Clinton News-Record, 1966-10-20, Page 1By S, J. K,
and parks maintenance
This would be a year
position.
decision to have another
operate the arena came
THE HURON RECORD 84th Year-THE NEW ERA — 100th’Year k ■
No. 42 -r- The Home Poper With the News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1966
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Clinton Recreation Committee
To Operate Lions Arena
As most .of.ypu kn<QW, .this
column is prepared thri Friday
prjor to publication.. . and
after loplcing, over1 ’ last Weeik’s
effort (we notice sVTri remarks'
we made about the’ Internation
al plowing Match were a little
but-of^tpne „ With ' the actual
.thing •
For instance, we heartily ad
vised you to get nut to, the In
ternational .■. . buf we'made no
mention of' Types of footwear
best suited'tor the occasion , , .
this year, rubber boots thigh'
high rubber boots ■? ' were in
order . . ' ■ . ■ :
The sea-of-mud on which the
International floated this year
was far from funny ,. esp’ec-
iaily'to those who had to work
i in it for the‘full five days . . .
arid to the ploughmen who*, ex
perienced. . difficulty/ because of
it . . , . .but to the person with
i a. peculiar sense of humour,
there\ wds lots and lots to1 ,en-
... joy .at the match ....%,
.Likg watching the unprepar
ed visitors in thiin leather'shoes
pick their way-through ankle
deep slop . • . or observing
children splash merrily,through
the muck oblivious to the soggy
condition of their clothes' . . .
’ or catching, the occasional spill-
as. some unfortunat|e plow en
thusiast lost' his footing and
went sprawling in the’mire ...
or seeing the aghast expressiion
on the faces bf',people who were
literally -'stuck” to the’’spot at
the very moment a car. burrqw-
. cd Up one of' the narrow streets
in the '■ tented' city spraying
everything in its wake with thick, brown mud .
■'■W # ■' •' r,\.
Necessity is certainly. the
mother of invention . . . and'
necessity AVas 'no stranger at
the International, ground^ last
week . .
1 Some folks .caught- short
without appropriate footwear
found that large plastic fertil-
, izer sacks made satisfactory
boots when tied securely at the
ankles-*. ,
Style, tor once,- was not of
, primary importance among the.
ladles . . . It is difficult to look
(glamourous When you are spat
tered1 frpjm. head to toe. with,
mud ... and . not easy to appear
graceful as you plod through-
acres; and acres of muck ... or.
poised as you sit, suddenly sur
prised, ■ Jri a pool of fnuddy
Water..-.:
Businessman in‘this area are
reporting a "sharp increase in
business as.«ri ;result of . the Im
tematipnal . ..hotels' in Clin
ton have been filled this -week
and regular-/, diners . at ■' the
toyyn’s restaurants have noticed
many more customers than
usual at noon and. in ■ the eyen-.
ing . . . , . .
All available accommodation
in Grand Bend in Lambtdri
County was taken this week as
exhibitors and competitors' and
• visitors' at the match found- it
necessary to seek space outside
Huron County
Traffic in, jmdst , parts, Of-
Huron was unusually heavy'. . :
W.* Dickert, /proprietor of the
general store at Kippen report-
‘ ed many more cars than nor
mal had flooded the little h'am-
than in any other week for 16
years .... “I suppose' people
from the south of the province
' left a dry climate without
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The council of me town of
Qlinton will rent the Lloris £>lub
Arena on Mary Street for $1.00
and it will be operated fpr the
next year, by Clinton Recre
ation Committe, • •/*••'
This was the outcome of a
Officials Tour Huron Exhibits
'. Huron County produce was well displayed at the various county exhibits
at the International Plowing Match last week near Seaforth and were viewed
by both federal and provincial politicians. Shown here on Friday ai’e, left to
right, Russell Bolton, RR 1 Seaforth, chairman of the Ontario Wheat Produc
ers association; Robert McKinley, MP Huron; Ken Stewart, Warden of Huron
County/and Reeve of the host township of McKillop, and Hon. William Stew
art, Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food who 'spent many days at the ’
match; , (News-Record Photo)
International Plowing Match
• Although the- 53rd Interna
tional Plowing Match was not
held during the kind of weather
when farmers x normally plow
their' fields' or people visit ex
hibitions, "mote . than . 5Q.000
people attended the five-day
■event. ....
The .tented 'city, containing
the largest number of exhibits
.ever, 'was the centre 'of activity,
although.' plowing.* competitions
•were the • purpose of the event.
A-midway atmosphere Was ap
parent. in 'the' tented city as
barkers called to people to visit
the many exhibits of produce,
machinery and equipment. The
usual exhibition food, consist
ing of hot dogs and hamburgs,
was bffered from booths oper
ated by local, women’s - groups
and churches. '/-churches.'
See Plowing Match
Pictorial Coverage
on Page T«o
Champion' Plowman
Grant Walls, RR 2 Stouffville
Graduate of Telecom. Course
Remaining at R & CS, Clinton
Flying Officer ■ Robert"
Thompson, graduated today
(Thursday) from the ROTP .
, Technical Telecommunica
tions Officer Course at’ the
Radar and Communications iSchool,. Canadian Forces Base
Clinton.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Thompson of 10612 130th ■
Street, Edmonton, Alberta,
Robert attended the Univer
sity of. Alberta under the
auspices of the, Regular Of
ficer Training Plan' and re
ceived ltis Bachelor of Science
degree.
Following graduation FO.
Thompson will remain at the
Rad'ar ' and Communications
School Clinton where he will
assume the duties of Techrip
cal Support Service Officer.F/0 Robert Thompson
Lions Prepare For Rummage Sale
Every evening, this week, members of Clinton Lions Club have been sort
ing and pricing the various articles for their annual Rummage and Auction
Sale on Saturday. Shown here, Tuesday evening, sorting the lovely array of
good used clothing, are, left to right, first vice-president Maynard Corrie* How
ard Brunsdon, and past president Jack Scruton. (NeU)8-Recdrd Photo)
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was declared Ontario1 senior
champion plowman, and George
E. Dixon, RR 2,Brampton, was
second. ' . . ' '
Mr. Wells and Mr. Dixon will
represent Ontario in tire Cana
dian championships which will
be held next year near Barrie
in. conjunction- with, the 1967
•International. . !
Mr. Wells; 37, placed third
'as Canada’s representative"'!?!^
the 1’963 world plowing qham-
pionsh'ilps held at Caledont Ont.
Queen of the Furrow
Huron. County’s' representa
tive, Miss Amy Stewart, 19,
RR 5 Seaforth, was chosen
Queen of the Furrow on Wed
nesday. Miss Margaret Hambly,
Bradford, representing next'
year’s host, county of Simcoe,
was second. ' '
Premier John Robarts visit
ed the maltch Thursday and
made a brief speech to a crowd
that gathered outside -.the On
tario Plowmen’s , Association
headquarters. He Was accom
panied by Highways Minislter' ■
Charles MacNaughton, Huron’s
provincial legislature represen
tative. ' '
V • •' ‘ ’ i.
Symons Third
Clinton Mayor Don Symons
placed third in the mayors’
.plowing contest .’with hOrse-
drawn plov/s. Erwin Rier, of
Chesley, won the event and Ex
citer Mayor Jack Delbridge was
Second. .
A highlight of the feature
contest^ held Friday was the
horseshoe throwing contest fea
turing world champion Elmei’
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Bill Gerrits' Farm
Most Improved:
In Huron County
County honors for the most
improved farm 'homestead in
Huron County since' the fall of
1965 went to Williams Gerrits,
RR 1, Clinton, Goderich Town-1
ship champion.
The project, sponsored by the
Federation of Agriculture, was
designed to encourage farmers
to paint up, pick and fix up in
time for centennial celebrations
next year. .
Francis Coleman, RR 1, Sea
forth, who was top winner in
McKSllop Township; placed sec
ond followed by J. L. Stafford,
Wroxeter. Fourth place
by Wilson McCartney,
Seaforth,' Tuckersmith
ship, /
• Other winners were:
Elmer Hunter, Goderich
Mac McIntosh, Brussels;
th, Ross Higgins,
eighth, Murray • Wilson,
burn; .followed by Ivan Hewatt,
Belgrace; Lloyd McClinchey,
Auburn; Don Brodip, Bru.ce-
field; and Ross Skinner, Cen
tralia.
''combined meeting of council
and the rec committee Tuesday
evening. Each group had held
commitite of the whole meetings
beforehand.
' After an Lour of discussions,
rec committee chairman Doug
las Thorndike requested a ten-
’ minute recess so his group
coiild • discuss the matter. Ip
less than the requested time 'he
returned to- council chambers
and said', the pec committee
would undertake the operation
of the Lfons-owned arena‘with
financial backing from council
The Lions Club will retain
ownership of the building and
property on which they have’ a
$2,500 mortgage. Council and
Lions will get together and ar
range a lease and 'adjustments
on insurance.
.- Rec committee chairman
Thorndike also' announced that
his committee was considering
hiring a man. to act as arena
manager, swimming pool super
visor
man,
round
The
group
to a head „ at Council meeting
last Tuesday evening when a
three-man delegation from the
Lions requested council to take
over. the arena. The delegation
included President Ken Flett,
vice-president Don Colqulioun
and George Lavis who was
spokesman.
Council has been subsidizing
the Lions' with $1,000 for the
past ten years.
- At Tuesday's meeting, Mayor
Don Symons reviewed events to
dlate including the Lions re
quest; he asked for a final
answer from council and rec
committee as the arena must
be opened early in November.
Most persons at the meeting
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Clinton Man Shows 'Em How
To Plow With Real Horse Power
fifth,
sixth,
seven-
Brussels;
Au-
-A A
is held
RR 3,
Town-
'/$
Western Canada Farm Power — 1910-1939
Canada Packers
Cheese Plant
To Mt. Forest
According to D. M. Maltby,
spokesman for Canada Packers,
Ltd., and a former resident of
Clinton, the Clinton cheese
packaging operation is being
transferred to Mount Forest,
where they have a newly reno
vated and larger and more ef
ficient building.
'Tills operation has been car
ried on in what has been known
as the poultry plant on Vic
toria ’Street, since the poultry
processing operation ceasOd in
,1962.
Art Cole who. has been, in
Charge of the operation, along
with some of the staff will be
moving to Mount Forest at the
time of the transfer. ' •
This move to Mount Forest
was made5' necessary due to the
expansion in packaging and
preparing Maple Leaf firand
Cheddar Cheese. Mount Forest
was chosen in order that the'
company might make use of a
comparatively new - building
Which has been unoccupied for
the last four years.
Mr. Maltby also advised that
the creamery property at the
corner of King arid ^John
Streets has -been- sold to Ell-
wood Epps, Who Carries on a
Wholesale arid' retail sports
gbod business; at 80 King
Strheh
The Hullett Township Public
School Area Board has sold the
contents arid property of ten
schools on the past three Sat
urday afternoons.
A new central school opened
in'Londesboro in September,
Harold Jackson, 1 Seaforth
auctioneer, officiated ,’at* the
auctions and Harry F. Teibbutt,
' secretary-treasurer of the
area board; has released the
names of .the purchasers. Glen
Carter, Londesboro, is chair
man 'of . the central school
■Board. ‘ ’
The. Ontario Department of
Highways has purchased SS 5
on the’ county- road between.
Bly th and Auburn. • ■
On October 1, Brian Hallam,
RR 1, Auburn, purchased SS 9
on concession' 13; Alvin -Volk,
RR ‘ 1, Londesboro, purchased
SS 10 on ’ concession . 11 and
Alvin Stevens, Walton, pur
chased1 SS 11 on concession 10.
The following Saturday, Oct-
ofoer 8, SS 6 on concession 12
Went to Leo Watt, RR 1; Bly.th;
SS 7; concession 12, went to
James Rice and SS 8, also con
cession 12 was- sold to Milne
Cole, Blyth.
Last Saturday, October 15,
USS 12 on concession 6 was
sold the James Boyle, Clinton;
USS 2, concession 3. was sold to
James Hast, RR 4,. Clinton and
SS 3 on concession 6 was sold
to the Canadian Order of For
esters lodge at Kinburn.
There were' ho reserve bids
allowed oil the properties or
contents', but secretary-,treas
urer Tebbutt said the board
was pleased with the prices ob
tained.
Donald W. McLean, Prin
cess Street, Clinton, probably
had one of the biggest audi
ences of any plowman at the
International Match in Sea
forth last week. But Don was
not competing — he was. one
of the special attractions at
the event. ■
A former prairie farmer,-.
Don imported (the two-furrow
plow from Pilot Mound; Man.,
his 'former, home, arid he bor
rowed four district teams
from Harry.Watkins; Londes-
boro; Fred Boyce, Brucefield;
Oliver _ Anderson, Kinburn
■ and Rev. Bert Daynard; Staf-
fa.
The above picture was t'ak-
en at‘the farm of Jack Van-
Egmond, RR 1, Clinton,
where Don did a. few rounds
of practice prior , to the
match.
In Plow Match Banquet
Clinton and district persons
were nrnch in evidence at the
banquet in Seaforth Arena on
Friday evening to wind up the
53rd International Plowing
Match held on the Scott Farms
near Seaforth. Exhibits and
farm machinery displays were
also, open on Saturday, duo to
the inclement weather' during
the, previous four days. „
Larry Kain,, a salesman-for
Canada Packers Ltd., Clinton,
presented his company’s trophy
and watches-to the winners of
the inter-secondary school com
petition. Wayne and Linda Op-
ersko of RR 5 Waterford, from
the Waterford District High
School,, won over 16 other
Ontario secondary school en
tries. The contestants used two
furrow mounted plows.
The Bank of Montreal troiphy
for tractor drawn two- or more
furrow, plows class, was pre
sented to Grant Wells; Stoiuff-
vtille. by,Ken Flett, manager of
Clinton branch of the Bank
of. Montreal.
Both these local men were
head table guests.
‘ Doug Miles, Huron County
agricultural representative, sec
retary of the Huron County
Local Committee, was also at
the head table. Other guests
were donors of trophies, offic
ers of the local and' Ontario
plowmen's committee and poli
ticians.
Vince Mountford, a profes
sional entertainer from Bramp
ton, was master of ceremonies
and kept the crowd of over
1,200 in a gay mood. Stewart
'Proctor, RR 5 Brus'sels was
banquet chairman.
( Continued on .Page 12)
HURON COUNTY
FARMING REPORT
,D. H. Miles,'
Representative for Huron
County says; /‘Wet weather of
the last few, days has curtailed
harvesting. There are still some
beans yet to harvest. Some corn
has been harvested but mois
ture level is high — above 40%
in most cases, although' corn
is well dented.”
Fair average of fall plowing
lias -been Completed.
Agricultural
for
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Contract Let
For North Pier
The contract was • let to
George L. Dillon Construct
ion. Ltd, Of TeCttmiSeh,-* Ont
ario for1 work,, to the north
pi^r at Bayfield Harbour.
It is to.,be completed' in nine
months and the contract Was
for $48:626 which Was the
lowest tender'. A shortage of
steel may affect this project,
says Huron MP Robert Me-
Kinley who passed on the ri
beye information yesterday.
The Weather
1965
High LoW
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Rain:
Oct. 12
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1966 •
High Low . 4g ...
50 *
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Rain:
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Clinton Bose Commander Receives Plaque
At a ceremony held in-the School of Food Services, Clinton’s Base Com
mander was presented with a plaque commemorating the recent 25th Radar
Anniversary at CFB Clinton. The plaque is Composed of Royal King and was
made by Sergeant Larry Lapointe, a staff member of SFS. Left to right, Sgt*
Lapointe^ Flying Officer Denise Leblanc, Group Captain K. R. Greenaway, the
Bake Commander, and Flight Lieutenant Jean Liberty, OC SFS.'
(CFB Clinton Photo)