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Clinton News-Record, 1956-02-23, Page 10Jury Blames RCAF Liquor For Fatal Car Accident (Continued from rage One) tern** the alcoholic content, had received the sample of blood' taken, from Whitaker by F/L Dr. T. K, Hackett, medical doctor at the RCAF Station, at approximately 10.30 (two hours after the acci- dent). Penistan reported that it tested 1,15 part per thousand, He said that a person's body norm- ally excretes alcohol at the rate of 0,1.5 parts per thousand per hour and that with two hours elapsed, it would be assumed that at the time of the accident the driver's blood had tested 1,45 parts per thousand ,or the equiva- lent of five bottles of beer. Penis- tan said that most individuals are impaired at the level of one part per thousand, and that all indiv- iduals are impaired by the time the level reaches 1.5 parts per thousand, -Douglas McDonald driver of the car from which Mrs. Davidson had stepped into the path of the Whit- aker car, said that he and his mother had proceeded slowly after their last two passengers had got- ten from the car, south on, the highway to the road leading to the County Home. Here they made a left turn, and waited for a car travelling noith to pass be- fore backing into the roadway themselves and proceeding into Clinton. As they came near the Davidson driveway they saw a car parked in the ditch, and slowed still further to see what vas.hap- pening, when the two airmen ran up to stop them. They drove the airmen into town. Then the McDonalds returned to the scene to see if they could help, where they found out for the first time that it wall Mrs. Davidson who had been killed. Neither of the McDonalds had seen lights of the oncoming Whitaker car. Mrs. McDonald confirmed this testi- mony. Constable Perdue testified that he had known the two airmen be- forehand, and had not been too anxious• when they had driven off from the scene. He had asked them to sit in their own car, until he could finish directing traffic and come with the Provincial Pol- ice to talk to them. Perdue des- cribed the visibility as good and that he could see 300 feet ahead of him. Constable E. Sims reported that he found Mrs. Davidson's body 103 feet from the north edge of the Davidson driveway, on the west half of the pavement. He did not think that a second car had hit the body, since it did not appear to have been moved after the im- pact. The aerial from the Whit- aker car was found under the body when it was removed. Sims, however, testified that the driver of a light green car, had come to him with the information that he had, driven over the body of Mrs. Davidson, as it lay in the road. The constable said that he was reasonably sure that this sec- ond car had not touched the body, and so had not called the driver to the inquest, though he had all the identifications needed to do so. Constable Sims• said he felt that anything over 35 miles per hour that evening could be considered too fast—that visibility was poor, the wind gusty, and uncertain. Sims testified that he did not think Whitaker had been drinking following the accident, since he smelled of stale beer—also that pricor to the blood test, Whitaker had told the constables that he had not been drinking since the accident. Other witnesses were Constable Vl'anik and Harold Walter Wright, owner of the death car. t,- SS 4 FARM FORUM (By Mrs. Ira Merrill) The SS 4, Goderich Township Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Lobb with 11 members present. It was review night for the past month. • Safe driving rules and regula- tions were discussed, Euchre was played and lunch served. Next Monday the Forum will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Lobb. 0 For the first eight months of 1954 Canadian automobile ship. ments were down 19 percent. Here are a few items from MERRILL'S Anniversary Sale CROSLEY 21" CONSOLE— Custom V—Reg. $349.50 $314.50 Anniversary Sale Price DUMONT 21" CONSOLE— Deluge Chassis—Reg. $399.00 $359.00 Anniversary Sale Price GRAHAM RANGETTES Chrome Top—Reg. $54.50 $39 00 Special Anniversary Sale Price • AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER • Dry Clothes Rain or Shine! Reg. $169.50—Special ,,,,,, ,,,,, $129.50 SEVEEAL OTIIER SECOND-IIAND ITEMS AT SPECIAL PRICES Merrill Radio and Electric "BE WISE—BUY FROM A SERVICE DEALER" 313 Clinton HARMONY GUITARS MONTEREY LEADER a model that for years has set the pace in its price class. Lustrous black polished finish with contrasting grained reddish highlights of well-seasoned hardwood $36.00 STELLA No. 928— Ivory grained finish standard size guitar for stud- ents or personal enjoyment. Birch with hardwood neck. Low in price but carefully made, 0 0 7A easy to play STELLA No. 1141 Flat top model, grand concert size. Birch con- struction, brown .mahogany stained, nicely shaded. Hardwood neck Guitar Carrying Case $13.75 insmim Mc E wan's Gift and Stationery Store $23.50 (Baton Scout and Cub News (By Kenneth Magee) You may not be a flower lover, but you'll enjoy browsing around our "garden of values." Here you'll find those recently introduced, also the old favorites. You'll find delicate colours and wide variety, VISIT US SOON! •<-41 neMN PICK ,,ISOUOIJO OP SAROAINS FROM Oint fWALUE '49 FORD SEDAN .. $ 495.00 '49 CHEVROLET SEDAN 650.00 '50 DODGE SEDAN 850.00 '51 DODGE SEDAN 950.00 '51 CHEVROLET COACH (Powerglide and Radio) 975.00 '51 METEOR COACH 950.00 '52 PLYMOUTH SEDAN 1,050:00 '52 BUICK SEDAN , 1,175.00 For Pleasure and Work '54 CHEVROLET IA TON PICK-UP Deluxe Cab, Powerglide trans- mission. (One owner) $1,395.00 '55 CHEVROLET TON PICK-UP Deluxe Cob. Std, transmission (Our Demonstrator) 1,750.00 LORNE BROWN MOTORS LTD. CHEVROLET — OLDSMOBILE PHONE 361 -- CLINTON PAGE TEN C(.47-NTON 21gl`W.844',004P, FE11RTJARY 0,19511 , Bell Telephone Marks Record Year; Total 1,550 Phones In Clinton Aiea 3 4 7 16 2 5 7 2 5 1 6 0 2 3 5 10 3 2 5 2 3 1 4 10 2 1 1 3 4 3 4 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 2, 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 4,4 Though the building here of the only dial exchange building in tbiS part of Ontario has made Bell. Telephone growth "news" to ev- eryone, all over the Ontario-Que. bee area the Coknpany has exper- ienced a record year. There has been more telephones addad, more money spent on new construction, More employees, more sharehold- ers and more calls handled than ever before, during 1955. Aecording to the company's 76th annual report, telephones in the Bell's Ontario-Quebec territory in- creased last year by 228,287, bring- ing the total in service at the end of 1955 to 2,522,745. The overall increase included more than 135,- 000 new residence telephones, ov- er 50,000 new telephones for busi. ness purposes, and the addition of more than 40,000 telephones through the tranfer of the fad- lities of three former subsidiary companies into the company's system. Locally, growth in telephone ser- vice paralleled this overall expan- sion, Commenting on the report, W. W. Ilaysoin, Bell manager for this region, said that the total - number or telephones in service at the end of the year was 1,550, Throughout Ontario and Quebec expenditures for new construction were $128,400,000. This was $23,- 100,000 more than in 1954, itself the previous record year. Yet, due to the strong and sustained de- mand, there were 47,000 orders for service not filled at the end of the year. A still larger construction activity is planned for 1956, by far the larger part of• which will be devoted to equipment for local service. A total of $116,037,106 in wages and salaries was paid to Bell em- ployees in hundreds of Ontario and Quebec communities. At the end of 1955 the company employed 36,340 people, 22,448 women and 13,892 men, Net income for the year amoun- ted to $2.43 a share, compared with $2,44 a share in 1954, and' an amount equivalent to 43 cents a share was added to surplus. Share- holders increased by more than 10,000 and now number 125,233 over 122,000 of whom are resid- ents of Canada. An over-the-horizon radio relay chain was completed in the north of the country and good progress was made with engineering and construction of the Mid Canada Line, the report states, This de- fence network is being built under the supervision of the members of the Trans-Canada Telephone Sys- tem, with the. Bell company acting as project agent. Further progress• is reported on the construction of the 4,000-mile radio relay network now being built across. Canada by members of the Trans-Canada System to meet requirements for long dist- ance telephone service and, to carry network television programs for the Canadian' Broadcasting Corporation. The Toronto-North Bay-Winnipeg section is due to go into service towards the end of 1956 and the entire network—from Sydney, N.S. to Vancouver, B,C.— in 1958, 0 Ilderton Tops Atoms 11-5 Ilderton Wildcats eliminated Watford Atoms at Lucan Arena Saturday night winning 11-5 overtime WOAA Big Eight play- off game and taking the two-game total goal series 16-15. Ilderton led 9-4 at the end of regulation time to tie the round at 14 goals. They won the 10- minute overtime period 2-1, Ilderton now meets Lucan Irish in a best-of-three series with the first game Wednesday night at Lucan and the second at Lucan Friday night, Last night the Clinton Wolf Cubs, Boy Scouts, Brownies and Girl Guides presented a program in the Public School auditorium to honour Lord Baden Powell of Gil- well, the founder of scouting and guiding, Included in the program were a skit by the Scouts, a sing- song and play by the Wolf Cubs, dances by the Brownie Pack and a skit on World Guiding by the Guides. RCAF Wins Match • Victory was spelled Thursday, February 16, for the RCAF Sta- tion Scout troop in a hockey game at the Lions Arena, with the Clin- ton troop. The score was close throughout the entire game with the RCAF team coming out on the top of the 8 to 7 score. High scorers were, for the Clinton troop, Peter Garon with four goals and an assist, and for RCAF, George Smith with two goals and two assists, David McLennan with two and two, and Dale Gattinger with two and one. After the game the Clinton Scouts were served refreshments at the RCAF Station. Members of the RCAF Scout team were: Ken Pratt, Wayne Wilson, Wayne Harris, on Coates, Jim Coates, Ray lyfacLennan, Ivor Heatherwell, David McLennan, Dale Gattinger, George Smith, Dave Naish, Ron Butler and Tom Logan. Members of the Clinton Scout team were: Peter Garon, Mike Spiller, Larry Daw, Bill Wild, Barry MacLaren, Jim Dales, Paul Draper, Ken Engeletad, Bill Mur- ney, Wayne Ebbett, Ray Gautreau, John Slavin, Paul Pickett, Wayne Stanley and Larry Bertrand. Fireman's Badge New faces at the second session of the Fireman's Badge course were Ken Van Riesen, Mike Spil- ler, Paul Draper, Wayne Ebbett, Lewis Ling, and Wayne Stanley. The test for the fireman profic- iency badge will commence next Tuesday evening at 7.30 in the fire hall. New Scouts Three boys were invested into the Clinton Scout troop on Wed- nesday, February 15. The new Scouts are Michael Spiller, 'Ronald Clifford and Larry Bertrand. 0 IOOF Notes Clinton Lodge No. 83 will hold a "long-anticipated" Friendship Night on Saturday evening, Feb- ruary 25, at 8 o'clock, in the Leg- ion. Memorial Hall. At this time the Third Degree will be conferred by Germania Lodge, Waterloo, on a large class of candidates. Representatives from about 20 Lodges are expec- ted to be in attendance. Special guests of the evening will include Grand Master G. E. Harrison, Kincardine, and Deputy Grand Master W. 0. Jeffrey, Kit- chener, as well as other Grand Lodge officers. Every Oddfellow in the community is urged to come and make this evening a success. Card Party The officers and members of both the Subordinate and Rebekah Lodges are urged to remember the card party which is being held in the Lodge rooms on Tuesday even- ing, February 28, to which any, friends are cordially invited. -Both "500" and euchre will be played. Zurich Midgets Outscore Hensall Zurich Midgets whipped Hensall 6-2 in Zurich Arena Saturday and along with their earlier 5-2 win gave Zurich an 11-4 edge in the WO.AtA Midget home and home playoff series. Zurich will now meet the Londesboro-Blyth win- ner, Pat O'Brien with a pair led the winners while Don • Gascho, Joe Overholt, Phil Overholt a n d George Suplat had singles, Doug Brintnell and Murray Harburn scored for the Hensel]. club. Colts Scoring (Including last night's game) The local intermediate hockey club have started their playoffs in high gear in a scoring way. In the three games played to date have scared a total of 23 goals and amassed a. grand total of 50 scor- ing points. John Hartley and Malt Edgar are out in front with Seven points each, followed by Harry lVfetwah with six. Bob Garon who has been. shifted to left wing has come up with three markers arid one assist. Most penalized player on the squad Is John Hartley who has 16 minutes including a ten-minute misconduct, Cartoon Capers. Won By Wayne. Grigg At Byron Winner of this week's Cartoon Capers contest is young Wayne .Grigg, patient in the Beck Sanit- arium, Syron, for the past year. He correctly picked out the hid- den title, "'He Trains Them Differ- ently At Least" and named the advertisers in whose advertise- ments he found the words. Wayne's own title is: "Dental Check-up--One filled and two out," The entry was accompanied by a sales slip from one of the par- ticipating stores', so this makes Wayne eligible for the $30 grand award at the end of the contest. Just last week Wayne's mother, Mrs. William Grigg returned to her home here, after being at By,. ron since early last year, Wayne, who went into hospital at the same time, expects to be able to come home this spring, LONDESSORO MRS. B. DIIIININ, Correspondent Phone Blyth 37 r 19 Mrs. Walter Skimins is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. McKindley at Burlington. Miss Frances Lyon, Toronto, spent the weekend with her par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Lyon. Herbert Oakes, Goderich Town- ship, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. George Mc-, Vittie, Miss Ann Fairservice, Detroit, spent the weekend with her par, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fair- service. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Westerhout, Nellie, Lany, Dick and Peter, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Noot and family, Bridgeport. Howard Lee, Buffalo, N.Y., and Mrs. Frank Lee, Thorndale, called on Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Millar and Mrs. Ella Ruddell last week. Miss Vera Lyon, R.N., who has been working in Victoria Hospital, London, leaves on Saturday, Feb- ruary 25 for Hazelton, British Columbia. There she will work in the Wrinch Memorial Hospital under the Board of Home Missions of the United Church of Canada. Miss Leta Thomas, R.N., Burgess- vale, is going with her. The Londesboro Women's Insti- tute will hold their meeting in the hall on Thursday, March 1. Topic on agriculture and Canadian in- dustries. Roll call: a verse with the word "farm" or "farmer" in it. Program: Mrs. White, Mrs. Gaunt, Mrs. Sprung, Mrs. Lansing. Host- esses: Mrs. B. Shobbrook, Mrs. Willis Bromley, Mrs. Gaunt, Mrs. J. Howatt, Mrs. McClure. 0 Essay Awards Are Given At Blyth (Continued from page one) "To help overcome these acci- dents: 1. enforce driving tests, be- fore issuing permits. 2. Contin- uous radio and television warn- ings re: safe driving, and teaching this to children, as pedestrians, in the schools. 3. Safe driving taught to our High School pupils as the teen-age accident rate is high. 4. Have cars equipped with proper signal device, 5. Have bicyclists and pedestrians forced to carry re- flectors or wear some light cloth- ing at night. 6. More rigid law enforcement." Third prize was awarded to the Unique Farm Forum, Zurich, as entered by Herb. Klopp, secretary: "The main cause of automobile accidents' in our community is: people not thoroughly knowing and understanding o u r traffic laws. "Some Farm Forum review nights could be used in teaching these traffic laws. We could have films on safe driving prepared and distributed by the Ontario Safety League; also an experien- ced traffic officer as speaker. Fol- lowing this, we could have discus- sion groups on the subject. Thus by seeing, bearing and discussing safe• driving practices, we might gain a better understanding of the rules. "We believe, that every five years, all drivers should be com- pelled to take driving tests as well as written exams on traffic rules and regulations. Perhaps, then, they would become safety con- scious," BRUCEFIELD The many friends of Mrs. Mood- ie are pleased to hear that she is improving after her recent fall, Fortunately there were no bones broken, She is confined to Clinton Public Hospital, Miss Margaret McQueen is suf- fering from an attack of Pleurisy at her home, Mrs. H, F. Berry has returned home after visiting in Stratford and Till'sonburg for a couple of weeks, Group No 2 of the Brucefield WA had. a quilting at the home of Mrs. Ross Scott last Wednesday, WRIS Meeting Twenty-three members of the Brucefield Woman's Missionary Society met in the school room of the church this month, when Mrs. William Douglass and Mrs. Will- iam Fotheringharn had charge of the devotional exercises. The president Mrs. N. Baird was in the chair for the business part of the meeting. Mrs. W. Mc- Beath gave the secretary's report and Mrs. Berry gave the treasur- er's report. Mrs, L. Wilson re- ceived the offering. Thank you cards were read from Mrs. Baird, Sr., Mrs. W. Mof- fatt and Mrs. S. McKenzie. The meeting closed with the WA hymn and prayer Mrs. Wilson McCartney favour- ed with a piano solo. Mrs. L. Wilson gave a fine paper on the topic, "Valentine." Miss M. Swan conducted several contests, and lunch was served, all with the Valentine theme of hearts and red trimmings. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Barr, Patsy and Jeanne, Burlington, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dinnin and Billy, visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Dinnin last weekend. 0 Cancer Society's Objective Is $17,500 This Year A campaign objective of $17,500 was set by the Perth-Huron Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society at a meeting held in the Unit's• rooms at 21 Downie Street, Stratford, Thursday evening. This is an in- crease of $2,500 over the objective for 1955, but president John H. Stratton feels confident the money will be forthcoming. Clinton branch which consists of the town, and the Townships of Hullett and Stanley is a part of the Perth-Huron Unit. Mrs. Neville Forbes is president. Mr. Stratton, Stratford, was elected president for the third time as the Unit chose its officers for 1956. Other officers are: vice- president for Huron, Robert Sper- ling, Goderich; vice-president far Perth, Mrs. B. D. Hay, Listowel; secretary, Benson Sutter, Clinton; treasurer, J. G. Fraser; director to the Ontario division board of dir- ectors, Robert Sperling; director at large to the Ontario division board of directors, John H. Strat- ton. Giving the treasurer's report in the absence of the treasurer, J. G. Fraser, Mr. Stratton said that the budget for 1956 is' $7,000, the larg- est items of which, are $3,500 to be spent on service and $2,300 for education. Mrs.. Reginald Skidmore gave the report for the service commit- tee, telling the members that al- though the unit reports were not quite complete, 112 patients were recorded, 20 of whom were deceas- ed, Fourteen required care by the nursing service, she said. She recommended that the loan cupboard buy a new bed', that each branch have on hand a cupboard supplied with dressings, and that a driver be ready to take a patient John Hartley Malt Edgar Kerry 1VIctwan Ken Coiquhoun Murray Colquhoun Bob Galva Bill 1-Ianly /3111 Counter lack Carter Ken Lee bon Strong Gerry 'Mimes Tom Coiquhoun tick .......... Odds 'N Ends Sale N Dinnerware "FERRYWARE" pink and blue "FIESTAWARE" BLUE PYREX and TURQUOISE PYREX LUSTREWARE by "Fireking" Plates, Mixing Bowls, Bulb Dishes, Pitchers SUTTER PERDUE "Your FRIMO-AIRE Dealer" PHONE 147 4... CLINTON Celebrate Wildey Night In JOOF Lodge Rooms Here Members' of Huronie Rebekah Lodge N.G. 306, were hosts to the members of the Odd Fellows Lod- • ge and friends for the celebration of Wildey night on February 14. Cards were enjoyed with prizes for "500" going to: ladies' and men's high, Miss Mary Sutter. Bert Rowden; low, Mrs, Mary Nediger, Benson Sutter. Euchre; high, Mrs, Wesley Shobrook, Nor- man. Manning; low, Mrs. Douglas. Andrews, Wesley Shobrook, Following the card games, Mrs. Kay Cann, Exeter, Pride of Huron Lodge, gave a concise and inter- esting talk on Thomas Wildey, the founder of the Oddfellowship , Order. Coloured slides of extensive travel across Canada were shown by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Liver- more. A buffet lunch with Valentine decorations arranged by Mrs. Gar- net Burns and her committee• brought an enjoyable evening to a close. Party In Varna On Friday evening, February 17, the C.P. and T. committee of Hut-- onic Rebekah Lodge and IOOF sponsored a joint party at the . Varna town hall. A good number , enjoyed the progressive euchre, which was followed by lunch and dancing to the music of the Huron Ramblers. Another party is being planned for March 23, at the Var- na town hall. Present Chair On the afternoon •of February 20, delegates from lodges in Brus. sells, Seaforth, Exeter, Hensall, Goderich and Clinton toured the County Home and presented an occasional chair, which is to be used in the Rebekah sitting room, The visitors then attended the regular evening session in the lodge rooms. Painting Presented Through the courtesy of Mrs.. William Grigg, a very beautiful oil painting was presented to the lodge. 0 TWO YOUNG PIANISTS PASS GRADE III HARMONY TESTS Two pupils of Mrs. E. Wendorf, Clinton, recently passed their Grade III Harmony tests in piano playing. Miss Carol Pepper, RR 3, Seaforth, passed' with honours and Miss Kathleen Rathwell, Brucefield, passed with first class honours. Both of these students are attending public school. to the hospital at short notice. Reporting on the activities of the education committee, Mr. Stratton said that 55 speaking en- gagements' with films had been recorded and films had been plac- ed on the film circuit in Perth County, one• movie having been seen by 1,950 persons. There were exhibits at 14 fairs and exhibi- tions, he said, and over 50,000 , pamphlets were distributed. • Finger's Restaurant offers Congratulations-* to winners in last week's "Opening" draw: Steak Dinners for 4 People.,*- MITCHEAL MADAM Steak Dinners for 2 People— F. COFILL.. and.. ALAN E.. HOGE, RCAF Station. and appreciation to all customers for their patience while the restaurant was closed.