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Clinton News-Record, 1950-08-31, Page 1THE NEW ERA -86th YEAR ews- Na 35-36 CLINTON, ONTARIO, ;THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1950 THE NEWS—RECORD-70th !YEAR The HomeB Paper with the Newe Mbe ,jffirst Column - 4 SPEEDERS THROUGH CLINTON had better beware, because Chief of Police Leo Kelly is very much on the warpath with charges laid and hearings pending• local residents have friends, they'd best tell them about the situation Chief Kelly an- nounces that the parking bylaw will be rigidly enforced and that motorists should observe it or run the risk of getting a ticket . . . SGT. ALEX VELLEMAN, PRESI- dent' of Clinton Amateur Radio Club, informs us that during the railway strike and tie-up. of tele- graph communications, the "ham" radio ,people are trying to help out . . . They will forward by radio urgent messages—involving deaths, accidents,, serious illness, etc.,—and receive replies to them He advised phoning Clinton 382 local 58 ... We think this, is a splendid offer by the local radio "hams" and they have the thanks of the public . s S * IN RENEWING HER SUBSCRIP- tion to The NEWS -RECORD for another year, an "Old Clinton-. tan," Mrs. Percy Barrett, 479 Jones Ave., Toronto, writes: "My ' husband' and I were unable to attend the Reunion, which we regret because my family were known so well in Clinton ... But I am keeping all -the papers for memory's `sake .. As I read the list dawn, l knew hundreds of them, proud to think that my old 'home town' had such a wonder- ful time and that it was a grand success .. . I have known `Tubby' Lawson and° his people for many years=a lovely family" . . . * • * OUR THANKS TO ,ALEX. CUD- more, Clinton apiarist and vet- eran chairman of the Public School Board, for excellent samples of clover honey which he handed us the other day with his compliments; the taste was wonderful! 'And the same to Town Clerk M. T. Corless for his gift of Duchess auu les. as only he—an accomplished horticultur- ist—ran grow them! . '' * ,k S THE CONCRETE BASEMENT OF T. R. Thompson's new store building on the east side of Al- bert St., just north of the Pub- lic Utilities Building, is now completed et the rear and grad- ing also has been finished . Bruce Bartliff's new residence on Whitehead St is making good progress toward completion, and also Wilbur Martin's on Princess at Raglan , .. -A new apartment is underway on the second floor of The NEWS -RECORD build- ing . . a ,, a JUST IN CASE MANY OF OUR subscribers were wondering why they did not receive last week's issue sooner, let us mention the railway strike . Newspapers are second class mail, and noth- ing but first-class 'Mail was ac- cepted by the Post. Office for outside delivery . a . BEST WISHES OF LOCAL bandsmen and other, citizens are with Frank Strathearn, Band- master of Clinton Citizens' band and Stratford CNR Employees' Band,', in his quest for honours at franadlian National Exhibit- ion, Toronto, today , The Strat- lord band is competing in Toron- to with bands from ell across Canada . . The Band was giv- ing a rousing send -of at Strat- ford . . . AUBURN We regret to report that Mrs. James,,Raithby is in poor health at present. Mx. and Mrs. Oscar Ament vis- ited the former's father at Guelph on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Mac- Intyre, • Detroit, are visiting Mr. end Mrs. George Beadle. Alfred Rollinson spent Satur- day ' in Toronto at the CNE and participated in the Warrior's Day there. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Phillips and three children,' Toronto, vis- ited last weekend ••with Mrs: Maud gremlin. . Misses Mary and Trances Hou- ston have returned following a holiday spent. in Eastern Ontario and part' of Quebec.." Dr. and Mrs. Charles Mcllveen, Oshawa, visited on Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Mcllveen. Mrs. Marguerite Chopin is vis- iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stoltz, prior to assuming. a teaching position at Alliston. Mr. and Mrs. John Hildebrand and son, Jordan Station, were weekend visitors with Mrs. Hil- debrand's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wightntan. A number from this district 4/'tended ' the funeral of Mrs. A. Osbaldeston at' Goderieh on Mon- day. Mrs. Osbaldeston was for- merly Elizabeth Dawson. Mr. and Mrs. R., D. Munro spent a couple of days in Toron- to last week. Their daughter, Mrs. Robert Ling, and Marilyn,. returned . to Toronto following a month's visit here. Rash of BreakAns Rouses Speculation in Town Wouldbe Thieves Get Barren Haul Lodges Decorate Graves , Three local organizations com- bined to stage the annual Dec oration Service at Clinton Cem- etery Sunday afternoon. They were Murphy 'Lodge LOL No.. '710; Clinton Branch No. 140, Canadian Legion; and Clinton Lodge IOOF' No. 83. Beautiful weather.. conditions prevailed for the service, which was „conducted by the icleugy. L. G. Winter was marshal of the parade, which was headed by Clinton Citizens'. Band. The parade 'formed up at Pub- lic Library Park and proceeded to the Cenotaph at the Post Off- ice wherewreaths were laid. Zone Commander George Wilson placed the wreath for the Leg- ion; Henry Sloman for '-the; Orangemen; and J. E. Dale . for the Oddfellows.Th eBand play- ed the National Anthem. a The parade moved off west on Albert St., and dispersed at Princess St., where the march- ers took cars for the cemetery. At the cemetery, Pastor John Ostler of the Pentecostal Church gave the call to worship and the invocation prayer., Led by the Band, the audience sang the hymn: "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and Rev. W. J. Woolfrey, 'min- ister of Ontario St. United Church, read the Scripture less- on from 1 Corinthians: 15. In a brief address, Rev. T. Dale Jones, rector of St. Thom- as' Anglican Church, Seaforth, read passage from II Corinth- ians 5. "Although the breath of life has left the mortal remains of the departed, that is not the end of life; it is just the beginning," the speaker declared. "This life is only apprentice- ship. It should make us stop to think of the shortness of human ife," he said, "Let us try and nate the lives of others less for- tunate than ourselves, happy!" Rev. Mr. Jones stated that as a farmer thinks of his grain arid' a florist of his flowers, so a Christian should think of the spiritueal harvest. "Let us live. our lives that it may be said about us: 'he lived his life as God would have willed." Trumpeter William Andrews played the "Last Pest" and Rev- eiIlie", after which' Rev. Mr. Jones pronounced the benedict- on to close the service. Decorat- ion of the various graves in the cemetery then proceeded. Cairn Decorated Following the activities at the cemetery, a portion of the crowd adjourned to the Sir ,William Otter cairn located on the west side of King's Highway 4, a short distance south of Clinton, where a brief commemorative service was held. T. G. Scribbins, past president, Canadian Legion, gave a short address in which he referred to the fact that the late Sir William Otter was born near the site of the cairn December 3, 1843, and died in Toronto in 1929. He served in the Northwest Rebell- ion 1885, South African War 1889-1901, and Great War 1914- 18. G. Newton Davies in behalf of the Legion, deposited a wreath, and Pastor John Ostler gave a word of prayer, Young Canadians Step Up For Their Wings THIRTEEN GRADUATES of specialized courses to RCAF work received their diplomas in a graduation ceremony on the parade ground of the RCAF Station, Clinton, Friday afternoon. The diplomas were handed to the successful radio officers by Wing Commander R. F. Miller, AFC, commanding officer. Ontario men in the graduating group, shown here, are H. E. Smale, London, who stood second in the course; J. F. 'Haney, Fort William; Eric Massey, Leeds, Eng- land, and Peterboro. The RCAF insignia, beneath which they stend, was painted by Flt. Sgt. H. Mossip, of the staff of the Station; Flt. ,Sgt. Mossip is now in charge of an RCAF display at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. Police Investigate Several Accidents Chief of Police Leo Kelly in- veatig!ated several traffic acci- dents in Clinton within the past"! few days. A car driven by Jack Hey Wood, 21, was backing out of a taxi stand about 1.30 p.m., Aug-' ust 23, when it carne into collis- ion with' another car driven by Clarence Metcalfe, Hanover. ! Damage was estimated at $150. Police said a careless driving; charge had been laid against' Heywood. A truck driven by Wilfred Monaghan, Clinton, was in coil- • ision with a car driven by Clin- ton Smith, Stratford, on Ontario St., near the Public School, a- bout 9.20 a.m., August 25. Both cars were travelling west at the time. " Two cars collided at -the in- tersection of Isaac and' Joseph Sts. about 3.15 p.m., Sunday, August. 27. ,Iohn Pearson, Lond- on, was driving south on Isaac St., and Jacqueline ' Habkirk, Seaforth, east on. Joseph St. Right front of the Pearson car and left side of the Habkirk car were damaged.. Police charged Pearson with dangerous driving. a • Flight Cadets Shine At RCAF Graduation "It was really a firstclass ceremonial review; I only wish the , Chief of the Air Staff had been here to enjoy it," Wing Commander R. F. Miller, AFC, Commanding' Officer, ` Clinton RCAF Station, declared at the conclusiop of a graduation parade at the Station Friday afternoon last. In the ceremonial, the Flight Cadets held all the, executive positions, end they carried out all their duties with distinction. Flight Cadet J. A. Eggleston, Y, s Calgary, r Alta.. acted Com- mander, while the regulaf officers sat in seats reserved far spec- tators. Wing Commander Miller mode the presentation of diplomas to the members of two graduating classes: Radio Officers' course No. 18, and University Air Train- ing Plan Course No. 2. Eight. Flight Cadets were included in the former and five in the latter. F/C D, J. McLaws, Bourne- mouth, Eng. and Montreal, Que., stood first in RO 17, with F/C H. E. Smale, London, second, and. F/C R, J. Palmer, Regina, Sask., third. Others . graduating were F/C Makarchuk, Benito, Man.; F/C. P. A. Monteith, Verdun,'Que.; F/C Massey. Leeds, Eng., and Peterboro; F/C O. E. Fonstad, Torquay, Sesk.; F/C J. F. Honey, Fort William, F/C D. S. Moir, Melville, Sask., headed UAT 2, with F/C J. I. Beggs, Davidson, Sask., second, and F/C J. H. Delory, George - team PHI, third. F/C R. At Plouffe, Verdun, Que., and F/C . a so The Weather 1950 a949 High Low High Low Aug. 24 81 56 77 61 25 80 57 81 54 60 86 67 74 26 77 ` 62 "27 84 65 28 77 66. 29 75 62 '70 5ll 30 74 59• 75 54 twee 1 oa ing -Rain' 1 15 the graduated. W/C` Miller welcomed the guests in behalf of the Station personnel.' "Normally, it would' be our pleasure to have a senior officer visit the Station to pre- sent the wings," he said. "How- ever, in view of the very tense international situation and re- cruiting drive, no doubt their place is at their desk. I have been honoured by the, graduates by being asked to preseot the wings this afternoon. "Inasmuch as I•' aro. Command- ing Officer here, it would not be fitting to pass complimentary remarks about the Station. "During your' time here, we have been attempting to turn out not only good radio officers but good officers. In our own humble way, we have attempted to make' you better, citizens. It doesn't take too much imagination to see the graduates this afternoon as, potential squadron commanders. Should it be necessary for Can- ada to mobilize in the event of war, ' I know we can depend on everyone of you. BELL TELEPHONE PLANS TO INSTAL NEW EQUIPMENT The installation of additional equipment in the Clinton ex- change and the erection of., cables and wires throughout this corn- munity will Soon provide . ad- ditional telephones for waiting applicants and individual lines for party -line subscribers who have requested a change, C. B. Symonds, Bell Telephone amen - ager for this region,, said today. The new equipment, consisting of 160 "multiples", each multiple representing a .new telephone number, will go into operation within the next few weeks. The additional facilities are expected to take care of the telephone needs of Clinton for soma time. A few waiting, applicants can- not be served at present because of the shortage of out.aide plant facilities, Mr. Symonds explain- ed. However, en extensive con- struction program, designed to provide. the necessary wires and cables for the installation of new telephones, and to provide facil- ities for individual line service for all who want it, is now under- way and scheduled for comple- tion ' shortly. There are now more than 1,400 telephones in operation here and in. the barn at the time. subscribers are making an 'aver-' o age of 5,500 'local and 450 long , FARM CHANGES HANDS distance calls every day. Daunt Camebell. Kinloss, has (recently 'purchased "Fairview Overcrowding Charge; north of Farm"! Mitchell, fromiW Joseph Greer and Gasoline Theft Case Comes Up in Court As he had been in custody since August 12, a charge of theft of half a gallon of gasoline at Clinton, laid against Harvey H. Brice, 17, St, Thomas, was dis- missed in magistrate's court at Goderich Thursday last. The offence took place August 1 from a cowl bunker car in the CNR Yards here. A second charge of theft of - gasoline from a truck in Com- munity Park against Brice and John Wilfred Bezzo, 20, Clinton, was adjourned until today. Struck by Lightning Large Barn Burned A large frame barn on the farm of Clifford Alcock, east of Brussels, was completely destroy- ed when struck by lightning dur- ing Monday night's electrical storm. At 11.30. p.m .tbe alarm was sounded in Brussels and the fire !brigade from there arrived on the scene minutes later. By the time firemen arrived, 'the barn was almost burned to the ground. The owner said there were no stock and, very few crops Strike Legislation Passed by House 'The 'railway strike, which had bedevilled Canada from coast to coast since Tuesday morning of last week, has come to an end- with the passing by: the Canadian Parliament last night of en emergency act de- signed to halt the stoppage. Parliament assembled in special session Tuesday afternoon for this purpose. By radio, union leaders ord- ered the strikers back to work in order to comply with the lew, and the dispute must be settled withitl 15 days: In the meantime. the railways will op- erate as usual. Local railway men were of the ' opinion that way freight movements would come first on local lines,. but felt that the westbound late train from 'To- ronto might arrive tonight, with the eastbound early train out Friday morning. However, that was only a matter of conjecture. Local industry was starting to be hardhit by the strike; and there'has been considerable dis- location of normal business. A rash of break-ins—more or less of a petty nature, broke out in Clinton Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, with the result that local and provincial police are on the lookout for the culprits. No less than six local places of. business were reported by Chief of Police Leo Kelly as having been. entered, but the sum total of loot apparently -did not rank very high. The clumsiness demonstrated by the thieves seemed to indicate. that. amateurs, or near -amateurs, were at work. However, police are staging a thorough investiga- tion and' are hopeful of tangible results. The CNR tool shed, beside the tracks. was entered by smashing the lock of the door. .Some tools are believed to have been taken. Strikebound, tate CNR freight sheds also were entered, and railway officials ere investigat- ing. Extent of the thefts is not yet known. - - Mitcheal McAdam reported that the lock had been broken off the door of the workshop in his lumber yard near the CNR tracks. Minor thefts may have taken place. Clinton Feed Mill, Huron St., near the main intersection, oper- ated by Canada Packers Limited, was entered through a window on the second floor. The culprits smashed the dial on the office safe and turned It over on its back, but failed to get inside, through one cause or another. A window in the workshop section of Murphy Bros. Garage at Huron and Ornage Sts„ was forced, and a $10 bill was stolen from a small cash box in the office. Harry Watkins' service station, farther west on Huron St., • was entered by smashing a lock on the front door of the store section. Nothing is believed to be missing. All six break-ins appear to be the 'work of the same gang, speeding quickly from place to place during the night. Chief Kelly stated that Strat- ford recently had had a similar series of robberies, following the same pattern. Cattle Marketing Leave Bayfield To I,.iye 'in France (By our Bayfield correspondent) Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Tor - rens and two children, Robert, 14, and Carol, 12, who have spent the season at their summer home on Tuyll St., Bayfield, left on Sunday for Quebec City to em- bark on the "Scythia" which sailed for England on Tuesday. The family will spend a year in France while Dr. Torrens works on his biography of Ro- main Roland, French novelist. Dr. Torrens spent last summer there studying and is continuing his study of Roland's work under grants from the American Phil- osophical Society and the Human- ity's Research Council of Canada. "In peacetime, it is neressary to restrirt our personnel because of economy; therefore, it is, necessary to choose the right type of men as a nucleus. Gbod of- ficers are essential.: Defence is every citizen's 'responsibility; not yours and mine alone. "To the graduates, Godspeed and the best of luck!" Following the ceremonies, e, reception' was held in the Of- ficers' Mess, and during the' evening en informal dance was With Eight in Coupe ,Sena arta slrlt'iceo derly of Bay - Pacing three traffic charges, A graduate of Dartmouth Col- lege University and. Cornell University, Dr. Torrens was a member of the Hobart College Faculty, Geneva, N.Y., before joining the staff of the Univer- sity of Western Ontario, London, in 1944. U . Londesboro Man, Polio Suspect, in Hospital A 32 -year-old Londesboro man,. admitted to Victoria Hospital, London, Monday night as a polio suspect, became the 19th person to be admitted to the hospital's polio ward 'this year. Among them are 13 actual cases and six suspects. Eight cases are transfers from Windsor and Kingsville, where an outbreak of the disease has occurred this year. Huron -Perth Baseball League Play-offs Results in Past Week "B" Play-offs Goderich 10—St. Marys 5 (Goderich wins series 2-0) Centralia 6—Clinton RCAF 2 Centralia 9—Clinton RCAF 0 (Centralia wins series 2-1) l'oderich plays Centralia RCAF in group final. "C" Play-offs Lucan 9—Mitchell 5 Mitchell 11—Lucan 5 Mitchell 19--Lucan "0 (Mitchell wins series 3-1) Dashwood 5—Clinton Colts 2 Dashwood 6—Clinton Colts 2 (Dashwood wins series 2-0) Mitchell plays Dashwood in group final. Roger leetourneaus 21, Clinton, ' : . ee , etetaateee-ea:. , .«:°awl.+teiej tete ,;.,`gw,. ««,«••••••41.00 .ce+;«k@ appeared in court at Goderich, Thursday last. He was fined $1 ea and costs for failing to produce e- a driver's licence and'$5 and 3 costs for speeding. A charge of careless driving for overcrowd- ing was dismissed, Chief of Police Leo Kelly, Clinton testified that there were J,.., A. Heal, Ryerson, Sast„ held. 4 eight persons in a )two -bested 1946 coupe, four in the front and ''f four in the back, with,the driver " right up against the left front door. He paced the car from the CNR Station Clinton. to the main intersection at' 45 miles per hour when the town legal limit is 30 miles per hour. The offence took place July 30. Accused said he weighed about 115 pounds. that his girl friend was smaller than he, and that the others were just as small. He 'said he was in a, bathing suit and his licence was in 'a sweater pocket. p NO ISSUE. of Clinton News -Record . F September 7 .. Thtfrsday, in accordance with 'the annual custom. j• Down Due to Strike "The number of cattle market- ed in the past week has been cut down .considrably due to the tie-up caused by the railway strike," R. G. Bennett, agricul- tural representative for Huron County, reported today. During the past week, several farmers completed harvesting and they have reported that it was the best spell of weather that they have had for sometime. A few farmers have been tak- ing off the second cut of hay which is of a very high quality. Turnip aphid infestation has been reported to a small extent in some . areas of the country. DRUNK DRIVER JAILED Pleading guilty to a charge of drunk driving at Clinton on Aug- ust 19, William Cleary, 20, "Sea - forth, was sentenced to seven days in Huron County Goal and the car he was driving was im- pounded, in Magistrate's Court• at Goderich Thursday last. For not having a driver's permit, he mas fined an additional $15 and costs, or two weeks in goal. Need Sixteen Stitches To Close Head Wound 1 OFFICE and PLANT X COMING EVENTS = rrr x You will find complete sails faction dancing at Crystal Palace •?a Ballroom, Mitchell, every Friday :s: night to music of Don -Robertson a and Ranch Boys, • 35-p Bring 'your friends to Saturdey� ' night modern dances at Crystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell, and . woe oy ,dancing to. music of Cam ,% 'McLean and Orchestra. 35-p .>a s 4 will remain ;F. for the convenience of customers desiring td pay subscriptions or order printing: +3y�ielaletele teaaialet 4•d• 444;1 4eltM•leaa+04.4.41a.,i»;4fr'444•d t James Hirons, Blyth, an em- ployee at Clinton RCAF Station, met with a painful accident Wed- nesday evening last around eight o'clock when he stepped out of one of the buildings on the grounds, and fell head first tea feet, into an open manhole. He Was taken to Scott'Memor- ial Hospital, Seeforth, where ex- amination revealed no fractures, but 16 stitches were required to close the wound in his head. c Tuckersmith Township Ladies' Club Meets Tuckersmith Ladies' Club. monthly meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Walter Pepper, on Wednesday, September 6. The roll call will be answered by giving your favourite pickle re- cipe. o Stanley Township Community Club Meets The August meeting of Stan- ley Community Club was held at the home of Mrs. Norman Baird with the vice-president, Mrs. George !Cantelont, in the chair' There were 20 members, six guests and nine children pres- ent The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer, followed 'by the. secretary's and treasurer's report. ' After a short discussion, two contests were presented by Mrs, John A. McEwen and Mrs. Nor- man Baird. The roll call for the September meeting is to be "Your summer vacation." After a social half hour a very lovely lunch was served.