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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1951
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(By F/L G. J. Huston)
"Remember the year of the
Big Stampede and the
trail of ninety-eight
When the eyes of the world
were turned to the North,
and the hearts of men
elate," •
Robert . Service
Close to the 57th parallel in
Alberta are two villages, about
three miles apart. Walteirwabis
and Fort McMurray are in the
sheltered, forested valley of the
Athabaska River and, together,
form the northern terminal for
the Northern Alberta Railroad.
From these villages all freight
moving "down" north must be
transferred from the trains to
the river beets and barges and
thence to such well known
northern points as Gold fields,
Yellowknife and Port Radium.
This route was one of the life
lines of, the north-west before
the Alcan Highway and the bush
pilot. However, many cargoes of
fish, gasoline, etc., still must pass
through the twin villages.
One of the river boat captains
on the Athabaska — W. Harvey
Alexander — was born in Gode-
rich Township on or near the
farm owned by Bill Townsend,
Porter's Hill. Captain Alexander,
recently retired after 30 years'
service on Hudson Bay Company
boats, is finishing off his last
season in the north. His present
contract cells for the hauling of
whitefish from Great Slave Lake
to the railhead at Waterways for
onward shipment to New York.
It is unlikely that many will
remember the inland mariner, for
he left Porter's Hill in 1898 to
join the adventurers on the trail
to the Klondike. While still a
youth, he drove mule trains from
Dawson City to the outlying
points in the gold -bearing Yukon.
It was during this period that
he met a young clerk in the Can-
adian, Bank. of Commerce in
Whitehorse whose pen was to
acquaint people the world over
with Canada's "Land of the Mid-
night Sun". Robert Service was
the clerk and as Capt. Alexander
said: "He wrote the way the rest
of us felt" It was not surpris-
ing, then, to find a well worn
Copy of "The Songs of a Sour-
dough" in the captain's cabin.
"Later on," he explained,
"when the big rush was over I
cooked on the old river boats."
Life es a cook palled and he
worked as• a, deck hand. Shortly
afterwards he captained his first
boat. That was over 40 years
His proudest moment, how-
ever, came recently when he re-
ceived a photo -story book out-
lining his work during World
War II. Those were the days
when he sailed American army
equipment down to Athabaska to
where airports came into being
where wilderness existed only
days before.
Although long away from his
home county, he recalls it as "a
settled place" and "the best of
farm land," He wonders if such
families as the Can•telons, Billets,
McCloskys, MacDonalds, Stirlings
and Torrances, still live around
Holmesville and Clinton.
"We were related to all, of
them --big families in those days,
you know," he commented. He
was surprised to hear that there
were no stores at Porter's Hill.
Fifty-five years ago there were
a general store, blacksmith's shop
and a school with every promise
of more to follow.
Mrs. Alexander has made home
in Vancouver and when freeze-
up comes this year the captain
will leave the north that has
held him for over half a century,
He doubts if he ever will journey.
east again although he would like
to hear from any relatives or
those who knew the Alexander
family back in the Nineties, The
address—a quiet little village of
frame buildings and pioneering
souls—Waterways, Alta.
EDITOR'S NOTE: F/L G. J.
Ruston, formerly a resident of
Ontario St., Clinton, when at-
tached to Clinton RCAF Station,
recently assumed new duties as
Public Relations Officer at RCAF
Statim, Centralia. F/L Ruston
"picked up" the above story
during the `Exercise Teethe," re-
ported in last week's issue,
Incidentally, the two missing
Americans were found alive and
well in Northern. Saskatchewan
on Friday last, with their plane
disabled on a lake.
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Tobacco -Growing
Infant Industry
Five hundred tobacco plants
are now full grown on the farm
of Mayor J. E. Huchins, conces-
sion 4, Goderich Township, and
plans are progressing for the
growing of leaf tobacco on a'
larger scale.
The experimental plot was vis-
ited by the superintendent, and
assistant superintendent of the
experimental station at Delhi.
They highly praised the tobacco
crop,
Mr. Iiuckins plans to plant six
acres in tobacco next year. He
will have a kiln constructed to
handle the tobacco after it is
taken from the field.
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The Weather
1951 1950
High Low High Low
Aug. 30 88 . 60 74 59
31 86 68. 74 61
Sept, '1 69 51 76 61
2 70 56 69 ' '47
3 67 47 70 43
4 70 41 60 52
5 74 42 65 37
Rain: .02 Rain: none
6c a Copy $2.50 a Year
Crowded Schools stress Accommodation ieed
Brucefield Couple 50 Years Married
Above are shown MR. AND MRS. EDWARD BOYES,
residents of Brucefield district for 35 years, who celebrated
their golden wedding day on Tuesday, August 28. They were
guests of honor 'at a family dinner at Bayfield, and were
presented with a handsome painting,
Fire Destroys arn
And Grain in Stanley
(By our Bayfield correspondent)
A ruddy glow in the sky for
many miles around told the story
of a fire in Stanley Township
Friday evening lest.
The blaze completely destroyed
the barn and contents on the
property on the east side of the
road owned by Gordon Hill,
Goshen Line, south of Bayfield
and Varna. The farm is known
as the "Norman Stephenson"
farm, and is located on RIZ. 1.
Varna.
Barn and contents were cov-
ered by insurance, but the Ioss
was heavy.
The fire was noticed first a-
round nine o'clock by the Prank
Boyce family, located on the west.
side of the Goshen Line, across
the road from the Hills. By the
time the men reached the barn,
both mows were ablaze.
Brucefield end Hayfield Volun-
teer Fire Departments reached
the fire in record time, but the
blaze had gained such headway
in the barn that all they could
dot was to protect neighboring
buildings, including the Bayes
buildings to the west, from fly-
ing sparks. When the wind shift-
ed, the Hill residence, a brick
building, also was kept under
control from the flames.
There was a steady stream of
traffic to the scene of the huge
blaze, which delayed the local
truck in its arrival. Hundreds
of cars were attracted by the
illumination visible foe many
miles. They were parked along
each side of the road for more
than d mile and at the Hill farm
and adjoining farmyard.
Persons who,are going .to a fire
as spectators should remember
that traffic to and parked cars
at the scene of the conflagration,
hinders the efficiency of fire-
fighters and in some instances,
might easily mean the loss of a
building to the owner.
Barn and contents were com-
pletely destroyed. They included
a new bean scuffler, a quantity
of small tools, and both the 1950
and 1951 cropso
fale baled hay, as
well as 600 to 700 bushels of oats,
owned by Bruce Keys, R.R. 1,
Varna.
No cause was given for the
origin of the fire, although there
was a suggestion that spontan-
eous combustion in the hay mows
may have been the cause.
LESS ACREAGE
OF FALL WHEAT
IS ANTICIPATED
"Harvesting is now completed
in the southern part of the
county, but there still is a con-
siderable acreage of grain to be
combined or threshed in -the nor-
thern section," G. W. Montgom-
ery, Agricultural Representative
for Huron County, reported to-
day. "However, rainy weather
the latter part of last week fur-
ther delayed harvest operations.
"Sugar beets, beans and corn
were suffering from lack of
moisture.
"As yet there has not been too
much preparation for fall wheat;
however, indications are that
acreage will be down consider-
ably. Some fair stands of sec-
ond -cut alfalfa are being harvest-
ed."
CASES I)JSM);SSED
Four Clinton airmen appeared
in court at Goderich today and
were remanded one week on theft
and 1'joy" riding charges on their
own bail, The case of Ross Fitz-
simons,, Clinton, charged with
violating the town taxi bylaw,
was remanded for two weeks,
WINS $900
GODERICH—J, A. Smith, 35,
-Goderich, is $900 richer today,
after winning the jackpot at the
Lions Club bingo, Aug. 30. Mr.
Smith is a driver for an oil
company.
STACK BLAZE
THREATENS
BARN, HOUSE
Clinton and Seaforth Volunteer
Fire Brigades and their modern
equipment, complete with boost-
er pumas and storage tanks, com-
bined to extinguish an incipient
fire in a large strawstack and
save the barn and other buildings
on the farm of Alex Riley, Hui -
lett Tovenship, near Constance,
about two o'clock Sunday after-
noon,
The blaze was discovered burn-
ing near the barn, and a small
garden hose, connected with the
pressure system in the barn, did
valiant work .in keeping the
flames from spreading to the
barn, which was practically up
against the stack. Pails and
buckets also helped to same ex-
tent, with the assistance of water
from nearby wells.
When ;the organizedfire depart-
ments arrived, they lost no time
in getting to the root of things—
inside the stack itself, They con-
served their water as much as
possible, and a grader to spread.
the straw, helped complete the
job.
FINED FOR SPEEDING
A fine of $5 and costs was
imposed in Magistrate's court at
Goderich Thursday last on Jo-
seph Marks, who was convicted
of speeding at Clinton. Chief
Joseph Ferranti checked his speed
at 55 miles an hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boyes
Mark Golden Wedding
Two natives of Stanley Town-
ship - Mr. and_ Mrs. Edward
Boyes — celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on Mos -
day, "'August 28.
The couple have resided in the
Brucefield district for the past
35 years, and they expect to move
this fall to Clinton where they
have purchased a home.
Bath are in fairly good healt�i r
and still do a considerable a-
mount of work oh the farm.
Mr. Bayes is a son of the late
Edward and Mary . t.nn Walker
Boyes, of Bronson Line, and his
wife is a daughter of the late
George and Eva Jane Weston
Armstrong of Goshen Line. Mr.
Bayes, who celebrated his 78th
birthday on :Tune 1, is the sec-
ond eldest of a family of five,
three of whom are still living,
and Mrs. Boyes, who will be 74
on November 1, is the eldest of
a feneily of six, of` whom four
are living.
Recalling their wedding, which
took place at the Presbyterian
manse, Hensall, with the late
Rev. J. Henderson officiating, the
happy celebrants related a trip.
to Woodstock, in a baggy with
a "wonderful driver" making an
overnight stop in Sebringyitle on
the way.
For the early part of their
married life, Mr. and Mrs. Boyes
farmed for 15 years on a 100 -
acre farm, on the Bronson line,
just onemile from Mr. Bayes'
father's home. Later they mov-
ed to south of Brucefierd.'
Mr. and Mrs. Bayes have a
family of one son, Bert Boyes,
Clinton; three daughters, Mrs.
Wilbert Johnston (Eva), Bay-
field; Mrs. Frank Fowler (Flor-
ence), Huron Road; and Mrs.
Wilmer Reid (Mabel), Varna; and
eight grandchildren. They are
members of the Brucefield Unit-
ed Church with Mrs. Bayes be-
ing particularly active in the
various women's organizations,
Members of the family enter-
tained Mr. and Mrs. Bayes at
dinner at The Little Inn, Hay-
field, on their anniversary. The
celebrants were presented with a.
beautiful painting. The table was
decorated with midsummer flow-
ers and centred with a three-tier
wedding cake.
During the day, many friends
and neighbours called to extend
good Wishes and to present the
happy couple with gifts.
"Miss Huron County"
Crowned at Zurich
Miss • Barbara Wright, 17, Cred-
iton, was crowned 'Miss Huron
County 7951" at Zurich Labor
Day Celebrations, taking the
laurels from eight beauties.
Mrs. Elaine Taylor, I•Iensall,
was close second, and will ac-
company the Huron /queen to
Windsor, along with the third-
place winner, Rosealie Denoniime•,
Dashwood. Elaine Taylor is Mrs.
William Taylor, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs: T. C. Coates, Hensall.
Winners in the draw at Zurich
Labor Day celebrations were as
follows: Frigidaire, Earl Weido,
Zurich; chesterfield suite, Ronnie
Thiel, Zurich; power lawnmow-
er, C. W. Weikel, Detroit, Milch.;
electric toaster, Mrs. George
Richardson, Zurich; electric ket-
tle, Mrs. E. Gaselier, Zurich; elec-
tric waffle iron, H. Brandon,
Bayfield; electric iron, Kenny
Weide, Zurich.
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HURON COUNTY
IN TOP RANKS
OF PRODUCTION
That Huron County is one of
the top agricultural -producing
areas of the province is revealed
by the annual report of the
Statistics branch of Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture.
Huron ranked second among
the 54 counties in the production
of swine; third in cettle; third
again in the yield of spring and
fall wheat. She was tied for first
place with five others for top
yield on dry pea and bean crops.
The statistical report, based on
1950 figures, gave a /complete
account of the production and
value of produce of all the coun-
ties.
In the production of creamery
butter, Huron stood fifth. Bruce
and Grey counties are the lead-
ers.
Cheddar cheese production is
very low in comparison to others.
Stormont county iii Eastern On-
tario is the leader in that field.
' Cleared Land
Huron County has the third
largest acreage of cleared land et
all the counties of Ontario. Grey
is the largest with over 750,000
Simcoe next with 722.000; and
Huron third with 683,000.
In fall wheat and spring wheat
Huron County averaged 35 'bush-
els to each of the 39,300 acres
sown, Only York and Durham
Townshi s iri ; Central Ontario
had a `Vetter tverage.
The county drooped to twelfth
plane in the nraduction o:f oats
and barley when it averaged 47
bushels per acre, There were
58,400 acres sown in Huron.
Heavy in Peas
Huron County was tied for first
place with five others for yield
of dry peas and dry beans. The
average was 20 bushel and there
were 500 acres planted.
A total of 1,200 acres of rye
and buckwheat averaged 19 bush-
els, placing the county in 33rd
position with respect to yield,
Flax and mixed grains brought
12 bushels to each of the 1,800
acres sown.
Second in Corn
Heron was tied for second in
the yield of husking corn, aver-
aging 55 shrilled bushels from
5,10 acres. Elgin was top county.
Potatoes and field roots brought
190 bushels to the acre.
Alfalfa, hay and clover were
sown in 22,000 acres.
An average of 2.35 bushels Der
acre was averaged for alfalfa.
Tons of hay and clover amount-
ed to 166.300.
Huron has some 166,200 acres
in seeded pasture and grew 61,-
230 .'
_ 'bushels of soy beans
Totals for all field crops. ex-
cluding sugar beets, placed Huron
in third spot in,the total farm
produce value division. The a-
mount was $17:228,100.
On the value per acre stan-
dard, she placed seventh.
Animal Census
Huron's swine population was
141:000, second only to that of
Wellington which had 137,000.
There were also 13,150 sheep
and lambs in the county, 25,700
turkeys, ducks and geese.
The total number of poultry
was 1,126,700, third highest in the
province.
Meteorology
The meteorological station at
Brucefield came un with the fol-
lowing figures: there were 82
days of rain in 1950 showering
25.46 inches of water over the
land, 2.21 inches less than nor-
mal, which is 27,67 inches,
The county. had 52 days of
snowfall and some 76.1 inches of
anew covered the -ground, as a-
gainst an average annual snow-
fall of 67,2 inches.
COMING EVENTS
One of the best dance places is
Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mit-
chell. Every Friday night. to
Don Robertson and Ranch Boys.
33-5-6-7p
Attention Juniors! -Bring a
friend to our Junior Farmer Re-
creational Night, Sept. 12, Clinton'
Collegiate, '•8.30 sharp. Please
bring lunch. 36 -ib
Coming to the• , Crystal Palace
Ballroom, Mitchell, Weellegadete
September 12, Ontagio's outstand-
ing Dance Band, Lionel Thorn-
ton and his 11 -piece Band, feat-
uring the Royalair's trio' and Neil
McKay as vocalists. Dancing
from 10 to 1 p.m. Admission 75c..
36-p
Legion Auxiliary Bazaar. Sat-
urday, Oct. 20, in the Council
Chamber. 36 -la
The iYA and Girls' Club of
Ontario St. United Church will.
hold their annual Bazaar, Satur-'
dei', December 1. 36-b.
BAPTISTS ' MARK
SIXTY.FOURTH
ANNIVERSARY
Clinton Baptists celebrated the
64th anniversary di the founding
of the congregation on Sunday,
when special services were held
morning and evening, with Dr.
H. A. Showalter, Stratford busi-
ness man, as special speaker,
In pleasing manner,. Dr. Sho-
walter discussed 't h theme;
"Christian Life is Real," at the
morning service, and "Leader-
ship" at the evening service.
Mrs. Emma Rivett and Miss
Shirley Robertson, Dungannon,.
sang two excellent duetts at the
morning service, with Mrs. Clair
Clerk at the organ, while James
V. Corran, Roimesv5liet was a
fine tenor soloist with two num-
bers at the evening service. Mrs.
Clark again accompanied on the
organ.
Rev. Clair Clark, pastor of the
church, was in charge of both
services.
In his morning address, Dr.
Showalter advocated the living of
the Christian faith from day to
day, in our daily lives. "We
should pot keep our Christian
faith in a separate compartment,"
he said.
"Christianity is not church, not
morals, not a creed," he averred.
"It is' a way of life . ."' He
stated that 'the Bible does not try
to argue doctrine.
Dr. Showalter held that church
forms do not constitute religion,
which he defined as "any form
of cooperative faith and service."
He emphasized the power of
prayer end communion with God.
Clinton Baptist services next
Sunday, September 9, will be
withdrawn on account of the an-
niversary services of Auburn
Baptist Church at 3 p.m. and
7.30 p.m.
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COUNTY ROAD
WORK ACTIVE
CEMENT SCARCE
County Engineer T. Roy Pat-
terson, Goderid`r, reports that
considerable work has been in
progress on the 400 miles of
county roads of Huron this year.
At present there is a scarcity
of cement needed for the con-
struction of three bridges, one at
Dashwood and two north of Clin-
ton. Mr. Patterson stated that
the County Roads Commission
has plenty of steel on hand.
Twelve workmen are engaged
in repairing damage done by a
slide of the bank on the east
side of the Maitland River, near
S'altford, on the Benmililer Road.
The slide is being filled up and
the retaining wall hes been re-
built.
The slide was an unusual one,
Mr. Patterson said, as the road
slid down beneath the trees,
which now are slanting out in
different directions because their
footings have been disturbed.
One of the 'abutments on Bell's
bridge is being repaired. The
Maitland River is ten feet deep
in front of it, and plenty of
bass are to be seen, Fut they are
not biting, according to the co-
unty engineer.
The new bridge at Kirkton is
finished. It was on land at the
end of this bridge that Timothy
Eaton established his first store,
acquired, according to records,
from a relative. He sold it in
1865.
Two miles of street have been
constructed with county road
equipment at Wing'ham, also five
miles of road east of Brussels.
DRUMHEAD SERVICE
J. D. Thorndike, Clinton, De-
puty Zone Commnadder, Zone Cl,
Canadian Legion, has received
word that the new president of
Ontraio Command, Comrade T.
A. Hulse, Aurora. will attend the
drumhead service and take the
salute at Fordwich, Sunday next.
September 9, Parade will move
off from Fordwich Public School
at 2.15 p.m. Local branches will
be represented •at the function,
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HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
Clinton Hospital Auxiliary will
meet in Council Chambers Mon-
day, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m.
CDCI at 287 record
Public School 363
Re -opening of Clinton District new this year.
Collegiate Institute and Clinton Staff and subjects taught are
Public School Tuesday. for the as follows: Principal, E. A, Fines
fall term, indicated a great need (Mathematics); W. B. Olde
for addi'tional accommodation In (Science); G. W. McGee (Science
bath institutions. and Mathematics); Miss Anna
ODCI is using the Auditorium Pond (English, Latin and Musioe;
for an extra classroom for Grade Miss .June Fisher (English and
XII, with 27 pupils. The Public •Girls' Physical Training); N. P.
School again is utilizing the baste- Garrett (Mathematics, Geography,
meat of Ontario St. United Vocational Guidance); P. L. A,
Church for two. kindergarten Humphreys (Agrioulture and
classesmorning and afternoon Boys' Physical Training); G. B.
for 60 little children'— and the Jenkins (History and Boys"'Phy-
basement of St. Andrew's Pres- steal Training); Miss H e 1 e n
byterian Church for one of the Hindley (Commercial); Miss Jane
lower grades, taught by Francis M.. Hilde'b)rand (English); Mrs.
H''iusser. Jean Steinburgh (Home Econom-
Only In the new, modern ies); J. L. Tierney, new (French);
A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public John Gilbank, new (Shopwork),
School, containing five rooms and Bus Contracts Let
kindergarten, in Adastral Park, ODCI Board held its September
Clinton RCAF Station, is there meeting in the school Tuesday
snficient room and plenty to evening when Brintciipal E. A.
spare. Accommodation is for 180 Pines presented a report of first -
pupils, with only 122 registered, day registration.
Big Increase in Pupils The Board has renewed the
The school population of the following bus transportation con -
Clinton community is growing by tracts: J. W. Elliott, Clinton, two leaps and bounds. It now stands .buses, Stanley Township and pail'
at 772, made up of 287 at CDCI, of Tuekersmith Township; Mur -
363 at Clinton Public School, phy Bros., Clinton, two buses,
Goderich Township and part of
and 122 at Adastral Park Public
School.. This eigure compaee: ; Tuekersmith; Frank Elliott, Bly-
th, two buses and "feeder" sta-
with 716 a year ago, indicating 716 a year ago, indicating
an increase of 56. It was 634 non wagon, Hallett and Morris
Townships.
two years ago.
Record at CDCI A delegation of five ratepayers
was present from Hullett Town -
The fatal of 287 at CDCI yest- ship was in attendance to request
erday, constitutes en all: time re- a change of the route in the vie -
cord for that school, the influx inity of the Morris Hullett bound-
of 119 into Grade IX being the ary. The matter was referred to
greatest ever. Incidentally, there the Transportation C'ommitte.
are 72 girls and 47 boys in this Meet Hullett Council
farm, which has been divided A discussion took place regard -
into three classes. ing the proposal to erect a $285, -
Total increase in the school is 000 wing to the Collegiate, which
17 over last year and 34 over has been approved by six of the
two years ago. Two more stud- ' eight municipalities in the Dist -
ants may enrol shortly, one in • rict, representing an assessment
Grade X and another in Grade • of $4,361,680 out of $8,576,155,
XI. '' or 50.9 per cent.
Comparative figures on reg- I It was decided that Cours'ty
istrations for the past three ,Representatives A. M. Knight and
years are: !,T. E. McKinley, together with
i 1949- 1950- 1951- Hullett Township representative
50 51 52 3. W. VanEganond, should appear
as a delegation at the next meet -
'Special Comm. 13 14 9 ing of Hallett Township Council
Grade XIII .. 19 18 14 `with regard to the matter.
Grade XII ... 24 23 27 Public School Crowded
Grade XI .... 44 54 46 With 363 Children 'registered
I
Grade X 73 69 72 yesterday, Clinton Public School
Grade IX 80 92 119 ! definitely is overcrowded, two
-- --- — l classrooms being located in chute
253 270 _287 !eh basements. There is a decline
No. of Boys 117 123 126 of six from last year, but an
No. of Girls . • 136 147 161 !Increase of 18 over two years ago.
Kindergarten class of 60 is
253 270 287 praticulariy heavy and has been
13 Teachers on Staff divided into two classes of 30
CDCI teaching staff now con- each. morning and afternoon.
stabs of the Principal. and 12 Kindergarten will not operate
teachers, an increase of one over until Monday on account of an
1950-51. Two male teachers are (Continued on Page Five)
100 Doz. Pairs Hose
Stolen at Par -Knit
Local and provincial police are
conducting an intensive 'investi-
gation in• connection with a bare-
faced robbery of the knitting
factory of Par -Knit Hosiery
Limited, Albert St., Clinton, some
time between nine o'clock Sun-
day evening, and 7.30 a.m. Mon-
day. They are leaving no stone
unturned to find the culprits.
John S. Parker, proprietor of
the firm, reported that at least
10 dozen pairs of new ladies'
"Pollyanna" nylon stockings, all
ready for shipping, in 16 small
cartons, had been stolen, Value
was elaced at $1,136.
In addition, other hosiery may
have been . taken, the extent of
which is unknown.
Entry on Main Street
Entry was made through the
main door on Albert Sit„ the
spring being "jimmied." The path
of the culprits led, to in past
the office, and then to the night
and through to the finishing
room, the lock hasp on the door
of this room being pulled right
off.
Three Cases of Polio
But None Said Serious
Three cases of poliomyelitis
have been reported in the County
of Huron this year, brit in none
of the trio was paralysis present.
Dr. R. M. Akins, director of
Huron County Health Unit, in-
formed the Board of Directors at
the August meeting held at the
Unit, Clinton, Thursday after-
noon last.
Expansion of • the Health Unit
tuberculosiseprevention program.
is planned for next year. Though
a certain einount of screening
for T.13:• is done at the element-
ary school level, where indicat-
ed, this age group has not been.
found locally to be as significant:
for T.B. as the teen-age group.
It, therefore is proposed for
next year to extend. the tuber-
culin service from grade 9 and
final years to all students at high
school whose parents so desire.
T h e number of accidental
deaths in the county totalled six,
two as the result of motor veh-
icle accidents, one caused by a
fall, one by burns, and two due
to drowning.
Robert lee. ," Hale, 'Minton, lis.
now assisting in the sanitary in-
spection division of the Unit's
activities, following a . previous,
Stock ready for shipping was
lying handy to the culprits.
completethieves'
So
was the
knowledgof the layout of he
building that police are of the
opinion that pertinent informa-
tion may have come from inside
at one time or another,
I Apparently, the stolen cartons
I were loaded into a truck or
automobile peeked in front of
the plant.
I The hosiery, packed magi ready
for shipment, ranged in sizes 81/2
to 10%, inclusive, in light to
dark shades.
j Chief of Police Joseph Fernand,
Clinton, and CpI. C, Anderson,
Ontario Provincial Police, Gode-
rich, are investigating,
Robbery at Mitchell
It is believed that the Clinton
burglary may have been con-
nected in some way with one at
, Town Style Shop, at Mitchell,
operated by Mr. arta Mrs. Ted
Fowler, about the same time,
when 20 women's dresses, 12
women's suits, and two coats, all
valued at close to $1,000, were
taken.
Two. New Coroners
For, Huron County
The Ontario
decision of the Board iba hire e government has
ppointed two new coroners,r for
another assistant in this depart- the County of Huron: Dr. James
rent of the work. The veterin- G. Dunlop, Exeter, and Dr. W.
avian, Dr. J. D. Moynan, left the Ae Crawford, Wingham.
Unit in July. A native of Ca' any, Alta., Dr.
Crawford is a son of the late Dr.
Daniel Crawford and Mrs. Craw-
ford. He graduated from the Uni-
versity of Toronto in medicine
and practised for eight and a
half years in Cadillac, Mich., be-
fore going to Winghem 16 years
o ago.
Dr. Dunlop, a graduate of the
University of Western. Ontario in
1927, has practised medicine- in
Exeter since his graduation and
internship. He was born in Wal-:
leceburg, a son of the late James
(By our Hensall correspondent) and Mary Dunlop. Dr. Dunlop.
interned at Victoria Hospital and
St. Joseph's Hospital at London
and was on the staff of themedi-
cal school at Western for a year.
0
ON WESTERN TRW
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Irwin.
and family Clinton, are spend-
ing a lengthy vecation in . West-
ern Canada, particularly in Al -
Reeve Frank Sill's, Seaforth, as
chairman of the Board, presided;
and also present were Board
members W. A. Galbraith, Wing -
hem; Earl Campbell, Hay Town-
ship; snit Everett Finnigan, West
Wawanosh Township.
Newly -Named Chief
Quits at Mensal
A second special meeting oil
Hensall Town Council was called
last Thursday night, August 30,
to name a policeman and general
utility man, after Warren Stev-
enson, Mount Forest, who was'
appointed to the position at an
earlier meeting, informed Village
Clerk James A. Peterson, that he
would not be coming. The jobs
pay $1,800 a year. •Nothing def-
inite has been decided as yet, berta, at Taber, where Mrs. Ir -
although Council has a man in I win's family resides, and Ede
view. , mouton.