Clinton News-Record, 1961-06-15, Page 1Cotumn=7F
IO FIRE IN WING13AM
last Tuesday certainly pointed
.up the advantages of no -opera=
tion. between neighbouring fire'
departments , . Both Blytli
and Teeswater departments
were stnnanoned; axid lent con,
Orderable assastence , .. , Since
then one man has died. of make
poisoning; seven others were
treated in hospital , , With
less fire proteetion, the situa-
tion could have been wore
u
THIS YOUNG MISS is happily
unaware of traffic problems,
as she attempts the impossible
task of mounting .a fire hy-
drant . . But she is a good.
reminder that summer holi-
days are almost here, and the
hazard of little folk at play is
much more than during the
colder months :.. Take special
care on the roads every day...
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WITH OUR EARLY FILES'
reporter away in England .
we've had the job of selecting
items for •that column, for the
first time in half a dozen:years
The old books are a fas-
ciination ... The cute story of
the week comes from the issue
of the News -Record printed on
June 11, 1936:
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"A STRONG YOUNG MAN IN
blue overalls, who thought it
was,
time to take unto himself
a wife, calleed rat J. B. Rumirball's,
jewellery stare in Clinton, dur-
ing the Gay Nineties. That was
the tirne when a dollar was
worth 100 cents; butter was 12
cents a pound, .,and though eggs
cost 5 cents to 10 cents a dozen
in the summer, they were too
expensive to eat in the winter.
* * *
MR. RUMBALL'S STORE WAS
Ionated where K. S. Wood now
hag his chiropractic office. He
showed this strapping young
laborer a tray of sparkling
diamond .rings, quoting prices
from $20, up to $75.
* * *
THE YOUNG MAN WAS 'VERY
deliberate in his exaxnnnat&on'_ cif
the different rings, but said no-
rthing. At -last Mr. Ruannball,
thinking none !of his collection
was good enough for the young
man, said, "If you would !care
to have a more expensive one,
I could Send away and get you
one !at any price that you wish."
* * *
THE YOUNG MAN THEN IN
a slow, deliberate Voice, said,
"Well, I Would. not mind going
a dollar and a half."
The Week's Weather
1961 1960
High Low High Low
June 8 73 61 68' 40
9 73 61 69 40
10 83. 55 76 42
11 88 65 81 54
12 88 63 75 58
13 86 65 69 50
14 68 51 67 58
Rain: .63 in, Rain: none
'THE NEW ERA --95th YEAR
THE HURONRECORD--79th YEAR
No. 24—The Home Paper with the News
Could Rent 25 Houses
C4iNTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1961.'
aus ng Shortage Alain
Newc.omers I-'1un#ing Homes
Once again Clinton is in the
xntidntt of a housing shortage.
From a rather elementary sur-
vey, it would appear that any-
one with 25 house to recut
would be !able to fill them te-
day.
The three real estate men in
Clinton have few homes either
to rent or to sellin town. The in sone other way.
12 rental housing unuts north of
the i ospi,tel which were made
available last fall, arid for weeks
stood empty, are now all rent-
ed,
ented, ,and there is a waiting 'list.
The few •apartments which
are available !appear to be eith-
er
ither too small, or not satisfactory
Council Urges Firmer Action By
Police On Traffic Act Violations
"A good talking to is not
enough," said Councillor Don-
ald Symons on Monday night
as he urged stronger action on
the part of the town police
with regard to curbing traffic
violations.
Councillor Symons noted that
the province had a demerit sys-
tem .and that it should be put
into effect in Clinton. "It's
time to stop giving warnings,
Bert Garrett Is
New Manager of
Seaforth Co-op
Bert Garrett; Rattenbury St,
East, !Clinton, has been promot-
ed
romosed to manager of the Seaforth
Farmers Co-operative, effective
July 3. Directors of the Co-op
made the announcement last
week.
Mr. and Mrs'. Garrett and
their daughter Eileen will con-
tinue
ontinue to live in Clinton, where
Mrs. Garrett is employed in
Eaton's order office. She was
formerly Rosamund Appleby,
daughter of Thomas Appleby,
Seaforth.
For the past two years Mr.
Garrett .has been the 'bookkeep-
er at'the Seaforth Co-operative.
Before . that he was two year's
with the Brucefield branch of
'the Hensall Co-operative, where
he gained valuable experience
in mixing and milling feed.
Mr. Garrett was raised on a
farm in Tucketh ,and spent
four yearn on the council of
that township.
The present manager of the
Seaforth Co-operative is Lloyd
Rowat, who will be going with
the field staff of the Locals
division of United Co-operatives
of Ontario.
and to take strong action,"
Councillor Bridle backed him.
up, stating that on weekends,
he . can hear the noise of cars
in the main business district
from his home, three blocks
away.
Deputy Reeve Agnew com-
mented "I hear they've clamp-
ed clown in Goderich, and now
they're coming down here to
perform."
Councillor Bridle said he did-
n't think this kind of thing
should need to come to coun-
cil at all, but that the police
committee.,should deal with it.
Mr, Agnew said, "Bt's not
all youngsters. Some adults
are as bad, or worse. A man
came down our street on Sun-
day, drove rather strangely,
finally came' to a halt next to
my car, and then he swore at
me and I swore back. • Be
was an ex-councibbr."
A meeting of the police com-
mittee and Chief Thompson was
held yesterday.
•
Clears Record of
Former Foreman
Harold Gibbings, former
streets foreman had his record
cleared officially on Monday
night, when Councillor George,.
Rumball, head of the public
works committee reported to
council
The inventory which had
been required of Mr. Gibbings
prior to his leaving the town's
employ last month, was accept-
ed as satisfactory. According
to Mi•. Rumball there never
had been any suggestion that
Mr. Gibbings was taking any
equipment which did not be-
long to him, but there had
been a misunderstanding about
the ownership of certain items.
'TWO sudden rush for living,
quarters seams 'to be caused by
a number of things. One is a
transfer of .40 men tO RCAF
Station Clinton for a 1Z -month
re-training course. These ;are
older perlsonnel, all married !and:
with families, . most needing
three or four bedroom accom
moda6ion,
Also the transfers away from ,
Station, Clinton which are norms
rally at the end of June have.
not yet taken effect, and mare
personnel is being moved ,in; -
Add to this the general in-
crease in population in!Clinton.
as in the rest of the country,
and the local population explo-
sion becomes soinething to be
reckoned with.
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Clinton Court
The 19 -year-old airman who
two weeks ago appeared in
court here before magistrate
Glen Hays after taking a
speaker from ' the Brownie's
Drive -In Theatre lot, was fined
$25 and costs in court here
yesterday. He also made res-
titution to the owner.
Patrick Palement, RCAF,
pleaded guilty to a charge of
careless driving and was fined
$10 and costs. He had bought
a car on May 15 for $125 and
obtained a temporary permit.
Then on May 24, he came up-
on an accident scene two miles
east of Clinton on Highway 8,
and struck a parked truck.
Constable Ross Ball was at the
scene of this accident. Pale-
ment, who is on course at Sta-
tion Clinton, then sold what
was. left of his Car for ' $17:.
'Magistrate Hays scalded the
young man for his actions,
wondering how on $30 a week,
he denier keep up with a tough,
course,.; rd...ye-spri .d.think* g•
time on. the cares of owning a7
car.
$3.00 Per Year 110c Peer Copy, -42 Page*
Safety Patrollers with Chief of Police
Eleven of the 16 -member Clinton Safety Patrol
pose with Chief of Police H. Russell Thompson,
right, in front of the town hall. From the left,
front row, Larry Pickett, David McRae, Elwin
Kingswell,, Philip Burns, Alan Lowe; back row,
Douglas Ball, Robert Belcher, Randy Churchill,
Rolfe Cooke, Jim Livermore and Brad Dutot. Near-
ing the end of this year's patrolling the boys are
the sixth patrol to be operated under the guidance
of Chief Thompson. (News -Record Photo)
J. Ross Middleton
Installs Clinton
Lions Officers
The 1961-62 officers of Clin-
ton Lions Club were installed
at Tuesday evening'sdinner
meeting by incoming -Deputy
District Governor J. Ross Mid-
dleton, a. former president of
the Clintonclub. Mr. Middle-
ton carried:' out the installation
cy : emony . in a most official.
f;atnidthe was.:heartily thaxn'1 -
cabers of his home club.
His ficial DDG duties beginin. SeptetnJber.
Herb Bridle is the new presi-
defntt of !the club and 'takes of-
fice in September. All offices
were filled by acclamation •at
the nominations„in May. New
directors *this year are John
Cochrane and Maynard Cowie,
who serve for a two-year term.
This installation ” marked the
25th time that Frank B. Pen-
nebaker had been installed es.
treasurer of the club.
President Mitch McAdam
thanked the club for full co-
operation .during the past year,
especially those who turned up
at executive and special meet-
ings„ Mitch said, "This kind of
co-operation makes a presi-
dent's life much easier." Var-
ious club members spoke very
highly of Mitch's efficient hand-
ling of club business during the
year. The incoming president
closed the meeting.
Hugh Hawkins showed films
taken at the Bayfield Lions
Club ladies night last winter,
at which the Bayfield mem put
on a fashion show,
Business included arranging
for the Lions golf *tournament
at the Bayfield -Clinton course
on Wednesday, June 28. Herb
Bridle and Mayr na'd Carrie are
in charge. Tickets were dist-
ributed to be sold on the cash
draw prizes, at the Lions sum-
mer carnival' on Wednesday,
August 16. This event will be
held this year on the main
street. Leslie Ball requested
that all Lions finish their Red
Shield canvass crud turn receipts
in to him or leave at News -
Record afeide.
Stewart Taylor won the reg-
uliar draw prize.
John Murray " Hymers, was
fined $15 and costs for hav»-
ing beer unlawfully 'in his pos.!
session. Magistrate, Commented
that a second offence carried
a minimum fine ' of $200 or
two months • in jail. 'Mr. Hy-
mers had not been 'drinking,
and though he knew the beer
was in the glove compartment
of his car, he had not put it•.
there, but he had not remov-
ed it.
Town Council in fiction
A suggestion from Council-
lor Donald Symons that defin-
ite times be set for committee
and regular council meetings,
was agreed to by council on
Monday night. Time for future
meetings will be 7.30 p.m.
There was no clarification of
the situation on regular council
meetings nights whether this
time is for the closed commit-
tee meeting, or for the public
meeting.
Councillors decided to pay
themselves for the half year.
This differs from the custom
of annual payments, and one
councillor explained that it was
in order to get enough money
to pay taxes.
Grants were made to the
Huron Central Agricultural
Society of $250; to the Salva-
tion Artny of $25 and to the
Lions Club of $1,000.
$100 was paid to Clerk John
Livermore for extra clerical
work done in connection with
the Jenkins Municipal Drain.
Councillor G. Rumball re-
ported that Mary Street would
be paved this summer.
Deputy Reeve Agnew noted
that $142,50 had paid for the
three vertical venetian blinds
placed on the windows in the
council !chamber. A new foun-
taro and sink have been instal-
led at the side door entrance.
A by-law, was adjusted. re-
garding Ransford Street and
others affected by new con-
struction. Last year's wording
was in feet, where it should
have been in links.
Official appointment was
made of a streets foreman,
Jack Merner, who has been on
the job for the past two weeks.
His salary was set at $3,000
per year ($300 less than the
former employee)
A. M. Harper, Goderich, was
officially appointed auditor for
1961.
A request for a street Iight
at the corner of Erie and
Cowper Streets was granted.
Petitioners were trustees of the
Clinton congregation of Je-
hovah Witnesses, Harold Mc-
Nally, Jim Hopper, W. J'. Mc-
Pherson, Herb FairserViee and
Fred Reid.
An offer of $350 for a Iot
at the north east corner of
Gordon and Matilda Streets (in
Little England) from T. R. 1 et-
eheson, RCAF Station Clinton,
was accepted.
Councillor Rumball noted
that this was the last section
of a piece of publicly owned
land, at one time set aside
for a park or playground. Coun-
cillor Livermore said, "He's
already started to build," Reeve
Melvin Crich stated, "The cel-
lar is already in."
Requests for permission to
erect overhanging signs were
granted to Rudy Engel, photo-
grapher, 15A Victoria Street
and to Norman Fitzsimons,
meat and groceries, 14 Albert
Street, provided they accept
full responsibility for public
liability.
To correct traffic problems
at the beginning of Princess
Street East and Park Lane,
leading into the Community
Park, council decided to have
a stop sign erected on Princess
Street, at the power house, at
the intersection with Park
Lane.
Comment made was that
some increased traffic was due
to the extension of the btisiness
district in that area. Both the
Brewers Warehouse and the
liquor store have been built
since last summer. The liquor
store is almost finished.
Councillor Rumball noted
that businessmen on Albert
Street had suggested a cement
boulevard up the centre of
Princess Street to help control
traffic. The stop sign will be
tried first.
Also a stop sign at the hos-
pital corner, where John and
Shipley Streets Cross was con-
sidered.
OId County Home Swiftly Disappearing
Demolition crews at work on the, old T-Tutron County
Rome this week, have already changed the skyline
pictured abotre. The roof, and area above the top
windows was completely removed last night,
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Reunion Time
Send In Stores
Summer time is a good time
for families to get together, and
Many family reunions are held
at this titre, We rare happy to
receive news stories b these
eventi5, with mores of officers,
winners of sports events and any
particular items of special int-
erest with regard to the re-
union.
Pease sign the stories, so
that if necessary further in;for-
matioat can ,be requested.
It will help, if those writing
the stories would include ad-
dresses of the people nailed,
and also, iii, the case of Married
women, please give her hus-
bates nine, Only if her hits -
band happens to chaste passed
away .is it correct to use a
married woman's Christian
matte in e: thews story
Six Years Old
Sarety Patrol Serves To
instruct young Citizens
Children attending Clinton
Public School are receiving
training in the rules of the
road, and good behaviour while
riding a bicycle, which should
be of, • use tp :.'them, in :later
years, when they start driving
cars.
This is the sixth year that
the Safety Patrol has been
operated by Chief H. Russel
Thompson, and four or five
years before that patrols were
guided by the former Chief
Joseph Fernand,
Clinton Lions Club sponsors
the Patrol, -by keeping equip-
ment up i63'"clate-, .aaiar re clean
When necessary.' Each boy who
wins a place' on the safety pat-
rol is issued a white belt, a
raincape and raincap.
"Jackpot" Plan is Launched By
Eighteen Clinton Merchants, Prizes!
To -day 18 mer-
chants in Clinton
are launching a
"Jackpot" p 1 a n
in which you can
share, and may-
be win dollars
during the next
few months.
In each of these stores (see
the names on page four) with
every dollar purchase you
make you receive a free draw
ticket. Sign these, and deposit
them in the special "Jackpot"
in the office of the Clinton
News -Record.
Every Tuesday evening a
draw will be made and the
lucky person will win $5 cash
which can be picked up at the
News -Record office.
On the third Tuesday of each
month following, draws will be
made for $15 and for $50.
These will be paid in certific-
ates, which can be used as
cash in any of the stores tak-
ing part in the "Jackpot"
event.
Watch for announcement
next week of the winner's
name.
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Trees Get Short Shrift
At Council Session
An offer from Harold Gib-
bings to remove 13 stumps
from East Street, a street
which council plans to re -sur-
face, was received by council
on Monday night. The offer
was turned over to the public
works committee for study.
A suggestion from Councillor
Donald Symons on Monday
night that Steps be taken to
replace trees cut down in
town, was not discussed.
•. The 16 members work at busy
corners prior to school opening,
at the noon recess and after
four o'clock. • Their job is to
stop the students from entering
the ihigl*ra.�y, when a car is
piati:'lfg-: ` ' tT1ie patrol boys do
not stop traffic.) :
Often Chief H. R. Thompson
works with one of the *boys at
a pax ticularly busy coiner. The
one on Highway 8 at the .sohcol
street is most often to .need lits
assistance. He or one :,