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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1949-01-06, Page 1THE NEW ERA84th YEAR THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR No. 1 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, Jb►14UARK 6, 1949 The Home Paper with the News Xie jtv r Q ottintn=== 4 AN ELECTION IS LIKE A horse rare;; you never can tell what will happen! , .. The elect- ors of Clinton have spoken, with the resultthat half the 1949 Town Council will be new men, •al- though'one of the four has had wide experience in municipal affairs in former years . iN * THERE IS, NO DOUBT BUT. that the town will feel the loss= we. hope it is temporary—of the long and conscientious services of Adam J. McMurray . " • . But "it's time for a change" seemed ' to be a very successful slogan in this election as in many others in the past . The fact that he went; down to defeat is no. reflection on the quality of. his arduous labors in behalf of the town' and citizens in the past ... HIS SUCCESSOR, •MAYO R elect Robert Y, Hattin,; will have many difficulties and is well aware of .:that feet . . . We be- lieve he will bring a fresh ' ap- proach to our problems ... The only, fair thing for all citizens to do is to give him and his Coun- cil, their wholehearted coopera- tion during the coming year * 5 .,* WE MIGHT SPEAK IN SIMILAR vein of Ald. Morgan J. Agnew, who, as an ex -Mayor, carried heavy responsibilities and knows 'the difficulties' facing anyone in public' office . . He fought a good fight and was beaten 'by Reeve G. W. Nott whose. star 'seems to be ; in the ascendant ... It is unfortunate that the town should lose the services of two good men in the one year . But such is polities! . PERHAPS IT HASN'T OCCUR - zed to maray, but should we com- ment that Mayor -elect Hattin and the president, of the, Cham- ber of Commerce are both na- tives of Western Canada the former bf Menitotia 'and the eat- ter. of Saskatchewan? ' . Per- haps Horace' Greeley's .advice -to "go west, young man" should be changed to "go east,young man" We know our Western sub- scribers won't agree to that .•.. * * * A 'FEW OF THE 1949 AUTO mobile license plate's may now be seen on the streets • They have blue letters on a white background, just ,the reverse of the 1948 plates. . . . Jack_Butler, the local issuer of automobile •licenses, reports that 65 were sold on Monday end Tuesday, the: first 1ze o days they were on sale ..: The first was bought by Frank Hain,, local taxi man, who re- ceived number 57-T-1 . . . THROUGHOUT ONTARIO, AND in Huron County, red foxes are on the increase, but it is not likely the Provincial Government will place a : bounty on them, according to Frank A. Mac- Dougall, Deputy Minister of ' Lands and Forests ... He states that restrictions on the hunting and trapping of foxes, which have been lifted,• have widened the control over them ... The bounty system is in e•ffecct in this county . * Hattie Mayor of on; Nott Returned Reeve" Nicholson in Tuckersmith; Recount for Councillors "NIGGER" IS GONE! : . ONE of the most familiar figures on main street has passed on to his reward. It is "Nigger," a black spaniel -crossed dog, who has faithfully; followed his master, S. G. Castle ,for 18 years ... "Nig- ger" will be much missed from the main • street as he was gen- erally seen, carrying a bone, or' else his familiar howl could be heard whehever the town bell would ring . . Mr. Castle re- ported his death occurred on Sunday evening. MOST,PEOPLE PAY FOR THEIR chickens, and then eat them with no thought of getting any money in return . . However, Mrs, Lloyd Waltzer, Rattenbury St. W., has found the opposite to be true .. •. On Tuesday: when she eras cleaning a chicken at her • home, she first was able to take a completely -formed but unlaid egg ,from the chicken ... Later, when, she was cleaning the 'giz- wird she saw something shining and on closer , examination found it was a ,dime Before the gizzard was completely cleaned she had discovered three dimes and ,e cent Mrs. Waiper stated that ordinarily she discards the gizzard but from now on she will , ,examine each, one thor- oughly . . For Reeve ARTHUR NICHOLSON Charles MacKay .. '1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals 114 138 57 57 64 45-475 55 32 64 74 48 70-343 Majority for Nicholson -132 For Councillors 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total ROY BELL. . . 91 98 48 73 108 87-505 HAROLD .JACKSON 136 152 35 49 31 52-465 Gordon RICHAROSON 80,• 72 61 95 ,44 56-408 William Rogerson '. . 68 87 74 50 19 40-338 Roy F. Pepper 50 46 75 77 39 51-338 D. A. Moffat 49 30 38 89 62 69-337 J. W. Crich 70 81 61 23 17° 31-283 Results subject to recount before county judge. For School Area Trustees, (acct.): HOWARD JOHNS,' NORMAN' MCLE.AN, ROBERT McGREGOR. Polls were located as follows: 4 --King's !house; 2-S.S. 8; 3-S.S. 4; 4—S.S. 3; 5—S.S. ,1; 6--S.S. 8. ARTHUR NICHOLSON Tuckersmith Township electors trooped .to the polls on Monday and re-elected their Reeve for the past five years, Arthur Nich- olson, for 1949. He had a ma- jority 'of a-jority'of 132 over Charles Mac- Kay. But a recount must decide the personnel of the four Council- lors. When Township Clerk and, Returning Officer Edwin P. Ches- nes announced the result of the; poll officially at noon yesterday, he declared the Reeve elected, but was unable to declare any of HURON.: COUNTY HOME INMATES WELL TREATED Huron County Home, Clinton, has just passed. • through one of the loveliest -Christmas seasons in its history, according to the manager, E:= J. 'Dick" 'Jecob. Thisyear, more than ever, peo- ple seemed to 'remember these less fortunate than themselves he stated: Never had there been the abundance of , parcels and goodies sent,' in to the home, and the entertainments this year were of a higher order than ordin- the Council candidates ' elected. The reason was that two—William Rogerson and Roy F. Pepper— were tied for fourth place With 338 votes each, and D. A. Moffat was only one behind with 337. Recount on Saturday After consulting County Judge T. M. Costello at Goderich, a re- count was arranged to,takeplace in Seaforth, commencing at 9 a.m., Saturday, January 8, with the Returning Officer, the candidates for' Council,' and their agents, if any, in attendance. Thereupon, the Returning Officer will an- nounce the result:. If a tie still. exists, he must cast the deciding ballot. Fight for Reeveship Facing his first actual electoral battle, Reeve Nicholson took large majorities out of polling sub -divisions 1 and 2, and a. smaller' one of , poll 5. His op- ponent had margins in polling sub -divisions 3, 4 and . 6. The count stood: Nicholson 475; Mac- Kay 343. Bell Leads' Ml C. B. Middleton, es is his annual custom, brought . apples to the home which were greatly enjoy- ed by all. • Goderich S lvation Army Corps made a visit to the Home on Thursday, December 16. Their programme consistedof skits and canals and at: the conclusion Santa Claus appeared and distributed treats of candy, oranges and nuts to the old people, and he also made a visit to ` all those who were not able to be the pro- gramme. Seafortli Lions -Char Seeforth Lions came on Sun- dey, Deue,uber 19, and their pro - gamine consisted of carols, songs by Jim Stewart and Walker Hart and:; several 'comic films. They. left gifts of •candy, tobacco, grapes and oranges. The Young 'People's ` .Inion of Centralia United, Church visited thehome, on ,Friday, December .10, and presented an exception- ally fine progr5imme of cleverly arranged skits, songs 'and carols. Before they departed they left treats of oranges and candy. RCAF Sergeants Two nights before Christmas, Thursday, December 23, was in- deed a gala night at the home when members of the Sergeants' Mess, RCAF Station, Clinton, were present. Sgts. Mason and Lewington were 'clever clowns and. caused a. great deal of mer- riment. Mrs. D: McLean fav- oured with a number of Christ- mas carols`, and Mrs. Leaving;on (Continued on Page Five) ) In the Council race—subject to changes brought about by the re- count—Coun, Roy Bell headed the poll ,with 505 votes, being away in the lead .in polls :5 and 6, and •securing a good vote at the' others. „Coun. Harold Jack- son, in second place' with 465, secured 'big leads in tions 1 and. 2. - Roy F. Pepper Was first in poll 3 and Gordon Richardson in poll .4 Tyre situation outlined above;- necessitating a recountis unique in municipal annals hereabouts. MR. AND MRS. C. HAUGH CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haugh celebrated the 50th wedding an- niversary of their marriage at the home of their son and daugh- ter -in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Wallace Haugh, at their farm home near Brucefield. Mr. and Mrs. Haugh were mar- ried at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, Blake, by the late Rev., John A. McDonald. Following their marriage, they spent eight years in North. Dakota, eight years in Hay, and 22 years on the farm. They are members of Brucefield United Church, and active in church organizations. Mrs. Haugh is the former Jane Allan. During the day relatives, neighbors and friends called to offer their felicitatoins and a family dinner hied for 35 in - chiding members of their family: Mr. and Mrs. J. Ussher, Barrie; Dr. and Mrs. John McIntosh, Dr. Oarmen Haugh, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Haugh, Brucefield, and ten' grandchildren. CLINTON JUNIORS Clinton Junior Farmers and Junior. Institute will meet in Clin- ton Collegiate . Institute on Tues- day, January 11, at 8.30 p,m. The Weather High Low High Low 1948 1947 Dec. 30 • 35 17 ' 21 11 '31 32 . 18 24 20 1949 1948 Jan. 1 33 28 24 19 2 32 28 25 18 3 30 20 28 20 4 33 17 32 27 5 41 32 • 32 14 Rain: 40 ins. Snow: 21/2 ins. ' Cold Weather on : Way Although the district had plenty of blow over the week- end—not in terms of a heavy Aorm as.;, in some more easterly ,and: northerly- parts of ' Ontario— the snow was all washed away in' a heavy day -long downpour of • rain yesterday. Goodbye . to ice for a few days in Clinton Lionel' Arena! Ice -covered side walks and roads are still slippery. First Baby Born Not Until Jan. 2 The 'first baby born in Clin- ton •Public Hospital 1949 is not going to be a resident of Clin- ton, but rather is going to he finding the broad. acres of his parents' farm on R.R, 3, Clin- ton, Goderich Township, a few miles from town, es his home. "Mr. 1949," as far as this district is concerned, is the in- fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Yeo who was born in Clinton Public Hospital on Sunday, Januery 2. It is inter= esting to note that no other baby even, "came close" to be- ing born on New • Year's Day. The NEWS -RECORD joins with all other citizens in wish- ing this new citizen of our com- munity a long and happy life. Mrs. McIntosh, Toronto, was in charge of the register. Pouring tea were Mrs. Dan Haugh and Mrs. Robert Allan. Serving were the Misses Betty Allan, Hyde Park; Myrtle Geiser, Preston; Marlene Haugh, Toronto; Jean McIntosh, Toronto; Ann Haugh,, Brucefield. New Collegiate Board Chairman Starting Seventh Year as Member The 1949 chairman of Clinton District Collegiate Institute Board is Arthur Morven Knight, man- ager, Clinton Rural Operating Area, Hydro -Electric Power. Corn - mission of Ontario, who has been representative of the County of Huron on the present Board and. its predecessor, Clinton Board of Education, for the past, six years. By the way, his second name is the name of the place in Scot- land from which his forebears came originally.. Born in Parkhill, August 13, 1902, Mr. Knight is a son of the late Mr.:.and Mrs. Robert Knight. He attended public and high school at Parkhill, and entered Hydro -Electric service at Kitch- ener in September 1925. He was transferred to Mitchell as assist- ant superintendent in .1927, and then to Clinton as superintend- ent November 1,. 1930. He was. made area manager when all lines and equipment were in- cluded. The Clinton Operating Area extends from St. Joseph's made, on the south to Kingsbridge on the north, east to Perth County, and southwest to Hensall. Mr. Knight, served on the for- mer Board of Education from 1943 to 1946, and for the past two years, as vice-chairman, on the new Clinton District Colleg- iate'Institute Board. He has been a member of Clinton Public Hos However, • the, weatherman pita, Board for six years, inelud- promised colder weather later ing four as secretary, committee today and icor the of the week. of stewards of Ontario St. Unit - A. M •KNIGHT Dr. Elliott, "Hal" Hartley, Head Poll for Council GEORGE SWAN RETIRES AFTER LONG SERVICE A, very pleasant evening was spent Wednesday..- night; Decem- ber 29 at the C: N. R. station, Hensall, when 40 employeesof the line gathered. to do,, honor to one of the oldiest''mgants, of the C. N. R. on'the' lure, _ George Swan, Brucefield, who had been agent at` that point for 31 years. All. the agents and Section force were present • with their wives when they presented Mr. Swan with a very beautiful tri- lite lamp and Mrs. Swan a box of red roses from the ladies. The evening was spent in a programme consisting of music- al numbers by Miss Greta Lam- mie, Mr. Riehl, Clinton, and. Cecil Maxivell, ' Hensall, along with speeches from different members of the staff. Acting as chairman for the evening was A. L. Case agent at Hensel'. Mr. Cerson, agent at Exeter read the address while Mr.' Groh, agent at Ilderton, made the presentation of the lamp to Mr. Swan and Mr. Taylor section foreman, of Clinton, Presented Mrs. Swan with the roses. Lunch roves served by the ladies:: ` Mr, and Mrs. Swan intend .live ing in Brumfield, ed Church; secretary -treasurer, Clinton Turf Club, end is a Past master of Clanton Lodge No. 84 A.F. and Alt He also is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of On- tario (electrical branch).. His hobbies are raising stand- ard -bred horses—he owns a nice eight -months -old colt—and play- ing en odd game of golf. He was' married to Miss'Eulalia Barnes, Parkhill, in 1927. The have no children, HURON COUNTY COUNCIL BOASTS 5 , NEW MEMBERS for 1949 convenes at the Court House, Goderich, at 2p.m.. Tues- day, January 18, new members will total five out of the fol- lowing 28 members: • • Ashfield, Cecil Johnston; Blyth,Frank Beinton; Brussels, Roy • B. Cousins; .Clinton, G. W. Nott; Colborne; Stanley Snyder; ,East Wawanosh; J. D. Beecroft; Ex- eter, A. J. Sweitzer (new)•. God- erich• Township, J. R. Stirling (new); Goderich, George Math- ieson (new); Goderich (deputy), W. J. Baker (new); Grey, John McNabb; Grey (deputy), Clifford Howland; Hay, George . Arm- strong; Hensall, Alvin W. Kers- lake; Hullett, John W. Arm- strong; Howick, E. J. Parrish; Howick (deputy.); Harold Gowdy Heuer - mann; Morris, Harvey Johnston; (new); McKillop, Dan Beuer- Seaforth, F. S. Si]]s;. Stanley, Elmer Webster; Stephen, Elmer Lawson; Stephen (deputy,), Harry Beaver; fiuckersmith, A. Nichol- son; Turnberry, W. H. Woods; Usborne, Hugh Berry; Wont Wawanosh, E. Finnigan; Wing - ham, Murray Johnson. COMING EVENTS Dance, Town'Hall, Bayfield, Friday, January 7. Auspices Hay- field Agricultural Society. • Bay- field Valley Five., • 1-x Danoe-Jerry MacKay and the Clinton RCAF Radar School Orchestra, Cardno's Holl, Sea - forth, Saturday, January 8. Ad- mission 60 cents, ` students and servicemen 50 cents. Sponsored by Seaforth Young Progressive Conservative Association. 1-b Euchre Party, sponsored by Clinton Branch W.I., .in Agricul- ,tural Board Room,, Friday, .Jan- uary 14. 'Draw will be made for quilt. Everyone welcome. 1-b They • Watch for Coon Town Night, Thursday, , February 17, 1-b t�When HuronCounty Council For Mayor ROBERT Y. HATTIN A. J. McMurray 1 2 - 3 4 Totals 96 135 165 127-523 132 126 99 82-439 —Majority for Hattin— 84 For Reeve 4 2 3 4 Totals G. W. NOTT 141 159 140 117-557 M. J. Agnew 89 99 123 ` 90-401 —Majority for 'Nott—i.56 For Councillors 4 2 3 4 Totals DR.' G. S. ELLIOTT ., . 158 210 '177 137-682 HAROLD E. HARTLEY ... 154 459 198 153-664 N. W. TREWARTHA.. . • 155 160' 184 139-638 JOHN W. NEDIC,;ER, JR. . 145 142 161• 102--.550 MELVIN CRICH ..........417 120 116 88-44.1 ANTOINE GARON 113 92 101 97-403 Albert, E. Shaddick 83 123 90 67-363 Thomas A. Deeves , James A. Chowen - , ..... 49 23 4024-136 R. Barrett Taylor . 20 25 32 . 31-108 'Wesley Vanderburgh' :. 48 31 21 13— 83 =--Ellio6t, Hartley; Trewartha, Nediger, Catch, Garon, 'elected • ' Polis were located as follows: 1—St. Andrew's Ward,' Town Hall; 2—St. James' Ward,' Elliott's veterinary shop;' 3—St. J,ohn's Ward, V. D. Falconer's shoW room; 4—R. L. Jervis'' office. For Public Utilities Commissioner (1.949-50) HUGH R. HAWKINS (accl.) 70 73 112 71-326 • For. Public School Trustees (1949.50) (acct..,) • ' • Sr. Andrew's, C. M. SHEARING; St..James, LESLIE, BALL; St. John's, PERCY LIVERMORE; St. George's,_ DR. H. A. McINTYRE (1940 only) GORDON R. ROSS. • In the largest vote in the his- tory of the town at a municipal election, the electors of Clinton on Monday elected a new Mayor to office, Ald. Robert Y. Hattin; returned the 1948 Reeve, G. Wes- ley Nott; re-elected two 1948 Councillors—Ald. John W. Ned- iger, Jr. and. Ald. Melvin Crich; and selected four new Councill- ors -1)r. George S. Elliott, Harold E. "Hal" Hartley, Nelson W. Tre- wartha, and Antoine .'Red Germ. 67 Per Cent Vote Three years. ago, in the Mayor- alty race, 935 ballots (including 15',spoiled ) 'were cast, represent-: ing nearly' a 67 per cent vote; G. WESLEY NOTT - this year, in the Mayoralty fight, 975 ballots (including 13 spoiled) were cast, representing about a 6'7 per cent vote. There were about 50 to 75 more possible votes this year than three years ago. Mayoralty Battle Mayor' A, J. McMurray retain- ed his own ward, St. Andrew's by a margin' of 36, but Aid. Hattin_ was high. man in the other three wards, his own ward, St. John's, HOSPITAL AID RAISEES $2,300 FOR FURNISHINGS A sum in excess of $2,300 has beenspent• by' Clinton Hospital Aid for.furnishings and other necessities for Clinton Public Hospital in theeast.trtwo years, Mrs. L. McKinnon 'stated ' in summoning up the work accomp- lished by the Aid during her two years' in the president's chair. The retiring president thanked all conveners and committees for their excellent work at the an- nual meeting of the Hospital Aid heed .in the Council` Chamber Tuesday evening. Prior to the annual reports, the Aid voted to purchase 12 mattresses and a cot for the hos- pital and a dozen cups and sauc- ers for the social committee. Minutes of the lest annual meeting and the seereta'ry's re- port were given by 'the secre- tary, Mrs. B. B. Pocklington. Miss - L. Walkinshaw,.. in' her treasurer's report, stated that the, balance at the •end, of the year was $1,153.73, with several outstanding bills. Mrs. J. A. Sutter reported for the buying committee. ` • . • Mrs. W. H. Robinson,: convener of .membership, stated, there were 134 members in 1948, an increase of eight. The sewing committee report, prepared by Mrs, H. A. McIntyre, and read by :the secre- tary, ,stated that 64 sheets .and 132 pillow cases had' been com- pleted'. during the year.-' The finance convener, Mrs. May Ranee MacKinnon, .outlined the year's money -raising activ- ities, which included a Marathon •Bridge and Games,Night, a Good Friday presentation of "The .Sign of the Cross" by Mrs. MacKin- non; a Tag Day. In the fall, there were a series of ward teas, convened by .Miss F. Cuninghame, and the Christmas Hospital Ball. She also stated that Mrs, M. D. McTaggart had kindly opened her home for two evenings in .the spring -one for bridge and one for "500." ' Followingthe report prizeswere awarded to Mrs. R. M. P. Butted and Mrs. 1'. O. Ford, conveners of the ward raising the most money by the fall teas, Miss W. O'Neil then took the chair. A 'vote of appreciation to. the retiring president and con veners was pasted. Mrs • C. H. Epps brought,,, in the report -,of.. the , striking committee, ' follow- ing` which the new president, Mrs. F. Fingland, took over the meeting. The president congrat- ulated Mrs. L. McKinnon on 'the splendid work accomplished by the Hospital Aid during the past •two.. years. By . motion . of Mrs,, Sutter end Mrs. 'Counter, Mrs: Fingland was appointed to the Hospital Board as representative of the Hospital Aid. Bayfield Lions Her Appreciation of Gifts James nine; and St. George's, 45. The. result was in doubt until the last ward .to report, St. John's was in. Ald: Hattin won -523 to 439 -for a margin of 84. Reeveship Race The Reeveship race was not quite as close as the Mayoralty. Reeve Nott took a]1 four wards, his own ward, St. James', giving him his, biggest majority, 60; St. Andrew's, 52; St. John's, 17; end St. George's 27. The total count was: Nott, 557—Ald. M. J Agnew, 410; for a majority of 156. Poll for Council ' Three ._ newcomers -Dr. George B. Elliott, Harold E. ,'Hal" Hart- ley, and Nelson W. Trewartha- topped the list for Councillors, although Mr. Trewartha could. hardly be called o "newcomer" haying served, as Mayor, Reeve, Councillor and Warden of Huron County on other occassions. These three: were bunched, with 682, 664 Find' 638votes, respectively. Two 1948 Councillors—Aid. John. W. Nediger and Ald. Melvin Crich.— finished fourth and fifth, the for- mer with 550 and the latter with 441. A new man, Antoine "Red" Gomm, was sixth with 403. The other five candidates fin- ished in this order: Ald. A. E. Shaddick, 363; Thomas A. Deeves, 326; James A. Chowen, 136;, R. Barrett Taylor, 108; and. Wesley Vanderburgh, 83. Dr. Elliott was high Men in both St. Andrew's and his own ward, St. James', with totals of '158 and 210, respectively: while "Hal" Hartley was high in St. John's, with 198, and St. George's with 153. N. W. Trewartha polled a strong votes in all four wards. ' Election Reinke • Art Groves, deputy returning officer, and Edward W. Elliott, poll, clerk, in St. George's ward, were the first to report results to The NEWS -RECORD, with the figures for Mayor and Reeve. The NEWS -RECORD staff was kept busy answering phone calls throughout the evening—More than 300 of them -for both the Clinton and Tuckersmith elect- ions—and the service seemed to be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, Mayor - elect giving him a majority of 66; St. (Continued on. Page Five) Clinton's Mayor.eleet a Westerner Served Overseas in Both World Wars A Western Canadian by birth and residence for most of bis life may account for the fact that Clinton's new Mayor -elect for 1949, Robert Younger Hattin, is such a breezy individual:. After serving only two years as a mem- ber of the Town Council, he es- ;aged the . difficult task of oppos- ing the. old reliable Mayor for the past three years and veteran municipal legislator, Adam J. McMurray. Born on a farm near Virden, Manitoba, August 4, 1896, Mr. Hattin is a son of Walter Blake- man Hattin and Annie Younger.' The former died in 1928 .and the latter resides with her daughter in Dearborn, Mich. He was ed- ucated in Virden Public School and Collegiate Institute, and'look a two-year course at Manitoba Agricultural College in general` agriculture. World War I out his education short,'as he enlisted: from college in 1916 with the 200th Battalion.' After returning from overseas in 1919, he went grain farming with. his father on a 480 -acre farm near Virden, Man. He remained there until 1933 when he joined the Civil Service with the De- partment of National Defence. Just as soon' as World Wer II broke out, he enlisted September 15, 1939, at Winnipeg, with: 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian. Engineers, and• proceeded over- seas et Christmas 1939, where the RCE carried on bridge building end other construction It. Y. HATTIN More appropriate weather for constructing en outdoor rink in the Lions Park is an important. New Year's wish of the members of Bayfield Lions Club. The Club held its regular din- ner meeting in The Little Inn last evening witlinearlya 100 per cent attendance and President G. Turner in charge. Due to un- favorable weather, Deputy Dist- rict Governor Mel Traquair, Exeter, was unable to be. pres- ent, but visitors included Cpl. Ted Davies, Robert Welsh, Robert Stirling and Alfred Scotchmer, Jr. Highlight of the meeting was. the reading of letters of apprec- ietton from the shut-ins who had received Christmas parcels from the Club. These letters were very enjoyable: Weather permitting, plans are ell set and committees formed for operating the rink in the park. The organization is such 'that an immediate start can 'be made. work. In the meantime, he gain- ed his stripes as a Sergeant The Mayor -elect returned to Canada in June 1943 and receiv- ed his discharge at London, he being overage. Mrs, Hattin, a native •01 Virden and family, had came east in 1940' and had found a home on the Hayfield (Continued on Page Five) K. W. Colquhoun Buys H. E Rorke Agency • Effective January 1, 1949,. Kenneth William Colquhatra has purchased the general insurance agency business operated. by Hugh E. Rorke for more than 25 years. Mr. Rorke will con- tinue in an advisory capacity for the time being. Mr. Colquhoun was horn in Hibbert Township, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W. Colquhoun, on June 1, 1923. The family moved to Clinton in 1930, and Mr. Colquhoun . attended public school and collegiate institute here. In July 1940, he entered the service of the Royal Bank of Canada in Clinton Branch, and has remained with the bank in the meantime except for the time spent with the RCAF. • In October 1942, Mr. Colquhoun enlisted With the RCAF, receiv- ed his commission in February 1944, and went overseas as a bomb aimer. He returned to Canada and was discharged in September .1945, re-entering the bank esrvice, During the past year, he has been accountant of the local branch. Mr. Colquhoun was married to Miss Sean McDougall, Clinton, and they . have two children: Mary Jean and Laurie Jr. ' A Smile for Today "There's a knock at the door, daughter," grunted Mr. Thistle berry from 'behind` the paper curtain of his evening newspaper. `All ,right, dad, but I'd prefer a ring," sighed the, dreamy -eyed Miss Thistleberty as she bound- ed toward the door.