Clinton News-Record, 1952-04-10, Page 2Clinton News-Record
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
(Established 1860)
THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
(Established 1881)
Amalgamated 1924
An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
Population, 2,543: 'reading Area, 1e,000; Retail Market, $2,000,000; Rate, .04 per line flat.
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Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County
S. ATKEY, Editor and Business Manager A, L, COLQUHOUN., Plant Manager
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1952
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BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
ACCOUNTANCY
e ROY N. BENTLEY
Licensed Public Accountant
15 Warren Ste Goderich, Ont,
Telephone 587
CHIROPRACTIC
D. H. McINNES
Chiropractic - Foot Correction
OFFICE HOURS:
Hotel Clinton, Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.
Commercial Hotel, Seaforth,
Monday, 1 to 6 pan.
INSURANCE
Insure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District RepresentetiVe
Box 310 Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res. 324.T
Lova INSURANCE AGENCY
Cor, William and Ratteribury Ste.
Phone 691W
— GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative:
Join. of Canada, General (Life)
Ilowick Farmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
VETERINARY
DIL G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinsthin
Phone 202 Clinton
Be Sure • : Be Insuied
It W. CeLOCHOTIN
GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative:
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Office: Royal Bank Building
Offiee 50 - PHONES - Res. 9W
E. HOWARD, Hayfield
' Phone Hayfield 53r2
Car - Fire - Life - Accident
Wind Insurance'
If you teed Insurance, I have
, a Policy.
H. C. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 2513
Insurance a- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
THE MclaILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office, Seaforth
Officers 1952—President, J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; vice-president,
3. H. lelawing, Myth; manager
and secretary-treasurer, M. A.
Reid, Seaforth. Directors—S.
Whitmore, Seaforth; Chris. Leone
hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar-
tha, _Clinton; Robta Archibald, Sea.
forth; John H. McEsving, Blyth;
Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm. S.
Alexander, Walton; S. L. Malone,
Seaforth; Harv. Fuller, Gederich,
Agents-4. B. Pepper, Deuce-
field; R. F. McKerchet, Dublin;
J. F. ?meta, Biodhageri; Wm.
Leiner Jr., Londesboro; S. BAker,
13rUsseiii.
MASSAGE
Best remedial Swedish Massage,
and hydrotherapy, by certified
masseur.
L. LEEI'ER
Clinton Phone 907r5
10-1-2-3-p
OPTOMETRY
A, L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Eeareiried .and Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
GORDON It. IIEARN
Optometrist
Phone 69
Huron Street, Clinton
JOHN E. LONGSTAFF
Optometrist
Phone 701, Main St„ Seaforth
Hours: 9 am - 6 inn.
Wed, 9 - 12,30; Sat. 9 em - 9 pm
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broker
SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON
Phone: Office 448; Res, 599j
LEGAL
' 110BERT-E. BARNES
Barrister and Solicitor
Albert Street, Clinton
(Over LookwoOd's Barber Shop)
Office Hours: TtieseleYe and
Saturdays, 0 ott. to 5 p,m.
Telephones:
Clinton 667 GOdetieb 1251
Your Last Chance to Help
The Unfortunate .Kiddies1
Through, the three summe r camps' operated by the On-
OH° Society for Crippled Chil dren, hundreds of handicapped
youngsters get a chance to le am to swim. These camps and
many other services are suppo rted by the annual Easter Seal
appeal,
Misses Roselle And Mable
Livermore, Toronto, were visit-
ors with Mr. and Mrs. H. Liver-
more, London Read.
RADIO HEWS
iBkin, cittnier
CANADIAN RADIO has gen-
erally agreed to softpedal com-
mercials on Good Friday. The
CBC has cancelled every paying
program. Locally, this means no
Ford Theatre or Gillette Fights.
To replace the Ford Theatre at
nine o'clock, Wingham has sched
uled "The. Triumphant Hour" . . .
music, drama and song built,
around the momentous story of
the Resurrection of Christ. About
20 Hollywood stars will take part,
including Loretta Young, Jeff
Chandler, Howard Keel, Rosalind
Russell and Rod O'Connor. A
children's operetta by Seaforth
Public School pupils will likely
replace the Cavalcade of Sports.
NEW SHOWS coming up in-
clude "Phil Rizzutto's Sports
Caravan" (beginning next week
Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m,)
and "I Was a Communist", on the
air for Eno's each Wednesday
night at nine o'clock. Although
transcribed in the States, each
deals with a topic of equal impact
to Canadian listeners. Rizzutto
interviews big-name sports fig-
ures and runs a Fan-of-the-Week
contest offering an all-expenses-
paid trip to New York City. "I
Was a Communist" is based on
stories from the Saturday Even-
ing Post.
NEWCOMBE'S REXALL DRUG STORE INVITES YOU TO HEAR
Miss Elizabeth Lapp
on the subject
Skin Care and Personal Make-up
8.00 p.m. in the Town Hall, Clinton
Wednesday, April 16
Miss Lapp's vocation in life represents a thorough study of women and their
many problems. Fier experience stems from intensive research in the medical
and health fields. Her findings show that many problems of women originate from
their natural striving for beauty. She has found that by improving her ap-
pearance, a woman gains greater confidence and success in all her aspirations.
So enthusiastic have been. the reports of Miss Lapp's lectures to women's groups,
that our store has gone to great lengths to obtain her services.
Remember 8.00 p.m. in
the Town Hall, Clinton, on
Wednesday, April 16. There
will be no admission charge
and a beautiful chest of Tif-
fany Cosmetics will be given
away as a door prize.
PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS ALL DAY
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
*Miss Lapp has been kind enough to agree to
spend all day Thursday, April 17, at our store
in Clinton. She will be pleased to give you a
free personal consultation On your beauty
problems, MISS ELIZABETH LAPP
NEWCOMBE'S REXALL DRUG STORE
CLINTON, ONTARIO W. C. Newcombe, Phm,B. PHONE 51
OF MAIN STREET
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TIHIRSDAY, APRIL 10, 1J52
From our Early Files
25 YEARS AGO
and simply don't go swishing around town
splashing as many pedestrians as they can. But
once le a while a car driver may be just a
little absent-minded and unintentionally may
splash a person walking along the sidewalk,
minding his or her own business.
This, then, is an appeal to auto drivers to
avoid absent-mindedness until the streets dry
up, to drive a little more slowly than the law
calls for and to keep an eye open for pedest-
rians. The result will be (we Hope) no splash-
ed spring togs and no irate,citizens.
Thoughtfulness in the springtime and, in-
deed any season of the year, helps to keep
everyone happy.
Forester, R.R. 1, Ilespeler)
Spring is the only season that a fire will
run through a hardwood bush, as the dry
leaves provide fuel. Extensive damage results
as seedlings and saplings are destroyed and it
quite often scars the larger trees.
The smoker should not throw matches and
cigarette butts out of car windows but they
should be placed in the ash trays. A match
or cigarette butt should be dropped and ground
into the earth by the heel of the shoe.
It is advisable to plan in advance if the
grass on a vacant lot or field is being burned
off, Burn the grass when several people are
around with shovels or water to keep it under
control. The tractor or team with as plow
could be ready to plow a furrow as one or
two furrows will stop a grass fire.
resultant increase in the likelihood of high-
way accidents.
"The struggle to provide safe use of our
roads to an ever-increasing number of drivers
and vehicles continues on the three fronts of
engineering, law enforcement and safety edu-
cation. Many public spirited agencies, the
press, radio, police, schools, communities, ser-
vice clubs and individuals continue their very
necessary work to bring to the walking and
driving public an awareness of the hazards of
present day road travel, as well as the ways
of avoiding such dangers. Many special efforts
are being carried on to reduce accidents over
the Easter holiday."
The Minister especially asked that drivers
watch out for children, So often in their care-
free play, he pointed out, their lives are in
the hands of any passing motorist. The first children treated 30
years ago had to be 16 years and
under. Today the age limit has
jumped to 21. And although the
interests of the Society have
broadened to include nursing
care, camping facilities and a
start on cerebral palsy, its orig-
inal purpose remains the same—
to aid crippled children regard-
less of race, religion or sex; to
discover and transport them to
hospitals and clinics; to arrange
treatment and appliances and
help them enjoy a normal life function of government and of
and thereby contribute to the officialdom is to serve—to serve
building of a better world. the public good. If the course of
In 1930 members of the Ontario events discloses any betrayal of
Society were instrumental in public trust the citizen has a
helping service clubs in Quebec right and a duty to protest. On
from the Quebec Society for Crip- the other hand if the course of
pled Children. Since, then, and events discloses any conspicuous
always with the stimulation fulfillment of public trust the
emanating from the Ontario of- citizen has the right to offer his
Speckled Trout Season flee, similar organizations have compliments.
Through the 1952 annual Easter the World Health Organization of
Seat appeal between March 13 the United Nations.
and Easter Sunday, the Ontario I Each year public support of the
Society for Crippled Children is, campaign mounts higher and
seeking to raise $400,000 to fin- 'higher, Each year new poten-
ance special projects in order to
meet the unmet needs of the
province's 4,700 handicapped
children and to continue spear-
heading the attack on the dread-
ed cerebral palsy so that its tiny
victims might run and play like
normal youngsters.
The realization of the astron-
omical number of individual
cases of crippling and the ap- broken down barriers of ignore
preciatiosi of the miracles of once, poverty, 'shame and indif-
m o dern orthopaedics were Terence which surrounded the
brought to focus at an important crippled child 30 or more years
meeting in Windsor nearly 30 ago," said Mr. Hopper. "Those
years ago. It was. on November who are literally hidden away
28, 1922, representatives of ten from the public have been found
service clubs met and formed the to possess abilities which make
society which was to take care
of 75 crippled children. Today
211 service clubs are associated
with the Ontario Society for
Crippled Children-185 of therh
participating in the Easter Seal
sale—and the number of cases
discovered and treated has sky-
rocketed to 4,700 a year.
grown up in Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta. At present
the nucleus of another has been
started in the Maritimes and of-
ficials say, in a few more years,
they'll have complete national
coverage.
tialities of the crippled are being
discovered and developed. Those
who were once considered to be
society's dependents have proven
themselves to be productive citi-
zens, urgently needed to help
keep Canada strong,
"The magic touch of profes-
sional rehabilitation combined
with human understanding has
them a tremendous national re-
source and useful members of
our society."
The Ontario Society for Crip-
pled Children is justified in feel-
ing it has made a vital contribu-
tion to the province and the na-
tion, as well as to a great hu-
manitarian work. Their cause
deserves; genuine support . . . to-
day more than ever before. Please
purchase Easter Seals and help
crippled children.
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THE VOICE OF
TEMPERANCE
In a democracy it is the privi-
lege of the citizens to criticize the
government; to criticize any of-
ficial of the government. The
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The Clinton. New Era
Thursday, April 11, 1912
Misses B, Lyon And E. Mains,
Londen, spent Sunday At their
home in Londesboro.'
Mrs. W. Kyle and her' two sons
Kippers, were gnestS of Mrs. 4`,
Mitchell, Albert Street,
Miss Edna Cooper, Toronto
Varsity, spent Easter with her
mother in Clinton.
Miss Libby Gibbings, accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Bond,
Toronto, were visitors here.
Mrs. W. R. Counter and 4(pri:
Billie were in Brantford for
Easter,
Initial steps have been taken
to form a cadet corps in cOnnect-
ion with the C,C.I.
Miss Vera Pepper, Stanley
Township, is spending Easter
with her grandmother, Mrs, A.
Carter, Clinton.
evening. Guest speaker was Mrs.
A. G. Eagle, Clinton, who gave a
very inspiring address on the
Peace River District, where she
and Rev. M.. Eagle served for
some time.
This is Where gumbo, "plain
mud mixed with a little glue"
slows transportation; where well-
water is so full of minerals that
it kills those who drink it, and
people either carry water from
streams and ponds, or melt ice
from supplies built up in winter.
It is a land where hard work in
the short growing season never-
theless pays off in good crops.
The Woman's Missionary Society
seven-bed hospital is a pillar of
comfort to people 90 miles from
other doctors or nursing care.
The choir, under the direction
of their leader, Mrs. J. R. Mur-
doch, rendered special mutic.
Misses Eva Stackhouse and Wil-
ma Dinnin sang a duet, "Can the
Master Count. on You," and the
choir an anthem, "Ride on in
Majesty."
Brucefield WMS Meets
The regular meeting of Bruce-
field WMS was held Tuesday af-
ternoon in the Sunday School
room of the church with the
president, Mrs. R. Allan, in the
chair. In the absence of Mrs, A.
Scott, Miss E. Bowey acted as
secretary.
The Easter program-xi was in
charge of Mrs. C. Christie, the
theme being "Easter Gave Us the
Bible." Mrs. N, Walker opened
the meeting and read an article
on the theme.
Mrs. Walter Moffitt acted as
The London Free Press of
March 27 reported the trial of a
"bottle club" proprietor in Gode-
rich. The Crown Attorney had
submitted that "none of these
clubs is operating with a license
from the Ontario government."
In 1938 the Ontario Society for The magistrate stated "he did the
Crippled Children and the Can- very thing the CTA intended to
adian Council for Crippled Child- prevent." The police had found
ren assisted in the formation of a 221 bottles of beer. A fine was
world organization to continue imposed. Seeing that no such
their work when R. W. Hopper, action was ever taken in Peel
Executive Director of the Ontario County this action by the office
Society for Crippled Children, ers of the law in. Huron County
met with others in Budapest to calls for favourable comment. The
help inaugurate the International authority of the law has been
Society for the Welfare of Crip- upheld. The public has been
pies which today has its head- served faithfully.
quarters in New York City. In
recent years, the Ontario group This advertisement is inserted
has been directly connected with by Huron County Temperance
other world organizations such as Federation. 15-b
MOTORISTS in Clinton, in the main, are
as courteous a group as you will find any-
where. They are careful to watch the speed
limit, to stop at signs and to watch out for
children on the streets. They seldom, if ever,
race a pedestrian to a street crossing' and us-
ually turn corners on at least three wheels.
In other words, they are good ,citizens when
they get behind the wheel of their car.
In the spring, sloppy streets and puddles
offer temptation. There is something inex-
pressibly funny about seeing a person (some,
one else of course) gersplashed—funny, that
is, to people other than the splashee. Now in
Clinton, motorists curb their sense of humor
EASTER is a very critical period for motor
vehicle accidents, warns Hon. George H. Don-
cett, Minister of Highways, in a special Easter
message.
"Nearly three quarters of a million young-
sters will be on holiday for a ten-day period,
free of the' regular discipline of daily school
attendance, intent on their busy out-of-doors
activities," he said.
"This year carries a more severe threat
than ever before. We are hoping that March
fatality figures .will be lower than for last
March, but preliminary fatality figures for
January and February at 122 deaths through
motor vehicle accidents show an appalling in-
crease of 17 per cent from the total for the
same months of 1951. Motor Vehicle travel in
April usually increases by some 50 • per cent
over the first two months of the year with a
(By I. C. Merritt, District
MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGE is caused
every year in early Spring by grass fires that
get out of control. The grass is tinder dry
and will burn quickly if a lighted match is
accidentally dropped after lighting a pipe or
cigarette. Many landowners start a fire to
burn old grass or have a bonfire to get rid
of rubbish. It may get out of control and
run in the dry grass, causing damage to
fences, buildings, plantations and woodlots.
Many forest plantations have been ruined
by spring grass fires that have burned over
the area and practically all the trees have
been killed. There is usually a heavy mat of
several years growth of grass that has accum-
ulated and a very hot fire results.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Berry were
in London on Wednesday,
Mr. Eldie Johnston, Blue Water,
has been at his farm for a few
days.
Mr, and Mrs. D. Gray and
children visited in Brantford on
Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. George Hendersohl
visited on. the weekend near
Flint, Mich.
Mrs. Alice Rohner spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Smith,
in Exeter, returning on Tuesday
evening,
The second degree team of
Brucefield IOOF conferred the
second degrpe upon a large num-
her of candidates of Clinton
IOOF this week.
Sam McClung, for the past
weeks a patient In St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, returned to his
home in the village on Sunday,
April 6. He is able to be up
and ,about a little.
Mrs. Arthur Dutton, Who has
spent several weeks in- Scott
Memorial Hoepital, -Seaforth, un-
derwent an appendix operation on
Monday morning. She is re-
ported to be recovering favour-
ably.
Attend Presentation
Mrs. Alec Paterson, Mrs. George
Dingle and Miss Eva Stackhouse
attended the presentation of
"HMS Pinafore" given by the
• Huronia Male Chorus in Blyth
Town Hall on Tuesday evening,
April 8. They report an enjoy-
able evening.
Easter Thankoffering,
The Easter Thankoffering mee-t
ing of the WMS was held Sunday
Opens May 1
leader and scripture readings
were given by Mrs. Christie,
Mrs. B. Keyes and Mrs. W. J.
Mathes. The president took
charge of business. The treasur-
er reported a good Thankoffer-
ing donation.
Miss E. Bowey and Mrs. I.
Scott were appointed delegates to
the Presbyterial to be held in
Clinton on May 1.
It was requested that articles
for the bale be in by the May
meeting.
Brucefield WIV1S accepted an
invitation to attend Wesley-Willis
WMS, Clinton, Thankoffering on
Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m, The
meeting closed by singing hymn
249 and prayer by Mrs. Allan.
The Clinton Newt-Record
Thursday, April 7, 1927
To-day is Clinton Spring Fair
day, Weather is fine, theugh
cool.
Clinton Public School present-
ed a concert program in the town
hall last Thursday and Friday
evenings, under the auspices of
the Home and School Club,
Mr, and Mrs, Charles Mann
and Mrs. M. Mann, Huron Road
East, motored. to Goderich on
Saturday last,
Mrs. Ross Harrison, Goderich,
spent Sunday with her parente,
Mr. and, Mrs. Robert Rutledge,
Auburn. ,
Miss Edith and Mrs. Mogridge,
Auburn, went to Toronto last
Friday.
Mrs. Whitely and. Mrs. D.
lVlountain, Londesboro, were in
Clinton on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs, W. R, Jowett re-
turned to their home in Bayfield
last week after apending the
winter in London.
Oliver Rhynas and son Philip,
Burlington, visited with A. Fer-
guson, Bayfield, on Saturday and
Sunday.
Best spellers at S.S. 5 Hullett
Township for the month of March
were: Alma Carter, Ethel Thom-
pson, Grant Snell, Percy Carter,
Ethel Hoggart and Clifford
Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Britton, Con-
stance, spent Sunday the guest
of the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Love, Walton.
Miss Alice Sloman, Stratford,
was home over the weekend.
Mrs. J. F. Reynolds, Goderich,
called on friends in Clinton last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs, John Hudie, God-
erich Township entertained a
number of their friends at a
party last week.
At the Goderich Township
Council meeting held in Holmes-
ville on Monday, April 4, three
scrapers and one grader were
purchased.
Pupils having perfect attend-
ance at S.S. 13 Stanley in March
were: George Dowson, Mervyn
Harvey, and John Keys.
40 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News Rebord
Thursday, April 11, 1912
Mrs, John Bailey, Stratford,
visited Clinton friends last week.
Miss Clara Lindsay, Toronto,
spent the weekend with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs, John Lindsay.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartley are
in Toronto, the former attending
the annual meeting of the Ont-
ario Educational Association.
'Miss Ruby Fisher and Miss
Madeline Scully,, Berlin, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Edwards, Bayfield, for the East-
er holidays.
Merrill-Smith - At Lloydtown,
on April 3, 1912, Ethel M. Smith,
to William John Merrill, God-
erich Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee,
Clinton, spent Good Friday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Garvie
Summerhill.
Miss Annie Weston is spend-
ing a few days with Miss Edith
Vanderburgh, Porter's Hill.
Miss Daisy Nediger, Hamilton,
was the guest of her brother,
John Nediger, over the weekend.
Harry and Douglas Ball visited
Mr. and IVIrs, H. Hill, Hullett
Township over the holiday.
John Mennell, Stratford, was
the guest of his sister., Mrs. John
Scruton, on Good Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, D. Floody, Blyth,
visited for a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. George Brogden, Load-
esboro.
NOTES: Canada's Canada's favourite
musical show with the Leslie
Bell Singers has been extended
to the last Sunday in April .
"The Home Decorating School of
the Air" begins next week and
will be heard Monday, Wednesday
and.- Friday at 5:55 p.m. . . .
"Dinner Winner" may be back on
the air soon. Show is being con-
sidered, along with two or three
others, for possible sponsorship
by a soap company. 15-b
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News of Brucefield
Holiday Period Dangerous
Grass Fires In Spring Dangerous
The Ontario fishing season for ae•-• 4-4-•-0 ++4- *4- speckled trout opens May 1, a
Thursday. It runs until Sept. 15,
The same dates apply to brown.,
rainbow, aurora and Kamloops
trout.
The pickerel season opens May
15 in the Bay of Quinte and a
few other areas where year-
round season is not permitted.
Black bass fishing will be per-
mitted July 1 to October 15 ex-
cept in the St. Clair River, Lake
1St. Clair and the Detroit River
1 (June 25 to Dec. 15) and Lake
I Erie and the Niagara River be-
n tween Lake Erie and Niagara
Falls (July 1 to Dec. 15).
i Muskellunge fishing runs from
June 20 to Oct. 1 in the region
north and west of the French and
Mattawa rivers and Lake Nipis-
sing and in those waters. South
of that area, the season will be
July 1 to Oct. 1.