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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1958
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Elayfield Fair Prize Stock
Published every Thursday at the Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario .— Population 2,902
171 A. L. .Colquhouo, Publishes Wilma D. Dinnin, Editor
the .News-Record office, but for D.
time it was gorgeous. There were
tauld.recis or them, 4,03 Isu
the beelegTound tell sunflowers,
ere of wrIciah must be 14 feet
high and another with about 110
Weems.
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10 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
(Thursday, September 30, 1948)
Mrs, N. W. Trewartha, Clinton,
one of North !Huron's d.eflegates
to the Progressive Conservative
Convention an Oottawa, is attend-
ing her third suleh convention,
wildiele as a unique experience, She
Was a delegate to the Conis'ervat-
Ire convenitalon in Winnipeg, Man,
in 1927, when the late' Lord Ben-
nett (then Hon. R. B.) was' chosen
leader, and again' in 1942; when
John Bracken was selected to
head the new Progressive' Conser-
vative Party. Before leaving for
Ottawa yesterday, Mrs, Trewartha
said she had not made up heir
mind as to who would receive her
vote, but she- seemed to be fav-
orable to Ontario's head man.
Award of general contract for
the construction olf the first 50
houses of the eventual 200.-boare
project at RCAF Station Clinton',
was officially .announced Tuesday.
The contractor is Gordon M. Rit-
chie and Co., London, formerly
of Seaforth. Cost of the project,
including streets and improve-
ments, will be well over $500,000,
at is 'understood.
Clinton Celts are still in there
battling for the Ontario Baseball
Association Intermediate "C"
ohampionehip. Their • supporters
are confident that Manager Hugh
Hawkins' lads Will Win, Saturday's
game and go on into the Ontario
finals. Scheduled for Strathroy,
under the floodlights, at 8.30 p.m.,
it will be a "doeor-die" perform,
ante, the second of the best-of-
two .
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
ROY N. BENTLEY
Public Accountant
GODDRICH, Ontario
Telephone 1011 Box 478
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RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant
Office and Residence
Rattenbury Street East
Phone HU 2-9677
CLINTON, ONTARIO
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OPTOMETRY
J. E. LONGSTAFF
Hours:
Seaforth: Daily except Monday &
Wednesday-9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Thursday evening by appointment
only.
Clinton: Above Hawkins Hard-
ware—Mondays only-9 a.m. to
5.30 p.m.
Phone HUnter 2-7010 Clinton
PHONE 791 SEAFORTH
G. B. CLANCY
Optometrist — Optician
(successor to the late A. L.
Cole, optometrist)
For appointment phone 33,
Goderich
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Business Broker
High Street — Clinton
Phone HU 2-6692
HAIR DRESSING
CHARLES HOUSE OF BEAUTY
Cold Waves, Cutting, and
Styling
King St., Clinton Ph. HU 2-7065
C. D. Proctor, Prop.
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Directors: John. H. MeEwing,
Robert Archibald; Chris. Leon-
Bornholm; E. J. Trevvartha,
Clinton; Wan. S. Alexander, Wal-
ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har-
vey Fuller, Goderich; J, E. Pepper,
Bru,eefield; Alistair Broadfoot,
Seaforth.
Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Lond-
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TOWN OF CLINTON
PROCLAMATION
Fire Prevention Week
OCTOBER 5 TO 11
In accordance with a motion passed by the Clin-
ton Town Council last month,
I hereby proclaim that in the Town of Clinton,
Fire Prevention Week be observed from Sunday, October
5 to Saturday, October 11, and call upon all residents
to observe it as such.
W. J. Millar, Mayor
Town of Clin+on
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CLINTON, NEWS-RECORD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1958
HORSES
Pony clasees, all prizes, Elmer
Johnston, Atwood,
Single roadster in harness, hit-
ched to buggy, S. J. Curley, Hag-
ersville; J. Donaldson, AiIse Craig;
S. J, Curley. Single hackney in
harness, Johnston (1 and 2); road
teams in harness, Curley, Shirley
Donaldson, Jack Donaldson; Bel-
gian or Percheron team in har-
ness, W. A, Forster, RR 4, Ripley,
Wagon team in harness, Bert
McBride, Zurich; Forster. Single
wagon horse on halter, McBride
(1 and 2); Forster (3 and 4). Ag-
ricultural team in harness, Lyons
Bros., Lucknow. Best matched
team, McBride, special prize of
merchandise from Breckenridge
Hardware, Goderich.
DAIRY CATTLE
Holstein, cow in calf or milking,
Bill Boyd, Walton; Alvin Betties,
RR 2, Hayfield; Boyd; Huron
County Home. Heifer, two years
or milking, Betties, Boyd, Betties,
County Home; heifer, under two
years, Betties, Boyd, County Home,
Gerald Walter, RR 1, Goderich.
Heifer, under one year, Boyd,
Barbara Yeo, RR 1, Goderich; John
Bodges, RR 1, Goderich; Betties.
Heifer, under one year, Boyd, B.
Yeo, Hodges, Betties. Herd, one
male and two females, or three
females, Betties, Boyd, County
Home,
Jersey: bull over one year, Lorne
Carter, RR. 2, Seaforth; bull, under
one year, Carter (1 and 2). Cow,
in calf or milking, Carter (1 and
2), James Storey, RR 3, Clinton.
Heifer, two years or milking,
Carter (1 and 2). Heifer, under
one year, Carter (1. and 2), Star-
ey. Herd, Carter, Storey. Heifer
under two years, Carter (1 and 2),
Tom Rathwell, Clinton; Storey.
Ayrshire: bull over one year,
Edgar Howatt, Beigrave (1 and
2). Bull under one year, Howatt
(1 and 2). Cow in calf or milking,
Howatt (1 and 3), Jim Harrison,
RR 1, Goderich, Heifer, two years
or milking, Harrison, Howatt (2
and 3). Heifer under two years,
E. Howatt (1 and 2), Ivan Howatt,
Belgrave; Richard Harrison, Bay-
field. Heifer under one year,
Mervyn Lobb and Sons, Clinton
(1 and 2); E. Howatt (3 and 4).
Herd, J. Harrison, E. Howatt (2
and 3).
Dual Purpose Shorthorn: John
Keys, all prizes.
Dr, W. B. Cexon, Zurich, special
for truest to type heifer, two years
and under, Lorne Carter, Alvin
Betties,
Guernsey: heifer under one year,
Betty Ann Gibbings, RR. 4, Clin-
ton; Jack Donaldson.
BEEF CATTLE
Shorthorn: Bull, two years and
over, W. A. Culbert and Sons,
Dungannon; Roy Pepper, Seaforth
(2 and 3). Bull, one year old,
Culbert, William Pepper, RR 3,
Seaforth; Roy Pepper. Senior bull
calf, W. Pepper, R, Pepper. Jun-
ior bull calf, Culbert, W. Pepper,
R. Pepper, Cow, three years or
over, Culbert, R. Pepper, W. Pep•
per, Heifer, two years old, Cul-
bert (1 and 2), W. Pepper. Heifer,
one year old, R. Pepper, Culbert,
R. Pepper. Senior heifer calf, W.
Pepper (1. and 2), R. Pepper. Jun-
ior heifer calf, W. Pepper (1 and
3), Culbert.
Aberdeen Angus: Richard Doan,
Thorndale, all prizes.
Hereford: Bull, two years and
over, Ephriam Haase, RR 1, Sea-
forth; Joan Howatt. Bull, one year
old, Haase, B. Watkins, Londes-
boro. Senior bull calf, Haase,
Howatt. Junior bull calf, Howatt,
Haase. Cow, three years and over,
Haase, Howatt. Heifer, two years
old, Watkins, Haase (2 and 3).
Heifer, one year old, Howatt, Bill
Blacker, RR 1, Clinton; Haase.
Senior heifer calf, Everett McIi-
wain, RR 2, Goderich; Watkins,
Blacker. Junior heifer calf, Bon•
nie Evans, Londesboro; Haase,
Howatt.
Special: Best baby beef, Frank
Yeo, RR 3, Clinton; E. Mcllwain,
Terry Porter, Donald Lobb.
Supertest Petroleum special for
best herd of beef cattle, Culbert.
SHEEP •
.,.,Leicester: ram, two shears or
over, D. A. Graham, RR 4, Park-
hill (1 and 3), W. Pepper. Shear-
ling ram, Graham, Pepper (2 and
3). Ram lamb, Pepper (1 and 2),
Graham. Ewe, two shears or over,
Pepper (1 and 3), Graham. Shear-
ling ewe, Graham, Pepper (2 and
3). Ewe lamb, Pepper, Graham
(2 and 3).
Lincoln: A. D. Steeper, Ailsa
Craig, all prizes.
Oxford: D. Dearing, RR 1, Exe-
ter, all prizes.
Dorset Horn: P. E. Dearing, RR
1, Exeter, all prizes.
Suffolk, Shropshire, no entries.
Special, pen of four, D. A. Gra-
ham, W, Pepper.
Market Lamb Special, best pair,
P. E. Dearing.
PIGS
Yorkshire: Ivan Howatt, all priz-
es but third for sow littered in
1957, which was won by Ed.
Howatt,
No competitions for market
hogs, nor for T. Eaton special.
POULTRY
Jersey Black Giants, Clifford
Pepper, Dashwood, all prizes; New
Hampshire Reds, C. Pepper, all
prizes,' but second for hen, won by
E. Howatt, Belgrave,
Rhode Island Reds, C. Pepper,
all prizes but seconds for hen,
cockerel, pullet, which were won
by Mel Crich, Clinton. Barred
Rocks, utility, hen, C. Pepper . (1
and 2) • cockerel, Norma Pepper,
Hensall; C. Pepper; pullet, C.
Pepper, N. Pepper.
Barred Rocks, exhibition, cock,
C. Pepper, M. Crich; hen, C. Pep-
per, M. Crich; cockerel, M, Crich,
C. Pepper; pullet, M. Crich, C.
Pepper.
White Rock, utility, C. Pepper,
all prizes. White Rocks, exhibi-
tion, cock, Crich; hen, cockerel and
pullet, all C. Pepper, second prize
for hen won by E. Howatt. Wyan-
dotte, white, cock, Crich, C, Pep-
per; hen, C. Pepper (1 and 2),
cockerel, Crich, C. Pepper; pullet,
Crich, C. Pepper.
Buff Orpingtons, Light Sussex,
Anconas, Black Minorcas, all priz-
es, C. Pepper. White Leghorns,
C. Pepper, all prizes except second
for cock, won by E. Howatt.
Waterfowl, Muscovy ducks, Pek-
in ducks, Leonard Merner, RR 2,
Zurich, all prizes. Rouen ducks,
all prizes, Mrs. Howard McCul-
lough, RR 1, Goderich. Embden
geese, old, goose, Merner, McCul-
lough; gander, McCullough; young
goose, McCullough. Toulouse geese,
old, goose, Merner, E. Howatt;
gander, Merner, J. Howatt; young
goose, E .Howatt, Merner.
Guinea fowl, all prizes, Merner,
40 YEARS AGO
Clinton New Era
(Thursday, October 3, 1918)
At the Prineees Theatre, a big
extra geed photo play, "The Great
White Trail", Admiesion 15 and
25 cents, Children of public .sehood
age, 10 cents.
David ICanteien judged the- ap-
ples at Godeeidli Flair on Wednee,
day,.
Bandmaster Mitch of the Mtge
Band,. and Murray IVICElwan were
helping the Blyth Band on For
Pay.
Mrs. Harry Bartliff and Master
Blreee returned home last week
after spending a week or so in
Beussels.
The Dilworth League motored
elciwn to the House- Of Refuge last
Monday evening and enteetained
the inmates to an excellent pro-.
gram and treat. Readings were
given lby Mrs. MatolVeurray, Miss
Pearl Shipley 'and Miss Mary Heil,
land, Miss aVfation Gibbings sang
a solo and with Beatrice Jervis,
Vera Stephenson and Mary Hol-
land, rendered a chorus. The- choir
of the House gave two selections,
The steamer Mariposa is believ-
ed to have floundered on Lake
Huron, Word was received Mon-
day afternoon from Goderich that
hatch, covers, life preservers and
wredkaige bearing the steamer's
name is coming ashore there,
"La grippe" as !bothering a
number of persons in town.
40 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
(Thursday, October 3, 1918)
Word has reached Clinton that
Sergeant Lockhart Oree has been
awarded the Distlingetisfhed Con-
duct Medal in recognition of hie
eine work in the transport. This
is the second decoration of the
kind to be conferred upon a Clin-
ton man, Sergeant ;Levy having
won hie! D.C.M. nearly two yearns
ago. Congratulations- are hereby
extended to Sergeant Cree and his.
The anniversary services of the.
Ebenezer Methodist Church, Gude-
rich Township, held last Sunday,
were a decided success. The, Rally
service in the afternoon was' pres-
ided over 'by the superintendent,
W. H. Lobb, and excellent addrest-
ses were given by J. A. Irwin,
Clinton, and N. W. Trewerthe,
1-lohnesmille. A very beautiful duet
was sung by Mrs. Bert Lobb and
Miss Lulu Lobb. At the evening
service Hew. T,,,J...-Snowdon., Clin-
ton, a former Pastor, preached an
eXeellent sermon. The music on
this oecasion was furnished by the
Leib)). Quartette, which acquitted
itself in the- usual able manner.
Both services were- well attended.
Howard Snell buy plowing
on hi's farm, recently eurchased
from C. Stevens.
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25 YEARS AGO
Clinton News-Record
(Thursday, October 5, 1933)
On Friday morning at nine
o'clock, in St. Paul's Church, the
montage was solemnized of Rita
Mae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Elliott, and Hugh W.
Ladd, son of Mr. and Mrs. William.
Ladd, all of Clinton. The ceremony
was conducted by the rector, Rev.
Kenneth MoGoun, while Miss Mar-
ion 'Stewart acted as baidem,aid
and Ddlward Elliott as best man.
H. E. Rorke has a peculiar tree
growing on his property facing
Orange Street, the peculiarity be-
ing ,that while- most trees shed
their leaves in the- autumn this
one not only sheds its leaves but
also its branches, leaving the trunk
standing straight and bare of
limbs,, Mir. Harks says the name he
got for it was the "devil tree,"
although lit seems a bad -name for
sa henotent looking a stripling.
The glory has departed from
the Tinkly garden just across from
Parents!
Your Junior Fire Marshals want
you on their team!
Your school age youngster will soon be coming home with a
Home Inspection Report to make out. It's part of a Fire
Prevention Week campaign to make our homes safer. And,
you'll have an opportunity to take part with your child in a
worthwhile community project, the Junior Fire Marshal
Program. , •
As your local Hartford Agency, we are happy to cooperate- '
with the Hartford Fire Insurance Company in sponsoring
Junior Fire Marshal activities here. More than three million'
boys and girls throughout the nation are participating. this'
year. And the program has the unreserved endorsement of,
teachers, fire officials and civic organizations.
Won't you join the children — and us — to help make out)
community a safer one to live in?
K. W. Colquhoun
INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE
Representing the HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO.
CLINTON Phone HU 2.9747
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