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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-08-29, Page 1No. 3 ,,,,,The flow Paper With the Hp ‘v, ,CLINTON, ONTARIP 4 NURSDa r; .AUGUST .79 190 $4,00 Per /ear—i0 ;004 -per Copy-12 Page MOUNTING ENROLLMENT REACHES 1 p235 !COULD 5E F.RQ131,alVIS SS ..e"Useabig" nd Overflowing THE. NEW 'ERA-97th- )(FAR THE" MURQN 'RECOR1?—.$1st'YfAR, 1firsg 0110,llitgr-g, W WOMP), ineagina that persons attending the Cava., cede of Hands '63 were as. much I.M.pre$Ped with theelneW as we were, and it is einfortuns ate that the weatherman didn't co-operate a bit. better,, as the cooler terepereutrea and Sne- ;waled skies were. undoubtedly responsible for 'keeping the crowds below what they .should have been for euch`.a fine show , George Wonch And his as- sistants ing the local band end the members of the level Legion are to be commended for spending so much of their. personel time in bringing 'a pro- gram of this calibre to Clinton While the spoptors will, be lucky to realize much of a pro, fit, it shonld be noted that there are other values than monetary gain in such an endeevoqr and while their coffers may not show the just reward for 'their efforts, it does make a corn, mueity a better piece in which to live when there are groups interested in presenting such wholesome entertainment and an opportunity for young musi- cians to paxede their talent. MANY PEOPLE have ques toned us as_ to how we made out as ORW and the report is that no rain fell during the allotted time on Saturday night and so our talents were never really tested . . Our worries came to end on Thursday though when H, C, Lawson dropped a rain-measuring de- (Continued on page 12) MackaulOon Accepts PC Nomination Liberals Choose Man On Tuesday While little Ritchie Cox, Princess Street, would probably win the heart of any fair damsel, he would undoubtedly make a real hit if he showed up With this pretty flower, although it may be too large for her to put in her hair. ,The large dahlia, which Was almost -toe largefor-Ritchie"toltrid-rwas-the firStoo4 place winner in the flower show last week and, was • exhibited by Cliff Epps. (News-Record Photo) A Real Eye Popper!! • Toronto Couple buy Clinton Business Mr. and Mrs: Alan W, Erlwards who owned a pharmacy business in Toronto for many years, have purchased the P. B. Pennebaker IDA, Drug Store on Albert Street. Mr. ]rewards to:* the stem Over last SotUrday. His wife will join him shortly. Accepts Tender For Mall Service At their meeting last week, the CHSS board accepted the recommendation of the property committee that the tender of Harry Weymouth be accepted for the daily mail service for the school. One of seven applicants for the job, his price was 50 cents daily. This was the same as quoted in two other applica- tions, but the committee said they favoured Weymouth as he was bonded and had experience in mail delivery service. One tender was for $2.00 per day. The board' have also been successful in having a mail re- ceptacle placed at the front of the .school 'which will, be clear- ed daily by the post office. — Reason for the added mail service is due to the vast num- ber of parcels being delivered to and from the school. It was also reported that two mail bags had been made for the board by Aiken Bros., Clinton, et a cost of $16. The Weather 1963 -.1962 High Low High Low Aug. 22 82 56 78 52 23 79 62 82 50 24 77 60 88 63 25 69 45 87 70 26 70 44 83 64 27 77 46 71 62 28 73 54' 76 .54 Rain: .14" Rain; .37" Despite a noticeable lack of co-operation from the weather- man, Clinton's Cavalcade of Bands '63 was termed "an im- pressive show" as far as the talent was concerned, and the sponsors hope to at least break even on the two-night show. Local bandmaster, councillor George Wonch, said he was very impressed with the talent exhibited by the 14 bands in attendance and said he had re- ceived many favourable corn- Meets front these who braved the chilly weather to listen. "There was a lot of good talent," Wonch stated, "and it was well-received by everyone." He added that Martin toun? dy, a guest at the show, was also high in his praise of the Saturday night concert. Boundy is considered one of the most noted musicians in Canada and hat directed several champion- ship bands in the London area, noteably the London Police Boys' Band and the Catholic Central High School Band, An early evening rain on Fri, day, followed by cool tempera- tures, resulted in la crowd of leas 'than 290, but the swirling =Sic of three area Legion Pipe Bands helped to Warm then). up ceneiderably. . Due to last minute elects-4- Statines, three of the scheduled beetle could not appear, but spectators were still quite Well entertained by the five in et- tenadante, Otte the attractive and high-stepping Cahadien- airegs a majorette troupe from St Thereat, Who- Were accemp- allied in their work by t h e Brodliagen iBand, Highlight bf the Show" Per- haps was the therch past of the three Pipe banda for the concluding nutribert f "Reed to the Isles" aid "100 The three teem groups tak- Lou! Mailman Removes Stone From Railway A rural mailmen, Ed Welsh, Victoria Street, Clinton, may have averted a serious -train derailment when he removed a large stone . from the CNR tracks on the 2nd concession of Stanley Township last Wednes- day. On completing his trip, he notified local police of the sit- uation and the information was later turned over to the Godee rich OPP detachment and CNR investigators. It is not known whether the stone was placed intentionally on the tracks, or had been ac- cidently dropped there from a truck or farm vehicle. However, Sgt, Harry Bark- er, OPP Goderich, stated this was a very serious offense if it had been placed on the tracks intentionally. The stone was reported to have been about four inches wide and quite heavy. It was found on the tracks west of RCAF Clinton on the ,CNR's main line from London. 0 Two Teenagers Face Charge For Taking Car Two' Aclastral Park youths have, been summonsed to ap- pear in magistrate's court in Goclerich today (Thursday) to face charges of taking a motor vehicle .without 'the consent '-of the owner, The pair. are Bryan David McConnell, 18, and George Jo- seph Schnubb, 16. The charge was laid after a car owned by Bruce Dupee, was taken out of a laneway on James Street and was later fqunclovrecked on the 2nd con- cession of Stanley Township, about 'one mile west Of RCAF Clinton. The car was. discovered by Constable Burdon, OPP de- tachment, Goderich. McConnell and Schnubb, in a dazed condition had earlier ar- rived at the home of Mr. Cantelon in the area, and were taken to Clinton for medical attention.' ing part were f r o m Clinton, Forest and Goderich. "They were very impressive" stated Wench, who acted as master of ceremonies for the .show. Mayor W. J. Miller, Reeve Morgan Agnew and Leg- ion President, Harold McPher- son, were' on hand to open the show and welcome the patrons. Another highlight of the Guest speaker for the oc- casion was Hon. William G. Davis, minister of education. Who will provide competi- tion for MacNaughton won't be known until Tuesday night, when the Huron Liberal As- sociation will hold their nom- ination meeting in the Hensall Town Hall. Guest speaker at that time will be Vernon Singer, MPP York East. It is also expected that Murray Gaunt, MPP Hu- ron-Bruce, will be on hand to lend his support to the cam- paign, Gaunt was nominated to contest his seat again at a meeting in Wingham, Monday. The members of the Clinton Liberal Association have sch- eduled a meeting for the town hail tonight (Thursday), at which time they will appoint their delegates and alternates for the Hensall meeting, While the meeting will be open to the public, only those, delegates named by the Various municipal associa- tions will have a vote in the choosing Of a candidate. 0 Pennebaker Drugs Purchased By Toronto Druggists This week Clinton welcomes a new businessman in the per- son of Alan W. Edwards, who has purchased the business and stock of F. B. • Pennebaker's IDA Drug Store. For the time being the store will keep the same name, Mr. Edwards, who graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy about the same time as Mr. Pehnebaker, comes from Torente, Mrs. Edwards, also a graduate of the OCP, will help her husband in the besinesa. They will reside in the apart- Merit above the store on Al- bert Street. Mr. Edwards is 'a native of Watford, in Lainhton Celerity, While Mrs, EdWarde originally carne from Port William. They have lived most of their lives In Toronto': They owned Ed- wards' PharmacY at Dupont and IVIadissexi until July 1962, Originally Intending to retire, Edwards said a graduate pharmaeist cannot retire in the city Where his services are al- ways let deniand. Recently he (Oatitintied On page 7) Construction - and mainten- ance workers at CHSS continue their race to. have the . school in operating condition f o r Tuesday',s epeeing, but they will definitely have to come up with a gigantic. effete ,in the bank- stretch if they hope to win. When contacted Tuesday as to the eoeditiort the school would be in for the opening, both Principal D. J. Cochrane and Business Administrator L. R. Maloney used the same de- scription, "useable". A tour of the building shows that neither of the haggered officials is being particularly pessimistic, as it looks anything but "useable" at the present. However, workmen have, ex- tended their working times up to 10 and 1,2 hours a day and . most of the shops are receiving their finishing touches from the painters and other "finish- ing" tradesmen.. .Most of the machines in the various shops have, been hook- ed up and several temporary employees have been hired to move in quickly and get the shops cleaned up in preparation for -the influx of students, Spp!y Tank Ends Drought' At Cemetery - Members of the Clinton Pub- lic Utilities Commission learn- ed at their regular meeting Tuesday, that the supply tank installed at the Clinton Ceme- tery was doing an effective job of supplying water. Commissioner Aistoine "Red" Caron, who donated the 200- gallon storage tank for use at the .cemetery, quoted Cemetery 13oard chafe ran; Ceorge Beat- tie, as saying the setup was "working .to perfection". "They haven't been short of water since we installed it," Garon added. PUC superintendent, Jabez Rands, said he had received no complaints of -water shortage since the tank was placed at the cemetery. Only other business approved at the short meeting was: Issuing a permit for" water and hydro service t5 Earl Dou- cette for a house on Erie St. Paying of the following ac- counts: water, .$5,201.23; hydro, $12,276.24; sewerage, $1,289.00. Accounts in arrears for the three were noted as follows: water $222.18; hydra $1,560.75; sewerage $376.64. Members also indicated their intentions of attending the an- nual Grand Valley Municipal Electrical Association conven- tidn to be held in Seaforth late in September. 0 Pair Set For Return Battle In Huron-Bruce The fight for the Huron- Bruce seat in the Ontario elec- tion on September 25 will be a return bout between sitting member Murray Gaunt and Brussels car dealer George Mc- Cutcheon. Gaunt, 28, who was the youngest member of the Legis- lature after his by-election win last year, was nominated again by a unanimous vote in a Lib- eral nominating convention held in Wingham, Monday. His opponent was nominated to contest the seat earlier in the year by the Progressive Conservatives. The Htu-onsBruce riding went to the Liberals last year, for the first time since 1943, when the popular young fanner stor- ed a 719-vote margin over the former Huron County Warden. The by-election was called to fill the seat left vacant by the death of the fornier Conserva- tive MPP John Herina. About 300 persone attended the Liberal Meeting and heard speeches by Robert Dixon, Lib- eral MPP for Brant, and Far- quhar Oliver, Liberal member for grey-South: George Ingles, Belmete, was chairtintis and Wee re-elected to his post as pretideht of the rid- ing's Liberal Association, Western Mrs. -Sarah Visitor, 85 iresiceth, Cara, rose, Alberta, who is visiting her daughter, N, win, Will be celebrating her £5th birtbday on Priclaer, Aug- list 30, •The custodians have also had their ranks augmented and are busy moving furniture into the new .offices and preparing the classrooms in both the old and pew sections, As reported some time ago, the new gymnasium will not be completed until later in the fall and the girls' occupational room will not be ready either. However, most of the other shops will be ready for stu- dents and the various shop tea- chers have been at the school for the past few days setting up their equipment and super- , visAinfgtezw:scriLol opening, work- men will commence their day's work at 4:00 p.m., after the students have vacated the premises. School Is Full While the condition of the school is one of the big head- aches being faced by officials, it perhaps isn't the major con- cern, There is every indication they won't have enough room for all the students enrolled even when the building is totally completed. As of Friday, there were 1,185 students registered at the school, but the number had jumped .to 1,235 by Tuesday and prospective students were still lining up at the door of, Robert Hunter, head of the guidance services, to register for school opening. Mr. Cochrane reported that all the technical and commer- cial courses were filled to over- flowing with the last minute arrivals, And, he certainly didn't get much enjoyment out of a state- ment made by Mr. Hunter that other technical school guidance officers had reported that as many'as1Otereenfbf . their stu- dents had waited until school opening to register, He cited a case in one school `where 400 extra students had shown up on opening day and had to be sent home because there was no room for them. While the local school was built to accommodate up to 1,300 students, the main pro- blem is 'the fact that the regis- tration has been "lopsided" at the local school, with the com- mercial and technical courses being filled to Overflowing. At the Advisery Vocational Committee meeting, Monday, the principal explained that his main concern was the safety element involved in having more students in the shops than what they were able to accorn- Ontario Provincial Police of- ficers from the Goclerich de- tachment investigated several accidents. in the area during the past week, and while no ser- ious personal injury was re- ported, damage to the autos involved did rub quite high, On Saturday, shortly after 1:00 a.m., a 1959 Volvo owned by Brian William Bedingfield, Clinton, sustained damage of Plan inquest into Fatality Of Goderich Lady Sgt, H, Barker; head of the OPP detachment at Goderich, reported this week that an in- quest has been ordered into the death of a Goclerich woman killed in a two-car crash on the Bayfield Road on Sunday, August 18. Mrs: Ross Pfeimmer, 56, died two days later from injuries received When her car was in with one being driven by 'An J. `McMurray, 86, Clinton,. Accompanying Mr. McMur, ray were his wife and an Owen Sound couple, Mr.- and Mrs. Albert Lyons, All escaped ser- ious injury except Mrs. Lyons, who sustained a broken leg. No date has been set for the inquest. The dahlia Showing was also one of the finest as this large flower appears to be growing in popularity as well. The show Was judged by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warren, Gode- rich, who were last minute re- placements for Mrs, Moore, head, who was enable to attend due to Illness, The Goderich couple appear- ed to favour the darker shades of flowers, as all three "sweep- stake" winners Were either a deep red or purple. Mr, Epps won the dahlia class With a beautiful purple blecen that he eaid wasn't ready to show when he had looked at it the night before, However, the warm evening brought the flower along quicker than he thought It would, modete, Most shops are equipped for only 20 students and this nem- her has been surpassed in most instances, which could make it difficult for the instructors to keep an eye on "idle hands". • This problem will be met at a joint meeting of the CHSS board and the AVC, but will be held off until next Wednes- day or Thursday until final reg- istrations have been completed. (Continued on page seven) $1,000 when it went into the ditch and broke off a Hydro pole in Tuckersmith Township. It is believed that Beding- field was driving at the time, He- was taken to RCAF Clinton hospital for treatment and was in a dazed condition, and told police he could not remember anything about the crash. Damage to the pole was $100 and a fence owned by B. Huiz- mga, 2nd concession Tucker- smith, also suffered damage. An early morning crash in Ashfielcl Township on the same day resulted in damages of $800 to cars driven by two Goderich area drivers, A '61 Ford driven by Ronald Lawrence Buchanan, RR 6 Goderich, and a 1962 Plymouth driven by Ivan James Watson, also of RR 6 Goderich, each sustained about' $400 damages. OPP Constable Paul Petry- shyn, Goderich, investigated the accident which occurred about 2:30 a.m. Car Flips Last Wednesday, a 1957 Volkswagen driven by a Kin- cardine man suffered damage of $250 when went into a ditch on 2nd concession Stanley Township. William David Taylor told police he lost control of his vehicle in heavy gravel on the road. He escaped uninjured. Constable R. E. Sims investi- gated. The best rose 'award was pretented to Mrs. Alex Cud- rnore, while the best gladioli prite went to C, Proctor, who won several other firsts in this division. Peesident Tops Setting a good example by entering a large number of en- tries in the . various classes; Alias Luella Johnston, president of the Society, emerged as champion exhibitor With a total of 30 points. This was taro more than the number received by Cliff Epps and four more than. Mrs. john Leppington. MISS Johnston scored rreatY of her points in the spebial ate rahgetuent eJasses. Although Most of the 250 (Continued oh Page Two) As was expected; Hon. C. S. MacNaughton was unanimously selected to carry the Progres- siVe Conservative banner for the Huron riding in the Ontario election to be staged on Sep- tember 25, The Minister of Highways re- ceived the nomination at a well attended meeting in the Clin- ton Legion Hall last night. pressive show was the baton work of pretty Susan Shearing of St. Thomas, 'who performed one solo number and led three of her contingent in another ex- citing act. Dutchmen Shine The Kitchener-Waterloo Fly- ing Dutchmen lived up to their advance publicity notices and (Continued on Page 12) WEATHERMAN FAILS TO COOPERATE Band Show Still As expected, judges at the annual flower three sponsored by the Clinton Community Hor- ticultural Society had a diffi- cult, task in picking out prize winners, as the Friday show was termed "one Of the besnfor Maality and quantity" by vet- eran grower, Cliff Epps. There Were close to 400 ex- hibits in the show, preetical- ly filling the douhtil Chatnbets to over flowing and 'plans have already been fOrmulated to handle' a larger Show for next year. The number of exhibits Was the most ever shown. As usual, the various floral arrangements proved popular, as Mori end More ladies itt the district appear to be enjoying Putting their artistic abilities to work, Damage Runs High In Area Crashes, All Drivers Escape Serious Injury Ladies Prepare To Instruct Hanlon kers Several area leaders of Huron County 4-H Homemaking Clubs gathered in Wesley-Willis United Church last week to learn the uses and importance of dairy products in connection with , the fall project, "The Milky Way". Some of the ladies are shown in the kitchen receiving instruction from Pat Damude, right, Huron's •Home Economist. Other ladies from the left are: Mrs. N. Tyndall, Clinton; Mrs. W. Good, Blyth; Miss Marian Hickey, Auburn; Mrs. H. Managhan, Clinton; Mrs. Louella McGowan, Blyth, and Miss Jannett Dobie, Aubtirn. (News-Record Photo) Flower Show Termed Best Ever, Lady President Proves Top Exhibitor