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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-04-29, Page 1Zbe jftrst CIAU11111=== A VERY STRANGE LITTLE item was brought to • our office early this week , , It strongly asks the question, 'Which comes first? the chicken? or the egg? and really it poses a question . . . In the first place, Harry Wey- mouth, who brought it in found it in one of his hen's nests . . . so it really should be an egg , . . but it looks more like a chicken . . . About two inches long the object is pinkish in colour. .. has a very definite shape of the breast bone of a dressed chicken'. . . 'a minia- ture leg, and the flat back also of a chicken just ready for the oven . . . • * WE HAVE AN APOLOGY TO make . . . We forgot someone . . . Worse still, we forgot or two weeks in a row . . . If there is one group we do not like to for- get, it is the Women's Institutes of the area, for we are very well aware of the deep concern these ladies have in the welfare of the community. In Londesboro the WI branch is one of the groups vitally interested in the progress and success of the Hullett Town- ship Music Festival, and during the three years that this Festival • has been held the WI has been active in helping it grow. . . This year as in the past the ladies loaned their piano to the festival without charge . . . for the need of a good piano at such an oecasion is readily appreciated by every- one . . . In addition the WI pre- sented a shield to the school win- ning the two-part chorus class from schools of more than 25 pupils . . . Mrs. Stanley Lyon, president of the Institute made the presentation at the concert on the night following the Festival to • 54. 1 Ilullett Township . . . • * * A STRANGE CASE OF MOTHER - hood is reported on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sturdy Apparently one of the banty hens laid her eggs in a nest on a beam in the barn . . . Last week they • hatched, and a pigeon living in the same barn has driven the banty away.. She insists on mothering the new *little banty chickens * * GETTING STARTED EARLY IN a clean-up campaign all his own . . . Roy Tyndall has had a face- lifting job done on his house on Rattenbury Street . . . Once own- ed by the late Col. H. T. Rance, the large house is situated just back of the library, and Is within sight of any part of the main business section of town . . . Now with the coat of paint it received last year, and the good clean yel- low brick showing through again, it is a credit to Clinton and its owner . . * * TOWN EMPLOYEES HAVE been busy cleaning up the area between the •Rance property and the Town Hall in preparation for a parking lot . . . When this is completed, and perhaps black - topping laid .. a big eyesore in the town will have been removed.. Will Distribute Pamphlet About Huron County. Plans are being made by the executive of the Huron County Industrial Promotion Board to have descriptive pamphlets print- ed, to describe the county, and set forth the opportunities for in- dustry locating within the county. It is propoSed that these should be distributed at trade fairs over the prOvince, including the Clinton and Blyth Trade Fairs, as well as at the Trade Fair in Toronto. Contact with prospective indust- rial firms, will be made by per- sonal attendance at the fairs by some member or epresentative of the Board. Later it is planned that a larger, more comprehensive bul- letin will be published. At the meeting held ip Exeter Monday evening were president R, Y. Hattin, Clinton; R. D, Jermyn, Exeter; Earl Hamilton, Wingham; John Crich, Seaforth; also, Don Southcott, of the Exeter Times, Advocate. Following a policy of rotating the location of the meet- ing throughout the county, the next meeting will be held in Godo - rich, Legion Sponsors Speaking Contest At Hall, Friday Public School pupils will com- pete in a public speaking contest • organized by the Canadian Legion, and held in the Legion Memorial Hall, Kirk Street, this Friday night. Seven Clinton youngsters will be competing, and they will speak on subjects chosen from a list supplied by Dr. W. J. Dunlop, Minister of Education. • The winner will receive a silver cup, and each of the next three will receive certificatee of their prowess. The winner alto earns • the opportunity to continue into the zone finals slated to be held in Clinton on May 14, nkto ift THE NEW ERA -89th YEAR No. 17—The Home Paper With the News Newly Decorated Operating Room eC THE NEWS -RECORD --73rd YEAR 6 cents a copy — $2.50 a year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1954 Gleaming in cleanliness and with its new equipment, the operating room at the Clirtton Public Hospital has recently been remodelled arid redecorated. Surgeons compliment the rodm for the permanent finish which has been applied to the arborite walls, which reflects light without glare, and ensures little expense for maintenance. The new operating table pictured here, along with the luminair (the large apparatus hanging from the ceiling which provides light for the operating surgeon) and the plywood cupboards on the left rear walk were installed in the operating room through grants received from the John Atkinson Foundation, and from the Provincial Department of Health. This newly decorated room will be on display to the public on Hospital Day, which this year is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12. Clinton C. of C. Appoints Directors; Jim Brophy Describes JC's Idea • EleVertdirectors for the Clinton Mined that their membership is and District Chamber of Com- limited to men of 35 years for merce were elected at the seventh holding office, and to 40 for voting annual meeting of the organization purposes. The JC's try to get men held in Hotel Clinton on Monday of about 20 years of age, and instal night. They age: (alphabetically) in them good sound ideas of busi- Arthur Aiken, John Anstett, Bruce ness leadership, In many cases, Bartliff, Robert B. Campbell, Neil he said the senior chamber is a Campbell, Frank Cook, 0. L. group of men more firmly estab- Engelstad, Bert Glidden, H. E. lished in their work, and fairly Hartley, W. G. Schaefer and Dan successful. This type of man is Walter. Mitcheal McAdam, past reluctant to make changes, when resident of the Chamber is a he feels (and rightly) that he has vector automatieally. put his business where it is by Stepping into the gliest speak- his own methods. Especially he er's place, (when plans to have a is apt to be reluctant of taking representative from the Ontario advice from other people. Chamber faded to materialize) James Brophey, London, presented a sparkling address, based on the doings of the "Jaycees", and com- parisons with the senior Chamber. Explaining the work of the junior chamber, Mr. Brophey men - Farm Survey Proposal Has Unhappy Result Unfortunately quite a bit of controversy has risen from the ideas presented by Jim Brophy at the dinner meeting of the Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce on Monday even- ing. An unhappy decision in editing by the London Free Press.presented a confused ac - punt of the meeting, almost indicating that it was a Junior Chamber of Commerce meet- ing. In addition it was inferred that the Ontario JC's were planning the farm survey. Actually, as we understand the matter, the farm survey was quoted by Mr. Brophey as an example of a project the JC's in Goderich were consid- ering. . This week, we publish a let- ter from Gordon Greig, secre- tary fielcknan of the Huron County of Agriculture, in which are presented his views on the subject of asking for more -farmers in the County. Scottish Family Visit Relatives At Varna; Amazed at Canada (By our Bayfield correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Alex Murray, Varna, accompanied by Mr.. and Dougald McLean, called on friends in the village on Stmday. Mrs. McLean is Alex Murray's sister. She is 40 years of age and he is 41. They were parted when infants and he has no recollection of ever having seen his sister be- fore. With her husband and two children, Dougald and Morag, she arrived in Varna on Wednesday of last week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Alex Murray:: Jim Murray, also , of Varna, had made his sister's acquaintance when he served over- seas in World War IL • Mr. and Mrs. McLean and fam- • ily emigrated from Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. He was engaged in farming there and has decided to work with a farmer in Canada kr awhile until he secures a place of his own, or takes up some other occupation. In the Meantime his wife and family will stay with her brothers. The McLeaps are very favour- ably impressed with Canada. He went on to explain a plan for a farm survey which the Gode- rich Junior Chamber of Commerce was expecting to undertake, that of making an itemized record of all vacant farm properties, then forwarding it to the government, and asking for settlers, Mr. Brophey said, "Huron is basically a farm county. If you fill every One of these farms, you will have the biggest industry you will ever have in Huron. The city of Lon- don is growing, and thus provid- ing a growing market," Mr. Brophey told of the three years work of the Goderich JC's, and their program in meeting pro- cedures, public speaking and the business administration topic which has been chosen for study next season. He mentioned the radio programs for which CKNX Wingham had donated time, and the co-operation given by many in appearing on this program. He ex- pressed regret ihat the final pro- gram last week had to be cancel- led. The subject was to be town planning, and the town discussed Was to have been Clinton, but plans for a speaker from this town did not materialize and this last prograin had to be cancelled. Speaking about the brochure which the Clinton Chamber has published, the speaker said it was "very, very good", and added that more was needed. Men had to be willingto spend the time going afterindustry personally, if they expected to get very far. President M. McAdam proposed, the toast to the Queen during thee dinner, and explained that al- though the constitution called for a nomination committee to select a slate of 22 men from which 11 could be elected to the directorate, that ccenrnittee found it impossible to do in the face of such slight interest as had been shown during the past year. Therefore it was decided that nominations should be made from the floor of the general meeting. Vice-president L. • G. Winter spoke briefly concerning industr- rial promotion work, and the brochure and stated that his work this year as district commissioner for the Boy Scouts would keep him too busy to devote his time to Chamber work. Past president H. Hartley intro- duced the guest speaker. The treasurer's. report, given by 0. L. Engelstad, showed a bank balarice of some $578.78, and a member- ship of 80. The minutes of the last meeting Were Mad by secre- tary W. D. Dinnin, • • Suggestions concerning the fu- ture work of the Cha.xnber includ- ed: fewer and stronger commit- tees; beginning on the house -num- bering project; co-operation with the Lions Club on The Huron County Trade Fair, particularly on the job of stringing coloured lights in the downtown district. Everyone has been so kind to them that Mrs. McLean doesn't think she will ever go back to Scotland. Coming from the rugged west coast, they think our fairly level country and farming land here is wonderful. Some of the machinery Mr. McLean used in Scotland is just as modern as here,but the methods and some machinery are different in this locality. To these people who have lived under rationing for so many years Canada is indeed "a land flowing with milk and honey." They are amazed at the amount and variety of foods obtainable here; likewise the number of automobiles on the roads and the distances one can drive. Even the weather in this district is a great improvement over the raw climate experienced on the west coast of Scotland at this time of year. It is rather nice to hear such praise of our country, and Huron County in particular. We hope that the McLean family will al- ways be happy here and that Can- ada will be for them the larId of opportunity, Classifieds Pull hi Results; Record, Box Nos, The classified advertising department here at the News - Record this week has bad the busiest seven days it has had for some time. Especially so in the Box Number business. Ordinarily the practice of using box numbers for refer- ences instead of a phone num- ber or an address is not re- commended, for two reasons. First, because it costs the ad- vertiser more money. Second, because people are normally a lazy bunch, and they find it much easier to answer an ad by way of the phone than by letter. This week, a total of 90 answers were received to the nine box numbers listed! Of course, 53 answers were for one ad. But there were 16 answers for another, and nine answers fo ra third advertise- ment. The other ads had less atilaction, but all but one was replied to. Public. Parking Behind Town Hall Now Enlarged An enlarged parking lot at the rear of the Town Hall, will soon be available to- business people and visitors to Clinton. Under the direction of Deputy Reeve Mel Crich, the streets department has done a good work there duriog the week, and when a good layer of gravel has been added, the lot will be available for use. • " • This parking lot has been in the planning stage for some time, and was made finally possible when the Clinton Hospital Association donated a strip of land for the purpose from the property deeded to them from the Rance estate. On Monday a bulldozer was en- gaged in uprooting trees and leveling the ground. A fence will be erected to separate the public lot from the residential prdperty south of it; the.lot will be lighted; supervised by the police depart- ment, and should provide the answer to the increased parking problem on the main streets. Ideal in its location, the lot will have entrance from both Highway 8 (Ontario Street) and Ratten- bury Street; as well as via the alley between the Town Hall and Staniforth's store. It is expected that between 60 and 70 cars can be accommodated. Scout and ub Leaders Tell Of Increased Activities Here Guests of the Clinton Lions Club on Tuesday evening were the Scout and Cub Leaders, who gave a resume of past activities and plans for the future, The amazing growth in Clinton of Scout and Cub activities was stressed. It is interesting to note that attend- ance has doubled over the past two years. In addition the Cub leaders find themselves with a waiting liet which they are un- fortunately not able to handle, due to lack of suitable quarters and trained leaders. At the present time all but one of the Leaders are personnel from RCAF Station Clinton. L. G. Winter, chairman of the Boys 'and Girls Committee of the Lions Club, introduced the leaders. Bill Grigg spoke about the hut project. A one week camp is planned, and also some weekends, at the campsite which is made available on the Maitland River by L, G. Winter. Thee huts are necessary to ac- commodate the Cubs. One has beer constructed and another is in the course of construction. There is an urgent need for financial assist- ance and donations of lumber to this project will be very accept- able. One local man has already donated a building which is to be used as a cook house. Board Prepares Plans for Proposed Ticket Booth at Park Entrance The Clinton Community Park Board is preparing plans for a per- manent building at the Park, to be used for a ticket booth, and prob- ably contain stove and water M- enthes for the use of pienicers at the park. 'This building is to com- memorate the 100th anniversary of the Clinton Fair, which will be celebrated on May 29, when the Clinton Spring Show will be held at the park. This commemorative building is made possible through the pp() grant from the Provincial Depart- ment to Agricultural Societies who this year are celebrating a cent- ury of existence. The grant is payable to the Huron Central Ag- ricultural Society when the build- ing is complete, which in turn will present the building to the Park Board. Some conditions are attached to the building. It must be of stone or cement block construction, built on solid foundation, and incorp- orated into its design must be a bronze plaque announcingthe oc- casion of the 100th anniversary. Approval of the design of the structure must be received from the Department before the grant Is assured. The initial proposal of a building at the park was for a band stand situated directly opposite the grandstand, with possibly a dres- sing room for performers, ball- players, etc. This idea had been presented by A. J. McMurray, sec- retary of the Agricultural So- cietyto F. A. Lashley, head of the Provincial Department, and had received tentative approval for it. The members of the Park Board meeting last Friday night win representatives from the agricult- ural society were not in favourpf the band stand idea, contending that it would interfere with spec- tators watching the ball games. W. E. Perdue, .ehairman of he park board, suggested that the idea had been to get the baseball diamond swung around so that the view from the grandstand would be directly behind the catcher. A bandstand would interfere with this view, Councillor N. Livermore sug- P C Considers Ways to Reduce Maintenance; Consider Building Commissioner W. E. Perdue spoke in praise of the Clinton Council at the regular meetingof the Public Utilities Commission Tuesday night, when he mentioned the effort of that body to keep the mill rate of 74. He asked, "Are we doing our part to help them maintain this?" All members attended the meet-. Mg except Mayor M. J. Agnew. Mr. Perdue stated that he would like to obtain figures on the main- tenance costs of the services in towns of similar size, for compar- ison with Clinton. He suggested that perhaps the building now housing the PUC was too large, and that it could be sold and smal- ler quarters would do the job. chairman H. Hawkins asked if Com. Perdue would suggest build- ing on the lot where the power house is located, and received' an affirmative answer and the su,e- gestion that the PUC might pos- sibly be housed in the Town Hall, where all town offices would be under one roof. Superintendent J. Rands offered the suggestion that if a new build- ing were raised, he would favour enough space for housing the trucks, and perhaps a loading dock, as web, On a suggestion from the ehair- man, the Commission decided to plan a tour to Goderich, and per- haps north to Kincardine in the near future to view the facilities there. Comm. Perdue continued with a suggestion that the PUC might be overstaffed. Chairman Hawkins stated that in comparisons on that subject, Clinton's 'sewerage system put it in a class not to be com- pared with towns not having such a system. Superintendent Rands offered the information that there were nine on the staff at the present time, and the average rate was 85 cents an hour, for a 44 - hour week. Comm. George Rurnball expressed wonder that the men were being paid sufficient- ly at this rate. Attended Convention Chaiernan Hawkins reported on the convention of the Canadian Waterworks Association held on Tuesday in Toronto. He mention- ed that the most important part of the business discussed was the sending of a euestionnare to all member commissions to ask their opinion of separation from the American. Association. Apparently at the present time the Canadian Association may take no action on any matter without having the approval of the president of the American Association. Special Meeting Report was made by the secre- tary, A. J. McMurray, concerning the special meeting of the PUC on April 10, when all members were present and $25 expenses was authorized for each commissioner who attended the waterworks eon- vention. JUNIOR FARMERS WILL PLAN FOR FIELD DAY A meeting of the Huron County Junior Farmers is being held in Seaforth this evening to plan the Junior Farmers Field Day. Coming Events 4e a word, Widow= 'Zile Old Forge, BayBeld — Every Friday night, music by Bayfield Valley Five. • 17x Saturday, May 8 — Kemember the Hospital Tag Day. 171i Friday, May 14—Monster Car Bingo, Clinton Lions Arena, eom- mencing at 9.00 p.m. DST. Spon- sored by the Kinsmen Club of Clin- ton, 17x Wed. and Thurs. Evenings, May 19-20—Remember the concert in Clinton Public School. 16-7-8-9-b Friday, June 4-- Westerri On- tario Championshipk-iddlers' Con- test for the Free Press 'Trophy, Hensall. •17b "An invitation is sent to all to come and enjoy dancing at the Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, every Friday night to the music of Clarence Petrie and the Night Hawks." 13-14-16-17-b • September 26, 1954—Hohnesville United Church 75th Anniversary will be held Sept. 26. Rev. Wil- liam Herbert, former Holmesville boy, guest speaker at both ser- vices. - • 16-17b gested a fence surrounding the park, contending that organiza- tions with performances at the park lost money through having people watching from outside, and thus avoiding the admission fee. The ticket office was the sug- gestion of Councillor George Knights, secretary of the Board, who also suggested an extended roof over a cement floor, on which picnic tables could be set out, Some of the members of the agricultural society were not in favour of using the entire $1,000 for the purpose suggested by the Department, but favoured building only so much as was necessary to hold the plaque, and applying the balance, probably $500 to the prize money of the fair. Both W. R. "Bert" Lobb, president of the so- ciety, and Frank Falconer, one of the directors, favoured this idea. When completed the facilities of the camp will be available to other Scout organizations in Huron County. Cub Leader Frank Ling who has been very active in Scout- ing over the past two years, stres- sed the appreciation the leaders felt to the members of the Club for the backing they had received, He went on to say that without the backing of the Lions Club it is doubtful if scouting activities could be maintained at the present high peak. We are just beginning to put Clinton on the map insofar as Scouting activities are concerned," he said. "You might also be inter- ested to know that the Cubs have looked after needy families at Christmas for the past two years. We are very pleased too, to report that our troops took top honours • in district competitions at Zurich. A District Scout Jamboree of some 12 groups will meet on the new campsite for competitions on May 29 and 30. Leaders are hop- ing that the public will be inter- ested enough to attend and give the local boys moral support. Lead- er Tom Darling, in his dry humor- ous way, spoke of his keen interest in Scouting and his intention to, continue to carry on. He hopes to arrange for local Cubs and Scouts to attend the World Scout Jam- boree at which some 50,000 Scouts from all over the world will be in attendance at Niagara Falls. This is the first time this Jamboree has been held in Canada. Zone Chairman Roy Cousins, Brussels, attended with nine other members of the Brussels Club. He spoke briefly, particularly with re- gard to the Zone meeting to be held in St. Marys on May 4. A further Zone meeting will be held in Clinton in late May or early June. At this meeting it is plan- ned to give inStructions to new officers of district clubs for the coming year. A nominating com- mittee consisting of Hugh Haw- kins, George Beattie and Russell Holmes will bring in their report at the May 11 meeting with elec- tions for the local club to be held on May 25. George Beattie moved a hearty vote of thanks to the Scout Lead- ers. May 14 was discussed as a tentative date for Lions Ladies' Night. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING will be held next Monday evening at the usual time of eight o'clock., Safety Patrol Receives" New White Caps From Local Women's Institute Making a quite smart looking appearance, in full uniform, last last Thursday afternoon, ten mem- bers of the Safety Patrol received new white caps made for the Pat- rol by members of the Clinton Wo- men's Institute, Mrs. Douglas Freeman had done a good deal of the work, with the assistance of President Mrs. C. Sturdy. Chief Constable J. Ferrand pre- sented the Patrol to the Institute, Mrs. Sarah Cooper 92 Years Young; Family Visits Her Mrs. Sarah Cooper who celebrat- ed her 92nd birthday, April 26, says she has added a new hobby to the many she has enjoyed throughout her long happy and healthful life— that of being an ardent television fan, Living with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. introducing each one. Then Cap- tain of the Patrol Wayne McGee recited the Safety Patrol pledge. and Gordon Swan presented the rules of the road. All members demonstrated the signs they would expect a motorist to give when signalling a turn. Mrs. Sturdy made the presentation of the new caps, and the boys modelled them. Chief Ferrand offered the thanks of the Patrol to the WI for their work, Members of the WI were meet- ing for their annual Sunshine Sis- ters banquet, which was served at the close of the afternoon. Dur- ing roll call, each member an- nounced the name of the "Sister" she had during the past year, and presented her with a corsage. Mrs. C. Sturdy who retired from the presidency of the Clinton Branch this year after six success- ful years, conducted the ceremony which officially installed the mem- bers of the new executive in their positions. The new president is Mrs. Mervin Batkins. At the close of the meeting a gift of appreciation for the work Mrs. Sturdy had done for the In- stitute, was presented by Mrs. .A. F. Cudmore and Mrs. T. Lepping- ton. The WI planned to request a dressmaking course from the De- parment for this year, with an alternate of a course in home care of the sick, • Delegates to the district annual meeting in 13elgrave were appoint- ed: lVfesdatnes Elliott, Managhan, Batkin, Tyndall, MacDonald and Freeman. Mrs. Radford plans to take part in the program. Other Institute members are invited to attend, as well. Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Fred Reid have offered to drive, and other cars will be pro- vided if necessary. Mrs. R. MacDonald, Mrs. Doug Freeman and Mrs. C. V. Cooke were appointed to arrange for a bus tour to Kitchener, and perhaps Lo Guelph. Mrs. •Batkin was appointed to discuss with George H. Jefferson, principal of the public school, con- cerning the best place for a $3 prize or scholarship, which the Clinton Branch was making avail- able. Previously the Branch had provided this sum to the Huron County Music Festival, but this year the Clinton school was not competing there, and members felt the money should go to a local child. An entry in the doll dressing contest will be made at the CNE. Mrs. D. Freeman and Mrs. M. Bat - kin will co-operate on this work. The treasurer's report given by Mrs. MacDonald, showed a bal- ance of $151.32. Mrs. V. Nelson presented the report of the flower committee, ie the absence of the convener, Mrs. E. Epps. A piano duet was offered by Miss Marilyn Miller and Mrs. E. Radford. Mrs. Nelson presented a topic on the Easter theme, and later favoured with a humorous bit entitled, "Caleb's. Courtship and What Came of it." and Mrs. Albert Bond, East Street, Clinton, the birthday celebrant en- joys good health and is up and about each day. A native of Goderich Township, Mrs. Cooper is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chur- chill. She dame from a family of two boys and four girls, of which she and her youngest sister, Mrs. Liza Livingstone, Brandon, Man., are the only two surviving mem. bers. As a girl, she attended S.S. 9, Goderich Township, and she can recall now, some 82 years later, the fire which destroyed that school. Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Cooper lived in the Canadian West for about eight years with her family at Brandon. In 1890 she returned to Goderich Township to marry George A. Cooper—an early settler who shar- ed in the hewing of trees in that area to 'make possible the building of the first roads. Following her husband's death in 1927, she moved to Clinton, and in more recent years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Bond. Her birthday was marked on Sunday, when her three sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Bert Cooper, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper, Goderich Township, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cooper, Goderieh, joined their mother. Mrs. Cooper has nine grandehildren and seven great- grandchildren, The Weather • 1954 1953 High Low High Low April 22 70 45 63 34 23 54 32 52 38 24 60 36 57 28 25 57 48 65 44 • 26 50 40 55 43 27 61 40 45 35 28 54 41 47 33 Rain: 1.07 ins.