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Clinton News-Record, 1966-05-12, Page 1I CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1966 / LOCAL PROSPECTS GOODTRAINING COMMAND SAYS 7 Horticultural 'Society senior i / of im train- three Jfirst Column (By W, D. D.) We heard from Stuart Forbes again last week. . . He writes a very nice letter, indeed . , , In case anyone forgets. who- he is, and this seems highly un­ likely — Stuart is the Emer­ gency Measures Organisation cp-ordinator for Hunan ■ coun­ ty,. • After last week's commen­ tary in this column, and the one the week before that.. . . the News-Record1 has been see­ ing quite a bit of Mr. Forbes,,. Following is part of h'is let­ ter to us thlis time: ■■I thoroughly enjoyed your editorial in Column One this week, and may I say that you received Grade A plus for an excellent job. The article was informative, witty, serious ‘and the facts were completely true from end to end. ‘■Regarding your last para­ graph about reportage, I -cl)id not mean that you were not a good ■ reporter or that your items were not well written but that perhaps you did not have' enough background material, on which to base a good article. On reading your column this morning, I not only chuckled a few times but had an excellent laugh since not only were the facte truthfully recorded but most wittily set out. I had a long chat with Laurie yesterday and I think we both agree, that Emergency Meas­ ures is fundamentally sound for the purpose it is intended to cover. However, there are a good many circumstances and condi­ tions which require adjustments and, of course, as each day goes (Continued on page 7) Dawe-ln Bingo For New Arena Fund The combined service clubs of Clinton have been given the use of Brownie’s Drive-In Theatre next Tuesday for a drive-in bingo and movie. All proceeds will , go to Clinton and District Community Centre Centennial Fund. Gates open at 7’ o’clock, bingo starts at 7:30 and the movie, “MeLintock” is shown at 9 and 11. . Advance- sale1 tickets are available at the Legion and Fish and Game Clubs, at An- stett’s, K. W. Colquhioiun’s of-, fice,’ Clinton News-Record and Bartliffs and from service club menibers. THE NEW ERA — 100th Year The Home Paper With the News THE HURON RECORD — 84th Yearl / _________________ __________ $5,00 Per Year-r-12 Cents Per Copy-r-12 Page? CLINTON CFB STILL UNDER STUDY; CENTRALIA BASE MIGHT CLOSE To Donate 20 Shrubs Free For Centennial First Meritorious Service Medal J. Douglas Thorndike, left, is seen here having • the Royal Canadian Legion meritorious service medal pinned on hy Chester Merriam, Tara, Domin­ ion Chairman of the Legion. In the background is Clinton Legion’s sergeant-at-arms George Camp­ bell. The award is<the highest in Legion recogni­ tion of service and the first earned by a Clinton veteran. , (News-Record Photo) Highest Legion Medal As a centennial project and to help beautify the town,- the Clinton Citizens’ Horti- ' cultural Society will -.give a Rose of Sharon shrub free to the first 20 persons who ap­ ply. ' 4 They must reside on Huron or Ontario Street. They may specify the color they desire and plant it themselves. If interested please phone Mrs. Frank Fingland at 482- 7714 before May 16th. Members of the Horticul­ tural Society are ■ meeting with a committee from Clin­ ton. town council, Saturday morning to talk ’ about-plant­ ing trees and shrubs in town, ' t An official at Canadian For­ ces Base Clinton, says we are in a "happy position” at pres­ ent, concerning the status, of the Clinton base. Studies are still being car­ ried on at Canadian Forces Training Commfind headquart­ ers in Winnipeg concerning the rote Clinton base will play in training for ’the integrated armed services. Thes situation at Centralia. base4 ctoes not look as good,* A- proposal, from Training Command • to Canadian Forces Headquarters -in Ottawa prom­ pted the base commander at Centralia, Group Captain G. F.' Ockenden, to inform' the 500 service personnel and 275 civil­ ian employees of the proposal. His statement, in part, says: “Several consolidation pro­ posals have been, pujt forward by Training Command* Head­ quarters .in Winnipeg.’’ One of these envisages the moving .of the Officers’ ■Selection Unit, Medical Selection Unit, Cent­ ral -Officers’ ■ School and Prim­ ary Flying School from Cent­ ralia to other bases having similar training facilities and activities. If this should occur it will leave. CFB Centralia without a training role and the base would no longer be requir­ ed by training command. This could result' in the base being closed,” The study of Clinton base has disclosed the following; "It. Is known that CFB Clinton is not using ite facilities to full capacity, and in this connec­ tion, studies are under way to determine what- additional com­ mitments could be handled at CFB Qlinton. “One such Study is the pos­ sibility of conducting officer technical / telecommurdcation training. at Radar and Com­ munications School, Clinton.” This .study is related to the proposal to move Central. Of­ ficers School out of Centralia. The proposals and studies are the outcome of months specitton of the various ing bases of Canada’s armed services, • Last week over 100 officers of the Navy, Army and RCAF held a three-day confer­ ence at Training Command Headquarters in Winnipeg. In­ cluded were base commanders, school commandants and offie- ers commanding from about 70 ' armed forces establishments across/ the country. Attending from Clinton base were: Group Captain K. R. Greenaway, base commander; lying Commander Bruce R. Raifuse, officer commanding R. & C.S.; Squadron Leader D. G. Timms, officer commanding School of Instructional Tech- 'nique and Flight Lieutenant Jean Liberty, officer command­ ing School of Food Services. Three CHSS Students Earn Enrolment At Western J. Douglas Thorndike, Fred­ erick Street,' Clinton, was a- wiarded the Highest medial in the Royal Canadian Legion, at Clinton Legion’s VE Day ban­ quet, Saturday evening. Here to present the medal and plaque and read the Legion’s citation to. Mr. Thorn­ dike, was Chester" Merriam,, dominion chairman of the Can­ adian Legion, from. Tara. The honoured Legionnaire ’ was parad'ed to the head table by"*Sergeant at Arms George Campbell and piper Hec Kings- w:ell, then chairman Doug And­ rews called *on the dominion chairman to^maike the present­ ations. For the benefit of all local people, we publish the full ci­ tation. Citation "Comrade Thorndike had held the position of branch color sergeant since 1945, re­ signing only this year because of poor health. He was respon­ sible for handling all color parties during .parades and at general meetings; also assisting presidents in organizing many fine parades in Clinton on Nov­ ember 11. We pride ourselves in Clinton with having one of the best Remembrance Day Services in the Province, main­ ly because we have the person­ nel of the. RCAF at Clinton to assist us. Comrade. Thorndike always played a big part in this day. , . "Comrade Thorndike held the position of branch public speak­ ing chaiirman for 12 years. Clin­ ton Was the first branch _in Zone C-l to have a public speaking contest; after argans, izing the branch 'he Went' on ’to be appointed public speaking chairman for Zone C-l, a pos­ ition he held for • six years. During this- time he came tip with 'two provincial winners, plus' many more who were very dose. As we all know this meant many hours of work (Continued on page 7) Kinsmen Holding Minor Sports Night ■Clinton Kinsmen are holding ■a, minor sports banquet at the Legion hail! on Wednesday, May 25. Guests will be all boys who participated in the Kinsmen, minor hockey program-.. .last. winter, and their championship .ball team from last summer. Tickets must be purchased before May 17 and are ■ avail­ able from Ron Jewitt at Clin­ ton Public School, Cam Addi­ son at Goderich Township Pub­ lic School, Landry Jones' and Bert Clifford. Lions and Kinsmen Elect *67 Officers John W. Nediger • CM M w • n 11 i ■ 1 ' <' x i t’-■'“X’/Xs A-W'Z w 1llPI’' 1 1M Former Reeve Dies Suddenly Here Saturday A Highlight of CHSS-TV Bonnie Snell and Lynn Rees are pictured here singing '‘There But For Fortune0 in the hootenanny part of CHSS-TV Red and White ReVUe variety night at the school auditorium last Friday and Saturday evenings. Over 600 persons attended the revue each evening. It is being presented again on Saturday evening, May 14 at eight o’clock in the same place, with all proceeds going to Clinton and District Community Centre Centennial Fund. Tick­ ets are on sale at various business places and from members of Clinton’s four service clubs. (News-Record Photo) John Willard Nediger, 60, reeve of Clinton from 1951 to 1953, died suddenly Saturday .in Clinton Public Hospital, He be­ came ’ ill at work Saturday at Huronview, here, where he was assistant manager to the sup­ erintendent for the past eight years. It is believed death .was due to a heart seizure. . Mr. Nediger was bom in Clinton, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William John Nedi­ ger. He was a former town- councillor, serving a total of seven years, after which he served as reeve. He was a faithful member of Wesley- Willis United Church, and had served as Sunday School super­ intendent for 12 years. At the time of his death Mr. Nediger was Lion Tamer of the Clinton Lions Club.-On Monday evening at nine o’clock the Clinton Lions' attended the fun­ eral heme in a group to pay their respects. Surviving are his wife," the 'ormer Greta VanHorne; one Son, William, registrar of the new College of Education in London; two daughters, Mrs. Billie (Jean) Hanly, Goderich^ Mrs. Douglas (Betty Lou) Bundy, Brantford; three sisters, Mrs. Leona Holland, Mrs. Dai sic Holland, and Mrs. Gor­ don (Helen) RathwOll, and one brother, Merritt (Matt) all of Clinton. The funeral service was held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Beattie funeral home, with Rev. C. G. Park, officiating. Burial was in Clinton Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Charles Nelson, Wilfred Jervis, Warren Gibbings, Joe Yesbec, George Lavis and John Siertshma. Flower-bearers were: Gordon Lawson, Fred Elliott, Antoine Garon and Howard Brunsdon. Clinton Lions Club and the Kinsmen Club of Clinton have both picked their officers for ■the 1966-67 term which takes over with the first meeting in September, In both cases ' the present vice-presidents take over the presidency, Ken Flett, manager of Clin­ ton Branch of the Bank of Montreal is the Lions new president and David Beattie, of Beattie Furniture Limited will head the Kinsmen. Wenham; tail twister, Antoine Garon; assistant tail twister, E. Beecher Menzies; two-year di- Ken Flett Three Grade 13 students pre-' sently at Central Huron Sec­ ondary school here, have -been unconditionally admitted to the University ■ of Western Ontario for the 1966-67, school year. This, is the first rttafe West­ ern has. guaranteed admission to highly-qualified students,, be­ fore the Grade 13 results have been announced. Their final Grade 13 marks wiiill 'have effect on their admission Western. The CHSS students are: • Francis Ann Blanker, year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Blacker, RR 1, Clinton. She ,will ’enrol in the general course at UWO' and then' go into medicine. • Murray Moffatt Blackie, 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blackie, RR 1, Varna, who will also take a medical course, ’• Robert Elwin Cooper 18 year old son oif Mr. and Mrs. John. A.- Cooper, Kippen, who is enrolled in Western's engin­ eering science course. In the list of 63 students from Western Ontario secon­ dary schools- who have been guaranteed admission to UWO are two from Seaforth District High School, Christie Madeline Dobson and Jaimes Alvin Tra- quair, t 'Another CH'SS. student, San­ dra Middleton also qualified for unconditional admission to UWO, but she declined and will enrol in the university’s honour music course. She is the daugh­ ter of Mr. .and Mrs. J. Ross Middleton, RR 2, Bayfield. To be unconditionally admit­ ted to UWO, , students must have spent only one year in grades 11, 12 and 13; had a 75% average in their grade 12 year and have an average of at least 66% on the combined. Christmas and Easter examih- Robert Elwin Cooper Frances Ann Murray Moffatt Blacker Blackie ait-ions in grade. 13, with no- one mark less.than 60. The new admission plan does not supercede Western’s provis­ ional admission program, and -----------------------,—.— -----------— y FOR AMBULANCE CALL SEAFORTH The toyvn of Clinton is be­ ing serviced * by two ambu­ lance operators from Sea­ forth, Councillor Cameron Proctor informed town coun­ cil Monday. The News-Record was re-' quested to publish the Sea­ forth phone numbers by council, if residents here re­ quire. ambulance service. The numbers are: Box Fu­ neral Home, 527-0885, and Whitney Funeral Home, 527- 1390. the normal admission of quali­ fied applicants after the Grad’e 13 results are announced in Au­ gust. Under the. provisional ad­ mittance scheme students, are conditionally admitted, but a final decision is not made1 until the Grade 13- results are an- David Beattie rectors, Doug Miles arid A. G. Grigg; one-year directors, Art Colson and Ted Roberts. Bishop Gallagher At CFB Clinton H'is Excellency Bishop Nor­ man J. Gallagher, Auxiliary- Bishop to the Canadian Forces, administered .the Sacrament of Confirmation to the children and adults of St. Paul’s Parish, CFB Clinton on May 8. -----------o---------- Council Issues Building Permits At Clinton town • council meeting, Monday, the following building permits were author­ ized: Charles Bemister, Rattenbury Street, sunporch, $800; E. C. Reichert,, William Street, ver­ andah, $1,0.00; M. Wiltse, Vic­ toria Street, addition, $600; A. Garon addition to dry cleaning plant, Beech Street, $8,000; Clinton Public Library, altera­ tions, $1,655; Cortie’s Red & White Foodmaster, retaining wall, $1,000; Don'Bush, garage, $190. will not affect their accept­ ance. Those admitted, howevea*, must still write the Grade 13 final exams in the subjects re­ quired for admission. These works will be used as the basis for admission scholarships in 1966-67. Students may still apply for unconditional admission to Western. The last day for ap­ plication is May 31, 1966. They should apply by letter to the University Admissions Officer, after consulting with their sec­ ondary school principal or guidance officer. Those who are accepted can make definite plans for next year, and breathe a little eas­ ier as they prepare for their Grade 13 finals. KINSMEN OFFICERS President, David Beattie; first vice-president, Robert Mann; second vice-president, Larry Jones; past president, Andy Peterson; secretary; Ste­ ven Brown; treasurer, Peter Irwin; registrar, Don Hall; bul­ letin editor, Betid Clifford; as­ sistant bulletin editor, Cameron Addison; directors, Malt Edgar, Doug Norman and Tom Feeney. Lions officers President, Ken Flett; first vice-president, Maynard Corrie; second vice-president, Don Coi- quhoun; third vice-president, Ted Davies; past president, Duff Thompson; Secretary, William MacAr­ thur; treasurer, Orville Engel- stad; bulletin editor, Fred Slo- man; Lion tamer, Rbv. Ron ....vwAiwwwmiwiwRwRmRiRiMiww ; • May The Weather ■ 1965 High Low 62 “ 68 63 77 83 82 73 Rain: 4 5 6 7 & 9 16 High 43 71 53 42 45’ 39 44 Rain: Nil 1966 Low 33 34 39 24 29 26 26 42 45 44 49 53 66 65 1.73” . Guides See Clinton Eight Girl Guides from the 2nd (RCAF) Com­ pany, CFB Clinton, sat in on Clinton towri council meeting Monday evening. They were accompanied iby two Guide Lieutenants, Mrs. Paulin on the left and Mrs. Priestley, right. The Guides included Mary Estabrooks, Christine Ebel, Martha Corrie, Mickey Haspeck, Karen Kerr, Susan .Russell, Suzanne Del- cellier and Coralie Wade. They are shown here grouped behind Mayor Doh Symons and town clerk "Council In Action"' John Livermore. The Guide Company will also attend one of the June sessions Of Huron County Council. After that the Guides Will be .tested for their citizenship badges. Two Of the girls want to attend Heritage Camp in 1967 and must have citi­ zenship badges. Mrs. Don G. Kerr is captain of . the CFB Guide Company. The group was intro­ duced to council by deputy reeve George Won ch. (News-Record Photo)