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THE NEW ERA— 97th YEAR THE HURON RECORD — 81st YEAR
No. 16—The Home Paper W.it the News. CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1963 SILO() Per Year--,10 Cents Per Copy—n Pages
INCREASE MILL RATE BY 1,8 HIRE 14 MORE FOR 6O EMBER STAFF
Concerned Over Children On Roads,
Will Still Cut Park . Program Grant
Organize Bayfield Calf Clubs
Close to 25 interested youths met in the agriculture rooms in Clinton,
Tuesday, and formed the Bayfield Calf Club. Officers of the group are shown
above looking over one of the signs that will be placed at their gates to in-
form people they are members of a 4-H club. Standing, from the left at the
back are Bill Kolkman, secretary and Bruce Betties, press reporter. In the
front are Robert Vodden, president and Hugh Lobb, vice-president.
(News-Record Photo)
WITH HOCKEY still pielting
up most of the printers' ink
across the nation and especially
in this area, it is difficult to
even keep it front saturating
this column , However, as an
avid Detroit fan, we have a
sneaky feeling that we're going
to wish we mild forget about
the silly game, but with our
betting friends already lining 1.11)
in front of the office and rub-
bing their hands in glee, this
may be rather difficult
In fact, unless a small miracle
pops up on the horizon our
pocket-book will be about as
flat as one of those eggs that
makes its way to the Olympia
ice on frequent occasions.
ONE CONSOLATION we
have (mind you, we're still hop-
ing) is in watching the fine
performance of young Larry
Jeffrey, a product of the Gode-
rich minor puck circles . The
youngster, appears to be well on
his way to becoming a full-
fledged star with the Wings,..
Another interesting side-light
of the NHL final was the ap-
pearance of balding Jerry
Qdrowski in the Detroit lineup
Tuesday. This chap, who is
younger than he looks, was a
product of the fine coaching of
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Three Ag. Men
Moving Here
In Near Future
Donald S. Pullen, Grantors,
a former winner of the Queen's
Guineas, has been appointed
agriculture assistant for Huron
County is was announced by
Hon. W. A. Stewart, minister
of agriculture, Tuesday.
Pullen, who 'will graduate
from OAC at Guelph this year,
will take over the duties of Don
Grieve, who left in December.
Ian McAllister, Zurich, has
been filling in for the winter
months.
Another new member of the
local office staff will be G. S.
"Bert" Moggach, who will pro-
vide the county with its first
agricultural engineer.
Presently serving in a simil-
ar capacity at the Ontario Ag-
ricultural School, Ridgetown, he
will assume his new duties on
June 1.
Moggach has been employed
by the clepartme_nt of agricul-
ture for a nurnber of years and
before that was a supervisor of
dealers for an impliment com-
pany.
He is a married man.
Huron has been served in the
past by the agricultural engin-
eers in Bruce and Perth coun-
ties and lately this has been
handled by Tom Brown, Strat-
ford,
Although no equipment is in
the new Clinton office, Doug
Miles, agriculture representa-
tive, said he expected some to
be arriving shortly.
Commenting on the appoint-
ment of Moggach, he said a
full-time man would enable the
local office to do more engin-
eering work.
"I hope we won't be quite as
far behind as we are now," he
added.
The engineer will be in
charge of drainage, farm build-
ings, milk houses, loose housing
for livestock, poultry ventila-
tion and will supervise the 4-H
tractor clubs and any implement
courses offered in the county.
Active Man
Pullen, who is presently com-
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Next Wednesday evening, 250
CHSS students will be calling
on all residents of Clinton in
their canvass for the local
branch of the Canadian Can-
cer Society,
The army of volunteers hope
to have their area covered be-
tween 6:00 and 7:00 pan.
The objective for the Clinton
district is $2,000, and while this
appears to be a large sum, it is
actually a Very modest share of
the $1,940,000 which is need-
ed by the Ontario division to
continue their battle against the
number one killer.
Mrs. Doug Bartliff, president
of the Clinton *Unit, has been
busy with her committee pre-
paring the kits which the stu-
dents will carry from door to
.door—receipt books and eduda-
tional literature about the ser-
vices rendered by the Cancer
Society,
Malt Edgar is continuing the
organization Mirk begun by Er-
nie Morel who has been trans-
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Atkin.; ,10 my
Clinton council meeting turn-
ed out to be a bit of a para-
dox, Monday, when council in-
formed members of the Recrea-
tion Committee they would not
likely receive as much in grants
as they had requested to con-
duct their summer playground
and the other recreation pro-
jects they had planned in the
community.
However, at the conclusion
of the meeting, several council-
ors expressed concern at the
number of children who were'
endangering their lives by pl-
aying on the streets.
Seven members of the Rec-
reation Committee met with
council andwith past chairman
Bob Welsh, acting as spokes-
man, asked council what steps
had been, taken on their re-
quest for $2,225 to conduct
their affairs for the year.
Welsh. pointed out their bud-
get had been submitted in
early March, but no word had
been received as yet, and the
committee was anxious to fin-
alize their plans for the coming
summer.
Welsh also stated the mem-
bers present would be happy
(erred to a-London branch of the
Bank of Montreal, It has been
his job to round up the students
from grades 10, 11 and 12 from
CHSS who will conduct the
blitz.
Most of the funds collected
in the campaign will be used for
research as there are now 170
Canadians engaged in direct
cancer research. Of the total
needed, no less than $1,100,000
will be spent on this important
work,
A little known fact about the
National Cancer Institute is
that it is dependent upon re-
ceiving 85 percent of its money
frort the Society, as only 15
percent is received from federal
and provincial grants.
Research is the only hope for
the ultimate conquest of this
dread disease.
Wide Field:
Research ranges over a very
wide field—from the effect of
tobacco tars to the influence of
viruses, to the structure Of the
cell and the effect of enzymes.
Many promising new leads are
under investigation.
One thing is certain; the cost
of research will not diminish,
but increase as the prospect of
discovering a cure for cancer
becomes /tore promising.
1\l'or must the extensive ser-
vices rendered to cancer pat-
ients be forgotten, Where need-
eel, the Society provideS drugs,
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to answer any questions in re-
gard to the proposed budget.
Councillor 'George Rurnball,
chairman of the finance com-
mittee, told the delegation that
Service Vote
Favors McGavin
By 4-1 Margin
Gordon McGavin received a
sweeping margin in the service
vote counted this week, but it
failed to make any appreciable
change in the large majority
posted by Elston Cardiff in last
week's federal election.
The Liberal candidate receiv-
ed 405 of the 515 votes with
three rejected, a majority of al-
most four to one over the vic-
torious Progressive Conserva-
tive,
However, the final tabulation
leaves Cardiff with a 2,075
majority.
The service vote across the
nation was predominantly Lib-
eral, giving the party two more
Seats in ridings that had origin-
ally been claimed by the Con-
servatives.
This brought to 130 the num-
ber of members Lester Pearson
Will have, three short of a
majority in the House of Com-
mons.
However, with the backing
of six Social Credit members
from Quebec, he has already
met with John G. Diefenbaker
to discuss the date for the
change in government.
The Prime Minister is then
expected to submit his resigna-
tion to Governor-General Geo-
rges Vanier who will then ask
Mr. Pearson to form the next
government,
When he has made his final
decisions on the cabinet list he
will take his colleagues to Gov-
ernment House to be sworn in
officially.
The resignation of the form-
er administration then takes
effect automatically.
Farmers Toiling
re- Weather Isn't
Doug Miles, Huron agricul-
ture representative, reported
this week there was a good
percentage of Spring seeding in
the ground to date.
1-rowevets he noted that there
was little growth due to the
dold weather and the lack of a
warm Spring rain.
Miles also stated that his
trips through the county it-Ide-
ated fall wheat "doesn't look
toe strong".
• With their estimated budget
showing an increase of over
$160,000, the CHSS board will
required an increased mill rate
of 3.8.5 from its eight support-
ing municipalities this year,
This will be an 'Increase of
approximately 1,8 mills for
Most,
The estimated outlay for the
year will be $531,953,12 and the
ta, levy on this amount by
area taxpayers will be $185,-
169,20..
Other sources of revenue will
come mainly from ail expected
$193,500 government grant and
tuition fees from high 'schools
at.' Exeter, Goderich and Sea-
forth, as well as the usual fees'
for students from RCAF Clin-
ton.
With the completion of the
$1,500,000 addition, over 1,200
students are expected to enroll
in September and it will re-
quire 60 teachers to instruct
them!
Teachers' salaries make up
the major portion of the ex-
penditures at $348,000, an in-
crease of $132,000 over last
year.
This figures out to approxi-
mately an average salary of
$5,800 for the 60 teachers.
Plant operation will naturally
be up clue to the extended fac-
ilities and this ,is expected to
reach $43,477, an increase of
close to $17,000.
Transportation costs will
jump to $45,000 and debenture
debt charges make up the final
expenditure at $47,932.50 for
the coming year.
Still Need Nine
Clinton's "biggest industry"
took a big step towards com-
pleting .its staff when 14 new
teachers were hired by the
CHSS board.
This brought the total to 51
with only nine more to be hired
for the 60-member staff for the
At their regular meeting,
Monday, Clinton Public Hospi-
tal approved the hiring of a
food supervisor, Mrs. Merle
Traxler.
This is a new position at the
hospital and Mrs. Traxler, the
wife of a Squadron Leader at
RCAF. Clinton, will be in com-
plete charge of the operation
and maintenance of the dietary
staff.
Mrs. Traxler commenced her
duties on Tuesday morning,
Mrs. W. R. Phinney reported
to the board that March had
been an extremely busy period
at the hospital with a total of
125 patients admitted.
They started out the month
with 46 patients and ended with
44, tabulating 1,401 patient-
hours during that time.
There were 23 births and
eight deaths and 51 in-patient
and 22 out-patient, operations
performed.
The board instructed secre-
tary-treasurer Thomas Steep to
advertise for a fourth class en-
gineer for the hospital to re-
place Russ Beyer, who was
forced to retire due to ill health.
Mr. Beyer had only been en-
gaged in February.
er
mammoth structure.
Principal D. J, .Cochrane, who
had earlier predicted he would
be hiring several recent uni-
versity, gradnates,` reported
most of the staff members
hired were experienced teach-
ers,
He noted this had upped the
budget some, but stated it was
for the best to have well-qual-
ified instructors for the new
courses being offered,
A ethurnb-nail sketch of th-
In a recorded vote at coun-
cil, Monday, Constables Clar-
ence Perdue and. Albert Shad-
dick were each given a $150
raise, but the salary of Chief
Russ Thompson was left at
$3,800.
The recorded vote was asked
for by councillor Don Symons,
who said he was opposed to the
by-law setting the wages.
"The wages should all be in-
creased the same or not at all,"
he stated. "We're belittling the
Chief when we leave him out."
Deputy Reeve John Sutter
agreed with Symons and Mrs.
Alice Thompson, who had ap-
parently backed the motion in
a closed session of council, said
she had changed her mind too,
The three voted against the
by-law giving the two constab-
les a raise but not Thompson,
but they were defeated by the
vote.- e cast by Mayor Miller,
Reeve Agnew and councillors
George Rumball and Norman
Livermore.
The other two councillors,
Allan Elliot and George Wonch
were not present at the meet-
ing.
Reporting for the Women's
Auxiliary to the hospital, Mrs.
C. M. Shearing reported her
group had completed 69 pairs
of curtains for the new addi-
tion.
She also noted the group had
raised $324 with their "vanish-
ing parties".
Thomas Steep reported the
general public had accepted the
new visiting hours and regula-
tions regarding visitors very
well.
"It is working out very well
in controlling the number of
visitors in one room," he said.
He added that he thought the
patients were appreciating the
new regulations as well.
The board' had tentatively
set a date in the latter part of
June for the official opening of
the new wing,
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WILL CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. George Leitch,
RR 1, Clinton, are celebrating
their •golden wedding anniver-
sary on Tuesday, April 23, Op-
en House being planned from
2;00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to
9;00 p.m. No gifts please,
ose hired is as follows:
George Cull, 26, London.
Taught in London public sch-
ools for one year and will teach
boys' occupational course, Mar-
ried, he has been accepted for
an OCE course this summer.
Mrs. Margaret Cull, 24, Lon-
don. Teaching in Central Col-
legiate, London, for the past
three years, Will teach girls'
physical education.
Mrs. Esther Wright, 48, RR
3, Kippen, Teaching for the
No reason was given by any.
member for omitting Thompson
from the wage hike. Along with
the two constables he had re-
quested an increase of $400 at
an earlier meeting.
At that time the request was
tabled until the investigation of
the three-man force had been
completed, following a request
from council in January.
Reason for the investigation
has still not been made public
and a letter read at Monday's
meeting indicates it never will
be.
J u .cl g e Bruce Macdonald,
chairman of the Ontario Police
Commission, informed council
by letter that the investigation
At a special meeting, Mon-
day, representatives from the
town of Goderich met with
Goderich Township council to
discuss the purchase and an-
nexation of 160 acres of land
south of the county town.
The `land on lots three and
four, concession two, is owned
by Harry Mitchell, and the
Goderich representatives ex-
plained that they wanted the
land as prospective sites for in-
dustry,
They have taken a six-month
option on the land.
The township council did not
reach a decision on the request
but have promised to do so
within a few weeks.
They requested more time to
discuss the project to determine
what concessions they should
be granted in view of the as-
sessment they would lose if the
property was bought and an-
nexed into Goclerich,
J. Koetsier presented a re-
quest for an $1,100 loan under
the tile drainage lean and this
was approved.
This was the first loan made
from the $75,000 fund applied
for by the township in 1960.
The rate of interest on money
borrowed for such ventures is
only four percent.
R. B. Hughes also met with
council seeking approval for his
lakefront subdivision in the
township.
He plans to open up close to
50 lots on his property on lot
five of concession one, but coun-
cil decided to ask the district
engineer to inspect the property
before final approval given.
past 13 years in Goderich el-
ementary school. Will teach
in the occupational class as an
instructress in academic sub-
jects.
Miss Patricia Prevett, 21,
Goderich, Will graduate from
University of Western Ontario
this year and will teach Eng-
lish.
David Penalagan, 30, Lon-
don. A married man who has
been working with Kellogg's.
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had been completed, but the re-
port would remain with his of-
fice unless a copy is requested
by council.
- Following the reading of the
letter, several members of
council made statements in re-
gard to the investigation, but
did not expound on the reason
for asking for it.
"We've gone into this thor-
oughly in committee," Mayor
Miller, chairman of the police
committee stated.
He said council had found
out what procedure they should
follow if there is an re-occur-
ance of the "situation" that
gave them cause to request the.
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The original plan submitted
by Hughes was turned down be-
cause the water table was not
acceptable for the installation
of septic tanks,
Hughes now plans to have
only summer cottages built in
the area,
Council also granted Some
additional easements for Union
Gas in Holmesville and plan to
meet again Monday night to
open tenders for a large bridge
to be built on concessions five
and six.
It is also expected they will
set their tax rate in the very
near future. Main reason for
the delay has been due to the
fact they have not received
budgets from all the schools
affecting the mill rate.
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Committees Set
For Spring Fair,
G. E. Han to Open
Members of the Central Hu-
ron Agriculture Society set up
their committees to prepare for
their Spring Fair to be _ held
in Clinton on June 1 when they
met for their regular monthly
meeting, Tuesday.
President, Frank Falconer,
reported later this week' that
Dr. G. E. Hall, president of the
University of Western Ontario
would be present to officially
open the annual show.
The entertainment commit-
tee reported they were present-
ly negotiating for a midway for
the fair and said it would be
the biggest and best ever
brought to the annual show.
Although their request for a
grant was turned down by God-
erich Township council last
week, secretary-treasurer, Wil-
Rain Mehl stated they were
having no difficulty in acquir-
ing finances to promote t h e
event.
"Donations are coming in
very well", he stated.
Committees named for the
show are as follows:
Heavy horses—Harvey Tay-
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Kippen Farmer
Injures Legs
In .Mishap kippEN. Mr. Lloyd. Thorn-
son who On Good Friday Was
driving a tractor on the farm
of Robert Peek, met With
painful accident.
He stepped off the tractor
and was between the wagon
and the tractor and reached 1.4).;
to put it in gear and instead'
placed it in reverse. The trac-
tor backed up causing one leg;
to be cut and the other braised.
was taken to Clinton
lio Hospital Where x,rays Were,
taken and fertinately fie borieS
Were brolken, He is doing es;
Well at can be Ocpected.
-as far as he was concerned lie
could not vote to approve the
recreation budget.
"Are there things you could
cut down?" he questioned, "I
would like to see your budget
cut down."
Welsh explained it would be
impossible to cut the budget
down and still do an effective
job.
Rumball said it was his un-
derstanding that the Recreation
Committee wouldn't increase
their budget, but would con-
tinue to operate on what had
already been given to them by
the town and the service clubs
last year.
Welsh replied that recreation
authorities had told them it
was not a good plan to "lean
on" the service clubs, but the
main financial aid for the pro-
gram should come from the
town council.
Welsh noted that the Recrea-
tion Committee had been set
up as a committee of the town
and if they were going to do
their job• they would have to
have council's support.
Reeve Morgan Agnew told
the group they would have to
do with a little less than what
they had requested, noting that
people were complaining about
the streets, but the recent pur-
chase of a $5,000 truck would
necessitate "robbing" this work
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CHSS Students Will Conduct Blitz
In Effort To Reach Cancer Target
Due to the long winter layoff, there. Were a
number of extra left feet in evidence When the
CMS- cadet corps, headed by the band, 'bade their
first march of the year ihtouqh thedOWntoWn
area, Wednesday, Ilowever, by mstieetion day on
Hospital Board Hires Food Supervisor
Set Late June Date for Ceremonies
May II, the cadets will be a Weil-drilled marching
outfit when they parade for the inspecting officer,
cadet instructors at Cl-IS8 are Aubrey Langdon,
Malt dgar, 80b Matirt, an eraser and Garnet
McGee, Donald Webster is in charge of the hand,
(N6,1a-Recofyi Photo)
IIIBO
Council By Passes Chief Thompson
In Granting Raises to Police Staff
Goderich Twp. Considers Sale of Land
To County Town for industrial Use