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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1950-01-12, Page 1THE No.2 NEW ERA --84th YEAR on ews- CLINTON, ONTARIO, TI-RJR.SDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950 Comuna.ncl of RCAF Station, Clinton, Changes In & ceremony at RCAF Station, Clinton, Thursday after- noon sast, Wmg easement:ter A. Chester Hull, DEC (right), commanding officer of the Station for the past two years, officially handed over command to Wing Commander Robert 4T glowtm-4-0-1.•-•• 2I5be Jiit Column... TODAY, THE WEATHER AP - peered to have settled down into Winter, for a, change .. although the forecast this morning was "cloudier and milder" in the Lake Huron region . . Valiant efforts were made to have ice for a hockey match in Limes, Arena Monday evening, but the weather turned mild again Mon- day and spoiled It all . . It is expected that Milverton will pl against RCAF here tonight, there is ice! . . seeeeseseesseseeneseetesseinerealletifentleittesatit F. Miller, AFC (centre), who has .been tranefeered from ' Air Force Headquarters, Ottawa. Above, W/C. Miller is signing the required papers. On the left is the station adjutant, Flight -Lieut. R. A. B. Ellis. -RCAF Photo; engraving courtesy The London Free Press NEW CO TAKES Hospital Aid Closes OVERCOMMAND AT R. AND C. S. ., Very Excellent Wing Commander Robert P. Miller, AFC, officially assumed cernmand of RCAF Station, Clin- ton, at an interesting ceremony in the Brill Hal/ at the Station Thursday afternoon last, with a full parade of personnel. He has been stationed at Air Force Head- quarters, Ottawa. Later, at,. a dinner and social evening in the Officers' Mess, the new Commanding Officer in- formally met those tinder his command, ay Wing Commander A. Chester if Hull, DFC. who has been Com- manding Officer for the past two years, left Friday for Ottawa S where he will be attached to the Petnning Division, RCAF head- quarters. He and Mrs. Hull and fam!lv will reside at IVIanotica. sruth of Ottawa, on the Prescott Hi eh way. In his address to the Stearin personnel, .W/C Hull declared he was very sorry to leave the Sta- tion. end said he felt very humnle frem the exeressiens of regret in his faiewells arid only wished he could have worked harder to justify them. HIGH WINDS UP TO 70 MILE an hour on Tuesday tight caus- ed considerable havoc One depreciation was the loss of two front windows in Agnew's to- bacco store through a swinging sign falling to the sidewalk and bouncing through the glass It seems to be that the jig is up for these swinging street signs, and no body would regret it very much if Council granted no fur- ther permits for these dangerous ,her . . . * THE NEWS -RECORD IS IN - formed that local hydro rates are bound to increase as Clinton rates now are among the lowest in the Province . • • However, no official announcement has yet been mad by Clinton Public 'Utilities Com mission . A local jump I made imperative by an inerees in rates charged by the Hydro Electric Power Commission o Ontario . . . London PUC ha just authorized an average in- crease of roughly ten per cent, and St. Marys PUC's overall in- crease is about 16 per dent a +It 4. MANY OLDER ItEaraNTS OF the district will be interested to know that J. Foster Gibbings, 'a' native Huronian, has resigned as Reeve.of Kindersley, Sask., after 24 yers in office . . During that long period of nearly • a quarter centime, he contested only 'one election, all other 23 being by acclamation, . Best Wishes!... W 'C Hull E.Eld that all had a jot to do of importance toward the defence of Canada, and paint- ed to the value of commuine.a- lions in the Pak. it "Ill8 ihe skilful handling of early warn e In cievues, radar and commune. - cations, that aided the "few" in s the. defence of England in the e early stages of World War - by the warning of enemy ape f preaches and the plotting of s fighter aircraft. HERE'S STILL ANOTHER EX - planation of the naming of "Vinegar Hill" . ., It comes from Mrs. D. H. (Nerisaa Archer) Mc- Innes, 204 Cobourg St, Stratford, formerly of Clinton . . She says: e * "IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH a number of people concerning the early history of Clinton, more than one told me that the name Vinegar Hill, originated from the tact (or fiction) that in the early days a certain man (name un- known) kept a combination Still and Vinegar Plant and the lel- ogees were in the habit of carry- ing their gallon containers up the hill persumably for vinegar and thus the expression 'going up the hill for vinegar' beeeme changed to 'going up Vinegar Hill'." The 1950 1950 Huron County Council which will meet in Goderich on Tuesday afternoon, January 17 for the first time, will have no fewer the ,eleven members who were not in the 1949 Council. One of these will be W.. G. Cochrane, the Best deputy reeve to be sent from the Village of Exeter. The• Weather 1950 1949 High Low High Low Jam 5 35 26 41 32 6 30 25 36 23 7 27 19 38 26 8 21 8 39 28 9 38 20 44 34 10 53 30 38 24 11 32 17 25 19 Rain: .41 inches Snow; eb inch Snow: .25 inches ie my personal, view, that in another war, personnel -man- ned aircraft may become fewer and fewer and become almost a thing of the pest, due to advances in the radar field," he declared. An inspection concluded pro- ceedings. Talks To Mother In Far-off Holland One of the longest long- distance phone cells in the history of Clinton exchange was made Sunday when Mrs. Bruce Cann, RR. 5, Clinton, talked to her mother in Holland, a distance of about 4,000 miles. The call was put through at 1,40 p.m, (EST) here, when It was 7.40 pan, in Holland. Mrs. Cann spoke three minutes at a cost of $6 a minute. Mrs. Cann, who came to Canada two years 'ago as a war bride, spoke to her moth- er, IVIrs. Susan Van der Lei, and her brother, Leewmalen, Holland. The call was put through from the home of Cpl. and Mrs. Cyril Bertrand, Clinton, to permit Mrs. Cann to have a private line. She said the reception was wand- erful-just as clear as if talk- ing to a person only six miles away. --- Prof. John A. Weall To Speak at Annual Pinfessor John le Waste tech- nical instructor in horticulture, Ontario Agricultural College, will be the main speaker at the annual meeting of Clinton Horti- cultural Society in the Board Room,Ontario Agricultural Of- fice, on Friday, January la, at 8 p.m. He will discuss landscap- ing in its various aspects. Reports will be received and election of officers will take place. Historical Sketches OF THE COUNTY OF HURON IX -Early Hi This le the 24th of a series of historieal articles on the municipalities ht this area, taken from "Historical Atlas of Due - on County," published in 1579. Lack of Facilities It is a fact which the splendid educational institutions of the present makes it difficult for us to -day to comprehend that In th early settlement of the country, one of the very greatest disad- vantages under which the pion- eers laboured was the entire ab- sence of facilities for the instruc- tion of their children, • When the question of keeping soul and body together had once been solved by the broadening of the' little clearing; when the men, waving over the spot which required toil• and suffering un- ' speakable to conquer from its primeval state of nature, and , transform into fertile fields smil- ing with promises of a bountiful' harvest, told of no more berried - late want of the bare necessities of life; when the adjuncts of a generally improved domestic, condition began to fill the plaea of discouragement and want, and , their children were growing up ! in ignorance of the moat primi- tive literary accomplishmenits which add a grace to the natural , intellect; it was then that the ' need of the school, that great; adjunct of enlightenment which tall now had been a thing with I story (cont'd) i them more ardently to be wished than seriously hoped for, began I most gravely to be felt, and the ;means for supplying the want 'most earnestly to be sought, ; Common School Act ' The Legislature too seems early to have recognized the fact that upon the completeness and effi c- iericy of our educational institu- tions must rest the hope of a healthy national development and our country's future greatness; and as early as 1f116 -long before a white man, other than the !early French discoverers and their more immediate successors, had set foot within the limits of the greet 'Huron Tract" -parliament passed the first Common School • Act, the general provisions of which required the election of three trustees for each township, whose duties were defined as in - eluding the hiring of teachers, selection of books, etc.; but the great question of means to carry on the work was left almost en- tirely to private and individual enterprise end liberality, till the year 1841, when the Hon. S. B. Hareem, brought in a Bill, which subsequently became law, provid- ing -for an annual grant of $200,- 000 to the various counties of the Province in proportion to their school population, and condition- al upon the said comities sup- plementing the said respective sums by like amounts for simil- ar Purposes. Shortly afterwards, (Continued on Page Two) Year 1VIes. Frank Fingland was I elected president of Clint Hospital Aid at the ennuel me ing, held in the Council,. Chamli Tuesday evening Of lost week. Other officers elected wet Mrs. L. McKinnon, past pre dent; Mrs. D. J. Lane, 1st vie president; Mrs. May Renee Ma Kinnon, 2nd vice-president; Mi L. Walkirieheeta etreasimer; • .M L. Brown, secretary: Mrs. R. Atkey, press secretary. 'Committee chairmen are follows: Mrs. Case Cook, met bership: Mrs. H. A. Melntyr sewing; Mrs. Alex }faddy, su plies; Mrs, H. C Lawson, bu ing; Mrs. 0. M. Elliott, linen° Mrs. A. M. Knight social; an Mrs. May Rance MacKinnon, con suiting. Mrs. IS ene Henri broug in the report of the Strikin Committee. The annual reports of the wa ious committees showed an ex ceptional amount of work ac complished by the Hospital Al during the year. 6/has L. Walkinshaw, in he financial statement, showed baalnce of. $1,700.61 at the en of the year. Mrs. L. Brown yea the report of the last annua meeting. Mrs. W. H, Robinson, For mem bership, stated that there war 203 members during the year, a increase of 63 over the preylou year. The social committee repor prepared by Mrs. Knight and rea by' Mrs. Brown, outlined th activities in serving et the Hos pital Day open house and o Violence Nightingale day; ale the lunch for the dance, Th report of the Nurses-inetrairtin committee, prepared by Mrs. F Thompson and read by Mrs. Lane outlined entertainment given t the nurses during the year and the gift of a record cabinet a Christmas. Mrs. McIntyre, for the sewing committee, stated that 65 sheet and 32 pillow cases had been tnade. For Hospital Supplies, Mrs.. A Hacidy declared that the folding of gauze had been done as need- ed, continuously throughout the year. Mrs. 3. A. Sutter for the buy- ing committee, outlined what had been bought for the hospital, These included; four dining tablet, 18 dining room chairs, one in- valid's chair, ten dozen cups and saucers, one child's cot, 12 mat- tresses, 13 bed lamps, one mix - master. three chests of drawers, three wall mirrors, sflowers for the patients at Christmas, and two subscripaions to Onmibook, For the finance committee, Mrs.' R. S. Atkey outlined -the funde raising, activities which included chain teas, telephone bricare, rug fund, a play, tag day, pubIiration of cook books and a dance. From (Continued on Page Five) on at. tes al- e-. c - ss rs. S. as Ti- e, y- e; ht r- ri ii ci a COMING eVENTS Dancing every Friday night at popular Crystal Palate Ballroom, Mitchell, will be your pleasure to music of • Don Robertson and Ranch Boys. 1-2-p Clinton Horticultural •SoeietY annual meeting, Friday, January 13, at 8 p.m., Agricultural Board Room, speaker, Prof. John A. Wean, 1-2-b Euchre • and deem, auspices Bruoefield IOOF, Township Hall, Varna, Wednesday •evening, Jan- uary 18. t -win's orchestra, Lunch counter. Admission 50 cents, • 2-b Annual Dance, Clinton Badmin- ton Club, Colleeiate Auditorium, Thursday, Feb. 9 at le) p.m. Ross Pearce and hie Orchestra, Drees optional: 2-3-b THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR The Home Paper with the News in gural County rile Contr 1 • Goderich Township Council m on Monday, January 9 in Heinle villa for its first meeting of th year. • Reeve Goeclon A. .Orr an Councillors K. C. Sterner, E. Griggs Wilmer Harrison and C E. •Laithweite, all took their de clarations of office and oaths o allegiance from the clerk at 1 a.m. and then adjourned to mee again at 1 p.m. The Clerk was instructed t order ten 'copies of the Muni cipal World for the officials. The cleric was instructed t centact Ne W. Miller and petitio the County Council to take im mediate steps to have the entir county undertake a campaign t eradicate the warble fly. It wa • felt to be rather, an unfair cam paign for this township to con tinue with an eradicationplan if no co-operation could be ha from the adjoining areas. Fur they action on this was laid ove until after the next Count Council meeting. Appointments Made By-law No. 1, setting -the sal aries of the various officials' wa lilted In and given a first read- ing: Clerk, $300; treasurer, $200; assessor to be set when his duties are ascertained; collector, $150, and penalties; school attendance officer, $70. Members of Council are to receive $3 for each and every sitting of the board, arid $4 foe acting as mad commissioners. By-law No. 2, appointing the various officers was filled, with the exception of assessor, until the current Court of Revision has been finished: Clerk, R. E. Thompson; treasurer, H. B. Whit- ely; collector, H. Sturdy; school attendance offices., Fred Mul- holland. It was decided not to appoint u weed inspector for the town- ehip, but rather to let the County Weed Inspector be the only in- s»ector; C, Ginn, the town. ship's repre.sentative Goderich District Collegiate In stitute Boded and Irvine l'ebbutt, rep- resentative on Clinton District Collegiate Institute Board; Fred Middleton and Reg. Sturdy, livestock evaluators for t e township; Pence viewers appoint- ed were: Ward 1, George 'Veer - wain, Ben Sowerby, and George Feaaare Ward 2, Austin Sturdy, James MelVallen, and Elroy Hod- ges; Ward 3, Doug McDougall, F. McClure, and G. Rathwell; Wards 4 and 6. Fred Middleton E J Trewartha, and C. Potter; Ward 5, W. J. Forbes, Earl Blake, and W. Beggle. Palma keepers appointed were: at s - N. 1 It a da 19 eh Ward 1, Robert Sowerby; 2, Lorne via eetings Sup sire Town Council Names Committees for 1950 Standing Committees of Min - too. Town Council for 1950, as approved at Monday evening's Inaugural meeting on recammen- dation of the Striking Clorrnnittee (Aid. H. E, Hartley, Xld. W. a. Miller, Reeve G. S. Elliott), are iolloevs (first -named being chairman): STREET -Elliott, Agnew, Haata ley, Glidden, Miller; FINANCE Hartley, Agnew, Pegg; CEME- TERY -Glidden, Hartley, 'Pegg; FIRE AND WATER-Garon, El- liott, Glidden; PROPERTY -Ag- new, Miller, Elliott, Garen; PO- LICE AND RELIEF -• Maier, Garon, Pegg; BY-LAWS AND SPECIAL-Pege, Garort, Hartle COURT OF REVISTON--Hatt Hartley, Garen, Agne OFFICERS, SALARIES A N DUTIES -Mayor, Reeve, Coun as a whole. , F r Mayor R. Y. Hattin, at the in- augural meeting of Clinton's 1950 Town Council, made a strong Dies for a general cleanup of the town before Old Home Week, August 5-9, and urged the. cooperation of the Council and all ettizens in making the event a success Members of Council took their y; declaration of office Monday in, morning and there met at eleven w; o'clock when, by secret ballot, D the following were named to the ell striking Committee: Aid. H. E. Hartley, Aid. W. J. Miller, Reeve Dr. G, S. Elliott The Striking Committee met and its report was adopted at the evening meeting of Council which was attended by also& 35 citizens-. Moister Speaks Rev, Hugh C. Wilson, minister' of Wesley -Willis United Church, in a brief address, congratulated all members on their having the confidence of the eo I " Laithw. ite Co fir ed On Recouht Clayton E. Laithwaite gain the fourth seat on the Goderi Township Council by four ye over John W. Deeyes, it was r reeled 'following a recount of t ballots cast in the recent mun cipal election in that inweshi fle took his seat -for 1950 at th inaugural meeting Monday mon ing.. The recount was held befot County Judge T M. Costello a Holmesville Thursday mornin last on the epplication of M Deevea, a 1949 Councillor, wh had been defeated by one vet en election day totals, ed ch thou elf a newcomer to the town, ees 1 have bee.n very favorably ime e- pressed with the character of he the town; I believe we have a s... verse clean town here. That hasn't p, just happened, but has come about ,e by great vigilance of Town Court- s_ :elle in times least" I The minister read a passage .e of Scripture from St. Paul's let. t ter to Timothy. g Mayor liattin r. Mayor R. Y. Hattie. thanked an o ;for his re-election and welcomed a ,the four newcomers to Council. i This year he would like to see a hifew more coMmittee meetings and , -would like ro see each committee r ;beteg in something constructive. l His Worship outlined his plat- ; lorm for 1950, including the fol- lowing points: safety signal at ' • main business intersection; mark - i trig main streets for parking; lay- ing cold blacktop on unfinished streets; sidewalks; redecoration of Town Hall before Old Home , Week; eeduce mill 'rate to not ' more than 45 mills; garbage cal - •l lection; flag pole in Library Perk; some lasting recognition to comrades who .died in World War II. Results of the recount, wit the former totals in brackts evere as follows, the first feu being elected' Kenneth C Merrier, 522 (525) Edward N. Grigg, 493 (495) Wilmer Harelson, 421 (423) Clayton E, Laithwafte; 406 (104) John W. Delves, 402 (403)• It will be noted that all five candidates, except one, lost one r two votes in the recount .oun. Laithwalte gained two, to widen his one -vote' margin to four. --o-- FRANK .McCOWAN NAMED CHAIRMAN STANLEY BOARD Stanley School Area Beard held its inaugural meeting in the Township Hall, Varna, on Man- y, January 9 at 2 p.m. Officers were appointed for 50 as follow: Prank McCowan. airman; William Caldwell, e-chairmant George T Reid Hodges, 3, Merrill Switzet; 4, Ar- sec nold Miller; 5, H. Ilacelartney; 6, W. Glazier. With these names, pa By-law No. 2 was given a first da reading, , pal Road Expenditure ala By-law No. 3, a by-law to pro- rah vide; for the expenditure of $35,- at, 000 on the township roads, was pet discussed and was divided ' into of the following categories, with the gra Clerk to prepare and present it ino at the next meeting:, construct- fee ion, $5,000; maintenance, $20,000; tea new machinery, $1,000; machinery day repairs, $2,000; and miscellaneous, tio $7.000 tee By-law No. 4 to provide for be the borrowing of $15,000 from Th the Royal Bank was passed. To (Continued on Page Five) day retary-treasurer. The fallowing motions were ssed: The accounts be paid to to; -that we have W. Welch re - a' piano at No. 7; that four new bes be purchased for the oats; that Miss Margaret Doug - music supervisor, be paid $10 . month more for rernaiader year; Mrs W. .Chuter 'was »ted •a raise of e5.50 per nth for remainder of year; t Mrs. Edith Swan, supply cher, be paid $10 per day for s she teaches; that subserip- n to the. Ontario' School Trus- s and Ratepayers Association, renewed foe anothey year. at we adjourn to meet in the wnship Hall on the first Man - of February at 2 p.m. Hullett's Youngest Reeve Is Horseman From Ground Up, William J. Dale, a leading Clydesdale horseman, is Reeve of milett Township for 1950, hav- ing leeert elected in a close ballot battle with J. Ira Rapson. He was sworn in as Reeve on Mon- day, January 9. Incidentally, Bill, at 39, is the youngest reeve ever to repre- sent Hullett in Huron County Council, although he has been a Councillor of the Township for the past six years. Reeve Dale was born of Eng- lish -Irish descent on August 28, 1910, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs C. James Date (Mary Dodds), on lot 10, concession '7, Hullett. •He attended public school at SS. No. 3, Hullett, and Scaeorth Collegiate Institute. He was employed by Elite Dominion Bank in Toronto for six years Seeing the error of his Ways, Bill returned to the farm in 1934 with his father and has special- ized in fine Clydesdale horses -Which his family have bred for generations. His grandfather, Christopher Dale. imported a stallion from Scotland, and his father and he have continued the family tradition. Recently, the Ontario Olydes- stale Club imported two stallions of the highest quality from Scotland -a four-year-old, "Neth- erwood," and a three-year-old, "Uniformeden." Mr. Dale has "Netherwoocl" al his place in Mullets and the stallion will be available for service of the breeders in this orea in the spring. It was born in April 1945, and is the property of James Berra of Howford, Lenark, Scot- land, Reeve Dale conducts mixed farming operations on 200 acres. He AS an adherent of Kinburn United Church; Pastrnaster at' Hullett Lodge No. 567i, A,F. and A.M.; member of Clinton Lions viee-prelsidera, Hum Central Agricultural Society; and director, •Ontario Clydesdale Horse Association, The new Reeve has been a Councillor in Hullett for six years, so has had oentiderable muni- cipal experience. He was mar- ried in 1940 to Miss Marjorie MeMiehaea Hullett, and they - have three daughters - ',aural; Wilma arid Deanna. Verne and Arnold Dale, Hullett, are broth- ers, and Mrs. A. • W, Bromley (Thelma', Kitchener, is a sister. Several Deputations Several deputations from the Old Home Week Committee were present at the meeting. W. If Robinson requested $1,000; Mel- vin Crich requested privilege of decorating main streets; Joseph Murphy requested that no dates be booked for the Town Hall during Old Home Week; J. H. Brunsdon appealed to close the three streets which enter Com- munity Park, which was granted. Motions Passed Huron Crop Improvement As- sociation was granted $25 toward holding the annual Seed Fair here In March J. W. Counter was given per- mission to erect a sign Council approved a half -page advertisement in Stratford Nor- mal School magazine at a cost of $9. Two delegate& were authorized to attend the Ontario Good Roads Association Convention In Toron- to - February 21-22. Council approved a petition to Ontario Department of Highways for statutory • grant on expendi- ture for 1949 on the streets, $7,072 as at December 31, 1949, Ernmerson was voted $32.29 for supplying heavy tile for certain 'driveways in town. Road emprovement A petition, 'signed by 29 citi- zens on end in the vicinity of Mary Street, was received, mak- ing an appeal to Council for ire- .Promment to Mary Street, from King to Erie Streets. The de- rision of Council was that grad- ing would be done and gravel would be spread, when, and In such proportion as condition and available finances warrant. ' • Smoke Nuisance Concerning the petition signed by 26 citizens on and in the vicinity of James Street, regist- ering a complaint of a smoke and noise nuisance from the plant of the Denartment of Highways on James St. Mayor Hattie, Reeve Elliott and Ald. Gliddon were directed to contact the Depart- ment with an aim to counteract- ing this nuisance. Traffic Signals A letter was received from J. P. Eickle of Motor Vehicles Branch of the Department of Highways with reference to the change of traffic signals at the . intersection of No. 4 and No. 8 Highways. The clerk was direct- ed to reply, stating It is expected a deputation will wait on hire at a later date. Township •Has Fifty Appeals Yet to Hear After sessions lasting three full days, Ooderich Township Court of Revision will meet again te the - Town Council Chamber, Clinton, at 10 am., Monday next, January 16, to continue the ap- peals egainst the 1949 assess- ments According to Township Clerk R. E. Thompson, the Court of Revision, to date, has dealt with 68 appeals, and has some 50 ap- peals yet to handle. The Coert met on Wednesday, January 4 all day; Friday, Jan- uary 6, all day and evening; and Saturday, January 7, all day,