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Clinton News-Record, 1964-05-21, Page 1First Kinsmen Governor For Clinton Mr. and Mrs. Malt Edgar have just stepped out of a convertible after a parade through town hon- oring Kinsmen Edgar on his election as Governor of Kinsmen District NO. 1. He was elected over Larry Wood of Preston, at Sarnia, Sunday after- , noon. CHSS Teacher Wins Public Speaking Bob Mann and his wife are shown here carrying Bob's public speaking trophies into Hotel Clinton, home of Clinton Kinsmen Club, on returning home from District I Kinsmen convention in Sarnia last weekend. Bob won the Harbinson trophy over four other contestants. (NeWs-Record Photos) Boy Injured in Traffic Near CHSS School Principal Welcomes Speaker Clarence Trott, right, principal of Air Marshall Hugh Campbell Public School at RCAF Station Clinton, welcomes guest Lieutenant Godwin Ezeilo of Nigeria who Spoke to pupils of the school in a special Victoria bay event. (ECAP Photo) Top Cadets At CHSS ,Inspection Lined up to receive their awards and congratulations frdin the reviewing officer at CUSS Cadet Corps inspection on Friday are the four top cadets. From the left, they are: Cadet Major Dennis Shipp, best cadet on parade; Drum Major Adrian deCoo, 15est bandsnian; Cadet Lieut. illWiTKIngswell who was in charge of the best platoon on parade, and Cadet Bingham who received an award for the ;best shot of CHSS Cadet Corps. Lt.-Col. L. G. Vickers, CA 21Fd. Regiment, made the presentation. (News-Record Photo) CHSS Cadets. Put On Colorful Show, "One OF The Best" Says Officer 97th THE HURON RECORD . 81st YEAR No. 21--~ The Horne Pa er With the News CLINTON, QNTAiii;o, VRSDAY, MAY 21, 1964 $4,00 Per Year-10 Cents Per .Copy . x.16 Pages "'The Governor"' Well coined Homo Members of Clinton Kinsmen Club who did not attend, the District 1 conference at Sarnia last weekend and those who returned home early, ' ranged a reception and parade for Malt Edgar Mon- day afternoon. . The Kinsmen and Kinettes were paraded around the town in :their red gown and mortar-board caps 'on two decorated farm wagons,. FIRST FOR CLINTON ait Edgar Elected Kinsmen Governor, rand Parade On Arriving Home CMS 'TEACHER Rural Development Committee Discussed Peter Walden, seven, received a fractured right thigh in a dollisicrn near Central Huron Secondary School on Friday el-, ternoon. He was riding his bicycle when he was in collision with a car driven by LAC Earl Craig Atitheny, 20, of RCAF Clinton. The accident occurred Shortly after the school's annual cadet inspection and Cadets gave ern- ergeney aStiStarice. Peter is the only son of Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Walden, Joseph Street. The Weather 1964 1963 High Low High Low May 14 59 43 57 40 15 89 83 63 38 16 72 41 84 39 17 73 39 0 42 18 13 40 66 40 19 81 55 63 39 2() 67 47 58 46 Reim .35" Rain: .86" Huron County Council will be asked at - its June session to set up a - re - development committee under the govern- ment's Agricultural Rehabilita- tion and DevelopMent Act. - • More than 50 county repres- entative's met at Clinton Thurs- day night to discuss formation of the committee. The meeting was sponsored by the Huron. County Federation of Agricul- ture., Morris Township Reeve SteWart • Proctor) chairman of county council's -agriculture and reforestation committee, said ARDA could make redevelop- ment Projects eligible for gov- .errarient 'The meeting was highlighted by. s' panel discussion ..on the possibilities of ARDA and rural development in Huron 'County. D. H. Miles, of Clinton, county agricultural representative, was moderator. The principal aim of rural de- velopment was "to broaden the economic base for full employ- ment of local persons within the local area, the panel agreed. Norman Alexander, of the Huron County. Sail and Crop Improvement Association, said there isn't a farmer in West- ern Ontario Who is not con- cerned with the 'problem of water. Hullett Township clerk Han,- ry Tebbutt, a member of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, said that in the past Auxiliary Plans Anniversary Tea The regular meeting of the Huronview Auxiliary was held on Tuesday, May 19, 1964: After routine business plans, for the anniversary tea w 'or e discussed. This is the 5th birth- day of the auxiliary and is to be held on Wednesday, June 3 in the arts arid crafts room at Huronview from 2:30 to,, 4:30 p.m: • Since this is a county effort, an invitation is being extended to all the women of Huron County. There will be a display and sale of the crafts done by the residents, also a 'tour of the building. A presentation was, made to Mrs. Val Townsend who will be making 'her hone in Toronto. The next regular meeting will be held on June 15. 0 Nigerian Pilot Addresses Young Folk At,PMQ's RCAFL-Students and staff of Air Marshall „Hugh Campbell School, RCAF\ Clinton, were treated to a special Victoria Day address on May 15. Lieu- tenant Godwin Ezell°, a pilot with the Nigerian, Air Force spoke on the history and geo- graphy of Nigeria. , Lt. Ezell° is attending School of Instructional Technique, RCAF Clinton, He is a gradu- ate of St, Patrick's School,' and Holy Ghost College, Owent Eastern Nigeria, He holds city and Guilds of London Advanced Technological )'rapers in Tele- communications. Joining the NAV, he was selected for flying training in Canada) and recently earned his pilot's Wings at RCAF Penhold, year the 'authority 'has' received 40 - 50 applications for' farm ponds 'compared to one or two , in a previous 10-year period. Mrs. Thomas Govenlock, of Seafortb, lady director of the (Continued on,Page Three) 0 John Roorda Wins Special ICC. Scholarship John Rcoi'da has done it again. This time, it's a $3,000 special scholarship for 1964-65 awarded by the National Research cil, and is one "of 16- awari14, for students studying in the United Kingdom. John is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Roorda, Clinton, and graduated from Clinton District Collegiate Institute in 1957. At that time he was awarded the Sir Ernest Cooper Scholarship for highest standing in Grade 13. This was -the start of a. string of accomplishments in the aca- demic world. John enrolled in -the Engin- eering Faculty of University of Waterloo in 1958. He was awarded several Dominion- Provincial Bursaries and won the, Faculty Prize (for top rank- ing student) for four years in succession, In 1961 he received the Uni:;- varsity of • Waterloo TultiOn Scholarship, and graduated in Ally, 1962 with a degree of Bachelor of Applied Science (13.A.Sc.). Mr. Roorda received the Gold Medal Award of the Association of Professional En- gineers of the Province of On- tario for being the top-ranking student in the 1962 graduating class in Engineering. It was September of that year he left Canada to continue studying at the University of London, England, on an Athlone Fellowship. This is awarded by the British Government to Canadian 'engineers and pro- vides for two years post-gradtt- ate training in the United King- dom. . 'The National Research Coun- cil special scholarship he has now been awarded will finance further research toward a PhD degree in Structural Engineer- ing. Mr, Roorda will be returning to Canada on completion of his work in the United Kingdom. Ile was married to Sylvia RI- singe on. August 25, 1962, and they have one daughter. She was formerly a hair Stylist in GOderith, For the first 'time in the 12 year 'history of the Kinsmen Chili of Clinton, it will be rep- resented in the national execu- tive of Kinsmen clubs, ,After ,a colorful and. very .f-sriotis campaign at the Dis- trict No. 1 conference in Sarnia last weekend, Malt Edgar was elected governor of the district. The popular CHSS teacher was elected over Larry Woods, of Preston, by a vote of 113 to 91. Mr. Edgar was deputy dis- trict governor two years ago foi; Zone "B". He also has won many awards !in Kinsmen com- petitions. , The governor's duties will be Entries Coming In For Spring Fair, Saturday, May 30 Entire. plans are now com- plete for the Clinton Spring Fair to be held on Saturday, May 30 and to be opened by the Hon, John • Diefenbaker. Accompanying Mr. Diefenbaker to Clinton 'will be Mrs. Diefen- baker and Mr. and Mrs. Elston Cardiff. Three ladies who will be guests to entertain bath Mrs. Diefenbaker and Mrs. Car- diff are Mrs. Charles Mac- Naughton, wife of the Ontario Minister of Highways; Council- lor Mrs. Alice Thompson, Clin- ton, and Mrs. May Mooney, mayor of Goderich. According to secretary-trea- surer, William, Riehl, entries are coming in quite well, al- though they are mainly receiv- ed the morning of the fair with deadline being 11:00 a.m. Prize lists are being picked up at both his home and at the Agriculture office. All .judges 'have now been froth, the Slate being complete with 'two Clinton men named to judge the floats as they pass along the parade • route from 'the Legion Hall to the Community Park, entering from the Mill Street entrance. Where these men will be stationed is up to themselves; so floats will have to be up to par along entire parade route. There is an excellent response to the newly added "Baby Show" and the poultry classes, We maj see some nice ,little chicks in both these classes. EntrieS in the baby show must be officially registered by 2:30 p.m. on fair day. This show is being held in the lobby at the community swimming pool in the park. The secretary-treasurer will be 'the guest of Cliff Robb, CKNX farm editor on 'the pro- (Continued on Page 16) 0 Draw Winners For Legion Cash Prizes Eraws for $175 in three priz- es were held at the VE-Day banquet in Clinton Legion hall last Wednesday. The winners were: first, $100, George Yates; $50, Grant Stirling and $25, Harold McPherson. The draws were made by J, E. "Cap" Cook and George Wil- son, the 'two oldest veterans present, and Mayor W. J. Mil-. ler. Legion treasurer Percy Brown was convener of 'the draw. visiting many of 'the 73 clubs in 'the district, which includes all 'Western Ontario from Bur- lington Owen Sound . to Windsor, The executive' of District 1 are also all from Clinton Kins, men. 'They are: Gordon Grigg, World Council chairman; Andy Peterson, 'treasurer; F r.a. n k Coolc, bulletin editor; Clarence Denomme ;information and edit- cation eltairmnn; Doa ray, co- • When addressing . the .CHSS Cadet Corps at the conclusion of the annual inspection on. Fri- day, Lt.-Col. L. G. Vickers, CO, 21st Field Regiment, RCA, the reviewing officer told them they had done 'a sterling job, and "'the •parade was one of the best I've seen". The officer was introduced by the chief instructor, Capt. Aubrey Langdon, after CHSS Cadet Lt.-Col. Mike Burns had formed his corps into a hollow square in front of -the review- ing stand. The cadets were inspected by Lt.-Col. Vickers and Capt. C. L. Scott-Brown, Western Ontario area cadet inspecting officer. Other Members of the in- specting party were: D. J. Cochrane, principal; Flight Lieut, Mike Jennings, CDCI board cadet chairman and a member of 'the RCAF; Mayor W. J. Miller, K. W. Colquhoun, president, Clinton Legion Branch. Instructor of the CUSS Cadet Corps No. 399 which is affiliat- ordinator; Chowen, secre- tary 'and Ken .Scott, expansion and inter-club chairman, The three-day conference was arranged around a "Bonanza" theme, Clarence Denomme acted As Edgar's manager for the cam- paign 'leading up 'to the con- ference and also at the affair. The host club of saraia was decked out in Stetson hats. and Western garb. Many other dele- ed with the 21st Field Regi- ment, RCA, Wingham, are: Capt. Aubrey Langdon, chief instructor; Lieut. Don Webster, in charge of the band; Lieut. Malt Edgar,. range officer; Lieut. Ken Clynick, instructor; Lieut. Robert Welsh, quarter- master; and cadet instructors Carl Blackmore, Bruce Faulds and Robert Mann, all 'teachers at CHSS. The CHSS battalion com- manding officer was Lt.-Col. Mike Burns; his second in cam, mind, Major Dennis. Shipp; and regimental sergeant major, Keith Ashton. Two Companies Major Doug Macaulay was OC of "A" . Company with Capt. 13. McConnell as second in command and Doug Fremlin as company sergeant major. "A" Company platoon offic- ers were: No. 1L-Lieut. Elwin Kingswell, Sgt. Gordon Tait and Cpl. Clare Magee; No. 2—Lieut, Campbell McAlpine, Sgt. David Ptigh and Cpl. Melvin Crich,; No. 3—Lieut. Gordon Moodie, gations 'had eqqally colorful costumes. Delegates said the get-to- gether was one of the best or- ganized and successful in Kins- men history. Attending the convention were Keith Adams, of Calgary, na- tional president; and Hal Rog- ers, of Toronto, who founded 'the Kinsmen organization in Hamilton in 1.920. (Continued on Page 11) Sgt. Keith McLean, Cpl. Fred Jewson; No. 4 — Lieut. Steve Cooke, Sgt. Bill Strong and Cpl. G. Vanderburg. "B" Company officer com- manding was Major Borden (Continued on Page Nine) St. Thomas Man Killed After Visit To Clinton A St. Thomas man, Louis Burns Powers, who had' been visiting Clinton relatives, was killed on his way home on Saturday, May 16, in a two- car crash at Elginfield. His wife, the former Clara Elizabeth Lockwood, was ser- iously injured. All four oc- cupants of the other vehicle were injured. Mr. Powers died in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Born in Ayhner, May 16, 1898, Mr. Powers was a life resident of the St. Thomas - Aylmer •area. He retired' in 1961 from the Ontario Hydro where he was employed for 44 years. He was a member of Tecum- seh Masonic Lodge, No. 144, AF and AM, St. Thomas, and a member of Grace United Ch- urch, St. Thomas. He married Clara E. Lock- wood, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lockwood, of Clinton in September, 1919. Other survivors are: •two sons William Louis, Windsor and John Frederick, Toronto; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Donna) Sinalldon, Greenville, Ohio. The funeral service was held from the P. R. N'Villiams fun- eral home, Sit. Thomas, Tues- day, May 19, with interment in Elmdale Memorial. Park, St. Thomas. Pallbearers, and flovverbear- ers were all members of Mas- onic Lodges. hoAmelV1. osonie service Was held 11/fen t day evening at he fttneral Attending 'the funeral froM Clinton. were Mrs. Russell Col- clough RR 3, Clinton, with whom 'the Powers had' been visiting; and Mr. AM MrS, James Lockwood, Queen Street.