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Clinton News-Record, 1950-01-05, Page 1THE NEW ERA -84th YEAR , ecor THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR The Home Paper with the News No. 1 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1950 Tbe fircit Cotumn= REEVE G. W. NOTT, CLINTON, again was in the lead for the first motor vehicle licence plates iesmed in Clinton in the New Year . . . He received 4-V-601 early Tuesday morning when the sale opened . Issuer John R. Butler reports that there has been a good demand. to date . Local passenger vehicle numbers total 1,798—from 4-V-601 to 6-V-400, while truck licences range from C-801 to C-1100, and 400 trailers from T-36471 to T-38870 . . . The new plates for 1950 are white numerals on a black ground, while those in use in 1949 were blue numerals on a white back- ground . . . 'a a a IN RENEWING HIS SUBSCRIP- lion for ancither year, Gerald E. Nelson, St. Catharines, assistant agricultural representative for Lincoln County, formerly Huron assistant stationed in Clinton, writes: "I still enjoy reading the news and activities of the good old town of Clintoneand community. You know I have roots firmly established in Huron County. Beet regards to yourself and staff." ... Thanks, Gerry, and a Happy. New Year to Mrs. Nelson (formerly Dorothy McIntyre, Clinton) and yourself . . * IT'S JUNE IN JANUARY — AT least so the song goes, and now we have almost come to believe ii . , . For days now, we have been having very warm and rainy weather, most unseason- able for this time of year . . . On top of that Mrs. Margaret Addison, Huron St., picked a bouquet of pansies in, her garden on Wednesday, January 4 Several reports have been given of lilacs and other shrubs in bud . . . Why go to Florida or California if we get the "flowers that bloom in the spring" right here at home in the middle of a so-called winter? . . . a a t INTEREST OF CLINTONIANS In Toronto's civic election Mon- day centred in the aldermanie race in Ward One where Kenneth G. Waters, Mayor of Clinton in 1940, was a candidate . en a five -man race for two seats, Ken was a very close third and really put a scare into the two top candidates . . . Better luck next time! . . Incidentally, Sunday sport was approved by a major- ity of more then 6,000, the vote standing 88,108 to 81,793, al- though all eleteeelekteotto news- papers officially opposed it . . • • a Hattin Re-elected ayor jn Ree rd alloting Nicholson Re-elected; Bell Leads Council For Reeve I 2 3 4 5 6 Totals ARTHUR NICHOLSON 92 85 28 54 62 47-368 Harold Jackson . 61 62 32 35 53 52-295 Gordon Richlands= .. 26 39 50 59 26 2 2-2 2 2 --Plurality for NiC11101e011--.73 For Councillors 1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals ROY BELL . . 129 122 66 99 134 91--641 D. ALFRED MOFFATT 114 412 ' 59 428 98 83-594 WILLIAM ROGERSON 118 125 99 98 53 65-558 ANDREW CROZIER . 114 146 47 61 13 54-435 Ray McKinnon . . 98 68 27 48 90 85-416 —.Bell, Moffatt, Rogerson, Creator, elected For School Area Trustees ( 950-51—accl. ) JAMES McINTOSH, WILFRED COLEMAN. Polls were located as follows: 1 --- King's House; 2—S.S. 8; 3—S.S. 4; 4—S.S. 3; 5—S.S. 1; 6—S.S. 9. Electors of Tuckersmith Town- ship returned Arthur Nicholson as their Reeve for a seventh term n 1950, when they accorded him 368 votes as against 295 for Coun. Harold Jackson end 222 for Coen. Gordon Richardson. This gave him a margin of 73 over Jackson. Tlie Reeve 'led in Polls 1, 2 and 5, and was a close second in 9 and 6. Coun. Jackson led in Poll 6, end Coun. Richardson in Polls 3 and 4. Despite heavy fog and mud, a heavier vote was polled Monday han a year ago, the total for Reeve being 885 as against 818, an increase of 67, without taking spoiled ballots into account. On hat occasion, Mr. Nicholson had 475 as against Charles McKay's 343 votes. Bell Again Heads Council Coen. ,Roy Bell again headed the poll for Cbuncillors, aims= sing 641. or 47 over his next rival, Alfred Moffatt who got 594. He tapped Polls 1, 5 and 6, and made t close in Pell 2.• Mr. Moffatt ed in Poll 4, Court. Rogerson in Poll 3, end Mr. Crozier in Poll 2. A new man, Ray McKinnon, made a creditable showing in his first time up, being only 19 votes behind fourth place. Coun. Hog- ersmee total was 558, and Mr. Crozier's, 435. Messrs. Moffatt, vho lost in a recount a year ego, and Mr. Crozier are new men. AND HERE'S ANOTHER STORY of the origin of the name, "Vine- gar Hill" . . . In renewing her paper for another year, one of our older subscribers said that she can remember When there used to be a cider mill on George St. (the street running west off Albert St. just beyond the Han- over_ Transport property) . . This mill usea to .preduce excel- lent cider, apple butter and vine- gar, and many people from both Clinton and district used to' patronize it . . * REV. B. F. ANDREW WAS 1VIIN- ister of Clinton and Hayfield Presbyterian Churches before en- listing in the armed forces several years ago . . Now he and Mrs. Andrew are missionaries station- ed at Suddie, British Guiana, where they went a short time ago from Alliston . . . The Editor and his wife received a welcome Christmas card from them in which Mrs. Andrew state's: "We are well; we like it; we seem to be doing all right. We have about 19 points — churches and schools . . I teach Heather and Janet (their children) myself" Best wishes to the Andrew family in their new field of endeavour!.. • a th A NORTH STAR AIRCRAFT OF the RCAF took off Tuesday night on a 23,000 -mile journey to Cey- lon, \ where Hon. L. B. Pearson, Minister of External Affairs, will represent Canada at a meeting of Commonwealth foreign min- isters . , . The aircraft will touch at such faraway points as Gib- raltar, Malta, Iraq, Colombo, Delhi, Rangoon, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Wake Island and Honolulu . . . Among the 15 - member crew are Flt. Lt. Robert McKee and Flt. Lt. K. C. Murphy, radio off icere and Tee Lt. E. S. Annie navigator, all graduates of It. and C. School, RCAF, Olin - ton . . . Flt. Lt. McKee's wife, formerly was Miss Agnes Combe, Clinton . . The progress of their trip around the world will be Watched with great interest . . . * SPEAKING ABOUT L U C K, Cecil Johnston, reeve of Ashfield Township, certainly seems to have plenty of it . . At a bingo et Kincardine the other night, lie managed to win four geese, four chickens, and one duck, and as a farmer, he would hardly need any of them for Christmas . . . Cecil hopes his luck Will hold in his quest for the Warden - ship of Huron County in Jan- uary . . REEVE NICHOLSON Jack Hall Heads Clinton Citizens' Band Clinton Citizens'Bandheld its annual meeting when the follow - ng members were elected for the coming year: President, Jack Hall; secre- tary -treasurers, G. B. Beettle and Don Andrews.; librarians, C. Malt- by and William Shearing; band The Weather . 1949 ' 1948 High Low High Low Dec,, 28 41 29 35 26 29 39 21 ' 36 32 30 38 17 35 17 31 37 ' 21 32 18 1950 1949 Jan. 1 39 33 33 28 2 42 36 e2 28 3 54 41 '30 20 4 66 33 41 32 Raise 1.27 ins. Rain: .46 ins. Recount To -Day Township Vote Personnel of Goderich Township Council for 1950 depends uport results of a re- count which was scheduled to be held -today, starting at 10 am., at Miss A. Achesores house at Hohnesville before County Judge T. NI. Costello, Goderich. Proceedings were instituted in behalf of John W. Deeves, who ran fifth for Councillor, only one vote be- hind Clayton Laithwaite, ac- cording to official count by the Returning Officer, Town- ship Clerk R. E. Thompson, whose report was: K. C. Mer- ner, 525; E. N. Grigg, 495; Wilmer Harrison, 422; Clay- ton Laithwaite, 404; John W. Deeves, 403. BAYFIELD LIONS' GOOD. OFFICES APPRECIATED Pre -Christmas activities of the members of Hayfield Lions Club in distributing gifts to and sing- ing carols for the benefit of the shut-ins of the community, were well rewarded in letters of ap- predation read by Secretary Reg Francis at the Cluleuei regular dinner meeting in the New Ritz Hotel last evening. Cash donation—one from W. R. Jewett of $25 and another from an unnamed person of $10—also were received for the Club's work. President Ted Mack, who was in the chair, expressed hearty appreciation in Behalf of the Club. Jan Parker, a guest, thanked the Club for its kind acts for his family. C. H. Epps, Clintoet, secretary, Huron County Crippled Children's survey, spoke' in behalf of that Club activity and urged repre- sentation at a meeting to be held in Clinton January 25. J. G. McLay, secretary, Clinton Lions Club, also spoke briefly. R. S. Atkey, editor, Clinton News -Record, gave a travelogue on his recent trip to Edmonton, Alta., Jasper Park. and the Pa- cific Coast He stressed the great importance of the nil strikes in Alberta and the effect of busi- ness and industrial activity there on the rest of Canada, particularly with regard to the balance of trade with the United States. A minnterrsilence was observ- ed in memory of the late Richard R. McDool, whose funeral took place Friday afternoon. Presi- dent Mack paid tribute to him as a good member of the Lions Club. Re-elected Mayor Elected Reeve Heads Council ROBERT Y. HATTIN, DR. G. S. ELLIOTT HAROLD E. lIARTLEY COUNTY HOME INMATES FETED AT CHRISTMAS Chris -bolas 1949 will long be remembered by the "boys and girls" of Heron County Home as one of the most joyous occasions be history. This year more than ever before they -were remember- ed by so many organizations and individuals end the staff are most appreciative of the interest taken in these people. The list of pre and post Christ- mas entertainments include: Wed- nesday, December 7, a visit from Seaforth Women's Institute with a varied programme of solos, readings, de., and treats of candy and oranges; Sunday, December 11, the Arn- mish Mennonite Carol Singers from Zurich gave a lovely pre - Christmas touch, getting everyone into the spirit of the season; Sundey, December 18, the an- nual visit of Seaforth Lions Club was made -Christmas carols were ehjoyed as well as several solos by Walker Hart who played his own. accompaniment on the guit- ar. The highlight of the after- noon was tee showing of the 1949 Eaton Saila 'Claus parade in technicolour. Treats of oranges, grapes and tobacco were left; The following evening, Monday, December 19, Clinton Lions Club paid a visit to the home, and a full evening of movies was en- joyed which bacluded two thril- ling pictures. This group left treats of oranges, grapes and candy; Wednesday, December 21, was the day the Junior Farmers' made their visit. Their programme of music; carols end readings gave a delightful pre -Christmas note and they left treats of apples and oranges; Thursday, December 29, was in- deed a gala day as in the after- noon the Goderich Salvation Army came with a programme of carols and readings and treats hf apples and oranges, and In the evening the WA of Varna United Church presented their Christmas pageant "The Manger." The cook- ies and home-made candies left by them were greatly enjoyed; Members of the Seregants' Mess of RCAF Station, Clinton, rounded out the holiday enter- tairements by presenting an Ab- bott and Coetello film on Mon- day. January 2. As well as all these entertain- ments the following gifts have been gratefully received: lovely handkerchiefs for each "Boy and Gee" from the RCAF Wives Auxiliary; fruit from the WA of Elimville united Church; hamp- er of oranges and apples from Martin Bros.; lovely apples from C. H. and Stewart Middleton; candy and grapes from the Alpha Pi chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, Ex- eter; and candy from W. S. R. Holmes. This year saw the largest mail influx that ever came into Huron County Home. Parcels a n d Christmas cards were taken from Clinton Post Office by the wash basket full, two or three baskets being taken from the Post Office daily. For Christmas dinner capon roosters, plum pudding and all the trimmings were greatly en- joyed. All in all, according to Man- ager E. J. Jacob, this was the best Christmas ever at Huron County Home. Rev. M. Wyatt Leaves Auburn -Blyth 'Parish (By our Auburn correspondent) Members of St. Maries Anglis can Cnurch learned with regret on Sunday of the resignation of the rector, Rev. G. U. Wyatt, who is going to SteAlban's Cath- edral, Kenora. He preaches his farewell sermon on February 12. COMING EVENTS Dancing every Friday night, at popular Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, will be your pleasure to music of Don Reibertson and Ranch Boys. 1-2-p "Scan the Kitchen" Tea. spon- sored by St, Paul's Ladies', Guild, F'arish Hall, Saturday, January 7, 3-6 p.m. Everybody welcome. 25 cents. , Clinton Horticultural Society Frank Strathearn, Lunch and games brought an committee, W. Cl. Moffatt, lettuce lenjoyable evening to a dose. Cann, H. Plurnsteel, A. Jackson, Band rehearsals will begin William Nediger; bandmaster, January 9. Historical Sketches OF THE COUNTY OF HURON IX—Early History (cont'd) name. By an agreement between Earl Bathurst, His Majesty's Secret- ary of State, and this proposed Company (which was entered in- to 26th of November, 1824), the Canada Company latter were to receive a quantity Most closely associated with of land, estimated at 829,430 acres the history of Huron County from of the Clergy Reserves, besides its very earliest settlement to the over a million acres of Crown present day, and most intimately Reserves. in Upper Canada, at identified with its "manifest dest- the nominal price of 3s. 6d. per my" and manifold material in- 'Acre, Or a total of e1e/5, 150 5s., terests, as the "Canada Corn- for the Clergy Reserves alone. pony," a huge land monopoly of Clergy Hostile English capitalists. .• ' This excitecethe hostility of the John Galt, the father of Mr. "Clergy," by which term is meant Justice Galt and Hon. Alex T. the magnates of the "Establish - Galt, was the originator of this ed" or Anglican Church, who, Company, in which Lords God- with Dr. (afterwards Bishop) erich ane Colborne,Lt.-General Strachan at their head, exerted Cockburn and Col. Sir John Haw- sufficient influence with the ley, were influential shareholcl- Home Government and with the era; as well as Messrs. Biddulph, directors of the Canada Compatty Bosanquet, Blanchard, Davidson, to procure a modification of the Downie,. Easthope, Ellice, Fuller- agreement. ton, Galt, Hay, Hibirtert, Hulled, I The terms of the new agree - Logan, McGillivray, McKillop,' ment formulated between Earl Stanley, Stephen, Tucker Smith Bathurst on behalf of the Gov - (which was always spelled as , ernment, and Messrs. Downie, two words), Usborne, Williams, !Fullerton, McGillivray, Logan, and others, after many of whom ,Galf on behalf of the Company, townships in the old "Huron , were contained in a dispatch to Tract" were afterwards named. Ibir Peregrime Maitland, the By the oeovisions of 31st Geo. Governor of Upper Canada, dated IlL cap. XXXI. one-seventh of all Downing Street, 24th May, 1826; lands surveyed after March est, and the general features of the 1824 were reserved by "His Mal- 'scheme may be judged from the esty," and known as 'Crown Re- following extract from the des- annual meeting, Friday, January serves;" another seventh being 'patch: 13, at 8 p.m., Agriceltuaal Board also set apart as "Clergy Reser-1 In lieu of the before -mentioned Room, speaker, Prof. John A. ves," for purposes implied by tht ' (Continued on Page Two) Weal. 1-2-b This is the 23rd of a. series of historical articles on the municipalities in this area, taken from "Historical Atlas of Hur- on County," published in 1879. No Inquest to be He1d4 in Bayfield Drowning An inquest will be unnecessary In the case of Richard Robert McDool, 62, Hayfield, whose bat- tered body was found by his brother William, on the beach at Hayfield, about one-quarter of a mile south of the pier, about 8.30 am. Thursday last. Coroner Dr. J. W. Shaw, Clin- ton, stated that death was due to drowning. Bruises on the face and body were believed to be caused by action of the water; foul play was ruled out eetirely. Deceased had been missing since Wednesday, December 21, when he Was last seen standing on the north bank of the hayfield River about 11.30 p.m. by Robert Blair. The Hayfield River was drag- ged in the interim and patrols had searched diligently, presum- ing that McDool had fallen into the river end then had been washed out into the lake by the current. When found, the body was minus a jacket and one boot, The features were datnaged and the body badly bruised. Native of Hayfield (By our Hayfield correspondent) The late Mr. McDool was born in Bayfield in January 1887, a son of Richard McDool and Eliza Reid, and had -spent his entire life in this district. lie was a fishermen by trade. A charter member of Hayfield Lions Club, he had never misesd a meeting in nearly three years since its inception. Surviving are a brother, Wil- liam, Hayfield, and a half-brother, First Baby Born In Clinton, Jan. 1 The first baby born in this district in the New Year was born in Clinton Public Hospi- tal about 5.30 p.m., Sunday, January 1. The proud. par- ents of the bright young man are Fit. Lieut. and Mrs. Philip 0. Jones, Albert St., Clinton, and his name is Alan Philip Jones. He weighed seven pounds ten ounces at birth, Dr. J. A. Addison, the at- tending physician, reported. A lovely blue crib blanket was sent to the new baby by Pickett and Campbell. Arrived from England less than two years ago, Flt. Lt. and, Mrs. Jones have a son, David Glyn, born in Clinton August 16, 1948. GORDON M. GREIG Elliott Chosen Reeve A total of 1,028 Clirdonians— the largest number to vote at a municipal election_ in recent history trooped to the polls Thursday last, under ideal weath- er conditions (no snow, slush nor rain) to re-elect Robert Y. Hert- en Mayor by 78; pick Dr. George S. Elliott as Reeve by 132; and Choose six Councillors, four of them not members of the 1949 Council. ' The Councillors elected are Harold E. Hartley, William J. Miller, Morgan Agnew, Wilbert Glidden, Antoine Garen, and Dudley M. Pegg, in that order. The 1949 Council will hold its final meeting tonight; the 1950 Council will hold its inaugural meetings Monday morning and evening next, Increase Oyer 1949 Ballots cast probably represent- ed about two-thirds of the pos- sible, with due regard to dupli- cations occasioned by persons living in one ward and owning property in another. The total of 1,028 was made up of 236 in Ward One; 278 in Ward Two 295 in Ward Three; and 219 in Ward Four. Totals for all offices were greater than a year' ago, that for Mayor being 1,014 as against 962; for Reeve, being 1,007 as compared with 958; and correspondingly for Councillors. Hattin Wins by 78 In defeating ex -Mayor A. J. McMurray for the second suc- cessive time, Mayor Robert Y. Helen had a majority of 78 as compared with 84 a year age. The vote stood: Hattie 546, Mc- Murray 468, while a year ago it was 523 to 439. As in 1949, Mr, Hattie had majorities in Wards Two, Three and Four, while Mr. McMurray increased his lead in his home ward, Ward One, from 36 to 55, while Mr. Eaten in- creased his margin in his home ward, Ward Three, from 66 to , '73, and had a bigger lead, 26, in Ward Two, than last year, nine. Elliott Victor be 13e Dr. George S. Elliott, veterin- erten,. at the age of 32 one of NEW FEDERATION the youngest reeves in Clinton's • history, scored a cleancut vict- SEC.-TREASURER "3' in a three -cornered race for the Reeveship to succeed G. W. • Directors of Huron County Federation of Agriculture, meet- ing in Clinton Saturday, appoint- ed Gordon Melville Greig, Turn - berry Township farmer, as full- time secretary -treasurer a n d fieldman, succeednig W, V. Roy, Clinton. There were six applic- ants for the position. Mr. Greig will continue to re- side on his farm a mile -and -a - half east of Bluevale on Highway 86, with office headquarters in Clinton. A native of Keppel Township,. Grey County, Mr. Greig attended school there and High School at Wingham. He was a member of the Canadian Provost Corps for five -and -a -half years, and has farmed for four years in Turn - berry Township near Bluevale. Mr. Greig was married to Miss Vera Weight, Wroxeter, in 1941, and they have three children— two girls and a boy. RICHARD R. McDOOL —Engraving courtesy The London Free Press Nott, who retired. Topping the poll in all four wards, he had 462 for a plurality of 132 over his nearest rival, Coun. JOhn W. Nediger, Jr., who got 330, and 247 over Coen. Mel- vin Crick who counted 215. Be had a heavy lead, 95, in his own division, Ward Two, 15 in Ward One, ten in Ward Three, and. 12 in Ward Four. _ Hartley Tops Cowed Finishing second a year ago, Harold E. "Hal" Hartley headed the poll this year with 743, Wil- liam J. Miller, a new man, be- ing second with 717. Hartley was high man in Wards Three and Four, with Miller second, while Miller ledt the polls in Wards One and Two, with Hart- ley second—"west" vs. "east"? Ex -Mayor Morgan J. Agnew made a good run for third place with 647; Wilbert Glidden, a new men, was fourth with 632; Antoine "Red" Garret. a 1949 member, was fifth with 605; and Dudley M. Pegg, a new man, was sixth, with 588. Capt. Ed. Reid, Owen Sound. Funeral services with Rev. La - Verne Morgan .in charge, were held Friday afternoon in Trinity Anglican Church, Hayfield, and at Hayfield Cemetery, where interment took place. Pallbear- ers were Melvin Davidson. Robert Bleer, W. J. McLeod, Gran(' Turner, Kenneth Brandon, all of Hayfield; and Harry Baker, London, Hartley Heads COuncil; Four New Faces in 1950 For Mayor 1 2 3 4 Totals ROBERT Y. HATTIN 89 151 182 124-546 A. J. McMurray 144 125 109 90-468 —Majority for Hatlin--- 78 For Reeve 1 - 2 3 4 Totals DR. G.. S. ELLIOTT 94 161 123 84-462 John W. Nediger, Jr. 79 66 113 72-1330 Melvin Cnith 59 47 52 57--215 —Plurality for Elliott—i 32 For Councillors 1 2 3 4 Totals HAROLD E. HARTLEY 168 186 229' 160-743 WILLIAM J. MILLER 186 197 486 148-717 MORGAN J. AGNEW 161 178 177, 134-647 WILBERT GLIDD01•1 127 193 181 13l----632 ANTOINE GARON 154 453 158 140-605 DUDLEY M. PEGG 454 163 162 107-586 .1. Douglas Therndike 96 89 101 74-360 —Hartley, Miller, Agnew, Glidden, Garon, Pegg, eleetecl For Public Utilities Commissioner (1950-51) WILLIAM E. PERDUE (accl.) For Public School Trustees (1950-51—aeel. ) St. Andrew's, A. F. Oudmere; St. James', Lorne J. Brown; St. John's, Fred 0. Ford; St George's, H. E. Kingswell. Polls were located as follows: 1—St. Andrew's Ward, Town Hall; 2—St, James' Ward, Elliott's veterinary shop; 3—St. John's Ward, Ball -Macaulay office; 4 --St. George's Ward, R. L. Jervis' office.' Takes Over Today W/C It. F. MILLER, AFC Who officially takes over com- mand of RCAF Station, Clinton, at a "handing over" ceremony scheduled for the Drill Hall dee afternoon, He succeeds W/C A. C. Hull, DFC, who leaves tomorrow for APHQ, Ottawa. Prior to their depart- ure, he and Mrs. Hull were honoured at pleasant fueiebion in the Officers' Mess yesterday afternoon. A Smile for Today Privacy Assured Maggie, the maid, had just fin- ished washing the windows. "They don't shine, Maggie," her mistress commented. "I don't think you got them entirely clean." "Well," the maid explained, "I washed and, polished 'ern good on the inside, so we deed look out, but I left 'em a little dirty on the outside, so those inquisitive kids next door couldn't look' in."