Clinton News-Record, 1946-02-21, Page 1intoe
News -Record
WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE
CLINTON NEW ERA
No. 8 -68th Year;: Whole No. 6189
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946
The Home Paper With The News.
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Board to Secure Plans:
Estimates, for Grandstand'
EDWARD WISE IS
New Constable. Appointed NAMED DELEGATE
JUNIOR FARMERS
Some Salaries Increased
A special meeting of Clinton Town
Council was held in the Council
Chamber Friday evening Iast for the
purpose of passing 'a by-law to ap-
point town employees for 1946. Ab-
sentees were Coun. M. J. Agnew and
Coun, C. J. Livermore.
Four applications for the position
of third constable, as previously ad-
vertised were opened. All were from
ex -service men,
Council went into committee of the
:whole; and reported back to Council
the name of Gordon Ivan Craig, 25,
Clinton, a returned veteran who carne
back from overseas December 13,
1945, and was discharged January 26,
1946, after serving with 2 CAR (Lord
. Strathconas) in Italy. and Europe., He
enlisted February 1,1, 1942, and went
overseas. in December 1942.
A son of Mr, and Mrs. Robert
Craig, R. R. 2, Blyth, his wife was
formerly Ruth Margaret (,realis,
Clinton, and they have a son two
years and ten months old. He is 6
feet 2 inches tall, weights 185 pounds,
and is a non-smoker and total ab-
stainer. His salary is $900 per year.
Hours .Altered
Mayor A. J. McMurray announced
the following working hours for the
police officers:
Chief James Thompson, 4 p.m. to
12 p.m., with one hour off between
6 and 7 p.m.. When there are dances
he is to be on duty until 1.30 a.m.;.
Gordon h Craig, 12 p.m. to 7 a,m,,
coming on at 11 porn, when there
are dances; David Elliott, 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., including noon hour. This
makes a 50 -hour working week for
each constable.
Some Salaries Increased
Council passed a by-law appoint-
ing town officers and fixing salaries
for period February 15, 1946, to Feb-
ruary 15, 1947, as follows:
M. T. Corless,:Clerk and Treasurer,
$1,350 (increase from $1,200); James
Thompson, Chief Constable, $1,100
(increase from $1,000); David El-
liott, day constable, $925 (increase
from $900);. G. I. Craig, night con-
stable, $900; .Murray McEwan, cern-
etery superintendent, $1,000; W. T.
Vanderburgh, assessor and tax col-
lector, $600 (Mr. Vanderburg handed
in his resignation Saturday); G. M.
Turner, weighmaster at stock scales,
one-half fees collected; Frank Ping-
. land, K.C., solicitor, feesfor week
done; Monteith and Monteith, Strat-
ford, auditors, $215.
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Hensall Council Honors
Warden R. E. Shaddick
(By ourHensallCorrespondent)
At a recent meeting of the 'roam
Council of Hensall, on behalf of the
Council and officials, Coun. A. W.
Kerslake presented Reeve Warden R.
.•E. Shaddick With .a ronson lighter
sultaby engraved.
The Reeve and Warden thanked the
Council and officials for their kind-
ness, and stated that he would re-
taliate at some future date. He also
stated that as the Village is now
celebrating 50 years, as an incorporat-
ed Village, it might; be a ,geed thing
to have a picture taken of the present
Council to hang up beside the Council
of x'50 years ago, in the Council
Chamber.
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County Hame: Committee
Authorizes Improvements
Huron 'County Home Committee,
under the chairmanship pf Brown
Smyth, Reeve of East Wawanosh,
held a meeting at the County 'Horne,
Tuesday.
Besides authorizing the purchase of
a spring -tooth cultivator, the Com-
mittee discussed an elevator for the
building with .report due at the April
meeting; , authorized re-covering•' the
the floor downstairs, and the laying
of linoleum on the floor in the hall
and men's rest room.
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RED CROSS NOTES
Appointed Director
Dr. Harvey Honey, Toronto, re-
cently was appointed National Dir-'
ector of First Aid for the Canadian
Red Cross Society.
Dr. Doney," graduate in Medicine,
University of Toronto, '1931, en isted
in the RCAF. III 1941 following seven
years of general medical practice- and
served as organizer and commanding
officer of No; 3 Air Force Convales-
cent Hospital ("Divadele"), Toronto,
and No. '7 Air Force Convalescent
Hospital (Rome of the late, Sir Harry
Oakes) at Niagara Falls, and was
awarded the MBE; in December;, 1944.
Dr. Donee will give national direc-
tion to all phases of First Aid•inelud-
ing the Red Cross Swimming and
Water ,Safety Programme now under-
way throughout Canada.
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The Week's k's Weather'
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High Low
Feb.',1;4 42 . 19
Feb. 15 ' 21 ' 2
Feb. ,IS 40 6
Feb. 1'7 • 37 18
Feb, 18 28 . 10
Feb,' 19 25 13
Feb.20 27 19
Snowfall -2 inches.
Rainfall_., 75 inches.
To Discuss Warble Fly
Campaign Here Monday
A. meeting to organize a wathle
fly extermination campaign in
Huron County has been called for
the Board Room of the Agri-
cultural Office, Clinton, at 1.30
p.m., Monday next, February 25.
It will be held under the auspices
of the Agricultural .Committee of
Huron County Council and the
warble fly committee of Huron
Counts Federation of Agrichl-
ture. Anyone interested in warble
fly control is invited to attend.
Preparatory to the meeting in
Clinton, Hugh Hill, William
Stirling, George Ginn, and Gerald
Nelson, assistant agricultural
representative, will attend an ire-
por£ant gathering in Toronto
tomorrow in connection'with the
matter, and will learn how far
Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture is going to assist in the
campaign.
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Children's Aid
Superintendent
Resigns Office
A. P. Wilkes was re-elected presi-
dent of Huron County Children's Aid
Society at the annual meeting held
in the Court House, Goderich.
Other officers elected were: vice-
president, Rev. Joseph Janes; secre-
tary, A. M. Robertson; treasurer, A.
H. Erskine; directors, Miss A. Mid-
dleton, Mrs. Albert Taylor, C. M.
Robertson, Miss A. Wurtele, Miss
Sarah McLean, Rev. L. H. Turner,
Harry McCreath; associate director,
Miss Aubra Cleaver; finance commit-
tee; At IL Erskine, A. P. Wilkes, A.
M. Robertson and County Councillors
Roy Ratz, •W. Woods and R. E. Shad -
dick.
Advisory Committee
-The followng advisory committee
was appointed: Rev. Joseph Janes,
chairman; H. M. Monteith,Mrs. F. R.
Redditt, Mrs. J. B. ,Reynolds and H.
M. Ford.
H. T. Edwards, who since 1928 has
been the superintendent of the so-
ciety, tendered his resignation to take
effect in August. This carne as a
surprise and was not accepted but
was referred to the 1946 executive;
and the 'meeting carried the motion
that the superintendent, the social
Worker, Mrs. , M. Chaffee, and the
stenographer, Miss Mildred Videan,
be re-engaged at the same salaries.
Mr. Edwards stated he wished to en-
joy a well-earned rest. His decision
to resign was a surprise • and was
received with rrofound regret.
Work Growing
The work of the society has in-
creased extensll,ely hi volume accord-
ing to the reports given by •Miss
Videan and. Mr. Edwards.
The treasurer's report given by A,
H.' Erskine showed total receipts of
$12,380.18, which included a grant of
86,300 from the .County of. Huron;
$1,500 provincial grant; Dependent's
Board of Trustees, $1,426.17; De-
pendents' AIlowances, $2,072.3. The
total disbursements were $11,098.92
That seine tangible recognition
should be given Mr, Erskine ..was the
opinion of the meeting and Rev. J.
Janes and Miss A. Middleton were
appointed to select a suitable gift.
Al M. Robertson gave a review of
the work in, the past 25 years.
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Auction Sales Galone
Billed for District
Judging by the number of
farm auction sales advertised in;
this • issue of The NEWS -
RECORD, many farmers in this
district are planning to .leave-
their ' farms and 'retiree this
seeing.. Prices for farm steak
and implements are now at a.
high level and evidently many
are: of the opinon that this is the
time to sell. During the war
years, inany farmers have car-
ried on under very adverse cir-
cumstances.
Auction sales in this district
are advertised on Pages Five and
Seven of this issue, with more
and longer lists also scheduled
for next week.
The February meeting of Clinton
Junior Farmers was held in the Board
Room, Agricultural Office, on Tues-
day, February 12, with Bill holland
in charge.
The meeting opened with the roll
call which was answered by the name
of a tree. The minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read and adopted.
Bill Holland stated that Alfred
H. Warner, Bayfield, had asked him
that the Junior Farmers appoint a
delegate to Bayfield Agricultural So-
ciety with the view in mindof the
Junior Farmers taking part ill the
Bayfield Fair. Edward Wise was ap-
pointed es the delegate. ,
Edward Wise then covered very
thoroughly the care and management
of livestock. He discussed the care'
of calves, cows, horses, sheep, and
swine. The meeting adjourned for
the joint meeting.
The joint meeting, in charge of
Lulu Tyndall, opened with the sing-
ing of "0 Canada" with Phyllis
Middleton at the piano. The minutes
of the previous meeting were then
read and adopted. Bill Holland read
a very interesting and comical club
. aper. •
The guest speaker, R. S. Atkey,
was unable to be present,much to the
disappointment.of everyone. The
meeting was ten turned over to
Doreen Glazier and Glen Price 'who
were in charge of the recreation.
After recreation, lunch was served
by the Junior Institute and, needless
to say, it was enjoyed by all. The
meeting was then adjourned, and
since it was rather early, many of
them found their way over to the
Town Hall where a dance was being
held.
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Reception Group
For Ex -Service Men
Nov Operating
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An enthusiastic meeting was held
ire the Town Hall, •Seaforth, on Wed-
nesday evening of last week, at whith.
representatives of the Councils of
Seaforth, Tuckersrnith, McKillop and
Hibbert were fanned into the Muni-
cipal Veterans Reception Committee.
Mayor John CIuff, Seaforth, and
E, P. Chesney, Tuckersmith, were ap-
pointed chairman and secretary, re-
spectively, of the general meeting at
which reeves and councillors of the
four municipalities spoke in regard
to ways and means of providing a
suitabld reception for the veterans of
World War It. Members of the
Seaforth Legion were present and
gave many helpful suggestions.
It was unanimously decided to in-
clude all veterans of the municipalities
mentioned, regardless of whether or
not theybelonged to a Legion district
apart from Seaforth and committees
were named to arrange details. Com-
mittees named were as follows (first
named to act as chairrpan);
Entertainment. -,C. P. Sills, Walker
Hart, Milne Rennie, James F. Scott;
supper -M. A. Reid, C. M. Smith, I.
Hudson, D. H. Wilson; dance - H.
Jackson, N. Hubert, A. Nicholson, .11
Bolton; ticket -Clinton Smith, Ed.
Smith, Frank Sills. John Cluff.
• The personnel of the general com-
mittee includes the Reeves and two
members from each council in the
district and are as follows:
Seaforth-Mayor John Cluff, Reeve
J. Daly, Coin, Frank Sills, Tucker-
smith -Reeve A. Nicholson, :Coun. I3,
Jackson, Coun, G. Richardson; Me-
lollop--ReeyeR. Dorrance, • Coun.
Geo. Campbell, Coun. M. Murray;
Hibbert-Redve J. Atkinson, Caun. E.
l3utson, Cput. F. Allen,
John Cliff was named chairman
and E. P. Chesney, secretary, of the
committee,
Lists of service personnel are be-
ing' prepared for each municipality
and the general public will be asked
to 'scrutinize same in the press and
supply the secretary, with any om-
misions or errors in the hope that no
name will be omitted from the lists.
The secretary was instructed to in-
vite the' Women's Institute to operate.
a refreshment ,booth at the dance
which, will be .held after the supper
and program and the suggested date
for the "Welcome" was March 19,
fulldetails of .which will appear at a
later date.
Thepublic.. is asked to, give every
co-operation with this committee in
order to make an all-out reception to
officially` welcome back our. boys and
girls from the•services. '
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•NEWS -RECORD A.dlets bring
.quick results.
Four-year-old Bo Rescured S Parents"
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re Destroys Cottage Home rn 'Myth
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Four-yeao old Wayne Chapple, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chapple; was
rescued by his parents from a fire
of unknown' origin; which :almost ens
tieely ' destroyed their • one -storey
frame cottage in Blyth Sunday after:
noon,
Theoun er discovered
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st the fire
When he returned home from Sunday
.Schoth His parents, in the front of
the house, ,did.' not knqw a blaze was
raging in the kitchen..
Mr. and Mrs. Chapple were burned
about the feet and hands when they
had to enter a portion of the burning.
kitchen to remove the boy who had
stepped too far -into, the room before
he realized+ there was any danger.
Ner, and Mrs. Chapple were given
medical treatment ..at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Staples.
Mr. Chapple is a veteran of the
Second' Great War. He served in the
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Ouilty Parry ' .
Libel Count;
Jailed, Fined
Found guilty of libelling Wing
Commander K. R. Patrick, OBE, for-
mer commanding officer of No. 5
Radio School, RCAF, (now Radar
and Communcations School), Clinton,
Arthur E. Parry, 61, Tuckersmith
Township, south. of Clinton, was.
sentenced to 30 days in gaol and
fined $100, in Supreme Court As-
sizes at Goderich last night.
Mr. Justice, D. 0. Wells ordered
that Parry serve, an additional 60
days should be fail to pay the fine.
Parry's conviction and sentence
followed a three-day hearing at God-
erich. A 12 -man jury returned a
unanimous verdict after deliberating
more than three hours. In'register-
ing the conviction, they asked throe
leniency be shown the man.
Expresses, Regret
"I regret if I have caused Wing
Cmdr. Patrick any trouble whatever
I regret it exceedingly," said Parry
followng his conviction.
Ten charges of defamatory libel
evere,preferred against Parry as a
result of 10 letters he wrote to the
officer and to John Bracken, Hon.
Colin. Gibson, Hon. George A. Drew
and' to R. Hobbs Taylor, MLA for
Huron, last summer. These Ietters
followed refusal of Wng Cmdr. Pat-
rick to permit the man to enter Clin-
ton ,Radio School as an' election
scrutineer. They charged the officer
with corrupt practice in the election
and cast slurs against, his military
status.
Appeal for Leniency
An appeal for lenience* in behalf.
of 'Parry was voiced by Frank Don-
nelly, K.C., Goderich, defense coun-
sel, before sentence was passed. He
asked the court to consider the man's
mental condition as apparent during
the time he was in the witness box
pointed out that he had served ld
days in jail awaiting trial, before
arranging bail, that he was a military
pensioner, disabled and not a man of
means.
"Wing Commander Patrick is highly
regarded here and'wduld not lose any
respect of the people beceuse-ef these
allegations," said Mr. Donnelly.
"No matter how highly he is re-
garded in this district, it is a much
more serious natter when an .attack
such as this goes heyond here," said
Crown Attorney D. A. Holmes.
Scored by Judge
"I am glad to bear you say you
regret your actions," said Justice
Wells in passing sentence on Parry.
"Here is a man (Wingd Commander
Patrick) who was on operational war
duty. You decided you did not like
hie and you attributed to him of-
fenses which were not honorable. He
was engaged in a war in which scien-
tific work was necessary and Wing
Commander Patrick did his best to
help win that war. Added to all his
worries he bad to worry about you.
Had you reflected you night not.
have done. it. You went to many im-
portant people and put his fine repu-
tation in jeopardy," said the judge.
"At that time It 011 not understand
this scientific work, :replied Parey.
Commenced Monday
The trial of Arthur E, Parry, Clin-
ton, charged -with defamatory libel.
against Wing-Cmdr. K. R. Patrick,
OBE., former 0.0. of No. 5 Radio
School, RCAF„ Clinton, was com-
menced Monday afternoon before Mr.
Justice Wells in the sessions of the
Supreme Court at Goderich. Frank
Donnelly, K.C., Goderich, was de-
fence counsel
Parry pleaded not guilty to ten
charges of libel ite the indictment.
and after the jury was empanelled
'the case proceeded.
• "The case is unique. in the, history
of Huron County," Crewe' Attorney
D. E. Holmes stated in presenting
the ease to the jury. During the 25
years he had served the county he had
never had a libel action, he said.
Outlines Case
He gave a brief -synopsis of the
alleged libel against Wing -Cindy,
Patricia who was, in charge of the
RCAF Radio, or Radar, School at
Clinton, one of the first on the North
American continent, ' The work there
was essential to the war effort ano
was. under close guard, Mr. ,Ircemes
continued. .Some parts of the school
are not open to, the public. Wing-
Oindr. Patrick was awarded the OBE
for, excellent work in the school; and
.the Orderof_Nlerit by the United
States government.
TIE .1945, Mr. Holmes' continued,
Parry was incensed at not being ad-
mitted to the school and wrote a num-
bee of allegedly defamatory libelous
letters.
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COMING EVENTS
3c s werd
Minimum Cha-ge 50c
Monster . Ice Carnival
atLspaeL9
Canadian Legion, Clinton Arena
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p m 8-x
Dance, Drill Hall, R• and C. Scheel,
Clinton, Friday, March 1, 9 p.m. to
2 a.m. Hy Johnston's London Band.
Admission 50 cents. 8-9-x
Annual Skating Carnival, Bruce -
field Rindc, Friday, March 1. Adults
35 cents, children 15 cents. All pro-
eeeds far improvement of rink 8-9-x
"Uncle Josh ,Perkins!," presented
by Egmondvilie. Your People's So-
ciety, Brucefieid TJnited Church
Army and returned to civilian life Wedneschy, \Feb. 27, ai; „815 p.m,
fast August. Admission 2s conte end 15 conte, 8-x
MONSTER CARNIVAL
BY CLINTON LEGION To Meet Twice Monthly; '
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 N Named
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Clinton Arena is to be the scene Mayor 1 \ amedChairman
of a monster Ice Carnival' Wednesday
evening next, February. 27, starting •
The_event will be held under the Dust in Mid -February
at seven o'elock,
auspices of Clinton Branch 140, Can- With Snowdrifts Nearby
adian Legion, with the following com-
mittee in charge, J. EL Cook, chide -
man; Dr. F. G. Thompson„J. R. But-
ler, Hugh R. Hawkins, Robert Irwin,
5. D. Thorndike, Lorne J. Brown:
Big feature. will be the crowning of.
a "Carnival Queen," who will be Judg-
ed for dressand skating. There will
be •27 cash awards, including door
prizes. List of events is published,
on large bills, one of which will be
posted in The NEWS -RECORD win-
dow.
Another feature will be a' novelty
hockey match, announced as "All
Stars from ? vs. House of David."
The Legion Band will be in attend-
ance. ,
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M@KILLOP MUTUAL
CLOSES GOOD YEAR;
ASSETS INCREASE
Melfillop Mutual Fire Insurance
Company- experienced a very success,-
ful year in 1945, according to reports
presented at the annual meeting in
Seaforth Town Hall with President
W. ,R. Archibald in the chair.
Secretary -treasurer and Manager,
M. A. Reid, told the meeting that dur-
ing the year the total assets increas•
ed to 8238,307.63, while liabilities de-
creased to $7,188.23. Fire losses in
1945 amounted to $9,242.32, which
was a decided decrease over the pre-
vious year.
The company had 3,086 policies in
force as of December 81, 1945, repre-
senting insurance to the value of
$8,677,60$.00.
In his report, Mr. Reid said in part:
"In presenting your 69th annual
report, I have pleasure in reporting
another successful year, due largely
to a reduction in number of losses.
"During the year your Company
suffered three total losses, one being
unknown, the other caused by a lan-
tern and the third, defective chim-
ney. Two of them were dwellings,
but fortunately there was no• loss of
life. •
"From a further analysis of the
losses, I find that overheated stoves
accounted for twelve claims. -While
many of these were minor claims,
still many could have resulted in the
total destruction of the house with
possible loss of life. How many could
have been avoided? Lightning losses
accounted for 38, which is a substan-
tial reduction from 1944. •
"As we are still being forced by
necessity to use large amounts of soft
secs inferior coals, 1 would rerom-
mmend that .you frequently clean ehim•
trey and stovepipes. Extra care will
pay handsome dividends, and possibly
save the lives. of loved ones,
"The lose of life has been appalling
from dwelling fires, aucl you are ask-
ed to guni'il against the careless a?r
of kerosene and gasoline. Wartime
restrictions reduced the volatile
strength of coal oil, but since the
close of the war I believe the volatile:
strength his been increased mater-
ially, which adds greatly to the pos-
Ability of a flash fire, Guard -your•
life and property by not using it fair
the starting of fires. Have your
teens and and other, farm 91111 Temente
clean, .;your electric wiring checked.
Resolve to We every caution and pro-
teetion.in the prevention of fires due
mg 1946.
"Your surplus has been increased
by $'7,153.S4, making a net surplus of
$1.22,01.63, which has again enabled
your Company to participate • in the
purchase of Victory Bonds, as well as
contributing $700 00 to patriotic and
ehalitab)e organizations."
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Charged with breaking and enter-
ing, ard theft of $27, from W. S. R.
Holmes drug store, Clinton, last
month, Wilfred Benzo, 17, 'Clinton,.
appeared before Mrs, lelabol Gray,
;LP., in Goderich Saturday,' and was
remanded in custody until this after-
noon, when he will appear before
Magistrate A. F. Cook, in the weekly.
pollee court in Goderich. He was
arrested by Chief Constable James
Thompson • and County Constable
William Gardiner at Porter's Hill
Friday last.
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Dust was• •blowing Monday on
the county road between Auburn
and Blyth, Despite the fact that
occasional tall snowdrifts on the
south side of the road still block
the view of the fields beyond, a
hot sun incited the ice from so.
much of the graveled road that at
several points motor traffic rais-
ed dust clouds as it went along.
North -south county roads and
highways in this district are now
generally clear, with occasional.
patches of hard ice; snowdrifts
at many points are still big
enough to create a traffic bottle=
neck, wth only enough room be-
tween the drifts for one vehicle
to get through.
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Miss Mary Lane
Adjudged Winner
Lions Oratorical
Miss Mary Lane, versatile senior
student of -Clinton Collegiate In-
stitute, will represent this commun
itd• in the Lions Oratorical • Contest
for District A, the next sound of
which takes place in .Seaforth on
Friday, March 15.
Other towns represented will be
Stratford, Mitchell, ,St. Marys, Mil-
verton, Seaforth and Goderich. With
Clinton, these Lions Clubs comprise
Zone three.
Miss Lane achieved ,the honour by
winning the Clinton Lions Club Ora-
torical Contest in C,C,I, Auditorium
Thursday evening last. Miss Margaret
Colquhoun was a close second and
Miss Coronna Wendorf was third,
There were no male contestants.
The topic of the speech was "Can -
aria's Future as a Nation," discussed
from three viewpoints: nationally and
internationally; industrially and eco-
nomically;
conomiea ly; his duty as a citizen.
The judges were tivo " Goclericb,
Lions: J. H. Kinkead, public school
inspector for North Huron, and Wal-
ter J. Hodge. past president, God-
erich Lions Club,
Decision of Judges
In announcing the judges' decision;
Mr, Kinkead congratulated the three
girls on their very excellent effort
and said he was surprised "the boys
don't talk in Clinton."
The first speaker (Miss. Lanes had
a well organized speech. followed in-
t
nt struct'ons of dealing with the topic,
her arguments were well put to••
g'ether and her diction was excellent.
The second speaker (Miss Wen
dorf) woud do well in drama as her
voice is excellent, Herr.poise and
voice were exceptionally fine.
The third speaker (Miss Margaret
Colnuhoun) was excellent during the
+first fart and also the Iast two • or
there minutes. of her speech, Her
delivery also was excellent.
The judges found it very .diffioult
▪ 6e0s0 among the three, odt keep-
ing in mind the rules governing the
iuclees. with 50 per cent given for
maternal, the decision was as noteci
above,
In behalf of the Lions Club, erizes
w ere presented by Stewart Middle.
ton and R. S. ;Salcey, members of the
Oratorical Committee, they being $5
nelcash for first, $3 for second, $2 for'
third, as well as two volumes of alas -
Meal poetry and prise foe each win -
In a brief address. Mr. Atkey an-
nounced the Zone 3 Lions Oratorical
Contest in Seaforth on March 15 with
wingers from severs centres compet-
ing and prizes totalling 870, with
$20 and a silver Cup to the Zone
champion, Zone winners will then.
compete fol' the District A title.
Short Program
Frank Finglaild,, Jr.,, president,
Students' Council, was chairman of
the gathering. While the judges were
considering their: decision, a short
program presented consisting of a
saxaphone solo.by Bill Hearn;•a Mario'
solo by Mary Lane; a vocal solo by
Jean Elliott; and' an amusmg skit by
pupils. of Fifth Form.
Local Radio "Hams"
In Mo
rmxng Tr
Through its •proximity to the lead-
ing' RCAF radii' and Nadas sehooi in
Canada, Clinton has a number of
interested. amateur.stations since the
bah was lifted recently.
.For this reason, announcement by
the Air Ministry of plans for the or-
ganization of an 441r Force Amateur
Radio System is oe exceptional in-
terest. This will comprise radio
"hangs" who will form a trans
Canada radio network with loaned
equipment and be a practical radio
anxilia
r of the permanent yp e t RCAF.
The organization' wall.' consist of
groups, • df amateurs :affiliated with
RCAF auxiliary squadrons and ' in
radio contact with squadron signals
personnel. Where a group exceeds 20,
they. will ' be divided into "flights,"
Sluder an amateur controller. They
will use' both Morse telegraphy and
ladle telerhone. 'cording .to the
ernetenr's. equipment,
Full memher'7,i , wiil he granted
to amateur operators • more 'than 16
:s,'s old h&,li 1 .nn n+iri,5 ind a
t^+inn 7i�ans'
11',,174i^,.,61' member -,shin will be r'i •t d -'+n tease eteder16;
Likely -To Assist
ans-Canada Network
and to any citizen, irrespective of
age, ,who displayer an •interest in.
amateur radio, and wishes to work'
for his license. '
From surplus RCAF stocks, quali-
fled' members • will be loaned trans-
mitting and receiving • equipment and
encouraged • to . communicate with
souadron signals at least once weekly.
With other members of their flights
they can communicate as often as
they wish. Messages can be relayed
Approved by the ratepayers at the.
January election and appointed by
the Town Council at its meeting earl,:
ler this month, Clinton's new Board
of Park Management held its inauge
ural meeting in the Council Chamber'
Thursday evening last, with all men-
hers present:
Lots drawn for length of term of;
office resulted as follows:
One year -Fergus VanEgmond,,,
Hugh R. Hawkins; two years -0- L, -
Paisley, W, E. Perdue; three years -
Thomas Churchill, Mitcheal McAdam.
0n motion of Messrs. Paisley and-'
Churchill, Mayor A. J. Mcldurray -
who serves on. the Board ex -officio,.
was elected chairman.
J. G. MeLay, a member of last=
year's Park Committee; was named
.aec1'etary-treasurer on motion of
Messrs. Churchill and Paisley,
On motion of Messrs. Perdue and'
' VanE'gmoed, the chairman and secre-
tary were authorized to sign all'
cheques.
The account in trust was ordered.
transferred to the Board account ors
motion of Messrs. Perdue and Me -
Adam.
Meetings Twice Monthly
A notion by Messrs, Perdue and.
Hawkins was adopted that meetings
he held at 8 pen. the first and third
Tuesdays of each month.
To Build Grandstand
Following considerable discussion,
a motion by Messrs. Hawkins and'.
Paisley was passed that Mr. McAdam •
evrite to an. architect and secure plans
and estimates for a grandstand to
be erected in the park, according to
specifications agreed on by the•
Board.
HULLETT BUYS
TRACTOR, MOWER;
COUNCIL DIVIDES,
The regular meeting of Hallett
Township Council was held February
4, in the Community Hall, Londes-
boro, a .pen., the Reeve and all'
members of the Council being present --
The minutes of the last regular meet -
Mg, held January 14,' were reed.
Dale -Jewitt -That the minutes of
the last regular meeting as read be.
adopted. Carried. Letter from J. L.
Graham re ntenrbership, fees, filed;.
Institute of local Government re mein-,
bership fees, filed; Monteith and Mon-
teith, re assessment; answer; Jewitt-.
Dale -That the Clerk comply with
the request of Monteith and Monteith,
carried; Brown -Dale -That we pay -
the account of Frank Donnelly which
is up to theend of 1945, carried;-
Dale -Brown -That we make a grant
of $75 to the •Connnunity Hall Board,.
carried; Dale -Jewitt -That by-laws
No. 5 and 6 A.D., 1946, be read a
first and second time, carried; Rap-
son -Brown -That by-laws No. 5 and'
6 having been read a first and second:
time be passed, carried; Brown -Rap-
son --That by -laces No. 5 and 6 be •
read a third time, carried; Jewitt -
Dale -;That by-laws No. 5 and 6, A.D., .
1946, having been read a third time
be finally passed, signed by the clerk
and reeve and the township seal at-
tached, ched, carried.
At this time, the tenders were eel-.
(Continued on Page Four)
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Additional Veterans
Return on "Elizabeth" •
From; Overseas Servicer
Among the returning men, arriving -
on the liner "Queen Elizabeth,
scheduled to deck at Neiv York yest-
erday, fou' this district, are as fol-
lows:
Gnr. F. E. Barnes, Wingham; Sgt...
R. J. Johnson, Wingham; Pte. R. A.
Swain, Exeter; LAC R. S. MacDon-
ald, Seaforth: A. F. McQuellan, Luck- •
now; LAC F. V. Russel, Wingham;
L.Cp'. J. C. Saundercook, Londesboroe.
Pte. G. E, Grenier, Zurich; Pte. I. Be
Hoggart, Clinton; Pte. D. C. Meyers,.
Zurich; S.Sgt. W. U. Erakihe, God-
erich; Lieut. (NS.) Hazel Marie -
Nelson, Seaforth; Ter. H. S. Gardner, ,
Wingham; J. S. Ryan, Goderich; Cpl...
J. Lee, Wingham. '
Hensall Experiencing
p fi
Bad Housing Shortage
(By our Hensall Correspondent) .
James A, Paterson, clerk of Hen- -
sall, reveals interesting figures as
ee aids the housing shortage in the
Village of Hensall.
The last population census as pre-
pared by the local assessor showed a
population if 618. There are at pres-
ent 240 houses or, apartments and 9z
of these -contain three or more ins,-
habitants, 89 have two, 44 are oc-
cupied by one, and at present there.
are 15 unoccupied homes or apart
ments, comprising homes that are
not occupied during the ,winter;, 'and"
three that are -empty, the owners,
being deceased,
between flights across. Canada to
demonstrate'. t rE
e h rapidity e rd and e -'- .
A
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fl ai
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TODAY
b rt of the • m,
t
y system. j
Air Commodore A H. Keith Rus-
sell, Toronto, formerly commanding
officer at No. 4 Wireless School' at
Guelnh, has undertaken organization
of the system from the civilian end.
Key amateurs are bein,t_• selected
aero•• Caneda to organize their areas
and it is hen,d +hes menu with [err
vire -ede exemdeens and rnt11u4-
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