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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-05-27, Page 3New Rural ,Lines k Township To huprove Service Telephone construction crews, who have become a familiar sight in the surrounding countryside these days, are building new rural lines in an extensive program de- signed to improve service through- out Goderich Township by reduc- ing the number of subscribers ser- ved by each line, W. W. Haysom, Bell manager of this region, said this week. The project is sched- uled to be completed in December. By agreement with the Goderich Municipal Telephone Company the Bell company is placing 1,990 new poles and erecting 85,060 feet of aerial cable -some of it containing more than 200 pairs of wires—and 130 miles of double -strand wire. A small proportion of the Munici- pal Telephone Company's existing lines will be utilized in the re- modelled and enlarged system, but most of the old lines will be re- moved when the Bell equipment is placed in service, and the Munici- pal Company's service is discontin- ued. The Goderich Municipal Tele- phone Company now connects 232 hones rah telephones with the Clinton exchange and 139 with the Goder- ich exchange. The new system, which will also terminate at these Bell exchanges, will provide for growth during the next few years in the number of telephones serv- ed, and still no more than eight subscribers will be served by one line, according to estimates. Included in the modernization program is the installation of new telephone sets throughout the • township. Subscribeis served by the Clinton exchange will receive sets of a type which can readily be changed to dial equipment when the exchange is converted to the dial system. General Meeting Saturday Night Ends Flower Show The Clinton Horticultural Society met Friday evening, May 21, in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall with 14 members present, amid a floral display of spring blooms, which formed the Spring Flower Show. The meeting was opened by the president, Rev. D, J. Lane. Mrs. Clifford Epps, treasurer, gave a concise financial statement and also a summary of the spring planting orders. Tuberous Begonias were most in demand (one order alone,'Dr. McMaster's of Seaforth, being for 500). Perennials most in favour were roses, delphinium and phlox. Mrs. Epps reported on flower beds at the CNR station and Post Office kept in plantings; also plans to fill beds at town hall with tuberous begonias. She re- corded the amazing fact that some tulip bulbs at the CNR plot had been stolen and replaced by onions last fall. The executive was empowered to decide on building a cement curb on the police road next to the town hall. In the absence of the secretary, Mrs. Frank Fingland, Mrs. Stewart Middleton was ap- pointed secretary for the meeting. The president reports seeing general improvement in gardens about town. Mr..Lane brought up the matter of the members chart- ering a bus for a trip to Elora to see Mr. Brown's seven. acres of peonies and the Elora gorge rocks. The highlight of the meeting was a talk by Mrs. Brock Olde, who was delegate to the 48th annual meeting of Ontario Horticultural societies held in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Her very pleasant talk was a mass of practical in- formation and it is unfortunate more members were not present to hear her. There are no junior essay con- tests this year, unless on a local basis. The senior essay contest "Wildflowers in the Home Garden" closes July 1. Mrs. Olde gave an interesting resume of what other clubs are do- ing andalso informed the members of promising new varieties. After thanking Mrs. Olde for her splen- did talk, the president declared the meeting adjourned. EXETER—The Boy Scouts, un- der Scoutmaster Harvey Pfaff, have been authorized to look after Riverview Park this summer and the council voted to buy the troop a tent for their work. Auburn Centennial Plans Move Ahead Rapidly (By our Auburn n correspondent) Dr Mrs.Moff•at The different committees of the .� j Centenary Association are now be- fore the commencementbig g event on July 30, grows very `short Friends • �T in comparison with the amount of '� Varna preparation o art ^amine active as the time ]eft be Tntertain 1 �ill1 h of the ,[�'jj 6 tai The levitation committee has al- most completed its task, and hear- The country home at Varna of ly 700 invitations have been sent Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moffatt, Lon - out. Invitations went to all for- don, was the scene of a smart in- mer residents who have gone to formal Maytime Dance last Friday school or attended church here, or evening for more than 100 invited have had Auburn as their Post young people, including relatives Office. and friends in that vicinity. Apple Should your know of anyone who blossoms and Darwin tulips lent has not received an invitation a touch of springtime to the spec - please notify the secretary of the loos rooms. excellent music for the round and Th Murdo Cornerstone. Is Laid For County Home Wing Excellent weather conditions made the ceremony of laying the cornerstone at the Huron County Rome yesterday afternoon, a most successful one. A good many folk took the opportunity to visit at the Home, and to see through the •CONGRATULATIONS A rather special sidelight of. the ceremonies at the corner- stone laying at the Huron County Home yesterday after- noon, was the announcement of the fact that William J, 'Blair, resident there, and for- merly a citizen of Goderich, was celebrating his 93rd birth- day. Among other distinctions, Mr. Blair claims to having been a subscriber to the Gode- rich Signal -Star for 62 years. Congratulations to you, Mr. Blair. o Valedictorian BARBARA MIDDLETON daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Middleton, R. R. 3, Clinton, valedictorian for the graduat- ing class at Stratford Teach- ers' College. She delivered her address at a special Program held at the college on Friday, May 14. Miss Middleton, who is a graduate of Clinton Dist - rich Collegiate Institute, has accepted a position with the London Board of Education, new wing for the first time. Roy 13. Cousins, chairman of the County Home Committee, was chairman for the occasion, and Rev. J. E. Ostrom, Clinton Baptist. Church, made the invocation. Mr. Cousins reviewed the progress, the plans for -the wing had had since the June session of the Council in 1951 when definite planning be- gan. The cost of about $450,000 • would be met through the help of ,. a 50 per cent provincial grant, and taxation through the county rate over the past three years. Mrs. Martha Jacobs, matron of the Home presented a box of docu- ments which Were enclosed in the cornerstone. These included some of the original admission papers of early inmates of the Home; news- paper ewspaper clippings of plans for the addition; copies of County Council minutes having to do with the new wing. T Pryde, MLA for 'Huron County, had. the honour of pro- claiming the stone well and truly laid. With regard to this, Mr. Pryde mentioned that while it was being done, he wished that he could lend' a hand, since the job was sort of in his line. "However," he said, "the men have done a good job." He.mentioned the early con- nection with cornerstone laying when a supply of corn, wine and oil was used in the 'ceremonies.. These were indicative of plenty, cheerfulness and peace, and as Mr. Pryde said, if these were as evi- dent in the future as in the past under the able- guidance of the matron, Mrs. Jacobs, there would be no need to worry for the future of the people of the Home. Presented with the silver trowel following the ceremony, Mr. Pryde indicated his intention to return it ' to the home at the time of the opening, so that it might stay on display there. He said, "This is the first time that I've had any- thing like this given to me, and I hate like the mischief to think that I'm going to be giving it back." Reeve W. J. Dale, Hullett Town- ship, and Warden of the County, spoke briefly, mentioning Dr. J. W. Shaw, who was present for the occasion, and stated that the doc- tor had been physician at the Home for 50 years. J. E. Ludlow, director of homes for the aged, Toronto, was on hand, and spoke briefly in praise of the staff at the Huron County Home. He brought greetings from the Hon. W. A. Goodfellow. J. W. Hanna, Wingham, MLA. for Bruce County, spoke briefly - committee; Mrs. C. M. Straughan. a ch orchestra supplied From now until right up to the oldtime square dances. William time of the celebrations meetings Hayter, a cousin, was caller. Eight will be held every two weeks. The charming young ladies of the next meeting will be held in the neighbourhood, the. Misses , Shirley Orange Hall at eight o'clock in the Bell, Isobel Pickett. Donna 'Vic - evening of Monday, June 7, Bride, Margaret Webster, Phyllis Johnston, Margaret Hayter, Joyce Webster and Ruth Clark, assisted in serving the refreshments. The invited guests included Tom Pryde, MLA for Huron and Mrs. Pryde, Alfred Moffatt, ex -reeve of Tuckersmith Township and Mrs. Moffatt, Alvin McBride, reeve of t'bt ,trot Column== ABOUT CHILDREN ... We are reminded of a small episdde whose sequel we witnessed on Highway 4 one morning recently .Ap- parently some heedless motorist or perhaps some preoccupied driver . , had the misfortune to run over and kill a small pet ani- mal of some kind . . You all know how youngsters will gather to a scene of such kind . and the traffic was heavy As we drove past, we were slightly wor- ried, to see a group of youngsters huddled at the side of the road apparently trying to cross to the animal ... And right on the job was one, of the Safety Patrol boys using his training to exert a bit of authority and was standing with arms outstretched keeping the oth- er youngsters back until the way was clear .: . . Stout fellow . . . We stopped worrying .. . a * +� . (LONG AND LOUD THE TALK should be . and if it is loud enough and persistent .enough, then something shall be done . It would take a good bit of com- puting. and record taking to dis- cover lust how much more traffic there would be over the Bayfield 'road between here and that vil- lage, if the road were only a good one One gentleman In Bay- field tells us that the 12 miles from 'his home to Goderich takes only 18 minutes while nine miles between Bayfield and. Clin- ton take 25 minutes ... And we are well aware of the -uncomfort- able driving the far end of the Bayfield Road makes for the aut- omobile traveller . . ,* * * SPEAKING OF BEAUTIFUL Bayfield . . and it is beautiful we'll all agree ... Clinton is rath- er nice these days, too ... Heard a' gentleman mention just yester- day that when he came to live here after spending years in the city, our town seemed just like a park to him . • . That is proof that a lot depends on what a body is accustomed to ... Clinton some- times seems to be composed of hard sidewalk, brick stores, dowdy housing, and a few straggly map- les , .. Oh, but that was back in the wintertime .. , Now that spring is here.. Suddenly Clinton takes on a new look . Lov- ely trees, pretty Library park, with clean fountain ready to spar- kle with cool water, lovely roads like avenues lined with stately maples on either side, "Vinegar Frill" a Iovely trail leading toClintonl north for fishing or into for hours of pleasant shopping . . (Many other important items, like freshly 'painted houses, new sun porches, new houses, and such, could be added here , . , in fact, why don't you take a minute and list some of the virtues of Clinton on the nearest sratch pad , .. A- mazing, isn't it?) .. . Yes, even the newly -painted green benches on the Library Park are fit places to sit in the sun THE NEW ERA -89th YEAR to No. 21—The Horne Paper With the News Cubs. Hold Bottle,Drive For Hut Building Fund CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1954 'eco THE NEWS -RECORD -73rd YEAR 6 cents a copy — $2.50 a year Members of the First Clinton Lions Club Cub Pack, have raised more than $50 by col- lecting empty bottles. This money will help to build huts at their camp site north of Holmes- ville on the Maitland River. Participating in the drive for funds were (belt to right) front: Douglas Macaulay, Brian Edgar, Ken Johnston, Don Fremiin, George Counter; rear, Morris Darling, Barry Elliott and Billy Wild. (Photo by Trott) Little Tots at Public School Hold Rehearsal In the way all youngsters have of playing "make-believe" these pupils of Clinton Public School are staging a small rehearsal Theywe some of the 350 youngsters that helped to make last week's two -night concert a bio. su.'cess. Linda Murphy (extreme left) is directing. The others are (left to right)—Jimmy Liverm ore, Wendy Levis, Glenda Lee Mero and Doug- las Proctor. (Photo by Trott). High School Girls Receive "Hope Chests'' The future looks brighter for the school boards in their attempts to get teachers in their schools, if the answer to a question T. Pryde asked recently, means anything. T. Pryde, MLA for Hu- ron, was the official making pre- sentation last Friday of miniature "hope chests" to .25 members of the Grade 12 at Clinton District Collegiate institute. At the ceremony which was staged in the Ball and Mutch showroom, Mr. Pryde asked how many of the girls planned to he. teachers, and at least 11. of them were swift to raise their hands. The presentation of the miniat- ure chests to the members of Grade 12 class at CDCI has be -1 come an annual event. Doug Ball and Bill Mutch co-operate with then makers of Lane chests in this pro- ject. These girls received the minlat- 1 ure chests: Mae Coleman and Grace Forrest, R R. 1, Zurich; Beryl Pollard, Rose Marie Whit- field and Olive Wilson, Blyth; ,Iona Griffiths and Donna McVittic, R.R. 1, Blyth; Joyce Webster and Margery Webster, Varna; Helen Hamilton, Londesboro; Joyce Townshend, Bayfield; Doreen Mc- Kenzie, R.R. 1, Bayfield; Yvonne Hendricks, Betty Postill, R. R. 3, Clinton; Helen Potter, R.R. 2, Clin- ton; Jayne Mary Snell, R. R. 1, add ick h Clinton; Marilyn S Mar- ilyn Martin, Patricia 1V.turney, Betty Lou Nediger, Elizabeth Rodges, Gail Shearing, Clinton. Kay Sharp, Clinton and Ola Fan- grad, R.R. 1, Londesboro, were not at the presentation, but will re- ceive their miniature chests, as well, (Photo by MacLaren's) Ebenezer Church To Close Ebenezer United Church is situated just a mile and a half west of the Base Line, near the Maitland River. For many years it has served the surrounding area, and until recently was part of a three-point charge which included the Holmesville and Zion churches. Last year a re -arrangement of the charge was made. by the United Church Presbytery. Holmesville Church wasaffil- iated with the Wesley -Willis United Church in Clinton; Zion was connected with the Auburn United Church, and the Ebenezer con- gregation was connected with the Blyth United Church. As re- cently as last Tuesday, the members of the congregation, which had dwindled to about five resident families; voted to close the church, and if their decision meets with the approval of the Presbytery, there is little doubt that the old church will be closed by the end of June, this year. (Photo by M. Trott) 0 LADIES' CLUB WILL leLAN.'FOB PICNIC, The Tiickersmith Ladies' Club will hold the June meeting on Wednesday afternoon, June 2; at the home of Mrs. Donald Crich. 50th ANNIVERSARY of Clintoxr Spring Fair 100th ANNIVERSARY of Fairs In Clinton SPf' 3 FAINTON Saturtay,_May iwl+�sa i4,300 PRIZES $4,300 SPECIAL CLASSES LIGHT and HEAVY HORSES — PALOMINOS — PONIES SHEEP SWINE BEEF CATTLE -- DAIRY CATTLE FARM MACHINERY DISPLAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRAM HORSE RACES -- MIDWAY Special Evening Harness Show and Band Concert RCAF TRAINING COMMAND BAND ADMISSION -- 50 cents W. R. LOBE, A. J. MeMURRAY, .President Secretary �F: Roll call will be answered by, "sug- Stanley Township and Mrs. 'Mc gestions for the June picnic." Bride, all cousins of Dr. Moffatt.