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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-12-20, Page 1jriost '.(e.'011111111,i.--;74 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 until Tammy tired of the attention and beat a retreat * * TO STEIAle OF THE WEATIT- er these days, is to be out of date a 1tte, .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 * 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 . . . * * 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 97, ;‘, 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. 0 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 1°4 0 0,0 YAW* aitiOatiter, '160e 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) 4 ' '04 ' •.•Ps -104, mirlearitVialke0701, t 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, ,''.P4::".41:•,:•,;,..4,,A,ft, • • 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.