Clinton News-Record, 1961-09-28, Page 1bt % t
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A l3,ELIC OF MUNICIPAL
life in Clinton ee years ago has
come to light , .. through the
hands et Percy l rewn. who pae-
sed a browned and ancient doc-.
t eat .on to us . , . The paper
is hand; lettered ;end inscribed
on a linen ledger sheet 11%
by 16i/a incites in a flowing
script , , worded es •follows:.
canton, Dec, Stln, 1886
Moved :by councillor, A. K
Manning, Seconded by Reeve,
.Alex MelVIurchie,
That this Council place
Wen record its .,sense of •the
loss sustained by the Town
in ,the death elff the late
Thomas Cooper, a member of
this Council, and who for
xnany years, was a prominent
business man and en active
promoter of the welfare of
this Municipality,
As .one of its representa-
tives to the County Council
for 'two terms and as a mem-
ber of this Council for a
number of years, he took an
intelligent part in all Town
affairs and was a willing and
capable supporter of every-
thing he believed to be for
the benefit of :the Towxi.
We regret his death at an
early age, and offer our sin-
cere condolence with his fam-
ily in their bereavement and
that a copy of this resolution
he .sent to M. Cooper..
Carried unanimously
William Coats,
CLERK.
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AS A MEMBER. (HOWEVER
small) of the Clinton Commun-
ity Credit Union Ltd., we were
among those who received a
copy .of a small booklet in the
mail .this week . . Called Ev-
erybody's Money, we feel this
little volume will do a good
service to those who will read
digest and learn ... Included
is a word to the wise about
food freezer puns, which are
on the upsurge in the United
States as rbhey seem to be in
this area .... The •article ex-
plains that it could be a good
deal but, ,before you enter into
one, make sure you know all
of the charges involved, and
figure out the interest rates
• On some plans it has gone
up to 160'percent per annum
interest ... Find out before
you sign. up , . .
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NOTE .ALSO, THAT SOME -
thing for nothing is never a
ad deal There oa a T• . ' : a was :a;•:
a
Th
fairly attractive offer for
household item in the mail this
week . . One reader calls to
ask us to warn other readers
• She has heard about this
gimmick — 24 towels for $3,
we believe being •offered in the
London •area ... and people
there being very disappointed
, .. Investigate before you
send off good cash money , . ,
* * *
BOTH JOHN T. McASH AND
William T. McAsh were very
kind to us here after last
week's paper was published ...
and it . was discovered that we
(Con:timed ued on Page Seven)
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Legion to Request
Nov. 11 Holiday
At its meeting Monday night,
Clinton Branch 140 of 'the Roy-
al Canadian Legion decided to
write town council requesting
that November 11 be proclaim-
ed a fu11 holiday. Plans for
Remembrance Day, and the an
null Ootober nomination bate
quet Were made.
The branch donated $10 to
the Canadian National Insti-
tute for the Mind funds cam-
paign now in progress.
Don Kempston, a recent
transfer to the Clinton It.E,P.C.
staff, from 1VCitchell, and Cor-
poral Sheppard, RCAF Station,
were guests. Over 50 were
present at the meeting presid-
ed over by president Jizn Gra-
ham.
/morning Zone Commander
Doug Andrews announced 'that
the fall zone meeting had been
postponed until October 8, He
also reported on his Ontario
finalist Juvenile baseball teaan.
Another gate like Saturday's
would practically make the
team self-supporting, he said.
Louis Dutot was not present
when his name was called for
the attendance prize. Royce
Frenaiifl won the regular draw
prize,
Draw Winners
Bob IVIeDonald, HEPC em-
ployee, won the $50 prize in
a draw sieidi by the branch.
Winriere of $10 prizes were:
Jahn Andari, Russ Hoffineyer,
A, C. Lynn, all of Clinton, and
WL, Hodge, Crediton, and 1V I.
Reid, Henssall,
o ..
The Week's Weather
1961 1960
High Lo* l=Iigh Low
Sept, 121 22 $1 6 62 $4
233 74 61 72 53
'78 59 81 60
25 68 60 78 56
26 62 56 60 58
27 64 41 70 44
Rain: 1.58 iris Rain! .25 ins
Accident Filled Weekend
5ix Accidents, Til. rEc.; Days
The lot of South End Cities
Service was, nearly filled with
wrecked or badly battered cars
Iasi weekend, as Clinton ex-
,perienced a great number of
accidents within a short tine,
On Friday .afternoon, Sep-
tember 22 at about 4,30 p.rn.
the school bus driven by Cliff
Ashton,and belonging to 3,
and • T Murphy Ltd„ had stop-
ped just at the outskirts of
Clinton to unload passengers,
when a 1952 car driven by Ar-
thur Chapman, 74, Brucefield,
rammed into the back of the
bus.
The car suffered extensive
damage. Mr. Chapman was
thrown onto the pavement, and
received first Aid at the hands
of .one of the students, Lyn
Brown, before the ambulance
arrived. At the hospital the
man was treated by Dr. F.
M. Newland, Mr. .Chapman
remains in Clinton Public Hos-
pital suffering Pram a fractur-
ed vertebrae in the neck. He
is progressing favourably,
Students on the bus were
mainly from RCAF Station
Clinton and- were of the sec-
ond load to be delivered by
the bus that :afternoon. An
observant student reports that
the bus was pushed about 20.
feet by the impact, and the
car was completely turned are
ound toward the town when it
came to rest,
Also noted was that although
gasoline was dripping freely
from a broken fuel line, mak-
ere stood about, careless of
the fret that a fire could lessee
resulted from a carelessly dis-
carded cigarette.
Provincial. Constable W1Ii
Liam Roadknight had just pas-
sed :the area going tower4
Seaforth and noticed, the miS-
hap in his rear -vision mil 'rok.,
Constable Morley Groves,: also:
of the OPP, came to the scene
and carried .out the investiga-
•tion, The students were deliv-
ered to their homes by a seC
and bus, and the wreccked. car
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Car -School Bus Collision on Na., 8 Highway
The 1952 car which rammed the back of a
school bus on the . outskirts of Clinton last Friday
night came .off second best. Driver .Arthur Chap-
man, Brucefieid, remains in Clinton Public Hospi-
tal, with injuries received in the mishap. The 74 -
year. -old man was leaving town, and proceeding
along Highway 8, when he failed to come to a halt
behind the bus which bad stopped to let off pas-
sengers, No children were hurt,
(News -Record Photo)
Linton News-Recc
THE NEW ERA -95th YEAR
THE HURON RECORD -79th YEAR
No. 39 --- The Home Paper with the News
CLINTON, ONTARIO, 'THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1961
$3.00 Per Year --10c Per Copy— 12 Pages
Sports Car Completely Wrecked ... Occupants Injured
This badly battered MG sports car is termed a complete wreck, follow-
ing an accident near midnight Friday, September 22 on the Bayfield Road in
Clinton. Driver Thomas Edmund Bechard, 19 and his passenger James Robert
Harrison, 18, both of RCAF Station Clinton were both taken to Clinton Public
Hospital for treatment, and then to the hospital at Station Clinton. Harrison
was released soon after, and Bechard is reported to be progressing favourably,
though still in hospital.
PUC has `Wet' Problems
atermans and Sewers
Clinton Public Utilities Com-
mission granted hydro, water
and sewerage service to two
new homes on Tuesday night.
Harry Brown's home on Town-
shend Street (just behind Jack
Sturdy's home) and Cale Dou-
cette for a new home on the
corner of Ontario Street (Hwy
8) and Percival Street.
Also granted, was hydro and
water service to E. M. Christ-
enson for a house on Erie St-
reet between Alma and Ch-
urch Streets. An increase to
two-inch water service for
Frank Becker's -trailer camp
was authorized. Also approved
was increased size of sewer
main to Hotel Clinton to six-
inch:
A request from H. M. Haply,
Highway 4, opposite RCAF Sta-
tion Clinton for water was
held over. This involves cross-
ing the highway, the railroad
spur line and the gas line, as
well as a motion on the PUC
books not to add any more
services along .that highway
main.
In this regard; Chairman
William E. Perdue suggested
early conference with County
council regarding need to in-
crease the size of the amain as
far as Huronview, and also the
residents along that section of
the highway, to suggest .they
co-operate in enlarging the
main.
Consumption of water by
Huronview has increased con-
siderably lately. With the pend-
ing increase of personnel et
RCAF Station Clinton (to
whom the PUC has a prier
commitment) a problem may
arise in the neer future with
regard to water supply.
Meetibg on Tuesday night in
the board roam of the PUC
building the commissionere dis-
cussed method of charging for
installing Water service on Qu-
een Street .back of Hanover
Transport Ltd. to three new
homes being considered by
Earl Doucette. This will be
charged at $1.50 per foot fr-
ontage. Then wheri the land on
the other side of the goad is
developed, the owner there will
be charged $1.50 per foot front-
age. 7n the meantime the PUC
will ,absorb the •half cost of
laying the water main.
The commissioners: discussed
the difference between this
street and the new Winter sub-
division. In that area the ger-
divider pays rthe entire cog of
waterniairi: (end other services)
and has no forsttable way of
receverfng a share of the cost
in the future.
The PUC was interested in
finding a way of dealing with
the problem, and they had a
request friars Mx', Winter to
put the Main in along the edge
of his subdivision on the same
basis: $1.50 per foot, However,
they felt they could not do this.
The PUC agreed to enter
into the Sunshine deal being
put forward by Ontario Hydro,
where they co-operate to sup-
ply regular appliance dealers
with an electric blanket at low
cost, so that it can be offered
free to each customer who
buys an eleotric dryer within
a certain period of time. Fur-
ther details of this will be an-
nounced.
Also the PUC agreed to ac-
cept a lower rate for home
heating. This wilt now be 1.35
cents per KWH, instead of 1.50
cents. At the present only the
PUC building and the public
wash room are eleclteically
heated in town. There are no
electrically heated homes.
The problem of . the sewage
plant continues. Commissioner
C. Brown contends that the p1 -
ant should be kept cleaner. He
feels that one person should be
placed in the position of being
responsible for the care and
operation of the plant.
One aerator has been repair-
ed and is in operation. The
other is in the process of re-
pair. Until the plant is operat-
ing efficiently, the waste is be-
ing removed by tank 'Fuck at
the cost of $4.50 a load, and
about eight leads per day.
Legion Sponsors
Speaking Tests
Again This Year
Clinton Branch of the Can-
adian Legion is again sponsor-
ing the public speaking contest
in this area as part of the Oh-
tario Legion Competition.
For the first time, Contest-
ants will be able this year to
select his or her own subjeet.
The topic should be natural in
relation to age and develop-
ment of the contestant, creat-
ive and of topical interest.
There will. be four groups:
In elementary, Grade 1 to 6
Mind Grades 7 to 8; in secondary
school, Grades 9 and 10 and
Grades 11, 12 and 13.
This year, also, the contest
wig be bilingual. Where des-
irable, bench Speaking contes-
tants will compete in their own
language, and if they do :so,
then bilingual .judges will be
appointed.
Announcement aE rules and
regulations has been rriade ae-.
tillable to the local braneh, Tr-
ete
r-o t the office of john P, 1#a-
bart:s, London, the chairman of
coaxtniittee tin citizenship, Ort
,thrid ,Provirieial Coniinehtt
Clinton Haircuts
To Cost X1.00
Starting Friday
Price of a ,haircut in Clin-
ton is going up to $1.40 effec-
tive Friday, September 29. For
sorxie time hair has been cut
.in town for, $5 cents, when
men in other parts of the
'County had to pay the whole
dollar.
A meeting •yin Goderich of
the Huron County Branch, On-
-lade Barbers Association, was
;'held recently and a lengthy
`discussion was held over the
rates situation, Finally it was
decided that Clinton barbers
should raisetheir prices to
matoh those of the other
towns,
This was on the advice of
the executive of the Ontario
Barbers 'Association which had
resentatives at the
Station Clinton two rep
meetingz, Seven Clinton barb-
ers posting the new rate are
�+ r Frank Chapman, J. Len
//►► Double I.
�� .e{cls ou s � ' . He d . J°' es• F:..Lockwood,
. p •.�'- �: � , azn
' ` ,'Jb`h"I 'Plurntree; "Arnold Riley,
Student Strength 'angio ' VanAltena and John
With some fluctuations the
student strength at RCAF Sta-
tion Clinton is expected to
grow steadily, probably doubl-
ing over the next six months.
There are 700 to 800 students
at the Station now.
According to sources at the
Station,• the increase is due to
the opening of new radar sta-
tions throughout the western
provinces. Also the taking over
of several United States Air
Force Stations by Canadian
Air Force, creates need for
more staff, trained especially.
Other rates to change are
haircuts for children up ten
cents from 65 cents to 75
cents; and on Saturday up to
85 cents from the present 75
cents.
Another change should be
noted by Clinton and area
men: the barbershops will close
Thursday nights at six o'clock
they will be open Tuesday
nightstill eighto'clock; open
Friday night to nine o'clock;
closed all other nights at six
o'clock, and closed all. day
Wednesday.
Serious impasse Over
Subdivision Agreement
In last issue's report of the
special council meeting held in
the town hall, Clinton, to con-
sider the subdivision agreement
pending with subdivider Leon-
ard G. Winter it was stated
that Mr. Winter wanted the
town to "accept a share of the
cost of services along the sides
of the subdivision with the
idea of the 'town later collect-
ing this cost from whoever
should later open up the lands
adjacent to ;the subdivision."
This statement was incor-
rect,
According to the proposal
made by Mr. Winter to council,
he offered to construct water -
mains, sewers and road's nec-
essary, 'and to the specifications
Laid dawn by the town, at his
own expense. In the case of
lands adjacent to his subdivis-
ion
ubdivision later being developed, how-
ever, Mr. Winter asked that
the developer at that time pay
a share of ,the cost to the town,
which in turn would be turned
over to Mr. 'Winter.
This the council feels un-
able to do, since it would Pl-
ace the 'town in the position
of being a "collection 'agency"
for a private individual.
The situation, stands rtatis
way: The town is insisting
that the subdivider (in this
case Mr. Winter) shall pay the
entire Bost of services to his•
subdivision. As soon as these
services are •approved by the
towix according to speolfiett-
tioxis, 'then they become the
property of the municipality. In
other words, as soon as Mr.
Winter has paid Tfor all of this
cost, then the Town of Clinton
accepts the services as pax+t
of the towat system, and Mr,
Vs/inter loses an title to 'them.
In cases where the services
will be foe the benefit only of
the people within the eu'bdly-
isiont .'this would appear fair,
and Mr. Winter has no quarrel
with it.
However, the Winter subdiv-
ision is so laid out that there
is a street running along the
outside of it. In this case Mr,
Winter has jurisdiction only
over the property on his side
of the road. Yet to service his
lots, if he is to meet with town
approval, he must put in water -
mains, sewers and road whit%
will eventually serve both sides
of the road. Since the owners
on the other side of the road
are not at present interested
in developing their land, they
are not interested in entering
into an agreement with Mr.
Winter. However, if things go
the way they did along the
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Jackpot Won
By M. Devost
In Garage Buy
Shopping at
the Central Cities
Service station
proved) lucky this
week in the Jack-
pot Draw for $5
cash won by
Mare Devost, 131
,Princess Street
West. Mr. Devost tilay pick up
his winnings anytime at the
Newa,Record office.
Check 'the +alvei tiseanent on
Page three for the Jackpot st-
ores at which draw tickets are
available; 'Vt kets placed itn the
crackpot now will remain until
the big draw Oil October 17,
and may be drawn any `1'ues6
day until then. Ering your tic-
leets' rto the News -Record of -
fide early and often. You could
win any week.
Magistrate, Conducts Court
Five Minors Pay Fines
On LCA lnFractions
Wayne Johnston, 19 and Lar-
ry Walsh, 20, both of Blyth
received fines of $60 and costs
of $7.50 each in magistrate's
court here on Wednesday morn-
ing, when they pleaded guilty
to charges of illegal possession
of beer under the Liquor Con-
trol Act:
Magistrate Hays remarked
upon the fact that this was the
second charge under the LCA
for both boys, and that if the
constable had seen fit to men-
tion
ention this in the charge, then
the minimum fine would have
been $200.
The magistrate emphasized
that a third offence, in case
either were picked up again,
would likely result in a three
to four months jail term.
Both had been apprehended
by Constable Clarence Perdue
of the Clinton Police Depart-
ment.
pial
mens. Neither: of - the. bpys kdie-
ulged where they had obtained
the beer.
Three other minors were
fined under the Liquor Control
Act. Kenneth Connell, 20,
RCAF Station Clinton was ch-
arged with unlawfully obtain-
ing
btaining liquor. He had been ap-
prehended by a Provincial con-
stieble, parked in a car on Con-
cession
oncession 2, Stanley Township
with a young lady, also 20 years
old, and apart bottle of whis-
key. He admitted ownership,
but would not say where he
got it. Magistrate Hays point-
ed out that probably he should
be charged with supplying liqu-
or to another minor, He plead-
ed guilty and was fined $50
plus $2.80 in costs.
Paul Draper and Wayne
Grigg both of Clinton, and 18
years odd, pleaded guilty to
charges laid under the LCA,
and were fined $10 each and
costs of $7.50 each.
Magistrate Hays renxarked
that this was •a light fine, be-
cause it was a first offence,
and he noted his pleasure in
seeing the fathers of both boys
in court with them,. He com-
Course In St.
John Ambulance
A course of instruction in
first- aid :.to the injured twill
begin in Clinton Town Hall •`ori '
Wednesday, October 4, coodnic-
ted by Clare Magee, Dinsley
Terrace, local instructor of St.
John Ambulance. This is .for
men and women, and starting
time is 8 p.m.
Enrolment fee is only $4.
This supplies a text book and
practice bandages. Successful
candidates will receive a cer-
tificate. Classes will continue
every Wednesday night for
seven weeks, with oral and
practical examination in First
Aid on the eighth night.
mended the boys and their
fathers for co-operating fully
with the police, and for re-
porting the name of the person
who had made their purchase
forthem at the Brewers Ware-
house in Goderich.
The magistrate outlined that
the fine for second offence was
$200 or two months in jail "if
you prefer to be foolish."
Concerning the minors ap-
pearing before him, Magistrate
Hays commented that "It appals
me, the disrespect evidenced by
some 'teenagers, not few in
number, who will defy the pol-
ice and refuse to give informa-
tion. They have a misplaced
sense of loyalty. They don't
seem to realize that by allow-
ing a man to continue .supply-
ing other minors, they are op-
erating a wrong set of values."
"The law draws the line at
21 years, and we must res-
pect that line,'•' said` Magistrate
Hays.
William Alfred Nicholls, Lon-
don was fined $15 and casts
on,a speeding charge. Constable
A. Shaddick had followed the
Nicholls car at speeds of up
to 45 miles per hour in the
town. Magistrate Hays quest-
ioned him, Constable Perdue
and Chief Thompson with re-
gard to accuracy of the cruis-
er's speedometer, emphasizing
the need for care in speeding
(continued on page 12)'
Sketch of Proposed Vocational Wing at CDC!
h .r..liminar... drawings s prepared Architect Page and
This sketch .oft the � e Y , ._ g � p by . g. ,
Steele shows a bird's eye view of CDC: in the near future, Size of the building,
will be doubled, Prom Princess Street a circular drive and sldewaflts will give
entrance to the enlarged school, Note that the new area will be built round
an open air court,