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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1947-12-11, Page 1News -Record Classified Adlets Pay Hilton No. 59 69th Year, Whole No. 6282 ws Record WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED TER CLINTON NEW ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947 Sworn Circulation. 1,846 The Houle Paper With the News Shorthorn Cattle Breeders Face Future with Confidence Th 4ZZr eak., A BLACK BEAR WEIGHING SO0 pounds lis "some" bear!. . But that's the weight of a bruin shot by a party of local hunters on their recent trip to Mani- toulin Island.. The party, consisting of • Fergus VanEg- mond and Dr. J. A. Addison, Clinton, : and five others from Hensa'lll and Zueiich, . got their +foil allotment of seven deer — all tout one of them bucks—as well as ibringing home the huge bear which they divided up equally among the septette , . OUR LITTLE HUNTING stories in tilde column recently have been hotting the air waves . On the ten o'clock Sunday morning "Neighbourly News" broadcast over CFRB the past two Sunday mornings, Andy Clarke has mentioned them and The NEWS -RECORD .. . STREET PEDLARS HAVE been making theanselves rather unpopular in Clinton recently . . They should be made to pay a pedlar's license fee if they plan to do +business in c:ompetlltinn with local merchants .. . * * GOOD NEWS FROM OTTAWA for the personnel of RCAF Sta- tion, Clinton! . . . Members of the three services will be • grant- ed a three-day holiday either at Christmas or New Year's, the vacation to consist of the statu- tory holiday and two working days . . But only 50 per cent of all personnel in a camp or headquarters will receive the Christmas holiday; the remain- der Will get New ear's M r 9 A KEEN SPORTSMAN HAS our hearty congratulations on attaining his 83rd birthday. He is W4lliaan Carter, Londesboro, road superintendent of Huilett Township, who celebrated the great event Wednesday, Decem- ber 10 .. , In addition to at- tending hockey and baseball matches near and far, he fol- lows Lendesboro bowling teams to "Hal" Nartley's Clinton al- leys Friday evening to watch eon George and grandson Glen Carter "do their stuff" in the Londesboro Men's League .. Another 'octogenarian Who vele- brated his 80th birthday Wed-. nesday was John Snider, Albert St., Clinton, who is still a very active youngman .. . It must be the climate . DON. MILLER NEW 'TEEN TOWN MAYOR FOR COMING YEAR A good attendance was seen at 'Teen Town fast Friday night and for once the main attraction was not 'dancing, for unless the girls liked dancing among them- selves, they had to be contented some other way. For a major portina of the evening, the boys huddled around a radio in the ' school gym and you could not blame them for it was the night of the big fight between Louis and Walcott. There was some dancing of course, and although Audrey Jervis and Rion Phillips won the spot• danre, they were unable to give the correct an- swer to the musical question which !the ;winners of that dance have toanswer and thusfor- feited the prize. The big jack- pot now stands. at $3. The election"for Mayor of Teen Town was held and at the close o f the meeting Don Miller, former 'reeve, was announced as the new Mayor. He succeeds Jack Rozell, who has left town. There NYC be no Teen -Town this Friday night since the Col- legiate is holding its Annual Commencement. iTheWeek'sWeatherl 1947 1946 High Low High Low Dec. • . 4 85 20 36 28 5 35 23 41 30 6 34 28. 38 31 7 37 28 53 31 8 46 27 53 40 9 • 30. 24 54 49 10 26 9 55 37 Rainratl1; .28 in. .29 in. Snow: 2 inches Public School • Teacher Leaves; Name Successor Entering the new year, Clin- ton Public School teaching staff will have one new member, Miss Edith Moolenaghan, Beigrave, Who has had several years' teaching experience. She will teach Grade IT pupils. The Public School Board, at its December meeting in the school Thursday evening last, received the resignation of Miss Jean Webster, effective Decem ber 31, 1947., and immediately appointed Miss McClenagtian. Miss Webster has taught here for several years. ,Chairman A. F. Cudmore pre- sided at the meeting. All mem- bers were present. The Board appointed G. R. Foster as its representative on the Clinton Collegiate Institute Board for 1948, the Board's first appointment of this kind. A Westerner and graduate of the University of Saskatchewan in economics, Mr. Foster taught school before going into busi- nes. He has been manager of the local branch of Canada Packers Limited for the past five years and is the energetic president of Clinton and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce. Following completion off ar- rangements, it was stated that the Kindergarten would move to Ontario St. United Church School Room as of January 1, 1948. Granit Rath has been engaged to redecorate the upstairs litoor rooms and Ball during Christ- mas holidays. Principal G. H. Jefferson re- ported that enrolment during November was . 318, with aver- age 'attendance of 28822 or 90.9 per cent. Admissions during the month had totalled six and transfers two. Ile stated that an epi'demi'c of colds and influenza had resulted in lowered viten- dance. Inaugural meeting of the 1948 Public Senool Board was set for Thursday, January 8. CCI Board Heirs Reports from Inspectors Members of Clinton Colleg- iate Institute Board had the pleasure of hearing reports from High School Inspectors D. L. Gray and E. R. McLlellan at the Reeernber meeting held in the Collegiate Institute last week, The reports dealt with ob- servations made on the occasion of their inspection of the school in November. Chairmen Frank Fingland presided at the meeting and 11 members were present except Trustees R, D. Philp, Blyth and F. Marshall East Watwanoeh. Principalt E. A. Fines' report for November indircated art en- rolment of 222 and an average attendance of 208.6 or 94 per Cent. It was reported that the busses rere experiencing diffi- culty completing their trips ow- ing to weather conditions. Inaugurall meeting of the '48 Board will be held Tuesday, January 6. Leaving RCAF Station G/C E. A. McGOWAN Commanding Officer of RCAF Station, Clinton, for. more than two years, who is retiring from the service to be succeeded by Wing Commander Chester Hull, nvho has been at Air Force Headquarters, Ottawa. C/C and Mrs. McGowan and family will reside in Victoria, B.C., after the new year. THOMAS CHURCHILL RECEIVES TROPHY FOR LONGEST BASS Thomas Churchi 1. Clinton. one of this district's most prom- inent sportsmen, was honoured at the annual banquet of Huron Fish and Ganne Club when he was presented With the Club trophy for catching the longest. black bass naught this year by a member of the Club. It was 182ti melees in length and was caught in the Maitland river. The presentation was made at the conelusfon of the banquet in Hotel -Clinton Friday evening last by Edward R. Meadows, Galt, Western Ontario supervis- or of game overseers for On- tario Department of Game and ar; oac • President Howard Cowan was chairman for the function which filled the dining room to capac- ity with the members and their wives. Alex Haddy was. master of ceremonies and William Jer- vis acted as song leader. C. M. Shearing nntrodueed the speak- er who was 'thanked in behalf of the club by Alex Haddy. Misses Joyce Hawkins and Jane Hartley rendered an enjoyable gultar duet. In an interesting address, Mr. Meadows related some of his ex- periences as game supervisor in Northern Ontario. He stated that the law violators in , the North were very clever opera- tors and very hard to catch. Al- though many convictions were registered, he believed the en- forcement officers were oaty scratching the surface. One man paid $3,800. In one case, 282 beaver petty were seized in the Office of .an abandoned gold mine. "We knew in our own minds who owned that fur, but couldn't prove it" he said. "A person who takes game out of season—the property of you and me and of the Government =-is a thief." Nothing to be Millionaire in China Says Rev. E. A. Townsend, Missionary "It is nothing to be a million -moot worry about other trouble sire oyer here; a thousand dell-] ttiii it comes to us. They seem ars just buys a few peanuts", j to have had excellent rice crope Rev. E A. Townsend, now a thi's year on the whole, so con - Canadian missionary in Chang- ditions should improve, but the teh, Honan, 'China, and former cost of living ds extremely high. local boy, writes in a'let'ter dat- "Inflation semis to know no ed October 23. bounds. The American dollar now changes for over fifty thousand, and the black market is said to be about .one hundred thousand dollars for one U. S. dater, One hundred dollar bills • The NEWS -RECORD'S far- thest-away s!ulbacriiber writes as follows: "Many thanks for sending the missing numbers of The NEWS - RECORD. I think I. have receiv- ed eta .the ming ones now. The fattest -canes are August 7 and 28. The other tdvo tare likely on their way, as' they often come "I do not like to miss any of dihein, as it is my main source of information about the out- side world. We have no radio or daily papers here, so the people at home likely know more about whatt is, going on around us than we do ourselves. We do know . that 'there is plenty of t trouble, and unrest, but the city in whtch we leve has remained *imperatively quiet, so we d arexitko pracaliy out of circulat- ion, and they give $500 bills to children to play with. Every- thing is priced as so many thou- sand dollars or more often, so many ten thousands. It is noth- ing to be a millionaire over here. A thousand dollars must buys a few peanuts. "I enjoy . reading the MIN - TON NEWS -RECORD very. much. I never miss the happ- enings of 25 'and 40 : years ago, as I know more people mention- ed in that section, than I do of the present population. Londes- bore news is also very inner - ing as that es where' I spent the ofirst few years of my life." Street Lights Bylaw Passed For Brucefield ' uckersmi+th Township Cou- ncil met in the Town Hall, Sea - forth, on Saturday, December 6, at Span. with , all •members present and 'Reeve Nicholson presiding! , Dr, E. A. McMaster,' Medical Officer of Health for the town- ship, presented his report for the year, showing that there were no serious outbreaks of disease dining the year. Dur- ing the year' 147 persons were immunized against diptheria, 68 against scarlet fever' and 147 against whooping cough, -and it is now estilreated - that of the cbildren from one to 14 years of age in the township, 90 per cent 'are now protected against dip'theri+a, 60 per cent against snail -pox; 40. per cent against scarlet fewer and '90 per cent against whooping Cough. Inoculations given this year were at a cost of $175.18, which was paid to the Medical Officer of Health along with salary of $100 and Convention expenses of $25. The premium on the Tax Col- lector's Surety Bond of $37.50 was ordered paid, and grants of $25 to Seaforth Lions Club and $10 to the Brucefield Library were made. Ed. Gormley, contractor for the tole work on the McCuliie Drain, was paid $100 on 'ac count of his services and T. R. Patterson, Engineer,was paid $90. on amount of the Dill Drain and $82 on account of the Me- Oullie Drain. The Aux Sable Watershed Conservation Auth- ority was paid $8, Tuckersmith's share of fees By -Lane No. 10, 1.947, author- izing the installation of street lighting in the village of Bruce- fiiaally passed, signed and sealed This By -Law authorizes the in- stalllatibn of street lighting in the village of Brucefield, and al- so authorizes the Reeve and Clerk to sign the necessary ag- reement with the Hydro -Elect- ric Power Commission of Ont- ario for such installa'ti'on, up- keep and maintenance. Due to numerous complaints on Dog Tax in the township, coined decided to form a Court of Revision, Dec. 15, 1947, for the purpose of dealing with con plaints on the said matter. Payment of $220, to the Hyd- ro -Electric Power Commission of Ontario for Egmondville street Lighting, was authorized. The Clerk was instructed to notify interested parties that (Continued on Page Five) Auburn Twins Celebrate Their 83rd Birthday William McElwain, Auburn, and his twin brother, David Mc- I'kwain:, Goderich, marked their 83rd'biithday Friday with their sister, Mrs. John McPhee pre- sent for the oaeosibn, They are sons of David' Mc- Mean, c•M afin, and Jane Jdhnsbon Mc- Elwain, end were born in West Wawauosh. The twins attend- ed . S.S. So. 1, West Wawanosh, where they spent them yo'ut'h. The family consisted of 13 mem- bers, seven of whom are living. They are Andrew, David, Mrs. John Tiffin, Goderich; Mrs. Wil- liam Wilson, Nile; Mrs, John McPhee, • Auburn; and Mess Mettle Mcllwafn and Mrs. John McPhee are also twins. In 1904, William Mcfiwadn married Annie Rogerson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs..Robert Rog- erson, Parry Sound. They lived on the 3/feRwain property until 16 years ago, when they moved to :Carlowd; where they operated the Colborne Telephone Com - party. Ten years ago they re- tired. to Auburn, where Mrs. Mc- Iwasn died Live years ago. A daughter, Amelia, lives with. her father. COMING EVENTS Minimum Charge 50c 3c a word nmagonsaworthemwomms......... *oft Christmas Dance, C.C.I. Auditorium, Thursday, December 18, Dancing 9-1; M.uhic---Ress Scott -and his orchestra. 49.b Hospital Md Christmas Ball, Town Hail, Clinton, irriclaY, December 29. Norman Carnegie orchestra. Pavors. Refreshments; Specialty Numbers. $1.00 per person. Dress optional 49.59.51-52-h New School Trustee G. RALPH FOSTER Who has been appointed by Clinton Public School Board as its relpresentatbilve on the Clinton 2250. and to the defendant truck Collegiatte Lnsste for 1948. He is titua formerBoard school $ teacher. The action arose out of an o - accident in'`volvhtg a cap owned BAYFIELD LIONS ed ,by the defe te dant,tatethe own - ENTERTAINED BY terseetion of Walnut street and EXETER PICTURES 7 da19 Thepl cec- tual damages of $579.22, and $100 for depreciation. A counter. •claim was entered by the defendant for total dam- ages of $500. Dr. H. Melntyre W. A. Culbert, Dungannon Perth -Huron -President Clayton :Laithwaite Breeders of the famous Shorthorn cattle are looking Receives Damage Award forward with confidenca to znar- • keting conditions andthe future Clayton Laithwaite, Godenich of their breed, it way indicated Township fruit farmer, was at !the annual .meeting of the awarded $151.35 damages Perth -Huron Shorthorn Club against Walter Pearson, coder- 'which was held in Hotel C14ntoe ich "fisc mamufarturer, do his Wednesday afternoon. motor damage motion. Each will Following a meeting of direc- pay his own costs. tors in the .Agricultural Office, The action was tried in. Gen- a banquet was held in the hotel sial Sessis ox thPeace at twith a number of 'ladies present, Court Houonse, Godereich, lahest after !which the general. meeting week, before Judge R. S. Clark. took plaice. After deliberation for almost President George W a 1 die, two hours, .the jury found both Stratford, was chairman and guilty of negligence and assess -Gerald E. Nelson, Clinton, as - ed the total damages as 32 per sistant agricultural representa- cent negligence by the defend- Live for Huron, acted as song- tiff. and 68 per cent by the plain- leader. Miss Florence Ai'ten ac - tuff. Total damage to the plain- coinpanied and also rendered . tiff's ear was found to be $579- two piano solos. LeRoy Brown, Clinton, agricultural representa- tive for Huron, introduced and .welcomed the head table guests. Dr. M, W. Stapleton, Seaforth, proposed the toast to the ladies. W. A. Culbert, Dungannon, was elected president, the re - =winder of the officers being: lst vice-president, Roy Nether- cott, St. Marys; 2nd vice-presi- dent, Dr. M. W. Stapleton, Sea - forth; secretary -treasurer, G. E. Nelson,. Clinton: assistant, Ralph E. White, Stratford; aud- itors, R. M. Peek; Ktj pen Arn- old Robinson, St. Marys: Perth directors: Lincoln White, St. Marys; William Potts, Mitchell; New President R. E. Whitney, Branner; Ben Thiel, Mhitche'p; Arnold Robin- son and George McGillawee, Stratford; Huron directors; J. M. Scott and Howard Arm- strong, Seaforth; R. M. Peck, Kippen; Andrew Gaunt, Luck - now; Anson McKinley, Zurich; William Turnbull, Brussels. Alfred Hales, Guelph retail niealt merchant, discussed "Tail - omelette Livestock" in which he referred tc the great changes which tied taken place in eating habits of the public, He said they all add up to one thing: "Livestock that is produced to- day must be tailor.'made—made to suit the market and suit the consumer." He declared that the industry must not stand still. Harold White, Gueph, secret- tary, Canadian Shorthorn As- sociation, stressed the import- ance of local organizations and that they, as breeders , must ever be on the alert to improve their breed. Greet interest had been shown at Chicago, at the International i ivestoel: Show, and .the fact that a Shorthorn pad been judged grand champ- ion steer. The new method of entry by age, not by weight, had oven Shorthorns the edge over the other breeds. Gerald E. Nelson reported on boys' club work in -Turon in 1947 a td said that t sorthorree c,utuueee d t ether beef breeds In shows at Blyth and Brussels. Hayfield Lions Club held its regular dinner meeting at The Little Inn on Wednesday even- ing, December 3, with. 22 melte leers of Exeter Lions Club .pre- sent as guests. After a slighly interrupted business session, the Exeter Lions took over the meeting and entertained in regular Lions Club 'style, with singing by their very efficient Barber Shop Quar tette and splendid solo®numbers by their club anentbers. A draw was :conducted by the Exeter Cub. Fink prize, a ten -pound tusitey,,,,•,was won, byp:Hugh Mc- Kay, a visitor- of the evening, and the second prize, a box of chocolates, was won by Lloyd Makins. Proceeds of the draw were donated to the Bayfield Club. Exeter Lions brought along their sound -equipped moving picture projector and showed soime very interesting and ed- ucational! pictures. This mach - Legion Branch Dr, H. McIntyre was chosen president of Clinton Branch, Canadian Legion, at the month- ly meeting held in the Legion Home Monday evening. Other officers elected were: immediate past president, G. Wilson, Brucefield; first vice president, H. R. Hawkins; sec- ond vice president, F. 3. McKay; chaplain, Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel; secretary, M. J. Schoenhals; treasurer, J. Butler; sergeant - at -arms, H. E. Kingswell; sten- me is owned by the Exeter dard bearers, George Runmba', Lions Club and they have offer- K. W. Colquhoun; . sergeant -in - ed to loan it to the Bayfield Club charge of colour party, J. D. and have invilted some of the Thorndike; executive commit - Hayfield Lions to 'go to Exeter tee, Waiter Johnston, Bayfield; to get instructions an the oper- J. K. Cornish, Brucefield; J. L. ation of the machine. Heard, R. N. Irwin. W. N. Ball, The next regular meeting on John Deeves, George Rumba'', December 17 was to have been Lorne Brown, Douglas Andrews Ladies' Night but this has been and George Cahnpbell, Clinton. cancelled as this is the night of Plans were completed for a the Bayfield School concent. The Christmas party for the families regular dinner meeting, how- or the returned men of the die - ever, will be held. j (Continued on Page 5) Mr. and Mrs.. Herbert Mogridge, Auburn Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mog- ridge marked their 50th wedd- ing anniversary at their home in Auburn last •week.. They are enjoying feirdy good health. The bride and groom of 50 years greeted their guests. The bitdle'e dress was black crepe with elver trim' and corsage of wine chrysanthemums. The din- ing room was decorated with baskets of yeldom mums, ever- greens and yellow streamers. The table covered with a lace tablecloth, was centred with a sent at the wedding 50 years ago. Those serving were Mrs. Gormley Thompson and Mrs. Bert Marsh. The . wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride's par- ents on the 10th concession of Hultlett by Rev. W. J. Andrews, Londeslboro. ' The attendants were Miss Maud Moorehead, Stratford, cousin of the bride and Edgar Mogridge. •brother of the groom. Following their mar- riage they lived on the bride- groom's farm on the 11th con. Mr: And Mrs.!. Mogridge. four-rtier wedding cake decimat- ed in gold and white and flanked wish gold candles its silver hold- ers. Tea was poured be- Mrs. Maigaret Manning and: Mrs. Martha. Grey, Londeeboro, cons- is of the bride, who were pre= of Hullett for three years mov- ing owing to the base line where they dived for 44 yeas: when they re- tired to Auburn three years ago. Mrs. Mo ud .e was formerly Alice Manning, daughter of Mr. (Continued on Payee Ave) Huron Fanners Buying Feed in Small Amounts For !the first time since 1939 there are a few sections in On- tario where farm labour supply is equal to the demand accord- ing 40 the weekly crop report of 'the Ontario . Agricutural De- partment. The feed and grain situation is still a headache for livestock and poultry men, the report in- dicated. Lincoln County farmers are trying to bold on to their livestock as long as possible until Ottawa announces some definite policy regarding rela- tionship between cost of feeding the •aaiimalks and their market value. Huron farmers feeding .bacon hogs, claim the situation is im- possible and are buying feed hi only small amounts with hope that relief may come quickly. A Smile for Today An Aberdonian on a visit to a friend in Landon overstayed his Wei. come. itt was getting toward Christ- mas and this host thought a kindly hint would have the desired result., "Don't you think," he said, "that your wife and /'snub will' want you to be with them at •C•hristmas,v "Mon" replied the A be r o ii "I believe you're xig1t.tt'sraset-ifu ' you,' Illi sons for them,''