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Varna Couple Hurt
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Weekend. High*ay (rohes Leave Aftermath OfWreckage, Injuries, Gages
THE NEW ERA — 97th YEAR THE HURON RECORD 8ist YEAR
CLINTON,, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1964 No. 44--The Home Paper With. The News $4.00 Per Year-10 Cents Per Copy-12 Pages.
CONTRACT AWARDED F N POST OFFICE
Seven Persons Injured.
In Weekend Collisions
Seven persons were admitted to hospital over
the weekend after four separate highway crashes
in the Clinton area caused damage estimated at
more than $9,000 to seven vehicles.
THIS IS AN ARCHITECT'S SKETCH OF CLINTON'S NEW FEDERAL BUILDING
Announcement of the award of a $188,691 con-
tract for the construction of a new Federal Building
at Clinton was "announced in Ottawa this week. by
Public Works Minister Hon. Jean-Paul Deschate-
lets.
At press time Wednesday
two of the injured had been re-
leased from hospital and the
five other victims were report-
ed in satisfactory condition.
On Wednesday of last week a
woman pedestrian was killed
as she walked along .:Mighway
4 inside the town limits of Men-
sal and a Brnssels man was
killed in a car-truck crash near
Brussels.
List Injured
(Separate accounts 'of those
two accidents appear elsewhere
in ithis edition of the News-
Record.)
Injured in the weekend
accidents were:
Harvey Taylor, 68, Varna;
Mrs. Harvey Taylor, 61, of
Varna;
Reginald Bell, 49, of Gode-
rich;
"1%frs": 'Reginald" Hell;'•42,' of
Goderich;
Clayton Fryfogle, 56, of
Toronto;
Robert Gordon Adams, 44,
of Weston;
And an unidentified Lon-
What Would
Lester Say?
BLYTH — This village isn't
planning to sit around and wait
for "the cartoonists in Ottawa"
to come up with another pro-
posed Canadian flag which may
'or Mary not be accepted as
Canada's national flag.
• Village council Monday night
ordered a new Red Ensign'
which will have its initial use
Nov. 11, Reinenibrance Day
holiday.
More than 200 students were
honored Friday night when
they were presented with dip-
lomas, certificates and special
awards and prizes at the an-
nual commencement at Central
Huron Secondary School,
Eighteen - year - old Nancy
Olde, enrolled in the honors bi-
ology class at the University
of Western Ontario, and daugh-
ter of Brock Olde, science de-
partment head at CHSS, Walk-
ed off with seven awards.
The top Clinton student had
a percentage of 83 in nine
Grade 13 subjects and won the
Ontario scholarship diplamia;
the E. A. Fines Award in math-
ematics; four W. D. Fair schol-
arships, and the Sir Ernest
Cooper scholarship for the
highest perdentage in Grade
13.
Crop Report
Optimistic
Ora:in cam harvesting IS pro-
gressing rapidly during warm,
sunny weather and above aver-
age yields ita.ve been reported
according to the Weekly crop
report issued by Don Pullen,
assistant to the agridultural
representative for Huron
County.
The sugar beet and tUrnip
harvest is well underway end
pasture conditions Continue to
be, favourable in many areas.
Winter wheat appears to be
Well established.
The eompletIon of fan plow-
hig has already marked the
end a another crop season on
seine Owns.
don man . believed to have
been driver of a• truck in-
volved in the accident in
which Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
were injured.
Animal On Highway
Four persons were injured
Saturday evenirig in a twoecar
crash on Highway 8 a short
distance outside rthe Clinton
town lb-nits.
Ontario Provincial Police
said a west-bound car driven
by Mr. Bell swerved into :the
path of an east-bound ear driv-
en by Mr. Adams while trying
to avoid. collision with a cattle
beast which had wandered onto
the highway.
• Mr. Bell's 1964-model car and
a 1961-model car driven by Mx.
Adams were demolished; dam-
age was, estimated at more
than $5,000.
Brucefield Crash
Mrs. Bell, a passenger in her
husband's car was taken 'to St.
Joseph's 'Hospital, London.' Mr,
Adams, Mr. Bell and Mr. Fry-
fogle,", a passenger in the Ad-
ams' car, were admitted to Clin-
ton Public Hospital.
Mr. Bell was released Tues-
day.
Police said the cattle beast
which caused "the accident was
not injured as far as was
known. No charges were laid.
The accident happened about
7:30 p.m.
Three persons went to hospi-
tnii following a car-truck collis-
ion in Brucefield shortly after
11:30 p.m. Sunday.
Driver Fled
OPP Constable D. A. Bower-
ing said the accident is still
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$8,500 In Awards
More than $3,500 — not in-
cluding dominion - provincial
bursaries--and the largest sum
ever won by students at the
school was distributed „ this
year to the honor roll students.
Prior to prize-giving, guest
Speaker A. P. Gordon, regis-
Contribute
To UNICEF
A number of the ghosts, gob-
lins end gremlins on the prowl
in Clinton Saturday night
(Mallewe'en Eve) Will be car-
rying containers "clearly label-
led: "UNICEF".
The children ere Soliciting
cash gifts for that oiganiza-
ton — United Nations Interna-
tional Children's Emergency
Fund—land whatever donations
they are able to bring in will
be distributed to UNICEF.
When they go out in their
cattuines knocking at doors
across Clinton, they are gather-
ing t realbs for children an over
the world.
OMA Sponsored
The treats they receive—in
their UNICEF bok--will help
children in over 100 co-Unities.
Pennies Will buy Mlk, food, me,
idieine and books. They will
help train nintes and teadlie'ts.
The UNICEF Collection In
Clinton as been organted by
the. Clinton Ministerial ASsocia-
tinn asSisted by the sehool staff,
pupals from Clinton Public
School, St, Joseph's Separate
School, Calvin Christian School
and Air' Marshall Hugh Oantp-
bell School,
Council
A new arena estimated , to
cost $160,000 was ,approVed as
a., Centennial .project ,for Cline
ton at a special session of town
council Monday night.
Approval for the project was
required before application for
a 'Centennial grant could be
made. A Centennial • grant
would provide about $7,000.
At Monday's meeting the
bylaw approving en arena as
a Centennial project was given
first and second readings. The
bylaw will be given third' read-
ing at council's next regular
meeting Nov. 9.
Need Plebiscite
Mayor W. .1. Miller said the
bylaw does not mean council
has decided to build an arena.
"We can't make that decision
until we know whether that's
What the people want," he said.
Mr. Miller said if the Cen-
tennial grant is approved 'by
the Centennial committee, a
tray of the University of Wat-
erloo told studentS they must
not confuse ability with intelli-
gence. "You must have a pur-
pose in life," he told students,
parents and friends, "but you
must know what that purpose
is."
Bonnie }Tomtit), an honors
Student at University of Wes-
tern Ontario, whose father, Ro-
bert Homuth,' is Vice-Principal
of 'the school, received two W.
D. Fair Scholarships.
Grade 12 Honors
Nigel Bellchaniber, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Bellehamber
of Bayfield was awarded the
George Jefferson 1Vremorial
Scholarship, and Patricia Cox
of RR, 2, Ba,yfield, won two W.
D. Fair Scholarships.
Other Grade 13 graduates re-
ceiving awards Were: Wendy
Kay McGee, General Proficien-
cy; William Trevenac the Can-
ada Packers Limited award;
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Memorial Vase
Dedication Set
At St. Andrew's
A vase in memory of the
latet Rev. Dr. and Mrs, D. J.
Lane will be dedicated Sunday
morning during the service in
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Ch-
urch,
The vase is being given by
the Madeleine Lane Auxiliary
to the chinch as a inenioriar
tribute to Dr. and lVfra,, Lane
for their long years of service
in the church and the com-
munity,
r ves
plebiscite would have to• be
held in Clinton to determine
Whether,•ratepayers are Warne
to pay off a debenture which
would be needed to finance the
arena.
He 'said the debenture • would
likely be 'for "at least $100,000,"
and would probably be held
next spring but "certainly with-
in the next 12-14 months."
Committee Meetings
The ideal 'time for such a
mlove would be et the same
time as th•e impending-munici-
pal elections, but. Mr. Miller
said by that time this year it
e
probably will not be known
what amount of money would
Ve required by debenture .-for
the arena project.
Councillor Don 'Symons, one
of council's two+ representatives
on the arena committee, said
two or three meetings had been
held during past weeks in 'an
effort 'to determine what type
of arena would be built, and
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how much money would' be re-
quired. to build
He said the cornmittee now
is thinking in terms of an arena
which would cost about
$160,000. It 'would have a reg-
ulation size ice area 180 by 80
feet, dressing rooms, and Stands-
to accommodate 800 persons
with standing room for up to
400 more..
Roller Skating Too
Mr. Symons said the commit-
tee had met with a Peterbor-
ough contractor whose specialty
is . arena construction. He said
the contractor 'had told the
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The Federal Building will
contain quarters for 'the Post
Office Department and the De-
partment of National Revenue;
The contract was let to
Frank Van Buss'ell and Sons
Limited of Lucan, Ont., lowest
of 'three +bidders in response to
advertising for public tenders
Which closed Aug. 26, 1964.
Break Ground Soon
The contractor said be hopes
to break ground on the project
within two weeks, and terms. of
the contract call for completion
within one, year of this week.
The site for the new post of-
fice building is on the corner
of King and Wellington Streets
on a 150-by-110-foot lot pur-
chased earlier from building
suppliers' Ball-Macaulay Limit-
ed.
The new building — with a
frontage of 80 feet arid a depth
of 65 feet—will be of precast
concrete columns and precast
panels with the balance of the
exterior of smooth grey brick.
in panels between ..the precast
columns.
Ultra-Modern • Design
The one-storey building will
have aluminum window and
door frames and full-length
plate glass in the doors and
the entrance lobby and vesti-
bule will have terrazzo floors
with painted plaster walls.
The remainder of the build-
ing will be finished in 'a com-
bination of linoleum floor Coy-
ening, painted plaster walls and
acoustic ceilings. Heating will
be by a hot water gas-fired
system.
The new building will re-
place the three-storey, red brick
Clinton landmark only a block
away which was built by S. S.
Cooper in 1903.
Expand Working Area
Postmaster Art 'Ball told the
The Weather
High Low High Low
1964 1963
Oct. 23 45 28 80 54
24 42 80 19 48
25 ,52 30 75 57
26 06 35 74 49
27 08 44 65 48
28 05 42 59 29
29 59 48 46 33
Rain: .17" Rain: .09"
News-Record the new facilities
Would expand the working area
of the Clinton Post Office; by
almost six times the existing
space.
The postal department now
occupies only about 800 square
feet of the first floor of .the
post office building; 'the bal-
ance is' occupied by the Cm.:
toms (Department of Revenue)
offices.
The second' floor — foreferly
used as an apartment for 'the
caretaker no longer is in use,
and the third floor has been
vacant for some time.
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YPUC Plans
Weekend
Motorcade
-.The Huron Presbytery YPUC
of the United Church of Can-,
ada is sponsoring an interde-
nominational Youth Fellowship
Rally next Friday evening
(Nov. 6) in Wesley-Willis Unit-
ed Church,
Guest speaker for the even-
ing will be the Rev. Gordon
Hume of Hamilton' and the
song leader will be Bob Stoner
of Blenheim. Both gentlemen
have demonstrated 'their 'abili-
ties to the young people of this
area 'before. .
To advertise the upcoming
Rally, the youths will stage a
parade this Saturday afternoon.
The jaunt will start at the Sea-
forth bandshell, travel to Clin-
ton and from there 'to Goderich,
spreading the word about the
get-together as they go. The
parade is to start in Seaforth
at 1:00 pm.
of Seaforth. Burial was: in
Baird's Cemetery. Members of
the Legion- Ladies Auxiliary
conducted' a service at the fun-
eral home on Thursday.
Pallbearers at the funeral
were Wilson Allan, Garnet Al-
lan, Jim Verner, John Skea,
Stewart Bell and W. J. Camer-
on,
County Road
Crash Kills
Brussels Man
BRUSSELS — Ephraim Par-
ish, 60, of Brussels, wet led
Wednesday night when his car
was involved in collision with
a stake truek on Grey Town-
shiP Road No. 16, about snit
miles south of here.
Police said the accident hap-
pened during rain and light
snow,
George Saadi'', 53, alto of
Brusaels, driver of the truck,
Was taken to Wingham and
District Hospital where he was
treated for shock, His Condi-
tion was described as satisfac-
tom
Mr. Parish WAS pronounced
dead at the Scene by Dr. R. W.
Stevens of Brussels._ The acci-
dent was investigated by OPP
countable Murray Vaidenhttrg
of the Wingliarn Detachment;,
CHSS Commencement Held Friday
To Spook You Saturday
The witch in the aboVephoto is well equipped for the exciting activity
she will enjoy on Hallowe'en Eve this Saturday and Maybe she'll be at
your door trick or treating. If she's carrying a UNICEF container, add your
share. It's to help children far less fortunate than our own, Under the
nia4k, shawl, witch hat and cat is Irene "hisser,
(1\lews-Pecora Photo 621 John Vigser)
" Leaves Four Sons
She is survived by Sons,
Glenn, Ronald and Jack all at
home, and Raymond of Toron-
to. Also surviving is her mo-
ther, Mrs. Violet SchWarn of
Hensall, ,brothers Gordon and
Ray of Mensal, Austin of
Stratford, Lee of Hamilton and
Carly, of Petawawa.
Five sisters, Mrs.- Harold
(Nelds) Hansen, Stratford;
Mrs. Bill (Maigaret) Wayne,
B.C.; Mrs. Jack (Violet) Mc-
Parlane, of St. Thornas; Mrs.
Don (Florence) Perdue,
and Mrs. Arthur (May) O'Hara
of Belleville,
Funeral Saturday
The funeral Was Saturday
frOM Ilonthron Funeral Home
conducted by, Rev. D, 0. Fry,
Woman Killed Instantly
I n Accident At Fle' nsall
HENSALL---Mrs. Laurene McKenzie. 50, of
Hensall, was killed instantly last Wednesday night
when she was struck by a car on Highway 4 just
inside the northern limits of town.
Police Said the car was driv-
en by Milton LOve of Mensal,
No charges were laid.
Mrs MacKenzie was the for-
mer Laurene Schwalm. Her
husband, Robert, died Mat.
year.