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My W. D. P,)
1,0vABL4 Am) LAUGHABLE
at the eame time, le Taxiire3e
'the black at whose home is
* with the Deugles artUff 1en107
„ • Oetside tbe eesidenee iP•
tee reeliea of the marigep scene
complete with eteave
etc, . and the light bedb il-
luminating the manger creates'
11 Warta sleeping spot for Tam.
ray . Paseersby sleeved ea -a;
halt when they sew the tat's
cleric head raised over the edge
of the lighted manger . . . until
Tammy tired of the attention
and beat a retreat
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TO STEIAle OF THE WEATIT-
er these days, is to be out of
date a 1tte, . one just comes
through real blizzarcley stuff , —
and; before you can write any-
thing at all, hardly , . , sud-
denly we're into some spring-
like days . . . Oh well, as the
hydro gangs say, "as: long es
it doesn't rain and freeze, it
won't be too bad
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HAVE YOU DRIVEN DOWN
to Sea.forth lately. . , That's the
toien where they have one of
the gayest Christmas parades
in the area . , , but it's also
the town where they have the
gaudiest fire hydrants ittl a g -
inabie . , . even in the late tall
when the giddy colours of aut-
umrn were attracting :attention
• aftl eyes . . . those fluarescent
hydrants could not be missed
. • . Now that snowtime is with
us, there surely can be rto ex-
cuse for firemen not being able
to in the hydrents to hook
to . . .
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WE'VE DRIVEN ROUND A-
bout Clinton considerably since
the snow situation eased, and the
• trip became profitable . . and
have found more and More
people spending time wilth
thoughtful decorations. „ Some
of the brighter spats we've not
iced are the .homes of Manic
Burns, 378 James $etreet, deep
in the heart of Little England...
Adam J. MelVearay on !the corn-
er of Qatari° street (leighWaY
fi) and Gilahings Strek where
the ,siteation.of his home at an
angle to the 'highway pa.atic-
ularlY lends itself to decores,tiee
the front'of'the Bartliff
home en Huron Street, (high,
way 8) where ,choir boys Ma^
tinually make Christmas inesic
. . . The one bue star on the
front ef one of the ranch-gtyle
homes in Millionaire's }tow
(that's the new development on
Highway 4, just south of the
town) . . . the huge great tree
ot the Huronview .entrance. . .
and the sleigh and Santa gaily
clashing clown the terrace there
. . . There's the Christmas tree
on the oanopy at the new apart-
ment house an Princess Street,
put up this summer by John
Dzus . . and of course, the one
on the •canopy at the 'News -
Record office . .
When snow falls on those
stately evergreens at the front
of the Wesley -Willie Church, the
coloured lights combine with
the whole view to present as
picture postcard church. • and
there's a window on Shipley
Street opposite the hospital al-
most, which has a piettne of
Santa. . . when seen with the
lighted livinenoom behind, it is
veay striking . We think
the home as that of Len Arn-
ston . .
THE NEW ERA 9.7th. YEAR
)40, $1 -,-;The ..Home .Poper With ,the ..NewS
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THE HURON 'RECORp filst YEAR
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DEEM BER 2O, 1962
$4.00 Per Year ---1 Cents Per Copy -12 tam
Christmas Rush AggravatesSituation
The already crowded Clinton post office has taken on a further apearance
of chaos these days as the mountains of Christmas cards and parcels arrive for
distribution throughout the area. The scene above is familiar each morning as
the rural mail carriers and the local staff sort out the mail into its proper
departments. The rural carriers shown above include: Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn
Batkin, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Squire, Mrs. Harry Weymouth, Mrs..William Mur-
ch
and Mr. Edward Welsh. (News -Record Photo)
Post Office Closed
AO. Christmus Day
Art, Ball, postmaster at Clin-
linlerepopted this week that the
local •Once would be closed
brgbout the entire .Christmas
•eV to enable the staff to enjoy
the 'holiday with their families.
However, service will be es
usual throughout the rest taf
the week with regular hours OA
14e ,I,gixaday preceeding Christ-
mas and' also Boxieg Day.
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Religious Training
At Public School
By Ministerial
Lest Thursday night Clinton
public School Board approved
the teadhing of religious study
to the pupils of Grade 7,
This is for a period from
January 1 to the 'end of Jure,
1963, with 'the Clinton Minis-
terial Association in, charge. The
meve came following a request
from the Ministerial Assodation
for the board'e permission to do
.his work.
The -ministers will take drums
,,ebt instructing the pupils on a
revolving schedule and will use
•the curriculum as set by the
epit c;',f edeeation.
i;
: There is no particular doe.
trine taught in the instruction,
but the students have classes
in Bible sedy only. Rev. Park
will conduct the first month's
, series' and will follow the coulee
4 :already set up for Ontario pub -
tic schools.
' Prineipal J. A. "Bent" Gray
irepoiited a total enrolment of
482 at the end of November
and an !average attendance of
96.6 percent during that month..
John Levis was re -named the
public echool representative on
the Clinton District Collegiate
finstitute board, which as of the
first of the year will govern
the new Central Huron. Second-
ary School.
Inaugural meeting of the pub -
tic school board' in 1963 will be
held on January 10.
Effective January.
HSC Approves increase
For Hospital Care Rates
New iatee,,Imestanclara ward
care as approved by the On,-;
twin Hospital Services Commis -
&ion, Will go into effect at Clin-
ton Public Hospital beginning
the first of the year.
Standard Ward• care will be
eharged at $17.40 per day. For
semi-pnivate room care,
there
will be an additional $2.50 and
for private room care, there will
be an additionalk
$5 to th:e bas
amount, making a total of
$22.40 per day.
These charges are of course,
included OHSC coverage.
However, for those patients not
covered by OHS.C, the above
rates will apply.
Reporting to Clinton Public
Hospital board on Monday
The Weather
1962 1961
High Low High Low
Dec. 13 16 4 28 20
14 21 7 30 13
15 26 10 28 10
16 29 7 , 23 .8
17 36 25 35 23
18 37 29 35 32
19 37 28 34 32
Rain: .25 in.
night, during tile regular De-,
cernber meeting, superintendentMrs.
Mrs. W. R. P.hinney stated there
had been 25 births in November
and -six deaths. There were 42
patients in hospital at the end
of November. During the month
28 patients had been treated
in emergency.
Mrs. C. M. Shearing, presi-
dent of the auxiliary, noted
that the ladies would supply a
turkey for the staff Christmas
party planned for December 19
in the nurses residence. "Also,"
she said, "the Londesboro ladies
have kindly offered to make
and donate the tray favours for
patients in hospital at Christ-
mas time."
Dr. Walter A. Oakes reported
on progress being made in the
new wing. He said that paint-
ing would proceed as soon as
plaster was dry enough. The
renovations in the old section
of the'.hospital must wait until
the wing is ready to occupy.
To Pay Overtime
After a lengthy discussion,
the board voted to pay the four
members of the engineering
staff a rate of titne and a half
for all overtime work that is to $ ,4 0 m 961.
found. necessary. - e
The discussioh arose when
Don Symons poiated. out tbe Lloyd Holland
men had questioned him in re-
gards to working over the
Christmas and New Year statu-
tory holidays.
He,also reported that due to
sickness of one of the staff the
other three had been working
seven days a week and were
only receiving their regular
hourly salary for the extra time.
After Symons had explained
that the men on the staff want-
ed 'some time off, a discussion
was held on the advisability of
addling a fifth man to the staff.
A motion was passed author-
izing the staff committee to en-
gage engineers as they are
needed.
"They want time off so they
will be on a par with the rest
of the staff," he noted,
"That's quite undlerstandable"
E. Beecher Menzies added.
The 'personal disposable in-
come of Canadians income left
in the hands of the public after
all personal taxation, :increased
from $868 per capita in 1949
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aitiOatiter,
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Move Agriculture Offices to
Staff of the Ontario Department of AgricUltUre
in Huron County moved into their new building on
Ring Street thi-g vr6ek, although workmen are still
putting the finishing touches on the Modern sur-
roundings, Mrs. Stanley Bali, left, and Mrs. Barry
Young are shown working at their desks in the
spacious are,
which is attractively decorated and
has abundant mitt space for the two stenographers.
Min tavis built the 'building for the Department,
(Ncws-Record Photo)
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Modern, Spacious Location
visitors to the new Huron County Agriculture
office will find an eXtensive network of private
offices. and meeting rooms available for employees
and visitors, Huron agricultural representativef
Doug 1Vliles, seated, is shown in one of the offices
outlining work th Iah McAllister, tOE 1 Zurich, who
has jOiried the staff temporarily until a new assist-
ant can be found to replace boil Grieve.
(reviisi.necord Photo)
Buying Mixer Unit
Lloyd Holland, owner of Clin-
ton Farm Supply, and one of his
eninloYeee, gin Dykstra, flew to
Nashville, Tennessee, last week-
end, There they will receive
instructian on a Seco mobile
feed mill, which they will drive
home to Clinton this week.
Clinton Farm. Supply, the
Purina feed dealer in, this: area,
moved to new, spacious quar-
ters on the Bayfield Road last
summer. Mr. Dykstra has been
the operator of a bomeenade
mobile feed min owned by Mr.
Holland's then.
Farmers in this area , who
have been using mobile grind-
img and mixing service right
on the farm cart now avail
themselves of this most up-to-
date equipment.
The new unit at Clinton Farm
Supply, made by Seco Inc.,
Nashville, Tenn., is the only
machine of thistype to have a
patent ou its mixer unit. Anoth-
er feature is the vacuum feed-
ing of grain to the machine
right from the granary. This
saves Much meeting and shovel-
ing of grain. An .adVertisement
on page nine announces this
new "pushbutton" mobile feed
miilserviCe.
Ontario Hospital
Opening Day
Set: January 16
Official openibg of the new
$3,500,000.00 Ontario Hospital
at Gelded& hag been set for
Wedneeday, January 16, bet
those attending will be doing
so On personal invitati�n May
ag ftee(gt11116dEttibil will be limit-
ed for the event.
However, the general public
will be given an inSpection of
the hospital at a later diate
when it is depeeted en. open
Mose Will be hed,
Although the date for the
opening has been set, there it
lbudtieitiort +who will petforn
the
ai
Premier' Jobb: itelearts Was
scheduled to aPpeer at the ear-
lier °Ironing, which had to ,1*
Postoned lend it S expected
he Will be there for the Janu.
airy dlate along with aranierous
other officials.
PERSONALS
Mrs. L Perrest attended the
funeral en IVIondlaY of hex, aunt,
MI' Winton). tent Thorbiburz
Itts. L. It 13astoek tug thtee
ohildien fIst IVIendaY Trani
ton te ilVfett, Fretted, ter join
8gE, llastoek *Ito left for Metz
fry inideMovember,
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Making "Christmas Happy" is Scout Project
Boy Scouts are putting the finishing touches to gift packages destined for
. a home in this area, which otherwise would not be looking forward to a
cheery Christmas. From the left, are Wally Sansome, RR 5, Clinton, Scout-
master, and Scouts Larry Mercer, Ken Hamilton, Bjarne Christensen, Kenneth
Currie and Harold Newland. (News -Record Photo)
Scouts Providing
Yuletide Cheer For
Family of Eight
Major project this Christmas
for the Clinton Boy Scouts has
been the providing of a real
festive season for a family of
eight in the area, who other-
wise would have had no Christ-
mas, at
Led by Scoutmaster Wally
Sansome and his assistant Jack
Hacock, 112 Osborne Street, the
boys have been putting in many
nights mending toys, polishing
presents wrapping things, and
completing. plans. Some have
worked seven nights a week at
the project,
The Scouts got permission
from the Children's Aid Society
of Huron at Gaderich, to pro-
vide toys, clothing (new and
used), household articles, and
surprise gifts for this needy
family of six children and two
adults.
The work has gone on in the
basement of the Hacock home,
and Mrs. Ham& has helped by
mending some used clothing,
and she looked after dry-clean-
ing and washing some items.
Mrs. L. G. Winter, High Street,
a former deputy guide com-
missioner has !been advising and
assisting in the work. Neigh-
bours of Mrs. Hacoek have of-
fered and helped with getting
clothes ready.
Fire Damages Car
A car owned by R. Harland, shop director at
Clinton District Collegiate Institute sustained exten-
sive motor damage when it burst into flames on
main street at noon, Monday. Firemen are shown
above pouring water onto the flaming motor to
quell the blaze which is believed to have started
from a short curcuit in the wiring.
(News -Record Photo)
Gifts of Stems, and of cash
have been solicited from merch-
ants and some residents by the
scoutmasters themselves for the
assembling of dozens of aitioles
which are :being prepared for
presentation before Christmas,
Reporter William Batten from Exeter
Joins Editorial Staff at News -Record
Monday morning, William
Batten:, Exeter, joined the edi-
torial staff of the Clinton News -
Record as reporter. He is
occupying the "butternut room"
which visitors to the News" -
Record will recognize as the
fir'st office on the right.
Mr. tten is 27 years old,
and single. He is living in Clin-
ton.
Coming dere from the EXerter
Thnes-Advocate, which is a
nrize-wirtning paper, and the
largest 'cireulatioh Weekly 'in
the tobrity Of }twee% Bill is
teatonabIy familiar with thLS
rave.
I -Te- Spent the first Years of
his life tal, ft fan south a
teee
and hat sliree need in that
tan, He is a 1956 gradttate
of /Vested SeleXeltxTec.hrin.
log% Tedertte, hi: jotirrialitni ,and
printing management, and was
employed as a compositor and
pressman at the Exeter :plant
before joining the editorial staff
there in the tall of 1960.
For the past three summers,
Bill has been in charge af The
Grand Bend Holiday, a summer
season tabloid peblished by the
Exeter Timet -Advocate.
He has an extensive knlowe
ledge t)f the work involved in
newspaper publithing, including
printing, reporting, advertising
sales and layout, as Well as
photography.
Mr. Batten h been sports
editor :of the Exeter paper eince
the fall of 1960 and his efforts
in that regard in 1961 earned
him second prize when his
worts page was judged in
petition with other weeldy
newspapers in Canada. This
campetition is Open to some 400
Weekly newtpapere„
Bill is active in commitnity
arfaire. He is am; elder at
Antes Street United Church, a
past president of the choir and
Young Teeple's Society there,
assistant superintendent of the
Sunday 8ohiOol, vide -president of
the AOTS Men's Ciub, tee:re-
they of the Onbarite Hockey As.
sedation "big Eight" hockey
league, president of the rem -ea -
tion batketball league ih Exetee
Re is i fohnek merabee of
the Ontarie Olden toys Perna -
Merit and paet president of the
Mid.WeSterb, toile fChlittlan
Veiteig -CoencillertS. lia.s
tgayed sovetial thaholobship
basketball, hoe,key and baseball
fedi%
and 116.5 -takei naotive
part in In irior SpertS, both as a
eoath at'id .as a teferee,
Kinsmen Wives
Attend Meeting
Clinton Kinsmen entertained
their wives at Hotel Clinton,
Tuesday. Seated at the head
table were Kinette president
Mr's. Kenneth ay/lick and Mr.
Clynick, Kin: president Frank
Cook and Mrs. Cook, Rev. Brien
DeVries, and Mrs.. DeVries and
Secretary Brien Heyes and
Mr. Heyes.
After dinner Rev. B. Deerries
introduced by Don Kay, pres-
ented! a short inspirational ad-
dress., with "What Christmas
Should Mean To Us" as bis
theme. He was thanked 'by Cl-
arence Dertomtne.
Mee. Kenneth aynick called
upon Mr. ,and Mrs. Ron Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. John Bilyea
to accept gifts on behalf of the
club as they are leaving Cl-
inton,
Frank Cook presented Al
Johnston, who has been: trent-
Perred to Toronto, With a gift
from the chtb.
A Short business meeting was
hen The annual donations will
be Iferwtarcted to the Mitscular
Dystrophy 'asSociation, Bob
Welsh and ,Malt Edger were
appointed Kin representatives
to the !Clinton Recreation Com-
mittee.
An executive meeting will be
held on January at Percy
Pugh's home. The ebtentain-
merit eorranittee presented a
skit followed by a visit front
Santa dame with a seleetiort
of hernerous gifts.
Zurich Chamber Wiwi
Hear "Men in Space"
ACAP—Squadron Leader fl
R. Waters, of guide) missiles,
Rd eclat' ‘amict Conixtalnitatiers
tehool, RCAF Station Clinton
wee .gtiest speaker at the Zualett
Chaatber of .Cotomereee met-
ing, December 13. 8i/L Wetere
spoke on "Men in SPaee" end
showeda dOcinnentary fihn to
tiie
rilb/theVg.