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Clinton News-Record, 1964-01-16, Page 1rr ,First aCol�[j■` = Ii '(how 1J77tler .New Meinigell1el* WATJ , 31 'v now joined ,the ranks .of trhe ha it pp..Y mar- ried, although we must admit that even the weatherman igin- ed the list :of 'those wile 'tried their best to point out by •one method or another that we were making the wrong move . However, we managed to buck Fri'day's blizzard in • tune to take our Place at the endf, of the aisle ,to watch the most wonderful gal in the , world march, up on her father's arra For those interested in history, the former editor of this newspaper informs us that we became the first editor to ever get married while in of- flee ffive . We doubt if there is any awards for that but is just to add another mark to 1 the record, we have a sneak - Ing suspicion we are probably one of 'the few grooms who; had to sit down after his wed- ding and write out the report for the local newspaper,, COMPLETE details may be found elsewhere as to how the lovely bride was attired, but. greatly we find that we are being domineered, as there is little reference as to what the groom was weaning ... So, for those who are interested we should point* out he was wear- ing a dark three -button coat with vertical, thin white mas+lt- ings, and m'atchin'g trousers . . Underneath this was a suit of white underwear and the trous- •ers were held in,place with bor- rowed orrowed white braces ... A white shirt with wrist -length sleeves set off the ensemble and a greyish -blue tie was neatly tree. around his neck and was held at the front• by a tie tack . He wore rno head- piece, but his thining locks were kept in place with a dab of Wifdroo;t Cream Oil . . , His socks were of . a heavy rtexture, black i'n colour, mat- ching his shoes, which had been (Continued on Page Seven) 'o RCAF Promotion A member of the staff at the Radar and Comrnunica tons School was promoted to Warrant Officer First Class on January 1. WO1 A. IL Cole hails from Tatamagouohe, Nova Scotia and has been stationed at RCAF Clinton for the past. four and one-half years. He and his wife, Doris, daughters Linda and Susan, reside 'at 12 Quebec Rd. in Adatstral Park. Hiqhw'a In #lis inaugural address, y r Monday, Mayo outlined several projects to. be _considered by .the 1904 town council,, the main one being the major reconstruction project for highway .8, "I believe we sh'qul'cl go ahead. with 'this • improvement us far as Otir finances w;11 warrant," he said, in reference to ,the. :project w i ihasbeen estimat• - ed .at $295,000. The project calls for recon- struction and widening of the highwaybetween 'the town lim- e o ' eeast and west its n .h. n en- trance ,loll '010 'installation of new lights, stone sewers rend gutters, The cost to- Clinton would be $48,700 with the, Ontario de - pertinent of highways •picking Sidewalk, Parking Pr jects Urged By Mayor up the rest, Clint^•;t PUC -PUC -would be 'involved for a!•.; Ma $2,000 for the new l'ig'hts U the pro- ject is accepted, Mayor po!nted out fin= ancial arrangements must be decided upon, but said be felt ""'by issuing debentures these projects can be carried out without .causing a heavy finaxi- tial burden on our taxpayers", There was no .corn'ine t on. thisas eot o the f Mayor's . ad- dress, p dress, but at the n'om'inating meeting, several councillors in- dicated they were in favour of commencing the project. In his .ei'gh'th .address as Mayor,. Mr, ]Miller said he woul'dr' not wantto see the yearly custom et preparing and paving streets in other parts of Clintoe, curtailed too much, In recent years council have unde'rtakel}'to pave :about one mile of the tewn`S streets,. V1ayor Miller received strong support when he .stressed the necessity for sidewalk repair fund .fora new sidewalk on.Zast Street„ which is travelled .heav- ily .by many of the children from the south section of Cl'in- ten on their way to school "I ]tope something can be done this year," he ,4orranented. - Councillor Norris Livermore noted he was pleased to see sidewalks considered :at the be-, ginning of the year. He report- ed there was a great need for su'eh consideration, but i't was usualiy made in the summer' after all the money had been. budget'e'd, "The only way we will get it done is to. plan ahead and set aside some money for side - Walks at the start of the year," h'e seg este'd, :Cou'ncillor Don Symons nons said he would' "also go alongwith sidewalks," especially on Zest Street. " hope sidewalks will eo 'de '' "be- cause refit. red, he .said, be- cause . •phiid's life is not to be fooled With," Come renting further on the da:ngereus. situation on l aat St., he re prted that a n .Ontario ario l? Hydro'truck had narrowly reit esd. striking .a aim on the street ' only 'recently: 'He Said since then the On- tario Hydro trucks have been avoiding 'travel on East Street, which COs" h ?i idered by many as a good by-pass street through Clinton. Eimit Parking Mayor Miller also suggested that council consider enforcing their by-law to limit parking on main street to two .hours, He recommended considera- tion be given to erecting; signs to note 'the time limit and to Put the .by-law.into. force. The by,l'aw 'i's already on the town books, It would be unnecessary to put this by-law in force if mo- torris'ts would only use better judgment :and not abuse the :Privilege by parking ell day On our business streets," he re,, Marked. The suggestion brou'gh't no comment from any council member, Other highlights in the May- or's speech were; A hope that the new °ham- ben of Commerce would give their aid and cooperation along with the industrial clnmittee to promote in'dustry,. That the 'clown's finances are in goods» pe .and that 19¢3 would see .a surplus .orf well over $3,000. A vote of thanks to the Olin- ton PUC in meeting their $15,- 000 yearly debenture de'bt.. A requ'es't that during the year each coxnrnittee will pre- sent for council .a written report of their meetings, so they may be considered by the whole council. A plea for the same eel -opera, tion he had received in the past year and that all would strive to make Clinton a better town in •which to lave, Wants Iiisnection Councillor George Wonch was the only one to present any new projects when the Mayor asic ed for comments for the poo#' ing year's work. ' AS e. member of the health and welfare committee, Worloh stated he wanted to see that Mlle of the eating es"tabiih- ments in Clinton, were inspect, ed :by health Officials - , "Conditions ,are not just the best in some o.' them," a COM - merited, • _ .- f h. on? merited,:and only wondered When last they had been in. spected, He said he would also follow through on attempting to seo, pre a pro?er communications system for the ]peal three-m'an police force, Wench indticaitecd he had in- vestigated cots of such a sys- tem and would present same at the next meeting. Linton THE NEW ERA -- 97th YEAR ecor� No, 3—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO,'T, _URSDAY; JANUARY 16, 1964 THE HURON RECORD — 81st YEAR $4.00 Per Year.. --10. Cents Per Copy -12 Pages Town Sanctions Naming Park After Sportsman Clinton. council gave their ap- proval Monday night for the. Recreation Cominittee to re, name the 'playground in Pine-,- crest inecrest subdivision as the "Hugh Hawkins .Memorial. Park", and to erect a sign to that effect, After receiving approval from the widow of the former ener- getic'sportsrnan, the recreation group suggested to council this was an appropriate method of honouring 'a man who' had given so freely of his personal time and talent to sport in Clinton and the surrounding area. Mr. Hawiens, a respected sportsman, political leader and energetic club worker, was a member of the Recreatiori'Com- mittee at the time of his death in 1963. The park is ,one of three which wasused last summer for the firstplayground pro- gram held in C1intou:.-•,•-:.M. o Area Residents Invited To Taste Moosebutgers The Ellwood Epps' have come up with a unique treat for Clinton and area persons. They are holding a "moose - burger fete", tomorrow, Fri- day, January 17 between 8:30 and 10:00 o'clock, in the "gun room" at the store on King St. In former years many per- sons from 'as far away as Col- lingwood and London came to the Epps store to sample the ni'ooseburgers given away by the popular sports couple. This year, Ellwood and Iso- bel, who shot a bull moose weighing 630 pounds, and a cow moose (560 pounds), are invaiting the public on Friday night only. The sports store staff will all be on hand to cook and serve 'the delicious (Continued on Page 7) Anglican Drama Gioup.HighIy Praised, Invited To Repeat Performances "It provided not only enter- , tainteent but also stimulated ideas and inspiration." This was only one of the Many complimentary continents received by the directress and members of the St. Paul's An- glican: drama group following their presentation of "The Pro. toty'pe" in the ohurch, Sunday evening. The chure'h was filled for the one and a half hour play, which portrayed the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in a modern-day setting. It was the first effort of the group and 'already they have had invitations to put the play on at churches in Mitchell, Goderich and London. lea's. Dick Harland, w'ho dir- eoted the play, it'aid she receiv- ed several phone cal15 on, Mbr.- day from members of the aud- ience, expressing cor'nplitnents of the production, leTb props were Used in the production, although much of the play Was highlighted by the proper use of lighting, td create the atmosphere needed. Only five prayers ttelt part in the prtyditetidn and they were: Jim. Sproul,; es m'inistcr an angel named I eris, played by Rev, Petr Dytiond; Mary, played by None Stevens; Mar- tha, .by Mrs, Dyrriend; Le2arus, by, Johh Tinter, Tlt�e play was preceded by a regular church service which provided ,the introduction tothe Story, As the 'rt'hittittet" was preaching, .fags carne atrsid elienplete black -out of the ehy uroh to point out that the story of Lazarus was being told in- correctly. He then proceeded to pick out the players from the aud- ience ;to tell exactly what had taken place from the time Laz- arus 'was taken till until he was raised four days after death by Jesus. Handling the lighting duties (Continued on page 12) ....:• Prepere For March Mrs. Ken McRae, Public Health Nurse with the Huron County Health Unit, has been chosen by the Clinton 'Kinettes as their Chief Marching Mother for this year's March of Dimes campaign to be conducted on Monday, February 3 in the entire surrounding area. She is the mother of two teenage sons., Mrs. McRae's husband is a former member of the board of CHSS and was first chairznan,'of the advisory vocational committee. She is shown here receiving some literature explaining her job and the worthy work for which the canvass is be- ing held by Mrs. Malt Edgar, chairman of this year's project. (News -Record Photo) Lions Receive Gift From Teens Arena Main Topic At 'Beef Night' "Beef night" at Clinton Lions' 'Club, Tuesday, produced many "beefs" and much dis- cussion on the club'smain pro- ject, the Clinton Lions Arena, President Jack Scr•uton told the 40 Lions that the town .in"- dustrial hockey league was now operating every Monday night after some controversy over ice time, Operation of the arena, the leaky roof, troublesome teenage skaters and other as- pects of the Lions -owned arena were discussed. I't was announced that a meeting would be held soon by representatives of all service clubs to discuss the possibility, of a new arena and sports centre for 'Clinton. Secretary Fred Sloin'an ing formed the members, that he had received a $150 cheque from the Lions -sponsored Teen Town, to be used at the arena. The Lions Scout troop are presently looping foranother meeting place. Stewart Taylor of the Cub and Scout commit- tee said they can not continue using the public school gynm- asium indefinitely. There is presently two Cub Packs. Duff Thompson told of a former Clinton scoutmaster, Bub Gra= ham, who has recently been given the highest award for scouting in Canada. New Member Don C. Colquhoun, a local contractor, was initiated into the Lions Club. Past presidents" E. B. Menzies and Ken McRae officiated at the ceremony, The new member Was sponsor» ed by president Seruton. A thank -you letter was read from Frank Pennebaker, for the plaque presented to him on December 23. The Lions will help canva's5 for funds in the Red Cross drive in March. This was re- quested by Mrs. W. A. Cake§, (Continued on page 7) Educators Veto Departrnental Exams, Say Central Schools Aid Rural Pupils The education committee Of the I•Iuron Federation of Agri- culture failed tie gain much sup. pont for their resolution los have departmetvtal e7taniirri . tions reinstated for grade eight students when the subject was discussed by three area educa- tionalists At their "meeting, 'I'uetday, the resbiutioe Was again pre. seated by Mrs. Mervyn Lobb, committee eliaitmen, and was discussed by J. G. Burrows, Vec- eter South Irurbn public school inspector; A. 3, Gray, in incipar, Clinton Public School; William Netliger, , head of the mathe- to ttihs' department at Central 1H(urorz 'Secpriclaty Stlta'ol. Urs. Lobb' exported et are earlizr meeting that she felt the departmental exams would bring rural edttdagb11 up to the standard of graded schools, due 'to the fact it would present more of a challenge to rural. teachers, as well as pupils. After 'defining the aim of education in part as being to teach the pupils to live in a democratic society and to de- velop habits of 'behaviour to this way of life, Mr. Burrows said he did riot favour depart- mental eXwns on 'the basis that this was 'a "leek -step •method", IXe explained That undo', such a systema student could not progress to the next stop in education until he had setis- faetiirfly corepleted a)1 the re= qutrenients of the pre'cedittg step, 'Pile inspector also remarked. that the lack of uniformity in pupils' leaf fling. capacities dud other 'fedefe makes the exams unpractical, He stressed the importance of •motivation fbrr students, but did riot explain to any gre'a't extent how this motivation could be imp'limented. Mr, Burrows 'a1Sa r'ecomn'iend. ed that guidance counselling should begin at alt earlier age that what IS coinniezi at pre- sent, erid' 'also pointed out that the use of departmental exatn- inatnons removed any value of a teacher's judgment lit re- gard to a pupil's abilities. However, the resolution pre- sented by Mrs. Lobb had stated that only 50 percent of the mark would be based, en the exam, and the, other 50 Percent would be bated, bre the student's ,. r o the .._ear: wont. tahrott�lt ut y C?titliiea Ilistor+ Mr. Ora . gave 'a brief his, tory an regard to e artmatil exams, explaining that ttntil'the (Continued on page seven) New Councillor Accepts Challenge, Plays To Re -organize Planning Board .Apparently undaunted by the previous failure of Clinton's Planning., board, councillor Duff Thompson accepted the chal- lenge of attempting to re -or- ganize the much-needed body at council'..,` inaugural meeting, Monday a. Nasnee chairman' of the .in- dustrial ;.committee, Thompson board must be organized and active / before 'the industrial committee could accomplish any of their intended objectives. ' The new councillor stated that a planning board was the epet thing" in his mind, and that planning was nothing more titan good leadership. He sugges'ted that as the ad - pointed out that a planning . ministrative body of the corn - New . Year, New Men At Goderich Twp. But Old Problem Still Exists Goderich Township has two neW councillors and two men in new positions, but it didn't take them long to find out that some of their ' problemsare far from n •ir 'i la ' - I ti x uguz a meeting, Monday, council was presented with a bill for $825 from Ray Potter, for gravel which he al- leges they have taken out of his pit. The bill was for 5,500 yards at a price of 15 cents per yard. The battle over the gravel pit has been flaring up inter- mfttingly for some time and one court rase has been •hear'ci since council purchased a five - acre section of the Potter pit. After a lengthy discussion on 'the bill, council. authorized the clerk to send it back to Potter and to explain that it was couriers contention that they have nat used up the gravel from the section they purchased and have not taken out any gravel belonging to Potter. "As far as I'm concerned we don't owe 6t," commented Reeve Grant Stirling, and he was backed up by Deputy -Reeve Ev- erett Mc'Ilwain. Roy Tyndall, road superin- terident, ..reported that at last mea'surem'ent the engineer had determined the 'township still had about an acre of gravel coming from the Potter pit and that this amount had certainly not been all used up in the past year. e In flet, he said there may be es much as half an acre left in the township section, but suggested the area should be measured again to make cer- tain where • the boundary was, so it would not be over -stepped, In authorizing that the bill be returned, council held a dis- cussion in regard to a bill of approximately $ r(l"'that Potter owes the township for grader work. Bill Jenkins, a new 'council- lor, suggested the bill Should be put in for collection. His comment came after Harry Oakes said he could see no rea- son why Potter should : not have to pay the bill when oth er residents had to pay theirs. It was reported at the meet- ing that Potter had indicated there was no sense in sending him the bill, as he didn't intend to pay it. There was no further action taken in this regard as the topic of discussion reverted to the question of the gravel bill, Hold Back Cash Council .also decided to hold back partpayment on two bills (Continued on page 12) munity, counoirs duty was to provide this leadership and create a planning board. Thompson asked that council consider the creation of a board in principle and the details would fall into place after, Mayor Miller pointed out the necessary ground -work was al- ready done for the creation of the board, and .all that was needed was to obtain energetic men to act on it. The Mayor noted that the lack of such men had been the reason why the board had ceas- ed to operate. Clerk John Livermore backed up Miller by explaining that "all you need to do is to ap- point members and start roll- ing". All In Favour Several council members re- ported 'they were certainly. in favour of a planning board, but cited the lack of interest on the part of citizens. People are anxious to have a planning board," commented councillor Don Symons, "but they are hesitant when you ask them to work on it." He offered as much co-opera- tion as possible toward the for- mation of a group. Councillor George Wonoh also offered his assistance, but poin- ted out that people were want- ing this and wanting that, but when the effort needed was mentioned, "it puts a damper on int". Reeve Morgan Agnew agreed with Thompson that leadership was the main requisite to get the board active, but asked where this leadership would come from. "If you wane to see ;the in- terest, call a meeting of the citizens," he suggested. Such meetings have drawn little interest in the past. In accepting the job of seek- ing members for the board, Thompson reported • to council that etati'stics show that Clin- ton will grow 'faster than any other .community in the area and that steps had to be taken to be ready for this expansion. 0 PS Trustees Rename Wood As Chairman K. S. Wood, D.C., was re- elected chairman of the Clinton Public School board''• for his second term at the group's in- augural meeting, Thursday. Robert Irwin is vice-chair- man and H. C. Lawson 'con- tinues as 'secretary -treasurer•. Members of the• various com- mittees remain the same as last year and are as follows, with the .first named as chairman: study and welfare, Clayt Dixon,, George Levis and Lawrie Slade; property and finance, Robert Irwin, Eric Switzer and Clayt Dixon; sports, Eric Switzer and Lawrie Slade. The board renamed Mrs, Doug Thorndtk'e 'as their repre- sentative on the Clinton Lib- rary beard for another three- year term. Principal Bert Gray reported enrolment at the end of Decem- ber as being 539. AVC. Suggests Addition For 500, Plans Tours For Ideas On Courses The advisory vocational com- mittee of the board of CHSS has suggested that a new wing for the local school 'Should be large enough to accommodate another 500 students. This information on the commit'tee's thinking was pas- sed on to the board at their meeting, Wednesday, by Walt- er Newcombe, one of 'three Cl- inton members on the commit- tee. Figures indicate that the en - New Members On High School Boned Poul' new representatives tatives , from the area were welcomed onto the boars of , . : ,- . The new representatives CI -ISS at the group's iitaugut'al meeting, Wednesday,_p . are t'he'ir here Chatting amongthefriSelves during one of the infrequent` lulls .. f the bugy group,:i From Ma loft they aro.; Bob Elliott Ookerieh Townshi. �. I ,a Madill Myth; Teeth T' iidall T -Tillett George I cattle' Clinton* Atte meeting, -Xtillett Township rade representation to the board to deter. wt' i�iln� tbhsseiibr lopinion of having in one morecOunty re resentat'e added and this s ie � tie et 'week, CN�d-1ecorPhoto) rohnent at the school could jump to close to this figure by only 1967. The present school Was built to accommodate 1,250 students, and. is 'already over- crowded. Newcombe also noted that it was the AVC's hope to send Principal D. J. Cothrane, two department heads and two members of the committee tb visit outstanding vocational schools in other areas in an effort to incorporate the best possible courses for the plan- ned •addition. Schools to be toured may be Hamilton, Detroit and Roches- ter, where vocational training is an a higher scale than in some schools, The CHSS board approved such a study, but chairman Levis cautioned the members that only courses that suit the area needs should be instituted at •Clinton. Insurance Problems The board received two com- niunications indicating they will have to do some arguing before they will be successful in securing payinents from in- suraece eempanies for two def.» fer'ent losses at the school. The beard is attempting. to recover about $300 in food los- (Continued on page '1) the Weather 1964 1.90. 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