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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-10-28, Page 1The 'Weather • 1954 1953 High Low High Low Oct. 21 58 33 67 50 22 56 37 65 45 23 64 43 66 40 24 63 42 61 46 25 65 44 61 42 26 62 41 67 44 27 58 40 53 46 Rain; .19 ins. Rain: .79 ins. THE NEW ERA -90th YEAR No. 43—The Home Paper With the' News CLINTON„, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28,.. 1954 Spacious Modern Addition to Huron County Horne Ready for Official Opening tbe jf trot Column:7= (By D. D.) HEARD A STORY the other day that was really a pippin .. Truth was we saw it. too. . John Gib- bings showed us a 13 -ounce pippin apple the other day. . . Measured 12 inches in circumference, and was quite a perfecto -apple . . . It - came from a tree 49 years old. , . John knows this because he plant- ed the orchard (which now be- longs to Percy Gibbings) way back in 1905 when he started out on the place . . . ICE IS IN THE ARENA NOW. , Winter will be upon us before we've really had a good taste and smell of India Summer . . . * * * WE FEEL LIKE taking up a cru- sade . . , A crusade for blood . • * IN THIS AGE of advanced Medi- cine when the worth of blood transfusions is known to everyone . when fast modes of travel bring the _help of these transfus- ons closer . . . the nearest supply of blood for transfusions appears to be 50 miles away from Clinton... • 5 ONCE THIS MONTH the police department was called upon to - Speed with a blood sample to Stratford . . where the sample was tested... checked . . matched witblood from that stored there . . and the police car sped back to Clinton . . The tn:16Sion..W.442eDIPtielled 110 to save the life of a young moth- er . But to do the job entailed travelling at high speed over rough roads* . . and always there was danger that the trip would take too long . • * * ONCE ABOUT two years ago a similar mission did take too long . . A woman died . . 5 * 4, RIGHT NOW a retired clergyman who preached here in Clinton for many years . . . and is presently hi charge of the congregation at Brucefield . is in hospital in London . . gravely in need of transfusions . . . They are being given at the rate of one per day , • • $25 each . . . This blood is being taken from the blood bank in London.. Xf volunteers from this area ould help by donating their blood to the bank, thus re- placing what is taken from it . . . then the cost would be much low- er . . . If you would like to helu . . please let ns know . . . * * * SURELY THEFtE is some way in which donations .of blood could be made in Clinton without the don- ors travelling to Londoe', . Sur- ely there is some way of having a supply of blood built up, frem don- ors in this area . . . which would be available for this replacement of blood in the bank when the -- need arises-. . ,-Perhaps the stor- age of a supply could be set up on a county basis . . . Perhaps the difficulties are too great . . But we do think that something could be done , .. There is money for other things . CD 1 Teacher Receives Top Post in Legion Division 1 G. Peacock, supervisor of commercial classes at Clinton District Collegiate Institute has just been elected Provincial President of the Imperial Div'sion, Ontario Command, Canadian Legion, British Empire Service League, • The appointment took place at the fall convention of the Division held, in Welland. last Sunday, Oc- tober 24. He succeeds Len Owen, Guelph, who this year was elevat- ed to the post of Dominion Presi- dent of the Imperial Division. J. G, PEACOCK Mr. Peacock's duties entail re- sponsibility for the welfare of all Imperial veterans living in On- tario. He knosvs of only three in Clinton at the present time, but if there were 15 or more then an organization could be formed. However, even though there is no • such group here, agr, Peacock would enjoy hearing from any. Im- perial veterans in the district. The new president is a native of Carbbridge, England. He joined the British Army Reserve in 1931, and served in the cipher intelli- gence btance of the Royal. Corps of Signals from 1939 to 1946. He came to Canada the next year, and joined the Canadian Legion. For several years he was employ- ed at the penitentiary in Guelph, coming to take up his present position with CDCI 4n the fall of 1953. While in Guelph he became an executive member of Branch 234 of the Imperial Division in Guel- ph, and later became vice-presi- dent and then president of that Imperial Section. Mr. Peacock is married and with his wife and three.year-old • augh ter, Isabelle-Franee,-liv Rattenbury Street, Clinton. ClintonMerchant W. C. Brown Died SuienIyAt. Rome • William C. Brown, 75, who had conducted a drygoods store on Albert Street at the main corner, Clinton, for more than 40 years, was found dead in his home, Jo- seph Street, last Wednesday. Neighbors who noticed that his milk bottles had not been taken in, and did not see him around, notified Police Chief Joseph Fer- ran& VVlien. the chief went into the house he found Mr, Brown dead. He notified Coroner Dr. F. G. Thompson, who found death was due to natural causes. He had been ill for about a week and neighbors had called from time to time and took him: food, as he lived alone. He was believed to have been recovering, Mr. Brown was a former resi- dent of Woodstock. His wife, the former Mary Cooper, died in 1944. The body rested at the Ball and Mutch funeral home, High Street, Clinton, where funeral service was conducted on Friday afternoon, October 22, by Rev. D. J. Lane, of St Andrew's Presby- terian Church. Burial was in Woodstock. Persons attending the service in Woodstock included Herbert Jen- kins, Bert Johnson, Newton Davies, Miss Margaret Davies, Miss Mae Davies, all of Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Harold 1VIanning, Toronto (formerly ef Clinton); Frances, Nora and„Phyllis Cooper, Woodstock. Others attending were Mr, and Mrs,. Hatterton who have managed Mr. Brown's affairs in Woodstock for some times and four Chinese, great friends of the deceased. Large5Tile Along Orange Street To Combat Storm Sewer flooding Work began on Monday by the LaVis Construction Company, Clinton, on a two -foot storm .sewer east of Huron Street along Orange Street for a block and a half, which will (it is expected) end the flooding probleth which has beep experienced in that area for the last several ..years. This • new section will be con- nected to the two -foot drain .now existing, Which leads directly north west across the centre of the block, then under the railway track to empty on the outskirts of town. Reeve J. W. Nediger, who as head of the Public Works Committee of the Council, is in charge of the operatien, •predicts that further flooding difficulty may rise further along this Mary Street drain: If this occurs then larger tile or an extra drain be- side the existing one, will have to be laid, Though Council had °It'd a ten. year debenture for $12,000 to coy* er the cost of this drain. and an- • other that is planned in the vicin- ity of East Street, they folind this wiil not be necessary. Levis Con- tracting Co. offered to accept pay - Plant, Gives $50 For Flood Relief r" The Clinton 'Laundry and Dry Cieaning with their employees hes given (through the Dry aeaning Insteute) to the Ontario Minas can Relief Fund, the sum of $5(), I ment for the job in fouryearly payments. This will eliminate debenture costs, which ordinarily amount to, about ten per cent of the original -cost. The job will 'cost the town about $9,000. COO GRAD HONOURED R. TORRANCE DUNLOP, • a former Clinton resident and graduate of the local Collegiate Institute at the turn of the centlary, now living in London, is among Canadians whom Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to sanction as an appointee to the Vener- able Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, • in the grade of a Serving 13rother. An` investiture will be held at Gov- ernment House, Ottawa, on No. • vember the 8th. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Shearing during the past week were: W. X. Shearing and Miss. Mildred Shearing., Till- sonburg and Cadets Frank Hlolov- sky and WillIbnl Shearing 'of The Royal Military College, Kingston. , Digging Across Mary Street . - The big shovel bites deeply into the roadway, where Mary Street crosses Orange Street, in preparation fee the laying of storm sewer tile. Watching in the background are Bob Currie, Wingham, who is employed on the project; assistant superin- tendent of the PUC, A. E. Rumball; and Reeve „,.1. W. Nediger, head of the' public works committee. • (News -Record Photo) Completed, an in use by the residents of the -County Home for several weeks, the new addition to the Huron County Home is now ready for the official opening ceremony which will be held to -morrow., in 'the background may, be seen the roof of the old section of the Home, which is presently undergoing renovation. (Photo by Henderson) THE NEWS -RECORD -74th YEAR 6 cents a copy — $2.50 a year 200 Men kelp Search Beach For Lost Boy (By our Bayfield correspondent) „ One of the most intensive searches in the history a the Hayfield district took place on Tuesday evening for two-year- old George Montgomery, son of Corporal and Mrs. G. E. Mont. gomery, who moved into Jowett Cottage 3, on September 25. The child was fohnd on the beach about one mile from his home, below McAlister's cottage, lying face down in the eand at approximately 10,30 p,m. by a group. •of men consisting of S/L R. E. HentiersOn, Ken Brandon,`George Bell, John Lindsay and James Boyce. ; Little George, who was Wearing a grey coat, resembled a stump in the sand until George Bell apotted him and called out, "Here he isl" Ken Brandon picked him up and they took him home. It was about 5.15 p.m. that left's. Montgomery first missed the boy. She began the, search -and Corp- oral Montgomery and daughters, (Patsy and Susan) who attend AiY/M Hugh Campbell , Public School at RCAF Station Clinton joined in on their return. They went over the cottage area from one end te the other and looked on the beach several -times, But, since the little lad missed his sister's and always wanted to The U. of WO • Announces Scholarships The University of Western Ontario announces the follow- ing Huron County Scholar- ships of $100 each: William A. Andrews, Clinton; Barbara Gaunt, Belgrave. Also, Huron County Bursaries of $100 each to, Kenneth Arkell, R.R. 2, Hayfield; Beth Boy& KR. 2, Walton; Leslie Leitch, Gode- rich; Helen Meehan, Wing - ham; Shirley Campbell, Blue - vale. Lions Club Hears Activity 4eports; Sees Variety Show Clinton Lions Club at the Tues- day night dinner meeting heard numerous reports of committee activities; and also heard a re- sume of the District A-1 gather- ing at Zurich last Friday when 300 Lions attended, to hear sec- ond vice-president, J. L. Stickley, from Charlotte N. Carolina, Eight attended from Clinton. The program pert of the meet- ing was in charge of Lion Frank Htunon, who with the assistance of -Mrs. Hamm tied two boys -from RCAF Station Clinton gave an ex- cellent variety program. Mr. and Mrs. Haman played several piano duets. Cpl. Van Deroches, a Mexican boy in the RCAF, now at the "School of Food Servicesa at Station Clinton, presented imita- tions and also sang, Airman Andre Champagne sang four songs very well. Four Lions (Tubby Lawson, Bill Miller, Lorne Brown and John Parker) presented a skit of which Tubby Lawson was the winner; he also won the regular draw prize. Committees reporting were: 5111 Grigg, for boys and girls. He an- nounced that the Lions would sponsor midget and juvenile hoc- key this winter; and that the pee- wee hockey would continue in the hands of the Kinsmen Club, and that the local branch of the Can- adian Legion would sponsor a ban- tam hockey team. Ken McRae, for the arena com- mittee, reminded the .Lions of the skating party this Saturday night (Hallowe'en) to open the arena. Fre'e passes for public skating are being given as prizes. The arena Is buying a loud speaker. John Anstett, for membership committee, announced that John Middleton, Bill Schaefer andlYlitch 1VicAdain had joined the club. An initiation night will be held later. Other- guests at the meeting were Reg, Ball and Neil Campbell. Rost Middleton reported for the safety and greeter and visitor committees, The safety commit- tee has recently bought two capes and two belts for the public achool safety patrol group. Coming Events 4e a word, rninimuni 75c. Friday, Oct. 29 -- Masquerade danee and draW, With the Noll Sisters. Fish and Game Club House,. Clinton. 42-3-b Friday, Oct. 29 — Hallowe'en Dance and Masquerade party, Legion Memorial Hall, Kirk St. 9,30 to 1 a.m. Door prizes, cos- tume prizes, dreg a optional. New and old tune dancing by Huron Rareblers, Admission: 50c per per- sori, 42-b Saturday, Oct. all — St. Paul's Go -Getters Club used clothing sale at 10 am. Annual AuCtion Sale, 1.30 rem. Parish Hall. E. W. Elliott, .Auctioneer. 42-3-b Satinalay,. Oct. 30 --Holmesville WA is holdmg a bazaar and tea in tbe CouncilChamber, Town Hall, Clinton, 3 p.m, 42b -43x • Saturday, Nov. 6--Ba5aar and Tea, 3 pm., Town Hall, Clinton. Aprons, touch -and -take, farm pro- duce, home baking. Summerhill Ladies' Club. 48-4-b Saturday, Nov. 6 — Bazaar and Tea in Orange Lodge Hall, Varna, 3.00 p.m. Homemade baking, sew- ing, fish -pond, homemade candy. Afternoon tea 25c. Sponsored by Varna United Church WA. ' 43x44b Saturday, Nov. 6 ,-- Fall Ban- quet and Bali, Teachers' Cpllege Altunni Association of Stratford at the Blacksmith Shop, Strafford. Dancing to Lionel Thortores Or- chestra. , Tickets, Rita Roe, 76 Milton St., Stratford. Welcome, all allamni erectile:Les' and friends, ' 43-b Dame every Wednesday and Saturday at Mantle's Wagon' Wheel, across from City Hall, Stratford. Herb Petrie's Orch- estra, 50c -75c, 38tfb Safe At Home After Ordeal' * Little George Montgomery shows little bad effects from his five hours lost on the beach at 13ayfield Tuesday night. He puts on one of his widest smiles as he poses safe in the arms of his mother, Mrs. G. E. Montgomery. Huron YPU Staged Big Rally At Wingham; 320 Attend Over 320 young people from 'forces in their country—Commun- Huron Presbytery Young People's Isn,,Mohamedism, Nationalism, or Unions in the United Church of Christianity, and how much easier Canada met together on Tuesday it is for Canadians to follow the evening, October 26, in Wingham Christian way. vUennittieodn. Church for their' tall con - Preceding the supper banquet served by the Winghare ladies, Frances Walker, Wingham, led in singing. This delicious supper was served in one sitting in the church Sunday School rooms. Arnold Al- • The young people then dispersed to the basement where Dennis Weymouth, Blyth and Ron Steepe, Clinton, led in a few minutes re- creation. As the young people re- turned to the church auditorium, Marg Holland led in a hymn sing, ton, president of Presbytery, was oG derich YPU took charge of the worship, during which the chairman for the evening. . Goderich Baptist quartet favoured When the Young People moved with a number, and the theme up to the church auditorium after speaker, Rev. A. Watson, Blyth, supper, Hazel Sparlingo Exeter, led brought an inspiring message a , sing -song, following which the along the theme of "Christ, the greetings were brought -frem the Hope of the World." host minister, Rev. Don MacRae and. from the president of the Wingham YPU,. Frances. Walker. Greetings were also brought from London Conference by Al Craig and Gladys Beaton, both of Sar- nia, end Terry Laird, Thedford. After the roll call was taken, • The auartet then sang 'Day is Margaret Holland, Clinton, and Dying in the West". The offering Gail Manning, Londesboro, gave a was received and was dedicated brief report of the National YPU to the Flood Relief by Rev. Dick - Council at which they were dee- inson, Goderich. Following. the gates for Huron Presbytery. singing of In Christ There is no East or West", Rev. Watson pro- nounced the benediction, Bill Wells, Caryl Draper and W. E, Perdue attended the Shrirs. ers parade and ceremony in Lon- don lett week. ' Mr. Watson brought out that Christ can give the world hope for peace, hope for security, and hope for salvation; but, only if we, as individuals take a firm stand for Christ, can this Some about. Marg Holland introduced the colour film Two Brothers Have I", which was a splendid filrn showing life in Pakistan and the decision that young people there have to make among the different Mel Crich Attends Barbers' Meeting Mel Crich, deputy reeve of Clin- ton, attended a meeting' of the On- tario Barbers' Association in Niagara Falls last week. Harry Ross, Oshawa, was elect- ed president of 'the association, ,succeeding D. T. Borne, Kitchener. Mr. Crich was re-elected a airect- or of the group. go to meet his father, they con- cluded that he had folioed- the, road, (One day he had gene over, td John Lindsay'S place;) - Shortly atter six* o'clOcle' the Montgomerys ,reported, him -miss sing to 34r.and Mrs. Lellay,Poth. Mrs. Poth called the _local cern. stable, George" Little, who contact* ed a number of men arid got them to the scene quickly to join the search. He also notified the Pro* vincial Police. Club at the Hayfield Lions Club at dinner in the New Ritz Hotel, volunteered for the search. S/L B. D. Finley, occupying one of the Jewett cottages, notified the RCAF Statioh at Clinton and a busload of Airforce -personnel and others in cars arrived in e short time, equipped with power- ful flashlights. Four Provincial Police cars were detailed to the scene. Air-. force officers co-operated with them in organizing the search in which easily 200 men took part They formed groups and beat the bush on the riverbank and fiat lands, from the Thomson property on the north bank of the river, west to the lake, through Jowett's Grove, the Jewett cottage area, Deer Lodge Park and the John Lindsay farm. Others went in cars and trained their headlights on the ditches up and down the road. Mrs, Malcom Toms, chief oper- ator at the local telephone ex- change played an important role in this tense drama. She notified people and asked those along the riverbank and vicinity to turn on lights. Mrs, LeRoy Path was kept busy at the telephone all evening, Nothing has so gripped the hearts of all in the district as this child being lost. Men and women came in from the country. For those who could not take part in the search there was the awful feeling, "If only I could do some, thing!" Mrs. John Lindsay salved this feeling of frustration and fear by announcing that she would serve hot coffee and sandwiches. Itn* mediately the word was passed around. Volunteer helpers arriv* ed, donations of sandwiches and cookies were still being brought In late at night. She doesn't know how many they seived. Weary searchers • were refresh* ed. Sometimes there weren't seats for them all and they sat ori the kitchen floor to eat a sandwich, drink hot coffee and go out again into darkness pinpointed by beams from the searchers' lights. The RCAF sent over hot coffee, and Mrs Finley opened her cottage where the same scene was enact* (Continued on Page Nine) New Rifle Club Is Attended By 50 Boy Marksmen Born of live interest on the part - of Clinton's boys, and encouraged by Chief of Police J, Ferrand, the Clinton Police Boys' Rifle attb has gotten off to a fine start. The first meeting of 30 boys, was fol- lowed last week by the second practice when close to 50 lads showed up. Proper membership cards, codes, sets of rules and regulations and special memo to parents are being distributed.this week. The pub is well along the way to becoming an official group. Plans are made fora "hilnt" oe Saturday, when under supervision, the older boys of the Club will meet and go on an outdoors in.. struction hike learning the correct method of handling their guns in the field, Trappers Study Wild Rice Seeding; See Humane Trap Demonstrated Fifty trappers .attended - the' semi-annual meeting of the Huron County Trappers' A.ssociation h§ld in the agricultural office board room last Friday evening, Mighty Fine Gun, Mr. Johnston Meeting in the agricultural office board room her last Fri- day, rnerebers of the Huron County Trappers Association eon- gratulated their president, Robert Johnston, R.R. 2, Clinton, who was able to accept for his daughter, Mrs, William Hill, R.R. Clinton, th 222 rifle coffered as the top draw priae, Here Mr: Johnston admires the rifle. Beside him is Harold Cantelon, Galt and Roy Ducharme, Toronto, both representatives of the Department a Lands and Forests. Seated are (left) Lawrence Beckett, Woodham, who won top honours fee (Keeling ee miles to attend the meeting, Beside him is Keith Col.. secretary-treaS- urer of the association. (News -Record Photo) Two representatives of the De- partment of, Lands and Forests were at band to answer questiona on various aspects of projects the Trappers have been consid,ering. At the meeting of the association held .in the spring, decision was reached to procure wild rice seed, if possible, and to distribute it along low lands and by rivers, to, encourage wild birds to feed there„ and so increase hunting possibilit- ' Harold Cantelon, Hespela, cussed the situatioe at length, re- potting that wild rice had not been used with any great sUccess in the Department's experiments, but that wild celery would be of assistance. He stated that the celery would grove in areas of slower running streams, while the rice had to be planted in lesa stagnant areas. • Resolutions had gone from the earlier meeting to the Department asking that something be done to more properly regulate the 'coon Season. The president, Robert Johnson, P.R. 2, Clinton, asked What progress there had made, if any. Roy Ducharrne stated that so far the Coon Hunters' Asetaciation Was much stronger than the trap - pets in their representation, and so carried more weight with legislators. He advised the assoc- iationto continue its requests, and as more and, more trapperS' as- sociations were formed, and more and more of them made the same request, no doubt action could be achieved, (Continued on Page Ten)