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Clinton News-Record, 1964-02-27, Page 2Plush Carpet Enhances Steps and Landing One of the first improvements to be noticed at the recently renovated Hotel Clin- ton is the plush carpet used on the stairway to the second floor, the landing and spacious meeting and reading area. Dave Beattie, of Beattie Furniture, is shown here looking over the carpet which was received through his firm from Harding Carpet Ltd. Beattie Furniture is the exclusive dealer in Clinton for the well- known makers of quality carpets. Besides being able to provide luxuriant carpets for hotels, Beattie's have a complete stock of household needs.. Frank Cook, who started cooking in his uncle's small bar in a- "shack-type" build- ing where Lee's and New- combe's 'stores now stand, is the proud and successful owner of the modern Hotel Clinton: He has been in the cooking and hotel business for 18 years, Mr. Cook is the youngest son of L. 3. "Dan" Cook and 'the late Mrs, Cook, long time natives of Clinton. Mr. Cook, Sr. resides at the hotel. In his early teens Frank worked with his uncle Glen in the above-mentioned stand and later in Glennie's Res- taurant, in the former George McLennan grocery store, where Harold Swan's grocery is now located. Frank was a partner with Glen for one year in the laSt location. Frank had spent two years_ in the Royal Canadian Navy, in Canada and over- seas prior to 19,46 In 1947, Glen and Frank -purchased the present hotel from Mrs. Maxviell McKen- zie, and operated it as a partnership until Glen died in October 1957. Then Frank and his wife, the former Eno. McEwan, daughter of the. late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc- Poke, glintpn tIewst-Rpcord-r1,Tiprs., Feb, 21, 1964 ADYFRTTSFMENT inton Modernizes Second Floor ote Many people can benefit fortable accommodation, When local industry expands Guests quickly notice , the or remodels if the "shop at change as they mount The home" practice is employed, etar to the spacious second floor. The stairway is cover- This can be' attested to by ed with a plush carpet sup- the recent remodelling of plied by Beattie Furniture. Clinton Motor Hotel, as local Featuring dark tones of tradesmen and suppliers were blue and maroon and several entrusted with the work other minor"" tones, the same type of carpet has been laid which resulted in transform-, on the landing and comfort- ing the local business into one able sitting area on the .sec- of the most modern to be and floor, found in Western Ontn'io. A chesterfield, several chairs and a coffee table The results clearly show make an attractive area for that local businesses trove the reading and chatting, and the ability, material and equip- plush carpet also ensures that .guests won't be awakened by meat to do a top-notch job.late arrivals as it completely on the second cushions every step. 25-room Motor Beattie Furniture is the ex- completely re- elusive dealer for Harding Carpet Ltd. 'and it was this top to bottom company from which the wool corn- axminster carpet was recefv- ',.ed, mai Firms Suppler Materials. nd .Fully - Renovate Rooms .o Provide Modgm Setting and were supplied and instal- led by Groves & Son TV and Appliances. Although only one main TV aerial was installed, guests can receive all three channels ----VVingharri, London and Kit, chener—as well as two or three American stations, Frank Cook stated he was pleasantly surprised at the reception through the one aerial, although a booster was added to make the re.:eption .even better. All the sets are wh i te and either sit on window shelves or have their own stands ' which can also be moved easily around the room — even to a vantage point from the newly decorated bath- rooms. The bathroom fixtures were installed by Fink Plumb- ing and Heating, Nrw fix- tures were put into some of the rooms, while other were repaired, The local' plumbing firm, also had' to. take all the fix-' tures out of the rooms and those that were modern enough were put back when the , contractors had finished their work. Fran Cook e Now r,erg S ac ar, be! usiness FRANK COOK, PROPRIETOR OF HOTEL CLINTON Checks Plumbing Installation Bill Pink of Fink Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd., is shown here checking over some of the modern plumb, ing his firm installed in the Hotel Clinton. This is one of 'the complete baths to be found in the rooms, and there is both bathtub and shower available, While not all, the bathroom equipment is new, those that were still suitable for the modern decor Hof the rooms had to be taken out while the other renovations were being undertaken. The local firm handled all this work. Television In Every Room One, of the major additions to Hotel Clinton was the installation of portable 19" Admiral TV sets in each of the la rooms. The Admiral sets were supplied IV Groves and Son TV and Appliances, One aerial serves all sets and guests •are able to get all three district channels as well as several stations.from places such as Detroit, Hamilton, Buffalo and Bay City. Some of the TVs have attractive stands which can be moved easily for comfortable viewing. Inspect New Drapes Hung In Modern Rooms One of the local firms to handle a major share of the work at Hotel Clinton was D. A. Kay & Son, who did all the interior decorating which ineltded re-papering and painting all 15 rooms and installing attractive drapes in each. Mr: Kay and his son, Don, are shown here inspecting Dne of the drapery samples used: Other rooms tenure clrapa-i with more extended patterns, depending on the balance re- quired with the wallpaper and the other decor of the room. While the local firm has only been handling drapes for about o ie year, they proved --they were quite proficient in picking out patterns and textures to fit the needs required. They either sell the material separately, or will custom-Make drapes. Example of One( Hotel Clinton Room This picture requires few words to describe the attractive setting one finds in the 15 rooitns on the second floor, tach room has a private telephone, desk and port- able Admiral TV. The attractive wallpaper and drapery in this room was supplied by 17. A. lay Sr Son, who did all the interior decorating, It is made expressly for hotels and is known as "Tim- es Square". Beattie's also .carry a complete range of carpets for 'the home as well, The carpet on the stair- ways is "nosed" with white vinyl to not only protect the carpet but to outline the edge of the steps so they are more easily noticed. The white ribbing sets it off nicely. Everything- Done. The detor in the 15 rooms is different in each and the general contractor on the job was Don Colquhoun. He and his local workmen re-styled the windows com- pletely to make,, them more modern and the radiators were built in' to completely hide 'them from view. The window ledges irt*nre of the rooms were extended to provide "table" room and in some oases act as shelves for the new portable TV sets installed. The materials were sup- plied by Ball-Macaulay Limit- ed and to make the rooms more attractive, valance box- es were built on the windows. Colquhoun and his work- men also built some night tables and installed new floor- ing in some of the wash- rooms, as well as extra shelv- es in many of the attractive roams. The decorating work was handled by D. A. Kay arid Son, who re-papered all the walls and hung new drapes in each of the 15 rooms, again making each room different. Pastel shades were used in the Pittsburg 'Paints and the wallpaper' was chosen to blend in with these colours. Sunworthy Wallpapers were used. One of the rooms was done in an imitation wood panel- ling and 'one recent visitor to the Motor Hotel actually thought it was wood. New Drapes D. A. Kay & Son, who have been selling drapes for only about one year, proved they were. quite proficient in pick- ing materials and colours to set oft the rooms nicely. The drapes are "Pride of Paris" and are Made of such textures as viscos and ace- tates. Both floweitd and' plain patterns Were chosen by Prank Cook from the "hund- reds" of samples on display at the local decorating firm. D, A, Kay &' Son not only can Supply drapery mater- ials, btit they also custom make drapes. The decorating in all the bathreenis 'as Well as the other monis was handled by the local firm, who are pre- sently engaged in re,decorat- ing two other Clinton busi- nesses. Install TV To keep abreaSt with the modern trends, Clinton Motor Hotel has installed 19" port- able TV sets in each room. They are Admiral teleVisions Ewan, tpok over the busi- ness. The hotel was operated, with rooms and dining room only until December 1960, when the "Cloud 9" cocktail lounge was opened, and the dining room also became a licensed room. The Cooks lived at the hotel until a few years ago when they purchased the late 3. E. Hovey residence at 'the corner of Townsend and. Wil- liam streets. This lovely old residence has also been com- pletely remodelled and mod- ernized. They have a son, Stephen, and daughter, Deb- bie, at home. An older daughter, Mrs. Don (Sharon) Diehl, resides in Seaforth. The hotel now employs 11 persons full-time and four part-Mime. Mr, Cook himself manages the room rentals and supervises the kitchen and dining room, The lic- ensed dining room Seats 54 persons, and eari aecortrno, date up to 70 for banquets. Neatly all the, employees at the hotel are local persons. Mrs, William Watkins is the chief cook and the full- time, efficient waitresses are Mrs. Dennis Bisback and. Mrs. James Turner. Mrs. Harold Glazier has been in charge of the smorg- asbord dinners on Wednes- days and Sundays, She also bakes pies for the dining room, Mrs, Joseph .Steep and Mrs. Florence Bozak are the rooms housekeepers, In December 1960, when the hotel became licensed, this opened the way for more business and more employees. Don Keller has, been the ef- ficient {manager of the "Cloud 9" room since it opened. Three local men, Ray Finch, Howard Grealis and Doug Jones are all full-time em- ployees there, Mr. and Mtg. Cook are both very active in local af- fairs. Frank was president of the Kinsmen 'Club in 1963, which meets the first and third Tuesdays in the hotel dining room. He is a member of Clinton Public Hospital Board., - Clinton Legion,' 'ClitiA ton Lodge AF and AM, and T3luew,ater Shrine Club. Mrs. Cook 'is a member of Clinton Eastern Star and the Kin, ette- The 15 rooms floor of the Hotel were modelled from to provide modern and PAID ADVERTISEMENT Contents of this page and the four-col, ddv, on Page Three is o paid Advertisement by Hotel Clinton and the finis listed below who par- ticipated in the mOdernization of the second floor of the hotel, -pirriorisimosion GENERAL .Cc:10TRACTO". DON C. COLOU -11 .0UN 200' Otifile10 Si+06f Gliritol - Phone. 4824506 BUILDING SUPPLIES, BALL-MACAULAY LIMITED 66 ling Sitee+ w Clihfon Phone 482.9514 TV .k011.11ANCg$ 12,4111‘11TINO & DECORATING R1~11T RE & CARPETS BEATTIE FURNITURE 18 Albert. Street Clinton Phone 482-9521 PLUMBING & HEATING FINK ttdHeatirig GROVES & SON D. A. KAY AND SON 33 Huron Street - Clinton Phone 482.9542 I0 Hutott Phone .4824414 84 Wellington Sf, Clinfon Phone 482..7682