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Clinton News-Record, 1965-01-07, Page 11t lilt, THE NEW ERA ,-- 96th Year ' r corcz , THE HURON RECORD Year No. — The Home Paper With the News C.INTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1965 $4,00 Per Year -10 Cents Per Copy -4 Pagel! Hensail Piant E xpan s HENSALL—A 17:000 -square foot addition to General Coech Works of Canada Limited was started Monday at the comp- any's division here. J, C. •Clayton,general man- ager of 'the =many, said the contract — for an undisclosed sum — has been awarded to %pounder Brothees of Stratford. Work is expected to be finieh- ed by the end .of -February this year. A company spokesman said the addition would pis:nide more mean for a welding shop, floor assembly, ough milling and storage space. He said it was "possible" the addition might mean en increase in per.sonnel. / Sharp ,Sales Gain Mr. Clayton siaid General Coanh—a subsidiary of 1:tinco- Wayne InduStries Inc.—exper- ienced a 60 percent increase in 1964 over sales in 1963. He said the -company anticipated a 50 peecenn increase over 1964. this year. General Coach is the largest' pawn of its type in Canada and produces mobile homes de- signed for permanent housing, travel trailers and commercial uses, Clinton Hospitars New Year Baby The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len Archambault cannot be described as. Clinton's first baby of 1965, because she will likely not be raised in town. Her parents live at RR 1 Auburn. But she was the first baby born this year at Clinton Public Hos- pital, and as such will be awarded a silver cup from the Hospital's Ladies' Auxiliary. The girl -7 unnamed art press time—was born at 12:10 a.m.:, Monday, January 4. (.2\iews-Record Photo by John Visser) R NEW TERMS Reeves, councillors and trus- tees of Clinton, Hayfield, Hen: sail and Auburn met in. th.eir respective council chambers early this week to be sworn into office and get an early start at digging into the work for 1965, •OlerIntreasurer John Liver- more of Clinton administered the oath of office to the town's new council in a brief ceremony held at 7:30 Monday night In Hayfield, acting -clerk Lloyd Makin e administered the oath of office 'to 13ayfield's first council in 39 years which met Monday night at the town hall. Welcome Visitors The three trustees of the pol- ice village of Auburn met at the town hall Tuesday evening. In Hensall the four council- lors and the reeve were sworn by Rev. H F. Currie, Clinton Mayor Don Symons who upset incumbent Bill Mil- ler in the December munieipail election welcomed four visitors to. the session and said his coun- cil would welirome any visitors at any council meetings. Appoint Committee The mayor, reeve, deputy - reeve and six councillors gath- ered in a circle, joining hands, and repeated the oath of office after the clerk. Following the ceremony a vote was held to appoint a striking committee whose duty it will be to appoint council- lors to the chairmanships of committees. ReeVe Duff Thompson, Deputy -reeve George Wonch and councillor H, F. Noonan were eleeted to the committee of Whieh the raayor is automatic- ally a member, The committee is expecte4 to, present its selec- tions for committee chairman- ships at the next regular meet- ing scheduled. for 8 p.m., Mon- day, Jan. 11, a bylaw Which 'would give the reeve and couneillars a pay raise of $50 per year. Plan Pay Roise "This will likely be the short- est meeting we'll have all year," Mayor Symons quipped at the close of the meeting which last- ed a little over a half hour, At Hensall, Reeve Norman H. Jones and the four council- lors got right down to business (Continued on Page Five) Commends. CHSS Board The Board of Central Huron Secondary School, this week was commended "for their untiring ef- forts in pursuing a course of action which will en- able the students of their school to secure the benefits of the driver education program." The bcapd. was commended by Jack Fuicher, driving in- etroetor of the school who started work as driving instrue- tor on iVfoncla,y. Prior. to cons- ing to work at CHSS he had been an examiner with ttlie De- partinent of Transport, Mr. Fulcher said driver edu- eation could save the lives of about 50 percent of the stud- ents who might take the course. The main objectives of the Century Of Rule Ends For Hullett Trustees • By Mrs. Wes B.radnock The singing of Auld Lang Syne brought to a close the school meeting of USS No. 5 Hullett as it ended the work of a three -trustee rule which has conducted the business of this section for over 100 years. This section winch has gone into the Hullett Township School Area will now be under the new Trustee Board elected at the Hullett Township nom- ination meeting by acclamation. Ralph D. Munro was the chairmen for the evening and spoke_ of the work done by the TrIusitee Boards down through the years. The secretarystreas- urer, Frank Raithby, presented the financial statemtnt showing a balance of $4,633.13 on, hand. The chairman of the Trustee Heard, Harold 1VIc1linehey, spoke on' the work done during the past year and said that the telephone had been instailed, the fire escape ha ct been com- pleted at a cost of $625.00, and that several new seats had been purcilased. He said the transportation of Grade One to No. 9, and Grade Two to No. 10 as working eat- lafactorily and that no change would be made 'until next term. 'Lawrence Plaetzer was again appointed representative from thin Section to the Huron Coun- ty Federation af Aviculture. Maurice Bean, newly elected Trustee on the Hullett Town- ship School Area, spoke a few words and Stated that no plans had been made but the Inspect- ors had taken the new Board Members on a tour of Huron County Area Schools. They had visited the schools at Holmes - \Mille, Zion, North Ashfield, Turnberry, Howick, Wroxeter. Mr. Bean spoke on each school and said a meeting would be called soon to elect a chair- man and secretary -treasurer. Mr. Raithby read the inspect- ors report staling that there is now an enrolment of 29 pu- pils but there had been 55 in September before the first two grades had been sent to other wheels. Inspector Coulter had given an encouragkag report a the Teacher and the Pupils. Mr. Bean thanked Mr. Raitiby for his services as secretary-ems- urer for the past 30 years. He had else served as 'trustee for 12 years before that time. The Trustees vvne had Served OAS section the past year with Mr. Hamad McClinchey were Area F.A.M.E. Shareholders Raise $4,100 Farmer's Allied Meat Enter- prises Co-operative Limited shareholders in the Clinton area raised $4,100 Wednesday oleo following a meeting at the Agribulture Department of- fice. The move followed members' support of FAME's board of directors in trying to raise $1,500,000 needed to keep it from losing control of a Bur- lingtorebaSed meat packing plant, 'subsequently lost. Present at the meeting were Alex MacGregor, chairman of the Huron Committee of FAME and Tuckeremith Township committeeman; Stanley Town- ship committeeman Malcolm Dasnidisori and Ross Love, Huron County committeeman -at -large. The farmer -owned co-opera- tive bought the F. W. Fearma.n Packing Company Limisted last October for $3,500,000, with $1,500,000 down. William Moss and Clare Long- hurSt. In dosing, Mr. Munro spoke of the past years in this Section and said the first bus transporting pupils to school was originated by this section many years ago. He said that we at this Auburn School are fortunate in baying Maurice Bean from here on the new Trustee Board of Hullett School Area. Philip Littleford Describes The Congo Medical Missionary Escaped in Time Philip Littleford was ane of the lucky ones . . He served six months .at a mission hospital itn the Republic of the Congo, and was back borne tin America when stories of the brutal death of br. Paul CarlSon and others made shock- ing Page One newspaper stor- ies around the world. Daring his six mbnitha in the Congo, Mr. lAtileford served With Dr. Carbon and helped him to trent thetreands of dy ing natives arid their children. Clinton Connection Mi Littleforcl as the oldest seri of Ren and Mrs: Osbotirne B. Littleford f Bag:timbre, Md., Wha nrr the past several sum - MATS ha.ve holidayed in the Clinton area. Lest stimmerenas in the past --Ben Littleferd coridireted sere vices at the Anglican Church lb Mitten while spending his holi- clayS at the family'S summer cottage betide the United church 8:Merrier School et God - Urn Ltittlefond it the forme Halcyon Chandler, dettgliter of Rev. and Mrs, E. P. Chandler Who lived at Kipper when Mr, Chandler wee aniniSter Of the United Chtireh these from 1988 1041, missionary Career Lititiettnti, their don, a senior alt Johns Hoplcins School of Medicine, Baltimore, assieted in the Collo:), clinic to broaden his clinical training., He was sent there under a foreign fellowship for medical students program. supported by a large American prestription drug company, He is believed the first stin dent from. jothrin Hopkins and the first Habil-more stticlent to obtain one of the scholarships from Smith Kline and French, the dencompany, Last sum- mer, in his fifth year, the pro- gram had ,awarded 29 fellovv- ships Which basically twee only treed and living expenses. The laim of the program is to give senior medieal students and neWly-graduated VID's ex- perience they could not possibly get in the United States, and this whether ore riot they intend to, later return to the foreign Medical statiorn. (In Mr. Lit- tleford's' case, he inclieated ori his appliciatieri a detire to enter Over 80 Club Two ktrilttr, tiodbech Town ship residents Celebrated their. 83rd birthdays lett Month. John :Norman avrebougaili now gg, is living in t Ont, diengnankin Matt (meld cele -i, bitted biiithdaY tit Debi& *here he is now ainiti, medical missionary work upon completion of his studies.) Terms Of Congo Work The Smith Kline and French program is adininietered by the Asseciatien of American Medi- cal Colleget, a committee of which, eomposed of physicians, considers% all applications and selects the men to be awarded the fellowships. At the time of applying, the candidate mint al- ready have found a sponsor abroad wibling 'to tupervtise his work there. Oce at their remote foreign stations, the fellows are expect- ed to take part 4» all activities —serve ,in outpatient clinics, make Weed mueslis, assist with major surgery and possibly por- n:ern 1.r -throe surgery, help in the laboratory, an id sometimes teach native aides, Mr, Littleford eente the fol- lowing %tide for the Sunday Maeazkie a the Baltimore, • Sun, It is reprodtteed here in two parte and should prone of interest to eot only friends of his femily, but readers who have been (toilet/sing the devel- opments of past month t in the Congo. "I've wanted to gee What Medicine in .Africa was like for Many Messina, I had the poi fortune Ito Meet DM Warren mid Mt:it:Chen Berggrett last (Conthitied en Page 8) Clinton Youth Draws Fine At Court Exceeded 65 in 30 Zone, Court Told A 19-yeer-old Clinton youth was fined $35 and costs of $2.50 in Magistrate's Court at Clin- ton on Wednesday when he pleaded grainy to a charge of speeding which involved speeds of over 65 miles per hone through the town. Paul Ladd was additionally fined $60 and costs of $7,50 oh a charge of ,consurning liquor while under the age of 21. Two other charges. against leini were dropped by Crown Attorney William Cochrane. Clinton constable Leroy Oesch testified he attempted to stop the 'Ladd vehicle near the in- tersection of King and Victoria Streets about 5 p.m. on Dec. 13. He said he pulled the cruis- er in behind Ladd's car and blew the horn. Police Gave Chase "He sped away, and I follow- ed in the cruiser until his Speeds gat over 65 through town," Constable Oesch testi- fied. "I was certain Ladd was the driver of the car and I didn't chase him any further." Earlier, Ladd was charged with consuming liquor while under the age of 21. Constable OeSch said the charge was laid Nov, 6 after he spoke with Ladd about 9:35 pen. He said the youth smelled strongly of alcohol and admitted he had been drinkieg. Magistrate Glenn Hays rioted Ladd had one previous convic- tion for possession of stolen, goods; two convictions under the :Highway Traffic Act, and another conviction under the • it• yior Control Act. Still }las Licence "This is a pretty gross case of speeding," he told the accus- ed before im,posing the fines which total $105. "You show a basic attitude of deflanee of the law that governs all of us." Ladd's counsel, Daniel Mur- phy, of Goderich, asked that his client's drivers license not be suspended. "If your worship takes no action on these charg- es with reference to• his license, he will have 13 points and will have to watch his step if he wants to keep his license," -Mr. Murphy said. Magistrate Hays mentioned the accused had already ,been given a number of chances to watch his step, but agreed to take no action on the defend- ant's driving permit. • Liquor Charges In other cases, two youths involved in the Nov. 6 highway chase from Clinton to Bruce- fieid were each fined $15 and costs of $2.50 when they plead- ed guilty to charges of consum- ing liquor while under the age of 21, John Carter and John Wil - Tire Squealing Charge Dismissed After Trial Although he had "some misgivings", Magistrate Glenn Hays Wednesday dismissed a charge of tire squealing laid against.20-year-Old Ronald Ross Car- ter at Clinton on October 31. charged with causing unneces- sary noise by spinning the tires of his ear revealed dark black rubber marks in an arc about 75 feet long, varying in width tip to 11 or 12 inches at the centre of the are Accused Testifies Carter, testifying in his own (Coetinued on page 4) Constable Leroy Oesch testi- field he was three .to four hun- dred feet from the intersection of King and Victoria Streete, on that date at 1225 a.m. when he heard tires screaming on the pavement and turned 'th watch a car negotiate that turn. He said investigations of the pavement after Carter was liar Vaughn Munro were charg- ed on that date after "Constable Oesch chased a car from Clin- ton 'to leracefielcl when it failed to stop for a check of faulty tail lights. Two others involved in the chase—including the driver— were fined last month in Mag- istrate's nowt. Three Draw Fines Three other defendants at court drew varying fines when they pleaded guilty to posses- sion of liquor in places other than their homes. Frank Buruma, 19, of Clin- ton, was fined $60 and casts Of $7.50 with the alternative of one month in jail, and William lioggarrth, 22, also of Clinton, was fined $30 and costs of $7.50. Douglas - Johnston, 20, of Waterloo Street, Stratford drew a fine Of $15 and costs of $2.50 for the same offense. Beer In Pockets The three were in a car park- ed on Albert Street at 2:10 a.m. Dec, 20 which Yves investigated by constables Leroy Oesch. and Clarence Perdue. • ,Const. Oescli testified pettily - filled bottles of beer were found in •the pockets of each of the men. Burunia, and Hoggarth both had previous convictions for the same offense Magistrate Hays warned Burunia to watch his step. "You now have two previous convic- tions on this charge," he said. Clinton Councillors Take Oath Clinton's new council was sworn to office by clerk John. Livermore at a meeting in the town hall on Monday eVening, In this photo, from the right, are: 14,e6Ve Duff Thompsori, Coun. N. Liver- more, Clerk Livermore (back to camera), Conn. John McFarlane, Coun. 11. PiNoonan, Mayor Don Symons, Coun. Cameron Proctor and Coat. James Armstrong, (The other members of council calmot be seen in this phOto), During the swearing-in ceremony, the members of council joined hands anl. repeated the Oath after Mr. LiVermore, (Neto4.Pecotd Photo by Jo/0'1-17,148er ) Driver Education Program — now ,campillsory in high schools in 26 states in the U.S.—are not merely to train the student "how to drive" but rather "how to drive skillfully and safely," and 4» instill in them a desire to want to die in this men - nee tth protect their- security and future welfare, and that of others. Mr. Fulieher said Ontario highwaysare now being used by over 2,000,000 licensed &liv- ers who know "how to driven but the- newspapers are full of detailed accounta of what hap- pened to drivers who did not know "how to drive skillfully land safely". Prof. Amos E. Neyhart, Dir- ector of the Institute of Public Safety at Pennselvania State University started the Driver alsication deuese in 1933. Rec- ords prove that students train- ed under this plan are involved in. 50 percent fewer accidents of all types, which would ac- count for the saving of thous- ands of lives as well as millions of dollars in damages and law suits. In Quebec recently, director Joseph Brunet of the Quebec Provincial Police was quoted as telling reporters: "Mat can we do? It has been our ex- perience that people will con- tinue to kill themselves on the highways no matter what we do." That week in . Quebec, eight persons were killed in one two -oar crash. $300,000 Fire Levels Exeter Plant EXETER—A fire and explo- sions of undetermined origin destroyed the Exeter Produce and Stoeage Company Limited here New Year's Eve causing an estimated $300,000 damage. The plant's 22 employeeehave The jabs as 150,000 bushels of turnips which they were to have spent the winter process- ing were also destroyed in the blaze. L. M. Veri, owner of the plant, said he hoped to rebuild in the spring and resume oper- ations. He said about 80 per- cent of the los8 was covered by insuanince. The fire was spotted about 8 p.m, by' Carl Mennen ct member of the Lucarr brigade, Who called in the alarm, Exeter Fire ,Chief Irwin Ford said the fire was fought by his own de- partment with help from the Lucan and Centralia brigades. The fire raged out of control for some hours attracting hun- dreds of spectators to the Scene, Ross Raft, tmd Mike Cush - in= helped Mr. WTI carry a - lice furnishings and company records to safety, and a fork iiJIIt truck Was saved. The Weather High Low High Low 1964 1963 Dec, 25 48 36 26 38 33 34 19 28 27 13 29 41 20 30 41 36 31 39 24 1965 1 27 23 2 a 22 3 30 16 4 31. 22 5 34 19 6. 8 21 taint 1,7V 34 27 32 15 24 10 22 8 19 12 12 18 1964 24 -1 84 20 41 28 :85 28 36 SS 14 ns