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Clinton News-Record, 1948-05-13, Page 1WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED.:THE CLINTON NEW .ERA—ESTABLISHED 1865 No. 26 — 70th Year; Whole No. 6305 , CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 19.8 Old Parties Fight \The Horne Paper With the News n Huron ,Vte lila HERE'S' SOMETHING WE learined at the wildlife conserva- tion evening promoted by Carling Conservation Club and sponsored by Huron Fish and Game Club in e Town Hall Friday evening st . Major P. K. Ketcheson inted out that if you happen to ateh a fish that is under the egal minimum and and 'desire to ow it back in, be sure to wet our hands, then cut the leader n the line, leaving the hook m he finny's mouth .. It is better leave the hook there where it 11 disintegrate through chemical ction of juices, than to tear the outh by attempting to remove t . Moral: Save all this ouble by hooking only big ones! , ' STERN ONTARIO WAS IN arkness for about a minute Sun - ay evening when there was a .tal interruption of Hydro Elec- ic service .-.. It was over almost • ore substitutes could be put nto operation . * •k' .k. ANDALS WHO HAVE BEEN eking themselves a nuisance ately in Clinton, should be sever- ly dealt with During the •ast few days, the fountain in ommunity Park has been brok- n deliberately and the lever at- chment stolen . . , Sash and indow have been removed from he ticket -selling building outh of the CNR tracks, about 5 panes of glass have been brok-. in several of the new wartime ouses , , . Mayor McMurray, an announcement in another olumn; requests parents to make check on this kind of thing •hich is most reprehensible . . s • * E HAD A - SURPRISE BUT evertheless very enjoyable call aturday evening from R. A. iles, Lachute, Que., president, anadian Weekly Newspapers ssociation, and W. E. McCartney, ram'pton, managing director of e Association, which now com- ses 561 members throughout e country ... Tbey were on. a tour of Western Ontario. = fling upon the weekly publish - and their visit was all too ief. They spent the night Goderich and then went north • m there . , IB: n. ANK FINGLAND, JR„ WAS .me from Victoria College, Uni- rsity of Toronto, over a long eekend, studying for the last of s final examinations in First ear Law . . . 1f all goes well, ank will be sailing the "briny ep" this summer because he is member of the University of. oronto Naval Division ... Plan- • as part of the training is a ise to Bermuda on one of His ajesty's Canadian Ships . hen yours truly was attending o8 T., we were in the Canadian fficers' Training Corps, attach - to the army, and did not have e delightful opportunity of be- g in the Navy with its . sea uty , . The students today ave their' choice of all three, ervices . . •e Votes tanl y to Clinton$50 � xx Spring rin Show P g Stanley Township Council held is May meeting in the Township Varna, with all 'members •resent. ' A request from A. J. McMur- . Clinton, re a grant to Clinton prang Show, was read and on , otion of II. -Taylor and H. Cole - n a grant of $50 was given. The clerk was instructed to ssue licenses" to all tourist camps, fee being $5. On motion J of H. Coleman and McBride, the assessor, H. M. Rudy, »•was :paid $125. for pre - ring the 1949 assessment roll. . Public liability and; property amage, fire •and theft insurance on' the Township trucks, • was re- newed with,.;J., E. , Howard A grant of .$35 was voted'to; Kensall Spring Show, on motion of C. Houston, and H. Coleman. The foliowiing vouchers were passed and ordered paid: Cooper Drain Voucher, $27; General voucher, $357.24; Road voucher, $1,433.27. "OPEY HOUSE" AT CCI Principal, E. A. Fines ''announc- ed'today that Open House" would be held at Clinton Colleg- iate Instit tte Thursday • evening next, May "20, from 7.80 to 9.30, with demonstrations of home eco- nomics, shopwork, etc. Refresh- ments will be served. Friends of the school are invited to attend, The Week's Weather May ' 'High Low'.High Low 1948 .:1947 6'' 88 46.36 7 • 54' 33 • ,w, 41 • 00. :1 48 32 '.' `.38, 20 9" 48 32 • :540. : 27. 10,; 54 42 57 '21 11 62'; 47 365 '35, First Radio Navigators Receive Their Wings RCAF officers with distinguished war records comprised a group of 13 who graditated from RCAF Station, Clinton, Thursday afternoon last with the expectation, in about a year, of becoming the first class of radio navigators to graduate in peacetime. They have been posted to Air Armament. School, Trenton, and after graduation a year hence, will form a nucleus of a navigational force which will pilot war planes by latest methods of radio and radar. Several families have been living in Clinton, Bayfield and Goderich. Wing Commander A. C. Hull, DFC, made the presentation of wings in a ceremony in which the entire station personnel participated; He stated that this day would long he remembered in RCAF history when the first class of radio navigators received their wings. ABOVE left to right—FRONT ROW-F/O W. Gray, Vancouver, B.C,; Flt. Lt. W. Wright, DFC, DFM, Winnipeg, Man.; Flt, Lt. Robert McKee, Port Dalhousie (who headed. class); F/O K. L. D. Sam, Croix de Guerre, Ottawa; F/O J. Egan, Edmonton, Alta.; F/O W. Baxter, Vancouver, B.C.; BACK ROW—Flt. Lt. W. P. Casey, DFC, Ottawa; F/0 L,• Coburn, DFC, Ottawa; F/0 J. Hynds, Toronto; F/O T. Dalton, Seaforth; F/O R. Charko, Krydor, Sask.; Fit Lt. D.. Halcrow, -Penticton B.C.; Fit. Lt. T. J. Greenway, Ottawe. Engraving courtesy The London FreesPiuss Cadets' Smart Showing Lauded at Inspection Despite cool, damp weather, which had tlireatened all day, there was a large attendance at the annual inspection of Clinton Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps No. 339 on the campus Monday evening. The officers and cadets were highly lauded by the inspecting officer, Capt. K. W. Egan, of Headquarters Staff, Military District No. 1, London, who was assisted by Lieut. D. C, Irwin, Cadet Training Officer, London. Others on the reviewing stand Were S/L Ii, F, Mormon, chief ad- ministrative officer, RCAF Station Clinton; Frank Fingland, Chairman, : Clinton High School District Board; Lt. -Col. Dr. F. -G. Thompson; and Major T. W. Morgan. • The cadets had ' been . trained by Lieut. G. W. McGee and Miss Irene Morris. Cadet Capt. Charles Ilanly Was Company Commander, with Cadet. Capt. Catherine Fing- land second-in-comand; Cadet CS M Kenneth Arkell as Company Sergeant-Major; and WOl Lois Doherty as Warrant Officer. In the demonstration period the following took the various parts: K. Arkell, Semaphore Flag. Drill; K. Armstrong, Knots and Lash- ings; F. Kirby, . Morse Code; K. Tyndall. Gymnasitcs; B. Andrews, First Aid. In his remarks, Capt Egan com- plimented the corps on its splend- id showing, making special men- tion of the band. He stated that he had inspected.. corps in larger schools which had not put on as creditable showing. He stated that he .thought that the cadet training was very vital in the training of good Canadian citiz- ens.:He fell that with the showing made durifig'•the inspection con- siderable progress had been made in that direction, ' Other officers of the corps were: Platoon Lieutenants, Fred Kirby, Thornton Mustard, John McCon- nell, Grace Lobb, Blanche Zaphe, Marie Gliddon, Helen Lobb, Jean Garon; Platoon Sgts., Kenneth Tyndall, Robert Rheil, Michael Cousineau, Dorothy McGuire, Dor- een McGuire, Alice McKenzie, Marjory Doherty, Joan Whitfield; Platoon Cpls., Gordon Lane, Geo- rge Jackson, eo-rge;Jackson, Robert Taylor, Helen Love, Marion Hill, Lillian Stewart, Edna Ball, Mary Thompson; Plat- oon L/Cpls., Kenneth .Armstrong, William Chowen, Douglas Mc - Beath, Ruth Scott, Jeanne Gibb Ings, Nora Eyre, Margaret Holland Doreen Elliott. The colour party was made up of Cpl. Donald McNeil and cadets Francis Denomme and John Telt- butt. ' The band was composed of: Drums, Sgt. William Martell, Cad- ets Gerald Elliott, Alex Wilson, Ronald Philip, Cameron Maltby, Marguerite Hall, Loraine Hamilt- on; Bugles, Sgt. William Andrews Cadets Jean Nediger, Joan Fines, Isobel Chowen, Audrey Jervis, Evelyn MacDonald, Barbara Mid- dleton, Joyce Andrews, William Hearn, Clarence Denomme, Jack Wilson, William Nediger, Darlid. Fairservice, Louis Tebbutt, Donald Shanahan, Kenneth Wood. Attend Church Members . of the Corps braved the elements on Sunday to attend, the evening service in Wesley - Willis United; Church, when Rev. Andrew. Lane gave a most inspir- ing message. He welcomed , the cadets and stated that it was a, "very rare arid prized privilege", to conduct a service for the cadets. Mr. Lane took his text from I Corinthians 16: 13-14: "Watch, you, stand fast in the faith. Quit you like, men; be strong. Let everything you do be done in love." The choir sang an anthem., "On- ward, Christian Soldiers, with solo part taken by Walter Little, and A. R. Persan sang a solo, "I know a name."' "OPEN HOUSE" AT HOSPITAL SETS RECORD A record number of visitors took advantage of the "Open House" on Hospital Day, Wed- nesday afternoon and evening, to view the new wing of Clinton Public Hospital. The new wing, now in the final stages of completion, impressed everyone with its brightness and the efficient use of all available space. A modern nursery, two and four bed wards occupy the top floor, with private rooms and wards on the second floor. The basementcontains the dining room, kitchen and laundry. Miss A. B, Sinclair, superintend- ent of the, hospital and Mrs. L. McKinnon, president of the Hos- pital Aid received the many guests. The nurses of the hos- pital acted as guides and very t use kindly explained to what every room will be put. Mrs. J. A. Butter was in charge of the guest book. Tea was served in the dining room, with the social committee of. the Hospital Aid under the con- venership of Mrs. J. Leiper. The tea table was attractively decorat- ed with narcissi and grape hya- cinths in silver baskets' and yel- low candles in silver holders. Mrs. Frank Fingland and Mrs. A. T. Cooper poured tea while assist- ants were Mrs. Shanahan, Mrs. b. G. Crowe, Mrs. L. Brown, Mrs. Morley Counter, Mrs. Elliott Bart- diff. Helping in the kitchen, were Mrs. George Elliott, Mrs G. Ger- man, Mrs. Wilfred Jervis and Mrs.. D. G. Ball. Lamprey' Eels Preying on Lake Trout Blamed ByFishermen for Scarcity (By our. Bayfield correspondent) George Blair took a fine marine Lamprey eels have been ,preyy: specimen measuring about 21 Ing upon the trout for sortie years' inches to L. H. MacLeod in a pail and they are blamed by fishermen of water. Janet MacLeod took is for the fact that lake trout seem to school as an object of interest. to be dying off. - When observed by the writer it For years, L. H. MacLeod, vet-' was attached to the side of the, Dance, Town Hall, Clinton, Fri- eran fisherman; has observed their pail and was still alive. It was day, May 14, auspices of L.O.B.A. marks on the trout. In reality the blue -grey in color and, looked like Admission 50c, music by Hayfield so-called lamprey eel is not an a snake. Next day observant Janet, Valley Five. 19-20-b eel but an cel -like scaleless fish' found a small lake lamprey in,Young Progressive Conservative with pouch-like gills and suctorial one of the - fish boxes which. had Rlly and Dance, Town Hall, Clin- mouth. It attaches itself to ;the not 'been noticed by the fisher-. ton, Monday, May 17, at : 9 p.m. trout' and„with':sharp teeth+bites` itien•' It measured between three;150 cents per couple. 20-x "� ” • ands brown' s°.Band Tattoo, Monday, June 7, It dos fishtand akf sucks blain cootir: i Eves Was- -':s n Clinton Citizens' It�,does� riot, attack fish .with large' in colour. •Eventually the- lamp; .sponsored by , ` l t ' • 'and were ut Ina Band and Clinton Lions Club in scaled. • This originally came pey rva ave t •p -. Clinton Cemmuni Park featur- froni the G�)f. of Mexico anis p'resetvative to.be:taken;.to, Wa tie, !,' C. tY , If ' ersi Detroit,as l iblo cal' lug CNR, Employes"Band, Strat- there aiie bath marine end ]aloe niv ty,� , ampreys. Recently local fisher.'specimens by Miss, J,essle, Metcalf, ford, and RCAF. Central Air 1 a •professor of Biology. Command Band,.' Trenton,. with other' hands. 18-19-20h TUCKERSMITH GRANTS CLINTON SPRING SHOW_$35 Tuckersmith . Township Council held its May meeting in the Town Hall, Seaforth, with Reeve.Arthur Nicholson presiding and Council- lors Crich, Rogerson and Bell present. J. M. Govenlock and Mrs. Jos- eph Grununett requested financial aid for Seaforth .Agricultural So- ciety and 'a grant of $100 was made toward. the Fall Show. Tenders for sidewalk construe - tion were opened as follows: Young • Construction Co., $30 per cu, yd.; Earl•Dick, $15 per cu. yd. The lowest tender, that of Earl Dick, was accepted at tender price. - • Seaforth Lions Club was grant- ed permission to hold a Bingo and Raffle at -their Summer Carnival, and Clinton • Show was given a grant of $35. • Township authorized the Bell Telephone Company to present a bill for 50 per cent of the labour east in moving poles at the Broadfoot Bridge. • Council instructed the Clerk to insert notice re dogs in the local papers. This'actibn was takein as a. result of numerous complaints with regard- to dogs daniaging gardens, flower beds!, etc., in the village" of" Egmondvville. •• • Accounts passed were as fol- lows: Roads,.$5,004.90; typewriter, $158.90; salaries, $100; grants, $135; ' fox. 'bounty, $16; relief, $65.90; •hospitalization, ' $19.85; postage, $5: sundry:' $10. Council' adjourned to meet on June 5, at 2 p.ni.' . POWER 'INTERRUPTION • Hydro electric power will be off in Clinton on Sunday, May 16, from 8.30 to 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 to 3.30 p.m. (DST), Clinton Public Utilities Commission announced today. 0 FARMER, ESCAPES' When fire destroyed a large barn • of Murray Adams, three miles south-east of GorZrie, Wed- nesday, causing an estimated loss of. $8,500, including 24 fat cattle, 125 hogs, machinery and grain, Ray Adams, son of the owner, before he could make his escape from the burning building,was struck by a falling beam and Tendered unconscious, He was pulled to safety by neighbors who noticed the flames shortly ,before. the upper floor crashed. COMING EVENTS To.. Secure Estimate On Two -Room School' Clinton Public School Board, at its May meeting in the. school Thursday evening last, instructed the Property Committee to esti- mate the cost of building a one - storey, two -roomed structure near the present building, to house the overflow which . the Board has had considerable difficulty in looking after. Charman A. F. Cudmore pre- sided at the meeting and there was a full attendance of mem- bers. Arrangements were made with the Gideon to have New Testaments placed in Grades 5 and 6. Principal George H. Jefferson reported an April enrolment of 316, and average attendance of 93.5 per cent. ,gnaw ' inch Snow 2 Ins: I men' have caught; several ;attached Rain' 2.22 ins.. Rain .66 ins. to the fish Housing Programme Discussed .Tonight An interesting meeting in con- nection with the local housing situation was held in the Town Council Chamber Friday evening last. It was called by Mayor A J. McMurray, who presided. His Worship said that Council was anxious to know what action to take regarding an additional 50 wartime houses, as an application should be filed at once if the houses were to be erected this year. Wing Commander A. C. Hull, DFC, commanding officer, RCAF Station, Clinton, outlined the re- quirements of the RCAF person- nel. , Due to a small attendance, no decisionwasmade at the meet- ing, but it was decided' to meet again at the monthly meeting of Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce . in the same place at eight o'clock tonight. This was on invitation of vice-president J. G.' MeLay, who was'present, accommodation at the1 Election C.C.F. Meeting Decides To Keep Out of Race Pullets Lay Early In Central Huron J. Willis VanEgmond, Hul- lett Township farmer, north of Clinton, has some New Hamp- shire pullets that have been laying since April 20! That pos- sibly; constitutes a record in this part of Western Ontario. The' pullets were •hatched in November last from eggs •from good bred -to -lay stock. They thrived well during the winter and then started to lay really early. - At present, the 275 pul- lets are laying about 35 per cent, or producing about 100 eggs a day. In a month or so, Mr. Van - Esmond expects to ship hatch- ing eggs to Georgia, .. where they favour summer chickens. Dates Named' Tuberculosis Free X -Rays Huron •County Tuberculosis Association has• completed ar- rangements with'the Department of ,Health fon free chest X-rays for all the people of the County. These arrangements were made at a meeting of the executive and representatives of the Lions Clubs in the County. Rev. W. A. Bee- croft, • Wingham, the chairman, presided at the meeting, Most successful clinics were held last year at, Goderich and Wingham at which some 8,000 people had this free chest examin- ation. Since the response was so gratifying in these centres, the committee is certain that the clin- ics araanged for this year will be well attended. Local committees are being set up in the towns and villages to arrange for the house-to-house canvass and all other details of the clinics. It Was pointed out that all church organizations, in- stitutes and service clubs and the local authorities, will wish to as- sist in this work. As these X-ray examinations are free and take but a few sec- onds, every citizen usually at- tends. The ,cost of the films is paid by Huron County Tubercul- osis Association which receives its funds from the annual sale of Christmas Seals. The people of Huron. County have supported. this Christmas Seal. Campaign and ap- pear to be interested in the X-ray program. The following is the list of dates and places of the clinics: EXETER—May 31 (10 a.m. to 9 pm.) to June 2 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) DASHWOOD--June . 3 (1 to 9 p.m.) to June 4 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) , ZURICH—June 7 (10 a.m. to 9 p.m.) to June 8 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) HENSALL--June 9 (1 to 9 p.m.) to June 10 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) ., SEAFORTH—June 11 .(1 to '3 p.m.) to June 14 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 1 CLINTON—June 15 (1 to 9 p.m.) to .Tune 16 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 1 BLYTH- 7une:17 (1' to 9 p.m.) to June 18 (10 ia.m. to 3. pin.) BRUSSELS—June 19 (1 to 9 p.m.) to June 22 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) GORRIE--June: 23 (1 to 9p.m.) to June 24 (10 atn. to 3 pin.). TO IIiPROVE SGAOOI. SEAFORTH—The School Board held a special meeting to discuss the necessity of improving the • seboo . ' Conservation Policy Advocated To Halt Destruction . of Wildlife Major P. K. Ketcheson, secre- tary, Carling Conservation Club, emphasized the importance of conservation of wildlife at a larg- ely attended gathering in the Town Hall• Fridayevening, spon- sored by Huron Fish and Game Club. Wildlife moving pictures were exhibited, much to the enjoy= nrent of the audience which in- cluded a large proportion of children, At . the conclusion, prizes were drawn as follows: Gerald Barlow, London, fishing rod and reel; George ,Little, Bayfield, thigh fishing boots; A. Garon, Clinton, tackle box„and fishing equipment. it Was announced that sufficient funds had been raised to complete payment for the farm recently. bought. President William Jervis wel- comed the public and vice-presi- dant George Falconer acted as chairman; Antoine Garon led a singsong, and a Vocal number was. rendered by a quartette consist- ing of Cliff land' Orval Lobb, William Jervis and Glenn Lock- hart. A. E. Haddy introduced George Robertson, Waterloo. C.M. Shearing introduced Major Ket_ eheson, ,who was thanked in bee half of the gathering by George. Campbell,, jr. Major 'Ketcheson discussed the value of Wild life from the stand points of`the, individual and the tourist. 1Ie stated, that 16 million United, States tourists tisitecisCan- ada last year ;and;spent'$260 mil- lion. He congratulated Huron Fish and:. Game Club On.'bupirig the. MAJOR P. K. KETCHESON (By staff reporter) All doubts are now - -dispelled as to whether or not there will be a two-sided or three -cornered election battle in Huron - riding for the polling on June 7. The CCF riding organization formally called a nomination con- vention for the Town Hall, Hen - salt Monday evening, when it was decided by resolution; that the party do not nominate a candidate for the corning election. The- decision of the CCF leaves the fight a straight: party one . between - Thomas Pryde, Exeter, Progressive Conservative, and Frank. Fingland, K.C.,. Clinton, Liberal, Left to Delegates 11 was left to 60 -odd delegates to the convention as to what course the CCF—unrepresented. in the February by-election - would take. W. C. Oestreidher,, Crediton, candidate on a previous Occasion, who was chairman, left it . up to the meeting. Wilfred Glazier, Hullett Town- ship, vice-president of the or- ganization, moved the above re- solution, which was seconded by W. P. Roberts, Tuckersmith. Mr. Glazier stated that the CCF organization was not too good, in any case, and asked if the party was in a position to put inside and outside ,scrutineers in every poll in the riding. If not, they were not organized enough. • , The sp§aker put it to the mem- . bers if they were willing•fo work and dig' down in their pockets to finance. a campaign, as the pre- vious candidates had not been fully paid yet. •The minimum cost would be.at least $500 to $800 with very little accomplished. He stated -that the Liberals and Con- servatives have tremendous "slush" funds, and said that only five months. ago the Conservatives ' had received, one..contribution totalling $309,000. "Our funds come from the people,"' he' de- clared. "If we accept funds from , the big interests, our hands are tied, too." A delegate in the back •of the hall suggested an amendment to run a candidate to keep the CCF before the people in the riding, but he could not get a seconder. "Tilting at Windmills" In seconding. Mr. Glazier's mo- tion, W. P. Roberts said that after many years' experience in West- ern Canada, at last he was be- ginning to get some political sense. Citing military history, he said there were tides in the affairs of men which woltld lead on to success, but that was not true of the CCF in Huron riding. You have to Iearn not to dissipate your strength, he said, "The victory of the CCF in Saskatchewan 'was due not to tilting at windmills," he declared, "but to hard work and organise - tion. The time will come when more people will be thinking CCF and that time may not be far dis- tant. That will be our time to take hold. "The fight is bound to come and 'we are bound to win." The speaker said that•Mr. Drew knows that we are on on the up- swing of a business.cycle and so he gambles on losing two years of office to gain three. : "If you run a'candidate at pres- ent, you are snaking a present of the riding to the forces, of re- action," he concluded. "You would be gar better off -to ,wait, for the proper time," . W hen the motion was put, it carried on a standing vote with only the mover of the amend- ment opposed. The main :speaker of: the even- ing, Art Haas, -.:provincial. farm • organizer of the CCF; was asked his opinion. He said the members of the CCF either should support their candidate, financially and otherwise, -or not have one at all. He felt that an election campaign - was part. of the educational pro- gramme,, but circumstances;should' ..,. govern action. President Oestreicher said` that, personally, he felt' . the CCF shouldn't fain to carry on the programme work, and .when the opportunity arises, to contest. the riding again. In his'•address, the main speak- er dealt` at some length with the accomplishments of the' CC± eminent in in .Saskatchewan, com- paring it with that of the Drew Government in Ontario during the same period. farm and for its "rehabilitation work. ,He stressen the value 'of' forest cover' in the preservation of water supply. The speaker gave an example of whyfish and game laws were necessary. •The• ten• -inch minimum limit, was set for bass ,because the female does not 'reproduce' herself' until, five ;years old and 01s0' she guards the fry, a -very necessary, thing. Of all the -eggs, slie••lays only ',Lava:. out 'of' 1;500: *Ill' bawls andS.grow, to be. her size. BISHOP CODY COMING . Bishop J. C. Cody, co-adjutor of London, willofficiate at a Confirmation service in St. Jos- eph's Roman Catholic Church, Clinton, at 8 p.m., Thursday next, May 20, it will be Bishop Cody's first visit to the Parish. A Smile..for. Today 1 That'S What He's •There For The team's ,leading batter had s epped "up to ; the plate' and soundly'smaaked• the first tali for e •two -bagger with three men 90 base. The husiiand;'a rabid fan, 1turned'to his •wiffe in high glee and shouted "Did you see. `pins hit that ball?", s. "Well, ,wasn't.: he aupposa': t,s?" coldly countered tilt lady. en1.14”.