HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-09-26, Page 1The Tuesday afternoon downpour drove the Senior football team inside for calisthenics in the gym.
Here a player in the foreground is doing calisthenics while a couple of players take off their muddy
cleati'atthe door. The Juniors were undaunted, they practiced in the rain.
Victoria Cross winner Harry Miner's
kin donates hero's medal to Legion
Richard A. Steep, (right) of Clinton, has received a bronze
medal safe-driving award in the Department of Highways' 15th
annual Safe- and Skilled driving car petitioit HIS award was
presented by A. T. C. Mcl\lab, deputy minister of highways.
The annual two-day Rodeo, a safe and skilled driving
Competition, was held at the department's head office in
bownsview., Mr, Steep was one of la winners of the
department's bronze medal'.
Lieutenant-Commander and Mrs. Maundcote Carter display leadership qualifications
Cubs get new leader
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Lloyd MeLean Of the 7th concession, Fiutiett Township, fast this hour. Lost in the fire were 35 tons 'of grain, 30 tons of loose
k 60 foot barn last Sunday afternoon. The fire Started during a straw and 4,000 bales of hay. The loss was estimate at $26,000
lightning' Storm and the barn was destroyed, The Clinton Fire and was partially covered by insurance. A barn on the same site
bepartrrient Was called at '1:30 OA., and asked for assistance burned to the ground eight years agd,
from the Blyth bepartifientlfier they had fought the' blaze for an (Photo by Gail Paidefier)
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ell help Clinton
The first
column
M ex-service personnel and
err dependents are invited to
ke advantage of a free Legion
reiee. Mr. H. W. Moyer, Service
rean Officer from London,
ill be at Legion Branch No.
0 on October 7th at 5 p.m. to
e skilled advice on veterans'
nefits.
Anyone wishing to see Mr. H.
Moyer is urged to call or
rite Mr. H. E, Hartley, Clinton,
ho will arrange an
pointment.
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In this issue is a picture of the
uirt baseball champions.
ese are just a few of the 108
Sys who played in rthis year's
ague. John Jordan convened
ie league and should get a vote
thanks from the parents of all
e boys who took part. The
any coaches are also worthy of
•aise for their efforts.
In this issue we introduce to
au., eight of the 14 new
aehers at CHSS, The remaining
x will appear in the next issue.
School soccer is becoming a
sport. Six area public schools
playing inter-school and
erlocking schedules.. The
cools playing soccer are Huron
ntennial, Brucefield,
lmesville, Seaforth, Clinton,
iilett Central and A/M Hugh
mpbell,
Kids 12 years and under —
is is for you!
Picture, a way to prevent fires
the home; put your idea onto
poster. That's all you need to
ter the National Fire
evention Poster Contest,
ansored by the national fire
avention campaign committee.
thing is required except a
en mind for ideas, knowing a
le about fire prevention, and
iding in your entry.
The best national posters —
Iged by leading Canadian
ists — can win one of three
ndsomely inscribed watches
d a framed certificate. There
I be certificates, too, for the
honourable mention winners.
It send your entries to P. 0.
x 200, Terminal A, Toronto
Ontario, no later than
dnight October 12. Be sure to
Jude your name, address, age,
Loot and grade. All entries are
n-returnable.
A farewell• party will be held
• Doug Miles, agricultural
resentative at Clinton for 11
rs, in the Seaforth District
lh School at 8:30 , p.m.
day, October 4. Mr. Miles
es his Clinton post October 1
accept a special assignment
h the Ontario Department of
iculture, All Junior Farmers,
Club members and their
ents, and friends of Mr. and
s. Miles are invited to attend
farewell party. Refreshments
1 be provided, and persons
ending are asked to bring
ng either sandwiches, cookies,
tarts for the lunch. •
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If your child is bitten by any
[mat, report it to your doctor
once. While waiting for him
at it as a small cut.
If the baby is bitten by an
ect, remove the stinger, if
pr, with tweezers. Apply
mania, diluted With equal
•ts of water, or a solution of
sing soda and water.
WEATHER
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18 76 58 16 47
19 69 61 80 47
2.0 76 61 78 65
21 79 54 62 54
22 80 59 65 38
2,3 78 62 53 32
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J. Douglas' Thorndike, a
former Clinton Legion president,
is chairman of this important
event for the local Legion. When
speaking about. the banquet at
the regular meeting Monday
evening, Mr. Thorndike
remarked that "something is
going to happen at this banquet
which very few Legions have had
the opportunity to be so
honoured".
The guest speaker will be
Reverend Clifford F. Wade,
Forest, a former Navy padre.
While further explaining the
importance of this evening to
Clinton Legion, Hec Kingswell,
also a former past president, said
"This is an honour for us to have
been Chosen to hold these top
war medals".
The Legion has been invited
to St. Paul's Anglican Church for
its annual Remembrance church
service on. Sunday, November
10, at the 10 a,m. service.
Robert Burke, chairman of the
Legion's poppy committee is
already planning for the annual
poppy sales and remembrance
week activities.
A Legion service bureau
officer will visit Clinton Branch
on Monday, October 7. Any war
veterans with inquiries about
pensions, should contact Hal
Hartley, the local service bureau
officer and make an
appointment for that day.
Sports officer Harold Black
reported a good fall golf
tournament; but complained
that the thufflebdard in the halt
Would not take the new
Canadian dimes.
The local Legionaires were
scolded by Deputy Zone
Commander, Bill Chambers, for
only having six members at the
tone C-1 rally in Wingham's new,
Legion Hall last Sunday. The
District C convention is being
held in Listowel on Sunday,
October 20,
President, Stewart Freeman,
conducted Monday's meeting,
Attended by only 86 members.
Winners of the regular draw
priges were Gus BottSsey,
Allen and President filretrium
In the wake of a headline
story in the News-Record,
Charles MacNaughten, Huron
MPP, has agreed to help Clinton
Town Council obtain new safety
measures at its dangerous Main
intersection,
Members of the Clinton
industrial committee received
this, assurance from, Mr.
MacNaughton after the MPP
held a press conference at
Centralia last Friday.
Mr, MacNaughton, admitting
that the traffic lights on ON ?
Clinton intersection were "not
the safest", said he would
personally contact the 'right
department to accelerate action
on the problem.
Clarence Denomme praised
the News-Record's editorial
efforts in helping to bring tile;
matter, to Mr. MacNaughton 's
attention.
At the last town council
meeting, Mayor Don Symons
and members of town council
Suggested that My,.
MacNaughton, who is also
provincial treasurer, was "too
busy" to help with a survey of
the dangerous intersection.
"We are honoured to be
represented by a man whose
qualifications place him so near
the top," Mayor Symons said.
"But this leaves him limited time
to spend for his constituents."
"Perhaps we should have two
members to represent this riding
— one to serve the Cabinet, and
the other to do the work in the
constituency that needs to be
done."
An editorial in the
News-Record supported Mayor
Symons' suggestion.
During the meeting with the
industrial committee, Mr.
MacNaughton also said that
Clinton could expect to benefit
from' industrial development at
Centralia. •
He said that growth of
Centralia Industrial Park was
"having 'a favourable effect in
the whole area."
Earlier, Mr. MacNaughton
had announced that an'
automobile and • headlamp
company will move to the
Centralia site.
Hall Lamp Company of
Canada Ltd., will move its
operation from Bramalea to
Centralia.
Initially, the company will ''
employ 40, but expects the total
payroll to top 200 within a few
months.
Installation of equipment will
begin within two weeks 'in two
hangars of the former RCAF
base.
The new company makes tll
sixth' to locate at the industrial
park.
- Mr. MacNaughton said that a
seventh company has indicated
it will occupy the last of the
available hangars, and that an
announcement to this effect will
be made shortly.
When the seventh firm
arrives, Mr. MacNaughton said,
the "first phase"' at the
industrial park will be
completed, providing a total of
about 300 jobs, At present,
some 17.0 are employed there.
"Akela, we'll do our best."
The traditional cry of the Wolf
Cubs has been getting louder and
louder in Clinton with nearly
fifty boys seeking membership
in the pack sponsored by the
Lions. Jack Blair, who has been
conducting the pack during the
last year, has had to resign for
reasons of health and Lieutenant
Commander and Mrs.
Maundcote Carter, both Wolf
Cub leaders of long experience
and training, have agreed to take
over the direction of the pack.
`The Skipper', as Commander
Maundcote Carter was called by
the boys and girls in La Salle,
has been active for many years
in .touting, cubbing, rovering
and instruction of guides and
brownies, not to mention
training of adult leaders for
scouts, guides and navy league
youth work and operating the
Duke of Edinburgh's award
scheme in Canada for the
He said that within a year;
about 600 jobs will be provided
at the site,
'Mae two, which will follow
a short, "resting period", will
Involve .construction of buildings
for other industries.
Regarding complaints from
larger municipalities that the
Centralia.' '''Ittlotoi,npfnent was
adversely affecting' their rffects
to attract new industries, Mr.
MacNaughton said it was in the
realm of sour grapes for the
province of Quebec.
He has been involved with
cubbing since 1939 and..,was.
himself a Cub in England at an
undisclosed date in the past. He
holds the Wood Badge for wolf
cubs as well as those for scouts
and rovers and has taken and
given courses for commissioner
and trainer of adult leaders.
Mrs. Maundcote Carter is
similarly trained for wolf cub
work and is also a warranted
Brown Owl of the Girl Guides of
Canada
It is necessary in the interests
of all the boys to divide the pack
into two. Thirty-six boys is the
maximum number allowed
under the rules of the Boy
Scouts of Canada and in order to
run a pack of that size it would
be necessary to have at least four
leaders: a Cubmaster and one
assistant for each two sixes, the
teams into which the boys are
grouped. If the pack is too large
cities to complain, because they
had enjoyed for years benefits of
growth denied smaller centres.
"The alternative was not only
to allow this base to grow up in
the weeds but for this whole
community to wither and.
deteriorate."
Clarence Denomme, chairman
of the industrial committee, said
that_mr. MacNaughton gave the
group Ione 'pod guidelines" to
help attract new industry to
Clinton.,
Clinton Branch 140 of the
Royal Canadian Legion has been
chosen by the nephew of a
World War, I Victoria Cross and
Croix de Guerre recipient, to be
the holder of these two top
military awards.
The presentation will be
made at a banquet at the Legion
Hall on Wednesday, October 30,
by Ira Miner, the nephew who
has been holding the medals,
won by Corporal Harry G. B.
Miner at the Battle of Amiens,
France, on August 8, 1918.
Corporal Harry Miner worked
on a farm in the Clinton area
and enlisted in the 161st Huron
Battalion and was in the 58th
Rattail= when he won the
Victoria Cross. August 8, 1918
has been termed as the "black
day of the German Army" by
World War I historians. On that
day five Canadians were awarded
the British Empire's highest
military award, the Victoria
Cross.
Tickets at $5.00 per plate are
now on sale to Legion members;
after October 19, they will be
available to the general public.
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the boys and the adult leaders
are not able to form the rapport,
„ that „bond of understanding, „
which is one of the essentials of
the l3.-P. method for both boys
and girls.
The leaders work in the
closest Cooperation with the
parents; indeed one of the
reasons why the pack must be
small is the need for the leaders
to visit all the parents in their
homes at least /pace in the •year.
Every • parent will recognize,
however, that the influence of
an adult friend from outside the
family can have a tremendous
formative influence for good -
or, of course; bad. For this
reason, and because it is
necessary to discuss how to
divide the boys, the times and
places of the future meetings
and program for the year, it is
most important that at least one
parent of each boy come out to
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