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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-11-24, Page 1(By W. D. D.) A C A N AD IAN NEWSPAPER printed this week without a men- ton of the Grey Cup would be unpatriotic to the American brand bi football which our teams are playing and besides its news So . We were just wond- ering what a gay place of enthus- iasm Vancouver must be right now . . Three months sago,, the city found little else to talk about (outside of their gardens, of course) . , now it must be simp- ly laden with banners and posters and the words, "Grey Cup" must be on every tongue . * LAST WEEK WL TOLD OF A r cucumber . we forgot to men- tion an exceedingly long milkweed root : which has been displayed on our all for about two weeks ' We find thein interesting to be- hold . . However, can anyone please tell me what to do with a steadily deteriorating sianese cu- ctunber? The thing is getting soft- er by the day . and since it was a gift, we hate to throw it m Me incinerator ... Would it burn, anyway? And if it stays on the counter much longer -we'll have to open another office . * * * THE SPORT OF SHOOTING IS no longer much fun for a pair of lads now resting (?) in hospital, here . and it no doubt seems even less fun for.the man ;who "thought: he saw a deer" As a daily newspaper columnist stat- -ed recently: There used to' bea time when man hunted animals for a purpose,, . we fail to see any purpose in this modern age ... • * • TIIERE IS AN ADDED PERIL to an editor's lot during the open deer season . , , Party it may be blamed on the 'tricky spelling which exists in the English. lang- uage .. We live in weekly fear that we're going to report that John Doe drove triumphantly in- to town with • his dear fastened securely to the hood of his car... • e k THE ANNUAL STAFF PARTY staged by Canada Packers in the Hotel Clinton last night was a gala affair ... Beginning with a banquet the evening was an enjoy- able get together .. , * "WHAT FLAVORS OF ICE cream have you?" The pretty waitress answered in a hoarse 'whisper, "Vanillastrawberry, and chocolate." Trying to be sympa- thetic, the diner said, "You got laryngitis?" "Nor'. replied the girl, , with an effort, "just vanilla, strawberry and chocolate." Odd Fellows Of Huron .District Stage Banquet Last Friday night the ladies of the Brucefield United Church Woman's Association catered to a banquet for .Odd Fellows in Dist- rict No. 8, on the occasion of the annual visit of the Grand Master. Over 100 delegates from the lod- ges at Sea§orth, Exeter, Hensel', Goderich and Brumfield attended, • Scott, Brucefieid Was toastmaster for the evening, at which Grand Master George E. Harrison, Kincardine, was the main speaker, Head table guests were all Past District Deputy Grand Masters in the District. Norman Jones, Hensall, proposed the toast to the Queen. Albert Keys, Exeter, proposed the toast to the District, and Mr. Pinder, Goderich, replied to it. Garnet Hicks, Exeter, proposed the toast to the .Grand Lodge, which was replied to by the Grand Master. Highlight of the evening was the presentation of a PDDGM's pin. to ` Norman Jones, at the hands of Grand Master Harrison. Rev. S.. Davison welcomed the visitors to the church, Program presented, included music by Mrs. J. R. Murdoch; a singsong led by Garnet Hicks, for which Mrs. Murdoch accompanied, and songs by a trio of boys, Du- Wayne Elliott, Fred and Diek Lobb, accompanied by Mrs. Wal- ter McBeath., - Not Getting Fair Share 'In New Prosperity According to Colin Bennett, MP, "Farmers are not sharing in the general prosperity of the country, and the matter -will be givers a full discussion at the next sitting of the House," Mr. Bennett was speaking to a meeting of the Mea-, ford and St. Vincent Agricultural Society. He said, "Prosperity is on a sound basis when It keeps money in the hands of the farmers," and promised to work for a • continu- ance of the floor support on but- ter. He said there is a surplus of butter, wheat and apples, and the first and last are the most important to the economy of Grey County: The Weather 1955 ,1954 High Low High LOW Nov. 17 35 21 60 40 18 35 31 61 48 19 33 22 59 44 20 31 24 48 37 21 38 33 39 31 22 35 29 37 32 23 55 31 39 28 Rain; .41 ins. Rain: .70 ins. Snow: 4 ins, THE NEW ERA -91st YEAR ecor No. 47—The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1955 Mayor Waymouth And His Smiling 'Teen Council: The Clinton Lions Club 'Teen Town members, last Friday night appointed thisliappy bunch of youngsters as their 1955-56 oouncl. Mayor Dennis Weymouth, at top left, is pictured with the past mayor Kenneth Porten and Councillors Wayne Jackson and John Dlliott, In the second row, left to right, are Reeve Ron MacKay, Councillor Kenneth Farquhar; Sandra Williams, secretary of 'Teen Town; Brenda Powell, Treasurer. Front row, Councillors Sandra Addison, Bert Clif- ford and Eleanor Yeo. (Photo by Hodges) T• 0 TAWA ASSESSING Modern New Annex Read y COST RSTATIONS Ac According reportfrom Ot- tawa, study is being made into the cost of operating permanent stations such as Clinton and Bor- 1 den with the Aylmer ground training station. However, the Air Force has stated that no im- mediate plan is underway to change the status of the Aylmer air station. A report onthe study has not yet been completed and submitted to officials of the De- partment of National Defence, THE NEWS -RECORD -75th YEAR 6 cents a_copy — $2.50 a year Shot First Day In Bush Guineas Winner On €FPL -TV To -night At Ten This year's winner of the Queen's Guineas, Murray Gaunt, Lucknow, along with his . father, William Gaunt and the leader of the• 4-H Club to which Murray' belonged, George Kennedy, also of Lucknow are taking part in "Thea Farm Page"e to -night over CFPL- TV, with Roy Jewell.' Scheduled at ten o'clock, (Thur- sday, November 24) the prpgram also will include Jack Kinsman, Hensall, who brought the Queen's Guineas to Huron:. County in 1946, and also Bob Hern, Hensall who wen the honour for tha,C.ounty in 1951. In 1951, also, Bob Kinsman (brother of the 1946 winner) was the reserve winner in this com- petition. MILK PRODUCERS WILL MEET HERE NOVEMBER 24 Members of the Holmesvi'lle Concentrated Milk Producers As - satiation will hold their annual meeting in the agricultural office. board room,t . 3 0 Clintonon 8 3 o'clock to-niht, November 24. Foropening Ceremonials Opening services on Sunday at day School. On the outside wal Ontario Street United Church will end many months and years of planning and work for the officials of the church, and mark the be- ginning of great service to the congregation by the fine new Christian; Education Wing. Two former ministers of the church are coming back for the special services. Rev. W. J. Wool- frey, B.A., B.D,, who ministered there from 1946 to 1951, will speak at the morning service, and in the evening, Rev. F. G. Farrill, M.A., B,D., who was at Ontario Street for six years between 1930 and 1936 will be the special speak- er. The new part of the church is well worth a visit, and to this end, open house will be held on Sun- day afternoon between 2,30 and five o'clock, and in the evening after the service until ten o'clock, Largest section in the new wing, is the Sunday . School assembly hall which is laid out for a multi- tude of purposes. The mastic tile floor is -tiled with inlaid patterns for the games of basketball, vol- leyball, badminton and shuffle board. High up oh the combed plywood wall at the right hand side is a small opening through which may be trained a spot -light upon a fully complete stage, which is finished with plenty of room at the wings. Dressing rooms be- hind and above the stage, will double as classrooms for the Sun• Township F. of A Annual Held By Goderich Twp. p Speaking at the annual meeting of the Goderich Township Federa- tion of Agriculture in Goderich Collegiate auditorium last Friday evening, Charles McGinnis, Iro- quois, congratulated the men of Huron County for their active contributions to the Ontario or- ganization. - -" Mr. McGinnis,. who -is the presi- dent of the Ontario Hog Produc- ers' Association, emphasized the need for farmers. to develop skills in 'marketing their product. ''For years, he said, "we have been engaged in producing the most essential thing to mankind :food. The strength of the Federation lies in the fact that people in the smaller municipalities are working together for it" "Under the marketing legislat- ure now set up, the farmer is given a chance to, market his own product. We have set Op a mar- keting agency, the same thing as other industries Use in their busi- nesses. • Operating the marketing agency costs. us 24 cents a hog. But," he went on, "the association discovered that the 24 cents a hog which.. had in the past been charged as condemnation insur- ance by the packer, could not be charged, since they were not auth- seized to sell insurance to anyone. Therefore, now you save that amount,: which actually did not benefit the farmer very much, and i+, is being used instead to market your hogs to best advantage." "You may feel your prices here are low," said Mr. McGinnis, "but compared with prices in Alberta and Edmonton, they are up $1.50 per hundred, and since mid-July our price has averaged $5 higher than that in the United States." We find ourselves being flood- ed with hogs from Western Can- ada and this has led us believe that hogs should be within our price control. Therefore, the pro poral is to build assembly' yards for hogs • throughout the province where processors will be forced to buy by competitive bidding, The processors, continued Mr. McGinnis, are ready to ,spend large sums of money to hinder (continued on page twelve) of the assembly hall, are large windows furnished' with pebbled glass, to admit light, and shutters en the inside can be used to shut out the light for showing movies, or to protect the windows while games are being played. Along the east side of the as- sembly hall are classrooms, choir room just off the good sized chap- elparr a it (c y of 80 chairs), which will be used for the 50 -member Junior Congregation, and also for small weddings. The chapel is finished in oak paneling, and next to it is the vestry done in mahog- any. In the main auditorium of the church, the walls have been paint- ed green, the ceiling is pink, and new paint has been added to the pipes of the pipe organ. A work - bee last week of the members of the Men's Club cleaned the old finish off the pews, and they have been sanded, stained and shellack- ed hellacked already, Two new oil burners provide heat for the church. Washrooms are paintedblue for men and pink for the ladies. The sunday school superinten- dent's office is on the main floor•, decorated in cheery yellow. A three-way sound system which is Installed in a cabinet up over the south end of the assembly hall may be used to broadcast from the main auditorium to the hall, or vice -versa, and for sending organ music and chimes through the tower of the church. For the ladies, the important place in the new section of the church will be the kitchen which is equipped with two double stain- less steel sinks, as well as one single one with swivelled faucets, dozens of cupboards, and pass throughsto the auditorium, where banquets may be served, and also through into the ladies' parlour which is equipped with fire -place. The kitchen is finished in blended wood. The ceilings are of acoustic plaster. Yesterday workmen were hard at it puttingon finishing touches of paint, and outside new side- walk was being laid, while in the basement a carpenter was finishing work :on the new pair of .doors which will form the entrance on the west side of the church. Hospital Board Asks County For $15,000Grant Gr Harry Ball and N. W. Trewar- tha appeared before the County Council on Tuesday, requesting $15,000 for help in remodelling the north wing of the Clinton Public Hospital, • Estimated cost n ,ache work, ac- cording to Mr, Baa1l1, is $45;000. The board, he explained, has been able to set aside $12,000 for the project, and expects to get $11,000 in provincial government grants, end to be•able to convert an ex- pected $7,000 in maintenance grants to use for the remodelling of the north wing. With $30,000 in sight, the hos- pital board would like the county to contribute the other $1$,000. Mr. Trewartha explained to the county councillors, that plans were to remodel the wing former- ly used as nurses' quarters, to pro- vide eight more hospital beds. The project would also provide an X- ray room, laboratory, darkroom, emergency operating room, a local office for the Duron County Heal- th unit, a new entrance and stair- case. Mr, Ball explained that the town of Clinton had contributed substantially to the building of t the new nurses' residence, and therefore has not been asked for i a grant toward the refitting of the former nurses' quarters. A. H. Erskine explained that a during the postwar decade, the i county has voted $25,000each to t building projects for hospitals at Goderich,, Clinton, Seaforth and Wingham. The request was referred to the executive committee, of which Roy B. Cousins, .reeve of Brussels, is chairman, for a report dater this week. Goderich Township Farmers ounded By Nine minutes after the' deer season officially opened in Huron County yesterday morning two local farmers were forced to put a sudden stop to their hunting when a charge of buckshot from behind, wounded them the legs and hips. Keith Tyndall and Clark Nomination Night Here November 25 'Nominations for candidates' to fill the positions of mayor, reeve, deputy reeve and councillors, four members of the public school board, and two places on the Public- Utilities Commission, will be held in -the town hall to -mor- row night, Nobember 25, between the hours of 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. Following the close of nomina- tions, as it the custom, a public meeting will be held during which timecandi es he t dot will be asked to give an accounting of the year's work, and opportunity for ques- tions from the citizens will be given. Clinton Legion Names 21 Candidates 1956 Executive Wilfred_J. Denomme was ac- 1 taken, that It be erected in Clin- claimed president of Clinton ton Community Park. Branch No. 140 of the Canadian Treasurer Ed Dale gave a fav- LegIon, at the November nonnina ourable financial report for the tion meeting held Monday night. month, Poppy sales this year were All the other offices were filled the highest ever in Clinton; by acclamation except that of $521.90 was taken in from poppy second vice-president, where two sales besides the n u m e r o u 5 were nominated; sergeant -at- wreaths sold by the Legion. arnis, With three nominated; and Chairman of the bingo commit - the .executive. tee Fred Ford, requested that 50 At Monday's general meeting, more chairs be purchased for the four more names were addedto hall. The request was granted. the 17 • suggested for executive Bingos are held bi-monthly, and positions • by the 1955 officers. Mr. Ford asked for more help at These have one week to qualify these bingos. A huge turkey bingo as candidates for the election is planned for next Thursday, De - which will be held on Monday, comber 1. December 12. Douglas Andrews stated that Banquet Meeting his Legion -sponsored bantam hoc - This year, election night and the key team have been practicing. December general meeting will be "Bud" Schoenhals has been assist - held in the form of a turkey ban ing with the coaching. Thirty quet' at 7 p.m. on December 12. players were out to the first The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Clin practice. L. G. Winter, Scout Commis- sioner for Huron District, thank- ed the Legion for a donation to Scout activities in Clinton. . $25 was voted toward a banquet which Chief of Police Thompson is having for the Public School Safety Patrol boys. The Legion Ladies' Auxiliary are putting . on the fowl banquet in the hall, The Legion is "writing to the local members of parliamentre- questing that November 11 be ob- served as a full public holiday. The property committee was authorized to make a renovation (continued on page twelve) ton Legion are catering for the banquet. Major Pat Biggs, Pro- vincial Secretary of the Canadian Legion, will be the guest speaker. Christmas Events President J. W. Counter, who was in charge of the meeting, told of a recent meeting of town organizations, to or g a n i z e a Christmas parade and entertain- ment for Clinton and district children on December 17. The Legion voted $50 toward this pro- ect, $10 was authorized to be sent to the Legion Provincial Command Christmas Fund. On Sunday, December 18 there will be a Christmas party in the Legion Hall for all Legion mem- bers' children, The film. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" has been secured, and there will be reats and other entertainment. The meeting authorized the spend ng of up to $150 for this event, at which the Ladies' Auxiliary re going to assist. It was suggested that the Leg - on erect a, big lighted Christmas ree . in .front of the hall before and . during the Yule season, It was unanimously endorsed that the. Legion co-operate with other service clubs or groups, in the even4'that a swimming pool project is undertaken in Clinton. The Legion strongly recommend- ed that if such a project is under - Laws: For "Fire -Fans" The law is quite clear about the proper conduct of a mbtorist with regard to following a fire engine, and that of citizens at the scene of a fire. As part of the yearlong campaign by provincial police a- gainst wrong -doers in this regard as well as all other traffic of- fences, action toward putting a stop to violators is promised. Fire Chief Grant" Rath has en- listed the aid of Chief of Police H. Russel Thompson in enforcing the municipal by-laws in Clinton, and also those laws applicable' under the Ontario Highway Traffic' Act. Last Wednesday an accident oc- curred involving three cars, as their drivers were following a fire engine. There is a . greater possibility for accidents in cases involving fire, since the natural excitement connected with an emergency • is apt to make people act with less thought than ordinarily. Published on page three to -day, are extracts from the municipal actof the Town of Clinton, and. from. the Highway Traffic Act particularly pertaining to this matter. The law prohibits parking a car, or placing a vehiclenearer than ten feet to a fire hydrant. This is to give clearance to the -fire- men, in case of a fire for which a particular hydrant may be needed. A town by-law also states that ,the fire -,engine has the right of way, and other vehicles. must give way before it, and prohibits inter- ference by ordinary citizens — that is, those not on the fire de- partment — with equipment or the actions of the firemen in the discharge of their duties. Town of Clinton by-law also provides the Chief Constable, or any officers of the Fire Depart- ment, or the Mayor or any Justice of the Peace, with authorityto keep 50 feet of the street next to a fire, clear for the work of the fire department. The penalties of infringing' on these by-laws is severe, Damage $500 In Three -Car Crash Damage totalling an estimated $500 resulted last Wednesday evening, when the cars of three "fire -fans" piled up, on their way following the Clinton fire engine, which was proceeding' to the scene of a chimney fire at Fred Arkell's farm, near Bayfield. According to Provincial Police who investigated the accident, the first car was driven by Robert McGregor, RR 2, Kippen, who with many others were following, d . The IlighWay Traffic Act, pro- vides thgt a 'motorist should im- mediately stop and pull to the curb, upon the approach of a fire engine, which a bell or siren is sounding, to allow for the free passage of the engine. ' The Act further states that no vehicle may follow a fire department engine which is responding to an alarm, at a distance of less than 500 feet. These are sensible regulations. If adhered to, lives and property may be saved. If they are not obeyed, then the penalties are se- vere. the fire truck. Ile stopped be- hind an unknown car on a down- grade, The second car, driven by. Ken- neth Pickett, Clinton, came over the hill and hit the McGregor car, causing damage to its rear bump- er, and then the third car driven by Elwin Merrill, Clinton came up, hitting the Pickett car and driving it into the first vehicle. Damage to the front god rear of the Pickett car was estimated at $200, and to the front end of the' Merrill car at $300. The mishap occurred about three Miles north east of Bayfield. Charges of careless driving have been laid against Pickett and Merrill. Shotgun Fire Ball are in Clinton Public .Hospi- tal recovering from their wounds, Dr. F. M. Newland and Dr. J. C, Goddard, Henson, treated the pa- tients. Their condition , is not critical. According to Mrs. Norman Ball, Mother of one of the injured men, they -had started at about four in the morning, and travelled to .the. Wooded area between the forks of the Maitland river, in Goderich Township. They were standing beside a wood pile, when the shot, fired from a gun held by Norman Tyndall, Clinton, struck there. The men walked a mile to a car, and Norman Wright drove them into the Clinton Public Hospital, Provincial Police Constable Harry Sayeau investigated, and according to him, two others in the hunting party (Murray East and Jack Leppington) had been let off a mile south of the acci- dent scene. The two :injured men had, continued by car to the farm of George Wright, Concession 17, Goderich Township, north of Sum- merhill. They had proceeded front there into the bush at the back of Norman Wright's property, when they were shot in the back. Norman Tyndall, an experienced hunter, had entered the bush with Drew Fowler, and four others, Mervin Batkin, Clifford Proctor, Jack Sturdy and David Fowler, Tyndall and Drew Fowler were together, while the others were across the river. Drew bed walk- ed over toward the river, end not being very close to the cadent, was not aware until lar r that anything had happened. Apparently Norman dull had seen something mov , and shot, thinking it was a dee , The incident occurred at appro imat ely seven o'clock in the morning, Whether or not any charges will be laid, stated./ Corporal Sayeau, depends upon consultation between the Provincial Psolice Constable, and Crown Attorney Hays. Some Bag Deer According to Game Warden Roy Bellinger, Clinton,• the percent- age of success among hunters in the township is not too high. Throughout therday, yesterday, he checked 194 hunters, and found 17 deer had been shot, "On the whole," said Bellinger, "the men are being careful. There were no violations of game laws detect- ed. However," be went on, "at seven o'clock this morning, the count must have been two hunt- ers, no deer." (He was referring to the Tyndall -Ball accident north of here). • In that accident only one of the men, said Bellinger, was wearing red. Keith Tyndall wore a red cap. Among the hunters of this dist- Met who were successful, were Reg. Bali, Ross Colquhoun, Les Jervis, Hahnesville and Sohn Wild, Bayfield. Lions Host To '4.H Poultry Club At Complimentary Chicken Supper "Huron produces more poultry thanked by Joe Murphy. G. W. Montgomery reviewed the work of the 4-1-1 Clubs in the county which have grown in num- hers from 11 clubs in 1951 with 191 'members, to 30 :Clubs this year with 513 members in agri- cultural clubs, and also- 503 girls In the 24 active 4-11 Homemalting Clubs. There, are 71 volunteer leaders of these clubs, who assist in finding, members, arranging meeting places, planning pro- grams, .and helping at achieve - talent days. Mr. Montgomery stat- ed that Huron has the second largest 4-11 Club program of any county in Ontario. - Lions President Ken McRae spoke introducing the program which was arranged by Mr.Mont- gomery. He repeated the 4-11 Club pledge and told his listeners Me meaning of the name and the purpose of the clubs' work. The "Happy Wanderers", (Jun- ior Fanners quartet from Tucker - smith Township) provided songs for the entertainment of those present. Members are Bert Pep- per, Stanley Johns, 'George and Gordon Turner, and Miss Carol Pepper is the pianist. Pianist for the rest of the meet- ing was Lion Frank Harron. A. Garon lead in a rousing rendition of "Alouette. 4-11 Club member Gordon Jen- kins, acting for the president of the Club, Murray Neal, thanked the Lions for sponsoring the Club, and for the fine supper, Ross Mlddieten offered thanks to the ladies, and to the entertainers, 0 than any other county in Canada," reminded Merin Mode, guest speaker at the Clinton Lions Club meeting in St. Paul's Parish Hall on Tuesday evening. The occasion was a special banquet at which the LIons were host to all 15 members of the Clinton Lions 4-11 Poultry Club and their fath- ers.. Seventy four Lions and guests sat down to 94 pound's of chicken supper prepared by the St. Paul's ladies from chickens raised by the 4-11 Club members and given to the sponsoring Lions, This was the eirmax to the 4-11 Club program Which started in the spring, when Lions donated $10 to each of the 4-11 Club metol bers. The 4-11 youngsters each raised 100 chickens, kept track of expenses, took instruction classes at the Collegiate, exhibited their birds at their achievement day, and so completed their project. The guest speaker, Merlin Mode, Exeter, is the inspector for the Poultry Division, Dominion Department of Agriculture. He gave a vivid description of the growth of - an egg within a hen, and showed samples of defective eggs which had been ,discovered by grading, Mr. Made said that one of the reasons for the good eggs produc- ed in this county, is that more and more . farmers are keeping their birds indoors. The, hen which is let run out doors lays an egg with a deeper coloured yolk, Which •consumers find unpalatable. The speaker was introduced by E. L. Junkin, CDCI staff and one of the 4-11 Club leaders, and was POOR VISIBILITY CAUSE OF WEEKEND ACCIDENTS . Poor visibility over the weekend was the cause of two accidents in this vicinity. A car driven by William Caudle, Sarnia, went off the county road at Bayfield, roll- ed over and was wrecked,, Nelson Patterson,, RR. 3, Blyth; went into a cutch at Auburn and roiled lois car over, Birthday Club ' John Farquhar marked his 80th year on Monday, November 21, and neighbours planned a birthday luncheon for him. W. J. Nediger, had his 80th birthday on Monday, November 21. The occasion was marked :by a family gathering at the home of his son and d'auglTter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nedlger, Chalton, at which most of his family' attended.