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THE CLINTON NEW -ERR
't First issue June 6, 1865
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
First .issue (Iluron News -Record)
January 148$1
Amalgamated 4924
Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Town of Clinton and Surrounding District
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Published EVERY THURSDAY at CLINTON. Ontario, Canada, in the Heart of Huron County
ate, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1953
Meter, Metre, or Park As We Like
NOT TOO LONG AGO, we expounded at
great Iength and we thought to some effect on
the fact that as businessmen in Clinton we're
doing ourselves an evil turn, or allowing our
employees to do us in, by parking our cars on
the main street. Our theory, and sound it
seems, was that the folk who want to buy in
Clinton stores should not be subjected to the
in half across extra trouble of walking h way ass town l a
to reach the store they want to visit. Whereas,
we who live on main street all the time, could,,
gain a bit more exercise and increased neigh-
borliness with our fellow merchants, if we park-
ed down a side street, or on the public parking
lot and walked to work.
' Wiarton has done the job of providing ,
parking space by installing "metres", And ac-
cording to the Wiarton Echo there has been-
ndt much argument:
"With •an apathy typical of today's citizen,
local motorists have received the verdict. There
have been NO indignant letters to the editor,
NO delegation of irate citizens to council meet-
inigs, NOT a single brick through the. Mayor's
window.. There has been only the usual binding
ora the odd street -corner or in the odd coffee
klatch.
"There are two sides to the situation, amaz-
ingly enough. Some people say Wiarten is too
small a place for parking metres; that ;people
wi11trade out of town; that tourists will not
stop here when they see them, and that' first
and last, they are a Banged nuisance,
"The other faction argues reasonably enough
as follows: present parking facilities are badly
overcrowded, and the metres will force parking
space hogs to move or pay; there is plenty of
room on sidL streets and in the free parking
lot for those who don't want to pay or wish
to park more than two hours; tourists are used
to them; they won't drive trade elsewhere, be -
cense the nearest large centre also has metres;
they are .a needed source of revenue for the
municipality.
"We don't feel very strongly one way or
the other. We hate the things, as a nuisance,
just like everybody else; .does.. But we do think
they might help enforce the two-hour parking
by law which everyone, including local merch-
ants, has blithely ignored for years.
"Let's give them a fair trial, and if they
are unbearable, we'll form a vigilantes com-
mittee and turf them out some dark night."
Maybe these "metres" or meters, as we
• prefer to spell the word, would be the answer
here hi Clinton. Without doubt, that phrase
"needed source of revenue" rings a clanging
bell. But do we want them at all? Surely
we can use the sense with which we were orig-
inally endowed and show courtesy for out of
town shoppers without being coerced into it.
Most Secret
(Wingham Advance -Times)
ONE OF THE LATEST pronouncements of
the Department of Education is that the time-
honored practice of publishing schoolchildren's
reports is not a good idea. And the Depart-
ment has suggested that no reports be pub -
in future.
We have no information as to how the evils
of publishing school reports were discovered so
soddenly. The practice has been going on for
as long as we can remember without, as far ae
vee know, any particular outcry from pupils,
parents or teachers. Possibly there has been a
sinoldering resentment against the thing all
these years, of which we have been unaware.
But to the untutored eye it sometimes seems
that the Authorities work on the principle that
the less parents know' about education, the
better. Maybe they're right,
The idea nowadays seems to be to eliminate
all trace of competition in the child's education.
We daren't say that Johnny Jones is smarter,
or applies himself more, or earns higher grades.
It might offend Johnny Smith, who isn't as
bright, or doesn't apply himself as successfully.
While sympathizing with the Johnny Smiths
of this world, we doubt if all this secrecy is of
much value. If the publishing of competitive
figures offends those at the lower end of the
class, you might say with equal justice that not
publishing the figures will offend those at the
top of the class.
In its present state the world is a pretty
competitive place. And it would seem to us that
the sooner children get used to the idea, the
better.
Ed Note: Recently the following was pub-
lished in the Goderich Signal -Star as reason for
not printing examination results: "For the first
time in many years the promotion list for the
Goderich Public School does not appear in the
Signal -Star, although the Signal -Star is anxious
and willing to publish such a list for the service
of its readers. All weekly newspapers which
come to the Signal -Star office from Ontario
towns carry such a list and have done for
years, as has the Signal -Star. Principal H. M.
Shackleton explains that each child gets his
individual report and that should be all that is
necessary. 'We do not plan to have these lists
sent out for publication any more in the future,'
he said."
To Keep Farm Help
REASONABLE and regular hours, good
food and living conditions and good wages are
the first essentials in keeping farm help. The
successful farmer who saves labour by efficient
work methods and mechanization will be better
able to keep his help than the farmer who does
not adopt labour-saving practices. Workers
especially relatives, emphasize the ' importance
f a definite agreement as to wages and con-
ditions of employment. All workers naturally
prefer employers who are reasonable when they
make mistakes.
Farmers are inclined to underrate some
things which their help consider important.
While there is general agreement in the three
basic requisites—reasonable hours, good food and
the value of the mare personal factors such as
sharing undesirable jobs, working with the men
and giving them responsibility.
Isolation and lack of time -off and vacations
are apparently not drawbacks to farm employ-
ment. Bonuses are not important, nor are year-
round contracts,
The farmer who works reasonable hours,
provides good living conditions and good wages,
who is a successful farmer and a sympathetic
employer is most likely to keep his farm help.
living quarters and good wages—farmers under-
estimate the importance of the satisfaction
which the farm worker receives from working
for a successful farmer. Farmers overemphasize
Finish Each Day
FINISH EACH DAY and be done with it.
You have done what you could. Some blunders
and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them
as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely, and with too high a
spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
The day is all that is good and fair. It is too
dear with its hopes and invitations to waste a
moment on, the yesterdays.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
PETER,
of the BACK SHOP
Hollyhocks are blooming in the
vacant lot again. There are blue
ones, red ones, yellow and orange
ones, and they stand tall in a riot
of colour. Millicent and ourselves
make a nightly journey through
the forest of their glory and when
we finally turn back through the
back alley to the door of the back
shop, we heave a big sigh of sor-
row that we must leave the big
out -doors. The back shop is a
Cosy place in the winter, but on
these bright summer evenings, we
sometimes wish for a life in the
country.
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The Lions Club has put up the
gayest banner kind of sign at
the main intersection, and they
invite 'everyone that passes
`through Clinton to attend the
'Huron County Trade Fair which
is to be held in the Clinton
Lions Arena early in August.
We, to a mouse, are in favour,
It will be abang-up do, and
we'll guarantee, that coming as
it does just before the election
on Aug. 10, that the Arena will
be an ideal place to meet with
friends and discuss your favour-
ite politician in the electoral
race. Bet there'll be more elec-
tion talk at•that trade fair than
anything else.
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Was talking with Millicent the
other day about the situation in
Huron County. Seems she was in
favour of the Liberate Candidate
in the riding, since she knew him
better, "even if he were a Liberal",
she said, but now that she'd had
a chance to see and hear Mr. Dief-
enbaker, speaking for the local PC
candidate, she had about changed
her allegiance back to her usual
Vote. " "Isn't that just like a fe-
male," said this mouse, in hopes
of 'rousing a little bit of conversa-
tion. But she just dated as, no
doubt, an experienced married
mouse might have expected, and
flounced off down the back alley,
saying "Well at least I know what
I'm doing," as if that explained a
whole lot.
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Probably by tomorrow she'll
have forgotten the whole thing,
and be dead set against voting
at all, because neither of the
candidates have curly hair, or
some other foolish idea. Always
said right from the start that
this idea of female suffrage was
a lot of hooey. Seems they just
get a mouse all confused about
which is the right thing to do.
Now we'd just made up our
mind to vote Liberal because
the PC's weren't having an open
deer season in Huron, (which
made men and dogs more apt, to
go after us mice) when, bingo!
this week the Department of
Lands and Forests announces
that this year there will be an
open season on deer in this
county. There goes a reasonable
antagonism towards the provin-
cial powers all in a minute. And
as the province goes, so goes the
nation, or some such thing.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
CHIROPRACTIC
Dr H. MVIcINNES
Chiropractic -Drugless Therapy
Foot Correction
Office Hours:
Commercial Hotel, Seaforth.
Monday, Thursday
Afternoons and Bvenings
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Office 55' Rea. 320
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Clinton
PHOWES: Office 251W; Res, 2513
Insurance -- Real Estate
Agent: Mutual Life Assurance Co.
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Seaforth
Officers 1953; President, J. L,
Malone Seaforth; vice-president,
Xi, MVlcEwing, Blyth; manager
and secretary -treasurer,• 111x. A.
Reid, Seaforth.. Directors: S. H.
Whittnore, Seaforth; C. W. Leon-,
hardt, Bornholm;, E. J. Prewar-
that Clinton: Robt, Archibald,
S€aferth; J, IL Mel wing, Blyth;
J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Wm. S:
Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone,
Seaforth: rtatw. ?'oiler, Giderich.
Agents, kr, k'. Prueter, Brodhag-•
en; Wrtr. Leber, Jr., tendesboro;
Selwyn Baker, • 'Llrassela; , 19lria,
Munroe, Seaforth,
OPTOMETRY
A. L. COLE, R.O.
Eyes Examined .and Glasses Pitted
Goderich a Phone 33
GORDON R. HEARN
Optounetrist
1028 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ont.
T. E. LONGSTATT
IiOL7RS:
SEAEOR'.rII: Weekdays except
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m,
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
CLINTON
'Tuesday evenings --7.30-10 pan._
- Wednesday morning -9 a.m.-12
PHONE 791 SEAFORTH
REAL ESTATE
LEONARD G. WINTER
Real Estate ,and Business Broker
SLOAN HLOCT , CLINTON
T:'Ionet Office 448; Bea. 509f
From our Early Files 1
40 YEARS AGO
Clinton News -Record
witurs#lay July 1.7, 1913
The following Clinton students
were successful in passing their
examinations in connection with
the Normal schools of the prov-
ince: Miss Edna M, Turner, Miss
M. Isabel Draper, Miss Violet
Barge, Miss Keziah E, Brown,
1Viiss Edna M, Lyon, Miss C. Weir
and Miss Emmeline Holland.
John Rumball and Miss Minnie
Rudd left yesterday to visit friends
in Flint, Mich.
Clifford Andrews, who has been
spending his vacation at his home
in' town, left on Tuesday to re-
sume his duties in connection with
the Royal Bank at Aylmer.
Misses Ida Wilkin, Minlue Pin-
ning and Hattie Holloway are
spending the week at Bayfield.
Miss Dolly Menne", who for sev-
eral years has been head knitter
in the Clinton factory, left on
Saturday to take a position in
London.
The Clinton New Era
Thursday, July 17, 1913
Clinton's baseball team won at
Wingham on Wednesday afternoon
of this week by a score of 44.
Tasker and Weir were the battery
for Clinton.
J. Nediger is the latest owner of
an auto. He purchased a Reo this
week.
Work has been commenced for
the addition that is to be made at
St. Paul's Church.
Last Friday night Magistrate
Andrews had a horse case on the
docket and fined the youth for'
galloping the horse on the streets.
Reports are going round that
garden thieves are busy these
nights. Some are especially fond
of beans.
Four rinks of bowlers went to
Seaforth on Tuesday and lost on
the round. Following are the
players: George Roberton, Fred
Jackson, J. Watt, T, Jackson, W.
J. Thompson, A. Holloway, A. J.
Morrish, John Holland, Ray Rum -
ball, W. Tozer, W. Grant; C. E.
Dowding, J. Wiseman, A. Grigg;,
T. E. Pratt, Jack Nediger.
25 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News Record
Thursday, July 19, 1928
E. L. Mittell has rented the
Becker place over the G.T.R.
tracks, south of town, and will
get possession shortly. Mr. Becker
intends returning to Detroit 'to
engage again in building construe:
tion work. Mr. Mittell will find
this place very suitable for his
work of poultry culture.
F. C. Coombes, London, has been
engaged as classical teacher by
the board of the Clinton Collegiate
Institute.
Earl D. Crich, who was recently
appointed county patrolman, was
sworn in at Goderich last Thurs-
day.
The names of three Clinton
students appeared in the list of
successful Normal students pub-
lished this week. They are Miss
Marion Thompson, Miss Florence
E. Johnston and Miss Marion
Middleton.
Miss M. Judd returned home on
Monday, having spent her vacation'
visiting relatives in Detroit, Mich.
Misses Florence Cunninghame,
Hattie Baker and Isobel Straug-
han have been camping at Burke's
during the past week.
Quite a number from here at-
tended the Orange Celebration
which was held at Hensel' on
Thursday and report an enjoyable
outing.
10 YEARS AGO
The Clinton News -Record
Thursday, July 22, 1943
Many fellow workers gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William McClinchey last Saturday
evening tq honogr Mr. Xv[cClinchey
on his retirement from the CNR.
Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Scott of
Cromarty were guests at the
Caldwell-Colquhoun wedding • on
Tuesday.
Warrant Officer Dick Fremlin
has returned to his station at
Chatham, N.B., after a furlough
spent in town with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fremlin,
LAC J, N. Kennedy and his
wife, Toronto, were here visiting a
few days with Mr, and Mrs, Nor-
man Kennedy..
OD Melvin J. Schoenhals, of
Rockland Hospital, Halifax, N.S.,
is spending a long leave at his
home in town. His son, • "Bud"
Schoenhals, who is also with the
RCNVR, is visiting in town,
Miss Marie Savage is holidaying
in Toronto, St. Catharines and at
Lake Simcoe.
Miss Barbara Sheppard has re-
turned to her work at the Royal
Bank after a holiday spent on the
Greek Lakes.
Jean and Betty Lou Nediger are
spending this week with their
cousins, Ronnie and Carol Anne
VanHorne, of London.
Miss Agnes Lunn, London, and
Quick Canadian Quiz
weekend x sttors with. Mr. and
:Mrs A, .J, eMurray
'Mrs Metcalf, ,fMiss Jessie et -
Calf and Mos ]Vf. IVfiller returned
to their ,hoine in Hayfield last
•e after a trip to the Southern
States.
SCpl, Donald Dewar, Ottawa and
his sister, Jean Dewar, of the
W1.ENS, Nova Scotia, visited' re.-
cently with their grandmother,
'Mrs. C, Lyon,. Londesbbro, and
other friends.
Miss .Jean Evans, .of $t. C4t10,,
arines,. is .spending a week's vace.,
tion with her friend, Miss Vera
Hoggarth, who has returned from
St. Catharines,
.. from Quick Canadian Fact•
1. On the average, what province'
has the largest families?
2. Canadians spent how much per
capita in retail stores last
year?
3. How many families now receive
family allowance payments?
4. What industry has been largely
responsible for development of
Canada's hydro -electric re-
sources?
5. Which is the largest cityin
each of the four Atlantic prov-
inces?
ANSWERS: 5. Halifax, N.S.; St.
John's, Nfld.; Saint John, N.B.;
Charlottetown, N.E.I, 3. About'
two million families. 1. Newfound-
land. 4. The pulp and paper in-
dustry. 2. About $800 for every
man, woman and child.
Material supplied by the editors
of Quick Canadian Facts, the
handbook of facts about Canada.
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buying travellers cheques or arranging
a letter of credit. He may want lettere
of introduction, or information about
foreign exchange. I'Vhen you travel
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