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Clinton News-Record, 1950-11-16, Page 1THE NEW ERA --86th YEAR ews- ecor THE NEWS -RECORD -70th YEAR No: 46 CLINTON, 'ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950 The Home Paper with the New. tie jftrt t otunin-=- • BRIGHT AND EARLY TODAY, the' three-day open deer hunting season got under way in Gode- rich Township for the benefit of residents end taxpayers only , , Early reports were that there were plenty of hunters and some deer , . In any case, a lot of the boys were having a good ,time., . 4 S SPEAKING OF DEER, MRS: Ellwood Epps, . wife of the well known sportsman, got hers while on a hunting trip in the Burwash area of Northern Ontario And as far es we can gather, Ellwood didn't get one this time, although another member of the party did In 'addition to Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Epps, the others along were Clifford Epps, Clinton; Stan Kelleher, and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Neilson, London.. IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS from business men, The NEWS - RECORD will publish its annual Christmas Shopping Edition under date of November 30 .. 'Ad- vertisers are requested Ms. have their 'copy in by the previous weekend, Saturday, November 25, to guarantee inclusion in the issue . s a * KINCARDINE IS FOLLOWING Clinton's lead and will have a deputy reeve as a member of the Town Council in. 1951, as the Bruce town has more than 1,000 eligible voters . . As in the case of Clinton, the move will boost the Town Council membership to nine and County Council membership to 30 This will be the first deputy reeve since Kincardine became a town in 1876 . . Clinton's last deputy reeVe was W. Jones, who served in 1898 y is H ' OUR, BELATED BUT NEVER- theless hearty congratulations to the municipality of Exeter on the fact that this live South Huron centre will become a town, ef- fective January 1, 1951 .. , With o population of 2,400 or 2,500 and a large assessment, it prob- ably was' about time that it lost its village status . The 1951 Town Council will consist of a Mayor, Reeve, Deputy Reeve and four Councillcrs, and we feel that seven are plenty for the job . , . Clinton Town Council will have nine members next year . OUR NEW FEATURE COVER ing news from RCAF Station and Adastral Park, published for the first time in last week's issue, caused considerable favorable comment on the Station and from' other residents of the, district, who found that the new Mayor of Adastral' Park, F/O W. G. "Gerry" Fulton, is a natural humorous writer "I could hardly stop laughing when I read his description of himself," was one comment , . . 0 Town Council Clinton Town Council, at its November meeting, in addition to activities reported in last week's issue, did the following: Passed Bylaw 19 for 1950 to amend Bylaw 9 for 1950 to ap- point Leo Kelly Chief of Police; Approved building permits: Albert Bond, garage, Princess St., $250; Mrs. Agnes Dale, garage, Maple St., $175; W. G. Pickett, transform old barn into work- shop, Queen St., $150. Granted permission to R. G. Bennett to erect sign in front of Ontario Agricultural Office, Department to assume all re- sponsibility; Increased auditors' fee to Mon- teith and Monteith to $500, with request to have report in by February 15, 1951; Approved payment of $70 for extra policing during Old Borne Week and also $150 to Clinton Fire Brigade for services during Old Home Week • (150 hours at $1 an hour): Approved assessment of farm lands et 35 per cent of values, shown in assessment roll and in Bylaw 22; Permitted Frank Rains and C. J. Livermore to erect "no park- ing" signs at their own expense; Renewed Harvey Ashton's taxi licence to May 15, 1952; Went on record as favouring a county Court of Revision with discussion at. November session cd Huron County Council led by Reeve . G. S. Elliott. LONDESBORO Played at Meeting The fact that Miss Doris -Grier- son played two lovely piano solos was inadvertently omitted from the report of the annual meeting of Hullett Township Federation, of Agriculture published in last week's NEWS -RECORD. • STANLEY Mr. and Mrs. Herb Stephens and family spent Sunday in Woodstock. Mrs. ' William Atkinson and Bobby, Saskatoon, visited for a few days with the lady's sister, Mrs. Herb Stephens. Bolt ives .Clinton o fnan Close 'Call Hurtles Through Cottage - Londesboro Girl Married Pictured above in their wedding photo are MR. AND MRS. HAROLD CECIL CUNNINGHAM whose marriage was solemniz- ed.in Londesboro United Church by Rev. S. H. Brenton, on Monday, October 22, 1950. The bride, formerly Anne May Garrett, is the youngest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. John Garrett, Londesboro, and her husband is the yougest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Cunningham, Blyth. —Photo by Fowler Bros. Studio Solemn Services Held Mark Remembrance Day Clinton Town Hal was well- filled on Saturday morning, No- vember 11, for the annual Ser- vice of Remembrance. Clinton Citizens' Band, under the baton of M. J. Agnew, played for the singing of the hymns. Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel was chairman for the service. Following the opening hymn, b God, our help in ages past," Rev. Mr. Bulteel gave the Invo- cation prayer and led in the reading of Psalm 46. Clair Clark, Pastor of Clinton and Auburn Baptist Churches, read the Scrip- ture lesson. After the singing of the hymn "Fight the • good fight,". Rev. Hugh C. Wilsonof- fered prayer, Rev. R. M. P. Bulled', In his brief message, stated that the greatest sin was the forgetfulness of God and His laws.. Mankind has came to believe he is master of his own world—captain of his own soul. Man needs God now as never before. How can we ever hope to change Russia if we can't change ourselves. Let us begin et home and show a pat- e W. J. Rogers read the Scripture tern of real Christianity—we can W. offered we but come back to God. It J. and prayer was is only as we conic to this real- by Rev. R. H. Sanderson, The ization that World Wars I and II choir, under the direction of Mr. have 'not been fought in vain, Nicol, sang " A. Song of Peace." the speaker concluded. F/L C. L. Harding, Protestant The service concluded with Padre of RCAF Station, Clinton, the singing of the hymn "Nearer ave the address, speaking on my God to. Thee", the National "Think of these things," and Anthem, and the closing prayer taking his text from Phiilipians and Benediction offered by Rev, 4 Those assisting in the parade D. J. Lane, were ' the Legion members, Lad - The parade then formed up les' ,Auxiliary and a detachment outside the hall and proceeded from the RCAF Station, Clinton, to the Cenotaph where tlic vans the latter by kind permission of Mus organizations laid wreaths the Commanding Officer of the in silent tribute to the gallant Station. dead. Those laying wreaths were: Town Hall where it dispersed. Service at Heiman (By our Hensall correspondent) A public service' of Remem- brance for the Village of Hensall was held of the Cenotaph on Saturday morning, November 11. Following the hymn, "0 Valiant Hearts," andprayer. by Rev. W, J. Rogers, the last post was. sounded, two minutes silence obe served and the Reveille blown. The following wreaths were laid on the- cenotaph. Province of Ontario, Mrs. R. Taylor; Tuck- ersmith Township, Councillor Roy Bell; Hay Township, Reeve Earl ,Compton Village .of Hen- sel', Reeve A. W. Kerslake; Ladies' Auxiliary, Mrs. Fred Beer; Legion, J. Tudor. Flowers were placed on the Cenotaph in mem- ory of F/O Gerald Passmore, who paid the Supreme Sacrifice in February 1945, by J. Simmons, in behalf of the Passmore family, The 'remainder of the service was held in the Town Hall. The hymn "0 God our help in ages pest" was sung after which Rev. Province of Ontario E L Mit- tell; RCAF, F/L H, M. Fitzgerald; Veterans Attend Church Town of -Clinton, Mayor R. y, (By our Hayfield correspondent) Hattin; Ladies' 'Auxiliary of the Local veterans of two world Canadian Legion, Mrs, Ronald wars attended Trinity Church in MacDonald; liuronic Rebekah a body on Sunday evening. Lodge, Mrs. W. O. Johnston; Wo- The Rector chose for, the text men's Institute, Mrs. Clarence of his .thought-provoking address: Sturdy; LOBA, Miss Clara .Har- St. John 14, verse 6—"I am the risen; Clinton Lodge A.F. and way, the truth and the life: no A,M., R. G. Shertreed; Murphy man cometh unto the Father, but Lodge LOL, William Cook;.. Olin- by .me, The speaker pointed out ton Lodge IOW, Frank McEwan; thatvarious attempts have been. Clinton Lions Club, Lorne Brown;. made to unite (the world but Clinton Fire Brigade, John A; they failed because they were not Sutter: Clinton and District founded on the teachings of. Chamber of Commerce, Leslie Jesus, He spoke the language. Ball; Clinton Branch Canadian of Love. Legion, Kelso Streets; Clinton Public School children, Rita Lee and Donna Moore; RCAF Station School Children and Cubs, Sam- my Jenkins and Janet Mills; First Clinton Boy Scout Troop, Bev Aikenhead. Trumpeter William Andrews sounded the last post and after two minutes' silence, the re- veille. The parade marched past the Cenotaph and back ib the 'Jesus Christ. l�oniy Picture Painted In order to meet higher costs of hospitalization of indigent patients, future estimates must be increased, county treasurer A. H. Erskine told Huron County Council at the. opening of the November session at Goderich Tuesday afternoon. Presenting the estimates for the remainder of the year, Mr. Ers- kine said a idefieit of $27,000 has accumulated , over the past three years. Other items over- run are Children's Aid Society administration of justice, and in There increase nthe work demandedof the C.A.S., and an apparent increase in the number of police cases. The mill rate was held at, the same level as last year at the expense of a reduction in county highways rate of half a mill. This rate will have to be restored in 1951, said Mr. Erskine, and it will require close cooperation of all committees in 1951 to keep the rate at a stable level. Mr. Erskine said it was not all gloom. The new registry office had been paid for out of cur- rent revenue; and considerable work has been done on the high- ways. The county museum has been established in the old Cent- ral school, Goderich. Aporgressive plan of repairing end"ilnproving the County Home is being car- ried out.. In conjunction with peace of- ficers, an investigation looking toward a more equitable appor- tionment of the costs Of certain types of cases has been made, with some success. Receipts up to Oct. 51 were $206,944.58; disbursements, $210,- 473.76; overdraft, $3,529.17, . The report was referred to finance committee, Welcomes Members Warden Cecil Johnston, in a brief address, welcomed the members. As the long fall season has enabled rural members to get their work completed, he mid he hoped they would be able to be present and enjoy all the session. E h Announcement has been made of the three Huron County Car- ter Scholarships which have been won this year by students from Seaforth, Wingham and Clinton. The winners were; first, $100, Robert D. MacLennan, Seaforth High School; second, $60, Wil - Liam 0. Johnston, Wingham High School: third, $40, Lois M. Wood, Clinton District Collegiate Insti- tute, Miss Wood, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wood, Londes- boro, is attending a. commercial school in London. He expressed sympathy for the family of the: late Mrs. George Ginn; and for ex -reeve George MacDonald in the death of his brother. He concluded by inviting mem- bers and officials to be present at the warden's banquet on Thursday evening in the British xc h ange Hotel. Lois M. WoodWn i s Third Carter Award The. Weather 1950 1949 High. Low Heigh Low Nov. 9 48 36 50 27 10 40. 31 ' 60,. 39 11 34 28 '59 41 12 34 26 53 40 13 35 28 54 41 14 45 28 42 87 15 47 36 41 32 Rain; .521ns. Rain: .92 ins: Snow: Ya. inch In two world . wars and •again in Korea, we have been forced to deal with the aggressor in the only language he understands --that of force. Language,he stressed was a means of under- standing one another, not neces- sarily in the same tongue. Not until we all speak the same language—that of love.—will the nations be united in and through City of Winnipeg Thanks Clinton nton for Flood Help Clinton has contributed the magnificent . sum of $3,116.25 to the Manitoba Flood. Relief, the campaign for which started after the disaster last spring. The final contribution has been sent to this worthwhile cause. Of this sum $976.71 was con- tributed by RCAF personnel as well as several organizations and special functions on the station. In ' addition to the money sent, 48 'cartons of good used clothing and nine cartons of canned goods were forwarded for the relief of those distressed. Mayor R. Y. Hattin, general chairman of the' committee loc- ally, has received a letter from Garnet Coulter, Mayor of Winni peg, which in part reads: "It is amazing that so substan- tial a contribution should come from a town of approximately 2,500 people. particularly when it was subscribed on .,e purely • Residing in %lollett Township Shown nbave cutting the cake following their marriage are MR. AND MRS. DOUGLAS SHEPHERD FARQUHAR, whose wedding took place at the home of the bride's mother on Saturday, November 4. The bride, formerly Betty June Lampman, is the younger daughter of Mrs. Viola Lampman and the late Harold Lampman, Clinton, and her husband is Me only son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farghuar•, also of Clin- ton. They are residing on the groom's farm in Hullett Town- ship.—Photo by MacLaren's Studio. Urges Conservation of Canada's AT ild Life Conservation of wild life was strongly urged by Ed R. Meadows, Galt, divisional inspector for the Department of Game and Fish- eries, in an address at the No- vember meeting of Huron Fish and Game Conservation Assoc- iation in the Board Room, On- tario Agricultural Office, last week, It Was a county meeting, clubs including Zurich, Exeter, end Clinton, as well as Goderich Township Council were rep- resented. George L. Falconer, club president, was chairman, later requesting William E. Jervis. county president, to take the chair. Several draws were made. In the attendance draw for $18, which has accumulated over' a period of nine months, Harold F. Glew, Clinton, was the winner. Other draws were won by: Wil- fred Freeman, Clinton, hunting cap; William Murch, Clinton, hunting shirt, Charles Rau, Zur- ich, gun sheath, Privilege of purchasing deer hunting licences for Goderich Township open season was won in a draw by Joseph. Steep, Clin- ton. and Willard Buchanan, Hen- sel'. Mr. Meadows was introduced During the Offertory, Mrs. Emerson Heard and Mrs. R. S. Larson, sang "0 . Valiant Hearts who to your Glory came." Fol- lowing the presentation of alms, a period of silence was observed' in memory of those who' made the supreme sacrifice. A short service was held at The Cairn in Clan Gregor Square on Saturday' morning, Remem- brance Day. Rev. H. S. H. Webb read the Scripture and gave a brief address while Rev. Peter Renner led in prayer. Mrs. E. R. Weston placed the wreath for the Police Village of Bayfield and those from the Province of Ontario were placed by Mrs. George Hopson and Fred Weston. a COMING EVENTS Dance, Town Hall, Clinton, Friday, November 17, McDo.v il's five piece orchestra, auspices Murphy Lodge LOL. 46-b Hearts dance, eyes shine, at exciting and lovely Crystal Pal lace Ballroom, Mitchell, every Friday night to music of Don Robertson and Ranch Boys. 45-6-p, Gordon R. Beam, optometrist, will practise at the home of Mrs. B. C. Hearn, Huron St., on Tues- day and Wednesday next, Novem- ber 21 and 22. ' 46-b Dance, .following Huron Fish and Game Conservation Assoc- iation Fowl Supper, Wednesday, November 22. Silver collection, 46-b Huronia Male Chorus, Landes - bore Community Hall, featuring quartettes, solos and "choral work, Friday, November 24, 8.15 p.m. Admission 50c and 36e. 46-b Big Christmas Auction Sale, Council Chamber, November. 29, 7.30 p.m., E. W. Elliott. auction- eer. Auspices St. Paul's Ladies' Guild. 45-6-7-b Bazaar, auspices Ontario' St. WA and Girls' Club, Council Chernber, Clinton, Saturday. De- cember 2, good variety of booths end afternoon tea. ' 46-b voluntary andspontaneous basis. This is a great tribute to the generosity of the:peopie of your community, and their warm- hearted sympathy for ' our flood sufferers in the Red River Val- ley touches us here deeply. "The generosity of our fellow Canadians has enabled the Mani- toba Flood (ilelieif Fund. Come. mittee to do a great work in compensating for the fantastic losses resulting from the flno&. There are many items of second- ary damage for which compensa- tion can never be given, but with respect to the return of house- hold contents and the re-estab- lishment of ruined neighborhood business and things of that sort, the Fund has been able to cover these fields pretty well, and the economy of the ruined: neigh- borhoods has been pretty well re-established." "I was just half asleep, when ',heard this awful noise. It sounded just'like dynamite going off. Then a terrible blast came through the win- dow. I was kind of stunned, with concussion. A, flying section of tree struck Inc on the leg while I was lying in bed, but it didn't hurt me because it already had hit the wall and bounced back. I am very lucky to be alive today." That's the way Mrs. Bruce Mc- Dougall, 42, described to The NEWS -RECORD a trying exper- ience she had about 3.15 a.m. yesterday when a 100 -foot pine tree in front of the house and the Victoria Street cottage were struck by lightning. How 1Virs, McDougall and her father, Isaac Carter, 85, who was sleeping in a rear bedroom, escaped serious injury or death, is a mystery, as the bolt an-' parently meant business • and did heavy damage to window frames, walls, and furnishings. Fortunately, the property loss was covered by insurance, Bolt Hit Tree First The bolt of lightning struck the tall pine tree about half -way .up and ripped limbs and parts of the trunk completely out. Then it seemed to have followed a course from the bottom' of the tree toward the house, ripping up a sidewalk, and a new concrete porch before entering the build- ing. There the radio, tables, chairs, etc., were smashed, chesterfield and chairs singed, and there was a general melee. The bolt went out through the front wail of the house, ripping a hdge hole, and its course from there on is Iost. Terrible Stook The crash of the timber fly- ing through the front bedroom window where she was sleeping proved a terrible ordeal for Mrs. McDougall. It seemed as if the earth was coming to en end. The three-foot timber crashed through the window with such force that it took the frame with it and made a big dent in the opposite bedroom wall before re- bounding to strike Mrs. McDoug- airs leg. "I got out of bed," Mrs.' Mc- Dougall said, "and ran through broken glass, but, luckily, I didn't get my feet cut , , . I went in to see if Dad was alright. He was shaken up but there was no damage done to his room. I told him, to get out of bed and take it easy. I myself thought there might be a fire following the crash, Fortunately, no fire broke out and we didn't have to call the firemen." Chief of Police Leo Kelly in- vestigated the call for help. < OFFICER TELLS OF FLIGHT by Wilfred Glazier and was thanked in behalf of the Assoc- iation by John Wilson. "Who owns the wild life of the Province?" he asked. "We all own it; the Crown owns it", he said. "It's up to you and me to go to the farmer and ask per- mission to hunt on his land. We must honour that farmer's wishes above all. I hope to see the day when the. legislation will' be changed so that all money taken in through licences will be used to buy. land for the use of people for hunting purposes." 1 Mr. Meadows commented on the (good leadership given in this :section of Ontario through the efforts of men like Mr. Jervis. Leadership is very important, he milMeadows gave an illust- rated talk on stream improve- ment, with particular reference to the State of Michigan whirch he had visited. "We must have the cooperation :of the farmer before we even think of stream improvement work," he stated, Reeve Gordon A. Orr, Goderich Township, spoke briefly with reference to the open deer hunt- ing season in Goderich Township November 16-17-18, L. G. Winter Opens Real Estate Office Leonard George "Skip" Winter is opening :a real estate agency in the office being vacated by Merrill Radio and Electric in the Sloane Stork, King St., :,ear the Post Office. A native of Sussex, England, he came to Clinton area in 1922 and farmed seven years north of Clinton. He bought the Clinton Bowling Alley, in 1938 and car- ried this business on until he disposed' of it to H. E. Hartley in November 1946, when he temporarily retired to the apart- ment business. Mr, Winter went overseas with reinforcements for the Essex Scottish in the summer of 1943 and was captured by the enemy near 'Caen; France, in July 1944. He was ' repatriated to England in • April 1945 at the conclusion of the war with Germany, and returned to Clinton in July 1945. During his absence in military service, the business was carried on by his wife, Mr. Winter was married in 1938 to Miss Josephine B. Harris, Clinton, and they have one child, Heather, four. 0 VOTERS TO DECIDE SEAFORTH—Whether or not the town of Seaforth isto have a Black Knights And Orange Enjoy Banquet The Royal Black Knights and members of the Orange Order held their annual banquet in the Memorial Hall, Blyth, on Thurs- day evening lest. About 125 mem- bers and their families sat down to e sumptuous turkey dinner, Charles Stewart, Clinton, past county master of both the Black and Orange Orders, presided at the gathering. Following supper a splendid programme was given, including speeches by Rev. Charles J. Scott, Blyth; Mervyn Hanly, Clinton, tounty master of the Blanc Knights of Huron; John Dinsmore, county master of the Orange Order of North Huron. Donald Johnston gave several songs, accompanying on the guitar. ' Blyth Male Quartette favoured with several numbers, and Dennis Weymouth contribut- ed cornet solos. Mrs. Campbell sang songs, and Miss Marguerite Lyon played piano solos. Miss ,Gladys Collins, Seeforth, gave 'two outstanding numbers. A hearty vote of appreciation was given to the ladies for pro- 'viding the splendid dinner. weekly collection of garbage. will depend entirely en the atti- tude of property owners in the forthcoming municipal elections, CDCI Choir Captures Fine Trophy at Guelph p The Clinton District Collegiate adjudicator was high in his Institute Choir, which made a;praise of the Choir's efforts. name for "Itself at the Huron"The Choir which consists of County Music Festival lest spring; I20 boys and 34 girls—made the is again in the limelight, r !trip to Guelph by chartered bus. Under the able and sympathetic i While in Guelph, they were direction of Miss Anna Pond, 1 guests at .the Guelph home of ATC/VI, the Choir took part in their directress, Miss Pond. the. Kiwanis Music Festival at Following their performance at the chairmanship of John How - Guelph last evening. the Festival, the Guelph radio ard. In the class for Collegiate In -'station made a recording for Hugh' Gilmore gave an inter- stitute Choirs, the CDCI group f future reference." possibly : for ( eating talk on his trip through received a mark of 90 and the name for itself at the Huron the flooded areas of Manitoba and magnificent Kiwanis Shield whichthe benefit of future generations (through Western Canada to the is now reposing at CDC7.. The of CDCI students, 'Pacific Coaat, ROUND WORLD Firsthand glimpses of several countrles of the world, and especially of Ceylon end India, were' given by Fit. Lieut. Robert McKee, RCAF Station, Clinton, in a very interesting address to the members of Clinton Lions Club in Hotel Clinton Tuesday evening. Fit. Lieut. McKee was radio officer aboard the North Star aircraft which took Hon. L. B. Pearson, Canadian External Af- fairs Minister, to a conference in Ceylon nearly a year ago. In his address, he proved to be a keen observer and an excellent raconteur. Commencing in next week's issue, he is writing a series • of articles on this round -the - world trip. Fit. Lieut. J. H. Lynch intro- duced the speaker, who was thanked in behalf of the Club by Frank Fingland. The meeting was the annual "Stag Night" and there was an exceileat attendance. Guests in- cluded B. B. Pocklington, Lon- don; Walter C. Newcombe, Dr. Donald 13, Palmer and Gordon Harrison, who acted as pianist. The president, Hugh R. Hawkins, was in charge. C. M. Shearing, . chairman of Health and Welfare Committee, reported thet the Christmas Seals Campaign was getting under way immediately. The drew was won by Stewart Middleton, , BAYFIELD LIONS MAKE PLANS SEALS DRIVE Bayfield Lions Club held its semi-monthly dinner meeting at the Albion Hotel, Bayfield, Tues- day evening, with the presid"e'lnt; Charles Scotchmer, in the chair. A new member—James Cam rod :was initiated. There were two guests. Plans were made for ' the Christmas Seals Campaign under