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(BY Wit P.n. IX)
SOME MAY rert14 THAT TM
• issne of tha smozire. Record haa-
tee Many PeFfield pietnres,
zeedless to sdy, we don't , agree
with that, ... .. Atter all .the gen,'
tenniai .of any organization comes,
only once... and we feel that laa
Plursday Was the Bayfield Agri-
cultural Society's finest hour
Let anyone disagree with that—
end well make. a Solemn Promise:
Xt we're invited, ...and if the host
be. 10 Or nioDe years olderthan'
we„ we'll :take a whole raft of
pictures of him on his - eentert-
M'al„ ,
• *
1VIY BUT THE AGRICULTURAL
Office is really having it face
lifted isn't it?, Some internal
Cbanes also are being eomplet-
to help cope with increased.
Work and need or more space. ,
• *
HAVE YOU BEEN PAST,' THE'
old public school lately? Now
there's going to be a real asset to
town. . , Already it has 4),st-that
forlorn institutional look. . and
"is beginning to welcome the eye.. ;
Soon we'll be saying the 4`rievvA
Commercial" instead ef the "old
public school
* ▪ *
MAYOR MILLER IS AN EX-
eellent 'hand with the ga.vel. . .
the first meeting of council this
year, he brought it down on the'
table • with a• resounding vvhaele.
and decreed that there would be
no smoking at sessions though -
out the year . This dictum has
been obeyed. . . Tuesday night the
• • gavel came down with •a whack
again . . . and a stray bee which
• had been buzzing ailnlessly• around,
bothering His Worship for some
zninutes, was -a dead insect . .
• * *
'SAW AN AMUSING THING
this week, . ..The PUC truck had
' become mired, to the hub in a fil-
led-in excavation in front of RCAF
Station Clinton . . . obeying
the good coinradeship rule which
has been made famous by a cer-
- tain brew`exer_ company, . the
, .
driver of a Thuge-• gold transport
etopped to give aid. . .N We -also
noted that the excavation was 'one
, made to repair a wkter main.
* *
' FABAY • NII -IT STORE OPEN-
ing seems to be working„well in
other t,o•wns.',.•. St. Marys has an-
nounced that atter one more Fri-•
day night open,• the stores will not,
be open at eight again, until Dec
• erriber,when the pre -Christmas
/ buying rush, will be acconanoda-
ted With Friday dighis open
agaie. . . According to the report
• from the merchants' asapefation'of
that tewin .. the Friday night op-
• aings have beep successful. . .
•
F/CIINPE3KITT
RECEIVES ins wisos•
Flight Cadet John F. Peckitt,
son of F. M. Peckitt, Londeaboro,
received his wings from His Ex
cellency .the Royal Norwegian Am-
bassador to Canada, Arne. Gun-
neng, on September 14 at RCAF
Station. Winnipeg, Man., on the
successful completion of the Long
Range Navigation _Course.
WINS SCHOLARSHEP'S AT
CARLETON COLLEGE
Miss Judith Anne Ogston, 18 -
year -old daughter of Warrant Of-
ficer and Mrs. John Ogstote Ot-
tavva (formerly of RCAF Station
Clinton) won three seholarships
on entering Carleton College, Ot-
tawa. She won the University
Entrance Selablarship, $400; Ot-
tawa Business and Professional
Wornen's Club Scholarship, $100,'
and the -Canadian Legion Scholar-
ship valued at $400. She will ent-
er second year arts majoring in
political science. While at Clinton
•Judith was a student at CDCL
r
Jr. Farmers
40 -Member
Mixed Choir
• A 40 member Junior Farmers
Choir held a practice in, the board
room of the agricultural office
• here on Monday evening, under
the direction of Mil. Marie Doug-
las of the Wingham, District High
School staff, Members conte from
all sections of the county, arid they
are preparing for competitions
with Junior Farmers choke from
other Ontario counties.
The first official appearance of
• the choir will be at Seaforth on
the evening of October 15, when
finals for the county junior Farm-
ers public speaking and debating
will be held.
On Monday night the, elicit
pick-
' -ed a chairman, Bert Pepper, R.R.
3, Seaforth. The vice-cheirrean is
Catherine Campbell, Dublin, and
secretary -treasurer 18 Shirley Me
Michael, Wroxeter. Boyd Taylor,
Walton and Lois Jones, Clinton
aremore committee members
tootle Solitietoh, R.R. 5, Clinton, is
pianist for the choir,
The Weather
19513 1955
nigh LW High LOW
Sept.'27 '60 40 65 49
28 64 8 64 56
29 70 4 /0 42
80 59 , 47 65 54
Oct, 1 80 at 97 37
2 05 47 63 38
8 43 87 OA 83
Rein: .45AM. Rain: .62 ins,
•
THg NEW ERA —9n YEAR.
Non 40—TheHome Repel( With the News
THg NEWS -MORD -75th YEAR
-4INTON1 ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1950
7 gents a vopy $3.00 a year
"The Ribbon .Cutting. Rite"'
4
•.e., no,
e
Tom Prycle, Exeter, MLA fer4Huron, cut a white ribbon at
Bayfield Fair and officially unveiled the plaques on the'specially
erected stone gates at the entranee to the fairgrounds; •With_hirn
is W. A. Lasbley,of the agricultural societies branch, pepartment
of •Agriculture. • The Departthent gave $1,000 to/the Bayfield
SoCiety'with which to btlild the gates". Tom has a special interest
in them, too, since the granite plaques installed in' the gates
came from his monument shop in Exeter. (N-11- Photo)
•
First Pike Boy AudCalf
• ‘PrOtid owner of the best 4-H Dairy- Calf, and shoeying his
championship showmanship with his animal is Jim Harrispn, RE
1, Goderich. Jim Won himself top plate on two cotints at the
Bayfield Fall Fair. last Thursday. There were 20 calves entered
in this Class. "(N-11 Photo)
• , •
Fairs Official Opens'
BayField Centennial
Exceptionally fine weather smil-
ed npon. the directors and patrons
of the Bayfield Centennial Fall
Fair last Thungday, 'and an excel-
lent crowd was out to view the
animals and inside exhibits. :
• Starting things off in the usual
manner with a parade, the school
children approached the new cen-
tennial gates, led by the Goderich
Girls Trumpet Band. Tehschools
partielpated. Included in the par-
ade were floats displaying antique
eqUipment and furniture. The
Huron County Museum had an, ex-
hibit in the parade, accoMpanied
by the curator, Mr. J. lVfeNeilL
The best historical float was en-
tered by SS 4, West Stanley
sehoel, whose pupils were dressed
in costumes to suit the items On
the float, which. included a spin-
eing wheel loaned for the occas-
sion by Miss Rose Snowden, Sec-
ond prize was won by Douglas
Gemeinharat, Bayfieki.
The best decorated car prize
was won by Ed Grigg and second
went to Miss Ann Druin. Mrs. J.
E. Howard and her daughter Mar-
garet were judged the best old
fashioned couple, and in this class
Mrs. Frank Yea, Hohnesviile, plac-
ed secohd, W. 'Williamson entered
the oldest horse-drawn venicle
.-(picture on page 9) and second
prize went to Mrs. Ed, Sturgeon.
The oldest car on parade was driv-
en by William Higgins, Bayfield.
Carl Houston, president of the
agricultural society was master of
• ceremonies for the official open,
ing program, which was broadcast
from the truck leaned by Wilfred
Heard, Bayfield. Part of this pro-
gram was recorded by the CBC for
later broadcast on the Roving Re-
porter prOgrem, •
F. A, Lashley, of the agricultur-
al societies branch, Department of
Agriculture, made the official op-
eting, congratulating the Society
on 1t8 attractive gates. He noted
that the stone was supplied front
the area, end that two things were
incorporated into the wording ori
the plaques: honour df the 100
year§ of fairs, and honour to the
pioneets Ao have served the
cause a agriculture in the district
for that period of tittle,
Mr. Lashley promised that the
DepartMerit'S cheque for $1,000 to
kelp pay for the gates was soon to
be or its way. Re congratulated
the directors txti their custom Of
payint eta alinott one half of the
total receipts ,on prizes, "Very
few. feltspay more than one-
third," he Said,
,To' in PrYde, MLA for Huron,
who supplied the Laurentian Rose
granite for the memorial plaques
in, the new gates, cut the ribbon
to, officially open them. •He re-
marked on the beautiful setting
of the Bayfield fairgrounds and in-
troduced Mr. Lashley fo the gath-
ering
Elston Cardiff,. MP for Huron
spoke • briefly encouraging the
small fairs to continue their wqrk.
Other speakers were Reeves Jahn
Deeves of Goderich Township,
Reeve Harvey Coleman, Stanley
Townehip; Harold Penhale, first
vice-president of the fair, and G.
W. Montgomery,/ agricultural rep-
Fesenthtive for /the county. Mr.
Montgomery • congratulated the
Sooiety on their centennial, and
mentioned particularly the streng-
th added to the fair by the exhib
its of the young people. He noted
that most of the prizes remain in
the County and in Bayfield.
(Continued on rage Twelve)
HosOtal AuxiliarY Penny Sale
WitOffer Over Fifty Prizes
gOver 50 prizes are being offered
by the Clinton Respite], Auxiliary
this year at their annual monster
penny sale, Tina, is In addition to
three major prig, and a special
Drize of 4 doll,
The prizes will go on display in
the window ef the PUC office next
Ttlesclay, lend Will be there for the
remainder of the 'week, Tickets
may be placed on prizes desired,
Pool* Canvass
r r 4
Begun Last
Night By Clubs
Tbe door-to-door cadVass of
• householders in town for do-
nations toward the swimming
• pool fund began last night.
• The Kinsmen Club, VIthiell was
•responsible for ,St. George's
Ward, conipleteci their assign-
ment, The Legion in St.
James' Ward and the Fish and
Game Club in St. John's Ward,
were a So -out canvassing, The
Lions dub will complete their
canvas of St. Andrew's Ward
next. T esday evening.
Persons who' were not home
when the canvassers called are
being listed and will be con-
• tacted later.
This is a voluntarii. work by
the members of these service
clubs. They are giving" Of their
time as well as their money,
It is essential that those who
can, giVe generously, if the
swimming pool is to be paid
for
anytime from then Untilthe end of
the week, when the draw will be
Made at four •o'clock on the after -
mon of -Octtiber 13,
Mrs. a L, Rathbun reported on
the list of prizes available, at the'
Monday meeting .of the Auxiliary
stating that the donors had been
-
AS generous as in 1955. IN/fiSS W.:
O'Neil reported on advertising so
far, end Mrs.. W. Morkol. reported
en the. sales of tickets. --
Mrs, 0, J, Lane was in the chair
for the meeting owing to the ill-
ness of the president, Mrs. Alex
Reddy, The secretary, Mrs. C, L,
Rathbun read the minutes, and.
Miss O'Neil gave the financial 're-
port in the absence of the treasur-
Or, 1Vlrs£ J. lYfeMutraY.
The auxiliary expressed regret
at the illness of the president,. the
first' vice-president, Mrs. C. 11f,
hearing and past president Mrs.
MeKinnonand wished them
all .a speedy° recovery.
Mrs, M. 0. McTaggart poured
tea for the social hour which foie
leived the meeting,
County Bus Tour
To International
Requests or tickets on the bus
trip to the International Plowing
Match at Brooklin, Ontario, must
be in the hands, of G, W, Mont-
gomery, Department of Agricul-
ture, •Clinton.
The bus will leave Wingharn at
six in the morning, °etcher 11,
and will be in Londesboro by 6.5;
•Clinton at 6.30; Brucefield at 6.35;
Icippen, 6.40; Hensel, 6.45 and
Exeter 7 aan. Cost per person is
$5, and ladies are invited, too.
t
ouncd In Action
• The finance committee of the
Town of Clinton can look forward
tuthereased tax revenue nexta7ear
even though the mill rate gays
the same. • So far this:year, build
ing Permits haye!. been issued for
buildings totalling about "$170,000.
Figured at 74 mills, that will
mean an increase in •taxes • of
$1,258,
Building permits issued 'this
week -Were for J. W.. Counterrgate
age, .$400; Verne Postill, house;
$4,000; Huron County Fish and
Game egenservation A,ssociation,
additionr$1,000; W. 3. Denomme,
house, $9,009; Dr. W. A. Oakes,
garage, $2,500; Fred Reid, sun-
,.
porch, $300.
• Town Hall
Work at the Town Hall is prac-
tically complete, with the excep-
tion of laying some tile and•paint-
ing. Painters began applying green
paint to the outside woodwork
this morning, So far the general
government committee has spent
$5,100 on renovating the 75 -year-
old building. Council approved a
further expenditure up to 31,000
to complete the work on the down-
stairs part of the hall. This latter
expense is to d'hlne from the reg-
ular budget of the committee. The
$5,100 is being taken from the
38,100 price received from the old
public school building.
Election Date
Nomination time for this fall
was set for November 26, in the
town hall, from 7.30 to 8.30
o'clock. Elections if necessary ll
be held on December 3. •
Court of Revision will sit in the
council chamber on Wednesday
evening, October 17 at 8 Pan.
Service Station
Councibreceived a request frone
the Reliance Petroleum Company
for permission to erect a service
station on the corner of Gordon
Street and Victoria Street (High-
way 4), The building proposed
would be- of cement block and
•stucco, 40x52 feet and costing
317,000.
Some of the councillors favoured
this move, saying that it would
'improve the look of the property.
Others were not in favour, since
this firm has two outlets already
in town, and that it'is in a resi-
dential area.
• Perdue Resigns
• Council accepted with regret the
resignation of W. E. Perdue from
the Clinton Community Athletic
Field Board. ' Mr. Perdue I.S a vet-
eran member, of this board, having
'represented the Lions Club on it
since it4as 'first set Up. -He ex-
pressed concern over the locatiOn
of the gwirnming pool and the fact
that proper prOcedUres were not
taken in getting agreement on
site and permission from the -Board
,before plans were completed.
Council will advise the Lions Club
t4t they are, no longer represent-
ed 'on the board. '
Miscellaneous
Council authorized the purchase
of a wreath for use on eNovember
11; gave permission to the Depart-
ment of National Defence to use
the council chamber for their mo-
,hile unit; appointed Reeve Burton
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Last Draw From
Treasure Chest.
This Saturday
This Saturday will be the last of
the Appreciation Day draws which
have been held for the past 51
Saturdays at three o'clock at Lib-
rary Park. There will be $406.08
in the treasure ehest this week,
and same lucky whiner may go
home with $203.04. "
In any case, this will be the last
of the weekly draws. To date the
Appreciation Day Merchants of
Clinton have given away $3,447 in
this year-long program.
Winner at last week's draw was
Elmer •Hugial, and his ten percent
coupon netted him $36.79. Though
nof present himself, his prize was
taken home to him: by his wife.
Prize Cakes Baked By Prize Cook'S
A.eombithation effort in the 'baking line,
Wen 86bOlul place for two Bayfiekl ladies, in the
Centennial Cake ConiPetitieri featUring the A1.
lege fair. dazing fondly at their throatier fruit
cake is Mrs, Pred Arkell (right) who baked it
acid Wits, /tobert Turner, her daughter,(left) who
did the detoratiug. At the right Is the .first
prioake entered by Mr. It DalrYinple, rg4
moudville. (11.11, Mott)
.ay Events
tPubhc School.
The annual field day of the
Clinton Ptbitc School was held
yesterday under cloudless sloes. A'
record mriber„ of entries in the.
various events. _ proved to great a
teak and some o the events had
to be held over to be completed.
today, ,
There were approximately 350
students taking part with 30 heats
in the running races alone,
The variotis Championships will
not be' decided in most cases until
the' remaining • contests have been.
run off, •
Teacher
• Mrs. Frank .yeo, teacher a• t
Porter's:Hill adhool;'&eated to
'match the centennial theme of
the fair. The youngsters at
the 'school marched in costume
in the parade. ' (N -R Photo)
Senior Carls
Mary Jean Colquhoun, last
year' a Intermediate chernpion,
seems to have, inside track for
the Senior Girls' title, With only,
the standing broad jump left, Mary
Jean, with 12 points, , is out in
front of her nearest rival, Wilma •
Billings by two points.
Entrants placed as foilows: 50
Yard dash, Wilma Billings (7.4
see,), Mary Jean Colquhoun, Mary
Elliott; 75 yard dash, Mary Elliott
(11.1 see.), Wilma Billings, Helen
Preen -Ain; 100 yard dash, Helen
Freeman (14.1 sec,),' Mary Elliott,
Mary jean Colquhoun; running
broad jump, •Mary ,Macaulay 1(11'
71/4"), Mary Jean Celquhoun,
Margaret Munroe; running hop,
step and jump, Mary Jean Colqu-
houn (25' 9"), Christine Bridle,
Janet Sharp; high jump, Helen
Freeman, Janet. Sharp, Mary Jean
Colquhoun; softball throw, Janet
Batkin (83' 1"), Wilma Billings,
Mary Jean Colquhoun; 200 yard
relay, Wilma Billings, Mary Mac-
aulay, Beth Cuchnore, Janet Bat --
kin (32,2), Janet Sharp, Joan
Johnston, Mary Jean Colquhoun,
Helen Freeman; Myrtle Collins,
Merlyn Haugh, Marie Andrews,
Gwen Fnwler.
intermediate Girls
The high jump is the only re-
niaining contest left in the inter-
mediate girls class and Elaine
Brown has clinched the champion-
ship with almost a complete sweep
of all events, Elaine has six firsts
and a second for 20 points, Connie
Smith is second with 13.
'Results of events are: 50 yard .
dash, Elaine Brown (8 sec.), Con-
nie Smith, Irene Garrow; 75 yard
dash, Elaine Brown (11.1 sec,),
Irene Garrow, Connie Smtth; 100
yard dash, Elaine Brown (15 sec.),
Joanne Cudniore,; Irene Garrow;
standing broad \jump, •Elaine
Brown (5' .10"), Nancy Schoenhals,
Sharon Gray; running broad ,jump,
'Elaine Brown (11' 1"), Irene Gar -
row, Connie Smith; running hop, ee
step and jump, Connie Smith (23'),
Joanne Cudmore, Nancy 'Schoen-
hals; softball throik, Connie Smith .
(1001.), Elaine Brown, Nancy Sell-
oenhals. •
The 200 yard relay was won Icy
a team consisting of Elaine Brown,
COrirlie Sznith?-Naricy- Selioentials,
Irene Garrow (32 sec.); second,
Wendy -Kay McGee, Jeannette
MacLean, Lynne Shipley, Jeanne
Cudniore; third, Maureen Hayter,
• (Continued. on Page Six)
Former Clinton Rector
Is Fredericton • Bishop
Dr. A. H. O'Neil, who was rec-
tor of St. Paul's Church, Clinton,
from February 15, 1939 to May
1941, has been elected bishop of
the Anglican Diocese of Frederic-
ton, New Brunswick.
He was elected on the sixth bal-
lot at a specialsynod meeting held
in Fredericton. Dr. O'Neil is
presently touring Western Canada,
and received word of his appoint-
ment by telephone at Vegreville,
Alta
• A native of Clandeboye, Dr.
O'Neil graduated from the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario in
1928 with a Bachelor ef Arts de-
gree. The following year he re-
ceived his I...Th.' from. Huron Col-
lege and in 1936 obtained the de-
gree of Bachelor.of Divinity from
the college.
Ordained priest and deadon in
1929 he went to Atwood, Henfrin
and Elm as rector, later serving
in the Gorrie, Fordwich and Wrox-
eter charge before coming to Clin-
ton_ From here he accepted the
pest as aeting principal of Huron
College and two years later be-
came principal—the first Canad-
Canadian Stone
•
Going To Cairn
At World Match
A bit of craftsmanship from this
country is to become a perman-
ent part of the "peace cairn"
which will 'be erected at the site
of the World Plowing Match be-
ing held at Oxford, England, start -
leg next Wednesday, Ootober 10
A piece of granite inscribed
With the name "Canada" will be
used along with stonei from 14
competing countries in the cairn
which gets its name front the Lat-
itt on the world championshin trophy, "Pax Arva Colat",
meaning, "Let Peace Cultivate the
Fields,"
The granite is being provided
from the memorial shop of Torn
Pryde, Illteter, MLA for Huron,
end owner of monument works in
lgseter, Clinton and Seatorth.
Two plowmen. from Canada will
take part in the annual world
mateh. They are Robert Timbers,
29, Stouffville, Ontario,' and Edwin
(MiekeYY Demmer', 23, Portage la
Prairie, Men. Thie.,16 the second
tie that "C:mbers has helped reo
present Canada.
ian to hold that office. Two years
after that he received the honor-
ary degree of Doctor of Divinity
at Huron College.•
Dr. O'Neil resigned his office in
1952 and moved to Toronto. Since
Chen he has travelled widely in
Canada and in Europe and Africa
with the Bible Society, of which
he has been general secretary.
As the new leader of the blo-
ck:se of Fredericton he will be
bishop for 60,000 Anglicans.
Merchants
To Promote
Their Town
At ix dinner meeting last Thurs-
day evening, plans were made to
solicit the co -operetta of all the
businessmen in the town of Clin-
ton to advertise and promote Clin-
ton as a shopping centre. In this
proposed co-operative advertising
scheme, a1small fee would be eol-,
lecthd from each participating
merchant.
The dinner' meeting was called
by the committee in charge of the
Appreciation Day which this Sat-
urddy Will hold its last draw. By
a vote of the 29 Appreciation Day
Merchants it was decided to drop
that project. .
Out of 98 free dinner tickets
tent to Clinton merchants and
husinessmenj. only .35 showed up
for the banquet, Robert B. Camp-
bell, who has acted as chairman
of Appreciation Day, was chairnidn
for the evenitig,
Mr. Campbell gave some statistic
on Appreciation Day: $3,447.23 had
been given away in 50 weeks; $23o
was the largest single winning;
over $1,800 had been sent to the
National Trades bay conipany,
promotere of Appreciation My,
This Saturday the treasure chest
is worth $406.08; 50 Percent of
which may be drawn for.
Many ideas were brought out at
this Meeting, as a replacement for
the Saturday draws. =wood
tipps, ()Mel' of kppe Sports, a
wholesale,retail business h'
ere re-
minded the businessmen that
Oliritoe is a complete shopping
Centre eornpareble to the modem
oentres near ' the
Mies,