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Clinton News Record, 1954-12-02, Page 1ht- ttCoZ�•mc�===ecor (By W. D. D.) THE. NEW ERA-90tl YEAR I o .,ew" THE" NEWS -RECORD --74th YEAR CATTAILS . , : THE GRACEFUL ; rushlike plants coinmon.to most No. 48 -The Home Paper With the News CLINTON, • ONTARIO, THURSDAY,,:'DECEM'BER 2, 1954 FIRST SECTION - Pages 1 to 8 6 cents a copy - $2.50 a year Canadian swamps and sloughs - - may soon become a favourite dish on our menus , .. Apparently two Shades Of T11G'' Pass Shot t Shrift To university scientists have. been n Clinton (itizenslio ToPolls, For'' exploring the possibilities of util- 13oa1-d IVIE'Smk►1'rS izing this wild plant ecoitamically', They have alreadY found that-''. 7 7 Y cattailroatsnbeeOf Pu�i71G¢Schooa.Election Fonda Fill Nine Seapotates They've mThough the detailed financia baked cattai from which they've' Flour statement and estimates ies- 1 cookies , They've P' used 'the fibre from the stem for exited by Town Gl�rk L, D. Hal- An election will be 'held in Clinton next Monday to select Seven men qualified. for the caulking -barrels to- "make them °„ land at `the Nomination meet- officers to fill, the reeve's chair; the six member council, and six -member, council. Present coun- Other industrial ing last, weep showed that the the two commissioners needed for • the PUC. ewecillors Dr. H. A. McIntyre, N, Water tight \ public 'School' Bo rd sent a1 Reeve J. W. Nedi er ehan ed his, mind on Saturday, uses for the, plant are being in- � Livermore, A. E. Shaddiclt, S. W. vestigated . . �� ` n y, and "Bert" Gliddon, G: Knights are in ^ p t g a * * * ' most one quarter of all tax mon decided_ to .defend his position as reeve against the',challenge the battle, -and George Beattie and ' A FLURRY OF ACTION IN THEr ey collected in I. Clinton, the of Deputy Reeve Mel Crich. After two years as deputy reeve, Robert Irwin are, also seeking a town clerk's office last Saturday i board was given short shrift. Crich is. making his bid for the next step on the political ]adder, seat -at the table. J, D. Thorndike, 19, disturbed the otherwise awho also had qualified, withdrew ev • ; t . �€ Leslie Ball, the retiring prey- has name 'within seconds of nine breathless calm of suspense Anxious councillors; and interest ;n i� >;; } •.< E. i" • ident of. the board, presented a o'clock, the closing: hour• ed ,folk were'standing°' by to see f; - Mayor Agxrew• Deputy Reeve' StanXeyl ixirm Hugh h ,Hawkins, present �; �� financial statement and discus- 7 l chairman of the PUC, and Adam just who would 'qualify . . and s M. a d the. increase' eArolment. The: J. McMurray, secretary of the wool .there be enough men . se Reeve Jewitt Recei Acclamation: who had been out •` called 9 commission, have qualified; and Dr. cutyre, w a . P ,. ti .. other members were not _ V e ag; �?s; ' '�� , yn� a ° s «, x:*; are being challenged by Charlie rived just i a to speak s s x,s-v , , . , m ar Y� � in town all day y t s ��E ; : i '>. � , . ,%^' :.q s:: Brown and A. J. Deseck. qualification c, st af^ h . in time to make • his q y: � ,:",�' x -°- �,� .w,. ..:•<t �` j 'i t'i�' �`k 9 "�•c, A u �.. §.4..Y.i,.: �t•1iOla7na'LuRan$" .:Livermore, tKm Its�. • � .�' q. tr:: , c�-0 s:.• Already t� � • �i, `v::: •.�� i;.. ," , Mayor M. J. Agnew was return- ...., Shaddiek' Thorndike and Beattie H.' .. < : :' ,g heir qualifications . :. a Pohee_. 7 1�1' 'lance s ; . t ��� � ed as Clinton's Mayor for 1955, had filed . t q r} '� . when the only . other nominee, N. With-, these five qualified, the a.' l 3, . ' ' W Q Nr - � �:� �f� � W. Trewartha failed to qualify. ed the other councillors a' -' ''s;a) ,f.> �: q y' clerk ind I to s Thieves x ', 'z > >„ y �' Burton Stanley received an ac. to remind therm of , khe time; and s p , 'E.' �^� � ;;pkv"" ^ X�:'<?z• '�•3�„,si �: ca matioit a's Deputy'Reeve, when that in only minutes, it would' be ' az a^c , 4 �'�"' ;�' :<<i'<�e� <�i4"�`'? Mel Crich decided to move up to • nine dclock Irwin said that as Break -In `<< �,, the reeveshi Last year Stanley d sign, but that the store w Frani b:: pp he wool s g t _ :. ,. �. , �. ,F� � 'a,s � ��.? ,; �' ,. ;: ,: ,f.: hyY�';t d 1 „��, � .. ": t. s. was defeate in the ,election .for 1 of customers and lie a: ,' was fol ::' ro .a , 1 ce on the art of Gon- z * ,•< ' r: the post, when '• 1YIelvin Crich tot- .;�;,, , . - � iFVrgl an e P ...._.�"t� .. s.. .. ,.s..:. ,..,...>.�i.,.,.. .,. _Po With ,that, the clerk went Wo the store, to witness the signing • Then J. D. Thorndike withdrew his J. U. 't'nornaaat ust have ...., , :<.. ., Saturday morin name withinwhat must have on Constable Timle k while on his x seconds°before time was called on a, Y os `Barkin in Mie r y °' £: r 'h$r>,:'•: '' tions Claiming that rounds, heard d g , g J , qualifications. " w�. �• .. . erk's action was illegal; vicinity of the ;,gas station and ,a ,<, ., , .::::^3;•: "'" TThorr dike promised to send a let rushed to the: ret3r i the building, ter to the Municipal Board where he found a window broken. Hever, there were seven men The thieves had dntered the rear ow qualified so the campaign workshop and in !their hasty re- ra { is on treat, left a inch ,bar in, the door , n s into the office. "OPERATION FIR TREE, GETS The neigghbourhood was. quickly BURTON STANLEY MAYOR M. J. AGNEW . searched by the .constable and underway to -night Enough Chief Joseph Fenn and, and al- was acclaimed Deputy Reeve of : received an acclamation as May - small trees to number two for though several people were quest- Clinton when M. Crich the only or of Clinton for 1955; at the each lamp post in town, are tioried, no arrest was made: other nominee for the position,. Nomination meeting last Fridqy. scheduled to arrive on main street Dressed up smartly in the finery of.a by -gone era are Mrs. To -night a cr w of retail .Mildred Kennedy, left, and Howard Passmore both of Woodstock, According to Switzer, the till elected to contest the Reeves This will be his second . cansec- merchants of the °PClinton and and presently engaged in the liquidating of drygoods in the W. carried nly $6 in; change, but his seat. In 1953, Stanley was de- utive year at the job. Previous District Ch&nber of Commerce C. Brown store, here in Clinton. The parasol in deep mauve and stock no the shop ,would be valued feated" by a majority of 177 by to 1954, he had served as coun- are going to work at the job of white striped, and In fine condition; the lady's hat is a massivei at $1,000 at least:: the present Deputy Reeve Crich. cillor and two years as mayor. securing them to the light posts 'pink strbty. The .gentleman's hat is one of many flat straws Then will Clinton take on the • going on' -sale, and his coat is the type of duster worn by the ■a"3 aura of the Christmas spirit early motorists when cars were generally "Model T's". The Federation Annumee�i'n umbrella is believed to be the one which Mr. Brown carried e A GENERAL INVITATION IS liimselE. (News -Record Photo) being'issued to all merchants, who • s hapen to find themselves behind s Hears� 5■Mrlbu�rne on Hogs a �� a pair of trees .... to contribute t g P. a bell, a streamer, shiny balls ... May Be Ten Years Ahead of Time" The 1954 officers of the Huron County Federation of The Chamber of Commerce wants to make clear that they are pleas- Agriculture were returned r office Tuesday afternoon at the �y ed to supply the trees the annual meeting of that farmer's organization held m Londesboro �• �, ?,�� > addition of decorations, will add to Urges Interest In More Local Industry Community Hall. President W. G; Shortreed was chairman for the beauty of Clintonrs business Before the assembled ratepay_ers County board is the first of its the meeting. Vice-president is Douglas McNeil, Carlow, and , district . at the annual nomination night kind, We have no model for our second vice-president is Winston Shapton, Exeter. * * ° meeting last week, R. X. 'Hattin, organization. Personally I intend Speaking before the assembled think WE WOULD BE AMISS ... NOT chairman of the Huron, County to pull out ofthe Board member- group of 100 farmers and farm Mnlburne charged the farm k, t mention the and old gentle- Industrial Promotion Board, pre- ship. I believe one of the council A,onlen, V, S. Milburne, secretary, group to cultivate an affirmative z r o m t gr man= -.Sir Winston Churchill .' seated a review of the work done members should be a representa- manager of the Ontario Federa- attitude, and to work constructs in this column . Here is the by the Board, including the small tive, and I would suggest that tion of Agriculture gave some ex vely for something, rather than Poe m written by John Masefield, brochure, and representation sent someone also on the county coun- planation of the new movement of trying to break down something Britain's poet laureate, in honour to the International Trade Fair in cil be chosen. Farm Union into tine County, and else. I said that one man, of Churchill's 80th birthday .Toronto. Hattin suggested that for fur- in other,: parts of the Province, He (meaning T. Parker, Perth Coun- "This man, 3ndarkness, saw; Hattin emphasized the need for then information on the subject, compared the membership of ty) was trying to destroy the pro - in doubtings, led, Industry in, Canada, to', provide an editorial in the Clinton News the.Union to that. of the Federa- tress the Federation had made in "In danger, did; in uttermost work for the increased numbers Record, November 18, was quite tion, and mentioned that the Ulm- the marketing of hogs. g , on. seemed to le orkiilS against despair; _,; of immigrants.:. He:naaid»atlnat.•<i# ,00mplete.•-� •Faeedp•?what. critieisrn - '� The speakersaid that one of the , "'Sh th h that made immlgrationr is" continued at the from another source, said Mr. Hat something, rather than for some- niost disastrous things` td' the Fed- • •r..>» i majority: of 177 votes. lie ,School Board members Lavis, Clayton Dixon and Macaulay will return to the = m another two year term, with them K. 'W, Co qu- to represent Ward 2 1i :place Leslie Ball, the pres- ' airman of the. Board. lector Received ;50 In Taxes Due Day, Dec. I ,riling to the clerk -treasurer 'to., Douglas Holland, total ,urrently received are $1244- Witli the taxes due 3 of which $6,000 is expected to be paid` by the end of this month, 0 County: Forums Hold Annual Get To-Gether Appproximately 125 members of the 20 Huron County Farm For- ums, County Co-operatives and members of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture attend - ad the annual Huron County Farm Forum meeting and banquet at Londesboro. With, Wilfred Shortreed, Wal- ton president of 'the Huron Coun- ty kederatimn presiding over the election of officers for the Huron County Farm Forum committee, Mrs. Gordon Grelm BluevaL,. re - one, svI a ope the midnight fair. same rate for the next five years, there be even more need for tin, he,felt that perhaps the feel- p P „ Ing that the board was "extinct ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT IS eration that had happened in his tenure, occurred last Thursday, WILLIt. M R. SEWITT + 1955 Reeve Town-' '- _ _ -"-_- - "`"" - ' chairman will be Almer Powe, "Tlre world he saved calls blessings on his head,' will ]obs to avoid unemployment, was because he was on it, so he SCHEDULED DEC). 3 when he had presented the 13th from the of Hullett ship has 11 years experience on Centralia.' Other directors will be Cecil r i "This rain has everything, " "Some was planning to et out. P g g Huron County 4-H Achievement brief the, Federation to the parliament. Just as they were the council of that municipality. He to Falconer, West Wawanosh; Al. best, Coupes, East Wawanosh; KENNETH G. WATERS-, Mayor of Clinton and alderman said Hattin, think that Housing is necessary, before in- As an answer to the needs of the board, he suggested that a•full Night is being held in the South Huron District' High School, Ex- ready to enter the cabinet rooms, Parker had He had received an acclamation the • post, when Warden W. J. Howard Wilkinson, Morris towir in Ward One in. r�oronto-the-goad for the past three years ... i in dustry can be persuaded to settle here. r believe that ilOusing is time industrial commissioner should be appointed, eter, tomorrow evening, December 3 commencing at $ P.M. sharp I come out.. just (Continued on Page Eight) Dale withdrew following last week's nominations. ship; Melvin Dennis, Grey; Bob • (Continued on Page Eight) the running again, and according to at least two of the daily papers Of gjgt fair city would snake a for again righting itself. The inereasea supply of houses in the Permanent Married Quarters at the RCAF11955 Station Clinton has eased the sit Officers of Huron Federation of. Agriculture a M Nom�nat�on Night Speeches good choice anyelector this -At the same time uation Somewhat in tolvn," year .. we read of Paul Hovey, ,present Mayor of St. Marys, and an ex "But to promote the County for industry, we must have money to From'Council Nominees Clintonite, who this year is re- get the ideas across to the people tiring from office .. looking for information. 'What G Following the Clinton nomina- One I know of has two men only, * * ° THE ELECTION N 1N H AGAIN, would a person in West Germany kk n ow about our little town? We "envelope Re° x., '" tion hour in the town hall last meeting was public m t Friday night, a pu g and the cost is about $7,500. But have the RCAF .Station we a field, we have word that John G, MacKinnon, Bracebridge, hasbeen using a small staffer" for advertising now. We need more c held. Rev: D. J. Lane acted as chairman for the proceedings. though I don't intend a cast any reflection there. There are a lot nominated to the council of that money to promote our own town, "' M. J. Agnew of Boodr boys, but .there's a lot town, and has gained a seat by acclamation his wife is the and our own county." "Perhaps we are just ten years x "; having the va ous committee work tg care of the few that are not good. ,former Madeline Hawkins, Clin- ' ton • . ahead of our time," said Mr. Hat- tin "I don't know. The Huron °')`' a - / work to the honour of their var- confined chis reporttmain] J. Agnew the Police Department Listing total r he ' th the outer hand, 'I know of another town with five men, and the cost is $25,000. We're doing in --- Huron Count Home B Law Passed; County y- expenses date, (includtheing hree for the car; 1f for threeµ $af would t mayl or declared if necis- if x; �` had been mon), a total $ had es stand for election, neo - s ■ ■ • ■ ■ 1� Visitlns Are Reviewed y „ e .$9,157 spent. The estimate for the year at $11,000. The Mayor saryd Reeve J• W. Nediger .Permits r ` was placed presented a resume of past year's Reeve Nediger, as chairman of Huron County Council last weep raised the point that inmates are passed a- newly -drafted tyCunil l bylaw raised out for short penes* on e ,: k i �' ;' ' expenses as follows; 1948, $3,442;; 1$49, $4,020; 1950, $4,764; '1951, the Public Works committee, gave a detailed financial statement of governing operation of time Huron the authority of the. superintend- Count Home. ent, Council decided to draw a �x ,: " $6,221; 1952, $7,422; 1953,••$12,831. "With the work done during the year. Expenses to November 15, were They new by-law, which comes line between the superintendent's�� Into effect January 1, covers ad- authority, and the reeves by set- x. The mayor said, all due respects to the policemen on duty $19,254, and the budget total was , -missions to the home, rates, du- ting a 48-hour' limit on any per- ,.` t, .. l' in 1947 and 1948 in my opinion didn't have ziolice force, The 2000 $ 1, With estimated expense of $3,500 the end of the year, ties ' of officers, duties of physi- mission for visits, without the cian, and rules for inmates• All .authority of the appropriate reeve. . 5 ". you a town hhas grown, The work is much different now, and I think it c of t . s about $17100. a faces a deficit inmates possessed of any real If any inmate gets permission or liquid assets will he property from his reeve to leave the Home $60 from the longer than 48 hours, X64 w 1 S z e y �, . :" we have a genuinely good lice Po force: The chi„ is gentlemanly Of the total expense, a subsidy on road expense is expected from charged per month for a period date of admission and all will be and then does not return at the .; 9 s and efficient w is conduct, and i don't believe cook) improveit., Elie provincial government . nt probab- Y ,about charged at the same rate regard- end of the time,.. specified, the in- ,> 1,� � ,v,� s a• we "The The reeve stated that less of their abilityto ay, P mate, according to the new by-law,. Continuous Aceount is to be treated as having left the - •'� •• ' Pictured here are the officers of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture for 1955, re- town is able to control the expense of only 30 percent of the e mile of six and eight inch file had been laid this year, and me A continuous account will be tome, and Is. not to be readmitted kept showing the _indebtedness Of u n t i 1 commitment proceedings turned to office at the annual. meetingheld in Londesboro. Front .raw„ left to right, Winston g Shapton; Exeter, second vice-president; Wilfred Shortreed, Walton, president; Douglas McNeil, tax dollar, and' I don't believe we can Save in the police work at all. incised the work at the Mary y Street Drain and the East Street any, inmate to the home: In the have been carded through from a event that any inmate so indebted fresh start. + Carlow, first vice-president. In the back row are Gordon Greig, BIuevale, secretary-fieldman and; Dublin, of the Federation. Some other towns have their Police work done more cheaply, Drain. He reviewed the fact that becomes possessed of assets, the R., S. McKereher, past president a 15 -inch tile across the park, al-, accrued account will be presented' "' lowed the surface waters to travel against such assets .or estate. Previously the home received $35THIS of the pe pensioner's check with the Alvin Fowler On , Ball Till Doc.,, IS I SPECIAL FEATURES WEEK,' New Church -Page 2 Pa mens Of Accounts ■ Questione d swiftly down into ,the centre of town, until it reached the corner of Huron and Orange Streets, other' five put to the inmate's ac- count' for. sundries. One Witness. Heard In Assault Case Election -Clinton, pages 1, 2, 9, and 12 Hallett Twp., pages 9 . , Y UU �Oimomssioner, , mball G• R where after receiving water from many tributary drains, it was still 15 inch, the high- The new by -lase confirms the only and across appointments of the present staff of the Huron County Home,. in- Released .an Monda from Hur- Y on County Jail at Goderich, on a has with a member of the RCAF approached the scene minutes af- and 13 Goderich Township, he r�uiar lic Utilities Commission was' held some of theutems, such as red lamp globes, could . not be way .was 12 inch. 'Speaking of the Good Roads 'County eluding Mrs, Martha E. Jacob as .ri superintendent at a salary of _ $1000 property bail,. Alvin Fowler, 21, before Magistrate D, ter Gliddon had fallen or been knocked to the pavement. Smith, page, 13 W; C. Brown Sale -Pages 1 on Tuesday evening, with all mem-' purchased at anv other store in town: I Committee of Council of which he was chairman this year $2 ,. Ervin J: "Dick" Jacob as farm , manager at a _salary of appeared E. Holmes in Clinton Wednesday to face of assault occasion- with his 6ompar ion, had tried to rouse, Gliddon; and finding g and 11. bers resent, Commissioner Rum- p ball asked for investigation of two Comm.. 1Cumball stated that he believed in 1953 such items had Reeve Nediger called attention .to the bi t Sob at the Auburn bridge 'Bayfield $2,100; Mrs. Ervin Jacob as assns- tant superintendent at $1,800; Dr. in bodily harm to Eldon Gliddon g Y presently in Clinton Public `Hos- .this impossible, had taken him •to hos- pital. Smith's evidence indicated � C L nts Col> I Events '"a accounts payable to. Wise and,'been Bateman, and requested a record- billed directly from Sutter- Perdue, but that this year they and the wont on. the Road, which would bring more J. A. Addison, Clinton, as phys. ician at $800; Rev. J. E. Ostrom i Th - Th charge Is a result of a dis that Fowler•, and two other risen whom' Smith .did not know, had 4c a, word, mintrnatn 78c ` • ed vote, so that he could go on re- cord .as being •not in favour of were coming through Wise and Bateman. .He said he felt it was "pull business to Clinton, In conclusion the reeve said, "I as chaplain at $300; A. H. Erskme as secretary -treasurer at $600, • in early Saturday morning, been drinking, but in the urgency gE. t y of getting the injured man hos- Danc[n round aim3 square, to g' Clarence Petrie andthis ever :paying them. ; ,"My opinion is that •they are not: merely a matter of trying to the wool over his eyes:.' diff say at fh'e last council meet - Ing - that I had used all the time pro- Theby-law, as first drafted, pro- vided that the of the when the, when in a brawl in front of a Brown Derby, Albert Street; Glid- .to scat He had .not investigated fur. P g. .pop- alar. Night Hawks, at the.Crystal Mitchell,:. Frida Wise and Bateman's taceounts, Mayor Agnew said he felt that Bateman had jobbing if Wise hadng that I could' in. public wont, but h there has been a deal permission reeve of the municipality from , rued a fractured skull.I- don received foci. Palace,every Palace, 44-5-6-7.8.9-0- but -to a great extent, those of of , t and if Its, it looked le great of e to I don't Which the inmate came had to be For, ten hours he remained iii hos- o - -- Friday, Dec. 3 - Euchre, "500 Sutter and Perdue. > I not favour of paying them," said Mr, g .then mate trade, sere P brought bear: intend to say right now what I ' e be ore inmates could obtained f a a be allowed'away from the Home for pital unconscious, and for some time Fowler was held without bail CONGRATULATIONS, and Grokinole. Orange Hail, &30 'Rumball, Chairman Hawkins sugr The PUC decided to go 50 per- plan to do. visits. until, Gliddon's condition. could be Edward Smith, Raglan g m. Ladies bran lunch. Every- P g body welcome. l8b Bested that the bills were all 01 fd by' the superintendent, and it was cent of the cost of the extension to the -Cities Service ga Deputy Reeve p y DL Orleh Deputy Reeve Crich i Reeves McKinney and Pooley properly assessed, .. celebrated his 87th birthday on _ Friday,, Dec, 8 Benefit Dance up to the PUC to pass them for $age to 'Highway 4, and asked Rands reviewed the work of his General Govern- The Weather - Evidence on the case had not been sufficiently prepared for, the Tuesday, November 30. Though on November 16, Mr. Smith frac- fox, Jerry Hunkmg and Bill Medd, ondesboro Community Hall.. payment. - Conon. Perdue explained the sit- make: arrangements concerning :the same:. Investigation into the ment Committee, including the 1954 1953 High Low High Low complete hearing vesterday; and so was remanded until Wednes- Lured ,his shoulder in ,a: fall, he is progressing quite favourably: He , `48P Friday, Dec. 3 -Dance, Canad- uation on pressure pipe over six- inch in diameter was that it 'matter of supplying sewerage ser• vice to Mrs. Tidesweli and Fred tmprovernerAs to the town hall; ost- the dump (which lie said was cost- 'N v 25 ' 39 33 44 'Nov. q ' day, December :15. However, sin -g _ the beenClintonsoqu Street. not be sold through -his store; Tideswell,; Queen Ctreet, also was too much) ; the ladies: rest room.; the new curb at the Lib- n s 0, .35 2 4 34 38 30 27 37 31 34 26 cc one of the witnesses Intends leaving for the West Coast before 40years,oandli to active caring for �'i garden 'and a his g to 1,OO Music by Hu on ers. Admission 506 per person. P but sold direct to the torpor- ation b ; the supplier; As far as y .authorized. ' Permission was received from ' racy Park of which the Horticul- 28 46 33 35 11 that ;incise, his evidence was, heard . "Per flowers.: "For many years he was. 47-&b the smaller pipe went, it was: sold the Christian Reformed Church' tural Society had paid $90. -: 29 44 35 34 29. 30 41 34 35 31 esterda Accused registered' a yesterday. Y• � . Plea of `not guilty.'' caretaker -gardener for` the late" C°l. Combe's: estate, where he `` Friday; Dec..10-Euchre and Dance, rVarna Town, I•ia1L Harry by Sutter -Perdue to" and Bateman for resale, and the lat- £or the PUC to leave waterinains and poles on the small section of Concerning the old public g p lic seirool building on Ontario' Street, Crich . Dec,. 1 M 30 41 31 l7ain ,50'' ,,, Snow 3'' . John' 5rnith , driving past the location o£ the squabble, had stop- remade a beauty spot of blooms and .grape:arbours. Congratulations to Norris and his Ranch Boys' music: Sponsored:by LOL 1035. ter firm received a mark-up on the sale. land at the r,+•t c, Princess Street, now, owned• tiv. the, church, and said It was pretty well filled- .though there was not much'rev- Snosv 1" Ped, and according to his evidence, i you ','Ted" on ydtu 87th birthda3'. 48 9-b Super,ntendent Rands explained; actually in I3ulleft Township. (Continued on Page Two)