HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-07-09, Page 1THE NEW EizA,9-7th YEAR THE HURON .RECORD.--$1.st YEAR.
Sgt. Harry Barker
FROM A DUSTY POTHOLE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD SHIPPING CHANNEL
Wednesday's welcome rain turned a dusty pot- Christina Valkenburg, Max;ian Griedanus, Edith
hole on Victoria Terrace into this ,. combination Haverkamp, and' Nellie, Winnie and Alice Haver-
wading pool-playground-shipping channel for chil- kamp.
dreg of the area. In this photo from the left ate: (News-Record Photo By John Visser)
•
Prod Hote for Egg -Boar-
A plan proposed by the Ontario Farm Products
Marketing Board to establish a board to promote
egg consumption and research _into egg uses has
been accepted by Ontario egg and fowl producers._
According to a plebiscite held population.
last week, 68.4 per cent of "We interpret the result of
those voting favored the plan. the voting as an expression of
This is slightly over the 66 per confidence in. the principle of
cent needed to put such a plan the collective marketing of
into affect. farm products .through produc-
A total of 202 producers from er marketing boards," said A.
Huron County cast ballots, The H. K. 'Musgrave, President of
202 .producers represented 260,- the Ontario Federation of Ag-
000 birds, about one-third of
the 740,000 laying hens in the
county.
The Huron Vote
Of the 202 voters, 141 were
in favor of the proposed plan,
59 voted against it ,and two
ballots were spoiled,
Huron County ranks first in
'the province with more than
2,000,000 chickens, about eight
- per cent of Ontario's chicken
riculture.
OFA Gratified
"We of the Federation are
gratified and encouraged by
this expression of confidence: in
the principles in which we be-
lieve.
"We are quite prepared to
admit that marketing boards
cannot solve - all farM prob-
lems, but, until a better system
of serving the farmer has been
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1 R DRENCH!
arched District Crops
oak0 By Inch Of Rain
ERI US DROU H
A steady, soft summer rain which started late
Tuesday and drenched the Clinton district with an
average of one inch of rain by mid-morning Wed-
nesday is credited by many area farmers with sav-
ing entire crops of spring grain and beans.
For the farmers, whose live-
lihood dePends on crop success,
pie thorough soaking came as
Ian, answer to prayers many
have been reciting for weeks.
"It was the best soaking
we've had in over-a year," Doug
/vIdies, Huron -County Agricul-
tural Representative teld the
News.R.ecurd,
Near Breaking Point
"In most areas of the county
We had just about reached the
breaking ,point.
"It wouldn't have taken many
more hot days Without rain to
Wipe out a number of Crops
eepecially, of beans and grain.
"The rain wasn't needed over-
ly for corn which favors dry
Weather, but 'it won't hunt the corn either."
Slow Rain Best
Farmers "agreed a hard rain
could have caused considerable
damage- to crops atter ' a pro-
longed drought, but "that slow
all-night rain couldn't have
been better," one said.
In. the Blyth area especially,
the rain was desperately need-
ed,
In that area in June, 1.2 in-
ches fell, The average rain fall
for that area 'is 3.08 inches. The
July average is less-2.97 in-
ches, but until Tuesday's rain,
none had fallen during July.
Good For Golfers
Bayfield has had rain, but
the extra did no harm.
Suffering from the drought
'to a lesser degree were home
owners and horticulturalists
who,' have had sprinklers work-
d.‘ie, 24 hours. .a day on their
parched lawns and flower gar-
dens.
Clinton's Perfect Rose
Miss Sybil Courtice displays the perfeet Bream-
colored rose raised by her sister, Miss Hattie CoUr.
tire, which was declared grand champion rose of
the annual Clinton Rose Show, Pot picture and
winners' list, please see Page 12,
(News-Record Photo)
Former 'Canadian .Press. Writer- •
Appointed News-Record Editor
The appointment of David B. Scott as Editor
' of the Clinton News-Record was announced this
week by publisher A. L, Coiquhoun.
Mr. Scott, 25, has been in
charge of the Editorial Depart-
ment of the Newg-Recorcl since
June 1.
He came to Clinton from
Windsor, Ont., where he was
Bureau Chief of The Canadian
Press, Canada's national news
Wire service.
Prior to joining The Canad-
ian. Press in Toronto in 1961,
Mr. Scott was an editor and
columnist on -the staff of the
Evansville, Indiana Sunday
Courier and Press.
He earlier worked for the
Daily North Bay Nugget, and
the Woodstock Daily Sentinel-
Review.
MT, Scott was also assistant
news director of Radio Station
CBE of the CBC in Windsor,
an editor and columnist for
Windsor's weekly newspaper,
The Sandwich Herald, and a
contributor to several national
magazines, •
He and his wife, Barbara,
have moved to Mackay Apart-
Mentsi 201 King Street, Clinton.
Dr. R. M. Aldis, County Medi-
cal Officer of Health, issued the
following statement this week
in connection with mass survey
x-rays being carried out
throughout the county.
"Persons who receive an x-
ray in the Mass Survey can be
cohtident that the equipment
and 'techniques used are safe,
"There is great value in per-
Indic chest x-rayS, particUlarly
for people in the age group
40 years and over,
"The whole survey is a spleen'
did forni of °health insurance"
for the people of Huron
County,"
Health Officer
Issues Statement
On X-Ray Survey
The Weather
1964 1963
High Lois High Low
July 2 53 53 80 57
3 81 61 75 62
4 12 51 68 48
5 71 42 75 52
6 80 44 80 55
e4 61 76 64
8 ' 72. 60 65 48
flohu,88" Abint .37"
David E. Scott
New Editor
discovered, we intend to give
them our full support.
"If and when a better sys-
tem of marketing is devised,
the OFA will give the new sys-
tem its wholehearted support,"
(Continued on Page 12)
Highway 4 Crash
Kills Exeter Man
John Laekeman, 30, of Exe-
ter, was killed Saturday when
his car was in collision with
another vehicle on Highway 4,,
about two miles south of Exe-
ter.
Raymond Home, 17, of RR 1
Exeter, driver of the second
car, was reported in satisfact-
ory condition in South Huron
Hospital with multiple body
bruises and face cuts.
20 OnSses
Doug Miles, Huron County
agricultural representative, jud-
ged the many entries in 20 Olas-
ses, and exhibited 22 varieties
of his own roses.
Mr. Miles' roses Were shown
in a spatial section of the diS-
play, and Were not judged for
prizes.
During the show, Miss, Lottie
Slonian Won die door prize---a
Cup and saucer donated by An-
stett Jewellers Limited.
Draw Prizes
Others vvho attended the
shoW won rose bushes, cannas
and "nitirriS , as draw prizes do-
nated by Sohn Steele Smith, of
Clinton Greenhouse' and Garden
Centre..
Top three winners in 646 of
the classes are ttg fellows:
'Win to Mrs. Zdytfie.MeIntyrO,
Mrs, Frank Fingland;
Yellow; Mrs. A. Cudniere,
Mrs, J. W. Coutabir
Pinks Mrs. J. 'W. counter, (coutinruoti on Page lg)
Topless Bikini
Caught On Film
By News-Record
T h a controversial topless
bikini for fenattieS Made ItS
debitt in Clinton this Week
And the News-Record Cain-
eras were On the scene!!:
Pot the first plattre pub-
nsbed in any area newspaper
Of it live feMale Model vocAr..
ing the new bikini, See PAge
Five.
(We didn't. wish to Offend
Seine readers ley pfibliShing
the plant% On Page One
Where it tonIly flees belting.)
Council Meethig
Clinton. Town Council wall
hold Its regular nonthly tuba
it* next Monday, 'July 18, at
8:00 At PPowyl. Awn,
All residents tare htviitoil to
attohd.•
At the Clinton-Bayaald, golf
course, Bill Hulls, son of .owner
Fred Hulls, said the rain would
bring the fairways back to per.
fact shape,
He said sprinklers had been
used on most greens since the
middle of June, but the pain
was about the best thing to
have happened on the course
for weeks,
Tough On Mothers
A survey by the News-Record
showed about the only grOOP
which suffered from the rain
was mothers who had the un-
accustomed raciwt of the shut-
in children to contend with
Wednesday morning, and foot-
printed floors to clean when the
children came back into the
house dining the afternoon,
• By early afternoon, most
sideroads had dried, pavements
were dry, and_ no road wash-
outs or Other damage had been
reportec.L
Schools
Announce
Graduates
This week's edition of the
Clinton News-Record contains
lists of graduates from 'most.
area schools.
Clinton Public School and
Holmcsville Public School,
graduate?d" are listed on Page
Three.
Central. Huron Secondary
School results appear on Page
-Two and are continued to
Page rive where Clinton dist-
rict graduates of Stratford
Teachers' College also appear.
Standings from section
schools in neighboring town-
ships appear throughout the
paper.
Mitchell Man Hurt
In Fall From Dam
Kenneth Hamlyn, 23, of Bel-
mont, suffered, serious head in-
juries last week when he fell
from the Upper Thames River
Dam at Mitchell and struck
'the concrete spillway.
Norm Baird Checks Rainfall
Norm Baird, of Brucefield, whose 4family has
kept weather records for more than 60 years, is
shown checking the amount of rain which fell
Wednesday. At 10:00 a,m.„88 inches had fallen
in the Brucefield area. More fell farther north.
The white box houses maximum-minimum thermo-
meters. (News-Record Photo By John Visser)
Huron OPP Sergeant Harry Barker
Dies Suddenly In Goderich Hospital
Sergeant Harry 'Barker, officer in charge of
the Huron County Detachment of the -Ontario
Provincial Police died at Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital in. Goderich , July 5.
Cpl. Robert keen° who had
been. in charge of the detach-
ment while Sgt. Barker was in'
hospital, continues in charge.
OPP officials said it is likely
a sergeant will be sent from
OPP headquarters to replace
Sgt. Barker.
Here 31/2 Years
Sgt. Barker, who was 53, had
been in charge of the detach-
ment since February of 1960.
He joined the OPP 25 years
ago, and during most of his
service was stationed in eastern
Ontario.
He was promoted to the rank
of corporal in 1953 and made a
sergeant immediately prior to
coming to Goderich from Belle-
(Continued on Page Seven)
Cream-colored Rose Best in Show
A cream-colored rose blos-
som grown by Miss Hattie
Courtice of 18 Joseph Street,
Clinton, and exhibited by her
sister, Miss Sybil Courtice,
the same address, was judged
champion at the Clinton Rose
Show last week.
Miss Courtice's grand champ.
ion rose was all cream-colored
except for tinges of pink at the
outer edge of the petals.
The large Peace variety hy-
brid tea rose topped a heavy
list of entries in the well-at-
tended show at the town coun-
cil chambers sporisered by the
Cllitrton Citizen's Horticultural
Society.
Staff This Summer At Swimming POW
Cathered around the diving board at the Clinton Swimming Pool are
members of the staff for the summer of 1984. Seated are Miss Mary dean,
Wenhant (left) and Miss Carol Thompson, instructors, In the back row, from
the, left: Charles AndreWs, Doug Thorndike, chairman of the pool committee;
Rolfe Cooke, and llon Liyeitiore, supervisor. (2\t6ta'-.8ecord Mote))