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THE MOST UNUSUAL'
at the Saturday Flower Show , .
though it couldn'ttwin a prize, be-
cause it Wasn't a flower was
the spice tree entered by Miss
Winnie Thompson . • . , Built upoi
an ornamental plastic Christmas
tree, the"spice" tree" included
cloves, sage; onion, garlic, red
peppers made into sunflower -like
bloom; dills for foliage, parsley
and sugared ginger . . Grouped
on a special table, also entered by
Miss Thompson, were nine bouquets
of a variety of flowers, each ar-
ranged in a pretty antique pitcher
and was labelled 'These
wouldn't make much of a ball
team .
ALSO IN THE ▪ UNIQUE CLASS,
for display purposes only .
were a group of minature arrange
ments,provided by Mrs, C. H. Epps
which made use of a wide variety
ofdainty wee flowers, and equally
dainty containers .
THE FACT THAT THE REV, D.
J: Lane went home with his own
prize offered for the best gladioli.
basket created quite a bit of com-
ment . It was a lovely bunch
of flowers, indeed .. with a two -
raw bank of •creamy glads with
two rows of deeper toned ones .
Later ' in the evening' the Rev. Mr.
Lane was asked how he grew them
so nicely . . . and he answered
"I feed 'em. milk" This went
over quite well until the lady he
told checked with Cliff Epps, who
quickly de -bunked the tale
Now 'the --minister has a bit 'of
talking to do to regain the faith of.
• at least one, of his congregation. .
WHILE CUTTING WOOD IN
his own bush yesterday, Jim Lobb
"'': Dane across evidence of horrible
cruelty on someone's part ... The
remains of a dog, which had, ap-
parently been tied to a tree while
still living, just a few.yards inside
the road fence ... The rope, was
still intact, '`which leads to the
belief that the act was committed,
sometime this summer . . It
.would .be our earnest hope that
the conscience of the person who
did this thing, bothers him a great
deal . . However, he probably
has no conscience to bother him ..
* * m
MANY A WOMAN, AS SHE SITS
in the livingroom before the TV
and knitsor crochets steadily, has
gained a reputation for being in-
dustrious ... It isn't a matter of
industry so much asthis: she feels
guilty about just sitting there and
doinggnothing... so she knits, or
she crochets, and even though the
end product may be some foolish
little thing like a dresser scarf
which she rather shamefacedly
givesto her Aunt Mary next
Christmas ... . she has salved her
conscience ,It is rather like
the man who thrills to the beauty
' of the great cut -doors, but rather
than admit to what he calls a
sissified love of nature , . . he
takes a fishing .rod along, so that
he can get rid of a feeling of .guilt
even though the end product
of a seven-inch long fish that he
cannot name may have to go in
the garbage for want of a better
destination
PAINTING OF THE OUTSIDE
of Stavely Reading Room and the
Public Library has been complet-
ed . - , and the imposing redbrick
building does real credit to the
dainty park and fountain , ,
White paint on the window frames
and a new coat of black to the
roof have done wonders.. , , Now,
we meed only wait for funis to he
made available for the fixing of
the town, hall, and the central
governmental buildings in 'Clinton
can be bragged /of with the best
of towns .
THE NEW ERA -90th YEAR
ecor
THE NEWS -RECORD --74th YEAR
No. 33—The Home Paper With the News
CLINTON, ONTARIO; THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1955
6 cents a copy —'$2.50 a year
Project For Scout' Jamboree
Members of the Seagull patrol quickly shinnied to the top
of this lookout platform' at the Clinton Scout Camp, and from
left to right, top are Bill Scott, RR 2, Seaforth; Bill Cobean,
Kincardine; Ed Stoddart, RR 2, Goderich; Ed Graff, Hanover;
Jim Knott, ,Owen Sound. Sitting on the platform. are Don
Fallis, Harriston, and Wayne Harris of Adastral Park, RCAF
Station Clinton. On the way up is Peter Guthrie, Port Elgin,
On the ground is the Wolf Patrol, left to right Alan Piper,
Southampton; Gerald McCann, Owen Sound; Mike Michalski,
RCAF Station Centralia; Ian Marshall, Lucknow; Bob McGilliv-
ray, Durham; George Stephens, Wiarton; Bruce Davidson,. List-
owel. The lads will proceed from the Clinton Camp to the World
Jamboree at Niagara -on -the -Lake this week:
.(News-Record_Photo)
Read Fertilizer
To Build100" 000
Plaut Near Exeter.
Six acres of farm' land in Steph-
en Township, just one mile south
of Exeter, will be the site for a
$100,000 fertilizer plant. Con-
struction by'Read's Fertilizers
Ltd., Elmira was expected to begin
this week.
The plant will feature a unique
circular storage building 125 feet
in diameter and 40 feet high, as
well as a bulk storage plant, a
warehouse for, bagged fertilizers,
an office building and a machine
shop, A 400 -foot siding will be
constructed to link the plant to
the CNR line.
The company expects to pro-
duce about 5,000 tons the first
year, and will hire from ten to 15
men from the Exeter district.
Setting Up Camp At Maitland River Site
Goderich Twp.
Sets Tax Rates
Rates of, taxation in fhe.`Town-
ship of Goderich were set at the.
last regular meeting of the town-
ship council, and range all the
way from 43.1 in School Section
No. 8 to 51,5 mills in School Sec-
tion No. 10.
Mills are divided as follows:
comity purposes, 11; general town-
ship, 8 (decrease of one mill);
general school rate, 3; Goderich
high school, 7,9; Clinton Colleg-
iate, 6.2; plus in the school area
7.2 (total 43.3),; SS 2, 9 mills
(total 45.1); SS 5, 8 (total 44.1);
SS 8, 7 (total 43.1); SS 9, 7.65
(total 43.7); USS 2 12 (total.
48.1) ; USS 10. 15.4 (total 51.5.)
USS 12, 11.4 (total 47.5).
The Weather
1955 1954
High Low High Low
Aug, 11 78 60 60 52
12 83 48 65 55
13 76 62 72 45
3.4 68 64 73 53
15 80 64 79 63
16 86 61 76 61
17 85 64 69 44
Rain: .76 ins„ Rain; .12 ins,
Getting in the gear and erecting tents was a big job when;
the 33' First Class Scouts arrived at the pre -Jamboree camp
held on the Maitland River here this week; This is the Cobra
Patrol. In' front are Bob Trench, Listowel; Stephen Brown,
Clinton. The others. left to right, are Bob .Sinclair; Wiarton;.
John Bradley, Owen Sound; Kerry Buckingham, Kincardine; Ron
Keeling, Owen Sound; Kent Barisdale, Drayton (holding the patrol
name) and Danny Leeson, Goderich. (News -Record Photo)
Dairy Set -Aside To Go
Forward
During September Of This Year
than 143,000 in. 1954 as their con-
tribution to thenational "advertis-
ing budget of $367,000.
- ]n view of the fact that milk
production is down normally, in
September, Mr. Kitchen points
out that the co-operation of all
branches of the industry in On-
tario is imperative" if this province
is to maintain its, contribution t�
the national budget.
In -a joint statement, A. Steel,
president, Ontario Dairy Proces-
sors' Council and W. H. Holies,
president, Ontario Milk Producers
Co-ordinating Board, have pointed
out to all operators and producers
the valuable job of dairy food pro-
motion provided by the National
program. It was their conviction
that the special September Set-
aside should receive strong sup-
port from all branches of the in-
dustry.
The Dairy Farmers of Canada
advertising set-aside will be col-
lected in Ontario during the month
of September, ..according to Erle
Kitchen, secretary -manager of the
national producers' organization.
The normal June Set-aside,
which proceeded as usual in the
rest of Canada, had been postpon-
ed in Ontario to coincide with the
Ontario Stabilization Plan which
was to have started in August but
which was subsequently postponed.
Mr. Kitchen states that agree-
ment has been reached' between
the dairy .producer and operating
groups in Ontario to carry the Set-
aside forward with vigor during
the month of September. The Sot -
aside of a cent -a -pound butterfat
finances the nationaladvertising
program in support of dairy foods,
Ontario producers set-aside more
Flower Show Directors Entertained
Guests From Ripley Society Saturday
Guests from Ripley Horticultural'
marigolds, Miss Luella Johnston,
Society paid a visit to the annual Mrs, Neville Forbes, RR 1, Clin-
Flower Show which was held by ton; French marigolds, Mrs. Epps,
the local society last Saturday in Miss Johnston; phlox, Miss John -
the town hall, Clinton. The bus stop, Mr$. Charles Nelosn,
Gladioli, 'best spikeike,,aandbest
load of 15 were met by the presi- three spikes, Mrs. Epps; gladioli
deist of the Clinton group, Rev. D. basket, Rev. D. J. Lane, .iVIrs.
Epps best hybrid'tea rose; .Mips,
Epps"; most unusual potted plant,
Mrs. Myrtle Tyndall; lady's cor-
sage, Mrs.• T. R. Thompson, Mrs.
Epps; dining room bouquet, Mrs.
Epps, Mrs. Thompson; miniature
bouquet, Mrs- Tyndall, Miss Doris
Tyndall;
Children's Prizes
J. Lane,.
Prior to the opening of the shear
itself, guests were taken on a con-
ducted tour of Clinton, visiting
such points of interest, of the hos-
pital and new' nurses residence, the
collegiate and new public school,
the newly completed Christian Re-
formed Church, the Huron County
Home and RCAF Station Clinton.
The group also were shown some
of the outstanding gardens of
Clinton residents.
Despite the rain which threaten-
ed all afternoon, and came down
in torrents at about supper time
the show was well attended, and
it was estimated that upwards of
200 people came toview the
blooms.
Top prize winner was Mrs. C.
H. Epps, wife of thedirector of
this zone with the Horticultural
Branch, Department of Agricul-
ture. She walked off with ten
prizes won in the 17adult classes.
Judges of the show were C. V.
Cooke, Clinton florist, and Harry
Edwards, Goderich. H. Orland,
Clinton, wont a vase, which was
donated to the show by John A.
Anstett, Clinton jeweller, as a
door prize.
Other winners were: double
asters, Mrs. C. Epps, Mrs, S. Rid-
dick; cosmos,—Mrs. Stewart 'Mid-
dleton, RR 3; Clinton, Mrs. A.
Livermore, RR 4, Clinton; zinnias,
Miss Luella Johnston,, Mrs. W.
Burton; petunias, Mrs. W. Barton,
Mrs.. Epps; pansies, Mrs. Epps;
snapdragons, Mrs. Bruce Holland,
Miss Luella Johnston; African
Goderich Cadets
Train At RCAF
Station Clinton
Sixteen air cadets from• 532
Squadron, Goderich, arrived at
RCAF Station Clinton recently by
special bus to mark the opening
of the third air cadet camp._ being
held here this summer, Following
a nourishing lunch, the Goderich
cadets were allotted their respec-
tive barracks and then were is-
sued with bedding and clothing.
The cadets undergo a compre-
hensive training schedule, com-
prising such courses as drill in-
struction, flying familiarization,
leadership, and armansent trebling
to list but a few. They are con-
ducted on guided tours of out-
standing industries in the neigh-
boring area, such as the General
Motors Plant, at London. A good.
deal of time is also allotted to
sports.
For many of the air -minded
boys, the camp is the realization
of a dream, come true for an
RCAF Expeditor aircraft has been
made available to the camp for
.the duration of the summer,' Each
cadet has the opportunity to act
as co-pilot under, of course, the
watchful eye of the pilot. The
co-ordinators of the flying com-
mittee are F/O W. G. Duncan,
Welland and P/0 R. 0. Reiber,
Leamington. The boys are given
a map briefing by the pilot, pre-
ceding every take off,
532 (Maitland) Squadron was
initially organized in 1951 ,under
the auspices of the Kinsmen. Club
of Goderich, and has attained a
home strength enrolment of 80
cadets. The commanding officer
of the squadron is F/L J. M.
Cutt, 77 Bruce Street, Goderich,
The officer commending the
camp is Wing Commander C,. E.
Burns, Mimico, and the chief in-
structor is F/L J. A. Davy, RCAF
Station Trenton. F/L J. H. Moss
and F/L J. B. Sinyard are the
Roman Catholic and Protestant
chaplains respectively.
Boy Scouts
Ready .For
Bird house, Douglas Fremlin;
zinnias, Ralph Holland, RR -..4,
Clinton; Jack Turner, Bonnie Wil-
liams; asters, Bonnie Williams;
petunias, Sharlene Turner, Nancy
oreen Snell; pansies,
Ralph Johnston,Holland, Faye Johnston;
table bouquet, 'Sharlene Turner,
Bonnie Williams, Faye Johnston.
CDCI Students' Prizes
'Corsage, Sandra Williams.
Kin Car Won By
Goderich Man
Bill Hearn, Clinton, sold the
winning ticket for the new oar of-
feredby the Kinsmen Club of
Old Clinton Boy
To Preach Here
Rev. Jack West,who is pastor
of the second largest of 13.
Pentecostal Assemblies of God'
churches in Springfield, Missouri,
will speak in the Clinton Pente-
costal Church on Friday evening
at eight o'clock.
This former Clintoh,.boy ,was
educated in the Clinton schools
and worked for some time at
Par -Knit Hosiery Limited, He
is a veteran of the Second World
War, having served overseas
with the Canadian Army.
Jamboree
Scoutmaster Stanley N. Carroll,
of RCAF Station Centralia,' has a
good group of boys with him
throughoutthis week and next, as.
he guides the 33 delegates from
this area through the preliminar-
ies and then •-the Jamboree at
Niagara -on -the -Lake.' Assisting
him are Glen Lodge, Goderich, and
Robert J. Black, Kincardine..
The boys, all first class Scouts,
have come from as far north. as
Owen Sound and as far south as
Aiisa Craig, to spend two days' at
Clinton Scout Camp on the Mait-
land River, in preparation for the
world-wide event. They are oftic-
ially.na ted the Great Lakes Troop
No. 7.
Tuesday they moved into camp,
where they pitched 'three tants
for each of the four patrols which
were soon formed, and also put up
tents for the leaders who accomp-
anied them. Yesterday they gath-
ered wood for their project which
they expect to assemble at the
Jamboree, into• a look -out tower,
and probably a hand made bridge
as well.
Besides Stephen Brown, Clinton,
and. Wayne Harris, RCAF Station
Clinton, two other local, Scouts are
at. the Jamboree. They are Arthur
Tyndall and Gordon Scribbins , on
staff.
George Stephens, Wiarton, is
one of 50 Scouts m Canada, who
won an expense paid trip to the
Jamboree because .of the excel-
lence of his essay on "What It
Means To Be A Scout", The con -
Prize Bouquet at the Flower Show
C. H. Epps, regional director with the horticulture 'branch,
Department of Agriculture, (and incidentally, manager of C. H.
Epps Manufacturing, Ltd., Clinton), looks on as his wife receives
a word of praise from Rev. D. J. Lane, president of the Clinton
Horticultural Society, for her prize-winning table bouquet at the
Flower Show held Saturday afternoon in the town hall.
(News -Record Photo)
Ontario St. Church Addition
■
Planned
Laying Ped
The cornerstone laying cere-
mony for the addition to the On:
titrio Street United. Church is
Planned as part of the regular
evening service at 7.30 o'clock next
Sunday evening, Following a ser-
vice held in the church, a proces-
sional will lead the congregation
outside where the ceremony will
take place.
Rev. A, Glen 'Eagle will be in
charge of the service, and taking
part will be Miss S. Courtice, rep-
resenting the ladies and organiza-
tions of the church, who will lead
M prayer; Fletcher Townsend,
clerk of session who will lead -in
the responsive reading; W, 13.
Olde, recording steward will .read
the Scripture.
13. J. Gibbings, chairman of the
trustees board will lay 'certain
historic documents within the
stone. This will include a copy of
the latest church report, a list of
the officials of the church, a list
of the present town council mem-
bers, and also a copy of this News -
Record. Then Harry Ball, chair;
man of the Stewards and George
Levis, clraifanan of tam building
committee 'will :officially lay the
stone.
Clinton at their Karnival held last
night. John B. Prouse, 333 Huron
Road, Goderich, was the lucky
winner..
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dowdy;
RCAF Station Clinton, picked up
"Cindy", the money -wrapped and..
daintily dressed doll offered lit a
draw by the Kinette Club of Clin-
ton. Winner was Six-year-old
Connie Bergen, Orillia, sister of
Mrs. Dowdy.
Over 400 people crowded the
grandstand at the Community
Park ; for the . stage performance
offered on the new bandstand, and
thoroughly enjoyed the'entertain-
inent of music, dancing and acro-
batics.
Wheels, games, and a big bingo
game were in progress throughout
the evening, and both young and
old were able to share the fun of
the refreshment booth which was
operated by the members of the
Kinette Club. Each of the girls
wore a trim new money apron in
gold and purple (the Kinette cola
ours), and they served hot-dogs
and cold drinks which really met
the appetites of the Karnival fans.
`Every Boy to OAC"
Urges Blyth Man
In 4-H Address
"Every boy wilo wishes to be-
come a farmer should Spend some
time at the Ontario Agricultural
College in Guelph," stated Boyd
Taylor, Blyth, as he spoke to a
combined group of 4-11 Club mern-
hers in the Hensall Kinsmen White
Bean Club and the Exeter Grain
Club, at Hensall on Monday even-
ing. Mn Taylor entered OAC after
studying at Clinton District Col-
legiate Institute.
Thirty-one members answered
the roll call at the meeting by
stating whether he or she had been
on the 4-H train trip to Toronto.
Keith Lovell opened the meeting
by leading in the 4-H pledge re-
peated in unison, o
Harold Baker, associate agricul-
tural representative for the county
introduced Harry Strang, Hensall,
the district director of the-Oiitario
Soil and Crop Improvement As-
sociation, who talked on the
judging of grains, warning the
4-H-ers to look for size, uniform-
ity and colour of the grain.
Two classes of beans, one' each
of wheat, oats and barley, were
judged, and reasons were given by
Mr. Strang, Douglas May, Boyd
Taylor and Mr. Baker. A quiz
taken from the manuals followed
A special meeting will be held
next Monday night, August 22,
whoa the White Bean Club will
plan their float for the Hensall
Kinsmen Bean Festival,
Miss Margaret Mitchell and
Miss Bird Gamey, Winnipeg, Man,,
who have just returned from a
trip to Florida and Cuba, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs, A. D. Mc-
Cartney,
Cougar Patrol Learns of Charcoal Stoves
The Cougar Patrol members at the Pre -Jamboree Camp held
on the Clinton Scout site are getting a briefing on the method
of operating a charcoal stove. Two empty oil drums, with a hole
at the base to admit draft, are topped with a 'colander shaped
pan with holes,' which contain the charcoal. Over it all goes the
cooking screen. •Leader Bill Graham, Ailsa Craig is describing
the method. Others, left to right are Don McArthur, Goderich;
Tom Borland, Owen Sound; John Love, RR 4, Seaforth; 13111
Bennett, Kincardine; Tom Trafelet, Southampton; Jon Church,
Palmerston and Bill McLeish, Durham. (News -Record Photo)
Seaforth's Mr. Murray, At 92, Was
Oldest Man In Derry Day Parade'
William Murray,eaforth, 92 Graham, Goderich, accorded a
Y,
years of age won the prize for civic welcome to the organisations.
being the oldest. person, at the Derry Day marks the 267th an
Derry Day celebration in Gode- niversary of the Relief of. Derry
rich on Saturday. He has been a in 1688,
member of Clinton Preceptory 161 c
for over 60 years.
c� C F r %lour For
members of the x+2.50 e
About 1,200 mentb qP
Royal Black Knights of Ireland
W d
and a crowd estimated at nearly C uttinff ee s
5,000 persons :lammed
Goderich All members of Tuckersmith
for the occasion. There were ten,
bands in the parade which was 1Vlunici Council met in the town
made up of from 40 to 50 Black hall,ueaforth, last Tuesday even -
Knight Preceptories from eleven ing, with Reeve James Doig pre -
counties. siding.
Guest speaker was Sir Knight Rate of pay for cutting weeds
John Morrison of the Grand on the roadsides was set at $2.50
Lodge, Sarnia. 'Other speakers per hour per man, team and mow-
. Rev. T. J. White,er; for tractor with seven -foot
Were Sir .Knight
Londesboro; Rev, A. G, Eaglecutting bar, $3.
test was conducted Bank bythe , Clinton and Sir Knight Rev. L.
1
of Nova Scotia. I Slade, Woodham. Reeve John
A -grant or $100 was made to
the Seaforth Agricultural Society.
Hay And Livestock
Lost In Barn Fire
Almost the entire hay crop plu4
60 pigs and nine calves were de•
strayed in a 20,000 fire that razed
a barn on the farm of Fletcher
Fisher, just east of Benmiller. The
fire occurred last Thursday morn-
ing,
Neighbours kept the fire from
spreading to a second barn, the
house and a 'field of ripe hay until
firemen from. Goderich and Clinton
arrived on the scene. Workers
were operating a cutting box when
straw Wound around the main
shaft of the machine causing it to
become overheated The straw
ignited before it could be cleared
and went up the blower pipe into
the barn..
The fire engulfed the building
in -a few minutes. One bull was
led to safety but the intense heat
Prevented rescuers from reaching
the calves and pigs.
The Clinton Fire Department
Was called when it was feared that
sparks beim carried by the high
wind were endangering the house
and barn of 3. H. Henderson. No
trouble developed and the Clinton
brigade didn'thave to umeel'theix -,
hose.