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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-05-23, Page 1"trot ‘q:,-,01t11111.1.-4;;;; PINV/IP often beard stor, ies of Arne?lcan tourists cross- ing into. Canada in, the middle of Jule' with their skis end snow tires and other equipment they think essential to either beetle Or enjoy the rugged and continual Arctic weather ther conditions we are suppoSed to have throughout the year, but a conversation we had on Monday would indicate that some of our own countrymen aren't too sure of what the weather is really like up here in the wilds of Huron County . • , One of our new CHSS tea- chers and his wife dropped into the office enquiring about houses and were thoroughly perplexed when they found the accommodation a little more than scarce. IT WASN'T so much the (Continued on Page 7) Area OAC Grad 'Assistant Ag. Rep. Out of 116 students, J. Doug Jamieson, RR 4, Clinton, was one of 22 -to attain first class honors at the Ontario Agricule tural College, Guelph, He re ceived his Bachelor of Science J. Doug Jamieson in Agriculture at the convoca- tion, Friday. The son of Mr. and. Mrs. Arnold Jamieson , he specializ- ed in animal husbandry and has been assigned: as assistant 'aVietiltifte representative''' Lincoln and Welland Counties, With headquarters in Vineland Statioe.' The graduate, who marked his 22nd birthday only two days after convocation, was on the executive. of the Libranni Society (year book), as well as the College Royal Execu- tive Council. He also partici- pated in the rifle, curling and animal husbandry clubs. He was a winner of the Joseph Webb prize for engin- eering and a Danforth summer fellowship, as well as being the College Royal Grand Champion as all-round judge and again in the meat inspection comp- etition. 0 Fair Society Pays Off Debt Prior To Show . W, G. Riehl, secretary-trea- surer of the Central Huron Ag- ricultural Society, reported this week entries were Still coming into his office for next Satur- day's Spring Fair and he was receiving requests for prize lists from persons who have never exhibited here before. The local group also received some more good news this week when they received their Provincial grant on last year's fair and with this they were able to entirely 'wipe out the bank debt they have held for a number of years. For their show oti June 1, all but the judge for the rabbit and pet section has been named and again they have secured the services of some of the top men in Western Ontario. The list of judges is as fol- lows! beef, George Kennedy, LueltnoW; dairy, Earl Hooper, St. Meters; heavy horses, Elmo Pritchard, Lucknotte light hor- ses, Stuart Hall, Galt; Wanes, Roy Stevenson, Dresden; sheep, John Kennedy, Ildertere swine, John Cowan, Atwood, Dr. G. E. Hall, president of the University of Western On- thrio will be on hand to offici- ate at the opening eerernonieS and will be assisted by Hon. C, S. MacNaughton, minister of highways; E. L. Cardiff, MP Huron and Murray Gaunt, MPII Huron-truce. (Continued on Page 7) the Weather 19'63 1962 May 16 . 17 18 19 26 21 22 Rai hte* High LW 64 '89 .85-59 69 42 88 58 -86 40 87 GO 63 '39 87 63 68 46 .85 64 64 50 76 54 42 31 14 45 ;88 gain:: ,Y' -"ReteiVetlepliei for Housing L. R. Maloney, CHSS Busi- ness Administ,yator, reported Wednesday he had received 32 replies in answer 'to the advertisement placed for teacher rental housing ac- commodation last week. The advertisement appear- ed in several county weekly newspapers and replies came, from Exeter, Hensall, Gode- rich, Seaforth, Bayfield and the rural area. Some replies listing accom- modation in Clinton were also forwarded to Maloney, with most of these being apartments. The business administrator - stated he has made a list of the 32 places and has for- warded it to the 34 new teachers who have been hir- ed to teach at CHSS next year. Maloney reported that fu- ture lists of accommodation in the area would be for- warded to the teachers. Pay Boost For Armed Forces Cheered at tamp Along with all other groUps in the. armed forces, personnel at RCAF Clinton will receive pay increases retroactive to October 1, 1962, following gov- ernment action last week. The increases range from $4 a month for ,Aireraftsmeni to $90 for Group Captains and major changes in the pay structure are as follows: A—Increases in basic pay for' all ranks, le — Introduction for three new trade groups, C—Group two tradesmen re- ceive an increase of $6 per month. No change in group pay for trade groups 1, 3, 3A, 4 and 4A, The system for determining entitlement to' progressive pay has been changed. for most ranks, which provides automa- tic increases at two-year inter- vals rather than the previous three-year intervals. ' For example, a Flight Lieu- tenant to Wing Commander in- clusive receive progressive pay increases of intervals of two, four, six and eight 'years. Cor- poral to Warrant Officer first class inclusive receive increas- es at two, four— and six-year intervals. Progressive pay increases for ranks of Flying Officer and Leading Aircraftsmen remain unchanged at three and six- year, intervals. There has also been an in- troduction of legal officers al- lowance to "remove the in- equalities" between their in- come and those of lawyers in the public service. Size of the allowance was not announced, but similar over already granted to doctors and dentists in uniform ranged from $100 to $250 a month. For the various ranks, the following basic pay for month . (Continued, on Page Seven) No, 21—Thp Home Paper. With the News ,CLINTOS, ONTARIO,,7HURSDAY, MAY Z3, 1963: $4,40 Per Year-10 Cents Per Copy 12 Pages ec THE NEW giV's 97th YEAR THE HURON RECORD — $1:0 YEAR Top CHSS Cadets Win Prizes The four cadets who won the top prizes on the basis of their perform- ' ances at the inspection on Friday and throughout the year, are shown above chatting following the presentation. From the left are: Sgt. Major Mike Burns, top cadet on parade; Lieutenant Alex Hyde, commander of the best platoon on parade; Drum Major DeWayne Elliott, best bandsman and Lieutenant Dennis Shipp, top marksman. (News-Record Photo) Meet in Zurich Tonight (Thursday) To Discuss Baylield River Watershed Members of the CHSS Cadet Corps verified a rumour that has been spreading about therri when they went through their paces at ,the annual inspection held at the fair grounds, Fri- day. The Verification of the ruin- our came from Lt.' Co. L. G. Vickers, CO, 21Fb. peg. RCA, who reviewed the corps and said he had heard rumours of their excellence. have to believe it now," he noted, in commending the youths Of their showing. added a "very well done to all Of you." The inspecting officer, Cap- fain H. At L. frown, Western Ontario Cadet Officer, was also high in his praise of the corps and their performance on the tunny afternoon. "It was a good parade you pat on last year," he Stated„ "but it was even better this year!" He told the members their steadiness on parade was very good and added that he enjoyed the various displays of pre- cision drill, first aid, physical education and signals. Captain Brown paid speelal tribute- to- the excellent display by the band and Lt. Cot Vick- ers praised the work of the girls' drill team under the sup- eiVitiert of "Lt, Cathy Haig, Use Truck The displays and routines Went off ethoefhle until the inetilbers of the map reading and deniMUnidatieris display took Overe A truck was dispatched into the surrounding countryside with the passengers relaying their peeitione to Other cadets back at the park. II6WeVeie midway through the "display, they lost contact with the truck, although the members out on it managed to- get beck to the park ,tinder Sgt. Barker, head of the On- tario Provincial Pollee Detach- ment at Goderich, warned this week his men would be crack- ing down on speeders in the area, with special attention to the Blyth area, where he re- ports speeding is becoming "serious". All' last week, officers were taking special observation at the entrances to Blyth and is- C of C Meeting Postponed For Another Week The organization meeting of the Clinton and Area Chamber of Commerce, sch- eddied for tonight has been postponed for one more week until. Thursday, May 3,0. The change in date was made 'necessary to give the nominating committee more time to prepare their slate of officers. The meeting will be held at the Elm Haven Motor Hotel at 8:30 p.m., due to the fact the council chambers will not be available for that night, Main business -will be to elect the executive for the organization and to hear the report of the bylaw commit- tee in regard to the bylaws and fees for membership. Antoine "Red" Garon, who was named interim chair- man, said he hoped most of the 80 persons who attended the last meeting would be on hand along with others un- able to attend the first. meet- ing He said. he also hoped more rural residents would join the Clinton residents in supporting the Chamber: OPP CHARGE 50 LAST WEEK Crack Down on Speeding, ./ Serious in .Blyth -,District Receive Autographed Sticks From NHL Players Honor Students at Teachers' College These three CHSS graduates were among the honor students listed at the final assembly of Stratford Teachers' College, Friday. -On the left is Fran- cine Greydanus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Greydanus, RR 1, Bayfield, who won the McLean prize for excellence in practice teaching and academic records. She was on the "completing" course and will teach at Kitchener. She taught for two years at SS 14, Hullett Township. In the middle is Melva Boyce, another graduate of the "completing" course who will teach at SS 4, Stanley. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boyce, Brucefield, she previously taught at SS 6, Ashfield and SS 7, Tuckersrnith. Mary Jean Colquhoun, right, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Colquhoun, Clinton, and has been en- gaged by the. Clinton Public School Board. She was a graduate of CHSS in 1962. There were 18 honor graduates at the college, while some others will have to write examinations before being graduate& Cadets Put on Sparkling Exhibition, Precision Marching One of Features Bill McCreary, left, of the Montreal Canadiens, and Larry Jeffrey, the Detroit lied Wing puckster from Goderich, proved to be popular with the pee wee hockey players when they Were guests at a banquet put on by tho Clinton Kinsmen, Tuesday. A draW was held and three youngsters received A public meeting has been scheduled for the Zurich Arena on' Thursday, May 23, for the purpose of discussing the ad- vantages of being in a Conser- vation Authority Area and to -answer questions -raised 'by re- sidents of the Bayfield Creek watershed. The meeting has been called jointly by the Ausable River and Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authorities. The Bayfield Creek, which runs through portions of Clin- ton, has a watershed area com- prising approximately 210 square miles in parts of Gode- rich, Stanley, Hullett and Tuckersmith Townships. This area lies between the Maitland waterShede on the north and the Ausable on the south and residents in this area have on numerous occas- ions raised questions on con- servation problems and little or no assistance has been avail- able because the watershed lies outside an authority and there is no single agency able to initi- ate any projects. The information meeting has been scheduled in order that residents in the Bayfield Creek watershed may understand the benefits ,offered through this type of conservation agency. Guest speaker for the event will be Dr. G. Ross Lord, chair- Huron Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane has ordered an in- quest into the death of Ronald James Petrie, 17, RR 1, Dun- gannon, who was dead of a rifle wound on arrival at Alex- andra Marine and General Hos- pital, Goderich, Sunday night, Police said the youth, son of Charles Petrie, was found dazed in a shed near the family home by his sister, Lenore, and her boy friend, Douglas Brown. Patieetogists- -report- -indie•-• ated the youth died of a .22- calibre rifle wound. Police said a rifle was found in the shed and reports and exhibits taken man of the Metropolitan Tor- I of the University of Toronto Authority. onto and Region Conservation, Dr. Lord is head of the hy- a consultant to the Conserva- department of lands and for- and for many years has been tion Authorities Branch of the draulic engineering department, ests. Hospital Hires Two New Engineers, MacNaughton Says Grant Coming Two new fourth class engin- hospital, which are to be donat- eers were hired by the Clinton ed for use' in the new, wing. Public Hospital board at their The staff has purchased 10 meeting on Monday of last week. The two are Robert Hollen- beck, Wingham, and Donald Squire, Goderich. This now gives the hospital five engineers, the number re- quired. One of the appointments was made necessary by the resigna- tion of Charles Nelson, an ap- prentice engineer. Mrs. Phinney, hospital super- intendent, reported April had been a busy month, with a total of 148 admissions. Operations performed total led 82 and four patients had died in hospital during the month. Mrs. Phinney also displayed some of the blankets recently purchased by the staff at the autographed, sticks, while the NHL players signed autographs for the rest. Standing around thd players in the back from the left are Cain ColcitF, hetin, bervvin Carter, Seat Macaulay and Ricky Prernlih. thp front are David McCarty and Teri Colson. (NeWSkRecord Photo)' breaking the speed limits. Sgt. Barker reported as well that he hoped to have a radar squad in the area for all' of the weekend during the remainder of the summer, The Goderich officer reported only a few minor accidents over the first summer holiday week- end. "We were very, very for- tunate in regard to accidents," he stated. On Sunday, May 19, at 2:15 a.m. e car driven by Douglas Thom, RR 5, Goderich, sustain- ed damage -in the amount of $400 when it crashed into a guide post on County Road 25, east of Carlow. The car went out of control after a rear tire blew out. Thom escaped injury. Only other accident in the area occurred on Saturday eit Egmoridville when a car driven by Hugh Grant Chesney, Till- sonburg, collided with one driv- en by Emerson Franklin Durst, RR 4, Seaforth. Damage to the two cars am- ounted to only $95 and no one was hurt. from the scene have been for- warded to the Attorney Gener- al's office in Toronto, No date has been set as yet for the inquest. their own directions, The sun also played havoc with a few of the marchers and eight youths were kept quite busy aiding fallen cadets off the parade square for a drink of water and some Smell- ing salts. However, all were able to re- join the ranks after their medi- cal attention and no more need- ed assistance after they resum- ed marching following the lengthy inspection tour. The entire program, which was supervised by cadet offic- ers, went off very quickly and there was he delay for the large number of parents, friends and students on band. Following the inspection and the march 1340, the girls' pre cision. team displayed their col- tirful and well-executed display end this was followed up by a. boys' preeiSion team that obvi- ously pleased the spectators (Continued on Page 12) sued some 50 speeding tickets. A radar checking unit was set tip for a two-hour period on Wednesday and 11 motor- ists were issued with tickets, "We couldn't write them up fast enough," Sgt. Barker stat- ed. During the rest of the week, patrol cars—Some unmarked— were working in the area. Sgt. Barker explained that the majority of motorists were stopped when they failed to comply with the 30 m.p.h. zone at the northern entrance of the village. "We're not looking for rev- enue," hp explained. "This is a safety measure only. If peo- ple must speed, they must be charged." He noted that the signs were clearly visible and the detach- ment was stepping up opera- tions in the area due to the number of children who had to cross the road. ' "A word to the wise should be sufficient," he stated, adding that no warnings would , be handed out to motorists caught blankets in all. The hospital Auxiliary re- port stated that a total of $170 had been realized from the re- cent tag day, and the group paid off the remaining balance on the over $1,600 they con- tributed to furnish a four-bed ward in the new section of the hospital. Received Grant In a letter from Hon, C. S. MacNaughton, minister o f highways, the News-Record was informed this week that the second. instalment of the Provincial Capital Grant would soon be sent to the treasurer of the Clinton Public Hospital, The cheque is in the amount of $18,954,14 and is related to the construction program at the hospital. Youth Dies From Rifle Wounds, Coroner Orders Inquest Conducted Cpl. Robert Keene and Con- stable Alex Twaddle, of the Ontario Provincial Police, are continuing their investigation. Surviving besides his father and sister are a brother, Nor- man, Cooksville; four sisters, Mrs. -John .Doreen) London; Mrs. William (Elaine) Mellick, Goderich and Mrs. ' Raymond (Ann) Mitchell, Clin- ton.