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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-07-11, Page 1THE NEW ERA 97th YEAR No. 28--The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1963 $4.00 Per Year--10 Cents Per Copy-12 Pages Board 'Considers Second Public School Young Artists At Work At Playground One of the many educational aspects carried out at the Clinton Recreation Committee's summer playgrotinds is the period for the youi.;;;Lers to pra ctice and display their artistic abilities. These six young fellows, working ardently, are painting pictures to depict where they will spend their summer vacation. Supervisor, Beryl Stevens, looks on and offers suggestions to the lads who are, from the front left and reading clockwise: David Dalgliesh, Ken Marmen, Mur- ray Taylor,. David Fawcett and Barry and Brian Edgar.. (News-Record Photo) rea Farm Crops In Need Of Rain ool Weather Averts Serious Harm ecor Min Jiro It Olt, nillir4--= THE HURON RECORD , 8 st YEAR Will Option Land In Andrews Subdivision, Could Need Facilities Within Two Years had shrivelled up or baked right in the ground. The second crop of hay has ceased to grow, said E. L. Woodley, director of the Wes- tern Ontario Agriculture School Ridgetown. He said fanners may have to use winter feed (Continued on Page 12) sales tax, it shows on the cus- tomer's bill only as an increase in price rather than a definite tax collection, such as the On- tario three percent tax. In the bitter debate, Mr. Gor- don explained that the manu- facturers who had already paid the tax to the government would receive a refund on the difference between the 11 and four percent and said he ex- pected they would pass the re- funds along to the final pur- chaser. "The extent to which this will happen will depend to a considerable degree on the legal and even the good-will rela- (Continued on page seven) ALTHOUGH we don't happen to belong to the Orange Lodge, our experiences on the "beat" this week will put us in as fine a shape as most who will be indulging in the `Valk" in Exe- ter on Friday afternoon With news a little on the slack side this week we contacted Doug Miles to see what :here may be that was new and start- ling in the agriculture world and phoned him just as he was half way out the door' on his way to inspect a few bean fields for reported attacks by that nasty little pest, the Mexi- can Bean Beetle . . , For some strange reason we asked if we could tag along and with a camera flung over a shoulder in the modern Frank (bring 'em back alive) Buck style, we headed off with the idea of splashing our front page with daring closeups of these .dang- erous beasts at work. ARRIVING at the first field in which the beetles had been reported, we stealthily moved in •(with a barbed wire fence rip across the seat of your pants that's the best way to move) to catch the insects off guard . . , However, after plodding along every row in that 340-acre field (my estimate may be high) my good friend, the agriculture rep- resentative, came to the con- clusion that there was luckily no infestation, basing his opin- ion on the fact we had spotted only six adults and three lar- vae under the .hundreds of (Continued on page seven) 0 Popular Athlete, F/S Frank Burns Dies In Hospital One of the most popular and active airmen ever stationed at RCAF Clinton, Flight Sergeant Frank Burns, passed away in Westminster Hospital, London, on Wednesday, from a blood disease. He represented St. Joseph's Separate School on the board at Central Huron Secondary School and was, also an avid sportsman. Well-known throughout the area as a baseball umpire, F/S Burns was also a strong ..sup- porter' of minor sports and bowled on several five-pin teams in Clinton and at the station. Born in HarroW, the 42-year old airman joined the RCAF in 1942 and continued his ser- vice following the war, being awarded the war medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, He was also awarded the Canadian' Forces Decoration in 1954, and in 1961. earned the Congo Medal following a tour of duty with the United Na- tions emergency force. He has been in Clinton , since '1957, serving on various staff positions at the school of radar and communications. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Mary Noonan and four sons, Michael, Philip, Gregory ,Raymond, and one daughter, Margretta, all at home. He has three sisters, Mrs. Maudie Leonard, London; Mrs. Peggy Fleichhacker, Saskatch- ewan and Mrs. Peter DeGraf, Woodstock; three brothers, James and Thomas, Harrow; LAC Leo, Camp Borden; two step-brothers, Richard and Rob- ert Kinsella, London. A military funeral will be held for F/S Burns on Satur- day from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at 11:00 am, with interment in Clinton cem- etery, Service will be conducted by Father R. E. Bussey and Fath- er S. E. McGuire. Prayers will be said at 8:30 p.m. on. Thurs- day and Fridays at the Ball and Mutch funeral home where the body is resting. The Weather 1963 1962 High LoW High Low *Tilly 4 68 48 80 63 5 /5 52 86 51 6 80 55 86 55 7 76 64 88 58 8 65 48 00 61 9 69 41 77 56 10 .15 56 '78 42 NO Rain 'While vacationers may not be happy with the cool weather of the past week, it has really turned out to be the "lesser of two evils" as far as farmers are concerned. The cooler weather has pre- vented a minimum of evapora- tion for their drought-stricken crops and agricultural repre- sentative, Doug Miles, called the cooler weather "lucky". "All crops could naturally stand a good rain," he stated, "but they're not in too bad a shape yet". He advised farmers that the less cultivation of fields they do during the dry spell the better it would be for the crops. , Miles explained that cultiva- tion on the dry land could rip up large chunks of baked ground and damage crops, while in lighter soils, much of the top section could, be blown off as is being done In the tobacco areas of Southwestern Ontario, where veritable dust storms mark the work on the fields. The drought in•this area has lasted 26 days so far, and has been 'relieved by only sporadic and light showers in scattered areas. While this area has not suf- fered to any alarming degree as yet, Miles would not, esti- mate .how much longer crops could go without rain before serious damage would take place. In Southwestern Ontario, from Guelph to Essex County, drought damage has been re- ported and agricultural officials say some crops will be harmed beyond saving if no rain comes soon. Clinton Guides Enjoy Camping Two Pass Test On Saturday, six members of the Clinton Girl Guides return- ed home from a week-long camp they attended at Glen Mac, four miles south of Sea- forth. The eight local girls at the camp were: Barbara Irwin, Linda Nicholson, Susan Del- aney, Michelle Jennings, Patty Strong, Marie Lobb, Twyla Arnston and Ruth Murphy. During the week, Barbara Ir- win and Linda Nicholson were successful Jr). completing tests for their camper's badge. Part of the duties for the tests Was looking after and supervising three other girls at the camp. Mrs. Thonaas Lavender, Hen- sail, division camp counsellor, attended, Finance Minister Walter Gor- don has come under sharp at- tack by members of the opposi- tion over his fluctuation tax on lumber and building materials, and to a lesser extent has drawn some ire from two local firms supplying building mater- ials. Royce Macaulay of Ball-Mac- aulay Limited termed the new move "quite a headache", while Bill Counter at J. W. Counter Builders' Supply noted, "it's a dandy mess". Neither of the two men is sure what steps the local firms will take and are both waiting to see what their wholesalers plan to do in regard to refund- ing tax already collected. Since the imposition of the 11 percent tax on June 14, wholesalers have naturally hik- ed their prices to the retailers to pay the tax, and the retail- ers have naturally added this expense to their customers' purchases. Opposition members in the Commons have contended that thousands of consumers have been victimized while wholesal- ers stood to reap a windfall profit of more than $10,000,000 —$350,000 a day from June 14 to July 9, Although Mr. Gordon has suggested that any rebate will have to come about between negotiations between the cus- tomer and the retailer, the local firms noted that they would not be able to follow this line until they know if they will receive their rebate from the wholesaler, Because the tax is a manu- facturer's tax and not a retail Area Student Studies In Europe Neil' McOregor, son of Mr. and. Mrs. John McOregor, RR 5, Clinton, is felting an ncirop , eati geographSt field trip, Spoti- sored by the University of Wat.,, &lee. He Will be visiting England, '.ranee; Deriniark, NorWay, dertriaitY, Switzerland a n d Town council was informed Monday by two members of the public school board that present ta.cilities at the school were near the "saturation point" and the board was considering the erection of a new school in the subdivision of Frank Andrews •on John and North Streets. Kenneth S. Wood, D.C., chairman of the board, stated that the board had been for- tunate to hold off building so long, noting that the opening of the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic. Separate School and Many Ile!atives Among Crowd At Plaque Unveiling Among the estimated 10,0 persons who saw one of the great granddaughters of Col. Anthony VanEgmond unveil a plaque in his memory in Eg- mondville, Sunday, were ap- proximately 15 who can trace their families back to the' early settler. Miss Constance Ann Rudolph, Waterloo, unveiled the historic- al plaque commemorating the pioneer settler of this area, and a leader of the reform move- ment in what was then Upper Canada. -. Ontario highways minister, Charles S. MacNaughton said: "It is right and fitting that this . plaque take its place in the historical records of Ontario. "Col. VanEgmond should be honored as much for what he was as for what he did." Man of Principle James R. Scott, Seaforth, who gave a brief history of the pioneer settler and developer said' the colonel should be re- membered "not because he built a number of roads, or because he cleared a number of acres of land—not for the material things, although they are im- portant, but because in fadt he had principles and was willing to die for . them." In the mid-1830s, the Dutch- born army officer and scion of European aristocracy was prob- ably one of the largest private land-holders in the Huron Tract. He protested against what he considered unfair treatment to settlers by the Canada Company. Died In Jail He fought for William Lyon Mackenzie's rebels of the Re- form party in the Rebellion in Upper Canada, and after being captured, died in jail in Toron- to. Although he met an ignoble end after a long and useful life, he was a man of the highest moral principles. The plaque was dedicated by Rev. Harold Snell, Riverside (Continued on Page 12) the Calvin Christian School in the past two years had post- poned the situation until now, "The principal and the area inspector do not deem it advis- able for additional enrollment at the school," he reported to council. He also noted that the dep-' artment of education would not permit further additional roams at the present site due to the lack of playground room. Wood presented figures of the enrollment at the school for the past six years, showing the steady increase except for the two years that the other, schools opened. Enrollment in 1957 was 471 and by 1959 it had increased to 549, declining to 517 when the Roman Catholic school opened in 1961 and to 490 when the Forty Orange lodges from Huron, Perth and Bruce coun- ties are expected to celebrate the Glorious Twelfth in Exeter on Friday afternoon. Oliver Jacques, Hensel], Wor- drum bands in the parade to mark the Battle of the Boyne, as well as some brass bands. He announced that the Mit- chell. ' Legion band would lead the parade which will have an added feature in the "Galloway Twirlettes". This is a group of 25 pretty young majorettes from the Woodstock area. Jacques, who is handling the arrangements with County Master, Harry Crich, Clinton, reported the usual prizes would be handed out for the top band Piano Students Pass Examinations Five area piano students- of Miss Lois Grasby ' have been successful in passing recent tests staged by the Western On- tario Conservatory • of Music. London. The examinations were held in Blyth and the results are as follows: Grade six, Heather Snell, first class honors; grade five, Patsy Brown, honors and Ruth Carter, honors; grade three, Paul Levis, first class honors; grade two, Lynda Cook, first class honors. Mrs. William Hearn was also successful in passing her grade three harmony tests, receiving first class honors. Calvin Christian structure was opened in 1962. However, he stated the pre- dicted enrollment for the com- ing term was back up to 540 and added that the load didn't appear to show any signs of lightening for the next seven or eight Years. He further explained that while normal enrollment in kin- dergarten had risen to between 65 to 70, there were only 35 students in the graduating class this year. Wood also added that the predicted enrollment was term- ed a "definite. minimum" by the principal, A. J. Gray, and added that if Clinton grew at all these figures would increase. Another member of the hoard, Clayt Dixon, told coun- cil that the figures did not in- Clinton council, meeting Mon- day, tabled a letter from the Clinton Recreation Committee suggesting that the present post office building be used as a meeting room for various groups in town when it is re- placed by the new post office planned for erection by the Federal government. The recreation group cited the lack of suitable facilities elude any provision for the children of the new high school teachers coming in Sep- tember to teach at CHSS, and he stated this could bring in as many as 27 more students, nec- essitating an additional class- room. Will Option Wood and Dixon explained that they were appearing be- fore council to outline their needs and to seek approval for (Continued on Page 12) Miss Sharon Dales, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Dales, 208 Townsend Street, Clinton was one of 16 girls graduating on Friday, July 5, from• Wingham General Hos- pital after completing a 10- month Icourse • for her. RNA., (Registered Nurses Assist- ant). 0 Two WC Girls At Teen Camp Two members of the Hi-C at Wesley - Willis United Church are this week attending the Teen Camp at the Goderich summer camp. The two are Mary Ellen An- drews and Kathy Draper, and they are among young people from several area presbyteries in attendance. Rev. Clifford Park, president of London Conference, is the dean of the camp. for Scouts, Cubs, Guides, senior citizens, art groups, etc., and suggested the present building would be ideal in this capacity. "That's a good idea alright," commented Mayor Miller, in suggesting the letter be tabled for future reference. "This will give us something to work on in the future," he added, noting that nothing could be done at the present as plans for the erection of the new post office have not yet been finalized. Council received a second let- ter from. the Recreation Com- mittee advising them that work was being undertaken at the Pinecrest park to level and im- prove the grounds for play- ground use. Councillor Norm Livermore added that the group had al- ready installed a slide at each of the three parks in town and noted the organization "is do- ing a lot of good". "More power to them", com- mented the mayor. "I'm all for it if they stay within their budget," added Reeve Agnew. Seek Damages A letter Was received from the Goderich law firm of Don- nelly, Donnelly and Murphy ad- vising that Bill Watkins, North Street, Clinton, was seeking damages for flooding to his basement. Councillor George Rumball suggested that the council con- tact their insurance agent to see if they were protected for such claims and this suggestion Was accepted. Reeve Morgan Agnew eX- plained that the house in ques tion 'teas a new structure and' reported the cellar drain had' (Continued on Page 7) Marks 85 Years John 11. McKnight is cele- brating his 85th birthday on. Vhuriday juiv ii Local Lumber Men . Among Confused As Finance Minister Again Alters Tax members and best turned-out individuals and groups from the 40 lodges expected. Long Walk The parade will assemble at the Exeter Community Park at 1:30 p.m. and will then leave shipful Master of the Exeter for the north end of the town, lodge and past County Master, will turn and march all the way who is in charge of arrange-down to the south end and th Tenhebamcakintosptehaekperarokn. the aft- ments for the day, said he ex - petted four or five fife and ernoon program will be Brother Dominic DiStasi, Toronto, jun- ior deputy , grand masteln of Ontario West. Other Orange members to speak will include Mrs. Ruth Day, London, past grand mis- tress, LOBA and H. A. Watson, London, past grand master of the Grand Black Chapter of Ontario West. Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP and minister of highways and Elston Cardiff, Huron MP, will also speak at the gathering. Other features in the after- noon include a sports program for the children, which will be supervised by members of the Exeter Kinsmen playground. Carter Shows from London will have their midway set 'up on the grounds and a ball game (Continued on Page 12) Expect Members From 40 Area Ledges To Join In Orange 'Valk" in Exeter Kids Find Plenty To Do The registration at the three playgrounds being operated by the Clinton Recreation Committee is up over 125 and the youngsters have been enthus- iastically enjoying the periods of games, singing and At Three Playgrounds crafts.• The group at the Fish and .(4ame park are shown here intently listening to supervisor, Karen Sehefter, as she instructs them in a 119V song, The playground program will eontintie until the end of the intinth, (AtototrliWod Photo) Council Tables Rec Groups Suggestion To Use Post Office For Meeting Place Corn, sugar beets, soyabeans, tomatoes and potatoes are most severely affected and while rain in June has been below normal, there is little improve- ment in sight. In the Bradford marshes, several acres of carrots had to be plowed under because they