HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-03-28, Page 1Foes E??) Sign for Battle
As expected, Elston Cardiff, Progressive Con-
servative member in Huron for the past .23 years,
will have only one opponent in the April 8 election,
that being Gordon McGavin, Liberal choice. Both
men qualified in Clinton, Monday. Showing the
friendliness of the local campaign the pair enjoy a
coffee after being present at a meeting in the
Christian Reformed Church, Wednesday.
Tog MOST ..common ailment
associated with the glorious
weather we are .experiencing at
the present is a malady known . . „
as spring fever and is credited
with doing alarming things with
a young man's fancy, It also
has a few draw-backs , „ One
of them is. the apparently inex-,
hausttble .supply of water that
can he found in knee-deep ,pot
holes, many cellars, little boys'
boots and a host of other usual-
ly inconvenient places . . . How,
ever, there is none ; more in,
convenient than that which
has been pouring down through
the roof of the office for the
past few weeks, and we dare
say that the News-Record is
the only newspaper office in
Canada that bas a fireplace in
one corner and a natural swim-
ming hole in another „ But
then, judging from the bursts
of profanity that are emitted
from the rear shop there is a
possibility that not too many
shops in Canada would even
care to vie for the rather dubi-
ous honor,
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Figure Skaters
Enjoyed by Crowd
Listed at 285
Officials of the Clinton Fig-
ure Skating Club were pleas-
antly surprised, Tuesday, when
285 persons turned up to watch
their small carnival and view
the progress of the 29 members.
Under the direction of Faye
Love, instructress, the youngst-
ers put on a very enjoyable
show enhanced with many col-
orful costumes.
Besides the local skaters,
Mary Jane Walsh, London,
made an appearance and per-
formed some solo numbers. The
program was delayed slightly
clue to the fact the miserable
weather conditions slowed down
the London girl's arrival,
To show their appreciation
for her efforts, the local club
presented her with a small gift
and also gave their instruc-
tress a pin and earring set fol-
lowing the program.
The club executive served
coffee and donuts to the audi-
ence at the conclusion of the
night's activities.
A meeting has been called for
tonight (Thursday) at the
Clinton council chambers when
the organization of the club for
next year will be discussed.
Persons interested in aiding
the work of the club or hav-
ing
.
their children join, are in-
vited to attend.
a
Area Minister
Accepts Call
To Stratford
Rev. A, H. Johnston, minister
of the two-point Brucefield-
Kippen United Church charge
has accepted a call to be as-
sociate minister of St. John's
United Church, Stratford.
Rev. Johnston officially retir-
es at the end of June, but
agreed to continue his service
in the ministry after the con-
gregation of the Stratford ch-
urch extended the call follow-
ing a meeting after their ser-
vice, Sunday,
His duties will commence on
July 1 and he will be associ-
ated with Rev. W. H. H. Stew-
art, minister of St. John's
Church.
A native of Huron County,
Mr. Johnston was minister of
Main Street United Church,
Mitchell, for nine year, leaving
the Perth County town in
1952 to become minister of
Grace United Church, St. Thorn-
a8, before Moving to the Kip-
pen-Brucefield charge,
During his pastorate at Mit-
chell, Mr. Johnston was instru-
erected at Camp Mimini, on the
Embro Road, the camp where
young people of the United
Church gather for summer
camps and other activities.
After graduation from high
school at Harriston, Mr. John-
ston obtained his degree in
theology at Victoria College,
• University of Toronto.
Before going to Mitchell .he
held charges at , Wardsville,
Millbank and Malden. During
the First World War, he served
in Canada and England.
Mr. Johnston is married to
the feigner Jean McTavish and
they have two sons, Dr. James
Johnston, Aurora, formerly as-
sistant to the president of The
Stratford 13eacOn-Herald, and
Dri, Keith Johnston, London.
The Weather
1963 1002
High Low Nigh Low
Mardi 21 28 '24 40 28
22 .23 13 30 32
23 43 14 40 25
24 48 34 38 10
2.5 51 88 41 22
20 48 37 45 25
27 54 30 47 24
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THE NEW ERA — 97th YEAR. THE HURON RECORD 81st YEAR
No. 13—The Horne Paper With the News :QNTARIA 7171.41 R4pAy, MARCH, 28, 1963 $4,00 Per Year-10 Cents Per CoPY--'12 Pages
PUBLIC BARRED FROM DISCUSSION SEAFORTH LAWYER THREATENS INQUIRY
Re- dvertise Huron EM Position
F ME elect ;tad!, Site,
10 m o es to Serve rea
C. W. McInnis, president of
the Farmer's Allied Meat En-
terprises Co-operative Ltd., an-
nounced Wednesday that a
FAME plant will be construct-
ed at Mitchell.
"Following a visit by the
FAME board of directors, and
the excellent co-operation of
the local chamber of commerce
and town fathers, we have def-
initely decided on Mitchell,"
Mr. McInnis said.
The plant will employ ap-
proximately 100 men and will
cost in the neighborhood of
$800,000.
Soil tests will be carried out
immediately on the 35 acre site
with construction scheduled to
begin by mid-summer,.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
WILL MEET TUESDAY
The regular monthly meeting
of the Ladies Auxiliary to Clin-
ton Public Hospital will be held
at the nurses' residence on
Tuesday, April 2, at 8:00 p.m.
Six new members were in-
itiated into Clinton branch 140
of the Royal Canadian Legion,
Monday night.
They were: Jack R. Helpard,
Wallace J. Barnett, T. R. But-
cher, Grover H. Campbell, Hal
M. Rees and John Verser.
Initiation was in charge of past
presidents Cam Proctor, J. Ed-
ward Dale and Jim Graham,
assisted by Sergeant-at-arms
George Campbell and piper Hec
Kingswell.
The Legion will canvass St,
James' Ward in the Red Cross
fiulds drive en Monday, April
L Legionaires are requested to
be at the hall before 7.30 p.m.
Vice-president K. W. Colquhoun
will be hi charge.
The branch authorized a $10
donation to the Red Cress and
the same amount to 1-1 u r on
Central Agricultural Society,
The agricultural Society are
holding dances at the hall on
April 19 and May 8 in support
Of Clinton Spring Show.
Much discussion took place
over a letter from the WOAA
informing that Zone Command-
er Doug AnclreWs,, manager of
the Legion sponsored juvenile
hockey team, had been sutpencl-
ecl,
Long-tirne sponsors of minor
sport in Clifiten, the Legion ex,
ecutive "Ala requettecl a hear-
ing with the WOAA, exeetitive
over the matter.
After a phone call by past
Designed to handle hogs, beef,
sheep and calves, the plant has
been located to serve the west-
ern half of Perth County, al-
most all of Huron and the
north half of Middlesex. This
area is one of the largest in
production of both beef and
hogs.
Of the 100 persons who will
be employed initially the vast
majority will be drawn frotn
the local labor force.
Present plans of the FAME
co-op call for the construction
of seven plants throughout the
province.
FAME directors, Carl Hem-
ingway of Huron and D. Prid-
ham of Perth have both ex-
pressed their satisfaction with
the location of a plant at Mit-
chell.
FAME engineers will inter-
view members of the Ontario
Water Resources Commission
to obtain OWRC approval be-
fore actual construction begins.
The plant when completed will
president Doug Thorndike to
WOAA president Jim Inglis, the
meeting was arranged for to-
night (Thursday) in Wingham,
Cam Proctor reported that
65 members of the ladies aux-
iliary were served an apprecia-
tion banquet at the hall, Sat-
urday night. Bill Chambers and
Frank Cook were in charge of
the kitchen duties for the suc-
cessful annual affair,
Clinton Legion bowling team
made the best showing yet .of
a Clinton team at the District
bowling at Waterloo on March
24. He also announced golf Clin-
ics at the Legion hall on March
27, April 3 and 10.
The branch shuffleboard fin-
als between doubles finalists
Bob Draper and Doug Andrews
anti Jim Graham and Bob Ho-
muth will be played as soon
as an open night is available
at the hall,
President Ilarolci McPherson
announced a zone meeting in
LucknoW on Sunday, March 31
and a district meeting: in Wing-
ham on May 5.
Cars will leave the hall on
Sunday at 12 noon for the i:30
p.tn. meeting in Lucknow.
A newly - initiated member
drover Campbell, Won the reg-
1340 draw Prize.
After the Mkt regular meet-
ing on April 22, a work meet-
ing Will be held to Clean the
upstairs
work in conjunction with a pro-
cessing plant to be situated near
Galt.
FAME, a farmer's co-opera-
tive was formed originally in
1961 as a result of the steady
decrease in the percentage of
the consumer's food dollar re-
ceived by farmers, There are
currently over 10,000 members
of FAME with the number in-
creasing daily.
"We intend to put some real
competition back into the meat
packing industry," Mr. McInnis
insists.
Huron Fruit Growers Assoc-
iation were told Thursday that
Ontario apple growers would
have to join hands and work
together if they were going to
remain on a competitive basis
with growers throughout Can-
ada.
"We're going to have to th-
row out this dog-eat-deg at--
tittide," stated George McAr-
thur, Manager of the Oxford
lri-uit Growers Coop, Wood-
Stock.
Following a closed session
that lasted an hour and a quar
ter, Thursday, Huron County
council turned down a recom-
mendation that Goderich may-
or, Ernie Fisher, be appointed
EMC) co-ordinator, and the job
will be re-advertised,
-The motion to exclude the
pUblic from the debate was
made by chairman of the EMO
.committee, Reeve Milton Oesch,
Zurich, who remarked that,
"this is a very controversial
subject".
His committee had recom-
mended that Fisher be engaged
for a six-month probationary
period at $5,000 a year with
annual increments of $200 to
a. maximum of $6,000.
After turning down 11 appli-
cants for the position, Fisher
(who had not applied) was
contacted "as the committee
felt he would do a good job
for. Huron as co-ordinator".
Clinton Native
Leaves Estate
Of $1,000,000
Sir Ernest Cooper, tvell-
known Clinton-born business-
man, who died last September
in England at the age of 85,
left an estate valued at 333,016
p o un ds, or approximately
$1,000,000,
His will, filed to probate in
London, England, where he has
resided since. moving from Clin-
ton in 1908, made allowance for
certain bequests to his widow;
his daughter, 'Hester; a nephew,
Willis; and a godchild, Janet.
The residue goes to Mrs.
Cooper upon trust and then to
his daughter or her issue.
_Willis Cooper, named in the
bequeS 'son o "the late
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cooper,
Clinton.
Sir Ernest, formerly chair-
man and managing director of
Gillette Industries Limited, was
for some years director of in-
formation services for Northern
Ireland,
He received his title through
the work of his company in the
war effort.
In 1945, Sir Ernest establish-
ed a $50 scholarship to be given
to the student at CHSS who
completes grade 13 with the
highest standing.
His death or his will have
no effect on the scholarship
fund, as it will be carried on in
perpetuity.
Ile stated the apple industry
was Still one of the greatest in
the world, but Ontario growers
Were throwing up "road"blocks"
that hamper therm
McArthur predicted the day
was Claming when only one or-
ganizatiOn would be established
to control the quality tirld dis-
tribution of the apple crop in
Ontario,
He noted 'that this had been
done in California and "Sun-
kist" the famous orange brand
Fred Crich, Stratford, one of
the candidates turned down,
addressed council and followed
the theme he had presented in
a letter to all council mem-
bers, questioning the reason.
why Fisher would be "handed"
the job at a salary of $1,000
more than Crich had requested
in view of the fact the tatter's
qualifications "are undoubtedly
superior to those of the person
recommended".
Crich reported he was still
available for the position and
Canvass Area
Monday MO
Representatives of four
C l i ii t o n service clubs--
Lions, Legion, hinsmen and
Fish and Game Club—will
canvass the community,
Monday, for the Canadian
Red Cross.
The door-to-door canvass
will commence at 7:00 p.m.
as will a canvass in the
rural area, which will again
be handled by A. J. Mc-
Murray.
Mrs. Walter Oakes is
chairman of the local cam-
paign and is being aided
by Mrs. Frank Newland,
Mrs. J. A. Addison and
Mrs. F. G. Thompson.
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Trustees Ha e
Utility Man
At Bayfield
BAYFIELD — John Lindsay,
having submitted the lowest
tender, has been hired as con-
stable, tractor operator and gen-
eral maitenance man for the
village of -Bayfield:
The tenders were opened and
Lindsay accepted at the regular
meeting of the Trustee Board
held in the Bayfield town hall,
Friday.
The trustees also approved
grants to two various groups,
upon request from representa-
tives.
Leslie Elliott met with coun-
cil on behalf of the Bayfield
Fire Brigade and a grant of
$250 was approved.
The other grant was a $50
donation to the Bayfield Agri-,
cultural Society, which was re-
presented by Fraser Stirling,
All members of the Trustee
Board were present at the
meeting.
added that if offered the job
would expect to remain as long
as possible to "do my duty to
the satisfaction of the county".
Lawyer Wants Facts
During the closed session, a
letter from a Seaforth lawyer,
Alvin W, .Sillery, was read but
It's definite now—the battle
for the Huron seat in the April
8 federal election will be a
straight two-way fight between
the Liberals and Progressive
Conservatives.
After having four men in the
race in the June election, the
electorate will have only to
choose between the PC's sitting
member, Elston Cardiff or the
Liberal's choice, Gordon Mc-
Gavin.
Huron will be one of the few
ridings in Ontario, and even in
must be enticed into the indust-
ry, at they were presently leg-
ing them to Seience and the
professions.
He noted they would poS-
sibly make 'mistakes in the
business, but pointed out a
"bold approach rather than an
Old approach" WaS needed to
aid the industry,
"We must allow nur youth
brie freedom and that is the
freedom to fail once in a while",
(Continued on Page 12)
the contents of the letter were
not released to the press either,
Contacted later this week,
Sillery, a friend of Crich, said
he was only interested in see-
ing that justice was done in re-
gards to the situation,
(Continued on Page 7)
Canada, to have only two nomi-
nees, as a record 1,025 have en-
tered the fight for the 265 sets.
The Progressive Conservativ-
es and Liberals have both field-
ed full slates, while the Social
Credit party haS listed 224 and
the New Democrats, 232.
The remaining candidates are
independents or communists.
Forty-three women candidat-
es, inclUding the five in the
last Parliament, have entered.
Sends Cheque
There appeared to be a slight
possibility that Huron would
have three men in the running
as Earl Douglas, of Bayfield and
London, sent in a deposit for
$200 but by the 2:00 p.m. dead-
line, Tuesday, had failed to file
nomination papers with return-
ing officer, Russell R. Bolton,
in Clinton.
Douglas was a Social. Credit
candidate in the June election,
but along with Carl Heming-
way, New Democrat candidate,
failed to poll enough ballots to
retain his deposit.
Neither party held official
nomination meetings this year.
To date the election has been
comparatively quiet in the area,
the candidates foregoing any
major rallies and concentrating
Ion meeting as many of the elec-
torate as they can on private
calls.
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River Breakup
Causes Damage
BAYFItLD Bayfield River
attracted crowds of men, wo-
men and children on Monday
evening to watch it "going out".
With a final grinding and
roar, the ice jam broke and
went out over and under the
ice at the entrance to the piers
at 10:00 p.m.
Water went over the new end
of the south pier but did no•
damage.
The penetrating rays from
"Old Sol" and the balmy breez-
es over the weekend did their
work quickly on the 16 inch
thick ice,
It broke up behind the bridge
at 10:00 a.m. and started to
move down in easy stages
marked by groaning and crack-
ling.
At one time, the fishermen
thought it Would go out easily
without any damage but a jam
formed at the new government
dock on the south Side of the
river, This flooded the low-
lying parts.
Mrs. Alfred 8eotchiner Watch-
(Continued On 'page teVon)
Plenty of Water, But Little Damage Reported
Except for the usual flooded basements and other general spring woes,
the area has escaped any major damage from the spring thaw which cleared
away a major portion of the winter's snow in the past week. This photo shows
flooded low lands east of Clinton. Other area centres have not been as fortun-
ate, however, and considerable damage has been caused by the spring floods in
the New Hamburg and Paisley areas. (News-Record Photo)
Install Six Members irito Legion,
Hear of Banquet, Sport Success
name had been the result.
"This was born out of cleS-
peratical," he explained.
"If we work together and
pull together the best will be
yet to cone," he told the area
groixtrs,
McArthur Stressed that much
work would have tei be aerie,
noting that "good things won't
happen by accident".
Need Voting People
He reported as well that
more qualified young people
Huron's Oldest' Group Holds Annual
Huron's Fruit Growers held their annual meet-
ing in Clinton, Thursday, enjoying several talks by
noted specialists in the fruit growing business. Some
of the officials shown here from the left are: George`
McArthur, Woodstock; Dr. J. A. Archibald, Vine-
land; Russ Chard, fieldman, Petrolia; Don Middle-
ton, Huron president, RR 3, Clinton and Ed Wise,
RR 3, Clinton, second vice-president.
Don Middleton Elected President
Apple Growers Urged to Co-Operate
Huron One of Few Ridings hi COilltry
With Only Two Election Candidates