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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-09-03, Page 1THE NEW ERA ,97th YEAR No, 0-4.110 :Home Paper With the News THE HURON REcORP alst YEAR 41kiTi$N, Ok-FARIO, *.:HY.RS.1*Y,SIEPTiii:IREKI, 1944 $4,00 Per Year--1(0 cents Per Copy-,10 Posies TOLEN. DYNAMITE OUGHT- 'BY POLICE Twenty sticks of dynamite were being sought by police in the Goderich-Auburn area at press time Wednesday night, Tuesday night held a terrifying few moments for 88 cats and dogs and their young 'owners at the free rabies clinic 'held in Clinton by the Huron County Health Unit, but the animals are now en- sured safety from rabies for at least the next year Inthe above photo, Anne Crittenden holds her pet FRIGHTENED FELINE CRINGES cat, "Silver", while Dr. T. R. Melady of Goderich prepares to administer the dose. Behind Anne is her brother, Paul, holding his cat, "Dusty". The , children are son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crittenden of Orange Street. - (News-Record Photo By John Visser) Legion Hall Reception For Ken, Stelle McRae Clinton's "Mr. and Mrs. Minor Hockey" were honored. Friday night at Clinton Legion HalF at an "Appreciation. Night": sponsored by the -Clinton Minor Hockey Association. Early. honored. Third Pedestrian Hurt A 32-year-old RCAF Station Clinton airman suffered leg injuries Saturday evening when he was struck by a car as he crossed' Albert Street. "Me. Minor Hockey Honored ken MeAae, retiring secretary-treasurer Of the Clinton Minor Hockey As. sociation was honored 'Friday night at an Appreciation Night held in the Legion Half. In the photo above, Mr. McRae is presented token on behalf Of the Association by Don Itay, past-president of the Association, Mrs,- MG (at right) and Association president Doug AndreWS(iii backgrOu.nd) look On. (News-Record Photo Bp Jan VAser) SEAFORTH — Tuekerernith Township Council Tuesday night passed Bylaw No. 9 at its regular monthly meeting to IS'et -tax rates in the Township. for 1964. The bylaw was passed unani- mously after it was read by township 'clerk-treasurer Jam 's McIntosh, The bylaw raises some mill rates, bItt brought no drastie hikes in taxes to ratepayers. Assessment Based on a 'total asseesrnerd; of $2,848,229 for the township, the mill rates for 1964 are as follows County rate, 14.0 Mille, un- changed from last year. The township rate is up two mills to 11.0 for residential 'and farm; 13.5 for commercial. Schoel areas in the town- ship remained unchanged at 8.0 for farm and residential; 9.0 for commercial. School section No. 3 will ha,verto levy this year due to .a surplus from' 1963 taxes. School Areas Union school district was un- changed at 5.0 mills for farm and residential, 5.6 for com- mercial, and ' also unchanged was Seaforth Separate Sehool at 12.5 for farm and readdin- tial , and 13.9 for commercial., Clinton Separate School jum- ped 3.9 mills to 11.9 mills from 8.0 in 1963 for residential and farm,. There is no commercial taxation in the, district, RCSS No. 4 Hibbert mill rate was set at 14,0, the same as last year. There is no com- mercial in the district. The rate for RCUSS No. 3 McKil- lop and Hibbert remained at 14.0 mills. An Council Present Seaforth District H 1,g h School, Central Huron Secon- dary School and South Huron. District High School all brought mill rate hikes. SDHS stands at 16.7 farm and residential; 18.5 commer- ..cial. CHSS is 18.4 and 20.4 commercial, and SI-11)1-15;t1s43.0 . and 14.3 commercial. - Present at the meeting held iii Seaforth Town Hall were Reeve Elgin Thompson, Road Superintendent Andrew Hous- ton, clerk-treasurer J. I. Mc- Intosh, and councillors Irvine Sillery, Victor Lee, Alex Mc- Gregor and Arthur Varley. Rain Slows Harvesting Periodic rains are making the harvesting of spring grain crops' difficult, according to D. H. Miles, Agricultural Repres- entative for Huron County. Except for low-lying 'areas in some fields, white beans have not been hurt although hae-, vesting will be delayed at least two weeks, Mr. Miles said in his' weekly report. Corn Growth Good Simscaling makes fields look as, though they are damaged. Corn is, reported making good growth and is cobbing well. Many fields are beginning to, dent,. arid, silo filling likely. will be later than average. Hay and pasture ate 'report- ed in plentiful supply. .1 LAC Arnold Brian Venables was treated at RCAF Station Clinton hospital, and released. X-rays indicated no bones were broken. The airman was struck by a car driven 'by Cpl. David Fred- erick Campbell, 27, also of RCAF Station Clinton. No Charges The accident happened about 6 p.m. Friday: LAC Venables suffered bruis- es and a,brasions. He was at- tended at the scene by Dr. rx,allic Newland and ,talten the RCAF Station Hospital by an RCAF ainbulanCe. Clinton Police declined to disclose details of the accident, but it Was understood no charges have been laid in eon- neetian 'With the accident, The Weather. 1964 1963 High Lbw Nigh Low Aug. 27 75 45 77 48 28 88, 46- "n 54 28 80 68 /2 66 3t5 :84 56 72 54 31 75 56 67 56 Sept, 3 70 51 75 41 2. 75 45 /4 51 t68" Atibit ,58" 'NW foal of AUgnSt, 1664 was Third Victim The airman was the third pedestrian to- be- struck by a car in Clinton this Summer. Last week, Foster Martell, 19, of RCAF Station Clinton, was struck by a car driven by Wayne Johnston, 22, of Clin- ton. IVIaritell suffered a broken leg. George Kenneth McDonald, First. Entry ins Prize WDERICH J, McLaren of Bearniller entered her first flower thow over the weekend and won two troph- ies. She won the Paton Trophy for the highest number of points in the show and the Denomme PlOrist Trophy' for most points in the, floral At- eangenient Mrs, Donald 1Weittee, also of 5entailleti w the Sheafter Pen 'Trophy far ateuinulating the most points In the hate,- cnItUre SeetiOn. of the thew, Ontario Provincial. Ponce from the• Goderich Detachment told the News-Record the dy- namite was stolen from powder magazines of the. Sift°, Seat Division of Domtar chemicals Limited, on Tuesday, Thieves 'broke into the five magazines on County Road 31. —about two miles east of Gode- rich—and spread two cases of dynamite and detonating caps, over the area. Dangerous The OPP and Domtar effic- leis said, it appeared no caps —used to trigger the dyne- mite=—were taken Constable Alex Twaddle of Coderith OPP, 'investigating of- ficer, said it is quite possible Douglas George Scott was fined. $75 and costs of $7.50 with the alternative of one month in jail. Magistrate H. G. Hays of Goderieh allowed the youth three weeks to pay 17, also of RCAF Station Clin- ton, was struck by a car, June 19 near the intersection of Highways 4 and 8. Driver of the car in 'that instance was Gordon Baxter, 24, of Go'derich. In each of the three 'acci- dents, police attached no blame to the drivers of the cars, and no charges were laid. In Africa Miss Lyon will make use of her medical tratin- ing and medical miseionarY ex- perience to help the people of Angola, a Portuguese province. Before going to Angola, she will. spend about a year in Portugal looming to write and speak the language. Well Qualified The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lyon, of Londesborb, IS well qttalified to handle the task. She went through public and high sehool at Clinton, Arid then trained for rthree years at Vic- toria hospital in London, grad', waling as a llegistered Nurse, Seeking some "adventure, she headed west to Hazeltoii, it small town in north eentral British Columbia, She nursed at Et hospital there for five Years and then Went to qutdti Charlotte City. treated knaiats DettAter its name, Queen Formal invitations have, been mailed to about 130 people in- cluding former School Officer's Commanding and School of Food Services staff, members of Station Clinton staff, mem- bers of the press, members of the Canadian Dietetic Associa- tion, distinguished local civilian Personnel, parents or relatives of the officer cadets, and pres- ent S.P.S. staff, Graduation exercises will get underway at 3 p.m. and will be followecle by a buffet dinner at 5 p.m, 10 Years Old Food Services training •in the RCAF originally was establish- charlotte City is a small town on the Queen Charlotte Isl- ands off The coast of British Columbia, Patients at the hospital there —as was also the rate at Ilan le Miss Vera .Lyon` • Nittugat4htiiiit Stinks Strewn. Const, Twaddle said 'two full boxes of caps Were found in the bush near the looted mag. ezines along with a box of lead wire. The contents of two boxes of dynamite, strewn about •the area, were also recovered, Gordon Muir, manager of the Goderich division of Demtan (Continued on Page Five) Announcement 'of the purch- ase was made by officials of -"Agrjco" at the London office of the company. - The fertilizer Warehouse has been operated for the past sev- eral years by A. J. Mustard, son of the late John Mustard, the former owner. Plan Expansion Agrico officials told the News-Record in 'a telephone interview from London that facilities of 'the warehouse, will be 'expanded in the.near future "to make fertilizer more read- ily available locally." The Mustard property is on two and a half acres of land on the west side of Brutefield and includes three buildings and' an office-sonic, house.. The existing services will he expanded to a complete fertiliZ- er service centre for dry bulk and bag fertilizer. Equipment for applying different types of feetilieer will,, be rented Jo-- farmers, .. To Have Ammonia Agrico officials also said an all-new anhydrous ammonia distributing plant soon will be installed and a railway siding will be laid into' the property. The.Agrico• company now has plants at Chembiy, Que., Port Hope, Orangeville and London. The company took possession of the property here on Tues- day. For ten years 'the School of Food Services 'has responded to this principal aim and while marking its tenth anniversary this year, hopes for the Oppor- tunity to progress further to be introduced to the challeeg- ing commitments of' a new era and to continue its progranime (Continued on Page Eight) ton—were for the most part; Indians. Miss taierx stayed art Queen Charlotte City for two and a half years. • -Sails Sept. 23 She returned to Ontario last. year, aticl took- - a year-long course at'COVereent College, TO- nente, 'This training was &I- lewed by a two-month and a entainenth doutte at ,London :this Stninnee as orientatien for her work in Portttgal. Miss Lyon tails foe Portugal. from New Z.-tark. an Sept. 23, and will he at Lisbon for about year during which Tie .slie Will learn.. to read, speak and. write 'the Peettignate language. She will not -knew for el, most a, _year Whether' She Will be ,giittrited a Vise to Angola,. on specifically where in that proves Thee she will be sent if and when a ViSa"is granted.. Holp Othotot All she knows Mire it that she will be 'working 'either in a mission hospital ar un Seine related field -6(1 iriedital work (Cdnthitied On Page PiVe) The guests of honor, Ken and Stella McRae, were paid tribute by their many friends in this area for the work Mr. McRae has clone for the Clin- ton. Minor Hockey Association of which he has been secretary- treasurer .for the past four years. In his presentation 'speech on ,behalf of the Association, President Doug Andrews not- ed that looking back over the years, "one could never find a better citizen in Clinton's his- tory than Ken". — Present Gift Mr. Andrews read a note from. Fred Sloman who has been sick 'since July and who could not attend the, function. It read in part: "see that Ken and Stella have a merry panty. They are both valuable people," Don Kay, past president of the Association, presented the McRaes with a wall barometer- thermometer - hydrometer on which was engraved "In ap- pretiation—Ken 1Vicleae----From Clinton Minor e Hockey Assoc- ation-1960-64," Mr. McRae 'then spoke brief- ly; quoting a. magazine article on Yogi Berra in which men- tion was made of a time when the Yankee ballplayer was slin- At that time• Berra said:, "I would like to thank each and every one of you for making this night necessary." Mr. McRae said someone when learning of his transfer to St. Marys had noted that town only "a hop, skip and a jump" from Clinton, but Mr. McRae felt "we might as well be moved 'to Cypress or South Viet Natn." He said what he and his wife gave to Clinton•was small in comparison to what they received, He repeated a comment made to a neighbour- by his son, David, when he returned from Camp Ipperwash and first heard the news of his trans- fer. Evening Dance With tears streaming down his :cheeks, David had said, "I thought that it would never happen to me." Following his brief talk, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Parer& — who travelled from Dearborn, Mich. for the 'occasion — presented the Meats With a gift. Mr. Petrere coaches the hockey teams which have come . here on Minor Hockey Day for the past six years, Doctor 'Comforts Accident Victim Dr. Frank Newland and police constable Leroy 'Desch comfort LAC Arn- old Brian Venables, 32, of RCAF Station Clinton after he was struck by a car Saturday evening on Albert Street. (News-Record Photo By John Visser) the missing Sticks of dynamite still are lying around in -the area. Ne said the dynenite could be dangerous — especially if found by children witn did not realize the harmless-looking tubes are explosives. Clinton Court Cases A 17-year-old Wingharn youth pleaded guilty Wednesday in Magistrate's Court at Clinton to the second charge laid against him within two months of having' liquor in'a place other than his residence,. the fine. Scott was charged in Clinton Aug. 1,- when the car he Was driving was 'stopped by con- stables 'Clarence, Perdue and. Ab Shaddick on Albert Street at 9;215 p.m. Second Conviction The officers found two open bottles of beer in the car. "You're a foolish, boy to be back so soon," observed Mag- ietrate Hays, noting Scott had paid a fine of $15 and costs on, his earlier conviction at Wingham on June 10. Scott told the- court he had just changed job's front the. foundry at Wingham to 'a foundry at Galt, and would need three weeks to pay the fine. Pay Or Go To Jail "If your fine is not paid at the end of three weeks, a war- rant will be issued for your arrest and you'll be in jail," the magistrate told the youth, "And 'if you come back a third time, I will hand down a (Continued on Page Five) National Firm Buys Out Old Brucefield Business BRUCEFIELD — The John B. Mustard coal yard here was sold this week to Agricultural Chemical Limited, of Port Hope, Ont., for an un- disclosed amount. School of Food Services Plans Tenth Anniversary The tenth anniversary and graduation exercise of the School of Food Services will be held in the Recreation Centre of RCAF Station. Clinton on Thursday. Plans include the attendance of the sta- tion band and the guard of honour. ed in June of 1941 and forma- tion of a permanent school did not take place until September of 1954, The school at Clinton had the responsibility of teach- ing and directing RCAF Food Services Personnel in correct methods of food preparation, . cookery and service. Londesboro Nurse Assigned To Post In Portugal A Designation Service will be held this Sunday at 9 p.m. in LOndesboro United Church for Miss Vera Lyon, R.N., who has been appointed by the Board of World Mission-to serve in Africa.