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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1948-08-12, Page 1Clinton News -Record WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865 No. 33 —70th Year; Whole No. 6318 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1948 The Home Paper with the News he 6l X4444 THE NEWS -RECORD IS IN RE- ceipt of another very interesting letter under date of June 19 from Rev. E. A. Townsend, farmer' Clintonian who is• now a Canad- ian Holiness missionary in China, with headquatrers at Ansiang, Hunan . . He says: "I notice in the letter you printed, the province is spelt `Henan' instead of Hunan . . There is a place in Horan spelt and pronounced much the same, and our mail often goes there by mistake . • There is also a place in Manchuria spelt Chengteh which is also confused with Chengteh, Hunan Both . places are near Com- munist - nist activities * * .i AND SPEAKINGOF INFLA- tion, Rev. Mr, Townsend con- tinues: "Prices continue . to rise with inflation .. I saw some Quaker oats in a store the other day and priced them They only were $1,800,000 for the two - pound tin! . I decided to eat rice or cracked wheat . . " Thanks very much, Mr. Town- send, for . your newsy note , We and our readers are always glad to hear from you . . . • a • REVIVING A CIISTO'M WHICH has been dormant during the war years and since, Clinton Lodge IOOF., No. 83, Murphy Lodge LOL, No. 710, and Clinton Branch No. 140 of the 'Canadian Legion will join forces and hold a Decoration service at Clinton Cemetery on Sunday, August 22. * • • HERE'S A NAME THAT HAS been very much in the news of late, Rt. lion. Louis St. Laurent, who was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada at the Liberal Convention in Ottawa Saturday last . . , We have been asked several times how the sur- name is pronounced , .. Here is about the closest you can get "'Sa'iorahn", with the emphasis on the last syllable, slightly' nasaliz- ed . . . It's pretty close to that, anyway , •• HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOUR 1948-49 radio license yet? . Reports have it that a campaign is now fa progress in Western Ontario . . , incidentally, radio licenses are now more than three months overdue • * * WE KNOW THIS IS NOT NEWS to the personnel at Clinton RCAF Station, but it has just been an- nounced from Ottawa that in fu- ture all RCAF aircrew will wear double wings . . Previously, , only pilots wore double wings and other aircrew members received a single wing . . The RCAF now has only three aircrew cate- gories—Pilot, radio officers, and radio navigators ... First of the new radio officers' wings recently were awarded to classes graduat- ing from R. and C. School . . Aircrew who previously won single wings will retain them un- til they are trained under the new categories .► * • PRINCIPAL E. A. FINES SHOW - ed us through the recently-re- decorated ecently re- decorated Collegiate Institute yesterday afternoon, and the im- provement is very noticeable, in- cluding practically all the rooms on the second floor . The colour scheme is cream with green trim . . . The science rooms hadn't been re -decorated for 22 years and badly needed a daub of paint Grant W. Rath, Clinton, had the contract . Something we noticed was a new photography dark room, in the science room annex, which Brock Olde, science teacher, has built during his summer sparetirne It will serve to keep the camera enthusiasts well occupied during the school term . . Fire Burns Shed; Damages Dwelling Clinton's Volunteer Fire Bri- gade was summoned to a blaze about two o'clock Sunday after- noon, which had enveloped a shed at the rear of the residence oc- cupied by Charles Fraser on King St., south of the. Canadian Na- tional Railway Station. The shed was burned to the ground, and extensive damage. was done to the roof of the kit- chen. Damage was estimated at about $300. However, the fire- men were able to save the main dwelling. ' Origin of the fire is believed to have been in sparks from a fire in the yard, catching on the roof of the shed, although every precaution was taken to extin- guish . the former before the oc- cupants of the house came inside for dinner. COMING EVENTS Flower display, Saturday, Aug. 21, Town Hall, Clinton, sponsored by Clinton Holticultural Society. .... The Weather High Low High h9L7ow August'5 68 50 88 62 7 • 6 71 ., 45 91 • 64 • 67 8 73 53: 90 61 9 74 43 81 62 10 77 47: 82 55 • 11 81 63 86 63 Rain: .28 inches none Increased CCI Attendance Expected. Next Month More Rural Pupils Add Bus Routes Canada's Next. 'Prime Minister RT. HON. LOUIS STEPHEN ST. LAURENT (pronounced in English "Sa'lorahn" with the emphasis on the last syllable slightly nasalized) was elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada at the closing session of the Liberal Convention in Ottawa Saturday afternoon. In due course, the Minister for External Affairs and Canadian delegate to the United nations Assembly will become Prime Minister of Canada when Prime Minister King resigns that office. This is a recent portrait study of the Minister. for External Affairs and Canadian delegate to the United Nations Assembly. Hullett Honors Former Road System Head Hullett Township Council met for its August meeting in the Londesbor6 Community flail on Monday evening, August 2. All members of council were present and Reeve John Armstrong pre- sided. Reeve John Armstrong address- ed William Carter, the former road superintendent who had ser- ved the township for 27years and who retired this year on account of ill health, The reeve thanked Mr. Carter for his faithful ser- vice, and on behalf of the Town- ship officials, presented him with a walking cane suitably inscribed. Mr. Carter expressed his apprec- iation for the token. A letter was read from the Hydro Electric Power Commiss- ion requesting permission to run a power line on certain of the Township roads. Permission was granted to build a power line through side roads 15 and 16 under the supervision of the Road Superintendent. The Engineer's report on the Neilans drain was given and it was decided to held a Court of Revision re the drain on Saturday September 11, at 9 p.m. The Road Superintendent was ordered to fill out the Requisition Forms for . Road Subsidy. Town- ship rate was set for 1948 at six mills, one mill subsidy. Brucefield Frolic Wednesday, Aug. 18 Brucefield Fire Department • is holding a big frolic in the village next Wednesday evening, August 18, to raise money to provide much-needed firefighting equip- ment. Admissionis free. Bannockburn Pipe Band, Var- na, will be in attendance, and there will be a dance with good floor and music provided by Mur- doch's Orchestra. There will be games, wheels, bingo, and fun for all. Clinton W.I. 'Holds Enjoyable. Picnic Clinton Branch of the Women's Institute held a very enjoyable picnic at Bayfield recently when a good number were present to enjoy the lakeside breezes. Rou- tine business was discussed. Miss Harrison volunteered to be re- sponsible for the chairs for Grand- mothers' Day which will be held at the home of Mrs. Norman Tyndall. The District is planning a picnic to be held in Harbor Park, God- erich, on Wednesday, August 18. It is hoped that there will be a good representation from the Clinton branch. Anyone wishing to go are to get in touch with Mrs. Norman Tyndall or Mrs. Jack Little and are to bring: a well-filled basket. 0 AUBURN MIDGETS LOSE Goderich Lions Midgets trim- med Auburn 17-2 at Goderich Tuesday night to win the second game of the WOAA playdowns. Young Craig Costello sent 11 of the • Auburnites down via • the strikeout route. Batteries were, Auburn—Patterson, Hammen and Toll; Goderich — Costello and Doak: Auburn had won the first game at •home 9-6. ST. LAURENT WILL SUCCEED PREMIER KING Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent is Canada's prime minister desig- nate. The 66 -year-old minter of ex- ternal affairs was selected Sat- urdaraafternoon on the first ballot in a three -cornered contest at the Liberal national convent- ion, at Ottawa. He defeated a fellow Cabinet minister, Rt. Hon. J. G. Gardiner, minister of agriculture and a for- mer war -time minister, Hon, C. G. "Chubby" Power. Thus, the distinguished French- Canadian who was persuaded late in life to embark upon a political career, became the first man of Canadian Liberalism, the leader of the Liberal party and prime minister -to -be. Upon his shoulders now rests the mantle laid aside by retiring Prime Minister W. L. Maekenize King. Mr. St, Laurent in all probabili- ty will assume that mantle of leadership in November or Dec- ember. The vote was: St. Laurent, 848; Gardiner, 323 and Power, 56. North Huron was represented by Dr. J. W. Shaw, Clinton; Wil- fred Anderson, Lucknow; Brown Smyth, West Wawanosh; and G. L. Parsons, Goderich. Huron -Perth delegates, in ad- dition to W. H. Golding, MP for the riding, were Albert Kalb- fleisch, Zurich, president of Huron -Perth Liberal Association; W. L. Whyte, R.R. 2, Seaforth, secretary; Gordon Shortreed, RCAF, Clinton; Benson W. Tuck- ey, Exeter. A visitor noticed at the convention was Elmer D. Bell, Exeter, president, Huron Progressive Conservative Assoc. iation. CLINTON C. I. UPPER SCHOOL RESULTS GIVEN Clinton Collegiate Institute Up- per School results, as announced by Principal E. A. Fines, yester- day, were as follows: TRIXIE FORSYTH—Eng. Comp., II; Eng. Lit., II; Hist., c; Alg., c; Trig., III; Phys., c; Chem., c; Fr. Auth., I1I; ;Fr. Comp., TIL MARIE GLIDDON Eng. Comp.,. c; Geom., c; Fr. Auth., c; Fr. Comp., M. DONALD HADDY Eng. Comp., I; Trig., II; .Phys.,.III; Chem., III; Fr. Auth., c; F. Comp., c, WILLIAM HEARN—Eng. Lit., III; Alg., c; Geom., II; Trig., c; Phys., I. FRANK LAWSON—Hist., II; Alg`,; c; Geom., III; Trig.,. III; Phys., II; Chem., c. GRACE LOBB — Eng. Comp,, c; Eng. Lit., c, DOREEN McGUIRE—Eng. Comp., c; Eng. Lit., c; Hist„ e; Geom., c; Bot., c; Fr. Auth., c. BLANCHE ZAPHE—Eng. Lit., c; Hist., III; Geom., c; Bot., III; Zool., c. (This is the smallest Upper School class in Clinton Collegiate in many years). Town Council In Action Clinton Town Council, at its August meeting, discussed sev- eral matters which were not re- ported in last week's issue. Ald. R. Y. Hattin said some tourists had asked him where roadside tables were locatedand asked if the Parks Board could do any- thing about it. Mayor A. J. Mc- Murray said the Board was hop- ing to get something done. ••• Bonus for Street Man In face of considerable opposi- tion, Arthur Fulford, street work- er, and night soil collector, on recommendation of Ald. O. L. Paisley, chairman of Streets, was granted a bonus of $I0 for 1948 for' extra street cleaning:" Ald. M. J. Agnew, chairman of Fin- ance, figured that if the 1947 Council prcmsied the bonus, that Council had no right to saddle it on the 1948 Council. * • • Night Soil Collection Regarding complaints respect- ing night soil collection, Council decided to consult the Town Sol- icitor with respect to agreement with Mr. Fulford. "When are we going to dispense with this man?" asked Ald. Mel Crich. "There's got to be something done." * • a Fence at Dump Reeve G. W. Nott, chairman of Property, recommended some sort of fence on the boundary line at the dump. Ald. Paisley asked if the Property Committee should not paint the fountain in the Town Hall Park. Ald. Hattin sug- gested the Horticultural Society might do it. Ald. Agnew inquir- ed as to what Council granted the Horticultural and for what pur- pose. He asked who was suppos- ed to be looking after the flower bed at the main intersection. Aid. Crich declared the town should have containers for garbage. *4 * • "A Downright Shame" Ald. Paisley reported that locks on the ticket office and grand- stand office in Community. Park had been broken and ten panes of glass knocked out. "Some- thing's got to be done over there," he declared." "A downright shame and the policeman never walks over there." 'The Man From Glengarry" Here As Agricultural Representative The arrival of R. Gordon Ben- nett, BSA, in Huron County as Agricultural Representative brings to mind that famous novel of the late Ralph Connor (Dr. C. W. Gordon), "The Man from Glen- garry." Mr. Bennett has lived there for the past four years, al- though he is a native of Went- worth County, near the border of Halton. One . of the most important things about him right now is that he is looking for a residence in Clinton. A- son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett, Mr. Bennett was educated in the public schools of Halton County and Waterdown High School in Wentworth from which he graduated in 1934. He returned to the farm for five years, and then entered Ontario Agricultural. College, Guelph, in the fall of 1939. He graduated from OAC in 1943,. having spec- ialized in animal husbandry. He was appointed assistant ag- ricultural representative for Mid- dlesex onJune1, 1943, and as representative f o r Glengarry County, away down in Eastern Ontario, on November 1, 1944, residing in Alexandria. His ap- • R. GORDON BENNETT, BSA • Interested in sports, he was .a member of Alexandria Curling Club ` and • ccaehed - 'a juvenile hockey team, and .formerly play- ed hockey and baseball. pointment to Huron County was Prior to the departure of Mr. effective August 1, 1948. and Mrs. Bennett" from • Glen - Mr, Bennett was married in garry, -a large farewell party was 1944 to Miss Pearl Manary, Dun- held when they were presented das, who will take up residence by friends with an oil painting here in the fall. He .is a member by a Glengarry artist, Stuart Me of the United Church of Canada Cormick, depicting a Glengarry and is an officer of Alexandria scene, a purse of money, and a Lodge No. 439, A.F. and A.M. mantle clock from Glengarry Jun - He attended Cornwall Kiwanis for farmers, and a purse of money CIub. He admits he "plays the and an official crest by the mem- piano," and "sings a little" and bers of Alexandria Curling Club. conies from a musical family, They are looking forward to their but his wife is an ATCM in voice. residence here. Township of Goderich Sets Its Tax Rates Goderich Township Council met in Holmesville on August 3. Correspondence from the As sociation of Municipal Officials and the Dominion Cement Paint Co. was read and filed. Tax rates were set as Follows: County 9 1/10 mills; Township, 8 mills; General school, 4 mills; Clinton High School District, 3 3/10 mills; Goderich High School District, 2 7/10 mills; The school area rate is 5 6/10 with 1 5/10 mills additional on No. 11 school. No. 2 section did not ask for any; No. 5 section 6 3/10 mills' No. 8 section 2 2/10 mills; No. 9 section, 1 8/10 mills; Union No. 12 7 5/10 mills; Union No. 10 and Union No. 2 are both closed, Union No. 8 Bayfield, 5 7/10 mills Federation of Agriculture one fifth of a mill. Bayfield Police Village had not given any statement of how much they require, so the by-law was given first reading to be com- pleted next meeting. The four telephone systems will furnish their statements later also Hydro accounts if any. The Holmesville Cemetery up- keep was again discussed, the Anglican Church have gone a- head and cleaned up their portion and are waiting for the United I Church to take what ever method they decide on, Accounts paid' John Howard, premium on road insurance,' $100; Roy tyndall, fox bounty, $6; Miss Acheson, use of house $5; Bayfield Fall Fair, grant $50; Municipal telephone loan, $400; School Area Board, temp- orary loan, $2,300. UNITED CHURCH ANNIVERSARY AT BAYFIELD (By our Bayfield correspondent) Anniversary services were held in St. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield, on Sunday, August 8, with -. Rev. A. G. Hewitt, of Auburn, as guest speaker. His morning subject was "The Church' and his sermon was based on the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican and the different mo- tives which prompted them and us, to attend a place of public worship. The evening sermon dealt with "The Kingdom" and the many illustrations Jesus gave of what the Kingdom was like. Miss Evelyn Breckow, Gode- rich, was the guest soloist and rendered very sweetly two beauti- ful songs, "Bless This House" and "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." The singing of the Seaforth Male Quartette composed of J. T. Scott, Fred E, Willis, M. R. Rennie and D. L. Reid, was a real treat to all music lovers, the harmony and expression in their singing being particularly fine. Their generos- ity in giving several extra num- bers after the close of the even- ing service was much appreciated. For the occasion the church was bright with summer flowers, gladioli, daisies and ferns, which added much to the pleasure of this 46th anniversary of t h e building of St. Andrew's Church. MARKS 97th BIRTHDAY! Miss Elizabeth Scott, Roxboro, near Seaforth, celebrated her 97th birthday on Tuesday, August 10. She is quite alert and takes part in the conversationof the house- hold at all times. She is the daughter of the late James and Isabella Dickson Scott, pioneer residents of the Roxboro district. Goderich Township Boy Lucky Winner of Automobile 1�1i.�R(i.•'oiR��bn e.anA.,-<.:,y,rlttttm EDWARD WISE, 23, Goderich Township, considers he's a pretty lucky young man, for he was the winner of the new automobile which was the major prize at Goderich Kinsmen Club Carnival on Civic Hoilday. He purchased one 25 -cent ticket from Miss Margaret McLeod, Rayfield, in Clinton on, July .12, and this was the ticket that counted. Here he is ABOVE with the oar. Edward received word of : his good luck from . Sam Argyle, Jr., who heard the winner announced in Goderich, mounted his motorcycle, and speeded to the Wise home with the good news. —Photo ; by Earl MacLarcn, Goderich With an increase of 38 rural pupils—frons 170 to 208—expected at the opening of the fall term on Tuesday, September 7, Clinton High School District Board let bus transportation contracts at Tuesday evening's monthly meet- ing in the Collegiate Institute. Due to this anticipated demand for transportation services, the Board increased the , number of routes from five to six, and awarded contracts for these routes as follows; Blyth and Hullett Township, and part of Morris, two routes, to F. J. Elliott, Blyth; Township of Stanley, two routes, to Shipley and Elliott, Clinton; Goderich Township and 'Bay- field, one route, and north end of Goderich Township and Base Line, also Tuckersmith Township, another route, to Murphy Bros., Clinton. Agreements were entered into a year ago for a period of three years, subject to the approval of the Department of Education. Increased Cost Renewal of all contracts for 1948-49 have been made at in- creased expenditures for two of the three contracts. The basis of the contracts is so much per mile per pupil. The average is about $100 per pupil for the school year which comprises about 200 school days. • Approximate cost of the; bus transportation service for 1948-49 will be $19,000 of which the De- partment of Education pays 50 per cent. Teachers Engaged The Board previously had en- gaged all the required teachers for 1948-49. They will number eleven, including Principal E. A. Fines. Chairman Frank Finglan4, KC, Clinton, presided at the August meeting, which was attended by all members except Trustees G. R. Foster, Clinton, and Rev. W. J. Rogers, Blyth. RES:PO,NSIBILITY IS EMPHASIZED AT JUNIOR SERVICE "Responsibility" of the individ- ual was the theme of an excell- ent ' address delivered at the Junior Farmers' Church service by Geo. Faris, Cookstown, Sun- day afternoon on the Clinton Col- legiate campus. Mr. Faris, an outstanding Jun- ior Farmer worker•, was a recent winner for Ontario, of a Junior Farmer oratorical oontest. The service, which was largely attended, was led by Murray Roy, Londesbero. Charles Merrill con- ducted the music and led the choir in two numbers, "Our Grate- ful Thanks" and "Faith of Our Fathers". A pleasing duet, "Have Thine Own Way Lord" was sting by Edith Pepper and Bill Gould. Donald McNall sang "This is My Task". The Scripture Reading was given by Mrs. Jack Merrill, while Murray Roy led in prayer. Mr. Faris, choosing his theme from the two texts "Am I My brother's keeper?" and "I am came that ye might have life and that eye might might have it more aboundantly" stated that the ex- tent of the individual's respons- ibility toward his fellow man was a question that was being asked all over the World to -day. The speaker stressed there- sponsibilities his listeners had to others. "Our first responsibility is to our home, which is bur nation's greatest assest. If we are to keep our younger people in the country we must have our homes as at- tractive as city homes" Also, our homes must be .built on Christian principles, he continued.. A real home must be a have of rest and security. We should be thankful to be brought up in Canada. Our re- sponsibility is to preserve their way of life. Then we have our responsibility to our church and. Sunday School by taking part and giving leadership to the various organizations of the church, lie continued. Again, there is a great rtie- sponsibiltty to our Junior Ver- niers' organization, he said. Ev- eryone has a job in holding to- gether that organization. If one person lets down the whole structure will fall. In conclusion he stressed that if each one of us would accept Christ as his or her personal Saviour, 7t would change the whole world. 1.1-+4-4-0.4-4.40-0-4,-11-•-•-•-•-•-•-4.1-•-1.4-1- g A Smile for Today $ I A teacher in rd school just out - Side Belfast, Ireland, tells of a pupil of his who had been taken to the launching of His Majesty's Aircraft Carrier "Bulwark" and wrote of the big moment thus: "The Countess broke a bottle of champagne against the bow and then, to the delight of the crowd, she slidslowly and majestically down the greasy slipway into the sea." +�