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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1947-01-02, Page 1VOTE' As You Like but VOTE! linton ews-Record WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865 ,SUPPORT The Band By-law; Monday, Jan. 6 No. ,1 -69th Year; Whole No. 6234 CLINTON, ONTARIO,THURSD'A'Y, JANUARY 2, 1947 The Home Paper. With The News Mayor and Councillors elected By Acclamation for 1947 Reeve and Council Back In Stanley Township (By Staff. Reporter) ;embers of Shanley- Township Council and !School Area Board, were elected by acclamation Monday when just sufficient men qualified to fill the various Mffieee, ,thus avoiding polling next Monday,. Jelin E. Pepper was re-elected Reeve for.•has third term, and the Councillors are . Carl. Houston, !Amer Webster, .Alvin MCBnide and Clarence Parke. • Other nominees for peeve were Elmer Webster and Alvin McBride, both of • whom ,preferred to remain as Councillors. Frank McCowan, William Mc- Kenzie . and Fred Rathwell, were nominated forSchool-Trustees, but Fred Rabhwell did not qualify, leav- ing the other ,two elected by ac- clamation. Large Attendance The Township Hall, Varna, was filled to overflowing for the ad. dresses which followed the formal nominations between 1 and 2 p.m. Monday. Township Clerk Fred Wat• sorb was chosen chairman on the JOHN E PEPPER nomination of T. J. Stinson and Har- old Penhale. The chairman wished all the compliments of the season and proceeded to call upon the various. nominees. Reeve J. E. Pepper Reeve John E. Pepper thanked his mover and seconder (John A. Mc- Ewen and Harvey Taylor), and dis- cu5sed..county .affairs fairly briefly. He outlined how the new Court House proposition originated, and reviewed some of the discussions in County Council. Remodelling was going to cost so much, .it .didn't look well to him, so he voted in favor of a new building.' The reason the debentures had' been sold before the contract had been let was that the county was able to borrow on debentures at the low rate of 1% per cent. • Speaking of township affairs. Reeve Pepper stated that they had belight a four-wheel-drive truck and it had given good service so far. The people wanted the snow removed, and it was being used principally for that -purpose. Coin. Clarence Parke Conn. Clarence Parke: discussed work on the sideroad between the Bronson and Goshen Lines, and said that all the repair work had been done in his part of the district. Some thought there would be a big High School tax this year, fut this would not appear on the tax bill, but would be through the County Tate. The government was going to pay •a bigger grant. They did not intend to plow the Moelinchey side.. road for the school bus. Coun. Elmer Webster Coin. Elmer Webster declared that there were never as many taxes in as this year up to date. They were all in except about $800. 'The three -mill rate rinsed something over $3,000 this year. kbepenses-had been higher andhe thought Council had done very well to carry on this year at the old rate. Wages were higher, but grants by Council were no leg. Discussing the ,purchase of 80 $50 bonds for the boys and girls who served in the war, Coun. Webster ' said that the money had been raised during the war and had been put aside as a reserve. Chun. Webster 'stated that the Township was in very good financial condition. The truelc and plow had been bought. The grader they had wouldn't keep the roads openlast winter. They ordered the truck in April . and were fortunate •enough to get delivery of it as soon as they did. He felt sure that the Township, with its financial standing and good equipment, would stand up well in the next few years to come. He advised using the dumping ground at Bayfield and not the sideroads.' Coin. Carl Houston [noun. Carl Houston paid tribute to Reeve Pepper who, he said, was "pepper by name and pepper by nature. The Council had done its best for Stanley, and he was pleased to sit in Council again. Everyone was very cooperative, he said. Township Clerk Fred Watson re- marked that the road superintendent had received about $612 as such, as well as $512 as grader operator, a total of $1,124 from the township. lit had cost $284• to take the anow andputp g' it u a aim and fence down , December 24 35 22 26 28 18 (Continued on Page 4) The Week's Weather High Low 26 29 13 27 30 12 28 45 14 • 29 19 11 30 20 8 ai 21 8 January 1 18 0 Snow -3 inches, , Rain—.78 inches. New High School Area Became Operative Jan. 1 'The new Clinton High School Area Board, wbieh' became opera- tive under county legislation on January 1, 1947, consiats of members representing the follow- ing municipalities: County of Huron — A. M. Knight, Clinton; Town of Clin- ton Frank Fingland, K.C.; Village of Blyth—R. D. Philp; Township of Hullett — Frank Tamblyn; Township of Tucker- snnit'h--J. W. Orich; Township of Stanley—Elgin McKinley; Town- ship of Goderieh— Mrs. N. W. Trewarbha; Township of East Wawanosh — to be appointed; Clinton Public 'School Board—to be appointed. Hullett Makes $200 Grant To T -B Drive Hullett Township. 'C'ouncil met 'n the Community Hall, Londesboro, the Reeve and three members of Conn- ell being present. The minutes of the regular meeting of December 2, and results of the election of Decem- ber 9, were read. The correspondence was read. A. discussion took place on the Huron County Tuberculosis Fund, and also on'the prospective representatives for the High School Areas. Mations passed included: Brown-Jewitt—That' we do now ad- journ this !meeting for one hour to re -open the Court of Revision. Armstrong-Jewitt—That the Asses. son adjust the assessment on !lot 26, concession 2, as part of property has changer! hands. Jewitt-Rapson—That we strike off the assessment roll: Shell Gas, $11.80: George Mann Estate, $12.28, for 1033; Murray Lamb :drain, 15c; Leslie Ball, 40c; H. Govier, 08e; Marshall Young, $2.12; K. Thompson, 99c; Marquis Estate, 61e; Wilfred Scott, 10e. W. Whyte, $1492. Armstrong-Jewitt—That the Court of Revision be adjourned till our next regular meeting and we now open our Council meeting. Rapson - Brown —. That Frani Tamblyn be appointed as represent- ative to •Clinton High School Area BoSrd; Arthur Grange, Auburn, to Goderieh !School Area; Bert Irwin, to Seaforth High School rea• Ross 'Mc- Gregor to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. Jewitt-Brown—That we give a grant of $200 to Huron County Tuberculosis Fund. Brown -Rapson That 'the accounts be paid. At this tine, George C. Brown,' as retiring •Councillor, spoke very briefly on his ,term of office thanking the Council and Township Officials for their co-operation and the pleasure he had derived from .working with them, He wished all the compli- ments of the season. The Reeve, John W. Armstrong,, on behalf of the Township officials, thanked Mr. Brown and spoke very! fittingly the pleasure that all had had in working with him during his term of office. Accounts: Percy Vincent, school levy S.S. No. 9, $1,108.69; Frank Raithby, U. School levy, U.S.S. No. 5, $410.81; C. H. Wade. school levy, U:S.S. No. 11, $512.42 R. S. Shaw, school levy, U.SaS. No. 12, $575.67; Blyth Municipal Telephone 'System, telephones and tolls, $3,057.26• Brans• sels .Morris Grey Telephone .System, telephones and tolls, $10.00; Mc- Killop Municipal Telephone 'System, telephones and tolls, $1,925.81; Tuck- ersmith Telephone System, telephones and' tolls, $386.62; Federation of Agriculture, . grant, $200 County of Huron, County rate. taxes, $16,093.30; Bert Irwin, school levy rS.S. No. 1. $1,275.01. F. J. Tyndall, . school levy U.S.S. No. -2, $646; 'Verne Dale, school levy. S.S. No. 8, $1,316.40; Cecil Cart weight, school 'levy S. S. No. 4, $1,211.80; Fred M. Peekitt, school levy S.S.iNo. 5, $1,859.2.7; J. H. Mc - Ewing, school levy S. S. No. 6, $1.,210.68; Kelland McVittie, school levy S.S. No. '7, $1058.16; Stanley Lyon, school levy S. S. No. 8, $1,303.49; ,William Govier, school levy U.S•S. No. 10, $492; William Hamil- ton, sdheol levy S.S. No. 111,157.69; Clarence Ball, school levy .S.S. No. 12, $799; Thomas Flynn, S.S.S. No. 2, 81,108.36. George Carter, Voters' Lists, $5.60;. George W. Cowan, telephone calls, $10.31; !Secord McBh.•ien, elections, D R.O., $5; Ephraim Clark, elections, Poll Clerk, $3; Beat Beacom; elec- tions, D.R.O., $4.60; Leopold Watt, elections, Poll 'Clerk, $8; Joseph Flynn, ' elections, D+R.O., $4.50; Ber- nard Tighe, elections, Poll Clerk, $3; Thomas Millar, elections, D.R.O., $4; Emmerson Hoek, ellectione, Poll Clerk,. $3; Ephraim !Snell, elections D.R.O. $4.50; Orville Rapson, elections, Poll Clerk, $31 Prank Longman,man, electio ns DRO$4; William Townsend,elec- tions Poll Clerk, $8 William Craig, elections, DRO., $4.90; Mrs. E. Bradnook, elections, Poll Clerk, $3. Thomas r'lyne, use of school for elections, $2; Oliver Anderson, use of hall for elections, $2; J. McEwifg,' use of school for elections, $2; James Medd, use of hall for electrons, $2; David Ewan, repairs for mower, $1 James McCool, Londesboro Street Lights, $5.45; William Addison, Township police, $25; Alex Wells, grader storage, $25; Dr. B. C. Weir, Board of Health, $90; George W. Cowan, Excise stamps, $4.20; Kel. WEEK OF PRAYER STARTS JANUARY 6 IN BAPTIST CHURCH Clinton Council of Churches has arranged that the first week, of Jan- uary be observed as a Week of Pray- er in the churches. The first serpiee will 'be on Sunday night, January 5, when the congregations of St. Paul's Anglican, Wesley -Willis and Ontario St. United Church, will worship. 'in Ontario St. Church. It has been de- Bided that these union Sunday even- ing services will be continued during the winter. During the week of prayer the ser- vices will be held in the following churches, beginning at 7.30 P31.: Monday, January! 6—Baptist Church, Rev, Andrew Lane; Tuesday, January 7—Wesley-Willis United, Rev. It. M. P. Bulteel; Wednesday, January 8— St. Pauls Anglican, Rev. D. J. Lane; Thursday, January 9 --Presbyterian, Rev. C. C. Anderson; Friday, January 10 — Ontario St. United, Rev. J. S. Harrington, Upper Canada Bible So- ciety. Blinn offering will be taken at each service in behalf of the Bible Society. 0 Yacht "Chinon" Reaches Carolina on Way South Word has been received that the yacht "Chimon" has arrived at Moore- head City, North Carolina, after a good passage from Norfolk, Virginia. Christmas Day was spent taking on stores for the ocean trip to the Ba- hamas, ilhe yacht's destination. Aboard the vessel, which left Owen Sound lake in November, are John E. C'uninghame, Clinton, master; J. A. Middleton, Gyril Corbet and George Watt, all of Owen Sound, and Dave Herding, Sarnia. 0 Miss M. Rudd Resigns As Clinton Librarian Miss M. Rudd has resigned as librarian of Clinton Public Library. the resignation to take effect at the end of the present library year, Feb- ruary 1, 1947. The action of Miss Rudd will be regretted by the patrons of the Lib- rary who •depend on Miss Rudd's advice in choosing the kind of book they enjoy; by the students who look to her to find the referencebook that will help most in their problems; and by the children, many now grown up, who owe their pleasure in read- ing and their taste for good books, in a great measure, to . Miss Rutld's Saturday Story Hour. Since it was opened as a Reading Room or 'Mechanics' Institute, Clinton Public. Library has had only three librarians. • CNR Division Head Transferred to London Superintendent of Transportation of the Stratford division of the CNR. since Ontober, 1941, John A. Murray has been promoted to the position of superintendent of the London division. Mr. Murphy will be succeeded at Stratford by Ehnil L. Welte, who has been : assistant superintendent of Belleville division, while Mr. Murphy will go to London to succeed Norman A. Walford, as superintendent there. Mr. Walford, who is,a former super- intendent of the Stratford division, will move to Toronto shortly to as- sume new duties. 0 W. L. Moore Takes Over Upholstering Business W. Lloyd Moore, ' a former Clin- tonian, has returned to his native town and has purchased the business known as Jack's Upholstering, Orange and Huron Streets, according to an announcement made elsewhere in this iso ne. k2r. Moore WAS born in Clinton, a son of Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Moore,' attended public school here, and mom. ed to ,Stratford as a child. He learned his trade with Kroehler's Limited and !Stratford Upholstering Co. He spent six years in Royal Canadian Artillery, 97/100 Battery, four of thein overseas. His wife was formerly' Miss 'Edith Hobson, Stratford, and .they and their, six children have taken up resi- dence on Cowper ,St. PRISONER WELL TREATED There was only one prisoner 'in Huron ,County Jail at Goderich for Christmas, and according to, Governor J. Reynolds, he received turkey, plum pudding and .all the fixings. ARENA SKATING SATURDAY Officials of Clinton Lions Arena are hoping that, weather permitting, there will be skating Saturday after- noon, commencing at two o'clock, as well as in the evening. Despite set, backs such as ' mild weather, they have been going ahead getting the surface flooded. Intermediate and Junior hockey matehes are scheduled for Monday and Tuedeay evenings, January 6 and 7. laudcV ' of M itffie , Board Health, 39; George MeVittie, Bead of Health, 39; John Armstrong, Board of Health, $9; George W. Gowan, Board -of Health, 39; K. McVittie mileage,eaga, Board of Health, 31.05; Hall Booed, grant, $75; Municipal orld, elections supplies, $10.29; Fred Prest, Lendesboro Street Lights, $4.50; Joseph Riley, error on dog tax, 32; George Pollard,. error on dog tax, $2; Charles Wey- mouth, error on dog tax, 32; George W. Gowan, Voters' Lists, 384.75; George Carter, assessor 1946, 3150; County of Huron, Tuberculosis grant, $200; P. Glazier, brushing, $5; Harry Snell, brushing, 31.20; Fergus Van- Egmond, snorw fence, $5; Roy Dol - mage beushing $3• George Addison Acclamations For All Offices In Tuckersmith (By Staff :Reporter) Tuckersmith Township nominations were held in Watson's Hall; Kippen, Monday afternoon. There was a splendid attendance of the ratepayers of . the Township present ' for • the nomination arid 10 hear the speeches which. followed. , For REEVE Arthur Nicholson, Harold Jackson, Charles MacKay. For COUNCILLORS --Harold Jack- son, Charles MacKay, Roy Pepper, Gordon Richardson, Roy Bell, J. W. Orich. SCHOOL TIi UISTEES — Hugh M. Chesney, Alex Lillie°, J. W. Odell and Harold Parker. 'This year there wase a new ruling in municipal circles' that if r oiie per- son was nominated for more than one office, unless he resigned from. all but one office before the hour of the nominations was up, his name would automatically remain on the nomination list for the first office for which he was nominated, although he •still had until nine o'clock Tuesday evening to qualify whether or not he would stand for election. This being the case, Reeve Nichol- son received an acclamation for reeve and Hugh M. Chesney, Alex Lillie° and Harold Parker received acclaim'. tions for school trustees. S. H. Whitmore, secretary -treasur- er of Tuckersmith School Area and a past Reeve, was chosen chairman for the afternoon. Charles MacKay Charles MacKay, finishing his 14th year as a member of the Council, was the first speaker and he spoke at some length regarding the snow plowing of the roads. He etated,that he had several complaints from people that the snow plow was. not getting to their place fast enough. Be thought that the plow ought to be able to get to all roads in a day and a half. Harold Jackson Harold Jackson, another member of the 1946 Council, who has seen several years' service, spoke next. He rnentionedthat the McCully' and Buch- anan drains had been surveyed and the contract let but through illness the contractor would not be able to get at the work till spring. Mr. Archibald had bean re -appointed as township engineer.. He thought that it would be good business to appoint a drain inspector. Be spoke of Bruce. field petitioning for street lighting and that nothing had been done. How- ever an inspector for the HEPO was in the district reeently,and he thought it would be another, year before materials -would be available for this project. Half of thecost is bornby the community and half by the Town- ship. A sidewalk had been built from Kippen to the Church,, at it cost of $328. He thought bhit •the Township (Continued on Page 8) • POLLING MONDAY Contestsn for Reeve hip Utilities Commission COUNTY CENTRES Polling will take place in only five • municipalities in Huron County on a J on ay next,January 6: the Towns of ,Clinton and Seaforth, Village of Exeter, and Townships of Hay and Usborne. Six reeves were returned unoppos- ed to seats on the 1947 Huron County Council at nomination meetings Mon, day—Hugh Berry, Usborne; B. W. Tuckey, Exeter; J. Et Pepper, Stan- ley; A. Nicholson, Tuckersmith; N. R. Dorrance, MclKillop; J. F. Daly, Seaforth. Tuckersmith Reeve -Arthur Nicholson (ace!.); councillors (acct.)— Ilarold Jackson, Charles MacKay, Roy F. Pepper, Gordon Richardson; school board, — (accl.)—Hugh !Chesney, Alex Lillie°, Harold Parker. • Seaforth ' ,Mayor--dt. G. Parke, M. A: lteid; reeve—John F. Daly (acel.) • council -(six to be elected)—E. H. Close, 13. P. Christie, W. T. Teall, Dr. E. A. 'McMaster; J. E. Keating, F. S. Stills, H. E 'Smith, I. Hudson, N. Scoine Wallace Roos, W. R. Shaw, N. Hubert; P.0 C•—(one to be elect- ed)—John J. ,Guff, Andrew Y. Mc- Lean; public school board—(accl.)— South ward, Ross M. Savauge; North ward, E. A. Reith; Eastward, George Johnston. Exeter Reeve—•Benson W. Tuckey (acct.); council—(four -to be elected) -.Wil- liam C. Allison, William G. Cochrane, Robert C. Dinney, Rowland Williams, Reginald Beavers, John Caldwell, J. Wellington Hern, Aaron Schweitzer; school trustees—(accl—William E. Middleton, Carfrey Cann, Wallace Seldon, Harvey Pollen, R. Earl Rus- sell, ,iVIrs. Marian Sanders; P.U.C.— Harper C. Rivers (accl.). Hay Reeve — William Haugh; George Armstrong; council — (lour to be elected) Samuel Hendrick, Earl Campbell, E. J. Willert, Oscar Klopp, August Roche, William J. Davidson, Reinhold Miller; school area board— (five to be elected)—Gannet Patter- son, Blake Hoarser, Ted Steinbach, Bruce Tuckey, ;Robert Munn, Ray Fisher, E. F. Willert. Zurich Three members of the board of trustees for the police village of Zurich have been chosen for 1947 by acclamation—Milford Schilbe, Orville Winer and Milton O'esch. McKillop Reeve — N. R. Dorrance (accl.) • council -'Dan Bauermann, George R. Campbell, Frank Kirkby, Mat Mur- ray (ace's.). • Usborne Reeve—Hugh Berry (ace!•); coun- cil—(acct.)--Wellington Brock, Oscar Tuckey, Jaynes Simpson, William. Ellerington; school board—(five to be elected) --• Harold Taylor, Milne Pullen, Herald Hern, Brock Marshall, Ward Hern, Vietor Jeffery, Clarence Down. • DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY WINGQIAM—Married in Toronto' in. 1886, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bosman, for many years residents of Wingham, 'narked their diamond anniversary.. Dec. 30, at the home of their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lloyd. ,Allthough Mrs. Bosman is in her 90th year, and Mr. Bosman is nearly 88, both take a keen interest in community activities. Following' their marriage the couple farmed in Turnberry and Morris Townships, and were residents of Bluevale for 15 years ,prior too mond* g to Winghaun. DIED SATURDAY ;BRUSSELS — Funeral ser rices were held Monday, Dec, 30, for Charles Barclay Forrest, who died Saturday at his bonne on coneessien 2, Morris Township. He ;had. been !born in Morris in 1863, and had livid his entire life in the same township. 50. YEARS MARRIED iSTAFFA — MT, and Mrs. James Hill, well-known residents af' .this district, celebrated the 50th •anniver- sariyl of their marriage on Monday, Dec.. 30, 'at their family home, "Mertoun Famm," near 'Staffa. * e * DAMAGES AWARDED •G0i8EaRICH —. Total damages of $866. were allowed Mrs. Sarah Antonio and 3230 to her husband, Jasper Antonio; both.,of Goderieh, plaintiffs in an action against Quentin King and W. IR. R. Strachan, Lakeside, in a judgment handed down by Judge T. M. ,Costello. The action arose out of a collision between a motor vehiele owned by the female plaintiff and operated by her hus- band, and a cattle truck owned by Quentin King and driven by Strachan, May 2, 1946. • * 5 * VETERAN BURIED EXETER—The funeral. for Ernest Roth, 40, Usborne Township, was' held from the R. C. Dinney' funeral home. Requiem high. mass was sung at' the Church of Our Lady,' Mount Carmel, with interment in • Mount Carmel Cemetery. The funeral was under the auspices of Eiceter=ll'ensall branch, No. 167, of the Canadian e Mr.Rock had served' in the Legion. g' army for six years and moved; to Usborne 'Township thirteen months ago. COMING EVENTS Sc a ,word Minimum Charge 50c Does Your Boy Belong To The Scout Movement Many parents do not realize the possibilities that are available for their boys in this world-wide move- ment The great majority of the adults have no idea' what Scouting is, or what Scouts do. Scouting is character—forming re- creational education carried on in the healthy school of the out-of-doors to a large extent. It develops the spirit and habit of resourcefulness and of cheerfully facing difficulties, those were qualities of the Canadian pion-• eers, and embodied in their descend- ants, have given us a large number of the. great names of Canadian History. It Meets the Boys Craving for Romance and Adventure Every "red-blooded". boy in his reading or his playing, likes to imag- ine himself a great war hero, an adventurer, a discoverer, a hunter in the jungles of Africa, a knight rescu- ing the weak •and beautiful and pun- ishing the evil doers, Especially in Canada does he love to imagine him- self a pioneer backwoodsman, an Indian, a plainsman, -a cowboy riding bucking Bronchus -Scouting satisfies this love of romance and romantic adventure, An Outlet for Superfluous Energy Every normal boy must find some outlet for his superabbundance of ani- mal energy. Like the healthy puppy, he must race and chase and struggle with his fellows. Scouting:provides the outlet and controls it. The Gang Problem He loves to form and play in gangs. Scouting meets this safely. Safe Outside Advice Through a curious,' but well known weakness of human nature, the av- erage boy, by preference, is going to take advice' and many examples of habit, speech and principle from old- er , boys and men outside his own family. Most men can recall how as boys they responded to the notice of older lads. or of some man other than their father and accepted them as . authorities and examples. Scout- ing meets this with the safe advice of the .Scoutmaster—the sympathetic elder brothers, Public Service The normal boy is keenly willing to' do public service where it is direct- ed, brings ed. and recognized—Scoutingb ng the opportunity and recognition. How It 'Is Done All these ends Scouting: realizes, not through a code of don'ts or a code of regulations applied from without, but by working from with- in—by providing natural attractive, but directed channels of activity for the boys' own impulses, in the'fol- lowing of which his character is Clinton 'Teen Age - Club, regular , shaped towards its best possibilities: deexing and sleigh ride Friday Jan- in efficient manhood and citizenship. contract, ;$5; J'ohn Armstrong, tele. uary 3, at 8 p.m. All 'Teen 11'gers phone calls, $6+75. were -x May Disco¢er a Boys' Life Work In many ses !Scouting discovers Those Who Qualified _-` For 1947 Public Offices Those who qualified for 1947 civic offices in. Clinton by 9 p.m. Tuesday, were as follows: MAYOR — A. J. McMurray (excl.). REEVEI -- V. 18, Falconer, G. W. Nott. COUNCILLORS- (aecl.) —•M. J. Agnew, Ernest Brown, Melvin Crich, Robert Y.:Hattin, Clarence J. Livermore, Albert Shaddiek, PUBLIC UTILITIES COM- MISSIONER—(1947-48)—Thomas Churchill, Hugh ,R. Hawkins. PUBLIC' 801310OL BOARD — (a new body, all by acclama- tion)—St. Andrew's Ward A. F. Cudmore, C. M. Shearing; St. George's Ward W. J. Cook, Gordon R. Ross; St. John's Ward—Fred 0. Mord, Percy Liv- ermore; St. James' Ward—T. G. bvlawSctibbins,, Wilbur Welsh. In addition to Reeve and Public Utilities Commissioner, •property owners also will vote on the band Cooperative Hospital Plan Huron County Each of Huron County's Townships will be asked to carry out an in- tensive warble fly campaign in the spring of 1947 with the hope that the whole County will cooperate, it was decided, after considerable dis- cussion, at a meeting of the direct- ors of Huron County -Federation of Agriculture in the Board Room, On - Friday tario Alast.gricultural 'Office Clinton, This decision was a natural reault of the great success of the warble fly spraying experiment conducted in Goderich Township last spring. Hospitalization Plat, The directors decided, bty unani- mous vote, to launch a co-operative hospitalization plan, available both to rural and urban people through- out the County of .Huron A Health Committee was appoint- ed in August last to make a thorough study of co-operative hospitalization, and a definite announcement will be anade in the near future. • The following. executive was chosen foil 1947: Past. President, Harry L. Sturdy, ,&!burn; President, Russell F. Bolton, Dublin; 1st vice-president, Bert Lobb, Clinton, R.R. 2; 2nd vice - ,president, Oha'nles• R. •Coultes, Bel - grave; secretary -treasurer, W. V' Roy, Londesboro; Robert McKercher, Dublin; Gordon Kirkland, Luckriow; William Davidson, Zurich; Bert Ir- •Seafoa'th; and Orval Harrison, Monkton. It was decided to hold the annual field day in Elceter on June 11, 1947, if arrangements can be completed for that date. Inmates of County Home Enjoy Real Christmas The "boys" and "girls" of Huron County }Lome really enjoyed them- selves this Christmas. Prior tai• Christmas Day, they were entertain- ed royally, and then sat down to a fine Christmas dinner consisting of capons and all the trimmings. Among those who sent gifts or entertained were: Zueieh Women's Institute; Zurich Lions Club; Sea - forth Lions Club; SSS. 5, Hullett, school children; Stewart M. Middle- ton. An expression of appreciation by the Matron and Manager and Staff is published on Page Six of this issue. The children of S. S. 5, Hullett, north of Clinton, presented a pro- gramme of 'Christmas carols and also presented treats. A feature attraction of the County Home grounds was a 42 -foot Ohrist- mas tree, gaily decorated with 120 colored bulbs. Small trees also were placed throughout the. Home itself, including one with blue bulbs in the Jacob quarters. to the boy his life's vocation.. When a Second Class Scout he meet begin working for the first .six of a long series of Proficiency Badges. As he goes on with his study he acquires an elementary but .practical knowledge of such subjects as survey- ing, gardening, book binding, pros- pecting, plumbing, radio, music, photography, dairying, farming, min- ing, metal working, etc. Scouting a Benefit to the Community Obviously anything that benefits the boy—the flutuae citizen of a com- munity — benefits that community. The Boy Scout Association therefore appeals to the community at large to rally to its support in its effort to make this great, worth -while, citi- zen's training programme available to still more boys. Your goodwill and your boy will help. Boys from the nearby rural districts are all welcome also. Write to: "The Scout- master. 1st ClintonTroop." Trao . " 0 Three Months in Jail Imposed on Blyth Man James Haggitt, Blyth, was• convict- ed of a charge of theft by Magistrate J. W. Morley and sentenced to three months in jail, dating back to Dec. 10. He was seen to pick up the pay envelope of a factory hand, and de- nied its possession to the police. As the accused was in the jail at God - etch, the court seheduled far Wing - ham, was held there for convenience. 'Clinton's municipal nomination meeting in the Town Hall Monday evening proved one of the beat • at. tended and most successful in Years. Formal nominations ware held in the Council Chamber !between 12•Med 1 p.m., with the after -meeting in'•tb4 evening. Due to this change frons other years, it was not expected that the meeting would be so well attend. ed as proved to be the case. . Town Clerk M.- T. Corless acted as returning officer and: received the following nominations: Por Mayor --.A. J. lifeMu ray, C. G. Middleton; For Reeve—G. W. Nott, V. D. Falconer; For 'Councillors -J. R. Butler, A16ent Shaddiek, Ernest Brawn, M. J. Agnew, Melvin Orich, O. L. Paisley, C. J. Livermore, R. Y. Hattin, N. W. Trewartha, W. J. Mil- ler, R. S. ektkey, 0. H. Epps. For Public Utilities Cemmiesioner —Si. ;R. Hawkins, Thomas Churchill. For Public School Trustees — St. Andrew's Ward..•A. F. Cudmore, C. M. Shearing; ,St. George's Ward—G. R. Ross, W. J. Cook; St. John's Ward •—P. Livermore, C. W. Draper, J. W. Nediger, F. 0. Ford; St. James' Ward —'1'. G. Scribbins, W. Welsh. Results 0f :the qualifications by 9 pan. Tuesday, are published in an adjoining story. Dr. Shaw Named Chairman The public meeting got under way shertly after 8 p.m., with Dr. J. W. Shane being chosen as chairman. He remarked that he had served the town for 50 fears, and had sat as Medical Officer of Health under 20 Mayors. He always had considered that each Council had done its best. Di. Shaw called on the nominees in reverse order of their alphabeti- cal nomination, •with councillors com- ing first. Here was the order of speaking: N. W. Trewartha, Albert Shaddiek, C. J. Livermore, R. Y. Hattin, C H. Epps, Melvin Crich, Ernest Brown, R. S. Atkey, M. J. Agnew, G. W. Nott„ V. I). Falconer, C. G. Middle- ton, A. J. McMurray, Hugh R. Haw- kins, Gordon R. Ross, Percy Liver- more. N. W. Trewartha' N. W. Trewartha declared that Clinton meas one of the finest towns west of Toronto and everyone was proud of it. "I was defeated on the question of sewerage last year," he said. "1 figured we started too oon; I said we should start in 1952, silt years later. Soule aaid I didn't want one at all; ,that was not eight Any-.,' one• knows that who has driven:' through the town this year." He, favored appointment of an expen.-ienc- ech engineer and road superintend- eat. He felt that the sewerage pro• ject would cost thousands of dollars more than if we had waited. Mr. Trewarbha said he had been in Toronto and had talked with•. the. De. partment of Municipal Affairs; they had not recommended it. Seaforth was waiting a few years; Listowel was waiting a few years. As soon as the sewerage system was complete; he would suggest a black top as soon as possible. He was not a candidate, foe 1947. Albert Shaddick 'Albert Shaddick reviewed his work as chairman of the Cemetery Com- mittee dining the past year. C. J. Livermore Clarence J. Livermore, chairman of the Relief Committee, said ex- penditures during tlne year were only 329.76 of which 314 was refundable: Ile had voted on every question the way he thought it should be voted on. He charged that organizedgangs were knocking down ,the banners of the sewerage; there was too much of that going on. He advised voting for the band bylaw. Robert. Y. Hattin Robert Y. Hatbin discussed the estimated cost of the sewerage pro-" ject. He would have appointed a qualified engineer; it was false economy to have done otherwise. As an employee at R. and C. S. .he could be a liaison officer between the town and the school. C.' H. Epps C. H. Epps said that as Street chairman, it had been the heaviest year in .the town's history. There had been a lot of criticism about the condition of the streets, but the best possible had been done. He had hop- ed that the streets would have been: in better shape going into winter. • Melvin Crich Melvin Ciioh said if inhere was an' opening, he would be in the running.' The sewerage system had been start-' ed, and it had to be .finished. Ernest Brown Ernest Brown said that his com- mittee, Fire and Water; had got. along very nicely. Two hundred feet of inose had been bought and -the fire - teen had received a little raise in pay. R. S. Atkey R. Sc. Atkey advocated the organi- zation of a Chamber of Commerce to secure new industries and thus in- crease the ,assessment to help 'pay (Continued on Page 5) A SMILE FOR TODAY. Of Course! Aourg girl called on an aid Y Country farmer in response to an advertisement for a shepherd and offered her services. "No, no, my lassie," said the old farmer. "I advertised for a shep.• herd, not a shepherdess.' "I know that," replied the girl; • "but surely there is no reason why the work should, not be undertaken by a woman." "Well, a woman once tried it and made a mess of the job," explained the farmer. "Who was she?" asked the girl. "Bo-Peejr" was the sharp retort.