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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-08-28, Page 1A new school year starts Tuesday and motorists are urged to help it start safely by exercising caution whenever they see a school bus and by remembering never to pass a stopped school bus when its signals are flashing. — Staff Photo. Police office damaged, arrest teenaged girls Clinton Public Utilitiet Commission crewmen install one of the first Of .the Mercury vapor streetlights which replace fluorescent fixtures at the main corner and prepare to remove old and Unreliable traffic signals, Work on reconstruction Of the intersection Was proceeding well this week. The PUC plans to have its new street and traffic lights up as soon as it reeeives the long extension arms needed to reath Out over the roads. When a bird refused to leave the hay mow on their St• Augustine area Ferri Tuesday, Patrick Boyle, 8, left, and his brother, Harry, 6, sons of Mr. and Mit, Rayniond BOA, tik 2, Auburn, decided to capture the feathered visit:it' few a closer took, A neiehbour identified the bird as a belted kingfisher. The beys' smiles belie a bit of Worry about that long beak and Petrick and Harry Said they planned to release the bird. -.Staff Photo. Clinton Newspoll 104th YEAR NO. 35 CLINTON, ONTARIO THURSDAY, AUGUST 28,1909 PRICE pF.R .COPY J.5c. The first . • Exeter woman wins column most flower prizes -Hensall, townships again unsuccessful. in -reaching accord on new fire truck Seldom do Clinton residents hear the bell in Town Hall, although both it and the one in St. Paul's Church were rung by pranksters several times last week late at night. Lucy Wood's column, "Rambling With Lucy," this week tells some of the bell'S history and includes an amusing anecdote which suggests that abandoning the morning bell-ringing may have led to the current decline in the birth rate in town. * * * Deadlines for news and advertising will not be affected by the Labour Day holiday Monday. Next week's paper will be published Thursday morning as usual. Classified ads will be accepted until noon Tuesday and display advertising until 5 p.m. Correspondents are asked to mail news copy as early as possible. There will' be no wicket or rural route service by the post office Monday, but the lock box lobby will be open as usual. Banks and stores and municipal offices will be closed. Monday garbage collection will be made Saturday, * * * Cereal grain harvest is nearly completed in south Huron, with about 10 percent remaining in north Huron, according to Don S. Pullen, county agricultural representative. In his weekly crop report, Mr, Pullen said that while some forage has been taken for hay or pasture, it appears that a substantial acreage will not be utilized. As a result of hot, dry weather, white beans are ripening quickly, although observations indicate that pods and seeds,. per. .plant are below average in some fields. Rain is needed for maximum growth of corn and pasture. Corn requires continued warm, sunny 'weather to bring it to maturity before frost. * * * A letter this week from Mrs. Audrey Graham in Richmond Hill asks for help in recovering a dog lost near Bayfield on Thursday, August 14, The family was staying in a cottage near Paradise Vista about two miles north of Bayfield when one member suffered a broken wrist and required treatment at Clinton Public Hospital. The Graham's six-montivold female beagle dog, gold and white with a spot in the middle of her forehead and answering to the name of Taffy, was lonesome with everyone gone and. ran from the cottage. She was seen headed for Highway 21. Anyone with information is' asked to call Collect to TU 4.3269 in Richmond Hill. A reward is offered. * * * "The horseless carriage will greatly reduce the death rate in cities," Dr. James J. Walsh foretold in 1900. He reasoned that, since houseflies like to lay their eggs in horse manure, the coming of the horseless carriage would result in manure-free streets and would remove a serious source of infection. The Ontario Safety League says this item is given in a new book, "The English," which adds this torment to the prophecy. "Everybody' accepted this authoritative statement; except the common housefly, Which Still Seems to be circulating around, lighting here and there, laying its eggs and spreading infection. Meanwhile, the horseless carriage, also flourishing prodigiously, is killing us off like flies." Weather 1969 1668 ' Hi Le) Ht Lej Aug. 19 77 57 81 58 20 71 43 84 67 21 74 40 81 56 22 76 40 88 66 23 86 54 90 67 24 87 66 sa 71 25 83 ,54 70 55 No rain itaiti 5" Thirty adults entered 213 exhibits in the Clinton Citizens Horticultural Society's 1969 Flower Show, an annual event held last Friday afternoon and evening in the Town Hall council chambers. There were 26 entries from 11 children, for a total of 239 exhibits in 50 classes, Winner of a candelabra donated by Eaton's to the exhibitor with the most points in the show was Mrs. David Cross of Exeter. Mrs. Clifford Epps of Clinton had the second highest point total, with Mrs. Donald Pullen of town and Mrs. Al Barnett of RR 2, Goderich, tieing for third place. The second and third-prize winners received gifts from the Dursts' Clinton Farm and Garden Centre and from Wettlaufer's Feed Mill. Cash prizes went to Mrs. Fred Sloman as exhibitor of the best dahlia and to Mrs. Barnett as exhibitor of the best gladioli. Mrs. Don McKee of Benmiller was the judge. The winners in each class are printed below, with the names listed in order, from first to third prize. Winners are from Clinton unless otherwise identified. 1. Double asters — Mrs. Art Groves, Mrs. Bruce Holland and Mrs. Brock Olde. 2. Cosmos — Mrs. Roy Connell, Mrs. Stewart Middleton, RR 3, Clinton, and Mrs. Don Pullen. 3. Large zinnias — Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Olde and Mrs. Frank Fingland. 4. Small zinnias — Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Middleton and Mrs. David Cross of Exeter. 5. Plain petunias — Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Charles Nelson. 6.,-,fiaiffled petal petunias — Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Cross, Mrs.' Olde. 7. Pansies — Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Connell. 8. Snapdragon — Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Charles Nelson, Mrs. Pullen. 9. African marigold — Mrs. Cross, Mrs, Clifford Epps, Mrs, Jerry Cook. 10. French double marigold — Mrs. Stanley Collins of RR 3, Clinton; Mrs. Pullen and Mrs. Middleton. 11. Annual sweet peas — no entries. 12. Perennial phlox — Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Epps. 13. White gladiolus, one spike — Mrs. Collins, Miss Hazel Collins, RR 3, Clinton, and Miss Dorothy Collins, RR 3, Clinton. 14. Red gladiolus — Miss Diane Collins, RR 3, Clinton; Hazel Collins, Dorothy Collins. 15. Pink gladiolus — Mr. Cliff Proctor, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Elva Jenkins. 16. Yellow gl'adiolus — Mrs. Collins, Hazel Collins, Diane Collins. 17. Gladiolus, other colors — Mrs. Al Barnett, RR 2, Goderich; Hazel Collins, Cliff Proctor. 18. Gladiolus, three spikes, different varieties — Hazel Collins, Mrs. Stanley Collins, Mrs. Middleton, 19. Gladiolus, basket — Mrs, Middleton and Mr. Stewart Middleton. 20. Hybrid tea rose, peace only — Mrs. Fingland, Mrs. Epps, Mrs, Barnett, 21. Hybrid tea rose, other varieties — Miss Dorothy Marquis, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Fingland. 22, Rose, floribunda — Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Epps, 23. Rose, grandiflora — Mrs. Barnett. 24. Best arrangement of assorted roses — Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Fingland, Mrs. Epps. 25. Zinnias, basket — Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Epps, Mrs, Cross. 26. Coffee table arrangement — Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Epps, Mrs. Barnett. 27. Lady's corsage — Mrs. Jerry Cook, Miss Patsy Cook, Mrs. Dave Cross. 28. Miniature arrangement — Mrs. Olde, Mrs. Ceriel VanDamme, Mrs. Epps. 29. Dining room table arrangement — Mrs. Epps, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Cross. 30. Arrangement of assorted garden flowers — Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. VanDamme. 31. Display of flowers in container same color as flowers — Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Epps, Mrs. Elva Jenkins. 32. Mantel arrangement — Mrs. Epps, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Nelson. 33. Arrangement in unusual container — Mrs. Olde, Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Pullen., 34. Tuberous begonias — no entries. 35. Large decorative dahlia — Mrs. Epps, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Cross. 36. Cactus dahlia — Mrs. Sloman, Mrs. Epps, Mrs. VanDamme. 37. Semi-cactus dahlia Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Middleton. 38. Miniature dahlia — Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Sloman; Mrs. Cross. Please turn to Page 12 Two teenaged girls, charged with vandalizing the Clinton police office in Town Hall last Saturday evening, are being held i n 0 oderich for court appearance this morning. The pair, also charged with theft, were arrested Sunday and arraigned before Provincial Judge G. .G. Marshman who ordered them remanded in custody. Police said they identified two suspects Saturday night and Seven-year-old Richard Ducharme of 155 Joseph St., Clinton, hit by a gravel truck in front of the Royal Bank at Albert and Huron Streets on Aug. 28, suffered a fractured pelvis and is reported in "quite satisfactory" condition and improving in Clinton Public Hospital this week. According to witnesses, the boy was either crossing the street or about to cross, with his bicycle, when he was struck by the truck which was southbound on Albert Street and making a right turn onto Huron Street. The accident occurred at 7:45 p.m. and was investigated by Auxiliary Constable Fred Shropshall. Police said they believe the boy was hit by the right front corner of the gravel box on the dump truck owned and operated by Gordon B. Chamney of RR 1, Auburn. Mr. Chamney was not charged. A nurse administered first aid at the scene, police said, and the boy was driven to the hospital by his father before the arrival of an ambulance from Seaforth. Stanley Paquette of Goderich, former manager of the Clinton Feed Mill, will specialize in farm business management in his new post as associate egricultural representative for. Huron County. Mr. Paquette will work with the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture and Food's extension branch in Clinton, according to Don S. Pullen, 1-luron ag rep. The new Clinton staffer was raised on a farm near Amherstburg in Essex County and graduated with a B.S.A. Three games of mixed doubles were hold at the Goderich LaWit BdWling Club on Saturday, August 23. with 24 entries from Goderich, Clinton, Lucknow, Wingharn, Seaforth and Windsor. Bert Gray of Clinton was first With three wins Otte 28 for an aggregate of 45; wood, Jack Fisliee. feinkeOW. three win obtained warrants for their arrest. Nancy McClure, 17, of 131yth, surrendered at the police office Sunday morning. Sally DeGroat, 16, of 59 Walker St., Clioton, was picked up at home. Chief' Lloyd Westlake is on vacation and Auxiliary Constable Fred Shropshall was working Saturday evening. He left the office for about half an hour and r4urned to find file cabinets overturned; drawers Town police report no other accidents between Aug. 27 and yesterday. The following four motor vehicle accidents were investigated by provincial police from the Goderich detachment between Aug. 17 and 22. On Sunday, Aug. 17, on the 30th Sideroad, Stanley Township, west of Highway 4, Michael Norman Walker, RR 3, Zurich, was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $200 damage to the vehicle. Passengers Meryl Roden, London; Daniel and Lorraine Bedard, Detroit, Michigan, all received injuries. On Thursday, Aug. 21, on Highway 21 north of Huron Road 20, John Donald Johnstone, RR 6, Lucknow, was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $125 damage to the vehicle. On Thursday, Aug. 21, on HighWay 21 north of I3ay field, Robert Nelson Dempsey, 4 Goderich Street, Seaforth, was involved in a single-car accident resulting in $250 damage to the vehicle. Please turn to Page 12 from the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph in 1949. He has worked for the Canada Dept. of Agriculture in entomology research in Chatham, and with Canada Packers Ltd. On feed and fertilizer sales in Essex and Lambtori Counties and for the lag three years at the feed mill here. Mr. and Mrs. Paquette, their three sons and one daughter live at 28 Britannia Road West in Goderich. Stan's hobbies include golfing arid curling, plus 15, aggregate 36; third, Ray Nye, Windsor, three wins plus 7, aggregate 30; fourth, Lee ityan, Coclerich, tWO -Wine plus 20, aggregate 38; fifth (position drawn for after tie for fourth), George Allison. Goderich, two wins plus 20, aggregate 38., sixth, Lome Dale, Settforth i two Wins plus 14, aggregate 35. Representatives of the village of Hensel' and the townships of Hay and Tuekersmith met for two hours at Huron Centennial School in Brucefield Tuesday evening, but were unable to agree on ter.ns for sharing the cost of buying and maintaining a new Hensel' fire truck. Negotiations over the last several months have been aimed at a joint purchase plan in which each of the municipalities would be a part owner of the fire engine and would split the cost of upkeep. Hay representatives balked Tuesday at the high initial cost arid asked Henseli to propose instead an annual retainer fee, Presumably the retainer or standby' fee would have to be high enough to enable Hensall to buy the truck itself and pay off debentures in annual instalments. When Hensall computes the amount of the fee, it will inform the townships and officials will decide whether or not to meet again. $7,000 from each of the townships on purchase of a truck expected to cost from $22,000 to $24,000. Tenders received by the Hensel] fire brigade ranged from roughly $23,800 to $24,800 for the truck and equipment. The Hensall firemen, according to Mr. Knight, want to keep both trucks equipped so that the older one is available for service in town if the new truck is called to a farm fire, Plans are to send the new truck out with Colts lead The first of the Ontario Baseball Association quarter-final playoff games between Clinton and Tillsonburg last Sunday was a real thriller. Clinton's Colts came out on top 7.5 in a close contest. The next match in the best of three series will be played in Tillsonburg at 1:30 p.m. this Sunday. A third game, if necessary, will be scheduled in Tillsonburg in another week. Tillsonburg looked strong last week right from the beginning and demonstrated powerful hitting. Third baseman Paul Henderson hit a home run for Tillsonburg in the first inning. The game was tied 5.5 until the seventh when Cam Colquhoun led off with a triple and his brother, Laurie, drove him in with a ground ball to short stop, putting Clinton ahead. Top hitters for the Colts were Joe Livermore, with a home run and two base hits followed by Cam Col, •ihoun, triple and by maybe half of the brigades 16 men, leaving the others on standby at the fire hall. Under present agreements, the townships each pay a $500 annual retainer plus a charge for each call. Last year Hensall's $2,600 in fire brigade expense was offset by the $1,000 in retainers and $700 in out-of-town charges, But, as the fire chief has noted, the village has not been paid for depreciation on its equipment and is left now with a worn-out truck. Hay's plight, said the reeve, is that it must buy fire protection from five municipalities Exeter, Zurich, Grand Bend, Dashwood and Hensall — and three of the departments are considering purchase of new apparatus. Hay's council, he said, could be faced with having to raise one-third the cost of three trucks, equal to the full price of one truck. Even with that outlay of cash, he continued, firemen would have to contend with the lack of a water supply in rural areas and heavy fire losses could still be expected. "Water is a serious problem," he said, "and it is worse this year than almost ever before. Ponds which always held water are dry with cracks in the bottoms." Tuckersmith's Mr. Thompson told the Hensel]. delegation: "We would like to see you and Hay make an agreement tonight — we will go along with it." Hay Please turn to Page 12 in playoff Laurie Colquhoun, Ed Daer and Rick Fremlin each with singles. In earlier 013A playoff matches, Clinton ousted St. Marys with two impressive wins. In the home game a week ago yesterday, Brad Dutot held St. Marys to five hits and two runs. Clinton scored 17 runs before the umps called the lopsided game in the sixth. Cam Colquhoun and Little Joe Livermore scored four runs each. Hans Leppington and Brad Dutot, two each. Singles were tallied by Steve Mustard, Laurie Colquhoun, Don Bartliff, Ed Daer and Doc Miller. Ed Daer had complete control over St. Marys in a game the Saturday before. He faced 15 batters until the fifth, then gave up three singles in the sixth to spoil his no-hit start. St. Marys finally scored in the seventh for their lone run. The Colts pegged 15 hits on three St. Marys pitches, scoring 16 runs. pulled out and their contents spilled; the telephone, papers and books swept from the desk onto the floor and two panes of window glass broken, Police say they know of nothing missing. The doors on the files were damaged and papers will have to be sorted, but the radio and other valuable equipment was left intact, Since the incident, the police office has been kept locked when unoccupied and a note on the door gives the telephone number to call to summon police. Police said their investigation of the vandalism connected the girls also to the theft of a car taken Saturday from the Hotel Clinton parking lot and later found abandoned in Strathroy. The car, owned by David Livingston of RR 5, Seaforth, was reported missing at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. In a separate car theft incident Friday night, an auto owned by K. W. Colquhoun of Clinton was taken from the hotel lot and later found-on the Huron Fish and Game Conservation Association property. It sustained minor damage. Police said they expect to make arrests soon in that case. In other police news, a 22-year-old Clinton man was arrested by provincial police on Albert Street in town at 11:30 a.m. last Saturday and was remanded in custody on a charge of. causing a disturbance by swearing. No date was set for his next appearance in court. Boy, 7, hit by truck improves in hospital Name farm business specialist Clinton man top scorer in bowling