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Clinton News-Record, 1964-12-10, Page 1ec THE .H.VRQN) RECORD— 81st YEAR THE NEW 57th YEAR r VOTERS HAD TO STAND IN LINE AT SOME .POLLS` At The Town Hall, Voters Registered For Wards 1 and 4 . (News-Record Photo - By John Visser) Couple From Holmesville Husbi,nd,i tde, S No. $0--The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1954 $4,00 Per Year---10 gents Per cppy,12 .P.P9po Miller, Agnew, Sutter Ousted Pick Four New (ouncillors UNCIL INCUMBENTS 'HEAVE Heavy Voting Carries 70 Per Cent Majority A heavy turnout of voters braved snow and chill winds Monday to cast ballots in Clinton's municipal election which ousted the incumbent mayor, reeve, ,deputy-reeve and the only female council candidate, SES FOR PORTRAOT Memory, It was cosidered the vote might have set a record for voter participation for Clinton. About 1150' of the, 1860 reg-istered voters went' to the polls turnout of about 62 per cent. Most candidates for all posi- time reminded ratepayers in their pre-election speeches, ad- vertisements and campaigns that they favored a new arena `for Clinton by 19671 improved sidewalks and streets and hard Work in the interests of Clin- ton, Building Code Issue One main issue believed to !have been responsible-eats least in part — for the heavy vote against the incumbents was the National Building Code. The code was advocated by the Planning Board, and twice vot- ed down by the mayor, reeve, deputy-reeve, and ' councillors H, F. Noonan and Mrs. F. G. Thompson despite a delegation from the Chamber of Commerce at the last regular council meeting which requested the code adoption. The greatest upset in the election was that of former reeve Morgan Agnew. Mr. Ag- new had planned to seek the wardenship of Huron County if he was re-elected reeve. 20 Years Service Since 1939 he has seen 20 years service in the municipal arena, including two years as mayor of Clinton, 15 years as a councillor, 18 months as deputy-reeve, and 'about 18 months as reeve. He wes chair- man of the Public Works com- mittee, and a member of three other committees. The 312 votes cast for him in this election were the least cast for any candidate. Ex-mayor W. J. "Bill" Miller also was soundly defeated at the polls, and drew the second lowest number of votes. He had served eight years as mayor of (Continued on Page Twelve) The code — according to Planning Board chairman Duff Thompson—was the first step Three Villagers Elected Baylield Sways Stade ote tenverels readying • Clinton for al advancement and was 0 n - required before zoning could be Turns Up At organized: Jolly Gentleman Visits Clinton CLINT WS 1R Bayfield voters swarmed to the polls on Monday to sway the Stanley Township vote for area school trustees. Of the nine candidates for election, five were from the Bayfield area; two were from the Varna area, and there was one from each of the Zurich and Clinton areas. ' When the votes were tallied, three Bayfield candidates and two Varna area candidates had been elected to the five posi- tions. Taylor Leads John Taylor of Varna was top vote-gettet with 365 ballots cast for him, only.four of which were marked at Bayfield. Merton Merner of Bayfield got 384 votes, 215 feoin reel- dents' of Bayfield, and Seines Cleave of AR 3, Bayfield, got 326 `votes, 203 from Bayfield. In the fourth position was Mr. Allan is a committeeman foe District TWo of the Ontario White Bean Growers' Market- ing Board and for the past five years has held the world ,championehip for White bean grewing. The Order which he attacked was the inajdr issue at a Meet. log of 'the bean board's Varlet Two attended by more than 100 growers from Hilton and Perth counties. Charges Pressure Me. Allan said five, years ago the board had difficulty soak, big mono' because the London plant was too big a mill to handle one minnedity, "gow that the Plant is On. its own and making Money it cleared $7,605 this year the fai% prodtietS Marketing board issues an order that we get otit Of it," aVirr, Anan He said preSSure,frorn private bean dealerS. had been brottght to bear,. saying hot 621.6 tingle Bruce Keys of Varna with 325 votes, five of which were mark- ed at Bayrfield. Fifth placer was Jack Sturgeon of Bayfield with 311 votes, 215 from Bayfield voters,. ' Votes Liited The- other candidates and their total votes follow:. George Cantelon, RR 5, Clin- ton, 304; William Coleman, Bayfield, 268; Leslie Arm- strong, .Ba.yfield, 253; Russell Grainger, RR 2, Zurich, 228. . Votes east in Bayfield for the four defeated candidates..were as follows: Carttelon, 3; Cole- man, 4; Armstrong, 17; Graing- er, 7. Goderich Township In the Goderlch Township election for councillors and school trustees, also held on Monday, 3. C. Hindmarsh was decisively edged off the coun- cil slate. At the township nomination complaint about the plant has been made by growers, Against the Law Gordon Hill of Varna, a member Of the rant Products Marketing Board, told the Meeting the bean beard has been operating against the law by subsidizing the London plant with money levied against the growers. (The bean board collects eight cents per hundredweight of beans tfrem the growers, uses (Continued on Page Seven) The Weather High Low :High LoW 1964 196;3 Dec: .8. '26. 13 28 13 4 25 19 29 20 5 21 14 31 2 6 20 .5 32 22 3 10 41 27 8 .29 18 35 26 .33 13 33 24. Sn6Wt. 2" 'SnetV.: Clinton's new mayor; Donald E. Symons, collected more than 70 per cent of the votes cast for the position of mayor, de- feating incumbent W, 3. Mil- ler, 814-817. • The new reeve, Duff Themn, son, drew 72 per cent Of 'the votes cast for 'that post, sound- ly beating incumbent iVforgari Agnew who - polled the least votes of any candidate the election, . Four New Faces • George Wonch, the new deputy-reeve, beat incexnbeht John Sutter 720,390, an edge of better 'than 65 per cent. .. Mrs. F. G. Thompson was the. one council candidate left' out of the running by More than 200 votes, with newcomer James Armstrong leading the Polls in the councillor's race. . • There are four new faces on council this yeare Me. Arm- strong Gordon Lawson,. John strong, and Cameron proctor. Incumbents Norm Livermore and IL F. Noonan. were returned -to council seats. The election brought more ratepayers to the, 'polls than have turned out to vote within 4,.)toien GODERICH—Five dollars in U.S. funds which turned up in the Clinton liquor store recent- ly brought William Rutledge, 39, of Goderich, to court here last Thursday. He pleaded guilty to a charge of break and enter with intent to commit an indictable of- fence, and he also, pleaded guilty to consuming liquor in Gode- rich Nov. 26 while being an in- terdicted person. Five dollars in U.S. currency was reported missing from the Nelson Street home 'of Frank Clark here Nov. 26. It was lat- er recovered in Clinton. Entry to the Clark home was gained by breaking the glass in a kitchen door and un- locking the door. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hod- gins of Holmesville have been elected to the chief positions of their respective Orange Lodge associations in Clinton. Mr. Hodgins was elected Worshipful Master of the Loyal Oraege Lodge, 710 in .-electrons held et the 'Lodge late last month. Mrs. Hodgins was installed as Worthy Mistress of the Clin- ton Ladies Orange Benevolent Association at a meeting in Clinton Tuesday night. Promotes Objectives The Loyal Orange Lodge was formed in an effort to hold the. Protestant religion together and to promote the objectives of the church. In Clinton there are about 100 male members , and the ladies' organization has about A Chuckle The wife got her car fouled up in a traffic jam. Every turn she made was blocked until she finally couldn't move at all. "What'll I do now?" she wailed to her husband. "I certainly couldn't say," he replied. "But I bet if you chnib- ed into the back seat you'd think of something." 30 members. Each organization holds two meetings per month. The LOL stands behind the Red Ensign as Canada's flag, and supports by donations wor- thy organizations such as the. Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the Muscular Dys- trophy Association, and memb- ers sell tags each • year to raise money for the True Blue and Orange Homeless Children's Home at Richmond Hill, Ont. LOBA Installations Mrs. Hodgins was installed Worthy Mistress at the LOBA's regular Chnistmas Party held Tuesday, which was attended by 15 members of the organiza- tion. Other officers installed were: Immediate Past Mistress, Mrs. Emmerson Heard; DeputysMis- tress, Mrs. Bill 1V1eIlwaire Jun- ior Deputy-Mistress, Mrs. Nin- ian Heard; recording secretary, Mrs. Don Pickard; financial Doug Miles, Huron County Agricultural Representative pre- sented the trophy for its don- or, Mr. Cardiff. The presentation to Mr. Gern- mell was the highlight of the yeat's activities of 25 4-H clubs in Huron County with a total membership of 372. 1.6 Projects The award winner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gem- Mell, and won the coveted trophy for being the outstand- ing all-'round- 441 member in the county. Among the considerations in- volved, were his contribution to home and community activities. He is a member of the Sea-, forth Junior Farmers and has completed 16 4-H projects.. D. S. Pullen, assistant agri- cultural representative for the county who directed the 1964 444 program, said 92.8 percent of all 471 projects undertaken., were completed. He said he Was assisted by 54 voluntary club 'leaders. Clinton Winner Thirteen-year-old Kathy Dale of RR 1 Clinton was awarded the Warden's Novice Trophy aa the novice member obtaining the highest standing. It was presented• to her by County Warden Ralph Jewell, Reeved Colborne Township. Tom Ailey of RP, 1 Londes- boro Won the R, T, Belton Tro- phy for hits grain exhibit, and Barbara Shepherd also of RP, Ldrideabore, won the Reiss Savauge Trophy for gilt• Jim Broadfoef of RR 1 Bruce. field wen the Hawn County Hog Producers' .6,Ward for champion swine sheivmait and Church Gibson PP, I C61-rioi , secretary, Mrs. Jan Keene; treasurer, Mrs. Wilfred Glaz- ier; chaplain, Mrs. Wilfred Colclough; guardian, Brother Wilfred Glazier; director of eeremonies, Mrs. • Tom • -O'Con- nell;. first lecturer, Mrs. Peter Harrison; Deputy-lecturer, Mrs. Tam Deeves; Inner Guard, Bro- ther Clayton, 'lodging; ' 'Outer Guard, Brother Alex McMich- ael; second committee, Broth- er Tom. Deeves; third commit- tee, Mrs. George Falconer; aud- itors, Mrs. Wilfred Colclpugh and Mrs. Peter Harrison. Sick and visiting committee, Mrs. John Pickard, assisted by Mrs. William McIlwain; press repor- ter, Mrs. Peter Harrison. Following installation of of- ficers the Worthy Mistress pre- sented the immediate Past Mis- tress, Mrs. Heard, with a Past- Mistress jewel. Lodge closed, followed by a Christmas party (Continued on Page Seven) won the Bank of Montreal (Clinton Branch) award for the highest score for a first year member in the swine club. Special Awards The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Blyth and Aub- urn branches) Award for the highest score in dairy clubs went to Nellie Bean of 'Walton and Joan Elliott of RR 1 Zurich won the John A. Anstett award for, the highest score in calf clubs. Ted Dunn of RR 3 Bayfield, president of the Huron County (Continued on Page Twelve) Flower Shoppe Business Opens Pol. the thoughtful husband, the husband in the dog house, the swain who would make an impression, or the grateful who would make •their appreciation known it the form Of a gift, John and June Smith have opened a Flower Shoppe on Al- bert Street, The neW main street bus- iness is located in the former premises of Clinton Meat Lock- er, betweee. Eaton's Order Of- fice and Bartliff's Restaurant, The Smiths Who also op- erate Clinton Greenhouse and Garden Centre -- are selling out flowerS and, plants from 25 dents and up, A dollar Or two buys a plant which can last for months and brighten the bleak- est winter day The Shoppe is open Monday through Saturday frbatl 9 tun, WO pan.• There is free delivery in the area, meeting in Clinton on Nov. 27, Reeve Grant Stirling and Dep- uty-reeve Everett McIlwain were returned to office by ac- clamation. Four men were nominated far the three positions of council, and eight were nominated for the five 'school trusteeships. Jenkins Tops Slate In the council race, William Jenkins was top vote-getter with 362; Harry Oakes placed (Continued on Page Seven) ST FAMILY P Bean King Raps Board ZURICH--Robert Allan of Brucefield charged here Tuesday that pressure from private companies was behind an Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board order that' the bean board sever its connec- tions with its London processing plq,nt. • Mayor and Mrs. Symons, Jane, Lorraine and Barbara (News-Record Photo By John, Visser) Clinton LCB0 The bewhiskered, redqloSed sYnlbol Of the OhriStmas season Visited Clinton Saturday on his annual rounds of all towns, villages, cities and ham- lets around the country, Santa Claus, feature of the Clanton :Retail Merchants Cornmhtee.Spokisored Santa Claus Parade, was paraded through town on a wagon driven by Aubrey. TO11 of I3Iyth, Elgin 3osling of PR 1 Londesboro rode With Vir, Toll, More pictures on ?age 12. (Iittbto by Olson) 4-H Awards Banquet Held At Wingham WINGHAM—Ken Gemmell, a 20-year-old 4-H meniber from Kippen was awarded the Elston Car- diff Citizenship Trophy here last Friday at the annual Huron County 4-H Achievement Night.