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Clinton News-Record, 1960-04-07, Page 1WT. Abe r' 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) 0 tie el le De 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. o 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 0 .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.