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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1949-10-13, Page 1No. '41 T THE NEW. ERA -84th YEAR News - Xbe ctC ftimn== SUNBURN •IN OCTOBER IN this northerly clime? . . . Well, yes! . . • A good many more than one person who attended either , one or both of the base ball matches to Community Park on Thanksgiving Day really got it . . Old Sol was in his very best form, and beamed . broadly on, the scene below him.. The result was that those who had not bothered to wear their hats, received a solid sunburning , Two of these were Harry Bart- liff end yours truly , * * * INCIDENTALLY, ONE OF most interested spectators a afternoon game was Will Cooper just arrived with wife from Landon, England a visit with his parents, Mr Mrs. A, T. Cooper, Clinton Willis was more than deli with the class of ball played the ideal weather which prey ed for the match . It wa first baseball game he had here since he left 25 years He was very much impr with the calibre of ball playa a, * :r DESPITE HOLD-UPS CA S by rainy weather, the Br firm is making very good ress in the re -surfacing of C ton's highway streets first coat of asphalt has laid on Highway 8, from se west, full width, with ano finer one -inch coat coming Laying of the first coa Highway 4, from the bridge the Bayfield River north, c menced this morning . provement in the condition of main streets is noticed already OLD HOME WEEK COLUMN published herewith. , Histo wants to know: a * a WHERE IS THE HOUGH C for which the football tea strove mightily and well in days when A. P. Gundry principal at the old CCI? , WHO WAS THE YOUTH W rescued another youth from sinking raft on Fair's Pond? , He was given, a, medal for brav- ery et a public ceremony, prob- ably about 1906 . , Names and details are not known . .. Can a reader supply detaia ls . , , THERE USED TO BE A FRAME mansion in ruins near the river , It was reached through a long lane from the Bayfield road be- yond William Jackson's big brick house •, . A girl with a' long thick braid and a face pretty as a cover -girl walking there en a Sunday afternoon called the man- sion ' Airicot" or "Athelcot" or some such n"rne . The girl's name was Gladys Herman, or Human , . Historian would like to know the spelling of the name of that mension, If that girl is still in Clinton district , . , . * a a HOW DID- THE NAME "VINE - gar Hill" originate back in the misty middle of the nineteenth century . . a a a WHO WAS THE LOCAL HERO who rescued a girl or woman from 'the flaming Clarendon Hotel , , , MacKinnon lacrosse COLUMN CLINTON/ ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, . OCTOBER 13, 1949 The Home Paper with the News Tuekersinith,Stanley, PlateJoint Fire Brigade Huron Juniors 9n Bus Tour ecor THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR William PRoberts Is Chosen The regular'monthly meeting of the Trustee Board of Tucker - smith School Area was held in 'No. 7 School on Tuesday, with THE all the members present and Jas. t the McIntosh' pre siding is c. Correspondence was presented gila and dealt with as follows: Hugh , for B�> application for refund of school tax es in. lieu of tuition and fees to Clinton Public School; ghted this, was laid over until a certi- and fied tax statement can be secured ail_ from the Township Treasurer re s the amount of school taxes on this seen and certain other properties; Ross ago McGregor, treasurer„ S&S. 1 Hui- essed lett, re tuition fees of Douglas d Hugill; this account was ordered Paid; G. G. Gardiner, I.P.S., fall U ED report on the schools of the area; emtan, ordered filed; also one from Mr. grog- Gardiuer re superannuation de- lin- duction from salaries of supply The teachers; filed. been- - The matter of fees to be charg- st to ed by the School Area was dis ther cussed at some length and it was soon decided that from Sept. 1, 1949, t on to June 30, 1950, the amount to over be charged for tuition fees for ern- pupils outside the School Area Im- attending schools within the The Area, will be $60 per pupil,. when • • ' paid by the School Board and by re c- ol e - P, tt E. r n, half that amount when paid I IS the parents of the pupil. The following applications we received for the position of se retary-treasurer of the Scho UP, Area: Thomas A. Dutton, Bruc ars field,no salary stated; W. the Roberts, RR. 3, Seaforth, at sam was as preent salary; C. A. To • • Seeforth, at $400 per year; W. Southgate, Seaforth, at $400 pe HO year, August Dueharme, Dubli at 2400 per year. The application of W. P. Ro brets was accepted, Mr. Robert to take office as soon es th books are audited after Jan uary 1950,. The following accounts we presented, approved and ordere paid: Baldwin's Hardware, July and September account, $34,35 Treasurer S.S. 1 Hullett, accoun fees, .$80; Mae, _Lelia Grummets, supplies and error in salary account, $6; D. E. Kyle, supplies, 1948 account, $8.22; Jas. Nacho, basketball irons, $2; Crown Hardware, supplies, $1.35; John Beattie, supplies, $1.75; J. A. Westcott, repairs, $3.50; Miss Mary 'Campbell, supplies and ac- count, $10; Jack Hood, school supplies, $75.26: HEPC. Mitchell, hydro account, $19.58; News - Record, . advertising secretary wanted, $2.10; E. Albrecht, broom, $3.10; S. H. Whitmore, postage and repairs, 26.15. The meeting adjourned to meet in No, 4 School on Tuesday, Nov, 8, at 8 p.m. a a a WHAT WAS A COMPLETE line-up of the team in the days when "Aldy" Holmes end Charles wielded sticks nobly and well? , , kY kk ,k IN THE GREAT FIRE OF 1909 or 1908 what was the story be- hind the inch -high headline on the front page of London Free Press "Clinton Council Refuses le. pay for Firemen's Booze" tk WHAT AND JUST WHERE WAS ,"The Rattenbury St. Church"? ... 0 'STANLEY ANLEY EXTENDS 11 EQUALIZATION UNTIL NOV. 30 II j Stanley Township Council met. in the Township Hall, Varna, on Monday, October 3, with all mem- bers present and Reeve Elmer Webster presiding. Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Corres- pondence dealt with included: Request front Huron County Hu- nane Society that Township make an appointment to the. Society; i.' E. Howard was named Stanley Pownship repesentative: By-law No. 9, extending, the ince of equalized' assessment to november 30, 1949, for the asses - en to complete hips work, was liven its third reading and pas - ed as read, Read Voucher for Sepember, :1,050 was passed and ordered 'aid. General Voucher for $150 vas Council�d adjourned ordered end to paid. Jovember 7, at'2 p.m. - CONGRATULATIONS! Mr. Harry Cooper of the Huron toad near Seaforth, will celebrate is 93rd birthday to -morrow, Fri - ay, October 14. Mr. Cooper is he oldest resident in Mullett "ownship, and is still carrying n with his farm work, although lastly doing the small jobs. - p The Weather 1949 1948 High Low High Low Oat. 6 • 60 45 ,.61 47 7 65 58. 66 51 8 80 60. 61 42 10 80 60 56 43 11 73 62 53 38 12 65 49 53 44 Rain:. 2.09 inches . 2.23 inches Part of the group of 49 boys and girls, mer'•nbers of the Junior Farmer. Association of Ontario, which toured the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of France while inspecting the Montreal waterfront under the auspices of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, is shown with the ship's Master, Capt. B, B. Grant. The trip to Montreal was an award for outstanding work done by the Association members throughout Ontario. Glen Wise, R. R. 3, Clinton, one of the Ifuron delegates making the trip, can be seen et the extreme left in the middle row, while the two girls on the captain's left are Elaine Lamb, R.R. 4, Goderich, and Isabel Speir, Brussels. These three formed the County's delegation on'an educational tour by bus through Eastern Ontario to Ottawa and Montreal. Colts Take First. From Allenford Clinton Colts journeyed to Al- enford--situated midway between Southampton and Owen Sound on King's Highway 21 -today for - their important second game with s Allenford, Bruce League champ - e ions, ire the OBA Intermediate "C" fourth round series. The match was called for 3 re p.m. A victory would put Colts d into the next round, possibly against Caledonia Riversides it ()- Varna Varna Man's CIose Call In Chopping Mill (By our Varna correspondent) An accident, which might have proven quite serious, happened one day last week to Mr. Moir, who was employed in John Aid- ington's chopping mill, Varna, Mr. Moir was doing some re- pairinge was n.operatilon, whenile the h is i clothes became entangled in some chains. He was taken to Clinton Public Hospital where an X-ray was taken. ono bones broken' but Mr. were was badly bruised, who eliminated Colts a year ago. A loss would mean a third and deciding game, possibly on Satur- day on a neutral diamond. Largest of Season With perfect weather condi- tions prevailing, Colts trimmed Allenford in the first of the two - of -three series in Community Park here Monday afternoon by 8-1. There was no room for doubt as to which was the better team on the day's play. A wonderful crowd attended in ideal basebal weather. It was by far the largest attendance of the entire season, approximately 800. The only fly in the ointment was that a number of cars (about 20) parked themselves and their non-paying occupants outside the baseball field on the east side of the park. It was felt that there was no need for this lack of sportsmanship. Bob Craig Twirls o Bob Craig did a fine job on the mound for Clinton and gave their supporters hope that Colts' pitching worries might be solved. He was opposed by "Lefty" Goan. who gave way to- Harold Smith In the seventh. Draper's Homer Bob Draper, Clinton centre fielder, distinguished himself at t bat with a homer with two out in the lest of the first, scoring e Art Woodcock and Clarence Neil - ens ahead of him. Woodcock had been safe cm pitcher's error and Nellans had been walked delfh- enatley. It was strategy that back -fired somewhat. CDCI Cadets Win High Standing Word has just been received of the final' standing of the Cadet Corps of Western Ontario for 1948-49. Clinton District Collegiate Institute Corps plac- ed second in a group of 19 schools with e percentage of 84.2. The local corps was nos- ed out of the top el?ot„bee-Mount. Forest, Congratulations are in order for G. W. McGee; his assistants, the cadets and the trumpet hand, for this notable achievement, In the same competii.,pn, Winghem stood ninth, Mitchell eleventh, Seafortb fourteenth, and Exeter sixteenth. Goderich was tied for 12th place in an- other group. 0 JUNIOR FARMERS IN COMPETITION AT PLOW MATC Buy Fire Truck; HQ at B---rucefield Flasher -and -Bell Goes Into Action Clintgn's new "fresher -and - bell" signal system is now in -successful operation at the CNR level crossing on Victoria Street (King's Highway 4). Instal- lation was completed Tuesday. Two flashing red lights operate four ways -facing south, east, north and weet--with accomp- anying bell. Mayor R. Y. Hattin was in- formed by officials that it was only the third such system that bad, been installed at a cros- sing where a fatal accident had not occurred. The danger at this crossing is very great, however, especially in view of the location of the RCAF Sta- tion on that highway. Clinton and. District Chambe of Commerce first recontmen ed installation of "a wig-wa system to the Town Council end the latter body has Carrie through successfully, Part o the original end maintenanc cost is borne by the town. o. LIONS BINGO RAISES $500 FOR WELFAR Arraiigemnents to join forces and create a rural fire fighting service are now being made by the municipal autiio:rities o Tuckernnith and Stanley Town- ships. Under the joint leadership of Reeves Arthur Nicholson and • Elmer Webster, the two Town- ship Councils met together, and agreed to `,bring into being a two -township fire brigade. tment is to ve itsThe tire headquarteslat Brucefield,aon the boundary line between. the two townships. Purchase of a fire -truck at an estimated price of • $8,000 was authorized, and the -two reeves were named a committee to make the purchase. It is intended to - have a pumper truck with a tank of 500 -gallon capacity, and to- recruit a volunteer fire brigade with about 16 members, most of r whom will need to be residents c1- of the Brucefield area, g" I The new fire department will dserve a rural constituency that f 'rextends from Lake Huron inland nearly as far as St. Colurnban, e ;and from Clinton at the north to a south boundary a mile and ;a quarter south of Hensall. Com- bined population of the two Townships, at the 1048 assess- ment, was 3,294. The cotnbined assessments of Stanley and Tuck - E ersmith total $4,382,921. LARGE CROWDS Clinton LIons Ciub 'tad a net RCAF PERSONNEL AT LONDESBORO work in the community as a re profit of about $500 for welfare DONATE BLOOD TO RED CROSS stilt of Friday evening's monster ANNIVERSARY bingo in Lions Arena, Hugh R. rman of the com- (By Londesboro correspondent) mittee, reported at Tuesday Londesbero United . Church evening's meeting of the Lions Hawkins, chai held its anniversary services on Club. Sunday last, at 11 anniversary services and 7.30 He thanked the public for their p.m., Rev. R.G. Hazlewood, Wal- ton. being the guest speaker. A young man of talent, he de- livered very inspiring sermons both morning and evening helpedtand in anyl way ayose who had to make the evening a success. Special prize of $100 was won by Barbara Ford. Other Londesbero choir rendered cash Necia, prizes were won by Annie music, Bnadle specialthe anthems being y, $25, Mrs. Shaddzck, very fine, Clinton, $35; Mrs. J. Cruiekshenks, Clinton $10; Fit, Cadet Parry, RCAF, Clinton, $50. Additional game winners were: Mr. Wilson, Clinton; .1. C. Pig- eon, RCAF; Mrs, M. Morgan, B. Smith,' Mrs. Wes Nott, Clinton' Miss Doreen Armstrong sang a solo in the morning and Donald McNeil a solo in the evening. The front of the altar, which Was decorated with lovely,, flow- - •was very attractive,• Large congregations attended Mrs. Bert Downey, RCAF; Miss both morning and evening, the Isabel Pickett, Clinton; Mel Gild - weather ' being ideal for the oc- casion. ORDER INQUEST FOR AUBURN ON OCTOBER 28 Clinton; Fred Hanley, Clinton. 0 don, Clinton; Richard Taylor, Kippen; Miss Lois 'Connell, Clin- ton; J. Heffell, RCAF, Clinton, Kenneth Park, Zurich; Mrs. Wil- liam Brown, Detroit; Mrs. Caryl Draper, Clinton; R. Mustard. Brucefie'd; Paul Roncourt, RCAF An inquest into the death.of 25 PROMOTED Earl ,C. Baux, 33, Tara, whose badly decomposed body was IN LATEST LIST found Saturday in East W..•••^.,^-'- HTovhiship's Saratoga Swamp, has "been ordered by Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays, Goderich. • Decision to hold the probe wee made after Mr. Hays conferred with Coroner Dr. W. F. Gallow, Goderich, and provincial police who are working on the case. Provincial Constable William Gardner, Goderich, is In charge. The inquest will be held in Auburn, Friday, October 28, at A junior tractor -plowing team of two, which is to represent Huron County this week in inter - County competition at the Inter- ation.al Plowing Match in Brant County, is to be selected from three eligibles who have gone to the match with R. Gordon Ben- nett, Clinton, agricultural repre- p.m. Baux's body was found by two ant hunters and it Was estimated he had been dead six or seven weeks. y, Decomposition had reached such an advanced state it was impos- e' sible to determine cause of death, entative for Huron and coach the team. Mn, Bennett, when he w uesday to the site of the match ear Burford in Brant Count oak with him John McGavi Walton, Arthur Bolton, Dubli rid Bill Robertson, Carlow, all of whom made good showings at the county trials a week'ago. The team of two is to be select- ed on the spot from among the ree of them. Teams have also been. selecte represent Huron in inter +et to Historical Sketches w OF THE COUNTY OF HURON IV -Township of Goderich This is the eleventh of -a series. of historical articles on the County of Huron and the local municipalities in this area, taken from "Historical Atlas of Hur- on County," published in 1879. Municipal Government In regard to municipal govern- ment, it would appear that such a form existed at least as early as 1835; for from the minutes of a Goderich Township meeting held at Goderich, January 4, 1836 •- which are the earliest in exist- ence -we quote to show that the meeting was held "at Valentine Fisher's hotel, pursuant to a public notice given by Mr, Gal- lagher, Township Clerk for the A SOME PAPERS LATE Due partly to the holiday oce- uring on Monday and a last- minute rush of news and advert- ising, The NEWS -RECORD was d slightly late this week. Our ap- _ ologiesi , ounty judging competitions that ill be held at the Ontario Agri- . . a EC College on October 21. Former Clintonian .Honored �9p The competitions are for mem- M• CLINTON RCAF Officials of RCAF Station, Clinton, announced the follow - in a promotions, which are now nCommissioned as Flying Offic- ers -W02 A, Robinson, WO2 M. J, Hoffart, WO2 L. J. Drake; Promoted to W02 --Flt. Sgt. T. Foster, Flt, Sgt. F. A. McKellor, Flt, Sgt. D. R. McLean; Promot- ed to Flight Sergeant --Sgt F. S. B. Jenkins, Sgt. J. T. Holmes, Sgt. A. M. Mackenzie, Sgt. D. Dryden, Sgt, F. A. Condon, Sgt. Q. E. Foster, Sgt. A. R. G. Mac- s Girr, Sgt. J. W. Brown, Sgt. W. E O. DeLong, Sgt. H. B. Welsh, v Sgt. R. E. Neale. Promoted to w Sergeant--Cpll W. H. Spencer; Promoted to Corporal -Lac Dee- b fresne, LAC J. W. Latin, LAC th R. E. Miller, LAC C. J. A. Arn- Ise old, LAC L. V, Norris, LAC W.T M. Aneriil, LAC T. V. Cooke. (gr This year marks the centennial. of the arrival of the William. Wise family to this country. In the fall of 1849 Mr. and Mrs. William Wise with three mall children left Kent County, ngland, and came by sailing essel to New York, being five eeks on the ocean, then to Rochester, N.Y, by land, and by oat to Hamilton, continuing e Returning to Toronto Friday after -a four-day visit to three -western Ontario RCAF stations- Returning Centralia, and Clinton members of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Unit carried with (them nearly 1,009 pints- of blood donated free by RCAF personnel at the three stations. The transfusion unit of 11 per- manent Red Cross personnel head- ed by Dr. S. E. Kernohan ex- pressed great satisfaction with the response of the Air Force 'men. r. at the !ultimate tel aim of the Red Cross to 'have a free blood batik service marked assistance in as aill resultove fRCAF response, She also dis- closed that the city of Hamilton will commence the first free blood service in Ontario on Oct. 15 and that this is the first step in the eventual province -wide free blood service which is al- ready in effect throughout Brit- ish Celum.bia, Alberta, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island end Nova Scotia. Technical headquarters for Western Ontario free blood hank are being established at London. N. R. Knight, chairman of the Red Cross Blood Donor Commit- tee for Stratford, -said. A lab- oratory will be provided in Lon- don for processing blood and that clinics will be established hi various centres in the district, Wise Family Marks Century Residence it journey by ox team, finally tiling on Lot 41, Goderich ownship, now owned by a andson, Charles E, Wise hers of junior farm clubs Spon To commemorate this occasion very ea, ant t the homeof Mr. nd rs, Bert Wise. Those present were Mr. and. Mrs. John H. Wise, At New Hospital Opening Mich,.Elmir R d dMrs. PCharles Wise andEdwdrd and Ray; Mrs sored by the Ontario Department of Agriculture's junior extensionWilliam F service, George Turton and John Ca ell, of the Huron Holstein CaL ub, rare to represent Huron i dging dairy cattle; Ken Petri ungannon, and Bob Allen, Bruce are to judge swine; D. magistrates -•.E. C. Taylor and J. be S. Ward. ju Commissioners Elected aid For 1837, the Commissioners fl Ewart E. Paterson, Wiarton, manager of. Clinton Branch of The Royal Bank of Canada until n his retirement in 1944, was sIgn- e, -ally honored at the official open - A. ing of the new Bruce Peninsula elected were William Reed, James , Ile 1838, Jasper K. Gooding, Andrew ja Whitely, and Samuel Splan, From nes, 1838 to 1856 the records of the ; Ch Township are lost, but a glance •g at our Municipal History of the County will show: who was the representative of the Township in the District Council during the time from 1842 to i"" - Ford, and John Peacock; and f ga ckett and Arnold Alton, Dun - anon, are tc judge grain,; and second grain -judging team will sist of Helen. Johnston and arles Turnbull of - the Grey rain club, ap' nut' during 1856, 1857, end 1858, John Holmes occupied the position of Hfl Reeve, and was followed in 1859 8.3 by William Piper, John Churchill ;Ss" precedingyear. George Gordon being elected Deputy Reeve this g Year; and from this time up to to was proposed and unanimously and during 1865 these gentlemen elected Township Clerk for the retained their respective poli- Cr , ensuing ,Year. 0 COMING EVENTS PIay, "He's My Pal," Porter's 1 Church, Friday, October 21, 0 p.m. Adults 40 cents, child - 20 cents, Sponsored by gen Association, Local 1a2vt. 41-2-p There's a reason for crowds at stal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, cry Friday night - beautiful rble flour with perfect sur- ridings and music of Don bertson and Ranch Boys, 41-p Statute Labor At'this meeting George Elliott, W. F. Gooding, and Robert Shaw were elected Commissioners, and at the meeting of the Commis- sioners on the 26th of the same. month, some 16 of the house- holders were "tried" for no- was clay, petrformance of their statute lab- again returned as Deputy Reeve. '7,30 our, of whom 12 were fined; two In 1868 Meess. Sheppard, ' and goes cases "dismissed"; in one, that Samuel Pollock held the ,offices mo of Rev. R. F. 'Campbell, the de -of Reeve and Deputy respectively, M cision was "-reserved" and the an�for the four succeeding years cert other was dismissed with costs they were helday Messrs, Shop- of against the complaining overseer. pard . and Patton. In 1873; acid mis Two of the parties fined w tions by re-election. ev First Popular Election For 1866 Henry Ford was elect- me ma ed Reeve, and David Patton, Ro Deputy; while in 1867, which , was the first year of those of- feoes being elected by popular' 7 vote, William Sheppard was elect- Hol ed Reeve. and David Patina 0th Anniversary. Services, mesvilte United Church, Sun-, October 16, 11 a.m, and pen. Rev. R. H. Brenton, t speaker. Mixed choir in ming, male choir at night; Mo October 17, 8 p.m,, con in church by Harbour Aires Goderich, 25 male voices. Ad- asion, adults 50 cents, children cents, 41-b 'end District Memorial Hospital 'at Wiarton, Thursday last. Secretary -treasurer of the Hospital Committee' and driving force behind the project, J Mr. Paterson was presented ith a gladstone bag.at a reception tea held after the ceremony, as a mark of appreciation from the community for his work. Those from this district who attended the ceremonies includ- ed Miss Annette Sinclair. super- intendent of Clinton Public Hos- pital; Miss Jessie Grainger, for- mer superintendent; Mrs, George B. Beattie end Mrs. David Laid- law. Hon, Russell T. Kelley, Ori•tanio Minister of Health, officially opened the $200,000 22 -bed stone structure, the newest of the Province's 29 Red Cross hospitals. In, an interview, Mr. Paterson said: "Knowing that a town of about 2,000 could not finance such an undertaking, I suggested they apply to the Red Cross for as- sistance," The Red Cross answered by making a survey of the surround- ing district, which they found %- adequately supplied with hos$ talination, Tile district, extend.'- ing 50 miles north to Tabermoay, at the tip of_ the Brr-- - and George; Mr. and Mrs.' Ho- ward Clark, Toronto; Mrs. H. W. Charlesworth; Mrs. Percy Atkin- ' son, Hanover; Mr. and Mrs. Wil- Barri Vodden, Mrs. George Mc - ;Call, Misses Muriel Rowden and !Nancy Ford; Miss .Jean Vodden, 1 Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. John In- : nes; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Tyndall 'and Stephen; Mr. and Mrs Bob Glen and Gordon, I BILL AN S HEADS CDC I STUDENT BODY till Andrews hes beau hon- ed « y the students of Clinton Collegiate Institute, in hosen president of the rch were uheld aat h he lesoch000l erdey. hers elected to office were: vice-president Grover Cleres Gond vice-president Shirley corer• secretary, Betty Pot - treasurer, Bill Nediger; Boys' letic Representative, Cant by/; Girls' Athletic R,epre- ntative, Anna Glew. Smile for Today Latest Estimate op, what does it take to be a onaire?" asked the youngest sooner of the family, rices and inflation consider. son," replied papa, "it would our Dirt Dein Stu wh' gest first se Fol ter; Ath E. E. PATERSON Malt has approximately 10,000 inhabi- tants, including the Cape Croker A Indian reservation. "At -that time we estimated, e hospital to fill our needs would "p cost around $70,000. In Septeni- milli her, 1948, when we actually start- qua ed to build, an estimate of $200. u 5011 was &teen but our cost wit} ed, e a .bout three million dollars''.. la, , (Box Score on Page Ten) tak