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Clinton News -Record
THE CI,INTON NEW ERA
Pirstr Issue jrune 6, 1865
THE C .INTON NEWS -RECORD
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Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON, Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of 1Iuren County
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1953
This "Local Improvement" Idea
GROWING PAINS in Clinton, and every-
one is looking for a solution to the problem of
ever-growing taxation, and apparently never -
easing housing shortage. It is not a simple
problem—and good planning now . will paean a
good deal less worry in the future. There is.
necessity for able men to work ardently and
carefully right now,
On a good many tongues is the term; "local
improvement." That is the answer to every-'
thing, they proclaim, Local improvement will
combat the added expense of extending water
and sewerage services. "If they want to build
away off froin existing mains, let 'em pay for
it under local improvement".
We fear that the phrase is gaining as much
common usage, and thereby losing as much
meaning as "civil defence", "the cold war",
"communism", "the American, way" and dozens
of other current cliches. A lot of us are not
aware ofwhat the local improvement act is.
We find that however dull reading part of
the municipal act may be, nevertheless the sit-
uation is laid out in quite plain language. The
chapter on the local improvement act is as
easy to understand as any. It is essentially a
method of paying for town services which affect
only a few citizens, and naturally therefore, •
should be paid for by those few, rather than
by those who gain no benefit from them. These
services in Clinton would include the laying of
•
sidewalks and streets, sewer mains and water
lines,
The reason of course that the switch to
local improvement seems inevitable is the fact
that .Clinton is growing rapidly. Until now
building and extensions were at such a rate
that the cost of extending services was ab-
sorbed by the municipality. Since revenue does
not balance expected costs, some other method
of financing is evidently needed.
Under the local improvement act, those
properties that abut any service lines, would
be assessed according to the foot frontage, and
this assessment would pay a certain percentage
of the cost of the services, The balance of the
cost would be borne by • the corporation,
The local improvement idea is not a new
one. Its principles are being carried out in most
big towns and cities. It means only that a
property, owner must pay a part of the cost
which the town has in providing him with
luxuries. If he should wish to live in the
country without these town privileges, that is
his concern, but no man could honestly feel
himself entitled to service for which other
townspeople have been paying for seyeral years.
It seems to us the fair way, and possibly
the only way that Clinton can continue to
grow, and serve its citizens properly. We
must have more houses if we are to have more
people. Without accommodation for more peo-
ple we cannot expect to attract more industry.
Did Everyone Make Money?
WE'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN a little some-
thing that has happened which we think ought
not to have happened, and which with a little
action could be made right.
Clinton was among the towns that celebrat-
ed Coronation Day. A certain amount of plan.
ning went into it and we're proud of the
parade and the beautiful weather. The town
itself, led by its duly appointed council cannot
boast a great deal. The council flatly refused
any, financial support to the celebration. (Pos-
sibly the councillors were right. A 74 -mill rate
can be a great persuader).
The spring show was originally set for May
30, and its organizers arranged for a midway
to attend. The owners of the midway grac-
iously accepted an invitation fo stay over for
June 2, and paid for the privilege of operating
that day. The spring show and midway were
rained out on May 30.
' Then on Coronation Day, the best of wea-
ther, a public holiday, national rejoicing, and a
good parade led people in throngs to Clinton
Community Park. Everyone had fun, paid their
admission, enjoyed the midway, and went home.
They went home early because three rides, two
games and two concessions, plus an outside pair
of baseball teams didn't really have much hold-
ing power.
On Thursday rain again spoiled business
for the spring show, and the midway which the
spring show organizers had brought to the town.
This week final totalling of receipts from
the Coronation Day resulted in a surplus, gaily
divided and delightfully received, by each of the
groups taking part in the Day. A surplus
which would have been much reduced, if the
Committee had not been so fortunate as to have
the midway fee tossed in their pockets.
Oh yes, the town of Clinton benefitted
equally. What expense did we have? Why we
had to pay for putting up the decorations on
the town hall. We were lucky to have them,
too. Although they looked a bit patched and
dowdy these decorations had been used in 1950
for the Old Boys Reunion, They looked not
bad. And we made money on the day. Aren't
we all lucky?
Dogs and Restrictions
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
LISTENING to a speaker the ether evening
discourse on the art of living and saying that
life is meant to enjoy", our thoughts turned
to the local dog situation and the way the poor
animals have to be confined to their own prem-
ises for the most joyful months of the year.
Isn't this dog -catching and dog pound busi-
ness carried a little too far? Certainly none
of us want to have stray dogs rampaging the
streets and most of us have gardens we like to
see given some measure of protection -- but
perhaps the dogs deserve a little more freedom
than they are at present granted.
Are these dog laws observed because of
the prompting of a few people who do not be-
lieve that "life was meant to be enjoyed"? We
ourselves would like to see our streets and
yards full of romping children and their playful
puppies — long may they keep on having their
innocent fun.
A "Wasting" Disease
(The Ingersoll Tribune)
THERE IS ONE little -talked -about disease
tl&at is having a marked effect on present day
laving. It might be called clock disease, or late -
The chief symptom is a refusal to look at a
clock, or to believe it if you do, and it occurs
usually in the early evening hours before a meet-
ing. The immediate effect is the blanking out of
that part of the brain which tells you that other
people may be waiting and you owe them the
oourtesy of being on time. At the same time
there is a stimulus to another part of the mind
(we hesitate to use the word brain) which tells
you that no one else will hurry and why should
you.
The effect of this disease, which has reached
epidemic proportions, is a population of weary
people — weary both literally and figuratively.
Since meetings which start an hour late also
end an hour late, there are too rnany late
evenings and too many late evenings ultimately
result in too many meetings that lack vigor and
interest. Meetings that lack interest cannot
make people eager to attend them on time, and
so the vicious circle of the disease is completed.
Those who might have been strong enough to
throw off the attack of the germ, are laid low
by a complication,
To stamp out this epidemic will require a
supreme effort, a great concerted drive. But
What worthwhile results could be obtained!
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
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PHOWES: Office 251W; Res, 251J
Insurance -- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co,
THE 1leKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1953: President, J. L.
Malone, Deaf Orth; vice-president,
J. H. 1VIcEwing, Blyth; manager
and secretary -treasurer, M. A.
Reid, Seaforth. Directors: S. H.
Whitmore, Seaforth: C. W. Leon-
hardt, Bornheltn; E. J. Trewar-
thla, Clinton; Robt, Archibald,
Seaforth; J. H, McEwing, Blyth;
J. E. Pepper, Brucefield;Wm. S.
Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone,
Seaforth; Harv. 1:`ulier, Goderich.
Agents: J. F. Prueter, Brodhag-
en; Wm. Leiper, Jr., Londesboro;
Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Eric
Munroe, Seaforth.
A. L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined 'and Gasses Fitted
Goderich - Phone 33
GORDON It. HEARN
Optometrist
1028 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ont.
J. E. LONGSrAFF
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Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
PlIONE /9i SEAPORT/3
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate and Ilusinesa Rrolcei
SLOAN BLOCK, CLINTON
Phone: Office 448; 'Res. 599j
From iour Early.
40 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
aline 12, 1913
John Derry has leased the house
on Victoria Street owned by Mr,
Henry Carter, of which. he and
his good wife took possession this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tierney
have taken up their abode in part
of 'William Cu.,drnore's double
house on Victoria Street.
W. H. Cudmore has bought the
cottage on Ontario Street that
was for many years the home of
the late Mrs. Elizabetn T..aylor
and took possession this week.
W. McIntyre is putting on a new
dray so as to , better handle his
increasing business.
Mr. Harris, who recently joined
the hosiery mill staff, is now in
charge of the knitting department,
William K. Govier left for Lon-
don on Tuesday morning`, to at-
tend the Foresters convention,
, The Clinton New Era
June 12, 1913
On Tuesday evening of this
week Clinton defeated Seaforth in
the latter town by a score of 2-1
in a regulation league football
match. J, Mustard, of Brucefield,
was referee,
Miss Amy Howson spent the
weekend in Kincardine the guest
of Mrs. Ferguson,
John Torrance attended the
meeting of. County Council in God-
erich last week.
Messrs G. McGregor, Wilbur
Ford and Newton Davis took in
the Detroit excursion this week.
Roy Plumsteel has gone to
Stratford to finish up his course .in
the Stratford Business College.
Miss May Rance entertained her
Sunday School class on Monday
afternoon to a picnic.
Messrs. J. Wiseman, A. Mitchell,
G. Webber, J. McLeod, E. Hall
and G. Howes visited Blyth Odd -
fellows on Tuesday night of this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McTaggart
and Misses Margaret and Eleanor
leave today for Kingston and
Montreal. At Kingston they will
attend the graduating exercises of
the RMC, and Broder McTaggart
who is in the graduating class,
25 YEARS AGO
The Clinton, ,News -Record
June 14, 1928
Robert G. Hunter, a graduate in
arts from the University of To-
ronto, was the winner of the G. A.
Cox gold medal in science.
John Moon, Toronto, a native of
Hullett and a former resident of
Clinton, has just been appointed a
Justice of the Peace in Toronto.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at Ontario Street United Church
parsonage, by the Rev. A. E.
Doan, on Thursday, June 7, at
seven o'clock p.m., when Dorothy
Gladys, only daughter of Mr. and'
Mrs. Robert Blake, Colborne
Township, was united in marriage
to Kenneth K. R. Whitmore,
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Whitmore, ,Goderich Town-
ship.
Mr, and Mrs. Morgan Agnew
and little Miss Agnes of Clinton
visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. Pearson on Saturday Last.
Mr. W. J. Miller, Jr., attended
a convention of Goal dealers .In
I amnion.
10 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News Record
June 17, 1943
WOW Harold J. Seeley, attached
to an RCAF Ferrying ;Squadron
at Roekcliffe, was a visitor at his
home in town on Monday en route
to Winnipeg,
Tel.. Tom A, Steep returned to
Halifax, • N.S., on Tuesday after
spending a three week's furlough
at his bonne in town.
Cpl. Kenneth Vanderburgh of
the RCAF left on Wednesday for
a station in Labrador,
AC2 Kenneth Cooke, RCAF, has
returned to his station et Mont-
real after a short leave spent in
town.
Miss Margaret Middleton, R.N.,
has accepted a position at 13igwirn
Inn, Lake -of -Bays, where she will
be resident nurse for the summer
months.
Ivan Turner has been engaged
as teacher at SS 5, .,Goderich
Township.
The first Voluntary Blood Don-
or Clinic ' under the auspices of
the Clinton Red Cross will be held
in the basement of Wesley -Willis
Church hi the forenoon of Tuesday
next, June 22,
Miss Marion Stewart, Miss Ber-
nice Grigg, Miss Madelon Mason
and Miss Marjorie Watson will be
the graduating nurses at the grad-
nation exercises in the Presbyter-
ian Church on Thursday evening,
June 17.
BRUCEFIELD
Aetele.110
A Brucefield resident, Murray
Gibson, was honoured Thursday
evening when members of the
Brucefield International Order of
Oddfellows, with their ladies,
gathered in the IOOF hall, to pre-
sent him with a veteran's jewel,
as a mark of 50 years service to
the lodge.
District Deputy Grand Master
James McMillan, Goderich, escort-
ed the honoured member to the
front of the hall, where after T. B.
Baird had read the address of ap-
preciation, DDGM McMillan pin-
ned the jewel on•Mr. Gibson, with
fitting words in praise of his ser-
vice. In his reply the member for
half a century quoted a lovely
poem, which he felt would best
express his feelings.
Highlight of the program were
films shown by Ross Scott, in-
cluding one featuring a race in
rubber boats down the Bayfield
River from Clinton to Bayfield,
filmed by Ellwood Epps, Clinton.
J. K. Cornish was chairman for
the program which included solos
by Miss Jean Cairns, accompan-
ied by Mrs, Alton Johnston at the
organ; readings by Gregor Mc-
Gregor; and trios by Mrs. John-
ston, soprano (also accompanying
on the organ) ; Mrs. Walter Me -
Beath, tenor and Miss E. Stack-
house, alto.
Past DDGM John Pinder, God-
erich, also was present, The even-
ing closed with a delicious lunch,
and a social hour.
E1E
of the BACK SHOP
Haven't felt at all well since all
the excitement of the spring show.
the big rains, the coronation day
celebrations, the spring show, the
big rains, the horses, the extra
food we ate. . In fact this mouse
just feels tough about the whole
situation.
* * *
Terrible hot it gets around the
back shop these summer days.
You folks that can sit beside
your open refrigerator door and
bask in cool northern temper-
atures don't know how well off
you are. Things wouldn't be too
bad, here, of course if the Men
didn't interfere. They're forever
having to melt metal, or remelt
metal, or just heat up some
metal. Get's monotonous, doesn't
it?
1: * *
Well, that's just the way we
feel, too. And the monotony
wouldn't be so bad either, but it's
the temperature. Sum you can
talk all kinds of things about
weather, but it's the hot weather
that really gets us mice. Have to
wear our fur coats, you know.
They won't accept 'em in the cold
storage places. (Can't because of
the smell, you say?. Hmph!) and
besides 'twould be rather indecent
to go about the streets without
The Editor,
Clinton News-ttecord
DEAR SIR:
I should be so happy if you
spare ine a few lines to express
my appreciation of the very kind-
ly way we have been meowed in
Clinton. We arrived from the Old
Country about.a month ago, and
wherever we have been in the
shops and other places we have
been charmed with our reception,
I am sure that Clinton is the
most courteous town 1 have ever
been in during my fairly extensive
travois. Thank you very much,
Yours, etc.
—WALTER J. WILSON
% Mrs. R. A, Stevens
Isaac St., Clinton
June 9, 1953
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trial, and the things itch, too.
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We're finding things just as
noisy on the streets as in the
shop lately, because of the fel-
lows that are cleaning up the
dirty brick of downtown build-
ings. The Hotel Clinton looks
really trim and spanking new.
The buildings on the main cor-
ner where the Superior Store is,
is gradually taking on the same
shiny look,
* * y<
'Hear tell the members of the
Public Utilities Commission decid-
ed not to have a similar job done
on the dowdy old PUC building.
Felt it wouldn't last, or some such
idea. Sure, it won't last forever,
any more than warm weather will.
But the citizens of the town, to
say nothing of visitors who might
want to locate here with a Sheaf-
fer Pen factory or some such item,
would, for five years or so, be able
to enjoy the . good' looks of a
brightened-up*public bilding.
Somebody should brighten up
about a lot of things. (After
we've made a few more re-
marks, we'll probably brighten
up ourselves and take an en-
forced vacation.) However, do
you not suppose the town fath-
ers could rents beg, borrow or
steal a garage in which to house
their brand new truck? Seems
to this rouse it would be money
well spent,
Service
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JUNE 21
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