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Clinton News-Record, 1951-09-20, Page 1Serving Since 1865. No. 38—The ii 0 THE NEW ERA -87th YEAR Nome Paper Wtih the News 6bOttlinelS (By Miss Lucy Woods, Bayfield) A reader drew our attention to the article, "Under the Waves" -which appeared .in the Toronto Globe and Mail, August 30, part of which read as follows: "A slight inkling of the various forces at work which are con- tinually changing shorelines, the bottom of the lakes, 'their water, levels 'arid even the tilt of -their surfaces was given to members of the American Shore and Beach Conservation Association b y Charles A. Price of the Canadian Hydrographic Service, Depart-: spent of Mines and Teohnioai Surveys, yesterday. Seiehes, for example, are a little known phenomena usually confused with tidal waves, but actually having no relation to lunar influences in any way Seiches are caused by unbalanced areas of atmospheric pressure over surfaces of the lakes. They are more or less continuous and vary from the normal six inches up to major seiehes of five feet in range on Lake Superior. They don't often occur on Lakes Ernie end Ontario." Subsequently a letter appeared in the Globe and Mail from Grace Mars, Elmira, . who, visiting at Point Clark on Lake Huron, re- ported observing this phenomen- on when the first low tide took theat w erba k c thirty rtY paceson August 30. While not observing it to such a marked degree in Hay- field, Charles Toms was aware that one had taken place as his boat was moved. And one day in July, Jack Jowett, Clinton, Iowa, who was trying his luck at fishing in the vicinity of the new bridge, was suddenly astonished to find that the island on which he thought he was standing was covered with water. Last year a much more spectac- ular one occurred here when the river was drained dry, after which we gave Capt. L. H. Mac- Leod's explanation which was virtually the same as that given by Charles A. Price, and we noted former spectacular occurrences here recalled by the local fish- ermen. They always associate such phenomena with . very stormy weather. And certainly the winds and the waves have played 'havoc, with our shoreline here whether it be due to the gradual tilling movement of the earth's crust or seiohes. Who would believe now that 70 years ago a clay ridge which was a menace .to elepeeng. ran out into the Take from Signal Point? And that a wide terrace and more than two town lots (about 173 feet) have fallen prey to the elements at this point? ENFORCEMENT. OF CTA URGED BY DRY GROUP Huron County Temperance Federation called for strict en- forcement of the. Canada Temp- erance Act in Huron County. Meeting in Wesley -Willis Unit- ed Church, 'Clinton, last night, the executive stressed backing for the Canada Temperance Aot which has been in operation in Huron County since 1913, The executive also made plans for the' annual county convene tion. to be held in Goderich, Wed- neday, October 24. Committees were appointed to plan a pro- gram. C. M. Robertson, Goderich, pre- sided, R. N. Irwin Reports Late Alberta Harvest • Mr, and Mrs. Robert N. Irwin, Clinton, and three children, Pat- ricia, 'Joan end John, returned Saturday after spending four weeks in Western United" States and Canada, including five days' motoring time each way. .They motored through the United States west to Montana, then north through Alberta, where they visited Mr. Irwin's brother, William, at Rlairmore, Crow's Nest Pass; Mrs. Irwnin's mother, Mrs. J. B. Hesketh, et Taber; and Mr. Irwin's mother, Mrs. W. H, Irwin, at Edmonton. On their return they travelled by Waterton Lakes, Glacier Na- tional Park. Mr. Irwin reported that due to the wet season, the crops were still not ripe when he left, and harvesting hes been delayed. There would be bumper crops if they ever ripen, He said they had travelled through snow on their way from Edmonton to. Calgary. --o HOLSTEINS AT LONDON Huron County Holstein breed - en exhibited a number of ani- mals at Western Fair, London, Last week, including Huron County Home, Clinton; G. R. Mc - Kiel, Clinton; IL Feaaan, Gode- rich; Ross Marshall, Kirkton; T. Hayden and Son. Corrie; and Peter Simpson, Seeforth, Hay 'den won first for junior bull, and Marshall' first for junior heifer. 0 The Weather 1951 1950 High Low High Low Sept. 13 74 57 64. . 56 14 73 48 '60' 54 15 65 48 57 49 16 77 45 58. 37 17 66 41 70 89 18 68 41 67' 56 19 72 44 66 38 rein: .62 Ins. rain; 1,29 ins. Oft News - co THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR CI,.INTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 6c a COPY $2.50 a Year Anttexation of Huflett Prop Still Uncleekied 1951 2,125 Copies A Week ST. PAUL'S HOLDS HARVEST HOME THANKSGIVING Flowers and vegetables in p fusion provided very appropri decorations for t h e Ha Thanksgiving Services of Paul's Anglican Church, Clin Sunday. The choir, under the dire of Mrs. May Rance Maclfin rendered special music at b services. The rector, Rev. R. P. Bulteel, preached at the mor ing service, and Rev, H. J. Webb, Bayfield, at the event service. from,. Mr. Matthewlt 3:39 ok his te "The ha vest is the end of the world; tic reapers are the angels." "There are many kinds of vest: of the field, of deeds, a of good and bad lives," tpreah away from reaping what weer said. "We t ha sown. -A harvest isn't a fi end; it's also the beginning of new one. May all our harves be improvements on the old." th rector t the Rev. eMr. Web and the latter expressed his ap predation of the privilege a pleasure of sharing in this Ha vest Thanksgiving. R v. Mr. bb spoke from th text, St.Johne 6:27: `Labour no for the meat which perisheth, b for that meat which endureth un to everlasting life." He declare that man must cooperate w' God to receive God's blessing "Man alone is not sufficient to gaonrner the God for the sun and the we rain he said. "We must not become so en grossed in making a living tha we forget the things our spirit ual life needs," the preache stated. Clinton Lions Plan To Paint Lions Arena Clinton Lions Club held rifts opening gPauls meeting of season last week with a fair attendance. an- nounced e President directors had appointed Dr. R. M. Aldis second vice-president to succeed R. G. Bennett, who •has gone to Toron- to, and R. S. Macaulay as third vice-president to succeed Dr, Allis, The directors also named L. G. Winter a two-year director to.succeed-Fits J. H. Lynch; who has moved to Trenton. It was decided to call for tend- ers for Lionsi Arenatiing he withf Clin- tonsome f he afterprofits of the Brunsdon,nt chairman of the Arena Committee, had made the recommendation. Tend- ers close with Mr. Brunsdon September 30. Chairmen of committees gave brief reports of intentions during the coming year. Hugh R. Haw- kins. Clinton, Deputy District Governor for Zone 3, spoke brief- ly in reference to a three-day mneQToron orcin connectioch he had ntewith his office. A attend a number Dstri to gars thering lan g at Strathroy Friday. 0 T. W. Rathwell Tops Jerseys at Stratford The quality of the cattle shown the Perth -Huron Jersey Breed- s' Parish Show at Stratford it Tuesday, was much higher in an that of last year, according judges. This was the first ar the show hes been held in onjunctlon with the Stratford Ir. A total of 55 head of cattle s shown. Top .lvinner was oras W. Rathwell. R. R. 3, rnton, whose- "Don Head Li.er- s Rajah" won both the senior d grand champion male awards. ile "Volunteering idina," also tied by Mr, Rathwell, won the nd champion female award. The reserve senior champion le was "Palmcrest Rasilance," caned by Irvine Trewertha, Sea- th. ro- ate Hare St on, eta on non, oth n- M, E. ng xt r- e antique and inadequate; and that here provision be made In the new ed court house for a jury room for e women. The county was commended on' get the "new and adequate registry nal office." No inmates were found in the jail which was in satia- te factory condition. is "Obviously the court house is e inadequate for modern needs, b though quite sufficient for many years past," stated Mr. Justice an Urges STANDARDIZING Grand Jury NOW COMPLETE IN THIS AREA eThe work of.standardizing • New Court Hous The Fall Assizes of the ' Sup- E. Dodds end Adam Dodds; L refine Court of Ontario fqr the owel, who are seeking a decl County of Huron opened in the tion that they were induced Court House, Goderich, Monday buy 8,000 shares of Con afternoon with Mr. Justice Smily Mines Limited; and an order presiding. pay the plaintiffs $2,800. New Court House V. M. Howard, Toronto, co After an inspection of Huron sel for defendant, chimed t County buildings, the grand jury ,Perry was never employed as reported Tuesday. agent by Dobson. It recommended that a new Plaintiffs Testify court house be built as soon as Plaintiffs testified yester possible as the present one is' that an agent showed maps location of mines and guaranteed receipts of 50 cents a share. Douglas Orr, Goderich son of J. Orr, one of the plaintiffs, stat- ed he was present on May 21 and June 10, 1946, when 1?'erry visited their home. Shares were bought at 35 cents a share and Perry gave his father a receipt guaranteeing 50 cents a share. Mrs. Margaret V. Orr said she first met Perry at her home and told of giving cheques to him for the purchase of Conaldan Yellow- knife stock which were endorsed by Sohwerdt in trust for E. W. Dobson, in May, 1946, (Schwerdt was named as another agent of Dobson). . To V. M. Howard, defence counsel, the witness said the total shares purchased by her and her husband were 10,800, She did not know why the cheques were made out to Perry. The acknow- ledgements came from Dobson. Adam • Dodds, Listowel, plain- tiff with his wife, Cora E. Dodds, testified that Perry had promised the stock would be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange at 50 cents. Mr. Dodds said he felt safe knowing the Ores had a guarantee of 50 cents, Perry had stated •the stock was almost sold out and that it was listed on the To -e ronto Stock Exchange. Frank Donnelly, K.C., counsel for the plaintiff, asked the de- fendant to produce his stock book. Mr. Howard stated it could not be. located. RAIN DELAYS HARVESTING WHITE BEANS "Heavy rain fall was recorded in most sections oe. this county this week wheh•�'tviil consider - frequency -sensitive equipment of customers served by the Clinton ist- Public Utilities Commission and; aro- the Clinton Rural Operating Area to for 60 -cycle operation has now Cone' been completed. to In making this announcement, Ontario Hydro Chairman Robert un- H. Saunders said the load af- hat fected by these changes totalled an 4,000 kilowatts,' A total of 4,070 domestic customers are now op- erating their equipment at the dee [higher frequency, as well as 377 of ([commercial customers and 27 power users. It is estimated that customers in these areas own some 3,000 electric clocks and 900 fans. In this connection, Mr. Saunders stated , that customers ,who have not yet brought in such items for standardization or exchange for new models, or collected clocks and fans which have been changed over, should do so by September 21. The mobile clock and fan de- pot now situated on Ontario St.. Clinton, is. to cease operating there on that date. Sadly, in thanking the jury. He added that tattered blinds on r- court room windows might be e replaced. Serving on the jury were: t PercyAshton, on R.R. 2, Gerrie; ut Harvey - A 5 dams, Wroxeter; Lewis - Boshart, Seaforth; Cecil, Blake, d Hume Clutton, 'Colborne Town- thrship; .Harmine Copeland, Wing- • ham (foreman); Gerald Godbout, Centralia; Edwin Killing-er, Iow- a ick Township; Robert McKay; Grey Township; J. E. Paterson, Seaforth; Richard West, Ashfield - Township; Ivan Haugh, Turn- - berry Township. True Bill Returned r The grand jury returned a true bill in the case of Rex vs. Fowl- er Tuesday, and the trial of Ro- bert B. Fowler, Blyth, charged with rape, was set over to the next assize court, as a Crown Witness, Dr, Sharp, London, Is a witness In courts at Brantford and Sault Ste. Marie. hail of $5,000 was continued." Stock fraud Claimed `tThe trial of the action of El- liott vs. Dobson was resumed yesterday after an all -day hear- ing Tuesday. The action was brought by Mrs. Priscilla L. Elliott, executrix of estate of Peter VictortEIliott, late farmer of Goderich Township, against E, Dobson, carrying on business as E. Dobson and Co., Toronto broker,' for a' declaration that the plaintiff and her hus- band were induced to buy stock thrugh the fraudulent represen- tations of the defendant,. or his agent, in Conaldan Yellowknife Mines Limited; or an alternative of $1,750 for the plaintiff and $2,205 for the, estate of her bus - band. Frank Donnelly, K.C., counsel for the plaintiff, In presenting the case, stated that Mr. Elliott died in 1948. It is alleged that the Elliotts were approached in April, May, and June, 1946, by Bert Perry and Peter A. Soh- werdt, as the defendant's agents, and were sold holdings totalling 12,300 shares. of which, at the time of his death, Mr. Elliott held 3.300 shares, The agent Perry had represent- ed that the shares had Increased to 35 cents a share, Mrs, Elliott stated, under examination by Mr. Donnelly; and that through the agent Perry a written guarantee from the defendant was given of 50 cents a share and that it would be listed on the stock exchange. Similar Actions It. was agreed that two other actions against Dobson be heard, the same evidence to be used in all three. In the action of Margaret Vera Orr, Goderich, administratrix of estate of John Richmond Orr, a claim was made for a declara- tion that certified contracts ent- ered into by the plaintiff against E. Dobson at the instance of the defendant were fraudulent and void and to recover money ob- tained from the purchase of 10,,, 800 shares of Coneldan Mines for $3,780 through fraudulent misrepresentations. Fraudulent representations are claimed against Dobson by Core der 12, 60c. 37-38-b in e Far t to ye 0 Fa wa Th Cl' re' an wh ow gra ma 0 for ably delay the harvesting of white beans," G. W. Montgomery, agricultural representative for Huron County, reported today. "There still is considerable acreage of stocked grain to be harvested in the northern section of the county. "The extra moisture, however, will be quite beneficial in after - harvest cultivation and in the preparation of fall wheat ground." Hon. G. H. Daucett Confers With Officials Hon. George H. Doucett, On- tario minister of highways, paid his annual visit to Huron County Tuesday. Early in the day, after con- ferring with the Perth County road committee, Stratford and St. Marys Suburban Road Com- missions and other civic and county officdas, the minister left for Waterloo County. in the dahe offiicia arly s at Goder ch, la ert leavvt- ing for Stratford. 0 COMING EVENTS Summerhill Ladies' Club will hold their annual Bazaar in the hall at Summerhill, Friday, Sept, 28, commencing at 8.30 p.m, Evening's aotiwibies include euch- re, auction bazaar and loneh. Admission free. Everybody wet.. come. 38-39-b Ontario St. United Church are having an anniversary Turkey Dinner, Tuesday, October 2, in the •Church Hell, Dinner will be served from 6 to 8 p.m. Admis- sion, adults, $1.25; children un - 0 aI Features S e i Ce P u es Mark Bayfield Fair Bayfield Agricultural Society is holding its annual Fall Fair on Wednesday -Thursday next, September 26-27, with a large entry expected in horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and inside exhibits. Each year the school exhibits are a special feature of Bayfield Fair, and this year will be no exception. There will be special displays of work of students of public schools and Clinton. Dist- rict Collegiate Institute. Other features include the special commercial apple compe- tition; tractor rodeo; and horse races. Concert and dance will be held in Bayfield Town Hall in the evening. Centralia RCAF Trumpet Band will head the school children's parade to the park Thursday, September 27, at 1 p.m., and will provide music during the after- noon. Returns From Halifax at ematical Corigress bytery. A committee of Peesby- Mh • .tery was appointed consisting of Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Hull end little daughter Diane, who have been summer visitors of the lady's parents, Mr Township Opposed''` To Residential Site's It Pays to Pay Motorist Finds It pays to pay -+but at the proper time, a Windsor mot- orist has found out, in the hard way. According to Clinton Chief of Police Joseph Ferrand, Joseph Mark's ignored a sum- mons to appear in mag C- rate's court at Goderich on August 5, when he was fined, in absentia, $5 and costs, in all $7.80. Finally, a distress warrant was issued, and -the Chief journeyed to Windsor to colo lett the fine: total, $5 and costs, in all $51.70. The. motorist's little act of carelessness just cost him $43.90 extra. D EXETER MAN IS MODERATOR OF PRESBYTERY At a meeting of Huron -Mait- land Presbytery held in St. And- rew's Church, Clinton, on Sept- ember 11, Rev. D. R. Sinclair, Exeter, was chosen Moderator for the ensuing year. A call was issued from Blue - vale end Belniore congregations to favor of Rev. Matthew Bailie, County Down, Ireland, and for- warded to the Clerk of the Pres- bytery of Down, by air -mail, The call carried a stipend of $2,800 and was signed by 179 members. and many adherents. The morning sederuint was completely taken up with the i presentation of the Campaign for Christian Outreach, which is to be carried on November 4-18, throughout the church in Canada, for $1,000,000, The urgent need of church buildings to meet Pres- byterian growth in Canada is such that the General Assembly in June last, sanctioned this campaign, which takes form sim- ultaneously throughout the whole Church. Rev. Glen Campbell, Seaforth, is to be released from his pulpit in order to present the need to various congregations in Pres - Messrs Campbell, J. R. Mac- Donald, and A. Nimmo with their elders, to forward the campaign in Presbytery. Auburn and Blyth charge is to be raised to the status of an augmented congregation and Rev. a R. G. McMillan, Goderich, was w appointed interimeenderator of a the charge. g 'Robert Bisset, Peter Walter and Brown Milne were certified h from Presbytery to the senate C of Knox College, as students for ma the lsrresbyterian ministry, and Miss Ida White, R.N., was certif- h led as a student to the Presby- Cl W, Cuningheme, left lest rweek by motor for their home in Vancouver,- 3.C, Dr. Hull of University of British Columbia, recently re- turned from Halifax, N.S., where he attended a Mathematical Con- gress held et Dalhousie Univer- sity during August. He was the youngest professor among Can- ada a twelve greatest matte- maticians chosen to represent universities of the Dominion. 6 Chamber of Commerce Plans Activities The executive of Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce held a meetnig in the Council Chamber committee room Monday evening with a good attendance. It was decided to held 'the next general meeting in the form of a banquet on Wednesday, Oc- tober 10. Vice-president H. E. Hartley was appointed chairman of the committee, with K. W. Coiquhoun in charge of enter- tainment. G. R. Foster, chairman of Civic Improvement Committee morn ed that the street signs, order- ed some time ago, had arrived and would be erected shortly. L. G. Winter, chairman of In- dustrial Committee, reported that the "Survey of Essential Facts of the Town of Clinton" would be available shortly. He said it should prove a great assistance in industrial and business promotion work in town Clinton Chapter, Order Of The Eastern Star, Instituted The a part of Hullett oblem of annexation ship to the Town of Clinton in' eon- nection with the erection of a new public school by Clinton'" Public School Board,. still is not oompetely solved. Briefly, the Township of Hul- lett is in favour of annexation by the town of approximately seven acres of vacant land for the site of 'the proposed school, but is not in favour of annexation of a strip bf lend and buildings, lying im- mediately to the south of the school and on the north aide of King's Highway 8, Hullett Township Council held a special meeting in tee Com- munity Hall, Londesboro, Mon- day. evening, with Reeve W. 5. Dale presiding, and Councillors George C. Brown, W. R, Jewitt, Thomas Leiper ann Archie Young in attendance. Two Motions Passed Following discussion, of the matter, the following resolution toCouns. d s. Brown and Jewitt, was "That we are in favour of the Town of Clinton annexing the property purchased by Clinton Public School Board in •the ship of Hallett, said ' area being Approximately seven acres, as re- quired by the Department of Education for a public school building." A second motion by Coons, Jewitt and Leiper was passed as follows: "That the Clerk write to F. A. C. Tyrrell of the Community Planning Branch, informing him that we are not in favour of Iie annexation as proposed by Clin- ton Town Council, but do favour the annexation of the land pur- chased for public school purposes by Clinton Public School Board." Reeve Dale Explains Reeve Dale told The NEWS - RECORD that the property which Ilullett does not want to lose, has an assessed value of $6,575, and 'includes a servike etation and two residences. He main- tained that the owners did not want to leave Hullett for Clin- ton, and one of them had come to the meeting to say so. The Reeve added that plenty of time had been given Clinton Town Council tc secure the signatures. of the ratepayers in- volved, and that had been one reason for holding the special meeting of Hallett Township Council ten days after the reg- ular meeting. The signatures had not been forthcoming, he pointed out, nd stated that his township ould not be a party to throwing nyone out of the township a- einst his will. Mr. Dale was rather surprised, e said, at the attitude taken by Linton Council regarding the ,.ter. There had been a "lack of courtesy" on Clinton's part, e charged, especially when inion was the municipality that wanted to annex part of a neighbor's territory. CDCT Addition Rejected Members of Hullett (b uncll, at their meeting, discussed the Clin- ton District Collegiate Institute proposed addition, with the fol- lowing motion by Coons. Brown and Jewitt, and vote recorded: "That we are not In favour of Clinton District lCollegiaate Ire- stitute Board building an addi- tion to the school at a cost of $285,000 on account of the un - equalized manner of assessment prevailing min all High School areas." Those voting "aye" on the re- solution were Reeve Dale, and Couns. Brown, Jewitt, and Leip- er; voting `nay" was Gbun. Young, tartan Deaconess Training School, Toronto, from which after her course of study, she purposes to join the nursing unit of the church in India. C. A. Falconer, Cromarty, was also certified as e student for the ministry to Knox College. Arrangements were made for the induction of Rev. R. Boggs into pastoral worth and rGorr e, on September 25 at .8 p.m. in Molesworth. Mr. Boggs comes from Ireland, and has just arrived in Canada, Special Meeting A special meeting of the court was called for September. 18 in Wingham, under auspices of the committee on Evangelism add Christian Action, to hear Rev Robert Barr, Knox College, To-' ronto, present the urgency of pro- claiming the Evangel of Christ to the world greatly in need of the same. The afternoon meeting was for special conference with the Presbytery members, and the evening meeting was meant for the public, as well as Presbytery. The next regular meeting falls on the second Tuesday in De- cember, Officers of the newly -instituted Clinton Chapter No. 266, Order of the Eastern Star, ore shown in the above picture. Front .rove, left to right, are Mrs. Doris. Bury, conductress; Mrs. Margaret McLean, marshal; Mrs. Ethel Harding, Martha; Mrs. Helen Elliott, Esther; Mrs. Elizabeth Zapfe, chaplain; Mrs. Helen Wells, treasurer; Mrs. Helen Hoggart, Electa; Mrs. Eula Rey, assoc- iate conductress; Mrs. Opal Jones, worthy matron; Mrs. Stella ,McRae, associate matron; Mrs. Margaret Atkey, secretary; Mrs. Ruth Newcombe, Ruth; Mrs. Harriett Fines, warder; Mrs. Ruth Butteel, Adah; Mrs. Clete Hartley, organist, Back row, left to right, Leslie Harding, associate patron; Sidney Jones, worthy pat- ron; George Bury, sentinel. —Photo by MaoLaren's Studio; engraving courtesy The London Free Press. Previous Meeting Hullett Council held its reg- ular, monthly meeting in the same place September 7, when the an- nexation and CDCT addition proposals were laid over for fur- ther consideration. Present were Reeve Dale, and Couns. Jewitt and Young, However, Couheil heard dele- gations representing Clinton Town Council and Clinton Dist- rict Collegiate Intsjtitulte Board, and decided to hold the special, meeting, reported above. Grants blade The Assessor's roll was accept- ed for 1952. A court of revision is to be held November 5 at. 3 p.m, in Community Hall, Lon- desboro. The fallowing accounts were approved: T. Caldwell,' fox bounty, $2; H. Kirltconcell, fox bounty, $2; William Craig, fox bounty, $2; G. W. Cowan, se'ary; $110; Blyth Stare:lard, supplies, $47; Municipal World, supplies, $1.53; Earth Boring Co, Raiihlay Drain, $3.50; A. Weymouth, grad- er operator, $98.70; John Nott, mower operator, $47.50; B. Lov- ett, brushing, $4.80; L. Caldwell, road superintendent, $20.25; Im- perial Oil, fuel oil, $40.20; De- partment of Highways, tax, $22; Wingham bridge, $403.50; G. Rad- ford, fuel and repairs, $75.40; re- lief, $61,10: relief, $10; Seeforfh Agricultural Society, $35; Blyth Agricultural Society, $35; North Huron Plowmen's Association, $25. 0 EIGHT AUCTION SALES No less than eight auction sales are advertised on Page Eight of this issue proving once again that The 'NEWS -RECORD is a popular medium for this type of advertising.