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Clinton News-Record, 1960-06-09, Page 3W. Harris - Oakes, .gori, of 'De. and Mrs.. Walter A. Oakes, •Clinton,. has. graduated from the 'School; of University of Toronto, Convo- cation IS on Friday,- june. 10, 1960. Harris attended both: Clinton Public School and CDCI. r He was choSen .."Boy of the Year" -1953. He was .interested in all sports and young peoples activ- ities, and is a member= of Wes- ley:minis Church. He has been an active member of Hart. .House' Glee Club during Univ- •- ersity. He has an, appointment- ' on the 1Iouse -Staff of Toronto - General Hospital. , ritork THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR No. 23—The. Home Paper With The News • Diamond Jubilee for Livermore Couple Mr, and Mrs. James Livermore were married in 1900 by the Rev, T. J. Murdoch, Clinton and live at 138 King Street. Last Saturday they marked their diamond wedding' anniversary with an " " open house celebration in the Christian Edutation Wing at Ontario Street Uhited Church, with members of the Huronic Rebekah Lodge serving tea, Mrs. Livermore recently spent some weeks in Clinton Public Hospital, however both are now in reasopably good health, (News-Record Photo) ecor THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR $3.00 per year-10c per copy-12 Pages (BY W. D. D.) TULIPS PLAN TED BY THE Guides for jubilee year are now gone, along with those in flower- beds throughout the town . At the post office park this week, Mrs. Clifford Epps and Mr. Joe Sileock completed the job of re-planting the. flower-bed They do this for the horticultural society each year, as one of the many beautify- ing tasks around the public parks. * THE POST OFFICE STAFF HAS gotten the 'spirit of brotherhood, and placed a park bench under the cenotaph, so the weary may rest and at the same time watch what goes on in town , . . * * * TOWN STREETS GANG ARE housecleaning this week . . . and have removed what must be tons of gravel and mud from the paved streets' . . . Getting the place all: spanking neat for the Spring Show * * YESTERDAY WAS THE 50th anniversary of Canada's largest integrated steel producer . . . The Steel Company of Canada, Limited . . . Looking for something new to see this summer . . . Visit Hamilton, and the steel plant . . . take the children to see the huge smelters and coke ovens . . . We understand there are guided tours all summer, in fact all year round, with very short notice . . . You may only have to wait a few min- utes for your guide. • * ' * * DID YOU KNOW. THAT BY writing to P.Q. Box 419, White- horse, Yukon . . -and showing a little bit of interest in that north- ern and most westerly part , of Canada . . . 'you can get regular copies of the Newsletter issued by the Yukon Travel Bureau ... And from there you can get fur- ther addresses, and plan an entire .trip to those storied places such as Dawson Creek, B.C.; Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, etc.. . . Think of travelling by the Glacier Queen on an Alaskan cruise . . . during the next heat wave here in Huron . . . AMAZING HOW STORIES GET started . . . Remember back in pUbliC school when we were taught that all Eskimos lived in igloos; Indians •lived in tents. and Dutch- men wore wooden shoes, . . Well somebody is making a good bit of money selling leather moccasins in the 'United Kingdom . . . be- cause over there they think. that Canadians wear them . . . They have the same idea about us, that we had about the Dutch . . . Generalities taught to school chil- dren have a habit of clinging on into adult life . . . Seems to us that motion pictures of other na- tions (realistic ones, not Holly- wood posed affairs) . . . and even TV shows will aid in spreading more knowledge of other nations. The Week's Weather - 1960 1959 -High Low High Low June 2 73 57 66 42 3 74 54 77 39 4 82 52 80 52 5 78 54 80 52 6 60 40 70 55 7 67 '38 83 46 8 68 40 88 55 Rain: .47 in. Rain: none Guiding in Clinton got off to a fine start in the late 1920's, but little is on record of these early troops. Then in 1936. Mrs. Sam Castle organized the troop again and served as Guide Captain. Mrs, Lonnie Matthews was Brownie lea- der. Then . in 1938 Rangers were begun and Mrs. Sam Castle was Ranger leader. War broke out, and the companies were •closed down again. while their leaders went away from town to 'join their husbands in the service. At this time Sam Castle 'and Clarence Rozell were in charge of Scouts; Percy Gunn of the Cubs and Hovers were organized by M. J. Schoenhals and Alex Haddy. There was no district Huron County Rally For All Guides At Clinton Park Approximately, 300 Girl Guides, representing 12 companies in the Huron area, attended the annual Girl Guide field day in Clinton Community Park, Saturday. The program commenced • with a° par- ade, three blocks hi length, and led' by the Clinton citiiens' Con- cert Band The program consisited of flag raising ceremonial, inspection, games, supper and campfire, the presentationof cups, lowering of flag and taps. To mark 50 years of Guiding in Canada each com- pany enacted some aspect of the growth of the movement in Can- ada by tableau, song or skit. Cup Presented For having earned the highest number of points at the field day, the First RCAF Centralia com- pany received, a cup presented by Miss Lauretta Siegner, Exeter, division; commissioner. The award was accepted by the company's patrol leader, Ann Grayer and the company carptain,,,Mrs. Olive Am- os. Runner-up was, the First Code- rich company, with Susan Sale, company leader, and Mrs. N. T. Ormandy, captain. Attending 'the event were three' district 'commissioners, Mrs. Cam- eron Proctor, Clinton,- Miss Una Macdonald, oclerich, and Mrs. Ray Destabel, Centralia. Mr. and Mrs. James Livermore, residents of Clinton for the past 60 years, observed their diamond wedding anniversary on June 4. Open house was held from three to five pni; at the Christian Ed-: ucation Wing of the Ontario Street United Church. On June 6, 1900, the Rev. T. J. "Fly Up" Ceremonies In 'Jubilee Year tr ove Special For BrOwnies Very thrilling Arid hnportant ceremony was epndueted on Monday night in Clinton Legion Hall, in which 'these ton Brown- ies (at right) ''fleW: tip" into the First Clinton Guide• Company. From the left are Connie Beck, Lynda. Cooke, Joy Gra- ham, - Linda Switzer, Dianne Switzer and Guide Commissioner Mrs, Cameron Proctor; back row, Penny Bateman, Rowena Corey, Joan Lobb, Jean Dale and Hea- ther van Riesen. This is the last time the girls wear their Brownie uniforms, and then they graduate into the grown-up blue of the Guides. They are welcomed into the Guide circle in all impressive ceremonial, each with one Guide in particular receiving her into membership. (News-Record, Photo) IOOF MemOrial 'Service On Monday, .June 13 A memorial service in honour of all departed Brothers of Clin- ton Lodge IOOF No; 83, will be held in conjunction with'the next regular meeting of the lodge on Monday evening, .June 13,, in the Orange Hall above the Clinton Li- brary. Members are urged to at- tend. Kin Give $200 To Help, Finish Work- On Swimming Pool What may well be the final $200 required to complete the Clinton Community Swimming Pool was provided on Tuesday night by the Kinsmen Club of Clinton holding their regular _meeting in Hotel' Clinton. Some more finishing on the •grounds is re qUirK4before.•the pool can be turned, over., to the town in completed state. The Kinsmen also, approved- $65' gift to send a retarded child fora` holiday at the camp at Guelph. Four new membe,rs were initiat- ed Tuesday: Bill Fleming of Can- ada Packers; Bruce Abbott, mem- ber of RCAF; Tom Feeney, Bell Telephone Company employee and Ken Stafford of the Royal Bank of Canada. Tuckersmith Deals With Drains and Bridge Repairs Reeve Ivan Forsyth conducted the meeting of Tuckersmith Muni- cipal Council in Seaforth town hall on Monday night Decision was made to clean out the township's portion of the Crich Award drain, upon complaint of interested rate- payers and the road superintendent was instructed to engage a shovel to do the work, Alex McGregor was paid $4 as valuator fee for chickens killed by dogs. Accounts of Hubert Cooper, sprayer, and Wilmer Broadfoot, inspector on warble fly spraying were ordered paid. Boyes Farm Supply was paid for a tractor and mower to work on township roads. Complaints on the Elgie and McKenzie drains were forwarded to Archibald, Gray and McKay, township engineers, with requests for reports. Repairs will be made to existing bridges at Lot 27, Concessions 4-5, \LRS, and plans will be requested from the Department of Highways. Township Trailers To Be Licensed • Stanley Gives $100 Both Stanley and Goderich Townships took action this Week to collect funds from persons Who live in mobile homes, in lieu of taxes, Councils meeting in reg- ular sessions passed by-laws auth- orizing the licensing of trailer camps and for trailers. In Stanley Township the rrienth- ly rate for a mobile home is $10 and in Goderich Township it is now $6 per month. Stanley TownShip councillors approved an application of Milian. Oeseh for assistance with a drain under the tile drainage act. This is the third to be' approved in the township since the Warren inaug- urated the Act. Stanley council also approved a grant of $100 to the World Re. fugeo Year fund being collected in the county. Promise for good weather, and the biggest and best show ever presented in over 100 years of Clinton's history of fairs, 'makes this Saturday's Spring Show an event not to be missed. - Starting off with 'a parade of school children, led by the Clinton District Collegiate Institute Cadet Band, at one o'clock through the main streets to Clinton Commun- ity Park, the Show will continue throughout the afternoon and un- til the evening Stage show is com- pleted. Early this week the ferris wheel was erected at the park, and other rides for children and adults will This year the yOung lady who will represent Huron in the Dairy Queen Contest of Ontario, will be chosen and crowned at the Clinton Spring Show, this Saturday, June 11. The contest is open to girls between the ages of 17 and 26, and the winner goes to the CNE to compete for the Dairy Queen title. Winner at CNE gets an all-ex- pense paid trip to the United' Kingdom. Sponsored by the Huron County Dairy Co-ordinating Board, the contest includes competition in milking with electric milking ma- chines, and the cows will be milked in front of, the grandstand some- time about 4.30 p.m. Judging will be completed, and the crowning ceremony will take place that even- Judi Cluff, Bayfield, Earns First Bursary Of Hospital Auxiliary The $200 bursary set up in March by the Ladies Auxiliary of Clinton Public Hospital has been awarded to Miss Judi Cluff, Bayfield, outstanding student at Clinton District Collegiate Insti- tute. Mrs. C. M. Shearing, con- vener of the bursary committee, has worked closely with Mr. D. J. Cochrane, CDCI principal, in mak- ing the award. Mrs. Beecher Menzies, Auxiliary president, was in the chair for the meeting, held In the Nurses Resi- dence on Tuesday evening, June 7. It was decided that the Auxili- ary would work toward obtaining a coffee urn by means of collec- tion of labels from Canada Packers products. Help would be appreciat- ed from any person or group inter- ested, since 6,000 labels are re- quires, Mrs. Thomas Steep is convener. Final report on the tag day held in May, given by the convener, M.N. Alex Haddy, showed assets of $203.65. Thanks are due to the CGIT, Auburn, who sold tags in that area and to the Girl Guides of Hayfield and Clinton; also to Stanley Ladies Club for a $5 dona- tion, Total assets of the Auxiliary at present stand At 8902. The annual penny sale will be held October 1, with Mrs. Duff Thompson convening. A living room chair will be first prim. A blood donor's clinic will be held Tuesday evening, July. 5, In Ontario Street United Church, Un-` der the direction of MN. Merlok and IVIrS. A. J. NielVfurray, arrive in time for the Show. Games of chance, candy floss, lots to eat, and lots to see, are promised. Huron Central Agricultural So- ciety, which now holds the only afternoon and evening Spring Show in Ontario has a long record of achievement. The Centennial was held in 1953, and throughout the years emphasis has been placed upon the agricultural aspect of the fair. Prize livestock which takes championship prizes at the Royal Winter Fair, at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition and at Western Fair, will be on show in Clinton Community Park. The prize Lei- ing after the evening horse show. Until this year the Dairy Queen was chosen at the Twilight meet- ing of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Associatibn at the Huron County Home. The change was made so that 'more people could see the actual milking eon= test, and encourage more partici- pation in the contest. 0 Bring Your Cameras! News-Record Offers Prizes for Pictures Excellent opportunities for fine pictures to be made by the am- ateur camera fan will be found in Clinton on Spring Show Day. Horses, children, baby calves and lambs (there were twin lambs one year), crowd scenes, your best friend hitting a milk bot- tle—all will be found, including young love, children with sticky faces, and oldsters out to meet their friends. - Clinton News-Record is offer- ing $3.00 for the best amateur photo taken of Spring Show sub- jects on Saturday. Second prize is $2.00. Prints must be entered at the News-Record office no later thari June 30. Judging will be done by competent commer- cial photographers, and their decision will he final. Join the fun on Spring Show Day, and while recording it on film, take the opportunity of making some money for your- self. Prize pictures will be pub- lished in the News-Record early in July. 0 Variety Show With Lloyd Wright, CFPL, Lots of ,Enjoyment After 'the evening horse show at Clinton Community Park on Sat- urday, there will be a stage show put on in front of the grandstand, with Lloyd Wright of CFPL, Lon- don, as master of ceremonies. In- cluded on the program will be a western roping act, and the Radio Ranger Trio, Also In the stage show will be Lou Wahl, aceordionist from To- ronto; Tex Starr, Western singer from C.,`VPL-TV; Ventrillo and his talking dummies; • ElectrO, ,the fascinating lady of lights and Slim McCloy, comedy juggler. Lin Yu and Company, a comedy Chinese magic team els° will pollen% This stage show has been lined Up specially for the Spring ShoW crowd. look too good to MIN', tester sheep of Ephriam Snell, RR 1, Clinton, and sheep brought from the Dearing pocks at Exeter have always been featured, Top show horses from all over Ontario make the trip to Clinton to take part in Clinton Spring Show' each year. Classes for dairy and beef cat- tle for adults, for 4-H club mem- bers and for other youngsters are included in the prize list. The township class- for horses is a highlight of the afternoon, when each. exhibitor parades three hor- ses, all fran his own township (not always from his own stable) on the track before the grandstand. Two, four and six horse teams are shown as a climax to the show in the evening. , This year the Clinton Citizens Concert Band will make the sec- ond paradp of the day, as they march through the main streets i the evening, to start off the twi light part 'of the show. Prizes will be awarded to th best showing of rural public school children and grades of urban schools in parade at noon. There is a pet show also, with prizes for birds, dogs, cats, etc. This pet show is a new idea for Clinton, and is patterned after the pet show held at the Seaforth Fall Fair each year. Tory Gregg is coming to handle the direction of events at the Spring Show. He was here last year and termed the show the very best yet, saying, "You won't see a display of livestock like this, this side of the Royal Winter Fair." There will be an outdoor'display of what's new in farm machinery. Officially opening the fair this year will be T. R. Hilliard, deputy minister of agriculture, Toronto. These ceremonies will take place on the bandstand following the grand parade at noon. —o Twilight Show For Harness Classes, Four-Horse Tandems Though 'horses will be judged throughout the entire afternoon, and the fine animals will be par- aded before the grandstand and in the infield, a twilight show is plan- ned for the evening. This is when the special dressed classes' will ap- pear. One of the most attractive is the gentleman's turnout. In this the driver must be accompanied by a lady. They 'dress according to cus- tom for such equipment and dress counts in awarding the prize, as well as the style of driving, and the horse. Percheron teams in harness, heavy draught team in harness, single roadster in harness and carriage team also are included, and of course, the teams of har- nessed ponies, divided into two classes according to size of the animals. Prizes are awarded the best matched team in harness, the best dressed team on the grounds, and the team coming the farthest. Most impressive, for sheer mas- sive strength and skill in handling the big horses, is the four-horse tandem hitch, made up of either draught, agricultural, general pur- pose or expresS horses. The sight Of eight Of 'the heavy animals in shining jangling llarlieSS being per- suaded up end down the track in a Wide figure-eight is worth the admission price to the fair, just in itself. Zvening price to the fair inditideS the' horse show and the stage show. Clinton Guiding Owes Much To ,.Mrs. Caate Jf trot, C0111111117-P; Come To The Fair Spring Show Here Saturday camp at that tine. Again in 1.946 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Castle were instrumental in re- forming the Guides, Brownies, Scouts and Cubs, Later Mrs. Cas- tle became Guide Commissioner which she resigned last year due to ill health after many years of devoted service. Mrs. Cameron Probtor became commissioner this year. Brownie leaders at present are Mrs, Wil- liam Jervis, Mrs. George Wonch and Mrs. Douglas Ball. Guide leaders are Mrs. H. A. (Bud) Graham, Mrs. L. G. Winter, assisted by 'Mrs. J. Smith, Mrs, Duff Thompson and Mrs, J. B, Nicholson. Diamond Wedding Day Held Inf Church Parlour Murdock, Clinton, officiated at the marriage of the couple at the home of the bride at the Bayfield Road. Their attendants were Mrs. Lena Jackson, the bride's sister, now of Clinton, and the late Will Churchill, formerly of Goderich Township. Following the wedding the couple came to Clinton to live where Mr. Livermore was em-, ployed the next 47 year's es a stationary engineer at the Doh- erty Organ Factory — now Sher- lock-Manning Piano Co. Ltd. Staunch members of the Ontar- io Street United Church, Mr. Livermore is an honorary elder, while his wife is a life member of the Woman's Missionary Soc- iety. Mr. Livermore has been a. member of the 100F for 43 years and a member of the Woodsmen of the World for 56 years. His, wife is a life member of the Clin- ton Women's Institute and has been a member of the Huronic Rebekah Lodge since its organiz- ing 30 years ago. The groom was born 84 years ago in Hullett Township, 4 son of Joseph Livermore and Martha Townshend. He is one of a, family of 12 of which Mme, Jack Leith, Hamilton, is the only other mem- ber living. Mrs. Livermore was born 78 years 'ago, one of seven children born to Robert Marshall and Elizabeth Gibbings. Her only surviving sister, Mrs. Jackson, and brother John Marshall reside in Clinton, The celebrants live at 138 King Street. Present to mark the occasion Was their only son, Ernest S. Liv- ermore, QC, London, and their only daughter, Kathleen, Mrs. Clarence Green, Exeter, their two grantithildren and three great- grandchildren. Receiving guests were Mrs, Mills, Clinton, wife of Rev. G. Mills, the minister of their church, While their daughter, Mrs, Green Wasi in charge of the register. Pouring tea WAS Miss Sybil Courtice, (Continued on Page 12) p ••, • CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1960 Huron Dairy Princesses Compete at Spring Show