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Johnnie G .Returns On Wednesday
Back in harness after a long layoff Johnnie G will return to Clinton on Wednesday to compete
in the 2.22 class. The big pacer, formerly ownedby Jacob and Bi own stable, will be showing the -
colors of his new owners, Roy Inch and Sen. St, 'Thomas. He is shown above winning one of his
starts at Thornnliffe Raceway, Toronto ire 1952: Wayne Turvey is the driver.
Johnnie G. To Start in 2.22 Class
Next Wednesday. At Clinton Races
Johnnie G. former pride of the
Jacob and Brown stable, Clinton,
will return to his -old home track
to compete in the 2.22 class of
the Clinton races on Wednesday.
This should be a great drawing
card for local racing fans. They
First Mixed Jitney
Held By Clinton
Bowlers, Monday
A large number of bowlers were
on bland for the first weekly mix-
ed jitney to be held on the Clin-
ton greens this season.
'Winners for the ladies were:
first, Mrs. S. E. Castle, with two
wins plus 15 and an aggregate of
29; second, Mrs, Wesley Nott, with
two wins plus 14 and an aggreg-
ate of 29. Robert Vodden took
first place in the men's division
with two wins plus 15 and an ag-
gregate of 29; Hugh Hawkins was
- runner-up with two wins plus 11
and an aggregate of 30.
The Bowling Club has complet-
ed extensive improvements. on the
grounds and around the clubhouse
this season.. A cement walk and
platform has been installed around
the clubhouse and the greens are
In the best condition in years,
With an increased membership
an excellent year is expected.
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have been hoping that the big
stallion would return to the form
that made him one of the most
respected pacerson:Ontario tracks
a couple of years ago. Johnnie
has already made a couple of
starts this year and has finished
first ire two or his four heats, He
will have to be in top form for his
Clinton appearance with such op-
lsition as Jimmy's Champ, Pat
Lee Grattan, King Peter and High
Brook facing the starting gate
against him.
In the feature race, five entries
have been received and they in-
clude "Now", winner of his race at
Iast year's race day, Ima Chips",
"Silver T. Lee", a favourite of
many Clinton racemen, Reg. Mc -
Gee's "Lena's Boy" and "Miss
Callie Grattan", George Feagan's
best competitor,
All other classes have been fil-
ial. The 2.20 class has been dis-
carded in favour of another divis-
ion in the 2.24 class, Sixteen
entries were received for this, in-
cluding Floating Rhythm, Valen
Chips, Hal Boy B, Pearl G, Grat-
tan, Nyda Hal, Silent Knight, Lois
E. Lee and Donna G.
Everything is in readiness for
the best race meet in Clinton's
history. A good field of horses,
betting privileges, covered grand.
stand and an excellent track the
ardent racing fan couldn't with
for more.
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CLINTON
RACES
CLINTON ,COMMUNITY PARK
Wednesday,
JUNE 15
Post Time: 2.00 O'clock (DST)
vg RACES. 2000 PU IN
Two One -Mile Bats To Each Race
14' Dashes --
Betting Privileges — Covered Grandstand
Starting Gate
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT A M. I{NIGWI
President Secretary -Treasurer.
Huron -Perth
League Standing
W L T Pts.
Mitchell:.......,...... 4 0 0 8
Exeter .................... 3 1 1 .7
Dashwood 2 3 0 4
Auburn 1 2 1 3
Clinton Juniors ,.,1 3 0 2
Zurich a 1 3 0 2
SCORES IN PAST WEEK
Mitchell 5—Clinton 2
Auburn 3—Exeter 3
Dashwood 7—Zurich -5
Mitchell 4—Dashwood 0
Exeter 5—Zurich 3
Auburn 11—Clinton 6
Games This Week
June 10—Mitchell at Clinton
Auburn at Zurich
June 13—Auburn at Mitchell
• Exeter at Zurich
June 14—Clinton at Dashwood
YPU Softball
League Standing
W Lets
Seaforth 2 0 4
Wesley -Willis- 2 0 4
Bayfield 1 1 2
Varna ,.. 1 1 2
Brucefield 1 1 2
Turner's 0 4 0
Seaforth 24—Turner's 9
Varna 21—Turner's 14
Wesley -Willis 20--Brucefield 12
Seaforth 19—Bayfield 18
Brucefield 11—Turner's 8
Bayfield 24—Varna 11
Wesley -Willis 7 --Turner's 5
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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1955
9, :`: Confirmation Class at St. Joseph's Church
Confirmation service at St, Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
was held on Tuesday, May 31, when the, Most Reverend J. C.
Cody,
to richt: Gysbert Van of London, officiated.
Maurice �Shanahan, front Paul
Altena, Raymond Hallahan, James Hallahan, Leo Hoogenboom,
Michael LeBeau, Raymond Garon. Second row: Roger Cummings,
John Tares, Joseph Heffron, William Heffron, Guard Van Ninhuys,
Paul Goldsworthy, William Wild. Third row: Rose Marie Hal-
dahan, Susanne Boyle, Sharon Beninger, Mary Altena, Patricia
Medd. Fourth row: Margaret Boyle, Patricia Spencer, Phyllis
mem Wig. 411111
Fyvie, Marie Matwyck, Judy Watkins, .Rita Flynn, Fifth row:
Lorraine Dale, Joanne Hoogenboom, Helen Van Lammeren; Most
Reverend J. C. Cody, D.D., Bishop of London; Phia Van Lam
meren. Francis Kelly, Joanne Fyvie, Sixth row: Mary Carbert,
Edna Shanahan, Jean O'Brien, Theresa Goldsworthy, Donna
O'Brien, Nancy Scruton. Seventh row: Peter Garon, James
Managhan, Donald Scruton, Tony deCoo, •Raymond Gautreau,
Eighth row: Rev. J. J, McCowell, J. J. MMICCormick, J. W. P.
Graham, F/L T. J. Wardell, S.J.; E. P. Weber.
Junior Ball Team Loses s Two Games;
Strong. Mitchell Team Here Friday
Clinton Lions Juniors lost two double and two hunt singles to
games during the past week. Mit- lead the Clinton batters, Bili Mc-
chell edged the local nine in a Donald showed some Bower with
tight game 5-2 on Thursday even- the willow with a triple and a
ing and Auburn powered their double. Murray Colquhoun broke
way to an 11-6 verdict in Auburn out of his slump with two hits.
last night. Tom Sumner played for the first
Although they came out on the time and although he didn't get a
short end of the score in both hit, fielded his right field position
games the Clinton kids gave their very well. He displayed a strong
more experienced opponents a ter- throwing arm that should make
rific battle in both games. Espec- baserunners hesitant on taking an
Tally in Mitchell when Rick Elliott, extra base on long hits. The other
on the hill, held the strong Mit- outfielders, Tebbutt and McDonald
ebell nine to one run for five in- also came up with defensive gems,
nings before tiring. The Legion- cutting down potential runs at the
aires were competely baffled until plate with accurate pegs.
the fifth when two hits and three In Mitchell
walks gave them' the break they Clinton 010 001 0-2 6 7
needed for three. runs. Bill Me- Mitchell 010 003 1—.5 7 2
Donald had to relieve without a Elliott, Bill McDonald (6) and
warmup and gave up one of the Tom Cdlquhoun; Maicho and Hend-
three runs in the fifth and one erson.
more in the sixth.
In Auburn the kids never recov-
ered from a five -run first inning.
They pulled to within two runs
of the leaders in their half of the
fourth only, to have Auburn come
right back with three. Rick El-
liott tossing them in for Clinton,
was pounded for 18 hits: Ken Pat-
terson working for the home team
looked very sharp although tagged
for nine hits. The longest blows
of this slugfest were hit by Bob
Youngblut, Bill Patterson and Bill
McDonald. George Wright, and
Ken Patterson each had three
hits, with Johnny Wilson and Bob
Youngblut collecting two. Bob
Carter, Clinton catcher, had a
Wesley -Willis Edge
Turner's YPU 7.5
Wesley -Willis defeated Turner's.
United Church Young People in a
regularly scheduled YPU softball
league game on Monday night.
The game, played on the . Holmes-
ville diamond, was not decided un-
til the sixth inning when Wesley-
Willis scored three big runs to win.
Bert Clifford and G, Tebbutt led
the Wesley -Willis attack with two
hits each. Tebbutt's last hit drove
in the winning run. J. Nott col-
lected two hits in Turner's losing
cause. Umpires were Gordon Stock
and Ken Harris.
Turner's 311000-5.913
Wesley -Willis 120 003-6 6 10
Don Denomme
Wins $25 Special
At Legion Bingo
Don Denomme, Clinton, was the
winner of the special $25 bingo at
the regular Legion bingo last
Thursday night. This was the
second time within two weeks that
he has figured in one of the major
prizes. Other winners of the spec-
ial share -the -wealth games were:
Mrs. N. Baird, Brucefield; Mrs, A.
G. Grigg and Jack Osier, Mitchell
(shared); and Mrs. Harvey Ken-
nedy.
Winners of the regular games
included: F. Skinner, Mitchell;
Leonard Cook; Stan Watson, Mit-
chell, Mrs, C. Draper, Miss +L, Sio-
man, Mrs. J. Flynn (shared); Mrs.
R, McWhinney, Goderich; Frank
Haines; Mrs, F. Dixon; Mrs. Byrn -
en and Mrs, H, Gould (shared);
Mrs. G. Lawson and Mrs. Me -
Whinney (shared) ; Tom Tighe,
Lockhart, Florida; Mrs. H, Gould;
Mrs. Plante, Jamestown; Mrs.
Austin, Seaforth, Donald Lee.
(shared); Donald Lee, Mrs. Rath-
erall (shared); Mrs. Powell, Gude_-
rich. 5
A' record numbershared one
bingo during the evening when
nine persons bingoed simultaneous-
ly. They - were Mrs, 3, Cruiek-
shanks, Mrs. J. Flynn Mrs, 8•
Powell Goderich, Mrs. Colclough,
Mrs. C, Hugill, Stan Watson, John
Rau, Bayfield, Mrs. E. L. Mitten,
Mrs, 'N, Baird, ‘Brucefield.
The next bingo will be on June
with the, special prize of $54
16.
to go ,on 54 numbers or less,
In Auburn
Clinton 100 201.02— 6 9 4
Auburn 500 302 21-11 18 1
Elliott and Carter; Ken Patter-
son and Bill Patterson.
CDCI Commercial
Grads Pass
Proficiency Test
An official test on bookkeeping
efficiency given by the "Business
Teacher" was completed by CDCI
special commercial class, under
direction of J. G. Peacock, and the
better entries were picked out by
the members of the class. The
ten chosen were sent to New York,
and in consequence the following
have been awarded the "award of
Bookkeeping Proficiency" which is
a certificate of vocational compet-
ence:
Roni Waldron, Patsy Thompson,
Louis Rau, George Overholt, Anna
Medd, June McClinchey, Marie
Lee, Doris Cooper, Shirley Badley,
Marilyn Ashton.
2 Seaforth Firms
Get' Contracts
In Tuckersmith
Jackson Homes, Seaforth, was
awarded the contract for con-
structing sidewalks in the villages
of Egmondville and Brucefield at
a tendered for price of $2.20 per
square yard. Four other tenders
as received by the Tuckersmith
Township Council ranged • from
$3.08 to $3.60 per square yard,
Seaforth Concrete Products re-
ceived the contract for a re-inforc-
ed concrete bridge, 20x8x48 feet
at $2,234.15, subject to Depart-
ment of Highways approval. There
was one lower tender at $2,479.
The " other three ranged from
$2;530 to $2,669,'
The road superintendent was in-
structed to have Concession 2-3
H.R.S. treated with calcium chlor-
ide and salt from Egmondville to
RCAF Station. Council was ad-
joined until July 5 at eight in
the evening.
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AIR FORCE DAY.
Clinton Bowling
Alley
Reg. Cudrnore, Prop.
CDCI Board Names Two
New Teachers To Staff
• Awards day at Clinton District
Collegiate Institute was held on
Tuesday afternoon' in lieu .of the
regular commencement exercises
which had to be cancelled this
year because of building at the
school. Principal E. A. Fines was
chairman for the event, while J.
G. Peacock was in charge of the
loudspeaking equipment.
Rev. John E. Ostrom presented
the address, and gave out the
graduation diplomas to Betty Lou
Nediger, Iona Griffith, Richard
Elliott, James Howes, Kenneth
Carter, Helen Potter, Doreen Me -
Kenzie, Donald Cornish, Joyce
Townsend, John MacDougall, Pat-
ricia Murray and Ronald Steepe.
Diplomas conferred in absentia
went to Norman Walpole, Murray
Colquhoun, Mary Jayne- Snell,
Bai'bara Brandon, Ruth Clarke,
Rhea Hall, Donna McVittie, Betty
Postill, Carl Falconer, Helen Ham-
ilton, Verne McKenzie, Elizabeth
Rodges, Donald Dellow, Grace
Forest, Olive Wilson, Yvonne
Hendricks, Mae Coleman, Kenneth
Keys, Kay Sharpe, Gail Shearing,
Joyce Webster, William Sharkey,
Marilyn Shaddick, Charles Shob-
brook, Barry Youngblut and Harry
Guetter,
Chairman of the school board,
George Falconer, presented the
intermediate diplomas to Ann Mor-
lok, Ellen Boyce, Lola Chuter,
Hugh Colquhoun, Marjorie Currie,
Betty Ducharine, Carolyn Faber,
Douglas Fleischauer, Betty Gal-
braith, Marjorie Goldsworthy, Ila
Grigg, Grape Harris, James Hig-
gins, Margaret Howard, Jean
Hyde, Wayne Jackson, Kelvin
Jervis, Marion Lemmon, Eugene
MacLaren, Ruth McFarlane, Neil
McGregor, Helen McLeod, Ruth
Merrill, '. John Norman, Frank
O'Brien, Mervyn Penfound, George
Ross, Connie Scruton, John Siert-
sema, Glen Sturgeon, /ea,Taylor,
Robert Thomason,John Tyreman,
Sandra Williams; John , Wise and
Betty Anne Young.
Intermediate diplopias -conferred
in absentia went to Anthony De-
nomme, Shirley Maines, Patricia
Scotchmer,
Track and field awards made by
William Craig went to Edith NAME
Jones, senior; Marjorie Golds-
worthy, intermediate; Kay Turner, 1 ADDRESS
junior; Bruce Ashdown, senior;. 1
Ken Lee, intermediate; Cleyton 1 p,
Groves, junior; Lynn Youngblut,
juvenile.
For obtaining more than 25,000
points during the five years , at
CDCI, Ron Steepe was presented
Fwith the sehool crest by E. A.
ines.,
The school letter --Major C --was
presented by G. W. McGee for
those who had obtained 2,000
points in both sports and other
activities: Joan Hodgins, Mavis
Steepe, Marlene Walsh, Richard
Elliott, Kenneth Porter, Dennis
Weymouth. Nancy Webster, (ab-
sent) also will receive her C.
The school letter Minor C -was
presented by w Brock Olde to
those obtaining 1,000 points in
athletics, cadets, etc., with satis-
factory academic standing as well:
Marie Lee, Pat Thompson, Betty
Ducharme, Marjorie Goldsworthy,
Grace Harris, Ruth Merrill, Ina
Taylor, Louis Rau, Jim Higgins,
Hugh Colquhoun, Don Cornish, Ron
Iiugill and Howard Armstrong.
Pat Murney, Edith Jones, Barry
Youngblut, Ron McKay and Berne
McKinley (absent) also will re-
ceive their C.
Miss Gilbert presented the school
pin to Marlene Walsh who was
chosen Queen of the sehool J. G.
Peacock presented the girls' volley
ball pennant to the senior team, smemmeseemememeemonesemommes
and Miss Haig presented the girls'
basketball pennant to the senior
team who were Huron County
champions,
Public speaking awards were
given to grade nine pupils by Miss
McMurray: Gwen Shorey, Carol
Erb and Catherine Black. In
Grade Ten they were presented by
Miss Madden to Gerald Keyes and
Kenneth Gaunt.
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