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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1951
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A PLENTITUDE OF MOISTURE
this year has produced almost
abnormal growth in some 'plants
A ease in point is the potato
crop which has shown signs of
going to seed before the spuds
have matured :.. A Londesboro'•
reader brought a sheaf of po-
tatostalksthat had gone to seed
into the office the other day for
our inspection, and upon further
inquiry, we found. that there had
been : quite a number of them in
this district . . The green seeds
look, for all the world, . like
small, green tomatoes ,
HARVESTING OPERATIONS
hereabouts have been aided to
some extent by the odd nice day
here and there, but the loss in
some crops has been, rather
heavy, notably in wheat and po-
tatoes . The summer of 1951
will go down in history as one
of the "dampest" on record , ..
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ERVIN J. "D I C K" JACOB,
manager of Huron County Home,
and Lorne Brown, of General
Motors fame, jointly own a steed
from which they ,expct great
things "Johnnie G" is his
name and he ran in the two-
year-old pace in the Stratford
races Monday . against a strong
fieldHe finished third in
the first heat in a field of 11
starters, but didn't do so well
in the second"Miss Chips
W.", owned by lick Jacob, fin-
ished sixth and ninth in the
2.26 pace .
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A CLEVER PIPER IS RONALD
Ross of the Bannockburn Pipe
Band, Varna.. Competing in
the' Highland Games at Port El-
gin Monday, he won top honours
Piper Ross, who hails from
the Land o' the Heather, is with
the RCAF at Clinton, and is a
regular member of the Bannock-
burn Band. Incidentally, the
band played in Goderich Monday
evening and will be on hand at
Brucefield tonight
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C L I N T O N HORTICULTURAL
Society has been ' doing a ,good
job this year, with a Iot of im-
provement work to its credit in
the various public spots around
town, as well es foundation
planting at Clinton Public Hos-
pital . . . The Society is staging
its annual flower show in the
Town Council Chamber Saturday,
August 18, with several contests
especially designed for the boys
and girls of the community
An announcement is published
elsewhere in this issue . .
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RECENTLY,' HURON .COUNTY
Council passed a resolution that
The Canada Temperance Act be
repealed in this county . , . Now,
Perth County Council on Tues-
day endorsed this resolution
A THREE-DAY DEER SEASON
in Western Ontario was opposed
in a resolution of Elgin County
Council endorsed by Perth Conn-
' oiI at the latter's session in Strat-
ford Tuesday , . . "You may not
be able to put your nose outside
the door vrithou.t getting it shot
off," one member commented...
We sincerely hope that will not
happen—especially to a county
councillor .
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JUST IN PASSING, THE CBC
announces that a number of Win-
nipeg artists, who are heard reg-
ularly on CBC programmes, will
entertain delegates to the an-
nual convention of the Canad-
ian Weekly Newspapers Associa-
tion in Winnipeg Tuesday next,
August ' 14, commencing at 8.30
p.m. (EDT)
BRUCEFIELD'S -
FIRE TRUCK
NOW ON HAND
Brucefield fire department has w
received delivery of its new fire
truck.
Representatives of the Town-
ships of Tuckersmith end Stanley
and the Brucefield fire depart-
rnent have been negotiating for
the new truck for the past sev-
eral months.
The new truck has a capacity
of three lines of hose and is
equipped with fog nozzles and a
400 -gallon tank. The pumper has
a 200 pound pressure maximum.
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2,125
Copies
A Week
6c a Copy $2.50 a Yeao
ar
4,500 Customers Affected: by Hydro Changeover
News of Bayfield
Representative'
Mas Lucy R. Woods
John Brent left on Tuesday to
spend a few days in New York.
Rev. and Mrs. P. Renner left
on Sunday to spend a week at
Cottam.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bryant, Lon-
don, are spending a few days at
their cottage.'
Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown, Detroit,
are spending a vacation at
"Shangri-La."
The WA made plans for :the
bazaar to be held on Saturday,
August 11.
Mrs. G. S, Atkinson, London,
has been the guest of Mrs. C, W.
Brown for a fortnight.
Dr. end Mrs. Bill Ti 'mann and
family, London, are occupying one
of Mrs. Gelbraith's cottages.
Mr. end Mrs. James P. Fergus-
on, London, are spending a vaca-
tion at their cottage in the
village.
Peter Tillmann, London, was
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
W. J. Tilimann, over the week-
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kanter
have returned to Detroit after
having spent a vacation at their
cottage,
Miss Carrie Dixon ' and J. L.
Dixon, Brantford, spent the week-
end at Rev. H. M. LangFord's
cottage.
Mrs. William Moran returned
to London on Monday after hav-
ing spent awhile at her cottage
here.
Mr. and MTs. Arthur A. Ford
returned 'to London on Monday
after having spent a vacation
here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Mallett and
Mr. Meilett's sister, London,
spent the holiday with Mrs. J.
Davison.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Erb, Rick
and Wendy, Birmingham, Mich.,
are spending the month of August
at "Birchcliff"
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Stephens,
Mark and Jane, Toronto, are
spending the month of August at
"Loch Hame,"
Mr. and Mrs. William Murray,
Detroit, were with the former's
mother, Mrs. Agnes Murray,
over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sturgeon,
Preston, spent the weekend with
the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Sturgeon. , -
S. -'L. McCullough and Miss L.
Stephenson, Toronto, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Cameron last week.
Mrs, L. G. Bassett returned to
London on Monday after having
been at her home in the village
for the past month.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Heard
and family left on Sunday for
Tillsonburg for the duration of
the tobacco harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vanstone
and son Billy, Kitchener, have
been visiting the former';a fath-
er. Albert Vanstone.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gray and Miss
Alta Gray returned to Detroit
on Tuesday after having spent a
vacation 'in the village.
Mrs. David Murray and three
children, Sarah, Charles and
David, Toledo, Ohio, are occupy-
ne the Kanter cottage.
William Elliott, Maxwell, who
is at the Cadet Camp at Ipper-
wash, was the guest of Mns. R.
H. F. Gairdner over Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ingold, Birm-
ingham, are spending a few days
at Mrs. W. M. Purves' cottage.
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Baker,
Gwen, and Mrs. V. A. Burt, Lon-
on,dwere with, their father, P.
W. Baker, over the Weekend,
William Greig, Toronto, is
pending his vacation with his
ife and daughter at their cot-
tage, "Mei Acres," The Poplars.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Buch-
No Paper Aug. 16
But Office Open
in recent years, it has be-
come the custom for weekly
newspapers throughout Can-
ada to take an annual holt-
day—just like everyone else.
The NEWS -RECORD ,plans to
eliminate the issue dated Au-
gust 16—one week from now.
Advertisers, correspondents
and others are requested to
bear this in mind.
There is just one thing to
remember, however; the of-
fice and plant will be open
for business as usual with G.
E. Hall, former publisher of
the paper, in charge,
The next issue of the paper
will be dated August 23. Ad-
vertisers, correspondents and -
others are requested to get
their copy in as early as
possible,
The Weather
1951 1950
High Low High Low
Aug, 2 80 52 77 60,
3 74 . 57 69 57
4 62 42 65 56 r
5 70 39 73 54 co
6- 70 50' 76 48 c
• 7 • 67 59 80 53
8' 80 59 81 53' o
,Balm e0 lee. Rain; 'r33 ins, „ To
Phone Bayfield 45r3
*4rve- seen enno aestee
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Claridge,
Mac, Frederick and Mary, Shel-
burne, are occupying Mrs. J.
Radford's -cottage for the month -
of August. -
Mr. and Mrs.. Gordon Heard
spent the weekend with the tat-
ter's father, H. N. Brandon, be-
fore going to take up residence
in London. •-
Miss Lola Elliott returned to
Detroit and 'Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Miller to Mount (Clemens, Mich.,
last week after having: visited
Mrs, Maria Elliott. -
Roy McLeod, Toledo, Ohio, is
spending' a fortnight with his 'sis-
ter, Miss Cecil.lVLcLeod. Mr.•and
Mrs. Schantz, Toledo, Ohio, are
also her guests for a week.
Mrs. Violet Welters, Toledo,
Ohio, accompanied.by her niece,
Mrs. T. Kneeshaw, Goderich, is
spending •a vacation at her old
home, the Thomson farm.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Worth and
two children, Doug and Flory,
Canton„ Ohio, were the - guests of
the former's brother and sister-
in-law, LAC and Mrs. J. P. Worth
last week.
Mrs. F. Squires spent a few
days this week with her par-
ents. F. Squires, Stratford, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stapleton,
Toronto, were also with them over
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Furter,
spent Monday with the latter's
brother, H. A. Stinson, on their
return to London after having
spent a week on Manitoulin Isl-
and.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Blauman have
returned to their home after
spending two weeks at the Mc-
Comb cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward ward McCombe, Nancy and Mean
are occupying it for the month
of August.
Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Gemmill,
Toronto, were the guests of Rev.
and Mr's. H. J. E. Webb for a
couple of days last week. Their
two children, Lilian and Billy,
remained to spend ;two weeks
with their aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pye and
son Brian, Mr. and Mrs.- Ken Pye
and Miss Mary Widcombe, Wind-
sor, spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Pye who are
occupying one of the Jowett cot-
tages. Brian remained for a long-
er visit,
Mr: and Mrs. Harry Reid,
Windsor, are visiting the former's
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Reid, "Enfield," this week.
Miss Katlil.een Reid returned to
Windsor with her brother, Bern-
ard Reid, after having spent three
weeks here.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bauer, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Bauer and Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Bauer, Waterloo,
spent a week with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bauer. David
Bauer has returned to St. Mich-
ael's College, Toronto, after hav-
ing spent two weeks with his
parents.
Donald Wright, wife and two
children; Rickey •and Cathy, De-
troit, are holidaying this week
with the Tanner's uncle, L. H.
MacLeod. Also the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. MacLeod, are their
daughter -Mx -law, Mrs. Mac Mec-
Lead and her brother, Allan Muth,
Port Dover.
Mr. and Mrs. James Day and
family have returned to Pleasant
Ridge, Mich., after having spent
a vacation at their cottage. Oc-
cupying their cottage this month
are Mr. and Mrs. Angus Helgeson
and family, Dick, Judy, a n d
friend, Donna Shea, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Siebold, Mr, and Mrs. H. Watt
and babe, Birmingham, Mich.
Real Scotties!
Donald Alexander MecLennon
and Wallace Hewitt, Lochalsh,
aa, Dunnville, came on' Monday arrayed in their kilts, delighted
to wend a vacation with the for- ' L. H. MacLeod one day recently
mer's sister, Mrs. N. W. Woods. when they marched up and down
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Cook, outside his home playing Scottish
Lewis and Gail, returned to tunes on the bagpipes for over
Evanston, Ill,, after having spent an hour.
July at their cottage, "Hightop," Visited Parents
Senorita Nair Lima, Rio de Mr, and Mrs. Pete Hunter (nee
Janeiro, Brazil, is the guest of Florence Elliott) and Mr. and
Mr. and' Mrs. R. T. Orr, while Mrs.Graham Elliott, Edmonton,
visiting their daughter, Miss Peg ' formerly of Bayfield, were
Orr. visiting their parents, Mr. and
Rev. and ' Mrs. H. M. Langford Mrs. T. H, Elliott, London, and
left 'on Friday to spend, .the other relatives in London, and
weekend at Whalers Point, Georg-also'visited their sister, Mrs. H.
ian Bay. L. Wise, Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Castle and After 38 Years
family, Preston. visited over last Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smith and
weekend with the former's par -
two sons, son-in-law and daugh-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. ter, Mr. and Mrs. Beck. Willow -
Castle. dale, spent the weekend at
Mr. end Mrs. Harold Whittall, "Shangri-La", which was the
Helen and Billy, returned to Am- format's home when he left here
herstburg on Monday after has- in 1913. Ken had not been back
lag spent a month at "Stone -
to Bayfield since that time and he
haven." had a most enjoyable weekend'
Mr. and Mrs, George Cantriok, renewing old acquaintances.
Birmingham,:, Mich., came on Making Good Progress
Thursday to 'spend the weekend The many friends of Mrs. Geo -
with the latter's aunt, Miss L. rge Little, who underwent en
Morley. operation on her leg in Seaforth
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hendrick, on Thursday last, will 'be glad to
Birmingham, mien., spent the know that she is making good.
weekend with the latter's aunt, progress towards recovery, al -
Miss Marion- Fairbairn, "West -though she will be confined to
wind." ' her bed at'home for several:
Mr. -and Mrs. Stewart Cook, weeks. - Mr. Little's sister, Mrs.
Nancy and Donald, have return- H. S. Strachan, Windsor, came
ed to Riverside after having spent to 'help at The Little Inn during
six weeks at "Loch Hennes" The her sister -in law's illness,
Poplars. Happy Reunion
Misses Ruble Fisher and Barb- Mrs. M. C. Hart and Mrs. A.
are Pollock, Kitchener, were the F. King. Toronto, spent the week
guests of the former's aunt, Mrs. end with Mr, and Mrs. George
F. A. Edwards, over the holiday King. Miss Sophie Moffatt ac-
. commenced them on their return
Mr, and Mrs. W. Murdock. To- on Monday to travel by airoplane
onto, are occupying W. Bell's to New York, leaving her mother
ttage at The Poplars for a here. Mrs. Moffatt and Mrs. Kieg
co • of weeks. Mr. -and Mrs. were married 60, years ago last'
NLcIntossh, who were their guests February 4. and it 30°years
ver the weekend, returned to since the former had been East.
ionto on Wednesday. '1`iiesisters areleiring a most en, -
Four Applications
For OAC Scholarship
Four;applications 'have been
received to 'date by Secretary
Treasurer Gordon M. Greig for
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture Scholarship of $100.
The scholarship, is an annual
award to Huron ' County student
entering Ontario Agricultural
College, Guelph.
This is the sixth consecutive
year the scholarship will be a-
warded. The student is -chosen
by a committee of the Federa-
tion, assisted by the agricultural
representative of the county.
Requiremehst for the scholar-
ship are senior matriculation, and
application accepted for entrance
to OAC, as Well 'as qualifications
in community leadership - and
junior club work.
Winner of the scholarship will -
be notified before; September 15.
TUCKERSMITH
PAY BOUNTIES
ON CHICKENS
Tuckersmith Township Council
met in the Town Hall, Seaforth,
on Saturday, August 4, with all
members present and Reeve Ar-
thur Nicholson presiding,
The Engineer's Report on the
Moore Municipal Drain was read
and adopted provisionally,
Wallace Haugh was paid $150
for chickens killed by foxes on
valuation of -J. W. Crich; and
Andrew Moore was paid 02.50
for chickens killed by dogs on
valuation of Robert Tyndall. Val-
uators' fees of $6:50 were ordered
paid,
Grant of $35 was made to Han-
sell Stock Show,
Council expressed regrets at
the illness of Robert Dalrymple,
road superintendent, and wished
him a speedy recovery.
Allen Nicholson, grader oper-
ator, was given a week's holidays
with pay, August 13-20.
Weed' spraying of township
roads was completed at a cost of
$867.80.
Accounts passed included: Re-
lief, $50;. roads,` $3,073.40; chick-
ens, killed, $199; grants, $35;
drains, $61,50-; hospitalization,
$3.75; Workmen's Compensation.
Board, $1.50; salary and allow-
ances, $125; postage and excise, $5.
Council adjourned to meet Sep-
tember 1, at 8 p.m.
Hensall loses Its
Chief of Police
(By our Hansell correspondent)
At a special meeting of Hensall
Village Council Saturday night,
August 4, the resignation of
Charles Leot hardt, Chief of Po-
lice and utility man, was accept..
ed. Mr. Leonha:rdt came to Hen -
sail a year ago from Mitchell
where he held a similar position.
Notices for applications for a
new man will be posted immed-
iately. Mr. Leonlhardt will be
very much missed from the vil-
lage where he was popular and
well liked by the public.
Turner's SS Holds
Successful Picnic
Turner's Sunday School held
its annual picnic at Jowett's
Grove Bayfteid, on Thursday af-
ternoon, July 26, with a very
good attendance.
Results of the sports were as
follows:
Girls five and under, Dianne
Gould, Eileen Garrett; boys five
and under, George. Townsend,
Bruce Whitmore; girls six to
eight, Carol Pepper, Erma Town-
send; boys six to eight, Ted Johns,
Douglas Gibbings; girls, nine to
12, Peita Verburg, Yannie Ver -
burg; boys nine to 12, Frank O'-
Brien, Ross Crich; young ladies,
Elizabeth Townsend, Jean Brown;
young men, Stanley Johns, Fred
McGregor; married ladies, Mrs;
Mervyn Falconer, Mrs. Bert Gar-
rett; married men, Mervyn Male
cover, Frank Falconer; box reley,
Donald Crich's teem; wheelbar-
row race, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Falconer, Jean Bown and Ted
Johns; kick -the -slipper, Mrs. Bert
Garrett, Mrs. Mervyn Falconer;
Mens' time ,race, ,Fred Pepper
Donald Crich; 'soda 'biscuit race,
Fred McGregor, Frank O'Brien;
thread -the -needle, Mrs. Howard
Jahns and Godon Johns, Mr. and
Mrs. Mervyn Falconer; paper bag
relay, Howard Johns' team; lad-
ies' time race, Mrs. Eldon O'Brien,
Mrs. Fred Pepper.
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ONTARIO ST. WMS
Ontario St. WMS will meet at
the home of Mrs. B. J. Gibbings,
Tuesday, August 14, at 2.30 Miss
Marion Gibbings will be in charge.
joyable visit. Last week they.
visited Londesboro and familiar
haunts near their old home.
United Church Women
The United Church women met
on Thursday last in the Sunday
School room of the church for
the meetings of the WMS and
WA. ' Over 20 members , were
present and ten children, the Mis-
sion Band and Baby Band being
entertained by the WMS on this
occasion. -A short program was
given •by members of the Mission
Band, songs by the Porter -sist-
ers, Ann Westlake, Joyce Greer
and Charlie Scotchmer; read-
ings
eadings by Ruth Ann Scotchmer
and Charlene Scotchmer and :a
piano solo 'by Joyce Greer; also.
a very charming story by Eleanor
Porter was read by Miss A. M.
Stirling, entitled, "The Training
of Missionary Mary,"
BADLY. BURNED
IN TRACTOR FIRE
AT GODERICH
John McMillan, 65, Goderich
Township, was in "critical" con-
dition. in Alexandra Hospital,
Goderich, following severe burns
and ,other injuries suffered Tues-
day when the tractor he was
driving plunged down a ' 23 -foot
embankment, pinned him under-
neath and burst into flame.
Hospital officials said he in-
curred severe arm, leg, side and
beck burns and was suffering
from severe shock.
McMillan was operating a Mat-
ter at Maitland golf course, God-
erich, at the time of the acci-
dent. He was removing earth
from the course with a trailer
and dumping it into the 1Vfaitland
River.
Police reported McMillan had
backed the trailer up to the edge
of the' river bank and believed
its weight had pulled the tractor
over the edge,
Frank Reid, golf pro, who was
assisting McMillan, said the trac-
tor fell "crazily" over the bank,
dropped -23 feet to shelf over-
hanging the river and pinned
McMillan underneath.
Police said the tractor's sedi-
ment bowl broke and sprayed
gasoline over the red-hot mani-
fold where it burst into flame.
Reid immediately phoned the
Goderich fire department which
arrived ,on the scene a few min-
utes' tliater to exitinguish the
blaze.
Onlookers said M;eMillan was
conscious throughout and. cried
out in "agonizing pain," His
clothing were entirely burned
off. As soon as the flames had
been extinguished a wrecker
pulled the tractor off McMillan.
FALL WHEAT
CUTTING JUST
ABOUT DONE
"Fall what cutting ie almost com-
pleted," G. W. Montgomery, Clin-
ton, agricultural representative
for Huron County, stated today.
"Harvesting of spring grains is
well under way with approxim-
ately 60 per cent of the crop
now cut.
"Despite above -seasonal past -
me, milk flow is dawn slightly,
butmost classes of live stock,
particularly beef cattle on pas-
ture, are doing quite well,
"Weather conditions have not
been too ideal for cultivated and
root crops. Some" after -harvest
cultivation is underway on the
wheat fields"
Family Injured
East of Carlow
Mrs. John Durnin is in Alex-
andra Hospital, Goderich, with
leg injuries and concussion, and
her sons, Donald, 13, with abras-
ions, and Wayne, five, with head
cuts, and her husband, John Dur-
nin, driver the car, with head
and arm injuries.
The injuries were received in
an accident on the county road, a
mile and a quarter east of Carlow.
Betty, nine, anti George Durnin,
seven, were uninjured.
The Durnin car and one in
charge of Kenneth Hazlett, Ben -
miller, sideswiped about 11 p.m.,
Friday last.
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COMING EVENTS
Clinton Junior Farmers and
Junior Institute ice cream social,
Seaforth Swimming Pool, Tues-
day evening, August 14. All come,
and make it a success! 32-b
Clinton Horticultural Society
Flower Display, Council Chem-
bers, Saturday, August 18, from
3-10 p.m. Door prize. 32-b
Ye Good Old Tyme Bern Dance
at Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mit-
chell, every Friday night. Don
Robertson and Relish Boys.
32-33-b
Gordon R. Hearn, optometrist,
will be at the home of Mrs. B.
C. Hearn, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, August 21 and 22. Please
note this is one week from next
Tuesday and. Wednesday.
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Establish Mobile
Clock, Fan Depot
Standardization of frequency at
60 cycles which commenced in
Clinton and surrounding districts
last week, is now scheduled for
completion August 30.
In announcing this, Ontario
Hydro Chairman - Robert H.
Saunders claimed that this is some
weeks ahead of the originally
scheduled completion date in
October. -
Changing over the frequency
sensitive appliances of more than
1,500 customers is progressing in
the Clinton Rural Operating Area
served by the Clinton Distribut-
ing Station, .
This station serves an area cov-
ering a circle approximately six
miles in radius and including
Bayfield, Colborne, Tuckersmith,
Stanley Township and parts of
Goderich Township.
Following the Changeover in
these districts, Hydratechnicians
will proceed with standardizing
the equipment of 950 customers of'
the Clinton Public Utilities Com-
mission, and 950 customers of the
Clinton R,O.A.'s Goderich Rural
Stettin, which serves an area im-
mediately surrounding Goderich.
4,500 Affected
Almost 4,500 customers are af-
fected by this changeover work, -
including more than 4,000 domes-
tic, 340 commercial and 28 power
customers.
Estimates reveal that some
3,700 washing machines, 2,500 re -1
frigerators and over 1,600 phono-
graphs owned by domestic cust-
omers, will be altered for opera-
tion at 60 cycles. This is in ad-
dition to nearly 3,000 electric!
clocks and 900 fans which will'
either be standardized or exchang-
ed for new models.
Miscellaneous frequency sensi-
tive items owned by domestic
customers bring the total num-
bar to be changed over to ap-
proximately 16,000.
"Cutover" Day
On the morning of "cutover"
day, the 25 -cycle power is cut
off and Hydro technicians call at
homes and other premises to en-
sure that all frequency sensitive
appliances are disconnected,
The importance of someone' be-
ing at home on "cutover" day
was emphasized by Mr. Saunders.
If the occupant is not available,
a lineman has to be dispatched
to cut off service in order to pro-'
tect the frequency sensitive
equipment from damage when 60 -
cycle power . is supplied to the
premises.
It also is helpful to standard-
ization crews if customers defrost
their refrigerators on the even-
ing before "cutover," as this fa-
cilitates changeover operations.
Power is generally reconnected
at the new cycle in a matter of
thirty minutes. Following this,
new parts, which have been care-
fully tagged and stored for each
individual customer's equipment,
are fitted by Hydro's standard- t
ization technicians.
Goderich Changeover
Changeover work in Goderich
is now scheduled to commence on
September 19, and by early Oc-
tober it is anticipated that 1,730 n
domestic, 330 commercial and 40
power customers of the Goderich
Public Utilities Commission will g
be operating t h e i r electrical b
equipment at 60,,cyeles, Chairman p
Saunders added. -
Section Standardized b
The rural area south and east
of hayfield including villages of
Varna, Blake, St. Joseph, and
Drysdale, was standardized Inst
week to 60 -cycle power. a
Mobile Depot
A mobile clock and fan depot
is to be operated in Clinton by !
Ontario Hydro as a special fre-
quency standardization service to c
Hydra customers.
The depot, which will open Ib
August 16, will be located on On n
tario Street, opposite the Bank
of Montreal, Clinton, and will 3
be in service for approximately
five weeks. - -
Domestic customers affected by
Frequency Standardization may
bring to the depot electric clocks
up to 15 inches and fans up to
ten inches in diameter. Larger
models are changed over in the
home by Hydro technicians.
Customers will be able to sel-
ect from a wide variety of mod-
ern designs of 60 -cycle docks
and fans by paying an exchange
price, or choose from a special
group of models on a no -charge
basis.
"If they wish to retain their
present clocks and fans and these
can be changed over for 60 -cycle
operation,' they may do so with -
true charge," Chairman IL H.
Saunders stated.
The depot will be open Mon-
ey to Friday nom 8.30 a.m, to
5 p.m., with the exception of
Tuesday evenings when it will
be open until 9 p.m.
Some 1,500 customers in the
Clinton Rural Operating Area
and approximately 950 served by
the 'Clinton Public Utilities Com-
mission, will be able to obtain
service from this mobile unit,
Vacations Planned
Ontario Hydro's Frequency
Standardization Program in the
25 -cycle areas of Southern On-
tario will be temporarily inter-
rupted from Monday, August 6,
to Monday, August 13, inclusive,
to permit Hydro and Canadian
Comstock personnel to take an-
nual vacations.
A small staff will remain on
duty during the vacation period
and customers in need of emerg-
ency service in connection with -
the changeover are asked to tele-
phone the Frequency Standardiza-
tion Division office in the area.
CHILDe
IS LOST
FOUND AGAIN
SAFE AND SOUND
(By our Bayfield correspondent)
The fire alarm in Bayfield ser-
ves more than one purpose and
it sounded on Wednesday after-
noon about two o'clock.
it was as a last resort by her
distraugh parents to locate little
Mary Elizabeth Ervine.
The child was found safe and
sound a little later, having en-
joyed lunch at the home of Mrs.
Richard O'Connell, while playing
with little Regan.
ST. MARYS MAN
IS TOP WINNER
CLINTON BINGO
B. F. Lancaster, postmaster at
St. Marys, was the winner of
$150 cash at Clinton Lions Club's
monster bingo in Lions Arena,
while second prize of $75 went
o Mrs. Nelson Heard, hayfield,
end third prize of $50 to Mrs.
Greenwood, Stratford.
The $900 jackpot was not won
i 50 numbers, so it has been
nereased to $1,000 cash at the
ext bingo in Clinton Lions
Arena Friday evening, August 24,
when this sum of money must
o without restrictions in nu-
ers. Special prizes will be re-
ea'ted, but the regular games
have been increased to $15 each,
ringing the total amount to be
given away to $1,515. To handle
the record crowd expeoted, doors
will open at 7.30 p.m., with
g • starting sharp at nine
'clock.
The jackpot consolation prize
of $25 went to George Shipley,
Clinton, and the free, $15 special
was shared by Mrs. McCabe,
Goderich; Mrs. George Riehl,
intoe; William Little, Landes -
oro; and Mrs. King, Montreal'.
Other regular $10 game win-
ers were: 1 --Mrs. Nelson Heard,
Hayfield; 2—A. Bedard, Zurich;
L. Kaufman, Listowel Mrs.
Mills, London; Mils. McKercher,
Jamestown; 4 ,Mr. Devon, lain
NewCO Assumes Command ,a
ton;
rkJohrnsanoBlybhBlyth;
6—Alex
McMichael, Clinton; Mrs. Nickle,
At Ceremony Tuesday Next London; 7—Mrs'. Sweeney, Strat-
ford; John Stirling, Clinton; 8—
Mrs. Pocock, Clinton; B, F. Lan-
caster, St. Marys; 9—Mrs. W.
Freeman, Clintn: Mrs. E, Hugill,
Clinton; Mrs. Swan, Seaforth;
1.0—R. Sanders, Exeter; 11—R,
Derharme. Zurich; 12—A. Bed-
ard, Zurich; Mrs. Elliott, Exeter;
13—Mrs.. Bedard; Zurich; 14—
Mrs. Jahn Hall,, .,Clinton; Mrs. C.
Reynolds, Clinton; Mr. Patterson,
Hensall; Jerry Harris, Cromarty;
16 -Miss Elizabeth Cooper, Ham-
ilton.
Appointment of Group Captain
E. A. D. Hutton, 42, Ottawa, as
commanding officer of RCAF
Station, Clinton, to take effect
Tuesday next, August 14, was
announced by Air Force head-
quarters.
G/C Hutton will succeed W/C
Robert F. Miller, AFC, 34, Mar-
shall, Sask., who has been ap-
pointed to a staff position in the
telecommunications division, at
Air Force headquarters,
G/C Hutton was born and
educated in England, and joined
the RCAF in 1934. In. 1940 he
assisted the Deilevil'and Aircraft
Co. in developing the first RCAF
radio -trainer aircraft. For staff.
work with the RAF" at Bomber
Command headquarters during
the second world war he was
mentioned in despatches in 1945.
After the war he served with
the Canadian Joint Staff at
Washington, D.C,, as Chief Sig-
nals Officer. He has been Direc-
tor of Teler:ominunioations 02-
erations at Air Force headquart-
ers since 1948.
W/C Miller joined the RCAF,
in May 1940 as a wireless air
gunner and soon went ' overseas
to serve with Bomber Command
until late in 1945. During this
period he was awarded the Air
0/0 E. A. D. HUTTON
Force Cross and was mentioned
in despatches. After the war he da
was attached to the Canadian
JointStaff in the United States
and later served at Air Force chsi
headquarters before being ap- o
pointed commanding; officer at t
,Clinton in January 1950. R
Extend Compliments
On 93rd Birthday
our Bayfield correspondent)
'lCongrs't irations to Mrs. C. W.
Parker who on. August 13, will
mark her 93rd 'birthday. In some
manner, Mrs. Parker dropped . a
year off her age for a number of
yearn. It was not until, the family
looked up her baptism in Trin-
ity Church register that they -dis-
covered that she was a year alder
than they had -supposed.
Formerly Catherine Johnston,
ughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Christopher Johnston, Mrs. Perk -
Pr is the only member of Trinity
rch Parish and probably the
my person living, who was bap-
ised by - the first Rector, Rev.
Obert Francis Campbell.