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Clinton News-Record, 1949-03-31, Page 5THE NEW ERA -84th YEAR ewspai ecor THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR . 13 1te if trt. Cozumn.= -DAY, IN OUR OWN SMALL y, we try to pay a tribute to at fine body of men known as • Royal Canadian' Air Force 'the occasion of the 25th anni- rsary of its founding . Tn e intervening quarter centuryp d especiel]y during the period World War II, the accomp hments of the boys in blue ve been incalculable . . We ce off our hats to them! . * * * in THE REASON THAT ere has been a little extra mead" on the RCAF anniver- y, to -day's issue of The NEWS - :CORD is published in two sec- ns , •. Be sure you get them th . • *. 4 :RE IS A PRACTICAL EX- tale of what a good export ,rket means to Canada and to a and me , .. The Clinton egg- iding and packing plant of afternoon last. nada Packers Limited this week The other candidates were Brown Smyth, former Reeve of West . Wawanosh Township and Warden of Huron County in 1947; end Miss Josie Saunders, welfare worker, Goderich. They made the nomination unanimous, Nominee's Background Mr. Hetherington was born on a'farm in Colborne Township, a member of a prominent family. After graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1931, he commenced the practioe of law in Wingham, end has carried on for 18 years with the exception of a few years spent in the army. He took the 99th Battery over- seas and brought it back, and he is now Lieutenant-Colonel and Commanding Officer of the 21st Anti -Tank Reserve Regiment at Wingham. His war service was rewarded with membership in the Order of the British Empire. Mr. Hetherington was married to Miss Louise' Thompson, and they have three children — two boa's and a girl. In municipal affairs, he served in Wingham Town Council including two years as Reeve. In a few words following his nomination, he thanked his sup- porters and expressed confidence that the Liberals would be suc- cessful in the next election. Re- cent events of the past couple of, months had influenced him in his decision to be a candidate'. At Ottawa the leader of the Op- *, * * position party has done nothing LY, HOWEVER, "HEDY" but criticize, while offering mo - become rather impatient of thing of a constructive nature. at times, so she has tak- eli b' tlu t b aid th CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY,; MARCH 31, 1949 Second Section—Pages 5 to 12 Town Contracts Half Mile Permanent Paving Liberals Choose Lawyer (By staff reporter) Robert Scott Hetherington, KC, MBE, is the Liberal candidate for Huron North riding in the Federal Election this year, and opponent for the sitting Progres- sive Conservative member, L. E. Cardiff, Brussels. The 40 -year-old Wingham bar- rister was chosen. by a substan- tial majority on the first ballot over two other candidates at a largely -attended convention in the Town Hall, W,inghern, Friday peed a carload of top-quality al eggs to Venezuela, South xerica, a market which has not m cultivated too intensively rviougly , And the eggs being paid for in much - :deli United States dollars! .. , lade is Iooking for'future rkets• of this type for our iicultural products, because hout markets, agricultural sperity will disappear around corner *' • K ZAPFE, CHAIRMAN OF atm' Lions Club's annual. rmers' Night," reminds us t seating capacity is limited 130 in St. Paul's Parish Hall, that those intending to go µtd secure their tickets soon n him or any Lion The is Tuesday, April 12, and the ker is Rev. (Capt.) Norman son, Hamilton, one of the t popular after-dinner speak - in Canada , . * * * DY LaMARR", THE EDIT - family cat (at least the older e two), is putting her tree bing and :jumping ability to use these lovely spring Formerly, when she to come into the house, a sojourn in the great out - she would sit on the sill downstairs front window just "meouw" until someone her or saw and let her m rng' atree e e e to the verandah roof she gazes longingly through rs window to see if anyone to let her in .. * * DAY THIS WEEK, WHEN two means of entry did not , "Hedy" tried the tail tree 0.1111§e: of the house, climbing :•anarrow branch several feet He advocated a system of con- trols for Canada to safeguard Canadian production. Good Attendance There was a good attendance of delegates from all parts of the riding, including several from Clinton. R. S. Hetherington, president of the North Huron Liberal Association, gave way as chairman to Hugh ,Hili, Provin- cial candidate for Huron -Bruce from the house and about six in 1948, who called for written above the side bedroom nominations. The three names tow , , Here she staged a were submitted. He also appoint - >awing" act to attract atten- ed Nominating and Resolutions • The window was opened Committees. heir, and Nyithout hesitation, Officers Elected leaped all of ten feet from Officers were elected by ac - branch to the window sill, etamation as follows: President, into the room and up on the Elmer Fairish, Howick; 1st vice - for her afternoon nap . , We president, Ross Fisher, Colborne; inclined to think she is one 2nd vice-president, Hugh R. Haw- .11nton's� "climbingest" . and kins, Clinton; 3rd vice-president, ,pingest cats, and a., friend Carl McDonald, Grey; secretary urs is certain she' must be treasurer, J. K. Hunter, Gode- t squirrel! . . You guess, • OD MANY PEOPLE HAVE us why the erection of an billboard was ; allowed British -American 011 site te the, Post Office where orgiandie Hotel once stood Town authorities didn't the answer because they not been approached , , nvestigated. and found .two ces" stuck up on the board- pposedly issued by the One --Depariment.,..ot _ipRbW6 s I.,.But wouldn'tatown ng permit be necessary for rection.of such an. eyesore? Surely,, these outside firms play fest and loose : with oylaws.. �e efts From Cara Results in Fines es and costs totalling $85 Or two months in jars,, were sed by Magistrate D. E. les, K.C,, at Seaforth,',yest- r afternoon on. Andrew Craig, ey ].McGee and Harry., Per - •of. the Clinton district, eh pleaded guilty to: four eat charges of theft of ar- taken from cars which po- ound on a farm neer Clinton, ivincial Constable Helmer , Seaforth, was in charge of investigation, 0 • BACTURES FIVE TOES WORTH—John Earle, Sea - suffered severe injuries to sot when a hand cart, load pith lumber, ran over his when he was employed at at the John Boshart and Furniture factory, He was to Scott Memorial Hosplt- iere X-rays showed that all nes were broken. The Weather 1949 " 1948 High Low High Low i 24 40 27 49 28 25 66 33 47 30 26 51 37 61 33 27 64 41 55 22 28 51 36 29 15 29 62 33 43 23 ,: ,32.inches Mainz .71 inches rich; executive -chairman of each municipality in the riding; hon- orary members—Dr. J. W. Shaw, Clinton; Mrs, J. S. Howrie, Gode- rich; John McNabb, Grey Town- ship; David Fortune, Turnberry. Outside Speakers Hon, Paul Martin, Federal Minister of Health and, Welfare, was the main speaker of, the con- vention, delivering a very able presentation Of the Government's Polka, end paying a very high tribute to Prime Minister Louis St.. Laurent es head of. this J, $..Dickey, MP for Halifax,, .hi.S., said he was glad to see the fine farming country of Western' Ontario. Arnold Darroch, Lib- eral .candidate for Wellington North, end Alex J. Jeffrey,LIb- R. S. Hetherington, K.C., North Huron Nominee ROBERT S. HETHERINGTON, K.C., prdminent Wingham and Brussels lawyer; was .chosen. Liberal candidate in the North Huron riding at a convention Friday last, in Wingham, ABOVE, TOP, he is seen being congratulated by his mother, MRS. ISAAC HETHERINGTON, (left), and his wife, LOUISE. CENTRE, ALEX JEFFERY, (left), London candidate discusses a point with MISS JOSIE SAUNDERS who wes also nominated at the meeting and ROBERT McCUBBIN, M.P. for West Middlesex and parliamentary assistant to the Minister. os' Agriculture. --eEngraving courtesy The London Free Press ARENA COMMITTEE Robber GETTING READY FOR CAMPAIGN Preliminary organization of the SOil!hI 1 Clinton Community Hall and Memorial Arena Committee took place at a meeting in the Town Hall last evening, when a full discussion of the proposed cam- paign for funds for this purpose was held. During the • past week, the original committee of Clinton and District ' Chamber of Commerce had sent out invitations to the various organizations to send representatives to attend the meeting, As a result, the following or- ganizations were presented: IOOF No. 83; Huron fish and , Game Club; Canadain Legion; Murphy LOL No. 710; Citizens' Band; Women's Institute; Canedian Leg- ion Ladies' Auxiliary; 'Teen Town; Lions Club; Town Coun- cil; Chamber of Commerce; Hockey Ciub. It was decided to hold an- other meeting in . the Town. Council Chamber tomorrow even- ing, to makearrangements for a canvass for funds in town ..and district, • eral candidate•. for London, also spoke.' Resolutions Passed • Several resolutions of the Re- solutions` Committee were passed unanimbusly,•.touching faith in the leadership' of Rt. Hon. 'Louis St: Laurent and Farquhar Oliver, Huron's Assistant Representative Leaving To Take Up Nutrition Work Sincere regret is being expres- sed at the impending departure of J. Clarence Rennie, BSA, from town. Mr. Rennie came to Clin- ton in May, 1948, succeeding G. E. Nelson as assistant ftp L. G. Brown, agricultural representative for Huron County, and remained in, the same position when Mr. Brown was succeeded by R. Gor- don Bennett, representative since August 1948. Mr. Rennie expects to leave Clinton, about April 1, and dur- ing the coming summer will be at OAC where he will be em- ployed by Dominion Department of Agriculture. Mr, Rennie has been asked to compile a report on all research work which has been done todate in Canada in dairy cattle nutrition. In September, Mr, Rennie will go to Ames, Iowa, where he plans to take a post -graduate course at Iowa State College in animal breeding, No successor has been appoint- ed as yet, butit is expected that a 1949 graduate of the OAC will come here about June 1. A native of Ontario County, Mr. Rennie graduated from On- tario Agricultural College, Guel- J. C. RENNIE, BSA 11 months,'and later in Huron, ph, in 1947, and since then has the greater pert of his work be - served as assistant representative frig In connection with Junior in Peel and Balton Counties for activities n Holdup LEGION GRANTS $50 TO VETERAN, VICTIM OF FIRE Led by a piper and their presi- dent, fifty members of Exeter Branch' of the Canadian Legion paid a friendly visit to Clinton Branch No. 140, at the monthly meeting in the Legion Hall Mon- day evening. President Hugh R Provincial police are continuing Hawkins was in charge of the their hunt for three vicious rob- bers, two of them armed, who beat, bound and robbed two aged brothers of $550 in their farm home near Deshwood late' Tues- day night. Beaten so bedly he was rushed to St, Joseph's Hospital, London, is 80 -year-old Jonah Kessell. He is suffering from two broken ribs, face and head cuts and bruises. His condition is reported as "good." . At Neighbors' Home His 86 -year-old brother William was also beaten but with less ferocity,' He is resting at the home of neighbors, recovering from.the effects of the pummeling, The thieves,' one carrying a rifle and the other a shotgun, escaped with $550. after turning the in- terior of the Kessell farmhome, where the aged brothers lived (Continued on Page Nine) COWLING EVENTS Euchre and "500" Party, aus- pices Women's Institute, Agrioul- tural 'Board Room, Thursday, March 31 (to -night), 13-b 'Teen' Town Sadie Hawkins Nite,April• L Come on, Daisy Mee; hook your 'Lil Abner and Make' ' this loads of fun, - Danc- ing 81-11. '13-b Dance, Town Hall,;Clinton, Friday, April 1, 10 pm, --1 a,m,, Ted Keane and his Dixieland Down Beats. Admission 50 cents plus 10 cents tax. 13-x You will not be April -fooled at Old Tyne Hayloft Hoedown, Don .Robertson and Ranch Boys, at' Crystal. Palace Ballroom, Mit- chell,. Friday, April 1, admission 50 cents, 13-p CKNX Barn Dance, Town Hall, Hensel', at 8 p.m., Saturday, Ap- ril 2. Auspices Kippen Gun Club. 13-x Bazaar, home baking sale and afternoon tea, Council Chamber, Clinton, Saturday, April 9.'Aus- pices Girls' Club, Clinton Pres- byterian Church. 13-14-b Huron County Registered Music Teachers will hold a Music Stud- ents' Recital in. Blyth Memorial Hall, Saturday, April 9, at .8.15 p.m. Admission 25 cents. 13-14-b Lions- Club Annual Farmers', Night, St. Paul's Parish Hall, Tuedsay, Y> 12, et 7 p.m. sharp. Rev, (Cept.) Norman Rawson. Hamilton; entertain- ment. Tickets from J. J. Zapfe, chairman, or any member. Ac- commodation limited. 13-14-b bane, Friday, April' 22, Town Hall, Bayfield, auspices .Bayfield Fire Department. Watch for fur- Cher ennoirncement. 13-b ti A grant of $50 from the Poppy Fund to a localtveteran who re cently had' suffered a heavy loss through fire, was donated. Comrade Rd, Gibson was wel- comed beck ' to Clinton, and the Legion Brandi by the President, after having resided in Stettler, Alta., for several months. Comrades Kelso Streets and Frank McEwan Were appointed as Legion representatives to a meeting of representatives of alt local organizations to make plans for erection of a new community arena and memorial hall, J. E. Dale, Claude Data and F. A. Fisher were initiated into the Branch by President Haw 'kips, assisted by President Bert IBoriand of Exeter Branch, Mem,- bership buttons were presented by Past President Dr. H. A, Mc - Comrade J. D. Thorndike of the Sports Committee reported the purchase of dart boards and other equipment for use in the COMPLIMENTS ON SUCCESS OF RED CROSS DRIVE Warm appreciation of the efforts of the Red Cross Campaign Committee for Clinton and dist- rict, are contained in a letter from G. S:. Hensley, executive director, London Branch, to A. J. McMurray, local chairman. Supplementing his previous report of nearly $1,700, Mr. Mc- Murray announced to -day that the total had reached $1,752.08, which Included donations amount- ing to $44 raised by a Huron Road East committee captained by Mrs. Edith Landesborough, and $15 from Hohnesville Com- munity Club captained by D. E. Gliddon. Mr, Hensley's letter fez IVlk McMurray was in part as follows: "This is merely to repeat the warmest thanks I endeavoured to convey to you on your outstand- ing success on the drive for the Red Cross in Clinton. You hung up a remarkable record and we are sure you must be as proud of it as we all are here, "You will hear from S. H. Young, chairman for Ontario of our campaign, in Toronto, and I do not think the . Clinton effort will be equalled by any town of similar size in Ontario --or all Canada for that matter." Mr. McMurray has received a similar letter from Mr. Young. BAILEY BRIDGE VALUE GIVEN ' TO LIONS CLUB The famous ".Bailey bridge," which proved invaluable to the Allied Forces during World War II in fording streams and rivers, was described in detail, with the aid of models, at last Week's dinner meeting of Clinton Lions Club in St. Paul's Parish Hall. Major R. H. Latimer, Dominion Road Machinery Co., ' Goderich, who spoke, was introduced by W, E. Perdue, and was thanked in behalf of the Club by Clifford H, Epps. The draw was won by W. H. Robinson. President J. George McLay was in charge of.the meeting. A Cer- tificate of Membership was pre- sented to Mayor Robert Y. Hat tin, a recent member, by R, S. Atkey. R. Gordon Bennett, agricultural representative for Huron County, was initiated as a member, the ceremony being conducted by G. G. Agnew, chairman, Member- ship Committee, assisted by Sec- ond Vice-president Hugh R, Hawkins and President McLay, Four delegates were named to represent the Clinton Chub at the Lions International Convention in New York City in July—Lorne Brown, B. B. Pocklington, C, W. Draper and H. le Hawkins, 0 Canada Becomes Larger Than. Europe Confederation of Newfoundland with Canada on Friday, April 1, will make the Dominion larger than -Europe, raise its population to more than 13,000,000, and give it a new 14th city, It will do these things to Canada: Population --Raise it from an estimated 12,883,000 by 320,000 to. 13,203,000. Area—Increase it from 3,690,- 000 square miles by 152,000 to 3,842,00, compared with Europe's Expanse — Extend its width about 275 miles to roughly 3,350 from Cape Race to Queen Char- lotte islands, Border — Add • nothing to . the 3,987 -mile border with U.S. Provinces—Give it a new ninth province in population, a new seventh province in size. Cities. -Give it e.: new 14th city, St John's with 60,000 people, between Verdun, Que., and Re- Legi, Hall Re- gina, Sask. an and moved a vote It is expected that F. Gordon of 'thanks to Comrade.. J. W. Bradley will be sworn in Friday Counter for his donation of ply- as 'representative of Newfound - wood for use with: the games. land in the Federal .Cabinet. • • • • rffe„'it' inRRAP'-''iff4; 4-Arfc4rt'.++e-4414 • YLQ «+ 'bE, Captains of t t QC1oubS" ==SCJ/ •C mss. . ,� We, the undersigned, wish to convey our sincere congratulations to the Royal f Canadian, Air Force on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary. We commend them very highly on :; their past re card, and feel assured that if through their ability, skill, and courage, they will continue to show even greater achievements in the future. Signed on behalf of the Town of Clinton Mayor R.• Y. Hattan Reeve G. W. Nott „ Aid. M. Crich• Id. Cser,,r r S. Elliott, Ald. A. G'aron A 11 Ni, l lartleyartl Md. J. W. Nediger : tlAldi.IV;. W. Tretyta '4,044+444.4444.444444:44•40.44 X if $f Lavis Starts To -Day. Work rommeneed in Clinton to -day in connection with the decision of the Town Council to proceed with the permanent pay ing of a section of the local streets. An agreement was signed yest- erday with Lavis Contracting Company, Clinton, for excava- tion, 1111, gravel, etc., on "that part of Mary Street commencing at King, and westward to Orange (arena corner); then north on Orange to Rattenbury (with the exception of Highway No. 8 srtip; then eastward to Albert St. (at Bartliff's corner)." Contract also calls for . "ex- cavation and removal of street bed as at present, to 19 inches below sidewalk to a width of 27 feet, but M taper to a depth of ten inches at the sidewalk. Fill is to be base gravel to depth of 12 inches to width of 27 feet to a depth of three inches at the sidewalk. Top is to be three inches of crushed gravel, side- , walk to sidewalk," It is understood and agreed by both parties that the con- tractors be responsible for all machinery and labour liability, - and for keeping the street in safe condition for the public at all times during the construction; also that all catch -basins, manholes and drainage be protected from damage, but that any raising. or levelling of manholes or catch basins will be the a responsibility of the town. It is understood that the cost will be between $3,500 and $4,000, of which 50 per cent will be re- turnable in subsidy from the On- tario Department of .Highways, Keep Streets Clear In connection with the con struction work, Reeve G. W. Nott, chairman, Street Committee, in an announcement elsewhere in this issue, appeals for the co- operation of motorists in keeping the above stptets clear while the work is proceeding. Reeve Nott said that the con- tract was let on recommendation of two engineers who were in Clinton Tuesday and made a thorough check of the streets, in company with various members of Council, They were J. A. Coombs, Stretford, district en- gineer of municipal roads, On- tario Department of Highways, and T. Roy Patterson, Goderich, Huron County Engineer. The Reeve stated that the Levis Contract, when completed, would be followed by the laying of black top, when the roadway settled, possibly in the late summer. Special Council Meeting A special meeting of Town Council was held in the Council Chamber Monday evening, at a call from Mayor R. Y. Hattan in response to a written regdest from Clinton and District Mentor - al Hall and Arena Committee. All members were present with he exception of Ald. G. S. El- iott, Frank Fingland, KC., town solicitor, and a few citizens also verein attendance. The Mayor stated the purpose of the call for this meeting and ye (erred to an urgent bylaw to be passed according to advice' rom J. A. Coombs, district en- ineer of municipal roads, on a recent change in legislation. i+e- tricting certain impositions o'f the street improvement subsidy. Arena Deputation Hugh R. Hawkins, W. E. Per - tie and Harry Bartliff, members of the special arena committee, alI spoke to the main question t this date, that of proeuring a suitable . site for the proposed community hall and arena, Con- iderable discussion ensued re arding plan for financing, build - ng site, management, etc. Frank Fingland, KC, defined various salient clauses of the Parks end Community Centres et. On written request from the emorial Hell and .Arena Com- ittee, for representation from own Council, Mayor R. Y. Hat- o and Ald. Antoine Garon were med to the committee. Street Subsidy Bylaw Regarding the matter of street bsidy for 1949, a motion was eased that Council rescind By - W No. 5 for 1949, with provision ✓ Department of Highways ep- ovai for 1949 street•expendt- re, due to suggested changes District Engineer Coombs.. ouncil thereupon passed By1aW o. 8 for 1949 to make .provision ✓ street expenditures. e TALES OF HORROR V1cKILLOP — Two Estonians, r. and Mrs. Arnold Raidmaa, ve arrived at the farm of Geo_ ge Stone, where they are em- oyed. They sitter' on the S.S. ripsholm" from Sweden. Star - of uibelievable horrors which e people suffered at the hands the Mosta/is in 1940 are told. these :people. 1 ar f 8 s d s the A M m ti na su la fo pr to by N fo M ha p1G les th of by A STrI le for Today Perhaps He's Right Teacher: "What, is ignoranee; Tommy?" Tommy: "Tgi orarnce is when $°d don't know anything and wide- body finds it out." • •