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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-02-20, Page 1SitOt OU$T SWIPN ,the wig Marnn- faeturera are settling down, to reaping the harvest of their ever -rising sales, it appears, That a medical professor front, Wane University may have pulled the carpet from right ulzder their feet . . In a re- cent address, • Dr. ,James W: Birks noted that it m'ay .take a century or more, but both men and women eventually will go through life' bald, as hair on the head is no longer useful but purely ornamental, and 'because we don''t use it, it will soon Stop growing . This will probably draw derisive remarks from the present members of the bald headed row as they came to the epnelusion that they are -actually 100 years ahead of their time .. , Due to the fact we are showing signs of joining that "sleek" group, we won't deflate them too much, but there is evidence that per- haps hair growing—or losing if you ,choose—is not so much of an heredity process as Dr, Burks would suggest, AS MEMBERS of the animal kingdom, we often relay on tests of other species to determine what our future will hold, and the recent examination of a female bear in a Preston' zoo may hold some of the answers to baldness . . Ilt seems that mama bear started to go bald, and fearing the 'animal was the victim of some strange disease, zoo officials called in a noted veterinarian to examine her ...His conclusion was• that the cause of the lardy bear's plight was the fact she was being cud- dled too closely by papa bear . This may not only soave the question of why some men go bald, but . it • undbubtedly brings to an. end the question of whether or not blondes have (Continued on Page Seven) Former Employees. Hired Back On Road Payroll Harold Gibbings, who resign- ed about four years ,ago -as Clinton roads superintendent, was re -hired for that same posi- tion at a special meeting. of. council, Monday: He commenced duties this week at a salary of $3,600 per year. Mr. Gibbings succeeds James Edwards, who resigned his position to become superinten- dent of Clinton cemetery. 'Council also, hired Ivan Car= ter at an annual salary of/ $3,400, to assist Mr. Gibbings. He succeeds Jaynes Emmerton. Mr. Carter was also a form- er employee of the town, hav- ing quit last year when council refused •to grant him an in- crease in pay. Chamber Plans Regular Meetings, Joins Groups At . a meeting attended . by only 13 members on Thursday, the Clinton and District Cham- ber of Commerce decided to conduct regular monthly meet- ings, to be held on the third 'Ilhersclay at 8:00 pan. 1Vfeetings. will not be held dur- ing July and, August. The motion was prenentedsby Herb Bridle and Alan Edwards. The members also decided to pay membership into bath the Ontario and Canadian Chamb- ers of Commerce, giving the local group one representative vote at both the provincial and federal levels, The recommendation was evade by Duff Thompson, who repotted thetotal fees would amount to approximately $35, Thompson also recommended that the Chareber of Commerce be incorporated for the pram - tion of its members, and it was explained than this could be clone for about *$100.00. The Matter will be investi- gated and reported on at a later meeting. Tn other business, "William Perdue and Willard Aiken pre- sented a rnoation appointing Herb Bridle to approach Clin- ton council With a request that they adapt and create a Plan- ning Board to aid iizunicipai planning. President Antoine -nee car- om and ravel Corrie were main ed as Chamber of Cotimierce nierr begs to work with the or- ganizaatiorr investigating the pb'stibilitiee of a new arena for Clinton. The Weather 10641968-, .. 1141zh Low High Low Feb. 13 i3 2721 10 14 48 9 18' 14 1.5 • 32 14 :2i .01 -12 3 1.G 7 z6; S0 14 x 1 46• l3 11 - 4 9 1.9 Si roft 'firs, Sttu CHSS Tc. Conduct Stu Welve students at CHSS: will be going to $chool awing Their :annual Easter veea!tio n, but rather than be pitied by their fellow students, :they're probably being envied, The 12 -- members of the. GESS Student Parliament — will be off for a w. eek-lon g stay as guests of Nicolet High Sch.oel in Milwaukee, Wiscon- sin, ,And :as part of -the exchange program, 12 stud'ents from Mil-: waukee and 'their adult .advisor will be spending a week at the •Clinton school during their spring vacation, which starts on the week of March 16. The exchange program was approved by the CHSS board. at their meeting, W 'clnesday, and was confirmed by Nicolet school officials in a letter to Principal D, J, Cochrane this How the R°i:vr-urcee school gained. ,an,intorest ir, CHSS re- mains a mystery, but Mr, Coch- rane told the board that "per- haps we're mo' . famous than we'll .ever knew", plains Toe, In the "surprise" letter " whxch was read to the board, Penny Mayes. on, ebairmari of tite exchange committee of Nie- olet, stated that in the past the student eounei) of that school has carried on , inter- state end urban exchanges that "were advantageous" to their student council and their school In .explaining past excbanges, she said that participating .stu- dents were guests in the homes of Nicolet students for the .dur- ation of !their spring vacation and during this time attended classes with the Nicolet stu- dents, ,participated in specially p*Anned conferences with, the student council and ;possibly councils of nearby schools, were the honored guests at an all- nExchange With Milwaukee school assembly, tented Mil- w•attkee :and met many new peoPle through other special prcijeots, TJie purposes of these school exchanges nave been four -fold; to observe similarities and .clif- ferences in student council, the student body, the school, and the community; to provide ;an Students .Aho compete dor UN Trip. Grades: 10 and 11 students from CHSS will be competing with 'their- counterparts • from Exeter, Seafor+th, Wingham and Goderich for the Privilege of g attendin g a 15 -da- United Na - time tions Pilgrimage for Youth", The contest is sponsored by the IOOF and Rebekahs,and this. is the first year tht the Huron members .of this organi- zation have .undertaken such a venture. This year's.l pilgrimage, which' will be ,held in July, will also include a day at :the World's Fain in New York,. Jelin R. Hamilton, . Noble Grand of 'the Clinton branch of the 'OOP and Rebekahs, and calla represents the local lodge le. the Huron organizational oorri:2,littee for the •contest, re- ported; that the winner from Huron would be selected on the bas'is. of an essay end public � p.. speaking contest, ,A1J1 grade 10 and 11 students in the five Huron schools, who are between the ages of 15. to 17, are eligible to compete, Each contestant will be re quired to write an essay of about 200word's .on "Why 1 Weuld Lake to Visit the UN", These will be judged and the best two will be picked at each school, These 10 contestants will tlien engage in a public speak- ing contest and give• a speech (Continued on Page Seven) enriching oxperience for those involved;• to bring back ideas;, and to effect better member- ship in the student councils, Educational In reputing to the board, Mr, Cochrane explained he had talked the venture over with the department heeds at CHS$ "band it is our considered opin- ion that such a venture would be most educational to all stu- dents considered", He asked for the board's en- dorsement of the scheme .and also .agreenrent to help defray some of the expenses of the CHSS students when they trav- el to Milwaukee, tie added that it .should be noted that no loss of school time was involved as the local students would be going to Mil- waukee in the Easter .holidays. The :board agreed to permit :the ,school to carry on corres� pondenee with the Nicolet school, but did not take any action on his request to help defray expenses,. Seeks filelp • In helping to entertain the Milwaukee students during their stay in Clinton,. Mr. .Cochrane said he hoped local and area .service groups would assist by providing progra'xns..or even for help ing with the :ex- - penses. He .said he has. suggested to the Nicolet students that they arrive in London on Sunday, Match 15, where they would be met by .a -contingent from CHSS and escorted back to Clinton for their week's stay. The names of the CHSS stu- dents making the trip have not as yet been finalized, • Linton THE. NEW ERA ----, 97th YEAR ews- r THE HURON RECORD -- 81st YEAR •No, 8 — The Home .Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964 $4.00 Per Xear--10 Cents Per Copy 12 Pages CHSS Board Okays Pensions For Employees At a regular meeting that took close to seven hoursto complete, the board of CHSS approved its participation in the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System. The• retirement plan is for non -teaching employees and will come into effect on March 1 of this year. It was reported at the meet- ing that over 400 other munici- pal school boards and . groups across Ontario have joined to date. Clinton Public School.iras been a member for about one year. Fhrcplpyees at the school con- tribute five and a half percent of their salary to the plan and this is matched by a similar figure by the board: Business administrator, L R. Malonejr, reported= that 12 of 16 eligible employees had sign- ed for the plan, constituting 75 percent of the staff. 'This is the minimum figure of . a staff which is. required for member- ship into' the plan. Any pew employees joining the staff at a date after the plan has been approved, must come under,..it at time of em- ployment, or within six months. Cost to the board was report- ed! as being $182,41 per month, and this will be shared by the four boards involved. To receive benefits, an em- ployee must remain at CHSS for 10 years, although it is a portable plan, and the employ- ees' share niay be withdrawn. and carried into another group. For a stipulation under the retirement plan, the board agreed to establish the retire- ment age of non -teaching em- ployees at 65, However, this is for an eligi- bility regulation only, and will in no way restrict the employ- ment of an employee, meaning employees at CHSS wall not be required to retire at this age, soles Cadets On the recommendation of Army headquarters in London, the , board agreed to 'appoint L, R. Maloney as a Cadet corps instr etor—at no cost to the board. (Continued on Page Seven) Head Hospital Board Joe Murphy, left, and William Counter are pictured here listening to reports of some of their fellow members on the Clinton Public Hospital Board, which held its annual meeting, 'Tuesday. Mr. Murphy is the new chairman,:succeeding H.:.C. Lawson, while Mr. Counter is the vice-chairman. Only three persons turned out for the annual meet- ing, besides the board members. (News -Record Photo) County Council Project Falls Through -Communities Plan Centennial Events GODERICH -- There will be no centenary project in Huron at the county level; too many local municipalities have, de- cided to go ahead on their own. .At the January session of county council, discussion re= suited in a decision to have the var'ous reeves sound out their councils and advise Mr. Berry in good time for the March session. A sufficient number of re- ports have now reached the clerk to indicate that too many have local plans for, any pros- pect of county action. On the practical side, grants payable to townships and towns would not be duplicated in the form of a county grant. The situation which has thus developed has been made known to the warden's and personnel committee, of which Reeve A. D. Smith, Turn:berry, is chair- man. Upon confirmation of its report by council in March, the matter of a county project will be shelved. Exeter made it known at the January session it has a pro- ject; Goderich Township 'coun- el has since decided that a township building would be a good centenary project, and Goderich will go it alone, though the nature of the pro- ject is uncertain at this stage. Board Concerned Over Buliding Debt, eRorts Show. ��-�`osp�tai �s dig business Although they changed their nariie and elected a new chair - Man, the :CIinten Public Hospi- tal ' Board; couldn't change 'the financial statements to erase the.; large debt still outstanding on the recently opened wing. The 'challenge to eradicate the: debt was one of the main points expressed by several CIintonYouIhs. Pay Tribute To Dead Comrades One minute's' silence was ob- served at the annual Clinton Cureand, Scout rather and Son. ban:44:t , :Wednesday, , for two fellow, Scouting members from Egmondville wwho were killed in an accident on Saturday. William Carlisle Oliver. 13, and Thomas Wesley Oliver, 14, wore their Boy Scout uniforms for the first time at their funerals on the same day as the Clinton banquet. They were killed Saturday night when struck by a car on Huron Country Road 21 in Egmondville, just . south of Seafontrh, where they lived. The car did not.stop, William died instantly on the roadside, Thomas in an ambulance tak- ing him to Victoria Hospital, London. They were sons of Mrs. Paul A. Kramers . by a former marriage, They were to have worn their (Continued on Page Seven) 0 District Girls Pass Musk Tests Three young students of Miss Lois Grasby passed theory ex- aminations held in Clinton re- cently by the Royal Conserva- tory of Music, Toronto. The results were as follows: Grade four harmony, Sandra Middleton, RR 3, Clinton, hon- ours; grade two theory, Janet Falconer, RR 5, Clinton, hon- ours; grade one 'theory, Linda Cole, Clinton, first class hon- ours. F. of A Tow OF INSURANCE HIKE, POULTRY PLAN decide On Hog Yards This Friday The yard Committee of the Ontario Hog Producers Mar- keting Board will be in Clinton Friday to determine what steps will be taken to improve the delivering of hogs for Huron County farmers. This was announced by Lloyd Stewart, RR 1, ,Clinton., presi- dent of The Huron County Rog producer's Association in a re- port to the regular meeting of the Federation of Agriculture, Tuesday afternoon.. Huron farmers, who last year nvarketed close to 167,000 hogs -fifth highest dOnntS7 In On- tarso ---have 'complained about the slow 'prbe is in getting their hog's unloaded at the Crowded Clinton yards. A delegation ine!t with the yard oetnniittee in Toronto in December to present the Coin. plaint, and Friday's meeting will he iff an effort to better the tituatibi'i. Mr, 8tel+ttart said he did not know Whether new yards would be built in Clinton, of whether the t' .. twilit yard would be filo 'Vete te"tii'yiki'g tor riew ytirrdsl�r he Stated, Beb MeGregiOn 1tippe'n, quo, tinned Stewart if there was any consideration being given to building another yarct in the south of the county, due to the fact the Clinton depot is the only one situated in: Huron, "There's been some talk of Youth Receives it Term For a Having Goods "You're riot Much good to so- ciety," Magistrate A. F Cook told Robert Glazier, 20, Clinr ton, in Stratford court Monday merning, Glazier, Whe pleaded guilty February 10 tb having in his possession :goods obtained by crime; was Sentenced to 60 days its Jail. The court was told the' ac- +✓used had hi his possession a quantity of atttorrrtrbile aoces. sones that were •alleged tdh'ave been stoic*. "If you had a crihi'rinai Vic- Vire!, yeti would have gotten 'a lot more," the Magistrate t'bid G1atier tarter the seivterCi#ig. opening another ane in the smith of the county," McGregor stated, adding that the one in Clinton would also remain open. Stewart said he doubted if there would be another yard built to serve Huron farmers, but hinted there niay be some discussion on opening the Clin- ton yard for more than the one day which is in practice at pre- sent. lVfcGregor pointed out that farriers in such southern sec- tioris as Usborne Township had a long haul for their pig, whe- ther 'they delivered then' to the yards !at Clititern 'Corbett or on Highbury Ave. near London. Harold ;Canipbeil, Hay F of A dir'ectoti noted that another yard would certainly eliminate 50rrie of the long lineups being experienced trt' Clinton at prey sent, "We'll See what we Can AO with 'them," stated Stewart, in reference to the HIND aid' e y doninrlittee, Stewart also reported on the recent &inuel /teeth* of 'Httrl 61'i n'odtiCer's, bating that tale coin rritteeineti iri tavotit' of the present ri'tdiketing system had de'eided to give tip bile of toile 19 positions'to a free enterprise supporter, Melvin Greb, •RR •2, (Continued on Page Six) Tuckersmith Seeks Space At Hensall School HENSALL Tuckersriiitli Township school board has pro- posed that a two -roomy additien be built .ta the Hensall public sohobl to accommodate 55 pupils from three township school sections. The towv'rishiii board inet 1{ tr day with the 'Iiensall public school board.in preliminary dis- cussions. The township beard proposes that school seetions 1, 2 and 10, all just east of Hartsell, he served by the Rensall school, the pupils _.....1db to � p would Lao taken to the tehoo1 by bus, I -Ie sall trusltees r ndicat ed they had no opposition In principle to the'l ro trl arid. furter p ..,, talks Will be held. There are now .200 pupils at. tending the Sisf-k'lilir'ri school: speakers at the annual meeting held in the council chambers, Tuesday. In his opening remarks to members of the board and three interested citizens, chairman H. C. Lawson said he hoped Clinton and area citizens would realize that "this is their hospi- tal" and will liquidate the debt of between $25,000 and $27,000 in 1964. He publicly thanked the. ei'ti- zens for their generous dona- tionsin the past, but pointed out that the Ontario Hospital Services Commission does not pay building program debts. In their first regular meeting, which was held after the an- nual session, the board named' Joe Murphy to succeed H. C. Lawson, who has been _ chair- man for the past three years. William Counter was elected to take over the vice-presi- dent's duties, which had pre- viously been held, by Murphy. In his remarks, Murphy also stressed the importance of clearing up the debt. He said it was "first and foremost", because no one likes to work with a debt suches that hanging over his head. Pays Tribute The new chairman also paid tribute to the dedicated service of his predecessor, commencing that in his three years, Mr. Lawson had never missed a reg - tiler or special meeting of the board. In thanking him for his "ex- ceptional job", Mr. Murphy noted he wculd be a hard man to follow. The new chairman chose H. C, Lawson, William Counter and .E. Beecher Menzies to work with hint on the striking :ommittee, to bring in the list of committees at the March nee ting. In her report at the annual meeting, Mrs. Mary Phinney, superintendent, stated it had been a busy year, and that working conditions had greatly improved with the addition of the wing. She listed 1,562 admissionk to the hospital, an increase of 155 over the past year; 751 op- erations, an .all-time high; 433 emergency treatments, 2,398 x- rays and 12,586 laboratory units, almost doubled, Mrs. Phinney noted that births had dropped by 15, down to 270 in 1963. "We hope to do better this year," she jok- ingly stated, but failed to give any idea as to how she expect- ed to accomplish this when questioned by board memberss. She thanked the board, staff and the Ladies Auxiliary for (Continued on Page Seven) Hullett Federation., To Learn Of Centr May Hold Bus Tour al Public School The Hubert Township Fed- eration of Agriculture is pres- ently discussing the idea of sponsoring a bus trip to central schools so that members may better pass judgment on the advisability of building a cent- ral school in their own town- ship. The idea was presented by Decorate For CHSS Dance Several CESS students have been extra busy for the past days in preparing the extensive decor,, - tions they plan to use to take this year's At -Borne on February 28 another gala event. The decor is centred around DiS ieyianct And tills tall giraffe is ane of the i Zany hiterestthg 'sights which will be sen ., Brenda �.irreeriawa. t left end Anita �e ischer ea l vYeW the xeslis of theirbrk, Oh yes, that's s tyhras lse eekln out front belaww jou &" ... Ii (Ca8g ?h& lc/ Py Arm A..... .. George Carter, RR 1 Londes- boro, who indicated it would be best' far residents to get all. the information—both for and against central schools, We should not go into this thing blindly, he told members, indicating the tours should be made of schools of a compar- able size as to what HuIlett would require, "If we get all the informa- tion we can, we can pass better judgment," he stated. Mr. Carter suggested the F of A members think this pro- posed bus trip over until the neat meeting, at which time a decision will probably be made on whether or not the trip wouldbe organized. He made his suggestion after giving a brief report at the Thursday meeting on the year- old Huron County Beef Im- provement Association. (Continued on Page Seven) 0 Clinton Cleric Takes New Post Rev, L, Slofs!tra, minister.. of the Christian Reformed Church. in Clinton since June, 1960, reported to his congre- gation on Sunday that he had accepted a call to the Willow - dale Christian Reformed Ch- urch. Rev. Siafstra came to Clinton from Holland and ex- peets to commence his new duties after Easier, Auburn Barn And All Stock Lost hi Blaze AUBURN -Fire of unknown cause completely destroyed 'the large 40`x80' barn on the farm of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Hallam on the Baseline road, about two miles south of Auburn, on Mon- day evening. The blaze was noticed by a neighbour, Mr, Stanley Ball, who was returning, around 11;00 p.m., front the Farm For - urn at Elliott Lapps home, Re awakened Mr, Hallam and turned in the fire alarne to the Blyth Fire Brigade which re{ Spondee! immediately, Mr, Hallam had been boring in the barn until $ 00 p:1rih, and retired about 10 p.m, beetroyed besides the barn were 18 /bilking Cows, seven heifers, 24 pigs olid two sows besides theseason's hey and itt.iit. It was 'vett' fortunate that the wind was in the tight direc- tion, as this was 'credited with saving the House.