Clinton News-Record, 1960-04-07, Page 1WT.
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THE NEW ER -A.---95th. YEAR
No. 14-The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, '044R10, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 19tO
THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR
$3.00 Per Year-10 Cents'Per opy-12 Poops
Courting From Mitchill Open House. Next
Wednesday At ,
Toe Public School
Open house at Clinton Public
School will be held next Weanes-
deSe April 13 in the evening. Ac;
cording to Principal Bert Gray,
the rooms will he open from 7 to
8 pan. and teachers will be in
their awn rooms -Where parents
can meet- them and view the
children's work. ,
For half an hour a musical
program will be put on by Mrs.
May Rance Mackinnon, indicating
'the- progress in music through the
grades,
Awards will be presented for
athletic and echolastic
Robed Homuth Vice7Principal
Cl Beginning September
Rebert Homuth 'has resigned
fret:a ethe staff of the Mitchell
District High' School and has ac;
cOpted the position as vice-princi-
pal on the staff of 'the Clinton
District Collegiate Inatitute. 1Vir,
and Mrs, Horatith have two
daughters, Brenda, and Bonnie,
Mr. Homuth getwing his first
term on the Mitchell council; He
Two Clinton Men
Reach Retiring Age
At Station Minton
Two 4,H. Clubs Formed To Learn About
Beef and .Dairy. Calf Management
Two 4-H agriculture clubs were Brown, 201 Albert Street, Clin-
formed. on Tuesday night at a
meeting in the agricultural office
board room. Both the Bayfield
4-H •Dairy Calf Club and the 4-H
Beef Calf Club have their achieve-
ment-days in Connection with the
Bayfield Fall Fair.
Leaders of the 20-member
Dairy Calf Club are Ted Dunn,
RR 3, _ Bayfield and Tom Rath-
vvell, RR 3, Clinton. Officers -elec-
ted are, president Barbara Yeo,
RR 1, Godeeich; vice-president,
Hugh Lobb, RR 2, Clinton; secre-
tory, Batty Ann -Gil:things, RR 4,
Clinton and press reporter, Elaine
ton.
Leaders• of the 12-member Beef
Club are John Deeves, RR 3', Clin-
ton; Everett McIlwain, RR 2,
Goderich and Howard McCul-
lough, RR 1, Goderich. Officers
elected are, president, Barbara'
Watkins, RR 1, Londesiboro; vice-
president, Bill Blacker, RR 1,
Clinton; secretary, Bud Yea,. RR
3, Clinton and press reporter, Al-
vin Potter, RR 3, Clinton.
Any prospective member who
has not- already been contacted
please-phone HU 2-3428, the agri-
cultural office, as' soon as possible,
TB Survey Coming in July
Huron Campaign is Planned
Two Clinton men' have retired
from employment .4t. RCAF Sta-
tion Clinton as cleaners, because
of age limitations.
- Joe Secede '40 ,Joseph Street,
has been cleaner, of the 'theatre
and library for "4. number of
years. He was- emj1oyed there in
September, 1952,
Howard Crich, 145 Rettenbury
Street, has a long-Service, record
at the Station where he began
work in October, 194$. He was a,
Cleaner at the Radar and Com-
munications School. " --
Others retiring at the end of
March were Ed: •Straughan, Gad&
rich, who started in April, 1956
and Thomas Hicknell, Seaforth, in
June, 1951.
Chosen Leader at CDCI
-MISS MARGARET MERRILL, a Grade 12 student at
Clinton District Collegiate Institute, has been chosen
Leader at the collegiate. This is an honour bestowed on
the boy and girl in each sch2o1 year considered outstand-
ing in sports and scholastic abilities. Leaders are chosen
in all secondary schools in the area in a contest co-
sponsored by the London' Free Press and the University
of Western Ontario. Margaret's parents ore 'Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Merrill, RR 1, Clinton. (Free Press Photo)
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IN CASE YOUR HOUSE catches
flee to-day you, should. oaUl
the rtpvirri clerk's .office, }Al Z.,
9545 instead of the fire depart-
ment . „ ring the bell
in the town ball. tower and the
firemen win come running , •
The change is needed because..16
fire - siren is to be moved from
the • former PITC office, to the
top of the town hall . „ Work-
men hope to have the jpb fanish-
ed to-night
THE WRAPS ARE NOT OFF
the old rue 'building Yet, but .
those who have peaked betWeen.
the creche ;report' the. waiting is
worth is . . .• The Murray Block
was built in 1$81 ,. and we un-
derstand the place has been mod-
ernized beyond believing , . . .,*- *
TO-NIGHT THE TOWN Council
will receive first 'heed the facts
behind the increased 'expenditure
planned -by the public school
,board in 1960. , • , We . feel this
is. a good move „ The mere
viderstanding• that can be neurise-
.ed --between groups . „ the
smoother will be the operation of
town affairs . , • • * * *
LAST WEEK WE .MENTIONED
spring , and since then snow
has come . , Never Mind,. the
snowdrops are up . , . those excit-
' ing . first green shoots are poking
through_ the dark soil . . Robins
sing . *
THOSE CITY PAPERS HAVE A
lost of fun writing about 'rural'.
problems . , . note this • excerpt
from the Globe and Mail yester-
day: The Farm Products Market-
ing Act can 'itself be fairly de-
scribed as "dictatorial in the ex-
treme" It authorizes a min-
ority group pf producers in any
branch- of agriculture to draw up
a marketing scheme for their pro-
duct and call for a plebiscite. If
a , majority votes . in favour, -the
scheme may then become binding
upon all producers, even those
who voted against it." We realize
that in takirig this out of context,
someone May bre-upset . . . but we
ask one question? 'If -this. makes
the act dictatorial, then what
• about the action of the govern-
ment in hushing Bill 86? . . . Did
they not have a small group of
men write up' the Act, then place
it before the House, call a vote,.
arid,-,acteuP,eleethe --wieees of the
majority?
Citizenship. Granted
To 57 Persons In
Court HRISS Event
is 'superintendent of Knox Pres-
byterian Obwich Sunday School,
immediate past president of the
Canadian Legion branch and ac-
tive in other emanizations of that
town,
Mrs. Homuth is active in church
and Sunday School and the La-
dies' Auxiliary to the Canadian
Legion branch, Mrs.. Homuth was
formerly Wirtnifred Swatridge,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. E. G.
Swatridge, 85 McNab Street,
Stratford.
The Homuths came to Mitchell
from London in 1950. After
teaching two years in the public
school, Mr. Homuth joined the
high school staff, where he has
taught mathematics and has-been
in charge of the cadets.
Four other teachers have been
hired: Robert Welsh, Toronto;
Robert Hunter, Rexdale; Brian
Heyes, Arnprior; Allan W. Lowe,
Clinton.
Three resignations have been,
received: Otto Dirks, history;
Peter Anastasiades, science and
agriculture; Bruce Johnston, up-
per school' mathematics.
The CDCI Board last night re-
ceived with interest a resolution
from the Huron County Federa-
tion of Agriculture which support-
ed the idea of a technical school
to serve in Huron County. Dr. J.
'A, Addison •and George Reid, the
county representatives on CDCI
Board were delegated to John
Berry, clerk of the county, to dis-
cover the procedure needed to get
action on setting up such a
school. The local board is ex-
termely interested in this sugges-
tion. All members of the board
expressed approval of the idea.
In the informal discussion of
this topic, the suggestion was
made that land at the Huron
County Home could he used-and
possibly facilities at 'the Huroneo
Farms barn culd be used in the
agricultural classes at the school.
County Home land is already be-
ing used for experimental plots by
the Ontario Department of Agri-
culture,
Huron County Health Unit has
given the tuberculin 'test to stu-
dents of the school.
The gift of a set of Encyclo-
paedia Britannica froth .the pub-
lishers will be presented at the
opening of the new 'addition at
the official opening in the fall
and a three man 'committee of
K. McRae, Dr. J. A. Addison and
George Falconer will consider in
whose name to present it.
Miss A, Skeggs, Hohnesville, be-
gan work on Monday as secretary
of the school. She succeeds Miss
Lottie Sloman to this position.
The new guidance teacher,
Robert Hunter, is a -psychology
graduate now on staff at Earl
Haig Collegiate, North York.
Fractured Finger Is
Treated at Hospital ,
/ Richard Hall, son of Warrant
Officer A. W. Hall of RCAF Stat-
ion Clinton, was treated in the
Clinton Public Hospital on Tues-
day, for a fractured finger. He
was kept over-night, and released
yesterday afternoon. The acti-
dent occurred at Clinton District
Collegiate Institute Where -the boy
is a student.
charge of the county town.
At Seaforth ,assisting Mr.
Stewart will be Mrs. Elmer Lar-
one of the Hospital Auxiliary and
for Tuckersmith, William Roger-
son, Federation of Agriculture
and for McIeillop, Murray Dennis,
of the Federation of Agriculture,
Russel Knight is in charge of
Brussels, Morris and Grey; Mr.
McDermott for Howick, Tumber-
ry arxdWingham; G. Sperling -for
East Wawanosh, Blyth and How-
ick; Magistrate Glen Hays for
West Wawanosh, Colborne and
Ashfield.
Contributions form the county
level to each of these areas is
$100 for Goderich and each town-
ship in the county;- $50 to the
towns of Exeter, Wingham, Clin-
ton and Seaforth; $25 for each Of
the villages, Brussels, Blyth, Hen-
sel]. and Zurich and $25 for RCAF
Station Clinton. This money is
to be used by the supporting org-
anizations as they see fit.--
3. Stockley, 'an official of the
Ontario Department of Health
outlined methods used in neigh-
bouring.counties.
The survey is slated to include
every age group, and unlike for-
mer surveys, where X-ray alone
was used, this year the tubercu-
lin test will be used. All persons
will be given (with the,,exception
of secondary school students who
receive injection tests -et school)
the tuberculin -injection and if a
positive action results X-ray will
follow..
However, department of health
officials are urging all persons
'over 40 years of age, regardless
of the results of the test,- to have
,a chest X-ray, By this means,
any cancer, tumor or heart ab-
normalities are detected.
The last. survey in 1956 saw 55
percent of Huron County's popu-
lation respond. Children were not
eligible.
Of those pemons checked, eight
were found to have -TB.
Preliminary work in. planning
the mass TB -survey in , Huron
County this Jelly, was done last
Thursday evening at a dinner
meeting in Hotel Clinton.. 32 re-
presentetives of township federa-
tions, hospital auxiliaries, legions,
councils' etc„ throughout t h e
county gathered to consider the
over-all plan for the campaign.
Donald Stewart, Seaforth, of
the law 'firm of McConnell. and
Stewart is Over-all chairman.
Judge Fr,aele Fingland, Clinton, is
in charge of co-ordinating public-
ity for the campaign.
Locally, H. C. Lawson and Mrs.
K. B. McRae are joint chairmen,
for the areas including Bayfield,
the RCAF Station where they
will be assisted by Mrs. S. Lebe-
dovieh, president of the Women's
Auelliary; the Township of God-
erich, :by Irvine Lobb, president of
the Federation of Agriculture;
and in Clinton by Mrs: M. Batkin,
president- of the Women's Insti-
tute.
Elgin McKinley, RR 1, Zurich,
is in charge of the survey in
Stanley and Hay Townships, the
village of Zurich and Hensall.
Elmer Bell, QC, Exeter, will
look after that. town and the
townships of Stephen and Usbor-
ne. Dr. J. C. Ross, Goderich,
along with Neil Shaw, president
of the Legion there, will he in r -
22 Dale Carnegie Pupils
Graduate From Kin Course
Heiman Village To
Ask For Dates On
Liquor Outlet Vote
• Twenty-two members of the
Dale Carnegie Course completed
on Friday evening, received their
diplomas from instructor Jim
Auger, London, following the
graduation banquet held in Hotel
Clinton dining room. The 14-week
course was sponsored by the Kins-
men Club of Clinton.
Top aWards were also present-
ed for the course, for impromptu
speech chaimpionship, to Ken Mc-
Rae and the: highest techievement
chempios,hip to Harry J. McEwan.
Other graduates were Ken
Scott, George Knights, Don Jef-
ferson, Bill Fleming, K. W. "Dan-
Promotions List For
Personnel At.
RCAF Station Here
(By our Hensall Correspondent).
Hensel Council, meeting in
session Monday night, April. 4,
accepteda request from the
Businessmen's Association, to ap-
ply to the Liquor Control Board
of Ontario to submit a vote to
the qualified electors on the fol-
lowing questions: cocktail bars,
dining lounge license, men's and
ladies' beverage rooms.
It is expected both "wet" and
"dry" factionq in Hensall Would
shortly be forming, to lobby for
or against the liquor outlets in
the 'village of 906 people.
Council also agreed to enter !ri-
te) an agreement with. Stanley
Township for fire protection and
.said they would provide the ser-
vices of the town's volunteer bri-
gade for a retaining fee of $125
a year, plus $50 for the first hour
of firefighting and $25 for sub-
sequent hours or fractions. there-
of.
Daylight Saving Time was set
to begin April 24 at 1 a.m. and
end October 30 at 1 a.m.
Council agreed to meet 'with
Usbarne Township council with
regards to use of Hensel]. dump.
A grant of, $225 was given the
recreation committee.
A deputation from the north
poition of the village was present
with et 'complaint of flooding.
Council agreed to heve the cause
investigated.
Ic¢ Goes Out at Bayfield
Fishermen Launch Boats
Fifty-seven persons frien many
European countries received Can-
adian ditieenship papers last week
in anirnpresSive ceremony at Hu-
ron County court house,
Judge Frank Fingland Clinton,
spoke to them and presented cer-
tificates. Following the ceremony
the new Canadians and many
friends were entertained 'by the
Imperial Order Daughters of the
Empire, lb the Canadian Legion
hail,
The new citizens include: Jan
Bakker, Wingham; Tryntje Bak-
ker, Wingham; Anni K. Colclough,
RR 2, Seaforth; Peter Darasma,
Clinton; Zwaantje Damsma, Clin-
ton; Antonius P. DeCoo, Clinton;
Adriana DeCoo, Clinton; Frank
DeJong, RR 2, Bayfield; Mary De-
Jong, RR 2, Bayfield; Hans 3. P.
T. H. H. Grobbecket, RR 4, Sea-
forth; Gerardus J. Groothuis, Sea-
forth; Hendrika C. Groothuis, Sea-
forth; Emile Iszacovice Seaforth;
Marinus Kooyman, Seaforth; Der-
kje (Dicky) G.Kooyman, Seaforth.
Frederick R. J. Knetsch; Sea-
forth; Mietje Knetsch, Seaforth;
Chr i stiaan Knetsch, Seaforth;
Frank II/Joiner, Goderich; Cornelius
Maaskant, RR 2, Clinton; Anna M.
Maaskant, RR 2, Clinton.; John M.
Martyr', Blyth; Joan A. Martyn,
Blyth; Olga L. O'Sullivan, Clin-
ton; Paul Pinkel, Clinton; Anna
A. Pinkel, Clinton; John Snyders,
RR 1,-AubUrn; May Snyders, RR..
1, Auburn; Sonja Ten Pas, RR 2,
Wingham.
Jan Van-Oenen, RA 1, Port.Al-
bert; Willelmina G. Van Oenen,
Port Albert; Lieuwe Vellanga, RR
1, Brucefield; Volkje Vellanga, RR
1, Brucefield; Gatze Vellanga, RR
1, Brucefield; Joe C. Verwey, RR
1, Auburn; Elizabeth Verwey, RR
1, Auburn; Sjoerd Zoethout, RR 5,
Goderich; Grietje Zoethout, RR 5,
Goderich.
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ny" Colegeoue, Bill Chowen, Fred
Radley, Al. Hayward, John Hert-
ley, Jack Moore, Ruth Knox, Jane
Radley, Wilma Dinnin, Clarence
Denomme, Frank . Cook, Gordon
Grigg, Grant Snell, Mait Edgar,
John McRae and George Thomas.
Guests invited to the gradua-
tion night by the course members
were astounded by the ease with
which many of the speakers found
words to talk about a subject
'picked from a hat in the im-
promptu part of the evening. The
one word topics included "div-
orce", "India", "dogs", "painting",
and the Speakers were given 90
seconds: to deliver a speech.
Following intermission, the
course was brought to a close by
each member giving a two-minute
talk on "What I Got Out of the,
Course". Some had received pro-
motions, others have gotten, new
jobs, most have a more secure
feeling of independence end self-
confidence, many told of making
use of Dale Carnegie rules in
every-day life.. Some of the mem-
bers have had occasion already to
make use of their new-found
skills.
Taking part in the evening
were Grant -Snell, RR 1, Londes-
bore, „the blessing;, Georg e
Knights, -the toast to the Queen;
introduction of head table,' Sack
Moore; introduction of Jim Auger.
by Fret* Cook; ,an appreciation
of the instructors and graduate
'lassietants, by Wilma Dinnin abd
closing remarks by Ken MeRae,
president.
Instructors were Jim Auger.,
Bill Payne- and Sid Gee, London;
graduate assistants were Randy
Yates, Wingham;. Hugh Steven-.
son, RCAF Station Clinton and
Bernice, Cann, Centralia. to set nets. With a shift in the
wind, the ice came in and preven-
ted them making home ports.
The "Vary Brothers" and "Play
Pair" towed the Maymae .,through
the ice fields into Sarnia arriving
there at 10.45 p.m. All the ports
in this district are sealed off with
lee,
T. and ,r'„ Castle put their boat
the ""Durgin'' and Toms Brothers
the "Harridell" into the river on
Teeklay.
Whistling Swans
At Webster Farm
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.Prometions for 22 airmen et
RCAF Station Clinton have been
announced by the Commanding
Officer of the •Station', Group
Captain K. C. Cameron, in the
annual promotion list released
during the past week.
Airmen promoted are listed be-
low showing the ranks to which
they have been raised:
Flight, Sergeant A. .Duniayne,
Flight Sergeant C. E. MacKay.
Sergeant S. R. Brown; Sergeant
K. A. Forner, Sergeant C. E.
Pecknold, Sergeant C. S. Aldwinc-
kle, Sergeant C. H. Garland, Ser-
geant It B. MeConnel and Ser-
geant R..„E. W. Peterson..
Corporal J. A. Park, Corporal
J. A. 3. G. Ricard, Corporal H.
M. Nichol, Corporal. C. E, Dunkin,
Corpocal E. E. lef..Diwert, Corpor-
al W. N, Deere Corporal P. R.
Arisen, Corporal P H. Crockett,
Corporal G. A. Robertson; Corpor-
al W. W. Rogers, Corporal J. R.
G. P. Viger, Corporal N. R, Ihnet,
Hospital Promised
For This Falls
Near Goderich Egg Cheques Will
Be Mailed Soon
Clinton Gains $700
By County Decision
When Huron County council tip-
,prevecl an increaqi. in rebate to
urban municipalities for road pur-
poses by five percent, they in-
creased the amount coming back
to Clinton by about $770.
Clerk John Livermore, reports
that the rebate will sinount to
$6.950 thit year, based on the 45
percent of read levy collected by
the county. V the rate had re-
mained at 40 pendent, Clinton
Would have received only $6,180.
Ernest Pollock, Varna, advises
this office• that there haVe been
foul' of the rare whistling swans
on the Bayfield river at Grant
Webster'S farm for several days.
These ..birds spend the winter on
the. Middle Atlantic coast, and are
new migrating north for the nest-
ing season iii the Arctic.
(By our Mayfield Correspondent)
Ice in the Bayfield River went
out fairly qUittly on Friday, .Apill
1, about four o'clock. A jam
formed across the river between
Dr, E. A. 1V1cMaster's cottage and
Alf. Seoteluner's property on the
north side. The water was 18 to
20 inches higher there than down
by the fisherman's docks.
Huge cakes were left on the
Scotchmer flats, and the flow
took away some timbers from the
boat club dock. On Sunday even-
ing the river was running high
and with a very strong current.
Local fishermen are getting
ready for the season, The first to
go out of the harbour Was R. L.
MaCMillen in Maymac on Tues-
day,
Ed. Siddell's two boats "Vary
Brothers" and "Play Fee had
been tied up at the end of the
nier„ Fred Telford who perellased
the "Linda 13" from Ed. Sidclell,
iwoterht her Into port froze (lode-
rich on Monday.
The two_Slidell boats went out
to lift and 1VraeMiliett Wont out
Good Tenor
flu DO BOVES,
second son of Mr. and Mrs. Beet
Boyes, °Mateo Street, Clinton,
has placed first in two toner
classes at the Stratford Kiwanis
music festival. Marks were 86
in the 20 years and under class;
84 in the 17 year and tinder class
for changed voices, He is now
eligible to compete for the
Medlyn interniediate Vocal
Trophy to-morrow and the Reg-
inald Green Trophy On Saturday.
Bonnie Boyes, his 12-year-old
sister, received two thirds, one
in piano, and one in vocal. Out
of 16 in the class she Weis picked
to sing ire the finals.
(News-Record Photo)
Over 80 Birthday Club
Congtatulations and birthday
greetings to Mrs. George Lindsay
who on Sunday, April 3, marked
her 81st birthday quietly at her
home.
Gathering in the evening for a
chat and cup of tea with their
mother, brother Brown Lindsay,
and sister, Mrs. James Hutchings,
were Mrs, Charles Bell, Mrs. Wil-
liam Orr, Mrs. Robert Blair, Mrs.
George Heard. Mrs heard serv-
ed a birthday cake which she had
baked for the ()wagon, and Mrs.
Lindsay opened her birthday gifts.
Huron OFU Holds
Training Course
Mernbeit of four Huron Nutley
locals of the Ontario Vannets
Union participated in a leadership
training course in Clinton last
Wednesday, Marell 31, Instructor
WAS harry Nelms, Peterborough,
feen1 labour representative of the
Ontario Labour Congress. Frank
AtIbtlen is the coupty di-
-Neer of the Huron T'a'nners
lob,
'Tenders will be Palled in July
and work started in the fall, on
Conetruetion of the first stage of
the new' provincial government
hospital on the Blue Water high,
way near Goderich. Cost of the
project is given at $2,625,000 in es-
timates of the public works depart-
ment presented in the legistlature
on Tuesday night by the Hon.
Ray Connell, Minister of the de-
parttnent.
The first unit will comprise of
about 350 beds, and the hospital
Will be a combriation infirmary
and acute treatnieet centre.
Also ti hew provincial
headmiarters Will be built in
00464-14.1 'Ail Veer'. At p'eac'h
the force IS occupying a renter'
hove.
The Week's Weather
1960 1959
High Low High Lew
Mar. 31 45 28 49 33
April 1 39 23 44P 36
2 42 33 47 32
3 52 40 44 30
4 46 86 42 ' 30
5 38 27 59 43
6 39 22 44 31
PAW 1,04 ins. Retire 1.59 his,
SnOW: 1 in. Snow 1 in.
Announcement was made on
Monday' by Agricultural IVLielster
Douglas Harkness, that cheques
for en interim eight-cent de-
ficiency payment would go out to
egg producers within a feW days.
The payment Will be made for
Grade A large and extra large
size eggs up to a total of 1,000
dozen, marketed in the period
January 1 to March 31,
Mr, Harkness commented that
reduction in egg Markett now
Was reflected in a more realistic
balance with domestic needs, Ex-
eept for seasonal variations, pric-
es 'May be expected to remain at
or above the support level.