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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1946-01-17, Page 1No. 3 -68th Year; Whole No. 6184 WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED: CLINTON NEW ERA pest tgRy.�M;t�Wg0.14'ni.14A1:g�,]�~'n. vl�Ilit3gtFt%5^.1,ttri CLINTON, ONTARIO, TI -00AY, JANUARY 17, 1946 The Horne Paper` With•The News Town Council to Call•for R E. Shaddick9 Hensall Elected 1946 Warden • f. taf Reporter) (B y S p ) ' Richard Ernest (,,Peg) .Shaddick, who is commencing his tenth year as Reeve of Hensall,' was elected Warden of Huron County for 1946 at the opening of the January -Session; of the County Council in the Court House, Goderich, Tuesday afternoon: WardenShaddick S d k was the choice of eleven members of the Conservative caucus. His nearest opponent is un. derstood to have been Hugh Berry, Reeve of Usborne Township. ' ;When the caucuses ceased their deliberations, Council members tons deliberations; Council members took their places. County Clerk N. W. Miller conducted the roll call and swearing in ceremony. A motion by Hugh Berry;, reeve of Usborne Township, and J. J. Evans, reeve of Wingham, that R. E. Shaddick be Warden of Huron County for 1946, was carried unani. mously, The County Clerk welcomed back old members and airo the ten new members. He congratulated the new Warden and assured him of the co- operation of all officials. Warden Shaddick was escorted to the chair by ex -Warden Alex Alex- ander, Grey Township, who cons gratulated him and bespoke the co- operation of all members. He pre- sented the gavel to the new Warden: His worship thanked Mr. Alex- ander and called on Judge T. M. Costello to administer the oath of office.The latter atter congratulated him on attaining this high office. Tn 15 years in Huron County, there has been a high calibre of men in the Warden's chair, A motion was passed thanking Judge Costello for his services, Rev. Father H. T. Fallon, Goderich read a passage of ,Scripture and Ied in prayer:. Addressing Council, he congratulated -he Warden and. County Council. He discoursed at Length on the position of Franco and Spain in world affairs. A resolution of thanks was adopted. Support Plowing i Match • "The 1'es i n t.tl areeve' - aof=tettsalT was chosen warden was in 1921, War- den Shaddick stated, after thanking the council for his• election, which, he said, would be appreciated by his municipality. e He recommended the county health sehool nursing plan, which,. though understaffed, he said, was doing an excellent job. He referred to the International Plowing Match which is to be held in Huron -County this •year. He said that at an organiation meeting held in Clinton, no dissenting voice was heaid on any of the plans, and he felt the council would be 100 per cent behind the plowing :match association. On motion of Coun. B. W. Tuckey, Exeter anti Coun. G. G. Ma cEwan, Goderich, the following were named a striking committee: 'Brown Smyth, Alex. Alexander, J. D. Beecroft, Stanley Machan and John Winter. On Roads Commission Reeves John Armstrong, Mullen, and George Ginn, Goderich Township, were appointed to the Good Roads Commission for three and two years, respectively. Many Communications Among communications presented by County Cleric N. W. Miller at Tuesday afternoon's session; were the following: Resolution of Lanark County re- questing the Department of Education to amend the Act regulating teachers' salaries; that when it is necessary to increase music teachers' salaries that Department should notify the various school boards. Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario acknowledging resolution and advising that as soon as material' and labor hre available, it will launch a five-year prograin for rural hydro districts, and Huron County will re- ceive its share of new construction. County . of Elgin resolution, re- questing cancellation of the franchise of all Ontario trucks through Ontario. Department of Education acknow- ledging cknowledging receipt of resolution that all members of school boards should re- ceive renumeration for then services. Department of Munitions and Sup- ply acknowledging receipt of resolu- tion regarding coal control; "To the best of our knowledge, -there will be no directions. issued by Washington for brooder coal in the future. Poultry associations have been eon- tinually urged to get brooder coal in during the sinner months." County of Wentworth resolution rebuesting amendment to Municipal Act to provide for fox bounties to. be paid' by the County. Department of Agriculture acknow- ledging resolution to commence the initial tuberculin -test under restricted area plan of cattle in Huron. While - no assurance' could be given that a general test will be, commenced in. (Continued on Page 5) The Week's' Weather Ja-n 10 ' High ow47 30 Jan.11 45 32 Jan, 12 30 22 Jan. 13 '20 ` 7:5 Jan. 14. 27 11 Jan.16 32 '12 Jan. 16 20 Below zero,, I -6 inches, .s.6 ChosenWarden RICHARD E SHADDICK Serving his tenth terns as Reeve of Hensen, who was elected Warden of Huron County for 1946 at the open- ing of the January Session of County Council Tuesday afternoon: No 'Epidemics During n Year '• M.0,H. �H Reports Dr. Fred G. Thompson, Medical Officer' of Health, presented his an- neal rePort n-nearreport et the final meeting of the 1946 Town Council, as follows. "As •your newly appdinted Medical Officer of Health for the past twelve months, leo me imssure•y ult has•been :iireitl` ur :' uas a to:'ty •' " 7s' p ,, otk:', it .-tha.104 Ge Mayor and Council, ` rt Pact. that has been a much greater pleasure to me than some of the duties I have been called upon' to perform in my capacity es health Officer. "As you', know, • public health and preventative medicine have made very rapid strides' in the past five to ten years, and in all probability -many further changes are due to cone in the next five to ten years, and prob- ably sooner even than that. Much money is being spent in research in order that the future health of the People may be improved, and yet it is considered, I believe, by the masses at large that this is a splendid in- vestment of tax payers money. No Epidemics "However, I wish to review briefly what has taken• place during my term of office. First of all, we have had eo epidemics here, of n serious nature during the past year. Cases of Measles, Chicken Pox, etc,, which were reported were so few in number that at no' time did they even threat- en to assume epidemic proportions. I have no record of a single ease of whooping cough, liming been report- ed during past year, Likewise no Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, nor Small Pox. Of course, we can immunize people against the last four diseases mentioned, and many people have al- ready been so immunized. This may, and probably does explain the lessee tecidenee of these diseases; This past year between 12 to 1400 such routine immunization operations on 'pupils: have been administered .by your M U.FI. in the. local Ptublie School, and i:t is anticipated that by January 9, 1946, this work will be completed. Following this, certificates will be given the parents of the students, certifying as to what immunizations the child or children have been given. A great deal of co-operation and as- sistancewas given your M.O.H. by Miss Jean Falconer, R.N., one of the County Health Nurses,' in connection (Continued on Page 8) Support of Lions Urged For Junior Club Work In County of Huron Stressing the need for Junior Club organization and urging the members to continue their support of club projects, FMC B. 'StewartClinton, J Ct agricultural representative for Huro County, addressed theregular, dinner meeting of Clinton Lions Club in St. Paul's Parish HaII Thursday evening last. He was introduced - by president J. A. Sutter and was thanked by Robert Irwin. The meeting was in charge of the Health and,Welfare Committee; Fred Ford, chairman. - Lion ',G. W: Nott, the nein Reeve of -•Clinton, was called for a few words in which he promised his.sup- port of all worthwhile service projects, The .draw was donated -by Wesley Nott and William Robinson., Gerald Nelson, assistant agricultural. repre- sentative, made the draw which was won by William Robinson. " A. large number of members. sign- ified, their intention of aiding in the quest for the "Travelling Lion"'13Y attending the, Lions' Club meeting at Goderich tonight. Stanley Council Names F. Watson Township . Clerk Stanley Township Council held its inaugural meeting'ef the year in the Township Hall, Varna, on Monday, with Reeve J. E. Pepper presiding, and! Couns. Elmer Webster, Alvin'Mc Bride,, Clarence Parke, and Carl Houston, in ,attendance. Through advancing years, Charles C. Pilgrim, who has been the efficient Township Clerk for the past 16 years, resigned. He is 81, A Motion was passed to appoint Fred Watson,, Bayfield, Township Clerk, at a salary of $200 per year. Me. Watson retired at the end of 1943 after being a member of Council for 14 years, including seven years as Reeve, In all that period, he was forced to face only three elections,.. -winning there all ' 'esu' The'•iieWnel i'l. stat'+-.i%'•,nelcn., of Huron County in 1944, and as such, was very widely known. He is a member of the County Reforestation and Conseryation Committee, RURAL HYDRO HAS BIG INCREASE IN CONSUMERS During the year 1945 rural hydro service was supplied to 217 new con- sumers in the district operated by tine Clinton office. Of this number 151 consuarers were connected on ex- isting line and 27.36 miles of new line was constructed to serve the remaining 66. The Clinton office now serves 1,93=1 consumers in the Township of Stan ley, Goderich, Colborne, East and West Wawanosh, Hallett, Grey, and parts of McKillop, T'ucketstnith and Ashfield, Total line in service at the present time totals 361 miles. In the fall of 1930, when the Clinton office was opened, there were 540 consumers, which indicates the tre- mendous growth and popularity of hydro in this section in the past 15 years•. Contracts now eignecl for new comm struction total an additional 68 milee of line with potential consumers of about 150 farms. 0 Pte. Ethel Neilans and Pte. C. Elliott Welcomed Clinton "Welcome Home" Commit- tee and Clinton Collegiate Band as- sembled in front of the Commercial Inn. yesterday afternoon to welcome home a local boy and girls from overseas, They were Pte. Cecil M. Elliott, son of Mr. and ,Mrs. C. E. Elliott, and Pte. .Ethel Neilans, CWAC, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Cooke. Both of them ' have had :many ex- periences during the past few years. New (Comity 'Warden In .First Great War Reeve for the ten, years following. }Ie received an acclamation for 1946. In County Council, he has been a valued member of various commit- tees, having. held the chairmanship of the Good Roade Commission for two ,years, County Home Committee, and Finance in 1945, • 0 Pick 0/Sea. Robert Steep "Warrior" Colour Guard 0/Sea. Robert Steep, son of Ms. and Mrs. A. W. Steep, Clinton. is now stationed with Royal Canadian Navy at Belfast, , Northern Ireland, accord- ing to a letter. to his parents dated, January, 7. The young sailor, who, has. been in the Naval Service for the past year, is a member, of the crew of HMO's "Warrior"Canada's largest aircraft carrier, which' is being commissioned at Belfast on January 24. He has had the honour of, being chosen, as a member of the colour guard .for the ceremony next Thursday. Bobby advises his friends to look for the newsreel "shots" of the big 'doings."" Bern xn Hullett, Ne Served With 161st. • Still a young man but a veteran of Huron County Council—this being. his tenth year as a member of that body—Richard Ernest ("Peg") Shad- dick, Reeve of the Village of Hensall, is the Warden of Huron County for 1946.. Born March 18, 1900, in the Town- ship of Hullett, one mile north of Londesboro, Warden Shaddick is a sort of Thomas Siaddick and the late Annie Bromley, and is of English descent on both sides. He has resid- ed in Hensall since 1907, and is a successful decorator by trade. In 1934, Mi. Shaddick was married to Miss Pearl Churchill, Clinton, and they have two children: a daughter, Judith Anne, eight, and a son, Wil- liam Thomas, two. Coun. Albert E. Shaddick, Clinton, is a brother; Warden . Shaddick enlisted as a bugler in the First Great War with the 161st Huron Battalion, and served' overseas with that regiment. He is a member of Exeter-Hensall Branch No. 167, Canadian Legion; Hensall United Church; LO.O.F. No. 223, Ilensell; Clinton Lions 'Club; and is a Progsessive Conservative in politics. His W os ship served . one year as, Councillor in Hensall, and has been riders for Sewerage Project T:UCKERSMITH 1lOLDS INAUGURAL--;1VIE !TING NAMES., OF.+'ICIALS Tuckersmith Council hod its inaug- ural meeting in the 'Towel Hall, See- forth, at 11 a.m., on ,Mend'ay, :Zana 14 1946. Each ei ,�m„ Each m be n i 'okth ere- oa guyed oath of office bePgre the clerk. Rev. A. W. Garcliner very kindly attended and officiated in the open- ing' ceremony, addresMine the Council 'and invoking Divine: gpidance upon their deliberations for ,the ensuing year, In hit remerks, IIIc. Gardiner regretted the passing of . D, E, Mc- Gregor, former Cleric eV the Town- ship,. who had served Itiks met faith- fully in that capacity; 'std expressed' the 'hope that harmony'Wuld prevail_ in all Council activitieei , STi, Grad, .finer wag thanked b)' t„ Council for his kindness in .attendi'g,: Seaforth Council attended in a body, and presented a motion t)11'ough their Reeve, J. F. Dalt.. in` which they hoped that the same cordial relations between the two municipalities would extend throughout the ',etas', Minutes of the Deceli�'f�ir 15 meet- ing were read and adapted. and Couto cil adjourned to 1.30;40+111°h time they convened •and proceeded to busi- ness. A. 0101100 was passed ordering that Deputy Returning Officers in the last election be paid $I; poll clerks, $3; polling place, $4• hall for nominee tion, $5; hall for Coun-of Revision, $5; and Returning Offleer, $7:40. The .Clerk was ordered: to subscribe for eight copies of the Municipal :World for Council ,and officials:. By-law No; 1, 1946, :appropriating $30,000 for road expenditure for 1946, was given its, required readings and passed. Officials oppointad were as •follows: Road superintendent, Robert Doi- rymple; sheep valuators, Howard Crich, H. M. Chesney A. B. Bell; fence viewers, R. D. Bel, Wm: l'Vcrlc- man, Alex Broadfoot; hound keepers, Scott Cleft'', John Broatifoot, Leslie Lawson, Melville Tragpair; weed in- spector, W. 8. Broadfoot; member Board of Health, Charles-. MacKay; assessor, James- A. Hey, . The Reeve was instructed to ar- range a meeting 10 the village of Brucefield in regard to street tmght- ing. Ratepayers', in th Mneea will be advi e seine. s d of Sr ne •: •chit m mershi -tt 1 . i ,azar' os.rl Roads Association and the .Associa- tion of Rural Municipalities was re- newed at a fee of $5 each and E. P. Chesney was appointed delegate to same. Au insurance policy was taken out covorieg the township grader .for $50,000 liability for accident to one person and $100,000 liability for two or more persons and $2,000 property damage. Cost of sane, $126,05. Lt. -Col.' H.T. Rance Elected Honorary President Legion Lt. -Col. H. T. Rance, an active member i fo years,a rwas honoured at the regular meeting of Clinton Legion Branch 140 in the Legion Hall Thurs- day evening last„ with the honorary presidency. He thanked the branch in a few well-chosen words for the .honour conferred on him. There was a large attendance at the meeting, 75 being present. There were 11 new members initiated and they were: W. M. Aiken, J. D. Thron- dike, 13.. A, Gibbons, H. B. Bartliff, A. L. Colquhoun, 13, Clark, W. John- ston, J- E. Mustard W: D. Ham, R. D. Fremlin, J..E: Hovey. "• L, J. (Skip) Winter gave the ad- dress of the evening and he spoke on his experiences as a"P.O.W."." The talk was well -given and received rapt attention from all; present. Election of officers took place and the following are the officers for 1946: President; T. G. Scribbins; lst vice-president; 'George Wilson; 2nd vice-president, H. A. McIntyre;; there.:there.:taffy, M. J. Schoenhals; treasurer, J. R. Butler; chaplain, Rev. G. G. Burton; sergeant -at -arcus, S. E. Castle; standard bearers, J. Silcox, T. W. ole; Executive Committee --J. W. Deeves, J. D. Stirling, F. MalTay, W. A. McNeil, J. L: Heard, H. Haw- kins, B. Hall, W. Johnston, L. 3. Brown, 3. E. Hovey. Committee chairmen—Relief, L. t.Ciee; visiting and ,sick, Rev. G. G. Buiton; social and entertainment, S. E. Castle; membership, ,George Wil- son; property. Dr. P. G, Thompson; poppy day, M. J. Schoenlials. o- — Harry Davies Opens Vulcanizing Plant Clinton's newest business man is Harty Davies, who has opened a tire. vulcanizing and battery plant at the corner of Huron and Orange Sts,, eider the auspices of the B. F. Good rich Rubber Company, for which he will be local agent. The firma offers 24-hour vulcanizing service. • 'Abe DaVJes. has :been. engaged .in • :l,ll'.o:. iethhf0 r„2,0„. "�gdt o,,4a11.Jt: in November 1945 left the Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co. to go into busi- ness for himself under the auspices of the B.. F. Goodrich Rubber Company. Previously he had travelled Western Ontario for Dun- lop, and prior to that he was with the B. T. Goodrich Co. for three yeam•s as service manager at Toronto, and for two years store manager at Oshawa. He spent a number of years in the United States when he was With the. United States Rubber Co„ transferring back to Canada to their affiliated Dominion Rubber Co. A married men, Mri Davies has two. children: Mrs. Davies was the former Jean Laskey, Harbour Beach, Mich. Mr. Davies and family moved here from Oshawa last October and now reside oil Rattenbury St., E. During the day Mr. Davies can be reached by phone at 460 and his residence number of 469. a Clinton Lions Members Seek "Travelling Lion" At Goderich. Tonight The Reeve and treasurer wore auth- orized to sign and seal notes in amount of $20,000 with the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Seaforth. Inter- est rate on sante to be 31,5 per cent and the money will be available as required throughout the year. A fur- ther payment of $5,000 was ordered paid on the ,township grader to the Geo, W. Crothers Ltd. Accounts were pnid as follows: election expenses, $89.40; association memberships, $10; 0.A.P, apps'., 52.50; relief, $10;. postage, 53; roads, $5,891.02; sundry, $10.75. Council adjourned to meet February 2, at 2 p.m. BALL BROS. SUCCEED BALL AND ZAPFE Ball Bros. is Clinton's latest busi- nesn' firm, 'succeediig time old estab- lished firm of Ball and Zapfe, dealers in hardware and furniture, and fun- eral directors. - The change has been brought about through thepurehese by Douglas G. through the prophase by Douglas G. Ball of the interests of John J. Zapfe, and the former will carry on the business in partnership with William N. Ball, who recently returned from overseas service with the Canadian Army. - The transfer was effective Monday; January 14. Mr. Zapfe has been a partner in the firm for 26 years, and feels at this time that he should retire and retake room. for the younger men, but hewillcontinue to reside in ,Clinton. The original firma, was known as Hoover and Bali, when the late Nelson Ball, father of Douglaa,and. William, began his career, Mr. Ball died five In an attempt to wrest the "Travel- ling Zion" from the Goderich Lions Club, most of the members of Clinton. Lions Club are journeying to the County Town to attend a special County Council dinner meeting of. the - Goderich Chub in the Bedford Hotel at six -thirty tonight. Members of Huron County Council will be guests of the Goderich Lions at time gathering. Prof, Fred London, University of Western Ontario, Lon- don, will be the chief speaker. At last Thursday's Clinton Lions Club meeting, it was erroneously Stated that the meeting in Goderich' would be held Friday evening. 0 Winter seems to be here at last; it was six below yesterday. And some farmers in this district were doing. their "winter" plowing during the mild spell' a few days ago, Town Council Names Committees for 1946 Personnel of the Standing Com- mittees of ,Olinton Town Council for 7.946 -the first named in each case being chairman—are as follows: ,. Sm RDFT --Epps, Brown Nott, Butler, FINANCE—Agnew, Nott, Brown. CEMBTER.Y-_Shaddick, Butler, Epps. FIRE'' & WATER—Brown, Livermore, Shaddick. PROPERTY—Nott, Agnew, Epps. RELIEF` Livermore, . ,Shaddick, Brown. ,SPECItbL—Butler, Brown, Agnew. BY-LAWS—Nott, Livermore, Epps. COURT CFREVISION•—Butler, Nott, Shaddick; Agnew, Livermore. OFFICERS, m5ALARrE'S & DUTIES— Council aa a. whole. The report of the Striking Cont- mittee:Reeve G. W. Nott and Coons. M. J. .Agnew and Ernest ' Brown— svas adopted at ,Monday evening's meeting. .Members of the Striking Committee .were chosen by secret ballot at the statutory meeting Mon: day morning. George g Feagan Again Ileads ads Plow croup . George Feagan, ,R. R. 4, Goderich,• was .re-elected president of Nerth Huron Plowmen's Association .at • the annual meeting held in the Town Hall, Brussels, Friday afternoon last, Elmer Dennis, Walton, again was chosen vice-president, and Elston Cardiff, M.P.,, Brussels, secretary - treasurer. In his opening.rcmarks, Mr. Feagan reviewed the pregranmme for last' year• and thanked the directors fdr their` co-operation in putting on the snatch .in October,1946, at Benson .Sowerbys farm, dderich Township. It was the first match since 1941, but the 27 contestants made a very creditable showing. •The secretary, Elston Cardiff, read the minutes of the last annual meet- ing, from which there was a good Ileal of interesting discussion brought eme auditmors report. rho vee a fare=' ourable balance in the bank, but it was the feeling of the meeting that considerable• moremoney would be necessary to finance the localconm- mittees expenses, in connection with the International Plowing Match, which is to be held at Port Albert airport in October, .1946. The old slate of officers were re- turned to office, as it was the feel- ing of the meeting that they would more familiar with the necessary details for the local clay at the Inter- national, • Honorary President LT. -COL. H. 1'. RANCE Active in military affairs and the Canadian Legion for many years, who has been chosen honorary .president of Clinton Branch No. 140 rn.recog;. nitron of his 'valuable services. Years ago and'lmis interests were tale- Long A Leader In Community Service en over by Douglas G. Ball. Sater, M Is ° " J. D. Atkinson, who .died recently in present Mayor's Fifth Term In Chair London, took over Mr. Hoover's in- terests and the firm -became known as Ball and Atkinson. When 3,. J. Zapfe eiiteved the firm; it - was known as Atkinson, Ball and. Zapfe. They purchased the hardware business of Harland Bros., and the, name was ohm -seed to Clinton Hard- ware and Furniture Co, When Mr. Atkinson retiree, it 'became known as Ball and Zapfe. CONING EVENTS 3c a wordy Minimum Cha-ge 50e Women's, Institute Card Party and iDance, Town Hall, Clinton, Feb. 14. Proceeds for park fund. 3-4-5 Dance sponsored by Clinton Fire Department, Town Hall, Clinton, Friday, Jan, 18, at 9 p.4ii., Murdock's orchestra. Admission 50 cents, 3-x Dance in :Cardno's' Hall, Seaforth, to Bert Worth and his CKNX Am- bassadors Orchestra, Friday,'Jan- uary 18. Dancing 9.30-1.00. Admis- sion a' c. • 3-b • A self-educated man who has given tremendously of his time and energies in community service, is Adam James McMurray, Clinton's Mayor, for 1946. His experience in local municipal affairs includes membership in the Town Council in 1918-19-20;. Mayor in 1921; Councillor in 1940; Mayor in 1941-2.3; Councillor in 1945; and again Mayor for the fifth tern in 1946. Mayor McMurray was born , in Mitchell April 5, 1877, a son of the late Peter McMurray, born in Shot - land. and Margaret Reid, a native of Brussels, Ontario. He started to work on the farm at, the age of 15, and failed to receive education "by examinations" but, rather education "by experience. Following his .marriage October 12, 1902, to Martha Ella Colquhoun, who met accidental death in July 1944, the couple took up, farming on eon - cession -9, Hibbert Township, for four years. They .moved to Stapleton, east of Clinton, :',where a Mr. McMurray managed the Ransford Estate farm of 1,300 acres for three yeaiG5. Moving to. Clinton in 1909 His hip Worsnaugurated a1i Tnteteational Harvester agency, which he conducted for five years. " From 1914-26, he was supervisor for Clinton district,, and then unoved to Harriston in, a simile. capacity, remaining there un- til the fall of 1989, when he returned to Clinton, • He retired from ,active business life in 1942. Exclusive of purelymunicipal af- fairs, Mayor McMurray has arried through many financial and other campaigns of importance' with signal sneeess. The was chairman of Old Hoine Week in' the summer• of 1926; seere. they -treasurer of the Spring Fair for a number of years and is now treas- urer; county chairman, Third' and T'ourth Victory Loan Campaigns; town chairman, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Victory Loan Cam- paigns and representative of the Spring Fair -Board on the Park Board; campaign chairman of various drives including Red Cross, Greek .Relief, Chinese Relief, Russian Relief, and, National•Clothing Drive. An active church worker, Mr. Mc Marrray has been interested in all the activities of Ontario . St. United Church for many nears. Members Unanimous In Decision With a small group of spectators present, Clinton Town Council for, 1946 held its inaugural meeting in the Council Chamber Monday 'even- ing. Mayor A. J. McMurray pre- sided, and all members were present - Council lost no time in adopting resolutions to implement the wishes the recent municipal election cam - paigofthe n. ' ratepayers as expressed in ' .Sewerage Project , Without discussion and on a un- animous show of hands: Council adopted the following resolution on motion of Comm C. J. Livermore and C. H. Epps: • "That Council authorize the oalling for tenders on sewerage project M accordance with under- standing with Armstrong, Ander- son and Co., and also approve -, placing any orders for necess�ary materials as suggested by chief engineer Anderson." • - - Parks By-law Passed • Council else gave third reading and finally passed a bylaw approved by the electors to establish a Board of Park Management. Mayor McMurray -stated that the Board would be - .appointed at , the February meeting of Council. ' Borrow from Bank • • A bylaw also was passed in borrow from the Bank of •Montreal up to 180,000 until the 1946 taxes are.col- cted. Interest rate will not exceed 41,5 per cent, To Attend Meeting• Town Assessor Wesley Vanden- burgh was named to attend a, meet- ing of assessing officers at Ilanover. on January 30 with expenses paid. Invitation was extended by ' Radbourne, Grey County assessor. Use Council Chamber • ' Goderich'Towttship Municipal Tele., phone •System was 'granted permis- sion, without charge, to hold its an- nualmeeting neeting in the County. Chamber' at 2' pan., Friday, ;Taiisary 254 -, R r :G G, l2ilrtun ev."4. 0. Bur • Rtoe ihmmster'of'On tario St, United Church, gave anin- troductoiy .address in which he stres- sed the religious, intellectual and physical life, praticularly in relation to municipal bodies. "T wish you all great success," he said. "There are many projects being mooted. You must be practical; you faith," he declared. • The minister led in prayer. After a motion of thanks had been passed, Mayor McMurray delivered his inaugural' address, reported in another column. - Finance Chairman Coun. M. 3. Agnew, new Finance chairman, urged committee chairmen to arrive at their estimates at the earliest .possible date. "It won't mean you'll get what you ask for," he smiled. I would like to get the mill rate down where it belongs; that was the chief object of the re -assessment. If we had got outside men, there would have been . more criticism than there was." In his own case, he had been raised 100 per cent plus $50. Mayor McMurray said he didn't think the street expenditure would be as heavy, but the Council Chamber was in bad shape with so many gath- erings here of a county nature, par- ticularly in connection with the In- ternational Plowing Match. Conn. J. R. Butler said he was calling a meeting of the Special Com- mittee at the first of the week. 45 boys were still to come home. He hoped Council would' cooperate in getting asgood jobs as possible for `the returned men. The Mayor agreed that that was the attitude of Council and every resident of Clinton. His Worship announced that Coun- cil committee meetings would be held at 7.30 p.m. the Friday ,previous to a Council meeting. Joseph Murphy, a spectator, called attention to icy sidewalks in front of Murphy Bios.' garage. Retires Froin Knittin Firm After 34 Years Thomas H, Hardy has. this week retired from the Clinton Knitting Coeof which he has been an employee for 34 years. Mr. Hardy has for many years been head shipping clerk, Upon his retirement, Mr. Hardy was honoured in fitting manner' by • the meinbers of the finishing staff. -------0 • SAINTSLAY PI R. AND C. S. Clinton Saints will meet the R. and C. School basketball tease Thursday evening. It will ,be the second time these two teams have met this season. In the first game the Saints emerged iictorious. The game will be played at It, and C. S.beginning at 8 p.m. A SMILE • FOR TODAY REMINDER A rather queenly young woman boarded a crowded bus. A tired little man arose and gave her his seat. There was a moment of silence: "I'heg your pardon," he exclaimed, "Oh, I didn't say anything," re- joined the young woman, ,,pm sorry," apologized 3, the little man. "I thought you said, 'Tllan5 WW1,;,