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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1949-04-07, Page 1THEENEW ERA -84th YEAR ecor T HE N 7 WS -RECORD --71st YEAR ex 14 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 7,1'949 The Home Paper with the News int ,irgt Coruna LAST WEEK'S COLUMN, WE oke of shipping shell eggs to enezuela from Clinton... Now conies to light that this district guilty of exporting mink to reat Britain . , Eimer Trick, Ut. 3, Clinton, a local breeder, ecentiy shipped three live silver ?lire mink to the Isleof Man by tare, the first shipment to the rifted Kingdom of which any knowledge ... He states hat other orders can't be Pilled excuse the authorities have Tamped down onshipping the mals by air . This is a all woied after all! , * * 4 OLD F. GLEW, CLINTON, istrict superintendent of the On - alio Department of Highways, eeeived a well-deserved expres- 'on of appreciation when CIin- n Town Council passed a re lutton Monday evening corn - ending him for his cooperation n the past ... Under great dif- iculties, Heroid is trying to keep ur highway streets in some state repair . The Department ave temporary setback to the lust nuisance when the gang 'stributed 2te tons of calcium ride on Vinegar Hill on King's ghway 4 Monday morning, a very dusty weekend for e residents::.: Now, if Harold 1 only get us that promised pavement, we shall be one than satisfied .. 5 * •k FEW MORE AUTOMOBILES ve been moving here lately, bably just as much as the upply will allow . Lorne rown Motors, Chevrolet, Olds - bile end Chevrolet truck deal - recently delivered a Chevrolet eetline Sedan to D. M. Maltby; Chevrolet panel delivery truck George B. Beattie; and a Chev- let truck to Roy Bros., Londes- 5 5 '1 NT OUR REFERENC$ IN week's column to the two inboards that have been erected the Post Office, Town Court- Monday otmMonday evening rather took for granted that Council could nothing about it as the signs on private property . , , Now local ratepayer, with a good: any years' experience in muni - pal affairs behind him, suggests t frame structures, such as billboards, cannot be erect - within the fire zone, and that r construction is a violation ,this bylaw ', : ' 5 5 * YTON'S ICE CREAM BAR like a breath of spring . has just been redecorated with e blue walls and suntone ing, teed' inodern ' washroom moadtfon haas been installed.. W AUTOMOBILES RECENT - delivered by Murphy Bros. e, Cline -net. and Plymouth ern„ 'are Plymouth sedans to Cornish and Cliff Ashton . Apparently supply has not caught, upwith demand in automobile field . i * * TTENTION OF THE READERS thie eoiunm is directed toward. letter to the editor, published n Page..$Three to -day it Is. tical.,of;.the content of last k's . column . We don't the..eritial= as often we • Ivo a• few words of praise t are never published . * * " NEWS RECORD IS CER - y well read," quoth Russell Jervis, :local merchant, after week's .issue bad appeared . He related that his Saturday of , feed were far beyond ectations due to -advertising in is .paper . , . Such words are usic to our ears .. AYF.ELD MEN PURCHASE. STEEL FISHING. TUG By our Rayfield correspondent) Charles " and Malcom Toms ve puchased a steel fishing tug, `The Riai odel," from Harry Sid - ell, Port Maitland, She is 45 fret long with 'decks all covered. A Chrysler marine motor gives Fuer a speed of ten miles an hour, and ire draws five and 'a half feet of water. Harry Siddelf and Malcom.. Toms brought her into port on Saturday afternoon about :two o'clock, ' and though they had some difficulty in bringing her to berth when they got stuck, owing to thechannel being filled in, they are now operating from their dock space. They left Port Maitland the previous Tuesday morning and wane forced to "spend Wednesday :sight at Amherstburg owing to the storm. •Otherwise the sailing was good. Mr. Bidden is'' re- maining to • help Toms Brothers for a couple of weeks. 'This larger, more modern bout will enablethem to set at a great- er distance , , from Bayfield. The fishing season opened here last week acid" fair catches of perch and whitefish are reported. Farmers from 4 Countries to Attend Fair Here Date—Now Friday, May 27 Many Hands Make Light Work ---For Huron County Potato King! Silver Jubilee RCAF Marked By Ceremonial A ceremonial parade with color party and band in attend- ance marked the observance Fri- day Iasi of the RCAF's 25th an- niversary at the IICAF's No, 1 Radar and Communications School, Clinton. Wing Conunander A. Chester Hull, DFC, Commanding Officer, spoke to the assembled personnel of the great strides made by the RCAF since the first 300 men became the "Royal" Cenadian Air Force on April 1, 1924. The ceremony commenced with a prayer by the padre, Flt. Lieut. C. A. Harding, in which he dedi- cated the .RCAF to the service of Canada in order that freedom of speech, freedem of thought and freedom to'wirship maybe pre served le these times of peril to the world. In speaking of the history of the RCAF, the commanding of- ficer reminded the personnel of the great tradition that, the RCAF has won for itself. He asked the men of the force to hold high at all times the desire to be of ser- vice to Canada and indicated that the time when the RCAF would again be .called upon to make the supreme effort for the pre- servation of the democratic way of life might be nearer than we think. Promotions Announced For many, the highlight of the commanding officer's remarks was the announcement of the non- commissioned officers' promotions which are normally announced on April 1. The following were promoted: From warrant officer 2nd class to warrant officer first class: R. T. Gemmell; from flight - sergeant to warrant "officer 2nd class, A. A. Davis, R. G. Henley and M. G. Ronan; from flight - sergeant to acting warrant officer, 2nd class, L. J. Drake; from sergeant to flight -sergeant, W. G. Westwell, J. R. Guthrie, C. A. Mason, R. A. Round, E. A. Gra- ham, W. W. ' Laekso, R, H. J. Steele, M. H. Jordan and A. M. IMaekenzie; from corporal to ser- geant, R. A. Joel 'and R. V. Lid; well; from leading aircraftsman to corporal, J. N, Hudon, J. G. • (Continued on Page Four) The Weather .1949 1948 High Low High'Low March 31 43 32 - ' 55 33 April 1 ;42 " 31 53 39 2 :•:43 26 41 31 3 46 26 33 25 4 50 25 - •52 25 5 51 29 55 '43 6 45rr . 36 60 '-400 Hain: .39 inches Rain: .96 inches Huron County's Potato Champion for 1949, FRED BELL, Goderich Township, declares he could not have done it without the help of most of his 11 children. In the course of pro- ducing the entry which won a championship at the Huron County Seed Fair in Clinton, most of the Bells had a part in the planting; spraying, hoeing, digging, sorting and cleaning. The entry was made under the designation: "Fred Bell and Family.". Conning 'a hamper of prize-winning Katandums are. from tee left Gerald 17, Papa Bell, Luella 7, Shirley 13, Walter 4, Lois 15, Willis 9, Phyllis 18, Shirley 13, Two older sons, Arthur and Arnold, also had parts in the potato -growing project. Town Tax Rate Set at .62 Mills Clinton's tax rate for 1949 will be 62 mills on the dollar, it was decided by motion passed at the April meeting of Town Council, Monday evening. This compares with a rate of 65 mills for 1948. A bylaw will be passed at the next meeting. The new rate is made up es follows: county, $9,554 (9.2 mills); debentures, $21,393,95 (20.5 mills); public school, $13,731 (13.2 mills); CCT, •$3,063.08 (2.9 -mills); relief; $500 (.5 mills); park, $1,056.23 (1 mill); town, general, $15,251.71 mill (14.7s), mills); total, $64,550.57 (62 In presenting his motion, Ald. Trewartha stated that Council had gone into the matter carefully and had decided on 62 mills, The Public Utilities Commission had turned over $2,000 of its surplus of $5,500. "Tonight we are assured you eon sell debentures on the new fire equipment up to $20,000 without going to the people," he stated, citing that Orangeville, Teeswater and other towns were all selling debentures to cover it. Demands of several depart- ments were up; Aid. Trewartha said, the county levy being up two mills, high school area one- half mill, library $250. On the other hand,. there were going to be more taxes on the wartime houses. They Were budgeting for a raasonatle surplus, and were leaving a surplus of, $2,400 from last year, this without making' al- lowance for a wigwag which would cost about $1,000, (A further report of the meet- ing ,will be published in' next week's issue.) o. . R. S. McKercher, McKillop; was 'elected to the executive of On- tario Beef Cattle Producers' As- sociation at its annual meeting in Toronto, ' Former Clinto nian . Promoted CORPORAL FRANK E. TAYLOR, (left), in charge of the new four -span ,detachment of Ontario Provincial Police in St. Marys, gives last-minute instructions to CONSTABLE E. A. LOFTUS before the latter starts his duties in the town.' ' Cpl. Taylor, was formerly in Goderich and Clinton, end Constable Loftus was stationed in Kitchener. The Provincials were asked to police .St. Marys by the Town Council, and officially took OM' their duties on April '1L' Meteor Seen Here Very Pretty Sight A few resident's of the dist- rict witnessed a beautiful sight in the -heavens between 8 and 8.30 p.m. Sunday in the form of a falling meteor --or at least a section of one. It also was seen ,at various other points in this section of Wea,rn Ontario. Mrs, W. et Nediger, `Mary St., Clinton, espied the phenomenon from the back door of her resi- dence. She said it was dark blue in colour, shading to white, casting quite a bright light, and was a very pretty sight. It appeared to be about the size of a large tomato can. The last she saw of it, it might have, landed on Rattenbery St. (north of her home), but there is no evidence that it landed as close as that. INJURED AM^ R. AND C. S. When a rope which Rex, Mc- Gregor was holding while en- gaged at work on a pale slipped, he suffered a badly crushed and, torn finger on Tuesday lest. COMING EVENTS 'Teen Agent! Remember a few weeks ,.ago we had Wingham es our guests. This Friday nite Goderich 'Teen Town are invit- ed to visit us. Be sure and come for there will be just as much fun as last time. Denting 8-11. Dance, Town Hall, Clinton, Friday, April 8, 10 p,m. to 1 a.m. Ken Wiibee and his Orchestra. Admission 50 cents plus ten cents tax. 14e x Something new, something dif- ferent, Norm Eager and Rhythm Ranchers at Crystal Palace; Mite chell, Friday, , April 8, good old tyme Hayloft hoedown.' Admis- sion 50 cents. 14-p, Let's Dance. Come where the big happy crowds gather.—Exeter —every Saturday night; Cleyt Steeper's sensational eight -piece band. 14-p Stage Show followed by Barn Dance, Town Hall, Heenan, Sat- urday,; April 9, 8.30 p.m. to 12. Bob Mason and his Western SwingbilIies. Adults: 75 cents, children, 35 cents. 14-b Bazaar, home baking saleand afternoon tea, Council Chamber, Clinton, Saturday, April 9, Aus- picee Girls' Club, Clinton -Pres- byterian Church, 3-8 p.m. 13-14-b Huron County Registered Music Teachers will hold .a Music Stud- ents' Recital in Blyth Memorial Hall, Saturday, April 9, at' 8.15 p.m. Admission 25 cents. 13-14-b Lions Club Annual Farmers' Nigint, St. • Paul's Parish: Hall, Tuedsay, April 12, at 7 !p.m. sharp. Rev. (Capt.) ' Norman Rawson, Hamilton; entertain- ment. Tickets from J. J. Zapfe, chairman, or- any member. Ac- commodation limited. 13-14-b Easter Dance, sponsored by. Huron Fish and ' 1atee Club. Music by North Carnegie and his .seven- pieee orchestra. Monday, .April 18, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission: 75 cents. 14 -x -15-b Three -act play, "Yimmie Yon - son's Yob," Town Hall, Clinton, Wednesday,. April 20, 8.30 pen. Auspices Junior Farmers. Ad- mission 50 cents and 25 cents. ? 14-15-b Dance, Friday, April 22, Town. Hall, Bayfield, •auspices ,Bayfield Fire 'Department, Watch for fur- ther announcement 13-b Don't, miss the play "Out of This World," Town Hall; Clinton, April 28-29. Sponsored by Hos- pital Arid. 14-b OFFICIALS PAY VISIT TO LIONS OF BAYFIELD Responspbility of a Lion to his Club and to his community was stressed by Clayton N, Rawling, Windsor, District Governor of District A-1, in an inspirational address on the oecesion of his official visit to Bayfield Lions Club Wednesday evening. He also complimented the Club on its fine attendance record, which has been 100 per cent for the past month. Mel Traquair, Exeter, Deputy District Governor, also attended the meeting and spoke briefly on the work of the Lions Club. A feature was the presentation' of a photograph of the Bayfield Club to each of the visiting of- ficials; by President Grant Turner in behalf on the Club. Roy Elliott, Goderich Town- ship, was welcomed as a guest. 'Sadie Hawkins' Night Proves Successful (Contributed) , Last Friday night was "Sadie Hawkins" at Clinton 'Teen Town. In spite of the big attractions at Blyth and Clinton Town Hells, 'Teen Town proved a surprising success. Most of the girls put their courageous part forward, and invited bgys; while, others had just asmuch fun being "stag." As all the 'teen-agers know, the boys seem to have •a crusb on the right side .of the Audi- torium. So, just to see if they might dancemore, we traded sides. I think it worked! (Or is it because the girls took advant- age of Sadie Hawkins?) This week we had two Winners Of the elimination ' dance, the lucky people being Phyl Stanley and . Glare. Maltby, "Slot" Man aghan and Harris Oakes. This Friday night Goderich 'Teen Town. , are to be .our guests, Warble Fly Spray to Start In Township Goderich Township Council met on Monday afternoon, April 4, at the home of Miss .Acheson, Hoimesville. Minutes of the last regular meeting and of a subsequent special meeting were read and adopted. In the question of spraying for warble flies in this township, it was decided to pay the inspector seven cents per mile and 50 cents per hour; to buy the neces- sary powder from J. Little at 32 cents per lb.; and that the cattle owners be given the opportunity of •,treating their own cattle by the brush method under the supervision of Frank Thompson, the inspector, or of having the cattle sprayed by J. Littre with a power sprayer at 11 cents per head, still under the supervision of the inspector. The township has decided to pay for the powder and each cattle owner must do his own cattle himself or pay for having them done. The reeve was' auth- orized to investigate the advis- ability of proeuring 'insurenee to protect the township against claims in this regard. Gravel tenders were received. from Levis Contracting Co. and from G. F. Elliott. Mr. Elliott's tender was accepted, and the clerk instructed to communicate with the Distinct Engineer re same. The Auditor's report was' re- ceived and accepted after. 'much ditoussion. Ther following accounts • were presented and ordered paid: Municipal World, supplies,; $7,87;. Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute Board, advance, $700; 11. Sturdy, postage and exchange, $15.35; Miss Acheson, use of home, $5; A. G.. Grigg, coal, $10.70; D. E. Glidden, relief bill, $89.23; 11. Cox,, relief, $30;'Signal- Star, supplies and advertising, $6.40; Monteith and Monteith, auditing, $160; Road Superintend- ent's pay roll No. 4, $877.29. THE OFFICERS AND AIRMEN of the Radar and Communications School, RCAF STATION, CLINTON, extend to the citizens of Clinton and Huron County their sincere thanks for the felicitations extended on the occasion of the RCAF's Silver Jubilee - (Signed): WING COMMANDER A, CHESTER HULL, Dec, Coniimanding Officer, RCAF Station -�- Date, of Clinton's annual Spring Show, •featuring high ' class live- stock, has been set forward froth, May 31, to Friday, May 27, and - exhibitors are being notified ae- coidingly. The Board of Directors of Hur- on Central Agricultural Society has taken this action in order to accommodate a delegation of from 150 to 200 delegates from 41 countries of the world who will be attending the annual conven- tion of the Internatioanl Federa- tion of Agricultural Producers at Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, at that time. Arrangements to have this im- portant group of farm people visit Clinton Spring Show, with all the attendant favorable publicity for the town, were made through the good offices of W. R. Lobb, Clinton, president, Huron County Fedevetion of Agriculture. Fine Livetsock Display A. J. McMurray, seceetary- treasurer of the Society, has an- nounced that the showing of live- - stock will be the greatest in the history of the Society. The prize list has been increased from $2,700 to $3,200. J. A. Carroll, sec etary, Ontario Association of Agricul- tural Societies, will officiate at the opening. The exhibit of Shorthorns elone will be the finest ever seen here, and other breeds will have equal representation. All animals will take part in the parade of live- stock on the afternoon of the Show. Moving pictures will re- cord the event for the rest of the world and for posterity. Credit to President Lobb In reference to the event, the following is a release from the secretary of Huron County Fed- eration of Agriculture:- Credit griculture:Credit in bringing to Clinton Spring Show the largest and best display of live stock ever seen en Huron County goes to W. R. Lobb, Clinton, President, Huron Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture. Mr. Lobb recently attended a meeting of the Ontario Federat- ion of Agriculture, when plans were formulated to bring to Clin- ton Spring Show on Friday, May 27, the tour of International de- legates, who will be attending the International Federation of Agricultural Producers, at Ont- ario Agricultural College, Guelph the end of May. This means haat representat- ives of about 50 foreign countries will visit CIinton, and witness the parade of livestock held on the afternoon of Friday, May: 27. The date of the show hes been changed to coincide with this big event, and the parade , will be timed with their visit. Never before have breeders of livestock in Huron bad the op- portunity to display their best•' strains to representatives -'of' so many different .countries' the world over, and this promises, without doubt; to be the •biggest fair ever held in this part of the province, SIGN. 'AGREEMENT ON NEW BAYFIELD PHONE EXCHANGE Tuckersmith 'Township Conn- ell onnel met in the Town Hall, Sea - forth, on Saturday afternoon, April 2. All members were prey-, ent and Reeve "Arne& Nicholson presided. C. B. Symonds of the Bell Telephone Company, and Com- missioners Bert Peck, Ed. , Munn of Tuckersmith Municipal' Tele- phone System, attended the meeting and outlined the traffic agreement between the Bell and Tuckersmith Systems relative to the Bayfield exchange.. The Reeve and Clerk were authorized to sign the said agreements and at- tach the corpofate seal thereto. Reeve Arthur Nicholson was appointed as representative on the tentative committee which is be- ing' formed to investigate the cost of building a community centre in Seaforth. The Clerk was authorized to advise the Unemployment Insur- ance Commission that E. P. Ches- ney, Jaynes A. Hay and Robert Dalrymple, had been permanent employees of the Township for the past three years. Workmen's Compensation Board was paid $3 adjustment fees. S. W. Archi- bald was ordered paid $175, en- gineer's fees on the Geiger drain. Accounts passed were as fol- lows: Relief, $75.90; roads ac- count, $991.07; - fox bounty, $3; Workmen's Compensation, $3; Geiger drain, $175; salaries and allowances, $225; postage, $6. - Council adjourned' to meet May 7 at 2 p.m. EARLY COPY, PLEASE1 Due to the fact that a public holiday, Good Friday, oceurs- next week, The NEWS -RECORD Will go to press earlier than usual. 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