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Clinton News-Record, 1956-02-23, Page 1No, 0,Tho Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO# THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 11956 7 Coats a copy — $3.00 a Year ifttott THE NEW ERA-91st YEAR THE NEW$,RECORD-75th YEAR. These are principals in the organization of a woman's Progressive Conservative organization in South. Huron riding. At a meeting in Goderich last Saturday, the formation program was outlined. Taking part are, left to• right, Thomas Pryde, MLA for South Huron, Exeter; Mrs. Douglass Freeman, Clinton; Mrs. Douglas Mooney, Goderich; Elston Cardiff, MP for Huron-Bruce, Brussels, and Miss Clarke, Seaforth, Dedicate Protestant Chapel Officials Who took part sn the dedication ceremony of the Protestant chapel. at Pico. Station Clinton last Sunday included (left to right) G/C H. Mayor CommandingOfficer, of the Station; W. 3. Miller, Mayor of the town of Clinton; r/.1, the Rev, III. Garrett, Protestant padre at the Station.; ,W/C the Rev. 3. Dunn, Trenton and 0/C the Rev. P. W. lVfaaeari, director of religious administration (Protestant) at Airrace Headquarters, Ottawa, (RCAF Photo) Clinton Kinsmen Mark 36th Anniversary Of Founding Clinton Woman Takes Part In Women's PC Organization Fatal Accident Blamed By Jury On: Liquor From .RCAF Station Two Hour Deliberation Follows Inquest Into Traffic Fatality 71,' Fir• Zbe CohinIng Lions Club Head Campaign To Sell Easter Seals This year the annual campaign for funds for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, is again be- ing sponsored in Clinton by the Lions Club. President Royce Macaulay has announced that Reg. Ball will be chairman of the campaign which is being carried out here in the Clinton area, To the 9,500 handicapped child- ren scattered through the province of Ontario, the 1956 sale of Easter Seals means hope. Easter Seals, to them, brings treatment and training, and a possibility of in- dependence and relief from the physical handicaps that birth, ill- ness or accident left them. The only appeal for funds made by the Society for Crippled child- ren is carried out by the sale of Easter Seals by 211 Service clubs in the province. The objective for the campaign, which runs through- out the month of March, is 8625,- 000. By contributing to the Easter Seal Campaign you help crippled children in many ways. You pro- vide them with a Nursing Service, you sponsor close-to-home clinics, you send them to camp, you pro- vide hospital and therapy treat- ment for them. You help them with transportation and many other services too numerous to mention. Many orthopaedic sur- geons and physicians contribute their time and great skill in straightening little limbs. It's a great team. The Ontario Society, the Easter Seal service clubs, the surgeons and physicians, and YOU, who made it all poSsible with your Easter Seal dollars. Many a young man and woman walks proud and upright today be- cause you helped them. ANYONE CELEBRATING A LEAP YEAR BIRTHDAY? Next Wednesday, February 29, is a special one for a good number of people Who will have the oppor- tunity for a birthday celebration the first time since 1952. If any. one knows of any persons marking their birthday on thiS occasion, please get in touch with this office by writing, or phoning 4, in time for next week's paper. These once- hi-four years celebrations should gain more attention than ordinary birthdays. The Weather - 1956 High. LOW Feb. 16 21 16 17 27 17 18 30 21 19 31 6 20 27 14 2 26 12 20 11 Snow 16 ins. 1955 High Low 35 22 31 22 2 35 8 11 42 32 40 30 3 14 nowt 1 in. On Monday night a quite suc- cessful banquet and meeting was held by the Federation of Agri- culture in Huron County, at Ely- Oa to start off the week-long cam- paign for rural safe driving which is taking place this week. Doug- las McNeil, president of the coun- ty federation was in the chair for the meeting. Highlights of the occasion was the announcement of winners of the essay contest on the subject of safe driving, conducted in the county, as well as the award of $10 to the Fireside Farm. Forum for their entry in the Provincial con- test. The essayists were asked to decide on the greatest single cause of accidents in their community, and then suggest some way to stop such accidents. Corporal J. Lightfoot of the Sebringville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was the speaker and showed films illustra- ting that "Just as sure as rude- ness begets rudeness, courtesy is contagious and courtesy is a safe driving rule. Mts. Lightfoot was introduced by Jack Myers, Wing- ham, adjuster-fielchnan of the Co- op Insurance, Judge Frank Fingland, Q.C,, Clinton presented the essay awards. A resolution Was passed by the gathering, in support of the Hur- on County TB Survey to be held in May. The Fireeide entry was "In our community we have no serious ac- cidents. Carelessness causes many accidents, Numerous accidents have occurred at Carter's Hill, Lot 14, Con. 9, and Bridge, Lot 18, Con. 9. The scantier and sanding of all slippery narrow places could eliminate much hazard. "The forum members have sign- ed a petition on removal of top of this narrow hill, It has gone to council. "TWo lane entrances are on top of this hill. Snowfence, trees, fences and steep side banks clam- spate Mr. Carter's visibility to on- doming traffic, "Non-licensed tractor drivers should stay off roads. If you drive, don't drink," Raving Wen a prize in the ()IAA his first chance to hold office. "It gives us a chance to say some- -thing—it is a real way of getting us out of our shells• and giving us some measure of self-confidence. It is very necessary that we ac- cept responsibility and in that way we help ourselves' and our club." Deputy Governor McKenzie re- lated four chides, to which every Kinsman must adhere. The first was to be in regular attendance at all meetings and functions of the club. The duty to get up and express an opinion on contrivers- ial matters, and finally: each Kinsman should be proud of his association and his club. President K. W. Colquhoun in- troduced and thanked the guest speaker. Main item of business of the meeting was the acceptance, vol- untarily of the treasurer's posit- Pah by Cliffofid"Pratt.— The change is necessitated by • the present treasurer moving to Vancouver, B.C., early in March. Maitland Edgar and Kenneth Scott acted as sergeants-at-arms. Carman McPherson and Donald Epps were nominated as recruit- ers for the Huron County TB X-ray survey, which will take place in May. Guest at the meeting besides the Deputy Governor was Robert Stevenson, St. Thomas, ario contest, the Fireside Forum was not eligible to place in the county competition. Though the provincial contest was open only to Farm. Forums,' the one in Hur- on also invited entries from Wo- men's Institutes, Junior Institutes, and Junior Farmers. However, the three prizes were taken by Farm Forum entries. First prize was awarded the Sixth Line East Wawanosh For- um, written by Mrs. Melvin H. Taylor, secretary, and was on the /level subject, "The Nut Behind the Wheel." (This essay may be found on page two of this' paper where it is published as the lead editorial.) Second prize went to the White- church Farm Forum, RR 1, Luck- now, entered by Cecil Falconer, secretary: "Whitechurole F a r rn Forum considers that the greatest single hazard to rural safe-driving in this community is carelessness. "We see drivers ignoring stop sighs, thirty nine zones, railway crossips, slippery roads, giving improper or. no signals, not dim- ming lights and failing to show common courtesy. (Continued on Page Ten) Skating Show On February 24-25 Two Night Stand A two-night performance by the 70-member Clinton Figure Skating Club is being presented in the Clinton Lions Arena to-morrow night and Saturday night, as the third annual show. Entitled "Winter Wonderland of 1956" the show includes a circus feature: "Under the Big Top." A ballet number is being perfor- med by 18 members of the Clin- ton and ,Goderich figure skating clubs. D. Silverthorne, Stratford, is the instructor this year. Solo numbers will be skated by Seija Kinkkuri, Timmins, a second test medallist; Loraine Odbert, Stratford, fifth test medalist; Arthur Bourke, South Porcupine, a sixth test medalist and Ontario senior men's champion for 1955. Arthur Dyer, Timmins, a fifth test medalist, who was Northern Ontario junior men's champion for 1955 will skate. A duet by Eliz- abeth Odbert and Wayne Graham, Stratford, both fourth test medal- ists will be skated. This pair com- peted for the junior Canadian pairs championship. 0 P.C. Women Are Organized In Huron County Mrs, Dorothy Downing, Toronto, Progressive federal organizer, at a meeting held in Goderich on Friday' evening outlined a program for forming a women's Progress- ive Conservative organization in the South Huron riding. Named' to represent the various municipalities w e r e: Goderich, Mrs. Douglas Mooney; Goderich township, Mrs. Robert Welsh; Hul- lett township, Mrs. W. J. Dale Clinton, Mrs. Douglas Freeman; .Seaforth, Mrs. J. A. Westcott; Mc- Killop township, Mrs. Earl Mills; Tuckersmith township, Mrs. Clair Haney; Exeter, Mrs. R. W. Kestle; Stanley township, Mrs. Elgin. Mc- Kinley; Hay township, Mrs. Thom- as Meyers; Dashwood, Mrs. Letta Taylor; Stephen township, Mrs, John Morrisey; Crediton, Mrs, Hugo Schenk. Present to assist in organizing the executive were: Thomas Pryde, MPP, Exeter; Elston Cardiff, MP, Brussels, and Clare Westcott, To- ronto organizer for the Young Fro- g) essive Conservative Association. BR1LICEFIELD TRIO WILL SING OVER CKNX-TV Three young Brucefield singers will take part in the Focus pro- gram over CKNX-TV (Channel 8) this evening, February 23. They are Fred, Dick and Phyllis Lobb, children of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lobb, 'formerly of Holmesville, and for the past two years, of Brucefield 0 Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Cooke are spending a winter vacation in Florida. County Seed Fair Here March 1-2; Panel Discussion The ninth annual Huron County Seed Fair under the auspices of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association will be held in the Clinton District 'Cal. legiate Institute on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3. On Friday all exhibits will be received and judged during the morning and afternoon. In the evening the entire show will be open for public inspection from 8.00 to 10.00' p.m. The Seed Fair will be officially epc-ned on Saturday and a panel discussion on "soil and crop pro- duction" will feature the afternoon program. Dr. D. N. Huntley, field husbandry department, On- tario, Agricultural College, Guelph, will act as moderator of the pan- el, Other prominent officials and farmers from Huron County will also take part in the discussion. Following the program' there will be an auction sale of the 10 bushel lots of grain, etc. Since No. 1 School of Food Ser- vices opened at Clinton last year the school has been given a great deal of publicity by different magazines and newspapers in Can- ada. The reason may be that it is the only school of its kind in Canada. Recently the School of Food Services was visited by represen- tatives from the Toronto daily newspapers, Kitchener TV, CBC- TV, and a Kitchener newspaper, and a Belleville newspaper,' and the T. Eaton Co., Toronto. The group was escorted through the school and allowed to take photos for publication and motion picture shots for television. F/L Johnson who took over the school in June 1955 comes• from Calgary, Alberta. She served in the RCAF during World War II before attending the school of household economics at the Uni- versity of Alberta. After rejoin- ing the RCAF in, 1950 F/L John- son served at AFHQ Ottawa, then spent two years overseas at Zwei- brucken, Germany before coming to Clinton. United Churchmen Urge Jaycees Stop (TA Investigation Claiming the Canada Temperance Act "is the best liquor law avail- able" Huron Presbytery of the United Church of Canada last Wednesday urged Goderich Jaycees to refrain from campaigning for repeal. Several weeks ago the Goderich Junior Chamber of Commerce made public their intention to in- vestigate the liquor laws of the County and more recently, after a secret vote of their members, de- cided to continue with research in- to the question. Rev. H. A. Dickinson, Goderich, speaking on social service and evangelism at a convention of over 50 ministers and lay delegates of Huron Presbytery last Wednesday, raised the matter, which after -lengthy debate, resulted in the fol- lowing resolution being passed: "Believing that the Canada Temperance Act is the best liquor law available we, the Huron Pres- bytery of the United Church of Canada, would urge that the Gode- rich (Junior) Chamber of Com- merce refrain from any action which would make conditions worse in our county." quired into the death of Mrs, Mor- ella Davidson, in the town hall, Clinton yesterday, and brought in a decision that she "met death when struck an Number 4 high- way, one fifth of a mile south of the town of Clinton limits by a motorcar drivn by Gerald Whit- aker, RCAF Station Clinton, on the evening of February 12." "We attribute part, at least, of the responsibility for this accident to the driving Whitaker while un- der the influence of intoxicating liquor purchased at the RCAF Station Clinton and consumed there earlier and by driving at a greater rate of speed than the weather and road conditions war- ranted," The jury recommended that the sale of intoxicating liquor at the RCAF Station be more strictly controlled. They noted that the "evidence here revealed that a 17- year-old civilian girl was taken on- to the Station on this Sunday ev- ening and supplied intoxicating F/L LAURA JOHNSON, Officer Commanding the School of Food Services at RCAF Sta- tion Clinton. Royal Scarlet Chapter LOL Names Officers The meeting of the Royal Scar• let Chapter Loyal Orange Lodge, District of Hallett was held in Clinton on Sunday afternoon with a large attendance from Clinton, Goderich, Seaforth and Winthrop. Five candidates were initiated in- to the Royal Scarlet Degree by the Chapter degree team: Murray C. Dale, Robert W. Irwin, Everett Smith and Wayne Smith, all of LOL 793, Seaforth and Clarence Cooper, 710 Clinton. Worshipful Brother Asa Deeves acted as Commander for the elec- tion and installation of officers as- sisted by Past Commander Harry Crick, acting as Marshall. Results w e r e: Wor. Commander, Sir Knight Mervin- Falconer; Deputy Commander, Sir Knight Frank Falconer; Chaplain, Sir Knight William Riehl; scribe, Sir Knight Thomas Deeves; treasurer, Sir Knight Henry Sloman, of 710; Clin- ton; first lecturer, Sir Knight Ken- neth Betties, second lecturer, Sir Knight Roy Elliott, both of 793, Winthrop; first conductor, Sir Knight Earl Cooper; second con- ductor, Sir Knight Gordon Bowers, both of LOL 182, Goderich; Mar- shall, Sir Knight Douglas Free- man, Clinton; herald, Sir Knight Borden Brown, Seaforth; sentinel, Sir Knight William Cook, and im- mediate past commander, S i r Knight Harry Crich, both of Clin- ton. John Peacock Receives Award, Best Male Actor John Peacock, Preston, has been awarded the Phelps Award for the best Male actor in a Western On- tario Drama League entry not in- vited to the festival. Mr. Peacock won this award for his portrayal of Decals Heis in "The Shop at Sly Corner" pro- J. J. Whitaker, 19 years, 140 pounds, repeated this account substantially the same. He recall. ed having been drunk the Saturday night previous to the accident, and went to bed at 1,30, getting up to go en duty at seven. He began drinking again at 2.30 and estima- ted that he had had four or five beers by eight o'cock that night. Whitaker reported seeing the lights of the parked IVICDonaki ear, but did not see anyone, until the deceased woman's body W a s thrown up on the hood of his car. He stopped as soon as he could and went back to where her body lay. He reported seeing another ear, light green, approaching the scene which skidded sidewise over the body, and went on. He stop- ped the next car, which later prov- ed to be the McDonald ear return- ing to Clinton, and he and Dort Went into town he it. At first Whitaker did riot state that his girl friend was given boor in the Corporal's and Staff Club, but after questioning by the Crown, admitted that Dort had bought three beers, one for each of them, and that the girl had drunk some. L. Penistan, Stratford, gov- erintnent pathologist Specializing in the examination of blood to de- (Continued on Page Ten) (By W.. 10,11L) THIS MONTH' IT IS ONTARIO'S turn to come beneath the scrutiny of Canaela'e national magazine and the descriptive pen of 13reee Hutchieon. who is currently carry. ing out a 1.5.pert report on a 201000. Mile tour ecroes Canada . Sad, ly, perhaps, but inevitably, Ontar- io typed, as Toronto is typed . and it is probably to be _expected that Toronto should get the maj- ority of attention in this interes- ting account . . . Hutchison says, "give Toronto time. A city will be born here in due season, a city of prodigious proportions and a collective soul, The shiny smug- rim, the well-fed aldermanic look, the pathetic self-infatuation which so repel the stranger will disap- pear." In the meantime we must perhaps be content with the adul- ation which Toronto receives in our province . . . and wait for her to settle down before our more rural areas may gain the attention of the nation . . AND AN OBSERVATION ]3Y one of the world's brightest men (according to columnist Hy Dos- sin)—Charles B, Kettering. "If you want to kill any idea, in the world today, get a committee working on it . ." y.* THE FLASHING TRIO OF RED lights which tops the manhole at both the main intersection here, and the corner of Highway 4 and Rattenbury . . . have become quite friendly and familiar . . One gets the feeling of big city—the rom- ance of winding underground pass- ages . . . and the wonder of the lives of people who work below ground . . All this is rather for- eign to the rural view of the tele- phone lines . . . and though this pair of holes in the ground, we know belong to telephone and the cables which carry so many hund- reds of messages . , . we somehow cannot get away from thoughts of Art Carney . the Paris sew- ers . . . and mysterious mining of some sort . . . All this going on in the middle of main street—and at the same time we are becoming quite used to it all . , . * MARTHA (OF THE RURAL Scene) says . . , The first lesson in Social Studies should teach the child that he came into this world with nothing . . that for the years of his childhood he was a consumer only, producing nothing debted to society for everything he consumes . . . is indebted to him, for all he produ c- Von of others . . . that he is in- debted to him for all he produc- es . . . and that he should aim to .produce more during his life-time than he consumes . . . in order to leave the world a little better than he found it. . Deputy District Governor Ken McKenzie, Listowel, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Kinsmen Club of Clinton held in Hotel Clinton,Tuesday night, The meeting mared the 36th an- niversary of Kinsmen clubs: The speaker related the growth from one club founded in Hamil- ton' by Hal Rogers, to 300 clubs with over 12,000 members. He felt that Kin had to be good or it would not have shown such phen- omenal growth. "Young men get a chance to take an active part" the Deputy Governor said.. "Kin's youth is appealing to young people. We are more free—have abounding fellowship—are more' willing to work and more willing to gamble. With a group of young•men striv- ing to maintain the ideals of Kin we are bound to bring out the best in one another. "The founder, Hal Rogers, was trying to reclaim some of the comradeship that he had enjoyed in the Armed Forces," the Dep- uty Governor added, "He was very successful." Continuing on another thought the guest speaker said that the potency of Klnsmenship could not be overlooked. He said that Kin educated its members as in this club, the member probably has Sale Driving Essay Awards Presented e Before the actual x,rays are taken this spring, it is expected that nearly 5,000 people in the County will be Involved in the planning of the surveys. This rad- io broadcast is just one of count- less plans being made by commit- tees in charge of all phases of publicity, of which the newspaper campaign is not the least, to ad, vi Se people Of what is CO take pkia. CKNX Radio Interview X-Ray Survey Men Of interest to all radio listeners is an interview next Monday mon- ruing at 11 o'clock over CKNX Wingham (920 on your dial), on the "At Home With the Ladies" program with Margaret Brophy.. Judge Frank Fingland, Clinton, who is the ehairman of the Huron County Kass '113 Chest x-ray sur- vey scheduled to take place in May, will be beard along with Dr. R. M, Aldis, Goderich, of the Hur- on County Health Unit, and also duced by the Galt Little Theatre a former TB sanitorium patient, and directed. by John Xenia The Preston actor is formerly front England and is employed on the teaching staff at the Preston kigli school. He IS well known in Clin- ton having been on the staff of Clinton District Collegiate Meth- tate for several years. This was his first appearance with the Galt Little Theatre,. The festival will take place in Woodstock from Wednesday, Mar. ch 21 up to Saturday, March 24. Local School of Food Services Host to Radio, TV Newsmen A coroner's jury of five men in- liquors in the Corporals' and Staff Club there. We deplore this sit- uation." The inquest was presided over by Coroner F. 0, Thompson, Clin- ton, and conducted by Crown At- torney Glenn Hays, Q.C., Goder- ich. Jurors were Arthur Dutton, (foreman), Brucefield; Stewart Baird, RR 1, Brucefield; John Peckitt and Wilbur Garrett, both of RR 3, Seaforth, and Dean Ald- winekle, RR 1, Varna. The hearing began at ten in the morning, and at 3.30 the jury re- tired to bring in their findings two hours later. The first witness, Albert Jones, brother of the deceased, told of being a backseat passenger in a car driven by Douglas McDonald, Walkerton, along with his sister (the deceased) and Mrs. A. Parry. Mrs. McDonald, mother of the driver of this car was in the front seat. Mr. Jones recalled stopping to let Mrs. Parry out of the car at her home, and then proceeding to the driveway leading to the Davidson home where he lived. His sister got out of the car first, and he remained to shut the door, which required a second slam. He proceeded th the rear of the Mc- Donald car, ready to cross the street, and saw her being carried down the road on the front of the Whitaker car. He said he had not seen lights of any :other car. He said he went to ins sister, found her dead, and then went home. A Bible, which was later des- cribed by Constable Vranlk of the Goderich Detachment, Provincial Police, as having been found on the Whitaker car, just behind the licence plate, was identified as his sister's. by Mr. Jones. Dr. F. M. Newland, who attend- ed the deceased at the scene of the accident said , that the road was covered with light coating of snow, and a light snow was fall- ing. He did not think there would be any difficulty in driving at a moderate rate of speed. Patrick Joseph Dort, passenger in the Whitaker car, 19-year-old member of the RCAF, testified that lie had' been with Gerald Whitaker driver of the death car, from 2.30 o'clock until six the ev- ening of the accident, and that dur- ing that time in the Corporals' and Staff Club, Whitaker had con- sumed' four bottles of beer, and had not eaten during that time. Dort said that at six he had gone into the TV room at the Club and did not see Whitaker again until about eight o'clock when they had borrowed a car belonging to Har- old W. Wright, member of the RCAF, to come to Clinton to pick up Whitaker's girl friend. Dort said that the Club where they had' been drinking was open to serve beer from noon on, on Sundays. Dort recalled seeing a woman in front of the car, but it was• too late to do anything. After the car came to a halt, he said he followed Whitaker back to the body, and stopped a northbound car, got a ride into Clinton where they found the town constable C. Perdue. Perdue notified a doc- tor and an ambulance, by phone and then drove with the two young airmen to the scene of the accident, where a crowd had gath- ered. The witness later told of trying to drive back into town in the Wright car (they thought they were following the police car), on- ly to have it stall at the Bayfield River bridge, and they walked into town only to find the police of- fice closed. Then they got a taxi, picked up Whitaker's girl friend and went out to the Station again where they went into the Club and each had a beer. The girl had only a little of the beverage, and then Dort finished her bottle.