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Clinton News-Record, 1949-12-29, Page 1No. 52 • ilitton THE NEW ERA -84th YEAR eM.rs- ecora THE NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1949 The. Home Paper with the News -ttbe ,dist Column -- ----- A .WEEK olumn- WEEK AGO, IN THIS COL- urnn, we wondered whether o not we would have a "white Christmas" . Well, we di but the snow hardly lasted the day . . By Monday it was al gone, and heavy rainfall had taken the place of "the beauti- ful" , , , The temperature drop- ped again Tuesday evening, just adding to the great uncertainty of the present so-called winter season.. Pity the Lions Club, with a rink on its hands, wages to pay, and weather like It has been lately! OUR VARNA CORRESPONDENT, Miss Edythe E. Mossop, reports: "We have read and heard a great deal this fall of berries and oth- er out -of -season products being gathered and enjoyed on various occasions . So not to be, out- done, we wish to report that. a lady in the , village picked a beautiful bouquet of pansies from her garden Christmas week." , , . That will take a lot of beating In this section of Ontario . . Spirited Contests In Voting Thursday Electors of Clinton this Thurstay, December 29, must choose a Mayor, Reeve and six Councillors. Polling takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The candidates are: r For MAYOR Robert Y. Hat - tin, engineer; A. J. McMurray, d, retired; For REEVE — Melvin Crich, 1 barber; George S, • Elliott, veter- inarian; John'; W. Nediger, Jr., merchant; h• ,R iM DO YOU KNOW YOUR BIRDS? Well, we don't pretend to have. much knowledge of; them, but those who are interested in our wild feathered friends per- haps will. appreciate knowing that cardinals were seen here last week by a local resident... These bright red -breasted birds are quite beautiful and their presence in this clime at this season of the.year is rather unique, we understand', . . SANTA CLAUS CAUSED MORE than ordinary excitement when he came to Clinton Friday af- ternoon last and distributed gifts to scores of children from town and sur rounding dlstriet . from a truck in Library. Park, next the Town Hall , . .. The children later were the guests of the Town Council, Lions . Club, Canadian Legion, . and Chamber of Com- merce at a theatre. matinee : , .t. 1p THIS YEAR, CLINTON HAS A real nice Christmas Tree, ap- propriately'lighted, on Post Of- fice levan . A large tree, it has attracted . much attention, particularly on'the part of pas- sing motorists'Among at- tractive.window,displays in town during the.Christmas season'was that' of Clinton Grill, depicting "The Nativity" . It was erect- ed purposely for the benefit of children's party . which the pro- prietors of the grill staged prior to Christmas, with about 50 in attendance . a AT SCORES , OF MUNICIPAL nonteratioh. meetings . which we have attended during our news- paper career, the. principle has been pretty well established, we should say,• that the • old regime presents its record to the meet- ing, after which new nominees are heard . FOR THAT REASON, IT WAS difficult for us to understand why the chat. ,tan • t Clinton s nomin- ation meeting Wednesday evening last was so insistent on follow- ing another system which was questioned by some, without tak- ing a vote of the meeting on the procedure to be . followed , Goodness knows, . ratepayers' meetings `are rare enough; these days and are greatly to be de- sired if democratic rights are to be maintained ... They are about 'the only place where the'fellow who pays the shot can get a run for;iris money . . PHOTO BY FOWLER BROS. The photograph of Melvin Crich, published in an advertisement on Page Three, is,by Fowler Bros. Studio, 0 The Weather For COUNCILLORS (six to be elected) — Morgan J. Agnew, merchant; Antoine Garan, mech- anic; Wilbert Gliddon, dry clean- er; Harold E. Hartley, merchant; William J. Miller, drover; Dudley M. Pegg, manufacturer; Douglas Thorndike, engineer. A complete list of the nominees was published in last week's is- sue. They had until Thursday last, at 9 p.m.., to qualify. By that time, two had qualified for Mayor, three for Reeve, and seven for six Council seats, When the meeting was called (to order about 8.30 p.m. by Town Clerk M. T. Corless, there was only a fair attendance which in - (creased as time went on. Before �the meeting closed, about 11,30 p.in., the Council Chamber was pretty well filled. I Charles E. Elliott was appoint- ed to the chair on motion from the floor. Mayor Haiti]: Mayor R. Y. Hattin thanked the electors for electing him to office praised the Cormcil,, and thanked all cooperating bodies. "`We've cooperated' to the fullest 'this year," he said. Council have had their say for the past twelve months. Mr. Hattin reported a delega- tion to the Good Roads Conven- a tion which had seen the Depart- ment of Health, the latter recom- mending doing away with the dry earth closet system. Then the County Health Unit had come in- to effect. It was up to the 1950 Council to decide the question of sewerage rental.• As chairman of the Police Com- mittee, policing was not some- thing to keep in the dark but it should not be told to evet.yone. What went on in private meetings should not be divulged. He in- dicated that perhaps some day, provincial•_ police would take over Clinton. Town assessment had increased from $1,058,232 to $1,584,069. In 1950, with the same taxed, to be raised, the mill rate could be 42 mills instead of 62 mills, He. would say it might possibly he 145 mills. 1 The Mayor mentioned improve- ments that had been made dur- 'ing the past year, including fire truck, bell -and -flasher system at CNR tracks, and street pavement. �He also outlined his programme for 1950, published in an annouce- meat in this issue. When the next candidate, A. J. McMurray, was called upon by the chairman, the former object- ed to speaking at that time, stat- ing that the usual procedure was for the new candidates to speak after the old members had spoken. The chairman ruled that Mr, McMurray must speak at that time, and he was backed by Mayor Hattin who rose to his feet. Suggestions from the aud- ience that a vote be taken were disregarded by the chairman. A. J. McMurray A, J. McMurray said he had never known the routine to fol- low as this time; he thought the sitting members always spoke first. The year 1950 would be a very important one for Clinton as Old Home• W..Op)I..'isu'.as 'Mint held and full cooperation was needed. Mr. McMurray stated that the people were proud of the streets as they are today, the fire truck Is an asset, "but we could have many things if we could issue debentures at any time for any- thing we want, and not pay back until later," . he declared. Extra cost of the street pav- ing would be close to $12,000. That would mean that the 1950 Council would be penalized $6,000, if that were put Into the esti- mates and subsidy received. The mill rate was set in May; their visit to the Department was in June, after they knew there wasn't a dollar budgeted for. Then they have to make a deal with the contractor for him to get his money in 1950, Mr. McMurray said that more than $4,000 was still outstanding on the Public Library so, .. that would make $10,000 that would have to be found in 1950. True, the 1949 Council had lowered the mill rate three mills, but they had $2,000 surplus to start with from 1948, or two mills. That would make 64 mills this year. "We had a rate of 65 mills in 1948 and left two mills in the pocket," he said, "'That means that expenditure was 63 mills in 1948." In additioh, there was $20,000 more assessment in 11)49 (Continued on. Page Eight) Historical.Sketches OF THE COUNTY OF HURON. IX—Early History (cont'd.)' BAYFIELD MAN Tuckersmith Has STILL MISSING ,1i. DESPITE SEARCH. Last seen. standing on the . wharf at Bayfield about 11 p.m. Wednesday last, Richard MCDool, 61, Bayfield, was still missing when The NEWS -RECORD went to press this week. The search is continuing. Provincial Constable William Gardner, Goderich, and Chief of Police John Parker, Bayfield, have conducted a thorough search of the lakefront and river, cul- Three for Reeve urinating in dragging operations When time for qualifying elao- of the Bayfield River Saturday sed at 9 p.m. Tuesday with last, and chediling of relatives Township Clerk E. P. Chesney, with whom he may have been three had. qualified for the staying, all without result, Reeveship: Arthur Nicholson, Mr. McDool was born in Bay- reeve for the past six years; field and had lived in that dist- Harold Jackson and Gordon riot • practically all his life, A Richardson, both- councillors for handyman by occupation, he was several yeats and members of t unmarried end resided in the the 1949 Council, before 7 p.m. Just phone village with his brother, William Five for Councillors Clinton No. 4 for fast results! McDool. At the time of his dis- Five also had qualified for`four appearance, he was engaged In selling Council seats: Roy Beil and Wil - selling Christmas trees, liar Rogerson, sitting members; School buses were introduce and Alfred Moffatt, Andrew Croz- cprting a lot but worth it, TWO ARRESTED l t tion. i wk has be FOLLOWING FIGHT fon for two-year teams to the lag a lot. We have $13,500 bond School Area Board• James Mc- The County Council certain] IN STANLEY TWP. Intosh, 1949 chairman; and 'Wilt- raised the rate this year wilic red Coleman, a new man who re- raised us, Roads cost a lot„ it places Robert Tyndall, who has eluding the Kippen road, $9,000 Two new Canadians were ar- retired, County bought a caterpillar at rested near Excter.: about 7 p.m. • Those Nominated $16,532 and gsnow plowp $13,500 Tuesday and charged with posses- Those nominated were as Iol- and several other items, includin Sion of stolen goods after police lows: a crushing plant $29,000. recovered jewelry valued at I For REEVE—Arthur Nicholson, "Worst thing done up there WR thousands of dollars, The arrests by James McIntosh and ,Lou D. the County Health Unit. were made by Provincial • Con- Idlark; Harold Jackson, by Peter present time It looks a little ex stables Zimmerman, Exeter, and ;Simpson and Ivan Forsyth, Ger- travagant; it cost $54.000 to set Hebnar Snell, Seaforth, following :don Richardson, by Robert Allan if. up. he said, The Reeve sal d investigation which began Settee land J. A. Petrie. he didn't think it teould cost day night. For COUNCILLORS—Ray Mc- that much. Now that it was in The arrested men gave their Kinnon, by Harry Caldwell arid it was hard to get it out. He names as Jan Bezdek, 23, Mont- Joe McLellan; Andrew Crozier. said it amounted to quite a lot real, and Antone'Simko„21, Re-. by Lorne Carter and Robert J. of money and he hoped it would nimble Mines, Ontario. Bezdek was McGregor; Roy Bell, by Lou D. be a success. reported to have been in Canada•,IClark and Robert Thomson: Wil Harold Jackson for 18 months, Simko for six. dram Rogerson, by Bill Pother- Coun. Harold Jackson stated Both came from Czechoslovakia. gingham and Frank Walters; Alfred the Township 'was In good finan chided t about by tmhe police ctettn- Moffatt. by Charles Mackay and cial condition at the presen about 25 women's watches, sev- Alex G. Pepper, time with all work done and eral bracelets, pocket watches;• 1. For SCHOOL T R. U S T'E E S paid for. diamonds and stone rings and [ (mel,) James McIntosh, by Assessment of township has rolls of money.James Landsborough and Ross been raised substantially in the IBroadfnot, Wilfred Coleman, by new assessment, This was da ulnar ing a reportedSanloTownship ``Cecil Oke and Ivan Forsyth. accord- ing to government regulations where he two arrested mmen were , S. H. Whitmore ,etas elected Changes might have to be made visitingfriends on a farm an chairman of the meeting which in succeeding years. Council has was' well attended, • no say with regard to assessa unnamed farmer picked up two I Reeve Nicholson except at Court of Revision. OI watches, a lighter and several ; Reeve Arthur Nicholson thank- assessment was $2,169,142, while price tags. He turned these over I ed the members of Council for new assessment is $2,532,825 to. police who launched investi- ;their cooperation and expressed Equalized county assessment wa gation, leading to the arrests, . 'regret on the deaths of Mr. and $2,695,880, so that Tuckersmith's The. men were taken to G.ode- ,regret W R. Archilifild, Mrs. S. H: assessment now is $162,955 below rich and lodged in Huron County Whitmore and Roy Brown. 'equalized figure, Because assess- jat1. o I The Reeve reviewed some' •of meat wasn't as high as It should 'the work done 'during the six have been, the township has los Rev. J. R. Thorn son years of his regime. Snowplow- considerably in government sub p » lug was introduced and a power sidles, Pedcles War Cry grader wsa "bought at $13,500._ Coyrt of Revision reduced on Then we hired trucks. Snow- lands and bushes totalled $6,100 A practical demonstration of plowing is now .under fair -con- The Township Council did not the good feeling and spirit of co- trol. Council built a shed at have control over most of the operation that exists between $7,206; and granted $6,300 to the taxes, members of the Ministerial As- war veterans. It took over $39,- The County Health Unit would sociation of St. Thomas was given000 to build the Bioadfoot bridge. (Continued on Page Five) on a recent occasion. Hearing that Major James Cooper of the Sal- • vation Army was ill o the hospi- Stanley ouncil • tel Rev, John R. Thompson: tee - tor of Trinity Anglican Church• and president of the Association,' p f e Big Battle Monday (By Staff Reporter) Tuckersmrth Township will have an all-out election battle at the polls on Monday next, January 2, to select a Reeve and f our Councillors for 1950. Election Returns At News -Record In accordance with i t s usual custom, The NEWS - RECORD will provide quick election returns following the annual municipal election in. Clinton this Thursday even- ing, and again after the Tuck ersmith election Mond a y evening next. As polls re- main open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., it is unlikely that re - urns willbe available much ier, and RayMcKinnon. Considerable Two w -ere elected by ecelatna- one on roads. withsewers cost LEGION CHOOSES R. N. IRWIN AS 1950 PRESIDENT veep an of bert Word War TI, an RCAF be the 1950 president of Clinton Branch No. 140, Canadian Legion, succeeding Hugh R. Hawkins. Installation of officers takes -Piece at the next meeting of the Branch. Other officers far the coming year ' are as follows: 1st vice- president, Hector E. Kingswell; 2nd vice-president, Kelso Streets; secretary, R. Roy Fitzsimons; treasurer, John R. Butler; chap- lain, Rev, R. M. P. Bulteel; ex- ecutive — George Rumball, W. Lloyd Moore, H. C. Lawson, X. C. Cooke, J. K. Cornish (Bruce - d, field), J. W. Counter, Harold Mc- Pherson, A. Benson Corless, Frank en McEwan, J. Leonard Heard. The retiring secretary, M. S. s, Schoenhals, is honorary secretary. h FIRE BRIGADE • , QUELLS BLAZE g MACHINE SHED I I Efficiency of Clinton's new Ai firefighting equipment, through the saving of time before getting - down to business, was indicated Tuesday morning when the Fire Brigade was called to a fire which broke out at the Ontario Depart- ment of Highways' frame machin- ery shed on James St. After the new truck arrived on the scene, it was a matter of • a few seconds before water from the booster tank was playing on the building. Chemical was used - to fight the blaze en the t t The fire originated in one of the road patching mixers, creat- ing quite a blaze. It spread to the wall of the shed which was damaged considerably. A window also was broken. Crndr. R. A. G. Lane a To High Naval Posting The Navy has announced three. s ' new appointments for senior medical officers. Cmdr. M. C. Wellman, '44, Stirling and Toronto, was ap- pointed medical officer of the t aircraft carrier "Magnificent:" He formerly was assistant medical director-general of naval head - quer -Mrs, Ottawa, He is succeeded by Cindts. R. A. G. Lane, 34, Toronto, formerly.. command medical officer , on the staff of the flag officer Atientle coast at Halifax, • The 'atter is a nephew of Rey. D J. Lane, minister of Clinton and Bayfield Presbyterian 'Churches, and;is a son of Dr. R,.. D. Lane, Riverside Drive, To- ronto, called Mrs. Cooper to see i h could be of any assistance din . - ng the Major's stay in the hos- ital. He was informed that men. to take all services at the Citadel were being looked after by Loin rn headbuarters. "But what does Major .,Cooper do on Wednesday morning?"Mr. hompson asked. "He sells War Crys," was the nswer. So Rev. Mr. Thompson took vet Major'Caper's "beat" and, old the War Crys. Rev. Mr. Thompson is welt known in this locality, being a urn of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thomp- This is the -22nd of a series occupy a first place in"the char- i of historical articles on the acteristics of their own decend- p municipalities in this area, taken rite and those of the conquered, from "Historical Atlas of Bur- with whom' they intermingled' on County," published in 1879. and became amalgamated; al- d though a people combining the Huron Indians qualities of cruelty and treachery It should have been before in' a more marked degree are T mentioned that -the Indian tribe scarcely anywhere to be found known as the Hurons were the in the civilized world to -day, a ones to give the name to the not even in Spain itself; and al - second in size of the great chain though this bast imputation rests o of American 'Lakes; or rather the ;to a certain extent upon all Am- s early: French inhabitants named erican Indians since the days of Lake Huron after the tribe (so their discourse with the. whites; called Try themselves and the yet all writers agree in describ- other tribes of the Northern and , ing the aborigines of the North Southern Iroquois), who dwelt :American continent as a'race pos- upon its banks, sessed of both bravery and hon - This tribe was one of the bray- lour in a very marked degree. est, and their individual mem- And this is so generally ad- bers were among the most noble mitted in the case of those tribes sg savages, of asy who composed' before spoken of as inhabiting either of the confederated hostile the territory • on either side of m Indian Nations known as the the Great Lakes that students.of. c Iroquoises du Nord and Iroquolses I history and character unite in du Sud. And when we say this applying to the Iroquois the e we give them a character not sourbriquet of the "Romans of only deserved: but one which the Western World"; and whether placed them in a higher scale 1 judged by the extent of their than almost any of the primitive conquests or the wisdom and elo- Given Acclamation "WAIT-AND-SEE” ATTITUDE SEEMS (By Staff Reporter) POPULAR - -- ' STAND Ratepayers of the Town- ship of Stanley have been spared• the• cost of an. election for 1950, as only enough names were placed in nom- ination. at the Township Hall, Varna, Friday afternoon last, to fill the vacancies. Indicating the attitude of the electors of the Township, who attended in.fair numbers, not one question was asked from the floor, and the meeting following son, concession 1.6, Goderieh the official nomination proceed - Township. , trigs, was very "tame," Elmer Webster was re-elected CERTIFICATES PRESENTED Reeve for his third term, and GODERICH-Attractively de - 'the four Councillors -Alvin Mc- ined certificates of member. Bride, Carl Houston, Harvey whip were sent to'more.than so , Coleman and Harvey Taylor — embers of "The SO -Year Old ; were all re-elected without a lub," by Goderich Kinsmen, eontest. The gesture was much appreciat- 'three retiring members of the d by the octogenarians. School Area Board were all re - o elected by acclamation for an ad - COMING ditionel two years - William Caldwell, John Ostrom and Archie Big New Year's Dance at the Parsons. The other two members, rystal Palace Ballroom, Mitchell. with a year still to go, are Wil-' 7 LMER WEBSTEIt - riday night, December 30, 10 liam McLachlan and Frank Mc- ate-eleetcd Reeve for 1950. m. till ? Hats, funs horns for Cowan. everyone, with Don Robertson The meeting lasted about an riot Cole ' t In i u e •B rd. rod his Manch Boys. Admission hour -and -a -half, and was follow 1 gw a st t•t oa 75 cents. 52;-p ed by a meeting of the Council. Reeve..,Webster• Clinton Hospital. Aid annual The nomi tion meeting was ad- Reeve Elsner Webster oke at rte tang Spoke meeting, Tuesday, January 3, in dressed by the members of Coun= some length •on ,the finances of, Council Chamber. Reports from cil and Schaal, ,Board, as well as the township and•his, represent - ell committee"chairmen.' Inrge by J: E. McKinley and G. L. Held; ation in Huron County Council, attendance requested.'52sb representatives' on Clinton Dist- (Coritlnuecl 'on:•latge Five) 1949 1948 barbarian nations of the Eastern quence of their chiefs, their im- C High Low High Low Hemisphere, as well as at the)tience of control their r treatr F 2254 Dec.. 34. 37 28 head of the aborigines of the : rentof g the vanquished or their p. 23 35 20 30 21 24 20 10 24 12 25 35 12 '13 2 26 42 34 15 8* 27 45 '35 27 11 Rain: 1.54 ins. ' Rain: .26 ins. Snow; 2lris. Show;, 13 -ins. below: zero Western World. (passion for war, the comparison For, whereas we find that fur- is well taken. the!" south, instead of improve- Billed by Iroquois ment following the Spanish con-,' This tribe --this splendid speer- quests, their victories seemed bat men of the "noble gavage"—which the' beginning of gradual and gave Lake Heron (and , subse- national decay; although we 'find quently the "Huron Distrigt"1'its- that traits of the conquerors still ' (Continued on Page 'Tito) Consternation is prevalent ori all sides among farmers these• days over the future, of farm prices, according to R. Gordon Bennett, Clinton,' agricultural representa- tive Be. Huron County. Poultry wren seem to be the most concerned and there have been reports of considerable liquidation of poultry, However, for the most part, all farm producers are adopting a "wait and see" attitude with the hone that all farm commodities might be maintained nears their former level. Wet weather during the past week has swollen rivers and in some cases washed ' out roads. However, for the most part, farm- ers in relatively dry areas wel- comed the rain because ft insur- ed top water supplies for the re- mainder of the year. A Smile for Today Dubious The highly paid baseball player had wound up a poor season and had lost the crucial game of, the series,by muffing' a flyin centre - field, ` In the locker. room he ap- proached the :lrianager and asked permission' to catch an early y Cram. To which the manager 'coldly re- plied: rt's. O.K with mea -if you think you can!" •