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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1950-07-27, Page 1• TRE No- 30 111 FRA -84th YEAR Oft vrbe , 'tr5t Column IT'S CERTAINLY NICE TO SEE the main streets marked clearly with yellow lines for parking and those concerned seem „ to ,have.done `a good job ..How- ever, one of the biggest we got was the fact ; that there is parallel parking on only wereone side—the west • told some time ago by ;a Prom- inent ineinent member of Council that it was planned to have parallel parking on both sides, in order to allow a wider right-of-way for through vehicles . . Both streets are King's Highways • • i `* JUST THE. OTHER DAY, THE Department of Highways gang went though and placed a beauti- fulwhite line squarely down the middle of both highways • • • That is out nowfine, sthat southbound d t afit - ticc on Albert and Victoria Streets has a clear road with parallel parking on that side, but north- bound traffic is bedevilled with angular parking -and a clear strip five feet less in width . We measured it ourselves, and we find that it is 15 feet from a parked car to the centre line on the West side, while it is only ten feet to the centre line from the outside corner of a parked car on the east side However, we'll see how. it works out; the bylaw can be changed at any time , • 4 5 * HATS OFF TO CLINTON HOR- ticultural Society on the fine new flag pole it erected in Library Park Tuesday afternoon When the new flag arrives, it will give the Park quite a gala appearance during the Old Boys' Reunion • Bayfield suety -six Houes Occupied The other "town" of Clinton, situated on the RCAF Station, is developing into . quite a village. Houses occupied now total 66, with increases taking place daily. Total housing accommodation is 145, so that the houses are still less than hhlow occupied. e , before the It won't be 'long, "town" is complete. Every day, improvement is be- ing made in the streets and lawnsment promises to be a and real beauty spot, possibly in less time than some might think. *' * * THE NEW POLE IS A GODE- rich Township native, near Bay- field, and came -from the bush of James Lindsay ... Including the hall installed on the top, the pole is 41 feet 6 inches in length, of good sound red cedar . . ,. The base is nine inches square and the whole is painted aluminum which glints brightly in the sun- shine • ,•• School Worlb Started Preliminary construction work in connection with the new six - roomed public school has com- menced. by Sterling Construction Co:, Limited, Windsor, a firm which recently was awarded the contract. ' Moved Recently Personnel, now living on Ed- monton Road, in the new Parker development in the south eastern portion of the camp, with their former addresses are: Fit.' Lieut. H. M. Miller, Ot- tawa; WO2 T. Foster, Goderich; WO2 J. G. Ultican, Clinton; , Fit. Sgt. P. Perrault. Clinton; Flt. Sgt. W .E. Johnson, Goderich; Fit. Sgt. R. A. Round, Clinton; Sgt. A. 3. Hughes, Lucan; Sgt. W. T. Mc - Lemon, Bruc ef' ield. Cpl. W. M. Averill, Stanley Towpshiv: LAC W. V. Colwill, RCAF Station, Clinton; LLC A. M. Curran, Clinton; Sgt. Clow, Brucefield; LAC D, G. DOonan, Goderich; LAC J. W. B. Interesting Article Les ecque, Clinton; LAC R. A. J. Boyle, Clinton; G'PL. L. V. Nor- ris,Clinton * ,q * JUST AS THE OLD BOYS' RE - union is approaching on horse- back at a great rate of speed, so is the acceleration increasing in connection with the unorganized "paint -up clean-up" campaign a- round town these days . The latest names to add to our roll of honour of business places, in addition to those noted recently include: Ontario Department of Highways local headquarters on King St.: McPherson Bros. Gar- age, Groves Electric, Husty's Shoe Repair, Bell and service Mutch, r ' , Clinton -Locker . O. whet a difference a little plywood and paint can make! . , ews - CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1950 Vry' Ca�'�11�T�•Lions Sia..... l Largest est Attendance At Four Carnivals Nr, S -RECORD -71st YTP� The Home Paper with the New*, Huron Wing No. 425, RCAF Association, Chartered duly The charter recent Huron cere Wingat oRCA Staytion, Clinton. Canadian Alr ABOVE" pictureatshowsaW ng. Com- mander pre- sented at a M.Roberts, tceremonyreceiving the minder John it Marshal W. A. Curtis,c CB, CBE„ presidentSC, ED, Chief of the Air Staff, Ottawa, charter from Air Huron Wing is actively soliciting membership among RCAF veterans residing in Huron County. * 4. CLINTON CA * ME IN FOR . A . good deal of notice in two radio broadcasts or, Sunday, so that the town was really on the air as well as being on the map . . . In "Neighborly News" over a CBC network at ten o'clock, Don Fairbairn gave another "plug" for the Old Boys' Reunion, men- tioning the fact that it would be broadcast from Clinton Lions Arena Sunday morning, August Recalls Days of '89' camther families will becombe e A. T. Cooper brought to this to camp ready for occupancy, office the outer day a very int - The fifty houses in the original Ritchie development, immediately er sing ale which has through the been west of the Parker development, Iwell-preserved is an outline of the meetings have been. occupied for some Time, of the Young People's Christian ----o Work Association meetings of TOO MUCH RAIN Rattenbury St. Methodist Church, C.Al1SiES DELAY Clinton, from January to June, CLINTON SCOUTS HOLD SPLENDID WEEKEND CAMP Under the leadership of their Assistant Scoutmaster, Flying Of- ficer Hugh Paterson, a number of members of. First Clinton Lions Troop of Boy Scouts attended a weekend camp at Forrester's camp site on the Maitland River, north of Holmesville add 'across the river in Colborne Township. The boys left town Friday, returning on Sunday, during BUT HAY GOOD lass. ! Of all those whose names are 1 which time they mdulg listed . as taking part, as far as hikes, swimming, games, and "Rain during the week caused we can ascertain, there are only ` eating! They had one large tent further delay in haying "era-�two itv ing today—John Cooper, and two small tents and found 'n 'in Toronto, and Israel Taylor: little harder than sleeping in bed. it%es ofiMr. cant' tions. Cons idarable 1 q hay which was bailed, early would. appear to be spoiled and some 5 * 5 "HOME TOWN EDITOR", OVER CHLO, St. Thomas, at 1.45 p.m., also was very kind . . As well as mentioning three birthdays noted in last week's NEWS - RECORD, he talked a good deal about the Reunion, including the Broadcast, and mentioned the fact that this g.£j• was going to put out a special souvenir edition to mark the '15th anniversary of the incorporation of Clinton as a town . , . Many thanks! . . A, * e OUR BEST WISHES FOR A quick recovery are With George L. Ellis, co -publisher of The Goderich Signal -Star, who is a patient in Westminster Hospital, London, where he underwent an operation last week . It will be a fortnight before ho is able to leave the hospital , • Cooper's brother, now rend- sleeping on the ground just a 1 g now residing iii Lindon• but nevertheless quite an expel hay w b rued in the le Others whose names appear in- fence. R. G. Bennett, Clinton, agricui- . elude: Rev, 3, Livingstone,'Fred The Scouts included: Carl Mur- tural' representative, for Huron Jackson, D. Calbiek. Miss Lizzie ray, Lorne Carter, Bill •Mornay, Rev. Joseph Edge. S Gordon $cr bbins, Donald re reported today. ' Beesley, Ken County, pAnnaChambers, Miss Cor - cordon «rs• n'S e.i . h P W. consider -h S caused.cot 'n �Bstet: a rains r e vv'n Hgrain par -Lee, "Butch" McLare , able lodging inspring Holmes. J. A. Beed, T. I. F.man• Art Tyndall, and Bill ocularly in the north part of the iHilliard, W. H. Beesley. Robert 1,-e county and the wet weather Holmes, A. 3. Holloway, J. Me- , Tideswell. would also appear to he having Math, Miss Emma Rumball, Mrs. The lads already are planning a' detrimental effect in the growth .e O Debtor Peter Cantelon, another such camping weekend. of field beans. Mr. Bennett ---o -- Other Hodgins. Youn Butcher Breaks e making good � Order Copies Early Of Special Edition Persons desiring copies of next week's Old Boys' Souvenir Edition of The NEWS -RECORD -i are advised to order - early to ensure receiving them, as the demand is expected to be heavy. The paper will be published on Thursday, August 3, in plenty of time for the Reunion. The' edition willpice tures replete and with interesting historical material, celebrating the '75th anniversary of the in- corporation of Clinton as a towndand the 85th anniversary of the publication of The News - Record through the o'riginal New Era. The business shays peoplemaY are planning interesting photographs repro- duced in their advertisements. Deadline for advertising copy is this Saturday to guarantee publication. (By, Staff Reporter) According to Charles Scotch - mer, president of the CluB and general chairman, Bayfield Lions Club Carnival lest evening sport- ed the largest attendance of any since the event was started: It was the _fourth annual._ Carnival, and was held in Lions to al Park. Although Agricul- tural were not available last night, it was expected that a substantial sum of money had been raised for the improvement of recrea- tional facilities at the:Park. During the early part of the evening, Clinton Legionettes and Zurich girls played a 10-10 ten - inning draw in an exhibition ladies' softball match. In a men's game, Centralia defeated Hayfield by a one-sided score. Clinton Band in Attendance Clinton Citizens' Band march- ed from the Post Office through the main business section of Bay- field to get things started in fine style, and then played a very keine concert in Agricultural Park. 'The Band's offerings were great- ly enjoyed. SCHOOL LEASED • trGames aofull f sll and chance at - house during the T GODERICH evening, and the large bingo was FOR MUSEUM so popular that there was a line- up for seats most of the time. Feats of magic and fortune tel - The Historic Committee of ling also added to the enjoyment Huron County Council has a- of all. greed to lease Central Public A dance took place in Bay - School building, Goderich, from field Pavilion following th e Goderich Public School Board, to Carnival. Valuable Prizes Drawn be used as a museum. The time the lease will run Ted illMack and Charles Scons Ted tchmer asavies, o long as the building is used for that purpose. The'county is conducted the draw for the var- to pay $1 a year, and if at any ious prizes from the top of a time it ceases its use as a mus- truck, with a large crowd gath- eum, it will revert to the school ered round. board. The county is to pay the Eight prizes were drawn, win - insurance and keep the building Hers fern Fraser,Jr., 16, in repair and will get absolute Bay - possession on October 10. field, Evelyn e, bGraue; drawn. by Mary Collection u— lfEainge Former Residents Feted Ere Departure Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Van. Home, former residents of Clinton, who have moved to Hensel" where Mr. Van Horne has been appointed agent of the CNR, were honour- ed before leaving Dublin where they have been residing, A group of friends gathered in Looby's Hall, Dublin, on Wednes- day evening last and an enjoy- able social time was held. An address was made by Major Al- len, Staffs, and William Staple- ton, H. Pugh and Thomas But- ters, ters, made the presentation of a' lazy -boy chair, a bronze table ash tray and a purse of money. Mr, Van Horne made a very fit - l. ting reply. A social hour of dancing fol- lowed to the music of the De Laney -McQuaid orchestra after served. .as which a dainty lunch w All joined in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Van Horne much happiness in their new home• Miss Lizzie Washington, J. C. Detlor, Be o gins• GEOLOGISTS HERE to will be working inthis ancient ani- mals that might arc. aeo Clinton, t' Purchased two tons J. H. Neill, Gerrie, was an- of coal; drawn by Malcolm pointed curator at the 1949 Jan- Clarke; nary session of the County Coun- 3 -Mrs. C. C. Tweedie, Gode- pco His famous collection of rich, mixmaster; drawn by Stevie $4,000 r relics, purchased for Scotchmer; $4,000 by Huron County will bede 4—Miss Dorothy L. Reinke, 91 the nucleus of the county Wentworth South, Hamilton, a museum collections, school teacher summering at Mr. Neill will be provided with BA, a y f tel e l Other crops ar progress with wheat harvesting ARCH Every Bone in Wrist underway in earlier sections of Two archaeologists the county Engaged in trimming * f * WHILE WORKING IN T H E garden, during the past week, we have been intrigued with a per- iodic sound resembling that of a racoon I orn o an owltfind r something t h e consulted Jabez Rands, Clinton's leading . ornithologist . . . He states that the sound comes from , a bird' known as a "mourning dove,". so -named bemuse of the mourning' nate in its call These birds are not rare in this district, are brown in colour and about the size of a robin, but with many of the physical char- acteristics of a domestic pigeon They build flat nests on limbs of. high spruce trees . That. puts out•mind at rest . 17 A R L IE R THIS SUMMER, local fishermen found lamprey eels on fish caught in the Hay- field River between Clinton and Seaforth, miles from the mouth of. the river at Bayfield Among the methods. so far used in an'all-out war against the parasites are traps placed at the mouths of streams in the lakes . Lamprey are caught when they attempt to run up rivers to spawn . The drive has been fairly successful, especially, on the USA side of Lake Huron . l. The Weather 1950 1949 High Low High Low8 July 20 72 54 7 7 84 56 21 15 4 22 80 53 80 64 23 61 58 74 50 24 76 55 85 53 25 73 59 87 70 26 77 57 89 70 Rain: .55 ins. Rain; .71 ins. district during in a tree J. Stirling, ex-Reexetdof the next few weeks, in search overhanging Stanley's Abbatoir, FraserGoderich Township,stated that for the remains of Grant. Irwin, 22, fractured his left s Stirling,3 concessionloadsix, give a clue to arm,just above the wrist, about fromto ht eslarge loads Week.of Tay the h logy of the region 10,3a.m. Friday last, Thirty from eigha sexes this.dThe They are Thomas six bones in the arm were:re- quality was excellent and seems arch- aeologist of the i�T +{ n l Tnuaeum ported broken. that way all over this district, Mr. Stirling said he had been up to Wiarton last week but hadn't seen any better crepe than in Goderich Township, a E. Lee, arch- a o ,Ottawa, and K. C. A. Dawson, Irwin, a young butcher emnloy- graduate student of the Univ I ed by the firm, attempted to sbo of Toronto. Farmers here- swing from the limb m the top abouts are asked to cooperate. of the building when a branch of the willow tree snapped clean, and "he fell about 25 feet over the side of the building to the ground, striking both arms on the side in the descene. His right arm was sprained. He was removed to Clinton Public Hos- pital, and will have his arm in a sling for several weeks. Public Health Nurse D B on Fairbairn of Radio Fame, orn on Farm, Still Farmer "Neighborly News" cnmmo>n, - tator Don Fairbairn, who will, broadcast from Clinton Lions Arena Sunday morning, August 6, Probably would be a farmer now if he wasn't a victim of hay fever—he's allergic to every- thing from horses. to plant and tree pollen with• the believe -it- or -not exception of ragweed. I The broadcast, which will feature "Salute to Clinton!", with Dr. J. W. Shaw and other well- known Clintonians, and . "Neigh- borly News", will formpart of the Old Boys' Reunion Celebra- tion to commemorate the 75th anniversaryof the incorporation of Clinton as a town. It will be presented jointly by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation arid CLINTON NEWS -RECORD at 9.30 am. interest is added in the feet that The NEWS -RECORD also is, celebrating its 85th anniversary, the original new Era having been published first in July 1865. Nevertheless, in spite of his exile from: the farm, Don's career is bound . up with life "in those important centres outside the +cities." Successor to the beloved Andy Clarke, who" earned the title "Mayor of. Little Places" as Neighborly News original broad- caster, Don is becoming almost as much an institution in the rural. areas and smaller communities of Ontario and Quebec as the gen- eral store. on his Don was brought up " family's fruit farm at Beams - vile, and attended the Hamilton Normal School and Ontario Agri- cultural College.. His activities to cru, in; his years at school seem have forecast the course he was to follow when his hay fever chased him from the field and stable—during those years, e spent almost as much time edit - -. radio -phonograph; living quarters in the building b VIeiry Mack which will be inspected by the 5—i{eith Jae awn y -"Joe" " Brandon, Bay - historic committee August 1• field, two tires and tubes; drawn met" atchm er' c Howie 5 committee ithe the ne by with Public School Board at 6—I. K. Adnatt, The Little Inn, the request of the latter prior Bayfield, two pressure cookers or to the meeting with Mrs. Frank silver tea service; drawn by Curry, chairman of the board Teddy Turner; presiding, when the lease ofrtthe e 7—L• W. Payne. Listowel, ail- two pressure sure rp a service e 0 was g +e tea school r 94 -year-old - eaKathryn 94 ' ycookers; drawn. by upon. Members of the Historic Com- Welsh; mittee are: C. E. Asquith. Aub- 8—Betty Lou Nediger, Clinton, urn; Harry McCreath, Colborne aluminum dawn lawn y retry Met ve Township; George H. Jefferson, pieces; Clinton; Warden Cecil H. John- Two dor pries: (1)rofFraser Fraser Reeve Stanley Snyder, Col- Stirling, borne Township and Reeve Ar- kets; (21 Alvin McBride, Kipper, thus Nicholson, Tuckersnlith set ishes. Cof tea hairman Extends Thanks Chairman Charles Scotchmer extended the heartfelt thanks of Bayfield Lions Club to all those who had supported the Cterniva'. and thanked them for their attendance, New Grain Elevator Nearing Completion C. W. Leonhardt Township. Hensall Police Chief James R. Stirling, ex Reeve of (By our ecial i etingi correspondent) suffered a At a special meeting of Hen- Goderich er seriousot ishweek. A fine salt VillageCouncil Friday night,Mit- ear -old steer, weighing a- July 21, C. heonhardt, tf bound was noticed oof 'C receivedoP the appointment toube missing from the grazing Utility of Police and Public man for the Village at thea remains ofs the animal was c $125 a. month.;found in the bottom of'an old commence August 1. well at the house on the old There were eight applications, dry arm. The steer had fallen seven being from outed ao sine- through the cover of the well Mr. Leonherdtihas held a prices, the animal was liar positionuin Mitchell for the worhiabot $300, past four years. LOSES FINE STEER Huron Crop Improvement Members See Experiments Members and guests of Huron Crop Improvement Association held their annual twilight meet- ling eet ding Friday evening last. ins ro sass on Transferred from Here'ing experiments in p g two farms near Exeter. More than 100 people rivet - Huron - County Health Unit ling in a long queue of cars. of stopped first at the 160 -acre farm of Ellerington Brothers, R. 1 Centralia, to inspect work being .I done ' on pasture for beep oatr.tP. From there, the cavalcade went to the farm of Harry Strang. northeast of Exeter. R f;•, Rereettrlintre, eerie cultural representative for Huron County, was masteeaof ch c remon- ies, introducing speakers. First was Prof. James ':.au7h- land, Field Husbandry Depart- ment, Guelph, Ontario explained the ol- lege, 16 different varieties of oats and 'barley being- grown oil experi- mental plots on the. Strang farm. End result of the. experiment will be determination of the varieties most suitable to this particular district. R. J. Bryden, soils department, OAC, explained, the use of strip cropping and grass waterways in. farm ponseravtion work. K. S. Murphy, field man for the crops. ' weeds and seeds branch,'spoke on weed control Board announces the tri DON. FAIRBAIRN ing school magazines, writing articles, taking part in debates and directing and acting in plays, as he did with his studies. So, when. he left OAC' in 1935, it was only natur. arl that he should look for a career in which he could combine his abilities as a writer and talker with his know- ledge of agriculture. Radio was the career he chose, From OAC Don moved to To- ronto and: shortly afterwards was working with Rex Frost on the Canadian Co -Operative Wool Growers' Livestock 'Discussion. Club of the Air. During the next four years, he a ioFarmers and Inst itute p res rdF n theJunior 'I :.tri of the S g learned the tricksLunch. was served at , trade and tame to the conclusion aKion regular Iceecrea, sialTuesday. home it s simple e — keep idea repeating it - ust . Ice cream social cB bats w n tib and picturesiiof the were a - it simple — repeating it — of Mr. and Mrs. (Continued on Page Five) Everyone bring cookies. 30-b shown. transfer Miss Dorothy Wick, Ree. N.. from the Clinton district to take over duties as public health nurse for C,ode"icll. Miss Wick is a graduate of the Women's Colter Hospital, Tor- onto, and received her pub'ie health training at the University of Toronto. She has had prev- ious nublic health experience in the Victorian Order. of Nurses, Toronto, and has been on the Health Unit staff for the past year. The Health Unit maintains a branch office in Goderich Town Hall which will be used by the two public health nurses. COMING E.VEn TS Fent cents a word: tninimum '75 cents It doesn't just happen. Those '�r"e crowds that attend Crystal Palace Ballroom Dances at Mit- chell every Friday night. There's reason Come, see for yourself, Statesman Passes (By our Hensall correspondent The new grain.elevator bein built by George T. Mickle an Sons is nearing completion, an will be ready for this year crop. It will hold more the 15,000 bushels of grain in i eight large hoppered bins. Mod elm equipment installed in tt building will take care of ru orders, and a new cleaner wi take grain et the rate of 2,0i bushels per hour and special u loading equipment has a capaci of 10-12 trucks every hour. '1 air blower will facilitate .t loading of railway cars• The building is of wood co struction and is 65 feet high. is 20 by 40. •Laird lelickle of Hensen Ta naMickle, Ridgetown,and his er9 Gye young in June, and oldest ret ed businessman in Ridgetown, still very active. PETER THFI CLOWN "Peter the Clown" has le engaged by Clinton Old Be Reunion Committee for the en period of the Reunion, and be seen daily on the streets in Community Park; where any activity is taking pl Children love Peter the Ch because he loves tem. He merly was with Singling Broil and Barnum and Bailey Show FINE BAND CONCERT Clinton Citizens'.Band pres ed an excellent concert in Pt Library Park Thursday eve Last, with a good. attendance citizens. The Band has been gaged for she entire period the Old Boys' Reunion, Au 5-9. 0 A Smile for Tode g d d s n is e 11 0 n- n e a 30-1-n Huron County Junior Farmers' and pasture improvement work. second annual church service,The group inspected work being Wingham Presbyterian'Church, done is brush killing near the Sunday. July 30, at 8 pm., Fie, 'Strang farm. C. L.Harding. speaker, eaker, special ; J. A. Garner, director of agri- » music by County Junior Farmers 'cultural extension, Provincialtueiwas ent as a guest De - choir, everyone welcome. ' 30-b 'pertinent of Atrstupe meeting. RE HON. WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE ICING Prime Minister of 'Canada for 21 years, whose death occurred in • Ottawa Saturday, July 22, in his 76th; vear. 'A state funeral was held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, yesterday afternoon, with in- terment tardiness taking place in Mount 1 deliveries. rvl Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, tq- day. Thousands filed past his bier while it rested in the Hall and day, my team of horses B Fame of the Parliament ed out; Third day, my boa tops above I tree wedgedm ,Wedn es- Tuesday and Buildings I day ,Grove.' n- It Is ge rs ir- is en ys' ire wilt nd ver cc, wn for- ems s, at- blie ni 0 en gus Deluge De Luxe After three days and nights o steady downpour, the rural mai carrier ori a back country rout was requested to make a repos concerning s r ness n ac complishing He ote "First day, busted tire chains an kept getting stuck in mud; Sec pla ge ion