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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-03-05, Page 2PAGE TWO CLINTON NEW$ -RECORD Clinton News -Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA First issue June 6, 1865 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD • First issue (Iluron News -Record) January 1881 Amalgamated 1924 An Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District Population, 2,543; Trading Area, 10,000; Retail Market, $2,000,000; Rate, .04 per line flat Sworn Circulation - 2,126 Home of Clinton RCAF Station and/Wastrel Park (residential)ential ) MEMBER: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; Ontario -Quebec Division, CWNA; Western Ontario Counties Press. Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Payable in advance -Canada and Great Britain; $2.50 a year; United States and Foreign: .$3.50; Single' Copies Six Cents Delivered by carrier to RCAF Station and Adastral Park -•25 cents a month; seven cents a copy Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1953 Education - Everybody's Business CENTURIES AGO: Diogenes said: "The foundation of every state is the education of its youth." Canadians, constantly looking to the future, cannot fail to agree completely with the `ancient Greek's wise words. -St. Marys Journal Argus. * To say that pupils in our schools to -day are the leaders of to -morrow may be a trite ,expression, but it • is, nevertheless, true. It behooves all of us, therefore - - teachers, par- ents and citizens alike - - to do our utmost to train our youth, that they may face the future with confidence. While the schools must continue to play an important part, in imparting knowledge and in maintaining high scholastic standards, the school, too, must work with the home and the church in developing character and high moral qual- ities, . without which pupils are ill-equipped to meet the problems which will confront them when they leave school. -The Ingersoll Tribute. �. * There is the danger, of course, that too many of these activities (Such as the Annual "At Home" and operetta) will curtail the pre- sentation of the three "Rs" in our schools and some people will automatically take this pessi- mistic slant on "school spirit". But there is little doubt that these activities also make school a much happier place for children -one which they find exciting as well as rewarding. Records will show quite cleariy that the present generation plays far less "hookey" than its predecessors and we have no doubt that this is due in good part to this "frivolity". We are sure most parents are in favor ,of these school activities providing, of course, they do not excessively curtail the education of their children. -Exeter Times -Advocate. * As soon as the schools of past decades are mentioned we are bound to stir up the perennial argument as to the comparative excellence of the pupils of to -day and those of the past. Much may be said on either side of this argument, but it means little without definite proof. We believe that public school officials of St. Cath- arines have proved the point in favour of the modern youngsters by the results of a recent experiment. In June of 1952, they gave to their graduating class the entrance papers of 1933-34 - - some 20 years ago. The results proved that to -day's pupils - - even with their broader, enriched course of study were able to score within 8/10 of one per cent of the marks received by the classes of 1933-34. So even on these tests which were geared to the course of study of that period the pupils of to -day were able to at least tie the candidates of 20 years ago. -The Ingersoll Tribune, Crisis Forseeable At CDCI THERE ARE 273 PUPILS enrolled at Clinton District Collegiate Institute. "There is no immediate crisis in accommodation," Prin- cipal E. A. Fines reports. "However, when in a few years time, the increase in grade enrol- ment come up from the Public Schools, there will develop a definite shortage of space at the Collegiate", he went on. The collegiate principal in speaking of no immediate crisis, did, however, mention that classes already were being held in the auditor- ium and in the commercial room. Up until the present, the increase in enrolment has been due to the school bus system which enables more township pupils to attend. Any future increase will be mainly from the population growth of Clinton. Figures for the past eight years show the following enrolments: 154, October, 1945; 149, March, 1946; 209, February, 1947; 215, Febru- ary, 1948; 232, May, 1949; 245, February, 1950; 243, April, 1951; 278, March 5, 1952, The Canadian Education Week folder says that Secondary School enrolment will double itself in the next twelve years, If this is to happen, then we must take a good look at the situation in Clinton. Clinton has expanded its Public School facilities to twelve classrooms plus a kinder- garten. Figures for the past eight years show enrolment in Clinton Public School to be: 216, February, 1946; 228, February, 1947; 316, April, 1948; 341, February, 1949; 362, April, 1950; 363, March, 1952; 360, February, 1951; 458, Jan- uary 1953. It appears altogether likely that expansion in the secondary school accommodation in Clin- ton will be necessary. During Education Week is a good time for us to sit down and ask a few pertinent questions about this whole problem of school education. How sound have we been in our recent trends toward "modern" school buildings? What expert advice have school authorities when they are faced with the necessity of building new schools? Can we afford some of the extra -curricular facilities, swimming pools, auditoriums, etc., that are being built into many of our modern school buildings? How are we going to meet the teacher shortage that already exists, and catch up with the added demands of doubling our high school population? Do taxpayers and parents give their best attention and support to the public-spirited men and women who get themselves elected to our Boards of Education, School Boards, etc.? Now is the time to do something about the situation. Canada urgently needs an extra 10,000 teachers. By 1955 the shortage may reach 25,000. More than half our present teachers haven't themselves been educated beyond grade eleven. In ten years in Toronto, cost of educating a grade one pupil has jumped from $101 to $226. In Clinton cost of educating one pupil will jump from approximately $80 in June of this year at the old school, to approximately $135, in September at the new school. Education Week Is An Important Week (MAYOR W. J. MILLER) AMONG ALL THE WEEKS set apart for special notice, Education Week is one of the most important. It is important because real Education is the process through which boys and girls, men and women, learn the art of living. Education is not preparation for a career; it is rather a preparation for life and living. Whether our present system in the various elementary and secondary schools or in other types of educational institutions, is carried en with a preparation for life in view is a matter for some doubt. Considering the fine buildings, the excellent educators in our schools, the splendid equip- ment provided and the vast sums of money demanded of the common taxpayer for educa- tional purposes, there is no doubt, but that the greatest of all aims should be kept most prominent in the minds of all concerned; the preparation of a generation for great and abund- ant living. Plan to visit our local schools and meet their staff. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY CHIROPRACTIC D. I3. McINNES Chiropractic -Drugless Therapy Foot Correction Office Hours: Commercial Hotel, Seaforth Monday, Thursday Afternoons and Evenings VETERINARY DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinarian Phone 203 Clinton INSURANCE Insure the "Co-op" Way W. V. ROY District Representative Box 310 Clinton, Ontario Phone Collect Office 557 Res. 324J LOBE INSURANCE AGENCY Cor. William and Rattenbury Sts, Phone 691W - GENERAL INSURANCE -- Representative: Dom. of Canada General (Life) Howick Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. J. E. HOWARD. Bayfield Phone Bayfield 53r2 Car - Fire Life - Accident Wind Insurance It you need Insurance, I have a Policy. Be Sure • : Be Insured K. W. COLQUHO'CN GENERAL INSURANCE Representative: San Life Assurance Co. of Canada Of £ice: Royal Bank Building Office 50 - PHONES - Res. 9W H. C. LAWSON Bank of Montreal Building Clinton PHONES: Office 251W; Res, 251J Insurance -- Real Estate Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co. THE McHILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Seaforth Officers 1953: President, J. L. Malone, Seaforth; vice-president, J. H. McEwing, Blyth; manager and secretary -treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: S. H. Whitmore, Seaforth; C. W. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar- tha, Clinton; Robt, Archibald, Seaforth; J. H. McEwing, Blyth; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Wm. S. Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Harv. Fuller, Goderich. Agents: J. F. Prueter, Brodhag- en; Wm. Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric Munroe, Seaforth. OPTOMETRY A, L. COLE, R.O. Eyes Examined end Glasses Fitted Goderich - Phone 33 GORDON R. II.EARN Optometrist 1028 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ont. J. E. LONGSTAFF Clinton and Seaforth HOURS: CLINTON: Tuesday Evenings, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEAFORTH: Weekdays except Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. PHONE 791 SEAFORTH REAL ESTATE LEONARD G. WINTER Real Estate and Business Broker SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON Phone: Office 448; Res. 5991 Salesman -THOMAS A. STEEP, Phone Clinton 146-W The Paisley shawl originated in Paisley, Scotland. A pound of ice occupies more space than a pound of water. Ambergris is worth almost twice as much as gold. m Our Early Files 40 YEARS AGO The Clinton New Era Thursday, March 6, 1913 The line-up for Clinton Colleg- iate Institute in their game with Seaforth C.I. was Reid, Torrance, Cook, Iiilty, Kerr, Beacom, For- rester. The 4game was won by Seaforth 14-7. Tuesday night was the coldest night this year as it registered 9 degrees below zero. The Local Option Investigation is expected to open up on Friday morning of this week at 9 o'clock, A large list of witnesses have been summoned. We are sorry to report that Mr. Robert Brown, Hullett has been on the sick list, and Miss Jennie Brown of the New Era staff, was called home to help wait on him. Miss Mabel Cantelon, Milliner, and Miss Mary Smith arrived home from Toronto Millinery openings with a new stock of millinery. The Clinton News Record Thursday, March 6, 1913 Mr. A. E. Turner met with a regrettable accident at the Piano factory on Friday morning last. While operating a saw the board he was handling slipped and his left hand came in contact with the saw; the thumb was severed above the first joint. W. J. Paisley, G. McLennan, G. D. Roberton, A. J. Tyndall, Dr, Shaw and others from town atten- ded the Liberal convention in God- erich on Monday. Harry Twitchell is in Detroit this week. Ben Churchill, with his two sons J. G. and Frank and their wives, left Monday for Duncan, B.C., where they intend to locate. Considerable interest has been taken in the series of one hundred games of checkers between J. Cook and Wm. Grant, winch resulted in a tie, 32 wins each and 36 draws.. Playing off Mr. Grant w,:n by one game and three draws. 25 YEARS AGO .The Clinton News -Record Thursday, March 5, 1928 Clinton juniors won the return exhibition hockey game in Goder-, ich last Monday night, by a score of 8-6. Clinton was handicapped by having nq subs and regulaT s had to play the full sixty minutes. Canada's great hockey team the Toronto Grads, have won ,the world's honors from all nations without having a single goal scor- ed against the team. Mr. J. Fingland and Mr. J. Rad- ford, also Reeve Adams were in Auburn last Thursday.. Mrs. E. L. Mittell and Mrs, tn- ton Bozell were in Toronto last week visiting relatives and friends. The ninth annual report of Clin- ton Public Hospital Association was held last Tuesday afternoon Although the attendance was not as large as usual the reports pre- sented were exceedingly encour- aging. There on the staff are Miss Turner, Miss Churchill; Miss Row- cliffe, Miss Moore, Miss Scotchmer, Miss Kerr, Miss Grainger, Supt.; Mrs, Ball, housekeeper; Mrs. Ford, laundress, Mr. Cole janitor. 10 YEARS AGO Clinton News -Record NEWS RECORD ..... Thursday, March 11, 1943 Chief and Mrs. A. E, Fremlin have received word from their el- der son Flt./Sgt. Dick Fremlin cf the Eastern Air Command at Syd- ney, N.S., stating that he has been promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer II. Mrs. J. J. Zapfe-had the mis- fortune to stumble when decending the stairs to the basement of 'her home on Sunday and suffered a broken nose. She received hospit- al treatment and is now convales- ing at her home on Rattenbury Street. Miss Lily Kennedy, who suffered a broken arm on 'Saturday even- ing and had been in the hospital for two days was able to return home on Monday evening. Word has been received here that Pte. Kelso Streets of the RCOC at Halifax has been trans- ferred to Debert, N.S. Those receiving Honor Gradua- tion Diplomas at Clinton Collegiate Institute commencement exercises were: Helen Bond, Gerald Clayton, Wesley Ham, Maureen Morritt, Mary Torrance, Dorothy McInty- re, Phillis Manning and William Sproat. Mrs. R. J. Draper has gone to St• Catherines for an extended visit at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. Morrison. Misses Lois Kearns, Betty Bran- don, Marie Plumsteel, and Helen Miller of Sky Harbour, Goderich, were weekend visitors at their homes in town, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Ball and family of Londesboro moved into town and are residing in the Wise- man residence on the corner of Kirk and Townsend streets. As well as we can remember there has been only one nice week- end this year, due to blizzards. Again over the weekend bus and train schedules were interrupted and cancelled. Snow plows were operating on both No. 8 and No. 4 highways on Sunday. P T F4 of the BACK SIIOP Dear, oh, dear, this world is full of such a lot of worrisome things; we're sure we'll soon all be as sleepless as kings. We've just made a new March resolu- tion, to stop going through waste- baskets, until Spring gets here. Really, during the last seven days, so many things have happened, that this mouse's mind is naught but a roiling turmoil. First, and foe ©st, is the weather. You will have node - ed perhaps, a slight discrep•• ancy between the weather we've been having and that weather which Canadian wint- ers generally provide. We're sure that the front shop chap - pie that wrote First Column last week has been tearing his hair ever since. Just a mere mention of rain or sun, and we get the opposite. Next on the li t hof worrisome things, is that this first week in March is so very much a special week. 'Tis "Education Week", and the Men at the Clinton News - Record have been fussing over pictures, cut -lines, and stories for the last two days, trying to get together something in order to commemorate it. Martins and 'Ir - win's have announced a "Sew and Save" week, and we guess that that could be an education itself. The Women's Institute went so far as to have a sewing demonstra- tion to show the ladies how to do just that. We've just finish d a very strenuous bit of canvassing to raise a bit of cash for those stricken folk in England and. Europe. Now we face a good deal more leg -work to help the Red Cross folk raise a little cash so they can be ready for the next major catastrophe, wherever it strikes. The Clin- ton campaign is slated for lat- er in the month. And at the same time, we detect faint stirrings in the waste -basket which foretell that Easter is coming. There's more to that than just a decision between that cute little brown Stetson, or a more dignified blue felt. © 0 Before Easter rolls around, there will be an extensive sale of Easter Seals, (sponsored as usual by the Clinton Lions Club), in aid of Crippled Children. A great many handicapped children have been helped by the sale of these seals, and this year's Timmy will do his best to continue the good wort.. The hopeful look on his face has made me decide to tighten up the belt and open the wallet in aid at this cause as well. 'Of course there's he budget, OFF 'MAIN STREET By JOE DENNETT "�i' ,, "`' . ,t_ ,. li . i'y. • fl -1 1 . . \ ; 6 I' 6USISTOP THIS DONT `IOU FOR ll N11NUTl=! G"AR� ARE YOUR ,r��.r..r� t>' � IT I IF STUDYINGUS/ FUTURE! V rl / ,ill* p` '. i 'HONEY, YAU REALLY BUT 5HOULDHY STOP GUS RICK-- FROM sTUDYWG-- YOU GO 1 START AHEAD AND STUDY, ' AGAIN? ' 1YOU HEARD ME IS ART STUDY/Nil? `hili • - • is z r:` ,, aAk? i I ` �,,0 �" �l t� I " % O U ! I 1 // ! \III ?; fi �r I /A '� i,1 Y,/ © ,� ;s ,,R . J-_ - i �y `� '(f 1 i (} k VA SHOULDA TOLD ME was STUDYING TO 55 DRUMMER/ A i 1 ` ..amu' CJ > _C - i " 4„11+�m HE A n,a 1' L.,.. "act, IF•r;•+ 1 + l�;i, < 1�. Rr ti tP.y�„.,,,i" Fdi k���5 �!/� ir•.�.A 7n ,, r •) 4;�1 til ;Iris r. dJa 1, /a s. '6'�,.� ..lY,, �� ,///. 1 may' k .V worries. Mr. Abbott had just retired after his ninth curtain call, following his so-called Sunshine Budget, when we read in the front-office waste- basket that next week Premier Frost plans to bring down the Ontario budget. And Monday, next week, as far as we know, Clinton Town Council, with Councillor M. J. Agnew as the puller of the pursestrings will consider the bringing down of Clinton's own budget. 0 All this talk about our various governments bringing down bud- gets, we feel that something should certainly be done about our own personal one. But when we sat down this afternoon to con- sider the price of cheese and the new Spring suit that Millie insists that we purchase for the Easter parade, we found that the little old budget would not budge down the ladder at all. The more bud- gets our government brings down the less likely we're going to be able to get our own expenses down where we'd like to have them. 0 0 0 Now the late report of ser- ious illness of Mr. Stalin in Russia, makes us worry all the more. Truly, if something doesn't happen soon to clear up all these troubles we'll be known as "Peter, the gray mouse" and have to revise the whole tone of our writing. 0 THE EDITOR, CLINTON NEWS -RECORD CLINTON, ONTARIO, DEAR SIR: I thought you might be interes- ted in the grants payable to the various municipalities in my riding under the new legislation. Herewith is a copy of grants which were paid Iast year and grants which will be paid under the new system commencing Jan- uary lst next year. The neiv grants will take the place of the former one mill subsidy, plus grants payable on behalf of police and fire departments. Grants under the old system will be paid this year. Yours sincerely, THOMAS PRYDE, M,P.P. Huron P.S.: Grants quoted are for 1952, but are paid to the municipality this year. Feb. 26, 1953, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario. 0 AUBURN Mrs. Williflm Straughan spent the weekend with friends in Kit- chener. Mrs. Margaret Russell, Toronto, visited Mr. and Mrs. Warner And- rews last: week. Miss Ruth Arthur, V.O.N., St, Thomas, spent the weekend with her Mother, Mrs. John Arthur. Miss Mabel lliekdngbottom who has spent the past two months in New York, has returned home, The librarian, Miss M. King, would like all county books in by March 7 in order to matte the Mc - Change. 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It was reported that seven. occ,t- pants were found in the car, in - eluding two Ingersoll youths who would be returned to face charges. 0 WINS FIRST PLACE Robert I ennedY, son of Mr. and Mrs, Roy Kennedy, Brussels, won first place in clarinet solo class, under 16 years, at the Kiwaius Music estival at Toronto on Thursday, February 19. *4.* *-o-1.4•s-r-s ♦ Quality Service Playtex Baby Needs We are now carrying a Complete Line o PLAYTEX BABY PRODUCTS BABY OIL -69c BABY CREAM -65c BABY POWDER -33c PLAYTEX BIBS -69c BABY SHEETING -18"x27" -69c 27"x36" -98o 36"x54"-1,69 TRANSPARENT BABY PANTS Small -Medium -Large - 980 PLAYTEX SUPERSTRETCH BABY PANTS -- 890 3 Colors -Pink, Blue and White 4 Sizes --Small, Medium, Large & Extra Large PLAYTEX DRESS -EES BABY PANTS 3 Colours Pink, Blue and White 4 Sizers -Small, Medium, Large & Extra Large PLAYTEX STRETCHABLE SNAP-ON BABY PANTS All sizes -- $1.29 Mennen's Baby Oil and Talc Reg. 98c for '190 Noxzema Skin Cream Reg. 40c for 29c GIANT SIZE .- Special 10 oz. -- 21.25 KODAKS - Printing and Developing - FILMS W. 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