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^Clinton News-Record
' THE HURON’ RECORD 86th Year
SINGLE COPIES 12cTHE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1967
102nd Year
Kins should
Robarts calls vote for Oct. 17
candidates on campaign trail
Firemen fought the blaze .driven by a strong wind in the direction
of the Smith home on the same property. The building was
completely engulfed in flames .which consumed it in a matter
of minutes.
A steel barn about three years old on the farm of John W.
Smith, R. R. 3 Clinton, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday after
noon. Neighbors said Mr. Smith had rebuilt the barn after the
initial structure was lost in a previous fire several years ago.
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Hello again.
They say that absence makes
the heart grow fonder and we
certainly hope this is the way
Clinton folks feel about this
space in the News-Record., If
we can judge by the number of
comments of readers who have
missed this bit of chatter, we
can be assured that the column
is, appreciated and of service
to many.♦ * *
A whole set of new telephones .
have been installed atthe News-
Record since we last met. We
have gone modern here - the
whole way - with buttons to
push and the convenience' that
only Bell Telephone can supply.
The editor has a separate
telephone now with a brand new
number - 482-9502-andpeople
with news stories are asked to
call that number to avoid de
lay.< * * *
The workman in this man-hole
has all the comforts of home,
including a portable radio which
X,
diligently played as “The
MUSARAAC” man under street
at Rattenbury and Albert Cor
ner — went about his labors.
“Hi”, I called. “You’ve got
everything' you need, I see.”
.“You bet,” came the reply from
down under, “everything but a
carpet.” Maybe next time he’ll
bring that, too.
One of the very nicest things
about being back in Clinton is
the number of bouquets - gor
geous flowers- we receive from
time to time from Tom Lepp-
ington, a good friend.
“Some people don’-t take the
time to see the sun or any-
thing,” says Tom who this week
brought us dahlias in every
color known to nature and roses,k
perhaps the last of this sum
mer.
“Picked the roses with the
most buds,” whispered Tom.
We appreciate that.f * * *
One of the nuisance factors
about coming to Clinton these
days is. the parking meters;
confusing too, especially when
one notices that some folks
put money in the meters and
some folks do not ( among them
Police Chief Russell Thompson,
we’ve heard).
Before jumping to all sorts
of conclusions about the Clin
ton police and the town coun
cil, we should know that while
town officials are not discour
aging people from dropping
money in the metal parking,
attendants, they are not pros
ecuting those who don’t. Kind
of sneaky, eh?
Seems all the meters must
be installed and all the yellow
parking lines drawn on the
streets before the town can pat
rol the meters j watching for
violations.
Two buildings saved
Clinton fireman fled Kings-
welj said Wednesday morning
that a farm pond on the prem
ises of John W. Smith, R, R.
3 Clintop was a great asset
to crews from Clinton and Bay
field, who made a vain attempt
to. save a burning barn on the
property.
The barn, just rebuilt in re
cent years after a fire des
troyed tire first Smith barn in
1960, had a cement foundation,
wooden frame and was covered
with steel. Mr. Smith was con
cerned about saving a large
quantity of new grain which was
stored in the blazing building.
Firemen wei'e successful only
because a nearby farm pond
provided an abundant supply of
water to quell the flames in
the granary.
It is not known whether the
barn was covered by insurance.
Firemen declined to comment
on how the fire started. It is
known, however, that straw was
being baled .close to the barn
shortly before the blaze was
noticed.
A quantity of hay and straw
was destroyed with the build
ing. Two smaller sheds were
saved with the house, whiclf
was threatened by sparks car
ried by a gusty wind.
Girl in auto accident
after claim judgement
Now that Premier John P.
Robarts has tipped his hand and
announced that Tuesday, Oct
ober 17 will be election day
in this province, local politi
cians have swung into action in
an attempt to see every sup- .
porter and perhaps stir up en
thusiasm, for the parties they
represent.
Perhaps the earliest campa
igning in this riding came last
Wednesday when Provincial
Liberal Leader Robert Nixon
flew into Sky Harbour airfield
and met with local Liberal' can.
didate Dr. G. L. Morgan Smith,
Bayfield.
Other announced candidate in
the riding is John C. Boyne,
a Presbyterian minister from
Exeter, who will carry the New
Democratic Party flag in the
coming election.
Though no' candidate will be
named officially as the Progres
sive Conservative choice until
after Friday’s PC nomination
meeting in Clinton, it is ag
reed by most that Hon. Charles
S. MacNaughton, presently Pro
vincial Treasurer, will repre-
sent the party.
LIBERALS
Dr. S mith has begun the gruel-
ling task of covering as many
miles of this riding as is hum
anly possible before election
day. In a telephone interview
on Tuesday morning, the Lib
eral candidate said he plans
to meet about 200 people per
day and hopes to say “Hello”
to every farmer, especially the
new Canadians.
He spoke of a “meet the
people meeting’'scheduled for
last night (Wednesdaj^at Huron
Centennial School just south of
Brucbfield. The doctor explain,
ed that although invitations were
extended to Stanley, Tucker
smith and Bayfield residents in
particular, the general public
was welcome.
If the gathering is well at-
tended, Dr. Smith confided, sim.
ilar meetings would be planned
for all parts of the riding dur-
ing the next few weeks.
Although no large public ral
lies have been scheduled for the
Huron Liberals, there is a pos-
sibility that one will be ar
ranged with a prominent polit
ical figure as the main speaker.
NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Since May, Rev. Boyne has
been quietly and deliberately
meeting with New Democratic
Party supporters and their
friends at house meetings.
“It is amazing the questions
that come forth in a two or
three hour discussion,” Rev.
■Boyne said in a telephone in-
terview on Monday evening.
“We find that people are inter
ested, especially when there is
no definite pressure applied to
encourage them to vote one
way or the other.”
Gatherings of this type have
been held in Seaforth, Tucker
smith, Hay and Goderich with
one upcoming in the Clinton
area, pdssibly at the home of
Wilfred Glazier or Lloyd
Stewart.
“We are not really schedul
ing public meetings,” said the
NDP man. “It is a proven fact
that most political parties have
difficulty drawing a crowd, and
if they do. it is not the people
they particularly want to meet,
but rather the party faithfuls
whose vote you probably have.”
Rev, Boyne did call.attention
to the press conference in Sea
forth on Friday afternoon at
which Provincial NDP Leader
Donald MacDonald will make an
address and answer questions.
At 31-years old, Boyne will
likely be the y.pitngest - candi-
date in the three-way race for
power in this riding. He said
he had recognized “across the
board indecision” in the rid
ing, but added that opposition
vote would be split between
his. party and the Liberals.
Hon. Robert Welch, Provin
cial Secretary, is to be the
speaker at the Progressive Con
servative nomination in Clinton
Legion Hall tomorrow evening.
There seems to be little doubt
that Hon. C. S. MacNaughton
will accept the nomination.
As Provincial Treasurer,
MacNaughton has steadily clim
bed the ladder in Ontario’s Cab
inet to now hold one of the
most responsible positions
in government. Well-known
throughout the area, Mr. Mac
Naughton resides in Exeter.
Banking brothers pay
return visit to Clinton
Carl and Roy East, Toronto,
who are brothers of Mrs. Gor-
don W. Cuninghame are pre.
sently guests of their sister
and brother-in-law on Ratten-
bury Street, Clinton.
Carl and Roy readily classify
.as old-timers as they are ap
proaching the eighty year mark
and it is almost 60 years since ‘
they resided in Clinton,
They both joined the staff of
the local branch of the Royal
Bank as junior clerks when
teenagers, but were moved to
other branches. Both men were
transferred frequently butwere
never concerned because trans
fers meant promotions and were
always educational.
Carl’s banking career cen.
tered about Ontario with ap
pointments in the cities of Tor
onto, Ottawa, Hamilton, North
Bay and Brantford. After his
retirement in 1956, he was as-
sociated with the mining indus
try, in Toronto for a few years.
In Roy’s case, the bank once
intimated that it is likely that
he has, in the course of his
duties travelled further and vis
ited more branches than most
officers. His experiences in
clude appointments throughout
the Canadian West; Vladivos-
lock, Siberia; Japan; Kingston,
Jamaica; Kingston, Ontario;
Montreal, Quebec; and lastly,' ----- -------*--------------yTown may
Toronto. He retired from the
bank in 1949 when manager of
Young and Bloor Streets branch
Toronto.
Subsequently, he was on the
staff of the Toronto Genreal
Hospital in a financial cap.
deity for a further 15 years.
The East brothers are greatly
impressed with the growth,
modern improvements and pro.
perity of Clinton and Huron
County generally. They are en.
joying themselves Very much
and their only complaint is
that there are so few of their
boyhood friends remaining.
Kinette presidents from Exeter, Hensail and
Clinton were installed at a joint meeting held
recently in Clinton Legion Hall* Here Doug
Crulckshank, Goderich, Deputy District
Governor, the installing officer is seen with
(left to right) Mrs. Pat Cross, Exeter; Mrs.
David Beattie, Clinton and Mrs, Bob Caldwell,
Hensall. Past District Governor Malt Edgar,
Clinton, assisted Mr. Crulckshank at the event.
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old packers plant
seriously"
Deputy Governor Doug Cru-
ickshank, Goderich, speaking at
the interclub joint installation
of Kinsmen and Kinette officers
in Clinton Legion Hall last Tues
day evening said, “A community
will not hold its service clubs
in high regard unless mem
bers work honestly for their
community.”
“Take your service club work
seriously,” he urged.
Mr. Cruickshank was at the
impressive ceremony to per-
form the duties connected with
installing the 1967-68 officials
of Kinsmen and Kinettes from
Clinton, Exeter and Hensall.
Kinsmen presidents for the
three clubs are Bob Mann, Clin-
ton; Ed Hearn, Exeter: and Bob
(continued on page I h
Dr. Abell
to speak
at Auburn
AUBURN - The First Provin
cial Conference of the Junior
Institutes of Ontario will be
held this weekend in the Aub
urn Community Memorial hall
on Saturday, September 16th.
The Junior Director of the Pro
vince of Ontario, Miss Barbara
Watkins of Clinton has been in
charge of arrangements. Dele-
‘ gates are expected from across
the province and are being bil-
letted by the Huron County Jun
ior Institute members.
Dr. Helen C. Abell, Ph.D.
professor of Sociology of the
Department of Georgraphy and
Planning at the University of
Waterloo
speaker,
day long
• Helen McKercher, director of
Home Economics for the De-
partment of Agriculture and
Food, Miss Jean Scott, direc
tor of Junior work in the pro
vince, Mrs. Everett Small, pre
sident of the Federated
Women’s Institutes of Ontario
of Essex, Ontario.
The Provincial Directors of
F.W.I.O, of this area will also
be present to assist these dele- .
gates, Mrs., Stanley Bride,
Fordwich, Mrs, Donald McCosh
Ripley, Mrs. Gowan Youngj St.
Thomas, Mrs. Wes Bradnock,
Auburn and F.W.I.O. public re
lations officer, Mrs. Clarence
Diamond of New Hamburg, as
well as the District Presidents
of the County.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m.
and all girls in the district
are invited to hear these speak
ers and there is to be a ban-
quet at 6 p.m. when Hon. W.A.
. Stewart is expected to be a
guest. The Junior Farmers of
the County are entertaining at
i a dance in the hall in the even-
\
will be the guest
Also speaking at this
session will .be Miss
Clinton Town Council Mon
day night decided to look into
the possibility of purchasing the
vacant Canada Packers pro
perty oh the outskirts of town
with a view to making it into
an industrial site.
According to industrial devel-
opment committee chairman
Duff Thompson, the packing
house company is “asking
somewhere in the neighbour,
hood of $14,000 for the oldevis-
cerating plant/’
Discussion on acquisition of
the plant and the annexation of
adjoining property came tip dur
ing deliberation on the erection
of a sign publicizing the avajj-
ability of industrial land in the
town.
Ih other business, council
decided to review the fire pro
tection in Colborne Township,
after the township failed, to
pay Clinton volunteer fire bri
gade for two calls made within
the past few months*
The Unpaid bills came up for
discussion when Councillor
Gordon Lawson, chairman of the
protection committee askdd
council to accept responsibility
for Seeking repayment. No dec.
siioh was taken by council on
collecting the delinquent ac
counts.
Mr. Lawson said the brigade
covered two fires in the town
ship recently after being in.
formed by callers of fires.in
the area.
There was some discussion
as to which fire brigade ap
peared first on the scene* Ap-
(continued on page I I)
Listowel
bantam "
in playoff
Clinton Bantam “B” team
sponsored by the Huron FiSh
and Game ClUb is in the midst
of a series with Listowel fdr
the WO A A Championship,
First game is set for Satur
day, September 16 in Listowel
at 2 p.m.
Second game is expected to be
played in Clinton Oh Saturday,
September 23*
Let’s get out and support
the boys!
Less than five hours after be
ing awarded $30,000 as settle
ment on a court action arising
out of a 1965 accident in which
she lost' her right eye, Linda
Riley, ,19, RR 1 Londesboro
was pinned beneath her car
after the vehicle had rolled
through a ditch about one mile
east of her first encounter with
disaster two and one-half years
ago.
Miss Riley was reported in
improved condition in Clinton
Public Hospital early this week,
Ontario Provincial Police
Constable Ray Primeau, Sea
forth detachment, who investi-
gated both mishaps involving the
Riley girl, said the Goderich
court proceedings had en.
ded about 11 a.m. last Wed.
nesday morning. Constable Pri.
meau was called to Concession
8 and . 9 of Hullett Township
about 4:40 p.m. the same day.
Alec Riley, father of the in
jured girl, and a neigh,
bor, James Howatt, RR 1 Lon.
desboro, lifted the car from
Miss Riley while Mrs. John
Shepherd and her three teen,
aged children, also of RR 1
Londesboro, pulled the young
lady free. She suffered head
injuries but was reported by
Clinton' hospital officials to be
“up and about” on Monday.
At the Supreme Court fall
assizes in Goderich earlier last
Wednesday, settlement was
reached with John Anderson,
44, Seaforth, and Seaforth Far
mers’ Co-operative, Seaforth.|
The girl’s lawyer, J.R. Cas
key, London, told the court
Miss Riley had received se
rious facial lacerations and lost
her right eye in the Hullett
|Township crash involving a car
driven by her father and a truck
owned by the Co-operative.
In addition to the $30,000:
to be held in trust until Miss
Riley reaches age 21, her father
was awarded $5,000 “out of
pocket” expenses.
Stanley twp.
revamps
subdivisions
With a provincial election up
coming October 17, council in
the Township of Stanley is busily
engaged in revamping their pol
ling subdivisions. All seven pre
vious subdivisions have been
dissolved, noted Stanley Clerk
Mel Graham, and five new ones
have been set up.
Polling subdivision I now
comprises all lots on conces
sions one, two, three, four and
five north of Huron County Road
3. Number 2 polling subdiv
ision consists of all lots on
Concessions one, two, three,
four and five south of Huron
County Road 3 and also lots
three to nine inclusive on Con.
(continued on page I I)
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Clinton town clerk John Livermore (right) accepts a very welcome
cheque for $20,208.50 to be applied to the debt on the Clinton
and District Community Centre. Presented by Bill Reihl, secretary-
'treasurer for the Clinton Fair Board, the cheque came from
the special grunts department of the Ontario Department of
Agricultureyon behalf of the Huron Central Agricultural Society.
Mr. Reihl made application for
delivered the generous donation
morning.
the money at mid-summer and
to Clerk Livermore on Monday
The Weather
1966'Executive of Clinton Colts
Intermediate Hockey Club have
issued an invitation to all play,
ers and interested persons to
attend a meeting to discuss hoc
key plans for the coming win
ter.
Meeting date is Friday, Sept
ember 15 (tomorrow night) at
8 p.m. in the Community Centre.
1967
High Low High Low
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10 65 40 73 47
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12 72 42 73 49
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At the Interclub joint installation ceremony for
Hensall Eketer and Clinton KlhsmeriandKinettes
Deputy District Governor Doug Crulckshank,
Goderich, was the installing Official, Seen here
(from the left) are Ed Hearih president of the
Exeter Club; Mr. Crulckshank; Bob Mann,
Clinton president; and Hensall president Bob
Caidwell. The Impressive ceremony was held
in Clinton Legion Hall recently.