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Clinton News-Record, 1963-10-24, Page 1PLOWING AND WHEAT SUFFERS MANY FARMERS DRAW WATER Drought Becomes Serious No RelieF In Sight N121 013 our annual treats mound this of year is visit to the "aMittal song fest staged by the. London chapter of SPB1.3.QSIA, We may be out a few initials on that title, but at any rate it has. Sarnething , to do with the Society for the Preservation ,and Encettrage, ment of Barbershop Singing in America., , , These erstwhile gentlemen certainly do live up. to thoir name as they bust up those minor and major chords • in. true barbershop fashion, along with some good-natured fun and frivolity that keeps their audiences corning back year ;after year., , , We failed to spot any area residents in the packed house, but ae coin- cidence .would have it, we oc, cupied a ,seat beside Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Smith, the East Wawanosh director of the Hur- on Federation of Agriculture It's doubtful there . are enough interested men in this area to form a similar group, but we understand there is a chapter in Wingham and we would certainly commend such en organization to any of our male readers who enjoy such activities, and having been a. guest of the London group, we knoW any berbershoppers would certainly extend ' a cordial in- vitation to one and all to join them. AS USTJAILe the -jokes were flying a mile a minute and we were able to retain only a few. However, one that we imagine our male readers will be able to use as a "see what will hap- pen" for their wives was told by Ray Correll, the master of ceremonies . . . A man had taken his wife to. the doctor' and was waiting outside when the MD came out to report that he was afraid the woman's mind had gone. "I wouldn't doubt that," the husband re- plied, "She's been giving me a piece of •ite. every "day for the past 22 years" . . 'Featured on the program was a comedy quartet froth Iowa and they: broke, up the audience with their antics and the announce- ment they were going to sing such songs as "Hang down your head Tom Dooley because your tie is 'caught in your - zipper," BEING IN the news. business, we are naturally . more eon- cerned with what happened yesterday, is happenyie today, (Contintted•on page seven) No. 43—The Home Paper With The New. THE NEW ERA, 97th YFAR ecreation Committee Considers Director iew OF Various Paraiitte-Workers CLINTON, 43NTA0.113,. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 124, 1963 $4,09 Per Year..-:--10 Cents Per Cepy-13 Pages THE HURON RECORC) — 8tst YEAR The Rev. Dr. N. H. Parker, principal of McMaster Divinity Col- lege, Hamilton, will be guest minister at the Clinton Baptist Church this weekend. On Saturday night, October 26, at 8:00 he will speak on ?Charac- ters In, My Home Church" and on Sun- day he will preach at 11:15 am. and 7:00 p.m. services which mark the Church's 83rd anniversary. Dr. Parker grew up in the hill country of Mississippi and took most of his training in the United States. Upon grad- uation he came to Canada and hes been Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at McMas- ter University since that time, Dr. Parker still carries his southern accent and the fine humour which has delighted many Canadian audiences. His personal warmth is attested by Canadian Baptists across the country for he has been pop- ular as a guest preacher for many years. Dr. Parker's talk on Satur- day night on "Characters in My Home Church" will consist Sergeant Harry Barker, head Of the OPP detachment at Goderich, has given area youths plenty of time to think abbitt how they should mark Hallow, e'en in a Warning issued today Week befOre the annual night of "trick or treat". While he said he Was riot Concenied over the Ybungsterg Who will be out looking for treats, lie reported there would be extra patrols on duty to Wadi tett those doing tricke especially the triekg that are dangerous Or cause damage to persons! propel te Xpting that incidents in the At their regular meeting, Thursday, members of the Clinton Recreation Committee set up a committee to investi- gate the possibility of hiring a recreation director for the community. Although the group have felt in the past they could not af- of humorous and entertaining reminiscences of the backwoods personalities he grew up with and of his first impressions as a country lad coming 'to the "big city" for higher educa- tion. The Young Adults of the Baptist Church invite everyone in Clinton to join them for this time of fun and fellowship, Musical seleetions by the "Gospelaires", a talented Male quartet from East Toronto will be an added attraction at the Clinton Baptist Church on Sat- urday and Sunday. past have seen such peactices as moving Poles and other obstacles onto the highway or throwing Cabbages Onto the road, Sgt. Barker stated that Persons indulging ire such prae- tideS would be dealt with very harshly., "Pun is fern" he reinarkeelf "but these things go beyond the point of being fun." Ile stated that the police had no 'sense of burnour in this re- gard and would ehOW' no mercy to PranitsterS. "Hallowe'en IS becoming no More than excuse for a min. (Continued on page ig) ford a full-time man for these duties, they reopened discus- sion when Bob Hunter noted that there was considerable money already being spent for various part-time jobs that could possibly be amalgamated to be run by one man. He noted specifically that the Clinton Lions had to hire a man to manage their arena, and the Parks Board hired a swim pool manager for the summer months. Explaining he did not have an accurate estimate of what salaries were being paid by the two groups, he said it could be close to $3,500, adding costs of other part-time jobs that could possibly be handled by one full- time worker. Hunter reasoned that the town could not afford a quail- Toronto Lady Wills Cash To Local Hospital At their meeting, Monday, the Clinton Public Hospital Board learned they had receiv- ed a $500 bequeath from the late Mary McIntyre Stewart, Toronto, The legacy stipulated that the funds be used to purchase surgical and medical equipment for the hospital. The gift was given in mem- ory of the woman's father, Rev, Alexander Stewart, D.D., a for- mer Clinton minister. ' Mrs. C, M. Shearing, presi- dent of the Ilotpital Auxiliary reported the group had netted $904 from their recent Penny Sale and she commented on the very generous support the group had received from Clinton and area Merchants and business- men. She added 'the ladies would be commencing their project to have some of the furniture in the nurses' residence upholster, ed, Following a report from Ro- bert Campbell, property Chair- man, the board approved the purchase of a new sign lot' the Main entrance at the hospital. Campbell submitted several samples that had been drawn up by a local sign painter, Reg Sthith, arid the board decided on a banging type to be placed on the front lawn. Its estirriated east is $95 and it can Peed from either side. The report of the stiperitherie dent, Mkt. Mtny Phinney, showed a busy Merrill at the hospital. A total of 107 adults (Continued oh Page 12) fied recreation director,, whose salary would probably be up- wards of $4,500, but.,he added that the group could obtain permission to hire a capable person if no qualified applicants were interested in the job at the salary the group could af- ford. He went on to say that' a capable person could possibly be hired at a salary of $3,500, on which the group would re- ceive a grant of one-third from the government. Under, the present conditions, the group can only receive a grant of one-third on a maxi- mum of $1,800 paid out on the salaries of the arena and swim pool managers and other paid staff members such as play- ground supervisors. The CHSS vocational 'guid- ance director recommended that the Lions Club and Parks Board be interviewed to see what money was now being paid out and to determine if the amount was close to being what a full-time man would be paid. Some members expressed the opinion that the figure would be close enough to that requir- ed by a full-time director that the increase in grants would make up the difference and be of no greater cost than what is now being paid out, While it was pointed out that a qualified recreation director is not usually responsible for sortie of the menial tasks in- volved in the various part-time jobs at the present, a capable Clinton Youth Faces Charge Over Area Theft Robert RobinSon, 22, Clinton, has been charged with theft by Ontario Provincial Police at Goderich, after they investlgat, ed an incident when between $10 end $15 and some eigaret- tee Were taken front the fermi borne of Tom Turner, RR 2, Clinton, Police had been called about, 4:15 ant on Friday after the Terrier twine had been, entered, Police report the, °Wrier was asleep at' the time, but was awakened by a noise down.. Stairs. 0e investigated and sur- prised the burglars, but they escaped Ms chase attempt in car. The investigation was eon- ducted by Constable Garnet \raye Go/10kb, Robinson Will be Suintrioned to appear in court to lade the Charge. Remember all that snow we had last winter? And the cool weather of the past summer? Well, while those conditions drew plenty of complaints. at the time, they are now being hailed as one of the major reasons why some Huron Coun- ty farmers are not suffering as severely from the present drought as their neighbors in other areas., This was the explanation giv- en by Agricultural Representa- tive Doug Miles when he noted that the plight of many farmers in the county could not be termed critical as yet. He stated that the large amount of snow, coupled with the fact it drained iato• the ground rather than being car- ried away in spring floods, had produced more moisture in Huron County than in most sections. And, the cool summer pre- vented extensive evaporation of the moisture in the ground, providing conditions here that are not general throughout On- tario where the present drought is costing farmers millions of dollars in lost crops and in hauling water. Still Need Rain However, while his state- ments may appear to be opti- mistic, Mr. Miles quickly ad- ded that the situation could become serious in Huron unless there is a prolonged rain spell and a following open spell be; fore winter freeze-up. And, that is scmething that is not in the immediate offing, as weather forecasters see no chance for an immediate rain fall—or at least an extensive rain fall. The local agricultural repre- sentative reported on Wednes- day that an increased number of farmers are now being forc- ed to haul water for their de- pleted Supplies, with the major Problem area being 'south' of , highway 8 and west of highway 4. "The boys in the north have not begun to' feel the pinch yet," he reported. Farmers in the townships of Goderich, Stanley, Stephen, Hay and Usborne have ,been hit harder as far as their wat- er supply is concerned and Many have been forced to draw it in both for livestock and household use. The creamery at Staffa has been the main source for some, where a 350-foot well provides ample supply. Staffa 'was for- merly known as Springhill be- cause of its abundance of wat- er. Attesting to the fact that the amount of moisture is down considerably this year.- three inches this month alone —is the fact that many farm- ere who have had sufficient supplies in previous years are now drawing water for the first time. The "dry" areas are spotty according to Mr. Miles, who re, ported it appeared to follow certain concessions in some of the townships, while other con- cessions were not hurt as yet. He received this information at a meeting 'at which many Huron municipal reeves were in attendance on Monday. Work Goes On In the north section of the county, farmers are continuing to. plow, despite the fact the ground is extremely hard, Although it is costing them Many of Clinton's trees were recently removed due to their deteriorated condition, b u t some of those remaining are still quite solid. Attesting to this fact are three Goderich youths who ended up in Clinton Public Hos- pital after the car which they were riding crashed into one on North Street around mid- night, Friday. The 1961 Chevrolet was com- pletely. wrecked. The car 'was owned and driv- en by George Donald Hudson, 19, Goderich, and his passeng- ers were Larry McCormick, 19; Cancel Inquest Into Death Of Goderich Lady Heron's. 'Crown. Attorney, W. G.. Cochrane tau 'Coroner have decided against holding an inquest into the death of Mrs. Ross Pfrimmer, Goderich, The 56-year-old lady died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-car crash on Sunday, August 16 on the Bayfield Rd. Police report she pulled out onto the highway into the path of a vehicle driven by Mr. A. J. McMurray, Clinton. Other passengers in the car included Mrs. McMurray and an Owen Sound couple, Mr, and Mrs. Al- bert Lyons. Mrs. Lyons suffered a broken leg in the crash. Police indicate that an in- Vest would not result in bringing to light any details of which they are n o t now familiar. extra money for the added gas needed under such conditions and the damage to plowshares, they are afraid that when rain does come it will make the ground too greasy to work and they never will get the plow- ing finished before winter. Wheat sown this fall has been the hardest hit of any crops, although the agricultural representative reported that any seed put in the ground be- fore September 25 was "excel- lent" and "coming along very well". However, wheat sown on bean land after ,September 25 is not germinating, or is very, very •spotty. "I think it's lost," Miles stat- (Continued on Page 12) Unveil Plaque For An historical plaque in honour of Horatio Hale and his great work as an ethnologist was unveiled on the lawn at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Satur- day. Many dignitaries were on hand and'cited many contributions of Hale, who lived in Clinton for 40 years. From the left are: an unidentified man, Mrs. Harold Hartley, Clinton,. a granddaughter; Rev. P. L. Dymond, St. Paul's rector; Dr .William Fenton, New York State Museum, Albany; Miss Margaret Noted Clintonian - Hale, Clinton, a granddaughter; Professor Thomas Mcllwraith, member of Ontario AraheologiCal and Historic Sites Board;, Clinton Mayor, W. J. Miller; Murray Gaunt, Huron-Bruce MPP; Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Martin, representing the Six Nations on the Grand; Mrs. Harry Cochrane,. Clinton, a grand- daughter; Alan and Sherry Cochrane and Christine Hartley, great grandchildren of Hale. (News-Record Photo) person mighit be willing to undertake there and still have some free. time to direct other activities in the community. Hunter was later named as chairman of the committee to investigate the situation and other members named were treasurer Glen Lockhart and chairman Dick Fremlin, They are to report at 'the next meeting of the group. Answer Complaint A letter was received at the meeting from the Clinton Kins- men, expressing their disap- proval in the tardiness in which playground equipment had been placed at the three playgrounds this summer. (Continued on Page 12) The -Weather 1963 1962 High Low High Low Oct. 17 80 49 63 46 18 80 41 65 38 19 71 50 .68 40 20 71 52 59 48 21 67 49 53 38 22 75 44 52 33 23 80 54 .44 34 Rain: ,07" Rain: 1.58" Snow: 2" Noted Speaker From Mississippi Hills To Preach at Special Baptist Services OPP Issues . Warning To Pranksters, Ask Farmers To Keep Stock Off Road Youth Hospitalized in Bout With Tree; Virman Arrested Followinq Chase Ludt Polish Apples in Preparation For Apple Day While most Clinton re8identg know how hard day. 'Th five boys in the back are from the left: /members of the Clinton 13oy Scouts and Cubs Xen Itarrillton, Brian DelaWSki, l3jarne Christensen, worked in selling their apples on Saturday, this Larry l3oyee and fllr1. Cole. The three ill the right picture shows how' hard they had to work 'to make foreground are: Ken Rbzell, Glenn. Irwin and their wares attractive enough tosell arid the Gordon Merrill. cleaning cloths were well-worn , by the end of the (News-Rdcora Photo.) and Donald Mallough, 21, also of Goderich. The three were taken to Clinton Public Hospital by Ball and Mutch ambulance, but Hudson and McCormick were later released when it was de- termined they had suffered no serious injury. However, Mullough is still in hospital suffering from bruised kidney, fractured ribs, concus- sion and lacerations to his face. His condition was described as satisfactory on Wednesday. He was apparently riding in the passenger's side on the front seat and the car door on his side was stained with blood. The three, men had been travelling south on the street when they struck the tree, about midway between Ratten- bury and Princess Streets. No charges have been laid by police as yet. Charge Airman A young RCAF Clinton man, MartineLoftis, 17 is .scheduled to—aPpear in —Gederich court • today (Thursday) to face char- ges Of taking a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and to drinking while under the age of 21. Police charge he took a pick- up truck off the main street in Clinton at about 3:15 a.m, on Sunday and led them on a merry chase before they were able to apprehend him. .The chase was staged through stop signs and the wrong way up a one-way street, When Loftis was apprehend- ed by Chief H. R. Thompson and Constable Clarence Perdue he was arrested and lodged in Clinton jail over night and was , later taken to a Justice of the Peace where the charges were laid.