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Clinton News -Record
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
First issue June 6j 1865
Amalgamated 1924
An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
Population, 2,543; Trading Area, 10,000;. 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
,THE- CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
First issue (Huron News -Record)
January 1881
THURSDAY, JANUARY .1, 1953
A Happy New Year To You
THE OLD Year is fast hobbling his way out
of the picture, and the fresh young New Year
that is taking his place, looks definitely bright to
us. It has been a year of change with The
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, as no doubt it has
been for a great Many of our readers.
We would like to thank all our friends for
the support they have given us during 1952. The
influence of a newspaper and the 'interest in a
*newspaper, are only as strong as the support
received from those who read it, those who write
for it, those who advertise through it.
We appreciate the co-operation given by the
many advertisers in the town and district who
bring their copy into the office early so the
paper may be published on time. The many
folk throughout the district who give generously
of their time that news, may be brought to our
attention early in the week °are deeply apprec-
iated
The staff of The CLINTON NEWS -REC-
ORD, joins with our correspondents to wish
every one of our readers a'bright and prosper-
ous New Year:
Miss. Lucy R. Woods; Bayfield; Mrs. Maude
Hedden, Hensall; Mrs. Fred Ross, Auburn; Mrs.
Ed. Welsh, R.R. 5, Clinton; Mrs. Donald Harris,
R.R. 2, Bayfield; Mrs. Abe Zaphe, Brucefield;
Miss Rachel Johnson, Varna; Rev. T. J. Pitt,
Varna; Mrs. M. Manning, Londesboro; Mrs. Ira
Merrill, R.R. 2, Clinton; Mrs. Frank McCullough,
R.R. 3, Clinton; Mrs. Charles W. Riley, R.R. 1,
Clinton; James R. Stirling, R.R. 2, Bayfield; Mrs.
S. Middleton, R.R. 3, Clinton; Rev. D. J. Lane,
Clinton; R. B. Sutter, Clinton. Publishers: A.
L, Colquhoun, T. M. McEwan, H. J. McEwan.
Staff: Clarence Cooper, G. E. Hall, Wilrna
Dinnin, Murray Colquhoun, Hazel McEwan,
1953 -The New Year
(By D
THE DOOR of the New Year is about to
open for every person who now lives — What it
will bring to us, and what we will bring to it are
two very important matters.
We are, to a great degree, unable to govern
the first matter. The circumstances of the New
Year's experience may be beyond our creation;
the unknown may come upon us in ways beyond
our ken; the conditions of life for us may not be
of our making, individually; the New Year may
bring us a cargo of a strange mixture. We can-
not tell.
But it can be. quite different with the second
matter: What will we bring to the New Year?
The answer to that depends largely on ourselves.
We can bring a great deal into the New Year.
With faith, we can go forward; with patience,
. J. Lane)
we can pursue the pathway; with love, we can
deal with our fellowmen; with understanding,
we can apply the principles of high living; with
co-operation, we can attain great achievements;
with humility, we can defeat human pride; with
forethought, we can avoid hurting sensitive
souls; with cheerfulness, we can gladden the
days; with industry, we can lend our strength
to the building of Life; with hope, we can lighten
any darkness that may arise.
These are what we can bring to 1953, for
they are all within our power to give to the
days of the New Year: our faith, patence, love,
understanding, co-operation, humility, cheerful-
ness, forethought and hope. Bringing these to
bear upon the unknown, it is possible to make
of 1953 a Happy New Year.
PETERS (?f the BACK SHOP
'Tis the best of good weather
-we've been having of late, isn't
it? True, the back alley which
makes for such pleasant meand-
erings in the summer is not ex-
actly pleasant now. This small
mouse finds Clinton's slush
,comes way over our bpot tops,
and feels quite slimy when
squishing between our toes. But,
that is better than the mount=
ains of snow we clambered over
at each curb all through the
winter of 1951-52.
E a
The vacant lot that last summer
was such a riot of colour, still
sports gaunt hollyhock stalks and
,gives promise of a pretty enough
season to come. Our country cou-
sin reports that town winters can
not hold a candle to thoseof the
wide open spaces, but we, in Clin-
ton, can always salve our feelings,
because we know right well that
winters in Clinton are really quite
nice, and ever so much nicer than
winter in the city.
E E E
We've really a lot to be proud•
of here in our own town. We'll
soon have one of the most mod-
ern of Public Schools; we have
a good many well-established
and growing industries; we are
expecting that an open air
theatre will be built near the
fairgrounds this year; we have a
good hockey team, an embryo
basketball team, an excellent
start on a good citizen's band;
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We have eight churches, with
respectably good attendance in
each; the record of CDCI grad-
uates continues as good as ever;
RCAF Station, Clinton, with its
thousands of young men and wom-
en in uniform, lends touches of
glamour and excitement along
with a continual reminder of the
seriousness of Canada's defence
problems; the artificial ice in
Clinton Lions Arena is proving a
boon to old and young in their
search for entertainment; Stavely
Reading Room is one of the best
public libraries in a town the size
of ours; our sewerage disposal
system is of the best; our Spring
Fair is known for miles; and our
main streets—why, "The velvet
streets of Clinton" is becoming a
byword with everyone who travels
them.
E
Taken all in all, with the
glimmer of Christmas angels
with their promise of peace on
earth to men of good will, still
about us, and a look at 1953 be-
fore us, this mouse predicts a
New Year full of good things for
those of us who really want to
find them.
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PORTER'S HILL
Friends with Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Cox and family, for Christmas,
were Mr. and Mrs. Les McClure,
Seaforth; Miss McDougal, Det-
roit, Mich., Miss Elizabeth West-
on, ]3ayfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie
Frown and Ruthanne; Mr. and
Mrs. Stewart Schoenhals, Paul,
Nancy and Mark, Clinton; Mr. and
Mrs, Charlie Wilson, Barrie and
Leonard, Huron Road, Goderich
Township; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Elliott, Holmesville • Mr. and
Mrs. Riddell, Porter's Hill.
Letters to Editor
Correspondent
Congratulated
MISS LUCY WOODS,
Bayfield, Ontario.
Dear Friend:
I have just received notice from
the News -Record that my sub-
scription is about to expire and
that I could send my new one to
either you or the office, so of
course being' an old Bayfield boy
and having known the Woods
Family since I first knew anyone
outside of mother and dad I de-
cided to send it right to the re-
porter.
Now the first thing I want to
do is to congratulate you on the
way you write everything up and
I really think you cover every-
thing that is worth relating. I
want to say we enjoy the Record
just as much as we would a letter
and read it from cover to cover.
In closing I wish to extend to
you the compliments of the seas-
on and hoping that you are hav-
ing as good a winter in Bayfield
as we are in Regina where the
sun shines every day and the
temperature is around the thirt-
ies.
W. M. JOHNSTON
December 9, 1952,
2217 Rae St.,
Regina, Sask,
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Tuckersmith Township
Ladies' Club Planus
First Meeting of Year
The Tuckersmith Ladies' Club
will meet at the home of Mrs.
C. Brown on Wednesday, January
7. Roll call will be answered by
"A Good New Year's Resolution."
BUSINESS AND
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
IMriure the "Co-op" Way
W. V. ROY
District Representative
Box 319 Clinton, Ontario
Phone Collect
Office 557 Res. 324J
LOBB INSURANCE AGENCY
Cor. William and Rattenbury Sts.
Phone 691W
— GENERAL INSURANCE —
Representative:
Dom. of Canada General (Life)
Howick Farmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
J. E. HOWARD. Bayfield
Phone Bayfield 53r2
Car - Fire - Life - Accident
WindInsurance
If you need Insurance, I have
a Policy.
)OFF MAIN STREET
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
CLINTQN NEWS -RECORD
Highway Menace
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From. our Early Files
40 YEARS AGO
The Clinton New Erb
, Thursday, January 2, 1913
H. B. Chant was elected water
commissioner by acclamation as
the result of last week's nomina-
tion meeting.
Members of Clinton's Intermed-
iate hockey team this year will be
M. Draper, W. L. Johnson, Levern
Cook, C. G. Kilty, Harvey W. Reid,
Albert R. Mitchell, Carl W. Drap-
er, Elmer Kerr, Wellington R.
Cook, G. N. Cluff, J. L. Johnson,
W. H. E. Graham, L. E. Greig.
The ratepayers will have a
chance to exercise their rights in
voting in council for 1913. Fol-
lowing are the names of those
who are standing: D. S. Cluff, J.
A. Ford, Fred Jackson, T. Jack-
son Jr., T. Mason, A. J. Morrish,
W:• J. Paisley, C. W, Thompson.
• The contestants who will com-
pete in the Silver Medal Contest
this Friday will be Cela Beacom,
Eva Carter, Pearl Cunninghame,
Irene Gould, Charlie Thompson,
nrnold Glazier and Sherwyn Al -
lin. Rev. George McKinley will
also be on hand to give an add-
ress.
AUBURN
Mrs. Marguerite Chopin spent a
few days with friends in Toronto.
Hiram Lindsay and Mrs: Clark
spent Christmas with friends in
Guelph,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Haines and
family spent Christmas with
friends at Hillsburg
Miss Isobel Rollinson, Toronto,
spent a few days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. A. Rollinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor
and Marion left Christmas Day
for a two weeks' holiday in Flori-
da.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Little and
family, Thorndale spent a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Dobie.
John E. Youngblut, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell King, spent Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yungblut,
Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Ling and
daughter Marlyn; Toronto, spent
a few days with the lady's par-
,ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Munro.
Mr. and Mrs. William Marsh;
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Bell and two
children, Goderich; Arthur Marsh,
Man., visited Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Mogridge on Friday.
Starting next Sunday and con-
tinuing for three months, service
in Knox Presbyterian Church will
commence. at three o'clock with
Sunday School at two o'clock,
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Hero
Be Sure : : Be Insured
K. W. COLQUHO[ N OPTOMETRY Mogridge at Christmas' were Mr.
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. 2512
Insurance -- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office, Seaforth
Officers 1952 --President, J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; vice-president,
J. H. McEwing, 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. McEwing, Blyth;
Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm. S.
Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone,
Seaforth; Harv. Fuller, Goderich.
Agents --J. E. Pepper, Bruce-
field; R. F. McKercher, Dublin;
J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Wm.
Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; S. Baker,
Brussels.
A., L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
GORDON R. IIEARN
Optometrist
. Phone 69
Ilriron Street, Clinton
1028 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ont.
JOHN E. LONGSTAFF
Optometrist
Phone 791. Main St., Seaforth
Hours: 9 am - 6 pm.
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
Salesman.—THOMAS A. STEEP,
Phone Clinton 146-W
A Canadian • department store
sales dollar breakdown shows that
18 cents goes for wages. Next
biggest item is 14 cents for taxes.
One way and another—from
baby bonuses to various types of
pensions ---two Canadians in every
nine are on the Federal govern-
ment's payroll.
and Mrs. Gormley Thompson and
Bobby, Brampton; Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Marsh and Betty, Kitchener;
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wallace,
Blyth.'
R. D. Munro, Keith Arthur and
Donald Ross were at Elmvale on
Friday night where they attended
the installation of officers of the
Masonic Lodge when Stewart Fer-
guson was installed as Worthy
Master.
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Stanley Township
Miss Lois Moffat, Windsor,
visited at her home for a few
days this week.
Mrs. Stevens, Weston, is visit-
ing her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Stevens.
Miss Kate McGregor, Wing -
ham, and Miss Margaret McGreg-
or, Toronto, are at home for the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Pepper,
Niagara Falls spent a few days
at home of his father John E.
Pepper, and other friends.
I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson,
Linda and Billie and Jack Gra-
ham, Toronto, spent a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Gra-
ham,
By 'JOE DENNETT
HERES
A NEW
YEAR'.4
KIs8!
I'M WORN OUT
BLOWING
UP THEM
BALLOONS;
2.5 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News ^r -aril
Thursday, ;January 5, 1926
An election to fill the Mayor's
chair was held in Clinton on Mon-
day. A small vote was cast, four
hundred and fifty-three ballots
being cast. When the returns had
been tabulated Col. H. B. Combe
had polled 316 votes to Fred T.
Jackson's 136. Col. Combe now
takes over from Mr. Jackson after
the later has served four terms as
Mayor.
Citizens were shocked this mor-
ning by the news that Mrs. Wal-
ter King had , died suddenly at
her home yesterday evening about
nine o'clock.
Misses Linnie Nediger and Mar-
jorie McMath left Monday to re-
sume their teaching duties at
Burwash.
Mr. and Mrs. MPercy Towne, Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvester and Miss Elva
Lavis, Toronto, spent Christmas
and the holiday week as guests
at the home of their mother, Mrs.
George Lavis.
Miss Grace Venner returned to
Churchill on Tuesday and Mr.
Arnold Venner to Taunton, after
spending the Christmas holidays
with their mother Mrs. F. Venner,
10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
Thursday, January 7, 1943
Cpl. Wesley Haddy, RCAF Sum-
merside P.E.I., spent his New
Year's leave at his home in town.
Flying Officer Robert Morrison
Aldwinckle, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Aldwinckle, Varna, was
commended for services rendered
in the air in the King's New Year
honour list.
Ordinary Seamen George Rum -
ball and Lorne Brown, RCNVR,
St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, spent New
Year's in town with their famil-
ies.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lepping-
ton received e letter from their
son Pte. Roy F. Leppington of the
4th Canadian Armoured Division,
RCASC, advising them that he is
in hospital in England having steel
splinters removed from his arm.
Miss Helen Herman returned to
her school at Pefferlaw on Satur-
day, after spending the holiday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Herman.
Melvin Crich, a new entrant in
municipal politics was fortunate
in receiving two more votes than
Councillor William Walker, which
makes only one change in Clinton
council for 1943.
The district had its heaviest
snowfall of the winter during the
past two days. A high wind caus-
ed considerable drifting but all
highways were open.
Good Luck !
WISE and BATEM A N
Phone 147—Clinton
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THURSDAY, .JANUARY 1, 1.953
HENSALL
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. Miss Irma Kipfer, Toronto,
spent Christmas at her home here,
Mr. W, A. Kerr and son Roy,
Monetville, spent Christmas with
relatives in Hensall and Seaforth.
Miss Nita Smith, Seaforth,
spent the holiday with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Palmer, To-
ronto, spent Christmas with the
former's mother, Mrs, T. W. Pal-
mer,
Mrs. Ralph Geiger, Linda, Mark
and Karen, Toronto, spent the
Christmas holiday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. Geiger.
Mr, and Mrs, R. Y. McLaren
spent Christmas holidays with
weir son-in-law and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Dorlaand Evans and
family, Kitchener -Waterloo.
Members of the Wohelo Class
and executive of the Sunday
School of the United Church hon-
ored Miss M. Ellis upon her re-
tirement frpm teaching and pre-
sented her with a revised edition
of the Bible and a plant.
Mrs, J, Helm and family, Tiv-
erton; Mr. and Mrs. James Hark -
Wes Young and family; Mr. and.
Mrs. Robert Reid, all of Teeswat,
er, were Christmas guests with
Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Reid, Jerry
and Allan.
United Church Party
The annual Christmas party of
the Sunday School of the United
Church was held in the church
schoolroom on. Tuesday, December
23, Mr. Jack Corbett, superinten-
dent, was chairman. Rev, W. J.
Rogers was in charge of several
films. Santa Claus distributed
gifts and treats to the children,
The affair was much .enjoyed.
61st Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mitchell,
very quietly celebrated their wed-
ding anniversary over the Christ-
mas holidays with members of their
family enjoying a family dinner.
hollowing their marriage they
farmed in Tuckersmith taking up
residence in Hensall twenty-five
years ago. They recall their wed-
ding day of 61 years ago very
vividly. While driving to Dublin
to take the train to Toronto and
Montreal for their wedding trip,,
it was a lovely mild day and the
farmers were all out ploughing
the land. They both enjoy fairly
good health. Their family con-
sists of one son Stanley, three
daughters, Mrs. M. Traquair, Mrs.
ness and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Horton, and Mrs, C. Stoneman.•
Quality
W. C. Newcombe, Phm.B.
Your REXALL Druggist
PHONE 51
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Holiday happiness, for
now and evermore.
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Clinton Electric Shop
D. W. Cornish
— WESTINGHOUSE DEALERS —
PHONE 479
Residence 358
ATTE TiELYERS
W dun' a 's Compeniction
Act Arco dment
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1
1953
tinder Ontario Regulations 191/52, effective January 1,
1953, the following industries where formerly number limits
excluded firms having less than a certain number of em-
ployees, will come within the scope of The Workmen's
Compensation Act if one or more full or part time workman
is employed.
• Employers with one or more employee operating in the
following fields are required to file their payrolls with the
Board not later than January 1, 1953: Bark -peeling by hand.
-, Blacksmithing shop or blacksmithing-and-woodworking
shop ... Butchering ...Construction of a house or any part
of it by an employer who, within three years before the
commencement of the house, hos completed or has completed
for him the building of another house ... Conveying passen-
gers by automobile or trolley -coach. , . Cutting, hewing,
piling or hauling logs, wood or bark ... Cutting or splitting
of firewood,,, Land -clearing and stumping ...Logging Logging...
Manufacturing artificial flowers, cheese, feathers, rubber
stamps, pads or stencils ... Mining, including prospecting
and development work, except in producing -mines where the
workmen ore employed by the owner, lessee or recorded
holder thereof ... Operation and maintenance of a building
or buildings rented wholly or partly for manufacturing, or an
office building or buildings, whether operated and maintained
as a business or by the operator for his own use. , , Operation
of threshing machines, clover mills and ensilage cutters...
Picture framing ...Power laundries, dyeing, cleaning or
Bleaching establishments... Repair shops... Restaurant busi-
ness ... Upholstering ...Window cleaning.
• Write at once to the'Assessment Department of The Work-
men's Compensation Board, 330 University Avenue, Toronto,
1, for complete details and instructions regarding your
participation in the Workmen's Compensation Act. It is in
your interest as on employer to register for all compensation
benefits for you and your employees.
Please be assured of the complete co-operation of the
Board, end its staff in assisting you to comply with this bew
legislation.
The Workmen's Compensation Board
E. E. SPARROW, Chairman
J. C. CAIILEY, Vice -Chairman DR, E. C. STEELE, Commissioner
330 University Avenue, Toronto 1