Curious Public
"It was a miracle there
were mot dozens of fatalities,"
"said Serigeant Harry Barker,
Godeni:ch, on Sunday might,
following a harrowing (after-
noon at the scene of the plane
!accident an the Base Line at
noon.
"There were at least 100
people walking over those
27,600 volt power lines, with
no regard for the wires at
confirmed Comsibalble
Hardy, ,also of the OPT at
Goderich..
"Even with 'the help of the
Clinton Fire Department,"
reported Sergeant Barker,
"peoplewould not cooperate
and move out of 'the way. I
will never understand if i
lave a hundred years, why ap-
rparentily normal people will
bring ]tittle children, and
crowd around themselves, 'to
see the bodies removed from
a wreck."
"The only way we could
get people to move, for their
own safety was to threaten
them with tickets for parking
on the highway. Then they
moved like a pack of sheep,"
summed up the constables.
We had to block the road
at the'corner to keep the cars
from blocking the road."
SS 4 Reunion On
August 25-26
Pupils, Teachers
Just a reminder to the public
that the reunion of the teaehers
and pupils of SS 4 Goderich
Towntship is being held ori the
school grounds on Saturday
ate', August 25 and 26,
jrAinterested iii this reunion
fin cordially invited. Come amid
bring your picnic basket. Lun'ah
is being served Saturday land
Sunday evenings alt five o'clock.
The school building was
ereeted in 1905.
T'e'achers since the school' was'
erected have been,: John LbW-
ery (dedeaseel) ; miss IVIyntle
Phillips (Mrs!. Ira Mere ill) ; Mrs.
Heihary Snyderr (de -ceased); Miss
Biba .Dtarrocb (deceased); Miss
Verde Asquith (Mrs, William:
Mains) ; Miss Anna Elliott
(Mrs. Bent Wise) ; Miss Marion
,fore's (Mrs, Lawrence Biggit) ;
Miss Anna 1-taitgh (1Vtra. Johan
MVfoIntosh) ; Mitts XVIttiel Pot-
tor (Mrs. Frank Jones'); MiSs
Nina Hefted (1V1rs. Delbert
Hann); Miss Eclitth: Paterson;
Mr. Edward McLted (deceas-
ed); Mr. 3ehnt Bataan (Inspect e
or Palle Sclidbh, 13androft,
Ontario) ; Mr. Cameron Henry'
(nr. C, }Henrys Wasteyrin Uni-
versity,
ni=
vert& , London, Onib`ardb)r lVlrr
Ivan Turner (deceased)', 1Vlfss
Delphine i isbaclt (Mi.1s Leslie
Dohnagio, Mr, floss 1vlerx111;
MISS Helen Crich (Mrs, ]Loss
Treetatrthtt); Miss Verona Miller
(Mfrs, j a'triies tnbb) , Mists Ai-
leen, Castle (Niru. William S,
Craig) ; M#sty Marriot „Seaarlettt;
• 1
. bent Ellit tt, IVltss Jcai
Mt (Mem Peank Hill); Mt
box eau Mta enizie, Mr, Mtn
Siertsakna.; Miss bailane atan-
ley /(iVie''s. y.1Ohziiil ��j�tr,[�[y�h,jya.n�'t��rilrethlain) r
Charred Remains of 4 -Seater Aircraft
Hundreds of people of the area visited the tragic scene on the Base Line
on Sunday where four Chatham men were burned to death. This is the charred
remains of the light aircraft in which they were flying. Department of Trans-
port officials removed the wreck from the area early Sunday evening, and are
continuing an examination of it. Deceased are Ray Sparks and his three
nephews, Jerry, Dennis and Robert Sparks. (News -Record Photo)
Crich h Fail ily Witnessed Crash
The Crich faintly Were the ' last Mrs,
to speak �eak with the anon in their
plane.From: the left • standing are Mrs, Wilbur• Crich who helped to turn in
� g r p
the fire alarm; ge,Sfr Crich Who gave directions to the Chatham Men, who wish-
ed to go to Grand Vend and seated are Marlene and Don is Crich and Kehl
Milteb, a neighhbiur, with their dog Rover. (Ne1,t:s-liecord 'Moto)
the plian:e, one that he had
flown before, at About 10 a,m.
Sunday morning. Their plans
had been in+d'efinite, but it is
believed they flew to Goderich
and then sett off for Grand
Band and Sarnia on 'their way
home,
The plane circled in the area
north of Clinton, where it was
seen by .severaa people, include
ing Marr+lenle and Donnie Crieh,
children! of Mrs. Wilbur Crich.
The youngsters were in the
barnwhen the plaaie actually
1and'ed east of the highway in
front of their home, and in the
grain stubble field owned by
Keith Tyndall.
Three of the men Game rto the
Oriels home` where they talked
with 18 -year-old Roy Crich, and
asked for direotion•• rto' Grantd
Bend. Roy recalls that they
talked of having trouble with
thctr' engine heating up, and
that theft cornpass was not
working pr'opei'ly.
Since Roy had never seen an
aircraft close up, he .asked for
and got permission to go and
]look inside. Then the passeng-
ers got in and the plane taxied
up towrarids the Tyinidaiii bans
preparing 1br 'take -off.
Mrs. Wilbur Crieh, who ails o
watched Ithe takeoff, with Roy
and the other two chilldren, and
a neighbour boy, Ken Murch,
reports that the plane ,did seem
to .be quite low, but that at
was gaining altitude. Then it
sttruok the hydro ]sine and pore,
and "burst into flames right
away," she said.
Observers later noted that
the undercarriage of the craft
was bent, and it was surmised
that this had caught an the
wire, or the pole, then the wing
dipped into the wires, and prob-
ably flames resulted from a
bunt fuel tank, or from the
high tension line, or 'bath.
The plane broke off one pole,
and oarne to rest on the on nrd
with the orossaxm of the pole
underneath the plane. Flames
enveloped the craft and pass-
engers within !seconds, and none
were abbe to get free.
Hydro interruption was re-
corded in Goderich :at 12.15 p.m.
and watches on the deceased
men head stopped at about the
same time. Constable Hardy of
the OPP, Goderich was south
of ,Clinton at the ;time, but
awing to the power interrup-
tion,
rrup-
tion, it was impossible to gest
word to him; quickly of where
the accident had occurred. He
found Ibhe scene at about 12.45.
Provinoiai police had to get one
of their cars set up at the police
sttration in Goderich to serve •as
a base from which they could
instruct other cars on the road.
Ewalt Cornish, employed
with the rural hydro in Clinton,
was near the scene and immedi-
ately carne bank to Clinton to
alert a working crew to clear
the area where the damage
Occurred] anti restore service 'to
the Godenich and Bayfield
(continued on page 12)
0
Sunrise Meeting
For Bean Growers
At Jack Peck Farm
The fourth annual sunrise
bean meeting will be held nit
Thursday morning, August 30
from. 8.10 a.m. The site is Jack
?eel's fantn, 1.25 miles weft
Of Nipped.
Wihile the dew is drying and
harvesting is held up, this is
the helm to join With ether far -
niers to hear what is new frotrn
Dr. Howard Clark of the
Canada Depart m.ent of Agricul-
ture research stiction, Haaw;
Wen Snow and t»ek Franck of
Western Ontario Agricultural
Sdhool at .Ricl'getown; jade
e
Murray; .regional sells special-
ist, London, and others.
This is .another went Spon-
sored by the Huron aunty Soil
and CrOp Imps otrenient Asssocia-
tiuur, George Wheatley is pre-
sident this year and vice-'e-
sid ntL robe Annson. 1Vicliinley
and liallph Posner. Dangles
miles, Clinton, the 'agrietiltural
representative for I -I u r o n
County is secretary.
Announcement
Prnentra adid neighbours are
invited to an Open .ho'ttse for
Mr, dtnd Ws. • Nimes G. C rno-
sthaair air (their 4(Mth weddiiaag airiT-
elee'rssa,t'y, aettttrday Aitglist 25
f!r+arti 740 p.tin. at tare- voane of
.&An�jj! Carnhochan, Janrriea Sltn.�eteit,
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