Clinton News-Record, 1948-09-16, Page 1Linton
Nos. 38-39 = 70th Year; Whole No. 6323
N i.i's- Record
WITH WHICH" IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 4865
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1948
First Section -- Pages 1 to 8
Ole ON
IT YOU HAPPEN TO NOTICE
several local citizens sporting
corncob pipes—the real genuine
article, don't be worried for fear
your fellow townsmen have gone
slightly "zany" . • At the Lions
Club meeting Tuesday evening,
Hugh Hawkins, who Nees a deler
gate of the Club to the Lions
International Convention in New
York City in July, passed around
corncob pipes to the members of
the Club . . He had brought
them back to Canada as gifts of
the Miglouri Liens ...Hugh'must'
Possess powers of persuasion of
a high order .
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IT'S A NICE LITTLE BUSINESS -
pleasure motor trip •that Reeve
G. W. Nott of Clinton, Arnold
Dale, and Arthur Sturdy, are
taking through the Canadian
West . Expecting to be absent
about five weeks, they left Clin-
ton Saturday morning, with the
Bruce Peninsula, Manitoulin Isl-
and and Sault Ste. Marie on the
first leg of their westward jour-
ney. . Reeve
our-neyReeve Nott will visit
his sister, Mrs. Newton Crich,
Vancouver, B.C., • Mr, Dale will
visit Western friends, and Mr.
Sturdy will be the guest of his
brother, Hon. John H. Sturdy,
Saskatchewan Minister of Wel-
fare, Regina, Sask. . . ,
WHEN PICKING UP T H E
"copy" for Norman Counter's ad-
vertisement this week, we glanced
at the heading, "Lay -Away Now!",
and were startled to discover
that Christmas would soon be
ere . . . Norman informed us
that, actually, Christmas was
13 weeks distant . , And
hat space of time will just
lyi . ,
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AILING LAYING A BLACK -
p surface this fall, Ontario De-
artment of Highways seems to
•e -anxious to keep King's High-
ay 4, in the Vinegar Hill sector,
least level . The grader
orked on the hill on Monday
:nd made a good job of it
ay we suggest that the surface
•e made a Little more permanent
ugh the use of oill .. The
ust has been nothing less than
terrific" ever since Monday, and
e housewives along the street
re just a little "fed up" . ,
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WERE SITTING ON THE
andstand for the band concert
Sunday evening, and a very good
•ot it was for that purpose .. .
omething we didn't like to see,
i owever, was the apparent hesi-
tnoA on . the part of many, to
stand when the band commenced
to play, "0 Canada" . Blessed
as we are with two national an-
thems, we should be careful to
pay respect to both in equal
measure ,
ONE OF OUR READER S
brought in this suggestion the
other day . .. He wondered if
it would be possible, for Clinton
Public Utilities Office to be open
at noon hour on discount days
usually the tenth of each month
—for the convenience of those
who would like to pay their bills
and secure the ten per cent dis-
count , ,
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LAST WEEK, WE CONGRAT-
ulated the Snell family of Hullott
for the victories attained in sheep
at Canadian National Exhibition
Now we would like to ex-
tend the list to several other
families from Huron County,
noted elsewhere in this issue .. .
Personally, we are of the opinion
that this area made an extremely
good showing in the competition,
at CNE, and especially the
Juniors!
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DID YOU KNOW THAT IN 1947,
Huron County stood second only
to Perth in the number of swine
' marketed in Ontario? These
two counties lying side-by-side
in Western Ontario, led the field
by a wide margin .. This fact
was pointed out to us by J. C.
Rennie, assistant agricultural rep-
resentative for the County . ,
ACCORDING TO A. H. MARTIN,
director of crops, seeds and weeds
branch; Ontario Department of
Agriculture, farmers of this pro-
vince hit the fall wheat jackpot
from every angle this year .. .
There were not only a large acre-
age and a record yield, but also
a good price . The 850,000
acres produced an estimated
27,500,000 bushels, worth, at cur-
rent prices, the tidy sum of $56
ini11ion .
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ONTARIO'S BUTTER P•RODUC
tion in August was considerably'
above that in the same month
of 1947 , General feeling among
butter producers is that reports
of an acute shortage of butter
have been exaggerated and have
caused a considerable amount of
hoarding by consumers . , .
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The Weather
High Low High. Low
1948 1947
Sept, 9 89 57 84 64
10 89 47 85 69
11 72 47 84 69
12 85 52 78 68
13 76 ' 57 79 67
14 71 44 78 57
15 71 52 69 57
Haiti: .29 inches
.99 inches
Farmers' Day
meted Dere This Fall
Sa%tyDrive
In Schools
Is Planned
Juniors Show Their Elders Flow It's Done!
TWO JUNIOR FARM CLUBS, the Huron Dairy Calf Club and the Blyth Baby
Beef Club, held their Achievement Days at Blyth Fall Fair Thursday last,
with the calves that club members have raised this year as competitive club
projects. ABOVE: Beef club competitors, ranged from the RIGHT .of the
photograph' in the order in which they were ranked in showmanship contest,
were; Jaynes Snell. Clinton; Jayne Mary Snell, Clinton; Murray- Dale, Clinton;
William Taylor, Belgrave; George Wise, Clinton; Sidney Thompson, Wingham;
John Buchanan, Clinton; Eileen Pocock. Clinton; Jack Nethery, Blyth; Ella
Nethery,. Blyth, Joan Pennington, Blyth.
LARGEST CROWD •
OF THIS SEASON
ATTENDS CONCERT
The dulcet tones of a young
boy soprano vocalist, Beverley
John Boyden, Stratford, were
May Transfer $21,000
From Sinking Fund
Mayor A. J. McMurray called levy—Clniton's is $2,985, said re-
wafted over the evening air in a special meeting of Clinton bates to be expended upon street
Improvements in accordance with
the regulations of the Department
of Highways. Rebates - not - ex-
pended in any year to be carried
forward as a credit. Should a
greater amount be required for
the completion of a job in any
year than covered by the rebate,
the municipality to forego future
rebates until the deficit bas been
met."
Mayor McMurray said that the
engineer had pointed out that
Highway 4 (Vinegar Hill) would
have to be dug up two feet and
filled, with crushed stone to make
a proper base for paving. The
Department wasn't prepa£ederto
n.ake a start on such a prograih
this fall.
Initon Sunday as the CNR Em- Town Council Saturday afternoon
ployees' Band, Stratford, staged for the purpose of passing Bylaw
one of the most successful band No. 12 for 1948—to approve the
concerts of the season in Com- transfer of $21,000 from the Town
munity Park. It was the best of Clinton sinking fund account
attended of any concert, with an to the credit of the sewerage
estimated attendance of 1,500. account.
The concert was sponsored by The bylaw must be approved
Clinton Citizens' Band, which it- by the Ontario Municipal Board.
self, will combine with the Strat- Briefly, the object of the pro -
ford Band in a joint band concert posed transfer is to secure suffi-
in Stratford this Sunday evening. tient funds to pay for the extra
Both bands are conducted by amounts required over end above
Frank Strathearn, the original debenture issue, for
Clinton RCAF Station provided the financing of the construction
loudspeaker equipment, and Sgt. of the sewerage and sewage dis-
Larry Leblanc, physical training posal system.
instructor at the Station, proved In view of rising costs 'occur -
a dynamic announcer. He kept ring all through the period of
the crowd in excellent humour. construction, it was felt by Coun-
Master Boyden, in two appear- cll that the extra amount need-
ances rendered most acceptably, ed was much less than it might
"Because", "Now is the Hour', have been
"My Rosary", "Love's Old Sweet
Song", "Serenade of the Bells."
Also assisting the Bend were
John Byrick and Al Shaw, who
presented a cornet duet, "Ida and
Dot." Clifford Kelly played "The
BANDMASTER STRATHEARN
Bells of St. Marys" and "Even-
tide" on the bells in impressive
manner.
Various numbers played ;nest
efficiently by the Band included:
"0 Canada", the Welsh hymn,
"Cwm Rhondea"; march, "Glad-
iators' Farewell"; o v e r t u r e,
"Mountain Majesty", which the
band played at the Waterloo
Festival; tone poem, "Finlandia";
selection, "The Big Brass Band
from Brazil"; "Hallelujah" from
"Hit the Deck"; march, "Entry of
the Gladiators"; hymn, "St, Cath-
erine"; The National Anthem.
RCAF SPORTS
DAY ATTRACTS
LARGE CROWDS
Ideal weather conditions fav-
oured a very large attendance
at the annual Sports Day of
RCAF Station, Clinton, yester-
day morning, afternoon and even-
ing. In additidn to the personnel
of the Station and their wives
and families, many of the gen-
eral public were on hand for a
big day of activity. Excellent
prizes were awarded the winners
in the various events which were
run off on the Sports Field,
across the highway from the
Station.
Track end field eliminations
and .finals tpok place during the
morning and afternoon, and in
the latter part of the afternoon,
there were swimming contests in,
the pool. A feature was a final
WOAA Intermediate "5" softball
match in the evening, RCAF de-
feating Baden 14-7.
A show took place in the Sta-
tion Theatre, and a corn roast,
bonfire and singsong at the swim-
ming pool concluded 'the day's
festivities,
Two Sections To -day
In Combined Issue
The NEWS -RECORD is pub-
lished in two sections, contain-
ing 12 pages, today. Be sure
you get them both!
Next, week's issue is combin-
ed with this week's issue in a
larger paper than usual, in order
that several members of the
staff may have a well deserved
holiday. The office and print-
ing plant will be open as usual,
however, to accommodate any-
one desirous of paying accounts
or securing commercial printing.
The next issue of the, paper
will be dated Thursday, Septem-
ber 30,
SILO FILLING
ORDER; OF DAY
'IN HURON
Other Matters "Many farmers commenced silo
Council granted a permit to filling during the past week,"
The $21,000 represents an ac- D. A. Kay to erect a garage on a. C. Rennie, Clinton, assistant
cumulated surplus in the sinking Fulton St, at a cost of about agriculturalrepresentative for
fund which will be made avail- $350.. Renewal of taxi licence to County,reported today.
Reg. Shipley, August 5; 1949, was "Corn is well matured and is pro -
able through the operation of the approved. ducing a good tonnage per acre,"
Collegiate Institute being taken he said.
Chief Constable James Thoma_ .
over by the District Board, son reported ths names of three l "Continued dry weather has
Blacktop Deferred boys who were responsible for hastened: bean harvesting which
Ald. M. J. Agnew, member of the destruction of certain property is now about 85 per cent com-
a Council deputation to the Hu- in Community Park. The Mayor pleted--either threshed or stored
ron County Good Roads Corn- stated he would meet the Chief in the barn," Mr. Rennie stated,
mission the previous afternoon, regarding the matter. t"Yields are much better than ex -
reported on this interview, end George B. Beattie requested a petted because of dry weather,
another with the District Engineer portion of the town grant to and the quality also is running
of the Ontario Department of Clinton Citizens' Band for 1948. quite high"
Highways on the same subject It was decided to pay $200 nowt Mr. Rennie reported that small
on Thursday last. and the balance ($200) at a laterishowersin northern sections of
Ald. Agnew stated that the date. the County' have helped pastures
slightly, although much rain is
still needed in order that wheat
may be sown.
Department had decided to defer ' Dr. F. G. Thompson, MOH, pre -
the blacktop paving on King's sented reports from the Provin-
5lighway 4 and 8 through Clinton tial Department of Health on the
until the first thing in the spring, recent tests of milk end cream
es it was felt that conditions from the two local dairies. In
were not feasible for going ahead each case, the result was "A".
so late in the year. One factor Certain recommendations were
was the cost of hauling hot -mix made.
from Exeter to Clinton, (approx- o ,
imately $2,500), and another was
that the Clinton project was only
rert of a larger project to be
done in this area next spring.
County Sympathetic
The County Roads Commission
was sympathetic to Clinton's re-
quest for assistance in financing
the extra paving beyond the 20 -
foot highway allowance, but it
had been painted out that the
pavement recently laid on King
St., a county connecting link, had
used up this year's subsidy and
had mortgaged next year's. He
strongly recommended that some
action be taken by the 1949 Town
Council,
Ald. Agnew pointed out that et
the June Session of County Coun-
cil, it was decided "that all urban
municipalities receive a rebate of
25 per cent•.fo their county road
COMING EVENTS
Chicken Pie Supper, Grace
United Church, Porter's Hill,
Wednesday evening, September
22. Adults 75c.
37-38-p
Bayfield Fall Fair, Tuesday -
Wednesday, Sept. 28-29, featur-
ing Green Race and running and
hurdle races for saddle horses.
Concert and dance at night.
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The Nurses' Graduation. of
Clinton Public Hospital will be
held Thursday, September 80, in
the Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m.
Public cordially invited. 38-b
Keep in mind the ?Lions Fail
Frolic in Clinton •Lions • Arena
Friday night, October -1, follow-
ed by dance in Town, Hail.
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"Many dairy farmers are still
feeding roughage in the barn so
that the average flow may be
maintained."
Seeding Held Up
From all over Ontario this week
came reports that dry weather
was holding up fall seeding, and
in some areas there were indica-
tions that fell wheat acreage
might be cut as a result of the
drought, according ,to the weekly
crop report of the Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture
Only in the north was the mois-
ture situation satisfactory and in
Algoma farmers had to quit work
because of showers. Pastures in
Manitoulin were good and live-
stock was reported in excellent
condition.
Plowing was difficult in Duf-
ferin and a reduced wheat acre-
age was expected. Dairy and beef
herds were still showing the re-
sult of dry pastures in most of
Southern Ontario, and in many
areas stable feeding had already
started.
Well Known Hog Producer Has Best Aged Sow ..
ALFRED H. WARNER, R,R. I, Bayfield, president of Bayfield Agricultural Society and one
of Huron County's best known hog producers, went visiting to Blyth Fall Fair Thursday last,
and walked away with one of the major prizes. He showed the best aged 'sow in the York-
shire swine competitions at the Fair, and also . received other rrizes in these classes.
HURON NATIVE
' ARCHBISHOP C. A.
SEAGER PASSES
Most -Rev. Charles Allen Seager,
76, Anglican Bishop of Huron
and Metropolitan of Ontario, died
in London Thursday night last,
after a brief illness with pneu-
monia which followed a break-
down following his recent return
from the Lambeth Conference.
Archbishop Seager returned
from London, Eng., in a state of
fatigue and retired to the privacy
of his home, Bishopstowe. He
failed to rally after a period of
rest and a week ago entered St.
Joseph's Hospital on the advice
of his physician, Dr. Edwin Sea-
born..
He rallied several times, but at
mid-afternoon Thursday lapsed
into a coma from which he did
not recover.
Archbishop „Seeger.. wase well
known in this district.
The funeral, in London Mon-
day afternoon, was largely at-
tended,
Church officials said his suc-
cessor as head of the Synod • of
Huron will be chosen at a gen-
eral synod session in London,
probably Some time in the fell.
The Ontario College of Anglican
Bishops will pick his successor
as Metropolitan of Ontario.
Archbishop Seager was born at
Goderich, son of the late Charles
ARCHBISHOP SEAGER
Seager, KC, former mayor of that
town and Crown Attorney of
Huron County.
His mother was the former
Margaret Padfield, daughter of
the late James Padfield, MA, who
came to Canada from England
about 1830. He was a great-
grandson of Rev. C. Blick Seager,
chaprain in the Imperial Army,
and was a nephew of Sir Charles
Blick, Baronet, FO Wdrcester,
England.
He was a proponent of wider
church union, a teacher and an
author, and a man intensely proud
of his heritage as a Canadian.
He wrote several books. Among
the most recent was "The 1,'lan
and the hour," a biography of
the late Canon Sydney Gould.
He was enthroned as Bishop of
Huron . in January, 1932, at St.
Paul's Cathedral, London, It
meant a return to his native
Western Ontario, for hewas born
at Goderich on July 9, 1872.
In November, 1943, he was
elected Metropolitan of the essles-
iastical Province of Ontario, suc-
ceeding the late Archbishop John
George Anderson. The position
carried with it the title of arch-
bishop.
CHANGES. AT RCAF STATION
Squadron Leader, Allan Ross,
who has been Adjutant of the
Station, has been appointed Chief
Administrative Officer at RCAF
S
ta tion, Clinton, succeeding
Squadron Leader H. F. Mormon,
and Flt. Lt. H. R. Norris, AFC,
has been named Adjutant, S/L
Monnon has been posted to Air
Armament School Trenton, as
officer commanding flying train- e
ing. _ la
Following Its summer vacation,
Clintdn . Chamber of Commerce
held a very interesting meeting
in the Town Council Chamber
Thursday evening last, with
President G. Ralph Foster in the
chair,
After considerable discussion,
it was decided to conduct a
Farmers' Day for the entire dist-
rict to Clinton within a few
weeks: This was on motion of
J. A. Sutter and Leslie Ball
The Agricultural Committee, 01
which J. Howard Brunsdon . is
chairman, was placed in charge.
of the Day.
The aim will be to make the
Farmers' Pay a very comprehen-
sive one, with a wide .varietyof
special attractions and entertain-
ment,
Highway Signs Ready
The Tourist and Publicity Com-
mittee reported that the highway
signs, to mark the various ent-
rances to the town, had been
painted and were ready to be
put up, but that due to the hard-
ness of the ground, they had not
been installed.
Wartime Houses Oeoupied
12. W. Trewartha, chairman of
Housing Committee, reported that
all the wartime houses - 50 in
number ••- are now occupied and
all occupants are very well pleas-
ed with them.
Safety Campaign
Leslie Ball spoke briefly re-
garding safety measures for child-
ren attending the Public School,
and his committee was given full
authority to take such action as
it deemed to fit to have the
monitor system installed - for
children crossing the busy streets,
going to and from school.
A full-fledged campaign will be
carried on .to assure greater saf-
ety for the youngsters.
Purchase of a trophy for ,ath-
letic competition in the Public
School,, costing. $23,,, Wasratified:' '
...Wigwag •Signal' -
H. E. ("Hal") Hartley, chair-
man of Public Relations Com-
mittee, reported on a meeting
with representatives of the Board
of Transport Commissioners, On-
tario Department of 'Highways,
and CNR, concerning installation
of a wigwag signal at the CNR
crossing on Victoria St. (Highway
4). The system had been ap-
proved, but the Town Council
had rejected it for the present
through lack of funds. It was
still open for the future, how-
ever, he said.
Sewerage Rentals
Robert N. Irwin led a discus-
sion on sewerage rentals. The
system of charging was explained
by Mayor A. 3, McMurray who
pointed out that Clinton's water
rates were lower than any other
town in the district. The bylaw
had been discussed for more than
teed years, he pointed out, and
asked what other way there was
to raise the required. funds.
Private Housing
R. S. Atkey suggested that an
investigation be made into the
advantages of the National Hous-
ing Act for private home build-
ers, The matter was left with
the Housing Committee.
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SCHOOL EXHIBITS
FEATURE OF FALL
FAIR SEPT. 28-29
Officials are busy preparing
for what is anticipated to be one
of the best fairs in history et
Bayfield on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, September 28 and 29.
This Fall Fair, an annual event,
will feature Saddle, Hurdle and
Green races, a parade of school
children from Clan Gregor Square
to the Agricultural grounds, head-
ed by the Bannockburn Pipe
Band, at 1 p.m, on Wednesday.
School Children's exhibits, of
course, will be a specialty.
In the evening of the final day,
a concert and dance will be held
in the Town Hall with the. Bay-
field Valley Five providing the
music for tripping the light
fantastic. •
W. S. COOK IL.
Friends of W. J. ("Blondy")
Cook regretted to Learn that he
had suffered a severe heart at-
tack early Tuesday morning, and
is confined to his bed at his home
on. Matilda St. Dr. J. W. Shaw
is in attendance, and complete
rest is prescribed for Mr. Cook.
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A 'Smile for Today
Howler
The grandfather of one Cana-
dian politician may be turning in;
his grave, if he knows how his
fame is being overshadowed by
the acts of his grandson.
One second -form pupil in a re-
cent history examination, answer-
ing a question about the Family
Compact, produced the following
answer:
"The Family Compact is an ar-
rangement by which the Gov-
rnment gives aidto those with
rge families," '