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Clinton News Record, 1954-07-01, Page 2GE TWO an -" THE CLINTON NEW ERA - Firs 'issue .Tune 6, 1865 THE CLINTON 'NEWSrRECORD First Issue: (:wren rieWie-neeuru)* .January 1181 ' Ainalgamated 1924 _ Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests a the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,543; 'Trading Area, 10,000; Retell Market, $2,000,000; Rate, 4.5c per line flat Sworn Circulation ---- 2,016 , /Home a Clinton RCAF Station and Adastral Park (residential) / • MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec -Division, CWNA; - Western Ontario Counties Press Association / • SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance—Canada and Great Britain: $2.50 a year; United States and Foreign: $3.50; Single Copies Stu Cents vered by carrier to RCAF Station and Adastral Park -25 pents a month; seven cents a copy Authorized as second class man, Post Office Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CliINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1954 Q0 YOU AND YO1JR FAMILY . are going fo a motor trip this 'weekend? Then DRIVE — TO ARRIVE — ALIVE. LONG HOLIDAY — ITAZARDOUS HIGHWAY CONDITIONS al- ways reach peaks when U.S: national holt- - days coincide with those in Canada. Peak traffic, volumes, holiday moods and unaccustom- ed trip distances, place severe demands on high; - way users, for patience, courtesy and attention. ' In most year's„ only two such coinciding holidays occur — Labour Day and Christmas. These are always, dangerous periods for road users. This year, many Canadian businesses have granted- a holiday to their staffs on Friday, - HALF 'THIS WEEK the- Year 1954 is half 'sent. -a: Six months have swiftly sped away; we are •fairing tixo months of glorious Canadian sum - Mer; soon the blaing autumn season will 'be With us and before we know it Christmas time and it's accompanying excitement will lie here. . So appropriate for any time of the year, ; but perhaps moreso as we approach the half- way mark between January 1 and December 31, is the message from the Bible, with which we, were confronted at the Decoration Day services •-recently: "Teach us to number our days, that MORE TRAGEDIES -July, 2nd, , to provide a 'long Dominion Day weekend. Sunday is Independence Day in, the United States, but the occasion will be celebrated on Monday, the fifth. Travel is expected to reach all-time high records for the weekend; and the usual length of the holiday combination -- from Wednesday evening of one week until Tuesday morning of the following week — will require the full co- operation of all who use the streets and high- ways, to prevent a new high record of motor vehicle tragedy, GONE. we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." 1VIany of us number our days a great many titnes. We number the days until vacation time; we number the days until the next ball game or until snow comes and we can skate again, or watch a hockey game. But more important is to number our days to see what we have accomplished for our com- munity and for the world. Would we be missed, if suddenly we should cease to live? Have we completed the job which has been set before us? THE FATE OF CHARLES I (Financial Post) THERE HAVE BEEN many quips at the ex- pense of Parliament since it -set a new record for length and wordiness of debates. The session just ending has been the longest in history, and the deliberations have reached 'a new high record in the last couple of weeks. While there has been a lot of mere gabbing so MPs can hear themselves talk; the fact re- mains, that there would be reason for surprise, and perhaps alarm, if the session hadn't been long and wordy. We can't recall any previous session that has had to deal with a threat of war, a prospect of recession, and a cut in wheat prices. all at the same time—and those are only three of the serious and complex problems that fell upon the shoulders of this House. ' It's to be hoped that the committee on pro- cedure, which is to continue work next session, will find some way of lightening Parliament's load without infringing its rights. But in the meantime, let's .not encourage our members to shut up and go home when there are serious problems in,hand. That was Charles Is advice to the Long Parliament, and look what happened to him. C1,44TONNEWS,RECORD 40 YEARS AGO • The Clinton New, Era • Thursday, June 25, 1954 On Wednesday night Goderich and Clinton boys played an -excel- lent game Of ball and -had to -fight it out to the tenth inning before Clinton won, 3-2, The fielding was, good on both side, with no errors being made.- The following are the •Clinton 'players: Hawkins, E• Johnston, McCanghey, Draper, W. Johnson, Boyer, NfcEwan, ,Cluff; Tasker. • • George Hanley is building a cement silo this week. Mr. Spikeman Bayfield, is busy putting a cement 'basement under William Stanbury's barn, Thomas Hawkins is having the back kitchen of his house raised so that he may have a bathroom in the second storey. There .Was a heavy frost last Friday evening:The great damage was done in the country when the corn was injured and bean crops had a setback. Historical Sketch of Village of Auburn; Once Called 'Manchester" (By (By Charles Asquith, Auburn) • through a large swamp so Dunlop AUBURN, June 16—The village secured a large canoe and went of Manchester had as its sponsors over to Fort Gratiot on the Unit - three men of whom we (who in ed States side of the lake to This year are celebrating the cen- seciiie food. While there he wrote tenary in its founding, may well a letter to his sister in Scotland, be proud. They were: Eneas Elkin, part of which read: an Irishman who had the first "Fort Gratiot, June 2nd, 1827. survey made in 1854; George Ful- my Dear Helen,— ton, an Englishman who had the I came to this place, which is a :second survey made in 1858; and small settlement on the American Sheriff John MacDonald who had side of the lake, to secure provis- • the last made in 1866, All three ions and necessaries for the party. had high hopes for the new village We had a most laborious journey but all had their disappointments. of 72 miles through the woods, but 1VIr. Elkin, who through the trick- have been rewarded by coming ery and scheming of an- intruder into the most beautiful country in lost the reward of years of plan- Canada; and while so many poor ning and toil, bore up nobly and people are in a state next to star - continued on in life with his fine vation with you, I could easily set spirit unbroken. George Fulton, 80,000 families in a fair way of a fine public spirited man who, making themselves independent in when he saw that Manchester was a few years here. I found that I going to be slow to develop, sold could not, without including very all his property and moved.to Mt. great expense indeed, draw ,pro- aemens, Mich. There, he and visions from the east, so came his family prospered. The disap- down with five Indians in a canoe pointrnent that Manchester didn't to procure them here." develop as he had hoped didn't Your affectionate brother,. mean as much finandially to John W. DUNLOP. MacDonald as to the others but nevertheless, we believe that on John MacDonald was a fitting professional and sentimental companion for Dunlop, standing, grounds it was quite keen. Of like him, six feet in height and these three men we shall remark built proportionately. We don't on John MacDonald first. This may know whether it was on the oc- appear somewhat but of order but casion of Dunlop's return from the story will -take us back to the Gratiot or not, but it is told of days of the Huron Tract and re- MacDonald that when at one time veal a Most colorful character, the officers of the Canada Comp- any were at a loss to get some Duringthe winter of 1826-27, barrels of pork or flour up the plans were worked out at the Steep hill at Goderich, MacDonald Canada Company's office at •York solved the problem by carrying Tor the settling of the Huron them up on his back. From his Tract. It was decided to found many feats of strength he soon two towns, Guelph at the eastern earned the title "Stout Mac." extremity and Goderich at a fay- After the founding of Goderich, m'able site on Lake Huron, To Dunlop started to fulfill some of this end:Galt.engaged the services his hopes expressed in his letter to of John MacDonald at that time his sister Helen. He knew the' Surveyor General of Upper Can- power of the press and used it to ada. MacDonald was 'born at the full in inducing families from Balachladdick, Invernesshire, Scot- England, Scotland and Ireland to ' land, in 1794. He graduated as a settle in Canada. He was a writer ,cwil engineer from a Scottish uni- of such high calibre that his writ - 'varsity and 'finding no outlet for ings appeared in the best periodic- • his energies at home, emigrated als in England along side those of to New York where he was em- the ablest writers of his day. This 'played at Caledonia, later corning helped his work. Perhaps your • -to Canada. . Both Guelph and or my grandparents or great- Goderich are unique intheirlay- grandparents decided to come to out,thanks to John MacDonald, Canada after reading some of The streets of Guelph radiate like Dunlop's articles. the fingers of one's hand from the The first settlers came to Gocle- 'spot where the first tree was cut rich' and to areas close to the by John Galt on April 22, 1827. Huron road, These new areas were (The town of Galt 'had been found- known as the 'front." Manchester ed some years previous hy a friend was 12 miles from the "front" and of Gait's who had honored him it was not until 1844 that any thus. Galt himself didn't know of land was taken up there. On that, this honor until quite some time date the west half of lot 28 and after 'the town was founded.) the east quarter of lot 27, conces- With Guelph founded and .sur- sion 1, Wawanosh. (E. arid .W. veyed by MacDonald, thenext Wavvanosh didn't become separate task was to reach a site suitable municipalities until -1866) present ler Goderich. A party to go over-- owner, Fred Toll, was taken up by land from Guelph to Lake HurOn John Hudson.. was organiz,ed• by Dr. Dunlop on The saine, year the west three whom, by this time the Canada quarters of lor;27, the original of Co. had bestowed the title, "War- which is now Owned by William denof the Forests,'" a title much Dodd, Wes taken up by' -,W. M. •prized by Dunlop although the Garrett. . exact definition was somewhat Ten years later Mr. Eneas Elkin •' -vague. Among the party was had the Hullett side surveyed in - John McDonald, Mahlon Burwell to village lots. • . •of Pt. Talbot, an experienced bush After laying out the town 01 - surveyor, • a band of Chippewa Goderich, stout Mac continued his • 'Indians. Under, a famous chief,, Capt. Jacobs, arid attendants, in- •• chiding horsemen carrying sup- plies. The' party. left Guelph, May • .1.4 and arrived at Lake Huron, 72 on. May 27,• • They found at the Mouth of the 'Maitland a trading. post operated • by W. F. Gooding and Frank • Descharnp who had a,:raived the • Previous year. The trading Post 'lacked SuffiCient food supplies to tide over the newcomers whose `horscs 1110 not been • able to get but while one of George Fulton's might be obtained, Mr. Elkin never had his taken and we have never seen one of Sheriff Mac- Donald. If we could find one we know its reproduction would be appreciated as he was known to be a very handsome man. Just why or how Sheriff Mac- Donald became interested in Man- chester, we have no actual know- ledge and conclusions reached can be done so only by conjecture, and inferences from his actions. legwhile at work at the Doherty Pianos, the other day. • J. 1Vlahaffy had the misfortune to fall from a step at his home the other day and sustained a fractur- ed arm. - The new Wesley -Willis United Church will be Opened on Sunday. The former edifice was destroyed by fire ,Time 21, 1928, and has been rebuilt on the same site, using the same foundation and walls. . 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record ' Thursday, June 22, 1944 William Pollard, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard, Hullett Township and Jack Watson, son of Mr. ''and Mrs. Watson, Blyth, have joined the RCN and expect to be called sometiine next month. ' Mrs. Joseph Wild, Clinton, re- ceived word last week that her husband, Pte. Joe Wild, had been wounded in action. Miss Violet Watkins has accept- ed a position as teacher in one of the Kitchener schools. William H. Draper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Caryl VZ. Draper, Clin- ton, is enrolled at, Syracuse Uni- versity for the third term. • Lloyd Tasker, who has complet- ed his eourse at Clinton Business College, left for Toronto on Mon- day where he expects to securea position. A newly formed Canadian MTB flotilla, in its first encounter with the enemy, severely damaged a German convoy in a searing two - minute action off the French coast. Some damage to the Can- adian craft took a personal turn. A shell smashed through a ward- room closet of one boat and neatly perforated several uniforms be- longing to Lieut. J. W. Counter, Clinton, and a fellow officer from Montreal. Miss Ellen Fremlin, Hensall, spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Fremlin. Miss Celestine Shanahan, who recently accepted a position in the Bank of Montreal, London, spent the weekend with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Shanahan of town. The Clinton News -Record Thursday, June 25, 1914 Inspector Johnson is having a verandah -erected which will add greatly both to •the appearance and comfort of his dwelling. R Rowland's new residence on High Street is going along fine. It will add much to the appearance of the street just at that point and from present indications, will be ,a cosy and comfortable home. Mrs. W. J. Ross and Mrs. Couch Sr., went to Hayfield yesterday to take possession of the cottage which they have had erected over- looking the lake. Harry Bartliff and Ike Ratten- bury have invested in another car, a five -passenger • with electric starter and up-to-date in all other respects. It sure is a dandy! Clerk Thompson, who was laid up for several days with an at- tack of tonsilitis has now almost recovered. We believe that as an out-of- doors man he had a liking for scenery lying between two eleva- tions and that river valley scenes fascinated him, We learn from drawings and maps that he owned several choice locations on the' Maitland River:._ In 1855, the year following Mr. Elkins survey he bought the orig- inal farm now owned by W. Dodd. The frontage of this farm extend- ed from Loftus Street (the street between the Canadian Bank of Commerce and R. J. Phillips' store) westward down to the riv- er. We believe that Stout Mac had high hopes of Manchester be- coming a place worthy of the name. He may have reasoned that there was plenty of water power here to supply considerable in- dustry, that it was situated in a good area and far enough away from Goderich and Clinton to de- velop into a large centre. He may have 'reasoned that a railroad would be built from Guelph to Goderich along much the seine route as Dunlop's party took in 1827. • (If he so thought, he was correct but the railway didn't come until 1907 when the CPP, started to operate). We believe he withheld having a survey of the front part of his farm made, trusting' that his hopes would be- come true and that this portion would make a line park overlook- ing the Maitland. However, Man- chester didn't grow as he had hop- ed and in 1867 he sold his farm to Robert Downs, grandfather of Ed- gar Lawson, but he retained the portion between the Gravel road and Goderich Street. Even at this time his hopes for a park must have been quite strong because he surveyed no streets eaSt or west throughthis ten -acre section, but divided it into lots one acre each. The'survey reads: Plan of Park Lots in the Village of Manchester. Certified a correct plan. A. BAY, P.L., Surveyor. '• 1st Jan, 1867. • J. IVIacDONALD, Proprietor. --Firewell, Stout Mao,, we are' •sorry Manchester disappointed you. The fine scenery is still here and some of us who live on the western part of your survey are enjoying it to the full. 'We take a special interest ,in watching the construction . of a new $200,000 four -span bridge across the Mait- land. The • easterii,approaches to it pass just north of your survey. surveying activities .,for many years. In 1845 he was appointed sheriff which position he still held at the time of his death in 1873. The best historical relic in the Huron County Pioneer MuseaM is the surveying instrument used by. stout Mac. No doubt it is' the same instrument he used in laying dut both Guelph and Godericia. It was the intention of the publicity committee of the centennial or- ganization to publish photographs of three founders of Manchester, 25 YEARS AGO The Clinton News Record Thursday, Juno 27, 1929 Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Carter have taken a cottage in Jowett's Grove, Hayfield, for July, and with Miss Eva will spend the month there. Misses Eleanor and Jean Plum - steel, Ruth Ball, Eleanor McEwen and Jack Gibbings, University of Western Ontario students, were all successful in their exams. Messrs Frank McEwan, Roy Fitzsimons, Grant, Rath and Sam Castle are camping at their sum- mer camp, Dew -Drop -Inn, Bay- field, for the summer months. George Cook,. Victoria Street, had the misfortune to fracture his INSURANCE J. E. HOWARD, Hayfield Phone Hayfield 53r2 Car - Fire - Life - Accident Wind Insurance If you need Insurance, I have a Policy 1: ' te11ofNV ee goitgoN NY A SCOURGE TO FARM AND cirrr DWELLER Berries red, Have no dread, Berries white, PoisonouS sight, Leaves three, Quickly flee! This "poetic" jingle may not come within -the realm of inspir- ed verse but at least it conveys, in easily remembered form, a good description of that scourge of rural and city dweller alike— Poison Ivy., - "Poison Ivy is a weed to be feared by all," says the Crops )3ranch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. It can cause un- told misery to all who collie into contact with it. Many a farmer and city resident can ruefully tes- tify, as to the toxic effect of the plant. , Poison Ivy is usually found just where -one wishes to play and re- lax, in playgrounds, parks, in the wild berry patch, along roadsides. A locv growing plant or a climber it has three bright leaves with ,a cluster of pale flowers under the leaves, producing pale grey seeds. This plant will spread also from under ground runners. Be Sure : Be Insured IL W. COLQUHOUN GENERAL INSURANCE , Representative: Sun life Assurance Co. of Canada ' Office: Royal Bank Building Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 9W • H. C. LAWSON Bank of Montreal Building Clinton PHONES: Office 251W; Res. 251,1, Insurance — Real Estate Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co. Cro-PBeport "Intermittent rains during last week followed by a very heavy rain 'Friday night has made for ,very poor haying weather and three or f our days dry weather will be needed before haying com- mences again," G. W. Montgom- ery, agricultural representative for Huron County, states. 'All spring seeded crops are making wonderful growth and there will 'be increased .yields of hay due to the excellent growing , conditions of the past two weeks. Pastures are ' at- their best and liveStock are in good condition." Insure the "Co-op" Way • W. V. ROY District Representative Box 310 rlinton, Ontario Phone Collect Office 557 • Res. „3241 THU MeKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1951: President, John H. 1VIcEWing, Blyth; vice-presi- dent, Robert Archibald, Seaforth; secretary -treasurer and manager, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: John H. McEwing; Robert 'Archibald; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Wal- ton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Har- vey Fuller, Goderich; J, E. Pepper, Brucefield;,Alister Broadfoot, Sea - forth. Agents: Wm. Leiper Jr., Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric Munroe, Seaforth. OPTOMETRY A. L. COLE, R.O. Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted Goderich - Phone 33 J. E. LONGSTAIrlr -- HOURS: SEAFORTH: 3Neekdays except Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12.30p.m. Tues., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CLINTON: MacLaren's Studio Mondays only, from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. PHONE 791 SEAFORTH PUBLIC. ACCOUNTANT ROY N. BENTLEY Public Accountant 4 Britannia Rd. (corner South St) Telephone 1011 GODERICH ' • ONT. REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate and BuSiness Broker SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON Phone: Office 448. Res. 599j '•••••••••••••••••••••• 0 - toste.gog,t,,;--;,*::a••••• THANK YOU The Editor, Clinton News -Record, DEAR SIR: There is a possibility and a hope that when final returns are filed the 1954 annual appeal of the Canadian Red Cross Society will be a success, The weekly newspapers of Can- ada may well share in this suc- cess as you have generously sup- ported our appeal in so many ways. On „behalf of the Society I would like to express our apprec- iation to you and your staff for your kind co-operation at camp- aign time and throughout the year. Yours very truly, H. H. REVINIER, Chairman, National Ptablicity Committee ' June 15, 1954, Toronto, Ontario. . THURSDAY,'JU4Yi 1964 broken or .chrushed plants. Chem- icals' such as Amate, , SoditiM Chlorate, Atlacide and P -4-D' are recommended but more than ,One' application is necessary tb erad- icate all plants. The Ontario De- partment of Agriculture, has ' a pamphlet "Poison Ivy" that should be reacl.by one and all. For hap- py vacations stay away from Pois- on Ivy. , Contact with this weed even by walking through a patch will cause a skin rash or itch, which can be very painful. Consult a physician at once for a safe cern- edy, Summer campers and child- ren who do not recognize the plant.are the most common vic- tims. Everyone should make an effort to know the appearance of this pest and avoid it: Grubbing out all plants is prac- tical if proper precautions are taken not to come in contact with BLYTH-BELGRANE CLUB The June meeting of the Blyth- Belgrave 4-11 Calf Club was held at the home of Jim Snell. A class of Shorthorn cows were judged and reasons were given by all members. The club leaders asked some questions from the manual and the Official placing on the cows was given by club leader, Jim Coultes. The members then proceeded to the house where lunch was served and the meeting adjourned. USE THE VIVNTHe SECTION CLINTON NEWS -'RECORD Quick Canadian , Facts... 1. Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, achieved fame in Canada for what feat? 2. Fifty years••ago Canada had 55 incoirporated cities. How many are there today? 3. For how many years has it been possible to cross Canada by train? -- 4. 'Of Canada's 3.6 million oc- cupied ',dwellings, what pro- portion are owner -occupied? 5. In 1945 2.8 million Canadians were voluntarily insured ag- • ainst hospital, surgical or med- • ical expenses. How many are so insured today? ANSWERS: 5. About 12.5 mil- lion Canadians now voluntarily in- sure themselves against hospital, surgical or medical expenses. 3. For 68 years, since completion of the C.P.R. in 1886. 1. In 1906 Amundsen was the first man to sail through the North-West Pas- sage from the Atlantic to the - Pacific. 4. Two-thirds are owner - occupied, one-third rented. 2 At the time of the 1951 census there were 124 incorporated cities. Material prepared by the edit- ' ors of Quick Canadian Facts, the pocket annual of facts about Can- ada. 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