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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY;'' MAY 4, 1950
C D C / Boys' Chorus Takes Festival Honors
SCORING 90 POINTS, Clinton District Collegiate Institute
Boys' Chorus distinguished itself at Huron County Music
Festival in Goderich last week, the test piece being "Sweet
end. Low." The adjudicator suggested the group enter the
Kiwanis Festival in Toronto. CDCI girls' chorus and mixed
chorus also won their classes.
FRONT ROW (left to right)—Jack Fraser, Ronald Philp,
Mac Taylor, Lewis •Tebbutt, Miss Anna Pond, ATCM, con-
duct ess,
on-ductt'ess, holding the Gardner Trophy; Richard Andrews,
Richard Elliott, Victor Harding, Gerald Elliott, Cam Maltby.
REAR ROW (left to right) -Robert Fines, Leslie Hard-
ing, Donald McNall, Kenneth Armstrong, Harris Oalces,
Kenneth Woods, Robert Taylor, Francis Denomme, H, John
D. Wilson.— Engraving courtesy The London Free Press
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Column...
SUMMER WEATHER ALMOST
—struck hard yesterday and con-
tinued today, with a high of 72;
it was 78 a year ago today .
Big advantage will he to the
farmers who now will be able
to get along • with their much -
delayed seeding .' ,What is
needed now is a first-class shower
of rain. , .
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APPARENTLY, IT WAS A
. pretty skimpy weekend season
opening for the brook trout de-
votees hereabouts but we have yet
to see Dr. Alex Addison or Ferg
Van Egmondl , . . If they haven't
got the beauties, they at least
will have a few stories about
"the big ones" It was a cold,
raw starter.They Grey and
Bruce specled trout contest
produced a three -and -a -half
pounder as the awi�nner .
BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE
beautiful German brown trout,
just step in to Clinton Locker
Service . A fisherman, name
unknown, dropped in on Monday
with a dandy four -and -a -half
pounder which has a length of 23
inches! . . He left it to the
tender inert ,es of Fran'; Johnst' n,
lege tr xidnrn,;st , . , t' was teacht
in the Seugeen River, near
Walkerton . , .
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PEOPLE ARE APT TO BE
Thrown off schedule by the change
from Standard to Daylight Saving
Time, comments Miss Lucy Woods,
our Bayfield correspondent, state
ing that even the animals have
to adjust themselves . , It seems
that on Sunday, a cat which has
been in the habit of going from
the barn to the house promptly
at 12 o'clock noon each day,
didn't.. turn up until one o'clock
(DST) . And so poor pussy
missed the tasty scraps from the
table that day!
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THOMAS LEPPINGTON IN -
forma us that he has commenced
his 14th summer as caretaker
for Dr. W. A. Oakes' property. • .
While raking the lawn the other
clay, he uncovered a liox—almost
a foot long.—hidden under the
hedge . , , It was later discovered
that this box had been stolen
from Jackson's Jewellery Store,
Ciitated,. on October 2, 1949
All the rings had been removed
from the box ... Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Jackson were surprised but
pleased to see the box, as all
the ring prices were inside the.
box, which was partly apart after
having lain there for six months ,.
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BUTTER WILL BE SUPPORTED
at a floor price of 53 cents a
pound, from May 1, 1950, to April
30, 1951, Agriculture Minister
• Gardiner told the House of Com-
mons last week . The support
price in Western Canada is .52%
cents . Disclosure of the new
price—it has been 58 'cents—was
announced by the Minister in
reply to a question from L. E.
Cardiff, MP for Huron North,
asked in the Commons the prev-
ious day
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ATTENDED CONSISTORY
W. D. Wells, W. E. Perdue, C.
M. Shearing, Dr. F. G. Tl empson,
all of Clinton, and Ross Scott,
Brucefield, attended the Spring
Assembly of Moore Sovereign
Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons,
in the Masonic Temple, Hamilton,
yesterday..
The Weather
1950 1949
High Low High Low
April 27 44 32 61 36
28 42 32 52 33
29 49 29 66 34
30 46 32 75 37
May 1 50 38 73 32
2 50 27.. 71 58
3 72 35 78 59
Rain; none Rain: .35 ins.
Sngw:1 % his. e•
10 4 CHILDREN
ARE EXPECTED
CLINIC MAY 10
With a number of top-flight
specialists from London in at-
tendance, Huron County crippled
children's Clinic will be held in
the County Health Unit, Clin-
ton, on Wednesday next, May 10.
According to C. H. Epps,
Clinton, secretary of the County
Committee, the number attend-
ing the Clinic will be 104, com-
prising 64 orthopedic, 30 eye-
sight, eight hearing, and two
miscellaneous cases. The special-
ists from London will include two
orthopedic surgeons and at least
one eye, ear and nose surgeon.
Mr. Epps stated that a system
of appointments would be fol-
lowed next Wednesday, the par-
ents of each child being notified
as to time. The Clinic will be
open from 9.30 am. to 4 pain.
(DST). Roughly, the people re-
siding sputh of King's Highway 8
will be expected to attend in the
morning, with those north of
King's Highway 8, in the after-
noon.
THREE TEACHERS
ARE • RE-ENGAGED
TWO ARE HIRED
Goderich Township School
Area Board met in No. 1 school
on April 27. All members were
present and Walter Forbes, the
chairman, presided,
It was reported that three
teachers had been re-engaged
and two others had been hired
for two of the three vacancies.
it has been decided that pupas
intending to start school next
September are to register at
their respective schools by June 1.
The next meeting will be held
in No, 11 school on Thursday,
May 25.
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Elmer Potter Kicked
In Face by Horse
(By Holmesville correspondent)
While hitching a team of horses
in the field Monday morning,
Elmer Potter was kicked in the
face by one of the animals.
Upon admission to Clinton
Public Hospital, it was found
that a bone in his face had been
broken, besides had bruises be-
ing suffered. He will have to
remain at the hospital for some
days.
Huron Presbyterial
Silver Anniversary
Huron Presbyterial of the
Woman's Missionary Society of
the United Church marked a
milestone in its history when it
paused et its annual convention.
M Ontario Street United Church,
Clinton, on Thursday last, April
2', t; lnok back to its inception
2+ years ago.
On this same date in 1921 three
streams of women, formerly +netn-
hers of the Presbyterian, Meth-
cclist and Congregational Mission-
ary Societies, and led respectiv-
ely by Mrs. James Hamilton,
Goderich, Mrs. Colborne, Gode-
rich, end Mrs, Jahn Wilson,
Wingham, walked up the aisles
of this same church singing "The
Church's One Foundation" and
thus the Presbyterial of the WAIS
of the United Church in Huron
came into being.
At the celebration of this event
only 21 were present who were
at this inaugural meeting. end
only feur of the original execu-
tive: Miss .Annie Consitt, Hen -
sail; Mrs. Fowler and Mrs. 'Pen-
ner, Clinton; and Mrs. W. J.
Greer, Wingham. There have
been nine presidents in the quar-
ter century, Mrs. Hogg, Mrs.
Mollard, Mrs. W. P. Lane, Mrs.
'W. S. Greer, Mrs. A. W. Gard-
iner. Mrs R. E. MacKenzie, Mrs.
R. G. Nay, Mrs. C. Tavener and
Mrs. H. B. Kirkby. Mrs. Hogg,
Mrs. Itlollard and Mrs. Gardiner
are deceased. Of the remainder,
Mrs. Kirkby, Mrs. Tavener, Mres.
Greer, were present and spoke
briefly.
Besides being a former presi-
dent, Mts. Greer was on thecoin.
mittee that laid plans for the
original Presbyterial meeting; she
was nn the first Executwe and
has served .n it contig .usle ever
since, the only person so to do.
Thus Huron Presbyterial was
pleased to recognize her outstand-
ing contribution by presenting
her with an engraved silver tray.
This presentation was mode by
Miss M. Milne,
This Presbyterial is •mud
It r. e e( nt out four missionaries:
Miss W. Trewatthe, M. Mat g-
aset Mustard (now Mrs. Croolrst,•
Miss Maude Howell and Miss
Agatha Coultes. Nohe of these
was ehle to be present,
Another feature of this 25th
birthday was the beautifully,
decorated three-tier cake, the
candles of which were lit by Mrs.
R. G. •Nay, Fordwich.
One otiOldest Businesses
In Town Changes Hands
The oldest drug business in
Flacon Courtly has changer? hands..
Effective May 1, W.S.R..Holmes
has disposed of his long-estab-
fished business to Walter C. New-
combe, Jelin -LB., Goderich, who is
known to many residents of this
district. The latter took over this,
week. Mr. .Holmes is one of
Clinton's oldest business men.
The business was started by
the late James A. Combe about
85 years ago, and was continued
by his son, the late Lt. Col H.
B. Combe, who died in 1945. The
latter sold out to Mr. Holmes in
1905, following Mr. Holmes'' grad-
uation from Ontario College of
Pharmacy.
Mr. Holmes has enjoyed a
growing patronage each year
during the, 45 years,but feels
that he has reached the age where
the business requires a younger
man. He states that he is not
like the old mill stream that
"goes on forever", and wishes to
extend his appreciation to the
many families he has served
through several generations.
His successor, Walter C. New-
combe, has been in the employ vice. He and his wife and daugh-
of H. C. Dunlop, druggist, Gode.. ter, Mary Anne, shortly will take
rich, for more than 20 years, and up residence in Clinton where
will continue to give Rexall ser- already they have many friends.
eV. S, R. HOLMES
25th Anniversary
This very interesting and im-
pressive celebration portion of
meeting formed a part of the
afternoon session which was con-
ducted by Mrs. 'W: J. Greer. The
same hymns and Scripture were
used as at that historic meeting.
Mrs. C. Tavener, Holmesville,
the only representative of the
former Congregational Society on
the present executive, conducted
a beautiful memorial service for
the 53 members who have pas-
sed away during the past year.
She also called attention to the
fact that 673 members haye been
called to Higher Service during
the 25 years. Of these (there
were the first Honourary Presi-
dents:—Mrs, Hamilton, Mrs. Col-
borne and Mrs. Wilson—and three
more were former presidents. Six
calla lillies were added to the
basket in their memory. This
impressive service was conclud-
ed by Mrs. McLean singing "For
all the Saints,"
Rev. S. H, Brenton, chairman
of the Presbytery, brought greet-
ings from that group,
"Oh How Fair is Thy World"
was beautifully sung by Mrs.
Gordon Bennett.
Mrs. Telford Speaks
The Presbyterial was very
pleased to welcome back as a
guest speaker one who had also
helped plan the first Presbyter-
ial, Mrs. George Telford, Oshawa,.
After recalling some very pleas-
ant memories she showed us whet
great hardships are caused when
allocations aren't met. She point-
ed out that there are great things
to be done in the next 25 years.
Are we going to have a share in
them? Are we going to be stumb-
ling blocks or stepping stones for
the younger generations?
Conference Head Speaks
The president of London Con-
ference Branch, Mrs. .L. C. White.
also was present. It was a happy
co -incidence that she was among
those who attended the first
meeting and she also recalled
pleasant memories. In her usual
sincere manner she brought a
very challenging address. She
said "The Church marches on,
on your feet," and that we must
maintain the spiritual glow so the
missionary work will progress,
At the conclusion of Mrs.
White's address, Miss Milne read
an address and small silver gifts
were presented to Mrs. Telford
and Mrs. White,by Mrs. Kirkby.
Miss Milne also pointed out that
a gift and a note, were being sent
to Miss Sybil Curtice, a former
missionary to ,Japan, expressing
the Presbyterial': sorrow that
through illness she had been un-
able to be present to address this
anniversary meeting in her home
church. •
• The report of the Resolutions
and Courtesy Committee was
brought in by Mrs. 0. E. Errata
(Continued on Page Four)
COMING EVENTS
Font• cents a word;
minimum '15 cents
.A Variety Musicale, guest
artists, Thursday, May 4, St.
Paul's Parish Hall. Children, 25c;
adults 35c. 16-1$-b
Dance Clinton Town Hall,
Friday, May 5, Murdock's Orch-
estra, auspices Clinton Junior
Farmers. Special prizes.
1.6-17-111-h
Minstrel Show, Town Hall,
Clinton, Friday, May 12, 8.30
p.m. Admission, adults, 50 cents;
children 25 cents, Presented by
Wingham Kinsmen, Auspices
I,O.E.A. 15to19-b
Hospital Tag Day, Saturday,
May 13, under auspices of Hos-
pital Aid. 17-18-b.
There's a great deal of satis-
faction in dancing ' with your
friends at Crystal Palace Ball-
room, Mitchell, every Friday
night. Dancing 9,30-12.30 (DST),
Admission Si) cents. 1819=0
Hundreds areR.eturning
TOTAL NOW 47
FAMILIES IN
- RCAF HOUSES
Forty-seven families ' have
taken houses in the new 20 -acre,
145 -house development at RCAF
Station, Clinton, up until the end
of this week.
The above is in addition to" 14
families already occupying temp-
orary querters on the camp.
In addition to the list published
five weeks ago, newest arrivals,
by the end of this week, with
with their former home addresses,
are as follows:
Fe/0 W', G. Fulton, Clinton;
F/0 H. R. Wright, Seaforth;
F/Sgt, E. J. dei33eaupre, Clinton;
F/Sgt, G. Craig, Bayfield; F/Sgt.
W. E. Westwell, Ottawa; Sgt. W.
A, Turnbull, Clinton; Sgt. D. R.
McLean, Edmonton, Alta„;; Sgt. F.
K. Campbell, Clinton;
Sgt. J. W. Cowell, Trenton;
F/Lt, E. G. Baxter, Halifax, N.S.;
W02 V, I. Gillette, Clinton;
F/Sgt. R. W, Edwards, Ottawa;
Sgt. L. S. Stewart, Goderich;
JO C. 11. Foster. Wingham;
riSgt. E. K. Giles, Clinton;
F/O J. G. Munnoch, Wingham;
F/Sgt. D, Brydon, Clinton; F/Sgt.
i. M, Williams, Clinton.
It is expected that the original
50 houses—the Ritchie contract—
will be occupied by the 'middle
of May, with the other 95 houses
—the Parker contract --being bc-
cupied later on starting about
the first week in June.
COCI TO a HAVE
FIVE, MAYBE SIX,
' NEW TEACHERS
Tf present plans ere successful,
Clinton District Collegiate Insti-
tute will have six new teachers—
in a total staff of 12—during
the term 1950-51, an increase of
one over this year.
Four of these teachers already
have been hired with contracts
sensed. and the CDCI Board is
advertising for a specialist in
French and a teacher of girls'
physical education, both of which
am t reined.
The Board met Tuesday evening
with all members present when
the resignation of Samuel le
Stubbs, Franey specialist for the
least year, was accepted. He is
going to Chatham as assistant
Appointment of the following
new teachers—all 1950 graduates
of Ontario College of Education --
were confirmed:
Miss Helen Hindley, BA (To-
ronto),commercial, succeeding
Miss argaret Miller; comes from
Guelph;
Miss 3. M. Hildebrand, BA (Me-
li'assire), English specialist suc-
ceeding Miss Helen Proudfoot:
comes from Westmount, nue.
(Montreal);
P. L. A. Humphries, BSA
(OAC), specialist in boys' phy-
sical training and agriculture,
succeeding ,T. A. Seamen, who is
going to Goderich; conies from
Essrx County;
Graham B. Jenkins, BA (Mc-
Master), History specialist. suc-
ceeding Miss Kay Merner; comes
from Toronto,
The Board granted Clinton
Hospital Aid permission to use
the Auditorium for its Christmas
Dance on December 26, ltlin
A letter a,' congratttletion was
ordered forwarded to :Hiss Anna
Pond, ATCM, and the Cr togra
chuirs which- won top honours
at the Huron County Music
Festival at Goderich last week.
Principal E. A. Fines reported
that a cadet service would he
held in Blyth United Church at
11 a.m. Sunday, May 7, and that
the annual inspection of the
Cadet ('cabs would take place on
the campus at 7 p.m. (DST),
Monday, May 15. witn Lieut.
Dudley, London, the inspecting
officer.
The Principal also reported
April enrolment as 237, with
average attendance of 217.8 or
91.9 per cod.
Plan Homecoming
Next August 5.9
A mounting number of repliers Mrs. Adam Scott, Toronto; Mr,
to the recent invitation to attend and Mrs. ” T, Barker, Toronto;
Clinton Old Boys' Reunion, Aug- Miss Clete M, Herman, Kingston;
test. 5-9, was reported by Secre- Mr. and Mrs. Daymond, Chatham;
tary H. C. Lawson at the monthly Lyle McKee, Brentford; J. Foster
general meeting of the share- Gibbings, Kindersley, Sask.; Fit.
holders in the Town Council Lt. and Mrs. G. 0, Agnew, RCAF
Chamber lest evening. Station, Greenwood, N.S.
The following shareholders "Dear and ,Gentle" People
were presenf: • A Clinton Old Girl" writes:
A. J. McMurray, president; H, May fortune attend the 'dear
C. Lawson, secretary; K, '.w. and gentle' people of my home
Colquhoun, treasurer;n town,"
.1. E. Cook MelviCrich, W. Coming from Toronto
Glen Cook, Harry Bartliff, J, D. Mrs. E. J. B. Duncan, 164 Glen -
Thorndike, G. B. Beattie, M. J. cairn Ave., Toronto 12, writes:
Agnew, Frank Fingland, 3. G. "Many thanks for your kind
McLay, R. G. Bennett, Reg, Ball, invitation to the Clinton Old
Dr. J. W. Shaw. W; T3. Robinson, Boys' Reunion in August. We
certainly hope to be there and
trust the Reunion will be a huge
success. Am including a small
donation (610) to help with the
expenses."
Ex-Seeretary Coming
S. B. Stothers, Arthur, agricul-
tural representative for Welling-
ton County, writes:
I have your invitation to at-
tend your Old Boys' Reunion,
August 5-9, and I certainly in-
tend to take it in. I see names
of a few old fellows who were
on the executive in 1925. I hope
I can enjoy this reunion. The
last one wasn't much pleasure
for me as secreel y. However,
I did get a good deal of kick out
of seeing old timers enjoy them-
selves, and I also note that quite
a few of our old gang have gone
to join the final reunion."
Memories Recalled
Garnet Smith, 2111 Van Ant-
werp Ave., Grosse Pointe, 30.
Mich„ writes:
"I could write a book full of
the memories evoked by your
letter, What a pleasure it will
be to meet the friends and com-
panions of our youth and spend
a few hours 'remembering when.'
High School, for instance; copy-
ing J. W. T.'s copious notes from
the board; Miss McDougall pound-
ing in the French; Bill Kyle
shooting at birds with a sling-
shot through open First Form
windows; burning roll sulphur
on the science room window sills:
'Bunker' McNeill burning h i s
initials on his hand wit nitric
acid; cabbages in the school on
Hallowe'en when Irwin was
principal; the hockey game with •
Woodstock College and the cleanly- .
brook that ensued; Joe Yesbec's
balancing act at commencement;
Bob Middleton taking J e a is
Woods home for the first time
after that some commencement;
E. A. Fines, the.new mathematics
teacher (whoever; thought he
would stay so long?): and many,
many more. I could keep this
F B. Pennebaker, John Hall, W.
M. Aiken,. T. H. Murphy, G. C.
Germen, E. J. Jacob, R. S. Atkey,
Leslie Ball, George Wilson
(Brucefield), Hugh R. Hawkins.
S. E. Castle,
Committee reports were pre-
sented by the following commit-
tee chairmen:
Billeting, W. Glen Cook; de-
corations, Melvin Crich; musical,
M. J. Agnew; sports, Hugh R.
Hawkins; parade, Sans Castle;
concessions, 3. H. Murphy; enter-
tainment, J. G. McLay; publicity,
E. J. Jacob; band tattoo and
Legion zone meeting; J. D. Thorn-
dike and George Wilson (Bruce -
field).
Many Returning
Judging by the replies already
received by Secretary H. C. •Law-
son to the letter's of invitation
forwarded to "Old 'Boys" and
"Old Girls," there should be a
bang-up crowd at Clinton Old
Boys' Reunion, Saturday-Wednese
day, August 5-9.
The response to the request
for further names has been good,
too, according to Mr. Lawson, In
most cases, two or three addition-
al names and addresses were in-
cluded in the replies.
As these names are received,
the Secretary sends out official
invitations. To- date close to
1500 separate invitations have
been forwarded to former resi-
dents of Clinton and district,
Further mailings will be made
before the Reunion takes place—
and that is only three months
away!
Among those who• definitely
have signified their intention of
returning for the Reunion, are
the following;
Fred Sloman, Capreol; John J.
Mitchell, Mission City, B.C.• Mrs.
Jack Woods. Port Arthur; H. R.
Rothwell, Glendale, Arizona; W.
S. Levis. and family, Glendale,
Mich.; Mrs. G. B. McLeod, Ed-
monton Alta.; Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Wade, Royal Oak, Mtch; Ern-
est Crich, Royal Oak,WHO.;Mrs. 'up all night but the card is too
Howard Bell, Port Huron Michsmall. (Signed) `Briny'"
;
S. N. Townsnd, Mackin, Sask.:
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ford, De-
troit, Mich.; James O'Neill, Mount
Morris, Mich.; Frank Libby,
Croton -on -Hudson N.Y.; Mr. and
Mrs. R. Marshall, Port Colborne;
S.B. Luca, Glencoe; 'W.1. Town-
send, Souris, Man.
Mrs. Thomas Jackson. Sr., To-
ronto; Gabe Elliott, Toronto; Mr.
and Mrs. N. Habicirk, Detroit,
Mich.; Mrs. A. Weatherwax, Or-
illia; Mrs. Howard Bell, Port
Huron, Mich.; James' Dewar,
Kingston: Frank Whitmore, Ham-
ilton; Mrs William Wheatley,
Toronto; Mrs. Norman Griffiths,
Niagara Falls, Ont.: Mrs. David
McNutt, Hemingford, Que.; Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Pepper, Sudbury,
Mr. andr .
M s Garnet Smith,
Grosse Pointe, Mich.. Mrs. W il-
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MERVYN HANLY
COUNTY MASTER
BLACK KNIGHTS
At the annual meeting of Huron
County Royal Black Knights held
at Blyth, the following officers
were elected:
County Master, Mervyn Haub',
Clinton; Deputy Master, Elmer
Webster, Varna; Chaplain, Har-
vey Hunking, Auburn; Registrar,
Norman Sly, Clinton; Treasurer,
James Turner, Clinton; 1st Lec-
turer. Garnet Cornish, Clinton;
2nd Lecturer, William Falconer,
Clinton; 1st Censor, George Davis,
Exeter; 2nd Censor C. Falconer,
Hans Ball, Highland, Parl, Mich.; ,Blyth; 1st Standard Bearer, Lloyd
Bern, Woodham; 2nd Standard
Mrs. N, Dunford, Toronto; W. H,
Agnew, Jarvis; Charles Thomp-
son, Port Hope; Miss Marion
Thompson, Hamilton; Mrs. Ber-
nice Glousher, Galt; Cecil Van
Horne, Dublin.
T. G. N. "Mike" Coolc, Toronto;
Fred Lawson, Toronto; Mr, and
RCAF Chorus Highly Lauded
by Festival Adjudicator
Clinton RCAF Male Chorus
made a big hit at Huron County
Music Festival performing at the
evening session Thursday last.
Under the able direction of Flt.
Lieut. C. L. "Padre" Harding, the
Chorus sang two numbers: the
test piece, "An Eriskay Love
Lilt," by Kennedy -Fraser, and
"Sweet Kentucky Babe"
•Frank W. Holton, Brantford,. the
adjudicator, awarded the Chorus
88 for the first selection and 85
for the second, a total of 173,
The Harbouraires of Goderich,
and a chorus from Exeter, also
were entered but withdrew be-
fore the competition, which prov-
ed somewhat of a disappointment
to the audience and the members
of the RCAF Chorus.
G. N. Dowker, in behalf of
Standard Chemical Co, (Gode-
rich Salt Co,), Goderich, present-
ed Flt. Lieut, Harding a cash
prize of $25. •
''What a grand way to finish
a very fine Festival,' the ad-'
judicator commented, referring
to the RCAF Chorus. "If we
only had half a dozen male choirs
here tonight! It's hard work.
"I think a lot , of this male
choir," he continued. "The pitch'.
was perfect; in feet, the work
was excellent!" However, he
advised` the Chorus not to let its
rhythm "get out of hand."
The RCAF Chorus is staging
its own eel cert at RCAF Station
on Thursday, May 18.
(A full report of the Music
Feetivel is published on Page,
Seven today.).
Boy Soprano
Winner
DOUGLAS FI:EISCHAUER
13 -year-old son, of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Fleischauer, Clinton,
won first prize, a wrist watch,
with 85 marks, in a class of 11
contestants at Huron County
Music Festival, Goderich, last
week, in boys' vocal solo, 14
years and under. The test piece
was "Drink to me only with
thine eyes." •
Bearer, Alb. Sellers, Blyth; Pur-
suivant, Harry Cricht Clinton;
Pursuivant, George Bailie, Blyth(
1st Committeeman, Joe Lyon,
Blyth; 2nd Committeeman, W.
Mason, Blyth; 3rd Committeeman,
P. H. Gray, Blyth; 4th Commit-
teeman, William Dickie, Wood -
'hem, 5th Committeeman, G. Gib-
son, Blyth; 6th Committeeman.,
,Toe Hamilton, Walton; 7th Com-
mitteeman, William Thuell, Blyth.
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W. D. Wells Re -Opens
Wells Auto -Electric
Elsewhere in. this issue, William
D. Wells announces the re -open-
ing of Wells Auto Electric after
an absence from the local busi-
ness scene .of three years,
Born in Hullett, a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. James Wells,
Mr. Wells attended school at S.S.
12. He entered the garage bud:
ness in Londesboro in 1929. He
secured his basic' training with
General Motors at Oshawa' in
1930, his diploma rating him 98
per cent in electrical, 82 per cent
in fisher body, and 92 per cent
in motor,
Mr. Wells opened his business
in Clinton in 1940, carrying on
until three years ago when he
sold out to Lorne Brown Motors.
For the past three years, he lies
been parts manager of that firm.
He will specialize in carburetion.
ignition and tune-up in the
automotive field.
He was married in 1941 to
Helen T. Yungbiutt. Londesboro,
and they .have one son, Douglas.
He is a, member of Wesley -Willis
United Church, Clinton, and is
a Pastmaster of Rrillett Lodge,
Al', and A.M. 568.
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SUFFERS HEAD INJURY
.(By our Henson correspondent)
jimmy Hyde, 11, son of Mrs.
Lillian Hyde, met with an acci-
dent on Saturday. While sitting
on a tractor in the Hyde Tractor
and Combine Shop, the lever
handle of a plough fell and struck
hitt, on the heed. It was neces-
sary to have several stitches