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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-09-02, Page 1V:be 'trot RED GOLD, BURNT AMBER, deep bitte, and glowing yellow is showing already in the gardens and along the flowerbeds . the Horticultural Soeiety bed at the town hall is simply overflowing its colour onto the sidewalk . . . har vest is in full swing. . It's time to go back to schoof . . . w d d ASSESSMENT NOTICES ARE in the nual . . . the light purple stamp in the corner reminds es of the exhorbitant costs of administ- ering a democracy . . . An autoc- racy could probably manage more cheaply . . We would not ask for that . * * * OUR OWN NOTICE REMINDS us forcefully that the News Record is young after all . . , Many—oh, so many of our readers are so much older than we . . . They reinember the Huron Re- cord . _ and of course the New Bea, both of which it took te make the young Clinton News -Record... . And, our assessment notice was ad- dressecl to the Clinton New Era . The Post Office remembered, and put it in our box' .: Oh, omnipotent post office ----for just sech added service as this we must pay the highest postal rate in the world gratefully . . . For what other postal arrangement must pay for memories' . and the fortgetfulness of anolder genera - time . . Many and wierd are the different ways our mail is ad- dressed . . . but the Post. Office kriews . . • * * THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. .. with the help of correspondents 'advertisers, and all those folk who lend their aid and ideas .....d not too badly in the Canadian , competitions this year ... In the largest class competing (those neWspapers of from 1,500 to 2,000 circulation) the News -Record stood third as far as local news coverage and pictures went ... and in the averaged "best all round" cpmpetitions, stood sixth among the 39 papers entered in the com- petition . Thank you for helping to make this "fair" showing among Canada's weeklies . ** 'WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL OF all the places we visited while you were missing us last week of the food we ate and the good speeches we heard , , , but the story wolal be as interesting as a Ief t -ver ealad or a re-tolcr movie , • o * * wET) LIKE To DESCRIl3E THE ;Royal York—it's halls and tap- estries, murals, pages, belt -hope and waitresses . . the elevators and the bus boys and the man at the entrance doors who all day and night kept asking . . "Cab?, taxi -cab? taxi?" until it had no more meaning, 44 * * WE'D LIKE TO DESCRIBE um Duchess and the Princess and their beauty to which no black and white newspaper print can •do justice , . . and the fact that twice we saw thein pass with their retinue through the glorious Royal York lobby, ' . not ten feet from Butyoueva„„egaa,„, a,„eqt about them latelY 44*44 WE'D LIKE TO TELL OF THE dinner the Ford people provided . . and the trip through their niarvellous assembly plant at Oak - vile. — And of the courteous man from the Ontario Depaetrnent of Lands and Forests who travelled with us by bus to "Bardrs" rest- aurant on the new Barrie -Toronto highway—and of the delightful mid-morning breakfast we had there through the courtesy of the Dept., Bardi's and Shell Oil . . . * * * BUT YOU'D NOT BE VERY interested . *4444 WE'D LIKE TO EXPAND UPON the other three breakfasts to which we were treated' . by the Canadian Bankers' Associa- tion, Massey -Harris -Ferguson, Ltd. and Canadian Westinghouse Co. Limited . . But you wouldn't enjoy it without a cup of. good . coffee to sip as you read . * * AND THE LUNCHEONS WHICH we enjoyed . .' and which were tendered us by the Canadian As- sociation of Advertising Agencies, Imperial Oil Limited and Maclean - Hunter . . They were good, and the speeches were short and inter- esting . . . IVE wouu) HAVE LIKED TO take you along to one of the even- ing banquets. Surely our hosts wquld not have minded .2 . Gen- eral, Motors Limited, Canadian Pacific Railway and the Province of Ontario spared nothing in see- ing to it that we were well-fed , . * * * FOR THE CULTURAL SIDE WE enjoyed the production "Let's Melte Music" put on the air by the CBC group on Tuesday eeen- ing . . while we newspaper folk provide e thUndereus applause . . (right on cue, we think . . * * * AND THE PIECE DE RESIST- ance for printing people was a tour of Maclean -Hunter where Maclean's, The Financial Post, Canadian Home Journal and doz- ens of other publications are printed . . The fabulous presses end numberless type cases fascin- ated us—to eay nothing of an- other wonderful dinner . . • • * FINISHING THE CONVENTION off with buffet dinner in St. Charles Restaurant in the Wom- en's Building at the CNE, a tour of the new Pure Foods building, (escorted by none other than the secretary4reasurer of the Laura Second candy' company) and Rey Rogers, Trigger, the splendour. of the etri-service colour parade and precision drill—and the fireworks. , , NOR MUST WE FORGET THE friendliness of Johnson, Everson The Weather ' 1954 1953 High Low High Low Aug. 19 79 60 69 47 20 72 50 58 '.48 21 78 59 79 59 22 82 54- 78 57. 23 88 60 78 53 24 85:71 , 79 52 25 82 68 83 55 ) 26 76 58 87 64 ' 27 73 46 88 60 28 74 59 89 60 29 73 62 90, 58 30 67 58- 92 64 31 62 55 87 62 Sept, 3 72 52 93 60 Rain: .82 ins. No rain THE NEW ERA -90th YEAR ecor THE NEWS -RECORD ---74th YEAR 6 cents a copy -- $2.50 a year Nos. 34 and 35—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1954 Jim Handy Suffers One of Three Disastrous Barn Fires Londesboro Mau Loses Barn In Sudden Fire .A fire at the farm of Clifford Addison, R.R. 1, Londesboro, last Wednesday morning, completely destroyed the barn. Both Myth and Seaforth fire departments re- sponded to the call, but were un- able to save the structure. Mr. Addleon lives three miles east of Londesboro on the tenth cenceee- on of nullett TOWnship. Some of the stock in the barn was saved, hut 800 hens were lost, altieg with some 2,000 bushels of grain and 100 bushe/s of wheat which had just recently been hreshed. The steel roof on the barn perhaps kept the fire en- closed and away from view long enough that a good start was made before anyone saw the lames. However, the entire barn, a newly -built pig -pen and laying pens for the hens were all burned. One load of grain which had not been threshed the day before, was avea. Partially covered by insurance, he toss was estimated at over $10,000. Origen of the fire is not Better Fire News Comes Froin E. Bell's Farm Good news in one instance, comes of the fire in the straw now at the farm of Eddie Bell, on the 13th concession of Hulett ust three miles, southeast of Blyth, The Bel children noticed he smoke in the straw, and ran o tell their mother, who turned n the alafra. Neighbours who quickly are eyed reported the straw in the mow so hot it was impossible to tand- in the mow. • Threshing had been completed he latter part of the week be- fore, and the early discovery of he fire in all probability avert- ed actual combustion. • The Blyth Fire Brigade was commended for being at the scene within ten minutes of the ounding of the siren. This a. - arm came in on the same morn - ng as an earlier one to the Addison farm. Local Post Office Holiday Hours Are Announced Postmaster G. M. Counter has announced the following hours, at the ClinteM Post Of- fice for neet Monday, Septem- ber 6: Wicket service will be given from 10.30 to 11.30 in the • morning and from 1.30 to 2.30 in the afternoon. The outer lobby will be open until six o'clock. • Hayter Barn At Varna Razed By Fire • The third barn fire to occur In this area during the Peet week was at the farm of William Hay - ler, RA. 1, Varna, where the big L-shaped barn, seven pigs. 300 hens, three calves, most of the, season's grain crop, a thresh- ing machine and pump house Were Completely destroyed, An uneaual fire, in that it was discovered fn. the daytime, and there was help at hand, flames' at Mr. Ilayter's barn were not- iced first by men threshing in the yard. Mn. I-Tayter's son and his hired man are credited With saving ten calves by, repeatedly going back into the blazing building. Three pigs that escaped were so badly burned, that they later had to be killed. Hayfield and Bruceeield brig- ades responded to the Call. in f-landy ,Can Thank "Skippy" For Waking Him Members of the Clinton Fire Department fought through long early morning hours to save the property of James Handy, RR, 4, Clinton, when his .large barn was completely destroyed on Sunday morning, August 22. Though the barn along with the seaSon'S grain crop and a threshing machine was a complete loss, the fire was pre- vented from spreading to the house and a nearby drive shed. "Skippy" a small terrier owned by Mr. Hatay, sounded the alarm about three o'clock by barking un- til the family awakened. Firemen stayed on the job uotil long after dawn, under the direction of Fire Chief Grant Rath. The threshing machine belonged to William Middleton, R.R. 3, Clin- ton. - Also lost in the fire were 800 bushels of grain, 45 tons of hay, a ton of fertilizer, a 40 -gallon barrel of blackstrap, a new cream separ- ator,30 chickens, a pair of sows, a heifer and the family's pet cat. The barn was insured for $2,000. Unhappily, enough the barn had just been damaged in a windstorm which blew off the roof, and only recently the Hullett Township neighbours had banded together in a "bee" to put on a new one. The farm is just three miles northeast of Clinton. A tractor and manure spreader were saved from the fire, whose origin is not known. • Miss Esther Hume, Goderieh, is this year on the directorate of the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, as was an- nounced last week in Toronto.' Auburn Group Stages Fourth Show Of Flowers; .Judged By C. H. Epps Marguerite Chopin. was in charge of the sale of house plants. The Garden Club had a splehdid display of flowers and vegetables supervised by the leaders, Mrs. Wesley Bradnock and Mrs. Keith Maclean. A lunch was served during the afternoon and evening with Mrs. Herbert Mogridge, Mrs. Sid Lan- sing, Mrs, Roy Easom, Miss Viola Thompson, Mrs. W. Good and Mrs. R. J. Philips in charge. Mrs. W. T. Robisot won the most prizes. The president of the society is Nies. W. T. Robison; first vice-president, Mrs. • Art Grange; second vice-president, Mrs. G. R. Taylor; third vice- presicient, IVIns,, • Harry Sturdy; secrethey, Mrs. R. • J. Phillips; treasurer, Mrs, C. M. Steaughan. Tenders On New Court House Close Sept. 17 The Auburn Hortcuitural eo- ciety held its fourth annual flower show in the Foresters' Hale .Aug - /1st 28. Despite the cold summer, there was ad excellent showing of roses, gladioli, phlox, zinnias, ast- ers, cosmos, marigolds, chrysan- themums, tuberous begonias anti gloxinias. The flowers were arranged in a large wheel effect end at the hub was -a large patience plant in full bloom, Clifford H. Epps, Clinton, was the ,judge, , Mrs. Art Grange and Mrs, Wil- liam Straughan were in -charge of the gladioli display; Mrs. Danald Fowler in charge of the Nee dig - lay; Mts. F. 0. Mcilveen and Miss Amelia McIlvvain in charge of baskets of different flowers. Mrs. Bert Craig and Mrs. R: Munro were in charge of tho' gloxinias and tuberous begonias; Miss M. R. Jackson and Miss Elmo, Match were in charge of the dining room botiquets. Mrs. Ed Davies and Mrs. F. 0. illeilveeri of novelty and miniature display; single specimen, Mrs, Arthur Campbell and Miss Viola Thompson; a fancy corner in the hall containing baskets of dahlias and zinnias ye:it the charge of Mrs. H. L. Sturdy and Mrs. Morris Bean. Mrs, Edgar Lawson and Mrs. Fred Ross Were in charge of the miscellaneous flowers and Mrs. Several area. contractors are showing interest in the County Court House and office building planned at Goderich, for which tenders close September 17. Architect L. G. Bridgman Lon- don, said that submitted tenders will be considered immediately after closing date. Fire early Sunday morning, August 22, destroyed a large frame barn on the farm of James Handy., concession 2, Hulett Townshin Eight hundred bushels of gram and 45 tons of hay were lost. Inset: Mr. Handy with his pet terrier, which gave the first alarrn by barking until Mr.. Handy got up to investigate. Clinton Kin Karnival Parade Will Be Headed By Bannockburn Band The third minuet Kin Karn. ival is all set for Labour Day, Monday, September 8. Members of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton have been plahning for their annual affair for the past few weeks and everything points to the biggest and best carnival to date. Parade Manned ' A. nms-le has been planned and Is scheduled to leave Clinton Community Pax* at seven o'clock The parade will be led by the Bannockburn Pipe Heed and will be in the form of an advertising display. The route will be from the Park, to Albert Street, then south through the business sects ion and down Victoria Street to Kirk Street and to the Legion Memorial Hall where the carni- val will be. held. Dr. Ballard's Famous Show Dr. Ballard's,efamous mutt show will be part or theprogram aid will also telte part in the parade. All children are ineited to be at Clinton Community Park at '7 p.m. to be in the parade and to enter their dog in the show, There will be seven big classes in this show including the larg- est dog, the smallest dog, best dresser/ dog, dog with the long- est tail, dog with the •shortest tail, dog doing best tricks and dog' eating dish of the sponsor's health food in the fastest time. Winners will receive $2. for first and $1. for second with every entry receiving a prize. ' Bingo Booth The Kinsmen will set a large bingo booth for the lovers of this game. There will also be num- erous other games of chance and skill for young and old. It is hoped to have a few spec- ial attractions for the children Which will include pony rides, fish pond and other penny games. • Big Draw The crowning feature of the evening will be the draw for the 16 foot Nipissing eedar strip out- board boat. The winner of this fine boat will only have to put a trailer hitch on his car as the boat is. complete in every detail. Extra equipment includes a pow- erful 25 horse power Johnsob Motor, windshield, steering wheel remote controls, riding lights and trailer, "If you haven't al- ready purchased a few tickete on this fine prize contact a member of the club soon and if you have purchased some get some more. It is for- a worthy cause," urges president George Rurnball. Second prize is a bey's, or girl's bicycle. Dance in Hall Anyone who likes to dance will not be disappointed. The Kinsmen have thought of everye thing. A dance will be held in the Legion 'Memorial Hall with a popular orchestra in attend- ance. Where Funds Are Going The Kinsmen Club of Clinton has been striving to raise exiougli money to pay for the land and buildings at the site of the pro- posed community park. it will take a lot of work and money to put the park into shape but until such time as the propertty is free of debt nothing can be started. The Kinsmen feel that the town people and many in the immediate area would like 4o a word, minimum 75e Thurs., August 16 -- League bowling starts at Clinton Bowling Alley. Names to be in by Septem- ber 6. Register early at theeilley. • , 33-5-x Dancing every' Friday night in Hayfield Pavilion during Septem- ber; Ken Wilbee'e Orchestra. Bay - field's favorite summer dance Pav- ilion, For private parties and re- ceptions telephone 658r6 Heaforth or 684r31 Hensall. 35-6-7-8-9b 'Every Friday night is dance nite at the Crystal Palace Ballrecen, Mitchell, Clarence Petrie and ,he Night Hawks in attendance. 31039b to see a supervised park in Clin- ton. The Kinsmen propose to spearhead that idea to -reality and with help they will achieve that goal. "Help the Kin on Monday and help make Clinton a better place in which to live," Seven -Year -Olds Escape Injury k Street Accidents Two small youngsters narrowly escaped injury by motorcar last week, Richard Chambers, seven-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chambers, rode his bicycle into a car at the intersection of James and Maria Streets, Harold Good, Goderich, was driving smith on James, when the youngster collid- ed with Aim. Richard was not hurt. On Saturday, Mrs. J. K. "Dick" Noble, Ontario Street was mak- ing a left turn from Albert Street into Ontario, at the main inter- section. At the same titne young Susan Smith (seven years), dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs'. Donald Smith, was walking from north to south on the east side of the inter- section, on a green' light, when Mrs. Noble's car apparently knocked her down. No injuries were sustained. Two little boys have been found responsible for breaking a window in the basement of the Clinton Public Library, sometime between August 25 and 28. Keep‘Penny ale Tickets Until* September 27 - • A word of caution to those who have already bought tic- kets on the Big Penny Sale which the Hospltal Auxiliary Is organizing: Remember—you must keep these tickets until the prizes are placee on display in Beat - tie's furniture store window, (The lovely furniture George is showing now, is not part of the prizes offered!) The prizes offered in this Big Penny Sale will be on dis- play from September 27 until October 2, and any time dur- ing that week, you may place your tickets. The draws will be made at the store on the evening of October 2. $12/000 Sewer Debentures OK'd By (lin on Council Decision of Town Council has been made to issue debentures to finance $12,000 cost of installing storm sewers on East Street and Orange Street. 'rvvo readings of the by-law were given at a special meeting 'of council last week. It is expected that construction of these sewers will stop difficulties being experienced by. many householders. Each time it rains heavily, apparently too much surface water has been entering the sanitary sewer system, and causing the sewerage to back up into cellars in some homes. Mayor'Slorgan Agnew criticised citizens who have reeently threat- ened councillors that they would take legal action if the sewer work was not done. "I don't see why members of council, who are doing the best they can; have to sit on council and be threatened with Prediction: CDCI Will Open On Tuesday Last predictions &Venable Wednesday night, were that the old section of the Clinton District Collegiate Institute building Would he ready for teachers • and climes next • Tuesday morning, Shop work will be carried on in the old public school until such time as the new part of CDC/ is completed. Lawrence Denomme, care- taker, who says the schedule calls for the' new section to be complete by December 17, will have a good deal a tidying to do .before school begins after Labour Day, for plastering was still going on yesterday.. Walls and floors in the old part of the school are still in the process of being re- furnished, Full Roster Of Nurses On Huron Health Unit Huron CountY Health Unit has for the first time in its history a complete nursing staff, according to supervisor of nursing, Mise Norah Cubningham. The nurses and their districts for the coming year, will be: Miss Mary Love, Wingham and parts of Grey and East Wawanosh Townships; Miss Janet Thompson, Howicla Turnberry and Morris Townships; 1Vliss Jean Marshall, Goderieh; Mrs. D. Considine, mil. ton and Hulett Township; Miss Pnellit Campbell, Seafortte MeKil- lop and ',Arts of Grey Township; Miss Angela Psutlta, - Colborne, Ashfield and West Wavvanosh Townships; Miss Barbara • Sauer, Goderich, Stanley and Tucker - smith Townships; Miss Illda Pletch, Exeter Mid Stephen Town- ships; Miss Patricia Haug, Exeter, Hay and Usborne Townships. what steps will be taken if the conditions are not changed," the Mayor, said, Decision to cemmence the sew- ers construction, which is present. ly pending approval from the Municipal Board, hag not beep ar- rived at swiftly. For months Reeve J. W. Ilediger, chairman of the public works comniittee, has been warning Council that the work was desperately, needed. It has been accepted for sone time that' the work could only proceed if funds were raised by debenttue, Final planning of the step has awaited certain surveYs by the xnueicipal engineer, 'William Colby, Chatham. report from Mr, Colby was presented at the meet- ing. The debentures will be for $12,- 000, -payable over a period of ten years. . Water Rates • A. by-law was passed to set up officially the rates presently being charged water users by the Public Utilites Commission. Two readings were given a by- law to consolidate previous sewer by-laws. The only change will be that after January 1, 1955, ap- plicants for sewer connections wilt pay the entire cost of the lateral to the mains, and will be respon- sible for maintenance of this pole. tion of the line. Taxi By -Law A delegation of taxi drivers, headed by Clifford Ashton, object- ed to the existing by-law which in part required a taxi owners license fee of $25, and in addition a fee of $1 from each cab driver. The taxi owners felt that they should not have to Pay the $1. fee in addition to the $25, but that the larger amount should include the drivers license fee for them- selves. This objection was honour- ed, and in future the $1 will not be required by the owners—only froni their drivers. An additional objection was to the fact that new drivers must meet the approval of the police department before they may be issued permits to drive a taxi. Mr. Ashton felt that taxi owners should be free to choose their own drivers. Old School • Permission was granted to the Clinton District Collegiate Insti- tute Board to Use seven of the eight mews in the old public school building on Ontario Street, for a fee of $1. per month. The CDCI Board will be responsible . for all maintenance costs and ser- vices: coal, water, light, etc. The request from the Board was for two rooms, which it is planned will be used foie shop work. PUC Seeks Settlement of Claims Due To Recent Sewerage Back-up The Clinton PUC, rneetin on 'Tuesday evening, did not sanction payment of an account for 112forwarded to them from the reg- ular August town council meet- ing. This amount had been re- quested by J. M. "Mac" Cameron, as peyment for labour he had an cleaning his basement when, dur- ing a heavy rainstorm, sewerage had backed Up into his hotise. Though the commissioners agreed that it was a mean job to do, and they did not blame Mr. Cameron for asking for payment, they felt that he had built in a low spot, and that he should have been prepared for some difficul- ties. They suggested a conference between the superintendent, J. Rands and Mr. Cameron to see if some agreement meld be reached, Services Granted Hydro, water and sewer service was granted to Mr. Van Altina and to James Graham for their houses, and Mayor Agnew reminded the PUC of the fact that after the first of the year, householders would be required to pay the cost of installing new laterals, and be responsible for maintenance. Authorization alio was given for the Christian Reformed Chureh's Will Live In London MR. AND MRS. 'WILLIAM ALBERT ANDREWS, Clinton, were married la.st Saturday, August 28, in Londesboro 'United Church, by Rev. J. T. White. The bride. is Lois Mildred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edevin Wood, Myth, and her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Andrews, Clinton. Follovving a wedding trip to poiets north, the young couple plan to live in London. , (Photo by lelaclearen's) 'sewerage mains. Opinion of the PUC commission- ers was that the rate charged water users outside of the town was not high enough, and on the Mayor's suggestion, this matter will . be reviewed at the next meeting. Permission was granted for the laying of water laterals to service property soon to be purchased by the VLA on Highway 4, next to the Plumsteel property, provided that such service not interfere with the contract to supply Water to the RCAF Station Clinton. Standpipe Consideration is being given to the propect of repairing the strut- ture on which the standpipe is erected. Cost of this job is esti- rnated at $2,000. Request from A. Garon for a three-inch meter and two two -Inch water mains to his laundry and dry-cleaning establishment on Beech Street was considered at length. This business has grown to such an extent that already two services have had to be in- stalled there. 'The PUC seemed in accord, that it was rather too •much to expect that the Commis- sion should stand the entire cost of a third service—which was esti- mated at close to $1,000. They in- structed the superintendent to prepare a complete list of •costs in- volved, and then a meeting Will be called at which time Mr. Garon will be consulted concerning the matter. ' A letter from the IIEPC was received regarding procedure op the request made Some time ago by John Parker for assistance in paying for equipment purchased for the Par -Knit factor, which could probably save the PUC some funds later. A copy of this letter was t� be sent to Mr. Parker. Will Pay Town ' Some $6,000 of the sewerage debenture debt is to be paid to the Town of Clinton by the PUC. Also, on the year-end balancing of accounts, nig Town owes the PUC about $100 to complete pay - Ment for street lighting? At the same time the waterworks and the sewerage sections of the PUC have overpaid the hydro section of the PUC a total of $1,584.50. This is being refunded, and in turn be- ing regarded as a surplus and be- ing turned over tb the Town. A terse request from tile Coun- cil' via Clerk L, D. Holland for h-nmediate payment of $3,000 out of the reported surplus at the end of 1953 in the waterworks, was explained by -the Mayor. The PUC offered to make up the difference between the payment of $1,584.50 and the $3,000 total so the towri would have the money, A survey of all poles in the town, by the superintendent, was advised in order to find out how many needed to be moved for traf- fic safety or other reasons. . All members of the PUC were in attendance.