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'THERE'SA CITY IN ILLINOIS
that has a iountain that cost a
hundred thousand dollars .
People from a -far stand and look
at it and send postcards a it back
to home. It isn't wonclernil
Any dity 'could have a fountain
that cost up to twice a hundred
• thousand if they have council men
and commissioners of hydro who
are paid salaries and have an elas-
tic budget to work on. . .
• 'THERE'S'A TOWN IN OHIO
that says on its sign that its pop-
ulation is 704 . . It has a fount-
ain by a post office and a bed of
petunias . and the fountain has
3ust one pillar and one squirt and
:one basin. .
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"PEO,PLE,IN SUMMER DRESS -
es stood near the fountain goesip-
ing and lat string . . . l3ecause of
them and their fountain the town
is richer by $12.40 tourist brain
ess USA funds .
• •
THE FOUNTAIN HAD A FLOOD
light 'down from the leaves of a
tulip tree.. _Effect was good
It sparkled.though' it just
had one squirt : .
"THE MAN SELLING GA S
(who was also the-risayor) said
The fountain should be lighted
from below but there had been no
•funds . . . A garage shop across
the street had a lamp that was
doing nothing so the owner tied
it up in a tree and they hooked it
on to, the town wires of the
street:. . Said it looked nicest in
the Fall:when leaves were colored
and some on the ground. . .
"WOULDN'T IT •BE NICE IF
some garage could be established
across the street from Clinton
Library Park and a man running
it had so little business that he
had thne to tie a lamp hi a tree?
That Park has an excellent foun-
tain . . . and Fla.ttenbury Street
has maple trees that are far
more beautiful than any tulip
tree that ever grew . . . Some of
their leaves will be on the ground
in September and October and for
eight Saturday nights folks going
up town to buy their groceries
might see the sparkle on the
spray . . and then for some rea-
son feel more Irke going to Church
next morning -. . . Could be. All
things bright and beautiful have
influenced folks before . . ."
*
THOUGH THIS VERY WORTHY
-idea was couched more in terms of
a letter to the editor . . . we have
stolen the texf for our first col-
umn . I3ecause we wanted ev-
eryone to read about it . . . and
Fred Slomars for the time you
took in sitting down to let us have
a good suggestion for your home
town . . Thanks a lot . . .
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TRULY THE LIBRARY PARK
is pretty at any time . . . lights
,would snake it even moreso . .
Have we anyone who will take on
the job?- Don't everyone speak at
once. . .
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THE GODEFtICH SIGNAL -STAR
makes this small observation . . .
"U.S. Bull Too Good For Caned-
bea line in a oron o paper. .
We thought it was referring to
the grandstand show but it turn-
ed out to be the Jersey cattle com-
petitions at the CNE,
* *„.
THREE DOCsS IN AS MANY
days have been picked lin by the
Clinton Police Department . . . and
are now lying "doggo" at the
Town Hall or in good care else-
where . . One is a large hound
with the • name "J'innes Lever,
Markside" on his collar. ... anoth-
er is a short -hair black dog, pur-
ported to be of the "Heine' var-
iety . . the other appears to be
• More of a spaniel type, black and
White, .
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COURT IN CLINTON WA 5
graced with a view of different uni-
forms yesterday. ... While waiting
for Magistrate Holmes to ap-
pear ... (rumours had it that he
• Was -stuck M the mud somewhere
along that uprooted part of Iligh-
Way 8 between here and Holmes-
ville) . . . court audience was
treated to a sight rarely seen . . .
of two members of the RCMP in
uniform . . Of course they did
not have on their red coats, nor
were they accompanied by horses,
but their uniform is quite natty
to say the least .. and a change
from the ,inore familiar blue of
Clinton and provincial meh . . .
Gold etripes doWn the trouser
ieg . western style hats . . .
trim high boots with shiny spurs
. . . and of course the riding whip
. . and a stern look . . .
* *
WORD -el& THAT THE LIGHTS
in the classrooms at CDCI have
finally been turned on .' Teach-
ers and students were having a
• hard time peering through the
gloom to see if each ether were
• there . . . to say nothing of the
problems on the blackboard . .
Work is carryieg on steadily
there however . . and Christmas
• is coming . .
;
„ TROUBLES IN A SMALL TOWN
come in cycles . . . In the summer
it's dust, dogs and weeds ... Then
school, mud and snow . . . walks
to shovel . coal to buy. . . then
spring, clean the streets . . . and
dust and dogs again.. . . The dog
situation here in Clinton hi 1954
has resultedsin about 147 tags
sold, well over 50 more than in
past years . And of course, at
the present time, three in cust-
ody
* 6, 6,
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE
removal of ARCS front RCAF
Station Clinton to the Station at
Winnipeg will mean 25 fewer
officers at Clinton . . . of course
the trainees for the AROS course
will now be sent to Winnipeg in-
stead of here . . Officers now on
Station Clinton are threatening to
form a new club known as the
• SPDROIVI . . the ''Society for the
Prevention of Dry Rot in the Of-
• ficers' Mess . . .
• The Weather
1954 - 1953
High Low High Low
Sept, 9 70 43 71 41
10 72 55 74 46'
11 66 52 78 59
12 64 40 68 50
13 59 54 55 44
14 59 51 • 59 39
15 57 52 66 42
It ten: 1.66 ins. Rain 2.32 ins.
s
THE NEW ERA --90th YEAR
No. 37—The Horne Paper With the News
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- THE NEWS -RECORD -74th YEAR
6 cents a copy $2.50 a year
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954
Last AROS Graduates kt RCAF Station. Clinton
• Pictured here are graduates 'of , the final Radio Officer course to be conducted at RCAF
Station Clinton. Members of the course are Flight Cadet W. R. C. 'Roberts, Montreal; P.Q. (in
front) and (left to right) Flight Cadets R. E, Robinson, McAdam, N.B., J. A. T. Gravel,
Actonvale, P.Q., F. D. Burton, Streetsville, Ont, J'S E. Britney, Lethbridge, Alta., and J. A. C.
Boivin, St. Francois de Salles, P.Q. The graduates received their Radio Officers wings from
Air Commodore W. W. Brown during a ceremonial parade at Clinton last Friday afternoon.
Future Radio Officer training will be, conducted at RCAF Station Winnipeg. (RCAF Photo)
Kin. Prexy D. C. Colquhoun
Conducts Dinner Meeting
Deputy District Governor Ken- but it is expected that the new
neth Pennington, Goderich, was president will appoint a man to
on hand at the first regular meet- this office at his first executive
ing of the KinsmenClub of Chn- meeting,
toe to instal the officers of the Rinettes Give Voo
club for the corning year. Donald Treasurer 'Danny" Colquhoun
Clare Colquhoun took over the gave his financial report and in -
gavel frorn out -going -president fermed the club that he had re -
George Rumball in a short, im- ceived a cheque for $200 from
pressive ceremony. Mr. Penning- the Kinettes. This money will be
ton conveyed greetings from other used in the Park project.
Kin officials and expressed his
gratitude at having the opportun-
ityof Metalling the officers. He
pointed out that be was the presi-
dent of the Goderich club when
they helped to organize the Clin-
ton Kinsmen. He also outlined
the district policy for 1954-55 and
announced ah extensive expansion
program with an appropriate,
shield for the club that does the
most in this field.
Other Officers Installed
Other officers to" be installed by
the • Deputy District Governor
were: vice-presidents, Maitland
Edgar, Harry Metwan; secretary,
John Clegg; treasurer, K. W. Col-
. •
directors, Donald Kay and Frani
Cook.
100 Per Cent Phi
Kin Douglas Bartliff received
his 103 per cent pin, an emblem
which is gWen a member of the
club who has attended all the
meetings of his club during a full
club year.
IL W. Colgultours 'Treasurer
K. W. "Danny" Colgehourt was
elected treasurer to replace P. J.
McCauley', Who has been transfer-
red to St. Fifarys. Another vacancy
on the executive that has yet to
be filled is the "bulletin -editor",
Clintons Assessor
And Clerk Attend
Provincial Course
James W. Manning, assessor, on
Monday attended a departmental
course irt municipal assessing in
Toronto. Tuesday and Wednesday
Clerk L. D. Holland was in, To-
ronto attending a provincial course
for clerk -treasurers.
Clerk L. D. Holland has also en-
rolled in a one-year extension
course in assessing offered for the
first time by Queen's University,
Kingston.
Examinations in this area will
be held in Goderich next spring.
Successfel students will be given
membership in- the Assessors' In-
stitute.
DON C. COL(STRIOUN
The third president of the re-
cently formed Kinsmen Club
of Clinton, presided over the
first meeting of his term on
Tuesday evening at the Kin
dinner session held hi Hotel
Olintote (Photo by lodges)
Junior Farmers
Will Square Dance
In Belgrave Hall
A big "Square Dance Night" for
Junior Farmers is beingprepared
by the North -Buren -Junior Farm-
ers, and will be staged in the Bel -
grave Community Centre on Fri-
day evening, September. .24.
152 hilarious evening is the plan,
with Norman Lindsay, a former
recreational director of the YMCA
in charge of events. Since Mr.
Lindsay has just recently returned
from the Dixie Folk and Square
Dance School hi Atlanta, Georgia,
it is expected that many new ideas
on square dancing will be put for-
ward.
From CDCI—Four Boys Enter OA(
For Four -Year Course In, Agriculture
J. MacFarlane "Mae" Taylor,
Walton,graduatedthis spring.
from Grade 13, Clinton Dist -
riot Collegiate Institute, and
has been awarded a $100
scholarship to enter first year
of the 'degree course at On-
tario, Agricultural College,
Guelph. •
E. C. Dunn, Bayfield, a grad-
uate of Grade 13, Clinton Dist -
riot Collegiate Institute this
,spring, is entering the first
year of a four-year degree
course at OAC
O. L Tebbutt, Clinton, grad-
uating this spring from Grade
13, at Crcr, is attending with
three elassmates in 'the first
year of the degree course at
OAC, leading to •a 13achelor of
Scieece in Agriculture.
D. 13. McDortaSd, Clinton, is'
the fourth graduate of Grade
13, CDCI, who has entered the
first year of a four-year
degree course at OAC, along
with 11 other young men from
Huron Coutity.
Hospital Group
Lists Details Of
Bazaar, Tea, Sale,
'CALLING ALL HOMES in Clin-
ton and Community! Please -note
the following: .
1. Monster Bazaar and Tea will
be held in the Town Hall on Sat-
urday, October 2, with the doors
open to the public at one o'clock
in the afternoon.
. 2. This Bazaar will be sponsor-
ed by the Clinton Hespital Auxil-
iary with the proceeds to be usecl
In the Nurses' Residence now un-
der construction. '
3. ALSO—A Huge Penny Sale
will be held in Beattie's Furniture
Store commencing September 27
and continuing for one week.
Draws for the 75 prizes offered
will be naade on Saturday even -
Mg, October 2, at the elose of the
bazaar.
4. The Objective is $1,500.
5. Therefore: Every assistance
and co-operation from each home
in Clinton and surrounding com-
munity is necessary.
6. The success of -the Bazaar
depends' upon YOIr-"lfe- Clinton
Hospital and the Nurses' Resi-
dence. are YOVRS.
7. NOTE: Each home in Clinton
will be personally canvassed on
Thursday, September 30. Please
have your contributions ready as
all collecting for all booths a t.the
Eazaar (with the exception of
home baking and some produce)
Will be made on this date ONLY.
8. For those in outlying coni-
munities, please send your contri-
butions to the Town Hall on
Thursday, September 30. If this
is imPossible, please contact Mrs.
Harry Ball or Mrs. F. Fingland.
9. Faelt hotne is asked to Con-
tribute to as many booths as pos-
sible and it is =portent that each
donation is earmarked for which
booth it is intended.
10. Each organization which is
sponsoring a booth is asked to
note that its members are respon-
sible for setting up and decorating
the booth as well as arranging
sale items, on Friday, October 1.
11. Bazaar will be held upstairs
in the Hall.
12. Tea will be served in the
Council Chamber.
13. 75 Valuable Prizes (includ-
ing a valuable fur neck -piece) in
the Penny Sale will be on display,
all week prior to the draw on Sat-
urday night. Buy your tickets
now at the Clinton News -Record
office, or from Miss Win O'Neil,
Mrs, William Morlok or -Mrs. C.
M. Shearing.
14. Thank you. We'll see you
all at the 1VI0NSTER BAZAAR.
, COMING EVENTS
-,ftwavimaro.4
4c a word, minimeen '75e
Thursday, Sept. 14 -- Bingo -in
Clinton Lions .Arena sponsored by
Clinton Legion. $1,900 in prizes.
Special $1,000 bingo. 37-x
• Friday, Sept. 17—Reception at
Londesboro for Mr. and Mrs. Jack
East. Jim Pierce's Orchestra,
Everyone welcome. Ladies bring
• lunch.
Saterday, Sept. 18—Baking Sale
in Council, Chamber at 3 p.m, Aus-
pices; Clinton WI. • 371)
• Every Friday night is aance nite
at the Crystal Palace Ballroom,
Mitchell. Clarence Petrie and ,,he
Night Hawks in attendance.
3Ito391.)
Dancing every Friday night in
Bayfield Pavilion during Septem-
ber; Ken Wilbee's Orchestra. Day -
field's favorite summer dance pay-
• ihon, For private parties and re-
ceptions telephone 658r6 Seaforth
or 684r31 Hensall.
35-6-7-8-9b
Thursday, Sept. 23 --Bazaar and
•bake sale, Clinton Town Hall.
Sponsored by: WA, Porter's HIP
Church-. 2 to 5 p.m._ 371)
Sunday, September Holmes -
vine United ChUrch, 75th Anni-
versary. Guest Speaker, Rev. L,
1 W, (Bill) Herbert. former Holmes -
vire ‘boy. • 37.b
Saturday, Oct. 2—Monster Ba-
zaar, Town Ilall„,Clinton Auspices
of Hospital Auxiliary. All ladies:
read details on Pages 1 and 6,
• 37b
Wednesday, ,October 6 Bean
Super at 6:30. W.A. of St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church • are
serving in the church, Everybody
welcome. 37-b
Two Local -Men
Seriously Hurt
In Head-on Crash
, Five persons were injured (two
severely) ,when a car and truck
collided. head-on' early Sunday
morning at the crest of a hill on
the Bayfield -Varna road, just
west of Varna.
Taken to Clinton Public ,Hospi-
tal were: Donald 1VIcGregor, 21,
RR 5, Clinton, driver of the car;
Bruce Marshall, Clinton, -driver of
the tfuck; 1V1r. and Mrs. Murray
Lovett, Clinton, and Joyce Dale,
Londesberb.
Provincial Constable Jack Par-
kinson, Goderich, investigated. He
states that marks at the scene in-
dicate that the McGregor car was
turned to the right just before the
impact and most of the damage
was to the -left side of the car.
• Both McGregor and • Marshall
are in Hospital at „London and
yesterday morning both were
still unconscious and unable to de-
scribe .what happened. Head and
chest ihjuries were ineurred.
The. three other occupants of
the- cab of Marshall's truck suffer-
ed cuts and abrasions and were
released front Clintee Respite],
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Epps were
judges for the flower exhibits at
the sehool fair held in Belgrave
yesterday. Pupils from 23 differ-
ent schools in the area were com-
peting.
SO Di! uting ver
Park Bandstand
Discussion of the problem of
erecting a suitable bandstand at
Clinton Ceti -mutiny Park was held
by members a the Park Board
and the Agricultural Society last
Friday evening on' the site of the
proposed structure.
Decision. to erect a permanent
bandstand was reached this spring,
to make use of a $1,000 grant from
the Department of Agriculture to
comrnemerate .100 years of fairs
in Clinton: Failure to complete
Mans before the Spring Show in
April postponed building.
Present at the Friday meeting
Were W. E. Perdue, chairman of
the Park Board; Mrs, Mervin Bat-
• RCAF Band Will
Play at • •
"Rec." Centre
Good news for lovers of fine
Band Music!
The RCAF Training Command
Band, Trenton, is playing in the
"Ree" Centre at RCAF Station
Clihton tomorrow pight, Sept-
ember Tr, at seven o'clock.
The public is invited to this
FREE' concert of good music. -
• Parking on the parade square.
Lions Enter New Season
Under Pres. R. Macaula
Clinton Lions. Club held the first
dinner meeting of the J.954-55 sea-
son yuesday evening, Lion Presi-
dent Royce Macaulay was in
charge Of the meeting in St. Paul's
Parish Hall, at which 35 members
were present. Four guests were
present: Liop Nelson Hill, Gode-
rith, an International Counsellor
of Lions International; Orville
Stanley and William Schaefer,
local businessmen; and B. Marsh,
ROYCE S. MACAULAY
new presislent for the Clinton
• Lions Club, conducted the first
meeting of his one-year term
on Tuesday evening, as the
Lions met for their first din-
ner of the Season in St. Paul's
Parish Hall,
((Photo by Hodges)
Seaforth Will
Try Meters To
Regulate Parking
Seaforth Town Council, in reg-
ular session Monday night, voted
in favor of having parking meters
installed as soon as possible for a
trial period of one year.
Representatives of a firm hand-
ling parking meters were present
at the meeting, Two hundred
meters were recommended by
them with 37 on the side streets
and 163 on. the main street.
Niagara Falls, a visitor in Clinton.
The new president, in his in-
augural talk to the club, urged
committee chairmen to see that
each member of his, committee
take art interest in committee ac-
tivities. Mr. lVfacaulay went over
each committee and suggested the
work which each should handles
International Counsellor Hill
spoke -briefly urging each Lion to
work for his president and offic-
ers.
Trade Fair
Ken McRae, who was general
chairman of The Huron Count/
Trade Fair held in June, and which
is sponsored by Clinton Lions
Club, reported that net profit
from the projeet will be approxi-
mately $650. This is considerably
less than was realized from the
first fair held in 1953.
To Sell Peanuts
The club plans to hold a peanut
drive late in September. Every
household in the town will be can-
vassed; ending with a 'Peanut
Tag Day", Howard Brunsdon is
chairman of this project.
'• Buy Peanuts To -night
Members of the tions.Club will
be selling peanuts to -night at the
Legion bingo, which is being held
in the Clinton Lions Area,
Some discussion took place
about again promoting a figure
skating club. A professional figure
skater, who will be instructing at
other clubs in the district, has
been approached, It is hoped he
will ' spend one day a week in
Clinton. Suggestions were also
made concerning the operation of
the arena this coming season.
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PS Board Voices
Appreciation
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Of Royal' Photos
Members of the Clinton Public
School Board meeting last Thurs-
day evening expressed gratitude to
the Clinton Womens' Institute for
the presentation of framed pic-
tures of Queen Elizabeth II and
the Duke of Edinburgh. These
have been hutig in the main en-
trance td the school,
With Leslie Bail, chairMan, pre-
siding, the Board received the
principal's report from George H.
Jefferson which showed an enrol-
ment of 497 including 54 in kinder-
garten.
Clinton Helps Teacher Shortage;
CDCI Sends 5 to Stratford College
Five graduates of Clinten and
District Collegiate Institute are
this year attending the Teachers'
College in Stratford, and all are
enrolled in the one-year course
there.
They are: Richard Andrews, Fi
Clinton; Robert nes, Clinton;
Robert McGregor, R;R. 5, Clinton;
Janis Morritt, Blyth; and Shirley
Proctor, Clinton.
Enrollment this year at Strat-
ford Teachers' College is reported
to be almost twice as many as •.
last year, a total of 254 in corn- RICHARD ANDREWS, CLINTON
parison with 128.
JANIS 41'10E4E1(30'T, .ELYTH
$1110eLEY. 'PROCTOR, OLYNTON
EOBERT EINES, CLINTON
ROBERT PleGILEOOR,
CLINTON
kin, Reeve J. W. Nediger, Wilbur
Welsh, Deputy Reeve Mel Crich,
Councillor N. Livermore, Cameron
Proctor, George Knights. Repre-
senting the agricultural society
were Chairtnan W. R. 'Bert
Lobb; secretary -treasurer A. J.
1VIcAlurray, Neil Campbell, Elmer
Webster, E. Brown. John Liver-
more represented' the ball teams,
G. W. Montgomery, agricultural
representative for Huron County,
also was present..
Those present learned the ims
possibility of building the band-
stand where it had been suggest -
511 without interfering with the
baseball diamond. At a spring
meeting it had been decided to
have the 30 -foot long structure
erected with the south end of_the
stand directly opposite the centre
of the grandstand. This interfered
with the 50 -foot clearance needed
at home plate.
Stakes in the ground indicated
where the stand could be built it
narrowed to 16 feet froth the
planned 25 -foot width, and built
further south. This • would clear
the necessary width from the dia-
mond. No suggestion of shifting '
the ball ,diamond the needed nine
feet was received.
Elmer Webster spoke strongly
in favour of the incorporation of
dressing -rooms beneath the stand,
since fill would have to be provid
ed, and a firm base for the top of
the stand ,could be better achieved
if rooms were underneath and
proper shoring was done. Coun.
N. Livermore also approved of this
plan, as did some others. The
foundation must be three and one
half feet deep, It mist be four
feet high so that a pylon as re-
quired by the Department may be
placed at the front of the stand
with a commemorative plaque.
This seven and one half foot height
appeared enough for rooms below
the stand,
Reeve J. W. Nediger discussed
the one -foot high wall around the
outside of the floor , of the stand,
and suggested that it would be
Impractical to continue his wall
across the front a the stand, for
it would interfere with spectators'
view of anyone dancing on the
stage.
Secretary -treasurer A. J. Mc-
Murray presented the plans tis he
had received them approved by the
Department, and indicated that he
did not intend to "run to the Dk-
Putment" again tiehave them ap-
prove a change.
Deputy Reeve Mel Grich and
Park Board Chairman W. E. Per-
due discussed the matter of drain-
age. A catch -basin is located at
the exact suet that it is suggest-
ed the stared be built John Liver-
more, representing the ball team
was not In favour of accommoda-
tion for the team below ground, as
he remembered earlier dugouts
being filledwith water. -
Mr. Livermore also mentioned
bleachers which he said had been
built for the use of the ball team,
and were Used anywhere else on
the Park but at the site of the
diamond. He said, "The ball team
does not solicit money Up and
down the street, but depends for
revel -me only upon the admission
fee to the park bypeople wishing'
to see ball games,', He indicated
that the teams would have no
funds available- to assist with any
accommodation.
Following the out -door meeting,
some of the park board members
adjourned to the Town Hall, where
they approved the building of the
bandstand directly opposite the
grandstand, and as close to the
centre location as it could be with-
out interfering with the ball diens.,
ond.
It was generally agreed that the
four -foot high stand would not in
itself interfere with the vierv of
the diamond, unless people were
allowed to sit and stand upon it,
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Juniors Compete
At Western Fair
Junior Farmers from this area
took part in competitions staged
especially for them and represents
atives from Jimior Farmers in
surrounding ebunttes on Monday.
In the junior section, Weetern
Fair Quiz, two Brucefield lads
made a' good showing, as Robert
Broadfoot tied with three ether
boys for first place, and Neil
Haugh tied with six others fer
fourth place. In the identificats
ion quiz, Jim Etherington, Hensall
placed secohd.
In the senior seetion, livestock
quiz, Bill Taylor, 15,15. 3, Belgrave
placed fourth; Bert Pepper, Mr -
ton and Murray Gaunt, 11.15 1.
Lucknow tied for seventh place
while Murray Dawson, R.R.
Hensel) placed 18th, In the West-
ern' Fair quiz, Frank Alton, 11.11,
7, Lucknow, Earl McSpadden, R,
R. 4, Seaforth and Allan Haugh,
R.R. 1, Brucefield tied for fourth
•place with. 12 others. .In ;the
agriculture identification • quiz,
Maurice Hallahan and Bill Taylor,
both of Belgrave, tied with three
others for ninth place.
$3,000 Dainage To
Clerk Holland's
House In Goderich
Earlyyesterday morning fire of
unexplained origin caused $3,000
damage to the home of L. le, Hol-
land, Goderich, Clerk of the Town
of Clinton.
Both Mr. and Mrs, Holland were
in Toronto, but passersby noticed
smoke and called the Goderich
Volunteer Fire Brigade. Fire
Chief John 'Hoggarth said he be.
lievicl spontaneous combuation had
caused the fire,
• Firemen hacked holes in the
roof of the modern 18 -month old
house. Main damage was to the
outside and to roomS at the rear.
Smoke and water damaged the
new furniture inside.