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Clinton News-Record, 1966-02-24, Page 1Y Column Clinton News-Record THE NEW ERA — 100th Year , THE HURON RECORD — 84th Year (By W. D. D.) About those post office doors . . . We under-stand that action to have .them fixed must be taken up toe ladder pf author ity . . We’ye talked with Harry Waymouth, caretaker of tlie. post office, and an employee of tob Department of Public Works which built the new building . . . and Mr. Weymouth reports toying everything he knows, to get the doors to open more easily ... He has telephoned the build er, and his own superiors in the Canada Department of Public Works, all to no avail, and wlith his own money paying for toe telephone calls . . . The builder has visited toe site, shook his away ... a local carpenter, has viewed toe doors, stated his opinion that nothing can be done, and has gone away , . . The Dept, of Public Works representative, in London, has suggested that Mr. Waymouth get a set of wrenches and fix toe doors1 himself . . . Mi'. Way mouth has purchased toe wrenches (we’re not sure if he did this at his own expense or not) and has been' unable to fix toe doors . . . After all his work on toe project he has come to the con clusion: You can adjust the speed with Which the door clos es .. . but there appears to be no way to adjust toe mechan ism which makes it difficult to open . . . ' In addition to $4 worth of phone calls to various places with no success-. . . Mr. Way mouth visited Zurich last Fri day to consult with toe build er, Frank VanBussel, who is in toe process of putting an ad dition on toe public school there . . . Mr. VianBussel re ports that the closers' on Clin ton’s Post Office doors were specified by the Department of Public Works, and then were OKd by the architect . . . The builder, therefore cannot make changes ... In fact' the De partment even specified who toe closers were to be purchas ed from . . . Where do we go now? Well, we’d suggest letters to Robert •xE; McKinley, Zurich, who is Huron’s MP, asking him to take toe issue up with toe Hein. George Jamies' McEbraith, MP. for Ottawa West’; who is toe minister of Public Works.... When one can get no action by starting at toe bottom and Working up . . . then toe next step is to start at toe top and work down . After ail, it was while toe Conservatives farmed toe gov ernment of Canada that decis ion was1 made to' build a new post office in Clinton’ . 7 .Surely toe least toe Liberals can do is to see 'that it’s built right . . . If a small thing like some alum inum doors in a small town posit ■office cause such -a problem to toe Government of Canada . . . how can we expect much but hesitation and back-filling when ;it comes to more serious things like nuclear warheads .. .• and a policy with regard to Vietnam and open trade with the excited States . . . And while they’re fixing toe doors . . . it’s just possible that toe powers that be (-in this case toe national Department of Public Works) . . . could see fit to have toe toning mech anism which handles lights at toe rear loading platform of the new post office adjusted (Continued on Page Five) head and went The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1966 Milk Committee Will Replace Older Groups 1 1tt '■ Bi®iHF rW. *■■ Organization of toe Huron County Milk Committee will take place Saturday afternoon in Seaforth District High' Sch ool, with Douglas I-I. Miles, ag ricultural representative for Huron, Clinton, as chairman This committee will replace all milk producer groups in toe county, «in accordance with new policy announced by toe Ont ario' Milk Marketing Board. All milk producers,are invit ed to attend this meeting and elect 15 of 'their number to toe Huron County Milk Committee. Any producer, resident in Hur on County, who has received a milk cheque in the past year is eligible for nomination, and eligible to make nominations. Only one person per farm (from which milk is sold) may vote, and voting if necessary will be done by ballot. Nomin ation forms are available at toe office of the Ontario Depart ment of Agriculture, King Street, Clinton and will be a- vailable at the meeting on Sat- Offers To Wind Old P.O. Clock Queen Of CHSS "At Home Miss Lynn Rees, RCAF Station Clinton, was ‘ crowned At Home Queen, at the social event of CHSS season last Friday night. Adjusting the jewel- - led crown isMissLorraineDevebu,’ who was; At Home ' Queen in February 1965. (Photo by Galbraith) ■ Broomball and skating in' Belgrave arena preceded toe' annual meeting of 120 Huron County Junior Farmers on February 4 in Forresters Hall, Belgrave. Officers for 1966 are: presi dent, Robert Fotoeringham, RR 3, Seaforth; past presiidtent, Tom Cunningham, RR 1, Au burn; vice-presidents, Murray Oil and Gas Drilling Here Indications are that Gibralter Manufacturing, Fort Huron, Mich., will begin immediate drilling explorations near Clin ton, for oil and gas. Harvey Amoe, president of toe firm, ■and Ralph Brady, Fort Lamb ton, state the firm has 8,000 acres under lease in this area. upday as well. In case balloting is necessary, producers are advised to bring pen or pencil. The meeting will start promptly at 12:30 p.m, Russell C. Bradford, Godehiicft, is dairy fieldman for the county. Members of toe Ontario Milk Marketing Board will attend to discuss Board policies and ob jectives. In announcing toe meeting, (Continued on Page Five) Hoover, RR 3, Brussels and Donald Young, RR 3, Auburn; corresponding secretary, Barry Mulvey, RR .1, Wroxeter; re cording secretary, Grace Math ers, RR 2, Bluevale; press ^re porter, Joanne Alton, RR 7, Lucknow; provincial director, Don McKercher, RR 1, Dublin; alternate provincial director, Ross Veitch, RR 2, Brussels; newsletter editor, Shirley Jac ques', RR 1, Centralia; assistant newsletter editor, Helen Elliott, RR 5, Seaforlth. Tom Cunningham, for 1965, wias in the Barry Mulvey was secretary for the evening. Don Pullen presented the most fa vourable treasurer’s report in a number of years. The presidents of each club gave a brief outline of toeiir clubs’ activities during toe year. Miss Dianne Liddiard, There have been two offers made to this newspaper of fice, from townsfolk Who vol unteer their services to. wind the clock in the old (and now empty) post office at Clinton’s main cornier. Ed Wendorf who has been malting daily calls at the •post office for more years than he would care to reveal, was the first to offer his ser vices. Mr. Wendorf also com mented, “If grocery stores can afford to liave those auto matic' openers on outside doors . ; . why doesn’t Mr. Pearson arrange to have them on his buildings?” He, = meant toe new doors. on Atoe/ new post office, which ’are difficult to open. Local Jeweller Alvin Vod- den, also has offered, to wind1 the old post. Office clock, and his' offer ’includes care and at tention to the works of the clock. Neither of toe men would expect pay for the job, but would do it as a service to- toe town. Scouts Rewarded For Life Saving ■Last July, while swimming in a farm pond on Lloyd Lovell’s farm near Kippen, two Boy Scouts missed a third Scout who had been swimming with them. Bradley Littleton, then 18, was not anywhere to be seen. His brother Donald, then 16 and Gary Deitz, 15, set about to dive and search the muddy _ bottom of the pond. They were " successful in finding toe un conscious Bradley, towed him ashore, applied artificial respir ation1, and brought him round. Since then.’, efforts have been made to obtain official recog nition of the life-saving efforts made by toe two ’teen-agers. On February 10, letters an nouncing the award were re ceived from J. B. Harvey, Dep uty Chief Scout, on behalf of His Excellency, General, toe Right Honourable Georges P. Vani'er, DSO, MC, CD, Governor General and Chief > Scout of Canada. The letters were pre sented in special ceremony at Brucefield last showroom of garage.Certificates ,___1_____ Conduct will be presented to the two Scouts later this .year, at a Father and Son Scout ■banquet yet to be planned, The Kippen boys, Gary, Brad and Don, belong to toe 18-mem- ber Brucefield Boy Scout Troop, where training in survival, all- niighit camps, and over-night ex ercises are pant of being Scout. $4.00 Per Year-—10 Cents Per Copy—10 Pages Kippen Scouts To Get Life Saving Award Letters,advising that certificates of meritorious conduct would be given them, have been presented to two members of' the Brucefield Boy Scout Troop, Gary Deitz, 15, left and Donald Littleton, 16, by District Scout Commis sioner J. H. Gallant, right. On, hand for the presentation were back row, As sistant Scoutmaster Tom Munroe, Scoutmaster Stew Broadfoot, Assistant Cubmaster Don MacDonald and Ronald Littleton, RR 3, Kippen, father, of Brad and Don. Brad (second from left) is the Scout whose life was saved by the other two boys.________________ . (News-Record Photo) Lions, Fathers, Sons See Given at Lions Banquet -o- weekend in the the Dalrymple oif .Meritorious o- a president chair and appointed Are You For The Rec. Centre? Come To-night! Everyone interested in toe construction of a new commun ity centre in Clinton, which will include a skating arena, is invited to attend a public meet ing in the council chamber of the town hall tonight, Thurs day, February 24 at 8 p.m. This meeting, called by toe council of the town of Clinton is designed to discover ways and means of raising funds to finance the new building, so that as little as possible of toe total cost is left to put on de- Legion Speaking Finalists Here ZoneTo compete on Legion Cl finals at Bdyith on March 19, winners oif public spealfing competitions held here last week, are Julia Walden, Grade 8, Clinton Public School, senior winner and Lorraine Tinsley, Grade 5, Air. Marshal Hugh Campbell Public School, RCAF Station Clinton. -----------o----------- Scout Estabrook Gets Awards home economist, presented a benture. All interested persons (Continued on Page Five) J. are urged to attend. Approximately 150 fathers and their Boy Scout sons at tended a banquet at toe Air men’s Mess, RCAF Station Clinton on February 20. Guest speaker was W/C L. J. Lornas CD, Chief Administra tive Officer at RCAF Clinton, who discussed Gambia. The Group Committee of the Boy Scouts Association under F/O S. W. Baylor CD, was in charge of toe successful affair. Highlight of the day was a rare presentation of two high Scouting awards to Rover Scout Bill Estabrooks, son oif Corporal R. Estabrooks, an instructor at Radar and Communications School. Bill belongs to a Scout ing family. His younger broth er David has recently gone up from Cub status, to Boy Scout, Scouting is a key station ac tivity, as the busy RCAF train ing Station is represented by Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers, certainly a praise worthy endeavour. Station Staff was well rep resented at the Scout Banquet with nine' serving as uniformed Scout leaders and' seven, on toe grottp comtnittee4> Local and provincial SicOUt groups depend to a large extent on RCAF per sonnel 'serving in toe RCAF to carry on the character building Scout activities1. Thirty-nine awards and badg es were presented at the annual banquet for Clinton Scouts and Cubs, and toeiir fathers Tuesday evening an Clinton Legion Hall. The event was a regular dinner meeting of Clinton Lions Club which promotes scouting in town. Over 100 persons attended the dinner catered to by toe Ladies Aux. of Clinton Legion. Rev. Ronald W. . Wenhiam of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, who is padre of Huron district scouts, was chairman. Other head 'table guests included, Lew Ludlow, Scout Master; his son Paul; Art Colson, chairman of Clinton Scout group committee; Tom Darling, former cubmas ter; L. G. Winter; Stewart Taylor; Aubrey Langdon, CHSS teacher who was guest speaker; Duff Thompson, president, Clin ton Lions; Lawrie Slade and his son Ken; Ros's Milton, as sistant district Scout commis sioner; Mayor Don Symons; Cubmaster Len Fawcett and his son Douglas. ■Cubs receiving awards were: First Stars, David Kuehl, Ricky Porter; second stars, Jackie Porter, Doug Peterson, Doug Fawcett; Billy Proctor was invested as a Cub.. Cub Awards The following Cubs received paperweight plaques for pass ing their second: star stage of Cubbing: Doug Fawcett, Jackie Porter, Douglas- Sihoard, Robby Morrison, Robert Andrews and Doug Peterson. The awards were ’gifts from Clinton Lions Club, and presented by Lions vice-president Ken Flett. Brian Delawski was present ed his leaping wolf badge. Scout Awards Scout Master Lew Ludlow was emcee on the Scout awards, assisted by assistants and lead ers. For having completed approx imately 21 tests,'the following Scouts were given their first class badges, Don Beak. Harold Newland, Keith Crittenden, Ove Christensen, Gordon Merrill, J. Lobb and Brad Keanpston. For having taken instruction in firefighting from Sgt. Ebel and Robert Burke at toe RCAF Clinton fire-hall, 14 Scouts .were presented their firemen badges by Mr. Burke. All . Scouts who took toe in struction passed their .tests on toe first fay." They were Dennis Deline, Burke, Tom Campbell, Brad Kempston, Bar ry Edgar, Peter Cameron, Bruce Craig, Dave Kelly, Mike Burke, Jim McKenzie, Brian Edgar, Ken Plumsteel, Ron Lobb and Ove Christensen. Tenderfoot badges were pre sented to Robert Brown, Pahl Radford and Terry McDonald; and Gordon Merrill was 'award ed his troop leader badge. Additional coverage in pic tures and story will appear in next week's issue of‘the. Lion’s Scout banquet. Honoured For Scouting * " Tom Darling, right, was presented with a plaque at Clinton Lions Club scout dinner Tuesday evening for his 16 years service to scouting in Clinton. The presentation was made by L. G. “Skip” Winter, past district scout commissioner. Mr. Darling was . a Cubmaster for 14 years and served 'two years on the local scout group committee. Tom commented how happy he was to receive the award on the late Lord Baden-Poweirs birthday. (News-Record Photo) Decorated Gymntorium For Large Crowd “Ait the ball” guests at the 1966 version of CHSS At Home gathered in front of the stage, to watch the crowning of the Queen, and listen to the music provided for their enjoyment. Last Friday night the gymntorium Was decorated in Japanese theme, com- plete with cherry trees, pagodas, oriental lanterns and Eastern Gods. Miss Theresa Zablockiiconvened the committee which put in long hours hi decorating With murals and models. (Photo by Galbraith) EeL 16 17' 18 19 20 21 22 The Weather 1965 High Low 37 35 34 19 ■ 29 38 9 No 1966 ■ High Lbw 34 24 16 9 14 21 27 Snow: 8” 22 12 4 -4 6 14 1$ 21 16 19 6 7 9 3 snow Presentation Of Bushman s Thong Rover Bill Estabrooks Was presented with the Bushman’s Thong at the Father and Soil Banquet of First Clinton RCAF Troup on Sunday. The Bush man’s Thong is an award signifying that Bill had excelled in camping, stalking ■and forestry. It is one of the few scouting awards which may be worn from Scouting into RoVei’S; District CommissioherJack Gallant, left, standsby while Rover Bill Estabrooks receives Ills award from Rover Leader Bob Hodgson, and Ebss Miltbii, ADO Training. Rover Bill also received aii award certificate signed by the Governor General of Canada, General Vanier, in connection with his Queen’s Scout Badge received in th e spring of 1965. (RCAF Photo)