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Clinton News-Record, 1948-12-09, Page 1WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON NEW ERA-ESTABLISRED 1865 . x .te�"chaeaaiii o. 50 - 70th Year; Whole No. 6334 CLINTON, ONTARIO, .. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1948 First Section --Pages 1 to 8 "See Them Smiling Just Now!" he qi eaUPgiffit * do , E HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF eating a nice, sweet and juicy bunch of blue grapes, grown and peaked in Clinton in December That should be something for former Clintonians, living in southern climes, to talk about Picked in the garden of Miss Florence R. Cuningharne Monday December 6, the grapes were de- licious, and were completely un- touched by frost, Miss Cun- ingbame also states that some plants which ordinarily seed themselves for the following year, already are showing above the ground , ..•She has marigolds appearing in, her garden norw where normally they would not appear until spring . . The same thing happened a year ago, and she took the plants into the house where they bloomed dur- ing the winter . , . However, the eather changed to colder here y and the ground was ghtly covered with snow , . . * * * OME PEOPLE ARE BORN nder a lucky star, and' Art Clinton, may be one ,of He received the sum $204.78 last week as his glare f'the prize money in the draw oriduoied by Quebec Unit No. 3eteraans Ln Canada for a $40F0,rce 000 fund . . The distribution was deified by the November Hand- icap:at Manchester, England, on November 20, • * * THE MEMBERS Oe' HURON Fish and Game Club have some- thing special at their farm in Goderich Township .. , It is an albino chipmunk, of all things! The little animal is seen treefrisking around among the�• • * Alt ALBINO. IS A' GREAT rarity In any 'species ... Albin- ism, according to a writer in "Sytva," published by the Ontario Departmetof Lands and Forests, occurs in all animals, bait espee- felly among mammals (animals. that suckle their young) . It is caused by lack of certain color pigments in their skin, hair, and eyes . Albinos are usually short-sighted, squint badly in the sun, but have much better than normal eyesight at night because more light gets through the transparent eyeball to the retina The eyes of albinosusually are pink or pinkish, because the transparency permits the blood in the veins of the eyeball to show through , . White skin and hair are typical of the con- dition known as albinism Semi -albinism . obtains *hen the skin and hair are patched 'with The Weather,' 1948 1947 • m • Dee: 2 42 25 35 29 BUT, WHAT IS REALLY BOTlt 3 46 29 40 33 ering us is this -will this be an 4 52 32 35 20 open inviter or not? . , Evidence 5 50 39 35 23 is that an open fall could be 6 52 32 34 28 followed either by an open win- 7 40 32 37 28 ter or a long hard one , . . Some 8 36 26 46 27 observers of nature have iieformd Rain none Raine :28 inches ,us that all signs point to . en • Snow; 2 inches open winter ,.. We shall see! . , When executive Council,n Town sirtainethe players and nembers of Clinton Colts, Ontario Baseball Association runners-up in the Intermediate "C" series for 1948, at a complimentary banquet in Hotel Clinton Thursday evening' 'last; two trophies, •Woii ..by the team during the Season, were presented formally. in TOP picture above, RICHARD E. SHADDICK (right), Hen- salt, president, Huron -Perth Baseball League, is seen presenting the Suoertest Trophy, emblematic of the all-round championship of the League for winning first place, to HUGH R. HAWKINS (centre), playing manager, with MAYOR A. 3. McMURRAY (left), casting the BOTTOMevoleht look on pictu a the scene.. JACK B. TUDOR secretary(centre), of the League and OBA convener for the playdowns, is shown handing then Venus Trophy, emblematic of the Intermediate "C" championship of the League (for surviving the League play - downs), to CLARENCE J, LIVERMORE (left), business manager of the Colts, while ALD. R, Y. EATTJN, chairman of the banquet, smiles happily. -Engraving courtesy The London Free Press Town. Council Fetes Ontario Runners -Up Clinton Colts, champions of Huron -Perth Baseball League and runhers-up for the Inter- mediate "C" championship of the Ontario Baseball Association dur- ing the past season, were hon- oured by' the citizens of Clinton, through their elected represent- atives in the Town Council, et an enjoyable banquet in Hotel Clinton Thursday evening last. Representatives of various civic groups paid tribute to the Colts for their feat in proceeding farther along the championship trail than any other intermediate baseball team in the history of the town. Ald. Ropert Y. Hattin, chair- man of the Special Committee of Council, acted as chairman of the gathering of about 50 people. Town Clerk and Treasurer M, T. Corless said grace. Sgt. Larry Leblanc, RCAF, acted as song leader, with Dudley Pegg at the piano. Mayor Coagiatuletes In his address of welcome, Mayor A. J. McMurray declared it was a privilege to honour the Colts who had done honour to the municipality, and heartily congratulated them in behalf of the municipality. Regretting the long layoff, he said there was no doubt but that the Colts would have beaten Caledonia for the Ontario title if they had had continuous games. "I believe it is an honour to THE BELATED PRESENCE OF snakes and squirrels and other hibernating animals reveals some- thing about our rather unseason- ally late fail , For instance, the weather on Friday and Sat- urday last was more like that on a balmy, spring day in May. than that on a day in the usual blustery, winter month of De- cember , , The - only compar- able weather so late in the year was five' years ago, we recall... A year ago, district highways were blocked with snow on November 28 and the snow once here, . didn't leave until spring', our municipality for the Colts to go out and do what they did,' His Worship said. "The conduct of our hoys, both on and off the field, reflects credit on the muni- cipality." The Mayor 'introduced the members of Council and the Town Clerk and Treasurer. John. Livermore, president of the Club, thanked Council fqr the banquet, and congratulated the Colts on being "e real ball team, everyone of them sports." He introduced the other members of the executive, Hugh R. Hawkins, playing manager.:of the Colts, introduced the members of the team, "It was the finest team I ever was associated with. There wasn't a squabble all year, no matter whether a man was pulled or not. No one kicked." • Trophies Presented Richard E. Shaddick, Hensall, �1 president, Huron -Perth Baseball League, made the presentation of i the Supertest Shield for winning first place and the all-round championship of the League. He said he always had been very fond of Clinton Colts, not only in baseball but in hockey, and extended congratulations on the wonderful showing made this year: The trophy was received by Hugh. R. Hawkins, playing man- ager. Jack Tudor, Hens -all, secretary e of the League and OBA convener, in presenting the Venus Trophy, emblematicof the Intermediate "C" league title, said that Clinton Colts had staged a marvelous exhibition of baseball this year, and had received the cooperation of everyone. All were pulling together, and they had three or d four kids coming along, too, and would be .heard' from in the h future. He was glad to see, at long last, some recognition given to truly amateur sport where they played to win, not for the pocket book. Goderich Township Sets Record MRS. F. FINGLAND HEADS ,HOSPITAL AID ;' FOR 1949 Mrs. , Frank, Fingland was elected president of Clinton Hos- pital: Aid for,, fthe coming year at the Deceml. er meeting of the Hospital Aid ( in the Council Chamber, Tuesday evening. Other of£iceita' are Mrs, L. Me - Kinnon, honorary. president; Mrs, D. J. Lane, 1st vice-president; Mrs. L. . McKinnon, 2nd vice- president; Mre. Lorne Brown, secretary; Miss L. Walkinshow, treasurer. -;.. Committee conveners are: Mrs. •B, B, Pocklington, finance; Mrs. A. M. Knight,Venial; Mrs, J, A. Sutter, buying;,1Mrs. A. E. Haddy, hospital supplies; Mrs. F Thomp- son, nurses in raining; Mrs. W. Robinson, membership; Mrs, H. A. McIntyre, sowing; Mrs. R. S. Atkey,, press s eretary. Mrs. C. le. Epps bro t in the report of the strik' ycommittee. Mrs. L. McKi" on presided and the minutes ad treasurer's're port, were rea by Mrs. Pock- lington, Committee reports were given by Mrs. Haddy, Mrs. Mc- Intyre, Mrs, Leiper, Mrs. May Rance ' ' MacKinnon and Miss Florence Cunninghame, The lat- ter, in additions to her report on the teas, stated that Hospital neighbors had given a 'cheque to Miss Sinclair for flat silverware, The president asked for dis- cussion on ways of spending the money earned by the Aid this year, Motions were made' to buy a wheel chair for the hospital and buy tables end chairs for the dining room and a chester- field suite. BA :'FIELD LIONS 'HOLD SPLENDID ° LADIES' NIGHT By our Bayfield correspondent) Hayfield Lions Club held its annual Ladies' Night at The Little Inn on Wednesday, December 1, when a delicious. chicken 'dinner was served. First vice-president, Ted Mack, was• chairman, Presidhnt Grant' Turner was song leader of the evening„and introduced the' -guests; who in- cluded: past president and Mrs. W. E. Perdue, and President and Mrs. J. G. McLay, Clinton; Sher- iff Nelson Hill end Arnold Mc- Connell, Goderich; District Dep- uty Governor and Mrs. Albert Traguair, Herb Southcott and Miss Southcott, Exeter; president Dr. and Mrs. Wes. Coxon and past president and Mrs. Ivan Youngblutt, Zurich; Mr. and Mrs. R. McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welsh and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Scotchmer, Bayfield. The guests each gave a short address but the highlight of the evening was the recitations given by Herb Southcott. The door prize was won by Mrs. Perdue, CIinton. Agricultural Course Proves Successful The special lectures on various. agricultural subjects, which are being held throughout the County of Huron under the sponsorship of Ontario Department of Agri- culture, are proving very success- ful, R, G. Bennett, Clinton, agri- cultural representative for Huron stated today. During this week, the nightly lecture -at Clinton Collegiate In- stitute Tuesday --dealt with Farm Machinery and Shop Work for the men; that for the ladies was connected with Community Pro- grammes such asss handicrafts and subjects of that nature, The final week of Monday, De- cember 13, to Friday, December 17, will see a presentation on Animal Diseases by Dr. Schofield and Dr. LeGrow, Ontario Vet- erinariy College, Guelph. Crops and Crop Production were, discussed thoroughly et ase week's meetings with special referent to particular crops grown n this area. The speakers were W. E. Tossell, L M. Roberts and W. H. Waddell of the staff of the Field Husbandry Department, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. KING TO BROADCAST The King, though ailing, in- tends to make his regular Christmas broadcast to the com- monwealth. The King, now con- ined to his bed by a serious arterial ailment of the legs, will broadcast at 3 pen. (10 a.m, EST) Christmas Day. COMING EVENTS Dance, Town Hall, Clinton, Fri - ay, December 10, to Erie Scott Orchestra, featuring Joan Peck - am, vocalist. Admission 50 cents plus 10 cents tax. Dancing 10 to 1 a.m. ' 50-x Stage Show and learn Dance, Town Hall, Clinton, Saturday, ecember 11, 8.30 p.m. to 12. In erson Boob Mason and The West- ern Swingbillies featuring Lloyd Cornele 50-b Christmas Carol. and Candle- Iighting Service, Wesley -Willis ted Church, Clinton, Sunday, December 12, 7 p,m., auspices YPU. 49-50-b Keep in mind the Christmas Ball, Tuesday, December 28; Town all, Clinton, under auspices of • The trophy was received by p Clarence J. Livermore, business manager of the team, who thank- ed the Town Council for this splendid gesture. He didn't think they should waft to have Uri a winning team. He also thank- ed the business men who let the boys away to play baseball, anthe loyal fans, and the rest of the executive for the help given H Hospital Aid. 47-b (Continued on Page Eight) Stirling Edges Orr, With Smith 'Third Kenneth Merner Tops Councillors For Reeve 1 2 3 4 3 6 --Totals JAMES R. STIRLING 31 30 106 57 34 46-304• Gordon A. Orr 101 71 41 19 '31 30-293 Robert G. Smith 21 21 22 21 93 23-201 --Plurality fpr Stirling over Carr- 41 For Council' " 1 2 3 4 5 m 6 -Totals KENNETH KENNETH MERNER 84 74 146 89 81 72--5.43 JOHN W. DEEVES , 57 61 142 79 107 79-525 WIL13ERT R. 1.01313 81 41 8'0 42 129 52-425 EfWARD N. GRIGG 68 . 63- 79 37 92 69-408 Wilmer Harrison 93 36 62 • 43 46 21-271. James A. McMillen :. 67 48 20 10 30 7-182 Samuel McNail 49 54 4 2 17 10-133 -Merrer, Deeves, Lobb, Grigg, elected - For School Trustees Everett Mcllwain and George Potter (acct,) Polis were located as follows: 1 -Orange Halt, con- cession 4; 2 -Cliff Sturiy's', house; 3 -George Hopson's house; 4 -Arnold- Rathwel'l'S house; 5-H. McCartney's -house; 6 -Robert Rowden's -house. Cleveland Woman Fined "" k katal Brucefield Crash Pleading guilty to a charge of dangerous driving in County Judge's Criminal Court at Gode- rich Friday afternoon last, Mrs. Caroline M, Crawford, 39, Cleve- land, Ohlo, was fined $100 and costs, or three months in County Gaol, by Judge T, M. Costello, The charge arose out of an accident et Bruceffeld, at the intersection of the county road and King's Highway 4, when a heavy oar driven by Mrs. Craw- ford was in a collision with a 1938 model car driven by John C. Westlake, Goderich, and own- ed by his father-in-law, Roy Girvin, West Wawanosh, Mr. Girvin suffered fatal injuries and his wife's skull was fractured. His daughter, Mrs. Westlake, also was injured. Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays, Irt-'oiittlning the evidence, stated that ,Mrs. Crawford was driving westerly on the county road known as the Mill road and drove through the intersection at Bruce - field, marked by two signs. The collision took place at the centre of the intersection, John C. Westlake and Provin tial Constable Helmer Sneli, Sea- John W. Deeves was elected forth, were the only witnesses president of Goderich Township called. Both, under cross -exam- Federation of Agriculture for the ination by defence counsel, G. coming year at the November L. Mitchell, London, agreed there meeting held at Holmesville. A. had been a number of accidents Lockhart is vice-president, at this intersection. Directors are: S.S. No. 1, G. Mr. Mitchell argued that the Grant; S.S. 2, B. Whitely S.S. 3, sign read "Brucefield-Slow," and J. Sturdy; S.S. 4, H. McCartney; contended it should read "Stop." S.S. 5, J. Cox; S.S. 6, H. Fuller; One sign, he claimed, was par- S,S, 8, Fraser Stirling; S.S. 9, tially obstructed. He submitted George Colclough; S.S. 10, Rus- there was no high degree of eul- sell Colclough; S.S. 11, Glen Wise; "liability,' The intersection is ad- Summerhill, G. Smith, nakedly a bad one, improperly The wives or mothers of the said,marked. that It seemed to he accid accidents would oe cur the womene of these are hsch000llsssec- there until the Highways Depart- ti s, with Mrs. G. C. Ginn to rent puts up a flasher light, as represent the Township women strangers fail to see the signsin the Huron County group. Mr. Hays argued that a high Election of .a representative on responsibility rests on anyone the Cream Producers' Associa- driving a motor car and submit- tion and on the Hog Producers' ted that the accused failed to Association, and of a secretary, keep a proper lookout. She had will be made at a later date, a definite' responsibility to have The December meeting of God - the car under proper control, and erich Township Federation of failed M do so, he maintained, Agriculture will be held in S.S. There was no evidence of any No. 9 on Tuesday, December 14, lapse of diligence in driving, or at 8;30, while the schoolswill of drinking, Judge Costello sold attend a showing of films in S.S. No. 2 at 2:30 pm., of the same day. Two Sections To -Day In Shopping Issue CLINTON NEWS -RECORD is published in two sections today. Be sure you get them both! This week's is the annual Christmas Shopping Issue of editionthe red paper, isrepletend e hhe n withhund reds of suggestions for gifts for Christmas, 'Much benefit may be had by reading the an- nouncements of the various merchants very carefully. Clin- ton business people and their. courteous staffs are always anxious and willing to serve their customers, The annual Christmas Edition, cogtaineig..greetings,- will- be published two weeks from to- day -just in time for Christmas, JOHN E ES NEW TOWNSHIP FEDERATION HEAD before passing sentence, Mr. Mitchell intimated that two civil actions are pending against Mrs. Crawford. LEGION AUXILIARY The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 13, at 8 p.m. The WMS of Ontario St, Unit- ed Church will meet on Tuesday afternoon, December 14, et three o'clock, in the Church Hall, There will be the election of officers, The roll call will bei answered with "Peace." UWO Business Administration Plead Speaks at C. of C. Banquet To Professor Walter A. Thompson, read of the Department of Busi- ness Administration, University 0 Western Ontario, will be the chief speaker at the annual ban- euet of, Clinton Chamber of Com- nerce which will be held in Hotel 'Minton at seven o'clock tonight. He comes here highly recom- nended by the Canadian. Chem- ier of Commerce as an authority in problems of the retail mer- thandising trade. Prof, Thompson graduated in economics from Drury College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1928, and two years later, secured his graduate degree of MBA from Harvard University. The same year he came to Uni- versity of Western Ontario, Lon- don, as Professor and head of the new Department of Business Administration. In 1946, he was a Visiting Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, While employed at or on leave from University of Western On- tario, Professor Thompson was engaged in economic research and consulting work with Chrysler Corporation, Windsor; Canadian Chain Store Association; The Globe and Mali, Toronto; Hobbs Glass Limited, etc, 'In the O'wernment service of Canada, Pref. Thompsonwas an PROF. W. A. THOMPSON economist in connection with marketing simplifications, War- time Prices and 'Trade Board, in 1942. In the Government service of the United States, he was chief of the Ra"eareh Retail Division 1942-43, and chief of the Services Trades OPA in 1943-45 S'liriiiig Is Reeve By Eleven Voters 01 Goderich Township swarmed to the polls on Monday and in probably the- heaviest peel-' - ing in the history - of the town- ship, elected James R. Stirling, ex -Councillor and . well known figure in municipal and commun- ity life, es Reeve for 1949. He suceeeds Reeve George C.' Ginn who is retiring after five Years in office: Reeve -elect Stirling registered the slim plurality of 11 votes over Coun. Gordon A. Orr and 103 over Court. Robert G. Smith. The .vote for Reeve stood: Stirling, 304; Orr, 293; Smith, 201. The ' 1949 Reeve was defeated in a straight fight two years with Reeve George C. Ginn by 355-276, or 79 margin, Three New Councillors The Township will have an en- tire new Council in 1949, consist- ing of one 1947-48 member, Coun. Wilbert R. Lobb, and three young men who are ;entirely new .to municipal life: Kenneth Merrier, John W. Deeves and Edward N• GThe vote for four Councillors stood; • • • Merrier, 543; . Deeves, 525; Lobb, 425; Grigg, 408; defeated- Wil- mer Harrison, 271; James A. Mc- Millen, 182; Samuel McNali, 133.. Stirling Heads Three Polls Reeve -elect Stirling headed three of the six polls: No. 3, where he had a margin of 65 over Orr; No, 4, where he had a lead of 38 over Orr; and No, 6, where his margin over Orr was 16, Court. Orr -topped two of the six: No, 1, where he was up 70; and No, 2, where he ed by 41. Coun, Smith was ahead in his home poll, No, 5, where tie was 59 up on Stirling. and 62 ahead of Orr. Merrier Heads• List Making his first tjid tot ,public office;' Kenneth "Merner headed the poll with 543, just 18 more than the vote- received by John, W. Deeves, Merrier stood top man in No, 2,- 3 and 4; Deeves was in the lead in No. 6; Conn. Bert Lobb ht No, 5; and the fie th- place candidate, Wilmer Harrison in No, 1. Cauns: elect Merrier and Deeves made particularly strong runs for the first time up. Heavy Vote Cast The number of ballots cast was slightly more than 800 -in the case of the reeveship fight, 798 plus spoiled ballots, As there were only 1,074 possible voters on the voters' 'list, including more than 200 in part two (absentee owners) it will be seen that the vote was over 80 per cent. It must be re- membered that many of the ab- sentee owners live such far away places as Michigan, and less dis- tant places such as London and Stratford. Most of the voters re- siding in Clinton went to or were driven to the polls. One of the reasons the vote was so heavy was the fact that a great many cars were being used for transportation to .get people to the polls, and the wea- ther was most favorable. Here are some startling fig- ures, in view of prevalent criti- cisms outside that people do not vote at elections any more. 'these are the figures of the possible vote, as shown by the voters' list before revision added a few names, and the total ballots cast for reeve: Poll. No. 1 (Orange Hall, con cession, 3) --possible, 232, cast, 153; Poll No. 2 (Cliff Sturdy's (Continued on Page Five) Alvin Betties Wins Oat Competition Results of the, Oat Contest in the Field Crop Competition, sponsored by Bayfield Agriout- Lural Society have been announc- ed by the secretary, Charles Gemeinhard, Bayfield. R. S. Mc- Kercher, Dublin, acted as judge, and Alvin Betties, Bayfield, hos been pronounced the winner. Winners and the scores they received, which is a combination of the field score and the score at the ,Fair, were: Alvin Betties, 189; W. R. Lobb and Son, Clin- ton, 178; Allan Armstrong, Bay- field, 173; Fraser Stirling, Bay- field, 170; Edward Deeves, Clin- ton,- 167; Fred A. Bell, Goderlch, 150; John W. Deeves, Bayfield, 145. Others who did not compete in the Fair Contest but did in the Field Contest, with their marks, were: William Armstrong, Bay- field, 90; Harry Reid, Varna, 89; George Colclough, Bayfield, 88; W. Forbes, Clinton, 861e; Robert Thompson, Clinton, 86; • Albert Bond, Clinton, 82. A Smile for Today Worse and worse "Go to the grocer's," said• Annis mother, "and get me a pound a tomatoes, six bananas and half a peek of es." Ann repeated her emend thus; Six Om poundofbabanatas and half a speck of iia "What!" said the grocer. Ann tried again, "I mean. six sonatas, half a keg of pyjamas. and a Sound tomato."