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Clinton News-Record
THE .CL,INTON. NEW ERA
First issue $1.01t 9/ 1865
THE, (3,INTON NEWS,RECORD.
First "issue (Huron. News-Record?
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Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in. the Heart of Huron. County
B. S. ATKEY, Editor and Business Manager A, L. COLQUHOUN, Plant Manager '
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1952
Traffic Signals
NOW THAT we are to have traffic signal
lights installed at the main intersection of
Highways 4 and 8 in Clinton, we should know
what is required of us whether we are walk,
ing, riding a bicycle, driving a motor vehicle,
or riding in a horse-drawn vehicle. The
NEW-g-RgconD is indebted to Chief of Police
Joseph Ferrand for the following information.
Upon approaching any traffic signal, con-
trol, or lights, the driver of a vehicle must
follow the directions given by such Anal
control or lights:
Green:
When the signal facing you shows green
you may go ahead, You must however, yield
the right of way to vehicles and pedestrians
who may be crossing when the light changes.
When you are making a turn on green, pedest-
rians crossing on a green light haveo the right
of way.
Amber:
The amber signal is shown to give drivers,
approaching with „the green., warning and time
to stop and 'as a means of safety clearing the
intersection of vehicles and pedestrians.
110;
The driver of a vehicle which is-approach-
ing the intersection and facing the red signal
MUST BRING SUCH vElumg TO A FULL
STOP AND SHALL NOT PROCEED UNTIL
THE GREEN =NAT, IS SHOWN.
Traffic Signs; '
Operators must exercise the utmost rare
when signs on the highway indicate that the
vehicle is approaching an intersecting high-
way, a curve, a schoolhouse, railroad crossing
or other place where increased danger may
exist,
The operator or driver of every vehicle
shall, immediately before entering the CROSS-
WALK: of a "through" highway, bring the
vehicle TO A FULL STOP.
Flashing Amber:'
Means "Slow Down" and drive with in-
creased caution.
Flashing Red:
A flashing red signal means that -drivers.
must come 'to a full stop. After stopping, don't
proceed until you can do so safely.
Farmer Sportsmen Relations
(ty Gerald R. Harris,Conservation Officer,
Mitchell)
17`4 DRIVING THROUGH North Easthope
Township, Perth County, these days, one will
esnotice a farm posted with nice bright new
signs which read "Trespassing—With Permis-
sion". These signS should gladden the hearts
of any true sportsman looking for a place to
hunt in fall and winter. The farmer is in-
viting the sportsman to ask permission before
entering private property.
Why should a landowner have to spend
money • on signs asking. sportsmen to secure
permission before trespassing? We, as sports-
men, should try to create better sportsmen-
farmer relations—we are "Over the Harrell".
What would happen if all landowners put up
"No Trespassing" signs? Our hunting days hf
Southern Ontario would be over! On looking
over different farms frequented by so-called
"sportsmen", one easily may see why the land-
owners would like to know who is taking the
privilege of trespassing. In some areas, fences
have been broken down and even cut with
wire cutters. Bottles and other refuse have
been thrown away, and of course we are be-
ing blamed because the farmer has seen some
men fishing or hunting, and, not knowing who
they are, immediately condemns all sportsmen.
The next time a true sportsman, visits the
area, he is confronted by signs which read
"No Trespassing."
Let us go "All out" to encourage the farm-
er and other landowners to erect "Trespassing
With Permission" signs, ihstead of "No Tres-
passing". IS you are, a true sportsman and
honour another man's possessions, you will ask
permission to. trespass. You should let the
owner 'know every time you go on his land,
he will then realize that you are not a "hood-
lum" and most farmers will welcome you.
Remember, a hunting licence does not give
you permission to trespass. Only the owner or
tenant has that right.
CHIROPRACTIC
D. H. McINNES
Chiropractic - Foot Correction
OFFICE HOURS:
Commercial Hotel, Clinton
Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.
Commercial Hotel, Seaforth,
Monday, 1 to 8 p.m.
VETERINARY
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinarian
Phone 203 Clinton
INSURANCE (--- Insure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District Representative
Box 319 Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res. 324.1
LOBB INSURANCE AGENCY
Con William and Rattenbury Sts.
Phone 691W
— GENERAL INSURANCE --
Representative:
Dom. of Canada General (Life)
Howiek Farmers' Mutual Fire
Ittsuranee
J. ,E. HOWARD. Ilayfielcl
Phone Bayfield 53r2
Car - Fite - Life - Accident
Wind Insurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy.
Be Sure : : Instired
K. COLQUHO'UN
GENERAL INSURANCE
Representative:
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Office: Royal Bank Building
Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 9W
H. C. LAWSON
Bank of Montreal Building
Clinton
PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 251J
Insurance, r- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
THE MeKILLOP
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office, Seaforth
Officers 1952—President, J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; vice-president,
J. H. McBwing, Blyth; manager
and secretary-treasurer, M. A.
Reid, Seaforth, Directors—S. H,
Whitmore, Seaforth; Chris. Leon-,
hardt, Bornholm; E. J, Trewar
tha, Clinton; Robt, Archibald, Sea-
forth; John H. IVIcEwing, Blyth;
Frank McGregor, Clinton; Win, S.
Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone,
Seaforth; Vary. Fuller, Goderich,
Agents--J. E. Pepper, Bruce-
field; R. F. Mclercher, Dublin;
J. P. Prueter, 13rodhagen; Wm.
Leiper, Londesboro; S. Baker,
Brussels.
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OPTOMETRY
A. L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined 'and Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
GORDON R. HEARN
Optometrist
. Phone 69
Huron Street, Clinton
JOHN E. LONGSTAFF
Optometrist
Phone 791. Main St., Seaforth
Hours: 9 am - 6 pm.
Wed. 9 - 12.30; Sat. 9 am - 9 pm
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and ,Business Broker
SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON
Phone: Office 448; Rea. 599j
Salesman—THOMAS A. STEEP,
Phone Clinton 146-W
LEGAL
ROBERT E. BARNES
Barrister and Solicitor'
West Street Goderich
Telephone
Goderich 1257 (toll charge)
1•6•04.•••
Last year Canada's sugar beet
factories produced 241 million
pounds of beet sugar from the
country's crop of 063,000 tons of
sugar beets.
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
GEO'. FL. Damn; Minister
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How Much Will
YOUR Dollar
,
Buy?
,
Today, thanks to inflation, our dollar will buy 52 cents worth
of goods by comparison with the full dollars worth it would
buy in 1939.
a.
The buying power of the dollar has gone down because prices
have been forced up, Prices have been forced up through
inflation because the amount of money in circulation has
exceeded the volume of goods and services available to
consumers. - ,
• The two main sources of inflation are high government taxa- .
tion and wage rates which are not related to man-hour pro-
- duction.
•
Unless production and wages are held in balance, and unless
at the same time non-defence governmvt expenditUres are
. held in check, our dollar is bound to lose more buying power.
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Published as a Public Service by
THE STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA,1.11s4ITED
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Plants at
HAMILTON - BRANTFORD - SWANSEA - GANANOQUE - MONTREAL
No. 1-25-b
June 16, 1952
o
Average weekly wages in manu-
facturing in Canada rose frOm
$45.75 at Nov. 1, 1050, to $51.62
at Nov, 1, 1951, While average
hours worked dropped from 43
to 41.8.
spent the weekend as the guest
of Miss Hattie Courtice.
Ed Lawson, Auburn, purchased
a new Studebaker sedan. this
week.
25 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News-Record
Thursday, June 16, 1927
A total eclipse of the moon
took place between three and
four o'clock yesterday morning
and, the moon being full and the
sky clear, it was plainly visible
to all who took the trouble .to
rise and watch it.
Hanly-Taylor—At the home of
the bride's parents, on Wednes-
day, June 15, 1927, by Rev. L. C.
Harrison, Bessie Kathleen, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. George R.
Taylor, Rattenbury Street west,
and Hugh Mervyn Hanly, son of
the late George H. Hanly and
Mrs. Hanly, London Road,
On Friday evening last the
Collegiate team defeated t h e
town clerks in a Town Softball
League game, 23-16-
Clintorgs new pavement was
opened officially on Tuesday by
a street dance held under the
auspices of the Hospital Board,
On the block between the Royal
Bank corner and Orange street.
Both old and new time dance
music was supplied by the Cook
and the Mutch Orchestras.
Miss Elva Levis, daughter of
Mrs. George Lavis„netnrned
Tuesday after spending six
months in Miami, Florida. She
vistied New York and Atlantic
City on her way home.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Weston,
Sarnia, spent the weekend with
the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Weston; Hayfield. Mrs.
Weston returned with them to
spend a week in Sarnia before
going to Detroit, where she will
visit with her ft-lighters for a
month.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scotch-
men Bayfield, spent Saturday at
Walton,
Persons nominated on Monday
for the positions of three police
trustees in,. Bayfield. were: E. F.
Merner, - W. J. McLeod, Murdock
Ross, George Castle, John Pol-
lock and John Parker. All but
the latter are standing for elec-
tion,; which will take place next
Monday.
Mrs. F. H. .Paull, Bayfield,
entertained the members of the
Middleton and Varna Women's
Associations on Thursday last.
Mrs. W. J, Stevens and sister,
Miss Jessie Tough, Stanley Town-
ship, left on Tuesday for Delk,
Sask., to visit their sister, Mrs.
John Davidson.
Mrs, Albert Harris and child-
ren, Detroit, are visiting. her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. McDougall,
Csioderich Township.
Wellington McCool, Toronto, is
spending his holidays with his
the mother and brother James, Lon-
desboro,
Edgar Torrance and family,
Galt, have been visiting his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Torrance.
Miss Hattie Baker, Fullerton,
11.0E.. Val
Clinton News-Record,
Clinton, Ontario
Dean Mr. Atkey:
I trust that you are getting
along well with your paper and
business and am still making a
good contribution to the welfare
of the people of Clinton and sur-
rounding country. You have done
well with your paper and I con-
gratulate in your success.
I am moving In a couple of
weeks to another district — to
Laurel in Dufferin County, near
Orangeville.
I have been keeping the copies
of your paper that I have receiv-
ed for reference purposes. I have
bundled them up in half year
numbers in brown paper, so that
the copies are in good condition.
If they would be of any use to
you I will send them up to you.
I have from the second half of
the year 1945; that was the year
I came to Bayfield.
With best wishes for your suc-
cess, I remain,
Yours truly,
(Rev.) F. G. STOTESBURY
Mount Brydges, Ont.
June 13, 1952
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Federal government spending
this year, exclusive of defence,
will be about $2,400,000,000; Ot-
tawa's total spending in 1939 was
$553 million.
TAXI PROBLEM
R. S. Atkey, Editor,
Clinton News-Record,
Clinton, Ontario
DEAR, SIR:
On receipt of your local paper
dated June 12, 1952, I find, I am
sorry to say a small request I
asked of the Mayor and members
of Council, was not granted.
It seems to me rather one-
sided, when after a period of
over a year, from time to time,
my name and my cab have been
front page news and I must say
not the nicest of publicity, when
I wish to make my side of the
situation clear to your many
subscribers, my request is not
made known.
Having written the Mayor and
Town Council via the Town
Clerk, stating a few clear facts
and asking that my letter be read
and reported in the local paper,
I understand my letter was not
read openly, possibly due to the
fact that several cab operators
of Clinton were present at meet-
ing of Council.
However, previously they did
not hesitate to discuss' and take
me to court and publish, shall
I say "hot news", regarding my-
self and the ABC Cab, regarding
a town fare amounting to 25
cents.
Needless to say, this is why I
withdrew my town licence. I felt
if the cab operators needed the
town fares that badly, I would
gladly leave them free to collect
same.
Is there any law that states a
.man cannot go about making ,„an
honest living without being
checked up all too frequently by
his opposition? I have tried to
play the game fairly with the
town cab operators, but to no
avail, so from here on out I am
operating solely on my own.
The following' is a copy of the
letter L forwarded to the Town
Clerk, and which they did not
see fit to read in public:
"Mr, Mayor,
Members of Council.
Gentlemen:
After reading the local paper
dated' May 15, 1952, I gather a
complaint has been laid by the
local taxi owners of the Town
of Clinton, the spokesman being
Mr. Clifford Ashton, regarding
the ABC Cab.
"I would like you gentlemen
to understand the ABC Cab has
done no cruising, defined in your
report (as picking up and deliv-
ering inside town limits) since
I was otherwise informed I could
not do so.
"Granted I have picked my
brother up at his place of busi-
ness and driven him to his home
(free of charge) on several oc-
casions, but here let me say this:
`If -a man born and enised in
Clinton. cannot do this' without
interference its time the Council
did some renovating.'
"I tried to be fair
TIIIIIMAY, AWE 19, 19112'
I
report on excellent Win
The annual Picnic Of Attria9
and Londesboro .churches was
held hi Caldwell's hush on Fri,
day. . The, afternoon was .pent in. social obat, tug-of-war and rag, lug. A large number attended
the meeting.
Misses Hattie and Agnes Mid-
dleton visited in Detroit 'last
.week. •
Mr. and Mrs, Roy Frond), and
Seri, Porter's Hill, spent a few
days in Seaforth last week,
Mr, and. Mrs. John Innes re-. -turned on. Monday evening, after
their honeymoon trip to Chicago
and Iowa,
• The Clinton News Record
Thursday, June gO, 1912
Ontario Street Church League
presented a program at the
County Home on Monday even-
ing, and after serving refresh-,
ments the young folk walked
back into town, agreeing that it
was an evening well spent.
Mr. and Miss Steep, Goderich
Township, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Lindsay, Summerbill,
on Sunday.
William Beacom spent Sunday
at his home in Summerhill.
Dr. Brown and wife and Master
Jack Jowitt, Clinton, Iowa, arriv-
ed in Bayfield on Saturday and
will spend a few weeks with.
Mrs. Brown' father, John Whid.
dons
Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Consitt,
Hillsgreen, were in town on
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Davis,. who has
been visiting her sister, Mra.
Marsh, Detroit, f o r several
months, returned home on Mona,
day.
Frank Hall, J. E, Hovey, J, W.
Treleaven and Principal Hartley
saw the result of a lot of hard
work, which they as the sports
committee and other citizens of
the town have put forth to make
the sixth annual School Scholars
Sports Day a success, An excel-
lent feature of this event is that
it brings together in common
interest all classes, all denomina-
tions of citizens.
Jimmie, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Nott, London Road, is
quite ill with an attack of bron-
chitis,
Mrs. Fred Edwards and fam-
ily, Toronto, are guests of Miss
Ferguson, Bayfield, for the sum-
rner.
Mrs. W. Cook visited Mrs. R.
Acheson, Goderich Township, over
the weekend,
taxi owners in the Town. of
Clinton and they did not apprec-
iate my efforts, so there is no
more I can do ,about the matter
"I would appreciate it very
much if you would put this letter
in your next report of Council
to the local' paper.
Yours truly,
ROSS FITZSIMONS,
ABC Cab."
Now all I am asking is to
kindly publish this letter in your
keel paper so the reading public will gather I am not as black as
I am painted.
Thanking you for your com-
mon courtesy,
I remain,
Yours truly,
(Signed)
ROSS FITZSIMONS,
ABC Cab owner.
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From Our Early Files
40 YEARS AGO
The Clinton New Era . • Thursday, June 20, 1912 -
The sixth annual School Schol-
ars Sports Day was held at Re-
creation Park on Friday after-
noon. A parade was headed by
W. ,Jackson's auto and the Kitties
Hand, Lucknow, and included
the Clinton Citizens' Band and
Major Rance's Public School
cadets, Clinton lacrosse team,
managed -by W. S. R. Holmes, tied
in a match with Goderich. In a
baseball match between the Pub-
lic School and first form of the
CCI, the public school team won
by a score of 13-2, They ware
aided greatly because they were
pllowed the use of a good pit-
cher from the Collegiate, A base-
ball 'match was also held between
the "Suffering-Yets", in new uni-
forms just arrived from Paris, and
the School Board, It was declar-
ed tie at the end of the fourth
inning.
Holmes-Ball—At the residence
of the bride's parents at Fairview
Farm, Hullett Township, on
Wednesday, June 20, 1912, by Rev.
W. T. Pearcy, Londesboro, Bella
Beatrice, eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Ball, to W. S. R.
Holmes, Clinton.
Misses L. Shariahari, Retta
Cook, Elsie Ross and Bella Drap-
er, motored to Goderich on Fri-
day evening for the moonlight
excursion.
Mrs. George Hanley, Mrs. B.
Rowcliffe and Mrs. William Stan-
bury, London: Road, took in the
Detroit Excursion last week and
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