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Clinton News-Record, 1946-05-30, Page 1Clinton News -Record WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED T$E CLINTON NEW ERA No. 22 --68th Year; Whole No, 6203 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1946 The Home, Paper With The News Termination Of InjunctionF Permits Work To Proceed Clinton Spring Show Event of Thursday Next The big local event of next week 'is Clinton Spring Show in Clinton Community Park on Thursday after- noon next, June 6, Prize money totalling $2,200 is, the largest in the history of Huron Cent- eel Agricultural Society, the sponsor- ing organization. It will be the Society's 41st annual fair, Formal opening of the Show will be performed by J. A. ,Carroll super- intendent of Agricutlural Societies for Ontario. Judging commences at 1,30 p.m. (DST). Many Attractions The management of the Show. has lined up many excellent attraetions for this year's Fair, including road race and running race, and purebred Yorkshire Show and Sale sponsored by Huron Yorkshire Breeders' Club. Secretary G. E; Nelson, assistant agricultural representative, listed the following entries in the Yorkshire Show: Alfred Warmer, Bayfield; Al- vin Betties, Bayfield; Joseph Mc- Millan, Lucknow; Ross Henry, Luck - now; W. C. Montgomery, Walton; Wilbur Turnbull and Son, Brussels; James Scott, 'Brussels. -Other features include market hogs show and sale; heavy draught, Perch- eron and Belgian horses; agricultural and general purpose horses; wagon or express and light horses; hurdle AL/Ming; beef' and dairy cattle. Special Prizes Members of Parliament and the Legislature have made cash donations to the Show, and Western Canada - Flour Mills and Goderich Salt Co. have donated merchandise. T. Eaton Co. are supporting the commercial ewine show, and Simpson's have do- nated a silver casserole dish for; champion beef heifer calf calved in 1944 or 1945. Grounds Good; Track Fast The half -mile track in Community Park is in great shape for the races. Facilities are available for handling a Large crowd next Thursday. A public address system will add to the convenience of the patrons. Huron County Library Increased Circulation Huron County" Lib'rary'11SGocsIatiorr held its annual meeting in Brussels Library and heard reports of Treas- urer A. 11. Erskine, Goderich, and the librarian, Mrs. G. Eckmier. An increased circulation in 1945 was re- ported, W; .Jury, eurator of -U. W. 0. Museum, was the speaker. He stressed the value of relics in the teaching of history and the importance of pre- serving such relics, , The following officers were reelect- ed: President, A. Rougvi.e, Goderich; secretary, Rev. II. . C. Wilson, Brussels. Goderich Twp. p Grant of $50 Spring - Show Goderich Township Council met in Holmesville on Monday, May 27, for Court of Revision and general busi- ness A few minor corrections 'were 'made in the 'roll, owing to property being sold; etc. The clerk was instructed to notify the County Treasurer that lot part 9, concession 4, on which the taxes were returned, was Crown lands and should not have been assessed. John Huller was appointed Weed Inspector for the Township, and W. W. Wise was appointed sheep valuer. Owing to the illness of the treasur- er, Benson Whitely was appointed deputy treasurer during his father's illness, 'Council made a grant of $50 to Huron Central Agricutlural Society Spring Fair at Clinton. Accounts 'paid: Signal -Star, print- ing, $3.45; Department of Health, in- sulin, $7.31 H. J. Fisher, gifts for returned men,• $21; A. J. McMurray, Clinton Fair grant,: $50; Miss Acheson use of house, $5; B. McCartney, as- sessor's salary, $100, and postage, $10; superintendent's pay roll No. 6, $81.56. Council then adjourned to meet on Tuesday, July 2, at .1.30. ,p.m. Lions of Zone 3 Sport; Day in Stratford At a meeting in Mitchell Wednes- day evening last, of Zone 3, District A-1; Lions Clubs, representing Mit- chell, Goderich, Seaforth, Clinton, Milverton, Stratford and St. Marys, nlans were made for a day of sports in Stratford some time in August or early in September with Lion Dr. C. R. Quinlan, Stratford, as chairman, and representatives of all clubs form- ing the committee in charge. Golf and. bowling will be on the program. H. G. Meir., Seaforth, reported on the oratorical contest sponsored by the Lions Clubs of this district and held in Kitchener recently. • Walter -.Hodge, Goderich, was elect- ed by acclamation to the office of Deputy District Governor to succeed Lloyd Edighoffer, Mitchell. The Weeks Weather High Low May 23 75 47 May 24 73 58 May 25 67 47 May 26 69 47. May 27 68 En May. 28 72 46 May 29 74 40 Rainfall—.47 inches. To Open Fair JOHN A. CARROLL Superintendent of Agricultural So- cieties for .Ontario, who will form- ally open Clinton's Spring Show in the new Community Park Thursday next, June 6. Canada's Navy Did Big Job To Win War "Canada has a navy to be proud of. What' other country can boast having no more than 2,500 officers and men in her navy and in five years tine have over 95,000 officers and men?" Lt. -Cdr. Hugh Campbell, Toronto, stated in an address on the occasion of the celebration of "Navy Night" at Clinton Lions Club Thurs- day evening last. "Canada has found she can be a ship -building country and has proved .'she,can -hhndle=.this;.typo-of.-mann-.. facturing. Let us hope she contineus in this field,' he stated. Continuing, he said; "Do not feel that the navy alone won the war. True we did our part. We cleared channels and convoyed troopships but with- out the Mr Force working from the skies and .the Army doing their bit on the land the war would not have been won." Frank Fingland introduced the main speaker. A native of Ayrshire, Scotland, Lt. -Cdr. .Campbell has the sea right in his blood. As a lad he ran off to sea and his father was a .seaman before him. He served in World War I with the Royal Navy, and -' in World War II he served with the Canadian Navy for five and a half years. His subject was "The Canadian Navy in War- time." He gave a number of his experiences with the Navy and urged .v 'ryone to make Canada a worth- while country and one we can be proud of. Any nation will live that lives by truth. President Sutter thanked the speak- er for his timely message. DDG Lloyd Edighoffer made the draw which had been donated by R. S. Atkey and J. P. Maturing and was won by Dick Jacob. It was the regular meeting of the club held in the Parish Hall of St. Paul's Church. The president J. A. Legion. elected an outstanding new Sutter was in charge and there was Dominion president in the person; 1f a fair attendance. Miss Eileen Sut- .Major-General C. S. Price, formerly ter presided at the piano for the commander of the Third Division. singing. , Among highlights of the eo'iven-, Followin the banquet routine , tion was a demand on the Federal business was dealt with after which the president called on District Dep- ufy Governor Lloyd Edighoffer, Mitchell, who was present, for a few words. He said he felt that every club should have a definite project and. one which' was worth while both to the community and the club. He spoke of other clues who have their swimming pools and similar projects. Misses Eileen Sutter and Garonne Wended favoured with a vocal duet with Mrs. E. Wended accompanying, There were four ex -Navy men present .for the occasion — Bud Schoenhals,' Thomas Steep, Wilfred Denomrne and Lion Lorne Brown MURDER CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN IN BABY'S DEATH Chief of Police A. C. Ross, God- erich, laid oderich,Iaid a charge of murder against Mrs. Ella Rose, wife of Alfred Rose, Lighthouse Street, Goderich, as police completed investigation into the death of Sheila Rose, 16 -day-old daughter of the accused woman. Chief Ross "raid the charge on the instructions of -Crown Attorney D. E. Holmes, soon -after the crown attor- ney received a report of an autopsy performed by Dr. John Fisher, Lon- don, provincial pathologist. Mrs. ;Rose will be formally charged with the death of her daughter in magistrate's court today, when she will appear before'Magistrate J. W. Morley at Goderich. The little girl was found dead in her crib last Saturday afternoon by her father on his return from work. The mother was found a few hours later sitting, in a highly nervous state, ori the shore of the lake. She was taken into custody, and held on a vagrancy charge. The infant is believed to have been in good health on Saturday morning. Mrs. Rose was remanded to jail by Mrs. Mabel Gray, justice of the peace. Blyth Woman Injured. In Fall at Her Barn Mrs. George Leith, Sr., suffered a compound hip fracture in an acci- dent at her home on Morris St„ Blyth, Monday evening, She went to the barn to get some kindling and fell. Mrs. Leith, who is in her 86th year, lives alone. She managed to crawl to the barn door and attracted the attention of her neighbor, John Staples, as he was returning from work. He and his daughter, Wilma, carried Mrs. Leith into the house and summoned Dr. D. G. Hood. She was removed by am- bulance to Clinton Public Hospital i FARMER JUNIOR FA M Capt. KL; Rorke Gives Details Re Germany In e letter to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Rorke,;Qlinton, Capt. Ken- neth Rorke gives an interesting description u1 conditions in Occupied Germans He writes:. "Dear Mother a}id Dad: "I am in Germanys and just now visiting. a friend,14Iajor, Dr, Maurice Chepesuik; who is on''tbe staff. of No. ' 7 Canadian /Military Hospital, C'AOF. I have had a wonderful trip. I'll be flying . backs" soon if I can get air passage, or tomorrow if have to return by surface transit. - "It is impossible to describe the destruction in the uhr.'Terrible' and 'frightening' are i adequate to convey impression. Here in 'the im r Germany P the farmers and 'gardeners are dig- ging and plantings. The farming land is terrific, in size,,and marvellous in, neatness. They are using horses and oxen but little of maehinery. "Food is scarce. Children beg for bread at every. stop and I saw small boys fighting 'over a crust. Also I saw thousands of people with bags, suitcases, sacks etc..: on trains of coaches of all descriptions, packed in, hanging onto the sides and .in-between the cars all trying to get somewhere. Their faces seem frozen in expression as though they hate' ut entirely. "There is not much attempt to' clear ruins, only to get the streets and roads clear. Inone block of buildings in Hamburg there are saidtobe 2,000 bodies still buried in the ruins. It is walled off by' wire. That is in the British zone; "Money is fantastic. Allied marks are forty for one pound sterling. For one cigarette you can get four or five marks, but to buy a $150 camera for instance (and it's a crime to do so) you pay perhaps 25,000 marks or 2625 or $3,000, or about 5,000 cig- arettes. We can not take marks to exchange for English pounds. If we JUDGING CONTEST could everyone 'Would soon. be worth millions. We can.exchange 400 marks HERE ON JUNE l.) into pounds when Ieaving Germany, provided that you have drawn that Huron County Livestock Judging much from your pay. But to live in Competition will be held at Clinton, Germany at officer's clubs costs no- on Saturday, June 15. Registration thing. For instance a sleeping' bag will take place at 8.30 a.m. (MST), costs 150 marks,', which is equivalent and judging will commence at 9 a.m, to 30 cigarettes} A `meal costs'1 The .competition is mem, •ee all mark. No ones ,!aes: his army pay, young men between the ages of 12 T counted 10,000 marks for a chap and 26, who have not completed two who was making a deal. He needed years or more at an agricultural 40,000 for what he was doing and school or college. All entries will that would net him 11,000 English be divided into three sections, ac- money.' cording to age and previous exem-! "The German people are exception- ience. There are valuable cash prizes ally well dressed, girls all wear silk in all classes and a special Challenge stockings. I saw well dressed men, Prize donated by Clinton Lions Club who looked like bankers or merchants, for the high township team. digging in garbage cans. The little This competition, the first. of its kids come up and say, 'Have you kind that has been held in the County bread for me? give me the cigarette butt, cigarette for papa, chocolate for since 1941, is being sponsored by , Huron Federation. of Agriculture, mama. When you throw away a the direction of LeRoy G. cigarette butt on the street.it is - under Brown, Clinton, seting agricultural immediately ;picked up by kids or representative, and Gerald E. Nelson, 'adults, None of this is exaggerated. Cl]nton, assistant agricultural repre- I saw it all. I gave two kids half a sentative for Huron County. loaf of bread each, and were they pleased, "The German people resemble the N. W. Miller, J. K. Cornish, Canadians"more than the English. But Attend Legion Convention' those same people, who are so friendly g now, murdered and tortured millions. No Division With Quebec We have snaps here, taken by officers whom I know, of hears of bodies. County Clerk N. W. Miller, God- skin and bones, and of a once beautiful erich, Zone Commander of Zone I0, girl, now just hair, skin and bones, and J. K. Cornish, Brucefield, attend- "Later—Just came back from 'Oid ed the greatest Dominion Convention enburg and have air passage to Eng of the Canadian Legion in Quebec land, booked for Wednesday morning. City, returning home Friday last after I also got some things at the officers a week's absence... , shop 'such as boots, cap, shirts, gloves, 'In the opinion of the delegates, the etc. Just marks, no real money in- volved. I also got some German stamps for 250 marks. They may be valuable in Canada. I'll send them to, you and you can do what you like with them. "Yesterday, we went to Williams - haven where they had submarine pens. . We were on a cruiser, the Leipsie took some snaps. I stayed one night at ; Osnabruk. in a `-transit camp run by the British. I slept on a mattress made for stiffening the German officers backs. Buildings in Germany are very substantial, and large, brick and stone. German roads are paved either with brick or asphalt, The main roads 'Autobahn' are straight and wide and are suite as Good as the Queen Elizabeth highway. Houses are very good and roomy, tentral heating everywhere. These peonle had a magnificent country, modern buildings. nice stores, in fact high class in every respect "Bremen and Hamburg are flat in most parts, you can look across the ruins in :places for a half mile and see: nothing but parts of walls, debris, twisted girders. Fires uncontrolled burned for a week in Hamburg. We walked about the streets there after. dark (armed though) , and it was g re n Government ta• release more materials for housing—badly needed- by many i etm'ned services. men- throughout the cion i ry. Mr. Milled romutetted that there was no cleavage between the dele• gates from Quebec .and other parts of Canada, but ho :noted that many delegates from British Columbia seamed to be very radical end not in agr ei•ment with the rest of the cot.ntry. An important feature of the con- e mitten on-ee'etion was 'that 'at least 35 to 40 per cent of the d 1 i ,rte, were young veterans of World War IJ, Mr. Mil- ler- says. Tales of Ghosts and. Love Affairs Recalled ,By Excavation of Graves (By our Bayfield Correspondent) While excavating for a cellar at good woman, with a fine, little family, "The Hut" (the first log school house fho because of "incompatabi'lity of built in 1836 and used also for church .temperament" was left to find for services• and public gatherings in herself by her husband. People did Bayfield) now owned by Mrs. N. W. not know whether be was dead or Woods, workmen uncovered three alive but he invariably turned up for graves at about a depth of four feet. awhile every seven years in case the Two were "east and west" and one good wife might presume him dead "north and south" which if burials and marry again. were made according to .tradition, During one, of his absent periods it would mean that two were Gentiles was observed by two boys, Willie and and one of Jewish origin. Bab, that a stranger in the village How longthey have rested there who was ' boarding at the Queen's is a mattefor speculation. Maybe' Hotel, appeared to be "sweet" on the Champlain or some explorers who Widow X and that about dusk in the followed him put into the natural evening he frequently strolled along l estuary of the Bayfield River when the Terace past the graveyard on his some members of the party were 111 way to her home. It so happened one end committed those who died to the night that when the stranger was earth at tins spot! opposite some of the tomb stones, a Perhaps some of Captain Hayfield's figure swathed in white arose from be one with many groans and surveying party may have succumbed announced in sombre tones that he here eaely_in the nineteenth century) was the ghost of Mr. X, that he It is commonly known that this was objected tohis attentions to his widow the siteoe one of the first burial arid predicted dire calamity should he grounds for settlers of this district, ever visit him again. but all the remains were supposed to N. To the great amusement of the have been moved to Trinity Church boys, the man was so frightened that yard and later to Bayfield Cemeterye he not only ceased his visits to the When we were very young we heard widow's home but left the village al- a tale of seal live ghosts in this same together and never was seen here burying ground. • It ran thus: On again. Shortly afterwards Mr. 71 Louisa Street lived a' `grass' widow, a returned home. • COMING EVENTS 3e a word Minimum • Charge 500 Presbyterian W. A. Bazaar,' Sunday School Room, Saturday, June 8. Tea 30 cents. •22-23-x Baptist Mission Band Open Night, Friday, May 31, at 8 p.m. in the Church. Offering for Missions. 22b Drumhead Service, Canadian Leg- ion, Collegiate Grounds, Sunday, June 2, at 3 pm. Rev. (Major) J. W. Foote, V.C. 22-x Ontario •St, United Church, unveil- ing and dedication of memorials, Sunday, June 2, at 11 a.m. Rev, (Major) John W. Foote, V.C. 22-x Blossom Tea and Bazaar, • Satur- day, June "`1, St. Paul's Parish Hall,. 3-6 p.m., sponsored by Friendship Club, St. Paul's Anglican Church. 22-x Huron and Huron -Perth Progres- sive Conservative annual 'meeting, Town Hall, Hensel), Wednesday, June 5. at 8 pan. Election of officers and other business. 22-x UNVEIL MEMORIALS ONTARIO • ST, CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNING Memorials of both World Wars 1 and 11 will be unveiled and dedicated at 'a special service -in Ontario St. United Church, Clinton, next Sunday morning, June 2, at eleven o'clock. The service will be preceded by a parade of veterans and Clinton Col- legiate Institute Cadet Band. All next-of-kin of those whose names are on the Honor Roll are in- vited to attend. Special' speaker will be Rev. (Major) John W. Foote, V.C., hero of Dieppe, who will be introduced by a personal friend, Lt. -Col. F. G. Thomp- son,.M.D. Order of Service will include: pre- lude, organ and pieno, Largo, Handel; call to worship; "Holy, Holy, Holy"; invocation, . Lord's Prayer; hymn; Psalm'responsiveereg reading; Scripture; prayers, Rev. G. G. Burton; anthem; announcements; offertory; duet, Dr. Fred Thompson and Miss Ally Lou Thompson; hymn; unveiling and. dedication of honor roll; address, Rev. (Major) J. W. Foote, V.C.; hymn, Lest :Post, Bandmaster Morgan J. Agnew; one minute silence; reveille; "God Save the King"; benediction; postlude. The evening service will be mostly musical. Refrigeration Service Offered in This District Clinton Radio and Appliances,. Clinton, phone Clinton 466`, has enter- ed the refrigeration field, according to an announcement contained in an advertisement published elsewhere in this issue. The firm will specialize in repairs and installations touching all types of domestic and commercial refrigeration. Harry J. Wakfer, who established the business in Clinton in November 1945, has been endeavouring to obtain tools and equipment for refrigeration work and now has succeeded, Prior to his enlistment in the RCAF in 1940, he was engaged in refeigeration work for eight years, including three years with Westinghouse. He returned from overseas and was discharged from the RCAF' in October 1945. e • MISS MARY LOVE APPOINTEDNURSE ON COUNTY STAFF Meeting in the County Nurses' Office, Clinton, Saturday, the Health and Hospital committee of Heron County Council—Arthur Nicholson, reeve of Tuckersmith, chairman --en- gaged Miss Mary Love, Atwood. as nurse on the County Health Nursing Service staff. Miss Love is at present with the Public Health Department at Hamil- ton, and will resume her dtuies ir{ Heron on August 1. The county staff will then have a staff of four. Miss Love is the daughter of Mr. ;and Mrs. Ra'ph Love, Atwood. She was a inenib-er of the 1943 graduating class "of Stretford General Hospital and received her certificate of public, health nurse at the spring convoca- tion at University of Western On- tario, London. in 1945. R. M. Aldwinckle Passes - Fe,Rineerirg Examinations In the examination results of the University of Toronto in Applied Science and Engineering, announced yesterday, the name of R. M. Ald- vinekle, Varna, appears. "Bob" as he is familiarly knower in this district received honors in -Phial Year Engin,. eeriirg"Physics. He is a; graduate of Clinton Collegiate Institute, and serv- ed with great distinction in the RCAF during the war. rather , sinister, 'girls and women the • street everywhere, black 'mar- keteers, etc. Some of the buildings still standing are beautiful inside and out, At an 'officers. club we ate an exceptionally good meal and listened to .a small orchestra . paying high class, music. The . bowing German waiters make one slightly nauseated. Au Revoir for now, With love, KEN.. 0 Using NEWS -RECORD Classified Adlets pays, One cent a word cash (minimum 25 cents). Action Is Still in Effect Against Town and Council Major J. W. Foote, V.C. Speaker at Drumhead Service Here Sunday Clinton Branch No. 140, Can- adian Legion, is sponsoring a large Drumhead Service on Clin- ton Collegiate Institute Grounds next Sunday, June 2, at 3 p.m., when the chief speaker will be Bev. (Major) John W. Foote, V.C., one of the outstanding heroes of the war, who played such a gallant part at Dieppe in August 1942. A parade will form up at the Town Hall at 2.30 pen., consist- ing of veterans from. Clinton and district, and local hands, as well as units from surrounding towns. Public are welcome. - Order of Service .will- include: call to' order•, Major Thomas Morgan; "0 Canada," led by Collegiate Cadets; invocation, Rev. J. C.' Britton; words of wel- come: Canadian Legion, T. G. Scribbins, president, Clinton Branch; Town of Clinton, A. J. McMurray, Mayor; chairman, Rev. G. G. Burton, Legion chap- lain; hymen, "Faith of our Fathers"; Scripture, Rev. And- rew Lane; prayers) Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel; guest speaker intro- duced by Dr. J. W. Shaw; ad- dress, Rev. (Major) John W. Foote, V.C.• words of apprecia- tion, Group Capt E. A. McGowan, commanding officer, R, and C. School, RCAF; hymn, "Abide With Me"; Last Post, Band- master M. J. Agnew; one min- ute's silence; reveille; "God Save the King"; 'benediction; March past. 0 Blyth to Join Clinton Area; Teachers Leave Blyth will join the proposed enlarg- ed Clinton High School District, it was, indicate. -in. information _denulged at a special meeting of Clinton Board of Education in the Public School Monday evening. Chairman A. F. Cudmore reported that he had received -information from the chairmanof the Blyth School Board that the latter had decided to close the Continuation School there, with the pupils coming to Clinton, effective September 1. The Clinton Board was heartily in laver of the Blyth action and auth- orized the Education Committee . to contact the 'Blyth Board and make the :necessary arrangements regard- ing transportation, etc, This com- mittee consists of Trustees D. H. Mc- Innes, chairman, Fred 0. Ford and Dr. Walter A. Oakes.. • The Board decided that if Blyth came in, Norman Garrett, present principal of Blyth Continuation School and a graduate of Clinton Col- legiate Institute, would be offered a position as teacher on the CGI staff. It was also suggested that a Blyth man should be recommended for ap- pointment to the vacancy on the Clinton Board caused by the recent death of W. H. Lobb, a .county ap. pointee. It is expected that CGI's enrolment will be increased by at least 40 Pupils from Blyth and adjacent district. CCT Teachers Resign The Board received and accepted with regret, the resignations of Miss Helen Brown, moderns and physical' tr aining specialist, who is going to Galt Collegiate. Institute, and Miss Barbara Brown, Classics specialist, wluo is going to Perth Collegiate 'In- stitute, which is nearer hes home town of Aultsville.' It was decided to advertise in a Toronto, paper three days this week for teachers to fill these positions. Three P. S. Teachers Since //Monday evening's meeting, resignations of two Public •school teachers — Miss Wilma Watson, grades 5 and 8, and Miss L Gilkin- son, grade 4 — have been received. 7n -addition, a new kindergarten teacher has not yet been engaged. Importance of Truth and Freedom, Stressed to Oddfellows, Rebekahs The importance of truth and free - G. Vanderburgh May Have dom which he called two of., the greatest words in the English lang- uage — was stressed' by Rev. Affdrew Lane, minister of the church, in a sermon 'delivered in' Wesley -Willis United Church Sunday evening. Members of Clinton Lodge I003', and Hu'onic Rebekah Lodge, Clinton. headed, respectively by E. E. Gibson, Noble Grand, and Mrs. M. Sloman, Noble Grand, attended the service and occupied the front pews of the church. They numbered about 60. The Oddfellows marched from the Lodge Rooms to the Church. Order of service included: organ prelude; call to worship; doxology; invoeatiou; hymn, "Unto the Hills"; the National Anthem; Scripture read- ing; anthem, "What of the Night"; prayers; announcements; offertory; deed." soprano solo, "Come Unto Me," Mrs. "There can be no genuine freedom W. •M. Nediger; hymn, "Guide Me, 0 unless it is based on truth," the Thou Great Jehovah; sermon; hymn, minister- declared. He pointed out "Saviour, Again To Thy Dear Name the object nature of the bondage of We Raise"; benediction; vesper; the spirit, and that Jesus came to. organ postlude. give freedom of the spirit. Truth— Rev. Andrew Lane voiced his own embodied in our own persons --'is the and the appreciation of the eongrega- only thing' that can make us free," tipn in having the Oddfellows and he said. Rebekahs'present at the service. Rev,. Mr. Lane pointed out the parts chose as his text of verses ;nature of the truth as "the vital law 32 and 36, John 8: "Ye shall know for principle of .a thing," and that the truth and the truth shall make you the vital principle: of, true human life: Valuable Stradivarius George Vanderburgh, 'Clinton, has -in his possesison an old violin which he thinks is rather valuable. Mr. Vanderburgh bought this violin over 40 years ago at Thompson't Music Store in God- erieh. He says it has all the characteristics of a Stradivarius villin, Inside is found this in- seription: "A.ntonius Stradivarious C'r'emonensis Faciebat Anne 1730." If this instrument proved to be a genuine Stradivarius violin, it would be worth thousands of dollars. Deferred from Saturday morning, due to the fact that the court did not, sit after the holiday, Clinton's in- junction hearing' came before Mr. Justice G. 1'. McFarland in Supreme Court in Middlesex County Court House, London, Monday. Plaintiffs Unrepresented George L. Mitchell, K.C., counsel for the Town of Clinton, appearing before His Lordship, asked that the interim injunction be terminated. He told the court . that he had been in- formed that the plaintiffs no longer wished to continue the injunction. No counsel appeared in court for the plaintiffs. Mr. Justice McFarland granted Mr. Mitchell's motion contingent on the formal filing of documents. Lifting of the interim injunction does not affect the main suit, how- ever, which must come to trial in the ordinary course of events, possibly at the next Supreme Court sittings in Goderieh in September. This action against the Town of Clinton and Town Council aims to have this year's tax bylaw quashed; to set aside the assessment upon which the by-law is based; to have the 1944, $199,000 debenture by-law quashed; to have the councillors pay to the town all monies illegally paid in respect of race track, parks and sewerage disposal and other matters, and ail monies paid out in 1946 not provided for in estimates. Activities Resumed Collection of 1946 taxes in the Town of Clinton may now be resumed, and work on a new sewerage.. system, nark and race track continued, follow. ing the refusal by His Lordship to ex- tend the interim injunction issued by Judge T. M. Costello at Goderieh on May 20, Following disposal of the injunction order, work was resumed here this week on the sewerage and park pro- jects, specifically forbidden by the order. Engineers already are on the around taping .levels, and some pipe already is on the ground preparatory to starting the work. It is expected that; the large excavating machines, used by the contractors, will be here the first of next week, when con- structior work will get under way in real earnest. An attempt is being made to rush the grandstand In Community Park to completion within the next few days in time , for the Spring Show Thursday next. • Some Plaintiffs Out Itis stated that eight of the origin- al 14 plaintiffs in the action against the Corporation and Council, have withdrawn from the action. SEVERAL CHANGES" IN U. C. MINISTERS HURON PRESBYTERY Delegates to the Annual Conference of the United Church in London this week include N. W. Trewartha, Oliver Jervis and Revs. J. C. Britton, G. G. Burton and Andrew Lane, all of Clin- ton; as well as delegates from various other churches in the district. The Conference commenced on Tuesday and continues until tomor- row. Ministerial changes which affect Huron Presbytery of the United Church and which were approved by the Settlement Committtee on Mon- dry, were - Bluevale—Rev, A. G. Hewitt, B.A., of Delmore; Brucefield—Rev. E. R. Stanway, M.A.,B,D., of Toronto; Clin- ton (Ontario St.)—Rev. W. J. Wool- fr•ey, B.A.,B.D., of Moorefield; Ford- wich—Rev. W. S. Miner of Michi- picaten; ,Kippen—Rev, A. Hinton of Quebec; Londesboro-Rev, A. D. Pen- man of Quebec: Nile-Benmiller-•-'R.ev, V. E. Cronhiekn of Hagersville, The last three charges mentioned had been filled since last Conferehca but still had to be sanctioned by this Conference. Among the ministers retired by the London Conference of the United Church yesterday on recommendation of the Pension Fund -Committee were Rev. G. F. N. Atkinson, retiring minister of the charge at Brucefield. Smale Named President Rev. Alexander 'Smale, Sault Ste. Ma?ie, was elected president of the Conference at the first business ses- sion of the four-day 22nd annual. con- ference Tuesday afternoon. The conference is being held in Centennial Church, London. Me, Smale, formerly of Strathroy, is chain-nem/if the Algoma Presbytery and president of the Sault Ste. Marie Ministerial Association, He will be: formally instaled irr office in the closing session on Friday afternoon.- Mr. fternoon:Mr. Smale, popular choice on the initial ballot, won the election of a second ballot. A clear majority of half the votes of the conference mem- bers was •required for election. He polled 221 of 336 votes on the second ballot. His apponents were Rev. J. F. Andersson, Sarnia, Rev. E. W. Jewitt, Sarnia, Rev. ,Sylvanus 'Ed - worthy, St. Thomas, and Rev. G. W. Moore, Listowel. Secretary, Rev. R. B. Cumming, Salford, and treasurer, Rev. H. B. Parnahy, Wheatley, were re-elected. A SMILE FOR TODAY Tell Him The sergeant was trying to train an awkward squad of recruits, "'Shun! ,About turn!" he roared, Then, as he viewed the hopeless mix- up, he went on: "As you were!" Mose of the men shuffled into the last position, but Private Jones 'stood still, looking vacantly ahead. • "You." snapped the sergeant. " said 'As you were!'' g I ' he 'Son shall is Jesus Christ, Freedom is not "I 'eard, .surge," replied Jones an- free . If, therefore, t. , make you free, ye shall be free in -license, he maintained. happily, "but 'ow were _ I?"