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THE 97th YEAR
dLINTON, ONTARIO, TNURSPAY, OCTOBER 22, 1964
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Legionaires
The School Dropout Under Study
More than 500 secondary school teachers from
Western Ontario listened Wednesday while four
panelists and their moderator (foreground) discus-
reeks t
his own personal responsibili-
ties.
Father Bussey called upon
Catholic men to accept the
changes in the Church, which,
would be in conformity with
the changes in situations and
circumstances experienced by
men throughout the. world.
During' luncheon. talks; dele-
gates lauded the.- strong secur-
ity measures used to: protect
Queen Elizabeth during her
Canadian visit this 'month. They
mien. He was thanked by F.
John Bate,son, of Wingham, dm-
roadiate past district command-
e r.
sed the needs of the secondary school dropout. See
additional convention picture on Page 12.
(News-Record Photo By John, Visser)
us Tour Station
Present at the head table
during the Communion Break-
fast were Grand Knights Vick
Walden of Goderich, and Char-
les R'au from Seaforth. Other
guests included John Malone of
Dublin, Group Captain K. R.
Greenaway, Wing Commander
('Continued on Page Seven)
praised 'the efforts of the Can-
adian government and its sec-
urity forces and deplored, boo-
ing of the Queen during the
Quebec section of her visit.
To Send Letters
Delegates agreed letters
would b sent to Queen Eliza-
' (Continued on Page 12)
Royal Canadian Legion members 300-strong at-
tending, a Legion District "C" convention at Clin-
ton. See more pictures on Page 12.
(News-Record Photo by John Visser)
School teachers mast manage
to give more attention to /the
problem of dropouts fro la sea-
widely schools, a panel at the`
District Ten. Ontario Secondary
School Teachers' Federation
annual professional develop-
ment conference agreed here
yesterday (Wednesday).
District Ten of the OSSTF
is bounded roughly by Luc:know
in the north-west; Orangeville
in the north-east; Baden in the
southeast; St. Marys to' the
south and Exeter to the south-
west.
More 'than 500 delegates at-
tended 'the one clay convention
here from the points mention-
ed and Goderich, Wingham,
Palmerston, Grand Valley, Ar-
thur, Drayton, Fergus, Elora,
Milverton Seaforth, Dublin and
Mitchell.
Principal's Welcome
The teachers were welcomed/
to the moaning session by
CHSS principal D. J. Cochrane
who: provided a brief run-down
on the organizational structure
of CHSS.
Following Mr. Cochrane's re-
naarks, W. T. Lang of London,
assistant superintendent of
secondary schools in Western
Ontario, brought greetings from
the Department of Education.
The program was chaired by
The ywere proudly flying the Union Jack and
the Red Ensign Sunday when they marched to the
cenotaph for a wreath-laying ceremony. They were
Knights Of Col
Smash-Up
At .Exeter
Kills Two
EXETER — Two Seaforth
women died instantly and two
_other persons were injured
Monday evening in a two-car
crash on, Highway 4 about two
miles south of here. •
Killed were: Mrs. J 0 n
(Veln)a.) Talbot,. 44, and Mrs.
Elmer „(Norah.) Larone, 56.
In South. Huron District
Hospital with undetermined in-
juries are Mrs. Talbot's. -dau-
ghter, Sharon, 14, and Miss
Mary Gardiner of London, driv-
er of the second car,
Cars Demolished
Mrs. Talbot is the' wife of
the principal of Seaforth
School.
• Exeter Detachment Ontario
Provincial Police said the acci-
dent happened about 5..
They said both cars were de-mlolished, and eetirriated dam-
age at about $7,000.
Const. H. C. Reid said the
two women were dead- when
he arrived at the scene of the
crash.
Cause Undetermined
Cau.4 of the accident was
not -Immediately determined.
Mrs, Larone's body was tak-
en 'to Stratford General Hos-
pital for as post-morten exam-
ination.
Mrs. Talbot's body was taken
to. Whitney Funeral Home at
Seaforth.
Mrs. Talbot was the former
Velva Alcox, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Delbert Aleox,.
of Mai-l:Tale. Surviving besides
her husband and daughter
Sharon, are three other dau-
ghters.
LONDESBORO
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Living-
tone leat for London on. Sunday
where they will spend the next
two months or more with their
daughter and family.
Keith Allen of Londesboro
and Bill Howson of. BLath are
taking a business management'
sitaaase at St.a.LouisisMoe...
He said payments to. egg pro-
ducers 'are expected to amount
to about $1,500,000.
The Agricultural Stabiliza-
tion Board established the
weighted national average price
received by producers for Grade
Clinfonian Fined
On Impaired Count
GODERICH—John O'Neil of
Clinton was fined $100 and
costs in count here last week
when he pleaded guilty to a
chare of impaired driving.
His permit to drive a vehicle
in Canada was also suspended
for two years.
O'Neil was charged after po-
licestopped him in Seaforth,
Oct. 9. He appeared before
Magistrate Glenn Hays here.
Night Schoor
Enrollment
Reaches 375
More 'than 375 persons have
registered to date for the 30
night school classes being of-
fered this semen, at Central
Huron Secondary School.
Principal D. J. Cochrane
said in light of the heavy en-
itilment Original plans are be-
ing revised so all classes not
geared, to 'graduation diplornas
will be held oho night a week
instead of two,
He Said the exceptions are
the academic courses such as
Grade 13 English which require
a certain, amount of time to
cover, and welding.
IVfore 'than 50 persons have.
registered in the farm manage-
ment course, and the welding
course has been over-subscrib-
ed. One woman has signed up
for the auto mechalliCSI course.
Mr, Cochrane said one night
a-week classes 'are more in
demand than classes two nights
a week. The school, he said,
Was interested in offering what
the public Wants.
Pipes skirled, trumpets blar-
ed and drums rattled Sunday
as about 300 delegates to the
District "C" Royal Canadian
Legion convention marched to
a. wreath-laying ceremony at
Clinton Cetrotaph, ,
The noon-time parade formed
up at Clinton Public School and
marched 'to the cenotaph where
a service was conducted by
Rev. R. U. MacLean,
.On the return march, the
salute was taken. by JameaSul-
liven, of Dui-barn vice-presi-
dent of the Leg on.
30 Branches
Later, at a noon luncheon,
Mr. Sullivan urged veterans in
Canada to work 7aith. veterans
-in emergingsnatiOnessin AA-lea
"A" Large size eggs in the 12-
month period was 32 cents per
dozen, or two cents below, the
support price of 34 cents, Which
represents 92 per cent of the
10-year average.
Set Maximum .
Payment will be 'invade 'to
producers registered with 'the
board for , eggs sold through
approved egg grading stations,
or to registered producers who
do their own grading or sell
directly to retail outlets.
Producers will receive the,
deficiency payment on Grade
"A" Extra Large, Grade - "A"
Large, and Grade "A" Medium
size eggs to a maximum of
4,000 dozen.
Based on 1961 census infor-
mation, it is estimated the full
year's production of about 95
per cent of the egg producers
is less than the 4,000 eligibility
limit.
Use Claim Form
The board is mailing a claim
form with instruction on the
method of filing for payment
to 'all registered producersaand'
forms may be obtained from
egg grading Stations or front
district supervisors of the
Poultry Division, Canada De-
partment of Agriculture. .
Producers who are riot reg-
istered with the Board may
make application for registra-
tion by completing a section of
the claim form,
Driver Education
Courses Underway
For 150 At CHSS
Instruction in a driver edu-
cation 'course Offered this year
at Central Huron Secondary
School for the first time start-
ed last week for about 150
students.
The course—under the direc-
. tton of 'CHSS teacher Hobert
be given by 10 bi-
gtrttOtors who also are on the
school's teaching stag
Zech ,student will native
eight hours of practical
straction behind the wheel, suit
hours observing other drivers,
and a 45* minute ale:Sara-OM 'gess
sift each week.
and Agia and particularly to
shoW more interest in the' work
of the British Commonwealth
Ex-Service League,
Mr. Sullivan was introduced
to the delegates from 38 Wes-
tern Ontario, Legion branches
by George Inglis of Belmere,
provincial service bureau Chair-
Ninety members o f e
Knights of ColumOus from
Godeailch and Seaforth were
welcomed to RCAF Station
Clinton by Catholic personnel
on Sunday.
The program for the day
consisted of High Mass at 11
am., followed by a Communion
Breakfast in the' Airmen's
Mess, followed by a brealing
and tour of the: radar installa-
tions.
At Mass, Father Bussey
spoke on the major problem
facing the Vatican Council.
The difficulty facing the Coun-
cil Fathers, he said, is mainly
flacling a place for the mission
of the Church in the modern
World. To. accomplish this pur-
pose the Church must under-
stand the tremendous change
in men which has taken place:
during the past generation.
Accept Changes
Men toddy are more technic-
ally minded, they demonstrate
a more critical spirit, they ob-
ject to paternalism, and above
all 'their Concepts of obedience
have changed, Father Bustey
said, The modern Man under-
stands the necessity of obedi-
ence, and yet he must preserve
The Weather
1964 1963
Iligh Low High Low
Oct, 15 67 88 73 35
16 72 36 '78 35-
17 73 38 80 49
18 59 42 80 41
19 51 83 71, 50
20 46 31 71 52
21 40 85 67 49
riain: .75° Itaiti:1,5"
Show: 2.0"
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Robert Hunter, 'head of the
Guidance Department at,CHSS.
Four Panelists
The panel was made up Of
four guests—business persons
who, have considerable dealings
with school graduates-Land it
discussed "the other .90 per
cent", referring to 'those stud-
ents who do not finish. Grade
13.
'Panelists included: Mrs. Wil-
ma Harcourt of the London,
Two juveniles aged 12 and
14 were charged in connection
with the thefts and were to
have appeared in juvenile court
here 'this week.
Ontario Provincial Police
from Milne Goderieb Detachment
and Goderich 'town police said
two, intact sticks of, dynamite
were found by police officers
Thursday in a tree stump along
the, Maitland River.
Ordered Search
Police ordered the search
after the boy's confessed to, the
Mystery Fire
Levels Barn ;
Loss $1,500
A dis-used barn and imple-
ment shed on' 'the RR 4 Clinton
farm of Mrs. Jean Jamieson
were levelled by fire of
undetenained original Monday
morning.
The loss was estimattl at
more 'than $1,500.
Mrs. Jamieson told the News-
Record she went out to the
back room of 'her home about
10:00 am. to' get some wood
for 'a fire in the: kitchen stove.
Heard "Crackling"
"I heard a crackling sound,"
she said, "and I thought the
water had been left 'turned on
all night . . . it sounded like
water dripping on the floor.
"When I didn't see any wat-
er on the floor, I looked out
the back door towards the barn
—it was a mass of flames."
Clinton \firemen called to 'the
scene made no attempt to: save
the building.
Prevent Spread
"All we could do was watch
to inake sure no sparks started
a fire on the roof of the farm
house" Chief Grant Rath said.
"That fire had such a start
nothing -could 'have stopped it."
Mrs. Jamieson said no ani-
mals were in the barn or shed
which contained a binder, rake,
seed drill arid some straw. She
said the farm had been leased
to a neighbour since th death
of her husband a short time ago.
ARMED
P
Ont., office :of 'the' Bell Tele-
phone 'Company; Mrs, J,
ing, superviser of the register-
ed nursing assistants' course at
Wingharn and District Hospital;
M. C. Keane of Lendea, Ont.,
distriet development officer
with the Department of Indian
Affairs, and William T. Mc-
Hugh, registrar of the Ontario
Vocational' Centre at London,
Ont. - The panel moderator was
(Continued on Page 12)
thefts from four explosives
magazines of the Sifto Salt
Company. Two- cases of dyna-
mite, two boxes of caps and 31
coils of lead wire were stolen.
Goderich Police Chief Fred
IVEinshall said some of the dyna-
mite was found near the mag-
azines: and that the search al-
ong the Maitland was ordered
because "dynamite. is 'always a
source of danger,"
, Found In River
He said the boys admitted
throwing some other sticks in
the river, and this was confirm-
ed by Sgt. Ross Crawford 'of
his department and Coast. Alex
Twaddle of the OPP who re-
ported finding some sticks in
the river.
The -chief said the dynamite
in the -river had deteriorated
to a • point Where most of the
chemical—and explosive —.con-
tents of the waxed tubes, had
washed away.
The dynamite was found
about one-half mile east of
the Highway 21 bridge across
the Maitland River.
Huron County
Crop Report
The good weather of last
week allowed farmers to com-
plete the harvesting of white
beans 'and the filling of silos,
according to the weekly crop
report issued 'by Huron Coun-
ty Agricultural Representative
Doug Miles.
Grain corn moisture is be-
coming suffidiently low to al-
low harvesting, and the storing
of high moisture corn in silos
for feeding pUrposes has in-
creased considerably.
Farmers have started their
fall plowing, the report states.
Pre-Election
eeting Set
For C of C
The Clinton Chamber of Com-
merce will hold a special meet-
ing on November 9 at which
time B. J. Denis Stetfaniuk of
the staff of the Canadian Cham-
ber of Commerce will be guest
speaker,
The meeting was announced
this week by Clinton president
A. "Red" Garton. Mr. Garen
Said the meeting would beheld
at 8 p.m. at Clinton Public
School.
He said the meeting should
be of particular interest to
Clinton Chaniber members in
view of rite impending muni-
cipal elections.
Municipal Role
"Mr. St:dank* is prepared to
speak on •a number of subjects
including program develop-
nlent, increasing membership
and especially the Chamber's
role in public affairs," Mr.
Garen said.
1Vfr, Stefaniuk, Ontario repre-
sentative of the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce, is a
native of Montreal. He joiner
the C of C staff in September
of this year end is involved in
working with local Ontario
boards and` chambers.
"The timing of his vas' it
couldn't be better," Mr. Car-,
On said. "Now is the time we
should be finding Out what
Coarse of action our chamber
could and should take in muni.
6441 politics."
Donna. B •yes To Trial
GODERICH — Mrs. Donna
Boyes of Sea.forth, charged
with theft from Seaforth Pub-
lic Utilities Commission, was
committed to, trial by judge and
jury at the next county crim-
inal 'sessions here in December
after 23 witnesses were :heard
by 'Magistrate' Glenn Hays an
Friday and Monday.
Mrs. ..Boyer is charged with
stealing '$4,910.00 from, the PUC.
Egg eficiency Payme
Set t2 Cents P r Yo ein
Agriculture Minister Harry Hays announced
in Ottawa this week that a deficiency payment of
two cents per dozen will be paid on eggs marketed
during the price support year ended Sept. 30, 1964.
Myst6ey.ae Levels adlett
A fire of undetermined origin; swept through answered the call to the :farm fourrnilespast
this. barn 4rid implement shed on the farm of Mrs. Clinton oriliighway 8, bqt were unable to theek
Jean jahliesoh Monday thornitig, Clinton firemen the flames whleh levelled, the trueturo lo 'ffilfrutes,
(Now&,,ReooM . Photo by jolvit Visser)
Recover Stolen Dynamite
On Maitland Riverbank
GODERICH — Police officials here said late
last week they believe all the dynamite, blasting
caps and lead wire stolen Aug. 31 from the Sifto
Salt Company has been recovered.