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Clinton News-Record, 1947-01-23, Page 1CHINA Needs Your HELP ii ews-ReWITIS Wmen IS INCORPORATED TIIE CLINTON NEW EI2A--ESTABLISIIED 1865 Sworn Circulation L808 No. 4 -69th Year; Whole No. 6237 Hurony tHasFirsi CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1947 The Home Paper With The News ehelor Worst Blizzard of "47 Ties Up Road Traffic The waist (blizzard of the winter season to date swept across Western Ontario this week, tied up highway traffie, froze. ears, put untold num- bers of cars and trucks out of Com- mission, and finally abated yester- day, with milder weather promised from hereon. The storm commenced Monday following a period of mild weather, and rose to unabated fury about noon ei:. on Tuesday, -subsiding: slightly to- ward nightfall. However, yester- day was one of the bitterest and coldest days of the season, the temperature' officially never going above 15. ' Rural Mails Tied Up The storm served to tie up the rural mail delivery system of the district. No carriers, moved out of Clinton Post Office Tuesday, but there were some partial deliveries yesterday. The route to. Wingham north on Highway 4 was completely blocked Tuesday, the carrier getting only a little north of Clinton, but he was able to make the •trip yesterday, al- though he was late in returning to Clinton front the north. Buses Off Schedule Trains were running a little late but none was called off. Buses in this area, however, were running off schedule, but were expected to re- sume full schedule today. There was practically no highway traffic from Stratford since Tuesday morning, but the road was open to Goeerich. County Council Meets Huron County Council January Session opened at Goderich Tuesday Mrs. Carless Receives pm atonal Wings ,Mrs, M. T. ,Corless, Clinton, has just received the gold opera- tional wings' awarded to her son, the late Flying Ofncer Alvin Van Dyke Corless, who paid the Sup- reme Sacrifice while on a flying mission June 22, 1944, andwho lies buried in Belgium. A parchment, engraved with the insignia of the Royal Canad- ian Air -Force, came with the wings. Signed by Air Marshal Robert Leckie, Chief of Air Staff, it reads as follows: "This is to certify that Flying Officer A. V. Corless has been awarded the Operational Wings of the Royal Canadian Mr Force in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy." Alex Lillico Tuckersmith ` Area Chairman The inaugural meeting of the Board of Trustees of Tuekersmith School Area was held in the Council Glian• ber, Seaforth, on January 14, with the following trustees present: Alex Lillico, Hugh M. Chesney, James Me- afternoon with nearly all members'Irtosh, John McGowan and Harold present. that being clue to the fact Parker. that many set out from their homes E. P. Chesney, Township Clerk, in various parts of the county reason-. was present and administered the ably early Tuesday morning before oath of office to the three newly - the full force of the storm had been elected trustees, following which, experienced. Alex Lillico was elected chairman While ex -Warden R. E. Shaddick, for 1947 and James McIntosh, vice- Hensall, was on his way to Goderich chairman, for the opening ceremonies, the car The minutes of last meeting were he was driving bane into collision read and confirmed and the corres- wi'th another oar driven by Francis pondence was considered and filed.' Powell, Clinton, some damage ensu- William Kyle, secretary -treasurer, ing. Scores of minor accidents were and reported during the blizzard,of ISS. No. 2, Joe McLellan, Wilmer many drivers `sat tight" until the Broadfoot, secretary -treasurer of S.S. storm had spegt its force. No 9, were present and transferred There were very few people in the account books and secretarial Clinton Tuesday or Wednesday from equipment of their several schools outlying. districts. to the Township School Board, Hai- old Parker acted for Glenn Bell, ° secretary-treastuer, S.S. No. 1, who PLAN (SEED SHOW was unable to .be present through • IN SOUTH HURON illness. James Love, Township - auditor, IN EARLY SPRING was present and presented the Aud- itor's statement of the finances of (By our Hensall correspondent) the School Area which showed that South •Huron Agricultural wociety they were satisfactorily managed, held its annual meeting in the New The report ;vas ordered to be pub - Commercial Hotel, Hensall, when the lished along with tine Treasurer's following officers were elected. Annual Report as required by President, George W. Armstrong, Statute. R. O. Staples was present and Hay; vice-presidents, R. E. Shaddick, Sydney MacArthur, Hensall; score- assisted in the transfer of the s- tarry -treasurer, W. R. Dougall, Hen- counts and bank balances from the sail. former ,Sections to the Township Directors-Hensall-Fred Smalls- School Board and assisted and advis- combe, R. E. Shaddick; Hay Town- ed the Board, on other matters, par - ship -•Earl Campbell, William Deck- titularly fees paid to other schools. er; Tuckersmith Township - T. J. ' The Insurance Policies with Gen- Sherritt, John •Tremeer; Usborne - eras Accident Assurance Co,, cover - Sam Dougall, Harry Strang; Stanley ing employer's liability and general Bert Peck, Fred Watson; Stephan liability and accident insurance for -Allan Walper, Wilfred Shantou, pupils, were renewed and the secre- Wiliiam Oestrieher•: Hibbert * R. tary-treasurer's bond was increased :Kinsman, Howard Wright; Honorary to $4,000 and the premium ordered directors -W. H. .Golding, MP., Dr. paid. Hobbs Taylor MLA., W. D. Sanders; Motions were passed to authorize Keith McLean, Stan Tudor. the payment of teachers' and music It was decided to hold a seed show sapervisor's salary monthly as per in co-operation with the Crop Int- contract, also the caretakers' salary movement Association, March 7, as per contract as well 'am the bus 1947, in Hensall Town Hall, the judge operator and the payment of, Hydro to be Prof. R. Keegan, OAC., Guelph. bilis when rendered, to authorize the It also was decided to sponsor a teachers to purchase supplies for hot Beaver reasonable amount and Field Crop competition with lunches to a Variety of oasts. Committe in charge as far as possible from businessmen of field competition consists of R. who are ratepayers of the Area. Kinsman, Earl Campbell, Harry The secretary -treasurer was order - Strang, Bert Peck, and T. J. Sherritt ed to make a survey of the various The treasurers report showed a schools in the area to order instrue balance of slightly over $500. demi supplies where needed, also 0 fuel where the quantity on hand is CROP IMPROVEMENT I STR,ATFORD SKATERS rte. �° alr WIN LOUD ACCLAIM AS'SOCIATIO'N PLANSg EXTENSIVE PROGRAM Harry Strang, Exeter, 'was elected president of Huron County Crop Improvement .Association at a meet- ing of the directors in the Agricul- tural Office,: Clinton, Friday after- noon last. • Other officers are: • Honorary president, john W. Armstrong, Lon'clesboro• vice-president, Eimer Ro'benitson, R.R. 5, Goderich; second Vice-president, Alvin Betties, R.R. 2, Bayfield; secretary -treasurer, LeRoy G. Brown, Clinton, agricultural rep- resentative for Huron County; audit- ors -W. 11. Dougall, -Hensall; Alan Walper, ,R.R. 3, Parkhill. . Finance Committee -John W. Arm- strong, - John Winter, LeRoy ' .G. Brown; Project 'Committee - Russell Bolton, Murray Grainger, Harry L. Sturdy, Heber J. L. Hedy, W. R. Dougall. The president was chosen delegate to the annual meeting, Ontario Crop Improvement Association, in Toronto. February 10-12. • The Project mere plans to carry on a mere extensive program of experimental plots, demonstration plots, and the members are going to assist materially in promoting the Hensall Seed Show as a county -wide project. ' A. field tour is planned for the summer of 1947. I•n order to make it available to all •requiring seed grain, LeRoy 0. Brown is anxious to know the ad- dresses of all men who have seed grain for sale. TREE CUTTING BYLAW FORMALLY APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT HEAD Miniature Typography not sufficient for this winter and to In Old of New Era arrange for needed minor repairs to Copy be made and to and exchange to all cheques where necessary. , Miss Minnie Proctor has brought The secretary was ordered to aur- a very interesting article into the chase a suitable filing cabinet and office of The NEWS -RECORD. other necessary' office supplies. This interesting article is the front ,page of •a copy of The Clinton New Era published on August 4, 1893. The interesting part of this ,is that it is he ted in t typography frontpagemeasures and3 inches by 41/2 inehes and is quite legible. This sheet has been well The Huron County bylaw restrict- ing and regulating the cutting of trees throughout the county, has been approved by Hon. Harold R. Scott, Ontario Minister of Lands and For- ests, it is announced by W. A. G. Thurston, Stratford, zone forester for the department. The bylaw was ap- proved at the November 1946 session of Huron County 'Council last fall and goes into effect immediately. Under the bylaw no tree may he cut of a diameter of less than 12 inch- es, measeured four and one half feet from the ground, except for dead, broken, stunted, fire -damaged, insect - infested trees, Christmas trees or other trees that should be removed to improve growing conditions. The by- law does not interfere with the right of the. occupant of the land on which the trees are growing, to cut for his own use and does not apply to trees growing in a woodlot having an area of less than two acres. A fine of $500 or three months im- prisonment is provided in the bylaw for infractions of the law. Wailer J. Hodge Leaves Goderich for Toronto preserved through the years At that time the news of the district, rather than local news, was found on the front page. a While on her way to church on Sunday night, Mrs. Mabel Cox slipped on the ice near the Post Office, fracturing her hip, She is now a patient in Clinton Public Hospital and is making as good progress as can be expected. Dr. J. A. Addison was the attending physician. 1 The Week's Weather January 16 17 18 19 20 36 21 34 22 15 Rainfall -..30 :inches. Snow -3 inches. High Low 32 21 33 235 89 22`22 4 4 Well known in Clinton and district, Walter J. Hodge, Goderich, Deputy District Governor, Zone 8, Lions International, which includes Clinton Lions Club, left Goderich this week :for Toronto to assume more respons'iblo duties with Bell Telephone Co. He bas been district combination man and will now become connecting company inspector with headquarters in Toronto. During more than ten years in Goderich, Mr. Hodge has been very public-spirited and active in commun- ity affairs . He was president of Goderich Lions 'Club in 1944=45 and Deputy District Governor in 194647, and has been chairman, of. Goderich Community Recreation •Committee handling the new arena propdsal. A Goder oh Lion likely will be appoint- ed to succeed him as Deputy District Governor. A daughter, Mrs, (Dr.) L. J. Cal- vert, resides in Toronto. o Grand Bend's New Pier IN PRIESENTATION' rel �� t "Ice Follies of 1947" Clinton F�' • variety - proved one of the most Isp� delightful and popular ice shows. g' "J ea®b seen - here in years, . Clinton- Lions Arena being ncrowded to the rafters for the function Friday evening' last Ervin J. "Dior" Jacob, manager, Sponsored by the Community Bet Huron County ,Home, Clinton, was torment Committee under the inapir- elected president of Huron Central ing leadership of Elvin ]Mick" Jacob, Agricultural Society 'at the animal Clintons Lions 'Club made a net profit meeting held in ,the Board Room, 'of about $300 after all expenses were Ontario Agricultural Office, Clintons paid, and no large effort, as in God - Saturday afternoon. ,erich, was made to sell. programme Other officerV' appointed by the space. directors. at a`.. meeting following I Preceded by very soft weather for the annual meet)'g, were as follows: a few days, it looked at one time as Honorary presidents -F. Powell, John if the ice might be very ,Door, but Innes, Ephraim, Snell, John MoFar- ,the weather changed and the surface lane, Sr., William McEwen, Roy F. .was not too bad after all. The show Pepper; first vice-president, G. W'r saw the "initiation of the new re Nott, Clinton; second vice-piesident, • served seats -264 of therm -in the William •J. Dale, R.R. 1, Clinton; north gallery all were -°co upied. secretary, Gerald E. Nelson, Clinton; I Carly W. Draper, president of the treasurer and general manager, A. Lions Club, welcomed the visitors by J. McMurray, Clinton. means of the loudspeaker ssytem Directors named were: W. J. Dale, prior to the commencement of the R.R. 1, Clinton; N. L:. Whyte, R.R. 2, oarnival,'• and Ervin "Dick" Jacob. Seaforth; John' Turner, Seaforth; chairman of the committee in charge, Roy F. Pepper R,R. 3, Seaforth; extended thanks and appreciation at AUfred Werner, •-Bayfield• Ben Rath- itsconclusion. Skating' Club Well, R.R._ 3, -Clinton; Jack Clegg. Stratford Figure R.R. 5, Clinton; Dr. J. W. Shaw, proved a very talented and versatile Clinton; N. W. Trewartha, Clinton;groutp of figure skaters, youth aom- W. E. Perdue, Clinton; G. W. Nett, i bining with older members to good Clinton. „ !effect. Their changes of costume Associate 'Directors - George C. were excellent. The youngsters were watched with avid eyes by their local counterparts, and in this respect, little five-year-old Wayne Graham, in plug hat', tails, white gloves, and all, stole the show. Other younger skaters were Elizabeth Anderson, the Grosch twins, and Judy Boltz. Of the senior members of the Club, the pick probably were the mixed pair consisting of Mary Macpherson and Walter Thomas, while other fine per- formers were the pair of Mary Moss said Lenore Fraser, • Joan Morris, 1A,vonelle Palmbly, and Rosemary Gordon. The fan number was beauti- Ginn, R.R. 2, 'Crllnton Jack Arm- strong, Londesboro; John Pepper, Brucefield; A. . Nicholson, R.R, 3, Seaforth; Mervin Hanley., MR. 5, Clinton; Humphrey Snell, R.R. 4, Clinton; V. D. Falconer. Clinton. Junior Direetors-Jim Snell, R.R. 1, Clinton; Stewart McEwen, Clinton; William Holland, R.R. 4, Clinton; Murray Roy, Londesbore; Jim Jobb, R.R. 2, Clinton; Keith Tyndall, R.R. 4, Clinton. - Auditors -G. A. Miller, Clinton; Fred Middleton, R.R. 8, Clinton. • The directors 'will meet again February 1. First vice-president Jacob was chairman in the absence of President Pepper. Correspondence %vas read by the secertary, and on motion of Bert Lobb and Nelson Trewartha it was agreed that the Society 'affiliate with the Huron Federation of Agriculture for 1947 with payment of $5 fee. Balance in Bank The financial report was presented by the treasure L• �and showed a net balance of $61:88 ' Jr the bank and a 3200 Dominion of Canada Bond. Appointment of directors resulted in the following being named: Hullett--.W. J. Dale, W. L. Whyte; Tuckersmnith - John Turner, Roy Pepper; Goderich Township -Alfred Warner, Ben Rathwell; Stanley -- Jack Clegg, E. J. Jacbb; Clinton-. Dr. .7. W. Shaw, G. W. Nott. - Reports of . Departments Reports of departments were giv- en as. follows:' Humphrey Snell stated' that there was a good showing of heavy horses, and that entries should be in the ring more quickly to avoid delays. G. W. Nott stated that there was (Continued' on" Page 5) Construction Started Construction of Grand Bend's $55,000 pier has begun. Building has! been delayed several months due to' the shortage of steel sheet -piling. The Detroit River Construction Company, Blenheim, was awarded the The meeting w'as adjourned, the contract to build the pier last August next meeting to take place in No. 2 16, but delivery of the scarce piling School on Tuesday, March 11, at 8 was made only recently. There is pan, no way of estimating when the job o will be finished. Weather and supply Advertise your livestock in The of materials. are important factors in NEWS -RECORD. One cent a word, the progress of construction. Short Course Members Visit Packing Plant More than 50 boys' who are mem- bers of the Agricultural Short Course being held at Exeter this -month, had the privilege of paying a visit of inspection to the Coleman Packing Plant in London -Monday. LeRoy 0. Brown, '0linton, agricultural ropre• sentative for Huron County, was in charge of the party. The group judged live bacon hogs in the morning and also ,young breed- ing'sows. In the afternoon, the peaty went through the plant and saw pro- cessing, and a cutting .demonstration. They saw the carcasses on the rail of the live hogs they had pudged in the morning. The trip through the plant was in charge of George W. Foster, Government hog grader. The boys were guests of the Cole- man Company at noon, after which Ed. Miller, Exeter, spoke a few words of thanks in behalf of the boys, these being passed on by Mr. Brown. A party of boys from Entail,. County participated in the tour, Varna Joins Stanley Lyle Hill Again The January meeting of .Staniey Township !School Area Beard was held in the Township Hall on Mon-. day afternoon, January 18, with all members present, namely: Lyle Hill, Frank M°Cowan, Harvey Taylor, Archie Parsons and Wililam. Mc• Kenzie, Mr. McKenzie being the new member of the board. The area con-. . i n silts of School Sectpo s Nos. 1, 10, 14, 7 and 6. Dr. R. O. Staples, Inspector of Public 'Sollools was present for a short time. Lyle Hill, who was chairman of the board for the past year, again was elected to than office. George L. {Reid, was .appointed secretary - treasurer, 'School Section No. 6 (Varna), which ;joined the area at the begin- ning of the year, presented its books Township Area is. Chosen Chairman and bank 'accou'nt for $795.94. It was decided that this section would raise 1.4 Mills above basic rate for the years 1947-48. The following motions were pas- sed: (1) That the secretary raise the Insurance art the Varna School in keeping with other schools in the area; (2) That a letter be sent to u it attending.S, S. Flewitt re pupil S No. 6; (3) All accounts be pai I up- to-date; (4) That Wilfred' Chuter be let the contract of caretaker of . No. 6. Mr. Treitz interviewed the Board in regard to a raise of 350 in his salary which was granted. Tenders were received for 75 cords of wood. The next meeting will be held in Varna School on February 9, at 8.30 p.m. fully executed. ° , W. E. PERDUE HEADS . � CLINTON PUBLIC UTILITIES BODY Br Clinton Public Utilities Commis- sion held its inaugural meeting for 1947 in the Commission Offices Mon- day onday evening, the members present being W. E. Perdue, Hugh R. Hawk- ins and Mayor A. J. MVIcMurray. William E. Perdue, a previous chairman, again was chosen chairman in succession to Thomas Churchill. and Hugh. R Hawkins was elected secretary. Routine business was tran- saated. Regular meetings will be held the last Tuesday of each month. Lake Huron Trout Drop Through Sea Lam treys' Trout in Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, and the North Channel have' decreased from a 1925 figure of 3,000,000 to a 1945 estimate of less than 1,000,000, delegates to the an- nual meeting of the Ontario Depart- ment of Lands and ,Forests were told in Toronto Tuesday. The information was contained' in the annual report of the Fish and Wild Life division, read by Dr. W. K. Harkness which said the depletion had been caused by the invasion o'1 sea lampreys into the lakes. Sea lampreys are eel -like fish with sucker mouths. No action has been taken by the department to combat the menace, the report saki, and the results of the latest survey are being awaited. Delegates'.suggeation that the fish be protected by an extra closed sea- son were countered by Dr. Harkness, whosuggested again that latest sur- vey reports be studied Year 1857 Was Standout In history of Clinton. Lt. -Col. H. T. Ranee feels that 1857 is one of the most important years in the history of Clinton. In that yearthe currency was changed from pounds, shillings and pence, to dollars and cents, the railway came through here- for er€for the first time, being on the Buffalo-Goderich run; .Glinto'n was incorporated as a village; and the Masonic Lodge was or- ganized. Col. Rance stated that all may see what strides have been nnude since that date. COMING EVENTS Charge 500 i inimum g 3c a word Euchre and Dance, Town Hall, Clinton, Friday, January 31, spon- sored by local L.O.R AL Popular prices and music. 4-p Clinton 'Teen Ate Club election meeting, Friday,. Jan. 24, at 8 p.m., COI Auditorium. All 'teen agers wel- come. 3-4-x Band Away To Good Start; , P. Livermore President *ars wn Smyth Elected Fr §1i # u 9 West Waw nosh Warden, far 1947 GEORGE BROWN SMYTH Reeve of West Wawanosh Township for the past four years, who was elected Warden of Huron County for 1947 at the opening of the January Session at Goderich Tuesday after- noon • B. J. Gibbings Is Re-elected Library Head George Brown Smyth, . who is commencing his fifth year as Reeve of West Wawanosh 'Township, was elected. Warden of Huron County for 1947 at the opening of the January Sesion at the Court House, Goderich, • Tuesday] afternoon. His opponents in the Liberal caucus were John W. Armstrong. reeve of Hullett, and Cecil Wheeler,, reeve of Morris. . Warden Smyth has two eminent distinctions: (1). He is the first bachelor to become Warden of Huron County in 106 years of its history; (2) He is the first representative of West Wawanosh in the County Coun- cil to become Warden in 69 years - sines the late Charles Girvin occup- ied the office away back in 1878. His municipal life commenced as a school trustee for three years, and he entered the Township council' in 1934 and continued as councillor for nine years until he became ,Reeve in 1943. In all that time has had only two contests for councillor and one for reeve, the later four years. In 1946 he was chairman of the County Home Committee of County Council, and a member of the Warden's and Education Committees. Previously, he had been chairman of the Property and Executive • Committees. He is considered a better -than -average de- bater by his. colleagues. His Worship was born on a farm on lot 16, concession 8, West Wawa - nosh, on September 26, 1891, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smyth. and attended school at S.S. 3, before returning to the farm with his father. Since 1910 he leas resided on lot 18, coneession 6, West Wawa - nosh, where he carries on mixed farming on 150 acres, He is a mem- ber of the United Church at St. Helen's. A sister, Mrs. Bessie Stewart, resides with him, and a brother, Robert Smyth, in Toronto. Session Opens The January Session opened Tues - clay afternoon with all 28 members in attendance except J. P. 'Daly, reeve of Seaforth, and R. B. Cousins, reeve of Brussels, despite the weath- er. The former is confined to his bed with a serious ilinest,. County Clerk N.W. Miller officiat- ed 'at the taking of the oath of office arid congratulated the members among whom there were four nem faces. Ile wished them every success :and -premised' his hearty cooperation, and invited them to be guests o Goderich Lions Club at a banque an the British Hotel Thursday even- ing. After a motoin had been presented by Cecil Wheeler and John W. Arm- strong and carried that Brown Smyth be Warden, the Clerk declared the latter elected. R. E. Shaddick, Hen- sall, the 1946 Warden, conducted the new Warden to the dais, presented him with the keys of office, and be- spoke the sante cooperation from the members in 1947 as he had received in 1946. Judge T. M. Costello ad- ministered the oath of office and congratulated the Warden. Rev. B. H. Farr, rector of St. George's Any - Roan Church, Goderich, officiated at the devotional exercises, and con- gratulated the Warden on attaining this high office. 'Warden Addresses Council. Warden Smyth said it was with feelings of gratitude that he stood before them. He expressed his pleas- ure that the honor had come to him as the representative of West Wawa - nosh, as the last reeve to win the honor was in 1878. He telt there would be new and difficult problems to be faced duping the year and asked for cooperation. He expressed sympathy for Reeve J. F. Daly, of Seaforth, in his illness. He concluded by promising "to give of my best' to the county."' The Striking Committee was _in- structed by motion to set up Re- forestation and Airport Committees. Two 'Appointments B. J. Gibbings was re-elected chair- man of Clinton Public Library Board at the inaugural meeting for 1947 held in the new Board Room of the Lrb'rary Monday evening. Miss M. A. Stone was chosen secretary, while M. T. Corless will act a treasurer. Personnel of standing committees are as follows: • Property -B. J. Gibbings, chair man; W. S. R. Holmes, Miss Bdina Jamieson, W. B. Olde Book -Miss Edna Jamieson, chair- man; Miss M. A. Stone, • G. H. Jefferson, W. B. Olde. Appointees of the Town Connell are Miss Jamieson, 1VIlas Stone, W. S. R. Holmes. Those named by the School Boards are B. J. Gibbings, G. 11. Jef- ferson, W. B. Olde The Public Library re -opens after being closed for more than three weeks for necessary repairs and re- modelling Walls and ceilings have been painted, woodwork finished, and other improvements made. Miss Evelyn Hall is succeeding Miss M. Rudd as librarian. Some Early History The renovated Public Library is a far my from the days of the -old Mechanics' Institute which operated in the Town Hall under: Librarian James 'Scott. The present modern library building, with its up-to-date eguipmennt, was made possible by two grants from the Stavely Estate and the 'Carnegie Library Fund. The ,Stavely Building was erected in 1900 with funds received from the Ontario -Government out of the estate of the late Jamres Stavely who died. intestate. The sum of 35,000 was used in the construction of the build- ing, and a similar' sum placed in a sinking fund which still is intact. In 1915, it became apparent that additional space would have to be found to accommodate . the growing library, and after considerable cor- respondence by the Library Board chairman, W. Brydone, K.C., and the secretaoy of Clinton Board of Trade, A. T. Cooper, a grant .of $5,000 was secured from the Carnegie Library 'Fund. This additional money was Walter Woods, reeve of Turnberry; utilized to elect the Carnegie Library was appointed e member of the Good annex, and as a" result, Clinton now Roads Commission fora term of possesses one of the best libraries in three years. N. R. Dorra,ee, reeve this district, of McI{illop, was appointed a mem-, The names of James, Scott and John ter of the Criminal Audit Board for, Bean, both long since dead, are still 1947. He load been a member of the of Clinton,bered by the often book readers Good Roads C'ornmissien for three of Cliand district. years. Miss' Rudd, avho. retires at the end Letters of appreciation were read- of eadof this mouth -!after more than 40 from ,Dr. Sherwood Fox and G. W;, years' service, will be greatly missed Little, acknowledging the grant of by the patrons of one of Clintons best -loved institutions. $5,000 to Cho building fund of Unaver- From its Mechanic's Institute days, arty of Western Ontario. the Library has had only three librar-' The counties eo Samicoe, WeRing- ians. Dr. J. W. Shaw and John ton, Elgin and I{ent, advised that The annual meeting of Clinton Legion Band was held in the Legion Rooms, Thursday, January 16. The meeting was well attended and it looks as Trtfie Band is away to a good start for the year. Band etices .commence on Thursday, Ja 23, at 8.15 pan. All members are requested to be present and any new members will be made welcome. Following is the ,•list of officers for 1947:. Honorary presidents, Dr. J. W. Shaw, Col. H. T. Rance; presi- dent, P. Livermore; vice-president, G. Beattie; secretary -treasurer, G. Lavas; property committee, C. John- son, J. Hall, B. Johnson, Roy Ohm:- chill; Music committee, M. Agnew, K. Elliott, W. Moffatt. Les Pearson. Board. Hartleyweie'oarly member's of the they concunxed in the County of Huron resolution ecom'mending that nursing training schools be reopened Tuberculosis Campaign. Raised $1,200: Subsribers 446 in Four Municipalities Figures have been released for. the Chaistmas Seal Campaign held in connection with the fight for Tuper-. cillosis. In this locality the district WW1 made up of the Town. of Clinton, the Village of Blyth, and the Town- ships r and Stanley. n s of Gadoi clr In this area there were 446 sub- scribers and a total of 31,17032 was raised made up as follows Clinton, 228 subscribers, 3663.30; Blyth, 80 subscribers, 3196:77; Township of Goderich, 81 subscribers, $159..90; Township of Stanley, 3160.75. In the Town of Clinton figures. the following donations were includ- ed: Town of Clinton, $100; Clinton Lions Club, 3100; Grades 6 and 7, Public School, $12; Junior 1:n.9Etate, 35; Lafalot Bridge Club, 36; L.O.L., $5; Women's Institute, $5. Donations in Stanley Township in- cluded: Township of Stanley, 325; London Road Community Club, $10; War Services Club, Varna, ,$29,75; Stanley Ladies' Club, $10. In the Village of Blyth donations were nuc1u e d as follows: Vi tla e of Bl $26 • BIyt1 Lions Club , 325; Women's Institute, 82 Mrs. M. L. Hall's SS. Class, 35.75; Mrs, F. Marshall's S.S. Class, $5.75. In the Township of Godenieh all donations were individual, none com- ing from organizations. The committee are deeply grate- ful for all contributions received and for all who worked so hard to make the campaign such an outstanding success. in smaller hospitals. W. H. Golding, M.P., acknowledged a resolution protesting .the bringing of Japanese and their families into Western- Ontario, and promised to present it to the proper authorities (Continued on Page 5). A SMILE FOR TODAY Voice of Experience "Dorothy," ion hig ' 'un Dorothy said the � teacher, "wet howwould you describ a needle?" "Well," replied the 'teen-ager, "1 is a bright, shinning sewing tool use erounr the world. Tit has a but shank, slot, latch, civet, eye, throe and hook." "Mercy, where did you learn a that," gasped the teacher. "I worked in a needle factory lac • sunnier," said the bobby' -Boxer.