Clinton News-Record, 1959-07-09, Page 1Rector
THE NEWS-RECORD-77th YEAR
Swim Pool Registers Full
List For Most Classes
Registration on Monday morn-
ing, though the weather was cold,
produced an overflow number of
youngsters in the beginners and
"learn to swim" classes, Maitland
Edgar, supervisor at the ,Clinton
Community Swimming Pool re-
ports that there are openings only
in the senior class at present.
There will be another registra-
tion on July 31, for all classes in
the •month of August.
There could be adult classes, if
enough interest is shown, Already
Mre Edgar has four names listed
of people wishing to learn to
swim, These classes would• be one
night a week, with the first hour
instruction, and the second hour
free swimming. Anyone interested
in these classes should let Mr.
Edgar know, at the pool, by Fri-
day night, July 10. Fifteen people
would be sufficient to warrant a
class, and the season's ticket of
.34.00 would cover the cost.
Donations continue to come in
far the Clinton Community Swim-
ming Pool. Since our last report
the following has been received:
John Bosveld, Goderich $ 10,00
John Scruton $ 20.00
Dr. J: A. Addison $100,00
Dinette Club of Clinton $150.00
There are 226 children enrolled
for swimming classes at the pool;
1.8 seniors; 28 intermediates; 47
juniors; 53 beginners and 80 in
the "learn to swim" class.
Receipts for season's tickets so
far is $860, and $228.50 has come
in through daily admissions. Staff
costs alone for the pool is amount-
ing to $180 per week.
One of 400 Giving Blood
One of the hundreds of personnel at RCAF Station
Clinton, who gave blood in the Red Cross clinic on Tues-
day was Aircraftsman Paul Auger, trainee at No. 1 Radar
and Communications School, from Shawinigan Falls, Que-
bec. With him is Mrs. %friths Charlton, 93 Chesterfield.
Lonclan, a clinical assistant with the Red Crass.
(RCAF Photo)
New Pheasant Pens at Alma Grove
The new shelter-pens for the pheasants at Alma Grove were completed this week
by the Fish and Game Club members in preperation for the visit of anglers and hunt-
ers this weekend, The pens house seven different varieties of pheasants, including the
English ring-neck, golden, mutant, silver and white. At the right background is the
bear's pen. With other birds and animals, and a skeet-range, the grounds at Alma
Grove are becoming more attractive all the time, and numbers of people make use of the
picnic tables for out-door meals. (News-Record Photo)
Quarterly Convention
Fish and
125 Anglers an
e Clux Hosts
Hunters
Receive Efficiency Trophy
Hundred pert enters, Gordon Sutcliffe, second from
left and John Hartley, both of the staff of Clinton Post
Office, are accepting a trophy for the second year in a
row, won for efficiency in distribution examinations held
by the post office department. About 70 post offices of
similar size were included in the competition. The Clin-
ton men each completed with no errors. At left it J. A.
Flaherty, district director of postal services, London, and
at right is W. 5, Pearson, regional director of postal
services of Ontario, (News-Retard Photo)
.4„,Pseee,
"Moses" Gets a Choke Nibble
Moses, the four-year-old black bear at Alma Grove
doesn't mind a bit of hand-to-mouth feeding when oc-
casion warrants it. Don Switzer, second vice-president of
the Huron Fish and same Conservation Association is
doing the honours here, Moses will be on hand to wel-
come the 125 delegates to the quarterly convention of
Zone 6, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters ex-
pected in Clinton this coming weekend,
(News-Record Photo)
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hie. 27 The Horne Paper With the News
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, PAY 9, 1959
$3,00 Per Year-10 Cents Per Copy---12 'Noes
Armstead Gets 5100
Fine, License
Lifted Six Months
(U W, PA
ANOTHER, CANADIAN FIRST,
was. the railway sleeping car
first built in Brantford and 1-10Mil-
ton , That's where George Pull-
man got the idea of making them
in the United States .
Rere's another first in which
we can be proud . . Sandford
Fleming, Canadian, originated and
brought into being standard time
, adopted by nearly all countries
of the world
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THE TENTED CITY AT Station
Clinton is now occupied and th-
rough the sununer hundreds of
high school cadets Will have their
first experience there with milit-
ary life in the field . . . Station
Clinton has helped to train cadets
ever since 1954, and the flying
station at Centralia assists with
actual experience in the air . •
Upcoming live television broad-
casts of the Royal visit include
these in July by the CBC: On
July 9, to-night at 8,45 until 10
p.m, a broadcast from the Calgary
Stampede . On July 16, 1.15 to
2 p.m. "Indian Days" from Nan-
ahno, S.C. and that evening from
0 to 11 p.m. a repeat of that
broadcast . . . On July 30 from
2,45 to 3.45 p.m., harness racing
from Charlottetown, P.E.I. and on
ugust 1, the last day of the visit,
he presentation of the Queen's
olor to the Royal Canadian Navy
t Halifax; at 7 p.m. a state din-
er and address to the nation; at
.56 departure aboard Britannia
om Halifax,
bt $trot
Cettirtitt-7=
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THE NEW ERA-93rd YEAR
inton News
HOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T
now just too much about what a
epeal of the CTA in Huron Coun-
y will involve: (ourselves includ-
e) . . there is a great deal of
.alk on the subject . Reaction
o the petition presently being
irculated would indicate that
any people think it is time for,
change . . ,. and after 45 years,
hey are probably justified .
ilven the Liberal government in
ttawa was in power for only 22
'ears . .
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-HOSE WHO FEEL THAT THE
peal of the CTA will change
Iuron County from a dry to a
et county . . are themselves
all wet" . . In fact there are
ore folk awerrying already that
nder the Ontario Liquor Act it
-1 I be harder to get something
drink.
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HE ELIMINATION OF BOOT-
ggers under either the CTA or
e OLCA is a very difficult result
achieve . . The elimination of
inking is practically impossible
as history showed with the
nited States prohibition era . .
ut up-to-date legal control of
les is a thins to be desired ...
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HOSE WHO PROCLAIM THAT
ie OCLA is the complete answer
e "all wet" too . and Prince
hilip was not, shy about stating
s opinion of the Ontario liquor
ws . . . We are happy that the
rime was not subjected to the
nfusing situation in Huron or
erth , . for we feel he would
am gone away thinking that
me of his wife's subjects were
ore than a little daft . .
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The Week's Weather
1959 1958
High Low High Low
July 1 85 56 84 65
2 77 54 84 70
3 83 53 78 60
4 83 58 76 62
5 82 66 86 60
6 77 55 76 62
7 78 45 79 62
8 85 54 74 57
Rain: 1.24 ins, Rain: 1.05 ins.
entertainment convener was in
charge of a weiner roast which
was held Friday, July 3 at Bay-
field. Roll call prize was won
by Miss Betty Zimmerman,
The July meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Jones, RR 1,
Brumfield. New members accept-
ed were Miss Betty Zimmerman,
Mrs. George (Olive) Baird Jr.,
and Mrs. (Joyce) Van Reisen. It
was agreed that the members of
the League have a dinner party
at Grand Bend on Wednesday,
July 22, The Ways and Means
convener gave details concerning
a raffle on a "Week-end for Two"
in Grand Bend with $50 spending
money. Draw will be made Aug-
ust 15. A play will be sponsored
by the League ready to be prod-
uced in the fall.
The August meeting will be held
in the form of a Barbeque Garden
Party for all members, their hus-
bands and friends on Wednesday,
August 5, at 9 p.m. at the home
of Mrs. Jones, Brucefield,
Recent articles purchased for
the children's ward are as follows:
flower stand (similar to dresser
draws), murals for the walls, nurs-
ery drapes and two space saver
chairs. The League also held a
contest on "Name 'The Ward" at
the A/V/1V1 Hugh Campbell
School, RCAF Station Clinton. The
lucky winner with the name "The
Fix-It Co," was John Robichaud.
Success beyond their expecta-
tions was achieved Tuesday by a
Red Cross Blood transfusion Serv-
ice clinic held at RCAF Station
Clinton in which 400 officers,
Flight Cadets, airmen and airwo-
men donated blood,
J, B. Stewart, Area Director of
the Blood Donor Service from
Westminster Hospital, London, st-
ated that the clinic was one of
the most successful to date by his
unit.
"We planned on having about
350 and brought a staff to cope
with that number", he said, "We
could have got another 300 with-
out any difficulty",
The 400 personnel were proces-
sed in a total of six working
Mr, Stewart also expressed
his appreciation for the volunteer
assistance provided by Six form-
er registered nurses, now wives of
One hundred dollars fine, and
costs, plus six months suspension
of drivers license was the levy
against Paul Armstead in Magis-
trate's court here on Tuesday mor-
ning. The Goderich man pleaded
guilty to a charge of careless driv-
ing laid following a car accident
on May 8, on the Bayfield Road.
in which W. Haytee, Varna, was
fatally injured.
Defense counsel Campbell Gr-
ant, Walkerton, called no wit-
nesses, but suggested that his client
was of an excitable nature, and
that probably after drinking might
not react the same while driving
as other men might. Grant said
"that we'll always have these ac-
cidents no matter how careful we
are".
Crown Attorney Glenn Hays,
Goderich, called only Constable
H. D. Hobbs of the OPP detach-
ment, Goderich as witness. The
officer presented Vdence given
before at the ingiepat, for th'e Mag-
istrate's consideration. He was lat-
er congratulated by defense coun-
sel for the clear way in which
the details were presented.
Addressing Mr. Armstead, the
magistrate said there was little he
could say. "You have your own
knowledge of this affair to live
with. One thing I will warn you
—future convictions will find the
court far from lenient. Negligence
in this matter comes very close to
criminal negligence.
Cadets Living In
Modernized Tents
At Station Clinton
There are 425 cadets in resi-
dence in tents at RCAF Station
Clinton for a two-week course
starting on Sunday afternoon, July
5. The boys are from Ontario
and Quebec.
They are billeted in tents this
year for the first time, because
the Station did not have enough
barracks space available for the
young students. This is the sixth
year that Station Clinton has as-
sisted in the training program of
High School Cadets.
The tents, situated on the north
east side of the station, house 16
cadets in each of the 27 large mar-
quees, and four each in the 20 sm-
all tents. Some officers and in-
structors are also living in the
tents this summer.
Showers, washrooms and lava-
tories are all connected with the
Station sewerage system, so that
the cadets have all the comforts
of home, although living in tents.
RCAF personnel, and the Station's
Women's Auxiliary which, he said
speeded up the rate at which vol-
unteers could be handled.
Some RCAF personnel were old
hands at the game, Flight Serg-
eant Wilt Gaudet, NCO in charge
of station workshops, gave his 30th
donation.
Mr. Stewart also said that the
number of rejects was extremely
low Which increased the effective
result of the clinic's operation.
John Anderson, Area Organizer
for the Red Cross hi Huron and
Middlesex counties, Stated that he
was very gratified by the response
and noted that not only Ontario
airmen, but personnel from all ac-
ross the nation gave blood. He
also expressed the desire that an-
other clinic would be held at the
station in the near future.
Group Captain X, C Cameron,
Over a hundred anglers and
hunters will make their homes in
Clinton this coming weekend while
they attend their quarterly con-
vention. Hosts are the Huron Fish
and Genie Conservation Associa-
tion, and headquarters are the club
rooms at Alma Grove, the end of
Church Street.
Barrett Taylor, Queen Street,
is president of the 215 member
Congratulations!
Mr, and Mrs. John G. Gibbings,
Mary Street will mark their 57th
wedding anniversary to-day, July
9. Mrs. Gibbings has been a
patient in the Clinton Public
Hospital for the past few weeks,
Mr. Gibbings, who is caretaker
at the Ontario Department of Ag-
riculture office, is in good health,
and tends the garden at home in
addition to his daily work.
Commanding Oencer of Station
Clinton, said, "I'm sure we will
be glad to co-operate with the
Red Cross when the clinic Makes
its next tour of the area, and I'm
delighted by the way our bOys and
girls volunteered",
Appeal Lodged In
Osgoode liall On
Transfer Of Case
Crown Attorney Glenn Hays re-
ceived on Monday notice of an ap-
peal of the decision made by Mag-
istrate D. E. Holmes in Goderich
last week, to transfer the juvenile
charged with the murder of Lynn
Harper, to an ordinary court.
The appeal will be heard before
a judge next Wednesday, July 15,
in Osgoode Hall, Toronto. The
hearing scheduled for .Ttily 10 at
Goderich will not be held,
and Douglas Free-
man,
The club's pheasants are hatch-
ed in incubators at Alvin Sharp's
home on Queen Street, and they
are not put into the shelters at
the Clubhouse until they reach a
fair size, Right now he has 125
young pheasants and 50 chukkar
partridge, ranging in age from four
days to eight weeks.
On display at Alma Grove are
seven different varieties of pheas-
ants: the English ring neck, Lady
Amherst, golden, Reeves, *metant,
silver and white, Other birds tend-
ed there are Canada geese, mall-
ard ducks, Chukkar partridge, Bob
White quail, Japanese quail and
blue pea fowl.
Special pet is the four-year-old
black bear "Moses" which the
club has had since he was a cub.
A specially built cement pit, com-
plete with bath, den and secure
wire fence on all sides and over
the roof, house this 225 pound ani-
mal.
Smaller pets are the five young
raccoon, rabbits and guinea pigs.
Zone 6 of the Ontario Federa-
tion of Anglers and Hunters held
their convention here three years
ago. They enjoyed the privileges
of the skeet shooting range at Al-
ma Grove, and the out-doors of
the Fish and Game 80 acre farm in
Goderich Township. This year the
weekend will begin with the reg-
ular dance on Friday night, follow-
ed by bass fishing at the farm on
Saturday. The ladies will be en-
tertained during the day by the
Ladies Conservation Club and in
the evening a get eo-gether at the
farm picnic grounds is planned.
The business meeting will be
held on Sunday, with dinner serv-
ed at noon in the club house. The
Ladies Club will serve, and Stan-
ley's Red and White store is cater-
ing.
Rooms have been booked in both
Hotel Clinton and the Parker
House Motel, Overflow will be ta-
ken care of in private homes, and
many of the visitors will stay with
friends in this area.
Zone 6 includes the area bound-
ed by Hamilton, Windsor and Ow-
en Sound. Several officials from
the Department of Lands and.
Forests will attend. These offic-
ials work closely with the conser-
vation clubs in planning their pro-
grams throughout the year.
Directors of the Huron club in-
clude the president, vice-president,
Ivan Turner; second vice-presicle
ent, Donald Switzer; treasurer, C.
3. Livermore; Bob Elliott, Fred
Trevena, Gordon Daigleish, Louie
Freeman, Kenneth Harris, Louis
Forest, A. J. Mathews, Donald
Colclough, Tom Oliver, Harold
Glow and two Seaforth men, Andy
Calder and Alvin Simile.
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Induct New Minister
At Exeter United Church
The Rev. S. E. Lewis, formerly
of Barrie, was inducted as minist-
er of the James Street United Ch-
urch, Exeter. He succeeds the Rev.
Harold Snell,
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Over 80 Birthday Club
Mrs, Elizabeth. Beaton, formerly
of Clinton, who lives with her
daughter in Bickford IS eelehrat-
ing her 90th birthday on July 9.
She enjoyed listening to the bread4
east of the Queen's visit to Ottawa
on July 1.
League Changes Name To
Include Businesswomen
The former "Civil Service Lad-
ies League" of RCAF Station Clin-
ton has changed its name as of
June 1.5 to "Scietas cum Lurnine".
The group will now include busi-
ness and professional women of
the town of Clinton and vicinity
along with female civil servants
of RCAF Station Clinton. The aim
of the organization, helping to fur-
nish the children's ward at Clin-
ton Public Hospital remains the
same as before.
The executive for the year 1959-
60 includes ex-officio, F/O "Bud"
Hayter; past-president, Miss Marj-
orie Mustard; president, Mrs.
Douglas (Thelma) Jones; secret-
ary, Miss Valerie Cyr; treasurer,
Mrs. John (Audrey) Stanley; en-
tertainment convener, Miss Must-
ard; and Ways and Means conven-
er, Mrs. Marie McAulay.
The first meeting of the new
year was held at Miss Mustard's
residence at Brucefield. A revised
constitution for the League was
formed. The Ways and Means con-
vener briefed the meeting with
particulars concerning a drama
play and fall fashion show. The
400 RCAF Personnel Give Their Blood
To Red Cross Transfusion Clinic
county club, and he and the other C. J, Livermore
15 directors have been rapidly put-
ting the finishing touches to plans
for entertaining their guests. Club
members have been assisting in
getting a ten-compartment shelter-
pen finished, and the pheasants
which are a special project of the
club, installed in them.
The committee in charge of this
convention are George Falconer,