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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-05-30, Page 1Nurses Graduate in London Two area girls will be among the graduating class at Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, Lon- don, when they receive their diplomas in a cere- mony this Friday. On the left is Sandra Addison, daughter of Dr, and Mrs. J. A. Addison, Clinton, and right is Judy Cluff, daughter of Mrs. John Cluff, Bayfield. Chiropractors Sign Agreement Here Provide Service for Insurance Group THE NEW ERA , 97th YEAR .THE HURON RECORD YEAR No No, _U—The Nome Paper With the News, c1,INTON4 •Q,NTARI01 '7,HPSISPAY., MAY 30, 1963 $4.00 Per Year-10 Cents Per Copy-12 Page' prepaid basis, Mr. C. H. Magee, secretary- manager, of the Co-op explain- ed, "the reason we entered into this agreement with the Chiro- practic profession was so that our members could enjoy the best in available care from this branch of the healing arts pro- fession. "One prime concern was that there should be no restriction as to either the number or kind of necessary treatments that might be given. "Under the agreement mem- bers of the Co-op and their dependents will be provided with Chiropractic care when required, without limitation, and Will not result in any in- crease in membership rates in the foreseable future. "In 'accordance with sound business procedure and in line with co-insurance practice, a slight fee of $1.00 is payable at the time each treatment is rendered to a Co-op member by a participating Chiropractor. "The Co-op will be charged the remainder of the fee for treatment and no further bill- ing will be made to the mem- ber." "This means," says .C. H. Magee, "that if one of our (Continued on Page 12) Fine 40 More For Speeding Officers from the OPP de- tachment at Goderich, along with the OPP radar unit, con- tinued their intensive speed check in the Blyth area over the weekend. The radar unit was set up in the village on both Saturday and Sunday and report charg- ing 40 motorists with speed- ing. Sgt. Harry Harker, Goderich, reported last week , speeding was becoming "serious" in the Blyth area and reported there would be an intensive campaign waged in the area. Clinton town hall was the scene of an historic occasion, Monday, when area chiropractors entered into an agreement with the Huron Co-operative Medical Services to give the members of the in- surance group a complete coverage for chiropractic `Services. Seated Seated on the right, Dr. John Whitney, Guelph, signs on behalf of the Ontario Chiropractic Association, while Fordyce Clark, RR 5, Goderich, president of the insurance group looks on. Standing at the rear are, from the left: Dr. Ken Wood, Clin- ' ton; Gordon Kirkland, Lueltnow, vice-president of the Medical Co-operative; Dr, John Acteson, Wrox- eter, and Dr. Gerald Webb, Exeter.' (News-Record Photo)' Could Lose Out on Opportunity for Conservation Bayfield Watershed Residents Told At Meeting SECOND MAN SAVO License Local Donald IL Cornish, Clinton - Who recall:ay torn- pleted hig gtticlies fora bachelor of blvinity degree* Wag lidenged to preach at a special seiViee held by Atiron Presbytery m WesleY,Willis United Chnith SU/1day. Mr; Cornish) inen*er of the, ehlitrell Will Man TO Preach be ordained in Zone and will preach in Saskatche, Wait Shown abOVe at the reception which followed the service are i from the left: Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Cornish, Mr. and Mrs, Donald it Cornish tteV. Clif- ferd Park and Miss Dorothy Cornish. A prominent Auburn area I farmer, Charles Millian, drowned ear 1 y Wednesday morning when the truck in which he was riding plunged into 26-feet of water in Gode- rich harbor, Another occupant of the' truck, James Alvin "Addy" Plunkett, 29, Auburn, managed to swim ashore -to safety, 13oth men are reported to have leaped out of the truck as it headed into the deep,, cold water in the basin on the south harbour. The mishap occurred shortly after midnight in dense fog and. Chief Constable F. lVfinshall, Goderich, stated that under such conditions the basin was' not recognizeal3le but was just a "big, black hole". He told the News-Record that the area has been the scene of similar mishaps in the past. , Members of the Goderich fire brigade aided in the dragging operations, headed by the men on two tugs owned by Mc- Donald Marine. Millian's body •was recovered at 3:50 a.m., close to four hours after the accident happened. Coroner, Dr. N. C. Jackson, Goderich, pronounced him dead at the scene, The late model pickup truck owned by Millian was recover- ed by the tugs of the marine company and dredging equip- ment of the Marine & Dredge Co. Plunkett was taken to Alex- (Continued on Page 12)`. Officials Sign Insurance Agreement Huron Co-operative Medical Service's announce that in the interests of greater service to its members its benefits have been extended to include com- plete coverage in the field of chiropractic care. In what was a history-mak- ing precedent ,at the Town Hall in Clinton Monday even- ing, Mr, M. Fordyce Clark, RR 5, Goderich, president of the Huron Co-operative Medical Services with the full Hoard of Directors and Dr: John Whitney, Guelph, of the Ontario Chiropractic Associa- tion, entered into an agreement on behalf of their respective organizations to provide chiro- practic treatment !or all Mem- beW OC,IiiplIfirent. Co-op and their dependents on a, fully Clinton branch of the RoyaI said, "Our tattoo will eventual- ly be on a par with the Water- loo festival and other top musi- cal events in Ontario." He also said that the Kitch- ener-WaterIoo Flying Dutch- men would be the feature at- traction at the local festival. Legion chaplain Dr. D. J. Lane highly commended the branch for turning out in force at the Saturday evening ser- vice for Hugh R. Hawkins, a past president. Saturday, June 15 was set as a tentative date to honor the branch-sponsored juvenile hockey team. The draw for three golf equipment prizes will be held tomorrow (Friday) at a men's night at the hall. When president Harold Mc- Pherson called for discussion on the betterment of the branch, Hec Kingswell suggested that all new Members be put on committees and urged to enter into Legion activities. Sam Shipp won the regular draw prize. Zbe .1ftot C0111,11111.-gr,g IT WILL be ho, come to the fair" this weekend in Clinton, and judging from the amount of work the directors and officials of the Central Harr on A.grienhatre, Soeiet-Y have been putting in, it should be one of the better ones. St- aged in town , With a top list of exhibits scheduled for display, the success of the whole went appears to be resting on the mercy of the weatherman, whom we trust will smile kindly throughout the day . , Of course, your attendance will also do much to further the success of the day, so We'll see you out at the pig pens. (We'll wear a bat so yon won't confuse us with the exhibits). * * * • ri$HERMEN 'in the area will be happy to hear reports that the perch • have started. to run at Goderich and four Stratford area men report cat- ching 50 on Sunday This all sounds very good for fish- ermen, , but wouldn't you knoW it, their luck still appears to be none too good . . Reports also indicate that while the perch are running, bait is very scarce in the county town . . Actually, from the number of reports we have heard that many ifishermen don't even take their fishing poles along on some of their trips, this may not be such a great problem either. * THERE MAY be more pub- licized women in Canada than Ottawa's mayor, Charlotte Whitton, but we doubt it very much. The energetic lady who even gets involved in such things ' as face slapping and revolver pointing at council meetings did it again last week . Residents of a fashionable east end area complained to police of the nocturnal activit- ies of car parkers and the pol- ice decided to investigate and the first car they approached contained none other than the mayor and one of her aldermen . . The two reported they had been passing that way from another meeting and were "just getting evidence" . The investigating officer re- plied, "Oh, go right ahead", with, what we would suspect was more than 'a twinkle in his eye. Canadian Legion will again co' sponsor a two-day band tattoo, with Clinton Community Con- cert Band. "Festival of Bands '63" will be held Friday and Saturday evenings, August 23 and 24. Legion treasurer Perce Brown was .appointed interim-chair- man at Monday's Legion meet- ing to form a committee of bandsmen and Legionaires to promote the event. The first tattoo last year was quite suc- cessful. Bandmaster George Wonch Church Marks Anniversary, License Member Sunday was a "red-letter" day in the life of Wesley-Willis United Church, In the morning, the congreg- ation marked the &tire!) an- niversary and then in the ev- ening witnessed one of their young members being licensed to preach in the United Chur- ch of Canada. Donald R, Cornish, who rec- ently completed his studies for his Bachelor Of Arts and Bach- elor of Divinity degrees, was licensed by members of Harm Presbytery. Rev, C. Britton, 13.A., chair- man of presbytery, chaired the special meeting in which the Clinton man Was approved. Rev. W. J. tenHoopen, God- erich, chairman-elect Of Huron Presbytery, a n d chairman of the committee oh students, was the Speaker and Rev. Clifford Park, Wesley Willis, assisted in the service,. Following the licensing, the congregation Was invited to a reception in the recreation room of the church to meet Mr. and Mrs. Cornish, Judge Frank Fill:gland gave an address en behalf of the Clifford Park and Mrs, M, Ned- diger, Mit. Williant McKee, Goderieh, Was the guest soloist. (Continued bit 0.012) The Weather 1088 1062 nigh Low nigh tbW May 2g 52 86 84 55 24 62. 28 76 56 25. 86 40 '74 48 26 72 46 65 44 21' 76 58 68 40 28 "61 66 1/ 41 26- 66 51 82 85 Bain! ,08- ,11 in, ate body and t h e appointed members decide what will be done," be explained. He noted that the projects that could be Undertaken would depend on the area, and he added that the provincial gov- ernment contributed half the cost of any projects under- taken. "In recent years," he stated, "there has been a' growing con- ception of personal obligation, especially where land-use pr- oblems, farm ponds and small reforestation projects are con- cerned. On the other hand, control of flooding, increased Wonch Changes Earlier Decision On Resignation In a move directly contrary to an earlier announcement, councillor George Woneh stat- ed this week he has decided not to resign from his seat on Clinton council. "Because of public support, and the necessitating of ex- pense to the public of an elec- tion'for another candidate", he stated he did not feel such a move was feasible at this time. However, he added that he would not sit on the finance committee of the council, but will continue on other vomit- tees and as et:.111011's represent- ative on the Recreation Com- mittee. His original announcement that he would resign from council came kallowing a .bitter debate with councillor George Rumball, chairman of the fin- ance committee, at the last council meeting. At that time, Rumball announced that he had been informed by a rep- resentative from Canada Pack- ers that they wanted no More dealing with Wonch, who is chairman of the industrial Coln- Mittee, "Although have been ac- cused of keeping industry out of Clinton," Wonch" Stated this Week, "I think other people have kept industry front here in the past through selfish reasons~" "This most be tought against,-" he added,- "and with a hartnonicals relationship be- tween cOtincil, the Chamber of Coin/tette and existing try in Canton, greater things c an, and MUst be adceffiPlisli. ed." summer flow, large reforesta- tion projects and parks have come to be considered the res- ponsibility of the community." He stated it wasn't necessary for areas to put up a lot of money for conservation, re- The town of Clinton, and hundreds of persons in Western Ontario were shocked last Thursday at the sudden passing of Hugh R. Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins died from a heart attack about 9 p.m. at his home, 117 Ontario Street. He was in his 53rd year. Well known throughout On- tario for his active interest in sports, politics and service club activities, he was., probably Clinton's best known personal- ity. Mr. Hawkins operated the hardware and plumbing and heating business which he took over in 1943 following the death of his father. He had been in the Canadian Army, 'and had attained the rank Of staff sergeant, Spend- ing most of his army service as a sheet metal instructor at the army trade school in Ham- ilton. Hugh Richard Hawkins was born in Clinton on February 12, 1911, the eldest son of Mrs. Mary Hawkins, now of Hamil- ton, and the late Thomas Haw- kins. He attended public and secondary school here and was, a life-long resident of town ex- cept' for his army service. He was particularly known throughout Ontario for his af- filiations with the Liberal party. He was a member of the executive Of the Ontario :Liberal Association; a former president of the Huron. Liberal Association, and at the time of his death a vice-president of the Huron (Federal) Liberal Association;; and the immediate past president of the Western Ontario, North, Liberal AS- Seciation. Through his pelititol conned- tions, 112rr Hawkins was well acquainted With former and present cabinet Ministera, Ali eXceptionolly good base, bail catcher and ontfielAer, Mr. porting the Metro levy was only 37 cents per capita. "Any community can afford that," he declared. Dr. Lord told the 80 offic- ials that there were presently (Continued on Page 12) Hawkins played for Clinton and Hensall teams in the 1930's, After the war he managed many of Clinton's baseball teams. On two occasions his team was Ontario semi-finalists in intermediate series. Later he was active in the administrative end of sports. Mr, Hawkins was active in the formative years of the Western Ontario Athletic As- soCiation, of Which "Tory" Gregg was then business Man- ager. This friendship became Strong as the years went by. Last Thursday afternoon, a few hours before his death, Mr.. Hawkins had a visit from Mr. Gregg. A past president of the WOAA, Mr Hawking was made a life member of the group. He (Continued on rage 12) otiwroX ErMinArIrt TG MAIM ao knAttS Mr Tad boyes, Victoria Street,. is celebrating his '00th birth, day on Tuesday, Ad* 4. He. is enjoying good health. 0 Airmen Sustain: Broken Legs In Area Crash Two young airmen from RCAF Clinton are in Westmin- ster Hospital, London, each with a broken. leg, fallowing a crash north of the Clinton town limits, Friday. The pair were riding on a motorcycle when it was in col- lision with a car driven by Mel- vin Riehl, Boundary Road, Blyth. Driver of the motorcycle was Robert Howland, and his pas- senger was Michael Nunn. Besides a broken leg, How- land is also suffering from head injuries, received when the pair were thrown into the ditch. The OPP detachment a t Goderich reported they did not have .complete details of .the accident, but were planning to interview the two airmen this week to determine the cause of the crash. Riehl escaped injury in the mishap. 0 CLINTON COUPLE MARK 50 'YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wiltse, Clinton, who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, will be at home to their friends on Tuesday, June 4 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and from 7;00 to 10:00 p.m, (No gifts, please.) AUBURN FATHER PLUNGES INTO HARBOUR Civic officials from munici- palities in the Bayfield River watershed were told Thursday that areas that didn't spend money on conservation today would probably lose the op- portunity in the future. "And any who lose the op- portunity to progress will be bypassed in the future," Dr. G. Ross Lord; chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Conserv- ation Authority stated in a speech at Zurich. Dr. Lord was speaking at an information meeting a n d outlined the operations and benefits of a conservation au- thority to the officials and also representatives from the Mait- land and Ausable River Con- servation Authorities. The noted Toronto speaker pointed out there was "no danger" in forming a conser- vation body because such a group could do as much or as little work as they wanted. "The authority is a corpor- an I' wns a Legion and Band to Again Sponsor "Festival of Bands '63" in August Prominent Clintonian Hugh R. Hawkins Dies From Heart Attack