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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1948-03-11, Page 1WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865 ecord No. 11 — 70th Year; Whole •N 6296 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1948 The Home Paper With the News Uuderwriters Recommend Changes In Fire Protection King and Queen Wire Congradulations '71 he ''--IIII �itdit Front -,•FIRST COLUMN DESPITE THE DATE, WINTER has been putting on a good per- formance lately and is still with usIt was just a few degrees .above zero last night, and the mercury,dropped to 17 below last Friday! • . Who says spring is just around the corner, although, officially, it will be here in ten days . Although there has been and is'a lot of snow, the weather' has not been particularly stormy . In 'fact,. plenty of snow means plenty of moisture for the over -winter crops .. . HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A Cori' tnias cactus in full bloom this,:timie of year? . Mrs: P. W. Watt, who resides at the home of, Lt. -CFI -V.0. T. Rance, Rattenbury St. i; Showed us a' very beautiful one yesterday....'The Christmas cectljs plant had been grafted on a large ordinary metes 'stem, and the resent Iles been tnart+ellous.. • * * * PICKETT AND CAMPBELL ARE just ;po{npleting extensive renova- tions.to, their, store With the object in mind of providing greater dis- play space for merchattdise• .. • , Additional shelving"' has : been. built, along the wails' and the cauntere have been placed: in' island! positions .,.. The change. agile - much ' to . the efficiency potential • • . B >� Da light Savin Y Starts April 25 Clinton joined the rank's of other urban municipalities in Ontario when Town Council, at its 'March meeting. last week; ad_ o/Ste'd' a resolution' that daylight saving time become effective Sunday, April 25, at :2 a.m. and rerhain in force until 2 a.m., Sun- day, .Septemper 26. Several members were of the opinion that the farmers did not want daylight saving time, but it seemed to . be a general movement each year ;outing towns and ; cities., 'Acting upon the suggestion of All M. J. Agnew, .Council de- cided not to accept any renum- ekation for 1948, services. The ani'ount paid in 1947 was $50 per Member, last year •. having been the first year in which such action. had been taken. 1948, 1947 High Low. High. Low March 4• 211 ,,; . 1 26. 18 6 .31 14* 34 "• 14 7 36 -"2fi 31 18 8 30 23 25 •+• ; :2* 9 31'"'.24' •,28.::,..21 S14 '26 • ;7 ,•. 30 .: . 22 now: 3inches * :Below zero. Mr. and 'Mrs M.Armstron g Mark 60 th Anniversary One of Huron County's grand old couples, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Armstrong, Londesboro, celebrat- ed their diamond wedding anni- versary on Tuesday. They were surrounded by every one of their seven children, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and were the recipients of con- gratulatory messages from far and wide. This one came from the Private. Secretary to the King and Queen: "The King and Queen send you hearty congratulations and good wishes on your diamond wedding day." Prime Minister Icing Wired as follows: "I should like to join with your many friends in extending. my warmest congratulations and best wishes for the future." W. H. Golding,' MP: for Huron= Perth, wired: "Please accept my ..sincere congratulations on this your 60th wedding anniversary. Best wishes for the future." The Ontario Goverment also sent its heartiest congratulations. /Mr. - Armstrong is ,in his 84th year and Mrs. Armstrong , is in her 80th. "At Home" to Friends ,• Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong; were 'at home" to their friends' at the residence of their son, John Artn= strong, Londesboro, with whom their reside, on Tuesday after- noon, when many friends drop- ped in to pay their respects. The family made a..presentation of complete bedroom furnishings to the couple. A family . dinner was held in the Community Hall, Londesboro;. at six o'clock, when 51' relatives and close friends sat down. Rev. S. H. Brenton proposed a toast to the bride and groom of 60 years ago, Mr. Armstrong respond- ing in appropriate witty fashion. Reception in Hall Following the family dinner, a public reception was held- In the Hall, with abodt 150 •' attending during the evening...Seevral con- gratulatory speeches were made and personal greetings given. Mr. Armstrong called all his grand- children to the stage and present- ed each with $5 as a momenta of the occasion. An interesting feature was a step -dance by Mr. Armstrong, which proved very popular and called for several encores. • Married at Londesboro Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong were united in marriage March 9, 1888, at the Methodist Parsonage, Lon- desboro, by Rev. David Rogers, and following their marriage took up housekeeping on the Arm- strong homestead, lot 2, conces- sion 8, Hullett. They resided there continuously until a year ago, when'„they . moved to Londesboro to make their home with Reeve and Mrs,, John Armstrong. Mr. .Armstrong, 83; was born on the 'family homestead, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William 'Armstrong, who come from' Scotland in 1852, and were early 'pioneers of Hul- left., He is the last surviving member of the family. Mrs. Armstrong 79, was for- merly Miss Ann Elizabeth Roger- son, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs Solomon Rogerson, and was born -in Hullett. She. has •one brother; •Robert Rogerson, Hullett. Mr''Arnistrong was active . in municipal politics for many years, and ' was 'Reeve' of 'Hullett for more than ten years.: He always was 'a' 'good debater. ' For many years; he has been chairman of McKillop Municipal •Telephone System. Mrs. Armstrong played. the organ in. Kinburn "United Church, and was active in all church . organizations. They are members of that church, They have a family of four sons and three daughters: Howard, Kinburn; Mrs. Thomas Price, Mc.. Kiliop; Mrs. Percy Cole, Strat- ford; John, Londesboro; Fred, Hamilton; James, Toronto; and Miss Elia, Seaforth. There are 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The NEWS -RECORD joins in wishing the• couple, both of whom are enjoying excellent health, many bore years of happy mar- ied life together. "Ice Follies of 1948” Colorful; Proves Delightful' Event in Arena A colorful pageant was -present- ed in Clinton Lions Arena Satur- day evening under the auspices of Clinton Lions Club when members of Kitchener Waterloo Figure Skating S a tin g Club augmented by several members of Stratford Figure Skating Club, staged "Ice Follies of 1948." • Financially, the show was only a mediocre success, possibly due to:'a: postponement from • February 27 on account of lack of ice. The Lions Club cleared about $30, Which was net-elonsidered:' pax- ticulsrly' geode The" troupe :pre- viously had appeared'in Brussels, Drayton and Fordwich ..Ray. Schlichter, Kitchener, acted as master of ceremonies' and an- nounced for the program, which included 23 separate skating num- bers, consisting of solos, pairs, trios, fours, and .ensembles. ^'Seven-year-old Wayne Graham, Stratford who was here lastY ear was back again, as well as Mary g McPherson,Rosemary Gordon Melvin Douglas and Walter Thomas, also of Stratford. Thorn - as was a first class comedian. Shirley -Nutter starred for the K -W Club, and a comedy' pair, consisting • of Jim Dixon and Bobby'.Bender, kept the crowd in an uproar- during their demon- Tuckersmith Council Urges Standard Time Tuckersmith Township Coun- cil met' in the Town Hall, Sea • - forth, on Saturday. March 6, at 2 p.m., for its regular meeting. All members were eiresent and Reeve . Nicholson preelded. Tenders were opened for crush- ing and laying .on township 'roads gravel required in, 1948: Wilson McCartney, 67c yd.; 'Levis Con- tracting Co., 68c yd.; George El- liott, 72c yd.; Sim Ireland, 63c yd.; Joe Kerr, 64c yd. The lowest tender, ;.that of Sim Ireland, was accepted at tender price. Premium on Compensation In- surance was renewedwith Lloyds through their agent, M. A. Reid, at an initial premiutf of $40.50. Gordon Richardson, representing Federation of Agriculture, waited on Council and requested a grant towards European Relief. • This. matter was laid over. James Love and . Arthur Finlayson, Township auditors, presented their report for 1947 which was adopted and the auditors were paid their "sal- ary of '2100 each. Township Federation of ,Agri- culture also requested the.Coun- eil to use their influence to main- tain Standard Time throughout the summer asthey felt that Day= ;Light' Saving Time wasa detri- ment to farmers and .school child- ren. Alex. Alexander, County Asses- sor, was present and explained the procedure of assessment under the card system. Council decided not to proceed with this method in 1948 for the 1949 assessment and James A. Hay was appointed assessor to prepare the 1949 As- sessment Roll at a salary of $275. The Clerk was instructed to forward to members of Parliam- ent for Huron -Perth,'. a copy of a resolution which provided that Council endorse the principal that war disability wcompensation for Canada's fighting men should be fixed with due recognition of the economic conditions under which they must suffer lifelong disabil- ities. The resolution also endors- ed the opinion that the rate of $100 per month foe' 100 per cent disabilityo be (easenable and -. Harold Jackson was .'appointed as member from Tuckersmith to the Aux Sable River Conserva- tion Authority. Road Superintendent was auth- orized to employ Ed. Boyes as grader operator at a wage of 70c per hour, and the Clerk was ap- pointed to act as clerical assist- ant to the road superintendent for 1948. The Clerk was also 'instructed to write members from Tucker - smith to the High School Area Hoards to request them to use their influence to have these High Schools operate on Standard Time owing to the fact that some country : children would have to leave home at 6:30 a.m., if the schools operated on Daylight Saving Time. Accounts' passed were as fol- lows: Relief, $90.08; salaries; $300; hospitalization, $4.50, travel- ling expenses, $75; grants. $10:. bank charges, $8.15; postage, $6.50; O.A.P., apps., $5; roads, $4,107.59. 0 TOWN COUNCIL In addition to those already reported, Clinton Town Council, at its March meeting, approved. the following motions: Renewal of taxi licence to Clif- ford Ashton to February 10, 1949; Increase in food allowance; of 83 cents to adult relief recipients, according to Welfare Department schedule, effective February ' 12, 1948; Passing of Levis Contracting Co. snowplowing account of $168.50 for February, accordingto detail- ed , statement; Installation of telephone• Calling for tenders.. stock yards; p • avel for gr- ling: RESUME. WORK ON BRIDGE (By' our ,Bayfield correspondent) Steel work is to begin this week on thenew bridge.. Men in•the employ of the Sarnia Bridge Company have come to the village, to commence work. COMING EVENTS o Dance toRossPearce and his Orchestra, Town Hall, Clinton, Friday, March' 12. Dancing from 9,30 p.m. Sponsored by Clinton Badminton Club. Adinission 50 cents. 10-11•x St: Patrick's Tea, auspices Wes- ley -Willis WA. Saturday after- noon, March 13, in Wesley -Willis Lecture Room. 11-x Huron County Seed Fair, Col- legiate Auditorium, Clinton, Sat- urday, March 13. Admission. free. 11-x Clinton Lawn Bowling Club St. Patrick's Dance, Town Hall, Clin- ton, Wednesday, March 17. Ad- mission 50c. 11-x Dance in Town Hall, Friday, March 19,auspices of LOB A Music by Bayfield Valley Five. Admission 50c. 10-11-b Sale of home made baking and candy sponsored by Ladles' .Aux- iliary of Canadian Legion in the Council Chamber, Saturday,•Mar. 27, commencing etre pan. 11.11. Hutioit Old Boys' Association of Toronto Euchre and Bridge, West titrations, .• Opening • ' and closing End YMCA, • Colleege, and. Dever - numbers :werewaltzes presented court Tuesday, April 13, at 9:30 by most of the company. 11-12-13. 1415-x. --5',m' THOMAS PRYDE IS WELCOMED TO LEGISLATURE Thomas Pryde, newly -elected MLA for Huron, was welcomed by the Speaker, Hon.. James de C. Hepburn; to his seat in the Ontario Legislature, after being introdtic ed by Premier Drew; last week. A further welcome was a vase of heather on his desk to denote his Scotch birth, considerable desk -thumping, and welcoming speeches by the leaders of all four parties. Mr. Pryde was accorded the honour Thursday last of'leadine off the debate ori the Speech from the Throne, his remarks .lasting 45 minutes. He urged the de- velopment of opportunities for youth. Excerpts from the address will be published'in next week's issue, 'The new MLA occupies a desk between two other .progressive Conservative members — R. E. Elliott; •Hamilton East, and F. S. Thomas, Elgin. Bayfield Lions Plan For Charter Night _ B. J. GIJSBINGS The regular dinner' meeting of Who has been re-elected chair Bayfield Lions Club was held at man of Clinton Public. Library the Little Inn, Bayfield, on Wed- Board for the ensuing year. Mr. nesday evening, March' 3: Gibbings 'also is chairman of the This meeting proved that the Property Committee. attendance committee had been o working, as some -Lions 'Who bad been absent (for reasons of their own) from the dinner meetings for some time. were on hand to takepart in the discussions and other activities of the evening. The Entertainment ,Committee, under the able leadership of Lion Grant Turner, have offered to prepare a celebration for the an- niversary of Charter Night on May 14. Two Bayfield Lions and their wives—Lion Grafton Weston and Lion Maynard Corrie attended London Lions Club banquet and dance in the Cobblestone Inn, London, on Friday evening, March 5. Mrs. Grafton Westonwas the 'winner of the door prize at this event. o John F. Little, RCN, Arrives in Belfast Additional Firemen, 'Hose, Ladder Trucks Library .Board. Head The. many friends of John P. Little, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest' Little, South St., Goderich, will be interested to know he has arrived in Belfast, Ireland, en route to Portsmouth, Eng., on HMCS "Warrior," after spending two months in Bermuda. The "Warrior," an aircraft car- rier, which. has been on loan to Canada is being turned back to the British Navy. The crew will spend the next few months in fit- ting out the "Magnificent," an- other aircraft carrier, which has been commissioned and adopted for Canadan use, and will return to Canada this summer. Jack joined the R.C.N. last June and was stationed in Esqui- malt B.C., for five months. Re- turning to Halifax last November, he spent two weeks' leave with his parents in Goderich.. LAKE WATER LEVELS Water levels of Lake Huron at Hayfield during February, as re- ported by the Federal Hydr'o- graphic.. and Map Service were: Three inches lower than January, 1948; 31 inches higher than. Feb- ruary, 1947; 35 inches lower than the highest February since :1860;. 29 inches higher than lowest Feb- ruary since 1860; and 33iriches lower than. the February average. PENSIONS- RECOMIIMENDEf Huron County' Old Age Pensions and , Mothers' Allowances board, at its March meeting in Goelerich, last week, recommended, full. pen !ion§ be granted to•thirteen ap- plicants for old age pensions,' and a`: blind' pension for another.. Three. applications' for mothers' allow- ances were recommended for frill allowances. ' SKUNKS, BEWARE! (By our.Bayfield 'correspondent) Skunks are walking the streets of Bayfield again, so if, you see a nice 'little cat don't attempt to pet it --or kick itd'. Stanley Calls For Tenders Gravel Tractor Stanley Township: Council held its regular meeting in the Town- ship Hall, • Varna, on Monday, March 1, at 1:30 P.M., with all members present.. George H. Beatty -interviewed Council regarding sub -division of part lots 7 and`8 range M.d.R.W ,Council concurred with his re- quest. John Keys interviewed Council in regard 'to buying the portlier: of Con. 8 and 9 lying between Ere of Lot 13 and Wtt, of Lot 14 B.R.N. - Council agreed- to sell this portion of road, providing it could be done legally. The -Clerk was. "instructed to: call for tenders for the crushing and hauling of 5,000 cu. yards . of gravel, the work to be completed by September 30. By-law No. 5 providing rules governing the order and proceed- ings of the Council, the conduct of its members and the calling of meetings, was passed, The report of inspection of mun- icipal fire protection in the Town ci: Clinton, by the Canadian Und- erwriters' Association. (Eire Bran-' ch) on. October 22, 1947,•was pre- • vented at the March meeting of Clinton Town Council. The first., full report since November 25, 1936, it was, in part, as follows: General Conditions WATERWORKS Water supple , ies sufficient but additional stor- age of water for visible supplies - of water required'. Hydrant dis- tribution somewhat wider than Standard. Pressures generally fair. FIRE DEPARTMENT — Bri- gade of 15 men; 20 required. All are volunteers, none sleeping` in • the fire hall at night. Department ratherwell supplied with hose and chemicals, but a ladder truck is reguired, also arrangements for the motor hose and chemical truck to be followed up by some other • hose carrying appliance. The exit from the fire hall is inconvenient. ALAJIM SYSTEM—Alarms sou- , nded on an electrically -operated siren at the fire hall with switch- es in the telephone exchange and the County Home. BY-LAWS — Buildings erected within the fire limits required to have main walls of brick, stone, iron or concrete or other equally -• incombustible material and roofs covered with incombustible mat- erial, provided the approval of the municipal council is obtained Moving, alterations or repairs of any brilding amounting to a value of 50 per cent of the original val- ue of such building are consider- ed as a re -erection thereof and are subject to_the terms of the by- law. Regulations for storage of inflammables and explosives in accordance with Standard. CONFLAGRATION HAZARD-- Does not appear to be pronounc- ed. Mercantile buildings are near- ly all of solid construction, blocks are stitall, and there is •no unus- ual congestion of frame outbuild- ings. Streets are of good width, and access to block interiors .is . . generally' good. In residential areas, there is a fairly large pro- portion of frame construction and shingle roofs arenoticeable, but buildings are well spread out. The report stated the greatest loss in the past tenyears was $52,228 (Hanover Transport fire) in 1946. WATER SUPPLY — Two of (continued on page five) Delegates Report To Moved by H. Coleman, second- ed by C. Houston that By-law No. 7, 1946,.be rescinded. Carried. Moved by H. Taylor, seconded by H. Coleman that the Clerk be instructed to call for tenders for a tractor and power mower. Car- ried. Road Voucher No. 3 f o r $1,161.86 was passed and ordered paid. General Voucher No. 3 for $372.61 was passed and ordered paid. Council adjourned to. meet April 5, at 1:30 P.M." • • e o—_ Allot Two. Bushels New Spring. Wheat • , Word has just. beef► received from the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa, that Huron County will• be allotted two bushels of the seed of the new Spring Wheat, Cascade. This variety is quite resistant to stem. rust and has proven an excell- ent -yielder. It is a vxhite, semi soft,' beardless variety, produce.• ing straw of good strength, It.. was hoped by the originator's of this variety that, it might prove to possess the quality,desirable in the pastry, trade,: acid would therefore,. prove useful in years when soft winter 'wheats wore in short supply. ,,Harry Strang, Hensall, Presi- • dent of Huron County Crop -Im- provement Association, has•been chosen to propagate this•wheat-• in 1948, so that a larger seed • stock will be available to farm ern in Huron County'in'the Spr ing of 1949,, Plan to Take Advantage of Oxford Sires in • Breeding Holsteins 'Here • Forty-five' me➢nbers` of' Huron A feature of the evening were County; Holstein Breeders Assoc- talks given by: Percy Bell, Strat- • dation met in the Board Room of ford and Morley Lanvin, Dublin, the Agricultural Office, Clinton, representatives from .the Perth • on. Thursday evening last. Allan' Club, who outlined regulations µ hereby Huron County Breeders Kettles, Bayfield, presided. can make use of the sires owned Byron G. Jenvey, Ingersoll, by the Oxford Holstein Breeders spoke on the subject, "Line Breed- Association for artificial breed- ing of Dairy Cattle and Program ins, through the organization set to Ensure Its Success," illustrat- up by the Perth Breeders' As- ing his talk by diagrams, with ob- ; sociation. servations of his years of exper-; Directors of the Huron Assoc- ience in connection with breed- iation decided that some suitable ing dairy cattle: • form of recognition should be giv- J. Terry, Lambeth, Fieldman en to cows producing' the top re- fer Western .Ontario District, cords in the County in 1948. A spoke briefly,stressing the health committee,composed of W. Hume of herds in Huron County and Clutton Goderich, andRoss Mar- Calfhood Vaccination; lie advised shall, Clutton, was set up to Bo- the Club Directors to proceed in cine upon the months that will Ceding ' up another Calf •Club make up this production year and Program in 1948, similar to the choose some suitable record. one which was such a great nuc-' President Betties announced cess in 1947 with the cd—opera—that Dr. Schofield, of the Ontario tion of the County Agricultural Veterinary College, would be the Representative. Mr. Jenvey was„speaker • at the next meeting, Ctroduced by Willie VanEgmond',;, which will, be held in Clinton, on linton, past president,' 'arid' was Tuesday;March 30. The meeting thanked by , Rees 'Marshall,' Kirke' I em:chidd withlunchad• a socia. ... ton, , first vice-president:, , ;% hours, • Goderich Federation Goderich Township Federation of Agriculture met on Monday, March 1, at Taylor's Corner school house. A number of inter- esting films were shown by the Film Board. Reports were given by George. Colclough and Leonard Bodges on the Youth Conference held at the University of Western Ontar- io, London. Robert. Welsh was ap- pointed to succeed Alfred Warner on the Hog Producers' Committee ' due to Mr. Warner being appoint- ed on the County Committee. The Canadian Appeal for Child- ,. '. ren which is, being supported by„• the Federation, has had only one. school 'section completeits allege . ation which was S. S. 4, giving $84 to date. It-• is hoped, that other school sections Community Clubs '” and' Women's institutes •will par- ticipate in. -completing this drive in the varioussections of : the Township ` - . + The next meeting 'is slated for April 1, in School Seeder: No. 10, PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD Clinton Public Library Board has been re -organized for 1946 'with th same,.officers as last year: chairman;. B. J. Gibbings secretary, Miss M. A. Stone; treasurer, M. T. Corless' . prop- erty' 'chairman, B. J. Gibbing'; •book chairman, Miss Edna Jam- ieson; finance chairman, Miss M. A. Stone. Personnel remains un- changed from 1947, the remaining members' being G. H. Jefferson, W. S. R. Holmes, W. B.lde, and the; Mayor. ('exoff#c#o.) •" ROBBERS: SCARED OFF ' Two masked men who were re- ported to have tied 20 -year-old James Cummings into a chair he his father's garage, at Walton, Wednesday, were frightened away from the garage by the approach. o£' a customer just as they started what appeared to be a systematic search of the place. Cummings was tied with strands of wire. Provincial police from Seafortli,, and Blyth were called in to invest- igate. ;COUNTY ASSESSOR BUSK Alex Alexander, recently ap- pointed county assessor, has estate* lished his headquarters over D.D. Mooney's office in the Canadian Bank of Commerce building, God- erich, and hes commenced an in- itial survey of the municipalities o£ Huron County. for Smile Toda Y Very Much An : overpublicized , author .sub- witted;to a mass interview. When, it *se over, one critic said. "He feet quite-ati conceited as I'd been lad to expect." ',Ale yes, "• added. another,, (`Brut tie has so'.tauch to,6o-inodeet abetzt ri •