Clinton News-Record, 1949-01-13, Page 1THE NEW ERA -84th YEAR
THE NEWS -RECORD -71st
YEAR
No, . 2
CLINTON, , ONTARIO, TFIURSDAY, JANUARY ,13, 1949
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WHO EVER HEARD OF A
dandelion flower, in full bloom,
being picked in this district on
January 9? , . . But that's what
"Mitch" Shearing was able to do
On Sunday at the Shearing sum-
mer cottage at Drysdale on Lake
Huron . And further, at the
Maitland Golf Course at Gode-
rich, seven members played 14
holes of golf , The course
was reported as being as green
as summer time and the air as
balmy as spring , , , Someone
reported as having seen 'a robin
in . Clinton, too .
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THE VARIOUS MUNICIPAL
councils in this district got down
to business at their inaugural
meetings on. Monday , , , The
members were sworn in at brief
morning sessions, with the reg-
ular inaugurals coming later in
the day
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CLINTON'S NEW MAYOR,
Robert Y. Hattin, took office, and
successfully steered Council
through its inaugural meeting in
the Town Council Chamber Mon-.
day evening , , There seemed
to be more than ordinary interest
in the proceedings, judging by
the number of spectators in the
seats at the back of the Cham-
ber , Following, the meeting,
His Worship entertained the
members, the Clerk and the press,
at an informal gathering in the
Snack Bar for lunch , , .
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WITH SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE
offer having been made for the
"crash" truck, the Town Council
should most seriously consider
the early purchase of a new,
modern fire truck for the sake
of everyone who resides in the
town . . , The old equipment
is entirely antiquated ... Financ-
ing would be the big worry, but
if this could be done by means
of a' five-year debenture, the
annual load would not be very
heavy . , , When the Fire and
Water Committee is ready to
make its report and recommenda-
tions, the Mayor will call a
special meeting of Council , , ,
THIS YEA R'S COUNCIL IS
trying out something new in the
handling of the Street Committee,
admittedly one of the heaviest of
the Standing Committees
Reeve G. W. Nott is over-all
chairman and also in charge of
his own ward,. St. James',, with
three 'aldermen irf charge of their
respective wards — Ald. Antoine
Garon, St. Andrew's' Ald. John
W. Nediger, St, John's; and Ald.
Melvin Crich, St George's .
It is hoped to lighten the burden
of the chairman by this dispersal
of duties .
The Home Paper with the News
New Councils Get down to Business for 1949
Name Committees
1949 Town Council
Standing committees of Clin-
ton Town Council this year, es
decided at the inaugural meet-
ing for 1949 in the Town Coun-
cil Chamber Monday evening,
are as follows: the first -named
being chairman:
STREET—Reeve G. W. Nott
(St, James'); Ald. John W.
Nediger, Jr. (St. John's); Ald.
Antoine Garon (St. Andrew's);
Ald. Mel'Crich (St. George's);
FINANCE —Ald. N, W. Tre-
wartha, Ald, H. E. Hartley,
Reeve G. W. Nott; CEME-
TERY—Ald. Hartley, Alda G.
S. Elliott, Ald. Crich; FIRE and
WATER — Ald. Elliott, Ald.
Garon, Ald. Hartley; PROP-
ERTY — Aid. Nediger, Ald.
Crich, Ald. Elliott; RELIEF—
Ald. Garon, Ald, Elliott, Ald.
Hartley; SPECIAL—AId, Garon,
Ald. Trewartha, Ald, Nediger;
BYLAWS — Ald. Crich, Ald.
Trewartha, Reeve Nott; COURT
OF REVISION—Ald. Trewar-
tha, Mayor Hattin, Reeve Nott,
Ald. Crich, Ald. Nediger; OF-
FICERS, SALARIES and DU-
TIES—Mayor, Reeve and Coun-
cil as a whole.
ELECT ROGERSON
JUDGE'S RECOUNT
Tucker'_th
Gets Off
To Start
Tuckersmith Township Council
held its inaugural meeting fo
1949 in the Town Hall, Seaforth,
on Monday, January 10, at 11 a
m. Each member took the de-
elaration of office before the
Clerk, and Rev. A. W. Gardiner
of Egmondvilie United Church
attended and invoked Divine
Guidance upon the deliberations
of the Council for the coming
year.
Membership was renewed with
the Ontario Good Roads Associa-
tion and the Association of Rural
Municipalities at a cost of $5
each. The Conventions of the said
Associations will be held Feb. 21,
22, 23 and 24, and any of the
Council who attend will be paid
expenses of $25.
Council subbscribed to eight
copies of The Municipal World
for the use of council and offic-
ials at a cost of ,$16.
The following appointments
were made: Sheep end Poultry
Valuators, Robert Tyndall, A. B.
IN TUCKERSMITH Bell, J. W. .Crich; Fenceviewers,
William Workman, Allister Broad-
foot, Robert McLean; Poundkeep-
The Tuckersmith Townsihp re- ers, John Broadfoot, Scott Cluff,
count, held in connection with Leslie Lawson, Melville Traquair;
last week's municipal election, Weed Inspector, W. S. Broadfoot
took place in the Town Hall, at a wage of $7 per day, such
Seaforth, Saturday morning and wage to include use of his car;
afternoon, with County Judge T. Member Board of Health, Will -
M. Costello, Goderich, presiding, tam Rogerson; Road Supertend-
and others present including ent, Robert Dalrymple at a wage
Township Clerk Edwin P. Ches- of 70 cents per hour and of seven
ney, Returning Officer for the cents per mile for use of car
election, Reave Arthur Nichol- when used outside township.
son, and the various candidates Appointments of E. B. Goudie
for Councillors. to Seaforth High School Board,
Coun. William Rogerson, who George Falconer to Clinton Dis-
sat in the 1948 Council, was de- triet Collegiate Institute Board;
Glared elected in fourth position and W. H. Finnigan to Scott
as a result of the recount, which Memorial Hospital Board; were
was held to break a tie between confirmed.
him and .Roy F. Pepper, each Rate of pay for ordinary lab -
having been credited with 338 or was set at 60 cents en hour;
votes in the official count. man, team and 'mower, $1 an hour
The recount added two votes Election Expenses were
r
to Coun. Rogerson's total, and as follows: Hall, nominationa
$7.50; returning officer, $10; Dep-
uty Returning Officers, $6 each;
Poll Clerks, $5 each; polling
places, $5 each; expenses, re-
count, $49.40..._ -.• ee •
• Town of Seaforth was paid $30
room rent, and $25 Division Court
fees for 1948.
Salvation Army was given 'a
grant of $25.
The Clerk was instructed to
write a letter of sympathy to
the Robert Doig family. Other
accounts paid were as follows;
relief, $75.90; fox bounty, $21;
printing, $37.50; Court of Revis- I
ion, Voters List, $44,65; O.A.P.
app., $5; Roads accounts, $909.28.
Council adjourned to meet
February 5 at 2 p.m.
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subtracted three from Mr. Pep -
.'per's total, while D. A. Moffat's
fgiure remained the same at 337.
Coun. Roy Bell lost one; Coun,
Harold Jackson's remained un -
:changed;' ' Gordon" Riehardson's
was reduced by two, and J. W.
Crich's by one.
Official Standing
Official standing of the seven
candidates for four Council
seats, as a result of the recount,
is as follows:
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TIiROUGH THE COOPERATION
of the Clerks, and secretaries,
The NEWS -RECORD is able to
report in its columns to -day, the
Monday's inaugural meetings of
Tuckersmith and Goderich Town-
ships, end Stanley Township
School Area Board . . . R. E.
Thompson was confirmed as
Clerk of Goderich Township,
succeeding his father, the late
Robert G. Thompson, who pas-
sed away in November .. Pre-
viously, he had been Deputy
Clerk for 'some time and acted
as Clerk during his father's illi
new and after his death , ,
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MUS. SIDNEY LANSING, LON-
desboro, received an extra special
Christmas surprise this past yule-
tide season, although it was a
little late in arriving The
gift was a box of "chincherichees,"
er, as they ere more commonly,
rallied, "South African wonder
flowers" . , The flowers were
given her by the father of a
friend residing in Canada, and
she has reciprocated by passing
on blooms to a few friends so
they might enjoy this bit of
winter cheer
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THESE FLOWERS HAD BEEN
shipped from South Africa and
travelled via Southampton, Eng-
land, where they were postmark-
ed `December 13" . . They
arrived in excellent condition,
although the box in which they
were packed was rather mutilat-
ed.. , , Each stock cobtains a
duster of flowers and buds, the.
flowers having six petals and
vaguely resembling the Canad-
ian narcissus . The directions
with the flowers stated that they
should be placed in a vase of
Luke warm water, almost to the
bud, and allowed to stand there
for about 12 hours , , , Follow-
ing that they should be treated
tas he war ordinary
cut lower with
g changed period
really . This was done, with
good results
The Weather
1949 1948
High Low High Low
Jan. 6 36 23 31 26
7 38 28 30 25
8 39 28 35 . 12
9 44 34 36 26
10 38 24 28 13
11 25 19 26 3
12 30 18 36 26
Snow: rh inch, 6 inches
Winter at 'Last ?????
Although bye to -day, winter
seems to have set in a little
more in earnest, no one seems to
he able to tell much ebout it, as
the above temperatures during
the past week would indicate.
There is still very little snow in
this neck of the woods and that
is true all over Western Ontario.
And it is said that California
has had the most severe winter
in many years!
ROY BELL 504
HAROLD JACKSON 465
GORDON RICHARDSON 406
WILLIAM ROGERSON . 340
D. A. Moffat 337
Roy F Pepper 335
J. W. Crich 282
The recount relieved Returning
Officer Chesney of the unpleas-
ant duty of breaking the tie, the
figures having been changed in
the recount. As the recount was
held to break a tie, cost, assessed
at $49.40. will be borne by the
Township.
Under the direction of the
judge, the arithmetic of deputy
returning officers was checked
and all doubtful ballots were ex-
amined for validity. The deputy
returning officers had laid aside
two spoiled ballots for Council-
lors, but the judge Laid aside
five additional ballots. One of
these had a "tick" instead of a
cross and some had two "x"
marks opposite the name instead
of one, as required by law. The
judge held that such ballots were
spoiled because .they could be
identified and should not be
counted. Commerce which is being held in
It was significant that every the Town Council Chamber at
ballot had been initialed by the eight o'clock this evening. Items
deputy returning officers, Judge on the agenda include presenta-
Costello commented favorably on tion of reports, election of dir-
this feature and other features ectora for 1949, and an address
of the work of the six deputy by J. M. Smith, Toronto, field
returning officers involved in the representative, Canadian Chamber
election. of Conuneree,
Spring Fair or Fall
Fair Here This . Year?
ne
Huron Central Agricultural
Society, sponsor of. Clinton's
annual Spring Fair, ersually held
in ,rune each year, is holding its
annual meeting in! the Board
Room, Ontario' Agricultural Of-
fice, Clinton, on Saturday next,
January 15, at two o'clock, with
President Ervin J. "pick" Jacob,
manager of Huron County Home,
in the chair. e
In addition to presentation of
the annual reports, ta discussion
may take place on;r the +relative
values of a Spring; Fair and a
Fall Fair. For many years,
Clinton has had its big day in
the spring, with the finest qual-
ity stock exhibiting, e, Financing—
often a bugbear in Stich organiza-
tions—will occupy pn important
epot on the agenda.
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A. F. CUDMORE
RE-ELECTED HEAD
OF P. S. BOARD
Alex F. Cudmore'wes re=-elected
chairman of Clinton Public
School Board for 1949 at the in-
augural meeting of the new Board
in the Public School Thursday
evening lest.
1 This year will be Mr. Cud-
more's third as chairman of the
re -constituted Public School
Board, following four' years in a
similar capacity on Clinton Board
of Education, now dissolved. He
has just concluded 30 years as
e member of the two bodies,
entering the Board of Education
when that body was formed in
1941 as a combination of the High
School and Public School Boards.
' Following the final meeting of
the 1948, Board, when accounts
were passed, secretary -treasurer
H. C. Lawson presided for the
election of a chairman, Mr. Cud-
more's being the 'only name
proposed. All members of the
11949 Board were present: A. F.
Cudmore, Dr. H. A. 'McIntyre,
Leslie Ball, C. M. Shearing, Gor-
don R. Ross, Percy Livermore,
,Fred O. Ford and Wilbur Welsh.
The Board re -appointed H, C.
Lawson as secretary -treasurer,
and B. 3. Gibbings to the Public
Library Board for a term of
two years.
The report of the Striking Com-
mittee—Trustees Shearing, Welsh
and Ford—was adopted' as fol-
lows, the first -named being chair-
man:
Property Welsh, Shearing,
,McIntyre Livermore; Finance —
Ford, Bali, McIntyre; Studies and
Welfare—Ross, Shearing, Welsh;
Purchasing — Livermore, Ball,
Ross, Ford.
Principal G. H. Jefferson re-
ported an enrolment of 335 in
December, with an average of
316.06, or 94.54 per cent.
Christmas Seal Fund
Now Exceeds $5,476
Donations are still coming in
for the Huron County Christmas
Seal campaign, according to an
announcement made by the sec-
retary, Miss F. Armstrong, God-
erich.
Contributions n o w exceed
$5,476, and this generous response
is greatly appreciated by those
in charge. V. D, Falconer was
chairman of the Clinton area
committee in behalf of Clinton
Lions Club.
C. OF C. ANNUAL TO-NIGI
All members are urged to at-
tend the annual meeting of
Clinton end District Chamber of
COMING EVENTS
'Teen Town Sleigh Ride, Fri-
day, January 14. Sleighs leave
CCI at 8 p,m, sharp, providing
there is snow. If not, regular
meeting will be held. 2-b
Dance, Town Hall, Clinton,
Friday, Jan. 14. Ted Keane and
,his Orchestra. Admission, 50
cents plus ten cents tax. 2-x
I Dancers! Join the large happy
crowds at Exeter every Saturday
,night. They drive miles to this
dance. Clayt Steeper's eight-
piece band. 2-3-p
Two, big dances—Friday, Jan-
uary 14, Earl Hayward end CKNX
Barn Dance Gang. Dancing 10
till 1. Admission 60 cents, stud-
ents and servicemen,. 50 cents,
Saturday, January 15; Ken Wil -
bee and his new five -piece band.
Admission 50 cents, students and
servicemen, 49 cents. Cardno's
Hall, Seaforth. Sponsored by
Seaforth Young Progressive Con-
servative Association, , 2-b
"Mr. Beane from Lima," a
comedy; in three acts, Town Hali,
Clinton', Tuesday, Jan. 18. In aid
of Lions Club minor sports. 50
cents and 25 cents, 2-x
Goderich
Township
Organizes
Plan Seed Fair
Here March 1142
Huron County's second an-
nual Seed Fair and Crop Im-
provement Achievement Day
will be held in Clinton District
Collegiate Institute on Friday-
Seturday, March 11-12, it was
decided at a meeting of the
executive of Huron Couirty
Crop Improvement Association
Goderich Township • Council in the Board Room, Ontario
met at the home of Miss S. Aeh- Agricultural Office, Clinton
eson, Holmesville, for its first Wednesday afternoon. It will
meeting of the year on January be a, two-day show instead of
10 at 11 am., when the members \a one -day affair, es in 1948,
made their declarations of office Elmer Robertson, R, R. 3,
and took their oaths of allegiance. Goderich, presided at the ex -
Rev. C, P. T,avener was present ecutive meeting, with Harry L.
and was asked to open the year's Sturdy, Auburn, in charge of
business with prayer. the proceedings of the Project
By-law No. 1 setting the sal- Committee under which the
aries of the various officials was Seed Fair will come.
given first reading. Salaries ere: The first annual Seed Fair, ,
,Clerk, $250; treasurer, $200; col- held in the same place in the
lector, $150; assessor to be set spring of 1948, was an out -
when a. plan of assessing is standing success.
adopted; weed inspector, 40 cents
per hour and seven cents per COUNCIL FOR '48
mile; school attendance officer,
$20. Council member's pay each SAYS FAREWELL
andse and of road ommi simeeting, $3;- TO CIVIC SCENE
and services of road commission-
ers, $40,
By-law No. 2 appointing the The 1948 Town Council held
various township officials was its final meeting in the Town
given a first reading. Officials Council Chamber Thursday even
appointed were: Clerk, R. E. ing last, with Mayor A. J. Me -
Thompson; treasurer, H. B, Whit- Murray presiding and all mem-
ely; collector, le Sturdy; asses- bers present except Reevee G. W.
sor, H. McCartney; weed inspect- Nott,
or, Jr Barkin; school attendance Council granted a tobacco and
officer, F. Mulholland. cigarette license to Ball and Levis
Goderich High School Area ovembe1, , il
Board member, Gordon Grant; Aprilfrom 30N, 1950, art $15.1948The mauntt-
Clinton District Collegiate Insti- ter of the Ford crash truck, of-
tute Board member, Irvine Teb- fared by the Public Utilities
butt; Medical Officer of Health, Commission, was left over for
Dr. J. M. Graham; -Board of the 1949 Council to decide.
Health member, T. M. Woods; Dr. F. G. Thompson presented
sheep valuers, Reg. Sturdy and his report for 1948 as Medical
Fred Middelton; fence viewers, Officer of Health and was thank -
George Mellwain, Benson Sower- ed by motion.
by end George Feagan; . No. '3, Aid. O. L. Paisley reported an
Austin Sturdy, James McMillen actual balance of $434.24 for
and D. Rodges; No, 3, D. Mc'- Street Committee at the end of
Dougall, Forest McClure and G. the year, and said some had been
Rathwell; No. 4, 6, Fred Middle- left over from 1947. Ald. Crich
ton, E. J. Trewartha and C. Pot- reported for Cemetery; Ald. Ag -
ter; No. 5, W. J. Forbes, Earl new for Finance.
Blake and W. Biggin; Pound Several Motions
keepers in No. 1, Robert Sowerby; The following resolutions were
No, 2, Lorne Rodges; No. 3, Mer- adopted;
rill Switzer; No. 4, A. Rathwell; Nediger-Agnew—That Council
No. 5, H. McCartney; No. 6, W. approve final payment to Duncan
Glazier, McDougall on sewerage contract
"B" of $4,825,14.
Crich-Hattin---That Council ap-
prove a final payment to Weston
Construction Co. on the 15 per
cent holdback of $4,991.81, and
payment of 55,700 as final settle-
ment of "extras" as payable and
due.
Agnew-Nediger -- That Mrs.
James Ford's account re sewer-
age of some time ago he paid.
Hattin - Nediger That this
Council pay Clinton Citizen's
Band the 1947 deficit of $90.
Agnew-Nediger—That Council
approve payment as follows:
County of Huron, grading streets
during April, May and Novem-
ber 1948, $218; Levis Contracting
Co., snowplowing in December,
13 hours @ $2.90, $37.70; Sutter -
Perdue, hardware, $9,88; glazed
tile, $84,
Mayor's Valedictory
In his valedictory address,
Mayor McMurray said he had
enjoyed his work in the Council.
The citizens had done him honour
on various occasions. "I go out
this time without any ill -feeling
in any shape or form," he said.
"The only reason I allowed by
name to go on the ballot was to
complete a few of the odds and
ends in connection with the sew-
erage, The citizens of Clinton
have seen otherwise. I have done
a lot of work, not to win votes,
but for the municipality in which
I live. I haven't done it without
expending some energy. I leave
the chair tonight without eny
grudge or ill -feeling." -
Mr. McMurray dealt with some
of the charges made against him
on nomination night, He said
he was never guilty of not co-
operating nor did he 'railroad"
certain bylaws through. He was
interested in the wartime houses
but not in the type of set-up,
(Continued on Page Five)
. By-law No. 3, to cover ex-
penditures on township roads for
the year, was laid over until the
next meeting..
By-law No. 4, to borrow
$15,000 from the Royal Bank, was
given a third reading.
Communications included: Sal-
vation Army filed were those
from Bartlett Cayley end Co.,
Benkers Bald Corp., Toronto
Stamp and Stencil, Ontario Good
Roads Association, Whinier and
Co., Monteith and Monteith.
N, W. Trewartha submitted his
resignation as member of Clin-
ton District Collegiate Institute
Board.
Bruce Sully presented an in-
vitation to the Council members
to inspect the Dominion Rood
Machinery Co. plant at Goderich.
Jack Little, Clinton, was pres-
ent to interview the Council on
warble fly epraying. No action
was taken as yet.
The auditors' report for road
expenditures for 1947 vas pre-
,sented, discussed, and ordered
filed.
The clerk was instructed to
proceed with the proposed revis-
ion of the filing system.
The following accounts were
presented and ordered paid: Ash-
ley Gilbert, one fox, $3; H. B.
Whitely, postage and supplies,
$17,24; D. McDougall, wood -for
relief, $20; D. E. Gliddon, relief
account, $44.'74; Miss K. Williams,
refund of telephone tax, $15.30;
Miss Acheson, use of home, $5;
Town of Clinton, use of hall,$3;
Road Superintendent's pay roll
No. 1, $I,885,15.
Council adjourned CO meet on
February 7 at 1.30 pm.
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United Church, Brumfield,
Wednesday, Jan. 19, auspices
YPU. "Mr. Beane from Lima."
50 cents and 25 cents. 2-x
Strategically Located, Clinton is Ideal for Shopping;
New Sewerage System Regarded as Model for Other Towns
(By R, S. Atkee)
Situated at the geographical
centre of the County of Huron
and at the intersection of King's
Highways Nos. 4 and 8 and sev-
eral county roads, the Town of
Clinton occupies a unique posi-
tion in respect to all activities
of the County of Huron as a
whole.
Invariably, it is the place of
assembly for gatherings that have
a county flavour, particularly in
the agricultural field, since the
Huron County Office of the On-
tario Department. of Agriculture
is located in Clinton. For exam-
ple, it is mostly always the place
where are heldmeetings of
Huron County Federation of Ag-
riculture, Crop Improvement
Association, Holstein Breeders'
Club, Junior Fanners' achieve-.
ment events, and myriad other
groups of similar nature.
"The Hub of Huron Countyr'
Thus, there is ' a substantial
reason that the Town of Clinton
has adopted the slogan: "The
Hub of Huron County", and that
wideewake Clinton Chamber of
Commerce has added the words:
"Where Service is an Obliga-
tion," For the town is situated
in the very centre of the County
of Huron, and its merchants are
noted for their desire to please
their customers at all times.
Population of 2,500
The Town of Clinton has a
population of 2,500 --second larg-
est in the County of Huron ----
and an over-all assessment of
$1,821,475, using the latest fig-
ures. One of the . older (settled
communities of Western Ontario,
it formerly was known as "Rat-
tenbury's Corners". It was incor-
porated as a village in 1858 and
as a town In 1875. It is planned
to celebrate its 75th anniversary
as a town in 1950, with a large
reunion.
RCAF Station
Strategically located in the
centre of one of Ontario's` most
prosperous agricultural areas,
the growth in population has
been due to the presence—practic-
alll within its corporation bound-
aries—of, the
ound-arias—of,the only Radar and Com-
munications School operated by
the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Built by Royal Air Force in
1941 for the development of re-
search and training in radio and
radar, this large training centre
contributed immeasurably to the
training of airmen from the
United Kingdom, United States
and Canada in this science to-
ward the winning of the war,
The RCAF Station is located a
short distance south of the town
limits on King's Highway No. 4,
toward London.
Indicating the permanency of
this Station, a permanent house-
building programme is under
way there at the present time,
on the first 50 houses of a 200 -
house unit to be erected ultim-
ately.
, 50 "Wartime" Houses
In addition to this housing
programme, undertaken by ' the
Department of National Defence
for the use of, RCAF personnel
and their families, Central Mort-
gage and • Housing Corporation,
the Federal Government Agency,
with the assistance of the Town
of Clinton, recently completed 50
new "wartime" houses within the
Corporation limits. These are
note producing happiness and
satisfaction for war veterans and
RCAF personnel and their fam-
ilies. ' Other private housing also
is under way, but apparently de-
mand keeps ahead of supply in
this particular.
Livestock Shipping
Agriculturally speaking, the
town is one of the leading live-
stock shipping centres• of. West-
ern Ontario, and is the home of
a targe export poultry and egg -
shipping plant, a creamery, and
two feed mills. A short distance
from the town is a large collec-
tion centre for milk produced in
the area for the concentrated
milk industry.
Several Industries
Other industries include a
large piano and organ faetory;
two knitting mills; three plan-
ing and lumber mills; a factory
manufacturing water pressure
systems; and a weekly news-
paper, CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
which covers its territory like a
blanket and in connection with
which is operated a well-equipped
commercial prihting business.
Fine Shopping Centre
Clinton possesses a fine shop-
ping area, and is the favorite
shopping centre' of 20,000 people
residing in the central portion of
Huron County. The Clinton area
has what is known as a "million
dollar market" for the sale of
retail goods; that is, retail sales!
hi Clinton stores total more than
$1,000,000 a year through retail
outlets numbering more than 80.
Service ,Organizations
The Town of Clinton is well
endowed with several fine ser-
vice organizations, the list in-
cluding Clinton Chamber of Com-
merce, the youngest of the group;
Clinton Lions Club; Clinton
Branch No. 140, Canadian Legion,
as well as many lodge groups
which render excellent public
service.
Rural HEPC
The headquarters of Clinton
Rural Operating Area, Hydro -
Electric Power Commission of
Ontario, are located in Clinton,
as well as Huron County Home.
(for aged people); Huron County
Health Nurses' Office headquart-
ers; and Huron County Office of
the Ontario Department of Agri-
culture.
Collegiate Area
Clinton is the centre of an en-
larged Collegiate District Area,
embracing the Town 'of Clinton,
the Village of Blyth, and the
Townships of Stanley, Tucker -
smith, Goderich, liullett, Morris
and East Watvanosh.
With an enrolment exceeding
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Clinton
Program
Set Forth
Clinton's Town Council for
1949—with four new members
out of the eight—got down to
business Monday, and is how in
control of the town's affairs.
A brief meeting was held at
11 am., when the members took
the declaration office and bal-
loted in secret on the personnel
of the Striking Committee. Ald.
John W. Nediger was chosen
chairman, with Reeve G, W. Nott
and Ald, . Melvin Crich as the
other members.
The first business of the even-
ing session was to receive the
report of the Striking Committee.
This was presented by Aid.
Nediger and adopted without
discussion. It was pointed out
that each member was on four
Committees,
Minister Speaks
Mayor Robert Y. Hattin called
on Rev, D. J. Lane, minister of
Clinton Presbyterian Church, to
address the Council and lead in
prayer.
"This custom implies that this
community recognizes God," he
said. "Without the aid or effort
of the Unseen Power, nothing can
be accomplished. For this rea-
son I hope this custom will be
long continued."
The speaker stated that to be
chosen` one of the legislators was
en outstanding honour. He urg-
ed them constantly to hold in
mind that they had the confid-
ence of their fellow citizens and
the positions they held should be
held honorably. In your work, be
sympathetic to all the problems
of the community so that you
will not be ashamed to report
at the end of the year."
Mr. Lane urged the members
to have a mind of their own and
resolve their ,problems in the
light of their personal exper-
iences, and also have a coopera-
tive mind. "The highest welfare
of the whole community should
I
be your objective; the best ser-
vice you can resider will be none
too good," he said.
Mayor's Programme
Mayor Hattin said he was very
proud to hold •this position and
welcomed the members to their
seats. There was a lot to be
done in this town and work
enough for all of us.
Regarding the sewerage system,
the Mayor said it must be paid
for, although it would be nice
to have some easier financing.
"We should have some long range
programme for the streets, and
I suggest getting the County
Engineer end Departmental en-
gineers here in the spring and
talk things over."
If there were 1,000 bona fide
property owners in Clinton, the
town should have a deputy reeve,
he pointed out.
It should be the object of
Council to cooperate with any or
all other organizations in the
town, such as the Chamber of
Commerce, with regard to new
industries, housing problems and
other matters. Council should
look into tax reduction and see
what could be done.
Must's" in 1949
Discussing "must's" for Clin-
ton in 1949, Mayor Hattin said
the voluntary fire brigade should
be given something to work with.
There eshould be a "clean-up"
campaign, possibly charged back
on the taxes. He thought the
Town of Clinton, individually and
collectively, could do a lot,
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FRANK McCOWAN
1949 CHAIRMAN
STANLEY BOARD
The inaugural meeting of
Stanley Township School Area
Board was held in the Township
Hall on Monday, January 10.
Frank McCowan was appointed
chairman of the board for 1949,
William Caldwell, vice-chairman,
and George L. Reid, secretary -
treasurer.
The board consists of F. Mc-
Cowan, William Caldwell, John
Ostrom, Archie Parsons and
William McLachlan, the latter
being the new member
It was decided that all schools
in the area are to be supplied
with books from Varna Library
at the same fee. Subscription to
the Ontario School Trustee and
Ratepayer's association was re..
hewed.
Miss Dougall, music supervis-
or, interviewed the board in re-
gard to the Music Festival. She
suggested holding a smaller fee-
tivai of the schools in Stanley
and Tuckersmith in her charge,
at some central point. After con-
siderable discussion it was decid-
ed that Miss Dougall be allowed
to carry out her plan.
The meeting adjourned to meet.
in the same place on Monday,.
February 7.
A Smile for Today
Why Not?
Teacher: "Now, boys, if Nap..
ojleon wore, alive today, what.
would he be doing?"
Bright boy: "Drawing an old
age pension."