HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-09-08, Page 6BY MISS. LUCY R. WOODS '
Ontario's Champion, Country Correspondent
' PHONE HAYFIELD 45r 3
Miss Jacqueline Cluff is teach- Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Cook,
log' school at Egmondville. Lewis and Gail, Evanston, Ill„
' Mr. and Mrs, George Fry, Ion- were at their cottage, 'Hightop'
don, spent , the weekend at their over the long Weekend.
cottage.. Mr. and, Mis; Earl 'Martin' and
D. A. Atkinson,' Detroit, spent Dale, Mr. and Mrs. 3. Desjardine,
the weekend at his -home on Bay- Detroit, were at ,the latter's
field Terrace, - • home here over the weekend.'
' Mrs, L: M. Burt; London, spent Mr. and Mrs, F...Hendriek, and
theweekend with. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. F. Hendrick, Jr,,
Lloyd-Scotchmer, were at their cottage, ''West -
Misses Rhea and Edna Stirling, wind", over' the holiday weekend.
London, visited Mrs. F. C. Gem- Jacle • and.. Mildred' Fraser, and
einhardt on, Sunday. Miss Marion Maldns, London,
Harry Lowry, Windsor, was the were at their respective homes
guest over Sunday night of Mr. over the Labour Day weekend.
and Mrs, Spencer Ervine. Stewart 'Martin returned to
Mrs. J. M. Stewart, who spent Ashland, .Ohio, oh ^ Sunday, after
last week in London, returned having been. the guest of"his sist-
" home on Sunday With her hus- day Mrs. H. H. Ormond, for ten
band.
• Mr. and Mrs. S. Bryant return- Mr, and Mrs. Bonar Aust and
ed to their cottage last week af- family have returned to London.
ter having been in Byron for a His uncle and .wife, Mr. and Mrs.
few days. Aust are occupying the cottage
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Buch- this week.
an, Dunnville, visited their sister, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Lamb visit -
MTS. N. W, Woods, on Sunday and .ed their niece, Mrs. J. Pounder,
Monday. ` over the weekend. They were the
MBarber guests of her.mother, Mrs. 'Lloyd
and and.Mrs. Scotchmer.
-family, St. Thomas, visited Mr: - and Mrs.. W. E. Mack re -
Mrs, J. Cluff and family over the turned to Orzllia on Tuesday after
Weekend. ' having visited Mrs. Mack's bra
Mr. and :sit Kenneth Newton, ther-in-law and sister, Mr, and
Detroit, visited his aunt, Mrs, Mrs. J. M. Atkinson.
Elizabeth Weston, over the long Mr. and Mrs. Basil B. Pock. ling -
weekend. ton and children, London, are oc-
Mr, and Mrs. Norman Toms, cugying. the' cottage which they
Detroit, was the guest of Mr. and recently purchased' from Dr. E.
Mrs. Charles Toms, from Friday A McMaster on the lake bank.
until Tuesday. Bill Parker London, was ern
Mr.' and Mrs. Harold Simpson
and three children, London, spent.
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Alf. Scotehmer, Jr.
Mrs.. M. C. Hart, Toronto, was
with her mother, Mrs. George
ding, from Wednesday until Sat=
urday last week.
Mr. and. Mrs. L. B. Smith and
daughter,; Mrs. Ed Rowse were
weekend visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. R. 3. Larson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Day and
family, Pleasant Ridge, Mich.,
-were at their cottage , over the
weekend and holiday.
Prof. and 1VIrs, Southernand
family , have returned to New
Brunswick after having occupied
the Steadman cottage for the sea-
son.
C'LINTON•NEWS-REGORD
London Boys
un
When Caught
Siphoning Gas
(By our Bayfield 'correspondent)
At 4-.30 .a., Labour Day,
Constable George Little was
called out by Ellwood ElaPs:
at The Poplars, 'Mrs. Epps
had been awakened by,"two
Youths syphoning ":gasoline
from the Epps car into an,,
eym; p t y, "cruise -a -day" ' can.
which they ,had taken from
Stewart' Cook's boat. They.
had also taken a full can
from the Epps' boat, But
when Ellwood. Epps yelled
"Drop it", ` they ` threw the.
cans: aside and sped away in
their car, l '
Hepursued them by . car
but lost sight of the fleeing
automobile-. for about ten
minutes. Later he thought he
saw them at Baechler's bush.
P.C. Hardy, Goderich, and
Little rounded up two youths
at the side of Blackie's Old
Forge restaurant, who answ-
ered 'to
nswered'to the description which
Epps had given. P.C. Hardy
gave' them a good lecture and : told them to get on their way
to London which they gave as
their home address. •
London, were the guests of the
formers' parents, Mr. and Mrs' A.
W. Hayman at their cottage.
Mr. and Mrs.'Harry Baker,
Gwen and Connie have returned
to London. With them at their
cottage, "Wheel -In" over the holi-
day weekend were Mr, and Mrs.
h e Donald Robinson, • Oshawa, and
on -Saturday. Bill is the youngest Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Sr., Lon -
fireman running out of London on don.
the CPR. He is to be 'congrat- The Guides. and Brownies As-
ulated upon his recent promotion.
Guests at . the .Albion Hotel over
the weekend were Mr. and Mrs,
Bellchamber and three sons, Am-
herstburg. They have taken Mrs.
Des Jardin's cottage on Colina St.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rohn re-
turned . to
eturned-to Grosse Pointe Farms,.
Mich., on Tuesday after having
spent the long weekend with the
latter's mother, Mrs. David ,De-
war.
Guardsman Bob Orr, Camp
Petawawa, is spending a leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Orr, after having return-
ed from training in New Bruns-
wick. -
Mrs. Alan Dwyer and son,
Ricky, and James Proctor return-
ed to Detroit on Tuesday after
having spent the summer with
their mother, Mrs, Percy Proctor,
Deer Lodge.
Mrs. George Reid, Flaxcombe,
Sask., arrived on Monday of last
week to spend a couple of months
with her brother, H. A. Stinson
and -other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heard re-
turned to the village on Thursday
last after having spent the sum-
mer in Renfrew, and left for their
home in London on . Sunday.
One thousand feet of ten -inch
tile drain has been installed on
Delevan Street, and running part
way down Tuyll, the work being
done by Corriveau Brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hayman,
Byron, and Miss Elaine Gilbert,
Sunset Drive-in
lr� Miles East of Goderich
on No. 8 Highway
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Sept. 8 and 9
"SWORD AND
THE ROSE"
Richard Todd
Gylnis Johns
Comedy Cartoon
SATURDAY and MONDAY
Sept. 10 and 12
"INDIAN
UPRISING"
George Montgomery
Audrey Long
Comedy Cartoon
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
Sept. 18 and 14
"AT SWORD'S
POINT"
Cornell:Wilde
Maureen OHara
Comedy Cartoon
Boa Office Opens 8 p.m.
TWO SHOWS EACH NIGHT
First Show at Dusk '
PLAYGROUND — Refreshment:
Children under 12,in cars FREE
sociation is :sponsoring the Globe
and Mail film, "Welcome the
queen", in the Town Hall, Bay-
-held, to -night, Thursday. It is
hoped that there will •be a good
attendance to support this worthy
cause.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Elliott and
four children who have been holi-
daying at the Albion Hotel re-
turned to Newmarket the end of
last week, and Miss D. Treleaven
and Miss Mary. Joan Ballingall
left for London on Labor Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pounder and
two children who have spent two
weeks' vacation here with their
respective parents, left on Mon-
day for Stratford, and took the
TCA plane- at Melton on Tuesday
for their home in Edmonton, Alta.
Miss Barbara Bassett who is on
vacation and Miss Helen Blair,
left on Wednesday for d motor
trip to Owen Sound and Georgian
Bay for a few days. Miss Helen
Blair will attend Teachers' Col-
lege, London, which opens on
September 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Weston,
London, were with his parents
over the weekend. Their daugh-
ter, Judy, who spent the summer
with her grandparents, Mr. and
un
emeinhardt ° With Sister
Young Paul .Gemeinhardt smiles with his sister, the morning
after he returned to his -home. The lad had run away Saturday
evening after an argument with his parents, He spent the night
in Brown -Lindsay's barn, while neighbours and police searched
for him.
TI3URSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, '19
soldier Drowned
Lake Huron -Misha
(By our Boyfleid correspondent) l don, who had a cottage for a few
Accidents a n pre -meditated
acts marred the joy of the Labour
Day Weekend" in Bayfield.
On Friday, Pte. Neil Simpson,
aged 29, RR`1, Gowanstown, came.
to Deer Lodge Park to visit Mrs.
Eleanor Hawkins, . and son, and,
her mother, Mrs. Cani:pbell, Lon -
Bird Belongs In
Ripley's- Stories
A "believe it or not" story
came to our ears concerning
a lame blackbird which a
householder in Goderich was
feeding. Each day she set
food and a dish of water on
the verandah for the crippled
bird. One day she heard a
pecking • at the door. There
stood the bird holding a crust
of hard toast in its bill. It
looked up at its benefactor in
such an appealing manner
that the lady knew it wanted
something. The water 'dish
was empty so she filled it
with water. The bird immed-
iately "dunked" the dry toast
in the water, and when it was
sufficiently soft enjoyed the
tasty morsel.•
After Vacation
TUNE -
A TUNE-UP AFTER YOUR VACATION IS.
AS IMPORTANT AS BEFORE. MAKE CER-. ,
TAIN THAT YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING
CHECKED TO -DAY:
• TIRES -should be examined for, cuts and tire
wear.
✓ BRAKES—take a lot of extra punishment on
may need to be adjusted. -
• RA'DIATORS—fill up with bugs and seeds and
may need to be cleaned.
AI FAN BELTS -should be checked for signs of
breakdown and if, okay, properly adjusted,
BATTERIES --checked for loose cables, or any
signs of corrosion. -
• IGNITION—Let us 'give your car a .complete'
ignition tune-up. It will insure quicker start-
ing and more economical' car operation.
AUTO WELLS .ELECTRIC
"The Original ^Tune -Up .Shop"
CLINTON
PHONE 762-.1
Old School Bell Peals 'First Day"
For Last Time To Bayfield Kids
The old school bell pealed forth
its call to pupils to return to
study after the summer vacation
for the last time on Tuesday
morning. It wasrung by the
principal, Mrs. LeRoy Poth.
When the writer was very
young it had a joyful sound and
she was always there on time the
first day. Sometimes it took her
all her time to -make the line-up
to march into school on other
days—yes, pupils were taught to
march in order in those days, the
junior pupils first and' then the
seniors. The girls on one side
and the boys on the other. It
was a good training.
But to go back to the bell, it
has served its • purpose well for
over half a century and the writ-
er feels that it should be pre-
served and used perhaps, on the
town hall, as a curfew—if pupils
had to be in off the streets at a
certain time, more homework
Mrs. E. R. Weston, accompanied
her parents home to London.
Misses Pat and Jeannine Denby,
who have spent the summer with
their sister, accompanied their
parents to their home in Buffalo
the end of last week. Mr. and
Mrs, Denby had been with their
daughter, Mrs, Kenneth Brandon
and family, for a fortnight.
Bernard Sturgeon, Donald Mac-
Kenzie and Judy Cluff who grad-
uated from Bayfield Public School
last June attended Clinton Dist-
rict Collegiate Institute for the
first time on Tuesday. In all
there are 11 pupils from here go-
ing over on the school bus every
day. -
On August 28, Mr, and Mrs.
Guy Emerson, Goderich, celebrat-
ed their 25th wedding anniversary
at a buffet •supper at The Little
Inn when they entertained ' 12
guests. A special table was ar-
ranged for them and an anniver-
sary cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Wehner and
son, Saginaw, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Dolton, Cleveland, were weekend
guests of -Mrs. Wehner's grand-
mother, Mrs. F. C. Gemeinhardt.
Mr. and Mrs. Norval Gemeinhardt
and two children, Carl and Lois,
who have been with his mother
for two weeks have returned to
Saginaw, Mich, ,
Guests at the home of Mrs.
Walter Westlake over the long
weekend were: H. Allison, R.
Barr, St. Clair Shores; Mr, and
Mrs. A, H. Pessin, Jr., Detroit;
Miss Marion Atkinson, Patricia
Harding, St. Clair Shoes Mich.;
Gerald Pence, Highland Park,
Mich.; Robert Boldt and Jerry
Shuler, Gross e Pointe; John
Eubanks, Detroit,
Mr, and Mrs, J. Burns and son
Robert, Windsor, visited Mrs. A.
W. Reid from Sunday until Tues-
day. Mrs, Reid ,accompanied them
to. Toronto on Tuesday to visit
friends, while Mr. and Mrs. Burns
took their son to St. Andrew's
College, Aurora. ' She returned to
"Enfield" cottage this week with
Mr. .and Mrs. Burns, the latter
remaining with her.
Recent guests. at Deer: Lodge
Park include: Mrs. John Moodie,.
Mrs. McQueen . a n d daughter,
Margaret, Brucefield; Mr. and
Mrs. Tf. Tate and family, Grant-
on; Mr. 'and Mrs. A. W. Kerslake
and family, Hensall;' Mr. and Mrs.
3, A. Mumford and family, Bat,'
avia, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. William
Yager and family, Detroit; Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Stahlbran:ii, Wind-
sor; Mr, and Mrs. R. Campbell,
Mrs; Hankin and son, London.
Cathy MacLeod, who has spent
the sumtner with her grandpar-
ents, Mr, and Mrs. L. H. D. Mac-
Leod, returned' to London on Sun-
day with her parents. Accomp-
anying Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mac-
Leod to the village was the lat-
ter's nephew, .Harry McDonald,
Nova Scotia. He attended the.
Eighth World Scout Jamboree
and is spending a fortnight with,
his aunt' in London before \return-
ing to the east,
Newcomers to the Jowett cot-
tages include Sgt. Robert England
and family; LAC Matthew Lith-
gow and family,; Sgt, J. Iiopabuck
and. family, F/O_ and Mrs, J. War-
ren. Mrs. Warren ,(who is from.
England) has just joined her hus-
band, who with. the other men
are stationed at RCAF Station
Clinton. Others' who are spending
a vacation in Jowett ` cottages.
are Mr. ahs Mrs, R. Gibson, To-
ronto; Mr. and :Mrs. M. A. Mac-
Neill, London; Mr; and Mrs. D.
J Hughes, Detroit.
"BUSINESS
DIRECTORY"
INSURANCE
Anxious Night For
Parents Of Young
Boy Who "Ran Away"
days, Mr: Campbell and son,
William',; Ross Campbell, London,
also came on "Friady.
.A,. W. Kerslake and family,
Hensall, were also holidaying in.
Deer Lodge Park. He, had rented.
a row boat at the river to which
he attached his own outboard:;
nater. ' During the supper hour,
Kerslake had left the boat drawn
up on the beach.
The two young men, Simpson
and. Campbell, took the boat and•
went out on the lake. Spectators
said that they were between '50`
and - 75 feet from shore, having
great fun, standing up rocking'
the boat, She shipped too much
water and tipped over throwing•
them into the .;water. Campbell
made shore easily. Simpson was
following, pushing the boat, when
his companion, heard him say "Oh,
Bill", and he disappeared.
Local Constable George Little-
was called, and he -in turn notified.
the Bayfield .Fire Department,.
Reg, Francis took the pneolator-
to the scene and Merton Merner-
and Grant Turner carried down:'
the extra tank of oxygen in readl--
ness for rescue operations.
George Little and Reg. Francis
got the former's boat and drag -
line and Mr. Lemon, Bayfield:
Highlands, who was out on the
lake when the soldier went down,
and Tommy Castle, Jr., also as-
sisted in dragging operations,
which were kept up until 10.30.
The bright- moonlight was a help -
and those in the boats used flash-
lights, while spectators kept bon-
fires burning on the beach. Con-
stables Parkinson and Hardy of
the Goderich detachment OPP, in-
vestigated and directed opera-
tions.
Next morning at 6 a.m., Cpl.
Sayeau, Constables Parkinson and(
Hardy were again on the scene.,
Constable Parkinson was in the,
boat with George Little and;
Grant Turner; Cpl. Sayeau and'.
Hardy were with Tom Castle. The
two boats continued dragging op-
erations until 9.30 when Grant
Turner brought up the body about
50 feet from shore, opposite the
northern part of the Jowett cot-
tage area, not far from the scene
of the tragedy.
The body was lifted into the
boat and taken into Siddell's boat
house in the harbour, until an
ambulance arrived from Goderieh..
The body was kept at Stiles fun-
eral parlour until identified by -
the father, Russel Simpson, Wal-•
lace Township, near Listowel. The
body was removed to the latter
place.
Pte. Neil Simpson had recently
returned from a tour of duty in
Korea and was on 30 days leave.
He had signed up for six more
years' service in the Canadian.
Army.
(By 'our Bayfield correspondent)
Also on Saturday night there
was a search for Phillip Gemein-
hardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug-,
las Gemeinhardt, who had left
home about three o'clock in the
afternoon. It seems that the 13 -
year -old lad had been reprimand-
ed by his parents for some mis-
demeanor. He threatened to leave
home and suited his words to
action.
When he didn't return for sup-
per, his parents and sister Anne
became anxious. At ten o'clock
his disappearance was reported to
P.C. Lloyd Westlake. Friends
joined in the search until., mid-
night when it was called off.
About nine o'clock Sunday
morning, P.C. Lloyd Westlake
ascertained from his parents that
he was still absent, and was on
his way to start, a more extensive
search, when he met "Tiny", as
he is known by his pals, north
of the -bridge. 'He picked him up
and returned him to -his parents,
wlio had spent an anxious night.
Obviously glad to be home
again, Phillip repented of his rash
action and the worry he had
caused members of his family.
Spending the night in Brown
Lindsay's barn and eating apples
for supper, hadn't been so much
fun. (Brown Lindsay was one of
those who joined in the search.).
Sometimes it takes such an in-
cident to make boys really ap-
preciate home and all that their
parents do for them; and also
that when they are corrected it is
for their own good, and not be-
cause their parents enjoy doing it.
Kids' Stunt
would -be rime.
In its time the school bell has
been rung for weddings, for fires
and also by pranksters. If it
rang other than at the usual time,
the villagers were immediately
alerted and investigated the
cause. So let's preserve it.
When the new school which, is
being built at the south 'sidof
the old building is finished, an
electric bell will summon the
pupils fo studies.
It is due to be completed Oc-
tober 30 by the contractor, Gerry
Lumber Co., London.
Enrollment . •
The fourth grade, in which
there are 12 pupils, is being shar-
ed in teaching by the principal
and the assistant, Mrs.' William
E. Parker. Thus, Mrs. Poth has
a registration of 34 with 12 extra
in the morning and Mrs. Parker
a registration of 36 with 12 extra
pupils in the afternoon — 82
pupils altogether with prospects
of more.
Seven little ones who attended
school for the first time on Tues-
day were: Sharon. Middleton,
Joyce Scott, Patrick Murphy,
Brian Koene, Harry Graydanus,
Neil Bellchamber, and Cheryl
Leonard.
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W. V. ROY
District Representative
Box 310 • Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res. 324J
• II. C. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
• Clinton _
PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 251J
Insurance — Real Estate
Exeter Girl. Wins
Trailer At Hensall
Miss Marilyn Pollard, a nurse
at South Huron Hospital, Exeter,
was the winner of the Cadet
model vacation trailer drawn for
at the Ontario- Bean Festival in
Hensall on Labour Day. The
trailer was donated to the service
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co. clubs of Hensall by the General
Coach Works, Hensel', for the
draw. Proceeds of the draw,
probably over $2,000, will go to-
ward the expense of paying for
the floor in ,the Hensall arena.
Be Sure • • Be Insured
K. W. COLQUHOUN
GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative
Sun life Assurance Co. of Canada
Office: Royal Bank Building
Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 703w2
J. E. HOWARD, Bayfield
Phone Bayfield 53r2
Car - Fire - Life - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL ,
FHLE:INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1954: President, John
McEwing, Blyth; vice-presi-
dent, Robert Archibald, Seaforth;
secretary -treasurer and manager,
M. A. Reid, Seaforth.
Directors: John H. ' McEwirig;
Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon-
hardt, Bornholm; E. 'J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal-
ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har-
vey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper,
Brucefield; Alister Broadfoot, Sea -
forth.
Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Londes-
bore; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe Seaforth,
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For appointment phone 33, .
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J. E. LONGSTAFF
Hours:
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Wednesday -9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Clinton: MacLaren's Studio—Mon-
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ROY N. BENTLEY'
Public Accountant
4 Britannia Rd. (corner South St.)
Telephone 1011 ONT.GODERICH
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Res: Rattenbury St., Phone 455
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REAL ESTATE. -
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RRelti Estate and Business,' Broker
.High Street --Clinton
Phone 4.43
Gives Drivers
Case of "Chills"
On Saturday night about 11
o'clock a group o1' , youths, who
had neither enough to occupy
their hands nor their brains,
tempted Providence.
Their special stunt was for a
lad to stretch himself across the
road in the' path of an oncoming
car on Bayfield Terrace.
One car swervedonto a Lawn
to miss the body on the road, and
another went into the ditch at the
corner of Terrace and Main. Had
any of the drivers been blinded
by a car coming in the other
direction, it might have been a
different story. Squeals of delight
accompanied the incidents,
Queer what it takes to give
some persons thrills! But we
predict that the drivers of the
automobiles had chills;
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