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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1947-05-15, Page 8PAGE EIGHT CLINTON NEWS-•RIOC.oltd) port hort,s' (By RSA) SOFTBALL PRACTICE TONIGHT Coaeh " Norman "Poodle" Liver. more has called a practice of all players trying cot for Clinton Rieb- weaa ' Softball team for :Community Park diamond at 6.30 tonight, and asks that everyone be on hand, both old and new players. Operating as a senior team in the WOAA, it will' be grouped" with Wieghaan, Goderieh, Seaferth, Teter and Centralia RCAAeeF`, a very ,strong group. —N -- BASEBALL MEETING MONDAY ,Secretary -treasurer John Liver- more announced today that a meet- ing of officials and players of Clin- ton Colts Baseball Club would be held .in the Town Chamber br at 8 .m. 'Mond May M 19,for p ay, Ythe pueppse of feathering the organiza- tion. The team is still minus a manager and a coach, and something will have to be dome about it soon, or else there wilt be no baseball team here this summer. THE OLD WARHORSE The NEWS -RECORD stole up on Bob Carrick •while at week here yest- erday iav the construction of the new Canadian 011 service station and gar- age, and the conversation went some- thing like this: `Whom are you going to ;play for this year, Bob? The answer cane back, quick as a flash: "Clinton if I can gat my release from Goderich, MIDGETS AND GIRLS, TOO 'Clinton Lions Club 'will •sponsor both midget baseball 'and girls' soft- ball this year, it was decided at a meeting in the Town Cannon Cham- ber Monday evening, called by the chairman of the. Sports Committee, Hugh Hawkins. The Lions Club operated Juvenile baseball and girls' softball last year. —•— IIENSALL-ZURICH COMBINES Due to the feet that a number of players of last year's championship team have ben lost to the new Staffa entry, Hensel' Baseball Club will op- erate thisyearthe +a under name of Officers H ural! Znric'h Combines. e of •the Club are as follows: Presi- dent, Richard El Shaddl''dc; vice- president, 11. H. Middleton; secretary' treasurer, 8. G. Bonthron; executive —T, Lavender, E. Fink, L Yungblut, D. Bedard; manager—,Stan 'Tudor. Childrens Outdoor Playthings SPECIAL SILVER STREAK WAGON - Reg. 13.95, Special for WOODCRAFT COASTER . Reg. 7.00, Special for SCOOTER SPECIAL - - - - Reg. 6. i 5, Special for WHEELBARROWS Reg. .98, Special for KIDDIE CARS Reg. 2.95,Special for HOOP -LA HOOPS Reg. .50, Special for 10.75 5.25 4.95 .49 2.25 .25 KIDDIE CAR Reg. 3.25, Special for 2.50 METAL WAGON Reg. 2.00, Special for 1.39 SAND PAIL AND SHOVEL 25 and 35c Sand Sifter Set Skipping Ropes 980 25c box 10c 25c 29c 5c to 75c Marbles Bag of 60 Marbles Shovel, Rake and Hoe Sets Rubber Balls McEWAN 'S OFTEN THE CHEAPEST—ALWAYS THE BEST White Rose Gasoline and Lubricants 24-HOUR GOODRICH TIRES - HART BATTERIES Horner's Service Station Phones: Garage, 783; Night, 483J HURON STREET CLINTON The Latest in Sport Shirts! aw41 • M t'1Y1 ! ln "i:...:. .,- You're up to iyonr neck in style 'when you're wearing this smart spun rayon sport shirt! The convesstvble collar. can take a tie or leave it alone, The varied epaing ,shades are all washable and the smooth tailoring makes ironing easy! ,Sanall, medium large, ,$2.50 to $4.95. :Davis & Herman Curtain and Drapery Materials Now in Stock also CURTAINS MADE UP BROWN'S One door north of the Royal Bank t Edwin C. Judd Named Winners From Softball Convener Music Edwin C. "Red" Judd, Clinton, was named convener of the Huron' County, senior softball group of the V4'estern On7itel° Athletic Association at a meeting held in Wingham Town Hall last eventing, attended' by repre- sentatives of the ' various softball clubs in the Association. He was the nominee of the Clinton Riohwear' Softball Club. Entries were received from the following teams: Wiughann, Goderioh, Clinton Itliohwears, Seaforth, Exeter and Centralia RCAF. It was a sur prise that Clinton RCAF did not en- ter, las this !elu(h played, bast ,year. Listowel and 'Milverton were refused entry to •the group bemuse of dis- tance. ' It was decided that representa- tives of the six teams' ill the group would eget down bo schedule drawing' at a meeting in 'Clinton tomorrow (Friday) evening •at. •eight o'clock. The local club was represented at the meeting by President James A. Ch awe , n ,se eretary-treasuzer Wesley Vandenburgh, Coach Norman Liver• snore, and Transportation •Chairman Jack Scruton. The ,gatheeing took the form of a school for coaches and umpires, and e professional •softball umpire was on band to 'heed out the oldadvice about the proper wale to call 'em. HURON -PERTH OPENING HERE THURS., MAY 29 Victoria Day, May 24, will see the opening at (Mitchell of the Huron. Perth Baseball League, an OSA intermediate "C" group, with the finest match here May 29. The reg- ular .schedule continues Tight through until August 5. Ten teams are entered—five in each group. Schedules for both the north and sough, groups were drawn up at a aneeting of club representatives is Heneall Thursday evening last, the local representatives being John Livermore, John R. Butler and Gor- don A. Miller. The North group consists of Staffa, 14Iitehell, HeusaIl-7,urioh Combines, Clinton RC,AiF and Clinton Colts; with Leroy O'Brien, Zurich, as convener. The South group comprises Leman, Dashwood, Exeter, Centralia RCAF, and St. Marys, with Elmer D. BeW. Exeter, as convener. The schedule for the North group,. which indicates Clinton Colts' open- ing match with Hensall-Zurich 'Com- bines in Community Park here on .Thursday. May 29, will be published next week. BOWLING In the Wearwell Girls' Bowling on Thursday night Moolettes defeat- ed Musgrettes 2,342--2,87.5 although the latter team claimed four points to three. The same nicht •Serviettes defeated Olivettes 2,446--2.2,255 winning five points to two. CLEARING AUCTION SALE — of — FARM STOCK and IMPLEMENTS — on THURSDAY. MAY 22 at 1 p.m. DST Half mile east of Londesboro, Hullett Township OATTLE--Helstein eow, 9 years old, fresh; ,cow, 4 years old, fresh; eow, 6 years old, fresh; cow, 6 years old, due August; cow, 3 years old. fredh; cow 6 years old. clue May; cow 5 years old, fresh; heifers, 2', years old, due ;September; 7 calves. PIGS •4 sows; 16 young pigs. POULTRY -60 hens, Sussex. '3/LAiCHIN1ER Y—,Oliver tractor, 60 on rubber with combination cultivat- or; Oiver 2 -furrow plow, dike new; bean puller; McCormick -Deering mower; M. -H, binder; M. -H. hay loader; Tray rake; harrows; Tiding plow; walking plow; one-horse snuf- fler; rubber tire wagon and Tack; hay fork, car and rope; 2 -wheel trailer; other 'articles too numerous to mention, Full line house furnishings', includ- ing 3 -piece chestenfield'; dining room suite; Beath cook stove; couch; bath a'oone scales; ROA electric Victor stadia like new; dishes, pots and pane; electric washing machine (Conner). TERMS—CASH JOHN BROMPTON. Proprietor HAROLD iACKSON, Auctioneer R' P. CHESNtEY, Clerk. 20-b If You Need Your Fruit Trees Sprayed ° or Your Barn Whitewashed and Disinfected Or Your Lawn Rolled see Jack Little PHONE 335W - CLINTON 19-p DESIRABLE FURNISHED COTTAGES, FOR RENT WEEK OR. SEASON Three bedrooms, living room. and kitchen. Good beach, hydro, good water . Johnson's Deer Lodge HAYFIELD Festival (Continued .tress's rage One) thoape, 80, all of Blyth, Mass• Watt is the winner of the $25 ,scholorship do- nated by R. tK, Wurtele. Oiess '99--E' flat horn solo: Marg- arett Marshall, Boytbh, 81; Irnha Wal- lace, 80. Class 106—E flat saxophone solo: Lois Doherty, Blyth, 80. Giese 59 --Girls' vocal .solo, 8 years . avid under, had twenty-two iiwo oompeti- tors. Five twere ,chosen dor the finals Marks given in the ereliminanioe were: Diaame Warman, Blyth, 80; Lois Allen, Godericli, 80; Joanne Hodgins, Blyth, 80. Class 107 --Clarinet solo, Mildred Charters', Blyth, 88;" Phyllis Shephard, Blyth, 80. (Mr. Fenwick, .after 'adjudicating the unison choruses in class 49, assembled the two hundred or snore parbicipants, and conducted them in the test piece, "One Man Shall ,Mow My Meadow." Ilt was a splendid exhibition of singing as every choir did nits best to follow the in: stiuc tro ns of the adjudicator. The silver medal prize, •donated by Huron county as first prize in class 46, boys' vocal 'sola, was awarded to Heehaw! !Snell, Londlesboro; 2nd prize, +112.50 in Dash donated by Dr. J. M. Graham, went to Terence Pearson. Clinton. The .shield donated by Huron county for ,class 54, double trio, rural schools, was presented by 'll2r. Kinkead to S. S. No, 1 Hullett, The $25 educational soholarahip, donated by the Maple Leaf chapter, I.O.D.E., Godersich, for boys' vocal solo, classes 47 and 60, was presented by Miss Ann Wurtele to George Mil. burn, God'eriah. A fountain pen, do- nated by Central Home and Sehoel Club 'as second prize, was presented by My. Kinkead to Kenneth Keyes. Varna. Class 46, bays' -solo (9 years and ander), Richard Snell, Londesboro, 86 Terence Pearson, ,Clinton, 85; Neil McGavin, Walton, 84; Jack Watkins, Clinton, 82; Douglas Turner, Hensal!,. 80, Olase 12, Wand solo (17 years and sander), ,Eileen Glidden, Clinton, 80. Class 23, piano solo (17 years and under), Phyllis Hanley, Clinton, 82. Finals for schalarehip in girl' vocal ,solo: (14 years. and .under), Prances. Brereton, Goderioh,•86; Dolma Fowlie, ,Bayfield, 84; Barbara Ann McVittie, Goderidh, 83; Gloria Slibthorpe, Blyth, 82. (Glass 96, duet (open), Misses Eil- een Sutter and Coronea Weeded, Clinton, 86. Bobbin Moorehead, tSeaforth, top- ped al others in class 47, boys? vocal solo (11 years and under) with 85 marks. Kenneth Keyes, Varna, got 84; and Beet Pepper, •Clinton, 83. Others .marked in .the preliminaries were: Gerald Tebbutt, Clinton, 82. Kenneth Wilson, Goderieh, 82; Jim my R'aibieby, ' Clinton, 81; Joseph Rau Bayfield, 81; John White, Clinton, 80; Barry Lovett, Londesboro, 80; John 'Nixon, Lucicnew, 80. Class 2, piano solo (7 years and under), Mary Curry, Goderich, 80; Bev. Bo yes, o Yes Clinton, 78. 'On, ,behalf of the Godenioh Music .Club, J. A. Snider, president, pre- sented Maw: John See, the untiring festival secretary, who is Leaving Gaderieh, with a gift. In recognition of her leadership as festival president, a. bouquet of roses was presented to 'Mrs. J. G. Olc- Dougal on behalf of the Ged'erich 14tusic Club by .Mrs, Murray Hether- ington, This. year the festival had almost twice as many eniteies as fast year, It was 'announced by Mrs. 'M:eD:ougal at the session. on Friday evening that plans were already under way for next year's Festival, It was thought quite likely that preliminar- es would have to be contested in the 'different; -sections of .the county with the finals taking ,place in Godeeich. Bath the adjudicators thought that the Festival was of a much higher calibre than other years and remark- ' l different times on the splendid work done 'by the' music teachers. Olt YOUR CAR READY i*BaerofFoe" SPECIAL SPRING CHANGEOVER 1 Lubricate chassis, 2 Change engine oil (4 quarts). Flush crank ease. 4Change transmission lubricant, 5Change rear axle lubricant Drain anti -freeze, 6inspect and tighten hose connections. 7Clean and adjust spark plugs, Wash and Polish. BROWN and INKLEY BELL INKLEY' "Service With a Smile" Phone 784 CLINTON PERCY BROWN WINGS ON YOUR CAR become almost a reality when you bring it to us for your 'spring tune-up. WE ARE SPECIALISTS in ,giving you a more effil;i'entt IGNITION and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM arbd a real Money -Saving CARBURETOR TUNE-UP We'll give you too a long summer of smoother riding by making sure your Shock Absorbers are in tip-top shape Speedometer Service Auto -Lite and Delco-Eerny Electrical Parts and Starters, Generators and Carburetor Pa0°ts. 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