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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-04-08, Page 11.. PAGE • TEN CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954,1.1 TOWN COUNCIL IN (Continued from Page One) it would be sold and he would be should live within the corporation. Councillor S. Sehoenhals mention- ed that council should not ask the Clerk to sacrifice his home in ,-Goderich. , Mr. Holland stated his desires to build and live in a home in Clinton as soon as possible, but that since his life savings were tied up in the Goderich home, he was unable to throw it away. He was not asking an exhorbitant pricefor his Goderich home, and it was just a matter of time until wing in Clinton. Coon: Gliddon stated that as far as he was concerned the council` had had only one offer for the. lot, and he ,;didn't feel there was anything wrong with selling it to him for $350. Reeve Nediger stated his willingness to agree on that stand: A routine by-law was passed changing the dates of the PUC debenture. for .$5,000 from Decem- ber 15 ecem-ber.15 to February 15.' A fourth by-law, to appoint E. EASTER BASKETS 5c to 75c CHENILLE CHICKS 5c, PLUSH BUNNIES and TEDDIES, Etc. 19c to $5.95 EASTER SERVIETTES and TABLE COVERS 23c to 45e EASTER EGG DYE 2 for 25c EASTER WRAP avid RIBBONS and SEALS 10c and 25c CELLOPHANE STUFFING for EASTER BASKETS 15c EASTER GREETING CARDS 5c to $1.00 EASTER BOXES for Little Folks .. 59c EASTER CUT OUTS .,. ...... 10c SPECIAL—While They Last! Fancy Paper Napkins approx. 100 per pkg. (Seconds — slight misprints) 29c McEWAN'S Fletcher, to the position of janitor for. the municipal buildings at a' salary of $1,500 per year, effective March 1, 1954. Police Report In the police report for March,. J. Ferrand ,suggested that mark- ing of the streets should be done ,early -this year, and that the De- partment of Highways be asked to continue their, markings through town on Highways 4 and 8. Chief Constable Ferrand also mentioned a word of praise printed in this paper last week, and expressed his pleasure at the proverbial p the back", instead of the so often received criticism. He stated also that the good conditions' - existen in Clinton at present were only achieved through the good assist- ance of Constables Quayle and Timlech. BayfieldBuilt Tug Recentl_ - Launched (Continued from Page One) Merner whose expert welding has been the subject of favourable comment. Sgt- Joe Mayman RCAF, a mechanic, worked , fn hours, off duty and he also made the wheel. Reg. Francis, a motor mechanic,. worked on her for three weeks Percy Weston ; did the carpentry work. Albert Woods helped with the painting and in scribed her name and registration number, 16E115. R. Leslie MacMillan is; a native of Goderich Township. With the exception of two years overseas with the Canadian Armed Forces in World War d,, he had sailed the Greek Lakes for 20 years. He obtained his Captain's papers but left the service while he was First Mate on the "Stadaconna." For five years he was Assistant Super- intendent at Central Air Craft, London. In 1943 he enlisted in the RCN but was not accepted as he was one year above the age limit for a commission. In 1946 Mr. and Mrs. MacMillan with their son-in-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mayman, came to. Bayfield and ran - the Cities Service Station for a year, and he also went into insurance. But the lure of the water was too great for the sailor, and the next. year he captained his own boat when he bought tile "Binnie S" from J. and J. Sturgeon and com- menced fishing. Merton Merner, a native of Hay- field, worked with the Storms Con- struction Company from 1936-1942 where as he says, he "picked up" welding. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy with which he served for three years, ten months of that period being aboard the minesweeper "Bayfield." He was Petty Officer on the corvette "Al- goma" when he took his discharge.. He has had no special training in boat designing but his general knowledge of boats enabled him to plan the "Maymac". Sgt. Joe Mayman hails from Preston. He served overseas with the Canadian Armed Forces for five years, and has been seven years with the ..RCAF.0 And al- though postings have taken him away from here, temporarily, he regards Bayfield as home ever since he first came to the village. Reg. Francis was born in Water - down. He served with the Canad- ian Armed Forces for five years and was Staff Sergeant in the RCEME when he took his dis- charge. He came to Bayfield and settled here with his family in 1946 when he entered into part- nership with Grant Turner in op- eration of the Bayfield Garage. Percy Weston, a native of Gode- rich Township, learned his trade with his brother Charles in De- troit. He has been a resident of the village for some 30 years. Albert Woods has lived in Bay- field all his life. With a, talent for art, he took a course in sign writing which he does very neatly. Amongst those who watched the "Maymac" settle into the water was Captain L. H. D.'MacLeod, Hayfield's veteran fisherman, and in his day counted the best sailor on Lake Huron. He is the son of a pioneer boat builder of Bayfield, Hugh MacLeod, and in 1926, in conjunction with his brother, the late W. J. MacLeod, Sr„ built the "Helen MacLeod II", one of the last of the Huron boats, which is now being renovated for a training vessel for U.S. Sea Cadets. Since that time two other wood- en boats have been built here. The "Donna Maclvor" was constructed on the flats by Dave Mydf"s. He and the late Don Murray fished with her out of this port before she was sold and went down to Lake Erie. Also H. A. Thomas had a wooden boat constructed in the Albion Garage, the work being done by the late J. R. Cameron. The "Maymac" made her maiden voyage on Monday to set whitefish nets with Captain MacMillen at the wheel and his nephew, Colin MacMillen, John Sturgeon Sr., Harold Boyce and Sgt. Joe May - man as crew. Thus the fourth steel tug has been added to Bay - field's fishing fleet. Building Permits Three building permits were re- ported on by Deputy Reeve M. Crich. An addition to .the Par - Knit Hosiery Ltd. building, ap- proximately 37x38 feet, to cost in the • neighbourhood of $5,000; a new dwelling to be constructed by Frank Van Altema at the cor- ner of North and Orange, to cost $5,000; and the converting of a barn into a house by Melville Irving, behind the Clinton Electric Shop, 20x30 feet, $2,000. Larger Drains Reeve Nediger reporting for the Public Works committee, mention- ed continued trouble with drains that are not large enough to per- mit surface water to get away. He said that the time had come to think about outlets, and that larger drains would have to be put in this year. Debentures to cover the cost will have to be issued. Angle Parking A by-law will be drawn up to facilitate angle parking in certain sections of the town so that more parking space will be made avail- able, to out-of-town shoppers. The council authorized the re- newal of the lease with the CNR for the stock scales on similar terms to those now in force. - 0 The New 1954 Crosley 17 -Inch Deluxe Table Model (Model FC -17 TOLW). This year's pace-setter in the low price field, Incorporates electronic Picture -Sentry and al other exclusive Crosley performance features. Walnut, mahogany or blonde finish, • Merrill Radio and Electric PHILIPS — PHILCO — CROSLEY and DUMONT TV [HONE 313 – CLINTON Overdue Sewerage Charges Will BeCollected Co ected Firemen Offer $100 Towards Buying New Equipment A request to council for permis- sion to buy a Scott Airpak unit for the use of the Clinton Fire Department was accompanied by an offer by the men of the De- partment of $100 towards the cost. The firemen have suggested that the town's share of the revenue from the Town of Goderich for the work done at the County Court House fire could be put towards the purchase, and that the re- maining expense could be divided evenly between the town and the Department. Council approved the request, and the new unit will do the job of present smoke masks, which, according to Hector Kingswell, spokesman for the Department at Monday's Council meeting, are ter- ribly inefficient when working in smoke. To wear the masks now in use, a man must have exper- ience in breathing in them, and they also have a tendency to steam up quickly. "The cost ($380 each) looks expensive," said Mr. Kings- well, "but the saving of one life or even or one building would pay for them." Reeve J. W. Nediger mentioned the favourable comment which the work of the Clinton Fire Depart- ment had roused at the °Court House fire, and stated that he felt it was up to the people of Clinton to support the men in their ex- cellent work. Cour;. B. Gliddon, speaking as chairman of the protection to per- sons and property committee, pre- sented the request of the Depart- ment and stated that the aim would be to have two or three such Scott airpaks, and that next year they would wish to buy an- other. After a word of caution from George Knights, chairman of the finance committee to the effect that the budget only provided for a small surplus, council decided in favour of this purchase. At Monday night's council meet- ing, the clerk, L. D. Holland, was requested to proceed with action necessary to collect delinquent sewerage charges, which the Pub- lic Utilities Commission had been unable to collect and 'which had reverted to the responsibility of the town. Four of Clinton's citizens, ap- parently are of the opinion that since they have not been using the sewerage disposal system, they should not be asked to pay for it, have continually refused to pay their sewerage bills. Under the sewerage by-law, all citizens of the town are required to pay a sewerage charge if the sewage ser- vice is available to their property, Following some discussion in which the councillors expressed their opinion that the men were just as able to and should pay for sewerage as people without child- ren were able to and should pay for school tax, the clerk was in- structed to proceed with collection. 0 Careless Driving By Airman PLASTERING New Work or Repairs ARCHWAYS, COVES, STUCCO. • 30 Years Experience C. F. GARROW. Phone Clinton 94J SEE OUR VERY SMART SHOWING OF NEW SPRING SUITS Plains and Fancies handsomely styled and tailored for Spring Priced from 3930 to 59.50 TOPCOAT FOR EASTER All Wool Gabardine — Tweeds— Cashmere Priced from $24.95 BILTMORE HATS Forsyth Country Club Shirts Herman's Men's Wear PHONE 224W BI LTMORE HATS FORSYTH SH I RTS Clinton, - Scout and Cub' News Enough of the camp. Last week 13 boys took their oath (Laws amt. Promise) and become fullfled ed Scouts and members of the Clin- ton Lions Scout Troop. Because the trip to Camp Samac was so successful,' maybe we can ,plan a tour for the Cubs. and Scouts for a day at the Ex hibiton in Toronto who knows? The lst Clinton Lions Cub Pack <a met in the basement , of Wesley- Willis United Church on Monday,, Aprl 5. Thirty-five boys were present, Raksha, the assistant Cub Master, opened the basement at • 6.30 and inspected the boys and" collected the dues. Until the meet- ing opened at 7 o'clock' the boys.• who had' been inspected were giv— en boxing: The meeting opened' with the "Cub Grand Howl" hi which all • the boys who had passed their- Tenderpad test took • part. British ^ Bulldog, Banderlog and O'Grady Says were the "steam off" games- before the boys started classwork, During classwork period,' Bobby Thompson, Raymond* Garon and:" Brian Egan passed • their skipping - tests. Barrie Elliott, Raymond" Garon and' Bobby Thompson pas- sed their somersaulting. John Mac- Donald passed his Union Jack and ' flags. During team competition. games the Iroquois really scalped the Hurons by a score of 60 to 38. Before the meeting closed with the "Mouse Howl" and prayer, Douglas Mair was invested and became a member of the Cub and:• Scout organization. Assistant Cute, Masters Ken Cervantes, George Taylor, Tom Darling and Cub. Master Frank Ling were present, Roy .Faulkner was unable fo be - present due to illness. Well, its over and so the tale can be told. The Scouts of Clin- ton left last Friday night by car from Wesley -Willis United Church on a camping trip to Camp Samac at Oshawa. - Twenty-four boys, two leaders and Stewart Schoenhals made the trip, returning in the same con- dition, if not better, than they had left. The boys had a wonderful time at Samac where they stayed in one of the camp's Swiss chalet style cabins. There are eight of these in all, including the main lodge, Each cabin, with the ex- ception of the main lodge, accom- modates 20 boys. There is a large sleeping room with ten double bunks with air -foam mattresses. This room is heated through,vents from the fireplace in the main room by heat blown into the room by fans. • The cabins need only bedding and food for all the cooking uten- sils and a wood stove are provid- ed. The meals were wonderful, especially the chicken that man- aged to find its way to us from Canada Packers and of course.you can't have a good meal without bread and butter that George Rumball purveys. Leads To Charge A charge of careless driving has been laid against Thomas P. Haughn, 22, RCAF Station Clin- ton, who, travelling on slippery surface south on Highway 4, March 20, and approaching the Maitland River bridge, turned out to pass a snowplow. Doing this he saw an oncoming car and was unable to turn back behind the plow in time. The rear of the Haughn car struck the oncoming car forcing it into the guard rails at the bridge and, breaking off two posts. A cheque for $10 written on a non-existent account by Charley Bast, and given to Clarke Stanley for taxi fare was found to be no good. Bast is at present in cus- tody at Goderich and is appearing to -day to answer to this and other charges. Abandoned on North Street on March 16, a car picked up by the Clinton Police Department and in- vestigated, was found to be a stolen vehicle, and sufficient evi- dence was gained to enable the London police to charge a man with theft. 0 Although thousands of research- ers all over the world are working on the preblem, we still have not learned what causes cancer. Kippen, Accident Early Sunday John Williams, 21, RR 1, Varna, was taken to South Huron Mem- orial Hospital, Exeter, early Sun- day morning after his car skidded into a general store in Kipper'. He suffered face cuts and a possible broken shoulder. Williams was going north when his car went onto the shoulder and skidded sideways into the cor- ner of Emmerson Kyle's store. The car, valued at $300, was wrecked. Provincial Constable Cecil Gib- bons, Exeter, investigated. THE VOICE .OF TEMPERANCE A recent editorial in one of the leading Toronto dailies has a tim- ely word to say about the serious- ness of the growth of the drink evil in Canada. After some force- ful, pointed and truthful state- ments to its credit, it goes on to denounce present conditions with no uncertain sound. 'It declares that something should be done about it, but does not offer any constructive ideas. A jibe at the "foolish prohibition law" is made, It does not consider government statistics, recently released, show- ing that with the greatly increased number of facilities for obtaining liquor, has Gome a startling in- crease in the number of arrests and convictions for drunkenness per thousand of population. 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