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Clinton News-Record, 1960-07-07, Page 1linton Recor -THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR THE HURON RECORD-79th YEAR No. 27—The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1960 $3.00 Per Year-10c Per Copy-13 Pages Receives 50-Year Jewel Honoured guest, Thomas Millar, 91, centre, was presented with his 50-year jewel in the Londesboro Lodge AF and AM No. 568. At left is Right Worshipful Brother Jim Neilans, Londesboro and at the right, Very Worshipful Brother William Wells, Clinton, both long time members of the Londesboro Lodge, who presented the jewel to Mr. Millar. (News-Record Photo) Kee L: gown and white pinafore, with a specially arranged blonde pigtail, Mrs. Beatty gained many admiring glances . . . * * * BOYS WITH BB GUNS have been making life miser- able for Old Mose, the bear at the Fish and Game club house . . . Apparently they can stand on the railway tracks, and pep- per away at the caged animal, enraging him to the point of violence . . . Now the boys are not trespassing on' Fish and Game property . . . but seems to us they are violating a rule about firearms in the town of Clinton . . . and another about youngsters under a certain age carrying firearms, at all . . . Penalties can be rather costly things . . . * * * NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE animals and birds are in the Fish and Game park for the enjoyment of people who wish to go to see them . . . Every Sunday the place is supervised . . . and 'the gate is' left open, so that parents and children can visit close to the cages ... At other times the gate is closed, mainly to protect the wild life from children allowed to roam at large . . . * * * IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN . . . please make it a special concern to see that they do not pester the caged wild things at the park . . . And if your children have BB guns . . make sure that you are not letting yourself in for a stiff fine, if they are apprehended with them . . . THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF ways of making money in this world . . . •and someone is al- ways coming up with a new wrinkle . , The trick is to recognize the phony salesman from one you can trust, one who will stand behind the pro- duct 'he recommends . . Re- cently a flock of material came through the post office, en- closing an official looking "cheque" for $25 which was really only a credit certificate . . . congratulating the receiv- er for winning a consolation prize . . . The $25 credit was' good on the purchase of a number of items, priced ridicu- lously low for the present day and age . . If you received such an offer . . . then, be on your guard when the salesman Comes to call . . chances are he will be really trying to sell you some higher priced mer- chandise . . . If you want to buy it, go ahead . . , but blame no one but yotireelf, if you are dissatisfied later . . The Week's Weather 1960 1959 High Low High Low June 30 75 55 71 51 July 1 71 55 85 56 2 80 46 77 54 3 /9 53 83 53 4 70 49 83 58 5 67 52 82 66 6 69 46 71 55 Rain,11,24iria, The Old School And The New Above are some of the present day pupils of SS 3 Stanley Township on their centennial day float. Below are oldsters from SS 13 who set up the old stove from the Babylon Line School (closed for 20 years) and had it smoking merrily. "Bad Boy" Rus- sell Erratt carried the school bag he used 50 years ago. Cliff Keys wore the plug. hat given to his father when on his wedding trip to Chicago 25 years ago. (News-Record Photo) Twin Pines Firm Hopes To Build Apartments Zbe fag Column-v-7.= (By W. B. 1).) RETIRING THIS YEAR. from teaching at SS 3, Mrs. Beatty, Varna . . took part in the centennial parade there on Sat- urday , . . Dressed in black The Clinton Hosiery Mills Ltd. is being closed and the present owners are attempting to find purchasers for the equipment as a whole with the hope that the buyer will re- open the factory. Though an uneconomical unit for the pre- sent owners, it is hoped that some 'textile firm may be able to fit the plant into their op- eration. About four weeks ago the plant at New Hamburg, a br- anch of the local firm, was closed down. It was only a year ago that the owners felt that Clinton was the better site for their offices, and they moved head- quarters back 'to Clinton, in- stalling new equipment in an addition to the main building, and at the time expressed hope for more expansion. Erwen Mertens', production manager of the plant, gave as reasons for. closing, the fact that it is not economical to produce textiles in Canada, in competition with imported goodS which can be sold in this country for less money than it costs to produce them here. He expressed concern for the workmen who would be with-, out jobs, and stated that they had made efforts to find local people jobs in other centres, if they wished' them. Clinton Hosiery Mills, Ltd. was established in 1905. The• late Tom Churchill, in a fea- ture story published in the News-Record in 1947, recalled helping 'to draw the first load of gravel to the factory site. Later in 1923 he became super- intendent of the local mill, aft- er serving as boarder, 'and at all the other jobs in the busi- Tuckersmith Has Drainage Work Tavirnship of Tuckersmith council is employing Joseph Hugill, contractor to repair two bridges, on •a time and mater- ial basis. Two catch basins will be constructed on the roadside ditch in Harpurhey. Other drain work is being arranged for. Members of the firm of Archibald, Gray and McKay were appointed engin- eers for the township. Pay- ment from all interested par- ties in the Dick Municipal drain will be called for. The next meeting will be on August 2. mess. After World War II a boom in employment was seen, and the Clinton Chamber of Com- merce helped by advertising for 25 more girls to work here. In 1947 there were 78 persons receiving an annual payroll of $90,000. Owners were looking for more personnel, with the hope of increasing to $100,000 annual payroll, It was that year, in October that the staff went in two chartered buses to see the new Toronto offices at 584 King An exciting parade led by the Bannockburn Pipe Band in- troduced the afternoon pro- gram at SS 3 Stanley Towne ship on Saturday. Gordon Hill, president of the Ontario Farm- ers Union, and a member of the school section, was master of ceremonies for the afternoon program. He introduced Nel-i son Heard, for 30 years a mem- ber of the school board, and the other board members Elgin Porter and Les Armstrong. Al- so introduced was James Mc- Gee, secretary, and Mrs. Beat- ty, teacher. Charles S. MacNaughton, Ex- eter, MLA for Huron County, introduced' 'the guest speaker, and commented on his pleasure at attending the affair, the first of its kind he had ever attended. The Hon. J. P. Roberts, Min- ister of Education for Ontario, also noted that this was the first time he had attended the 100th anniversary of a school in Ontario, and also the first time he had spoken in Huron County. He congratulated those 'taking part in the pa- rade, and those who prepared the souvenir booklet on sale at the grounds. Mr. Roberts reported that research in Toronto had un- earthed a letter written by Pe- ter Adamson, county clerk of Huron, in June, 1887, to A. Marling, the Department of Education, asking for the ed- ucational grant for the year. For the county it totalled $6,- 379 and for the school, $319. Students at the school sang a chorus, accompanied by Mrs. Rogers. Prize floats were an- nounced. Street and banqueted in the Roof Garden, Royal York Ho- tel. A month later six girls came from Halifax, N,S., to work in the Clinton plant. More were expected by the Chamber of Commerce, and prospects were bright for the firm's future. The hosiery mill has since changed hands twice, with in- creasing uncertainty and less work Periodically the plant operated at full speed, and then workers were laid off, as' or- ders dropped, Two oldest teachers present, were called to the platform. Mrs. William Reid, 91, was for- merly Miss A. Davidson, She spoke briefly. Mrs. Robert McKinley, formerly Miss Jean Campbell, recalled her days as teacher at SS 3 wheri still in her 'teens. "Time brings, changes and renovations, but still the original structure is standing," she said. "In my day reading, writing and arith- metic were the main subjects. No frills. But we enjoyed our- selves very much, and teach- ing in that day readied us for the fearsome complexities in which we live today." She dis- played a gift which she receiv- ed on her last day of teaching at SS3, a gold spoon souvenir of Bayfiekl. Both Mrs. Reid and Mrs. McKinley still reside in the vicinity of SS 3. John Goman, Exeter, inspec- tor of public schools, talked briefly, remarking that tradi- tion is good, but possibly it would be wise to keep in mind the fact that changes should be made. "There have been changes in fanning, and" possibly should be in education methods, too," he said. The Rev. T. J. Pitt, instruc- tor of religious education in the school also spoke briefly. Introduced, were all the past teachers in the school, and their pupils were asked •to st- and with them, Following a sports program for the youngsters a picnic lunch was served on the lawn. Visitors stayed over for the ev- ening program, which included guest artists, and local talent. Prizes Awarded Floats Entered Centennial Parade Judges at the Centennial Parade held at the SS 3 Stan- ley Township celebration, had a difficult time, as they were faced with over ten floats, bi- cycles, tricycles and comic dis-' plays, which stretched over a mile along the Bayfiekl-Bruce- field road in front of the school. Judges were the Rev. T. J. Pitt, Varna; Tom Mackie, RR 1, Varna and Mrs. A. Wil- lis, Varna. Residents of SS 13 (Baby- lon) and of SS 3 Sections were requested by the parade come raittee to enter the old fash- ioned and modern school floats. They were not judged, but were awarded prizes. First, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Arm- strong; two, the Taylor family, former pupils; and the Louie Car, bus driver Louis Taylor, and former passengers. Boys bicycle, Raye Arm- strong; Bob Hayter, Rex John- ston; girls bicycles, Linda I. Armstrong, Sharon Dawson, Marion Porter; tricycles, Brian and Cheryl. Peck; Bonnie Arm- strong, Ann Hayter. Comic, "The Kettle Family", Mrs. Ralph Stephenson, Mrs. George Cantelon (both former pupils) and their families; "The Camel", Murray, Bev, Carol Ann' and Lynda Hill; Murray Taylor. Old fashioned, Mrs. M. Beat- t3r and Mrs. Elmer Hayter; Mrs, Nelson Heard and Mrs. Alice Johnston; Sean and Mary Kendall. Miscellaneous, "P y g m i e s" Mrs, Ron Taylor", Mrs, Murray Taylor (former pupil); "Squaw", Marilyn. Keys; "Cl- own", Mrs. Slut Keys. Oldest ex-teachers, Mrs. Wil- liam Reid and Mrs. Robert Mc-I Kinley; oldest man ex-student, William Scotehmer, Egniond. vile; oldest lady ex-student, Mrs, A, Duncan, Sarnia; ex. student coming farthest disi Lance, Miss Annie Pollock, La Riviere, Manitoba, St. John's and St. Andrew's Wards have completed their organization work for the mass 'As survey. There is still a de- mand, however, for clerical help on the days of the clinic. Eighteen volunteer helpers are required for each of the four days of the clinic. Anyone wil- ling to give a few hours of their time should contact the clinic area chairmen listed be-' low. A special appeal is made to senior high school girls who would be willing to work eith- er afternoon or evening. Clinic Area Chairmen: St, John's Ward, Mrs. Beecher Menzies, for July 26; St. An-4 Brew's Ward, Mrs. Ernest Rad- ford, for July 27; St. James Ward, Mrs. L. G. Winter, for July 28; St. George's Ward, Mrs. Richert' Dixon, for July 29. The following are the area chairmen for St. John's and St. Andrew's Ward: St. John's, area chairman, Mrs. Tom O'Connell; canvass chairmen, Mrs. Doug Freeman, Mrs. John Levis, Mrs. Gordon Sutcliffe; clinic chairman, Mrs. Beecher Menzies; supply chair- man, Mrs. E. R. Porter. St. Andrew's Ward, area Lion Deputy Governor II. McDermit, HowIck Lions Club, officiated at the installation of the new officers of the Bay- field Lions Club following their dinner meeting at John Lind- say's on Tuesday, June 28. They are as follows: presi- dent, Reg. Francis; past presi- dent, Alf, Scotchmer; first vice-president, Cliff Utter; sec- ond vice-president, Harvey Coleman; third vice-president, Fred Arkell; secretary, LeRoy Path; treasurer, Lloyd Makins; One year directors, Rick Sim- ons and Russ Kerr; two year directors, Charles Scotchmer and Adam Flowers; Lion tam- er, Wilfred Fralick; tail twist- er, Spin Erviiie; song leader, Grant Turner. This was the last regular meeting until the autumn, The members of the Lions Club appreciated' the help of the various villagers, members of the Scout Troop and other organizations who helped Clear the beaches. They took one truckload and one trailer load of old tirtS end lass to the 87 Blood Donors At Free Clinton Red Cross Clinic There were 87 persons Who contributed blood at the Red Cross Blood Clinic held on Tuesday evening in Ontario Street United Church hall. Mrs. W. Morlok, local repre- sentative in charge, expresses in the name of the Canadian Red Cross, appreciation to those who supported the blood bank, and to the church people for s\applying the hall. She also voiced great appreciation to those volunteer workers who assisted at the clinic. chairman, Mrs. Mervyn. Batkin; canvass' chairman, Miss Jane Batkin; clinic chairman, Mrs. Ernest Radford; supply chair- man, Mrs. C. J. Elliott. Mervyn Lob b, Goderich Township area chairman has enlisted the services of the di- rectors in the Federation of Agriculture for each school section, Supplies have gone out to each school section director and canvassing will soon be underway. A report on the progress of the Bayfield clinic will be found in the Bayfield news. 0 CDCI Graduates Special Course Graduating from Special Commercial course at Clinton District Collegiate Institute this summer are: with honours, Karen Cook, Ruth McClinchey and Glenda McDougall; with pass, Murray Cutler, Faye Gaunt, Yvonne Gibson, Ken- neth Knights, Carol Lockhart, Kathleen Porter, Berva Swit- zer, Donna Switzer, Rose Marie Talbot and Rosalie Watkins. village dump. They would appreciate it very much if people would use the rubbish containers and not leave tins and glass on the sand or thrown into the water to become a menace to adults and children. A few steps to deposit bottles or tins in the containers may prevent a fatal accident. The Lions are working for their annual summer frolic on Wednesday, July 27. Leslie Elliott is chairman for the Lions Club educational film projection committee in charge of pictures at Pioneer Park each Monday night. A collec- tion is taken to defray expen- ses, The Bayfield Lions Club has also undertaken the Mass ,TB survey campaign in the village under the, chairmanship of Les- lie Elliott. The various mein- bers have been assigned dist- ricts and householders may 6)t- pact a call up until the tenth Of July. Members of the Trin- ity Club will also assist the day of the elinie, July 28, Announcement was made Saturday in Taranto of the formation of a company to build apartments for older citi- zens. Centres mentioned in a Canadian Press news story in- cluded Clinton, Petrolia, Corun- na, Orillia, Orangeville, Dun- dalk, Shelburne, Ayr and To- ronto. Pte. Ron Clifford Graduates From RCOC Course Private Ron Clifford is on leave at his home in Clinton, following graduation from the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps School at Longue Pointe, Montreal. He is now a mem- ber of the regular Canadian Army. Graduation was carried out on June 29, at the school, with Major General J. M. Rocking- ham, CB, CBE, DSO, ED, Gen- eral Officer Commanding, Que- bec Command, as reviewing of- ficer. The Canadian Army appren- tice program provides for the training of boys 16 and 17 years of age. These young soldiers are given two years of aca- demic and military training. Private Clifford was one of 13 members of the course from. the Province of Ontario. He was awarded the silver plaque for the best scholastic record in the second year RCOC and also the Bernatchez trophy for best all round record in the second year training. Ron is the son of Mrs. Hazel. Clif- ford. A souvenir historical booklet was published by the Knox Presbyterian Church at Auburn to mark the centennial of the church congregation. The first minister was Archibald Currie, and the first building was built by a Mr. Holmes, Gaderich, for $250. Brick was $6 per thousand bought at Goderich, and was teemed to 'the site by volunteers with teams. Split shingles were $2 a thousand and pine for finishing cost $10. Money was scarce and it took several years to complete the church. The Rev, Douglas Black, At. wood was guest spealte.ir at the anniversary services on Sun- day, June 26. Arthur 'Young, The firm, Twin Pines Apart- ments Limited, will be backed by United Co-operatives of On- tario, and will build 11-unit blocks, except in Toronto, where a 50-suite block is plan- ned. The announcement followed a meeting between Central Mortgage and Housing Corpor- ation, Ontario Department of Planning and Development and the Ontario Society on. Aging. So far, from Clinton, ree quests have been made to the department of planning and de- velopment, for a survey in town to see if a need exists for this type of housing. Re- quests have gone in from the municipality, and also from the Clinton Community Credit Union Ltd. To date, no word has been received concerning the date on which this survey will be taken. According to W. V. Roy, manager of the local Credit :Union, this. group will be spon- soring the project. They will not be putting in any money. However, he notes that if the members of the Clinton Com- munity Credit Union Ltd., wish to, they have the option to buy out the five percent share in the project, initially put in by the United Co-operatives of Ontario. Decision to do this would' have to he reached at the annual meeting of the cre- dit union. Mr. Roy reports that direc- tors of the credit union feel the apartment building would be good for the town, and the financial offer of the govern- ment to supply five percent of the cost outright, plus author- ization for 90 percent of the cost to be amortized over 50 years, is too good to miss. blut directed the service of song. The Rev. D. J. Lane as- sisted at the evening service. The Rev. Findlay G. Stew- art, D.D., Kitchener, past mo- derator of the general aseerne bly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada spoke July 3. Her— vey McGee, North Bay was so- loist. Service of song was led by a choir of former members. Smorgasbord lunch was serv- ed to all guests after the ser- vice, Guests were vvelcomed John Houston, Mrs. Wilfred" Sanderson and BUS, Wes Bradnock, and they were frt.. vitecl to sign the guest book. Flowers were placed in the church in Memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wilson, by their daughters. Among the many interesting letters received was one from the daughter of the Rev. AleX. ander MacMillan, who preached at the Auburn and Smith. Hill charge in 1887. This form minister composed the book praise used in the Presbyter' ran Church, and his son is S' Ernest MacMillan. Over 80 Birthday CIO J. E, "Cap" Cook, 147 Alber Street, Clinton, celebrated hi 80th birthday, on Monday., Jul 4. A carload of friends froze' cattiOciteerittrichd ihuttatuhg:ht ,/,tion.hylt,Ethpdtia; aoderieh, played the pipet. Operating Since 1905 Hosiery Mill Closing Down SS 3 Centennial Program Has Education Minister Bannockburn Band Faces Heavy Summer Schedule A heavy summer schedule faces the Bannockburn Pipe Band. Last weekend they ap- peared at the SS 3 Stanley Township Centennial, and led the church parade of the Mit- chell Orange Lodge. This Saturday they will be in Toronto for the Orange Lodge Centennial there, act- ing as the South Perth County Lodge Band. Next Tuesday, July 12, they will take part in the District Orange Walk at Brussels. On July 27 the Bannockburn will play at the Bayfield Lions Carnival, and on June 30 at the SS 3 Hibbert Township Centennial at Staffa. Then on July 31, they will lead the Clinton Legion in a district drumhead service at the Kine cardine Old' Boys Reunion. Members of the Bannock- burn are from Clinton, Varna, and other centres. Ken Engelstad Qualified As Swim Instructor Kenneth Engelstad complet- ed an intensive four-day course on water safety instruction giv- en at the University of Wes- tern Ontario, London, and is now a qualified instructor. Ken is in charge of instruction at the pool this summer. Among sessions were instruc- tion on life-saving procedures and stroke improvement, wa- terfront planning for safety and the organization of swim- ming classes. Certificates and crests were presented' at a noon banquet which climaxed the course. Mass 'TB Survey Organized . But More Volunteers Needed for Clinic Bayfield Lions Officers Plan Summer Projects (Hayfield Correspondent) Auburn Church Hundred Years Old Publishes Souvenir Booklet of Knox