HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-04-04, Page 9tkig, 14,The .Hgnle raper With the News. CIANTON, ONTARIO, -THIMPAY, A PRU, 44 )90 $4.00 Per Year-10 "cents Per copy---FIRST KTIoN—payes 1 to
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THE HURON RECORD— 81st YEAR THE NEW ERA-97th. YEAR.
Charming Springtime Ensembles
Seen at the 1963 Kinette Club Fashion. Show
last night were this charming pair of ladies, Mrs.
A. J. Langdon, in laminated grey coat and petal
hat, with six-year-old Cynthia Morel, in dainty
black and white checked spring frock. Theme of
the show this year was quite appropriately, "Spring
at Last". (News-Record Photo)
Goderich Township Cut Off Fair Grant,
Question Increased Conservation Tax
REFUSE TO TALK POLITICS DRAW IRE OF CROWD
Cardiff Says 'Fresh Air As 'Goo'd As oney,
"Friend" Backs 'Plant Used For Margarine
With less than one 'week to
go before the federal election,
Huron's two "friendly" candi-
dates still stubbornly' refuse to
become embroiled in political is-
sues and it appears the local
contest will be strictly a person-
ality fight.
This attitude was very much
in evidence when the two, Els-
ton Cardiff and Gordon Mc-
Gavin, appeared at the political
meeting staged by the Huron
Farm Union in Seaforth, Mon-
day.
Only heated words that flew
at the meeting were not from
the candidates, but from some
of the 150 in the audience who
appeared to be slightly dis-
gruntled with the candidates'
refusal to discuss their policies.
Cardiff set the stage for the
"friendly" meeting when he told
the audience he was running
against a good friend in the
person of McGavin and would
not comment on any subject
"that would hurt him in any
way, shape or form".
"I think more of my friends
than politics," he candidly re-
ported.
Noting there would be a ques-
tion period following the 15-
minute address by the pair,
People may, if they show
up at the CNR station in
large enough numbers on
Saturday afternoon, see and
hear the Prime Minister of
Canada, as he proceeds to a
speaking engagement in Gode-
rich.
Though no stop is actually
scheduled at the Clinton sta-
tion, the special train bear-
ing the Prime Minister and
pulling his private car, is ex-
pected to be arriving here at
about 12:20 p.m.
IF there is a group of
people at the station; and IF
there is sufficient time for
Mr. Diefenbaker to stop and
still get to Goderich by 1:00
p.m., he' MAY make an ad-
dress at Clinton.
Station agent Henry Carter
received word yesterday of
the route the Prime Minist-
er's train will take. On the
return trip via Exeter to
London, the train will not be
in the Clinton Station, but
will switch onto the London
track about a quarter mile
north of town.
Diefenbaker
May Stop
Here IF
the Str.s.t
(COlintirigg;-,
WE $901,g fail to see the
reason for the.current Popular
pastime Of engaging in gruel-
hag 50-mile walks, but we're
glad to. See that Clinton yopthS
Are no different than their
Counterparts across the nation
and a walk" has been ached-
pled for this Friday and Satur-
day (Sunday for some?) to
take place between Clinton end
Wingharri . . A report receiv-
ed at the News-Reeord office
indicates the jaunt will com-
mence at midnight on Friday
at the gates of RCAF Clinton
and will probably terminate,
there after the enthusiasts have
hiked to the Winghain post
office and back,
IT IS NOT known whether
the organizers have lest faith
in the physical abilities of their
elders, but the imitation has
only been extended to any
youth who may wish to indulge
in this worthwhile (??) and
blistering trek . However,
we have no doubt but what
they would welcome anyone
feeling up to the march . .
Personally we can think of bet-
ter ways to spend half a day,
but then that's probably .be-
cause we have trouble bending
over to tie up our shoes to
get going anyway.
WHILE WE in Canada have
become very aware of "medd-
ling" in our affairs in the past
few weeks, it should be noted
this craze was probably an-off-
spring of a suggestion by
Prince Philip that we Cana-
dians are in poor shape . .
Further, the walks all had their
start in the United' States and
they gained prominence when
Robert Kennedy, brother of the
President, and U.S. Attorney
General, indulged in this popu-
lar business a few months ago
; . . So, while we complain, we
appear to be quite willing to
follow in footsteps made first
in the U S To get this
thing back on a Canadian basis,
we would be quite willing to
challenge anyone to a sleeping
or sitting contest, because this
walking bit appears to be a lot
of nonsense to us.
AREA RESIDENTS appear
to be still amazed at the speed
with which the snow left us in
the past two weeks, but we
doubt if they are complaining
much . One of the early
spring visitors spotted in this
area was ao white swan , on the
farm of Elmer bale, -R,11 4;
Clinton . He reports he had
a good look at the bird through
field glasses, but when he tried
to approach, it quickly vacated
the spot. Not knowing any-
thing about White swans, 'we
don't know whether they go
south for the winter or not,
but if they don't they are just
as foolish as a great many of
the natives around here.
WE TRUST area hockey fans
will be behind the local juven-
iles in their quest of the OMHA
championship in the next couple
of weeks, as they certainly de-
serve the support — Not only
that, the clUb needs the money
. . At least this is what we
would suspect after watching
some of the boys go through a
meal after the game in Hesp-
eler, Friday . . With the
"Chief" (the suspended one)
offering to pick up the tab,
four of the ' youths dug right
into a full course meal with all
the trimmings and topped it off
with a large ice cream sundae
. This can't be considered
too bad by those who have wat-
ched them exert themselves to
such a great extent on the ice,
but as we packed up to •leave
the restaurant the four lads
were just clearing the table to
start all over again . The
poor chaps must starve when
they're not playing hockey!
Swinging through Ontario in
this last week of campaign be-
fore election day on Monday,
Prince Minister John Diefen-
baker will visit Huron on Sat-
urday, April 6, with an ap-
pearance in Goderich at noon.
He is expected to arrive in
the county town by train by
1;00 p.m., and Will proceed to
tour the Dominion Road and
Machinery plant. A stage has
been set up, and the Prime
Minister will address employ-
ees fn Goderich at noon.
ees at the plant
Then the cavalcade of cars
Will move off via Highway to
the Square, where they will be
met by the Clinton ComMunity
concert Band, and Will circle
the square before going to the
Goderich District Collegiate
Institute.
The Weather
1903 1082
High Low High LOW
March 28 44 25" 58-30
20 86 88' 43
30 0 28 5'7 80
31 53 -32" 42 2$
April 1 GO 88 :83-
2 IN' 43 "88 gg"
3- 6/ 50' 41 21
-.10
After a lengthy debate that
lasted for over two hours, Gode-
rich Township council turned
down a request from the Cen-
tral Huron Agricultural Society
for a grant for their annual
Spring Fair,
At the same meeting, how-
ever, they did,authorize a grant
of $75 for the Bayfield Fall
Fair. ,
Mervyn Lobb, who recently
resigned as president of the
local Society, attended the
meeting to seek a grant, but
was turned down by council.
Council were split on the de-
cision as an earlier motion had
been presented by councillor
Everett IVIcIlwain and deputy-
reeve Grant Stirling to give the
Clinton group the same grant
as the Bayfield organization.
However, reeve Walter Forb-
es sided with councillors Jack
Yeo and Harry Oakes and de-
clared the motion defeated.
None of the councillors could
be contacted in regard to their
decision in' turning down the
The public address will be
made at two o'clock in the
auditorium of the collegiate.
Premier John gobarts, Lon-
dok .also will be at this meet-
ing, and will address the gath-
ering, Ontario Minister of
Highways, the Hon. Charles S.
MacNaughton, Exeter, also is
(Continued on page 12)
Diefehbaker
grant as they were touring the
township roads Wednesday, but'
Lobb stated that the main ob-
jection to the making of the
grant appeared to be their dis-
approval of a letter written by
Frank Falconer, president of the
Central Huron,Agricultural So-
ciety, that was printed in the
Clinton News-Record.
This letter attacked reeve
(Continued on Page Five)
0
Advance Poll
Down Slightly
From Last June
Russ Bolton, Seaforth, Huron
riding returning officer report-
ed this week the area advance
poll was down considerably over
last year, but he said there was
no way of telling if this would
indicate a poor turnout on elec-
tion day.
He said that circumstances
vary from one year to the next
and the number of persons us-
ing the advance polls was not
an indication of how heavy the
vote may be.
The voting was down by 51
persons in the five advance polls
with only 110 persons casting
ballots, in comparison to the
1'61. of last year.
The numbers by polls were as
follows: Clinton 17, Goderich
36, Exeter 19, Seaforth 22 and
Blyth 16.
Numbers Up
Helton reported Huron would
have 866 more eligible voters
than in the June election with
26,077 names on the voters' list
in the riding.
Polls open at 8:00 and close
at 7:00 p.m. -
There will be 144 polling sta-
tions in the county and the DRO
reported that anyene not know-
ing where they Were to vote
should check the Grant of Poll
notices that are displayed in
all post offices In Huron.
It is also expected that e1ec.
tors may phone any of the vari-
ous offices set up as campaign
headquarters by the two ean-
dklatee to seetire•the same in-
formation.
Bolton explained that persons
interested in finding the results
as quickly as possible should
tune their radios or TV's into
either CitIVX Winghtun or
CFt' tendon.
Again this election, both sta-
tiOnS Will haVe direct lines into
the DRO's office in Seaforth
(Continued on rage l
Cardiff stated be would refuse
to, answer any questions that
would in any way embarrass
McGavin.
He kept his word too, refus-
ing to answer many of the
questions asked by the audience,
noting on several occasions he
had not had time to study the
Progressive Conservative plat-
form on some of the issues.
Expressing the feeling of
many in the disappointed aud-
ience, Bob Taylor, RR 3, Clin-
ton, told the candidates it "is
a sorry sight to have a political
meeting to sit around and have
a friendly chat."
Taylor noted there were two
sides in the election and the
people were interested in hear-
ing the two explain their re-
spective positions.
"That's why we came here,"
he noted, adding that no one in
the audience wanted to stir up
any arguments that would have
the two candidates leave the
meeting as enemies.
McGavin also failed to answer
many of the questions asked,
pointing out he had been very
busy going around the riding
meeting the people and hadn't
had time to study some of the
Liberal policies and issues in the
campaign.
Compliment Brief
Subscribers of the Township
of Tuckersmith Municipal Tele-
phone System gave their unani-
mous approval for an extensive
construction program of an
estimated cost of $175,000 when
they met in Varna, Wednesday,
to vote on the issue,
They also authorized the is-
suing of debentures for $150,000
to cover the major portion of
the cost in an effort to rebuild
farm group wished to ,see im-
plemented to aid the agricul-
tural industry in Canada.
Both candidates politely re-
ported the brief contained many
worthwhile projects and com-
plimented the group on their
study of the situation.
While he noted it was im-
possible to digest all the parts
of the comprehensive report,
Cardiff stated he agreed with
most of it,
Give Tentative Ap
For Ail Ditches in
Meeting Tuesday, Tucker-
smith council gave tentative
approval to a weed spraying
program that will cover the
entire township, rather than the
practice of spot spraying that
Hensall Council
Again Seeks
Liquor Vote
HENSALL — Permission will
be asked by council for a vote
on four types of licensed out-
lets.
Council has set a tentative
date of June 26 for the vote.
A similar vote in 1960 was de-
feated.
The questions that will be
voted on if the provincial board
gives its approval are: Sale of
beer on licenced premises where
women are admitted; sale of
beer in licenced premises where
men only are admitted; sale of
liquor in licenced premises din-
ing lounges; sale of liquor in a
cocktail lounge,
In other business council ap-
proved a grant of $60 to the
South Huron Agricultural So-
ciety,
the system to present day stan-
dards.
Only 36 subscribers out Of the
1,064 listed on the annual re-
port were present for the meet:
ing, but another 97 proxy votes
had been submitted.
All 133 votes cast were in
favor of the project, and it re-
quired that only 106 votes be
cast with the majority of that
number being in favor.
However, he pointed out the
difficulty in getting farm leg-
islation through parliament due
to the fact the farm representa-
tives were in a minority in
Ottawa.
He said that he and other
farm members had been trying
to get improved legislation fnr
farmers for a number of years
and they had never succeeded
in getting everything they
(continued on page eight)
proval to Spraying
Tuckersmith
has been conducted in the past.
Although council agreed to
the program they will wait to
see if they will receive approval
from the department of high,
ways in view of the fact they
do not plan to tender for the
job.
If approved, the spraying will
be covered by a 50 percent
grant.
Ralph Betteridge, St, Marys,
who will be given the job if it
is approved, reported to council
that he does considerable Work
in other townships and three-
quarters of them do not call
for tenders.
Betteridge agreed to do the
spraying work at a cost of
$11.20 per mile, supplying the
spray and covering both sides
of the road,
With the township's 80 miles
of road this means the price
would be $895.
Councillor Art Varley noted
that it had cost up to $400 in
other years to do only a spot
check spray and many people
complained that their area was
not covered.
Say e r al councillors agreed
that the former prOiram had
not been too effective as they
appeared to be making no head-
(Continued on Page 5)
Main work of the extensive
program will be the installation
of a modern dial office to re-
place the present manual ex-
change at Bayfield and also a
construction of new cable plant
from Bayfield to Clinton and
Hensall to replace the present
open-wire facility which has
been giving the system trouble
in bad weather.
This new cable will be of suf-
ficient capacity to carry the
substantial number of trunk
circuits necessary to provide
free calling between these ex-
changes under dial operation.
Also included in the work
will be the completion of dial
conversions of telephones con-
nected to the Seaforth and
Hensall exchanges together with
the construction of necessary
new cable facilities in these
areas.
No Added Bate
The commissioners indicated
'that their comprehensive study
(Continued on Page 13)
Elderly Man
Robbed, Beaten
By Two Thugs
Mr. Grant Ryckman, who will
mark his 89th birthday this
month, is recuperating after be-
ing roughed up by a pair of
thugs at his home, Friday.
Mr. Ryckman, lives alone Oh
miles east of Hensel/ and was
struck in the face by one of the
assailants while the second held
his head.
The pair robbed him of $53
his pension money, and ransack-
ed the house apparently in
search of more money.
The intruders tore the tele-
phone from the wall before
leaVieg and Mr, Pycktrtan walk-
ea the short distance to a neigh-
bor's where police were nailed,
He told police a man knocked
at his door about 7t80 p.m, and
Said he needed gas for his car.
Then, Mr, Ityckman said, the
Man grabbed hit, around the
face and yelled for his com-
panion.
The elderly man said the pair
Were about 3O years old and
they kept their backs. him
even when ransacking the house:
OPP Constables D. At 'West-
over and Cecil dibbengr Exeter,
are investigating.
Bine and White
Charming in spring topper
of laminated navy with spark-
ling white piping trim, Mrs.
Douglas Fleischauer, also
models a matching navy hat
of straw, which was one of
many shown at the "Spring
at Lait''' fashion 'show spon-
sored by *the_ Kinettes last
night. (News-Record Photo)
Dainty Frock
This is Mrs, Ian Fraser in
one of the lovely spring styl-
es she modelled at the Kin-
ette Fashion Show last night.
Styled of polished white cot-
ton, with tiny rosettes, the
dress is complimented by the
large purse of black straw.
(News-Record Photo)
Thieves Enter
Mensal! firm
For the second time in two
weeks, thieves broke into the A.
Spencer and Son planing mill
in Hensall, Making off with
about $100 in Merchandise last
Wednesday,
In the first entry on March
18, about 5145 worth of tools
were taken.
In the latest episodd, entry
was made through a rear door.
An electric I drill, heavy duty
stapler and 5,000 staples, a
hand ehisel, two planes, a putty
knife and a nail set were taken,
Chief E. It, DAVIS of Hensall
and OPP Constable Ceeil
bons, Exeter, are invesitating.
Diefenbaker Concludes Tour In Areas
Will Speak At Goderich Meeting
i With the Huron Farm Union
president, Edgar Rathwell,
Bayfield, acting as' chairman,
the meeting started off with
Mrs. T. Govenlock reading the
brief drawing up the policy
statements of the Ontario Farm
Union.
The report cited the need for
the, preservation of the small
farnily farm; the need for com-
prehensive deficiency payments;
a :concrete policy to aid the
_.fniunclering dairy industry; re-
4 rated trading restrictions to en-
able farm products to be ex-
ported more freely; a $5 prem-
ium on grade A hogs and sever-
al other suggestions that the
Now The Streets Are 'CAM...Dandy
Although area residents were undoubtedly pleased at the sudden appear-
slice ef gpring, the fresh air was slightly spoiled with the dust caused from
the dirt left after the snow melted away. However, workmen quickly pursued
the dirt with browns and shovels to give the town a bright atmosphere.
Shown working ahoveo from the left aret ,Jim tldwards, Eminerton and
Jilll Cox, (News-Record Mao)
Approve Costly Modernization Plan
For Tuckersmith Telephone System