HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1965-03-04, Page 1Receiving queen's Sc WI' Awards
The First Clinton Scbut Troop's two new Queen's Scouts, Ken Hamilton,
left; and Jim Cole,, receive their Queen's Scout gold cords from.Clinton Scout=
master Lew Ludlow; at the father and son banquet in Clinton Legion Hall
last Wednesday evening. (News-Record. Photo by John Visser)
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Flight Sgt. Ross Milton (left) Scoutmaster of First RCAF Clinton Troop
pbses with Terry.Sewell and William Eastabrooks who have just been present-
ed with their Queen's Scout badges 'by Cpl. Jack Gallant, Huron District
Scout Commissioner. (RCAF Photo)
taking." He mentioned some of
the things the Clinton Kinsmen
had accomplished for Clinton,
street garbage cans, :house
numbering, and helping build
the community swimming pool.
"Your town will surely be on
display next year at Inter-
CHUCKLE
"I simply can't stand my
husband's nasty disposition,"
wept the young wife. "Why, he's
made me so jittery that I'm
losing weight."
"Then why don't you leave. him?" asked her friend.
"Oh, I'm going to," replied
the bride. "I'm just waiting un-
til he gets me down to 120
pounds."
'Service Clubs Attend . . .
CKNX-TV Speaker,
KinsmenlHolci Civic and Press Night
Guests At Clinton kinsmen Civic and Press Banquet
Pictured here is part Of the guest list at the
annual dinner Meeting in 14otel Clinton, Prom the
left, A. ,L, Colquhoun, publisher, Clinton News-
Record; Flight Lietit, Gordon Du" id mayor of
Adastral Park, RCAF Station; Clinton Chief of
Police, H. ThoMpson; R. Vremlin, president,
Clinton Legion branch; Kinsmen president Tom
Feeney; Leslie 114 president, Clinton Lions Club;
Clinton Mayor bon Symons; Group Captain
Greenaway, commanding officer RCAF Station
Clinton, •and Malt Edgar, governor of Kinsmen
District No, 1, (.terns-Record Moto by 1 blot Visser)
n Main Street Got Its Share
Taken Thursday afternoon by News-Record photographer John Visser,
this photo shows the piles of snow at the corner of Albert and Rattenbury
Streets. •
BAYFIELD COUNCOL
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Discusses 1 s ce
And It Still Operated!
The telephone booth on corner of Library
Park had its Share of snow both inside aiid oat,
Nit still was used during Thursday and Friday's
storm. (Photo by Alan Otdbmitit)
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Yes, Clinton and District had. meats from citizens, Main
percent attendance at the din-
ner in Hotel Clinton, Tuesday
night. Tom 'Feeney, Kinsmen
president, chaired the meeting.
A lively. "fine" session mat-
erialiied between the Lions and
Kinsmen, which prompted Lions
president Less Ball to announce
that his club "would retaliate.
when the Kin come to a Lions
meeting." -
The guest speaker is a native
of Teeswater and has worked
at CKNX for the past ten years.
He said the name "service"
club is very deceiving; "public
service Club" would be a better,
name. This: would get everyone
ix town thinking service club
ideas;
Of the new arena, he said,
"This is a tremendous tinder-
-
fothers„ Lions
Scouts, Cubs -
Attend, Banquet
"I want More than, two
Queen's Scouts out of this
group," was one of the remarks
made by Lew Ludlow, Scout-
master of First Clinton Troup,
as ,he accepted 14 cubs into the
troop last WeclnestleY evening.
The "going up" ceremony' was
watched by 130 cubs, scouts,
fathers and Lions Club morn-
bers at a banquet in Clinton
Legion hall..
Earlier in the evening two
Clinton Scouts, Ken Hamilton
and Jim Cole were officially
presented with their Queen's
Scout badges by Scoutmaster
Ludlow.
The 14 cubs who went up to
scouts were: Brian Edgar,. Glen
Irwin, Murray Taylor, Paul
Crittenden, David Slade, Frank
Newland, Bruce graig, Tommy
Campbell, Ron- Irwin, Peter
Cameron, Brian Merrill, Brian
Delawski, Jimmy McKenzie and
Ron Lobb. •
Cubmaster Len Fawcett as-
sembled the full cub pack, then
spoke to the 14 graduates, say-
(Continued on page eight)
CAF Routers
Honor founder
At Banquet
LaSt week was Baden-Powell
Week and to celebrate their.
founder's birthday, the Boy
Scouts and. Cubs held a series
of events at RCAF Station Clin-
ton.
On Sunday, February
Winghani TV featured the boys-
in a programme 'at 5:30 p.m,
and shoWed the Investiture -.of'
a Cub, going up ceremony to
Scout, Investiture of a Rover
Scout, Queen's Scout Badge
Ceremony and Religion in Life
Award Ceremony.
Thursday, February 25, saw
the Community. Centre ring to
the _sound of -a Hootenanny for
the Scouts and Guides; 67 people
attended, and on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 27, a hockey game was.
played between the Algonquin
and Mohawk packs in which the
(Continued on page eight)
national,Plowing Match time",
he warned. "But it will look
OK.When your highway projects
through town are completed,"
he added.
He suggested live-wire service
chtb members on industrial com-
mittee, and said the proposed
signs at the entrances to Clin-
ton are an important thing.
Mr, West suggested clubs
make full use of publicity med-
ia in the area. "Your local
neWspaper IS you best bet for
local publicity," he said, adding
that the services 'of CKNX
radio and TV are available.
Other suggestions by . Mr.
West included; a bus service
for older folk to go to the
beach; think about an airport
(Continued from Page Eight)
liorticultural
Meeting
„riday Evening
slides of many of
clitintort's beautiful gardens will
Shown at the annual meeting
the Clinton Horticultural
Slciioiety in the Clinton Council.
A ambers on Friday evening at
8 pm, The meeting was origin-
ally scheduled for last Friday.
Cliff Epps, CKNX TV and
local garden expert will an-
Wei* question% oral or written,
on salfden problems.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart•Middle-
ten will show slides of their
Seanclinavian and Riviera tours,
Cliff Epps show pictures
of his latest moose hunting in
northern Ontario and deep-sea
fishing trips in Florida.
0
Two CHSSTuplis
Compete In
Typing Contests
-Competing in the Ontario
Commercial Teachers' Associa-
tion annual typing competitions
for the first time, two Central
Huron Secondary Schad] stud-
ents made a 'satisfactory show-
ing.
Jane Doran, Myth, a grade 11
commercial student placed third
in' the class of 14 competitors,
The other Clinton entry was
Marlene Schultz, Adastral Park,
RCAF Station, a grade 12 corn-
Mercial student.
The competition was held at
Listowel District Secondary
School on Monday, March 1.
Entries were from Kitchener,
I.4stowel and other area schools.
Since this is the first time
that CHSS students have par-
ticipated, their standing is" ra-
ther a compliment to their typ-
iug teachers, Mrs. Betty Munroe
ud. Mrs., Shelagh Beevers. The
cortimercial director at CHSS
i William MacArthur,
o
enotaph ,M6eting
beds Co Wonth
As Chairman
The Clinton, and District Cen-
otaph Committee have held
their initial meeting, and elect-
ed Deputy Reeve George Wonch
as chairman. Town Clerk John
Livermore was appointed trea-
surer and Wm. Fink, secretary.
Other delegates attending
were Hector Kingswell, Mayor
Don Symons, Councillor Camer-
on Proctor, Percy Livermore
and GOderich Township repre-
sentative Wiliner Riddell.
The Library Park lawn' was
suggested as the prime location
for a Clinton and District cen-
otaph.
At the present time Clinton
has no cenotaph honouring ser-
vicemen who lost their lives in
wartime. The two plaques list-
ing several men who died in
World Wars I and II, 'were re-
Moved frOm the Clinton Post
Office last, fall and are stored
at Clinton Legion Hall.
The committee suggested the
cenotaph be enclosed within a
chain-link fence, with a paved
walk, indirect lighting and flow-
er beds to complete the land-
scaping.
Donations have already been
revolved and Mrs. George Hop-
son of Bayfield has the honour.
of being the first donor to the
fund.
A further Meeting is sched-
uled when cost, design and fin-
acting will be discussed and
a drawing or photograph will be
on display, This will be publish-
ed in the News-Record.
Rev. Ronald W. Weilliam,
minister of St. Paul's Anglican
Church, Clinton and chaplain of
Huron District Scout Council,
told 140 Scouts, Cubs and fath-
ers of his personal contacts with
ford Baden-Powell in his native
England,
,Cllr ton Scouts, Cubs and fa-
thers, along with 33 members
of their sponsoring group, Clin-
ton Lions, were celebrating Boy
The Weather
1965 1964
Mei LOW High Low
Feb. 24 28 13 27 1
25 25 16 '37 -1
26 13 33 19
27 31 0 23 0
28 .34 4 81 1
March 1 35 13 30 33
2 37 26 45 2'7
SnoW:. OVA Snoviii 2"
its share of snow last Thursday
and Friday, but was a long way
from being isolated.
The town streets department
worked overtime in keeping
streets and wallis open, and
have Come in for many oomph-
BAYFIELD — The Village
Council met 'at their new hour,
7:30 p.m., on Monday,, March 1
for the regular meeting. In the
course of the opening remarks,
Reeve Clift said that he and
other council members would
attend a planning workshop to
be held in Goderich on. March
10 and 11. H. H. Ormond, civil
engineer, retired, will accom-
pany them.
The Reeve also stated that
the finance Committee 'will ex-
amine all existing insurance pol•-
icies and report to council at
the next meeting:
A Motion was carried, that
Councillor Jack Sturgeon be ap-
pointed relief and welfare ad-
ministrator.
Clerk-treasurer, Mrs, R. L.
Maloney read minutes of 'the
last meeting and gave a report
of the special meeting of coun-
cil held February 17, concerning
the winter works program. She
also.reported that Elmer Park-
Scout Week, and honouring
Lord Baden-Powell, the founder
of Scouting.
Rev. Wenham had been an
active Scout and Rover Scout
and recalled meeting the fohncl-
er at the 1927 International
Scout Jamboree in England. He
used to camp at Gillwell
in ,Essex Where Lord: Baden-
Powell was a frequent visitor
to the Scout Park.
He said the founder got his
inspiration for a ,scout move-
ment Iran his soldiering' in the
South African war, possibly
from army Scouts, The move-
ment began in the south of
England and has spread nearly
wcnitlwicie, Me said the fotinder
was not a brig man physically,
but had piercing eyes; and was
a great inspiration to youths.
Weohtern asked his listen .
(Conti/10cl On Page eight)
issue by News-Record :photo-
grapher, John Visser and .cam-..
era fiend Alan Galbrnith shows
the amount of snow Which Tell
in the two-day storm, Thursday
and Friday.
• schools were not cop-
pletely closed but :attendance
was clown considerably,
March S.
Commencing April 15, the
clerk will also be in attendance
on Saturday afternoons.
After correspondence had
been received the Reeve an-
nounced support given by Bay-
field Ratepayers' Association in
the collection of signatures to
a petition requesting repairs to
the harbour.
Capt. R. J. McMillan being
asked to comment, said' that
further deterioration of the
(Continued on Page Five)
street is now practically clear of
Township road's were all open
by Saturday, and highways 4
and 8 were never closed, to traf-
fic.
The storm pictures in this
To observe their annual Civic
and Press Night, Clinton Kins-
men Club had as guest speaker,
Roger West, news commentator
Train CKNX, Wingham,
Mr. West came up with many
suggestions for better, promo-
tion for the town and area.
Of 'the proposed new arena
for Clinton, Mr. West said "A
better name than arena could
be community centre." He said
a community centre should be a
complex, including skating, rol-
ler skating, playgrounds, picnic
area, even horse-hoe pits, for
all recreational activity.
Eleven members of Clinton
Lions Club were in attendance,
along with Clinton and. RCAF
inunicipa!1 and administrative
personnel. The Kinsmen. had 90
er, London, had consented to ac-
cept appointment as village end-
itor, and that Tuckersmith
• Municipal Telephone System
had been given permission to
erect and maintain cables and
ducts in conection with the
forthcoming installation of a
dial system.
In future, Mrs. Maloney will
be.in attendance at an office in
the basement of the village hall
on week-day afternoons, Mon-
day to Friday inclusive, from
2-4 p.m.,,. effective Monday,
REV, RON 'W. WENHAM
Former English Scout
Speaker At Banquet
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