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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1948-07-29, Page 1WITH' WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE 'CLllaTO NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865 ec r No. 31— 70th Year; Whole No, 6316 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSI AY, .JULYS 29, 1948 ti: The Home Paper with the News Bayfield Lions Carnival Tops Last Year's Show * * NEWSPAPERMAN LET'A gonqu ruin TAKE ovi cial Park, EAK i !the TELLSrm IN EUROPENIONS OWHighlands of Ontario, where yours truly and his wife spent a.very (By our Bayfield correspondent) A musical evening for the benefit of Trinity Church Build- ing Fund was held in the Town Hail on Wednesday, Tuly 21, and much enjoyed by the large aud- ience present. A silver collec- tion netted over $35. The chairman, Rev. LaVerne Morgan, introduced Mr. and Mrs, Charles Coates and daughter, Olwyn, Detroit, who with the speaker, Arthur Ford, gave the entire programme, which was as follows: The Friar of Orders Grey, tenor solo, Devil May Care, reading, Charles Coates; Romance, Rubenstein, piano solo, Miss, Olwyn Coates; r Through the Years, My Ain Folk, contralto solos, Mrs: Isabelle Coates with Miss Olwyn Coates as accomp- anist. Prof. L. C. Hodgins, introduced the speaker of the evening, Mr. Arthur Ford, Editor-in-chief of teh London Free Press and Chan- cellor if the University of West- ern Ontario. ' Mr. Ford has re- turned recently from a visit to Europe where he represented the newspapermen of Canada at the United Nations Press Con- ference at Geneva. In a talk that was all too brief Mr. Fotd gave his impressions of present conditions in Europe especially in Switzerland, Italy, France, Holland and England. He found Switzerland the most prosperous country he visited. Their money was at par with. American dollars and there was no lack of food, clothing, necessities or luxuries. At the • Geneva Conference he was struck by the ability and influence of the Eastern repre- sentatives. By Jar the ablest were the delegates from China, India and the Phillippines. He was especially impressed by the Turks who were most desirous of being classed with the Western powers rather than with those of the Middle East. • From Switzerland he went to Italy just 'after the election in which the Communists were de- feated. He was received in pri- vate audience by his Holines, the Pope,, and also; had a. long inter- view with Count Sforza, the Ital- an Ministerof Foreign Affairs. Count Sforza said that the chief need of Italytoday was room for expansion. In the years be- fore the war the surplus popula- toin emigrated to the States or to South America, Now these outlets were closed for the time (continued on page five) enjoyable week's vacation Our excellent hosts were E. W. and C. N. Paget, who own and operate the beautiful Highland Inn, situated in the southern part of the Park where the Algonquin Park Headquarters also are lo- cated ... Mrs. E. W. Paget was formerly Miss Laura Sturdy, Goderich, and is known to many in this district * * • WE HAD A TRULY WONDER- ful time while away . High- land Inn is well located in the midst of one of Ontario's great- est forest and game preserves, a vast area of forest land, con- taining 2,000 lakes and many riv- ers, and stretching through a large portion of the District of Nipis- s ngrand the County of Hall - u •• • * FOR WILD LIFE, IT IS SUP- reme ... No one is allowed to carry nor use firearms in Algon- quin Park, with the result that many wild animals have become exceedingly tame These in- clude deer, bears, mink, beavers, and many other types , . , * • * THE DEER ARE' ESPECIALLY tame . . . Around Highland,Inn, of an , evening, one may see as many as 12 bucks, does and fawns, at one time, being petted and fed by travellers ... In fact, the deer are so bold that they deliberately stop passing auto- mobiles on. King's Highway 60 which traverses the Park from west to east—from Huntsville to Ottawa . . . To see a deer with its head in the open doorway of an automobile is a common sight. . is • * HERE IS THE STORY OF "Marilyn," a real pet doe , As a young fawn, she was found In the winter of 1947 deserted on a road near the Inn, her mother apparently having met with some mishap . She was taken to the Inn where the Nor- man Paget family looked after her and fed her by rneans of a bottle and nipple . he sur- vived and grew and became a great pet until she was turned loose into the bush . . . But she still returns—with her friends!, • * e BEARS, TOO, ARE COMMON, and the mother bear and three cubs which have been picking up food at a garbage dump near the Lake' of Two Rivers, a few miles west of Highland Inn, have attracted hundreds of passing tourists , . They usually appear during the early part of the even- ing, but no one dare approach the cubs while the mother bear is around! . , , They are seen at a safe distance of 50 feet or go ... * • '• • FISHING? O, YES! . , . THERE'S plenty of it in the myraid, prac- tically untouched streams and small lakes of Algonquin Park Park... We tried our hand at it a little, and didn't have any kicks , (we had plenty of bites),We might add that the chef aHigh- land Inn certainty knows how to `: fillet and cook black bass , . It was delicious, and all the bet- ter because we had caught it . But weren't all the meals de luxe? , Lake trout also are plenti- ful, and speckled, rainbow and brown trout earlier in the year * * e HERE'S SOMETHING WE DIS - covered . . There is a small lake, the "Kootehie," just west of Cache Lake on which Highland Inn is located . . It flows into the Oxtongue River and thence its waters find their way west. to' Georgian Bay . . A few yards (literally) from Kobtchie' Lake is Island Lake which 'Honig eastward into Tanamakoon Lake, Cache Lake, and thence' drains into the headwaters of the Mada- waska Riven which eventually. finds it way into the Ottawa River . So near together at the start, but so far apart at the finish! . But ,perhaps the drops of water may join up some- where in the St Lawrence River or the Atlantic, Ocean! . . • • • ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL Park is surely a playground for nature;, we were very sorry to leave it, but hope we are spared to return again next year . . - 4 * * ONCE AGAIN IT IS SCOTCH 'Thistle when all lovers of this plant are trying to see which one can raise the tallest . . Two . beautiful plants are to be seen in Mrs. G. E. Savilie's yard, Rat- tenbury St. ' W., and stand nine feet, five inches high We wonder if anyone in this district can better this , , , 4-••. The Weather High Low High Low •1948• '' 1947 July 22 .77, 60.•; 67 • 45 , 28 - 7.1 61 ° '68 50 24 , 74 , 58 ;74 51 25 79 , .51;" 81 55• 2681 6.4' 82 , ;,e60. 27 ' 79 '. 60 ,18' ' :, 61 28 79 . 53 e75' . , ,xtain: 1,44 ins, • " - }w,66 ing. Centralia Gets New Commanding Officer Central Air Command, Trenton, yesterday announced change of command in two district RCAF stations—Centralia and Aylmer. Group Captain M. D. Lister, com- manding officer of Centralia Air Station, goes to National Defence College, Kingston. Wing Com- mander F. W. Ball, DFC., leaves Aylmer to join the Canadian staff of the Joint Defence Board. Suc- cessor to Group Captain Lister has not been announced. Centralia is one of the most active air bases in Canada, con- taining three schools training em- bryo pilots, advanced instrument fliers and radio navigators. With enlargement of runways it is ex- er and Harry Sturdy that the pected to become more important Federation approach the County in the overall air defence program. Council at the November session, Londesboro Girls in Double Wedding Pictured ABOVE are: left, MR. AND MRS. HARRY JAMES McEWAN, and right, MR. AND MRS. JACK :WILLIAM' HAMIL_ TON, whose double wedding was a lovely event in Londesboro United Church on Saturday, July 24. Mrs. McEwan, the former Elva Ruth Govier, and Mrs. Hamilton, formerly Margaret Elizabeth Govier, are the youngest and oldest daughters respectively of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Govier, Londesboro. Mr. Mdlwan is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray McEwan, Clinton, and Mr. Hamilton is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hamilton, Goderich. —Photo by Fowler Bros. Studio T -B Free Area in Huron Urged. By Federation Huron County Federation of Agriculture, at a directors' meet- ing held in the Agricultural Of- fice, Clinton, Monday evening, instructed the secretary to for- ward a resolution to Huron County Council, asking Council to do everything possible to place the County as a restricted tuber- culosis -free area. This subject has been discussed on previous occasions. President W. R. Lobb, R.R. 2, Clinton, was chairman of the meeting, and there was a fair attendance, considering the pres- sure of farm operations. A report of the recent direct- ors' meeting of the Ontario Fed_ eration was given by the dele gation which attended. Charles Cou]tes, Belgrave, as chairman of the Beef Cattle Pro- ducers for Huron County, report- ed on the industry and the em- bargo Was discussed, Seek Mill Levj- A motion by Erwin Zinn, dir- ector from , Ashfield Township, seconded by Robert McKercher, 2nd vice-president, that the Fed- eration aim to have all Town- ships on the mill levy, in lieu of a Township grant, was carried unanimously. A motoin by Robert McKerch- Oklahoman 'Installed President Of Lions International Today Eugene S. Briggs, Enid, Okla- homa, is the new president' of the International Association of Lions Clubs. He was elected by unanimous vote at the 31st an- nual convention of the Associa- tion which closedt.in New York City today. He succeeds Fred W. Smith, Ventura, California. Clinton Lions Club was repre- sented at the convention by H, R. Hawkins and B. B. Pocklington. The convention concluded one of the most successful' years in the history of Lions International, according to the report made by the Secretary-General and found- er of the Association, u Melvin Jones, Chicago, 111, He reported the formation of 819 new'Lions Clubs and the addition of 31,696 men to the roster of the Assoc- iatoirt in, the twelve -months per- iod ended June 30; 1948, for a total of 6,808 clubs and 358,144 members: He stated also hat during the year Lions Clubs were established in four: additional countries::' Sweden, Switzerland, Chile and Newfoundland, Lions International, he added, is now the largest, strongest and most active service club organization in the world, with Lions Clubs in 23 countries on five continents. Mr. Briggs, in accepting the presidency, said: "Peace is the number one problem of today. It is the first obligation against our efforts and resources. It is the primary obligation of our genera- tion. ,,Since"Lions International is vitally interested ire every con- structive movement for world peace,_ and 'good will around the world, it shall be oar unwavering purpose; ,to see, to it that well - Cl led" elltiaa]tfled" represesltatives, of eau r, DR. EUGENE S. BRIGGS organization attend all ' meetings of Specialized Agencies of the United Nations, such as.UNESCO, if it appears that we can be of service in charting a way to bet- ter international understanding. "It is a distinct privilege for Me as President of Lions Inter- national, officially to appoint our esteemed Lion and retiring International President, Fred W. Smith, to represent Lions Inter- national at the ,General Assembly of the United' Nations to be held this autumn it Paris, France. As your .president, I '4711 calling do ,every genuinely' devoted Lion to ,do his part wherever;he cart terve fo hasten 'lrhe day when good will among; anen shall -reign upon the rearth," Law's Long Alii Truth, Not Poetry. It was back in 1939 that Ellwood Epps' Sport Shop, Clinton, was burglarized and a number of guns and pistols stolen. A search was made at the time, but to no avaiL Of course, the police were notified. This week, provincial police officers walked into the Sport Shop and handed Ellwood Epps a pistol. It was one of those stolen nine years ago. All that time; police had been on the lookout for it, and it finally turned up, thanks to its reg- istration numlfer being avail- able. The long arm of the lawi re a grant to help finance the National Film Board Project, was carried. A motion was passed that the Federation pay $600 to the On- tario Federation as part payment of affiliation fee for 1948. W. V. Roy, Londesboro, secre- tary, was chosen representative from the Federation to go on the United Farmers Co-operative Tour of. Ohio .in.. September, to study co-operative automobile . insur- ance, in the United States, To Welcome Reps, It was unanimously decided to hold a dinner, to extend a wel-• come to the two new Agricultural Representatives for Huron. County, Clarence Rennie, Assistant Rep- resentative, who arrived recently and R. Gordon Bennett, Agricul- tural Representative from Glen- garry County,who is expected to commence is duties in Huron August 3. `the secretary, in reporting on the Annual Preld Day, stated that total expenditures were $1,556 21 and tetel receipts were .$2,425,36, leaving` a net profit on the play of $469.15, al compared with a less last year of $25.06. These fig- ures'do not ii elude the Year Bock. Native of. Clinton ADC to Alexander Capt. Herbert S, Rayner, D.S.C. and Bar, a naval officer of Bed- ford, N.S., has been appointed aide-de-camp' to Viscount, Alex- ander, Governor-General. He succeeds Commodore Wal- lace B. Creery of Vancouver and will -take tip his duties July 30, Capt.' Rayner was, commanding officer of the naval air station at Dartmouth; N.S., until a few weeks ago when he was appoint- ed commanding officer of the Canadian Services College at Royal Roads, B.C. He :is a na- tive of Clinton. COMING EVENTS Clinton Junior Farmers Annual Church Service, Clinton Colleg- iate Campus, Sunday, August 8, 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker, George Faris, Cookstown. Everyone wel- come. 31-32-b Reserve the date—October 21- 22. Clinton Branch 14'0 of the Canadian" Legion presents local talent, in, a Novelty Show. Cast' of 40 trained •; for show by mem- ber of Empire 'Producing Co. MISS LUCY WOODS AGAIN HEADS PIONEER PARK (By our Bayfield correspondent) The annual meeting of Bayfield Pioneer Park Association was held at the home of the presi_ dent, Miss Lucy R. Woods, on Friday evening with a good et- tendance, • • In her address, the president reviewed the steps which led to the organization of the associa- tion from the attempt by the Trustees of the Police Village of Bayfield, under' the chairmanship of William L. Ferguson, to pur- chase the land adjoining Signal Point for a park in 1944, to the incorporation in July 1947 for the purpose of purchasing and devel- this lake front property. The secretary's report, given by Miss Jessie L. Metcalf, cover- ed the year's activity and report- ed 26 members. The treasurer's statement set forth that all but $427,11 of the purchase price had eenised. The net proceeds of the Rummage sale amounted to $275.50. The auditor's report was given by Prof. L. C. Hodgins. The report of the nominating committee, given by Miss Jessie Metcalf, named Mrs. Wilson Mit shell and Charles R. Will to the Board of Directors to serve for three years to fill the vacancy caused by the two retiring direct- ors, Misses M. Fairbairn and C. P. Rankin. The secretary read the report of an engineer, outlining steps to be taken to prevent erosion. This was favourably received by the members and it was decided to launch a drive to raise the money to undertake the first step, drain- ing of surface water, this autumn, Weather 'Proves Ideal; Brucefield Lady Wins Bears on Loose Despite Search Bears in Huron County? Why, yes!' Bill Rowcliffe surprised a mother bear and her four cubs munching.' berries at the edge of an oat field on his farm in Usborne Monday about dusk, as he was finishing his work in the field. He first saw the cubs and started to walk toward them. Immediately, there was the crashing of underbrush and the mother bear -350 pounds of her --came into view. She reared on her hind feet but made no attempt to attack. Headed by Provincial Con- stable Helmer Snell, Seaforth. and Huron County Game War- den Kenneth Juck, Goderich, a group of hunters, armed with high-powered 'rifles, was as- sembled, and beat an eight - acre recl!. However, the search was fruitless, and the hunt will not be resumed until further reports have been received as to the whereabouts of the bear family. BETTER CROPS IS OBJECTIVE OF FIELD TOUR Huron County Crop Improve- ment Association held a twilight field tour Monday, in place of the full day scheduled program which was cancelled because of Rev. F, H. Paull was named as the lateness in the haying. Members under the direction of LeRoy G. Brown, Clinton, agri- cultural representative for Huron County, went to Roy Brothers farm, (Roycroft," Londesboro, to view the rod row test of oats chairman to organize for paper collections this summer. Other fund-raising activities were dis- cussed and Prof. L. C. Hodgins was asked to arrange for a show- ing of coloured films 81 Jamaica to be held the end of August. The meeting was adjourned fol- lowing which the Directors held a short meeting which resulted in Miss Lucy R. Woods, president, J. M. Stewart, vice-president, and Miss Jessie Metcalf;'" secretary - treasurer, being returned to office for the year. The following contributions were received between the report on September 11, 1947, and the annual meeting: Balance previous- ly reported (which includes a donation from J. E. Hovey whose and barley which was discussed 'husbandry Professor R. Keegan, field husbandry department, OAC, Guelph, Prof, Keegan spent considerable time discussing the merits and demerits of the many varieties. of oats and barley included in the Rod Row tests, located at Roy Bros.' farm. In his opening remarks, Prof. Keegan made men- tion of the advancement In the production of forage crops, and stated that many farmers were now conscious of the need for greater production of grain crops name was omitted in error), to avoid a situation which ex- $1,283.95; Dr. G. Reid, $2; Veiny- fisted last fall, when many farm - mous, $1; Anonymous, $12; Mrs, lees in Ontario and other parts of E. Antognini, $25; Rev. and Mrs. Eastern Canada found themselves F, H. Paull, $25; Mrs. Arthur in scot supply of f'>i grain.. Suppnick, $25; Mr. and Mrs. Ar- duo to the fact that they had thur Ford, $25. Total, $1,398,95, depended too much on the West- ern grain crop for river supplies, The greater produc'ion of cnarse grains can be brought about by in•:r•etsing the acreage, better cultural practices, more fertiliza- tion, better quality seed and new and better varieties which wiIi give maximum production for the specific areas, • In discussing the various varieties of oats, Prof. Keegan pointed out the differ- ences in straw strength of many of the varieties included in the Rod Row tests, He cited the Ajax as a sample of a variety, which is a consistently good yield- er, bu: which cannot be used on many farms where the land is mine rich, due to its excessive growth, weakness of straw and subsequent lodging. He Mention - :it th•' new variety, Clinton, as be,g one which has considerable (continued on pate five) Citizens' Band Gives Open .Air Concert Clinton Citizens' Band gave another of their popular open air concerts in Community Park Sun- day evening. Under the leader- ship of Frank Strathearn, the band gave a splendid varied program which was much enjoyed by those present. The next concert is scheduled to be given in Clinton Commun- ity Park on Sunday evening, August: 8, with everyone welcome. Members of the Band are ask- ed to note that the regular prac- tice will be held on Wednesday evening, August 4, at 8:30 o'clock sharp, instead of Monday evening. Signing the Register laictured ABOVE are MR; AND MRS. ALBERT JOSEPH' DAWSON,, .whose marriage was a ,lovely event of Saturday, , .July 24, in :Ontario •St, United •Church, Clinton. The bride,: • .the fordaer, Anna Gertrude_ Holmes, is the younger daughter of parr. and' Mts. W, 'S ii.,. Holmes, Clinton, and .the groom , is the so21 Of the late.. Mr.-erei ',Mrs.'Albert Dawson, Montreal. Following. an extended `mom:,: trip, the young couple .will' Take up residence: inValois,, gee, , .- —Photo .by,: Earl.. Maciiare ei (By staff reporter) Members of Bayfield Lions Club were favoured with excel- lent weather for their second an- nual Carnival, which was held in Lions Park, Bayfield, fornterly Agricultural Park, last evening. Following the Carnival, Grant Turner, president of the Club and general chairman of the af- fair, said it had been a great success and had, been bigger than a year ago, when it was held in CIan Gregor Square. He antici- pated that net profits would be at least es highas in 1947, when the net was more than $$1,200. Definite figures were not avail- able when The NEWS -RECORD went to press to -day. President Turner stated that proceeds would be used to de- velop Lions Park, leased more than a year ago, especially with regard to the rink where the Lions Club expects to provide a new concrete floor for roller skating. The Lions Park is the Club's main project. Mr. Turner thanked all who had helped in any way. Prize Winners Shortly after midnight, the draw for the various gate and other prizes was made. Mrs. Alfred Warner, R. R. 1, Bayfield, won the gate prize, a clothes hamper. Winners of the seven major prizes were as follows: lst—Westinghouse radio, table model, Mrs. Fred Robinson, Brucefield; 2nd — Pilot bicycle, Mrs. Malcolm' Toms, Bayfield: 3rd-ovenette, Joe Banks, 349 S. Christina St., Sarnia (employee on new Bayfield bridge); 4th— pair wool , blankets, ' Lindsay Smith, Bayfield; 5th—sheepskin rug, Leslie Elliott, Bayfield; 6th --- steak broiler, Orrin Howson, Varna; 7th—walnut cake platter, Mrs. Purvis, Bayfield, Clinton Beats Goderich Clinton Tigers defeated Gode- rich 9-7 in a smart fastball ex- hibition match to start off the festivities, shortly after seven o'clock; • A large crowd attended. Goderich Bluewater Band pro- vided an excellent band concert during the evening. An open air jitney dance, with Bayfield Val- ley Five providing the music, concluded the evening's enter- tainment, Committee Chairmen In addition to Grant Turner as general chairman, Rev. LaVerne - Morgan was vice-chairman of the general committee. The chair- men in charge of the various booths and features were as fol- lows: Refreshments, J. Ernest Hovey; bingo, Lloyd Scotchmer; crown and anchor, Spencer Ervine; dance, Ted Mack; over -and -un- der, Kenneth Merrier; race horse game, Lloyd Makins; ring game, Hugh Gilmour; paddle game, El- gin Porter; pony rides, John E. Howard, The Club also received assist- ance in the booths and games from the other members as well as Lions from Zurich and Clinton. Union Nationale Gets 82 Out of 92 Premier Maurice Duplessis and. his Union Nationale party rode roughshod over' the Opposition in. the Quebec general election yest- erday to win 82 of the 92 Seats in the Legislative Assembly, For the 58 -year-old bachelor - lawyer, it was an even greater victory than his party Scored. in 1936 when it broke 36 years of Liberal administration by winning 76 seats in the then 90 -seat as- • sembly. As was the ease in 1936, Liberal Leader Adelard Godbout was swept to defeatin the Union Nationale landslide, He lost by 81 votes to Fernand Lizotte, Union Nationalee candidate in. L'Islet. Party standing: 1944 1948 U. N, 48 82 Lib. 37 8 Bloc. Pop. 4 C.C.F.' 1 Nat. 1 1 Ind. • 0 1 Total . . 91 x92 (--Additional seat in 1948.) CIVIC HOLIDAY MONDAY Mayor A. J. McMurray has is- sued a proclamation, published on Page Fivetoday, calling upon all citizens to observe Monday next, August 2, as Civic Holiday. Local stores. Will be closed for the day. A Smile for Todag At Last • --An 'Admission dear?""Are you listening to the news, • "No, I heard ,the news. fen listening to•'`'ithe meaning ei the "What does he say?", "He says he doesn't know what' it means:'