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WHAT Do the'lp 13T;ao . ........
too 0 in the summer? IXT
wbale� Of 4 lot Qf f -up. n Stri k
j. .ton PO Not 0 iV.;
things we saw
on a 0141 of the tom ix:
We� visited the three play,
9MMd4.md the swimmiKig pool Handle -'0n'1Y'F10rstaq,(:`.1a$'s Mald
b*tviwen the h=% a two 440
ntQn $04, ople had
Thousih 1YAP4 (m rain � or sleet when ?A1 fice in Cli
four MCI gRw Summer ow, a)?1V7Q14WWd$ 'In many pally ljnder!�Jloing Qr
Prim parts =`ad n favor Deeli.gone,
the eyes of dozens. of to .
'rho;e noblo and inspims of sta , -4otl.n w wage hikes. the situation zmd very few )i4c
who had -the attent4on
words Of the I 1,mailman's p . 411 H early QAt on registered Any lond Of
ope, forpn
qu, !,supehdsors and life-
w4�re abandoned late laot w",l< Tuesday came when national plaint about -be reduction of
tbe,fa;c1!it&es proyided
r throulgh efforts Qf Interested le4dem issued a ba*to-worl� PoAW service,
I?aXer& and Service Clubs', . "They ihave. readitheii papers
,Mdr order -but postal workers in
th'er wa.rm S=� "and' b4lr TorOnto, Montreal and so and know what is going on"
.4y Me
TOW" "Offt T90ilght Westem tres yefus- -Sold John Hartley, assistant
Qnta:ra
o ee.
breeze,% given free), by X
Nature. OInt*n an DwWot Cenotaph ed to comply. Postmaster here,
Committee are MeetAng tonight At Press* time on Wednesday, He explained while Clinton
Y) -to d' cuss w
1,,01uX:0da �IS A.Ya of ero!Aoy�ees, at the Clinton Post Poot Ojfloe personn I wer n t
OMIDROW though, there al- Q e 0
ways are the non-confmxftts raising adational funds to e- Office were SUM on the job on strike, second and third
red, � the, Proposed' cenotap - r
the one6 that do h although the arnount of natal class mat was not being haa-
�re to memo-rial in, .0-linton. 'Library cOmin into the �,!omjofflce wras; dled. because of instructions
dMerent -because they doW.t
like what everyone else is doing Park, notiiceablY lesso Qr4Y first class from other areas where only
A�ccording to Wnunittee r4em, or letter rate mail was being p Ial Staff$ wer at Wor
or becausie� they haypWt found ber Ilec Kingswell, Speaking at accepted and there was xr�t e k He
no in- said sup6rviisoxs In Toronto, for
their niche in life, teniptirg to
Clinton Legion meeting, Mon, dication of just when th0nuis- instance, were at
I really don?t know to which.
day, the canvass in June was ance" would come to an end. sort as much of the first class
-category -the thee little, girls
far 'Spoke �n at t4ie Post Of- (Continued on page 8)
2,4� I
from sucicess$w,
With whom I spoke belonged. sin
They were certalnly� unhappy as
,they %0 on the sideftes while
'the other children were having Importer Manuf acturer
a ban.
"Why aren't You playina?" I s After hdrt Illness -
C. R,Epps r
"Cause," WhI4�1 is the stan'
dhird answer for a'cbild.
4�Caus,e �,hy?" I insisted.
Cause at js'too hot," s�a$4 Was Well Known HorticultUralist
one,
",Cause it 'is no fun," sWd an -
A Clinton. businessman who chased the fonnor Doan home
"40aW5e ft U to hard," 'said
-ias possibly done more to beau. at 26 Joseph Street.
,the Isat.
tlf*y Olintontban any atherxesl�- Mr. Epps was one of the
"NA�hy do you owe here
Summer Time Whenjhe Living Is Easy . . . And Fun dent, pass�d aysray Saturday, strongest members of Clinton
then?" I wOndered.
July,24.
tiChus
Citizen's Horticultural Society
e my rfiommy� t6l me . . . . . . . . . . .
One, of the busiest spQts in Clinton has to be -their offspring for lifeguards and' pool offidjO� Clifford Henry Epps cued In and at the time of his death
to,", anvwered the brunet&
Clin
ton
-the swimraing pool in Commurifty Park Where girls have plenty of authority whichis respected�,by the Public Hospi I after
use,tbere is no place else -and boys of all a s and with varying . degrees of a pnly a 46ve -Week illness. He was treasurer of t�he society.
to, go, " -amwered the blonde. ge youAgand the not-so-youn* This pictur was taken, I n ... ;
aving He was also director of Zone 8
'Clam, e il-�e' paid, akviady," water skills7 collect to swim, splash or sun the holi- Just before rest period when the pool was. being was in Its' 66th year, h
ea�swered the, redhead. days away. Rtrents can feel secure in the safety,of cleared for the compulsory break. been born, in Aylmer on Nov- of the Ontario Horticultural As -
ember 19, 1899, to Ernest and sociati(>n . and a well.known-
You ever join in with (News -Record PAoto) Elizabeth Epps, 'They lived in judge'at Western Ontario flow -
the others?" I queried.,
"Once I played droppeddrop- Varna Torsome years. er shows.
the-handkerchlef," offered the As RP Aylswarth, Pres;dent C. H, E pps spent four years For the� past eight years, Mr.
in Cuba with the United. Frat Epps wus a regular horticulture
-redhead.
y Company, before returning to comirnent&tor on CXNX radio
donft you go home 9
'Ice it 'here'," I Clinton 35 years ago. and TV, on the program "M' -
you don!t 11 a Lady', and "PaTV Line".
questioned. At h!
Bayrit-4--ld Ratepayers Hear O�' FrogreSS The late Mr. Epps was
"Cause that I-Eg &1 over greart lover of flowers. s In business, Mr. Epps found-
fo=er,yesidence at 182 Ch- ed what is known as the C. H.
there bias, my torse. with urch St., he and Mr& Epps Epps Manufacturing Ltd. and
pennies in, it," 'said the Jt
gTew thousands of gladioli, and I -learn, Wholesale 'Limited.
cutle with the -big, wide, blue
"Ye 'A tg A n 1,61, u Cowl 1, M e tia n Elect U, I us
other flowers, which eventu- The foriper business manu-
eyes.
ally became a flourishing bus- factures water pumps and sys-
PERIIAPS those you�g la�&Ls (Dy Audrey Sellehainber, our stressed that members should sent to congider what assis- that council' bad cladmed and iness., tems, while the laitter, formed
were possessed with the Sam Bay Sp 6&o pr�estg for action in pther tance'they could offer. already received one half of In July 1960, they sold thek in 1953, is'a Sales con�pany for
,field Corre ondent)
lazy bug that bit me when I The second . annual , general nvatitrMS such - av repadftv to the -Canon F. 11-.P�-ull of Pioneer the,provin6jal per &Lpita, gr&nt Church Street Property to Mr, pumps water, , systems, and Only 26 Members
teps lea4i�lg Ass2clation conimented and.sald it had applied for the and plumbers' supplies.
lel Yh s to -the. biea& zqW Raic 'Mrs, john Steele Smith
visited Bayf , d last week I meeting of Ba eld Ratepayers treatmentg for unpavedi.roads -on e adme; * of tHe Ztf% iriftt i1n; re:speot ot r6ad �who, now. Operate X -,as Clinton In 1952, William Hv
simplytould not understand the Assodation-was held inthe via- th " = jqln-
"' Fridlay len re_ brief- Maintenance., Greenhouse and Market Gar- edthe C. 1-1. Epps'wslmess and
relaxed feeling that -hit Me, but lage "han r lfMt %�i to keep, down the dust B.R.A. and the P.P.A. He At Legion
apparentlyr it IS a eommoa joy Of th they formed the linufted com
tieing pri�ident aa,& AL. Till- The president aaso-expressed ly O.UtM-ned the history e ReeveClift said that no road den,
the hope that the ass ar c a
experlienced. by all Persons who mann Said, the Association (ycitation Pioneer P k Asiso i don, its paving hadbeen done this..year, At that time Mr. Epps pur- pany. Then in February 1-9,5�, Meeting, Monday
Visit t'hisrath_ myjtic.�l villa'ge* the Serv]jeeS it Per- but ev
er shoud assist whemever poslAble would continue with its an- PUPPOse, en so general niahnten- Mr. Hearn purchased the two
on Lake Hurm. h, major community. projects nounced dnitention to retain the forras, the mamer in which It anco wats would approach companies.
I quote. now ftom the `Grand such as. the pre�venit struggle to best wPeets� Of the vanage radses funds, and, asked for tffw $8,000, lie also said that the Blyth Lady Has' Mr. Epps 'also owned a gun A recommendation from the
Bend r Holiday edited by Miss --prevent closing of - the Baybeld while promoting R% future. He Support -of the Ratepayers' As- village hall roof had been re- 80th Birthday importing business known as eXecutive Of Clinton B"alich of
Wilma D. Dinnin, a.beachcomb- School. then sialid he was resigning from s0mution- SIATilgled. Zero Importing Co. Ltd. the Royal Canadian Legion,
er with, at least' tw, . o full-time Mr. Tglm�am m his. report the executive because of ill Reeve F. A. Clift told of the Tiuching on the -finaneft, (latexxiled for Last week) A former town councillor that the September general
jobst "Bayffeld, where the ]W- recalled the f0mation ana health. 'r r lengthy se&.slons of Council, matterls� Reeve ClAt m4ntioned Mrs. H. A. Radford, Blyth, Mr. ��s was a very civi� Ineeting be a ",beef ni,�ght!' was
Ing is easy, and no, toullist hag iaJM_ 'of r the aSgOciatiM =d Brigadier G. Li - Worgan held tMoe, a month, a4d how, he that ineoxpaeation expensles had celebrated her 80th birthday 'ij�Anded person. He was a past quite in orderas only 26 mem-
o TJ ons, t the July meeting-.
been, seen to burry." Shtth, chairman, ot Bayflelds and his fellow councillors had not yet been settled and that on July -20. nids r0dMt comes president of Clint n 1 Club bm were a
* I I Centennial Con=Ittee, called. striven to effect economical the division of assets was still from'her son, N. Radford, 22 (1949-50) and for some years The Legibn membership is ap-
that age and than,, . after his resignation from the Pro-dnllatelY 240.
JUST TO prove Post Office Flours for an expressilon of I �s to managemeat. He mentioned (Continued on page 8) Walnut St., London.
sentunkent make a difference ul retiring and former executive club, worked with the crippled The '%eef night" WIW attempt
the wa:y you see things, I children's conunittee. to remedy the present low in -
members, of E.R,A. 'Two Offices In Huron Mr. Epps was an ardent hun- terest in Legion activities and
thouight I'd tell you about an On Ch& Holiday He OaAid that the, am= -t -on ter and fisherman, making reg- meetings. Cam Proctor WM be
inddent -last Week when I was On Civic Ilolld�y, Monday, was an excellent . example f ullar tri of the Meeting, Ile
0': .98 to Northern Ontario ChairInan
dAvdng into Ciiiotln with my August 2 mail service.will be demacracy worlii�g "at . the Y and Florida. Said, "If this, was a government
nine-year-old ' soft, In the seat cutto a i mum so postal em- grass raots," a. welcome change British Mortgage and Trutt� Compan He was a member of St. o0ganizatton we Would call for
Y -iy pre
beside me. ployees ma , enjoy the day of f1mm the apaltl -sent an
1 --took h6n on a ouickie Jaunt. test designed especially for civil many cities where the people Paul's Anglimn Church. a royal commission; them is not
through the streets, of town appear content to "lot the gov- He was married in 1927 to enough interest In Legion, our
that i knew best fmm, my child- There: will be no wicket ser- ernment do it". Merge -With Victoria & Grey Trust the former Mary Argent, Clin- cenotaph project or the arena
ton, who survives, Theyhadno PM&at; so let's hiave a good
hood ...... plss�ld nW house vice at the Clinton Posit. Office Commenting on. the Centon- discuSSI)on.12
on Xames. St, around Little Eng' and no delivery on the rural rhal Project, Brig. SmIlth sadd Hugh McLaughlin, Q.C., A report in the daily press is approved -the present shate- fimilY.
1�nd, Over the tracks to tbe Other survivors include his President R: D. Fremlin, re-
' routes The lobby will be dosed the federal grant would match chairman of the board and the yesterday � (Wednesdai) said holders of' Victoria &. Grey father, Ernest -Epps; brothers pofted on the Wecent meeting
station house, behind the 'Y'd �'fi' a, -ay. the amount raised' by tht -Com- Hon. Wedter E. Harris, presi- that Denison Mines. Ltd.,, holds Trust Company would, reeei-Ve Ellwood of Clintan, and Lorne wfth Teen Town executive and
Buslness� 04109% by St. 'Tosews mail wall be -received at 5-45 munity -and the Lion.% Club, He dent of Victoria & Grey Trust ail option to take over an un- one common share of theamal- of London; and one sister, Mj�,%. -another meeting will beheld in
Church and the west side of Prri*.' and wkI be dispatched it hoped to call a generall meet-
Wasiey�Wfllas United, and into ' Company, and W. H. Gregory, disclosed number of shares of gamated company for each Mel (Eva) Claxke of Seaforth. September.
6:45 p.m. Street letter bo' xes Ing of interested people In the , the
the heart Of town m. near future, anid aSke all pre. chairman of the board Of Brit- British Mortgage. share now held and the share- . Puneral. service was'from 0inton. Li�gion mv invited to
Will be cleared at 4:15 p. d -Ior rumh a service in Xincar-
I pointed out le stic- of 'the Denison, accounts are report- holders of BrItish- Mortgage & Beattie Funeral I ne on Mon� a d - e d
Ish Mortgage &Trus�t Company Ine on SunftY, August I at
neiw post office (rathei hurried- ed to still be in Stratford, head Trust Company would receive day, July 26 with the Rev. A, &
have announced that the board a(he
ex- one common share of the, am- W. Wenham, of St. Paul's An- -which F/L 0. S. Swaren, p
ly) and drew My,sons attention office of Brit! h Mortgage,
of directors of their respective e
the coffipany's affa
-W the present p69t ofhee with amining irs. algamated company for each glican . Church, officiating. In- at RCAP Clinton will be th
companies have agreed to seek n Clinton Ceme- main speaker.
its fan�illax fenimet that I.re- -p 4 U is proposed that -the amal- six Slliards now held. The -pre- terment was 1
-taxe-holder approval for the
arhafted c6mpany be called sent- outstanding share capital tery.
The Legion IS Purchasing a
amalgamation of the�se two
-mbered so well.
dtCl 'a quiek Comparl
Junior Ontario financial institutions. Victoria and Grey Trust Cora- Of Victoria & Grey Trust Pallbearers weire Anson Cole- Second hand duplicating ma
paby and have an auth)rized Company is , 1,340,350 shares. man, Mervyn Batkin, Neville ohine and hopes, to revive the
S�=, and with -ale Mina of a Both of the companies operate Y b,
newa=er teachad capital of .5,000,000 common The initial outstanding share Forbes, Lorfie Brown, Robert WonW ulletins.
under OntaA6 charters and had Middle� Georgre CaMpbell won the at-
X.R
won -
shares of the par, Value, of $2.00 capital of the amalgamated Campbell and Stewart
th&r origin well before the Je Z
able conclusion. 'It's no each and, 200,000 preferred corapany would be 1,391,062 ton. Flowerbearers were Oscar teftdance draw and rry on
der they wailt a new post of-
tutn of the last century. d-1
fice," he mugeAd' Priestap, Joe Silcox, Fred Slo- derVan woU the regular
shares of the par value of shares.
British Mortgage & Trust , ialgamation, (Continued on Page 8) man and Fred Boyce. prize,
$50.00 If the an
Dave two offices In Huron
IT �VST woul(Wt have done County, at Goderith and Exeter.
MY �gbad to, explain. to my son
Clinton people use the Gode- Leavinq Exeter
an the memories that for me F rMer Ed'tor Batten
46h, of which Ed ItoW
are wrapped lip in those rugged
the lands is manager, a M
ext-miorwalls of Old Post Upon, approval of the amal-
gamaition all depogifs and
VM -y I can remember the
antead accour" of both COM- 65 ucen
P t U, f r1is Predicti0i;ns
thm I Tnalled a letter without ill be assumed by the
panles W1 R.
the gtr
lem inerely by droppmg the, Together thete� two compat, OUt
pwo-iies. hi &v chutel *&nd the ies cover a very larg&# section
arne n (0.41intoll -Area
amp b1i'd sblved the VtOb- amalgamated company.
day � hld the ZZW� Vom the C
of the Older 1�art of Ontario
bread behind ttW bawls on the
ff with 'the combined total of 11ormet, lqew81�ocorcl editor, 101hal Potpourri'% listed a gtoulp 2, -Area support for the Cbn� school boards but there Is 8orne
-it "eit nt ModbW, to Pick
tvveftty4bur branches located of dcasia%)Yleg for this Wicinity, ton public, Hospital to wipe af remiftnae-, from persons in the
UP. A my leisulr6 4,51ft the, way to
Bvittext, who depai
frow 06derich to Xhigston to- tw
Ancl tm tun air was to 16 ra6nths ago to, become NOW MOZO than a year Ittier, the debt on tho recent Addition. WC-sterhpmtlon of Stanley.
bout $55,000 has been
Owen Sound. Tji number of of- &-TnaorpomtJoft for Bayfiel
play t" ed -AW of the Exeter rP&Ae!9-AA- it d�g intwetting to see just how While 4
ig m1dulid the JY09 OfficC ficeg I -d khL- Province this would VOftt,,, left &OA town last week wanY of thftt, 'Ugh hope$". taisecl by publio subscription - and the reaUzation -by the tes-
6nd 116%# O"Y it Was. th wbbr
_6 the teW company in So
_C_ to '"s L lClents a _that WrMhrUnity that
ume his new, duties Wiffi were -r6abtL another $25�000 is still to b
,out your Opponent by &nPlY Batten will L�Aii I M join in the central
ft ohd positloh, early answe
LJfiing 'Up +bd east siteps�, down r for the tt4strd tO completely elinAwde they shoul
and �oMg CI188 board oft hoW big to 01 d6t ib4l, th& neWOS-t'con- whoM,
arvan in 'it 'Poronto Whe Xt tgaditibb. With Stiftiet,'on Ot thi� I Bwygeld has become V6 -hi -
the West 0454 d- the live with his wif, :,,, he Will build their fte pi �
frwt, UPF the east 041, dbl" Erebe epor Ifiel 1 on in. dintOn. r.ate� ccep6mtL-d but Its fight to ke-�,
Upi DoWn, Under and Around create " OL' T%W Maga for thIS, Of course, the Continued 3.4baRity for Owl h013
the WC%t stepa"r PC Officeii Goba-dkit.,&n.ployebs, alfte co.,opt4%tJoh of all concerned payers to provide aft A'adltl6h tAin, its s;'hWi xetnMng one. of
high, at the ot"c school and tetft� ther �hbd
the Weather �hefty Wright oil th,6 alido,and Pa.tty'Okahashi Out ap-olog"leg' 4re extended Ift big k POMOAtt to T�A and A to f the eSt iSS'Jteg L' t11'r reS61
it didn"t Seem to oaro,ab6ut the playgVotifta n f4b±' xbiadtxog ki. last Wtqklis UsUe, dalibtd bf ttW at the sthbOl, gb�ftt bighmW 8. town,
fth t6w High Uftd(;t io Mrs Fred 0. lnornpso 9, Sitmr ho mswer I& 71W heW a&XiMbflbft At the 6.41d �w Duff Momp;son fi�
Low Peinny, 40arnival or the sWin thing. Pool delightg ah ettot, g in t�e- 99ten: rolled out the ctyttbl 11hetc'
r ,,r . . 'W' to
1964 4, Idly been built bhd re- his Wd -to have 0%t= tbuhdl
1065 4m a. �' Ift fact, the girls 2� 118slue Xtws Record ball WhIlth g6ting comblnod fh-b board Wffi rdgatc lie 0&061 has
MY it t� 40 84 89 COMIA61,ty PArk last d ty� 'SY �9 is it open qp all meeftg4 and
n,
havefA, even bothered to ubitico the fw�lei Sk6ptic which recorded het name tLg �K* oducatect ktv&.&dg,a4d a bit ttw amtml 'but do-opethtibb constTudift d Qhw
:92 71 �1 86 69 wh6� With hlq jibse trlrikl6a ffi hidighati6ft Sgefftg to 1AW96 eaffiot th&h Akte4 This of wl*tut *W tig, b ught it. vVbdu:ft&, Ata io a fi;� bwi ptogreSSA. penga w1th closed Sessions
Z 8 61: 1 f 1 4 in 8tabley and v�Wdh �dAv undcanb�taflle�
jiAftke Wo�g Ut tft� HUVOft PrO_ bda 0, $OX� of %.56,m , ,
88 66 be saying, "Goofy gherty and eg r 'bt'd ' for 016 twvewed hope fbat A
89 ra P&fty, Are, gtesdiv'd Cbnsiet�e (P.V61ft- for thd prvspeAty ot the, bAt& #01UNbli U in, thb 6ffing,
Y . i .. ,
tdo'Muchrifuhdispoverffig the fftatiy uses of cig) Msbd4tjon, sifoo ift ftich �fi, *.'d A#11 23r 64 e oft. tenf,1,9 khoOl tor' 7, -An end 'to tht,
a 68 61 Id , f io, �&Itidft oddity of ft tftdl#t� hide ro. gftd I Oho
14 SO 8� 0' (a d6ftnObt eVdfAAY 'Slide Whidh ��edl out It,6 � - I T6*h81hi#
be it woo, To�wtdd that Mrs, of thei X -A Batten *�O� h shbwn by -ffit- bah, 04ng the addi6rith
Y. her f student A&66mea hem been 11,evched A6i;g Of fABO Mftn b:� dft4
office Siml[Ae fILW?Y�#A�j X& CMt. i 00 dd
16, �90 Mt the flight Sit& for All sortt§ of actobatfe stt mft e pepceh A& 6
�Ww 4*1 1 . AM daiqhg dilop:9, (YeW&,g&60fd Ph6to) ,kb bt th6 a��aoo in Oils pas Whd,6 YeRa LAW*eh thb
All, �P, I jdtion, atft, Ah. "tt�xjoj e*jgbdj "A fagdreS, , t I t, b tWo tOwnship, (0ditthueld on: PVe fivel)
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