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Clinton News-Record, 1961-03-16, Page 1THE NEW ERA 95th YEAR THE. HVRQN RECORD.79th YEAR ecor Hilton • q...N.NTEEVOr ' • WORMAW,Xii&A,.. Lady Conservatives at Queen's Park On the second day of March members of the Clinton Ladies Progressive Conservative Association boarded a bus for Toronto where they lunched with Charles S, MacNaughton, MLA for the riding, and ministers of the Legislative Assembly and spent two hours in the House. Mrs. Douglas Freeman, president of the group (second from left, front row) headed the trip Included were Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Epps, both mem- bers of the "Over 80 Birthday Club." Mrs. Epps has wished for a trip such as this for the past 70 years. Thoubh a staunch supporter of the •Conservative party, she had never had the opportunity of seeing the Assembly in session. The ladies believe theirs is the first such group to actually sit in on a session. From the left, front, Mrs. Royce Fremlin, Mrs, Free- man, Mrs, Charles S. MacNaughton, Mr. and Mrs. E. Epps, C. S. MacNaughton, Mrs. A. McCartney, Mrs. A. E. Fremlin, Mrs. Frank Andrews; second row, Mrs. Fred Anderson, Sr., Mrs. Tom Leppington, Mrs, John Little, Mrs. Robert Welsh, Mrs. Russell Holmes, Mrs. Waldby Burton, Mrs. Percy Livermore, Mrs. Elliott Bartliff, Mrs. F, G. Thompson, Mrs. Jack Scruton; third row, Mrs. Torn Deeves, Mrs. Frank Rooth, Mrs. Ed Mittell, Mrs, A. G. Grigg, Mrs. John Livermore, Mrs. Mervyn Hanly, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Forest, and an unknown lady. (Photo courtesy of Dept. of Travel and Publicity) Last Thursday members of the township councils of Hul- lett, Goderich, Tuckersmith and Stanley met in the committee room of the town hall with Cl- inton council and members of Clinton Fire Department. May- or W. J. Miller led the dis- cussion of fire protection and increased retaining fees from the townships. The men visited the well- kept fireball •and heard Fire Chief Grant Rath, Lieutenant Hector Kingswell and Robert Draper describe the equipment The large fire truck was pur- chased in 1949 and has special equipment to use at rural fires where farm ponds or rivers must be used, as well es an auxiliary pump to boost pres- sure from town hydrants. A second truck of the 1930s is left in town when the big one is out to rural fires. How- ever, it is smaller and has no pump to boost water pressure but must depend upon the pr- essure in the mains. On high spots, this is net strong enough to be much help at a fire. The four townships surround- ing Clinton pay a yealy re- taining fee of $100 a year and Huron County Home pays $50 for fire protection from Clin- ton Fire Department. On a call CDCI Teacher Resigns: No Changes In Salary Schedule Are Expected Hospital Auxink ry Penny Sale To Have 3 Conveners Mrs. Frank Fingland, pres- ident of the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary announces the names of those ladies in charge of the nritity ealeetcebe conducted this fall. Mrs. Duff Thompson, Mrs. E. Beecher Menzies and Mrs, Robert Homuth will be conven- ers. Middlesex Man To Represent Zone For Hog Producers Emerson Crocker, chairman of the Middlesex County Hog Producers Association w a s selected by the committeemen of Zone 10 to represent Huron and Middlesex on the 11-man Ontario Hog Producers Market- ing Board. Mr. Crocker is known to favour compulsory marketing. At a meeting in Exeter yes- terday, attended by the 19 Huron delegates and 11 from Middlesex, the election of zone director took place. Three men from Middlesex were named, as well as Alfred Warner, Bay- field; Charles Cannes, Bel- grave; Carl Hemingway, Brus- sels, all of Huron. Two of the Middlesex men withdrew. Three votes were held, with Mr. Coultes elimin- ated on the first ballot; Mr. Warner on the second one, and Mr. Hemingway on the third. REALLY WE SHOULD HAVE something profoued to say ab- out the three percent sales tax pending — . However, we don't think there's any use saying we're against it, though of course we are in a personal sense „ , Regardless of poli- tics, Ontario was clue for this nuisance tax for seine time , That it was held off so long is nothing short ot• a miracle * * DON'T FOR GOODNESS sakes, blame the sales tax on the "government,' either at provincial or dominion level.,, Unless you're willing in the eame breath to say you're ready to give up the hospital insurance plan, and cut educa- tion down to the point of pro- viding it only for people of IQ over 110... * * ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE that must be already prepar- ing for a heyday of selling, are the makers of cash registers . „ With every retail business facing problems of recording, charging and ' returning this tax to the government, many will be forced to instal more up - to - date book - keeping methods . . . * * A L S 0 INTERESTING TO note among the exempt items is farm machinery . , . Please don't consider this as a sub- sidy to farmers . In the end it is merely a continuation of the approach by the govern- ment toward providing cheap food for the public . . , With food items already exempt ... it is only logical that the equip- ment needed to produce that food, should he exempt to the purchaser . * * * IN A PREDICTING MOOD . , . we gather that a great number of teaching staffs in the area are fairly satisfied with the salary schedules which have been established by the school boards for whom they work In schools where no capital ex- pense is involved, it looks as if the budgets may he kept to a level almost with last year's . . In most cases the sched- ules provide for an annual raise of $300 for teachers . . (Based on a • 40-hour work week, this means an hourly raise of 15 cents). * MRS, CARSON FAWCETT, of the Bayfield area, has report- ed seeing a robin . . . first of the season . , * THIS MAY SEEM an inap- propriate time to be thinking of Christmas . . . but we would hope that since snow removal costs on Clinton streets must be at an all time low . . . surely the town fathers can provide enough money in their budget to see that the piles of snow which no doubt will exist by early December, are cleared in time to be of some use to Christmas shoppers ... This suggestion is made with the thought that the town budget will likely be brought down very soon . . . Federation Elects Beef and Poultry Voting Delegates Directors of Huron County Federation of Agriculture, meet- ing here Tuesday, elected sev- en additional voting delegates to attend a zone directors' meeting of the Ontario Beef Producers at Exeter, March 27, to elect the zone director for the coming year. Delegates named were Jack Willetts, Turnberry Township; Irvin Ratz, Stephen Township; Anson McKinley, Zurich; Jack Faber, Hensall; John Kernag- ban, Colborne Township; John M. Taylor, Wingham; and Rich- ard Porter, Clinton, The meeting recommended that each township federation of agriculture in Huron either make up their township grants to the county to one-half a mill from its own treasury, er ap- proach its township council to increase the levy from two- fifths mill to one-half mill. This would mean an increase of 50 cents per $5,000 assess- inent. With the Ontario Poultry Producers' anuaI meeting Scheduled for April 11, Robert McKinley, Zurich, and James Dunbar, Wroxeter, were elect- ed voting delegates, with Re- bert Rroadfoot, Brecefield and George linderWood, Wingham, acting as alternates, The Week's Weather 1961 1960 High Lew High Low March 9 33 22 22 -12 10 25 8 22 8' 11 24 10 17 -6 12 37 24 19 -12 13 34 30 29 -9 14 37 30 30 0 15 40 31 26 -6 Snow: 2 in. Snow: 1 in. Thc ifirOt COUltlitt;T-.7, No. 11—The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO; THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1961 $3.00 Per Year,10c Per Copy-10 Pages St. Andrew'e Presbyterian. Church was filled on Tuesday afternoon as' friends and fam- ily of the late Mrs. D. J, Lane paid their last respects to a women held) in high regard by all who knew 'her, Mrs. Lane had passed away on Saturday, in Victoria Hospital, London where she had been a patient for two weeks. Funeral service was under the auspices of the Presbytery of the Huron-Maitland, of wh- ich the deceased's: husband, the Rev. •D. J. Lane hag been clerk for many years. Moderator of the Presbytery, the Rev. Neil D. McCornbie conducted the service and gave the address. He was assisted by the Rev. Thomas E. Kennedy, B.A., 331- uevale who led in prayer. The Rev. Grant Mills, Clinton, of Ontario Street United Church, who represented the Clinton Ministerial Association, read the Scripture and spoke briefly. Pallebearere were two elders from each of the three congreg- ations which 'the Rev. D. J. Lane serves; William Merritt and Walter Shortreed, Blyth; Donald Haines and William Watson, Auburn; Gordon Sh- ortreed and Howard Cowan, Cl- inton. Flowerebearers were Royce Macaulay, Lorne Brown, Wil- liam Perdue, Frank Mutch, Hugh Hawkins, Fred Elliott, Joseph Silcock and Kenneth W. Colquhoun, all of Clinton. Interment was in Walkerton Cemetery, The congregation of Knox Presbyterian Church in Walkerton invited members of the family and those from Clin- ton attending the interment, to the church afterwards for tea. The Walkerton church was Mrs. Lane's home church, wh- ere she attended when a girl !and where she sang in. 'the choir. Mrs. Lane was the former Madeleine M. Huck, Walker- ton. She was much loved by all who knew her, and she was a sincere worker in the church and community organizations. Mrs. Lane served two terms on the Dominion Council of the Women's Missionary Soc- iety of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. She was a former president of the Orangeville, Bruce, Chatham and Huron- Maitland presbyterial societies. Also she was a past president of the Clinton Hospital Auxil- iary, an executive member and welfare convener of the Clinton Cancer Society. First of what is expected to become an annual event, was the inter-squadron drill and sp- orts competition held at RCAF Station Clinton on Sunday. Taking part were air cadet squadrons from Stratford, Galt and Kitchener. Commanding Officer J. G. Mathieson, MBE, CD, Clinton, welcomed the squadrons to the station. Galt and Stratford tied for the trophy donated by the Station as each recorded 80 points, Competition was carried out in drill, volleyball, bowling, basketball and rifle shooting. Judges in drill were W/C W. J. Michalski, F/L L, A. Wade Miss Kennington Wins Fellowship To Study Spanish Miss Nancy Kennington, dau- ghter of Mr, and Mrs. W. C. Kennington, St. Thomas has re- ceived a Woodrow Wilson Fel- lowship for first year graduate study, Aninowicenient was made of the 1961,62 winners by Sir Hugh Taylor, Princeton, 11.3., president of the Woodrow Wil- son National Fellowship Found- ation in Landau, Sunday, Miss Kennington is a fourth year student at University Col- lege. The award is valued at $1,500 with fall tuition cost paid by the foundation. Miss Kirmingten, who is a grand- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo- rge Bayley, R.l 4, Clinton, plane to enter the University of North Carolina to study' treeclern Spanish literature. The awards are given annli, ly to Outstanding ancients in the huitianitiee, social sciences and natural sciences, Surviving is her husband, the Rev. D. J. Lane, Clinton; a daughter, Mrs, Clayton (Madel- ine) • Edward, Goderich; a son, Donald B. Lane, Montreal, and two grapdehiklren, Mrs, Lane had been ill for two months, going into Clinton Hospital on January 23, and in the London hospital since February 25. It's a pity more people of Clinton couldn't have heard the guest 'speaker at Clinton Lions dinner meeting Tuesday even- ing, If they could have, a more generous response would be made to the purchase of Easter Seals, Dr. Bev Robinson, medical director of the London Crippled' Children's Centre, was the guest speaker. He gave a talk on "Easter Seals and What They do," as well as show slides on the new 20-bed centre in London. Dr. Robinson explain- ed each picture of a crippled or handicapped child in various phases of treatment. He also had slides of other crippled children hospitals in Toronto, New York, England and Shriner's Hospitals in Can- ada. Of the London centre, he said: "For its size, we have the nicest and most efficient that I have seen," Begun in 1958 and officially opened in June 1959, the London, centre serves six Western Ontario counties, including Huron. He said that most of the facilities of Vic- toria Hospital, nearby, are available to the staff of the London centre. He remarked 'that at the present time—in the month of March—there is approximately 100,000 people in Ontario work- ing on the Easter Seals sales campaign. The Ontario Society for Crippled Children is the parent organization of the East- er Seals campaign. (A story ap- pears on page nine of this issue explaining how some of your Easter Seal money is used). At the present time 15,197 crippled children in Ontario are being treated. Clinton Lions Club have al- ways promoted the Easter Seals campaign in this area, This year over 2,000 envelopes of and W01. G. A. Brown; for sports, F/L Bennett and F/0 R. W. Allan; for rifle compe- tition, F/0 T. G. Phelan. Individual prizes of t-shints and cushion* covers carrying the Clinton. Station insignia were presented to all prize winners. Application made by P. W. Murdoch for transfer of vita- ailing licence, tobacconist lic- ence and pinball licence for the Western Bar-I3-Q to his name was referred Monday night by Clinton Town Coup= cil to the police department for investigation. Application from William Ed- gar for license to operate a sandwich bar and three pin- ball machines, plus permission to operate two taxicabs under the name Bill's Taxi was ap- proved in part. Only one pin- ball machine was, approved. Deputy Reeve Morgan 3. Agnew who operates a billiard parlour with one pinball mach- ine license, said, "It Would be a good thing to rescind the by- law governing pinball machines and kick them right but of town. I have one and wish I'd never seen it. They're entleY things." Councillor Bridle favoured limiting the number of pinball machines in; town, "and there's no need foe three in one place," Support of a. Richmond Hill resolution asking the province to assume full costs of eeltlea- tin was refused by council. Deputy Reeve M. Agnew said, "If the government aesteries all the costs they Will have full control. We do criticize our Campers Travel To Onverhuron For Sunday Hike The Clinton Campers Club held a very enjoyable day on Sunday, March 12 camping at the Inverhuron Provincial Park. After cooking a hot meal, they took a hike through the woode, Those attending were Mr, and Mrs, Robert Draper, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Mountford and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell and son, Rod, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Castle and lies Lin- da Hicks. seals were mailed out, Cheques or cash donations may be sent to D. W. Cornish, treasurer of the committee in charge. Leslie Ball is chairman of the Lions Club Health and Welfare Com- mittee. After Dr. Robinson's 'talk he answered many questions on how Easter Seal monies are used. The Clinton chub plan to make a donation to the London centre if they have excess funds. One-half of the Easter Seal money collected by the Lions Club stays in 'the committee treasurer's hands and is Used by the Lions for crippled child- ren's work only. The speaker was introduced by Mr. Ball and thanked by second vice-president Stewart Taylor. Guests at the meeting were Ron Patton of Carnation Co, Ltd., and RObert Hunter, guid- ance counsellor at CDCI. ' E. B. Menzies reported on his committee's plans for the Clinton Lions Club 25th an- niversary on Tuesday, April 11, Mr. Menzies also won the pen and pencil set draw prize after the meeting. COUNTY HOME GROUP MEETING MARCH 20 The County Home Auxiliary will meet at the Home on Mon- day, March 20 at 2,30 p.m. Mar- ch is membership month and a good turnout is hoped for. Dv, eryene welcome. New Entrance Is Planned for Hullett Cemetery A new entrance to the Lone desboro Cemetery is being plan- ned. The Department of High- ways sent a delegation to the last meeting of Hullett Town- ship Council with a request for permission to make the change. At present, entry to the cem- etery is from Highway 4, and is near the top of a rise of ground. In certain types of weather, the 'halting of funeral processions at the entrance has created a danger. Council approved changing the entrance, provided the land owners concerned are sat- isfied. cal school boards, but they do a lot of work and they do it free. Moving costs to the pro- vincial government would cen- tralize power and would cost more money." Fifty dollars expenses for each of four delegates to the annual conference of the On- tario Mayors and Reeves Assoc- lotion in Hotel London in June was authorized Counell plans to spend $28,000 on roads and streets this year. $1,500 is for engineer's fees and overhead; $15,300 for construc- tion and $11,200 for mainten- ance, B. M, Ross, Gederie.11, Was named town engineer for 1961. Townships of Goderich, Hul- lett, Tuckersmith and Stanley will be advised that the rates for fire protection, are set at $200 retaining fee, plus $75 for the first hour on call and $25 for each subsequent hour. An agreement with each Municipal- ity is to be signed when agree- ment is reached. Coe/14111er George Rumball, chain-earl of the public works committee noted that 75 trees had been cut, ten had yet to come down, and he expressed the deire of seeding trees plant,, ed to replace these. Reading of the engineer's rem port on the .tenkins Municipal Mrs. Jack Webb, Seaforth, has resigned from the staff of Clinton District Collegiate In- stitute, where she had taught girls physical education. Her resignation is effective the end of June. Enrolment at the school at the end of February was 553. A special meeting of the board When the letter of Mr. Beat- ty came up in council, the sug- gestion was made that clerk John Livermore send a favour- able reply to his request. Mr. Beatty plans a 1000 watt stat- ion with transmitter located tine miles from *Clinton on Highway 8, with programs' aim- ed at a Huron audience. Mr. Beatty is senior editor in char- ge of CBC News Round-Up, a nightly broadcast from Toronto, and also the morning "News by Direct Report". He was at CKNX first, then with CBC in Ottawa, before corning to Tor- onto about 18 years ago. Mr. Beatty sought "confirma- tion from the town council that a new station would be wei- coined and could fill an existing need," In seeking More information of the basis on which Council proposed to say that a need existed, the Newt-Record re- porter' asked questions. Couri- cillor G, Rumball answered that he expected clearer reception of news coverage, Ile had noth- ing against the Winghain sta- tin, but felt that he was un- able to get the CKNX Station clearly. Clerk John Livermore corn, merited that there was poorer reception froth. Wingham after (continued on page 10. will be held on March 21. Ace cording to K. B. McRae, chair- man of the committee in charge, no change in teacher staff schedule is expected this year. The usual annual incre- ment of $300 will apply, The Board meeting in the school last Wednesday night approved the use of the audi- torium for the Home Economics Branch of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture on April 29 for 4-H Homemakers Club Achievement Day; alto to the Clinton IOOF for Friendship Night on April 22, 0— Grade 2 Teacher Has Resigned From PS Staff Mrs. Marilyn Brydges, tea- cher of Grade 2 at Clinton Public School has resigned as of the end of March, and the board has advertised for a sup- ply teanher for the balance of the term. There are 544 students en- rolled at the school as of the end of February, Estimates for 1961 budget Are almost ready to present to cot -rail. Mullett Federation Donates $15.00 To Music Festival Directors of the Hullett Township Federtition of Agri- culture tnet on Thursday even- trig in the Londesboro Coma inanity Hall. They laid plans for canvassing for the Cancer Fund, and authorized the don- ation of $15 to the Ininat Township Music Festival. Tom Allan showed etlioureci slides of a recent trip to Florida. they receive $75 for the first hour and $25 for each hour after that. Of this hourly fee the firemen keep half, and the other half goes to the town. As Mayor Miller explained, the 1960 town council passed a motion authorizing a rise in rate to $250 each for the •town- ships and $125 for the county home; no change in the hourly rate. The 1961 council had not changed this decision, and the townships received official no- tice in February. Mayor Miller noted that the fire marshal did not approve of the big engine going out of town, but had suggestted a combined purch- ase of another pumper. Meantime, Stanley Township, according to Reeve Harvey Coleman, has sent a cheque for $100 to the town for payment of 1961 retaining fee for fire protection, •and this has been cashed. Mr. Coleman had figur- ed this meant the rate had been accepted, Clerk John Livermore report- ed that of the $4,500 mainten- ance cost of fire protection, the four townships had paid $1,500 in 1960 (only $850 in 1959). Reeve Roy Adair, Wingham, who represented the County Council at the meeting told of the experience of Wingham when they had only one truck. It was at a rural fire when the grist mill burned. Then they got busy and •bought a second truck with the townships shar- ing the cost with the town. Town firemen man this truck. Reeve Alvin Rau, Stanley Township, asked what arrange- ment Clinton had with nearby towns. Mayor Miller replied it was a mutual aid deal — no retaining fee, but each town was ready to help the others in an emergency. Mr. Rau, advised that Bruce- field and Bayfield departments would no doubt operate in the same way. Both are equipped to use hydrants as Well as us country water supply. Goderich Township gets pro• tection. from Goderich at a re- taining fee of $100 plus an hourly rate, and •from Bayfield at $250 a year. Stanley Township, pays Zur- ich and Honed' each $125 a year plus hourly rates of $60 first hour and $25 an hour after that; Brucefield and Bayfield get $250 each a year. Tuckersmith pays Brucefield $250 a year and pays a share (continued Ori, page ten) Over 80 Birthday Club Thomas. Millar, formerly of Landesborte celebrated his 92nd birthday, March 13 at the home of his son-ht-law arid daughter, Mr, and Mrs. 3, A. McCoel in 'Windsor. MINISTER'S WIFE PASSES Funeral for Mrs. Lane Hundreds Attended Townships, Town Bargain Fire Protectio Levy aised Town Needs More Funds Drain will be heard on March 20, when all land-owners ef- fected, in the north end of town, have been advised to be present. Land in Hullett and Goderich Townships also is in- volved un this drain. Daylight Saving Time is ad- opted for the period starting April 30 at 2 am,' and until October 29 at 2 .a.m. All agreed but Mr. Agnew who said, "No, I'm riot in favour: I never was. I never will be. It's a matter of principle with me." The lot at the northeast corner of Matilda Street and Gordon and part of Lot 63, Wellington Street are to be ad- vertised for sale by tender. A Motion by Councillor W.- C. Newcombe, seconded by Councillor Symons Stated that the council, of the town of Cl- inton endorses the support of another radio station in the County of Huron if and when the radio station considers the Town of Clinton as its source of broadcasting, It was pasted, Coteicil had received two re- quests, one from a Mr. Yarrow of Oakville and a later one from W. R. Beatty, Toronto and Goderich, asking for sup- port Of their project of obtain- ing a license to operate a radio statical the town of Coder- ieh, to serve Huron Colinty, Air Cadets Compete at RCAF Clinton From Stratford, Gait and Kitchener Lions Learn More About Crippled Children Centre Clinton Town. Council in Action