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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-04-07, Page 1Zbeir�t (By W. D. D.) IT IS A PLEASURE THIS week, in preparation for Easter to be able to present a most appropriate poem... and it is even more pleas- ure to have such•a fine poem from the pen of a local writer. . W. P. Roberts, whose poem "Christ Crucified" appears on page two of this issue, is a man of many abil ities, not the least of which is the art of .writing poetry. .. We are proud to present this one to our readers. , WILDLIFE NOTES FROM OUR Bayfield rcorrespondent. . "Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ormond and Mr. and Mrs. J. MacKenzie motored to the farm . of Stanley Smith, be- tween St. Josephs and Grand Bend, on Friday last, to do a bit of bird- watching . On a pond on the Smith farm on the East side of the road. . , they counted 30 white swans .. About 100 ducks and perhaps 50 stills were also swim- ming about, . , Mr. Ormond had counted seven swans when he pas- sed the previous day. . He first noticed these beautiful, graceful birds in flight in that vicinity about three weks ago. , . "MRS, J. E. HOWARD. REPORTS an amusing incident in the Bird Kingdom . . On Monday she heard a starling' trying to imitate a cardinal. He started out on the right note but got, sort of mixed up in the whistle .. Star- lings are great mimics but the song of the cardinal proved too much... Mrs. Howard reports that the cardinals have not appeared at her feeding station since before the storm, two weeks ago. . * "A PIGEON KEPT A LONELY vigil for. at least two days on the l _ . Blue Water Highway... Ruthann { Scotchmer first noticed the bird as she walked to the village on Saturday morning:.. It was under the road sign near Myron Butler's home, sitting in dejection beside its deadmate... All day Satur- day and on Sunday night it mour- ned. Cars whizzed by, people walked past and still the bird re- mained. . emained.. . apparently oblivious to all about it . . steeped in sorrow, and constant in devotion to its beloved . THE NEW ERA -90th YEAR No. 14—The Home Paper With the News Clinton District Youngsters Get First Polio Vaccine Bayfield Baptist Church Officers Charter members of the Bay- field Baptist Church met on Mon- day night to select officers for the church. K. K. Christian was ap- pointed clerk. Board of trustees is made up of three members, E. L. Cornish, R. R. Cornish and C. E. Talbot. There are five members on the board of deacons namely, K. K. Christian, J. Pearson, and the three trustees. C. E. Talbot was appointed secretary treasurer,, I. Bodenkam, London, is mod- erator of the church. Young Kippen en Girl Struck By Car Marilyn Clifton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Clifton,' RR 3, Kippen, was struck by a car yest- erday evening as she walked home from SS 14 school. She is in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, suffering a broken collar bone, and a deep laceration of one hip. CLINTON,' ONTARIO, THURSDAY, _APIFUL 7, 1955 THE NEWS -RECORD -74th YEAR 6 cents a copy =. $2.50 a year Among the 246 pupils who received their first injection of polio vaccine were, right: Linda Ann Todd, Brian Lightfoot and Inge Verhoef, all of SS 1, Stan- ley; behind Inge (who is receiving her injection) is Jean Mote and at the right rear is Marianne Krziyzek, both of SS 10, Goderich Township. Dr. R. M. Aldis is at the right administering vaccine, while at the left Barbara Sauer, Clinton area public health nurse. Below: Dr, Alvis again administ- ers the Salk vaccine, • this time to Patricia Petrow, He is assisted by Dorothy Sewell., The other children from left to right are Mary Ann Stryker, Joyce'. Petrov, Lynda Alltattend 5S 10, GoderielSemple. (News -Record Photos) Kinsmen Plan Large Bingo Prizes Will Include A tar The Kinsmen will hold a monster can bingo on Friday, May 13, in Clinton Lions Arena. This was decided at a dinner meeting of the club held in Hotel Clinton on Tuesday evening. President Don Colquhoun was in charge. He welcomed Duff Thom- pson, John Wilson and Don Mc- Aughen as guests for the dinner. The, members voted unanimously thld the car bingo and all Com - Club of Clinton o o mittees were formed and given in- structions. Kin Don Palmer is over-all chairman of the project, It is expected that the total value of the prizes to be given away at the bingo will be in the neighbourhood of $3.500.00. It was decided that this year the club would hold only one bingo and an effort would he made to make it an annual affair. All proceeds ot the bingo will go to community service. Pee -Wee Hockey The Kinsmen sponsored Pee -Wee hockey team will play their first game in the Young Canada Week tournament in Goderich on Satur- day afternoon at 4.40 p.m. Their opposition v°iill be Southampton. The local team has played two ex- hibition games during the past week. In the first game they de- feated Londesboro 14-1, while at Exeter .they were defeated 3-2. Manager Dick Fremlin and Coach Frank McEwan reported for the pee -wee team. They urged all Attends Meeting Of Auburn: Club C. `'H. Epps, newly elected zone representative tor Bruce, Grey and Huron Counties in the Ontario Horticultural Society, together with Mrs. Epps, Mrs. F. Fhtgland, Mrs. T. R. Thompson, Mrs. W. S. R, Holmes, Mrs. C. VanDamine, Mrs, D. 3, Lane, Mrs. Lillian Mac- Kinnon, Mrs. Stewart Middleton, Miss Luella Johnston, Mr. and Mrs, A. Livermore, Mr. and. Mrs. Roy Connell and Rev. D. J. Lane attended the meeting of the Aub- urn Horticultural Society on Tues- day evening. The meeting' was held in For- ester's Hall, and everyone enjoyed the program of music and the il- lustrated lecture by J. Clark, sec- retary of the Provincial Society, on "The, Beautification of Mural Schools and Homes." 250: Youngsters Get Vaccine Provincial Anti -Polio Move About 246 pupils of grades one and two- in Clinton Public School and from rural public schools in the district received injections Tuesday of the Salk vaccine tak- en 'asan anti -polio action under the administration of the Ontario Department of Health. Dr. R. M. Aldis, Goderich, head of the Hur on County :Health Unit was in charge. Assisting ,Dr, Adis were Miss Nora `Cunningham, superintendent of the County Health nurses; Miss Barbara Sauer, public health nur- se in the Clinton area; Miss Doro- thy Sewell, who is taking her field work training with the Hur- on Unit, and Miss Beryl Pollard, who is on the office staff of the Unit in Goderich: The choice of grades one and two to receive injections at this time, was made by the Department of Health when officials were fac- ed with the problem of a limited amount of the vaccine, and the fact thet during those two grades the youngsters are more apt to pick up polio. .4.11 over Ontario this month, the -youngsters of these two grades are receiving the vac - ne members to be in Goderich on Saturday afternoon to support the team. Easter Egg Draw The draw for the 20 pound Eas- ter Egg will take place on Satur- day night in Bartliff:'s restaurant: Al Kinsmen have tickets on this egg and all proceeds are to go to pee -wee hockey. During the fine session secretary Jack Clegg acted as sergeant -at - arms. o. Holiday }lours At Post Office School Board Decides On Will Build Basement Details, m (Dy our Bayfield Correspondent) A meeting of the Public School -board, was held in the school last evening. The public had a special invitation to this meeting so that they could express their views concerning some of the extras B.;.y field School $40,000 Debenture T .r,. Be Approved Stanley Township Council will apply to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of issuing $40,000 debentures for a new two - room school in the village of Bay- teld. At the regular monthly meeting of Council, held in the township hall, Varna, with Reeve .Harvey Coleman presiding, Council was in- 'terviewed by the chairman of the school board, Spencer Ervine, and by Robert Blair, a member of the board. Two readings were given by the Council to .a by-law ap- proving the issuing of the deben- tures: The tender of Pollard Brothers, Harrow, was accepted for 125 tons of calcium chloride at $43 a ton to be applied to the township - roads by June 20.., • Levis Contracting Co., Clinton, was awarded the contract of 3,000 yards of gravel at 70 cents a yard for the eastern portion of.. thetownship, and 60 cents for •the western portion. , No action was taken by the Council regarding the request for a grant for a resuscitator made by the Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce. noon to bring their youngs cis o the Clinton Public School. During the afternoon they came from SS 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11, Goderich Town- ship; from SS 1, 14 and 10, Stan- ley Township; from SS 2, 3, and 4, Tuckersmith Township, and from SS 2 and 5, USS 12 and SS 2 Hul- lett Township. Parental consent for the inject- ion had• to be received before it was given. However, there were only a dozen or so in this area who did not agree to the treat- ment. Further doses are planned for April 26 here in Clinton, and again on May 20. The program in the county be- gan on Friday at Zurich• and Hen - sail, when some 110 children re- ceived the vaccine. Yesterday the Unit moved headquarters to Ex- eter, Mount Carmel, Dashwood and Crediton. Today they are treating the children at Wingham. After Easter, centres are planned at Blyth, Brussels, Seaforth, Bay- W. DUFF THOMPSON field and Dungannon, and then the A graduate in cin Engineering fr cycle will be repeated until the the University Toronto, M three injections required have been (Continued on Page Ten) given. Spending $2,5 "Friendly" Festival Has Over 230 Entries "A, friendly festival" were the Words Earle Terry used last night at Londesboro, as the final con- testants in -the Hullett Township music festival were judged and the fourth annual competitions came to an end. Mr. Terry, B.A., M,Musc., super - c• During the meriting, 131 of the Clinton school pupils in Grades one and two received their "shots". Mothers and fathers were press- ed into service on Tuesday after - C. Epps Appoints New Partner In Mfg. Enterprise C. H. Epps; president of the C. H. Epps Manufacturing Co, Ltd. and of The Hearn Wholesale Ltd., Church Street, Clinton, announces the • appointment. of W. Duff Thompson as a partner to the bus- iness. Mr. Thompson will take over the duties of sales and dis- tribution for the organization. visor of music in the City of Lon- doltand leader of the world -fan - our Terry Choir was adjudicator for the one -day festival, which in- cluded 231 different entries in different classes. Winners and those placing sec- ond in their class yesterday, will sing again tonight in a special music program in the church. At that time, shields and awards will be presented. This is the fourth' year that the festival has been held in Londes- born, under the joint sponsorship of the Women's Institute and the Hullett Federation of Agriculture. Mrs. J. W. VanEgmond, Mrs. Wates son Reid and Mrs. Joe Shaddick are the ladies responsible for the.. beginnings of the township festiv- al in 1951, and for its success in the years since then. SS 5 was indisputable winner of the Hullett Township Council Shield, when the pupils compiled the high total of 135 points for the whole day (teacher, Douglas Fin- ch). Next highest was SS 6 with 107 points (teacher, Mrs. M. Nes- bitt) and then SS '1 (winner in 1954) with 87 points (teacher, Mrs. Ida Livingston). SS 1 will take home three shields after the program tonight. They won the Federation shield for the best unison chorus, the Women's Institute shield for best two part chorus and the Federa- tion shield for best double trio, in their class of schools over 25 pup-: els. USS 12 Hullett and Goderich (teacher, Shirley Hamilton) will take home the shields offered by the Festival for best unison chorus and the Summerhill Ladies' Club shield for best double trio in their class of schools under 25 pupils. SS 6 won the Federation shield for best two-part chorus from schools of less than 25 pupils. SS 5 took home top honors for their showing in the rhythm band class, and will receive their shield tonight, Other winners are as follows: Unison . chorus (25 or less) "Going to the Fair", USS 12 H and G; -SS 6 tied with USS 10 (Jessie Watt); SS 11 (Flora Turnbull) tied with USS 2 (Christine Cun- ningham). ecceBoy's solo (7 years and under) "Old King Cole," Harvey Holland, SS 1; Robert Shaddick, SS 11 tied with Lorne Deer USS 5; John Vanderhaar, SS 5 tied with Bruce ' Hulley, SS 6. Girl's solo (7 years and under) "Mistress Mary", Ruth Schneider, SS 9; June Govier, (SS 11 tied with Bonnie' Snell, USS 10; Mary McIlwain, SS 3, tied with Marjorie Glousher, SS 7. Two-part chorus (25 or less) "Welcome to the Lovely Spring," SS 6; USS 2, USS 10. Girl's solo (11 years and under) "Spring Grasses, Marjorie Hunk- ing, SS 8 (William Cowan); Reg- ena Horbanuik, USS 2 tied with Wilma Dale, SS 2 (Dorothy Dil- lon) ; Carol Fowler, SS1, tied with Lauren Walpole, USS 12 Hullett x -i r a ®fie Hum s Are Announced By the time Clinton's new 19- Hours at the Clinton Post Of- Township I �1 lans bed nurses' residence is officially rice for the coming holiday per- opened here on Wednesday, May iod have been announced by G: M,Co"oera1®^ In 11 (at which time National Hos- Bayfield p 't Auxiliary Counter, P ostmaster, as follows: Good Friday, April 8; Wickets will be open from 10.30 to:11.30 a.m. and from 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. Easter Monday, April 11: Wick- ets will be open from 9,00 to 11.00 a,m, and from 1.30 to 3.30 p.m. The outer lobby will remain op- en until 6 pert 0 Three Injured In Injured Auto Accident; that will be incorporated in the new school to -be constructed this year. Some of the major details decid- ed upon were: to have abasement; hot water in lieu of hotair heat- ing; prozar floors; a six foot ply- wood wainscotting throughout; a flat roof rather than a peak roof; two single washbasins in each washroom instead of one large cir- cular washstand' The teacher's room will be equipped with a sing- le wash basin. Permission to construct the new building on the present school site has been .received from the De- partment of Education. One ten- der was considered but nothing definite was decided in this regard. Spraying Program petal Day will also be observed), the Clinton Hospital x will have spent appro $2,500 in furnishings for the new All members of the -Goderich home. Township council were present for At the April meeting of the the April meeting on Monday, auxiliary In the hospital, Monday which. was presided over by Reeve afternoon at which the president, John Deeves. W. R. Dougall, Mrs. Harry Ball, presided, mem- county weed inspector, - Flensall, hers unanimously agreed to for- was present and explained • theward a check for $1,484' to the year's program of spraying, re; hospital board to cover the cost leafy spurge, barberry' and buck- of the furniture for the. recreation thorn. It was decided once again room. Drapes, bedspreads and to co-operate with the county in rugsfor the new home also have spraying these weeds. By the been. bought by the auxiliary. program planned, the township Mrs. Ball during the meeting pays one quarter of the cost, the thanked both the buying and the individual farmer pays one guar- sewing committees for the trem- ter and the rest is paid by pro- endows effort put forth in purch- vincial grants. In case a land- asing and sewing the 48 pairs of owner neglects to pay his share of drapes. She said that a consider - the cost, it may be charged on his able saving wa srealized by volun- taxes. teen sewers, and that discounts of Goderich and ClintonCollegiates fered by local merchants in all made their requisitions' for the purchases .have been sipcerely ap- year's maintenance, preciated. The department of Municipal •Cost of the drapes •was $688, the tovnts p a while 19_beadspreads cost $159, ' ximately Boy Driving Three persons. were taken to Clinton Public '`Hdspital as a re- sult of an auto accident west of here Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Jobe was a passenger in a car driven, police said,. by her 15 -year-old son, Charles, which left a county road one and a half miles east of Clinton and plunged into the ditch, Police.said the car mis- sed. a dangerous curve in the road, Also in hospital were two other affairs informedlu that passengers, Mrs. Madeline Myers, the grant would be $1,206, andthe Detroit, and her 13 -year-old schools in the township would re - daughter, Dianne, Mrs. Myers ceive $808, suffered severe chest injuries. Her -o The Weather, 1955 1.954 High Low High Low Mar. 31 53 36 34 11 April 1• `61 31 35 21 3 48 - 32 22. 10 4 50 28 30 9 5 62 36 53 25 6 58 36 58 45., Rain: .07 SRain: .09 ins.' SI r, superintendent; Mrs. Frank Bing - land and Mrs. Art Knight.. Mrs. Leslie Rathbun was appoin- ted as representative from the auxiliary to the Clinton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society, replacing Mrs. Ray Gibbon who resigned. Mrs. William Morlok reporting for the financial committee said that Tag Day would be held in May, and that plans were well under way. for the annual big Pen- ny Sale in early fall. daughter suffered shock. Dianne was not detained at the hospital, and both Mrs, Myers and Mrs. Jobe • were discharged' this morning (Thursday). The driver of .the car was unin- jured. Police described the 1951 model car as a complete loss. The accident was investigated by Pro- vincial Constable Robert Simms, Goderich. COMING EVENTS Please look for the coming events advertisements on the back page of this issue. In accordance with generalood newspaper prac- tice which frowns upon placing advertising on the front page — "The store _ window" -- of • the newspaper, we plan le future, to print these items on the back page. Rugs for each of the bedrooms are yet to be bought. Plans have been made by the social committee under the cop venership of Mrs. George Beattie and Mrs. Mitchell Shearing for the serving tea to some 600 to 700 visitors who are expected to attend the opening of the home; and visit the hospital. Serving on the social committee and mak- ing plans for the event ale Mrs, Ball,', Miss A. •Sinclair, Reg.N., Mrs. Harold Lawson offered to provide lunch for the May meet- ing. Mrs. Fred Trott, and Mrs. A. J. McMurray gave the 'secret- ary's and the treasurer's report, and Morris (Mrs. Walpole). respectively. A delicious cup of tea was sere -1 Boy's solo (14 years and under) ed by Mrs. Alex Haddy and Mrs. "Lincolnshire Poacher, Paul Mc- Walter Newcombe. Cool, SS 5; Bill Arentz, SS 1 tied Volunteers for the sewing of with Edgar Leatherland, USS 5; drapes included, Mrs. H. A. Mc- Watt, SS 6, Intyre, Mrs. Harry Ball, Mrs, ,Bob Unison chorus (25 and . over) Haddy, Mrs. Robert Irwin, Mrs. "One Summer Morning Early" Shearing, Mrs, McMurray, Mrs. I SS 1; SS 5; SS 3 (George Nes- Lawson, Mrs. D. J. Lane, Mrs.bitt) ; SS . 8• tied with USS 5. g Mrs. A. Doug. Ball, Vernier, Mrs. I Duet "June Brings Us Roses," 1 Harold Swan, Mrs. Ed Morrison. Myrtle Knox and Rita Heylnk, and Miss Violet' Morrison, (Continued . on page Ten) New Officers In County's Junior Groups The annual meeting of Huron. County Junior Farmers Assoc- iation here, saw the election of officers for 1.955-56. From left" to right are Boyd Taylor, RR 3, Walton, secretary; Helen John- ston, RR 2, Blyth, retiring president of the county Junior Institute, who was named provincial director; Carl Boynton, Woodbridge, provincial Junior. Farmer president, who spoke of his part in the Second World Congress of Youth in Singapore last fall; Arnold Alton, RR 7, Lucknow, president of the Huron Junior Farmers; Earl McSpadden, RR 1, Seaforth, first, vice-president; Catherine Campbell, RR 1, Dublin, first vice-president of the county Junior Institute; and Lois Jones, Clinton, new president of the Junior Institute. Chamber Plans An ,Nal ' anquet Discussed Need For ore Industry W. Schcafer, membership chair- properties. immediately available • base, They men- tioned purchase, y of indust p of man of the Clinton Chambertinted several likely pieces of land, Commerce has organized camp-. in non-residential areas in town, 1 aign for membership in the Cham- which might be available, ber Inc 1955-6, and cards and 1 g membership stickers are availableeoge 1 member of the direct- nevi neighbours ,from any � C t Preparation is being made To Aid Gf for the annual dinner meeting and 'election of officers for the year, to take place toward the end of the month. Prices on house -numbers were quoted at the meeting of directors last Thursday night, at which chairman Bert Glidden presided. A donation of $5 to the Clinton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society was authorized. R. B. Campbell, chairman of the retail merchants committee re- ported on the work done in sur- veying the businesses of town with regard to Friday night opening in place of Saturday night, and stat- ed that though a' majority of those contacted were in favour of the move, if the other towns -in the district felt the sante way, it was found to be impractical to make the change this year. He said that early in 1956, there seemed to be a good . chance that the change might be made. Discussion of the resuscitator purchase was held, as it was de- cided that offers for almost enough money to complete the deal had been made, that the chairman in co-operation with the Fire Chief Grant Rath, should proceed to buy a machine. Itis expected that a demonstration night will be held to acquaint asmany' people as possible with the workings of the resuscitator. Considerable discussion was held on the fact th. the town is in the Fire Victims (By our Hensel]. correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. John Moddejande and their two children, Elizabeth, two months, and Bert, lege years old, moved. on Saturday, into a home rented, for them by Ross Forrest, who employs Mr.. Modde- jande. They recently lost everything they owned but the clothes they were wearing when a -disastrous • fire levelled the two-storey frame house (owned by Ross Forrest) in which they lived. On Friday evening the Kinsmen Club of Hensaf presented them with a chesterfield suite, dresser, dishes, silverware, and other art- icles. They received a baby's lay- ette, a quilt, and clothes for little. Bert from the Seaforth Red Cross, Birthday Club A column for birthdays for Clin- ton and district for folk who have passed their. 80th birthday. Phone or write us early, so congratula- tions may be printed ahead of time. April 4 — Mrs. Mary Stevens, Clinton; celebrated her 82nd birth- day. April 7—Mrs. George Ring, Hay- field, celebrates her 93rd birthday,. to -day, at the home of her dau- unfortunate position of having no,ghter, Mrs. Fred Ritchie, Elmval'e,