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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1951-03-22, Page 1Serving for 86 Years THE NEW ERA -86th YEAR THE NEWS-RECORD-71st'YEAR News- No 12: The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951 X%e , 'trot WELL, IT'S SPRING; OFFIC- tally, that is . . , For what is known as the vernal season — venial meaning green — officially arrived at 5.26 a,m. yesterdhyr March 21 . +s s m ' BUT IF YOU DARE PEAK OUT - side your door, it kooks es if Old Meal Winter was just getting un- der way with everything before him . He might as well be king, backed up es be is right today with a foot of snow, all descended from the heavens since Sunday . . . s * AND THAT HAPPENS JUST when the boys of the Iligghways Department were getting ready to store the winner accoutrements and get on with the spring work It was only a few weeks .ago we send inthis column that spring was just around the cor- ner, and then, more reoeney, we reiterated than spring was just about here. . • * * z AND NOW WE FIND THAT THE sap pails en the maples ,are cach- ing snow instead of sap, and it will take a lot of boiling to make maple syrup out of the fluid , * m * AND ALL THIS JUST AT THE Easter weekend! ... xt certainly did not work out verywell for all the Easter visiting, that East- er this year should come the earliest in many decades and ap- parenily in the middle of the winter .. Let us hope the trend changes in time for milady to wear her brand new Easter bom- net—if she got up enough nerve to buy one! . * * * THEY TELL US THAT EASTEtR. won't be as early again until something like the year 2018. . Of eourse, we May be ;wrong there but it is on pretty goad authority . • * * 01111 CONGRATULATIONS TO Add. Leonard G. "Skip" 'Winter, who has just been appointed a Commissioner for taking affi- davits, etc. 4, * n, Primary Steps In Planning Anteing out of the proposed annexation of a portion of the Township of Hullett to include the site of .the proposed new public school and its environs, the proeeedngs of Clinton Town Council, at a special meeting Monday evening, aaaturally gra- vitatedinto a discussion of town planning, After Ald. D. M. Pegg, who has taken a great interest in town planning, had placed the matter squarely before the members, Councill unanimously adopted the foie:neimg motion by Ald. L. G. Winter and Ald. Pegg: "That Mris Council make ap- plication to the Department of Planning and Development to have some form of planning for Clinton end district and that this Cotmcil request someone from the Department be sent to instruct on steps to be taken," Mayor G: W. Nott »resided et the meeting, and all members were present except Deputy Reeve W. J. Miller. Town Solic- • itor Frank Fingland, KC, was present at both the council meet- ing and the committee -of -the - whole meeting whieh preceded et. Taxi Licenses Bylaw No. 8 for 1951, for licensing,. regulating and govern- ing the operation of taxi- cabs in the Town of Clinton, was given first reading end discussed, and second and third readings were tabled for a later meeting. Proposals of the taxi operators, as contained in the bylaw, ere as follows: (1) For one or two pas- sengers from one place to an- other not exceeding one mile, 25 cents; over one mile, ten cents for each additional half -mile or part thereof; (2) For each ad- ditional passenger, ten cents, and each stop between first pick-up and destination, ten cents; (3) Waiting time will be $1.50 -per• bout•, 75 cents per hed'f hour, and less than the half hour in proportion to the above; (4) Out- of-town trips; (a) to the gate of RCAF Station, 50 cents; (b) in- side camp, 75 cerrts; (c) to Adast- ral Park, 75 cents; (d) other out - way.trip 20 cents per mile one way. A above ea<r% dnelude five passengers. Tenders for Gravel Mayor Nott called for the read- ing of the gravel tenders, two in mmber.-...After considerable dis-t eussion, the contract, for screened eruelied gravel was awarded to Levis Contracting Co., Clinton, at 54 cents a cubic yard. The ' other tender was from George 1! Elliott, Clinton, at 65 cents e cubic yard. Parking Bylaw The town's new parking bylaw, on the way for meny a day, was introduced, but was held over for farther changes. Town Hall Safety The safety of the Town Hall- was allwas discussed, regarding large dances, but it was felt that con- ditions did not apply to an Or- dinary crowd attending a show where dancing did not take place, Further action is being taken a- long this line with a view to securing a positive decision after competent inspection. Cigarette Licence Council approved! the request of Howard Turner for a tobacco and cigarette licence. The Mayor and Reeve were re- imbursed to the sum of $25 each to help defray their expenses to Ontario Good Roads Convention in Toronto last month,' Road Conditions Antoine Garon, as a deputation, appealed for some gravel and drainage on Beech St, near his Iaundiy plant, and was promised immediate consideration. A big community sale is being held in Community Park, neer there, to- day. Park Board A deputation from thhe Com- munity Athletic Field Board. (Commonly known as the Park Board) appeared before Council in an endeavour to delineate its status as a Park Board or a Com- munity Athletic Field Board. The (Continued on Page 12) IN OUR HUMBLE OPINION, the Town Council made one of its best moves in a long time when it took the first step to- ward a town planning bylaw Monday evening ... Putting such a bykry into effect now will save a lot of grief later . . , w * * THE Fie EPIDEMIC SEEMS TO have subsided. considerably, aswve don't hear nearly so much talk about it . It was bad while it lasted, however , . . a a, n: REAS. ESTATE ACTIVITY IN town means spring is on the way . John Leiper has purch- ased Gordon Howes' house and lot on. Victoria St, opposite Wesley - Willis ;Church, and }Terry D. Ball has bought an orchard property on Raglan St, from Miss Dally Cantelon Farm real estate in the vi :deity also has been moving . . HOPED YOU NOTICED THAT the g.f.j. has 12 pages today, with plenty of news, pictures, auction salee, classified adlets, end busi- ness advertisemients ... We think it is not a bad Easter gift to our 40,000 readers—our aotuai circula- tion being 2,125.. The Weather 1951 1950 i High Low High Low Mareh 15 38 32 30 19 16 35 28 25 2 17 48 28 32 4 18 4.1 20 28 , 13 19 33 28 25 12* 20 30 15 35 15 21 24 18 37 26 Snow: 11 ins. Snow: 6 ins. Rain: .15 ins. 'Helow Zero (By our Auburn correspondent) At a meeting of Auburn Vile l ge Trustees it was decided to adopt Daylight Saving commenc- ing April 29 and ending Sunday, September 30, Easter Means Rebirth (A CWNA Editorial) may be different from his own. So important is this that the very future of civilization may depend upon It. The message of Easter—that forces of good will always sooner or later triumph over the powers of darkness — gives hope to every human being on earth who can bear it. What a pity it is that so many millions of people have no knowledge of the message that Christ brought to earth! What can we do about it? We can et least make our own belief •in Christianity more vital. Christians in Canada have tend- ed to forget that theirs is a living religion, teaching a way of life that few have ever dared to try. Christianity hes become so en- crusted with doctrine and tradition. and dogma that its fundamental truth has been hidden.. What sort of a world would this be if, even in one country, every person 'tried to fallow the way of life taught by Christ? No one knobs. It has never been done. The rebirth of man to new sanity and new epnsciousnces of his relation to his fellow men must start in the community. From there it must spread to the nation anti hence to other nations, It is not an easy thing to attempt to live ep to the teachings of Christ. Easter would be a good time to start to try to do so. Fester is a challenge to the Christians of the world. They, and they alone, can make kt passible for humanity to survive. They must, through the example of their lives, show others holy, to live so that the forces of evil may, in .tame, be vanquished forever. IT IS SIGNIFICANT than the two great festivals of .the Christian Church should both coanssernorate the birth of Clhnist. Christmas celebrates His coming to earth and Easter His rebirth after having been claimed by death. Birth is ,a' beginning and 'rebirth a be- ginning again. Easter signifies that man can be reborn. Net only does it offer hope of life after death, it also gives mankind hope that, spiritually, the people of the earth can throw off the shackles of the past and go forward into the future with new confidence that the human race need not perish. Forces of destruction have predominated so tar in this twentieth century. Man has been clever: he has invented countless gad- gets to make life easier for those who can afford them; he has cut down space and brought the nations of the earth closer to- gether; he hes probed into the secrets of the universe and has Iearned how to use the power of atoms for warfare. But man has not yet achieved the funda- mental precept that, unless he learns rto live in peace with his fellows, all his clever gad- gets and all his power will, ultimately, destroy him. Man everywhere on earth has yet no be reborn—he has to change his attitudes, his thinking, his very future, Instead of suspicion of his neighbors, he must learn trust; instead of using spies and propaganda, he must learn to use friendship and tolerance; he must learn to get along with his fellow men whose ideas and way of life Easter Hope AT THIS SEASON of the year, our ,thoughts.:.are turned to that man who said, "Suffer little children to come unto Me." At this time, then, it is fitting to con- sider the significance of the Easter seals that we are asked to purchase. Less than 30 years ago the first crippled child came into the arms of an organization that has brought hope and faith into the Dives of thousands sinoe then. Inspired by the de- sire to bring hendicapped children and treat- ment methods toegther, the Ontario Society for Crippled Chldren came into existence at that time. Today it has become the sole or- ganization of its kind in this province, en- dorsed by government and volunteer groups as one doing .a task duplicated by no other. Through its unique assoeiation with ser- vice clubs all over the province --the Lions Club in this community, it seeks out children doomed otherwise to helpless, and often pain- ful, lives of uselessness. It enrols those clubs, For Children too, in raising the funds that bring those eoung patients to the clinics for examination by voluntary specialists.. Its 14 nurses follow them into their homes, see that rehabilitation treatment continues. It envokes the willing co-operation of medical officers of health and medical practitioners who welcome its aid. The Laster seals of the society, sold by its service clubs team-mates, are the financial lifeblood that ,lets the work continue, helps to aid the 4,000 little patients whom it helps arrnually, operates its specially equipped sum- mer camps and its spastic treatment centre near London. Remember what those Easter Seals mean when someone offers them to you. They mean bright new lives and glowing hope for other children who are affi]cted through no fault of their own. Donations may be :forwarded to C. M, Shearing, chairman, Health and Wel- fare Committee, Clinton Ikons Club, POLICE SEEK CULPRITS IN GARAGE JOB The police ere on a strict lookout for the culprits who made a forcible entry to Murphy Bros. Garage, Clinton, between 9.30 p.m. Friday and 8.30 a,m. Satur- day last, and stole approximately $15. z Chief of Poiice Joseph Ferrand reported that entry was made to the office part of elle building through transom on the east side. The thieves picked up the cash in two tin boxes on the Shelves and made their exit through the front door, it is presumed.. The Chief is of the opinion that it was. a "local" job and an arrest emay be made shortly. It takes from 50 to 100 years to produce a tree large enough, for timber. Chamber of Commerce Makes Final Appeal for Members Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce is making its final alemel for members for 1951. An eenounooment elsewhere in this issue indicates that the mem- bership list Glioses shortly, and states that prospective members should get in touch at once with the Member- ship Committee: Niiteheal 1Vio- Adam, K. W. Colquhoun, and C. J, Livermore. Persenneil of the nine stand- ing committees of the Chamber are as follows: Agriculture—G, W. Nott, chair- man; E. J. Jacob, W. .1. Dale, J. H. Murphy, Melvin Crieh, S. M. Middleton. Constitution and Belaws--Frank Fingland, KC, cbairman; R. G, McCann, H. C, Lawson. Industrial -- L G,, Winter, chairman: H. E. Hartley, H. D. Ball, Lawrence Haughton, Nfembership Mnteheai McAdas>t, chairman; 1 .'W. Colquhoun, C. J. Livermore. 43.4 National Affairs—W. H. Robin- son, ceei,rhnan; M. T. Corless, F. B. Pennebaker, W. J. Miller, Public Relations and Civic ---G. R. Foster, chairman; R. S. Mac- aulay, J. 0. IdeLay, Douglas Bantlif, Clayton Dixon, Dr. D. B. Palmer. Retail Merchants --G. E. RWm- ball chairman; W. C. Newcombe, G. B. Beattie, R. 8. Campbell, C. A. Johnon, W. A. Aiken, J. A. Sutter, Burton Stanley, D. G. Bell, Wilbur Martin, R. N. Irwin, J. A..Anstett, C. J. Livermore. Tourist and Publtcity — H, R. Hawkins, chairman; L. E. Martin, W. B. McAlpine, Claude Daw, Lorne J. Brown. C. W. Draper, J. W. Nediger, Frank Cook, H, B. Bartliff, J, Cree Cook. Town Planning - D: M. Pegg, chairman; C. M. Shearing, W. N. Counter, Clinton Staniiforbh. Cheirmen of committees meet regularly with. the Board of Directors once e month to dis- cuss their committee projebta, COMING EVENTS Gordon R. Hearn, Optometrist, will be in Clinton, at the home of Mrs. B. C. Hearn, Huron St., Friday and Satturdey, March 23 and 24. Please note change of date. 12-b The Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mechde ettery Friday night is e swell toasce to nstimulating mus of Don Robertson an Ranch Boys. 12-13-p Annual Masquerade Dance, Bayfield Agricultural Society, Wednesday, March 28, Prizes for costumes. Lnew for Lions Club 31 -pound Easter egg. 11-12-b The D.D. Show is just one week away—March 29 and 30. Look for Dizzie Dazie's "D.D. Dis- closures " on another page inside, In Hospital L,'uPL. alas. M. COLQUHOuN Formerly of Clinton, who is recovering in British Com- monwealth Il:ospitei, Kure, Japan, front arm wounds suf ferecl in action with the PPCLI in Korea March 7. He wile removed there by plane March 10, according to a tole- d ae,n received by his mother, Mrs. et. W. Colquhoun, Cal- gary, Alta„ from the Director of Army Personnoi. Post Office Hours Friday and Monday Postmaster G. 34. Counter has announced the following hours wbieh will he in effect at the Post Office for the two holidays, Good Friday, and Easter Mon- day. Two-hour servtce will be giv- en at the wicket on Good Fri- day, the wicket being open from 10.30-11.30 este and from 12.30- 1.30 p.m. On Easter Monday four- hour service will be given, the wicket being open from 9.30- 7.1.30 a.m., and from 12.30-2.30, p.m. The lobby will he open on both occasions for the usual holi- day period, and not just at the periods when the wicket is open. 12 Pages Today 6c a Copy $2 50 a Year Heavy Damage Done In County ome Fire Red Cross Drive Here" Next Week Clinton's Red Cross Campaign will be conducted next Tues- day - Wednesday - Thursday, March 27-28-29. Aethough no objective has been set, the amount raised last ,year from Clinton and immediate district, including RCAF, was in excess of $1,700. A house-to-house canvass will be made, stapes A. J. McMurray, general chair- man. Chairmen for the various wards are as follows: St. Geo- rge's, ,T. G. MeLay; St. John's, G. R. Foster; St. James', G. H. Jefferson; St. Andrew's, W. H. Robinson. The Clinton canvass will in - elude RCAF and Brucefield lett Varna and Hayfield are organized separately. CLINTOW VOTE ON NEW SCHOOL PLANNED MAY 14 "Are you in favour of the Town of Clinton issuing de- bentures in the amount of $300,000 for the erection of a new public school?" The above is the question which will appear on the ballot when property owners of Clinton go to the polis on Monday, May 14, to decide ,the future of the towns elementary educational facilities. Following receipt of a request from the Public Scheel Clinton Teem Council, et a spec- ial meeting Monday evening, passed Bylaw No. 9 for 1951 "to make provision for a vote of the ratepayers on the proposed erection of a new public school." Voting will 'take pQace from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 14, Owners of property assessed at more than $200 will Neve the privilege of passing on the ex- penditure. The question: arose that if the cost of the new school ekceoded the $300,000 provided for in the bylaw, would that require fur- ther action, Town Solicitor Frank Fingland, KC, who was present, stated that If there was an excess amount, the additional expenditure would have to go back to another vote. Aid! M. J. Agnew asked if Council felt that annexation of the seven aeres necessary for the site of the new school should precede the vote. It was slated that sash would i be necessary. Accordingly, Council discussed the matter and appointed Mayor G. W. Nott, Reeve Dr. G. S. El- liott and Aid. D. M. Pegg, to investigate this phase of the project, JUNIOR FARMERS ELECT SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES Fire of unknown origin caused heavy darrnage at Huron County Home, south of Clinton,. last night, completely destroying a large shed and contents. The shed was entirely destroy: ed along with: 24 young pigs, which were smothered to death; two modern tractors; an •old model automobile; various implements; ten tons of fertilizer; and a large quantity of seed grain. Three Fire Brigades Through plucky efforts on the part of. the Clinton, RCAF and Bayfield Fire Brigades, the fire was kept front spreading to the main building of the County Home, approximately 200 feet, distant. The large barn also was sav- ed, although it caught on fire several times. On each occasion, the blaze wes extinguished. Fire Spread Quickly Situated only 14 feet from the main barn, the wooden shed was a mass of flames when the fire- men from Clinton arrived about 9.45 p.m. Chief efforts then were concentrated on saving the other valuable buildings and contents in the immediate area. ' Four hundred hens were oc- cupying one end of the shed, but they all were saved except two, as there was 'less difficulty in getting them out. Difficult Conditions It was a bitter night for the firemen to fight a blaze, on ac- count of Iow temljeratures and much snow and ice. Fortunately, the County Home is on +Clinton town water supply and p;;essure in the hydrants was good. Clinton Fire Brigade arrived beck in town about 1 a.m. to- day after an absence of three - and -a -half hours, Fire Chief Grant W. Rath said it was a tough fire to fight, but that everyone was pleased that main barn and County Home building itself, were saved. TUCKERSMITH SCHOOL AREA LOSES TEACHER Tuckersmith Township School Area Board met in S.S. 4 Tues- day, March 13. Members present were: Chairman, J. Melntosh; Trustees H. Jdhns, N. McLean land G. Bell. A letter et resignation from Miss M. Campbell, S.S. 7, effec- tive at the end of June, was read, The Board accepted with re- gret, Miss Campbell's resignee tion, and instructed secretary to advertise the position. The reports of Dr. 11. M. Ardis, MHO, covering inspection of the Area schools, were considered. It was decided to request Caustic Sanitation Ltd. to visit schools 1, 4, 5 and 8. James Love, auditor, addressed the Board, explaining in detail the auditor's report on last year's operations. He stated tonal receipts were $33,736.79, which included the balance on hands at Decentler 31, 1949. The total expenditures were $26,137.38, leaving total balance of 59,599.41. The revenue and expendtttue account cover- ing the year's operations, were revenues of 525,616,75 and pay- ments of $25,328.48, leaving a surplus of 5238.91 on the year's operations. Mr. Love made e recommenda- tion that trustees should be paid the statutory fee of 55 for each meeting attended. The Board accepted the audit- or's report end reconimendatien. and thanked Mr. Love for his attendance. The followleg accounts were ordered paid: flack Hood, instruc- tional supplies, $965.19; Ed Finks, repairs to water cooler, S.S. 1, 70; HEPC, Hydro, S.S. 4, $21.89; Canadian Oil Co., fuel oil, $72; Herman Cricfh, supplies, S 5. 4, $6.43. The March meeting of Clinton Junior Farmers was held in tate CDCI Auditorium on Tuesday evening, March 13, Guests at the meeting were Seaferth Jun- ior Farmers. E. M. MacLeod gave an in- structive talk on. Income Tax forms and of filling them out Properly. Fred Wilson outlined some of the Clubs which ere be- ing Formed for 1951. Members nominated to Clinton Spring Fair Board were Glen Wise, Lloyd Holland and John Campbell. Delegates appointed to attend the' Junior Farmers' annual meet- ing and conference art ,Guelph from April 22 to 24 are Alvin Wise end Don Campbell, This is the seventh enteral provincial meeting, The annual meeting of Huron County Junior Farmers will be held in the Boars; Room of the Agricultural Office on March 28. Clinton delegates to this meeting are Bob Allan, John Campbell, Fred Gibson and Glen Wise. Public School Board Gives Its Reasons For New School This is the sixth of a series of articles prepared by Clinton Public. School Board and de- signed to acquaint the citizens of Clinton with the need for a new Public School. The Town Council, after e meeting with the Public School Board, decided .11 vitas necessary for a project such as ours to go before the people. We aha}.ted them to arrange a vote as soori as possible and suggested May 14, 1951. We want this vote es soon as possible as all .our town services need extra financing and we feel the school should come first. A town like ours which is growing rapidly hes to increase all services to same extent that the town grows, The Collegiate,. Hydro and waterworks need extra financing tits year, . ,we quite realize above-mentioned services are not as expensive to the tax- payer as axpayer,-as ours bkvt we also feel that their services have not been as badly neglected as ours have been. Ail our reports show an in- crease in children to be educated in this town and we have not enough accommodation to prop= erly educate he children we have attending at present. The twain reboot i.s overcrowded and es mentioned before, we have two classrooms in church base- ments. Our outside classrooms have no playgrounds and our school playground not adequate to the number el pupils we are educating. It utas been proved by statistics that training in sports and play is very import- ant to good citizenship and study. In winter we have no reereation- s i room, therefore our teachers are handicapped in their teach- ing of good sportsmanship. With our classrooms as over- crowded as they are, if some child needs special attention a terct}er has not time to give it. We 'realize education is expen- sive to us taxpayers but the future. of Canada depends quite consid- erably on how we train -our children in early school years. After the joint meeting which followed, a basketball match was played, Clinton defeating the visitors from Seafonth,