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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-05-05, Page 1XIje#rpt (By W. D. D.) THE BIG HOLE HAS GOTTEN a bit larger since last week ; , . and already cement works are go- ing into the basement , , For sidewalk superintendents the base-! ment and construction of the Bell dial phone exchange building could not be in a better spot , just a ' dozen steps from the main thor- oughfare, yet far enough that there it no danger from traffic,.'. Almost better than fishing because the coffee centres are so handy'.: ,�. * * NOW THE GODERICH HOSPI- tal is reported to be planning for a blood bank to be used by each ' of the hospitals in the county , , . This is a most commendable plan 'and the sooner the better , . , It does however, once again point out the difficulties which arise 'in every field when the county town is not centralized" within the county , . , Blood. in Goderich is hardly more available to those peo- ple in the southern parts of Huron than it is already in London and Stratford , It would seem that a more central location could be looked for , _ A * y: THOUGH GORY .DETAILS IN photography is most generally con- sidered out of the realm of weekly news presentation . , such on the spot reporting is left to the big city dailies .. We were interested last week to read the caption und- ed a large photo in the Arnprior Chronicle picturing a roan with a very serious eye injury.. , blood running down his cheek,' and a most ; spine -chilling sight ' . . It appears to be part of the training in civil defence in that town that the most realistic injuries -be sim- ulated for teaching first aid work- er, ,k * @ RUMOUR HAS IT'THAT WHEN pupils of grades, one two and three irs Huron schools get their second polio "shot" . there'll be a tastylbllipop totake the wee ones' minds from the thought of the needle . - However, we rather think that the pupils of today's public schools must be quite well accustomed to the hypodermic.,, by the time they are shot several times in their infancy , . and then the various types of injec- tions they get in pre-school and junior school years , , , * u, e HOW COULD THEY •, , How could those in charge of the New- market overage players in the Young Canada hockey tournament here , . , guiltily watch their team in action and at the same time read the inscription over the press box at the Goderich arena . , , It reads . , "When the one great scorer comes to write your name it's not of what you won or lost but how you played the game , , ." Goderich Signal - Star. Cadet W. J. Shearing, R.M.C., ,Kingston, and Miss Gail Shearing, student at Notre Dame Academy, Waterdown, spent the • weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. Mitchell Shearing. Major McAlpine Receives Award; At. Tokyo Hospital W. B. McAlpine has received word from Tokyo Army Hospital and the office of the Commanding Officer there, that his sister Eilayne has received signal honour for her work. We quote from the letter: "On the afternoote of Wednes- day, .April 13, 1955, Major General Earle Standlee, Chief Surgeon, United States Army Forces, far East/Eighth Army, had the pleas - re of presenting the Commenda- tion -Ribbon with Metal Pendant o ,your sister, Major Ellayne B. Alpine,' N7'334720, ANC. This attribute was given in recognition of her distinguished perforpiance of duty here at Tokyo Army Hos- pital, and I am sure it affords you, as it does me, a great deal of pleasure and pride to learn of this achievement. Major'McAIpine has been a faithful and industrious officer and -you can be justifiably proud of this award, "Please' accept my congratula- tions for the outstanding service and attention to duty which your sister has displayed, Sincerely yours, (signed). -;Charles L. Kirk- patrick, Colonel, Medical Corps ,Commanding." Clinton Couple Home To Stay After Three Years Mr, and Mrs, Gordon W. Cun- inghame have returned to their Clinton home .after an absence of more than three years. Since Mr. Cuninghame's retire- ment as CNR express agent at Clinton they have wintered in St, Petersburg, Fla.; Redlands and Long Beach, Cal.; 'Victoria, B.C.; and Owen Sound, Ont. They spent the last two sum- mers visiting ie the:homes of their daughters, that of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur E, Saunders, representative of Dow Chemical Co., in Winnipeg, Man,, and Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hu]], University of British Col- umbia, Vancouver, B.C. The' Weather 1955 1954; High Low High Low April 2$ 65 36 , 54 41 29 64 44 63 36 30 66 40 73 47 May S 72 38 77 58 2 : 72 49 73 50 3 83 59 69 38 4 84 57 43 32 No Rain Rain: .03" THE NEW ERA -90th YEAR No. 18 The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955 Best Public Speakers Win Awards These young ladies, who plac- ed first and second in the Legion public speaking contest last week, are expected to take part in the zone finals Monday night. Scheduled for eight o'clock in the Legion. Memorial Hall, Kirk Street, speakers will be beard from various public schools throughout this Legion zone, Above, left to right, are Verna Dewar and •Judy Halward, who tied for second place in the local contest, and Catherine' Welsh, first place winner. All the girls are pupils of A/V/M• Hugh. Campbell Public SehooI. At left are Gwen Shorey, student 'at•CACI and winner of the secondary schools speaking contest here, and with her is Master Douglas Wilson, Grade IV pupil at the A/V/M Hugh Campbell school, who took part in the program presented after the speaking tests were held, • kr' i1 Electe - e resp .. nt ®f Clint fin : rn K. W. "Danny" Colquhoun was diers, ventriloquism, rope tricks, feats of magic and other events. A request to rent the Kin barn was turned down. President Don, C. Colquhoun was in charge- of the meeting, K, W, Colquhoun was -sergeant - at -arms. elected president of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton at the election meeting Tuesday night. He will head the 1955.56, executive which includes first vice-president Harry J. McEwan; second vice-president, Don, R. Hay; secretary, Gordon A Grigg; treasurer, Bev Bray; directors, L. Frank Cook, William Hearn, 'Richard "Dick" Fremlin; registrar, Douglas T. Bartlif1. The new executive will commence their term in September. The-- Iiansineie will sponsor a town league peewee baseball lea- gue this summer. It was felt tha.,t with only one peewee team in town at present many of the children were not. getting a chance to play baseball. It is hoped that there will be enough players for a four- teamleague. "Dick" Eremite was named chairman of this baseball committee and will endeavour to obtain the equipment needed, It was decided that' the grand- stand show at the Kin Karnival in August will feature Lloyd Wright, CFPL-TV, as master of ceremonies and a cast of radio `and TV per- sonalities. Jack Clegg, reporting for the entertainment committee, said that this grandstand show would include old-time ,music, fid - K. W. COLQUIHOUN Old Widow `Trees 4 Razed at Park As Spring Sh©w Date Draws Near Nearly 100 giant willow trees fell beneath the teeth of a power saw this week, as workmen began clearing the marshy area to the left of the entrance to the Clinton Community Park. Though the leafy tops of the trees made a picturesque background for the grandstand and playground at the park, the, marshy growth at their roots has for 'years ,plagued home- owners nearby since it was a nat- ural breeding spot for mosquitos. Once` owned by the Fair Bros. Mill, the land has passed through several hands, and in 1943 it war deeded to the town for $1 by a London motor firm with the stipu- lation that it be cleaned up and Youth Conclave Gder°iela OnMay 7and 8 A grand Huron County Youth Conciave is to be held in Goderich Knox Presbyterian Church, on Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, and it is .being promoted by the Ontario Temperance Federation, Rev, E. Crossley Hunter, B.A., D.D., of Trinity United. Church, Toronto, will bring the message to the final rally on Sunday 'evening at eight o'clock in the church. A massed choir will present special music: On Saturday evening in. the Col- legiate Auditorium in the county town, the Teen -Age Turn -Out will be led by Lorne Shewfelt, and Raymond Gross. This is to be an exciting, educational and recrea- tional evening, eonsplete"with "fun, felloWship and food". That same evening a Young Adult Conclave (20/to 30 years) is being planned in the auditorium of Knox Presby- terian Church, when Norman Lind- say and Rev, John Lindsay will offer "A New Look at an Old Problem." made a beauty spot—suitable en- trance to the park. Cost of level- ling the trees has been a problem, but Reeve Mel Crich found a solu- tion. Max Mote, RR 2, Bayfield, view- ed the situation, and offered to buy the trees at a price per cord if the town would cut them. . This didn't seem to be too feasible, so finally an agreement was reached by which Mr, Mote offered to level the trees and tidy up the brush, if he could have the lumber. And what would Mr. Mote be planning to do with the wood? Apparently it is the ideal material for snaking boxes in which to pack fish. The wood holds water almost indefin- itely, keeping the fish moist, Plans are, according to Reeve Crich, to drain the area, and prob- ably make a parking space there for those attending events ae, the Park, - Spring Show Entries of livestock for Clinton's 53.st Spring Show are coming in steadily to Secretary A. J. Mc- Murray.. He predicts the hest show yet, and interest is high among exhibitors, Prize money offered this year totals more than $4,000 with the usual: fine horse show and races as well as the best of 011- tario cattle, sheep, and swine. On May 28, however, the featur- ed event will be the unveiling of a bronze plaque commemorating the century of agricultural progress and "fairs in Clinton, at which Hon, F. S. Thomas, Ontario Min- ister of Agriculture, will' officiate. This year, too, will be the first for the new concrete bandstand which was erected late last fall with a $1,000 grant given the Hu- ron Central Agricultural Society for the purpose by the province. 4 Mr. and Mrs, Albert Bond, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Cooper, were in Toronto on Monday attending the funeral of the late Grant Anderson in Glen Mount United Church. Cancer Campaign Goes - Over Top The request tor funds for the Canton Branch of i the Canadian Cancer Societyhas been very suc- cessful, reports cainpaign chair- man W. Morlok Aleeady $700 has been turned in which generously tops the quota of $600. Results of the efforts of canvas- sers is particularly - gratifying, since this is the first year for the Clinton branch. Mr. Morlok says that the main object in the cans paign was to get informative pam- phlets into every .home. These were left by thecanvassers as they called, and list the seven danger signals which .may warn of the presence of cancer, o— Nurses' Residence Will Be Opened On Hospital Day Next Wednesday, May 11, Clin- ton is celebrating National Hospi- tal Day, and the official opening of the new Nurses' Residence on Shipley Street is planned to take place sharp at two o'clock. Since part of the proceedings will be televised, it will be essential that the ,program begin, on time, E. J. Archibald, firmerly a resi- dent bf Clinton, and at the present time associate editor of the Mont real Star will officiate and will unveil the memorial plaque at the residence, The 19 -bed nurses home has been built by the Clinton Hospital Board to ease the crowding situa- tion now present in the hospital, When the nurses have moved from the old building, plans are under- way to renovate it and provide extra space for patients, Funds for the 'construction of the modern building were made available through a; bequest from' the estate of the late Col. and Mrs. H. T, Rance, The work has been done by the Bilis-Don Con- struction Company,1 London, and a good deal of the furnishings have been provided by the Ladies' Hos- pital Auxiliary. ' After the official opening cere- mony, inspection of the building by the public is milted, and the hospital itself will be open for.in- speetion, Tea will be served by the Hospital Auxiliary in the lfos pital Dining Rooms, Early Copy Next Week, Please; Publish May 11 Advertisers and correspondents are asked to send in their copy just one day earlier next week. Since the opening ;of Clinton Public Hospital's new Nurses' Residence will take place on Wed- nesday afternoon, and the News- Record wishes to place before its readers all details of that event ahead ;of time, the publishers have decided to go ta press 24 hours sooner. This will place the paper in the hands of many of its near- by readers by noon, well in ad- vance of the ceremonies, All display advertising copy must, therefore, be in this office by Monday night at the latest, Classified ads will be accepted up until noon on Tuesday. Thank you!. Farimers' Unidn Hears T. Pryde Thomas Pryde, MLA, Exeter, spoke to a farm group on Monday evening in Varna, at the regular meeting of Stanley Township Local No. 131 of the Ontario ' Farmers Union, The Conservative member told of the work of the legislature 1h Toronto, especially as it pertained to 'agriculture' He also explained where the Province of Ontario used the money obtained through taxation. During the meeting, secretary Louis Taylor resigned his post, and Norman Smith was appointed in his place. Correspondence and. resolutions were held over until the next month's meeting, THE NEWS -RECORD -74th YEAR 6 cents a copy —`$2,50 a year 93 -Year -Old Dr Shaw Dies at Clinton Home Known a year ago as one of Canada's oldest practisin physicians; Dr. John. W. Shaw died at his home on Rattenbury Street east on Sunday evening after 64 years as doctor in the community. Ex -mayor of Clinton, ardent Liberal and staunch Presbyterian, his passing is felt strongly by the many persons in Clinton, who felt the influence of his•life. Public funeral service was held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon, May 4, with Rev. D. J. Lane officiating, The congregation, which filled the auditorium oi the church, sang DR. J. W. SHAW g4utch Boy liett Swi Arend Hessels eight-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs, Frank Hessels, RR 2, Searortl , drowned at a swimming hole on a branch of the Maitland River about five miles northwest of Seaforth about seven o'clock Tuesday evening, Seaforth volunteer firemen and Dr. E. A. McMaster worked on the boy with revival equipment row It was reported the boy had gone to a store for a loaf of bread with two older brothers. The eld- est boy, Everett, 13, went into the store, warning Arend and his bro- ther John, ten, not to. go near the river, In about a half hour the ten- year -old rushed in the house to his father and took him to the for some time before the youngster swimming hole wlth a neighbour, was pronounced dead. itewert Dale. The two men pulled Arend from the water and called' Tentative Budget Set at 74 Midis; Council Will Study Proposals According to chairman of the finance committee George Knights, a tentative budget has been arriv- ed at for this year, and based upon expected expenses during 1955, a 74 -mill rate has been sug- gested, This is the same rate as in 1954. This proposed budget will be Strange Animals Kill Chickens At Varna Farre (By our Bayfield ,correspondent) Bruce Keys, Babylon Liner Stan- ley Township, had 230 chickens in shelters in a field near the house. About two weeks ago some animal managed to squeeze its head in under the eave and bite the heads off several of the chickens. Then on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights the marauders got in and killed more, Boards had been ripped off the, shelter to gain admission, (Mrs. Keys thinks that about eight have disappeared), So on Monday, Bruce Keys borrowed a shot gun from Harold Peck, and was instructed in its use He kept a vigil practically all night. At 1 a.m., he saw the four -footed thief and fired a shot, killing what appeared to be a large cat. An hour later its mate fell to another shot from the gun, as it approached, (Bringing down his quarry with one shot each, the first he had ever fired, shows that Bruce Keys has an unerring aim).. As no other animals had appear- ed by 3.45 a.m., the watcher retir- ed for few hours rest before be- ginning the day's activities on the farm. When he went out in the morning, there were no signs of the chickens having been disturbed again. Mr. Keys has 800 more chickens ready to go out to 'the shelters, but he hesitates ' abc ut putting them out lest they are also worried. Last year many of those who kept chickens on the Babylon Line suffered from racoons raiding the shelters. They tore' the boards off to get in at the chickens. This pair of animals did the same. What are they? No one ,seeres to know. Harold Peck was inter- ested in finding out. He leek the bodies to the , Game ,Warden in Clinton but Roy Bellinger happen- ed to be away until Friday (Put- rification had already set in on Tuesday evening so the Game Warden's task of identifying the animals at the end of the week will not be a pleasant one), Harold Peck also took themto various sportsmen ,and'' trappers. Some said: "Common Cat", Others slsoole their heads. "Their tails Murray E. Colquhoun has re- turned to his home here after spendingeight months with the RCAF at London, and Winnipeg, Man. presented to the generel council at the meeting next Tuesday even- ing and will no doubt be. discussed at that time. SInce the report from A. M. harper; auditor, concerning the actual situation of the books for 1954, Inas not yet been received, it will, says Councillor Knight's, : be impossible to bring down a defin- ite budget. It is expected that there may be some deficit after last year's operations, and if such is the case, then it would be ex- pected that the 1955 budget should be enlarged to take care of this, are too short and their Iegs too short for the alley variety." said some. Others said that they look- ed like a cross between a racoon and a cat. The writer is indebted to Mrs, Bruce Keys for bringing "the re- mains" in for her to view. They had nice heads like any pet cat. They were striped, black on •a tawny colour, from a black line up the back. The tails seemed to be about three-quarters or two-thirds the length of the common cat's tail, and_they were ringed in black to the' bottom. The bodies seemed, perhaps, 'a little longer and heavier than the house eat. And the fur was about the same length and quality as that of the ordinary eat. They weighed about ten pounds each. firemen and a doctor. Water in the hole was said to be about 19 feet deep. The hole is a short distance from the Con- stance road. The leessels came to this district from Western Canada in October. They had been in Canada since May. They are Dutch New Can- adians and Arend was one of five children. He attended SS 1, Hul- lett school. The body is resting at the Beat- tie funeral home, Rattenbury St. Bast, Clinton, until Friday, when service will be held in the Christ- ian Reformed Church, Clinton, at two o'clock that afternoon by Rev. T. G.'Hoytema Interment will be in Clinton Cemetery. o - CADET WILLIeA1ss SHEAZGIeeG WILL TRAIN 133 GERMANY Cadet W. J. Shearing of the Royal Military College of Canada, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Mitchell Shearing, Clinton, is one of 15 RMC Cadets who are taking .their third summer's training with the lst Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany. While in Germany, Cadet Shearing will be with the of Health in 1893, in which post No, 43 Infantry Workshop RCE3fE. • (Continued on Page Ten) the "23rd Psalm" and "Abide with Me 'Rev, John Hutton, Pine River, Ontario, who was stretcher` bearer for Dr. Shaw during World War I, was present, and read the Scripture as part, of the service. Pall -bearers were Dr, W. A. Oakes, Dr. F. G, Thompson, Eph- riam Snell, Gordon Howes, G. Morley Counter and Judge Frank Fingland, Flower -bearers were Hal McLean, Wingham; Andrew Y. McLean, • Seaforth; Arthur M. Knight, E. J. "Dick" Jacob, Gor- don 'Shortreed, .Hugh R. Hawkins, Alvin Betties, James Snell (all of- Clinton) and .Dr, 3. ' Munn, Sea. forth, Service was conducted under the auspices of Clinton Lodge A.F. . and A.M. No. 84, of which Dr. Shaw was a Past Master, Inter- ment was in Clinton Cemetery, Those attending from a distance iroluded_his soil, 'Prof, Harry F. R. §haw,,professor of economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.Y.;; his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, H. R. Kilty; grandchild- ren, Dorothy, Elizabeth and Dr, Colin Kitty, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lillie, London, Di'. and Mrs. Milton Shaw, Lansing, Mich,; rela- tives and friends, Mrs, Dorothy Harvey, Toronto; • Mrs, Stamey Ways, Galt; George Hays, Sea - forth; Mr, and Mis. George Unger, Brantford; John Deacon, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Jack MacDonald, Stratford; Ivan and Charles Kalb - fiefs -eh, Zurich; W. L. "Nick" Wbyte, James Scott and Andrew Y. McLean, Seaforth; Jean Ferg- uson Marine, L. W. Shore and H. W. Baker, Stratford; Dr. and Mrs,' .f. Munn, Seaforth; Mr, and Mrs, Arnold Hill, and Dr. H. Ross, To- ronto; Dr, John McIntyre, Corn- wall; S. Hodgins, Lucan; Hal Mc- Lean and Major et Campbell, Wingham, Surviving besides his wife, the former Frances Harriett Rance, are one son, Prof, Marry Shaw; one daughter, Mrs, H. R. (Madel - on) Kilty; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Born on July 23, 1861 (the year the American Civil War broke out) Dr. Shaw would have cele- brated his 94th birthday this year. He was .born on Concession. Two,. Hullett Township, the son of John Shaw, school teacher,. and Eliza Jane McKnight.; He attended elementary school in Hullett and Brussels, and then secondary school in Clinton Collegiate Insti- tute. He graduated from Model; School here in 1879 and, also at- tended Normal School, After five years teaching in Hul- lett Township, and two years as principal of the Blyth school, Dr. Shaw determined to take up medi- cine, and he graduated from Trin- ity College Medical School, Toron- to, le 1891. He began his practice herein May of that year. Dr. Shaw's first office was at the location now occupied by the PUC office, He moved to Ontario Street and in 1906 built the home and office on Rattenbury Street in which he practiced for nearly 50 more years. He was named Medical. Officer Kipper infant Meets iaeath Under Heavy Wheels of =z► addng Truce Eighteen -month-old Terry Grid- zak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gridzak, Kipper), died late Tuesday afternoon, a few minutes after a truck, driven by George E. Dietz, 25, Mitchell, passed over hint as it was backing from a driveway near. C CI ueen Receives Certificate When Miss Marlene Walsh, chosen as CDC! "Queen" recently, visited London last week with 43 other "Queens", from schools throughout Western Ontario, she received a specially-made.cer- tificate from the hands of Arthur et, Ford, editor-in-chief of. The London Free Press, in recognition df her outstanding attributes. At the left is Norma Weston, St. Marys District Collegiate Institute Queen, Each of the girls received certificates, and toured the London Free Press, had Chaser at the Latin Quarter and then went to see "The Glass, Slipper". the lad's home,. Coroner Dr, J. C. Goddard, Hen - sail'; said the boy was alive when he arrived at the scene but died a few moments later. The youngster suffered a crushed skull. Dietz's truck, owned by Ivison Torrance, Mitchell, was parked in the driveway of William Ivison, a few doors from the Gridzak home. The boy was believed playing, on the sidewalk when he was struck. The body rested at the )3onthron funeral home, Hensall, where a private service will be 'held this afternoon, Thursday, at two o'clock, with Rev. Norman Mc- Leod, St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, officiating. • Surviving besides his parents are three sisters, Linda, Barbara Jean and Judy, and three broth- ers,, Randy, Michael and Robert, all at home. 'Mr. Gridzak is employed as a taxi driver for Pop's Taxi Comp- any, Exeter, operated by Clifford (Pop) Watson, of Centralia, the dead• boy's grandfather. Ontario Provincial Police Con- stable Elmer .Zinimern'ian, Exeter detachment, investigated, It is not known whether an inquest into the death will be held, Birthday Club (Contributions for this column are welcomed. If you or someone you know is having an 80th or over birthday, let . the News- Record office know and we wile be pleased to print the announcement here.) Tuesday, April 26—Mrs. Sarah Cooper, East Street, Clinton, cele- brated her 93rd birthday at the home of her son -In-law and 'dau- ghter, Mr, .and Mrs. A. E. Bond.